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King Lear

Act V, Scene 2

A field between the two camps.
 
[Alarum within. Enter, with drum and colors, LEAR, CORDELIA, and Soldiers, over the stage; and exeunt. Enter EDGAR and GLOUCESTER]
 
EDGAR
       __     ,         ,         ,         2       ,
      Here | father,| take the | shadow | of this tree
                   ,    ,      ,               ,            ,
      For your / good host:| pray that | the right | may thrive:
          ,    ,       ,        ,       ,
      If ev|er I | return | to you | again,
             ,          ,
      I'll bring | you com|fort.
 
GLOUCESTER
                                   ,          ,         ,
                                 Grace | go with | you sir.
 
[Exit EDGAR. Alarum and retreat within. Enter EDGAR]
 
EDGAR
        ,     T   T     T      2      ,      ,
      Away | old man, give | me thy hand,| away:
             ,           ,     ,             ,         ,
      King^Lear | hath lost,| he and | his daught|er tane,
        ,             ,          ,
      Give me | thy hand:| come on.
 
GLOUCESTER
      <-    ,        ,        ,         ,     ,      __    oo
        No furth|er sir,|| a man | may rot | even | here.|
 
EDGAR
        T   .  T      T         ,     T    T   .  T
      What in ill thoughts | again?| Men must endure
              x       ,      x                ,        ,
      Their going | hence, even / as their | coming | hither,
        ,            ,          ,
      Ripeness | is all | come on.
 
GLOUCESTER
                                    .    T      T   T
                                   And that's true too.
 
[Exeunt]

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