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To return after long years of painful absence to some place which has been the scene of our former joys, and whence the force of circumstance, and not choice, has driven us, is oppressive to the heart.
Samuel Lover
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"To return after long years of painful absence to some place which has been the scene of our former joys, and whence the force of circumstance, and not choice, has driven us, is oppressive to the heart."
— Samuel Lover

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To return after long years of painful absence to some place which has been the scene of our former joys, and whence the force of circumstance, and not choice, has driven us, is oppressive to the heart. — Samuel Lover

About Samuel Lover

Samuel Lover was a Artist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1797–1868).

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Who said "To return after long years of painful absence to some place which has been the…"?
This quote is attributed to Samuel Lover, a Artist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Samuel Lover lived from 1797 – 1868.