It shall as level to your judgement pierce As day does to your eye. Danes. [Within] Let her come in. 150 Laer. How now! what noise is that? Re-enter OPHELIA. O heat, dry up my brains! tears seven times salt, O heavens is't possible a young maid's wits Oph. [Sings] They bore him barefaced on the bier; Fare you well, my dove! 148 pierce] Ff. peare Qq. lye Q (1676). 149 SCENE VII. Pope. Danes. [Within] Capell. See note 151 Re-enter...] Collier. Enter Ophelia, 152 Burn out] Burn on Pope (ed. 1). turn] turne Qq. turnes FF2. turns F1F4 158-160 Nature......loves.] Ff. Omit- ted in Qq. 155 160 158, 159 fine......fine,...instance] fire... 161 [Sings] Song. Qq. om. Ff. barefaced] bare-faste Q2Q3• 162 Hey...nonny] Hey non nony, nony, hey nony F. Hey non nony, noney, non] no Steevens (1778). rain'd] Qq. raines F,F. rains Laer. Hadst thou thy wits, and didst persuade re venge, It could not move thus. Oph. [Sings] You must sing down a-down, An you call him a-down-a. 165 O, how the wheel becomes it! It is the false steward, that stole his master's daughter. Laer. This nothing's more than matter. 170 Oph. There's rosemary, that's for remembrance: pray you, love, remember: and there is pansies, that's for thoughts. 174 Laer. A document in madness; thoughts and remembrance fitted. Oph. There's fennel for you, and columbines: there's rue for you; and here's some for me: we may call it herb of grace o' Sundays: O, you must wear your rue with a difference. There's a daisy: I would give you some violets, but they withered all when my father died: they say a' made a good end,—— [Sings] For bonny sweet Robin is all my joy. 182 172, 173 pray......remember:] [Sings.] Pray, love, remember: Staunton. pray you] Qq. Pray Ff. 173 there is] there's QF3F4 pansies] Johnson. Paconcies F. Pancies The rest. 179 herb of grace] herbe of Grace Qq. Herbe-Grace Ff (Herb FF4). hearb a grace (Q1). o'] Theobald. a QqFf. O, you must] Oh you must FFF3. 0 you must F4. you may Qq. you must (Q1) Caldecott, 180 daisy] Daysie F1. Dasie The rest. 182 a' made] a made Qq. he made Ff. 183 [Sings] Capell. om. QqFf. Laer. Thought and affliction, passion, hell itself, She turns to favour and to prettiness. Oph. [Sings] And will a' not come again? And will a' not come again? No, no, he is dead, 185 And of all Christian souls, I pray God. God be wi you. Laer. Do you see this, O God? King. Laertes, I must commune with your grief, Or you deny me right. Go but apart, [Exit. Make choice of whom your wisest friends you will. 200 184 Thought] Thoughts (Q1)Që affliction] Ff. afflictions (Q1) Qq. 186 [Sings] Song. Qq. om. Ff. 186, 187 a'...a'] a...a Qq. he...he Ff. 188, 189 No...death-bed,] Two lines in Johnson. One in QqFf. 189 Go to thy] Gone to his Elze (Collier MS.). 191 was as] Qq. as Ff. was Collier, ed. 2 (Collier MS.). 192 All flaxen] Ff. Flaxen Qq. poll] Hanmer. pole QqFf. 193, 194 He......moan:] Two lines in Johnson. One in QqFf. 195 God ha' mercy] Collier. God a mercy Qq. Gramercy Ff. God a' mercy Jennens. God 'a mercy Malone. 196 of] Q2Q3Ff. om. Q4Q5Q0 on Johnson. Christian] FfQ Christians QQ I pray God] Ff. om. Qq. [Exit.] Exit Ophelia. F.FF. 197 Do you see this, O God?] Capell. Doe you this 6 God. Qq (God? Q2) Do you see this, you Gods? Ff. Do you see this?-O God! Gould conj. 198 commune] QqFFF4. common F1199 deny] deney Q4. And they shall hear and judge 'twixt you and me: They find us touch'd, we will our kingdom give, Laer. Let this be so; His means of death, his obscure funeral, No trophy, sword, nor hatchment o'er his bones, Cry to be heard, as 'twere from heaven to earth, King. So you shall; And where the offence is let the great axe fall. 205 210 [Exeunt. 215 SCENE VI. Another room in the castle. Enter HORATIO and a Servant. Hor. What are they that would speak with me? Serv. Sea-faring men, sir: they say they have letters I do not know from what part of the world Enter Sailors. First Sail. God bless you, sir. [Exit Servant. 5 First Sail. He shall, sir, an 't please him. There's a letter for you, sir; it comes from the ambassador that was bound for England; if your name be Horatio, as I am let to know it is. 11 Hor. [Reads] Horatio, when thou shalt have overlooked this, give these fellows some means to the king: they have letters for him. Ere we were two days old at sea, a pirate of very warlike appointment gave us chase. Finding ourselves too slow of sail, we put on a compelled valour, and in the grapple I boarded them: on the instant they got clear of our ship; so I alone became their prisoner. They have dealt with me like thieves of mercy: but they knew what they did; I am to do a good turn for them. Let the king have the letters I have sent; and repair thou to me with as much speed as thou wouldest fly death. I have words to speak in thine ear will make thee dumb; |