TO LUCASTA, GOING TO THE WARS

Name: To Lucasta, Going to the Wars - To Lucasta, Going to the Wars
Author: Richard Lovelace

Tell me not, Sweet, I am unkind,

That from the nunnery

Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind

To wars and arms I fly.

True, a new mistress now I chase,

The first foe in the field;

And with a stronger faith embrace

A sword, a horse, a shield.

Yet this inconstancy is such

As you too shalt adore;

I could not love thee, Dear, so much,

Loved I not Honour more.

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