The noblest of the Greekës that there were Upon their shoulders carried the bier, With slackë pace, and eyen red and wet, Throughout the city, by the master street, 841 That spread was all with black, and wondrous high Right of the same is all the street y-wrie. 842 Upon the right hand went old Egeus, And on the other side Duke Theseus, With vessels in their hand of gold full fine, All full of honey, milk, and blood, and wine; Eke Palamon, with a great company; And after that came woful Emily, With fire in hand, as was that time the guise, 843 To do th’ office of funeral servíce.