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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Dirge by William Shakespeare

COME away, come away, death,
And in sad cypres let me be laid;
Fly away, fly away, breath;
I am slain by a fair cruel maid.
My shroud of white, stuck all with yew,
O prepare it!
My part of death, no one so true
Did share it.

Not a flower, not a flower sweet,
On my black coffin let there be strown;
Not a friend, not a friend greet
My poor corse, where my bones shall be thrown:
A thousand thousand sighs to save,
Lay me, O, where
Sad true lover never find my grave
To weep there!

by William Shakespeare

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    21 comments:

    1. Red ShoesMarch 16, 2011 at 7:25 AM

      Lately, I've spoken at too many memorial servies... too many funerals for friends... I am going to save this and use it. Thank you for posting this...

      ~shoes~

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    2. Red ShoesMarch 16, 2011 at 7:26 AM

      Oops... services... sorry... grrr...

      ~shoes~

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    3. obiMarch 16, 2011 at 7:40 AM

      great to read you blog, thx for sharing.

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    4. Kicking RocksMarch 16, 2011 at 8:36 AM

      Shakespeare is just awesome!

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    5. ChristopheMarch 16, 2011 at 8:59 AM

      Excellent. It's hard to find the rhythm if you don't read Shakespeare often, but that doesn't take away from the meaning in any case.

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    6. edMarch 16, 2011 at 9:55 AM

      shakespeare is always a classic- although i get tired of it

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    7. RootYourDroid.netMarch 16, 2011 at 12:51 PM

      Actually havent read that one before, thanks!

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    8. Give EverythingMarch 16, 2011 at 1:25 PM

      sad true love never fnid my grave :(

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    9. Aaron M. GipsonMarch 16, 2011 at 2:19 PM

      I like how Shakespeare drew references from Celtic and Druidic folklore for this one (the use of yew etc.). It was a brave thing to do at the time considering the religious turmoil in England.

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    10. BrendanMarch 16, 2011 at 2:20 PM

      amazing poem

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    11. DurchMarch 16, 2011 at 2:25 PM

      Nice blog and nice words. I'll be following, make sure to check out our blog at nimbuzzreviews.blogspot.com. We review music and stuff...

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    12. GMarch 16, 2011 at 4:06 PM

      one of my favourites - cheers

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    13. Das Mostrencxs Information & Intellingentsia SistemaMarch 16, 2011 at 4:16 PM

      What can someone say about Shakespeare? The only thing that probably don't is Shakespeare FTW.

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    14. BrutMarch 16, 2011 at 4:52 PM

      Love Shakespear!

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    15. A Beer for the ShowerMarch 16, 2011 at 8:03 PM

      Classic Shakespeare. Thanks for posting it.

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    16. DusteeMarch 17, 2011 at 5:03 AM

      Lovely. :)

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    17. GraftedMarch 17, 2011 at 1:58 PM

      I love Shakespeare

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    18. UnknownMarch 17, 2011 at 4:18 PM

      great blog, following

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    19. ChrisMarch 17, 2011 at 10:06 PM

      Nice!

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    20. SpikeMarch 18, 2011 at 2:26 AM

      cool

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    21. Justsayin'March 18, 2011 at 5:22 AM

      Shakespeare is awesome.

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