A DEEP-SWORN VOW
Others because you did not keep
That deep-sworn vow have been friends of mine;
Yet read more

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.

Absence from whom we love is worse than death.

Absence from whom we love is worse than death.

'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'

'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'

Is not absence death to those who love?

Is not absence death to those who love?

Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate.

Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate.

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.

The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.

The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

It takes time for the absent to assume their true shape in our thoughts. After death they take on a read more

It takes time for the absent to assume their true shape in our thoughts. After death they take on a firmer outline and then cease to change.