THE RAPE OF LVCRECE.
75519So thy
suruiuing husband
shall remaine
520The
scornefull marke of euerie open eye,
521Thy kin
smen hang their heads at this di
sdaine,
522Thy i
ssue blur'd with namele
sse ba
stardie;
523And thou the author of their obloquie,
524 Shalt haue thy tre
spa
sse cited vp in rimes,
525 And
sung by children in
succeeding times.
76526But if thou yeeld, I re
st thy
secret friend,
527The fault vnknowne, is as a thought vna
cted,
528"A little harme done to a great good end,
529For lawfull pollicie remaines ena
cted.
530"The poy
sonous
simple
sometime is compa
cted
531 In a pure compound; being
so applied,
532 His venome in e
ffe
ct is puri
fied.
77533Then for thy husband and thy childrens
sake,
534Tender my
suite, bequeath not to their lot
535The
shame that from them no deui
se can take,
536The blemi
sh that will neuer be forgot:
537Wor
se then a
slaui
sh wipe, or birth howrs blot,
538 For markes di
scried in mens natiuitie,
539 Are natures faultes, not their owne infamie.
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