| 1H4 IV.i.50 | [Hotspur to all, of using all their forces at once] therein should we read / The very bottom and the soul of hope |
| Ham II.ii.90 | [Polonius to Claudius and Gertrude] since brevity is the soul of wit |
| MND II.i.182 | [Oberon alone, of Titania and whatever she sees] She shall pursue it with the soul of love |
| Tim III.ii.65 | [First Stranger to Second and Third Strangers, of Lucius' behaviour] this is the world's soul |
| TN II.iii.56 | [Sir Toby to Sir Andrew and Feste] Shall we rouse the night-owl in a catch that will draw three souls out of one weaver |