20281313Since happy time ioyn'd both our hearts as one:

2028.11314And now the blood that fill'd my youthfull veines,

2028.21315Runnes weakely in their pipes, and all the straines

2028.31316Of musicke, which whilome pleasde mine eare,

2028.41317Is now a burthen that Age cannot beare:

2028.51318And therefore sweete Nature must pay his due,

20401319To heauen must I, and leaue the earth with you.

2040.11320Dutchesse O say not so, lest that you kill my heart,

2040.21321When death takes you, let life from me depart.

2040.31322Duke Content thy selfe, when ended is my date,

20431323Thon maist (perchance) haue a more noble mate,

2043.11324More wise, more youthfull, and one.

20451325Dutchesse O speake no more for then I am accurst,

20481326None weds the second, but she kils the first:

20521327A second time I kill my Lord that's dead,

20531328When second husband kisses me in bed.

20491329Ham. O wormewood, wormewood!

20541330Duke I doe beleeue you sweete, what now you speake,

20551331But what we doe determine oft we breake,

20801332For our demises stil are ouerthrowne,

20811333Our thoughts are ours, their end's none of our owne:

20821334So thinke you will no second husband wed,

20831335But die thy thoughts, when thy first Lord is dead.

20881336Dutchesse Both here and there pursue me lasting strife,

20891337If once a widdow, euer I be wife.

20901338Ham. If she should breake now.

20911339Duke T'is deepely sworne, sweete leaue me here a while,

20931340My spirites growe dull, and faine I would beguile the tedi-

20941341ous time with sleepe.

20951342Dutchesse Sleepe rocke thy braine,

20961343And neuer come mischance betweene vs twaine. exit Lady

20971344Ham. Madam, how do you like this play?

20981345Queene The Lady protests too much.

20991346Ham. O but shee'le keepe her word.

21001347King Haue you heard the argument, is there no offence

21011348in it?