The History of King Lear.
2115Glost. I haue a letter gue
ssingly
set downe,
¶Which came from one that's of a neutrall heart,
¶And not from one oppo
sed.
2120Corn. Where ha
st thou
sent the King?
¶Reg. Wherefore to
Douer? wa
st thou not charg'd at perill ------
¶Corn. Wherefore to
Douer? let him fir
st an
swer that.
2125Glost. I am tide tot'h
stake, and I mu
st
stand the cour
se.
¶Reg. Wherefore to
Douer sir?
¶Glost. Becau
se I would not
see thy cruell nayles
¶Plucke out his poore old eyes, nor thy fierce
si
ster
2130In his aurynted fle
sh ra
sh bori
sh phangs,
¶The
sea with
such a
storme of his lou'd head
¶In hell blacke night endur'd, would haue laid vp
¶And quencht the
steeled fires, yet poore old heart,
¶He holpt the heauens to rage,
2135If Wolues had at thy gate heard that dearne time,
¶Thou
should
st haue
said, good Porter turne the key,
¶All cruels el
se
sub
scrib'd, but I
shall
see
¶The winged vengeance ouertake
such children.
¶Corn. See't
shalt thou neuer, fellowes hold the chaire,
2140Vpon tho
se eies of thine, lle
set my foote.
¶Glost. He that will thinke to liue till he be old -----
¶Giue me
some helpe, ô cruell, ô ye Gods!
¶Reg. One
side will mocke another, tother to.
¶Corn. If you
see vengeance ------
2145Seruant. Hold your hand my Lord,
¶I haue
seru'd you euer
since I was a childe,
¶But better
seruice haue I neuer done you, then now to bid you
2150Ser. If you did weare a beard vpon your chin, ide
shake it on
¶this quarrell, what do you meane?
¶Corn. My villaine.
Draw and fight.
¶Ser. Why then come on, and take the chance of anger.
¶Reg. Giue me thy
sword, a pe
sant
stand vp thus.
