| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.ii.63 | Mingled his royalty with capering fools, | Mingled his Royaltie with Carping Fooles, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.i.90 | This fellow here with envious carping tongue | This Fellow heere with enuious carping tongue, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.i.71 | Sure, sure, such carping is not commendable. | Sure, sure, such carping is not commendable. |
| Richard III | R3 III.v.67 | T' avoid the censures of the carping world. | T'auoid the Censures of the carping World. |