All 4 Uses
infinite
in
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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- So oft it chances in particular men
That for some vicious mole of nature in them,
As in their birth (wherein they are not guilty,
Since nature cannot choose his origin),
By the o'ergrowth of some complexion
(Oft breaking down the pales and forts of reason),
Or by some habit that too much o'erleavens
The form of plausive manners—that these men,
Carrying, I say, the stamp of one defect,
Being nature's livery or fortune's star,
His virtues else, be they as pure as grace,
As infinite as man may undergo,
Shall in the general censure take corruption
From that particular fault.†p. 51.4 - O God, I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams.†
p. 99.5 *
- What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and admirable; in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god: the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals—and yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust?†
p. 101.9
- I knew him, Horatio—a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy.†
p. 249.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(infinite) unlimited; without boundaries; or too numerous to count
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)