Absence

Oft in the tranquil hour of night,
When stars illume the sky,
I gaze upon each orb of light,
And wish that thou wert by.

Absence

Thou art gone from my gaze like a beautiful dream,
And I seek thee in vain by the meadow and stream.

Absence

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.

Absence

Among the defects of the bill [Lord Derby's] which are numerous, one provision is conspicuous by its presence and another by its absence.

Absence

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

Absence

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

Absence

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

Achilles absent, was Achilles still.

Absence

Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated.

Absence

Your absence of mind we have borne, till your presence of body came to be called in question by it.

Absence