| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.iv.88 | When that this body did contain a spirit, | When that this bodie did containe a spirit, |
| Henry V | H5 I.i.31 | T' envelop and contain celestial spirits. | T'inuelop and containe Celestiall Spirits. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.i.66 | Is that the worst this letter doth contain? | Is that the worst this Letter doth containe? |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.410 | That ever did contain a thing of worth. | That euer did containe a thing of worth, |
| King John | KJ II.i.101 | This little abstract doth contain that large | This little abstract doth containe that large, |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL IV.iii.329 | That show, contain, and nourish all the world; | That shew, containe, and nourish all the world. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV IV.i.50 | Cannot contain their urine; for affection, | Cannot containe their Vrine for affection. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV V.i.201 | Or your own honour to contain the ring, | Or your owne honour to containe the Ring, |
| Richard II | R2 III.iii.25 | It doth contain a king. King Richard lies | It doth containe a King: King Richard lyes |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS induction.1.98 | Fear not, my lord, we can contain ourselves, | Feare not my Lord, we can contain our selues, |
| Timon of Athens | Tim II.ii.29.2 | Contain thyself, good friend. | Containe thy selfe, good Friend. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim III.v.101 | If after two days' shine Athens contain thee, | If after two dayes shine, Athens containe thee, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.ii.183.2 | O, contain yourself; | O containe your selfe: |