King Lear (Quarto 2, 1619)

Introduction
2. Textual Introduction
Texts of this edition
1. King Lear (Folio, 1623)
3. Modern
5. Extended modern
7. Old-spelling transcription
8. King Lear (Quarto 1, 1608)
10. Modern
12. Extended modern
14. Old-spelling transcription
15. King Lear (Quarto 2, 1619)
17. Old-spelling transcription
Contextual materials
1. Sources for the Lear story
3. Holinshed on King Lear
5. The History of King Leir
7. Albion's England (Selection)
9. Hardyng's Chronicle (Selection)
11. Kings of Britain
13. Chronicles of England
15. Faerie Queene
17. The Mirror for Magistrates
18. Sources for the Gloucester plot
20. The Arcadia
22. A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures
23. Literary, political, and social contexts
25. Aristotle on tragedy
27. The Book of Job (Selections)
29. The Monk's Tale (Selections)
31. The Defense of Poetry
33. The First Blast of the Trumpet
35. Basilicon Doron
37. On Bastards
39. On Aging
40. King Lear's afterlife
42. King Lear (Adapted by Nahum Tate)
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The History of King Lear.
 29012721Alb. We will greet the time.
 29022722Bast. To both these sisters haue I sworne my loue,
 29032723Each iealous of the other, as the sting are of the Adder,
 29042724Which of them shall I take, both one
 29052725Or neither; neither can be enioy'd
 29062726If both remaine aliue: to take the Widdow,
 29072727Exasperates, makes mad her sister Gonorill,
 29082728And hardly shall I carry out my side
 29092729Her husband being aliue. Now then wee'l vse
 29102730His countenance for the battell, which being done
 29112731Let her that would be rid of him deuise
 29122732His speedy taking off: as for his mercie
 29132733Which he extends to Lear and to Cordelia,
 29142734The battell done, and they within our power,
 29152735Shall neuer see his pardon: for my state
 29162736Stands on me to defend, not to debate. Exit
 
 29182737Alarum. Enter the powers of France ouer the stage, Cordelia
 2918.12738with her Father in her hand.
 
 29202739Enter Edgar and Gloster.
 29212740Edg. Heere Father, take the shadow of this bush
 29222741For your good hoast: pray that the right may thriue.
 29232742If euer I returne to you againe,
 29242743Ile bring you comfort. Exit
 29252744Glo. Grace go with you sir.
 29262745Alarum and retreat. Enter Edgar.
 29282746Edg. Away olde man, giue me thy hand, away,
 29292747King Lear hath lost, he and his daughter tane:
 29302748Giue me thy hand, come on.
 29312749Glo. No farther sir, a man may rot euen heere.
 29322750Edg. What in ill thoughts agen? Men must endure,
 29342751Their going hence, euen as their comming hither,
 29352752Ripenesse is all come on. Exit.
 29382753Enter Edmund, with Lear and Cordelia prisoners.
 29402754Bast. Some officers take them away, good guard,
 29412755Vntill their greater pleasures best be knowne
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