Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1605 [1605-1606] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men unassigned nearest T8 Captains, gallants and cheats · 497 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T8: captain, master, money, gentleman, little, lieutenant, rogue, pray, minos, honest.
Grace go with you Sir. Away old man, give me thy hand, away: King Lear hath lost, he and his Daughter ta'en, Give me thy hand: Come on. No further Sir, a man may rot even here. What in ill thoughts again? Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither, Ripeness is all come on. And that's true too. Some Officers take them away: good guard, Until their greater pleasures first be known That are to censure them. We are not the first, Who with best meaning have incurred the worst: For thee oppressed King I am cast down, Myself could else out-frowne false Fortune's frown. Shall we not see these Daughters, and these Sisters? No, no, no, no: come let's away to prison, We two alone will sing like Birds i' th' Cage: When thou dost ask me blessing, I'll kneel down And ask of thee forgiveness: So we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh At gilded Butterflies: and here (poor Rogues) Talk of Court news, and we'll talk with them too, Who loses, and who wins; who's in, who's out; And take upon's the mystery of things, As if we were God's spies: And we'll wear out In a walled prison, packs and sects of great ones, That ebb and flow by th' Moon. Take them away. Upon such sacrifices my Cordelia, The Gods themselves throw Incense. Have I caught thee? He that parts us, shall bring a Brand from Heaven, And fire us hence, like Foxes: wipe thine eyes, The good years shall devour them, flesh and fell, Ere they shall make us weep? we'll see 'em starved first: come. Come hither Captain, hark. Take thou this note, go follow them to prison, One step I have advanced thee, if thou dost As this instructs thee, thou dost make thy way To Noble Fortunes: know thou this, that men Are as the time is; to be tender minded Does not become a Sword, thy great employment Will not bear question: either say thou'lt do't, Or thrive by other means. I'll do't my Lord. About it, and write happy, when th' hast done, Mark I say instantly, and carry it so As I have set it down. Sir, you have showed to day your valiant strain And Fortune led you well: you have the Captives Who were the opposites of this day's strife: I do require them of you so to use them, As we shall find their merits, and our safety May equally determine. Sir, I thought it fit, To send the old and miserable King to some retention, Whose age had Charms in it, whose Title more, To pluck the common bosom on his side, And turn our impressed Lances in our eyes Which do command them. With him I sent the Queen: My reason all the same, and they are ready To morrow, or at further space, t'appear Where you shall hold your Session.
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Grace go with you Sir. Away old man, giue me thy hand, away: King Lear hath loſt▪ he and his Daughter tane, Giue me thy hand: Come on. No further Sir, a man may rot euen heere. What in ill thoughts againe? Men muſt endure Their going hence, euen as their comming hither, Ripeneſſe is all come on. And that's true too. Some Officers take them away: good guard, Vntill their greater pleaſures firſt be knowne That are to cenſure them. We are not the firſt, Who with beſt meaning haue incurr'd the worſt: For thee oppreſſed King I am caſt downe, My ſelfe could elſe out-frowne falſe Fortunes frowne. Shall we not ſee theſe Daughters, and theſe Siſters? No, no, no, no: come let's away to priſon, We two alone will ſing like Birds i' th' Cage: When thou doſt aske me bleſſing, Ile kneele downe And aske of thee forgiueneſſe: So wee'l liue, And pray, and ſing, and tell old tales, and laugh At gilded Butterflies: and heere (poore Rogues) Talke of Court newes, and wee'l talke with them too, Who looſes, and who wins; who's in, who's out; And take vpon's the myſtery of things, As if we were Gods ſpies: And wee'l weare out In a wall'd priſon, packs and ſects of great ones, That ebbe and flow by th' Moone. Take them away. Vpon ſuch ſacrifices my Cordelia, The Gods themſelues throw Incenſe. Haue I caught thee? He that parts vs, ſhall bring a Brand from Heauen, And fire vs hence, like Foxes: wipe thine eyes, The good yeares ſhall deuoure them, fleſh and fell, Ere they ſhall make vs weepe? Weele ſee e'm ſtaru'd firſt: come. Come hither Captaine, hearke. Take thou this note, go follow them to priſon, One ſtep I haue aduanc'd thee, if thou do'ſt As this inſtructs thee, thou doſt make thy way To Noble Fortunes: know thou this, that men Are as the time is; to be tender minded Do's not become a Sword, thy great imployment Will not beare queſtion: either ſay thou'lt do't, Or thriue by other meanes. Ile do't my Lord. About it, and write happy, when th' haſt done, Marke I ſay inſtantly, and carry it ſo As I haue ſet it downe. Sir, you haue ſhew'd to day your valiant ſtraine And Fortune led you well: you haue the Captiues Who were the oppoſites of this dayes ſtrife: I do require them of you ſo to vſe them, As we ſhall find their merites, and our ſafety May equally determine. Sir, I thought it fit, To ſend the old and miſerable King to ſome retention, Whoſe age had Charmes in it, whoſe Title more, To plucke the common boſome on his ſide, And turne our impreſt Launces in our eies Which do command them. With him I ſent the Queen: My reaſon all the ſame, and they are ready To morrow, or at further ſpace, t'appeare Where you ſhall hold your Seſſion.