| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Attend the Lords of France & Burgundy, | Attend the lords of France and Burgundy, | KL I.i.33 |
| Gloster. | Gloucester | KL I.i.34 |
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| Meane time we shal expresse our darker purpose. | Meantime we shall express our darker purpose. | KL I.i.36 |
| Giue me the Map there. Know, that we haue diuided | Give me the map there. Know that we have divided | KL I.i.37 |
| In three our Kingdome: and 'tis our fast intent, | In three our kingdom: and 'tis our fast intent | KL I.i.38 |
| To shake all Cares and Businesse from our Age, | To shake all cares and business from our age, | KL I.i.39 |
| Conferring them on yonger strengths, while we | Conferring them on younger strengths, while we | KL I.i.40 |
| Vnburthen'd crawle toward death. Our son of Cornwal, | Unburdened crawl toward death. Our son of Cornwall – | KL I.i.41 |
| And you our no lesse louing Sonne of Albany, | And you, our no less loving son of Albany – | KL I.i.42 |
| We haue this houre a constant will to publish | We have this hour a constant will to publish | KL I.i.43 |
| Our daughters seuerall Dowers, that future strife | Our daughters' several dowers, that future strife | KL I.i.44 |
| May be preuented now. The Princes, France & Burgundy, | May be prevented now. The princes, France and Burgundy, | KL I.i.45 |
| Great Riuals in our yongest daughters loue, | Great rivals in our youngest daughter's love, | KL I.i.46 |
| Long in our Court, haue made their amorous soiourne, | Long in our court have made their amorous sojourn, | KL I.i.47 |
| And heere are to be answer'd. Tell me my daughters | And here are to be answered. Tell me, my daughters, | KL I.i.48 |
| (Since now we will diuest vs both of Rule, | Since now we will divest us both of rule, | KL I.i.49 |
| Interest of Territory, Cares of State) | Interest of territory, cares of state, | KL I.i.50 |
| Which of you shall we say doth loue vs most, | Which of you shall we say doth love us most, | KL I.i.51 |
| That we, our largest bountie may extend | That we our largest bounty may extend | KL I.i.52 |
| Where Nature doth with merit challenge. Gonerill, | Where nature doth with merit challenge. Gonerill, | KL I.i.53 |
| Our eldest borne, speake first. | Our eldest born, speak first. | KL I.i.54 |
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| Of all these bounds euen from this Line, to this, | Of all these bounds, even from this line to this, | KL I.i.63 |
| With shadowie Forrests, and with Champains rich'd | With shadowy forests and with champains riched, | KL I.i.64 |
| With plenteous Riuers, and wide-skirted Meades | With plenteous rivers and wide-skirted meads, | KL I.i.65 |
| We make thee Lady. To thine and Albanies issues | We make thee lady. To thine and Albany's issues | KL I.i.66 |
| Be this perpetuall. What sayes our second Daughter? | Be this perpetual. – What says our second daughter, | KL I.i.67 |
| Our deerest Regan, wife of Cornwall? | Our dearest Regan, wife of Cornwall? | KL I.i.68 |
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| To thee, and thine hereditarie euer, | To thee and thine hereditary ever | KL I.i.79 |
| Remaine this ample third of our faire Kingdome, | Remain this ample third of our fair kingdom, | KL I.i.80 |
| No lesse in space, validitie, and pleasure | No less in space, validity, and pleasure | KL I.i.81 |
| Then that conferr'd on Gonerill. Now our Ioy, | Than that conferred on Gonerill. – Now, our joy, | KL I.i.82 |
| Although our last and least; to whose yong loue, | Although our last and least, to whose young love | KL I.i.83 |
| The Vines of France, and Milke of Burgundie, | The vines of France and milk of Burgundy | KL I.i.84 |
| Striue to be interest. What can you say, to draw | Strive to be interessed; what can you say to draw | KL I.i.85 |
| A third, more opilent then your Sisters? speake. | A third more opulent than your sisters'? Speak! | KL I.i.86 |
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| Nothing? | Nothing? | KL I.i.88 |
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| Nothing will come of nothing, speake againe. | Nothing will come of nothing. Speak again. | KL I.i.90 |
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| How, how Cordelia? mend your speech a little, | How, how, Cordelia! Mend your speech a little | KL I.i.94 |
| Least you may marre your Fortunes. | Lest you may mar your fortunes. | KL I.i.95.1 |
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| But goes thy heart with this? | But goes thy heart with this? | KL I.i.105.1 |
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| So young, and so vntender? | So young, and so untender? | KL I.i.106 |
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| Let it be so, thy truth then be thy dowre: | Let it be so! Thy truth then be thy dower! | KL I.i.108 |
| For by the sacred radience of the Sunne, | For by the sacred radiance of the sun, | KL I.i.109 |
| The miseries of Heccat and the night: | The mysteries of Hecat and the night, | KL I.i.110 |
| By all the operation of the Orbes, | By all the operation of the orbs | KL I.i.111 |
| From whom we do exist, and cease to be, | From whom we do exist, and cease to be, | KL I.i.112 |
| Heere I disclaime all my Paternall care, | Here I disclaim all my paternal care, | KL I.i.113 |
| Propinquity and property of blood, | Propinquity and property of blood, | KL I.i.114 |
| And as a stranger to my heart and me, | And as a stranger to my heart and me | KL I.i.115 |
| Hold thee from this for euer. The barbarous Scythian, | Hold thee from this for ever. The barbarous Scythian, | KL I.i.116 |
| Or he that makes his generation messes | Or he that makes his generation messes | KL I.i.117 |
| To gorge his appetite, shall to my bosome | To gorge his appetite, shall to my bosom | KL I.i.118 |
| Be as well neighbour'd, pittied, and releeu'd, | Be as well neighboured, pitied, and relieved | KL I.i.119 |
| As thou my sometime Daughter. | As thou my sometime daughter. | KL I.i.120.1 |
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| Peace Kent, | Peace, Kent! | KL I.i.121 |
| Come not betweene the Dragon and his wrath, | Come not between the dragon and his wrath. | KL I.i.122 |
| I lou'd her most, and thought to set my rest | I loved her most, and thought to set my rest | KL I.i.123 |
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| On her kind nursery. Hence and avoid my sight: | On her kind nursery. (To Cordelia) Hence and avoid my sight! – | KL I.i.124 |
| So be my graue my peace, as here I giue | So be my grave my peace as here I give | KL I.i.125 |
| Her Fathers heart from her; call France, who stirres? | Her father's heart from her. Call France! Who stirs? | KL I.i.126 |
| Call Burgundy, Cornwall, and Albanie, | Call Burgundy! Cornwall and Albany, | KL I.i.127 |
| With my two Daughters Dowres, digest the third, | With my two daughters' dowers digest the third. | KL I.i.128 |
| Let pride, which she cals plainnesse, marry her: | Let pride, which she calls plainness, marry her. | KL I.i.129 |
| I doe inuest you ioyntly with my power, | I do invest you jointly with my power, | KL I.i.130 |
| Preheminence, and all the large effects | Pre-eminence, and all the large effects | KL I.i.131 |
| That troope with Maiesty. Our selfe by Monthly course, | That troop with majesty. Ourself by monthly course, | KL I.i.132 |
| With reseruation of an hundred Knights, | With reservation of an hundred knights, | KL I.i.133 |
| By you to be sustain'd, shall our abode | By you to be sustained, shall our abode | KL I.i.134 |
| Make with you by due turne, onely we shall retaine | Make with you by due turn. Only we shall retain | KL I.i.135 |
| The name, and all th'addition to a King: the Sway, | The name and all th' addition to a king; the sway, | KL I.i.136 |
| Reuennew, Execution of the rest, | Revenue, execution of the rest, | KL I.i.137 |
| Beloued Sonnes be yours, which to confirme, | Beloved sons, be yours; which to confirm, | KL I.i.138 |
| This Coronet part betweene you. | This coronet part between you. | KL I.i.139.1 |
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| The bow is bent & drawne, make from the shaft. | The bow is bent and drawn; make from the shaft. | KL I.i.143 |
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| Kent, on thy life no more. | Kent, on thy life, no more! | KL I.i.154.2 |
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| Out of my sight. | Out of my sight! | KL I.i.157.2 |
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| Now by Apollo, | Now by Apollo – | KL I.i.160.1 |
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| O Vassall! Miscreant. | O, vassal, miscreant! | KL I.i.161.2 |
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| Heare me recreant, on thine allegeance heare me; | Hear me, recreant, | KL I.i.166.2 |
| That thou hast sought to make vs breake our vowes, | On thine allegiance hear me! | KL I.i.167 |
| Since thou hast sought to make us break our vow, | KL I.i.168 |
| Which we durst neuer yet; and with strain'd pride, | Which we durst never yet, and with strained pride | KL I.i.169 |
| To come betwixt our sentences, and our power, | To come betwixt our sentence and our power, | KL I.i.170 |
| Which, nor our nature, nor our place can beare; | Which nor our nature nor our place can bear, | KL I.i.171 |
| Our potencie made good, take thy reward. | Our potency made good, take thy reward. | KL I.i.172 |
| Fiue dayes we do allot thee for prouision, | Five days we do allot thee for provision | KL I.i.173 |
| To shield thee from disasters of the world, | To shield thee from disasters of the world, | KL I.i.174 |
| And on the sixt to turne thy hated backe | And on the sixth to turn thy hated back | KL I.i.175 |
| Vpon our kingdome; if on the tenth day following, | Upon our kingdom. If on the tenth day following | KL I.i.176 |
| Thy banisht trunke be found in our Dominions, | Thy banished trunk be found in our dominions | KL I.i.177 |
| The moment is thy death, away. By Iupiter, | The moment is thy death. Away! By Jupiter, | KL I.i.178 |
| This shall not be reuok'd, | This shall not be revoked! | KL I.i.179 |
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| My Lord of Bugundie, | My lord of Burgundy, | KL I.i.189 |
| We first addresse toward you, who with this King | We first address toward you, who with this king | KL I.i.190 |
| Hath riuald for our Daughter; what in the least | Hath rivalled for our daughter: what in the least | KL I.i.191 |
| Will you require in present Dower with her, | Will you require in present dower with her | KL I.i.192 |
| Or cease your quest of Loue? | Or cease your quest of love? | KL I.i.193.1 |
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| Right Noble Burgundy, | Right noble Burgundy, | KL I.i.195.2 |
| When she was deare to vs, we did hold her so, | When she was dear to us we did hold her so; | KL I.i.196 |
| But now her price is fallen: Sir, there she stands, | But now her price is fallen. Sir, there she stands; | KL I.i.197 |
| If ought within that little seeming substance, | If aught within that little-seeming substance, | KL I.i.198 |
| Or all of it with our displeasure piec'd, | Or all of it, with our displeasure pieced, | KL I.i.199 |
| And nothing more may fitly like your Grace, | And nothing more, may fitly like your grace, | KL I.i.200 |
| Shee's there, and she is yours. | She's there and she is yours. | KL I.i.201.1 |
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| Will you with those infirmities she owes, | Will you with those infirmities she owes, | KL I.i.202 |
| Vnfriended, new adopted to our hate, | Unfriended, new-adopted to our hate, | KL I.i.203 |
| Dow'rd with our curse, and stranger'd with our oath, | Dowered with our curse and strangered with our oath, | KL I.i.204 |
| Take her or, leaue her. | Take her or leave her? | KL I.i.205.1 |
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| Then leaue her sir, for by the powre that made me, | Then leave her, sir, for, by the power that made me, | KL I.i.207 |
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| I tell you all her wealth. For you great King, | I tell you all her wealth. (To France) For you, great king, | KL I.i.208 |
| I would not from your loue make such a stray, | I would not from your love make such a stray | KL I.i.209 |
| To match you where I hate, therefore beseech you | To match you where I hate; therefore beseech you | KL I.i.210 |
| T'auert your liking a more worthier way, | T' avert your liking a more worthier way | KL I.i.211 |
| Then on a wretch whom Nature is asham'd | Than on a wretch whom Nature is ashamed | KL I.i.212 |
| Almost t'acknowledge hers. | Almost t' acknowledge hers. | KL I.i.213.1 |
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| Better thou had'st' | Better thou | KL I.i.233.2 |
| Not beene borne, then not t haue pleas'd me better. | Hadst not been born than not t' have pleased me better. | KL I.i.234 |
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| Nothing, I haue sworne, I am firme. | Nothing! I have sworn; I am firm. | KL I.i.245 |
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| Thou hast her France, let her be thine,for we | Thou hast her, France; let her be thine, for we | KL I.i.262 |
| Haue no such Daughter, nor shall euer see | Have no such daughter, nor shall ever see | KL I.i.263 |
| That face of hers againe, therfore be gone, | That face of hers again. Therefore begone, | KL I.i.264 |
| Without our Grace, our Loue, our Benizon: | Without our grace, our love, our benison! | KL I.i.265 |
| Come Noble Burgundie. | Come, noble Burgundy. | KL I.i.266 |
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| Let me not stay a iot for dinner, go get it ready: | Let me not stay a jot for dinner! Go, get it ready! | KL I.iv.8 |
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| how now, what art thou? | How now? What art thou? | KL I.iv.9 |
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| What dost thou professe? What would'st thou with | What dost thou profess? What wouldst thou with | KL I.iv.11 |
| vs? | us? | KL I.iv.12 |
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| What art thou? | What art thou? | KL I.iv.18 |
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| If thou be'st as poore for a subiect, as hee's for a King, | If thou be'st as poor for a subject as he's for a king | KL I.iv.21 |
| thou art poore enough. What wouldst thou? | thou art poor enough. What wouldst thou? | KL I.iv.22 |
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| Who wouldst thou serue? | Who wouldst thou serve? | KL I.iv.24 |
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| Do'st thou know me fellow? | Dost thou know me, fellow? | KL I.iv.26 |
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| What's that? | What's that? | KL I.iv.29 |
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| What seruices canst thou do? | What services canst thou do? | KL I.iv.31 |
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| How old art thou? | How old art thou? | KL I.iv.36 |
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| Follow me,thou shalt serue me, if I like thee no | Follow me; thou shalt serve me if I like thee no | KL I.iv.40 |
| worse after dinner, I will not part from thee yet. Dinner | worse after dinner. I will not part from thee yet. Dinner, | KL I.iv.41 |
| ho, dinner, where's my knaue? my Foole? Go you and | ho, dinner! Where's my knave, my Fool? Go you and | KL I.iv.42 |
| call my Foole hither. | call my Fool hither. | KL I.iv.43 |
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| You you Sirrah, where's my Daughter? | You! You, sirrah! Where's my daughter? | KL I.iv.44 |
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| What saies the Fellow there? Call the Clotpole backe: | What says the fellow there? Call the clotpoll back. | KL I.iv.46 |
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| wher's my Foole? Ho, I thinke the world's asleepe, | Where's my Fool? Ho, I think the world's asleep. | KL I.iv.47 |
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| how now? Where's that Mungrell? | How now? Where's that mongrel? | KL I.iv.48 |
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| Why came not the slaue backe to me when I call'd | Why came not the slave back to me when I called | KL I.iv.51 |
| him? | him? | KL I.iv.52 |
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| He would not? | He would not! | KL I.iv.55 |
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| Ha? Saist thou so? | Ha! Sayest thou so? | KL I.iv.62 |
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| Thou but remembrest me of mine owne Conception, | Thou but rememberest me of mine own conception. | KL I.iv.66 |
| I haue perceiued a most faint neglect of late, | I have perceived a most faint neglect of late, | KL I.iv.67 |
| which I haue rather blamed as mine owne iealous | which I have rather blamed as mine own jealous | KL I.iv.68 |
| curiositie, then as a very pretence and purpose of | curiosity than as a very pretence and purpose of | KL I.iv.69 |
| vnkindnesse; I will looke further intoo't: but where's my | unkindness. I will look further into't. But where's my | KL I.iv.70 |
| Foole? I haue not seene him this two daies. | Fool? I have not seen him this two days. | KL I.iv.71 |
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| No more of that, I haue noted it well, goe you and | No more of that! I have noted it well. Go you and | KL I.iv.74 |
| tell my Daughter, I would speake with her. | tell my daughter I would speak with her. | KL I.iv.75 |
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| Goe you call hither my Foole; | Go you, call hither my Fool. | KL I.iv.76 |
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| Oh you Sir, you, come you hither / Sir, who am I Sir? | O, you, sir, you! Come you hither, sir. Who am I, sir? | KL I.iv.77 |
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| My Ladies Father? my Lords knaue, you whorson | ‘ My lady's father,’ my lord's knave! You whoreson | KL I.iv.79 |
| dog, you slaue, you curre. | dog! You slave! You cur! | KL I.iv.80 |
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| Do you bandy lookes with me, you Rascall? | Do you bandy looks with me, you rascal? | KL I.iv.83 |
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| I thanke thee fellow. / Thou seru'st me, and Ile loue | I thank thee, fellow. Thou servest me and I'll love | KL I.iv.86 |
| thee. | thee. | KL I.iv.87 |
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| Now my friendly knaue I thanke thee, there's | Now, my friendly knave, I thank thee. There's | KL I.iv.93 |
| earnest of thy seruice. | earnest of thy service. | KL I.iv.94 |
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| How now my pretty knaue, how dost thou? | How now, my pretty knave! How dost thou? | KL I.iv.96 |
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| Why my Boy? | Why, my boy? | KL I.iv.106 |
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| Take heed Sirrah, the whip. | Take heed, sirrah, the whip! | KL I.iv.109 |
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| A pestilent gall to me. | A pestilent gall to me! | KL I.iv.113 |
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| Do. | Do. | KL I.iv.115 |
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| Why no Boy, Nothing can be made out of nothing. | Why, no, boy. Nothing can be made out of nothing. | KL I.iv.131 |
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| A bitter Foole. | A bitter fool! | KL I.iv.134 |
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| No Lad, reach me. | No, lad; teach me. | KL I.iv.137 |
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| Dost thou call me fool, boy? | KL I.iv.146 |
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| What two Crownes shall they be? | What two crowns shall they be? | KL I.iv.155 |
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| When were you wont to be so full of Songs sirrah? | When were you wont to be so full of songs, sirrah? | KL I.iv.167 |
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| And you lie sirrah, wee'l haue you whipt. | And you lie, sirrah, we'll have you whipped. | KL I.iv.177 |
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| How now Daughter? what makes that Frontlet on? | How now, daughter! What makes that frontlet on? | KL I.iv.185 |
| You are too much of late i'th'frowne. | You are too much of late i'the frown. | KL I.iv.186 |
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| Are you our Daughter? | Are you our daughter? | KL I.iv.214 |
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| Do's any heere know me? / This is not Lear: | Doth any here know me? This is not Lear. | KL I.iv.222 |
| Do's Lear walke thus? Speake thus? Where are his eies? | Doth Lear walk thus? speak thus? Where are his eyes? | KL I.iv.223 |
| Either his Notion weakens, his Discernings | Either his notion weakens, his discernings | KL I.iv.224 |
| Are Lethargied. Ha! Waking? 'Tis not so? | Are lethargied – Ha! Waking? 'Tis not so! | KL I.iv.225 |
| Who is it that can tell me who I am? | Who is it that can tell me who I am? | KL I.iv.226 |
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| I would learn that; for by the marks of sovereignty, | KL I.iv.228 |
| knowledge, and reason, I should be false persuaded I | KL I.iv.229 |
| had daughters. | KL I.iv.230 |
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| Your name, faire Gentlewoman? | Your name, fair gentlewoman? | KL I.iv.232 |
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| Darknesse, and Diuels. | Darkness and devils! | KL I.iv.248.2 |
| Saddle my horses: call my Traine together. | Saddle my horses! Call my train together! | KL I.iv.249 |
| Degenerate Bastard, Ile not trouble thee; | Degenerate bastard, I'll not trouble thee. | KL I.iv.250 |
| Yet haue I left a daughter. | Yet have I left a daughter. | KL I.iv.251 |
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| Woe, that too late repents: | Woe that too late repents! – O, sir, are you come? | KL I.iv.254 |
| Is it your will, speake Sir? Prepare my Horses. | Is it your will? Speak, sir! – Prepare my horses. | KL I.iv.255 |
| Ingratitude! thou Marble-hearted Fiend, | Ingratitude, thou marble-hearted fiend, | KL I.iv.256 |
| More hideous when thou shew'st thee in a Child, | More hideous when thou showest thee in a child | KL I.iv.257 |
| Then the Sea-monster. | Than the sea-monster! | KL I.iv.258.1 |
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| Detested Kite, thou lyest. | Detested kite, thou liest! | KL I.iv.259 |
| My Traine are men of choice, and rarest parts, | My train are men of choice and rarest parts, | KL I.iv.260 |
| That all particulars of dutie know, | That all particulars of duty know | KL I.iv.261 |
| And in the most exact regard, support | And in the most exact regard support | KL I.iv.262 |
| The worships of their name. O most small fault, | The worships of their name. O most small fault, | KL I.iv.263 |
| How vgly did'st thou in Cordelia shew? | How ugly didst thou in Cordelia show! | KL I.iv.264 |
| Which like an Engine, wrencht my frame of Nature | Which, like an engine, wrenched my frame of nature | KL I.iv.265 |
| From the fixt place: drew from my heart all loue, | From the fixed place, drew from heart all love, | KL I.iv.266 |
| And added to the gall. O Lear, Lear, Lear! | And added to the gall. O Lear, Lear, Lear! | KL I.iv.267 |
| Beate at this gate that let thy Folly in, | Beat at this gate that let thy folly in | KL I.iv.268 |
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| And thy deere Iudgement out. Go, go, my people. | And thy dear judgement out! Go, go, my people. | KL I.iv.269 |
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| It may be so, my Lord. | It may be so, my lord. | KL I.iv.271.2 |
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| Heare Nature, heare deere Goddesse, heare: | Hear, Nature, hear! Dear goddess, hear! | KL I.iv.272 |
| Suspend thy purpose, if thou did'st intend | Suspend thy purpose if thou didst intend | KL I.iv.273 |
| To make this Creature fruitfull: | To make this creature fruitful. | KL I.iv.274 |
| Into her Wombe conuey stirrility, | Into her womb convey sterility, | KL I.iv.275 |
| Drie vp in her the Organs of increase, | Dry up in her the organs of increase, | KL I.iv.276 |
| And from her derogate body, neuer spring | And from her derogate body never spring | KL I.iv.277 |
| A Babe to honor her. If she must teeme, | A babe to honour her. If she must teem, | KL I.iv.278 |
| Create her childe of Spleene, that it may liue | Create her child of spleen, that it may live | KL I.iv.279 |
| And be a thwart disnatur'd torment to her. | And be a thwart disnatured torment to her. | KL I.iv.280 |
| Let it stampe wrinkles in her brow of youth, | Let it stamp wrinkles in her brow of youth, | KL I.iv.281 |
| With cadent Teares fret Channels in her cheekes, | With cadent tears fret channels in her cheeks, | KL I.iv.282 |
| Turne all her Mothers paines, and benefits | Turn all her mother's pains and benefits | KL I.iv.283 |
| To laughter, and contempt: That she may feele, | To laughter and contempt, that she may feel | KL I.iv.284 |
| How sharper then a Serpents tooth it is, | How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is | KL I.iv.285 |
| To haue a thanklesse Childe. Away, away. | To have a thankless child! Away, away! | KL I.iv.286 |
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| What fiftie of my Followers at a clap? | What, fifty of my followers at a clap! | KL I.iv.291 |
| Within a fortnight? | Within a fortnight? | KL I.iv.292.1 |
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| Ile tell thee: / Life and death, I am asham'd | I'll tell thee – (to Gonerill) life and death! I am ashamed | KL I.iv.293 |
| That thou hast power to shake my manhood thus, | That thou hast power to shake my manhood thus, | KL I.iv.294 |
| That these hot teares, which breake from me perforce | That these hot tears which break from me perforce | KL I.iv.295 |
| Should make thee worth them. / Blastes and Fogges vpon thee: | Should make thee worth them. Blasts and fogs upon thee! | KL I.iv.296 |
| Th'vntented woundings of a Fathers curse | Th' untented woundings of a father's curse | KL I.iv.297 |
| Pierce euerie sense about thee. Old fond eyes, | Pierce every sense about thee! – Old fond eyes, | KL I.iv.298 |
| Beweepe this cause againe, Ile plucke ye out, | Beweep this cause again, I'll pluck ye out | KL I.iv.299 |
| And cast you with the waters that you loose | And cast you with the waters that you loose | KL I.iv.300 |
| To temper Clay. Ha? | To temper clay. Yea, is't come to this? | KL I.iv.301 |
| Let it be so. / I haue another daughter, | Let it be so. I have another daughter, | KL I.iv.302 |
| Who I am sure is kinde and comfortable: | Who, I am sure, is kind and comfortable. | KL I.iv.303 |
| When she shall heare this of thee, with her nailes | When she shall hear this of thee, with her nails | KL I.iv.304 |
| Shee'l flea thy Woluish visage. Thou shalt finde, | She'll flay thy wolvish visage. Thou shalt find | KL I.iv.305 |
| That Ile resume the shape which thou dost thinke | That I'll resume the shape which thou dost think | KL I.iv.306 |
| I haue cast off for euer. | I have cast off for ever. | KL I.iv.307.1 |
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| Go you before to Gloster with these | Go you before to Gloucester with these | KL I.v.1 |
| Letters; acquaint my Daughter no further with any thing | letters. Acquaint my daughter no further with anything | KL I.v.2 |
| you know, then comes from her demand out of the Letter, | you know than comes from her demand out of the letter. | KL I.v.3 |
| if your Dilligence be not speedy, I shall be there afore | If your diligence be not speedy, I shall be there afore | KL I.v.4 |
| you. | you. | KL I.v.5 |
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| I Boy. | Ay, boy. | KL I.v.10 |
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| Ha, ha, ha. | Ha, ha, ha! | KL I.v.13 |
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| What can'st tell Boy? | What canst tell, boy? | KL I.v.17 |
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| No. | No. | KL I.v.21 |
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| I did her wrong. | I did her wrong. | KL I.v.24 |
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| No. | No. | KL I.v.26 |
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| Why? | Why? | KL I.v.28 |
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| I will forget my Nature, so kind a Father? Be my | I will forget my nature. So kind a father! – Be my | KL I.v.31 |
| Horsses ready? | horses ready? | KL I.v.32 |
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| Because they are not eight. | Because they are not eight? | KL I.v.35 |
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| To tak't againe perforce; Monster Ingratitude! | To take't again perforce! Monster ingratitude! | KL I.v.37 |
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| How's that? | How's that? | KL I.v.40 |
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| O let me not be mad, not mad sweet Heauen: | O let me not be mad, not mad, sweet heaven! | KL I.v.43 |
| keepe me in temper, I would not be mad. | Keep me in temper; I would not be mad! | KL I.v.44 |
| How now are the Horses ready? | How now! Are the horses ready? | KL I.v.45 |
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| Come Boy. | Come, boy. | KL I.v.47 |
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| 'Tis strange that they should so depart from home, | 'Tis strange that they should so depart from home | KL II.iv.1 |
| And not send backe my Messengers. | And not send back my messengers. | KL II.iv.2.1 |
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| Ha? | Ha! | KL II.iv.5 |
| Mak'st thou this shame ahy pastime? | Makest thou this shame thy pastime? | KL II.iv.6.1 |
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| What's he, / That hath so much thy place mistooke | What's he that hath so much thy place mistook | KL II.iv.11 |
| To set thee heere? | To set thee here? | KL II.iv.12.1 |
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| No. | No. | KL II.iv.14 |
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| No I say. | No, I say. | KL II.iv.16 |
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| No, no, they would not. | KL II.iv.18 |
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| By Iupiter I sweare no. | By Jupiter, I swear no! | KL II.iv.20 |
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| They durst not do't: | They durst not do't; | KL II.iv.21.2 |
| They could not, would not do't: 'tis worse then murther, | They could not, would not do't; 'tis worse than murder | KL II.iv.22 |
| To do vpon respect such violent outrage: | To do upon respect such violent outrage. | KL II.iv.23 |
| Resolue me with all modest haste, which way | Resolve me with all modest haste which way | KL II.iv.24 |
| Thou might'st deserue, or they impose this vsage, | Thou mightst deserve or they impose this usage, | KL II.iv.25 |
| Comming from vs. | Coming from us. | KL II.iv.26.1 |
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| Oh how this Mother swels vp toward my heart! | O, how this mother swells up toward my heart! | KL II.iv.54 |
| Historica passio, downe thou climing sorrow, | Hysterica passio, down, thou climbing sorrow! | KL II.iv.55 |
| Thy Elements below where is this Daughter? | Thy element's below. Where is this daughter? | KL II.iv.56 |
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| Follow me not, stay here. | Follow me not; stay here. | KL II.iv.58 |
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| Deny to speake with me? / They are sicke, they are weary, | Deny to speak with me? They are sick; they are weary? | KL II.iv.84 |
| They haue trauail'd all the night? meere fetches, | They have travelled all the night? Mere fetches, | KL II.iv.85 |
| The images of reuolt and flying off. | The images of revolt and flying-off. | KL II.iv.86 |
| Fetch me a better answer. | Fetch me a better answer. | KL II.iv.87.1 |
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| Vengeance, Plague, Death, Confusion: | Vengeance, plague, death, confusion! | KL II.iv.90.2 |
| Fiery? What quality? Why Gloster, Gloster, | ‘ Fiery ’? What ‘ quality ’? Why, Gloucester, Gloucester, | KL II.iv.91 |
| I'ld speake with the Duke of Cornewall, and his wife. | I'd speak with the Duke of Cornwall and his wife. | KL II.iv.92 |
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| Inform'd them? Do'st thou vnderstand me man. | ‘ Informed them ’! Dost thou understand me, man? | KL II.iv.94 |
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| The King would speake with Cornwall, / The deere Father | The King would speak with Cornwall, the dear father | KL II.iv.96 |
| Would with his Daughter speake, commands, tends, seruice, | Would with his daughter speak, commands, tends, service. | KL II.iv.97 |
| Are they inform'd of this? My breath and blood: | Are they ‘ informed ’ of this? My breath and blood! | KL II.iv.98 |
| Fiery? The fiery Duke, tell the hot Duke that---- | ‘ Fiery ’? The ‘ fiery ’ Duke? Tell the hot Duke that – | KL II.iv.99 |
| No, but not yet, may be he is not well, | No, but not yet! Maybe he is not well. | KL II.iv.100 |
| Infirmity doth still neglect all office, | Infirmity doth still neglect all office | KL II.iv.101 |
| Whereto our health is bound, we are not our selues, | Whereto our health is bound; we are not ourselves | KL II.iv.102 |
| When Nature being opprest, commands the mind | When nature, being oppressed, commands the mind | KL II.iv.103 |
| To suffer with the body; Ile forbeare, | To suffer with the body. I'll forbear; | KL II.iv.104 |
| And am fallen out with my more headier will, | And am fallen out with my more headier will | KL II.iv.105 |
| To take the indispos'd and sickly fit, | To take the indisposed and sickly fit | KL II.iv.106 |
| For the sound man. Death on my state: wherefore | For the sound man. – Death on my state! wherefore | KL II.iv.107 |
| Should he sit heere? This act perswades me, | Should he sit here? This act persuades me | KL II.iv.108 |
| That this remotion of the Duke and her | That this remotion of the Duke and her | KL II.iv.109 |
| Is practise only. Giue me my Seruant forth; | Is practice only. Give me my servant forth. | KL II.iv.110 |
| Goe tell the Duke, and's wife, Il'd speake with them: | Go tell the Duke and's wife I'd speak with them – | KL II.iv.111 |
| Now, presently: bid them come forth and heare me, | Now presently! Bid them come forth and hear me, | KL II.iv.112 |
| Or at their Chamber doore Ile beate the Drum, | Or at their chamber door I'll beat the drum | KL II.iv.113 |
| Till it crie sleepe to death. | Till it cry sleep to death. | KL II.iv.114 |
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| Oh me my heart! My rising heart! But downe. | O me, my heart, my rising heart! But down! | KL II.iv.116 |
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| Good morrow to you both. | Good morrow to you both. | KL II.iv.122.1 |
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| Regan, I thinke your are. I know what reason | Regan, I think you are. I know what reason | KL II.iv.124 |
| I haue to thinke so, if thou should'st not be glad, | I have to think so. If thou shouldst not be glad, | KL II.iv.125 |
| I would diuorce me from thy Mother Tombe, | I would divorce me from thy mother's tomb, | KL II.iv.126 |
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| Sepulchring an Adultresse. O are you free? | Sepulchring an adult'ress. (To Kent) O, are you free? | KL II.iv.127 |
| Some other time for that. Beloued Regan, | Some other time for that. – Beloved Regan, | KL II.iv.128 |
| Thy Sisters naught: oh Regan, she hath tied | Thy sister's naught. O Regan, she hath tied | KL II.iv.129 |
| Sharpe-tooth'd vnkindnesse, like a vulture heere, | Sharp-toothed unkindness like a vulture here – | KL II.iv.130 |
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| I can scarce speake to thee, thou'lt not beleeue | I can scarce speak to thee – thou'lt not believe | KL II.iv.131 |
| With how deprau'd a quality. Oh Regan. | With how depraved a quality – O Regan! | KL II.iv.132 |
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| Say? How is that? | Say? How is that? | KL II.iv.135.2 |
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| My curses on her. | My curses on her. | KL II.iv.141.1 |
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| Aske her forgiuenesse? | Ask her forgiveness? | KL II.iv.147.2 |
| Do you but marke how this becomes the house? | Do you but mark how this becomes the house: | KL II.iv.148 |
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| Deere daughter, I confesse that I am old; | ‘ Dear daughter, I confess that I am old; | KL II.iv.149 |
| Age is vnnecessary: on my knees I begge, | Age is unnecessary; on my knees I beg | KL II.iv.150 |
| That you'l vouchsafe me Rayment, Bed, and Food. | That you'll vouchsafe me raiment, bed, and food.’ | KL II.iv.151 |
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| Neuer Regan: | Never, Regan. | KL II.iv.153.2 |
| She hath abated me of halfe my Traine; | She hath abated me of half my train, | KL II.iv.154 |
| Look'd blacke vpon me, strooke me with her Tongue | Looked black upon me, struck me with her tongue, | KL II.iv.155 |
| Most Serpent-like, vpon the very Heart. | Most serpent-like, upon the very heart. | KL II.iv.156 |
| All the stor'd Vengeances of Heauen, fall | All the stored vengeances of heaven fall | KL II.iv.157 |
| On her ingratefull top: strike her yong bones | On her ingrateful top! Strike her young bones, | KL II.iv.158 |
| You taking Ayres, with Lamenesse. | You taking airs, with lameness! | KL II.iv.159.1 |
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| You nimble Lightnings, dart your blinding flames | You nimble lightnings, dart your blinding flames | KL II.iv.160 |
| Into her scornfull eyes: Infect her Beauty, | Into her scornful eyes! Infect her beauty, | KL II.iv.161 |
| You Fen-suck'd Fogges, drawne by the powrfull Sunne, | You fen-sucked fogs drawn by the powerful sun, | KL II.iv.162 |
| To fall, and blister. | To fall and blister. | KL II.iv.163.1 |
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| No Regan, thou shalt neuer haue my curse: | No, Regan, thou shalt never have my curse. | KL II.iv.165 |
| Thy tender-hefted Nature shall not giue | Thy tender-hefted nature shall not give | KL II.iv.166 |
| Thee o're to harshnesse: Her eyes are fierce, but thine | Thee o'er to harshness. Her eyes are fierce; but thine | KL II.iv.167 |
| Do comfort, and not burne. 'Tis not in thee | Do comfort, and not burn. 'Tis not in thee | KL II.iv.168 |
| To grudge my pleasures, to cut off my Traine, | To grudge my pleasures, to cut off my train, | KL II.iv.169 |
| To bandy hasty words, to scant my sizes, | To bandy hasty words, to scant my sizes, | KL II.iv.170 |
| And in conclusion, to oppose the bolt | And in conclusion, to oppose the bolt | KL II.iv.171 |
| Against my comming in. Thou better know'st | Against my coming in. Thou better knowest | KL II.iv.172 |
| The Offices of Nature, bond of Childhood, | The offices of nature, bond of childhood, | KL II.iv.173 |
| Effects of Curtesie, dues of Gratitude: | Effects of courtesy, dues of gratitude. | KL II.iv.174 |
| Thy halfe o'th'Kingdome hast thou not forgot, | Thy half o'the kingdom hast thou not forgot, | KL II.iv.175 |
| Wherein I thee endow'd. | Wherein I thee endowed. | KL II.iv.176.1 |
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| Who put my man i'th'Stockes? | Who put my man i'the stocks? | KL II.iv.177.1 |
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| This is a Slaue, whose easie borrowed pride | This is a slave whose easy-borrowed pride | KL II.iv.180 |
| Dwels in the sickly grace of her he followes. | Dwells in the fickle grace of her he follows. | KL II.iv.181 |
| Out Varlet, from my sight. | Out, varlet, from my sight! | KL II.iv.182.1 |
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| Who stockt my Seruant? Regan, I haue good hope | Who stocked my servant? Regan, I have good hope | KL II.iv.183 |
| Thou did'st not know on't. | Thou didst not know on't. | KL II.iv.184.1 |
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| Who comes here? O Heauens! | Who comes here? O heavens! | KL II.iv.184.2 |
| If you do loue old men; if your sweet sway | If you do love old men, if your sweet sway | KL II.iv.185 |
| Allow Obedience; if you your selues are old, | Allow obedience, if you yourselves are old, | KL II.iv.186 |
| Make it your cause: Send downe, and take my part. | Make it your cause! Send down and take my part! | KL II.iv.187 |
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| Art not asham'd to looke vpon this Beard? | Art not ashamed to look upon this beard? | KL II.iv.188 |
| O Regan, will you take her by the hand? | O Regan, will you take her by the hand? | KL II.iv.189 |
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| O sides, you are too tough! | O sides, you are too tough! | KL II.iv.192.2 |
| Will you yet hold? / How came my man i'th'Stockes? | Will you yet hold? – How came my man i'the stocks? | KL II.iv.193 |
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| You? Did you? | You? Did you? | KL II.iv.195.2 |
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| Returne to her? and fifty men dismiss'd? | Return to her, and fifty men dismissed! | KL II.iv.202 |
| No, rather I abiure all roofes, and chuse | No, rather I abjure all roofs and choose | KL II.iv.203 |
| To wage against the enmity oth'ayre, | To wage against the enmity o'th' air, | KL II.iv.204 |
| To be a Comrade with the Wolfe, and Owle, | To be a comrade with the wolf and owl – | KL II.iv.205 |
| Necessities sharpe pinch. Returne with her? | Necessity's sharp pinch! Return with her? | KL II.iv.206 |
| Why the hot-bloodied France, that dowerlesse tooke | Why, the hot-blooded France that dowerless took | KL II.iv.207 |
| Our yongest borne, I could as well be brought | Our youngest born, I could as well be brought | KL II.iv.208 |
| To knee his Throne, and Squire-like pension beg, | To knee his throne and, squire-like, pension beg | KL II.iv.209 |
| To keepe base life a foote; returne with her? | To keep base life afoot. Return with her! | KL II.iv.210 |
| Perswade me rather to be slaue and sumpter | Persuade me rather to be slave and sumpter | KL II.iv.211 |
| To this detested groome. | To this detested groom. | KL II.iv.212.1 |
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| I prythee Daughter do not make me mad, | I prithee, daughter, do not make me mad. | KL II.iv.213 |
| I will not trouble thee my Child; farewell: | I will not trouble thee, my child. Farewell. | KL II.iv.214 |
| Wee'l no more meete, no more see one another. | We'll no more meet, no more see one another. | KL II.iv.215 |
| But yet thou art my flesh, my blood, my Daughter, | But yet thou art my flesh, my blood, my daughter – | KL II.iv.216 |
| Or rather a disease that's in my flesh, | Or rather a disease that's in my flesh, | KL II.iv.217 |
| Which I must needs call mine. Thou art a Byle, | Which I must needs call mine. Thou art a boil, | KL II.iv.218 |
| A plague sore, or imbossed Carbuncle | A plague-sore, an embossed carbuncle, | KL II.iv.219 |
| In my corrupted blood. But Ile not chide thee, | In my corrupted blood. But I'll not chide thee. | KL II.iv.220 |
| Let shame come when it will, I do not call it, | Let shame come when it will, I do not call it. | KL II.iv.221 |
| I do not bid the Thunder-bearer shoote, | I do not bid the thunder-bearer shoot, | KL II.iv.222 |
| Nor tell tales of thee to high-iudging Ioue, | Nor tell tales of thee to high-judging Jove. | KL II.iv.223 |
| Mend when thou can'st, be better at thy leisure, | Mend when thou canst, be better at thy leisure; | KL II.iv.224 |
| I can be patient, I can stay with Regan, | I can be patient, I can stay with Regan, | KL II.iv.225 |
| I and my hundred Knights. | I and my hundred knights. | KL II.iv.226.1 |
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| Is this well spoken? | Is this well spoken? | KL II.iv.231.2 |
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| I gaue you all. | I gave you all – | KL II.iv.245.1 |
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| Made you my Guardians, my Depositaries, | Made you my guardians, my depositaries; | KL II.iv.246 |
| But kept a reseruation to be followed | But kept a reservation to be followed | KL II.iv.247 |
| With such a number? What, must I come to you | With such a number. What, must I come to you | KL II.iv.248 |
| With fiue and twenty? Regan, said you so? | With five-and-twenty – Regan, said you so? | KL II.iv.249 |
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| Those wicked Creatures yet do look wel fauor'd | Those wicked creatures yet do look well-favoured | KL II.iv.251 |
| When others are more wicked, not being the worst | When others are more wicked. Not being the worst | KL II.iv.252 |
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| Stands in some ranke of praise, Ile go with thee, | Stands in some rank of praise. (To Gonerill) I'll go with thee. | KL II.iv.253 |
| Thy fifty yet doth double fiue and twenty, | Thy fifty yet doth double five-and-twenty, | KL II.iv.254 |
| And thou art twice her Loue. | And thou art twice her love. | KL II.iv.255.1 |
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| O reason not the need: our basest Beggers | O, reason not the need! Our basest beggars | KL II.iv.259 |
| Are in the poorest thing superfluous. | Are in the poorest thing superfluous. | KL II.iv.260 |
| Allow not Nature, more then Nature needs: | Allow not nature more than nature needs – | KL II.iv.261 |
| Mans life is cheape as Beastes. Thou art a Lady; | Man's life is cheap as beast's. Thou art a lady; | KL II.iv.262 |
| If onely to go warme were gorgeous, | If only to go warm were gorgeous, | KL II.iv.263 |
| Why Nature needs not what thou gorgeous wear'st, | Why, nature needs not what thou gorgeous wear'st, | KL II.iv.264 |
| Which scarcely keepes thee warme, but for true need: | Which scarcely keeps thee warm. But for true need, – | KL II.iv.265 |
| You Heauens, giue me that patience, patience I need, | You heavens, give me that patience, patience I need! | KL II.iv.266 |
| You see me heere (you Gods) a poore old man, | You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, | KL II.iv.267 |
| As full of griefe as age, wretched in both, | As full of grief as age, wretched in both; | KL II.iv.268 |
| If it be you that stirres these Daughters hearts | If it be you that stirs these daughters' hearts | KL II.iv.269 |
| Against their Father, foole me not so much, | Against their father, fool me not so much | KL II.iv.270 |
| To beare it tamely: touch me with Noble anger, | To bear it tamely; touch me with noble anger, | KL II.iv.271 |
| And let not womens weapons, water drops, | And let not women's weapons, water drops, | KL II.iv.272 |
| Staine my mans cheekes. No you vnnaturall Hags, | Stain my man's cheeks! No, you unnatural hags, | KL II.iv.273 |
| I will haue such reuenges on you both, | I will have such revenges on you both | KL II.iv.274 |
| That all the world shall---I will do such things, | That all the world shall – I will do such things – | KL II.iv.275 |
| What they are yet, I know not, but they shalbe | What they are yet I know not; but they shall be | KL II.iv.276 |
| The terrors of the earth? you thinke Ile weepe, | The terrors of the earth. You think I'll weep. | KL II.iv.277 |
| No, Ile not weepe, | No, I'll not weep. | KL II.iv.278 |
| I haue full cause of weeping. | I have full cause of weeping; | KL II.iv.279.1 |
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| But this heart | but this heart | KL II.iv.279.2 |
| shal break into a hundred thousand flawes | Shall break into a hundred thousand flaws | KL II.iv.280 |
| Or ere Ile weepe; O Foole, I shall go mad. | Or ere I'll weep. O Fool, I shall go mad! | KL II.iv.281 |
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| Blow windes, & crack your cheeks; Rage, blow | Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage! Blow! | KL III.ii.1 |
| You Cataracts, and Hyrricano's spout, | You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout | KL III.ii.2 |
| Till you haue drench'd our Steeples, drown the Cockes. | Till you have drenched our steeples, drowned the cocks! | KL III.ii.3 |
| You Sulph'rous and Thought-executing Fires, | You sulphurous and thought-executing fires, | KL III.ii.4 |
| Vaunt-curriors of Oake-cleauing Thunder-bolts, | Vaunt-curriers of oak-cleaving thunderbolts, | KL III.ii.5 |
| Sindge my white head. And thou all-shaking Thunder, | Singe my white head! And thou all-shaking thunder, | KL III.ii.6 |
| Strike flat the thicke Rotundity o'th'world, | Smite flat the thick rotundity o'the world, | KL III.ii.7 |
| Cracke Natures moulds, all germaines spill at once | Crack Nature's moulds, all germens spill at once | KL III.ii.8 |
| That makes ingratefull Man. | That makes ingrateful man! | KL III.ii.9 |
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| Rumble thy belly full: spit Fire, spowt Raine: | Rumble thy bellyful! Spit, fire! Spout, rain! | KL III.ii.14 |
| Nor Raine, Winde, Thunder, Fire are my Daughters; | Nor rain, wind, thunder, fire, are my daughters. | KL III.ii.15 |
| I taxe not you, you Elements with vnkindnesse. | I tax not you, you elements, with unkindness; | KL III.ii.16 |
| I neuer gaue you Kingdome, call'd you Children; | I never gave you kingdom, called you children. | KL III.ii.17 |
| You owe me no subscription. Then let fall | You owe me no subscription; then let fall | KL III.ii.18 |
| Your horrible pleasure. Heere I stand your Slaue, | Your horrible pleasure. Here I stand, your slave, | KL III.ii.19 |
| A poore, infirme, weake, and dispis'd old man: | A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man. | KL III.ii.20 |
| But yet I call you Seruile Ministers, | But yet I call you servile ministers, | KL III.ii.21 |
| Thar will with two pernicious Daughters ioyne | That will with two pernicious daughters join | KL III.ii.22 |
| Your high-engender'd Battailes, 'gainst a head | Your high-engendered battles 'gainst a head | KL III.ii.23 |
| So old, and white as this. O, ho! 'tis foule. | So old and white as this. O, ho! 'Tis foul! | KL III.ii.24 |
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| No,I will be the patterne of all patience, | No, I will be the pattern of all patience. | KL III.ii.37 |
| I will say nothing. | I will say nothing. | KL III.ii.38 |
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| Let the great Goddes | Let the great gods | KL III.ii.49.2 |
| That keepe this dreadfull pudder o're our heads, | That keep this dreadful pudder o'er our heads | KL III.ii.50 |
| Finde out their enemies now. Tremble thou Wretch, | Find out their enemies now. Tremble, thou wretch | KL III.ii.51 |
| That hast within thee vndivulged Crimes | That hast within thee undivulged crimes | KL III.ii.52 |
| Vnwhipt of Iustice. Hide thee, thou Bloudy hand; | Unwhipped of justice. Hide thee, thou bloody hand, | KL III.ii.53 |
| Thou Periur'd, and thou Simular of Vertue | Thou perjured, and thou simular of virtue | KL III.ii.54 |
| That art Incestuous. Caytiffe, to peeces shake | That art incestuous. Caitiff, to pieces shake, | KL III.ii.55 |
| That vnder couert, and conuenient seeming | That under covert and convenient seeming | KL III.ii.56 |
| Ha's practis'd on mans life. Close pent-vp guilts, | Hast practised on man's life. Close pent-up guilts, | KL III.ii.57 |
| Riue your concealing Continents, and cry | Rive your concealing continents, and cry | KL III.ii.58 |
| These dreadfull Summoners grace. I am a man, | These dreadful summoners grace. I am a man | KL III.ii.59 |
| More sinn'd against, then sinning. | More sinned against than sinning. | KL III.ii.60.1 |
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| My wits begin to turne. | My wits begin to turn. | KL III.ii.67.2 |
| Come on my boy. How dost my boy? Art cold? | Come on, my boy. How dost my boy? Art cold? | KL III.ii.68 |
| I am cold my selfe. Where is this straw, my Fellow? | I am cold myself. Where is this straw, my fellow? | KL III.ii.69 |
| The Art of our Necessities is strange, | The art of our necessities is strange | KL III.ii.70 |
| And can make vilde things precious. Come, your Houel; | And can make vile things precious. Come, your hovel. | KL III.ii.71 |
| Poore Foole, and Knaue, I haue one part in my heart | Poor fool and knave, I have one part in my heart | KL III.ii.72 |
| That's sorry yet for thee. | That's sorry yet for thee. | KL III.ii.73 |
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| True Boy: Come bring vs to this Houell. | True, boy. Come, bring us to this hovel. | KL III.ii.78 |
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| Let me alone. | Let me alone. | KL III.iv.3.2 |
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| Wilt breake my heart? | Wilt break my heart? | KL III.iv.4.2 |
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| Thou think'st 'tis much that this contentious storme | Thou think'st 'tis much that this contentious storm | KL III.iv.6 |
| Inuades vs to the skin so: 'tis to thee, | Invades us to the skin; so 'tis to thee. | KL III.iv.7 |
| But where the greater malady is fixt, | But where the greater malady is fixed, | KL III.iv.8 |
| The lesser is scarce felt. Thou'dst shun a Beare, | The lesser is scarce felt. Thou'dst shun a bear; | KL III.iv.9 |
| But if they flight lay toward the roaring Sea, | But if thy flight lay toward the roaring sea | KL III.iv.10 |
| Thou'dst meete the Beare i'th'mouth, when the mind's free, | Thou'dst meet the bear i'the mouth. When the mind's free | KL III.iv.11 |
| The bodies delicate: the tempest in my mind, | The body's delicate; this tempest in my mind | KL III.iv.12 |
| Doth from my sences take all feeling else, | Doth from my senses take all feeling else | KL III.iv.13 |
| Saue what beates there, Filliall ingratitude, | Save what beats there. – Filial ingratitude! | KL III.iv.14 |
| Is it not as this mouth should teare this hand | Is it not as this mouth should tear this hand | KL III.iv.15 |
| For lifting food too't? But I will punish home; | For lifting food to't? But I will punish home. | KL III.iv.16 |
| No, I will weepe no more; in such a night, | No, I will weep no more! In such a night | KL III.iv.17 |
| To shut me out? Poure on, I will endure: | To shut me out! Pour on; I will endure. | KL III.iv.18 |
| In such a night as this? O Regan, Gonerill, | In such a night as this! O Regan, Gonerill! | KL III.iv.19 |
| Your old kind Father, whose franke heart gaue all, | Your old kind father, whose frank heart gave all! | KL III.iv.20 |
| O that way madnesse lies, let me shun that: | O, that way madness lies; let me shun that; | KL III.iv.21 |
| No more of that. | No more of that! | KL III.iv.22.1 |
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| Prythee go in thy selfe, seeke thine owne ease, | Prithee go in thyself: seek thine own ease. | KL III.iv.23 |
| This tempest will not giue me leaue to ponder | This tempest will not give me leave to ponder | KL III.iv.24 |
| On things would hurt me more, but Ile goe in, | On things would hurt me more; but I'll go in. | KL III.iv.25 |
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| In Boy, go first. You houselesse pouertie, | In, boy, go first. – You houseless poverty – | KL III.iv.26 |
| Nay get thee in; Ile pray, and then Ile sleepe. | Nay, get thee in. I'll pray and then I'll sleep. | KL III.iv.27 |
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| Poore naked wretches, where so ere you are | Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are, | KL III.iv.28 |
| That bide the pelting of this pittilesse storme, | That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm, | KL III.iv.29 |
| How shall your House-lesse heads, and vnfed sides, | How shall your houseless heads and unfed sides, | KL III.iv.30 |
| Your lop'd, and window'd raggednesse defend you | Your looped and windowed raggedness, defend you | KL III.iv.31 |
| From seasons such as these? O I haue tane | From seasons such as these? O, I have ta'en | KL III.iv.32 |
| Too little care of this: Take Physicke, Pompe, | Too little care of this! Take physic, pomp; | KL III.iv.33 |
| Expose thy selfe to feele what wretches feele, | Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel, | KL III.iv.34 |
| That thou maist shake the superflux to them, | That thou mayst shake the superflux to them | KL III.iv.35 |
| And shew the Heauens more iust. Enter Edgar, and Foole. | And show the heavens more just. | KL III.iv.36 |
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| Did'st thou giue all to thy Daughters? And art thou | Didst thou give all to thy daughters? And art thou | KL III.iv.47 |
| come to this? | come to this? | KL III.iv.48 |
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| Ha's his Daughters brought him to this passe? | What, has his daughters brought him to this pass? | KL III.iv.60 |
| Could'st thou saue nothing? Would'st thou giue 'em all? | Couldst thou save nothing? Wouldst thou give 'em all? | KL III.iv.61 |
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| Now all the plagues that in the pendulous ayre | Now all the plagues that in the pendulous air | KL III.iv.64 |
| Hang fated o're mens faults, light on thy Daughters. | Hang fated o'er men's faults light on thy daughters! | KL III.iv.65 |
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| Death Traitor, nothing could haue subdu'd Nature | Death, traitor! Nothing could have subdued nature | KL III.iv.67 |
| To such a lownesse, but his vnkind Daughters. | To such a lowness but his unkind daughters. | KL III.iv.68 |
| Is it the fashion, that discarded Fathers, | Is it the fashion that discarded fathers | KL III.iv.69 |
| Should haue thus little mercy on their flesh: | Should have thus little mercy on their flesh? | KL III.iv.70 |
| Iudicious punishment, 'twas this flesh begot | Judicious punishment! 'Twas this flesh begot | KL III.iv.71 |
| Those Pelicane Daughters. | Those pelican daughters. | KL III.iv.72 |
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| What hast thou bin? | What hast thou been? | KL III.iv.81 |
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| Thou wert better in a Graue, then to answere with thy | Thou wert better in a grave than to answer with thy | KL III.iv.98 |
| vncouer'd body, this extremitie of the Skies. Is man no | uncovered body this extremity of the skies. Is man no | KL III.iv.99 |
| more then this? Consider him well. Thou ow'st the | more than this? Consider him well. Thou owest the | KL III.iv.100 |
| Worme no Silke; the Beast, no Hide; the Sheepe, no Wooll; the | worm no silk, the beast no hide, the sheep no wool, the | KL III.iv.101 |
| Cat, no perfume. Ha? Here's three on's are sophisticated. | cat no perfume. Ha! Here's three on's are sophisticated. | KL III.iv.102 |
| Thou art the thing it selfe; vnaccommodated man, is no | Thou art the thing itself! Unaccommodated man is no | KL III.iv.103 |
| more but such a poore, bare, forked Animall as thou art. | more but such a poor, bare, forked animal as thou art. | KL III.iv.104 |
| Off, off you Lendings: Come, vnbutton heere. | Off, off, you lendings! Come, unbutton here. | KL III.iv.105 |
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| What's he? | What's he? | KL III.iv.120 |
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| First let me talke with this Philosopher, | First let me talk with this philosopher. | KL III.iv.147 |
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| What is the cause of Thunder? | What is the cause of thunder? | KL III.iv.148.1 |
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| Ile talke a word with this same lerned Theban: | I'll talk a word with this same learned Theban. | KL III.iv.150 |
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| What is your study? | What is your study? | KL III.iv.151 |
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| Let me aske you one word in priuate. | Let me ask you one word in private. | KL III.iv.153 |
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| O cry you mercy, Sir: | O, cry you mercy, sir. | KL III.iv.164.2 |
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| Noble Philosopher, your company. | Noble philosopher, your company. | KL III.iv.165 |
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| Come, let's in all. | Come, let's in all. | KL III.iv.169.1 |
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| With him; | With him! | KL III.iv.169.3 |
| I will keepe still with my Philosopher. | I will keep still with my philosopher. | KL III.iv.170 |
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| Come, good Athenian. | Come, good Athenian. | KL III.iv.174 |
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| A King, a King. | A king, a king! | KL III.vi.11 |
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| To haue a thousand with red burning spits | To have a thousand with red burning spits | KL III.vi.15 |
| Come hizzing in vpon 'em. | Come hissing in upon 'em! | KL III.vi.16 |
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| It shall be done; I will arraign them straight. | KL III.vi.20 |
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| Come, sit thou here, most learned justicer. | KL III.vi.21 |
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| Thou sapient sir, sit here. No, you she-foxes – | KL III.vi.22 |
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| I'll see their trial first; bring in their evidence. | KL III.vi.35 |
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| Thou robed man of justice, take thy place. | KL III.vi.36 |
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| And thou, his yoke-fellow of equity, | KL III.vi.37 |
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| Bench by his side. (To Kent) You are o'the commission; | KL III.vi.38 |
| Sit you too. | KL III.vi.39 |
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| Arraign her first. 'Tis Gonerill! I here take my oath | KL III.vi.46 |
| before this honourable assembly she kicked the poor | KL III.vi.47 |
| King her father. | KL III.vi.48 |
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| She cannot deny it. | KL III.vi.50 |
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| And here's another whose warped looks proclaim | KL III.vi.52 |
| What store her heart is made on. Stop her there! | KL III.vi.53 |
| Arms, arms, sword, fire! Corruption in the place! | KL III.vi.54 |
| False justicer, why hast thou let her 'scape? | KL III.vi.55 |
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| The little dogges, and all; | The little dogs and all – | KL III.vi.61 |
| Trey, Blanch, and Sweet-heart: see, they barke at me. | Trey, Blanch, and Sweetheart – see, they bark at me. | KL III.vi.62 |
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| Then let them Anatomize Regan: See what breeds | Then let them anatomize Regan, see what breeds | KL III.vi.75 |
| about her heart. Is there any cause in Nature that make | about her heart. Is there any cause in nature that makes | KL III.vi.76 |
| these hard-hearts. You sir, I entertaine for one of my hundred; | these hard hearts? You, sir, I entertain for one of my hundred. | KL III.vi.77 |
| only, I do not like the fashion of your garments. | Only I do not like the fashion of your garments. | KL III.vi.78 |
| You will say they are Persian; but let them bee chang'd. | You will say they are Persian; but let them be changed. | KL III.vi.79 |
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| Make no noise, make no noise, draw the Curtaines: | Make no noise, make no noise; draw the curtains. | KL III.vi.81 |
| so, so, wee'l go to Supper i'th'morning. | So, so. We'll to supper i'the morning. | KL III.vi.82 |
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| No, they cannot touch me for crying. I am the | No, they cannot touch me for coining.; I am the | KL IV.vi.83 |
| King himselfe. | King himself. | KL IV.vi.84 |
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| Nature's aboue Art, in that respect. Ther's your | Nature's above art in that respect. There's your | KL IV.vi.86 |
| Presse-money. That fellow handles his bow, like a | press-money. – That fellow handles his bow like a | KL IV.vi.87 |
| Crow-keeper: draw mee a Cloathiers yard. Looke, looke, a | crow-keeper. – Draw me a clothier's yard. – Look, look, a | KL IV.vi.88 |
| Mouse: peace, peace, this peece of toasted Cheese will | mouse! – Peace, peace! this piece of toasted cheese will | KL IV.vi.89 |
| doo't. There's my Gauntlet, Ile proue it on a Gyant. | do't. – There's my gauntlet; I'll prove it on a giant. – | KL IV.vi.90 |
| Bring vp the browne Billes. O well flowne Bird: i'th' | Bring up the brown bills. – O, well flown, bird! I'the | KL IV.vi.91 |
| clout, i'th'clout: Hewgh. Giue the word. | clout, i' the clout! Hewgh! – Give the word. | KL IV.vi.92 |
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| Passe. | Pass. | KL IV.vi.94 |
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| Ha! Gonerill with a white beard? They flatter'd me | Ha! Gonerill with a white beard! They flattered me | KL IV.vi.96 |
| like a Dogge, and told mee I had the white hayres in my Beard, | like a dog and told me I had the white hairs in my beard. | KL IV.vi.97 |
| ere the blacke ones were there. To say I, and no, to | ere the black ones were there. To say ‘ ay ’ and ‘ no ’ to | KL IV.vi.98 |
| euery thing that I said: I, and no too, was no good | everything that I said! ‘Ay' and ‘no' too was no good | KL IV.vi.99 |
| Diuinity. When the raine came to wet me once, and the | divinity. When the rain came to wet me once and the | KL IV.vi.100 |
| winde to make me chatter: when the Thunder would not | wind to make me chatter; when the thunder would not | KL IV.vi.101 |
| peace at my bidding, there I found 'em, there I smelt | peace at my bidding; there I found 'em, there I smelt | KL IV.vi.102 |
| 'em out. Go too, they are not men o'their words; they | 'em out. Go to, they are not men o' their words. They | KL IV.vi.103 |
| told me, I was euery thing: 'Tis a Lye, I am not | told me I was everything. 'Tis a lie: I am not | KL IV.vi.104 |
| Agu-proofe. | ague-proof. | KL IV.vi.105 |
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| I, euery inch a King. | Ay, every inch a king. | KL IV.vi.107.2 |
| When I do stare, see how the Subiect quakes. | When I do stare see how the subject quakes. | KL IV.vi.108 |
| I pardon that mans life. What was thy cause? | I pardon that man's life. What was thy cause? | KL IV.vi.109 |
| Adultery? | Adultery? | KL IV.vi.110 |
| thou shalt not dye: dye for Adultery? No, | Thou shalt not die. Die for adultery? No. | KL IV.vi.111 |
| the Wren goes too't, and the small gilded Fly | The wren goes to't, and the small gilded fly | KL IV.vi.112 |
| Do's letcher in my sight. | Does lecher in my sight. | KL IV.vi.113 |
| Let Copulation thriue: / For Glousters bastard Son | Let copulation thrive; for Gloucester's bastard son | KL IV.vi.114 |
| was kinder to his Father, / Then my Daughters | Was kinder to his father than my daughters | KL IV.vi.115 |
| got 'tweene the lawfull sheets. | Got 'tween the lawful sheets. | KL IV.vi.116 |
| Too't Luxury pell-mell, for I lacke Souldiers. | To't, luxury, pell-mell, for I lack soldiers. | KL IV.vi.117 |
| Behold yond simpring Dame, | Behold yon simpering dame | KL IV.vi.118 |
| whose face betweene her Forkes presages Snow; | Whose face between her forks presages snow, | KL IV.vi.119 |
| that minces Vertue, & do's shake the head | That minces virtue and does shake the head | KL IV.vi.120 |
| to heare of pleasures name. | To hear of pleasure's name – | KL IV.vi.121 |
| The Fitchew, nor the soyled Horse goes too't | The fitchew nor the soiled horse goes to't | KL IV.vi.122 |
| a more riotous appetite: | With a more riotous appetite. | KL IV.vi.123 |
| Downe from the waste they are Centaures, | Down from the waist they are centaurs, | KL IV.vi.124 |
| though Women all aboue: | Though women all above; | KL IV.vi.125 |
| but to the Girdle do the Gods inherit, | But to the girdle do the gods inherit, | KL IV.vi.126 |
| beneath is all the Fiends. | Beneath is all the fiends' – | KL IV.vi.127 |
| There's hell, there's darkenes,there is the sulphurous | There's hell, there's darkness, there is the sulphurous | KL IV.vi.128 |
| pit; burning, scalding, stench, consumption: Fye, fie, | pit – burning, scalding, stench, consumption! Fie, fie, | KL IV.vi.129 |
| fie; pah, pah: Giue me an Ounce of Ciuet; good Apothecary | fie! Pah, pah! Give me an ounce of civet, good apothecary, | KL IV.vi.130 |
| sweeten my immagination: There's money for | sweeten my imagination. There's money for | KL IV.vi.131 |
| thee. | thee. | KL IV.vi.132 |
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| Let me wipe it first, / It smelles of Mortality. | Let me wipe it first; it smells of mortality. | KL IV.vi.134 |
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| I remember thine eyes well enough: dost thou | I remember thine eyes well enough. Dost thou | KL IV.vi.137 |
| squiny at me? No, doe thy worst blinde Cupid, Ile not | squiny at me? No, do thy worst, blind Cupid; I'll not | KL IV.vi.138 |
| loue. Reade thou this challenge, marke but the penning | love. Read thou this challenge; mark but the penning | KL IV.vi.139 |
| of it. | of it. | KL IV.vi.140 |
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| Read. | Read. | KL IV.vi.144 |
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| Oh ho, are you there with me? No eies in your head, | O, ho, are you there with me? No eyes in your head, | KL IV.vi.146 |
| nor no mony in your purse? Your eyes are in a heauy | nor no money in your purse? Your eyes are in a heavy | KL IV.vi.147 |
| case, your purse in a light, yet you see how this world | case, your purse in a light; yet you see how this world | KL IV.vi.148 |
| goes. | goes. | KL IV.vi.149 |
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| What, art mad? A man may see how this world goes, | What, art mad? A man may see how this world goes | KL IV.vi.151 |
| with no eyes. Looke with thine eares: See how yond Iustice | with no eyes. Look with thine ears. See how yon justice | KL IV.vi.152 |
| railes vpon yond simple theefe. Hearke in thine eare: Change | rails upon yon simple thief. Hark in thine ear – change | KL IV.vi.153 |
| places, and handy-dandy, which is the Iustice, which is | places and, handy-dandy, which is the justice, which is | KL IV.vi.154 |
| the theefe: Thou hast seene a Farmers dogge barke at a | the thief? Thou hast seen a farmer's dog bark at a | KL IV.vi.155 |
| Beggar? | beggar? | KL IV.vi.156 |
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| And the Creature run from the Cur: there thou | And the creature run from the cur? There thou | KL IV.vi.158 |
| might'st behold the great image of Authoritie, a Dogg's | mightst behold the great image of authority: a dog's | KL IV.vi.159 |
| obey'd in Office. | obeyed in office. | KL IV.vi.160 |
| Thou, Rascall Beadle, hold thy bloody hand: | Thou rascal beadle, hold thy bloody hand. | KL IV.vi.161 |
| why dost thou lash that Whore? Strip thy owne backe, | Why dost thou lash that whore? Strip thy own back. | KL IV.vi.162 |
| thou hotly lusts to vse her in that kind, | Thou hotly lusts to use her in that kind | KL IV.vi.163 |
| for which thou whip'st her. The Vsurer hangs the Cozener. | For which thou whipp'st her. The usurer hangs the cozener. | KL IV.vi.164 |
| Thorough tatter'd cloathes great Vices do appeare: | Thorough tattered clothes great vices do appear; | KL IV.vi.165 |
| Robes, and Furr'd gownes hide all. Place sinnes with Gold, | Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sins with gold, | KL IV.vi.166 |
| and the strong Lance of Iustice, hurtlesse breakes: | And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks; | KL IV.vi.167 |
| Arme it in ragges, a Pigmies straw do's pierce it. | Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it. | KL IV.vi.168 |
| None do's offend, none, I say none, Ile able 'em; | None does offend, none, I say, none; I'll able 'em. | KL IV.vi.169 |
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| take that of me my Friend, who haue the power | Take that of me, my friend, (giving flowers) who have the power | KL IV.vi.170 |
| to seale th'accusers lips. Get thee glasse-eyes, | To seal th' accuser's lips. Get thee glass eyes, | KL IV.vi.171 |
| and like a scuruy Politician, seeme | And like a scurvy politician seem | KL IV.vi.172 |
| to see the things thou dost not. Now, now, now, now. | To see the things thou dost not. Now, now, now, now! | KL IV.vi.173 |
| Pull off my Bootes: harder, harder, so. | Pull off my boots. Harder, harder – so. | KL IV.vi.174 |
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| If thou wilt weepe my Fortunes, take my eyes. | If thou wilt weep my fortunes, take my eyes. | KL IV.vi.177 |
| I know thee well enough, thy name is Glouster: | I know thee well enough; thy name is Gloucester. | KL IV.vi.178 |
| Thou must be patient; we came crying hither: | Thou must be patient; we came crying hither. | KL IV.vi.179 |
| Thou know'st, the first time that we smell the Ayre | Thou knowest the first time that we smell the air | KL IV.vi.180 |
| We wawle, and cry. I will preach to thee: Marke. | We wawl and cry. I will preach to thee – Mark! | KL IV.vi.181 |
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| When we are borne, we cry that we are come | When we are born we cry that we are come | KL IV.vi.183 |
| To this great stage of Fooles. This a good blocke: | To this great stage of fools. – This's a good block. | KL IV.vi.184 |
| It were a delicate stratagem to shoo | It were a delicate stratagem to shoe | KL IV.vi.185 |
| A Troope of Horse with Felt: Ile put't in proofe, | A troop of horse with felt. I'll put 't in proof; | KL IV.vi.186 |
| And when I haue stolne vpon these Son in Lawes, | And when I have stolen upon these son-in-laws, | KL IV.vi.187 |
| Then kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill. | Then kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill! | KL IV.vi.188 |
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| No rescue? What, a Prisoner? I am euen | No rescue? What, a prisoner? I am even | KL IV.vi.191 |
| The Naturall Foole of Fortune. Vse me well, | The natural fool of fortune. Use me well; | KL IV.vi.192 |
| You shall haue ransome. Let me haue Surgeons, | You shall have ransom. Let me have surgeons; | KL IV.vi.193 |
| I am cut to'th'Braines. | I am cut to the brains. | KL IV.vi.194.1 |
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| No Seconds? All my selfe? | No seconds? All myself? | KL IV.vi.195 |
| Why, this would make a man, a man of Salt | Why, this would make a man a man of salt, | KL IV.vi.196 |
| To vse his eyes for Garden water-pots. | To use his eyes for garden water-pots, | KL IV.vi.197 |
| I wil die brauely, | Ay, and laying autumn's dust. I will die bravely, | KL IV.vi.198 |
| Like a smugge Bridegroome. What? I will be Iouiall: | Like a smug bridegroom. What! I will be jovial. | KL IV.vi.199 |
| Come, come, I am a King, Masters, know you that? | Come, come, I am a king; masters, know you that? | KL IV.vi.200 |
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| Then there's life in't. Come, and you get it, / You shall | Then there's life in't. Nay, and you get it you shall | KL IV.vi.202 |
| get it by running: Sa, sa, sa, sa. | get it by running. Sa, sa, sa, sa. | KL IV.vi.203 |
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| You do me wrong to take me out o'th'graue, | You do me wrong to take me out o'the grave. | KL IV.vii.45 |
| Thou art a Soule in blisse, but I am bound | Thou art a soul in bliss; but I am bound | KL IV.vii.46 |
| Vpon a wheele of fire, that mine owne teares | Upon a wheel of fire, that mine own tears | KL IV.vii.47 |
| Do scal'd, like molten Lead. | Do scald like molten lead. | KL IV.vii.48.1 |
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| You are a spirit I know, where did you dye? | You are a spirit, I know. Where did you die? | KL IV.vii.49 |
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| Where haue I bin? / Where am I? Faire day light? | Where have I been? Where am I? Fair daylight? | KL IV.vii.52 |
| I am mightily abus'd; I should eu'n dye with pitty | I am mightily abused. I should even die with pity | KL IV.vii.53 |
| To see another thus. I know not what to say: | To see another thus. I know not what to say. | KL IV.vii.54 |
| I will not sweare these are my hands: let's see, | I will not swear these are my hands. Let's see. | KL IV.vii.55 |
| I feele this pin pricke, would I were assur'd | I feel this pin-prick. Would I were assured | KL IV.vii.56 |
| Of my condition. | Of my condition! | KL IV.vii.57.1 |
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| Pray do not mocke me: | Pray do not mock me. | KL IV.vii.59.2 |
| I am a very foolish fond old man, | I am a very foolish fond old man, | KL IV.vii.60 |
| Fourescore and vpward, / Not an houre more, nor lesse: | Four score and upward, not an hour more nor less, | KL IV.vii.61 |
| And to deale plainely, | And, to deal plainly, | KL IV.vii.62 |
| I feare I am not in my perfect mind. | I fear I am not in my perfect mind. | KL IV.vii.63 |
| Me thinkes I should know you, and know this man, | Methinks I should know you, and know this man; | KL IV.vii.64 |
| Yet I am doubtfull: For I am mainely ignorant | Yet I am doubtful; for I am mainly ignorant | KL IV.vii.65 |
| What place this is: and all the skill I haue | What place this is; and all the skill I have | KL IV.vii.66 |
| Remembers not these garments: nor I know not | Remembers not these garments; nor I know not | KL IV.vii.67 |
| Where I did lodge last night. Do not laugh at me, | Where I did lodge last night. Do not laugh at me, | KL IV.vii.68 |
| For (as I am a man) I thinke this Lady | For, as I am a man, I think this lady | KL IV.vii.69 |
| To be my childe Cordelia. | To be my child Cordelia. | KL IV.vii.70.1 |
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| Be your teares wet? / Yes faith: I pray weepe not, | Be your tears wet? Yes, faith! I pray, weep not. | KL IV.vii.71 |
| If you haue poyson for me, I will drinke it: | If you have poison for me I will drink it. | KL IV.vii.72 |
| I know you do not loue me, for your Sisters | I know you do not love me, for your sisters | KL IV.vii.73 |
| Haue (as I do remember) done me wrong. | Have, as I do remember, done me wrong. | KL IV.vii.74 |
| You haue some cause, they haue not. | You have some cause; they have not. | KL IV.vii.75.1 |
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| Am I in France? | Am I in France? | KL IV.vii.76.1 |
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| Do not abuse me. | Do not abuse me. | KL IV.vii.77 |
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| You must beare with me: / Pray you now forget, | You must bear with me. Pray you now, forget and | KL IV.vii.83 |
| and forgiue, / I am old and foolish. | forgive. I am old and foolish. | KL IV.vii.84 |
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| No, no, no, no: come let's away to prison, | No, no, no, no! Come, let's away to prison. | KL V.iii.8 |
| We two alone will sing like Birds i'th'Cage: | We two alone will sing like birds i'the cage; | KL V.iii.9 |
| When thou dost aske me blessing, Ile kneele downe | When thou dost ask me blessing I'll kneel down | KL V.iii.10 |
| And aske of thee forgiuenesse: So wee'l liue, | And ask of thee forgiveness; so we'll live, | KL V.iii.11 |
| And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh | And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh | KL V.iii.12 |
| At gilded Butterflies: and heere (poore Rogues) | At gilded butterflies, and hear poor rogues | KL V.iii.13 |
| Talke of Court newes, and wee'l talke with them too, | Talk of court news; and we'll talk with them too – | KL V.iii.14 |
| Who looses, and who wins; who's in, who's out; | Who loses and who wins, who's in, who's out – | KL V.iii.15 |
| And take vpon's the mystery of things, | And take upon's the mystery of things | KL V.iii.16 |
| As if we were Gods spies: And wee'l weare out | As if we were God's spies; and we'll wear out, | KL V.iii.17 |
| In a wall'd prison, packs and sects of great ones, | In a walled prison, packs and sects of great ones | KL V.iii.18 |
| That ebbe and flow by th'Moone. | That ebb and flow by the moon. | KL V.iii.19.1 |
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| Vpon such sacrifices my Cordelia, | Upon such sacrifices, my Cordelia, | KL V.iii.20 |
| The Gods themselues throw Incense. / Haue I caught thee? | The gods themselves throw incense. Have I caught thee? | KL V.iii.21 |
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| He that parts vs, shall bring a Brand from Heauen, | He that parts us shall bring a brand from heaven | KL V.iii.22 |
| And fire vs hence, like Foxes: wipe thine eyes, | And fire us hence like foxes. Wipe thine eyes; | KL V.iii.23 |
| The good yeares shall deuoure them, flesh and fell, | The good-years shall devour them, flesh and fell, | KL V.iii.24 |
| Ere they shall make vs weepe? / Weele seee'm staru'd first: | Ere they shall make us weep. We'll see 'em starved first. | KL V.iii.25 |
| come. | Come. | KL V.iii.26 |
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| Howle, howle, howle: O your are men of stones, | Howl, howl, howl! O, you are men of stones! | KL V.iii.255 |
| Had I your tongues and eyes, Il'd vse them so, | Had I your tongues and eyes I'd use them so | KL V.iii.256 |
| That Heauens vault should crack: she's gone for euer. | That heaven's vault should crack. She's gone for ever. | KL V.iii.257 |
| I know when one is dead, and when one liues, | I know when one is dead and when one lives; | KL V.iii.258 |
| She's dead as earth: Lend me a Looking-glasse, | She's dead as earth. Lend me a looking-glass; | KL V.iii.259 |
| If that her breath will mist or staine the stone, | If that her breath will mist or stain the stone, | KL V.iii.260 |
| Why then she liues. | Why, then she lives. | KL V.iii.261.1 |
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| This feather stirs, she liues: if it be so, | This feather stirs – she lives! If it be so, | KL V.iii.263 |
| It is a chance which do's redeeme all sorrowes | It is a chance which does redeem all sorrows | KL V.iii.264 |
| That euer I haue felt. | That ever I have felt. | KL V.iii.265.1 |
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| Prythee away. | Prithee away. | KL V.iii.266.1 |
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| A plague vpon you Murderors, Traitors all, | A plague upon you, murderers, traitors all! | KL V.iii.267 |
| I might haue sau'd her, now she's gone for euer: | I might have saved her; now she's gone for ever. | KL V.iii.268 |
| Cordelia, Cordelia, stay a little. Ha: | Cordelia, Cordelia, stay a little. Ha! | KL V.iii.269 |
| What is't thou saist? Her voice was euer soft, | What is't thou sayest? Her voice was ever soft, | KL V.iii.270 |
| Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman. | Gentle and low – an excellent thing in woman. | KL V.iii.271 |
| I kill'd the Slaue that was a hanging thee. | I killed the slave that was a-hanging thee. | KL V.iii.272 |
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| Did I not fellow? | Did I not, fellow? | KL V.iii.273.2 |
| I haue seene the day, with my good biting Faulchion | I have seen the day, with my good biting falchion | KL V.iii.274 |
| I would haue made him skip: I am old now, | I would have made him skip. I am old now | KL V.iii.275 |
| And these same crosses spoile me. Who are you? | And these same crosses spoil me. – Who are you? | KL V.iii.276 |
| Mine eyes are not o'th'best, Ile tell you straight. | Mine eyes are not o'the best, I'll tell you straight. | KL V.iii.277 |
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| This is a dull sight, are you not Kent? | This is a dull sight. Are you not Kent? | KL V.iii.280.1 |
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| He's a good fellow, I can tell you that, | He's a good fellow, I can tell you that; | KL V.iii.282 |
| He'le strike and quickly too, he's dead and rotten. | He'll strike, and quickly too. He's dead and rotten. | KL V.iii.283 |
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| Ile see that straight. | I'll see that straight. | KL V.iii.285 |
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| Your are welcome hither. | You are welcome hither. | KL V.iii.287.2 |
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| I so I thinke. | Ay, so I think. | KL V.iii.290.2 |
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| And my poore Foole is hang'd: no, no, no life? | And my poor fool is hanged! No, no, no life! | KL V.iii.303 |
| Why should a Dog, a Horse, a Rat haue life, | Why should a dog, a horse, a rat, have life, | KL V.iii.304 |
| And thou no breath at all? Thou'lt come no more, | And thou no breath at all? Thou'lt come no more; | KL V.iii.305 |
| Neuer, neuer, neuer, neuer, neuer. | Never, never, never, never, never. | KL V.iii.306 |
| Pray you vndo this Button. Thanke you Sir, | Pray you undo this button. Thank you, sir. | KL V.iii.307 |
| Do you see this? Looke on her? Looke her lips, | Do you see this? Look on her! Look, her lips!, | KL V.iii.308 |
| Looke there, looke there. | Look there! Look there! | KL V.iii.309.1 |