Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Semper in absentes felicior aestus amantes.

Sextus Propertius

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Topic

Nature of love Love

Author

Sextus Propertius

Source

Elegies

Medium

Poem

Language

Latin

Time

24 BC 20s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Italy Europe Roman Empire

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Original Citation

Sextus Propertius. Elegies. c. 24 BC, bk. 2.

Current Citation

Sextus Propertius. Elegies, edited and translated by G. P. Goold. Harvard University Press, 1990, bk. 2.

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Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.

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Medium
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1600 1600s 16th century
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Much Ado About Nothing. London: Andrew Wise and William Aspley, 1600, act 3, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Much Ado About Nothing." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 1.

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The character which results from wealth is that of a prosperous fool.

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Source
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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What indeed has Athens to do with Jerusalem?

Tertullian

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Topic
Athens and Jerusalem Athens Jerusalem Philosophy Religion

Author

Tertullian
Source
On the Prescription of Heretics
Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
Question
Language
Latin
Time
220 220s 3rd century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Tertullian. De Praescriptione Haereticorum [On the Prescription of Heretics]. c. 1892, ch. 7.