| 2H4 II.iv.280 | [Prince Henry to Falstaff] thou globe of sinful continents [also: areas of the world; contents] |
| AC IV.xiv.40 | [Antony to Eros] Heart, once be stronger than thy continent [i.e. what contains you] |
| Ham IV.iv.64 | [Hamlet alone] fight for a plot ... / Which is not tomb enough and continent / To hide the slain |
| KL III.ii.58 | [Lear as if to a criminal] Close pent-up guilts, / Rive your concealing continents [F; Q centers] |