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The Whore of Babylon (Quarto, 1607)
1
PROLOGVE.
2
THe Charmes of
silence through this Square be throwne,
3That an vn-vsde Attention (like a Iewell)
4May hang at euery eare, for wee present
5Matter aboue the vulgar Argument:
8And this our peice) may reach the mi
stery:
10But as in Lantskip, Townes and Woods appeare
11Small a farre off, yet to the Optick sence,
13So, winged Time that long agoe flew hence
17There hold it but two howres, It
shall from Graues
18Raize vp the dead: vpon this narrow floore
19Swell vp an Ocean, (with an Armed Fleete,)
20And lay the Dragon at a Doues soft feete.
23When Iudgement goes vpright: for tho the Muse
24(Thats thus in
spir'de) a Nouell path does tread,