| KJ II.i.223 | [King John to Hubert, of himself] Who painfully, with much expedient march, / Have brought a countercheck before your gates |
| LLL I.i.74 | [Berowne to King, of delights] As painfully to pore upon a book |
| Tim V.ii.1 | [Third Senator to Messenger] Thou hast painfully discovered [or: to painful effect] |