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The Whore of Babylon (Quarto, 1607)
The Whore of Babylon.
2556
Fid.
Better, his yeas goe naked, and your noes
2557Very well clokd: off, come, truth naked goes,
2558And heres his naked truth.
---Shewes his drawn dagger.
2559
Tyta.
Againe.
2562May grieue at traytors falles but not forgiue.
2565
Omn.
Away with him.
2567We haue one foote.
2568
Fid.
I, I, looke to the head.
2569The hangman cures those members.
2570
Tita.
What is done?
2572Haue raisde an Armie both by sea and land.
2574That the world owes (true hearts:) their wōbes are ful,
2575Of noble spirits, each man in his face
2577So thickly on the decke, so brauely plum'd,
2578(The Silken
steamers wauing ore their heades)
2580And that the iollie young
sters of your townes,
2581Had flockt togither in gay multitudes,
2582For May-games, and for summer merriments,
2584So many Faieries neuer dwelt at once,
2586The drum that gaue the call, could not be heard
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