carus

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Madame du Ch�telet's epitaph on Voltaire contains an error, where canis twice appears, but should be carus.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 94, August 16, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

At another time, a gentleman having asked him to subscribe to Dr. Busby's translation of Lucretius, he declined to do so, saying it would cost too much money; it would indeed be "Lucretius carus."

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 341, November 15, 1828 by Various

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

From Catholic Churchmen in Science by Walsh, James J.

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.

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

From Jacob Faithful by Marryat, Frederick