| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC I.ii.155 | piece of work, which not to have been blessed withal | peece of worke, which not to haue beene blest withall, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC I.v.45 | To mend the petty present, I will piece | To mend the petty present, I will peece |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.ii.28 | Let not the piece of virtue which is set | Let not the peece of Vertue which is set |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC V.ii.99 | An Antony were nature's piece 'gainst fancy, | An Anthony were Natures peece, 'gainst Fancie, |
| As You Like It | AYL III.ii.63 | respect of a good piece of flesh indeed! Learn of the | respect of a good peece of flesh indeed: learne of the |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.iii.211 | I twice five hundred and their friends to piece 'em. | I twice fiue hundred, & their friends, to piece 'em. |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.iii.32 | Ay, as an hostler, that for th' poorest piece | I, as an Hostler, that fourth poorest peece |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.iv.72 | The press of boats, or pride. A piece of work | The presse of Boates, or Pride. A peece of Worke |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.ii.127 | To let an arrogant piece of flesh threat us, | To let an arrogant peece of flesh threat vs? |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.iv.140 | by a piece of tender air: and when from a stately | by a peece of tender Ayre: And when from a stately |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.438 | by a piece of tender air: and when from a | by a peece of tender Ayre: And when from a |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.447 | (to Cymbeline) The piece of tender air, thy virtuous daughter, | The peece of tender Ayre, thy vertuous Daughter, |
| Hamlet | Ham I.i.19.2 | A piece of him. | A peece of him. |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.303 | of vapours. What a piece of work is a man, | of vapours. What a piece of worke is a man! |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.426 | chopine. Pray God your voice, like a piece of uncurrent | Choppine. Pray God your voice like a peece of vncurrant |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.56 | How now, my lord? Will the King hear this piece of | How now my Lord, / Will the King heare this peece of |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.250 | anon. 'Tis a knavish piece of work. But what of that? | anon: 'tis a knauish peece of worke: But what o'that? |
| Hamlet | Ham V.ii.275 | Drum, trumpets, and shot. Flourish. A piece goes off | Trumpets sound, and shot goes off. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.476 | Dost thou hear, Hal? Never call a true piece of | Do'st thou heare Hal, neuer call a true peece of |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.iii.27 | I'll murder all his wardrobe, piece by piece, | Ile murder all his Wardrobe peece by peece, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.iv.152 | make him eat a piece of my sword. | make him eate a peece of my sword. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 III.ii.273 | manage you his piece thus, and 'a would about, and | manage you his Peece thus: and hee would about, and |
| Henry V | H5 I.chorus.23 | Piece out our imperfections with your thoughts: | Peece out our imperfections with your thoughts: |
| Henry V | H5 III.ii.46 | piece of service the men would carry coals. They would | peece of Seruice, the men would carry Coales. They would |
| Henry V | H5 IV.iii.112 | There's not a piece of feather in our host – | There's not a piece of feather in our Hoast: |
| Henry V | H5 IV.vii.2 | against the law of arms: 'tis as arrant a piece of knavery, | against the Law of Armes, tis as arrant a peece of knauery |
| Henry V | H5 V.i.12 | him once again, and then I will tell him a little piece of | him once againe, and then I will tell him a little piece of |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.iv.15 | A piece of ordnance 'gainst it I have placed; | A Peece of Ordnance 'gainst it I haue plac'd, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iv.43 | Are deeply indebted for this piece of pains. | Are deepely indebted for this peece of paines; |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 V.i.155 | And such a piece of service will you do, | And such a peece of seruice will you do, |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.280 | To be thus jaded by a piece of scarlet, | To be thus Iaded by a peece of Scarlet, |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.i.81.1 | So strangely in one piece. | So strangely in one peece. |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.ii.7 | This is a piece of malice. I am glad | This is a Peere of Malice: I am glad |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.v.26 | That mould up such a mighty piece as this is, | That mould vp such a mighty Piece as this is, |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.i.51 | ‘ Shall Rome, etc.’ Thus must I piece it out: | Shall Rome, &c. Thus must I piece it out: |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.i.327 | A piece of work that will make sick men whole. | A peece of worke, / That will make sicke men whole. |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.254 | O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, | O pardon me, thou bleeding peece of Earth: |
| King Lear | KL III.vi.2 | thankfully; I will piece out the comfort with what | thankfully: I will peece out the comfort with what |
| King Lear | KL IV.vi.89 | mouse! – Peace, peace! this piece of toasted cheese will | Mouse: peace, peace, this peece of toasted Cheese will |
| King Lear | KL IV.vi.135 | O ruined piece of nature! This great world | O ruin'd peece of Nature, this great world |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.ii.50 | Why, sir, is this such a piece of study? Now here is | Why sir is this such a peece of study? Now here's |
| Macbeth | Mac II.iii.125 | And question this most bloody piece of work | And question this most bloody piece of worke, |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.ii.32 | velvet. Thou'rt a three-piled piece, I warrant thee. I | veluet; thou'rt a three pild-peece I warrant thee: I |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.i.258 | for some piece of money, and go through with all. | for some peece of money, and goe through with all. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.ii.22 | I speak too long, but 'tis to piece the time, | I speake too long, but 'tis to peize the time, |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW V.v.82 | lest he transform me to a piece of cheese. | Least he transforme me to a peece of Cheese. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW V.v.138 | piece of toasted cheese. | peece of toasted Cheese. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND I.ii.13 | A very good piece of work, I assure you, and a | A very good peece of worke I assure you, and a |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.iii.161 | We have here recovered the most dangerous piece of | we haue here recouered the most dangerous peece of |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.ii.79 | householder; and, which is more, as pretty a piece of | houshoulder, and which is more, as pretty a peece of |
| Othello | Oth III.i.23 | Prithee keep up thy quillets – there's a poor piece | Prythee keepe vp thy Quillets, ther's a poore peece |
| Othello | Oth IV.i.151 | work! A likely piece of work, that you should find it in | worke? A likely piece of worke, that you should finde it in |
| Pericles | Per III.i.17 | Am like to do. Take in your arms this piece | am like to doe: / Take in your armes this peece |
| Pericles | Per IV.ii.41 | Master, I have gone through for this piece you see. | Master, I haue gone through for this peece you see, |
| Pericles | Per IV.ii.133 | When nature framed this piece, she meant thee a good | When Nature framde this peece, shee meant thee a good |
| Pericles | Per IV.iii.2 | O Dionyza, such a piece of slaughter | O Dioniza, such a peece of slaughter, |
| Pericles | Per IV.vi.109 | Fare thee well. Thou art a piece of virtue, and | fare thee well, thou art a peece of vertue, & |
| Pericles | Per IV.vi.115 | I beseech your honour, one piece for me. | I beseeche your Honor one peece for me. |
| Pericles | Per IV.vi.142 | An if she were a thornier piece of ground than she | And if shee were a thornyer peece of ground then shee |
| Richard II | R2 V.i.92 | And piece the way out with a heavy heart. | And peece the Way out with a heauie heart. |
| Richard III | R3 I.iii.333 | But then I sigh, and, with a piece of Scripture, | But then I sigh, and with a peece of Scripture, |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iii.5 | To do this piece of ruthless butchery, | To do this peece of ruthfull Butchery, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.i.28 | 'tis known I am a pretty piece of flesh. | 'tis knowne I am a pretty peece of flesh. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.v.8 | me a piece of marchpane; and, as thou loves me, let the | mee a piece of Marchpane, and as thou louest me, let the |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS I.i.250 | 'Tis a very excellent piece of work, madam lady. | 'Tis a verie excellent peece of worke, Madame Ladie: |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.i.12 | A piece of ice. If thou doubt it, thou mayst slide | A piece of Ice: if thou doubt it, thou maist slide |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.iii.23 | What say you to a piece of beef and mustard? | What say you to a peece of Beefe and Mustard? |
| The Tempest | Tem I.ii.56 | Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and | Thy Mother was a peece of vertue, and |
| The Tempest | Tem II.ii.29 | would give a piece of silver. There would this monster | would giue a peece of siluer: there, would this Monster, |
| Timon of Athens | Tim I.i.28 | Let's see your piece. | Let's see your peece. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim I.i.29 | 'Tis a good piece. | 'Tis a good Peece. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim I.i.159 | A piece of painting, which I do beseech | A peece of Painting, which I do beseech |
| Timon of Athens | Tim I.i.201 | and yet he's but a filthy piece of work. | and yet he's but a filthy peece of worke. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim I.i.250 | Show me this piece. I am joyful of your sights. | Shew me this peece, I am ioyfull of your sights. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim III.ii.66 | And just of the same piece | And iust of the same peece |
| Timon of Athens | Tim V.i.19 | will promise him an excellent piece. | will promise him / An excellent Peece. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.312 | But go thy ways, go give that changing piece | But goe thy wayes, goe giue that changing peece, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.iii.7 | A very excellent piece of villainy. | A very excellent peece of villany: |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.i.51 | make it whole again; you shall piece it out with a piece | make it whole againe, you shall peece it out with a peece |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.i.63 | The lees and dregs of a flat tamed piece; | The lees and dregs of a flat tamed peece: |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.v.26 | piece of Eve's flesh as any in Illyria. | piece of Eues flesh, as any in Illyria. |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.iv.2 | Now, good Cesario, but that piece of song, | Now good Cesario , but that peece of song, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK II.iv.14 | Would say it was my best piece; last, and greatest, | Would say it was my best peece: last, and greatest, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.v.43 | This is that scornful piece, that scurvy hilding, | This is that scornefull peece, that scurvy hilding |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.vi.86.1 | Is not this piece too strait? | Is not this peece too streight? |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.vi.263.1 | On any piece the earth has. | On any peece the earth has. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.iii.6 | what broken piece of matter soe'er she's about, the name | what / Broken peece of matter so'ere she's about, the name |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.iii.20 | must bring a piece of silver on the tip of your tongue, | must / Bring a peece of silver on the tip of your tongue, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK V.iv.31 | Commend me to her, and to piece her portion | Commend me to her, and to peece her portion |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.32 | Were never for a piece of beauty rarer, | Were neuer for a peece of beauty, rarer, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.419 | But shorten thy life one week. – And thou, fresh piece | But shorten thy life one weeke. And thou, fresh peece |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.673 | anything extempore. The Prince himself is about a piece | any thing extempore. The Prince himselfe is about a peece |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.675 | at his heels. If I thought it were a piece of honesty to | at his heeles:) if I thought it were a peece of honestie to |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.i.94 | Ay, the most peerless piece of earth, I think, | I: the most peerelesse peece of Earth, I thinke, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.ii.94 | piece many years in doing and now newly performed by | Peece many yeeres in doing, and now newly perform'd, by |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.ii.106 | company piece the rejoicing? | companie peece the Reioycing? |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.iii.38 | For being more stone than it? O royal piece! | For being more Stone then it? Oh Royall Peece: |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.iii.56.1 | Will piece up in himself. | Will peece vp in himselfe. |