My father had retained an emotional affection for the ceremonial of his parental home, without allowing it to influence his intellectual freedom.
We both retain a deep affection for your country and the outgoing, generous Maltese people who have always offered us the hand of friendship.
That he retained a warm affection for the College that had given him his early education is evident from the liberal gifts he made.
So too is the ability to subject the characters to clear-eyed scrutiny, while still retaining an obvious affection for them.
They both retained a certain affection for me but not in the way I wanted.
He did however enjoy the physical beauty of Cambridge, and retained a strong affection for the place on this ground at least.
William retained a deep affection for Kirk Sandall and returned there to die.
Beecham retained an affection for the last work: it was among the works he conducted at his final recording sessions more than fifty years later.
He retained a warm affection for the school, where he did well both academically and at physical activities, especially walking.
Usborne had first read the stories during childhood illnesses, but had retained an affection for them into adulthood.