📔 The Rape of Lucrece

Lvcius Tarquinius (for his excessive pride surnamed Superbus) after hee had caused his owne father in law Seruius Tullius to be cruelly murdred, and contrarie to the Romaine lawes and customes, not requiring or staying for the peoples suffrages, had possessed himselfe of the kingdome: […]

Such hazard now must doting Tarqvin make, / Pawning his honor to obtaine his lust, / And for himselfe, himselfe he must forsake.

Thou foul abettor! thou notorious bawd! / Thou plantest scandal and displacest laud: