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<TITLE THE REUENGERS TRAGAEDIE.>
<SN ACT.I. SCAE.I.>
<SSD ENTER VENDICI,THE DUKE,DUTCHESSE,LUSURIOSO HER SONNE,
SPURIO THE BASTARD,WITH A TRAINE,PASSE OUER THE
STAGE WITH TORCH-LIGHT.>
<Q VINDI.> DVKE: ROYALL LETCHER; GOE, GRAY HAYRDE ADULTERY,
AND THOU HIS SONNE AS IMPIOUS STEEPT AS HEE:
AND THOU HIS BASTARD TRUE-BEGOTT IN EVILL:
AND THOU HIS DUTCHESSE THAT WILL DOE WITH DIUILL,
FOURE EXLENT CHARACTERS---O THAT MARROW-LESSE AGE,
WOULD STUFFE THE HOLLOW BONES WITH DAMBD DESIRES,
AND STEAD OF HEATE KINDLE INFERNALL FIRES,
WITHIN THE SPEND-THRIFT VEYNES OF A DRYE DUKE,
A PARCHT AND IUICELESSE LUXUR. O GOD^ ONE
THAT HAS SCARCE BLOUD INOUGH TO LIUE VPON.
AND HEE TO RYOT IT LIKE A SONNE AND HEYRE?
O THE THOUGHT OF THAT
TURNES MY ABUSED HEART-STRINGS INTO FRET,
THOU SALLOW PICTURE OF MY POYSONED LOUE,
MY STUDIES ORNAMENT, THOU SHELL OF DEATH,
ONCE THE BRIGHT FACE OF MY BETROTHED LADY,
WHEN LIFE AND BEAUTY NATURALLY FILD OUT
THESE RAGGED IMPERFECTIONS;
WHEN TWO-HEAUEN POINTED DIAMONDS WERE . . .
