He was "the dearest of my dear sons", she lamented. I am glad you wrote so much of our dear pet. Oh memory, so dear and so dead! This is our message to our dear friends. Sir Humphrey frequently annoys Dorothy by addressing her as "dear lady". Similarly, Septimus is haunted by the image of his dear friend Evans. He had three sons who were very dear to him. The girls consult Samantha's grandmother about Dear Johnny's death. She's very dear, charming and extremely feminine. They defend things they hold dear. Ileus was very dear to Apollo. After "Yes, Dear", Snyder had a five years-hiatus. He then tells Candide of his syphilis condition brought on by Paquette ("Dear Boy"). Instead, Breaking Benjamin hardly deviate from the hooky jams that were present on "Dear Agony". They also introduced columnist Annie Lane, known as Dear Annie.