I  do  inveft  you  jointly  with  my  power,
Preheminence,  and  aU  the  large  effsds      [oMsi^*
That  troop  with  majef^.     Ourf^»  by  mcr-
With  refervatioa  of  an  hundred  kmgfats.
By  you  to  be  folhdn'd,  lhall.our  itode  [-  "

Makd  with  yo\i  by  due  turns.    Only  we  O-^'  n-
The  name,  and  alt  the  additjan  en  a  king ;
The  fway,  revenue,  execution  of  the  xt&  K
Beloved  foQ$,  be  yours; :  which  to  confirm,
This  conmet  part  between  you.  {GitM^gke  rww

Kent.  Royal  Lear,
Whom  I  have  ever  honuur*d  as  niy  kios,
Lov'd  as  my  f.itlier,  as  my  mafter  followed,
A5  my  giieat  pati^n  thought  on  in  my  pravsr?:.—
Leay.  The  how  is  bent  and  drawn,  make  b  .  •

the  (haft
Ktnt.  Let  it  foil  rather,  though  the  fork  srvri*
The  region  of  my  lieart :  be  Kent  unmanoerH.
Wlien  Lear  is  mad.    Wliat  woidd^  ttvii  ^  oil

man  ?
Think 'ft  thou  that  duty  (ball  have  dread  tofpesl.
When  power  to  flattery  bows  ?  To  [4etee£«  Jr-

nour's  bound,
^^^1C^  majefty  itoops to  folly.  Reverfe  thy  dac^ :


1  Tint  \%,  hryond  all  afrignabie<)uantity.  ^  That  feems  to  ftand  without  relation,  but  is  nJ>.in3<
infr/i^  ihr  f\f\k.  conjunction  being  inaccurately  fopprefled.  I  find  that  ihe  names  my  dord»  I  ^a'
tb^t  I  pr«ffcf«,  ^<-  i  5f««^e  hr re  means  c»«]frii/i,  camprehivfiM,  4  i'tHditf^  for  wovth,  «ah<
&  X  c.  tr«a  ihis  time  <>  i.  c.  t^c  €xc€9Um  ifiUthi  oiJur  ku/uiejj.
KINO       LEAR.
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A«dy  \a  th)rbeft  confideratkMi,  check        [ment,
This  hideous  ra(hnefs :  anfwer  my  life  my  jinlg-
Thy  youngcft  daughter  does  not  love  thee  Icaft  ;
Nor  are  chofe  empt)  -heartedi  \vhure  low  found
Reverbs  *  no  hoUownefs.
Ltar.  Kent|  on  thy  life»  no  more.
