Dr. C's Brit Lit

Thursday, May 07, 2015

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The Constant Lover

OUT upon it, I have loved
Three whole days together!
And am like to love three more,
If it prove fair weather.

Time shall moult away his wings	5
Ere he shall discover
In the whole wide world again
Such a constant lover.

But the spite on 't is, no praise
Is due at all to me:	10
Love with me had made no stays,
Had it any been but she.

Had it any been but she,
And that very face,
There had been at least ere this	15
A dozen dozen in her place.

1. In the first stanza of “The Constant Lover,” how long has the speaker loved?

2. According to lines 3-4, what conditions are necessary for the speaker to continue to love?

3. In the second stanza, how long will it be before Time will find a lover as constant as the speaker?

4. According to stanza 3, why is praise not due the speaker?

5. In the last stanza, what reason does the speaker give for not leaving his lady for another “a dozen dozen” women?