| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| So tis reported sir. | So 'tis reported, sir. | AW I.ii.3.2 |
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| His loue and wisedome | His love and wisdom, | AW I.ii.9.2 |
| Approu'd so to your Maiesty, may pleade | Approved so to your majesty, may plead | AW I.ii.10 |
| For amplest credence. | For amplest credence. | AW I.ii.11.1 |
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| It is the Count Rosignoll my good Lord, | It is the Count Rossillion, my good lord, | AW I.ii.18 |
| Yong Bertram. | Young Bertram. | AW I.ii.19.1 |
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| 'Tis our hope sir, | 'Tis our hope, sir, | AW II.i.5.2 |
| After well entred souldiers, to returne | After well-entered soldiers, to return | AW II.i.6 |
| And finde your grace in health. | And find your grace in health. | AW II.i.7 |
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| Bo. | BOTH LORDS | |
| Our hearts receiue your warnings. | Our hearts receive your warnings. | AW II.i.22.2 |
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| Oh my sweet Lord yt you wil stay behind vs. | O my sweet lord, that you will stay behind us! | AW II.i.24 |
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| There's honour in the theft. | There's honour in the theft. | AW II.i.34.1 |
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| Farewell Captaine. | Farewell, captain. | AW II.i.38 |
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| We shall noble Captaine. | We shall, noble captain. | AW II.i.46 |
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| All. | ALL THE LORDS | |
| We vnderstand it, and thanke heauen for you. | We understand it, and thank heaven for you. | AW II.iii.64 |
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| And grant it. | And grant it. | AW II.iii.76.1 |
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| Holy seemes the quarrell | Holy seems the quarrel | AW III.i.4.2 |
| Vpon your Graces part: blacke and fearefull | Upon your grace's part, black and fearful | AW III.i.5 |
| On the opposer. | On the opposer. | AW III.i.6 |
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| But I am sure the yonger of our nature, | But I am sure the younger of our nature | AW III.i.17 |
| That surfet on their ease, will day by day | That surfeit on their ease will day by day | AW III.i.18 |
| Come heere for Physicke. | Come here for physic. | AW III.i.19.1 |
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| Saue you good Madam. | Save you, good madam. | AW III.ii.44 |
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| I Madam, and for the Contents sake are | Ay, madam, and for the contents' sake are | AW III.ii.62 |
| sorrie for our paines. | sorry for our pains. | AW III.ii.63 |
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| I Madam, with the swiftest wing of speed. | Ay, madam, with the swiftest wing of speed. | AW III.ii.73 |
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| 'Tis but the boldnesse of his hand haply, | 'Tis but the boldness of his hand, haply, | AW III.ii.76 |
| which his heart was not consenting too. | which his heart was not consenting to. | AW III.ii.77 |
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| A seruant onely, and a Gentleman: which I | A servant only, and a gentleman which I | AW III.ii.83 |
| haue sometime knowne. | have sometime known. | AW III.ii.84 |
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| I my good Ladie, hee. | Ay, my good lady, he. | AW III.ii.86 |
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| Indeed good Ladie | Indeed, good lady, | AW III.ii.89.2 |
| the fellow has a deale of that, too much, | The fellow has a deal of that too much | AW III.ii.90 |
| which holds him much to haue. | Which holds him much to have. | AW III.ii.91.1 |
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| Nay good my Lord put him too't: let him | Nay, good my lord, put him to't; let him | AW III.vi.1 |
| haue his way. | have his way. | AW III.vi.2 |
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| On my life my Lord, a bubble. | On my life, my lord, a bubble. | AW III.vi.5 |
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| Beleeue it my Lord, in mine owne direct | Believe it, my lord, in mine own direct | AW III.vi.7 |
| knowledge, without any malice, but to speake of him as | knowledge, without any malice, but to speak of him as | AW III.vi.8 |
| my kinsman, hee's a most notable Coward, an infinite and | my kinsman, he's a most notable coward, an infinite and | AW III.vi.9 |
| endlesse Lyar, an hourely promise-breaker, the owner of no | endless liar, an hourly promise-breaker, the owner of no | AW III.vi.10 |
| one good qualitie, worthy your Lordships entertainment. | one good quality worthy your lordship's entertainment. | AW III.vi.11 |
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| I with a troop of Florentines wil sodainly | I, with a troop of Florentines, will suddenly | AW III.vi.20 |
| surprize him; such I will haue whom I am sure he | surprise him; such I will have whom I am sure he | AW III.vi.21 |
| knowes not from the enemie: wee will binde and hoodwinke | knows not from the enemy. We will bind and hoodwink | AW III.vi.22 |
| him so, that he shall suppose no other but that he is | him so, that he shall suppose no other but that he is | AW III.vi.23 |
| carried into the Leager of the aduersaries, when we | carried into the leaguer of the adversaries when we | AW III.vi.24 |
| bring him to our owne tents: be but your Lordship present | bring him to our own tents. Be but your lordship present | AW III.vi.25 |
| at his examination, if he do not for the promise of his | at his examination. If he do not for the promise of his | AW III.vi.26 |
| life, and in the highest compulsion of base feare, offer to | life, and in the highest compulsion of base fear, offer to | AW III.vi.27 |
| betray you, and deliuer all the intelligence in his power | betray you and deliver all the intelligence in his power | AW III.vi.28 |
| against you, and that with the diuine forfeite of his soule | against you, and that with the divine forfeit of his soul | AW III.vi.29 |
| vpon oath, neuer trust my iudgement in anie thing. | upon oath, never trust my judgement in anything. | AW III.vi.30 |
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| O for the loue of laughter hinder not the | O, for the love of laughter, hinder not the | AW III.vi.37 |
| honor of his designe, let him fetch off his drumme in any | honour of his design; let him fetch off his drum in any | AW III.vi.38 |
| hand. | hand. | AW III.vi.39 |
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| No more then a fish loues water. Is not this a | No more than a fish loves water. Is not this a | AW III.vi.79 |
| strange fellow my Lord, that so confidently seemes to | strange fellow, my lord, that so confidently seems to | AW III.vi.80 |
| vndertake this businesse, which he knowes is not to be | undertake this business, which he knows is not to be | AW III.vi.81 |
| done, damnes himselfe to do, & dares better be damnd | done, damns himself to do, and dares better be damned | AW III.vi.82 |
| then to doo't. | than to do't. | AW III.vi.83 |
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| None in the world, but returne with an inuention, | None in the world, but return with an invention, | AW III.vi.90 |
| and clap vpon you two or three probable lies: | and clap upon you two or three probable lies. | AW III.vi.91 |
| but we haue almost imbost him, you shall see his | But we have almost embossed him. You shall see his | AW III.vi.92 |
| all to night; for indeede he is not for your Lordshippes | fall tonight; for indeed he is not for your lordship's | AW III.vi.93 |
| respect. | respect. | AW III.vi.94 |
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| I must go looke my twigges, / He shall be caught. | I must go look my twigs. He shall be caught. | AW III.vi.100 |
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| As't please your Lordship, Ile leaue you. | As't please your lordship. I'll leave you. | AW III.vi.102 |
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| He can come no other way but by this hedge corner: | He can come no other way but by this hedge-corner. | AW IV.i.1 |
| when you sallie vpon him, speake what terrible | When you sally upon him speak what terrible | AW IV.i.2 |
| Language you will: though you vnderstand it not your selues, | language you will; though you understand it not yourselves, | AW IV.i.3 |
| no matter: for we must not seeme to vnderstand | no matter; for we must not seem to understand | AW IV.i.4 |
| him, vnlesse some one among vs, whom wee must produce | him, unless some one among us, whom we must produce | AW IV.i.5 |
| for an Interpreter. | for an interpreter. | AW IV.i.6 |
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| Art not acquainted with him? knowes he | Art not acquainted with him? Knows he | AW IV.i.8 |
| not thy voice? | not thy voice? | AW IV.i.9 |
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| But what linsie wolsy hast thou to speake | But what linsey-woolsey hast thou to speak | AW IV.i.11 |
| to vs againe. | to us again? | AW IV.i.12 |
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| He must thinke vs some band of strangers, | He must think us some band of strangers | AW IV.i.14 |
| i'th aduersaries entertainment. Now he hath a smacke of | i'th' adversary's entertainment. Now he hath a smack of | AW IV.i.15 |
| all neighbouring Languages: therefore we must euery one | all neighbouring languages, therefore we must every one | AW IV.i.16 |
| be a man of his owne fancie, not to know what we speak | be a man of his own fancy, not to know what we speak | AW IV.i.17 |
| one to another: so we seeme to know, is to know straight | one to another; so we seem to know is to know straight | AW IV.i.18 |
| our purpose: Choughs language, gabble enough, and | our purpose – choughs' language, gabble enough and | AW IV.i.19 |
| good enough. As for you interpreter, you must seeme | good enough. As for you, interpreter, you must seem | AW IV.i.20 |
| very politicke. But couch hoa, heere hee comes, to beguile | very politic. But couch, ho! Here he comes to beguile | AW IV.i.21 |
| two houres in a sleepe, and then to returne & swear the | two hours in a sleep, and then to return and swear the | AW IV.i.22 |
| lies he forges. | lies he forges. | AW IV.i.23 |
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| This is the first truth that ere thine own | This is the first truth that e'er thine own | AW IV.i.31 |
| tongue was guiltie of. | tongue was guilty of. | AW IV.i.32 |
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| Is it possible he should know what hee is, and | Is it possible he should know what he is, and | AW IV.i.43 |
| be that he is. | be that he is? | AW IV.i.44 |
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| We cannot affoord you so. | We cannot afford you so. | AW IV.i.47 |
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| 'Twould not do. | 'Twould not do. | AW IV.i.50 |
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| Hardly serue. | Hardly serve. | AW IV.i.52 |
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| How deepe? | How deep? | AW IV.i.55 |
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| Three great oathes would scarse make that be | Three great oaths would scarce make that be | AW IV.i.57 |
| beleeued. | believed. | AW IV.i.58 |
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| You shall heare one anon. | You shall hear one anon. | AW IV.i.61 |
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| Throca movousus, cargo, cargo, cargo. | Throca movousus, cargo, cargo, cargo. | AW IV.i.63 |
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| Oscorbidulchos voliuorco. | Oscorbidulchos volivorco. | AW IV.i.78 |
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| Go tell the Count Rossillion and my brother, | Go tell the Count Rossillion and my brother | AW IV.i.88 |
| We haue caught the woodcocke, and will keepe him mufled | We have caught the woodcock and will keep him muffled | AW IV.i.89 |
| Till we do heare from them. | Till we do hear from them. | AW IV.i.90.1 |
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| A will betray vs all vnto our selues, | 'A will betray us all unto ourselves: | AW IV.i.91 |
| Informe on that. | Inform on that. | AW IV.i.92 |
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| Till then Ile keepe him darke and safely lockt. | Till then I'll keep him dark and safely locked. | AW IV.i.94 |
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| You haue not giuen him his mothers letter. | You have not given him his mother's letter? | AW IV.iii.1 |
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| He has much worthy blame laid vpon him, | He has much worthy blame laid upon him | AW IV.iii.5 |
| for shaking off so good a wife, and so sweet a Lady. | for shaking off so good a wife and so sweet a lady. | AW IV.iii.6 |
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| When you haue spoken it 'tis dead, and I am | When you have spoken it 'tis dead, and I am | AW IV.iii.11 |
| the graue of it. | the grave of it. | AW IV.iii.12 |
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| Now God delay our rebellion as we are | Now, God delay our rebellion! As we are | AW IV.iii.18 |
| our selues, what things are we. | ourselves, what things are we! | AW IV.iii.19 |
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| Is it not meant damnable in vs, to be | Is it not meant damnable in us to be | AW IV.iii.25 |
| Trumpeters of our vnlawfull intents? We shall not then | trumpeters of our unlawful intents? We shall not then | AW IV.iii.26 |
| haue his company to night? | have his company tonight? | AW IV.iii.27 |
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| That approaches apace: I would gladly haue | That approaches apace. I would gladly have | AW IV.iii.30 |
| him see his company anathomiz'd, that hee might take a | him see his company anatomized, that he might take a | AW IV.iii.31 |
| measure of his owne iudgements, wherein so curiously he | measure of his own judgements wherein so curiously he | AW IV.iii.32 |
| had set this counterfeit. | had set this counterfeit. | AW IV.iii.33 |
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| In the meane time, what heare you of these | In the meantime, what hear you of these | AW IV.iii.36 |
| Warres? | wars? | AW IV.iii.37 |
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| Nay, I assure you a peace concluded. | Nay, I assure you, a peace concluded. | AW IV.iii.39 |
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| I perceiue by this demand, you are not | I perceive by this demand you are not | AW IV.iii.42 |
| altogether of his councell. | altogether of his council. | AW IV.iii.43 |
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| Sir, his wife some two months since fledde | Sir, his wife some two months since fled | AW IV.iii.46 |
| from his house, her pretence is a pilgrimage to Saint | from his house. Her pretence is a pilgrimage to Saint | AW IV.iii.47 |
| Iaques le grand; which holy vndertaking, with most | Jaques le Grand; which holy undertaking with most | AW IV.iii.48 |
| austere sanctimonie she accomplisht: and there residing, | austere sanctimony she accomplished; and there residing, | AW IV.iii.49 |
| the tendernesse of her Nature, became as a prey to her | the tenderness of her nature became as a prey to her | AW IV.iii.50 |
| greefe: in fine, made a groane of her last breath, & now | grief; in fine, made a groan of her last breath, and now | AW IV.iii.51 |
| she sings in heauen. | she sings in heaven. | AW IV.iii.52 |
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| The stronger part of it by her owne Letters, | The stronger part of it by her own letters, | AW IV.iii.54 |
| which makes her storie true, euen to the poynt of her | which makes her story true even to the point of her | AW IV.iii.55 |
| death: her death it selfe, which could not be her office to | death. Her death itself, which could not be her office to | AW IV.iii.56 |
| say, is come: was faithfully confirm'd by the Rector of | say is come, was faithfully confirmed by the rector of | AW IV.iii.57 |
| the place. | the place. | AW IV.iii.58 |
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| I, and the particular confirmations, point | Ay, and the particular confirmations, point | AW IV.iii.60 |
| from point, to the full arming of the veritie. | from point, to the full arming of the verity. | AW IV.iii.61 |
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| How mightily sometimes, we make vs comforts | How mightily sometimes we make us comforts | AW IV.iii.64 |
| of our losses. | of our losses! | AW IV.iii.65 |
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| The webbe of our life, is of a mingled yarne, good | The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good | AW IV.iii.70 |
| and ill together: our vertues would bee proud, if our faults | and ill together. Our virtues would be proud if our faults | AW IV.iii.71 |
| whipt them not, and our crimes would dispaire if they | whipped them not, and our crimes would despair if they | AW IV.iii.72 |
| were not cherish'd by our vertues. | were not cherished by our virtues. | AW IV.iii.73 |
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| How now? Where's your master? | How now? Where's your master? | AW IV.iii.74 |
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| They cannot be too sweete for the Kings | They cannot be too sweet for the King's | AW IV.iii.81 |
| tartnesse, heere's his Lordship now. How now my Lord, | tartness. Here's his lordship now. How now, my lord? | AW IV.iii.82 |
| i'st not after midnight? | Is't not after midnight? | AW IV.iii.83 |
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| hush, hush. Hoodman | Hush, hush! Hoodman | AW IV.iii.117 |
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| comes: Portotartarossa. | comes. (Aloud) Portotartarossa. | AW IV.iii.118 |
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| Boblibindo chicurmurco. | Boblibindo chicurmurco. | AW IV.iii.124 |
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| Y'are deceiu'd my Lord, this is Mounsieur | Y'are deceived, my lord; this is Monsieur | AW IV.iii.139 |
| Parrolles the gallant militarist, that was his owne phrase | Parolles, the gallant militarist – that was his own phrase | AW IV.iii.140 |
| that had the whole theoricke of warre in the knot of his | – that had the whole theoric of war in the knot of his | AW IV.iii.141 |
| scarfe, and the practise in the chape of his dagger. | scarf, and the practice in the chape of his dagger. | AW IV.iii.142 |
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| He's very neere the truth in this. | He's very near the truth in this. | AW IV.iii.149 |
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| Nothing, but let him haue thankes. Demand | Nothing but let him have thanks. Demand | AW IV.iii.169 |
| of him my condition: and what credite I haue with the | of him my condition, and what credit I have with the | AW IV.iii.170 |
| Duke. | Duke. | AW IV.iii.171 |
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| Nay looke not so vpon me: we shall heare of | Nay, look not so upon me; we shall hear of | AW IV.iii.191 |
| your Lord anon. | your lordship anon. | AW IV.iii.192 |
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| Excellently. | Excellently. | AW IV.iii.205 |
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| I begin to loue him for this. | I begin to love him for this. | AW IV.iii.255 |
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| He hath out-villain'd villanie so farre, that the | He hath out-villained villainy so far that the | AW IV.iii.265 |
| raritie redeemes him. | rarity redeems him. | AW IV.iii.266 |
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| That shall you, and take your leaue of all | That shall you, and take your leave of all | AW IV.iii.301 |
| your friends: | your friends. | AW IV.iii.302 |
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| So, looke about you, know you any heere? | So: look about you. Know you any here? | AW IV.iii.303 |
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| God saue you noble Captaine. | God save you, noble captain. | AW IV.iii.306 |
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| Good Captaine will you giue me a Copy of the | Good captain, will you give me a copy of the | AW IV.iii.309 |
| sonnet you writ to Diana in behalfe of the Count | sonnet you writ to Diana in behalf of the Count | AW IV.iii.310 |
| Rossillion, and I were not a verie Coward, I'de compell it of | Rossillion? An I were not a very coward I'd compel it of | AW IV.iii.311 |
| you, but far you well. | you; but fare you well. | AW IV.iii.312 |