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1261 Richard III King Richard 4.4.148 A ^flourish, trumpets! Strike|alarum, drums^!|Let not the heavens hear these tell-tale women|Rail on the Lord’s anointed. ^Strike^, I say! Rich. A flourish Trumpets, strike Alarum Drummes:|Let not the Heauens heare these Tell-tale women|Raile on the Lords Annointed. Strike I say. 2923 A flourish trumpets, strike alarum drummes,|Let not the heauens heare these tel-tale women|Raile on the Lords annointed. Strike I saie. 4.4.149 4.4.142 4.4.148 …trumpets!...drums!...I say!
1262 Richard III SD 4.4.151 ^Flourish. Alarums^ SD Flourish. Alarums. 2926 The trumpets 4.4.151 4.4.144 The trumpets and drums sound 4.4.151 Q2: The Trumpets sound. Q3-5: The trumpets sounds
1263 Richard III King Richard 4.4.153 Or with the ^clamorous report^ of war|Thus will I drown your exclamations. Rich. Or with the clamorous report of Warre,|Thus will I drowne your exclamations. 2928 Or with the clamorus report of war: | Thus will I drowne your exclamations. 4.4.153 4.4.146 4.4.153
1264 Richard III King Richard 4.4.178 Let me ^march^ on, and not offend you, madam.—|^Strike up the drum^. Rich. Let me march on, and not offend you Madam.|Strike vp the Drumme. 2956 Let me march on, and not offend your grace. 4.4.179 4.4.170 4.4.179
1265 Richard III King Richard 4.4.295 ^Harp not on that string^, madam. That is past. Rich. Harpe not on that string Madam, that is past. 3150 Harpe not one that string Madam that is past. 4.4.364 4.4.285 4.4.368
1266 Richard III Queen Elizabeth 4.4.296 ^Harp^ on it still shall I, till ^heart-strings break^. Qu. Harpe on it still shall I, till heart-strings breake. 3149 Harpe on it still shall I till hartstrings breake. 4.4.365 4.4.286 4.4.369 Lines juxtaposed in F1
1267 Richard III King Richard 4.4.438 Out on ye, owls! Nothing but ^songs of death^? Rich. Out on ye, Owles, nothing but Songs of Death, 3311 Out on you owles, nothing but songs off death. 4.4.507 …songs of death. 4.4.425 4.4.515 …songs of death!
1268 Richard III King Richard 4.4.459 ^March on, march on^, since we are up in arms Rich. March on, march on, since we are vp in Armes, 3335 March on, march on, since we are vp in armes 4.4.528 4.4.445 4.4.537
1269 Richard III King Richard 4.4.469 The rest ^march^ on with me. Rich. the rest march on with me. 3346 the rest march on with me. 4.4.538 4.4.455 4.4.547 …The rest march on with me.
1270 Richard III SD 4.4.469 ^Flourish^. Exeunt SD Florish. Exeunt 3346 - 4.4.538 4.4.455 [Trumpets and drums sound.] Exeunt. 4.4.549