 Lear. Pray, do not mock me : I am a very foolish fond old man, Fourscore and upward, not an hour more nor less; And, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind.  Blackwood's Magazine - Page 1571833Full view - About this book
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 280 pages
...yshadowed was his place. Every one knows the words of Lear, " most matter-of-fact, most melancholy." Pray do not mock me ; I am a very foolish fond old man Fourscore and upwards: Not an hour more, nor less ; and to deal plainly I fear I am not in my perfect mind. It is... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1994 - 160 pages
...pin prick. Would I were assured Of my condition. CORDELIA O look upon me, sir, And hold your hands in benediction o'er me. No, sir, you must not kneel. LEAR Pray do not mock. I am a very foolish, fond old man, 60 Fourscore and upward, and to deal plainly, I fear I am not in... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1995 - 136 pages
...kill, kill, kill, kill, kill! CORDELIA O look upon me, sir, And hold your hand in benediction o'er me. You must not kneel. LEAR Pray, do not mock me. I am...a very foolish fond old man, Fourscore and upward, not an hour more nor less; And, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Methinks I should... | |
 | Charles R. Bambach - 1995 - 316 pages
...with Cordelia and Kent, identifies himself only by his weakness and in relation to those he loves: Pray, do not mock me. I am a very foolish fond old man, Fourscore and upward, not an hour more nor less; And, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Methinks I should... | |
 | Marie-Claire Rouyer - 1996 - 344 pages
...l am bound Upon a wheel offire, that mine own tears Do scald like molten lead. (Oh, it's so true!) Pray do not mock me. I am a very foolish, fond old man. (The King clasps Thurlow.) And to deal plainly Ifear I am not in my perfect mina. Do not laugh at me.... | |
 | Ray Leslee, Kenneth Welsh - 1998 - 44 pages
...but jest ... and ... 'tis my vocation, and 'tis no sin for a man to labor in his vocation ... but, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind ... methinks I should know you (Points to someone in the house.) ... and know this man (Points to someone else.) ... but I am mainly... | |
 | Emerson R. Marks - 1998 - 428 pages
...expressing mental distress; he could imagine nothing more moving than Lear's appeal in Act IV, scene 7: Pray, do not mock me; I am a very foolish fond old man, Fourscore and upward, not an hour more nor less; And, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Methinks I should... | |
 | Ben Siegel, Jay L. Halio - 1999 - 248 pages
...Lexington IRT reciting King Lear aloud: "Pray, do not mock me. /1 am a very foolish fond old man, / . . . And, to deal plainly, / I fear I am not in my perfect mind. / Methinks . . .' " As Sabbath goes blank, a young woman sitting next to him whispers the next line: " 'Methinks'... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1999 - 196 pages
...condition. CORDELIA O look upon me, sir, And hold your hand in benediction o'er me. You must not kneel. 6O LEAR Pray, do not mock me. I am a very foolish fond old man, 62 Fourscore and upward, not an hour more nor less; And, to deal plainly, Methinks I should know you,... | |
 | Daniel Fischlin, Mark Fortier - 2000 - 330 pages
...swear These are my Hands. CORDELIA O look upon me, Sir, And hold your Hands in Blessing o're me, nay, You must not kneel. LEAR Pray do not mock me. I am...Old Man, Fourscore and upward, and to deal plainly with you, I fear I am not in my perfect Mind. CORDELIA Nay, then farewell to patience; witness for... | |
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