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1601 Titus Andronicus Tamora 2.3.17 And whilst the babbling echo mocks the hounds, | Replying shrilly to the ^well-tuned horns^, | As if a double hunt were heard at once Tamo. And whil'st the babling Eccho mock's the Hounds, | Replying shrilly to the well tun'd-Hornes, | As if a double hunt were heard at once, 752 …shrillie… …Ecchoe… …Ecchoe… 2.2.17 2.3.17 2.2.17
1602 Titus Andronicus Tamora 2.3.27 Whiles hounds and ^horns and sweet melodious birds^ | Be unto us as is a ^nurse’s song | Of lullaby^ to bring her babe asleep. Tamo. Whiles Hounds and Hornes, and sweet Melodious Birds | Be vnto vs, as is a Nurses Song | Of Lullabie, to bring her Babe asleepe. 762 …mellodious… Nurces… ….Nurces… 2.2.27 2.3.27 2.3.27
1603 Titus Andronicus SD 2.4.10 ^Wind horns^. Enter Marcus… SD Winde Hornes. | Enter Marcus from hunting to Lauinia. 1081 - - - 2.3.10 2.4.10 [Wind horns] 2.4.10 Winde hornes' absent in Q
1604 Titus Andronicus Marcus 2.4.44 O, had the monster seen those lily hands | Tremble like aspen leaves upon a ^lute^ | And make the silken ^strings^ delight to kiss them, | He would not then have ^touched^ them for his life. | Or had he ^heard the heavenly harmony^ | Which that ^sweet^ tongue hath made, | He would have dropped his knife and fell asleep, | As Cerberus at the ^Thracian poet’s^ feet. [Marcus] Oh had the monster seene those Lilly hands, | Tremble like Aspen leaues vpon a Lute, | And make the silken strings delight to kiss them, | He would not then have ^touched^ them for his life. | Or had he ^heard the heavenly harmony^ | Which that ^sweet^ tongue hath made, | He would have dropped his knife and fell asleep, | As Cerberus at the ^Thracian poet’s^ feet. 1117 …Lillie…tucht…sweete…dropt… …sweete… 2.3.44 2.4.44 2.4.44
1605 Titus Andronicus Marcus 3.1.82 O, that delightful engine of her thoughts, | That blabbed them with such pleasing eloquence, | Is torn from forth that pretty hollow cage | Where, like a ^sweet melodious bird, it sung | Sweet varied notes, enchanting every ear^. Mar. O that delightfull engine of her thoughts, | That blab'd them with such pleasing eloquence, | Is torne from forth that pretty hollow cage, | Where like a sweet mellodius bird it sung, | Sweet varied notes inchanting euery eare. 1221 …mellodious…inchaunting… …prettie……mellodious…inchaunting… …mellodious…inchaunting… 3.1.83 3.1.82 3.1.82
1606 Titus Andronicus Titus 3.1.158 Did ever raven ^sing so like a lark^ | That gives sweet tidings of the sun’s uprise? Ti. Did euer Rauen sing so like a Larke, | That giues sweet tydings of the Sunnes vprise? 1303 …sweete tidings… …Ranen… 3.1.159 3.1.158 3.1.158
1607 Titus Andronicus Titus 3.2.61 How would he hang his slender gilded wings | And ^buzz lamenting dirges in the air^! | Poor harmless fly, | That with his ^pretty buzzing melody^ | Came here to make us merry An. How would he hang his slender gilded wings | And buz lamenting doings in the ayer, | Poore harmelesse Fly, | That with his pretty buzing melody, | Came heere to make vs merry, 1514 - - - 3.2.62 …lamenting doings… 3.2.61 ...lamenting doings…air! 3.2.61 -
1608 Titus Andronicus SD 4.2.48 ^Trumpets sound^ SD Flourish. 1728 Trumpets sound Trumpets sound Trumpets sound 4.2.48 4.2.48 4.2.48
1609 Titus Andronicus Demetrius 4.2.49 Why do the Emperor’s ^trumpets flourish^ thus? Dem. Why do the Emperors trumpets flourish thus? 1729 …Emperours… 4.2.49 4.2.49 4.2.49
1610 Titus Andronicus Titus 4.3.24 And, kinsmen, then we may go ^pipe^ for justice. Tit. And kinsmen then we may goe pipe for iustice. 1890 ..kinsemen… ..kinsemen… 4.3.24 4.3.24 4.3.24