| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW I.iii.183 | Go not about; my love hath in't a bond | Goe not about; my loue hath in't a bond |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.iii.203 | about thee did manifoldly dissuade me from believing | about thee, did manifoldlie disswade me from beleeuing |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.vi.68 | I'll about it this evening, and I will presently | Ile about it this euening, and I will presently |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.vi.73 | gone about it? | gone about it. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.vii.48 | But let's about it. | But let's about it. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.250 | does little harm, save to his bedclothes about him; but | does little harme, saue to his bed-cloathes about him: but |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.303 | So: look about you. Know you any here? | So, looke about you, know you any heere? |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.v.66 | I like him well, 'tis not amiss. And I was about to | I like him well, 'tis not amisse: and I was about to |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.ii.166.1 | About the Mount Misena. | About the Mount-Mesena. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.iv.8 | My purposes do draw me much about. | my purposes do draw me much about, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.xiii.131.1 | For being yare about him. | For being yare about him. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.iii.3 | Heard you of nothing strange about the streets? | Heard you of nothing strange about the streets. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.vii.6.1 | With clouts about their heads. | With clowts about their heads. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xv.48 | None about Caesar trust but Proculeius. | None about Casar trust, but Proculeius. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xv.50 | None about Caesar. | None about Casar. |
| As You Like It | AYL I.i.161 | kindle the boy thither, which now I'll go about. | kindle the boy thither, which now Ile goe about. |
| As You Like It | AYL II.iii.21 | Of him I was about to call his father – | Of him I was about to call his Father, |
| As You Like It | AYL II.vii.173 | As yet to question you about your fortunes. | As yet to question you about your fortunes: |
| As You Like It | AYL III.ii.175 | And a chain that you once wore about his neck! | And a chaine that you once wore about his neck: |
| As You Like It | AYL III.ii.365 | and everything about you demonstrating a careless | and euerie thing about you, demonstrating a carelesse |
| As You Like It | AYL IV.iii.78 | A sheepcote fenced about with olive trees? | A sheep-coat, fenc'd about with Oliue-trees. |
| As You Like It | AYL IV.iii.108 | Lay sleeping on his back. About his neck | Lay sleeping on his back; about his necke |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE I.ii.22 | What, will you walk with me about the town, | What will you walke with me about the towne, |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE III.i.96 | And about evening come yourself alone | And about euening come your selfe alone, |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE III.ii.150 | what privy marks I had about me, as the mark of my | what priuie markes I had about mee, as the marke of my |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE IV.i.42 | Well, sir, I will. Have you the chain about you? | Well sir, I will? Haue you the Chaine about you? |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE V.i.10 | 'Tis so; and that self chain about his neck | 'Tis so: and that selfe chaine about his necke, |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE V.i.187 | That he is borne about invisible. | That he is borne about inuisible, |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE V.i.259 | These people saw the chain about his neck. | These people saw the Chaine about his necke. |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.i.125.1 | Y'are long about it. | Y'are long about it. |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.vi.20 | Three or four miles about, else had I, sir, | Three or foure miles about, else had I sir |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.vi.34 | As with a man busied about decrees: | As with a man busied about Decrees: |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.iii.14 | little help will serve; for once we stood up about the | little helpe will serue: for once we stood vp about the |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.i.185 | They all bustle about Coriolanus | They all bustle about Coriolanus. |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.i.188 | What is about to be? I am out of breath. | What is about to be? I am out of Breath, |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.ii.1 | Let them pull all about mine ears, present me | Let them pull all about mine eares, present me |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.ii.98 | Prithee now, say you will, and go about it. | Prythee now say you will, and goe about it. |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.iii.24.2 | Go about it. | Go about it, |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.v.110 | Mine arms about that body, whereagainst | Mine armes about that body, where against |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.v.156 | about with his finger and his thumb as one would set up | about with his finger and his thumbe, as one would set vp |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.vi.9 | About their functions friendly. | About their Functions friendly. |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.vi.28 | Than when these fellows ran about the streets, | Then when these Fellowes ran about the streets, |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.vi.100 | He'll shake your Rome about your ears. | Hee'l shake your Rome about your eares. |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.ii.66 | hourly synod about thy particular prosperity and love | hourely Synod about thy particular prosperity, and loue |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.ii.12 | I'll fetch a turn about the garden, pitying | Ile fetch a turne about the Garden, pittying |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.ii.108 | About some half-hour hence, pray you, speak with me; | About some halfe houre hence, / Pray you speake with me; |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.vii.91 | I was about to say – enjoy your – But | (I was about to say) enioy your--- but |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.ii.28 | Ah, but some natural notes about her body | Ah, but some naturall notes about her Body, |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.iii.65 | I Know her women are about her: what | I know her women are about her: what |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.iv.119 | Render me some corporal sign about her | Render to me some corporall signe about her |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.v.69.1 | Dare come about him. | Dare come about him. |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.iv.1.1 | The noise is round about us. | The noyse is round about vs. |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.452 | Unknown to you, unsought, were clipped about | Vnknowne to you vnsought, were clipt about |
| Hamlet | Ham I.i.148 | It was about to speak when the cock crew. | It was about to speake, when the Cocke crew. |
| Hamlet | Ham I.v.71 | And a most instant tetter barked about, | And a most instant Tetter bak'd about, |
| Hamlet | Ham II.i.50 | was I about to say? By the mass, I was about to say | was I about to say? I was about to say |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.231 | Then you live about her waist, or in the middle | Then you liue about her waste, or in the middle |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.357 | O, there has been much throwing about | Oh there ha's beene much throwing about |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.504 | With bisson rheum; a clout upon that head | With Bisson Rheume: A clout about that head, |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.506 | About her lank and all o'erteemed loins, | About her lanke and all ore-teamed Loines, |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.586 | About, my brains. Hum – I have heard | About my Braine. / I haue heard, |
| Hamlet | Ham III.i.19 | To hear of it. They are here about the court, | To heare of it: They are about the Court, |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.167 | About the world have times twelve thirties been | About the World haue times twelue thirties beene, |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.354 | you – why do you go about to recover the wind of me, as | you, why do you go about to recouer the winde of mee, as |
| Hamlet | Ham III.iii.25 | For we will fetters put about this fear, | For we will Fetters put vpon this feare, |
| Hamlet | Ham III.iii.91 | At game, a-swearing, or about some act | At gaming, swearing, or about some acte |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.56 | Cudgel thy brains no more about it, for | Cudgell thy braines no more about it; for |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.88 | and knocked about the mazzard with a sexton's | and knockt about the Mazard with a Sextons |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.99 | suffer this mad knave now to knock him about the | suffer this rude knaue now to knocke him about the |
| Hamlet | Ham V.ii.13 | My sea-gown scarfed about me, in the dark | My sea-gowne scarft about me in the darke, |
| Hamlet | Ham V.ii.206 | But thou wouldst not think how ill all's here about my | but thou wouldest not thinke how all heere about my |
| Hamlet | Ham V.ii.374 | How these things came about. So shall you hear | How these things came about. So shall you heare |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.ii.84 | the Council rated me the other day in the street about | the Councell rated me the other day in the street about |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.ii.113 | How agrees the devil and thee about thy soul, that thou | How agrees the Diuell and thee about thy Soule, that thou |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.21.1 | You were about to speak. | You were about to speake. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iii.85 | About his title, and hath sent for you | about his Title, and hath sent for you |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.53 | Let me see, about Michaelmas next I shall be – | Let me see, about Michaelmas next I shalbe--- |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.322 | My own knee? When I was about thy years, | My owne Knee? When I was about thy yeeres |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.iii.3 | skin hangs about me like an old lady's loose gown. I am | skinne hangs about me like an olde Ladies loose Gowne: I am |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.iii.151 | about thy knees! But sirrah, there's no room for faith, | about thy knees. But sirra: There's no roome for Faith, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.iv.31 | Seek Percy and thyself about the field, | Seeke Percy and thy selfe about the Field: |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.28 | assure him. What said Master Dommelton about the | assure him. What said M. Dombledon, about the |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.54 | Prince for striking him about Bardolph. | Prince for striking him, about Bardolfe. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.186 | about you blasted with antiquity? And will you yet call | about you blasted with Antiquity? and wil you cal |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.188 | My lord, I was born about three of the clock | My Lord, I was borne |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.244 | white hair of my chin. About it! You know where to | white haire on my chin. About it: you know where to |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.iv.330 | boy, there is a good angel about him, but the devil binds | Boy, there is a good Angell about him, but the Deuill out-bids |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 III.ii.27 | about soldiers? | about Souldiers? |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 III.ii.225 | anything about her when I am gone, and she is old and | any thing about her, when I am gone: and she is old, and |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 III.ii.273 | manage you his piece thus, and 'a would about, and | manage you his Peece thus: and hee would about, and |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 III.ii.274 | about, and come you in, and come you in, ‘ Rah, tah, | about, and come you in, and come you in: Rah, tah, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 III.ii.295 | of his youth, and the feats he hath done about Turnbull | of his Youth, and the Feates hee hath done about Turnball- |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.ii.57 | And some about him have too lavishly | And some, about him, haue too lauishly |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.i.21 | wages, about the sack he lost at Hinckley fair? | Wages, about the Sacke he lost the other day, at HinckleyFayre? |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.i.31 | Well conceited, Davy – about thy business, | Well conceited Dauy: about thy Businesse, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.i.47 | about, Davy. | about Dauy. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.iii.58 | cabileros about London. | Cauileroes about London. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.iv.6 | her; there hath been a man or two killed about her. | her. There hath beene a man or two (lately) kill'd about her. |
| Henry V | H5 II.i.20 | sleep, and they may have their throats about them at | sleepe, and they may haue their throats about them at |
| Henry V | H5 II.iii.33 | 'A said once, the devil would have him about women. | A said once, the Deule would haue him about Women. |
| Henry V | H5 III.vii.81 | would fain be about the ears of the English. | would faine be about the eares of the English. |
| Henry V | H5 III.vii.151 | arm. Come, shall we about it? | arme: come, shall we about it? |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.54 | Tell him I'll knock his leek about his pate | Tell him Ile knock his Leeke about his Pate |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.57 | that day, lest he knock that about yours. | that day, least he knock that about yours. |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.143 | So, if a son that is by his father sent about | So, if a Sonne that is by his Father sent about |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.194 | can do against a monarch! You may as well go about to | can doe against a Monarch: you may as well goe about to |
| Henry V | H5 IV.ii.26 | About our squares of battle, were enow | About our Squares of Battaile, were enow |
| Henry V | H5 V.ii.179 | wife about her husband's neck, hardly to be shook off. | Wife about her Husbands Necke, hardly to be shooke off; |
| Henry V | H5 V.ii.197 | this gentlewoman about me; and I know, Kate, you will | this Gentlewoman about me; and I know, Kate, you will |
| Henry V | H5 V.ii.284 | heart of flattery about me, I cannot so conjure up the | Heart of Flatterie about me, I cannot so coniure vp the |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.i.166 | To go about my preparation. | To goe about my preparation. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.ii.149 | Presently we'll try. Come, let's away about it. | Presently wee'le try: come,let's away about it, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.iv.54 | That walked about me every minute while; | That walkt about me euery Minute while: |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 II.i.70 | About relieving of the sentinels. | About relieuing of the Centinels. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.i.38 | No one but he should be about the King; | No one, but hee, should be about the King; |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.i.91 | Upbraided me about the rose I wear, | Vpbraided me about the Rose I weare, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.i.95 | About a certain question in the law | About a certaine question in the Law, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.iii.21 | And hemmed about with grim destruction. | And hem'd about with grim destruction: |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.iv.14 | Who, ringed about with bold adversity, | Who ring'd about with bold aduersitie, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.iv.27 | Alençon, Reignier compass him about, | Alanson, Reignard, compasse him about, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.vi.1.2 | about, and Talbot rescues him | about, and Talbot rescues him. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.iv.101 | Approacheth, to confer about some matter. | Approacheth, to conferre about some matter. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iii.151 | With walking once about the quadrangle, | With walking once about the Quadrangle, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.i.142 | go about to torture me in vain. | You goe about to torture me in vaine. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.26 | That he should come about your royal person | That he should come about your Royall Person, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.ii.102 | inkhorn about his neck. | Inke-horne about his necke. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.vii.35 | to thy face that thou hast men about thee that usually | to thy Face, that thou hast men about thee, that vsually |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.vii.39 | about matters they were not able to answer. Moreover, | about matters they were not able to answer. Moreouer, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.vii.124 | them again, lest they consult about the giving up of | them againe, / Least they consult about the giuing vp / Of |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.viii.21 | you needs be hanged with your pardons about your | you needs be hang'd with your Pardons about your |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.ix.10.1 | Enter multitudes, with halters about their necks | Enter Multitudes with Halters about their Neckes. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.ii.7 | About what? | About what? |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.ii.8 | About that which concerns your grace and us – | About that which concernes your Grace and vs, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.11 | I saw him in the battle range about, | I saw him in the Battaile range about, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.199 | But sound the trumpets, and about our task. | But sound the Trumpets, and about our Taske. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.v.27 | How many hours bring about the day, | How many Houres brings about the Day, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.i.31 | About the marriage of the Lady Bona. | about the Marriage / Of the Lady Bona. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.ii.15 | His soldiers lurking in the towns about, | His Souldiors lurking in the Towne about, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.iii.13 | That his chief followers lodge in towns about him, | That his chiefe followers lodge in Townes about him, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.v.10 | That if about this hour he make this way | That if about this houre he make this way, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.vi.102 | Come, therefore, let's about it speedily. | Come therefore, let's about it speedily. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.i.54 | This hand, fast wound about thy coal-black hair, | This Hand, fast wound about thy coale-black hayre, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.i.108 | Or shall we beat the stones about thine ears? | Or shall we beat the Stones about thine Eares? |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.i.131 | What 'tis you go about. To climb steep hills | What 'tis you go about: to climbe steepe hilles |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.ii.190.1 | About Sir William Bulmer – | About Sir William Blumer. |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.i.157 | Or some about him near have, out of malice | Or some about him neere, haue out of malice |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.ii.31 | About his neck, yet never lost her lustre; | About his necke, yet neuer lost her lustre; |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.ii.138 | There ye shall meet about this weighty business. | There ye shall meete about this waighty busines. |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.1.19 | attendants stand in convenient order about the stage | Attendants stand in conuenient order about the Stage. |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.13.2 | goes about the court, comes to the King, and kneels at | goes about the Court, comes to the King, and kneeles at |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.70 | I am about to weep; but, thinking that | I am about to weepe; but thinking that |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.55 | There be more wasps that buzz about his nose | There be moe Waspes that buz about his Nose, |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.347 | About the giving back the great seal to us, | About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.406 | Only about her coronation. | Onely about her Corronation. |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.i.99.1 | Is fresh about me. | Is fresh about me. |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.ii.26 | About the hour of eight, which he himself | About the houre of eight, which he himselfe |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.i.84 | This is about that which the Bishop spake; | This is about that, which the Byshop spake, |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.iv.42 | reign in's nose; all that stand about him are under the | reigne in's Nose; all that stand about him are vnder the |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.v.1.9 | and ladies. The troop pass once about the | and Ladies. The Troope passe once about the |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.v.17 | This royal infant – heaven still move about her! – | This Royall Infant, Heauen still moue about her; |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.v.36 | God shall be truly known, and those about her | God shall be truely knowne, and those about her, |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.v.54 | To all the plains about him; our children's children | To all the Plaines about him: Our Childrens Children |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.i.28 | Why dost thou lead these men about the streets? | Why do'st thou leade these men about the streets? |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.i.69 | Be hung with Caesar's trophies. I'll about, | Be hung with Casars Trophees: Ile about, |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.ii.136 | Walk under his huge legs, and peep about | Walke vnder his huge legges, and peepe about |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.ii.191 | Let me have men about me that are fat, | Let me haue men about me, that are fat, |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.iii.46 | For my part, I have walked about the streets, | For my part, I haue walk'd about the streets, |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.i.73 | No, sir, their hats are plucked about their ears, | No, Sir, their Hats are pluckt about their Eares, |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.i.239 | You suddenly arose and walked about, | You sodainly arose, and walk'd about, |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.ii.24 | And ghosts did shriek and squeal about the streets. | And Ghosts did shrieke and squeale about the streets. |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.iii.6 | If thou beest not immortal, look about you: security gives | If thou beest not Immortall, looke about you: Security giues |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.iv.23.2 | About the ninth hour, lady. | About the ninth houre Lady. |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.79 | Run hence, proclaim, cry it about the streets. | Run hence, proclaime, cry it about the Streets. |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.249 | About his funeral. And you shall speak | About his Funerall. And you shall speake |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.ii.159 | Then make a ring about the corpse of Caesar, | Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Casar, |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.ii.205 | Revenge! About! Seek! Burn! Fire! Kill! Slay! Let | Reuenge / About, seeke, burne, fire, kill, slay, / Let |
| Julius Caesar | JC IV.i.49 | And bayed about with many enemies; | And bayed about with many Enemies, |
| Julius Caesar | JC IV.iii.162 | Now sit we close about this taper here, | Now sit we close about this Taper heere, |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.iii.22 | And tell me what thou not'st about the field. | And tell me what thou not'st about the Field. |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.iii.28 | Titinius is enclosed round about | Titinius is enclosed round about |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.iv.3 | I will proclaim my name about the field. | I will proclaime my name about the Field. |
| King Edward III | E3 I.i.134 | About the planting of Lord Mountford there? | About the planting of Lord Mouneford there? |
| King Edward III | E3 III.i.176 | The other by compulsion laid about. | The other by compulsion laid about; |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iv.42 | Muster about him; whilst he, lion-like, | Muster about him whilest he Lion like, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iv.87 | Whose thousands had entrenched me round about, | Whom you sayd, had intrencht me round about, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.ii.76 | With each a halter hanged about his neck, | With each a halter hangd about his necke, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.v.51 | Hover about, and, if they cry to us, | Houer about, and if they crie to vs, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.v.120 | Hooped with a bond of iron round about. | Hoopt with a bond ofyron round about, |
| King Edward III | E3 V.i.8 | Enter six Citizens in their shirts, barefoot, with halters about their necks | Enter sixe Citizens in their Shirts, bare foote, with halters about their necks. |
| King Edward III | E3 V.i.36 | Your bodies shall be dragged about these walls, | Your bodies shalbe dragd about these wals, |
| King John | KJ I.i.170 | Something about, a little from the right, | Something about a little from the right, |
| King John | KJ II.i.217 | That as a waist doth girdle you about, | That as a waste doth girdle you about |
| King John | KJ III.i.81 | The yearly course that brings this day about | The yearely course that brings this day about, |
| King John | KJ III.iv.176 | Or as a little snow, tumbled about, | Or, as a little snow, tumbled about, |
| King John | KJ IV.i.42 | I knit my handkercher about your brows – | I knit my hand-kercher about your browes |
| King John | KJ IV.ii.24 | It makes the course of thoughts to fetch about, | It makes the course of thoughts to fetch about, |
| King John | KJ IV.ii.183 | Four fixed, and the fifth did whirl about | Foure fixed, and the fift did whirle about |
| King John | KJ V.ii.34 | That Neptune's arms, who clippeth thee about, | That Neptunes Armes who clippeth thee about, |
| King John | KJ V.iv.34 | Already smokes about the burning crest | Already smoakes about the burning Crest |
| King John | KJ V.vi.36 | And they are all about his majesty. | And they are all about his Maiestie. |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.298 | Pierce every sense about thee! – Old fond eyes, | Pierce euerie sense about thee. Old fond eyes, |
| King Lear | KL I.v.33 | Thy asses are gone about 'em. The reason why the | Thy Asses are gone about 'em; the reason why the |
| King Lear | KL II.iv.41 | Having more man than wit about me, drew. | Hauing more man then wit about me, drew; |
| King Lear | KL II.iv.296 | Do sorely ruffle. For many miles about | Do sorely ruffle, for many Miles about |
| King Lear | KL III.vi.76 | about her heart. Is there any cause in nature that makes | about her heart. Is there any cause in Nature that make |
| King Lear | KL IV.i.76 | With something rich about me. From that place | With something rich about me: from that place, |
| King Lear | KL IV.iii.40 | What we are come about, and by no means | |
| King Lear | KL IV.iv.24 | It is thy business that I go about. | It is thy businesse that I go about: |
| King Lear | KL IV.vi.248 | And give the letters which thou find'st about me | And giue the Letters which thou find'st about me, |
| King Lear | KL IV.vii.92 | Report is changeable. 'Tis time to look about. The | |
| King Lear | KL V.iii.36 | About it; and write happy when th' hast done. | About it, and write happy, when th'hast done, |
| King Lear | KL V.iii.149 | (to Edgar, about to kill Edmund) | |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.135 | About surrender up of Aquitaine | About surrender vp of Aquitaine: |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.230 | gentleman, betook myself to walk. The time when? About | Gentleman, betooke my selfe to walke: the time When? about |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL IV.iii.171 | And where my liege's? All about the breast. | And where my Liedges? all about the brest: |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.i.65 | about your infamy manu cita. A gig of a cuckold's horn! | about your Infamie vnum cita a gigge of a Cuckolds horne. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.3 | A lady walled about with diamonds! | A Lady wal'd about with Diamonds: |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.793 | Have brought about the annual reckoning. | Haue brought about their annuall reckoning. |
| Macbeth | Mac I.iii.33 | Thus do go, about, about; | Thus doe goe, about, about, |
| Macbeth | Mac I.iii.82 | Were such things here as we do speak about? | Were such things here, as we doe speake about? |
| Macbeth | Mac II.ii.4 | Which gives the stern'st good-night. He is about it. | which giues the stern'st good-night. He is about it, |
| Macbeth | Mac II.ii.7 | That death and nature do contend about them | That Death and Nature doe contend about them, |
| Macbeth | Mac II.iii.6 | about you; here you'll sweat for't. | about you, here you'le sweat for't. |
| Macbeth | Mac III.iii.11.2 | His horses go about. | His Horses goe about. |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.i.4 | Round about the cauldron go; | Round about the Caldron go: |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.i.41 | And now about the cauldron sing | And now about the Cauldron sing |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.iii.153 | Hanging a golden stamp about their necks | Hanging a golden stampe about their neckes, |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.iii.158 | And sundry blessings hang about his throne | And sundry Blessings hang about his Throne, |
| Macbeth | Mac V.ii.21 | Hang loose about him like a giant's robe | Hang loose about him, like a Giants Robe |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.iv.85 | I will about it straight, | I will about it strait; |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.i.149 | worst thing about him. Good, then; if his face be the | worst thing about him: good then: if his face be the |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.i.150 | worst thing about him, how could Master Froth do the | worst thing about him, how could Master Froth doe the |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.i.207 | Troth, and your bum is the greatest thing about | Troth, and your bum is the greatest thing about |
| Measure for Measure | MM III.i.128 | And blown with restless violence round about | And blowne with restlesse violence round about |
| Measure for Measure | MM III.ii.194 | goes about to abuse me. | goes about to abuse me. |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.i.47.1 | I come about my brother. | I come about my Brother. |
| Measure for Measure | MM V.i.505 | Proclaim it, provost, round about the city, | Proclaime it Prouost round about the Citie, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.i.154 | To wind about my love with circumstance; | To winde about my loue with circumstance, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.iii.105 | About my moneys and my usances. | About my monies and my vsances: |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.ii.12 | hanging about the neck of my heart says very | hanging about the necke of my heart, saies verie |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.ii.77 | Pray you let's have no more fooling about it, | Praie you let's haue no more fooling about it, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.iv.24 | Ay, marry, I'll be gone about it straight. | I marry, ile be gone about it strait. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.vi.64 | No masque tonight. The wind is come about; | No maske to night, the winde is come about, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.ix.37 | And well said too, for who shall go about | And well said too; for who shall goe about |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV V.i.30 | Be here at Belmont. She doth stray about | Be heere at Belmont, she doth stray about |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV V.i.147 | About a hoop of gold, a paltry ring | About a hoope of Gold, a paltry Ring |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW I.i.187 | about you, have you? | about you, haue you? |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW I.iii.35 | My honest lads, I will tell you what I am about. | My honest Lads, I will tell you what I am about. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW I.iii.38 | waist two yards about. But I am now about no waste – | waste two yards about: but I am now about no waste: |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW I.iii.39 | I am about thrift. Briefly, I do mean to make love to | I am about thrift) briefely: I doe meane to make loue to |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.ii.17 | about me – I am no gibbet for you. Go – a short knife | about mee, I am no gibbet for you: goe, a short knife, |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.ii.296 | Page. I will about it. Better three hours too soon than a | Page. I will about it, better three houres too soone, then a |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.iii.71 | bring the doctor about by the fields. Will it do well? | bring the Doctor about by the Fields: will it doe well? |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.iii.78 | water on thy choler. Go about the fields with me | water on thy Choller: goe about the fields with mee |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.i.14 | about his knave's costard when I have good opportunities | about his knaues costard, when I haue good oportunities |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.i.80 | (Aloud) I will knog your urinals about your knave's | I will knog your Vrinal about your knaues |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.ii.52 | We have lingered about a match between Anne | We haue linger'd about a match betweene An |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.i.4 | But truly he is very courageous mad about his | but truely he is very couragious mad, about his |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.iv.29 | Walk round about an oak, with great ragg'd horns; | Walke round about an Oake, with great rag'd-hornes, |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.iv.55 | Then let them all encircle him about, | Then let them all encircle him about, |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.iv.78 | Let us about it. It is admirable pleasures and fery | Let vs about it, / It is admirable pleasures, and ferry |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.v.6 | standing-bed and truckle-bed. 'Tis painted about with | standing-bed and truckle-bed: 'tis painted about with |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.v.31 | I spake with the old woman about it. | I spake with the old woman about it. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.v.42 | Why, sir, they were nothing but about Mistress | Why sir, they were nothing but about Mistris |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.v.104 | white spot about her. | white spot about her. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW V.i.10 | be known tonight or never. Be you in the Park about | be knowne to night, or neuer. Bee you in the Parke about |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW V.v.55 | About, about! | About, about: |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW V.v.75 | Our dance of custom round about the oak | Our Dance of Custome, round about the Oke |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW V.v.79 | To guide our measure round about the tree. | To guide our Measure round about the Tree. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW V.v.91 | About him, fairies, sing a scornful rhyme, | About him (Fairies) sing a scornfull rime, |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW V.v.101 | Pinch him, and burn him, and turn him about, | Pinch him, and burne him, and turne him about, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.i.175 | I'll put a girdle round about the earth | Ile put a girdle about the earth, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.i.63 | about him to signify Wall; and let him hold his fingers | about him, to signifie wall; or let him hold his fingers |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.i.100 | I'll follow you, I'll lead you about a round, | Ile follow you, Ile leade you about a Round, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.5 | What night-rule now about this haunted grove? | What night-rule now about this gaunted groue? |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.94 | About the wood go swifter than the wind, | About the wood, goe swifter then the winde, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.i.24 | for methinks I am marvellous hairy about the face. And | for me-thinkes I am maruellous hairy about the face. And |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.i.205 | is but an ass if he go about to expound this dream. Methought | is but an Asse, if he goe about to expound this dreame. Me-thought |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.ii.3 | He is very busy about it. But, brother, I can tell | He is very busie about it, but brother, I can tell |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.iii.11 | art, born under Saturn – goest about to apply a moral | art, borne vnder Saturne) goest about to apply a morall |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.77 | Lady, will you walk a bout with your friend? | Lady, will you walke about with your friend? |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.142 | withdrawn her father to break with him about it. The | withdrawne her father to breake with him about it: the |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.172 | Even to the next willow, about your own business, | Euen to the next Willow, about your own businesse, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.174 | of? About your neck, like an usurer's chain? Or under | off? About your necke, like an Vsurers chaine? Or vnder |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.ii.68 | For my life, to break with him about Beatrice. | For my life to breake with him about Beatrice. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.iii.90 | you, watch about Signor Leonato's door, for the wedding | you watch about signior Leonatoes doore, for the wedding |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.iii.128 | this fashion is, how giddily 'a turns about all the hot | this fashion is, how giddily a turnes about all the |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.62 | I stand dishonoured, that have gone about | I stand dishonour'd that haue gone about, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.100 | About thy thoughts and counsels of thy heart! | About thy thoughts and counsailes of thy heart? |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.280 | about to protest I loved you. | about to protest I loued you. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.ii.26 | I will go about with him. Come you hither, sirrah; a | I will goe about with him: come you hither sirra, a |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.ii.83 | handsome about him. Bring him away. O that | handsome about him: bring him away: O that |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iii.15 | Round about her tomb they go. | Round about her tombe they goe: |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iii.26 | Before the wheels of Phoebus, round about | Before the wheeles of Phoebus, round about |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iv.103 | about him. In brief, since I do purpose to marry, I will | about him: in briefe, since I do purpose to marry, I will |
| Othello | Oth I.i.97 | I have charged thee not to haunt about my doors. | I haue charg'd thee not to haunt about my doores: |
| Othello | Oth I.ii.46 | The senate hath sent about three several quests | The Senate hath sent about three seuerall Quests, |
| Othello | Oth I.ii.89 | Whose messengers are here about my side, | Whose Messengers are heere about my side, |
| Othello | Oth II.i.124 | I am about it, but indeed my invention | I am about it, but indeed my inuention |
| Othello | Oth II.iii.91 | Then take thine auld cloak about thee. | And take thy awl'd Cloake about thee. |
| Othello | Oth II.iii.248 | Iago, look with care about the town | Iago, looke with care about the Towne, |
| Othello | Oth III.iii.292 | That she reserves it evermore about her | That she reserues it euermore about her, |
| Othello | Oth III.iii.461 | You elements, that clip us round about, | You Elements, that clip vs round about, |
| Othello | Oth III.iv.53.2 | I have it not about me. | I haue it not about me. |
| Othello | Oth III.iv.161 | I will go seek him. Cassio, walk here about. | I will go seeke him. Cassio, walke heere about: |
| Othello | Oth IV.i.52.1 | Rub him about the temples. | Rub him about the Temples. |
| Othello | Oth IV.i.136 | this hand, she falls me thus about my neck. | falls me thus about my neck. |
| Othello | Oth IV.ii.241 | the night grows to waste. About it! | the night growes to wast. About it. |
| Othello | Oth V.ii.277 | Blow me about in winds! Roast me in sulphur! | Blow me about in windes, roast me in Sulphure, |
| Pericles | Per II.iii.39 | Had princes sit like stars about his throne, | Had Princes sit like Starres about his Throane, |
| Pericles | Per II.iv.53 | You shall like diamonds sit about his crown. | You shall like Diamonds sit about his Crowne. |
| Pericles | Per Chorus.III.2 | No din but snores about the house, | No din but snores about the house, |
| Pericles | Per III.ii.21 | Rich tire about you, should at these early hours | rich tire about you, should at these early howers, |
| Richard II | R2 I.iii.220 | Can change their moons, and bring their times about, | Can change their Moones, and bring their times about, |
| Richard II | R2 II.i.168 | About his marriage, nor my own disgrace, | About his marriage, nor my owne disgrace |
| Richard II | R2 II.ii.74 | With signs of war about his aged neck. | With signes of warre about his aged necke, |
| Richard II | R2 III.ii.167 | As if this flesh which walls about our life | As if this Flesh, which walls about our Life, |
| Richard III | R3 I.i.39 | About a prophecy which says that G | About a Prophesie, which sayes that G, |
| Richard III | R3 I.iii.242 | Whose deadly web ensnareth thee about? | Whose deadly Web ensnareth thee about? |
| Richard III | R3 I.iii.343 | Well thought upon; I have it here about me. | Well thought vpon, I haue it heare about me: |
| Richard III | R3 I.iii.353 | I like you, lads; about your business straight, | I like you Lads, about your businesse straight. |
| Richard III | R3 II.ii.34.1 | Enter Queen Elizabeth, with her hair about her ears, | Enter the Queene with her haire about her ears, |
| Richard III | R3 III.i.173 | To sit about the coronation. | To sit about the Coronation. |
| Richard III | R3 IV.ii.57 | About it! For it stands me much upon | About it, for it stands me much vpon |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.13 | Hover about me with your airy wings | Houer about me with your ayery wings, |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.15 | Hover about her. Say that right for right | Houer about her, say that right for right |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.105 | Thus hath the course of justice wheeled about | Thus hath the course of Iustice whirl'd about, |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.460 | What need'st thou run so many miles about, | What need'st thou runne so many miles about, |
| Richard III | R3 V.iii.70 | Much about cockshut-time, from troop to troop | Much about Cockshut time, from Troope to Troope |
| Richard III | R3 V.iii.78 | About the mid of night come to my tent | about the mid of night come to my Tent |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.i.111 | He swung about his head and cut the winds, | He swong about his head, and cut the windes, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.ii.34 | Come, go with me. (To Servant) Go, sirrah, trudge about | Come, goe with me: goe sirrah trudge about, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.iii.38 | She could have run and waddled all about. | she could haue runne, & wadled all about: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.iii.46 | To see now how a jest shall come about! | to see now how a Iest shall come about. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.v.1.1 | They march about the stage; and Servingmen come | They march about the Stage, and Seruingmen come |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.v.18 | Unplagued with corns will walk a bout with you. | Vnplagu'd with Cornes, will walke about with you: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.iv.159 | about me quivers. Scurvy knave! Pray you, sir, a word; | about me quiuers, skuruy knaue: pray you sir a word: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.v.51 | Beshrew your heart for sending me about | Beshrew your heart for sending me about |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.i.80 | Make haste, lest mine be about your ears ere it be out. | Make hast, least mine be about your eares ere it be out. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.v.40 | The day is broke. Be wary. Look about. | The day is broke, be wary, looke about. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ IV.ii.39.2 | Tush, I will stir about, | Tush, I will stirre about, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.i.44 | Of ill-shaped fishes; and about his shelves | Of ill shap'd fishes, and about his shelues, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.43 | For all this same, I'll hide me hereabout. | For all this same, Ile hide me here about, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.172 | The ground is bloody. Search about the churchyard. | The ground is bloody, / Search about the Churchyard. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS I.ii.138 | Master, master, look about you. Who goes there, ha? | Master, master, looke about you: Who goes there? ha. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS I.ii.164 | About a schoolmaster for the fair Bianca, | About a schoolemaster for the faire Bianca, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS II.i.301 | She hung about my neck, and kiss on kiss | Shee hung about my necke, and kisse on kisse |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.ii.176 | This done, he took the bride about the neck, | This done, hee tooke the Bride about the necke, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.i.186 | I'll find about the making of the bed, | Ile finde about the making of the bed, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.ii.87 | You might have heard it else proclaimed about. | you might haue heard it else proclaim'd about. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.iv.88 | I cannot tell, except they are busied about a | I cannot tell, expect they are busied about a |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.iv.103 | Hap what hap may, I'll roundly go about her. | Hap what hap may, Ile roundly goe about her: |
| The Tempest | Tem I.ii.411 | Lord, how it looks about! Believe me, sir, | Lord, how it lookes about: Beleeue me sir, |
| The Tempest | Tem I.ii.418.1 | And strays about to find 'em. | And strayes about to finde 'em. |
| The Tempest | Tem II.ii.112 | Prithee, do not turn me about. My stomach is | 'Prethee doe not turne me about, my stomacke is |
| The Tempest | Tem III.ii.139 | Will hum about mine ears; and sometime voices | Will hum about mine eares; and sometime voices, |
| The Tempest | Tem III.iii.19.3 | banquet; and dance about it with gentle actions of salutations; | Banket; and dance about it with gentle actions of salutations, |
| The Tempest | Tem IV.i.255.2 | of dogs and hounds, hunting them about, Prospero and | of Dogs and Hounds, hunting them about: Prospero and |
| The Tempest | Tem V.i.180 | Of a glad father compass thee about! | Of a glad father, compasse thee about: |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.408 | True; for he bears it not about him. | True: for he beares it not about him: |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.480 | I never had honest man about me, I. | I neuer had honest man about me, I |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.i.4 | Advanced above pale envy's threat'ning reach. | Aduanc'd about pale enuies threatning reach: |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit III.i.123 | And thou and I sit round about some fountain, | And thou and I sit round about some Fountaine, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit III.i.275 | You, heavy people, circle me about, | You heauie people, circle me about, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.ii.18 | What's here? A scroll, and written round about? | What's heere? a scrole, & written round about? |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.ii.27 | And sends them weapons wrapped about with lines | And sends the weapons wrapt about with lines, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.iv.16 | Sweet scrolls to fly about the streets of Rome! | Sweet scrowles to flie about the streets of Rome: |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.ii.49 | And whirl along with thee about the globe, | And whirle along with thee about the Globes. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.ii.98 | Look round about the wicked streets of Rome, | Looke round about the wicked streets of Rome, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.ii.132 | Now will I hence about thy business, | Now will I hence about thy businesse, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.i.36 | I was about to tell thee – when my heart, | I was about to tell thee, when my heart, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.ii.56 | lay about him today, I can tell them that, and there's | lay about him to day I can tell them that, and there's |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC II.ii.18 | Since the first sword was drawn about this question, | Since the first sword was drawne about this question, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC II.ii.102.1 | Enter Cassandra, raving, with her hair about her | Enter Cassandra with her haire about her |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.ii.7 | No, Pandarus; I stalk about her door, | No Pandarus: I stalke about her doore |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.iii.94 | Farewell; the gods with safety stand about thee! | Farewell: the gods with safetie stand about thee. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.vii.1 | Come here about me, you my Myrmidons; | Come here about me you my Myrmidons: |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.vii.5 | Impale him with your weapons round about; | Empale him with your weapons round about: |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.x.56 | Till then I'll sweat, and seek about for eases, | Till then, Ile sweate, and seeke about for eases; |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.iii.128 | a dun-coloured stock. Shall we set about some revels? | a dam'd colour'd stocke. Shall we sit about some Reuels? |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.iv.12 | Olivia's father took much delight in. He is about the | Oliuiaes Father tooke much delight in. He is about the |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.iv.28 | About your years, my lord. | About your yeeres my Lord. |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.v.8 | out o' favour with my lady about a bear-baiting here. | out o'fauour with my Lady, about a Beare-baiting heere. |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.v.46 | Calling my officers about me, in my branched | Calling my Officers about me, in my branch'd |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.i.37 | Foolery, sir, does walk about the orb like the sun, it | Foolery sir, does walke about the Orbe like the Sun, it |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.ii.46 | set 'em down, go about it. Let there be gall enough | set 'em downe, go about it. Let there bee gaulle enough |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.ii.48 | matter. About it! | matter: about it. |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iv.12 | ladyship were best to have some guard about you, if he | Ladyship were best to haue some guard about you, if hee |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iv.246 | or forswear to wear iron about you. | or forsweare to weare iron about you. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.2 | We have some secrets to confer about. | We haue some secrets to confer about. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.ii.95 | About it, gentlemen! | About it Gentlemen. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.ii.98 | Even now about it! I will pardon you. | Euen now about it, I will pardon you. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG IV.i.3 | Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about ye; | Stand sir, and throw vs that you haue about 'ye. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG IV.iv.155 | About my stature; for, at Pentecost, | About my stature: for at Pentecost, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG IV.iv.161 | Therefore I know she is about my height. | Therefore I know she is about my height, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG V.i.2 | And now it is about the very hour | And now it is about the very houre |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.196 | Prorogue this business we are going about, and hang | Prorogue this busines, we are going about, and hang |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.197 | Your shield afore your heart, about that neck | Your Sheild afore your Heart, about that necke |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.ii.98.1 | 'Tis bad he goes about. | Tis bad he goes about. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.iii.68 | To swell about the blossom – she would long | To swell about the blossome) she would long |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.iv.10 | Up with a course or two, and tack about, boys. | Vp with a course or two, and take about Boyes. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.v.68 | There was three fools fell out about an owlet; | There was three fooles, fell out about an howlet |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.vi.1 | About this hour my cousin gave his faith | About this houre my Cosen gave his faith |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.vi.219 | And have the agony of love about 'em, | And have the agony of love about 'em, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.vi.221 | They'd fight about you, hourly bring your honour | The'yld fight about yov; howrely bring your honour |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.i.84 | A wreath of bulrush rounded; about her stuck | A wreake of bull-rush rounded; about her stucke |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.i.151 | Bear for it, master; tack about! | Beare for it master: take about: |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.ii.137 | About his head he wears the winner's oak, | About his head he weares the winners oke, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.ii.145 | Bravely about the titles of two kingdoms; | Bravely about the Titles of two Kingdomes; |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.iii.6 | what broken piece of matter soe'er she's about, the name | what / Broken peece of matter so'ere she's about, the name |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK V.i.137.2 | hair about her shoulders, with a wheaten wreath; one | haire about her shoulders, a wheaten wreath: One |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK prologue.26 | Your helping hands, and we shall tack about, | Your helping hands, and we shall take about, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.308 | About his neck, Bohemia; who, if I | About his neck (Bohemia) who, if I |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.309 | Had servants true about me, that bare eyes | Had Seruants true about me, that bare eyes |
| The Winter's Tale | WT II.i.59 | Bear the boy hence; he shall not come about her. | Beare the Boy hence, he shall not come about her, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT II.i.65 | Look on her, mark her well: be but about | Looke on her, marke her well: be but about |
| The Winter's Tale | WT II.iii.41.1 | About some gossips for your highness. | About some Gossips for your Highnesse. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT II.iii.43 | I charged thee that she should not come about me. | I charg'd thee that she should not come about me, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT II.iii.61.1 | A man, the worst about you. | A man, the worst about you. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iii.84 | A fellow, sir, that I have known to go about | A fellow (sir) that I haue knowne to goe about |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.212 | and the work about the square on't. | and the worke about the square on't. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.219 | Ay, good brother, or go about to think. | I, good brother, or go about to thinke. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.255 | I hope so, sir, for I have about me many | I hope so sir, for I haue about me many |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.440 | I was about to speak and tell him plainly, | I was about to speake, and tell him plainely, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.673 | anything extempore. The Prince himself is about a piece | any thing extempore. The Prince himselfe is about a peece |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.691 | those things you found about her, those secret things, | those things you found about her (those secret things, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.696 | neither to his father nor to me, to go about to make me | neither to his Father, nor to me, to goe about to make me |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.762 | So 'tis said, sir: about his son, that should | So 'tis said (Sir:) about his Sonne, that should |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.ii.33 | Queen Hermione's; her jewel about the neck of it; the | Queene Hermiones: her Iewell about the Neck of it: the |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.iii.97.1 | I am about, let them depart. | I am about, let them depart. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.iii.112 | She hangs about his neck. | She hangs about his necke, |