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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!
Absence doth sharpen love, presence strengthens it; the one brings fuel, the other blows it till it burns clear.
Absence doth sharpen love, presence strengthens it; the one brings fuel, the other blows it till it burns clear.
Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; every little absence is an age.
Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; every little absence is an age.
Sometimes I need what only you can provide -- your absence.
Sometimes I need what only you can provide -- your absence.
No friend to Love like a long voyage at sea.
No friend to Love like a long voyage at sea.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Is not absence death to those who love?
Is not absence death to those who love?
They are good that are away.
They are good that are away.
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.
