William Congreve Poems

• 1. Buxom Joan
  A soldier and a sailor,
  A tinker and a tailor,
  Had once a doubtful strife, sir,
  To make a maid a wife, sir,
  ...
• 2. 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.
  ...
• 3. A Hue And Cry After Fair Amoret
  Fair Amoret is gone astray-
  Pursue and seek her, ev'ry lover;
  I'll tell the signs by which you may
  The wand'ring Shepherdess discover.
  ...

Total 3 Poems by William Congreve

Top 10 most used topics by William Congreve

Change 2 Chance 1 Discover 1 Love 1 I Love You 1 Regret 1 Play 1 Sake 1 Thunder 1 Thought 1

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Robin Feiner: I suddenly recalled that I was dumped, delicately, 5 decades ago with a few lines from William Congreve, so googled to try to recall them. Wouldn't you know, they came right back! Second stanza of False Though She Be (I was not, he was).

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