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swathing-clouts376.

ROSENCRANTZ Happily377 he's the second time come to them, for

they say an old man is twice a child.

HAMLET I will prophesy: he comes to tell me of the players,

mark it.-- You say right, sir: for a Monday morning, 'twas so380

indeed.

POLONIUS My lord, I have news to tell you.

HAMLET My lord, I have news to tell you.

When Roscius384, an actor in Rome--

POLONIUS The actors are come hither, my lord.

HAMLET Buzz, buzz386!

POLONIUS Upon mine honour--

HAMLET Then came each actor on his ass388--

POLONIUS The best actors in the world, either for tragedy,

comedy, history, pastoral, pastorical-comical, historical—

pastoral, tragical-historical, tragical-comical-historical—

pastoral, scene individable, or poem unlimited. Seneca392

cannot be too heavy, nor Plautus too light. For the law of393

writ and the liberty, these are the only men.

HAMLET O Jephthah, judge of Israel, what a treasure hadst395

thou!

POLONIUS What a treasure had he, my lord?

HAMLET Why,

'One fair daughter and no more399,

The which he loved passing400 well.'

Aside

POLONIUS Still on my daughter.

HAMLET Am I not i'th'right, old Jephthah?

POLONIUS If you call me Jephthah, my lord, I have a daughter

that I love passing well.