| AC I.iii.11 | [Charmian to Cleopatra, of Antony] Tempt him not so too far |
| H8 I.ii.55 | [Queen Katherine to King Henry] I am much too venturous / In tempting of your patience |
| JC I.iii.53 | [Casca to Cassius] wherefore did you so much tempt the heavens? |
| JC II.i.266 | [Portia to and of Brutus] tempt the rheumy and unpurged air, / To add unto his sickness |
| JC IV.iii.36 | [Cassius to Brutus] tempt me no further |
| JC IV.iii.59 | [Brutus to Cassius, of Caesar] You durst not so have tempted him |
| KJ IV.iii.84 | [Hubert to Salisbury] I would not have you ... tempt the danger of my true defence |
| TC IV.iv.95 | [Troilus to Cressida] sometimes ... we will tempt the frailty of our powers, / Presuming on their changeful potency |
| TN III.iv.340 | [Antonio to Viola as Cesario] Do not tempt my misery |
| WT II.ii.50 | [Emilia to Paulina, of Hermione asking someone for help] durst not tempt a minister of honour / Lest she should be denied |
| WT V.i.73.1 | [Cleomenes to Paulina, of Leontes] You tempt him overmuch |