Ham. I doe not greatly wonder of it, [II, ii, 347.] For those that would make mops and moes At my vncle, when my father liued, Now giue a hundred,two hundred pounds For his picture: but they shall be welcome, [II, ii, 309.] He that playes the King fhall haue tribute of me, The ventrous Knight shall vse his foyle and target, The louer fhall figh gratis, The clowne shall make them laugh 980 985 (for't, That are tickled in the lungs, or the blanke verfe shall halt [II, ii, 314.] And the Lady fhall haue leaue to speake her minde freely. The Trumpets found, Enter Corambis. Ham. Ile prophecie to you, hee comes to tell mee a the [II, ii, 384.] Ha. O Iepha Iudge of Ifrael! what a treasure hadft thou? Ham. Why by lot, or God wot,or as it came to passe, 1015 [II, ii, 402.] Welcome maifters, welcome all, Enter players. What my olde friend,thy face is vallanced Since I saw thee laft,com'ft thou to beard me in Denmarke? 1020 1025 Flie at any thing we fee, come, a taste of your Players What speech my good lord? But it was neuer acted:or if it were, It pleafed not the vulgar,it was cauiary To the million but to me 1030 And others, that receiued it in the like kinde, Cried in the toppe of their iudgements,an excellent play, 1035 Set downe with as great modeftie as cunning: One faid there was no fallets in the lines to make the fauory, [II, ii, 425.] Was Eneas tale to Dido, 1040 And then especially where he talkes of Princes flaughter, Cor. Play. But who,O who had seene the mobled Queene? 1070 Play. All in the alarum and feare of death rose vp, 1073. tongue inuenom'd] The space between these words (if there be any at all) is of the very least. Would treafon haue pronounced, For if the gods themfelues had feene her then, Mincing her husbandes limbs, It would haue made milch the burning eyes of heauen, [II, ii, 496.] And passion in the gods. 1075 Cor. Looke my lord if he hath not changde his colour, 1080 Will you fee the Players well bestowed, 1085 Then their ill report while you liue. Cor. My lord, I will vse them according to their deserts. Ham. O farre better man,vse euery man after his deserts, 1090 [II, ii, 511.] Ham. Come hither maifters, can you not play the murder of Gonfago? 1095 players Yes my Lord. And doe you heare firs? take heede you mocke him not. For Hecuba, why what is Hecuba to him,or he to Hecuba? [II, ii, 548.] Giue's me the lie i'th throate downe to the lungs, Hath,by the very cunning of the scene,confeft a murder 1130 Committed long before. This fpirit that I haue feene may be the Diuell, And out of my weakenesse and my melancholy, As he is very potent with fuch men, Doth feeke to damne me, I will haue founder proofes, The play's the thing, [II. ii. 581.] Wherein I'le catch the confcience of the King. [III, i, 1.] Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes. King Lordes, can you by no meanes finde 1135 exit. At which he craues your highnesse company. 1150 [III, i, 26.] Gentlemen, feeke still to increase his mirth, Gil. Weele once againe vnto the noble Prince. He is inclin'd to any kinde of mirth. 1160 Cor. Madame, I pray be ruled by me: And my good Soueraigne, giue me leaue to fpeake, We cannot yet finde out the very ground Of his diftemperance, therefore I holde it meete, if so it please you, Else they shall not meete,and thus it is. 1165 King What i'ft Corambis? (done, [III, i, 181.] Cor. Mary my good lord this,foone when the sports are And I my felfe will stand behind the Arras, 1170 There queftion you the cause of all his griefe, And then in loue and nature vnto you, hee'le tell you all: King It likes vs well, Gerterd, what say you? Queene With all my heart, foone will I fend for him. 1175 [III, ii, 1.] Cor. My felfe will be that happy messenger, Enter Hamlet and the Players. Ham. Pronounce me this fpeech trippingly a the tongue as I taught thee, exeunt omnes O it offends mee to the foule, to heare a rebuftious periwig 1185 To split the eares of the ignoraut,who for the (noises, [III, ii, 13.] [III, ii, 33.] Ham. The better, the better, mend it all together: [III, ii, 26.] There be fellowes that I haue feene play, Moft parte are capable of nothing but dumbe shewes and players My Lorde, wee haue indifferently reformed that among vs. 1190 And heard others commend them,and that highly too, 1195 That you would a thought, fome of Natures journeymen [III, ii, 14.] players I warrant you my Lord. I 200 [III, ii, 35.] Ham. And doe you heare? let not your Clowne speake |