| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Were you in doubt that you askt her? | Were you in doubt, sir, that you asked her? | MA I.i.99 |
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| If Signior Leonato be her father, she would not | If Signor Leonato be her father, she would not | MA I.i.105 |
| haue his head on her shoulders for al Messina, as like | have his head on her shoulders for all Messina, as like | MA I.i.106 |
| him as she is. | him as she is. | MA I.i.107 |
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| What my deere Ladie Disdaine! are you yet | What, my dear Lady Disdain! Are you yet | MA I.i.110 |
| liuing? | living? | MA I.i.111 |
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| Then is curtesie a turne-coate, but it is certaine I | Then is courtesy a turncoat. But it is certain I | MA I.i.116 |
| am loued of all Ladies, onely you excepted: and I would | am loved of all ladies, only you excepted; and I would | MA I.i.117 |
| I could finde in my heart that I had not a hard heart, for | I could find in my heart that I had not a hard heart, for, | MA I.i.118 |
| truely I loue none. | truly, I love none. | MA I.i.119 |
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| God keepe your Ladiship still in that minde, | God keep your ladyship still in that mind! | MA I.i.125 |
| so some Gentleman or other shall scape a predestinate | So some gentleman or other shall 'scape a predestinate | MA I.i.126 |
| scratcht face. | scratched face. | MA I.i.127 |
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| Well, you are a rare Parrat teacher. | Well, you are a rare parrot-teacher. | MA I.i.130 |
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| I would my horse had the speed of your tongue, | I would my horse had the speed of your tongue, | MA I.i.133 |
| and so good a continuer, but keepe your way a Gods | and so good a continuer. But keep your way a' God's | MA I.i.134 |
| name, I haue done. | name, I have done. | MA I.i.135 |
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| I noted her not, but I lookt on her. | I noted her not, but I looked on her. | MA I.i.154 |
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| Doe you question me as an honest man should | Do you question me as an honest man should | MA I.i.156 |
| doe, for my simple true iudgement? or would you haue | do, for my simple true judgement? Or would you have | MA I.i.157 |
| me speake after my custome, as being a professed tyrant | me speak after my custom, as being a professed tyrant | MA I.i.158 |
| to their sexe? | to their sex? | MA I.i.159 |
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| Why yfaith me thinks shee's too low for a | Why, i'faith, methinks she's too low for a | MA I.i.161 |
| hie praise, too browne for a faire praise, and too little for | high praise, too brown for a fair praise, and too little for | MA I.i.162 |
| a great praise, onely this commendation I can affoord her, | a great praise; only this commendation I can afford her, | MA I.i.163 |
| that were shee other then she is, she were vnhandsome, | that were she other than she is, she were unhandsome; | MA I.i.164 |
| and being no other, but as she is, I doe not like her. | and being no other but as she is, I do not like her. | MA I.i.165 |
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| Would you buie her, that you enquier after her? | Would you buy her, that you inquire after her? | MA I.i.168 |
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| Yea, and a case to put it into, but speake you | Yea, and a case to put it into. But speak you | MA I.i.170 |
| this with a sad brow? Or doe you play the flowting iacke, | this with a sad brow? Or do you play the flouting Jack, | MA I.i.171 |
| to tell vs Cupid is a good Hare-finder, and Vulcan a rare | to tell us Cupid is a good hare-finder, and Vulcan a rare | MA I.i.172 |
| Carpenter: Come, in what key shall a man take you to goe | carpenter? Come, in what key shall a man take you to go | MA I.i.173 |
| in the song? | in the song? | MA I.i.174 |
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| I can see yet without spectacles, and I see no | I can see yet without spectacles, and I see no | MA I.i.177 |
| such matter: there's her cosin, and she were not possest | such matter; there's her cousin, an she were not possessed | MA I.i.178 |
| with a furie, exceedes her as much in beautie, as the | with a fury, exceeds her as much in beauty as the | MA I.i.179 |
| first of Maie doth the last of December: but I hope you | first of May doth the last of December. But I hope you | MA I.i.180 |
| haue no intent to turne husband, haue you? | have no intent to turn husband, have you? | MA I.i.181 |
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| Ist come to this? in faith hath not the world | Is't come to this? In faith, hath not the world | MA I.i.184 |
| one man but he will weare his cap with suspition? shall | one man but he will wear his cap with suspicion? Shall | MA I.i.185 |
| I neuer see a batcheller of three score againe? goe to yfaith, | I never see a bachelor of three score again? Go to, i'faith; | MA I.i.186 |
| and thou wilt needes thrust thy necke into a yoke, weare the | an thou wilt needs thrust thy neck into a yoke, wear the | MA I.i.187 |
| print of it, and sigh away sundaies: looke, don Pedro | print of it, and sigh away Sundays. Look, Don Pedro | MA I.i.188 |
| is returned to seeke you. | is returned to seek you. | MA I.i.189 |
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| I would your Grace would constraine mee to tell. | I would your grace would constrain me to tell. | MA I.i.192 |
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| You heare, Count Claudio, I can be secret as a | You hear, Count Claudio; I can be secret as a | MA I.i.194 |
| dumbe man, I would haue you thinke so (but on my allegiance, | dumb man, I would have you think so; but, on my allegiance, | MA I.i.195 |
| marke you this, on my allegiance) hee is in loue, | mark you this, on my allegiance – he is in love. | MA I.i.196 |
| With who? now that is your Graces part: marke how short | With who? Now that is your grace's part. Mark how short | MA I.i.197 |
| his answere is, with Hero, Leonatoes short daughter. | his answer is: With Hero, Leonato's short daughter. | MA I.i.198 |
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| Like the old tale, my Lord, it is not so, nor | Like the old tale, my lord: 'It is not so, nor | MA I.i.200 |
| 'twas not so: but indeede, God forbid it should be so. | 'twas not so; but, indeed, God forbid it should be so! | MA I.i.201 |
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| And by my two faiths and troths, my Lord, I | And by my two faiths and troths, my lord, I | MA I.i.209 |
| speake mine. | spoke mine. | MA I.i.210 |
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| That I neither feele how shee should be loued, | That I neither feel how she should be loved, | MA I.i.213 |
| nor know how shee should be worthie, is the opinion that | nor know how she should be worthy, is the opinion that | MA I.i.214 |
| fire cannot melt out of me, I will die in it at the stake. | fire cannot melt out of me; I will die in it at the stake. | MA I.i.215 |
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| That a woman conceiued me, I thanke her: that | That a woman conceived me, I thank her; that | MA I.i.220 |
| she brought mee vp, I likewise giue her most humble | she brought me up, I likewise give her most humble | MA I.i.221 |
| thankes: but that I will haue a rechate winded in my | thanks; but that I will have a recheat winded in my | MA I.i.222 |
| forehead, or hang my bugle in an inuisible baldricke, all | forehead, or hang my bugle in an invisible baldrick, all | MA I.i.223 |
| women shall pardon me: because I will not do them the | women shall pardon me. Because I will not do them the | MA I.i.224 |
| wrong to mistrust any, I will doe my selfe the right to trust | wrong to mistrust any, I will do myself the right to trust | MA I.i.225 |
| none: and the fine is, (for the which I may goe the finer) I | none; and the fine is, for the which I may go the finer, I | MA I.i.226 |
| will liue a Batchellor. | will live a bachelor. | MA I.i.227 |
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| With anger, with sicknesse, or with hunger, my | With anger, with sickness, or with hunger, my | MA I.i.229 |
| Lord, not with loue: proue that euer I loose more blood | lord, not with love. Prove that ever I lose more blood | MA I.i.230 |
| with loue, then I will get againe with drinking, picke out | with love than I will get again with drinking, pick out | MA I.i.231 |
| mine eyes with a Ballet-makers penne, and hang me vp | mine eyes with a ballad-maker's pen and hang me up | MA I.i.232 |
| at the doore of a brothel-house for the signe of blinde | at the door of a brothel-house for the sign of blind | MA I.i.233 |
| Cupid. | Cupid. | MA I.i.234 |
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| If I do, hang me in a bottle like a Cat, & shoot | If I do, hang me in a bottle like a cat, and shoot | MA I.i.237 |
| at me, and he that hit's me, let him be clapt on the | at me; and he that hits me, let him be clapped on the | MA I.i.238 |
| shoulder, and cal'd Adam. | shoulder, and called Adam. | MA I.i.239 |
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| The sauage bull may, but if euer the sensible | The savage bull may; but if ever the sensible | MA I.i.242 |
| Benedicke beare it, plucke off the bulles hornes, and set them | Benedick bear it, pluck off the bull's horns and set them | MA I.i.243 |
| in my forehead, and let me be vildely painted, and in such | in my forehead, and let me be vilely painted; and in such | MA I.i.244 |
| great Letters as they write, heere is good horse to hire: | great letters as they write ‘ Here is good horse to hire,’ | MA I.i.245 |
| let them signifie vnder my signe, here you may see | let them signify under my sign ‘ Here you may see | MA I.i.246 |
| Benedicke the married man. | Benedick the married man.’ | MA I.i.247 |
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| I looke for an earthquake too then. | I look for an earthquake too, then. | MA I.i.252 |
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| I haue almost matter enough in me for such an | I have almost matter enough in me for such an | MA I.i.258 |
| Embassage, and so I commit you. | embassage; and so I commit you – | MA I.i.259 |
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| Nay mocke not, mocke not; the body of your | Nay, mock not, mock not. The body of your | MA I.i.264 |
| discourse is sometime guarded with fragments, and the | discourse is sometime guarded with fragments, and the | MA I.i.265 |
| guardes are but slightly basted on neither, ere you flout | guards are but slightly basted on neither. Ere you flout | MA I.i.266 |
| old ends any further, examine your conscience, and so I | old ends any further, examine your conscience; and so I | MA I.i.267 |
| leaue you. | leave you. | MA I.i.268 |
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| No, you shall pardon me. | No, you shall pardon me. | MA II.i.112 |
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| Not now. | Not now. | MA II.i.114 |
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| What's he? | What's he? | MA II.i.118 |
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| Not I, beleeue me. | Not I, believe me. | MA II.i.120 |
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| I pray you what is he? | I pray you, what is he? | MA II.i.122 |
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| When I know the Gentleman, Ile tell him what | When I know the gentleman, I'll tell him what | MA II.i.130 |
| you say. | you say. | MA II.i.131 |
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| In euery good thing. | In every good thing. | MA II.i.138 |
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| Count Claudio. | Count Claudio? | MA II.i.168 |
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| Come, will you go with me? | Come, will you go with me? | MA II.i.170 |
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| Euen to the next Willow, about your own businesse, | Even to the next willow, about your own business, | MA II.i.172 |
| Count. What fashion will you weare the Garland | County. What fashion will you wear the garland | MA II.i.173 |
| off? About your necke, like an Vsurers chaine? Or vnder | of? About your neck, like an usurer's chain? Or under | MA II.i.174 |
| your arme, like a Lieutenants scarfe? You must weare it | your arm, like a lieutenant's scarf? You must wear it | MA II.i.175 |
| one way, for the Prince hath got your Hero. | one way, for the Prince hath got your Hero. | MA II.i.176 |
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| Why that's spoken like an honest Drouier, so | Why, that's spoken like an honest drovier: so | MA II.i.178 |
| they sel Bullockes: but did you thinke the Prince wold | they sell bullocks. But did you think the Prince would | MA II.i.179 |
| haue serued you thus? | have served you thus? | MA II.i.180 |
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| Ho now you strike like the blindman, 'twas | Ho! Now you strike like the blind man; 'twas | MA II.i.182 |
| the boy that stole your meate, and you'l beat the post. | the boy that stole your meat, and you'll beat the post. | MA II.i.183 |
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| Alas poore hurt fowle, now will he creepe into | Alas, poor hurt fowl, now will he creep into | MA II.i.185 |
| sedges: But that my Ladie Beatrice should know me, | sedges! But that my Lady Beatrice should know me, | MA II.i.186 |
| & not know me: the Princes foole! Hah? It may be I | and not know me! The Prince's fool! Ha? It may be I | MA II.i.187 |
| goe vnder that title, because I am merrie: yea but so I am | go under that title because I am merry. Yea, but so I am | MA II.i.188 |
| apt to do my selfe wrong: I am not so reputed, it is the | apt to do myself wrong. I am not so reputed; it is the | MA II.i.189 |
| base (though bitter) disposition of Beatrice, that putt's the | base, though bitter, disposition of Beatrice that puts the | MA II.i.190 |
| world into her person, and so giues me out: well, Ile be | world into her person, and so gives me out. Well, I'll be | MA II.i.191 |
| reuenged as I may. | revenged as I may. | MA II.i.192 |
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| Troth my Lord, I haue played the part of Lady | Troth, my lord, I have played the part of Lady | MA II.i.195 |
| Fame, I found him heere as melancholy as a Lodge in a | Fame. I found him here as melancholy as a lodge in a | MA II.i.196 |
| Warren, I told him, and I thinke, told him true, that | warren; I told him, and I think I told him true, that | MA II.i.197 |
| your grace had got the will of this young Lady, and | your grace had got the good will of this young lady; and | MA II.i.198 |
| I offered him my company to a willow tree, either to | I offered him my company to a willow-tree, either to | MA II.i.199 |
| make him a garland, as being forsaken, or to binde him | make him a garland, as being forsaken, or to bind him | MA II.i.200 |
| a rod, as being worthy to be whipt. | up a rod, as being worthy to be whipped. | MA II.i.201 |
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| The flat transgression of a Schoole-boy, who | The flat transgression of a schoolboy, who, | MA II.i.203 |
| being ouer-ioyed with finding a birds nest, shewes it his | being overjoyed with finding a bird's nest, shows it his | MA II.i.204 |
| companion, and he steales it. | companion, and he steals it. | MA II.i.205 |
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| Yet it had not beene amisse the rod had beene | Yet it had not been amiss the rod had been | MA II.i.208 |
| made, and the garland too, for the garland he might | made, and the garland too; for the garland he might | MA II.i.209 |
| haue worne himselfe, and the rod hee might haue bestowed | have worn himself, and the rod he might have bestowed | MA II.i.210 |
| on you, who (as I take it) haue stolne his birds nest. | on you, who, as I take it, have stolen his bird's nest. | MA II.i.211 |
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| If their singing answer your saying, by my | If their singing answer your saying, by my | MA II.i.214 |
| faith you say honestly. | faith you say honestly. | MA II.i.215 |
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| O she misusde me past the indurance of a | O, she misused me past the endurance of a | MA II.i.219 |
| block: an oake but with one greene leafe on it, would haue | block! An oak but with one green leaf on it would have | MA II.i.220 |
| answered her: my very visor began to assume life, and | answered her; my very visor began to assume life and | MA II.i.221 |
| scold with her: shee told mee, not thinking I had beene | scold with her. She told me, not thinking I had been | MA II.i.222 |
| my selfe, that I was the Princes Iester, and that I was duller | myself, that I was the Prince's jester, that I was duller | MA II.i.223 |
| then a great thaw, hudling iest vpon iest, with such | than a great thaw; huddling jest upon jest with such | MA II.i.224 |
| impossible conueiance vpon me, that I stood like a man | impossible conveyance upon me that I stood like a man | MA II.i.225 |
| at a marke, with a whole army shooting at me: shee | at a mark, with a whole army shooting at me. She | MA II.i.226 |
| speakes poynyards, and euery word stabbes: if her breath | speaks poniards, and every word stabs. If her breath | MA II.i.227 |
| were as terrible as terminations, there were no liuing | were as terrible as her terminations, there were no living | MA II.i.228 |
| neere her, she would infect to the north starre: I would not | near her; she would infect to the north star. I would not | MA II.i.229 |
| marry her, though she were indowed with all that | marry her, though she were endowed with all that | MA II.i.230 |
| Adam had left him before he transgrest, she would | Adam had left him before he transgressed. She would | MA II.i.231 |
| haue made Hercules haue turnd spit, yea, and haue cleft | have made Hercules have turned spit, yea, and have cleft | MA II.i.232 |
| his club to make the fire too: come, talke not of her, you | his club to make the fire too. Come, talk not of her; you | MA II.i.233 |
| shall finde her the infernall Ate in good apparell. I would to | shall find her the infernal Ate in good apparel. I would to | MA II.i.234 |
| God some scholler would coniure her, for certainely while | God some scholar would conjure her; for certainly, while | MA II.i.235 |
| she is heere, a man may liue as quiet in hell, as in a sanctuary, | she is here, a man may live as quiet in hell as in a sanctuary, | MA II.i.236 |
| and people sinne vpon purpose, because they would | and people sin upon purpose, because they would | MA II.i.237 |
| goe thither, so indeed all disquiet, horror, and perturbation | go thither; so, indeed, all disquiet, horror, and perturbation | MA II.i.238 |
| followes her. | follows her. | MA II.i.239 |
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| Will your Grace command mee any seruice to | Will your grace command me any service to | MA II.i.241 |
| the worlds end? I will goe on the slightest arrand now | the world's end? I will go on the slightest errand now | MA II.i.242 |
| to the Antypodes that you can deuise to send me on: I | to the Antipodes that you can devise to send me on. I | MA II.i.243 |
| will fetch you a tooth-picker now from the furthest inch | will fetch you a tooth-picker now from the furthest inch | MA II.i.244 |
| of Asia: bring you the length of Prester Iohns foot: fetch | of Asia; bring you the length of Prester John's foot; | MA II.i.245 |
| you a hayre off the great Chams beard: doe you any | fetch you a hair off the great Cham's beard; do you any | MA II.i.246 |
| embassage to the Pigmies, rather then hould three words | embassage to the Pigmies, rather than hold three words' | MA II.i.247 |
| conference, with this Harpy: you haue no employment | conference with this harpy. You have no employment | MA II.i.248 |
| for me? | for me? | MA II.i.249 |
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| O God sir, heeres a dish I loue not, I cannot | O God, sir, here's a dish I love not; I cannot | MA II.i.251 |
| indure this Lady tongue. | endure my Lady Tongue. | MA II.i.252 |
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| Boy. | Boy! | MA II.iii.1 |
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| In my chamber window lies a booke, bring it | In my chamber-window lies a book; bring it | MA II.iii.3 |
| hither to me in the orchard. | hither to me in the orchard. | MA II.iii.4 |
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| I know that, but I would haue thee hence, and | I know that; but I would have thee hence, and | MA II.iii.6 |
| heere againe. | here again. | MA II.iii.7 |
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| I doe much wonder, that one man seeing how much | I do much wonder that one man, seeing how much | MA II.iii.8 |
| another man is a foole, when he dedicates his behauiours | another man is a fool when he dedicates his behaviours | MA II.iii.9 |
| to loue, will after hee hath laught at such shallow | to love, will, after he hath laughed at such shallow | MA II.iii.10 |
| follies in others, become the argument of his owne | follies in others, become the argument of his own | MA II.iii.11 |
| scorne, by falling in loue, & such a man is Claudio, I | scorn by falling in love; and such a man is Claudio. I | MA II.iii.12 |
| haue known when there was no musicke with him but the | have known when there was no music with him but the | MA II.iii.13 |
| drum and the fife, and now had hee rather heare the taber | drum and the fife, and now had he rather hear the tabor | MA II.iii.14 |
| and the pipe: I haue knowne when he would haue walkt | and the pipe. I have known when he would have walked | MA II.iii.15 |
| ten mile afoot, to see a good armor, and now will he lie | ten mile afoot to see a good armour; and now will he lie | MA II.iii.16 |
| ten nights awake caruing the fashion of a new dublet: | ten nights awake carving the fashion of a new doublet. | MA II.iii.17 |
| he was wont to speake plaine, & to the purpose (like an | He was wont to speak plain and to the purpose, like an | MA II.iii.18 |
| honest man & a souldier) and now is he turn'd orthography, | honest man and a soldier, and now is he turned orthography; | MA II.iii.19 |
| his words are a very fantasticall banquet, iust so | his words are a very fantastical banquet, just so | MA II.iii.20 |
| many strange dishes: may I be so conuerted, & see with | many strange dishes. May I be so converted and see with | MA II.iii.21 |
| these eyes? I cannot tell, I thinke not: I will not bee | these eyes? I cannot tell; I think not. I will not be | MA II.iii.22 |
| sworne, but loue may transforme me to an oyster, but Ile | sworn but love may transform me to an oyster; but I'll | MA II.iii.23 |
| take my oath on it, till he haue made an oyster of me, he | take my oath on it, till he have made an oyster of me, he | MA II.iii.24 |
| shall neuer make me such a foole: one woman is faire, yet | shall never make me such a fool. One woman is fair, yet | MA II.iii.25 |
| I am well: another is wise, yet I am well: another vertuous, | I am well; another is wise, yet I am well; another virtuous, | MA II.iii.26 |
| yet I am well: but till all graces be in one woman, | yet I am well; but till all graces be in one woman, | MA II.iii.27 |
| one woman shall not come in my grace: rich shee shall | one woman shall not come in my grace. Rich she shall | MA II.iii.28 |
| be, that's certaine: wise, or Ile none: vertuous, or Ile | be, that's certain; wise, or I'll none; virtuous, or I'll | MA II.iii.29 |
| neuer cheapen her: faire, or Ile neuer looke on her: milde, | never cheapen her; fair, or I'll never look on her; mild, | MA II.iii.30 |
| or come not neere me: Noble, or not for an Angell: of | or come not near me; noble, or not I for an angel; of | MA II.iii.31 |
| good discourse: an excellent Musitian, and her haire shal | good discourse, an excellent musician, and her hair shall | MA II.iii.32 |
| be of what colour it please God, hah! the Prince and | be of what colour it please God. Ha! The Prince and | MA II.iii.33 |
| Monsieur Loue, I will hide me in the Arbor. | Monsieur Love! I will hide me in the arbour. | MA II.iii.34 |
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| Now diuine aire, now is his soule rauisht, is | Now, divine air! Now is his soul ravished! Is | MA II.iii.56 |
| it not strange that sheepes guts should hale soules out of | it not strange that sheep's guts should hale souls out of | MA II.iii.57 |
| mens bodies? well, a horne for my money when all's | men's bodies? Well, a horn for my money, when all's | MA II.iii.58 |
| done. | done. | MA II.iii.59 |
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| And he had been a dog that should haue | An he had been a dog that should have | MA II.iii.80 |
| howld thus, they would haue hang'd him, and I pray | howled thus, they would have hanged him: and I pray | MA II.iii.81 |
| God his bad voyce bode no mischiefe, I had as liefe haue | God his bad voice bode no mischief. I had as lief have | MA II.iii.82 |
| heard the night-rauen, come what plague could haue | heard the night-raven, come what plague could have | MA II.iii.83 |
| come after it. | come after it. | MA II.iii.84 |
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| Is't possible? sits the winde in that | Is't possible? Sits the wind in that | MA II.iii.99 |
| corner? | corner? | MA II.iii.100 |
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| I should thinke this a gull, but that the | I should think this a gull, but that the | MA II.iii.120 |
| white-bearded fellow speakes it: knauery cannot sure | white-bearded fellow speaks it; knavery cannot, sure, | MA II.iii.121 |
| hide himselfe in such reuerence. | hide himself in such reverence. | MA II.iii.122 |
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| This can be no tricke, the | This can be no trick. The | MA II.iii.215 |
| conference was sadly borne, they haue the truth of this | conference was sadly borne. They have the truth of this | MA II.iii.216 |
| from Hero, they seeme to pittie the Lady: it seemes her | from Hero. They seem to pity the lady; it seems her | MA II.iii.217 |
| affections haue the full bent: loue me? why it must | affections have their full bent. Love me? Why it must | MA II.iii.218 |
| be requited: I heare how I am censur'd, they say I will | be requited. I hear how I am censured: they say I will | MA II.iii.219 |
| beare my selfe proudly, if I perceiue the loue come from | bear myself proudly, if I perceive the love come from | MA II.iii.220 |
| her: they say too, that she will rather die than giue any | her; they say, too, that she will rather die than give any | MA II.iii.221 |
| signe of affection: I did neuer thinke to marry, I must not | sign of affection. I did never think to marry. I must not | MA II.iii.222 |
| seeme proud, happy are they that heare their detractions, | seem proud; happy are they that hear their detractions | MA II.iii.223 |
| and can put them to mending: they say the Lady is faire, | and can put them to mending. They say the lady is fair; | MA II.iii.224 |
| 'tis a truth, I can beare them witnesse: and vertuous, tis so, | 'tis a truth, I can bear them witness; and virtuous; so, | MA II.iii.225 |
| I cannot reprooue it, and wise, but for louing me, by my | I cannot reprove it; and wise, but for loving me. By my | MA II.iii.226 |
| troth it is no addition to her witte, nor no great argument | troth, it is no addition to her wit, nor no great argument | MA II.iii.227 |
| of her folly; for I wil be horribly in loue with her, I may | of her folly, for I will be horribly in love with her. I may | MA II.iii.228 |
| chance haue some odde quirkes and remnants of witte broken | chance have some odd quirks and remnants of wit broken | MA II.iii.229 |
| on mee, because I haue rail'd so long against marriage: | on me, because I have railed so long against marriage; | MA II.iii.230 |
| but doth not the appetite alter? a man loues the meat in | but doth not the appetite alter? A man loves the meat in | MA II.iii.231 |
| his youth, that he cannot indure in his age. Shall quips | his youth that he cannot endure in his age. Shall quips | MA II.iii.232 |
| and sentences, and these paper bullets of the braine awe a | and sentences and these paper bullets of the brain awe a | MA II.iii.233 |
| man from the careere of his humour? No, the world must | man from the career of his humour? No, the world must | MA II.iii.234 |
| be peopled. When I said I would die a batcheler, I did | be peopled. When I said I would die a bachelor, I did | MA II.iii.235 |
| not think I should liue till I were maried, here comes | not think I should live till I were married. Here comes | MA II.iii.236 |
| Beatrice: by this day, shee's a faire Lady, I doe spie some | Beatrice. By this day, she's a fair lady! I do spy some | MA II.iii.237 |
| markes of loue in her. | marks of love in her. | MA II.iii.238 |
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| Faire Beatrice, I thanke you for your paines. | Fair Beatrice, I thank you for your pains. | MA II.iii.241 |
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| You take pleasure then in the message. | You take pleasure then in the message? | MA II.iii.245 |
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| Ha, against my will I am sent to bid you | Ha! ‘ Against my will I am sent to bid you | MA II.iii.249 |
| come into dinner: there's a double meaning in that: I | come in to dinner ’ – there's a double meaning in that. ‘ I | MA II.iii.250 |
| tooke no more paines for those thankes then you tooke paines | took no more pains for those thanks than you took pains | MA II.iii.251 |
| to thanke me, that's as much as to say, any paines that | to thank me ’ – that's as much as to say, ‘ Any pains that | MA II.iii.252 |
| I take for you is as easie as thankes: if I do not take pitty of | I take for you is as easy as thanks.’ If I do not take pity of | MA II.iii.253 |
| her I am a villaine, if I doe not loue her I am a Iew, I will | her, I am a villain; if I do not love her, I am a Jew. I will | MA II.iii.254 |
| goe get her picture. | go get her picture. | MA II.iii.255 |
| | | |
| Gallants, I am not as I haue bin. | Gallants, I am not as I have been. | MA III.ii.14 |
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| I haue the tooth-ach. | I have the toothache. | MA III.ii.20 |
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| Hang it. | Hang it! | MA III.ii.22 |
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| Well, euery one cannot master a griefe, but hee that | Well, everyone can master a grief but he that | MA III.ii.26 |
| has it. | has it. | MA III.ii.27 |
| | | |
| Yet is this no charme for the tooth-ake, old | Yet is this no charm for the toothache. Old | MA III.ii.64 |
| signior, walke aside with mee, I haue studied eight or nine | signor, walk aside with me; I have studied eight or nine | MA III.ii.65 |
| wise words to speake to you, which these hobby-horses | wise words to speak to you, which these hobby-horses | MA III.ii.66 |
| must not heare. | must not hear. | MA III.ii.67 |
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| How now! interiections? why then, some be | How now! Interjections? Why, then, some be | MA IV.i.19 |
| of laughing, as ha, ha, he. | of laughing, as, ah, ha, he! | MA IV.i.20 |
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| This lookes not like a nuptiall. | This looks not like a nuptial. | MA IV.i.66.1 |
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| How doth the Lady? | How doth the lady? | MA IV.i.111.1 |
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| Sir, sir, be patient: | Sir, sir, be patient. | MA IV.i.141.2 |
| for my part, I am so attired | For my part, I am so attired in wonder, | MA IV.i.142 |
| in wonder, I know not what to say. | I know not what to say. | MA IV.i.143 |
| | | |
| Ladie, were you her bedfellow last night? | Lady, were you her bedfellow last night? | MA IV.i.145 |
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| Two of them haue the verie bent of honor, | Two of them have the very bent of honour; | MA IV.i.184 |
| And if their wisedomes be misled in this: | And if their wisdoms be misled in this, | MA IV.i.185 |
| The practise of it liues in Iohn the bastard, | The practice of it lives in John the Bastard, | MA IV.i.186 |
| Whose spirits toile in frame of villanies. | Whose spirits toil in frame of villainies. | MA IV.i.187 |
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| Signior Leonato, let the Frier aduise you, | Signor Leonato, let the Friar advise you; | MA IV.i.242 |
| And though you know my inwardnesse and loue | And though you know my inwardness and love | MA IV.i.243 |
| Is very much vnto the Prince and Claudio. | Is very much unto the Prince and Claudio, | MA IV.i.244 |
| Yet, by mine honor, I will deale in this, | Yet, by mine honour, I will deal in this | MA IV.i.245 |
| As secretly and iustlie, as your soule | As secretly and justly as your soul | MA IV.i.246 |
| Should with your bodie. | Should with your body. | MA IV.i.247.1 |
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| Lady Beatrice, haue you wept all this while? | Lady Beatrice, have you wept all this while? | MA IV.i.253 |
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| I will not desire that. | I will not desire that. | MA IV.i.255 |
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| Surelie I do beleeue your fair cosin is wrong'd. | Surely I do believe your fair cousin is wronged. | MA IV.i.257 |
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| Is there any way to shew such friendship? | Is there any way to show such friendship? | MA IV.i.260 |
| | | |
| May a man doe it? | May a man do it? | MA IV.i.262 |
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| I doe loue nothing in the world so well as you, is | I do love nothing in the world so well as you; is | MA IV.i.264 |
| not that strange? | not that strange? | MA IV.i.265 |
| | | |
| By my sword Beatrice thou lou'st me. | By my sword, Beatrice, thou lovest me. | MA IV.i.270 |
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| I will sweare by it that you loue mee, and I will | I will swear by it that you love me; and I will | MA IV.i.272 |
| make him eat it that sayes I loue not you. | make him eat it that says I love not you. | MA IV.i.273 |
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| With no sawce that can be deuised to it, I protest | With no sauce that can be devised to it; I protest | MA IV.i.275 |
| I loue thee. | I love thee. | MA IV.i.276 |
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| What offence sweet Beatrice? | What offence, sweet Beatrice? | MA IV.i.278 |
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| And doe it with all thy heart. | And do it with all thy heart. | MA IV.i.281 |
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| Come, bid me doe any thing for thee. | Come, bid me do anything for thee. | MA IV.i.284 |
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| Ha, not for the wide world. | Ha! Not for the wide world. | MA IV.i.286 |
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| Tarrie sweet Beatrice. | (taking her by the hand) Tarry, sweet Beatrice. | MA IV.i.288 |
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| Beatrice. | Beatrice – | MA IV.i.291 |
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| Wee'll be friends first. | We'll be friends first. | MA IV.i.293 |
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| Is Claudio thine enemie? | Is Claudio thine enemy? | MA IV.i.296 |
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| Heare me Beatrice. | Hear me, Beatrice – | MA IV.i.303 |
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| Nay but Beatrice. | Nay, but Beatrice – | MA IV.i.306 |
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| Beat? | Beat – | MA IV.i.309 |
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| Tarry good Beatrice, by this hand I loue | Tarry, good Beatrice. By this hand, I love | MA IV.i.319 |
| thee. | thee. | MA IV.i.320 |
| | | |
| Thinke you in your soule the Count Claudio hath | Think you in your soul the Count Claudio hath | MA IV.i.323 |
| wrong'd Hero? | wronged Hero? | MA IV.i.324 |
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| Enough, I am engagde, I will challenge him, | Enough, I am engaged; I will challenge him. | MA IV.i.326 |
| I will kisse your hand, and so leaue you: by this hand | I will kiss your hand, and so I leave you. By this hand, | MA IV.i.327 |
| Claudio shall render me a deere account: as you heare of | Claudio shall render me a dear account. As you hear of | MA IV.i.328 |
| me, so thinke of me: goe comfort your coosin, I must say | me, so think of me. Go, comfort your cousin; I must say | MA IV.i.329 |
| she is dead, and so farewell. | she is dead; and so, farewell. | MA IV.i.330 |
| | | |
| Good day my Lord. | Good day, my lord. | MA V.i.111 |
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| In a false quarrell there is no true valour, I | In a false quarrel there is no true valour. I | MA V.i.119 |
| came to seeke you both. | came to seek you both. | MA V.i.120 |
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| It is in my scabberd, shall I draw it? | It is in my scabbard; shall I draw it? | MA V.i.124 |
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| Sir, I shall meete your wit in the careere, and you | Sir, I shall meet your wit in the career, an you | MA V.i.133 |
| charge it against me, I pray you chuse another subiect. | charge it against me. I pray you choose another subject. | MA V.i.134 |
| | | |
| Shall I speake a word in your eare? | Shall I speak a word in your ear? | MA V.i.140 |
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| You are a villaine, I iest not, | You are a villain; I jest not. | MA V.i.142 |
| I will make it good how you dare, with what you dare, | I will make it good how you dare, with what you dare, | MA V.i.143 |
| and when you dare: do me right, or I will protest your | and when you dare. Do me right, or I will protest your | MA V.i.144 |
| cowardise: you haue kill'd a sweete Ladie, and her death | cowardice. You have killed a sweet lady, and her death | MA V.i.145 |
| shall fall heauie on you, let me heare from you. | shall fall heavy on you. Let me hear from you. | MA V.i.146 |
| | | |
| Sir, your wit ambles well, it goes easily. | Sir, your wit ambles well; it goes easily. | MA V.i.153 |
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| Fare you well, Boy, you know my minde, I will | Fare you well, boy; you know my mind. I will | MA V.i.178 |
| leaue you now to your gossep-like humor, you breake | leave you now to your gossip-like humour; you break | MA V.i.179 |
| iests as braggards do their blades, which God be | jests as braggarts do their blades, which, God be | MA V.i.180 |
| | | |
| thanked hurt not: my Lord, for your | thanked, hurt not. (To Don Pedro) My lord, for your | MA V.i.181 |
| manie courtesies I thank you, I must discontinue your | many courtesies I thank you; I must discontinue your | MA V.i.182 |
| companie, your brother the Bastard is fled from | company. Your brother the Bastard is fled from | MA V.i.183 |
| Messina: you haue among you, kill'd a sweet and innocent | Messina. You have among you killed a sweet and innocent | MA V.i.184 |
| Ladie: for my Lord Lackebeard there, he and I shall | lady. For my Lord Lackbeard there, he and I shall | MA V.i.185 |
| meete, and till then peace be with him. | meet; and till then, peace be with him. | MA V.i.186 |
| | | |
| Praie thee sweete Mistris Margaret, deserue | Pray thee, sweet Mistress Margaret, deserve | MA V.ii.1 |
| well at my hands, by helping mee to the speech of | well at my hands by helping me to the speech of | MA V.ii.2 |
| Beatrice. | Beatrice. | MA V.ii.3 |
| | | |
| In so high a stile Margaret, that no man liuing | In so high a style, Margaret, that no man living | MA V.ii.6 |
| shall come ouer it, for in most comely truth thou | shall come over it; for, in most comely truth, thou | MA V.ii.7 |
| deseruest it. | deservest it. | MA V.ii.8 |
| | | |
| Thy wit is as quicke as the grey-hounds mouth, | Thy wit is as quick as the greyhound's mouth; | MA V.ii.11 |
| it catches. | it catches. | MA V.ii.12 |
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| A most manly wit Margaret, it will not hurt a | A most manly wit, Margaret; it will not hurt a | MA V.ii.15 |
| woman: and so I pray thee call Beatrice, I giue thee | woman. And so, I pray thee, call Beatrice; I give thee | MA V.ii.16 |
| the bucklers. | the bucklers. | MA V.ii.17 |
| | | |
| If you vse them Margaret, you must put in | If you use them, Margaret, you must put in | MA V.ii.20 |
| the pikes with a vice, and they are dangerous weapons | the pikes with a vice; and they are dangerous weapons | MA V.ii.21 |
| for Maides. | for maids. | MA V.ii.22 |
| | | |
| And therefore will come. | And therefore will come. | MA V.ii.25 |
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| The God of loue | (sings) The God of love, | MA V.ii.26 |
| that sits aboue, | That sits above, | MA V.ii.27 |
| and knowes me, and knowes me, | And knows me, and knows me, | MA V.ii.28 |
| how pittifull I deserue. | How pitiful I deserve – | MA V.ii.29 |
| I meane in singing, but in louing, Leander the good | I mean in singing; but in loving, Leander the good | MA V.ii.30 |
| swimmer, Troilous the first imploier of pandars, and a | swimmer, Troilus the first employer of panders, and a | MA V.ii.31 |
| whole booke full of these quondam carpet-mongers, | whole bookful of these quondam carpet-mongers, | MA V.ii.32 |
| whose name yet runne smoothly in the euen rode of a | whose names yet run smoothly in the even road of a | MA V.ii.33 |
| blanke verse, why they were neuer so truely turned ouer | blank verse, why, they were never so truly turned over | MA V.ii.34 |
| and ouer as my poore selfe in loue: marrie I cannot shew | and over as my poor self in love. Marry, I cannot show | MA V.ii.35 |
| it rime, I haue tried, I can finde out no rime to | it in rhyme, I have tried; I can find out no rhyme to | MA V.ii.36 |
| Ladie but babie, an innocent time: for scorne, | ‘ lady ’ but ‘ baby ’ – an innocent rhyme; for ‘ scorn ’, | MA V.ii.37 |
| horne, a hard time: for schoole foole, a babling | ‘ horn ’ – a hard rhyme; for ‘ school ’, ‘ fool ’ – a babbling | MA V.ii.38 |
| time: verie ominous endings, no, I was not borne vnder | rhyme; very ominous endings. No, I was not born under | MA V.ii.39 |
| a riming Plannet, for I cannot wooe in festiuall tearmes: | a rhyming planet, nor I cannot woo in festival terms. | MA V.ii.40 |
| | | |
| sweete Beatrice would'st thou come when I cal'd thee? | Sweet Beatrice, wouldst thou come when I called thee? | MA V.ii.41 |
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| O stay but till then. | O, stay but till then! | MA V.ii.43 |
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| Onely foule words, and thereupon I will kisse thee. | Only foul words; and thereupon I will kiss thee. | MA V.ii.47 |
| | | |
| Thou hast frighted the word out of his right | Thou hast frighted the word out of his right | MA V.ii.51 |
| sence, so forcible is thy wit, but I must tell thee plainely, | sense, so forcible is thy wit. But I must tell thee plainly, | MA V.ii.52 |
| Claudio vndergoes my challenge, and either I must | Claudio undergoes my challenge; and either I must | MA V.ii.53 |
| shortly heare from him, or I will subscribe him a coward, | shortly hear from him, or I will subscribe him a coward. | MA V.ii.54 |
| and I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts | And I pray thee now, tell me for which of my bad parts | MA V.ii.55 |
| didst thou first fall in loue with me? | didst thou first fall in love with me? | MA V.ii.56 |
| | | |
| Suffer loue! a good epithite, I do suffer loue | Suffer love! A good epithet, I do suffer love | MA V.ii.61 |
| indeede, for I loue thee against my will. | indeed, for I love thee against my will. | MA V.ii.62 |
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| Thou and I are too wise to wooe peaceablie. | Thou and I are too wise to woo peaceably. | MA V.ii.66 |
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| An old, an old instance Beatrice, that liu'd in | An old, an old instance, Beatrice, that lived in | MA V.ii.69 |
| the time of good neighbours, if a man doe not erect in | the time of good neighbours. If a man do not erect in | MA V.ii.70 |
| this age his owne tombe ere he dies, hee shall liue no longer | this age his own tomb ere he dies, he shall live no longer | MA V.ii.71 |
| in monuments, then the Bels ring, & the Widdow weepes. | in monument than the bell rings and the widow weeps. | MA V.ii.72 |
| | | |
| Question, why an hower in clamour and a | Question – why, an hour in clamour and a | MA V.ii.74 |
| quarter in rhewme, therfore is it most expedient for the | quarter in rheum. Therefore is it most expedient for the | MA V.ii.75 |
| wise, if Don worme (his conscience) finde no impediment | wise, if Don Worm, his conscience, find no impediment | MA V.ii.76 |
| to the contrarie, to be the trumpet of his owne vertues, as | to the contrary, to be the trumpet of his own virtues, as | MA V.ii.77 |
| I am to my selfe so much for praising my selfe, who I | I am to myself. So much for praising myself, who, I | MA V.ii.78 |
| my selfe will beare witnesse is praise worthie, and now tell | myself will bear witness, is praiseworthy. And now tell | MA V.ii.79 |
| me, how doth your cosin? | me, how doth your cousin? | MA V.ii.80 |
| | | |
| And how doe you? | And how do you? | MA V.ii.82 |
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| Serue God, loue me, and mend, there will I | Serve God, love me, and mend. There will I | MA V.ii.84 |
| leaue you too, for here comes one in haste. | leave you too, for here comes one in haste. | MA V.ii.85 |
| | | |
| I will liue in thy heart, die in thy lap, and be | I will live in thy heart, die in thy lap and be | MA V.ii.92 |
| buried in thy eies: and moreouer, I will goe with thee to | buried in thy eyes; and moreover I will go with thee to | MA V.ii.93 |
| thy Vncles. | thy uncle's. | MA V.ii.94 |
| | | |
| And so am I, being else by faith enforc'd | And so am I, being else by faith enforced | MA V.iv.8 |
| To call young Claudio to a reckoning for it. | To call young Claudio to a reckoning for it. | MA V.iv.9 |
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| Frier, I must intreat your paines, I thinke. | Friar, I must entreat your pains, I think. | MA V.iv.18 |
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| To binde me, or vndoe me, one of them: | To bind me, or undo me – one of them. | MA V.iv.20 |
| Signior Leonato, truth it is good Signior, | Signor Leonato, truth it is, good signor, | MA V.iv.21 |
| Your neece regards me with an eye of fauour. | Your niece regards me with an eye of favour. | MA V.iv.22 |
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| And I doe with an eye of loue requite her. | And I do with an eye of love requite her. | MA V.iv.24 |
| | | |
| Your answer sir is Enigmaticall, | Your answer, sir, is enigmatical; | MA V.iv.27 |
| But for my will, my will is, your good will | But, for my will, my will is your good will | MA V.iv.28 |
| May stand with ours, this day to be conioyn'd, | May stand with ours, this day to be conjoined | MA V.iv.29 |
| In the state of honourable marriage, | In the state of honourable marriage – | MA V.iv.30 |
| In which (good Frier) I shall desire your helpe. | In which, good Friar, I shall desire your help. | MA V.iv.31 |
| | | |
| Bull Ioue sir, had an amiable low, | Bull Jove, sir, had an amiable low; | MA V.iv.48 |
| And some such strange bull leapt your fathers Cow, | And some such strange bull leaped your father's cow, | MA V.iv.49 |
| A got a Calfe in that same noble feat, | And got a calf in that same noble feat | MA V.iv.50 |
| Much like to you, for you haue iust his bleat. | Much like to you, for you have just his bleat. | MA V.iv.51 |
| | | |
| Soft and faire Frier, which is Beatrice? | Soft and fair, Friar. Which is Beatrice? | MA V.iv.72 |
| | | |
| Doe not you loue me? | Do not you love me? | MA V.iv.74.1 |
| | | |
| Why then your Vncle, and the Prince, & Claudio, | Why, then your uncle and the Prince and Claudio | MA V.iv.75 |
| haue beene deceiued, they swore you did. | Have been deceived; they swore you did. | MA V.iv.76 |
| | | |
| Troth no, no more then reason. | Troth no, no more than reason. | MA V.iv.77.2 |
| | | |
| They swore you were almost sicke for me. | They swore that you were almost sick for me. | MA V.iv.80 |
| | | |
| 'Tis no matter, then you doe not loue me? | 'Tis no such matter. Then you do not love me? | MA V.iv.82 |
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| A miracle, here's our owne hands against our | A miracle! Here's our own hands against our | MA V.iv.91 |
| hearts: come I will haue thee, but by this light I take | hearts. Come, I will have thee; but, by this light, I take | MA V.iv.92 |
| thee for pittie. | thee for pity. | MA V.iv.93 |
| | | |
| Peace I will stop your mouth. | Peace! I will stop your mouth. | MA V.iv.97 |
| | | |
| Ile tell thee what Prince: a Colledge of witte-crackers | I'll tell thee what, Prince; a college of wit-crackers | MA V.iv.99 |
| cannot flout mee out of my humour, dost thou | cannot flout me out of my humour. Dost thou | MA V.iv.100 |
| think I care for a Satyre or an Epigram? no, if a man will | think I care for a satire or an epigram? No; if a man will | MA V.iv.101 |
| be beaten with braines, a shall weare nothing handsome | be beaten with brains, 'a shall wear nothing handsome | MA V.iv.102 |
| about him: in briefe, since I do purpose to marry, I will | about him. In brief, since I do purpose to marry, I will | MA V.iv.103 |
| thinke nothing to any purpose that the world can say | think nothing to any purpose that the world can say | MA V.iv.104 |
| against it, and therefore neuer flout at me, for I | against it; and therefore never flout at me for what I | MA V.iv.105 |
| haue said against it: for man is a giddy thing, and this | have said against it; for man is a giddy thing, and this | MA V.iv.106 |
| is my conclusion: for thy part Claudio, I did thinke to | is my conclusion. For thy part, Claudio, I did think to | MA V.iv.107 |
| haue beaten thee, but in that thou art like to be my kinsman, | have beaten thee; but in that thou art like to be my kinsman, | MA V.iv.108 |
| liue vnbruis'd, and loue my cousin. | live unbruised and love my cousin. | MA V.iv.109 |
| | | |
| Come, come, we are friends, let's haue a | Come, come, we are friends. Let's have a | MA V.iv.115 |
| dance ere we are married, that we may lighten our own | dance ere we are married, that we may lighten our own | MA V.iv.116 |
| hearts, and our wiues heeles. | hearts and our wives' heels. | MA V.iv.117 |
| | | |
| First, of my word, therfore play musick. | First, of my word; therefore play, music. | MA V.iv.119 |
| Prince, thou art sad, get thee a wife, get thee a wife, | Prince, thou art sad; get thee a wife, get thee a wife. | MA V.iv.120 |
| there is no staff more reuerend then one tipt with | There is no staff more reverend than one tipped with | MA V.iv.121 |
| horn. | horn. | MA V.iv.122 |
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| Thinke not on him till to morrow, ile deuise | Think not on him till tomorrow; I'll devise | MA V.iv.125 |
| thee braue punishments for him: strike vp Pipers. | thee brave punishments for him. Strike up, pipers. | MA V.iv.126 |