Thomas Humphry Ward, ed. The English Poets. 1880–1918.rnVol. II. The Seventeenth Century: Ben Jonson to Dryden
John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (16471680)Constancy
I
Though you unjustly scorn,
Since that poor swain that sighs for you,
For you alone was born;
No, Phillis, no, your heart to move
A surer way I ’ll try,—
And to revenge my slighted love,
Will still love on, and die.
And you to mind shall call
The sighs that now unpitied rise,
The tears that vainly fall,
That welcome hour that ends his smart,
Will then begin your pain,
For such a faithful tender heart
Can never break in vain.