Hamlet

Hamlet

[Aside to Horatio] Dost know this water-fly?

Horatio

                                                                          No, my good lord.

Hamlet 

Thy state is the more gracious, for 'tis a vice to
know him. He has much land, and fertile. Let a beast
be lord of beasts, and his crib shall stand at the king's mess.
'Tis a chough, but, as I say, spacious in the possession of
dirt.

Hamlet   

What call you the carriages?

Horatio

[To Hamlet] I knew you must be edified by the margin ere
you had done.

Osric   

The carriage, sir, are the hangers.

Hamlet

The phrase would be more germane to the matter 
if we could carry cannon by our sides; I would it might be
hangers till then. But on. Six Barbary horses against six

Osric

The king, sir, has laid that in a dozen passes
between you and him, he shall not exceed you three hits —
he has laid on twelve for nine; and that would come to    
immediate trial if your lordship would vouchsafe the answer.

Osric   

I commend my duty to your lordship.

Hamlet   

Yours, yours. 
[Exit Osric.] 
He does well to commend it himself; there are no
tongues else for's turn.    

Hamlet   

He does well to commend it himself; there are no
tongues else for's turn.    

Horatio

This lapwing runs away with the shell on his head.    

Hamlet

He did comply with his dug before he sucked it.
Thus has he — and many more of the same bevy that I
know the drossy age dotes on — only got the tune of the time
and outward habit of encounter, a kind of yeasty
collection, which carries them through and through
the most fanned and winnowed opinions.
And do but blow them to their trials, the bubbles are out.

Horatio

This lapwing runs away with the shell on his head.    

Hamlet

He did comply with his dug before he sucked it.
Thus has he — and many more of the same bevy that I
know the drossy age dotes on — only got the tune of the time
and outward habit of encounter, a kind of yeasty
collection, which carries them through and through
the most fanned and winnowed opinions.
And do but blow them to their trials, the bubbles are out.

Horatio   

You will lose this wager, my lord. 

Horatio

If your mind dislike anything, obey it. I will forestall 
their repair hither and say you are not fit.

Hamlet

Not a whit, we defy augury. There's special
providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now, 'tis not to
come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now,
yet it will come. The readiness is all. Since no man knows
aught of what he leaves, what is't to leave betimes?

Laertes 

                                    I am satisfied in nature, 
Whose motive in this case should stir me most
To my revenge. But in my terms of honor,
I stand aloof and will no reconcilement
Till, by some elder masters of known honor,
I have a voice and precedent of peace
To keep my namenamegored. But all that time
I do receive your offered love like love,
And will not wrong it.

Hamlet

                                       I embrace it freely,
And will this brother's wager frankly play.     

Hamlet

Give us the foils. Come on.

Laertes

                                               Come, one for me.

Hamlet

I'll be your foil, Laertes. In mine ignorance    
Your skill shall, like a star i'th' darkest night,
Stick fiery off indeed.

Laertes

I can no more. The king, the king's to blame.

Hamlet

The point envenomed too? Then, venom, to thy work.
[He stabs Claudius.] 

All   

Treason, treason!

Claudius

Oh, yet defend me friends, I am but hurt.

Hamlet 

Here, thou incestuous, murderous, damned Dane, 
Drink off this potion. Is thy union here?

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