He hated London, adored Paris, and spoke of it with deeply loving affection. I adored and idolized Walt, as any child would. Bowie stated that he had "adored" Presley and would have loved to work with him. They are both influential, adored and beloved goddesses in the Hindu culture. He adored his daughter to distraction and lavished his time and attention on her. Nevertheless, he is a fun-loving boy whom girls adored later in the original series. Its craft was the most adored and treasured bronze casting in the history of Africa. O'Connor adored his mother and was bitterly resentful of his father. Bebe adored her father but had a more distant relationship with her mother. They adored each other, with a devouring love. She is adored by her subjects and presented with a festival of praise. Julia was devastated by the death of her adored father. Augustus adored, but never adopted, her son Marcellus. Samuel disapproved of the romance novels and stories that his wife adored. Verdi adored his wife and children and was devastated by their deaths.