| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.ii.23 | The rather for I earnestly beseech, | The rather for I earnestly beseech, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.iv.98 | Have earnestly implored a general peace | Haue earnestly implor'd a generall peace, |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.ii.11 | How earnestly he cast his eyes upon me! | How earnestly he cast his eyes vpon me: |
| King Lear | KL I.ii.28 | Why so earnestly seek you to put up that | Why so earnestly seeke you to put vp yt |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV IV.i.121 | Why dost thou whet thy knife so earnestly? | Why dost thou whet thy knife so earnestly? |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.i.22 | And as I earnestly did fix mine eye | And as I earnestly did fixe mine eye |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.ii.40 | How earnestly they knock! – Pray you, come in; | How earnestly they knocke: pray you come in. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.x.37 | O traitors and bawds, how earnestly are you | Oh traitours and bawdes; how earnestly are you |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.i.32 | He wishes earnestly you never may. | He wishes earnestly, you neuer may. |