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Abbatis Monasterii Sancti Edmundi: nunc primum typis mandata, curante
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 Various
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I never saw nor heard of such an animal as a splenetic, bustling kind of a poco-curante.
A Publisher and His Friends Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904 1911
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It would seem somewhat of a paradox that a sombre and earnest nature like Cardan's should find so great pleasure in reading the elegant _poco curante_ triflings of the
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_Scriptores rei rusticae veteres Latini, curante_ I.M. Gesnero.
The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Charles Thomas Cruttwell 1879
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Melbourne an honourable man, and one in whom Her Majesty might put confidence; that he was a man apt to treat matters too lightly, or, as he expressed it, a _poco curante_, but in the main an honest and an honourable man.
The Letters of Queen Victoria, Volume 1 (of 3), 1837-1843) A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861 Queen of Great Britain Victoria 1860
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Nothing could be more unlike his usual easy, lounging, poco-curante bearing.
A Siren Thomas Adolphus Trollope 1851
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Dr. Butler, for thus wasting my time on such useless subjects; and he called me very unjustly a "poco curante," and as I did not understand what he meant, it seemed to me a fearful reproach.
The Autobiography of Charles Darwin Charles Darwin 1845
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Aristotelis ad Nicomachum, curante Egidio Delfo_ ...
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II) Augustus De Morgan 1838
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The present Lord of Beaumanoir,/poco curante/in politics though he be, has at least held high offices at Court; and, as a matter of course, he is Lord Lieutenant of his county, as well as
Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 04 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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The present Lord of Beaumanoir, _poco curante_ in politics though he be, has at least held high offices at Court; and, as a matter of course, he is
Kenelm Chillingly — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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