Kent. My life I never held but as a pawn[2535]
To wage against thy enemies, nor fear to lose it,[2536]
Thy safety being the motive.[2537]
Lear. Out of my sight! 155
Kent. See better, Lear, and let me still remain
The true blank of thine eye.
Lear. Now, by Apollo,—
Kent. Now, by Apollo, king,[2538][2539]
Thou swear'st thy gods in vain.[2538]
Lear. O, vassal! miscreant!
[Laying his hand on his sword.[2540]
Alb. } Dear sir, forbear.[2541] 160
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Kent. Do;[2542]
Kill thy physician, and the fee bestow[2543][2544]
Upon the foul disease. Revoke thy doom;[2543][2545]
Or, whilst I can vent clamour from my throat,[2543]
I'll tell thee them dost evil.[2543]
Lear. Hear me, recreant![2546][2547] 165
On thy allegiance, hear me![2546][2548]
Since thou hast sought to make us break our vow,[2549]
Which we durst never yet, and with strain'd pride[2550]
To come between our sentence and our power,[2551]
Which nor our nature nor our place can bear, 170
Our potency made good, take thy reward.[2552]
Five days we do allot thee, for provision[2553]
To shield thee from diseases of the world,[2554]
And on the sixth to turn thy hated back[2555]
Upon our kingdom: if on the tenth day following[2556] 175
Thy banish'd trunk be found in our dominions,
The moment is thy death. Away! By Jupiter,[2557]
This shall not be revoked.