First folio
| Modern text
| Definitions
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| Alarum within. Enter with Drumme and Colours, Lear, | Alarum within. Enter, with drum and colours, Lear, | | KL V.ii.1.1 | |
| Cordelia, and Souldiers, ouer the | Cordelia holding his hand, and soldiers, over the | | KL V.ii.1.2 | |
| Stage, and Exeunt. | stage, and exeunt | | KL V.ii.1.3 | |
| Enter Edgar, and Gloster. | Enter Edgar and Gloucester | | KL V.ii.1.4 | |
| Edg. | EDGAR | | | |
| Heere Father, take the shadow of this Tree | Here, father, take the shadow of this tree | | KL V.ii.1 | |
| For your good hoast: pray that the right may thriue: | For your good host. Pray that the right may thrive. | host (n.) inn, lodging, place of shelter | KL V.ii.2 | |
| If euer I returne to you againe, | If ever I return to you again | | KL V.ii.3 | |
| Ile bring you comfort. | I'll bring you comfort. | | KL V.ii.4.1 | |
| Glo. | GLOUCESTER | | | |
| Grace go with you Sir. | Grace go with you, sir! | | KL V.ii.4.2 | |
| Exit. | Exit Edgar | | KL V.ii.4 | |
| Alarum and Retreat within. Enter Edgar. | Alarum and retreat within. Enter Edgar | | KL V.ii.5 | |
| Egdar. | EDGAR | | | |
| Away old man, giue me thy hand, away: | Away, old man! Give me thy hand; away! | | KL V.ii.5 | |
| King Lear hath lost, he and his Daughter tane, | King Lear hath lost; he and his daughter ta'en. | | KL V.ii.6 | |
| Giue me thy hand: Come on. | Give me thy hand; come on. | | KL V.ii.7 | |
| Glo. | GLOUCESTER | | | |
| No further Sir, a man may rot euen heere. | No further, sir; a man may rot even here. | | KL V.ii.8 | |
| Edg. | EDGAR | | | |
| What in ill thoughts againe? / Men must endure | What, in ill thoughts again? Men must endure | ill (adj.)bad, adverse, unfavourable | KL V.ii.9 | |
| Their going hence, euen as their comming hither, | Their going hence even as their coming hither; | | KL V.ii.10 | |
| Ripenesse is all come on. | Ripeness is all. Come on. | | KL V.ii.11.1 | |
| Glo. | GLOUCESTER | | | |
| And that's true too. | And that's true too. | | KL V.ii.11.2 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | KL V.ii.11 | |