| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.68 | valour hath here acquired for him shall at home be | valour hath here acquir'd for him, shall at home be |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.i.15 | Acquire too high a fame when him we serve's away. | Acquire too high a Fame, when him we serues away. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xv.28 | And still conclusion, shall acquire no honour | And still Conclusion, shall acquire no Honour |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.7 | passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that | Passion, you must acquire and beget a Temperance that |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iii.9 | 'Tis sweet at first t' acquire – after this process, | 'Tis sweet at first t'acquire. After this Processe. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC II.iii.189 | Must not so stale his palm, nobly acquired, | Must not so staule his Palme, nobly acquir'd, |