Herbert J.C. Grierson, ed. (18861960). Metaphysical Lyrics & Poems of the 17th C. 1921. | | Richard Lovelace | | 47. To Lucasta Going to the Warres | | TELL me not (Sweet) I am unkinde, | | That from the Nunnerie | | Of thy chaste breast, and quiet minde, | | To Warre and Armes I flie. | | | True; a new Mistresse now I chase, | 5 | The first Foe in the Field; | | And with a stronger Faith imbrace | | A Sword, a Horse, a Shield. | | | Yet this Inconstancy is such, | | As you too shall adore; | 10 | I could not love thee (Deare) so much, | | Lov'd I not Honour more. | | |
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