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I have of late, wherefore I know not, lost all my mirth.
"I have of late, but wherefore I know not, lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercises, bruv," he said.
"I have of late – but wherefore I know not – lost all my mirth," says Hamlet, an expression of low spirits which wouldn't rase a blip on the n-gram screen if you're looking for the word sad, but then if you're looking for the word mirth you might think you've hit pay dirt, no matter that Hamlet is complaining that he's lost his.
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His "I have of late -- but wherefore I know not -- lost all my mirth" (II.ii) is superb, as is the stinging speech in III.ii likening himself to a flute upon which they seek to play.
It was a success based on emotion and heart, everyone fighting for a cause only they knew was not lost.
But I know all is not lost.
Regardless of the diagnosis and prognosis you are facing, please know all is not lost.
In Act II, Scene 2, Hamlet mourns, "I have of late--but wherefore I know not--lost all my mirth".
But I already know that hope is not lost.
I don't know how I've not lost this," Cave said.
Everyone knows Oregon State has not lost to USC at the Coliseum since 1960.
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