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Woo't weep? Woo't fight? Woo't fast? Woo't tear267 thyself?

Woo't drink up eisel? Eat a crocodile268?

I'll do't. Dost thou come here to whine?

To outface270 me with leaping in her grave?

Be buried quick with her, and so will I:

And if thou prate of mountains, let them throw

Millions of acres on us, till our ground273, Singeing his pate against the burning zone274, Make Ossa like a wart! Nay, an thou'lt mouth275, I'll rant as well as thou.

KING This is mere277 madness, And thus awhile the fit will work on him:

Anon, as patient as the female dove

When that her golden couplets are disclosed280, His silence will sit drooping.

To Laertes

HAMLET Hear you, sir:

What is the reason that you use283 me thus?

I loved you ever: but it is no matter.

Let Hercules himself do what he may285, The cat will mew and dog will have his day.

Exit

KING I pray you, good Horatio, wait upon him.--

[Exit Horatio]

To Laertes

Strengthen your patience in288 our last night's speech: We'll put the matter to the present push289.--

Good Gertrude, set some watch over your son.--

This grave shall have a living291 monument: An hour of quiet shortly shall we see;

Till then, in patience our proceeding be.

Exeunt

[Act 5 Scene 2]

running scene 17

Enter Hamlet and Horatio

HAMLET So much for this, sir; now let me see the other1: You do remember all the circumstance2?

HORATIO Remember it, my lord?

HAMLET Sir, in my heart there was a kind of fighting That would not let me sleep: methought I lay



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