| MW II.i.207 | [Shallow to Page, on fencing] In these times you stand on distance |
| MW II.iii.23 | [Host to Caius, in answer to 'Vat be you all ... come for?'] to see thee pass ... thy distance |
| RJ II.iv.21 | [Mercutio to Benvolio, of Tybalt] He fights as you sing pricksong: keeps time, distance, and proportion |