He but usurp'd his life.

Alb. Bear them from hence. Our present business
Is general woe. [To Kent and Edgar] Friends of my soul, you

twain
Rule in this realm, and the gor'd state sustain.

Kent. I have a journey, sir, shortly to go.
My master calls me; I must not say no.

Alb. The weight of this sad time we must obey,
Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say.

The oldest have borne most; we that are young
Shall never see so much, nor live so long.

Exeunt with a dead march.
-THE END-

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• shortly [´ʃɔ:tli] ad.立刻，马上；不久 (初中英语单词)