| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW I.i.103 | Look bleak i'th' cold wind. Withal, full oft we see | Lookes bleake i'th cold wind: withall, full ofte we see |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW I.i.212 | Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie, | Our remedies oft in our selues do lye, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW I.ii.56 | This his good melancholy oft began | This his good melancholly oft began |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.i.137 | Oft does them by the weakest minister. | Oft does them by the weakest minister: |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.i.142 | Oft expectation fails, and most oft there | Oft expectation failes, and most oft there |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.i.143 | Where most it promises, and oft it hits | Where most it promises: and oft it hits, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.iii.138 | A lying trophy, and as oft is dumb | A lying Trophee, and as oft is dumbe, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.ii.122 | As oft it loses all. I will be gone; | As oft it looses all. I will be gone: |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW V.iii.63 | Oft our displeasures, to ourselves unjust, | Oft our displeasures to our selues vniust, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW V.iii.82 | While I was speaking, oft was fastened to't. | While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.vi.2 | In Alexandria. Here's the manner of't: | In Alexandria: heere's the manner of't: |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.vi.18 | That day appeared, and oft before gave audience, | That day appeer'd, and oft before gaue audience, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.xiii.82.2 | Your Caesar's father oft, | Your Casars Father oft, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xiv.139 | I have led you oft; carry me now, good friends, | I haue led you oft, carry me now good Friends, |
| As You Like It | AYL II.ii.8 | My lord, the roynish clown at whom so oft | My Lord, the roynish Clown, at whom so oft, |
| As You Like It | AYL III.iv.42 | Mistress and master, you have oft inquired | Mistresse and Master, you haue oft enquired |
| As You Like It | AYL III.v.106 | Not very well, but I have met him oft, | Not very well, but I haue met him oft, |
| As You Like It | AYL IV.iii.135 | Was't you that did so oft contrive to kill him? | Was't you that did so oft contriue to kill him? |
| As You Like It | AYL V.iv.80 | And how oft did you say his beard was not well | And how oft did you say his beard was not well |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE I.ii.19 | A trusty villain, sir, that very oft, | A trustie villaine sir, that very oft, |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE V.i.56 | Namely some love that drew him oft from home. | Namely, some loue that drew him oft from home. |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.ii.69.2 | No, sir. Yet oft, | No Sir: yet oft, |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.i.24 | I have seen thee stern, and thou hast oft beheld | I haue seene the Sterne, and thou hast oft beheld |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.vi.14 | That our great king himself doth woo me oft | That our great King himselfe doth woo me oft |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.vii.62 | He did incline to sadness, and oft-times | He did incline to sadnesse, and oft times |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.iii.67 | Which buys admittance – oft it doth – yea, and makes | Which buyes admittance (oft it doth) yea, and makes |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.iv.162 | And prayed me oft forbearance: did it with | And pray'd me oft forbearance: did it with |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.iii.52 | And hath as oft a sland'rous epitaph | And hath as oft a sland'rous Epitaph, |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.iii.65 | My fault being nothing – as I have told you oft – | My fault being nothing (as I haue told you oft) |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.ii.112 | Is oft the cause of fear. But, see, thy brother. | Is oft the cause of Feare. / But see thy Brother. |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.249 | The queen, sir, very oft importuned me | The Queene (Sir) very oft importun'd me |
| Hamlet | Ham I.i.139 | For which, they say, you spirits oft walk in death, | (For which, they say, you Spirits oft walke in death) |
| Hamlet | Ham I.iii.40 | Too oft before their buttons be disclosed; | Too oft before the buttons be disclos'd, |
| Hamlet | Ham I.iii.72 | For the apparel oft proclaims the man, | For the Apparell oft proclaimes the man. |
| Hamlet | Ham I.iii.76 | For loan oft loses both itself and friend, | For lone oft loses both it selfe and friend: |
| Hamlet | Ham I.iii.91 | 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late | Tis told me he hath very oft of late |
| Hamlet | Ham I.iv.23 | So oft it chances in particular men | |
| Hamlet | Ham I.iv.28 | Oft breaking down the pales and forts of reason, | |
| Hamlet | Ham II.i.105 | As oft as any passion under heaven | As oft as any passion vnder Heauen, |
| Hamlet | Ham III.i.46 | Your loneliness. We are oft to blame in this, | Your lonelinesse. We are oft too blame in this, |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.197 | But what we do determine oft we break. | But what we do determine, oft we breake: |
| Hamlet | Ham III.iii.59 | And oft 'tis seen the wicked prize itself | And oft 'tis seene, the wicked prize it selfe |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.186 | know not how oft. Where be your gibes now? Your | know not how oft. Where be your Iibes now? Your |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.ii.50 | a time and oft. | a time and oft. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.i.7 | For by that name as oft as Lancaster doth speak of you | For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.i.10 | As oft as he hears Owen Glendower spoke of. | as oft as he heares Owen Glendower spoke of. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.i.25 | In strange eruptions, oft the teeming earth | In strange eruptions; and the teeming Earth |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.i.170 | But do not use it oft, let me entreat you. | But doe not vse it oft, let me entreat you. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.ii.24 | Which oft the ear of greatness needs must hear, | Which oft the Eare of Greatnesse needes must heare, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.iii.83 | not how oft, that that ring was copper. | not how oft, that that Ring was Copper. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.ii.104 | man must know that as oft as he has occasion to name | man must know that, as oft as hee hath occasion to name |
| Henry V | H5 II.i.111 | Well then, that's the humour of't. | Well, then that the humor of't. |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.243 | What drink'st thou oft, instead of homage sweet, | What drink'st thou oft, in stead of Homage sweet, |
| Henry V | H5 V.ii.356 | Which troubles oft the bed of blessed marriage, | Which troubles oft the Bed of blessed Marriage, |
| Henry V | H5 Epil.chorus.13 | Which oft our stage hath shown; and, for their sake, | Which oft our Stage hath showne; and for their sake, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.iv.3 | Father, I know; and oft have shot at them, | Father I know, and oft haue shot at them, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.i.183 | Oft have I seen the haughty Cardinal, | Oft haue I seene the haughty Cardinall. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.i.92 | Most true, forsooth; and many time and oft | Most true, forsooth: / And many time and oft |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.iv.89 | Death, at whose name I oft have been afeard, | Death, at whose Name I oft haue beene afear'd, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.161 | Oft have I seen a timely-parted ghost | Oft haue I seene a timely-parted Ghost, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.i.136 | Great men oft die by vile Besonians: | Great men oft dye by vilde Bezonions. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.iv.1 | Oft have I heard that grief softens the mind, | Oft haue I heard that greefe softens the mind, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.vii.75 | Great men have reaching hands: oft have I struck | Great men haue reaching hands: oft haue I struck |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 V.i.151 | Oft have I seen a hot o'erweening cur | Oft haue I seene a hot ore-weening Curre, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 V.ii.54 | And beauty, that the tyrant oft reclaims, | And Beautie, that the Tyrant oft reclaimes, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.iv.11 | And full as oft came Edward to my side, | And full as oft came Edward to my side, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.iv.128 | 'Tis beauty that doth oft make women proud, | 'Tis Beautie that doth oft make Women prowd, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.148 | Oft have I heard his praises in pursuit, | Oft haue I heard his praises in Pursuite, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.ii.20 | Were likened oft to kingly sepulchres; | Were lik'ned oft to Kingly Sepulchers: |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.ii.81 | Than vainly longing. What we oft do best, | Then vainly longing. What we oft doe best, |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.ii.83 | Not ours, or not allowed; what worst, as oft | Not ours, or not allow'd; what worst, as oft |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.ii.160 | Spoke by a holy monk, ‘ that oft,’ says he, | Spoke by a holy Monke, that oft, sayes he, |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.164 | It to be stirred, but oft have hindered, oft, | It to be stir'd; but oft haue hindred, oft |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.i.37 | Knew you not Pompey? Many a time and oft | Knew you not Pompey many a time and oft? |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.116.2 | So oft as that shall be, | So oft as that shall be, |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.ii.77 | The good is oft interred with their bones; | The good is oft enterred with their bones, |
| King Edward III | E3 I.i.112 | As oft as I dispose myself to rest | As oft as I dispose my selfe to rest, |
| King John | KJ IV.ii.204 | Why urgest thou so oft young Arthur's death? | Why vrgest thou so oft yong Arthurs death? |
| King John | KJ IV.ii.219 | How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds | How oft the sight of meanes to do ill deeds, |
| King Lear | KL I.ii.72 | Never, my lord. But I have heard him oft maintain | Neuer my Lord. But I haue heard him oft maintaine |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.343 | Striving to better, oft we mar what's well. | Striuing to better, oft we marre what's well. |
| King Lear | KL II.ii.72 | Like rats, oft bite the holy cords atwain, | Like Rats oft bite the holy cords a twaine, |
| King Lear | KL III.vi.58 | That you so oft have boasted to retain? | That you so oft haue boasted to retaine? |
| King Lear | KL IV.i.19 | I stumbled when I saw. Full oft 'tis seen | I stumbled when I saw. Full oft 'tis seene, |
| King Lear | KL V.iii.72.1 | Jesters do oft prove prophets. | Iesters do oft proue Prophets. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.549 | That oft in field, with targe and shield, did make my foe to sweat; | That oft in field, with Targe and Shield, / did make my foe to sweat: |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.830 | Oft have I heard of you, my lord Berowne, | Oft haue I heard of you my Lord Berowne, |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.iv.78 | And make us lose the good we oft might win, | And makes vs loose the good we oft might win, |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.i.254 | you wrong to put you so oft upon't. Are there not men in | you wrong to put you so oft vpon't. Are there not men in |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.i.270 | Mercy is not itself, that oft looks so; | Mercy is not it selfe, that oft lookes so, |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.iv.117 | O pardon me, my lord; it oft falls out | Oh pardon me my Lord, it oft fals out |
| Measure for Measure | MM III.i.18 | And that thou oft provok'st, yet grossly fear'st | And that thou oft prouoakst, yet grosselie fearst |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.i.14 | 'Tis good, though music oft hath such a charm | 'Tis good; though Musick oft hath such a charme |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.ii.147 | entirely drunk. We have very oft awaked him, as if to | entirely drunke. We haue verie oft awak'd him, as if to |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.i.144 | I oft found both. I urge this childhood proof | I oft found both. I vrge this child-hoode proofe, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.iii.103 | Signor Antonio, many a time and oft | Signior Anthonio, many a time and oft |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.iii.22 | I oft delivered from his forfeitures | I oft deliuer'd from his forfeitures |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND I.i.239 | Because in choice he is so oft beguiled. | Because in choise he is often beguil'd, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.389 | I with the morning's love have oft made sport, | I, with the mornings loue haue oft made sport, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.iii.130 | I,’ says she, ‘ that have so oft encountered him with | I, saies she, that haue so oft encountred him with |
| Othello | Oth I.iii.7 | 'Tis oft with difference – yet do they all confirm | 'Tis oft with difference) yet do they all confirme |
| Othello | Oth I.iii.127 | Her father loved me, oft invited me, | Her Father lou'd me, oft inuited me: |
| Othello | Oth II.i.101 | As of her tongue she oft bestows on me, | As of her tongue she oft bestowes on me, |
| Othello | Oth II.i.170 | three fingers so oft, which now again you are most apt | three fingers so oft, which now againe you are most apt |
| Othello | Oth II.iii.262 | imposition; oft got without merit and lost without | imposition; oft got without merit, aud lost without |
| Othello | Oth III.iii.99 | O yes, and went between us very oft. | O yes, and went betweene vs very oft. |
| Othello | Oth IV.i.17 | They have it very oft that have it not. | They haue it very oft, that haue it not. |
| Othello | Oth IV.i.85 | Where, how, how oft, how long ago, and when | Where, how, how oft, how long ago, and when |
| Pericles | Per Chorus.IV.12 | That monster envy, oft the wrack | That monster Enuie oft the wracke |
| Pericles | Per V.i.159 | As my good nurse Lychorida hath oft | as my good Nurse Licherida hath oft |
| Pericles | Per V.iii.53.1 | I have named him oft. | I haue nam'd him oft. |
| Richard III | R3 I.iii.105 | Of those gross taunts that oft I have endured. | Of those grosse taunts that oft I haue endur'd. |
| Richard III | R3 II.ii.3 | Why do you weep so oft, and beat your breast, | Why do weepe so oft? And beate your Brest? |
| Richard III | R3 III.i.55 | Oft have I heard of sanctuary men, | Oft haue I heard of Sanctuarie men, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.iv.75 | Which oft the angry Mab with blisters plagues, | which oft the angry Mab with blisters plagues, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.iii.77 | Thou chidst me oft for loving Rosaline. | Thou chid'st me oft for louing Rosaline. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.88 | How oft when men are at the point of death | How oft when men are at the point of death, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.121 | Saint Francis be my speed! How oft tonight | St. Francis be my speed, how oft to night |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS II.i.53 | Of that report which I so oft have heard. | Of that report, which I so oft haue heard, |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.336 | wolf, thy greediness would afflict thee, and oft thou | Wolfe, thy greedinesse would afflict thee, & oft thou |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.i.18 | For I have heard my grandsire say full oft | For I haue heard my Grandsier say full oft, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.i.109 | Ay, that's my boy! Thy father hath full oft | I that's my boy, thy father hath full oft, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.i.135 | Oft have I digged up dead men from their graves | Oft haue I dig'd vp dead men from their graues, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.ii.158 | Oft have you heard me wish for such an hour, | Oft haue you heard me wish for such an houre, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.ii.71 | to fear the worst oft cures the worst. | to feare the worst, oft cures the worse. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.iii.20 | Oft have you – often have you thanks therefore – | Oft haue you (often haue you, thankes therefore) |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.iii.83 | Prizes of accident as oft as merit – | Prizes of accident, as oft as merit: |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.iv.136 | This brave shall oft make thee to hide thy head. | This braue, shall oft make thee to hide thy head: |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.v.183 | I have, thou gallant Trojan, seen thee oft, | I haue (thou gallant Troyan) seene thee oft |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.ii.50 | Doth oft close in pollution, yet of thee | Doth oft close in pollution: yet of thee |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.v.30 | Those wits that think they have thee do very oft prove | those wits that thinke they haue thee, doe very oft proue |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.i.39 | should be as oft with your master as with my mistress. | should be as oft with your Master, as with my Mistris: |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.i.122 | That very oft we pity enemies. | That verie oft we pitty enemies. |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iii.15 | And thanks. And ever oft good turns | And thankes: and euer oft good turnes, |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iv.3 | For youth is bought more oft than begged or borrowed. | For youth is bought more oft, then begg'd, or borrow'd. |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iv.32 | kiss thy hand so oft? | kisse thy hand so oft? |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iv.176 | for it comes to pass oft that a terrible oath, with a | for t comes to passe oft, that a terrible oath, with a |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.iv.101 | If this be he you oft have wished to hear from. | If this be he you oft haue wish'd to heare from. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.vi.15 | Whose sovereignty so oft thou hast preferred | Whose soueraignty so oft thou hast preferd, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG V.iv.104 | How oft hast thou with perjury cleft the root! | How oft hast thou with periury cleft the roote? |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK V.iii.103.1 | When oft our fancies are. | When oft our fancies are: |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.158 | As ornaments oft does, too dangerous. | (As Ornaments oft do's) too dangerous: |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.262 | Which oft infects the wisest. These, my lord, | Which oft infects the wisest: these (my Lord) |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.797 | bear, yet he is oft led by the nose with gold. Show the | Beare, yet hee is oft led by the Nose with Gold: shew the |