| H5 II.iv.40 | [Constable to Dauphin] As gardeners do with ordure hide those roots / That shall first spring and be most delicate |
| Oth I.ii.74 | [Brabantio to Othello, of Desdemona] thou hast ... / Abused her delicate youth with drugs or minerals |
| Oth II.i.225 | [Iago to Roderigo, of Desdemona] her delicate tenderness will find itself abused |
| Oth II.iii.20 | [Cassio to Iago, of Desdemona] she is a most fresh and delicate creature |
| Oth III.iii.266 | [Othello alone, of women] That we can call these delicate creatures ours |
| Tem I.ii.272 | [Prospero to Ariel, of Sycorax] thou wast a spirit too delicate / To act her earthy and abhorred commands |
| Tem I.ii.442 | [Prospero to Ariel] Delicate Ariel, / I'll set thee free for this |
| Tim IV.iii.386 | [Timon as if to the gold] Thou ever young, fresh, loved, and delicate wooer |