A statelier pyramis to her I'll rear
Than Rhodope's of Memphis ever was:
In memory of her when she is dead,
Her ashes, in an urn more precious 24
Than the rich-jewell'd coffer of Darius,
Transported shall be at high festivals
Before the kings and queens of France.
No longer on Saint Denis will we cry, 28
But Joan la Pucelle shall be France's saint.
Come in, and let us banquet royally,
After this golden day of victory.
ACT SECOND
Scene One
[Before Orleans]
Enter a [French] Sergeant of a Band, with two Sentinels.
Serg. Sirs, take your places and be vigilant.
If any noise or soldier you perceive
Near to the walls, by some apparent sign
Let us have knowledge at the court of guard. 4
Sent. Sergeant, you shall. [Exit Sergeant.]
Thus are poor servitors—
When others sleep upon their quiet beds—
Constrain'd to watch in darkness, rain, and cold.
Enter Talbot, Bedford, and Burgundy, with [soldiers bearing] scaling-ladders; their drums beating a dead march.
21 pyramis: pyramid
22 Rhodope's of Memphis; cf. n.
25 coffer of Darius; cf. n.
Act Second S. d. Band: body of troops
4 court of guard: guardhouse
7 S. d. dead march; cf. n.
