by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
On Inconstancy
Language: English
Mistake me not, I am as cold as hot: Although my tongue betray my heart o'er night, 'Ere morn I'm alter'd quite. Sometimes I burn, And straight to ice I turn: There's nothing so unconstant as my mind, I charge with every wind. Perhaps in jest I said I lov'd thee best. But 'twas no more than what, not long before, I vowed to twenty more. Then prithee see Thou giv'st no heed to me. For when I cannot keep my word a day What hope had'st thou to stay?
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 17th century )  [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Thomas Brewer (fl. 1624), "On Inconstancy", 1641-57. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 90