_I_]
He does: what was I about to say?
I was about to say somthing: where did I leaue?
[Sidenote: By the masse I was]
_Reynol._ At closes in the consequence:
At friend, or so, and Gentleman.[10]
[Footnote 1: _1st Q._
I faith not a whit, no not a whit,
As you may bridle it not disparage him a iote.]
[Footnote 2: This may well seem prating inconsistency, but I suppose
means that he must not be represented as without moderation in his
wickedness.]
[Footnote 3: _Untamed_, as a hawk.]
[Footnote 4: The lines are properly arranged in _Q_.
A sauagenes in vnreclamed blood,
Of generall assault.
--that is, 'which assails all.']
[Footnote 5: Here a hesitating pause.]
[Footnote 6: --with the expression of, 'Is that what you would say?']
[Footnote 7: 'a fetch with warrant for it'--a justifiable trick.]
[Footnote 8: Compare _sallied_, 25, both Quartos; _sallets_ 67, 103; and
see _soil'd_, next line.]
[Footnote 9: 'Addition,' epithet of courtesy in address.]
[Footnote 10: _Q_. has not this line]
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_Polon._ At closes in the consequence, I marry,
He closes with you thus. I know the Gentleman,
[Sidenote: He closes thus,]
I saw him yesterday, or tother day; [Sidenote: th'other]
Or then or then, with such and such; and as you say,
[Sidenote: or such,]
[Sidenote: 25] There was he gaming, there o'retooke in's Rouse,
[Sidenote: was a gaming there, or tooke]
There falling out at Tennis; or perchance,
I saw him enter such a house of saile; [Sidenote: sale,]
_Videlicet_, a Brothell, or so forth. See you now;
Your bait of falshood, takes this Cape of truth;
[Sidenote: take this carpe]
And thus doe we of wisedome and of reach[1]
With windlesses,[2] and with assaies of Bias,
By indirections finde directions out:
So by my former Lecture and aduice
Shall you my Sonne; you haue me, haue you not?
_Reynol._ My Lord I haue.
_Polon._ God buy you; fare you well, [Sidenote: ye | ye]
_Reynol._ Good my Lord.
_Polon._ Obserue his inclination in your selfe.[3]
_Reynol._ I shall my Lord.
_Polon._ And let him[4] plye his Musicke.
_Reynol._ Well, my Lord. _Exit_.
_Enter Ophelia_.
_Polon_. Farewell:
How now _Op
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