King Lear by William Shakespeare
page 134 of 204 (65%)
page 134 of 204 (65%)
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Glou. Know'st thou the way to Dover? Edg. Both stile and gate, horseway and footpath. Poor Tom hath been scared out of his good wits:--bless thee, good man's son, from the foul fiend! Five fiends have been in poor Tom at once; of lust, as Obidicut; Hobbididence, prince of dumbness; Mahu, of stealing; Modo, of murder; Flibbertigibbet, of mopping and mowing,--who since possesses chambermaids and waiting women. So, bless thee, master! Glou. Here, take this purse, thou whom the heavens' plagues Have humbled to all strokes: that I am wretched Makes thee the happier;--heavens, deal so still! Let the superfluous and lust-dieted man, That slaves your ordinance, that will not see Because he does not feel, feel your power quickly; So distribution should undo excess, And each man have enough.--Dost thou know Dover? Edg. Ay, master. Glou. There is a cliff, whose high and bending head Looks fearfully in the confined deep: Bring me but to the very brim of it, |
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