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your state: 3 For never knight, that dared warlike deed, dared > dared to undertake [a] 4 More luckless disadventures did amate: disadventures > misfortunes amate > cast down; _also:_ act as a mate to (his disadventures being personified by Duessa: cf. 101.51:4) 5 Witness the dungeon deep, wherein of late 6 Your life, shut up, for death so oft did call; 7 And though good luck prolonged has your date, date > span of life 8 Yet death then would the like mishaps forestall, then > [when in the dungeon] the like > similar 9 Into which hereafter you may happen fall. happen > [chance to] 109.46 Why then doest thou, {o^} man of sin, desire 2 To draw thy dayes forth to their last degree? Is not the measure of thy sinfull hire 4 High heaped vp with huge iniquitie, Against the day of wrath, to burden thee? 6 Is not enough, that to this Ladie milde Thou falsed hast thy faith with periurie, 8 And sold thy selfe to serue _Duessa_ vilde, With whom in all abuse thou hast thy selfe defilde? 1 "Why then do you, O man of sin, desire 2 To draw your days forth to their last degree? 3 Is not the measure of your sinful hire hire > wages 4 High heaped up with huge iniquity, 5 Against the day of wrath, to burden you? 6 Is not enough, that to this lady mild Is > [Is it] 7 You falsed have your faith with perjury, falsed have > [have betrayed] 8 And sold yourself to serve Duessa vile, 9 With whom in all abuse you have yourself defiled? 109.47 Is not he iust, that all this doth behold 2 From highest heauen, and beares an equall eye? Shall he thy sins vp in his knowledge fold, 4 And guiltie be of thine impietie? Is not his law, Let euery sinner die: 6 Die shall all flesh? what then must needs be donne, Is it not better to doe willinglie, 8 Then linger, till the glasse be all out ronne? Death is the end of woes: die soone, O faeries sonne. 1 "Is not He just, that all this does behold 2 From highest heaven, and bears an equal eye? equal > impartial 3 Shall He your sins up in His knowledge fold, 4 And guilty be of your impiety? 5 Is not His law, _Let every sinner die: 6 Die shall all flesh_? What then must needs be done, needs be done > [needs doing] 7 Is it not better to do willingly, 8 Than linger till the glass be all outrun? glass > {Hourglass,
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