| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| This is most strange, | This is most strange, | KL I.i.213.2 |
| That she whom euen but now, was your obiect, | That she whom even but now was your best object, | KL I.i.214 |
| The argument of your praise, balme of your age, | The argument of your praise, balm of your age, | KL I.i.215 |
| The best, the deerest, should in this trice of time | The best, the dearest, should in this trice of time | KL I.i.216 |
| Commit a thing so monstrous, to dismantle | Commit a thing so monstrous to dismantle | KL I.i.217 |
| So many folds of fauour: sure her offence | So many folds of favour. Sure her offence | KL I.i.218 |
| Must be of such vnnaturall degree, | Must be of such unnatural degree | KL I.i.219 |
| That monsters it: Or your fore-voucht affection | That monsters it; or your fore-vouched affection | KL I.i.220 |
| Fall into taint, which to beleeue of her | Fall into taint; which to believe of her | KL I.i.221 |
| Must be a faith that reason without miracle | Must be a faith that reason without miracle | KL I.i.222 |
| Should neuer plant in me. | Could never plant in me. | KL I.i.223.1 |
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| Is it but this? A tardinesse in nature, | Is it but this, a tardiness in nature | KL I.i.235 |
| Which often leaues the history vnspoke | Which often leaves the history unspoke | KL I.i.236 |
| That it intends to do: my Lord of Burgundy, | That it intends to do? My lord of Burgundy, | KL I.i.237 |
| What say you to the Lady? Loue's not loue | What say you to the lady? Love's not love | KL I.i.238 |
| When it is mingled with regards, that stands | When it is mingled with regards that stands | KL I.i.239 |
| Aloofe from th'intire point, will you haue her? | Aloof from th' entire point. Will you have her? | KL I.i.240 |
| She is herselfe a Dowrie. | She is herself a dowry. | KL I.i.241.1 |
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| Fairest Cordelia, that art most rich being poore, | Fairest Cordelia, that art most rich, being poor, | KL I.i.250 |
| Most choise forsaken, and most lou'd despis'd, | Most choice, forsaken; and most loved, despised, | KL I.i.251 |
| Thee and thy vertues here I seize vpon, | Thee and thy virtues here I seize upon. | KL I.i.252 |
| Be it lawfull I take vp what's cast away. | Be it lawful I take up what's cast away. | KL I.i.253 |
| Gods, Gods! 'Tis strange, that from their cold'st neglect | Gods, gods! 'Tis strange that from their cold'st neglect | KL I.i.254 |
| My Loue should kindle to enflam'd respect. | My love should kindle to inflamed respect. | KL I.i.255 |
| Thy dowrelesse Daughter King, throwne to my chance, | Thy dowerless daughter, King, thrown to my chance, | KL I.i.256 |
| Is Queene of vs, of ours, and our faire France: | Is queen of us, of ours, and our fair France. | KL I.i.257 |
| Not all the Dukes of watrish Burgundy, | Not all the dukes of waterish Burgundy | KL I.i.258 |
| Can buy this vnpriz'd precious Maid of me. | Can buy this unprized-precious maid of me. | KL I.i.259 |
| Bid them farewell Cordelia, though vnkinde, | Bid them farewell, Cordelia, though unkind. | KL I.i.260 |
| Thou loosest here a better where to finde. | Thou losest here, a better where to find. | KL I.i.261 |
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| Bid farwell to your Sisters. | Bid farewell to your sisters. | KL I.i.267 |
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| Come my faire Cordelia. | Come, my fair Cordelia. | KL I.i.282.2 |