| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| I pray you, is Signior Mountanto return'd from | I pray you, is Signor Mountanto returned from | MA I.i.28 |
| the warres, or no? | the wars, or no? | MA I.i.29 |
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| He set vp his bils here in Messina, & challeng'd | He set up his bills here in Messina, and challenged | MA I.i.36 |
| Cupid at the Flight: and my Vnckles foole reading | Cupid at the flight; and my uncle's fool, reading | MA I.i.37 |
| the Challenge, subscrib'd for Cupid, and challeng'd him | the challenge, subscribed for Cupid, and challenged him | MA I.i.38 |
| at the Burbolt. I pray you, how many hath hee kil'd and | at the bird-bolt. I pray you, how many hath he killed and | MA I.i.39 |
| eaten in these warres? But how many hath he kil'd? for | eaten in these wars? But how many hath he killed? For | MA I.i.40 |
| indeed, I promis'd to eate all of his killing. | indeed, I promised to eat all of his killing. | MA I.i.41 |
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| You had musty victuall, and he hath holpe to ease | You had musty victual, and he hath holp to eat | MA I.i.46 |
| it: he's a very valiant Trencher-man, hee hath an excellent | it; he is a very valiant trencher-man, he hath an excellent | MA I.i.47 |
| stomacke. | stomach. | MA I.i.48 |
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| And a good souldier to a Lady. But what is he to a | And a good soldier to a lady. But what is he to a | MA I.i.50 |
| Lord? | lord? | MA I.i.51 |
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| It is so indeed, he is no lesse then a stuft man: | It is so, indeed; he is no less than a stuffed man; | MA I.i.54 |
| but for the stuffing well, we are all mortall. | but for the stuffing – well, we are all mortal. | MA I.i.55 |
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| Alas, he gets nothing by that. In our last conflict, | Alas, he gets nothing by that. In our last conflict | MA I.i.60 |
| foure of his fiue wits went halting off, and now is the | four of his five wits went halting off, and now is the | MA I.i.61 |
| whole man gouern'd with one: so that if hee haue wit | whole man governed with one; so that if he have wit | MA I.i.62 |
| enough to keepe himselfe warme, let him beare it for a | enough to keep himself warm, let him bear it for a | MA I.i.63 |
| difference betweene himselfe and his horse: For it is all the | difference between himself and his horse; for it is all the | MA I.i.64 |
| wealth that he hath left, to be knowne a reasonable creature. | wealth that he hath left, to be known a reasonable creature. | MA I.i.65 |
| Who is his companion now? He hath euery month | Who is his companion now? He hath every month | MA I.i.66 |
| a new sworne brother. | a new sworn brother. | MA I.i.67 |
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| Very easily possible: he weares his faith but as | Very easily possible: he wears his faith but as | MA I.i.69 |
| the fashion of his hat, it euer changes with ye next | the fashion of his hat; it ever changes with the next | MA I.i.70 |
| block. | block. | MA I.i.71 |
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| No, and he were, I would burne my study. But | No; an he were, I would burn my study. But, | MA I.i.73 |
| I pray you, who is his companion? Is there no young | I pray you, who is his companion? Is there no young | MA I.i.74 |
| squarer now, that will make a voyage with him to the | squarer now that will make a voyage with him to the | MA I.i.75 |
| diuell? | devil? | MA I.i.76 |
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| O Lord, he will hang vpon him like a disease: | O Lord, he will hang upon him like a disease. | MA I.i.79 |
| he is sooner caught then the pestilence, and the taker | He is sooner caught than the pestilence, and the taker | MA I.i.80 |
| runs presently mad. God helpe the noble Claudio, if hee | runs presently mad. God help the noble Claudio! If he | MA I.i.81 |
| haue caught the Benedict, it will cost him a thousand | have caught the Benedick, it will cost him a thousand | MA I.i.82 |
| pound ere he be cur'd. | pound ere 'a be cured. | MA I.i.83 |
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| Do good friend. | Do, good friend. | MA I.i.85 |
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| No, not till a hot Ianuary. | No, not till a hot January. | MA I.i.87 |
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| I wonder that you will still be talking, signior | I wonder that you will still be talking, Signor | MA I.i.108 |
| Benedicke, no body markes you. | Benedick; nobody marks you. | MA I.i.109 |
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| Is it possible Disdaine should die, while shee hath | Is it possible disdain should die while she hath | MA I.i.112 |
| such meete foode to feede it, as Signior Benedicke? Curtesie | such meet food to feed it as Signor Benedick? Courtesy | MA I.i.113 |
| it selfe must conuert to Disdaine, if you come in her | itself must convert to disdain, if you come in her | MA I.i.114 |
| presence. | presence. | MA I.i.115 |
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| A deere happinesse to women, they would else | A dear happiness to women; they would else | MA I.i.120 |
| haue beene troubled with a pernitious Suter, I thanke | have been troubled with a pernicious suitor! I thank | MA I.i.121 |
| God and my cold blood, I am of your humour for that, | God and my cold blood, I am of your humour for that; | MA I.i.122 |
| I had rather heare my Dog barke at a Crow, than a man sweare | I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear | MA I.i.123 |
| he loues me. | he loves me. | MA I.i.124 |
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| Scratching could not make it worse, and 'twere | Scratching could not make it worse, an 'twere | MA I.i.128 |
| such a face as yours were. | such a face as yours were. | MA I.i.129 |
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| A bird of my tongue, is better than a beast of | A bird of my tongue is better than a beast of | MA I.i.131 |
| your. | yours. | MA I.i.132 |
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| You alwaies end with a Iades tricke, I know you | You always end with a jade's trick; I know you | MA I.i.136 |
| of old. | of old. | MA I.i.137 |
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| How tartly that Gentleman lookes, I neuer can see | How tartly that gentleman looks! I never can see | MA II.i.3 |
| him, but I am heart-burn'd an howre after. | him but I am heart-burned an hour after. | MA II.i.4 |
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| Hee were an excellent man that were made iust | He were an excellent man that were made just | MA II.i.6 |
| in the mid-way betweene him and Benedicke, the one is | in the midway between him and Benedick; the one is | MA II.i.7 |
| too like an image and saies nothing, and the other too | too like an image and says nothing, and the other too | MA II.i.8 |
| like my Ladies eldest sonne, euermore tatling. | like my lady's eldest son, evermore tattling. | MA II.i.9 |
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| With a good legge, and a good foot vnckle, and | With a good leg and a good foot, uncle, and | MA II.i.13 |
| money enough in his purse, such a man would winne any | money enough in his purse, such a man would win any | MA II.i.14 |
| woman in the world, if he could get her good will. | woman in the world, if 'a could get her good will. | MA II.i.15 |
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| Too curst is more then curst, I shall lessen | Too curst is more than curst. I shall lessen | MA II.i.19 |
| Gods sending that way: for it is said, God sends a curst | God's sending that way; for it is said, ‘ God sends a curst | MA II.i.20 |
| Cow short hornes, but to a Cow too curst he sends none. | cow short horns ’, but to a cow too curst he sends none. | MA II.i.21 |
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| Iust, if he send me no husband, for the which | Just, if he send me no husband; for the which | MA II.i.24 |
| blessing, I am at him vpon my knees euery morning and | blessing I am at him upon my knees every morning and | MA II.i.25 |
| euening: Lord, I could not endure a husband with a | evening. Lord, I could not endure a husband with a | MA II.i.26 |
| beard on his face, I had rather lie in the woollen. | beard on his face! I had rather lie in the woollen. | MA II.i.27 |
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| What should I doe with him? dresse him in my | What should I do with him? Dress him in my | MA II.i.29 |
| apparell, and make him my waiting gentlewoman? he | apparel and make him my waiting-gentlewoman? He | MA II.i.30 |
| that hath a beard, is more then a youth: and he that hath | that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath | MA II.i.31 |
| no beard, is lesse then a man: and hee that is more then a | no beard is less than a man; and he that is more than a | MA II.i.32 |
| youth, is not for mee: and he that is lesse then a man, I am | youth is not for me, and he that is less than a man, I am | MA II.i.33 |
| not for him: therefore I will euen take sixepence in | not for him. Therefore I will even take sixpence in | MA II.i.34 |
| earnest of the Berrord, and leade his Apes into hell. | earnest of the bear-ward, and lead his apes into hell. | MA II.i.35 |
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| No, but to the gate, and there will the Deuill | No, but to the gate; and there will the devil | MA II.i.37 |
| meete mee like an old Cuckold with hornes on his head, | meet me, like an old cuckold with horns on his head, | MA II.i.38 |
| and say, get you to heauen Beatrice, get you to heauen, | and say ‘ Get you to heaven, Beatrice, get you to heaven; | MA II.i.39 |
| heere's no place for you maids, so deliuer I vp my Apes, | here's no place for you maids.’ So deliver I up my apes, | MA II.i.40 |
| and away to S. Peter: for the heauens, hee shewes mee | and away to Saint Peter for the heavens; he shows me | MA II.i.41 |
| where the Batchellers sit, and there liue wee as merry as | where the bachelors sit, and there live we as merry as | MA II.i.42 |
| the day is long. | the day is long. | MA II.i.43 |
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| Yes faith, it is my cosens dutie to make | Yes, faith; it is my cousin's duty to make | MA II.i.46 |
| curtsie, and say, as it please you: but yet for all | curtsy and say, ‘ Father, as it please you.’ But yet for all | MA II.i.47 |
| that cosin, let him be a handsome fellow, or else make | that, cousin, let him be a handsome fellow, or else make | MA II.i.48 |
| an other cursie, and say, father, as it please me. | another curtsy and say, ‘ Father, as it please me.’ | MA II.i.49 |
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| Not till God make men of some other mettall | Not till God make men of some other metal | MA II.i.52 |
| then earth, would it not grieue a woman to be | than earth. Would it not grieve a woman to be | MA II.i.53 |
| ouermastred with a peece of valiant dust? to make | overmastered with a pierce of valiant dust? To make an | MA II.i.54 |
| account of her life to a clod of waiward marle? no | account of her life to a clod of wayward marl? No, | MA II.i.55 |
| vnckle, ile none: Adams sonnes are my brethren, and | uncle, I'll none. Adam's sons are my brethren, and, | MA II.i.56 |
| truly I hold it a sinne to match in my kinred. | truly, I hold it a sin to match in my kindred. | MA II.i.57 |
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| The fault will be in the musicke cosin, if you | The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you | MA II.i.61 |
| be not woed in good time: if the Prince bee too important, | be not wooed in good time. If the Prince be too important, | MA II.i.62 |
| tell him there is measure in euery thing, & so dance | tell him there is measure in everything and so dance | MA II.i.63 |
| out the answere, for heare me Hero, wooing, wedding, | out the answer. For hear me, Hero: wooing, wedding, | MA II.i.64 |
| & repenting, is as a Scotch ijgge, a measure, and a | and repenting, is as a Scotch jig, a measure, and a | MA II.i.65 |
| cinque-pace: the first suite is hot and hasty like a Scotch | cinquepace; the first suit is hot and hasty, like a Scotch | MA II.i.66 |
| ijgge (and full as fantasticall) the wedding manerly modest, | jig, and full as fantastical; the wedding, mannerly-modest, | MA II.i.67 |
| (as a measure) full of state & aunchentry, and | as a measure, full of state and ancientry; and | MA II.i.68 |
| then comes repentance, and with his bad legs falls into | then comes repentance and, with his bad legs, falls into | MA II.i.69 |
| the cinque-pace faster and faster, till he sinkes into his | the cinquepace faster and faster, till he sink into his | MA II.i.70 |
| graue. | grave. | MA II.i.71 |
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| I haue a good eye vnckle, I can see a Church | I have a good eye, uncle; I can see a church | MA II.i.73 |
| by daylight. | by daylight. | MA II.i.74 |
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| Will you not tell me who told you so? | Will you not tell me who told you so? | MA II.i.111 |
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| Nor will you not tell me who you are? | Nor will you not tell me who you are? | MA II.i.113 |
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| That I was disdainfull, and that I had my good | That I was disdainful, and that I had my good | MA II.i.115 |
| wit out of the hundred merry tales: well, this was | wit out of the ‘ Hundred Merry Tales ’ – well, this was | MA II.i.116 |
| Signior Benedicke that said so. | Signor Benedick that said so. | MA II.i.117 |
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| I am sure you know him well enough. | I am sure you know him well enough. | MA II.i.119 |
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| Did he neuer make you laugh? | Did he never make you laugh? | MA II.i.121 |
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| Why he is the Princes ieaster, a very dull foole, | Why, he is the Prince's jester, a very dull fool; | MA II.i.123 |
| onely his gift is, in deuising impossible slanders, none but | only his gift is in devising impossible slanders. None but | MA II.i.124 |
| Libertines delight in him, and the commendation is not | libertines delight in him, and the commendation is not | MA II.i.125 |
| in his witte, but in his villanie, for hee both pleaseth men | in his wit, but in his villainy; for he both pleases men | MA II.i.126 |
| and angers them, and then they laugh at him, and beat | and angers them, and then they laugh at him and beat | MA II.i.127 |
| him: I am sure he is in the Fleet, I would he had boorded | him. I am sure he is in the fleet; I would he had boarded | MA II.i.128 |
| me. | me. | MA II.i.129 |
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| Do, do, hee'l but breake a comparison or two | Do, do; he'll but break a comparison or two | MA II.i.132 |
| on me, which peraduenture (not markt, or not laugh'd | on me, which, peradventure not marked or not laughed | MA II.i.133 |
| at) strikes him into melancholly, and then there's a | at, strikes him into melancholy; and then there's a | MA II.i.134 |
| Partridge wing saued, for the foole will eate no supper | partridge wing saved, for the fool will eat no supper | MA II.i.135 |
| that night. | that night. | MA II.i.136 |
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| We must follow the Leaders. | We must follow the leaders. | MA II.i.137 |
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| Nay, if they leade to any ill, I will leaue them at | Nay, if they lead to any ill, I will leave them at | MA II.i.139 |
| the next turning. | the next turning. | MA II.i.140 |
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| Indeed my Lord, hee lent it me a while, and I | Indeed, my lord, he lent it me awhile, and I | MA II.i.255 |
| gaue him vse for it, a double heart for a single one, | gave him use for it, a double heart for his single one. | MA II.i.256 |
| marry once before he wonne it of mee, with false dice, | Marry, once before he won it of me with false dice, | MA II.i.257 |
| therefore your Grace may well say I haue lost it. | therefore your grace may well say I have lost it. | MA II.i.258 |
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| So I would not he should do me, my Lord, lest | So I would not he should do me, my lord, lest | MA II.i.261 |
| I should prooue the mother of fooles: I haue brought | I should prove the mother of fools. I have brought | MA II.i.262 |
| Count Claudio, whom you sent me to seeke. | Count Claudio, whom you sent me to seek. | MA II.i.263 |
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| The Count is neither sad, nor sicke, nor merry, | The Count is neither sad, nor sick, nor merry, | MA II.i.269 |
| nor well: but ciuill Count, ciuill as an Orange, and something | nor well; but civil count, civil as an orange, and something | MA II.i.270 |
| of a iealous complexion. | of that jealous complexion. | MA II.i.271 |
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| Speake Count, tis your Qu. | Speak, Count, 'tis your cue. | MA II.i.281 |
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| Speake cosin, or (if you cannot) stop his mouth | Speak, cousin; or, if you cannot, stop his mouth | MA II.i.286 |
| with a kisse, and let not him speake neither. | with a kiss, and let not him speak neither. | MA II.i.287 |
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| Yea my Lord I thanke it, poore foole it keepes on | Yea, my lord; I thank it, poor fool, it keeps on | MA II.i.289 |
| the windy side of Care, my coosin tells him in his eare | the windy side of care. My cousin tells him in his ear | MA II.i.290 |
| that he is in my heart. | that he is in her heart. | MA II.i.291 |
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| Good Lord for alliance: thus goes euery one | Good Lord, for alliance! Thus goes every one | MA II.i.293 |
| to the world but I, and I am sun-burn'd, I may sit in a | to the world but I, and I am sunburnt; I may sit in a | MA II.i.294 |
| corner and cry, heigh ho for a husband. | corner and cry ‘ Heigh-ho for a husband ’! | MA II.i.295 |
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| I would rather haue one of your fathers getting: | I would rather have one of your father's getting. | MA II.i.297 |
| hath your Grace ne're a brother like you? your | Hath your grace ne'er a brother like you? Your | MA II.i.298 |
| father got excellent husbands, if a maid could come by | father got excellent husbands, if a maid could come by | MA II.i.299 |
| them. | them. | MA II.i.300 |
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| No, my Lord, vnlesse I might haue another for | No, my lord, unless I might have another for | MA II.i.302 |
| working-daies, your Grace is too costly to weare euerie | working-days: your grace is too costly to wear every | MA II.i.303 |
| day: but I beseech your Grace pardon mee, I was borne | day. But, I beseech your grace, pardon me; I was born | MA II.i.304 |
| to speake all mirth, and no matter. | to speak all mirth and no matter. | MA II.i.305 |
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| No sure my Lord, my Mother cried, but then | No, sure, my lord, my mother cried; but then | MA II.i.309 |
| there was a starre daunst, and vnder that was I borne: | there was a star danced, and under that was I born. | MA II.i.310 |
| cosins God giue you ioy. | Cousins, God give you joy! | MA II.i.311 |
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| I cry you mercy Vncle, by | I cry you mercy, uncle. (To Don Pedro) By | MA II.i.314 |
| your Graces pardon. | your grace's pardon. | MA II.i.315 |
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| Against my wil I am sent to bid you come in to | Against my will I am sent to bid you come in to | MA II.iii.239 |
| dinner. | dinner. | MA II.iii.240 |
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| I tooke no more paines for those thankes, then | I took no more pains for those thanks than | MA II.iii.242 |
| you take paines to thanke me, if it had been painefull, I | you take pains to thank me; if it had been painful, I | MA II.iii.243 |
| would not haue come. | would not have come. | MA II.iii.244 |
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| Yea iust so much as you may take vpon a | Yea, just so much as you may take upon a | MA II.iii.246 |
| kniues point, and choake a daw withall: you haue no | knife's point, and choke a daw withal. You have no | MA II.iii.247 |
| stomacke signior, fare you well. | stomach, signor; fare you well. | MA II.iii.248 |
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| What fire is in mine eares? can this be true? | What fire is in mine ears? Can this be true? | MA III.i.107 |
| Stand I condemn'd for pride and scorne so much? | Stand I condemned for pride and scorn so much? | MA III.i.108 |
| Contempt, farewell, and maiden pride, adew, | Contempt, farewell! and maiden pride, adieu! | MA III.i.109 |
| No glory liues behinde the backe of such. | No glory lives behind the back of such. | MA III.i.110 |
| And Benedicke, loue on, I will requite thee, | And, Benedick, love on; I will requite thee, | MA III.i.111 |
| Taming my wilde heart to thy louing hand: | Taming my wild heart to thy loving hand. | MA III.i.112 |
| If thou dost loue, my kindenesse shall incite thee | If thou dost love, my kindness shall incite thee | MA III.i.113 |
| To binde our loues vp in a holy band. | To bind our loves up in a holy band. | MA III.i.114 |
| For others say thou dost deserue, and I | For others say thou dost deserve, and I | MA III.i.115 |
| Beleeue it better then reportingly. | Believe it better than reportingly. | MA III.i.116 |
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| Good morrow sweet Hero. | Good morrow, sweet Hero. | MA III.iv.36 |
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| I am out of all other tune, me thinkes. | I am out of all other tune, methinks. | MA III.iv.38 |
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| Ye Light aloue with your heeles, then if your | Ye light o' love, with your heels! Then if your | MA III.iv.41 |
| husband haue stables enough, you'll looke he shall lacke no | husband have stables enough, you'll see he shall lack no | MA III.iv.42 |
| barnes. | barnes. | MA III.iv.43 |
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| 'Tis almost fiue a clocke cosin, 'tis time you | 'Tis almost five o'clock, cousin; tis time you | MA III.iv.46 |
| were ready, by my troth I am exceeding ill, hey ho. | were ready. By my troth, I am exceeding ill; heigh-ho! | MA III.iv.47 |
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| For the letter that begins them all, H. | For the letter that begins them all, H. | MA III.iv.49 |
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| What meanes the foole trow? | What means the fool, trow? | MA III.iv.52 |
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| I am stuft cosin, I cannot smell. | I am stuffed, cousin, I cannot smell. | MA III.iv.57 |
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| O God helpe me, God help me, how long haue | O, God help me! God help me! How long have | MA III.iv.60 |
| you profest apprehension? | you professed apprehension? | MA III.iv.61 |
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| It is not seene enough, you should weare it in | It is not seen enough; you should wear it in | MA III.iv.64 |
| your cap, by my troth I am sicke. | your cap. By my troth, I am sick. | MA III.iv.65 |
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| Benedictus, why benedictus? you haue some | Benedictus! Why Benedictus? You have some | MA III.iv.70 |
| morall in this benedictus. | moral in this Benedictus. | MA III.iv.71 |
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| What pace is this that thy tongue keepes. | What pace is this that thy tongue keeps? | MA III.iv.84 |
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| Why how now cosin, wherfore sink you down? | Why, how now, cousin! Wherefore sink you down? | MA IV.i.108 |
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| Dead I thinke, helpe vncle, | Dead, I think. Help, uncle! | MA IV.i.111.2 |
| Hero, why Hero, Vncle, Signor Benedicke, Frier. | Hero! Why, Hero! Uncle! Signor Benedick! Friar! | MA IV.i.112 |
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| How now cosin Hero? | How now, cousin Hero? | MA IV.i.115.2 |
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| O on my soule my cosin is belied. | O, on my soul, my cousin is belied! | MA IV.i.144 |
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| No truly: not although vntill last night, | No, truly not; although, until last night, | MA IV.i.146 |
| I haue this tweluemonth bin her bedfellow. | I have this twelvemonth been her bedfellow. | MA IV.i.147 |
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| Yea, and I will weepe a while longer. | Yea, and I will weep a while longer. | MA IV.i.254 |
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| You haue no reason, I doe it freely. | You have no reason; I do it freely. | MA IV.i.256 |
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| Ah, how much might the man deserue of mee | Ah, how much might the man deserve of me | MA IV.i.258 |
| that would right her! | that would right her! | MA IV.i.259 |
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| A verie euen way, but no such friend. | A very even way, but no such friend. | MA IV.i.261 |
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| It is a mans office, but not yours. | It is a man's office, but not yours. | MA IV.i.263 |
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| As strange as the thing I know not, it were as | As strange as the thing I know not. It were as | MA IV.i.266 |
| possible for me to say, I loued nothing so well as you, but | possible for me to say I loved nothing so well as you; but | MA IV.i.267 |
| beleeue me not, and yet I lie not, I confesse nothing, nor I | believe me not, and yet I lie not; I confess nothing, nor I | MA IV.i.268 |
| deny nothing, I am sorry for my cousin. | deny nothing. I am sorry for my cousin. | MA IV.i.269 |
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| Doe not sweare by it and eat it. | Do not swear, and eat it. | MA IV.i.271 |
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| Will you not eat your word? | Will you not eat your word? | MA IV.i.274 |
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| Why then God forgiue me. | Why, then, God forgive me! | MA IV.i.277 |
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| You haue stayed me in a happy howre, I was | You have stayed me in a happy hour; I was | MA IV.i.279 |
| about to protest I loued you. | about to protest I loved you. | MA IV.i.280 |
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| I loue you with so much of my heart, that none | I love you with so much of my heart that none | MA IV.i.282 |
| is left to protest. | is left to protest. | MA IV.i.283 |
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| Kill Claudio. | Kill Claudio. | MA IV.i.285 |
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| You kill me to denie, farewell. | You kill me to deny it. Farewell. | MA IV.i.287 |
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| I am gone, though I am heere, there is no loue in | I am gone though I am here; there is no love in | MA IV.i.289 |
| you, nay I pray you let me goe. | you. Nay, I pray you, let me go. | MA IV.i.290 |
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| In faith I will goe. | In faith, I will go. | MA IV.i.292 |
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| You dare easier be friends with mee, than fight | You dare easier be friends with me than fight | MA IV.i.294 |
| with mine enemy. | with mine enemy. | MA IV.i.295 |
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| Is a not approued in the height a villaine, that | Is he not approved in the height a villain that | MA IV.i.297 |
| hath slandered, scorned, dishonoured my kinswoman? | hath slandered, scorned, dishonoured my kinswoman? | MA IV.i.298 |
| O that I were a man! what, beare her in hand vntill they | O that I were a man! What, bear her in hand until they | MA IV.i.299 |
| come to take hands, and then with publike accusation | come to take hands, and then, with public accusation, | MA IV.i.300 |
| vncouered slander, vnmittigated rancour? O God that | uncovered slander, unmitigated rancour – O God, that | MA IV.i.301 |
| I were a man! I would eat his heart in the market-place. | I were a man! I would eat his heart in the market-place. | MA IV.i.302 |
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| Talke with a man out at a window, a proper | Talk with a man out at a window! A proper | MA IV.i.304 |
| saying. | saying! | MA IV.i.305 |
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| Sweet Hero, she is wrong'd, shee is slandered, | Sweet Hero! She is wronged, she is slandered, | MA IV.i.307 |
| she is vndone. | she is undone. | MA IV.i.308 |
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| Princes and Counties! surelie a Princely testimonie, | Princes and counties! Surely, a princely testimony, | MA IV.i.310 |
| a goodly Count, Comfect, a sweet Gallant | a goodly count, Count Comfect; a sweet gallant, | MA IV.i.311 |
| surelie, O that I were a man for his sake! or that I had | surely! O that I were a man for his sake, or that I had | MA IV.i.312 |
| any friend would be a man for my sake! But manhood | any friend would be a man for my sake! But manhood | MA IV.i.313 |
| is melted into cursies, valour into complement, and | is melted into curtsies, valour into compliment, and | MA IV.i.314 |
| men are onelie turned into tongue, and trim ones too: he | men are only turned into tongue, and trim ones too. He | MA IV.i.315 |
| is now as valiant as Hercules, that only tells a lie, and | is now as valiant as Hercules that only tells a lie and | MA IV.i.316 |
| sweares it: I cannot be a man with wishing, therfore I | swears it. I cannot be a man with wishing, therefore I | MA IV.i.317 |
| will die a woman with grieuing. | will die a woman with grieving. | MA IV.i.318 |
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| Vse it for my loue some other way then swearing | Use it for my love some other way than swearing | MA IV.i.321 |
| by it. | by it. | MA IV.i.322 |
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| Yea, as sure as I haue a thought, or a soule. | Yea, as sure as I have a thought or a soul. | MA IV.i.325 |
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| Yea Signior, and depart when you bid me. | Yea, Signor, and depart when you bid me. | MA V.ii.42 |
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| Then, is spoken: fare you well now, and yet | ‘ Then ’ is spoken; fare you well now. And yet, | MA V.ii.44 |
| ere I goe, let me goe with that I came, which is, with knowing | ere I go, let me go with that I came, which is, with knowing | MA V.ii.45 |
| what hath past betweene you and Claudio. | what hath passed between you and Claudio. | MA V.ii.46 |
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| Foule words is but foule wind, and foule wind is | Foul words is but foul wind, and foul wind is | MA V.ii.48 |
| but foule breath, and foule breath is noisome, therefore I | but foul breath, and foul breath is noisome; therefore I | MA V.ii.49 |
| will depart vnkist. | will depart unkissed. | MA V.ii.50 |
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| For them all together, which maintain'd so | For them all together; which maintained so | MA V.ii.57 |
| politique a state of euill, that they will not admit any good | politic a state of evil that they will not admit any good | MA V.ii.58 |
| part to intermingle with them: but for which of my good | part to intermingle with them. But for which of my good | MA V.ii.59 |
| parts did you first suffer loue for me? | parts did you first suffer love for me? | MA V.ii.60 |
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| In spight of your heart I think, alas poore | In spite of your heart, I think; alas, poor | MA V.ii.63 |
| heart, if you spight it for my sake, I will spight it for yours, | heart! If you spite it for my sake, I will spite it for yours; | MA V.ii.64 |
| for I will neuer loue that which my friend hates. | for I will never love that which my friend hates. | MA V.ii.65 |
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| It appeares not in this confession, there's not | It appears not in this confession; there's not | MA V.ii.67 |
| one wise man among twentie that will praise himselfe. | one wise man among twenty that will praise himself. | MA V.ii.68 |
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| And how long is that thinke you? | And how long is that, think you? | MA V.ii.73 |
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| Verie ill. | Very ill. | MA V.ii.81 |
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| Verie ill too. | Very ill too. | MA V.ii.83 |
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| Will you go heare this newes Signior? | Will you go hear this news, signor? | MA V.ii.91 |
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| I answer to that name, what is your will? | I answer to that name. What is your will? | MA V.iv.73 |
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| Why no, no more then reason. | Why no, no more than reason. | MA V.iv.74.2 |
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| Doe not you loue mee? | Do not you love me? | MA V.iv.77.1 |
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| Why then my Cosin Margaret and Vrsula | Why, then my cousin, Margaret, and Ursula | MA V.iv.78 |
| Are much deceiu'd, for they did sweare you did. | Are much deceived; for they did swear you did. | MA V.iv.79 |
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| They swore you were wel-nye dead for me. | They swore that you were well-nigh dead for me. | MA V.iv.81 |
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| No truly, but in friendly recompence. | No, truly, but in friendly recompense. | MA V.iv.83 |
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| I would not denie you, but by this good day, I | I would not deny you; but, by this good day, I | MA V.iv.94 |
| yeeld vpon great perswasion, & partly to saue your | yield upon great persuasion; and partly to save your | MA V.iv.95 |
| life, for I was told, you were in a consumption. | life, for I was told you were in a consumption. | MA V.iv.96 |