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Hamlet's Expression of his Friendship for _Horatio_, has great Beauties; it is with Simplicity and Strength, and the Diction has all the Graces of Poetry. It was well imagin'd, that he should let his Friend know the Secret of his Father's Murder, because, thus his Request to him, to observe the King's Behaviour at the Play, is very naturally introduc'd as a prudent Desire of the Prince's. The Friendship of _Eneas_ for _Achates_ in the _Eneid_, is found Fault with much for the same Reasons that some Criticks might carp at this of _Hamlet's_ for _Horatio_, viz. that neither of them are found to perform any great Acts of Friendship to their respective Friends. But, I think, that the Friendship of _Hamlet_ and _Horatio_ is far superior to that of _Eneas_ and _Achates_, as appears in the last Scene, where _Horatio's_ Behaviour is exceeding Tender, and his Affection for the Prince likely to prove very useful to his Memory.