'Tis said that absence conquers love;
But oh! believe it not
I've tried, alas! its power to read more

'Tis said that absence conquers love;
But oh! believe it not
I've tried, alas! its power to prove,
But thou art not forgot.

Absence is to love what wind is to a fire; it puts out the little, it kindles the great.

Absence is to love what wind is to a fire; it puts out the little, it kindles the great.

Thou art gone from my gaze like a beautiful dream.
And I seek then in vain by the meadow read more

Thou art gone from my gaze like a beautiful dream.
And I seek then in vain by the meadow and stream.

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

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

Absence - that common cure of love.

Absence - that common cure of love.

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.

The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.

No friend to Love like a long voyage at sea.

No friend to Love like a long voyage at sea.

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!