John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Thomas Haynes Bayly. (1797–1839) (continued) |
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| Oh pilot, ’t is a fearful night! There’s danger on the deep. |
| The Pilot. |
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| Fear not, but trust in Providence, Wherever thou may’st be. |
| The Pilot. |
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| Absence makes the heart grow fonder: 1 Isle of Beauty, fare thee well! |
| Isle of Beauty. |
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| The mistletoe hung in the castle hall, The holly-branch shone on the old oak wall. |
| The Mistletoe Bough. |
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| Oh, I have roamed o’er many lands, And many friends I’ve met; Not one fair scene or kindly smile Can this fond heart forget. |
| Oh, steer my Bark to Erin’s Isle. |
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| My fond affection thou hast seen, Then judge of my regret To think more happy thou hadst been If we had never met. |
| To my Wife. |
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| I ’m saddest when I sing. 2 |
| You think I have a merry heart. |
| Thomas Drummond. (1797–1840) |
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| Property has its duties as well as its rights. 3 |
| Letter to the Landlords of Tipperary, May 22, 1838. |
| Note 1. I find that absence still increases love.—Charles Hopkins: To C. C. Distance sometimes endears friendship, and absence sweeteneth it.—Howell: Familiar Letters, book i. sect. i. No. 6. [back] |
| Note 2. See Artemus Ward, page 787. [back] |
| Note 3. Disraeli: Sybil, book i. chap. xi. [back] |