| 3H6 I.i.203 | [King to York] long live thou and these thy forward sons! |
| 3H6 II.ii.58 | [Queen to King] You promised knighthood to our forward son |
| AYL III.iii.11 | [Touchstone to Audrey] when ... a man's good wit [cannot be] seconded with the forward child Understanding |
| MA I.iii.52 | [Don John to Borachio, probably of Claudio] A very forward March-chick! |
| R3 III.i.155 | [Richard to Buckingham, of York] 'tis a parlous boy, / Bold ... forward |
| TG I.i.45 | [Valentine to Proteus] the most forward bud / Is eaten by the canker |