Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, VIRELAY, by CHARLES COTTON



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First Line: Thou cruel fair, I go
Last Line: For ever, though, farewell.
Subject(s): Desire; Love


THOU cruel Fair, I go
To seek out any Fate but thee,
Since there is none can wound me so,
Nor that has half thy cruelty;
Thou cruel Fair, I go.

For ever, then, farewell,
'Tis a long leave I take, but oh!
To tarry with thee here is Hell,
And twenty thousand Hells to go,
For ever, though, farewell.





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