| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW I.ii.10 | Approved so to your majesty, may plead | Approu'd so to your Maiesty, may pleade |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.i.55 | the most received star; and though the devil lead the | the most receiu'd starre, and though the deuill leade the |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.iii.42 | able to lead her a coranto. | able to leade her a Carranto. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.iv.16 | You had my prayers to lead them on, and to | You had my prayers to leade them on, and to |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.ii.108 | Of smoky muskets? O you leaden messengers, | Of smoakie Muskets? O you leaden messengers, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.v.82 | That leads him to these places. Were I his lady | That leades him to these places: were I his Ladie, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.vi.193 | Now will I lead you to the house and show you | Now wil I lead you to the house, and shew you |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.i.80 | And, hoodwinked as thou art, will lead thee on | And hoodwinkt as thou art, will leade thee on |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.v.52 | flowery way that leads to the broad gate and the great | flowrie way that leads to the broad gate, and the great |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.v.88 | You need but plead your honourable privilege. | You neede but pleade your honourable priuiledge. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.ii.173.1 | Whither straight I'll lead you. | Whether straight Ile lead you. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.v.9 | The actor may plead pardon. I'll none now. | The Actor may pleade pardon. Ile none now, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.v.109 | Lead me from hence; | lead me from hence, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.v.119 | But do not speak to me. Lead me to my chamber. | But do not speake to me. Lead me to my Chamber. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.vi.81.1 | Will you lead, lords? | Will you leade Lords? |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.vii.76 | 'Tis not my profit that does lead mine honour; | 'Tis not my profit that does lead mine Honour: |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.vii.69 | Not in the power on't. So our leader's led, | Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.xi.51 | O, whither hast thou led me, Egypt? See | Oh whether hast thou lead me Egypt, see |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.xi.72 | Is 'a come back? – Love, I am full of lead. | is a come backe? / Loue I am full of Lead: |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.ii.42 | I hope well of tomorrow, and will lead you | I hope well of to morrow, and will leade you, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.iv.35.2 | Lead me. | Lead me: |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC V.ii.109 | He'll lead me, then, in triumph? | Hee'l leade me then in Triumph. |
| As You Like It | AYL IV.iii.162.2 | We'll lead you thither. – | Wee'll lead you thither: |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE I.i.3 | Merchant of Syracuse, plead no more. | Merchant of Siracusa, plead no more. |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE II.ii.156 | Plead you to me, fair dame? I know you not. | Plead you to me faire dame? I know you not: |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE III.i.91 | Plead on her part some cause to you unknown. | Plead on your part some cause to you vnknowne; |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE III.ii.67 | Thee will I love, and with thee lead my life. | Thee will I loue, and with thee lead my life; |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE IV.ii.3 | That he did plead in earnest, yea or no? |
That he did plead in earnest, yea or no: |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE IV.ii.11.1 | Then pleaded I for you. |
Then pleaded I for you. |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE V.i.273 | If he were mad, he would not plead so coldly. | If he were mad, he would not pleade so coldly: |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE V.i.423 | We'll draw cuts for the senior. Till then, lead thou first. | Wee'l draw Cuts for the Signior, till then, lead thou first. |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.i.158 | Lead'st first to win some vantage. | Lead'st first to win some vantage. |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.i.178 | Upon your favours swims with fins of lead | Vpon your fauours, swimmes with finnes of Leade, |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.i.226.2 | They have a leader, | They haue a Leader, |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.i.243.2 | Lead you on. | Lead you on: |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.ii.15 | These three lead on this preparation | These three leade on this Preparation |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.v.5 | At a cracked drachma. Cushions, leaden spoons, | At a crack'd Drachme: Cushions, Leaden Spoones, |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.vi.7 | Lead their successes as we wish our own, | Leade their successes, as we wish our owne, |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.vi.22 | That does appear as he were flayed? O gods! | That doe's appeare as he were Flead? O Gods, |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.i.203 | Are smothered up, leads filled, and ridges horsed | are smother'd vp, / Leades fill'd, and Ridges hors'd |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.i.211 | As if that whatsoever god who leads him | As if that whatsoeuer God, who leades him, |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.i.239 | Have made them mules, silenced their pleaders and | Haue made them Mules, silenc'd their Pleaders, / And |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.i.312 | Tie leaden pounds to's heels. Proceed by process, | Tye Leaden pounds too's heeles. Proceed by Processe, |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.ii.30 | But yet a brain that leads my use of anger | But yet a braine, that leades my vse of Anger |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.v.140 | The leading of thine own revenges, take | The leading of thine owne Reuenges, take |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.vi.67 | Joined with Aufidius, leads a power 'gainst Rome, | Ioyn'd with Auffidius, leads a power 'gainst Rome, |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.vi.83 | To melt the city leads upon your pates, | To melt the Citty Leades vpon your pates, |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.vi.91 | He is their god. He leads them like a thing | He is their God, he leads them like a thing |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.i.37 | Would be your country's pleader, your good tongue, | Would be your Countries Pleader, your good tongue |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.iv.53 | Lead, lead. The time seems long, their blood thinks scorn | Lead, lead; the time seems long, their blood thinks scorn |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.iv.30.2 | to Posthumus, an old man, attired like a warrior, leading in his hand | to Posthumus, an old man, attyred like a warriour, leading in his hand |
| Hamlet | Ham I.v.1 | Whither wilt thou lead me? Speak. I'll go no further. | Where wilt thou lead me? speak; Ile go no further. |
| Hamlet | Ham II.i.104 | And leads the will to desperate undertakings | And leads the will to desperate Vndertakings, |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.157 | If circumstances lead me, I will find | If Circumstances leade me, I will finde |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.213 | Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love. | Whether Loue lead Fortune, or else Fortune Loue. |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.204 | with modesty enough, and likelihood to lead it; as thus: | with modestie enough, & likeliehood to lead it; as thus. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.i.39 | Leading the men of Herefordshire to fight | Leading the men of Herefordshire to fight |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.81 | The lives of those that he did lead to fight | The liues of those, that he did leade to Fight, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.ii.77 | Come, neighbour, the boy shall lead | Come Neighbor: the boy shall leade |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iii.75 | Bid Butler lead him forth into the park. | bid Butler lead him forth into the Parke. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.113 | lead this life long, I'll sew nether-stocks, and mend | leade this life long, Ile sowe nether stockes, and mend |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.374 | golden sceptre for a leaden dagger, and thy precious rich | Golden Scepter for a Leaden Dagger, and thy precious rich |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.449 | That villainous abominable misleader of youth, Falstaff, | That villanous abhominable mis-leader of Youth, Falstaffe, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.ii.104 | Leads ancient lords and reverend bishops on | Leades ancient Lords, and reuerent Bishops on |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 IV.i.18 | In such a justling time? Who leads his power? | In such a iustling time? Who leades his power? |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 IV.iii.17 | Being men of such great leading as you are, | being mẽ of such great leading as you are |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.i.118 | Hence, therefore, every leader to his charge, | Hence therefore, euery Leader to his charge, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.iii.33 | for you! Here's no vanity! I am as hot as molten lead, | for you: here's no vanity, I am as hot as molten Lead, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.iii.34 | and as heavy too. God keep lead out of me, I need no | and as heauy too; heauen keepe Lead out of mee, I neede no |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.iv.7 | Lead him to his tent. | leade him to his Tent. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.iv.8 | Come, my lord, I'll lead you to your tent. | Come my Lord, Ile leade you to your Tent. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.iv.9 | Lead me, my lord? I do not need your help, | Lead me my Lord? I do not need your helpe; |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.i.118 | Turned on themselves, like dull and heavy lead; | Turn'd on themselues, like dull and heauy Lead: |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.iii.81 | Who is it like should lead his forces hither? | Who is it like should lead his Forces hither? |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.iv.281 | what a life dost thou lead! | what a life do'st thou lead? |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 III.ii.61 | and a most gallant leader. | and a most gallant Leader. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 III.ii.164 | him to a private soldier, that is the leader of so many | him to a priuate souldier, that is the Leader of so many |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 III.ii.290 | On, Bardolph, lead the men away. | On Bardolph, leade the men away. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.i.25 | What well-appointed leader fronts us here? | What well-appointed Leader fronts vs here? |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.ii.99 | The leaders, having charge from you to stand, | The Leaders hauing charge from you to stand, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.iii.74 | Blunt, lead him hence, and see you guard him sure. | Blunt, leade him hence, and see you guard him sure. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.iv.3 | We will our youth lead on to higher fields, | Wee will our Youth lead on to higher Fields, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.v.180 | Pleading so wisely in excuse of it! | Pleading so wisely, in excuse of it. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.v.210 | To lead out many to the Holy Land, | To leade out many to the Holy Land; |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.v.67 | As I have done the rest of my misleaders, | As I haue done the rest of my Misleaders, |
| Henry V | H5 IV.iii.130 | The leading of the vaward. | The leading of the Vaward. |
| Henry V | H5 V.ii.101 | And plead his love-suit to her gentle heart? | And pleade his Loue-suit to her gentle heart. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.i.64 | Will make him burst his lead and rise from death. | Will make him burst his Lead, and rise from death. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.i.143 | Whilst such a worthy leader, wanting aid, | Whil'st such a worthy Leader, wanting ayd, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 II.iv.29 | If he suppose that I have pleaded truth, | If he suppose that I haue pleaded truth, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.i.57 | It fitteth not a prelate so to plead. | It fitteth not a Prelate so to plead. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.i.32 | Much more a knight, a captain, and a leader. | Much more a Knight, a Captaine, and a Leader. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.iii.17 | Thou princely leader of our English strength, | Thou Princely Leader of our English strength, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.vi.12 | Of bold-faced victory. Then leaden age, | Of bold-fac't Victorie. Then Leaden Age, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.iv.86 | Then lead me hence; with whom I leave my curse: | Then lead me hence: with whom I leaue my curse. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.i.165 | The ringleader and head of all this rout, | The Ring-leader and Head of all this Rout, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.iv.110 | Go, lead the way; I long to see my prison. | Goe, leade the way, I long to see my Prison. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.312 | To Ireland will you lead a band of men, | To Ireland will you leade a Band of men, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.126 | That want their leader, scatter up and down | That want their Leader, scatter vp and downe, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.289 | O Henry, let me plead for gentle Suffolk! | Oh Henry, let me pleade for gentle Suffolke. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.291 | No more, I say; if thou dost plead for him, | No more I say: if thou do'st pleade for him, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.i.124 | Used to command, untaught to plead for favour. | Vs'd to command, vntaught to pleade for fauour. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.vii.99 | I'll bridle it. He shall die, an it be but for pleading so | Ile bridle it: he shall dye, and it bee but for pleading so |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.viii.12 | Or let a rebel lead you to your deaths? | Or let a rabble leade you to your deaths. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 V.i.163 | Thou mad misleader of thy brain-sick son! | Thou mad misleader of thy brain-sicke sonne, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.i.103 | If not, our swords shall plead it in the field. | If not, our Swords shall pleade it in the field. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 III.i.98 | In God's name, lead; your king's name be obeyed; | In Gods name lead, your Kings name be obeyd, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.ii.27 | Applaud the name of Henry with your leader. | Applaud the Name of Henry, with your Leader. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.iii.61 | They lead him out forcibly | They leade him out forcibly. Exeunt. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.vi.42 | While I myself will lead a private life | While I my selfe will lead a priuate Life, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.i.60 | He leads his forces into the city | |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.i.68.1 | He leads his forces into the city | |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.i.73 | He leads his forces into the city | |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.i.97 | To plague thee for thy foul misleading me. | To plague thee, for thy foule mis-leading me. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.i.112 | Yes, Warwick, Edward dares, and leads the way. | Yes Warwicke, Edward dares, and leads the way: |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.i.208 | To plead mine innocence, for that dye is on me | To plead mine Innocence; for that dye is on me |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.iv.103 | Lead in your ladies every one. Sweet partner, | Lead in your Ladies eu'ry one: Sweet Partner, |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.iv.107 | To lead 'em once again; and then let's dream | To lead 'em once againe, and then let's dreame |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.i.13 | He pleaded still not guilty, and alleged | He pleaded still not guilty, and alleadged |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.i.78 | And lift my soul to heaven. Lead on, a God's name! | And lift my Soule to Heauen. / Lead on a Gods name. |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.i.93 | And, when old time shall lead him to his end, | And when old Time shall lead him to his end, |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.61 | To plead your cause. It shall be therefore bootless | To pleade your Cause. It shall be therefore bootlesse, |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.225 | Of my alleged reasons, drive this forward. | Of my alleadged reasons, driues this forward: |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.450 | And prithee, lead me in. | And prythee leade me in: |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.ii.1.1 | Enter Katherine, Dowager, sick, led between | Enter Katherine Dowager, sicke, lead betweene |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.ii.5 | Didst thou not tell me, Griffith, as thou ledst me, | Did'st thou not tell me Griffith, as thoulead'st mee, |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.ii.173 | Exeunt, leading Katherine | Exeunt leading Katherine. |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.v.72 | And ye shall find me thankful. Lead the way, lords; | And ye shall find me thankfull. Lead the way Lords, |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.i.28 | Why dost thou lead these men about the streets? | Why do'st thou leade these men about the streets? |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.ii.63 | Into what dangers would you lead me, Cassius, | Into what dangers, would you / Leade me Cassius? |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.i.334.1 | That Brutus leads me on. | That Brutus leads me on. |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.120 | Brutus shall lead, and we will grace his heels | Brutus shall leade, and we will grace his heeles |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.173 | To you our swords have leaden points, Mark Antony; | To you, our Swords haue leaden points Marke Antony: |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.iii.4 | Yet something leads me forth. | Yet something leads me foorth. |
| Julius Caesar | JC IV.ii.48 | Bid our commanders lead their charges off | Bid our Commanders leade their Charges off |
| Julius Caesar | JC IV.iii.217 | Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; | Which taken at the Flood, leades on to Fortune: |
| Julius Caesar | JC IV.iii.266 | Layest thou thy leaden mace upon my boy, | Layest thou thy Leaden Mace vpon my Boy, |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.i.16 | Octavius, lead your battle softly on | Octauius, leade your Battaile softly on |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.i.94 | Lovers in peace, lead on our days to age! | Louers in peace, leade on our dayes to age. |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.i.122 | Why then, lead on. O, that a man might know | Why then leade on. O that a man might know |
| King Edward III | E3 II.i.304 | And peise their deeds with weight of heavy lead, | And peise their deedes with weight of heauie leade, |
| King Edward III | E3 II.i.310 | That I should owe bright gold and render lead: | That I shouid owe bright gould and render lead, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iii.101 | And they shall plead for us and our affairs. | And they shall pleade for vs and our affaires, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iii.220 | The leading of the vaward, Ned, is thine, | The leading of the vowarde Ned is thyne, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iv.39 | To lead my soldiers where I may relieve | To lead my souldiers where I may releeue, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.vi.23 | Myself, whose spirit is steel to their dull lead, | My selfe whose spirit is steele to their dull lead, |
| King John | KJ III.iv.129 | Out of the path which shall directly lead | Out of the path which shall directly lead |
| King John | KJ IV.i.98 | Must needs want pleading for a pair of eyes. | Must needes want pleading for a paire of eyes: |
| King John | KJ V.ii.165 | Plead for our interest and our being here. | Pleade for our interest, and our being heere. |
| King John | KJ V.iv.7 | Lead me to the revolts of England here. | Lead me to the Reuolts of England heere. |
| King Lear | KL II.iv.293 | 'Tis best to give him way. He leads himself. | 'Tis best to giue him way, he leads himselfe. |
| King Lear | KL III.vii.103 | To lead him where he would; his roguish madness | |
| King Lear | KL IV.i.45.1 | Who I'll entreat to lead me. | Which Ile intreate to leade me. |
| King Lear | KL IV.i.46 | 'Tis the time's plague when madmen lead the blind. | 'Tis the times plague, / When Madmen leade the blinde: |
| King Lear | KL IV.i.77.1 | I shall no leading need. | I shall no leading neede. |
| King Lear | KL IV.i.78 | Poor Tom shall lead thee. | Poore Tom shall leade thee. |
| King Lear | KL IV.iv.20.1 | That wants the means to lead it. | That wants the meanes to leade it. |
| King Lear | KL IV.vi.224.1 | I'll lead you to some biding. | Ile leade you to some biding. |
| King Lear | KL IV.vii.48.1 | Do scald like molten lead. | Do scal'd, like molten Lead. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL III.i.55 | As swift as lead, sir. | As swift as Lead sir. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL III.i.56 | The meaning, pretty ingenious? Is not lead a | Thy meaning prettie ingenious, is not Lead a |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL III.i.59.1 | I say lead is slow. | I say Lead is slow. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL III.i.60 | Is that lead slow which is fired from a gun? | Is that Lead slow which is fir'd from a Gunne? |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL IV.iii.297 | In leaden contemplation have found out | In leaden contemplation haue found out |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.344 | To lead you to our court. Vouchsafe it then. | To leade you to our Court, vouchsafe it then. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.481.1 | Wounds like a leaden sword. | Wounds like a Leaden sword. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.615 | Ay, in a brooch of lead. | I, and in a brooch of Lead. |
| Macbeth | Mac I.vii.19 | Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued against | Will pleade like Angels, Trumpet-tongu'd against |
| Macbeth | Mac II.i.6 | A heavy summons lies like lead upon me | A heauie Summons lyes like Lead vpon me, |
| Macbeth | Mac V.vi.4 | Lead our first battle. Worthy Macduff and we | Leade our first Battell. Worthy Macduffe, and wee |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.i.74 | Lead forth and bring you back in happiness! | Lead forth, and bring you backe in happinesse. |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.ii.31 | For which I would not plead, but that I must, | For which I would not plead, but that I must, |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.ii.32 | For which I must not plead, but that I am | For which I must not plead, but that I am |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.i.4 | Lights that do mislead the morn: | lights that doe mislead the Morne; |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.i.32 | Which from the vineyard to the garden leads. | Which from the Vineyard to the Garden leades, |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.ii.24 | plead his estimation with you. He hath been a bawd. | plead his estimation with you: he hath beene a Bawd. |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.ii.175 | saint whom I profess, I will plead against it with my life. | Saint whom I professe, I will plead against it with my life. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.ii.29 | and lead, whereof who chooses his meaning chooses you, | and leade, whereof who chooses his meaning, chooses you, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.i.23 | Therefore I pray you lead me to the caskets | Therefore I pray you leade me to the Caskets |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.i.36 | And so may I, blind Fortune leading me, | And so may I, blinde fortune leading me |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.vii.8 | This third, dull lead, with warning all as blunt, | This third, dull lead, with warning all as blunt, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.vii.15 | What says this leaden casket? | What saies this leaden casket? |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.vii.17 | Must give, for what? For lead! Hazard for lead? | Must giue, for what? for lead, hazard for lead? |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.vii.21 | I'll then nor give nor hazard aught for lead. | Ile then nor giue nor hazard ought for lead. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.vii.49 | Is't like that lead contains her? 'Twere damnation | Is't like that Lead containes her? 'twere damnation |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.ix.20 | To my heart's hope! Gold, silver, and base lead. | To my hearts hope: gold, siluer, and base lead. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.ii.104 | 'Tween man and man. But thou, thou meagre lead | 'Tweene man and man: but thou, thou meager lead |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.ii.114 | (opening the leaden casket) | |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV IV.i.18 | That thou but lead'st this fashion of thy malice | That thou but leadest this fashion of thy mallice |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW I.i.285 | Nay, pray you lead the way. | Nay, pray you lead the way. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.i.89 | his suit, and lead him on with a fine-baited delay till he | his Suit, and lead him on with a fine baited delay, till hee |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.ii.86 | the sweet woman leads an ill life with him – he's a very | the sweet woman leades an ill life with him: hee's a very |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.ii.87 | jealousy man – she leads a very frampold life with him, | iealousie-man; she leads a very frampold life with him, |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.ii.113 | honest man. Never a wife in Windsor leads a better | honest man: neuer a wife in Windsor leades a better |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.ii.2 | were wont to be a follower, but now you are a leader. | were wont to be a follower, but now you are a Leader: |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.ii.3 | Whether had you rather, lead mine eyes, or eye your | whether had you rather lead mine eyes, or eye your |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.ii.107 | I hope not. I had as lief bear so much lead. | I hope not, I had liefe as beare so much lead. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND I.i.61 | In such a presence here to plead my thoughts; | In such a presence heere to pleade my thoughts: |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.i.39 | Mislead night-wanderers, laughing at their harm? | Misleade night-wanderers, laughing at their harme, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.i.77 | Didst thou not lead him through the glimmering night | Didst thou not leade him through the glimmering night |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.ii.127 | And leads me to your eyes, where I o'erlook | And leades me to your eyes, where I orelooke |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.i.100 | I'll follow you, I'll lead you about a round, | Ile follow you, Ile leade you about a Round, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.i.192 | Come, wait upon him. Lead him to my bower. | Come waite vpon him, lead him to my bower. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.113 | Pleading for a lover's fee. | Pleading for a Louers fee. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.358 | And lead these testy rivals so astray | And lead these testie Riuals so astray, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.363 | And from each other look thou lead them thus | And from each other looke thou leade them thus, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.365 | With leaden legs and batty wings doth creep. | With leaden legs, and Battie-wings doth creepe: |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.397 | I will lead them up and down. | I will leade them vp and downe: |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.399 | Goblin, lead them up and down. | Goblin, lead them vp and downe: |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.i.150 | Please it your grace lead on? | Please it your grace leade on? |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.35 | earnest of the bear-ward, and lead his apes into hell. | earnest of the Berrord, and leade his Apes into hell. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.137 | We must follow the leaders. | We must follow the Leaders. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.139 | Nay, if they lead to any ill, I will leave them at | Nay, if they leade to any ill, I will leaue them at |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.248 | The smallest twine may lead me. | The smallest twine may lead me. |
| Othello | Oth I.i.154 | To lead their business. In which regard, | To lead their Businesse. In which regard, |
| Othello | Oth I.i.159 | Lead to the Sagittary the raised search; | Lead to the Sagitary the raised Search: |
| Othello | Oth I.i.181 | Pray you, lead on. At every house I'll call – | Pray you lead on. At euery house Ile call, |
| Othello | Oth I.iii.395 | And will as tenderly be led by th' nose | And will as tenderly be lead by'th'Nose |
| Othello | Oth II.ii.6 | leads him. For, besides these beneficial news, it is the | leads him. For besides these beneficiall Newes, it is the |
| Othello | Oth II.iii.201 | Assays to lead the way. Zounds, if I stir, | Assaies to leade the way. If I once stir, |
| Othello | Oth II.iii.247 | Sir, for your hurts myself will be your surgeon. | Sir for your hurts, / My selfe will be your Surgeon. Lead him off: |
| Othello | Oth II.iii.345 | And she for him pleads strongly to the Moor, | And she for him, pleades strongly to the Moore, |
| Othello | Oth III.iii.404 | Which lead directly to the door of truth, | Which leade directly to the doore of Truth, |
| Othello | Oth III.iv.173 | I have this while with leaden thoughts been pressed: | I haue this while with leaden thoughts beene prest, |
| Pericles | Per V.iii.84 | To hear the rest untold. Sir, lead's the way. | To heare the rest vntolde , Sir lead's the way. |
| Pericles | Per epilogue.V.iii.6 | Led on by heaven, and crowned with joy at last. | Lead on by heauen, and crown'd with ioy at last. |
| Richard II | R2 III.ii.204 | Beshrew thee, cousin, which didst lead me forth | Beshrew thee Cousin, which didst lead me forth |
| Richard II | R2 V.iii.99 | Pleads he in earnest? Look upon his face. | Pleades he in earnest? Looke vpon his Face, |
| Richard III | R3 I.iii.86 | An earnest advocate to plead for him. | An earnest aduocate to plead for him. |
| Richard III | R3 I.iii.346 | Withal obdurate, do not hear him plead; | Withall obdurate, do not heare him pleade; |
| Richard III | R3 III.i.176 | If he be leaden, icy, cold, unwilling, | If he be leaden, ycie, cold, vnwilling, |
| Richard III | R3 III.iv.106 | Come, lead me to the block; bear him my head. | Come, lead me to the Block, beare him my Head, |
| Richard III | R3 III.v.95 | As if the golden fee for which I plead | As if the Golden Fee, for which I plead, |
| Richard III | R3 III.vii.51 | I go; and if you plead as well for them | I goe: and if you plead as well for them, |
| Richard III | R3 III.vii.54 | Go, go, up to the leads! The Lord Mayor knocks. | Go, go vp to the Leads, the Lord Maior knocks. |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iii.52 | Is leaden servitor to dull delay; | Is leaden seruitor to dull delay. |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iii.53 | Delay leads impotent and snail-paced beggary. | Delay leds impotent and Snaile-pac'd Beggery: |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.312 | Leads discontented steps in foreign soil, | Leads discontented steppes in Forraine soyle, |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.334 | And lead thy daughter to a conqueror's bed; | And leade thy daughter to a Conquerors bed: |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.414 | Plead what I will be, not what I have been – | Pleade what I will be, not what I haue beene; |
| Richard III | R3 V.i.28 | – Come lead me, officers, to the block of shame. | Come leade me Officers to the blocke of shame, |
| Richard III | R3 V.iii.25 | Limit each leader to his several charge, | Limit each Leader to his seuerall Charge, |
| Richard III | R3 V.iii.106 | Lest leaden slumber peise me down tomorrow, | Lest leaden slumber peize me downe to morrow, |
| Richard III | R3 V.iii.153 | Let us be lead within thy bosom, Richard, | Let vs be laid within thy bosome Richard, |
| Richard III | R3 V.iii.292 | I will lead forth my soldiers to the plain, | I will leade forth my Soldiers to the plaine, |
| Richard III | R3 V.iii.298 | Shall have the leading of this foot and horse. | Shall haue the leading of the Foot and Horse. |
| Richard III | R3 V.iii.324 | And who doth lead them but a paltry fellow, | And who doth leade them, but a paltry Fellow? |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.i.180 | Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, | Feather of lead, bright smoake, cold fire, sicke health, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.iv.15 | With nimble soles. I have a soul of lead | With nimble soles, I haue a soale of Lead |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.iv.162 | first let me tell ye, if ye should lead her in a fool's paradise, | first let me tell ye, if ye should leade her in a fooles paradise, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.v.17 | Unwieldy, slow, heavy and pale as lead. | Vnwieldie, slow, heauy, and pale as lead. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.i.192 | I will be deaf to pleading and excuses. | It will be deafe to pleading and excuses, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.168 | Lead, boy. Which way? | Lead Boy, which way? |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.220 | And lead you, even to death. Meantime forbear, | And lead you euen to death? meane time forbeare, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS I.ii.152 | Whate'er I read to her, I'll plead for you | What ere I reade to her, Ile pleade for you, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS II.i.15 | I'll plead for you myself but you shall have him. | Ile pleade for you my selfe, but you shal haue him. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS II.i.34 | And for your love to her lead apes in hell. | And for your loue to her, leade Apes in hell. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS II.i.108.2 | Sirrah, lead these gentlemen | Sirrah, leade these Gentlemen |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.i.72 | A re, to plead Hortensio's passion – | Are, to plead Hortensio's passion: |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.iv.69 | Signor Baptista, shall I lead the way? | Signior Baptista, shall I leade the way, |
| The Tempest | Tem II.i.328 | Lead off this ground and let's make further search | Lead off this ground & let's make further search |
| The Tempest | Tem II.i.330.2 | Lead away. | Lead away. |
| The Tempest | Tem II.ii.6 | Nor lead me, like a firebrand, in the dark | Nor lead me like a fire-brand, in the darke |
| The Tempest | Tem II.ii.170 | I prithee now, lead the way without any more | I pre'thee now lead the way without any more |
| The Tempest | Tem II.ii.184 | O brave monster! Lead the way. | O braue Monster; lead the way. |
| The Tempest | Tem III.ii.152 | Lead, monster; we'll follow. I would I could | Leade Monster, / Wee'l follow: I would I could |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.155 | That he may never more false title plead, | That he may neuer more false Title pleade, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.4 | Plead my successive title with your swords. | Pleade my Successiue Title with your Swords. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.48 | Plead your deserts in peace and humbleness. | Pleade your Deserts in Peace and Humblenesse. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.331 | I lead espoused my bride along with me. | I leade espous'd my Bride along with me, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.359 | My nephew Mutius' deeds do plead for him; | My Nephew Mutius deeds do plead for him, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.373 | Brother, for in that name doth nature plead – | Brother, for in that name doth nature plea'd. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.384 | Did graciously plead for his funerals. | Did graciously plead for his Funerals: |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.427 | Prince Bassianus, leave to plead my deeds. | Prince Bassianus leaue to plead my Deeds, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.i.36 | And plead my passions for Lavinia's love. | And plead my passions for Lauinia's loue. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit III.i.1.4 | before, pleading | before pleading. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit III.i.30 | Ah Lucius, for thy brothers let me plead. | Ah Lucius for thy brothers let me plead, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit III.i.35 | They would not pity me; yet plead I must, | They would not pitty me. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.iv.113 | Then go incessantly, and plead to him. | Then goe successantly and plead for him. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.i.13 | Be bold in us. We'll follow where thou lead'st, | Behold in vs, weele follow where thou lead'st, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.i.20 | Enter a Goth leading Aaron with his child in his arms | Enter a Goth leading of Aaron with his child in his armes. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.ii.113 | Who leads towards Rome a band of warlike Goths, | Who leades towards Rome a Band of Warlike Gothes, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.iii.129 | And from the place where you behold us pleading | And from the place where you behold vs now, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.iii.1.2 | Diomedes, Menelaus, with other Greek leaders | Diomedes, Menelaus, with others. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.iii.305 | To our pavilion shall I lead you first. | To our Pauillion shal I leade you first: |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.ii.69 | Blind fear, that seeing reason leads, finds | Blinde feare, that seeing reason leads, findes |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.iii.54 | Than if not looked on. I will lead the way. | Then if not lookt on. I will lead the way. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.iv.118 | Pleads your fair usage, and to Diomed | Pleades your faire visage, and to Diomed |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.ii.113 | What error leads must err – O, then conclude, | What errour leads, must erre: O then conclude, |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.ii.65 | I thank thee. Lead me on. | I thanke thee: Lead me on. |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.v.231 | If you will lead these graces to the grave, | If you will leade these graces to the graue, |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iv.363 | Lead me on. | Leade me on. |
| Twelfth Night | TN IV.iii.34 | Then lead the way, good father, and heavens so shine | Then lead the way good father, & heauens so shine, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG I.ii.48 | To plead for love deserves more fee than hate. | To plead for loue, deserues more fee, then hate. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG IV.ii.79 | Sir Thurio, fear not you; I will so plead | Sir Thurio, feare not you, I will so pleade, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG IV.iv.97 | To plead for that which I would not obtain, | To plead for that, which I would not obtaine; |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG V.ii.47 | That leads towards Mantua, whither they are fled. | That leads toward Mantua, whether they are fled: |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG V.iv.145 | Plead a new state in thy unrivalled merit, | Plead a new state in thy vn-riual'd merit, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.1.6 | then Hippolyta the bride, led by Pirithous, and another | Then Hipolita the Bride, lead by Theseus, and another |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.116 | For my least minnow, let him lead his line | For my least minnow, let him lead his line |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.208 | Lead on the bride; get you and pray the gods | Leade on the Bride; get you and pray the Gods |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.ii.84 | The King calls for you; yet be leaden-footed | The King cals for you; yet be leaden footed |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.iv.47 | Their best skill tender. Lead into the city, | Their best skill tender. Leade into the Citty, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK II.iv.60.2 | Go lead the way; you have won it. | Go leade the way; you have won it: |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.v.90.1 | Strike up, and lead her in. | Strike up, and leade her in. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.v.91.1 | I'll lead. | Ile leade. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.iii.35 | and there shall we be put in a cauldron of lead and | and there shall we be put in a Caldron of / Lead, and |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK V.i.97 | Than lead itself, stings more than nettles. | Then Lead it selfe, stings more than Nettles; |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK V.iii.120 | To him a sow of lead. If I could praise | To him a sow of lead: if I could praise |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK V.iv.38.2 | Lead, courageous cousin. | Leade couragiour Cosin. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK V.iv.44.1 | That thou art yet to lead. | That thou art yet to leade. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK V.iv.122 | The executioners. Lead your lady off; | The Executioners: Leade your Lady off; |
| The Winter's Tale | WT II.iii.152 | Lead on to some foul issue. We all kneel. | Lead on to some foule Issue. We all kneele. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT III.ii.175 | In leads or oils? What old or newer torture | In Leads, or Oyles? What old, or newer Torture |
| The Winter's Tale | WT III.ii.241 | And lead me to these sorrows. | and leade me / To these sorrowes. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.iii.152 | Lead us from hence, where we may leisurely | Leade vs from hence, where we may leysurely |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.iii.155 | We were dissevered. Hastily lead away. | We were disseuer'd: Hastily lead away. |