| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.i.43 | Spurio, with his cicatrice, an emblem of war, here on his | Spurio his sicatrice, with an Embleme of warre heere on his |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.v.36 | You have made shift to run into't, boots and spurs | You haue made shift to run into't, bootes and spurres |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.103 | his spurs so long. How does he carry himself? | his spurres so long. How does he carry himselfe? |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.159 | hour, I will tell true. Let me see: Spurio, a hundred and | houre, I will tell true. Let me see, Spurio a hundred & |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.v.63 | Horrible villain, or I'll spurn thine eyes | horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.i.7 | The fugitive Parthians follow. Spur through Media, | The Fugitiue Parthians follow. Spurre through Media, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.v.15 | He's walking in the garden – thus, and spurns | He's walking in the garden thus, and spurnes |
| As You Like It | AYL III.iv.39 | lover, as a puisny tilter that spurs his horse but on one | louer, as a puisny Tilter, y^t spurs his horse but on one |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE II.i.83 | That like a football you do spurn me thus? | That like a foot-ball you doe spurne me thus: |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE II.i.84 | You spurn me hence, and he will spurn me hither. | You spurne me hence, and he will spurne me hither, |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE II.ii.143 | Wouldst thou not spit at me, and spurn at me, | Wouldst thou not spit at me, and spurne at me, |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.x.33.1 | I may spur on my journey. | I may spurre on my iourney. |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.iii.165 | And spurn me back. But if it be not so, | And spurne me backe: But, if it be not so |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.vii.99.1 | What both you spur and stop. | What both you spur and stop. |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.i.18 | pieces before thy face: and all this done, spurn | peeces before thy face: and all this done, spurne |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.ii.58.1 | Mingle their spurs together. | Mingle their spurres together. |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.294 | With language that would make me spurn the sea, | With Language that would make me spurne the Sea, |
| Hamlet | Ham III.i.73 | The insolence of office, and the spurns | The insolence of Office, and the Spurnes |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.iv.33 | And spur my dull revenge! What is a man, | |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.v.6 | Spurns enviously at straws, speaks things in doubt | Spurnes enuiously at Strawes, speakes things in doubt, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.i.52 | On Holy-rood day, the gallant Hotspur there, | On Holy-roode day, the gallant Hotspurre there, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.i.70 | On Holmedon's plains. Of prisoners Hotspur took | On Holmedons Plaines. Of Prisoners, Hotspurre tooke |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.1.1 | Enter the King, Northumberland, Worcester, Hotspur, | Enter the King, Northumberland, Worcester, Hotspurre, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.244 | 'Sblood, when you and he came back from Ravenspurgh – | When you and he came backe from Rauenspurgh. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iii.1 | Enter Hotspur alone, reading a letter | Enter Hotspurre solus, reading a Letter. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.101 | Hotspur of the north, he that kills me some six or seven | Hotspurre of the North, he that killes me some sixe or seauen |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.i.1.1 | Enter Hotspur, Worcester, Lord Mortimer, Owen | Enter Hotspurre, Worcester, Lord Mortimer, Owen |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.i.6 | Sit, cousin Percy, sit – good cousin Hotspur – | Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.ii.95 | When I from France set foot at Ravenspurgh, | When I from France set foot at Rauenspurgh; |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.ii.112 | Thrice hath this Hotspur, Mars in swaddling clothes, | Thrice hath the Hotspur Mars, in swathing Clothes, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.ii.140 | This gallant Hotspur, this all-praised knight, | This gallant Hotspur, this all-praysed Knight. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 IV.i.1 | Enter Hotspur, Worcester, and Douglas | Enter Harrie Hotspurre, Worcester, and Dowglas. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 IV.iii.1 | Enter Hotspur, Worcester, Douglas, Vernon | Enter Hotspur, Worcester, Dowglas, and Vernon. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 IV.iii.77 | Upon the naked shore at Ravenspurgh; | Vpon the naked shore at Rauenspurgh: |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.i.116 | The Douglas and the Hotspur both together | The Dowglas and the Hotspurre both together, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.ii.19 | A hare-brained Hotspur, governed by a spleen. | A haire-brain'd Hotspurre, gouern'd by a Spleene: |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.ii.27 | Enter Hotspur and Douglas | Enter Hotspurre. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.iii.14.2 | Then enter Hotspur | then enters Hotspur. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.iv.58 | Enter Hotspur | Enter Hotspur. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.iv.76.4 | The Prince mortally wounds Hotspur | The Prince killeth Percie. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.iv.128.1 | He takes up Hotspur on his back | Takes Hotspurre on his backe. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 induction.25 | Hath beaten down young Hotspur and his troops, | Hath beaten downe yong Hotspurre, and his Troopes, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 induction.30 | Under the wrath of noble Hotspur's sword, | Vnder the Wrath of Noble Hotspurres Sword: |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 induction.36 | Where Hotspur's father, old Northumberland, | Where Hotspurres Father, old Northumberland, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.i.36 | Outrode me. After him came spurring hard | Out-rod me. After him, came spurring head |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.i.42 | And that young Harry Percy's spur was cold. | And that yong Harry Percies Spurre was cold. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.i.49 | Said he young Harry Percy's spur was cold? | Said he yong Harrie Percyes Spurre was cold? |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.i.50 | Of Hotspur, Coldspur? That rebellion | (Of Hot-Spurre, cold-Spurre?) that Rebellion, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.i.121 | So did our men, heavy in Hotspur's loss, | So did our Men, heauy in Hotspurres losse, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.iii.26 | It was young Hotspur's cause at Shrewsbury. | It was yong Hotspurres case, at Shrewsbury. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.iii.37 | Where nothing but the sound of Hotspur's name | Where nothing but the sound of Hotspurs Name |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.iii.44 | Today might I, hanging on Hotspur's neck, | To day might I (hanging on Hotspurs Necke) |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.i.117 | Their neighing coursers daring of the spur, | Their neighing Coursers daring of the Spurre, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.ii.89 | Nay, more, to spurn at your most royal image, | Nay more, to spurne at your most Royall Image, |
| Henry V | H5 IV.vi.6 | From helmet to the spur all blood he was. | From Helmet to the spurre, all blood he was. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.iv.52 | And spurn in pieces posts of adamant; | And spurne in pieces Posts of Adamant. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.iii.19 | Spur to the rescue of the noble Talbot, | Spurre to the rescue of the Noble Talbot, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iii.148 | She's tickled now; her fume needs no spurs, | Shee's tickled now, her Fume needs no spurres, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.117 | Have I disbursed to the garrisons, | Haue I dis-pursed to the Garrisons, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.iv.58 | When he might spurn him with his foot away? | When he might spurne him with his Foot away? |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.vii.8 | From Ravenspurgh haven before the gates of York, | From Rauenspurre Hauen, before the Gates of Yorke, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.vii.9 | Ne'er spurred their coursers at the trumpet's sound; | Ne're spurr'd their Coursers at the Trumpets sound. |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.iii.23 | But stop their mouths with stubborn bits and spur 'em | But stop their mouthes with stubborn Bits & spurre'em, |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.i.11 | I know no personal cause to spurn at him, | I know no personall cause, to spurne at him, |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.i.123 | What need we any spur but our own cause | What neede we any spurre, but our owne cause |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.46 | I spurn thee like a cur out of my way. | I spurne thee like a Curre out of my way: |
| Julius Caesar | JC IV.ii.25 | But when they should endure the bloody spur, | But when they should endure the bloody Spurre, |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.iii.15 | Mount thou my horse, and hide thy spurs in him, | Mount thou my horse, and hide thy spurres in him, |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.iii.29 | With horsemen, that make to him on the spur, | With Horsemen, that make to him on the Spurre, |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.iii.30 | Yet he spurs on. Now they are almost on him. | Yet he spurres on. Now they are almost on him: |
| King Edward III | E3 I.i.50 | That spurn against my sovereignty in France. | That spurne against my souereignety in France. |
| King Edward III | E3 I.ii.28 | Their light-borne snaffles, nor their nimble spurs, | Their light borne snaffles, nor their nimble spurre |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iii.87 | Or, coldly negligent, did need a spur, | Or coldly negligent did need a spurre, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.iv.99 | And double gild my spurs, but I will catch him. | And double guild my spurs, but I will catch him, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.v.121 | After which sight, to Calais spur amain, | After which sight to Callice spurre amaine, |
| King John | KJ II.i.24 | Whose foot spurns back the ocean's roaring tides | Whose foot spurnes backe the Oceans roaring tides, |
| King John | KJ III.i.142 | So wilfully dost spurn; and force perforce | So wilfully dost spurne; and force perforce |
| King Lear | KL II.i.75 | Were very pregnant and potential spurs | Were very pregnant and potentiall spirits |
| King Lear | KL V.iii.143 | By rule of knighthood, I disdain and spurn. | By rule of Knight-hood, I disdaine and spurne: |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL IV.i.1 | Was that the King that spurred his horse so hard | Was that the King that spurd his horse so hard, |
| Macbeth | Mac I.vi.23 | And his great love, sharp as his spur, hath holp him | And his great Loue (sharpe as his Spurre) hath holp him |
| Macbeth | Mac I.vii.25 | That tears shall drown the wind. I have no spur | That teares shall drowne the winde. I haue no Spurre |
| Macbeth | Mac III.iii.6 | Now spurs the lated traveller apace | Now spurres the lated Traueller apace, |
| Macbeth | Mac III.v.30 | He shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bear | He shall spurne Fate, scorne Death, and beare |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.ii.161 | He can command, lets it straight feel the spur; | He can command; lets it strait feele the spur: |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.ii.79 | That in himself which he spurs on his power | That in himselfe, which he spurres on his powre |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.iii.13 | Copperspur, and Master Starve-lackey, the rapier and | Copperspurre, and M Starue-Lackey the Rapier and |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.iii.115 | And foot me as you spurn a stranger cur | And foote me as you spurne a stranger curre |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.iii.124 | You spurned me such a day, another time | You spurn'd me such a day; another time |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.iii.128 | To spit on thee again, to spurn thee too. | To spet on thee againe, to spurne thee too. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.ix.95 | As this fore-spurrer comes before his lord. | As this fore-spurrer comes before his Lord. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.v.63 | one of them, in a slough of mire; and set spurs and | one of them, in a slough of myre; and set spurres, and |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.i.205 | Use me but as your spaniel: spurn me, strike me, | Vse me but as your spaniell; spurne me, strike me, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.225 | Who even but now did spurn me with his foot – | (Who euen but now did spurne me with his foote) |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.313 | To strike me, spurn me – nay, to kill me too. | To strike me, spurne me, nay to kill me too; |
| Pericles | Per III.iii.23 | But if to that my nature need a spur, | but if to that, / My nature neede a spurre, |
| Richard II | R2 I.i.55 | From giving reins and spurs to my free speech, | From giuing reines and spurres to my free speech, |
| Richard II | R2 I.ii.9 | Finds brotherhood in thee no sharper spur? | Findes brotherhood in thee no sharper spurre? |
| Richard II | R2 II.i.36 | He tires betimes that spurs too fast betimes. | He tyres betimes, that spurs too fast betimes; |
| Richard II | R2 II.i.296 | Away with me in post to Ravenspurgh. | Away with me in poste to Rauenspurgh, |
| Richard II | R2 II.ii.51.1 | At Ravenspurgh. | At Rauenspurg. |
| Richard II | R2 II.iii.9 | From Ravenspurgh to Cotswold will be found | From Rauenspurgh to Cottshold will be found, |
| Richard II | R2 II.iii.31 | But he, my lord, is gone to Ravenspurgh | But hee, my Lord, is gone to Rauenspurgh, |
| Richard II | R2 II.iii.35 | Then with directions to repair to Ravenspurgh. | Then with direction to repaire to Rauenspurgh. |
| Richard II | R2 II.iii.58 | Bloody with spurring, fiery red with haste. | Bloody with spurring, fierie red with haste. |
| Richard II | R2 IV.i.53 | And spur thee on with full as many lies | |
| Richard II | R2 IV.i.72 | How fondly dost thou spur a forward horse! | How fondly do'st thou spurre a forward Horse? |
| Richard II | R2 V.ii.113 | Spur, post, and get before him to the King, | Spurre post, and get before him to the King, |
| Richard II | R2 V.v.94 | Spurred, galled, and tired by jauncing Bolingbroke. | Spur-gall'd, and tyrd by iauncing Bullingbrooke. |
| Richard III | R3 I.ii.42 | And spurn upon thee, beggar, for thy boldness. | And spurne vpon thee Begger for thy boldnesse. |
| Richard III | R3 I.iv.201 | Spurn at His edict, and fulfil a man's? | Spurne at his Edict, and fulfill a Mans? |
| Richard III | R3 V.iii.341 | Spur your proud horses hard, and ride in blood! | Spurre your proud Horses hard, and ride in blood, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.iv.68 | Swits and spurs, swits and spurs! or I'll cry a | Swits and spurs, / Swits and spurs, or Ile crie a |
| The Tempest | Tem V.i.47 | Have I made shake, and by the spurs plucked up | Haue I made shake, and by the spurs pluckt vp |
| Timon of Athens | Tim I.i.88 | Spurns down her late beloved, all his dependants, | Spurnes downe her late beloued; all his Dependants |
| Timon of Athens | Tim I.i.274 | Away, unpeaceable dog, or I'll spurn thee | Away vnpeaceable Dogge, / Or Ile spurne thee |
| Timon of Athens | Tim I.ii.138 | Who dies that bears not one spurn to their graves | Who dyes, that beares not one spurne to their graues |
| Timon of Athens | Tim III.vi.66 | Each man to his stool, with that spur as he would | Each man to his stoole, with that spurre as hee would |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.154 | And mar men's spurring. Crack the lawyer's voice, | And marre mens spurring. Cracke the Lawyers voyce, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit III.i.101 | But that which gives my soul the greatest spurn | But that which giues my soule the greatest spurne, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC II.ii.201 | A spur to valiant and magnanimous deeds, | A spurre to valiant and magnanimous deeds, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.v.186 | As hot as Perseus, spur thy Phrygian steed, | As hot as Perseus, spurre thy Phrygian Steed, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.iii.48 | Spur them to ruthful work, rein them from ruth! | Spur them to ruthfull worke, reine them from ruth. |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iii.5 | More sharp than filed steel, did spur me forth, | (More sharpe then filed steele) did spurre me forth, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG IV.ii.14 | Yet, spaniel-like, the more she spurns my love | Yet (Spaniel-like) the more she spurnes my loue, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG V.i.6 | So much they spur their expedition. | So much they spur their expedition. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG V.ii.7 | But love will not be spurred to what it loathes. | But loue will not be spurd to what it loathes. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.182 | To make Mars spurn his drum? O, if thou couch | To make Mars spurne his Drom. O if thou couch |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.i.106 | Yet pardon me hard language; when I spur | Yet pardon me hard language, when I spur |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.vi.76 | I spurred hard to come up, and under me | I spurd hard to come up, and under me |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK V.iii.56 | Hark how yon spurs to spirit do incite | Harke how yon spurs to spirit doe incite |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK V.iii.116 | Did spur a noble steed; surely, the gods | Did spur a noble Steed: Surely the gods |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.96 | With spur we heat an acre. But to th' goal: | With Spur we heat an Acre. But to th' Goale: |
| The Winter's Tale | WT II.i.187 | Shall stop or spur me. Have I done well? | Shall stop, or spurre me. Haue I done well? |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.ii.9 | is another spur to my departure. | is another spurre to my departure. |