| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.10 | but you shall let it dwell darkly with you. | but you shall let it dwell darkly with you. |
| King John | KJ IV.ii.232 | When I spake darkly what I purposed, | When I spake darkely, what I purposed: |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.23 | Therefore, I'll darkly end the argument. | Therefore Ile darkely end the argument. |
| Measure for Measure | MM III.ii.167 | dark deeds darkly answered. He would never bring | darke deeds darkelie answered, hee would neuer bring |
| Measure for Measure | MM V.i.277 | I will go darkly to work with her. | I will goe darkely to worke with her. |
| Richard III | R3 I.iv.172 | How darkly and how deadly dost thou speak! | How darkly, and how deadly dost thou speake? |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.i.3 | By your patience, no. My stars shine darkly | By your patience, no: my starres shine darkely |