| 1H6 IV.i.187 | [Exeter alone] no simple man that sees / This jarring discord of nobility |
| 2H6 I.iii.72 | [Suffolk to Queen] Salisbury and Warwick are no simple peers |
| AC V.ii.337 | [First Guard to Dolabella] A simple countryman |
| KL IV.vi.153 | [Lear to Gloucester] See how yon justice rails upon yon simple thief |
| MV II.ii.149 | [Launcelot to himself, of his palm] here's a simple line of life |
| TS induction.1.133 | [Lord alone, of his men and Sly] When they do homage to this simple peasant |
| WT IV.iv.740 | [Autolycus to himself] How blessed are we that are not simple men! |