| Ham IV.i.1 | [Claudius to Gertrude] There's matter in these sighs [Q2; F matters] |
| KL I.i.55 | [Gonerill to Lear] I love you more than word can wield the matter [i.e. more than words can say] |
| MV III.v.65 | [Lorenzo to Jessica, of Launcelot] many fools ... / Garnished like him, that for a tricksy word / Defy the matter [i.e. disdain everyday sense] |
| Tem II.i.234 | [Sebastian to Antonio] The setting of thine eye and cheek proclaim / A matter from thee |