King Lear (Quarto 2, 1619)
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The History of King Lear.
¶mine againe, I would haue none but knaues follow it, since a
¶foole giues it.
1350
That Sir that serues for gaine,
¶And followes but for forme;
¶Will packe when it begins to raine,
¶And leaue thee in the storme.
¶But I will tarry, the foole will stay,
1355And let the wise man flie:
¶The knaue turnes foole that runnes away,
¶The foole no knaue perdy.
¶Kent. Where learnt you this foole?
1360
Enter Lear and Glocester.
¶They traueld hard to night, meare Iustice,
¶I the images of reuolt and flying off,
1365Fetch me a better answer.
¶Glost. My deare Lord, you know the fiery quality of the Duke,
¶how vnremoueable and fixt he is in his owne course.
¶wall, and his wife.
1375Glost. I my good Lord.
1380Fiery Duke, tell the hot Duke that Lear,
¶No but not yet, may be he is not well,
¶Infirmity doth still neglect all office, where to our health
¶Commands the minde to suffer with the body; ile forbeare,
¶And am fallen out with my more headier will,
¶This acte perswades me, that this remotion of the Duke & her
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