'Oh, that this too too sallied flesh would melt,''

'Oh, that this too too sallied flesh would melt,''

''sallied'' - is the correct word in the play, as I point out in the regular Notes.  It's a adjective formed from the verb "sally."  Indeed, the spelling ''sallied'' is the past tense of the verb, as the image shows.

''sallied'' - is the correct word in the play, as I point out in the regular Notes.  It's a adjective formed from the verb "sally."  Indeed, the spelling ''sallied'' is the past tense of the verb, in conventional usage, as the image of the dictionary definition shows.

Also of interest, in connection with the concepts of ''Hamlet,'' is that the word "sally" can be the same as "sallow," with the meaning of "willow."  The willow is dramatically significant in ''Hamlet,'' it will be the cause of Ophelia's death.

Also of interest, in connection with the concepts of ''Hamlet,'' is that the word "sally" can be the same as "sallow," with the meaning of "willow."  The willow is dramatically significant in ''Hamlet,'' it will be the cause of Ophelia's death.

Then, another definition of "sallow" is, as shown in the image, a noctuid (night-flying) moth.

Then, another definition of "sallow" is, as shown in the image, a noctuid (night-flying) moth. In Scene 1 we saw the Ghost as a "night-flying ''moth,''" so to speak.  (There is no real doubt that the word "moth," exactly as printed in the Second Quarto, is Shakespeare's word.  The word "mote" which appears universally in ''Hamlet'' reprints, in Horatio's speech in Scene 1, is an uninformed editorialization.)