| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.vi.79 | No more than a fish loves water. Is not this a | No more then a fish loues water. Is not this a |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC I.ii.170 | and indeed the tears live in an onion that should water | aud indeed the teares liue in an Onion, that should water |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC I.iii.64 | With sorrowful water? Now I see, I see, | With sorrowfull water? Now I see, I see, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.ii.197 | Burned on the water. The poop was beaten gold; | Burnt on the water: the Poope was beaten Gold, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.ii.201 | The water which they beat to follow faster, | The water which they beate, to follow faster; |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.vi.86 | You have done well by water. | You haue done well by water. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.vi.90 | Nor what I have done by water. | Nor what I haue done by water. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xiv.11.1 | As water is in water. | As water is in water. |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE I.ii.35 | I to the world am like a drop of water | I to the world am like a drop of water, |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE II.ii.135 | A drop of water in the breaking gulf, | A drop of water in the breaking gulfe, |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE III.ii.109 | That's a fault that water | That's a fault that water |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.iii.241 | That our best water brought by conduits hither; | That our best Water, brought by Conduits hither, |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.ii.69 | here's water to quench it. I was hardly moved to come | heere's water to quench it. I was hardly moued to come |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.iii.21 | His steeds to water at those springs | His Steeds to water at those Springs |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.269 | Prove holy water on thee; Innogen, | Proue holy-water on thee; Imogen, |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vii.185 | Too much of water hast thou, poor Ophelia, | Too much of water hast thou poore Ophelia, |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.15 | Give me leave. Here lies the water – good. | Giue me leaue; heere lies the water; good: |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.16 | Here stands the man – good. If the man go to this water | heere stands the man; good: If the man goe to this water |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.18 | you that. But if the water come to him and drown him, | you that? But if the water come to him & drowne him; |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.168 | trade that 'a will keep out water a great while, and your | Trade, that he will keepe out water a great while. And your |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.169 | water is a sore decayer of your whoreson dead body. | water, is a sore Decayer of your horson dead body. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.i.85 | Will she hold out water in foul way? | Will she hold out water in foule way? |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.i.90 | For there will be a world of water shed | For there will be a World of Water shed, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.2 | water? | water? |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.3 | He said, sir, the water itself was a good healthy | He said sir, the water it selfe was a good healthy |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.4 | water; but, for the party that owed it, he might have | water: but for the party that ow'd it, he might haue |
| Henry V | H5 III.v.18 | Killing their fruit with frowns? Can sodden water, | Killing their Fruit with frownes. Can sodden Water, |
| Henry V | H5 III.vii.21 | earth and water never appear in him, but only in | of Earth and Water neuer appeare in him, but only in |
| Henry V | H5 IV.vii.104 | All the water in Wye cannot wash your | All the water in Wye, cannot wash your |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.ii.133 | Glory is like a circle in the water, | Glory is like a Circle in the Water, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iv.32 | By water shall he die, and take his end. | By Water shall he dye, and take his end. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iv.64 | By water shall he die, and take his end. | By Water shall he dye, and take his end. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.53 | Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep, | Smooth runnes the Water, where the Brooke is deepe, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.i.35 | And told me that by water I should die. | And told me that by Water I should dye: |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.i.116 | Walter! | Water: |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.i.140.1 | Exeunt Whitmore and soldiers | Exit Water |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.iv.82 | And if thine eyes can water for his death, | And if thine eyes can water for his death, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.iv.8 | With tearful eyes add water to the sea, | With tearefull Eyes adde Water to the Sea, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.iv.75 | Ye see I drink the water of my eye. | Ye see I drinke the water of my eye. |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.i.130 | Like water from ye, never found again | Like water from ye, neuer found againe |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.ii.46 | We write in water. May it please your highness | We write in Water. May it please your Highnesse |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.285 | Began to water. Is thy master coming? | Began to water. Is thy Master comming? |
| King John | KJ II.i.128 | As rain to water or devil to his dam! | As raine to water, or deuill to his damme; |
| King John | KJ II.i.339 | Unless thou let his silver water keep | Vnlesse thou let his siluer Water, keepe |
| King John | KJ IV.iii.131 | Put but a little water in a spoon, | Put but a little water in a spoone, |
| King Lear | KL II.iv.272 | And let not women's weapons, water drops, | And let not womens weapons, water drops, |
| King Lear | KL III.ii.10 | O nuncle, court holy water in a dry house is better | O Nunkle, Court holy-water in a dry house, is better |
| King Lear | KL III.ii.82 | When brewers mar their malt with water, | When Brewers marre their Malt with water; |
| King Lear | KL III.iv.124 | the todpole, the wall-newt and the water; that in the | the Tod-pole, the wall-Neut, and the water: that in the |
| King Lear | KL IV.iii.30 | The holy water from her heavenly eyes, | |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.288 | week with bran and water. | Weeke with Branne and water. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.208 | Thou now requests but moonshine in the water. | Thou now requests but Mooneshine in the water. |
| Macbeth | Mac I.iii.78 | The earth hath bubbles as the water has, | The Earth hath bubbles, as the Water ha's, |
| Macbeth | Mac II.ii.46 | So brain-sickly of things. Go get some water, | So braine-sickly of things: Goe get some Water, |
| Macbeth | Mac II.ii.67 | A little water clears us of this deed; | A little Water cleares vs of this deed. |
| Macbeth | Mac V.iii.51 | The water of my land, find her disease | The Water of my Land, finde her Disease, |
| Measure for Measure | MM III.ii.104 | that when he makes water his urine is congealed ice. | that when he makes water, his Vrine is congeal'd ice, |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.iii.152 | dine and sup with water and bran. I dare not for my | dine and sup with water and bran: I dare not for my |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.iii.22 | sailors but men; there be land rats and water rats, water | Saylers but men, there be land rats, and water rats, water |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.iii.78 | water on thy choler. Go about the fields with me | water on thy Choller: goe about the fields with mee |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.iii.171 | washing; so throwing him into the water will do him a | washing: so throwing him into the water, will doe him a |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.iii.183 | the water, and give him another hope to betray him to | the water, and giue him another hope, to betray him to |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.iv.101 | and water for such a kind heart. But yet I would my | & water for such a kinde heart. But yet, I would my |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.v.14 | death that I abhor, for the water swells a man, and what | a death that I abhorre: for the water swelles a man; and what |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.v.20 | water, for my belly's as cold as if I had swallowed | water: for my bellies as cold as if I had swallow'd |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.i.5 | throwing into the water. Mistress Ford desires you to | throwing into the water. Mistris Ford desires you to |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.i.189 | promise you, your kindred hath made my eyes water | promise you, your kindred hath made my eyes water |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.69 | Made mine eyes water: but more ‘ merry ’ tears | made mine eyes water: / But more merrie teares, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.i.5 | As water in a sieve. Give not me counsel, | As water in a siue: giue not me counsaile, |
| Othello | Oth II.i.14 | Seems to cast water on the burning Bear | Seemes to cast water on the burning Beare, |
| Othello | Oth IV.ii.103 | But what should go by water. Prithee tonight | But what should go by water. Prythee to night, |
| Othello | Oth V.ii.135.1 | She was false as water. | She was false as water. |
| Pericles | Per III.i.33 | As fire, air, water, earth, and heaven can make | As Fire, Ayre, Water, Earth, and Heauen can make, |
| Pericles | Per III.i.63 | And humming water must o'erwhelm thy corpse, | And humming Water must orewelme thy corpes, |
| Pericles | Per III.ii.100 | Of a most praised water doth appear | of a most praysed water doth appeare, |
| Richard II | R2 III.ii.54 | Not all the water in the rough rude sea | Not all the Water in the rough rude Sea |
| Richard II | R2 III.iii.56 | Of fire and water when their thundering shock | Of Fire and Water, when their thundring smoake |
| Richard II | R2 III.iii.58 | Be he the fire, I'll be the yielding water; | Be he the fire, Ile be the yeelding Water; |
| Richard II | R2 IV.i.186 | The other down, unseen, and full of water. | The other downe, vnseene, and full of Water: |
| Richard II | R2 IV.i.241 | And water cannot wash away your sin. | And Water cannot wash away your sinne. |
| Richard II | R2 IV.i.244 | And yet salt water blinds them not so much | And yet salt-Water blindes them not so much, |
| Richard III | R3 I.iv.22 | What dreadful noise of waters in mine ears! | What dreadfull noise of water in mine eares, |
| Richard III | R3 II.iii.44 | The water swell before a boisterous storm. | The Water swell before a boyst'rous storme: |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.510 | Is that by sudden flood and fall of water | Is, that by sudden Floods, and fall of Waters, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.iii.67 | How much salt water thrown away in waste | How much salt water throwne away in wast, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.1.1 | Enter Paris and his Page, with flowers and sweet water | Enter Paris and his Page. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.14 | Which with sweet water nightly I will dew; | Which with sweet water nightly I will dewe, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.i.17 | no water. | no water. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.i.135 | Be merry, Kate. Some water here. What ho! | Be merrie Kate: Some water heere: what hoa. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.i.136.1 | Enter one with water | Enter one with water. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.i.139 | Where are my slippers? Shall I have some water? | Where are my Slippers? Shall I haue some water? |
| The Tempest | Tem I.i.57 | Though every drop of water swear against it, | Though euery drop of water sweare against it, |
| The Tempest | Tem I.ii.160 | Some food we had, and some fresh water, that | Some food, we had, and some fresh water, that |
| The Tempest | Tem I.ii.334 | Water with berries in't, and teach me how | Water with berries in't: and teach me how |
| The Tempest | Tem I.ii.463 | Sea-water shalt thou drink; thy food shall be | Sea water shalt thou drinke: thy food shall be |
| The Tempest | Tem II.i.67 | stained with salt water. | stain'd with salte water. |
| The Tempest | Tem II.i.117 | And ride upon their backs. He trod the water, | And ride vpon their backes; he trod the water |
| The Tempest | Tem II.i.225.2 | Well, I am standing water. | Well: I am standing water. |
| The Tempest | Tem III.ii.2 | drink water; not a drop before. Therefore, bear up and | drinke water, not a drop before; therefore beare vp, & |
| Timon of Athens | Tim I.i.18 | And rich. Here is a water, look ye. | And rich: heere is a Water looke ye. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim I.ii.58 | Honest water, which ne'er left man i'th' mire. | Honest water, which nere left man i'th'mire: |
| Timon of Athens | Tim I.ii.104 | eyes cannot hold out water, methinks. To forget their | eies cannot hold out water me thinks to forget their |
| Timon of Athens | Tim II.ii.73 | She's e'en setting on water to scald such chickens as | She's e'ne setting on water to scal'd such Chickens as |
| Timon of Athens | Tim III.vi.86.2 | water and stones | |
| Timon of Athens | Tim III.vi.89 | You knot of mouth-friends! Smoke and lukewarm water | You knot of Mouth-Friends: Smoke, & lukewarm water |
| Timon of Athens | Tim III.vi.93 | He throws the water in their faces | |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.424 | We cannot live on grass, on berries, water, | We cannot liue on Grasse, on Berries, Water, |
| Timon of Athens | Tim V.i.72 | Can you eat roots, and drink cold water? No? | Can you eate Roots, and drinke cold water, no? |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.326 | Sith priest and holy water are so near, | Sith Priest and Holy-water are so neere, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.i.85 | What, man, more water glideth by the mill | What man, more water glideth by the Mill |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.iv.6 | Go home, call for sweet water, wash thy hands. | Goe home, / Call for sweet water, wash thy hands. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit III.i.68 | What fool hath added water to the sea, | What foole hath added water to the Sea? |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit III.i.250 | As frozen water to a starved snake. | As frozen water to a starued snake. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.ii.100 | For all the water in the ocean | For all the water in the Ocean, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.ii.66 | More dregs than water, if my fears have eyes. | More dregs then water, if my teares haue eyes. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.ii.184 | When water-drops have worn the stones of Troy, | When water drops haue worne the Stones of Troy; |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.ii.190 | As air, as water, wind, or sandy earth, | As Aire, as Water, as Winde, as sandie earth; |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.iii.311 | again, that I might water an ass at it! I had rather be a | againe, that I might water an Asse at it: I had rather be a |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.i.30 | And water once a day her chamber round | And water once a day her Chamber round |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.iii.123 | much as make water but in a sink-apace. What dost thou | much as make water but in a Sinke-a-pace: What dooest thou |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.v.154 | standing water between boy and man. He is very well-favoured, | standing water, betweene boy and man. He is verie well-fauour'd, |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.i.27 | drowned already, sir, with salt water, though I seem to | drown'd already sir with salt water, though I seeme to |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iv.102 | Carry his water to the wisewoman. | Carry his water to th'wise woman. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.37 | through you like the water in an urinal, that not an eye | through you like the water in an Vrinall: that not an eye |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.iv.169 | The water nectar, and the rocks pure gold. | The water, Nectar, and the Rocks pure gold. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.ii.8 | Dissolves to water, and doth lose his form. | Dissolues to water, and doth loose his forme. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG IV.iv.36 | and make water against a gentlewoman's farthingale? | and make water against a Gentlewomans farthingale? |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.iii.58 | The one of th' other may be said to water | The one of th'other may be said to water |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK II.iii.22 | To bring him water in a morning, first | To bring him water in a morning, first |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.ii.26 | Food took I none these two days; sipped some water. | Food tooke I none these two daies. / Sipt some water. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.iv.6 | And there's a rock lies watching under water; | And ther's a Rocke lies watching under water; |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.i.85 | Thousand fresh water flowers of several colours, | Thousand fresh water flowers of severall cullors. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK prologue.25 | In this deep water, do but you hold out | In this deepe water. Do but you hold out |
| The Winter's Tale | WT III.ii.191 | Would have shed water out of fire ere done't; | Would haue shed water out of fire, ere don't; |
| The Winter's Tale | WT III.iii.101 | sights. The men are not yet cold under water, nor the | sights: the men are not yet cold vnder water, nor the |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.175 | Upon the water as he'll stand and read, | Vpon the water, as hee'l stand and reade |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.275 | forty thousand fathom above water, and sung this ballad | fortie thousand fadom aboue water, & sung this ballad |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.ii.81 | and that which angled for mine eyes – caught the water | and that which angl'd for mine Eyes (caught the Water, |