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I will be true. Mad stars forsake their courses, / And, led by reckless meteors, turn away / From paths appointed by Eternal Forces. / But my fixed heart shall never go astray. / Like those calm worlds, whose sun-directed motion / Is undisturbed by strife of wind or sea, / So shall my swerveless and serene devotion / Sweep on forever, loyal unto thee.
I will be true. Light barks may be belated, / Or turned aside by every breeze at play; / While sturdy ships, well manned, and richly freighted, / With broad sails flying, anchor safe in bay. / Like some firm rock, that, steadfast and unshaken, / Stands all unmoved, while ebbing billows flee, / So would my heart stand, faithful if forsaken. / I will be true, though thou art false to me.