| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Soothsayer. | Soothsayer! | AC I.ii.6 |
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| Shew him your hand. | Show him your hand. | AC I.ii.11.2 |
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| Vex not his prescience, be attentiue. | Vex not his prescience; be attentive. | AC I.ii.22 |
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| Nay, heare him. | Nay, hear him. | AC I.ii.26 |
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| You thinke none but your sheets are priuie to your | You think none but your sheets are privy to your | AC I.ii.42 |
| wishes. | wishes. | AC I.ii.43 |
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| Wee'l know all our Fortunes. | We'll know all our fortunes. | AC I.ii.45 |
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| Lo now, if it lay in their hands to make mee a | Lo now, if it lay in their hands to make me a | AC I.ii.77 |
| Cuckold, they would make themselues Whores, but | cuckold, they would make themselves whores but | AC I.ii.78 |
| they'ld doo't. | they'd do't. | AC I.ii.79 |
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| Heere at your seruice. My Lord approaches. | Here at your service. My lord approaches. | AC I.ii.87 |
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| Soueraigne of Egypt, haile. | Sovereign of Egypt, hail! | AC I.v.34.2 |
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| Last thing he did (deere Quene) | Last thing he did, dear Queen, | AC I.v.39 |
| He kist the last of many doubled kisses | He kissed – the last of many doubled kisses – | AC I.v.40 |
| This Orient Pearle. His speech stickes in my heart. | This orient pearl. His speech sticks in my heart. | AC I.v.41 |
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| Good Friend, quoth he: | ‘ Good friend,’ quoth he, | AC I.v.42.2 |
| Say the firme Roman to great Egypt sends | ‘ Say the firm Roman to great Egypt sends | AC I.v.43 |
| This treasure of an Oyster: at whose foote | This treasure of an oyster; at whose foot, | AC I.v.44 |
| To mend the petty present, I will peece | To mend the petty present, I will piece | AC I.v.45 |
| Her opulent Throne, with Kingdomes. All the East, | Her opulent throne with kingdoms. All the East, | AC I.v.46 |
| (Say thou) shall call her Mistris. So he nodded, | Say thou, shall call her mistress.’ So he nodded, | AC I.v.47 |
| And soberly did mount an Arme-gaunt Steede, | And soberly did mount an arrogant steed, | AC I.v.48 |
| Who neigh'd so hye, that what I would haue spoke, | Who neighed so high that what I would have spoke | AC I.v.49 |
| Was beastly dumbe by him. | Was beastly dumbed by him. | AC I.v.50.1 |
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| Like to the time o'th' yeare, between ye extremes | Like to the time o'th' year between the extremes | AC I.v.51 |
| Of hot and cold, he was nor sad nor merrie. | Of hot and cold, he was nor sad nor merry. | AC I.v.52 |
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| I Madam, twenty seuerall Messengers. | Ay, madam, twenty several messengers. | AC I.v.62 |
| Why do you send so thicke? | Why do you send so thick? | AC I.v.63.1 |
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| Omnes. | ALL | |
| The Musicke, hoa. | The music, ho! | AC II.v.2.2 |
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| Halfe afeard to come. | Half afeard to come. | AC III.iii.1.2 |
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| Good Maiestie: | Good majesty, | AC III.iii.2.3 |
| Herod of Iury dare not looke vpon you, | Herod of Jewry dare not look upon you | AC III.iii.3 |
| but when you are well pleas'd. | But when you are well pleased. | AC III.iii.4.1 |