My books were always full of ink blots, always stained and covered with smeared sketches and pictures, which one draws idly when his attention wanders from his task.
I turn over a new leaf every day. But the blots show through.
He casts our sins behind His back, He blots them out; He says that though they be sought for, they shall not be found.
Absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends.
Constant attention wears the active mind, Blots out our pow'rs, and leaves a blank behind.
A Dark Night is a mental and emotional state of despair that arises when something is so painful that it blots out all other considerations and makes carrying on as usual out of the question.