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The Whore of Babylon (Quarto, 1607)
The Whore of Babylon.
1650My honored Friend Campeggio makes it cleere,
1651That it is lawfull.
1654
Raggazzoni, Palmio, Campeggio, & the Albonoys.
1656In such a noble worke your friends are neere;
1658Are for your vse, goe on; and let no heate
1660Before you take to Sea.
1662
Gen.
My dewtie.
1663
Pai.
This is the worthy Gentleman, to whome
1665
Pary.
Borne Sir in Fairy Land?
1666
Alba.
No marry Sir-An Albanois,
1667
Pary.
Then for proximitie
1668Of Countries, let vs enterchange acquaintance,
1669I wi
sh'd for your embracements, for your name
1670Is crown'd with titles of integritie,
1671Iudgement and Learning: let me vpon their Bases
1672Erect a piller, by which Babylon,
1673And all we may be
strengthned.
1674
Alba.
I pray be apert and plaine.
1675
Pary.
Then thus Sir; by the way of Argument
1680Commixt of halfe your kinsfolke, friends, and louers,
1681The other halfe sworne foes, (all countrimen;)
1682And that the leader of them were your father,
1683And that this leading father were so partiall,
1684That to preserue that halfe which loues you not,
1685Ye would loose that which loues you: & that to take
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