| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| And liuing too, for now his sonne is Duke. | And living too; for now his son is duke. | R2 II.i.225 |
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| My heart is great: but it must break with silence, | My heart is great, but it must break with silence | R2 II.i.228 |
| Er't be disburthen'd with a liberall tongue. | Ere't be disburdened with a liberal tongue. | R2 II.i.229 |
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| No good at all that I can do for him, | No good at all that I can do for him, | R2 II.i.235 |
| Vnlesse you call it good to pitie him, | Unless you call it good to pity him, | R2 II.i.236 |
| Bereft and gelded of his patrimonie. | Bereft and gelded of his patrimony. | R2 II.i.237 |
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| The Commons hath he pil'd with greeuous taxes | The commons hath he pilled with grievous taxes, | R2 II.i.246 |
| And quite lost their hearts: the Nobles hath he finde | And quite lost their hearts. The nobles hath he fined | R2 II.i.247 |
| For ancient quarrels, and quite lost their hearts. | For ancient quarrels, and quite lost their hearts. | R2 II.i.248 |
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| The Earle of Wiltshire hath the realme in Farme. | The Earl of Wiltshire hath the realm in farm. | R2 II.i.256 |
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| He hath not monie for these Irish warres: | He hath not money for these Irish wars – | R2 II.i.259 |
| (His burthenous taxations notwithstanding) | His burdenous taxations notwithstanding – | R2 II.i.260 |
| But by the robbing of the banish'd Duke. | But by the robbing of the banished Duke. | R2 II.i.261 |
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| We see the very wracke that we must suffer, | We see the very wrack that we must suffer, | R2 II.i.267 |
| And vnauoyded is the danger now | And unavoided is the danger now | R2 II.i.268 |
| For suffering so the causes of our wracke. | For suffering so the causes of our wrack. | R2 II.i.269 |
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| Be confident to speake Northumberland, | Be confident to speak, Northumberland. | R2 II.i.274 |
| We three, are but thy selfe, and speaking so, | We three are but thyself; and speaking so | R2 II.i.275 |
| Thy words are but as thoughts, therefore be bold. | Thy words are but as thoughts. Therefore be bold. | R2 II.i.276 |
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| To horse, to horse, vrge doubts to them yt feare. | To horse, to horse. Urge doubts to them that fear. | R2 II.i.299 |
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| Your presence makes vs rich, most Noble Lord. | Your presence makes us rich, most noble lord. | R2 II.iii.63 |
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| It stands your Grace vpon, to doe him right. | It stands your grace upon to do him right. | R2 II.iii.137 |