The Tragedie of King Lear

Section 1071

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Section 1071

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1Bast.
2In wisedome I should aske thy name,
3But since thy out‐side lookes so faire and Warlike,
4And that thy tongue (some say) of breeding breathes,
5What safe, and nicely I might well delay,
6By rule of Knight‐hood, I disdaine and spurne:
7Backe do I tosse these Treasons to thy head,
8With the hell‐hated Lye, ore‐whelme thy heart,