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The Whore of Babylon (Quarto, 1607)
The Whore of Babylon.
1845The higher villaines climbe, they fall the higher.
1848the collours? thou ha
st collour enough in thy face already, thou
1850two rapiers in the whole regiment: now they mu
ster, now they
1851double their files: marke how their hands juggle, and lay about;
1854
Tim.
To death; their falles, thus Time and Truth proclaime,
1856Lets follow them.
1857
Plain.
To the gallowes? not I; what doe we know, but this
1858freckled face queane, may be a witch.
1860That keepes the inchanted towers of Babylon.
1861This is the Truth, that did bewitch thee once.
1863The goodlie
st woman that euer wore fore part of Sattin:
1865or 3. Nations; how quickly they were carbuneles & rich
stones?
1866now
shee is more vgly then a bawd.
1868In mens eyes, till they see me, and then they loath her.
1870
Plain.
With hue and crie, now I know her: this villanous drab is
1871bawd, now I remember, to the Whore of Babylon; and weele ne-
1873ples with drinking Aquauite, the common drinke of all bawdes:
1874come.
Exeunt.
1875
Titania, Elfiron, Florimel, a gentleman
standing aloofe,
1876
and Ropus.
1879
Fidel.
The Moone that from your beames did borrow light,
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