Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

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

Absence from whom we love is worse than death.

Absence from whom we love is worse than death.

Absence from those we love is self from self - a deadly banishment.

Absence from those we love is self from self - a deadly banishment.

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

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

The absent are always in the wrong.

The absent are always in the wrong.

Wives in their husbands' absences grow subtler,
And daughters sometimes run off with the butler.

Wives in their husbands' absences grow subtler,
And daughters sometimes run off with the butler.

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.

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!