Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.
dearest: use P. and V. φίλτατος (rare P.).
a beloved one: P. and V. παιδικά, τά (Euripides, Cyclops 584).
