[Footnote 5: Compare the seemingly opposite statements of the two:
Hamlet had bewildered them.]
[Foonote 6: over-reached—came up with, caught up, overtook.]
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Giue him a further edge,[1] and driue his purpose on
[Sidenote: purpose into these]
To these delights.
Rosin. We shall my Lord. Exeunt.
[Sidenote: Exeunt Ros. & Guyl.]
King. Sweet Gertrude leaue vs too, [Sidenote: Gertrard | two]
For we haue closely sent for Hamlet hither,
[Sidenote: 84] That he, as 'twere by accident, may there
[Sidenote: heere]
Affront[2] Ophelia. Her Father, and my selfe[3] (lawful espials)[4]
Will so bestow our selues, that seeing vnseene
We may of their encounter frankely iudge,
And gather by him, as he is behaued,
If't be th'affliction of his loue, or no,
That thus he suffers for.
Qu. I shall obey you,
And for your part Ophelia,[5] I do wish
That your good Beauties be the happy cause
Of Hamlets wildenesse: so shall I hope your Vertues
[Sidenote: 240] Will bring him to his wonted way againe,
To both your Honors.[6]
Ophe. Madam, I wish it may.
Pol. Ophelia, walke you heere. Gracious so please ye[7]
[Sidenote: you,]
We will bestow our selues: Reade on this booke,[8]
That shew of such an exercise may colour
Your lonelinesse.[9] We are oft too blame in this,[10]
[Sidenote: lowlines:]
'Tis too much prou'd, that with Deuotions visage,
And pious Action, we do surge o're [Sidenote: sugar]
The diuell himselfe.
[Sidenote: 161] King. Oh 'tis true: [Sidenote: tis too true]
How smart a lash that speech doth giue my Conscience?
The Harlots Cheeke beautied with plaist'ring Art
Is not more vgly to the thing that helpes it,[11]
Then is my deede, to my most painted word.[12]
Oh heauie burthen![13]