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The Whore of Babylon (Quarto, 1607)
The Whore of Babylon.
951Graues where their honors
shall lie buried,
952They pray to haue their virgins wait on you,
953That you would be their mother, and their nurse,
954Their Guardian and their Gouernour; when Princes
955Haue their liues giuen 'em, fine and golden threds
956Are drawne and spun (for them) by the good fates,
957That they may lift vp others in low
states.
962Not how they ha bin, but how I might relieue them.
963
Parthenophill.
965(Ri
sing but onely in this poynt of heauen,
966Spred through the world, So that a Prince (made wretched,
967By his vnhappy father, that lies
slaine
968By barbarous swords, and in his goary wounds,
969Drownes all the hopes of his po
steritie)
970Hether, is like an orphan come (from farre)
972That would defeat him of his portion.
973
Tita.
Pittie and we had talke before you came,
974She hath not taken yet her hand from ours,
976Behold that Prince: good workes are theirs, not ou'rs;
979
Fideli Florimell the
states of the countries,
980
Parthenophill Elfyron, the Prince of
981
Portugal.
982
To the States.
983
Auxilio tutos dimittam, opibusque Iuuabo.
984
Non ignara mali, miseris succurrere disco.
Exeunt.
985
The third King to the King of Portugall.
987White haires like
siluer cloudes a priuiledge haue,
Not