Absence makes the heart Quotes by Thomas Haynes Bayly

O give me new figures! I can't go on dancing The same that were taught me ten seasons ago; The schoolmaster over the land…

— Thomas Haynes Bayly

The mistletoe hung in the castle hall, The holly branch shone on the old oak wall.

— Thomas Haynes Bayly

Absence makes the heart go fonder

— Thomas Haynes Bayly

Those that have wealth must be watchful and wary, Power, alas! naught but misery brings!

— Thomas Haynes Bayly

Oh, pilot! 'tis a fearful night, There's danger on the deep.

— Thomas Haynes Bayly

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Prolonged absence makes the heart forget.

— Thomas Haynes Bayly

We met, 'twas in a crowd, and I thought he would shun me.

— Thomas Haynes Bayly

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.

— Thomas Haynes Bayly

Why don't the men propose, Mamma? Why don't the men propose?

— Thomas Haynes Bayly

Where's the hope that can abate The grief of hearts thus desolate That can Youth's keenest pangs assuage, And mitigate the gloom of Age?…

— Thomas Haynes Bayly

Fear not, but trust in Providence, Wherever thou may'st be.

— Thomas Haynes Bayly

Tell me the tales that to me were so dear, Long, long ago, long, long ago.

— Thomas Haynes Bayly