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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
Something he left imperfect in the state, which since his 2347.52099coming forth is thought of; which imports to the kingdom 2347.62100so much fear and danger that his personal return was most 2347.72101required and necessary.
Who hath he left behind him general?
The Marshal of France, Monsieur la Far.
Did your letters pierce the queen to any demonstration of grief?
I say she took them, read them in my presence,
17.10Sought to be king o'er her.
Oh, then it moved her.
Not to a rage; patience and sorrow strove
Made she no verbal question?
Faith, once or twice she heaved the name of "father"
It is the stars,
17.29The stars above us govern our conditions,
No.
17.33Kent
Was this before the King returned?
No, since.
Well, sir, the poor distressèd Lear's i'th'town,
17.37Will yield to see his daughter.
Why, good sir?
A sovereign shame so elbows him. His own unkindness
17.43Shame detains him from Cordelia.
Alack, poor gentleman.
Of Albany's and Cornwall's powers you heard not?
'Tis so. They are afoot.
Well, sir, I'll bring you to our master Lear,