26082435and furd-gownes hides all. Get thee glasse eyes, and like a scur-

26132436uy politician, seeme to see the things thou doest not; No, now

26142437pull off my boots, harder, harder, so.

26162438Edg. O matter and impertinency, mixt reason in madnesse.

26182439Lear. If thou wilt weepe my fortune, take my eyes; I know

26192440thee well enough, thy name is Gloster, thou must be patient, we

26202441came crying hither: thou knowst the first time that we smel the

26212442aire, we waile and cry. I will preach to thee, marke me.

26232443Glo. Alack, alack, the day.

26242444Lear. When we are borne, we crie that wee are come to this

26252445great stage of fooles: this a good blocke. It were a delicate stra-

26262446tagem to shoot a troope of horse with fell, and when I haue stole

26282447vpon these sonnes in law, then kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill.

26312449Gent. O here he is, lay hands vpon him sirs.

26332450Lear. No rescue, what a prisoner? I am eene the naturall foole

26342451of Fortune : vse me well, you shall haue a ransom. Let me haue

26352452a Chirurgeon, I am cut to'th braines.

26372453Gent. You shall haue any thing.

26382454Lear. No seconds, all my selfe: why this would make a man

26392455of salt 2640to vse his eyes for garden water-pottes, I and laying Au-

2640.12456tumnes dust.Gent. Good Sir.

2457Lear. I will dye brauely 2641like a Bridegroome. What, I will bee

26422458iouiall: Come, come, I am a King my masters, know you that?

26432459Gent. You are a royall one, and we obey you.

26442460Lear. Then theres life int, nay if you get it you shall get it

26452461with running. Exit King running.

26462462Gent. A sight most pittifull in the meanest wretch, past spea-

26472463king of in a king: thou hast one daughter who redeemes nature

26482464from the generall curse which twaine hath brought her to.

26502465Edg. Haile gentle sir.

26512466Gent. Sir speed you, what's your will?

26522467Edg. Do you heare ought of a battell toward?

26532468Gent. Most sure and vulgar, euery ones heares

26542469That can distinguish sense.

26552470Edg. But by your fauour, how neeres the other army?