by Henry Lawes (c1595 - 1662)
No constancy in Man
Language: English
Be gone, be gone thou perjur'd man, and never more return, For know that thy Inconstancy hath chang'd my Love to Scorn: Thou hast awak'd me, and I can see cleerly ther's no Truth in Man. My Love to thee was chast and pure, As is the Morning dew, And 'twas alone like to endure, Hadst thou not prov'd untrue; But I'm awak'd, and now I can See cleerly ther's no Truth in Man. Thou mayst perhaps prevaile upon Some other to believe thee, And since thou canst love more then one, Ne'r think that it shall grieve me; for th' hast awak'd me, and I can Sec cleerly ther's no Truth in Man. By thy Apostasie I find That Love is plac'd amiss, And can't continue in the mind Where Vertue wanting is: I'm now resolv'd, and know there can No constant Thought remain in Man.
Text Authorship:
- by Henry Lawes (c1595 - 1662) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- by Henry Lawes (c1595 - 1662), "No constancy in Man", from the collection Ayres and Dialogues, Book 1 [text verified 1 time]
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Line count: 24
Word count: 147