| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Now Princes for the seruice I haue done you, | Now, princes, for the service I have done you, | TC III.iii.1 |
| Th'aduantage of the time promps me aloud, | Th' advantage of the time prompts me aloud | TC III.iii.2 |
| To call for recompence: appeare it to your minde, | To call for recompense. Appear it to your mind | TC III.iii.3 |
| That through the sight I beare in things to loue, | That, through the sight I bear in things to come, | TC III.iii.4 |
| I haue abandon'd Troy, left my possession, | I have abandoned Troy, left my possession, | TC III.iii.5 |
| Incur'd a Traitors name, expos'd my selfe, | Incurred a traitor's name, exposed myself, | TC III.iii.6 |
| From certaine and possest conueniences, | From certain and possessed conveniences, | TC III.iii.7 |
| To doubtfull fortunes, sequestring from me all | To doubtful fortunes; sequest'ring from me all | TC III.iii.8 |
| That time, acquaintance, custome and condition, | That time, acquaintance, custom, and condition | TC III.iii.9 |
| Made tame, and most familiar to my nature: | Made tame and most familiar to my nature; | TC III.iii.10 |
| And here to doe you seruice am become, | And here, to do you service, am become | TC III.iii.11 |
| As new into the world, strange, vnacquainted. | As new into the world, strange, unacquainted. | TC III.iii.12 |
| I doe beseech you, as in way of taste, | I do beseech you, as in way of taste, | TC III.iii.13 |
| To giue me now a little benefit: | To give me now a little benefit, | TC III.iii.14 |
| Out of those many registred in promise, | Out of those many registered in promise, | TC III.iii.15 |
| Which you say, liue to come in my behalfe. | Which, you say, live to come in my behalf. | TC III.iii.16 |
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| You haue a Troian prisoner, cal'd Anthenor, | You have a Trojan prisoner, called Antenor, | TC III.iii.18 |
| Yesterday tooke: Troy holds him very deere. | Yesterday took; Troy holds him very dear. | TC III.iii.19 |
| Oft haue you (often haue you, thankes therefore) | Oft have you – often have you thanks therefore – | TC III.iii.20 |
| Desir'd my Cressia in right great exchange. | Desired my Cressid in right great exchange, | TC III.iii.21 |
| Whom Troy hath still deni'd: but this Anthenor, | Whom Troy hath still denied; but this Antenor, | TC III.iii.22 |
| I know is such a wrest in their affaires; | I know, is such a wrest in their affairs | TC III.iii.23 |
| That their negotiations all must slacke, | That their negotiations all must slack, | TC III.iii.24 |
| Wanting his mannage: and they will almost, | Wanting his manage; and they will almost | TC III.iii.25 |
| Giue vs a Prince of blood, a Sonne of Priam, | Give us a prince of blood, a son of Priam, | TC III.iii.26 |
| In change of him. Let him be sent great Princes, | In change of him. Let him be sent, great princes, | TC III.iii.27 |
| And he shall buy my Daughter: and her presence, | And he shall buy my daughter; and her presence | TC III.iii.28 |
| Shall quite strike off all seruice I haue done, | Shall quite strike off all service I have done | TC III.iii.29 |
| In most accepted paine. | In most accepted pain. | TC III.iii.30.1 |
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| All. | ALL | |
| The Troians Trumpet. | The Trojan's trumpet. | TC IV.v.64.1 |
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| Who cals? | (within) Who calls? | TC V.ii.2 |
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| She comes to you. | She comes to you. | TC V.ii.5 |