| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Sir, here's a woman would speake with you. | Sir, here's a woman would speak with you. | MW II.ii.30 |
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| I had rather (forsooth) go before you like a man, | I had rather, forsooth, go before you like a man | MW III.ii.5 |
| then follow him like a dwarfe. | than follow him like a dwarf. | MW III.ii.6 |
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| Sir Iohn Falstaffe. | Sir John Falstaff. | MW III.ii.20 |
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| My M. Sir Iohn is come in at your backe doore | My master, Sir John, is come in at your back-door, | MW III.iii.22 |
| Mist. Ford, and requests your company. | Mistress Ford, and requests your company. | MW III.iii.23 |
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| I, Ile be sworne: my Master knowes not of your | Ay, I'll be sworn. My master knows not of your | MW III.iii.26 |
| being heere: and hath threatned to put me into euerlasting | being here, and hath threatened to put me into everlasting | MW III.iii.27 |
| liberty, if I tell you of it: for he sweares he'll turne | liberty if I tell you of it; for he swears he'll turn | MW III.iii.28 |
| me away. | me away. | MW III.iii.29 |
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| Mistris Ford, Mistris Ford: heere's Mistris | Mistress Ford, Mistress Ford! Here's Mistress | MW III.iii.81 |
| Page at the doore, sweating, and blowing, and looking | Page at the door, sweating and blowing and looking | MW III.iii.82 |
| wildely, and would needs speake with you presently. | wildly, and would needs speak with you presently. | MW III.iii.83 |