THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN

Act 1 Scene 5

(Music. Enter the three Queens with the hearses of their lords in a funeral solemnity, with attendants)
		(Song)
l1l		> Urns and odours, bring away,
l2l		Vapours, sighs, darken the day#
l3l		Our dole more deadly looks than dying.
l4l		Balms and gums and heavy cheers,
l5l		Sacred vials filled with tears,
l6l		And clamours through the wild air flying:
l7l		Come all sad and solemn shows,
l8l		That are quick-eyed pleasure’s foes.
l9l		We convent naught else but woes,
l10l		We convent naught else but woes.
l11l	Third Queen	 This funeral path brings to your household’s grave—
l12l		Joy seize on you again, peace sleep with him.
l13l	Second Queen	And this to yours.
	First Queen	Yours this way. Heavens lend
l14l		A thousand differing ways to one sure end.
l15l	Third Queen	This world’s a city full of straying streets,
l16l		And death’s the market-place where each one meets.
		(Exeunt severally)
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