Mar. Is it not like the King? Such was the very armour he had on, [hour, Mar. Thus twice before, and just at this dead With martial stalk, he has gone by our watch. Hor. In what particular thought to work, I know But, in the gross and scope of my opinion, [not: This bodes some strange eruption to our state. Mar. Good now, sit down, and tell me, he that knows, Why this same strict and most observant watch And why such daily cast of brazen cannon, Our last King, Hor. That can I; Dar'd to the fight: in which our valiant Hamlet, Did forfeit (with his life) all those his lands, Had he been vanquisher: as by that covenant, His fell to Hamlet. Now young Fortinbras, (9) Fig. 52. (9) Figure 52, exhibits young Fortinbras, crowned, Of unimproved mettle hot and full, For food and diet, to some enterprise situate with his head towards the north side of the moon and his face bending down towards the south, being composed of Horatio's face turned upside down. The etymology of his name may be like that of Hudibras above assigned, forte in brass; and he is particularly marked by the epithet young, as having in fact the youngest-looking and best formed human countenance of any which the moon exhibits. His being situate towards the north side of the moon is implied by his connection with Norway; and his being opposed to the late King of Denmark, (whose ghost is situate on the south side,) has regard to the librations of the moon in those opposite directions. (10) To recover, i. e. to overcome, or get of, by the moon's libration. the upper hand Hor. A mote it is to trouble the mind's eye. The graves stood tenantless: the sheeted dead Enter Ghost again. But soft, behold! lo, where it comes again! Speak to me. If there be any good thing to be done, Speak to me. If thou art privy to thy country's fate, Or, if thou hast uphoarded in thy life [Cock crows. For which, they say, you spirits oft walk in death. Speak of it. Stay, and speak--Stop it, Marcellus.-Mar. Shall I strike it with my partizan? Hor. Do, if it will not stand. Ber. 'Tis here Hor. 'Tis here. Mar. 'Tis gone, [Exit Ghost. We do it wrong, being so majestical, To offer it shew of violence; For it is as the air, invulnerable, And our vain blows malicious mockery. Ber. It was about to speak when the cock crew.(11) Fig. 53. (11) The crowing of the cock seems to be referable to |