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Peace, peace, and giue experience tongue, | Peace, peace, and give experience tongue. | Per I.ii.37 |
They doe abuse the King that flatter him, | They do abuse the king that flatter him, | Per I.ii.38 |
For flatterie is the bellowes blowes vp sinne, | For flattery is the bellows blows up sin; | Per I.ii.39 |
The thing the which is flattered, but a sparke, | The thing which is flattered, but a spark, | Per I.ii.40 |
To which that sparke giues heate, and stronger | To which that wind gives heat and stronger glowing; | Per I.ii.41 |
Glowing, whereas reproofe obedient and in order, | Whereas reproof, obedient and in order, | Per I.ii.42 |
Fits kings as they are men, for they may erre, | Fits kings as they are men, for they may err. | Per I.ii.43 |
When signior sooth here does proclaime peace, | When Signor Sooth here does proclaim peace, | Per I.ii.44 |
He flatters you, makes warre vpon your life. | He flatters you, makes war upon your life. | Per I.ii.45 |
Prince paadon me, or strike me if you please, | Prince, pardon me, or strike me if you please; | Per I.ii.46 |
I cannot be much lower then my knees. | I cannot be much lower than my knees. | Per I.ii.47 |
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An angrie brow, dread Lord. | An angry brow, dread lord. | Per I.ii.52 |
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How dares the plants looke vp to heauen, | How dare the plants look up to heaven, | Per I.ii.55 |
From whence they haue their nourishment? | From whence they have their nourishment? | Per I.ii.56 |
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I haue ground the Axe my selfe, / Doe but you strike the blowe. | I have ground the axe myself. Do you but strike the blow. | Per I.ii.58 |
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To beare with patience such griefes | To bear with patience such griefs | Per I.ii.65 |
as you your selfe doe lay vpon your selfe. | As you yourself do lay upon yourself. | Per I.ii.66 |
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Alas sir. | Alas, sir! | Per I.ii.95.2 |
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Well my Lord, since you haue giuen mee leaue to speake, | Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, | Per I.ii.101 |
Freely will I speake, Antiochus you feare, | Freely will I speak. Antiochus you fear, | Per I.ii.102 |
And iustly too, I thinke you feare the tyrant, | And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant | Per I.ii.103 |
Who either by publike warre, or priuat treason, | Who either by public war or private treason | Per I.ii.104 |
Will take away your life: | Will take away your life. | Per I.ii.105 |
therfore my Lord, go trauell for a while, | Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, | Per I.ii.106 |
till that his rage and anger be forgot, | Till that his rage and anger be forgot, | Per I.ii.107 |
or till the Destinies doe cut his threed of life: | Or till the destinies do cut his thread of life. | Per I.ii.108 |
your rule direct to anie, if to me, | Your rule direct to any; if to me, | Per I.ii.109 |
day serues not light more faithfull then Ile be. | Day serves not light more faithful than I'll be. | Per I.ii.110 |
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Weele mingle our bloods togither in the earth, | We'll mingle our bloods together in the earth, | Per I.ii.113 |
From whence we had our being, and our birth. | From whence we had our being and our birth. | Per I.ii.114 |
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You shall not neede my fellow-Peers of Tyre, | You shall not need, my fellow peers of Tyre, | Per I.iii.10 |
further to question mee of your kings departure: | Further to question me of your King's departure. | Per I.iii.11 |
his sealed Commission left in trust with mee, | His sealed commission, left in trust with me, | Per I.iii.12 |
does speake sufficiently hee's gone to trauaile. | Doth speak sufficiently he's gone to travel. | Per I.iii.13 |
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If further yet you will be satisfied, | If further yet you will be satisfied | Per I.iii.15 |
(why as it were vnlicensed of your loues) | Why, as it were, unlicensed of your loves | Per I.iii.16 |
he would depart? Ile giue some light vnto you, | He would depart, I'll give some light unto you. | Per I.iii.17 |
beeing at Antioch. | Being at Antioch – | Per I.iii.18.1 |
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Royall Antiochus on what cause I knowe not, | Royal Antiochus, on what cause I know not, | Per I.iii.19 |
tooke some displeasure at him, at least hee iudg'de so: and | Took some displeasure at him; at least he judged so. | Per I.iii.20 |
doubting lest hee had err'de or sinn'de, | And doubting lest he had erred or sinned, | Per I.iii.21 |
to shewe his sorrow, hee'de correct himselfe; | To show his sorrow he'd correct himself; | Per I.iii.22 |
so puts himselfe vnto the Shipmans toyle, | So puts himself unto the shipman's toil, | Per I.iii.23 |
with whome eache minute threatens life or death. | With whom each minute threatens life or death. | Per I.iii.24 |
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Lord Thaliard from Antiochus is welcome. | Lord Thaliard from Antiochus is welcome. | Per I.iii.30 |
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Wee haue no reason to desire it, | We have no reason to desire it, | Per I.iii.36 |
commended to our maister not to vs, | Commended to our master, not to us. | Per I.iii.37 |
yet ere you shall depart, this wee desire | Yet, ere you shall depart, this we desire, | Per I.iii.38 |
as friends to Antioch wee may feast in Tyre. | As friends to Antioch, we may feast in Tyre. | Per I.iii.39 |
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No Escanes, know this of mee, | No, Escanes, know this of me, | Per II.iv.1 |
Antiochus from incest liued not free: | Antiochus from incest lived not free. | Per II.iv.2 |
For which the most high Gods not minding, / Longer | For which the most high gods not minding longer | Per II.iv.3 |
to with-hold the vengeance that / They had in store, | To withhold the vengeance that they had in store, | Per II.iv.4 |
due to this heynous / Capitall offence, | Due to this heinous capital offence, | Per II.iv.5 |
euen in the height and pride / Of all his glory, | Even in the height and pride of all his glory, | Per II.iv.6 |
when he was seated in / A Chariot | When he was seated in a chariot | Per II.iv.7 |
of an inestimable value, and his daughter / With him; | Of an inestimable value, and his daughter with him, | Per II.iv.8 |
a fire from heauen came and shriueld / Vp | A fire from heaven came and shrivelled up | Per II.iv.9 |
those bodyes euen to lothing, for they so stounke, | Their bodies even to loathing; for they so stunk | Per II.iv.10 |
That all those eyes ador'd them, ere their fall, | That all those eyes adored them ere their fall | Per II.iv.11 |
Scorne now their hand should giue them buriall. | Scorn now their hand should give them burial. | Per II.iv.12 |
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And yet but iustice; for though | And yet but justice, for though | Per II.iv.13.2 |
this King were great, / His greatnesse was no gard | This king were great, his greatness was no guard | Per II.iv.14 |
to barre heauens shaft, / But sinne had his reward. | To bar heaven's shaft, but sin had his reward. | Per II.iv.15 |
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With mee? and welcome happy day , my Lords. | With me? And welcome. Happy day, my lords. | Per II.iv.22 |
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Your griefes, for what? Wrong not your Prince, you loue. | Your griefs? For what? Wrong not your prince you love. | Per II.iv.25 |
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Try honours cause; forbeare your suffrages: | Try honour's cause; forbear your suffrages. | Per II.iv.41 |
If that you loue Prince Pericles, forbeare, | If that you love Prince Pericles, forbear. | Per II.iv.42 |
(Take I your wish, I leape into the seas, | Take I your wish, I leap into the seas, | Per II.iv.43 |
Where's howerly trouble, for a minuts ease) | Where's hourly trouble, for a minute's ease. | Per II.iv.44 |
A twelue-month longer, let me intreat you | A twelvemonth longer let me entreat you | Per II.iv.45 |
To forbeare the absence of your King; | Further to bear the absence of your king; | Per II.iv.46 |
If in which time expir'd, he not returne, | If in which time expired he not return, | Per II.iv.47 |
I shall with aged patience beare your yoake: | I shall with aged patience bear your yoke. | Per II.iv.48 |
But if I cannot winne you to this loue, | But if I cannot win you to this love, | Per II.iv.49 |
Goe search like nobles, like noble subiects, | Go search like nobles, like noble subjects, | Per II.iv.50 |
And in your search, spend your aduenturous worth, | And in your search spend your adventurous worth. | Per II.iv.51 |
Whom if you find, and winne vnto returne, | Whom if you find, and win unto return, | Per II.iv.52 |
You shall like Diamonds sit about his Crowne. | You shall like diamonds sit about his crown. | Per II.iv.53 |
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Then you loue vs, we you, & wee'le claspe hands: | Then you love us, we you, and we'll clasp hands. | Per II.iv.57 |
When Peeres thus knit, a Kingdome euer stands. | When peers thus knit, a kingdom ever stands. | Per II.iv.58 |
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That hee haue his, call vp some Gentlemen. | That he have his. Call up some gentlemen. | Per V.i.6 |
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Gentlemen there is some of worth would | Gentlemen, there is some of worth would | Per V.i.9 |
come aboord, I pray greet him fairely. | come aboard. I pray greet him fairly. | Per V.i.10 |
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And you to out-liue the age I am, | And you, to outlive the age I am, | Per V.i.14 |
and die as I would doe. | And die as I would do. | Per V.i.15.1 |
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First what is your place? | First, what is your place? | Per V.i.19.1 |
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Syr | Sir, | Per V.i.20.2 |
our vessell is of Tyre, in it the King, | Our vessel is of Tyre; in it the King, | Per V.i.21 |
a man, who for this three moneths hath not spoken | A man who for this three months hath not spoken | Per V.i.22 |
to anie one, nor taken sustenance, | To anyone, nor taken sustenance | Per V.i.23 |
but to prorogue his griefe. | But to prorogue his grief. | Per V.i.24 |
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Twould be too tedious to repeat, | 'Twould be too tedious to repeat; | Per V.i.26 |
but the mayne griefe springs fro the losse | But the main grief springs from the loss | Per V.i.27 |
of a beloued daughter & a wife. | Of a beloved daughter and a wife. | Per V.i.28 |
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You may, | You may, | Per V.i.29.2 |
but bootlesse. Is your sight, see will not speake | But bootless is your sight; he will not speak | Per V.i.30 |
to any, | To any. | Per V.i.31 |
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Behold him, this was a goodly person. | Behold him. This was a goodly person, | Per V.i.33 |
Till the disaster that one mortall wight | Till the disaster that one mortal night | Per V.i.34 |
droue him to this. | Drove him to this. | Per V.i.35 |
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It is in vaine, he will not speake to you. | It is in vain. He will not speak to you. | Per V.i.38 |
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Sure all effectlesse, yet nothing weele omit | Sure, all effectless; yet nothing we'll omit | Per V.i.50 |
that beares recoueries name. But since your kindnesse | That bears recovery's name. But since your kindness | Per V.i.51 |
wee haue stretcht thus farre, let vs beseech you, | We have stretched thus far, let us beseech you | Per V.i.52 |
that for our golde we may prouision haue, | That for our gold we may provision have, | Per V.i.53 |
wherein we are not destitute for want, | Wherein we are not destitute for want, | Per V.i.54 |
but wearie for the stalenesse. | But weary for the staleness. | Per V.i.55.1 |
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Sit sir, I will recount it to you, but see | Sit, sir, I will recount it to you. But see, | Per V.i.61 |
I am preuented. | I am prevented. | Per V.i.62 |
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Shee's a gallant Ladie. | She's a gallant lady. | Per V.i.65 |
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Calls my Lord. | Calls my lord? | Per V.i.182 |
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I know not, | I know not, | Per V.i.186.2 |
but heres the Regent sir of Metaline, | But here's the regent, sir, of Mytilene | Per V.i.187 |
speakes nobly of her. | Speaks nobly of her. | Per V.i.188.1 |
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Sir, tis the gouernor of Metaline, | Sir, 'tis the governor of Mytilene | Per V.i.220 |
who hearing of your melancholie state, | Who, hearing of your melancholy state, | Per V.i.221 |
did come to see you. | Did come to see you. | Per V.i.222.1 |
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My Lord I heare none. | My lord, I hear none. | Per V.i.228.1 |
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Sir. | Sir? | Per V.i.250.2 |
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Hayle Madame, and my Queene. | Hail, madam, and my queen! | Per V.iii.49.1 |