| KL IV.vi.18 | [disguised Edgar to Gloucester] yon tall anchoring bark |
| MV III.i.5 | [Salerio to Solanio] the Goodwins ... where the carcasses of many a tall ship lie buried |
| R2 II.i.286 | [Northumberland to Ross and Willoughby] eight tall ships ... / Are making hither with all due expedience |
| Sonn.80.12 | [of a rival poet] I am a worthless boat, / He of tall building and of goodly pride |