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| Your Lordship is right welcome back to Den-marke. | Your lordship is right welcome back to Denmark. | Ham V.ii.81 |
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| Sweet Lord, if your friendship were at leysure, I | Sweet lord, if your lordship were at leisure, I | Ham V.ii.90 |
| should impart a thing to you from his Maiesty. | should impart a thing to you from his majesty. | Ham V.ii.91 |
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| I thanke your Lordship, 'tis very hot. | I thank your lordship, it is very hot. | Ham V.ii.94 |
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| It is indifferent cold my Lord indeed. | It is indifferent cold, my lord, indeed. | Ham V.ii.97 |
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| Exceedingly, my Lord, it is very soultry, as 'twere | Exceedingly, my lord. It is very sultry, as 'twere | Ham V.ii.100 |
| I cannot tell how: but my Lord, his Maiesty bad me | – I cannot tell how. But, my lord, his majesty bade me | Ham V.ii.101 |
| signifie to you, that he ha's laid a great wager on your head: | signify to you that 'a has laid a great wager on your head. | Ham V.ii.102 |
| Sir, this is the matter. | Sir, this is the matter – | Ham V.ii.103 |
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| Nay, in good faith, for mine ease in good faith: | Nay, good my lord. For mine ease, in good faith. | Ham V.ii.105 |
| Sir, here is newly come to court Laertes; believe me, | Ham V.ii.106 |
| an absolute gentleman, full of most excellent differences, | Ham V.ii.107 |
| of very soft society and great showing. Indeed, to speak | Ham V.ii.108 |
| feelingly of him, he is the card or calendar of gentry. | Ham V.ii.109 |
| For you shall find in him the continent of what part a | Ham V.ii.110 |
| gentleman would see. | Ham V.ii.111 |
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| Your lordship speaks most infallibly of him. | Ham V.ii.120 |
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| Sir? | Ham V.ii.123 |
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| Of Laertes? | Ham V.ii.128 |
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| I know you are not ignorant – | Ham V.ii.132 |
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| Sir, you are not ignorant of what excellence Laertes | You are not ignorant of what excellence Laertes | Ham V.ii.135 |
| is | is – | Ham V.ii.136 |
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| at his weapon. | I mean, sir, for his weapon. But in the imputation | Ham V.ii.140 |
| laid on him by them, in his meed he's unfellowed. | Ham V.ii.141 |
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| Rapier and dagger. | Rapier and dagger. | Ham V.ii.143 |
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| The sir King ha's wag'd with him six Barbary | The King, sir, hath wagered with him six Barbary | Ham V.ii.145 |
| Horses, against the which he impon'd as I take it, | horses, against the which he has impawned, as I take it, | Ham V.ii.146 |
| sixe French Rapiers and Poniards, with their assignes, as | six French rapiers and poniards, with their assigns, as | Ham V.ii.147 |
| Girdle, Hangers or so: three of the Carriages infaith | girdle, hangers, and so. Three of the carriages, in faith, | Ham V.ii.148 |
| are very deare to fancy, very responsiue to the hilts, most | are very dear to fancy, very responsive to the hilts, most | Ham V.ii.149 |
| delicate carriages, and of very liberall conceit. | delicate carriages, and of very liberal conceit. | Ham V.ii.150 |
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| The Carriages Sir, are the hangers. | The carriages, sir, are the hangers. | Ham V.ii.154 |
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| The King Sir, hath laid that in a dozen | The King, sir, hath laid, sir, that in a dozen | Ham V.ii.162 |
| passes betweene you and him, hee shall not exceed you | passes between yourself and him he shall not exceed you | Ham V.ii.163 |
| three hits; He hath one twelue for mine, and that would | three hits. He hath laid on twelve for nine; and it would | Ham V.ii.164 |
| come to imediate tryall, if your Lordship would vouchsafe | come to immediate trial if your lordship would vouchsafe | Ham V.ii.165 |
| the Answere. | the answer. | Ham V.ii.166 |
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| I meane my Lord, the opposition of your person | I mean, my lord, the opposition of your person | Ham V.ii.168 |
| in tryall. | in trial. | Ham V.ii.169 |
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| Shall I redeliuer you ee'n so? | Shall I redeliver you e'en so? | Ham V.ii.175 |
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| I commend my duty to your Lordship. | I commend my duty to your lordship. | Ham V.ii.178 |
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| I my good Lord. | Ay, my good lord. | Ham V.ii.260 |
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| A hit, a very palpable hit. | A hit, a very palpable hit. | Ham V.ii.275.1 |
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| Nothing neither way. | Nothing neither way. | Ham V.ii.295 |
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| Looke to the Queene there hoa. | Look to the Queen there. Ho! | Ham V.ii.297.2 |
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| How is't Laertes? | How is't, Laertes? | Ham V.ii.299 |
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| All. | ALL | |
| Treason, Treason. | Treason! Treason! | Ham V.ii.317 |
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| Yong Fortinbras, with conquest come frõ Poland | Young Fortinbras, with conquest come from Poland, | Ham V.ii.344 |
| To th' Ambassadors of England giues | To the ambassadors of England gives | Ham V.ii.345 |
| rhis warlike volly. | This warlike volley. | Ham V.ii.346.1 |