| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE IV.ii.59 | That time comes stealing on by night and day? |
That time comes stealing on by night and day? |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.ii.16.1 | Stealing so poorly. | Stealing so poorely. |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.348 | Unto my end of stealing them. But gracious sir, | Vnto my end of stealing them. But gracious Sir, |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.71 | But age with his stealing steps | But Age with his stealing steps |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.ii.32 | Or rather of stealing a cade of herrings. | Or rather of stealing a Cade of Herrings. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.ii.59 | being burnt i'th' hand for stealing of sheep. | being burnt i'th hand for stealing of Sheepe. |
| King Edward III | E3 I.ii.90 | What, are the stealing foxes fled and gone | What are the stealing Foxes fled and gone |
| King John | KJ IV.iii.136 | Be guilty of the stealing that sweet breath | Be guiltie of the stealing that sweete breath |
| King Lear | KL IV.i.59 | prince of dumbness; Mahu, of stealing; | |
| Macbeth | Mac II.iii.13 | English tailor come hither for stealing out of a French | English Taylor come hither, for stealing out of a French |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV V.i.19 | Stealing her soul with many vows of faith, | Stealing her soule with many vowes of faith, |
| Richard III | R3 III.vii.167 | Which, mellowed by the stealing hours of time, | Which mellow'd by the stealing howres of time, |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.i.7 | Stealing and giving odour. Enough, no more! | Stealing, and giuing Odour. Enough, no more, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT III.iii.61 | wenches with child, wronging the ancientry, stealing, | wenches with childe, wronging the Auncientry, stealing, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.674 | of iniquity – stealing away from his father, with his clog | of Iniquitie (stealing away from his Father, with his Clog |