Shakespeare, William · published 1608 · first performed or written 1605 [1605-1606] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men · before the Court unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 464 words
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Which they, will make an obedient father. Your name fair gentlewoman? Come sir, this admiration is much of the savour of other your new pranks, I do beseech you understand my purposes aright, as you are old and reverend, should be wise, here do you keep a 100. Knights and Squires, men so disordered, so deboist and bold, that this our court infected with their manners, shows like a riotous Inn, epicurisme, and lust make more like a tavern or brothel, than a great palace, the shame itself doth speak for instant remedy, be thou desired by her, that else will take the thing she begs, a little to disquantitie your train, and the remainder that shall still depend, to be such men as may besort your age, that know themselves and you. Darkness, and Devils! saddle my horses, call my train together, degenerate bastard, i'll not trouble thee, yet have I left a daughter. You strike my people, and your disordered rabble, make servants of their betters. We that too late repent's, O sir, are you come? is it your will that we prepare any horses, ingratitude! thou marble hearted fiend, more hideous when thou showest thee in a child, than the Sea-monster, detested kite, thou list my train, and men of choice and rarest parts, that all particulars of duty know, and in the most exact regard, support the worships of their name, O most small fault, how ugly didst thou in Cordelia show, that like an engine wrenched my frame of nature from the fixed place, drew from my heart all love and added to the gall, O Lear. Lear! beat at this gate that let thy folly in, and thy dear judgement out, go go, my people? My Lord, I am guiltless as I am ignorant. It may be so my Lord, hark Nature, hear dear Goddess, 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, create her child of spleen, that it may live and be a thourt disuetured torment to her, let it stamp wrinkles in her brow of youth, with accent tears, fret channels in her cheeks, turn all her mother's pains and benefits to laughter and contempt, that she may feel, that she may feel, how sharper than a serpent's tooth it is, to have a thankless child, go, go, my people? Now Gods that we adore, whereof comes this! Never afflict yourself to know the cause, but let his disposition have that scope that dotage gives it. What, fifty of my followers at a clap, within a fortnight? What is the matter sir?
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Which they, will make an obedient father. Your name faire gentlewoman? Come sir, this admiration is much of the sauour of other your new prankes, I doe beseech you vnderstand my purposes aright, as you are old and reuerend, should be wise, here do you keepe a 100. Knights and Squires, men so disordred, so deboyst and bold, that this our court infected with their manners, showes like a riotous Inne, epicurisme, and lust make more like a tauerne or brothell, then a great pallace, the shame it selfe doth speake for instant remedie, be thou desired by her, that else will take the thing shee begs, a little to disquantitie your traine, and the remainder that shall still depend, to bee such men as may besort your age, that know themselues and you. Darkenes, and Deuils! saddle my horses, call my traine together, degenerate bastard, ile not trouble thee, yet haue I left a daughter. You strike my people, and your disordred rabble, make seruants of their betters. We that too late repent's, O sir, are you come? is it your will that wee prepare any horses, ingratitude! thou marble harted fiend, more hideous when thou shewest thee in a child, then the Sea-monster, detested kite, thou list my traine, and men of choise and rarest parts, that all particulars of dutie knowe, and in the most exact regard, support the worships of their name, O most small fault, how vgly did'st thou in Cordelia shewe, that like an engine wrencht my frame of nature from the fixt place, drew from my heart all loue and added to the gall, O Lear. Lear! beat at this gate that let thy folly in, and thy deere iudgement out, goe goe, my people? My Lord, I am giltles as I am ignorant. It may be so my Lord, harke Nature, heare deere Goddesse, suspend thy purpose, if thou did'st intend to make this creature fruitful into her wombe, conuey sterility, drie vp in hir the organs of increase, and from her derogate body neuer spring a babe to honour her, if shee must teeme, create her childe of spleene, that it may liue and bee a thourt disuetur'd torment to her, let it stampe wrinckles in her brow of youth, with accent teares, fret channels in her cheeks, turne all her mothers paines and benefits to laughter and contempt, that shee may feele, that she may feele, how sharper then a serpents tooth it is, to haue a thanklesse child, goe, goe, my people? Now Gods that we adore, whereof comes this! Neuer afflict your selfe to know the cause, but let his disposition haue that scope that dotage giues it. What, fiftie of my followers at a clap, within a fortnight? What is the matter sir?