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Work
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are treated as single work with 154 parts.
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the character name is "Poet."
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King Lear
[I, 2] |
Earl of Gloucester |
404 |
O villain, villain! His very opinion in the letter! Abhorred
villain! Unnatural, detested, brutish villain! worse than
brutish! Go, sirrah, seek him. I'll apprehend him. Abominable
villain! Where is he?
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2 |
King Lear
[I, 2] |
Earl of Gloucester |
429 |
These late eclipses in the sun and moon portend no good to
us. Though the wisdom of nature can reason it thus and thus, yet
nature finds itself scourg'd by the sequent effects. Love cools,
friendship falls off, brothers divide. In cities, mutinies; in
countries, discord; in palaces, treason; and the bond crack'd
'twixt son and father. This villain of mine comes under the
prediction; there's son against father: the King falls from bias
of nature; there's father against child. We have seen the best
of our time. Machinations, hollowness, treachery, and all
ruinous disorders follow us disquietly to our graves. Find out
this villain, Edmund; it shall lose thee nothing; do it
carefully. And the noble and true-hearted Kent banish'd! his
offence, honesty! 'Tis strange. Exit.
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3 |
King Lear
[I, 2] |
Edgar |
484 |
Some villain hath done me wrong.
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4 |
King Lear
[II, 1] |
Earl of Gloucester |
967 |
Now, Edmund, where's the villain?
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5 |
King Lear
[II, 1] |
Earl of Gloucester |
973 |
Where is the villain, Edmund?
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6 |
King Lear
[II, 1] |
Earl of Gloucester |
1012 |
Strong and fast'ned villain!
Would he deny his letter? I never got him.
[Tucket within.]
Hark, the Duke's trumpets! I know not why he comes.
All ports I'll bar; the villain shall not scape;
The Duke must grant me that. Besides, his picture
I will send far and near, that all the kingdom
May have due note of him, and of my land,
Loyal and natural boy, I'll work the means
To make thee capable.
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7 |
King Lear
[II, 2] |
Earl of Kent |
1131 |
Thou whoreson zed! thou unnecessary letter! My lord, if
you'll give me leave, I will tread this unbolted villain into
mortar and daub the walls of a jakes with him. 'Spare my grey
beard,' you wagtail?
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8 |
King Lear
[III, 7] |
Duke of Cornwall |
2158 |
To this chair bind him. Villain, thou shalt find-
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9 |
King Lear
[III, 7] |
Duke of Cornwall |
2210 |
My villain! Draw and fight.
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10 |
King Lear
[III, 7] |
Regan |
2221 |
Out, treacherous villain!
Thou call'st on him that hates thee. It was he
That made the overture of thy treasons to us;
Who is too good to pity thee.
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11 |
King Lear
[III, 7] |
Duke of Cornwall |
2230 |
I have receiv'd a hurt. Follow me, lady.
Turn out that eyeless villain. Throw this slave
Upon the dunghill. Regan, I bleed apace.
Untimely comes this hurt. Give me your arm.
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12 |
King Lear
[IV, 6] |
Oswald |
2867 |
Slave, thou hast slain me. Villain, take my purse.
If ever thou wilt thrive, bury my body,
And give the letters which thou find'st about me
To Edmund Earl of Gloucester. Seek him out
Upon the British party. O, untimely death! Death!
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King Lear
[IV, 6] |
Edgar |
2873 |
I know thee well. A serviceable villain,
As duteous to the vices of thy mistress
As badness would desire.
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