| 1 | 0–60 | 498 | unassigned | | LIght, I salute thee, but with wounded nerves: Wishing thy golden splendour, pitchy darkness. What's here? TH'… |
| 2 | 61–100 | 490 | T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe | 0.84 | STay, Monster, ere thou sink, thus on thy head Set we our bolder foot; with which we tread Thy malice into ear… |
| 3 | 101–151 | 508 | T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe | 0.68 | Nay, and he be under their arrest, I may (with safety enough) read over my elegy, before he come. God's a me! … |
| 4 | 152–168 | 518 | T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe | 0.78 | Yes, sir. I hear of a tragedy of yours coming forth for the common players there, called MEDEA. By my househol… |
| 5 | 169–191 | 517 | T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe | 0.69 | CORNELIUS GALLUS borrowed it to read. CORNELIUS GALLUS? There's another gallant, too, hath drunk of the same p… |
| 6 | 192–208 | 527 | T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi | 0.74 | ay, and to have better men than himself, by many thousand degrees, to observe him, and stand bare. True, and h… |
| 7 | 209–246 | 532 | unassigned | | Dost thou hear, my little six and fifty, or thereabouts? Thou art not to learn the humours and tricks of that … |
| 8 | 247–316 | 501 | unassigned | | OVID? Who's there? Come in. Good morrow, Lawyer. Good morrow (dear TIBULLUS) welcome: sit down. Not I. What: s… |
| 9 | 317–342 | 498 | unassigned | | O my TIBULLUS, Let us not blame him: for, against such chances, The heartiest strife of virtue is not proof. W… |
| 10 | 343–362 | 474 | unassigned | | In sincerity, did you ever hear a man talk so idly? You would seem to be master? You would have your spoke in … |
| 11 | 363–387 | 487 | T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim | 0.82 | No doubt of that, sweet feature, your carriage shows it in any man's eye, that is carried upon you with judgem… |
| 12 | 388–433 | 481 | unassigned | | Welcome kind cousin. What? are they come? ay, your friend CORNELIUS GALLUS, OVID, TIBULLUS, PROPERTIUS, with J… |
| 13 | 434–475 | 485 | unassigned | | methinks I love him, that he loves so truly. This is the perfectest love, lives after death. Such is the const… |
| 14 | 476–531 | 481 | unassigned | | Thank you, Madame, but 'will not sing. Tut, the only way to win him, is to abstain from entreating him. Do you… |
| 15 | 532–555 | 490 | unassigned | | O, what a charm of thanks was here put upon me! O JOVE, what a setting forth it is to a man, to have many cour… |
| 16 | 556–589 | 498 | unassigned | | I do make verses, when I come in such a street as this: O your city-ladies, you shall ha''em sit in every shop… |
| 17 | 590–633 | 492 | T3 Sickness, physic and doctors | 0.79 | And then— Pray, sir, give me leave to wipe my face a little. Yes, do, good HORACE. Thank you, sir. Death! I mu… |
| 18 | 634–674 | 501 | unassigned | | I protest to thee, HORACE (do but taste me once) if I do know myself, and mine own virtues truly, thou wilt no… |
| 19 | 675–706 | 500 | T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi | 0.80 | O JUPITER, me, sir; me, by any means: I beseech you, me, sir. No saith, I'll venture those now: Thou shalt see… |
| 20 | 707–754 | 501 | unassigned | | HORACE, well met. O welcome, my reliever, ARISTIUS, As thou lov'st me, ransom me. What ail'st thou, man? 'Deat… |
| 21 | 755–794 | 500 | T8 Captains, gallants and cheats | 0.86 | Here, noble leader, you'll do no harm with it: I'll trust you. Do you hear, you, goodman slave? hook, ram, rog… |
| 22 | 795–808 | 476 | T8 Captains, gallants and cheats | 0.87 | O JUPITER! Captain, he shall have them now, presently: please you to be acceptive, young gentleman. Yes, sir, … |
| 23 | 809–824 | 491 | T8 Captains, gallants and cheats | 0.82 | What? do you laugh, Owlglass? death, you presumptuous varlet, I am none of your fellows: I have commanded a hu… |
| 24 | 825–876 | 506 | unassigned | | I hear, you'll bring me o' the stage there; you'll play me, they say: I shall be presented by a sort of copper… |
| 25 | 877–885 | 509 | T8 Captains, gallants and cheats | 0.83 | Yes: what will you ask for 'em a week, Captain? No, you mangonizing slave, I will not part from 'em: you'll se… |
| 26 | 886–921 | 485 | T8 Captains, gallants and cheats | 0.75 | But, you know nothing by him, do you, to make a play of? Faith, not much, Captain: but our Author will devise,… |
| 27 | 922–987 | 502 | T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi | 0.68 | Rather, contend to sleep, and live like them, That holding golden sleep in special price, Rubbed with sweet oi… |
| 28 | 988–1050 | 504 | T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi | 0.76 | Throughout the city, infamously song. SERVIUS, the Praetor, threats the laws, and urn, If any at his deeds rep… |
| 29 | 1051–1066 | 488 | T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim | 0.84 | But, sweet lady, say: am I well enough attired for the court, in sadness? Well enough? excellent well, sweet M… |
| 30 | 1067–1097 | 501 | unassigned | | You are, lady, by the great Princess, JULIA: who longs to greet you with any favours, that may worthily make y… |
| 31 | 1098–1143 | 504 | T8 Captains, gallants and cheats | 0.78 | 'Slight! I hold my life, This same is he met him in holy street. Troth, 'tis like enough. This act of PROPERTI… |
| 32 | 1144–1169 | 496 | unassigned | | How? to his bright mistress, CANIDIA? ay, sir, that's but a borrowed name; as Ovid's CORINNA, or PROPERTIUS hi… |
| 33 | 1170–1196 | 507 | unassigned | | 'Tis very well; pray let's go, I long to be at it. Gentlemen, shall we'pray your companies along? You shall no… |
| 34 | 1197–1260 | 500 | T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and | 0.74 | Yes, sir. The great God, JUPITER, Of his licentious goodness, Willing to make this feast, no fast From any man… |
| 35 | 1261–1290 | 497 | T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and | 0.84 | Here, daughter VENUS, I drink to thee. Thank you, good father JUPITER. Why, mother JUNO! gods and fiends! what… |
| 36 | 1291–1339 | 479 | T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and | 0.81 | O, excellently spoken, VULCAN, on the sudden! JUPITER, may do well to prefer his tongue to some office, for hi… |
| 37 | 1340–1416 | 541 | unassigned | | WHat sight is this? Maecenas! HORACE! say! Have we our senses? Do we hear? and see? Or, are these but imaginar… |
| 38 | 1417–1458 | 488 | T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and | 0.78 | WHat's become of my little punk, VENUS! and the polt-foot stinkard, her husband? ha? O, they are rid home i' t… |
| 39 | 1459–1515 | 457 | unassigned | | Banished the court? Let me be banished life; Since the chief end of life is there concluded: Within the court,… |
| 40 | 1516–1577 | 501 | T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint | 0.82 | O, stay, my love: the hopes thou dost conceive Of thy quick death, and of thy future life, Are not authentical… |
| 41 | 1578–1644 | 499 | T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi | 0.72 | Yet JULIA, if thou wilt, A little longer, stay. I am content. O, mighty OVID! what the sway of heaven Could no… |
| 42 | 1645–1708 | 504 | T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions | 0.78 | PHOEBUS himself shall kneel at Caesar's shrine, And deck it with bay-garlands dewed with wine, To quite the wo… |
| 43 | 1709–1780 | 530 | unassigned | | And yet so chaste, and tender is his ear, In suffering any syllable to pass, That, he thinks, may become the h… |
| 44 | 1781–1843 | 519 | T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma | 0.77 | The course of heaven, and fate itself, in this Will CAESAR cross; much more all worldly custom. " Custom, in c… |
| 45 | 1844–1887 | 474 | unassigned | | COme, follow me, assist me, second me: where's the Emperor? Sir, you must pardon us. CAESAR is private now, yo… |
| 46 | 1888–1944 | 478 | unassigned | | Now he's turned dumb. I'll tickle you, Satire. Pish. Ha, ha. Dost thou pish me? Give me my longsword. With rev… |
| 47 | 1945–1975 | 473 | T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi | 0.72 | We know it, our dear VIRGIL, and esteem it A most dishonest practice, in that man, Will seem too witty in anot… |
| 48 | 1976–2008 | 467 | T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi | 0.62 | We will observe him better. LICTOR, proclaim silence, in the court. In the name of CAESAR, silence. Let the pa… |
| 49 | 2009–2070 | 470 | T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe | 0.69 | Show that unto DEMETRIUS. Is it yours? It is. There's a father, will not deny his own bastard, now, I warrant … |
| 50 | 2071–2127 | 490 | T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi | 0.73 | Before you go together (worthy Romans) We are to tender our opinion; And give you those instructions, that may… |
| 51 | 2128–2183 | 472 | T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi | 0.70 | RUFUS LABERIUS CRISPINUS, and DEMETRIUS FANNIUS, hold up your hands. You have (according to the Roman custom) … |
| 52 | 2184–2252 | 470 | T3 Sickness, physic and doctors | 0.69 | Spurious snotteries, chillblained, clumsy. O JUPITER! Who would have thought, there should ha' been such a dea… |
| 53 | 2253–2292 | 513 | T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi | 0.68 | And, for a week, or two, see him locked up In some dark place, removed from company: He will talk idly else af… |
| 54 | 2293–2356 | 479 | unassigned | | I Pray you let's go see him, how he looks After these libels. O, vexed, vexed, I warrant you. Do you think so?… |
| 55 | 2357–2419 | 462 | unassigned | | Shall I tell you? Yes, and ingenuously. Then, by the hope, Which I prefer unto all other objects, I can profes… |
| 56 | 2420–2482 | 470 | T8 Captains, gallants and cheats | 0.72 | Strength of my Country, whilst I bring to view Such as are miscalled Captains, and wrong you, And your high na… |
| 57 | 2483–2539 | 465 | T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe | 0.75 | Ha! If all the salt in the old comedy Should be so censured, or the sharper wit Of the bold satire, termed sco… |