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King Lear, III. vi  Edg. Look, where he stands and glares!

wantest thou eyes at trial, madam?

Come o'er the bourn, Bessy, to me,—

Fool. Her boat hath a leak,

And she must not speak

Why she dares not come over to thee.

Edg. The foul fiend haunts poor Tom in the

voice of a nightingale. Hopdance cries in Tom's

belly for two white herring. Croak not, black

angel; I have no food for thee.

Kent. How do you, sir? Stand you not so amaz'd:

Will you lie down and rest upon the cushions?

Lear. I'll see their trial first. Bring in their evidence.

[To Edgar.] Thou robed man of justice, take thy place;

[To the Fool.] And thou, his yoke-fellow of equity,

Bench by his side. [To Kent.] You are o' the commission,

Sit you too.

Edg. Let us deal justly.

Sleepest or wakest thou, jolly shepherd?

Thy sheep be in the corn;

And for one blast of thy minikin mouth,

Thy sheep shall take no harm.

Purr! the cat is grey.

Lear. Arraign her first; 'tis Goneril. I here

take my oath before this honourable assembly,

she kicked the poor king her father.

Fool. Come hither, mistress. Is your name

Goneril?

 28 Come, etc.; cf. n.

36 amaz'd: confused

46 minikin: mignonne, pretty

