31412838Edg. Worthy Prince I know't.

31422839Alb. Where haue you hid your selfe?

31432840How haue you knowne the miseries of your father?

31442841Edg. By nursing them my Lord,

2842List a briefe tale, 3145and when tis told

3145.12843O that my heart would burst 3146the bloudy proclamation

2844To escape 3147that followed me so neere,

2845O our liues sweetnes, 3148that with the paine of death,

2846Would hourly die, 3149rather then die at once.

2847Taught me to shift 3150into a mad-mans rags

2848To assume a semblance 3151that very dogges disdain'd

2849And in this habit 3152met I my father with his bleeding rings,

31532850The precious stones new lost became his guide,

31542851Led him, beg'd for him, sau'd him from dispaire,

31552852Neuer (O Father) reueald my selfe vnto him,

31562853Vntill some halfe houre past, when I was armed,

31572854Not sure, though, hoping of this good successe,

31582855I askt his blessing, and from first to last,

31592856Told him my pilgrimage, but his flawd heart,

31602857Alacke too weake, the conflict to support,

31612858Twixt two extreames of passion, ioy and griefe,

31622859Burst smillingly.

31632860Bast. This speech of yours hath moued me,

31642861And shall perchance do good, but speake you on,

31652862You looke as you had something more to say,

31662863Alb. If there be more, more wofull, hold it in,

31672864For I am almost ready to dissolue, hearing of this,

3168.12865Edg. This would haue seemd a periode to such

3168.22866As loue not sorow, but another to amplifie too much,

3168.32867Would make much more, and top extreamitie

3168.42868Whil'st I was big in clamor, came there in a man,

3168.52869Who hauing seene me in my worst estate,

3168.62870Shund my abhord society, but then finding

3168.72871Who twas that so indur'd with his strong armes

3168.82872He fastened on my necke and bellowed out,

3168.92873As hee'd burst heauen, threw me on my father,

3168.102874Told the most pitious tale of Lear and him,

3168.112875That euer eare receiued, which in recounting