decayed, [ingenious], foolish, rascally knave. I do pity his
distress in my [similes] of comfort and leave him to your
lordship. [Exit.
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Par. My lord, I am a man whom fortune hath cruelly
scratched.
Laf. And what would you have me to do? 'Tis too
late to pare her nails now. Wherein have you played the
knave with fortune, that she should scratch you, who of
herself is a good lady and would not have knaves thrive