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It is an evident corruption of "captivus" through Italian and French
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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It is an evident corruption of “captivus” through Italian and French
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[5382] Quisquis amat servit, sequitur captivus amantem,
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Si unquam mihi in fatis sit, ut captivus ducar, si mihi daretur optio, hoc cuperem carcere concludi, his catenia illigari, cum hisce captivis concatenatis aetatem agere.
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Extortus non cruciatur, ambustus non laeditur, prostratus in lucta, non vincitur; non fit captivus ab hoste venundatus.
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Luctui dies indicebatur cum liberi nascantur, cum frater abit, amicus ab hospite captivus domum redeat, puella desponsetur.
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Diary of a Mad Natural Historian » Dendrobates captivus
Dendrobates captivus 2007
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Audiens autem Abram quod captivus dusctus esset frater suus, armavit a se institutos pueros domus suae, octodecim et trecentos, et persequutus est usque ad Daniel
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996
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Cum rex gloriae Christus infernum debellaturus intraret, et chorus angelicus ante faciem ejus protas principum tolli praeciperet, sanctorum populus, qui tenebatur in morte captivus, voce lacrimabili clamabat dicens: Advenisti desiderabilis, quem expectabamus in tenebris, ut educered hac nocte vinculatos de claustris.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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Chobar aliisque Chaldaeae locis, eratque is unus et captivus.
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