| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| King Lear | KL III.iv.90 | stealth, wolf in greediness, dog in madness, lion in prey. | stealth, Wolfe in greedinesse, Dog in madnes, Lyon in prey. |
| Richard III | R3 III.vii.7 | Th' unsatiate greediness of his desire | Th'vnsatiate greedinesse of his desire, |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.336 | wolf, thy greediness would afflict thee, and oft thou | Wolfe, thy greedinesse would afflict thee, & oft thou |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.ii.100 | of answer. Thither with all greediness of affection are | of answer. Thither (with all greedinesse of affection) are |