| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.iii.106 | illumineth the face, which, as a beacon, gives warning | illuminateth the Face, which (as a Beacon) giues warning |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.ii.29 | See, noble Charles, the beacon of our friend; | See Noble Charles the Beacon of our friend, |
| King Lear | KL II.ii.161 | Approach, thou beacon to this under globe, | Approach thou Beacon to this vnder Globe, |
| Pericles | Per I.iv.87 | Be like a beacon fired t' amaze your eyes. | Be like a beacon fier'de, t'amaze your eyes, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC II.ii.16 | The beacon of the wise, the tent that searches | The Beacon of the wise: the tent that searches |