| 1H4 I.ii.179 | [Prince Hal to Poins, of their companions] but I doubt they will be too hard for us |
| 3H6 V.i.70 | [Edward to Richard] The harder matched, the greater victory |
| Cor IV.v.190 | [Second Servingman to Third Servingman, of Coriolanus and Aufidius] He was ever too hard for him ... [First Servingman] He was too hard for him |
| LLL II.i.244.2 | [Boyet to all] You are too hard for me [i.e. too difficult to outwit] |
| LLL IV.i.139 | [Costard to Boyet, of Maria] She's too hard for you at pricks [with bawdy pun] |