| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.i.107 | And of his old experience th' only darling, | And of his olde experience, th'onlie darling, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.216 | And can do naught but wail her darling's loss; | And can doe naught but wayle her Darlings losse; |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.iv.78 | Or, with the rest, where is your darling Rutland? | Or with the rest, where is your Darling, Rutland? |
| Othello | Oth I.ii.68 | The wealthy curled darlings of our nation, | The wealthy curled Deareling of our Nation, |
| Othello | Oth III.iv.66 | Make it a darling, like your precious eye. | Make it a Darling, like your precious eye: |
| Pericles | Per I.iv.44 | To eat those little darlings whom they loved. | To eat those little darlings whom they lou'de, |
| The Tempest | Tem III.iii.94 | And his and mine loved darling. | And his, and mine lou'd darling. |