Absence from whom we love is worse than death.

Absence from whom we love is worse than death.

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

The absent are always in the wrong.

The absent are always in the wrong.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, Isle of Beauty, Fare thee well!

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, Isle of Beauty, Fare thee well!

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.

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

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

All days are nights to see till I see thee,
And nights bright days when dreams do show thee read more

All days are nights to see till I see thee,
And nights bright days when dreams do show thee to me.

Absence - that common cure of love.

Absence - that common cure of love.

Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.

Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.