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The Whore of Babylon (Quarto, 1607)
The Whore of Babylon.
1260
Empe.
What followes?
1262And be the
steptdame; wanton her no more
1263On your Indulgent knee,
signe no more pardons
1265But let it be a meritorious Act:
1266Make it a ladder for the soule to climbe,
1267Lift from the hindges all the gates of heauen;
1268To make way for him that
shall kill her.
1269
Omnes.
Good.
1271Or els a Saints place and Canonize him;
1273That sylly soules may go on pilgrimage,
1275As a mo
st reuerent relique.
1278
Empe.
Her fayrie Lordes
1279(That play the Pilots nowe, and
steere her kingdome
1280In fowle
st weather) as white bearded corne
1281Bowes his proud head before th'imperiall windes,
1282Shall soly groueling (heere) when that day comes.
1285
1. King.
Is not the good and politique Satyran
1289They haue
strange workings (down-wards) into hel.
1290
Emp.
That Satiran is this hand: his braines a forge
1291Still working for ys he's the trew set clocke
1292By which we goe, and of our houres doth keepe
1295Vnder your holy cullors and forsake
1297Whose heartes are Babylonized: all the Mutiners
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