carus

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He is my nursling, my child, carus alumnus!

From The Magic Skin by Marriage, Ellen

How narrowly, as Propertius hath it femininely, ‘Eripitur nobis jumpridem carus puer.’

From Jacob Faithful by Marryat, Frederick

Fraudes dolosque mire perosus, fidus amicis, omnibus ordinibus juxta carus.

From Catholic Churchmen in Science by Walsh, James J.

From Lat. carus, meaning expensive and seneo, to be weak; expensive but weak.

From The Foolish Dictionary An exhausting work of reference to un-certain English words, their origin, meaning, legitimate and illegitimate use, confused by a few pictures [not included] by Wurdz, Gideon

H�c dum agit, ecce Fuscus Aristius occurrit mihi carus, & illum Qui pulchr� n�sset.

From An Essay towards Fixing the True Standards of Wit, Humour, Railery, Satire, and Ridicule (1744) by Clifford, James L.