Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1601 [1600-1601] (Annals) tragedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig · 519 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.
I shall th' effect of this good Lesson keep, As watchmen to my heart: but good my Brother Do not as some ungracious Pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to Heaven; Whilst like a puffed and reckless Libertine Himself, the Primrose path of dalliance treads, And reaks not his own reed. Oh, fear me not. I stay too long; but here my Father comes: A double blessing is a double grace; Occasion smiles upon a second leave. Yet here Laertes? Aboard, aboard for shame, The wind sits in the shoulder of your sail, And you are stayed for there: my blessing with you; And these few Precepts in thy memory, See thou Character. Give thy thoughts no tongue, Nor any unproportioned thought his Act: Be thou familiar; but by no means vulgar: The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them to thy Soul, with hoops of Steel: But do not dull thy palm, with entertainment Of each vnhatch't, vnfledg'd Comrade. Beware Of entrance to a quarrel: but being in Bear't that th' opposed may beware of thee. Give every man thine ear; but few thy voice: Take each man's censure; but reserve thy judgement: Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy; But not expressed in fancy; rich, not gawdies For the Apparel oft proclaims the man. And they in France of the best rank and station, Are of a most select and generous cheff in that. Neither a borrower, nor a lender be; For lone, oft loses both itself and friend: And borrowing dulls the edge of Husbandry. This above all; to thine own self be true: And it must follow, as the Night the Day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. Farewell: my Blessing season this in thee. Most humbly do I take my leave, my Lord. The time invites you, go, your servants tend. Farewell Ophelia, and remember well What I have said to you. 'tis in my memory locked, And you yourself shall keep the key of it. Farewell. What is't Ophelia he hath said to you? So please you, something touching the L. Hamlet. Marry, well bethought: 'tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you; and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous. If it be so, as so 'tis put on me; And that in way of caution: I must tell you, You do not understand yourself so clearly, As it behoves my Daughter, and your Honour. What is between you, give me up the truth? He hath my Lord of late, made many tenders Of his affection to me. Affection, puh. You speak like a green Girl, Vnsifted in such perilous Circumstance. Do you believe his tenders, as you call them? I do not know, my Lord, what I should think. Marry I'll teach you; think yourself a Baby, That you have ta'en his tenders for true pay, Which are not starling. Tender yourself more dearly; Or not to crack the wind of the poor Phrase, Roaming it thus, you'll tender me a fool.
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I ſhall th' effect of this good Leſſon keepe, As watchmen to my heart: but good my Brother Doe not as ſome vngracious Paſtors doe, Shew me the ſteepe and thorny way to Heauen; Whilſt like a puft and reckleſſe Libertine Himſelfe, the Primroſe path of dalliance treads, And reaks not his owne reade. Oh, feare me not. I ſtay too long; but here my Father comes: A double bleſſing is a double grace; Occaſion ſmiles vpon a ſecond leaue. Yet heere Laertes? Aboord, aboord for ſhame, The winde ſits in the ſhoulder of your ſaile, And you are ſtaid for there: my bleſſing with you; And theſe few Precepts in thy memory, See thou Character. Giue thy thoughts no tongue, Nor any vnproportion'd thought his Act: Be thou familiar; but by no meanes vulgar: The friends thou haſt, and their adoption tride, Grapple them to thy Soule, with hoopes of Steele: But doe not dull thy palme, with entertainment Of each vnhatch't, vnfledg'd Comrade. Beware Of entrance to a quarrell: but being in Bear't that th' oppoſed may beware of thee. Giue euery man thine eare; but few thy voyce: Take each mans cenſure; but reſerue thy iudgement: Coſtly thy habit as thy purſe can buy; But not expreſt in fancie; rich, not gawdies For the Apparell oft proclaimes the man. And they in France of the beſt ranck and ſtation, Are of a moſt ſelect and generous cheff in that. Neither a borrower, nor a lender be; For lone, oft loſes both it ſelfe and friend: And borrowing duls the edge of Husbandry. This aboue all; to thine owne ſelfe be true: And it muſt follow, as the Night▪ the Day, Thou canſt not then be falſe to any man. Farewell: my Bleſſing ſeaſon this in thee. Moſt humbly doe I take my leaue, my Lord. The time inuites you, goe, your ſeruants tend. Farewell Ophelia, and remember well What I haue ſaid to you. Tis in my memory lockt, And you your ſelfe ſhall keepe the key of it. Farewell. What iſt Ophelia he hath ſaid to you? So pleaſe you, ſomthing touching the L. Hamlet. Marry, well bethought: Tis told me he hath very oft of late Giuen priuate time to you; and you your ſelfe Haue of your audience beene moſt free and bounteous. If it be ſo, as ſo tis put on me; And that in way of caution: I muſt tell you, You doe not vnderſtand your ſelfe ſo cleerely, As it behoues my Daughter, and your Honour. What is betweene you, giue me vp the truth? He hath my Lord of late, made many tenders Of his affection to me. Affection, puh. You ſpeake like a greene Girle, Vnſifted in ſuch perillous Circumſtance. Doe you beleeue his tenders, as you call them? I do not know, my Lord, what I ſhould thinke. Marry Ile teach you; thinke your ſelfe a Baby, That you haue tane his tenders for true pay, Which are not ſtarling. Tender your ſelfe more dearly; Or not to crack the winde of the poore Phraſe, Roaming it thus, you'l tender me a foole.