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The Whore of Babylon (Quarto, 1607)
The Whore of Babylon.
837You by your heauenly Influence change his vileues
839
Tita.
Oh: we remember it; you are condemnd?
840
Elf.
To Death.
842
Tita.
You had your hand
843Not coulored with his bloud.
845Vpon my vowed Loyalty.
847It was no actuall nor commenced violence
848That brought death with it, but intent of ill.
851Who pardons, hath a
share in halfe the guilt.
852You
strooke, our lawes not hard, yet what the edge
853Of Iu
stice could take from you, mercy giues you
854(Your life.) Yo haue it
signed, rize.
855
Pari.
May yon Clouds
858
Pathenophill with Campeius.
866When Princes giue life, they so bind men to 'em,
867That tru
sting them with too much, they vndo 'em.
869Great fortunes (eanrd thus) are great Slaueries:
870Snatcht from the common hangmans hands for this?
871To haue my mind feele torture! now I see,
873That tho we haue them, yet we scarce beleeue them.
Heart