| Per I.iv.40 | [Cleon to Dionyza] palates ... / Must have inventions to delight the taste |
| TN III.ii.42 | [Sir Toby to Sir Andrew, of writing a challenge] It is no matter how witty, so it be eloquent and full of invention |
| TS III.i.79 | [Bianca to Hortensio as Licio, of his idiosyncratic musical scale] I am not so nice / To change true rules for odd inventions |