| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.ii.12 | O Antony! O thou Arabian bird! | Oh Anthony, oh thou Arabian Bird! |
| As You Like It | AYL II.v.4 | Unto the sweet bird's throat: | vnto the sweet Birds throte: |
| As You Like It | AYL IV.i.188 | over your head, and show the world what the bird hath | ouer your head, and shew the world what the bird hath |
| As You Like It | AYL V.iii.19 | When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding, | When Birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding. |
| As You Like It | AYL V.iii.25 | When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding, | |
| As You Like It | AYL V.iii.31 | When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding, | |
| As You Like It | AYL V.iii.37 | When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding, | |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.vii.17 | She is alone th' Arabian bird; and I | She is alone th'Arabian-Bird; and I |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.iii.43 | We make a quire, as doth the prisoned bird, | We make a Quire, as doth the prison'd Bird, |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.ii.197.2 | The bird is dead | The Bird is dead |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.ii.348 | I saw Jove's bird, the Roman eagle, winged | I saw Ioues Bird, the Roman Eagle wing'd |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.iv.117 | More sweet than our blest fields: his royal bird | More sweet then our blest Fields: his Royall Bird |
| Hamlet | Ham I.i.161 | This bird of dawning singeth all night long. | The Bird of Dawning singeth all night long: |
| Hamlet | Ham I.v.116 | Hillo, ho, ho, boy! Come, bird, come. | Hillo, ho, ho, boy; come bird, come. |
| Hamlet | Ham III.iv.195 | Let the birds fly, and like the famous ape, | Let the Birds flye, and like the famous Ape |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.i.60 | As that ungentle gull the cuckoo's bird | As that vngentle gull the Cuckowes Bird, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.iv.91 | O Westmorland, thou art a summer bird, | O Westmerland, thou art a Summer Bird, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.v.110 | As far as France. I heard a bird so sing, | As farre as France. I heare a Bird so sing, |
| Henry V | H5 III.ii.19 | As bird doth sing on bough. | as Bird doth sing on bough. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iii.87 | And placed a choir of such enticing birds | And plac't a Quier of such enticing Birds, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.i.8 | Yea, man and birds are fain of climbing high. | Yea Man and Birds are fayne of climbing high. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.i.14 | That mounts no higher than a bird can soar. | That mounts no higher then a Bird can sore: |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.192 | But may imagine how the bird was dead, | But may imagine how the Bird was dead, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.iv.36 | A bird that will revenge upon you all; | A Bird, that will reuenge vpon you all: |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.91 | Nay, if thou be that princely eagle's bird, | Nay, if thou be that Princely Eagles Bird, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.169 | And of their feather many moe proud birds, | And of their Feather, many moe proud Birds, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 III.iii.161 | For both of you are birds of selfsame feather. | For both of you are Birds of selfe-same Feather. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.vi.12 | Ay, such a pleasure as incaged birds | I, such a pleasure, as incaged Birds |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.vi.13 | The bird that hath been limed in a bush, | The Bird that hath bin limed in a bush, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.vi.15 | And I, the hapless male to one sweet bird, | And I the haplesse Male to one sweet Bird, |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.i.89 | The rod, and bird of peace, and all such emblems | The Rod, and Bird of Peace, and all such Emblemes |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.v.40 | The bird of wonder dies, the maiden phoenix, | The Bird of Wonder dyes, the Mayden Phoenix, |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.iii.26 | And yesterday the bird of night did sit, | And yesterday, the Bird of Night did sit, |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.iii.64 | Why birds and beasts from quality and kind, | Why Birds and Beasts, from qualitie and kinde, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.iii.21 | What bird that hath escaped the fowler's gin | What bird that hath e(s)capt the fowlers gin, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.v.4 | The birds cease singing, and the wand'ring brooks | the birdes cease singing, and the wandring brookes, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.v.47 | Although not dead, the ravenous birds | although not dead, the rauenous birds |
| King Lear | KL IV.vi.91 | Bring up the brown bills. – O, well flown, bird! I'the | Bring vp the browne Billes. O well flowne Bird: i'th' |
| King Lear | KL V.iii.9 | We two alone will sing like birds i'the cage; | We two alone will sing like Birds i'th'Cage: |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.103 | Before the birds have any cause to sing? | Before the Birds haue any cause to sing? |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.231 | the sixth hour; when beasts most graze, birds best peck, | thesixt houre, When beasts most grase, birds best pecke, |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL IV.iii.22 | hast thumped him with thy bird-bolt under the left | hast thumpt him with thy Birdbolt vnder the left |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.912 | And birds sit brooding in the snow, | And birds sit brooding in the snow, |
| Macbeth | Mac I.vi.7 | Buttress, nor coign of vantage, but this bird | Buttrice, nor Coigne of Vantage, but this Bird |
| Macbeth | Mac II.iii.56 | New-hatched to the woeful time. The obscure bird | New hatch'd toth' wofull time. / The obscure Bird |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.ii.10 | The most diminutive of birds, will fight, | (The most diminitiue of Birds) will fight, |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.ii.33.1 | As birds do, mother. | As Birds do Mother. |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.ii.35 | Poor bird! thou'dst never fear | Poore Bird, / Thou'dst neuer Feare |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.ii.37 | Why should I, mother? Poor birds they are not set for. | Why should I Mother? / Poore Birds they are not set for: |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.i.2 | Setting it up to fear the birds of prey, | Setting it vp to feare the Birds of prey, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.i.26 | And Shylock for his own part knew the bird was | And Shylocke for his own part knew the bird was |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.i.116 | Take heed, ere summer comes or cuckoo-birds do sing. | Take heed, ere sommer comes, or Cuckoo-birds do sing. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.i.17 | Melodious birds sings madrigals. | melodious Birds sings Madrigalls: |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.i.22 | Melodious birds sing madrigals – | Melodious birds sing Madrigalls: --- |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.iii.218 | breakfast. After, we'll a-birding together. I have a fine | breakfast: after we'll a Birding together, I haue a fine |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.v.42 | this morning a-birding. She desires you once more to | this morning a birding; she desires you once more to |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.v.118 | husband is this morning gone a-birding. I have received | Husband is this morning gone a Birding: I haue receiued |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.ii.7 | He's a-birding, sweet Sir John. | Hee's a birding (sweet Sir Iohn.) |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.ii.53 | birding pieces. | Birding-peeces: |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.i.127 | – for, indeed, who would set his wit to so foolish a bird? | For indeede, who would set his wit to so foolish a bird? |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.i.128 | Who would give a bird the lie, though he cry ‘ cuckoo ’ | Who would giue a bird the lye, though he cry Cuckow, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.i.139 | Begin these woodbirds but to couple now? | Begin these wood birds but to couple now? |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.384 | Hop as light as bird from briar, | Hop as light as bird from brier, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.i.39 | at the bird-bolt. I pray you, how many hath he killed and | at the Burbolt. I pray you, how many hath hee kil'd and |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.i.131 | A bird of my tongue is better than a beast of | A bird of my tongue, is better than a beast of |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.204 | being overjoyed with finding a bird's nest, shows it his | being ouer-ioyed with finding a birds nest, shewes it his |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.211 | on you, who, as I take it, have stolen his bird's nest. | on you, who (as I take it) haue stolne his birds nest. |
| Othello | Oth II.i.125 | Comes from my pate as birdlime does from frieze – | comes from my pate, as Birdlyme do's from Freeze, |
| Pericles | Per Chorus.IV.26 | She sung, and made the night-bird mute, | She sung, and made the night bed mute, |
| Pericles | Per IV.vi.97 | Though they did change me to the meanest bird | though they did chaunge mee to the meanest byrd |
| Pericles | Per Chorus.V.6 | Nature's own shape, of bud, bird, branch, or berry, | Natures owne shape, of budde, bird, branche, or berry. |
| Richard II | R2 I.iii.62 | Against a bird, do I with Mowbray fight. | Against a bird, do I with Mowbray fight. |
| Richard II | R2 I.iii.288 | Suppose the singing birds musicians, | |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.iii.3 | I bade her come. What, lamb! What, ladybird! – | I bad her come, what Lamb: what Ladi-bird, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.ii.22 | That birds would sing and think it were not night. | That Birds would sing, and thinke it were not night: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.ii.177 | And yet no farther than a wanton's bird, | And yet no further then a wantons Bird, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.ii.182.1 | I would I were thy bird. | I would I were thy Bird. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.v.74 | Must climb a bird's nest soon when it is dark. | Must climde a birds nest Soone when it is darke: |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS V.ii.46 | Am I your bird? I mean to shift my bush, | Am I your Bird, I meane to shift my bush, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS V.ii.50 | This bird you aimed at, though you hit her not – | This bird you aim'd at, though you hit her not, |
| The Tempest | Tem IV.i.184.2 | This was well done, my bird! | This was well done (my bird) |
| Timon of Athens | Tim III.vi.33 | summer birds are men. (To them) Gentlemen, our | Summer Birds are men. Gentlemen, our |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.425 | As beasts, and birds, and fishes. | As Beasts, and Birds, and Fishes. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.426 | Nor on the beasts themselves, the birds, and fishes; | Nor on the Beasts themselues, the Birds & Fishes, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.iii.12 | The birds chant melody on every bush, | The Birds chaunt melody on euery bush, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.iii.27 | Whiles hounds and horns and sweet melodious birds | Whiles Hounds and Hornes, and sweet Melodious Birds |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.iii.154 | The whilst their own birds famish in their nests. | The whil'st their owne birds famish in their nests: |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit III.i.85 | Where, like a sweet melodious bird, it sung | Where like a sweet mellodius bird it sung, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.iv.83 | The eagle suffers little birds to sing, | The Eagle suffers little Birds to sing, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.iii.197 | But throw her forth to beasts and birds to prey. | But throw her foorth to Beasts and Birds of prey: |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.iii.199 | And being dead, let birds on her take pity. | And being so, shall haue like want of pitty. / See Iustice done on Aaron that damn'd Moore, / From whom, our heauy happes had their beginning: / Then afterwards, to Order well the State, / That like Euents, may ne're it Ruinate. |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.v.87 | and of free disposition, is to take those things for bird-bolts | and of free disposition, is to take those things for Bird-bolts, |
| Twelfth Night | TN IV.ii.52 | inhabit a bird. | inhabite a bird. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.17 | Bird melodious or bird fair, | Bird melodious, or bird faire, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iii.6 | With heigh, the sweet birds O, how they sing! | With hey the sweet birds, O how they sing: |