Come! let the burial rite be read - the funeral song be sung! - An anthem for the queenliest dead that ever died so young - A dirge for her the doubly dead in that she died so young.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A dirge is sung for a young queen who has died too soon.
- In plain terms
- Let us sing for the queen who died young.
- What can you take from it?
- Young death is a tragedy worthy of song.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do we lose?
- How do we mourn?
Another view
Death is inevitable regardless of age.
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