Digital facsimile of the Bodleian First Folio of Shakespeare's plays, Arch. G c.7
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Lear. Which like an Engine, wrencht my frame of Nature
Lear. From the fixt place: drew from my heart all loue,
Lear. And added to the gall. O Lear, Lear, Lear!
Lear. Beate at this gate that let thy Folly in,
Lear. And thy deere Iudgement out. Go, go, my people.
Alb. Alb.
Alb. My Lord, I am guiltlesse, as I am ignorant
Alb. Of what hath moued you.
Lear. Lear.
Lear. It may be so, my Lord.
Lear. Heare Nature, heare deere Goddesse, heare:
Lear. Suspend thy purpose, if thou did'st intend
Lear. To make this Creature fruitfull:
Lear. Into her Wombe conuey stirrility,
Lear. Drie vp in her the Organs of increase,
Lear. And from her derogate body, neuer spring
Lear. A Babe to honor her. If she must teeme,
Lear. Create her childe of Spleene, that it may lieu
Lear. And be a thwart disnature'd torment to her.
Lear. Let it stampe wrinkles in her brow of youth,