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These strewings are for their Chamber; tis | These strewings are for their chamber. 'Tis | TNK II.i.21 |
pitty they / Are in prison, and twer pitty they should be | pity they are in prison, and 'twere pity they should be | TNK II.i.22 |
out: I / Doe thinke they have patience to make any adversity | out. I do think they have patience to make any adversity | TNK II.i.23 |
Asham'd; the prison it selfe is proud of 'em; and / They | ashamed; the prison itself is proud of 'em, and they | TNK II.i.24 |
have all the world in their Chamber. | have all the world in their chamber. | TNK II.i.25 |
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By my troth, I think Fame but stammers 'em, | By my troth, I think fame but stammers 'em; | TNK II.i.27 |
they / Stand a greise above the reach of report. | they stand a grece above the reach of report. | TNK II.i.28 |
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Nay most likely, for they are noble suffrers; | Nay, most likely, for they are noble sufferers. | TNK II.i.31 |
I / Mervaile how they would have lookd had they beene | I marvel how they would have looked had they been | TNK II.i.32 |
Victors, that with such a constant Nobility, enforce / A | victors, that with such a constant nobility enforce a | TNK II.i.33 |
freedome out of Bondage, making misery their / Mirth, and | freedom out of bondage, making misery their mirth and | TNK II.i.34 |
affliction, a toy to jest at. | affliction a toy to jest at. | TNK II.i.35 |
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It seemes to me they have no more sence of | It seems to me they have no more sense of | TNK II.i.37 |
their / Captivity, then I of ruling Athens: they eate / Well, | their captivity than I of ruling Athens; they eat well, | TNK II.i.38 |
looke merrily, discourse of many things, / But nothing of | look merrily, discourse of many things, but nothing of | TNK II.i.39 |
their owne restraint, and disasters: Yet sometime a | their own restraint and disasters. Yet sometime a | TNK II.i.40 |
devided sigh, martyrd as twer / I'th deliverance, will | divided sigh, martyred as 'twere i'th' deliverance, will | TNK II.i.41 |
breake from one of them. / When the other presently gives | break from one of them; when the other presently gives | TNK II.i.42 |
it so sweete a rebuke, / That I could wish my selfe a Sigh to | it so sweet a rebuke that I could wish myself a sigh to | TNK II.i.43 |
be so chid, / Or at least a Sigher to be comforted. | be so chid, or at least a sigher to be comforted. | TNK II.i.44 |
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No Sir, no, that's Palamon: Arcite is the | No, sir, no, that's Palamon! Arcite is the | TNK II.i.49 |
Lower of the twaine; you may perceive a part / Of him. | lower of the twain; you may perceive a part of him. | TNK II.i.50 |
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It is a holliday to looke on them: Lord, the | It is a holiday to look on them. Lord, the | TNK II.i.53 |
Diffrence of men. | difference of men! | TNK II.i.54 |
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Why should I love this Gentleman? Tis odds | Why should I love this gentleman? 'Tis odds | TNK II.iii.1 |
He never will affect me; I am base, | He never will affect me; I am base, | TNK II.iii.2 |
My Father the meane Keeper of his Prison, | My father the mean keeper of his prison, | TNK II.iii.3 |
And he a prince; To marry him is hopelesse; | And he a prince. To marry him is hopeless; | TNK II.iii.4 |
To be his whore, is witles; Out upon't; | To be his whore is witless. Out upon't! | TNK II.iii.5 |
What pushes are we wenches driven to | What pushes are we wenches driven to | TNK II.iii.6 |
When fifteene once has found us? First I saw him, | When fifteen once has found us! First I saw him; | TNK II.iii.7 |
I (seeing) thought he was a goodly man; | I, seeing, thought he was a goodly man; | TNK II.iii.8 |
He has as much to please a woman in him, | He has as much to please a woman in him – | TNK II.iii.9 |
(If he please to bestow it so) as ever | If he please to bestow it so – as ever | TNK II.iii.10 |
These eyes yet lookt on; Next, I pittied him, | These eyes yet looked on. Next, I pitied him, | TNK II.iii.11 |
And so would any young wench o' my Conscience | And so would any young wench, o' my conscience, | TNK II.iii.12 |
That ever dream'd, or vow'd her Maydenhead | That ever dreamed, or vowed her maidenhead | TNK II.iii.13 |
To a yong hansom Man; Then I lov'd him, | To a young handsome man. Then I loved him, | TNK II.iii.14 |
(Extreamely lov'd him) infinitely lov'd him; | Extremely loved him, infinitely loved him; | TNK II.iii.15 |
And yet he had a Cosen, faire as he too. | And yet he had a cousin, fair as he too; | TNK II.iii.16 |
But in my heart was Palamon, and there | But in my heart was Palamon, and there, | TNK II.iii.17 |
Lord, what a coyle he keepes? To heare him | Lord, what a coil he keeps! To hear him | TNK II.iii.18 |
Sing in an evening, what a heaven it is? | Sing in an evening, what a heaven it is! | TNK II.iii.19 |
And yet his Songs are sad-ones; Fairer spoken, | And yet his songs are sad ones. Fairer spoken | TNK II.iii.20 |
Was never Gentleman. When I come in | Was never gentleman; when I come in | TNK II.iii.21 |
To bring him water in a morning, first | To bring him water in a morning, first | TNK II.iii.22 |
He bowes his noble body, then salutes me, thus: | He bows his noble body, then salutes me, thus: | TNK II.iii.23 |
Faire, gentle Mayde, good morrow, may thy goodnes, | ‘ Fair, gentle maid, good morrow; may thy goodness | TNK II.iii.24 |
Get thee a happy husband; Once he kist me, | Get thee a happy husband.’ Once he kissed me; | TNK II.iii.25 |
I lov'd my lips the better ten daies after, | I loved my lips the better ten days after – | TNK II.iii.26 |
Would he would doe so ev'ry day; He greives much, | Would he would do so every day! He grieves much, | TNK II.iii.27 |
And me as much to see his misery. | And me as much to see his misery. | TNK II.iii.28 |
What should I doe, to make him know I love him, | What should I do to make him know I love him? | TNK II.iii.29 |
For I would faine enjoy him? Say I ventur'd | For I would fain enjoy him. Say I ventured | TNK II.iii.30 |
To set him free? what saies the law then? Thus much | To set him free? What says the law then? Thus much | TNK II.iii.31 |
For Law, or kindred: I will doe it, | For law or kindred! I will do it; | TNK II.iii.32 |
And this night, or to morrow he shall love me. | And this night, or tomorrow, he shall love me. | TNK II.iii.33 |
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Let all the Dukes, and all the divells rore, | Let all the dukes and all the devils roar; | TNK II.v.1 |
He is at liberty: I have venturd for him, | He is at liberty. I have ventured for him, | TNK II.v.2 |
And out I have brought him to a little wood | And out I have brought him. To a little wood | TNK II.v.3 |
A mile hence, I have sent him, where a Cedar | A mile hence I have sent him, where a cedar | TNK II.v.4 |
Higher than all the rest, spreads like a plane | Higher than all the rest spreads like a plane, | TNK II.v.5 |
Fast by a Brooke, and there he shall keepe close, | Fast by a brook, and there he shall keep close, | TNK II.v.6 |
Till I provide him Fyles, and foode, for yet | Till I provide him files and food, for yet | TNK II.v.7 |
His yron bracelets are not off. O Love | His iron bracelets are not off. O love, | TNK II.v.8 |
What a stout hearted child thou art! My Father | What a stout-hearted child thou art! My father | TNK II.v.9 |
Durst better have indur'd cold yron, than done it: | Durst better have endured cold iron than done it. | TNK II.v.10 |
I love him, beyond love, and beyond reason, | I love him beyond love, and beyond reason, | TNK II.v.11 |
Or wit, or safetie: I have made him know it | Or wit, or safety; I have made him know it. | TNK II.v.12 |
I care not, I am desperate, If the law | I care not, I am desperate. If the law | TNK II.v.13 |
Finde me, and then condemne me for't; some wenches, | Find me, and then condemn me for't, some wenches, | TNK II.v.14 |
Some honest harted Maides, will sing my Dirge. | Some honest-hearted maids, will sing my dirge, | TNK II.v.15 |
And tell to memory, my death was noble, | And tell to memory my death was noble, | TNK II.v.16 |
Dying almost a Martyr: That way he takes, | Dying almost a martyr. That way he takes | TNK II.v.17 |
I purpose is my way too: Sure he cannot | I purpose is my way too; sure he cannot | TNK II.v.18 |
Be so unmanly, as to leave me here, | Be so unmanly as to leave me here? | TNK II.v.19 |
If he doe, Maides will not so easily | If he do, maids will not so easily | TNK II.v.20 |
Trust men againe: And yet he has not thank'd me | Trust men again. And yet he has not thanked me | TNK II.v.21 |
For what I have done: no not so much as kist me, | For what I have done, no, not so much as kissed me, | TNK II.v.22 |
And that (me thinkes) is not so well; nor scarcely | And that, methinks, is not so well; nor scarcely | TNK II.v.23 |
Could I perswade him to become a Freeman, | Could I persuade him to become a free man, | TNK II.v.24 |
He made such scruples of the wrong he did | He made such scruples of the wrong he did | TNK II.v.25 |
To me, and to my Father. Yet I hope | To me and to my father. Yet I hope, | TNK II.v.26 |
When he considers more, this love of mine | When he considers more, this love of mine | TNK II.v.27 |
Will take more root within him: Let him doe | Will take more root within him. Let him do | TNK II.v.28 |
What he will with me, so he use me kindly, | What he will with me, so he use me kindly; | TNK II.v.29 |
For use me so he shall, or ile proclaime him | For use me so he shall, or I'll proclaim him, | TNK II.v.30 |
And to his face, no-man: Ile presently | And to his face, no man. I'll presently | TNK II.v.31 |
Provide him necessaries, and packe my cloathes up. | Provide him necessaries, and pack my clothes up, | TNK II.v.32 |
And where there is a path of ground Ile venture | And where there is a path of ground I'll venture, | TNK II.v.33 |
So hee be with me; By him, like a shadow | So he be with me; by him, like a shadow, | TNK II.v.34 |
Ile ever dwell; within this houre the whoobub | I'll ever dwell. Within this hour the hubbub | TNK II.v.35 |
Will be all ore the prison: I am then | Will be all o'er the prison; I am then | TNK II.v.36 |
Kissing the man they looke for: farewell Father; | Kissing the man they look for. Farewell, father; | TNK II.v.37 |
Get many more such prisoners, and such daughters, | Get many more such prisoners, and such daughters, | TNK II.v.38 |
And shortly you may keepe your selfe. Now to him: | And shortly you may keep yourself. Now to him. | TNK II.v.39 |
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He has mistooke; the Beake I meant, is gone | He has mistook the brake I meant, is gone | TNK III.ii.1 |
After his fancy, Tis now welnigh morning, | After his fancy. 'Tis now well-nigh morning. | TNK III.ii.2 |
No matter, would it were perpetuall night, | No matter; would it were perpetual night, | TNK III.ii.3 |
And darkenes Lord o'th world, Harke tis a woolfe: | And darkness lord o'th' world. Hark; 'tis a wolf! | TNK III.ii.4 |
In me hath greife slaine feare, and but for one thing | In me hath grief slain fear, and but for one thing | TNK III.ii.5 |
I care for nothing, and that's Palamon. | I care for nothing, and that's Palamon. | TNK III.ii.6 |
I wreake not if the wolves would jaw me, so | I reck not if the wolves would jaw me, so | TNK III.ii.7 |
He had this File; what if I hallowd for him? | He had this file; what if I hallowed for him? | TNK III.ii.8 |
I cannot hallow: if I whoop'd; what then? | I cannot hallow; if I whooped, what then? | TNK III.ii.9 |
If he not answeard, I should call a wolfe, | If he not answered, I should call a wolf, | TNK III.ii.10 |
And doe him but that service. I have heard | And do him but that service. I have heard | TNK III.ii.11 |
Strange howles this live-long night, why may't not be | Strange howls this livelong night; why may't not be | TNK III.ii.12 |
They have made prey of him? he has no weapons, | They have made prey of him? He has no weapons; | TNK III.ii.13 |
He cannot run, the Iengling of his Gives | He cannot run; the jingling of his gyves | TNK III.ii.14 |
Might call fell things to listen, who have in them | Might call fell things to listen, who have in them | TNK III.ii.15 |
A sence to know a man unarmd, and can | A sense to know a man unarmed, and can | TNK III.ii.16 |
Smell where resistance is. Ile set it downe | Smell where resistance is. I'll set it down | TNK III.ii.17 |
He's torne to peeces, they howld many together | He's torn to pieces; they howled many together, | TNK III.ii.18 |
And then they feed on him: So much for that, | And then they fed on him; so much for that. | TNK III.ii.19 |
Be bold to ring the Bell; how stand I then? | Be bold to ring the bell. How stand I then? | TNK III.ii.20 |
All's char'd when he is gone, No, no I lye, | All's chared when he is gone. No, no, I lie; | TNK III.ii.21 |
My Father's to be hang'd for his escape, | My father's to be hanged for his escape, | TNK III.ii.22 |
My selfe to beg, if I prizd life so much | Myself to beg, if I prized life so much | TNK III.ii.23 |
As to deny my act, but that I would not, | As to deny my act; but that I would not, | TNK III.ii.24 |
Should I try death by dussons: I am mop't, | Should I try death by dozens. I am moped; | TNK III.ii.25 |
Food tooke I none these two daies. / Sipt some water. | Food took I none these two days; sipped some water. | TNK III.ii.26 |
I have not closd mine eyes | I have not closed mine eyes, | TNK III.ii.27 |
Save when my lids scowrd off their bine; alas | Save when my lids scoured off their brine. Alas, | TNK III.ii.28 |
Dissolue my life, Let not my sence unsettle | Dissolve, my life; let not my sense unsettle, | TNK III.ii.29 |
Least I should drowne, or stab, or hang my selfe. | Lest I should drown, or stab, or hang myself. | TNK III.ii.30 |
O state of Nature, faile together in me, | O state of nature, fail together in me, | TNK III.ii.31 |
Since thy best props are warpt: So which way now? | Since thy best props are warped! So, which way now? | TNK III.ii.32 |
The best way is, the next way to a grave: | The best way is the next way to a grave; | TNK III.ii.33 |
Each errant step beside is torment. Loe | Each errant step beside is torment. Lo, | TNK III.ii.34 |
The Moone is down, the Cryckets chirpe, the Schreichowle | The moon is down, the crickets chirp, the screech-owl | TNK III.ii.35 |
Calls in the dawne; all offices are done | Calls in the dawn. All offices are done, | TNK III.ii.36 |
Save what I faile in: But the point is this | Save what I fail in; but the point is this, | TNK III.ii.37 |
An end, and that is all. | An end, and that is all. | TNK III.ii.38 |
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I am very cold, and all the Stars are out too, | I am very cold, and all the stars are out too, | TNK III.iv.1 |
The little Stars, and all, that looke like aglets: | The little stars and all, that look like aglets. | TNK III.iv.2 |
The Sun has seene my Folly: Palamon; | The sun has seen my folly. Palamon! | TNK III.iv.3 |
Alas no; hees in heaven; where am I now? | Alas no; he's in heaven. Where am I now? | TNK III.iv.4 |
Yonder's the sea, and ther's a Ship; how't tumbles | Yonder's the sea, and there's a ship; how't tumbles! | TNK III.iv.5 |
And ther's a Rocke lies watching under water; | And there's a rock lies watching under water; | TNK III.iv.6 |
Now, now, it beates upon it; now, now, now, | Now, now, it beats upon it; now, now, now, | TNK III.iv.7 |
Ther's a leak sprung, a sound one, how they cry? | There's a leak sprung, a sound one; how they cry! | TNK III.iv.8 |
Vpon her before the winde, you'l loose all els: | Spoon her before the wind, you'll lose all else; | TNK III.iv.9 |
Vp with a course or two, and take about Boyes. | Up with a course or two, and tack about, boys. | TNK III.iv.10 |
Good night, good night, y'ar gone; I am very hungry, | Good night, good night, you're gone. I am very hungry. | TNK III.iv.11 |
Would I could finde a fine Frog; he would tell me | Would I could find a fine frog; he would tell me | TNK III.iv.12 |
Newes from all parts o'th world, then would I make | News from all parts o'th' world; then would I make | TNK III.iv.13 |
A Carecke of a Cockle shell, and sayle | A carrack of a cockleshell, and sail | TNK III.iv.14 |
By east and North East to the King of Pigmes, | By east and north-east to the King of Pygmies, | TNK III.iv.15 |
For he tels fortunes rarely. Now my Father | For he tells fortunes rarely. Now my father, | TNK III.iv.16 |
Twenty to one is trust up in a trice | Twenty to one, is trussed up in a trice | TNK III.iv.17 |
To morrow morning, Ile say never a word. | Tomorrow morning; I'll say never a word. | TNK III.iv.18 |
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For ile cut my greene coat, afoote above my knee, | For I'll cut my green coat, a foot above my knee, | TNK III.iv.19 |
And ile clip my yellow lockes; an inch below mine eie. | And I'll clip my yellow locks, an inch below mine ee; | TNK III.iv.20 |
hey, nonny, nonny, nonny, | Hey, nonny, nonny, nonny. | TNK III.iv.21 |
He's buy me a white Cut, forth for to ride | He s' buy me a white cut, forth for to ride, | TNK III.iv.22 |
And ile goe seeke him, throw the world that is so wide | And I'll go seek him, through the world that is so wide; | TNK III.iv.23 |
hey nonny, nonny, nonny. | Hey nonny, nonny, nonny. | TNK III.iv.24 |
O for a pricke now like a Nightingale, | O for a prick now, like a nightingale, | TNK III.iv.25 |
to put my breast / Against. I shall sleepe like a Top else. | To put my breast against; I shall sleep like a top else. | TNK III.iv.26 |
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The George alow, came from the South, | The George Alow came from the south, | TNK III.v.60 |
from / The coast of Barbary a. | From the coast of Barbary-a; | TNK III.v.61 |
And there he met with brave gallants of war | And there he met with brave gallants of war, | TNK III.v.62 |
By one, by two, by three, a | By one, by two, by three-a. | TNK III.v.63 |
Well haild, well haild, you jolly gallants, | Well hailed, well hailed, you jolly gallants, | TNK III.v.64 |
And whither now are you bound a | And whither now are you bound-a? | TNK III.v.65 |
O let me have your company | O, let me have your company | TNK III.v.66 |
till come to the sound a | Till I come to the sound-a. | TNK III.v.67 |
There was three fooles, fell out about an howlet | There was three fools fell out about an owlet; | TNK III.v.68 |
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The one sed it was an owle | The one said it was an owl, | TNK III.v.69 |
The other he sed nay, | The other he said nay; | TNK III.v.70 |
The third he sed it was a hawke, | The third he said it was a hawk, | TNK III.v.71 |
and her bels wer cut away. | And her bells were cut away. | TNK III.v.72 |
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I would be sorry else, | I would be sorry else. | TNK III.v.78.2 |
Give me your hand. | Give me your hand. | TNK III.v.79.1 |
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I can tell your fortune. | I can tell your fortune. | TNK III.v.79.3 |
You are a foole: tell ten, I have pozd him: Buz | You are a fool. Tell ten; I have posed him. Buzz! | TNK III.v.80 |
Friend you must eate no white bread, if you doe | Friend, you must eat no white bread; if you do, | TNK III.v.81 |
Your teeth will bleede extreamely, shall we dance ho? | Your teeth will bleed extremely. Shall we dance, ho? | TNK III.v.82 |
I know you, y'ar a Tinker: Sirha Tinker | I know you, you're a tinker; sirrah tinker, | TNK III.v.83 |
Stop no more holes, but what you should. | Stop no more holes but what you should. | TNK III.v.84.1 |
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Or a Conjurer: | Or a conjurer; | TNK III.v.85.2 |
raise me a devill now, and let him play | Raise me a devil now, and let him play | TNK III.v.86 |
Quipassa, o'th bels and bones. | Chi passa o' th' bells and bones. | TNK III.v.87.1 |
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Ile leade. | I'll lead. | TNK III.v.91.1 |
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May you never more enjoy the light, &c. | May you never more enjoy the light, etc. | TNK IV.i.104 |
Is not this a fine Song? | Is not this a fine song? | TNK IV.i.105.1 |
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I can sing twenty more. | I can sing twenty more. | TNK IV.i.106.1 |
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Yes truely can I, I can sing the Broome, | Yes, truly can I; I can sing ‘ The Broom,’ | TNK IV.i.107 |
And Bony Robin. Are not you a tailour? | And ‘ Bonny Robin.’ Are not you a tailor? | TNK IV.i.108 |
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Wher's my wedding Gowne? | Where's my wedding gown? | TNK IV.i.109.2 |
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Doe, very rarely, I must be abroad else | Do, very early; I must be abroad else | TNK IV.i.110 |
To call the Maides, and pay the Minstrels | To call the maids, and pay the minstrels. | TNK IV.i.111 |
For I must loose my Maydenhead by cocklight | For I must lose my maidenhead by cocklight; | TNK IV.i.112 |
Twill never thrive else. | 'Twill never thrive else. | TNK IV.i.113 |
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O faire, oh sweete, &c.. | O fair, O sweet, etc. | TNK IV.i.114 |
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Good'ev'n, good men, pray did you ever heare | Good e'en, good men. Pray did you ever hear | TNK IV.i.116 |
Of one yong Palamon? | Of one young Palamon? | TNK IV.i.117.1 |
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Is't not a fine yong Gentleman? | Is't not a fine young gentleman? | TNK IV.i.118.1 |
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O, is he so? you have a Sister. | O, is he so? You have a sister. | TNK IV.i.121.1 |
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But she shall never have him, tell her so, | But she shall never have him, tell her so, | TNK IV.i.122 |
For a tricke that I know, y'had best looke to her, | For a trick that I know. You'd best look to her; | TNK IV.i.123 |
For if she see him once, she's gone, she's done, | For if she see him once, she's gone, she's done, | TNK IV.i.124 |
And undon in an howre. All the young Maydes | And undone in an hour. All the young maids | TNK IV.i.125 |
Of our Towne are in love with him, but I laugh at 'em | Of our town are in love with him, but I laugh at 'em, | TNK IV.i.126 |
And let 'em all alone, Is't not a wise course? | And let 'em all alone; is't not a wise course? | TNK IV.i.127.1 |
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There is at least two hundred now with child by him, | There is at least two hundred now with child by him – | TNK IV.i.128 |
There must be fowre; yet I keepe close for all this, | There must be four; yet I keep close for all this, | TNK IV.i.129 |
Close as a Cockle; and all these must be Boyes, | Close as a cockle; and all these must be boys – | TNK IV.i.130 |
He has the tricke on't, and at ten yeares old | He has the trick on't – and at ten years old | TNK IV.i.131 |
They must be all gelt for Musitians, | They must be all gelt for musicians, | TNK IV.i.132 |
And sing the wars of Theseus. | And sing the wars of Theseus. | TNK IV.i.133.1 |
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As ever you heard, but say nothing. | As ever you heard; but say nothing. | TNK IV.i.134.1 |
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They come from all parts of the Dukedome to him, | They come from all parts of the dukedom to him. | TNK IV.i.135 |
Ile warrant ye, he had not so few last night | I'll warrant ye, he had not so few last night | TNK IV.i.136 |
As twenty to dispatch, hee'l tickl't up | As twenty to dispatch; he'll tickle it up | TNK IV.i.137 |
In two howres, if his hand be in. | In two hours, if his hand be in. | TNK IV.i.138.1 |
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Come hither, you are a wise man. | Come hither; you are a wise man. | TNK IV.i.140.1 |
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You are master of a Ship? | You are master of a ship? | TNK IV.i.141.2 |
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Wher's your Compasse? | Where's your compass? | TNK IV.i.142.2 |
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Set it too'th North. | Set it to th' north; | TNK IV.i.142.4 |
And now direct your conrse to'th wood, wher Palamon | And now direct your course to th' wood, where Palamon | TNK IV.i.143 |
Lyes longing for me; For the Tackling | Lies longing for me. For the tackling | TNK IV.i.144 |
Let me alone; Come waygh my hearts, cheerely. | Let me alone. Come, weigh, my hearts, cheerily! | TNK IV.i.145 |
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tis up, the wind's faire, top the / Bowling, | 'Tis up. The wind's fair; top the bowling; | TNK IV.i.147 |
out with the maine saile, wher's your / Whistle Master? | Out with the mainsail! Where's your whistle, master? | TNK IV.i.148 |
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What ken'st thou? | What kennest thou? | TNK IV.i.150.3 |
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Beare for it master: take about: | Bear for it, master; tack about! | TNK IV.i.151 |
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When Cinthia with her borrowed light, &c. | When Cynthia with her borrowed light, etc. | TNK IV.i.152 |
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I have forgot it quite; The burden o'nt, was | I have forgot it quite; the burden on't was | TNK IV.iii.11 |
downe / A downe a, and pend by no worse man, then | ‘ down-a, down-a,’ and penned by no worse man than | TNK IV.iii.12 |
Giraldo, Emilias Schoolemaster; he's as / Fantasticall too, | Geraldo, Emilia's schoolmaster. He's as fantastical, too, | TNK IV.iii.13 |
as ever he may goe upon's legs, / For in the next world will | as ever he may go upon's legs; for in the next world will | TNK IV.iii.14 |
Dido see Palamon, and Then will she be out of love with | Dido see Palamon, and then will she be out of love with | TNK IV.iii.15 |
Eneas. | Aeneas. | TNK IV.iii.16 |
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Now for this Charme, that I told you of, you | Now for this charm that I told you of, you | TNK IV.iii.19 |
must / Bring a peece of silver on the tip of your tongue, | must bring a piece of silver on the tip of your tongue, | TNK IV.iii.20 |
Or no ferry: then if it be your chance to come where / The | or no ferry; then if it be your chance to come where the | TNK IV.iii.21 |
blessed spirits, as the'rs a sight now; we maids / That | blessed spirits are – there's a sight now! We maids that | TNK IV.iii.22 |
have our Lyvers, perish'd, crakt to peeces with / Love, | have our livers perished, cracked to pieces with love, | TNK IV.iii.23 |
we shall come there, and doe nothing all day long / But | we shall come there, and do nothing all day long but | TNK IV.iii.24 |
picke flowers with Proserpine, then will I make / Palamon | pick flowers with Proserpine. Then will I make Palamon | TNK IV.iii.25 |
a Nosegay, then let him marke me,---then. | a nosegay; then let him mark me – then – | TNK IV.iii.26 |
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Faith ile tell you, sometime we goe to | Faith, I'll tell you, sometime we go to | TNK IV.iii.29 |
Barly breake, / We of the blessed; alas, tis a sore life they | barley-break, we of the blessed. Alas, 'tis a sore life they | TNK IV.iii.30 |
have i'th / Thother place, such burning, frying, boyling, | have i'th' tother place, such burning, frying, boiling, | TNK IV.iii.31 |
hissing, / Howling, chattring, cursing, oh they have | hissing, howling, chattering, cursing – O, they have | TNK IV.iii.32 |
shrowd / Measure, take heede; if one be mad, or hang or | shrewd measure; take heed! If one be mad, or hang or | TNK IV.iii.33 |
Drowne themselves, thither they goe, Iupiter blesse / Vs, | drown themselves, thither they go – Jupiter bless us! – | TNK IV.iii.34 |
and there shall we be put in a Caldron of / Lead, and | and there shall we be put in a cauldron of lead and | TNK IV.iii.35 |
Vsurers grease, amongst a whole million of / Cutpurses, | usurers' grease, amongst a whole million of cutpurses, | TNK IV.iii.36 |
and there boyle like a Gamon of Bacon / That will never | and there boil like a gammon of bacon that will never | TNK IV.iii.37 |
be enough. Exit. | be enough. | TNK IV.iii.38 |
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Lords and Courtiers, that have got maids with | Lords and courtiers that have got maids with | TNK IV.iii.40 |
Child, they are in this place, they shall stand in fire up | child, they are in this place; they shall stand in fire up | TNK IV.iii.41 |
to the / Nav'le, and in yce up to 'th hart, and there th' offending | to the navel and in ice up to th' heart, and there th' offending | TNK IV.iii.42 |
part burnes, and the deceaving part freezes; in troth | part burns and the deceiving part freezes – in troth | TNK IV.iii.43 |
a very greevous punishment, as one would thinke, for | a very grievous punishment, as one would think, for | TNK IV.iii.44 |
such a Trifle, beleve me one would marry a leaprous | such a trifle. Believe me, one would marry a leprous | TNK IV.iii.45 |
witch, to be rid on't Ile assure you. | witch to be rid on't, I'll assure you. | TNK IV.iii.46 |
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To heare there a proud Lady, and a proud Citty | To hear there a proud lady and a proud city | TNK IV.iii.50 |
wiffe, howle together: I were a beast and il'd call it good | wife howl together – I were a beast an I'd call it good | TNK IV.iii.51 |
sport: one cries, o this smoake, another this fire; | sport! One cries ‘ O, this smoke!’, th' other ‘ This fire!’; | TNK IV.iii.52 |
One cries, o, that ever I did it behind the arras, and | one cries ‘ O that ever I did it behind the arras!’, and | TNK IV.iii.53 |
then howles; th' other curses a suing fellow and her | then howls; th' other curses a suing fellow and her | TNK IV.iii.54 |
garden house. | garden-house. | TNK IV.iii.55 |
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I will be true, my stars, my fate, &c. | I will be true, my stars, my fate, etc. | TNK IV.iii.56 |
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I thanke him for his gentle patience, | I thank him for his gentle patience; | TNK V.ii.41 |
He's a kind Gentleman, and I am much bound to him, | He's a kind gentleman, and I am much bound to him. | TNK V.ii.42 |
Did you nev'r see the horse he gave me? | Did you ne'er see the horse he gave me? | TNK V.ii.43.1 |
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How doe you like him? | How do you like him? | TNK V.ii.44.1 |
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You never saw him dance? | You never saw him dance? | TNK V.ii.45.1 |
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I have often. | I have often. | TNK V.ii.45.3 |
He daunces very finely, very comely, | He dances very finely, very comely, | TNK V.ii.46 |
And for a Iigge, come cut and long taile to him, | And for a jig, come cut and long tail to him, | TNK V.ii.47 |
He turnes ye like a Top. | He turns ye like a top. | TNK V.ii.48.1 |
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Hee'l dance the Morris twenty mile an houre, | He'll dance the morris twenty mile an hour, | TNK V.ii.49 |
And that will founder the best hobby-horse | And that will founder the best hobby-horse, | TNK V.ii.50 |
(If I have any skill) in all the parish, | If I have any skill, in all the parish; | TNK V.ii.51 |
And gallops to the turne of Light a'love, | And gallops to the tune of ‘ Light o' Love.’ | TNK V.ii.52 |
What thinke you of this horse? | What think you of this horse? | TNK V.ii.53.1 |
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Alas that's nothing. | Alas, that's nothing. | TNK V.ii.55.1 |
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A very faire hand, and casts himselfe th' accounts | A very fair hand, and casts himself th' accounts | TNK V.ii.56 |
Of all his hay and provender: That Hostler | Of all his hay and provender; that ostler | TNK V.ii.57 |
Must rise betime that cozens him; you know | Must rise betime that cozens him. You know | TNK V.ii.58 |
The Chestnut Mare the Duke has? | The chestnut mare the Duke has? | TNK V.ii.59.1 |
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She is horribly in love with him, poore beast, | She is horribly in love with him, poor beast, | TNK V.ii.60 |
But he is like his master coy and scornefull. | But he is like his master, coy and scornful. | TNK V.ii.61 |
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Some two hundred Bottles, | Some two hundred bottles, | TNK V.ii.62.2 |
And twenty strike of Oates, but hee'l ne're have her; | And twenty strike of oats; but he'll ne'er have her. | TNK V.ii.63 |
He lispes in's neighing able to entice | He lisps in's neighing able to entice | TNK V.ii.64 |
A Millars Mare, Hee'l be the death of her. | A miller's mare. He'll be the death of her. | TNK V.ii.65 |
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Yours to command ith way of honestie; | Yours to command i'th' way of honesty. | TNK V.ii.69 |
How far is't now to'th end o'th world my Masters? | How far is't now to th' end o'th' world, my masters? | TNK V.ii.70 |
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Will you goe with me? | Will you go with me? | TNK V.ii.71.2 |
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Why play at stoole ball, | Why, play at stool-ball. | TNK V.ii.72.2 |
What is there else to doe? | What is there else to do? | TNK V.ii.73.1 |
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Tis true | 'Tis true; | TNK V.ii.74.2 |
For there I will assure you, we shall finde | For there, I will assure you, we shall find | TNK V.ii.75 |
Some blind Priest for the purpose, that will venture | Some blind priest for the purpose, that will venture | TNK V.ii.76 |
To marry us, for here they are nice, and foolish; | To marry us, for here they are nice and foolish. | TNK V.ii.77 |
Besides my father must be hang'd to morrow | Besides, my father must be hanged tomorrow, | TNK V.ii.78 |
And that would be a blot i'th businesse | And that would be a blot i'th' business. | TNK V.ii.79 |
Are not you Palamon? | Are not you Palamon? | TNK V.ii.80.1 |
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Yes, but you care not for me; I have nothing | Yes, but you care not for me; I have nothing | TNK V.ii.81 |
But this pore petticoate, and too corse Smockes. | But this poor petticoat and too coarse smocks. | TNK V.ii.82 |
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Will you surely? | Will you surely? | TNK V.ii.83.2 |
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Wee'l to bed then. | We'll to bed then. | TNK V.ii.84.2 |
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O Sir, you would faine be nibling. | O sir, you would fain be nibbling. | TNK V.ii.85.2 |
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Tis a sweet one, | 'Tis a sweet one, | TNK V.ii.86.2 |
And will perfume me finely against the wedding. | And will perfume me finely against the wedding. | TNK V.ii.87 |
Is not this your Cosen Arcite? | Is not this your cousin Arcite? | TNK V.ii.88.1 |
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Doe you thinke hee'l have me? | Do you think he'll have me? | TNK V.ii.90.2 |
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Doe you thinke so too? | Do you think so too? | TNK V.ii.91.2 |
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We shall have many children: Lord, how y'ar growne, | We shall have many children. – Lord, how you're grown! | TNK V.ii.92 |
My Palamon I hope will grow too finely | My Palamon I hope will grow too, finely, | TNK V.ii.93 |
Now he's at liberty: Alas poore Chicken | Now he's at liberty. Alas, poor chicken, | TNK V.ii.94 |
He was kept downe with hard meate, and ill lodging | He was kept down with hard meat and ill lodging; | TNK V.ii.95 |
But ile kisse him up againe. | But I'll kiss him up again. | TNK V.ii.96 |
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And shall we kisse too? | And shall we kiss too? | TNK V.ii.106.2 |
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And twenty. | – And twenty. | TNK V.ii.107.2 |
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And then wee'l sleepe together. | And then we'll sleep together. | TNK V.ii.108.1 |
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But you shall not hurt me. | But you shall not hurt me. | TNK V.ii.109.2 |
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If you doe (Love) ile cry. | If you do, love, I'll cry. | TNK V.ii.110.2 |