| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| And haue you Nuns no farther priuiledges? | And have you nuns no farther privileges? | MM I.iv.1 |
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| Yes truely; I speake not as desiring more, | Yes, truly. I speak not as desiring more, | MM I.iv.3 |
| But rather wishing a more strict restraint | But rather wishing a more strict restraint | MM I.iv.4 |
| Vpon the Sisterhood, the Votarists of Saint Clare. | Upon the sisterhood, the votarists of Saint Clare. | MM I.iv.5 |
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| Who's that which cals? | Who's that which calls? | MM I.iv.6.2 |
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| Peace and prosperitie: who is't that cals? | Peace and prosperity! Who is't that calls? | MM I.iv.15 |
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| Why her vnhappy Brother? Let me aske, | Why ‘ her unhappy brother ’? Let me ask, | MM I.iv.21 |
| The rather for I now must make you know | The rather for I now must make you know | MM I.iv.22 |
| I am that Isabella, and his Sister. | I am that Isabella, and his sister. | MM I.iv.23 |
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| Woe me; for what? | Woe me, for what? | MM I.iv.26 |
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| Sir, make me not your storie. | Sir, make me not your story. | MM I.iv.30.1 |
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| You doe blaspheme the good, in mocking me. | You do blaspheme the good in mocking me. | MM I.iv.38 |
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| Some one with childe by him? my cosen Iuliet? | Someone with child by him? My cousin Juliet? | MM I.iv.45 |
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| Adoptedly, as schoole-maids change their names | Adoptedly, as school-maids change their names | MM I.iv.47 |
| By vaine, though apt affection. | By vain though apt affection. | MM I.iv.48.1 |
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| Oh, let him marry her. | O, let him marry her. | MM I.iv.49.1 |
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| Doth he so, / Seeke his life? | Doth he so seek his life? | MM I.iv.72.1 |
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| Alas: what poore / Abilitie's in me, | Alas, what poor ability's in me | MM I.iv.75 |
| to doe him good. | To do him good? | MM I.iv.76.1 |
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| My power? alas, I doubt. | My power? Alas, I doubt. | MM I.iv.77.1 |
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| Ile see what I can doe. | I'll see what I can do. | MM I.iv.84.1 |
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| I will about it strait; | I will about it straight, | MM I.iv.85 |
| No longer staying, but to giue the Mother | No longer staying but to give the Mother | MM I.iv.86 |
| Notice of my affaire: I humbly thanke you: | Notice of my affair. I humbly thank you. | MM I.iv.87 |
| Commend me to my brother: soone at night | Commend me to my brother. Soon at night | MM I.iv.88 |
| Ile send him certaine word of my successe. | I'll send him certain word of my success. | MM I.iv.89 |
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| Good sir, adieu. | Good sir, adieu. | MM I.iv.90.2 |
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| I am a wofull Sutor to your Honour, | I am a woeful suitor to your honour, | MM II.ii.27 |
| 'Please but your Honor heare me. | Please but your honour hear me. | MM II.ii.28.1 |
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| There is a vice that most I doe abhorre, | There is a vice that most I do abhor, | MM II.ii.29 |
| And most desire should meet the blow of Iustice; | And most desire should meet the blow of justice, | MM II.ii.30 |
| For which I would not plead, but that I must, | For which I would not plead, but that I must, | MM II.ii.31 |
| For which I must not plead, but that I am | For which I must not plead, but that I am | MM II.ii.32 |
| At warre, twixt will, and will not. | At war 'twixt will and will not. | MM II.ii.33.1 |
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| I haue a brother is condemn'd to die, | I have a brother is condemned to die. | MM II.ii.34 |
| I doe beseech you let it be his fault, | I do beseech you, let it be his fault, | MM II.ii.35 |
| And not my brother. | And not my brother. | MM II.ii.36.1 |
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| Oh iust, but seuere Law: | O just, but severe law! | MM II.ii.41.2 |
| I had a brother then; heauen keepe your honour. | I had a brother then; heaven keep your honour. | MM II.ii.42 |
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| Must he needs die? | Must he needs die? | MM II.ii.48.1 |
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| Yes: I doe thinke that you might pardon him, | Yes, I do think that you might pardon him, | MM II.ii.49 |
| And neither heauen, nor man grieue at the mercy. | And neither heaven nor man grieve at the mercy. | MM II.ii.50 |
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| But can you if you would? | But can you if you would? | MM II.ii.51.2 |
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| But might you doe't & do the world no wrong | But might you do't, and do the world no wrong, | MM II.ii.53 |
| If so your heart were touch'd with that remorse, | If so your heart were touched with that remorse | MM II.ii.54 |
| As mine is to him? | As mine is to him? | MM II.ii.55 |
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| Too late? why no: I that doe speak a word | Too late? Why, no. I that do speak a word | MM II.ii.57 |
| May call it againe: well, beleeue this | May call it back again. Well, believe this, | MM II.ii.58 |
| No ceremony that to great ones longs, | No ceremony that to great ones longs, | MM II.ii.59 |
| Not the Kings Crowne; nor the deputed sword, | Not the king's crown, nor the deputed sword, | MM II.ii.60 |
| The Marshalls Truncheon, nor the Iudges Robe | The marshal's truncheon, nor the judge's robe, | MM II.ii.61 |
| Become them with one halfe so good a grace | Become them with one half so good a grace | MM II.ii.62 |
| As mercie does: | As mercy does. | MM II.ii.63 |
| If he had bin as you, and you as he, | If he had been as you, and you as he, | MM II.ii.64 |
| You would haue slipt like him, but he like you | You would have slipped like him; but he, like you, | MM II.ii.65 |
| Would not haue beene so sterne. | Would not have been so stern. | MM II.ii.66.1 |
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| I would to heauen I had your potencie, | I would to heaven I had your potency, | MM II.ii.67 |
| And you were Isabell: should it then be thus? | And you were Isabel; should it then be thus? | MM II.ii.68 |
| No: I would tell what 'twere to be a Iudge, | No, I would tell what 'twere to be a judge, | MM II.ii.69 |
| And what a prisoner. | And what a prisoner. | MM II.ii.70.1 |
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| Alas, alas: | Alas, alas; | MM II.ii.72.2 |
| Why all the soules that were, were forfeit once, | Why, all the souls that were were forfeit once, | MM II.ii.73 |
| And he that might the vantage best haue tooke, | And He that might the vantage best have took | MM II.ii.74 |
| Found out the remedie: how would you be, | Found out the remedy. How would you be, | MM II.ii.75 |
| If he, which is the top of Iudgement, should | If He, which is the top of judgement, should | MM II.ii.76 |
| But iudge you, as you are? Oh, thinke on that, | But judge you as you are? O think on that, | MM II.ii.77 |
| And mercie then will breathe within your lips | And mercy then will breathe within your lips, | MM II.ii.78 |
| Like man new made. | Like man new made. | MM II.ii.79.1 |
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| To morrow? oh, that's sodaine, / Spare him, spare him: | Tomorrow? O, that's sudden; spare him, spare him. | MM II.ii.83 |
| Hee's not prepar'd for death; euen for our kitchins | He's not prepared for death. Even for our kitchens | MM II.ii.84 |
| We kill the fowle of season: shall we serue heauen | We kill the fowl of season. Shall we serve heaven | MM II.ii.85 |
| With lesse respect then we doe minister | With less respect than we do minister | MM II.ii.86 |
| To our grosse-selues? good, good my Lord, bethink you; | To our gross selves? Good, good my lord, bethink you: | MM II.ii.87 |
| Who is it that hath di'd for this offence? | Who is it that hath died for this offence? | MM II.ii.88 |
| There's many haue committed it. | There's many have committed it. | MM II.ii.89.1 |
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| Yet shew some pittie. | Yet show some pity. | MM II.ii.99.2 |
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| So you must be ye first that giues this sentence, | So you must be the first that gives this sentence, | MM II.ii.106 |
| And hee, that suffers: Oh, it is excellent | And he, that suffers. O, 'tis excellent | MM II.ii.107 |
| To haue a Giants strength: but it is tyrannous | To have a giant's strength, but it is tyrannous | MM II.ii.108 |
| To vse it like a Giant. | To use it like a giant. | MM II.ii.109.1 |
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| Could great men thunder | Could great men thunder | MM II.ii.110 |
| As Ioue himselfe do's, Ioue would neuer be quiet, | As Jove himself does, Jove would ne'er be quiet, | MM II.ii.111 |
| For euery pelting petty Officer | For every pelting, petty officer | MM II.ii.112 |
| Would vse his heauen for thunder; | Would use his heaven for thunder, | MM II.ii.113 |
| Nothing but thunder: Mercifull heauen, | Nothing but thunder. Merciful heaven, | MM II.ii.114 |
| Thou rather with thy sharpe and sulpherous bolt | Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt | MM II.ii.115 |
| Splits the vn-wedgable and gnarled Oke, | Splits the unwedgeable and gnarled oak | MM II.ii.116 |
| Then the soft Mertill: But man, proud man, | Than the soft myrtle; but man, proud man, | MM II.ii.117 |
| Drest in a little briefe authoritie, | Dressed in a little brief authority, | MM II.ii.118 |
| Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd, | Most ignorant of what he's most assured, | MM II.ii.119 |
| (His glassie Essence) like an angry Ape | His glassy essence, like an angry ape | MM II.ii.120 |
| Plaies such phantastique tricks before high heauen, | Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven | MM II.ii.121 |
| As makes the Angels weepe: who with our spleenes, | As makes the angels weep; who, with our spleens, | MM II.ii.122 |
| Would all themselues laugh mortall. | Would all themselves laugh mortal. | MM II.ii.123 |
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| We cannot weigh our brother with our selfe, | We cannot weigh our brother with ourself. | MM II.ii.126 |
| Great men may iest with Saints: tis wit in them, | Great men may jest with saints: 'tis wit in them, | MM II.ii.127 |
| But in the lesse fowle prophanation. | But in the less, foul profanation. | MM II.ii.128 |
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| That in the Captaine's but a chollericke word, | That in the captain's but a choleric word | MM II.ii.130 |
| Which in the Souldier is flat blasphemie. | Which in the soldier is flat blasphemy. | MM II.ii.131 |
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| Because Authoritie, though it erre like others, | Because authority, though it err like others, | MM II.ii.134 |
| Hath yet a kinde of medicine in it selfe | Hath yet a kind of medicine in itself | MM II.ii.135 |
| That skins the vice o'th top; goe to your bosome, | That skins the vice o'th' top. Go to your bosom, | MM II.ii.136 |
| Knock there, and aske your heart what it doth know | Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know | MM II.ii.137 |
| That's like my brothers fault: if it confesse | That's like my brother's fault; if it confess | MM II.ii.138 |
| A naturall guiltinesse, such as is his, | A natural guiltiness such as is his, | MM II.ii.139 |
| Let it not sound a thought vpon your tongue | Let it not sound a thought upon your tongue | MM II.ii.140 |
| Against my brothers life. | Against my brother's life. | MM II.ii.141.1 |
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| Gentle my Lord, turne backe. | Gentle my lord, turn back. | MM II.ii.143 |
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| Hark, how Ile bribe you: good my Lord turn back. | Hark how I'll bribe you. Good my lord, turn back. | MM II.ii.145 |
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| I, with such gifts that heauen shall share with you. | Ay, with such gifts that heaven shall share with you. | MM II.ii.147 |
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| Not with fond Sickles of the tested-gold, | Not with fond sicles of the tested gold, | MM II.ii.149 |
| Or Stones, whose rate are either rich, or poore | Or stones whose rates are either rich or poor | MM II.ii.150 |
| As fancie values them: but with true prayers, | As fancy values them; but with true prayers | MM II.ii.151 |
| That shall be vp at heauen, and enter there | That shall be up at heaven and enter there | MM II.ii.152 |
| Ere Sunne rise: prayers from preserued soules, | Ere sunrise: prayers from preserved souls, | MM II.ii.153 |
| From fasting Maides, whose mindes are dedicate | From fasting maids whose minds are dedicate | MM II.ii.154 |
| To nothing temporall. | To nothing temporal. | MM II.ii.155.1 |
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| Heauen keepe your honour safe. | Heaven keep your honour safe. | MM II.ii.157.1 |
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| At what hower to morrow, | At what hour tomorrow | MM II.ii.159.2 |
| Shall I attend your Lordship? | Shall I attend your lordship? | MM II.ii.160.1 |
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| 'Saue your Honour. | God save your honour. | MM II.ii.161.1 |
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| I am come to know your pleasure. | I am come to know your pleasure. | MM II.iv.31 |
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| Euen so: heauen keepe your Honor. | Even so. Heaven keep your honour. | MM II.iv.34 |
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| Vnder your Sentence? | Under your sentence? | MM II.iv.37 |
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| When, I beseech you: that in his Reprieue | When, I beseech you? That in his reprieve, | MM II.iv.39 |
| (Longer, or shorter) he may be so fitted | Longer or shorter, he may be so fitted | MM II.iv.40 |
| That his soule sicken not. | That his soul sicken not. | MM II.iv.41 |
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| 'Tis set downe so in heauen, but not in earth. | 'Tis set down so in heaven, but not in earth. | MM II.iv.50 |
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| Sir, beleeue this. | Sir, believe this, | MM II.iv.55.2 |
| I had rather giue my body, then my soule. | I had rather give my body than my soul. | MM II.iv.56 |
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| How say you? | How say you? | MM II.iv.58.2 |
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| Please you to doo't, | Please you to do't, | MM II.iv.64.2 |
| Ile take it as a perill to my soule, | I'll take it as a peril to my soul; | MM II.iv.65 |
| It is no sinne at all, but charitie. | It is no sin at all, but charity. | MM II.iv.66 |
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| That I do beg his life, if it be sinne | That I do beg his life, if it be sin, | MM II.iv.69 |
| Heauen let me beare it: you granting of my suit, | Heaven let me bear it; you granting of my suit, | MM II.iv.70 |
| If that be sin, Ile make it my Morne-praier, | If that be sin, I'll make it my morn prayer | MM II.iv.71 |
| To haue it added to the faults of mine, | To have it added to the faults of mine | MM II.iv.72 |
| And nothing of your answere. | And nothing of your answer. | MM II.iv.73.1 |
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| Let be ignorant, and in nothing good, | Let me be ignorant, and in nothing good | MM II.iv.76 |
| But graciously to know I am no better. | But graciously to know I am no better. | MM II.iv.77 |
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| So. | So. | MM II.iv.84 |
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| True. | True. | MM II.iv.87 |
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| As much for my poore Brother, as my selfe; | As much for my poor brother as myself: | MM II.iv.99 |
| That is: were I vnder the tearmes of death, | That is, were I under the terms of death, | MM II.iv.100 |
| Th' impression of keene whips, I'ld weare as Rubies, | Th' impression of keen whips I'd wear as rubies, | MM II.iv.101 |
| And strip my selfe to death, as to a bed, | And strip myself to death as to a bed | MM II.iv.102 |
| That longing haue bin sicke for, ere I'ld yeeld | That long I have been sick for, ere I'd yield | MM II.iv.103 |
| My body vp to shame. | My body up to shame. | MM II.iv.104.1 |
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| And 'twer the cheaper way: | And 'twere the cheaper way. | MM II.iv.105 |
| Better it were a brother dide at once, | Better it were a brother died at once | MM II.iv.106 |
| Then that a sister, by redeeming him | Than that a sister, by redeeming him, | MM II.iv.107 |
| Should die for euer. | Should die for ever. | MM II.iv.108 |
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| Ignomie in ransome, and free pardon | Ignomy in ransom and free pardon | MM II.iv.111 |
| Are of two houses: lawfull mercie, | Are of two houses: lawful mercy is | MM II.iv.112 |
| Is nothing kin to fowle redemption. | Nothing kin to foul redemption. | MM II.iv.113 |
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| Oh pardon me my Lord, it oft fals out | O pardon me, my lord; it oft falls out | MM II.iv.117 |
| To haue, what we would haue, / We speake not what vve meane; | To have what we would have, we speak not what we mean. | MM II.iv.118 |
| I something do excuse the thing I hate, | I something do excuse the thing I hate | MM II.iv.119 |
| For his aduantage that I dearely loue. | For his advantage that I dearly love. | MM II.iv.120 |
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| Else let my brother die, | Else let my brother die, | MM II.iv.121.2 |
| If not a fedarie but onely he | If not a fedary, but only he | MM II.iv.122 |
| Owe, and succeed thy weaknesse. | Owe and succeed thy weakness. | MM II.iv.123 |
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| I, as the glasses where they view themselues, | Ay, as the glasses where they view themselves, | MM II.iv.125 |
| Which are as easie broke as they make formes: | Which are as easy broke as they make forms. | MM II.iv.126 |
| Women? Helpe heauen; men their creation marre | Women, help heaven! Men their creation mar | MM II.iv.127 |
| In profiting by them: Nay, call vs ten times fraile, | In profiting by them. Nay, call us ten times frail, | MM II.iv.128 |
| For we are soft, as our complexions are, | For we are soft as our complexions are, | MM II.iv.129 |
| And credulous to false prints. | And credulous to false prints. | MM II.iv.130.1 |
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| I haue no tongue but one; gentle my Lord, | I have no tongue but one. Gentle my lord, | MM II.iv.139 |
| Let me entreate you speake the former language. | Let me entreat you speak the former language. | MM II.iv.140 |
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| My brother did loue Iuliet, | My brother did love Juliet, | MM II.iv.142 |
| And you tell me that he shall die for't. | And you tell me that he shall die for't. | MM II.iv.143 |
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| I know your vertue hath a licence in't, | I know your virtue hath a licence in't, | MM II.iv.145 |
| Which seemes a little fouler then it is, | Which seems a little fouler than it is, | MM II.iv.146 |
| To plucke on others. | To pluck on others. | MM II.iv.147.1 |
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| Ha? Little honor, to be much beleeu'd, | Ha! Little honour to be much believed, | MM II.iv.149 |
| And most pernitious purpose: Seeming, seeming. | And most pernicious purpose. Seeming, seeming! | MM II.iv.150 |
| I will proclaime thee Angelo, looke for't. | I will proclaim thee, Angelo, look for't! | MM II.iv.151 |
| Signe me a present pardon for my brother, | Sign me a present pardon for my brother, | MM II.iv.152 |
| Or with an out-stretcht throate Ile tell the world aloud | Or with an outstretched throat I'll tell the world | MM II.iv.153 |
| What man thou art. | What man thou art. | MM II.iv.154.1 |
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| To whom should I complaine? Did I tell this, | To whom should I complain? Did I tell this, | MM II.iv.171 |
| Who would beleeue me? O perilous mouthes | Who would believe me? O perilous mouths, | MM II.iv.172 |
| That beare in them, one and the selfesame tongue, | That bear in them one and the selfsame tongue, | MM II.iv.173 |
| Either of condemnation, or approofe, | Either of condemnation or approof, | MM II.iv.174 |
| Bidding the Law make curtsie to their will, | Bidding the law make curtsy to their will, | MM II.iv.175 |
| Hooking both right and wrong to th' appetite, | Hooking both right and wrong to th' appetite, | MM II.iv.176 |
| To follow as it drawes. Ile to my brother, | To follow as it draws. I'll to my brother. | MM II.iv.177 |
| Though he hath falne by prompture of the blood, | Though he hath fall'n by prompture of the blood, | MM II.iv.178 |
| Yet hath he in him such a minde of Honor, | Yet hath he in him such a mind of honour | MM II.iv.179 |
| That had he twentie heads to tender downe | That, had he twenty heads to tender down | MM II.iv.180 |
| On twentie bloodie blockes, hee'ld yeeld them vp, | On twenty bloody blocks, he'd yield them up, | MM II.iv.181 |
| Before his sister should her bodie stoope | Before his sister should her body stoop | MM II.iv.182 |
| To such abhord pollution. | To such abhorred pollution. | MM II.iv.183 |
| Then Isabell liue chaste, and brother die; | Then, Isabel, live chaste, and, brother, die. | MM II.iv.184 |
| "More then our Brother, is our Chastitie. | More than our brother is our chastity. | MM II.iv.185 |
| Ile tell him yet of Angelo's request, | I'll tell him yet of Angelo's request, | MM II.iv.186 |
| And fit his minde to death, for his soules rest. | And fit his mind to death, for his soul's rest. | MM II.iv.187 |
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| What hoa? Peace heere; Grace, and good | What, ho! Peace here, grace and good | MM III.i.44 |
| companie. | company. | MM III.i.45 |
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| My businesse is a word or two with Claudio. | My business is a word or two with Claudio. | MM III.i.50 |
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| Why, | Why, | MM III.i.58 |
| As all comforts are: most good, most good indeede, | As all comforts are: most good, most good indeed. | MM III.i.59 |
| Lord Angelo hauing affaires to heauen | Lord Angelo, having affairs to heaven, | MM III.i.60 |
| Intends you for his swift Ambassador, | Intends you for his swift ambassador, | MM III.i.61 |
| Where you shall be an euerlasting Leiger; | Where you shall be an everlasting leiger. | MM III.i.62 |
| Therefore your best appointment make with speed, | Therefore your best appointment make with speed; | MM III.i.63 |
| To Morrow you set on. | Tomorrow you set on. | MM III.i.64.1 |
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| None, but such remedie, as to saue a head | None, but such remedy as, to save a head, | MM III.i.65 |
| To cleaue a heart in twaine: | To cleave a heart in twain. | MM III.i.66.1 |
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| Yes brother, you may liue; | Yes, brother, you may live; | MM III.i.67 |
| There is a diuellish mercie in the Iudge, | There is a devilish mercy in the judge, | MM III.i.68 |
| If you'l implore it, that will free your life, | If you'll implore it, that will free your life, | MM III.i.69 |
| But fetter you till death. | But fetter you till death. | MM III.i.70.1 |
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| I iust, perpetuall durance, a restraint | Ay, just. Perpetual durance, a restraint, | MM III.i.71 |
| Through all the worlds vastiditie you had | Though all the world's vastidity you had, | MM III.i.72 |
| To a determin'd scope. | To a determined scope. | MM III.i.73.1 |
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| In such a one, as you consenting too't, | In such a one as, you consenting to't, | MM III.i.74 |
| Would barke your honor from that trunke you beare, | Would bark your honour from that trunk you bear, | MM III.i.75 |
| And leaue you naked. | And leave you naked. | MM III.i.76.1 |
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| Oh, I do feare thee Claudio, and I quake, | O, I do fear thee, Claudio, and I quake | MM III.i.77 |
| Least thou a feauorous life shouldst entertaine, | Lest thou a feverous life shouldst entertain, | MM III.i.78 |
| And six or seuen winters more respect | And six or seven winters more respect | MM III.i.79 |
| Then a perpetuall Honor. Dar'st thou die? | Than a perpetual honour. Dar'st thou die? | MM III.i.80 |
| The sence of death is most in apprehension, | The sense of death is most in apprehension, | MM III.i.81 |
| And the poore Beetle that we treade vpon | And the poor beetle that we tread upon | MM III.i.82 |
| In corporall sufferance, finds a pang as great, | In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great | MM III.i.83 |
| As when a Giant dies. | As when a giant dies. | MM III.i.84.1 |
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| There spake my brother: there my fathers graue | There spake my brother. There my father's grave | MM III.i.89 |
| Did vtter forth a voice. Yes, thou must die: | Did utter forth a voice. Yes, thou must die. | MM III.i.90 |
| Thou art too noble, to conserue a life | Thou art too noble to conserve a life | MM III.i.91 |
| In base appliances. This outward sainted Deputie, | In base appliances. This outward-sainted deputy, | MM III.i.92 |
| Whose setled visage, and deliberate word | Whose settled visage and deliberate word | MM III.i.93 |
| Nips youth i'th head, and follies doth emmew | Nips youth i'th' head, and follies doth enew | MM III.i.94 |
| As Falcon doth the Fowle, is yet a diuell: | As falcon doth the fowl, is yet a devil. | MM III.i.95 |
| His filth within being cast, he would appeare | His filth within being cast, he would appear | MM III.i.96 |
| A pond, as deepe as hell. | A pond as deep as hell. | MM III.i.97.1 |
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| Oh 'tis the cunning Liuerie of hell, | O, 'tis the cunning livery of hell, | MM III.i.98 |
| The damnest bodie to inuest, and couer | The damned'st body to invest and cover | MM III.i.99 |
| In prenzie gardes; dost thou thinke Claudio, | In precious guards. Dost thou think, Claudio, | MM III.i.100 |
| If I would yeeld him my virginitie | If I would yield him my virginity, | MM III.i.101 |
| Thou might'st be freed? | Thou might'st be freed? | MM III.i.102.1 |
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| Yes, he would giu't thee; from this rank offence | Yes, he would give't thee, from this rank offence, | MM III.i.103 |
| So to offend him still. This night's the time | So to offend him still. This night's the time | MM III.i.104 |
| That I should do what I abhorre to name, | That I should do what I abhor to name, | MM III.i.105 |
| Or else thou diest to morrow. | Or else thou diest tomorrow. | MM III.i.106.1 |
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| O, were it but my life, | O, were it but my life, | MM III.i.107 |
| I'de throw it downe for your deliuerance | I'd throw it down for your deliverance | MM III.i.108 |
| As frankely as a pin. | As frankly as a pin. | MM III.i.109.1 |
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| Be readie Claudio, for your death to morrow. | Be ready, Claudio, for your death tomorrow. | MM III.i.110 |
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| Which is the least? | Which is the least? | MM III.i.115 |
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| What saies my brother? | What says my brother? | MM III.i.119.1 |
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| And shamed life, a hatefull. | And shamed life a hateful. | MM III.i.120 |
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| Alas, alas. | Alas, alas. | MM III.i.136.1 |
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| Oh you beast, | O you beast! | MM III.i.139.2 |
| Oh faithlesse Coward, oh dishonest wretch, | O faithless coward! O dishonest wretch! | MM III.i.140 |
| Wilt thou be made a man, out of my vice? | Wilt thou be made a man out of my vice? | MM III.i.141 |
| Is't not a kinde of Incest, to take life | Is't not a kind of incest to take life | MM III.i.142 |
| From thine owne sisters shame? What should I thinke, | From thine own sister's shame? What should I think? | MM III.i.143 |
| Heauen shield my Mother plaid my Father faire: | Heaven shield my mother played my father fair, | MM III.i.144 |
| For such a warped slip of wildernesse | For such a warped slip of wilderness | MM III.i.145 |
| Nere issu'd from his blood. Take my defiance, | Ne'er issued from his blood. Take my defiance, | MM III.i.146 |
| Die, perish: Might but my bending downe | Die, perish. Might but my bending down | MM III.i.147 |
| Repreeue thee from thy fate, it should proceede. | Reprieve thee from thy fate, it should proceed. | MM III.i.148 |
| Ile pray a thousand praiers for thy death, | I'll pray a thousand prayers for thy death, | MM III.i.149 |
| No word to saue thee. | No word to save thee. | MM III.i.150.1 |
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| Oh fie, fie, fie: | O, fie, fie, fie! | MM III.i.151 |
| Thy sinn's not accidentall, but a Trade; | Thy sin's not accidental, but a trade. | MM III.i.152 |
| Mercy to thee would proue it selfe a Bawd, | Mercy to thee would prove itself a bawd, | MM III.i.153 |
| 'Tis best that thou diest quickly. | 'Tis best thou diest quickly. | MM III.i.154.1 |
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| What is your Will. | What is your will? | MM III.i.156 |
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| I haue no superfluous leysure, my stay must be | I have no superfluous leisure. My stay must be | MM III.i.160 |
| stolen out of other affaires: but I will attend you a while. | stolen out of other affairs, but I will attend you a while. | MM III.i.161 |
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| I am now going to resolue him: I had rather my | I am now going to resolve him. I had rather my | MM III.i.191 |
| brother die by the Law, then my sonne should be vnlawfullie | brother die by the law than my son should be unlawfully | MM III.i.192 |
| borne. But (oh) how much is the good Duke deceiu'd | born. But O, how much is the good Duke deceived | MM III.i.193 |
| in Angelo: if euer he returne, and I can speake to | in Angelo! If ever he return and I can speak to | MM III.i.194 |
| him, I will open my lips in vaine, or discouer his | him, I will open my lips in vain, or discover his | MM III.i.195 |
| gouernment. | government. | MM III.i.196 |
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| Let me heare you speake farther; I haue spirit to | Let me hear you speak farther. I have spirit to | MM III.i.207 |
| do any thing that appeares not fowle in the truth of my | do anything that appears not foul in the truth of my | MM III.i.208 |
| spirit. | spirit. | MM III.i.209 |
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| I haue heard of the Lady, and good words went | I have heard of the lady, and good words went | MM III.i.213 |
| with her name. | with her name. | MM III.i.214 |
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| Can this be so? did Angelo so leaue her? | Can this be so? Did Angelo so leave her? | MM III.i.226 |
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| What a merit were it in death to take this poore | What a merit were it in death to take this poor | MM III.i.233 |
| maid from the world? what corruption in this life, that | maid from the world! What corruption in this life, that | MM III.i.234 |
| it will let this man liue? But how out of this can shee auaile? | it will let this man live! But how out of this can she avail? | MM III.i.235 |
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| Shew me how (good Father.) | Show me how, good father. | MM III.i.239 |
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| The image of it giues me content already, and I | The image of it gives me content already, and I | MM III.i.260 |
| trust it will grow to a most prosperous perfection. | trust it will grow to a most prosperous perfection. | MM III.i.261 |
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| I thank you for this comfort: fare you well | I thank you for this comfort. Fare you well, | MM III.i.268 |
| good father. | good father. | MM III.i.269 |
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| He hath a Garden circummur'd with Bricke, | He hath a garden circummured with brick, | MM IV.i.27 |
| Whose westerne side is with a Vineyard back't; | Whose western side is with a vineyard backed; | MM IV.i.28 |
| And to that Vineyard is a planched gate, | And to that vineyard is a planched gate, | MM IV.i.29 |
| That makes his opening with this bigger Key: | That makes his opening with this bigger key. | MM IV.i.30 |
| This other doth command a little doore, | This other doth command a little door | MM IV.i.31 |
| Which from the Vineyard to the Garden leades, | Which from the vineyard to the garden leads. | MM IV.i.32 |
| There haue I made my promise, | There have I made my promise, | MM IV.i.33 |
| vpon the / Heauy midle of the night, | Upon the heavy middle of the night, | MM IV.i.34 |
| to call vpon him. | To call upon him. | MM IV.i.35 |
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| I haue t'ane a due, and wary note vpon't, | I have ta'en a due and wary note upon't. | MM IV.i.37 |
| With whispering, and most guiltie diligence, | With whispering and most guilty diligence, | MM IV.i.38 |
| In action all of precept, he did show me | In action all of precept, he did show me | MM IV.i.39 |
| The way twice ore. | The way twice o'er. | MM IV.i.40.1 |
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| No: none but onely a repaire ith' darke, | No, none, but only a repair i'th' dark, | MM IV.i.42 |
| And that I haue possest him, my most stay | And that I have possessed him my most stay | MM IV.i.43 |
| Can be but briefe: for I haue made him know, | Can be but brief. For I have made him know | MM IV.i.44 |
| I haue a Seruant comes with me along | I have a servant comes with me along, | MM IV.i.45 |
| That staies vpon me; whose perswasion is, | That stays upon me, whose persuasion is | MM IV.i.46 |
| I come about my Brother. | I come about my brother. | MM IV.i.47.1 |
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| I doe desire the like. | I do desire the like. | MM IV.i.51.2 |
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| Shee'll take the enterprize vpon her father, | She'll take the enterprise upon her, father, | MM IV.i.65 |
| If you aduise it. | If you advise it. | MM IV.i.66.1 |
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| Little haue you to say | Little have you to say | MM IV.i.67.2 |
| When you depart from him, but soft and low, | When you depart from him but, soft and low, | MM IV.i.68 |
| Remember now my brother. | ‘ Remember now my brother.’ | MM IV.i.69.1 |
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| Peace hoa, be heere. | Peace, ho, be here. | MM IV.iii.104 |
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| Hoa, by your leaue. | Ho, by your leave! | MM IV.iii.109.2 |
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| The better giuen me by so holy a man, | The better, given me by so holy a man. | MM IV.iii.111 |
| Hath yet the Deputie sent my brothers pardon? | Hath yet the deputy sent my brother's pardon? | MM IV.iii.112 |
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| Nay, but it is not so. | Nay, but it is not so. | MM IV.iii.115 |
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| Oh, I wil to him, and plucke out his eies. | O, I will to him and pluck out his eyes! | MM IV.iii.118 |
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| Vnhappie Claudio, wretched Isabell, | Unhappy Claudio! Wretched Isabel! | MM IV.iii.120 |
| Iniurious world, most damned Angelo. | Injurious world! Most damned Angelo! | MM IV.iii.121 |
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| I am directed by you. | I am directed by you. | MM IV.iii.135.2 |
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| To speake so indirectly I am loath, | To speak so indirectly I am loath. | MM IV.vi.1 |
| I would say the truth, but to accuse him so | I would say the truth, but to accuse him so, | MM IV.vi.2 |
| That is your part, yet I am aduis'd to doe it, | That is your part. Yet I am advised to do it, | MM IV.vi.3 |
| He saies, to vaile full purpose. | He says, to veil full purpose. | MM IV.vi.4.1 |
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| Besides he tells me, that if peraduenture | Besides, he tells me that if peradventure | MM IV.vi.5 |
| He speake against me on the aduerse side, | He speak against me on the adverse side, | MM IV.vi.6 |
| I should not thinke it strange, for 'tis a physicke | I should not think it strange, for 'tis a physic | MM IV.vi.7 |
| That's bitter, to sweet end. | That's bitter to sweet end. | MM IV.vi.8 |
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| Oh peace, the Frier is come. | O, peace, the friar is come. | MM IV.vi.9.2 |
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| Iustice, O royall Duke, vaile your regard | Justice, O royal Duke! Vail your regard | MM V.i.20 |
| Vpon a wrong'd (I would faine haue said a Maid) | Upon a wronged – I would fain have said, a maid. | MM V.i.21 |
| Oh worthy Prince, dishonor not your eye | O worthy prince, dishonour not your eye | MM V.i.22 |
| By throwing it on any other obiect, | By throwing it on any other object | MM V.i.23 |
| Till you haue heard me, in my true complaint, | Till you have heard me in my true complaint | MM V.i.24 |
| And giuen me Iustice, Iustice, Iustice, Iustice. | And given me justice, justice, justice, justice! | MM V.i.25 |
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| Oh worthy Duke, | O worthy Duke, | MM V.i.28.2 |
| You bid me seeke redemption of the diuell, | You bid me seek redemption of the devil. | MM V.i.29 |
| Heare me your selfe: for that which I must speake | Hear me yourself, for that which I must speak | MM V.i.30 |
| Must either punish me, not being beleeu'd, | Must either punish me, not being believed, | MM V.i.31 |
| Or wring redresse from you: / Heare me: oh heare me, heere. | Or wring redress from you. Hear me, O hear me, hear. | MM V.i.32 |
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| By course of Iustice. | By course of justice! | MM V.i.35.2 |
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| Most strange: but yet most truely wil I speake, | Most strange, but yet most truly, will I speak. | MM V.i.37 |
| That Angelo's forsworne, is it not strange? | That Angelo's forsworn, is it not strange? | MM V.i.38 |
| That Angelo's a murtherer, is't not strange? | That Angelo's a murderer, is't not strange? | MM V.i.39 |
| That Angelo is an adulterous thiefe, | That Angelo is an adulterous thief, | MM V.i.40 |
| An hypocrite, a virgin violator, | An hypocrite, a virgin-violator, | MM V.i.41 |
| Is it not strange? and strange? | Is it not strange, and strange? | MM V.i.42.1 |
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| It is not truer he is Angelo, | It is not truer he is Angelo | MM V.i.43 |
| Then this is all as true, as it is strange; | Than this is all as true as it is strange. | MM V.i.44 |
| Nay, it is ten times true, for truth is truth | Nay, it is ten times true, for truth is truth | MM V.i.45 |
| To th' end of reckning. | To th' end of reck'ning. | MM V.i.46.1 |
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| Oh Prince, I coniure thee, as thou beleeu'st | O prince, I conjure thee, as thou believ'st | MM V.i.48 |
| There is another comfort, then this world, | There is another comfort than this world, | MM V.i.49 |
| That thou neglect me not, with that opinion | That thou neglect me not with that opinion | MM V.i.50 |
| That I am touch'd with madnesse: make not impossible | That I am touched with madness. Make not impossible | MM V.i.51 |
| That which but seemes vnlike, 'tis not impossible | That which but seems unlike. 'Tis not impossible | MM V.i.52 |
| But one, the wickedst caitiffe on the ground | But one, the wicked'st caitiff on the ground, | MM V.i.53 |
| May seeme as shie, as graue, as iust, as absolute: | May seem as shy, as grave, as just, as absolute | MM V.i.54 |
| As Angelo, euen so may Angelo | As Angelo. Even so may Angelo, | MM V.i.55 |
| In all his dressings, caracts, titles, formes, | In all his dressings, characts, titles, forms, | MM V.i.56 |
| Be an arch-villaine: Beleeue it, royall Prince | Be an arch-villain. Believe it, royal prince. | MM V.i.57 |
| If he be lesse, he's nothing, but he's more, | If he be less, he's nothing: but he's more, | MM V.i.58 |
| Had I more name for badnesse. | Had I more name for badness. | MM V.i.59.1 |
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| Oh gracious Duke | O gracious Duke, | MM V.i.63.2 |
| Harpe not on that; nor do not banish reason | Harp not on that, nor do not banish reason | MM V.i.64 |
| For inequality, but let your reason serue | For inequality, but let your reason serve | MM V.i.65 |
| To make the truth appeare, where it seemes hid, | To make the truth appear where it seems hid, | MM V.i.66 |
| And hide the false seemes true. | And hide the false seems true. | MM V.i.67.1 |
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| I am the Sister of one Claudio, | I am the sister of one Claudio, | MM V.i.69 |
| Condemnd vpon the Act of Fornication | Condemned upon the act of fornication | MM V.i.70 |
| To loose his head, condemn'd by Angelo, | To lose his head, condemned by Angelo. | MM V.i.71 |
| I, (in probation of a Sisterhood) | I, in probation of a sisterhood, | MM V.i.72 |
| Was sent to by my Brother; one Lucio | Was sent to by my brother. One Lucio | MM V.i.73 |
| As then the Messenger. | As then the messenger – | MM V.i.74.1 |
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| That's he indeede. | That's he indeed. | MM V.i.77.2 |
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| This Gentleman told somewhat of my Tale. | This gentleman told somewhat of my tale. | MM V.i.84 |
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| I went | I went | MM V.i.87.2 |
| To this pernicious Caitiffe Deputie. | To this pernicious caitiff deputy – | MM V.i.88 |
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| Pardon it, | Pardon it, | MM V.i.89.2 |
| The phrase is to the matter. | The phrase is to the matter. | MM V.i.90 |
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| In briefe, to set the needlesse processe by: | In brief, to set the needless process by, | MM V.i.92 |
| How I perswaded, how I praid, and kneel'd, | How I persuaded, how I prayed, and kneeled, | MM V.i.93 |
| How he refeld me, and how I replide | How he refelled me, and how I replied – | MM V.i.94 |
| (For this was of much length) the vild conclusion | For this was of much length – the vile conclusion | MM V.i.95 |
| I now begin with griefe, and shame to vtter. | I now begin with grief and shame to utter. | MM V.i.96 |
| He would not, but by gift of my chaste body | He would not, but by gift of my chaste body | MM V.i.97 |
| To his concupiscible intemperate lust | To his concup'scible intemperate lust, | MM V.i.98 |
| Release my brother; and after much debatement, | Release my brother, and after much debatement | MM V.i.99 |
| My sisterly remorse, confutes mine honour, | My sisterly remorse confutes mine honour, | MM V.i.100 |
| And I did yeeld to him: But the next morne betimes, | And I did yield to him. But the next morn betimes, | MM V.i.101 |
| His purpose surfetting, he sends a warrant | His purpose surfeiting, he sends a warrant | MM V.i.102 |
| For my poore brothers head. | For my poor brother's head. | MM V.i.103.1 |
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| Oh that it were as like as it is true. | O, that it were as like as it is true. | MM V.i.104 |
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| And is this all? | And is this all? | MM V.i.114.2 |
| Then oh you blessed Ministers aboue | Then, O you blessed ministers above, | MM V.i.115 |
| Keepe me in patience, and with ripened time | Keep me in patience, and with ripened time | MM V.i.116 |
| Vnfold the euill, which is heere wrapt vp | Unfold the evil which is here wrapped up | MM V.i.117 |
| In countenance: heauen shield your Grace from woe, | In countenance. Heaven shield your grace from woe, | MM V.i.118 |
| As I thus wrong'd, hence vnbeleeued goe. | As I thus wronged hence unbelieved go. | MM V.i.119 |
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| One that I would were heere, Frier Lodowick. | One that I would were here, Friar Lodowick. | MM V.i.125 |
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| Oh giue me pardon | O, give me pardon, | MM V.i.382.2 |
| That I, your vassaile, haue imploid, and pain'd | That I, your vassal, have employed and pained | MM V.i.383 |
| Your vnknowne Soueraigntie. | Your unknown sovereignty. | MM V.i.384.1 |
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| I doe my Lord. | I do, my lord. | MM V.i.396.2 |
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| Most bounteous Sir. | Most bounteous sir, | MM V.i.440.2 |
| Looke if it please you, on this man condemn'd, | Look, if it please you, on this man condemned | MM V.i.441 |
| As if my Brother liu'd: I partly thinke, | As if my brother lived. I partly think | MM V.i.442 |
| A due sinceritie gouerned his deedes, | A due sincerity governed his deeds, | MM V.i.443 |
| Till he did looke on me: Since it is so, | Till he did look on me. Since it is so, | MM V.i.444 |
| Let him not die: my Brother had but Iustice, | Let him not die. My brother had but justice, | MM V.i.445 |
| In that he did the thing for which he dide. | In that he did the thing for which he died. | MM V.i.446 |
| For Angelo, | For Angelo, | MM V.i.447 |
| his Act did not ore-take his bad intent, | His act did not o'ertake his bad intent, | MM V.i.448 |
| And must be buried but as an intent | And must be buried but as an intent | MM V.i.449 |
| That perish'd by the way: thoughts are no subiects | That perished by the way. Thoughts are no subjects, | MM V.i.450 |
| Intents, but meerely thoughts. | Intents but merely thoughts. | MM V.i.451.1 |