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Why how now Aiax? wherefore do you this? | Why, how now, Ajax! Wherefore do you this? | TC II.i.54 |
How now Thersites? what's the matter man? | How now, Thersites, what's the matter, man? | TC II.i.55 |
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I, what's the matter. | Ay, what's the matter? | TC II.i.57 |
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So I do: what's the matter? | So I do; what's the matter? | TC II.i.59 |
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Well, why I do so. | Well, why, I do so. | TC II.i.61 |
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I know that foole. | I know that, fool. | TC II.i.64 |
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What? | What? | TC II.i.74 |
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Nay good Aiax. | Nay, good Ajax. | TC II.i.76 |
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Nay, I must hold you. | Nay, I must hold you. | TC II.i.78 |
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Peace foole. | Peace, fool! | TC II.i.81 |
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Will you set your wit to a Fooles. | Will you set your wit to a fool's? | TC II.i.85 |
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What's the quarrell? | What's the quarrel? | TC II.i.89 |
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Your last seruice was sufferance, 'twas not | Your last service was sufferance, 'twas not | TC II.i.95 |
voluntary, no man is beaten voluntary: Aiax was heere | voluntary; no man is beaten voluntary. Ajax was here | TC II.i.96 |
the voluntary, and you as vnder an Impresse. | the voluntary, and you as under an impress. | TC II.i.97 |
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What with me to Thersites? | What, with me too, Thersites? | TC II.i.102 |
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What? what? | What? What? | TC II.i.107 |
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There's for you Patroclus. | There's for you, Patroclus. | TC II.i.115 |
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Marry this Sir is proclaim'd through al our host, | Marry, this, sir, is proclaimed through all our host: | TC II.i.120 |
That Hector by the fift houre of the Sunne, | That Hector, by the fifth hour of the sun, | TC II.i.121 |
Will with a Trumpet, 'twixt our Tents and Troy | Will with a trumpet 'twixt our tents and Troy | TC II.i.122 |
To morrow morning call some Knight to Armes, | Tomorrow morning call some knight to arms | TC II.i.123 |
That hath a stomacke, and such a one that dare | That hath a stomach, and such a one that dare | TC II.i.124 |
Maintaine I know not what: 'tis trash. Farewell. | Maintain – I know not what: 'tis trash. Farewell. | TC II.i.125 |
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I know not, 'tis put to Lottry: otherwise | I know not – 'tis put to lottery. Otherwise | TC II.i.127 |
He knew his man. | He knew his man. | TC II.i.128 |
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Who's there? | Who's there? | TC II.iii.37 |
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Where, where, art thou come? why my | Where, where? – Art thou come? Why, my | TC II.iii.39 |
cheese, my digestion, why hast thou not seru'd thy selfe | cheese, my digestion, why hast thou not served thyself | TC II.iii.40 |
into my Table, so many meales? Come, what's | in to my table, so many meals? Come, what's | TC II.iii.41 |
Agamemnon? | Agamemnon? | TC II.iii.42 |
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O tell, tell. | O, tell, tell. | TC II.iii.50 |
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He is a priuiledg'd man, proceede Thersites. | He is a privileged man. – Proceed, Thersites. | TC II.iii.56 |
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Deriue this? come? | Derive this; come. | TC II.iii.60 |
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Patroclus, Ile speake with no body: come in | Patroclus, I'll speak with nobody. – Come in | TC II.iii.68 |
with me Thersites. | with me, Thersites. | TC II.iii.69 |
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What comes the Generall to speake with me? | What, comes the general to speak with me? | TC III.iii.55 |
You know my minde, Ile fight no more 'gainst Troy. | You know my mind; I'll fight no more 'gainst Troy. | TC III.iii.56 |
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No. | No. | TC III.iii.59 |
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Good day, good day. | Good day, good day. | TC III.iii.62 |
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What, do's the Cuckold scorne me? | What, does the cuckold scorn me? | TC III.iii.64 |
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Good morrow Aiax? | Good morrow, Ajax. | TC III.iii.66 |
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Good morrow. | Good morrow. | TC III.iii.68 |
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What meane these fellowes? know they not Achilles? | What mean these fellows? Know they not Achilles? | TC III.iii.70 |
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What am I poore of late? | What, am I poor of late? | TC III.iii.74.2 |
'Tis certaine, greatnesse once falne out with fortune, | 'Tis certain, greatness, once fallen out with fortune, | TC III.iii.75 |
Must fall out with men too: what the declin'd is, | Must fall out with men too. What the declined is, | TC III.iii.76 |
He shall as soone reade in the eyes of others, | He shall as soon read in the eyes of others | TC III.iii.77 |
As feele in his owne fall: for men like butter-flies, | As feel in his own fall; for men, like butterflies, | TC III.iii.78 |
Shew not their mealie wings, but to the Summer: | Show not their mealy wings but to the summer, | TC III.iii.79 |
And not a man for being simply man, | And not a man, for being simply man, | TC III.iii.80 |
Hath any honour; but honour'd for those honours | Hath any honour, but honoured for those honours | TC III.iii.81 |
That are without him; as place, riches, and fauour, | That are without him, as place, riches, and favour – | TC III.iii.82 |
Prizes of accident, as oft as merit: | Prizes of accident as oft as merit – | TC III.iii.83 |
Which when they fall, as being slippery standers; | Which when they fall, as being slippery standers, | TC III.iii.84 |
The loue that leand on them as slippery too, | The love that leaned on them, as slippery too, | TC III.iii.85 |
Doth one plucke downe another, and together | Do one pluck down another, and together | TC III.iii.86 |
Dye in the fall. But 'tis not so with me; | Die in the fall. But 'tis not so with me: | TC III.iii.87 |
Fortune and I are friends, I doe enioy | Fortune and I are friends. I do enjoy | TC III.iii.88 |
At ample point, all that I did possesse, | At ample point all that I did possess, | TC III.iii.89 |
Saue these mens lookes: who do me thinkes finde out | Save these men's looks; who do, methinks, find out | TC III.iii.90 |
Something not worth in me such rich beholding, | Something not worth in me such rich beholding | TC III.iii.91 |
As they haue often giuen. Here is Ulisses, | As they have often given. Here is Ulysses: | TC III.iii.92 |
Ile interrupt his reading: | I'll interrupt his reading – | TC III.iii.93 |
how now Vlisses? | How now, Ulysses! | TC III.iii.94.1 |
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What are you reading? | What are you reading? | TC III.iii.95.1 |
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This is not strange Vlisses: | This is not strange, Ulysses. | TC III.iii.102.2 |
The beautie that is borne here in the face, | The beauty that is borne here in the face | TC III.iii.103 |
The bearer knowes not, but commends it selfe, | The bearer knows not, but commends itself | TC III.iii.104 |
| To others' eyes; nor doth the eye itself, | TC III.iii.105 |
| That most pure spirit of sense, behold itself, | TC III.iii.106 |
Not going from it selfe: but eye to eye oppos'd, | Not going from itself, but eye to eye opposed | TC III.iii.107 |
Salutes each other with each others forme. | Salutes each other with each other's form. | TC III.iii.108 |
For speculation turnes not to it selfe, | For speculation turns not to itself | TC III.iii.109 |
Till it hath trauail'd, and is married there | Till it hath travelled, and is mirrored there | TC III.iii.110 |
Where it may see it selfe: this is not strange at all. | Where it may see itself. This is not strange at all. | TC III.iii.111 |
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I doe beleeue it: / For they past by me, | I do believe it; for they passed by me | TC III.iii.142 |
as mysers doe by beggars, / Neither gaue to me | As misers do by beggars, neither gave to me | TC III.iii.143 |
good word, nor looke: What are my deedes forgot? | Good word nor look. What, are my deeds forgot? | TC III.iii.144 |
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Of this my priuacie, | Of this my privacy | TC III.iii.190.2 |
I haue strong reasons. | I have strong reasons. | TC III.iii.191.1 |
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Ha? knowne? | Ha? Known? | TC III.iii.194.2 |
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Shall Aiax fight with Hector? | Shall Ajax fight with Hector? | TC III.iii.225.2 |
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I see my reputation is at stake, | I see my reputation is at stake. | TC III.iii.227 |
My fame is shrowdly gored. | My fame is shrewdly gored. | TC III.iii.228.1 |
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Goe call Thersites hither sweet Patroclus, | Go call Thersites hither, sweet Patroclus. | TC III.iii.234 |
Ile send the foole to Aiax, and desire him | I'll send the fool to Ajax, and desire him | TC III.iii.235 |
T'inuite the Troian Lords after the Combat | T' invite the Trojan lords after the combat | TC III.iii.236 |
To see vs here vnarm'd: I haue a womans longing, | To see us here unarmed. I have a woman's longing, | TC III.iii.237 |
An appetite that I am sicke withall, | An appetite that I am sick withal, | TC III.iii.238 |
To see great Hector in his weedes of peace; | To see great Hector in his weeds of peace, | TC III.iii.239 |
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To talke with him, and to behold his visage, | To talk with him, and to behold his visage | TC III.iii.240 |
Euen to my full of view. A labour sau'd. | Even to my full of view. – A labour saved! | TC III.iii.241 |
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What? | What? | TC III.iii.243 |
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How so? | How so? | TC III.iii.246 |
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How can that be? | How can that be? | TC III.iii.250 |
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Thou must be my Ambassador to him | Thou must be my ambassador to him, | TC III.iii.266 |
Thersites. | Thersites. | TC III.iii.267 |
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To him Patroclus; tell him, I humbly desire | To him, Patroclus. Tell him I humbly desire | TC III.iii.273 |
the valiant Aiax, to inuite the most valorous Hector, to | the valiant Ajax to invite the most valorous Hector to | TC III.iii.274 |
come vnarm'd to my Tent, and to procure safe conduct | come unarmed to my tent, and to procure safe-conduct | TC III.iii.275 |
for his person, of the magnanimious and most | for his person of the magnanimous and most | TC III.iii.276 |
illustrious, sixe or seauen times honour'd Captaine, Generall | illustrious six-or-seven-times-honoured captain-general | TC III.iii.277 |
of the Grecian Armie Agamemnon, &c. | of the Grecian army, Agamemnon, et cetera. | TC III.iii.278 |
doe this. | Do this. | TC III.iii.279 |
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Why, but he is not in this tune, is he? | Why, but he is not in this tune, is he? | TC III.iii.300 |
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Come, thou shalt beare a Letter to him straight. | Come, thou shalt bear a letter to him straight. | TC III.iii.305 |
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My minde is troubled like a Fountaine stir'd, | My mind is troubled, like a fountain stirred, | TC III.iii.308 |
And I my selfe see not the bottome of it. | And I myself see not the bottom of it. | TC III.iii.309 |
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'Tis but early dayes. | 'Tis but early days. | TC IV.v.12.2 |
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Ile take that winter from your lips faire Lady | I'll take what winter from your lips, fair lady. | TC IV.v.24 |
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Achilles bids you welcome. | Achilles bids you welcome. | TC IV.v.25 |
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but securely done, | But securely done, | TC IV.v.73.2 |
A little proudly, and great deale disprising | A little proudly, and great deal disprizing | TC IV.v.74 |
The Knight oppos'd. | The knight opposed. | TC IV.v.75.1 |
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If not Achilles, nothing. | If not Achilles, nothing. | TC IV.v.76.2 |
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A maiden battaile then? O I perceiue you. | A maiden battle, then? – O, I perceive you. | TC IV.v.87 |
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I shall forestall thee Lord Vlysses, thou: | I shall forestall thee, Lord Ulysses, thou! | TC IV.v.230 |
Now Hector I haue fed mine eyes on thee, | Now, Hector, I have fed mine eyes on thee; | TC IV.v.231 |
I haue with exact view perus'd thee Hector, | I have with exact view perused thee, Hector, | TC IV.v.232 |
And quoted ioynt by ioynt. | And quoted joint by joint. | TC IV.v.233.1 |
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I am Achilles. | I am Achilles. | TC IV.v.234 |
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Behold thy fill. | Behold thy fill. | TC IV.v.236.1 |
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Thou art to breefe, I will the second time, | Thou art too brief; I will the second time, | TC IV.v.237 |
As I would buy thee, view thee, limbe by limbe. | As I would buy thee, view thee limb by limb. | TC IV.v.238 |
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Tell me you Heauens, in which part of his body | Tell me, you heavens, in which part of his body | TC IV.v.242 |
Shall I destroy him? Whether there, or there, or there, | Shall I destroy him? – whether there, or there, or there? – | TC IV.v.243 |
That I may giue the locall wound a name, | That I may give the local wound a name, | TC IV.v.244 |
And make distinct the very breach, where-out | And make distinct the very breach whereout | TC IV.v.245 |
Hectors great spirit flew. Answer me heauens. | Hector's great spirit flew: answer me, heavens! | TC IV.v.246 |
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I tell thee yea. | I tell thee, yea. | TC IV.v.251.2 |
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Dost thou intreat me Hector? | Dost thou entreat me, Hector? | TC IV.v.268.2 |
To morrow do I meete thee fell as death, | Tomorrow do I meet thee, fell as death; | TC IV.v.269 |
To night, all Friends. | Tonight all friends. | TC IV.v.270.1 |
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Ile heat his blood with Greekish wine to night, | I'll heat his blood with Greekish wine tonight, | TC V.i.1.1 |
Which with my Cemitar Ile coole to morrow: | Which with my scimitar I'll cool tomorrow. | TC V.i.2 |
Patroclus, / let vs Feast him to the hight. | Patroclus, let us feast him to the height. | TC V.i.3 |
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How now, thou core of Enuy? | How now, thou core of envy? | TC V.i.4.2 |
Thou crusty batch of Nature, what's the newes? | Thou crusty botch of nature, what's the news? | TC V.i.5 |
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From whence, Fragment? | From whence, fragment? | TC V.i.8 |
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My sweet Patroclus, I am thwarted quite | My sweet Patroclus, I am thwarted quite | TC V.i.34 |
From my great purpose in to morrowes battell: | From my great purpose in tomorrow's battle. | TC V.i.35 |
Heere is a Letter from Queene Hecuba, | Here is a letter from Queen Hecuba, | TC V.i.36 |
A token from her daughter, my faire Loue, | A token from her daughter, my fair love, | TC V.i.37 |
Both taxing me, and gaging me to keepe | Both taxing me and gaging me to keep | TC V.i.38 |
An Oath that I haue sworne. I will not breake it, | An oath that I have sworn. I will not break it. | TC V.i.39 |
Fall Greekes, faile Fame, Honor or go, or stay, | Fall Greeks; fail fame; honour or go or stay; | TC V.i.40 |
My maior vow lyes heere; this Ile obay: | My major vow lies here; this I'll obey. – | TC V.i.41 |
Come, come Thersites, helpe to trim my Tent, | Come, come, Thersites, help to trim my tent; | TC V.i.42 |
This night in banquetting must all be spent. | This night in banqueting must all be spent. – | TC V.i.43 |
Away Patroclus. | Away, Patroclus! | TC V.i.44 |
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Welcome braue Hector, welcome Princes all. | Welcome, brave Hector; welcome, princes all. | TC V.i.66 |
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Goodnight and welcom, both at once, to those | Good night and welcome both at once to those | TC V.i.73 |
that go, or tarry. | That go or tarry. | TC V.i.74 |
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Old Nestor tarries, and you too Diomed, | Old Nestor tarries, and you too, Diomed; | TC V.i.76 |
Keepe Hector company an houre, or two. | Keep Hector company an hour or two. | TC V.i.77 |
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Come, come, enter my Tent. | Come, come, enter my tent. | TC V.i.83 |
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Where is this Hector? | Where is this Hector? – | TC V.v.44.2 |
Come, come, thou boy-queller, shew thy face: | Come, come, thou boy-queller, show thy face; | TC V.v.45 |
Know what it is to meete Achilles angry. | Know what it is to meet Achilles angry – | TC V.v.46 |
Hector, wher's Hector? I will none but Hector. | Hector! Where's Hector? I will none but Hector. | TC V.v.47 |
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Now doe I see thee; haue at thee Hector. | Now do I see thee, ha? Have at thee, Hector! | TC V.vi.13 |
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I doe disdaine thy curtesie, proud Troian; | I do disdain thy courtesy, proud Trojan; | TC V.vi.15 |
Be happy that my armes are out of vse: | Be happy that my arms are out of use. | TC V.vi.16 |
My rest and negligence befriends thee now, | My rest and negligence befriends thee now, | TC V.vi.17 |
But thou anon shalt heare of me againe: | But thou anon shalt hear of me again; | TC V.vi.18 |
Till when, goe seeke thy fortune. | Till when, go seek thy fortune. | TC V.vi.19.1 |
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Come here about me you my Myrmidons: | Come here about me, you my Myrmidons; | TC V.vii.1 |
Marke what I say; attend me where I wheele: | Mark what I say. Attend me where I wheel; | TC V.vii.2 |
Strike not a stroake, but keepe your selues in breath; | Strike not a stroke, but keep yourselves in breath, | TC V.vii.3 |
And when I haue the bloudy Hector found, | And when I have the bloody Hector found, | TC V.vii.4 |
Empale him with your weapons round about: | Impale him with your weapons round about; | TC V.vii.5 |
In fellest manner execute your arme. | In fellest manner execute your arms. | TC V.vii.6 |
Follow me sirs, and my proceedings eye; | Follow me, sirs, and my proceedings eye. | TC V.vii.7 |
It is decreed, Hector the great must dye. | It is decreed Hector the great must die. | TC V.vii.8 |
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Looke Hector how the Sunne begins to set; | Look, Hector, how the sun begins to set, | TC V.viii.5 |
How vgly night comes breathing at his heeles, | How ugly night comes breathing at his heels; | TC V.viii.6 |
Euen with the vaile and darking of the Sunne. | Even with the vail and dark'ning of the sun | TC V.viii.7 |
To close the day vp, Hectors life is done. | To close the day up, Hector's life is done. | TC V.viii.8 |
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Strike fellowes, strike, this is the man I seeke. | Strike, fellows, strike; this is the man I seek. | TC V.viii.10 |
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So Illion fall thou: now Troy sinke downe; | So, Ilium, fall thou; now, Troy, sink down! | TC V.viii.11 |
Here lyes thy heart, thy sinewes, and thy bone. | Here lies thy heart, thy sinews, and thy bone. – | TC V.viii.12 |
On Myrmidons, cry you all a maine, | On, Myrmidons; and cry you all amain: | TC V.viii.13 |
Achilles hath the mighty Hector slaine. | ‘ Achilles hath the mighty Hector slain.’ | TC V.viii.14 |
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Harke, a retreat vpon our Grecian part. | Hark, a retire upon our Grecian part. | TC V.viii.15 |
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The dragon wing of night ore-spreds the earth | The dragon wing of night o'erspreads the earth, | TC V.viii.17 |
And stickler-like the Armies seperates | And, stickler-like, the armies separates. | TC V.viii.18 |
My halfe supt Sword, that frankly would haue fed, | My half-supped sword, that frankly would have fed, | TC V.viii.19 |
Pleas'd with this dainty bed; thus goes to bed. | Pleased with this dainty bait, thus goes to bed. | TC V.viii.20 |
Come, tye his body to my horses tayle; | Come, tie his body to my horse's tail; | TC V.viii.21 |
Along the field, I will the Troian traile. | Along the field I will the Trojan trail. | TC V.viii.22 |