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Absence from whom we love is worse than death.
Absence from whom we love is worse than death.
Where'er I roam, whatever realms to see,
My heart untravelled, fondly turns to thee;
Still to my read more
Where'er I roam, whatever realms to see,
My heart untravelled, fondly turns to thee;
Still to my brother turns, with ceaseless pain,
And drags at each remove a lengthening chain.
'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'
'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'
The absent are always in the wrong.
The absent are always in the wrong.
The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.
The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.
Condemned whole years in absence to deplore,
And image charms he must behold no more.
Condemned whole years in absence to deplore,
And image charms he must behold no more.
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.
No friend to Love like a long voyage at sea.
No friend to Love like a long voyage at sea.
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!
