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The First Edition of the Tragedy of Hamlet
The First Edition of the Tragedy of Hamlet Author:William Shakespeare Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: The present Edition of Hamlet is an accurate reprint from the only known copy of this Tragedy as originally written by Shakespeare, which he afterwards altered a... more »nd enlarged. It is given to the world under the impression of rendering an acceptable service to literature. Some variations in the plot, as compared with the received Text, will be perceived; but its chief value consists in bringing to light several lines of great beauty subsequently omitted, and in many new readings of passages which have been the subject of much controversy among the critics. The typographical errors and even negligent omissions in the Text are common to all the Editions published during the life time of Shakespeare, who, it is believed, never superintended the publication of any of his works, excepting the Poems of Venus and Adonis, and Tarquin and Lucrece. The last leaf is wanting; but as the Play is perfect to the death of Hamlet, the loss is of comparatively small importance. Tragicall Historic of HAMLET Prince oj Denmarke By William Shake-fpeare. As it hath beene diuerse times acted by his Highnesse ser- uants in the Cittie of London : as also in the two V- niuersities of Cambridge and Oxford, and else-where At London printed for N. L. and lohn Trundell. 1U03. The Tragicall Historic of HAMLET Prince of Denmarke. Enter two Centinels. jTand: who is that? 2. (Tis I. 1. O you come most carefully vpon your watch, 2. And if you meete Marcellus and Horatio, The partners of my watch, bid them make haste. 1. I will: See who goes there. Enter Horatio and Marcellus. Hor. Friends to this ground. Mar. And leegemen to the Dane, O farewell honest souldier, who hath releeued you? 1. Barnardo hath my place, giue you good night. Mar. Holla, Barnardo. 2. Say, is Hora...« less