SCENE III. i The Palace, m 1 Enter King, Queen, Rofencraus, Guildenftern, Lords, and other Attendants. King. Welcome, dear Rofencraus, and Guildenstern! • Since P not th' exterior, nor the inward man More than his father's death, that thus hath put him I cannot dream of. I entreat you both That being of fo young days brought up with him, To draw him on to pleafures, and to gather t Whether aught to us unknown afflicts him thus, That open'd lies within our remedy. Queen. Good gentlemen, he hath much talk'd of you; W And fure I am, two men there are not living, To whom he more adheres: if it will please you To fhew us fo much gentry and good-will, x As to expend your time with us a while, For the fupply and profit of our hope, Your vifitation y fhall receive fuch thanks, Ref. Both your majesties Might, by the fovereign power you have of us, Guil. But we both obey, And here give up ourselves, in the full bent, To be commanded, King. Thanks, Rofencraus and gentle Guildenflern. Queen. Thanks, Guildenflern and gentle Rofeneraus. And I beseech you, instantly to vifit My too much changed fon. Go, fome of ye, And bring thefe gentlemen where Hamlet is. Guil. Heavens make our prefence and our practices Pleafant and helpful to him! [Exeunt. Pol. Th' ambaffadors from Norway, my good lord, King. Thou ftill haft been the father of good news. I hold my duty, as I hold, my soul, Both to my God, and to my gracious king; k King. O speak of that, that I do long to hear. * My news shall be the fruit to that great feast, He tells me, my dear Gertrude, he hath found The head and source of all your fon's diftemper. • The ift and 2d qu's read, I Amen. All the other editions, except C, read Amen only. f So the qu's. The fo's and the reft read, Affure you, my good liege. The fo's read, Bath to my God, one to my gracious king. editions after, read, As I bave us’d to de, k The fo's and R. read, My news fball be the news, &c. 17. of for to. m This direction firft inferted by R. n So the 1st and 3d qu's and C. The 2d q. reads, He tells me my decree: Ger h The 3d and 4th fo's read, fo be fure, trade, &c. The fo's, and all the other &c. editions, read, He tells me, my sweet i So the qu's and C. The fo's, and all queen, that be bath found, &c. Queen. Queen. I doubt it is no other but the main, His father's death, and our hafty marriage. SCENE IV. P Enter Polonius, Voltimand, and Cornelius. King. Well, we fhall fift him. --- Welcome, 9 my good friends! Say, Voltimand, what from our brother Norway? Volt, Moft fair return of greetings and defires. His nephew's levies, which to him appear'd • The fo's, and all after, read, and our o'er-hafty marriage. ? Qu's, Enter Embassadors. The fo's and R, omit my. The fo's, R. P. H. W. and C. read three thousand crowns. • Firk and 2d qu's, fhone. Through Through your dominions for this enterprize, King. It likes us well; And at our more confider'd time we'll read, W Anfwer, and think upon this bufinefs. Mean time, we thank you for your * well-took labour. Moft welcome home! Pol. This bufinefs is well ended, My liege and madam, to expoftulate [Ex. Vol. and Cor. Why day is day, night night, and time is time, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, Queen. More matter with lefs art. Pol. Madam, I fwear I ufe no art at all. That he is mad, 'tis true; 'tis true, 'tis pity; And pity 'tis, 'tis true. A foolish figure, But farewel it; for I will ufe no art. Mad let us grant him then; and now remains |