| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW I.i.123 | be blown up; marry, in blowing him down again, | be blowne vp: marry in blowing him downe againe, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC I.ii.49 | E'en as the o'erflowing Nilus presageth | E'ne as the o're-flowing Nylus presageth |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.xiii.137 | Thou hast been whipped for following him. Henceforth | Thou hast bin whipt. For following him, henceforth |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE I.i.48 | Had made provision for her following me, | Had made prouision for her following me, |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.iv.51 | Following the fliers at the very heels, | Following the Flyers at the very heeles, |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.iii.22 | This lies glowing, I can tell you, and is almost mature | This lyes glowing I can tell you, and is almost mature |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.v.59 | Proceed by swallowing that. For he believes | Proceed by swallowing that. For he beleeues |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.ii.172 | As zephyrs blowing below the violet, | As Zephires blowing below the Violet, |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.ii.1.2 | Briton Army at another: Leonatus Posthumus following, like a | Britaine Army at another: Leonatus Posthumus following like a |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vi.34 | | [Q1 replaces this scene with the following] Enter Horatio and the Queene. HOR. Madame, your sonne is safe arriv'de in Denmarke, This letter I euen now receiv'd of him, Whereas he writes how he escap't the danger, And subtle treason that the king had plotted, Being crossed by the contention of the windes, He found the Packet sent to the king of England, Wherein he saw himselfe betray'd to death, As at his next conuersion with your grace, He will relate the circumstance at full. QUEENE. Then I perceiue there's treason in his lookes That seem'd to sugar o're his villanie: But I will soothe and please him for a time, For murderous mindes are alwayes jealous, But know not you Horatio where he is? HOR. Yes Madame, and he hath appoynted me To meete him on the east side of the Cittie To morrow morning. QUEENE. O faile not, good Horatio, and withall, commend me A mothers care to him, bid him a while Be wary of his presence, lest that he Faile in that he goes about. HOR. Madam, neuer make doubt of that: I thinke by this the news be come to court: He is arriv'de, obserue the king, and you shall Quickely finde, Hamlet being here, Things fell not to his minde. QUEENE. But what became of Gilderstone and Rossencraft? HOR. He being set ashore, they went for England, And in the Packet there writ down that doome To be perform'd on them poynted for him: And by great chance he had his fathers Seale, So all was done without discouerie. QUEENE. Thankes be to heauen for blessing of the prince, Horatio once againe I take my leaue, With thowsand mothers blessings to my sonne. HORAT. Madam adue. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.i.64 | For fear of swallowing. But with nimble wing | For feare of swallowing: But with nimble wing |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.190 | round belly. For my voice, I have lost it with hallooing, | round belly. For my voice, I haue lost it with hallowing |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.i.120 | And the loud trumpet blowing them together, | And the lowd Trumpet blowing them together: |
| Henry V | H5 II.chorus.6 | Following the mirror of all Christian kings | Following the Mirror of all Christian Kings, |
| Henry V | H5 III.ii.54.1 | Enter Fluellen, Gower following | Enter Gower. |
| Henry V | H5 IV.iii.55 | Be in their flowing cups freshly remembered. | Be in their flowing Cups freshly remembred. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.i.83 | These tidings would call forth her flowing tides. | These Tidings would call forth her flowing Tides. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iv.12 | Enter the Duchess of Gloucester aloft, Hume following | Enter Elianor aloft. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.i.1.2 | Suffolk, with falconers hallooing | Suffolke, with Faulkners hallowing. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.i.66.3 | in a chair; Simpcox's Wife and others following | in a Chayre. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.25 | And his advantage following your decease, | And his aduantage following your decease, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.214 | And as the dam runs lowing up and down, | And as the Damme runnes lowing vp and downe, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.i.74 | For swallowing the treasure of the realm. | For swallowing the Treasure of the Realme. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.i.81 | In following this usurping Henry. | In following this vsurping Henry. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.43.1 | Enter a Messenger, blowing a horn | Enter one blowing. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.v.3 | What time the shepherd, blowing of his nails, | What time the Shepheard blowing of his nailes, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 III.iii.162 | Post blowing a horn within | Post blowing a horne Within. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.iii.28.3 | Warwick and the rest following them | Warwicke and the rest following them. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.viii.43 | My mercy dried their water-flowing tears; | My mercie dry'd their water-flowing teares. |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.i.16 | To one above itself. Each following day | To one aboue it selfe. Each following day |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iii.62 | Does purpose honour to you no less flowing | Doe's purpose honour to you no lesse flowing, |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.i.158 | Enter Lovell, following her | |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.13 | Caesar enters the Capitol, the rest following | |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iii.50 | Spits in thy face; and in this manner following | Spits in thy face, and in this manner folowing, |
| King John | KJ IV.ii.195 | With open mouth swallowing a tailor's news; | With open mouth swallowing a Taylors newes, |
| King Lear | KL I.i.176 | Upon our kingdom. If on the tenth day following | Vpon our kingdome; if on the tenth day following, |
| King Lear | KL II.ii.78 | Knowing naught – like dogs – but following. – | Knowing naught (like dogges) but following: |
| King Lear | KL II.ii.148 | For following her affairs. – Put in his legs. | |
| King Lear | KL II.iv.70 | a hill, lest it break thy neck with following. But the great | a hill, least it breake thy necke with following. But the great |
| King Lear | KL V.iii.75 | From a full-flowing stomach. (To Edmund) General, | From a full flowing stomack. Generall, |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.202 | In manner and form following, sir – all those | In manner and forme following sir all those |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.204 | with her upon the ‘ form,’ and taken ‘ following ’ her | with her vpon the Forme, and taken following her |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.206 | form following.’ Now, sir, for the ‘ manner ’ – it is the | forme following. Now sir for the manner; It is the |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.209 | For the ‘ following,’ sir? | For the following sir. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL IV.ii.71 | upon the mellowing of occasion. But the gift is good | vpon the mellowing of occasion: but the gift is good |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.469 | Following the signs, wooed but the sign of she. | Following the signes, woo'd but the signe of she. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.iii.34 | with you, and so following; but I will not eat with you, | with you, and so following: but I will not eate with you, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV V.i.43 | Leave holloaing, man! Here. | Leaue hollowing man, heere. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV V.i.73 | Fetching mad bounds, bellowing and neighing loud, | Fetching mad bounds, bellowing and neighing loud, |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.iii.82 | Page at the door, sweating and blowing and looking | Page at the doore, sweating, and blowing, and looking |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.v.110 | and cooled, glowing hot, in that surge, like a horse-shoe. | and coold, glowing-hot, in that serge like a Horse-shoo; |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.i.131 | Following – her womb then rich with my young squire – | Following (her wombe then rich with my yong squire) |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.i.188 | Enter Demetrius, Helena following him | Enter Demetrius, Helena following him. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.82 | There is no following her in this fierce vein. | There is no following her in this fierce vaine, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.i.162 | Fair Helena in fancy following me. | Faire Helena, in fancy followed me. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.376 | Following darkness like a dream, | Following darkenesse like a dreame, |
| Othello | Oth I.i.59 | In following him, I follow but myself. | In following him, I follow but my selfe. |
| Othello | Oth II.i.154 | See suitors following and not look behind: | See Suitors following, and not looke behind: |
| Othello | Oth II.iii.54 | Have I tonight flustered with flowing cups, | Haue I to night fluster'd with flowing Cups, |
| Othello | Oth II.iii.221 | And Cassio following with determined sword | And Cassio following him with determin'd Sword |
| Othello | Oth IV.ii.66 | That quicken even with blowing, O, thou weed, | That quicken euen with blowing. Oh thou weed: |
| Othello | Oth IV.ii.215 | next night following enjoy not Desdemona, take me from | next night following enioy not Desdemona, take me from |
| Pericles | Per I.ii.41 | To which that wind gives heat and stronger glowing; | To which that sparke giues heate, and stronger |
| Pericles | Per I.ii.42 | Whereas reproof, obedient and in order, | Glowing, whereas reproofe obedient and in order, |
| Pericles | Per V.iii.81 | Will in that kingdom spend our following days. | will in that kingdome spend our following daies, |
| Richard II | R2 III.ii.164 | Allowing him a breath, a little scene, | Allowing him a breath, a little Scene, |
| Richard III | R3 III.vii.127 | And almost shouldered in the swallowing gulf | And almost shouldred in the swallowing Gulfe |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.432 | Enter Ratcliffe, Catesby following | Enter Ratcliffe. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.ii.121 | But with a rearward following Tybalt's death, | But which a rere-ward following Tybalts death |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS II.i.388 | Now, on the Sunday following shall Bianca | Now on the sonday following, shall Bianca |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.i.8 | But I with blowing the fire shall warm myself, for, considering | but I with blowing the fire shall warme my selfe: for considering |
| The Tempest | Tem II.i.316 | Even now, we heard a hollow burst of bellowing | (Euen now) we heard a hollow burst of bellowing |
| The Tempest | Tem IV.i.179 | That calf-like they my lowing followed, through | That Calfe-like, they my lowing follow'd, through |
| The Tempest | Tem V.i.216.2 | following | following. |
| The Tempest | Tem V.i.284 | not fear fly-blowing. | not feare fly-blowing. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim I.i.98.4 | servants following | |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.iii.20 | Let us sit down and mark their yellowing noise. | Let vs sit downe, and marke their yelping noyse: |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.iii.239 | I may be plucked into the swallowing womb | I may be pluckt into the swallowing wombe, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.iv.77 | And flowing o'er with arts and exercise. | Flawing and swelling ore with Arts and exercise: |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.i.82 | Exit Diomedes, Ulysses and Troilus following | |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG V.iv.13 | What halloing and what stir is this today? | What hallowing, and what stir is this to day? |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.11 | Marigolds, on deathbeds blowing, | Mary-golds, on death beds blowing, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.84 | The bound thou wast o'erflowing, at once subduing | The bownd thou wast ore-flowing; at once subduing |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.i.1.1 | Cornets in sundry places. Noise and hallowing as of | Cornets in sundry places, Noise and hallowing as |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.ii.5 | Following the dead cold ashes of their sons, | Following the dead cold ashes of their Sonnes |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.185.1 | To her allowing husband! | To her allowing Husband. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.i.15 | Now seems to it. Your patience this allowing, | Now seemes to it: your patience this allowing, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.462 | More straining on for plucking back, not following | More straining on, for plucking backe; not following |