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| I thought the King had more affected the Duke of | I thought the King had more affected the Duke of | KL I.i.1 |
| Albany, then Cornwall. | Albany than Cornwall. | KL I.i.2 |
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| Is not this your Son, my Lord? | Is not this your son, my lord? | KL I.i.7 |
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| I cannot conceiue you. | I cannot conceive you. | KL I.i.11 |
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| I cannot wish the fault vndone, the issue of it, being | I cannot wish the fault undone, the issue of it being | KL I.i.16 |
| so proper. | so proper. | KL I.i.17 |
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| I must loue you, and sue to know you better. | I must love you and sue to know you better. | KL I.i.29 |
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| Good my Liege. | Good my liege – | KL I.i.120.2 |
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| Royall Lear, | Royal Lear, | KL I.i.139.2 |
| Whom I haue euer honor'd as my King, | Whom I have ever honoured as my king, | KL I.i.140 |
| Lou'd as my Father, as my Master follow'd, | Loved as my father, as my master followed, | KL I.i.141 |
| As my great Patron thought on in my praiers. | As my great patron thought on in my prayers – | KL I.i.142 |
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| Let it fall rather, though the forke inuade | Let it fall rather, though the fork invade | KL I.i.144 |
| The region of my heart, be Kent vnmannerly, | The region of my heart. Be Kent unmannerly | KL I.i.145 |
| When Lear is mad, what wouldest thou do old man? | When Lear is mad. What wouldst thou do, old man? | KL I.i.146 |
| Think'st thou that dutie shall haue dread to speake, | Think'st thou that duty shall have dread to speak | KL I.i.147 |
| When power to flattery bowes? / To plainnesse honour's bound, | When power to flattery bows? To plainness honour's bound | KL I.i.148 |
| When Maiesty falls to folly, reserue thy state, | When majesty stoops to folly. Reserve thy state, | KL I.i.149 |
| And in thy best consideration checke | And in thy best consideration check | KL I.i.150 |
| This hideous rashnesse, answere my life, my iudgement: | This hideous rashness. Answer my life my judgement, | KL I.i.151 |
| Thy yongest Daughter do's not loue thee least, | Thy youngest daughter does not love thee least, | KL I.i.152 |
| Nor are those empty hearted, whose low sounds | Nor are those empty-hearted whose low sounds | KL I.i.153 |
| Reuerbe no hollownesse. | Reverb no hollowness. | KL I.i.154.1 |
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| My life I neuer held but as pawne | My life I never held but as a pawn | KL I.i.155 |
| To wage against thine enemies, nere feare to loose it, | To wage against thine enemies; nor fear to lose it, | KL I.i.156 |
| Thy safety being motiue. | Thy safety being motive. | KL I.i.157.1 |
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| See better Lear, and let me still remaine | See better, Lear, and let me still remain | KL I.i.158 |
| The true blanke of thine eie. | The true blank of thine eye. | KL I.i.159 |
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| Now by Apollo, King | Now by Apollo, King, | KL I.i.160.2 |
| Thou swear.st thy Gods in vaine. | Thou swear'st thy gods in vain. | KL I.i.161.1 |
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| Kill thy Physition, and thy fee bestow | Kill thy physician and thy fee bestow | KL I.i.163 |
| Vpon the foule disease, reuoke thy guift, | Upon the foul disease. Revoke thy gift, | KL I.i.164 |
| Or whil'st I can vent clamour from my throate, | Or whilst I can vent clamour from my throat | KL I.i.165 |
| Ile tell thee thou dost euill. | I'll tell thee thou dost evil. | KL I.i.166.1 |
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| Fare thee well King, sith thus thou wilt appeare, | Fare thee well, King, sith thus thou wilt appear, | KL I.i.180 |
| Freedome liues hence, and banishment is here; | Freedom lives hence and banishment is here. | KL I.i.181 |
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| The Gods to their deere shelter take thee Maid, | The gods to their dear shelter take thee, maid, | KL I.i.182 |
| That iustly think'st, and hast most rightly said: | That justly think'st and hast most rightly said. | KL I.i.183 |
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| And your large speeches,may your deeds approue, | And your large speeches may your deeds approve | KL I.i.184 |
| That good effects may spring from words of loue: | That good effects may spring from words of love. – | KL I.i.185 |
| Thus Kent, O Princes, bids you all adew, | Thus Kent, O princes, bids you all adieu; | KL I.i.186 |
| Hee'l shape his old course, in a Country new. | He'll shape his old course in a country new. | KL I.i.187 |
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| If but as will I other accents borrow, | If but as well I other accents borrow | KL I.iv.1 |
| That can my speech defuse, my good intent | That can my speech diffuse, my good intent | KL I.iv.2 |
| May carry through it selfe to that full issue | May carry through itself to that full issue | KL I.iv.3 |
| For which I raiz'd my likenesse. Now banisht Kent, | For which I razed my likeness. Now, banished Kent, | KL I.iv.4 |
| If thou canst serue where thou dost stand condemn'd, | If thou canst serve where thou dost stand condemned, | KL I.iv.5 |
| So may it come, thy Master whom thou lou'st, | So may it come thy master whom thou lovest | KL I.iv.6 |
| Shall find thee full of labours. | Shall find thee full of labours. | KL I.iv.7 |
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| A man Sir. | A man, sir. | KL I.iv.10 |
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| I do professe to be no lesse then I seeme; to serue him | I do profess to be no less than I seem: to serve him | KL I.iv.13 |
| truely that will put me in trust, to loue him that is honest, | truly that will put me in trust, to love him that is honest, | KL I.iv.14 |
| to conuerse with him that is wise and saies little, to feare | to converse with him that is wise and says little, to fear | KL I.iv.15 |
| iudgement, to fight when I cannot choose, and to eate no | judgement, to fight when I cannot choose, and to eat no | KL I.iv.16 |
| fish. | fish. | KL I.iv.17 |
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| A very honest hearted Fellow, and as poore as the | A very honest-hearted fellow, and as poor as the | KL I.iv.19 |
| King. | King. | KL I.iv.20 |
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| Seruice. | Service. | KL I.iv.23 |
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| You. | You. | KL I.iv.25 |
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| No Sir, but you haue that in your countenance, | No, sir; but you have that in your countenance | KL I.iv.27 |
| which I would faine call Master. | which I would fain call master. | KL I.iv.28 |
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| Authority. | Authority. | KL I.iv.30 |
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| I can keepe honest counsaile, ride, run, marre a curious | I can keep honest counsel, ride, run, mar a curious | KL I.iv.32 |
| tale in telling it, and deliuer a plaine message bluntly: | tale in telling it, and deliver a plain message bluntly. | KL I.iv.33 |
| that which ordinary men are fit for, I am quallified in, | That which ordinary men are fit for I am qualified in, | KL I.iv.34 |
| and the best of me, is Dilligence. | and the best of me is diligence. | KL I.iv.35 |
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| Not so young Sir to loue a woman for singing, nor | Not so young, sir, to love a woman for singing, nor | KL I.iv.37 |
| so old to dote on her for any thing. I haue yeares on my | so old to dote on her for anything. I have years on my | KL I.iv.38 |
| backe forty eight. | back forty-eight. | KL I.iv.39 |
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| Nor tript neither, you base Foot-ball plaier. | Nor tripped neither, you base football-player. | KL I.iv.85 |
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| Come sir, arise, away, Ile teach you | Come, sir, arise, away! I'll teach you | KL I.iv.88 |
| differences: away, away, if you will measure your | differences. Away, away! If you will measure your | KL I.iv.89 |
| lubbers length againe, tarry, but away, goe too, haue you | lubber's length again, tarry; but away, go to! Have you | KL I.iv.90 |
| wisedome, | wisdom? | KL I.iv.91 |
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| Why my Boy? | Why, Fool? | KL I.iv.98 |
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| This is nothing Foole. | This is nothing, Fool. | KL I.iv.127 |
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| This is not altogether fool, my lord. | KL I.iv.149 |
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| I will not sleepe my Lord, till I haue deliuered your | I will not sleep, my lord, till I have delivered your | KL I.v.6 |
| Letter. | letter. | KL I.v.7 |
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| I. | Ay. | KL II.ii.2 |
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| I'th'myre. | I'the mire. | KL II.ii.4 |
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| I loue thee not. | I love thee not. | KL II.ii.6 |
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| If I had thee in Lipsbury Pinfold, I would make thee | If I had thee in Lipsbury pinfold, I would make thee | KL II.ii.8 |
| care for me. | care for me. | KL II.ii.9 |
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| Fellow I know thee. | Fellow, I know thee. | KL II.ii.11 |
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| A Knaue, a Rascall, an eater of broken meates, a base, | A knave, a rascal, an eater of broken meats, a base, | KL II.ii.13 |
| proud, shallow, beggerly, three-suited-hundred pound, | proud, shallow, beggarly, three-suited, hundred-pound, | KL II.ii.14 |
| filthy woosted-stocking knaue, a Lilly-liuered, action-taking, | filthy-worsted-stocking knave; a lily-livered, action-taking, | KL II.ii.15 |
| whoreson glasse-gazing super-seruiceable finicall | whoreson glass-gazing super-serviceable finical | KL II.ii.16 |
| Rogue, one Trunke-inheriting slaue, one that would'st be a | rogue, one-trunk-inheriting slave; one that wouldst be a | KL II.ii.17 |
| Baud in way of good seruice, and art nothing but the | bawd in way of good service, and art nothing but the | KL II.ii.18 |
| composition of a Knaue, Begger, Coward, Pandar, and | composition of a knave, beggar, coward, pander, and | KL II.ii.19 |
| the Sonne and Heire of a Mungrill Bitch, one whom I will | the son and heir of a mongrel bitch; one whom I will | KL II.ii.20 |
| beate into clamours whining, if thou deny'st the least | beat into clamorous whining if thou deniest the least | KL II.ii.21 |
| sillable of thy addition. | syllable of thy addition. | KL II.ii.22 |
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| What a brazen-fac'd Varlet art thou, to deny thou | What a brazen-faced varlet art thou, to deny thou | KL II.ii.25 |
| knowest me? Is it two dayes since I tript vp thy heeles, | knowest me! Is it two days since I tripped up thy heels | KL II.ii.26 |
| and beate thee before the King? Draw you rogue, for | and beat thee before the King? Draw, you rogue! For | KL II.ii.27 |
| though it be night, yet the Moone shines, Ile make a sop | though it be night, yet the moon shines. I'll make a sop | KL II.ii.28 |
| oth'Moonshine of you, you whoreson Cullyenly | o'the moonshine of you, you whoreson cullionly | KL II.ii.29 |
| Barber-monger, draw. | barber-monger! Draw! | KL II.ii.30 |
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| Draw you Rascall, you come with Letters against the | Draw, you rascal! You come with letters against the | KL II.ii.32 |
| King, and take Vanitie the puppets part, against the | King, and take Vanity the puppet's part against the | KL II.ii.33 |
| Royaltie of her Father: draw you Rogue, or Ile so | royalty of her father. Draw, you rogue! or I'll so | KL II.ii.34 |
| carbonado your shanks, draw you Rascall, come your | carbonado your shanks – Draw, you rascal! Come your | KL II.ii.35 |
| waies. | ways! | KL II.ii.36 |
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| Strike you slaue: | Strike, you slave! | KL II.ii.38 |
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| stand rogue, stand you neat slaue, strike. | Stand, rogue! Stand, you neat slave! Strike! | KL II.ii.39 |
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| With you goodman Boy, if you please, come, / Ile | With you, goodman boy, and you please! Come, I'll | KL II.ii.42 |
| flesh ye, come on yong Master. | flesh ye; come on, young master. | KL II.ii.43 |
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| No Maruell, you haue so bestir'd your valour, you | No marvel, you have so bestirred your valour. You | KL II.ii.50 |
| cowardly Rascall, nature disclaimes in thee: a Taylor made | cowardly rascal, nature disclaims in thee: a tailor made | KL II.ii.51 |
| thee. | thee. | KL II.ii.52 |
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| A Taylor Sir, a Stone-cutter, or a Painter, could not | Ay tailor, sir. A stone-cutter or a painter could not | KL II.ii.55 |
| haue made him so ill, though they had bin but two | have made him so ill, though they had been but two | KL II.ii.56 |
| yeares oth'trade. | years o'the trade. | KL II.ii.57 |
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| Thou whoreson Zed, thou vnnecessary letter: my | Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter! My | KL II.ii.62 |
| Lord, if you will giue me leaue, I will tread this vnboulted | lord, if you will give me leave, I will tread this unbolted | KL II.ii.63 |
| villaine into morter, and daube the wall of a Iakes with him. | villain into mortar and daub the wall of a jakes with him. | KL II.ii.64 |
| Spare my gray-beard, you wagtaile? | ‘ Spare my grey beard,’ you wagtail! | KL II.ii.65 |
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| Yes Sir, but anger hath a priuiledge. | Yes, sir; but anger hath a privilege. | KL II.ii.68 |
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| That such a slaue as this should weare a Sword, | That such a slave as this should wear a sword | KL II.ii.70 |
| Who weares no honesty: such smiling rogues as these, | Who wears no honesty. Such smiling rogues as these, | KL II.ii.71 |
| Like Rats oft bite the holy cords a twaine, | Like rats, oft bite the holy cords atwain, | KL II.ii.72 |
| Which are t'intrince, t'vnloose: smooth euery passion | Which are t' intrinse t' unloose; smooth every passion | KL II.ii.73 |
| That in the natures of their Lords rebell, | That in the natures of their lords rebel, | KL II.ii.74 |
| Being oile to fire, snow to the colder moodes, | Bring oil to fire, snow to their colder moods, | KL II.ii.75 |
| Reuenge, affirme, and turne their Halcion beakes | Renege, affirm, and turn their halcyon beaks | KL II.ii.76 |
| With euery gall, and varry of their Masters, | With every gale and vary of their masters, | KL II.ii.77 |
| Knowing naught (like dogges) but following: | Knowing naught – like dogs – but following. – | KL II.ii.78 |
| A plague vpon your Epilepticke visage, | A plague upon your epileptic visage! | KL II.ii.79 |
| Smoile you my speeches, as I were a Foole? | Smile you my speeches as I were a fool? | KL II.ii.80 |
| Goose, if I had you vpon Sarum Plaine, | Goose, if I had you upon Sarum Plain, | KL II.ii.81 |
| I'ld driue ye cackling home to Camelot. | I'd drive ye cackling home to Camelot. | KL II.ii.82 |
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| No contraries hold more antipathy, | No contraries hold more antipathy | KL II.ii.85 |
| Then I, and such a knaue. | Than I and such a knave. | KL II.ii.86 |
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| His countenance likes me not. | His countenance likes me not. | KL II.ii.88 |
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| Sir, 'tis my occupation to be plaine, | Sir, 'tis my occupation to be plain. | KL II.ii.90 |
| I haue seene better faces in my time, | I have seen better faces in my time | KL II.ii.91 |
| Then stands on any shoulder that I see | Than stands on any shoulder that I see | KL II.ii.92 |
| Before me, at this instant. | Before me at this instant. | KL II.ii.93.1 |
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| Sir, in good faith, in sincere verity, | Sir, in good faith, in sincere verity, | KL II.ii.103 |
| Vnder th'allowance of your great aspect, | Under th' allowance of your great aspect, | KL II.ii.104 |
| Whose influence like the wreath of radient fire | Whose influence like the wreath of radiant fire | KL II.ii.105 |
| On flicking Phoebus front. | On flickering Phoebus' front – | KL II.ii.106.1 |
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| To go out of my dialect, which you discommend so | To go out of my dialect which you discommend so | KL II.ii.107 |
| much; I know Sir, I am no flatterer, he that beguild | much. I know, sir, I am no flatterer. He that beguiled | KL II.ii.108 |
| you in a plaine accent, was a plaine Knaue, which for my | you in a plain accent was a plain knave; which, for my | KL II.ii.109 |
| part I will not be, though I should win your displeasure | part, I will not be, though I should win your displeasure | KL II.ii.110 |
| to entreat me too't. | to entreat me to't. | KL II.ii.111 |
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| None of these Rogues, and Cowards | None of these rogues and cowards | KL II.ii.122.2 |
| But Aiax is there Foole. | But Ajax is their fool. | KL II.ii.123.1 |
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| Sir, I am too old to learne: | Sir, I am too old to learn. | KL II.ii.125.2 |
| Call not your Stocks for me, I serue the King. | Call not your stocks for me. I serve the King, | KL II.ii.126 |
| On whose imployment I was sent to you, | On whose employment I was sent to you. | KL II.ii.127 |
| You shall doe small respects, show too bold malice | You shall do small respect, show too bold malice | KL II.ii.128 |
| Against the Grace, and Person of my Master, | Against the grace and person of my master, | KL II.ii.129 |
| Stocking his Messenger. | Stocking his messenger. | KL II.ii.130 |
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| Why Madam, if I were your Fathers dog, | Why, madam, if I were your father's dog | KL II.ii.134 |
| You should not vse me so. | You should not use me so. | KL II.ii.135.1 |
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| Pray do not Sir, I haue watch'd and trauail'd hard, | Pray do not, sir. I have watched and travelled hard. | KL II.ii.153 |
| Some time I shall sleepe out, the rest Ile whistle: | Some time I shall sleep out, the rest I'll whistle. | KL II.ii.154 |
| A good mans fortune may grow out at heeles: | A good man's fortune may grow out at heels. | KL II.ii.155 |
| Giue you good morrow. | Give you good morrow! | KL II.ii.156.1 |
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| Good King, that must approue the common saw, | Good King, that must approve the common saw, | KL II.ii.158 |
| Thou out of Heauens benediction com'st | Thou out of Heaven's benediction comest | KL II.ii.159 |
| To the warme Sun. | To the warm sun. | KL II.ii.160 |
| Approach thou Beacon to this vnder Globe, | Approach, thou beacon to this under globe, | KL II.ii.161 |
| That by thy comfortable Beames I may | That by thy comfortable beams I may | KL II.ii.162 |
| Peruse this Letter. Nothing almost sees miracles | Peruse this letter. Nothing almost sees miracles | KL II.ii.163 |
| But miserie. I know 'tis from Cordelia, | But misery. I know 'tis from Cordelia, | KL II.ii.164 |
| Who hath most fortunately beene inform'd | Who hath most fortunately been informed | KL II.ii.165 |
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| Of my obscured course. And shall finde time | Of my obscured course, and ‘ shall find time | KL II.ii.166 |
| From this enormous State, seeking to giue | From this enormous state, seeking to give | KL II.ii.167 |
| Losses their remedies. All weary and o're-watch'd, | Losses their remedies.’ All weary and o'erwatched, | KL II.ii.168 |
| Take vantage heauie eyes, not to behold | Take vantage, heavy eyes, not to behold | KL II.ii.169 |
| This shamefnll lodging. | This shameful lodging. | KL II.ii.170 |
| Fortune goodnight, / Smile once more, turne thy wheele. | Fortune, good night: smile once more; turn thy wheel. | KL II.ii.171 |
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| Haile to thee Noble Master. | Hail to thee, noble master! | KL II.iv.4.2 |
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| No my Lord. | No, my lord. | KL II.iv.6.2 |
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| It is both he and she, | It is both he and she; | KL II.iv.12.2 |
| Your Son, and Daughter. | Your son and daughter. | KL II.iv.13 |
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| Yes. | Yes. | KL II.iv.15 |
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| I say yea. | I say yea. | KL II.iv.17 |
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| Yes, they have. | KL II.iv.19 |
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| By Iuno, I sweare I. | By Juno, I swear ay! | KL II.iv.21.1 |
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| My Lord, when at their home | My lord, when at their home | KL II.iv.26.2 |
| I did commend your Highnesse Letters to them, | I did commend your highness' letters to them, | KL II.iv.27 |
| Ere I was risen from the place, that shewed | Ere I was risen from the place that showed | KL II.iv.28 |
| My dutie kneeling, came there a reeking Poste, | My duty kneeling, came there a reeking post, | KL II.iv.29 |
| Stew'd in his haste, halfe breathlesse, painting forth | Stewed in his haste, half breathless, panting forth | KL II.iv.30 |
| From Gonerill his Mistris, salutations; | From Gonerill his mistress salutations; | KL II.iv.31 |
| Deliuer'd Letters spight of intermission, | Delivered letters, spite of intermission, | KL II.iv.32 |
| Which presently they read; on those contents | Which presently they read; on whose contents | KL II.iv.33 |
| They summon'd vp their meiney, straight tooke Horse, | They summoned up their meiny, straight took horse, | KL II.iv.34 |
| Commanded me to follow, and attend | Commanded me to follow and attend | KL II.iv.35 |
| The leisure of their answer, gaue me cold lookes, | The leisure of their answer, gave me cold looks; | KL II.iv.36 |
| And meeting heere the other Messenger, | And meeting here the other messenger, | KL II.iv.37 |
| Whose welcome I perceiu'd had poison'd mine, | Whose welcome I perceived had poisoned mine – | KL II.iv.38 |
| Being the very fellow which of late | Being the very fellow which of late | KL II.iv.39 |
| Displaid so sawcily against your Highnesse, | Displayed so saucily against your highness – | KL II.iv.40 |
| Hauing more man then wit about me, drew; | Having more man than wit about me, drew. | KL II.iv.41 |
| He rais'd the house, with loud and coward cries, | He raised the house with loud and coward cries. | KL II.iv.42 |
| Your Sonne and Daughter found this trespasse worth | Your son and daughter found this trespass worth | KL II.iv.43 |
| The shame which heere it suffers. | The shame which here it suffers. | KL II.iv.44 |
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| Wirh the Earle Sir, here within. | With the Earl, sir, here within. | KL II.iv.57 |
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| None: | None. | KL II.iv.60 |
| How chance the the King comes with so small a number? | How chance the King comes with so small a number? | KL II.iv.61 |
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| Why Foole? | Why, Fool? | KL II.iv.64 |
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| Where learn'd you this Foole? | Where learned you this, Fool? | KL II.iv.82 |
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| Who's there besides foule weather? | Who's there besides foul weather? | KL III.i.1 |
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| I know you: Where's the King? | I know you. Where's the King? | KL III.i.3 |
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| But who is with him? | But who is with him? | KL III.i.15.2 |
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| Sir, I do know you, | Sir, I do know you, | KL III.i.17.2 |
| And dare vpon the warrant of my note | And dare upon the warrant of my note | KL III.i.18 |
| Commend a deere thing to you. There is diuision | Commend a dear thing to you. There is division – | KL III.i.19 |
| (Although as yet the face of it is couer'd | Although as yet the face of it is covered | KL III.i.20 |
| With mutuall cunning) 'twixt Albany, and Cornwall: | With mutual cunning – 'twixt Albany and Cornwall; | KL III.i.21 |
| Who haue, as who haue not, that their great Starres | Who have – as who have not that their great stars | KL III.i.22 |
| Thron'd and set high; Seruants, who seeme no lesse, | Throned and set high – servants, who seem no less, | KL III.i.23 |
| Which are to France the Spies and Speculations | Which are to France the spies and speculations | KL III.i.24 |
| Intelligent of our State. What hath bin seene, | Intelligent of our state. What hath been seen, | KL III.i.25 |
| Either in snuffes, and packings of the Dukes, | Either in snuffs and packings of the Dukes, | KL III.i.26 |
| Or the hard Reine which both of them hath borne | Or the hard rein which both of them have borne | KL III.i.27 |
| Against the old kinde King; or something deeper, | Against the old kind King, or something deeper, | KL III.i.28 |
| Whereof (perchance) these are but furnishings. | Whereof, perchance, these are but furnishings – | KL III.i.29 |
| But true it is, from France there comes a power | KL III.i.30 |
| Into this scattered kingdom, who already, | KL III.i.31 |
| Wise in our negligence, have secret feet | KL III.i.32 |
| In some of our best ports and are at point | KL III.i.33 |
| To show their open banner. Now to you: | KL III.i.34 |
| If on my credit you dare build so far | KL III.i.35 |
| To make your speed to Dover, you shall find | KL III.i.36 |
| Some that will thank you making just report | KL III.i.37 |
| Of how unnatural and bemadding sorrow | KL III.i.38 |
| The King hath cause to plain. | KL III.i.39 |
| I am a gentleman of blood and breeding, | KL III.i.40 |
| And from some knowledge and assurance offer | KL III.i.41 |
| This office to you. | KL III.i.42 |
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| No, do not: | No, do not. | KL III.i.43.2 |
| For confirmation that I am much more | For confirmation that I am much more | KL III.i.44 |
| Then my out-wall; open this Purse, and take | Than my out-wall, open this purse and take | KL III.i.45 |
| What it containes. If you shall see Cordelia, | What it contains. If you shall see Cordelia – | KL III.i.46 |
| (As feare not but you shall) shew her this Ring, | As fear not but you shall – show her this ring, | KL III.i.47 |
| And she will tell you who that Fellow is | And she will tell you who that fellow is | KL III.i.48 |
| That yet you do not know. Fye on this Storme, | That yet you do not know. Fie on this storm! | KL III.i.49 |
| I will go seeke the King. | I will go seek the King. | KL III.i.50 |
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| Few words, but to effect more then all yet; | Few words, but to effect more than all yet: | KL III.i.52 |
| That when we haue found the King, in which your pain | That when we have found the King – in which your pain | KL III.i.53 |
| That way, Ile this: He that first lights on him, | That way, I'll this – he that first lights on him | KL III.i.54 |
| Holla the other. | Holla the other. | KL III.i.55 |
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| Who's there? | Who's there? | KL III.ii.39 |
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| Alas Sir are you here? Things that loue night, | Alas, sir, are you here? Things that love night | KL III.ii.42 |
| Loue not such nights as these: The wrathfull Skies | Love not such nights as these. The wrathful skies | KL III.ii.43 |
| Gallow the very wanderers of the darke | Gallow the very wanderers of the dark | KL III.ii.44 |
| And make them keepe their Caues: Since I was man, | And make them keep their caves. Since I was man, | KL III.ii.45 |
| Such sheets of Fire, such bursts of horrid Thunder, | Such sheets of fire, such bursts of horrid thunder, | KL III.ii.46 |
| Such groanes of roaring Winde, and Raine, I neuer | Such groans of roaring wind and rain I never | KL III.ii.47 |
| Remember to haue heard. Mans Nature cannot carry | Remember to have heard. Man's nature cannot carry | KL III.ii.48 |
| Th'affliction, nor the feare. | Th' affliction nor the fear. | KL III.ii.49.1 |
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| Alacke, bare-headed? | Alack, bare-headed? | KL III.ii.60.2 |
| Gracious my Lord, hard by heere is a Houell, | Gracious my lord, hard by here is a hovel; | KL III.ii.61 |
| Some friendship will it lend you 'gainst the Tempest: | Some friendship will it lend you 'gainst the tempest. | KL III.ii.62 |
| Repose you there, while I to this hard house, | Repose you there while I to this hard house – | KL III.ii.63 |
| (More harder then the stones whereof 'tis rais'd, | More harder than the stones whereof 'tis raised; | KL III.ii.64 |
| Which euen but now, demanding after you, | Which even but now, demanding after you, | KL III.ii.65 |
| Deny'd me to come in) returne, and force | Denied me to come in – return and force | KL III.ii.66 |
| Their scanted curtesie. | Their scanted courtesy. | KL III.ii.67.1 |
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| Here is the place my Lord, good my Lord enter, | Here is the place, my lord; good my lord, enter. | KL III.iv.1 |
| The tirrany of the open night's too rough | The tyranny of the open night's too rough | KL III.iv.2 |
| For Nature to endure. | For nature to endure. | KL III.iv.3.1 |
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| Good my Lord enter heere. | Good my lord, enter here. | KL III.iv.4.1 |
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| I had rather breake mine owne, / Good my Lord enter. | I had rather break mine own. Good my lord, enter. | KL III.iv.5 |
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| Good my Lord enter here. | Good my lord, enter here. | KL III.iv.22.2 |
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| Giue me thy hand, who's there? | Give me thy hand. Who's there? | KL III.iv.40 |
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| What art thou that dost grumble there i'th'straw? | What art thou that dost grumble there i'the straw? | KL III.iv.42 |
| Come forth. | Come forth. | KL III.iv.43 |
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| He hath no Daughters Sir. | He hath no daughters, sir. | KL III.iv.66 |
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| How fares your Grace? | How fares your grace? | KL III.iv.119 |
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| Who's there? What is't you seeke? | Who's there? What is't you seek? | KL III.iv.121 |
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| Good my Lord | Good my lord, | KL III.iv.148.2 |
| take his offer, / Go into th'house. | Take his offer, go into the house. | KL III.iv.149 |
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| Importune him once more to go my Lord, | Importune him once more to go, my lord. | KL III.iv.154 |
| His wits begin t' vnsettle. | His wits begin t' unsettle. | KL III.iv.155.1 |
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| This way, my Lord. | This way, my lord. | KL III.iv.169.2 |
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| Good my Lord, sooth him: / Let him take the Fellow. | Good my lord, soothe him: let him take the fellow. | KL III.iv.171 |
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| Sirra, come on: go along with vs. | Sirrah, come on. Go along with us. | KL III.iv.173 |
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| All the powre of his wits, haue giuen way to his impatience: | All the power of his wits have given way to his impatience. | KL III.vi.4 |
| the Gods reward your kindnesse. | The gods reward your kindness! | KL III.vi.5 |
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| How do you, sir? Stand you not so amazed. | KL III.vi.33 |
| Will you lie down and rest upon the cushings? | KL III.vi.34 |
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| O pitty: Sir, where is the patience now | O pity! Sir, where is the patience now | KL III.vi.57 |
| That you so oft haue boasted to retaine? | That you so oft have boasted to retain? | KL III.vi.58 |
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| Now good my Lord, lye heere, and rest awhile. | Now, good my lord, lie here and rest awhile. | KL III.vi.80 |
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| Here Sir, but trouble him not, his wits are gon. | Here, sir; but trouble him not; his wits are gone. | KL III.vi.85 |
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| Oppressed nature sleeps. | KL III.vi.95.2 |
| This rest might yet have balmed thy broken sinews | KL III.vi.96 |
| Which, if convenience will not allow, | KL III.vi.97 |
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| Stand in hard cure. (To the Fool) Come, help to bear thy master. | KL III.vi.98 |
| Thou must not stay behind. | KL III.vi.99.1 |
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| Why the King of France is so suddenly gone back | KL IV.iii.1 |
| know you no reason? | KL IV.iii.2 |
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| Who hath he left behind him general? | KL IV.iii.7 |
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| Did your letters pierce the Queen to any demonstration | KL IV.iii.9 |
| of grief? | KL IV.iii.10 |
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| O, then it moved her? | KL IV.iii.15.2 |
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| Made she no verbal question? | KL IV.iii.24.2 |
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| It is the stars, | KL IV.iii.32.2 |
| The stars above us govern our conditions. | KL IV.iii.33 |
| Else one self mate and make could not beget | KL IV.iii.34 |
| Such different issues. You spoke not with her since? | KL IV.iii.35 |
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| Was this before the King returned? | KL IV.iii.37.1 |
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| Well, sir, the poor distressed Lear's i'the town, | KL IV.iii.38 |
| Who sometime in his better tune remembers | KL IV.iii.39 |
| What we are come about, and by no means | KL IV.iii.40 |
| Will yield to see his daughter. | KL IV.iii.41.1 |
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| A sovereign shame so elbows him; his own unkindness | KL IV.iii.42 |
| That stripped her from his benediction, turned her | KL IV.iii.43 |
| To foreign casualties, gave her dear rights | KL IV.iii.44 |
| To his dog-hearted daughters – these things sting | KL IV.iii.45 |
| His mind so venomously that burning shame | KL IV.iii.46 |
| Detains him from Cordelia. | KL IV.iii.47.1 |
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| Of Albany's and Cornwall's powers you heard not? | KL IV.iii.48 |
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| Well, sir, I'll bring you to our master Lear | KL IV.iii.50 |
| And leave you to attend him. Some dear cause | KL IV.iii.51 |
| Will in concealment wrap me up awhile. | KL IV.iii.52 |
| When I am known aright you shall not grieve | KL IV.iii.53 |
| Lending me this acquaintance. I pray you | KL IV.iii.54 |
| Go along with me. | KL IV.iii.55 |
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| To be acknowledg'd Madam is ore-pai'd, | To be acknowledged, madam, is o'erpaid. | KL IV.vii.4 |
| All my reports go with the modest truth, | All my reports go with the modest truth, | KL IV.vii.5 |
| Nor more, nor clipt, but so. | Nor more nor clipped, but so. | KL IV.vii.6.1 |
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| Pardon deere Madam, | Pardon, dear madam, | KL IV.vii.8.2 |
| Yet to be knowne shortens my made intent, | Yet to be known shortens my made intent. | KL IV.vii.9 |
| My boone I make it, that you know me not, | My boon I make it that you know me not | KL IV.vii.10 |
| Till time and I, thinke meet. | Till time and I think meet. | KL IV.vii.11 |
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| Kind and deere Princesse. | Kind and dear princess! | KL IV.vii.29.2 |
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| In your owne kingdome Sir. | In your own kingdom, sir. | KL IV.vii.76.2 |
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| Most certain, sir. | KL IV.vii.87 |
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| As 'tis said, the bastard son of Gloucester. | KL IV.vii.89 |
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| Report is changeable. 'Tis time to look about. The | KL IV.vii.92 |
| powers of the kingdom approach apace. | KL IV.vii.93 |
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| My point and period will be throughly wrought, | KL IV.vii.96 |
| Or well or ill, as this day's battle's fought. | KL IV.vii.97 |
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| I am come | I am come | KL V.iii.232.2 |
| To bid my King and Master aye good night. | To bid my King and master aye good night:. | KL V.iii.233 |
| Is he not here? | Is he not here? | KL V.iii.234.1 |
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| Alacke, why thus? | Alack, why thus? | KL V.iii.237.1 |
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| Is this the promis'd end? | Is this the promised end? | KL V.iii.261.2 |
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| O my good Master. | O my good master! | KL V.iii.265.2 |
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| If Fortune brag of two, she lou'd and hated, | If Fortune brag of two she loved and hated | KL V.iii.278 |
| One of them we behold. | One of them we behold. | KL V.iii.279 |
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| The same: | The same – | KL V.iii.280.2 |
| your Seruant Kent, / Where is yourSeruant Caius? | Your servant Kent: Where is your servant Caius? | KL V.iii.281 |
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| No my good Lord, I am the very man. | No, my good lord; I am the very man – | KL V.iii.284 |
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| That from your first of difference and decay, | That from your first of difference and decay, | KL V.iii.286 |
| Haue follow'd your sad steps. | Have followed your sad steps – | KL V.iii.287.1 |
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| Nor no man else: / All's cheerlesse, darke, and deadly, | Nor no man else. All's cheerless, dark, and deadly. | KL V.iii.288 |
| Your eldest Daughters haue fore-done themselues, | Your eldest daughters have fordone themselves, | KL V.iii.289 |
| And desperately are dead | And desperately are dead. | KL V.iii.290.1 |
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| Breake heart, I prythee breake. | Break, heart; I prithee break. | KL V.iii.310.1 |
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| Vex not his ghost, O let him passe, he hates him, | Vex not his ghost. O, let him pass. He hates him | KL V.iii.311 |
| That would vpon the wracke of this tough world | That would upon the rack of this tough world | KL V.iii.312 |
| Stretch him out longer. | Stretch him out longer. | KL V.iii.313.1 |
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| The wonder is, he hath endur'd so long, | The wonder is he hath endured so long. | KL V.iii.314 |
| He but vsurpt his life. | He but usurped his life. | KL V.iii.315 |
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| I haue a iourney Sir, shortly to go, | I have a journey, sir, shortly to go. | KL V.iii.319 |
| My Master calls me, I must not say no. | My master calls me, I must not say no. | KL V.iii.320 |