Author: William ShakespeareEditor: Michael BestNot Peer Reviewed
King Lear (Quarto 1, 1608)
23842180Reg. But are my brothers powers
set forth?
23872182Stew. Madam with much ado,
2388your
sister is the better
soldier.
23892183Reg. Lord
Edmund spake not with your Lady at home.
23912185Reg. What might import my
sisters letters to him
? 23932187Reg. Faith he is po
sted hence on
serious matter,
23942188It was great ignorance,
Glosters eyes being out
23952189To let him liue, where he ariues he moues
23962190All harts again
st vs, and now I thinke is gone
23972191In pitie of his mi
sery to di
spatch
2398his nighted life,
2192Moreouer to di
scrie
2399the
strength at'h army.
24002193Stew. I mu
st needs after him with my letters
24012194Reg. Our troope
sets forth to morrow
stay with vs,
24032196Stew. I may not Madame,
2404my Lady charg'd my dutie in this
24052198Reg. Why
should
she write to
Edmund?
2406might not you
2199Tran
sport her purpo
ses by word, belike
24072200Some thing, I know not what, ile loue thee much,
24102203Reg. I know your Lady does not loue her hu
sband
24112204I am
sure of that, and at her late being here
24122205Shee gaue
strange aliads,
and mo
st speaking lookes
24132206To noble
Edmund, I know you are of her bo
some.
24152208Reg. I
speake in vnder
standing,
for I know't,
24162209Therefore I doe adui
se you take this note,
24172210My Lord is dead,
Edmund and I haue talkt,
24182211And more conuenient is he for my hand
24192212Then for your Ladies, you may gather more
24202213If you doe
find him,
pray you giue him this,
24212214And when your mi
stris heares thus much from you
24222215I pray de
sire her call her wi
sedome to her,
so farewell,
24242216If you doe chance to heare of that blind traytor,
24252217Preferment fals on him that cuts him o
ff.
24262218Ste. Would I could meet him Madam,
I would
shew
Exit.