Absence - that common cure of love.

Absence - that common cure of love.

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!

The absent are always in the wrong.

The absent are always in the wrong.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

'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.

Wives in their husbands' absences grow subtler,
And daughters sometimes run off with the butler.

Wives in their husbands' absences grow subtler,
And daughters sometimes run off with the butler.

In the hope to meet
Shortly again, and make our absence sweet.

In the hope to meet
Shortly again, and make our absence sweet.

Absence, that common cure of love.

Absence, that common cure of love.

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

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