16031498King. O paradox, Blacke is the badge of Hell,
16041499The hue of dungions, and the Schoole of night:
16051500And beauties cre
st becomes the heauens well.
16061501Ber. Diuels
soone
st tempt re
sembling
spirites of light.
16071502O if in blacke my Ladyes browes be deckt,
16081503It mournes, that painting v
surping haire
16091504Should raui
sh dooters with a fal
se a
spe
ct:
16101505And therefore is
she borne to make blacke fayre.
16111506Her fauour turnes the fa
shion of the dayes,
16121507For natiue blood is counted paynting now:
16131508And therefore redd that would auoyde di
spray
se,
16141509Paintes it
selfe blacke, to imitate her brow.
16151510Duma. To looke like her are Chimnie-
sweepers blake.
16161511Long. And
since her time are Colliers counted bright.
16171512King. And
AEthiops of their
sweete complexion crake.
16181513Duma. Darke needes no Candles now, for darke is light.
16191514Ber. Your Mi
stre
sses dare neuer come in raine,
16201515For feare their colours
should be wa
sht away.
16211516King. Twere good yours did: for
sir to tell you plaine,
16221517Ile
finde a fayrer face not wa
sht to day.
16231518Ber. Ile proue her faire, or talke till doom
se-day heere.
16241519King. No Diuel will fright thee then
so much as
shee.
16251520Duma. I neuer knew man holde vile
stu
ffe
so deare.
16261521Long. Looke, heer's thy loue, my foote and her face
see.
16271522Ber O if the
streetes were paued with thine eyes,
16281523Her feete were much too daintie for
such tread.
16291524Duma. O vile, then as
she goes what vpward lyes?
16301525The
streete
should
see as
she walkt ouer head.
16311526King. But what of this, are we not all in loue?
16321527Ber. O nothing
so
sure, and thereby all for
sworne.
16331528King. Then leaue this chat, and good
Berowne now proue
16341529Our louing lawfull, and our fayth not torne.
16351530Duma. I marie there,
some
flatterie for this euyll.
16361531Long. O
some authoritie how to proceede,
16371532Some tricks,
some quillets, how to cheate the diuell.
16401535Haue at you then a
ffe
ctions men at armes,
Consi-
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