[Re-enter Horatio with Ophelia.]

Oph. 
Where is the beauteous majesty of Denmark?

Queen. 
How now, Ophelia?

Oph. [Sings.]
   How should I your true love know
     From another one? 
   By his cockle bat and’ staff
     And his sandal shoon.

Queen. 
Alas, sweet lady, what imports this song?

Oph. 
Say you? nay, pray you, mark.
[Sings.]
   He is dead and gone, lady,
     He is dead and gone;
   At his head a grass green turf,
     At his heels a stone.

Queen. 
Nay, but Ophelia—­

Oph. 
Pray you, mark.
[Sings.]
   White his shroud as the mountain snow,

[Enter King.]

Queen. 
Alas, look here, my lord!

Oph.
[Sings.]
     Larded all with sweet flowers;
   Which bewept to the grave did go
     With true-love showers.

King. 
How do you, pretty lady?

Oph. 
Well, God dild you!  They say the owl was a baker’s daughter. 
Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be.  God be at
your table!

King. 
Conceit upon her father.

Oph. 
Pray you, let’s have no words of this; but when they ask you what
it means, say you this: 
[Sings.]
   To-morrow is Saint Valentine’s day
     All in the morning bedtime,
   And I a maid at your window,
     To be your Valentine.

   Then up he rose and donn’d his clothes,
     And dupp’d the chamber door,
   Let in the maid, that out a maid
     Never departed more.

King. 
Pretty Ophelia!

Oph. 
Indeed, la, without an oath, I’ll make an end on’t: 
[Sings.]
   By Gis and by Saint Charity,
     Alack, and fie for shame! 
   Young men will do’t if they come to’t;
     By cock, they are to blame.

   Quoth she, before you tumbled me,
     You promis’d me to wed. 
   So would I ha’ done, by yonder sun,
     An thou hadst not come to my bed.

King. 
How long hath she been thus?

Oph.  I hope all will be well.  We must be patient:  but I cannot choose but weep, to think they would lay him i’ the cold ground.  My brother shall know of it:  and so I thank you for your good counsel.—­Come, my coach!—­Good night, ladies; good night, sweet ladies; good night, good night.

[Exit.]

King. 
Follow her close; give her good watch, I pray you.

[Exit Horatio.]

O, this is the poison of deep grief; it springs
All from her father’s death.  O Gertrude, Gertrude,
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions!  First, her father slain: 
Next, your son gone; and he most violent author
Of his own just remove:  the people muddied,
Thick and and unwholesome in their thoughts and whispers
For good Polonius’ death; and we have done but greenly