The Tears of Cordelia
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All blessed secrets,
All you unpublished virtues of the earth,
Spring with my tears. Be aidant and remediate
In the good man's distress. Seek, seek for him,
Lest his ungoverned rage dissolve the life
That lacks the means to lead him.
--Cordelia's prayer for her father King Lear--and for all mankind--from Shakespeare's King Lear, inspiration to my forthcoming book.