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- Edition: King Lear
King Lear (Modern, Quarto)
- Introduction
- Texts of this edition
- Contextual materials
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- Holinshed on King Lear
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- The History of King Leir
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- Albion's England (Selection)
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- Hardyng's Chronicle (Selection)
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- Kings of Britain
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- Chronicles of England
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- Faerie Queene
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- The Mirror for Magistrates
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- The Arcadia
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- A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures
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- Aristotle on tragedy
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- The Book of Job (Selections)
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- The Monk's Tale (Selections)
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- The Defense of Poetry
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- The First Blast of the Trumpet
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- Basilicon Doron
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- On Bastards
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- On Aging
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- King Lear (Adapted by Nahum Tate)
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- Facsimiles
Alack, alack, Edmund, I like not this 1508unnatural 1754dealing. When I desired their leave 1509that I might pity him, 1755they took from me 1510the use of mine own house, charg'd 1756me, on pain 1511of their displeasure, neither to speak 1757of him, 1512entreat for him, nor any way sustain him.
Most savage and unnatural.
Go to, say you nothing. There's a division 1760betwixt the Dukes; 1515and a worse matter than that, I have 1761received 1516a letter this night--'tis dangerous to be spoken. 17621517I have locked the letter in my closet. These injuries 1518the 1763King now bears will be revenged home; 1519there's part of 1764a power already landed. 1520We must incline to the King. I 1765will seek him, and 1521privily relieve him. Go you and 1766maintain talk 1522with the Duke that my charity be not of 1767him 1523perceived. If he ask for me, I am ill, and gone 1524to 1768bed. Though I die for't, as no less is threatened me, 1525the King 1769my old master must be relieved. There is 1526some strange thing 1770toward. Edmund, pray you be careful.
10.3.1Exit.
This courtesy forbid thee shall the Duke