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- # II. 498—518
## Overview
This is a section (identified as "II. 498—518") extracted from a text file, representing a portion of the poem *The Rape of Lucrece*. It spans lines 4942-4972 of the source file [pdf-01KG6Q7Q25RHMFT3SJXPV18VFF.txt](arke:01KG6S2X2EBB305ENM00G16GWA). The section was extracted on January 30, 2026, as part of a structure extraction process.
## Context
This section is part of the chapter "[THE RAPE OF LYGRECE.](arke:01KG6S4F3XW2RKF6WDXEATZYAA)" within a larger poetry collection. The source text file [pdf-01KG6Q7Q25RHMFT3SJXPV18VFF.txt](arke:01KG6S2X2EBB305ENM00G16GWA) was assembled from numerous smaller files and is part of the [PDF Workflow Main Test 2026-01-30T00:26:53](arke:01KG6NWQ2H2K4PGG7H4ZHYCZ3Y) collection. This section is preceded by an [Introduction](arke:01KG6S5M064M7SPTW9SGGKSPRP) and followed by section [II. 519—539](arke:01KG6S5MK5PY7ENZRGD97ZJGDK).
## Contents
This section contains lines 498-518 of *The Rape of Lucrece*, featuring stanzas in which the speaker (Tarquin) attempts to persuade Lucrece to yield to his desires. The text includes threats of shame and bastardy for her family if she resists, contrasted with promises of secrecy and friendship if she complies. The language employs vivid imagery, such as comparing a "poysonous simple" to a purified compound, and alludes to the inescapable nature of birthmarks as compared to the shame he threatens to inflict. The section also includes a page marker to [Page 225](arke:01KG6QE9J7JA7B7S2ZZNSPSPKF) of the original PDF.
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# THE RAPE OF LYCRECE.
So thy furuiuing husband shall remaine
The scornful marke of euerie open eye,
Thy kinsmen hang their heads at this disdaine,
Thy issue blur'd with nameless bastardie;
And thou the author of their obloquie,
Shalt haue thy trespassé cited vp in rimes,
And sung by children in succeeding times.
But if thou yeeld, I rest thy secret friend,
The fault vnhnowne, is as a thought vnacted,
“A little harme done to a great good end,
For lawfull pollicie remaines enacted.
“The poysonous simple sometime is compacted
In a pure compound; being so applied,
His venome in effect is purified.
Then for thy husband and thy children's sake,
Tender my suite, bequeath not to their lot
The shame that from them no deuse can take,
The blemish that will never be forgot;
V Vorse then a slauish wipe, or birth howrs blot,
For markes discried in mens natiuitie,
Are natures faultes, not their owne infamie,
Hcre
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- II. 498—518