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The Whore of Babylon (Quarto, 1607)
The Whore of Babylon.
2513Thy ladder's but thus hie: courage, to kill
2514Ten men I
should not freeze thus: yet her murder
2515Cannot be named bloud-
shed, for her Faieries
2516Are all of faith, and fealty a
s
s
oyled,
2518Her crowne is now not hers; vpon the paine
2520I climbe to heauen by this, climbe then and
slay her.
2522Ran mad for
sleepe, and died Princes that plunge
2526And make mine arme reuolt) I might haue colour
2528An Angel thru
sts this iron into my hand,
2529My warrant
signd from Babylon to kill her,
2534Tis done, tis done, All you ble
st powers I charme,
2535Now, now, knit all your
sinewes to this arme.
2537Fidely, Florimel, Parthenophil, Elfiron, the Ladies,
2538
a Guard, and the Doctors Cozen.
2540
Fid.
The hand of Angels guide vs: Shees not heere,
2548This learned knaue is sworne to murder thee.
Fid. Hah: