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Achilles absent, was Achilles still.
Achilles absent, was Achilles still.
They are good that are away.
They are good that are away.
Days of absence, sad and dreary,
Clothed in sorrow's dark array,--
Days of absence, I am weary;
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Days of absence, sad and dreary,
Clothed in sorrow's dark array,--
Days of absence, I am weary;
She I love is far away.
The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.
The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.
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.
Absence and death are the same--only that in death there is no suffering.
Absence and death are the same--only that in death there is no suffering.
I dote on his very absence.
I dote on his very absence.
Condemned whole years in absence to deplore,
And image charms he must behold no more.
Condemned whole years in absence to deplore,
And image charms he must behold no more.
The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.
The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.
