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| You would be sweet Madam, if your miseries | You would be, sweet madam, if your miseries | MV I.ii.3 |
| were in the same abundance as your good fortunes are: | were in the same abundance as your good fortunes are; | MV I.ii.4 |
| and yet for ought I see, they are as sicke that surfet with | and yet for aught I see, they are as sick that surfeit with | MV I.ii.5 |
| too much, as they that starue with nothing; it is no smal | too much as they that starve with nothing. It is no mean | MV I.ii.6 |
| happinesse therefore to bee seated in the meane, superfluitie | happiness, therefore, to be seated in the mean; superfluity | MV I.ii.7 |
| comes sooner by white haires, but competencie liues | comes sooner by white hairs, but competency lives | MV I.ii.8 |
| longer. | longer. | MV I.ii.9 |
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| They would be better if well followed. | They would be better if well followed. | MV I.ii.11 |
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| Your father was euer vertuous, and holy men at | Your father was ever virtuous, and holy men at | MV I.ii.26 |
| their death haue good inspirations, therefore the lotterie | their death have good inspirations. Therefore the lottery | MV I.ii.27 |
| that hee hath deuised in these three chests of gold, siluer, | that he hath devised in these three chests of gold, silver, | MV I.ii.28 |
| and leade, whereof who chooses his meaning, chooses you, | and lead, whereof who chooses his meaning chooses you, | MV I.ii.29 |
| wil no doubt neuer be chosen by any rightly, but one | will no doubt never be chosen by any rightly but one | MV I.ii.30 |
| who you shall rightly loue: but what warmth is there in | who you shall rightly love. But what warmth is there in | MV I.ii.31 |
| your affection towards any of these Princely suters that | your affection towards any of these princely suitors that | MV I.ii.32 |
| are already come? | are already come? | MV I.ii.33 |
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| First there is the Neopolitane Prince. | First, there is the Neapolitan prince. | MV I.ii.37 |
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| Than is there the Countie Palentine. | Then there is the County Palatine. | MV I.ii.43 |
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| How say you by the French Lord, Mounsier Le | How say you by the French lord, Monsieur Le | MV I.ii.51 |
| Boune? | Bon? | MV I.ii.52 |
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| What say you then to Fauconbridge, the yong | What say you then to Falconbridge, the young | MV I.ii.62 |
| Baron of England? | baron of England? | MV I.ii.63 |
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| What thinke you of the other Lord his | What think you of the Scottish lord, his | MV I.ii.72 |
| neighbour? | neighbour? | MV I.ii.73 |
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| How like you the yong Germaine, the Duke of | How like you the young German, the Duke of | MV I.ii.79 |
| Saxonies Nephew? | Saxony's nephew? | MV I.ii.80 |
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| If he should offer to choose, and choose the right | If he should offer to choose, and choose the right | MV I.ii.86 |
| Casket, you should refuse to performe your Fathers will, | casket, you should refuse to perform your father's will | MV I.ii.87 |
| if you should refuse to accept him. | if you should refuse to accept him. | MV I.ii.88 |
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| You neede not feare Lady the hauing any of these | You need not fear, lady, the having any of these | MV I.ii.94 |
| Lords, they haue acquainted me with their determinations, | lords. They have acquainted me with their determinations, | MV I.ii.95 |
| which is indeede to returne to their home, and to | which is indeed to return to their home and to | MV I.ii.96 |
| trouble you with no more suite, vnlesse you may be won | trouble you with no more suit, unless you may be won | MV I.ii.97 |
| by some other sort then your Fathers imposition, | by some other sort than your father's imposition, | MV I.ii.98 |
| depending on the Caskets. | depending on the caskets. | MV I.ii.99 |
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| Doe you not remember Ladie in your Fathers | Do you not remember, lady, in your father's | MV I.ii.106 |
| time, a Venecian, a Scholler and a Souldior that came | time, a Venetian, a scholar and a soldier, that came | MV I.ii.107 |
| hither in companie of the Marquesse of Mountferrat? | hither in company of the Marquess of Montferrat? | MV I.ii.108 |
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| True Madam, hee of all the men that euer my | True, madam. He, of all the men that ever my | MV I.ii.111 |
| foolish eyes look'd vpon, was the best deseruing a faire | foolish eyes looked upon, was the best deserving a fair | MV I.ii.112 |
| Lady. | lady. | MV I.ii.113 |
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| Quick, quick I pray thee, draw the curtain strait, | Quick, quick I pray thee! Draw the curtain straight. | MV II.ix.1 |
| The Prince of Arragon hath tane his oath, | The Prince of Arragon hath ta'en his oath, | MV II.ix.2 |
| And comes to his election presently. | And comes to his election presently. | MV II.ix.3 |
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| The ancient saying is no heresie, | The ancient saying is no heresy: | MV II.ix.82 |
| Hanging and wiuing goes by destinie. | Hanging and wiving goes by destiny. | MV II.ix.83 |
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| Bassanio Lord, loue if thy will it be. | Bassanio Lord, love if thy will it be! | MV II.ix.101 |
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| All. | ALL | |
| Ding, dong, bell. | Ding, dong, bell. | MV III.ii.72 |
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| My Lord and Lady, it is now our time | My lord and lady, it is now our time, | MV III.ii.186 |
| That haue stood by and seene our wishes prosper, | That have stood by and seen our wishes prosper, | MV III.ii.187 |
| To cry good ioy, good ioy my Lord and Lady. | To cry good joy, good joy, my lord and lady! | MV III.ii.188 |
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| Madam it is so, so you stand pleas'd withall. | Madam, it is, so you stand pleased withal. | MV III.ii.209 |
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| What and stake downe? | What, and stake down? | MV III.ii.215 |
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| Shall they see vs? | Shall they see us? | MV III.iv.59.2 |
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| Why, shall wee turne to men? | Why, shall we turn to men? | MV III.iv.78.2 |
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| From both. My Lord Bellario greets your Grace. | From both, my lord. Bellario greets your grace. | MV IV.i.120 |
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| He attendeth heere hard by | He attendeth here hard by | MV IV.i.145.2 |
| To know your answer, whether you'l admit him. | To know your answer whether you'll admit him. | MV IV.i.146 |
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| 'Tis well you offer it behinde her backe, | 'Tis well you offer it behind her back, | MV IV.i.290 |
| The wish would make else an vnquiet house. | The wish would make else an unquiet house. | MV IV.i.291 |
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| Sir, I would speake with you: | Sir, I would speak with you. | MV IV.ii.12.2 |
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| Ile see if I can get my husbands ring | (aside to Portia) I'll see if I can get my husband's ring, | MV IV.ii.13 |
| Which I did make him sweare to keepe for euer. | Which I did make him swear to keep for ever. | MV IV.ii.14 |
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| Come good sir, will you shew me to this house. | Come, good sir, will you show me to this house? | MV IV.ii.19 |
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| When the moone shone we did not see the candle? | When the moon shone we did not see the candle. | MV V.i.92 |
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| It is your musicke Madame of the house. | It is your music, madam, of the house. | MV V.i.98 |
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| Silence bestowes that vertue on it Madam. | Silence bestows that virtue on it, madam. | MV V.i.101 |
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| What talke you of the Poesie or the valew: | What talk you of the posy or the value? | MV V.i.151 |
| You swore to me when I did giue it you, | You swore to me when I did give it you | MV V.i.152 |
| That you would weare it til the houre of death, | That you would wear it till your hour of death, | MV V.i.153 |
| And that it should lye with you in your graue, | And that it should lie with you in your grave. | MV V.i.154 |
| Though not for me, yet for your vehement oaths, | Though not for me, yet for your vehement oaths, | MV V.i.155 |
| You should haue beene respectiue and haue kept it. | You should have been respective and have kept it. | MV V.i.156 |
| Gaue it a Iudges Clearke: but wel I know | Gave it a judge's clerk! No, God's my judge, | MV V.i.157 |
| The Clearke wil nere weare haire on's face that had it. | The clerk will ne'er wear hair on's face that had it! | MV V.i.158 |
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| I, if a Woman liue to be a man. | Ay, if a woman live to be a man. | MV V.i.160 |
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| Nor I in yours, | Nor I in yours | MV V.i.191.2 |
| til I againe see mine. | Till I again see mine! | MV V.i.192.1 |
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| And I his Clarke: therefore be well aduis'd | And I his clerk. Therefore be well advised | MV V.i.234 |
| How you doe leaue me to mine owne protection. | How you do leave me to mine own protection. | MV V.i.235 |
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| And pardon me my gentle Gratiano, | And pardon me, my gentle Gratiano, | MV V.i.260 |
| For that same scrubbed boy the Doctors Clarke | For that same scrubbed boy, the doctor's clerk, | MV V.i.261 |
| In liew of this, last night did lye with me. | In lieu of this last night did lie with me. | MV V.i.262 |
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| I, but the Clark that neuer meanes to doe it, | Ay, but the clerk that never means to do it, | MV V.i.282 |
| Vnlesse he liue vntill he be a man. | Unless he live until he be a man. | MV V.i.283 |
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| I, and Ile giue them him without a fee. | Ay, and I'll give them him without a fee. | MV V.i.290 |
| There doe I giue to you and Iessica | There do I give to you and Jessica | MV V.i.291 |
| From the rich Iewe, a speciall deed of gift | From the rich Jew, a special deed of gift, | MV V.i.292 |
| After his death, of all he dies possess'd of. | After his death, of all he dies possessed of. | MV V.i.293 |