THE RAPE OF LVCRECE.
78540Here with a Cockeatrice dead killing eye,
541He row
seth vp him
selfe, and makes a pau
se,
542While
shee the pi
cture of pure pietie,
543Like a white Hinde vnder the grypes
sharpe clawes,
544Pleades in a wilderne
sse where are no lawes,
545 To the rough bea
st, that knowes no gentle right,
546 Nor ought obayes but his fowle appetite.
79547But when a black-fac'd clowd the world doth thret,
548In his dim mi
st th'a
spiring mountaines hiding:
549From earths dark-womb,
some gentle gu
st doth get,
550Which blow the
se pitchie vapours frō their biding:
551Hindring their pre
sent fall by this deuiding.
552 So his vnhallowed ha
st her words delayes,
553 And moodie PLVTO winks while Orpheus playes.
80554Yet fowle night-waking Cat he doth but dallie,
555While in his hold-fa
st foot the weak mou
se pāteth,
556Her
sad behauiour feedes his vulture follie,
557A
swallowing gulfe that euen in plentie wanteth.
558His eare her prayers admits, but his heart granteth
559 No penetrable entrance to her playning,
560 "Tears harden lu
st though marble were with ray
-ning. E 2