| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.iii.279 | Spending his manly marrow in her arms, | Spending his manlie marrow in her armes |
| As You Like It | AYL II.vii.162 | For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice, | For his shrunke shanke, and his bigge manly voice, |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.ii.397 | The boy hath taught us manly duties: let us | The Boy hath taught vs manly duties: Let vs |
| Henry V | H5 II.iii.3 | No, for my manly heart doth earn. | No: for my manly heart doth erne. |
| Henry V | H5 III.ii.23 | Abate thy rage, abate thy manly rage, | abate thy Rage, abate thy manly Rage; |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.viii.50 | Henry hath money; you are strong and manly; | Henry hath mony, you are strong and manly: |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 V.ii.63 | So bear I thee upon my manly shoulders; | So beare I thee vpon my manly shoulders: |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.ii.40 | And let his manly face, which promiseth | And let his manly face, which promiseth |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iii.193 | Receive this lance into thy manly hand; | Receiue this lance into thy manly hand, |
| King John | KJ V.ii.49 | But this effusion of such manly drops, | But this effusion of such manly drops, |
| Macbeth | Mac II.iii.130 | Let's briefly put on manly readiness, | Let's briefely put on manly readinesse, |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.iii.234.2 | This tune goes manly. | This time goes manly: |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.iii.13 | These foolish drops do something drown my manly | these foolish drops doe somewhat drowne my manly |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.iv.68 | Into a manly stride, and speak of frays | Into a manly stride; and speake of frayes |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.157 | A trim exploit, a manly enterprise – | A trim exploit, a manly enterprize, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.ii.15 | A most manly wit, Margaret; it will not hurt a | A most manly wit Margaret, it will not hurt a |
| Pericles | Per III.i.22.1 | Be manly and take comfort. | Be manly, and take comfort. |
| Richard III | R3 I.ii.164 | My manly eyes did scorn an humble tear; | My manly eyes did scorne an humble teare: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.ii.53 | God save the mark! – here on his manly breast. | God saue the marke, here on his manly brest, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.v.104 | Manly as Hector, but more dangerous; | Manly as Hector, but more dangerous; |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.i.79 | That have died manly, which will seek of me | That have dyde manly, which will seeke of me |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.ii.42 | Has this brown manly face! O love, this only | Has this browne manly face? O Love, this only |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.ii.124 | Not wanton white, but such a manly colour | Not wanton white, but such a manly colour |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK V.iii.43 | In a soft sheath; mercy and manly courage | In a soft sheath; mercy, and manly courage |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK V.iv.88 | Thy worthy, manly heart, be yet unbroken, | Thy worthie, manly heart be yet unbroken: |