| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.129 | Our soldiers', like the night-owl's lazy flight, | Our Souldiers like the Night-Owles lazie flight, |
| Richard II | R2 III.iii.183 | For night-owls shriek where mounting larks should sing. | For night-Owls shrike, where moũting Larks should sing. |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.iii.56 | rouse the night-owl in a catch that will draw three souls | rowze the night-Owle in a Catch, that will drawe three soules |