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Prince of Denmark, IV. iii

[Exeunt Attendants.]

King. Hamlet, this deed, for thine especial safety,

Which we do tender, as we dearly grieve

For that which thou hast done, must send thee hence

With fiery quickness: therefore prepare thyself;

The bark is ready, and the wind at help,

The associates tend, and every thing is bent

For England.

Ham. For England!

King. Ay, Hamlet.

Ham. Good.

King. So is it, if thou knew'st our purposes.

Ham. I see a cherub that sees them. But,

come; for England! Farewell, dear mother.

King. Thy loving father, Hamlet.

Ham. My mother: father and mother is man

and wife, man and wife is one flesh, and so, my

mother. Come, for England!

King. Follow him at foot; tempt him with speed aboard:

Delay it not, I'll have him hence to-night.

Away! for every thing is seal'd and done

That else leans on the affair: pray you, make haste.

And, England, if my love thou hold'st at aught,—

As my great power thereof may give thee sense,

Since yet thy cicatrice looks raw and red

After the Danish sword, and thy free awe

Pays homage to us,—thou mayst not coldly set

Our sovereign process, which imports at full,

 48 bent: prepared

57 at foot: close behind

60 leans on: depends upon

63 cicatrice: scar

64 free awe: awe still felt but no longer enforced by arms

65 set: esteem

66 process: formal command

