vinegar, also described as "wormwood wine", something unpleasant to drink. For instance, in this passage Hamlet says he will do anything to prove he loved Ophelia more than Laertes did:
'Swounds, show me what thou'lt do: Woo't weep? woo't fight? woo't fast? woo't tear thyself? Woo't drink up eisel? eat a crocodile? I'll do't. Dost thou come here to whine? To outface me with leaping in her grave? Be buried quick with her, and so will I:
vinegar, also described as "wormwood wine", something unpleasant to drink. For instance, in this passage Hamlet says he will do anything to prove he loved Ophelia more than Laertes did:
'Swounds, show me what thou'lt do:
Woo't weep? woo't fight? woo't fast? woo't tear thyself?
Woo't drink up eisel? eat a crocodile?
I'll do't. Dost thou come here to whine?
To outface me with leaping in her grave?
Be buried quick with her, and so will I: