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Title: King Lear (Modern, Quarto)
Editor: Michael Best
Textual editors: James D. Mardock, Eric Rasmussen
Coordinating editor: Michael Best
ISBN: 978-1-55058-463-9
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King Lear (Modern, Quarto)
[Act 5, scene 1 in Folio]
 22.0.12844[Scene 22]
 22.0.228452573Enter Edmund [the Bastard], Regan, and their powers.
 22.128472574Bastard
 [To an officer] Know of the Duke if his last purpose hold,
 22.228482575Or whether since he is advised by aught
 22.328492576To change the course. He's full of alteration
 22.428502577And self-reproving. Bring his constant pleasure.
 22.4.1[Exit officer.]
 22.528512578Regan
 Our sister's man is certainly miscarried.
 22.628522579Bastard
 'Tis to be doubted, madam.
 28532580Regan
 'Tis to be doubted, madam.  Now, sweet lord,
 22.728542581You know the goodness I intend upon you.
 22.828552582Tell me but truly--but then speak the truth--
 22.928562583Do you not love my sister?
 2857Bastard
 Do you not love my sister?  Ay, honored love.
 22.1028582584Regan
 But have you never found my brother's way
 22.1128592585To the forfended place?
 57.1Bastard
 To the forfended place?  That thought abuses you.
 22.122859.12586Regan
 I am doubtful that you have been conjunct and
 22.132859.22587Bosomed with her, as far as we call hers. 
 22.1428602588Bastard
 No, by mine honor, madam.
 22.1528612589Regan
 I never shall endure her. Dear my lord,
 22.162862Be not familiar with her.
 28632590Bastard
 Be not familiar with her.  Fear me not.--
 22.17She and the Duke her husband.
 22.17.128642591Enter Albany and Goneril with troops.
 2864.12592Goneril
 She and the Duke her husband.  [Aside] I had rather
 22.18Lose the battle than that sister should 2864.22593loosen
 22.1958Him and me.
 22.2028652594Albany
 Our very loving sister, well be-met.
 22.2128662595For this I hear: the King is come to his daughter
 22.2228672596With others, whom the rigor of our state
 22.2328682597Forced to cry out. 2868.1Where I could not be honest,
 22.242868.22598I never yet was valiant. For this business,
 22.252868.32599It touches us as France invades our land,
 22.262868.42600Not bolds the king, with others, whom I fear
 22.272868.52601Most just and heavy causes make oppose.
 22.282602Bastard
 Sir, you speak nobly.
 2869Regan
 Sir, you speak nobly.  Why is this reasoned?
 22.2928702603Goneril
 Combine together 'gainst the enemy,
 22.3028712604For these domestic-door particulars
 22.3128722605Are not to question here.
 8328732606Albany
 Are not to question here.  Let us then determine
 22.32With the ensign of war 2874on our 2607proceedings.
 22.332874.1Bastard
 I shall attend you presently at your tent.
 22.30.159[Exit the Bastard with his men.]
 22.3428752608Regan
 Sister, you'll go with us?
 22.352876Goneril
 No.
 22.3628772609Regan
 'Tis most convenient. Pray you go with us.
 22.3728782610Goneril
 [Aside] Oh ho, I know the riddle.--I will go.
 22.37.12880Enter Edgar, [disguised, speaking to Albany as he is leaving.]
 22.3828812611Edgar
 If ere your grace had speech with man so poor,
 22.3928822612Hear me one word.
 22.39.1Exeunt [all but Albany and Edgar].
 28832613Albany
 Hear me one word.  [To those leaving] I'll overtake you. [To Edgar] Speak.
 22.4028842614Edgar
 Before you fight the battle, ope this letter.
 22.4128852615If you have victory, let the trumpet sound
 22.4228862616For him that brought it. Wretched though I seem,
 22.4328872617I can produce a champion that will prove
 22.4428882618What is avouchèd there. If you miscarry,
 22.4528892619Your business of the world hath so an end.
 22.4628902620Fortune love you.
 22.472891Albany
 Stay till I have read the letter.
 22.488428922621Edgar
 I was forbid it.
 22.492893When time shall serve, let but the herald 2622cry,
 22.502894And I'll appear again.
 22.5128952623Albany
 Why fare thee well, I will o'erlook the paper.
 22.50.1Exit [Edgar].
 22.51.228962624Enter Edmund [the Bastard].
 22.5228972625Bastard
 The enemy's in view. Draw up your powers.
 22.5328982626Hard is the guess of their great strength and forces
 22.5428992627By diligent discovery, but your haste
 22.552900Is now urged on you.
 29012628Albany
 Is now urged on you.  We will greet the time.
 22.55.1Exit.
 22.5629022629Bastard
 To both these sisters have I sworn my love,
 22.5729032630Each jealous of the other as the stung
 22.582904Are of the adder. 2631Which of them shall I take?
 22.592905Both? One? Or neither? Neither can be enjoyed
 22.6029062632If both remain alive. To take the widow
 22.6129072633Exasperates, makes mad her sister Goneril;
 22.6229082634And hardly shall I carry out my side,
 22.6329092635Her husband being alive. Now then, we'll use
 22.6429102636His countenance for the battle; which, being done,
 22.6529112637Let her that would be rid of him devise
 22.6629122638His speedy taking off. As for his mercy
 22.6729132639Which he intends to Lear and to Cordelia,
 22.6829142640The battle done, and they within our power,
 22.6929152641Shall never see his pardon; for my state
 22.7029162642Stands on me to defend, not to debate.
 22.70.155Exit.55.1
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