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The Whore of Babylon (Quarto, 1607)
The Whore of Babylon.
1340They scarce are worth the killing: with the Larke
1341(The morning's fawlkner) so they may mount hie,
1343What are they but leane hungry Crowes that tyre
1344Vpon the mangled quarters of a Realme?
1345And on the house-tops of Nobilitie
1346(If there they can but
sit) like fatall Rauens,
1347Or Skrich-Owles croake their fals and hoarsely bode,
1350
Emp.
True: like corrupted Churchmē they are doues,
1351That haue eate carrion: home weele therefore send
1353Of their owne countrey, when their venemous bags
1355Are full and vpon bur
sting: let them there
1356Weaue in their politicke loomes nets to catch flies;
1357To vs they are but Pothecary drugs,
1358Which we will take as Phy
sicall pils, not food:
1359Vse them as lancets to let others bloud,
1360That haue foule bodies, care not whom you wound,
1362
Omn.
Here come they.
1365In honours and our fauour: you haue thru
st
1366Your armes into our cofers, haue you not?
1368
Camp.
And into our owne,
1369Haue rayned downe
showers of gold.
1372Be you but duteous tributarie
streames:
1373But is your temper right? are not the edges
1375Doe not your hearts
sinke downe yet? will you on?
All 3. Stood
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