“Absence, hear thou my protestation Against thy strength, Distance and length: Do what thou canst for alteration; For hearts of truest mettle Absence doth join, and time doth settle.” AbsenceSeparationDevotionFaithfulnessLove PoetryConstancyLyric PoetryTime And DistanceElizabethan PoetryJacobean Poetry Author:John Hoskins