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| My Lord. | My lord. | MM I.i.2 |
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| If any in Vienna be of worth | If any in Vienna be of worth | MM I.i.22 |
| To vndergoe such ample grace, and honour, | To undergo such ample grace and honour, | MM I.i.23 |
| It is Lord Angelo. | It is Lord Angelo. | MM I.i.24.1 |
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| Lead forth, and bring you backe in happinesse. | Lead forth and bring you back in happiness! | MM I.i.74 |
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| I shall desire you, Sir, to giue me leaue | I shall desire you, sir, to give me leave | MM I.i.76 |
| To haue free speech with you; and it concernes me | To have free speech with you, and it concerns me | MM I.i.77 |
| To looke into the bottome of my place : | To look into the bottom of my place. | MM I.i.78 |
| A powre I haue, but of what strength and nature, | A power I have, but of what strength and nature | MM I.i.79 |
| I am not yet instructed. | I am not yet instructed. | MM I.i.80 |
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| Ile wait vpon your honor. | I'll wait upon your honour. | MM I.i.83.2 |
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| I, but yet | Ay, but yet | MM II.i.4.2 |
| Let vs be keene, and rather cut a little | Let us be keen and rather cut a little | MM II.i.5 |
| Then fall, and bruise to death: alas, this gentleman | Than fall, and bruise to death. Alas, this gentleman, | MM II.i.6 |
| Whom I would saue, had a most noble father, | Whom I would save, had a most noble father. | MM II.i.7 |
| Let but your honour know | Let but your honour know, | MM II.i.8 |
| (Whom I beleeue to be most strait in vertue) | Whom I believe to be most strait in virtue, | MM II.i.9 |
| That in the working of your owne affections, | That, in the working of your own affections, | MM II.i.10 |
| Had time coheard with Place, or place with wishing, | Had time cohered with place or place with wishing, | MM II.i.11 |
| Or that the resolute acting of our blood | Or that the resolute acting of your blood | MM II.i.12 |
| Could haue attaind th' effect of your owne purpose, | Could have attained th' effect of your own purpose, | MM II.i.13 |
| Whether you had not sometime in your life | Whether you had not sometime in your life | MM II.i.14 |
| Er'd in this point, which now you censure him, | Erred in this point which now you censure him, | MM II.i.15 |
| And puld the Law vpon you. | And pulled the law upon you. | MM II.i.16 |
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| Be it as your wisedome will. | Be it as your wisdom will. | MM II.i.32.1 |
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| Well: heauen forgiue him; and forgiue vs all: | Well, heaven forgive him, and forgive us all. | MM II.i.37 |
| Some rise by sinne, and some by vertue fall: | Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall: | MM II.i.38 |
| Some run from brakes of Ice, and answere none, | Some run from brakes of office, and answer none, | MM II.i.39 |
| And some condemned for a fault alone. | And some condemned for a fault alone. | MM II.i.40 |
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| This comes off well: here's a wise Officer. | This comes off well. Here's a wise officer. | MM II.i.56 |
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| How know you that? | How know you that? | MM II.i.65 |
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| How? thy wife? | How? Thy wife? | MM II.i.68 |
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| Do'st thou detest her therefore? | Dost thou detest her therefore? | MM II.i.71 |
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| How do'st thou know that, Constable? | How dost thou know that, constable? | MM II.i.75 |
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| By the womans meanes? | By the woman's means? | MM II.i.79 |
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| Doe you heare how he misplaces? | Do you hear how he misplaces? | MM II.i.85 |
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| Go too: go too: no matter for the dish sir. | Go to, go to; no matter for the dish, sir. | MM II.i.92 |
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| Come: you are a tedious foole: to the purpose: | Come, you are a tedious fool. To the purpose. | MM II.i.111 |
| what was done to Elbowes wife, that hee hath cause to | What was done to Elbow's wife, that he hath cause to | MM II.i.112 |
| complaine of? Come me to what was done to her. | complain of? Come me to what was done to her. | MM II.i.113 |
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| No sir, nor I meane it not. | No, sir, nor I mean it not. | MM II.i.115 |
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| I thinke no lesse: good morrow to your Lordship. | I think no less. Good morrow to your lordship. | MM II.i.132 |
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| Now Sir, come on: What was done to Elbowes wife, | Now, sir, come on. What was done to Elbow's wife, | MM II.i.133 |
| once more? | once more? | MM II.i.134 |
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| Well sir, what did this Gentleman to her? | Well, sir, what did this gentleman to her? | MM II.i.139 |
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| I sir, very well. | Ay, sir, very well. | MM II.i.143 |
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| Well, I doe so. | Well, I do so. | MM II.i.145 |
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| Why no. | Why, no. | MM II.i.147 |
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| He's in the right (Constable) what say you to it? | He's in the right. Constable, what say you to it? | MM II.i.153 |
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| Which is the wiser here; Iustice or Iniquitie? Is | Which is the wiser here, Justice or Iniquity? Is | MM II.i.164 |
| this true? | this true? | MM II.i.165 |
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| If he tooke you a box o'th' eare, you might haue | If he took you a box o'th' ear, you might have | MM II.i.172 |
| your action of slander too. | your action of slander, too. | MM II.i.173 |
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| Truly Officer, because he hath some offences in | Truly, officer, because he hath some offences in | MM II.i.177 |
| him, that thou wouldst discouer, if thou couldst, let him | him that thou wouldst discover, if thou couldst, let him | MM II.i.178 |
| continue in his courses, till thou knowst what they are. | continue in his courses till thou know'st what they are. | MM II.i.179 |
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| Where were you borne, friend? | Where were you born, friend? | MM II.i.183 |
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| Are you of fourescore pounds a yeere? | Are you of fourscore pounds a year? | MM II.i.185 |
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| So: what trade are you of, sir? | So. What trade are you of, sir? | MM II.i.187 |
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| Your Mistris name? | Your mistress' name? | MM II.i.189 |
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| Hath she had any more then one husband? | Hath she had any more than one husband? | MM II.i.191 |
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| Nine? come hether to me, Master Froth; | Nine? Come hither to me, Master Froth. | MM II.i.193 |
| Master Froth, I would not haue you acquainted with | Master Froth, I would not have you acquainted with | MM II.i.194 |
| Tapsters; they will draw you Master Froth, and you wil | tapsters; they will draw you, Master Froth, and you will | MM II.i.195 |
| hang them: get you gon, and let me heare no more of | hang then. Get you gone, and let me hear no more of | MM II.i.196 |
| you. | you. | MM II.i.197 |
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| Well: no more of it Master Froth: farewell: | Well, no more of it, Master Froth. Farewell. | MM II.i.201 |
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| Come you hether to me, M. Tapster: what's your name | Come you hither to me, Master Tapster. What's your | MM II.i.202 |
| Mr. Tapster? | name, Master Tapster? | MM II.i.203 |
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| What else? | What else? | MM II.i.205 |
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| Troth, and your bum is the greatest thing about | Troth, and your bum is the greatest thing about | MM II.i.207 |
| you, so that in the beastliest sence, you are Pompey the | you, so that, in the beastliest sense, you are Pompey the | MM II.i.208 |
| great; Pompey, you are partly a bawd, Pompey; howsoeuer | Great. Pompey, you are partly a bawd, Pompey, howsoever | MM II.i.209 |
| you colour it in being a Tapster, are you not? | you colour it in being a tapster, are you not? | MM II.i.210 |
| come, tell me true, it shall be the better for you. | Come, tell me true. It shall be the better for you. | MM II.i.211 |
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| How would you liue Pompey? by being a | How would you live, Pompey? By being a | MM II.i.213 |
| bawd? what doe you thinke of the trade Pompey? is it a | bawd? What do you think of the trade, Pompey? Is it a | MM II.i.214 |
| lawfull trade? | lawful trade? | MM II.i.215 |
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| But the Law will not allow it Pompey; nor it | But the law will not allow it, Pompey; nor it | MM II.i.217 |
| shall not be allowed in Vienna. | shall not be allowed in Vienna. | MM II.i.218 |
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| No, Pompey. | No, Pompey. | MM II.i.221 |
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| There is pretty orders beginning I can tell you: | There is pretty orders beginning, I can tell you. | MM II.i.225 |
| It is but heading, and hanging. | It is but heading and hanging. | MM II.i.226 |
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| Thanke you good Pompey; and in requitall of | Thank you, good Pompey, and, in requital of | MM II.i.233 |
| your prophesie, harke you: I aduise you let me not finde | your prophecy, hark you: I advise you, let me not find | MM II.i.234 |
| you before me againe vpon any complaint whatsoeuer; | you before me again upon any complaint whatsoever; | MM II.i.235 |
| no, not for dwelling where you doe: if I doe Pompey, I | no, not for dwelling where you do. If I do, Pompey, I | MM II.i.236 |
| shall beat you to your Tent, and proue a shrewd Casar | shall beat you to your tent, and prove a shrewd Caesar | MM II.i.237 |
| to you: in plaine dealing Pompey, I shall haue you | to you. In plain dealing, Pompey, I shall have you | MM II.i.238 |
| whipt; so for this time, Pompey, fare you well. | whipped. So, for this time, Pompey, fare you well. | MM II.i.239 |
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| Come hether to me, Master Elbow: come | Come hither to me, Master Elbow. Come | MM II.i.245 |
| hither Master Constable: how long haue you bin in | hither, master constable. How long have you been in | MM II.i.246 |
| this place of Constable? | this place of constable? | MM II.i.247 |
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| I thought by the readinesse in the office, you | I thought, by your readiness in the office, you | MM II.i.249 |
| had continued in it some time: you say seauen yeares | had continued in it some time. You say, seven years | MM II.i.250 |
| together. | together? | MM II.i.251 |
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| Alas, it hath beene great paines to you: they do | Alas, it hath been great pains to you; they do | MM II.i.253 |
| you wrong to put you so oft vpon't. Are there not men in | you wrong to put you so oft upon't. Are there not men in | MM II.i.254 |
| your Ward sufficient to serue it? | your ward sufficient to serve it? | MM II.i.255 |
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| Looke you bring mee in the names of some sixe or | Look you bring me in the names of some six or | MM II.i.259 |
| seuen, the most sufficient of your parish. | seven, the most sufficient of your parish. | MM II.i.260 |
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| To my house: fare you well: | To my house. Fare you well. | MM II.i.262 |
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| what's a clocke, thinke you? | What's o'clock, think you? | MM II.i.263 |
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| I pray you home to dinner with me. | I pray you home to dinner with me. | MM II.i.265 |
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| It grieues me for the death of Claudio | It grieves me for the death of Claudio, | MM II.i.267 |
| But there's no remedie: | But there's no remedy. | MM II.i.268 |
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| It is but needfull. | It is but needful. | MM II.i.269.2 |
| Mercy is not it selfe, that oft lookes so, | Mercy is not itself, that oft looks so; | MM II.i.270 |
| Pardon is still the nurse of second woe: | Pardon is still the nurse of second woe. | MM II.i.271 |
| But yet, poore Claudio; there is no remedie. | But yet poor Claudio; there is no remedy. | MM II.i.272 |
| Come Sir. | Come, sir. | MM II.i.273 |
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| Go, away with her to prison. | Go! Away with her to prison. | MM III.ii.180 |
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| Double, and trebble admonition, and still forfeite | Double and treble admonition, and still forfeit | MM III.ii.184 |
| in the same kinde? This would make mercy sweare and | in the same kind? This would make mercy swear, and | MM III.ii.185 |
| play the Tirant. | play the tyrant. | MM III.ii.186 |
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| That fellow is a fellow of much License: Let him | That fellow is a fellow of much licence. Let him | MM III.ii.195 |
| be call'd before vs, Away with her to prison: Goe too, no | be called before us. Away with her to prison. Go to, no | MM III.ii.196 |
| more words. | more words. | MM III.ii.197 |
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| Prouost, my Brother Angelo will not be alter'd, Claudio | Provost, my brother Angelo will not be altered. Claudio | MM III.ii.198 |
| must die to morrow: Let him be furnish'd with Diuines, | must die tomorrow. Let him be furnished with divines, | MM III.ii.199 |
| and haue all charitable preparation. If my brother | and have all charitable preparation. If my brother | MM III.ii.200 |
| wrought by my pitie, it should not be so with him. | wrought by my pity, it should not be so with him. | MM III.ii.201 |
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| Good' euen, good Father. | Good even, good father. | MM III.ii.204 |
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| Of whence are you? | Of whence are you? | MM III.ii.206 |
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| What newes abroad i'th World? | What news abroad i'th' world? | MM III.ii.211 |
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| One, that aboue all other strifes, / Contended | One that, above all other strifes, contended | MM III.ii.222 |
| especially to know himselfe. | especially to know himself. | MM III.ii.223 |
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| Rather reioycing to see another merry, then | Rather rejoicing to see another merry than | MM III.ii.225 |
| merrie at anie thing which profest to make him reioice. | merry at anything which professed to make him rejoice: | MM III.ii.226 |
| A Gentleman of all temperance. But leaue wee him to his | a gentleman of all temperance. But leave we him to his | MM III.ii.227 |
| euents, with a praier they may proue prosperous, & | events, with a prayer they may prove prosperous, and | MM III.ii.228 |
| let me desire to know, how you finde Claudio prepar'd? | let me desire to know how you find Claudio prepared. | MM III.ii.229 |
| I am made to vnderstand, that you haue lent him | I am made to understand that you have lent him | MM III.ii.230 |
| visitation. | visitation. | MM III.ii.231 |
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| You haue paid the heauens your Function, and | You have paid the heavens your function, and | MM III.ii.238 |
| the prisoner the verie debt of your Calling. I haue | the prisoner the very debt of your calling. I have | MM III.ii.239 |
| labour'd for the poore Gentleman, to the extremest shore | laboured for the poor gentleman to the extremest shore | MM III.ii.240 |
| of my modestie, but my brother-Iustice haue I found so | of my modesty, but my brother-justice have I found so | MM III.ii.241 |
| seuere, that he hath forc'd me to tell him, hee is indeede | severe that he hath forced me to tell him he is indeed | MM III.ii.242 |
| Iustice. | Justice. | MM III.ii.243 |
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| I am going to visit the prisoner, Fare you well. | I am going to visit the prisoner. Fare you well. | MM III.ii.247 |
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| Euery Letter he hath writ, hath disuouch'd other. | Every letter he hath writ hath disvouched other. | MM IV.iv.1 |
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| I ghesse not. | I guess not. | MM IV.iv.6 |
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| He showes his reason for that: to haue a dispatch | He shows his reason for that – to have a dispatch | MM IV.iv.10 |
| of Complaints, and to deliuer vs from deuices heereafter, | of complaints, and to deliver us from devices hereafter, | MM IV.iv.11 |
| which shall then haue no power to stand against vs. | which shall then have no power to stand against us. | MM IV.iv.12 |
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| I shall sir: fareyouwell. Exit. | I shall, sir. Fare you well. | MM IV.iv.16.2 |
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| Ang. Esc. | ANGELO and ESCALUS | |
| Happy returne be to your royall grace. | Happy return be to your royal grace. | MM V.i.3 |
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| My Lord, wee'll doe it throughly: | My lord, we'll do it throughly. | MM V.i.258 |
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| Signior Lucio, did not you say you knew that Frier | Signor Lucio, did not you say you knew that Friar | MM V.i.259 |
| Lodowick to be a dishonest person? | Lodowick to be a dishonest person? | MM V.i.260 |
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| We shall intreat you to abide heere till he come, | We shall entreat you to abide here till he come | MM V.i.264 |
| and inforce them against him: we shall finde this Frier a | and enforce them against him. We shall find this friar a | MM V.i.265 |
| notable fellow. | notable fellow. | MM V.i.266 |
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| Call that same Isabell here once againe, I would | Call that same Isabel here once again. I would | MM V.i.268 |
| speake with her: | speak with her. | MM V.i.269 |
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| pray you, my Lord, giue mee leaue to question, you shall | Pray you, my lord, give me leave to question. You shall | MM V.i.270 |
| see how Ile handle her. | see how I'll handle her. | MM V.i.271 |
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| Say you? | Say you? | MM V.i.273 |
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| I will goe darkely to worke with her. | I will go darkly to work with her. | MM V.i.277 |
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| Come on Mistris, here's a Gentlewoman, | Come on, mistress, here's a gentlewoman | MM V.i.279 |
| Denies all that you haue said. | denies all that you have said. | MM V.i.280 |
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| In very good time: speake not you to him, till we | In very good time. Speak not you to him, till we | MM V.i.283 |
| call vpon you. | call upon you. | MM V.i.284 |
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| Come Sir, did you set these women on to | Come, sir, did you set these women on to | MM V.i.286 |
| slander Lord Angelo? they haue confes'd you did. | slander Lord Angelo? They have confessed you did. | MM V.i.287 |
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| How? Know you where you are? | How? Know you where you are? | MM V.i.289 |
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| The Duke's in vs: and we will heare you speake, | The Duke's in us, and we will hear you speak. | MM V.i.293 |
| Looke you speake iustly. | Look you speak justly. | MM V.i.294 |
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| Why thou vnreuerend, and vnhallowed Fryer: | Why, thou unreverend and unhallowed friar, | MM V.i.303 |
| Is't not enough thou hast suborn'd these women, | Is't not enough thou hast suborned these women | MM V.i.304 |
| To accuse this worthy man? but in foule mouth, | To accuse this worthy man but, in foul mouth, | MM V.i.305 |
| And in the witnesse of his proper eare, | And in the witness of his proper ear, | MM V.i.306 |
| To call him villaine; and then to glance from him, | To call him villain? And then to glance from him | MM V.i.307 |
| To th' Duke himselfe, to taxe him with Iniustice? | To th' Duke himself, to tax him with injustice? | MM V.i.308 |
| Take him hence; to th' racke with him: we'll towze you | Take him hence. To th' rack with him. We'll touse you | MM V.i.309 |
| Ioynt by ioynt, but we will know his purpose: | Joint by joint, but we will know his purpose. | MM V.i.310 |
| What? vniust? | What? Unjust? | MM V.i.311.1 |
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| Slander to th' State: / Away with him to prison. | Slander to th' state. Away with him to prison. | MM V.i.321 |
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| Such a fellow is not to be talk'd withall: Away | Such a fellow is not to be talked withal. Away | MM V.i.341 |
| with him to prison: Where is the Prouost? away with | with him to prison. Where is the provost? Away with | MM V.i.342 |
| him to prison: lay bolts enough vpon him: let him | him to prison. Lay bolts enough upon him. Let him | MM V.i.343 |
| speak no more: away with those Giglets too, and with | speak no more. Away with those giglots too, and with | MM V.i.344 |
| the other confederate companion. | the other confederate companion. | MM V.i.345 |
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| My Lord, I am more amaz'd at his dishonor, | My lord, I am more amazed at his dishonour | MM V.i.377 |
| Then at the strangenesse of it. | Than at the strangeness of it. | MM V.i.378.1 |
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| I am sorry, one so learned, and so wise | I am sorry one so learned and so wise | MM V.i.467 |
| As you, Lord Angelo, haue stil appear'd, | As you, Lord Angelo, have still appeared, | MM V.i.468 |
| Should slip so grosselie, both in the heat of bloud | Should slip so grossly, both in the heat of blood | MM V.i.469 |
| And lacke of temper'd iudgement afterward. | And lack of tempered judgement afterward. | MM V.i.470 |