catena

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In dura catena, in misera poena Desidero Te!

From The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Brown, Theron

In other words, such as chaîne for catena, roue for rota, épée for spatha, aimêe for amata, it has disappeared altogether.

From Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)

E che non puote Amor, che con catena il ciel unisce?

From The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

Post hunc consequitur sollerti corde Prometheus, 295Extenuata gerens veteris vestigia poenae, Quam quondam scythicis restrictus membra catena Persolvit pendens e verticibus praeruptis.

From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Qui benignus crimina ignoscis, pater,   Facilisque semper confitenti ades reo, Aurem faventem precibus O! praebe meis;   Scelerum catena me laborantem grave Aeterna tandem liberet clementia,   Ut summa laus sit, summa Christo gloria.

From Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes by Johnson, Samuel