| AC I.ii.34 | [Soothsayer to Charmian] You have seen and proved a fairer former fortune / Than that which is to approach |
| Ham III.i.47 | [Polonius to Ophelia] 'Tis too much proved, that with devotion's visage ... we do sugar o'er / The devil himself |
| Sonn.72.4 | [] For you in me can nothing worthy prove |
| Ven.597 | [of Venus] All is imaginary she doth prove [i.e. everything she experiences is imaginary] |