So excellent a king; that was, to this, By what it fed on.49 And yet, within a month,- woman! A little month; or ere those shoes were old, My father's brother; but no more like my father, But break, my heart: for I must hold my tongue! Enter HORATIO, BARNARDO, and MARCELLUS. HOR. Hail to your lordship! HAM. I am glad to see you well: Horatio, or I do forget myself. a HOR. The same, my lord, and your poor servant ever. HAM. Sir, my good friend; I'll change that name with you. * Discourse of reason] Faculty of discussing and reasoning. See Tr. & Cr. II. 2, Hect. & infra IV. 4. Haml. b I'll change that name with you] myself upon an exact level with. Reciprocally use: I'll put And what make you from Wittenberg, Horatio?— Marcellus? MAR. My good lord, HAM. I am very glad to see you; good even, sir. (50) But what, in faith,a make you" from Wittenberg? HOR. A truant disposition, good my lord. HAM. I would not hear your enemy say so; Nor shall you do mine ear that violence, To make it truster of your own report Against yourself: I know, you are no truant. But what is your affair in Elsinore? We'll teach you to drink deep, ere you depart. HOR. My lord, I came to see your father's funeral. HAM. I pray thee, do not. mock me, fellowstudent; I think, it was to see my mother's wedding. HOR. Indeed, my lord, it followed hard upon. HAM. Thrift, thrift, Horatio! the funeral bak'd meats (51) Did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables. HOR. My lord? - HAM. In my mind's eye, (53) Horatio. Where, HOR. I saw him once, he was a goodly king. HAM. He was a man, take him for all in all, I shall not look upon his like again. HOR. My lord, I think I saw him yesternight. in faith] Faithfully and honestly, in pure and simple verity. b But what make you] Is your object? Are you doing. See M. W. of W. IV. 2. Mrs. Page. goodly king] See "goodliest," H. VIII. IV. 2. 3 Gent. HAM. Saw! who? HOR. My lord, the king your father. HAM. The king my father! Upon the witness of these gentlemen, НАМ. For God's love, let me hear. HOR. Two nights together had these gentlemen, Marcellus and Barnardo, on their watch, In the dead waste (5) and middle of the night, Appears before them, and, with solemn march, Almost to jelly with the act of fear,(56) Stand dumb, and speak not to him. This to me And I with them, the third night kept the watch: НАМ. But where was this? MAR. My lord, upon the platform where we watch'd. HAM. Did you not speak to it? (57) HOR. My lord, I did; But answer made it none: yet once, methought, It lifted up its head, and did address & Season your admiration for a while With an attent ear] By close attention qualify or restrain the expression of your astonishment. baddress] Make ready. See M. N. Dr. V. 1. Phil. Itself to motion, like as it would speak: But, even then, the morning cock crew loud; (5) And at the sound it shrunk in haste away, And vanish'd from our sight. HAM. 'Tis very strange. HOR. As I do live, my honour'd lord, 'tis true; And we did think it writ down" in our duty, To let you know of it. HAM. Indeed, indeed, sirs, but this troubles me. Hold you the watch to-night? ALL. My lord, from head to foot. HAM. His face? HOR. O, yes, my lord; he wore his beaver HAM. What, look'd he frowningly? Very like, HOR. It would have much amaz'd you. HAM. Very like: Stay'd it long? HOR. While one with moderate haste might tell a hundred. MAR. BER. Longer, longer. • writ down] Prescribed by. C HOR. Not when I saw it. * grissl'd, 4to. Нам. His beard was grizly?* no. HOR. It was, as I have seen it in his life, HAM. I will watch to-night; Perchance, 'twill walk again. HOR. I warrant, it will. HAM. If it assume my noble father's person, I'll speak to it, though hell itself should gape, And bid me hold my peace. I pray you all, If you have hitherto conceal'd this sight, tenable, Let it be treble* in your silence still; And whatsoever else shall hap to-night, Give it an understanding, but no tongue; I will requite your loves: So, fare you well: Upon the platform, 'twixt eleven and twelve, I'll visit 4to. ALL. you. (61) Our duty to your honour. HAM. Your loves, as mine to you: Farewell. [Exeunt HORATIO, MARCELLUS, and BER NARDO. My father's spirit in arms! all is not well; come! Till then sit still, my soul: Foul deeds will rise, Though all the earth o'erwhelm them, to men's [Exit. eyes. Enter LAERTES and OPHELIA. LAER. My necessaries are embark'd; farewell: And, sister, as the winds give benefit," |