THE RAPE OF LVCRECE.
132918Guilty thou art of murther, and of theft,
919Guilty of periurie, and
subornation,
920Guilty of trea
son, forgerie, and
shift,
921Guilty of ince
st that abhomination,
922An acce
ssarie by thine inclination.
923 To all
sinnes pa
st and all that are to come,
924 From the creation to the generall doome.
133925Mi
sshapen time, cope
smate of vgly night,
926Swift
subtle po
st, carrier of grie
slie care,
927Eater of youth, fal
se
slaue to fal
se delight:
928Ba
se watch of woes,
sins packhor
se, vertues
snare.
929Thou nour
se
st all, and murthre
st all that are.
930 O heare me then, iniurious
shifting time,
931 Be guiltie of my death
since of my crime.
134932Why hath thy
seruant opportunity
933Betraide the howres thou gau'
st me to repo
se?
934Canceld my fortunes, and inchained me
935To endle
sse date of neuer-ending woes?
936Times o
ffice is to
fine the hate of
foes,
937 To eate vp errours by opinion bred,
938 Not
spend the dowrie of a lawfull bed.
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