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There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,

Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

But come;

Here, as before, never, so help you mercy,

How strange or odd soe'er I bear myself,

As I perchance hereafter shall think meet

To put an antic disposition on,

That you, at such times seeing me, never shall,

With arms encumber'd thus, or thus, head shake,

Or by pronouncing of some doubtful phrase,

As, 'Well, well, we know,' or, 'We could, an if we would;'

Or, 'If we list to speak,' or, 'There be, an if they might;'

Or such ambiguous giving out, to note

That you know aught of me: this not to do,

So grace and mercy at your most need help you,

Swear.

Ghost. [Beneath.] Swear.

Ham. Rest, rest, perturbed spirit! So, gentlemen,

With all my love I do commend me to you:

And what so poor a man as Hamlet is

May do, to express his love and friending to you,

God willing, shall not lack. Let us go in together;

And still your fingers on your lips, I pray.

The time is out of joint; O cursed spite,

That ever I was born to set it right!

Nay, come, let's go together.

 167 your; cf. n.

171 meet: proper

172 antic: fantastic

174 encumber'd: probably folded

175 doubtful: ambiguous

177 an if: an intensive form of if

178 to note: to give a sign

188 spite: vexatious circumstance 