Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900.
William Congreve. 1670–1729431. False though She be
| FALSE though she be to me and love, | |
| I’ll ne’er pursue revenge; | |
| For still the charmer I approve, | |
| Though I deplore her change. | |
| In hours of bliss we oft have met: | 5 |
| They could not always last; | |
| And though the present I regret, | |
| I’m grateful for the past. |