Lear. I will dye brauely like a Bridegroome. What, I will bee
iouiall: Come, come, I am a King my masters, know you that?'
The second Quarto omits 'Gent. Good Sir.'
The first Folio has:
'To vse his eyes for Garden water-pots. I wil die brauely,
Like a smugge Bridegroome. What? I will be Iouiall:
Come, come, I am a King, Masters, know you that?'
The second and following Folios put a full stop at 'King.'
Pope combines the readings of the Folios and second Quarto thus:
'To use his eyes for garden-water-pots,
And laying autumn's dust. I will die bravely,
Like a smug bridegroom. What? I will be jovial:
Come, come, I am a King. My masters know you that?'
He is followed by Theobald, Hanmer, Warburton and Johnson.
Capell altered the last line thus: