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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.
Absence and death are the same--only that in death there is no suffering.
Absence and death are the same--only that in death there is no suffering.
Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as
the wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire.
[Fr., read more
Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as
the wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire.
[Fr., L'absence diminue les mediocres passions et augmente les
grandes, comme le vent eteint les bougies et allume le feu.]
The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.
The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.
A DEEP-SWORN VOW
Others because you did not keep
That deep-sworn vow have been friends of mine;
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A DEEP-SWORN VOW
Others because you did not keep
That deep-sworn vow have been friends of mine;
Yet always when I look death in the face,
When I clamber to the heights of sleep,
Or when I grow excited with wine,
Suddenly I meet your face.
No friend to Love like a long voyage at sea.
No friend to Love like a long voyage at sea.
The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.
The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.
The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.
The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.
The heart may think it knows better: the senses know that absence blots people out. We have really no absent read more
The heart may think it knows better: the senses know that absence blots people out. We have really no absent friends.
