A small boat carrying a red heart floats beside a tiny palm-covered island on calm turquoise water at sunset.

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Isle of Beauty

Thomas Haynes Bayly

Absence makes the heart grow fonder: Isle of Beauty, fare thee well!

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The saying goes that being apart makes affection deepen, and here it's spoken as a farewell to a beautiful island. The speaker leaves with the idea that distance will only strengthen fondness for the place left behind.

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