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.

When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is out of mind.

When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is out of mind.

It takes time for the absent to assume their true shape in our thoughts. After death they take on a read more

It takes time for the absent to assume their true shape in our thoughts. After death they take on a firmer outline and then cease to change.

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.

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

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

Is not absence death to those who love?

Is not absence death to those who love?

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 like children, helpless to defend themselves.

The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.

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.