| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| I would there were no age betweene ten and | I would there were no age between ten and | WT III.iii.58 |
| three and twenty, or that youth would sleep out the | three-and-twenty, or that youth would sleep out the | WT III.iii.59 |
| rest: for there is nothing (in the betweene) but getting | rest: for there is nothing in the between but getting | WT III.iii.60 |
| wenches with childe, wronging the Auncientry, stealing, | wenches with child, wronging the ancientry, stealing, | WT III.iii.61 |
| fighting, hearke you now: would any but these boylde- | fighting. Hark you now: would any but these boiled | WT III.iii.62 |
| braines of nineteene, and two and twenty hunt this | brains of nineteen and two-and-twenty hunt this | WT III.iii.63 |
| weather? They haue scarr'd away two of my best Sheepe, | weather? They have scared away two of my best sheep, | WT III.iii.64 |
| which I feare the Wolfe will sooner finde then the Maister; if | which I fear the wolf will sooner find than the master. If | WT III.iii.65 |
| any where I haue them, 'tis by the sea-side, brouzing of | anywhere I have them, 'tis by the seaside, browsing of | WT III.iii.66 |
| Iuy. Good-lucke (and't be thy will) | ivy. Good luck, an't be thy will! | WT III.iii.67 |
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| what haue we heere? Mercy on's, a Barne? A very pretty | What have we here? Mercy on's, a barne! A very pretty | WT III.iii.68 |
| barne; A boy, or a Childe I wonder? (A pretty one, a verie | barne! A boy or a child, I wonder? A pretty one, a very | WT III.iii.69 |
| prettie one) sure some Scape; Though I am not bookish, | pretty one. Sure, some scape. Though I am not bookish, | WT III.iii.70 |
| yet I can reade Waiting-Gentlewoman in the scape: this | yet I can read waiting gentlewoman in the scape: this | WT III.iii.71 |
| has beene some staire-worke, some Trunke-worke, some | has been some stair-work, some trunk-work, some | WT III.iii.72 |
| behinde-doore worke: they were warmer that got this, then | behind-door-work. They were warmer that got this than | WT III.iii.73 |
| the poore Thing is heere. Ile take it vp for pity, yet Ile | the poor thing is here. I'll take it up for pity – yet I'll | WT III.iii.74 |
| tarry till my sonne come: he hallow'd but euen now. | tarry till my son come: he hallowed but even now. | WT III.iii.75 |
| Whoa-ho-hoa. | Whoa-ho-hoa! | WT III.iii.76 |
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| What? art so neere? If thou'lt see a thing to | What! Art so near? If thou'lt see a thing to | WT III.iii.78 |
| talke on, when thou art dead and rotten, come hither: | talk on when thou art dead and rotten, come hither. | WT III.iii.79 |
| what ayl'st thou, man? | What ail'st thou, man? | WT III.iii.80 |
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| Why boy, how is it? | Why, boy, how is it? | WT III.iii.85 |
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| Name of mercy, when was this boy? | Name of mercy, when was this, boy? | WT III.iii.99 |
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| Would I had bin by, to haue help'd the olde | Would I had been by, to have helped the old | WT III.iii.103 |
| man. | man! | WT III.iii.104 |
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| Heauy matters, heauy matters: but looke thee | Heavy matters, heavy matters! But look thee | WT III.iii.108 |
| heere boy. Now blesse thy selfe: thou met'st with things | here, boy. Now bless thyself: thou met'st with things | WT III.iii.109 |
| dying, I with things new borne. Here's a sight for thee: | dying, I with things new-born. Here's a sight for thee: | WT III.iii.110 |
| Looke thee, a bearing-cloath for a Squires childe: looke thee | look thee, a bearing-cloth for a squire's child! Look thee | WT III.iii.111 |
| heere, | here! | WT III.iii.112 |
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| take vp, take vp (Boy:) open't: so, let's see, it was told | Take up, take up, boy; open it. So, let's see. It was told | WT III.iii.113 |
| me I should be rich by the Fairies. This is some Changeling: | me I should be rich by the fairies. This is some changeling. | WT III.iii.114 |
| open't: what's within, boy? | Open't. What's within, boy? | WT III.iii.115 |
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| This is Faiery Gold boy, and 'twill proue so: vp | This is fairy gold, boy, and 'twill prove so. Up | WT III.iii.119 |
| with't, keepe it close: home, home, the next way. We are | with't, keep it close. Home, home, the next way! We are | WT III.iii.120 |
| luckie (boy) and to bee so still requires nothing but | lucky, boy, and to be so still requires nothing but | WT III.iii.121 |
| secrecie. Let my sheepe go: Come (good boy) the next | secrecy. Let my sheep go! Come, good boy, the next | WT III.iii.122 |
| way home. | way home. | WT III.iii.123 |
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| That's a good deed: if thou mayest discerne by | That's a good deed. If thou mayest discern by | WT III.iii.128 |
| that which is left of him, what he is, fetch me to th' sight | that which is left of him what he is, fetch me to th' sight | WT III.iii.129 |
| of him. | of him. | WT III.iii.130 |
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| 'Tis a lucky day, boy, and wee'l do good deeds | 'Tis a lucky day, boy, and we'll do good deeds | WT III.iii.133 |
| on't. | on't. | WT III.iii.134 |
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| Fy (daughter) when my old wife liu'd: vpon | Fie, daughter! When my old wife lived, upon | WT IV.iv.55 |
| This day, she was both Pantler, Butler, Cooke, | This day she was both pantler, butler, cook; | WT IV.iv.56 |
| Both Dame and Seruant: Welcom'd all: seru'd all, | Both dame and servant; welcomed all, served all; | WT IV.iv.57 |
| Would sing her song, and dance her turne: now heere | Would sing her song and dance her turn; now here, | WT IV.iv.58 |
| At vpper end o'th Table; now, i'th middle: | At upper end o'th' table, now i'th' middle; | WT IV.iv.59 |
| On his shoulder, and his: her face o' fire | On his shoulder, and his; her face o' fire | WT IV.iv.60 |
| With labour, and the thing she tooke to quench it | With labour, and the thing she took to quench it: | WT IV.iv.61 |
| She would to each one sip. You are retyred, | She would to each one sip. You are retired, | WT IV.iv.62 |
| As if you were a feasted one: and not | As if you were a feasted one and not | WT IV.iv.63 |
| The Hostesse of the meeting: Pray you bid | The hostess of the meeting. Pray you, bid | WT IV.iv.64 |
| These vnknowne friends to's welcome, for it is | These unknown friends to's welcome, for it is | WT IV.iv.65 |
| A way to make vs better Friends, more knowne. | A way to make us better friends, more known. | WT IV.iv.66 |
| Come, quench your blushes, and present your selfe | Come, quench your blushes and present yourself | WT IV.iv.67 |
| That which you are, Mistris o'th' Feast. Come on, | That which you are, Mistress o'th' Feast. Come on, | WT IV.iv.68 |
| And bid vs welcome to your sheepe-shearing, | And bid us welcome to your sheep-shearing, | WT IV.iv.69 |
| As your good flocke shall prosper. | As your good flock shall prosper. | WT IV.iv.70.1 |
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| They call him Doricles, and boasts himselfe | They call him Doricles, and boasts himself | WT IV.iv.170 |
| To haue a worthy Feeding; but I haue it | To have a worthy feeding; but I have it | WT IV.iv.171 |
| Vpon his owne report, and I beleeue it: | Upon his own report and I believe it: | WT IV.iv.172 |
| He lookes like sooth: he sayes he loues my daughter, | He looks like sooth. He says he loves my daughter. | WT IV.iv.173 |
| I thinke so too; for neuer gaz'd the Moone | I think so too; for never gazed the moon | WT IV.iv.174 |
| Vpon the water, as hee'l stand and reade | Upon the water as he'll stand and read, | WT IV.iv.175 |
| As 'twere my daughters eyes: and to be plaine, | As 'twere, my daughter's eyes; and, to be plain, | WT IV.iv.176 |
| I thinke there is not halfe a kisse to choose | I think there is not half a kiss to choose | WT IV.iv.177 |
| Who loues another best. | Who loves another best. | WT IV.iv.178.1 |
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| So she do's any thing, though I report it | So she does anything – though I report it, | WT IV.iv.179 |
| That should be silent: If yong Doricles | That should be silent. If young Doricles | WT IV.iv.180 |
| Do light vpon her, she shall bring him that | Do light upon her, she shall bring him that | WT IV.iv.181 |
| Which he not dreames of. | Which he not dreams of. | WT IV.iv.182 |
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| Away: Wee'l none on't; heere has beene too | Away! We'll none on't: here has been too | WT IV.iv.330 |
| much homely foolery already. I know (Sir) wee wearie you. | much homely foolery already. I know, sir, we weary you. | WT IV.iv.331 |
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| Leaue your prating, since these good men are | Leave your prating. Since these good men are | WT IV.iv.337 |
| pleas'd, let them come in: but quickly now. | pleased, let them come in; but quickly now. | WT IV.iv.338 |
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| But my daughter, | But, my daughter, | WT IV.iv.376.2 |
| Say you the like to him. | Say you the like to him? | WT IV.iv.377.1 |
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| Take hands, a bargaine; | Take hands, a bargain! | WT IV.iv.380.2 |
| And friends vnknowne, you shall beare witnesse to't: | And, friends unknown, you shall bear witness to't. | WT IV.iv.381 |
| I giue my daughter to him, and will make | I give my daughter to him, and will make | WT IV.iv.382 |
| Her Portion, equall his. | Her portion equal his. | WT IV.iv.383.1 |
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| Come, your hand: | Come, your hand; | WT IV.iv.387.2 |
| And daughter, yours. | And, daughter, yours. | WT IV.iv.388.1 |
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| Let him (my sonne) he shall not need to greeue | Let him, my son: he shall not need to grieve | WT IV.iv.412 |
| At knowing of thy choice. | At knowing of thy choice. | WT IV.iv.413.1 |
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| Oh my heart. | O, my heart! | WT IV.iv.421.2 |
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| I cannot speake, nor thinke, | I cannot speak nor think, | WT IV.iv.448.2 |
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| Nor dare to know, that which I know: O Sir, | Nor dare to know that which I know. (To Florizel) O sir! | WT IV.iv.449 |
| You haue vndone a man of fourescore three, | You have undone a man of fourscore three, | WT IV.iv.450 |
| That thought to fill his graue in quiet: yea, | That thought to fill his grave in quiet, yea, | WT IV.iv.451 |
| To dye vpon the bed my father dy'de, | To die upon the bed my father died, | WT IV.iv.452 |
| To lye close by his honest bones; but now | To lie close by his honest bones; but now | WT IV.iv.453 |
| Some Hangman must put on my shrowd, and lay me | Some hangman must put on my shroud and lay me | WT IV.iv.454 |
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| Where no Priest shouels-in dust. Oh cursed wretch, | Where no priest shovels in dust. (To Perdita) O cursed wretch, | WT IV.iv.455 |
| That knew'st this was the Prince, and wouldst aduenture | That knew'st this was the Prince and wouldst adventure | WT IV.iv.456 |
| To mingle faith with him. Vndone, vndone: | To mingle faith with him! Undone, undone! | WT IV.iv.457 |
| If I might dye within this houre, I haue liu'd | If I might die within this hour, I have lived | WT IV.iv.458 |
| To die when I desire. | To die when I desire. | WT IV.iv.459.1 |
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| Nay, but heare me. | Nay, but hear me. | WT IV.iv.685 |
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| Goe too then. | Go to, then. | WT IV.iv.687 |
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| I will tell the King all, euery word, yea, and | I will tell the King all, every word – yea, and | WT IV.iv.694 |
| his Sonnes prancks too; who, I may say, is no honest man, | his son's pranks too; who, I may say, is no honest man, | WT IV.iv.695 |
| neither to his Father, nor to me, to goe about to make me | neither to his father nor to me, to go about to make me | WT IV.iv.696 |
| the Kings Brother in Law. | the King's brother-in-law. | WT IV.iv.697 |
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| Well: let vs to the King: there is that in this | Well, let us to the King. There is that in this | WT IV.iv.702 |
| Farthell, will make him scratch his Beard. | fardel will make him scratch his beard. | WT IV.iv.703 |
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| To th' Pallace (and it like your Worship.) | To th' palace, an it like your worship. | WT IV.iv.711 |
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| Are you a Courtier, and't like you Sir? | Are you a courtier, an't like you, sir? | WT IV.iv.724 |
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| My Businesse, Sir, is to the King. | My business, sir, is to the King. | WT IV.iv.734 |
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| I know not (and't like you.) | I know not, an't like you. | WT IV.iv.736 |
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| None, Sir: I haue no Pheazant Cock, nor Hen. | None, sir; I have no pheasant, cock nor hen. | WT IV.iv.739 |
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| His Garments are rich, but he weares them not | His garments are rich, but he wears them not | WT IV.iv.745 |
| handsomely. | handsomely. | WT IV.iv.746 |
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| Sir, there lyes such Secrets in this Farthell and | Sir, there lies such secrets in this fardel and | WT IV.iv.752 |
| Box, which none must know but the King, and which hee | box, which none must know but the King; and which he | WT IV.iv.753 |
| shall know within this houre, if I may come to th' speech | shall know within this hour, if I may come to th' speech | WT IV.iv.754 |
| of him. | of him. | WT IV.iv.755 |
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| Why Sir? | Why, sir? | WT IV.iv.757 |
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| So 'tis said (Sir:) about his Sonne, that should | So 'tis said, sir: about his son, that should | WT IV.iv.762 |
| haue marryed a Shepheards Daughter. | have married a shepherd's daughter. | WT IV.iv.763 |
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| And't please you (Sir) to vndertake the Businesse | An't please you, sir, to undertake the business | WT IV.iv.800 |
| for vs, here is that Gold I haue: Ile make it as much | for us, here is that gold I have. I'll make it as much | WT IV.iv.801 |
| more, and leaue this young man in pawne, till I bring it | more, and leave this young man in pawn till I bring it | WT IV.iv.802 |
| you. | you. | WT IV.iv.803 |
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| I Sir. | Ay, sir. | WT IV.iv.805 |
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| Let's before, as he bids vs: he was prouided | Let's before, as he bids us. He was provided | WT IV.iv.823 |
| to doe vs good. | to do us good. | WT IV.iv.824 |
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| Come Boy, I am past moe Children: but thy | Come, boy, I am past more children; but thy | WT V.ii.124 |
| Sonnes and Daughters will be all Gentlemen borne. | sons and daughters will be all gentlemen born. | WT V.ii.125 |
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| And so haue I, Boy. | And so have I, boy. | WT V.ii.134 |
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| We may liue (Sonne) to shed many more. | We may live, son, to shed many more. | WT V.ii.142 |
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| 'Prethee Sonne doe: for we must be gentle, now | Prithee, son, do: for we must be gentle, now | WT V.ii.148 |
| we are Gentlemen. | we are gentlemen. | WT V.ii.149 |
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| You may say it, but not sweare it. | You may say it, but not swear it. | WT V.ii.154 |
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| How if it be false (Sonne?) | How if it be false, son? | WT V.ii.157 |