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- # II. 1002—1022
## Overview - What this is (type, form, dates, scope)
This is a section (II. 1002—1022) extracted from a text file, representing a portion of the poem *The Rape of Lucrece*. It spans lines 5681-5742 of the source file [pdf-01KG6Q7Q25RHMFT3SJXPV18VFF.txt](arke:01KG6S2X2EBB305ENM00G16GWA). It was extracted on January 30, 2026.
## Context - Background and provenance from related entities
This section is part of the chapter "[THE RAPE OF LYGRECE.](arke:01KG6S4F3XW2RKF6WDXEATZYAA)" within a larger [poetry_collection](arke:01KG6S3KNZT62WVVW4VT384KPF) and is included in the [PDF Workflow Main Test 2026-01-30T00:26:53](arke:01KG6NWQ2H2K4PGG7H4ZHYCZ3Y) collection. The text file was assembled from numerous component files. This section is preceded by section "[II. 960—980](arke:01KG6S5N5ZZ3XKZX083CMBKJTR)" and followed by section "[II. 1044—1064](arke:01KG6S5N63YESZ3BXRBB2N2SP7)".
## Contents - What it contains, key subjects and details
This section contains lines 1002-1022 of *The Rape of Lucrece*, featuring Lucrece lamenting her violation by Tarquin and contemplating suicide to restore her honor. She expresses her shame and considers the impact on her husband, Colatine. The text includes references to Tarquin's actions and Lucrece's internal conflict.
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# THE RAPE OF LVCRECE.
In vaine I raile at oportunitie,
At time, at TARQVIN, and vncheârfull night,
In vaine I cauill with mine infamie,
In vaine I spurne at my confirm'd despight,
This helpeleffe smoake of words doth me no right:
The remedie indeede to do me good,
Is to let forth my fowle defiled blood.
Poore hand why quiuerft thou at this decree?
Honor thy selfe to rid me of this shame,
For if I die, my Honor liues in thee,
But if I liue thou liuft in my defame;
Since thou couldft not defend thy loyall Dame,
And waft affeard to scratch her wicked Fo,
Kill both thy selfe, and her for yeelding so.
This said, from her betombled couch shee starteth,
To finde some desp'rat Instrument of death,
But this no slaughter house no toole imparteth,
To make more vent for passage of her breath,
VWhich thronging through her lips so vanisheth,
As smoake from ÆTNA, that in aire consumes,
Or that which from discharged Cannon fumes.
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# THE RAPE OF LYCRECE.
In vaine (quoth shee) I liue, and seeke in vaine
Some happie meane to end a hapleffelfe.
I fear'd by TARQVINS Fauchion to be flaine,
Yet for the felfe fame purpofe seeke a knife;
But when I fear'd I was a loyall wife,
So am I now, o no that cannot be,
Of that true tipe hath TARQVIN fifted me.
O that is gone for which I fought to liue,
And therefore now I need not feare to die,
To cleare this spot by death (at least) I giue
A badge of Fame to felanders liuerie,
A dying life, to liuing infamie:
Poore helpleffefhe, the treasure stolne away,
To burne the guiltleffe casket where it lay.
VVell well deare COLATINE, thou shalt not know
The stained taft of violated troth:
I will not wrong thy true affection fo,
To flatter thee with an infringed oath:
This bastard graffe shall neuer come to growth,
He shall not boast who did thy stocke pollute,
That thou art doting father of his fruite.
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- II. 1002—1022