Love

Counsell returned by Pyndara to Tymetes, of constancie

by George Turberville c. 1540–c. 1610

From Epitaphes, Epigrams, Songs and Sonets (1567)

Love

WHat made the Troyan Duke
that wandring Prince to haue
Such yll report, and foule defame
as him Carthago gaue?
What faythlesse Iason forcde
a Traytors name to gaine?
When he to Colchos came, and did
the golden Fleese attaine?
What Theseus causde to bée
reported of so yll,
As yet record thereof remaynes
(I think) and euer wyll?
Cause they their faithfull Friendes
that saude their doubtfull lyues
Forsooke at last, and did disdaine
to take them to their wyues,
They brake their vowed hestes,
by ship away they went:
And so betrayde those siely soules
that craft nor falsehood ment.
Wherefore if you (my Friend)
the like report will flée
Stand euer to the promise made,
and plighted troth to mée.
Those Dames of whome you spake
were constant (as you say)
But sure these Louers I alleage
vnfaithfull parts did play.
More cause haue I to doubt
of you (Tymetes) then,
For (as you sée) we Women are
more trustie than you men.

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Turberville, George. “Counsell returned by Pyndara to Tymetes, of constancie.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/turberville/22/.

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Turberville, George. “Counsell returned by Pyndara to Tymetes, of constancie.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/turberville/22/.

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