No friend to Love like a long voyage at sea.

No friend to Love like a long voyage at sea.

Let no one be willing to speak ill of the absent.
[Lat., Absenti nemo ne nocuisse velit.]

Let no one be willing to speak ill of the absent.
[Lat., Absenti nemo ne nocuisse velit.]

There is one pain I often feel, which you will never know. It is caused by the absence of you.

There is one pain I often feel, which you will never know. It is caused by the absence of you.

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.

Ever absent, ever near;
Still I see thee, still I hear;
Yet I cannot reach thee, dear!

Ever absent, ever near;
Still I see thee, still I hear;
Yet I cannot reach thee, dear!

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

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

Achilles absent, was Achilles still.

Achilles absent, was Achilles still.

Sometimes I need what only you can provide -- your absence.

Sometimes I need what only you can provide -- your absence.

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.