Reading The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark — William Shakespeare

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Anon he findes him,

Striking too short at Greekes. His anticke Sword,

Rebellious to his Arme, lyes where it falles

Repugnant to command: vnequall match,

Pyrrhus at Priam driues, in Rage strikes wide:

But with the whiffe and winde of his fell Sword,

Th'vnnerued Father fals. Then senseless Illium,

Seeming to feele his blow, with flaming top

Stoopes to his Bace, and with a hideous crash

Takes Prisoner Pyrrhus eare. For loe, his Sword

Which was declining on the Milkie head

Of Reuerend Priam, seem'd i'th'Ayre to stieke:

So as a painted Tyrant Pyrrhus stood,

And like a Newtrall to his will and matter, did nothing.

But as we often see against some storme,

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