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ALCESTIS: SCENE 3. FUNERAL MARCH, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Oh! Thou'rt unhappy for thy daring's sake
Last Line: Blessèd by hades' bride.
Subject(s): Funerals; Burials


Chorus. Oh! thou'rt unhappy for thy daring's sake;
Noblest and best, farewell.
May Hades and the nether Hermes make
Thee welcome in their hell.
But if the good prevail there mayst thou bide
Blessèd by Hades' bride.





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