| AW I.ii.62 | [King to all, of young courtiers] whose judgements are / Mere fathers of their garments [i.e. totally devoted to their clothing] [or: adjectival use] |
| AW III.v.54 | [Helena to Diana, answering a question] Ay, surely, mere the truth [i.e. that's nothing but the truth] |
| AYL I.ii.240 | [Orlando to Rosalind and Celia] that which here stands up / Is but a quintain, a mere lifeless block |