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...flourish bright and gay, Both fade at evening, pale and gone. Matthew Prior, \ 664-1 72 1 . TO LUCASTA, ON GOING TO THE WARS. TELL me not, sweet, I am unkind,...from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, True, a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger faith embrace A...

...the nunnerie Of thy chaste breast and quiet minde, To warre and armes I flee. True, a new mistresse now I chase, — The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger faith imbrace A sword, a horse, a shield. Yet this inconstancy is such As you, too, should adore ; I could...

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...and eyes Can speak like spirits unconfined In heaven, their earthly bodies left behind. TO LUCASTA. GOING TO THE WARs. TELL me not, sweet, I am unkind,...— The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger love embrace A sword, a horse, a shield Vet this inconstancy is such As you, too, shall adore : I could...

...the nunnerie Of thy chaste breast and quiet minde. To warre and armes I flie. True, a new mistresse now I chase, The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger faith imbrace A sword, a horse, a shield. Yet this inconstancy is such, As you too shall adore ; I could...

...sweet, I am unkind, And with a stronger faith embrace That, from the nunnery A eword, a horse, a shield. Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I fly. Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore ; True, a new mistress now I chase, I could not...

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...their earthly bodies left behind. Richard Lovelace. To Lucasta. TO LUCASTA. OX GOING TO THE WARS. 107 me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery...thy chaste breast and quiet mind To war and arms I flee. True, a new mistress now I chase, — The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger faith...