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.

I dote on his very absence.

I dote on his very absence.

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.

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

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

Is not absence death to those who love?

Is not absence death to those who love?

'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.

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?

Achilles absent, was Achilles still.

Achilles absent, was Achilles still.

But when he (man) shall have been taken from sight, he quickly
goes also out of mind.
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But when he (man) shall have been taken from sight, he quickly
goes also out of mind.
[Lat., Cum autem sublatus fuerit ab oculis, etiam cito transit a
mente.]