| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW I.i.90 | The hind that would be mated by the lion | The hind that would be mated by the Lion |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.ii.117 | I met the ravin lion when he roared | I met the rauine Lyon when he roar'd |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xiv.3 | A vapour sometime like a bear or lion, | A vapour sometime, like a Beare, or Lyon, |
| As You Like It | AYL V.ii.23 | the claws of a lion. | the clawes of a Lion. |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.i.233 | Only my wars with him. He is a lion | Onely my warres with him. He is a Lion |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.ii.75 | Or an old lion, or a lover's lute. | Or an old Lyon, or a Louers Lute. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.196 | To rouse a lion than to start a hare! | To rowze a Lyon, then to start a Hare. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.265 | beware instinct. The lion will not touch the true prince. | beware Instinct, the Lion will not touch the true Prince: |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.268 | during my life – I for a valiant lion, and thou for a true | during my life: I, for a valiant Lion, and thou for a true |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.i.147 | A couching lion and a ramping cat, | A couching Lyon, and a ramping Cat, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.i.161 | In strange concealments, valiant as a lion, | In strange Concealements: / Valiant as a Lyon, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.iii.146 | And why not as the lion? | And why not as the Lyon? |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.iii.147 | The King himself is to be feared as the lion. | The King himselfe is to bee feared as the Lyon: |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.198 | lion repents – (aside) marry, not in ashes and sackcloth, | Lion repents: Marry not in ashes and sacke-cloath, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.i.216 | So that his power, like to a fangless lion, | So that his power, like to a Fanglesse Lion |
| Henry V | H5 II.ii.122 | Should with his lion gait walk the whole world, | Should with his Lyon-gate walke the whole world, |
| Henry V | H5 III.vii.142 | that dare eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion. | that dare eate his breakefast on the Lippe of a Lyon. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.vii.7 | And like a hungry lion did commence | And like a hungry Lyon did commence |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.19 | But great men tremble when the lion roars; | But great men tremble when the Lyon rores, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 V.iii.2 | That winter lion, who in rage forgets | That Winter Lyon, who in rage forgets |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.iii.12 | So looks the pent-up lion o'er the wretch | So looks the pent-vp Lyon o're the Wretch, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.14 | As doth a lion in a herd of neat; | As doth a Lyon in a Heard of Neat, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.viii.49 | And when the lion fawns upon the lamb, | And when the Lyon fawnes vpon the Lambe, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.ii.13 | Under whose shade the ramping lion slept, | Vnder whose shade the ramping Lyon slept, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.vii.11 | That in their chains fettered the kingly lion | That in their Chaines fetter'd the Kingly Lyon, |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.206 | Leaped from his eyes. So looks the chafed lion | Leap'd from his Eyes. So lookes the chafed Lyon |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.iii.20 | Against the Capitol I met a lion, | Against the Capitoll I met a Lyon, |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.iii.75 | As doth the lion in the Capitol; | As doth the Lyon in the Capitoll: |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.iii.106 | He were no lion, were not Romans hinds. | He were no Lyon, were not Romans Hindes. |
| King Edward III | E3 I.i.99 | Lest, meeting with the lion in the field, | Least meeting with the Lyon in the feeld, |
| King Edward III | E3 II.i.396 | The lion doth become his bloody jaws, | The Lyon doth become his bloody iawes, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.ii.42 | Whenas a lion roused in the west | When as a Lyon rowsed in the west, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iv.42 | Muster about him; whilst he, lion-like, | Muster about him whilest he Lion like, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.ii.33 | The lion scorns to touch the yielding prey, | The Lion scornes to touch the yeelding pray, |
| King John | KJ I.i.266 | The aweless lion could not wage the fight, | The awlesse Lion could not wage the fight, |
| King John | KJ II.i.3 | Richard, that robbed the lion of his heart | Richard that rob'd the Lion of his heart, |
| King John | KJ II.i.142 | That did disrobe the lion of that robe! | That did disrobe the Lion of that robe. |
| King John | KJ II.i.294 | O, tremble, for you hear the lion roar! | O tremble: for you heare the Lyon rore. |
| King John | KJ III.i.259 | A chafed lion by the mortal paw, | A cased Lion by the mortall paw, |
| King John | KJ V.i.57 | What, shall they seek the lion in his den, | What, shall they seeke the Lion in his denne, |
| King John | KJ V.ii.75 | That, like a lion fostered up at hand, | That like a Lion fostered vp at hand, |
| King Lear | KL III.i.13 | The lion and the belly-pinched wolf | |
| 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. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL IV.i.89 | Thus dost thou hear the Nemean lion roar | Thus dost thou heare the Nemean Lion roare, |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.573 | the painted cloth for this. Your lion, that holds his | the painted cloth for this: your Lion that holds his |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.621 | An thou wert a lion, we would do so. | And thou wer't a Lion, we would do so. |
| Macbeth | Mac I.ii.35 | As sparrows, eagles, or the hare, the lion. | as Sparrowes, Eagles; / Or the Hare, the Lyon: |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.iii.22 | Even like an o'ergrown lion in a cave, | Euen like an ore-growne Lyon in a Caue |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.i.30 | Yea, mock the lion when he roars for prey, | Yea, mocke the Lion when he rores for pray |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND I.ii.66 | Let me play the lion too. I will roar that I will | Let mee play the Lyon too, I will roare that I will |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.i.180 | Be it on lion, bear, or wolf, or bull, | (Be it on Lyon, Beare, or Wolfe, or Bull, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.i.25 | Will not the ladies be afeard of the lion? | Will not the Ladies be afear'd of the Lyon? |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.i.28 | bring in – God shield us – a lion among ladies is a most | bring in (God shield vs) a Lyon among Ladies, is a most |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.i.30 | than your lion living; and we ought look to't. | then your Lyon liuing: and wee ought to looke to it. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.i.32 | lion. | Lyon. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.i.39 | as a lion, it were pity of my life. No. I am no such | as a Lyon, it were pitty of my life. No, I am no such |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.ii.36 | that plays the lion pare his nails, for they shall hang out | that playes the Lion, paire his nailes, for they shall hang out |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.126.2 | Wall, Starveling as Moonshine, and Snug as Lion; | Enter Pyramus and Thisby, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.138 | This grisly beast – which Lion hight by name – | This grizly beast (which Lyon hight by name) |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.142 | Which Lion vile with bloody mouth did stain. | Which Lyon vile with bloody mouth did staine. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.149 | Let Lion, Moonshine, Wall, and lovers twain | Let Lyon, Moone-shine, Wall, and Louers twaine, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.151 | I wonder if the lion be to speak. | I wonder if the Lion be to speake. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.152 | No wonder, my lord – one lion may, when many asses do. | No wonder, my Lord: one Lion may, when many Asses doe. Exit Lyon, Thisbie, and Mooneshine. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.214 | two noble beasts in: a man and a lion. | two noble beasts, in a man and a Lion. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.215.1 | Enter Snug as Lion and Starveling as Moonshine | Enter Lyon and Moone-shine. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.218 | When Lion rough in wildest rage doth roar. | When Lion rough in wildest rage doth roare. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.220 | A lion fell, nor else no lion's dam, | A Lion fell, nor else no Lions dam: |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.221 | For if I should as lion come in strife | For if I should as Lion come in strife |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.226 | This lion is a very fox for his valour. | This Lion is a verie Fox for his valor. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.257 | Lion roars. Flute as Thisbe runs off | The Lion roares, Thisby runs off. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.257 | Well roared, Lion! | Well roar'd Lion. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.260 | Lion tears Thisbe's mantle. Exit | |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.261 | Well moused, Lion! | Wel mouz'd Lion. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.263 | And so the lion vanished. | And so the Lion vanisht. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.284 | Since lion vile hath here deflowered my dear? | Since Lion vilde hath heere deflour'd my deere: |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.340 | Moonshine and Lion are left to bury the dead. | Moone-shine & Lion are left to burie the dead. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.361 | Now the hungry lion roars | Now the hungry Lyons rores, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.i.15 | lamb, the feats of a lion; he hath indeed better bettered | Lambe, the feats of a Lion, he hath indeede better bettred |
| Othello | Oth II.iii.268 | affright an imperious lion. Sue to him again, and he's | affright an Imperious Lyon. Sue to him againe, and he's |
| Richard II | R2 II.i.173 | In war was never lion raged more fierce, | In warre was neuer Lyon rag'd more fierce: |
| Richard II | R2 V.i.29 | The lion dying thrusteth forth his paw | The Lyon dying, thrusteth forth his Paw, |
| Richard II | R2 V.i.34 | Which art a lion and a king of beasts? | Which art a Lyon, and a King of Beasts? |
| Timon of Athens | Tim III.v.50 | And the ass more captain than the lion, | And the Asse, more Captaine then the Lyon? |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.330 | t' attain to! If thou wert the lion, the fox would beguile | t'attaine to. If thou wert the Lyon, the Fox would beguile |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.332 | thou wert the fox, the lion would suspect thee when | thou wert the Fox, the Lion would suspect thee, when |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.342 | thou a leopard, thou wert german to the lion, and the | thou a Leopard, thou wert Germane to the Lion, and the |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.iii.151 | The lion, moved with pity, did endure | The Lion mou'd with pitty, did indure |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.i.97 | She's with the lion deeply still in league, | Shee's with the Lyon deepely still in league. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.ii.20 | of their particular additions: he is as valiant as the lion, | of their particular additions, he is as valiant as the Lyon, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.i.20 | And thou shalt hunt a lion that will fly | And thou shalt hunt a Lyon that will flye |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.iii.38 | Which better fits a lion than a man. | Which better fits a Lyon, then a man. |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.i.126 | To fall before the lion than the wolf! | To fall before the Lion, then the Wolfe? |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG V.iv.33 | Had I been seized by a hungry lion, | Had I beene ceazed by a hungry Lion, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.ii.82 | And as a heated lion, so he looks; | And as a heated Lyon, so he lookes; |