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What is thy name yong man? | What is thy name, young man? | AYL I.ii.209 |
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Now my Coe-mates, and brothers in exile: | Now my co-mates and brothers in exile, | AYL II.i.1 |
Hath not old custome made this life more sweete | Hath not old custom made this life more sweet | AYL II.i.2 |
Then that of painted pompe? Are not these woods | Than that of painted pomp? Are not these woods | AYL II.i.3 |
More free from perill then the enuious Court? | More free from peril than the envious court? | AYL II.i.4 |
Heere feele we not the penaltie of Adam, | Here feel we not the penalty of Adam, | AYL II.i.5 |
The seasons difference, as the Icie phange | The seasons' difference, as the icy fang | AYL II.i.6 |
And churlish chiding of the winters winde, | And churlish chiding of the winter's wind, | AYL II.i.7 |
Which when it bites and blowes vpon my body | Which when it bites and blows upon my body | AYL II.i.8 |
Euen till I shrinke with cold, I smile, and say | Even till I shrink with cold, I smile and say | AYL II.i.9 |
This is no flattery: these are counsellors | ‘This is no flattery; these are counsellors | AYL II.i.10 |
That feelingly perswade me what I am: | That feelingly persuade me what I am'? | AYL II.i.11 |
Sweet are the vses of aduersitie | Sweet are the uses of adversity, | AYL II.i.12 |
Which like the toad, ougly and venemous, | Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, | AYL II.i.13 |
Weares yet a precious Iewell in his head: | Wears yet a precious jewel in his head; | AYL II.i.14 |
And this our life exempt from publike haunt, | And this our life, exempt from public haunt, | AYL II.i.15 |
Findes tongues in trees, bookes in the running brookes, | Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, | AYL II.i.16 |
Sermons in stones, and good in euery thing. | Sermons in stones, and good in everything. | AYL II.i.17 |
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Come, shall we goe and kill vs venison? | Come, shall we go and kill us venison? | AYL II.i.21 |
And yet it irkes me the poore dapled fooles | And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, | AYL II.i.22 |
Being natiue Burgers of this desert City, | Being native burghers of this desert city, | AYL II.i.23 |
Should intheir owne confines with forked heads | Should in their own confines with forked heads | AYL II.i.24 |
Haue their round hanches goard. | Have their round haunches gored. | AYL II.i.25.1 |
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But what said Iaques? | But what said Jaques? | AYL II.i.43.2 |
Did he not moralize this spectacle? | Did he not moralize this spectacle? | AYL II.i.44 |
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And did you leaue him in this contemplation? | And did you leave him in this contemplation? | AYL II.i.64 |
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Show me the place, | Show me the place; | AYL II.i.66.2 |
I loue to cope him in these sullen fits, | I love to cope him in these sullen fits, | AYL II.i.67 |
For then he's full of matter. | For then he's full of matter. | AYL II.i.68 |
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I thinke he be transform'd into a beast, | I think he be transformed into a beast, | AYL II.vii.1 |
For I can no where finde him, like a man. | For I can nowhere find him like a man. | AYL II.vii.2 |
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If he compact of iarres, grow Musicall, | If he, compact of jars, grow musical, | AYL II.vii.5 |
We shall haue shortly discord in the Spheares: | We shall have shortly discord in the spheres. | AYL II.vii.6 |
Go seeke him, tell him I would speake with him. | Go, seek him, tell him I would speak with him. | AYL II.vii.7 |
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Why how now Monsieur, what a life is this | Why, how now, Monsieur, what a life is this, | AYL II.vii.9 |
That your poore friends must woe your companie, | That your poor friends must woo your company? | AYL II.vii.10 |
What, you looke merrily. | What, you look merrily? | AYL II.vii.11 |
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What foole is this? | What fool is this? | AYL II.vii.35 |
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Thou shalt haue one. | Thou shalt have one. | AYL II.vii.44.1 |
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Fie on thee. I can tell what thou wouldst do. | Fie on thee! I can tell what thou wouldst do. | AYL II.vii.62 |
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Most mischeeuous foule sin, in chiding sin: | Most mischievous foul sin, in chiding sin: | AYL II.vii.64 |
For thou thy selfe hast bene a Libertine, | For thou thyself hast been a libertine, | AYL II.vii.65 |
As sensuall as the brutish sting it selfe, | As sensual as the brutish sting itself, | AYL II.vii.66 |
And all th'imbossed sores, and headed euils, | And all th' embossed sores and headed evils | AYL II.vii.67 |
That thou with license of free foot hast caught, | That thou with licence of free foot hast caught | AYL II.vii.68 |
Would'st thou disgorge into the generall world. | Wouldst thou disgorge into the general world. | AYL II.vii.69 |
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Art thou thus bolden'd man by thy distres? | Art thou thus boldened, man, by thy distress | AYL II.vii.92 |
Or else a rude despiser of good manners, | Or else a rude despiser of good manners, | AYL II.vii.93 |
That in ciuility thou seem'st so emptie? | That in civility thou seemest so empty? | AYL II.vii.94 |
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What would you haue? / Your gentlenesse shall force, | What would you have? Your gentleness shall force, | AYL II.vii.103 |
more then your force / Moue vs to gentlenesse. | More than your force move us to gentleness. | AYL II.vii.104 |
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Sit downe and feed, & welcom to our table | Sit down and feed, and welcome to our table. | AYL II.vii.106 |
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True is it, that we haue seene better dayes, | True is it that we have seen better days, | AYL II.vii.121 |
And haue with holy bell bin knowld to Church, | And have with holy bell been knolled to church, | AYL II.vii.122 |
And sat at good mens feasts, and wip'd our eies | And sat at good men's feasts, and wiped our eyes | AYL II.vii.123 |
Of drops, that sacred pity hath engendred: | Of drops that sacred pity hath engendered: | AYL II.vii.124 |
And therefore sit you downe in gentlenesse, | And therefore sit you down in gentleness | AYL II.vii.125 |
And take vpon command, what helpe we haue | And take upon command what help we have | AYL II.vii.126 |
That to your wanting may be ministred. | That to your wanting may be ministered. | AYL II.vii.127 |
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Go finde him out. | Go find him out | AYL II.vii.134.2 |
And we will nothing waste till you returne. | And we will nothing waste till you return. | AYL II.vii.135 |
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Thou seest, we are not all alone vnhappie: | Thou seest we are not all alone unhappy. | AYL II.vii.137 |
This wide and vniuersall Theater | This wide and universal theatre | AYL II.vii.138 |
Presents more wofull Pageants then the Sceane | Presents more woeful pageants than the scene | AYL II.vii.139 |
Wherein we play in. | Wherein we play in. | AYL II.vii.140.1 |
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Welcome: set downe your venerable burthen, | Welcome. Set down your venerable burden, | AYL II.vii.168 |
and let him feede. | And let him feed. | AYL II.vii.169 |
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Welcome, fall too: I wil not trouble you, | Welcome, fall to. I will not trouble you | AYL II.vii.172 |
As yet to question you about your fortunes: | As yet to question you about your fortunes. | AYL II.vii.173 |
Giue vs some Musicke, and good Cozen, sing. | Give us some music and, good cousin, sing. | AYL II.vii.174 |
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If that you were the good Sir Rowlands son, | If that you were the good Sir Rowland's son, | AYL II.vii.195 |
As you haue whisper'd faithfully you were, | As you have whispered faithfully you were, | AYL II.vii.196 |
And as mine eye doth his effigies witnesse, | And as mine eye doth his effigies witness | AYL II.vii.197 |
Most truly limn'd, and liuing in your face, | Most truly limned and living in your face, | AYL II.vii.198 |
Be truly welcome hither: I am the Duke | Be truly welcome hither. I am the Duke | AYL II.vii.199 |
That lou'd your Father, the residue of your fortune, | That loved your father. The residue of your fortune, | AYL II.vii.200 |
Go to my Caue, and tell mee. Good old man, | Go to my cave and tell me. – Good old man, | AYL II.vii.201 |
Thou art right welcome, as thy masters is: | Thou art right welcome as thy master is. – | AYL II.vii.202 |
Support him by the arme: giue me your hand, | Support him by the arm. Give me your hand, | AYL II.vii.203 |
And let me all your fortunes vnderstand. | And let me all your fortunes understand. | AYL II.vii.204 |
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Dost thou beleeue Orlando, that the boy | Dost thou believe, Orlando, that the boy | AYL V.iv.1 |
Can do all this that he hath promised? | Can do all this that he hath promised? | AYL V.iv.2 |
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That would I, had I kingdoms to giue with hir. | That would I, had I kingdoms to give with her. | AYL V.iv.8 |
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I do remember in this shepheard boy, | I do remember in this shepherd boy | AYL V.iv.26 |
Some liuely touches of my daughters fauour. | Some lively touches of my daughter's favour. | AYL V.iv.27 |
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I like him very well. | I like him very well. | AYL V.iv.52 |
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By my faith, he is very swift, and sententious | By my faith, he is very swift and sententious. | AYL V.iv.61 |
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He vses his folly like a stalking-horse, and vnder the | He uses his folly like a stalking-horse, and under the | AYL V.iv.103 |
presentation of that he shoots his wit. | presentation of that he shoots his wit. | AYL V.iv.104 |
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If there be truth in sight, you are my daughter. | If there be truth in sight, you are my daughter. | AYL V.iv.115 |
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O my deere Neece, welcome thou art to me, | O my dear niece, welcome thou art to me, | AYL V.iv.144 |
Euen daughter welcome, in no lesse degree. | Even daughter, welcome, in no less degree. | AYL V.iv.145 |
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Welcome yong man: | Welcome, young man. | AYL V.iv.163.2 |
Thou offer'st fairely to thy brothers wedding: | Thou offerest fairly to thy brothers' wedding: | AYL V.iv.164 |
To one his lands with-held, and to the other | To one his lands withheld, and to the other | AYL V.iv.165 |
A land it selfe at large, a potent Dukedome. | A land itself at large, a potent dukedom. | AYL V.iv.166 |
First, in this Forrest, let vs do those ends | First, in this forest, let us do those ends | AYL V.iv.167 |
That heere wete well begun, and wel begot: | That here were well begun and well begot; | AYL V.iv.168 |
And after, euery of this happie number | And after, every of this happy number | AYL V.iv.169 |
That haue endur'd shrew'd daies, and nights with vs, | That have endured shrewd days and nights with us | AYL V.iv.170 |
Shal share the good of our returned fortune, | Shall share the good of our returned fortune | AYL V.iv.171 |
According to the measure of their states. | According to the measure of their states. | AYL V.iv.172 |
Meane time, forget this new-falne dignitie, | Meantime, forget this new-fallen dignity, | AYL V.iv.173 |
And fall into our Rusticke Reuelrie: | And fall into our rustic revelry: | AYL V.iv.174 |
Play Musicke, and you Brides and Bride-groomes all, | Play, music, and you, brides and bridegrooms all, | AYL V.iv.175 |
With measure heap'd in ioy, to'th Measures fall. | With measure heaped in joy, to th' measures fall. | AYL V.iv.176 |
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Stay, Iaques, stay. | Stay, Jaques, stay. | AYL V.iv.191 |
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Proceed, proceed: wee'l begin these rights, | Proceed, proceed. We'll begin these rites | AYL V.iv.194 |
As we do trust, they'l end in true delights. | As we do trust they'll end, in true delights. | AYL V.iv.195 |