William Congreve Change Poems

  • 1.
    False though she be to me and love,
    I'll ne'er pursue revenge;
    For still the charmer I approve,
    Though I deplore her change.
    ...
  • 2.
    Fair Amoret is gone astray-
    Pursue and seek her, ev'ry lover;
    I'll tell the signs by which you may
    The wand'ring Shepherdess discover.
    ...
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Robin Feiner: I suddenly recalled that I was dumped, delicately, 5 decades ago with a few lines from William Congreve, so googled to try to recall them. Wouldn't you know, they came right back! Second stanza of False Though She Be (I was not, he was).

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