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against his will: if thou follow him thou must needs wear my coxcomb. How
now, Nuncle! Would I had two coxcombs and two daughters!

LEAR
Why, my boy?

FOOL
If I gave them all my living, I’d keep my coxcombs [105] myself. There’s
mine; beg another of thy daughters.

LEAR
Take heed, sirrah; the whip.

FOOL
Truth’s a dog must to kennel; he must be whipp’d out when the Lady’s Brach
may stand by th’fire and stink.

LEAR
A pestilent gall to me! [110]

FOOL
Sirrah, I’ll teach thee a speech.

LEAR
Do.

FOOL
Mark it, Nuncle:

Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest, [115]
Lend less than thou owest,
Ride more than thou goest,

Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest;
Leave thy drink and thy whore, [120]
And keep in-a-door,

And thou shalt have more