| Luc.912 | [Lucrece as if to opportunity] When Truth and Virtue have to do with thee, / A thousand crosses keep them from thy aid |
| MA II.ii.4 | [Don John to Borachio] Any bar, any cross, any impediment will be medicinable to me |
| TNK III.vi.127.1 | [Palamon to Arcite] I love Emilia, and in that I'll bury / Thee, and all crosses else |