- description
- # II. 666–686
## Overview
This is a section (II. 666–686) extracted from a text file, representing a portion of the poem *The Rape of Lucrece*. It spans lines 5187 to 5218 of the source file [pdf-01KG6Q7Q25RHMFT3SJXPV18VFF.txt](arke:01KG6S2X2EBB305ENM00G16GWA). The section was extracted on January 30, 2026, and is part of the [PDF Workflow Main Test 2026-01-30T00:26:53](arke:01KG6NWQ2H2K4PGG7H4ZHYCZ3Y) collection.
## Context
The section is part of the chapter "[THE RAPE OF LYGRECE.](arke:01KG6S4F3XW2RKF6WDXEATZYAA)" within the larger work. It is preceded by section [II. 645—665](arke:01KG6S5MKCFYE2Y4HT26JDXRK2) and followed by section [11. 687—707](arke:01KG6S5MKF9MNMYA3BAYS0ZJDT), indicating its sequential position within the poem. The text file it was extracted from contains the full text of the document.
## Contents
This section comprises stanzas of *The Rape of Lucrece*, focusing on the aftermath of the rape. It describes the state of both Lucrece and Tarquin following the act. The text uses vivid imagery to depict Tarquin's "hot desire" converting to "cold disdain" and Lucrece's "pure chastitie" being "riffed of her store." The stanzas explore themes of sin, desire, and the consequences of lust, portraying Tarquin's internal conflict and Lucrece's despair. The section includes references to a "full-fed Hound" and "gorged Hawke" to illustrate Tarquin's surfeit and loss of appetite for his "praie."
- description_generated_at
- 2026-01-30T06:26:04.370Z
- description_model
- gemini-2.5-flash-lite
- description_title
- II. 666–686
- end_line
- 5218
- extracted_at
- 2026-01-30T06:24:08.804Z
- extracted_by
- structure-extraction-lambda
- start_line
- 5187
- text
- II. 666–686
<!-- [Page 233](arke:01KG6QE9J760D2HN38FQ1DWMP5) -->
# THE RAPE OF LVCRECE.
> But shee hath lost a dearer thing then life,
> And he hath wonne what he would loose againe,
> This forced league doth force a further strife,
> This momentarie ioy breeds months of paine,
> This hot desire conuerts to colde disdaine;
> Pure chastitie is riffed of her store,
> And lust the theefs farre poorer then before.
Looke as the full-fed Hound, or gorged Hawke,
Vnapt for tender smell, or speedie flight,
Make flow pursuite, or altogether bauk,
The praie wherein by nature they delight:
So surfet-taking TARQVIN fares this night:
His taft delicious, in digestion fowring,
Deuoures his will that liud by fowle deuouring.
O deeper sinne then bottomlefse conceit
Can comprehend in still imagination!
Drunken Desire must vomite his receipt
Ere he can see his owne abhomination.
VWhile Lust is in his pride no exclamation
Can curbe his heat, or reine his rash desire,
Till like a Iade, self-will himselfe doth tire.
And
- title
- II. 666–686