| 1H6 I.v.10 | [Talbot to himself] My breast I'll burst with straining of my courage |
| Tim I.i.147 | [Timon to Old Athenian, of Lucilius] To build his fortune I will strain a little |
| Tim V.i.225 | [Second Senator to First Senator, of the threat of attack] Let us return, / And strain what other means is left unto us / In our dear peril |