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1

Measure for Measure
[I, 2]

Lucio

98

If the duke with the other dukes come not to
composition with the King of Hungary, why then all
the dukes fall upon the king.

2

Measure for Measure
[II, 1]

(stage directions)

451

[Enter ANGELO, ESCALUS, and a Justice, Provost,]
Officers, and other Attendants, behind]

3

Measure for Measure
[II, 4]

Angelo

1037

Teach her the way.
[Exit Servant]
O heavens!
Why does my blood thus muster to my heart,
Making both it unable for itself,
And dispossessing all my other parts
Of necessary fitness?
So play the foolish throngs with one that swoons;
Come all to help him, and so stop the air
By which he should revive: and even so
The general, subject to a well-wish'd king,
Quit their own part, and in obsequious fondness
Crowd to his presence, where their untaught love
Must needs appear offence.
[Enter ISABELLA]
How now, fair maid?

4

Measure for Measure
[II, 4]

Angelo

1114

Admit no other way to save his life,—
As I subscribe not that, nor any other,
But in the loss of question,—that you, his sister,
Finding yourself desired of such a person,
Whose credit with the judge, or own great place,
Could fetch your brother from the manacles
Of the all-building law; and that there were
No earthly mean to save him, but that either
You must lay down the treasures of your body
To this supposed, or else to let him suffer;
What would you do?

5

Measure for Measure
[III, 1]

Claudio

1224

The miserable have no other medicine
But only hope:
I've hope to live, and am prepared to die.

6

Measure for Measure
[III, 1]

Isabella

1397

I have no superfluous leisure; my stay must be
stolen out of other affairs; but I will attend you awhile.

7

Measure for Measure
[III, 2]

(stage directions)

1512

[Enter, on one side, DUKE VINCENTIO disguised as]
before; on the other, ELBOW, and Officers with POMPEY]

8

Measure for Measure
[III, 2]

Lucio

1600

Some say he is with the Emperor of Russia; other
some, he is in Rome: but where is he, think you?

9

Measure for Measure
[III, 2]

Escalus

1741

One that, above all other strifes, contended
especially to know himself.

10

Measure for Measure
[IV, 1]

Isabella

1825

He hath a garden circummured with brick,
Whose western side is with a vineyard back'd;
And to that vineyard is a planched gate,
That makes his opening with this bigger key:
This other doth command a little door
Which from the vineyard to the garden leads;
There have I made my promise
Upon the heavy middle of the night
To call upon him.

11

Measure for Measure
[IV, 1]

Vincentio

1839

Are there no other tokens
Between you 'greed concerning her observance?

12

Measure for Measure
[IV, 2]

Provost

1943

Call hither Barnardine and Claudio:
[Exeunt POMPEY and ABHORSON]
The one has my pity; not a jot the other,
Being a murderer, though he were my brother.
[Enter CLAUDIO]
Look, here's the warrant, Claudio, for thy death:
'Tis now dead midnight, and by eight to-morrow
Thou must be made immortal. Where's Barnardine?

13

Measure for Measure
[IV, 2]

Messenger

2006

[Giving a paper]
My lord hath sent you this note; and by me this
further charge, that you swerve not from the
smallest article of it, neither in time, matter, or
other circumstance. Good morrow; for, as I take it,
it is almost day.

14

Measure for Measure
[IV, 3]

Vincentio

2244

It is no other: show your wisdom, daughter,
In your close patience.

15

Measure for Measure
[IV, 4]

Escalus

2308

Every letter he hath writ hath disvouched other.

16

Measure for Measure
[IV, 5]

Vincentio

2359

I thank thee, Varrius; thou hast made good haste:
Come, we will walk. There's other of our friends
Will greet us here anon, my gentle Varrius.

17

Measure for Measure
[V, 1]

Vincentio

2396

O, your desert speaks loud; and I should wrong it,
To lock it in the wards of covert bosom,
When it deserves, with characters of brass,
A forted residence 'gainst the tooth of time
And razure of oblivion. Give me your hand,
And let the subject see, to make them know
That outward courtesies would fain proclaim
Favours that keep within. Come, Escalus,
You must walk by us on our other hand;
And good supporters are you.

18

Measure for Measure
[V, 1]

Isabella

2408

Justice, O royal duke! Vail your regard
Upon a wrong'd, I would fain have said, a maid!
O worthy prince, dishonour not your eye
By throwing it on any other object
Till you have heard me in my true complaint
And given me justice, justice, justice, justice!

19

Measure for Measure
[V, 1]

Vincentio

2452

By mine honesty,
If she be mad,—as I believe no other,—
Her madness hath the oddest frame of sense,
Such a dependency of thing on thing,
As e'er I heard in madness.

20

Measure for Measure
[V, 1]

Escalus

2759

Such a fellow is not to be talked withal. Away with
him to prison! Where is the provost? Away with him
to prison! lay bolts enough upon him: let him
speak no more. Away with those giglots too, and
with the other confederate companion!