Edmund Kean [1830], King Lear. A tragedy, In Five Acts, by William Shakspeare. Printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical, by D.—G. To which are added, description of the costume,—cast of the characters,—entrances and exits,—relative positions of the performers on the stage, and the whole of the stage business, As performed at the Theatres Royal, London. Embellished with a fine engraving, By Mr. White, from a Drawing taken in the Theatre, by Mr R. Cruikshank (John Cumberland [etc.], London) [word count] [S34400].
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SCENE III.
—A Valley near the Field of Battle.
Enter Edgar and Gloster, R. U. E.
Edg.
Here, father, take the shadow of this tree
For your good host; pray that the right may thrive:
If ever I return to you again,
I'll bring you comfort.
[Exit Edgar, L.
Glo.
Grace go with you, sir.
[An alarum within, L.
The fight grows hot; the whole war's now at work,
And the gor'd battle bleeds in every vein,
Whilst drums and trumpets drown loud slaughter's roar.
Where's Gloster now, that us'd to head the onset,
And scour the ranks where deadliest danger lay?
Here, like a shepherd, in a lonely shade,
Idle, unarm'd, and list'ning to the fight.
No more of shelter, thou blind worm, but forth
To th' open field; the war may come this way,
And crush thee into rest.
[Advances a little
O, dark despair! When, Edgar, wilt thou come
To pardon, and dismiss me to the grave?
[A Retreat sounded, L.
Hark! a retreat; the king, I fear, has lost.
Re-enter Edgar, L.
Edg.
Away, old man; give me your hand; away!
[Crosses to R.
King Lear has lost; he and his daughter ta'en
Give me thy hand. Come on!
Glo.
No farther, sir; a man may rot even here.
Edg
What! in ill thoughts again? Men must endure
Their going hence, ev'n as their coming hither.
Ripeness is all.—Come on!
Glo.
And that's true too.
[Exeunt, R.
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Edmund Kean [1830], King Lear. A tragedy, In Five Acts, by William Shakspeare. Printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical, by D.—G. To which are added, description of the costume,—cast of the characters,—entrances and exits,—relative positions of the performers on the stage, and the whole of the stage business, As performed at the Theatres Royal, London. Embellished with a fine engraving, By Mr. White, from a Drawing taken in the Theatre, by Mr R. Cruikshank (John Cumberland [etc.], London) [word count] [S34400].
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