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Ioy and all comfort in your sacred brest. | Joy and all comfort in your sacred breast! | Per I.ii.34 |
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and stay your comming, / To present them selues. | And stay your coming to present themselves. | Per II.ii.3 |
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See, not a man in priuate conference, | See, not a man in private conference | Per II.iv.17 |
Or counsaile, ha's respect with him but hee. | Or council has respect with him but he. | Per II.iv.18 |
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Follow me then: Lord Hellicane, a word. | Follow me then. Lord Helicane, a word. | Per II.iv.21 |
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Know, that our griefes are risen to the top, | Know that our griefs are risen to the top, | Per II.iv.23 |
And now at length they ouer-flow their bankes. | And now at length they overflow their banks. | Per II.iv.24 |
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Wrong not your selfe then, noble Hellican, | Wrong not yourself then, noble Helicane, | Per II.iv.26 |
But if the Prince do liue, let vs salute him, | But if the prince do live, let us salute him | Per II.iv.27 |
Or know what ground's made happy by his breath: | And know what ground's made happy by his breath. | Per II.iv.28 |
If in the world he liue, wee'le seeke him out: | If in the world he live, we'll seek him out; | Per II.iv.29 |
If in his Graue he rest, wee'le find him there, | If in his grave he rest, we'll find him there; | Per II.iv.30 |
And be resolued he liues to gouerne vs: | And be resolved he lives to govern us, | Per II.iv.31 |
Or dead, giue's cause to mourne his funerall, | Or dead, give's cause to mourn his funeral | Per II.iv.32 |
And leaue vs to our free election. | And leave us to our free election. | Per II.iv.33 |
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Omnes. | ALL | |
Liue noble Hellicane. | Live, noble Helicane! | Per II.iv.40 |
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To wisedome, hee's a foole, that will not yeeld: | To wisdom he's a fool that will not yield, | Per II.iv.54 |
And since Lord Hellicane enioyneth vs, | And since Lord Helicane enjoineth us, | Per II.iv.55 |
We with our trauels will endeauour. | We with our travels will endeavour it. | Per II.iv.56 |