| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW I.i.19 | almost as great as his honesty; had it stretched so far, | almost as great as his honestie, had it stretch'd so far, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.vi.92 | But we have almost embossed him. You shall see his | but we haue almost imbost him, you shall see his |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.4 | it he changed almost into another man. | it, he chang'd almost into another man. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iv.6 | Dear almost as his life, which gratitude | Deere almost as his life, which gratitude |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC I.ii.2 | Alexas, almost most absolute Alexas, where's the soothsayer | Alexas, almost most absolute Alexas, where's the Soothsayer |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.ii.112 | That truth should be silent I had almost | That trueth should be silent, I had almost |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.vii.122 | Spleets what it speaks. The wild disguise hath almost | Spleet's what it speakes: the wilde disguise hath almost |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.ii.55 | He cried almost to roaring; and he wept | He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, |
| As You Like It | AYL I.i.143 | and almost with tears I speak it – there is not one so | (and almost with teares I speake it) there is not one so |
| As You Like It | AYL II.i.38 | Almost to bursting, and the big round tears | Almost to bursting, and the big round teares |
| As You Like It | AYL II.iii.71 | From seventeen years till now almost four score | From seauentie yeeres, till now almost fourescore |
| As You Like It | AYL II.iv.60 | I faint almost to death. | I faint almost to death. |
| As You Like It | AYL II.vii.105 | I almost die for food, and let me have it. | I almost die for food, and let me haue it. |
| As You Like It | AYL IV.i.32 | and almost chide God for making you that countenance | and almost chide God for making you that countenance |
| As You Like It | AYL IV.i.86 | almost six thousand years old, and in all this time there | almost six thousand yeeres old, and in all this time there |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE I.i.46 | Before herself, almost at fainting under | Before her selfe (almost at fainting vnder |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE III.ii.170 | Hath almost made me traitor to myself. | Hath almost made me Traitor to my selfe: |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE V.i.181 | I have not breathed almost since I did see it. | I haue not breath'd almost since I did see it. |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.i.199 | Nay, these are almost thoroughly persuaded, | Nay these are almost thoroughly perswaded: |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.ii.24 | To take in many towns ere almost Rome | To take in many Townes, ere (almost) Rome |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.ii.1 | Come, come, they are almost here. How | Come, come, they are almost here: how |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.iii.253.2 | We will so. Almost all | We will so: almost all |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.iii.22 | This lies glowing, I can tell you, and is almost mature | This lyes glowing I can tell you, and is almost mature |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.ii.22 | Have almost stamped the leasing. Therefore, fellow, | Haue (almost) stampt the Leasing. Therefore Fellow, |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.iv.61 | Almost at point to enter. | Almost at point to enter. |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.ii.78.1 | Almost the sum he pays. | Almost the summe he payes. |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.ii.79 | Almost, sir: heaven restore me! Would I were | Almost Sir: Heauen restore me: would I were |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.vii.180 | My humble thanks. I had almost forgot | My humble thankes: I had almost forgot |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.ii.2.2 | Almost midnight, madam. | Almost midnight, Madam. |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.iii.9 | It's almost morning, is't not? | it's almost morning, is't not? |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.i.50 | Which swelled so much that it did almost stretch | Which swell'd so much, that it did almost stretch |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.iv.168 | I see into thy end, and am almost | I see into thy end, and am almost |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.vii.35 | To whom being going, almost spent with hunger, | To whom being going, almost spent with hunger, |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.vii.39 | 'Tis almost night, you shall have better cheer | 'Tis almost night, you shall haue better cheere |
| Hamlet | Ham I.i.120 | Was sick almost to doomsday with eclipse. | |
| Hamlet | Ham I.ii.205 | Almost to jelly with the act of fear, | Almost to Ielly with the Act of feare, |
| Hamlet | Ham I.iii.114 | With almost all the holy vows of heaven. | with all the vowes of Heauen. |
| Hamlet | Ham I.v.2.3 | My hour is almost come, | My hower is almost come, |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.383 | Do you see yonder cloud that's almost in shape | Do you see that Clowd? that's almost in shape |
| Hamlet | Ham III.iv.29 | A bloody deed – almost as bad, good mother, | A bloody deed, almost as bad good Mother, |
| Hamlet | Ham III.iv.112 | Is but to whet thy almost blunted purpose. | Is but to whet thy almost blunted purpose. |
| Hamlet | Ham III.iv.169 | For use almost can change the stamp of nature, | |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vii.12 | Lives almost by his looks, and for myself – | Liues almost by his lookes: and for my selfe, |
| Hamlet | Ham V.ii.290 | And yet it is almost against my conscience. | And yet 'tis almost 'gainst my conscience. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.ii.34 | And art almost an alien to the hearts | And art almost an alien to the hearts |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.i.14 | The King is almost wounded to the death, | The King is almost wounded to the death: |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.i.37 | A gentleman almost forspent with speed, | A Gentleman (almost fore-spent with speed) |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.27 | keep his own grace, but he's almost out of mine, I can | keepe his owne Grace, but he is almost out of mine, I can |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.iii.49 | Which is almost to pluck a kingdom down | (Which is (almost) to plucke a Kingdome downe, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.v.157 | And dead almost, my liege, to think you were, | (And dead almost (my Liege) to thinke you were) |
| Henry V | H5 I.ii.228 | O'er France and all her almost kingly dukedoms, | Ore France, and all her (almost) Kingly Dukedomes) |
| Henry V | H5 II.ii.98 | That almost mightst have coined me into gold, | That (almost) might'st haue coyn'd me into Golde, |
| Henry V | H5 III.vi.145 | Almost no better than so many French; | Almost no better then so many French; |
| Henry V | H5 IV.chorus.6 | That the fixed sentinels almost receive | That the fixt Centinels almost receiue |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.iii.80 | And made me almost yield upon my knees. | And made me almost yeeld vpon my knees. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.i.21 | And that the French were almost ten to one, | And that the French were almost ten to one, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.iii.41 | Away! Vexation almost stops my breath | Away, vexation almost stoppes my breath, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.325 | And so break off, the day is almost spent. | And so breake off, the day is almost spent, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.363 | Were almost like a sharp-quilled porpentine; | Were almost like a sharpe-quill'd Porpentine: |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.iv.7 | Ay, almost slain, for he is taken prisoner, | I almost slaine, for he is taken prisoner, |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.i.24 | Not used to toil, did almost sweat to bear | Not vs'd to toyle, did almost sweat to beare |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.ii.28 | The sides of loyalty, and almost appears | The sides of loyalty, and almost appeares |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.ii.29.2 | Not ‘ almost appears ’ – | Not almost appeares, |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.ii.120 | Almost with ravished listening, could not find | Almost with rauish'd listning, could not finde |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.i.132 | Almost forgot my prayers to content him, | Almost forgot my Prayres to content him? |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.i.151 | Almost no grave allowed me. Like the lily | Almost no Graue allow'd me? Like the Lilly |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.67 | Almost in Christendom. Shortly, I believe, | Almost in Christendome: shortly (I beleeue) |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.i.69.1 | Almost each pang a death. | Almost each pang, a death. |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.ii.245 | crown, that it had, almost, choked Caesar; for he | Crowne, that it had (almost) choaked Casar: for hee |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.iv.36 | Will crowd a feeble man almost to death; | Will crowd a feeble man (almost) to death: |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.iii.30 | Yet he spurs on. Now they are almost on him. | Yet he spurres on. Now they are almost on him: |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.v.40 | Hath almost ended his life's history. | Hath almost ended his liues History: |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iii.157 | That th' other day was almost dead for love? | That thother daie was almost dead for loue, |
| King John | KJ III.iii.27 | By heaven, Hubert, I am almost ashamed | By heauen Hubert, I am almost asham'd |
| King John | KJ IV.iii.43 | Or do you almost think, although you see, | Or do you almost thinke, although you see, |
| King John | KJ V.v.8 | Last in the field, and almost lords of it. | Last in the field, and almost Lords of it. |
| King John | KJ V.vi.24 | I left him almost speechless, and broke out | I left him almost speechlesse, and broke out |
| King Lear | KL I.i.213.1 | Almost t' acknowledge hers. | Almost t'acknowledge hers. |
| King Lear | KL II.ii.163 | Peruse this letter. Nothing almost sees miracles | Peruse this Letter. Nothing almost sees miracles |
| King Lear | KL II.iv.237 | Hold amity? 'Tis hard, almost impossible. | Hold amity? 'Tis hard, almost impossible. |
| King Lear | KL III.iv.159 | I am almost mad myself. I had a son, | I am almost mad my selfe. I had a Sonne, |
| King Lear | KL IV.vi.20 | Almost too small for sight. The murmuring surge | Almost too small for sight. The murmuring Surge, |
| King Lear | KL V.iii.201 | For I am almost ready to dissolve, | For I am almost ready to dissolue, |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL III.i.32 | Almost I had. | Almost I had. |
| Macbeth | Mac I.v.34 | Who, almost dead for breath, had scarcely more | Who almost dead for breath, had scarcely more |
| Macbeth | Mac I.vii.29 | He has almost supped. Why have you left the chamber? | He has almost supt: why haue you left the chamber? |
| Macbeth | Mac II.iii.44.1 | I have almost slipped the hour. | I haue almost slipt the houre. |
| Macbeth | Mac III.iii.12 | Almost a mile; but he does usually. | Almost a mile: but he does vsually, |
| Macbeth | Mac III.iv.126 | Almost at odds with morning, which is which. | Almost at oddes with morning, which is which. |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.iii.165 | Almost afraid to know itself! It cannot | Almost affraid to know it selfe. It cannot |
| Macbeth | Mac V.v.9 | I have almost forgot the taste of fears. | I haue almost forgot the taste of Feares: |
| Macbeth | Mac V.vi.37 | The day almost itself professes yours, | The day almost it selfe professes yours, |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.ii.110 | eyes almost out in the service, you will be considered. | eyes almost out in the seruice, you will bee considered. |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.ii.103 | Good morrow; for, as I take it, it is almost day. | Good morrow: for as I take it, it is almost day. |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.ii.203 | away, it is almost clear dawn. | away, it is almost cleere dawne. |
| Measure for Measure | MM V.i.486 | As like almost to Claudio as himself. | As like almost to Claudio, as himselfe. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.i.98 | If they should speak, would almost damn those ears, | If they should speake, would almost dam those eares |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.vi.2.2 | His hour is almost past. | His houre is almost past. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV IV.i.130 | Thou almost mak'st me waver in my faith, | Thou almost mak'st me wauer in my faith; |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV V.i.295.2 | It is almost morning, | It is almost morning, |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW I.iii.28 | Well, sirs, I am almost out at heels. | Well sirs, I am almost out at heeles. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.i.79 | Nay, I know not. It makes me almost | Nay I know not: it makes me almost |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.ii.160 | Speak, of all loves! I swoon almost with fear. | Speake of all loues; I sound almost with feare. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.354 | Lovers, to bed; 'tis almost fairy time. | Louers to bed, 'tis almost Fairy time. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.i.258 | I have almost matter enough in me for such an | I haue almost matter enough in me for such an |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.iv.46 | 'Tis almost five o'clock, cousin; tis time you | 'Tis almost fiue a clocke cosin, 'tis time you |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.i.112 | Welcome, signor; you are almost come to | Welcome signior, you are almost come to |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.i.113 | part almost a fray. | part almost a fray. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.i.276 | Almost the copy of my child that's dead, | Almost the copie of my childe that's dead, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iv.80 | They swore that you were almost sick for me. | They swore you were almost sicke for me. |
| Othello | Oth I.i.21 | A fellow almost damned in a fair wife – | (A Fellow almost damn'd in a faire Wife) |
| Othello | Oth II.iii.48 | Whom love hath turned almost the wrong side out, | Whom Loue hath turn'd almost the wrong side out, |
| Othello | Oth II.iii.355 | almost spent; I have been tonight exceedingly well | almost spent; I haue bin to night exceedingly well |
| Othello | Oth III.iii.66 | Out of their best – is not almost a fault | Out of her best, is not almost a fault |
| Othello | Oth III.iv.57 | She was a charmer and could almost read | She was a Charmer, and could almost read |
| Othello | Oth V.i.11 | I have rubbed this young quat almost to the sense, | I haue rub'd this yong Quat almost to the sense, |
| Othello | Oth V.i.114 | He's almost slain and Roderigo quite. | He's almost slaine, and Rodorigo quite dead. |
| Othello | Oth V.ii.16 | O balmy breath, that dost almost persuade | Oh Balmy breath, that dost almost perswade |
| Pericles | Per IV.i.57 | That almost burst the deck. | sea that almost burst the decke. |
| Pericles | Per IV.ii.89 | I have cried her almost to the number of her hairs. | I haue cryde her almost to the number of her haires, |
| Pericles | Per IV.iii.43 | Is almost finished, and her epitaphs | is almost finished, & her epitaphs |
| Pericles | Per V.ii.1 | Now our sands are almost run; | Now our sands are almost run, |
| Richard III | R3 I.iv.41 | Which almost burst to belch it in the sea. | Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea. |
| Richard III | R3 II.i.117 | Frozen almost to death, how he did lap me | Frozen (almost) to death, how he did lap me |
| Richard III | R3 II.iii.39 | You cannot reason almost with a man | You cannot reason (almost) with a man, |
| Richard III | R3 II.iv.7 | Hath almost overta'en him in his growth. | Ha's almost ouertane him in his growth. |
| Richard III | R3 III.v.34 | Would you imagine, or almost believe, | That euer liu'd. / Would you imagine, or almost beleeue, |
| Richard III | R3 III.vii.127 | And almost shouldered in the swallowing gulf | And almost shouldred in the swallowing Gulfe |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iii.15 | Which once,’ quoth Forrest, ‘ almost changed my mind; | Which one (quoth Forrest) almost chang'd my minde: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.ii.176 | 'Tis almost morning. I would have thee gone. | 'Tis almost morning, I would haue thee gone, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ IV.iii.16 | That almost freezes up the heat of life. | That almost freezes vp the heate of fire: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.10 | I am almost afraid to stand alone | I am almost afraid to stand alone |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.i.33 | my master and mistress are almost frozen to death. | my Master and mistris are almost frozen to death. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.iii.185 | I dare assure you, sir, 'tis almost two, | I dare assure you sir, 'tis almost two, |
| The Tempest | Tem II.i.40 | Uninhabitable, and almost inaccessible – | Vninhabitable, and almost inaccessible. |
| The Tempest | Tem II.i.61 | But the rarity of it is – which is indeed almost | But the rariety of it is, which is indeed almost |
| The Tempest | Tem II.i.238 | When he is earthed, hath here almost persuaded – | When he is earth'd, hath here almost perswaded |
| The Tempest | Tem III.ii.8 | Thy eyes are almost set in thy head. | thy eies are almost set in thy head. |
| The Tempest | Tem III.iii.35.1 | Many, nay, almost any. | Many, nay almost any. |
| The Tempest | Tem IV.i.142 | Is almost come. – Well done! Avoid! No more! | Is almost come: Well done, auoid: no more. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim I.i.161 | The painting is almost the natural man; | The Painting is almost the Naturall man: |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.452 | 'Has almost charmed me from my profession, | Has almost charm'd me from my Profession, |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.495 | It almost turns my dangerous nature mild. | It almost turnes my dangerous Nature wilde. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit III.i.113 | Upon a gathered lily almost withered. | Vpon a gathred Lillie almost withered., |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.iv.98 | Almost impregnable, his old ears deaf, | Almost Impregnable, his old eares deafe, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.i.113 | And almost broke my heart with extreme laughter. | And almost broke my heart with extreame laughter. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.i.119 | She sounded almost at my pleasing tale, | She sounded almost at my pleasing tale, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.i.137 | Even when their sorrows almost was forgot, | Euen when their sorrowes almost was forgot, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.iii.25 | Wanting his manage; and they will almost | Wanting his mannage: and they will almost, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.iii.197 | Knows almost every grain of Pluto's gold, | Knowes almost euery graine of Plutoes gold; |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.iii.199 | Keeps place with thought, and almost, like the gods, | Keepes place with thought; and almost like the gods, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.v.80 | The one almost as infinite as all, | The one almost as infinite as all; |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.iii.26 | He hath indeed all, most natural; for besides that | He hath indeed, almost naturall: for besides that |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.v.153 | a codling when 'tis almost an apple. 'Tis with him in | a Codling when tis almost an Apple: Tis with him in |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.iii.101 | His eyes do show his days are almost done – | His eyes do shew his dayes are almost done. |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.i.45 | By my troth, I'll tell thee, I am almost sick for | By my troth Ile tell thee, I am almost sicke for |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG IV.ii.134 | Marry, at my house. Trust me, I think 'tis almost day. | Marry, at my house: / Trust me, I thinke 'tis almost day. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG IV.iv.140 | Almost as well as I do know myself. | Almost as well as I doe know my selfe. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.ii.8 | I'th' aid o'th' current were almost to sink, | I'th aide o'th Current, were almost to sincke, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.ii.62.1 | Almost to th' heart's – | Almost to'th heart's, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.ii.65 | Beyond its power there's nothing; almost puts | Beyond its power: there's nothing, almost puts |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK II.i.150 | I thank you, cousin Arcite – almost wanton | (I thanke you Cosen Arcite) almost wanton |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK II.v.17 | Dying almost a martyr. That way he takes | Dying almost a Martyr: That way he takes, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.vi.207 | Almost all men, and yet I yielded, Theseus – | Almost all men, and yet I yeelded Theseus. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK V.i.114 | Had almost drawn their spheres, that what was life | Had almost drawne their spheeres, that what was life |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK prologue.24 | Weak as we are, and almost breathless swim | Weake as we are, and almost breathlesse swim |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.130 | Almost as like as eggs. Women say so, | Almost as like as Egges; Women say so, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.531 | May this, almost a miracle, be done? | May this (almost a miracle) be done? |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.i.104 | The one I have almost forgot – your pardon; | The one, I haue almost forgot (your pardon:) |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.ii.12 | almost, with staring on one another, to tear the cases of | almost, with staring on one another, to teare the Cases of |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.iii.69 | My lord's almost so far transported that | My Lord's almost so farre transported, that |