131911When Trueth and Vertue haue to do with thee,

912A thousand crosses 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 else 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 treason, forgerie, and shift,

921Guilty of incest that abhomination,

922An accessarie by thine inclination.

923 To all sinnes past and all that are to come,

924 From the creation to the generall doome.

133925Misshapen time, copesmate of vgly night,

926Swift subtle post, carrier of grieslie care,

927Eater of youth, false slaue to false delight:

928Base watch of woes, sins packhorse, vertues snare.

929Thou noursest all, and murthrest 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 repose?

934Canceld my fortunes, and inchained me

935To endlesse date of neuer-ending woes?

936Times office 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 falshood, 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 dust their glitring golden towrs.