| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Alb. Cor. | ALBANY and CORNWALL | |
| Deare Sir forbeare. | Dear sir, forbear! | KL I.i.162 |
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| How now my Noble friend, since I came hither | How now, my noble friend? Since I came hither – | KL II.i.85 |
| (Which I can call but now,) I haue heard strangenesse. | Which I can call but now – I have heard strange news. | KL II.i.86 |
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| Nor I, assure thee Regan; | Nor I, assure thee, Regan. | KL II.i.103.2 |
| Edmund, I heare that you haue shewne yout Father | Edmund, I hear that you have shown your father | KL II.i.104 |
| A Child-like Office. | A child-like office. | KL II.i.105.1 |
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| Is he pursued? | Is he pursued? | KL II.i.108.1 |
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| If he be taken, he shall neuer more | If he be taken he shall never more | KL II.i.109 |
| Be fear'd of doing harme, make your owne purpose, | Be feared of doing harm. Make your own purpose | KL II.i.110 |
| How in my strength you please: for you Edmund, | How in my strength you please. For you, Edmund, | KL II.i.111 |
| Whose vertue and obedience doth this instant | Whose virtue and obedience doth this instant | KL II.i.112 |
| So much commend it selfe, you shall be ours, | So much commend itself, you shall be ours. | KL II.i.113 |
| Nature's of such deepe trust, we shall much need: | Natures of such deep trust we shall much need; | KL II.i.114 |
| You we first seize on. | You we first seize on. | KL II.i.115.1 |
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| You know not why we came to visit you? | You know not why we came to visit you – | KL II.i.117 |
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| Keepe peace vpon your liues, | Keep peace, upon your lives! | KL II.ii.45 |
| he dies that strikes againe, what is the matter? | He dies that strikes again. What is the matter? | KL II.ii.46 |
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| What is your difference, speake? | What is your difference? Speak. | KL II.ii.48 |
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| Thou art a strange fellow, a Taylor make a | Thou art a strange fellow. A tailor make a | KL II.ii.53 |
| man? | man? | KL II.ii.54 |
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| Speake yet, how grew your | Speak yet, how grew your | KL II.ii.58 |
| quarrell? | quarrel? | KL II.ii.59 |
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| Peace sirrah, | Peace, sirrah! | KL II.ii.66 |
| You beastly knaue, know you no reuerence? | You beastly knave, know you no reverence? | KL II.ii.67 |
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| Why art thou angrie? | Why art thou angry? | KL II.ii.69 |
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| What art thou mad old Fellow? | What, art thou mad, old fellow? | KL II.ii.83 |
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| Why do'st thou call him Knaue? / What is his fault? | Why dost thou call him knave? What is his fault? | KL II.ii.87 |
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| No more perchance do's mine, nor his, nor hers. | No more perchance does mine, nor his, nor hers. | KL II.ii.89 |
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| This is some Fellow, | This is some fellow | KL II.ii.93.2 |
| Who hauing beene prais'd for bluntnesse, doth affect | Who, having been praised for bluntness, doth affect | KL II.ii.94 |
| A saucy roughnes, and constraines the garb | A saucy roughness, and constrains the garb | KL II.ii.95 |
| Quite from his Nature. He cannot flatter he, | Quite from his nature. He cannot flatter, he! | KL II.ii.96 |
| An honest mind and plaine, he must speake truth, | An honest mind and plain – he must speak truth! | KL II.ii.97 |
| And they will take it so, if not, hee's plaine. | And they will take it, so; if not, he's plain. | KL II.ii.98 |
| These kind of Knaues I know, which in this plainnesse | These kind of knaves I know, which in this plainness | KL II.ii.99 |
| Harbour more craft, and more corrupter ends, | Harbour more craft and more corrupter ends | KL II.ii.100 |
| Then twenty silly-ducking obseruants, | Than twenty silly-ducking observants | KL II.ii.101 |
| That stretch their duties nicely. | That stretch their duties nicely. | KL II.ii.102 |
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| What mean'st by this? | What mean'st by this? | KL II.ii.106.2 |
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| What was th'offence you gaue him? | What was th' offence you gave him? | KL II.ii.112 |
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| Fetch forth the Stocks? | Fetch forth the stocks! | KL II.ii.123.2 |
| You stubborne ancient Knaue, you reuerent Bragart, | You stubborn ancient knave, you reverend braggart, | KL II.ii.124 |
| Wee'l teach you. | We'll teach you – | KL II.ii.125.1 |
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| Fetch forth the Stocks; / As I haue life and Honour, | Fetch forth the stocks! As I have life and honour, | KL II.ii.131 |
| there shall he sit till Noone. | There shall he sit till noon. | KL II.ii.132 |
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| This is a Fellow of the selfe same colour, | This is a fellow of the selfsame colour | KL II.ii.136 |
| Our Sister speakes of. Come, bring away the Stocks. | Our sister speaks of. Come, bring away the stocks. | KL II.ii.137 |
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| Ile answere that. | I'll answer that. | KL II.ii.145.2 |
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| Haile to your Grace. | Hail to your grace. | KL II.iv.122.2 |
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| Fye sir, fie. | Fie, sir, fie! | KL II.iv.159.2 |
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| What Trumpet's that? | What trumpet's that? | KL II.iv.177.2 |
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| What meanes your Grace? | What means your grace? | KL II.iv.182.2 |
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| I set him there, Sir: but his owne Disorders | I set him there, sir; but his own disorders | KL II.iv.194 |
| Deseru'd much lesse aduancement. | Deserved much less advancement. | KL II.iv.195.1 |
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| Let vs withdraw, 'twill be a Storme. | Let us withdraw; 'twill be a storm. | KL II.iv.282 |
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| Followed the old man forth, he is return'd. | Followed the old man forth. He is returned. | KL II.iv.290 |
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| Whether is he going? | Whither is he going? | KL II.iv.291.2 |
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| 'Tis best to giue him way, he leads himselfe. | 'Tis best to give him way. He leads himself. | KL II.iv.293 |
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| Shut vp your doores my Lord, 'tis a wil'd night, | Shut up your doors, my lord; 'tis a wild night. | KL II.iv.303 |
| My Regan counsels well: come out oth'storme. | My Regan counsels well. Come out o'the storm. | KL II.iv.304 |
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| I will haue my reuenge, ere I depart his house. | I will have my revenge ere I depart his house. | KL III.v.1 |
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| I now perceiue, it was not altogether your | I now perceive it was not altogether your | KL III.v.4 |
| Brothers euill disposition made him seeke his death: but | brother's evil disposition made him seek his death; but | KL III.v.5 |
| a prouoking merit set a-worke by a reprouable badnesse in | a provoking merit set a-work by a reprovable badness in | KL III.v.6 |
| himselfe. | himself. | KL III.v.7 |
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| Go with me to the Dutchesse. | Go with me to the Duchess. | KL III.v.13 |
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| True or false, it hath made thee Earle of | True or false, it hath made thee Earl of | KL III.v.16 |
| Gloucester: seeke out where thy Father is, that hee may bee | Gloucester. Seek out where thy father is, that he may be | KL III.v.17 |
| ready for our apprehension. | ready for our apprehension. | KL III.v.18 |
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| I will lay trust vpon thee: and thou shalt finde | I will lay trust upon thee, and thou shalt find | KL III.v.23 |
| a deere Father in my loue. | a dearer father in my love. | KL III.v.24 |
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| Poste speedily to my Lord your | Post speedily to my lord your | KL III.vii.1 |
| husband, shew him this Letter, the Army of France is | husband, show him this letter. The army of France is | KL III.vii.2 |
| landed: seeke out the Traitor Glouster. | landed. – Seek out the traitor Gloucester. | KL III.vii.3 |
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| Leaue him to my displeasure. Edmond, keepe | Leave him to my displeasure. Edmund, keep | KL III.vii.6 |
| you our Sister company: the reuenges wee are bound to | you our sister company; the revenges we are bound to | KL III.vii.7 |
| take vppon your Traitorous Father, are not fit for your beholding. | take upon your traitorous father are not fit for your beholding. | KL III.vii.8 |
| Aduice the Duke where you are going, to a most | Advise the Duke where you are going to a most | KL III.vii.9 |
| festiuate preparation: we are bound to the like. Our | festinate preparation; we are bound to the like. Our | KL III.vii.10 |
| Postes shall be swift, and intelligent betwixt vs. Farewell | posts shall be swift and intelligent betwixt us. Farewell, | KL III.vii.11 |
| deere Sister, farewell my Lord of Glouster. | dear sister. Farewell, my lord of Gloucester. | KL III.vii.12 |
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| How now? Where's the King? | How now? Where's the King? | KL III.vii.13 |
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| Get horses for your Mistris. | Get horses for your mistress. | KL III.vii.20 |
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| Edmund farewell: | Edmund, farewell. | KL III.vii.22.1 |
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| go seek the Traitor Gloster, | Go seek the traitor Gloucester. | KL III.vii.22.2 |
| Pinnion him like a Theefe, bring him before vs: | Pinion him like a thief; bring him before us. | KL III.vii.23 |
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| Though well we may not passe vpon his life | Though well we may not pass upon his life | KL III.vii.24 |
| Without the forme of Iustice: yet our power | Without the form of justice, yet our power | KL III.vii.25 |
| Shall do a curt'sie to our wrath, which men | Shall do a curtsy to our wrath, which men | KL III.vii.26 |
| May blame, but not comptroll. | May blame but not control. | KL III.vii.27.1 |
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| Who's there? the Traitor? | Who's there? The traitor? | KL III.vii.27.2 |
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| Binde fast his corky armes. | Bind fast his corky arms. | KL III.vii.29 |
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| Binde him I say. | Bind him, I say. | KL III.vii.32.1 |
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| To this Chaire binde him, / Villaine, thou shalt finde. | To this chair bind him. Villain, thou shalt find – | KL III.vii.34 |
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| Come Sir. / What Letters had you late from France? | Come, sir; what letters had you late from France? | KL III.vii.42 |
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| And what confederacie haue you with the Traitors, | And what confederacy have you with the traitors | KL III.vii.44 |
| late footed in the Kingdome? | Late footed in the kingdom – | KL III.vii.45 |
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| Cunning. | Cunning. | KL III.vii.49.2 |
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| Where hast thou sent the King? | Where hast thou sent the King? | KL III.vii.50.1 |
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| Wherefore to Douer? Let him answer that. | Wherefore to Dover? Let him answer that. | KL III.vii.52 |
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| See't shalt thou neuer. Fellowes hold ye Chaire, | See't shalt thou never. Fellows, hold the chair. | KL III.vii.66 |
| Vpon these eyes of thine, Ile set my foote. | Upon these eyes of thine I'll set my foot. | KL III.vii.67 |
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| If you see vengeance. | If you see Vengeance – | KL III.vii.71.1 |
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| My Villaine? | My villain! | KL III.vii.77 |
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| Lest it see more, preuent it; Out vilde gelly: | Lest it see more, prevent it. Out, vile jelly! | KL III.vii.82 |
| Where is thy luster now? | Where is thy lustre now? | KL III.vii.83 |
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| I haue receiu'd a hurt: Follow me Lady; | I have received a hurt. Follow me, lady. | KL III.vii.94 |
| Turne out that eyelesse Villaine: throw this Slaue | Turn out that eyeless villain. Throw this slave | KL III.vii.95 |
| Vpon the Dunghill: Regan, I bleed apace, | Upon the dunghill. Regan, I bleed apace. | KL III.vii.96 |
| Vntimely comes this hurt. Giue me your arme. | Untimely comes this hurt. Give me your arm. | KL III.vii.97 |