All Gen’rous Choridons do know,
But none my Tale can tell:
Cloris, though true, must lose that Name,
But Choridon will keep his Fame;
For all will say
Cloris was false, and went astray,
Cloris was false, and did deserve her shame.
3.
But Cruel Shepherd, when you hear
That I am dead indeed,
I do believe you’l shed a tear,
Though new you have decreed,