Laurel, weeds (cl.)

Titus Andronicus, [1.1.73-79]. Titus. “Hail, Rome, victorious in thy mourning weeds! Lo, as the bark, that hath discharg’d her fraught,/ Returns with precious lading to the bay/ From whence at first she weigh’d her anchorage,/ Cometh Andronicus, bound with laurel boughs,/ To re-salute his country with his tears,/ Tears of true joy for his return to Rome.”