| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| I do my Lord, and in her eie I find | I do, my lord. And in her eye I find | KJ II.i.496 |
| A wonder, or a wondrous miracle, | A wonder, or a wondrous miracle, | KJ II.i.497 |
| The shadow of my selfe form'd in her eye, | The shadow of myself formed in her eye; | KJ II.i.498 |
| Which being but the shadow of your sonne, | Which, being but the shadow of your son, | KJ II.i.499 |
| Becomes a sonne and makes your sonne a shadow: | Becomes a sun and makes your son a shadow. | KJ II.i.500 |
| I do protest I neuer lou'd my selfe | I do protest I never loved myself | KJ II.i.501 |
| Till now, infixed I beheld my selfe, | Till now infixed I beheld myself | KJ II.i.502 |
| Drawne in the flattering table of her eie. | Drawn in the flattering table of her eye. | KJ II.i.503 |
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| Nay aske me if I can refraine from loue, | Nay, ask me if I can refrain from love; | KJ II.i.525 |
| For I doe loue her most vnfainedly. | For I do love her most unfeignedly. | KJ II.i.526 |
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| She is sad and passionate at your highnes Tent. | She is sad and passionate at your highness' tent. | KJ II.i.544 |
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| Bethinke you father, for the difference | Bethink you, father, for the difference | KJ III.i.204 |
| Is purchase of a heauy curse from Rome, | Is purchase of a heavy curse from Rome, | KJ III.i.205 |
| Or the light losse of England, for a friend: | Or the light loss of England for a friend. | KJ III.i.206 |
| Forgoe the easier. | Forgo the easier. | KJ III.i.207.1 |
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| Father, to Armes. | Father, to arms! | KJ III.i.300.1 |
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| I muse your Maiesty doth seeme so cold, | I muse your majesty doth seem so cold, | KJ III.i.317 |
| When such profound respects doe pull you on? | When such profound respects do pull you on! | KJ III.i.318 |
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| Lady, with me, with me thy fortune lies. | Lady, with me, with me thy fortune lies. | KJ III.i.337 |
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| What he hath won, that hath he fortified: | What he hath won, that hath he fortified. | KJ III.iv.10 |
| So hot a speed, with such aduice dispos'd, | So hot a speed, with such advice disposed, | KJ III.iv.11 |
| Such temperate order in so fierce a cause, | Such temperate order in so fierce a cause, | KJ III.iv.12 |
| Doth want example: who hath read, or heard | Doth want example. Who hath read or heard | KJ III.iv.13 |
| Of any kindred-action like to this? | Of any kindred action like to this? | KJ III.iv.14 |
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| There's nothing in this world can make me ioy, | There's nothing in this world can make me joy. | KJ III.iv.107 |
| Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, | Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, | KJ III.iv.108 |
| Vexing the dull eare of a drowsie man; | Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man, | KJ III.iv.109 |
| And bitter shame hath spoyl'd the sweet words taste, | And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste, | KJ III.iv.110 |
| That it yeelds nought but shame and bitternesse. | That it yields naught but shame and bitterness. | KJ III.iv.111 |
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| All daies of glory, ioy, and happinesse. | All days of glory, joy, and happiness. | KJ III.iv.117 |
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| As heartily as he is glad he hath him. | As heartily as he is glad he hath him. | KJ III.iv.124 |
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| But what shall I gaine by yong Arthurs fall? | But what shall I gain by young Arthur's fall? | KJ III.iv.141 |
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| And loose it, life and all, as Arthur did. | And lose it, life and all, as Arthur did. | KJ III.iv.144 |
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| May be he will not touch yong Arthurs life, | Maybe he will not touch young Arthur's life, | KJ III.iv.160 |
| But hold himselfe safe in his prisonment. | But hold himself safe in his prisonment. | KJ III.iv.161 |
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| Strong reasons makes strange actions: let vs go, | Strong reasons makes strong actions! Let us go: | KJ III.iv.182 |
| If you say I, the King will not say no. | If you say ay, the King will not say no. | KJ III.iv.183 |
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| My Lord Melloone, let this be coppied out, | My Lord Melun, let this be copied out, | KJ V.ii.1 |
| And keepe it safe for our remembrance: | And keep it safe for our remembrance. | KJ V.ii.2 |
| Returne the president to these Lords againe, | Return the precedent to these lords again, | KJ V.ii.3 |
| That hauing our faire order written downe, | That, having our fair order written down, | KJ V.ii.4 |
| Both they and we, perusing ore these notes | Both they and we, perusing o'er these notes, | KJ V.ii.5 |
| May know wherefore we tooke the Sacrament, | May know wherefore we took the sacrament, | KJ V.ii.6 |
| And keepe our faithes firme and inuiolable. | And keep our faiths firm and inviolable. | KJ V.ii.7 |
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| A noble temper dost thou shew in this, | A noble temper dost thou show in this, | KJ V.ii.40 |
| And great affections wrastlingin thy bosome | And great affections wrestling in thy bosom | KJ V.ii.41 |
| Doth make an earth-quake of Nobility: | Doth make an earthquake of nobility. | KJ V.ii.42 |
| Oh, what a noble combat hast fought | O, what a noble combat hast thou fought | KJ V.ii.43 |
| Between compulsion, and a braue respect: | Between compulsion and a brave respect! | KJ V.ii.44 |
| Let me wipe off this honourable dewe, | Let me wipe off this honourable dew | KJ V.ii.45 |
| That siluerly doth progresse on thy cheekes: | That silverly doth progress on thy cheeks. | KJ V.ii.46 |
| My heart hath melted at a Ladies teares, | My heart hath melted at a lady's tears, | KJ V.ii.47 |
| Being an ordinary Inundation: | Being an ordinary inundation, | KJ V.ii.48 |
| But this effusion of such manly drops, | But this effusion of such manly drops, | KJ V.ii.49 |
| This showre, blowne vp by tempest of the soule, | This shower, blown up by tempest of the soul, | KJ V.ii.50 |
| Startles mine eyes, and makes me more amaz'd | Startles mine eyes, and makes me more amazed | KJ V.ii.51 |
| Then had I seene the vaultie top of heauen | Than had I seen the vaulty top of heaven | KJ V.ii.52 |
| Figur'd quite ore with burning Meteors. | Figured quite o'er with burning meteors. | KJ V.ii.53 |
| Lift vp thy brow (renowned Salisburie) | Lift up thy brow, renowned Salisbury, | KJ V.ii.54 |
| And with a great heart heaue away this storme: | And with a great heart heave away this storm. | KJ V.ii.55 |
| Commend these waters to those baby-eyes | Commend these waters to those baby eyes | KJ V.ii.56 |
| That neuer saw the giant-world enrag'd, | That never saw the giant world enraged, | KJ V.ii.57 |
| Nor met with Fortune, other then at feasts, | Nor met with fortune other than at feasts, | KJ V.ii.58 |
| Full warm of blood, of mirth, of gossipping: | Full warm of blood, of mirth, of gossiping. | KJ V.ii.59 |
| Come,come; for thou shalt thrust thy hand as deepe | Come, come; for thou shalt thrust thy hand as deep | KJ V.ii.60 |
| Into the purse of rich prosperity | Into the purse of rich prosperity | KJ V.ii.61 |
| As Lewis himselfe: so (Nobles) shall you all, | As Lewis himself. So, nobles, shall you all, | KJ V.ii.62 |
| That knit your sinewes to the strength of mine. | That knit your sinews to the strength of mine. | KJ V.ii.63 |
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| And euen there, methinkes an Angell spake, | And even there, methinks, an angel spake. | KJ V.ii.64 |
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| Looke where the holy Legate comes apace, | Look where the holy legate comes apace, | KJ V.ii.65 |
| To giue vs warrant from the hand of heauen, | To give us warrant from the hand of heaven, | KJ V.ii.66 |
| And on our actions set the name of right | And on our actions set the name of right | KJ V.ii.67 |
| With holy breath. | With holy breath. | KJ V.ii.68.1 |
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| Your Grace shall pardon me, I will not backe: | Your grace shall pardon me, I will not back. | KJ V.ii.78 |
| I am too high-borne to be proportied | I am too high-born to be propertied, | KJ V.ii.79 |
| To be a secondary at controll, | To be a secondary at control, | KJ V.ii.80 |
| Or vsefull seruing-man, and Instrument | Or useful servingman and instrument | KJ V.ii.81 |
| To any Soueraigne State throughout the world. | To any sovereign state throughout the world. | KJ V.ii.82 |
| Your breath first kindled the dead coale of warres, | Your breath first kindled the dead coal of wars | KJ V.ii.83 |
| Betweene this chastiz'd kingdome and my selfe, | Between this chastised kingdom and myself, | KJ V.ii.84 |
| And brought in matter that should feed this fire; | And brought in matter that should feed this fire; | KJ V.ii.85 |
| And now 'tis farre too huge to be blowne out | And now 'tis far too huge to be blown out | KJ V.ii.86 |
| With that same weake winde, which enkindled it: | With that same weak wind which enkindled it. | KJ V.ii.87 |
| You taught me how to know the face of right, | You taught me how to know the face of right, | KJ V.ii.88 |
| Acquainted me with interest to this Land, | Acquainted me with interest to this land, | KJ V.ii.89 |
| Yea, thrust this enterprize into my heart, | Yea, thrust this enterprise into my heart; | KJ V.ii.90 |
| And come ye now to tell me Iohn hath made | And come ye now to tell me John hath made | KJ V.ii.91 |
| His peace with Rome? what is that peace to me? | His peace with Rome? What is that peace to me? | KJ V.ii.92 |
| I (by the honour of my marriage bed) | I, by the honour of my marriage-bed, | KJ V.ii.93 |
| After yong Arthur, claime this Land for mine, | After young Arthur, claim this land for mine; | KJ V.ii.94 |
| And now it is halfe conquer'd, must I backe, | And, now it is half conquered must I back | KJ V.ii.95 |
| Because that Iohn hath made his peace with Rome? | Because that John hath made his peace with Rome? | KJ V.ii.96 |
| Am I Romes slaue? What penny hath Rome borne? | Am I Rome's slave? What penny hath Rome borne, | KJ V.ii.97 |
| What men prouided? What munition sent | What men provided, what munition sent, | KJ V.ii.98 |
| To vnder-prop this Action? Is't not I | To underprop this action? Is't not I | KJ V.ii.99 |
| That vnder-goe this charge? Who else but I, | That undergo this charge? Who else but I, | KJ V.ii.100 |
| And such as to my claime are liable, | And such as to my claim are liable, | KJ V.ii.101 |
| Sweat in this businesse, and maintaine this warre? | Sweat in this business and maintain this war? | KJ V.ii.102 |
| Haue I not heard these Islanders shout out | Have I not heard these islanders shout out | KJ V.ii.103 |
| Viue le Roy, as I haue bank'd their Townes? | ‘Vive le roi!' as I have banked their towns? | KJ V.ii.104 |
| Haue I not heere the best Cards for the game | Have I not here the best cards for the game | KJ V.ii.105 |
| To winne this easie match, plaid for a Crowne? | To win this easy match played for a crown? | KJ V.ii.106 |
| And shall I now giue ore the yeelded Set? | And shall I now give o'er the yielded set? | KJ V.ii.107 |
| No, no, on my soule it neuer shall be said. | No! No, on my soul, it never shall be said! | KJ V.ii.108 |
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| Out-side or in-side, I will not returne | Outside or inside, I will not return | KJ V.ii.110 |
| Till my attempt so much be glorified, | Till my attempt so much be glorified | KJ V.ii.111 |
| As to my ample hope was promised, | As to my ample hope was promised | KJ V.ii.112 |
| Before I drew this gallant head of warre, | Before I drew this gallant head of war, | KJ V.ii.113 |
| And cull'd these fiery spirits from the world | And culled these fiery spirits from the world | KJ V.ii.114 |
| To out-looke Conquest, and to winne renowne | To outlook conquest and to win renown | KJ V.ii.115 |
| Euen in the iawes of danger, and of death: | Even in the jaws of danger and of death. | KJ V.ii.116 |
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| What lusty Trumpet thus doth summon vs? | What lusty trumpet thus doth summon us? | KJ V.ii.117 |
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| There end thy braue, and turn thy face in peace, | There end thy brave, and turn thy face in peace. | KJ V.ii.159 |
| We grant thou canst out-scold vs: Far thee well, | We grant thou canst outscold us. Fare thee well! | KJ V.ii.160 |
| We hold our time too precious to be spent | We hold our time too precious to be spent | KJ V.ii.161 |
| with such a brabler. | With such a brabbler. | KJ V.ii.162.1 |
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| We will attend to neyther: | We will attend to neither. | KJ V.ii.163.2 |
| Strike vp the drummes, and let the tongue of warre | Strike up the drums, and let the tongue of war | KJ V.ii.164 |
| Pleade for our interest, and our being heere. | Plead for our interest and our being here. | KJ V.ii.165 |
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| Strike vp our drummes, to finde this danger out. | Strike up our drums to find this danger out. | KJ V.ii.179 |
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| The Sun of heauen (me thought) was loth to set; | The sun of heaven, methought, was loath to set, | KJ V.v.1 |
| But staid, and made the Westerne Welkin blush, | But stayed and made the western welkin blush, | KJ V.v.2 |
| When English measure backward their owne ground | When English measured backward their own ground | KJ V.v.3 |
| In faint Retire: Oh brauely came we off, | In faint retire! O, bravely came we off, | KJ V.v.4 |
| When with a volley of our needlesse shot, | When with a volley of our needless shot, | KJ V.v.5 |
| After such bloody toile, we bid good night, | After such bloody toil, we bid good night, | KJ V.v.6 |
| And woon'd our tott'ring colours clearly vp, | And wound our tottering colours clearly up, | KJ V.v.7 |
| Last in the field, and almost Lords of it. | Last in the field, and almost lords of it. | KJ V.v.8 |
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| Heere: what newes? | Here. What news? | KJ V.v.9.2 |
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| Ah fowle, shrew'd newes. Beshrew thy very hart: | Ah, foul, shrewd news! Beshrew thy very heart! | KJ V.v.14 |
| I did not thinke to be so sad to night | I did not think to be so sad tonight | KJ V.v.15 |
| As this hath made me. Who was he that said | As this hath made me. Who was he that said | KJ V.v.16 |
| King Iohn did flie an houre or two before | King John did fly an hour or two before | KJ V.v.17 |
| The stumbling night did part our wearie powres? | The stumbling night did part our weary powers? | KJ V.v.18 |
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| Well: keepe good quarter, & good care to night, | Well, keep good quarter and good care tonight! | KJ V.v.20 |
| The day shall not be vp so soone as I, | The day shall not be up so soon as I | KJ V.v.21 |
| To try the faire aduenture of to morrow. | To try the fair adventure of tomorrow. | KJ V.v.22 |