Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate.

Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate.

Achilles absent, was Achilles still.

Achilles absent, was Achilles still.

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.

No friend to Love like a long voyage at sea.

No friend to Love like a long voyage at sea.

The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.

The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.

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.

Oft in the tranquil hour of night,
When stars illume the sky,
I gaze upon each orb read more

Oft in the tranquil hour of night,
When stars illume the sky,
I gaze upon each orb of light,
And wish that thou wert by.

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

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

Among the defects of the bill [Lord Derby's] which are numerous,
one provision is conspicuous by its presence and read more

Among the defects of the bill [Lord Derby's] which are numerous,
one provision is conspicuous by its presence and another by its
absence.