To shave, or not to shave; the question is,

Whether ’tis better, on the human phiz,

To let accumulation of our hair

Cover the chins and lips which now are bare;

Or to continue still to scrape away

The hirsute ornament from day to day.—

To lather—shave—perchance to gash the face?

Ay, there’s the rub; for, in this latter case,

What mis’ry’s ours! ’Tis this must give us pause,

And makes us rather let alone our jaws,