| E3 III.iii.72 | [King Edward to King John] If gall or wormwood have a pleasant taste, / Then is thy salutation honey-sweet |
| Luc.893 | [Lucrece as if to opportunity] Thy sugared tongue [turns] to bitter wormwood taste |
| RJ I.iii.27 | [Nurse to Lady Capulet, of weaning Juliet] I had then laid wormwood to my dug |