| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.88 | Or die renowned by attempting it. | Or dye renowned by attempting it. |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.ii.55 | In tempting of your patience, but am boldened | In tempting of your patience; but am boldned |
| Julius Caesar | JC IV.iii.123.2 | attempting to restrain him | |
| King Lear | KL II.ii.120 | For him attempting who was self-subdued; | For him attempting, who was selfe-subdued, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.140 | Thy lips – those kissing cherries – tempting grow! | Thy lips, those kissing cherries, tempting grow! |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS induction.1.116 | And then with kind embracements, tempting kisses, | And then with kinde embracements, tempting kisses, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.ii.4 | Thebes, and the temptings in't, before we further | Thebs, and the temptings in't, before we further |