Quarto
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| Enter the Queenes with the Hearses of their | Music. Enter the Queens with the hearses of their | | TNK I.v.1.1 | |
| Knightes, in a Funerall Solempnity, &c. | knights, in a funeral solemnity, with attendants | | TNK I.v.1.2 | |
| SONG | | TNK I.v.1.3 | |
| Vrnes, aud odours, bring away, | Urns and odours bring away; | | TNK I.v.1 | |
| Vapours, sighes, darken the day; | Vapours, sighs, darken the day; | | TNK I.v.2 | |
| Our dole more deadly lookes than dying | Our dole more deadly looks than dying; | dole (n.) grief, sorrow, sadness | TNK I.v.3 | |
| | deadly (adv.)with a resemblance of death | | |
| Balmes, and Gummes, and heavy cheeres, | Balms and gums and heavy cheers, | cheer (n.)face, look, expression | TNK I.v.4 | |
| | gum (n.)substance used as incense in ceremonies | | |
| | heavy (adj.)sorrowful, sad, gloomy | | |
| Sacred vials fill'd with teares, | Sacred vials filled with tears, | vial (n.)phial, small bottle, flask | TNK I.v.5 | |
| And clamors through the wild ayre flying. | And clamours through the wild air flying. | | TNK I.v.6 | |
| Come all sad, and solempne Showes, | Come all sad and solemn shows | sad (adj.)serious, grave, solemn | TNK I.v.7 | |
| That are quick-eyd pleasures foes; | That are quick-eyed pleasure's foes; | | TNK I.v.8 | |
| We convent nought else but woes. | We convent naught else but woes, | convent (v.)bring together, assemble, convene | TNK I.v.9 | |
| We convent, &c. | We convent naught else but woes. | | TNK I.v.10 | |
| 3. Qu. | THIRD QUEEN | | | |
| This funeral path, brings to your housholds grave: | This funeral path brings to your household's grave. | bring (v.)lead, go, conduct [someone] | TNK I.v.11 | |
| Ioy ceaze on you againe: peace sleepe with him. | Joy seize on you again; peace sleep with him. | | TNK I.v.12 | |
| 2. Qu. | SECOND QUEEN | | | |
| And this to yours. | And this to yours. | | TNK I.v.13.1 | |
| 1. Qu. | FIRST QUEEN | | | |
| Yours this way: Heavens lend | Yours this way. Heavens lend | | TNK I.v.13.2 | |
| A thousand differing waies, to one sure end. | A thousand differing ways to one sure end. | | TNK I.v.14 | |
| 3. Qu. | THIRD QUEEN | | | |
| This world's a Citty full of straying Streetes, | This world's a city full of straying streets, | straying (adj.)winding, twisting, rambling | TNK I.v.15 | |
| And Death's the market place, where each one meetes. | And death's the market-place, where each one meets. | | TNK I.v.16 | |
| Exeunt severally. | Exeunt severally | severally (adv.)separately, individually | TNK I.v.16.1 | |