He did ill to Muddle the Water.

metaphor + -eme → metaphoreme

There is, betwixt that smile we would aspire to, / That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin, / More pangs and fears than wars or women have:

And I believe I am correct in inferring that the 0255 (0555) time given was in error – either it was mislogged or the sender's clock was inaccurate – and that the message was actually sent 15–20 minutes later.