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“roman” + romantic across the centuries

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romantic 179 poems romance 6 poems romani 1 poem

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pre-1500 1 / 30 BCE 4 / 12 1500s 0 / 10 1550s 1 / 91 1600s 2 / 178 1650s 3 / 60 1700s 0 / 35 1750s 26 / 164 1800s 116 / 687 1850s 13 / 951 1900s 20 / 1130 1950s 1 / 15

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Who called love conquering
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Who called love conquering

by Philip Arthur Larkin · English

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9 August 1922 - 2 December 1985 (~63)

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