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Or like a creature native and indu'd

Unto that element; but long it could not be

Till that her garments, heavy with their drink,

Pull'd the poor wretch from her melodious lay

To muddy death.

Laer. Alas! then, she is drown'd?

Queen. Drown'd, drown'd.

Laer. Too much of water hast thou, poor Ophelia,

And therefore I forbid my tears; but yet

It is our trick, nature her custom holds,

Let shame say what it will; when these are gone

The woman will be out. Adieu, my lord!

I have a speech of fire, that fain would blaze,

But that this folly douts it.

King. Let's follow, Gertrude.

How much I had to do to calm his rage!

Now fear I this will give it start again;

Therefore let's follow.

 

[First] Clo. Is she to be buried in Christian

burial that wilfully seeks her own salvation?

Other. I tell thee she is; and therefore make

her grave straight: the crowner hath sat on her,

and finds it Christian burial.

 180 indu'd: endowed with qualities fitting her

188 trick: custom

190 woman; cf. n.

192 douts: puts out, extinguishes  S. d. Clowns: low comedians, or, peasants; cf. n.

4 crowner: coroner

sat on: passed on

