Original text | Modern text | Key line |
Now darting Parthya art thou stroke, and now | Now, darting Parthia, art thou struck; and now | AC III.i.1 |
Pleas'd Fortune does of Marcus Crassus death | Pleased fortune does of Marcus Crassus' death | AC III.i.2 |
Make me reuenger. Beare the Kings Sonnes body, | Make me revenger. Bear the King's son's body | AC III.i.3 |
Before our Army, thy Pacorus Orades, | Before our army. Thy Pacorus, Orodes, | AC III.i.4 |
Paies this for Marcus Crassus. | Pays this for Marcus Crassus. | AC III.i.5.1 |
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Oh Sillius, Sillius, | O Silius, Silius, | AC III.i.11.2 |
I haue done enough. A lower place note well | I have done enough. A lower place, note well, | AC III.i.12 |
May make too great an act. For learne this Sillius, | May make too great an act. For learn this, Silius: | AC III.i.13 |
Better to leaue vndone, then by our deed | Better to leave undone than by our deed | AC III.i.14 |
Acquire too high a Fame, when him we serues away. | Acquire too high a fame when him we serve's away. | AC III.i.15 |
Casar and Anthony, haue euer wonne | Caesar and Antony have ever won | AC III.i.16 |
More in their officer, then person. Sossius | More in their officer than person. Sossius, | AC III.i.17 |
One of my place in Syria, his Lieutenant, | One of my place in Syria, his lieutenant, | AC III.i.18 |
For quicke accumulation of renowne, | For quick accumulation of renown, | AC III.i.19 |
Which he atchiu'd by'th'minute, lost his fauour. | Which he achieved by th' minute, lost his favour. | AC III.i.20 |
Who does i'th'Warres more then his Captaine can, | Who does i'th' wars more than his captain can | AC III.i.21 |
Becomes his Captaines Captaine: and Ambition | Becomes his captain's captain; and ambition, | AC III.i.22 |
(The Souldiers vertue) rather makes choise of losse | The soldier's virtue, rather makes choice of loss | AC III.i.23 |
Then gaine, which darkens him. | Than gain which darkens him. | AC III.i.24 |
I could do more to do Anthonius good, | I could do more to do Antonius good, | AC III.i.25 |
But 'twould offend him. And in his offence, | But 'twould offend him, and in his offence | AC III.i.26 |
Should my performance perish. | Should my performance perish. | AC III.i.27.1 |
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Ile humbly signifie what in his name, | I'll humbly signify what in his name, | AC III.i.30 |
That magicall word of Warre we haue effected, | That magical word of war, we have effected; | AC III.i.31 |
How with his Banners, and his well paid ranks, | How, with his banners and his well-paid ranks, | AC III.i.32 |
The nere-yet beaten Horse of Parthia, | The ne'er-yet-beaten horse of Parthia | AC III.i.33 |
We haue iaded out o'th'Field. | We have jaded out o'th' field. | AC III.i.34.1 |
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He purposeth to Athens, whither with what hast | He purposeth to Athens; whither, with what haste | AC III.i.35 |
The waight we must conuay with's, will permit: | The weight we must convey with's will permit, | AC III.i.36 |
We shall appeare before him. On there, passe along. | We shall appear before him. – On, there. Pass along. | AC III.i.37 |