| AYL IV.iii.151 | [Oliver to Rosalind as Ganymede and Celia as Aliena, of Orlando] Brief, I recovered him |
| Per Chorus.III.39 | [Gower alone, of Pericles] Brief, he must .. depart to Tyre |
| TNK V.i.118 | [Palamon praying to Venus] Brief, I am / To those that prate and have done, no companion |