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1594
THE RAPE OF LUCRECE
by William Shakespeare
DEDICATION
TO THE
RIGHT HONOURABLE
HENRY WRIOTHESLEY��
EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON�察�AND BARON
OF TITCHFIELD
The love I dedicate to your lordship is without end�此�whereof this
pamphlet�察�without beginning is but a superfluous moiety。 The warrant I
have of your honourable disposition�察�not the worth of my untutored
lines�察�make it assured of acceptance。 What I have done is yours��
what I have to do is yours�察�being part in all I have�察�devoted yours。
Were my worth greater�察�my duty would show greater�察�meantime�察�as it is��
it is bound to your lordship�察�to whom I wish long life still
lengthened with all happiness。
Your lordship's in all duty��
William Shakespeare
THE ARGUMENT
Lucius Tarquinius�察�for his excessive pride surnamed Superbus��
after he had caused his own father´in´law Servius Tullius to be
cruelly murdered�察�and�察�contrary to the Roman laws and customs�察�not
requiring or staying for the people's suffrages�察�had possessed himself
of the kingdom�察�went accompanied with his sons and other noblemen of
Rome�察�to besiege Ardea。 During which siege the principal men of the
army meeting one evening at the tent of Sextus Tarquinius�察�the
king's son�察�in their discourses after supper every one commended the
virtues of his own wife�察�among whom Collatinus extolled the
incomparable chastity of his wife Lucretia。 In that pleasant humour
they all posted to Rome�察�and intending�察�by their secret and sudden
arrival�察�to make trial of that which every one had before avouched��
only Collatinus finds his wife�察�though it were late in the night��
spinning amongst her maids�此�the other ladies were all found dancing
and revelling�察�or in several disports。 Whereupon the noblemen
yielded Collatinus the victory�察�and his wife the fame。 At that time
Sextus Tarquinius being inflamed with Lucrece' beauty�察�yet
smothering his passions for the present�察�departed with the rest back
to the camp�察�from whence he shortly after privily withdrew himself��
and was�察�according to his estate�察�royally entertained and lodged by
Lucrece at Collatium。 The same night he treacherously stealeth into
her chamber�察�violently ravished her�察�and early in the morning speedeth
away。 Lucrece�察�in this lamentable plight�察�hastily dispatcheth
messengers�察�one to Rome for her father�察�another to the camp for
Collatine。 They came�察�the one accompanied with Junius Brutus�察�the
other with Publius Valerius�察�and finding Lucrece attired in mourning
habit�察�demanded the cause of her sorrow。 She�察�first taking an oath
of them for her revenge�察�revealed the actor and whole manner of his
dealing�察�and withal suddenly stabbed herself。 Which done�察�with one
consent they all vowed to root out the whole hated family of the
Tarquins�察�and bearing the dead body to Rome�察�Brutus acquainted the
people with the doer and manner of the vile deed�察�with a bitter
invective against the tyranny of the king�此�wherewith the people were
so moved�察�that with one consent and a general acclamation the Tarquins
were all exiled�察�and the state government changed from kings to
consuls。
From the besieged Ardea all in post��
Borne by the trustless wings of false desire��
Lust´breathed Tarquin leaves the Roman host��
And to Collatium bears the lightless fire
Which�察�in pale embers hid�察�lurks to aspire
And girdle with embracing flames the waist
Of Collatine's fair love�察�Lucrece the chaste。
Haply that name of chaste unhapp'ly set
This bateless edge on his keen appetite��
When Collatine unwisely did not let
To praise the clear unmatched red and white
Which triumphed in that sky of his delight��
Where mortal stars�察�as bright as heaven's beauties��
With pure aspects did him peculiar duties。
For he the night before�察�in Tarquin's tent��
Unlocked the treasure of his happy state��
What priceless wealth the heavens had him lent
In the possession of his beauteous mate��
Reck'ning his fortune at such high´proud rate
That kings might be espoused to more fame��
But king nor peer to such a peerless dame。
O happiness enjoyed but of a few��
And�察�if possessed�察�as soon decayed and done
As is the morning silver´melting dew
Against the golden splendour of the sun��
An expired date�察�cancelled ere well begun��
Honour and beauty�察�in the owner's arms��
Are weakly fortressed from a world of harms。
Beauty itself doth of itself persuade
The eyes of men without an orator��
What needeth then apology be made��
To set forth that which is so singular��
Or why is Collatine the publisher
Of that rich jewel he should keep unknown
From thievish ears�察�because it is his own��
Perchance his boast of Lucrece' sov'reignty
Suggested this proud issue of a king��
For by our cars our hearts oft tainted be。
Perchance that envy of so rich a thing��
Braving compare�察�disdainfully did sting
His high´pitched thoughts�察�that meaner men should vaunt
That golden hap which their superiors want。
But some untimely thought did instigate
His all too timeless speed�察�if none of those。
His honour�察�his affairs�察�his friends�察�his state��
Neglected all�察�with swift intent he goes
To quench the coal which in his liver glows。
O rash´false heat�察�wrapped in repentant cold��
Thy hasty spring still blasts�察�and ne'er grows old��
When at Collatium this false lord arrived��
Well was he welcomed by the Roman dame��
Within whose face beauty and virtue strived
Which of them both should underprop her fame��
When virtue bragged�察�beauty would blush for shame��
When beauty boasted blushes�察�in despite
Virtue would stain that o'er with silver white。
But beauty�察�in that white entituled��
From Venus' doves doth challenge that fair field��
Then virtue claims from beauty beauty's red��
Which virtue gave the golden age to gild
Their silver cheeks�察�and called it then their shield��
Teaching them thus to use it in the fight��
When shame assailed�察�the red should fence the white。
This heraldry in Lucrece' face was seen��
Argued by beauty's red and virtue's white��
Of either's colour was the other queen��
Proving from world's minority their right��
Yet their ambition makes them still to fight��
The sovereignty of either being so great
That oft they interchange each other's seat。
This silent war of lilies and of roses
Which Tarquin viewed in her fair face's field��
In their pure ranks his traitor eye encloses��
Where�察�lest between them both it should be killed��
The coward captive vanquished doth yield
To those two armies that would let him go
Rather than triumph in so false a foe。
Now thinks he that her husband's shallow tongue��
The niggard prodigal that praised her so��
In that high task hath done her beauty wrong��
Which far exceeds his barren skill to show��
Therefore that praise which Collatine doth owe
Enchanted Tarquin answers with surmise��
In silent wonder of still´gazing eyes。
This earthly saint�察�adored by this devil��
Little suspecteth the false worshipper��
;For unstained thoughts do seldom dream on evil��
;Birds never limed no secret bushes fear。
So guiltless she securely gives good cheer
And reverend welcome to her princely guest��
Whose inward ill no outward harm expressed��
For that he coloured with his high estate��
Hiding base sin in pleats of majesty��
That nothing in him seemed inordinate��
Save sometime too much wonder of his eye��
Which�察�having all�察�all could not satisfy��
But�察�poorly rich�察�so wanteth in his store
That cloyed with much he pineth still for more。
But she�察�that never coped with stranger eyes��
Could pick no meaning from their parling looks��
Nor read the subtle´shining secrecies
Writ in the glassy margents of such books。
She touched no unknown baits�察�nor feared no hooks��
Nor could she moralize his wanton sight��
More than his eyes were opened to the light。
He stories to her ears her husband's fame��
Won in the fields of fruitful Italy��
And decks with praises Collatine's high name��
Made glorious by his manly chivalry
With bruised arms and wreaths of victory。
Her joy with heaved´up hand she doth express��
And wordless so greets heaven for his success。
Far from the purpose of his coming thither��
He makes excuses for his being there。
No cloudy show of stormy blust'ring weather
Doth yet in his fair welkin once appear��
Till sable Night�察�mother of dread and fear��
Upon the world dim darkness doth display��
And in her vaulty prison stows the day。
For then is Tarquin brought unto his bed��
Intending weariness with heavy sprite��
For after supper long he questioned
With modest Lucrece�察�and wore out the night。
Now leaden slumber with life's strength doth fight��
And every one to rest himself betakes��
Save thieves and cares and troubled minds that wakes。
As one of which doth Tarquin lie revolving
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