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" And, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Methinks I should know you, and know this man ; Yet I am doubtful : for I am mainly ignorant What place this is ; and all the skill I have Remembers not these garments ; nor I know not Where I... "
The Stratford Shakspere, ed. by C. Knight - Page 79
by William Shakespeare - 1856
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Dementia and Aging: Ethics, Values, and Policy Choices

Robert H. Binstock, Stephen G. Post, Peter J. Whitehouse - 1992 - 214 pages
...should forget our pretensions and forgive ourselves apd them. Lear says in Shakespeare's play about him: Pray, do not mock me: I am a very foolish fond old...a man, I think this lady To be my child Cordelia. You must bear with me: Pray you now, forget and forgive: I am old and foolish. (Craig, 1951, p. 1012)...
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The Tragedy of King Lear

William Shakespeare - 1992 - 340 pages
...and upward, Not an hour more nor less; and to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind. 60 Methinks I should know you and know this man; Yet...Where I did lodge last night. Do not laugh at me, 65 For, as I am a man, I think this lady To be my child Cordelia. CORDELIA And so I am: I am. LEAR...
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King Lear: A Parallel Text Edition

William Shakespeare - 1993 - 336 pages
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The Performance of Conviction: Plainness and Rhetoric in the Early English ...

Kenneth John Emerson Graham - 1994 - 260 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...a man, I think this lady To be my child Cordelia. (59-69) Lear appears to sense that plainness is necessary for his new perception: only by letting go...
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Scar Tissue

Michael Ignatieff - 1994 - 214 pages
...processes implicit in the apparently simple act of recognising a human face. The waking king whispers: Pray, do not mock me: I am a very foolish fond old...For, as I am a man, I think this lady To be my child . . . Methinks I should know you People kept asking me: Does she recognise you? As if recognition is...
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King Lear

William Shakespeare - 1994 - 176 pages
...o'er me; No, sir, you must not kneel. LEAR Pray do not mock me; I am a very foolish fond old man, 60 And, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect...a man) I think this lady To be my child Cordelia. CORDELIA And so I am: I am! 70 LEAR Be your tears wet? Yes, faith: I pray weep not. If you have poison...
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King Lear

William Shakespeare - 1994 - 134 pages
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King Lear

William Shakespeare - 1994 - 132 pages
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The First Quarto of King Lear

William Shakespeare - 1994 - 160 pages
...this man; Yet I am doubtful, for I am mainly ignorant What place this is, and all the skill I have 65 Remembers not these garments, nor I know not Where...a man, I think this lady To be my child Cordelia. CORDELIA And so I am. LEAR Be your tears wet? Yes, faith. I pray, weep not. 70 If you have poison for...
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Selected Poems

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 man, I think this lady To be my child Cordelia. Be your tears wet? Yes, faith. I pray weep not. If you have poison for me, I will drink it. I know...
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