Good king, that must approve the common saw,
Thou out of heaven’s benediction comest
To the warm sun!
Approach, thou beacon to this under globe,
That by thy comfortable beams I may
Peruse this letter!
-Kent
King Lear Act II, Scene II, Line 161
Okay, this is the beginning of Kent’s little soliloquy that ends this act. In terms of context, Kent has been put in the stocks for the night by Regan and Cornwall, and there we find him all alone, contemplating the overall situation. I have to tell you, this speech is a bit hard to understand. I contemplated giving you the whole thing, fourteen lines, but decided against it. You’re welcome.
It does however have a good, and easily understandable, ending, so I’ll give you the line he ends with.
Fortune, good night: smile once more: turn thy wheel!
Sleeps
And here you have a pic of the warm sun. Or perhaps it's the beacon to this under globe, or maybe the comfortable beams. Whichever you prefer.
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