| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| All haile, great Master, graue Sir, haile: I come | All hail, great master! Grave sir, hail! I come | Tem I.ii.189 |
| To answer thy best pleasure; be't to fly, | To answer thy best pleasure, be't to fly, | Tem I.ii.190 |
| To swim, to diue into the fire: to ride | To swim, to dive into the fire, to ride | Tem I.ii.191 |
| On the curld clowds: to thy strong bidding, taske | On the curled clouds. To thy strong bidding task | Tem I.ii.192 |
| Ariel, and all his Qualitie. | Ariel and all his quality. | Tem I.ii.193.1 |
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| To euery Article. | To every article. | Tem I.ii.195 |
| I boorded the Kings ship: now on the Beake, | I boarded the King's ship. Now on the beak, | Tem I.ii.196 |
| Now in the Waste, the Decke, in euery Cabyn, | Now in the waist, the deck, in every cabin | Tem I.ii.197 |
| I flam'd amazement, sometime I'ld diuide | I flamed amazement. Sometime I'd divide, | Tem I.ii.198 |
| And burne in many places; on the Top-mast, | And burn in many places. On the topmast, | Tem I.ii.199 |
| The Yards and Bore-spritt, would I flame distinctly, | The yards, and boresprit would I flame distinctly, | Tem I.ii.200 |
| Then meete, and ioyne. Ioues Lightning, the precursers | Then meet and join. Jove's lightnings, the precursors | Tem I.ii.201 |
| O'th dreadfull Thunder-claps more momentarie | O'th' dreadful thunderclaps, more momentary | Tem I.ii.202 |
| And sight out-running were not; the fire, and cracks | And sight-outrunning were not. The fire and cracks | Tem I.ii.203 |
| Of sulphurous roaring, the most mighty Neptune | Of sulphurous roaring the most mighty Neptune | Tem I.ii.204 |
| Seeme to besiege, and make his bold waues tremble, | Seem to besiege, and make his bold waves tremble, | Tem I.ii.205 |
| Yea, his dread Trident shake. | Yea, his dread trident shake. | Tem I.ii.206.1 |
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| Not a soule | Not a soul | Tem I.ii.208.2 |
| But felt a Feauer of the madde, and plaid | But felt a fever of the mad, and played | Tem I.ii.209 |
| Some tricks of desperation; all but Mariners | Some tricks of desperation. All but mariners | Tem I.ii.210 |
| Plung'd in the foaming bryne, and quit the vessell; | Plunged in the foaming brine, and quit the vessel, | Tem I.ii.211 |
| Then all a fire with me the Kings sonne Ferdinand | Then all afire with me. The King's son Ferdinand, | Tem I.ii.212 |
| With haire vp-staring (then like reeds, not haire) | With hair upstaring – then like reeds, not hair – | Tem I.ii.213 |
| Was the first man that leapt; cride hell is empty, | Was the first man that leaped; cried, ‘ Hell is empty, | Tem I.ii.214 |
| And all the Diuels are heere. | And all the devils are here!’ | Tem I.ii.215.1 |
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| Close by, my Master. | Close by, my master. | Tem I.ii.216.2 |
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| Not a haire perishd: | Not a hair perished. | Tem I.ii.217.2 |
| On their sustaining garments not a blemish, | On their sustaining garments not a blemish, | Tem I.ii.218 |
| But fresher then before: and as thou badst me, | But fresher than before; and as thou bad'st me, | Tem I.ii.219 |
| In troops I haue dispersd them 'bout the Isle: | In troops I have dispersed them 'bout the isle. | Tem I.ii.220 |
| The Kings sonne haue I landed by himselfe, | The King's son have I landed by himself, | Tem I.ii.221 |
| Whom I left cooling of the Ayre with sighes, | Whom I left cooling of the air with sighs | Tem I.ii.222 |
| In an odde Angle of the Isle, and sitting | In an odd angle of the isle, and sitting, | Tem I.ii.223 |
| His armes in this sad knot. | His arms in this sad knot. | Tem I.ii.224.1 |
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| Safely in harbour | Safely in harbour | Tem I.ii.226.2 |
| Is the Kings shippe, in the deepe Nooke, where once | Is the King's ship, in the deep nook where once | Tem I.ii.227 |
| Thou calldst me vp at midnight to fetch dewe | Thou called'st me up at midnight to fetch dew | Tem I.ii.228 |
| From the still-vext Bermoothes, there she's hid; | From the still-vexed Bermoothes, there she's hid; | Tem I.ii.229 |
| The Marriners all vnder hatches stowed, | The mariners all under hatches stowed, | Tem I.ii.230 |
| Who, with a Charme ioynd to their suffred labour | Who, with a charm joined to their suffered labour, | Tem I.ii.231 |
| I haue left asleep: and for the rest o'th' Fleet | I have left asleep. And for the rest o'th' fleet, | Tem I.ii.232 |
| (Which I dispers'd) they all haue met againe, | Which I dispersed, they all have met again, | Tem I.ii.233 |
| And are vpon the Mediterranian Flote | And are upon the Mediterranean flote | Tem I.ii.234 |
| Bound sadly home for Naples, | Bound sadly home for Naples, | Tem I.ii.235 |
| Supposing that they saw the Kings ship wrackt, | Supposing that they saw the King's ship wracked, | Tem I.ii.236 |
| And his great person perish. | And his great person perish. | Tem I.ii.237.1 |
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| Past the mid season. | Past the mid-season. | Tem I.ii.239.2 |
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| Is there more toyle? Since yu dost giue me pains, | Is there more toil? Since thou dost give me pains, | Tem I.ii.242 |
| Let me remember thee what thou hast promis'd, | Let me remember thee what thou hast promised, | Tem I.ii.243 |
| Which is not yet perform'd me. | Which is not yet performed me. | Tem I.ii.244.1 |
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| My Libertie. | My liberty. | Tem I.ii.245.2 |
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| I prethee, | I prithee, | Tem I.ii.246.2 |
| Remember I haue done thee worthy seruice, | Remember I have done thee worthy service, | Tem I.ii.247 |
| Told thee no lyes, made thee no mistakings, serv'd | Told thee no lies, made thee no mistakings, served | Tem I.ii.248 |
| Without or grudge, or grumblings; thou did promise | Without or grudge or grumblings. Thou did promise | Tem I.ii.249 |
| To bate me a full yeere. | To bate me a full year. | Tem I.ii.250.1 |
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| No. | No. | Tem I.ii.251.2 |
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| I doe not Sir. | I do not, sir. | Tem I.ii.256.2 |
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| No Sir. | No, sir. | Tem I.ii.260.1 |
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| Sir, in Argier. | Sir, in Argier. | Tem I.ii.261.1 |
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| I, Sir. | Ay, sir. | Tem I.ii.268 |
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| Yes: Caliban her sonne. | Yes, Caliban her son. | Tem I.ii.284.2 |
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| I thanke thee Master. | I thank thee, master. | Tem I.ii.293.2 |
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| Pardon, Master, | Pardon, master. | Tem I.ii.296.2 |
| I will be correspondent to command | I will be correspondent to command, | Tem I.ii.297 |
| And doe my spryting, gently. | And do my spriting gently. | Tem I.ii.298.1 |
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| That's my noble Master: | That's my noble master! | Tem I.ii.299.2 |
| What shall I doe? say what? what shall I doe? | What shall I do? Say what! What shall I do? | Tem I.ii.300 |
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| My Lord, it shall be done. | My lord, it shall be done. | Tem I.ii.318.2 |
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| Come vnto these yellow sands, | Come unto these yellow sands, | Tem I.ii.375 |
| and then take hands: | And then take hands. | Tem I.ii.376 |
| Curtsied when you haue, and kist | Curtsied when you have and kissed | Tem I.ii.377 |
| the wilde waues whist: | The wild waves whist, | Tem I.ii.378 |
| Foote it featly heere, and there, | Foot it featly here and there; | Tem I.ii.379 |
| and sweete Sprights beare the burthen. | And, sweet sprites, the burden bear. | Tem I.ii.380 |
| Harke, harke, | Hark, hark! | Tem I.ii.381 |
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| Burthen dispersedly. bowgh wawgh: | (Burden, dispersedly) Bow-wow! | Tem I.ii.382 |
| the watch-Dogges barke, | The watch-dogs bark! | Tem I.ii.383 |
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| bowgh-wawgh. | (Burden, dispersedly) Bow-wow! | Tem I.ii.384 |
| Hark, hark, I heare, | Hark, hark! I hear | Tem I.ii.385 |
| the straine of strutting Chanticlere | The strain of strutting chanticleer | Tem I.ii.386 |
| cry cockadidle-dowe. | Cry cock-a-diddle-dow! | Tem I.ii.387 |
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| Full fadom fiue thy Father lies, | Full fathom five thy father lies, | Tem I.ii.397 |
| Of his bones are Corrall made: | Of his bones are coral made; | Tem I.ii.398 |
| Those are pearles that were his eies, | Those are pearls that were his eyes; | Tem I.ii.399 |
| Nothing of him that doth fade, | Nothing of him that doth fade, | Tem I.ii.400 |
| But doth suffer a Sea-change | But doth suffer a sea-change | Tem I.ii.401 |
| Into something rich, & strange: | Into something rich and strange. | Tem I.ii.402 |
| Sea-Nimphs hourly ring his knell. | Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell: | Tem I.ii.403 |
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| Burthen: ding dong. | (Burden) Ding-dong. | Tem I.ii.404 |
| Harke now I heare them, ding-dong bell. | Hark! Now I hear them – Ding-dong bell. | Tem I.ii.405 |
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| To th' syllable. | To th' syllable. | Tem I.ii.501.2 |
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| My Master through his Art foresees the danger | My master through his art foresees the danger | Tem II.i.302 |
| That you (his friend) are in, and sends me forth | That you, his friend, are in, and sends me forth – | Tem II.i.303 |
| (For else his proiect dies) to keepe them liuing. | For else his project dies – to keep them living. | Tem II.i.304 |
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| While you here do snoaring lie, | While you here do snoring lie, | Tem II.i.305 |
| Open-ey'd Conspiracie | Open-eyed conspiracy | Tem II.i.306 |
| His time doth take: | His time doth take. | Tem II.i.307 |
| If of Life you keepe a care, | If of life you keep a care, | Tem II.i.308 |
| Shake off slumber and beware. | Shake off slumber, and beware. | Tem II.i.309 |
| Awake, awake. | Awake, awake! | Tem II.i.310 |
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| Prospero my Lord, shall know what I haue done. | Prospero my lord shall know what I have done. | Tem II.i.331 |
| So (King) goe safely on to seeke thy Son. | So, King, go safely on to seek thy son. | Tem II.i.332 |
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| Thou lyest. | Thou liest. | Tem III.ii.44 |
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| Thou liest, thou canst not. | Thou liest, thou canst not. | Tem III.ii.62 |
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| Thou liest. | Thou liest. | Tem III.ii.75 |
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| This will I tell my Master. | This will I tell my master. | Tem III.ii.116 |
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| You are three men of sinne, whom destiny | You are three men of sin, whom destiny – | Tem III.iii.54 |
| That hath to instrument this lower world, | That hath to instrument this lower world | Tem III.iii.55 |
| And what is in't: the neuer surfeited Sea, | And what is in't – the never-surfeited sea | Tem III.iii.56 |
| Hath caus'd to belch vp you: and on this Island, | Hath caused to belch up you, and on this island | Tem III.iii.57 |
| Where man doth not inhabit, you 'mongst men, | Where man doth not inhabit, you 'mongst men | Tem III.iii.58 |
| Being most vnfit to liue: I haue made you mad; | Being most unfit to live. I have made you mad; | Tem III.iii.59 |
| And euen with such like valour, men hang, and drowne | And even with suchlike valour men hang and drown | Tem III.iii.60 |
| Their proper selues: | Their proper selves. | Tem III.iii.61.1 |
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| you fooles, I and my fellowes | You fools! I and my fellows | Tem III.iii.61.2 |
| Are ministers of Fate, the Elements | Are ministers of Fate. The elements, | Tem III.iii.62 |
| Of whom your swords are temper'd, may as well | Of whom your swords are tempered, may as well | Tem III.iii.63 |
| Wound the loud windes, or with bemockt-at-Stabs | Wound the loud winds, or with bemocked-at stabs | Tem III.iii.64 |
| Kill the still closing waters, as diminish | Kill the still-closing waters, as diminish | Tem III.iii.65 |
| One dowle that's in my plumbe: My fellow ministers | One dowle that's in my plume. My fellow ministers | Tem III.iii.66 |
| Are like-invulnerable: if you could hurt, | Are like invulnerable. If you could hurt, | Tem III.iii.67 |
| Your swords are now too massie for your strengths, | Your swords are now too massy for your strengths, | Tem III.iii.68 |
| And will not be vplifted: But remember | And will not be uplifted. But remember – | Tem III.iii.69 |
| (For that's my businesse to you) that you three | For that's my business to you – that you three | Tem III.iii.70 |
| From Millaine did supplant good Prospero, | From Milan did supplant good Prospero, | Tem III.iii.71 |
| Expos'd vnto the Sea (which hath requit it) | Exposed unto the sea, which hath requit it, | Tem III.iii.72 |
| Him, and his innocent childe: for which foule deed, | Him and his innocent child; for which foul deed | Tem III.iii.73 |
| The Powres, delaying (not forgetting) haue | The powers, delaying, not forgetting, have | Tem III.iii.74 |
| Incens'd the Seas, and Shores; yea, all the Creatures | Incensed the seas and shores, yea, all the creatures | Tem III.iii.75 |
| Against your peace: Thee of thy Sonne, Alonso | Against your peace. Thee of thy son, Alonso, | Tem III.iii.76 |
| They haue bereft; and doe pronounce by me | They have bereft; and do pronounce by me | Tem III.iii.77 |
| Lingring perdition (worse then any death | Lingering perdition – worse than any death | Tem III.iii.78 |
| Can be at once) shall step, by step attend | Can be at once – shall step by step attend | Tem III.iii.79 |
| You, and your wayes, whose wraths to guard you from, | You and your ways; whose wraths to guard you from, | Tem III.iii.80 |
| Which here, in this most desolate Isle, else fals | Which here, in this most desolate isle, else falls | Tem III.iii.81 |
| Vpon your heads, is nothing but hearts-sorrow, | Upon your heads, is nothing but heart's sorrow, | Tem III.iii.82 |
| And a cleere life ensuing. | And a clear life ensuing. | Tem III.iii.83 |
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| What would my potent master? here I am. | What would my potent master? Here I am. | Tem IV.i.34 |
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| Presently? | Presently? | Tem IV.i.42.2 |
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| Before you can say come, and goe, | Before you can say ‘ Come ’ and ‘ Go,’ | Tem IV.i.44 |
| And breathe twice; and cry, so, so: | And breathe twice, and cry, ‘ So, So,’ | Tem IV.i.45 |
| Each one tripping on his Toe, | Each one, tripping on his toe, | Tem IV.i.46 |
| Will be here with mop, and mowe. | Will be here with mop and mow. | Tem IV.i.47 |
| Doe you loue me Master? no? | Do you love me, master? No? | Tem IV.i.48 |
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| Well: I conceiue. | Well, I conceive. | Tem IV.i.50.2 |
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| Thy thoughts I cleaue to, what's thy pleasure? | Thy thoughts I cleave to. What's thy pleasure? | Tem IV.i.165.1 |
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| I my Commander, when I presented Ceres | Ay, my commander. When I presented Ceres, | Tem IV.i.167 |
| I thought to haue told thee of it, but I fear'd | I thought to have told thee of it, but I feared | Tem IV.i.168 |
| Least I might anger thee. | Lest I might anger thee. | Tem IV.i.169 |
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| I told you Sir, they were red-hot with drinking, | I told you, sir, they were red-hot with drinking. | Tem IV.i.171 |
| So full of valour, that they smote the ayre | So full of valour that they smote the air | Tem IV.i.172 |
| For breathing in their faces: beate the ground | For breathing in their faces, beat the ground | Tem IV.i.173 |
| For kissing of their feete; yet alwaies bending | For kissing of their feet; yet always bending | Tem IV.i.174 |
| Towards their proiect: then I beate my Tabor, | Towards their project. Then I beat my tabor, | Tem IV.i.175 |
| At which like vnback't colts they prickt their eares, | At which, like unbacked colts, they pricked their ears, | Tem IV.i.176 |
| Aduanc'd their eye-lids, lifted vp their noses | Advanced their eyelids, lifted up their noses | Tem IV.i.177 |
| As they smelt musicke, so I charm'd their eares | As they smelt music. So I charmed their ears | Tem IV.i.178 |
| That Calfe-like, they my lowing follow'd, through | That calf-like they my lowing followed, through | Tem IV.i.179 |
| Tooth'd briars, sharpe firzes, pricking gosse, & thorns, | Toothed briars, sharp furzes, pricking goss, and thorns, | Tem IV.i.180 |
| Which entred their fraile shins: at last I left them | Which entered their frail shins. At last I left them | Tem IV.i.181 |
| I'th' filthy mantled poole beyond your Cell, | I'th' filthy mantled pool beyond your cell, | Tem IV.i.182 |
| There dancing vp to th' chins, that the fowle Lake | There dancing up to th' chins, that the foul lake | Tem IV.i.183 |
| Ore-stunck their feet. | O'erstunk their feet. | Tem IV.i.184.1 |
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| I go, I goe. | I go, I go! | Tem IV.i.187.2 |
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| Siluer: there it goes, Siluer. | Silver! There it goes, Silver! | Tem IV.i.256 |
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| Harke, they rore. | Hark, they roar! | Tem IV.i.262.2 |
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| On the sixt hower, at which time, my Lord | On the sixth hour, at which time, my lord, | Tem V.i.4 |
| You said our worke should cease. | You said our work should cease. | Tem V.i.5.1 |
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| Confin'd together | Confined together | Tem V.i.7.2 |
| In the same fashion, as you gaue in charge, | In the same fashion as you gave in charge, | Tem V.i.8 |
| Iust as you left them; all prisoners Sir | Just as you left them – all prisoners, sir, | Tem V.i.9 |
| In the Line-groue which weather-fends your Cell, | In the line-grove which weather-fends your cell. | Tem V.i.10 |
| They cannot boudge till your release: The King, | They cannot budge till your release. The King, | Tem V.i.11 |
| His Brother, and yours, abide all three distracted, | His brother, and yours, abide all three distracted, | Tem V.i.12 |
| And the remainder mourning ouer them, | And the remainder mourning over them, | Tem V.i.13 |
| Brim full of sorrow, and dismay: but chiefly | Brimful of sorrow and dismay; but chiefly, | Tem V.i.14 |
| Him that you term'd Sir, the good old Lord Gonzallo, | Him that you termed, sir, the good old lord Gonzalo, | Tem V.i.15 |
| His teares runs downe his beard like winters drops | His tears runs down his beard like winter's drops | Tem V.i.16 |
| From eaues of reeds: your charm so strongly works 'em | From eaves of reeds. Your charm so strongly works 'em | Tem V.i.17 |
| That if you now beheld them, your affections | That if you now beheld them your affections | Tem V.i.18 |
| Would become tender. | Would become tender. | Tem V.i.19.1 |
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| Mine would, Sir, were I humane. | Mine would, sir, were I human. | Tem V.i.20.1 |
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| Ile fetch them, Sir. | I'll fetch them, sir. | Tem V.i.32.2 |
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| Where the Bee sucks, there suck I, | Where the bee sucks, there suck I, | Tem V.i.88 |
| In a Cowslips bell, I lie, | In a cowslip's bell I lie; | Tem V.i.89 |
| There I cowch when Owles doe crie, | There I couch when owls do cry. | Tem V.i.90 |
| On the Batts backe I doe flie | On the bat's back I do fly | Tem V.i.91 |
| after Sommer merrily. | After summer merrily. | Tem V.i.92 |
| Merrily, merrily, shall I liue now, | Merrily, merrily shall I live now, | Tem V.i.93 |
| Vnder the blossom that hangs on the Bow. | Under the blossom that hangs on the bough. | Tem V.i.94 |
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| I drinke the aire before me, and returne | I drink the air before me, and return | Tem V.i.102 |
| Or ere your pulse twice beate. | Or ere your pulse twice beat. | Tem V.i.103 |
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| Sir, all this seruice | Sir, all this service | Tem V.i.225.2 |
| Haue I done since I went. | Have I done since I went. | Tem V.i.226.1 |
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| Was't well done? | Was't well done? | Tem V.i.240.2 |