812709Duke. What is the matter sir?

813710Lear. Ile tell thee, 814life and death! I am asham'd

815that thou hast

711power to shake my manhood thus, 816that these hot teares that

712breake from me perforce. 817should make the worst 818blasts and fogs

713vpon 819the vntented woundings of a fathers cursse, 820pierce euery

714sence about the old fond eyes, 821beweepe this cause againe, ile

715pluck you out,822 & you cast with the waters that you make 823to tem-

716per clay, yea, i'st come to this? 824yet haue I left a daughter, 825whom

717I am sure is kind and comfortable, 826when shee shall heare this of

718thee, with her nailes 827shee'l flea thy woluish visage, thou shalt

719find 828that ile resume the shape, which thou dost thinke 829I haue cast

720off for euer, thou shalt I warrant thee.

830721Gon. Doe you marke that my Lord?

831722Duke. I cannot bee so partiall Gonorill

832to the great loue I 723beare you, 833

724Gon. Come sir no more,

834you, more knaue then foole, after 725your master? 835

726Foole. Nunckle Lear, Nunckle Lear, 836tary and take the foole 727with 837a fox when one has caught her, 838and such a daughter 839should 728sure to the slaughter, 840if my cap would buy a halter, 841so the foole 729followes after.

848730Gon. What Oswald, ho.Oswald. Here Madam, 858

731Gon. What haue you writ this letter to my sister?

859732Osw. Yes Madam. 860

733Gon. Take you some company, and away to horse,

861informe 734her full of my particular feares, 862and thereto add such reasons of

735your owne, 863as may compact it more, get you gon, 864& hasten your

736returne now my Lord, 865this mildie gentlenes and course of yours

866737though I dislike not, yet vnder pardon 867y'are much more attastk

738for want of wisedome, 868then praise for harmfull mildnes.

869739Duke. How farre your eyes may pearce I cannot tell, 870striuing740to better ought, we marre whats well.

871741Gon. Nay then.872 Duke. Well, well, the euent, Exeunt

875743Lear. Goe you before to

Gloster with these letters, 876acquaint

744my daughter no further with any thing you 877know, then comes

745from her demand out of the letter, 878if your diligence be not spee-

746die, I shall be there before 879you.