POL. Have I, my lord? Assure you, my good liege, I hold my duty, as I hold my soul, ⚫and. 4tos. Both to my God, one to my gracious king: I have. 1623, 32. ‡ depth. 1603. § fruit. 4tos. As it hath us'd to do,) that I have found KING. Thyself do grace KING. O, speak of that; that do I long to hear. POL. Give first admittance to the embassadors; My news shall be the news § to that great feast. to them, and bring [Exit POLONIUS. He tells me, my sweet Queen, that he hath found Gertrude, The head and source of all your son's distemper. QUEEN. I doubt it is no other but the main ;(12) His father's death, and our o'erhasty marriage. || deere he hath. 4tos. Re-enter POLONIUS, with VOLTIMAND and CORNELIUS. KING. Well, we shall sift him. Welcome, [my] Say, Voltimand, what from our brother Norway? с His nephew's levies; which to him appear'd It was against your highness: Whereat griev'd, a d My news shall be the news] Fruit is the reading of the quartos. By news must be meant the talk or leading topic at, &c. b grace] i. e. the honours. с Upon our first] i. e. audience, or opening of our business. d sends out arrests] i. e. he issues. See "drew," Lear, II. 4. Kent; where I is understood. Receives rebuke from Norway; and, in fine, [Gives a Paper. That it might please you to give quiet pass KING. It likes us well; (14) And, at our more consider'd time, we'll read, Mean time, we thank you for your well-took labour: POL. [Exeunt VOLTIMAND and CORNELIUS. * this. 4tos. that. 1603. This business is very well+ ended. + is well. My liege, and madam, to expostulate What majesty should be, what duty is, Why day is day, night, night, and time is time, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes,— a three thousand crowns in annual fee] i. e. a feud or fee (in land) of that yearly value. RITSON. See "pin's fee,” Haml. I. 4. Haml. b At our considered time] i. e. the past being used for that which is in prospect; "when we have more time for considering." с expostulate] i. e. to show by discussion, to put the pros and cons, to answer demands upon the question. Expose is an old term of similar import. About to be separated. Tr. & Cr. IV. 4 : "Nay, we must use expostulation kindly." "Pausanias had now opportunity to visit her and to expostulate the favourable deceit, whereby she had caused his jealousie." Stanley's Aurore, 8vo. 1650. p. 44. E 4tos. Mad call I it for to define true madness, QUEEN. More matter, with less art. POL. Madam, I swear, I use no art at all. Mad let us grant him then and now remains, I have a daughter; have, while she is mine; a Hath given me this: Now gather, and surmise. That's an ill phrase, a vile phrase; beautified is a vile Thus: in. phrase; but you shall hear. These,* 4tos. In her excellent white bosom, these.(17) QUEEN. Came this from Hamlet to her? POL. Good madam, stay awhile; I will be faithful. Doubt thou, the stars are fire; Doubt, that the sun doth move: Doubt truth to be a liar; But never doubt, I love. [Reads. O dear Ophelia, I am ill at these numbers; I have a while she is mine] The original 1603 in this place adds, "for that we thinke is surest, we often loose." b beautified] The corresponding passage in 1603 gives "beautifull." c I am ill at these numbers] No talent for, knack at, or " I am ill at reckoning." L. L. L. I. 2. Arm. "The world is like an ill foole in a play." Rogers's Christian Curtesie. A Sermon, 4to. 1621, p. 46. not art to reckon my groans: but that I love thee best, O most best,(18) believe it. Adieu. Thine evermore, most dear lady, whilst This, in obedience, hath my daughter showed* me: KING. Receiv'd his love? POL. But how hath she What do you think of me? KING. As of a man faithful and honourable. POL. I would fain prove so. think, But what might you When I had seen this hot love on the wing, (As I perceiv'd it, I must tell you that, Before my daughter told me,) what might you, my dear majesty your queen here, think, If I had play'd the desk, or table-book; Or given my heart a winking, mute and dumb; Or look'd upon this love with idle sight; (20) * shown. 4tos. + about. 4tos. t solliciting. 1623, 32. 1603. What might you think? no, I went round to work,(21) § starre. This must not be: and then I precepts || gave her, a Whilst this machine is to him] i. e. belongs to, obeys his impulse; so long as he is "a sensible warm motion.” M. for M. III. 1. Claud. b out of thy star] i. e. of a constellation of a higher class or order. The quarto 1611 also gives star, and in II. 7. King. we have “the star moves not but in his sphere." In All's Well &c. Helena says: I. 1. "Twere as I should love a bright particular star, "And think to wed it, he is so above me. "In his bright radiance and collateral light "Must I be comforted; not in his sphere." Which done, she took the fruits of my advice;] i. e. she took the fruits of advice when she obeyed advice: the advice was then made fruitful. JOHNSON. sphere. 4to. & 1632. || prescripts. 4tos. * repel'd. And he, repulsed,* (a short tale to make,) Fell into a sadness; then into a fast; (22) 4tos. † wherein. 4tos. ‡ mourn. 4tos. like. 4to. Il does. 4tos. But. 4tos. Thence to a watch; thence into a weakness; KING. Do you think, 'tis this? POL. Hath there been such a time, (I'd fain know that,) That I have positively said, 'Tis so, When it prov'd otherwise? KING. Not that I know. POL. Take this from this, if this be otherwise: [Pointing to his Head and Shoulder. If circumstances lead me, I will find Were truth is hid, though it were hid indeed Within the centre. KING. How may we try it further? POL. You know, sometimes he walks four hours together, Here in the lobby. POL. At such a time I'll loose my daughter to him: Be you and I behind an arras' then; Mark the encounter: if he love her not, And keep a farm, and carters. KING. a watch] i. e. sleepless state. We will try it. b behind an arras] i. e. hangings of the room. See I. H. IV. II. 4. Pr. Hen. |