| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.316 | man, what lenten entertainment the players shall | Man, what Lenton entertainment the Players shall |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.iv.129 | No hare, sir; unless a hare, sir, in a lenten pie, | No Hare sir, vnlesse a Hare sir in a Lenten pie, |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.v.8 | A good lenten answer! I can tell thee where that | A good lenton answer: I can tell thee where yt |