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The music you hear is contemporary with Irène's life, so Charles Trenet's song "Que reste-e-il de nos amours?" is one he wrote prior to 1942, so it would be contemporary.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2023

If the forensically brilliant and hard-minded Trevor-Roper had fallen for him, why not Peters’s many amours?

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2020

When asked how long she plans to avoid amours, Milano replied that she didn’t know.

From Washington Post • May 15, 2019

Miserable about the way his romantic life has turned out, Duncan takes us through the story of all his former amours, a string of rather gorgeous women, including Jane March and Naomie Harris.

From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2010

That is a rococo tapestry representing the amours of Madame Omphale and Monsieur Hercule.

From One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules by Gautier, Th?ophile