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The Whore of Babylon (Quarto, 1607)
The Whore of Babylon.
410Trophies of reuerend Age, fall by our
stroaks,
411Nor
shall the brier, or hawthorne (growing vnder)
412Feare them, but flie to them, to get from thunder,
414Weele build about our waters wooden walles.
417
Flor.
Parthenophill, a Fairie Peere.
418
Titan.
Parthenophill.
422From whence, they'l vs not learne, and doe intreat
423Faire, and a free acce
s
s
e.
427As here at hand, hither them drawes, prote
sting
429That they the tribute of their loues may pay,
431
Titan.
Allow them entrance.
432
Parth.
They in a Fairie maske, the argument
433Of this their dutie, gladly would present.
436
fetch them in, who
enter bare headed the three Kings queintly attired
440You are no Fairies.
441
All three.
No: but wounded louers.
444We know you not: what are you? and from whence?
446He lends them his complexion, giues me birth,
(a) Spaine
447The Indian and his gold are both my
slaues,
Vpon
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