| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Hamlet | Ham III.i.155 | Th' observed of all observers, quite, quite down! | Th'obseru'd of all Obseruers, quite, quite downe. |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.ii.201 | He is a great observer, and he looks | He is a great Obseruer, and he lookes |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.i.28 | That to th' observer doth thy history | That to th' obseruer, doth thy history |