THE RAPE OF LVCRECE.
1891317Be
sides the life and feeling of her pa
ssion,
1318Shee hoords to
spend, when he is by to heare her,
1319When
sighs, & grones, & tears may grace the fa
shiō
1320Of her di
sgrace, the better
so to cleare her
1321From that
su
spiciō which the world might bear her.
1322 To
shun this blot,
shee would not blot the letter
1323 With words, till a
ction might becom thē better.
1901324To
see
sad
sights, moues more then heare them told,
1325For then the eye interpretes to the eare
1326The heauie motion that it doth behold,
1327When euerie part, a part of woe doth beare.
1328Tis but a part of
sorrow that we heare,
1329 Deep
sounds make le
sser noi
se thē
shallow foords,
1330 And
sorrow ebs, being blown with wind of words.
1911331Her letter now is
seal'd, and on it writ
1332At
ARDEA to my Lord with more then ha
st,
1333The Po
st attends, and
shee deliuers it,
1334Charging the
sowr-fac'd groome, to high as fa
st 1335As lagging fowles before the Northerne bla
st,
1336 Speed more then
speed, but dul &
slow
she deems,
1337 Extremity
still vrgeth
such extremes.
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