| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.iii.132 | As most abated captives to some nation | As most abated Captiues, to some Nation |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.v.65 | abate her nothing, though I profess myself her | abate her nothing, though I professe my selfe her |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.iv.21 | On their abatement: that's not my desire. | On their abatement; that's not my desire. |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vii.114 | A kind of wick or snuff that will abate it, | |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vii.119 | And hath abatements and delays as many | |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.i.117 | Which once in him abated, all the rest | Which once, in him abated, all the rest |
| Henry V | H5 II.i.63 | An oath of mickle might, and fury shall abate. | An oath of mickle might, and fury shall abate. |
| Henry V | H5 III.ii.23 | Abate thy rage, abate thy manly rage, | abate thy Rage, abate thy manly Rage; |
| Henry V | H5 III.ii.24 | Abate thy rage, great Duke! | abate thy Rage, great Duke. |
| Henry V | H5 IV.iv.47 | Tell him my fury shall abate, and I | Tell him my fury shall abate, and I |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.59 | There's a great abatement of kindness appears as well | theres a great abatement of kindnesse appeares as well |
| King Lear | KL II.iv.154 | She hath abated me of half my train, | She hath abated me of halfe my Traine; |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.540 | Abate throw at novum, and the whole world again | Abate throw at Novum, and the whole world againe, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV V.i.198 | You would abate the strength of your displeasure. | You would abate the strength of your displeasure? |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.432 | Abate thy hours, shine comforts from the East, | Abate thy houres, shine comforts from the East, |
| Richard III | R3 V.v.35 | Abate the edge of traitors, gracious Lord, | Abate the edge of Traitors, Gracious Lord, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ IV.i.120 | Abate thy valour in the acting it. | Abate thy valour in the acting it. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS induction.1.135 | May well abate the overmerry spleen, | May well abate the ouer-merrie spleene, |
| The Tempest | Tem IV.i.56.1 | Abates the ardour of my liver. | Abates the ardour of my Liuer. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.46 | That you withdraw you and abate your strength, | That you withdraw you, and abate your Strength, |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.i.13 | But falls into abatement and low price | But falles into abatement, and low price |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.225 | Make no abatement. Once more, farewell all. | Make no abatement; once more farewell all. |