2191527This picture shee aduisedly perus'd,

1528And chid the Painter for his wondrous skill:

1529Saying, some shape in SINONS was abus'd,

1530So faire a forme lodg'd not a mind so ill,

1531And still on him shee gaz'd, and gazing still,

1532 Such signes of truth in his plaine face shee spied,

1533 That shee concludes, the Picture was belied.

2201534It cannot be (quoth she) that so much guile,

1535(Shee would haue said) can lurke in such a looke:

1536But TARQVINS shape, came in her mind the while,

1537And from her tongue, can lurk, from cannot, tooke

1538It cannot be, shee in that sence forsooke,

1539 And turn'd it thus, it cannot be I find,

1540 But such a face should beare a wicked mind.

2211541For euen as subtill SINON here is painted,

1542So sober sad, so wearie, and so milde,

1543(As if with griefe or trauaile he had fainted)

1544To me came TARQVIN armed to beguild

1545With outward honestie, but yet defild

1546 With inward vice, as PRIAM him did cherish:

1547 So did I TARQVIN, so my Troy did perish.