| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.vi.86 | favour and for a week escape a great deal of discoveries, | fauour, and for a weeke escape a great deale of discoueries, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.i.71 | I'll discover that which shall undo the Florentine. | Ile discouer that, which shal vndo the Florentine. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.296 | discovered the secrets of your army, and made such | discouerd the secrets of your army, and made such |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW V.iii.151 | To bring forth this discovery. Seek these suitors. | To bring forth this discou'rie, seeke these sutors: |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.x.8 | Where their appointment we may best discover | Where their appointment we may best discouer, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xii.2 | I shall discover all. I'll bring thee word | I shall discouer all. / Ile bring thee word |
| As You Like It | AYL III.ii.191 | South Sea of discovery. I prithee tell me who is it | South-sea of discouerie. I pre'thee tell me, who is it |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE I.i.92 | The seas waxed calm, and we discovered | The seas waxt calme, and we discouered |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE V.i.203 | Discover how, and thou shalt find me just. | Discouer how, and thou shalt finde me iust. |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.ii.22 | It seemed, appeared to Rome. By the discovery | It seem'd appear'd to Rome. By the discouery, |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.i.40 | Why, then you should discover a brace of unmeriting, | Why then you should discouer a brace of vnmeriting, |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.ii.19 | nothing undone that may fully discover him their opposite. | nothing vndone, that may fully discouer him their opposite. |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.vii.98 | The remedy then born – discover to me | The remedy then borne. Discouer to me |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.v.96 | Discover where thy mistress is, at once, | Discouer where thy Mistris is, at once, |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.ii.130.1 | Discover you abroad? | Discouer you abroad? |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.277 | If I discovered not which way she was gone, | If I discouer'd not which way she was gone, |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.294 | prevent your discovery, and your secrecy to the King | preuent your discouery of your secricie to the King |
| Hamlet | Ham III.i.79 | The undiscovered country, from whose bourn | The vndiscouered Countrey, from whose Borne |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.i.3 | Here stand, my lords, and send discoverers forth | Here stand (my Lords) and send discouerers forth, |
| Henry V | H5 II.ii.151 | Our purposes God justly hath discovered, | Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, |
| Henry V | H5 II.ii.162 | At the discovery of most dangerous treason | At the discouery of most dangerous Treason, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.iv.12 | And thence discover how with most advantage | And thence discouer, how with most aduantage |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 II.v.59 | Discover more at large what cause that was, | Discouer more at large what cause that was, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.iii.6 | By your espials were discovered | By your espyals were discouered |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.iv.60 | Then, Joan, discover thine infirmity, | Then Ione discouer thine infirmity, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.369 | And undiscovered come to me again | And vndiscouer'd, come to me againe, |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.iii.71 | That's the plain truth. Your painted gloss discovers, | That's the plaine truth; your painted glosse discouers |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.ii.69 | Will modestly discover to yourself | Will modestly discouer to your selfe |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.i.75 | That by no means I may discover them | That by no meanes I may discouer them, |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.17 | I fear our purpose is discovered. | I feare our purpose is discouered. |
| King Edward III | E3 I.i.31 | That I, a Frenchman, should discover this; | That I a French man should discouer this, |
| King Edward III | E3 II.ii.206 | This night will scarce suffice me to discover | This night will scarce suffice me to discouer, |
| King Lear | KL II.i.65 | I threatened to discover him. He replied, | I threaten'd to discouer him; he replied, |
| King Lear | KL V.i.53 | By diligent discovery; but your haste | By dilligent discouerie, but your hast |
| Macbeth | Mac V.iv.6 | The numbers of our host and make discovery | The numbers of our Hoast, and make discouery |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.i.178 | him that thou wouldst discover, if thou couldst, let him | him, that thou wouldst discouer, if thou couldst, let him |
| Measure for Measure | MM III.i.195 | him, I will open my lips in vain, or discover his | him, I will open my lips in vaine, or discouer his |
| Measure for Measure | MM III.i.229 | in her discoveries of dishonour. In few, bestowed her | in her, discoueries of dishonor: in few, bestow'd her |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.ii.168 | Angelo hath seen them both, and will discover | Angelo hath seene them both, / And will discouer |
| Measure for Measure | MM V.i.353.1 | He pulls off the friar's hood, and discovers the Duke | |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.vi.43 | Why, 'tis an office of discovery, love, | Why, 'tis an office of discouery Loue, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.vii.1 | Go, draw aside the curtains and discover | Goe, draw aside the curtaines, and discouer |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.ii.177 | myself acquainted with you. I shall discover a thing to | my selfe acquainted with you. I shall discouer a thing to |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.ii.10 | mine: the Prince discovered to Claudio that he loved | mine: the Prince discouered to Claudio that hee loued |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.ii.36 | of a maid – that you have discovered thus. They | of a maid, that you haue discouer'd thus: they |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.iii.108 | discovers it. | discouers it. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.iii.156 | some other, if she will not discover it. | some other, if she will not discouer it. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.ii.83 | If there be any impediment, I pray you discover | If there be any impediment, I pray you discouer |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.i.222 | could not discover, these shallow fools have brought to | could not discouer, these shallow fooles haue brought to |
| Othello | Oth I.i.179 | I think I can discover him, if you please, | I thinke I can discouer him, if you please |
| Pericles | Per Chorus.V.24 | Shall be discovered. Please you sit and hark. | Shalbe discouerd, please you sit and harke. |
| Richard II | R2 II.iii.33 | And sent me over by Berkeley to discover | And sent me ouer by Barkely, to discouer |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.241 | To be discovered, that can do me good? | To be discouered, that can do me good. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.i.150 | So far from sounding and discovery, | So farre from sounding and discouery, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.ii.106 | Which the dark night hath so discovered. | Which the darke night hath so discouered. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.i.142 | O noble Prince, I can discover all | O Noble Prince, I can discouer all |
| The Tempest | Tem II.i.247 | But doubt discovery there. Will you grant with me | But doubt discouery there. Will you grant with me |
| The Tempest | Tem V.i.172.0 | Here Prospero discovers Ferdinand and Miranda, | Here Prospero discouers Ferdinand and Miranda, |
| Timon of Athens | Tim V.i.33 | the softness of prosperity, with a discovery of the infinite | the softnesse of Prosperity, / With a Discouerie of the infinite |
| Timon of Athens | Tim V.ii.1 | Thou hast painfully discovered. Are his files | Thou hast painfully discouer'd: are his Files |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.iii.287 | How easily murder is discovered! | How easily murder is discouered? |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.i.73 | What God will have discovered for revenge. | What God will haue discouered for reuenge, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.i.85 | Or else I will discover naught to thee. | Ore else I will discouer nought to thee. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.iii.138 | Most wisely hath Ulysses here discovered | Most wisely hath Vlysses heere discouer'd |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.i.21 | discoveries! | discoueries. Q addition 'rawe eies, durtrottē liuers, whissing lungs, bladders full of impostume. Sciaticaes lime-kills ith' palme, incurable bone-ach, and the riueled fee simple of the tetter take' |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.ii.6 | Stand where the torch may not discover us. | Stand where the Torch may not discouer vs. |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.v.154 | Daylight and champain discovers not more! This is | daylight and champian discouers not more: This is |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG I.iii.9 | Some to discover islands far away; | Some, to discouer Islands farre away: |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.158 | Or fearing else some messenger, that might her mind discover, | Or fearing els some messẽger, yt might her mind discouer |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.4 | My gracious lord, that which I would discover | My gracious Lord, that which I wold discouer, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.45 | That my discovery be not aimed at; | That my discouery be not aimed at: |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.ii.77 | That may discover such integrity; | That may discouer such integrity: |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG V.iv.172 | The story of your loves discovered. | The story of your Loues discouered. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.i.19 | And got your pardon, and discovered how | And got your pardon, and discoverd / How, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.441 | By this discovery lost. Be not uncertain, | By this discouerie lost.) Be not vncertaine, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT II.i.50 | He has discovered my design, and I | He ha's discouer'd my Designe, and I |
| The Winter's Tale | WT III.i.20 | Shall the contents discover, something rare | Shall the Contents discouer: something rare |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.715 | anything that is fitting to be known, discover. | any thing that is fitting to be knowne, discouer? |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.ii.118 | continuing, this mystery remained undiscovered. But 'tis | continuing, this Mysterie remained vndiscouer'd. But 'tis |