Answer:
The opening stanza of A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning describes the deaths of men who are virtuous. The stanza reads:
"As virtuous men pass mildly away,
And whisper to their souls to go,
Whilst some of their sad friends do say,
The breath goes now, and some say, No."
In this stanza, the speaker describes the deaths of virtuous men as being peaceful and gentle. They "pass mildly away," and their souls "whisper" to them to go. The speaker also mentions that some of the men's friends are sad at their passing, but the men themselves seem to accept their deaths with equanimity. It is not mentioned whether the men are inherently evil or righteously sinful, but rather, they are described as virtuous, implying that they lived good and ethical lives.