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Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
 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. 
 Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as 
the wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire.
 [Fr., read more 
 Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as 
the wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire.
 [Fr., L'absence diminue les mediocres passions et augmente les 
grandes, comme le vent eteint les bougies et allume le feu.] 
Absence and death are the same--only that in death there is no suffering.
Absence and death are the same--only that in death there is no suffering.
 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! 
 Where'er I roam, whatever realms to see,
 My heart untravelled, fondly turns to thee;
  Still to my read more 
 Where'er I roam, whatever realms to see,
 My heart untravelled, fondly turns to thee;
  Still to my brother turns, with ceaseless pain,
   And drags at each remove a lengthening chain. 
Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire.
Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire.
 Your absence of mind we have borne, till your presence of body 
came to be called in question by read more 
 Your absence of mind we have borne, till your presence of body 
came to be called in question by it. 
The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.
The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.