Sinopsis

Introductory Sonnets O, BASTARD Orphan ! Pack thee hence ! And seek some Stranger for defence ! Now 'gins thy baseness to be known ! Nor dare I take thee for mine own ; Thy levity shall be descried ! But if that any have espied, And questioned with thee, of thy Sire ; Or Mistress of his vain Desire ; Or ask the Place from whence thou came : Deny thy Sire ! Love ! Place ! and Name ! And if I chance, un'wares to meet thee. Neither acknowledge me, nor greet me ! it I blush (perchance, I shall), by ! regard me not at all ! Be secret, wise, and circumspect I And modesty sometimes affect ! Some good man, that shall think thee witty, Will be thy Patron ! and take pity ; And when some men shall call thee base He, for thy sake, shall them disgrace ! Then, with his countenance backed, thou shalt Excuse the nature of thy fault. Then, if some lads, when they go by, Thee, " Bastard ! " call ; give them the lie !