| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Stay: whence are you. | Stay. Whence are you? | Cor V.ii.1.1 |
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| From whence? | From whence? | Cor V.ii.4.2 |
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| You may not passe, you must returne: our Generall | You may not pass, you must return. Our general | Cor V.ii.5 |
| will no more heare from thence. | Will no more hear from thence. | Cor V.ii.6 |
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| Be it so, go back: the vertue of your name, | Be it so; go back. The virtue of your name | Cor V.ii.12 |
| Is not heere passable. | Is not here passable. | Cor V.ii.13.1 |
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| Faith Sir, if you had told as many lies in | Faith, sir, if you had told as many lies in | Cor V.ii.24 |
| his behalfe, as you haue vttered words in your owne, you | his behalf as you have uttered words in your own, you | Cor V.ii.25 |
| should not passe heere: no, though it were as vertuous to | should not pass here; no, though it were as virtuous to | Cor V.ii.26 |
| lye, as to liue chastly. Therefore go backe. | lie as to live chastely. Therefore go back. | Cor V.ii.27 |
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| You are a Roman, are you? | You are a Roman, are you? | Cor V.ii.35 |
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| Then you should hate Rome, as he do's. | Then you should hate Rome, as he does. | Cor V.ii.37 |
| Can you, when you haue pusht out your gates, the very | Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very | Cor V.ii.38 |
| Defender of them, and in a violent popular ignorance, | defender of them, and in a violent popular ignorance | Cor V.ii.39 |
| giuen your enemy your shield, thinke to front his reuenges | given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges | Cor V.ii.40 |
| with the easie groanes of old women, the Virginall Palms of | with the easy groans of old women, the virginal palms of | Cor V.ii.41 |
| your daughters, or with the palsied intercession of such | your daughters, or with the palsied intercession of such | Cor V.ii.42 |
| a decay'd Dotant as you seeme to be? Can you think to | a decayed dotant as you seem to be? Can you think to | Cor V.ii.43 |
| blow out the intended fire, your City is ready to flame in, | blow out the intended fire your city is ready to flame in | Cor V.ii.44 |
| with such weake breath as this? No, you are deceiu'd, | with such weak breath as this? No, you are deceived, | Cor V.ii.45 |
| therfore backe to Rome, and prepare for your execution: | therefore back to Rome and prepare for your execution. | Cor V.ii.46 |
| you are condemn'd, our Generall has sworne you out of | You are condemned, our general has sworn you out of | Cor V.ii.47 |
| repreeue and pardon. | reprieve and pardon. | Cor V.ii.48 |
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| Come, my Captaine knowes you not. | Come, my captain knows you not. | Cor V.ii.51 |
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| My Generall cares not for you. Back I say, | My general cares not for you. Back, I say, | Cor V.ii.53 |
| go: least I let forth your halfe pinte of blood. Backe, that's | go, lest I let forth your half-pint of blood. Back – that's | Cor V.ii.54 |
| the vt- most of your hauing, backe. | the utmost of your having. Back. | Cor V.ii.55 |
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| Now sir, is your name Menenius? | Now, sir, is your name Menenius? | Cor V.ii.91 |
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| Do you heare how wee are shent for keeping | Do you hear how we are shent for keeping | Cor V.ii.94 |
| your greatnesse backe? | your greatness back? | Cor V.ii.95 |
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| A Noble Fellow I warrant him. | A noble fellow, I warrant him. | Cor V.ii.104 |