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For there's nae luck about the house;
There's nae luck at aw;
There's little pleasure in the read more
For there's nae luck about the house;
There's nae luck at aw;
There's little pleasure in the house
When our gudeman's awa.
- William Julius Mickle,
Oft in the tranquil hour of night,
When stars illume the sky,
I gaze upon each orb read more
Oft in the tranquil hour of night,
When stars illume the sky,
I gaze upon each orb of light,
And wish that thou wert by.
Is not absence death to those who love?
Is not absence death to those who love?
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.
No friend to Love like a long voyage at sea.
No friend to Love like a long voyage at sea.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
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!
The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.
The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.
