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Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

| August 27, 2010 | 0 Comments

Phrases.org identifies the origin of the phrase “Absence makes the heart grow fonder” as “Always toward absent lovers love’s tide stronger flows” from Sextus Aurelius Propertius – a Roman poet from 15BC. (The same site also conveys the bawdy wordplay that Shamus may appreciate – “Absinthe makes the fart grow stronger”.) I’ve been thinking of [...]

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