| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| I am resolu'd, 'tis but a three yeeres fast: | I am resolved. 'Tis but a three years' fast. | LLL I.i.24 |
| The minde shall banquet, though the body pine, | The mind shall banquet though the body pine. | LLL I.i.25 |
| Fat paunches haue leane pates: and dainty bits, | Fat paunches have lean pates, and dainty bits | LLL I.i.26 |
| Make rich the ribs, but bankerout the wits. | Make rich the ribs but bankrupt quite the wits. | LLL I.i.27 |
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| You swore to that Berowne, and to the rest. | You swore to that, Berowne, and to the rest. | LLL I.i.53 |
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| Hee weedes the corne, and still lets grow the weeding. | He weeds the corn, and still lets grow the weeding. | LLL I.i.96 |
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| Foure dayes agoe. | Four days ago. | LLL I.i.121 |
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| Marry that did I. | Marry, that did I. | LLL I.i.124 |
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| To fright them hence with that dread penaltie, | To fright them hence with that dread penalty. | LLL I.i.126 |
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| Costard the swaine and he, shall be our sport, | Costard the swain and he shall be our sport, | LLL I.i.177 |
| And so to studie, three yeeres is but short. | And so to study three years is but short. | LLL I.i.178 |
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| A high hope for a low heauen, God grant vs | A high hope for a low heaven. God grant us | LLL I.i.191 |
| patience. | patience! | LLL I.i.192 |
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| To heare meekely sir, and to laugh moderately, | To hear meekly, sir, and to laugh moderately; | LLL I.i.194 |
| or to forbeare both. | or to forbear both. | LLL I.i.195 |
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| I beseech you a word: what is she in the white? | I beseech you a word. What is she in the white? | LLL II.i.183 |
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| Perchance light in the light: I desire her name. | Perchance light in the light. I desire her name. | LLL II.i.185 |
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| Pray you sir, whose daughter? | Pray you, sir: whose daughter? | LLL II.i.187 |
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| Gods blessing a your beard. | God's blessing on your beard! | LLL II.i.189 |
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| Nay, my choller is ended: | Nay, my choler is ended. | LLL II.i.192 |
| Shee is a most sweet Lady. Exit. Long. | She is a most sweet lady. | LLL II.i.193 |
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| Ay me, I am forsworne. | Ay me, I am forsworn! | LLL IV.iii.44 |
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| Am I the first yt haue been periur'd so? | Am I the first that have been perjured so? | LLL IV.iii.49 |
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| I feare these stubborn lines lack power to moue. | I fear these stubborn lines lack power to move. | LLL IV.iii.53 |
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| O sweet Maria, Empresse of my Loue, | (reading) O sweet Maria, empress of my love! – | LLL IV.iii.54 |
| These numbers will I teare, and write in prose. | These numbers will I tear, and write in prose. | LLL IV.iii.55 |
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| This same shall goe. | This same shall go: | LLL IV.iii.57.2 |
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| Did not the heauenly Rhetoricke of thine eye, | Did not the heavenly rhetoric of thine eye, | LLL IV.iii.58 |
| 'Gainst whom the world cannot hold argument, | 'Gainst whom the world cannot hold argument, | LLL IV.iii.59 |
| Perswade my heart to this false periurie? | Persuade my heart to this false perjury? | LLL IV.iii.60 |
| Vowes for thee broke deserue not punishment. | Vows for thee broke deserve not punishment. | LLL IV.iii.61 |
| A Woman I forswore, but I will proue, | A woman I forswore, but I will prove – | LLL IV.iii.62 |
| Thou being a Goddesse, I forswore not thee. | Thou being a goddess – I forswore not thee. | LLL IV.iii.63 |
| My Vow was earthly, thou a heauenly Loue. | My vow was earthly, thou a heavenly love; | LLL IV.iii.64 |
| Thy grace being gain'd, cures all disgrace in me. | Thy grace, being gained, cures all disgrace in me. | LLL IV.iii.65 |
| Vowes are but breath, and breath a vapour is. | Vows are but breath, and breath a vapour is; | LLL IV.iii.66 |
| Then thou faire Sun, which on my earth doest shine, | Then thou, fair sun, which on my earth dost shine, | LLL IV.iii.67 |
| Exhalest this vapor-vow, in thee it is: | Exhalest this vapour-vow; in thee it is. | LLL IV.iii.68 |
| If broken then, it is no fault of mine: | If broken, then, it is no fault of mine; | LLL IV.iii.69 |
| If by me broke, What foole is not so wise, | If by me broke, what fool is not so wise | LLL IV.iii.70 |
| To loose an oath, to win a Paradise? | To lose an oath to win a paradise? | LLL IV.iii.71 |
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| By whom shall I send this (company?) Stay. | By whom shall I send this? – Company? Stay. | LLL IV.iii.75 |
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| And I had mine. | And I had mine! | LLL IV.iii.90.2 |
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| Dumaine, thy Loue is farre from charitie, | Dumaine, thy love is far from charity. | LLL IV.iii.125 |
| That in Loues griefe desir'st societie: | That in love's grief desirest society. | LLL IV.iii.126 |
| You may looke pale, but I should blush I know, | You may look pale, but I should blush, I know, | LLL IV.iii.127 |
| To be ore-heard, and taken napping so. | To be o'erheard and taken napping so. | LLL IV.iii.128 |
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| It did moue him to passion, and therefore let's heare it. | It did move him to passion, and therefore let's hear it. | LLL IV.iii.200 |
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| And since her time, are Colliers counted bright. | And since her time are colliers counted bright. | LLL IV.iii.265 |
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| Looke, heer's thy loue, my foot and her face see. | Look, here's thy love (showing his shoe); my foot and her face see. | LLL IV.iii.275 |
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| O some authority how to proceed, | O, some authority how to proceed! | LLL IV.iii.285 |
| Some tricks, some quillets, how to cheat the diuell. | Some tricks, some quillets, how to cheat the devil! | LLL IV.iii.286 |
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| Now to plaine dealing, Lay these glozes by, | Now to plain dealing. Lay these glosses by. | LLL IV.iii.346 |
| Shall we resolue to woe these girles of France? | Shall we resolve to woo these girls of France? | LLL IV.iii.347 |
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| I know the reason Ladie why you aske. | I know the reason, lady, why you ask. | LLL V.ii.243 |
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| You haue a double tongue within your mask. | You have a double tongue within your mask, | LLL V.ii.245 |
| And would affoord my speechlesse vizard halfe. | And would afford my speechless visor half. | LLL V.ii.246 |
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| A Calfe faire Ladie? | A calf, fair lady! | LLL V.ii.248.1 |
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| Let's part the word. | Let's part the word. | LLL V.ii.249.1 |
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| Looke how you but your selfe in these sharpe mockes. | Look how you butt yourself in these sharp mocks. | LLL V.ii.251 |
| Will you giue hornes chast Ladie? Do not so. | Will you give horns, chaste lady? Do not so. | LLL V.ii.252 |
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| One word in priuate with you ere I die. | One word in private with you ere I die. | LLL V.ii.254 |
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| The face of an old Roman coine, scarce | The face of an old Roman coin, scarce | LLL V.ii.610 |
| seene. | seen. | LLL V.ii.611 |
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| His legge is too big for Hector. | His leg is too big for Hector's. | LLL V.ii.637 |
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| Stucke with Cloues. | Stuck with cloves. | LLL V.ii.646 |
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| That Cullambine. | That columbine! | LLL V.ii.653.3 |
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| I must rather giue it the reine: for it runnes | I must rather give it the rein, for it runs | LLL V.ii.655 |
| against Hector. | against Hector. | LLL V.ii.656 |
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| So did our lookes. | So did our looks. | LLL V.ii.781.1 |
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| What saies Maria? | What says Maria? | LLL V.ii.822.1 |
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| Ile stay with patience: but the time is long. | I'll stay with patience, but the time is long. | LLL V.ii.824 |