| Ham III.ii.222 | [First Player as King to his Queen] our devices still are overthrown |
| LLL V.i.131 | [Mote to Holofernes, of the pageant] An excellent device! |
| MND I.ii.96 | [Quince to all] if we meet in the city we shall be dogged with company, and our devices known |
| MV III.iv.81 | [Portia to Nerissa] I'll tell thee all my whole device / When I am in my coach |
| TS I.i.190.1 | [Tranio to Lucentio, of the plan that Lucentio should teach Bianca] That's your device |