King Lear (Quarto 2, 1619)
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The History of King Lear.
¶Affliction till it do cry out it selfe
¶Enough, enough, and dye: that thing you speake of,
¶I tooke it for a man: often would he say
¶The fiend, the fiend, he led me to that place.
2525Edg. Bare, free, and patient thoughts : but who comes heere,
¶
Enter Lear mad.
2530Lear. No, they cannot touch me for coyning, I am the King
¶himselfe.
¶money. That fellow handles his bow like a Crow-keeper, draw
2535me a clothiers yard. Looke, looke, a Mouse; peace, peace, this
¶ant, bring vp the browne bils. O well flowne birde in the ayre.
¶Hagh, giue the word.
2540Edg. Sweet Margerum.
¶Glo. I know that voice.
¶Lear. Ha Gonorill, ha Regan, they flatter'd me like a dogge, and
¶told me I had white haires in my beard, ere the black ones were
¶Diuinity. When the raine came to wet me once, and the wind to
¶make me chatter, when the thunder would not peace at my bid-
¶ding, there I found them, there I smelt them out : goe too, they
2550are not men of their words, they told mee I was euery thing, tis
¶a lye, I am not argue-proofe.
¶the King?
2555quakes: I pardon that mans life, what was thy cause, Adulterie?
¶thou shalt not dye for adultery: no, the wren goes toot, and the
¶ters got tweene the lawfull sheets, toot Luxury, pell mell, for I
her