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OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: The oftener seen, the more I lust
Last Line: When distance doth depart us twain.
Alternate Author Name(s): Goche, Barnaby; Goghe, Barnaby; Gouche, Barnaby
Variant Title(s): Oculi Augent Dolorem


The oftener seen, the more I lust,
The more I lust, the more I smart,
The more I smart, the more I trust,
The more I trust, the heavier heart,
The heavy heart breeds mine unrest;
Thy absence therefore like I best.
The rarer seen, the less in mind,
The less in mind, the lesser pain,
The lesser pain, less grief I find,
The lesser grief, the greater gain,
The greater gain, the merrier I;
Therefore I wish thy sight to fly.
The further off, the more I joy,
The more I joy, the happier life,
The happier life, less hurts annoy,
The lesser hurts, pleasure most rife;
Such pleasures rife shall I obtain
When distance doth depart us twain.





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