1623 The Tragedie of Hamlet 179



Enter Queene and Horatio. 2738

Qu. I will not fpeake with her. 2739

Hor. She is importunate, indeed diftraft, her moode 2740

will needs be pittied. 2741

Qu^ What would fhe haue ? 2742

Hor. She fpeakes much of her Father; faies Ihe heares 2743

There's trickes i'th'world, and hems, and beats her heart, 2744

Spumes enuioufly at Strawes, fpeakes things in doubt, 2745

That carry but halfe fenfe : Her fpeech is nothing, 2746

Yet the vnfhaped vfe of it doth moue 2747

The hearers to Colleftion ; they ayme at it, 2748

And botch the words vp fit to their owne thoughts, 2749

Which as her winkes, and nods, and geftures yeeld them, 2750

Indeed would make one thinke there would be though t, 2751

Though nothing fure, yet much vnhappily. 2752

Qu. 'Twere good fhe were fpoken with, 2753

For fhe may ftrew dangerous coniedfures 2754

In ill breeding minds. Let her come in. 2755

To my ficke foule(as finnes true Nature is) 2756

Each toy feemes Prologue, to fome great amiffe, 2757

So full of Artleffe iealoufie is guilt, 2758

It fpill's it felfe, in fearing to be fpilt. 2759



Enter Ophelia dijlra£led. 2760

Ophe, Where is the beauteous Maiefty of Denmark. 2761
Qu. How now Ophelia? 2762



1 80 The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet

2763 1693 Ofelia How fhould I your true loue know

1694 From another man?

1695 By his cockle hatte, and his ftaffe,

1696 And his fandall fhoone.
