| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| I was by at the opening of the Farthell, | I was by at the opening of the fardel, | WT V.ii.3 |
| heard the old Shepheard deliuer the manner how he | heard the old shepherd deliver the manner how he | WT V.ii.4 |
| found it: Whereupon (after a little amazednesse) we were | found it; whereupon, after a little amazedness, we were | WT V.ii.5 |
| all commanded out of the Chamber: onely this (me thought) | all commanded out of the chamber. Only this methought | WT V.ii.6 |
| I heard the Shepheard say, he found the Child. | I heard the shepherd say: he found the child. | WT V.ii.7 |
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| I make a broken deliuerie of the | I make a broken delivery of the | WT V.ii.9 |
| Businesse; but the changes I perceiued in the King, and | business; but the changes I perceived in the King and | WT V.ii.10 |
| Camillo, were very Notes of admiration: they seem'd | Camillo were very notes of admiration. They seemed | WT V.ii.11 |
| almost, with staring on one another, to teare the Cases of | almost, with staring on one another, to tear the cases of | WT V.ii.12 |
| their Eyes. There was speech in their dumbnesse, Language | their eyes. There was speech in their dumbness, language | WT V.ii.13 |
| in their very gesture: they look'd as they had | in their very gesture. They looked as they had | WT V.ii.14 |
| heard of a World ransom'd, or one destroyed: a notable | heard of a world ransomed, or one destroyed. A notable | WT V.ii.15 |
| passion of Wonder appeared in them: but the wisest | passion of wonder appeared in them; but the wisest | WT V.ii.16 |
| beholder, that knew no more but seeing, could not say, if | beholder that knew no more but seeing could not say if | WT V.ii.17 |
| th' importance were Ioy, or Sorrow; but in the extremitie | th' importance were joy or sorrow: but in the extremity | WT V.ii.18 |
| of the one, it must needs be. | of the one it must needs be. | WT V.ii.19 |
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| Here comes a Gentleman, that happily knowes more: The | Here comes a gentleman that haply knows more. The | WT V.ii.20 |
| Newes, Rogero. | news, Rogero? | WT V.ii.21 |
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| What became of his Barke, and his | What became of his bark and his | WT V.ii.65 |
| Followers? | followers? | WT V.ii.66 |
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| The Dignitie of this Act was worth | The dignity of this act was worth | WT V.ii.77 |
| the audience of Kings and Princes, for by such was it | the audience of kings and princes, for by such was it | WT V.ii.78 |
| acted. | acted. | WT V.ii.79 |
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| Are they returned to the Court? | Are they returned to the court? | WT V.ii.91 |
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| Who would be thence, that ha's the | Who would be thence that has the | WT V.ii.107 |
| benefit of Accesse? euery winke of an Eye, some new Grace | benefit of access? Every wink of an eye some new grace | WT V.ii.108 |
| will be borne: our Absence makes vs vnthriftie to our | will be born. Our absence makes us unthrifty to our | WT V.ii.109 |
| Knowledge. Let's along. | knowledge. Let's along. | WT V.ii.110 |