| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.431 | This label on my bosom; whose containing | This Labell on my bosome; whose containing |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.v.88 | Last, and as much containing as all these, | Last, and as much containing as all these, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.vi.14 | With fire-containing flint. Command our bows | Fire containing flint, command our bowes |
| King John | KJ IV.i.66 | But for containing fire to harm mine eye. | But for containing fire to harme mine eye: |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iv.90 | Containing her affection unto Benedick. | Containing her affection vnto Benedicke. |
| Richard II | R2 IV.i.233 | Containing the deposing of a king | Contayning the deposing of a King, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.ii.83 | Was ever book containing such vile matter | Was euer booke containing such vile matter |