THE RAPE OF LVCRECE.
2281590Which when her
sad beholding husband
saw,
1591Amazedlie in her
sad face he
stares:
1592Her eyes though
sod in tears look'd red and raw,
1593Her liuelie colour kil'd with deadlie cares,
1594He hath no power to aske her how
shee fares,
1595 Both
stood like old acquaintance in a trance,
1596 Met far from home, wondring ech others chance.
2291597At la
st he takes her by the bloudle
sse hand,
1598And thus begins: what vncouth ill euent
1599Hath thee befalne, that thou do
st trembling
stand?
1600Sweet loue what
spite hath thy faire colour
spent?
1601Why art thou thus attir'd in di
scontent?
1602 Vnmaske deare deare, this moodie heauine
sse,
1603 And tell thy griefe, that we may giue redre
sse.
2301604Three times with
sighes
shee giues her
sorrow
fire,
1605Ere once
shee can di
scharge one word of woe:
1606At length addre
st to an
swer his de
sire,
1607Shee mode
stlie prepares, to let them know
1608Her Honor is tane pri
soner by the Foe,
1609 While
COLATINE and his con
sorted Lords,
1610 With
sad attention long to heare her words.
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