| H8 I.ii.145 | [King Henry to Wolsey, of Buckingham] How grounded he his title to the crown / Upon our fail? [i.e. on dying childless] |
| H8 II.iv.198 | [King Henry to all] I weighed the danger which my realms stood in / By this my issue's fail |
| TNK I.ii.105.1 | [Arcite to Valerius] Is't said this war's afoot, or it shall be / On fail of some condition? |
| WT II.iii.169 | [Leontes to Antigonus, of his command] the fail / Of any point in't shall not only be / Death to thyself, but to thy lewd-tongued wife |
| WT V.i.27 | [Dion to Paulina, of Leontes] You ... consider little / What dangers by his highness' fail of issue / May drop upon his kingdom |