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The Whore of Babylon (Quarto, 1607)
The Whore of Babylon.
265But wiselier.
266
Tres.
How?
268Hold Beacons in their eies (blazing with fire
269Of a hot-seeming zeale) to watch our entrance,
272They are the kingdoms mu
sicke, they the Organs,
274Set them but out of tune, alls out of square,
275Pull downe the Church, and none can it repaire,
276But he that builds it: this is the faggot band
277That binds all fa
st: vndoo't, vndoe the land---
281That hold the roofe of yon Starre-chamber vp,
282From dropping downe to grinde the world to du
st,
283You
shall to Fairie land.
284
Card. omnes.
A joyfull voyage.
286Haue not their voyces cleere, the
streame of ceremony
290To draw vnto our
shores the Fairie whales.
292And all we are, is not cleane driuen from thence,
295During her moneth of mourning: here we write you
297That doe: your hire's aboue.
298
Card. omnes.
We know it well.
300Rowe in your
streames, when they grow cold in working,
301And weary of their owne waters, that the sayles
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