| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| This is Illyria Ladie. | This is Illyria, lady. | TN I.ii.2 |
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| It is perchance that you your selfe were saued. | It is perchance that you yourself were saved. | TN I.ii.6 |
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| True Madam, and to comfort you with chance, | True, madam, and to comfort you with chance, | TN I.ii.8 |
| Assure your selfe, after our ship did split, | Assure yourself, after our ship did split, | TN I.ii.9 |
| When you, and those poore number saued with you, | When you and those poor number saved with you | TN I.ii.10 |
| Hung on our driuing boate: I saw your brother | Hung on our driving boat, I saw your brother, | TN I.ii.11 |
| Most prouident in perill, binde himselfe, | Most provident in peril, bind himself – | TN I.ii.12 |
| (Courage and hope both teaching him the practise) | Courage and hope both teaching him the practice – | TN I.ii.13 |
| To a strong Maste, that liu'd vpon the sea: | To a strong mast, that lived upon the sea; | TN I.ii.14 |
| Where like Orion on the Dolphines backe, | Where, like Arion on the dolphin's back, | TN I.ii.15 |
| I saw him hold acquaintance with the waues, | I saw him hold acquaintance with the waves | TN I.ii.16 |
| So long as I could see. | So long as I could see. | TN I.ii.17 |
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| I Madam well, for I was bred and borne | Ay, madam, well, for I was bred and born | TN I.ii.22 |
| Not three houres trauaile from this very place: | Not three hours' travel from this very place. | TN I.ii.23 |
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| A noble Duke in nature, as in name. | A noble Duke, in nature as in name. | TN I.ii.25 |
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| Orsino. | Orsino. | TN I.ii.27 |
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| And so is now, or was so very late: | And so is now, or was so, very late; | TN I.ii.30 |
| For but a month ago I went from hence, | For but a month ago I went from hence, | TN I.ii.31 |
| And then 'twas fresh in murmure (as you know | And then 'twas fresh in murmur – as you know, | TN I.ii.32 |
| What great ones do, the lesse will prattle of,) | What great ones do, the less will prattle of – | TN I.ii.33 |
| That he did seeke the loue of faire Oliuia. | That he did seek the love of fair Olivia. | TN I.ii.34 |
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| A vertuous maid, the daughter of a Count | A virtuous maid, the daughter of a count | TN I.ii.36 |
| That dide some tweluemonth since, then leauing her | That died some twelvemonth since, then leaving her | TN I.ii.37 |
| In the protection of his sonne, her brother, | In the protection of his son, her brother, | TN I.ii.38 |
| Who shortly also dide: for whose deere loue | Who shortly also died; for whose dear love, | TN I.ii.39 |
| (They say) she hath abiur'd the sight | They say, she hath abjured the sight | TN I.ii.40 |
| And company of men. | And company of men. | TN I.ii.41 |
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| That were hard to compasse, | That were hard to compass, | TN I.ii.45.2 |
| Because she will admit no kinde of suite, | Because she will admit no kind of suit, | TN I.ii.46 |
| No, not the Dukes. | No, not the Duke's. | TN I.ii.47 |
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| Be you his Eunuch, and your Mute Ile bee, | Be you his eunuch, and your mute I'll be. | TN I.ii.63 |
| When my tongue blabs, then let mine eyes not see. | When my tongue blabs, then let mine eyes not see. | TN I.ii.64 |