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'Tis said that absence conquers love;
But oh! believe it not
I've tried, alas! its power to read more
'Tis said that absence conquers love;
But oh! believe it not
I've tried, alas! its power to prove,
But thou art not forgot.
Wives in their husbands' absences grow subtler,
And daughters sometimes run off with the butler.
Wives in their husbands' absences grow subtler,
And daughters sometimes run off with the butler.
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.
Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire.
Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, Isle of Beauty, Fare thee well!
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, Isle of Beauty, Fare thee well!
Your absence of mind we have borne, till your presence of body
came to be called in question by read more
Your absence of mind we have borne, till your presence of body
came to be called in question by it.
The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.
The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.
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.
Thou art gone from my gaze like a beautiful dream.
And I seek then in vain by the meadow read more
Thou art gone from my gaze like a beautiful dream.
And I seek then in vain by the meadow and stream.