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Sir Toby Belch. How now sir Toby | Sir Toby Belch! How now, Sir Toby | TN I.iii.41 |
Belch? | Belch? | TN I.iii.42 |
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Blesse you faire Shrew. | Bless you, fair shrew. | TN I.iii.44 |
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What's that? | What's that? | TN I.iii.47 |
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Good Mistris accost, I desire better | Good Mistress Accost, I desire better | TN I.iii.49 |
acquaintance | acquaintance. | TN I.iii.50 |
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Good mistris Mary, accost. | Good Mistress Mary Accost – | TN I.iii.52 |
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By my troth I would not vndertake | By my troth, I would not undertake | TN I.iii.55 |
her in this company. Is that the meaning of Accost? | her in this company. Is that the meaning of ‘ accost ’? | TN I.iii.56 |
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And you part so mistris, I would I might | An you part so, mistress, I would I might | TN I.iii.60 |
neuer draw sword agen: Faire Lady, doe you thinke you | never draw sword again. Fair lady, do you think you | TN I.iii.61 |
haue fooles in hand? | have fools in hand? | TN I.iii.62 |
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Marry but you shall haue, and heeres my | Marry, but you shall have, and here's my | TN I.iii.64 |
hand. | hand. | TN I.iii.65 |
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Wherefore (sweet-heart?) What's your | Wherefore, sweetheart? What's your | TN I.iii.68 |
Metaphor? | metaphor? | TN I.iii.69 |
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Why I thinke so: I am not such an asse, but | Why, I think so. I am not such an ass, but | TN I.iii.71 |
I can keepe my hand dry. But what's your iest? | I can keep my hand dry. But what's your jest? | TN I.iii.72 |
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Are you full of them? | Are you full of them? | TN I.iii.74 |
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Neuer in your life I thinke, vnlesse you see | Never in your life, I think, unless you see | TN I.iii.79 |
Canarie put me downe: mee thinkes sometimes I haue no | canary put me down. Methinks sometimes I have no | TN I.iii.80 |
more wit then a Christian, or an ordinary man ha's: but I | more wit than a Christian or an ordinary man has; but I | TN I.iii.81 |
am a great eater of beefe, and I beleeue that does harme to | am a great eater of beef, and I believe that does harm to | TN I.iii.82 |
my wit. | my wit. | TN I.iii.83 |
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And I thought that, I'de forsweare it. Ile ride | An I thought that, I'd forswear it. I'll ride | TN I.iii.85 |
home to morrow sir Toby. | home tomorrow, Sir Toby. | TN I.iii.86 |
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What is purquoy? Do, or not do? I would I | What is pourquoi? Do or not do? I would I | TN I.iii.88 |
had bestowed that time in the tongues, that I haue in | had bestowed that time in the tongues that I have in | TN I.iii.89 |
fencing, dancing, and beare-bayting: O had I but followed | fencing, dancing, and bear-baiting. O, had I but followed | TN I.iii.90 |
the Arts. | the arts! | TN I.iii.91 |
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Why, would that haue mended my haire? | Why, would that have mended my hair? | TN I.iii.93 |
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But it becoms we wel enough, dost not? | But it becomes me well enough, does't not? | TN I.iii.96 |
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Faith Ile home to morrow sir Toby, your | Faith, I'll home tomorrow, Sir Toby. Your | TN I.iii.100 |
niece wil not be seene, or if she be it's four to one, she'l | niece will not be seen, or if she be, it's four to one she'll | TN I.iii.101 |
none of me: the Connt himselfe here hard by, wooes her. | none of me; the Count himself, here hard by, woos her. | TN I.iii.102 |
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Ile stay a moneth longer. I am a fellow o'th | I'll stay a month longer. I am a fellow o'the | TN I.iii.106 |
strangest minde i'th world: I delight in Maskes and | strangest mind i'the world. I delight in masques and | TN I.iii.107 |
Reuels sometimes altogether. | revels sometimes altogether. | TN I.iii.108 |
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As any man in Illyria, whatsoeuer he be, | As any man in Illyria, whatsoever he be, | TN I.iii.110 |
vnder the degree of my betters, & yet I will not compare | under the degree of my betters, and yet I will not compare | TN I.iii.111 |
with an old man. | with an old man. | TN I.iii.112 |
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Faith, I can cut a caper. | Faith, I can cut a caper. | TN I.iii.114 |
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And I thinke I haue the backe-tricke, simply as | And I think I have the back-trick, simply as | TN I.iii.116 |
strong as any man in Illyria. | strong as any man in Illyria. | TN I.iii.117 |
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I, 'tis strong, and it does indifferent well in | Ay, 'tis strong, and it does indifferent well in | TN I.iii.127 |
a dam'd colour'd stocke. Shall we sit about some Reuels? | a dun-coloured stock. Shall we set about some revels? | TN I.iii.128 |
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Taurus? That sides and heart. | Taurus? That's sides and heart. | TN I.iii.1313 |
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Nay by my troth I know not: but I know, | Nay, by my troth, I know not; but I know | TN II.iii.4 |
to be vp late, is to be vp late. | to be up late is to be up late. | TN II.iii.5 |
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Faith so they say, but I thinke it rather consists | Faith, so they say; but I think it rather consists | TN II.iii.10 |
of eating and drinking. | of eating and drinking. | TN II.iii.11 |
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Heere comes the foole yfaith. | Here comes the fool, i'faith. | TN II.iii.14 |
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By my troth the foole has an excellent breast. | By my troth, the fool has an excellent breast. | TN II.iii.18 |
I had rather then forty shillings I had such a legge, and so | I had rather than forty shillings I had such a leg, and so | TN II.iii.19 |
sweet a breath to sing, as the foole has. Insooth thou | sweet a breath to sing, as the fool has. In sooth, thou | TN II.iii.20 |
wast in very gracious fooling last night, when thou | wast in very gracious fooling last night, when thou | TN II.iii.21 |
spok'st of Pigrogromitus, of the Vapians passing the | spok'st of Pigrogromitus, of the Vapians passing the | TN II.iii.22 |
Equinoctial of Queubus: 'twas very good yfaith: I sent | equinoctial of Queubus. 'Twas very good, i'faith. I sent | TN II.iii.23 |
thee sixe pence for thy Lemon, hadst it? | thee sixpence for thy leman, hadst it? | TN II.iii.24 |
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Excellent: Why this is the best fooling, | Excellent! Why, this is the best fooling, | TN II.iii.28 |
when all is done. Now a song. | when all is done. Now, a song! | TN II.iii.29 |
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There's a testrill of me too: if one knight | There's a testril of me, too. If one knight | TN II.iii.32 |
giue a | give a – | TN II.iii.33 |
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I, I. I care not for good life. | Ay, ay, I care not for good life. | TN II.iii.36 |
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Excellent good, ifaith. | Excellent good, i'faith. | TN II.iii.43 |
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A mellifluous voyce, as I am true knight. | A mellifluous voice, as I am true knight. | TN II.iii.51 |
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Very sweet, and contagious ifaith. | Very sweet and contagious, i'faith. | TN II.iii.53 |
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And you loue me, let's doo't: I am dogge at a | An you love me, let's do't. I am dog at a | TN II.iii.58 |
Catch. | catch. | TN II.iii.59 |
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Most certaine: Let our Catch be, Thou | Most certain. Let our catch be ‘ Thou | TN II.iii.61 |
Knaue. | knave.’ | TN II.iii.62 |
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'Tis not the first time I haue constrained | 'Tis not the first time I have constrained | TN II.iii.65 |
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one to call me knaue. Begin foole: it begins, | one to call me knave. Begin, fool; it begins (he sings) | TN II.iii.66 |
Hold thy peace. | ‘ Hold thy peace – ’ | TN II.iii.67 |
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Good ifaith: Come begin. | Good, i'faith. Come, begin! | TN II.iii.69 |
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I, he do's well enough if he be dispos'd, | Ay, he does well enough if he be disposed, | TN II.iii.80 |
and so do I too: he does it with a better grace, but I do | and so do I too. He does it with a better grace, but I do | TN II.iii.81 |
it more naturall. | it more natural. | TN II.iii.82 |
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'Twere as good a deede as to drink when a | 'Twere as good a deed as to drink when a | TN II.iii.122 |
mans a hungrie, to challenge him the field, and then to | man's a-hungry, to challenge him the field and then to | TN II.iii.123 |
breake promise with him, and make a foole of him. | break promise with him and make a fool of him. | TN II.iii.124 |
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O, if I thought that, Ide beate him like a dogge. | O, if I thought that, I'd beat him like a dog. | TN II.iii.135 |
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I haue no exquisite reason for't, but I haue | I have no exquisite reason for't, but I have | TN II.iii.138 |
reason good enough. | reason good enough. | TN II.iii.139 |
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I hau't in my nose too. | I have't in my nose too. | TN II.iii.156 |
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And your horse now would make him an | And your horse now would make him an | TN II.iii.161 |
Asse. | ass. | TN II.iii.162 |
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O twill be admirable. | O, 'twill be admirable! | TN II.iii.164 |
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Before me she's a good wench. | Before me, she's a good wench. | TN II.iii.171 |
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I was ador'd once too. | I was adored once, too. | TN II.iii.174 |
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If I cannot recouer your Neece, I am a foule | If I cannot recover your niece, I am a foul | TN II.iii.177 |
way out. | way out. | TN II.iii.178 |
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If I do not, neuer trust me, take it how you | If I do not, never trust me, take it how you | TN II.iii.181 |
will. | will. | TN II.iii.182 |
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And we do not, it is pittie of our liues. | An we do not, it is pity of our lives. | TN II.v.12 |
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Slight I could so beate the Rogue. | 'Slight, I could so beat the rogue! | TN II.v.32 |
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Pistoll him, pistoll him. | Pistol him, pistol him! | TN II.v.36 |
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Fie on him Iezabel. | Fie on him! Jezebel! | TN II.v.40 |
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That's mee I warrant you. | That's me, I warrant you. | TN II.v.78 |
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I knew 'twas I, for many do call mee foole. | I knew 'twas I, for many do call me fool. | TN II.v.80 |
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Her C's, her V's, and her T's: why that? | Her C's, her U's and her T's? Why that? | TN II.v.89 |
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So could I too. | So could I too. | TN II.v.176 |
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Nor I neither. | Nor I neither. | TN II.v.179 |
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Or o'mine either? | Or o' mine either? | TN II.v.182 |
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Ifaith, or I either? | I'faith, or I either? | TN II.v.185 |
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Ile make one too. | I'll make one too. | TN II.v.200 |
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Dieu vou guard Monsieur. | Dieu vous garde, monsieur! | TN III.i.69 |
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I hope sir, you are, and I am yours. | I hope, sir, you are, and I am yours. | TN III.i.71 |
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That youth's a rare Courtier, raine | That youth's a rare courtier. ‘ Rain | TN III.i.83 |
odours, wel. | odours ’! Well! | TN III.i.84 |
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Odours, pregnant, and vouchsafed: | ‘ Odours;’ ‘ pregnant;’ and ‘ vouchsafed.’ | TN III.i.87 |
Ile get 'em all three already. | I'll get 'em all three all ready. | TN III.i.88 |
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No faith, Ile not stay a iot longer: | No, faith, I'll not stay a jot longer. | TN III.ii.1 |
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Marry I saw your Neece do more fauours to | Marry, I saw your niece do more favours to | TN III.ii.4 |
the Counts Seruing-man, then euer she bestow'd vpon | the Count's servingman than ever she bestowed upon | TN III.ii.5 |
mee: I saw't i'th Orchard. | me. I saw't i'the orchard. | TN III.ii.6 |
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As plaine as I see you now. | As plain as I see you now. | TN III.ii.9 |
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S'light; will you make an Asse o'me. | 'Slight! Will you make an ass o' me? | TN III.ii.12 |
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And't be any way, it must be with Valour, for | An't be any way, it must be with valour, for | TN III.ii.29 |
policie I hate: I had as liefe be a Brownist, as a Politician. | policy I hate. I had as lief be a Brownist as a politician. | TN III.ii.30 |
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Will either of you beare me a challenge to | Will either of you bear me a challenge to | TN III.ii.38 |
him? | him? | TN III.ii.39 |
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Where shall I finde you? | Where shall I find you? | TN III.ii.49 |
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Heere's the Challenge, reade it: I warrant | Here's the challenge, read it. I warrant | TN III.iv.142 |
there's vinegar and pepper in't. | there's vinegar and pepper in't. | TN III.iv.143 |
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I, ist? I warrant him: do but read. | Ay, is't, I warrant him. Do but read. | TN III.iv.145 |
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Nay let me alone for swearing. | Nay, let me alone for swearing. | TN III.iv.180 |
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Pox on't, Ile not meddle with him. | Pox on't! I'll not meddle with him. | TN III.iv.273 |
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Plague on't, and I thought he had beene | Plague on't! An I thought he had been | TN III.iv.276 |
valiant, and so cunning in Fence, I'de haue seene him | valiant, and so cunning in fence, I'd have seen him | TN III.iv.277 |
damn'd ere I'de haue challeng'd him. Let him let the | damned ere I'd have challenged him. Let him let the | TN III.iv.278 |
matter slip, and Ile giue him my horse, gray Capilet. | matter slip, and I'll give him my horse, grey Capilet. | TN III.iv.279 |
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Pray God he keepe his oath. | Pray God, he keep his oath! | TN III.iv.301 |
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Marry will I sir: and for that I promis'd | Marry, will I, sir. And for that I promised | TN III.iv.314 |
you Ile be as good as my word. Hee will beare you easily, | you, I'll be as good as my word. He will bear you easily, | TN III.iv.315 |
and raines well. | and reins well. | TN III.iv.316 |
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Slid Ile after him againe, and beate him. | 'Slid! I'll after him again and beat him. | TN III.iv.381 |
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And I do not. | An I do not – | TN III.iv.384 |
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Now sir, haue I met you again: ther's | Now, sir, have I met you again? There's | TN IV.i.23 |
for you. | for you! | TN IV.i.24 |
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Nay let him alone, Ile go another way to | Nay, let him alone. I'll go another way to | TN IV.i.32 |
worke with him: Ile haue an action of Battery against | work with him. I'll have an action of battery against | TN IV.i.33 |
him, if there be any law in Illyria: though I stroke him | him, if there be any law in Illyria – though I struck him | TN IV.i.34 |
first, yet it's no matter for that. | first, yet it's no matter for that. | TN IV.i.35 |
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For the loue of God a Surgeon, send one | For the love of God, a surgeon! Send one | TN V.i.170 |
presently to sir Toby. | presently to Sir Toby. | TN V.i.171 |
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H'as broke my head a-crosse, and has giuen | He's broke my head across, and he's given | TN V.i.173 |
Sir Toby a bloody Coxcombe too: for the loue of God | Sir Toby a bloody coxcomb too. For the love of God, | TN V.i.174 |
your helpe, I had rather then forty pound I were at home. | your help! I had rather than forty pound I were at home. | TN V.i.175 |
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The Counts Gentleman, one Cesario: we | The Count's gentleman, one Cesario. We | TN V.i.177 |
tooke him for a Coward, but hee's the verie diuell, | took him for a coward, but he's the very devil | TN V.i.178 |
incardinate. | incardinate. | TN V.i.179 |
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Odd's lifelings heere he is: you broke my | 'Od's lifelings, here he is! You broke my | TN V.i.181 |
head for nothing, and that that I did, I was set on to do't | head for nothing; and that that I did, I was set on to do't | TN V.i.182 |
by sir Toby. | by Sir Toby. | TN V.i.183 |
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If a bloody coxcombe be a hurt, you haue | If a bloody coxcomb be a hurt, you have | TN V.i.187 |
hurt me: I thinke you set nothing by a bloody Coxecombe. | hurt me. I think you set nothing by a bloody coxcomb. | TN V.i.188 |
Heere comes sir Toby halting, you shall heare more: but | Here comes Sir Toby halting, you shall hear more; but | TN V.i.189 |
if he had not beene in drinke, hee would haue tickel'd you | if he had not been in drink, he would have tickled you | TN V.i.190 |
other gates then he did. | othergates than he did. | TN V.i.191 |
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Ile helpe you sir Toby, because we'll be | I'll help you, Sir Toby, because we'll be | TN V.i.201 |
drest to-gether. | dressed together. | TN V.i.202 |