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By my troth sir Toby you must come in earlyer | By my troth, Sir Toby, you must come in earlier | TN I.iii.3 |
a nights: your Cosin, my Lady, takes great exceptions to | o' nights. Your cousin, my lady, takes great exceptions to | TN I.iii.4 |
your ill houres. | your ill hours. | TN I.iii.5 |
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I, but you must confine your selfe within the | Ay, but you must confine yourself within the | TN I.iii.7 |
modest limits of order. | modest limits of order. | TN I.iii.8 |
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That quaffing and drinking will vndoe you: I heard | That quaffing and drinking will undo you. I heard | TN I.iii.13 |
my Lady talke of it yesterday: and of a foolish knight that | my lady talk of it yesterday, and of a foolish knight that | TN I.iii.14 |
you brought in one night here, to be hir woer. | you brought in one night here, to be her wooer. | TN I.iii.15 |
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I he. | Ay, he. | TN I.iii.17 |
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What's that to th'purpose? | What's that to the purpose? | TN I.iii.19 |
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I, but hee'l haue but a yeare in all these ducates: | Ay, but he'll have but a year in all these ducats. | TN I.iii.21 |
He's a very foole, and a prodigall. | He's a very fool and a prodigal. | TN I.iii.22 |
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He hath indeed, almost naturall: for besides that | He hath indeed all, most natural; for besides that | TN I.iii.26 |
he's a foole, he's a great quarreller: and but that hee hath | he's a fool, he's a great quarreller; and but that he hath | TN I.iii.27 |
the gift of a Coward, to allay the gust he hath in quarrelling, | the gift of a coward to allay the gust he hath in quarrelling, | TN I.iii.28 |
'tis thought among the prudent, he would quickely | 'tis thought among the prudent he would quickly | TN I.iii.29 |
haue the gift of a graue. | have the gift of a grave. | TN I.iii.30 |
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They that adde moreour, hee's drunke nightly in | They that add, moreover, he's drunk nightly in | TN I.iii.33 |
your company. | your company. | TN I.iii.34 |
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And you too sir. | And you too, sir. | TN I.iii.45 |
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My name is Mary sir. | My name is Mary, sir. | TN I.iii.51 |
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Far you well Gentlemen. | Fare you well, gentlemen. | TN I.iii.57 |
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Sir, I haue not you by'th hand. | Sir, I have not you by the hand. | TN I.iii.63 |
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Now sir, thought is free: I pray you bring your | Now, sir, ‘ Thought is free.’ I pray you, bring your | TN I.iii.66 |
hand to'th Buttry barre, and let it drinke. | hand to the buttery bar and let it drink. | TN I.iii.67 |
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It's dry sir. | It's dry, sir. | TN I.iii.70 |
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A dry iest Sir. | A dry jest, sir. | TN I.iii.73 |
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I Sir, I haue them at my fingers ends: marry | Ay, sir. I have them at my fingers' ends. Marry, | TN I.iii.75 |
now I let go your hand, I am barren. | now I let go your hand, I am barren. | TN I.iii.76 |
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Nay, either tell me where thou hast bin, or I will | Nay, either tell me where thou hast been, or I will | TN I.v.1 |
not open my lippes so wide as a brissle may enter, in way of | not open my lips so wide as a bristle may enter, in way of | TN I.v.2 |
thy excuse: my Lady will hang thee for thy absence. | thy excuse. My lady will hang thee for thy absence. | TN I.v.3 |
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Make that good. | Make that good. | TN I.v.6 |
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A good lenton answer: I can tell thee where yt | A good lenten answer! I can tell thee where that | TN I.v.8 |
saying was borne, of I feare no colours. | saying was born, of ‘ I fear no colours.’ | TN I.v.9 |
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In the warrs, & that may you be bolde to say in | In the wars; and that may you be bold to say in | TN I.v.11 |
your foolerie. | your foolery. | TN I.v.12 |
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Yet you will be hang'd for being so long absent, | Yet you will be hanged for being so long absent; | TN I.v.15 |
or to be turn'd away: is not that as good as a hanging | or to be turned away – is not that as good as a hanging | TN I.v.16 |
to you? | to you? | TN I.v.17 |
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You are resolute then? | You are resolute, then? | TN I.v.20 |
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That if one breake, the other will hold: or if both | That if one break, the other will hold; or if both | TN I.v.22 |
breake, your gaskins fall. | break, your gaskins fall. | TN I.v.23 |
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Peace you rogue, no more o'that: here comes my | Peace, you rogue, no more o' that. Here comes my | TN I.v.27 |
Lady: make your excuse wisely, you were best. | lady. Make your excuse wisely, you were best. | TN I.v.28 |
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Madam, there is at the gate, a young Gentleman, | Madam, there is at the gate a young gentleman | TN I.v.94 |
much desires to speake with you. | much desires to speak with you. | TN I.v.95 |
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I know not (Madam) 'tis a faire young man, and | I know not, madam. 'Tis a fair young man, and | TN I.v.97 |
well attended. | well attended. | TN I.v.98 |
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Sir Toby Madam, your kinsman. | Sir Toby, madam, your kinsman. | TN I.v.100 |
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Will you hoyst sayle sir, | Will you hoist sail, sir? | TN I.v.194 |
here lies your way. | Here lies your way. | TN I.v.195 |
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What a catterwalling doe you keepe heere? If my Ladie | What a caterwauling do you keep here! If my lady | TN II.iii.70 |
haue not call'd vp her Steward Maluolio, and bid him | have not called up her steward Malvolio and bid him | TN II.iii.71 |
turne you out of doores, neuer trust me. | turn you out of doors, never trust me. | TN II.iii.72 |
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For the loue o'God peace. | For the love o' God, peace! | TN II.iii.84 |
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Nay good Sir Toby. | Nay, good Sir Toby! | TN II.iii.100 |
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Go shake your eares. | Go, shake your ears. | TN II.iii.121 |
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Sweet Sir Toby be patient for to night: Since the | Sweet Sir Toby, be patient for tonight. Since the | TN II.iii.127 |
youth of the Counts was to day with my Lady, she is | youth of the Count's was today with my lady, she is | TN II.iii.128 |
much out of quiet. For Monsieur Maluolio, let me alone | much out of quiet. For Monsieur Malvolio, let me alone | TN II.iii.129 |
with him: If I do not gull him into an ayword, and make | with him. If I do not gull him into a nay-word, and make | TN II.iii.130 |
him a common recreation, do not thinke I haue witte | him a common recreation, do not think I have wit | TN II.iii.131 |
enough to lye straight in my bed: I know I can do it. | enough to lie straight in my bed. I know I can do it. | TN II.iii.132 |
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Marrie sir, sometimes he is a kinde of Puritane. | Marry, sir, sometimes he is a kind of puritan – | TN II.iii.134 |
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The diu'll a Puritane that hee is, or any thing constantly | The devil a puritan that he is, or anything, constantly, | TN II.iii.140 |
but a time-pleaser, an affection'd Asse, that cons | but a time-pleaser, an affectioned ass that cons | TN II.iii.141 |
State without booke, and vtters it by great swarths. The | state without book and utters it by great swathes; the | TN II.iii.142 |
best perswaded of himselfe: so cram'd (as he thinkes) | best persuaded of himself, so crammed, as he thinks, | TN II.iii.143 |
with excellencies, that it is his grounds of faith, that all | with excellencies, that it is his grounds of faith that all | TN II.iii.144 |
that looke on him, loue him: and on that vice in him, will | that look on him love him – and on that vice in him will | TN II.iii.145 |
my reuenge finde notable cause to worke. | my revenge find notable cause to work. | TN II.iii.146 |
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I will drop in his way some obscure Epistles of | I will drop in his way some obscure epistles of | TN II.iii.148 |
loue, wherein by the colour of his beard, the shape of | love; wherein, by the colour of his beard, the shape of | TN II.iii.149 |
his legge, the manner of his gate, the expressure of his eye, | his leg, the manner of his gait, the expressure of his eye, | TN II.iii.150 |
forehead, and complection, he shall finde himselfe most | forehead, and complexion, he shall find himself most | TN II.iii.151 |
feelingly personated. I can write very like my Ladie your | feelingly personated. I can write very like my lady, your | TN II.iii.152 |
Neece, on a forgotten matter wee can hardly make | niece; on a forgotten matter we can hardly make | TN II.iii.153 |
distinction of our hands. | distinction of our hands. | TN II.iii.154 |
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My purpose is indeed a horse of that colour. | My purpose is indeed a horse of that colour. | TN II.iii.160 |
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Asse, I doubt not. | Ass, I doubt not. | TN II.iii.163 |
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Sport royall I warrant you: I know my Physicke will | Sport royal, I warrant you. I know my physic will | TN II.iii.165 |
worke with him, I will plant you two, and let the Foole | work with him. I will plant you two, and let the fool | TN II.iii.166 |
make a third, where he shall finde the Letter: obserue his | make a third, where he shall find the letter. Observe his | TN II.iii.167 |
construction of it: For this night to bed, and dreame on | construction of it. For this night, to bed, and dream on | TN II.iii.168 |
the euent: Farewell. | the event. Farewell. | TN II.iii.169 |
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Get ye all three into the box tree: Maluolio's | Get ye all three into the box-tree. Malvolio's | TN II.v.15 |
comming downe this walke, he has beene yonder i'the Sunne | coming down this walk, he has been yonder i'the sun | TN II.v.16 |
practising behauiour to his own shadow this halfe houre: | practising behaviour to his own shadow this half-hour. | TN II.v.17 |
obserue him for the loue of Mockerie: for I know this | Observe him, for the love of mockery, for I know this | TN II.v.18 |
Letter wil make a contemplatiue Ideot of him. Close in | letter will make a contemplative idiot of him. Close, in | TN II.v.19 |
the name of ieasting, | the name of jesting! | TN II.v.20 |
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lye thou there: for heere comes the Trowt, that must be | Lie thou there – for here comes the trout that must be | TN II.v.21 |
caught with tickling. | caught with tickling. | TN II.v.22 |
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Nay but say true, do's it worke vpon him? | Nay, but say true: does it work upon him? | TN II.v.188 |
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If you will then see the fruites of the sport, mark | If you will then see the fruits of the sport, mark | TN II.v.190 |
his first approach before my Lady: hee will come to her in | his first approach before my lady. He will come to her in | TN II.v.191 |
yellow stockings, and 'tis a colour she abhorres, and crosse garter'd, | yellow stockings, and 'tis a colour she abhors; and cross-gartered, | TN II.v.192 |
a fashion shee detests: and hee will smile vpon | a fashion she detests; and he will smile upon | TN II.v.193 |
her, which will now be so vnsuteable to her disposition, | her, which will now be so unsuitable to her disposition – | TN II.v.194 |
being addicted to a melancholly, as shee is, that it cannot | being addicted to a melancholy as she is – that it cannot | TN II.v.195 |
but turn him into a notable contempt: if you wil see it | but turn him into a notable contempt. If you will see it, | TN II.v.196 |
follow me. | follow me. | TN II.v.197 |
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If you desire the spleene, and will laughe your selues | If you desire the spleen, and will laugh yourselves | TN III.ii.64 |
into stitches, follow me; yond gull Maluolio is turned | into stitches, follow me. Yond gull Malvolio is turned | TN III.ii.65 |
Heathen, a verie Renegatho; for there is no christian that | heathen, a very renegado; for there is no Christian, that | TN III.ii.66 |
meanes to be saued by beleeuing rightly, can euer beleeue | means to be saved by believing rightly, can ever believe | TN III.ii.67 |
such impossible passages of grossenesse. Hee's in yellow | such impossible passages of grossness. He's in yellow | TN III.ii.68 |
stockings. | stockings! | TN III.ii.69 |
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Most villanously: like a Pedant that keepes a | Most villainously; like a pedant that keeps a | TN III.ii.71 |
Schoole i'th Church: I haue dogg'd him like his murtherer. | school i'the church. I have dogged him like his murderer. | TN III.ii.72 |
He does obey euery point of the Letter that I | He does obey every point of the letter that I | TN III.ii.73 |
dropt, to betray him: He does smile his face into more | dropped to betray him. He does smile his face into more | TN III.ii.74 |
lynes, then is in the new Mappe, with the augmentation of | lines than is in the new map with the augmentation of | TN III.ii.75 |
the Indies: you haue not seene such a thing as tis: I can | the Indies. You have not seen such a thing as 'tis. I can | TN III.ii.76 |
hardly forbeare hurling things at him, I know my Ladie | hardly forbear hurling things at him; I know my lady | TN III.ii.77 |
will strike him: if shee doe, hee'l smile, and take't for a | will strike him. If she do, he'll smile, and take it for a | TN III.ii.78 |
great fauour. | great favour. | TN III.ii.79 |
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He's comming Madame: / But in very strange manner. | He's coming, madam, but in very strange manner. | TN III.iv.8 |
He is sure possest Madam. | He is sure possessed, madam. | TN III.iv.9 |
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No Madam, he does nothing but smile: your | No, madam, he does nothing but smile. Your | TN III.iv.11 |
Ladyship were best to haue some guard about you, if hee | ladyship were best to have some guard about you, if he | TN III.iv.12 |
come, for sure the man is tainted in's wits. | come, for sure the man is tainted in's wits. | TN III.iv.13 |
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How do you Maluolio? | How do you, Malvolio? | TN III.iv.33 |
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Why appeare you with this ridiculous boldnesse | Why appear you with this ridiculous boldness | TN III.iv.36 |
before my Lady. | before my lady? | TN III.iv.37 |
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Lo, how hollow the fiend speakes within him; did | Lo, how hollow the fiend speaks within him. Did | TN III.iv.91 |
not I tell you? Sir Toby, my Lady prayes you to haue a | not I tell you? Sir Toby, my lady prays you to have a | TN III.iv.92 |
care of him. | care of him. | TN III.iv.93 |
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La you, and you speake ill of the diuell, how he takes | La you, an you speak ill of the devil, how he takes | TN III.iv.100 |
it at heart. Pray God he be not bewitch'd. | it at heart! Pray God he be not bewitched! | TN III.iv.101 |
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Marry and it shall be done to morrow morning if | Marry, and it shall be done tomorrow morning, if | TN III.iv.103 |
I liue. My Lady would not loose him for more then ile | I live. My lady would not lose him, for more than I'll | TN III.iv.104 |
say. | say. | TN III.iv.105 |
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Oh Lord. | O Lord! | TN III.iv.107 |
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Get him to say his prayers, good sir Toby gette him | Get him to say his prayers, good Sir Toby; get him | TN III.iv.118 |
to pray. | to pray. | TN III.iv.119 |
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No I warrant you, he will not heare of godlynesse. | No, I warrant you, he will not hear of godliness. | TN III.iv.121 |
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Nay pursue him now, least the deuice take ayre, and | Nay, pursue him now, lest the device take air, and | TN III.iv.130 |
taint. | taint. | TN III.iv.131 |
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The house will be the quieter. | The house will be the quieter. | TN III.iv.133 |
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Yon may haue verie fit occasion fot't: he is now in | You may have very fit occasion for't. He is now in | TN III.iv.170 |
some commerce with my Ladie, and will by and by | some commerce with my lady, and will by and by | TN III.iv.171 |
depart. | depart. | TN III.iv.172 |
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Nay, I prethee put on this gown, & this beard, | Nay, I prithee, put on this gown and this beard; | TN IV.ii.1 |
make him beleeue thou art sir Topas the Curate, doe it | make him believe thou art Sir Topas the curate. Do it | TN IV.ii.2 |
quickly. Ile call sir Toby the whilst. | quickly. I'll call Sir Toby the whilst. | TN IV.ii.3 |
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Thou mightst haue done this without thy berd | Thou mightst have done this without thy beard | TN IV.ii.63 |
and gowne, he sees thee not. | and gown; he sees thee not. | TN IV.ii.64 |