Fear no more the heat o’ th’ sun, Nor the furious winter’s rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta’en thy wages. Golden lads and girls all must, As chimney-sweepers, come to dust.
Guiderius (William Shakespeare)
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Cymbeline, Act 4, scene 2; funeral song, first stanza; Public-domain first complete six-line stanza. Folger explicitly assigns it to Guiderius, disguised as Polydor, mourning apparently dead Imogen/Fidele. Scene context read; Imogen subsequently wakes. Not assigned to Arviragus or a real-life actor.
- Cymbeline, Act 4, scene 2; funeral song, first stanza
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