There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
But come; 168
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, 172
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;' 176
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. 180
Ghost. [Beneath.] Swear. [They 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 184
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, 188
That ever I was born to set it right!
Nay, come, let's go together. Exeunt.
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
