| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.61.1 | Despairing died. | Dispayring, dyed. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 II.i.17 | Despairing of his own arm's fortitude, | Dispairing of his owne armes fortitude, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.i.178 | Base, fearful, and despairing Henry! | Base, fearefull, and despayring Henry. |
| Richard III | R3 I.ii.86 | And by despairing shouldst thou stand excused | And by dispairing shalt thou stand excused, |
| Richard III | R3 V.iii.173 | Fainting, despair; despairing, yield thy breath! | Fainting dispaire; dispairing yeeld thy breath. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.247 | And manage it against despairing thoughts. | And manage it, against despairing thoughts: |