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The Whore of Babylon (Quarto, 1607)
The Whore of Babylon.
1298All the damb'd Crew, that would for gold teare off
1299The deuills beard: All schollers that doe eate
1302Their backes like Innocent Lambes, their minds like (woues,
1304Again
st their owne annointed; their owne Country,
1305Their very parent. And thus
shippes 'em hither.
1306To make em yours.
1308
1. Card.
Only to imploy them
1310With hony, hiue them, when they are droanes, de
stroy them.
1312Are three fit engines for vs.
1313
Empr.
Are they wrought?
1315Out of your Cup made wee them drunke with wines,
1318From lippe to lippe, in mid'
st of taking healths,
1319They tooke their owne damnation, if their bloud
1324A while for pleasure, and then hang them by,
1325Who Princes can vpbrayd, tis good they die.
1326For as in building sumptuous pallaces,
1328Till wee haue raized the Frame: and that being done,
1329(To grace the worke) we take the Scaffolds downe,
1336Looke Cheerefully; backs turn'd, no more thought vpon.
Emp.