...of ihe dead, To sing a requiem,' and such rest to her As to peace-parted souls. Laer. Lav her i'the earth :— And from her fair and unpolluted flesh, May violets spring !— I tell tin r, churlish priesl A ininist'ring anscl shall fty sister be, When thou tiest howling. Ham. What,...

...favourite daughter, and he had caused an inscription to be written over her rcmaims ; it was from Hamlet, " Lay her in the earth, And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring I" I had not lived alone in misery. It appeared that many of my race had been afflicted, and I thought...

...Hamlet, ("that piece of Shakspeare's which appears to have most affected English hearts,"*) Lay her i' the earth ; — And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring. The appropriateness of spring-flowers for this rite is also touched upon by Herrick : — Virgins promis'd...

...service of the dead, To sing a requiem, and such to rest her As to peace-parted souls. Laer. Lay her i' the earth ;— And from her fair and unpolluted flesh,...violets spring ! — I tell thee, churlish priest, A minist'ring angel shall my sister be, When thou liest howling. Ham. What, the fair Ophelia ! Queen....

...Merry and cheerful to salute the morn ; When all the day was made of melody. SOUTHERN. — Lay her i' the earth ; And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring ! SHAKSPEARB. Gay hope is theirs, by fancy fed, Less pleasing when possessed, The tear forgot as soon...

...service of the dead, To sing a requiem, and such rest to her As to peace-parted souls. Laer. Lay her i' the earth ; — And from her fair and unpolluted flesh,...angel shall my sister be, When thou liest howling. Ham. What, the fair Ophelia ! Queen. Sweets to the sweet. Farewell ! [ Scattering flowers. I hoped...

...of the dead, To sing a requiem, and such rest to her As to peace-parted souls. Laer. Lay her i' th' earth ; — And from her fair and unpolluted flesh,...violets spring ! — I tell thee, churlish priest, A minist'ring angel shall my sister be, "hen thou liest howling. Ham. What, the fair Ophelia ! ' imperfect...

...the hapless Ophelia? Latrtc*. Lay her i' the earth ; And from herjairand unpolluted Jltth May violett spring '. I tell thee, churlish priest, A ministering angel shall my sister be When thou liest howling ! We have already declared that it was no part of our design to speak of the beauties of Shakspeare;...

...hapless Ophelia? Leertet. Lay her i> Ihe earth ; Jindj'ram herjairand unpolluted flesh May violett spring ! I tell thee, churlish priest, A ministering angel shall my sister be When thou liest howlmg ! We have already declared that it was no part of our design to speak of the beauties of Shakspeare...

...service of the dead, To sing a requiem, and such rest to her As to peace-parted souls. Laer. Lay her i' the earth ; — And from her fair and unpolluted flesh,...angel shall my sister be, When thou liest howling. Ham. What, the fair Ophelia ! Queen. Sweets to the sweet. Farewell ! [Scattering flowers. I hoped thou...