| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Henry V | H5 II.iii.31 | 'A could never abide carnation, 'twas a colour | A could neuer abide Carnation, 'twas a Colour |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL III.i.142 | Pray you, sir, how much carnation ribbon may | Pray you sir, How much Carnation Ribbon may |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.ii.24 | Jew is the very devil incarnation; and in my conscience, | Iew is the verie diuell incarnation, and in my conscience, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.82 | Are our carnations and streaked gillyvors, | Are our Carnations, and streak'd Gilly-vors, |