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The Whore of Babylon (Quarto, 1607)
The Whore of Babylon.
1767Taylor for Ladies and gentlemen, and fooles, for I haue seene
1770in, that euer raiz'd spirit.
1776within a yeare after they are married; and within halfe a yeare
1777after they be widdowes, knights vndo them: they'le giue a 100.
1778pound to be dubd ladies, and to ride in a coach, when they haue
1780
Truth, I met in one
street a number of men in gowns, with papers
1781in their hands, what are all those?
1783That beat the kingdom leuell, keep it smooth
1784And without rubs: they are the poore mans captaine,
1785The rich mans souldier, and cal'd Lawiers.
1787
Truth.
A few.
1788
Plain.
I wondred what they were, I asked one of them if they
1794follow me? Is our Time mad?
1800
another with rich gloues in a boxe, another with a bridle, Time, Truth
1801
with her banner, and Plain-dealing enter &
stand aloofe beholding all.
1802
Time.
See there's the Caue, where that Hyena lurkes,
That