For there's nae luck about the house;
There's nae luck at aw;
There's little pleasure in the read more

For there's nae luck about the house;
There's nae luck at aw;
There's little pleasure in the house
When our gudeman's awa.
- William Julius Mickle,

Absence, that common cure of love.

Absence, that common cure of love.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.

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.

The absent are always in the wrong.

The absent are always in the wrong.

Is not absence death to those who love?

Is not absence death to those who love?

Absence - that common cure of love.

Absence - that common cure of love.

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

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

I dote on his very absence, and I wish them a fair departure.

I dote on his very absence, and I wish them a fair departure.