Fool. He's mad that trusts in the tameness of a wolf,[3828][3829]
a horse's health, a boy's love, or a whore's oath.[3828][3830]
Lear. It shall be done; I will arraign them straight.[3828][3831] 20
[To Edgar] Come, sit thou here, most learned justicer;[3828][3832]
[To the Fool] Thou, sapient sir, sit here. Now, you she foxes![3828][3833]
Edg. Look, where he stands and glares! Wantest[3828][3834][3835][3836][3837]
thou eyes at trial, madam?[3828][3834][3835][3837][3838]
Come o'er the bourn, Bessy, to me.[3828][3834][3835][3839] 25
Fool. Her boat hath a leak,[3828][3834][3840][3841]
And she must not speak[3828][3834][3841]
Why she dares not come over to thee.[3828][3834]
Edg. The foul fiend haunts poor Tom in the voice of[3828]
a nightingale. Hopdance cries in Tom's belly for two white[3828] 30
herring. Croak not, black angel; I have no food for thee.[3828][3842]
Kent. How do you, sir? Stand you not so amazed:[3828][3843]
Will you lie down and rest upon the cushions?[3828][3843][3844]
Lear. I'll see their trial first. Bring in the evidence.[3828][3845][3846]
[To Edgar] Thou robed man of justice take thy place;[3828][3845][3847] 35
[To the Fool] And thou, his yoke-fellow of equity,[3828][3845][3848]
Bench by his side. [To Kent] You are o' the commission;[3828][3845][3849]
Sit you too.[3828][3845]
Edg. Let us deal justly.[3828][3845][3850]
Sleepest or wakest thou, jolly shepherd?[3828][3845][3850][3851][3852] 40
Thy sheep be in the corn;[3828][3845][3850][3852]
And for one blast of thy minikin mouth,[3828][3845][3850][3852]
Thy sheep shall take no harm.[3828][3845][3850][3852]
Pur! the cat is gray.[3828][3845][3850]
Lear. Arraign her first; 'tis Goneril. I here take my[3828][3845][3850][3853] 45
oath before this honourable assembly, she kicked the poor[3828][3845][3853][3854]
king her father.[3828][3845][3853]