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Monday, September 13, 2010

The Tragedy Of King Lear - V:3.4.25

LEAR Prithee, go in myself, seek thine own ease.
This tempest will not give me leave to ponder
On things would hurt me more; but I'll go in.
In, boy, go first. You houseless poverty --
Nay, get thee in; I'll pray, and then I'll sleep.
Exit[Fool]

Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are
That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm,
How shall your houseless heads and unfed sides,
Your looped and windowed raggedness defend you
From seasons such as these? O I have ta'en
Too little care of this. Take physic, pomp
Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel,
That thou mayst shake the superflux to them
And show the heavens more just.

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