| CE III.ii.142 | [Dromio of Syracuse to Antipholus of Syracuse, of the kitchen wench's jewelled nose] carbuncles, sapphires, declining their rich aspect to the hot breath of Spain |
| CE III.ii.44 | [Antipholus of Syracuse to Luciana] far more to you do I decline |
| Ham III.ii.145.5 | [stage direction for dumb show, of the King and Queen] He takes her up, and declines his head upon her neck |
| KL IV.ii.22 | [Gonerill to Edmund] Decline your head |