...to come ; if it be not to come, it will be now ; if it be not now, yet it will come : the readiness is all : Since no man, of aught he leaves, knows, what is't to leave betimes 'i Let be. Enter KING, QUEEN, LAERTES, Lords, OSEIC, and Attendants with Foils, ¿fc. • King. Come,...

...presents other difficulties. I suggest the following reading, which makes good sense of the Quarto text: Since no man of aught he leaves knows, what is't to leave betimes? Let be. ' Since no man knows about (of) anything he is leaving, what does it matter if he leaves early? Let...

...ought he leaves, knowes what is't to leave betemes." Some editors retain this, with the punctuation, since no man, of aught he leaves, knows, what is't to leave betimes? and the explanation (Johnson's) : ' ' Since no man knows aught of the state of life which he leaves,...