Hen. Not be my wife? Unsay the words, dear Hubert.

You mean, perhaps, she's humbler born than I—

The daughter of a duke—an earl—a lord—

Ay, say a knight that bravely bore his shield,

And all the gap 'twixt her degree and mine

Her native graces will bridge o'er and make

Her way unto my throne.

Kent. [Kneeling] O, king beloved,

You must believe me! She can not be yours!

Hen. Then, Heaven, turn foul, thou dost not shine for me!