Reading The Tragedie of King Lear — William Shakespeare

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Foole.

Why after I haue cut the egge i'th' middle and

eate vp the meate, the two Crownes of the egge: when

thou clouest thy Crownes i'th' middle,

and gau'st away

both parts, thou

boar'st thine Asse on thy backe o're the

durt, thou had'st little wit in thy bald

crowne, when thou

gau'st thy golden one away;

if I speake like my selfe in

this, let him be whipt that

first findes it so.

Fooles had nere lesse grace in a yeere,

For wisemen are growne foppish,

And know not how their wits to weare,

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