| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| He hath my Lord: | He hath, my lord, wrung from me my slow leave | Ham I.ii.58 |
| By laboursome petition, and at last | Ham I.ii.59 |
| Upon his will I sealed my hard consent. | Ham I.ii.60 |
| I do beseech you giue him leaue to go. | I do beseech you give him leave to go. | Ham I.ii.61 |
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| Yet heere Laertes? Aboord, aboord for shame, | Yet here, Laertes? Aboard, aboard, for shame! | Ham I.iii.55 |
| The winde sits in the shoulder of your saile, | The wind sits in the shoulder of your sail, | Ham I.iii.56 |
| And you are staid for there: my blessing with you; | And you are stayed for. There – my blessing with thee. | Ham I.iii.57 |
| And these few Precepts in thy memory, | And these few precepts in thy memory | Ham I.iii.58 |
| See thou Character. Giue thy thoughts no tongue, | Look thou character. Give thy thoughts no tongue, | Ham I.iii.59 |
| Nor any vnproportion'd thought his Act: | Nor any unproportioned thought his act. | Ham I.iii.60 |
| Be thou familiar; but by no meanes vulgar: | Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. | Ham I.iii.61 |
| The friends thou hast, and their adoption tride, | Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, | Ham I.iii.62 |
| Grapple them to thy Soule, with hoopes of Steele: | Grapple them unto thy soul with hoops of steel. | Ham I.iii.63 |
| But doe not dull thy palme, with entertainment | But do not dull thy palm with entertainment | Ham I.iii.64 |
| Of each vnhatch't, vnfledg'd Comrade. Beware | Of each new-hatched, unfledged courage. Beware | Ham I.iii.65 |
| Of entrance to a quarrell: but being in | Of entrance to a quarrel. But being in, | Ham I.iii.66 |
| Bear't that th'opposed may beware of thee. | Bear't that th' opposed may beware of thee. | Ham I.iii.67 |
| Giue euery man thine eare; but few thy voyce: | Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice. | Ham I.iii.68 |
| Take each mans censure; but reserue thy iudgement: | Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgement. | Ham I.iii.69 |
| Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy; | Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, | Ham I.iii.70 |
| But not exprest in fancie; rich, not gawdie: | But not expressed in fancy; rich, not gaudy; | Ham I.iii.71 |
| For the Apparell oft proclaimes the man. | For the apparel oft proclaims the man, | Ham I.iii.72 |
| And they in France of the best ranck and station, | And they in France of the best rank and station | Ham I.iii.73 |
| Are of a most select and generous cheff in that. | Are of a most select and generous chief in that. | Ham I.iii.74 |
| Neither a borrower, nor a lender be; | Neither a borrower nor a lender be, | Ham I.iii.75 |
| For lone oft loses both it selfe and friend: | For loan oft loses both itself and friend, | Ham I.iii.76 |
| And borrowing duls the edge of Husbandry. | And borrowing dulleth edge of husbandry. | Ham I.iii.77 |
| This aboue all; to thine owne selfe be true: | This above all: to thine own self be true, | Ham I.iii.78 |
| And it must follow, as the Night the Day, | And it must follow, as the night the day, | Ham I.iii.79 |
| Thou canst not then be false to any man. | Thou canst not then be false to any man. | Ham I.iii.80 |
| Farewell: my Blessing season this in thee. | Farewell. My blessing season this in thee! | Ham I.iii.81 |
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| The time inuites you, goe, your seruants tend. | The time invites you. Go. Your servants tend. | Ham I.iii.83 |
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| What ist Ophelia he hath said to you? | What is't, Ophelia, he hath said to you? | Ham I.iii.88 |
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| Marry, well bethought: | Marry, well bethought. | Ham I.iii.90 |
| Tis told me he hath very oft of late | 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late | Ham I.iii.91 |
| Giuen priuate time to you; and you your selfe | Given private time to you, and you yourself | Ham I.iii.92 |
| Haue of your audience beene most free and bounteous. | Have of your audience been most free and bounteous. | Ham I.iii.93 |
| If it be so, as so tis put on me; | If it be so – as so 'tis put on me, | Ham I.iii.94 |
| And that in way of caution: I must tell you, | And that in way of caution – I must tell you | Ham I.iii.95 |
| You doe not vnderstand your selfe so cleerely, | You do not understand yourself so clearly | Ham I.iii.96 |
| As it behoues my Daughter, and your Honour. | As it behoves my daughter and your honour. | Ham I.iii.97 |
| What is betweene you, giue me vp the truth? | What is between you? Give me up the truth. | Ham I.iii.98 |
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| Affection, puh. You speake like a greene Girle, | Affection? Pooh! You speak like a green girl, | Ham I.iii.101 |
| Vnsifted in such perillous Circumstance. | Unsifted in such perilous circumstance. | Ham I.iii.102 |
| Doe you beleeue his tenders, as you call them? | Do you believe his tenders, as you call them? | Ham I.iii.103 |
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| Marry Ile teach you; thinke your selfe a Baby, | Marry, I will teach you. Think yourself a baby | Ham I.iii.105 |
| That you haue tane his tenders for true pay, | That you have ta'en these tenders for true pay | Ham I.iii.106 |
| Which are not starling. Tender your selfe more dearly; | Which are not sterling. Tender yourself more dearly, | Ham I.iii.107 |
| Or not to crack the winde of the poore Phrase, | Or – not to crack the wind of the poor phrase, | Ham I.iii.108 |
| Roaming it thus, you'l tender me a foole. | Running it thus – you'll tender me a fool. | Ham I.iii.109 |
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| I, fashion you may call it, go too, go too. | Ay, ‘ fashion ’ you may call it. Go to, go to. | Ham I.iii.112 |
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| I, Springes to catch Woodcocks. I doe know | Ay, springes to catch woodcocks. I do know, | Ham I.iii.115 |
| When the Bloud burnes, how Prodigall the Soule | When the blood burns, how prodigal the soul | Ham I.iii.116 |
| Giues the tongue vowes: these blazes, Daughter, | Lends the tongue vows. These blazes, daughter, | Ham I.iii.117 |
| Giuing more light then heate; extinct in both, | Giving more light than heat, extinct in both | Ham I.iii.118 |
| Euen in their promise, as it is a making; | Even in their promise, as it is a-making, | Ham I.iii.119 |
| You must not take for fire. For this time Daughter, | You must not take for fire. From this time | Ham I.iii.120 |
| Be somewhat scanter of your Maiden presence; | Be something scanter of your maiden presence. | Ham I.iii.121 |
| Set your entreatments at a higher rate, | Set your entreatments at a higher rate | Ham I.iii.122 |
| Then a command to parley. For Lord Hamlet, | Than a command to parle. For Lord Hamlet, | Ham I.iii.123 |
| Beleeue so much in him, that he is young, | Believe so much in him that he is young, | Ham I.iii.124 |
| And with a larger tether may he walke, | And with a larger tether may he walk | Ham I.iii.125 |
| Then may be giuen you. In few, Ophelia, | Than may be given you. In few, Ophelia, | Ham I.iii.126 |
| Doe not beleeue his vowes; for they are Broakers, | Do not believe his vows. For they are brokers, | Ham I.iii.127 |
| Not of the eye, which their Inuestments show: | Not of that dye which their investments show, | Ham I.iii.128 |
| But meere implorators of vnholy Sutes, | But mere implorators of unholy suits, | Ham I.iii.129 |
| Breathing like sanctified and pious bonds, | Breathing like sanctified and pious bawds, | Ham I.iii.130 |
| The better to beguile. This is for all: | The better to beguile. This is for all: | Ham I.iii.131 |
| I would not, in plaine tearmes, from this time forth, | I would not, in plain terms, from this time forth | Ham I.iii.132 |
| Haue you so slander any moment leisure, | Have you so slander any moment leisure | Ham I.iii.133 |
| As to giue words or talke with the Lord Hamlet: | As to give words or talk with the Lord Hamlet. | Ham I.iii.134 |
| Looke too't, I charge you; come your wayes. | Look to't, I charge you. Come your ways. | Ham I.iii.135 |
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| Giue him his money, and these notes Reynoldo. | Give him this money and these notes, Reynaldo. | Ham II.i.1 |
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| You shall doe maruels wisely: good Reynoldo, | You shall do marvellous wisely, good Reynaldo, | Ham II.i.3 |
| Before you visite him you make inquiry | Before you visit him, to make inquire | Ham II.i.4 |
| Of his behauiour. | Of his behaviour. | Ham II.i.5.1 |
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| Marry, well said; / Very well said. Looke you Sir, | Marry, well said. Very well said. Look you, sir, | Ham II.i.6 |
| Enquire me first what Danskers are in Paris; | Inquire me first what Danskers are in Paris, | Ham II.i.7 |
| And how, and who; what meanes; and where they keepe: | And how, and who, what means, and where they keep, | Ham II.i.8 |
| What company, at what expence: and finding | What company, at what expense; and finding | Ham II.i.9 |
| By this encompassement and drift of question, | By this encompassment and drift of question | Ham II.i.10 |
| That they doe know my sonne: Come you more neerer | That they do know my son, come you more nearer | Ham II.i.11 |
| Then your particular demands will touch it, | Than your particular demands will touch it. | Ham II.i.12 |
| Take you as 'twere some distant knowledge of him, | Take you as 'twere some distant knowledge of him, | Ham II.i.13 |
| And thus I know his father and his friends, | As thus, ‘ I know his father and his friends, | Ham II.i.14 |
| And in part him. Doe you marke this Reynoldo? | And in part him ’ – do you mark this, Reynaldo? | Ham II.i.15 |
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| And in part him, but you may say not well; | ‘ And in part him, but,’ you may say, ‘ not well; | Ham II.i.17 |
| But if't be hee I meane, hees very wilde; | But if't be he I mean, he's very wild, | Ham II.i.18 |
| Addicted so and so; and there put on him | Addicted so and so.’ And there put on him | Ham II.i.19 |
| What forgeries you please: marry, none so ranke, | What forgeries you please – marry, none so rank | Ham II.i.20 |
| As may dishonour him; take heed of that: | As may dishonour him – take heed of that – | Ham II.i.21 |
| But Sir, such wanton, wild, and vsuall slips, | But, sir, such wanton, wild, and usual slips | Ham II.i.22 |
| As are Companions noted and most knowne | As are companions noted and most known | Ham II.i.23 |
| To youth and liberty. | To youth and liberty. | Ham II.i.24.1 |
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| I, or drinking, fencing, swearing, / Quarelling, | Ay, or drinking, fencing, swearing, quarrelling, | Ham II.i.25 |
| drabbiug. You may goe so farre. | Drabbing. You may go so far. | Ham II.i.26 |
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| Faith no, as you may season it in the charge; | Faith, no, as you may season it in the charge. | Ham II.i.28 |
| You must not put another scandall on him, | You must not put another scandal on him, | Ham II.i.29 |
| That hee is open to Incontinencie; | That he is open to incontinency. | Ham II.i.30 |
| That's not my meaning: but breath his faults so quaintly, | That's not my meaning. But breathe his faults so quaintly | Ham II.i.31 |
| That they may seeme the taints of liberty; | That they may seem the taints of liberty, | Ham II.i.32 |
| The flash and out-breake of a fiery minde, | The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind, | Ham II.i.33 |
| A sauagenes in vnreclaim'd bloud | A savageness in unreclaimed blood, | Ham II.i.34 |
| of generall assault. | Of general assault. | Ham II.i.35.1 |
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| Wherefore should you doe this? | Wherefore should you do this? | Ham II.i.36.1 |
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| Marry Sir, heere's my drift, | Marry, sir, here's my drift, | Ham II.i.37.2 |
| And I belieue it is a fetch of warrant: | And I believe it is a fetch of warrant. | Ham II.i.38 |
| You laying these slight sulleyes on my Sonne, | You laying these slight sullies on my son, | Ham II.i.39 |
| As 'twere a thing a little soil'd i'th' working: | As 'twere a thing a little soiled i'th' working, | Ham II.i.40 |
| Marke you | Mark you, | Ham II.i.41 |
| your party in conuerse; him you would sound, | Your party in converse, him you would sound, | Ham II.i.42 |
| Hauing euer seene. In the prenominate crimes, | Having ever seen in the prenominate crimes | Ham II.i.43 |
| The youth you breath of guilty, be assur'd | The youth you breathe of guilty, be assured | Ham II.i.44 |
| He closes with you in this consequence: | He closes with you in this consequence: | Ham II.i.45 |
| Good sir, or so, or friend, or Gentleman. | ‘ Good sir,’ or so, or ‘ friend,’ or ‘ gentleman ’ – | Ham II.i.46 |
| According to the Phrase and the Addition, | According to the phrase or the addition | Ham II.i.47 |
| Of man and Country. | Of man and country – | Ham II.i.48.1 |
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| And then Sir does he this? / He does: what | And then, sir, does 'a this – 'a does – What | Ham II.i.49 |
| was I about to say? I was about to say | was I about to say? By the mass, I was about to say | Ham II.i.50 |
| somthing: where did I leaue? | something! Where did I leave? | Ham II.i.51 |
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| At closes in the consequence, I marry, | At ‘ closes in the consequence ’ – Ay, marry! | Ham II.i.54 |
| He closes with you thus. I know the Gentleman, | He closes thus: ‘ I know the gentleman. | Ham II.i.55 |
| I saw him yesterday, or tother day; | I saw him yesterday, or th' other day, | Ham II.i.56 |
| Or then or then, with such and such; and as you say, | Or then, or then, with such or such, and, as you say, | Ham II.i.57 |
| There was he gaming, there o'retooke in's Rouse, | There was 'a gaming; there o'ertook in's rouse; | Ham II.i.58 |
| There falling out at Tennis; or perchance, | There falling out at tennis;’ or perchance | Ham II.i.59 |
| I saw him enter such a house of saile; | ‘ I saw him enter such a house of sale,’ | Ham II.i.60 |
| Videlicet, a Brothell, or so forth. | Videlicet, a brothel, or so forth. | Ham II.i.61 |
| See you now; | See you now – | Ham II.i.62 |
| Your bait of falshood, takes this Cape of truth; | Your bait of falsehood takes this carp of truth, | Ham II.i.63 |
| And thus doe we of wisedome and of reach | And thus do we of wisdom and of reach, | Ham II.i.64 |
| With windlesses, and with assaies of Bias, | With windlasses and with assays of bias, | Ham II.i.65 |
| By indirections finde directions out: | By indirections find directions out. | Ham II.i.66 |
| So by my former Lecture and aduice | So, by my former lecture and advice, | Ham II.i.67 |
| Shall you my Sonne; you haue me, haue you not? | Shall you my son. You have me, have you not? | Ham II.i.68 |
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| God buy you; fare you well. | God bye ye, fare ye well. | Ham II.i.69.2 |
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| Obserue his inclination in your selfe. | Observe his inclination in yourself. | Ham II.i.71 |
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| And let him plye his Musicke. | And let him ply his music. | Ham II.i.73.1 |
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| Farewell: | Farewell. | Ham II.i.74.1 |
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| How now Ophelia, what's the matter? | How now, Ophelia, what's the matter? | Ham II.i.74.2 |
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| With what, in the name of Heauen? | With what, i'th' name of God? | Ham II.i.76 |
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| Mad for thy Loue? | Mad for thy love? | Ham II.i.85.1 |
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| What said he? | What said he? | Ham II.i.86.2 |
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| Goe with me, I will goe seeke the King, | Come, go with me. I will go seek the King. | Ham II.i.101 |
| This is the very extasie of Loue, | This is the very ecstasy of love, | Ham II.i.102 |
| Whose violent property foredoes it selfe, | Whose violent property fordoes itself | Ham II.i.103 |
| And leads the will to desperate Vndertakings, | And leads the will to desperate undertakings | Ham II.i.104 |
| As oft as any passion vnder Heauen, | As oft as any passion under heaven | Ham II.i.105 |
| That does afflict our Natures. I am sorrie, | That does afflict our natures. I am sorry. | Ham II.i.106 |
| What haue you giuen him any hard words of late? | What, have you given him any hard words of late? | Ham II.i.107 |
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| That hath made him mad. | That hath made him mad. | Ham II.i.110.2 |
| I am sorrie that with better speed and iudgement | I am sorry that with better heed and judgement | Ham II.i.111 |
| I had not quoted him. I feare he did but trifle, | I had not quoted him. I feared he did but trifle | Ham II.i.112 |
| And meant to wracke thee: but beshrew my iealousie: | And meant to wrack thee. But beshrew my jealousy. | Ham II.i.113 |
| It seemes it is as proper to our Age, | By heaven, it is as proper to our age | Ham II.i.114 |
| To cast beyond our selues in our Opinions, | To cast beyond ourselves in our opinions | Ham II.i.115 |
| As it is common for the yonger sort | As it is common for the younger sort | Ham II.i.116 |
| To lacke discretion. Come, go we to the King, | To lack discretion. Come, go we to the King. | Ham II.i.117 |
| This must be knowne, wc being kept close might moue | This must be known, which, being kept close, might move | Ham II.i.118 |
| More greefe to hide, then hate to vtter loue. | More grief to hide than hate to utter love. | Ham II.i.119 |
| Come. | Ham II.i.120 |
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| Th'Ambassadors from Norwey, my good Lord, | The ambassadors from Norway, my good lord, | Ham II.ii.40 |
| Are ioyfully return'd. | Are joyfully returned. | Ham II.ii.41 |
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| Haue I, my Lord? Assure you, my good Liege, | Have I, my lord? Assure you, my good liege, | Ham II.ii.43 |
| I hold my dutie, as I hold my Soule, | I hold my duty as I hold my soul, | Ham II.ii.44 |
| Both to my God, one to my gracious King: | Both to my God and to my gracious King. | Ham II.ii.45 |
| And I do thinke, or else this braine of mine | And I do think – or else this brain of mine | Ham II.ii.46 |
| Hunts not the traile of Policie, so sure | Hunts not the trail of policy so sure | Ham II.ii.47 |
| As I haue vs'd to do: that I haue found | As it hath used to do – that I have found | Ham II.ii.48 |
| The very cause of Hamlets Lunacie. | The very cause of Hamlet's lunacy. | Ham II.ii.49 |
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| Giue first admittance to th'Ambassadors, | Give first admittance to th' ambassadors. | Ham II.ii.51 |
| My Newes shall be the Newes to that great Feast. | My news shall be the fruit to that great feast. | Ham II.ii.52 |
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| This businesse is very well ended. | This business is well ended. | Ham II.ii.85.2 |
| My Liege, and Madam, to expostulate | My liege and madam, to expostulate | Ham II.ii.86 |
| What Maiestie should be, what Dutie is, | What majesty should be, what duty is, | Ham II.ii.87 |
| Why day is day; night, night; and time is time, | Why day is day, night night, and time is time, | Ham II.ii.88 |
| Were nothing but to waste Night, Day, and Time. | Were nothing but to waste night, day, and time. | Ham II.ii.89 |
| Therefore, since Breuitie is the Soule of Wit, | Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, | Ham II.ii.90 |
| And tediousnesse, the limbes and outward flourishes, | And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, | Ham II.ii.91 |
| I will be breefe. Your Noble Sonne is mad: | I will be brief. Your noble son is mad. | Ham II.ii.92 |
| Mad call I it; for to define true Madnesse, | Mad call I it. For, to define true madness, | Ham II.ii.93 |
| What is't, but to be nothing else but mad. | What is't but to be nothing else but mad? | Ham II.ii.94 |
| But let that go. | But let that go. | Ham II.ii.95.1 |
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| Madam, I sweare I vse no Art at all: | Madam, I swear I use no art at all. | Ham II.ii.96 |
| That he is mad, 'tis true: 'Tis true 'tis pittie, | That he's mad, 'tis true. 'Tis true, 'tis pity, | Ham II.ii.97 |
| And pittie it is true: A foolish figure, | And pity 'tis 'tis true – a foolish figure. | Ham II.ii.98 |
| But farewell it: for I will vse no Art. | But farewell it; for I will use no art. | Ham II.ii.99 |
| Mad let vs grant him then: and now remaines | Mad let us grant him then. And now remains | Ham II.ii.100 |
| That we finde out the cause of this effect, | That we find out the cause of this effect – | Ham II.ii.101 |
| Or rather say, the cause of this defect; | Or rather say, the cause of this defect, | Ham II.ii.102 |
| For this effect defectiue, comes by cause, | For this effect defective comes by cause. | Ham II.ii.103 |
| Thus it remaines, and the remainder thus. | Thus it remains, and the remainder thus. | Ham II.ii.104 |
| Perpend, | Perpend. | Ham II.ii.105 |
| I haue a daughter: haue, whil'st she is mine, | I have a daughter – have while she is mine – | Ham II.ii.106 |
| Who in her Dutie and Obedience, marke, | Who in her duty and obedience, mark, | Ham II.ii.107 |
| Hath giuen me this: now gather, and surmise. | Hath given me this. Now gather, and surmise. | Ham II.ii.108 |
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| To the Celestiall, and my Soules Idoll, the most beautifed | To the celestial, and my soul's idol, the most beautified | Ham II.ii.109 |
| Ophelia. / That's an ill Phrase, a vilde Phrase, beautified | Ophelia – That's an ill phrase, a vile phrase; ‘ beautified ’ | Ham II.ii.110 |
| is a vilde Phrase: but you shall heare these | is a vile phrase. But you shall hear. Thus: | Ham II.ii.111 |
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| in her excellent white bosome, these. | In her excellent white bosom, these, et cetera. | Ham II.ii.112 |
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| Good Madam stay awhile, I will be faithfull. | Good madam, stay awhile. I will be faithful. | Ham II.ii.114 |
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| Doubt thou, the Starres are fire, | Doubt thou the stars are fire. | Ham II.ii.115 |
| Doubt, that the Sunne doth moue: | Doubt that the sun doth move. | Ham II.ii.116 |
| Doubt Truth to be a Lier, | Doubt truth to be a liar. | Ham II.ii.117 |
| But neuer Doubt, I loue. | But never doubt I love. | Ham II.ii.118 |
| O deere Ophelia, I am ill at these Numbers: I haue not Art | O dear Ophelia, I am ill at these numbers. I have not art | Ham II.ii.119 |
| toreckon my grones; but that I loue thee best, oh most Best | to reckon my groans. But that I love thee best, O most best, | Ham II.ii.120 |
| beleeue it. Adieu. | believe it. Adieu. | Ham II.ii.121 |
| Thine euermore most deere Lady, whilst | Thine evermore, most dear lady, whilst | Ham II.ii.122 |
| this Machine is to him, | this machine is to him, | Ham II.ii.123 |
| Hamlet. | Hamlet | Ham II.ii.124 |
| This in Obedience hath my daughter shew'd me: | This in obedience hath my daughter shown me, | Ham II.ii.125 |
| And more aboue hath his soliciting, | And more above hath his solicitings, | Ham II.ii.126 |
| As they fell out by Time, by Meanes, and Place, | As they fell out by time, by means, and place, | Ham II.ii.127 |
| All giuen to mine eare. | All given to mine ear. | Ham II.ii.128.1 |
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| What do you thinke of me? | What do you think of me? | Ham II.ii.129.2 |
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| I wold faine proue so. But what might you think? | I would fain prove so. But what might you think | Ham II.ii.131 |
| When I had seene this hot loue on the wing, | When I had seen this hot love on the wing – | Ham II.ii.132 |
| As I perceiued it, I must tell you that | As I perceived it, I must tell you that, | Ham II.ii.133 |
| Before my Daughter told me what might you | Before my daughter told me – what might you, | Ham II.ii.134 |
| Or my deere Maiestie your Queene heere, think, | Or my dear majesty your Queen here, think | Ham II.ii.135 |
| If I had playd the Deske or Table-booke, | If I had played the desk or table-book, | Ham II.ii.136 |
| Or giuen my heart a winking, mute and dumbe, | Or given my heart a winking, mute and dumb, | Ham II.ii.137 |
| Or look'd vpon this Loue, with idle sight, | Or looked upon this love with idle sight? | Ham II.ii.138 |
| What might you thinke? No, I went round to worke, | What might you think? No, I went round to work, | Ham II.ii.139 |
| And (my yong Mistris) thus I did bespeake | And my young mistress thus I did bespeak: | Ham II.ii.140 |
| Lord Hamlet is a Prince out of thy Starre, | ‘ Lord Hamlet is a prince, out of thy star. | Ham II.ii.141 |
| This must not be: and then, I Precepts gaue her, | This must not be.’ And then I prescripts gave her, | Ham II.ii.142 |
| That she should locke her selfe from his Resort, | That she should lock herself from his resort, | Ham II.ii.143 |
| Admit no Messengers, receiue no Tokens: | Admit no messengers, receive no tokens. | Ham II.ii.144 |
| Which done, she tooke the Fruites of my Aduice, | Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, | Ham II.ii.145 |
| And he repulsed. A short Tale to make, | And he, repelled, a short tale to make, | Ham II.ii.146 |
| Fell into a Sadnesse, then into a Fast, | Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, | Ham II.ii.147 |
| Thence to a Watch, thence into a Weaknesse, | Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, | Ham II.ii.148 |
| Thence to a Lightnesse, and by this declension | Thence to a lightness, and, by this declension, | Ham II.ii.149 |
| Into the Madnesse whereon now he raues, | Into the madness wherein now he raves | Ham II.ii.150 |
| And all we waile for. | And all we mourn for. | Ham II.ii.151.1 |
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| Hath there bene such a time, I'de fain know that, | Hath there been such a time – I would fain know that – | Ham II.ii.153 |
| That I haue possitiuely said, 'tis so, | That I have positively said ‘ 'Tis so ’ | Ham II.ii.154 |
| When it prou'd otherwise? | When it proved otherwise? | Ham II.ii.155.1 |
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| Take this from this; if this be otherwise, | Take this from this, if this be otherwise. | Ham II.ii.156 |
| If Circumstances leade me, I will finde | If circumstances lead me, I will find | Ham II.ii.157 |
| Where truth is hid, though it were hid indeede | Where truth is hid, though it were hid indeed | Ham II.ii.158 |
| Within the Center. | Within the centre. | Ham II.ii.159.1 |
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| You know sometimes / He walkes foure houres together, | You know sometimes he walks four hours together | Ham II.ii.160 |
| heere / In the Lobby. | Here in the lobby. | Ham II.ii.161.1 |
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| At such a time Ile loose my Daughter to him, | At such a time I'll loose my daughter to him. | Ham II.ii.162 |
| Be you and I behinde an Arras then, | Be you and I behind an arras then. | Ham II.ii.163 |
| Marke the encounter: If he loue her not, | Mark the encounter. If he love her not, | Ham II.ii.164 |
| And be not from his reason falne thereon; | And be not from his reason fallen thereon, | Ham II.ii.165 |
| Let me be no Assistant for a State, | Let me be no assistant for a state, | Ham II.ii.166 |
| And keepe a Farme and Carters. | But keep a farm and carters. | Ham II.ii.167.1 |
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| Away I do beseech you, both away, | Away, I do beseech you both, away. | Ham II.ii.169 |
| Ile boord him presently. / Oh giue me leaue. | I'll board him presently. O, give me leave. | Ham II.ii.170 |
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| How does my good Lord Hamlet? | How does my good Lord Hamlet? | Ham II.ii.171 |
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| Do you know me, my Lord? | Do you know me, my lord? | Ham II.ii.173 |
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| Not I my Lord. | Not I, my lord. | Ham II.ii.175 |
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| Honest, my Lord? | Honest, my lord? | Ham II.ii.177 |
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| That's very true, my Lord. | That's very true, my lord. | Ham II.ii.180 |
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| I haue my Lord. | I have, my lord. | Ham II.ii.183 |
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| How say you by that? Still harping on | How say you by that? Still harping on | Ham II.ii.187 |
| my daughter: yet he knew me not at first; he said I was | my daughter. Yet he knew me not at first. 'A said I was | Ham II.ii.188 |
| a Fishmonger: he is farre gone, farre gone: and truly in my | a fishmonger. 'A is far gone, far gone. And truly in my | Ham II.ii.189 |
| youth, I suffred much extreamity for loue: very neere | youth I suffered much extremity for love, very near | Ham II.ii.190 |
| this. Ile speake to him againe. What do you read my | this. I'll speak to him again. – What do you read, my | Ham II.ii.191 |
| Lord? | lord? | Ham II.ii.192 |
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| What is the matter, my Lord? | What is the matter, my lord? | Ham II.ii.194 |
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| I meane the matter you meane, my Lord. | I mean the matter that you read, my lord. | Ham II.ii.196 |
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| Though this be madnesse, / Yet there | Though this be madness, yet there | Ham II.ii.205 |
| is Method in't: will you walke / Out of the ayre my Lord? | is method in't. – Will you walk out of the air, my lord? | Ham II.ii.206 |
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| Indeed that is out o'th' Ayre: How | Indeed, that's out of the air. (aside) How | Ham II.ii.208 |
| pregnant (sometimes) his Replies are? / A happinesse, / That | pregnant sometimes his replies are! A happiness that | Ham II.ii.209 |
| often Madnesse hits on, / Which Reason and Sanitie could | often madness hits on, which reason and sanity could | Ham II.ii.210 |
| not / So prosperously be deliuer'd of. / I will leaue him, | not so prosperously be delivered of. I will leave him | Ham II.ii.211 |
| And sodainely contriue the meanes of meeting / Betweene | and suddenly contrive the means of meeting between | Ham II.ii.212 |
| him, and my daughter. / My Honourable Lord, I will | him and my daughter. – My honourable lord, I will | Ham II.ii.213 |
| most humbly / Take my leaue of you. | most humbly take my leave of you. | Ham II.ii.214 |
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| Fare you well my Lord. | Fare you well, my lord. | Ham II.ii.218 |
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| You goe to seeke my Lord Hamlet; there hee is. | You go to seek the Lord Hamlet. There he is. | Ham II.ii.220 |
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| Well be with you Gentlemen. | Well be with you, gentlemen. | Ham II.ii.379 |
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| My Lord, I haue Newes to tell you. | My lord, I have news to tell you. | Ham II.ii.388 |
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| The Actors are come hither my Lord. | The actors are come hither, my lord. | Ham II.ii.391 |
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| Vpon mine Honor. | Upon my honour – | Ham II.ii.393 |
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| The best Actors in the world, either for | The best actors in the world, either for | Ham II.ii.395 |
| Tragedie, Comedie, Historie, Pastorall: Pastoricall-Comicall- | tragedy, comedy, history, pastoral, pastoral-comical, | Ham II.ii.396 |
| Historicall-Pastorall: Tragicall-Historicall: Tragicall-Comicall-Historicall-Pastorall: | historical-pastoral, tragical-historical, tragical-comical-historical-pastoral, | Ham II.ii.397 |
| Scene indiuidible: or Poem vnlimited. | scene individable, or poem unlimited. | Ham II.ii.398 |
| Seneca cannot be too heauy, nor Plautus too | Seneca cannot be too heavy, nor Plautus too | Ham II.ii.399 |
| light, for the law of Writ, and the Liberty. These are the | light. For the law of writ and the liberty, these are the | Ham II.ii.400 |
| onely men. | only men. | Ham II.ii.401 |
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| What a Treasure had he, my Lord? | What a treasure had he, my lord? | Ham II.ii.404 |
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| Still on my Daughter. | Still on my daughter. | Ham II.ii.408 |
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| If you call me Iephta my Lord, I haue a | If you call me Jephthah, my lord, I have a | Ham II.ii.410 |
| daughter that I loue passing well. | daughter that I love passing well. | Ham II.ii.411 |
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| What followes then, my Lord? | What follows then, my lord? | Ham II.ii.413 |
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| Fore God, my Lord, well spoken, with good | 'Fore God, my lord, well spoken, with good | Ham II.ii.464 |
| accent, and good discretion. | accent and good discretion. | Ham II.ii.465 |
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| This is too long. | This is too long. | Ham II.ii.496 |
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| That's good: Inobled Queene is good. | That's good. ‘ Mobled Queen ’ is good. | Ham II.ii.502 |
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| Looke where he ha's not turn'd his colour, | Look, whe'er he has not turned his colour, | Ham II.ii.517 |
| and ha's teares in's eyes. Pray you no more. | and has tears in's eyes. Prithee no more. | Ham II.ii.518 |
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| My Lord, I will vse them according to their | My lord, I will use them according to their | Ham II.ii.525 |
| desart. | desert. | Ham II.ii.526 |
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| Come sirs. Exit Polon. | Come, sirs. | Ham II.ii.532 |
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| 'Tis most true: | 'Tis most true, | Ham III.i.21.2 |
| And he beseech'd me to intreate your Maiesties | And he beseeched me to entreat your majesties | Ham III.i.22 |
| To heare, and see the matter. | To hear and see the matter. | Ham III.i.23 |
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| Ophelia, walke you heere. Gracious so please ye | Ophelia, walk you here. – Gracious, so please you, | Ham III.i.43 |
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| We will bestow our selues: Reade on this booke, | We will bestow ourselves. (to Ophelia) Read on this book, | Ham III.i.44 |
| That shew of such an exercise may colour | That show of such an exercise may colour | Ham III.i.45 |
| Your lonelinesse. We are oft too blame in this, | Your loneliness. We are oft to blame in this, | Ham III.i.46 |
| 'Tis too much prou'd, that with Deuotions visage, | 'Tis too much proved, that with devotion's visage | Ham III.i.47 |
| And pious Action, we do surge o're | And pious action we do sugar o'er | Ham III.i.48 |
| The diuell himselfe. | The devil himself. | Ham III.i.49.1 |
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| I heare him comming, let's withdraw my Lord. | I hear him coming. Let's withdraw, my lord. | Ham III.i.55 |
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| It shall do well. But yet do I beleeue | It shall do well. But yet do I believe | Ham III.i.177 |
| The Origin and Commencement of this greefe | The origin and commencement of his grief | Ham III.i.178 |
| Sprung from neglected loue. How now Ophelia? | Sprung from neglected love. – How now, Ophelia? | Ham III.i.179 |
| You neede not tell vs, what Lord Hamlet saide, | You need not tell us what Lord Hamlet said. | Ham III.i.180 |
| We heard it all. My Lord, do as you please, | We heard it all. – My lord, do as you please, | Ham III.i.181 |
| But if you hold it fit after the Play, | But if you hold it fit, after the play | Ham III.i.182 |
| Let his Queene Mother all alone intreat him | Let his Queen mother all alone entreat him | Ham III.i.183 |
| To shew his Greefes: let her be round with him, | To show his grief. Let her be round with him, | Ham III.i.184 |
| And Ile be plac'd so, please you in the eare | And I'll be placed, so please you, in the ear | Ham III.i.185 |
| Of all their Conference. If she finde him not, | Of all their conference. If she find him not, | Ham III.i.186 |
| To England send him: Or confine him where | To England send him, or confine him where | Ham III.i.187 |
| Your wisedome best shall thinke. | Your wisdom best shall think. | Ham III.i.188.1 |
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| And the Queene too, and that presently. | And the Queen too, and that presently. | Ham III.ii.58 |
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| That I did my Lord, and was accounted a | That did I, my lord, and was accounted a | Ham III.ii.109 |
| good Actor. | good actor. | Ham III.ii.110 |
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| I did enact Iulius Casar, I was kill'd | I did enact Julius Caesar. I was killed | Ham III.ii.112 |
| i'th'Capitol: Brutus kill'd me. | i'th' Capitol. Brutus killed me. | Ham III.ii.113 |
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| Oh ho, do you marke that? | O ho! Do you mark that? | Ham III.ii.120 |
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| Giue o're the Play. | Give o'er the play. | Ham III.ii.277 |
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| Lights, Lights, Lights. | Lights, lights, lights! | Ham III.ii.279 |
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| My Lord; the Queene would speak with you, | My lord, the Queen would speak with you, | Ham III.ii.381 |
| and presently. | and presently. | Ham III.ii.382 |
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| By'th'Misse, and it's like a Camell indeed. | By th'mass, and 'tis like a camel indeed. | Ham III.ii.385 |
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| It is back'd like a Weazell. | It is backed like a weasel. | Ham III.ii.387 |
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| Verie like a Whale. | Very like a whale. | Ham III.ii.389 |
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| I will say so. | I will say so. | Ham III.ii.393 |
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| My Lord, he's going to his Mothers Closset: | My lord, he's going to his mother's closet. | Ham III.iii.27 |
| Behinde the Arras Ile conuey my selfe | Behind the arras I'll convey myself | Ham III.iii.28 |
| To heare the Processe. Ile warrant shee'l tax him home, | To hear the process. I'll warrant she'll tax him home. | Ham III.iii.29 |
| And as you said, and wisely was it said, | And, as you said, and wisely was it said, | Ham III.iii.30 |
| 'Tis meete that some more audience then a Mother, | 'Tis meet that some more audience than a mother, | Ham III.iii.31 |
| Since Nature makes them partiall, should o're-heare | Since nature makes them partial, should o'erhear | Ham III.iii.32 |
| The speech of vantage. Fare you well my Liege, | The speech, of vantage. Fare you well, my liege. | Ham III.iii.33 |
| Ile call vpon you ere you go to bed, | I'll call upon you ere you go to bed | Ham III.iii.34 |
| And tell you what I know. | And tell you what I know. | Ham III.iii.35.1 |
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| He will come straight: / Looke you lay home to him, | 'A will come straight. Look you lay home to him. | Ham III.iv.1 |
| Tell him his prankes haue been too broad to beare with, | Tell him his pranks have been too broad to bear with, | Ham III.iv.2 |
| And that your Grace hath scree'nd, and stoode betweene | And that your grace hath screened and stood between | Ham III.iv.3 |
| Much heate, and him. Ile silence me e'ene heere: | Much heat and him. I'll silence me even here. | Ham III.iv.4 |
| Pray you be round with him. | Pray you be round with him. | Ham III.iv.5 |
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| What hoa, helpe, helpe, helpe. | What, ho! Help! | Ham III.iv.24 |
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| Oh I am slaine. | O, I am slain! | Ham III.iv.26.1 |