| 2H6 III.ii.263 | [Salisbury to King, of the King being attacked by a serpent while sleeping] The mortal worm might make the sleep eternal |
| AC V.ii.243 | [Cleopatra to Clown] Has thou the pretty worm of Nilus there |
| Cym III.iv.36 | [Pisanio to Innogen, of slander] whose tongue / Outvenoms all the worms of Nile |
| Mac III.iv.28 | [Macbeth to First Murderer, of Fleance] The worm that's fled / Hath nature that in time will venom breed |
| MM III.i.17 | [disguised Duke to Claudio] thou dost fear the soft and tender fork / Of a poor worm |
| MND III.ii.71 | [Hermia to Demetrius, of killing Lysander] Could not a worm, an adder do so much? |