| Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900. |
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| John Sheffield, Duke of Buckinghamshire. 1649–1720 |
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| 417. The Reconcilement |
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| COME, let us now resolve at last | |
| To live and love in quiet; | |
| We'll tie the knot so very fast | |
| That Time shall ne'er untie it. | |
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| The truest joys they seldom prove | 5 |
| Who free from quarrels live: | |
| 'Tis the most tender part of love | |
| Each other to forgive. | |
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| When least I seem'd concern'd, I took | |
| No pleasure nor no rest; | 10 |
| And when I feign'd an angry look, | |
| Alas! I loved you best. | |
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| Own but the same to me—you'll find | |
| How blest will be our fate. | |
| O to be happy—to be kind— | 15 |
| Sure never is too late! | |
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