Author: William ShakespeareEditor: Gretchen MintonNot Peer Reviewed
Much Ado About Nothing (Quarto 1, 1600)
25212394 Enter Claudio, Prince, and three or foure with tapers. 25222395Claudio Is this the monument of Leonato?
Done to death by slauderous tongues,
25262399Death in guerdon of her wronges,
25272400Giues her fame which neuer dies:
25282401So the life that dyed with
shame,
25292402Liues in death with glorious fame.
25302403 Hang thou there vpon the toomb,
25322405Claudio Now mu
sick
sound &
sing your
solemne hymne.
Song Pardon goddesse of the night,
25352407Tho
se that
slew thy virgin knight,
25362408For the which with
songs of woe,
25382410Midnight a
ssist our mone, help vs to
sigh & grone.
25402412Graues yawne and yeeld your dead,
25432415Lo. Now vnto thy bones good night, yeerely will I do this (right.
25442416Prince Good morrow mai
sters, put your torches out,
25452417The wolues haue preied, and looke, the gentle day
25462418Before the wheeles of Ph
oebus, round about
25472419Dapples the drow
sie Ea
st with
spots of grey:
25482420Thanks to you al, and leaue vs, fare you well.
25492421Claudio Good morrow ma
sters, each his
seuerall way.
25502422Prince Come let vs hence, and put on other weedes,
25512423And then to Leonatoes we will goe.
25522424Claudio And Hymen now with luckier i
ssue
speeds,
25532425Then this for whom we rendred vp this woe.
exeunt.