The first foe in the field;
And with a stronger faith imbrace
A sword, a horse, a shield.
Yet this inconstancy is such
As you, too, should adore;
I could not love thee, deare, so much,
Loved I not honor more.
✷ ✷ ✷ ✷
TO LADY ANNE HAMILTON.
By William Robert Spencer (1769–1834).