T Is Strange That Death Should Sing. I Am The Cygnet To This Pale Faint Swa

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'T is strange that death should sing.
I am the cygnet to this pale faint swan,
Who chants a doleful hymn to his own death,
And from the organ-pipe of frailty sings
His soul and body to their lasting rest.
-- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), King John
-- Act v, Sc. 7

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