| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.448 | ‘ The rugged Pyrrhus, like th' Hyrcanian beast – ’ | The rugged Pyrrhus like th' Hyrcanian Beast. |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.450 | ‘ The rugged Pyrrhus, he whose sable arms, | The rugged Pyrrhus, he whose Sable Armes |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.175 | His well-proportioned beard made rough and rugged, | His well proportion'd Beard, made ruffe and rugged, |
| Macbeth | Mac III.ii.27 | Gentle my lord, sleek o'er your rugged looks, | Gentle my Lord, sleeke o're your rugged Lookes, |
| Macbeth | Mac III.iv.99 | Approach thou like the rugged Russian bear, | Approach thou like the rugged Russian Beare, |