'Tis said that absence conquers love;
But oh! believe it not
I've tried, alas! its power to read more

'Tis said that absence conquers love;
But oh! believe it not
I've tried, alas! its power to prove,
But thou art not forgot.

The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.

The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.

Achilles absent, was Achilles still.

Achilles absent, was Achilles still.

Absence is to love what wind is to a fire; it puts out the little, it kindles the great.

Absence is to love what wind is to a fire; it puts out the little, it kindles the great.

Absence from those we love is self from self - a deadly banishment.

Absence from those we love is self from self - a deadly banishment.

The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.

The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.

No friend to Love like a long voyage at sea.

No friend to Love like a long voyage at sea.

I dote on his very absence, and I wish them a fair departure.

I dote on his very absence, and I wish them a fair departure.

How like a winter hath my absence been
From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
What read more

How like a winter hath my absence been
From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen!
What old December's bareness everywhere!