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" The weight of this sad time we must obey ; Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say. The oldest hath borne most : we, that are young, Shall never see so much, nor live so long. "
The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text of the ... - Page 470
by William Shakespeare - 1805
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King Lear

William Shakespeare - Drama - 2007 - 260 pages
...sustain. 295 Kent I have a journey, sir, shortly to go. My master164 calls me, I must not say no. Edgar The weight of this sad time we must obey; Speak what...say. The oldest hath borne most, we that are young 300 Shall never see so much, nor live so long. EXEUNT, WITH A DEAD MARCH165 1 60 instrument of torture...
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The Christian Tradition in English Literature: Poetry, Plays, and Shorter Prose

Paul Cavill, Heather Ward - Literary Criticism - 2007 - 515 pages
...pronouns reach out to embrace the audience as well as the characters, in a truly Aristotelian way: The weight of this sad time we must obey Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say. The oldest have borne most. We that are young Shall never see so much, nor live so long. (Act 5 scene 3, 299-...
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The Tragedy of King Lear: With Classic and Contemporary Criticisms

William Shakespeare - Literary Criticism - 2008 - 380 pages
...delirium of Shakespeare in the words of Edgar as he enunciates the final words of this finest of plays. The weight of this sad time we must obey, Speak what...are young Shall never see so much, nor live so long. (5.3.325-28) In Edgar's words we hear a lament for contemporary England, and a lament, perhaps, for...
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The Quest for Shakespeare

Joseph Pearce - Biography & Autobiography - 2008 - 224 pages
...delirium of Shakespeare in the words of Edgar as he enunciates the final words of this finest of plays. The weight of this sad time we must obey, Speak what...are young Shall never see so much, nor live so long. (5.3.325-28) In Edgar's words we hear a lament for contemporary England, and a lament, perhaps, for...
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