Sentence:  “Well sir,” exclaimed a lady, the vehement and <WSD>impassionate</WSD> partizan of Wilkes, in the day of his glory, and during the broad blaze of his patriotism,—“well sir! and will you dare deny, the Mr. Wikles is a great man, and an eloquent men?” 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  filled with passion; impassioned