16521456Ile this way, you that, he that first 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

16641468Ingratefull man.

16651469Foole. O Nunckle, Court holy water in a dry house

16661470Is better then this raine water out a doore,

16671471Good Nunckle in, and aske thy daughters blessing,

16681472Here's a night pitties neyther wise 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 vnkindnesse,

16721476I neuer gaue you kingdome, cald you children,

16731477You owe me no subscription; why then let fall your horrible

16741478Pleasure, here I stand your slaue, a poore, infirme, weake, and

16751479Despised old man, but yet I call you seruile

16761480Ministers, that haue with two pernitious daughters ioyn'd

16781481Your high engendered battell gainst a head so old and white

16791482As this, O tis foule.

16801483Foole. He that has a house to put his head in, has a good head-

16811484peece, the codpeece that will house before the head, has any the

16831485head and he shall lowse, 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 glasse.

16891489Lear. No, I will be the patterne of all patience,

16901490I will say nothing.

16911492Kent. Who's there?