Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900.
Richard Lovelace. 16181658343. To Lucasta, going to the Wars
TELL me not, Sweet, I am unkind, | |
That from the nunnery | |
Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind | |
To war and arms I fly. | |
True, a new mistress now I chase, | 5 |
The first foe in the field; | |
And with a stronger faith embrace | |
A sword, a horse, a shield. | |
Yet this inconstancy is such | |
As thou too shalt adore; | 10 |
I could not love thee, Dear, so much, | |
Loved I not Honour more. |