522469him to our
sister, who
se minde & mine I know in that are one,
522.1470not to be ouer-rulde; idle olde man that
still would manage
522.2471tho
se authorities that he hath giuen away, now by my life olde
522.3472fooles are babes againe, and mu
st be v
sed with checkes as
flat
- 522.4473teries, when they are
seene abus'd, remember what I tell you.
525475Gon. And let his Knights haue colder lookes among you,
526476what growes of it no matter, aduise your fellowes
so, I would
526.1477breed from hence occa
sions, and I
shall, that I may
speake, Ile
527478write
straight to my
sister to hold my very cour
se; goe prepare
531481Ken. If but as well I other accents borrow, that can my
speech
532482defu
se, my good intent may carry through it
selfe to that ful i
s- 534483sue for which I raizd my likene
sse; now bani
sht
Kent, if thou
535484can
st serue where thou do
st stand condemn'd, thy ma
ster whom
536485thou loue
st,
shall
finde the full of labour.
539487Lear. Let me not
stay a iot for dinner, goe get it ready: how
542490Lear. What do
st thou profe
sse? what would
st thou with vs?
544491Kent. I doe profe
sse to bee no le
sse then I
seeme to
serue him
545492truely that wil put me in tru
st, to loue him that is hone
st, to con
- 546493uer
se with him that is wi
se and
saies little, to feare iudgement,
547494to
fight when I cannot chu
se, and to eate no
fish.
550496Kent. A very hone
st hearted fellow, and as poore as the King.
552497Lear. If thou be as poore for a
subie
ct, as he is for a king, thou
553498art poore enough, what would
st thou?
554499Kent. Seruice.
Lear. Who would
st thou
serue?
556500Kent. You.
Lear. Do
st thou know me fellow?
557501Kent. No
sir, but you haue that in your countenance, which
559502I would faine call Ma
ster.
560503Lear. What's that?
Kent. Authority.
562504Lear. What
seruices can
st thou do?
563505Kent. I can keepe hone
st coun
saile, ride, run, marre a curious
tale