| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| As true as I beleeue you thinke them false, | As true as I believe you think them false | KJ III.i.27 |
| That giue you cause to proue my saying true. | That give you cause to prove my saying true. | KJ III.i.28 |
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| What other harme haue I good Lady done, | What other harm have I, good lady, done, | KJ III.i.38 |
| But spoke the harme, that is by others done? | But spoke the harm that is by others done? | KJ III.i.39 |
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| Pardon me Madam, | Pardon me, madam, | KJ III.i.65.2 |
| I may not goe without you to the kings. | I may not go without you to the Kings. | KJ III.i.66 |
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| Therefore, to be possess'd with double pompe, | Therefore, to be possessed with double pomp, | KJ IV.ii.9 |
| To guard a Title, that was rich before; | To guard a title that was rich before, | KJ IV.ii.10 |
| To gilde refined Gold, to paint the Lilly; | To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, | KJ IV.ii.11 |
| To throw a perfume on the Violet, | To throw a perfume on the violet, | KJ IV.ii.12 |
| To smooth the yce, or adde another hew | To smooth the ice, or add another hue | KJ IV.ii.13 |
| Vnto the Raine-bow; or with Taper-light | Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light | KJ IV.ii.14 |
| To seeke the beauteous eye of heauen to garnish, | To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, | KJ IV.ii.15 |
| Is wastefull, and ridiculous excesse. | Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. | KJ IV.ii.16 |
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| In this the Anticke, and well noted face | In this the antique and well noted face | KJ IV.ii.21 |
| Of plaine old forme, is much disfigured, | Of plain old form is much disfigured; | KJ IV.ii.22 |
| And like a shifted winde vnto a saile, | And, like a shifted wind unto a sail, | KJ IV.ii.23 |
| It makes the course of thoughts to fetch about, | It makes the course of thoughts to fetch about, | KJ IV.ii.24 |
| Startles, and frights consideration: | Startles and frights consideration, | KJ IV.ii.25 |
| Makes sound opinion sicke, and truth suspected, | Makes sound opinion sick and truth suspected, | KJ IV.ii.26 |
| For putting on so new a fashion'd robe. | For putting on so new a fashioned robe. | KJ IV.ii.27 |
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| To this effect, before you were new crown'd | To this effect, before you were new crowned, | KJ IV.ii.35 |
| We breath'd our Councell: but it pleas'd your Highnes | We breathed our counsel. But it pleased your highness | KJ IV.ii.36 |
| To ouer-beare it, and we are all well pleas'd, | To overbear it, and we are all well pleased, | KJ IV.ii.37 |
| Since all, and euery part of what we would | Since all and every part of what we would | KJ IV.ii.38 |
| Doth make a stand, at what your Highnesse will. | Doth make a stand at what your highness will. | KJ IV.ii.39 |
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| The colour of the King doth come, and go | The colour of the King doth come and go | KJ IV.ii.76 |
| Betweene his purpose and his conscience, | Between his purpose and his conscience, | KJ IV.ii.77 |
| Like Heralds 'twixt two dreadfull battailes set: | Like heralds 'twixt two dreadful battles set. | KJ IV.ii.78 |
| His passion is so ripe, it needs must breake. | His passion is so ripe it needs must break. | KJ IV.ii.79 |
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| Indeed we fear'd his sicknesse was past cure. | Indeed we feared his sickness was past cure. | KJ IV.ii.86 |
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| It is apparant foule-play, and 'tis shame | It is apparent foul play; and 'tis shame | KJ IV.ii.93 |
| That Greatnesse should so grossely offer it; | That greatness should so grossly offer it. | KJ IV.ii.94 |
| So thriue it in your game, and so farewell. | So thrive it in your game! And so, farewell. | KJ IV.ii.95 |
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| Lords, I will meet him at S. Edmondsbury, | Lords, I will meet him at Saint Edmundsbury. | KJ IV.iii.11 |
| It is our safetie, and we must embrace | It is our safety, and we must embrace | KJ IV.iii.12 |
| This gentle offer of the perillous time. | This gentle offer of the perilous time. | KJ IV.iii.13 |
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| The Count Meloone, a Noble Lord of France, | The Count Melun, a noble lord of France, | KJ IV.iii.15 |
| Whose priuate with me of the Dolphines loue, | Whose private with me of the Dauphin's love | KJ IV.iii.16 |
| Is much more generall, then these lines import. | Is much more general than these lines import. | KJ IV.iii.17 |
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| Or rather then set forward, for 'twill be | Or rather then set forward; for 'twill be | KJ IV.iii.19 |
| Two long dayes iourney (Lords) or ere we meete. | Two long days' journey, lords, or ere we meet. | KJ IV.iii.20 |
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| The king hath dispossest himselfe of vs, | The King hath dispossessed himself of us; | KJ IV.iii.23 |
| We will not lyne his thin-bestained cloake | We will not line his thin bestained cloak | KJ IV.iii.24 |
| With our pure Honors: nor attend the foote | With our pure honours, nor attend the foot | KJ IV.iii.25 |
| That leaues the print of blood where ere it walkes. | That leaves the print of blood where'er it walks. | KJ IV.iii.26 |
| Returne,and tell him so: we know the worst. | Return and tell him so. We know the worst. | KJ IV.iii.27 |
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| Our greefes, and not our manners reason now. | Our griefs, and not our manners, reason now. | KJ IV.iii.29 |
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| This is the prison: | This is the prison. | KJ IV.iii.34.1 |
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| What is he lyes heere? | What is he lies here? | KJ IV.iii.34.2 |
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| Murther, as hating what himselfe hath done, | Murder, as hating what himself hath done, | KJ IV.iii.37 |
| Doth lay it open to vrge on reuenge. | Doth lay it open to urge on revenge. | KJ IV.iii.38 |
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| Sir Richard, what thinke you? you haue beheld, | Sir Richard, what think you? You have beheld. | KJ IV.iii.41 |
| Or haue you read, or heard, or could you thinke? | Or have you read, or heard, or could you think, | KJ IV.iii.42 |
| Or do you almost thinke, although you see, | Or do you almost think, although you see, | KJ IV.iii.43 |
| That you do see? Could thought, without this obiect | That you do see? Could thought, without this object, | KJ IV.iii.44 |
| Forme such another? This is the very top, | Form such another? This is the very top, | KJ IV.iii.45 |
| The heighth, the Crest: or Crest vnto the Crest | The height, the crest, or crest unto the crest, | KJ IV.iii.46 |
| Of murthers Armes: This is the bloodiest shame, | Of murder's arms. This is the bloodiest shame, | KJ IV.iii.47 |
| The wildest Sauagery, the vildest stroke | The wildest savagery, the vilest stroke, | KJ IV.iii.48 |
| That euer wall-ey'd wrath, or staring rage | That ever wall-eyed wrath or staring rage | KJ IV.iii.49 |
| Presented to the teares of soft remorse. | Presented to the tears of soft remorse. | KJ IV.iii.50 |
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| If that it be the worke of any hand? | If that it be the work of any hand! | KJ IV.iii.60 |
| We had a kinde of light, what would ensue: | We had a kind of light what would ensue. | KJ IV.iii.61 |
| It is the shamefull worke of Huberts hand, | It is the shameful work of Hubert's hand, | KJ IV.iii.62 |
| The practice, and the purpose of the king: | The practice, and the purpose, of the King – | KJ IV.iii.63 |
| From whose obedience I forbid my soule, | From whose obedience I forbid my soul, | KJ IV.iii.64 |
| Kneeling before this ruine of sweete life, | Kneeling before this ruin of sweet life, | KJ IV.iii.65 |
| And breathing to his breathlesse Excellence | And breathing to this breathless excellence | KJ IV.iii.66 |
| The Incense of a Vow, a holy Vow: | The incense of a vow, a holy vow, | KJ IV.iii.67 |
| Neuer to taste the pleasures of the world, | Never to taste the pleasures of the world, | KJ IV.iii.68 |
| Neuer to be infected with delight, | Never to be infected with delight, | KJ IV.iii.69 |
| Nor conuersant with Ease, and Idlenesse, | Nor conversant with ease and idleness, | KJ IV.iii.70 |
| Till I haue set a glory to this hand, | Till I have set a glory to this hand | KJ IV.iii.71 |
| By giuing it the worship of Reuenge. | By giving it the worship of revenge. | KJ IV.iii.72 |
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| Oh he is bold, and blushes not at death, | O, he is bold, and blushes not at death! | KJ IV.iii.76 |
| Auant thou hatefull villain, get thee gone. | Avaunt, thou hateful villain! Get thee gone! | KJ IV.iii.77 |
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| Must I rob the law? | Must I rob the law? | KJ IV.iii.78.2 |
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| Not till I sheath it in a murtherers skin. | Not till I sheathe it in a murderer's skin. | KJ IV.iii.80 |
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| Thou art a Murtherer. | Thou art a murderer. | KJ IV.iii.90.1 |
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| Stand by, or I shall gaul you Faulconbridge. | Stand by, or I shall gall you, Faulconbridge. | KJ IV.iii.94 |
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| Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes, | Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes, | KJ IV.iii.107 |
| For villanie is not without such rheume, | For villainy is not without such rheum, | KJ IV.iii.108 |
| And he, long traded in it, makes it seeme | And he, long traded in it, makes it seem | KJ IV.iii.109 |
| Like Riuers of remorse and innocencie. | Like rivers of remorse and innocency. | KJ IV.iii.110 |
| Away with me, all you whose soules abhorre | Away with me, all you whose souls abhor | KJ IV.iii.111 |
| Th'vncleanly sauours of a Slaughter-house, | Th' uncleanly savours of a slaughter-house; | KJ IV.iii.112 |
| For I am stifled with this smell of sinne. | For I am stifled with this smell of sin. | KJ IV.iii.113 |
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| Vpon our sides it neuer shall be broken. | Upon our sides it never shall be broken. | KJ V.ii.8 |
| And Noble Dolphin, albeit we sweare | And, noble Dauphin, albeit we swear | KJ V.ii.9 |
| A voluntary zeale, and an vn-urg'd Faith | A voluntary zeal and an unurged faith | KJ V.ii.10 |
| To your proceedings: yet beleeue me Prince, | To your proceedings, yet believe me, prince, | KJ V.ii.11 |
| I am not glad that such a sore of Time | I am not glad that such a sore of time | KJ V.ii.12 |
| Should seeke a plaster by contemn'd reuolt, | Should seek a plaster by contemned revolt, | KJ V.ii.13 |
| And heale the inueterate Canker of one wound, | And heal the inveterate canker of one wound | KJ V.ii.14 |
| By making many: Oh it grieues my soule, | By making many. O, it grieves my soul | KJ V.ii.15 |
| That I must draw this mettle from my side | That I must draw this metal from my side | KJ V.ii.16 |
| To be a widdow-maker: oh, and there | To be a widow-maker! O, and there | KJ V.ii.17 |
| Where honourable rescue, and defence | Where honourable rescue and defence | KJ V.ii.18 |
| Cries out vpon the name of Salisbury. | Cries out upon the name of Salisbury! | KJ V.ii.19 |
| But such is the infection of the time, | But such is the infection of the time | KJ V.ii.20 |
| That for the health and Physicke of our right, | That, for the health and physic of our right, | KJ V.ii.21 |
| We cannot deale but with the very hand | We cannot deal but with the very hand | KJ V.ii.22 |
| Of sterne Iniustice, and confused wrong: | Of stern injustice and confused wrong. | KJ V.ii.23 |
| And is't not pitty, (oh my grieued friends) | And is't not pity, O my grieved friends, | KJ V.ii.24 |
| That we, the sonnes and children of this Isle, | That we, the sons and children of this isle, | KJ V.ii.25 |
| Was borne to see so sad an houre as this, | Were born to see so sad an hour as this; | KJ V.ii.26 |
| Wherein we step after a stranger, march | Wherein we step after a stranger, march | KJ V.ii.27 |
| Vpon her gentle bosom, and fill vp | Upon her gentle bosom, and fill up | KJ V.ii.28 |
| Her Enemies rankes? I must withdraw, and weepe | Her enemies' ranks – I must withdraw and weep | KJ V.ii.29 |
| Vpon the spot of this inforced cause, | Upon the spot of this enforced cause – | KJ V.ii.30 |
| To grace the Gentry of a Land remote, | To grace the gentry of a land remote, | KJ V.ii.31 |
| And follow vnacquainted colours heere: | And follow unacquainted colours here? | KJ V.ii.32 |
| What heere? O Nation that thou couldst remoue, | What, here? O nation, that thou couldst remove! | KJ V.ii.33 |
| That Neptunes Armes who clippeth thee about, | That Neptune's arms, who clippeth thee about, | KJ V.ii.34 |
| Would beare thee from the knowledge of thy selfe, | Would bear thee from the knowledge of thyself | KJ V.ii.35 |
| And cripple thee vnto a Pagan shore, | And grapple thee unto a pagan shore, | KJ V.ii.36 |
| Where these two Christian Armies might combine | Where these two Christian armies might combine | KJ V.ii.37 |
| The bloud of malice, in a vaine of league, | The blood of malice in a vein of league, | KJ V.ii.38 |
| And not to spend it so vn-neighbourly. | And not to spend it so unneighbourly! | KJ V.ii.39 |
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| I did not thinke the King so stor'd with friends. | I did not think the King so stored with friends. | KJ V.iv.1 |
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| That misbegotten diuell Falconbridge, | That misbegotten devil, Faulconbridge, | KJ V.iv.4 |
| In spight of spight, alone vpholds the day. | In spite of spite, alone upholds the day. | KJ V.iv.5 |
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| When we were happie, we had other names. | When we were happy we had other names. | KJ V.iv.8 |
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| Wounded to death. | Wounded to death. | KJ V.iv.9.2 |
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| May this be possible? May this be true? | May this be possible? May this be true? | KJ V.iv.21 |
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| We do beleeue thee, and beshrew my soule, | We do believe thee; and beshrew my soul | KJ V.iv.49 |
| But I do loue the fauour, and the forme | But I do love the favour and the form | KJ V.iv.50 |
| Of this most faire occasion, by the which | Of this most fair occasion, by the which | KJ V.iv.51 |
| We will vntread the steps of damned flight, | We will untread the steps of damned flight, | KJ V.iv.52 |
| And like a bated and retired Flood, | And like a bated and retired flood, | KJ V.iv.53 |
| Leauing our ranknesse and irregular course, | Leaving our rankness and irregular course, | KJ V.iv.54 |
| Stoope lowe within those bounds we haue ore-look'd, | Stoop low within those bounds we have o'erlooked, | KJ V.iv.55 |
| And calmely run on in obedience | And calmly run on in obedience | KJ V.iv.56 |
| Euen to our Ocean, to our great King Iohn. | Even to our ocean, to our great King John. | KJ V.iv.57 |
| My arme shall giue thee helpe to beare thee hence, | My arm shall give thee help to bear thee hence; | KJ V.iv.58 |
| For I do see the cruell pangs of death | For I do see the cruel pangs of death | KJ V.iv.59 |
| Right in thine eye. Away, my friends, new flight, | Right in thine eye. Away, my friends! New flight, | KJ V.iv.60 |
| And happie newnesse, that intends old right. | And happy newness, that intends old right! | KJ V.iv.61 |
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| Be of good comfort (Prince) for you are borne | Be of good comfort, prince; for you are born | KJ V.vii.25 |
| To set a forme vpon that indigest | To set a form upon that indigest | KJ V.vii.26 |
| Which he hath left so shapelesse, and so rude. | Which he hath left so shapeless and so rude. | KJ V.vii.27 |
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| You breath these dead newes in as dead an eare | You breathe these dead news in as dead an ear. | KJ V.vii.65 |
| My Liege, my Lord: but now a King, now thus. | My liege! My lord! But now a king, now thus! | KJ V.vii.66 |
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| It seemes you know not then so much as we, | It seems you know not, then, so much as we. | KJ V.vii.81 |
| The Cardinall Pandulph is within at rest, | The Cardinal Pandulph is within at rest, | KJ V.vii.82 |
| Who halfe an houre since came from the Dolphin, | Who half an hour since came from the Dauphin, | KJ V.vii.83 |
| And brings from him such offers of our peace, | And brings from him such offers of our peace | KJ V.vii.84 |
| As we with honor and respect may take, | As we with honour and respect may take, | KJ V.vii.85 |
| With purpose presently to leaue this warre. | With purpose presently to leave this war. | KJ V.vii.86 |
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| Nay, 'tis in a manner done already, | Nay, 'tis in a manner done already; | KJ V.vii.89 |
| For many carriages hee hath dispatch'd | For many carriages he hath dispatched | KJ V.vii.90 |
| To the sea side, and put his cause and quarrell | To the seaside, and put his cause and quarrel | KJ V.vii.91 |
| To the disposing of the Cardinall, | To the disposing of the Cardinal; | KJ V.vii.92 |
| With whom your selfe, my selfe, and other Lords, | With whom yourself, myself, and other lords, | KJ V.vii.93 |
| If you thinke meete, this afternoone will poast | If you think meet, this afternoon will post | KJ V.vii.94 |
| To consummate this businesse happily. | To consummate this business happily. | KJ V.vii.95 |
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| And the like tender of our loue wee make | And the like tender of our love we make, | KJ V.vii.106 |
| To rest without a spot for euermore. | To rest without a spot for evermore. | KJ V.vii.107 |