amor patriaen.

1681 T. Frankland Ann. King James & King Charles I 453/1 Were there no other Motive, yet this that prevails among the Heathen, Amor Patriae, were strong enough to make Judges desirous of their Duty.

1684 N. Vincent Most Excellent Way 74 This Amor patriae, love to our Countrey, the more it prevails, the more will our Countrey flourish.

1741 tr. Groans of Germany 40 This Coolness..has been no less fatal to the House of Austria, than the Influence of France, and that Amor Patriæ which so visibly biass'd the present Royal Family.

1786 T. Jefferson Writings (1854) IX. vi. vi. 288 The cultivators of the earth are the most virtuous citizens, and possess most of the amor patriae.

1816 J. Austen Emma II. vi. 104 Miss Woodhouse, you were speaking to me, you were saying something at the very moment of this burst of my amor patriæ. Do not let me lose it. View more context for this quotation

1897 Salt Lake Semi-Weekly Tribune 25 June 3/1 The soul of patriotism in their eyes, and the ring of amor patriae in their voices.

2005 Korea Herald (Nexis) 28 Sept. Are not most of us still seduced by the thundering roar of the passionate crowd indulging in blatant Korean ethnocentrism and unrestrained amor patriae?