King Lear: A Verse Translation
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British king in the pre-Roman era divides his kingdom into equal parts to provide dowries for his three daughters. Two daughters, Regan
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When usurers count their gold outdoors, With
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Your eyes are in a deep, dark hole, your purse is light, yet you see how this world works.
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When friends have lost their friends, A cause, though just, till passions cool, is cursed By those that feel its sting.
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life's so sweet We'd rather feel the pain of death each hour Than die at once—I
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We must accept the weight of this sad day, Voice what we feel, not what we ought to say. The oldest bore the most; we who are young Will never see so much, nor live so long.