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he w ill, notw ithstand ing th a t tra d itio n , to g ratify
the im agination, preten ds to p o in t out the spots, be
sadly d isappo in ted.
T h ey n ever existed, and only
can exist " in the m in d ’s eye.”
In fa ct, as said
b e fo re , H am let’s identification w ith E lsinore an d
these G arden s is b u t a S h ak sp erian fiction.
" ’T is
tru e, an d p ity ’t is ’t is tru e” " th e spell o f this
pro tracted dream should b re ak .”
E lsin o re is a b o u t 26 m iles from C openhagen,
for w hich p la c e ,
during the S um m er m onths,
S team b o ats leave twice a -d a y :
"O p h elia ,” 7 a. m.
"H am le t,”
4X/2
p. m.
Calling at Humlebek, Rongsted, Vedbek, and Bellevue.
Consuls for m ost nations reside here.
B ritish Consul, (for D enm ark) B ridges T aylor,
E sq r.
V ice-C onsul, W . R. L arlh am , E sqr.
T h e G arriso n of E lsinore consists o f:
*
O fficers......................
N on-C om . Officers
M e n ............................
B a n d .........................
18.
38.
190.
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258.