THE RAPE OF LVCRECE.
1441002The ba
ser is he comming from a King,
1003To
shame his hope with deedes degenerate,
1004The mightier man the mightier is the thing
1005That makes him honord, or begets him hate:
1006For greate
st scandall waits on greate
st state.
1007 The Moone being clouded, pre
sently is mi
st,
1008 But little
stars may hide them when they li
st.
1451009The Crow may bath his coaleblacke wings in mire,
1010And vnperceau'd
flie with the
filth away,
1011But if the like the
snow-white Swan de
sire,
1012The
staine vppon his
siluer Downe will
stay.
1013Poore grooms are
sightles night, kings glorious day,
1014 Gnats are vnnoted where
soere they
flie,
1015 But Eagles gaz'd vppon with euerie eye.
1461016Out idle wordes,
seruants to
shallow fooles,
1017Vnpro
fitable
sounds, weake arbitrators,
1018Bu
sie your
selues in skill contending
schooles,
1019Debate where ley
sure
serues with dull debators:
1020To trembling Clients be you mediators,
1021 For me, I force not argument a
straw,
1022 Since that my ca
se is pa
st the helpe of law.
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