Lear. How's that. hadst been wife. Lear. O, let me not be mad, not mad, sweet heav'n! Keep me in temper, I would not be mad. Enter Gentleman. How now, are the horses ready? Gent. Ready, my lord. Lear. Come, boy. [ture, Fool. She that's a maid now, and laughs at my depar Shall not be a maid long, unless things be cut shorter. [Exeunt. SCENE, A Castle belonging to the Earl of Glo'fter. S Enter Edmund and Curan, severally. AVE thee, Curan. Cur. And you, Sir. I have been with your father, and given him notice that the Duke of Cornwall, and Regan his Dutchess, will be here with him this night. Edm. How comes that? Cur. Nay, I know not; you have heard of the news abroad; I mean, the whisper'd ones; for they are yet but ear-kiffing arguments. Edm. Not I; pray you what are they? Cur. Have you heard of no likely wars toward, 'twixt the Dukes of Cornwall and Albany ? Edm. Not a word. Cur. You may do then in time. Fare you well, Sir. : [Exit. Edm. The Duke be here to-night! the better! best! This weaves itself perforce into my business;... My father hath set guard to take my brother, My father watches; O Sir, fly this place, Edg. I'm fure on't, not a word. Edm. I hear my father coming. Pardon me Now quit you well- brother-Torches ! !-fo farewel [Ex. Edga Some blood, drawn on me, would beget opinion [Wounds his arm.. Of my more fierce endeavour. I've seen drunkards. To him, Enter Glo'ster, and fervants with torches. Edm. Here stood he in the dark, his sharp sword out, Mumbling of wicked charms, conj'ring the moon Edm, Look, Sir, I bleed. Glo. Where is the villain, Edmund ? Edm. Fled this way, Sir, when by no means he could But that, I told him, the revenging Gods Spoka Spoke with how manifold and strong a bond Seeing how lothly oppofite I stood Glo. Let him fly far; Not in this land shall he remain uncaught Edm. When I dissuaded him from his intent, To thy suggestion, plot, and damned practice; Glo. O strange, fasten'd villain! 1 : [Trumpets withins Would he deny his letter? - I never got him. (13) My worthy arch and patron.] I can meet with no authority of this word used in this manner, to fignify, my prince, my chief; but always as an epitatic particle prefix'd and annex'd to another noun: and therefore I have ventured to suppose a tranfpofition of the copulat've, and that we ought to read, arch-patron, as arch-duke, arch-angel, arcb-bishop, &c. B6: Hark, Hark, the Duke's trumpets! I know not why he comes- Enter Cornwall, Regan, and Attendants. Glo. O lady, lady, Shame would have it hid. That tend upon my father? Glo. I know not, Madam: 'tis too bad, too bad. Reg. No marvel then, though he were ill affected; "Tis they have put him on the old man's death, Corn. Nor I, assure thee, Regan; Edm. "Twas my duty, Sir. Glo. He did bewray his practice, and receiv'd This hurt you fee, striving to apprehend him. Corn. Is he pursued ? : Glo. Ay, my good lord. Corn. If he be taken, he shall never more So So much commend itself, you shall be ours; Edm. I shall ferve you, Sir, Truly, however else. Glo. I thank your Grace. Corn. You know not why we came to vifit you- Occafions, noble Glo'ster, of fome prize, Which crave the inftant use. Glo. I ferve you, Madam: 1 Your Graces are right welcome. [Exeunt. Enter Kent, and Steward, Severally. Stew. Good evening to thee, friend; art of this house? Kent. Ay. Stew. Where may we set our horses ? Kent. I' th' mire. Stew. Pr'ythee, if thou lov'st me, tell me. Kent. I love thee not. Stew. Why then I care not for thee. Kent. If I had thee in Lipsbury pinfold, I would make thee care for me. Stew. Why dost thou use me thus? I know thee not. Stew. What doft thou know me for? (14)-threading dark-ey'd night.] I have not ventured to displace this reading, tho' I have great fufpicion that the poet wrote, treading dark-ey'd-night. i. e. travelling in it. The other carries too obfcure, and mean an allufion. It must either be borrow'd from the cant-phrafe of threading of alleys, i. e. going through bye-passages to avoid the high streets; or to tbreading a needle in the dark. Kent |