651579thou goest, learne more then thou trowest, set lesse then thou

653580throwest, leaue thy drinke and thy whore, and keepe in a doore,

656581and thou shalt haue more, then two tens to a score.

658582Lear. This is nothing foole.

659583Foole. Then like the breath of an vnfeed Lawyer, you gaue me

660584nothing for it; can you make no vse of nothing Vncle?

662585Lear. Why no boy, nothing can be made out of nothing.

664586Foole. Prethee tell him, so much the rent of his land comes to,

665587he will not beleeue a foole.

666588Lear. A bitter foole.

667589Foole. Dost thou know the difference my boy, betweene a bit-

668590ter foole, and a sweete foole.

669591Lear. No lad, teach me.

669.1592Foole. That Lord that counsaild thee to giue away thy Land,

669.2593Come place him heere by me, do thou for him stand,

669.3594The sweete and bitter foole will presently appeare,

669.4595The one in motley here, the other found out there.

669.5596Lear. Dost thou call me foole boy?

669.6597Foole. Al thy other Titles thou hast giuen away, that thou wast

669.7598borne with.

669.8599Kent. This is not altogether foole my Lord.

669.9600Foole. No faith, Lords and great men will not let me, if I had

669.10601a monopolie out, they would haue part on't, and lodes too, they

669.11602will not let me haue all foole to my selfe, thei'l be snatching; giue

670603me an egge Nunckle, and ile giue thee two crownes.

672604Lear. What two crownes shall they be?

673605Foole. Why after I haue cut the egge in the middle and eate vp

674606the meate, the two crownes of the egge: when thou clouest thy

675607crowne in the middle, and gauest away both parts, thou borest

676608thy asse on thy back ore the dirt, thou hadst little wit in thy bald

677609crowne, when thou gauest thy golden one away; if I speak like

678610my selfe in this, let him be whipt that first findes it so.

680611Fooles had nere lesse wit in a yeare,

681612For wise men are growne foppish,

682613They know not how their wits do weare,

683614Their manners are so apish.

684615Lear. When were you wont to be so full of songs sirra?