Sir Charles Sedley. 1639-1701
410. To Celia
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97 words

NOT, Celia, that I juster am   Or better than the rest! For I would change each hour, like them,   Were not my heart at rest.

But I am tied to very thee   By every thought I have; Thy face I only care to see,   Thy heart I only crave.

All that in woman is adored   In thy dear self I find— For the whole sex can but afford   The handsome and the kind.

Why then should I seek further store,   And still make love anew? When change itself can give no more,   'Tis easy to be true!

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Aphra Behn. 1640-1689
411. Song
1 min to read
106 words
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