| CE III.i.108 | [Antipholus of Ephesus to Balthasar] I will depart in quiet, / And in despite of mirth mean to be merry |
| MA II.i.354 | [Don Pedro to Claudio and Leonato] I ... will so practise on Benedick that, in despite of his quick wit, .... he shall fall in love with Beatrice |
| MW V.v.125 | [Falstaff to all] a received belief, in despite of the teeth of all rhyme and reason |