| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.iii.60.2 | Peruse them well. | Peruse them well: |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE I.ii.13 | Peruse the traders, gaze upon the buildings, | Peruse the traders, gaze vpon the buildings, |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.vi.62 | But, worthy Lords, have you with heed perused | But worthy Lords, haue you with heede perused |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.v.6 | been tabled by his side and I to peruse him by items. | bin tabled by his side, and I to peruse him by Items. |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vii.135 | Will not peruse the foils, so that with ease, | Will not peruse the Foiles? So that with ease, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.ii.94 | March by us, that we may peruse the men | March by vs, that wee may peruse the men |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.ii.43 | Out, some light horsemen, and peruse their wings. | Out some light Horsemen, and peruse their Wings. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.i.1 | Have you perused the letters from the Pope, | Haue you perus'd the Letters from the Pope, |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iii.75 | The King hath of you. (aside) I have perused her well; | The King hath of you. I haue perus'd her well, |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.121 | Papers of state he sent me to peruse, | Papers of State he sent me, to peruse |
| King Edward III | E3 II.i.105 | Write on, while I peruse her in my thoughts. | Write on while I peruse her in my thoughts, |
| King Edward III | E3 V.i.239 | Peruse your spoils; and after we have breathed | Peruse your spoiles, and after we haue breathd |
| King Lear | KL I.ii.39 | as I have perused, I find it not fit for your o'erlooking. | as I haue perus'd, I finde it not fit for your ore-looking. |
| King Lear | KL II.ii.163 | Peruse this letter. Nothing almost sees miracles | Peruse this Letter. Nothing almost sees miracles |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.iv.38 | Come, go with me; peruse this as thou goest. | Come goe with me, pervse this as thou goest, |
| Pericles | Per II.v.40 | She thinks not so; peruse this writing else. | She thinkes not so: peruse this writing else. |
| Richard II | R2 III.iii.53 | Our fair appointments may be well perused. | Our faire Appointments may be well perus'd. |
| Richard II | R2 V.iii.48 | Peruse this writing here, and thou shalt know | Peruse this writing heere, and thou shalt know |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.74 | In faith, I will. Let me peruse this face. | In faith I will, let me peruse this face: |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS I.ii.142 | O, very well – I have perused the note. | O very well, I haue perus'd the note: |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.v.232 | I have with exact view perused thee, Hector, | I haue with exact view perus'd thee Hector, |
| Twelfth Night | TN V.i.328 | Lady, you have; pray you, peruse that letter. | Lady you haue, pray you peruse that Letter. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG I.ii.34 | Peruse this paper, madam. | Peruse this paper Madam. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG IV.iv.118 | Madam, please you peruse this letter – | Madam, please you peruse this Letter; |