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Hamlet:

(hear this read by Jonathan Guy Lewis)

  
1710 To be, or not to be, that is the Question:  1710 To be, or not to be, that is the question, 1710 To be, or not to be, I there's the point, 836
1711 Whether 'tis Nobler in the minde to suffer 1711 Whether tis nobler in the minde to suffer      
1712 The Slings and Arrowes of outragious Fortune, 1712 The slings and arrowes of outragious fortune,      
1713 Or to take Armes against a Sea of troubles, 1713 Or to take Armes against a sea of troubles,      
1714 And by opposing end them: to dye, to sleepe 1714 And by opposing, end them, to die to sleepe 1714-18 To Die, to sleepe, is that all? I all: 837
1715 No more; and by a sleepe, to say we end 1715 No more, and by a sleepe, to say we end      
1716 The Heart-ake, and the thousand Naturall shockes 1716 The hart-ake, and the thousand naturall shocks      
1717 That Flesh is heyre too? 'Tis a consummation 1717 That flesh is heire to; tis a consumation      
1718 Deuoutly to be wish'd. To dye to sleepe, 1718 Deuoutly to be wisht to die to sleepe, 1719 No, to sleepe, to dreame, I mary there it goes, 838
1719 To sleepe, perchance to Dreame; I, there's the rub, 1719 To sleepe, perchance to dreame, I there's the rub, 1720 For in that dreame of death, when wee awake, 839
1720 For in that sleepe of death, what dreames may come, 1720 For in that sleepe of death what dreames may come 1733 And borne before an euerlasting Iudge, 840
1721 When we haue shuffel'd off this mortall coile, 1721 When we haue shuffled off this mortall coyle 1734 From whence no passenger euer retur'nd, 841
1722 Must giue vs pawse. There's the respect 1722 Must giue vs pause, there's the respect 1733 The vndiscouered country, at whose sight 842
1723 That makes Calamity of so long life: 1723 That makes calamitie of so long life:   The happy smile, and the accursed damn'd, 843
1724 For who would beare the Whips and Scornes of time, 1724 For who would beare the whips and scornes of time,   But for this, the ioyfull hope of this, 844
1725 The Oppressors wrong, the poore mans Contumely, 1725 Th'oppressors wrong, the proude mans contumely, 1724 Whol'd beare the sconrnes and flattery of the world, 845
1726 The pangs of dispriz'd Loue, the Lawes delay, 1726 The pangs of despiz'd loue, the lawes delay, 1725 Scorned by the right rich, the rich curssed of the poore? 846
1727 The insolence of Office, and the Spurnes 1727 The insolence of office, and the spurnes   The widow being oppressed, the orphan wrong'd, 847
1728 That patient merit of the vnworthy takes, 1728 That patient merrit of th'vnworthy takes,   The taste of hunger, or a tirants raigne, 848
1729 When he himselfe might his Quietus make 1729 When he himselfe might his quietas make 1716-23 And thousand more calamities besides, 849
1730 With a bare Bodkin? Who would these Fardles beare 1730 With a bare bodkin; who would fardels beare, 1731 To grunt and sweate vnder this weary life, 850
1731 To grunt and sweat vnder a weary life, 1731 To grunt and sweat vnder a wearie life, 1729 When that he may his full Quietus make, 851
1732 But that the dread of something after death, 1732 But that the dread of something after death, 1730 With a bare bodkin, who woud this indure, 852
1733 The vndiscouered Countrey, from whose Borne 1733 The vndiscouer'd country, from whose borne 1732 But for a hope of something after death? 853
1734 No Traueller returnes, Puzels the will, 1734 No trauiler returnes, puzzels the will, 1734 Which pusles the braine, and doth confound the sence, 854
1735 And makes vs rather beare those illes we haue, 1735 And makes vs rather beare those ills we haue, 1735 Which makes vs rather beare those euilles we haue, 855
1736 Then flye to others that we know not of. 1736 Then flie to others that we know not of, 1736 Than flie to others that we know not of. 856
1737 Thus Conscience does make Cowards of vs all, 1737 Thus conscience dooes make cowards, 1737 I that, O this conscience makes cowardes of vs all, 857
1738 And thus the Natiue hew of Resolution 1738 And thus the natiue hiew of resolution      
1739 Is sicklied o're, with the pale cast of Thought, 1739 I sickled ore with the pale cast of thought,      
1740 And enterprizes of great pith and moment, 1740 And enterprises of great pitch and moment,      
1741 With this regard their Currants turne away, 1741 With this regard theyr currents turne awry,      
1742 And loose the name of Action. 1742 And loose the name of action.