Richard Lovelace – Tell Me Not, Sweet, I Am Unkind

Richard Lovelace – Tell Me Not, Sweet, I Am Unkind

Tell me not, Sweet, I am unkind
For, from the nunnery
Of thy chaste breast, and quiet mind,
To war and arms I 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 unconstancy is such
As you too shall adore;
For, I could not love thee, Dear, so much,
Loved I not honour more.

Richard Lovelace – Tell Me Not, Sweet, I Am Unkind