King LearCommercial Press, 1922 - 385 pages |
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... Bedlam . Enter Edgar Oh , these eclipses do portend these divisions ! fa , sol , la , mi . Edgar . How now , brother Edmund ! what seri- ous contemplation are you in ? Edmund . I am thinking ... Bedlam : a Bedlam beggar . 66 Act I. KING LEAR.
... Bedlam . Enter Edgar Oh , these eclipses do portend these divisions ! fa , sol , la , mi . Edgar . How now , brother Edmund ! what seri- ous contemplation are you in ? Edmund . I am thinking ... Bedlam : a Bedlam beggar . 66 Act I. KING LEAR.
Page 67
William Shakespeare. 136. Tom o ' Bedlam : a Bedlam beggar . Bedlam is a corruption of Bethlehem , the great asylum for the insane , named after Saint Mary of Bethlehem . Its inmates were often termed Bedlamites , and Tom was a common ...
William Shakespeare. 136. Tom o ' Bedlam : a Bedlam beggar . Bedlam is a corruption of Bethlehem , the great asylum for the insane , named after Saint Mary of Bethlehem . Its inmates were often termed Bedlamites , and Tom was a common ...
Page 154
... Bedlam beggars , who , with roaring voices , Strike in their numb'd and mortified arms Pins , wooden picks , nails , sprigs of rosemary ; And with this horrible object , from low farms , Poor pelting villages , sheep - cotes , and mills ...
... Bedlam beggars , who , with roaring voices , Strike in their numb'd and mortified arms Pins , wooden picks , nails , sprigs of rosemary ; And with this horrible object , from low farms , Poor pelting villages , sheep - cotes , and mills ...
Page 155
... Bedlam : a corruption of Bethlehem , in London where a hos- pital for the insane was situated . The inmates of this hospital , as they become partially cured , were allowed to go forth to beg ; and hence any foolish beggar became known ...
... Bedlam : a corruption of Bethlehem , in London where a hos- pital for the insane was situated . The inmates of this hospital , as they become partially cured , were allowed to go forth to beg ; and hence any foolish beggar became known ...
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... Bedlam beggar , lies hidden in the hovel beneath the straw . Hearing the approach of others he fears discovery and must act his part , seeking in his wild words to avoid rational meaning . He may , perhaps , pretend to be sounding or ...
... Bedlam beggar , lies hidden in the hovel beneath the straw . Hearing the approach of others he fears discovery and must act his part , seeking in his wild words to avoid rational meaning . He may , perhaps , pretend to be sounding or ...
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