Song, Poem by Pierre Corneille

Poem by Pierre Corneille Themes LovePeriod 17th century

If I lose many a mistress,
I make still more full often,
And my vows and my promises
Are but feigned caresses,
And my vows and my promises
Are never but wind.

When I see a fair face,
Suddenly I turn to fire,
But to pay it homage long,
That is not truly my custom,
But to pay it homage long,
That is not truly my game.

I enter gladly into pleasing
As long as an hour or two lasts,
But in losing her presence
Farewell all remembrance,
But in losing her presence
Farewell suddenly all my fires (…)

Pierre Corneille

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