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King Lear, II. ii
43

Draw, you whoreson, cullionly barber-monger,
draw. 37

Osw. Away! I have nothing to do with thee.

Kent. Draw, you rascal; you come with let-
ters against the king, and take vanity the pup-
pet's part against the royalty of her father.
Draw, you rogue, or I'll so carbonado your
shanks: draw, you rascal; come your ways.

Osw. Help, ho! murder! help! 44

Kent. Strike, you slave; stand, rogue, stand;
you neat slave, strike. [Beating him.]

Osw. Help, oh! murder! murder!

Enter Bastard [Edmund], Cornwall, Regan, Gloucester, [and] Servants.

Edm. How now! What's the matter? 48

Kent. With you, goodman boy, if you please: come,
I'll flesh ye; come on, young master.

Glo. Weapons! arms! What's the matter here?

Corn. Keep peace, upon your lives: 52
He dies that strikes again. What is the matter?

Reg. The messengers from our sister and the king.

Corn. What is your difference? speak.

Osw. I am scarce in breath, my lord. 56

Kent. No marvel, you have so bestirred your
valour. You cowardly rascal, nature disclaims
in thee: a tailor made thee.

Corn. Thou art a strange fellow; a tailor
make a man? 61

Kent. Ay, a tailor, sir: a stone-cutter or a

36 cullionly: knavish
barber-monger: patron of the barber's shop
40 vanity the puppet's: Vanity, a personified character in the Morality plays
42 carbonado: slice
46 neat: mere, very
49 goodman: a plebeian form of address
58 disclaims: claims no share