| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.vii.52 | Beat th' approaching Caesar. But if we fail, | Beate th'approaching Casar. But if we faile, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iii.139 | That, night approaching, they might escape unfought. | That night approching, they might escape vnfought. |
| King John | KJ IV.i.62 | Approaching near these eyes, would drink my tears | Approaching neere these eyes, would drinke my teares, |
| Measure for Measure | MM V.i.397 | For this new-married man approaching here, | For this new-maried man, approaching here, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.ix.88 | To signify th' approaching of his lord, | To signifie th' approaching of his Lord, |
| The Tempest | Tem V.i.80 | Begins to swell, and the approaching tide | Begins to swell, and the approching tide |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.86 | (approaching) | |