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  • And now that I'm thinking about, if Italian is anything like French, it should read "l'amor de mia vita", because it actually says "the love of the my life."

    Unfortunate... Ann Althouse 2007

  • And now that I'm thinking about, if Italian is anything like French, it should read "l'amor de mia vita", because it actually says "the love of the my life."

    Unfortunate... Ann Althouse 2007

  • Yes, it's sweet that he loves his little boy so much "Harrison Detroit, l'amor de la mia vita" , but I pray that he never has another child.

    Unfortunate... Ann Althouse 2007

  • "Chi ha l'amor nel petto," said Signorina Sabatina.

    The French Immortals Series — Complete Various

  • "In foco l'amor mi mise" and "Amor di caritate", have been attributed to St. Francis himself.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

  • He could describe the loss of Paradise and even its recovery, but its eternal bliss, the bliss of those who live in the presence of l'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle, he could not describe.

    Milton John Cann Bailey 1897

  • "Chi ha l'amor nel petto," said Signorina Sabatina.

    Cosmopolis — Complete Paul Bourget 1893

  • As to the two famous hymns _Amor de caritade_ [28] and _In foco l'amor mi mise_, [29] they cannot be attributed to St. Francis, at least in their present form.

    Life of St. Francis of Assisi Paul Sabatier 1893

  • [98] Cardan writes: "Vi supplico per l'amor che mi portati, et per l'amicitia ch'è tra noi, che spero durara fin che viveremo, che mi mandati sciolta questa questione. 1 cubo piu 3. cose egual à 10."

    Jerome Cardan A Biographical Study 1886

  • One or two begged somewhat abjectly for a soldo "per l'amor di Dio;" but for the most part they passed with a brisk step, a pleasant smile, and a cheerful "Guten Abend," or "buona sera."

    Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys 1873

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