| 2H4 II.ii.168 | [Prince Henry to Poins] From a god to a bull? A heavy declension >> descension (n.) |
| Ham II.ii.149 | [Polonius to Claudius and Gertrude, of Hamlet] Fell ... by this declension, / Into the madness |
| R3 III.vii.188 | [Buckingham to Richard, of Queen Elizabeth and King Edward] [a] widow ... / Seduced the pitch and height of his degree / To base declension |