Meaning of dearliest | Babel Free

Definitions

superlative form of dearly: most dearly

form-of, rare, superlative

Examples

“Even thoſe whom we loved dearlieſt, we avoid⟳ once dead; now we lay⟳ them aſide under the board⟳, and thence ſend them out of our houſes to their grave.”

“But you, O thrice ingenuous Queriſt, / Whom we by Sympathy love⟳ dearlieſt, / You are inſpir’d, there’s no doubt⟳ of ye / With Beef-Broth ſtrong, and potent Coffee!”

“All past and present⟳ losses shrink⟳ / In that sad blow⟳ comprest, / Those we last⟳ loved, we seem to love⟳ / The dearliest and the best.”

“Land⟳ of us all that have⟳ loved thee dearliest, / Mother of men that were lords of man, / Whose name⟳ in the world’s heart works as a spell⟳, / My last⟳ song’s light⟳, and the star of mine earliest, / As we turn⟳ from thee, sweet, who wast ours for a span, / Fare well we may not who say⟳ farewell.”

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