No Fear Shakespeare: King John: Act 3 Scene 2

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Original Text	Modern Text
Alarums, excursions. Enter BASTARD with AUSTRIA’S head.	Alarums, excursions. Enter BASTARD with AUSTRIA’S head.
BASTARD Now, by my life, this day grows wondrous hot. Some airy devil hovers in the sky And pours down mischief. Austria’s head lie there, While Philip breathes.	BASTARD Now, by my life, this day grows wondrous hot. Some airy devil hovers in the sky And pours down mischief. Austria’s head lie there, While Philip breathes.
Enter KING JOHN, ARTHUR, HUBERT.	Enter KING JOHN, ARTHUR, HUBERT.
KING JOHN 5 Hubert, keep this boy.—Philip, make up. My mother is assailèd in our tent And ta’en, I fear.	KING JOHN 5 Hubert, keep this boy.—Philip, make up. My mother is assailèd in our tent And ta’en, I fear.
BASTARD My lord, I rescued her. Her Highness is in safety, fear you not. 10 But on, my liege, for very little pains Will bring this labor to an happy end.	BASTARD My lord, I rescued her. Her Highness is in safety, fear you not. 10 But on, my liege, for very little pains Will bring this labor to an happy end.
They exit.	They exit.

Original Text	Modern Text
Alarums, excursions. Enter BASTARD with AUSTRIA’S head.	Alarums, excursions. Enter BASTARD with AUSTRIA’S head.
BASTARD Now, by my life, this day grows wondrous hot. Some airy devil hovers in the sky And pours down mischief. Austria’s head lie there, While Philip breathes.	BASTARD Now, by my life, this day grows wondrous hot. Some airy devil hovers in the sky And pours down mischief. Austria’s head lie there, While Philip breathes.
Enter KING JOHN, ARTHUR, HUBERT.	Enter KING JOHN, ARTHUR, HUBERT.
KING JOHN 5 Hubert, keep this boy.—Philip, make up. My mother is assailèd in our tent And ta’en, I fear.	KING JOHN 5 Hubert, keep this boy.—Philip, make up. My mother is assailèd in our tent And ta’en, I fear.
BASTARD My lord, I rescued her. Her Highness is in safety, fear you not. 10 But on, my liege, for very little pains Will bring this labor to an happy end.	BASTARD My lord, I rescued her. Her Highness is in safety, fear you not. 10 But on, my liege, for very little pains Will bring this labor to an happy end.
They exit.	They exit.