William Shakespeare: King Henry VI, First Part

ACT THIRD 2. SCENE II. France. Before Rouen. (continued)

BURGUNDY.
What Lord Talbot pleaseth Burgundy.

TALBOT.
But yet, before we go, let 's not forget
The noble Duke of Bedford late deceased,
But see his exequies fulfill'd in Rouen:
A braver soldier never couched lance,
A gentler heart did never sway in court;
But kings and mightiest potentates must die,
For that's the end of human misery.

[Exeunt.]