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The Whore of Babylon (Quarto, 1607)
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THE WHORE
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of Babylon.
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Empre
s
s
e of Babylon: her Canopie supported by 4. Cardinals: 2. persons in
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Pontificall roabes on either hand, the one bearing a sword, the other the
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keies: before her 3. Kings crowned, behinde her Friers, &c.
58With adoration of all dazeled eies,
59Should breath thus long, and grow so full of daies,
60Be fruitfull as the Vine, in sonnes and daughters,
61(All Emperors, Kings, and Queenes) that (like to Cedars
64Heightened our glories, whil
st we held vp them:
66And almo
st three parts ours, and that the nations,
69Should vs acknowledge to be head supreame
70To this great body (for a world of yeares:)
71Yet now, when we had made our Crowne compleat,
72And clos'd it
strongly with a triple arch,
73And had inrich'd it with those pretious jewels
74Few Princes euer see (white haires) euen now
76Of our true Soueraignty, clipt, and abas'd.
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