The Works of J. W. von Goethe/Volume 9/Exculpation

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EXCULPATION.

Wilt thou dare to blame the woman for her seeming sudden changes.
⁠Swaying east and swaying westward, as the breezes shake the tree?
Fool! thy selfish thought misguides thee—find the man that never ranges;
⁠Woman wavers but to seek him—is not then the fault in thee?

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