| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.ii.70 | Such is his noble purpose; and, believe't, | Such is his noble purpose, and beleeu't |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.v.69.1 | In the unlawful purpose? | In the vnlawfull purpose. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.vii.29 | The bottom of your purpose. | the bottome of your purpose. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.i.19 | our purpose – choughs' language, gabble enough and | our purpose: Choughs language, gabble enough, and |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.i.35 | impossibility, and knowing I had no such purpose? I | impossibility, and knowing I had no such purpose? I |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW V.iii.241 | Come, come, to th' purpose. Did he love this | Come, come, to'th' purpose: Did hee loue this |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC I.ii.178 | Have notice what we purpose. I shall break | Haue notice what we purpose. I shall breake |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC I.iii.14 | I am sorry to give breathing to my purpose – | I am sorry to giue breathing to my purpose. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.ii.150 | To this good purpose, that so fairly shows, | (To this good purpose, that so fairely shewes) |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.vi.51 | That called me timelier than my purpose hither; | That cal'd me timelier then my purpose hither: |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.vi.116 | I think the policy of that purpose made more in | I thinke the policy of that purpose, made more in |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.iii.13.1 | And full of purpose. | and full of purpose. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC V.i.62 | We purpose her no shame. Give her what comforts | We purpose her no shame: giue her what comforts |
| As You Like It | AYL I.i.130 | notice of my brother's purpose herein, and have by | notice of my Brothers purpose heerein, and haue by |
| As You Like It | AYL IV.ii.6 | forester, for this purpose? | Forrester for this purpose? |
| As You Like It | AYL V.ii.51 | purpose, that I know you are a gentleman of good conceit. | purpose) that I know you are a Gentleman of good conceit: |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE IV.i.98 | And told thee to what purpose, and what end. | And told thee to what purpose, and what end. |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE IV.iii.91 | On purpose shut the doors against his way. | On purpose shut the doores against his way: |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.i.89 | But, since it serves my purpose, I will venture | But since it serues my purpose, I will venture |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.vi.50 | Retire to win our purpose. | retyre to win our purpose. |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.i.81 | When you speak best unto the purpose, it is not worth | when you speake best vnto the purpose. It is not woorth |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.i.232 | Than have him hold that purpose and to put it | then haue him hold that purpose, and to put it |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.ii.150 | Our purpose to them; and to our noble Consul | Our purpose to them, and to our Noble Consull |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.i.148 | To unstable slightness. Purpose so barred, it follows | To vnstable Slightnesse. Purpose so barr'd, it followes, |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.i.149 | Nothing is done to purpose. Therefore, beseech you – | Nothing is done to purpose. Therefore beseech you, |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.ii.89.1 | As words to little purpose. | As words to little purpose. |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.v.122 | We have a power on foot, and I had purpose | We haue a Power on foote: and I had purpose |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.iii.119 | I purpose not to wait on fortune till | I purpose not to waite on Fortune, till |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.v.39 | purpose as then each bore, upon importance of so | purpose, as then each bore, vpon importance of so |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.v.136 | graver purpose I hope. | grauer purpose I hope. |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.vii.202 | I crossed the seas on purpose and on promise | I crost the Seas on purpose, and on promise |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.iii.55 | Albeit he comes on angry purpose now; | Albeit he comes on angry purpose now; |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.iv.29 | she hath my letter for the purpose: where, | She hath my Letter for the purpose; where, |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.iv.109 | Purpose return. Why hast thou gone so far, | Purpose returne. Why hast thou gone so farre |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.iv.121 | My purpose would prove well: it cannot be | My purpose would proue well: it cannot be, |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.i.23 | to a sore purpose! Fortune, put them into my hand! | to a sore purpose: Fortune put them into my hand: |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.ii.345 | What have you dreamed of late of this war's purpose? | What haue you dream'd of late of this warres purpose. |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.i.22 | Hear patiently my purpose. I'll disrobe me | Heare patiently my purpose. Ile disrobe me |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.178.2 | Nay, nay, to th' purpose. | Nay, nay, to'th'purpose. |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.253 | Of no esteem. I, dreading that her purpose | Of no esteeme. I dreading, that her purpose |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.284 | With unchaste purpose, and with oath to violate | With vnchaste purpose, and with oath to violate |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.411 | The purpose I then followed. That I was he, | The purpose I then follow'd. That I was he, |
| Hamlet | Ham I.ii.30 | Of this his nephew's purpose – to suppress | Of this his Nephewes purpose, to suppresse |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.278 | Why, anything but to th' purpose. You were | Why any thing. But to the purpose; you were |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.451 | Black as his purpose, did the night resemble | Blacke as his purpose, did the night resemble |
| Hamlet | Ham III.i.27 | And drive his purpose into these delights. | and driue his purpose on / To these delights. |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.20 | o'erdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, | ouer-done, is frõ the purpose of Playing, whose end |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.198 | Purpose is but the slave to memory, | Purpose is but the slaue to Memorie, |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.205 | The passion ending, doth the purpose lose. | The passion ending, doth the purpose lose. |
| Hamlet | Ham III.iv.112 | Is but to whet thy almost blunted purpose. | Is but to whet thy almost blunted purpose. |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vii.139 | And for that purpose I'll anoint my sword. | And for that purpose Ile annoint my Sword: |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vii.161 | Our purpose may hold there. – But stay, what noise? | Our purpose may hold there; |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.38 | question to thee. If thou answerest me not to the purpose, | question to thee; if thou answerest me not to the purpose, |
| Hamlet | Ham V.ii.173 | hold his purpose, I will win for him an I can, If not, I | hold his purpose; I will win for him if I can: if not, Ile |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.i.28 | But this our purpose now is twelve month old, | But this our purpose is a tweluemonth old, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.i.101 | Our holy purpose to Jerusalem. | Our holy purpose to Ierusalem. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.i.93 | our purchase, as I am a true man. | our purpose, / As I am a true man. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iii.8 | The purpose you undertake is dangerous, | The purpose you vndertake is dangerous. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iii.12 | The purpose you undertake is dangerous, the friends you | The purpose you vndertake is dangerous, the Friends you |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 IV.iii.111 | Bring him our purposes – and so, farewell. | Bring him our purpose: and so farewell. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.i.43 | That you did nothing purpose 'gainst the state, | That you did nothing of purpose 'gainst the State, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.ii.171 | the purpose must weigh with the folly. Follow | the purpose must weigh with the folly. Follow |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.iv.303 | back, and spoke it on purpose to try my patience. | back, and spoke it on purpose, to trie my patience. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.i.138 | But this is mere digression from my purpose. | But this is meere digression from my purpose. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.v.209 | I cut them off, and had a purpose now | I cut them off: and had a purpose now |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 epilogue.7 | purpose, and so to the venture. Be it known to you, as it | Purpose, and so to the Venture. Be it knowne to you (as it |
| Henry V | H5 I.ii.213 | End in one purpose, and be all well borne | And in one purpose, and be all well borne |
| Henry V | H5 II.ii.106 | As two yoke-devils sworn to either's purpose, | As two yoake diuels sworne to eythers purpose, |
| Henry V | H5 III.ii.15 | My purpose should not fail with me, | my purpose should not fayle with me; |
| Henry V | H5 III.vii.65 | any such proverb so little kin to the purpose. | any such Prouerbe, so little kin to the purpose. |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.153 | his servant; for they purpose not their death when they | his Seruant; for they purpose not their death, when they |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.154 | purpose their services. Besides, there is no king, be | purpose their seruices. Besides, there is no King, be |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.i.133 | With purpose to relieve and follow them, | With purpose to relieue and follow them, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.i.7 | Purpose to answer what thou canst object. | Purpose to answer what thou canst obiect. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.i.36 | Your purpose is both good and reasonable, | Your purpose is both good and reasonable: |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.iv.22 | Of purpose to obscure my noble birth. | Of purpose, to obscure my Noble birth. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.256 | Because his purpose is not executed. | Because his purpose is not executed. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.282 | Yet did I purpose as they do entreat; | Yet did I purpose as they doe entreat: |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 III.ii.133 | A cold premeditation for my purpose! | A cold premeditation for my purpose. |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.ii.209.1 | Does an irresolute purpose. | Do's an irresolute purpose. |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iii.62 | Does purpose honour to you no less flowing | Doe's purpose honour to you no lesse flowing, |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.ii.13 | This is of purpose laid by some that hate me – | This is of purpose laid by some that hate me, |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.iii.35 | Clean from the purpose of the things themselves. | Cleane from the purpose of the things themselues. |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.i.178 | Our purpose necessary, and not envious; | Our purpose Necessary, and not Enuious. |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.17 | I fear our purpose is discovered. | I feare our purpose is discouered. |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.146 | Falls shrewdly to the purpose. | Falles shrewdly to the purpose. |
| King Edward III | E3 I.i.61 | And for that purpose here I summon thee | And for that purpose here I somon thee, |
| King John | KJ II.i.580 | From all direction, purpose, course, intent – | From all direction, purpose, course, intent. |
| King John | KJ IV.i.123 | Yet am I sworn, and I did purpose, boy, | Yet am I sworne, and I did purpose, Boy, |
| King John | KJ IV.ii.77 | Between his purpose and his conscience, | Betweene his purpose and his conscience, |
| King John | KJ IV.iii.63 | The practice, and the purpose, of the King – | The practice, and the purpose of the king: |
| King John | KJ V.i.76 | They saw we had a purpose of defence. | They saw we had a purpose of defence. |
| King John | KJ V.vii.86 | With purpose presently to leave this war. | With purpose presently to leaue this warre. |
| King Lear | KL I.i.36 | Meantime we shall express our darker purpose. | Meane time we shal expresse our darker purpose. |
| King Lear | KL I.i.225 | To speak and purpose not, since what I well intend | To speake and purpose not, since what I will intend, |
| King Lear | KL I.ii.84 | proceed against him, mistaking his purpose, it would | proceed against him, mistaking his purpose, it would |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.69 | curiosity than as a very pretence and purpose of | curiositie, then as a very pretence and purpose of |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.273 | Suspend thy purpose if thou didst intend | Suspend thy purpose, if thou did'st intend |
| King Lear | KL II.i.49 | To his unnatural purpose, in fell motion | To his vnnaturall purpose, in fell motion |
| King Lear | KL II.i.110 | Be feared of doing harm. Make your own purpose | Be fear'd of doing harme, make your owne purpose, |
| King Lear | KL II.iv.3 | The night before there was no purpose in them | The night before,there was no purpose in them |
| King Lear | KL II.iv.176.2 | Good sir, to the purpose. | Good Sir, to'th'purpose. |
| King Lear | KL IV.ii.93 | And quit the house on purpose that their punishment | And quit the house on purpose, that their punishment |
| King Lear | KL V.i.1 | Know of the Duke if his last purpose hold | Know of the Duke if his last purpose hold, |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL II.i.109 | Vouchsafe to read the purpose of my coming, | Vouchsafe to read the purpose of my comming, |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL IV.i.29 | That more for praise than purpose meant to kill. | That more for praise, then purpose meant to kill. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.i.130 | purpose. | purpose. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.122 | Their purpose is to parley, court, and dance, | Their purpose is to parlee, to court, and dance, |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.343 | We came to visit you, and purpose now | We came to visit you, and purpose now |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.736 | All causes to the purpose of his speed, | All causes to the purpose of his speed: |
| Macbeth | Mac I.v.44 | Shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace between | Shake my fell purpose, nor keepe peace betweene |
| Macbeth | Mac I.vi.21 | We coursed him at the heels and had a purpose | We courst him at the heeles, and had a purpose |
| Macbeth | Mac II.ii.52.2 | Infirm of purpose! | Infirme of purpose: |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.i.144 | The flighty purpose never is o'ertook | The flighty purpose neuer is o're-tooke |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.i.153 | This deed I'll do before this purpose cool. | This deed Ile do, before this purpose coole, |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.ii.77 | something near to the speech we had to such a purpose. | somthing neere to the speech we had to such a purpose. |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.iii.4 | To give me secret harbour hath a purpose | To giue me secret harbour, hath a purpose |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.iii.54 | If power change purpose, what our seemers be. | If power change purpose: what our Seemers be. |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.i.13 | Could have attained th' effect of your own purpose, | Could haue attaind th' effect of your owne purpose, |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.i.111 | Come, you are a tedious fool. To the purpose. | Come: you are a tedious foole: to the purpose: |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.i.142 | good purpose. Doth your honour mark his face? | good purpose: doth your honor marke his face? |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.iv.148 | My words express my purpose. | My words expresse my purpose. |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.iv.150 | And most pernicious purpose. Seeming, seeming! | And most pernitious purpose: Seeming, seeming. |
| Measure for Measure | MM III.i.164 | purpose to corrupt her; only he hath made an assay of | purpose to corrupt her; onely he hath made an assay of |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.v.2 | The provost knows our purpose and our plot. | The Prouost knowes our purpose and our plot, |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.vi.4.1 | He says, to veil full purpose. | He saies, to vaile full purpose. |
| Measure for Measure | MM V.i.102 | His purpose surfeiting, he sends a warrant | His purpose surfetting, he sends a warrant |
| Measure for Measure | MM V.i.310 | Joint by joint, but we will know his purpose. | Ioynt by ioynt, but we will know his purpose: |
| Measure for Measure | MM V.i.393 | That brained my purpose; but peace be with him. | That brain'd my purpose: but peace be with him, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.i.91 | With purpose to be dressed in an opinion | With purpose to be drest in an opinion |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.iii.95 | The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. | The diuell can cite Scripture for his purpose, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.ii.190 | That purpose merriment. But fare you well; | That purpose merriment: but far you well, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.ii.227 | My purpose was not to have seen you here, | My purpose was not to haue seene you heere, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV IV.i.35 | I have possessed your grace of what I purpose, | I haue possest your grace of what I purpose, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV IV.i.244 | For the intent and purpose of the law | For the intent and purpose of the Law |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.ii.206 | Have you importuned her to such a purpose? | Haue you importun'd her to such a purpose? |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.ii.212 | To what purpose have you unfolded this to me? | To what purpose haue you vnfolded this to me? |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.ii.217 | here is the heart of my purpose: you are a gentleman of | here is the heart of my purpose: you are a gentleman of |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.iv.75 | He'll tell me all his purpose. Sure, he'll come. | Hee'l tell me all his purpose: sure hee'l come. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.vi.3 | Yet hear me speak. Assist me in my purpose, | Yet heare me speake: assist me in my purpose, |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.vi.21 | The purpose why is here – in which disguise, | The purpose why, is here: in which disguise |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW V.v.196 | your purpose, turned my daughter into green; and | your purpose: turn'd my daughter into white, and |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.i.160 | Of this their purpose hither to this wood, | Of this their purpose hither, to this wood, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.237 | and people sin upon purpose, because they would | and people sinne vpon purpose, because they would |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.iii.18 | He was wont to speak plain and to the purpose, like an | he was wont to speake plaine, & to the purpose (like an |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.iii.37 | As hushed on purpose to grace harmony! | As husht on purpose to grace harmonie. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.i.12 | To listen our propose. This is thy office; | To listen our purpose, this is thy office, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iv.103 | about him. In brief, since I do purpose to marry, I will | about him: in briefe, since I do purpose to marry, I will |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iv.104 | think nothing to any purpose that the world can say | thinke nothing to any purpose that the world can say |
| Othello | Oth I.iii.385 | The better shall my purpose work on him. | The better shall my purpose worke on him: |
| Othello | Oth II.iii.227 | Outran my purpose and I returned the rather | Out-ran my purpose: and I return'd then rather |
| Othello | Oth III.iii.313 | If it be not for some purpose of import, | If it be not for some purpose of import, |
| Othello | Oth IV.ii.213 | reason to believe now than ever – I mean purpose, | reason to beleeue now then euer (I meane purpose, |
| Othello | Oth V.ii.318 | That there he dropped it for a special purpose | That there he dropt it for a speciall purpose, |
| Pericles | Per II.ii.53 | And on set purpose let his armour rust | And on set purpose let his Armour rust |
| Pericles | Per III.iv.12 | Madam, if this you purpose as ye speak, | Madam, if this you purpose as ye speake, |
| Pericles | Per IV.i.8.1 | A soldier to thy purpose. | a souldier to thy purpose. |
| Pericles | Per IV.ii.142 | Diana, aid my purpose! | Diana ayde my purpose. |
| Pericles | Per IV.vi.197 | make them acquainted with your purpose, and I doubt | make them acquainted with your purpose, and I doubt |
| Pericles | Per V.i.251 | My purpose was for Tarsus, there to strike | My purpose was for Tharsus, there to strike, |
| Richard II | R2 I.iii.188 | Nor never by advised purpose meet | Nor euer by aduised purpose meete, |
| Richard II | R2 I.iii.253 | O, to what purpose dost thou hoard thy words, | Oh to what purpose dost thou hord thy words, |
| Richard II | R2 V.ii.34 | That had not God for some strong purpose steeled | That had not God (for some strong purpose) steel'd |
| Richard II | R2 V.ii.55 | If God prevent not, I purpose so. | If God preuent not, I purpose so. |
| Richard III | R3 III.i.171 | How doth he stand affected to our purpose, | How he doth stand affected to our purpose, |
| Richard III | R3 III.iv.15 | But, for his purpose in the coronation, | But for his purpose in the Coronation, |
| Richard III | R3 III.v.57 | The manner and the purpose of his treason, | The manner and the purpose of his Treasons: |
| Richard III | R3 III.vii.18 | Indeed, left nothing fitting for your purpose | Indeed, left nothing fitting for your purpose, |
| Richard III | R3 V.iii.275 | He smiled and said, ‘ The better for our purpose.’ | He smil'd and said, the better for our purpose. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.ii.130 | Wouldst thou withdraw it? For what purpose, love? | Would'st thou withdraw it, / For what purpose Loue? |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.ii.144 | Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow, | Thy purpose marriage, send me word to morrow, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.iv.43 | the purpose. Signor Romeo, bon jour. There's a French | the purpose. Signior Romeo, Bon iour, there's a French |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS induction.2.38 | On purpose trimmed up for Semiramis. | On purpose trim'd vp for Semiramis. |
| The Tempest | Tem I.ii.129 | Fated to th' purpose, did Antonio open | Fated to th' purpose, did Anthonio open |
| The Tempest | Tem I.ii.131 | The ministers for th' purpose hurried thence | The ministers for th' purpose hurried thence |
| The Tempest | Tem II.i.228 | If you but knew how you the purpose cherish | If you but knew how you the purpose cherish |
| The Tempest | Tem III.iii.13 | Do not, for one repulse, forgo the purpose | Doe not for one repulse forgoe the purpose |
| The Tempest | Tem V.i.29 | The sole drift of my purpose doth extend | The sole drift of my purpose doth extend |
| Timon of Athens | Tim III.i.26 | him of purpose to have him spend less. And yet he | him of purpose, to haue him spend lesse, and yet he |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.391 | To every purpose! O thou touch of hearts! | To euerie purpose: O thou touch of hearts, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.iii.84 | This valley fits the purpose passing well. | This valley fits the purpose passing well. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.iii.128 | That by a pace goes backward in a purpose | That by a pace goes backward in a purpose |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.iii.264 | And to this purpose speak: ‘ Kings, princes, lords, | And to this purpose speake: Kings, Princes, Lords, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.iii.323 | Relates in purpose only to Achilles. | Relates in purpose onely to Achilles. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.iii.324 | True. The purpose is perspicuous even as substance | The purpose is perspicuous euen as substance, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.iii.330 | Ay, with celerity, find Hector's purpose | I, with celerity, finde Hectors purpose |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.ii.135 | 'Twas not my purpose thus to beg a kiss. | 'Twas not my purpose thus to beg a kisse: |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.iii.50 | We'll execute your purpose, and put on | Weele execute your purpose, and put on |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.i.37 | His purpose meets you: it was to bring this Greek | His purpose meets you; it was to bring this Greek |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.iii.5.1 | And haste her to the purpose. | And hast her to the purpose. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.v.66 | To him that victory commands? Or do you purpose | To him that victory commands? or doe you purpose, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.v.262 | Till accident or purpose bring you to't. | Till accident, or purpose bring you too't. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.i.35 | From my great purpose in tomorrow's battle. | From my great purpose in to morrowes battell: |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.iii.23 | It is the purpose that makes strong the vow; | It is the purpose that makes strong the vowe; |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.iii.24 | But vows to every purpose must not hold. | But vowes to euery purpose must not hold: |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.iii.19 | What's that to the purpose? | What's that to th'purpose? |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.iii.160 | My purpose is indeed a horse of that colour. | My purpose is indeed a horse of that colour. |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iv.67 | with the letter. She sends him on purpose, that I may | with the Letter, she sends him on purpose, that I may |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iv.250 | nothing of my purpose. | nothing of my purpose. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.vi.42 | Love, lend me wings to make my purpose swift, | Loue lend me wings, to make my purpose swift |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.152 | 'Tis so; and here's the ladder for the purpose. | 'Tis so: and heere's the Ladder for the purpose. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG IV.i.53 | But to the purpose – for we cite our faults | But to the purpose: for we cite our faults, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK II.v.18 | I purpose is my way too; sure he cannot | I purpose is my way too: Sure he cannot |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK V.ii.30 | But that's all one, 'tis nothing to our purpose. | But that's all one, tis nothing to our purpose, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK V.ii.76 | Some blind priest for the purpose, that will venture | Some blind Priest for the purpose, that will venture |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK epilogue.14 | For to that honest purpose it was meant ye, | (For to that honest purpose it was ment ye) |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.89.1 | To better purpose. | To better purpose. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.100 | But once before I spoke to th' purpose? When? | But once before I spoke to th' purpose? when? |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.106 | Why, lo you now, I have spoke to th' purpose twice: | Why lo-you now; I haue spoke to th' purpose twice: |
| The Winter's Tale | WT II.iii.150 | Past and to come, that you do change this purpose, | Past, and to come) that you doe change this purpose, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.39 | Which then will speak: that you must change this purpose | Which then will speake, that you must change this purpose, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.152 | As little skill to fear as I have purpose | As little skill to feare, as I haue purpose |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.466 | You do not purpose to him – and as hardly | You do not purpose to him:) and as hardly |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.469.2 | I not purpose it. | I not purpose it: |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.539 | This follows, if you will not change your purpose | This followes, if you will not change your purpose |