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Aug. 29th, 2010 at 5:45 PM
| Gui. Fear no more the heat o’ the sun, | |
| Nor the furious winter’s rages; | |
| Thou thy worldly task hast done, | |
| Home art gone, and ta’en thy wages; | 332 |
| Golden lads and girls all must, | |
| As chimney-sweepers, come to dust. | |
| Arv. Fear no more the frown o’ the great, | |
| Thou art past the tyrant’s stroke: | 336 |
| Care no more to clothe and eat; | |
| To thee the reed is as the oak: | |
| The sceptre, learning, physic, must | |
| All follow this, and come to dust. | 340 |
| Gui. Fear no more the lightning-flash, | |
| Arv. Nor the all-dreaded thunder-stone; | |
| Gui. Fear not slander, censure rash; | |
| Arv. Thou hast finish’d joy and moan: | 344 |
| Both. All lovers young, all lovers must | |
| Consign to thee, and come to dust. | |
| Gui. No exorciser harm thee! | |
| Arv. Nor no witchcraft charm thee! | 348 |
| Gui. Ghost unlaid forbear thee! | |
| Arv. Nothing ill come near thee! | |
| Both. Quiet consummation have; | |
| And renowned be thy grave! |
(Funeral song from Shakespeare's "Cymbeline", Act IV, Scene II)
Comments
But, I have seen that quote somewhere?
Golden lads and girls all must,
As chimney-sweepers, come to dust.
Had a book with poets of Shakespeare in my hands as I was browsing through a bookstore lately... Wonder if it would be worth buying it...
The book of Shakespeare's poems...well, it depends! You can see full text online, you know, and decide if you want to buy a book of it ;)
Will look into those poems when I have time! Do you have a link to a full text, by chance?
http://www.bartleby.com/people/Shakespe.html