| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE V.i.83 | In food, in sport, and life-preserving rest | In food, in sport, and life-preseruing rest |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.v.163 | Preserving life in medicine potable; | Preseruing life, in Med'cine potable: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.i.194 | A choking gall and a preserving sweet. | A choking gall, and a preseruing sweet: |