[Footnote 15: —making a sign to him again to put on his hat.]
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faith[1]: Sir, [A] you are not ignorant of what excellence Laertes [B] is at his weapon.[2] [Sidenote: Laertes is.[2]
Ham. What's his weapon?[3]
Osr. Rapier and dagger. [Sidenote: Cour.]
Ham. That's two of his weapons: but well.
Osr. The sir King ha's wag'd with him six [Sidenote: Cour. The King sir hath wagerd] Barbary Horses, against the which he impon'd[4] as I [Sidenote: hee has impaund] take it, sixe French Rapiers and Poniards, with
[Footnote A: Here in the Quarto:—
[5] here is newly com to Court Laertes, belieue me an absolute gentlemen, ful of most excellent differences,[6] of very soft society,[7] and great [Sidenote: 234] showing[8]: indeede to speake sellingly[9] of him, hee is the card or kalender[10] of gentry: for you shall find in him the continent of what part a Gentleman would see.[11]
[Sidenote: 245] Ham.[12] Sir, his definement suffers no perdition[13] in you, though I know to deuide him inuentorially,[14] would dosie[15] th'arithmaticke of memory, and yet but yaw[16] neither in respect of his quick saile, but in the veritie of extolment, I take him to be a soule of great article,[17] & his infusion[18] of such dearth[19] and rarenesse, as to make true dixion of him, his semblable is his mirrour,[20] & who els would trace him, his vmbrage, nothing more.[21]