How To Use Dearest In A Sentence

Here comes today with special pride in all the achievements you have made.May your dearest wishes through all the years in store come true,and make you happier than you have ever been before.
Man's dearest possession is life. It is given to him but once, and he must live it so as to feel no torturing regrets for wasted years, never know the burning shame of a mean and petty past; so live that, dying, he might say: all my life, all my strength were given to the finest cause in all the world--the fight for the Liberation of Mankind.
Reflect upon him, too, in your moments of dissipation, and let his idea controul your indiscretions -- not merely in an hour of contradiction call peevishly upon his name, only to wound the dearest friend you have. A Simple Story
Shee's any good man's better second selfe, the very mirror of true constant modesty, the carefull huswife of frugalitie, and dearest obiect of man's heart's felicitie. Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters
My Dearest: See what an effect your "gallous young hound" episode has had on me. An Englishwoman's Love-Letters

I was dating a man at the time, and got kind of cheesed off when my dearest friend/ex-wife who, not incidentally, dated a bisexual woman for several years got all snarky with me about the “heterosexual privilege” thing. Biphobia in the GLBT community from a bi man’s point of view
If Ruff's comment hasn't caught Gordon Campbell's attention, one suspects the Premier has lent his ear to the thoughts expressed today by his dearest supporters - the corporate community.
And had not his son, his own dearest creation, been just such a spinner of spells, a weaver of stories to catch human hearts? MR GOLIGHTLY'S HOLIDAY
The experience of all ages and nations, I believe, demonstrates that the work done by slaves, though it appears to cost only their maintenance, is in the end the dearest of any.
“Dearest wife and daughter,” returned the Emperor, “I have hitherto spared you the burden of a painful secret, which I have locked in my own bosom, at whatever expense of solitary sorrow and unimparted anxiety. Count Robert of Paris
Dignity in Dying wants to make a clear separation from the term suicide, which does carry with it, among other things, suicide is a colossal act of aggression against the nearest and dearest. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
Here comes today with special pride in all the achievements you have made.May your dearest wishes through all the years in store come true,and make you happier than you have ever been before.
Man's dearest possession is life. It is given to him but once, and he must live it so as to feel no torturing regrets for wasted years, never know the burning shame of a mean and petty past; so live that, dying, he might say: all my life, all my strength were given to the finest cause in all the world--the fight for the Liberation of Mankind.
Happy birthday,Darling.You are the dearest thing in the world.
The voice and face of his dearest friend and advisor vanished, and Roy proceeded to remove his paint-bedaubed smock and brush his hair, so as to present a somewhat better appearance when the professor arrived. "The Golden Girl of Munan" by Harl Vincent, part 1
Chemists came second, with convenience stores coming out the dearest.
This country has moved from being the twelfth most expensive place for labour in 1999 to the eighth dearest this year, the submission adds.
I sat under a lemon tree with two of my oldest and dearest friends while the kids paddled in the wading pool and drove plastic cars around the yard.
Indeed, dearest, you shall not have last word as you think, ” all the 'risk' shall not be mine, neither; how can I, in the event, throw ambs-ace (is not that the old word?) and not peril your stakes too, when once we have common stock and are partners? The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett
His dearest wish is to see his grandchildren again.
‘I am one-hundred-percent male, my dearest,’ he said mockingly.
Less than a mile from our home stood the iffiest house I then knew, which I will here call Mountbracken, and there lived Sir W.E. Lady E. was my mother's first cousin and perhaps my mothers dearest friend, and it was no doubt for my mother's sake that she took upon herself the heroic work of civilising my brother and me. Surprised by Joy
The dearest book of my childhood, Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, includes Francie's first period, but again, the novel's no upper: shortly after first blood Francie is assaulted by a pervert in a tenement hallway. Are You There God? It's Me, Monica
Later, when other humorists stepped into her territory, she remained the funniest and dearest of them all.
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We are social creatures, and as well as taking responsibility for ourselves we are charged with the duty of looking out for our nearest and dearest.
“Mony thanks to ye,” he said, scoffingly, “for collecting sae muckle winter eilding for us; but if ye step a foot nearer it wi’ that lunt, it’s be the dearest step ye ever made in your days.” The Black Dwarf
Man's dearest possession is life. It is given to him but once, and he must live it so as to feel no torturing regrets for wasted years, never know the burning shame of a mean and petty past; so live that, dying, he might say: all my life, all my strength were given to the finest cause in all the world--the fight for the Liberation of Mankind.
Happily, yesterday the Moses talk was brought to an end by the April baby herself, who suddenly remembered that I had not yet seen and sympathised with her dearest possession, a Dutch doll called Mary Jane, since a lamentable accident had bereft it of both its legs; and she had dived into the schoolroom and fished it out of the dark corner reserved for the mangled and thrust it in my face before I had well done musing on the nature and extent of my love for Moses -- for I try to be conscientious -- and bracing myself to meet the next question. The Solitary Summer
‘Good morning dearest,’ Adrian said, as he kissed me and sat down beside me at the table lifting the newspaper I had picked up from the mail along with all the other bits and pieces.
Well Dearest, last night I dreamed of meeting you at home and after a sweet embrace I hurried to the bed with you, to see our four cherubs, who were all sleeping not knowing that I was present.
I'm so very sorry if I am, but I need to ask you, my dearest, a couple questions.
Which I most certainly am not, as nearest and dearest, and gangs of so-called friends will confirm.
Mr Sparkler, as to tip that gentleman over like a larger species of ninepin, and cause him to exhibit the soles of his shoes to the object of his dearest wishes: while the nobler portions of his anatomy struggled at the bottom of his boat in the arms of one of his men. Little Dorrit
That was the line, the very sharp and impassable line she drew between her "dear, _dear_ Ellen", her "dearest Nel", and her sisters, Anne and Emily. The Three Brontës
There is however, another enemy (though in some cases my dearest friend) whose power is resistless, and whose visits are perpetually made known by a rising of the stomack, and a redundance of water in the eyes. Letter 75
By her patience and charity she eventually overcame opposition and became the advisor and dearest friend of the whole household.
I may have to admit that you will never be my lover, but you will always be my dearest friend.
The most adored relative, the cherished lover, the dearest friend may inspire devotion, yet remain untrustworthy.
You can't frighten me, dearest, _dearest_!" she said exultantly. The Opened Shutters
He couldn't believe you were only just sixteen, Maria dearest. THE GOLDEN LION
Whereas it has become apparent to the citizens of San Francisco that there is no security for life or property either under the regulations of society, as it at present exists, or under the laws as now administered, and that by the association of bad characters our ballot boxes have been stolen and others substituted, or stuffed with votes that were never polled, and thereby our elections nullified; our dearest rights violated; and no other method left by which the will of the people can be manifested; therefore, the citizens whose names are hereunto attached, do unite themselves into an association for maintenance of the peace and good order of society; the prevention and punishment of crime; the preservation of our lives and property; and to insure that our ballot boxes shall hereafter express the actual and unforged will of the majority of our citizens; and we do bind ourselves each to the other by a solemn oath to do and perform every just and lawful act for the maintenance of law and order, and to sustain the laws when properly and faithfully administered. A Sketch of the Causes, Operations and Results of the San Francisco Vigilance Committee of 1856
Because ye were always my dearest, my possession and my possessedness: on that account had ye to die young, and far too early! Thus Spake Zarathustra
Arths, the Godfreys, the Dennises, and the Rolands, and, last and dearest title, heir of tailzie and provision of the lands and barony of Guy Mannering — Complete
Man's dearest possession is life. It is given to him but once, and he must live it so as to feel no torturing regrets for wasted years, never know the burning shame of a mean and petty past; so live that, dying, he might say: all my life, all my strength were given to the finest cause in all the world--the fight for the Liberation of Mankind.
Of all devotions, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the greatest after the Sacraments, the one dearest to God and the one most helpful to us.
Miss Biddums obediently stooped to the lowest shelf of the _almirah_ and unearthed the big paper box in which His Majesty the King kept his dearest possessions. Indian Tales
On my bad days I'm probably more like Joan Crawford, with complete strangers feeling oddly compelled to drop mini-curtsies my direction and call me, "Mommy Dearest. I Really Do Try to be a Grown Up - SpouseBUZZ
Thank you for the laughs, my dearest hooty writer friend! The Nervous Breakdown
SYKES: The people who got the maddest were the practitioners, the academic gurus, the tenured professors who felt that I was challenging the dearest values of it. A Nation of Victims: The Decay of the American Character
He's one of my oldest and dearest friends and we always have a blast together whether we're traveling or barhopping or just hanging out at home and looking at pics of boys on the Internet.
His dearest wish was to get a ride on a Harley hog.
This present moment, short as it is, is a part of eternity, and the dearest part, since it is our own unalienably. The Last Man
The tribute includes a 1960s episode of Coronation Street and the comedy Nearest and Dearest.
If numbers are limited to the nearest and dearest, it is easier to head for the wild blue yonder.
I will always love you, my dearest friend, my only sister.
OK, maybe this will convince you -- the sudden reason he's all Daddy dearest is he wants to introduce you to his sick mother. How To Ruin A Summer Vacation
Which I most certainly am not, as nearest and dearest, and gangs of so-called friends will confirm.
The cheapest lager in London was £1.29p and the dearest £2.80p.
Inside, I wrote down one of my favorite Lucy maud montgomery quotes: Green Gables is the dearest, loveliest spot in the world. Much Ado About Anne
According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, London is now the costliest city in the European Union and the fifth dearest in the world.
In it, the admiral wrote: ‘I can neither eat nor sleep for thinking of you my dearest love.’
The pupil, or aperture, through which rays pass to the retina, is the tenderest part of the eye; the member which we most sedulously guard from hurt as being the dearest of our members; the one which feels most acutely the slightest injury, and the loss of which is irreparable. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Eugenia, when able, followed her and had no sooner heard the whole history, than, tenderly embracing her, she said, 'Let not this distress seem so desperate to you, my dearest sister! your own account points out to me how to relieve it, without either betraying our poor Lionel, or further weighing down our already heavily burthened friends.' Camilla
Knarths, the Arths, the Godfreys, the Dennises, and the Rolands, and, last and dearest title, heir of tailzie and provision of the lands and barony of Ellangowan, under the settlement of Lewis Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Complete
"I love you, too, sister dearest, " he said, following her into the house.
Berlin 10th December, 1944. `Dearest Marcia, In January, in the New Year, I will have a f ew days leave. IN LOVE AND WAR
Yea, and as for us, beloved pair of pious Emperors, shining forth from the purple, connected with the dearest names of father and son, and not allowing the name to belie the relationship, but striving to set in all other aspects also an example of superhuman love, whose preoccupation is Orthodoxy rather than pride in the imperial diadem,—it is in these things that the deed which is before our eyes instigates us to take pride. The Early Middle Ages 500-1000
Through him it is natural to suppose that his wife would be brought in, and that this believing couple, now "heirs together of the grace of life" (1Pe 3: 7), as they told their two sons, Alexander and Rufus, what honor had unwittingly been put upon their father at that hour of deepest and dearest moment to all Christians, might be blessed to the inbringing of both of them to Christ. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
I was kneeling before my dearest Lewis, a golden crown was perched high on his brow.
Mater dearest owns a Maine Coon which is the largest domestic breed of cat Army Rumour Service
She didn't care if he was a genie that could make her dearest wishes come true.
And far from therapy providing the solution to atomisation, it only fuels this destructive trend, pushing people further away from their nearest and dearest.
Man's dearest possession is life. It is given to him but once, and he must live it so as to feel no torturing regrets for wasted years, never know the burning shame of a mean and petty past; so live that, dying, he might say: all my life, all my strength were given to the finest cause in all the world--the fight for the Liberation of Mankind.
But these items were also the some of the dearest in the shop.
For it is the truth of my heart, dearest Lady, that thou hast inspired in me that which I had thought long lost, and whither it had scarpered I wot not.
Dearest brothers in Christ sweet Jesus: I Catherine, servant and slave of the servants of Jesus Christ, write to you in His precious Blood: with desire to see you divested of the old man and clothed with the new -- divested, that is, of the world and the fleshly self-love which is the old sin of Adam, and clothed with the new Christ sweet Jesus, and His tender charity. Letters of Catherine Benincasa
But, Melody, I definitely didn't begin, ``My dearest darling Mr Chambers '. SOMEBODY
If, perchance, they possess any excellence above their society, they consider it as a redeeming grace for their importunities, and, calculating on the vulgarism _ad captandum_, that what is dearest bought is most prized, they make their friends pay freely for their admiration. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 277, October 13, 1827
Man's dearest possession is life. It is given to him but once, and he must live it so as to feel no torturing regrets for wasted years, never know the burning shame of a mean and petty past; so live that, dying, he might say: all my life, all my strength were given to the finest cause in all the world--the fight for the Liberation of Mankind.
Pictures of yourself as a chubby, wailing baby are likely to be quickly skipped over, while images of your nearest and dearest sporting the cutting-edge fashions of yesterday are worth lingering over.
Henceforth, my dearest dear Miss Byron, said he, the moment he approached me (as I stood up to re-ceive him) I salute you undoubtedly mine And he saluted me with ardor I knew not which way to look So polite a lover, as 1 thought him! Sir Charles Grandison
I was afraid to say it in there -- I am so weak for you, Prue -- I ache so for you in all this trouble -- why, if I could feel your hands in my hair, I'd laugh at it all -- I'm so _weak_ for you, dearest. The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West
Dearest, if I'm one, then you must be a termagant, a misandrist and all its synonyms rolled into one.
My preceding letters, dearest mother, have enabled you to form some idea of the Hebrew vassalage, which is one of the peculiarities of Egypt. The pillar of fire, or, Israel in bondage
The alarm went off, and Stacey ran out on the parade ground, holding armfuls of records and pop posters, her dearest possessions.
Providence may, indeed, sunder forever those dearest to each other, and the stricken soul accepts the blow as the righteous discipline of a Higher Power; but when the bereavement is the arbitrary dictate of human will, there are no such consolations to sanctify grief and assuage agony. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 49, November, 1861
In the beauty that the stars are from Earth they are nothing compared to yours, my dearest.
Don't be too concerned if you haven't been invited, probably just means my nearest and dearest can't stand you or your rancid halitosis.
This is very easy to see when someone we call our dearest friend says something to us and, on the basis of that, our feelings about that person change quite quickly. A Commentary on Attitude-Training Like the Rays of the Sun - His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama �� Day Three: The Preliminaries, Continued
I know I should not allow one of my dearest friends to discover so late on of my romantic attachment ....
Dearest Jane, - I am so glad poor dear little 'Nero' is found. Selections from the Letters of Geraldine Endsor Jewsbury to Jane Welsh Carlyle
‘I felt proud of my daughter and proud that I am her dearest person,’ smiled her father, who accompanied her from day to night during her short visit in Shanghai.
Our future, our dream, our income, our father figure and role model, my belove son, my dearest hunsband, our daddy disappeared all together in one time. McCain rejects endorsement of a second controversial pastor
Her message translated as "that you should have a delightful day with your children and dearest friends, that it should be a day worthy of remembering in posterity, full of happiness, tenderness, and special memories. A Mexican Valentine
When I am dead, my dearest, Sing no sad songs for me. Christina G. Rossetti
Dearest Glenda Becky, those who practice hara-kiri use swords, not knives you feckless fcuking degenerate MORON. Think Progress » Glenn Beck: ‘There aren’t enough knives’ for ‘dishonored’ climate scientists to kill themselves.
Happily, yesterday the Moses talk was brought to an end by the April baby herself, who suddenly remembered that I had not yet seen and sympathised with her dearest possession, a Dutch doll called Mary Jane, since a lamentable accident had bereft it of both its legs; and she had dived into the schoolroom and fished it out of the dark corner reserved for the mangled and thrust it in my face before I had well done musing on the nature and extent of my love for Moses -- for I try to be conscientious -- and bracing myself to meet the next question. The Solitary Summer
Similarly, if you get an email from some helpful soul whose dearest wish is to get your stimulus check deposited as quickly as possible into your bank account so no scam artist can get his hands on it, remember: the emailer is the scam artist. Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com
Here comes today with special pride in all the achievements you have made.May your dearest wishes through all the years in store come true,and make you happier than you have ever been before.
Maybe you could be the next Martha Stewart or Rachael Ray, except without the annoying "EVOO" and "delish!" or the nasty "Mommy Dearest"/"Fatal Attraction" vibe. Fearless Foursome
My dearest wish is to be asked to teach midwives the importance of a new baby seeing faces close-to in the first 24 hours.
Anyway his little child -- 'kiddie' -- as it used to be called, was the dearest little fellow in the world -- so playful and affectionate! The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches
For his dearest, hath spent much less in her apparelling and maintenance, then she could have done, so that there's not only mony in stock, but rents of her real estate that are yet to be paid unto her, though there was very much consumed for her Brides apparel and the other accoutrements. The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and the Second Part, The Confession of the New Married Couple
Dearest: I saw an old woman riding a horse astride: and I was convinced on the spot that this is the rightest way of riding, and that the sidesaddle was a foolish and affected invention. An Englishwoman's Love-Letters
His dearest wish was to bring people of different races and creeds together.
Reynolds agrees that higher education is in a period of flux regarding the issues that are dearest to her heart.
Happy birthday,Darling.You are the dearest thing in the world.
Come with us now as we journey with Ninshi in her quest to free the person dearest to her heart from the great and terrible beast that holds him in thralled - the Manthycore! Archive 2010-01-01
I am glad to hear that Dear Miss Sallie is expected to be here, and for your sake too Dearest. Letter from Young John Allen to Mollie Houston,July 18, 1857
After completing the course, students are not qualified to practice on the public but they do have sufficient skills to lay their hands on their nearest and dearest.
Yes, dearest Melissa, the choir dress of His Holiness includes the mozetta and rochet over the white cassock.
Sarah had become the dearest friend I had ever had, and I hers.
Pray for me, dearest,(Sentence dictionary) I shall be home sooner than we think.
The estimated sale price at Sotheby's was between £6m and £8m but the final figure makes Omai the most expensive painting by Reynolds and the dearest sold at auction in London this year.
Man's dearest possession is life. It is given to him but once, and he must live it so as to feel no torturing regrets for wasted years, never know the burning shame of a mean and petty past; so live that, dying, he might say: all my life, all my strength were given to the finest cause in all the world--the fight for the Liberation of Mankind.
Imagine what it would be like if you or your dearest loved one drew the card called pancreatic cancer. Jesse Kornbluth: Randy Pausch's Last Lecture Blew You away -- Now He Has a Book
Of course I know, and it's only seven cents more, and the dearest is the cheapest, I say. Chapter 1
He didn't care for her engagements, her campaigns, or all the expectancy of her friends; to "squelch" all that, at a stroke, was the dearest wish of his heart. The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II)
The dearest cates are best, and 'tis an ordinary thing to bestow twenty or thirty pounds on a dish, some thousand crowns upon a dinner: Anatomy of Melancholy
Here comes today with special pride in all the achievements you have made.May your dearest wishes through all the years in store come true,and make you happier than you have ever been before.
By her patience and charity she eventually overcame opposition and became the advisor and dearest friend of the whole household.
Kat said: ‘I would miss your bright eyes and sweet smile, dearest.’
A recognition of others as being your dearest ones need not be confined to recognizing them as mothers alone.
At the moment when despair was in her orphan heart, and her whole soul turned with abhorrence from the supposed De Valence, she met the eyes dearest to her on earth – those of indeed her father's friend! The Scottish Chiefs
Could she not even trust her own heart, her dearest love?
He was my dearest and closest friend and I know that this is exactly what he would have wanted.
Macauley Rivera , one of my dearest friends in Bible college, had a passion for the Savior.
` ` Mony thanks to ye, 'he said, scoffingly, ` ` for collecting sae muckle winter eilding for us; but if ye step a foot nearer it wi that lunt, it's be the dearest step ye ever made in your days.' ' The Black Dwarf
Nay, surely even Professor Virchow's "dearest foes," the "plastidule soul" and "Carbon & Co.," have more to say for themselves, than the linguistic accomplishments of Balaam's ass and the obedience of the sun and moon to the commander of a horde of bloodthirsty Hebrews! Freie wissenschaft und freie lehr. English
After the nuts are dried, they are put into a fresh quantity of water, boiled again; and this water being inspissated, like the former, yields the best or dearest kind of catechu, called Coony. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, o
Dearest—I am sitting up in my berth watching the majestic shaster Mount Shasta with the morning sun playing on the great snow fields on her sides and thinking of the last time we saw her together. Empire of Dreams
If it be case (I choose it as Jargons dearest childin Heaven yclept Metonomy) turn to the dictionary, if you will, and seek out what meaning can be derived from casus, its Latin ancestor: then try how, with a little trouble, you can extricate yourself from that case. V. Interlude: On Jargon
After singing and hearing many songs eulogizing him and his thought, these interviewees were convinced that he was the dearest, the wisest, and the greatest.
It is the overwork, the overwear of mind and heart (for the feelings come as much into use as the thoughts in these productions), that makes you so pale, dearest, that distracts your head, and does all the harm on Saturdays and so many other days besides. The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett
Thus, with a spirit wrapped in felicity, for victory hailed him from without, and love seemed to woo him to the dearest transports within, he wrote the following letter to Wallace: – The Scottish Chiefs
The sun will never swing away from that casement window, for we have abolished time at a stroke, my dearest spirit!
Cinderella thought it was great to be desired and lusted after and said as much to her Mommie Dearest.
I will go but I will not die, I promise you that, my dearest!
His elder bother is one of my oldest and dearest friends.
Mony thanks to ye," he said, scoffingly, "for collecting sae muckle winter eilding for us; but if ye step a foot nearer it wi 'that lunt, it's be the dearest step ye ever made in your days. The Black Dwarf
As you may imagine she was fair delighted, and thought how pleased the King would be when he came home and found that his dearest wish had been fulfilled.
When this alteration first came into my mind, I supposed Helen to mean thus, _First, _ I venture what is dearest to me, my maiden reputation; but if your distrust _extends_ my character _to the worst of_ the _worst, and supposes me _seared_ against the sense of infamy, I will add to the stake of reputation, the stake of life. Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies
I want to send my dearest friend a special valentine, with x's, o's, and hearts and bows, so she'll know that she is mine!
My dearest neighbor I have been riding in taxicabs the livelong day, wad have taken your advice.
Eventually he became E71eetwood Mac's esteemed coproducer and one of my dearest friends. ɘloЯ
Happy birthday,Darling.You are the dearest thing in the world.
Kulta, "golden," here rendered "dearest," is a term constantly applied in the _Kalevala_ to anything dear or precious. Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes
Basil! he never could understand why she could not climb trees as well as he and Susan D. D.ar Basil! dearest of boys! how nice he looked in his new blue suit; and who would mend the first "barndoor" that he tore in jacket or trousers? Fernley House
You see, my dearest, by incorporating, he personally couldn't be held legally accountable for - for anything. MISS MELVILLE REGRETS
The number of claims per head in Ireland is among the largest in Europe, and payouts are greater, making insurance premiums among the dearest.
But beweep those dearest united days * When thou camest veilèd in secresy; Arabian nights. English
As things stand, his self-confessed dearest wish seems about to be granted.
Thou seest, not alone on thy doomed race rests a curse; the fierce anger of God, denounced against sin -- the _curse_, falls upon his dearest children. Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is
Thank you again, for the safe return of my dearest little ones.
I sat under a lemon tree with two of my oldest and dearest friends while the kids paddled in the wading pool and drove plastic cars around the yard.
Dearest, you needn't tell me unless you want," Verena went on, thinking of her own unimparted knowledge. The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II)
MY DEAREST UNCLE, -- A few lines I must write to you to express to you my _very great_ delight at the certainty, God willing, of seeing you all _three_ next week, and to express a hope, and a _great hope_, that you will try and arrive a little earlier on Wednesday .... The Letters of Queen Victoria, Volume 1 (of 3), 1837-1843) A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861
Those who know him best say that the title dearest to his heart is that of "Founder of the New York Tribune. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City
Would her father's curse be on her, or the still heavier malison of a creature mansworn, false to her dearest vow? Kirsteen: The Story of a Scotch Family Seventy Years Ago
All I know was that my dearest love had turned up finally.
Dearest Maria, Aren't I terrible, not coming back like I promised?
I have duties to attend to, and you, my dearest, have only one more day aboard this ship before you have to leave me.
But when I am gone, dearest -- when my babes have no mother -- oh, go to _my mother_, and tell her -- tell her, William -- that it was the dying request of her Maria, that she would be as a mother to them. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIII
Berlin 10th December, 1944. `Dearest Marcia, In January, in the New Year, I will have a f ew days leave. IN LOVE AND WAR
The most important and the dearest phase of human experience must come, of course, through its religious beliefs, and as they are narrow and superstitious, on the one hand, or grand with faith and understanding of law, on the other, do we judge of the status of the individual, the community, and the race; and the advances made upon this line mark the progress of what we term civilization on this planet. Insights and Heresies Pertaining to the Evolution of the Soul
‘They are my dearest friends and I love them,’ she said as her eyelids closed.
Dearest, dearest, _dearest_ Joan -- The first thing you have thoroughly to realise is that it doesn't matter _what_ you say or what mother says or what any one says. The Cathedral
She remembered -- she, then strong in her own untempted truth -- asking him, if he did not think that buying in the cheapest and selling in the dearest market proved some want of the transparent justice which is so intimately connected with the idea of truth: and she had used the word chivalric -- and her father had corrected her with the higher word, Christian; and so drawn the argument upon himself, while she sate silent by with a slight feeling of contempt. North and South
She is also technically superb and can move like lightening from the most powerful empathy to conveying emotions: her humour is astringent but never cynical: she is a lovely person and one of my dearest friends. Coversation Avec Bergman
Wages in South Lakeland were 20 per cent below the national average, but house prices were the dearest in the North West.
And when I looked back he was leaning against his doorpost, his head in his hands, as if he'd just lost his nearest and dearest.
Willa remains, in my memory, my dearest ally.
When the tales were all told, and Arthur had them understood, then called the king forth-right his dearest knights, and they counselled them between a castle to arear, beside the water that Albe was named. Roman de Brut. English
Goodness on your part, and gratitude on mine, began a tie which has gradually entwisted itself among the dearest chords of my bosom, and I tremble at the omens of your late and present ailing habit and shattered health. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham
I write this story to you from my barely furnished two windowed room where I await the one thing I hold dearest to me.
I felt a certain self-complacency, a certain presentiment of your satisfaction in seeing your collection swelling into something really worth while; and having the pen in my hand to write to you, I was on the point of putting on the paper some such/fadaise/as this: 'It was a capital thought in me, dearest Helen, the making of this collection for you. Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle
She picked out one of the yellow puppies, the one with the dearest, sweetest, brownest eyes, and ran all the way to the Connor house. Analog Science Fiction and Fact
It was very expensive too, probably the dearest meal out we had.
Often, when wearied by a toilsome march, I persuaded myself that I was dreaming until night should come, and that I should then enjoy reality in the arms of my dearest friends. Chapter 24
And, of course, the person credited with this achievement was Qadeer Khan, who thus became the idol of the people, the dearest of their heroes, the greatest of their redeemers.
‘Dearest Kevin!’ screamed the megaphone, accompanied by the famous feedback choir barely inches from Kevin's sensitive earhole.
Nora has the dearest little pale green marquisette, mother," cried Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School
Sister dearest, Jaun delivered himself with express cordia-lity, marked by clearance of diction and general delivery, as he began to take leave of his scolastica at once so as to gain time with deep affection, we honestly believe you sorely will miss us the moment we exit yet we feel as a martyr to the dischurch of all duty that it is about time, by Great Harry, we would shove off to stray on our long last journey and not be the load on ye. Finnegans Wake
She who accompanies me in my rambles over the town often takes photographs of the places dearest to me; but her pictures show not what I behold, and she wonders what it can be that so infatuates me. Confessions of Boyhood
Why is your petrol the dearest in Europe when you have oil?
They finished the year with a 9.5 billion dollar surplus and tell us, when petrol is the dearest it has ever been, that next year they are going to tax it a further 12c a litre.
I know I should not allow one of my dearest friends to discover so late on of my romantic attachment ....
I couldn't help but wonder what my mother dearest had packed inside the brown box.
Dearest gorgeous, lovely Fiona, dab off the lippy, tell your producers to spend less time on witty skits starring you and less time on your couture noddies and concentrate on the journalism of the job in hand. Who is the Real Fiona Bruce?
Happy birthday,Darling.You are the dearest thing in the world.
Her shellback thimblecasket mirror only can show her dearest friendeen. Finnegans Wake
My dearest wish for this season is to see the little girl blossom as a four-year-old.
They could select 70 of their nearest and dearest to enter Heaven; and they would have at their disposal 72 houris, the beautiful virgins of paradise, Hassan recounted in the New Yorker.
I feel as if I am being disloyal to my oldest and once-dearest friend, someone whose warmth and generosity used to light up my life, but whose shortcomings such as overambition, overcomplication and, sometimes, lack of focus have started to get me down. Archive 2005-02-01
[sic], Dearest, nearly worn out; duty! duty!! study! study!! clamors at my heels all day long, and at night fatigued and weary I sit down to write with brain addled, thoughts confused, and scarcely strength or energy enough to originate a thought or conceive an idea, and so it is to night, as you perceive from what has preceded, and no hope for the better. Letter from Young John Allen to Mollie Houston,March 11, 1857
God bless you, dearest sister, for that brave and ready act.
I would not have the shadow of a coolness arise between the two dearest objects I have on earth.
You see, my dearest, by incorporating, he personally couldn't be held legally accountable for - for anything. MISS MELVILLE REGRETS
Dearest wife and daughter," returned the Emperor, "I have hitherto spared you the burden of a painful secret, which I have locked in my own bosom, at whatever expense of solitary sorrow and unimparted anxiety. Waverley Novels — Volume 12

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