| Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - Women in art - 1837 - 400 pages
...old man, Four score and upwards, and to deal plainly with you, I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Methinks I should know you, and know this man, Yet...not Where I did lodge last night. Do not laugh at me j For as I am a man, I think this lady To be my child Cordelia. CORDELIA. And so I am, I am! LEAR.... | |
| James Montgomery - Literature - 1838 - 332 pages
...foolish, fond old man, Fourscore and upward ; and, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Methinks I should know you, and know this man ; Yet...am a man, I think this lady To be my child Cordelia ! CORDELIA. And so I am ; I am." It cannot be doubted that the whole of this scene is poetry of the... | |
| Scotland - 1838 - 938 pages
...behold My wife. How like Sbakspeare, where poor old Lear, in similar doubt and surprise, says,— " Methinks I should know you, and know this man, Yet...a man, I think this lady To be my child Cordelia. "—King Lear, Act IV., Scene 5. Thus Admetus, that the interest may bo still in suspense, has the... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1838 - 360 pages
...and upward : Not an hour more, nor less : and, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Methinks I should know you, and know this man ; Yet...a man, I think this lady To be my child Cordelia. CORDELIA. And so I am, I am ! Almost equal to this in awful beauty is their consolation of each other... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1838 - 522 pages
...to deal plainly, I fear, I am not in my perfect mind. Mcthinks, I should know you, and know this min Yet I am doubtful : for I am mainly ignorant What...Remembers not these garments ; nor I know not Where 1 did lodge last night : Do not laugh at me , Kor, as I am a man, I think tins lady To be my child... | |
| Ellen Pickering - 1839 - 324 pages
...fond old man, Fourscore and upward : and to deal plainly with you, I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Methinks I should know you, and know this man : Yet...the skill I have Remembers not these garments ; nor do 1 know Where 1 did sleep last night. Pray do not mock me; For, as I am a man, I think that lady... | |
| James Montgomery - Literature - 1840 - 340 pages
...and upward ; and, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind. •Methinks I should know yon, and know this man ; Yet I am doubtful ; for I am mainly...am a man, I think this lady To be my child Cordelia ! CORDELIA. And so I am ; I am." It cannot be doubted that the whole of this scene is poetry of the... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1841 - 312 pages
...foolish fond old man, Fourscore and upward ; and, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Methinks, I should know you, and know this man ; Yet...a man, I think this lady To be my child Cordelia. Cor. And so I am, I am. Lear. Be your tears wet ? Yes, faith. I pray, If you have poison for me, I... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1842 - 340 pages
...foolish fond old man, Fourscore and upward ; and, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Methinks, I should know you, and know this man ; Yet...a man, I think this lady To be my child Cordelia. Cor. And so I am, I am. Lear. Be your tears wet ? Yes, faith. I pray, weep not : If you have poison... | |
| English literature - 1842 - 514 pages
...be envied. " LEAR. Pray do not mock me : I am a very foolish, fond, old man, Fourscore and upward ; Yet I am doubtful : for I am mainly ignorant What...I think this lady To be my child— Cordelia."— ACT iv. Scene 7. Again, what can be more beautifully pathetic than the speech of the poor old childish... | |
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