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Quote by William Cowper
Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope

Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair. – William Cowper

Other quotes by William Cowper

I am monarch of all I survey,
My right there is none to dispute on;
but I wish that I could get away
And go home to the village of Bruton. – William Cowper

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Not to understand a treasure’s worth till time has stole away the slighted good, is cause of half the poverty we feel, and makes the world the wilderness it is. – William Cowper

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Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love. – George Eliot

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The return makes one love the farewell. – Alfred De Musset

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Missing someone gets easier every day because even though it’s one day further from the last time you saw each other, it’s one day closer to the next time you will. – Author Unknown

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