All 5 Uses of
infirm
in
King Lear
- Will you, with those infirmities she owes, Unfriended, new-adopted to our hate, Dower'd with our curse, and stranger'd with our oath, Take her, or leave her?†
Scene 1.1infirmities = weaknesses from old age or disease
- 'Tis the infirmity of his age: yet he hath ever but slenderly known himself.†
Scene 1.1 *infirmity = weakness from old age or disease
- The best and soundest of his time hath been but rash; then must we look to receive from his age, not alone the imperfections of long-ingraffed condition, but therewithal the unruly waywardness that infirm and choleric years bring with them.†
Scene 1.1infirm = weak from old age or disease
- —Tell the hot duke that— No, but not yet: may be he is not well: Infirmity doth still neglect all office Whereto our health is bound: we are not ourselves When nature, being oppress'd, commands the mind To suffer with the body: I'll forbear; And am fallen out with my more headier will, To take the indispos'd and sickly fit For the sound man.†
Scene 2.4infirmity = weakness from old age or disease
- Nor rain, wind, thunder, fire are my daughters: I tax not you, you elements, with unkindness; I never gave you kingdom, call'd you children; You owe me no subscription: then let fall Your horrible pleasure; here I stand, your slave, A poor, infirm, weak, and despis'd old man:— But yet I call you servile ministers, That will with two pernicious daughters join Your high-engender'd battles 'gainst a head So old and white as this!†
Scene 3.2infirm = weak from old age or disease