| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| It well may serue | It well may serve | AW I.ii.15.2 |
| A nursserie to our Gentrie, who are sicke | A nursery to our gentry, who are sick | AW I.ii.16 |
| For breathing, and exploit. | For breathing and exploit. | AW I.ii.17.1 |
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| You'r loued Sir, | You're loved, sir; | AW I.ii.67.2 |
| They that least lend it you, shall lacke you first. | They that least lend it you shall lack you first. | AW I.ii.68 |
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| Health at your bidding serue your Maiesty. | Health at your bidding serve your majesty! | AW II.i.18 |
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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 'tis braue warres. | O, 'tis brave wars! | AW II.i.25.2 |
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| I am your accessary, and so farewell. | I am your accessory; and so farewell. | AW II.i.35 |
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| Sweet Mounsier Parolles. | Sweet Monsieur Parolles! | AW II.i.39 |
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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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| No better if you please. | No better, if you please. | AW II.iii.83.1 |
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| Good my Lord, | Good my lord, | AW III.i.9.2 |
| The reasons of our state I cannot yeelde, | The reasons of our state I cannot yield, | AW III.i.10 |
| But like a common and an outward man, | But like a common and an outward man | AW III.i.11 |
| That the great figure of a Counsaile frames, | That the great figure of a council frames | AW III.i.12 |
| By selfe vnable motion, therefore dare not | By self-unable motion; therefore dare not | AW III.i.13 |
| Say what I thinke of it, since I haue found | Say what I think of it, since I have found | AW III.i.14 |
| My selfe in my incertaine grounds to faile | Myself in my incertain grounds to fail | AW III.i.15 |
| As often as I guest. | As often as I guessed. | AW III.i.16.1 |
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| Do not say so. | Do not say so. | AW III.ii.46 |
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| Madam he's gone to serue the Duke of Florence, | Madam, he's gone to serve the Duke of Florence. | AW III.ii.51 |
| We met him thitherward, for thence we came: | We met him thitherward, for thence we came, | AW III.ii.52 |
| And after some dispatch in hand at Court, | And, after some dispatch in hand at court, | AW III.ii.53 |
| Thither we bend againe. | Thither we bend again. | AW III.ii.54 |
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| I Madam. | Ay, madam. | AW III.ii.69.1 |
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| Such is his noble purpose, and beleeu't | Such is his noble purpose; and, believe't, | AW III.ii.70 |
| The Duke will lay vpon him all the honor | The Duke will lay upon him all the honour | AW III.ii.71 |
| That good conuenience claimes. | That good convenience claims. | AW III.ii.72.1 |
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| We serue you Madam | We serve you, madam, | AW III.ii.95.2 |
| in that and all your worthiest affaires. | In that and all your worthiest affairs. | AW III.ii.96 |
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| If your Lordshippe finde him not a Hilding, | If your lordship find him not a hilding, | AW III.vi.3 |
| hold me no more in your respect. | hold me no more in your respect. | AW III.vi.4 |
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| It were fit you knew him, least reposing | It were fit you knew him; lest, reposing | AW III.vi.12 |
| too farre in his vertue which he hath not, he might at some | too far in his virtue which he hath not, he might at some | AW III.vi.13 |
| great and trustie businesse, in a maine daunger, fayle you. | great and trusty business in a main danger fail you. | AW III.vi.14 |
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| None better then to let him fetch off his | None better than to let him fetch off his | AW III.vi.17 |
| drumme, which you heare him so confidently vndertake to | drum, which you hear him so confidently undertake to | AW III.vi.18 |
| do. | do. | AW III.vi.19 |
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| O for the loue of laughter, let him fetch | O, for the love of laughter, let him fetch | AW III.vi.31 |
| his drumme, he sayes he has a stratagem for't: when your | his drum; he says he has a stratagem for't. When your | AW III.vi.32 |
| Lordship sees the bottome of this successe in't, and to what | lordship sees the bottom of his success in't, and to what | AW III.vi.33 |
| mettle this counterfeyt lump of ours will be melted if you | metal this counterfeit lump of ore will be melted, if you | AW III.vi.34 |
| giue him not Iohn drummes entertainement, your inclining | give him not John Drum's entertainment your inclining | AW III.vi.35 |
| cannot be remoued. Heere he comes. | cannot be removed. Here he comes. | AW III.vi.36 |
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| A pox on't, let it go, 'tis but a drumme. | A pox on't! Let it go, 'tis but a drum. | AW III.vi.42 |
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| That was not to be blam'd in the command | That was not to be blamed in the command | AW III.vi.46 |
| of the seruice: it was a disaster of warre that Caesar | of the service: it was a disaster of war that Caesar | AW III.vi.47 |
| him selfe could not haue preuented, if he had beene there to | himself could not have prevented if he had been there to | AW III.vi.48 |
| command. | command. | AW III.vi.49 |
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| You do not know him my Lord as we doe, | You do not know him, my lord, as we do. | AW III.vi.84 |
| certaine it is that he will steale himselfe into a mans | Certain it is that he will steal himself into a man's | AW III.vi.85 |
| fauour, and for a weeke escape a great deale of discoueries, | favour and for a week escape a great deal of discoveries, | AW III.vi.86 |
| but when you finde him out, you haue him euer after. | but when you find him out you have him ever after. | AW III.vi.87 |
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| Weele make you some sport with the Foxe | We'll make you some sport with the fox | AW III.vi.95 |
| ere we case him. He was first smoak'd by the old Lord | ere we case him. He was first smoked by the old Lord | AW III.vi.96 |
| Lafew when his disguise and he is parted, tell me what | Lafew. When his disguise and he is parted tell me what a | AW III.vi.97 |
| a sprat you shall finde him, which you shall see this verie | sprat you shall find him; which you shall see this very | AW III.vi.98 |
| night. | night. | AW III.vi.99 |
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| But you say she's honest. | But you say she's honest. | AW III.vi.104.2 |
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| With all my heart my Lord. | With all my heart, my lord. | AW III.vi.110.2 |
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| I haue deliu'red it an houre since, there is | I have delivered it an hour since. There is | AW IV.iii.2 |
| som thing in't that stings his nature: for on the reading | something in't that stings his nature, for on the reading | AW IV.iii.3 |
| it, he chang'd almost into another man. | it he changed almost into another man. | AW IV.iii.4 |
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| Especially, hee hath incurred the euerlasting | Especially he hath incurred the everlasting | AW IV.iii.7 |
| displeasure of the King, who had euen tun'd his | displeasure of the King, who had even tuned his | AW IV.iii.8 |
| bounty to sing happinesse to him. I will tell you a thing, | bounty to sing happiness to him. I will tell you a thing, | AW IV.iii.9 |
| but you shall let it dwell darkly with you. | but you shall let it dwell darkly with you. | AW IV.iii.10 |
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| Hee hath peruerted a young Gentlewoman | He hath perverted a young gentlewoman | AW IV.iii.13 |
| heere in Florence of a most chaste renown, & this | here in Florence, of a most chaste renown, and this | AW IV.iii.14 |
| night he fleshes his will in the spoyle of her honour: hee | night he fleshes his will in the spoil of her honour. He | AW IV.iii.15 |
| hath giuen her his monumentall Ring, and thinkes himselfe | hath given her his monumental ring, and thinks himself | AW IV.iii.16 |
| made in the vnchaste composition. | made in the unchaste composition. | AW IV.iii.17 |
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| Meerely our owne traitours. And as in the | Merely our own traitors. And as in the | AW IV.iii.20 |
| common course of all treasons, we still see them reueale | common course of all treasons we still see them reveal | AW IV.iii.21 |
| themselues, till they attaine to their abhorr'd ends: so he | themselves till they attain to their abhorred ends, so he | AW IV.iii.22 |
| that in this action contriues against his owne Nobility in | that in this action contrives against his own nobility, in | AW IV.iii.23 |
| his proper streame, ore-flowes himselfe. | his proper stream o'erflows himself. | AW IV.iii.24 |
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| Not till after midnight: for hee is dieted to | Not till after midnight, for he is dieted to | AW IV.iii.28 |
| his houre. | his hour | AW IV.iii.29 |
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| We will not meddle with him till he come; | We will not meddle with him till he come, | AW IV.iii.34 |
| for his presence must be the whip of the other. | for his presence must be the whip of the other. | AW IV.iii.35 |
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| I heare there is an ouerture of peace. | I hear there is an overture of peace. | AW IV.iii.38 |
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| What will Count Rossilliondo then? Will | What will Count Rossillion do then? Will | AW IV.iii.40 |
| he trauaile higher, or returne againe into France? | he travel higher, or return again into France? | AW IV.iii.41 |
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| Let it be forbid sir, so should I bee a great | Let it be forbid, sir; so should I be a great | AW IV.iii.44 |
| deale of his act. | deal of his act. | AW IV.iii.45 |
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| How is this iustified? | How is this justified? | AW IV.iii.53 |
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| Hath the Count all this intelligence? | Hath the Count all this intelligence? | AW IV.iii.59 |
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| I am heartily sorrie that hee'l bee gladde of | I am heartily sorry that he'll be glad of | AW IV.iii.62 |
| this. | this. | AW IV.iii.63 |
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| And how mightily some other times, wee | And how mightily some other times we | AW IV.iii.66 |
| drowne our gaine in teares, the great dignitie that his | drown our gain in tears! The great dignity that his | AW IV.iii.67 |
| valour hath here acquir'd for him, shall at home be | valour hath here acquired for him shall at home be | AW IV.iii.68 |
| encountred with a shame as ample. | encountered with a shame as ample. | AW IV.iii.69 |
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| They shall bee no more then needfull there, | They shall be no more than needful there, | AW IV.iii.79 |
| if they were more then they can commend. | if they were more than they can commend. | AW IV.iii.80 |
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| If the businesse bee of any difficulty, and | If the business be of any difficulty, and | AW IV.iii.92 |
| this morning your departure hence, it requires hast of | this morning your departure hence, it requires haste of | AW IV.iii.93 |
| your Lordship. | your lordship. | AW IV.iii.94 |
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| Bring him forth, | Bring him forth. | AW IV.iii.100 |
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| ha's sate i'th stockes all night poore gallant knaue. | Has sat i'th' stocks all night, poor gallant knave. | AW IV.iii.101 |
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| I haue told your Lordship alreadie: The | I have told your lordship already: the | AW IV.iii.104 |
| stockes carrie him. But to answer you as you would be | stocks carry him. But to answer you as you would be | AW IV.iii.105 |
| vnderstood, hee weepes like a wench that had shed her | understood, he weeps like a wench that had shed her | AW IV.iii.106 |
| milke, he hath confest himselfe to Morgan whom hee | milk. He hath confessed himself to Morgan, whom he | AW IV.iii.107 |
| supposes to be a Friar, frõ the time of his remembrance | supposes to be a friar, from the time of his remembrance | AW IV.iii.108 |
| to this very instant disaster of his setting i'th stockes: | to this very instant disaster of his setting i'th' stocks. | AW IV.iii.109 |
| and what thinke you he hath confest? | And what think you he hath confessed? | AW IV.iii.110 |
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| His confession is taken, and it shall bee | His confession is taken, and it shall be | AW IV.iii.112 |
| read to his face, if your Lordshippe be in't, as I beleeue you | read to his face; if your lordship be in't, as I believe you | AW IV.iii.113 |
| are, you must haue the patience to heare it. | are, you must have the patience to hear it. | AW IV.iii.114 |
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| I will neuer trust a man againe, for keeping | I will never trust a man again for keeping | AW IV.iii.143 |
| his sword cleane, nor beleeue he can haue euerie thing in | his sword clean, nor believe he can have everything in | AW IV.iii.144 |
| him, by wearing his apparrell neatly. | him by wearing his apparel neatly. | AW IV.iii.145 |
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| This is your deuoted friend sir, the | This is your devoted friend, sir, the | AW IV.iii.230 |
| manifold Linguist, and the army-potent souldier. | manifold linguist, and the armipotent soldier. | AW IV.iii.231 |
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| Why do's he aske him of me? | Why does he ask him of me? | AW IV.iii.276 |
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| God blesse you Captaine Parolles. | God bless you, Captain Parolles. | AW IV.iii.305 |
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| Captain, what greeting will you to my | Captain, what greeting will you to my | AW IV.iii.307 |
| Lord Lafew I am for France. | Lord Lafew? I am for France. | AW IV.iii.308 |