. The history of King Lear: a tragedy, as it is now acted at the King's theatre. Reviv'd with alterations. By N. Tate. TO My Efteemd F R i i h drnOMAS BOTELER. O U have a natural Right to this Piece ^ finesby your Advice I attempted the Revival ofit zoith Alterations. Nothing but the Pozvrof your Perfuafions, and my Zeal for alithe Remains of Shakefpear, tetH havewrought me to fo bold an Undertaking, Inind that the New-modelling of this Story, wou^d force\e fometimes on the difficult task of making the chiefeji,\erfons fpeak fomething like their CharaSlers, on Matterhereof I had no Ground in m
. The history of King Lear: a tragedy, as it is now acted at the King's theatre. Reviv'd with alterations. By N. Tate. TO My Efteemd F R i i h drnOMAS BOTELER. O U have a natural Right to this Piece ^ finesby your Advice I attempted the Revival ofit zoith Alterations. Nothing but the Pozvrof your Perfuafions, and my Zeal for alithe Remains of Shakefpear, tetH havewrought me to fo bold an Undertaking, Inind that the New-modelling of this Story, wou^d force\e fometimes on the difficult task of making the chiefeji,\erfons fpeak fomething like their CharaSlers, on Matterhereof I had no Ground in my Author. LearV realnd EdgarV pretended Madnefs have fo much of extrava-ant Nature, (I know not how elfe to exprefs it,) asP«V never have farted, but from our Shakefpearj Creahig Taney. The Images and Language are fo odd andkrprizing, and yet fo agreeable and proper, that whiljf\e grant that none but Shakefpear coud have form dfuchConceptions ; yet we are fat is fed that they were the onlyhings in the World that ought to be faid on tho/e Occa-ons. I found the Whole to anfwer your Account of it, aleap of Jewels,historyofkinglea00shak
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