I hear her speech, and Hamlet's mother know.
Methinks 'tis pitiful to see her try
For strength of arms and energy of eye;
With vigour lost, and spirits worn away,
Her pomp and pride she labours to display;
And when awhile she's tried her part to act,
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To find her thoughts arrested by some fact;
When struggles more and more severe are seen
In the plain actress than the Danish queen;—