| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| O take his mothers thanks, a widdows thanks, | O, take his mother's thanks, a widow's thanks, | KJ II.i.32 |
| Till your strong hand shall helpe to giue him strength, | Till your strong hand shall help to give him strength | KJ II.i.33 |
| To make a more requitaIl to your loue. | To make a more requital to your love. | KJ II.i.34 |
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| Stay for an answer to your Embassie, | Stay for an answer to your embassy, | KJ II.i.44 |
| Lest vnaduis'd you staine your swords with bloud, | Lest unadvised you stain your swords with blood. | KJ II.i.45 |
| My Lord Chattilion may from England bring | My Lord Chatillon may from England bring | KJ II.i.46 |
| That right in peace which heere we vrge in warre, | That right in peace which here we urge in war, | KJ II.i.47 |
| And then we shall repent each drop of bloud, | And then we shall repent each drop of blood | KJ II.i.48 |
| That hot rash haste so indirectly shedde. | That hot rash haste so indirectly shed. | KJ II.i.49 |
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| Let me make answer: thy vsurping sonne. | Let me make answer: thy usurping son. | KJ II.i.121 |
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| My bed was euer to thy sonne as true | My bed was ever to thy son as true | KJ II.i.124 |
| As thine was to thy husband, and this boy | As thine was to thy husband; and this boy | KJ II.i.125 |
| Liker in feature to his father Geffrey | Liker in feature to his father Geoffrey | KJ II.i.126 |
| Then thou and Iohn, in manners being as like, | Than thou and John in manners – being as like | KJ II.i.127 |
| As raine to water, or deuill to his damme; | As rain to water or devil to his dam! | KJ II.i.128 |
| My boy a bastard? by my soule I thinke | My boy a bastard! By my soul, I think | KJ II.i.129 |
| His father neuer was so true begot, | His father never was so true begot. | KJ II.i.130 |
| It cannot be, and if thou wert his mother. | It cannot be, an if thou wert his mother. | KJ II.i.131 |
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| There's a good grandame boy / That would blot thee. | There's a good grandam, boy, that would blot thee. | KJ II.i.133 |
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| Doe childe, goe to yt grandame childe, | Do, child, go to it grandam, child. | KJ II.i.160 |
| Giue grandame kingdome, and it grandame will | Give grandam kingdom, and it grandam will | KJ II.i.161 |
| Giue yt a plum, a cherry, and a figge, | Give it a plum, a cherry, and a fig. | KJ II.i.162 |
| There's a good grandame. | There's a good grandam. | KJ II.i.163.1 |
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| Now shame vpon you where she does or no, | Now shame upon you, whe'er she does or no! | KJ II.i.167 |
| His grandames wrongs, and not his mothers shames | His grandam's wrongs, and not his mother's shames, | KJ II.i.168 |
| Drawes those heauen-mouing pearles frõ his poor eies, | Draws those heaven-moving pearls from his poor eyes, | KJ II.i.169 |
| Which heauen shall take in nature of a fee: | Which heaven shall take in nature of a fee – | KJ II.i.170 |
| I, with these Christall beads heauen shall be brib'd | Ay, with these crystal beads heaven shall be bribed | KJ II.i.171 |
| To doe him Iustice, and reuenge on you. | To do him justice and revenge on you. | KJ II.i.172 |
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| Thou monstrous Iniurer of heauen and earth, | Thou monstrous injurer of heaven and earth! | KJ II.i.174 |
| Call not me slanderer, thou and thine vsurpe | Call not me slanderer. Thou and thine usurp | KJ II.i.175 |
| The Dominations, Royalties, and rights | The dominations, royalties, and rights | KJ II.i.176 |
| Of this oppressed boy; this is thy eldest sonnes sonne, | Of this oppressed boy. This is thy eldest son's son, | KJ II.i.177 |
| Infortunate in nothing but in thee: | Infortunate in nothing but in thee. | KJ II.i.178 |
| Thy sinnes are visited in this poore childe, | Thy sins are visited in this poor child; | KJ II.i.179 |
| The Canon of the Law is laide on him, | The canon of the law is laid on him, | KJ II.i.180 |
| Being but the second generation | Being but the second generation | KJ II.i.181 |
| Remoued from thy sinne-conceiuing wombe. | Removed from thy sin-conceiving womb. | KJ II.i.182 |
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| I haue but this to say, | I have but this to say: | KJ II.i.183.2 |
| That he is not onely plagued for her sin, | That he is not only plagued for her sin, | KJ II.i.184 |
| But God hath made her sinne and her, the plague | But God hath made her sin and her the plague | KJ II.i.185 |
| On this remoued issue, plagued for her, | On this removed issue, plagued for her | KJ II.i.186 |
| And with her plague her sinne: his iniury | And with her plague; her sin his injury, | KJ II.i.187 |
| Her iniurie the Beadle to her sinne, | Her injury the beadle to her sin, | KJ II.i.188 |
| All punish'd in the person of this childe, | All punished in the person of this child, | KJ II.i.189 |
| And all for her, a plague vpon her. | And all for her. A plague upon her! | KJ II.i.190 |
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| I who doubts that, a Will: a wicked will, | Ay, who doubts that! A will! a wicked will! | KJ II.i.193 |
| A womans will, a cankred Grandams will. | A woman's will, a cankered grandam's will! | KJ II.i.194 |
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| Gone to be married? Gone to sweare a peace? | Gone to be married? Gone to swear a peace? | KJ III.i.1 |
| False blood to false blood ioyn'd. Gone to be freinds? | False blood to false blood joined! Gone to be friends? | KJ III.i.2 |
| Shall Lewis haue Blaunch, and Blaunch those Prouinces? | Shall Lewis have Blanche, and Blanche those provinces? | KJ III.i.3 |
| It is not so, thou hast mispoke, misheard, | It is not so; thou hast misspoke, misheard. | KJ III.i.4 |
| Be well aduis'd, tell ore thy tale againe. | Be well-advised, tell o'er thy tale again. | KJ III.i.5 |
| It cannot be, thou do'st but say 'tis so. | It cannot be; thou dost but say 'tis so. | KJ III.i.6 |
| I trust I may not trust thee, for thy word | I trust I may not trust thee, for thy word | KJ III.i.7 |
| Is but the vaine breath of a common man: | Is but the vain breath of a common man. | KJ III.i.8 |
| Beleeue me, I doe not beleeue thee man, | Believe me, I do not believe thee, man; | KJ III.i.9 |
| I haue a Kings oath to the contrarie. | I have a king's oath to the contrary. | KJ III.i.10 |
| Thou shalt be punish'd for thus frighting me, | Thou shalt be punished for thus frighting me, | KJ III.i.11 |
| For I am sicke, and capeable of feares, | For I am sick and capable of fears, | KJ III.i.12 |
| Opprest with wrongs, and therefore full of feares, | Oppressed with wrongs, and therefore full of fears, | KJ III.i.13 |
| A widdow, husbandles, subiect to feares, | A widow, husbandless, subject to fears, | KJ III.i.14 |
| A woman naturally borne to feares; | A woman, naturally born to fears; | KJ III.i.15 |
| And though thou now confesse thou didst but iest | And, though thou now confess thou didst but jest, | KJ III.i.16 |
| With my vext spirits, I cannot take a Truce, | With my vexed spirits I cannot take a truce, | KJ III.i.17 |
| But they will quake and tremble all this day. | But they will quake and tremble all this day. | KJ III.i.18 |
| What dost thou meane by shaking of thy head? | What dost thou mean by shaking of thy head? | KJ III.i.19 |
| Why dost thou looke so sadly on my sonne? | Why dost thou look so sadly on my son? | KJ III.i.20 |
| What meanes that hand vpon that breast of thine? | What means that hand upon that breast of thine? | KJ III.i.21 |
| Why holdes thine eie that lamentable rhewme, | Why holds thine eye that lamentable rheum, | KJ III.i.22 |
| Like a proud riuer peering ore his bounds? | Like a proud river peering o'er his bounds? | KJ III.i.23 |
| Be these sad signes confirmers of thy words? | Be these sad signs confirmers of thy words? | KJ III.i.24 |
| Then speake againe, not all thy former tale, | Then speak again – not all thy former tale, | KJ III.i.25 |
| But this one word, whether thy tale be true. | But this one word, whether thy tale be true. | KJ III.i.26 |
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| Oh if thou teach me to beleeue this sorrow, | O, if thou teach me to believe this sorrow, | KJ III.i.29 |
| Teach thou this sorrow, how to make me dye, | Teach thou this sorrow how to make me die! | KJ III.i.30 |
| And let beleefe, and life encounter so, | And let belief and life encounter so | KJ III.i.31 |
| As doth the furie of two desperate men, | As doth the fury of two desperate men | KJ III.i.32 |
| Which in the very meeting fall, and dye. | Which in the very meeting fall and die. | KJ III.i.33 |
| Lewes marry Blaunch? O boy, then where art thou? | Lewis marry Blanche! O boy, then where art thou? | KJ III.i.34 |
| France friend with England, what becomes of me? | France friend with England, what becomes of me? | KJ III.i.35 |
| Fellow be gone: I cannot brooke thy sight, | Fellow, be gone! I cannot brook thy sight. | KJ III.i.36 |
| This newes hath made thee a most vgly man. | This news hath made thee a most ugly man. | KJ III.i.37 |
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| Which harme within it selfe so heynous is, | Which harm within itself so heinous is | KJ III.i.40 |
| As it makes harmefull all that speake of it. | As it makes harmful all that speak of it. | KJ III.i.41 |
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| If thou that bidst me be content, wert grim | If thou that biddest me be content wert grim, | KJ III.i.43 |
| Vgly, and slandrous to thy Mothers wombe, | Ugly and slanderous to thy mother's womb, | KJ III.i.44 |
| Full of vnpleasing blots, and sightlesse staines, | Full of unpleasing blots and sightless stains, | KJ III.i.45 |
| Lame, foolish, crooked, swart, prodigious, | Lame, foolish, crooked, swart, prodigious, | KJ III.i.46 |
| Patch'd with foule Moles, and eye-offending markes, | Patched with foul moles and eye-offending marks, | KJ III.i.47 |
| I would not care, I then would be content, | I would not care, I then would be content, | KJ III.i.48 |
| For then I should not loue thee: no, nor thou | For then I should not love thee; no, nor thou | KJ III.i.49 |
| Become thy great birth, nor deserue a Crowne. | Become thy great birth, nor deserve a crown. | KJ III.i.50 |
| But thou art faire, and at thy birth (deere boy) | But thou art fair, and at thy birth, dear boy, | KJ III.i.51 |
| Nature and Fortune ioyn'd to make thee great. | Nature and fortune joined to make thee great. | KJ III.i.52 |
| Of Natures guifts, thou mayst with Lillies boast, | Of nature's gifts thou mayst with lilies boast | KJ III.i.53 |
| And with the halfe-blowne Rose. But Fortune, oh, | And with the half-blown rose. But fortune, O, | KJ III.i.54 |
| She is corrupted, chang'd, and wonne from thee, | She is corrupted, changed, and won from thee; | KJ III.i.55 |
| Sh'adulterates hourely with thine Vnckle Iohn, | She adulterates hourly with thine uncle John, | KJ III.i.56 |
| And with her golden hand hath pluckt on France | And with her golden hand hath plucked on France | KJ III.i.57 |
| To tread downe faire respect of Soueraigntie, | To tread down fair respect of sovereignty, | KJ III.i.58 |
| And made his Maiestie the bawd to theirs. | And made his majesty the bawd to theirs. | KJ III.i.59 |
| France is a Bawd to Fortune, and king Iohn, | France is a bawd to fortune and King John, | KJ III.i.60 |
| That strumpet Fortune, that vsurping Iohn: | That strumpet fortune, that usurping John! | KJ III.i.61 |
| Tell me thou fellow, is not France forsworne? | Tell me, thou fellow, is not France forsworn? | KJ III.i.62 |
| Euvenom him with words, or get thee gone, | Envenom him with words, or get thee gone | KJ III.i.63 |
| And leaue those woes alone, which I alone | And leave those woes alone which I alone | KJ III.i.64 |
| Am bound to vnder-beare. | Am bound to underbear. | KJ III.i.65.1 |
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| Thou maist, thou shalt, I will not go with thee, | Thou mayst, thou shalt. I will not go with thee. | KJ III.i.67 |
| I will instruct my sorrowes to bee proud, | I will instruct my sorrows to be proud, | KJ III.i.68 |
| For greefe is proud, and makes his owner stoope, | For grief is proud and makes his owner stoop. | KJ III.i.69 |
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| To me and to the state of my great greefe, | To me and to the state of my great grief | KJ III.i.70 |
| Let kings assemble: for my greefe's so great, | Let kings assemble; for my grief's so great | KJ III.i.71 |
| That no supporter but the huge firme earth | That no supporter but the huge firm earth | KJ III.i.72 |
| Can hold it vp: here I and sorrowes sit, | Can hold it up. Here I and sorrows sit; | KJ III.i.73 |
| Heere is my Throne, bid kings come bow to it. | Here is my throne. Bid kings come bow to it. | KJ III.i.74 |
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| A wicked day, and not a holy day. | A wicked day, and not a holy day! | KJ III.i.83 |
| What hath this day deseru'd? what hath it done, | What hath this day deserved, what hath it done, | KJ III.i.84 |
| That it in golden letters should be set | That it in golden letters should be set | KJ III.i.85 |
| Among the high tides in the Kalender? | Among the high tides in the calendar? | KJ III.i.86 |
| Nay, rather turne this day out of the weeke, | Nay, rather turn this day out of the week, | KJ III.i.87 |
| This day of shame, oppression, periury. | This day of shame, oppression, perjury. | KJ III.i.88 |
| Or if it must stand still, let wiues with childe | Or, if it must stand still, let wives with child | KJ III.i.89 |
| Pray that their burthens may not fall this day, | Pray that their burdens may not fall this day, | KJ III.i.90 |
| Lest that their hopes prodigiously be crost: | Lest that their hopes prodigiously be crossed. | KJ III.i.91 |
| But (on this day) let Sea-men feare no wracke, | But on this day let seamen fear no wrack; | KJ III.i.92 |
| No bargaines breake that are not this day made; | No bargains break that are not this day made; | KJ III.i.93 |
| This day all things begun, come to ill end, | This day all things begun come to ill end, | KJ III.i.94 |
| Yea, faith it selfe to hollow falshood change. | Yea, faith itself to hollow falsehood change! | KJ III.i.95 |
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| You haue beguil'd me with a counterfeit | You have beguiled me with a counterfeit | KJ III.i.99 |
| Resembling Maiesty, which being touch'd and tride, | Resembling majesty, which, being touched and tried, | KJ III.i.100 |
| Proues valuelesse: you are forsworne, forsworne, | Proves valueless. You are forsworn, forsworn! | KJ III.i.101 |
| You came in Armes to spill mine enemies bloud, | You came in arms to spill mine enemies' blood, | KJ III.i.102 |
| But now in Armes, you strengthen it with yours. | But now in arms you strengthen it with yours. | KJ III.i.103 |
| The grapling vigor, and rough frowne of Warre | The grappling vigour and rough frown of war | KJ III.i.104 |
| Is cold in amitie, and painted peace, | Is cold in amity and painted peace, | KJ III.i.105 |
| And our oppression hath made vp this league: | And our oppression hath made up this league. | KJ III.i.106 |
| Arme, arme, you heauens, against these periur'd Kings, | Arm, arm, you heavens, against these perjured Kings! | KJ III.i.107 |
| A widdow cries, be husband to me (heauens) | A widow cries; be husband to me, heavens. | KJ III.i.108 |
| Let not the howres of this vngodly day | Let not the hours of this ungodly day | KJ III.i.109 |
| Weare out the daies in Peace; but ere Sun-set, | Wear out the day in peace; but, ere sunset, | KJ III.i.110 |
| Set armed discord 'twixt these periur'd Kings, | Set armed discord 'twixt these perjured Kings. | KJ III.i.111 |
| Heare me, Oh, heare me. | Hear me! O, hear me! | KJ III.i.112.1 |
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| War, war, no peace, peace is to me a warre: | War! War! No peace! Peace is to me a war. | KJ III.i.113 |
| O Lymoges, O Austria, thou dost shame | O Limoges! O Austria! Thou dost shame | KJ III.i.114 |
| That bloudy spoyle: thou slaue thou wretch, yu coward, | That bloody spoil. Thou slave, thou wretch, thou coward! | KJ III.i.115 |
| Thou little valiant, great in villanie, | Thou little valiant, great in villainy! | KJ III.i.116 |
| Thou euer strong vpon the stronger side; | Thou ever strong upon the stronger side! | KJ III.i.117 |
| Thou Fortunes Champion, that do'st neuer fight | Thou fortune's champion, that dost never fight | KJ III.i.118 |
| But when her humourous Ladiship is by | But when her humorous ladyship is by | KJ III.i.119 |
| To teach thee safety: thou art periur'd too, | To teach thee safety! Thou art perjured too, | KJ III.i.120 |
| And sooth'st vp greatnesse. What a foole art thou, | And soothest up greatness. What a fool art thou, | KJ III.i.121 |
| A ramping foole, to brag, and stamp, and sweare, | A ramping fool, to brag and stamp and swear | KJ III.i.122 |
| Vpon my partie: thou cold blooded slaue, | Upon my party! Thou cold-blooded slave! | KJ III.i.123 |
| Hast thou not spoke like thunder on my side? | Hast thou not spoke like thunder on my side, | KJ III.i.124 |
| Beene sworne my Souldier, bidding me depend | Been sworn my soldier, bidding me depend | KJ III.i.125 |
| Vpon thy starres, thy fortune, and thy strength, | Upon thy stars, thy fortune, and thy strength, | KJ III.i.126 |
| And dost thou now fall ouer to my foes? | And dost thou now fall over to my foes? | KJ III.i.127 |
| Thou weare a Lyons hide, doff it for shame, | Thou wear a lion's hide! Doff it for shame, | KJ III.i.128 |
| And hang a Calues skin on those recreant limbes. | And hang a calf's-skin on those recreant limbs. | KJ III.i.129 |
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| O lawfull let it be | O, lawful let it be | KJ III.i.179.2 |
| That I haue roome with Rome to curse a while, | That I have room with Rome to curse awhile! | KJ III.i.180 |
| Good Father Cardinall, cry thou Amen | Good father Cardinal, cry thou ‘ Amen ’ | KJ III.i.181 |
| To my keene curses; for without my wrong | To my keen curses; for without my wrong | KJ III.i.182 |
| There is no tongue hath power to curse him right. | There is no tongue hath power to curse him right. | KJ III.i.183 |
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| And for mine too, when Law can do no right. | And for mine too; when law can do no right, | KJ III.i.185 |
| Let it be lawfull, that Law barre no wrong: | Let it be lawful that law bar no wrong. | KJ III.i.186 |
| Law cannot giue my childe his kingdome heere; | Law cannot give my child his kingdom here, | KJ III.i.187 |
| For he that holds his Kingdome, holds the Law: | For he that holds his kingdom holds the law. | KJ III.i.188 |
| Therefore since Law it selfe is perfect wrong, | Therefore, since law itself is perfect wrong, | KJ III.i.189 |
| How can the Law forbid my tongue to curse? | How can the law forbid my tongue to curse? | KJ III.i.190 |
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| Looke to that Deuill, lest that France repent, | Look to it, devil, lest that France repent, | KJ III.i.196 |
| And by disioyning hands hell lose a soule. | And by disjoining hands, hell lose a soul. | KJ III.i.197 |
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| What should he say, but as the Cardinall? | What should he say, but as the Cardinal? | KJ III.i.203 |
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| O Lewis, stand fast, the deuill tempts thee heere | O Lewis, stand fast! The devil tempts thee here | KJ III.i.208 |
| In likenesse of a new vntrimmed Bride. | In likeness of a new, untrimmed bride. | KJ III.i.209 |
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| Oh, if thou grant my need, | O, if thou grant my need, | KJ III.i.211.2 |
| Which onely liues but by the death of faith, | Which only lives but by the death of faith, | KJ III.i.212 |
| That need, must needs inferre this principle, | That need must needs infer this principle, | KJ III.i.213 |
| That faith would liue againe by death of need: | That faith would live again by death of need. | KJ III.i.214 |
| O then tread downe my need, and faith mounts vp, | O then, tread down my need, and faith mounts up; | KJ III.i.215 |
| Keepe my need vp, and faith is trodden downe. | Keep my need up, and faith is trodden down. | KJ III.i.216 |
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| O be remou'd from him, and answere well. | O, be removed from him, and answer well! | KJ III.i.218 |
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| O, vpon my knee | O, upon my knee, | KJ III.i.309.2 |
| made hard with kneeling, / I doe pray to thee, | Made hard with kneeling, I do pray to thee, | KJ III.i.310 |
| thou vertuous Daulphin, / Alter not the doome | Thou virtuous Dauphin, alter not the doom | KJ III.i.311 |
| fore-thought by heauen. | Forethought by heaven. | KJ III.i.312 |
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| That which vpholdeth him, that thee vpholds, | That which upholdeth him that thee upholds, | KJ III.i.315 |
| His Honor, Oh thine Honor, Lewis thine Honor. | His honour! O, thine honour, Lewis, thine honour! | KJ III.i.316 |
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| O faire returne of banish'd Maiestie. | O fair return of banished majesty! | KJ III.i.321 |
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| Lo; now: now see the issue of your peace. | Lo! Now – now see the issue of your peace! | KJ III.iv.21 |
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| No, I defie all Counsell, all redresse, | No, I defy all counsel, all redress, | KJ III.iv.23 |
| But that which ends all counsell, true Redresse: | But that which ends all counsel, true redress – | KJ III.iv.24 |
| Death, death, O amiable, louely death, | Death! Death, O amiable, lovely death! | KJ III.iv.25 |
| Thou odoriferous stench: sound rottennesse, | Thou odoriferous stench! Sound rottenness! | KJ III.iv.26 |
| Arise forth from the couch of lasting night, | Arise forth from the couch of lasting night, | KJ III.iv.27 |
| Thou hate and terror to prosperitie, | Thou hate and terror to prosperity, | KJ III.iv.28 |
| And I will kisse thy detestable bones, | And I will kiss thy detestable bones | KJ III.iv.29 |
| And put my eye-balls in thy vaultie browes, | And put my eyeballs in thy vaulty brows, | KJ III.iv.30 |
| And ring these fingers with thy houshold wormes, | And ring these fingers with thy household worms, | KJ III.iv.31 |
| And stop this gap of breath with fulsome dust, | And stop this gap of breath with fulsome dust, | KJ III.iv.32 |
| And be a Carrion Monster like thy selfe; | And be a carrion monster like thyself. | KJ III.iv.33 |
| Come,grin on me, and I will thinke thou smil'st, | Come, grin on me, and I will think thou smilest | KJ III.iv.34 |
| And busse thee as thy wife: Miseries Loue, | And buss thee as thy wife. Misery's love, | KJ III.iv.35 |
| O come to me. | O, come to me! | KJ III.iv.36.1 |
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| No, no, I will not, hauing breath to cry: | No, no, I will not, having breath to cry! | KJ III.iv.37 |
| O that my tongue were in the thunders mouth, | O that my tongue were in the thunder's mouth! | KJ III.iv.38 |
| Then with a passion would I shake the world, | Then with a passion would I shake the world, | KJ III.iv.39 |
| And rowze from sleepe that fell Anatomy | And rouse from sleep that fell anatomy | KJ III.iv.40 |
| Which cannot heare a Ladies feeble voyce, | Which cannot hear a lady's feeble voice, | KJ III.iv.41 |
| Which scornes a moderne Inuocation. | Which scorns a modern invocation. | KJ III.iv.42 |
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| Thou art holy to belye me so, | Thou art not holy to belie me so! | KJ III.iv.44 |
| I am not mad: this haire I teare is mine, | I am not mad. This hair I tear is mine. | KJ III.iv.45 |
| My name is Constance, I was Geffreyes wife, | My name is Constance. I was Geoffrey's wife. | KJ III.iv.46 |
| Yong Arthur is my sonne, and he is lost: | Young Arthur is my son, and he is lost! | KJ III.iv.47 |
| I am not mad, I would to heauen I were, | I am not mad – I would to heaven I were, | KJ III.iv.48 |
| For then 'tis like I should forget my selfe: | For then 'tis like I should forget myself! | KJ III.iv.49 |
| O, if I could, what griefe should I forget? | O, if I could, what grief should I forget! | KJ III.iv.50 |
| Preach some Philosophy to make me mad, | Preach some philosophy to make me mad, | KJ III.iv.51 |
| And thou shalt be Canoniz'd (Cardinall.) | And thou shalt be canonized, Cardinal. | KJ III.iv.52 |
| For, being not mad, but sensible of greefe, | For, being not mad, but sensible of grief, | KJ III.iv.53 |
| My reasonable part produces reason | My reasonable part produces reason | KJ III.iv.54 |
| How I may be deliuer'd of these woes, | How I may be delivered of these woes, | KJ III.iv.55 |
| And teaches mee to kill or hang my selfe: | And teaches me to kill or hang myself. | KJ III.iv.56 |
| If I were mad, I should forget my sonne, | If I were mad, I should forget my son, | KJ III.iv.57 |
| Or madly thinke a babe of clowts were he; | Or madly think a babe of clouts were he. | KJ III.iv.58 |
| I am not mad: too well, too well I feele | I am not mad – too well, too well I feel | KJ III.iv.59 |
| The different plague of each calamitie. | The different plague of each calamity. | KJ III.iv.60 |
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| To England, if you will. | To England, if you will. | KJ III.iv.68.1 |
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| Yes that I will: and wherefore will I do it? | Yes, that I will; and wherefore will I do it? | KJ III.iv.69 |
| I tore them from their bonds, and cride aloud, | I tore them from their bonds, and cried aloud, | KJ III.iv.70 |
| O, that these hands could so redeeme my sonne, | ‘ O that these hands could so redeem my son | KJ III.iv.71 |
| As they haue giuen these hayres their libertie: | As they have given these hairs their liberty!’ | KJ III.iv.72 |
| But now I enuie at their libertie, | But now I envy at their liberty, | KJ III.iv.73 |
| And will againe commit them to their bonds, | And will again commit them to their bonds, | KJ III.iv.74 |
| Because my poore childe is a prisoner. | Because my poor child is a prisoner. | KJ III.iv.75 |
| And Father Cardinall, I haue heard you say | And, father Cardinal, I have heard you say | KJ III.iv.76 |
| That we shall see and know our friends in heauen: | That we shall see and know our friends in heaven. | KJ III.iv.77 |
| If that be true, I shall see my boy againe; | If that be true, I shall see my boy again; | KJ III.iv.78 |
| For since the birth of Caine, the first male-childe | For since the birth of Cain, the first male child, | KJ III.iv.79 |
| To him that did but yesterday suspire, | To him that did but yesterday suspire, | KJ III.iv.80 |
| There was not such a gracious creature borne: | There was not such a gracious creature born. | KJ III.iv.81 |
| But now will Canker-sorrow eat my bud, | But now will canker-sorrow eat my bud | KJ III.iv.82 |
| And chase the natiue beauty from his cheeke, | And chase the native beauty from his cheek, | KJ III.iv.83 |
| And he will looke as hollow as a Ghost, | And he will look as hollow as a ghost, | KJ III.iv.84 |
| As dim and meager as an Agues fitte, | As dim and meagre as an ague's fit, | KJ III.iv.85 |
| And so hee'll dye: and rising so againe, | And so he'll die; and, rising so again, | KJ III.iv.86 |
| When I shall meet him in the Court of heauen | When I shall meet him in the court of heaven | KJ III.iv.87 |
| I shall not know him: therefore neuer, neuer | I shall not know him. Therefore never, never | KJ III.iv.88 |
| Must I behold my pretty Arthur more. | Must I behold my pretty Arthur more. | KJ III.iv.89 |
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| He talkes to me, that neuer had a sonne. | He talks to me that never had a son. | KJ III.iv.91 |
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| Greefe fils the roome vp of my absent childe: | Grief fills the room up of my absent child, | KJ III.iv.93 |
| Lies in his bed, walkes vp and downe with me, | Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me, | KJ III.iv.94 |
| Puts on his pretty lookes, repeats his words, | Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words, | KJ III.iv.95 |
| Remembets me of all his gracious parts, | Remembers me of all his gracious parts, | KJ III.iv.96 |
| Stuffes out his vacant garments with his forme; | Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form; | KJ III.iv.97 |
| Then, haue I reason to be fond of griefe? | Then, have I reason to be fond of grief? | KJ III.iv.98 |
| Fareyouwell: had you such a losse as I, | Fare you well. Had you such a loss as I, | KJ III.iv.99 |
| I could giue better comfort then you doe. | I could give better comfort than you do. | KJ III.iv.100 |
| I will not keepe this forme vpon my head, | I will not keep this form upon my head, | KJ III.iv.101 |
| When there is such disorder in my witte: | When there is such disorder in my wit. | KJ III.iv.102 |
| O Lord, my boy, my Arthur, my faire sonne, | O Lord! My boy, my Arthur, my fair son! | KJ III.iv.103 |
| My life, my ioy, my food, my all the world: | My life, my joy, my food, my all the world! | KJ III.iv.104 |
| My widow-comfort, and my sorrowes cure. | My widow-comfort, and my sorrows' cure! | KJ III.iv.105 |