So shall she leave her blessedness to one, (When heaven shall call her from this cloud of darkness,) Who, from the sacred ashes of her honour, Shall star-like rise, as great in fame as she was, And so stand fix'd : Peace, plenty, love, truth, terror,... The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Twenty-one Volumes, with the ... - Page 215by William Shakespeare - 1813Full view - About this book
| G. Wilsin Knight - Drama - 2002 - 368 pages
...ashes of her honour Shall star-like rise, as great in fame as she was, And so stand fix'd. (vv 44) He shall flourish, And, like a mountain cedar, reach his branches To all the plains about him. ... (vv 53) Though the image ends there, we are used to this 'cedar', 'oak', or 'pine', and may for... | |
| Catherine M. S. Alexander - 488 pages
...this is seen as a natural organic growth: Wherever the bright sun of heaven shall shine, His honor and the greatness of his name Shall be, and make new...cedar, reach his branches To all the plains about him. (5-5-5 1-5) This too is in keeping with the manner of the play as a whole — a history play without... | |
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