| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.iii.23 | And winking Mary-buds begin to ope their golden eyes; | And winking Mary-buds begin to ope their Golden eyes |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.iv.89 | I had forgot them – were two winking Cupids | (I had forgot them) were two winking Cupids |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.iv.192 | blindness! I am sure hanging's the way of winking. | blindnesse: I am sure hanging's the way of winking. |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.137 | Or given my heart a winking, mute and dumb, | Or giuen my heart a winking, mute and dumbe, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.iii.33 | And winking leaped into destruction. | And (winking) leap'd into destruction. |
| Henry V | H5 III.vii.139 | Foolish curs, that run winking into the mouth | Foolish Curres, that runne winking into the mouth |
| Henry V | H5 V.ii.300 | consent winking. | consent winking. |
| King John | KJ II.i.215 | Confronts your city's eyes, your winking gates; | Comfort yours Citties eies, your winking gates: |
| King John | KJ IV.ii.211 | And on the winking of authority | And on the winking of Authoritie |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.294 | And I, for winking at your discords too, | And I, for winking at your discords too, |