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Condemned whole years in absence to deplore,
And image charms he must behold no more.
Condemned whole years in absence to deplore,
And image charms he must behold no more.
For with G.D., to be absent from the body is sometimes (not to
speak it profanely) to be present read more
For with G.D., to be absent from the body is sometimes (not to
speak it profanely) to be present with the Lord.
How like a winter hath my absence been
From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
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How like a winter hath my absence been
From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen!
What old December's bareness everywhere!
Achilles absent, was Achilles still.
Achilles absent, was Achilles still.
They are good that are away.
They are good that are away.
The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.
The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.
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.
I dote on his very absence.
I dote on his very absence.
'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'
'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'
