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Prince of Denmark, V. ii

Osr. Your lordship speaks most infallibly of

him.

Ham. The concernancy, sir? why do we wrap

the gentleman in our more rawer breath?

Osr. Sir?

Hor. Is 't not possible to understand in an-

other tongue? You will do 't, sir, really.

Ham. What imports the nomination of this

gentleman?

Osr. Of Laertes?

Hor. His purse is empty already; all 's

golden words are spent.

Ham. Of him, sir.

Osr. I know you are not ignorant—

Ham. I would you did, sir; in faith, if you

did, it would not much approve me. Well, sir.]

Osr. You are not ignorant of what excellence

Laertes is—

[Ham. I dare not confess that, lest I should

compare with him in excellence; but, to know a

man well, were to know himself.

Osr. I mean, sir,] for his weapon; [but in the

imputation laid on him by them, in his meed

he's unfellowed.]

Ham. What's his weapon?

Osr. Rapier and dagger.

Ham. That's two of his weapons; but, well.

Osr. The king, sir, hath wagered with him six

Barbary horses; against the which he has im-

poned, as I take it, six French rapiers and

 129 concernancy: meaning

130 more rawer: too unskilled

132 another tongue; cf. n.

134 nomination: naming

142 approve me: commend me

146 compare with: vie with

149 imputation: reputation

meed: merit, worth

150 unfellowed: without an equal

155 imponed: staked

