2925Bast. No my Lord.

3026Glo. My Lord of Kent, remember him heereafter as my ho-

3127nourable friend.

3228Bast. My seruices to your Lordship.

3329Kent. I must loue you, and sue to know you better.

3430Bast. Sir, I shall study deseruing.

3531Glo. He hath beene out nine yeares, and away he shall again,

3632the King is comming.

3936Lear. Attend my Lords of France and Burgundy, Gloster.

4037Glost. I shall my Leige.

4138Lear. Meane time we will expresse our darker purposes,

4239The Map there; know we haue diuided

4340In three our Kingdome; and tis our first intent,

4441To shake all cares and businesse of our state,

4542Confirming them on younger yeares,

5043The two great Princes, France and Burgundy,

5144Great Riuals in our youngest daughters loue,

5245Long in our Court haue made their amorous soiourne,

5346And here are to be answer'd; tell me my daughters,

5647Which of you shall we say doth loue vs most,

5748That we our largest bounty may extend,

5849Where merit doth most challenge it:

5950Gonorill our eldest borne, speake first.

6051Gon. Sir, I do loue you more then words can wield the matter.

6152Dearer then eye-sight, space, or liberty,

6253Beyond what can be valued rich or rare,

6354No lesse then life; with grace, health, beauty, honour,

6455As much a childe ere loued, or father friend,

6556A loue that makes breath poore, and speech vnabl[e],

6657Beyond all manner of so much I loue you.

6758Cor. What shall Cordelia do, loue and be silent.

6859Lear. Of all these bounds, euen from this line to this,

6960With shady Forrests, and wide skirted Meads,

7161We make thee Lady, to thine and Albanies issue,