Had I a heart for falsehood framed, <br />I ne'er could injure you; <br />For though your tongue no promise claimed, <br />Your charms would make me true: <br />To you no soul shall bear deceit, <br />No stranger offer wrong; <br />But friends in all the aged you'll meet, <br />And lovers in the young. <br /> <br />For when they learn that you have blest <br />Another with your heart, <br />They'll bid aspiring passion rest, <br />And act a brother's part; <br />Then, lady, dread not here deceit, <br />Nor fear to suffer wrong; <br />For friends in all the aged you'll meet, <br />And lovers in the young.<br /><br />Richard Brinsley Sheridan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/had-i-a-heart-for-falsehood-framed/
