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| I Mother, but I would not haue it so. | Ay, mother; but I would not have it so. | R3 II.iv.8 |
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| Grandam, one night as we did sit at Supper, | Grandam, one night as we did sit at supper, | R3 II.iv.10 |
| My Vnkle Riuers talk'd how I did grow | My uncle Rivers talked how I did grow | R3 II.iv.11 |
| More then my Brother. I, quoth my Vnkle Glouster, | More than my brother. ‘ Ay,’ quoth my uncle Gloucester, | R3 II.iv.12 |
| Small Herbes haue grace, great Weeds do grow apace. | ‘ Small herbs have grace; great weeds do grow apace.’ | R3 II.iv.13 |
| And since, me thinkes I would not grow so fast, | And since, methinks, I would not grow so fast, | R3 II.iv.14 |
| Because sweet Flowres are slow, and Weeds make hast. | Because sweet flowers are slow and weeds make haste. | R3 II.iv.15 |
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| Now by my troth, if I had beene remembred, | Now, by my troth, if I had been remembered, | R3 II.iv.23 |
| I could haue giuen my Vnkles Grace, a flout, | I could have given my uncle's grace a flout | R3 II.iv.24 |
| To touch his growth, neerer then he toucht mine. | To touch his growth nearer than he touched mine. | R3 II.iv.25 |
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| Marry (they say) my Vnkle grew so fast, | Marry, they say my uncle grew so fast | R3 II.iv.27 |
| That he could gnaw a crust at two houres old, | That he could gnaw a crust at two hours old; | R3 II.iv.28 |
| 'Twas full two yeares ere I could get a tooth. | 'Twas full two years ere I could get a tooth. | R3 II.iv.29 |
| Grandam, this would haue beene a byting Iest. | Grandam, this would have been a biting jest. | R3 II.iv.30 |
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| Grandam, his Nursse. | Grandam, his nurse. | R3 II.iv.32 |
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| If 'twere not she, I cannot tell who told me. | If 'twere not she, I cannot tell who told me. | R3 II.iv.34 |
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| Well, my deare Lord, so must I call you now. | Well, my dread lord – so must I call you now. | R3 III.i.97 |
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| I thanke you, gentle Vnckle. O my Lord, | I thank you, gentle uncle. O, my lord, | R3 III.i.102 |
| You said, that idle Weeds are fast in growth: | You said that idle weeds are fast in growth. | R3 III.i.103 |
| The Prince, my Brother, hath out-growne me farre. | The Prince my brother hath outgrown me far. | R3 III.i.104 |
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| And therefore is he idle? | And therefore is he idle? | R3 III.i.105.2 |
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| Then he is more beholding to you, then I. | Then he is more beholding to you than I. | R3 III.i.107 |
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| I pray you, Vnckle, giue me this Dagger. | I pray you, uncle, give me this dagger. | R3 III.i.110 |
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| Of my kind Vnckle, that I know will giue, | Of my kind uncle, that I know will give, | R3 III.i.113 |
| And being but a Toy, which is no griefe to giue. | And being but a toy, which is no grief to give. | R3 III.i.114 |
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| A greater gift? O, that's the Sword to it. | A greater gift? O, that's the sword to it. | R3 III.i.116 |
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| O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, | O, then I see you will part but with light gifts! | R3 III.i.118 |
| In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay. | In weightier things you'll say a beggar nay. | R3 III.i.119 |
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| I weigh it lightly, were it heauier. | I weigh it lightly, were it heavier. | R3 III.i.121 |
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| I would that I might thanke you, as, as, you call me. | I would, that I might thank you as you call me. | R3 III.i.123 |
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| Little. | Little. | R3 III.i.125 |
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| You meane to beare me, not to beare with me: | You mean, to bear me, not to bear with me. | R3 III.i.128 |
| Vnckle, my Brother mockes both you and me, | Uncle, my brother mocks both you and me. | R3 III.i.129 |
| Because that I am little, like an Ape, | Because that I am little, like an ape, | R3 III.i.130 |
| He thinkes that you should beare me on your shoulders. | He thinks that you should bear me on your shoulders. | R3 III.i.131 |
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| What, will you goe vnto the Tower, my Lord? | What, will you go unto the Tower, my lord? | R3 III.i.140 |
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| I shall not sleepe in quiet at the Tower. | I shall not sleep in quiet at the Tower. | R3 III.i.142 |
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| Marry, my Vnckle Clarence angry Ghost: | Marry, my uncle Clarence' angry ghost – | R3 III.i.144 |
| My Grandam told me he was murther'd there. | My grandam told me he was murdered there. | R3 III.i.145 |
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| Ghosts. | GHOSTS | |
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| Dreame on thy Cousins / Smothered in the Tower: | Dream on thy cousins smothered in the Tower. | R3 V.iii.152 |
| Let vs be laid within thy bosome Richard, | Let us be lead within thy bosom, Richard, | R3 V.iii.153 |
| And weigh thee downe to ruine, shame, and death, | And weigh thee down to ruin, shame, and death! | R3 V.iii.154 |
| Thy Nephewes soule bids thee dispaire and dye. | Thy nephews' souls bid thee despair, and die! | R3 V.iii.155 |
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| Sleepe Richmond, / Sleepe in Peace, and wake in Ioy, | Sleep, Richmond, sleep in peace and wake in joy. | R3 V.iii.156 |
| Good Angels guard thee from the Boares annoy, | Good angels guard thee from the boar's annoy! | R3 V.iii.157 |
| Liue, and beget a happy race of Kings, | Live, and beget a happy race of kings! | R3 V.iii.158 |
| Edwards vnhappy Sonnes, do bid thee flourish. | Edward's unhappy sons do bid thee flourish. | R3 V.iii.159 |