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On the Quotation,

Lord Byron·1788–1824
Lines:34Movement:Romanticism
"And my true faith can alter never,Though thou art gone perhaps for ever." And "thy true faith can alter never?"-- Indeed it lasted for a--week!I know the length of Love's forever, And just expected such a freak.In peace we met, in peace we parted, In peace we vowed to meet again,And though I find thee fickle-hearted No pang of mine shall make thee vain. One gone--'twas time to seek a second; In sooth 'twere hard to blame thy haste.And whatsoe'er thy love be reckoned, At least thou hast improved in taste:Though one was young, the next was younger, His love was new, mine too well known--And what might make the charm still stronger, The youth was present, I was flown. Seven days and nights of single sorrow! Too much for human constancy!A fortnight past, why then to-morrow, His turn is come to follow me:And if each week you change a lover, And so have acted heretofore,Before a year or two is over We'll form a very pretty _corps_. Adieu, fair thing! without upbraiding I fain would take a decent leave;Thy beauty still survives unfading, And undeceived may long deceive.With him unto thy bosom dearer Enjoy the moments as they flee;I only wish his love sincerer Than thy young heart has been to me.