Much Ado About Nothing (Folio 1, 1623)

 2521 Enter Claudio, Prince, and three or foure with Tapers. 
 2522Clau. Is this the monument of  Leonato?
 2523Lord. It is my Lord.     Epitaph.
 2524
   Done to death by slanderous tongues,
 2525Was the Hero  that here lies:
 2526Death in guerdon of her wrongs,
 2527Giues her fame which neuer dies:
 2528So the life that dyed with shame,
 2529Liues in death with glorious fame.
 2530 Hang thou there vpon the tombe,
 2531Praising her when I am dombe.
 2532Clau. Now musick sound & sing your solemn hymne
 2533Song.
 2534 
  Pardon goddesse of the night,
 2535Those that slew thy virgin knight,
 2536For the which with songs of woe,
 2537Round about her tombe they goe:
 2538Midnight assist our mone, helpe vs to sigh and grone.
 2539Heauily, heauily.
 2540Graues yawne and yeelde your dead,
 2541Till death be vttered,
 2542Heauenly, heauenly.
 2543Lo. Now vnto thy bones good night, yeerely will I do (this right.
 2544Prin. Good morrow masters, put your Torches out,
 2545The wolues haue preied, and looke, the gentle day
 2546Before the wheeles of Phoebus, round about
 2547Dapples the drowsie East with spots of grey:
 2548Thanks to you all, and leaue vs, fare you well.
 2549Clau. Good morrow masters, each his seuerall way.
 2550Prin. Come let vs hence, and put on other weedes,
 2551And then to Leonatoes we will goe.
 2552Clau. And Hymen now with luckier issue speeds,
 Then
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 2553Then this for whom we rendred vp this woe.    Exeunt. 

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