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King Lear

Act I, Scene 3

The Duke of Albany's palace.
 
[Enter GONERIL, and OSWALD, her steward]
 
GONERIL
Did my father strike my gentleman for chiding of his fool?
 
OSWALD
Aye madam.
 
GONERIL
          ,          ,           ,          ,       ,
      By day | and night,| he wrongs | me, eve|ry hour
           ,       ,     ,      T     T     .   Tx
      He flash|es in|to one | gross crime, or other,  ??
             ,        ,         ,          ,          x
      That sets | us all | at odds.| I'll not | endure it:
             ,        ,   ,  2                ,            x
      His knights | grow ri/otous, and | himself | upbraids us
          ,        x       ,    2     ,           ,
      On eve|ry trifle.| When he re|turns from | hunting,
                ,    ,                 ,  ,        ,
      I will / not speak | with him,/ say I | am sick,
       .  T    T    T         ,       ,     ,
      If you come slack | of form|er serv|ices,
                   ,   ,          ,       2     ,     ,
      You shall / do well,| the fault | of it I'll | answer.
 
OSWALD
            ,       ,      ,     ,        oo
      He's com|ing mad|am, I | hear him.|
 
[Horns within]
 
GONERIL
           ,         ,      ,      ,            ,
      Put on | what wea|ry neg|ligence | you please,
       ,     2        ,                 x       ,         ,
      You and your | fellows:| I'll have it | come to | question;
          ,          x      ,         ,        ,
      If he | dislike it,| let him | to our | sister,
              ,          ,        ,         ,         ,
      Whose mind | and mine | I know | in that | are one,
       ,           ,      ,      Tx   T   T
      Not to | be ove|r-ruled.| Idle old man,
             ,            ,        ,        ,      ,
      That still | would man|age those | autho|rities
            ,          x       ,          ,        ,
      That he | hath given | away.| Now* by | my life,
       T    T    .    T        ,          ,         ,
      Old fools are babes | again,| and must | be used
              ,          ,     2      ,        2      ,       ,
      With checks | as flat|teries, when | they are seen | abused.
         ,        ,               ,
      Remem|ber what | I have / said.
 
OSWALD
                                       ,     ,
                                     Well | madam.
 
GONERIL
And let his knights have colder looks among you: what grows of it no matter, advise your fellows so, I'll write straight to my sister to hold my course; prepare for dinner.
 
[Exeunt]

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