THE RAPE OF LVCRECE.
2401674Which
speechle
sse woe of his poore
she attendeth,
1675And his vntimelie frenzie thus awaketh,
1676Deare Lord, thy
sorrow to my
sorrow lendeth
1677Another power, no
floud by raining
slaketh,
1678My woe too
sencible thy pa
ssion maketh
1679 More feeling painfull, let it than
su
ffice
1680 To drowne on woe, one paire of weeping eyes.
2411681And for my
sake when I might charme thee
so,
1682For
shee that was thy
LVCRECE, now attend me,
1683Be
sodainelie reuenged on my Foe.
1684Thine, mine, his own,
suppo
se thou do
st defend me
1685From what is pa
st, the helpe that thou
shalt lend me
1686 Comes all too late, yet let the Traytor die,
1687 "For
sparing Iu
stice feeds iniquitie.
2421688But ere I name him, you faire Lords, quoth
shee,
1689(Speaking to tho
se that came with
COLATINE)
1690Shall plight your Honourable faiths to me,
1691With
swift pur
suit to venge this wrong of mine,
1692For 'tis a meritorious faire de
signe,
1693 To cha
se iniu
stice with reuengefull armes,
1694 Knights by their oaths
should right poore Ladies
harmes. M