I dote on his very absence.

I dote on his very absence.

What shall I do with all the days and hours
That must be counted ere I see thy face?
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What shall I do with all the days and hours
That must be counted ere I see thy face?
How shall I charm the interval that lowers
Between this time and that sweet time of grace?

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.

For with G.D., to be absent from the body is sometimes (not to
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For with G.D., to be absent from the body is sometimes (not to
speak it profanely) to be present with the Lord.

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

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.

Is not absence death to those who love?

Is not absence death to those who love?

Achilles absent, was Achilles still.

Achilles absent, was Achilles still.

The absent are always in the wrong.

The absent are always in the wrong.