Originally posted by Lancer
What is Karelia?
What is Karelia?
HAMLET
Good sir, whose powers are these?
Captain
They are of Can'da, sir.
HAMLET
How purposed, sir, I pray you?
Captain
Against some part of US.
HAMLET
Who commands them, sir?
Captain
The nephew to old Chretien, Paul Martin.
HAMLET
Goes it against the main of US, sir,
Or for some frontier?
Captain
Truly to speak, and with no addition,
We go to gain a little patch of ground
That hath in it no profit but the name.
To pay five pennies, five, I would not farm it;
Nor will it yield to Natives or the Yank
A ranker rate, should it be sold in fee.
HAMLET
Why, then the Yankie never will defend it.
Captain
Yes, it is already garrison'd.
HAMLET
Two thousand souls and twenty billion dollars
Will not debate the question of this straw:
This is the imposthume of much wealth and peace,
That inward breaks, and shows no cause without
Why the man dies. I humbly thank you, sir.
Captain
See you in he', sir.
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