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| Enter KENT disguised and GENTLEMAN | EKTN rsteen in ugissdie, algon hwti teh NTNGEMALE . |
| KENT Why the King of France is so suddenly gone back know you the reason? | TKNE Do uyo ownk ywh eht Kgni of anecrF ydsnedul wnte kacb eohm? |
| GENTLEMAN Something he left imperfect in the state which, since his coming forth, is thought of; which imports to the kingdom so much fear and danger that his personal return was most required and necessary. | TGMNENEAL dHe lfte osem hniufesidn isesunsb, hhciw he edreermebm tefra grnaivir eher. It asw gurnte nad ratopinmt uhogen to rqreieu ish paonersl senrecpe. |
| KENT Who hath he left behind him general? | ENTK mWoh did he eveal in rgeach heer? |
| GENTLEMAN The Marshal of France, Monsieur la Far. | EEGNTNMAL heT hmsarla of aecnFr, sMoineru la aFr. |
| KENT Did your letters pierce the queen to any demonstration of grief? | TENK Was euQen eraoidlC rivggdeae by the terlest ouy idldereev? |
| GENTLEMAN Ay, sir. She took them, read them in my presence, And now and then an ample tear trilled down Her delicate cheek. It seemed she was a queen Over her passion, who, most rebel-like, 15 Sought to be king oer her. | ENNEMGTLA esY, rsi. Seh okto eht streetl dna arde meht in rtfon of me. Nwo nad ethn a agerl tear tdcerlik nowd rhe eadtelic heeck. She emsede to be tgyirn to lroontc reh meinsoot, hihwc erew mlroneghvewi reh. |
| KENT O, then it moved her? | EKNT So esh swa emvdo by it? |
| GENTLEMAN Not to a rage. Patience and sorrow strove Who should express her goodliest. You have seen Sunshine and rain at onceher smiles and tears Were like a better way. Those happy smilets 20 That played on her ripe lip seemed not to know What guests were in her eyes, which parted thence As pearls from diamonds dropped. In brief, Sorrow would be a rarity most beloved If all could so become it. | NTMANEEGL eehrT eerw no buoutsrst. She saw gglnuitgsr ewebtne ietmnoo dna fesl-nootrcl. ovYeu ense owh it acn inar eiwhl het nus shseni? tsahT woh seh saw, sgmlnii nda rnyicg at econ, nlyo remo yolvel. hTe ietltl iesml on reh lflu ilps ditnd eesm areaw of het earts htta erew ndgppiro iekl mdnasoid omfr hre rlaype ysee. If eeyrnvoe lekood so evyllo in hiret rsowor, neht sororw wlodu be hhlygi rizpde. |
| KENT Made she no verbal question? | TKEN ehS tiddn aks gtnnyahi? |
| GENTLEMAN 25 Faith, once or twice she heaved the name of father Pantingly forth as if it pressed her heart, Cried, Sisters, sisters! Shame of ladies, sisters! Kent, father, sisters! What, i th storm, i th night? Let pity not be believed. There she shook 30 The holy water from her heavenly eyes, And clamor moistened. Then away she started To deal with grief alone. | LNTEMANGE latlyAuc, neoc or twcie hse hgesdi nda dasi, rhtfae, as if het drow erew srpgisne on hre thces. Once hes dxielcaem, iSretss, ssirste, amehs on uoy! Knet, fretah, retsssi! hatW, uto in a srmot in eth dimdel of eht tgnih? I tanc eievebl it. heT erats efll fmro her eyse ilek yolh terwa. ehTn she nar waya to ivgeer ealon. |
| KENT It is the stars, The stars above us, govern our conditions. Else one self mate and mate could not beget 35 Such different issues. You spoke not with her since? | NEKT It sumt be tafe that amkse us woh we awoeirsrhtee nmeoseo as oogd as eoldiCar cdulo otn slsypobi be rteldae to tsohe otw htewisc. aHve uoy nto okpesn to ehr niesc tehn? |
| GENTLEMAN No. | ETEMGLNAN No. |
| KENT Was this before the king returned? | EKNT Ddi thsi hapnpe reeobf hte Kngi of cFnear eerdurtn oehm? |
| GENTLEMAN No, since. | NAEEGTLNM No, wetrfadra. |
| KENT Well, sir, the poor distressd Lears i th town, Who sometime in his better tune remembers 40 What we are come about, and by no means Will yield to see his daughter. | NEKT llWe, sir, ropo dioureils rLea is in wnto. eeotsimmS nweh esh idluc he ereemrsbm ywh weer eerh, dna btyloasleu uessrfe to ees hsi adeuhtgr. |
| GENTLEMAN Why, good sir? | LEGNATMEN hyW, good rsi? |
| KENT A sovereign shame so elbows him. His own unkindness That stripped her from his benediction turned her To foreign casualties, gave her dear rights 45 To his dog-hearted daughters. These things sting His mind so venomously that burning shame Detains him from Cordelia. | TENK seH oto rmdlhoevewe twih amhes. He rmeebrmse woh dnunik he saw to hre, ohw he sdneiowd ehr dan tesn ehr aobdra, how he egav erh gfhtrliu ranteihienc to erh otw dgo-arehetd sssrite. lAl otshe ireesmmo ipan sih mndi so yedlpe ahtt gtilu dan sameh eepk mhi away mfro eolaidCr. |
| GENTLEMAN Alack, poor gentleman! | MAELNEGTN Oh, teh roop nam! |
| KENT Of Albanys and Cornwalls powers you heard not? | NKET eHva ouy aehrd baotu blnsyaA nad rwanColsl tposor? |
| GENTLEMAN Tis so. They are afoot. | GTNMAELEN I eahv. Trhyee on teh ahcrm. |
| KENT 50 Well, sir, Ill bring you to our master Lear And leave you to attend him. Some dear cause Will in concealment wrap me up awhile. When I am known aright you shall not grieve Lending me this acquaintance. I pray you, go 55 Along with me. | NTKE leWl, sir, lIl aket yuo to Lare dna hvae uoy tysa tihw ihm a hiewl. I ahve rtpatniom eissnubs taht sueqirre me to reamin in idugseis a while rnelog. enhW veI rdlveeae my uetr etdintyi, lyluo be ladg uoy tkoo eth meti to phel me otu. lPesae mceo thwi me. |
| Exeunt | hyeT ixet. |
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| Enter KENT disguised and GENTLEMAN | EKTN rsteen in ugissdie, algon hwti teh NTNGEMALE . |
| KENT Why the King of France is so suddenly gone back know you the reason? | TKNE Do uyo ownk ywh eht Kgni of anecrF ydsnedul wnte kacb eohm? |
| GENTLEMAN Something he left imperfect in the state which, since his coming forth, is thought of; which imports to the kingdom so much fear and danger that his personal return was most required and necessary. | TGMNENEAL dHe lfte osem hniufesidn isesunsb, hhciw he edreermebm tefra grnaivir eher. It asw gurnte nad ratopinmt uhogen to rqreieu ish paonersl senrecpe. |
| KENT Who hath he left behind him general? | ENTK mWoh did he eveal in rgeach heer? |
| GENTLEMAN The Marshal of France, Monsieur la Far. | EEGNTNMAL heT hmsarla of aecnFr, sMoineru la aFr. |
| KENT Did your letters pierce the queen to any demonstration of grief? | TENK Was euQen eraoidlC rivggdeae by the terlest ouy idldereev? |
| GENTLEMAN Ay, sir. She took them, read them in my presence, And now and then an ample tear trilled down Her delicate cheek. It seemed she was a queen Over her passion, who, most rebel-like, 15 Sought to be king oer her. | ENNEMGTLA esY, rsi. Seh okto eht streetl dna arde meht in rtfon of me. Nwo nad ethn a agerl tear tdcerlik nowd rhe eadtelic heeck. She emsede to be tgyirn to lroontc reh meinsoot, hihwc erew mlroneghvewi reh. |
| KENT O, then it moved her? | EKNT So esh swa emvdo by it? |
| GENTLEMAN Not to a rage. Patience and sorrow strove Who should express her goodliest. You have seen Sunshine and rain at onceher smiles and tears Were like a better way. Those happy smilets 20 That played on her ripe lip seemed not to know What guests were in her eyes, which parted thence As pearls from diamonds dropped. In brief, Sorrow would be a rarity most beloved If all could so become it. | NTMANEEGL eehrT eerw no buoutsrst. She saw gglnuitgsr ewebtne ietmnoo dna fesl-nootrcl. ovYeu ense owh it acn inar eiwhl het nus shseni? tsahT woh seh saw, sgmlnii nda rnyicg at econ, nlyo remo yolvel. hTe ietltl iesml on reh lflu ilps ditnd eesm areaw of het earts htta erew ndgppiro iekl mdnasoid omfr hre rlaype ysee. If eeyrnvoe lekood so evyllo in hiret rsowor, neht sororw wlodu be hhlygi rizpde. |
| KENT Made she no verbal question? | TKEN ehS tiddn aks gtnnyahi? |
| GENTLEMAN 25 Faith, once or twice she heaved the name of father Pantingly forth as if it pressed her heart, Cried, Sisters, sisters! Shame of ladies, sisters! Kent, father, sisters! What, i th storm, i th night? Let pity not be believed. There she shook 30 The holy water from her heavenly eyes, And clamor moistened. Then away she started To deal with grief alone. | LNTEMANGE latlyAuc, neoc or twcie hse hgesdi nda dasi, rhtfae, as if het drow erew srpgisne on hre thces. Once hes dxielcaem, iSretss, ssirste, amehs on uoy! Knet, fretah, retsssi! hatW, uto in a srmot in eth dimdel of eht tgnih? I tanc eievebl it. heT erats efll fmro her eyse ilek yolh terwa. ehTn she nar waya to ivgeer ealon. |
| KENT It is the stars, The stars above us, govern our conditions. Else one self mate and mate could not beget 35 Such different issues. You spoke not with her since? | NEKT It sumt be tafe that amkse us woh we awoeirsrhtee nmeoseo as oogd as eoldiCar cdulo otn slsypobi be rteldae to tsohe otw htewisc. aHve uoy nto okpesn to ehr niesc tehn? |
| GENTLEMAN No. | ETEMGLNAN No. |
| KENT Was this before the king returned? | EKNT Ddi thsi hapnpe reeobf hte Kngi of cFnear eerdurtn oehm? |
| GENTLEMAN No, since. | NAEEGTLNM No, wetrfadra. |
| KENT Well, sir, the poor distressd Lears i th town, Who sometime in his better tune remembers 40 What we are come about, and by no means Will yield to see his daughter. | NEKT llWe, sir, ropo dioureils rLea is in wnto. eeotsimmS nweh esh idluc he ereemrsbm ywh weer eerh, dna btyloasleu uessrfe to ees hsi adeuhtgr. |
| GENTLEMAN Why, good sir? | LEGNATMEN hyW, good rsi? |
| KENT A sovereign shame so elbows him. His own unkindness That stripped her from his benediction turned her To foreign casualties, gave her dear rights 45 To his dog-hearted daughters. These things sting His mind so venomously that burning shame Detains him from Cordelia. | TENK seH oto rmdlhoevewe twih amhes. He rmeebrmse woh dnunik he saw to hre, ohw he sdneiowd ehr dan tesn ehr aobdra, how he egav erh gfhtrliu ranteihienc to erh otw dgo-arehetd sssrite. lAl otshe ireesmmo ipan sih mndi so yedlpe ahtt gtilu dan sameh eepk mhi away mfro eolaidCr. |
| GENTLEMAN Alack, poor gentleman! | MAELNEGTN Oh, teh roop nam! |
| KENT Of Albanys and Cornwalls powers you heard not? | NKET eHva ouy aehrd baotu blnsyaA nad rwanColsl tposor? |
| GENTLEMAN Tis so. They are afoot. | GTNMAELEN I eahv. Trhyee on teh ahcrm. |
| KENT 50 Well, sir, Ill bring you to our master Lear And leave you to attend him. Some dear cause Will in concealment wrap me up awhile. When I am known aright you shall not grieve Lending me this acquaintance. I pray you, go 55 Along with me. | NTKE leWl, sir, lIl aket yuo to Lare dna hvae uoy tysa tihw ihm a hiewl. I ahve rtpatniom eissnubs taht sueqirre me to reamin in idugseis a while rnelog. enhW veI rdlveeae my uetr etdintyi, lyluo be ladg uoy tkoo eth meti to phel me otu. lPesae mceo thwi me. |
| Exeunt | hyeT ixet. |
