con amoren.

1749 W. Melmoth Lett. by Sir Thomas Fitzosborne II. 2 No matter what the object is, whether business, pleasures, or the fine arts; whoever pursues them to any purpose must do so con amore.

1782 H. Walpole Let. 7 Feb. (1858) VIII. 150 Sir John Hawkins..said..‘I suppose you will labour your present work con amore for your reputation.’

1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park II. xi. 236 She sat and cried con amore..but it was con amore fraternal and no other. View more context for this quotation

1826 C. Lamb Let. 7 Feb. (1935) III. 35 You wrote them [sc. poems] with love—to avoid the coxcomical phrase, con amore.

1833 H. Martineau French Wines & Politics iv. 55 He begged to go first..expatiating con amore on his commodity.

1859 M. Napier Mem. Life Visct. Dundee I. i. 145 The murderous work, which he performed con amore.

1888 L. A. Smith Music of Waters 292 The wind is favourable and they give themselves up to singing con amore.

1955 Times 1 July 13/3 An excellent account of reclamation on Exmoor Forest, a book written con amore as he was deeply interested both in land reclamation and in Exmoor.

1828 The Harrovian 155 He has frequently spoken of his poetical labours in no very con-amore terms.