| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.i.128 | A modest one to bear me back a again. | A modest one to beare me backe againe. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.ii.59 | And urge her to a present answer back. | And vrge her to a present answer backe, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.ii.60 | When back again this ring shall be delivered. | When backe againe this Ring shall be deliuer'd: |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC I.ii.128 | The hand could pluck her back that shoved her on. | The hand could plucke her backe, that shou'd her on. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC I.iv.46 | Goes to and back, lackeying the varying tide, | Goes too, and backe, lacking the varrying tyde |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.vi.7 | And carry back to Sicily much tall youth | And carry backe to Cicelie much tall youth, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.vi.38 | To part with unhacked edges and bear back | To part with vnhackt edges, and beare backe |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.vi.105 | If he do, sure he cannot weep't back again. | If he do, sure he cannot weep't backe againe. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.iii.35 | I will employ thee back again. I find thee | I will employ thee backe againe: I finde thee |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.xi.53 | By looking back what I have left behind | By looking backe what I haue left behinde |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.xi.72 | Is 'a come back? – Love, I am full of lead. | is a come backe? / Loue I am full of Lead: |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.xiii.139 | Shake thou to look on't. Get thee back to Caesar. | Shake thou to looke on't. Get thee backe to Casar, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xiv.58 | Quartered the world, and o'er green Neptune's back | Quarter'd the World, and o're greene Neptunes backe |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC V.ii.89 | Were dolphin-like; they showed his back above | Were Dolphin-like, they shew'd his backe aboue |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC V.ii.147.2 | What have I kept back? | What haue I kept backe. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC V.ii.155 | Than love that's hired! What, goest thou back? Thou shalt | Then loue that's hyr'd? What goest thou backe, yu shalt |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC V.ii.156 | Go back, I warrant thee; but I'll catch thine eyes, | Go backe I warrant thee: but Ile catch thine eyes |
| As You Like It | AYL I.ii.241 | He calls us back. My pride fell with my fortunes: | He cals vs back: my pride fell with my fortunes, |
| As You Like It | AYL III.ii.154 | How now? Back, friends. – Shepherd, go off a little. | How now backe friends: Shepheard, go off a little: |
| As You Like It | AYL III.ii.246 | Celia and Rosalind stand back | |
| As You Like It | AYL IV.iii.108 | Lay sleeping on his back. About his neck | Lay sleeping on his back; about his necke |
| As You Like It | AYL IV.iii.128 | Twice did he turn his back and purposed so. | Twice did he turne his backe, and purpos'd so: |
| As You Like It | AYL IV.iii.178 | That will I: for I must bear answer back | That will I: for I must beare answere backe |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE II.i.75 | Go back again, thou slave, and fetch him home. | Go back againe, thou slaue, & fetch him home. |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE II.i.76 | Go back again, and be new-beaten home? | Goe backe againe, and be new beaten home? |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE II.i.78 | Back, slave, or I will break thy pate across. | Backe slaue, or I will breake thy pate a-crosse. |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE IV.ii.37 | A backfriend, a shoulder-clapper, one that countermands | A back friend, a shoulder-clapper, one that countermãds |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE IV.ii.54 | The hours come back – that did I never hear. |
The houres come backe, that did I neuer here. |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE IV.ii.55 | O yes, if any hour meet a sergeant 'a turns back for very fear. |
Oh yes, if any houre meete a Serieant, a turnes backe for
verie feare. |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE IV.ii.61 | Hath he not reason to turn back an hour in a day? |
Hath he not reason to turne backe an houre in a day? |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.i.143 | From me do back receive the flour of all, | From me do backe receiue the Flowre of all, |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.iv.30.1 | Alarum. The Romans are beat back to their trenches. | Alarum, the Romans are beat back to their Trenches |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.ix.75 | Must to Corioles back. Send us to Rome | Must to Corioles backe, send vs to Rome |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.x.2 | 'Twill be delivered back on good condition. | 'Twill be deliuer'd backe on good Condition. |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.iii.134 | For you the city, thus I turn my back. | For you the City. Thus I turne my backe; |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.ii.1.2 | Stand, and go back. | Stand, and go backe. |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.ii.12 | Be it so; go back. The virtue of your name | Be it so, go back: the vertue of your name, |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.ii.27 | lie as to live chastely. Therefore go back. | lye, as to liue chastly. Therefore go backe. |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.ii.32 | must say you cannot pass. Therefore, go back. | must say you cannot passe. Therefore go backe. |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.ii.46 | therefore back to Rome and prepare for your execution. | therfore backe to Rome, and prepare for your execution: |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.ii.53 | My general cares not for you. Back, I say, | My Generall cares not for you. Back I say, |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.ii.54 | go, lest I let forth your half-pint of blood. Back – that's | go: least I let forth your halfe pinte of blood. Backe, that's |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.ii.55 | the utmost of your having. Back. | the vt- most of your hauing, backe. |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.ii.95 | your greatness back? | your greatnesse backe? |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.iii.165 | And spurn me back. But if it be not so, | And spurne me backe: But, if it be not so |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.iii.199 | I'll not to Rome, I'll back with you, and pray you, | Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.iii.205 | A better witness back than words, which we, | A better witnesse backe then words, which we |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.v.101 | ground of your fair mistress; make her go back, | ground of your faire Mistris; make her go backe, |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.iv.118 | And so, I hope, he came by't. Back my ring, | And so I hope he came by't: backe my Ring, |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.iv.118.1 | I thought you would not back again. | I thought you would not backe againe. |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.iv.132.2 | If you'll back to th' court – | If you'l backe to'th'Court. |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.v.139 | my back, will I ravish her: first kill him, and in her | my backe wil I rauish her: first kill him, and in her |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.v.145 | praised – to the court I'll knock her back, foot her | prais'd:) to the Court Ile knock her backe, foot her |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.iii.28 | But to look back in frown: stand, stand!’ These three, | But to looke backe in frowne: Stand, stand. These three, |
| Hamlet | Ham I.ii.113 | In going back to school in Wittenberg, | In going backe to Schoole in Wittenberg, |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vii.27 | Whose worth, if praises may go back again, | Who was (if praises may go backe againe) |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vii.48 | What should this mean? Are all the rest come back? | What should this meane? Are all the rest come backe? |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vii.123 | Hamlet comes back. What would you undertake | Hamlet comes backe: what would you vndertake, |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vii.152 | Should have a back or second, that might hold | Should haue a backe or second, that might hold, |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.183 | He hath bore me on his back a thousand times. And | he hath borne me on his backe a thousand times: And |
| Hamlet | Ham V.ii.81 | Your lordship is right welcome back to Denmark. | Your Lordship is right welcome back to Den-marke. |
| Hamlet | Ham V.ii.192 | young Osrick, who brings back to him that you attend | |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.ii.182 | cowards as ever turned back; and for the third, if | Cowards as euer turn'd backe: and for the third if |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.244 | 'Sblood, when you and he came back from Ravenspurgh – | When you and he came backe from Rauenspurgh. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iii.74 | Well, I will back him straight. O Esperance! | Well, I will backe him straight. Esperance, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.144 | in the shoulders, you care not who sees your back. Call | in the shoulders, you care not who sees your backe: Call |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.218 | misbegotten knaves in Kendal green came at my back and | mis-be-gotten Knaues, in Kendall Greene, came at my Back, and |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.284 | man and send him back again to my mother. | man, and send him backe againe to my Mother. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.532 | be paid back again with advantage. Be with me betimes | be pay'd backe againe with aduantage. Be with me betimes |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.i.63 | Bootless home, and weather-beaten back. | Bootlesse home, and Weather-beaten backe. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.iii.67 | a dozen of shirts to your back. | a dozen of Shirts to your Backe. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.iii.176 | to thee – the money is paid back again. | to thee. The Monie is paid backe againe. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.iii.177 | O, I do not like that paying back, 'tis a double | O, I do not like that paying backe, 'tis a double |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 IV.iii.19 | Drag back our expedition. Certain horse | Drag backe our expedition: certaine Horse |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.iv.128.1 | He takes up Hotspur on his back | Takes Hotspurre on his backe. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.iv.155 | Come, bring your luggage nobly on your back. | Come bring your luggage Nobly on your backe: |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.i.34 | My lord, Sir John Umfrevile turned me back | My Lord, Sir Iohn Vmfreuill turn'd me backe |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.18 | send you back again to your master for a jewel – the | send you backe againe to your Master, for a Iewell. The |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.63 | What, to York? Call him back | What to Yorke? Call him backe |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.iii.79 | He leaves his back unarmed, the French and Welsh | He leaues his backe vnarm'd, the French, and Welch |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.i.171 | Come all his forces back? | Come all his Forces backe? |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.i.175 | Comes the King back from Wales, my noble | Comes the King backe from Wales, my noble |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.iii.66 | But many thousand reasons hold me back. | But many thousand Reasons hold me backe. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.iv.97 | feathers turn back in any show of resistance. Call him | feathers turne backe in any shew of resistance. Call him |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.iv.303 | back, and spoke it on purpose to try my patience. | back, and spoke it on purpose, to trie my patience. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 III.ii.143 | upon his back, and the whole frame stands upon pins. | vpon his backe, and the whole frame stands vpon pins: |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.iii.29 | One time or other break some gallows' back. | One time, or other, breake some Gallowes back. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.ii.131 | Now doth it turn, and ebb back to the sea, | Now doth it turne, and ebbe backe to the Sea, |
| Henry V | H5 I.ii.102 | Look back into your mighty ancestors. | Looke back into your mightie Ancestors: |
| Henry V | H5 II.chorus.38 | And bring you back, charming the narrow seas | And bring you backe: Charming the narrow seas |
| Henry V | H5 II.ii.123 | He might return to vasty Tartar back, | He might returne to vastie Tartar backe, |
| Henry V | H5 II.iv.115.1 | Back to our brother of England. | Back to our Brother of England. |
| Henry V | H5 III.chorus.28 | Suppose th' ambassador from the French comes back; | Suppose th' Embassador from the French comes back: |
| Henry V | H5 III.vi.137 | Thou dost thy office fairly. Turn thee back, | Thou doo'st thy Office fairely. Turne thee backe, |
| Henry V | H5 III.vii.47 | shrewdly shook your back. | shrewdly shooke your back. |
| Henry V | H5 IV.iii.90 | I pray thee bear my former answer back: | I pray thee beare my former Answer back: |
| Henry V | H5 IV.v.11 | Let's die in honour! Once more back again! | Let vs dye in once more backe againe, |
| Henry V | H5 V.chorus.45 | After your thoughts, straight back again to France. | After your thoughts, straight backe againe to France. |
| Henry V | H5 V.ii.138 | back, under the correction of bragging be it spoken, I | backe; vnder the correction of bragging be it spoken. I |
| Henry V | H5 V.ii.158 | but a ballad. A good leg will fall; a straight back will | but a Ballad; a good Legge will fall, a strait Backe will |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.i.13 | More dazzled and drove back his enemies | More dazled and droue back his Enemies, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.i.138 | Thrust Talbot with a spear into the back, | Thrust Talbot with a Speare into the Back, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.ii.21 | When he sees me go back one foot or fly. | When he sees me goe back one foot, or flye. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.ii.22.1 | Here alarum. They are beaten back by the English | Here Alarum, they are beaten back by the English, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.ii.70 | Stand back, you lords, and give us leave awhile. | Stand back you Lords, and giue vs leaue a while. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.iii.33 | Stand back, thou manifest conspirator, | Stand back thou manifest Conspirator, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.iii.38 | Nay, stand thou back; I will not budge a foot. | Nay, stand thou back, I will not budge a foot: |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.iii.41 | I will not slay thee, but I'll drive thee back. | I will not slay thee, but Ile driue thee back: |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.v.22 | Drives back our troops and conquers as she lists. | Driues back our troupes, and conquers as she lists: |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 II.v.43 | First, lean thine aged back against mine arm, | First, leane thine aged Back against mine Arme, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.ii.5 | And keep not back your powers in dalliance. | And keepe not backe your powers in dalliance. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iii.8 | Come back, fool. This is the Duke | Come backe foole, this is the Duke |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iii.78 | She bears a duke's revenues on her back, | She beares a Dukes Reuenewes on her backe, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.i.196 | Tomorrow toward London back again, | To morrow toward London, back againe, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.iii.5 | You four, from hence to prison back again; | You foure from hence to Prison, back againe; |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.iv.17.2 | sheet and verses written on her back and pinned on and | Sheet, and |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.iv.31 | Mailed up in shame, with papers on my back, | Mayl'd vp in shame, with Papers on my back, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.159 | Whose overweening arm I have plucked back, | Whose ouer-weening Arme I haue pluckt back, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.84 | Drove back again unto my native clime? | Droue backe againe vnto my Natiue Clime. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.102 | When from thy shore the tempest beat us back, | When from thy Shore, the Tempest beate vs backe, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.ix.34 | But now is Cade driven back, his men dispersed, | But now is Cade driuen backe, his men dispierc'd, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 V.i.152 | Run back and bite, because he was withheld; | Run backe and bite, because he was with-held, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 V.ii.65 | Exit with his father on his back | |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.iv.4 | Turn back and fly, like ships before the wind | Turne back, and flye, like Ships before the Winde, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.iv.73 | Where are your mess of sons to back you now? | Where are your Messe of Sonnes, to back you now? |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.184 | But never once again turn back and fly. | But neuer once againe turne backe and flye. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.ii.16 | Not he that sets his foot upon her back. | Not he that sets his foot vpon her backe. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 III.ii.157 | To make an envious mountain on my back, | To make an enuious Mountaine on my Back, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.vii.56 | To keep them back that come to succour you. | To keepe them back, that come to succour you. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.viii.6 | Let's levy men and beat him back again. | Let's leuie men, and beat him backe againe. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.v.80 | Petitioners for blood thou ne'er puttest back. | Petitioners for Blood, thou ne're put'st backe. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.vii.24 | And heave it shall some weight or break my back. | And heaue it shall some waight, or breake my backe, |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.ii.50 | The back is sacrifice to th' load. They say | The Backe is Sacrifice to th'load; They say |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.i.5.1 | Of bringing back the prisoner. | Of bringing backe the Prisoner. |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iii.42 | For more than blushing comes to. If your back | For more then blushing comes to: If your backe |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iii.99 | I know your back will bear a duchess. Say, | I know your backe will beare a Dutchesse. Say, |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.127 | Madam, you are called back. | Madam, you are cald backe. |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.234 | Made to the Queen to call back her appeal | Made to the Queene to call backe her Appeale |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.347 | About the giving back the great seal to us, | About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.i.93 | And with the same full state paced back again | And with the same full State pac'd backe againe |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.i.157.2 | Come back! What mean you? | Come backe: what meane you? |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.i.158 | I'll not come back; the tidings that I bring | Ile not come backe, the tydings that I bring |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.iv.73.1 | When they pass back from the christening. | When they passe backe from the Christening? |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.ii.220 | offered him, he put it by with the back of his hand, thus; | offer'd him, he put it by with the backe of his hand thus, |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.i.25 | He then unto the ladder turns his back, | He then vnto the Ladder turnes his Backe, |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.ii.11 | Ne'er looked but on my back; when they shall see | Ne're look'd but on my backe: When they shall see |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.21 | Cassius or Caesar never shall turn back, | Cassius or Casar neuer shall turne backe, |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.287 | Post back with speed, and tell him what hath chanced. | Post backe with speede, / And tell him what hath chanc'd: |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.291 | Thou shalt not back till I have borne this corse | Thou shalt not backe, till I haue borne this course |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.ii.108 | And I must pause till it come back to me. | And I must pawse, till it come backe to me. |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.ii.169 | Stand back! Room! Bear back! | Stand backe: roome, beare backe. |
| Julius Caesar | JC IV.iii.84 | That brought my answer back. Brutus hath rived my heart; | my answer back. Brutus hath riu'd my hart: |
| Julius Caesar | JC IV.iii.210.1 | These people at our back. | These people at our backe. |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.iii.3 | This ensign here of mine was turning back; | This Ensigne heere of mine was turning backe, |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.v.3 | He came not back; he is or ta'en or slain. | He came not backe: he is or tane, or slaine. |
| King Edward III | E3 I.i.89 | Defiance, Frenchman? We rebound it back, | Defiance French man we rebound it backe, |
| King Edward III | E3 I.i.125 | Of your withdrawing of your army back, | Of your with drawing of your army backe: |
| King Edward III | E3 I.ii.76 | That swore before my walls they would not back | That swore before my walls they would not backe, |
| King Edward III | E3 I.ii.78 | With faceless fear that ever turns his back, | With facelesse feare that euer turnes his backe: |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.i.38 | Thou wilt return my prisoner back again; | Thou wilt returne my prisoner backe againe, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.iv.32 | It rounds us in: there at our back are lodged | It rounds vs in, there at our backs are lodgd, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.iv.95 | Back with the beast unto the beast that sent him! | Back with the beast vnto the beast that sent him |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.iv.116 | Then render back this commonplace of prayer | Then render backe this common place of prayer, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.iv.151 | These words of thine have buckled on my back. | These wordes of thine haue buckled on my backe, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.v.117 | Look back upon the humble vale beneath, | Looke backe vpon the humble vale beneath, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.vi.38 | Hath driven back a puissant host of men | Hath driuen backe a puisant host of men, |
| King Edward III | E3 V.i.163 | To call him back, if he be taken hence. | To call him backe, if he be taken hence, |
| King John | KJ II.i.24 | Whose foot spurns back the ocean's roaring tides | Whose foot spurnes backe the Oceans roaring tides, |
| King John | KJ II.i.143 | It lies as sightly on the back of him | It lies as sightly on the backe of him |
| King John | KJ II.i.145 | But, ass, I'll take that burden from your back, | But Asse, Ile take that burthen from your backe, |
| King John | KJ II.i.357 | Cry havoc, Kings! Back to the stained field, | Cry hauocke kings, backe to the stained field |
| King John | KJ III.iii.12 | Bell, book, and candle shall not drive me back | Bell, Booke, & Candle, shall not driue me back, |
| King John | KJ IV.i.88 | Let him come back, that his compassion may | Let him come backe, that his compassion may |
| King John | KJ IV.iii.81 | Stand back, Lord Salisbury, stand back, I say! | Stand backe Lord Salsbury, stand backe I say: |
| King John | KJ V.ii.78 | Your grace shall pardon me, I will not back. | Your Grace shall pardon me, I will not backe: |
| King John | KJ V.ii.95 | And, now it is half conquered must I back | And now it is halfe conquer'd, must I backe, |
| King John | KJ V.vi.33 | Why, know you not? The lords are all come back, | Why know you not? The Lords are all come backe, |
| King Lear | KL I.i.97 | I return those duties back as are right fit, | I returne those duties backe as are right fit, |
| King Lear | KL I.i.175 | And on the sixth to turn thy hated back | And on the sixt to turne thy hated backe |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.39 | back forty-eight. | backe forty eight. |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.46 | What says the fellow there? Call the clotpoll back. | What saies the Fellow there? Call the Clotpole backe: |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.51 | Why came not the slave back to me when I called | Why came not the slaue backe to me when I call'd |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.159 | parts, thou borest thine ass on thy back o'er the dirt | parts, thou boar'st thine Asse on thy backe o're the durt, |
| King Lear | KL II.iv.2.1 | And not send back my messengers. | And not send backe my Messengers. |
| King Lear | KL III.iv.129 | imprisoned; who hath had three suits to his back, six | imprison'd: who hath three Suites to his backe, sixe |
| King Lear | KL III.vi.17 | The foul fiend bites my back. | |
| King Lear | KL IV.ii.15 | May prove effects. Back, Edmund, to my brother! | May proue effects. Backe Edmond to my Brother, |
| King Lear | KL IV.ii.90 | No, my good lord; I met him back again. | No my good Lord, I met him backe againe. |
| King Lear | KL IV.iii.1 | Why the King of France is so suddenly gone back | |
| King Lear | KL IV.vi.162 | Why dost thou lash that whore? Strip thy own back. | why dost thou lash that Whore? Strip thy owne backe, |
| King Lear | KL IV.vi.189.3 | and Edgar draw back | |
| King Lear | KL V.iii.144 | Back do I toss these treasons to thy head, | Backe do I tosse these Treasons to thy head, |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.ii.70 | back like a porter – and he was in love. | backe like a Porter: and he was in loue. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL II.i.91 | ‘Fair' I give you back again, and ‘welcome' I | Faire I giue you backe againe, and welcome I |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL II.i.159 | And if you prove it, I'll repay it back | And if you proue it, Ile repay it backe, |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.476 | And stand between her back, sir, and the fire, | And stand betweene her backe sir, and the fire, |
| Macbeth | Mac I.iv.4 | They are not yet come back. But I have spoke | they are not yet come back. / But I haue spoke |
| Macbeth | Mac III.iv.71 | Those that we bury, back, our monuments | Those that we bury, backe; our Monuments |
| Macbeth | Mac III.v.36 | Come, let's make haste; she'll soon be back again. | Come, let's make hast, shee'l soone be / Backe againe. |
| Macbeth | Mac III.vi.41 | The cloudy messenger turns me his back | The clowdy Messenger turnes me his backe, |
| Macbeth | Mac V.v.52 | At least we'll die with harness on our back. | At least wee'l dye with Harnesse on our backe. |
| Macbeth | Mac V.vi.44 | But get thee back; my soul is too much charged | But get thee backe, my soule is too much charg'd |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.i.74 | Lead forth and bring you back in happiness! | Lead forth, and bring you backe in happinesse. |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.ii.58 | May call it back again. Well, believe this, | May call it againe: well, beleeue this |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.ii.143 | Gentle my lord, turn back. | Gentle my Lord, turne backe. |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.ii.145 | Hark how I'll bribe you. Good my lord, turn back. | Hark, how Ile bribe you: good my Lord turn back. |
| Measure for Measure | MM III.i.26 | For, like an ass, whose back with ingots bows, | For like an Asse, whose backe with Ingots bowes; |
| Measure for Measure | MM III.ii.20 | What 'tis to cram a maw or clothe a back | What 'tis to cram a maw, or cloath a backe |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.i.151 | Or bring your latter hazard back again | Or bring your latter hazard backe againe, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.vii.14 | I will survey th' inscriptions back again. | I will suruay the inscriptions, backe againe: |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.iv.44 | To wish it back on you. Fare you well, Jessica. | To wish it backe on you: faryouwell Iessica. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV IV.i.28 | That have of late so huddled on his back, | That haue of late so hudled on his backe, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV IV.i.290 | 'Tis well you offer it behind her back, | 'Tis well you offer it behinde her backe, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV IV.i.425 | Do not draw back your hand, I'll take no more, | Doe not draw backe your hand, ile take no more, |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW V.v.85 | If he be chaste, the flame will back descend | If he be chaste, the flame will backe descend |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND I.i.251 | To have his sight thither, and back again. | To haue his sight thither, and backe againe. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.i.150 | And heard a mermaid on a dolphin's back | And heard a Meare-maide on a Dolphins backe, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.ii.5 | To make my small elves coats, and some keep back | To make my small Elues coates, and some keepe backe |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.238 | Make mouths upon me when I turn my back, | Make mouthes vpon me when I turne my backe, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.315 | To Athens will I bear my folly back | To Athens will I beare my folly backe, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.340.1 | Nay – go not back. | Nay, goe not backe. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.372 | And back to Athens shall the lovers wend | And backe to Athens shall the Louers wend |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.433 | That I may back to Athens by daylight | That I may backe to Athens by day-light, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.i.66 | May all to Athens back again repair | May all to Athens backe againe repaire, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.305 | Thisbe comes back and finds her lover? | Thisby comes backe, and findes her Louer. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.i.110 | No glory lives behind the back of such. | No glory liues behinde the backe of such. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.25 | And what have I to give you back, whose worth | And what haue I to giue you back, whose worth |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.29 | There, Leonato, take her back again, | There Leonato, take her backe againe, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iv.124 | And brought with armed men back to Messina. | And brought with armed men backe to Messina. |
| Othello | Oth II.iii.230 | I ne'er might say before. When I came back – | I nere might say before. When I came backe |
| Othello | Oth III.iii.51.1 | I prithee call him back. | I prythee call him backe. |
| Othello | Oth III.iii.54 | To suffer with him. Good love, call him back. | To suffer with him. Good Loue, call him backe. |
| Othello | Oth III.iii.455 | Shall ne'er look back, ne'er ebb to humble love, | Shall neu'r looke backe, neu'r ebbe to humble Loue, |
| Othello | Oth IV.i.249 | I do beseech your lordship call her back. | I do beseech your Lordship call her backe. |
| Othello | Oth IV.ii.44 | An instrument of this your calling back, | An Instrument of this your calling backe, |
| Othello | Oth V.ii.121 | She draws back the curtains | |
| Othello | Oth V.ii.267 | Do you go back dismayed? 'Tis a lost fear: | Do you go backe dismaid? 'Tis a lost feare: |
| Pericles | Per V.i.126 | Didst thou not say, when I did push thee back – | didst thou not stay when I did push thee backe, |
| Richard II | R2 I.ii.51 | They may break his foaming courser's back | That they may breake his foaming Coursers backe, |
| Richard II | R2 I.iii.120 | And both return back to their chairs again. | And both returne backe to their Chaires againe: |
| Richard II | R2 I.iii.207 | Save back to England, all the world's my way. | Saue backe to England, all the worlds my way. |
| Richard II | R2 II.i.62 | Whose rocky shore beats back the envious siege | Whose rocky shore beates backe the enuious siedge |
| Richard II | R2 II.ii.143 | That's as York thrives to beat back Bolingbroke. | That's as Yorke thriues to beate back Bullinbroke |
| Richard II | R2 III.ii.69 | O, call back yesterday – bid time return, | Oh call backe Yesterday, bid Time returne, |
| Richard II | R2 III.iii.129 | Shall we call back Northumberland and send | Shall we call back Northumberland, and send |
| Richard II | R2 III.iii.142 | Northumberland comes back from Bolingbroke. | Northumberland comes backe from Bullingbrooke. |
| Richard II | R2 V.i.80 | Sent back like Hallowmas or shortest of day. | Sent back like Hollowmas, or short'st of day. |
| Richard II | R2 V.v.29 | Bearing their own misfortunes on the back | Bearing their owne misfortune on the backe |
| Richard II | R2 V.v.84 | So proud that Bolingbroke was on his back! | So proud, that Bullingbrooke was on his backe; |
| Richard II | R2 V.v.89 | Of that proud man that did usurp his back? | Of that proud man, that did vsurpe his backe? |
| Richard III | R3 I.ii.38 | My lord, stand back, and let the coffin pass. | My Lord stand backe, and let the Coffin passe. |
| Richard III | R3 I.ii.235 | And I no friends to back my suit at all | And I, no Friends to backe my suite withall, |
| Richard III | R3 I.iv.116 | I'll back to the Duke of Gloucester | Ile backe to the Duke of Glouster, |
| Richard III | R3 I.iv.231 | If you are hired for meed, go back again, | If you are hyr'd for meed, go backe againe, |
| Richard III | R3 III.v.6 | Speak and look back, and pry on every side, | Speake, and looke backe, and prie on euery side, |
| Richard III | R3 III.v.19 | Look back! Defend thee! Here are enemies! | Looke back, defend thee, here are Enemies. |
| Richard III | R3 III.vii.227 | Since you will buckle fortune on my back, | Since you will buckle fortune on my back, |
| Richard III | R3 IV.i.97 | Stay, yet look back with me unto the Tower. | Stay, yet looke backe with me vnto the Tower. |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.436 | Unarmed, and unresolved to beat them back. | Vnarm'd, and vnresolu'd to beat them backe. |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.479 | Where is thy power then to beat him back? | Where is thy Power then, to beat him back? |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.i.32 | My naked weapon is out. Quarrel. I will back | My naked weapon is out: quarrel, I wil back |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.i.34 | How? Turn thy back and run? | How? Turne thy backe, and run. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.iii.9 | We must talk in secret. – Nurse, come back again. | we must talke in secret. Nurse come backe againe, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.i.2 | Turn back, dull earth, and find thy centre out. | Turne backe dull earth, and find thy Center out. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.ii.30 | Of mortals that fall back to gaze on him | Of mortalls that fall backe to gaze on him, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.ii.159 | To lure this tassel-gentle back again! | To lure this Tassell gentle backe againe, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.ii.170 | I have forgot why I did call thee back. | I haue forgot why I did call thee backe. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.ii.180 | And with a silken thread plucks it back again, | And with a silken thred plucks it backe againe, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.v.6 | Driving back shadows over louring hills. | Driuing backe shadowes ouer lowring hils. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.v.50 | My back a't' other side – ah, my back, my back! | My backe a tother side: o my backe, my backe: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.i.121 | Here comes the furious Tybalt back again. | Here comes the Furious Tybalt backe againe. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.i.125 | Now, Tybalt, take the ‘ villain ’ back again | Now Tybalt take the Villaine backe againe |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.i.163 | It back to Tybalt, whose dexterity | It back to Tybalt, whose dexterity |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.i.170 | But by and by comes back to Romeo, | But by and by comes backe to Romeo, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.ii.19 | Whiter than new snow upon a raven's back. | Whiter then new Snow vpon a Rauens backe: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.ii.102 | Back, foolish tears, back to your native spring! | Backe foolish teares, backe to your natiue spring, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.iii.141 | A pack of blessings light upon thy back. | A packe or blessing light vpon thy backe, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.iii.152 | Beg pardon of the Prince, and call thee back | Beg pardon of thy Prince, and call thee backe, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.iii.163 | The Nurse begins to go in and turns back again | |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.v.64.1 | But send him back. | But send him backe. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.v.215 | That he dares ne'er come back to challenge you. | That he dares nere come backe to challenge you: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ IV.i.28 | Being spoke behind your back, than to your face. | Benig spoke behind your backe, then to your face. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ IV.iii.17 | I'll call them back again to comfort me. | Ile call them backe againe to comfort me. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.i.71 | Contempt and beggary hangs upon thy back. | Contempt and beggery hangs vpon thy backe: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.204 | Is empty on the back of Montague, | Is empty on the backe of Mountague, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.252 | Returned my letter back. Then all alone | Return'd my Letter backe. Then all alone, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS II.i.332 | Skipper, stand back, 'tis age that nourisheth. | Skipper stand backe, 'tis age that nourisheth. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.ii.54 | begnawn with the bots, swayed in the back and shoulder-shotten, | begnawne with the Bots, Waid in the backe, and shoulder-shotten, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.ii.77 | his back. | his backe. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.v.9 | (to the Servants) Go on and fetch our horses back again. | Goe on, and fetch our horses backe againe, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS V.i.4 | Nay, faith, I'll see the church a your back, | Nay faith, Ile see the Church a your backe, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS V.i.5 | and then come back to my master's as soon as I can. | and then come backe to my mistris as soone as I can. |
| The Tempest | Tem I.ii.150 | To th' winds, whose pity sighing back again | To th' windes, whose pitty sighing backe againe |
| The Tempest | Tem II.i.264 | Measure us back to Naples? Keep in Tunis, | Measure vs backe to Naples? keepe in Tunis, |
| The Tempest | Tem III.i.26 | I had rather crack my sinews, break my back, | I had rather cracke my sinewes, breake my backe, |
| The Tempest | Tem V.i.36 | When he comes back; you demi-puppets that | When he comes backe: you demy-Puppets, that |
| The Tempest | Tem V.i.91 | On the bat's back I do fly | On the Batts backe I doe flie |
| Timon of Athens | Tim II.i.24 | But must not break my back to heal his finger. | But must not breake my backe, to heale his finger. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim II.ii.59 | fool hangs on your back already. | Foole hangs on your backe already. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim II.ii.135 | When my indisposition put you back, | When my indisposition put you backe, |
| Timon of Athens | Tim III.i.49 | He throws the money back at Lucullus | |
| Timon of Athens | Tim III.v.107 | I'm worse than mad. I have kept back their foes, | I'm worse then mad: I haue kept backe their Foes |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.i.1 | Let me look back upon thee. O thou wall | Let me looke backe vpon thee. O thou Wall |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.i.9 | Rather than render back, out with your knives | Rather then render backe; out with your Kniues, |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.397.1 | Thy back, I prithee. | Thy backe I prythee. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim V.i.135 | I thank them, and would send them back the plague, | I thanke them, / And would send them backe the plague, |
| Timon of Athens | Tim V.i.139 | Entreat thee back to Athens, who have thought | Intreate thee backe to Athens, who haue thought |
| Timon of Athens | Tim V.i.161 | Live with authority. So soon we shall drive back | Liue with Authoritie: so soone we shall driue backe |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.292 | Follow, my lord, and I'll soon bring her back. | Follow my Lord, and Ile soone bring her backe. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.484 | I will not be denied; sweetheart, look back. | I will not be denied, sweethart looke back. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.iii.54 | To back thy quarrels, whatsoe'er they be. | To backe thy quarrell what so ere they be. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.iv.56 | Do not draw back, for we will mourn with thee. | Doe not draw backe, for we will mourne with thee: |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit III.i.236 | And here's thy hand in scorn to thee sent back. | And heeres thy hand in scorne to thee sent backe: |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.i.98 | And lulls him whilst she playeth on her back, | And lulls him whilst she palyeth on her backe, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.iii.48 | But metal, Marcus, steel to the very back, | But mettall Marcus, steele to the very backe, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.ii.135 | Or else I'll call my brother back again | Or els Ile call my Brother backe againe, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.ii.260 | Upon my back to defend my belly; upon my | Vpon my backe, to defend my belly; vpon my |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC II.ii.70 | We turn not back the silks upon the merchant | We turne not backe the Silkes vpon the Merchant |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC II.ii.187 | To have her back returned; thus to persist | To haue her backe return'd. Thus to persist |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.iii.122 | Fronting the sun, receives and renders back | Fronting the Sunne, receiues and renders backe |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.iii.145 | Time hath, my lord, a wallet at his back, | Time hath (my Lord) a wallet at his backe, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.iv.33 | Puts back leave-taking, jostles roughly by | Puts backe leaue-taking, iustles roughly by |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.i.19 | loads o' gravel i'th' back, lethargies, cold palsies, and | Loades a grauell i'th'backe, Lethargies, cold Palsies, and |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.iii.62.2 | Come, Hector, come; go back. | Come Hector, come, goe backe: |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.iii.67.1 | Therefore, come back. | Therefore come backe. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.iv.7 | whoremasterly villain with the sleeve back to the | whore-maisterly villaine, with the Sleeue, backe to the |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.ii.15 | Where, like Arion on the dolphin's back, | Where like Orion on the Dolphines backe, |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iv.58 | Orsino's is returned. I could hardly entreat him back. He | Orsino's is return'd, I could hardly entreate him backe: he |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iv.242 | him his desire. Back you shall not to the house, unless | him his desire. Backe you shall not to the house, vnlesse |
| Twelfth Night | TN IV.iii.18 | Take and give back affairs and their dispatch, | Take, and giue backe affayres, and their dispatch, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG I.ii.51 | It were a shame to call her back again, | It were a shame to call her backe againe, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG I.ii.64 | My penance is to call Lucetta back | My pennance is, to call Lucetta backe |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG IV.iv.50 | him back again. | him backe againe. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG IV.iv.121.1 | Julia takes back the letter she offers and gives Silvia | |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG V.iv.127 | Thurio, give back, or else embrace thy death; | Thurio giue backe; or else embrace thy death: |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.462 | More straining on for plucking back, not following | More straining on, for plucking backe; not following |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.732 | that will either push on or pluck back thy business | that will eyther push-on, or pluck-back, thy Businesse |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.766 | will break the back of man, the heart of monster. | will breake the back of Man, the heart of Monster. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.829 | knows how that may turn back to my advancement? I | knowes how that may turne backe to my aduancement?) I |