However, the one whom she most hated in the whole world was her own mother, that Amorosa who was so little fitted to be a mother, who had never loved her, never paid attention to her, but had abandoned her to the care of servants from her very infancy.
"Paris From the "Three Cities""
Emile Zola
The song ended, the prima Amorosa, overcome by what she visibly deemed an appeal to her feelings, declared with some agitation that the hour was late and she must withdraw.
"The Valley of Decision"
Edith Wharton
Rosa Amorosa, Farfalla giojosa, Mi cantano al cuore La gioja e l' amore.
"The Cardinal's Snuff-Box"
Henry Harland