We are social by nature, since our native "sympathies and affections" are the source of our "desire for companionship".
In a note accompanying the DVD of the production Alexei Ratmansky choreographed two years ago for the Dutch National Ballet, he speculated that his native country's enduring affection for this Spanish-flavored comedy was partly inspired by the contrast between Russia's grim weather and the fact that "this temperamental ballet has so many 'heated' goings-on".
Gopnik, a staff writer at The New Yorker, and McCall, an illustrator, are both transplants to the city — both born in Canada and now longtime New Yorkers, and their book, a fine gift this season for children who love the city (or who might be encouraged in that direction), captures all the awe of novices and all the affection of natives.
To his paintings he brought Italianate atmospheric effects and an affection for his native landscape.
They were, first, his father Sir Montague Burton's eponymous clothing business, second, his deep affection for his native Yorkshire and third, his Jewish roots.
A retired New York police officer, he expressed great affection for his native city and deep pride in how New Yorkers shook off the paralysis of shock to begin rebuilding.
He was sent to the brig — solitary confinement in a pitch-black cistern buried in the ground — and then to a mental hospital, where doctors could not find evidence that his affection for his native republic had anything to do with madness.
Breton himself, who died in 1966, had a particular affection for Oceanic and Native American art.
Fellow westerners in Congress called Harrison a "Buckeye", a term of affection related to the native Ohio Buckeye tree.
Within the native American world, Alexie inspires both great affection and resentful dismay, with critics objecting to his unflattering portrayal of native American society.
While many in the West worshiped Mr. Havel, in his native country he was regarded with deep affection but also ambivalence, and even scorn.
