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And the more pity that great folk should have count'nance in this world to 

drown      or  hang    themselves     more    than   their  even´Christian。      Come�察    �my 

spade� �There is no ancient gentlemen   but   gard'ners�察 �ditchers�察 �and   grave´ 

makers。   They   hold   up   Adam's   profession。   Other。   Was   he   a   gentleman�拭�

Clown。   'A  was   the   first   that   ever   bore   arms。   Other。   Why�察  �he   had   none。 

Clown。 What�察�art a heathen�拭�How dost thou understand the Scripture�拭�The 

Scripture says Adam digg'd。 Could he dig without arms�拭�I'll put another 

question to thee。 If thou answerest me not to the purpose�察�confess thyself´ 

Other。 Go to� �Clown。 What is he that builds stronger than either the mason�察�

the shipwright�察�or the carpenter�拭�Other。 The gallows´maker�察�for that frame 

outlives a thousand tenants。 Clown。 I like thy wit well�察�in good faith。 The 

gallows does well。 But how does it well�拭�It does well to those that do ill。 

Now�察  �thou   dost   ill   to   say   the   gallows   is   built   stronger   than   the   church。 

Argal�察  �the   gallows   may   do   well   to   thee。   To't   again�察  �come�   �Other。   Who 

builds stronger than a mason�察�a shipwright�察�or a carpenter�拭�Clown。 Ay�察�tell 

me   that�察  �and   unyoke。   Other。   Marry�察  �now   I   can   tell�   �Clown。   To't。   Other。 



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Mass�察�I cannot tell。 

       Enter Hamlet and Horatio afar off。 

     Clown。 Cudgel thy brains no more about it�察�for your dull ass will not 

mend his pace with beating�察�and when you are ask'd this question next�察�say 

'a grave´maker。' The houses he makes lasts till doomsday。 Go�察�get thee to 

Yaughan�察�fetch me a stoup of liquor。 ��Exit Second Clown。�А�

     ��Clown digs and�А�sings。 

       In youth when I did love�察�did love��Methought it was very sweet��To 

contract´     O´   the  time   for´  a´  my    behove��O�察    �methought      there´   a´  was 

nothing´ a´ meet。 

     Ham。 Has this fellow no feeling of his business�察�that he sings at grave´ 

making�拭�Hor。  Custom  hath   made   it   in   him  a   property  of   easiness。  Ham。 

'Tis e'en so。 The hand of little employment hath the daintier sense。 Clown。 

��sings��But   age   with   his   stealing   stepsHath   clawed   me   in   his   clutch��And 

hath shipped me intil the land��As if I had never been such。 ��Throws up a 

skull。��Ham。 That skull had a tongue in it�察�and could sing once。 How the 

knave jowls it to the ground��as if 'twere Cain's jawbone�察�that did the first 

murther�     �This    might   be   the  pate   of  a  Politician�察  �which     this  ass  now 

o'erreaches�察�one that would circumvent God�察�might it not�拭�Hor。 It might�察�

my lord。 Ham。 Or of a courtier�察�which could say 'Good morrow�察�sweet lord� �

How   dost     thou�察  �good    lord��'   This  might   be   my   Lord    Such´a´one�察     �that 

prais'd my Lord Such´a´one's horse when he meant to beg it´ might it not�拭�

Hor。 Ay�察�my lord。 Ham。 Why�察�e'en so� �and now my Lady Worm's�察�chapless�察�

and     knock'd    about    the   mazzard     with    a  sexton's    spade。    Here's    fine 

revolution�察�and we had the trick to see't。 Did these bones cost no more the 

breeding but to play at loggets with 'em�拭�Mine ache to think on't。 Clown。 

��Sings��A pickaxe and a spade�察�a spade��For and a shrouding sheet��O�察�a Pit 

of clay for to be madeFor such a guest is meet。 Throws up ��another skull�А� 

     Ham。   There's   another。   Why   may   not   that   be   the   skull   of   a   lawyer�拭�

Where   be   his   quiddits   now�察  �his   quillets�察  �his   cases�察  �his   tenures�察  �and   his 

tricks�拭�Why does he suffer this rude knave now to knock him about the 

sconce with a dirty shovel�察�and will not tell him of his action of battery�拭�

Hum�   �This   fellow   might   be   in's   time   a   great   buyer   of   land�察  �with   his 

statutes�察�his recognizances�察�his fines�察�his double vouchers�察�his recoveries。 



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Is this the fine of his fines�察�and the recovery of his recoveries�察�to have his 

fine   pate   full   of   fine   dirt�拭  �Will   his   vouchers   vouch   him   no   more   of   his 

purchases�察�and double ones too�察�than the length and breadth of a pair of 

indentures�拭�The very conveyances of his lands will scarcely lie in this box�察�

and must th' inheritor himself have no more�察�ha�拭�Hor。 Not a jot more�察�my 

lord。 Ham。 Is not parchment made of sheepskins�拭�Hor。 Ay�察�my lord�察�And of 

calveskins too。 Ham。 They are sheep and calves which seek out assurance 

in that。 I will speak to this fellow。 Whose grave's this�察�sirrah�拭�Clown。 Mine�察�

sir。 

     ��Sings�А�O�察�a pit of clay for to be made For such a guest is meet。 

     Ham。 I think it be thine indeed�察�for thou liest in't。 Clown。 You lie out 

on't�察�sir�察�and therefore 'tis not yours。 For my part�察�I do not lie in't�察�yet it is 

mine。 Ham。 Thou dost lie in't�察�to be in't and say it is thine。 'Tis for the dead�察�

not   for  the   quick�察  �therefore   thou liest。   Clown。  'Tis   a  quick   lie�察�sir�察  �'twill 

away again from me to you。 Ham。 What man dost thou dig it for�拭�Clown。 

For no man�察�sir。 Ham。 What woman then�拭�Clown。 For none neither。 Ham。 

Who is to be buried in't�拭�Clown。 One that was a woman�察�sir�察�but�察�rest her 

soul�察�she's dead。 Ham。 How absolute the knave is� �We must speak by the 

card�察�or equivocation will undo us。 By the Lord�察�Horatio�察�this three years I 

have taken note of it�察�the age is grown so picked that the toe of the peasant 

comes so near the heel of the courtier he galls his kibe。´ How long hast 

thou been a grave´maker�拭�Clown。 Of all the days i' th' year�察�I came to't that 

day that our last king Hamlet overcame Fortinbras。 Ham。 How long is that 

since�拭  �Clown。   Cannot   you   tell   that�拭  �Every   fool   can   tell   that。   It   was   the 

very   day   that   young   Hamlet   was   born´   he   that   is   mad�察  �and   sent   into 

England。  Ham。 Ay�察  �marry�察 �why  was   be   sent   into   England�拭�Clown。 Why�察�

because 'a was mad。 'A shall recover his wits there�察�or�察�if 'a do not�察�'tis no 

great   matter   there。   Ham。   Why�拭  �Clown。   'Twill   not   he   seen   in   him   there。 

There the men are as mad as he。 Ham。 How came he mad�拭�Clown。 Very 

strangely�察�they say。 Ham。 How strangely�拭�Clown。 Faith�察�e'en with losing 

his wits。 Ham。 Upon what ground�拭�Clown。 Why�察�here in Denmark。 I have 

been sexton here�察�man and boy thirty years。 Ham。 How long will a man lie 

i' th' earth ere he rot�拭�Clown。 Faith�察�if 'a be not rotten before 'a die ��as we 

have many pocky corses now´a´days that will scarce hold the laying in�察�I 



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will last you some eight year or nine year。 A tanner will last you nine year。 

Ham。 Why he more than another�拭�Clown。 Why�察�sir�察�his hide is so tann'd 

with his trade that 'a will keep out water a great while�察�and your water is a 

sore decayer of your whoreson dead body。 Here's a skull now。 This skull 

hath   lien   you   i'   th'   earth   three´and´twenty   years。   Ham。   Whose   was   it�拭�

Clown。 A whoreson�察�mad fellow's it was。 Whose do you think it was�拭�Ham。 

Nay�察�I know not。 Clown。 A pestilence on him for a mad rogue� �'A pour'd a 

flagon   of   Rhenish   on   my   head   once。   This   same   skull�察  �sir�察  �was   Yorick's 

skull�察 �the  King's   jester。  Ham。 This�拭  �Clown。  E'en   that。   Ham。   Let   me   see。 

��Takes   the   skull。�А �Alas�察  �poor   Yorick�   �I   knew   him�察  �Horatio。  A  fellow   of 

infinite   jest�察  �of   most   excellent   fancy。   He   hath   borne   me   on   his   back   a 

thousand times。 And now how abhorred in my imagination it is� �My gorge 

rises   at   it。   Here   hung   those   lips   that   I   have   kiss'd   I   know   not   how   oft。 

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