| C.N. Douglas, comp. Forty Thousand Quotations: Prose and Poetical. 1917. | | | | Distance |
| | | Distance sometimes endears friendship and absence sweeteneth it. Howell. | 1 |
| | ’Tis distance lends enchantment to the view, |
| And robes the mountain in its azure hue. |
Campbell. | 2 |
| | Wishes, like painted landscapes, best delight |
| Whilst distance recommends them to the sight; |
| Plac’d afar off, they beautiful appear: |
| But show their coarse and nauseous colors near. |
Dr. Yalden. | 3 |
| She pleased while distant, but when near she charm’d. Shenstone. | 4 | | |
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