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Troilus and Cressida

Act V, Scene 9

Another part of the plains.
 
[Enter AGAMEMNON, AJAX, MENELAUS, NESTOR, DIOMEDES, and others, marching. Shouts within]
 
AGAMEMNON
        T     T     T      ,          T
      Hark, hark, what | shout is | that?
 
NESTOR
                                             T     T
                                           Peace drums.
         ,      2   ,        ,          ,        ,      2->
      Achil|les, Achil|les, Hec|tor's slain,| Achil||les.
 
DIOMEDES
               x      ,           ,           ,     ,
      The bruit is,| Hector's | slain, and | by A|chilles.
 
AJAX
          ,       ,         ,        ,        ,
      If it | be so,| yet brag|less let | it be:
        ,    ,               ,         ,        ,
      Great Hec/tor was | a man | as good | as he.
 
AGAMEMNON
        ,    ,              ,         ,         ,
      March pa/tiently | along;| let one | be sent
           ,       ,       ,        ,         ,
      To pray | Achil|les see | us at | our tent.
          ,         ,           ,          ,       ,        o
      If in | his death | the gods | have us | befriend|ed,
              ,         ,                ,     ,         ,      o
      Great^Troy | is ours,| and our / sharp wars | are end|ed.   (hex with prev)
 
[Exeunt, marching]

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