May outraged Heaven that has seen thy crime,

Witness my curse, and blast thee! Every sword

That every pious hand against thee draws,

Caught up into the glittering elements,

Turn thunderbolt, (as every weapon shall

Drawn in God’s cause,) and smite thee to the centre!

That sacrilegious hand which thou hast raised

Against this snow-white head—how shall it show

Before Heaven’s judgment bar; yea, how can Heaven

Ev’n now behold this deed, nor quench its sun,