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1  This is not altogether fool, my lord.
King Lear By William Shakespeare
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2  Yes indeed: thou wouldst make a good fool.
King Lear By William Shakespeare
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3  None of these rogues and cowards But Ajax is their fool.
King Lear By William Shakespeare
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4  Nuncle Lear, nuncle Lear, tarry and take the fool with thee.
King Lear By William Shakespeare
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5  Marry, here's grace and a codpiece; that's a wise man and a fool.
King Lear By William Shakespeare
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6  None but the fool, who labours to out-jest His heart-struck injuries.
King Lear By William Shakespeare
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7  Poor fool and knave, I have one part in my heart That's sorry yet for thee.
King Lear By William Shakespeare
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8  Since my young lady's going into France, sir, the fool hath much pined away.
King Lear By William Shakespeare
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9  If thou wert my fool, nuncle, I'ld have thee beaten for being old before thy time.
King Lear By William Shakespeare
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10  Prythee, nuncle, keep a schoolmaster that can teach thy fool to lie; I would fain learn to lie.
King Lear By William Shakespeare
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11  Good nuncle, in; and ask thy daughters blessing: here's a night pities neither wise men nor fools.
King Lear By William Shakespeare
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12  The sweet and bitter fool Will presently appear; The one in motley here, The other found out there.
King Lear By William Shakespeare
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13  When a wise man gives thee better counsel, give me mine again: I would have none but knaves follow it, since a fool gives it.
King Lear By William Shakespeare
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14  A fox when one has caught her, And such a daughter, Should sure to the slaughter, If my cap would buy a halter; So the fool follows after.
King Lear By William Shakespeare
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15  Not only, sir, this your all-licens'd fool, But other of your insolent retinue Do hourly carp and quarrel; breaking forth In rank and not-to-be-endured riots.
King Lear By William Shakespeare
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16  But I will tarry; the fool will stay, And let the wise man fly: The knave turns fool that runs away; The fool no knave perdy.
King Lear By William Shakespeare
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17  No, faith; lords and great men will not let me; if I had a monopoly out, they would have part on't and ladies too, they will not let me have all the fool to myself; they'll be snatching.
King Lear By William Shakespeare
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