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The Whore of Babylon (Quarto, 1607)
The Whore of Babylon.
2624Be full of courage Lordes as ya're in yeares.
2625For this be sure weele not out-liue our peeres.
2631
Truth and Plaine-dealing leading souldiers with drum
2632
and colours, Time meeting them.
2634
Plai: Nay, when we come to binde vp the whore of Babilons
2637
Time,
Incorporate this to you then: tis the mandate
2638Of your Liefetenant Generall. You fight
2639In your great Faieries quarrell, and Truthes right,
2640Stand therefore too't.
2642Or to cry out of warlike kybes in the heele.
2644The bre
st-plates fetcht from thine owne Armoury,
2645Let euery souldier weare one, on each leader
2647That may as faithfull be to his good sword
2648As thou art to his heart: head all the speares
2649With gold of Angell-proofe. Sit like a doue
2650Vpon the Horsmans helme, and on his face
2652Goe, beate thy drum, that men may know thy march,
2654Souldiers may sweare thei'le follow none but thine. Away.
2657On, what doe you set me to?
Plai. Yonder's
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