16521456Ile this way, you that, he that
fir
st lights
1457On him, hollow the other.
16561460Lear. Blow winde and cracke your cheekes, rage, blow
16571461You carterickes, and Hircanios
spout till you haue drencht
16581462The
steeples, drownd the cockes, you
sulpherous and
16591463Thought executing
fires, vaunt-currers to
16601464Oke-cleauing thunder-bolts,
sing my white head,
16611465And thou all
shaking thunder,
smite
flat
16621466The thicke rotundity of the world, cracke natures
16631467Mold, all Germains
spill at once that make
16651469Foole. O Nunckle, Court holy water in a dry hou
se
16661470Is better then this raine water out a doore,
16671471Good Nunckle in, and aske thy daughters ble
ssing,
16681472Here's a night pitties neyther wi
se man nor foole.
16691473Lear. Rumble thy belly full,
spit
fire,
spout raine,
16701474Nor raine, winde, thunder,
fire, are my daughters,
16711475I taske not you, you Elements with vnkindne
sse,
16721476I neuer gaue you kingdome, cald you children,
16731477You owe me no
sub
scription; why then let fall your horrible
16741478Plea
sure, here I
stand your
slaue, a poore, in
firme, weake, and
16751479De
spi
sed old man, but yet I call you
seruile
16761480Mini
sters, that haue with two pernitious daughters ioyn'd
16781481Your high engendered battell gain
st a head
so old and white
16801483Foole. He that has a hou
se to put his head in, has a good head
- 16811484peece, the codpeece that will hou
se before the head, has any the
16831485head and he
shall low
se,
so beggers marry many, the man that
16841486makes his toe, what he his heart
should make,
shall haue a corne
16851487cry woe, and turne his
sleepe to wake, for there was neuer yet
16861488faire woman, but
she made mouthes in a gla
sse.
16891489Lear. No, I will be the patterne of all patience,
Foole.
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