Hamlet (52 page)

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trace
follow/imitate

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his umbrage
is his shadow

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infallibly
absolutely truly

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The concernancy, sir?
Why is all this relevant?

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rawer breath
crude words that cannot do him justice

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in another tongue
i.e. when someone speaks your own elaborate language

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do’t
get there in the end

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nomination
naming

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approve me
commend me, be to my credit

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I … himself
I do not dare to admit that I know just how excellent a man Laertes is lest I should seem to be comparing myself favorably with him: to know a man well one must first know oneself

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for
i.e. with

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in … meed
in the estimation of those in his pay (i.e. servants/fencing-masters), he is unparalleled/in the estimation of others, he’s unmatched by any man of comparable worth and honor

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edified … margent
instructed by the explanatory notes in the margin

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that
if

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if … ready
my readiness waits on his convenience

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In happy time
at an opportune moment

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use … entertainment
give a courteous reception