Phoenix and the Turtle

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Phoenix and the Turtle    is a    Poem Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Plays

Phoenix and the Turtle    begins    "Let the Bird of Loudest Lay" Let the bird of loudest lay, On the sole Arabian tree, Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey. Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Opening Lines

Phoenix and the Turtle    ends    "For These Dead Birds Sigh a Prayer." To this urn let those repair That are either true or fair For these dead birds sigh a prayer. Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Closing Lines