Author: William ShakespeareEditor: Michael BestNot Peer Reviewed
King Lear (Quarto 1, 1608)
506453Enter Gonorill and Gentleman. 507454Gon. Did my Father
strike my gentleman for chi
508ding of his
510457Gon. By day and night he wrongs me,
511458Euery houre he
fla
shes into one gro
sse crime or other
512459That
sets vs all at ods,
ile not indure it,
513460His Knights grow ryotous,
and him
selfe obrayds vs,
514461On euery trifell when he returnes from hunting,
515462I will not
speake with him,
say I am
sicke,
516463If you come
slacke of former
seruices,
517464You
shall doe well, the fault of it ile an
swere.
518465Gent. Hee's coming Madam,
I heare him.
519466Gon. Put on what wearie negligence you plea
se,
520you and your
467fellow
seruants, i'de haue it come in que
stion,
521if he di
slike it,
let
468him to our
sister,
522who
se mind and mine I know in that are one,
522.1469not to be ouerruld; idle old man that
still would manage tho
se
522.2470authorities that hee hath giuen away, now by my life old fooles
522.3471are babes again, & mu
st be vs'd with checkes as
flatteries,
when
472they are
seene abu
sd,
523 remember what I tell you.
525474Gon. And let his Knights haue colder looks among
526you,
what
475growes of it no matter, adui
se your fellowes
so, I would breed
526.1476from hence occa
sions, and I
shall, that I may
speake,
527ile write
477straight to my
sister to hould my very cour
se, goe pre
528pare for