It is a wise father that 74 knows his own child.
LANCELET
Nay, indeed, if you had your eyes, you might 73
fail of the knowing me. It is a wise father that 74
knows his own child . < He kneels. > Give me your bless- 76
ing. Truth will come to light, murder cannot be hid 77
long a man’s son may, but in the end, truth will 78
out. 79
[Act 2 Scene 2]
Footnote
74 –75. It is . . . his own child: inversion of the proverb “ It is a wise child that knows his own father ”
