| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| 'Tis not vnknown to you Madam, I am a poore | 'Tis not unknown to you, madam, I am a poor | AW I.iii.13 |
| fellow. | fellow. | AW I.iii.14 |
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| No maddam, / 'Tis not so well that I am poore, | No, madam, 'tis not so well that I am poor, | AW I.iii.16 |
| though manie of the rich are damn'd, but if I may haue | though many of the rich are damned; but if I may have | AW I.iii.17 |
| your Ladiships good will to goe to the world, Isbell the | your ladyship's good will to go to the world, Isbel the | AW I.iii.18 |
| woman and w will doe as we may. | woman and I will do as we may. | AW I.iii.19 |
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| I doe beg your good will in this case. | I do beg your good will in this case. | AW I.iii.21 |
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| In Isbels case and mine owne: seruice is no | In Isbel's case and mine own. Service is no | AW I.iii.23 |
| heritage, and I thinke I shall neuer haue the blessing of | heritage, and I think I shall never have the blessing of | AW I.iii.24 |
| God, till I haue issue a my bodie: for they say barnes are | God till I have issue o'my body; for they say barnes are | AW I.iii.25 |
| blessings. | blessings. | AW I.iii.26 |
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| My poore bodie Madam requires it, I am driuen | My poor body, madam, requires it. I am driven | AW I.iii.28 |
| on by the flesh, and hee must needes goe that the diuell | on by the flesh, and he must needs go that the devil | AW I.iii.29 |
| driues. | drives. | AW I.iii.30 |
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| Faith Madam I haue other holie reasons, such as | Faith, madam, I have other holy reasons, such as | AW I.iii.32 |
| they are. | they are. | AW I.iii.33 |
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| I haue beene Madam a wicked creature, as you | I have been, madam, a wicked creature, as you | AW I.iii.35 |
| and all flesh and blood are, and indeede I doe marrie that I | and all flesh and blood are, and indeed I do marry that I | AW I.iii.36 |
| may repent. | may repent. | AW I.iii.37 |
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| I am out a friends Madam, and I hope to haue | I am out o' friends, madam, and I hope to have | AW I.iii.39 |
| friends for my wiues sake. | friends for my wife's sake. | AW I.iii.40 |
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| Y'are shallow Madam in great friends, for the | Y'are shallow, madam; e'en great friends, for the | AW I.iii.42 |
| knaues come to doe that for me which I am a wearie of: | knaves come to do that for me which I am aweary of. | AW I.iii.43 |
| he that eres my Land, spares my teame, and giues mee | He that ears my land spares my team, and gives me | AW I.iii.44 |
| leaue to Inne the crop: if I be his cuckold hee's my drudge; | leave to in the crop. If I be his cuckold, he's my drudge. | AW I.iii.45 |
| he that comforts my wife, is the cherisher of my flesh | He that comforts my wife is the cherisher of my flesh | AW I.iii.46 |
| and blood; hee that cherishes my flesh and blood, loues | and blood; he that cherishes my flesh and blood loves | AW I.iii.47 |
| my flesh and blood; he that loues my flesh and blood is | my flesh and blood; he that loves my flesh and blood is | AW I.iii.48 |
| my friend: ergo he that kisses my wife is my friend: If | my friend; ergo, he that kisses my wife is my friend. If | AW I.iii.49 |
| men could be contented to be what they are, there were | men could be contented to be what they are, there were | AW I.iii.50 |
| no feare in marriage, for yong Charbon the Puritan, and | no fear in marriage; for young Charbon the puritan and | AW I.iii.51 |
| old Poysam the Papist, how somere their hearts are | old Poysam the papist, howsome'er their hearts are | AW I.iii.52 |
| seuer'd in Religion, their heads are both one, they may | severed in religion, their heads are both one: they may | AW I.iii.53 |
| ioule horns together like any Deare i'th Herd. | jowl horns together like any deer i'th' herd. | AW I.iii.54 |
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| A Prophet I Madam, and I speake the truth the | A prophet I, madam, and I speak the truth the | AW I.iii.57 |
| next waie, | next way: | AW I.iii.58 |
| for I the Ballad will repeate, | For I the ballad will repeat | AW I.iii.59 |
| which men full true shall finde, | Which men full true shall find: | AW I.iii.60 |
| your marriage comes by destinie, | Your marriage comes by destiny, | AW I.iii.61 |
| your Cuckow sings by kinde. | Your cuckoo sings by kind. | AW I.iii.62 |
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| Was this faire face the cause, quoth she, | Was this fair face the cause, quoth she, | AW I.iii.68 |
| Why the Grecians sacked Troy, | Why the Grecians sacked Troy? | AW I.iii.69 |
| Fond done, done, fond | Fond done, done fond, | AW I.iii.70 |
| was this King Priams ioy, | Was this King Priam's joy? | AW I.iii.71 |
| With that she sighed as she stood, bis | With that she sighed as she stood, | AW I.iii.72 |
| With that she sighed as she stood, | AW I.iii.73 |
| And gaue this sentence then, | And gave this sentence then: | AW I.iii.74 |
| among nine bad if one be good, | Among nine bad if one be good, | AW I.iii.75 |
| among nine bad if one be good, | Among nine bad if one be good, | AW I.iii.76 |
| there's yet one good in ten. | There's yet one good in ten. | AW I.iii.77 |
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| One good woman in ten Madam, which is a | One good woman in ten, madam, which is a | AW I.iii.80 |
| purifying ath' song: would God would serue the world | purifying o'th' song. Would God would serve the world | AW I.iii.81 |
| so all the yeere, weed finde no fault with the tithe woman | so all the year! We'd find no fault with the tithe-woman | AW I.iii.82 |
| if I were the Parson, one in ten quoth a? and wee might | if I were the parson. One in ten, quoth 'a! An we might | AW I.iii.83 |
| haue a good woman borne but ore euerie blazing starre, or | have a good woman born but one every blazing star or | AW I.iii.84 |
| at an earthquake, 'twould mend the Lotterie well, a man | at an earthquake, 'twould mend the lottery well; a man | AW I.iii.85 |
| may draw his heart out ere a plucke one. | may draw his heart out ere 'a pluck one. | AW I.iii.86 |
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| That man should be at womans command, and | That man should be at woman's command, and | AW I.iii.89 |
| yet no hurt done, though honestie be no Puritan, yet it | yet no hurt done! Though honesty be no puritan, yet it | AW I.iii.90 |
| will doe no hurt, it will weare the Surplis of humilitie ouer | will do no hurt. It will wear the surplice of humility over | AW I.iii.91 |
| the blacke-Gowne of a bigge heart: I am going forsooth, the | the black gown of a big heart. I am going, forsooth. The | AW I.iii.92 |
| businesse is for Helen to come hither. | business is for Helen to come hither. | AW I.iii.93 |
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| I will shew my selfe highly fed, and lowly taught, I | I will show myself highly fed and lowly taught. I | AW II.ii.3 |
| know my businesse is but to the Court. | know my business is but to the court. | AW II.ii.4 |
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| Truly Madam, if God haue lent a man any | Truly, madam, if God have lent a man any | AW II.ii.8 |
| manners, hee may easilie put it off at Court: hee that cannot | manners he may easily put it off at court. He that cannot | AW II.ii.9 |
| make a legge, put off's cap, kisse his hand, and say nothing, | make a leg, put off's cap, kiss his hand, and say nothing, | AW II.ii.10 |
| has neither legge, hands, lippe, nor cap; and indeed such a | has neither leg, hands, lip, nor cap; and indeed such a | AW II.ii.11 |
| fellow, to say precisely, were not for the Court, but for | fellow, to say precisely, were not for the court. But for | AW II.ii.12 |
| me, I haue an answere will serue all men. | me, I have an answer will serve all men. | AW II.ii.13 |
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| It is like a Barbers chaire that fits all buttockes, the pin | It is like a barber's chair that fits all buttocks: the | AW II.ii.16 |
| buttocke, the quatch-buttocke, the brawn buttocke, or | pin-buttock, the quatch-buttock, the brawn-buttock, or | AW II.ii.17 |
| any buttocke. | any buttock. | AW II.ii.18 |
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| As fit as ten groats is for the hand of an Atturney, | As fit as ten groats is for the hand of an attorney, | AW II.ii.20 |
| as your French Crowne for your taffety punke, as Tibs | as your French crown for your taffety punk, as Tib's | AW II.ii.21 |
| rush for Toms fore-finger, as a pancake for Shroue- | rush for Tom's forefinger, as a pancake for Shrove | AW II.ii.22 |
| tuesday, a Morris for May-day, as the naile to his hole, | Tuesday, a morris for May-day, as the nail to his hole, | AW II.ii.23 |
| the Cuckold to his horne, as a scolding queane to a | the cuckold to his horn, as a scolding quean to a | AW II.ii.24 |
| wrangling knaue, as the Nuns lip to the Friers mouth, | wrangling knave, as the nun's lip to the friar's mouth; | AW II.ii.25 |
| nay as the pudding to his skin. | nay, as the pudding to his skin. | AW II.ii.26 |
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| From below your Duke, to beneath your Constable, | From below your duke to beneath your constable, | AW II.ii.29 |
| it will fit any question. | it will fit any question. | AW II.ii.30 |
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| But a triflle neither in good faith, if the learned | But a trifle neither, in good faith, if the learned | AW II.ii.33 |
| should speake truth of it: heere it is, and all that belongs | should speak truth of it. Here it is, and all that belongs | AW II.ii.34 |
| to't. Aske mee if I am a Courtier, it shall doe you no harme | to't. Ask me if I am a courtier; it shall do you no harm | AW II.ii.35 |
| to learne. | to learn. | AW II.ii.36 |
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| O Lord sir theres a simple putting off: more, | O Lord, sir! – There's a simple putting off. More, | AW II.ii.40 |
| more, a hundred of them. | more, a hundred of them. | AW II.ii.41 |
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| O Lord sir, thicke, thicke, spare not me. | O Lord, sir! – Thick, thick; spare not me. | AW II.ii.43 |
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| O Lord sir; nay put me too't, I warrant you. | O Lord, sir! – Nay, put me to't, I warrant you. | AW II.ii.46 |
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| O Lord sir, spare not me. | O Lord, sir! – Spare not me. | AW II.ii.48 |
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| I nere had worse lucke in my life in my O Lord | I ne'er had worse luck in my life in my ‘ O Lord, | AW II.ii.53 |
| sir: I see things may serue long, but not serue euer. | sir!’ I see things may serve long, but not serve ever. | AW II.ii.54 |
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| O Lord sir, why there't serues well agen. | O Lord, sir! – Why, there't serves well again. | AW II.ii.57 |
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| Not much commendation to them. | Not much commendation to them? | AW II.ii.62 |
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| Most fruitfully, I am there, before my legges. | Most fruitfully. I am there before my legs. | AW II.ii.65 |
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| She is not well, but yet she has her health, she's | She is not well, but yet she has her health; she's | AW II.iv.2 |
| very merrie, but yet she is not well: but thankes be giuen | very merry, but yet she is not well. But thanks be given | AW II.iv.3 |
| she's very well, and wants nothing i'th world: but yet she | she's very well and wants nothing i'th' world; but yet she | AW II.iv.4 |
| is not well. | is not well. | AW II.iv.5 |
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| Truly she's very well indeed, but for two things | Truly, she's very well indeed, but for two things. | AW II.iv.8 |
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| One, that she's not in heauen, whether God send | One, that she's not in heaven, whither God send | AW II.iv.10 |
| her quickly: the other, that she's in earth, from whence | her quickly! The other that she's in earth, from whence | AW II.iv.11 |
| God send her quickly. | God send her quickly! | AW II.iv.12 |
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| So that you had her wrinkles, and I her money, I | So that you had her wrinkles and I her money, I | AW II.iv.19 |
| would she did as you say. | would she did as you say. | AW II.iv.20 |
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| Marry you are the wiser man: for many a mans | Marry, you are the wiser man, for many a man's | AW II.iv.22 |
| tongue shakes out his masters vndoing: to say nothing, | tongue shakes out his master's undoing. To say nothing, | AW II.iv.23 |
| to do nothing, to know nothing, and to haue nothing, is | to do nothing, to know nothing, and to have nothing, is | AW II.iv.24 |
| to be a great part of your title, which is within a verie | to be a great part of your title, which is within a very | AW II.iv.25 |
| little of nothing. | little of nothing. | AW II.iv.26 |
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| You should haue said sir before a knaue, th'art | You should have said, sir, ‘ Before a knave th'art | AW II.iv.28 |
| a knaue, that's before me th'art a knaue: this had | a knave;’ that's ‘ Before me, th'art a knave.’ This had | AW II.iv.29 |
| beene truth sir. | been truth, sir. | AW II.iv.30 |
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| Did you finde me in your selfe sir, or were you | Did you find me in your self, sir, or were you | AW II.iv.32 |
| taught to finde me? The search sir was profitable, and | taught to find me? The search, sir, was profitable; and | AW II.iv.33 |
| much Foole may you find in you, euen to the worlds | much fool may you find in you, even to the world's | AW II.iv.34 |
| pleasure, and the encrease of laughter. | pleasure and the increase of laughter. | AW II.iv.35 |
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| By my troth I take my young Lord to be a verie | By my troth, I take my young lord to be a very | AW III.ii.3 |
| melancholly man. | melancholy man. | AW III.ii.4 |
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| Why he will looke vppon his boote, and sing: mend | Why, he will look upon his boot and sing, mend | AW III.ii.6 |
| the Ruffe and sing, aske questions and sing, picke his teeth, | the ruff and sing, ask questions and sing, pick his teeth | AW III.ii.7 |
| and sing: I know a man that had this tricke of melancholy | and sing. I knew a man that had this trick of melancholy | AW III.ii.8 |
| hold a goodly Mannor for a song. | hold a goodly manor for a song. | AW III.ii.9 |
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| I haue no minde to Isbell since I was at Court. Our | I have no mind to Isbel since I was at court. Our | AW III.ii.12 |
| old Lings, and our Isbels a'th Country, are nothing like | old lings and our Isbels o'th' country are nothing like | AW III.ii.13 |
| your old Ling and your Isbels a'th Court: the brains of | your old ling and your Isbels o'th' court. The brains of | AW III.ii.14 |
| my Cupid's knock'd out, and I beginne to loue, as an old | my Cupid's knocked out, and I begin to love as an old | AW III.ii.15 |
| man loues money, with no stomacke. | man loves money, with no stomach. | AW III.ii.16 |
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| In that you haue there. | E'en that you have there. | AW III.ii.18 |
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| O Madam, yonder is heauie newes within betweene | O madam, yonder is heavy news within, between | AW III.ii.32 |
| two souldiers, and my yong Ladie. | two soldiers and my young lady. | AW III.ii.33 |
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| Nay there is some comfort in the newes, some | Nay, there is some comfort in the news, some | AW III.ii.35 |
| comfort, your sonne will not be kild so soone as I thoght | comfort: your son will not be killed so soon as I thought | AW III.ii.36 |
| he would. | he would. | AW III.ii.37 |
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| So say I Madame, if he runne away, as I heare he | So say I, madam, if he run away, as I hear he | AW III.ii.39 |
| does, the danger is in standing too't, that's the losse of | does. The danger is in standing to't; that's the loss of | AW III.ii.40 |
| men, though it be the getting of children. Heere they | men, though it be the getting of children. Here they | AW III.ii.41 |
| come will tell you more. For my part I onely heare your | come will tell you more. For my part, I only hear your | AW III.ii.42 |
| sonne was run away. | son was run away. | AW III.ii.43 |
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| Indeed sir she was the sweete Margerom of the | Indeed, sir, she was the sweet marjoram of the | AW IV.v.14 |
| sallet, or rather the hearbe of grace. | sallet, or, rather, the herb of grace. | AW IV.v.15 |
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| I am no great Nabuchadnezar sir, I haue not | I am no great Nabuchadnezzar, sir, I have not | AW IV.v.18 |
| much skill in grace. | much skill in grass. | AW IV.v.19 |
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| A foole sir at a womans seruice, and a knaue at a | A fool, sir, at a woman's service, and a knave at a | AW IV.v.22 |
| mans. | man's. | AW IV.v.23 |
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| I would cousen the man of his wife, and do his | I would cozen the man of his wife and do his | AW IV.v.25 |
| seruice. | service. | AW IV.v.26 |
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| And I would giue his wife my bauble sir to doe | And I would give his wife my bauble, sir, to do | AW IV.v.28 |
| her seruice. | her service. | AW IV.v.29 |
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| At your seruice. | At your service. | AW IV.v.32 |
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| Why sir, if I cannot serue you, I can serue as great | Why, sir, if I cannot serve you I can serve as great | AW IV.v.34 |
| a prince as you are. | a prince as you are. | AW IV.v.35 |
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| Faith sir a has an English maine, but his | Faith, sir, 'a has an English name; but his | AW IV.v.37 |
| fisnomie is more hotter in France then there. | fisnomy is more hotter in France than there. | AW IV.v.38 |
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| The blacke prince sir, alias the prince of darkenesse, | The Black Prince, sir, alias the prince of darkness, | AW IV.v.40 |
| alias the diuell. | alias the devil. | AW IV.v.41 |
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| I am a woodland fellow sir, that alwaies loued a | I am a woodland fellow, sir, that always loved a | AW IV.v.45 |
| great fire, and the master I speak of euer keeps a good | great fire, and the master I speak of ever keeps a good | AW IV.v.46 |
| fire, but sure he is the Prince of the world, let his | fire. But sure he is the prince of the world; let his | AW IV.v.47 |
| Nobilitie remaine in's Court. I am for the house with the | nobility remain in's court. I am for the house with the | AW IV.v.48 |
| narrow gate, which I take to be too little for pompe to | narrow gate, which I take to be too little for pomp to | AW IV.v.49 |
| enter: some that humble themselues may, but the manie | enter; some that humble themselves may, but the many | AW IV.v.50 |
| will be too chill and tender, and theyle bee for the | will be too chill and tender, and they'll be for the | AW IV.v.51 |
| flowrie way that leads to the broad gate, and the great | flowery way that leads to the broad gate and the great | AW IV.v.52 |
| fire. | fire. | AW IV.v.53 |
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| If I put any trickes vpon em sir, they shall bee | If I put any tricks upon 'em, sir, they shall be | AW IV.v.58 |
| Iades trickes, which are their owne right by the law of | jades' tricks, which are their own right by the law of | AW IV.v.59 |
| Nature. | nature. | AW IV.v.60 |
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| O Madam, yonders my Lord your sonne with a patch | O madam, yonder's my lord your son with a patch | AW IV.v.91 |
| of veluet on's face, whether there bee a scar vnder't or no, | of velvet on's face; whether there be a scar under't or no, | AW IV.v.92 |
| the Veluet knowes, but 'tis a goodly patch of Veluet, his | the velvet knows, but 'tis a goodly patch of velvet. His | AW IV.v.93 |
| left cheeke is a cheeke of two pile and a halfe, but his right | left cheek is a cheek of two pile and a half, but his right | AW IV.v.94 |
| cheeke is worne bare. | cheek is worn bare. | AW IV.v.95 |
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| But it is your carbinado'd face. | But it is your carbonadoed face. | AW IV.v.98 |
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| 'Faith there's a dozen of em, with delicate fine | Faith, there's a dozen of 'em with delicate fine | AW IV.v.101 |
| hats, and most courteous feathers, which bow the head, | hats, and most courteous feathers which bow the head | AW IV.v.102 |
| and nod at euerie man. | and nod at every man. | AW IV.v.103 |
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| Truely, Fortunes displeasure is but sluttish if it | Truly, Fortune's displeasure is but sluttish if it | AW V.ii.6 |
| smell so strongly as thou speak'st of: I will hencefoorth | smell so strongly as thou speakest of. I will henceforth | AW V.ii.7 |
| eate no Fish of Fortunes butt'ring. Prethee alow the | eat no fish of Fortune's buttering. Prithee, allow the | AW V.ii.8 |
| winde. | wind. | AW V.ii.9 |
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| Indeed sir, if your Metaphor stinke, I will stop my | Indeed, sir, if your metaphor stink I will stop my | AW V.ii.12 |
| nose, or against any mans Metaphor. Prethe get thee | nose, or against any man's metaphor. Prithee, get thee | AW V.ii.13 |
| further. | further. | AW V.ii.14 |
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| Foh, prethee stand away: a paper from fortunes | Foh! Prithee stand away. A paper from Fortune's | AW V.ii.16 |
| close-stoole, to giue to a Nobleman. Looke heere he comes | close-stool, to give to a nobleman! Look, here he comes | AW V.ii.17 |
| himselfe. | himself. | AW V.ii.18 |
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| Heere is a purre of Fortunes sir, or of Fortunes Cat, but | Here is a pur of Fortune's, sir, or of Fortune's cat, but | AW V.ii.19 |
| not a Muscat, that ha's falne into the vncleane fish-pond | not a musk-cat, that has fallen into the unclean fishpond | AW V.ii.20 |
| of her displeasure, and as he sayes is muddied withall. | of her displeasure and, as he says, is muddied withal. | AW V.ii.21 |
| Pray you sir, vse the Carpe as you may, for he lookes like a | Pray you, sir, use the carp as you may, for he looks like a | AW V.ii.22 |
| poore decayed, ingenious, foolish, rascally knaue. I doe | poor, decayed, ingenious, foolish, rascally knave. I do | AW V.ii.23 |
| pittie his distresse in my smiles of comfort, and leaue him | pity his distress in my similes of comfort, and leave him | AW V.ii.24 |
| to your Lordship. | to your lordship. | AW V.ii.25 |