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And all alone the bell I rang, and all alone the psalm I sang'' }} |
And all alone the bell I rang, and all alone the psalm I sang'' }} |
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* In the [[Child Ballad]] ''The Unquiet Grave'', the true love is mourned for a year and a day—though after that time, the dead have a new demand: |
* In the [[Child Ballad]] ''The Unquiet Grave'', the true love is mourned for a year and a day—though after that time, the dead have a new demand: |
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{{quote|''[[A Year and a Day|The twelvemonth and a day]] being up, |
{{quote|''[[A Year and a Day|The twelvemonth and a day]] being up, |
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The dead began to speak: |
The dead began to speak: |
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"Oh who sits weeping on my grave, |
"Oh who sits weeping on my grave, |
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And will not let me sleep?"'' }} |
And will not let me sleep?"'' }} |
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** ''[[Julius Caesar (theatre)|Julius Caesar]]'', after Brutus dies, his enemies, Antony and Octavian agree on giving him a respectful burial. |
** ''[[Julius Caesar (theatre)|Julius Caesar]]'', after Brutus dies, his enemies, Antony and Octavian agree on giving him a respectful burial. |
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{{quote|'''Octavius:''' According to his virtue let us use him |
{{quote|'''Octavius:''' According to his virtue let us use him |
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With all respect and rites of burial. |
With all respect and rites of burial. |
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Within my tent his bones to-night shall lie, |
Within my tent his bones to-night shall lie, |
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Most like a soldier, order'd honorably. }} |
Most like a soldier, order'd honorably. }} |
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** The ending of ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' has Caesar order respectful treatment of the titular characters' corpses after their mutual suicide. |
** The ending of ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' has Caesar order respectful treatment of the titular characters' corpses after their mutual suicide. |