| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.v.65 | abate her nothing, though I profess myself her | abate her nothing, though I professe my selfe her |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vii.114 | A kind of wick or snuff that will abate it, | |
| Henry V | H5 II.i.63 | An oath of mickle might, and fury shall abate. | An oath of mickle might, and fury shall abate. |
| Henry V | H5 III.ii.23 | Abate thy rage, abate thy manly rage, | abate thy Rage, abate thy manly Rage; |
| Henry V | H5 III.ii.24 | Abate thy rage, great Duke! | abate thy Rage, great Duke. |
| Henry V | H5 IV.iv.47 | Tell him my fury shall abate, and I | Tell him my fury shall abate, and I |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.540 | Abate throw at novum, and the whole world again | Abate throw at Novum, and the whole world againe, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV V.i.198 | You would abate the strength of your displeasure. | You would abate the strength of your displeasure? |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.432 | Abate thy hours, shine comforts from the East, | Abate thy houres, shine comforts from the East, |
| Richard III | R3 V.v.35 | Abate the edge of traitors, gracious Lord, | Abate the edge of Traitors, Gracious Lord, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ IV.i.120 | Abate thy valour in the acting it. | Abate thy valour in the acting it. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS induction.1.135 | May well abate the overmerry spleen, | May well abate the ouer-merrie spleene, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.46 | That you withdraw you and abate your strength, | That you withdraw you, and abate your Strength, |