"good night, sweet prince" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: From Shakespeare's Hamlet (act V scene ii), in which Horatio utters the line to his dying friend Hamlet. Head templates: {{en-interj|head=good night, sweet prince}} good night, sweet prince
  1. Implies that somebody died. Categories (topical): Death, William Shakespeare

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