| AW II.iii.4 | [Lafew to Bertram and Parolles] we make trifles of terrors, ensconcing ourselves into seeming knowledge when we should submit ourselves to an unknown fear |
| CE II.ii.38 | [Dromio of Syracuse to Antipholus of Syracuse] An you use these blows long I must get a sconce for my head, and ensconce it too |
| Luc.1515 | [of a painting of Sinon] He ... so ensconced his secret evil, /That jealousy itself could not mistrust |
| MW II.ii.25 | [Falstaff to Pistol] [you] will ensconce your rags ... under the shelter of your honour! |
| MW III.iii.84 | [Falstaff to Mistress Ford] I will ensconce me behind the arras |