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| <H3>SCENE I. A heath.</h3> | |
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| <i>Storm still. Enter KENT and a Gentleman, meeting</i> | |
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| <A NAME=speech1><b>KENT</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=1>Who's there, besides foul weather?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech2><b>Gentleman</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=2>One minded like the weather, most unquietly.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech3><b>KENT</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=3>I know you. Where's the king?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech4><b>Gentleman</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=4>Contending with the fretful element:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=5>Bids the winds blow the earth into the sea,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=6>Or swell the curled water 'bove the main,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=7>That things might change or cease; tears his white hair,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=8>Which the impetuous blasts, with eyeless rage,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=9>Catch in their fury, and make nothing of;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=10>Strives in his little world of man to out-scorn</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=11>The to-and-fro-conflicting wind and rain.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=12>This night, wherein the cub-drawn bear would couch,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=13>The lion and the belly-pinched wolf</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=14>Keep their fur dry, unbonneted he runs,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=15>And bids what will take all.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech5><b>KENT</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=16>But who is with him?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech6><b>Gentleman</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=17>None but the fool; who labours to out-jest</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=18>His heart-struck injuries.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech7><b>KENT</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=19>Sir, I do know you;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=20>And dare, upon the warrant of my note,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=21>Commend a dear thing to you. There is division,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=22>Although as yet the face of it be cover'd</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=23>With mutual cunning, 'twixt Albany and Cornwall;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=24>Who have--as who have not, that their great stars</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=25>Throned and set high?--servants, who seem no less,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=26>Which are to France the spies and speculations</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=27>Intelligent of our state; what hath been seen,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=28>Either in snuffs and packings of the dukes,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=29>Or the hard rein which both of them have borne</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=30>Against the old kind king; or something deeper,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=31>Whereof perchance these are but furnishings;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=32>But, true it is, from France there comes a power</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=33>Into this scatter'd kingdom; who already,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=34>Wise in our negligence, have secret feet</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=35>In some of our best ports, and are at point</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=36>To show their open banner. Now to you:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=37>If on my credit you dare build so far</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=38>To make your speed to Dover, you shall find</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=39>Some that will thank you, making just report</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=40>Of how unnatural and bemadding sorrow</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=41>The king hath cause to plain.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=42>I am a gentleman of blood and breeding;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=43>And, from some knowledge and assurance, offer</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=44>This office to you.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech8><b>Gentleman</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=45>I will talk further with you.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech9><b>KENT</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=46>No, do not.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=47>For confirmation that I am much more</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=48>Than my out-wall, open this purse, and take</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=49>What it contains. If you shall see Cordelia,--</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=50>As fear not but you shall,--show her this ring;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=51>And she will tell you who your fellow is</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=52>That yet you do not know. Fie on this storm!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=53>I will go seek the king.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech10><b>Gentleman</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=54>Give me your hand: have you no more to say?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech11><b>KENT</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=55>Few words, but, to effect, more than all yet;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=56>That, when we have found the king,--in which your pain</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=57>That way, I'll this,--he that first lights on him</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=58>Holla the other.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exeunt severally</i></p> | |
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