To Lucasta, Going to the Wars
Richard Lovelace
1617 to 1657
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I could not love thee (Dear) so much,
Yet this inconstancy is such
Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind
That from the nunnery
Lov'd I not Honour more.
The first foe in the field;
To war and arms I fly.
Tell me not (Sweet) I am unkind,
And with a stronger faith embrace
True, a new mistress now I chase,
A sword, a horse, a shield.
As you too shall adore;