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... noble , dignified , and natural . The war of the elements , under which he wanders , seems neither more nor less than the natural complement of the fierce mental struggle which he is passing through , and of the moral derange- ments ...
... noble , dignified , and natural . The war of the elements , under which he wanders , seems neither more nor less than the natural complement of the fierce mental struggle which he is passing through , and of the moral derange- ments ...
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... noble poem were published in 1590 . This brings us to enquire at what period of Shakspere's life KING LEAR was written , a question which admits of an unusually clear and decisive answer . It was pub- lished in 1608 , having been ...
... noble poem were published in 1590 . This brings us to enquire at what period of Shakspere's life KING LEAR was written , a question which admits of an unusually clear and decisive answer . It was pub- lished in 1608 , having been ...
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... noble gentleman , Edmund ? GLOU . My lord of Kent : remember him hereafter as EDM . No , my lord . my honourable friend . EDM . My services to your lordship . 30 KENT . I must love you , and sue to know you better . EDM . Sir , I shall ...
... noble gentleman , Edmund ? GLOU . My lord of Kent : remember him hereafter as EDM . No , my lord . my honourable friend . EDM . My services to your lordship . 30 KENT . I must love you , and sue to know you better . EDM . Sir , I shall ...
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... noble lord . LEAR . My lord of Burgundy , We first address towards you , who with this king Hath rivall'd for our daughter : what , in the least , Will you require in present dower with her , Or cease your quest of love ? BUR . Most ...
... noble lord . LEAR . My lord of Burgundy , We first address towards you , who with this king Hath rivall'd for our daughter : what , in the least , Will you require in present dower with her , Or cease your quest of love ? BUR . Most ...
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... noble Burgundy . [ Flourish . Exeunt all but FRANce , Goneril , REGAN , and CORDELIA . FRANCE . Bid farewell to your sisters . COR . The jewels of our father , with wash'd eyes Cordelia leaves you : I know you what you are ; And like a ...
... noble Burgundy . [ Flourish . Exeunt all but FRANce , Goneril , REGAN , and CORDELIA . FRANCE . Bid farewell to your sisters . COR . The jewels of our father , with wash'd eyes Cordelia leaves you : I know you what you are ; And like a ...
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Albany appear arms bear better bring brother College comes Cordelia CORN Cornwall course daughters dear death dost draw duke duty EDGAR Edited Edmund Enter Exeunt Exit eyes father fear feel fellow fool fortune France GENT give GLOU Gloucester gods Goneril grace hand hast hath head hear heart heaven hence hold honour I'll keep KENT kind king knave lady late LEAR less live look lord madam master means mind nature never night noble play poor pray present probably reason Regan remarks SCENE School seems sense serve Shakspere shows sister speak stand strange suffering tears tell thee thine thing thou thought true turn villain wind
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Page 89 - And to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Methinks I should know you, and know this man; Yet I am doubtful; for I am mainly ignorant What place this is; and all the skill I have Remembers not these garments; nor I know not Where I did lodge last night. Do not laugh at me; For, as I am a man, I think this lady To be my child Cordelia.
Page 81 - Come on, sir; here's the place: — stand still. — How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon...
Page 25 - These late eclipses in the sun and moon portend no good to us : Though the wisdom of nature can reason it thus and thus, yet nature finds itself scourged by the sequent effects...
Page 35 - Hear, Nature, hear ! dear goddess, hear ! Suspend thy purpose, if thou didst intend To make this creature fruitful ! Into her womb convey sterility ! Dry up in her the organs of increase, And from her derogate body never spring A babe to honour her ! If she must teem...
Page 18 - Lear. Let it be so : thy truth, then, be thy dower. For, by the sacred radiance of the sun, The mysteries of Hecate, and the night, By all the operation of the orbs From whom we do exist, and cease to be...
Page 62 - Is man no more than this? Consider him well. Thou owest the worm no silk, the beast no hide, the sheep no wool, the cat no perfume. — Ha ! here's three on's are sophisticated ! — Thou art the thing itself : unaccommodated man is no more but such a poor, bare, forked animal as thou art.
Page 16 - Our daughters' several dowers, that future strife May be prevented now. The princes, France and Burgundy, Great rivals in our youngest daughter's love, Long in our court have made their amorous sojourn, And here are to be answer'd. Tell me, my daughters, Since now we will divest us both of rule, 50 Interest of territory, cares of state, Which of you shall we say doth love us most ? That we our largest bounty may extend Where nature doth with merit challenge.
Page 101 - Lear. This feather stirs ; she lives ! if it be so. It is a chance which does redeem all sorrows That ever I have felt Kent.
Page 93 - I'll kneel down, And ask of thee forgiveness; so we'll live, // And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh At gilded butterflies, and hear poor rogues Talk of court news; and we'll talk with them too, Who loses and who wins; who's in, who's out; And take...
Page 102 - The weight of this sad time we must obey, Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say. The oldest hath borne most : we that are young Shall never see so much, nor live so long.