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The Whore of Babylon (Quarto, 1607)
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another with rich gloues in a boxe, another with a bridle, Time, Truth
1801
with her banner, and Plain-dealing enter &
stand aloofe beholding all.
1802
Time.
See there's the Caue, where that Hyena lurkes,
1803That counterfets thy voyce, and calles forth men
1807Doomes day; father Time, what conduit-pipes are these, that
1808breake out of the earth thus?
1812Through Fairies hearts, to turne them into elues:
1818Is cloath'd in garments of hypocri
sie.
1822That Bull mu
st bellow, at the Flamins gate:
1825Beeing all inclos'd: that bull will on his backe
1826Beare all.
1827
Plain.
Whither? whither?
1829That will but
sit him, till with hoofe or horne,
1830He goare the annointed Fairie.
1832people: I
should once haue rid vpon one of thē, but he that beg'd
1836With imprecations, if that blade he
sheath not,
1838
Plain.
O rogue! what good cloathes hee weares, and yet is a (villaine?
1845The higher villaines climbe, they fall the higher.
1848the collours? thou ha
st collour enough in thy face already, thou
1850two rapiers in the whole regiment: now they mu
ster, now they
1851double their files: marke how their hands juggle, and lay about;
1854
Tim.
To death; their falles, thus Time and Truth proclaime,
1856Lets follow them.
1857
Plain.
To the gallowes? not I; what doe we know, but this
1858freckled face queane, may be a witch.
1860That keepes the inchanted towers of Babylon.
1861This is the Truth, that did bewitch thee once.
1863The goodlie
st woman that euer wore fore part of Sattin:
1865or 3. Nations; how quickly they were carbuneles & rich
stones?
1866now
shee is more vgly then a bawd.
1868In mens eyes, till they see me, and then they loath her.
1870
Plain.
With hue and crie, now I know her: this villanous drab is
1871bawd, now I remember, to the Whore of Babylon; and weele ne-
1873ples with drinking Aquauite, the common drinke of all bawdes:
1874come.
Exeunt.