| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xiv.140 | Exeunt, bearing Antony | Exit bearing Anthony |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xv.9 | Enter, below, the Guard, bearing Antony | Enter Anthony, and the Guard. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xv.90 | Exeunt, bearing off Antony's body | Exeunt, bearing of Anthonies body. |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE V.i.143 | By rushing in their houses, bearing thence | By rushing in their houses: bearing thence |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.i.98 | Still cupboarding the viand, never bearing | Still cubbording the Viand, neuer bearing |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.i.244 | Only for bearing burdens, and sore blows | Onely for bearing Burthens, and sore blowes |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.iii.248 | Scaling his present bearing with his past, | Skaling his present bearing with his past, |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.vi.156.1 | Exeunt, bearing the body of Martius. | Exeunt bearing the Body of Martius. |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.ii.195.1 | Enter Arviragus with Innogen, dead, bearing her | Enter Aruiragus, with Imogen dead, bearing her |
| Hamlet | Ham I.ii.35 | For bearers of this greeting to old Norway, | For bearing of this greeting to old Norway, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.ii.88 | When the intent of bearing them is just. | When the intent for bearing them is iust. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.iv.164 | Exit, bearing off the body | Exit |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.1.1 | Enter Sir John Falstaff, followed by his Page bearing | Enter Falstaffe, and Page. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.i.69 | wise bearing or ignorant carriage is caught, as men take | wise bearing, or ignorant Carriage is caught, as men take |
| Henry V | H5 IV.vii.172 | By his blunt bearing he will keep his word, | By his blunt bearing, he will keepe his word; |
| Henry V | H5 IV.viii.81 | And nobles bearing banners, there lie dead | And Nobles bearing Banners, there lye dead |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.iii.42 | Thy scarlet robes as a child's bearing-cloth | Thy Scarlet Robes, as a Childs bearing Cloth, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.i.66.2 | with music, bearing the man Simpcox between two | bearing the man betweene two |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.212 | Bearing it to the bloody slaughter-house, | Bearing it to the bloody Slaughter-house; |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 V.ii.20 | With thy brave bearing should I be in love, | With thy braue bearing should I be in loue, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.114 | Bearing the King in my behalf along; | Bearing the King in my behalfe along: |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.v.79.1 | Enter at another door a Father that hath killed his | Enter Father, bearing of his Sonne. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.vi.51 | I mean, in bearing weight of government, | I meane, in bearing weight of Gouernment, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.v.15 | For bearing arms, for stirring up my subjects, | For bearing Armes, for stirring vp my Subiects, |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.1.6 | some small distance, follows a Gentleman bearing the | some small distance, followes a Gentleman bearing the |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.1.8 | two Priests bearing each a silver cross; then Griffith, | two Priests, bearing each a Siluer Crosse: Then |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.1.10 | Sergeant-at-Arms bearing a silver mace; then two | Sergeant at Armes, bearing a Siluer Mace: Then two |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.1.11 | Gentlemen bearing two great silver pillars; after | Gentlemen bearing two great Siluer Pillers: After |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.213 | Bearing a state of mighty moment in't | Bearing a State of mighty moment in't, |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.235 | Bearing the King's will from his mouth expressly? | Bearing the Kings will from his mouth expressely? |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.i.37.8 | 5. Mayor of London, bearing the mace. Then Garter, | 5 Maior of London, bearing the Mace. Then Garter, |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.i.37.11 | 6. Marquess Dorset, bearing a sceptre of gold, on his | 6 Marquesse Dorset, bearing a Scepter of Gold, on his |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.i.37.13 | Surrey, bearing the rod of silver with the dove, | Surrey, bearing the Rod of Siluer with the Doue, |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.i.37.16 | on his head, bearing a long white wand, as High | on his head, bearing a long white Wand, as High |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.i.37.24 | wrought with flowers, bearing the Queen's train | wrought with Flowers bearing the Queenes Traine. |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.v.1.4 | bearing great standing bowls for the christening gifts; | bearing great standing Bowles for the Christening Guifts: |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.v.1.5 | then four noblemen bearing a canopy, under which the | Then foure Noblemen bearing a Canopy, vnder which the |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.v.1.6 | Duchess of Norfolk, godmother, bearing the child | Dutchesse of Norfolke, Godmother, bearing the Childe |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iv.74 | Enter Prince Edward in triumph, bearing in his hand his shivered lance, and the body of the King of Bohemia borne before, wrapped in the colours. They run and embrace him | Enter Prince Edward in tryumph, bearing in his hande his shiuered Launce, and the King of Boheme, borne before, wrapt in the Coullours: They runne and imbrace him. |
| King John | KJ II.i.70 | Bearing their birthrights proudly on their backs, | Bearing their birth-rights proudly on their backs, |
| King Lear | KL I.i.32.1 | Sound a sennet. Enter one bearing a coronet | Sennet. |
| King Lear | KL III.vi.99.2 | bearing off the King | |
| King Lear | KL III.vi.100 | When we our betters see bearing our woes, | |
| King Lear | KL III.vi.105 | When grief hath mates, and bearing fellowship. | |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.258 | Anthony Dull, a man of good repute, carriage, bearing, | Anthony Dull, a man of good repute, carriage, bearing, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.ii.185 | Well, we shall see your bearing. | Well, we shall see your bearing. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.iv.4 | In bearing thus the absence of your lord. | In bearing thus the absence of your Lord. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.127 | Bearing the badge of faith to prove them true? | Bearing the badge of faith to proue them true. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.145 | bearing. | bearing. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.i.96 | For shape, for bearing, argument and valour, | For shape, for bearing argument and valour, |
| Othello | Oth I.ii.34 | Enter Cassio, with men bearing torches | Enter Cassio, with Torches. |
| Othello | Oth I.iii.8 | A Turkish fleet, and bearing up to Cyprus. | A Turkish Fleete, and bearing vp to Cyprus. |
| Othello | Oth I.iii.38 | Their backward course, bearing with frank appearance | Their backward course, bearing with frank appearance |
| Pericles | Per III.iv.6 | Even on my bearing time. But whether there | euen on my learning time, but whether there |
| Richard II | R2 III.iv.64 | We lop away that bearing boughs may live. | We lop away, that bearing boughes may liue: |
| Richard II | R2 V.v.29 | Bearing their own misfortunes on the back | Bearing their owne misfortune on the backe |
| Richard III | R3 V.v.1.4 | Derby bearing the crown, with divers other lords | Derby bearing the Crowne, with diuers other Lords. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.iv.5 | Bearing a Tartar's painted bow of lath, | Bearing a Tartars painted Bow of lath, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS II.i.39.4 | with his boy, Biondello, bearing a lute and books | with his boy bearing a Lute and Bookes. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.i.35 | man Tranio – ‘ regia,’ bearing my port – ‘ celsa senis,’ | man Tranio, regia, bearing my port, celsa senis |
| The Tempest | Tem III.i.1.1 | Enter Ferdinand, bearing a log | Enter Ferdinand (bearing a Log.) |
| Timon of Athens | Tim III.v.47 | Such valour in the bearing, what make we | Such Valour in the bearing, what make wee |
| Timon of Athens | Tim III.v.49 | That stay at home, if bearing carry it, | That stay at home, if Bearing carry it: |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.34 | Bleeding to Rome, bearing his valiant sons | Bleeding to Rome, bearing his Valiant Sonnes |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.73.2 | sons, Martius and Mutius, then two men bearing a | Sonnes; After them, two men bearing a |
| Twelfth Night | TN IV.ii.112 | lady. It shall advantage thee more than ever the bearing | Lady: it shall aduantage thee more, then euer the bearing |
| Twelfth Night | TN IV.iii.19 | With such a smooth, discreet, and stable bearing | With such a smooth, discreet, and stable bearing |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG I.i.119 | No, no; you shall have it for bearing the letter. | No, no, you shall haue it for bearing the letter. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.1.4 | bearing a wheaten garland; then Theseus between two | bearing a wheaten Garland. Then Theseus betweene two |
| The Winter's Tale | WT III.ii.151 | Exeunt Paulina and Ladies, bearing Hermione | |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.555 | The manner of your bearing towards him, with | The manner of your bearing towards him, with |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.i.136 | Though bearing misery, I desire my life | (Though bearing Miserie) I desire my life |