 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 536 pages
...At supper? Where? Ham. Not where he eats, but where he is eaten ; a certain convocation of politic worms are e'en at him. Your worm is your only emperor...service ; two dishes, but to one table ; that's the end. Ham. A man may fish with the worm that hath ate of a king ; and eat of the fish that hath fed of that... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Thomas Price - 1839 - 478 pages
...earth and dust ? And, live we how we can, vet die we must. 23— v. 2. 305 Equality of human life. Your worm is your only emperor for diet: we fat all...service ; two dishes, but to one table ; that's the end. 36— iv. 3. 300 Insinuations, paioful. 'Tis better to be much abused, Than but to know'ta little.... | |
 | 1842 - 242 pages
...like harpies, when one mouth has to feed so many. " A certain convocation," says Hamlet, " of politic worms are e'en at him. Your worm is your only emperor...for maggots ; your fat king, and your lean beggar, are but variable service ; two dishes but to one table, that's the end." — (Act 4. sc. 3.) Hamlet... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 582 pages
...supper ! — where ? Umn. Not where he eats, but where he is eaten : a certain convocation of politic worms are e'en at him. Your worm is your only emperor...that hath eat of a king ; and eat of the fish that kith fed of that worm. King. What dost thou mean by this ? Ham. Nothing, but to shew you how a king... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 364 pages
...At supper ? Where 1 Ham. Not where he eats, but where he is eaten : a certain convocation of politic worms are e'en at him. Your worm is your only emperor...but variable service ; two dishes, but to one table ; that 's the end. King. Alas, alas ! Ham. A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king ; and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 364 pages
...Where ? Ham. Not where he eats, but where he is eaten : a certain convocation of politic worms are ev'n at him. Your worm is your only emperor for diet :...but variable service ; two dishes, but to one table ; that 's the end. King. Alas, alas ! eat of a king, and eat of the fish that hath fed of that worm.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 554 pages
...At supper! Where? Ham. Not where he eats , but where he is eaten : a certain convocation of politic worms are e'en at him. Your worm is your only emperor...fat ourselves for maggots: your fat king, and your learn beggar, is but variable service; two dishes, but to one table: that's the end. King. Alas, alas!... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1847 - 554 pages
...Guildenstern ! bring in my lord. Enter HAMLET and GUILDENSTERN. King. Now, Hamlet, where's Polonius ? Ilam. At supper. King. At supper ? where ? Ham. Not where...that's the end. King. Alas, alas ! Ham. A man may iish with the worm that hath eat of a king ; and eat of the fish that hath fed of that worm. King.... | |
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Not where he eats, but where he is eaten. A certain convocation of [politic] worms* are e'en at him. Your worm is your only emperor for diet. We fat all creatures else to fat us, and we fat ourselves for maggots. 
