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by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

Noblest of men, woo't die?
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Language: English 
Our translations:  FRE
Cleopatra
Noblest of men, woo't die?
Hast thou no care of me? shall I abide
In this dull world, which in thy absence is
No better than a sty? O see, my women,

  (Mark Antony dies)

The crown o' the earth doth melt. My lord!
O wither'd is the garland of the war,
The soldier's pole is fall'n: young boys and girls
Are level now with men; the odds is gone,
And there is nothing left remarkable
Beneath the visiting moon.

(Faints)

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See also Thomas Pasatieri's setting {link:1116714}Antony and Cleopatra.


Text Authorship:

  • by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Antony and Cleopatra, Act IV, Scene 15 and Act V, Scene 2, first published 1607 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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This text was added to the website: 2007-05-23
Line count: 13
Word count: 87

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