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The Whore of Babylon (Quarto, 1607)
The Whore of Babylon.
2405With such big bellies, all the linnen's gone,
2406To finde them linnen and in Babylon,
2407That ther's not one ragge left,
2410Which from their riuers beate their water-fowle,
2412And pluckt the Halcions winges that roue at sea,
2413And made their wilde-duckes vnder-water diue,
2414So long, that some neuer came vp aliue.
2415This Sea-pie Babylon, her bug-Beare calles,
2418For him thei'le cudgell vs: will you ha the troth?
2420But yours, and ours (sweete maide) can doe her good.
2423
Flor.
Good Lady dread not you, what ere befall.
2427Feare a Tyrants Arme?
2428Tyrants may kill vs, but not doe vs harme.
2431We entertaynd your speech (as we remember)
2433To fire which you were praid.
2435Albeit it were again
st our life.
2437
Tyta.
We forget them not: at that time
2438Here was but one, (true) but one counceller,
Who
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