| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.476 | Which was declining on the milky head | Which was declining on the Milkie head |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.338 | This milky gentleness and course of yours, | This milky gentlenesse, and course of yours |
| Timon of Athens | Tim III.i.54 | Has friendship such a faint and milky heart | Has friendship such a faint and milkie heart, |