| Francis T. Palgrave, ed. (1824–1897). The Golden Treasury. 1875. | | | | Sir C. Sedley | | | | XCVIII. "Not, Celia, that I juster am" | | | | NOT, Celia, that I juster am | | | Or better than the rest; | | | For I would change each hour, like them, | | | Were not my heart at rest. | | | | | But I am tied to very thee | 5 | | By every thought I have: | | | Thy face I only care to see. | | | Thy heart I only crave. | | | | | All that in woman is adored | | | In thy dear self I find; | 10 | | For the whole sex can but afford | | | The handsome and the kind. | | | | | Why then should I seek further store, | | | And still make love anew? | | | When change itself can give no more, | 15 | | 'Tis easy to be true. | | | |
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