| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.i.110 | And hearing your high majesty is touched | And hearing your high Maiestie is toucht |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.iv.37 | Hearing so much, will speed her foot again, | Hearing so much, will speede her foote againe, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.95 | I mean, the business is not ended, as fearing to | I meane the businesse is not ended, as fearing to |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.145 | him by wearing his apparel neatly. | him, by wearing his apparrell neatly. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW V.iii.235 | Not fearing the displeasure of your master, | Not fearing the displeasure of your master: |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC I.ii.112 | Is as our earing. Fare thee well awhile. | Is as our earing: fare thee well awhile. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC I.iii.28 | Though you in swearing shake the throned gods – | (Though you in swearing shake the Throaned Gods) |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC I.iii.31.1 | Which break themselves in swearing! | Which breake themselues in swearing. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.vi.58 | Hearing that you prepared for war, acquainted | Hearing that you prepar'd for Warre, acquainted |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xiv.31 | Then in the midst a tearing groan did break | Then in the midd'st a tearing grone did breake |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xiv.125 | But, fearing since how it might work, hath sent | But fearing since how it might worke, hath sent |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xiv.140 | Exeunt, bearing Antony | Exit bearing Anthony |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xv.9 | Enter, below, the Guard, bearing Antony | Enter Anthony, and the Guard. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xv.90 | Exeunt, bearing off Antony's body | Exeunt, bearing of Anthonies body. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC V.ii.95 | You lie, up to the hearing of the gods. | You Lye vp to the hearing of the Gods: |
| As You Like It | AYL I.ii.74 | no more was this knight, swearing by his honour, for | no more was this knight swearing by his Honor, for |
| As You Like It | AYL II.i.60 | Yea, and of this our life, swearing that we | Yea, and of this our life, swearing that we |
| As You Like It | AYL II.iv.34 | Wearing thy hearer in thy mistress' praise, | Wearing thy hearer in thy Mistris praise, |
| As You Like It | AYL II.vii.4 | Here was he merry, hearing of a song. | Heere was he merry, hearing of a Song. |
| As You Like It | AYL V.iv.151 | Duke Frederick, hearing how that every day | Duke Frederick hearing how that euerie day |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE V.i.143 | By rushing in their houses, bearing thence | By rushing in their houses: bearing thence |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.i.98 | Still cupboarding the viand, never bearing | Still cubbording the Viand, neuer bearing |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.iii.15 | I sprang not more in joy at first hearing he was a man-child | I sprang not more in ioy at first hearing he was a Man-child, |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.i.65 | You wear out a good wholesome forenoon in hearing a | you weare out a good wholesome Forenoone, in hearing a |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.i.68 | day of audience. When you are hearing a matter between | day of Audience. When you are hearing a matter betweene |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.i.73 | by your hearing. All the peace you make in their | by your hearing: All the peace you make in their |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.i.244 | Only for bearing burdens, and sore blows | Onely for bearing Burthens, and sore blowes |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.iii.248 | Scaling his present bearing with his past, | Skaling his present bearing with his past, |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.i.77 | Not fearing outward force, so shall my lungs | Not fearing outward force: So shall my Lungs |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.iii.109.1 | He's sentenced. No more hearing. | He's sentenc'd: No more hearing. |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.vi.43 | Who, hearing of our Martius' banishment, | Who hearing of our Martius Banishment, |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.iii.102 | The son, the husband, and the father tearing | The Sonne, the Husband, and the Father tearing |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.iv.36 | And hale him up and down, all swearing if | And hale him vp and downe; all swearing, if |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.vi.127 | Shall have judicious hearing. Stand, Aufidius, | Shall haue Iudicious hearing. Stand Auffidius, |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.vi.156.1 | Exeunt, bearing the body of Martius. | Exeunt bearing the Body of Martius. |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.i.57 | He had two sons – if this be worth your hearing, | He had two Sonnes (if this be worth your hearing, |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.v.32 | rather than story him in his own hearing. | rather then story him in his owne hearing. |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.i.4 | must take me up for swearing, as if I borrowed mine | must take me vp for swearing, as if I borrowed mine |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.iv.19 | In our not-fearing Britain than have tidings | In our not-fearing-Britaine, then haue tydings |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.iv.41.1 | Too dull for your good wearing? | Too dull for your good wearing? |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.iv.143.3 | No swearing: | No swearing: |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.i.4 | Be theme and hearing ever – was in this Britain | Be Theame, and hearing euer) was in this Britain, |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.i.14 | for wearing our own noses. | For wearing our owne Noses. |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.ii.6 | On thy too ready hearing? Disloyal? No. | On thy too ready hearing? Disloyall? No. |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.ii.58 | Love's counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, | (Loues Counsailor should fill the bores of hearing, |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.ii.139 | May make some stronger head, the which he hearing – | May make some stronger head, the which he hearing, |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.ii.195.1 | Enter Arviragus with Innogen, dead, bearing her | Enter Aruiragus, with Imogen dead, bearing her |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.iv.94 | Offend our hearing: hush! How dare you ghosts | Offend our hearing: hush. How dare you Ghostes |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.116.1 | To give me hearing. | To giue me hearing. |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.161 | Hearing us praise our loves of Italy | Hearing vs praise our Loues of Italy |
| Hamlet | Ham I.ii.35 | For bearers of this greeting to old Norway, | For bearing of this greeting to old Norway, |
| Hamlet | Ham I.v.5 | Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing | Pitty me not, but lend thy serious hearing |
| Hamlet | Ham II.i.25 | Ay, or drinking, fencing, swearing, quarrelling, | I, or drinking, fencing, swearing, / Quarelling, |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.342 | many wearing rapiers are afraid of goosequills and dare | many wearing Rapiers, are affraide of Goose-quils, and dare |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.160 | We beg your hearing patiently. | We begge your hearing Patientlie. |
| Hamlet | Ham III.iii.91 | At game, a-swearing, or about some act | At gaming, swearing, or about some acte |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.i.9 | Behind the arras hearing something stir, | Behinde the Arras, hearing something stirre, |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.v.20 | It spills itself in fearing to be spilt. | It spill's it selfe, in fearing to be spilt. |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vii.71 | And that in Hamlet's hearing, for a quality | |
| Hamlet | Ham V.ii.363 | The ears are senseless that should give us hearing, | The eares are senselesse that should giue vs hearing, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.ii.35 | spent on Tuesday morning, got with swearing ‘ Lay by!’, | spent on Tuesday Morning; got with swearing, Lay by: |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.i.20 | If you suppose as fearing you it shook. | If you suppose, as fearing you, it shooke. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 IV.iii.31 | If you vouchsafe me hearing and respect. | If you vouchsafe me hearing, and respect. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.ii.38 | By now forswearing that he is forsworn. | By now forswearing that he is forsworne, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.ii.88 | When the intent of bearing them is just. | When the intent for bearing them is iust. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.iv.164 | Exit, bearing off the body | Exit |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 induction.2 | The vent of hearing when loud Rumour speaks? | The vent of Hearing, when loud Rumor speakes? |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.1.1 | Enter Sir John Falstaff, followed by his Page bearing | Enter Falstaffe, and Page. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.68 | I am sure he is, to the hearing of | I am sure he is, to the hearing of |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.iii.39 | We see th' appearing buds; which to prove fruit | We see th' appearing buds, which to proue fruite, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.iv.140 | them. You a captain? You slave! For what? For tearing | them. You a Captaine? you slaue, for what? for tearing |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.iv.305 | within hearing. | within hearing. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.i.82 | With yet-appearing blood, and the examples | With yet appearing blood; and the examples |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.ii.9 | Cheering a rout of rebels with your drum, | Chearing a rowt of Rebels with your Drumme, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.v.14 | He altered much upon hearing it. | Hee alter'd much, vpon the hearing it. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.i.69 | wise bearing or ignorant carriage is caught, as men take | wise bearing, or ignorant Carriage is caught, as men take |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.i.73 | the wearing out of six fashions, which is four terms, or | the wearing out of sixe Fashions (which is foure Tearmes) or |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.ii.84 | Be you contented, wearing now the garland, | Be you contented, wearing now the Garland, |
| Henry V | H5 I.i.93 | To give him hearing. Is it four o'clock? | To giue him hearing: Is it foure a Clock? |
| Henry V | H5 I.ii.80 | Wearing the crown of France, till satisfied | Wearing the Crowne of France, 'till satisfied, |
| Henry V | H5 III.chorus.23 | With one appearing hair that will not follow | With one appearing Hayre, that will not follow |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.134 | a place;’ some swearing, some crying for a surgeon, | a place, some swearing, some crying for a Surgean; |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.242 | Than they in fearing. | Then they in fearing. |
| Henry V | H5 IV.vi.33 | For, hearing this, I must perforce compound | For hearing this, I must perforce compound |
| Henry V | H5 IV.vii.97 | garden where leeks did grow, wearing leeks in their | Garden where Leekes did grow, wearing Leekes in their |
| Henry V | H5 IV.vii.172 | By his blunt bearing he will keep his word, | By his blunt bearing, he will keepe his word; |
| Henry V | H5 IV.viii.81 | And nobles bearing banners, there lie dead | And Nobles bearing Banners, there lye dead |
| Henry V | H5 V.ii.61 | To swearing and stern looks, diffused attire, | To Swearing, and sterne Lookes, defus'd Attyre, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.iii.42 | Thy scarlet robes as a child's bearing-cloth | Thy Scarlet Robes, as a Childs bearing Cloth, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 II.i.42 | Hearing alarums at our chamber doors. | Hearing Alarums at our Chamber doores. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.i.28 | To give me hearing what I shall reply. | To giue me hearing what I shall reply. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.iv.2 | Hearing of your arrival in this realm, | Hearing of your arriuall in this Realme, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.i.37 | Not fearing death nor shrinking for distress, | Not fearing Death, nor shrinking for Distresse, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.iv.31 | Swearing that you withhold his levied host, | Swearing that you with-hold his leuied hoast, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.iii.106 | Sweet madam, give me hearing in a cause – | Sweet Madam, giue me hearing in a cause. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iii.83 | The very train of her worst wearing gown | The very trayne of her worst wearing Gowne, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.i.66.2 | with music, bearing the man Simpcox between two | bearing the man betweene two |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.212 | Bearing it to the bloody slaughter-house, | Bearing it to the bloody Slaughter-house; |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 V.ii.20 | With thy brave bearing should I be in love, | With thy braue bearing should I be in loue, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.114 | Bearing the King in my behalf along; | Bearing the King in my behalfe along: |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.v.17 | Have chid me from the battle, swearing both | Haue chid me from the Battell: Swearing both, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.v.79.1 | Enter at another door a Father that hath killed his | Enter Father, bearing of his Sonne. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.vi.51 | I mean, in bearing weight of government, | I meane, in bearing weight of Gouernment, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.v.15 | For bearing arms, for stirring up my subjects, | For bearing Armes, for stirring vp my Subiects, |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.ii.49 | Most pestilent to th' hearing, and to bear 'em | Most pestilent to th'hearing, and to beare 'em, |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.iii.46 | And have an hour of hearing, and, by'r lady, | And haue an houre of hearing, and by'r Lady |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.ii.126 | And fearing he would rise, he was so virtuous, | And fearing he would rise (he was so vertuous) |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.1.6 | some small distance, follows a Gentleman bearing the | some small distance, followes a Gentleman bearing the |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.1.8 | two Priests bearing each a silver cross; then Griffith, | two Priests, bearing each a Siluer Crosse: Then |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.1.10 | Sergeant-at-Arms bearing a silver mace; then two | Sergeant at Armes, bearing a Siluer Mace: Then two |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.1.11 | Gentlemen bearing two great silver pillars; after | Gentlemen bearing two great Siluer Pillers: After |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.145 | That it shall please you to declare in hearing | That it shall please you to declare in hearing |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.213 | Bearing a state of mighty moment in't | Bearing a State of mighty moment in't, |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.i.14 | Fall asleep, or hearing die. | Fall asleepe, or hearing dye. |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.235 | Bearing the King's will from his mouth expressly? | Bearing the Kings will from his mouth expressely? |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.i.37.8 | 5. Mayor of London, bearing the mace. Then Garter, | 5 Maior of London, bearing the Mace. Then Garter, |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.i.37.11 | 6. Marquess Dorset, bearing a sceptre of gold, on his | 6 Marquesse Dorset, bearing a Scepter of Gold, on his |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.i.37.13 | Surrey, bearing the rod of silver with the dove, | Surrey, bearing the Rod of Siluer with the Doue, |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.i.37.16 | on his head, bearing a long white wand, as High | on his head, bearing a long white Wand, as High |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.i.37.24 | wrought with flowers, bearing the Queen's train | wrought with Flowers bearing the Queenes Traine. |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.ii.68 | Than man could give him, he died fearing God. | Then man could giue him; he dy'de, fearing God. |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.ii.83.3 | personages clad in white robes, wearing on their heads | Personages, clad in white Robes, wearing on their heades |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.v.1.4 | bearing great standing bowls for the christening gifts; | bearing great standing Bowles for the Christening Guifts: |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.v.1.5 | then four noblemen bearing a canopy, under which the | Then foure Noblemen bearing a Canopy, vnder which the |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.v.1.6 | Duchess of Norfolk, godmother, bearing the child | Dutchesse of Norfolke, Godmother, bearing the Childe |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.iii.117 | That is no fleering tell-tale. Hold, my hand; | That is no flearing Tell-tale. Hold, my Hand: |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.i.179 | Which so appearing to the common eyes, | Which so appearing to the common eyes, |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.i.248 | Fearing to strengthen that impatience | Fearing to strengthen that impatience |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.102 | Cuts off so many years of fearing death. | Cuts off so many yeares of fearing death. |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.105 | His time of fearing death. Stoop, Romans, stoop, | His time of fearing death. Stoope Romans, stoope, |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.ii.144 | And being men, Hearing the will of Caesar, | And being men, hearing the Will of Casar, |
| King Edward III | E3 II.i.128 | Fill thou the empty hollows of mine ears | With the sweete hearing of thy poetrie. |
| King Edward III | E3 II.i.129 | With the sweet hearing of thy poetry. | |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iii.208 | And cheers my green yet scarce-appearing strength | And chears my greene yet scarse appearing strength, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iv.74 | Enter Prince Edward in triumph, bearing in his hand his shivered lance, and the body of the King of Bohemia borne before, wrapped in the colours. They run and embrace him | Enter Prince Edward in tryumph, bearing in his hande his shiuered Launce, and the King of Boheme, borne before, wrapt in the Coullours: They runne and imbrace him. |
| King John | KJ II.i.70 | Bearing their birthrights proudly on their backs, | Bearing their birth-rights proudly on their backs, |
| King John | KJ II.i.383 | Till their soul-fearing clamours have brawled down | Till their soule-fearing clamours haue braul'd downe |
| King John | KJ III.iv.9 | O'erbearing interruption, spite of France? | Ore-bearing interruption spight of France? |
| King John | KJ V.i.10 | Swearing allegiance and the love of soul | Swearing Allegiance, and the loue of soule |
| King Lear | KL I.i.32.1 | Sound a sennet. Enter one bearing a coronet | Sennet. |
| King Lear | KL III.vi.99.2 | bearing off the King | |
| King Lear | KL III.vi.100 | When we our betters see bearing our woes, | |
| King Lear | KL III.vi.105 | When grief hath mates, and bearing fellowship. | |
| King Lear | KL V.iii.155 | No tearing, lady! I perceive you know it. | No tearing Lady, I perceiue you know it. |
| King Lear | KL V.iii.202.1 | Hearing of this. | Hearing of this. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.193 | To hear, or forbear hearing? | To heare, or forbeare hearing. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.258 | Anthony Dull, a man of good repute, carriage, bearing, | Anthony Dull, a man of good repute, carriage, bearing, |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.273 | I do confess much of the hearing it, but little of | I doe confesse much of the hearing it, but little of |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL II.i.75 | And younger hearings are quite ravished, | And yonger hearings are quite rauished. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL III.i.2 | hearing. | hearing. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL IV.iii.45 | Why, he comes in like a perjure, wearing | Why he comes in like a periure, wearing |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.662 | hearing. | hearing. |
| Macbeth | Mac I.iv.47 | The hearing of my wife with your approach; | The hearing of my Wife, with your approach: |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.iii.195.1 | Where hearing should not latch them. | Where hearing should not latch them. |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.iv.79 | By fearing to attempt. Go to Lord Angelo, | By fearing to attempt: Goe to Lord Angelo |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.i.130 | And leave you to the hearing of the cause, | And leaue you to the hearing of the cause; |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.ii.1 | He's hearing of a cause; he will come straight; | Hee's hearing of a Cause; he will come straight, |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.iv.3 | Whilst my invention, hearing not my tongue, | Whilst my Inuention, hearing not my Tongue, |
| Measure for Measure | MM III.i.206 | have hearing of this business. | haue hearing of this businesse. |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.iii.48 | Sir, induced by my charity, and hearing how hastily | Sir, induced by my charitie, and hearing how hastily |
| Measure for Measure | MM V.i.394 | That life is better life past fearing death | That life is better life past fearing death, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.i.99 | Which hearing them would call their brothers fools. | Which hearing them would call their brothers fooles: |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.ii.185 | Well, we shall see your bearing. | Well, we shall see your bearing. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.ii.143 | Hearing applause and universal shout, | Hearing applause and vniuersall shout, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.ii.204 | And swearing till my very roof was dry | And swearing till my very rough was dry |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.iv.4 | In bearing thus the absence of your lord. | In bearing thus the absence of your Lord. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV IV.ii.15 | Thou mayst, I warrant. We shall have old swearing | Thou maist I warrant, we shal haue old swearing |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV V.i.241 | And in the hearing of these many friends | And in the hearing of these manie friends |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.ii.10 | for swearing to gentlemen my friends you were good | for swearing to Gentlemen my friends, you were good |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.ii.42 | thee the hearing. | thee the hearing. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.ii.171 | I will tell you, sir, if you will give me the hearing. | I will tell you sir, if you will giue mee the hearing. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW V.v.158 | swearings and starings, pribbles and prabbles? | swearings, and starings? Pribles and prables? |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.ii.158 | What, out of hearing? Gone? No sound, no word? | What, out of hearing, gone? No sound, no word? |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.127 | Bearing the badge of faith to prove them true? | Bearing the badge of faith to proue them true. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.180 | It pays the hearing double recompense. | It paies the hearing double recompence. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.i.132 | The rite of May, and hearing our intent | The right of May; and hearing our intent, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.49 | Tearing the Thracian singer in their rage. | Tearing the Thracian singer, in their rage? |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.i.303 | And take her hearing prisoner with the force | And take her hearing prisoner with the force |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.145 | bearing. | bearing. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.i.96 | For shape, for bearing, argument and valour, | For shape, for bearing argument and valour, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.321 | Use it for my love some other way than swearing | Vse it for my loue some other way then swearing |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iii.1.2 | four with tapers, all wearing mourning | foure with Tapers. |
| Othello | Oth I.ii.34 | Enter Cassio, with men bearing torches | Enter Cassio, with Torches. |
| Othello | Oth I.iii.8 | A Turkish fleet, and bearing up to Cyprus. | A Turkish Fleete, and bearing vp to Cyprus. |
| Othello | Oth I.iii.38 | Their backward course, bearing with frank appearance | Their backward course, bearing with frank appearance |
| Othello | Oth I.iii.56 | Is of so floodgate and o'erbearing nature | Is of so flood-gate, and ore-bearing Nature, |
| Othello | Oth IV.iii.15 | Give me my nightly wearing, and adieu. | Giue me my nightly wearing, and adieu. |
| Pericles | Per III.iv.6 | Even on my bearing time. But whether there | euen on my learning time, but whether there |
| Pericles | Per IV.iv.40 | Therefore the earth, fearing to be o'erflowed, | Therefore the earth fearing to be ore-flowed, |
| Pericles | Per V.i.221 | Who, hearing of your melancholy state, | who hearing of your melancholie state, |
| Richard II | R2 I.iv.29 | And patient underbearing of his fortune, | And patient vnder-bearing of his Fortune, |
| Richard II | R2 II.i.297 | But if you faint, as fearing to do so, | But if you faint, as fearing to do so, |
| Richard II | R2 III.ii.73 | For all the Welshmen, hearing thou wert dead, | For all the Welchmen hearing thou wert dead, |
| Richard II | R2 III.ii.185 | Where fearing dying pays death servile breath. | Where fearing, dying, payes death seruile breath. |
| Richard II | R2 III.iii.126 | Speak to his gentle hearing kind commends. | Speake to his gentle hearing kind commends. |
| Richard II | R2 III.iv.64 | We lop away that bearing boughs may live. | We lop away, that bearing boughes may liue: |
| Richard II | R2 V.iii.126 | That hearing how our plaints and prayers do pierce, | That hearing how our plaints and prayres do pearce, |
| Richard II | R2 V.v.29 | Bearing their own misfortunes on the back | Bearing their owne misfortune on the backe |
| Richard III | R3 I.iv.205 | For false forswearing and for murder too: | For false Forswearing, and for murther too: |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.10 | My unblown flowers, new-appearing sweets! | My vnblowed Flowres, new appearing sweets: |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.103 | For she being feared of all, now fearing one; | For she being feared of all, now fearing one: |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.457 | None good, my liege, to please you with the hearing, | None, good my Liege, to please you with ye hearing, |
| Richard III | R3 V.iii.71 | Went through the army, cheering up the soldiers. | Went through the Army, chearing vp the Souldiers. |
| Richard III | R3 V.v.1.4 | Derby bearing the crown, with divers other lords | Derby bearing the Crowne, with diuers other Lords. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.iv.5 | Bearing a Tartar's painted bow of lath, | Bearing a Tartars painted Bow of lath, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.iv.62 | is worn, the jest may remain, after the wearing, solely | is worne, the ieast may remaine after the wearing, sole- |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.i.26 | the sun. Didst thou not fall out with a tailor for wearing | the Sun. Did'st thou not fall out with a Tailor for wearing |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ IV.iii.48 | That living mortals, hearing them, run mad – | That liuing mortalls hearing them, run mad. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.80 | Or am I mad, hearing him talk of Juliet, | Or am I mad, hearing him talke of Iuliet, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS induction.2.127 | Your honour's players, hearing your amendment, | Your Honors Players hearing your amendment, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS II.i.39.4 | with his boy, Biondello, bearing a lute and books | with his boy bearing a Lute and Bookes. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS II.i.48 | That hearing of her beauty and her wit, | That hearing of her beautie, and her wit, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS II.i.183 | Well have you heard, but something hard of hearing; | Well haue you heard, but something hard of hearing: |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS II.i.191 | Hearing thy mildness praised in every town, | Hearing thy mildnesse prais'd in euery Towne, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS II.i.281 | A madcap ruffian and a swearing Jack, | A mad-cap ruffian, and a swearing Iacke, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.i.35 | man Tranio – ‘ regia,’ bearing my port – ‘ celsa senis,’ | man Tranio, regia, bearing my port, celsa senis |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.ii.97 | First were we sad, fearing you would not come, | First were we sad, fearing you would not come, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS V.ii.181 | 'Tis a good hearing when children are toward. | Tis a good hearing, when children are toward. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS V.ii.182 | But a harsh hearing when women are froward. | But a harsh hearing, when women are froward, |
| The Tempest | Tem I.ii.265 | To enter human hearing, from Argier, | To enter humane hearing, from Argier |
| The Tempest | Tem III.i.1.1 | Enter Ferdinand, bearing a log | Enter Ferdinand (bearing a Log.) |
| The Tempest | Tem III.ii.79 | hearing too? A pox o' your bottle! This can sack and | hearing too? A pox o'your bottle, this can Sacke and |
| Timon of Athens | Tim I.i.176 | You mend the jewel by the wearing it. | You mend the Iewell by the wearing it. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim II.ii.203 | Deserved this hearing. Bid 'em send o'th' instant | Deseru'd this Hearing: bid 'em send o'th'instant |
| Timon of Athens | Tim III.v.47 | Such valour in the bearing, what make we | Such Valour in the bearing, what make wee |
| Timon of Athens | Tim III.v.49 | That stay at home, if bearing carry it, | That stay at home, if Bearing carry it: |
| Timon of Athens | Tim III.vi.28 | Ever at the best, hearing well of your | Euer at the best, hearing well of your |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.ii.21 | Hearing the surges threat. We must all part | Hearing the Surges threat: we must all part |
| Timon of Athens | Tim V.i.57 | Hearing you were retired, your friends fall'n off, | Hearing you were retyr'd, your Friends falne off, |
| Timon of Athens | Tim V.i.141.1 | For thy best use and wearing. | For thy best vse and wearing. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.34 | Bleeding to Rome, bearing his valiant sons | Bleeding to Rome, bearing his Valiant Sonnes |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.73.2 | sons, Martius and Mutius, then two men bearing a | Sonnes; After them, two men bearing a |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.iii.103 | As any mortal body hearing it | As any mortall body hearing it, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.ii.36 | To brave the tribune in his brother's hearing. | To braue the Tribune in his brothers hearing. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC II.iii.244 | Bull-bearing Milo his addition yield | Bull-bearing Milo: his addition yeelde |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.iv.61 | I speak not ‘ be thou true ’ as fearing thee; | I speake not, be thou true, as fearing thee: |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.iv.9 | O'th't' other side, the policy of those crafty-swearing | O'th'tother side, the pollicie of those craftie swearing |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.i.90 | hearing. | hearing. |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iv.180 | Nay, let me alone for swearing. | Nay let me alone for swearing. |
| Twelfth Night | TN IV.ii.112 | lady. It shall advantage thee more than ever the bearing | Lady: it shall aduantage thee more, then euer the bearing |
| Twelfth Night | TN IV.iii.19 | With such a smooth, discreet, and stable bearing | With such a smooth, discreet, and stable bearing |
| Twelfth Night | TN V.i.267 | And those swearings keep as true in soul | And all those swearings keepe as true in soule, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG I.i.119 | No, no; you shall have it for bearing the letter. | No, no, you shall haue it for bearing the letter. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.8 | She is not within hearing, sir. | Shee is not within hearing Sir. |
| 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.28 | But, fearing lest my jealous aim might err, | But fearing lest my iealous ayme might erre, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.71 | Nor fearing me as if I were her father; | Nor fearing me, as if I were her father: |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.1.4 | bearing a wheaten garland; then Theseus between two | bearing a wheaten Garland. Then Theseus betweene two |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.vi.11 | Would make the world think, when it comes to hearing, | Would make the world think when it comes to hearing, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK V.iii.7 | It is enough my hearing shall be punished | It is enough my hearing shall be punishd, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT III.ii.151 | Exeunt Paulina and Ladies, bearing Hermione | |
| The Winter's Tale | WT III.iii.111 | look thee, a bearing-cloth for a squire's child! Look thee | Looke thee, a bearing-cloath for a Squires childe: looke thee |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.ii.46 | accompany us to the place, where we will, not appearing | accompany vs to the place, where we will (not appearing |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iii.36 | am I to buy for our sheep-shearing feast? Three pound | am I to buy for our Sheepe-shearing-Feast? Three pound |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iii.114 | sheep-shearing. | sheepe-shearing. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iii.117 | I'll be with you at your sheep-shearing too. If I make | Ile be with you at your sheepe-shearing too: If I make |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.3 | Peering in April's front. This your sheep-shearing | Peering in Aprils front. This your sheepe-shearing, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.9 | With a swain's wearing, and me, poor lowly maid, | With a Swaines wearing: and me (poore lowly Maide) |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.69 | And bid us welcome to your sheep-shearing, | And bid vs welcome to your sheepe-shearing, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.77.1 | And welcome to our shearing! | And welcome to our Shearing. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.555 | The manner of your bearing towards him, with | The manner of your bearing towards him, with |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.608 | that hung in chains. No hearing, no feeling, but my sir's | that hung in Chaynes: no hearing, no feeling, but my Sirs |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.i.136 | Though bearing misery, I desire my life | (Though bearing Miserie) I desire my life |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.ii.92 | No: the Princess, hearing of her | No: The Princesse hearing of her |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.ii.123 | and already appearing in the blossoms of their fortune. | and alreadie appearing in the blossomes of their Fortune. |