| 1H4 III.i.45 | [Glendower to Hotspur] bring him out that is but woman's son / Can trace me in the tedious ways of art |
| 2H6 III.i.340 | [York alone] My brain ... / Weaves tedious snares to trap mine enemies |
| Mac III.iv.137 | [Macbeth to Lady Macbeth] Returning were as tedious as go o'er |
| Tit II.iv.39 | [Marcus to Lavinia, of Philomela] she but lost her tongue / And in a tedious sampler sewed her mind |