| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Now for the love of him whom Iove hath markd | Now for the love of him whom Jove hath marked | TNK I.i.29 |
| The honour of your Bed, and for the sake | The honour of your bed, and for the sake | TNK I.i.30 |
| Of cleere virginity, be Advocate | Of clear virginity, be advocate | TNK I.i.31 |
| For us, and our distresses: This good deede | For us and our distresses! This good deed | TNK I.i.32 |
| Shall raze you out o'th Booke of Trespasses | Shall raze you out o'th' book of trespasses | TNK I.i.33 |
| All you are set downe there. | All you are set down there | TNK I.i.34 |
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| O my petition was | O, my petition was | TNK I.i.106.2 |
| Set downe in yce, which by hot greefe uncandied | Set down in ice, which by hot grief uncandied | TNK I.i.107 |
| Melts into drops, so sorrow wanting forme | Melts into drops; so sorrow wanting form | TNK I.i.108 |
| Is prest with deeper matter. | Is pressed with deeper matter. | TNK I.i.109.1 |
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| O woe, | O woe, | TNK I.i.110.2 |
| You cannot reade it there; there through my teares, | You cannot read it there; there through my tears, | TNK I.i.111 |
| Like wrinckled peobles in a glasse streame | Like wrinkled pebbles in a glassy stream, | TNK I.i.112 |
| You may behold 'em (Lady, Lady, alacke) | You may behold 'em. Lady, lady, alack, | TNK I.i.113 |
| He that will all the Treasure know o'th earth | He that will all the treasure know o'th' earth | TNK I.i.114 |
| Must know the Center too; he that will fish | Must know the centre too; he that will fish | TNK I.i.115 |
| For my least minnow, let him lead his line | For my least minnow, let him lead his line | TNK I.i.116 |
| To catch one at my heart. O pardon me, | To catch one at my heart. O, pardon me! | TNK I.i.117 |
| Extremity that sharpens sundry wits | Extremity that sharpens sundry wits | TNK I.i.118 |
| Makes me a Foole. | Makes me a fool. | TNK I.i.119.1 |
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| None fit for'th dead: | None fit for th' dead. | TNK I.i.141.2 |
| Those that with Cordes, Knives, drams precipitance, | Those that with cords, knives, drams, precipitance, | TNK I.i.142 |
| Weary of this worlds light, have to themselves | Weary of this world's light, have to themselves | TNK I.i.143 |
| Beene deathes most horrid Agents, humaine grace | Been death's most horrid agents, human grace | TNK I.i.144 |
| Affords them dust and shaddow. | Affords them dust and shadow. | TNK I.i.145.1 |
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| And his Army full | And his army full | TNK I.i.158.2 |
| Of Bread, and sloth. | Of bread and sloth. | TNK I.i.159.1 |
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| All. | ALL QUEENS | |
| Farewell. | Farewell. | TNK I.i.167.2 |
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| All Queens. | ALL QUEENS | |
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| Oh helpe now | O, help now! | TNK I.i.199.2 |
| Our Cause cries for your knee. | Our cause cries for your knee. | TNK I.i.200.1 |
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| If not above him, for | If not above him, for | TNK I.i.228 |
| Thou being but mortall makest affections bend | Thou being but mortal makest affections bend | TNK I.i.229 |
| To Godlike honours; they themselves some say | To godlike honours; they themselves, some say, | TNK I.i.230 |
| Grone under such a Mastry. | Groan under such a mastery. | TNK I.i.231.1 |
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| All the good that may | All the good that may | TNK I.iv.2.2 |
| Be wishd upon thy head, I cry Amen too't. | Be wished upon thy head, I cry amen to't. | TNK I.iv.3 |
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| This funeral path, brings to your housholds grave: | This funeral path brings to your household's grave. | TNK I.v.11 |
| Ioy ceaze on you againe: peace sleepe with him. | Joy seize on you again; peace sleep with him. | TNK I.v.12 |
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| This world's a Citty full of straying Streetes, | This world's a city full of straying streets, | TNK I.v.15 |
| And Death's the market place, where each one meetes. | And death's the market-place, where each one meets. | TNK I.v.16 |