Comparison of William Shakespeare Cymbeline 1.4 to William Shakespeare

Vices, I would say, sir. I know this man well; he hath been since an ape-bearer, then a process-server, a bailiff, then he compass’d a motion of the Prodigal Son, and married a tinker’s wife within a mile where my land and living lies; and, having flown over many knavish professions, he settled only in rogue. Some call him Autolycus.

Look for no less than death. Sir, spare your threats.

This knight, no less for bounty bound to us

Than Cambridge is, hath likewise sworn. But O,

No less in truth than life. My first false speaking

This gentleman, whom I call Polydore,

Than fall, and bruise to death. Alas, this gentleman,

Whom I would save, had a most noble father!

I spy comfort, I cry bail. Here’s a gentleman, and a friend of mine.

How now, noble Pompey? What, at the wheels of Caesar? Art thou led in triumph? What, is there none of Pygmalion’s images newly made woman to be had now, for putting the hand in the pocket and extracting it clutch’d? What reply? Ha? What say’st thou to this tune, matter, and method? Is’t ...

I shall desire you of more acquaintance, good Master Cobweb. If I cut my finger, I shall make bold with you. Your name, honest gentleman?

I pray you commend me to Mistress Squash, your mother, and to Master Peascod, your father. Good Master Peaseblossom, I shall desire you of more acquaintance too. Your name, I beseech you, sir?

You must, as we do, gratify this gentleman,

To whom we all rest generally beholding.

... trust him when he leers than I will a serpent when he hisses. He will spend his mouth and promise, like Brabbler the hound, but when he performs, astronomers foretell it: it is prodigious, there will come some change; the sun borrows of the moon when Diomed keeps his word. I will rather leave to see Hector than not to dog him. They say he keeps a Troyan drab, and uses the traitor Calchas’ tent. I’ll after — nothing but lechery! All incontinent varlots!

My blessing stay behind you. Sir, your pardon:

I will not swerve a hair’s breadth from my duty;

Give me your pardon, sir. I have done you wrong,

He is too good and fair for death and me,

Could not believe but that I was in hell,

Your Italy contains none so accomplish’d a courtier to convince the honor of my mistress, if in the holding or loss of that you term her frail. I do nothing doubt you have store of thieves; notwithstanding, I fear not my ring. [continues next]

[continues previous] You may wear her in title yours; but you know strange fowl light upon neighboring ponds. Your ring may be stol’n too: so your brace of unprizable estimations, the one is but frail and the other casual. A cunning thief, or a (that way) accomplish’d courtier, would hazard the winning both of first and last.

With all my heart, and, when you come ashore,

With all my heart. This fellow I remember

I thank thee, good Sir John, with all my heart.

Now fare ye well, good sir.

God save you, worthy general! With all my heart, sir.

I’ th’ part that is at mercy? Five times, Martius,

I have fought with thee; so often hast thou beat me;

... please you to suspend your indignation against my brother till you can derive from him better testimony of his intent, you should run a certain course; where, if you violently proceed against him, mistaking his purpose, it would make a great gap in your own honor and shake in pieces the heart of his obedience. I dare pawn down my life for him that he hath writ this to feel my affection to your honor, and to no other pretense of danger.

... but by precedent, ha? You will needs be married to one, that will none of you? You will be happy no body’s way but your own, forsooth. But, d’ye mark me, spare your tongue for the future; (and that’s using you hardly too, to bid you spare what you have a great deal too much of) go, go your ways, and d’ye hear, get ready within these two days to be married to a husband you don’t deserve. Do it, or, by my dead father’s soul, you are no acquaintance of mine.

What e’er you are, y’ are mine, and I shall give you

E’en so; a great deal of your wit, too, lies in your sinews, or else there be liars. Hector shall have a great catch, and ’a knock out either of your brains; ’a were as good crack a fusty nut with no kernel.

I do desire we may be better strangers.

I pray you mar no more trees with writing love-songs in their barks.

I pray you be acquainted with this maid, [continues next]

[continues previous] I pray you be acquainted with this maid,

Who neigh’d so high that what I would have spoke [continues next]

[continues previous] Who neigh’d so high that what I would have spoke

By the gods, it is one. If I bring you no sufficient testimony that I have enjoy’d the dearest bodily part of your mistress, my ten thousand ducats are yours, so is your diamond too. If I come off and leave her in such honor as you have trust in, she your jewel, this your jewel, and my gold are yours — provided I have your commendation for my more free entertainment.

Turn you where your lady is,

And I be pleas’d to give ten thousand ducats

To have it ban’d? What, are you answer’d yet?

I do not like these several Councils, I.

My lord,

I hold my life as dear as you do yours,

I swear I will not die today for any man’s persuasion. [continues next]

[continues previous] Look forward on the journey you shall go.

[continues previous] I swear I will not die today for any man’s persuasion.

Let specialties be therefore drawn between us,

That covenants may be kept on either hand.

Yours, whom in constancy you think stands so safe. I will lay you ten thousand ducats to your ring, that, commend me to the court where your lady is, with no more advantage than the opportunity of a second conference, and I will bring from thence that honor of hers which you imagine so reserv’d.

And I be pleas’d to give ten thousand ducats

To have it ban’d? What, are you answer’d yet?

Forego this bad intent; or with your sword [continues next]

Answer me like a man, and I shall thank you. [continues next]

Subscribe these articles! Stay, let us pause;

You have prevail’d. I will depart in quiet,

I can hardly believe that, since you know not what you speak. But if ever the Duke return (as our prayers are he may), let me desire you to make your answer before him. If it be honest you have spoke, you have courage to maintain it. I am bound to call upon you, and I pray you your name?

Rather rejoicing to see another merry, than merry at any thing which profess’d to make him rejoice; a gentleman of all temperance. But leave we him to his events, with a prayer they may prove prosperous, and let me desire to know how you find Claudio prepar’d. I am made to understand that you have lent him visitation.

As freely, son, as God did give her me.

And what have I to give you back whose worth

We have stretch’d thus far, let us beseech you

What kind of woman is’t? Of your complexion.

She is not worth thee then. What years, i’ faith?

In warlike march these greens before your town,

Being no further enemy to you

[continues previous] Forego this bad intent; or with your sword