| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| He is very busie about it, but brother, I can tell | He is very busy about it. But, brother, I can tell | MA I.ii.3 |
| you newes that you yet dreamt not of. | you strange news that you yet dreamt not of. | MA I.ii.4 |
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| As the euents stamps them, but they haue a | As the event stamps them; but they have a | MA I.ii.6 |
| good couer: they shew well outward, the Prince and | good cover, they show well outward. The Prince and | MA I.ii.7 |
| Count Claudio walking in a thick pleached alley in | Count Claudio, walking in a thick-pleached alley in | MA I.ii.8 |
| my orchard, were thus ouer-heard by a man of | mine orchard, were thus much overheard by a man of | MA I.ii.9 |
| mine: the Prince discouered to Claudio that hee loued | mine: the Prince discovered to Claudio that he loved | MA I.ii.10 |
| my niece your daughter, and meant to acknowledge it | my niece your daughter, and meant to acknowledge it | MA I.ii.11 |
| this night in a dance, and if hee found her accordant, hee | this night in a dance; and if he found her accordant, he | MA I.ii.12 |
| meant to take the present time by the top, and instantly | meant to take the present time by the top and instantly | MA I.ii.13 |
| breake with you of it. | break with you of it. | MA I.ii.14 |
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| A good sharpe fellow, I will send for him, and | A good sharp fellow; I will send for him, and | MA I.ii.16 |
| question him your selfe. | question him yourself. | MA I.ii.17 |
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| I saw him not. | I saw him not. | MA II.i.2 |
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| Infaith shee's too curst. | In faith, she's too curst. | MA II.i.18 |
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| Well neece, I trust you will be rul'd | Well, niece, I trust you will be ruled | MA II.i.44 |
| by your father. | by your father. | MA II.i.45 |
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| At a word, I am not. | At a word, I am not. | MA II.i.101 |
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| To tell you true, I counterfet him. | To tell you true, I counterfeit him. | MA II.i.103 |
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| At a word I am not. | At a word, I am not. | MA II.i.107 |
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| If you goe on thus, you will kill your selfe, | If you go on thus, you will kill yourself; | MA V.i.1 |
| And 'tis not wisedome thus to second griefe, | And 'tis not wisdom thus to second grief | MA V.i.2 |
| Against your selfe. | Against yourself. | MA V.i.3.1 |
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| Therein do men from children nothing differ. | Therein do men from children nothing differ. | MA V.i.33 |
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| Yet bend not all the harme vpon your selfe, | Yet bend not all the harm upon yourself; | MA V.i.39 |
| Make those that doe offend you, suffer too. | Make those that do offend you suffer too. | MA V.i.40 |
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| Brot. Here comes the Prince and Claudio hastily. | Here comes the Prince and Claudio hastily. | MA V.i.45 |
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| If he could rite himselfe with quarrelling, | If he could right himself with quarrelling, | MA V.i.51 |
| Some of vs would lie low. | Some of us would lie low. | MA V.i.52.1 |
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| He shall kill two of vs, and men indeed, | He shall kill two of us, and men indeed; | MA V.i.80 |
| But that's no matter, let him kill one first: | But that's no matter, let him kill one first. | MA V.i.81 |
| Win me and weare me, let him answere me, | Win me and wear me; let him answer me. | MA V.i.82 |
| Come follow me boy, come sir boy, come follow me | Come, follow me, boy; come, sir boy, come, follow me; | MA V.i.83 |
| Sir boy, ile whip you from your foyning fence, | Sir boy, I'll whip you from your foining fence; | MA V.i.84 |
| Nay, as I am a gentleman, I will. | Nay, as I am a gentleman, I will. | MA V.i.85 |
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| Content your self, God knows I lou'd my neece, | Content yourself. God knows I loved my niece; | MA V.i.87 |
| And she is dead, slander'd to death by villaines, | And she is dead, slandered to death by villains, | MA V.i.88 |
| That dare as well answer a man indeede, | That dare as well answer a man indeed | MA V.i.89 |
| As I d are take a serpent by the tongue. | As I dare take a serpent by the tongue. | MA V.i.90 |
| Boyes, apes, braggarts, Iackes, milke-sops. | Boys, apes, braggarts, Jacks, milksops! | MA V.i.91.1 |
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| Hold you content, what man? I know them, yea | Hold you content. What, man! I know them, yea, | MA V.i.92 |
| And what they weigh, euen to the vtmost scruple, | And what they weigh, even to the utmost scruple – | MA V.i.93 |
| Scambling, out-facing, fashion-monging boyes, | Scambling, outfacing, fashion-monging boys, | MA V.i.94 |
| That lye, and cog, and flout, depraue, and slander, | That lie and cog and flout, deprave and slander, | MA V.i.95 |
| Goe antiquely, and show outward hidiousnesse, | Go anticly, show outward hideousness, | MA V.i.96 |
| And speake of halfe a dozen dang'rous words, | And speak off half a dozen dangerous words, | MA V.i.97 |
| How they might hurt their enemies, if they durst. | How they might hurt their enemies, if they durst; | MA V.i.98 |
| And this is all. | And this is all. | MA V.i.99 |
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| Come, 'tis no matter, | Come, 'tis no matter; | MA V.i.100.2 |
| Do not you meddle, let me deale in this. | Do not you meddle, let me deal in this. | MA V.i.101 |
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| And shall, or some of vs will smart for it. | And shall, or some of us will smart for it. | MA V.i.108 |
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| Farewell my Lords, we looke for you to morrow. | Farewell, my lords; we look for you tomorrow. | MA V.i.314 |
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| Well, I am glad that all things sort so well. | Well, I am glad that all things sort so well. | MA V.iv.7 |
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| Which I will doe with confirm'd countenance. | Which I will do with confirmed countenance. | MA V.iv.17 |
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| This same is she, and I doe giue you her. | This same is she, and I do give you her. | MA V.iv.54 |