| 2H4 III.ii.315 | [Falstaff alone, of Shallow] the case of a treble hautboy was a mansion for him [i.e. he could fit into a very narrow instrument-case] |
| AC IV.xv.88 | [Cleopatra to her maids, of Antony's body] This case of that huge spirit now is cold |
| KL IV.vi.145 | [Gloucester to Lear, reacting to 'Read'] What, with the case of eyes? [i.e. with sockets] [or: condition] |
| MA II.i.85 | [masked Hero to masked Don Pedro] God defend the lute should be like the case! [i.e. the face to be like the mask] |
| WT V.ii.12 | [First Gentleman to Autolycus, of Leontes and Camillo] They seemed almost, with staring on one another, to tear the cases of their eyes [i.e. their eyelids] |