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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! 
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.
'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'
'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'
Achilles absent, was Achilles still.
Achilles absent, was Achilles still.
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.
Sometimes I need what only you can provide - your absence.
Sometimes I need what only you can provide - your absence.
Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.
Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.