16031498King. O paradox, Blacke is the badge of Hell,

16041499The hue of dungions, and the Schoole of night:

16051500And beauties crest becomes the heauens well.

16061501Ber. Diuels soonest tempt resembling spirites of light.

16071502O if in blacke my Ladyes browes be deckt,

16081503It mournes, that painting vsurping haire

16091504Should rauish dooters with a false aspect:

16101505And therefore is she borne to make blacke fayre.

16111506Her fauour turnes the fashion of the dayes,

16121507For natiue blood is counted paynting now:

16131508And therefore redd that would auoyde disprayse,

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 Mistresses dare neuer come in raine,

16201515For feare their colours should be washt away.

16211516King. Twere good yours did: for sir to tell you plaine,

16221517Ile finde a fayrer face not washt to day.

16231518Ber. Ile proue her faire, or talke till doomse-day heere.

16241519King. No Diuel will fright thee then so much as shee.

16251520Duma. I neuer knew man holde vile stuffe 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 forsworne.

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.

16381533Duma. Some salue for periurie.

16391534Ber. O tis more then neede.

16401535Haue at you then affections men at armes,