| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.xiii.137 | Thou hast been whipped for following him. Henceforth | Thou hast bin whipt. For following him, henceforth |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE I.i.48 | Had made provision for her following me, | Had made prouision for her following me, |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.iv.51 | Following the fliers at the very heels, | Following the Flyers at the very heeles, |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.ii.1.2 | Briton Army at another: Leonatus Posthumus following, like a | Britaine Army at another: Leonatus Posthumus following like a |
| Henry V | H5 II.chorus.6 | Following the mirror of all Christian kings | Following the Mirror of all Christian Kings, |
| Henry V | H5 III.ii.54.1 | Enter Fluellen, Gower following | Enter Gower. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iv.12 | Enter the Duchess of Gloucester aloft, Hume following | Enter Elianor aloft. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.i.66.3 | in a chair; Simpcox's Wife and others following | in a Chayre. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.25 | And his advantage following your decease, | And his aduantage following your decease, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.i.81 | In following this usurping Henry. | In following this vsurping Henry. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.iii.28.3 | Warwick and the rest following them | Warwicke and the rest following them. |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.i.16 | To one above itself. Each following day | To one aboue it selfe. Each following day |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.i.158 | Enter Lovell, following her | |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.13 | Caesar enters the Capitol, the rest following | |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iii.50 | Spits in thy face; and in this manner following | Spits in thy face, and in this manner folowing, |
| King Lear | KL I.i.176 | Upon our kingdom. If on the tenth day following | Vpon our kingdome; if on the tenth day following, |
| King Lear | KL II.ii.78 | Knowing naught – like dogs – but following. – | Knowing naught (like dogges) but following: |
| King Lear | KL II.ii.148 | For following her affairs. – Put in his legs. | |
| King Lear | KL II.iv.70 | a hill, lest it break thy neck with following. But the great | a hill, least it breake thy necke with following. But the great |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.202 | In manner and form following, sir – all those | In manner and forme following sir all those |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.204 | with her upon the ‘ form,’ and taken ‘ following ’ her | with her vpon the Forme, and taken following her |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.206 | form following.’ Now, sir, for the ‘ manner ’ – it is the | forme following. Now sir for the manner; It is the |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.209 | For the ‘ following,’ sir? | For the following sir. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.469 | Following the signs, wooed but the sign of she. | Following the signes, woo'd but the signe of she. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.iii.34 | with you, and so following; but I will not eat with you, | with you, and so following: but I will not eate with you, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.i.131 | Following – her womb then rich with my young squire – | Following (her wombe then rich with my yong squire) |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.i.188 | Enter Demetrius, Helena following him | Enter Demetrius, Helena following him. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.82 | There is no following her in this fierce vein. | There is no following her in this fierce vaine, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.i.162 | Fair Helena in fancy following me. | Faire Helena, in fancy followed me. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.376 | Following darkness like a dream, | Following darkenesse like a dreame, |
| Othello | Oth I.i.59 | In following him, I follow but myself. | In following him, I follow but my selfe. |
| Othello | Oth II.i.154 | See suitors following and not look behind: | See Suitors following, and not looke behind: |
| Othello | Oth II.iii.221 | And Cassio following with determined sword | And Cassio following him with determin'd Sword |
| Othello | Oth IV.ii.215 | next night following enjoy not Desdemona, take me from | next night following enioy not Desdemona, take me from |
| Pericles | Per V.iii.81 | Will in that kingdom spend our following days. | will in that kingdome spend our following daies, |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.432 | Enter Ratcliffe, Catesby following | Enter Ratcliffe. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.ii.121 | But with a rearward following Tybalt's death, | But which a rere-ward following Tybalts death |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS II.i.388 | Now, on the Sunday following shall Bianca | Now on the sonday following, shall Bianca |
| The Tempest | Tem V.i.216.2 | following | following. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim I.i.98.4 | servants following | |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.i.82 | Exit Diomedes, Ulysses and Troilus following | |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.ii.5 | Following the dead cold ashes of their sons, | Following the dead cold ashes of their Sonnes |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.462 | More straining on for plucking back, not following | More straining on, for plucking backe; not following |