| 2H6 I.iv.43 | [York to Duchess] The King and commonweal / Are deeply indebted for this piece of pains |
| Cym III.iii.50 | [Belarius to Guiderius and Arviragus, of war] A pain that only seems to seek out danger |
| KL III.i.53 | [disguised Kent to Gentleman, of searching for Lear] in which your pain / That way [i.e. look in that direction] |
| Mac II.iii.47 | [Macbeth to Macduff] The labour we delight in physics pain |
| MND V.i.80 | [Philostrate to Theseus, of the rustics' play] conned with cruel pain |
| MV II.ii.172 | [Bassanio to Gratiano] Pray thee take pain / To allay ... / Thy skipping spirit |
| Per III.ii.24 | [First Gentleman to Cerimon] 'Tis most strange / Nature should be so conversant with pain |
| Per III.ii.45 | [Second Gentleman to Cerimon] Your personal pain ... / Hath built Lord Ceremon such strong renown |
| R3 I.iii.116 | [Richard to Queen Elizabeth] my pains are quite forgot |
| R3 IV.iv.303 | [King Richard to Queen Elizabeth, of her future grandchildren] of your very blood, / Of all one pain |
| R3 V.iii.259 | [Richmond to his soldiers] Your country's fat shall pay your pains the hire |
| TC III.iii.30.1 | [Calchas to all, of Cressida] her presence / Shall quite strike off all service I have done / In most accepted pain |
| Tem I.ii.242 | [Ariel to Prospero] Since thou dost give me pains, / Let me remember thee what thou hast promised |
| TNK prologue.8 | [of a new play after its first night] retains / More of the maid to sight than husband's pains [i.e. still remains virginal, fresh] |
| TS III.i.12 | [Lucentio as Cambio to Hortensio as Licio, of the purpose of music] to refresh the mind of man / After his studies or his usual pain |
| TS IV.iii.43 | [Petruchio to Katherina, of his having prepared a meal for her] all my pains is sorted to no proof |