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The Rape of Lucrece.
Sad Pause and deep Regard beseems the Sage,
My part is youth, and beats these from the stage;
Desire my pilot is, Beauty my prise,
Then who fears sinking where such treasure lies.
My part is youth, and beats these from the stage;
Desire my pilot is, Beauty my prise,
Then who fears sinking where such treasure lies.
As corn ore-grown by weeds, so heedful fear
Is almost choakt by unresisted lust,
Away he steals with open listning care,
Full of foul hope, and full of fond mistrust:
Both which as servitors to the unjust,
So cross him with their opposite Perswasion,
That now he vows a league, and now invasion.
Is almost choakt by unresisted lust,
Away he steals with open listning care,
Full of foul hope, and full of fond mistrust:
Both which as servitors to the unjust,
So cross him with their opposite Perswasion,
That now he vows a league, and now invasion.
Within his thought her heavenly image sits,
And in the self same seat sits Colatine,
That eye which looks on her, confounds his wits,
That eye which him beholds, as more divine
Unto a view so false will not encline:
But with a pure appeal seeks to the heart,
Which once corrupted, takes the worser part.
And in the self same seat sits Colatine,
That eye which looks on her, confounds his wits,
That eye which him beholds, as more divine
Unto a view so false will not encline:
But with a pure appeal seeks to the heart,
Which once corrupted, takes the worser part.
And therein heartens up his servile powers,
Who flattered by their leaders jocund show,
Stuff up his lust, as minutes fill up howers:
And as their Captain, so their pride doth grow;
Paying more slavish tribute than they owe.
By reprobate desire thus madly led
The Romane Lord doth march to Lucrece bed.
Who flattered by their leaders jocund show,
Stuff up his lust, as minutes fill up howers:
And as their Captain, so their pride doth grow;
Paying more slavish tribute than they owe.
By reprobate desire thus madly led
The Romane Lord doth march to Lucrece bed.
The locks between her chamber and his will,
Each one by him enforst, recites his ward,
Each one by him enforst, recites his ward,
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