Compton GageGo thy way, weigh me the weight of the fire, or measure me the blast of the wind, or call me again the day that is past.
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Go thy way, weigh me the weight of the fire, or measure me the blast of the wind, or call me again the day that is past. These lines are actually from King Lear by William Shakespeare. The first line is actually a quote by another person, but it has become part of this famous play. The lines are often referred to as “The Fool’s Speech” because it is delivered by a character who is constantly being fooled.
This character constantly talks about how he cannot measure or weigh anything because he is being constantly fooled by everything that happens to him. He constantly has his heart broken and constantly tries to do things in his own mind, but he constantly fails.
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