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| Right gracious Lord, I cannot brooke delay: | Right gracious lord, I cannot brook delay; | 3H6 III.ii.18 |
| May it please your Highnesse to resolue me now, | May it please your highness to resolve me now, | 3H6 III.ii.19 |
| And what your pleasure is, shall satisfie me. | And what your pleasure is shall satisfy me. | 3H6 III.ii.20 |
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| Three, my most gracious Lord. | Three, my most gracious lord. | 3H6 III.ii.29 |
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| Be pittifull, dread Lord, and graunt it then. | Be pitiful, dread lord, and grant it then. | 3H6 III.ii.32 |
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| I, full as dearely as I loue my selfe. | Ay, full as dearly as I love myself. | 3H6 III.ii.37 |
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| To doe them good, I would sustayne some harme. | To do them good I would sustain some harm. | 3H6 III.ii.39 |
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| Therefore I came vnto your Maiestie. | Therefore I came unto your majesty. | 3H6 III.ii.41 |
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| So shall you bind me to your Highnesse seruice. | So shall you bind me to your highness' service. | 3H6 III.ii.43 |
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| What you command, that rests in me to doe. | What you command, that rests in me to do. | 3H6 III.ii.45 |
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| No, gracious Lord, except I cannot doe it. | No, gracious lord, except I cannot do it. | 3H6 III.ii.47 |
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| Why then I will doe what your Grace commands. | Why, then I will do what your grace commands. | 3H6 III.ii.49 |
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| Why stoppes my Lord? shall I not heare my Taske? | Why stops my lord? Shall I not hear my task? | 3H6 III.ii.52 |
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| That's soone perform'd, because I am a Subiect. | That's soon performed, because I am a subject. | 3H6 III.ii.54 |
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| I take my leaue with many thousand thankes. | I take my leave with many thousand thanks. | 3H6 III.ii.56 |
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| The fruits of Loue, I meane, my louing Liege. | The fruits of love I mean, my loving liege. | 3H6 III.ii.59 |
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| My loue till death, my humble thanks, my prayers, | My love till death, my humble thanks, my prayers; | 3H6 III.ii.62 |
| That loue which Vertue begges, and Vertue graunts. | That love which virtue begs and virtue grants. | 3H6 III.ii.63 |
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| Why then you meane not, as I thought you did. | Why, then you mean not as I thought you did. | 3H6 III.ii.65 |
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| My minde will neuer graunt what I perceiue | My mind will never grant what I perceive | 3H6 III.ii.67 |
| Your Highnesse aymes at, if I ayme aright. | Your highness aims at, if I aim aright. | 3H6 III.ii.68 |
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| To tell you plaine, I had rather lye in Prison. | To tell you plain, I had rather lie in prison. | 3H6 III.ii.70 |
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| Why then mine Honestie shall be my Dower, | Why, then mine honesty shall be my dower; | 3H6 III.ii.72 |
| For by that losse, I will not purchase them. | For by that loss I will not purchase them. | 3H6 III.ii.73 |
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| Herein your Highnesse wrongs both them & me: | Herein your highness wrongs both them and me. | 3H6 III.ii.75 |
| But mightie Lord, this merry inclination | But, mighty lord, this merry inclination | 3H6 III.ii.76 |
| Accords not with the sadnesse of my suit: | Accords not with the sadness of my suit: | 3H6 III.ii.77 |
| Please you dismisse me, eyther with I, or no. | Please you dismiss me, either with ay or no. | 3H6 III.ii.78 |
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| Then No, my Lord: my suit is at an end. | Then, no, my lord. My suit is at an end. | 3H6 III.ii.81 |
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| 'Tis better said then done, my gracious Lord: | 'Tis better said than done, my gracious lord. | 3H6 III.ii.90 |
| I am a subiect fit to ieast withall, | I am a subject fit to jest withal, | 3H6 III.ii.91 |
| But farre vnfit to be a Soueraigne. | But far unfit to be a sovereign. | 3H6 III.ii.92 |
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| And that is more then I will yeeld vnto: | And that is more than I will yield unto. | 3H6 III.ii.96 |
| I know, I am too meane to be your Queene, | I know I am too mean to be your queen, | 3H6 III.ii.97 |
| And yet too good to be your Concubine. | And yet too good to be your concubine. | 3H6 III.ii.98 |
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| 'Twill grieue your Grace, my Sonnes should call you Father. | 'Twill grieve your grace my sons should call you father. | 3H6 III.ii.100 |
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| My Lords, before it pleas'd his Maiestie | My lords, before it pleased his majesty | 3H6 IV.i.67 |
| To rayse my State to Title of a Queene, | To raise my state to title of a queen, | 3H6 IV.i.68 |
| Doe me but right, and you must all confesse, | Do me but right, and you must all confess | 3H6 IV.i.69 |
| That I was not ignoble of Descent, | That I was not ignoble of descent; | 3H6 IV.i.70 |
| And meaner then my selfe haue had like fortune. | And meaner than myself have had like fortune. | 3H6 IV.i.71 |
| But as this Title honors me and mine, | But as this title honours me and mine, | 3H6 IV.i.72 |
| So your dislikes, to whom I would be pleasing, | So your dislikes, to whom I would be pleasing, | 3H6 IV.i.73 |
| Doth cloud my ioyes with danger, and with sorrow. | Doth cloud my joys with danger and with sorrow. | 3H6 IV.i.74 |
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| Why Brother Riuers, are you yet to learne | Why, brother Rivers, are you yet to learn | 3H6 IV.iv.2 |
| What late misfortune is befalne King Edward? | What late misfortune is befallen King Edward? | 3H6 IV.iv.3 |
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| No, but the losse of his owne Royall person. | No, but the loss of his own royal person. | 3H6 IV.iv.5 |
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| I almost slaine, for he is taken prisoner, | Ay, almost slain, for he is taken prisoner, | 3H6 IV.iv.7 |
| Either betrayd by falshood of his Guard, | Either betrayed by falsehood of his guard | 3H6 IV.iv.8 |
| Or by his Foe surpriz'd at vnawares: | Or by his foe surprised at unawares; | 3H6 IV.iv.9 |
| And as I further haue to vnderstand, | And, as I further have to understand, | 3H6 IV.iv.10 |
| Is new committed to the Bishop of Yorke, | Is new committed to the Bishop of York, | 3H6 IV.iv.11 |
| Fell Warwickes Brother, and by that our Foe. | Fell Warwick's brother and by that our foe. | 3H6 IV.iv.12 |
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| Till then, faire hope must hinder liues decay: | Till then fair hope must hinder life's decay; | 3H6 IV.iv.16 |
| And I the rather waine me from dispaire | And I the rather wean me from despair | 3H6 IV.iv.17 |
| For loue of Edwards Off-spring in my wombe: | For love of Edward's offspring in my womb. | 3H6 IV.iv.18 |
| This is it that makes me bridle passion, | This is it that makes me bridle passion | 3H6 IV.iv.19 |
| And beare with Mildnesse my misfortunes crosse: | And bear with mildness my misfortune's cross; | 3H6 IV.iv.20 |
| I, I, for this I draw in many a teare, | Ay, ay, for this I draw in many a tear | 3H6 IV.iv.21 |
| And stop the rising of blood-sucking sighes, | And stop the rising of blood-sucking sighs, | 3H6 IV.iv.22 |
| Least with my sighes or teares, I blast or drowne | Lest with my sighs or tears I blast or drown | 3H6 IV.iv.23 |
| King Edwards Fruite, true heyre to th' English Crowne. | King Edward's fruit, true heir to th' English crown. | 3H6 IV.iv.24 |
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| I am inform'd that he comes towards London, | I am informed that he comes towards London, | 3H6 IV.iv.26 |
| To set the Crowne once more on Henries head, | To set the crown once more on Henry's head. | 3H6 IV.iv.27 |
| Guesse thou the rest, King Edwards Friends must downe. | Guess thou the rest: King Edward's friends must down. | 3H6 IV.iv.28 |
| But to preuent the Tyrants violence, | But to prevent the tyrant's violence – | 3H6 IV.iv.29 |
| (For trust not him that hath once broken Faith) | For trust not him that hath once broken faith – | 3H6 IV.iv.30 |
| Ile hence forthwith vnto the Sanctuary, | I'll hence forthwith unto the sanctuary, | 3H6 IV.iv.31 |
| To saue (at least) the heire of Edwards right: | To save at least the heir of Edward's right. | 3H6 IV.iv.32 |
| There shall I rest secure from force and fraud: | There shall I rest secure from force and fraud. | 3H6 IV.iv.33 |
| Come therefore let vs flye, while we may flye, | Come, therefore, let us fly while we may fly; | 3H6 IV.iv.34 |
| If Warwicke take vs, we are sure to dye. | If Warwick take us, we are sure to die. | 3H6 IV.iv.35 |
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| Thanke Noble Clarence, worthy brother thanks. | Thanks, noble Clarence; worthy brother, thanks. | 3H6 V.vii.30 |