14351236Deare daughter, I confesse that I am old,

14361237Age is vnnecessary, on my knees I beg,

14371238That you'l vouchsafe me rayment, bed and food.

14381239Reg. Good sir no more, these are vnsightly tricks,

14391240Returne you to my sister.

14401241Lear. No Regan,

14411242She hath abated me of halfe my traine,

14421243Lookt backe vpon me, stroke me with her tongue,

14431244Most serpent-like vpon the very heart,

14441245All the stor'd vengeances of heauen fall on her ingratefull top,

14451246Strike her young bones, you taking aires with lamnesse.

14471247Duke. Fie, fie sir.

14481248Lear. You nimble lightnings dart your blinding flames

14491249Into her scornfull eies, infect her beauty,

14501250You Fen suckt fogs, drawne by the powerfull Sunne,

14511251To fall and blast her pride.

14521252Reg. O the blest Gods, so will you wish on me,

14531253When the rash mood --------

14541254Lear. No Regan, thou shalt neuer haue my curse,

14551255The tender hested nature shall not giue thee ore

14561256To harshnes, her eies are fierce, but thine do comfort & not burn

14571257Tis not in thee to grudge my pleasures, to cut off my traine,

14591258To bandy hasty words, to scant my sizes,

14601259And in conclusion, to oppose the bolt

14611260Against my comming in, thou better knowest

14621261The offices of nature, bond of child-hood,

14631262Effects of curtesie, dues of gratitude,

14641263Thy halfe of the kingdome, hast thou not forgot

14651264Wherein I thee endowed.

14661265Reg. Good sir to the purpose.

14671266Lear. Who put my man i'th stockes?

14691267Duke. What trumpets that?

14701269Reg. I know't my sisters, this approues her letters,

14711270That she would soone be here, is your Lady come?

14721271Lear. This is a slaue, whose easie borrowed pride