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THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE: BOOK 2. CANTO 11. PRELUDE. CONSTANCY REWARDED by COVENTRY KERSEY DIGHTON PATMORE

Poet Analysis

First Line: I VOW'D UNVARYING FAITH, AND SHE
Last Line: WHICH MEN WHO CHANGE CAN NEVER KNOW.
Subject(s): FIDELITY; FAITHFULNESS; CONSTANCY;

I vow'd unvarying faith, and she,
To whom in full I pay that vow,
Rewards me with variety
Which men who change can never know.



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