922Enter old Polonius, with his man [Reynaldo] or two. Give him this money, and these notes, Reynaldo.
1.1[He gives money and papers.] I will, my lord.
You shall do marv'lous wisely, good Reynaldo,
893926Before you visit him, to make inquire
My lord, I did intend it.
Marry, well said, very well said. Look you, sir,
898930Inquire me first what Danskers are in Paris,
899931And how, and who, what means, and where they keep,
900932What company, at what expense; and finding
901933By this encompassment and drift of question
902934That they do know my son, come you more nearer
903935Than your particular demands will touch it;
904936Take you, as 'twere, some distant knowledge of him,
905937As thus: "I know his father, and his friends,
906938And in part him." Do you mark this, Reynaldo?
Ay, very well, my lord.
"And in part him. But," you may say, "not well,
909941But if't be he I mean, he's very wild,
910942Addicted so and so," and there put on him
911943What forgeries you please--marry, none so rank
912944As may dishonor him, take heed of that,
913945But, sir, such wanton, wild, and usual slips
914946As are companions noted and most known
As gaming, my lord.
Ay, or drinking, fencing, swearing,
918950Quarreling, drabbing--you may go so far.
My lord, that would dishonor him.
Faith, as you may season it in the charge.
921953You must not put another scandal on him
922954That he is open to incontinency;
923955That's not my meaning. But breathe his faults so quaintly
924956That they may seem the taints of liberty,
925957The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind,
926958A savageness in unreclaimèd blood,
But, my good lord--
Wherefore should you do this?
Ay, my lord, I would know that.
Marry sir, here's my drift,
931964And I believe it is a fetch of wit.
932965You laying these slight sallies on my son
933966As 'twere a thing a little soiled with working,
934967Mark you, your party in converse, him you would sound,
935968Having ever seen in the prenominate crimes
936969The youth you breathe of guilty, be assured
937970He closes with you in this consequence:
938971"Good sir" (or so), or "friend," or "gentleman,"
939972According to the phrase, or the addition
Very good, my lord.
And then, sir, does 'a this, 'a does--what was I about to say?
943976By the mass, I was about to say something.
At "closes in the consequence."
At "closes in the consequence." Ay, marry,
948980He closes thus: "I know the gentleman,
949981I saw him yesterday"--or th'other day,
950982Or then, or then--"with such or such, and as you say,
951983There was 'a gaming there, or took in's rouse,
952984There falling out at tennis," or perchance
953985"I saw him enter such a house of sale,"
954986Videlicet, a brothel, or so forth. See you now,
955987Your bait of falsehood take this carp of truth,
956988And thus do we of wisdom and of reach,
957989With windlasses and with assays of bias,
958990By indirections find directions out;
959991So by my former lecture and advice
960992Shall you my son. You have me, have you not?
My lord, I have.
God buy ye, fare ye well.
Good my lord.
Observe his inclination in yourself.
I shall, my lord.
And let him ply his music.
Well, my lord.
Farewell.--How now, Ophelia, what's the matter?
Oh, my lord, my lord, I have been so affrighted!
With what, i'th' name of God?
My lord, as I was sewing in my closet,
9741005Lord Hamlet, with his doublet all unbraced,
9751006No hat upon his head, his stockings fouled,
9761007Ungartered, and down-gyvèd to his ankle,
9771008Pale as his shirt, his knees knocking each other,
9781009And with a look so piteous in purport
9791010As if he had been loosèd out of hell
9801011To speak of horrors, he comes before me.
Mad for thy love?
My lord, I do not know,
1014But truly I do fear it.
What said he?
He took me by the wrist, and held me hard.
9851017Then goes he to the length of all his arm,
9861018And with his other hand thus o'er his brow
9871019He falls to such perusal of my face
9881020As 'a would draw it. Long stayed he so.
9891021At last, a little shaking of mine arm,
9901022And thrice his head thus waving up and down,
9911023He raised a sigh so piteous and profound
9921024As it did seem to shatter all his bulk
9931025And end his being. That done, he lets me go,
9941026And with his head over his shoulder turned
9951027He seemed to find his way without his eyes,
9961028For out o' doors he went without their helps,
9971029And to the last bended their light on me.
Come, go with me. I will go seek the King.
9991031This is the very ecstasy of love,
10001032Whose violent property fordoes itself
10011033And leads the will to desperate undertakings
10021034As oft as any passions under heaven
10031035That does afflict our natures. I am sorry.
10041036What, have you given him any hard words of late?
No, my good lord, but as you did command
10061038I did repel his letters, and denied
That hath made him mad.
10091041I am sorry that with better heed and judgment
10101042I had not coted him. I feared he did but trifle
10111043And meant to wrack thee; but beshrew my jealousy!
10121044By heaven, it is as proper to our age
10131045To cast beyond ourselves in our opinions
10141046As it is common for the younger sort
10151047To lack discretion. Come, go we to the King.
10161048This must be known, which, being kept close, might move
10171049More grief to hide than hate to utter love.