Reading The Tragedie of King Lear — William Shakespeare

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Bast.

The Duke be here to night? The better best,

This weaues it selfe perforce into my businesse,

My Father hath set guard to take my Brother,

And I haue one thing of a queazie question

Which I must act, Briefenesse, and Fortune

worke.

Enter Edgar.

Brother, a word, discend; Brother I say,

My Father watches: O Sir, fly this place,

Intelligence is giuen where you are hid;

You haue now the good aduantage of the night,

Haue you not spoken 'gainst the Duke of Cornewall?

Hee's comming hither, now i'th' night,

i'th' haste,

And Regan with him, haue you nothing

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