| It is the curiosa felicitas which Petronius ascribes to Horace in his Odes. |
| The patent curiosa pocket watch gun of coin silver, the normal watch mechanism replaced by a firing device, the barrel disguised as the winding stem, the trigger a lever next to stem. |
| The bride's cake, a four-tiered round white cake with white icing, was decorated with brushed embroidery and fresh lavender curiosa roses. |
| A library of trivia, museum of curiosa, sideshow of freaks, and shrine of greatness. |
| Here is particularly observable the curiosa felicitas, a fruitful soil and careful cultivation. |
| The entire villa is decorated with antiques, curiosa and Bulgariana from the past two centuries. |
