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King Lear, from Hudson's School Shakespeare
King Lear from Hudson's School Shakespeare Author:William Shakespeare This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...thunder, Strike flat the thick rotundity o'. Ijhe world! Crack Nature's moulds, all germens spill at once,' That make ingrateful man! 'Hav... more »e secret footing; have landed secretly.--At point, next line, is ready or prepared; on the point of showing, a? we should say. 8 Ftllow was often used for companion. 9 In which search you take pains in that direction, and I will in this. 1 Thought-executing mav mean acting with the swiftness of thought, or executing the thoughts of Jupiter Tonans.--Vaunt-couriers originally meant the foremost scouts of an army, as lightning foreruns thunder. 2 There is a parallel passage in The Winter's Tale: "Let Nature crush the sides o' the earth together, and mar the seeds within." Kent. No, do not. Enter Lear and the Fool. Fool. O nuncie, court holy-water in a dry house is better than this rain-water out o' door.3 Good nuncie, in, and ask thy daughter's blessing: here's a night pities neither wise men nor fools. Lear. Rumble thy bellyful! Spit, fire! spout, rain! Nor rain, wind, thunder, fire, are my daughters: I tax not you, you elements, with unkindness; I never gave you kingdom, call'd you children, You owe me no subscription:4 then let fall Your horrible pleasure; here I stand, your slave, A poor, infirm, weak, and despis'd old man:--But yet I call you servile ministers, That have with two pernicious daughters join'd Your high-engender'd battles 'gainst a head So old and white as this. O! O! 'tis foul! Fool. He that has a house to put's head in has a good head-piece. The man that makes his toe What he his heart should make Shall of a corn cry woe, And turn his sleep to wake. For there was never yet fair woman but she made mouths in a glass. Lear. No, I will be the pattern of all patience; I will say nothing. Enter Kent....« less