Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.ii.15 | my Cupid's knocked out, and I begin to love as an old | my Cupid's knock'd out, and I beginne to loue, as an old |
Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.ii.207 | Stood pretty dimpled boys, like smiling Cupids, | Stood pretty Dimpled Boyes, like smiling Cupids, |
Cymbeline | Cym II.iv.89 | I had forgot them – were two winking Cupids | (I had forgot them) were two winking Cupids |
Cymbeline | Cym III.ii.39 | You clasp young Cupid's tables. Good news, gods! | You claspe young Cupids Tables: good Newes Gods. |
Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.ii.169 | had a very good wit. Cupid's butt-shaft is too hard for | had a very good witte. Cupids Butshaft is too hard for |
Love's Labour's Lost | LLL II.i.241 | He is Cupid's grandfather, and learns news of him. | He is Cupids Grandfather, and learnes news of him. |
Love's Labour's Lost | LLL IV.iii.56 | O, rhymes are guards on wanton Cupid's hose; | O Rimes are gards on wanton Cupids hose, |
Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.9 | That he was fain to seal on Cupid's name. | That he was faine to seale on Cupids name. |
The Merchant of Venice | MV II.ix.100 | Quick Cupid's post that comes so mannerly. | Quicke Cupids Post, that comes so mannerly. |
The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.ii.131 | This punk is one of Cupid's carriers. | This Puncke is one of Cupids Carriers, |
A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND I.i.169 | I swear to thee by Cupid's strongest bow, | I sweare to thee, by Cupids strongest bow, |
A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.i.161 | But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft | But I might see young Cupids fiery shaft |
A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.103 | Hit with Cupid's archery, | Hit with Cupids archery, |
A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.i.72 | Dian's bud o'er Cupid's flower | Dians bud, or Cupids flower, |
Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.i.22 | Is little Cupid's crafty arrow made, | Is little Cupids crafty arrow made, |
Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.ii.10 | thrice cut Cupid's bowstring and the little hangman | thrice cut Cupids bow-string, and the little hang-man |
Pericles | Per I.i.39 | Here they stand martyrs slain in Cupid's wars; | Heere they stand Martyrs slaine in Cupids Warres: |
Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.i.209 | With Cupid's arrow. She hath Dian's wit, | With Cupids arrow, she hath Dians wit: |
Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.iv.17 | You are a lover. Borrow Cupid's wings | You are a Louer, borrow Cupids wings, |
Troilus and Cressida | TC III.ii.13 | From Cupid's shoulder pluck his painted wings, | From Cupids shoulder plucke his painted wings, |
Troilus and Cressida | TC III.ii.73 | Cupid's pageant there is presented no monster. | Cupids Pageant there is presented no monster. |
The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK II.i.85 | Loaden with kisses, armed with thousand Cupids, | Loden with kisses, armd with thousand Cupids |