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| I know you well enough, you are Signior Anthonio. | I know you well enough; you are Signor Antonio. | MA II.i.100 |
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| I know you by the wagling of your head. | I know you by the waggling of your head. | MA II.i.102 |
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| You could neuer doe him so ill well, vnlesse you | You could never do him so ill-well unless you | MA II.i.104 |
| were the very man: here's his dry hand vp & down, | were the very man. Here's his dry hand up and down; | MA II.i.105 |
| you are he, you are he. | you are he, you are he. | MA II.i.106 |
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| Come, come, doe you thinke I doe not know you by | Come, come, do you think I do not know you by | MA II.i.108 |
| your excellent wit? can vertue hide it selfe? goe to, mumme, | your excellent wit? Can virtue hide itself? Go to, mum, | MA II.i.109 |
| you are he, graces will appeare, and there's an end. | you are he; graces will appear, and there's an end. | MA II.i.110 |
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| The pleasant'st angling is to see the fish | The pleasant'st angling is to see the fish | MA III.i.26 |
| Cut with her golden ores the siluer streame, | Cut with her golden oars the silver stream, | MA III.i.27 |
| And greedily deuoure the treacherous baite: | And greedily devour the treacherous bait; | MA III.i.28 |
| So angle we for Beatrice, who euen now, | So angle we for Beatrice, who even now | MA III.i.29 |
| Is couched in the wood-bine couerture, | Is couched in the woodbine coverture. | MA III.i.30 |
| Feare you not my part of the Dialogue. | Fear you not my part of the dialogue. | MA III.i.31 |
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| But are you sure, | But are you sure | MA III.i.36.2 |
| That Benedicke loues Beatrice so intirely? | That Benedick loves Beatrice so entirely? | MA III.i.37 |
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| And did they bid you tell her of it, Madam? | And did they bid you tell her of it, madam? | MA III.i.39 |
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| Why did you so, doth not the Gentleman | Why did you so? Doth not the gentleman | MA III.i.44 |
| Deserue as full as fortunate a bed, | Deserve as full as fortunate a bed | MA III.i.45 |
| As euer Beatrice shall couch vpon? | As ever Beatrice shall couch upon? | MA III.i.46 |
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| Sure I thinke so, | Sure, I think so; | MA III.i.56.2 |
| And therefore certainely it were not good | And therefore, certainly, it were not good | MA III.i.57 |
| She knew his loue, lest she make sport at it. | She knew his love, lest she make sport at it. | MA III.i.58 |
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| Sure, sure, such carping is not commendable. | Sure, sure, such carping is not commendable. | MA III.i.71 |
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| Yet tell her of it, heare what shee will say. | Yet tell her of it; hear what she will say. | MA III.i.81 |
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| O doe not doe your cosin such a wrong, | O, do not do your cousin such a wrong! | MA III.i.87 |
| She cannot be so much without true iudgement, | She cannot be so much without true judgement – | MA III.i.88 |
| Hauing so swift and excellent a wit | Having so swift and excellent a wit | MA III.i.89 |
| As she is prisde to haue, as to refuse | As she is prized to have – as to refuse | MA III.i.90 |
| So rare a Gentleman as signior Benedicke. | So rare a gentleman as Signor Benedick. | MA III.i.91 |
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| I pray you be not angry with me, Madame, | I pray you be not angry with me, madam, | MA III.i.94 |
| Speaking my fancy: Signior Benedicke, | Speaking my fancy; Signor Benedick, | MA III.i.95 |
| For shape, for bearing argument and valour, | For shape, for bearing, argument and valour, | MA III.i.96 |
| Goes formost in report through Italy. | Goes foremost in report through Italy. | MA III.i.97 |
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| His excellence did earne it ere he had it: | His excellence did earn it ere he had it. | MA III.i.99 |
| When are you married Madame? | When are you married, madam? | MA III.i.100 |
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| Shee's tane I warrant you, / We haue caught her Madame? | She's limed, I warrant you; we have caught her, madam. | MA III.i.104 |
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| I will Lady. | I will, lady. | MA III.iv.3 |
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| Well. | Well. | MA III.iv.5 |
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| Madam, withdraw, the Prince, the Count, signior | Madam, withdraw; the Prince, the Count, Signor | MA III.iv.86 |
| Benedicke, Don Iohn, and all the gallants of the towne are | Benedick, Don John, and all the gallants of the town, are | MA III.iv.87 |
| come to fetch you to Church. | come to fetch you to church. | MA III.iv.88 |
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| Madam, you must come to your Vncle, yonders | Madam, you must come to your uncle. Yonder's | MA V.ii.86 |
| old coile at home, it is prooued my Ladie Hero hath bin | old coil at home; it is proved my Lady Hero hath been | MA V.ii.87 |
| falselie accusde, the Prince and Claudio mightilie abusde, | falsely accused, the Prince and Claudio mightily abused, | MA V.ii.88 |
| and Don Iohn is the author of all, who is fled and gone: | and Don John is the author of all, who is fled and gone. | MA V.ii.89 |
| will you come presentlie? | Will you come presently? | MA V.ii.90 |