although
hesaid“O
Hamlet!
what a
falling-off
was there;
/ From me,
whose love
was of
that
dignity /
That it
went hand
inhand
even with
the vow /
I made to
her in
marriage;
and to
decline /
Upon a
wretch
whose
natural
gifts
werepoor /
To those
of mine!”
With what
a strong
sense of
righteousness
did he
instruct
his son
Hamlet by
saying“howsoever
thoupursu’st
this act,
/ Taint
not thy
mind, nor
let thy
soul
contrive /
Against
thy mother
aught”!
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