Versos English A. Cleveland Coxe Caution

English poem

Caution

by (1818–1896)

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Break not tryste with tender hearts, They ask not oaths for trust; A look—a smile—to them imparts What—answered with a tear that starts, Is sealed, if thou art just!

Learn this lesson, not too late; ’Twill save some gentle eye, That often at her garden gate, Strains sight and ear to watch and wait, And droops—she tells not why.