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"Hold it a fashion and a toy in blood,

A violet in the youth of primy nature,

Froward, not permanent, sweet, not lasting,

The perfume and suppliance of a minute."

The context shows the general meaning of the phrase--that Hamlet's love is transient and impermanent. A "toy" is a plaything, something not to be taken seriously. "In blood" is more difficult. There is no doubt about the reading: Q2 and Q3 have "blood", F has "bloud" and the passage is not in Q1. This is probably a reference to the theory of humours, the idea being that at present Hamlet is dominated by the humour blood, which would make his personality sanguine. A sanguine personality is "amourous, happy, generous, optimistic and irresponsible." Laertes is focusing on the last quality, suggesting that this passion arises from the irresponsibility of his sanguine nature.

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