The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.

The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

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

With what a deep devotedness of woe
I wept thy absence--o'er and o'er again
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With what a deep devotedness of woe
I wept thy absence--o'er and o'er again
Thinking of thee, still thee, till thought grew pain,
And memory, like a drop that, night and day,
Falls cold and ceaseless, wore my heart away!

When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is out of mind.

When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is out of mind.

What shall I do with all the days and hours
That must be counted ere I see thy face?
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What shall I do with all the days and hours
That must be counted ere I see thy face?
How shall I charm the interval that lowers
Between this time and that sweet time of grace?

Absence from whom we love is worse than death.

Absence from whom we love is worse than death.

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!

I dote on his very absence.

I dote on his very absence.