| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| That were to blow at fire in hope to quench it, | That were to blow at fire in hope to quench it, | Per I.iv.4 |
| For who digs hills because they doe aspire? | For who digs hills because they do aspire | Per I.iv.5 |
| Throwes downe one mountaine to cast vp a higher: | Throws down one mountain to cast up a higher. | Per I.iv.6 |
| O my distressed Lord, euen such our griefes are, | O my distressed lord, even such our griefs are. | Per I.iv.7 |
| Heere they are but felt, and seene with mischiefs eyes, | Here they are but felt, and seen with mischief's eyes, | Per I.iv.8 |
| But like to Groues, being topt, they higher rise. | But like to groves, being topped, they higher rise. | Per I.iv.9 |
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| Ile doe my best Syr. | I'll do my best, sir. | Per I.iv.20 |
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| O t'is too true. | O, 'tis too true! | Per I.iv.32 |
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| Our cheekes and hollow eyes doe witnesse it. | Our cheeks and hollow eyes do witness it. | Per I.iv.51 |
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| Omnes. | ALL | |
| The Gods of Greece protect you, | The gods of Greece protect you! | Per I.iv.97 |
| And wee'le pray for you. | And we'll pray for you. | Per I.iv.98.1 |
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| O your sweet Queene! | O, your sweet queen! | Per III.iii.7.2 |
| that the strict fates had pleas'd, you had brought her hither | That the strict fates had pleased you had brought her hither, | Per III.iii.8 |
| to haue blest mine eies with her. | To have blessed mine eyes with her. | Per III.iii.9.1 |
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| I haue one my selfe, | I have one myself, | Per III.iii.32.2 |
| who shall not be more deere to my respect | Who shall not be more dear to my respect | Per III.iii.33 |
| then yours, my Lord. | Than yours, my lord. | Per III.iii.34.1 |
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| Thy oath remember, thou hast sworne to doo't, | Thy oath remember. Thou hast sworn to do't. | Per IV.i.1 |
| tis but a blowe which neuer shall bee knowne, | 'Tis but a blow, which never shall be known. | Per IV.i.2 |
| thou canst not doe a thing in the worlde so soone | Thou canst not do a thing in the world so soon | Per IV.i.3 |
| to yeelde thee so much profite: let not conscience | To yield thee so much profit. Let not conscience, | Per IV.i.4 |
| which is but cold, in flaming, thy loue bosome, | Which is but cold, inflaming love in thy bosom, | Per IV.i.5 |
| enflame too nicelie, nor let pittie which | Inflame too nicely; nor let pity, which | Per IV.i.6 |
| euen women haue cast off, melt thee, but be | Even women have cast off, melt thee, but be | Per IV.i.7 |
| a souldier to thy purpose. | A soldier to thy purpose. | Per IV.i.8.1 |
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| The fitter then the Gods should haue her. | The fitter then the gods should have her. | Per IV.i.10 |
| Here she comes weeping for her onely Mistresse death, | Here she comes weeping for her only mistress' death. | Per IV.i.11 |
| Thou art resolude. | Thou art resolved? | Per IV.i.12.1 |
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| How now Marina, why doe yow keep alone? | How now, Marina? Why do you keep alone? | Per IV.i.21 |
| How chaunce my daughter is not with you? | How chance my daughter is not with you? | Per IV.i.22 |
| Doe not consume your bloud with sorrowing, | Do not consume your blood with sorrowing; | Per IV.i.23 |
| Haue you a nurse of me? Lord how your fauours | You have a nurse of me. Lord, how your favour's | Per IV.i.24 |
| Changd with this vnprofitable woe: | Changed with this unprofitable woe! | Per IV.i.25 |
| Come giue me your flowers, ere the sea marre it, | Come, give me your flowers. On the sea-margent | Per IV.i.26 |
| Walke with Leonine, the ayre is quicke there, | Walk with Leonine. The air is quick there, | Per IV.i.27 |
| And it perces and sharpens the stomacke, | And it pierces and sharpens the stomach. | Per IV.i.28 |
| Come Leonine take her by the arme, walke with her. | Come, Leonine. Take her by the arm, walk with her. | Per IV.i.29 |
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| Come, come, | Come, come. | Per IV.i.31 |
| I loue the king your father, and your selfe, | I love the King your father and yourself | Per IV.i.32 |
| with more then forraine heart, wee euery day | With more than foreign heart. We every day | Per IV.i.33 |
| expect him here, when he shall come and find | Expect him here. When he shall come and find | Per IV.i.34 |
| our Paragon to all reports thus blasted, | Our paragon to all reports thus blasted, | Per IV.i.35 |
| He will repent the breadth of his great voyage, | He will repent the breadth of his great voyage, | Per IV.i.36 |
| blame both my Lord and me, that we haue taken | Blame both my lord and me that we have taken | Per IV.i.37 |
| no care to your best courses, go I pray you, | No care to your best courses. Go, I pray you. | Per IV.i.38 |
| walke and be chearfull once againe, reserue | Walk and be cheerful once again. Reserve | Per IV.i.39 |
| that excellent complexion, which did steale | That excellent complexion which did steal | Per IV.i.40 |
| the eyes of yong and old. Care not for me, | The eyes of young and old. Care not for me; | Per IV.i.41 |
| I can goe home alone. | I can go home alone. | Per IV.i.42.1 |
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| Come, come, I know tis good for you, | Come, come, I know 'tis good for you. | Per IV.i.44 |
| walke halfe an houre Leonine, at the least, | Walk half an hour, Leonine, at the least. | Per IV.i.45 |
| remember what I haue sed. | Remember what I have said. | Per IV.i.46 |
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| Ile leaue you my sweete Ladie, for a while, | I'll leave you, my sweet lady, for a while. | Per IV.i.48 |
| pray walke softly, doe not heate your bloud, | Pray walk softly, do not heat your blood. | Per IV.i.49 |
| what, I must haue care of you. | What! I must have care of you. | Per IV.i.50.1 |
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| Why ere you foolish, can it be vndone? | Why, are you foolish? Can it be undone? | Per IV.iii.1 |
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| I thinke youle turne a chidle agen. | I think you'll turn a child again. | Per IV.iii.4 |
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| That shee is dead. Nurses are not the fates | That she is dead. Nurses are not the Fates. | Per IV.iii.14 |
| to foster it, not euer to preserue, | To foster is not ever to preserve. | Per IV.iii.15 |
| she dide at night, Ile say so, who can crosse it | She died at night. I'll say so. Who can cross it? | Per IV.iii.16 |
| vnlesse you play the impious Innocent, | Unless you play the impious innocent, | Per IV.iii.17 |
| and for an honest attribute, crie out | And, for an honest attribute, cry out | Per IV.iii.18 |
| shee dyde by foule play. | ‘ She died by foul play.’ | Per IV.iii.19.1 |
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| Be one of those that thinkes | Be one of those that thinks | Per IV.iii.21.2 |
| the pettie wrens of Tharsus will flie hence, | The petty wrens of Tarsus will fly hence | Per IV.iii.22 |
| and open this to Pericles, I do shame | And open this to Pericles. I do shame | Per IV.iii.23 |
| to thinke of what a noble straine you are, | To think of what a noble strain you are, | Per IV.iii.24 |
| and of how coward a spirit. | And of how coward a spirit. | Per IV.iii.25.1 |
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| Be it so then, | Be it so, then. | Per IV.iii.28.2 |
| yet none does knowe but you how shee came dead, | Yet none does know but you how she came dead, | Per IV.iii.29 |
| nor none can knowe Leonine being gone. | Nor none can know, Leonine being gone. | Per IV.iii.30 |
| Shee did disdaine my childe, and stoode betweene | She did disdain my child, and stood between | Per IV.iii.31 |
| her and her fortunes : none woulde looke on her, | Her and her fortunes. None would look on her, | Per IV.iii.32 |
| but cast their gazes on Marianas face, | But cast their gazes on Marina's face, | Per IV.iii.33 |
| whilest ours was blurted at, and helde a Mawkin | Whilst ours was blurted at, and held a malkin, | Per IV.iii.34 |
| not worth the time of day. It pierst me thorow, | Not worth the time of day. It pierced me through. | Per IV.iii.35 |
| and though you call my course vnnaturall, | And though you call my course unnatural, | Per IV.iii.36 |
| you not your childe well louing, yet I finde | You not your child well loving, yet I find | Per IV.iii.37 |
| it greets mee as an enterprize of kindnesse | It greets me as an enterprise of kindness | Per IV.iii.38 |
| performd to your sole daughter. | Performed to your sole daughter. | Per IV.iii.39.1 |
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| And as for Pericles, | And as for Pericles, | Per IV.iii.40 |
| what should hee say, we wept after her hearse, | What should he say? We wept after her hearse, | Per IV.iii.41 |
| & yet we mourne, her monument | And yet we mourn. Her monument | Per IV.iii.42 |
| is almost finished, & her epitaphs | Is almost finished, and her epitaphs | Per IV.iii.43 |
| in glittring gold? characters expres | In glittering golden characters express | Per IV.iii.44 |
| a generrall prayse to her, and care in vs | A general praise to her, and care in us | Per IV.iii.45 |
| at whose expence tis done. | At whose expense 'tis done. | Per IV.iii.46.1 |
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| Yere like one that supersticiously, | You are like one that superstitiously | Per IV.iii.49 |
| Doe sweare too'th Gods, that Winter kills / The Fliies, | Doth swear to th' gods that winter kills the flies. | Per IV.iii.50 |
| but yet I know, youle doe as I aduise. | But yet I know you'll do as I advise. | Per IV.iii.51 |