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The Authour.
With that the Lady Sabrine slinckt from sight,I lookt about, and then me thought againe
Approched straight an other wofull wight:
It seemde as thoughe with doggs he had bin slaine,
The bloud from all his members torne amaine
Ran downe: his clothes were also torne and rente,
And from his bloudy throte these plaints he sente.
LENUOY.
A woefull thing mee thought this tale to heare,
That pittie could not moue Queene Guendoline,
When Locrine both and Elstride ended were,
Which had committed facts adulterine,
Th'adulter slayne and eke his concubine,
Not so her cruell minde could bee content,
But in reuenge to slay the Innocent.
That pittie could not moue Queene Guendoline,
When Locrine both and Elstride ended were,
Which had committed facts adulterine,
Th'adulter slayne and eke his concubine,
Not so her cruell minde could bee content,
But in reuenge to slay the Innocent.
What maruayle though shee were of such a minde,
So cruell not to spare her husbands bastard small:
Sith that of gelosie wee often finde
Examples passing reason naturall.
Of Porrex mother, reade the life who shall,
Which slew her only sonne, eke Progne was content,
To sley her sonne an harmelesse Innocent.
So cruell not to spare her husbands bastard small:
Sith that of gelosie wee often finde
Examples passing reason naturall.
Of Porrex mother, reade the life who shall,
Which slew her only sonne, eke Progne was content,
To sley her sonne an harmelesse Innocent.
Medaa eke when Iason her forsooke,
And children twayne, which yong by him shee had,
Full cruelly a sword in hand shee tooke,
Reft both their liues, as cruell monster mad.
Was not Agaues cruelty so bad,
Which Pentheus her sonne to sley could bee content,
Because hee nilde to Bacchanalls assent?
And children twayne, which yong by him shee had,
Full cruelly a sword in hand shee tooke,
Reft both their liues, as cruell monster mad.
Was not Agaues cruelty so bad,
Which Pentheus her sonne to sley could bee content,
Because hee nilde to Bacchanalls assent?
I will no more of these as now recite,
Whose cruelty deserued all disgrace:
Nor yet in generall thus wise I write,
The worthy sexe of women to deface.
Tis gelosie reproued here in place.
But now I turne to Madan all to rent,
Which next on stage thus wise to talke him bent.
Whose cruelty deserued all disgrace:
Nor yet in generall thus wise I write,
The worthy sexe of women to deface.
Tis gelosie reproued here in place.
But now I turne to Madan all to rent,
Which next on stage thus wise to talke him bent.
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