| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Haile Heauen. | Hail, heaven! | Cym III.iii.9.3 |
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| What should we speake of | What should we speak of | Cym III.iii.35.2 |
| When we are old as you? When we shall heare | When we are old as you? When we shall hear | Cym III.iii.36 |
| The Raine and winde beate darke December? How | The rain and wind beat dark December? How | Cym III.iii.37 |
| In this our pinching Caue, shall we discourse | In this our pinching cave shall we discourse | Cym III.iii.38 |
| The freezing houres away? We haue seene nothing: | The freezing hours away? We have seen nothing: | Cym III.iii.39 |
| We are beastly; subtle as the Fox for prey, | We are beastly: subtle as the fox for prey, | Cym III.iii.40 |
| Like warlike as the Wolfe, for what we eate: | Like warlike as the wolf for what we eat: | Cym III.iii.41 |
| Our Valour is to chace what flyes: Our Cage | Our valour is to chase what flies: our cage | Cym III.iii.42 |
| We make a Quire, as doth the prison'd Bird, | We make a quire, as doth the prisoned bird, | Cym III.iii.43 |
| And sing our Bondage freely. | And sing our bondage freely. | Cym III.iii.44.1 |
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| I am weake with toyle, yet strong in appetite. | I am weak with toil, yet strong in appetite. | Cym III.vii.10 |
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| All Gold and Siluer rather turne to durt, | All gold and silver rather turn to dirt, | Cym III.vii.26 |
| As 'tis no better reckon'd, but of those | As 'tis no better reckoned, but of those | Cym III.vii.27 |
| Who worship durty Gods. | Who worship dirty gods. | Cym III.vii.28.1 |
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| Ile make't my Comfort | I'll make't my comfort | Cym III.vii.43.2 |
| He is a man, Ile loue him as my Brother: | He is a man, I'll love him as my brother: | Cym III.vii.44 |
| And such a welcome as I'ld giue to him | And such a welcome as I'd give to him – | Cym III.vii.45 |
| (After long absence) such is yours. Most welcome: | After long absence – such is yours. Most welcome! | Cym III.vii.46 |
| Be sprightly, for you fall 'mongst Friends. | Be sprightly, for you fall 'mongst friends. | Cym III.vii.47.1 |
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| Or I, what ere it be, | Or I, whate'er it be, | Cym III.vii.52.2 |
| What paine it cost, what danger: Gods! | What pain it cost, what danger! Gods! | Cym III.vii.53.1 |
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| The Night to'th'Owle, / And Morne to th'Larke lesse welcome. | The night to th' owl and morn to th' lark less welcome. | Cym III.vii.66 |
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| I pray draw neere. | I pray, draw near. | Cym III.vii.68 |
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| Brother, stay heere: | Brother, stay here: | Cym IV.ii.2.2 |
| Are we not Brothers? | Are we not brothers? | Cym IV.ii.3.1 |
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| If it be sinne to say so (Sir) I yoake mee | If it be sin to say so, sir, I yoke me | Cym IV.ii.19 |
| In my good Brothers fault: I know not why | In my good brother's fault: I know not why | Cym IV.ii.20 |
| I loue this youth, and I haue heard you say, | I love this youth, and I have heard you say, | Cym IV.ii.21 |
| Loue's reason's, without reason. The Beere at doore, | Love's reason's without reason. The bier at door, | Cym IV.ii.22 |
| And a demand who is't shall dye, I'ld say | And a demand who is't shall die, I'ld say | Cym IV.ii.23 |
| My Father, not this youth. | ‘ My father, not this youth.’ | Cym IV.ii.24.1 |
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| Brother, farewell. | Brother, farewell. | Cym IV.ii.30.2 |
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| You health.---- So please you Sir. | You health. – So please you, sir. | Cym IV.ii.31.2 |
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| Thus did he answer me: yet said heereafter, | Thus did he answer me: yet said, hereafter | Cym IV.ii.41 |
| I might know more. | I might know more. | Cym IV.ii.42.1 |
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| Wee'l not be long away. | We'll not be long away. | Cym IV.ii.44.1 |
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| How Angell-like he sings? | How angel-like he sings! | Cym IV.ii.48.2 |
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| Nobly he yoakes | Nobly he yokes | Cym IV.ii.51.2 |
| A smiling, with a sigh; as if the sighe | A smiling with a sigh; as if the sigh | Cym IV.ii.52 |
| Was that it was, for not being such a Smile: | Was that it was, for not being such a smile; | Cym IV.ii.53 |
| The Smile, mocking the Sigh, that it would flye | The smile mocking the sigh, that it would fly | Cym IV.ii.54 |
| From so diuine a Temple, to commix | From so divine a temple, to commix | Cym IV.ii.55 |
| With windes, that Saylors raile at. | With winds that sailors rail at. | Cym IV.ii.56.1 |
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| Grow patient, | Grow, patience! | Cym IV.ii.58.2 |
| And let the stinking-Elder (Greefe) vntwine | And let the stinking-elder, grief, untwine | Cym IV.ii.59 |
| His perishing roote, with the encreasing Vine. | His perishing root, with the increasing vine! | Cym IV.ii.60 |
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| None in the world: you did mistake him sure. | None in the world: you did mistake him sure. | Cym IV.ii.102 |
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| In this place we left them; | In this place we left them; | Cym IV.ii.107.2 |
| I wish my Brother make good time with him, | I wish my brother make good time with him, | Cym IV.ii.108 |
| You say he is so fell. | You say he is so fell. | Cym IV.ii.109.1 |
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| Let Ord'nance | Let ordinance | Cym IV.ii.145.2 |
| Come as the Gods fore-say it: howsoere, | Come as the gods foresay it: howsoe'er, | Cym IV.ii.146 |
| My Brother hath done well. | My brother hath done well. | Cym IV.ii.147.1 |
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| Would I had done't: | Would I had done't: | Cym IV.ii.156.2 |
| So the Reuenge alone pursu'de me: Polidore | So the revenge alone pursued me! Polydore, | Cym IV.ii.157 |
| I loue thee brotherly, but enuy much | I love thee brotherly, but envy much | Cym IV.ii.158 |
| Thou hast robb'd me of this deed: I would Reuenges | Thou hast robbed me of this deed: I would revenges, | Cym IV.ii.159 |
| That possible strength might meet, wold seek vs through | That possible strength might meet, would seek us through | Cym IV.ii.160 |
| And put vs to our answer. | And put us to our answer. | Cym IV.ii.161.1 |
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| Poore sicke Fidele. | Poor sick Fidele! | Cym IV.ii.166.2 |
| Ile willingly to him, to gaine his colour, | I'll willingly to him; to gain his colour | Cym IV.ii.167 |
| Il'd let a parish of such Clotens blood, | I'd let a parish of such Clotens blood, | Cym IV.ii.168 |
| And praise my selfe for charity. | And praise myself for charity. | Cym IV.ii.169.1 |
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| The Bird is dead | The bird is dead | Cym IV.ii.197.2 |
| That we haue made so much on. I had rather | That we have made so much on. I had rather | Cym IV.ii.198 |
| Haue skipt from sixteene yeares of Age, to sixty: | Have skipped from sixteen years of age to sixty: | Cym IV.ii.199 |
| To haue turn'd my leaping time into a Crutch, | To have turned my leaping time into a crutch, | Cym IV.ii.200 |
| Then haue seene this. | Than have seen this. | Cym IV.ii.201.1 |
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| Starke, as you see: | Stark, as you see: | Cym IV.ii.209.2 |
| Thus smiling, as some Fly had tickled slumber, | Thus smiling, as some fly had tickled slumber, | Cym IV.ii.210 |
| Not as deaths dart being laugh'd at: his right Cheeke | Not as death's dart, being laughed at: his right cheek | Cym IV.ii.211 |
| Reposing on a Cushion. | Reposing on a cushion. | Cym IV.ii.212.1 |
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| O'th'floore: | O'th' floor; | Cym IV.ii.212.3 |
| His armes thus leagu'd, I thought he slept, and put | His arms thus leagued, I thought he slept, and put | Cym IV.ii.213 |
| My clowted Brogues from off my feete, whose rudenesse | My clouted brogues from off my feet, whose rudeness | Cym IV.ii.214 |
| Answer'd my steps too lowd. | Answered my steps too loud. | Cym IV.ii.215.1 |
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| With fayrest Flowers | With fairest flowers | Cym IV.ii.218.2 |
| Whil'st Sommer lasts, and I liue heere, Fidele, | Whilst summer lasts, and I live here, Fidele, | Cym IV.ii.219 |
| Ile sweeten thy sad graue: thou shalt not lacke | I'll sweeten thy sad grave: thou shalt not lack | Cym IV.ii.220 |
| The Flower that's like thy face. Pale-Primrose, nor | The flower that's like thy face, pale primrose, nor | Cym IV.ii.221 |
| The azur'd Hare-Bell, like thy Veines: no, nor | The azured harebell, like thy veins: no, nor | Cym IV.ii.222 |
| The leafe of Eglantine, whom not to slander, | The leaf of eglantine, whom not to slander, | Cym IV.ii.223 |
| Out-sweetned not thy breath: the Raddocke would | Out-sweetened not thy breath: the ruddock would | Cym IV.ii.224 |
| With Charitable bill (Oh bill sore shaming | With charitable bill – O bill, sore shaming | Cym IV.ii.225 |
| Those rich-left-heyres, that let their Fathers lye | Those rich-left heirs, that let their fathers lie | Cym IV.ii.226 |
| Without a Monument) bring thee all this, | Without a monument! – bring thee all this; | Cym IV.ii.227 |
| Yea, and furr'd Mosse besides. When Flowres are none | Yea, and furred moss besides. When flowers are none, | Cym IV.ii.228 |
| To winter-ground thy Coarse---- | To winter-ground thy corse – | Cym IV.ii.229.1 |
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| Say, where shall's lay him? | Say, where shall's lay him? | Cym IV.ii.233.2 |
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| Bee't so: | Be't so: | Cym IV.ii.234.2 |
| And let vs (Polidore) though now our voyces | And let us, Polydore, though now our voices | Cym IV.ii.235 |
| Haue got the mannish cracke, sing him to'th'ground | Have got the mannish crack, sing him to th' ground, | Cym IV.ii.236 |
| As once to our Mother: vse like note, and words, | As once to our mother: use like note and words, | Cym IV.ii.237 |
| Saue that Euriphile, must be Fidele. | Save that Euriphile must be Fidele. | Cym IV.ii.238 |
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| Wee'l speake it then. | We'll speak it then. | Cym IV.ii.242.2 |
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| If you'l go fetch him, | If you'll go fetch him, | Cym IV.ii.253.2 |
| Wee'l say our Song the whil'st: Brother begin. | We'll say our song the whilst. – Brother, begin. | Cym IV.ii.254 |
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| 'Tis true. | 'Tis true. | Cym IV.ii.256.2 |
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| So, begin. | So, begin. | Cym IV.ii.257.2 |
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| Feare no more the frowne o'th'Great, | Fear no more the frown o'th' great, | Cym IV.ii.264 |
| Thou art past the Tirants stroake, | Thou art past the tyrant's stroke, | Cym IV.ii.265 |
| Care no more to cloath and eate, | Care no more to clothe and eat, | Cym IV.ii.266 |
| To thee the Reede is as the Oake: | To thee the reed is as the oak: | Cym IV.ii.267 |
| The Scepter, Learning, Physicke must, | The sceptre, learning, physic, must | Cym IV.ii.268 |
| All follow this and come to dust. | All follow this and come to dust. | Cym IV.ii.269 |
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| Nor th'all-dreaded Thunderstone. | Nor th' all-dreaded thunder-stone. | Cym IV.ii.271 |
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| Thou hast finish'd Ioy and mone. | Thou hast finished joy and moan. | Cym IV.ii.273 |
| Both. | BOTH | |
| All Louers young, all Louers must, | All lovers young, all lovers must | Cym IV.ii.274 |
| Consigne to thee and come to dust. | Consign to thee and come to dust. | Cym IV.ii.275 |
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| Nor no witch-craft charme thee. | Nor no witchcraft charm thee! | Cym IV.ii.277 |
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| Nothing ill come neere thee. | Nothing ill come near thee! | Cym IV.ii.279 |
| Both. | BOTH | |
| Quiet consumation haue, | Quiet consummation have, | Cym IV.ii.280 |
| And renowned be thy graue. | And renowned be thy grave! | Cym IV.ii.281 |
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| What pleasure Sir, we finde in life, to locke it | What pleasure, sir, we find in life, to lock it | Cym IV.iv.2 |
| From Action, and Aduenture. | From action and adventure. | Cym IV.iv.3.1 |
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| It is not likely, | It is not likely | Cym IV.iv.16.2 |
| That when they heare their Roman horses neigh, | That when they hear the Roman horses neigh, | Cym IV.iv.17 |
| Behold their quarter'd Fires; haue both their eyes | Behold their quartered fires; have both their eyes | Cym IV.iv.18 |
| And eares so cloyd importantly as now, | And ears so cloyed importantly as now, | Cym IV.iv.19 |
| That they will waste their time vpon our note, | That they will waste their time upon our note, | Cym IV.iv.20 |
| To know from whence we are. | To know from whence we are. | Cym IV.iv.21.1 |
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| By this Sunne that shines | By this sun that shines | Cym IV.iv.34.2 |
| Ile thither: What thing is't, that I neuer | I'll thither: what thing is't that I never | Cym IV.iv.35 |
| Did see man dye, scarse euer look'd on blood, | Did see man die, scarce ever looked on blood, | Cym IV.iv.36 |
| But that of Coward Hares, hot Goats, and Venison? | But that of coward hares, hot goats, and venison! | Cym IV.iv.37 |
| Neuer bestrid a Horse saue one, that had | Never bestrid a horse, save one that had | Cym IV.iv.38 |
| A Rider like my selfe, who ne're wore Rowell, | A rider like myself, who ne'er wore rowel, | Cym IV.iv.39 |
| Nor Iron on his heele? I am asham'd | Nor iron on his heel! I am ashamed | Cym IV.iv.40 |
| To looke vpon the holy Sunne, to haue | To look upon the holy sun, to have | Cym IV.iv.41 |
| The benefit of his blest Beames, remaining | The benefit of his blest beams, remaining | Cym IV.iv.42 |
| So long a poore vnknowne. | So long a poor unknown. | Cym IV.iv.43.1 |
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| So say I, Amen. | So say I, amen. | Cym IV.iv.47.2 |
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| Gui. Arui. | GUIDERIUS and ARVIRAGUS | |
| Stand, stand, and fight. | Stand, stand, and fight! | Cym V.ii.13.2 |
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| One Sand another | One sand another | Cym V.v.120.2 |
| Not more resembles that sweet Rosie Lad: | Not more resembles that sweet rosy lad, | Cym V.v.121 |
| Who dyed, and was Fidele: what thinke you? | Who died, and was Fidele! What think you? | Cym V.v.122 |
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| In that he spake too farre. | In that he spake too far. | Cym V.v.309.2 |
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| Your danger's ours. | Your danger's ours. | Cym V.v.314.2 |
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| I my good Lord. | Ay, my good lord. | Cym V.v.380.1 |
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| You holpe vs Sir, | You holp us, sir, | Cym V.v.423.2 |
| As you did meane indeed to be our Brother, | As you did mean indeed to be our brother; | Cym V.v.424 |
| Ioy'd are we, that you are. | Joyed are we that you are. | Cym V.v.425 |