| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE II.ii.196 | Dromio, go bid the servants spread for dinner. | Dromio, goe bid the seruants spred for dinner. |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE III.ii.48 | Spread o'er the silver waves thy golden hairs | Spread ore the siluer waues thy golden haires; |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.i.309.1 | Spread further. | Spred further. |
| Hamlet | Ham III.iv.152 | And do not spread the compost on the weeds | And do not spred the Compost or the Weedes, |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vii.175 | Fell in the weeping brook. Her clothes spread wide, | Fell in the weeping Brooke, her cloathes spred wide, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.iii.8 | all, Sir John – marry, good air. Spread, Davy, spread, | all Sir Iohn: Marry, good ayre. Spread Dauy, spread |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.i.11 | His arms spread wider than a dragon's wings; | His Armes spred wider then a Dragons Wings: |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.iv.50 | So great fear of my name 'mongst them were spread | So great feare of my Name 'mongst them were spread, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.iii.31 | There goes the Talbot with his colours spread, | There goes the Talbot, with his Colours spred, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.i.91 | And slew your fathers, and with colours spread | And slew your Fathers, and with Colours spread |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.i.252 | Will follow mine, if once they see them spread; | Will follow mine, if once they see them spread: |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.i.253 | And spread they shall be, to thy foul disgrace | And spread they shall be, to thy foule disgrace, |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.ii.205 | Another spread on's breast, mounting his eyes, | Another spread on's breast, mounting his eyes, |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.ii.123 | Believe me, there's an ill opinion spread then, | Beleeue me, there's an ill opinion spread then, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.i.179 | A bonnier vessel never yet spread sail; | A bonnier vessel neuer yet spred sayle, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iii.166 | Now on this plain of Crécy spread yourselves – | Now on this plaine of Cressie spred your selues, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.vii.1.1 | Enter Prince Edward, King John, Charles, and all, with ensigns spread. Retreat sounded | Enter prince Edward, king Iohn, Charles, and all with Ensignes spred. Retreat sounded. |
| King John | KJ II.i.8 | To spread his colours, boy, in thy behalf, | To spread his colours boy, in thy behalfe, |
| King John | KJ V.i.72 | Mocking the air with colours idly spread, | Mocking the ayre with colours idlely spred, |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.560 | By east, west, north, and south, I spread my conquering might; | By East, West, North, & South, I spred my conquering might |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND I.ii.15 | by the scroll. Masters, spread yourselves. | by the scrowle. Masters spread your selues. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.iii.209 | Let there be the same net spread | Let there be the same Net spread |
| Pericles | Per I.i.98 | Blows dust in others' eyes, to spread itself; | Blowes dust in others eyes to spread it selfe; |
| Pericles | Per epilogue.V.iii.12 | Had spread his cursed deed to the honoured name | Had spred his cursed deede, the honor'd name |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.i.152 | Ere he can spread his sweet leaves to the air | Ere he can spread his sweete leaues to the ayre, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.ii.5 | Spread thy close curtain, love-performing night, | Spred thy close Curtaine Loue-performing night, |
| Timon of Athens | Tim V.iv.30 | Into our city with thy banners spread. | Into our City with thy Banners spred, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.iii.322 | However it is spread in general name, | How euer it is spred in general name, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.64 | Nor in more bounty spread her; your wheaten wreath | Nor in more bounty spread her. Your wheaten wreathe |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK II.i.293 | How I would spread, and fling my wanton arms | How I would spread, and fling my wanton armes |
| The Winter's Tale | WT II.i.19.2 | She is spread of late | She is spread of late |