| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Old Iohn of Gaunt is verie sicke my Lord, | Old John of Gaunt is grievous sick, my lord, | R2 I.iv.54 |
| Sodainly taken, and hath sent post haste | Suddenly taken, and hath sent post-haste | R2 I.iv.55 |
| To entreat your Maiesty to visit him. | To entreat your majesty to visit him. | R2 I.iv.56 |
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| At Ely house. | At Ely House. | R2 I.iv.58 |
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| Amen! | R2 I.iv.65 |
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| Madam, your Maiesty is too much sad, | Madam, your majesty is too much sad. | R2 II.ii.1 |
| You promis'd when you parted with the King, | You promised when you parted with the King | R2 II.ii.2 |
| To lay aside selfe-harming heauinesse, | To lay aside life-harming heaviness, | R2 II.ii.3 |
| And entertaine a cheerefull disposition. | And entertain a cheerful disposition. | R2 II.ii.4 |
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| Each substance of a greefe hath twenty shadows | Each substance of a grief hath twenty shadows | R2 II.ii.14 |
| Which shewes like greefe it selfe, but is not so: | Which shows like grief itself, but is not so. | R2 II.ii.15 |
| For sorrowes eye, glazed with blinding teares, | For sorrow's eye, glazed with blinding tears, | R2 II.ii.16 |
| Diuides one thing intire, to many obiects, | Divides one thing entire to many objects, | R2 II.ii.17 |
| Like perspectiues, which rightly gaz'd vpon | Like perspectives which, rightly gazed upon, | R2 II.ii.18 |
| Shew nothing but confusion, ey'd awry, | Show nothing but confusion; eyed awry, | R2 II.ii.19 |
| Distinguish forme: so your sweet Maiestie | Distinguish form. So your sweet majesty, | R2 II.ii.20 |
| Looking awry vpon your Lords departure, | Looking awry upon your lord's departure, | R2 II.ii.21 |
| Finde shapes of greefe, more then himselfe to waile, | Find shapes of grief more than himself to wail, | R2 II.ii.22 |
| Which look'd on as it is, is naught bur shadowes | Which looked on as it is, is naught but shadows | R2 II.ii.23 |
| Of what it is not: then thrice-gracious Queene, | Of what it is not. Then, thrice-gracious Queen, | R2 II.ii.24 |
| More then your Lords departure weep not, more's not seene; | More than your lord's departure weep not – more is not seen, | R2 II.ii.25 |
| Or if it be, 'tis with false sorrowes eie, | Or if it be, 'tis with false sorrow's eye, | R2 II.ii.26 |
| Which for things true, weepe things imaginary. | Which for things true weeps things imaginary. | R2 II.ii.27 |
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| 'Tis nothing but conceit (my gracious Lady.) | 'Tis nothing but conceit, my gracious lady. | R2 II.ii.33 |
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| Why haue you not proclaim'd Northumberland | Why have you not proclaimed Northumberland | R2 II.ii.56 |
| And the rest of the reuolted faction, Traitors? | And all the rest, revolted faction, traitors? | R2 II.ii.57 |
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| Dispaire not Madam. | Despair not, madam. | R2 II.ii.67.1 |
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| The winde sits faire for newes to go to Ireland, | The wind sits fair for news to go to Ireland, | R2 II.ii.122 |
| But none returnes: For vs to leuy power | But none returns. For us to levy power | R2 II.ii.123 |
| Proportionable to th'enemy, | Proportionable to the enemy | R2 II.ii.124 |
| is all impossible. | Is all unpossible. | R2 II.ii.125 |
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| Wherein the king stands generally condemn'd | Wherein the King stands generally condemned. | R2 II.ii.131 |
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| Thither will I with you, for little office | Thither will I with you; for little office | R2 II.ii.136 |
| Will the hatefull Commons performe for vs, | Will the hateful commons perform for us – | R2 II.ii.137 |
| Except like Curres, to teare vs all in peeces: | Except like curs to tear us all to pieces. | R2 II.ii.138 |
| Will you go along with vs? | Will you go along with us? | R2 II.ii.139 |
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| That's as Yorke thriues to beate back Bullinbroke | That's as York thrives to beat back Bolingbroke. | R2 II.ii.143 |
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| Well, we may meete againe. | Well, we may meet again. | R2 II.ii.148.1 |
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| More welcome is the stroake of death to me, | More welcome is the stroke of death to me | R2 III.i.31 |
| Then Bullingbrooke to England. | Than Bolingbroke to England. Lords, farewell. | R2 III.i.32 |