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Quotation from Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb

“she loved his majesty according to her duty, neither more nor less.”

Charles and Mary Lamb (spoken by Narrator (reporting Cordelia))

Tales from Shakespeare, King Lear, opening (Project Gutenberg text)

Portrait of Charles and Mary Lamb

Cordelia's answer when Lear asks which daughter loves him best.

Citation: "she loved his majesty according to her duty, neither more nor less." — Charles and Mary Lamb, Tales from Shakespeare, King Lear, opening (Project Gutenberg text). (id tales-from-shakespeare-q5)

Portrait: Tales from Shakspeare (1831) title page, William Harvey, Public domain.

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