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L'INCONSTANT.
He saw, he admired, her, and sought to inspire
Her susceptible heart with love's sweetest emotion;
He strove to anticipate every desire,
And silently paid her the deepest devotion.
Her susceptible heart with love's sweetest emotion;
He strove to anticipate every desire,
And silently paid her the deepest devotion.
He saw the deep blush he could call to her cheek,
And vainly imagined the conquest his own;
Then heartlessly left her, fresh triumphs to seek,
And exult in the victory he thought he had won.
And vainly imagined the conquest his own;
Then heartlessly left her, fresh triumphs to seek,
And exult in the victory he thought he had won.
But he knew not the spirit of womanly pride
Which, though sweetness itself, she could call to her aid;
Which, though sweetness itself, she could call to her aid;
