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The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.
The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.
'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.
How like a winter hath my absence been
From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
What read more
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!
They are good that are away.
They are good that are away.
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.
Is not absence death to those who love?
Is not absence death to those who love?
Absence - that common cure of love.
Absence - that common cure of love.
Absence from whom we love is worse than death.
Absence from whom we love is worse than death.
The absent are always in the wrong.
The absent are always in the wrong.
