| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Oh yet, for heauens sake, go not to these Warrs; | O, yet, for God's sake, go not to these wars! | 2H4 II.iii.9 |
| The Time was (Father) when you broke your word, | The time was, father, that you broke your word | 2H4 II.iii.10 |
| When you were more endeer'd to it, then now, | When you were more endeared to it than now, | 2H4 II.iii.11 |
| When your owne Percy, when my heart-deere-Harry, | When your own Percy, when my heart's dear Harry, | 2H4 II.iii.12 |
| Threw many a Northward looke, to see his Father | Threw many a northward look to see his father | 2H4 II.iii.13 |
| Bring vp his Powres: but he did long in vaine. | Bring up his powers. But he did long in vain. | 2H4 II.iii.14 |
| Who then perswaded you to stay at home? | Who then persuaded you to stay at home? | 2H4 II.iii.15 |
| There were two Honors lost; Yours, and your Sonnes. | There were two honours lost, yours and your son's. | 2H4 II.iii.16 |
| For Yours, may heauenly glory brighten it: | For yours, the God of heaven brighten it! | 2H4 II.iii.17 |
| For His, it stucke vpon him, as the Sunne | For his, it stuck upon him as the sun | 2H4 II.iii.18 |
| In the gray vault of Heauen: and by his Light | In the grey vault of heaven, and by his light | 2H4 II.iii.19 |
| Did all the Cheualrie of England moue | Did all the chivalry of England move | 2H4 II.iii.20 |
| To do braue Acts. He was (indeed) the Glasse | To do brave acts. He was indeed the glass | 2H4 II.iii.21 |
| Wherein the Noble-Youth did dresse themselues. | Wherein the noble youth did dress themselves. | 2H4 II.iii.22 |
| He had no Legges, that practic'd not his Gate: | He had no legs that practised not his gait; | 2H4 II.iii.23 |
| And speaking thicke (which Nature made his blemish) | And speaking thick, which nature made his blemish, | 2H4 II.iii.24 |
| Became the Accents of the Valiant. | Became the accents of the valiant; | 2H4 II.iii.25 |
| For those that could speake low, and tardily, | For those that could speak low and tardily | 2H4 II.iii.26 |
| Would turne their owne Perfection, to Abuse, | Would turn their own perfection to abuse, | 2H4 II.iii.27 |
| To seeme like him. So that in Speech, in Gate, | To seem like him. So that in speech, in gait, | 2H4 II.iii.28 |
| In Diet, in Affections of delight, | In diet, in affections of delight, | 2H4 II.iii.29 |
| In Militarie Rules, Humors of Blood, | In military rules, humours of blood, | 2H4 II.iii.30 |
| He was the Marke, and Glasse, Coppy, and Booke, | He was the mark and glass, copy and book, | 2H4 II.iii.31 |
| That fashion'd others. And him, O wondrous! him, | That fashioned others. And him – O wondrous him! | 2H4 II.iii.32 |
| O Miracle of Men! Him did you leaue | O miracle of men! – him did you leave, | 2H4 II.iii.33 |
| (Second to none) vn-seconded by you, | Second to none, unseconded by you, | 2H4 II.iii.34 |
| To looke vpon the hideous God of Warre, | To look upon the hideous god of war | 2H4 II.iii.35 |
| In dis-aduantage, to abide a field, | In disadvantage, to abide a field | 2H4 II.iii.36 |
| Where nothing but the sound of Hotspurs Name | Where nothing but the sound of Hotspur's name | 2H4 II.iii.37 |
| Did seeme defensible: so you left him. | Did seem defensible. So you left him. | 2H4 II.iii.38 |
| Neuer, O neuer doe his Ghost the wrong, | Never, O never, do his ghost the wrong | 2H4 II.iii.39 |
| To hold your Honor more precise and nice | To hold your honour more precise and nice | 2H4 II.iii.40 |
| With others, then with him. Let them alone: | With others than with him! Let them alone. | 2H4 II.iii.41 |
| The Marshall and the Arch-bishop are strong. | The Marshal and the Archbishop are strong; | 2H4 II.iii.42 |
| Had my sweet Harry had but halfe their Numbers, | Had my sweet Harry had but half their numbers, | 2H4 II.iii.43 |
| To day might I (hanging on Hotspurs Necke) | Today might I, hanging on Hotspur's neck, | 2H4 II.iii.44 |
| Haue talk'd of Monmouth's Graue. | Have talked of Monmouth's grave. | 2H4 II.iii.45.1 |
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| If they get ground, and vantage of the King, | If they get ground and vantage of the King, | 2H4 II.iii.53 |
| Then ioyne you with them, like a Ribbe of Steele, | Then join you with them like a rib of steel, | 2H4 II.iii.54 |
| To make Strength stronger. But, for all our loues, | To make strength stronger; but, for all our loves, | 2H4 II.iii.55 |
| First let them trye themselues. So did your Sonne, | First let them try themselves. So did your son; | 2H4 II.iii.56 |
| He was so suffer'd; so came I a Widow: | He was so suffered; so came I a widow, | 2H4 II.iii.57 |
| And neuer shall haue length of Life enough, | And never shall have length of life enough | 2H4 II.iii.58 |
| To raine vpon Remembrance with mine Eyes, | To rain upon remembrance with mine eyes, | 2H4 II.iii.59 |
| That it may grow, and sprowt, as high as Heauen, | That it may grow and sprout as high as heaven | 2H4 II.iii.60 |
| For Recordation to my Noble Husband. | For recordation to my noble husband. | 2H4 II.iii.61 |