| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Many a man would take you at your word, | Many a man would take you at your word | CE I.ii.17 |
| And goe indeede, hauing so good a meane. | And go indeed, having so good a mean. | CE I.ii.18 |
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| What answer sir? when spake I such a word? | What answer, sir? When spake I such a word? | CE II.ii.13 |
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| I did not see you since you sent me hence | I did not see you since you sent me hence | CE II.ii.15 |
| Home to the Centaur with the gold you gaue me. | Home to the Centaur with the gold you gave me. | CE II.ii.16 |
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| I am glad to see you in this merrie vaine, | I am glad to see you in this merry vein. | CE II.ii.20 |
| What meanes this iest, I pray you Master tell me? | What means this jest, I pray you, master, tell me? | CE II.ii.21 |
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| Hold sir, for Gods sake, now your iest is earnest, | Hold, sir, for God's sake; now your jest is earnest. | CE II.ii.24 |
| Vpon what bargaine do you giue it me? | Upon what bargain do you give it me? | CE II.ii.25 |
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| Sconce call you it? so you | ‘ Sconce ’ call you it? So you | CE II.ii.35 |
| would leaue batte-ring, I had rather haue it a head, and you | would leave battering I had rather have it a head. An you | CE II.ii.36 |
| vse these blows long, I must get a sconce for my head, | use these blows long I must get a sconce for my head, | CE II.ii.37 |
| and Insconce it to, or else I shall seek my wit in my | and ensconce it too, or else I shall seek my wit in my | CE II.ii.38 |
| shoulders, but I pray sir, why am I beaten? | shoulders. But I pray, sir, why am I beaten? | CE II.ii.39 |
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| Nothing sir, but that I am | Nothing, sir, but that I am | CE II.ii.41 |
| beaten. | beaten. | CE II.ii.42 |
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| I sir, and wherefore; for they | Ay, sir, and wherefore; for they | CE II.ii.44 |
| say, euery why hath a wherefore. | say every why hath a wherefore. | CE II.ii.45 |
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| Was there euer anie man thus beaten out of season, | Was there ever any man thus beaten out of season, | CE II.ii.48 |
| when in the why and the wherefore, is neither rime nor reason. | When in the why and the wherefore is neither rhyme nor reason? | CE II.ii.49 |
| Well sir, I thanke you. | Well, sir, I thank you. | CE II.ii.50 |
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| Marry sir, for this something | Marry, sir, for this something | CE II.ii.52 |
| that you gaue me for nothing. | that you gave me for nothing. | CE II.ii.53 |
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| No sir, I thinke the meat wants | No, sir. I think the meat wants | CE II.ii.57 |
| that I haue. | that I have. | CE II.ii.58 |
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| Basting. | Basting. | CE II.ii.61 |
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| If it be sir, I pray you eat none | If it be, sir, I pray you eat none | CE II.ii.64 |
| of it. | of it. | CE II.ii.65 |
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| Lest it make you chollericke, and | Lest it make you choleric, and | CE II.ii.67 |
| purchase me another drie basting. | purchase me another dry basting. | CE II.ii.68 |
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| I durst haue denied that before | I durst have denied that before | CE II.ii.71 |
| you were so chollericke. | you were so choleric. | CE II.ii.72 |
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| Marry sir, by a rule as plaine as | Marry, sir, by a rule as plain as | CE II.ii.74 |
| the plaine bald pate of Father time himselfe. | the plain bald pate of Father Time himself. | CE II.ii.75 |
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| There's no time for a man to | There's no time for a man to | CE II.ii.77 |
| recouer his haire that growes bald by nature. | recover his hair that grows bald by nature. | CE II.ii.78 |
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| Yes, to pay a fine for a perewig, | Yes, to pay a fine for a periwig, | CE II.ii.81 |
| and recouer the lost haire of another man. | and recover the lost hair of another man. | CE II.ii.82 |
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| Because it is a blessing that hee | Because it is a blessing that he | CE II.ii.85 |
| bestowes on beasts, and what he hath scanted them in | bestows on beasts, and what he hath scanted men in | CE II.ii.86 |
| haire, hee hath giuen them in wit. | hair he hath given them in wit. | CE II.ii.87 |
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| Not a man of those but he hath | Not a man of those but he hath | CE II.ii.90 |
| the wit to lose his haire. | the wit to lose his hair. | CE II.ii.91 |
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| The plainer dealer, the sooner | The plainer dealer, the sooner | CE II.ii.94 |
| lost; yet he looseth it in a kinde of iollitie. | lost. Yet he loseth it in a kind of jollity. | CE II.ii.95 |
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| For two, and sound ones to. | For two, and sound ones, too. | CE II.ii.97 |
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| Sure ones then. | Sure ones, then. | CE II.ii.100 |
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| Certaine ones then. | Certain ones, then. | CE II.ii.103 |
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| The one to saue the money | The one, to save the money | CE II.ii.105 |
| that he spends in trying: the other, that at dinner they | that he spends in tiring. The other, that at dinner they | CE II.ii.106 |
| should not drop in his porrage. | should not drop in his porridge. | CE II.ii.107 |
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| Marry and did sir: namely, in | Marry, and did, sir; namely, e'en | CE II.ii.110 |
| no time to recouer haire lost by Nature. | no time to recover hair lost by nature. | CE II.ii.111 |
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| Thus I mend it: Time himselfe is bald, and therefore | Thus I mend it: Time himself is bald, and therefore | CE II.ii.114 |
| to the worlds end, will haue bald followers. | to the world's end will have bald followers. | CE II.ii.116 |
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| By me. | By me? | CE II.ii.165 |
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| I sir? I neuer saw her till this time. | I, sir? I never saw her till this time. | CE II.ii.171 |
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| I neuer spake with her in all my life. | I never spake with her in all my life. | CE II.ii.174 |
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| Oh for my beads, I crosse me for a sinner. | O for my beads! I cross me for a sinner. | CE II.ii.197 |
| This is the Fairie land, oh spight of spights | This is the fairy land. O spite of spites, | CE II.ii.198 |
| We talke with Goblins, Owles and Sprights; | We talk with goblins, owls, and sprites. | CE II.ii.199 |
| If we obay them not, this will insue: | If we obey them not, this will ensue: | CE II.ii.200 |
| They'll sucke our breath, or pinch vs blacke and blew. | They'll suck our breath, or pinch us black and blue. | CE II.ii.201 |
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| I am transformed Master, am I not? | I am transformed, master, am not I? | CE II.ii.204 |
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| Nay Master, both in minde, and in my shape. | Nay, master, both in mind and in my shape. | CE II.ii.206 |
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| No, I am an Ape. | No, I am an ape. | CE II.ii.208 |
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| 'Tis true she rides me, and I long for grasse. | 'Tis true, she rides me, and I long for grass. | CE II.ii.210 |
| 'Tis so, I am an Asse, else it could neuer be, | 'Tis so, I am an ass; else it could never be | CE II.ii.211 |
| But I should know her as well as she knowes me. | But I should know her as well as she knows me. | CE II.ii.212 |
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| Master, shall I be Porter at the gate? | Master, shall I be porter at the gate? | CE II.ii.227 |
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| Mome, Malthorse, Capon, Coxcombe, Idiot, Patch, | Mome, malthorse, capon, coxcomb, idiot, patch, | CE III.i.32 |
| Either get thee from the dore, or sit downe at the hatch: | Either get thee from the door or sit down at the hatch. | CE III.i.33 |
| Dost thou coniure for wenches, that yu calst for such store, | Dost thou conjure for wenches, that thou callest for such store, | CE III.i.34 |
| When one is one too many, goe get thee from the dore. | When one is one too many? Go, get thee from the door. | CE III.i.35 |
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| Let him walke from whence he came, lest hee catch cold on's feet. | Let him walk from whence he came, lest he catch cold on's feet. | CE III.i.37 |
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| Right sir, Ile tell you when, and you'll tell me wherefore. | Right, sir, I'll tell you when an you'll tell me wherefore. | CE III.i.39 |
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| Nor to day here you must not come againe when you may. | Nor today here you must not. Come again when you may. | CE III.i.41 |
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| The Porter for this time Sir, and my name is Dromio. | The porter for this time, sir, and my name is Dromio. | CE III.i.43 |
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| If thy name be called Luce, Luce thou hast answer'd him well. | If thy name be called Luce, Luce, thou hast answered him well. | CE III.i.53 |
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| And you said no. | And you said no. | CE III.i.55.2 |
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| By my troth your towne is troubled with vnruly boies. | By my troth, your town is troubled with unruly boys. | CE III.i.62 |
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| Breake any breaking here, and Ile breake your knaues pate. | Break any breaking here, and I'll break your knave's pate. | CE III.i.74 |
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| It seemes thou want'st breaking, out vpon thee hinde. | It seems thou wantest breaking. Out upon thee, hind! | CE III.i.77 |
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| I, when fowles haue no feathers, and fish haue no fin. | Ay, when fowls have no feathers, and fish have no fin. | CE III.i.79 |
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| Doe you know me sir? Am I | Do you know me, sir? Am I | CE III.ii.73 |
| Dromio? Am I your man? Am I my selfe? | Dromio? Am I your man? Am I myself? | CE III.ii.74 |
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| I am an asse, I am a womans | I am an ass, I am a woman's | CE III.ii.77 |
| man, and besides my selfe. | man, and besides myself. | CE III.ii.78 |
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| Marrie sir, besides my selfe, I am | Marry, sir, besides myself I am | CE III.ii.81 |
| due to a woman: One that claimes me, one that haunts | due to a woman. One that claims me, one that haunts | CE III.ii.82 |
| me, one that will haue me. | me, one that will have me. | CE III.ii.83 |
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| Marry sir, such claime as you | Marry, sir, such claim as you | CE III.ii.86 |
| would lay to your horse, and she would haue me as a | would lay to your horse; and she would have me as a | CE III.ii.87 |
| beast, not that I beeing a beast she would haue me, | beast – not that, I being a beast, she would have me, | CE III.ii.88 |
| but that she being a verie beastly creature layes claime | but that she, being a very beastly creature, lays claim | CE III.ii.89 |
| to me. | to me. | CE III.ii.90 |
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| A very reuerent body: I such | A very reverent body – ay, such | CE III.ii.92 |
| a one, as a man may not speake of, without he say sir reuerence, | a one as a man may not speak of without he say ‘ sir-reverence.’ | CE III.ii.93 |
| I haue but leane lucke in the match, and yet | I have but lean luck in the match, and yet | CE III.ii.94 |
| is she a wondrous fat marriage. | is she a wondrous fat marriage. | CE III.ii.95 |
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| Marry sir, she's the Kitchin | Marry, sir, she's the kitchen | CE III.ii.98 |
| wench, & al grease, and I know not what vse to put | wench, and all grease; and I know not what use to put | CE III.ii.99 |
| her too, but to make a Lampe of her, and run from her by | her to but to make a lamp of her and run from her by | CE III.ii.100 |
| her owne light. I warrant, her ragges and the Tallow in | her own light. I warrant her rags and the tallow in | CE III.ii.101 |
| them, will burne a Poland Winter: If she liues till doomesday, | them will burn a Poland winter. If she lives till doomsday | CE III.ii.102 |
| she'l burne a weeke longer then the whole World. | she'll burn a week longer than the whole world. | CE III.ii.103 |
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| Swart like my shoo, but her face | Swart like my shoe, but her face | CE III.ii.106 |
| nothing like so cleane kept: for why? she sweats a man | nothing like so clean kept. For why? She sweats a man | CE III.ii.107 |
| may goe ouer-shooes in the grime of it. | may go overshoes in the grime of it. | CE III.ii.108 |
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| No sir, 'tis in graine, Noahs | No, sir, 'tis in grain. Noah's | CE III.ii.111 |
| flood could not do it. | flood could not do it. | CE III.ii.112 |
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| Nell Sir: but her name is | Nell, sir; but her name and | CE III.ii.114 |
| three quarters, that's an Ell and three quarters, will | three quarters – that's an ell and three quarters – will | CE III.ii.115 |
| not measure her from hip to hip. | not measure her from hip to hip. | CE III.ii.116 |
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| No longer from head to foot, | No longer from head to foot | CE III.ii.119 |
| then from hippe o hippe: she is sphericall, like a globe: I | than from hip to hip. She is spherical, like a globe. I | CE III.ii.120 |
| could find out Countries in her. | could find out countries in her. | CE III.ii.121 |
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| Marry sir in her buttockes, I | Marry, sir, in her buttocks. I | CE III.ii.124 |
| found it out by the bogges. | found it out by the bogs. | CE III.ii.125 |
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| I found it by the barrennesse, | I found it by the barrenness, | CE III.ii.127 |
| hard in the palme of the hand. | hard in the palm of the hand. | CE III.ii.128 |
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| In her forhead, arm'd | In her forehead, armed and | CE III.ii.130 |
| and reuerted, making warre against her heire. | reverted, making war against her heir. | CE III.ii.131 |
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| I look'd for the chalkle Cliffes, | I looked for the chalky cliffs, | CE III.ii.133 |
| but I could find no whitenesse in them. But I guesse, it | but I could find no whiteness in them. But I guess it | CE III.ii.134 |
| stood in her chin by the salt rheume that ranne betweene | stood in her chin, by the salt rheum that ran between | CE III.ii.135 |
| France, and it. | France and it. | CE III.ii.136 |
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| Faith I saw it not: but I felt | Faith, I saw it not, but I felt | CE III.ii.138 |
| it hot in her breth. | it hot in her breath. | CE III.ii.139 |
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| Oh sir, vpon her nose, all ore | O, sir, upon her nose, all o'er | CE III.ii.141 |
| embellished with Rubies, Carbuncles, Saphires, declining | embellished with rubies, carbuncles, sapphires, declining | CE III.ii.142 |
| their rich Aspect to the hot breath of Spaine, who | their rich aspect to the hot breath of Spain, who | CE III.ii.143 |
| sent whole Armadoes of Carrects to be ballast at her nose. | sent whole armadoes of carracks to be ballast at her nose. | CE III.ii.144 |
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| Oh sir, I did not looke so low. | O, sir, I did not look so low. | CE III.ii.147 |
| To conclude, this drudge or Diuiner layd claime to mee, | To conclude, this drudge, or diviner laid claim to me, | CE III.ii.148 |
| call'd mee Dromio, swore I was assur'd to her, told me | called me Dromio, swore I was assured to her, told me | CE III.ii.149 |
| what priuie markes I had about mee, as the marke of my | what privy marks I had about me, as the mark of my | CE III.ii.150 |
| shoulder, the Mole in my necke, the great Wart on my | shoulder, the mole in my neck, the great wart on my | CE III.ii.151 |
| left arme, that I amaz'd ranne from her as a witch. | left arm, that I, amazed, ran from her as a witch. | CE III.ii.152 |
| And I thinke, if my brest had not beene made of faith, and my heart of steele, | And I think if my breast had not been made of faith, and my heart of steel, | CE III.ii.153 |
| she had transform'd me to a Curtull dog, & made me turne i'th wheele. | She had transformed me to a curtal dog, and made me turn i'the wheel. | CE III.ii.154 |
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| As from a Beare a man would run for life, | As from a bear a man would run for life, | CE III.ii.162 |
| So flie I from her that would be my wife. | So fly I from her that would be my wife. | CE III.ii.163 |
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| Master, there's a Barke of Epidamium, | Master, there's a bark of Epidamnum | CE IV.i.86 |
| That staies but till her Owner comes aboord, | That stays but till her owner comes aboard, | CE IV.i.87 |
| And then sir she beares away. Our fraughtage sir, | And then she bears away. Our fraughtage, sir, | CE IV.i.88 |
| I haue conuei'd aboord, and I haue bought | I have conveyed aboard, and I have bought | CE IV.i.89 |
| The Oyle, the Balsamum, and Aqua-vitae. | The oil, the balsamum, and aqua-vitae. | CE IV.i.90 |
| The ship is in her trim, the merrie winde | The ship is in her trim; the merry wind | CE IV.i.91 |
| Blowes faire from land: they stay for nought at all, | Blows fair from land. They stay for naught at all | CE IV.i.92 |
| But for their Owner, Master, and your selfe. | But for their owner, master, and yourself. | CE IV.i.93 |
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| A ship you sent me too, to hier waftage. | A ship you sent me to, to hire waftage. | CE IV.i.96 |
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| You sent me for a ropes end as soone, | You sent me for a rope's end as soon. | CE IV.i.99 |
| You sent me to the Bay sir, for a Barke. | You sent me to the bay, sir, for a bark. | CE IV.i.100 |
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| To Adriana, that is where we din'd, | To Adriana. That is where we dined, | CE IV.i.110 |
| Where Dowsabell did claime me for her husband, | Where Dowsabel did claim me for her husband. | CE IV.i.111 |
| She is too bigge I hope for me to compasse, | She is too big, I hope, for me to compass. | CE IV.i.112 |
| Thither I must, although against my will: | Thither I must, although against my will; | CE IV.i.113 |
| For seruants must their Masters mindes fulfill. | For servants must their masters' minds fulfil. | CE IV.i.114 |
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Here goe: the deske, the purse, sweet now make haste. | Here, go – the desk, the purse, sweet, now, make haste. | CE IV.ii.29 |
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By running fast. | By running fast. | CE IV.ii.30.2 |
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No, he's in Tartar limbo, worse then hell: | No. He's in Tartar limbo, worse than hell. | CE IV.ii.32 |
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A diuell in an euerlasting garment hath him; | A devil in an everlasting garment hath him, | CE IV.ii.33 |
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On whose hard heart is button'd vp with steele: | One whose hard heart is buttoned up with steel, | CE IV.ii.34 |
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A Feind, a Fairie, pittilesse and ruffe: | A fiend, a fairy, pitiless and rough; | CE IV.ii.35 |
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A Wolfe, nay worse, a fellow all in buffe: | A wolf, nay, worse, a fellow all in buff; | CE IV.ii.36 |
| A back friend, a shoulder-clapper, one that countermãds | A backfriend, a shoulder-clapper, one that countermands | CE IV.ii.37 |
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The passages of allies, creekes, and narrow lands: | The passages of alleys, creeks, and narrow lands; | CE IV.ii.38 |
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A hound that runs Counter, and yet draws drifoot well, | A hound that runs counter, and yet draws dryfoot well; | CE IV.ii.39 |
| One that before the Iudgmẽt carries poore soules to hel. | One that before the Judgement carries poor souls to hell. | CE IV.ii.40 |
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| I doe not know the matter, hee is rested on the case. | I do not know the matter, he is 'rested on the case. | CE IV.ii.42 |
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I know not at whose suite he is arested well; | I know not at whose suit he is arrested well; | CE IV.ii.44 |
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but is in a suite of buffe which rested him, that can I
tell, | But he's in a suit of buff which 'rested him, that can I tell. | CE IV.ii.45 |
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will you send him Mistris redemption, the monie in his
deske. | Will you send him, mistress, redemption – the money in his desk? | CE IV.ii.46 |
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Not on a band, but on a stronger thing: | Not on a band, but on a stronger thing: | CE IV.ii.50 |
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A chaine, a chaine, doe you not here it ring. | A chain, a chain – do you not hear it ring? | CE IV.ii.51 |
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No, no, the bell, 'tis time that I were gone: | No, no – the bell. 'Tis time that I were gone. | CE IV.ii.52.2 |
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It was two ere I left him, and now the clocke strikes one. | It was two ere I left him, and now the clock strikes one. | CE IV.ii.53 |
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Oh yes, if any houre meete a Serieant, a turnes backe for
verie feare. | O yes, if any hour meet a sergeant 'a turns back for very fear. | CE IV.ii.55 |
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Time is a verie bankerout, and owes more then he's worth to
season. | Time is a very bankrupt, and owes more than he's worth to season. | CE IV.ii.57 |
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Nay, he's a theefe too: haue you not heard men say, | Nay, he's a thief, too. Have you not heard men say | CE IV.ii.58 |
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That time comes stealing on by night and day? | That time comes stealing on by night and day? | CE IV.ii.59 |
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If I be in debt and theft, and a Serieant in the way, | If 'a be in debt and theft, and a sergeant in the way, | CE IV.ii.60 |
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Hath he not reason to turne backe an houre in a day? | Hath he not reason to turn back an hour in a day? | CE IV.ii.61 |
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| Master, here's the gold you sent me for: what | Master, here's the gold you sent | CE IV.iii.12 |
| haue you got the picture of old Adam | me for. – What, have you got the picture of old Adam | CE IV.iii.13 |
| new apparel'd? | new-apparelled? | CE IV.iii.14 |
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| Not that Adam that kept the | Not that Adam that kept the | CE IV.iii.16 |
| Paradise: but that Adam that keepes the prison; hee that | paradise, but that Adam that keeps the prison. He that | CE IV.iii.17 |
| goes in the calues-skin, that was kil'd for the Prodigall: | goes in the calf's skin that was killed for the prodigal. | CE IV.iii.18 |
| hee that came behinde you sir, like an euill angel, and bid | He that came behind you, sir, like an evil angel, and bid | CE IV.iii.19 |
| you forsake your libertie. | you forsake your liberty. | CE IV.iii.20 |
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| No? why 'tis a plaine case: he | No? Why, 'tis a plain case: he | CE IV.iii.22 |
| that went like a Base-Viole in a case of leather; the man | that went like a bass viol in a case of leather; the man, | CE IV.iii.23 |
| sir, that when gentlemen are tired giues them a sob, and | sir, that when gentlemen are tired gives them a sob and | CE IV.iii.24 |
| rests them: he sir, that takes pittie on decaied men, and | rests them; he, sir, that takes pity on decayed men and | CE IV.iii.25 |
| giues them suites of durance: he that sets vp his rest to | gives them suits of durance; he that sets up his rest to | CE IV.iii.26 |
| doe more exploits with his Mace, then a Moris Pike. | do more exploits with his mace than a morris-pike. | CE IV.iii.27 |
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| I sir, the Serieant of the Band: | Ay, sir, the sergeant of the band | CE IV.iii.30 |
| he that brings any man to answer it that breakes his | – he that brings any man to answer it that breaks his | CE IV.iii.31 |
| Band: one that thinkes a man alwaies going to bed, and | band; one that thinks a man always going to bed, and | CE IV.iii.32 |
| saies, God giue you good rest. | says, ‘ God give you good rest!’ | CE IV.iii.33 |
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| Why sir, I brought you word an houre since, | Why, sir, I brought you word | CE IV.iii.37 |
| that the Barke Expedition put forth to night, | an hour since that the bark Expedition put forth tonight, | CE IV.iii.38 |
| and then were you hindred by the Serieant to tarry for | and then were you hindered by the sergeant to tarry for | CE IV.iii.39 |
| the Hoy Delay: Here are the angels that you sent for to | the hoy Delay. Here are the angels that you sent for to | CE IV.iii.40 |
| deliuer you. | deliver you. | CE IV.iii.41 |
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| Master, is this Mistris Sathan? | Master, is this Mistress Satan? | CE IV.iii.49 |
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| Nay, she is worse, she is the | Nay, she is worse, she is the | CE IV.iii.51 |
| diuels dam: And here she comes in the habit of a light | devil's dam; and here she comes in the habit of a light | CE IV.iii.52 |
| wench, and thereof comes, that the wenches say God | wench; and thereof comes that the wenches say ‘ God | CE IV.iii.53 |
| dam me, That's as much to say, God make me a light | damn me ’ – that's as much to say ‘ God make me a light | CE IV.iii.54 |
| wench: It is written, they appeare to men like angels of | wench.’ It is written they appear to men like angels of | CE IV.iii.55 |
| light, light is an effect of fire, and fire will burne: ergo, | light. Light is an effect of fire, and fire will burn. Ergo, | CE IV.iii.56 |
| light wenches will burne, come not neere her. | light wenches will burn. Come not near her. | CE IV.iii.57 |
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| Master, if do expect spoon-meate, | Master, if you do, expect spoon-meat, | CE IV.iii.60 |
| or bespeake a long spoone. | or bespeak a long spoon. | CE IV.iii.61 |
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| Marrie he must haue a long | Marry, he must have a long | CE IV.iii.63 |
| spoone that must eate with the diuell. | spoon that must eat with the devil. | CE IV.iii.64 |
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| Some diuels aske but the parings of ones naile, | Some devils ask but the parings of one's nail, | CE IV.iii.71 |
| a rush, a haire, a drop of blood, a pin, | A rush, a hair, a drop of blood, a pin, | CE IV.iii.72 |
| a nut, a cherrie-stone: | A nut, a cherry stone. | CE IV.iii.73 |
| but she more couetous, wold haue a chaine: | But she, more covetous, would have a chain. | CE IV.iii.74 |
| Master be wise, and if you giue it her, | Master, be wise; an if you give it her, | CE IV.iii.75 |
| the diuell will shake her Chaine, and fright vs with it. | The devil will shake her chain, and fright us with it. | CE IV.iii.76 |
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| Flie pride saies the Pea-cocke, Mistris that you know. | ‘ Fly pride,’ says the peacock. Mistress, that you know. | CE IV.iii.80 |
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| She that would be your wife, now ran from you. | She that would be your wife now ran from you. | CE IV.iv.146 |
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| Faith stay heere this night, they | Faith, stay here this night. They | CE IV.iv.149 |
| will surely do vs no harme: you saw they speake vs faire, | will surely do us no harm. You saw they speak us fair, | CE IV.iv.150 |
| giue vs gold: me thinkes they are such a gentle Nation, | give us gold. Methinks they are such a gentle nation | CE IV.iv.151 |
| that but for the Mountaine of mad flesh that claimes | that but for the mountain of mad flesh that claims | CE IV.iv.152 |
| mariage of me, I could finde in my heart to stay heere | marriage of me, I could find in my heart to stay here | CE IV.iv.153 |
| still, and turne Witch. | still and turn witch. | CE IV.iv.154 |
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| Runne master run, for Gods sake take a house, | Run, master, run! For God's sake take a house. | CE V.i.36 |
| This is some Priorie, in, or we are spoyl'd. | This is some priory. In, or we are spoiled. | CE V.i.37 |
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| I Sir am Dromio, command him away. | I, sir, am Dromio. Command him away. | CE V.i.336 |
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| Oh my olde Master, who hath bound him heere? | O, my old master – who hath bound him here? | CE V.i.339 |
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| Mast. shall I fetch your stuffe from shipbord? | Master, shall I fetch your stuff from shipboard? | CE V.i.409 |
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| Your goods that lay at host sir in the Centaur. | Your goods that lay at host, sir, in the Centaur. | CE V.i.411 |
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| There is a fat friend at your masters house, | There is a fat friend at your master's house | CE V.i.415 |
| That kitchin'd me for you to day at dinner: | That kitchened me for you today at dinner. | CE V.i.416 |
| She now shall be my sister, not my wife, | She now shall be my sister, not my wife! | CE V.i.417 |
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| Not I sir, you are my elder. | Not I, sir. You are my elder. | CE V.i.421 |
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| Wee'l draw Cuts for the Signior, till then, lead thou first. | We'll draw cuts for the senior. Till then, lead thou first. | CE V.i.423 |