| 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 |
| 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 |