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TO CYNTHIA; A SONG by THOMAS D'URFEY

First Line: BORN WITH THE VICES OF MY KIND, / I WERE INCONSTANT TOO
Last Line: TIS EASIE TO BE TRUE.
Subject(s): FIDELITY; FAITHFULNESS; CONSTANCY;

Born with the Vices of my kind,
I were Inconstant too;
Dear @3Cynthia@1, could I rambling find
More Beauty than in you.

The rowling Surges of my Blood,
By Virtue now ebb'd low;
Should a new Shower encrease the Flood,
Too soon would overflow.

But Frailty when thy Face I see,
Does modestly retire;
Uncommon must her Graces be,
Whose look can bound desire.

Not to my Virtue, but thy Power,
This Constancy is due;
When change it self can give no more,
'Tis easie to be true.



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