Peer Reviewed
The History of King Leir (Modern)
- Introduction
- Texts of this edition
- Contextual materials
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- Holinshed on King Lear
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- The History of King Leir
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- Albion's England (Selection)
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- Hardyng's Chronicle (Selection)
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- Kings of Britain
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- Chronicles of England
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- Faerie Queene
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- The Mirror for Magistrates
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- The Arcadia
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- A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures
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- Aristotle on tragedy
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- The Book of Job (Selections)
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- The Monk's Tale (Selections)
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- The Defense of Poetry
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- The First Blast of the Trumpet
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- Basilicon Doron
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- On Bastards
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- On Aging
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- King Lear (Adapted by Nahum Tate)
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- Facsimiles
2475.1[Scene 29] [Video Sc.29]
Where are these villains -- that were set to watch
'Tis ten to one the peasants are o'ercome
A whirlwind carry them quick to a whirlpool,
This 'tis to have the beacon so near the ale house.
Out on ye, villains! Whither run you now?
To fire the town and call up the beacon.
No, no, sir, to fire the beacon.
29.15He drinks.
What, with a pot of ale, you drunken rogues?
You'll fire the beacon when the town is lost!
29.18.1Draw[s] to stab them
29.18.3Captains run away.
Yield, yield, yield!
29.19.1He kicks down their pots.
Reel? No, we do not reel. 2499You may lack a pot of ale ere you die.
But in meanspace, I answer, you want none. 2501Well, there's no dealing with you, y'are tall men and well weaponed. 2502I would there were no worse than you in the town.
29.21.1Exit [Mumford].
'A speaks like an honest man. My choler's passed already. 2504Come, neighbor, let's go.
Nay, first let's see an we can stand.
29.23.1Exeunt.