 Pray, do not mock me : I am a very foolish fond old man, Fourscore and upward, not an hour more nor less; 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...  The British Quarterly Review - Page 565edited by - 1845Full view - About this book
 | James Beattie - Classical education - 1809 - 406 pages
...totally depressed, speaks in a style than which nothing can be imagined more simple or more affecting: Pray, do not mock me; I am a very foolish, fond old man, Fourscore and upward, and, to deal plainly with you, I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Methinks I should know you,... | |
 | 1811 - 418 pages
...strengths, while we Unburden'd crawl toward death; — and again in the seventh scene of the fourth act, Pray do not mock me: I am a very foolish, fond old man, Fourscore and upwards, — and, to finish the portrait, he has made him the victim of his own kindness to ungrateful, undutiful,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 94 pages
...abused ; I should even die with pity To see another thus. I will not swear These are my hands. Lear. Pray, do not mock me ; I am a very foolish, fond, old man, Fourscore and upward ; and, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Cord. Nay, then farewell to patience... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 498 pages
...your hands in benediction o'er me :— No, sir, you must not kneel. Cor. O, look upon me, sir, Lear. Pray, do not mock me: I am a very foolish fond old man, Fourscore and upward; and, to deal plainly, I fear, I am not in my perfect mind. Methinks, I should know you, and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 414 pages
...look upon me, sir, And hold your hands in benediction o'er me :— No, sir, you must not kneel. Lear. Pray, do not mock me : I am a very foolish fond old man, Fourscore and upward ; and, to deal plainly, I fear, I am not in my perfect mind. Methiuks, I should know you, and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 420 pages
...look upon me, sir, And hold your hands in benediction o'er me :— No, sir, you must not kneel. Lear. Pray, do not mock me : I am a very foolish fond old man, Fourscore and upward ; and, to deal plainly, I fear, I am not in my perfect mind. Mor.hinks, I should know you, and... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 666 pages
...O look upon me, Sir, And hold your hand in benediction o'er me. No, Sir, you must not kneel. Lear. Pray, do not mock me. I am a very foolish fond old man, Fourscore and upward ; and, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Methinks I should know you, and... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...look upon me, Sir, And hold your hands in benediction o'er me : No, Sir, you must not kneel. /.- - Pray, do not mock me : I am a very foolish fond old man, Fourscore and upward : and, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Methinks I should know you, and... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - English literature - 1816 - 414 pages
...look on me, sir, And hold your hand in benediction o'er me. — No, sir, you must not kneel. Lear. Pray do not mock me ; I am a very foolish fond old man, Fourscore and upward; and, to deal plainly with you, I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Methinks I should know you,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1817 - 392 pages
...me, sir, • And hold your hands in benediction o'er me :—— No, sir, you must not kneel. Lear. Pray, do not mock me : I am a very foolish fond old man, Fourscore and upwafd; Not an hour more, nor less : and, to deal plainly, I fear, I am not in my perfect mind. Methinks,... | |
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