| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.249 | my pension shall seem the more reasonable. A good wit | my Pension shall seeme the more reasonable. A good wit |
| King Lear | KL II.iv.209 | To knee his throne and, squire-like, pension beg | To knee his Throne, and Squire-like pension beg, |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.ii.74 | there has been earls – nay, which is more, pensioners – | there has beene Earles: nay, (which is more) Pentioners, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.i.10 | The cowslips tall her pensioners be; | The Cowslips tall, her pensioners bee, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC II.ii.134 | Gave wings to my propension, and cut off | Gaue wings to my propension, and cut off |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.v.173 | I will not give my part of this sport for a pension | I will not giue my part of this sport for a pension |