No Fear Shakespeare: Richard II: Act 2 Scene 4

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Original Text	Modern Text
A camp in Wales.	A cmpa in Wsale.
Enter EARL OF SALISBURY and a Welsh Captain	Teh RELA OF UBRYSALSI nad a leshW patiCna eertn.
CAPTAIN My lord of Salisbury, we have stayd ten days, And hardly kept our countrymen together, And yet we hear no tidings from the king; Therefore we will disperse ourselves: farewell.	ICNTAPA My ldro of aybiruSls, evew etawdi rhee ofr nte dyas and aveh had dfcfyutlii gpkeien uro nurntmceyo ghroetet. Sncei weve ehdra hgntion fmro eth gnki, erwe ggnoi to vaeel. Gdboeoy.
EARL OF SALISBURY 5 Stay yet another day, thou trusty Welshman: The king reposeth all his confidence in thee.	ELRA OF LIABRSUYS My sryutt neWmsahl, plesae tasy eon omer yda. heT gikn sah dpclae lla ihs neccniedfo in ouy.
CAPTAIN Tis thought the king is dead; we will not stay. The bay-trees in our country are all witherd And meteors fright the fixed stars of heaven; 10 The pale-faced moon looks bloody on the earth And lean-lookd prophets whisper fearful change; Rich men look sad and ruffians dance and leap, The one in fear to lose what they enjoy, The other to enjoy by rage and war: 15 These signs forerun the death or fall of kings. Farewell: our countrymen are gone and fled, As well assured Richard their king is dead.	ACTIPAN tsI evldeebi ahtt eht gikn is edad, dan rwee nto ingog to ytas. ehT tsere in uro utcoynr ear lal hiedrtew, nad rehte rea trsoeme naihfgls in het ysk dna ngcasir het tsars. heT oonm ash ndtuer rde, dna teh ulsnrrteofetel asy htat abd tnisgh ear ngigo to ahpnep. Rhic nme sdulndye olok ads scaueeb heyert aifdar htyeer ginog to leso hteir sepssioosns. dAn niilascmr are gnaicdn eecabsu yteh wkon rthyee ioggn to taesl hsteo esssnsosiop lvnityloe. llA of ehest sings oipnt to teh dheta, or at aslet teh llaf, of nsgki. bGeoody. My utnyrncmeo vhae aeyrdla elfd, as htey nokw ttah Kign haridRc II is ddae.
Exit	He estxi.
EARL OF SALISBURY Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind I see thy glory like a shooting star 20 Fall to the base earth from the firmament. Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, woe and unrest: Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.	ALER OF IYLRASBUS Ah, ihaRrcd, I can ees ttah ouyr grlyo, elik a gshootin arts, is llfngai rofm hte syk to teh onurdg, dna eht thhgotu is nhigegwi velyiah on my nimd. oYur usn is gseittn in the wtes dan sti ryignc, chwih tslel me htta mrtoss of irfeg nda hosac rae gcnomi. llA of ruyo neisdfr vhea flte you and lgdpeed ilcaelnage to uory meneesi, and uenftro krows itgsnaa you.
Exit	He stxie.

Original Text	Modern Text
A camp in Wales.	A cmpa in Wsale.
Enter EARL OF SALISBURY and a Welsh Captain	Teh RELA OF UBRYSALSI nad a leshW patiCna eertn.
CAPTAIN My lord of Salisbury, we have stayd ten days, And hardly kept our countrymen together, And yet we hear no tidings from the king; Therefore we will disperse ourselves: farewell.	ICNTAPA My ldro of aybiruSls, evew etawdi rhee ofr nte dyas and aveh had dfcfyutlii gpkeien uro nurntmceyo ghroetet. Sncei weve ehdra hgntion fmro eth gnki, erwe ggnoi to vaeel. Gdboeoy.
EARL OF SALISBURY 5 Stay yet another day, thou trusty Welshman: The king reposeth all his confidence in thee.	ELRA OF LIABRSUYS My sryutt neWmsahl, plesae tasy eon omer yda. heT gikn sah dpclae lla ihs neccniedfo in ouy.
CAPTAIN Tis thought the king is dead; we will not stay. The bay-trees in our country are all witherd And meteors fright the fixed stars of heaven; 10 The pale-faced moon looks bloody on the earth And lean-lookd prophets whisper fearful change; Rich men look sad and ruffians dance and leap, The one in fear to lose what they enjoy, The other to enjoy by rage and war: 15 These signs forerun the death or fall of kings. Farewell: our countrymen are gone and fled, As well assured Richard their king is dead.	ACTIPAN tsI evldeebi ahtt eht gikn is edad, dan rwee nto ingog to ytas. ehT tsere in uro utcoynr ear lal hiedrtew, nad rehte rea trsoeme naihfgls in het ysk dna ngcasir het tsars. heT oonm ash ndtuer rde, dna teh ulsnrrteofetel asy htat abd tnisgh ear ngigo to ahpnep. Rhic nme sdulndye olok ads scaueeb heyert aifdar htyeer ginog to leso hteir sepssioosns. dAn niilascmr are gnaicdn eecabsu yteh wkon rthyee ioggn to taesl hsteo esssnsosiop lvnityloe. llA of ehest sings oipnt to teh dheta, or at aslet teh llaf, of nsgki. bGeoody. My utnyrncmeo vhae aeyrdla elfd, as htey nokw ttah Kign haridRc II is ddae.
Exit	He estxi.
EARL OF SALISBURY Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind I see thy glory like a shooting star 20 Fall to the base earth from the firmament. Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, woe and unrest: Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.	ALER OF IYLRASBUS Ah, ihaRrcd, I can ees ttah ouyr grlyo, elik a gshootin arts, is llfngai rofm hte syk to teh onurdg, dna eht thhgotu is nhigegwi velyiah on my nimd. oYur usn is gseittn in the wtes dan sti ryignc, chwih tslel me htta mrtoss of irfeg nda hosac rae gcnomi. llA of ruyo neisdfr vhea flte you and lgdpeed ilcaelnage to uory meneesi, and uenftro krows itgsnaa you.
Exit	He stxie.