Going To The Wars ~ Richard Lovelace

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Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind,
That from the nunnery
Of thy chaste breasts and quiet mind
To war and arms fly.

True, a new mistress now I chase,
The first foe in the field;
And with a stronger faith embrace,
A sword, a horse, a shield.

Yet this inconsistency is such
As thou shalt adore;
I could not love thee, dear, so much,
Loved I not honor more.

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