16561434Lear. Blow wind & cracke your cheekes, rage, blow

16571435You caterickes, & Hircanios spout 1658til you haue drencht,

1436The steeples drown'd the cockes, 1659you sulpherous and

1437Thought executing fires, 1660vaunt-currers to

1438Oke-cleauing thunderboults, 1661singe my white head,

1439And thou all shaking thunder, 1662smite flat

1440The thicke Rotunditie of the world, 1663cracke natures

1441Mold, all Germains spill at once 1664that make

1442Ingratefull man.

16651443Foole. O Nunckle, Court holy water in a drie house

16661444Is better then this raine water out a doore,

1445Good Nunckle 1667in, and aske thy daughters blessing,

1446Heers a night pities 1668nether wise man nor foole.

16691447Lear. Rumble thy belly full, spit fire, spout raine,

16701448Nor raine, wind, thunder, fire, are my daughters,

16711449I taske not you you elements with vnkindnes,

16721450I neuer gaue you kingdome, cald you children,

16731451You owe me no subscription, why then let fall 1674your horrible (plesure

1452Here I stãd your slaue, 1675a poore infirme weak &

1453Despis'd ould man, 1676but yet I call you seruile

1454Ministers, 1677that haue with 2. pernitious daughters ioin'd

16781455Your high engẽdred battel gainst a head 1679so old & white 1456As this, O tis foule.

16801457Foole. Hee that has a house to put his head in, has a good

16811458headpeece, 1682the Codpeece that will house before the head, has

1459any 1683the head and hee shall lowse, so beggers mary many, 1684the

1460man that makes his toe, what hee his heart should make, 1685shall

1461haue a corne cry woe, and turne his sleepe to wake, for

16861462there was neuer yet faire woman but shee made 1687mouthes in a

1463glasse.

16891464Lear. No I will be the patterne of all patience En.ter Kent.

16901465I will say nothing.

16911466Kent. Whose there?

16921467Foole. Marry heers Grace, & a codpis, that's a 1693wiseman and1468a foole.

16941469Kent. Alas sir, sit you here?

1470Things that loue night, 1695loue not such nights as these,

1471The wrathfull Skies 1696gallow, the very wanderer of the

1472Darke, and 1697makes them keepe their caues,

1473Since I was man, 1698such sheets of fire,

1474Such bursts of horred thunder, 1699such grones of

1475Roaring winde, and rayne, I ne're 1700remember

1476To haue heard, mans nature cannot cary

17011477The affliction, nor the force.

17021478Lear. Let the great Gods 1703that keepe this dreadful

1479Powther ore our heades, 1704find out their enemies now,

1480Tremble thou wretch 1705that hast within thee

1481Vndivulged crimes, 1706vnwhipt of Iustice,

1482Hide thee thou bloudyhand, 1707thou periur'd, and

1483Thou simular man of vertue 1708that art incestious,

1484Caytife in peeces shake, 1709that vnder couert

1485And conuenient seeming, 1710hast practised on mans life,

1486Close pent vp guilts, 1711riue your concealed centers,

1487And cry 1712these dreadfull summoners grace,

1488I am a man 1713more sind against their sinning.

17141489Kent. Alacke bare headed, 1715gracious my Lord, hard by here is

1490a houell, 1716some friendship will it lend you gainst the tempest, 1717re-

1491pose you there, whilst I to this hard house, 1718more hard then is

1492the stone whereof tis rais'd, 1719which euen but now demaunding

1493after me, 1720denide me to come in, returne and force 1721their scanted1494curtesie.

17221495Lear. My wit begins to turne,

17231496Come on my boy, how dost my boy, art cold?

17241497I am cold my selfe, where is this straw my fellow,

17251498The art of our necessities is strange 1726that can,

1499Make vild things precious, come you houell 1727poore,

1500Foole and knaue, I haue one part of my heart

17281501That sorrowes yet for thee.

17291502Foole. Hee that has a little tine witte, 1730with hey ho the wind

1503and the raine, 1731must make content with his fortunes fit, 1732for the

1504raine, it raineth euery day.

17331505Lear. True my good boy, come bring vs to this houell?