Lucrece (Quarto, 1594)

Author: William Shakespeare

Editor: Hardy M. Cook

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Lucrece (Modern)
- Work
- Stanza
  1. Dedication
  2. Argument
  3. 1 — 5
  4. 6 — 10
  5. 11 — 15
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Lucrece (Quarto, 1594)
- Work
- Stanza
  1. Titlepage
  2. Dedication
  3. Argument
  4. 1 — 5
  5. 6 — 10
  6. 11 — 15
  7. 16 — 20
  8. 21 — 25
  9. 26 — 30
  10. 31 — 35
  11. 36 — 40
  12. 41 — 45
  13. 46 — 50
  14. 51 — 55
  15. 56 — 60
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  26. 111 — 115
  27. 116 — 120
  28. 121 — 125
  29. 126 — 130
  30. 131 — 135
  31. 136 — 140
  32. 141 — 145
  33. 146 — 150
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  35. 156 — 160
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  45. 206 — 210
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  48. 221 — 225
  49. 226 — 230
  50. 231 — 235
  51. 236 — 240
  52. 241 — 245
  53. 246 — 250
  54. 251 — 255
  55. 256 — 260
  56. 261 — 265
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THE RAPE OF LVCRECE.

¶No man inueigh against the withered flowre,
1255But chide rough winter that the flowre hath kild,
¶Not that deuour'd, but that which doth deuour
¶Is worthie blame, ô let it not be hild
¶Poore womens faults, that they are so fulfild
¶_VVith mens abuses, those proud Lords to blame,
1260_Make weak-made womē tenants to their shame.

¶The president whereof in LVCRECE view,
¶Assail'd by night with circumstances strong
¶Of present death, and shame that might insue.
¶By that her death to do her husband wrong,
1265Such danger to resistance did belong:
¶_That dying feare through all her bodie spred,
¶_And who cannot abuse a bodie dead?

¶By this milde patience bid faire LVCRECE speake,
¶To the poore counterfaite of her complayning,
1270My girle, quoth shee, on what occasion breake
¶Those tears frō thee, that downe thy cheeks are raig-(ning?
¶If thou dost weepe for griefe of my sustaining: 
¶_Know gentle wench it small auailes my mood,
¶_If tears could help, mine own would do me good.
I 3_

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