At laft, a little fhaking of mine arm, Pol. Come, go with me, I will go feek the King. This is the very ecftacy of love, Whofe violent property foredoes itself, And leads the Will to defp'rate undertakings, That does afflict our natures. I am forry; What, have you giv'n him any hard words of late? Oph. No, my good lord; but, as you did command, I did repel his letters, and deny'd His access to me. Pol. That hath made him mad. I'm forry, that with better speed and judgment To caft beyond ourselves in our opinions, To lack difcretion. Come; go we to the King. 7 I had not QUOTED him.-] The old quarto reads coted. It appears Shakespear wrote NOTED. Quoted is nonfenfe. WARB. To quote is, I believe, to reckon, to take an account of, to take the quotient or refult of a computation. 8 it is as proper to our age As it is common for the younger VOL. VIII. To lack difcretion.--] This is not the remark of a weak man. The vice of age is too much fufpicion. Men long accustomed to the wiles of life caft commonly beyond then filves, let their cunning go further than reafon can attend it. This is always the fault of a little mind, made artful by long commerce with the world. This must be known; which, being kept clofe, might move More grief to hide, than hate to utter, love. [Exeunt. Enter King, Queen, Rofincrantz, Guildenstern, Lords, and other Attendants. King.WELCOME, dear Rofincrantz, and Guild enftern! put him Moreover that we much did long to see you, This must be known; which, being kept clofe, might me More grief to hide, than hate to utter, love. i. e. This must be made known to the King, for (being kept fecret) the hiding Hamlet's love might occafion more mifchief to us from him and the Queen, than the uttering or revealing of it will occafion hate and refentment Hanmer reads, So So much as from occafions you may glean, Queen. Good gentlemen, he hath much talk'd of you; And, fure I am, two men there are not living, Rof. Both your majesties Might, by the fov'reign pow'r you have of us, Guil. But we both obey, And here give up ourselves, ' in the full bent, King. Thanks, Rofincrantz, and gentle Guildenstern. crantz. And, I befeech you, inftantly to vifit My too much changed fon. Go, some of ye, Guil. Heav'ns make our prefence and our practices Pleafant and helpful to him! [Exeunt Rof. and Guil. Queen. Amen. Enter Polonius. Pol. Th' ambaffadors from Norway, my good Lord, Are joyfully return'd. • To shew us so much gen- plaifance. raifed may be completed by the defired effect. 3in the fu'l bent,] Bent, for endeavour, application. WARBURTON. King. Thou still haft been the father of good news. Pol. Have I, my Lord? affure you, my good Liege, I hold my duty, as I hold my foul, Both to my God, and to my gracious King; 4 As I have us'd to do, that I have found King. Oh, fpeak of that, that I do long to hear. Queen. I doubt, it is no other but the main, Flis father's death, and our o'er-hafty marriage. Re-enter Polonius, with Voltimand, and Cornelius. King. Well, we fhall fift him.-Welcome, my good friends! Say, Voltimand, what from our brother Norway? His Nephew's levies, which to him appear'd 4- the trail of policy---] The 5 the fruit] The def trail is the curfe of an animal fert after the meat. purfued by the fent. It was against your Highnefs: Whereat griev'd, King. It likes us well; And at our more confider'd time we'll read, Mean time, we thank you for your well-took labour. Most welcome home! Pol. This business is well ended. [Exeunt Ambaf. |