| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| As You Like It | AYL III.iii.41 | couple us. | couple vs. |
| Hamlet | Ham I.v.93 | And shall I couple hell? O, fie! Hold, hold, my heart. | And shall I couple Hell? Oh fie: hold my heart; |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.i.23 | couple of short-legged hens, a joint of mutton, and any | couple of short-legg'd Hennes: a ioynt of Mutton, and any |
| Henry V | H5 II.i.68 | ‘ Couple a gorge!’ | Couple a gorge, |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.v.89 | Being thus crammed in the basket, a couple of Ford's | Being thus cram'd in the Basket, a couple of Fords |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.i.139 | Begin these woodbirds but to couple now? | Begin these wood birds but to couple now? |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.v.30 | worship's presence, ha' ta'en a couple of as arrant knaves | worships presence, haue tane a couple of as arrant knaues |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.i.38 | And but one word with one of us? Couple it | And but one word with one of vs? couple it |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS induction.1.16 | And couple Clowder with the deep-mouthed brach. | And couple Clowder with the deepe-mouth'd brach, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.ii.239 | Nay, let them go, a couple of quiet ones. | Nay, let them goe, a couple of quiet ones. |
| The Tempest | Tem IV.i.40 | Bestow upon the eyes of this young couple | Bestow vpon the eyes of this yong couple |
| The Tempest | Tem V.i.202 | And on this couple drop a blessed crown! | And on this couple drop a blessed crowne; |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.iv.43 | e'en. I have brought you a letter and a couple of pigeons | den; I haue brought you a Letter, & a couple of Pigions |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.v.32.2 | Couple then, | Couple then |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.i.131 | I lost a couple that 'twixt heaven and earth | I lost a couple, that 'twixt Heauen and Earth |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.i.133 | You, gracious couple, do. And then I lost – | You (gracious Couple) doe: and then I lost |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.i.189 | Of this fair couple – meets he on the way | Of this faire Couple) meetes he on the way |