They are good that are away.

They are good that are away.

'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'

'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

But when he (man) shall have been taken from sight, he quickly
goes also out of mind.
[Lat., read more

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.]

With what a deep devotedness of woe
I wept thy absence--o'er and o'er again
Thinking of thee, read more

With what a deep devotedness of woe
I wept thy absence--o'er and o'er again
Thinking of thee, still thee, till thought grew pain,
And memory, like a drop that, night and day,
Falls cold and ceaseless, wore my heart away!

The absent are always in the wrong.

The absent are always in the wrong.

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.

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.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, Isle of Beauty, Fare thee well!

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, Isle of Beauty, Fare thee well!