| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.ii.67 | But I do wash his name out of my blood | But I do wash his name out of my blood, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.vii.97 | It's monstrous labour when I wash my brain | it's monstrous labour when I wash my braine, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.viii.10 | Wash the congealment from your wounds, and kiss | Wash the congealement from your wounds, and kisse |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC V.i.28.1 | To wash the eyes of kings. | To wash the eyes of Kings. |
| As You Like It | AYL I.iii.118 | We'll have a swashing and a martial outside, | Weele haue a swashing and a marshall outside, |
| As You Like It | AYL III.ii.403 | way will I take upon me to wash your liver as clean as a | way wil I take vpon mee to wash your Liuer as cleane as a |
| As You Like It | AYL IV.i.93 | good youth, he went but forth to wash him in the | (good youth) he went but forth to wash him in the |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.ix.47 | For that I have not washed my nose that bled, | for that I haue not wash'd / My Nose that bled, |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.ix.67 | I will go wash; | I will goe wash: |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.x.27 | Wash my fierce hand in's heart. Go you to th' city. | Wash my fierce hand in's heart. Go you to th' Citie, |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.iii.59.2 | Bid them wash their faces | Bid them wash their Faces, |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.486 | Ere bloody hands were washed – with such a peace. | (Ere bloodie hands were wash'd) with such a Peace. |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.165 | Neptune's salt wash and Tellus' orbed ground, | Neptunes salt Wash, and Tellus Orbed ground: |
| Hamlet | Ham III.iii.46 | To wash it white as snow? Whereto serves mercy | To wash it white as Snow? Whereto serues mercy, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.102 | dozen of Scots at a breakfast, washes his hands, and says | dozen of Scots at a Breakfast, washes his hands, and saies |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.ii.137 | Which, washed away, shall scour my shame with it. | Which washt away, shall scowre my shame with it. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.iii.182 | doest, and do it with unwashed hands too. | do'st, and do it with vnwash'd hands too. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.i.89 | didst swear to me then, as I was washing thy wound, | didst sweare to me then (as I was washing thy wound) |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.i.148 | better wench in England! Go, wash thy face, and draw | better Wench in England. Go, wash thy face, and draw |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.v.84 | Washing with kindly tears his gentle cheeks, | Washing with kindly Teares his gentle Cheekes, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.v.87 | Would, by beholding him, have washed his knife | Would (by beholding him) haue wash'd his Knife |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.ii.72 | May this be washed in Lethe and forgotten? | May this be wash'd in Lethe, and forgotten? |
| Henry V | H5 I.ii.31 | That what you speak is in your conscience washed | That what you speake, is in your Conscience washt, |
| Henry V | H5 III.ii.29 | swashers. I am boy to them all three, but all they three, | Swashers: I am Boy to them all three, but all they three, |
| Henry V | H5 III.vi.77 | bottles and ale-washed wits, is wonderful to be thought | Bottles, and Ale-washt Wits, is wonderfull to be thought |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.96 | look to be washed off the next tide. | looke to be washt off the next Tyde. |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.174 | man in his bed, wash every mote out of his conscience; | man in his Bed, wash euery Moth out of his Conscience: |
| Henry V | H5 IV.vii.104 | All the water in Wye cannot wash your | All the water in Wye, cannot wash your |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.iii.57 | And wash away thy country's stained spots. | And wash away thy Countries stayned Spots. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.vii.63 | Great Earl of Washford, Waterford, and Valence, | Great Earle of Washford, Waterford, and Valence, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.342 | To wash away my woeful monuments. | To wash away my wofull Monuments. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.ii.45 | furred pack, she washes bucks here at home. | furr'd Packe, she washes buckes here at home. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.iv.158 | And I with tears do wash the blood away. | And I with Teares doe wash the blood away. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.ii.157 | That washed his father's fortunes forth of France, | That washt his Fathers fortunes forth of France, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 III.i.17 | Thy balm washed off wherewith thou wast anointed; | Thy Balme washt off, wherewith thou was Annointed: |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.ii.37 | Thy tears would wash this cold congealed blood | Thy teares would wash this cold congealed blood, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.iv.31 | Bestride the rock; the tide will wash you off, | Bestride the Rock, the Tyde will wash you off, |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.111 | Stoop then, and wash. How many ages hence | Stoop then, and wash. How many Ages hence |
| King Edward III | E3 III.ii.23 | Be throughly washed when he suspects it not. | Be throughly washed when he suspects it not, |
| King John | KJ III.i.234 | No longer than we well could wash our hands | No longer then we well could wash our hands, |
| King John | KJ IV.ii.201 | Another lean unwashed artificer | Another leane, vnwash'd Artificer, |
| King John | KJ V.vi.41 | These Lincoln Washes have devoured them; | These Lincolne-Washes haue deuoured them, |
| King John | KJ V.vii.63 | Were in the Washes all unwarily | Were in the Washes all vnwarily, |
| King Lear | KL I.i.268 | The jewels of our father, with washed eyes | The Iewels of our Father,with wash'd eies |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL IV.iii.269 | For fear their colours should be washed away. | For feare their colours should be washt away. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL IV.iii.271 | I'll find a fairer face not washed today. | Ile finde a fairer face not washt to day. |
| Macbeth | Mac II.ii.47 | And wash this filthy witness from your hand. | And wash this filthie Witnesse from your Hand. |
| Macbeth | Mac II.ii.60 | Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood | Will all great Neptunes Ocean wash this blood |
| Macbeth | Mac V.i.29 | seem thus washing her hands. I have known her continue | seeme thus washing her hands: I haue knowne her continue |
| Macbeth | Mac V.i.58 | Wash your hands; put on your nightgown; look not | Wash your hands, put on your Night-Gowne, looke not |
| Measure for Measure | MM III.i.231 | and he, a marble to her tears, is washed with them, but | and he, a marble to her teares, is washed with them, but |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW I.ii.4 | or his cook, or his laundry, his washer, and his wringer. | or his Cooke; or his Laundry; his Washer, and his Ringer. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW I.iv.94 | his house; and I wash, wring, brew, bake, scour, dress | his house; and I wash, ring, brew, bake, scowre, dresse |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.iii.147 | bear it? You were best meddle with buck-washing. | beare it? You were best meddle with buck-washing. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.iii.148 | Buck? I would I could wash myself of the buck! | Buck? I would I could wash my selfe of ye Buck: |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.iii.171 | washing; so throwing him into the water will do him a | washing: so throwing him into the water, will doe him a |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.v.88 | how my transformation hath been washed and cudgelled, | how my transformation hath beene washd, and cudgeld, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.i.104 | Pale in her anger, washes all the air, | Pale in her anger, washes all the aire; |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.ii.99 | If so, my eyes are oftener washed than hers. | If so, my eyes are oftner washt then hers. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.i.26 | truer than those that are so washed. How much better is | truer, then those that are so wash'd, how much better is |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.ii.51 | And when was he wont to wash his face? | And when was he wont to wash his face? |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.139 | Hath drops too few to wash her clean again | Hath drops too few to wash her cleane againe, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.152 | Washed it with tears? Hence from her, let her die! | Wash'd it with teares? Hence from her, let her die. |
| Othello | Oth V.ii.278 | Wash me in steep-down gulfs of liquid fire! | Wash me in steepe-downe gulfes of Liquid fire. |
| Pericles | Per II.i.6 | Washed me from shore to shore, and left my breath | Washt me from shore to shore, and left my breath |
| Pericles | Per II.i.26 | they ne'er come but I look to be washed. Master, I | they nere come but I looke to be washt. / Maister, I |
| Pericles | Per III.i.2 | Which wash both heaven and hell. And thou that hast | Which wash both heauen and hell, and thou that hast |
| Pericles | Per IV.i.61 | And from the ladder-tackle washes off | and from the ladder tackle, washes off |
| Pericles | Per IV.iv.28 | Never to wash his face, nor cut his hairs. | Neuer to wash his face, nor cut his hayres: |
| Richard II | R2 III.i.5 | For 'twere no charity. Yet, to wash your blood | For 'twere no Charitie: yet to wash your blood |
| Richard II | R2 III.ii.55 | Can wash the balm off from an anointed king. | Can wash the Balme from an anoynted King; |
| Richard II | R2 IV.i.206 | With mine own tears I wash away my balm, | With mine owne Teares I wash away my Balme, |
| Richard II | R2 IV.i.238 | Though some of you – with Pilate – wash your hands, | Though some of you, with Pilate, wash your hands, |
| Richard II | R2 IV.i.241 | And water cannot wash away your sin. | And Water cannot wash away your sinne. |
| Richard II | R2 V.i.10 | And wash him fresh again with true-love tears. | And wash him fresh againe with true-loue Teares. |
| Richard II | R2 V.vi.50 | To wash this blood off from my guilty hand. | To wash this blood off from my guilty hand. |
| Richard III | R3 I.iv.275 | How fain, like Pilate, would I wash my hands | How faine (like Pilate) would I wash my hands |
| Richard III | R3 IV.i.67 | When scarce the blood was well washed from his hands | When scarce the blood was well washt from his hands, |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.389 | For I myself have many tears to wash | For I my selfe haue many teares to wash |
| Richard III | R3 V.ii.9 | Swills your warm blood like wash, and makes his trough | Swilles your warm blood like wash, & makes his trough |
| Richard III | R3 V.iii.133 | I that was washed to death with fulsome wine, | I that was wash'd to death with Fulsome Wine: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.i.62 | washing blow. | washing blow. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.v.4 | in one or two men's hands, and they unwashed too, 'tis | in one or two mens hands, and they vnwasht too, 'tis |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.ii.83 | As that vast shore washed with the farthest sea, | As that vast-shore-washet with the farthest Sea, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.iii.66 | Hath washed thy sallow cheeks for Rosaline! | Hath washt thy sallow cheekes for Rosaline? |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.iii.72 | Of an old tear that is not washed off yet. | Of an old teare that is not washt off yet. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.ii.130 | Wash they his wounds with tears. Mine shall be spent, | Wash they his wounds with tears: mine shal be spent |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.v.70 | What, wilt thou wash him from his grave with tears? | What wilt thou wash him from his graue with teares? |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS induction.2.75 | Will't please your mightiness to wash your hands? | Wilt please your mightinesse to wash your hands: |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS II.i.173 | As morning roses newly washed with dew. | As morning Roses newly washt with dew: |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.i.140 | Come, Kate, and wash, and welcome heartily. | Come Kate and wash, & welcome heartily: |
| The Tempest | Tem I.i.56.1 | The washing of ten tides! | the washing of ten Tides. |
| The Tempest | Tem II.ii.179 | Nor scrape trenchering, nor wash dish. | Nor scrape trenchering, nor wash dish, |
| Timon of Athens | Tim III.vi.92 | Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces | Washes it off and sprinkles in your faces |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.iii.45 | And wash their hands in Bassianus' blood. | And wash their hands in Bassianus blood. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.iv.6 | Go home, call for sweet water, wash thy hands. | Goe home, / Call for sweet water, wash thy hands. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.iv.7 | She hath no tongue to call, nor hands to wash, | She hath no tongue to call, nor hands to wash. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.i.95 | Why, she was washed and cut and trimmed, and 'twas | Why she was washt, and cut, and trim'd, / And 'twas |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.v.156 | baffle Sir Toby, I will wash off gross acquaintance, I | baffle Sir Toby, I will wash off grosse acquaintance, I |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.ii.24 | opportunity you let time wash off, and you are now | opportunitie you let time wash off, and you are now |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.303 | Item: She can wash and scour. | Item, she can wash and scoure. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.305 | washed and scoured. | wash'd, and scowr'd. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.v.41 | As learned authors utter, washed a tile; | As learned Authours utter, washd a Tile, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.363 | How prettily the young swain seems to wash | How prettily th' yong Swaine seemes to wash |