...My lord, I am guiltless, as I am ignorant Of what hath mov'd you5. Lear. It may be so, my lord. — Hear, nature, hear ! dear goddess, hear ! Suspend...from her derogate body never spring A babe to honour her ! If she must teem, Create her child of spleen ; that it may live, And be a thwart disnatur'd torment...

...is Lear's first reply to Goneril's complaint as to the conduct of his followers. Presently he says : Hear, nature, hear ! Dear goddess, hear ! Suspend...Dry up in her the organs of increase ; And from her derogate47 body never spring A babe to honour her ! If she must teem, Create her child of spleen ;...

...My lord, I am guiltless , as I am ignorant Of what hath mov'd you. Lear. It may be so , my lord. — Hear, nature, hear! dear goddess, hear! Suspend thy...from her derogate body never spring A babe to honour her ! If she must teem , Create her child of spleen ; that it may live , And be a thwart disnatur'd...

...My lord, I am guiltless, as I am ignorant Of what hath moved you. Lear. It may be so, my lord. — Hear, Nature, hear; Dear goddess, hear ! Suspend thy...her the organs of increase ; And from her derogate 2 body never spring A babe to honor her ! If she must teem, Create her child of spleen, that it may...

...ALBANY. My lord, I am guiltless, as I am ignorant Of what hath mov'd you. LEAR. It may be so, my lord Hear, nature, hear ! dear goddess, hear ! Suspend...And from her derogate body never spring A babe to honor her ! If she must teem, Create her child of spleen : that it may live, To'be a thwart disnatur'd...

...the text of most of the modern editions : — It may be so, my lord. — Hear, nature, hear ! Bear ch he took, A» we do air, fast as 'twas ministered. And in his spring became a harvest ; " The tragedy of LEAH is deservedly celebrated among the dramas of Shakespeare. There is perhaps no...

...lord, I am guiltless, as I am ignorant Of what hath moved you. Lear. It may be so, my lord.—Hear, nature, hear; Dear goddess, hear! Suspend thy purpose,...convey sterility! Dry up in her the organs of increase ; 1 One of the quarto copies reads, " We that too late repents us." The others, " We that too late...

...against Goneril with those of CEdipus against Polynice, the difference is striking : • • • • Hear, nature, hear; Dear goddess, hear ! Suspend thy...And from her derogate body never spring A babe to honor her ! If she must teem, We. no more Create her child of spleen ; that it may live Antigone, And...

...274—7 in three lines is in every respect preferable to the above : — Lear. It may be so, my lord. Hear, nature, hear ; Dear goddess, hear ! suspend...Thou didst intend to make this creature fruitful. It is surely better to treat 1. 274, "Of what hath moved you," as a short line standing by itself at...

...against Goneril with those of CEdipus against Polynice, the difference is striking : • • ' • Hear, nature, hear ; • Dear goddess, hear ! Suspend thy purpose, If thou didst intend t« make this creature fruitful ; Into her womb convey sterility ! Dry up in her the organs of increase...