| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| By all description this should be the place. | By all description this should be the place. | Tim V.iii.1 |
| Whose heere? Speake hoa. No answer? What is this? | Who's here? Speak, ho! No answer! What is this? | Tim V.iii.2 |
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| Tymon is dead, who hath out-stretcht his span, | Timon is dead, who hath outstretched his span. | Tim V.iii.3 |
| Some Beast reade this; There do's not liue a Man. | Some beast read this; there does not live a man. | Tim V.iii.4 |
| Dead sure, and this his Graue, what's on this Tomb, | Dead, sure, and this his grave. What's on this tomb | Tim V.iii.5 |
| I cannot read: the Charracter Ile take with wax, | I cannot read. The character I'll take with wax. | Tim V.iii.6 |
| Our Captaine hath in euery Figure skill; | Our captain hath in every figure skill, | Tim V.iii.7 |
| An ag'd Interpreter, though yong in dayes: | An aged interpreter, though young in days. | Tim V.iii.8 |
| Before proud Athens hee's set downe by this, | Before proud Athens he's set down by this, | Tim V.iii.9 |
| Whose fall the marke of his Ambition is. | Whose fall the mark of his ambition is. | Tim V.iii.10 |
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| My Noble Generall, Timon is dead, | My noble general, Timon is dead, | Tim V.iv.65 |
| Entomb'd vpon the very hemme o'th'Sea, | Entombed upon the very hem o'th' sea; | Tim V.iv.66 |
| And on his Grauestone, this Insculpture which | And on his grave-stone this insculpture which | Tim V.iv.67 |
| With wax I brought away: whose soft Impression | With wax I brought away, whose soft impression | Tim V.iv.68 |
| Interprets for my poore ignorance. | Interprets for my poor ignorance. | Tim V.iv.69 |