| AYL III.iii.73 | [Touchstone to Jaques] the horse [hath] his curb |
| Cor I.i.68 | [Menenius to Citizens, of Rome's power] cracking ten thousand curbs / Of more strong link asunder than can ever / Appear in your impediment |
| TNK V.iv.74 | [Pirithous to Palamon, of Arcite's horse] When neither curb would crack |