131911When Trueth and Vertue haue to do with thee,
912A thou
sand cro
sses keepe them from thy aide:
913They buie thy helpe, but
sinne nere giues a fee,
914He gratis comes, and thou art well apaide,
915As well to heare, as graunt what he hath
saide.
916 My
COLATINE would el
se haue come to me,
917 When
TARQVIN did, but he was
staied by thee.
132918Guilty thou art of murther, and of theft,
919Guilty of periurie, and
subornation,
920Guilty of trea
son, forgerie, and
shift,
921Guilty of ince
st that abhomination,
922An acce
ssarie by thine inclination.
923 To all
sinnes pa
st and all that are to come,
924 From the creation to the generall doome.
133925Mi
sshapen time, cope
smate of vgly night,
926Swift
subtle po
st, carrier of grie
slie care,
927Eater of youth, fal
se
slaue to fal
se delight:
928Ba
se watch of woes,
sins packhor
se, vertues
snare.
929Thou nour
se
st all, and murthre
st all that are.
930 O heare me then, iniurious
shifting time,
931 Be guiltie of my death
since of my crime.
134932Why hath thy
seruant opportunity
933Betraide the howres thou gau'
st me to repo
se?
934Canceld my fortunes, and inchained me
935To endle
sse date of neuer-ending woes?
936Times o
ffice is to
fine the hate of
foes,
937 To eate vp errours by opinion bred,
938 Not
spend the dowrie of a lawfull bed.
135939Times glorie is to calme contending Kings,
940To vnmaske fal
shood, and bring truth to light,
941To
stampe the
seale of time in aged things,
942To wake the morne, and Centinell the night,
943To wrong the wronger till he render right,
944 To ruinate proud buildings with thy howres,
945 And
smeare with du
st their glitring golden towrs.