| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.i.28 | ‘ Too young,’ and ‘ The next year,’ and ‘ 'Tis too early.’ | Too young, and the next yeere, and 'tis too early. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.iv.22 | Early though't be, have on their riveted trim, | early though't be, haue on their / Riueted trim, |
| As You Like It | AYL II.ii.6 | Saw her abed, and in the morning early | Saw her a bed, and in the morning early, |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.iii.32 | up so early: he cannot choose but take this service I | vp so earely: he cannot choose but take this Seruice I |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.ii.124 | o'clock early at Gad's Hill, there are pilgrims going to | a clocke early at Gads hill, there are Pilgrimes going to |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 IV.iii.110 | And in the morning early shall mine uncle | And in the Morning early shall my Vnckle |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.iii.38 | Lives so in hope – as in an early spring | Liues so in hope: As in an early Spring, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 III.ii.2 | hand, sir, give me your hand, sir! An early stirrer, by | Hand, Sir; giue mee your Hand, Sir: an early stirrer, by |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.6 | For our bad neighbour makes us early stirrers, | For our bad Neighbour makes vs early stirrers, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.i.89 | Early and late, debating to and fro | Early and late, debating too and fro |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iii.84 | Come pat betwixt too early and too late | Come pat betwixt too early, and too late |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.ii.110 | What, Brutus, are you stirred so early too? | What Brutus, are you stirr'd so earely too? |
| Julius Caesar | JC IV.iii.228 | Early tomorrow will we rise, and hence. | Early to morrow will we rise, and hence. |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.iii.5 | O Cassius, Brutus gave the word too early, | O Cassius, Brutus gaue the word too early, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.vii.7 | Whose early days are yet not worth a beard, | Whose early daies are yet not worth a beard, |
| King John | KJ II.i.5 | By this brave duke came early to his grave. | By this braue Duke came early to his graue: |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV IV.i.453 | And in the morning early will we both | And in the morning early will we both |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW I.iv.100 | early and down late. But notwithstanding – to tell you | early, and down late: but notwithstanding, (to tell you |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.i.131 | No doubt they rose up early to observe | No doubt they rose vp early, to obserue |
| Othello | Oth II.iii.14 | Our General cast us thus early for the love of his | Our Generall cast vs thus earely for the loue of his |
| Pericles | Per III.ii.12.1 | Why do you stir so early? | why doe you stirre so early? |
| Pericles | Per III.ii.18 | That is the cause we trouble you so early; | That is the cause we trouble you so early, |
| Pericles | Per III.ii.21 | Rich tire about you, should at these early hours | rich tire about you, should at these early howers, |
| Pericles | Per V.iii.22 | Early one blustering morn this lady was | Earlie in blustering morne this Ladie was |
| Richard III | R3 III.ii.36 | Good morrow, Catesby; you are early stirring. | Good morrow Catesby, you are early stirring: |
| Richard III | R3 V.iii.89 | Prepare thy battle early in the morning | Prepare thy Battell early in the Morning, |
| Richard III | R3 V.iii.210 | Ratcliffe, my lord, 'tis I. The early village cock | Ratcliffe my Lord, 'tis I: the early Village Cock |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.i.123 | So early walking did I see your son. | So earely walking did I see your Sonne: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.ii.13 | And too soon marred are those so early made. | And too soone mar'd are those so early made: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.iv.106 | I fear, too early. For my mind misgives | I feare too early, for my mind misgiues, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.v.139 | Too early seen unknown, and known too late! | Too early seene, vnknowne, and knowne too late, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.iii.28 | What early tongue so sweet saluteth me? | What early tongue so sweet saluteth me? |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.iv.10 | I will, and know her mind early tomorrow. | I will, and know her mind early to morrow, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.iv.35 | May call it early by and by. Good night. | may call ir early by and by, / Goodnight. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.v.66 | Is she not down so late, or up so early? | Is she not downe so late, or vp so early? |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.v.112 | Marry, my child, early next Thursday morn | Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ IV.i.42 | Juliet, on Thursday early will I rouse ye. | Iuliet, on Thursday early will I rowse yee, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ IV.iii.46 | So early waking – what with loathsome smells, | So early waking, what with loathsome smels, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.23 | Hold, take this letter. Early in the morning | Hold take this Letter, early in the morning |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.188 | What misadventure is so early up, | What misaduenture is so earely vp, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.208 | Come, Montague. For thou art early up | Come Mountague, for thou art early vp |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.209 | To see thy son and heir now early down. | To see thy Sonne and Heire, now early downe. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.275 | This letter he early bid me give his father, | This Letter he early bid me giue his Father, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.ii.15 | Somewhat too early for new-married ladies. | Somewhat to earely for new married Ladies. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.ii.51 | E'en so, Hector was stirring early. | E'ene so; Hector was stirring early. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.i.35 | (To Aeneas) What business, lord, so early? | What businesse Lord so early? |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.ii.46 | I knew you not. What news with you so early? | I knew you not: what newes with you so early? |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.v.12.2 | 'Tis but early days. | 'Tis but early dayes. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.x.25 | Let Titan rise as early as he dare, | Let Titan rise as early as he dare, |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.v.118 | Cousin, cousin, how have you come so early by | Cosin, Cosin, how haue you come so earely by |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.iii.7 | To be up after midnight and to go to bed then is early; | To be vp after midnight, and to go to bed then is early: |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG IV.iii.9 | I am thus early come, to know what service | I am thus early come, to know what seruice |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.i.110 | Do, very early; I must be abroad else | Doe, very rarely, I must be abroad else |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK V.iv.47.1 | That are most early sweet and bitter. | That are most early sweet, and bitter. |