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LEXICON
zu
SHAKESPEARES WERKEN.
VON
DR. ALEXANDER SCHMIDT,
BEALSCnUI^DlEECTOE IN KONiaSBERG PR.
II. THEIL.
M— Z.
1875.
BERLIN.
GEORG KEIMEll.
LONDON.
WILLIAMS & KOllGATE.
SHAKESPEAKE-LEXICON.
A COMPLETE DICTIONARY
OF ALL THE ENGLISH WORDS, PHRASES AND CONSTRUCTIONS
IN THE WOllKS OF THE POET.
BY
DR. ALEXANDER SCHMIDT.
VOLUME II.
M— Z.
1875.
BERLIN.
GEORG REIMEK.
LONDON.
WILLIAMS & KORGATE.
C^
/'corneIiX
university
LIBRARY
Preface to the first volume.
Kewritten for English readers.
The present work, as differing from the existing Shakespearian
glossaries, the object of which has been only to explain what has become
obsolete and unintelligible in the writings of the poet, is to contain his
whole vocabulary and subject the sense and use of every word of it to
a careful examination.
As it was not intended to establish a critical standard, but only
to furnish some of the necessary materials for criticism, it seemed con-
venient to lay aside, for the present, the question of the authenticity of
the works generally ascribed to Shakespeare, and to consider as genuine
all that has been commonly printed together as Shakespeare's, namely
the thirty six plays of the two first Folios, together with Pericles, and
the so called Poems; but to disregard the apocryphal pieces of the last
Folios as well as those which the criticism of still later times has brought
into connection with the name of the poet. The stage -directions, too,
even those of the earliest editions, have been left unnoticed, as it appeared
more than doubtful whether they were written by Shakespeare himself.
In the present unsettled state of textual criticism it could not be
decided, whether the Folios or the extant Quartos deserved greater credit.
But fortunately the business of a lexicographer was, in this point at
least, easier than that of an editor, who must make his choice between
different lections, whereas the former may fairly content himself with
registering the occurring variations. These have indeed been collated
with great care wherever some authority could be attributed to the ancient
texts; exclusively, of course, of those Quartos which the editors of the
Vl Preface to the first volume.
first Folio meant when speaking of stolen and surreptitious copies, maimed
and deformed by the frauds and stealths of injurious impostors, namely the
Quartos of the Merry Wives and Hemy V, the 'First Part of the Con-
tention', the 'True Tragedy', and the earliest impressions of Romeo and
Juliet (1597) and of Hamlet (1603). Their variations are, at the best,
of the same weight as the conjectures of modern emendators.
The example and reasons of the Cambridge editors have been
decisive for adopting the modern orthography, those cases excepted when
the different spelling of the old editions was evidently caused by a dif-
ference of pronunciation.
As for etymology, which ought to be the groundwork of every
general dictionary, its importance seemed subordinate and sometimes even
doubtful in asceilaining the sense of words in a particular period, — a
period especially in which the genius of the language broke new ways,
now and then even with some violence, to supply its increasing wants.
Therefore the derivation of words has been neglected on purpose, except
when there was no other means of finding out their meaning. Accord-
ingly, in arranging the different significations of one and the same word,
a natural and rational rather than an historical order has been observed,
as it always seemed the safest way to study and explain the language
of Shakespeare by itself, calling in no other help as long as it could
be done without. In the definitions themselves as well as in their ar-
rangement there will be found no doubt much to object against, but let
it at the same time be borne in mind that it is next to impossible to
draw everywhere a strict line of demarcation, and that, at any rate, the
means of finding the truth for himself have always been placed at the
disposal of the reader.
Originally a purpose was entertained of making the quotations
absolutely complete, even with respect to the most common and con-
stantly recurring parts and forms of speech. As, however, there arose
some danger of impairing the utility of the ])ook by hiding momentous
questions under cumbrous details, copious use has been made of the
signs f. i. and etc. by way of indicating that sufficient proof, if needed,
was offered on every page of the poet.
Preface to the firsfc volume. ^ IJ^
On the other hand, it was not quite easy to resist the temptation
to make this lexicon a general repertory and store-house of Shakespearian
lore by collecting and garnering up in it all that the industry of two
centuries had done in this branch of literature. But for once first thoughts
were best. In pursuing too vast a project, the principal design of the
work was too likely to have been sometimes lost sight of. Following,
therefore, the old maxim that half is more than the whole, and keeping
within the proposed bounds, the task was limited, in whatever reached
beyond them, to the smallest possible compass. Obscurities not originating
in the peculiar use of words, but in the poet's train of thought, have been
considered as quite out of the question and entirely left to the commentators.
Even thus the work would remain extensive enough to make
any superfluity a fault. Erroneous opinions and wrong conjectures
of modern editors were not admitted, unless they had become too
popular to be altogether left unnoticed. Obvious and evident things,
that stood in no need of authority, were left to speak for themselves;
and only in doubtful cases, or if there had been some particular merit
in finding the truth, it seemed unfair not to give every one his due.
But after all, truth cannot fare better than to be received as a matter
of course.
Foreign and dialectic words and phrases used by Shakespeare
will be collected in an appendix to the second volume, for which are
also reserved some grammatical remarks designed to prove the justness
of several interpretations which would else, perhaps, appear arbitrary
and hazardous. They are fewer in number than was at first anticipated,
for the excellent Shakespearian Grammar of Mr. Abbott, published in
the meantime, together with Sidney Walker's Critical Examination of the
Text of Sh., reduced the task to that of a gleaner going in the foot-
steps of reapers and picking up a few neglected ears.
Of what use the work will be, the event is to prove ; — planned
it was with a view to make the poet better understood than before; —
to lay a firmer foundation for the criticism of his text; — to furnish
reliable materials for English lexicography, which has, since the time
of Samuel Johnson, increased in extent rather than in intrinsic value;
VIII Preface to the second volume.
— to set right, although only one, yet certainly the most prominent
landmark in the history of the English language.
While the general reader will look for assistance in the definitions
and explanations, scholars and critics will be soonest pleased, if satisfied
by the exactness of the quotations. Therefore communications concerning
errata will be extremely welcome.
Merely practical considerations prevailed in choosing the English
language for the interpretations. No doubt the English of a German
will often be found exceptionable and try the indulgence and kindness
of the reader. But the author had no greater ambition, — if a lexico-
grapher may be allowed to be ambitious — than to be useful also to
native Englishmen.
Koenigsberg in Pr., Febr. 1874.
A. SCHMIDT.
Preface to the second volume.
The Appendix of this second volume will contain, besides what
has been promised in the preface of the first, a list of the Shakespearian
words forming the latter part in compositions, to meet a want not only
felt by the author himself on many occasions, but intimated to him by
some literary friends. In applying to it, it must always be borne in
mind that it pretends to no higher claim than to be a supplement to
this dictionary, and has no other object than to complete the quotations
of the respective articles, by setting before the reader the whole range
of evidence to be found in the works of the poet. For in very many
cases the sense of simple words could not be distinctly ascertained except
from their compounds. Wherever the boundary line between English
and Latin or French composition was hardly discernible, it was thought
better to do too much than too little.
One advantage, at least, was gained by the new revision of the
whole vocabulary thus instituted. It led to the detection of some words
Preface to the second volume. IX
— indexed on the next following leaf — that had been overlooked by
the compiler, — a fault which, if nobody else, those at least will be
inclined to pardon who ever have been engaged in a similar labour.
The reception the first volume has met with has been, in some
respects, beyond the most sanguine expectations. The kind judgments
passed on it by the most competent critics were indeed the more grati-
fying, as they did not, and could not possibly, touch the general design
and tendency of the work, but turned on details and the manner of
treating particular questions. The justness and soundness of a method
cannot be put to a better test than in its bearing on single points at
issue. 'Assurance now is made double sure' that much that at first sight,
and considered by itself, could not but seem objectionable, will be seen
in another light, when in time the peculiar nature and the fundamental
law of the whole will be fully perceived.
To make the poet his own interpreter, by discarding all precon-
ceived opinions and subordinating all adventitious means of information
to those offered by himself, was throughout the leading principle of the
work. What Aristarchus once did for Homer, and Galen for Hippocrates,
was yet to be done for Shakespeare. We beg to refer the reader to
an extract from Galen's praef. voc. Hippocr. quoted in Professor Lehrs'
work 'De Aristarchi studiis Homericis' p. 44: "Ooa roivvv twj/ dvojuccTcov
sr f-dv rolg nalai )^{)6voig r]p avvi]&T], vvvl 8^ ovxtxL sari, ra /Litr xoiama
ylwGaag y.alovGi "/ml tavxa s^rjyrjaojiisi/og afj^ojiiar ta ds dk}.a ooa ^i]T)]aEU]g
jiisv ovx 7]Ttovog Ji^ogdeixaL, ovvi]Srj Ss Igtiv ilg rdds, y.axd xdg %u)V
avyyfjajLUKXTCoi/ aiircov e§t]y^aeig a/Lisivov snianonsla&ai. Tig yctQ tj y.Qioig
xal tL to dslov xal xi x6 d^ximg xat xig tj en dxQWV evs^ia xal ndvff
ooa xoiavxa Xoyov 7ia^ujLii]X0vg slg e^-^yrjcliv delxai, ovpri&rj 3t toxiv ovdev
■fjxxov tj piog y.al (i^a'/rvg xal xe^Prj xal /.lax^d xal xai(}6g xal o^vg' xaixoi
xal xovxwr evia Sslxai xivog eiriyrjaewg. "O&sv e/iioiys xal &av,udl^aip tnfjl&e
xdiv anaaav l^riyElad-ai xrjV ' Innox^dxovg lf§vv enayyedajiiivcov, d ^in)
avvinaOLV oxi nleiio naftalsinovoiv (ov diddaxovai.
To this Prof. Lehrs observes: Haec omnia primus intellexit in
Homero et praestitit Aristarchus. Quare non scripsit glossas, sed in
continua poetae interpretatione accuratissime versatus est, in consuetis
X Preface to the secoad volume.
vocabulis, quorum et ad majorem Homericorum locorum partem plerumque
pertinet utilitas et explicatio certior, plus etiam quam in rarioribus et
antiquitate obscuratis operae pouens et ne quid praetermittatur verbura
verbo reddens. Abjecit illas doctrinae sarcinas, non tam existiraans ex
aliis scriptoribus multa ad Homerum illustrandum promi posse quam
cavendum esse ne aliorum consuetudine temere ad poetam translata im-
prudentes in vitia et errores incurramus.
Let us subjoin, for the use of Shakespearian text-emendators, a
few more citations from the same work:
Gralen (praef. ad L. ]VI Epid.) : nolv ftelriov edo'^a fxoi cpvldtrovji
TTjV d^xaiav ^(jacprjr dsl ]u,sv onovSdt,Eiv sxsivrjv s^rjyslo&ai, jurj dvvrj&ivri
de note xovro Ti^d^ai ni&avrjv ttjv enavo^d-coaiv avr^g noisla&ai.
Quintilian (Instit. orat. IX, 4, 39): Quaedam in veteribus libris re-
perta mutare imperiti solent et, dum librariorum insectari volunt inscientiam,
suam confitentur.
Lehrs (p. 358): Ars critica primum elaborat ixt scriptores, quos
pauci mss. corruptos exhibent, sine summa offensione legi possint; partim
imperfecta ars multa non intelligit inscientia, quae tollit ne quid relin-
quatur quod absurdum esse putat. Sed gliscentibus studiis, codicibus
pluribus paratis, rerum sermonisque scientia vulgata, arte interpretandi
exculta, multis obscurioribus locis per variorum tentamina tandem reclusis,
in arctiores se fines contrahit, et quo magis primi magistri peccaverunt,
eo magis jam ipso contradicendi studio ad fontes suos revertitur.
Koenigsberg Pr., Oct. 1875.
A. S.
Words omitted and to be inserted.
Bed-Tow, marriage-vow: Sonn. 152, 3.
Blunt -ivitted, rude and insensible: H6B III,
2, 210.
Curer, a healer, a physician: Wiv. 11, 3, 40.
Troil. V, 1, 55. cf. Body-curer and SQul-eurer.
Doughy, unbaked, unripe: whosevillcmous saffron
would have made all the unbaked and doughy youth of
a nation in Ms colour^ All's IV, 5, 3.
Flute, a sort of wind-instrument: Ant.II, 2,200.
II, 7, 138.
Name in Mids. I, 2, 44. 58. IV, 1, 207.
Indian - like, like an Indian: All's I, 3,
210.
Indistinguislicd, reading of Ff in Lr. IV, G,
278; (^({undistinguished, q. v.
Onjx, a, sort of gem; reading of Qq in Hml. V,
2, 283; 'Ei union.
Ouid for i|uo, changed by a' sad mistake to Quid
pro quo.
Siie-knlght-errant, which should be between
Shekels and She-lamb, is wrongly placed after She-
Mereury.
M.
M, the thirteenth letter of the alphabet: Tw. II,
6, 118. 121. 132. 13G. 141. 151.
jMali, the queen of the fairies: Rom. I, 4, 53.
75. 88.
Slacb^th, name in Mcb. passim. Rhyming to
heath: I, 1, 7. to death: I, 2, 65. Ill, 5, 4. to breath:
IV, 1, 98.
Slaecabaeus ; Juda,s M., the leader of the Jews
against Antiochus of Syria; one of the Nine Worthies:
LLL V, 1, 134. V, 2, 540. 602. 634.
Itlacdoiiwald (the later Ff Macdonnell] name in
Mcb. I, 2, 9.
Slacdufr (cf. Duff), name in Mcb. II, 4, 20 etc.
Mace, a spice, the second covering of the nutmeg:
Wint. IV, 3, 49.
JMace, a club of metal used as an ensign^ of au-
thority : he that sets up his rest to do more exploits
with his in. than a morris-pike. Err. IV, 3,28. the sword,
the 711., the crown imperial, H5 IV, 1, 278 (= sceptre).
with these borne before us instead of — s, H6B IV, 7,
144. 0 murderous slumber, layest thou thy leaden m.
upon my boy? Caes. IV, 3, 268 (to arrest him like a
bailiff; cf. Arrest).
IHacedon, the kingdom of Alexander the Great:
H5 IV, 7, 21. 22. 23. 26. 28. Per. II, 2, 24.
Macliiavel, the famous Italian writer; prover-
bially for a crafty politician: am la M.I Wiv. Ill, 1,
104. Alenfon, that notorious M. H6A V, 4, 74. set the
murderous M. to school, H6C III, 2, 193.
Macbination, intrigue, plotting: —s,hollowness,
treachery, Lr. I, 2, 122. your business of the world
hath so an end, and m. ceases, V, 1, 46.
Machine, artificial structure; used of the body:
whilst this m. is to him, Hml. II, 2, 124.
Mackerel, the fish Scomber scomber: buy land
as cheap as stinking m. H4A II, 4, 396.
Macmorris, name in H6 III, 2, 72. 91. 100.
Maculate, stained, impure: m. thoughts, LLL I,
2, 97.
Macalation, stain, impurity : there's no m. in thy
heart, Troil. IV, 4, 66.
Mad, adj. 1) disordered in the mind, insane:
Sonn. 129, 8. 140, 12. Tp. I, 2, 209. Ill, 3, 58. Meas.
V, 60. Err. II, 2, 11. 215. IV, 3, 82. IV, 4, 131. Shr.
I, 2, 18. Ill, 2, 19. Tw. I, 5, 145. 211. II, 3, 93 etc.
etc. Used of dogs infected with the rabies canina:
Wiv. IV, 2, lai. Err. V, 70. Ant. IV, 15, 80. 7n. as
a buck, Err. Ill, 1, 72 (proverbial phrase), stark m.
Err. II, 1, 59. V, 281. Shr. I, 1, 69. Wint. Ill, 2, 184.
very m. H8 I, 4, 28. to fall m. Tit. II, 3, 104. to grow
Schmidt, the Uaglish of Shateespeavf.
m. Sonn. 140, 9. to go m. Troil. IV, 2, 78. Lr. II, 4,
289. 0th. IV, 1, 101. to run m. Lucr. 997. Ado I, 1,
88. 93. Tw. 11,5, 212. Wint. Ill, 2, 184. IMA III,
1, 145. 212. H8 II, 2, 130. Troil. V, 1, 54. Tit. IV,
1, 21. Rom. II, 4, 5. IV, 3, 48. IV, 5, 76. 0th. Ill, 3,
317. to wax m. Tit. Ill, 1, 223.
2) besides one's self, having lost all self-command :
at his own shadow let the thief run m. Lucr. 997. some-
time her grief is dumb . . . sometime 'tis mad and too
much talk affords, 1106. m. that sqitow should his use
control, 1781. the fools are in., if left alone, Gent. Ill,
1, 99. Lucr. 1108. Wiv. I, 4, 69. Ill, 5, 154. IV, 1,
4. Mids. Ill, 2, 441. Merch. IV, 1, 48. V, 176. H4A
1, 3, 53. 0th. Ill, 3, 317. IV, 1, 101 etc.
3) extravagant in any way ; gay and frolicksome
to wildness and wantonness: a m. host, Wiv. 111,1, 115.
do you hear, my m. wenches? LLL II, 257. how now,
m. spirit? Mids. Ill, 2, 4. fetching m. bounds, Merch.
V, 73. be m. and merry, Shr. Ill, 2, 228. like a m. lad,
Tw. IV, 2, 139. how now, m. wag? H4A I, 2, 50. IV,
2, 55. m. Shallow, H4B 111, 2, 16. the m. days that I
have spent, 37 etc. = furious, passionate : her eyes
are m. that they have wept till now, Ven. 1062. subject
to the tyranny ofm. mischances, 738 (the later Qq sad).
the finest m. devil of jealousy , Wiv. V, 1, 19. m. ire,
H6A IV, 3, 28. m. and fantastic execution, Troil. V,
5, 38. these hot days is the m. blood stirring, Rom. Ill,
1,4. = inflamed with desire : he was m. for her. All's
V, 3, 260. I am m. in Cressid's love, Troil. I, 1, 51. =
foolish, absurd: a m. fantastical trick, Meas. Ill, 2, 98.
his m. attire, Shr. Ill, 2, 126. a m. marriage, 184. 244.
her m. and headstrong humour, IV, 1, 212. as m. in
folly. All's V, 3, 3. m. world, m. kings, John II, 561.
he she loved proved m. and did forsake her, 0th. IV,
3, 27 (cf. All's V, 3,3).
Mad, vb. 1) tr. to make mad, to madden: Sonu.
119, 8. Err. IV, 4, 129. V, 84. All's V, 3, 213. Tw.
I, 5, 141. R2 V, 5, 61. Tit. Ill, 1, 104. Lr. IV, 2, 43.
Gymb. II, 2, 37. IV, 2, 313.
2) to be mad : when he to — ing Dido would unfold
his father's acts, H6B III, 2, 117.
Madam, title of honour given in speaking of or
to ladies of rank: what must I call her. Madam. Al'ce
m., or Joan m.? M., find nothing else; so lords call
ladies, Shr. Ind. 2, 111; cf. Sly's blunders v. 145 and
1, 1, 259. ere long they should call me m. H4B II, 1,
109. Lucr. 1277. Gent. I, 2, 3. 34. 77. 130. 138. IV,
2, 120. LLL 11, 1, 1. 40 etc. etc. m. my interpreter,
H5 V, 2, 282. dear m. Gent. I, 2, 17. sweet m. LLL
V, 2, 339. my dearest m. All's I, 3, 213. good m. Tw.
44
680
M
ITI, 1, 173. gracious m. H6C III, 3, 59. noble m. H8
IV, 2, 44 etc. M. Silvia, Gent. II, 1, 6. 14. 152. II,
5, 12. IV, 3, 1. IV, 4, 39. 114. 116. Meas. I, 2, 45.
74 etc. m. and mistress, Gent. II, 1, 102. m. , and
pretty mistresses , give ear, LLL V, 2, 286. our — s
mock at us, H5 III, 5, 28 (Frencli ladies), the — s too
did almost sweat, H8 I, 1, 23. honest — 's issue, Lr.
I, 2, 9.
Uad-liraiii, adj. insane: Shr. Ill, 2, 10.
Mad-lirained, the same : Shr. Ill, 2, 165. H6A
I, 2, 15. Tim. V, 1, 177.
Mad-bred, produced by or in madness: this m.
flaw, H6B III, 1, 354.
Aladcap, a fellow of wild and eccentric habits:
Gent. II, 5, 8. John I, 84. H4A I, 2, 160. Adject-
irely: the merry m. lord, LLL II, 215. a m. ruffian,
Shr. II, 290. the m. duke, H4A I, 3, 244. the m. Prince
of Wales, IV, 1, 95.
JUadeira, a sort of wine: H4A I, 2, 128.
llade-up, complete, perfect: a m. villain, Tim.
V, 1, 101.
Slad-headed, wild, foolish: H4A II, 3, 80.
Uladly, l)in a deranged mind, distractedly: that's
someiohat m. spoken, Meas. V, 89. wast thou mad, that
thus som. thou didst answer me? Err. II, 2, 12. Mids.
II, 1, 171. Shr. II, 329. Ill, 2, 246. Tw. V, 319. John
in, 4, 58. Rom. IV, 3, 51.
2) wildly, without self-control: which (fear) m.
hurries her she knows not whither, Ven. 904. m. tossed
between desire and dread, Lucr. 171. by repirohate
dt^ire thus m. led, 300. Err. V, 152. Mids. II, 1, 153.
III, 2, 23. H4B I, 1, 10. Troil. II, 2, 116. Cymb. V,
5, 31 (m. dying, = dying in a wild state of mind).
JUadman, a man whose understanding is deran-
ged: Meas. V, 506. Err. IV, 1, 93. V, 213. LLL V, 2,
338. Mids V, 10. Shr. V, 1,60. 76. Tw. I, 5, 139.
146. IV, 2, 46. 125. IV, 3, 221. V, 294. 299. 335.
H6B III, 1, 347. Bom. I, 2, 55. II, 1, 7. V, 3, 67.
Tim. Ill, 4, 103. Caes. IV, 3, 40. Lr. Ill, 6, 10. IV,
1, 32. V, 3, 187. he speaks nothing but m. Tw. I, 5,
115 (cf. H5 V, 2, 156). Plur. madmen: Sonn. 147, 11.
Mids. V, 4. Asm, 2, 422. Tw. Ill, 4, 154. R2 V, 5,
62. H4B I, 3, 32. Troil. V, 1, 56. Rom. Ill, 3, 61.
Caes. Ill, 2, 274. Lr. Ill, 4, 81. IV, 1, 48. Cymb. V,
4, 146.
madness, 1) insanity: Sonn. 140, 10. Tp. II, 2,
14. V, 116. Wiv. ly, 2, 27. Meas. IV, 4, 4. V, 51.
61. 63. Err. V, 76. Merch. I, 2, 69. As III, 2, 420.
IV, 1, 218. Tw. Ill, 4, 16. 61. IV, 3, 4. 10. V, .302.
Wint. IV, 4, 495 etc. etc. in m. = mad: Hml. Ill, 4,
187. 0th. 1, 1,98.
2) extreme folly: of this m. cured, H4B IV, 2, 41.
mere' i not m,., to make the fox surveyor of the fold?
H6B III, 1, 252. his flight was m. Mcb. IV, 2, 2.
3) wild affection or emotion: fetter strong m. in
a silken thread, Ado V, 1, 25. such a hare is m. the
youth, Merch. I, 2, 21.
Madonna, the address used by the fool to Olivia
in Tw. I, 5, 47. 64. 66. 68. 72. 74. 76. 120. 145. V,
306.
)radrig;al, a pastoral song : Pilgr. 360. Wiv. Ill,
1, 18. 'i3.
^tlad-wonian, a woman deranged in her under-
standing: if your wife be not a m. Merch. IV, 1, 445.
Maecenas (0. Edd. Mecenas) friend of Octavius
Caesar: Ant. II, 2, 17. 102. 175.
Maggot, a small grub, a fly- worm: LLL V, 2,
409. Hml. II, 2, 181. IV, 3, 24.
Maggot-pie or Magot-pie, magpie: Mcb. Ill,
4, 125.
Magic, subst. sorcery, enchantment: Tp. V, 50.
Wint. V, 3, 39. 110. Tim. I, 1, 6. Hml. Ill, 2, 270.
0th. I, 2, 65. I, 3, 92. Ill, 4, 69. Ant. Ill, 10, 19.
Magic, adj. pertaining to sorcery: Tp. I, 2, 24.
H6A I, 1, 27. Mcb. Ill, 5, 26.
Magical, the same: Ant. Ill, 1, 31.
Magician, sorcerer: As V, 2, 67. 78. V, 4, 33.
H4A I, 3, 83. R3 I, 2, 34.
Magistrate, a public functionary : Tp. II, 1, 149.
H5 I, 2, 191. H6A I. 3, 57. H6B IV, 2, 19. H6C I,
2, 23. Cor. II, 1, 47. Ill, 1, 104. 202.
Magnanimity, heroic bravery: infuse his breast
with m. and make him naked foil a man at arms, H6C
V, 4, 41.
Magnanimous, dauntless, heroic: he m. in the
enterprise. All's III, 6, 70. most m. mouse, H4B III, 2,
171. as m. as Agamemnon, H5 III, 6, 6. IV. 7, IS.
valiant and m. deeds, 'Troil. II, 2, 200. Ill, 3, 277. cf.
Armado's letter in LLL IV, 1, 65.
Magnificence, pomp, splendour: Wint. I, 1, 13.
Magnificent , pompous, boastful : a letter from
the m. Armado, LLL* 1, 1, 193. than whom no mortal
so m. Ill, 180.
Magnifico, title given to Venetian grandees:
Merch. Ill, 2, 282. 0th. 1, 2, 12.
Magnify, to glorify, to CKalt: him that thou — est
with all these titles, H6A IV, 7, 75.
Magnus: Saint M. Corner, H6B IV, 8, 1.
Magot-pio, see Maggot-pie.
Mahomet, the Arabian prophet: H6A I. 2, 140.
Malm, name of a devil: Lr. Ill, 4, 149. TV, 1, 63.
Maid, 1) virgin: he preached pure m. Compl. 315.
'tis not a m., for she hath had gossips , Gent. Ill, 1,
269. a wronged, I would fain have said a m.. Meas.
V, 21. II, 2, 154. Ado II, 2, 40. IV, 1, 35. 86. Mids.
II, 2, 59. Merch. Ill, 2, 312. As IV, 1, 148. All's IV,
2, 74. John II, 572. H4A IV, 1, 114. H5 V. 2, 323.
H6A V, 4, 55. H6B IV, 7, 129. H6C I, 1, 216. Troil.
IV, 5, 50. Rom. Ill, 2, 135. Hml. IV, 5, 54. Lr. I, 5,
54 etc. Used of a man who has not yet known woman :
you are betrothed both to a m. and man, Tw. V, 270.
2) girl: if you bem. or no, Tp. I, 2, 427. 428 (not
a goddess, but a mortal woman), behold this m. 491.
IV, 95. V, 185. knows I am a m. and would not force
this letter to my view, Gent. I, 2, 53. can you love the
m.? Wiv. I, 1, 252. I, 4, 127. is there a m. with child
by him"? Meas. I, 2, 92. 94. I, 4, 32. 11, 2, 20. Ill, 1,
180. V, 178. LLL I, 1, 137. 299. Mids. II, 2, 73.
HI, 2, 302. Tw. II, 4, 46. V, 268. 282. H4A III, 3,
130 (M. Marian). Rom. I, 4, 66 etc. Used as a com-
pellation: why went you not with master doctor, m.?
Wiv. V, 5, 232. m.! LLL I, 2, 138. mates, m..' Shr.
I, 1, 59. the gods to their dear shelter take thee, m.
Lr. I, 1, 185. my — s, LLL V, 2, 262. good m., fair
m. etc. Wiv. II, 2, 38. Meas. II, 2, 79. Mids. I, 1, 46
etc. Proverb: — s still answer nay , and take it, R3
III, 7, 51 ; cf. — s in modesty say no to that which they
luoidd have the profferer construe ay, Gent. I, 2, 55.
3) female servant : spinning amongst her — s, Lucr.
Arg. 10. she hoarsely calls her m. Lucr. 1214. a m.
of Dian's, Sonn. 153, 2. Tp. Ill, 1, 84. Gent. I, 2,
69. II, 3, 8. Ill, 1, 269. Wiv. IV, 2, 77. V, 5, 49. Err.
M
681
V, 170. Merch. Ill, 2, 200. 311. V, 33. Shr. Ind. 2,
92. H8 111, 1, 75. Rom. 11, 2, 6. Tim. IV, 1, 12. Oth.
IV, 3, 26. Ant. Ill, 7, 15. IV, 15, 74 etc.
Maid-child, female child: Per. V, 3, 6.
Maiden, 1) virgin: then are you no m. Ado IV,
I, 88. All's H, 1, 175. H5 III, 3, 20. 0th. Ill, 4, 75.
Oftenest adjectively : the m. burning of his cheeks,
Ven. 50. m. worlds, Lucr. 408. bud, 848. Sonn. 16,
6. 66, 6. 154, 4. Meas. IV, 4, 27. Ado III, 1, 109.
IV, 1, 166. 181. LLL V, 2, 351. 789. Mids. 1, 1, 75.
II, 1, 164. Ill, 2, 285. All's IV, 2, 57. John II, 98.
H5 V, 2, 253. 349. 353. H6A II, 4, 47. V, 4, 52. H8
IV, 2, 169. V, 5, 41. Tit. II, 3, 232. Rom. II, 2, 86.
Hml. I, 3, 121. V, 1, 256. Per. V, 1, 243. a m. and
an innocent hand, John IV, 2, 252 (not yet stained
with blood). % m. sword, H4A V, 4, 134. m. youth,
H6A IV, 7, 38.
2) girl: — s' eyes stuck over all his face, Compl.
81. Meas. I, 4, 80. LLL V, 2, 916. Mids. II, 1, 35.
168. II, 2, 74. HI, 2, 66. Merch. II, 1, 14. Ill, 2, 8.
As IV, 3, 41. Shr. IV, 5, 44. All's I, 1, 55. IV, 2, 6.
Tw. I, 4, 33. Wint. IV, 4, 85. H5 II, 4, 107. Troil.
III, 2, 219. 0th. I, 3, 94. Used as a compellation:
Meas. II, 2, 48. All's I, 3, 155. II, 1, 117. Adjec-
tively: my m. weeds, Tw. V, 262. a m. battle, Troil.
IV, 5, 87.
Maidenhead, virginity: Shr. Ill, 2, 227. Tw. I,
5, 232. Wint. IV, 4, 116. H4A II, 4, 398. IV, 1, 59.
H4B II, 2, 84. H6B IV, 7, 130. H8 II, 3, 23. 25.
Troil. IV, 2, 23. Rom. I, 1, 31. I, 3, 2. Ill, 2, 137.
Per, III Prol. 10. IV, 2, 64. IV, 6, 136.
Maidenhead, place in England: Wiv. IV, 5, 80.
Maidenhood, virginity: All's III, 5. 24. H6A
IV, 6, 17. Rom. Ill, 2, 13.
Maidenly, 1) becoming a maid: it is not friendly,
'tis not m. Mids. Ill, 2, 217. 2) girlish: what a m.
man-at-arms are you become, H4B II, 2, 82. 3) vir-
ginal, chaste: the — est star, Lr. I, 2, 143.
Maiden-tongued, speaking in a gentle and in-
sinuating manner: Compl. 100.
Maiden -widowed, having become a widow,
while yet a virgin: Rom. Ill, 2, 135.
Maidhood, girlhood: 6^ the roses of the spring,
by m., honour, truth and every thing, Tw. Ill, 1, 162.
is there not charms by which the property of youth and
m. may be abused? 0th. I, 1, 173.
Maid-pale (cf. Pale) having the white and tender
complexion of a virgin : change the complexion of her
m. peace to scarlet indignation, R2 III, 3, 98.
Mail, subst. armour: a rusty m. T'roil. Ill, 3, 152
(O. Edd. male). Corrupt passage: no egma, no riddle,
no V envoy; no salve in the m. LLL III, 74 (Qq Fl in
thee male; ^2.ZA in the male).
Mailed, clad in armour: the m. Mars, H4A IV
1, 116. with his m. hand. Cor. I, 3, 38 (gauntleted)
m. up = completely covered and wrapped up : I should
not thus be led along, m. up in shame, H6B II, 4, 31.
Maim, subst. a laming and crippling hurt, a deep
injury: so deep a m. as to be cast forth in~the common
air, R2 I, 3, 156. your father's sibkness is a m. to us,
H4A IV, 1, 42. that bears so shrewd a m. H6B II, 3,
41. stop those — s of shame seen through thy country.
Cor. IV, 5, 92 ( — s of shame = shameful — s).
Malm, vb. to lame, to cripple: you — ed the juris-
diction of all bishops, H8 III, 2, 312. with such — ed
rites, Hml. V, 1, 242 (defective), a judgment — ed and
most imperfect, 0th. I, 3, 99. I am —ed for ever, T,
1, 27. = to hurt in general : did win whom he would m.
Pilgr.312 (in the rhyme), it—edyou two outright, Shr.
V, 2,62. Cade says mamed for mamed, H6BIV,2,172.
Main, subst. 1) with of; full might, the whole,
the gross, of a thing: nativity, once in the m. of light,
crawls to maturity, Sonn. 60, 5. empties itself, as doth
an inland brook , into the main of waters, Merch. V,
97. to-morrow we must with all our m. of power stand
fast, Troil. II, 3, 273. goes it against the m. of Poland,
or for some frontier? Hml. IV, 4, 15.
2) absol. a) the principal point, that which is first
in question: let's make haste away, and look unto the
m. H6B 1, 1, 208. I doubt it is no other than the m.,
his father's death and our o'erhasty marriage, Hml.
II, 2, 56.
b) the ocean, the great sea: Sonn. 64, 7. 80, 8.
John II, 26. R3 I, 4, 20. 0th. II, 1, 3. 39.
c) the continent : swell the curled waters 'bove the
m. Lr. Ill, 1, 6.
d) {probably from the French main) a stake at
gaming : to set so rich a m. on the nice hazard of one
doubtful hour, H4A IV, 1, 47.
Main, adj. 1) great, first in importance, principal,
chief: the m. flood, Merch. IV, 1, 72 (the sea), the man
that the m. harvest reaps, As III, 5, 103. he might in a
m. danger fail you. All's III, 6, 17. them, consents are
had, V, 3, 69. these m. parcels of dispatch, IV, 3, 104.
our m. battles front, H6C I, 1, 8; R3 V, 3, 299. m.
end, H8 II, 2, 41. Ill, 2, 215. Cor. II, 2, 43. IV, 3, 20.
Mcb. IV, 3, 198. V, 4, 10. Hml. I, 1, 105. Lr. IV, 6,
217. Oih. I, 3, 11. II,T; 269. Ant. I, 2, 198 (the m.
soldier). Cymb. V, 4, 16. Per. V, 1, 29.
2) concerning the gross ov whole ; general : a man
may prophesy of the m. chance of things, H4B HI, 1,
83. we do not mean the coursing snatchers only, but
fear the m. intendment of the Scot , H5 I, 2, 144. m.
chance, father you meant, H6B I, 1, 212. put your m.
cause into the king's protection, H8 HI, 1, 93. by the
m. assent of all these learned men she was divorced,
H8 IV, 1, 31. if he were foiled, we did ourm. opinion
crush in taint of our best man, Troil. I, 3, 373. quite
from the m. opinion he held once, Caes. 11, 1, 198. no
farther than the m. voice of Denmark goes withal, Hml.
I, 3, 28.
3) superior, overruling: which by m. force War-
wick did win, H6B I, 1, 210. by commission and m.
power, H8 II, 2, 7.
Main-course, the main sail (cf. Course, 9): bring
her to try with m. Tp. 1, 1, 38 (i. u., according to
Smith's Sea-Grammar: 'to hale the tacke aboord, the
sheet close aft, the holing set up, and the helme tied
close aboord').
Maine, French county: John I, 11. II, 152. 487.
H6A IV, 3, 45. V, 3, 95. 154. H6B I, 1, 51. 209.
210. IV, 1, 86. IV, 2, 170. IV, 7, 70.
Mained, in the language of Cade, = maimed:
H6B IV, 2, 172.
Mainly, forcibly, mightily: these four came all
a-front and m. thrust at me, H4A II, 4, 222. I do not
call your faith in question so m. as my fnerit, Troil.
IV, 4, 87. by your safety, wisdom, all things else, you
m. were stirred up, Hml. IV, 7, 9. / am m. ignorant
what place this is, Lr. IV, 7, 65 (=_perfectly).
Main-mast, the chief or middle mast: Wint.
Ill, 3, 94.
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682
M
maintain (accentuated on the 2^ syllable ; on
the first in H6A I, 1, 71. Tit. II, 1, 47. V, 2, 72).
1) to keep, to support, to sustain, to feed : he will m.
you like a gentlewoman, Wiv. Ill, 4, 45. sweat in this
business and m. this war, John V, 2, 102. / have — ed
that Salamander with fire, H4A III, 3, 53. H5 I, 1,
12. II, 3, 45. H6B IV, 7, 75. IV, 10, 24. H6C III, 3,
126. 154. R3 I, 2, 260. H8 1, 2, 31. Hml. II, 2, 361.
lo m. it = to afford it: / am able to m. it, Shr. V, 1,
79. so senseless of expense , that he will neither know
how to m, it, nor cease his flow of riot, Tim. II, 2, 2.
2) to support, to defend, to vindicate, to justify:
our country rights in Rome — ed, Lucr. 1838. if it be
honest you have spoke, you have courage to m. it, Meas.
HI, 2, 167. never could m. his part. Ado I, Ij 238. a
sceptre must be as boisterously — ed as gained, John
III, 4, 136. R2 I, 1, 62. 98. IV, 27. H4A IV, 3, 9.
H4B III, 2, 82. IV, 1, 42. IV, 2, 67. IV, 5, 225. H5
III, 2, 85. Ill, 6, 95. IV, 1, 300. H6A II, 4, 32. 70.
73. 88. HI, 1, 129. Ill, 4, 31. H6B I, 1, 161 (Jesu
m. your royal excellence!). H6C I, 1, 88. Troil. II, 1,
138. n, 2, 129. Tit. V, 2, 72. Tim. IV, 3, 71. Lr. V,
3, 100. 112. Cymb. V, 4, 74.
3) to assert: unless this general evil they m. Sonn.
121, 13. she dying, as it must be so — ed, upon the
instant. Ado IV, 1, 216. say if I — edthe truth, H6A
II, 4, 5. when the devout religion of mine eye — s such
falsehood, Rom. I, 2, 94. heard him oft m. it to be fit,
Lr. I, 2, 77.
4) to keep, to entertain, to hold : — ed the change
of words with any creature. Ado IV, 1, 185; m. no
words with him, Tw. IV, 2, 107 ; m. talk with the duke,
Lr. Ill, 3, 16. m. a mourning ostentation, Ado IV, 1,
207. which — ed so politic a state of evil, V, 2, 62. it
shall be so far forth friendly — ed till we set his young-
est free, Shr. 1, 1, 141 . defences, musters, preparations,
should be — ed, assembled and collected, H5 H, 4, 19.
that her^ you m. several factions , H6A I, 1, 71. and
m. such a quarrel openly. Tit. H, 1, 47.
5) to represent: the one — ed by the owl, LLL V,
2, 902 (Armado's speech).
maintenance, 1) sustenance : Gent. I, 3, 68. Shr.
V, 2, 148.
2) deportment , carriage : / saw him hold Lord
Percy at the point with lustier m. than I did look for of
such an ungrown warrior, H4A V, 4, 22.
nialn-top, the top of the mainmast: Cymb. IV,
2, 320.
majestic, grand, stately: Tp. IV, 118. Caes. I,
2, 130. Cymb. V, 5, 457.
majestical, 1) pertaining to royalty, princely:
presence m. would put him out, LLL V, 2, 102. laid in
bed m. H5 IV, 1, 284.
2) grand, stately: LLL V, 1, 12. H5 III Chor. 16.
H6A IV, 7,39. R3 HI, 7,118. Hml.1, 1,143. 11,2,313.
majestically, with princely dignity: H4A II,
4, 479.
majesty , 1 ) grandeur, dignity of aspect and
manner: he trots with gentle m. Ven. 278. the sun
ariseth in his m. 856. in great commanders grace and
m. you might behold, Lucr. 1387. Sonn. 7, 4. 78, 8.
LLL I, 1, 137. IV, 3, 228. As HI, 2, 154. Wint. V,
2, 39. V, 3, 35. 39. R2 III, 3, 70. H6A I, 2, 79. V,
3, 70. H6B I, 1, 33. HI, 1, 6. Ill, 2, 50. H6C IV, 6,
71. R3 I, 1, 16. Ill, 1, 100. Ant. HI, 3, 20. 45. 46 etc.
2) royalty: hiding base sin in plaits of m. Lucr.
93. I sue for exiled — 's repeal; let him return, 640 ;»
cf. 0 fair return of banished m. John HI, 1, 321. the
sceptre, the attribute to aioe and m. Merch. IV, 1, 191.
to bless the bed of m. Wint. V, 1, 33. John II, 350.
HI, 1, 98. 100. IV, 2, 213. IV, 3, 148. R2 II, 1, 120.
295. H6B I, 2, 36; R3 HI, 7, 169. Hml. HI, 3, 15. IV,
1, 31. Ant. V, 2, 17 etc. Masc. in Lucr. 640.
3) title given to kings and queens: Tp. II, 1, 168.
LLL II, 141. V, 2, 311. 888. All's I, 1, 4. 13. I, 2,
10. 23. 76. H5V, 2, 26. H6AIII, 1, 96. 176. 179.
H6B I, 1, 1. Hml. II, 2, 26. Ill, 1, 22 etc. your high
m. All's II, 1, 113. your sweet m. R2 II, 2, 20. my dear
m. your queen, Hml. 11, 2, 135. most royal m. Lr. I, 1,
196. good m. Ant. Ill, 3, 2. most gracious m. 7 etc.
the m. of England, John I, 3. the double — s, II, 480.
before my father's m. H4A V, 1, 96. the m. of buried
Denmark, Hml. 1, 1, 48. where is the beauteous m. of
Denmark'? IV, 5, 21. this oldm. Lr. V, 3, 299. Applied
to the princess of France: LLL V, 2, 736 (probably
as supposed to be heiress of her dead father).
major, subst. the first proposition of a syllogism:
/ deny your m. H4A II, 4, 544 (perhaps quibbling with
mayor).
major, adj. greater: my m. vow lies here, Troil.
V, 1, 49. the m. part of your syllables, Cor. II, 1, 64.
majority, superiority, preeminence : wAo.sc jrrea<
name in arms holds from all soldiers chief m. and mili-
tary title capital through all the kingdoms, H4A HI,
2, 109.
make, vb. (impf. and partic. made). A. trans. 1)
to create, to beget, to cause to exist, to form, lo
frame, to compose: nature that made thee, Ven. 11.
243. bees that made'em (honey-combs) Tp. I, 2, 330.
thou art made like a goose, II, 2, 136. as if the garment
had been made for me, Gent. IV, 4, 168. like man new
made, Mea.s. H, 2, 79 (new-created by salvation), a
man already made, II, 4, 44. a life true made, 47. to
see the — ing of her carcanet. Err. HI, 1, 4. by this I
know 'tis jnade, 115. he were an excellent man that
were made just in the midway between him and Bene-
dick, Ado 11, 1, 8. he speaks not like a man of God'.i
—ing, LLL V, 2, 529 ; As III, 2, 216. God made him,
Merch. 1, 2, 60. put the liveries to — ing, II, 2, 124. (the
painter) having made one (eye) HI, 2, 124. Nathaniel's
coat was not fully made, Shr. IV, 1, 135. Se that made
me, R2 H, 1, 93; H6A II, 4, 88; H6C II, 2, 124; R3
I, 2, 62; Lr. I, 1, 210. I was not made a horse, R2 V,
5, 92 ; cf. repent thou wast not made his daughter, Ant.
III, 13, 135. / knew ye as well as he that made ye,
H4A H, 4, 296. what I have to say is of mine own
— ing, H4B V, 5, 121. his passport shall be made, H5
IV, 3, 36. you are weakly made, H8 II, 3, 40. my will
shall here be made, Troil. V, 10,53; Wiv. HI, 4, 60.
he sits in his state, as a thing made for Alexander,
Cor. V, 4, 23 (formed to represent A.), he that made us
with such large discourse, Hml. IV, 4, 36. there was
good sport at his — ing, Lr. 1, 1, 24. the issue that
their lust hath made between them. Ant. Ill, 6, 8. made
a law. Per. Prol. 35 etc. etc. With of: such stuff as
dreams are made on, Tp. IV, 157 (on = of), the ladder
made of cords, Gent. 11,4, 182. 111,1, 117. his guts
are made of puddings, Wiv. II, 1,32. what stuff" tis
made of, Merch. I, 1, 4. such as we are made of, suck
we be, Tw. II, 2, 33. the breath is gone whereof this
praise is made, Tim. II, 2, 179 etc. etc. Hence made
of = consisting of: if my breast had not been made
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of faith, and my heart of steel, Err. Ill, 2, 150. proud,
idle, made.of self-love, All's 1, 1, 157. ambition should
be made of sterner stuff, Caes. Ill, 2, 97. Without of:
were I not the better part made mercy. As 111, 1,2; cf.
when he was less furnished than now he is loiih that
which — s him both without and within, Cymb. 1, 4, 9
(= constitutes). Made, followed by an inf. or by for,
= destined, and hence fit, well qualified: nor made
to court an amorous looking-glass, R3 1, 1, 15. a place
by nature made for murders. Tit. IV, 1, 58. The aux.'
vb. to be before it either in the present or impf. tense:
torches are made to light, beauty for the use, Ven. 163.
u)e are made to be no stronger than faults may shake
our frames, Meas. 11,4, 132. you are made rather to
wonder at the things you hear than to work any, Cymb.
V, 3, 53. if he lido as he is made to do, I'll know he'll
quickly fly my friendship too, 61. loere not made to
moo, Mids. II, 1, 242. this hand was made to handle
nought but gold, H6B V, 1, 7. they were made for kiss-
ing, E3 I, 2, 172. meal was made for mouths. Cor. I,
1, 211. men's eyes were made to look, Rom. Ill, 1, 57.
was this fair paper made to write whore upon ? 0th.
IV, 2, 72.
Made up = finished , completed : sent before my
time into this breathing world, scarce half made up,
R3 1, 1, 21. he's a made up villain, Tim. V, 1, 101
(complete, perfect), being scarce made up , I mean,
to man, he had not apprehension of roaring terrors,
Cymb. IV, 2, 109 (full grown). Made without up,
used in the same sense by Fluellen: H5 IV, 7, 45.
2) to effect, to produce, to cause, to perform: to
m. the breach, Luor. 469; H6A II, 1, 74; III, 2, 2;
H6B V, 2, 82. he does m. our fire, Tp. I, 2, 311; Ado
II, 1, 262; Shr. IV, 1, 4; Wint. II, 3, 115 etc. widows
of this business' — ing, Tp. 11, 1, 133. to m. an earth-
quake, 315. m. flows and ebbs, V, 270. andm. rough
ivinter everlastingly, Gent. II, 4, 163. m. water (= to
urine) Gent. IV, 4, 41; Meas. Ill, 2, 117; Tw. I, 3,
139. to m. a hole, Wiv. Ill, 5, 143; H4B II, 2, 88;
Caes. V, 1,31 etc. m. the fairy oyes, Wiv. V, 5, 45.
vice — s mercy, Meas. IV, 2, 115 lis the cause of
mercy), loho — « that noise? IV, 3, 27; Ado III, 3, 35;
Mids. HI, 2, 116; H4B IV, 5, 1; H8 IV, 1, 72; Lr.
II, 1, 57 etc. unquiet meals m. ill digestions. Err. V, 74.
m. good room. Ado II, 1, 88. made a blot. III, 1, 64.
your fair self should m. a yielding 'gainst some reason
in my breast, LLL II, 151. — s sport to the prince,
IV, 1, 101; Wiv. IV, 4, 14; Mids. Ill, 2, 161. the
wound mine eye hath made. As III, 5, 20; R2 IV, 279;
Tit. Ill, 1, 247; Tim. Ill, 5, 66. infirmity doth ever
m. the better fool, Tw. I, 6, 83; cf. I'll m. ., fat pair
of gallows, H4A II, 1, 74. a solemn combination shall
be made of our souls, Tw. V, 392. the need 1 have of
thee thine own goodness hath inade, Wint. IV, 2, 14.
this league that we have made, John II, 545; IV, 2,
126. / have made a happy peace with him, John V, 1,
63; V, 2, 91; R2 111, 2, 127; RSI, 2, 198; 11,2, 132;
Cor. V, 6, 79 etc. made a divorce betwixt his queen
and him, R2 III, 1, 12; H5 V, 2, 394; Cymb. II, 1, 67.
m. fearful musters', H4B Ind. 12. his own merit — s
his way, H8 I, 1, 64 ; cf. H6B IV, 8, 62 and 0th. V,
2, 263. this — s bold mouths, H8 I, 2, §0. this night
he — s a supper (^=: gives) H8I,3, 52; cf. — s factious
feasts, Troil. I, 3, 191; be every one officious to m. this
banquet, Tit. V, 2, 203. all hoods m. not monks, 118
III, 1, 23. made this mischief, II, 1, 22. m. yourself
mirth, II, 3, 101. made emulous missions, Troil. Ill, 3,
189 (caused), made a shower and thunder with their
caps and shouts, Cor. II, 1, 282. the noble knot he
made. Cor. IV, 2, 32. m. a treaty, V, 6, 68; Ant. II,
6, 85. the harmony which that tongue has made. Tit.
II, 4, 48. the sorrow that their sister - s (= causes)
III, 1, 119. trenches made by grief, V, 2, 23. m. a
mutual closure of our house, 134. let its m. a bay, II,
2, 3. the want whereof doth daily m. revolt in my pe-
nurious band, Tim. IV, 3, 91 (mark the diff'erent
meaning in 0th. I, I, 135). our old love made a par-
ticular force, V, 2, 8. abler than yonrself to m. condi-
tions, Caes. IV, 3, 32. it shall m. honour for you, Mcb.
II, 1, 26. to m. mouths, Hml. IV, 4, 50; cf. Mids. Ill,
2, 238 and Lr. Ill, 2, 35 ; to m. faces, LLL V, 2, 649 ;
Cor. II, 1, 83; Mcb. Ill, 4, 67. his quietus m. Hml.
HI, 1, 75. m. your own purpose, how in my strength
you please, Lr. II, 1, 113. her garboils, made out of her
impatience. Ant. 11, 2, 68. made a gap, 223. made his
will. III, 4, 4. my desolation does begin to m. a better
life, V, 2, 1 (is the beginning of the better life which
is to come), what — s your admiration'? Cymb. I, 6,
38. m. 'suc/i unquiet. Per. II Prol. 31 etc. etc. to m.
means (cf. Means) = to take measures, to contrive,
,to practise : Gent. V, 4, 137. R3 V, 3, 40 (Qq bear my
good night to him). 248. Cymb. II, 4, 3. (= to make
possible, All's V, 1, 35). to m. fair weather, see
Weather. With a double accus., to denote an effect
or change produced: m. the rope of his destiny our
cable, Tp. I, 1,33. words that made them (thy pur-
poses) known, I, 2, 358. — s my labours pleasures,
III, 1, 7. made wit with musing weak, Gent. I, 1, 69.
one madeprivy to theplot, UI, 1, 12. made me publisher
of this pretence, 47. Silver made it good, Shr. Ind. 1,
19 (cf. Good), he'll be made an example, Wint. IV,
4, 847 (cf. Example), it made my imprisonment a plea-
sure, H6C IV, 6, 11. those you m. friends, H8 11, 1,
127. my boon I m. it that you know me not, Lr. IV, 7,
10 etc. to m. it strange ^ to do as if one were shocked
at what has been said oiv'done: she — s it strange,
but she would be best pleased to be so angered with
another letter, Gent. 1,2, 102. to achieve her? how!
Why — St thou it so strange? Tit. II, 1, 81. With up,
to denote a complete effect : what he with his oath and
all probation will m. up full clear, Meas. V, 157. Pe-
culiar passage: thou shouldst have made him as Utile
as a crow, ere left to after-eye him, Cymb. I, 3, 14
(= let him become). Reflexively: m. yourself ready,
Tp. I, 1, 27. m. thyself like a nymph, I, 2, 301. to m.
myself acquainted with you, Wiv. II, 2, 189 etc. etc.
Sometimes to m. one's self = to become: that, being
a stranger in this city here, do m. myself a suitor to
your daughter, Shr. II, 91. how sometimes nature will
betray its folly and m, itself a pastime to harder bo-
soms, Wint. I, 2, 152. / dare not m. myself so guilty,
to give up willingly that noble title, H8 III, 1, 139.
Octavius ivith Mark Antony have made themselves so
strong, Caes. IV, 3, 154. )». yourself my guest whilst
you abide here. Ant. II, 2, 249 (cf. Meas. Ill, 1, 205).
Adverbial or prepositional expressions supplying the
place of the second accusative : till time had made them
for us, Meas. I, 2, 157 (= disposed them in our fa-
vour), you have made the days and nights as one. All's
V, 1, 3. that day that made my sister thirteen years,
Tw. V, 255. what — s you in this sudden change? H6G
IV, 4, 1. made of none effect, H8 IV, 1, 33. what —s
684
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that frontlet on? Lr. II, 4, 207 (what causes that front-
let to be on your forehead?), to m. away = to m.
away with, to destroy, to kill: Ven. 763. Sonn. 11,
8. As V, 1, 58. All's I, 1, 226. R2 I, 3, 244. H6B
III, 1, 167. Ill, 2, 67. R3 IV, 4, 281. Tit. II, 3, 189.
208. IV, 2, 167. Tim. I, 2, 110. to m. up = to com-
plete, to make full, to accomplish: Meas. V, 228. Err.
1, 1, 154. LLL IV, 3, 207. Mids. Ill, 2, 438. Wint.
II, 1, 179. John II, 541. Ill, 1, 106. H6C I, 4, 25.
Troil. II, 2, 170. Cor. I, 1, 148. V, 3, 140. Rom. V, 1,
48. Mcb. I, 5, 38. I, 3, 36. Hml. V, 1, 294. 0th. IV,
2, 5. Per. Ill, 3, 5 (cf. Up). = to bring up, in the
language of the fishermen in Per. II, 1, 155. The
prepos. of supplying the place of the first accus. :
made such a sinner of his memory^ Tp. I, 2,. 101. to m.
a wonder of a poor drunkard, II, 2, 169. Wiv. I, 1, 2.
Meas. I, 2, 57. II, 1, 1. LLL II, 252. Mids. II, 1, 243.
III, 1, 123. Merch. I, 1, 6. Tw. Ill, 3, 2. H6A IV, 5,
15. R3II, 1, 60. Rom. Ill, 1,50. 0th. 111,4, 61 etc.
etc. I'll m. a shaft or a bolt on't, Wiv. Ill, 4, 24 (cf.
Bolt), m. your best of it, Shr. IV, 3, 100; Cor. V, 6,
148 (cf. Best), can anything be made of this ? 0th.
III, 4, 10 (=: is there any meaning in this?), he mill
m. no deed at all of this. All's III, 6, 102. to m. much
of = to hold dear , to show love and respect to (cf .
Much): Tp. I, 2, 333. All's I, 1, 87. H6C IV, 6, 75.
E3 V, 5, 7. Cor. II, 3, 116. Tit. IV, 1, 10. Ant. IV, 2,
21. Cymb. IV, 2, 198. Much omitted: he is so made
on here within , as if he were son and heir to Mars,
Cor. IV, 5, 203 {on = of), to m. more of: I'll m. more
of thy old body than I have done , Wiv, II, 2, 145. to
m. nothing of = to treat with contempt: his white
hair, which the impetuous blasts catch in their fury and
m. nothing of, Lr. Ill, 1, 9.
Followed by an accus. and inf. ; a) without to :
made thee more profit, Tp. I, 2, 172. m. his bold waves
tremble, 205. 288. 354. 370. 473. V, 303. Gent. Ill,
2, 29. Meas. I, 2, 124. Err. Ill, 2, 38. 173. Ill, 2, 151
etc. I do m. myself believe, Meas. Ill, 1, 205 (= I am
inclined to believe), a paj^ to tear a cat in, to m. all
split, Mids. 1, 2, 32 (a phrase expressing great violence
of action), b) with to : their ambition — s them still to
fight, Lucr. 68. Gent. Ill, 2, 19. V, 4, 163. Err. II, 1,
26. II, 2, 178. LLL V, 2, 556. Merch. I, 1, 68. Shr.
1, 1, 174. All's I, 3, 238. V, 3, 114. Tw. Ill, 4, 369.
Wint. IV, 4, 198. V, 3, 71. John IV, 2, 24. R2 I, 1,
72. H6A IV, 7, 12. V, 3, 168. H6B II, 1, 162. 164.
IV, 8, 17. H6C 1, 1, 108. 142. I, 2, 26. IV, 8, 54. R3
1, 3, 68. Ill, 2, 14. H8 II, 4, 183. Troil. IV, 4, 139.
Cor. II, 3, 241. V, 3, 101. Tit. IV, 1, 21. 25. Hml. Ill,
4, 186. 0th. IV, 2, 147. Per. III. 2, 18 etc. lam made
to understand = I am given to understand, Meas. Ill,
2, 254.
3) Joined, in a periphrastical way , to different
substantives implying the idea of an action, to denote
the performance of the respective action (cf. the resp.
articles): to m. abode, Gent. IV, 3, 23. H6A V, 4, 88.
Lr. 1, 1, 137. account. Ado II, 1, 65. R3 III, 2, 71. act,
R3 II, 2, 90. Ant. Ill, 1, 13. ado, Gent. IV, 4, 30. H4A
11,4,223. H8V, 3, 158. Tit. IV, 3, 102. advantage,
Gent. II, 4, 68. amends, Tp. IV, 1, 2. Gent. Ill, 1, 331.
IV, 2, 99. Wiv. II, 3, 70. Ill, 1, 90. Ill, 5, 48 etc. an-
swer, Meas. Ill, 2, 165. Ado IV, 1, 18. Tw. Ill, 3, 14.
John II, 121. 235. R2 IV, 20. H5 V, 2, 75. H6A V,
3, 150. Cor. I, 1, 110. Caes. I, 3, 114. Hml. I, 2, 215
etc. apologies, Lucr. 31. appeal, H8 V, 1, 153. appear-
ance, 11,4, 132. appointment, Meas. Ill, 1,60. ap-
proach, H5 II, 4, 9. Ant. I, 3, 46. article, LLL 1, 1,
140. assault, Meas. Ill, 1, 189. H6A II, 1, 38. Cymb.
1,4, 175. assay, Meas. Ill, 1, 163. Tim. IV, 3, 406.
Hml. Ill, 3, 69. assurance, Shr. II, 389. 398. 111,2,
136. atonement, Wiv. I, 1, 33. H4B IV, 1,221. R3 I,
3,36. audit, Mch. I, G,2T. bargain, Ven. 512. LLL
V, 2, 799. John III, 1, 93. Troil. Ill, 2, 204. Caes. I,
3, 120. baileri/, Ven. 426. H6A I, 4, 65. H6C III. 1,
36. Ant. II, 7, 115. Per. IV, 4, 43. V, 1, 47. boast.
Ado III, 3, 20. As II, 5, 38. H5 III, 7, 66. Troil. Ill,
3,98. Tit. II, 3, 11. bond, Merch. II, 6, 6. boot, H5
1, 2, 194. H6B IV, 1, 13. Ant. IV, 1, 9. bout, Hml. IV,
7, 159. businesses, Wint. IV, 2, 15. care, IV, 4, 366.
challenge, LLL V, 2, 713. H8 II, 4, 77. charter, All's
IV, 5, 97. cheer, H4B V, 3, 18. choice, Mids. V, 43.
Merch. II, 7, 3. Ill, 2, 43. All's II, 1, 206. H6C IV, 1,
3. H8 1, 4, 85. Tit. II, 1, 73. Rom. II, 5, 38. Ant.
Ill, 1, 23 etc. cital, H4A V, 2, 62. claim, John III, 4,
143. H5 I, 2, 68. H6C IV, 7, 59. clamour, Hml. II,
2,538. close, Gent. V, 4, 117. coil, John II, 165.
collection, Cymb. V, 5, 432. comment, Err. HI, 1, 100.
John IV, 2, 263. V, 7, 4. commotion, H6B III, 1, 29.
358. compare, Mids. Ill, 2, 290. Tw. II, 4, 104. com-
promise, Wiv. I, 1, 33. John V, 1, 67. conclusion,
As V, 4, 132. Wint. I, 2, 81. confession, Rom. Ill,
5,233. IV, 1,22. Hml. IV, 7, 96. conquest, John III,
I, 290. R2 II, 1, 66. Per. I, 4, 69. construction, Wiv.
II, 2, 232. course, R3 IV, 4, 529 (Qq made away),
courtesy. Ado II, 1, 56. Meas. II, 4, 175. As Epil. 23.
H4B II, 1, 135 (Ff om.). covenant, R2 II, 3, 50. cry,
R2 V, 3, 75. Per. II, 1, 22. defeat, Ado IV, 1, 48. H5
I, 2, 107. Hiul. II, 2, 598. delay, Mids. HI, 2, 394. R3
V, 3, 17. delivery, Wint. V, 2, 10. demand, All's II,
1, 194. Troil. II, 3, 72. Ill, 3, 17. 272. Ant. V, 2,
305. Cymb. V, 5, 130. denial, Meas. Ill, 1, 166. Shr.
11, 281. Air,» I, 2, 9. descant, R3 HI, 7, 49 (Qq build),
diction, Hml. V, 2, 123. difference, Wiv. 11, 1,57.
discord, 0th. II, 1, 201. disjunction, Wint. IV, 4, 540.
rfis/ia(cA, Cor. 1, 1, 281. dispensation, Lucr. 248. dis-
tinction. All's 111, 4, 40. Tw. I!, 3, 174. Cymb. IV, 2,
248. dretswn, Tw. Ill, 4, 380. V, 229. dole, As\,2,
138. doubt, Gent. V, 2, 20. LLL V, 2, 101. H8 V,
3, 67. Cor. I, 2, 18. V, 4, 49 etc. election, All's II, 3,
61. H6B I, 3, 165. Cymb. I, 2, 29. end, Wiv. I, 2,
12. Merch. Ill, 2, 44. Wint. Ill, 3, 99. H5 II, 3, 11.
Tim. HI, 4, 55. Hml. IV, 5, 186 etc. entrance, H6A
II, 1, 30. escape, H6C IV, 6, 80. exchange, Gent. II,
2, 6. Wint. IV, 4, 647. Rom. II, 3, 62. excuse, Ven.
188. Lucr. 114. 225. Tw. 1, 5, 33. R3 I, 2, 83. Troil.
HI, 1, 85. Rom. HI, 5, 33 etc. experiment, Wiv. IV,
2, 35. All's 11, 1, 157. extent, As HI, 1, 17. fault,
LLL V, 2, 562. Wint. HI, 2, 218. R2 I, 2, 5. H5 IV,
I, 311. Cor. V, 6, 64. Cymb. HI, 6, 58 etc. feast,
Meas. I, 2, 57. Shr. HI, 2, 16. flight, Gent. 11, 7, 12.
fray, Merch. HI, 2, 62.' gambol, Merch. HI, 2, 93.
grapple, Tw. V, 59. greeting, Meas. IV, 3, 92. groan.
Per. IV, 2, 117. guard. Ant. IV, 1, 10. Aan(/, 'H8 V,
4, 74. Cor. IV, 6, 117. harm, Lr. IV, 7, 29. haste,
Gent. II, 4, 190. HI, 1, 258. Meas. IV, 1, 57. IV, 5,
II. Merch. HI, 2, 327 etc. havoc. Ado IV, 1, 197. Tw.
V, 208. John II, 220. hazard, Lucr. 155. Merch. II,
1, 45. John II, 71. holiday, Tp. IV, 136. 'Caes. I, 1,
35. impression, R3 I, 4, 63. impressure, Troil. IV, 5,
131. incision, Merch. II, 1, 6. As HI, 2, 75. H5 IV,
2, 9. inquiry, Meas. V, 5. Hml. II, 1, 4. inroad, Ant.
M
685
1, 4, 50. intent, Lr. IV, 7, 9 (my made intent), jest.
Ado II, 3, 206. H6C V, 1, 30. jointure, H6C 111, 3,
136. journey, Cymb. 11, 4, 43. joy, John 111, 4, 107
(or verb?), leg, All's 11, 2, 10. life, 0th. Ill, 3, 177
(m. a life of jealousy, = lead a jealous life? or make
jealousy my manner of living?), lip, Oor. II, 1, 126.
look, Wint. V, 1, 2-28. Ant. I, 5, 56. love, Gent. IV,
2, 126. Wiv. I, 3, 48. Mids. I, 1, 107. Shr. 1, 2, 136.
Hml. Ill, 4, 93. Lr. V, 3, 86 etc. manage, R2 1, 4, 39.
rnansion, Tim. V, 1, 218. march, H6A IV, 3, 8. Mcb.
V, 2, 31. Ant. IV, 8, 30. marriage, Ant. II, 3, 39.
tnatch, Ven. 586. Wiv. II, 2, 304. Ado II, 1, 314. II,
2, 38. Shr. IV, 4, 46. All's IV, 3, 254. H5 I, 2, 264
etc. meal, H4B IV, 3, 99. Cymb. Ill, 6, 52. merchan-
dise, Merch. Ill, 1, 133- mistakings, Tp. 1,2,248.
moan, Gent. 11, 3, 33. Mids. V, 341. Merch. I, 1, 126.
III, 3, 23. R3 1, 2, 158. mock, 0th. V, 2, 151. motion.
Err. I, 1, 60. Tw. Ill, 4, 316. H8 II, 4, 234. Oor. Ill,
2, 118. note. Ant. Ill, 3, 26. oath, E2 V, 1, 75. ob-
servation, Lr. I, 1, 292. offence, Meas. Ill, 2, 15. IV,
2, 199. As III, 5, 117. H5 IV, 8, 58. Lr. II, 4, 61 etc.
offer, LLL V, 2, 810. Merch. IV, 1, 81. H5 I, 1, 75.
IV, 1, 193. Ant. II, 6, 34 etc. opening, Meas. IV, 1,
31. overture. All's V, 3, 99. Lr. Ill, 7, 89. pants, 0th.
U, 1, 80. partition, Cymb. 1,6, 37. passage, H8 11,
4, 165. pastime, Wint. II, 3, 24. Cymb. Ill, 1, 78.
pause, Lucr. 541. John IV, 2, 231. H6C 111, 2, 10.
R3 I, 2, 162. Ant. V, 1, 3 etc. period, Mids. V, 96.
H4B IV, 5, 231. B3 11, 1, 44. pillage. Tit. II, 3, 44.
play, H8 I, 4, 46. point, H6B II, 1, 5. practice, Meas.
III, 2, 288. prayer, Merch. IV, 1, 127. H6B IV, 7, 121.
preachment, H6C 1, 4, 72. preparation , Wiv. IV, 5,
89. Ado I, 1, 280. prepare, H6C IV, 1, 131. pretence.
Per. I, 2, 91. prey, E3 1, 3, 71. HI, 5, 84. Troil. I,
3, 123. price. Ado HI, 3, 122. All's V, 3, 61. prize,
R3 HI, 7, 187. Ant. V, 2, 183. probation, Hml. I, 1,
156. proclamation, H6A I, 3, 71. H6C IV, 7, 70. V,
5, 9. R3 IV, 4, 519. promise, Wiv. IV, 6, 34. Meas.
IV, 1, 34. Cor. HI, 6, 86. Caes. IV, 2, 24. Hml. I, 3,
119 etc. proof. Ado II, 2, 27. Tw. I, 5, 67. H6A I,
2, 94. Caes. II, 1, 299. 0th. V, 1, 26. provision. Err.
I, 1, 48. purchase, Ven. 515. R3 111, 7, 187. 0th. II,
3, 9. pursuit, R3III,2,30. push. Ado V, 1,38. quarry,
Cor. I, 1, 202. question, Merch. 1, 1, 156. 184. H4B
IV, 1, 167. Troil. I, 2, 174. Cor. II, 1, 246. Lr. IV,
3, 26. 0th. HI, 4, 17 etc. ransom, H6B IV, 1, 10. re-
cantation, All's II, 3, 194. reckoning, H5 IV, 1, 141.
Hml. I, 6, 78. recompense, Wiv. IV, 6, 55. recordation,
Troil. V,2,116. reference. Ant. V, 2, 23. remain, Cor.
I, 4, 62. render, Tim. V, 1, 152. repair, LLL II, 240.
repetition, Ven. 831. R3 1, 3, 166. replication, Caes.
1, 1, 52. Hml. IV, 2, 13. reply, John 111, 3, 49. R2
H, 3, 73. Ant. HI, 11, 18. report. Cor. IV, 5, 157. Lr.
HI, 1, 37. Ant. U, 5, 57. V, 2, 255. request. Cor. II,
3, 47. Tim. I, 1, 279. Caes. V, 5, 11. rescue, Err.
IV, 4, 114. Ant. Ill, 11, 48. reservation, All's II, 3,
260. Cor. HI, 3, 130. rest, Per. II Prol. 26. restitu-
tion, Wiv. V, 5, 32. retire, LLL II, 234. Ho IV, 3,
86. retreat. As HI, 2, 169. H4B IV, 3, 78. return,
Gent. II, 7, 14. Meas. IV, 3, 107. Tw. I, 4, 22. H6B
I, 2, 83. .H6C IV, 1, 5. Lr. II, 4, 153 etc. revolt, 0th.
I, 1, 135. ring, Caes. HI, 2, 162. road, H5 I, 2, 138.
Cor. Ill, 1, 5. satisfaction, Err. IV, 1, 5. V, 399. H5
IV, 8, 48. H6C V, 5, 14. Tit. V, 1, 8. scruple, H4B
I, 2, 148. Troil. IV, 1, 56. Cymb. V, 5, 182. search,
Tp. II, 1, 323. Per. Ill Prol. 19. separation, Wint.
1, 1,28. sermon, Shr. IV, 1, 185. set, R3 V, 3, 19.
shift, Merch. 1, 2, 97. All's 11, 5, 39. H4B II, 1, 169.
11,2, 25. H6B IV, 8, 32. Mcb. H, 3, 46. shoot,LLl,
IV, 1, 10. shout, Caes. I, 1, 49. show, Tp. I, 2, 470.
Ado I, 3, 20. As I, 2, 96. H4A V, 4, 95. H6B I, 1,
241. Caes. IV, 2, 24. Cymb. I, 5, 40. Per. 1, 4, 75 etc.
shrift, B3 HI, 4, 97. sign, Tit. HI, 1, 121. HI, 2, 43.
signal, H6BIII,3,28. slander, Ado III, 3, 170. slaugh-
ter, H6B HI, 2, 190. Cymb. V, 3, 79. Per. IV, 4, 37.
smiles, Wint. I, 2, 116. sojourn, Lr. I, 1, 48. sound,
Shr. Ind. I, 51. Per. H, 3, 62. spare, H8 V, 4, 21.
speech, Caes. HI, 2, 64. speed, Gent. Ill, 1, 169. Meas.
IV, 3, 109. Mids. II, 1, 233. Merch. II, 8, 37 etc.
spoil, H6C V, 4, 80. sport, Wiv. Ill, 3, 160. Err. II,
2, 30. Ado HI, 1, 58. Mids. HI, 2, 389. As I, 2, 28.
All's V, 3, 323. E2 II, 1, 85. Hml. II, 2, 536 etc.
stand, hucr. 438. Merch. II, 6, 2. V, 77. John IV, 2,
39. H4B H, 3, 64. H6C UI, 1, 3. Cymb. V, 3, 1 etc.
start, H6B IV, 8, 45. stay, Mids. Ill, 2, 87. V, 428.
Tim. HI, 6, 128. step, Troil. II, 3, 193. strain, Troil.
1, 3, 326. stray, Lr. I, 1, 212. stride, R2 I, 3, 268.
HI, 3, 92. Cymb. V, 3, 43. suit, Tp. HI, 2, 44. H8
1, 2, 197. Tit. I, 223. Cymb. V, 5, 71 etc. summons,
H8 II, 4, 219. supper, H6C V, 5, 85 (or = to give?).
survey. Cor. II, 1, 43. tale, H6C II, 1, 120. Hml. II,
2. 146. taste, H4B H, 3, 52. tender, Wiv. I, 1, 215.
Ado II, 3,185. LLL 11,171. Hml. 1,3, 99; in another
sense: H4A V, 4, 49. test, Meas. I, 1, 49. thought,
0th. I, 3, 26. thrust, H4B II, 4, 228. H5 II, 1, 104.
title. All's 1, 3, 107. H5 I, 2, 68. trespass, H6C V, 1,
92. trial, Lucr. Arg. 9. Tp. 1, 2, 467. Meas. HI, 1,
203. Tw. IV, 2, 52. H6A V, 3, 76. Cor. V, 1, 40. use,
Ven. 129. Tp. I, 2,492. Gent.'ll, 4,68. Ado I, 3, 40.
All's IV, 4, 22. H5 1, 2, 268. Tim. HI, 2, 89. Ant. HI,
5, 7 etc. vent. All's II, 3, 212. view, Tw. 11, 2, 20.
visitation, H8 I, 1, 179. vow, LLL II, 22. Tw. V, 222.
John HI, 1, 266 etc. voyage. Ado 1, 1, 82. R2 V, 6,
49. wager, Hml. IV, 7, 156. Cymb. 1,4, 120. war,
H6A I, 2, 17. H6C II, 2, 31. Cor. I, 1, 238. Mcb. II,
4, 17. Ant. II, 2, 43. 95. HI, 5, 4 etc. waste, Merch.
I, 1, 157. H5 I, 2, 28. Rom. I, 1, 224. way, Shr. I, 1,
239. II, 155. Wint. V, 1, 233. R2 V, 2, 110. H6C IV,
5, 10 etc. welcome, Tim. I, 2, 135. wing, Mcb. Ill, 2,
51. work, John H, 302. 407. Cor. 1, 4, 20. I, 8, 9.
IV, 6, 80. 88. 95. 100. V, 1, 15. Rom. U, 6, 35 etc.
4) to put into the suitable form for use : m. the
beds, Wiv. I, 4, 102. Merch. IV, 1, 96. Shr. IV, 1, 203.
Rom. HI, 5, 202. Of doors, =: to close, to fasten, to
bar: the doors are made against you. Err. HI, 1,93.
m. the doors upon a woman's wit and it will out at the
casement. As IV, 1, 162. Similarly: there is no bar to
m. against your highness, H5 I, 2, 36. With up: ay,
m. up that, Tw. II, 5, 133 (= make it out, make it
intelligible, solve the riddle).
5) to raise, to gather, to assemble, to bring to-
gether: m. all the money thou canst, 0th. 1,3, 361.
365. the greatest strength and power he can m. R3 IV,
4, 449. m. friends with speed, H4B I, 1, 314. let our
alliance be combined, our best friends made, Caes. IV,
1, 44. 'tis Jit you m. strong party. Cor. HI, 2, 94. the
army we can m. V, 1, 37. m. head, H4A HI, 1, 64. IV,
1, 80. Cor. II, 2, 92. HI, 1, 1. Caes. IV, 1, 42. cf.
Head, yfith up: m. up no factious numbers for the
matter, H6B II, 1, 40. he — s up the file of all the
gentry, H8 1, 1, 75. the enemy by them shall m. a fuller
number up, Caes. IV, 3, 208.
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6) to make the fortune of, to enrich, to make
happy: there would this monster m. a man, Tp. II, 2,
31. and m, and mar the foolish Fates, Mids. I, 2, 39.
there's enough to m. us all, H4A 11, 2, 60. it — s him
and it mars him^ Mcb. (I, 3, 35. it — s us, or it mars
us, 0th. V, 1, 4 (cf. Mar . that either — s me or for-
does me quite, 0th. V, 1, 129. Made = fortunate,
having one's fortune made: we had all been made
men, Mids. IV, 2, 18. thinks himself made in the un-
chaste composition, All's IV, 3, 21. go to, thou art
made, Tw. II, 5, 168. ijou're u made old man, Wint.
III, 3, 124. he's made for ever, 0th. I, 2, 51.
7) to amount to: this bottle — s an angel, H4A
IV, 2, 6 (= costs), ten masts at each m. not the altitude,
Lr. IV, 6, 53.
8) to earn, to raise as a protit: of whom I hope
to m. much benefit. Err. I, 2, 25. of which Ae made
five marks, ready money, Meas. IV, 3, 7. whether that
thy youth 'and kind will the faithful offer take of me
and all that I can m. As IV, 3, 61.
9) to represent; to consider as, to pretend to be:
m. not impossible that which but seems unlike, Meas.
V, 51. m. it no ivonder , Shr. Ill, 2, 193. what place
m. you special, when you put off that (the court) with
such contempt? All's II, 2, 5. m. this haste as your
own good proceeding, II, 4, 50. I beseech your majesty
to m. it natural rebellion, done i' the blaze of youth, V,
3, 5. ni. me not iighied like the basilisk, Wint. I, 2,
388. were it worse than the name of rebellion can tell
how to m. it, HIB I, 2, 90. your virtue is to m. him
ivorthy whose offence subdues him. Cor, 1, 1, 179.
10) to prove to be, to turn out, to become, to be
( Germ . abgehen V I myself could m. a chough of as
deep chat, Tp. II, 1, 265. an old cloak — s a neio
jerkin, Wiv. 1,3, 18. thou wouldst m. an absolute
courtier. III, 3, 66. he'll m. a proper man. As HI, 5,
115. a loould have made a good pantler, H4B II, 4,
2 58. I should 7n. Jour dozen of such, V, 1, 70. afar
more glorious star thy soul will m. than Julius Caesar,
H6A I, 1, 55. he loould have made a nobleknight, IV,
7, 44. thou wouldst vi, a good fool, Lr. I,>5, 41. Jove
knows what man thou mightst have made, Cyrab. IV, 2,
207. to m. one = to be of the party: Wiv. II, 3, 48.
Shr. I, 2, 246. Tw. I, 5, 213. II, 5, 227. H4A I. 2,
112. Caes. V, 5, 72 (cf. One), let the fool m. a third,
Tw. II, 3, 189. the devil m. a third, H6B III, 2, 303.
Evans says: I shall m. two, 'Wiv. HI, 3, 250.
1 1) to have to do, to be about, to do : what they
made there, I know not, Wiv. II, 1, 244. what m. you
heme? IV, 2, 55. As I, 1, 31. II, 3, 4. what — s treason
here? LLL IV, 3, 190. what —s he here'? As III, 2,
234. 0th. 1, 2, 49. what doest thou m. here? R2 V, 3,
89. what — St thou in my sight? R3 I, 3, 164. what
— s he upon the sea? IV, 4, 474 (Qq doth), what made
your master in this place? Rom. V, 3, 280. what m.
loe abroad? Tim. Ill, 5, 46. what m. you from Witten-
berg? Hml. I, 2, 164. what m. you at Elsinore, II. 2,
277. what m. you from home? 0th. Ill, 4. 169. = to
do, to operate : this late complaint will m. but little for
his benefit, H6B 1, 3, 101. the policy of that purpose
made more in the marriage than the lose of the parties.
Ant. II, 6, 126. she can m , unmake, do what she list,
0th. II, 3, 352. Used, like to do, to supply the place
of another verb: if none appear to prove upon thy head
thy heinous treasons, there is my pledge: I'll m. it on
thy heart, Lr. V, 3, 93 i^Qq prove).
B) absol. and intr. 1) to do, to be active, to ope-
rate: the less you meddle or m. with them. Ado III, 3,
56. I'll not meddle norm, no further, Troil. I, 1, 14.
I'll meddle nor m. no more in the matter, 85. to m.
against = to be contrary to , to oppose : albeit con-
siderations infinite do m. against it, H4A V, 1, 103.
which — s much against my manhood. Ho 111, 2,52. what
may m. against the house of Lancaster, H6CI1, 1, 176.
the time and place doth m. against me, Rom. V, 3,225
(speaks against me). With up : election — snot up on such
conditions, Lr. 1, 1, 209 (does not come to a decision).
2) Joined to adjectives, nearly == to be : to m. bold,
Wiv. II, 2, 162. 262. Mids. HI, 1, 187. H8 HI, 2,
318. Rom. Ill, 1, 81. Mcb. H, 3, 56. Hml. V, 2, 16.
0th. Ill, 1, 35. Cymb. I, 6, 197. V, 5, 89 (cf. Bold),
she that — s dainty, she, I'll swear, hath corns, Bom.
I, 5, 21 (= plays the prude\ to m. merry, Shr. V, 1,
23. H6B I, 2, 85. he that stands upon a slippery place
— s nice of no vile hold to stay him up, John III, 4,
138 (is not over - scrupulous in laying hold of etc.).
m. ready = m. yourself ready, Meas. Ill, 1, 172. Troil.
iV, 4, 146. '^15 but wisdom to m. strong against him,
H4A IV, 4, 39. that she m. friends to the strict deputy,
Meas. I, 2, 185 {= gain the friendship of).
3) to move, to go : Venus — s amain to him, Ven.
5. as the waves m. towards the pebbled shore, Sonn.
60, 1. two ships —ing amain to us. Err. I, 1, 93. m.
for Sicilia, Wint. IV, 4, 554. R2 I, 4, 52. 11, 1, 287.
H6C II, 3, 56. IV, 5, 10. R3 IV, 4, 469. .529 (Qq
made away, Ff made his course). H8 I, 4, 55. Tit.
V, 1, 25. Bom. 1, 1, 131. Caes. Ill, 1, 18. V, 3, 29.
Lr. I, 1, 145 (m. from the shaft). 0th. I, 1, 68. I, 3,
14. 222. V, 1, 58. Per. 1, 4, 61. Ill, 1, 78. IV, 4, 3.
V, 1, 19. With, forth: the Dukes of Berry and of
Bretagne shall m. forth, H5 II, 4,5. m. forth: the
generals wovld have some loords, Caes. V, I, 25. With
out: seven of my people m. out for him, Tw. II, 5, 65.
With up: Philip, m. up; my mother is assailed, John
III, 2, 5 (go to the place where my mother is), m. up,
lest your retirement do amaze your friends, II4A V, 4,
5 ijoin our army), m. up to Clifton, 58.
itlake, bubst. mate, companion, husband or wife:
else one self mate and m. could not beget such different
issues, Lr. i V, 3, 36 (reading of Q2 ; the other O. Edd.
mate and mate).
Mafeeless, mateless, widowed: the world will wail
thee, like a m. wife, Sonn. 9, 4.
Make-peace, peacemaker: R2 I, 1, 160.
Maker, one who makes : we are the — 5 of man-
ners, H5 V, 2, 296. God, the best m, of marriages,
387. peace is a great m. of cuckolds. Cor. IV, 5, 244.
= creator: man, the image of his 31. H8 HI, 2, 443.
praise my 21. V, 5, 69.
Making, subst. (cf. Make, vb.) form, external
appearance, show: stigmatical in m. , worse in mind,
Err. IV, 2,22. either I mistake your shape andm. quite,
Mids. II, 1, 32. when by the Archbishop of Canterbury
she had all the royal — s of a queen, H8 IV, 1, 87
(ensigns of royalty).
Malady, disease: Ven. 745. Sonn. 118, 3. 153,
8. Gent. II, 1, 42. LLL IV, 3, 295. Shr. Ind. 2, 124.
All's 11, 1, 9. 124. Wint. IV, 4, 124. H4B I, 2, 139.
Ho V, 1, 87. H6A III, 3, 49. Tim. HI, 6, 108. Mcb.
IV, 3, 142. Lr. Ill, 4, 8.
Malapert, pert, forward, saucy: Tw. IV, ], 47.
H6C V, 5, 32. R3 I, 3, 255.
M
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Malchtis (0. Edd. Mauchus), king of Arabia:
Ant. Ill, 6, 72.
nialcolm, name in Mcb. I, 4, 38 etc.
Malcontent, see Malecontent.
Male, adj. of the sex that begets, not bears young:
Wiv. V, 5, 19 (quibbling^ Err. I, 1, 56. John III, 4,
79. H4B IV, 3, 100. Ho 1, 2, 70. H8 11, 4, 189. 191.
Troil. V, 1, 17. Cor. V, 4, 30.
Male, subst. 1) one of the male tex, one whose
office is to beget young: the beasts are their — s'
subjects, Err. II, 1, 19. t/ou love the breeder better than
the m. H6C II, 1, 42. compose nothing but — s, Mcb.
I, 7, 74.
2) male parent, father: thy mother's son! like
enough, and thy father' s shadow, so the son of the fe-
male is the shadow of the m. H4B HI, 2, 141. 7, the
hapless m. to one sweetbird, H6C V, 6, 15.
Malecontent, adj. discontented, displeased : that
you stand pensive, as half m. H6C IV, 1, 10. is it for
a wife that thou art mJ 60.
Malecontent, subst. one who feels unhappy, be-
cause he has not what he wishes : Aen, like a melan-
choly m. , he vails his tail, Ven. 313. to wreathe your
arms like a m. Gent. II, 1, 20. thou art the Mars of
— s, Wiv. I, 3, 113. Cupid, liege of all loiterers and
—s, LLL III, 185.
Malediction, evil speaking: menaces and — «
against king and nobles, Lr. I, 2, 160.
iMalefactlon, crime: Hml. II, 2, 621.
Malefactor, a criminal: Meas. II, 1, 52. Ado
IV, 2, 3. Ant. II, 5, 53. Not understood by Elbow
and Dogberry.
Malevolence, ill will, enmity : the m. of fortune,
Mcb. Ill, 6, 28.
Malevolent, ill disposed, hostile: m. to you in
all aspects, H4A I, 1, 97.
Malice, 1) malignity, disposition to injure others :
Meas. Ill, 2, 157. Merch. IV, 1, 214. As II, 3, 36.
All's III, 6, 9. Tw. 1, 5, 196. V, 373. Wint. I, 1, 37.
John IV, 1, 109. H4B 1, 2, 195. H6A III, 1, 26. 75.
I, 3, 213. II, 1, 25. Ill, 1, 154. Ill, 2, 23. H8 I, 1,
105. II, 2, 69. Ill, 2, 237. 243. V, 1, 135. V, 2, 8.
V, 3, 44. 145. 152. Troil. V, 1, 64. Cor. 11, 1, 58.
II, 2, 36. Tit. V, 3, 13. Tim. 1, 1, 47. Mcb. II, 3,
138. Ill, 2, 25. Lr. 11, 2, 137 (with against). 0th. II,
1, 148. V, 2, 343. Ant. I, 2, 112. Cymb. I, 5, 35.
HI, 5, 33. IV, 2, 324. Abstr. pro concr. : shruggesi
thou, m.? Tp. I, 2, 367.
2) hate, enmity, ill will : our cannons' m. John II,
251. your sharpest deeds of m. 380. combine the blood
of m. in a vein of league, V, 2, 38. / have heard you
preach that m. was a great and grievous sin, H6A III,
I, 128 (i. e. hatreds J never sought their m. H8 V, 2,
15. translate his m. towards you into love, Cor. II, 3,
197. to affect the m. and displeasure of the people,
II, 2, 24. Merch. IV, 1, 18. As 1, 2, 294. R2 I, 1, 9.
14. 155. H6A IV, 1, 108. H6C IV, 3, 46. IV, 6, 28.
R3 I, 3, 29. II, 2, 125. H8 II, 1, 62. 80. 157. Ill, 2,
268. Cor. 11, 1, 244. IV, 5, 78. 102. IV, 6, 41. Caes.
III, 1, 174. Mcb. Ill, 2, 14. 0th. II, 3, 275. V, 1, 102.
With of, to indicate the object of hate : 'tis in the m.
of mankind that he thus advises us, Tim. IV, 3, 456.
With towards : the m. towards you (is) to forgive you,
Cymb. V, 5, 419.
Malicious, 1) malignant, malevolent, prone to
do mischief: H6A IV, 1, 7. H8 I, 2, 78. II, 4, 83.
IV, 2, 48. Cor. I, 1, 91. Ill, 3, 55. Mcb. IV, 3, 59.
Hml. I, 1, 146. II, 2, 536. Lr. Ill, 5, 10. 0th. I, 1, 100.
2) full of hate: commander of this hot m. day, John
11, 314.
Maliciously, 1) malignantly: Cor. I, 1, 35.
2) like one full of bate, with the strength of hate :
/ will be treble-sinewed, hearted, breathed, and fight m.
Ant. Ill, 13, 179. Used of strong poison: a lingering
dram that should not work m. like poishn, Wint. I, 2,
321 (in an apparently pernicious manner).
Malign, vb. to regard with envy or malice: as
you m. our senators. Cor. 1, 1, 117. wayward fortune
did m. my state, Per. V, 1, 90.
Malignancy, malevolence: the m. of my fate, Tw.
II, 1, 4.
Malignant, 1) full of malice; thou liest, m. thing,
Tp. I, 2, 257. a m. and a turbaned Turk, 0th. V, 2,
353.
2) injurious, pernicious, hostile: unless the next
word have some m. power upon my life, Gent. Ill, 1,
238. hearing your high majesty is touched with that m.
cause. All's II, 1, 114 (= disease}. 0 m. and ill-bo-
ding stars, H6A IV, 5, 6. cracked in pieces by m,
death, R3 II, 2, 52. to your person his will is most m.
H8 1, 2, 141.
Malignantly, malevolently, maliciously: if he
should still m. remain fast foe to the plebeii. Cor. II,
3, 191.
Malkiu, a kitchen-wench; Cor. II, 1, 224. Per.
IV, 3, 34.
Mall, diminutive of Mary: Tp. XI, 2, 50. are they
like to take dust, like Mistress — 's picture? Tw. I, 3,
135 (commonly supposed to allude to one Mail Cut-
purse, but with little probability, as Mall Cutpurse
was born in 1589 and died in 1659. Perhaps Sir Toby
only means to say: like a picture intended for a
beauty, but in fact representing Mall the kitchen-
wench. In the poet's time it was the custom to hang
curtains before pictures).
Mallard, a drake: Ant. Ill, 10, 20.
Malleable, capable of extension by the hammer:
Per. IV, 6, 152.
Mallecho (O.Edd. mallico and malicho), probably
from the Spanish malhecho, = mischief; this is mich-
ing m.; it means mischief, Hml. Ill, 2, 146.
Mallet, a wooden hammer: there's no more con-
ceit in him than is in a m. H4B II, 4, 263 (or = mal-
lard?).
Mallows, the plant Malva: Tp. II, 1, 144.
Malmsey, a kind of sweet wine; LLL V, 2, 233.
Malmsey-butt, a large cask of malmsey ; R3 1,
4, 161. 277.
Malmsey-nose, red-nosed: m. knave, H4B 11,
1, 42.
Malt, grain prepared for brewing: Lr. Ill, 2, 82.
Malt-horse, a brewer's horse ; used as a term of
contempt: Err. Ill, 1, 32. Shr. IV, 1, 132.
Malt-worm, a tippler of ale: H4A II, 1, 83.
H4B II, 4, 361.
Malvollo, name in Tw. 1, 5, 79 etc.
MamlUius, name in Wint. 1, 1,38. 1, 2, 119. 211.
Mammering, hesitating, 0th. HI, 3, 70 (Ql mut-
tering).
Mammet, a doll, a puppet: this is no world to
play with —s, H4A II, 3, 95. a whining m. Rom. Ill,
6, 186.
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M
niaiumock, to tear in pieces: hoxo he — ed it.
Cor. I, 3, 71.
Man , name of an island in the Irish sea : H6B
II, 3, 13. II, 4, 78. 94.
Man, subst. (plur. men), 1) a human being: this
is tjie third m. that e'er I saw, Tp. I, 2, 445. a m. or
ajish? II, 2, 25. 35. II, 1, 154. Ill, 1, 51. H5 IV, 1,
106 etc. etc. wilt thou be made a m. out of my vice?
Meas. HI, 1, 138 (= wilt thou live etc.); cf. am I
dead? do I not breathe am.? H6C III, 1, 82; since I
was m. Lr. Ill, 2, 45 (as long as I live). The article
omitted, to denote the whole human race: beyond — 's
life, Tp. II, 1, 247. where m. doth not inhabit. III, 3,
57. Wiv. I, 1, 21. Meas. II, 2, 50. 70. Mids. IV, 1,
211. Wint IV, 4, 829. 830. H4B IV, 3, 118. Tim.
IV, 3, 194. 197 (more mJ plague, plague!). Lr. Ill,
1, 10. Per. II Prol. 35. Plur.: men hang and drown
their proper selves, Tp. Ill, 3, 59. V, 242. H6B 111, 1,
301 etc. am.^ any person, one: misery acquaints
a m. with strange bedfellows , Tp. II, 2, 41. to sing at
a — 's funeral, 46. as a [nose on a — 's face, Gent.
n, 1, 142. II, 5, 5. Ill, 1, 311. V, 4, 1. Wiv. II, 1,
193. Ill, 2, 37. Ado II, 3, 247. H4B IV, 3, 95 etc.
not a m. of them -^ none of them: LLL V, 2, 128.
H4B Ind. 38. E3 II, 1, 119. every m. = everybody:
Ado III, 2, 110. LLL I, 1, 152. Mids. 1, 2, 4. IV, 2,
38 etc. every m. of them, H4A II, 4, 197. no m. = no-
body: Tp. V, 213. 257. Gent. II, 1, 65. Wiv. V, 5,
52. Tw. II, 5, 110 etc.
2) a' male of the human race : more widows than
we bring men to comfort them, Tp. II, 1, 134. kept from
resort of men, Gent. Ill, 1, 108. 109. the putting down
of men, Wiv. U, 1, 30. it is a — 's voice, Meas. I, 4,
7. Tp. 1, 2, 109. 214. 488. II, 2, 32 (cf. Make). Ill,
2, 114. Wiv. II, 1, 83. HI, 3, 78. Meas. II, 1, 176.
HI, 2, 112. Err. II, 1, 7. Mids. I, 1, 66. Tw. HI, 4,
333 etc. etc. Without the article, in a general sense :
ivere m. but constant, he were perfect, Gent. V, 4, 110.
she could not love me, were m. as rare as phoenix. As
IV, 3, 17. m. is enemy to virginity. All's I, 1, 123.
Tw. H, 2, 37. Lr. HI, 4, 84. 0th. IV, 1, 111. Cymb.
I, 6, 69 etc. m. by m. Mids. I, 2, 3. H4A HI, 3, 65.
to the last m. H4B IV, 2, 44. man at arms and man
of arms = knight, warrior: LLL IV, 3, 290. H4B
II, 2, 82. H6C V, 4, 42. H6A I, 4, 30. m. of war =
warrior, soldier: three thousand men of war, R2 II,
1, 286. ivith his men of war, II, 3, 52. doth the m. of
loar stay all night? H4B V, 1,31. the nine men's mor-
ris, Mids. II, 1, 98 (cf. Morris"). Used as a familiar
compellation: no marrying? None, m. Tp. II, 1, 166.
H, 2, 133. 137. Gent. H, 3, 38. H, 4, 168. IV, 2, 55.
Jlcas. I, 2, 97. Err. IV, 2, 41. LLL I, 2, 139. Merch.
I, 3, 157. II, 8, 1. H6B I, 2, 85. Tit. II, 1, 86. Rom.
1, 5, 36. Caes. I, 2, 135 etc. Used with some latitude;
applied to boys: brhig my young m. here to school,
Wiv. IV, 1, 8. go play, Mamillius, thou art an honest
m. Wint. 1, 2, 211. to God: God's a good m. Ado HI,
5, 40 (Dogberry's speech), to the devil: no m. means
evil but the devil, Wiv. V, 2, 15. to flies: they are free
Ml. II, Rom. HI, 3, 42. Emphatically: play the men, Tp.
I, 1, 11. H6A 1, 6, 16. to trial of a m. Ado V, 1, 66.
LLL V, 2, 697. Ho HI, 2, 33. Mcb. I, 7, 46. 49. 51.
Caes. I, 2, 153. 155. 157. Hml. I, 2, 187. HI, 4, 62.
Lr. II, 2, 127. II, 4, 42 etc. my man of men. Ant. I,
5, 72. Opposed to a boy: Compl. 92. Wiv. Ill, 2, 6.
Tw. I, 5, 165. 169. V, 402 etc. the m. = the right
man, just the man wanted: Ovidius Naso was the m.
LLL IV, 2, 127. here comes the m. Merch. II, 2, 119.
am I the m. yet? As 111,3, 3. soft, soft, unless the master
wercthe m. Tw.1, 5,313. I am them. \\, 2,26. Iwillbe
point-devise the very m. II, 5, 177. Harry the Fifth's
the m. H4B V, 3, 122. this is not the m. V, 5, 149.
you'll be the m. Rom. I, 5, 83. 'tis the m. Ant. I, 5,
54. cf. here comes my m. Rom. Ill, 1, 59. I was never
mine own m. since, H6B IV, 2, 91 (^ I was not what
I used to be), cf. when no m. was his own, Tp. V, 213
(in his senses).
Often joined, in 0. Edd., by a hyphen to preceding
monosyll. adjectives , or spelt as a compound , while
M.Edd. prefer writing them in two Tvords. Very often,
too, the adjective is accentuated, so that in many such
expressions a similar difference is discernible as
between madman , freshman , nobleman and mad man,
fresh man , noble man. Cf. blind-man , H6 A II, 4, 24.
H6B II, 1, 63. deadman, Err. V, 241. Wint. II, 1,
150. R2 IV, 144. H5 H, 4, 107. H6B IV, 1, 6. V, 2,
4. R3 I, 4, 29. Tit. II, 3, 229. Rom. IV, 1, 82. 85.
V, I, 7. V, 2, 30. Mcb. IV, 3, 170 etc. dumb men. Cor.
II, 1, 278. goodm. LLL I, 1, 310. As II, 7, 115. 122.
R2 I, 1, 114. H5 IV, 3, 56. E3 II, 1, 61. H8 HI, 1,
22. 64. Tit. IV, 1, 123. 0th. V, 1, 99 etc. (cf. Good-
man), great m. Meas, II, 2, 110; cf. 128. H6B HI, 1,
19. H8 II, 1, 67. HI, 2, 375. Hml. Ill, 2, 214. mean
m. R2 I, 2, 33. old m. Eit. I, 1, 97. John II, 570.
H6B V, 2, 51. H6C V, 6, 39. H8 IV, 2, 21. Rom. II,
3, 35. Caes. I, 3, 65. Lr. II, 1, 101. II, 4, 291. 298.
0th. I, 3, 78. Cymb. V, 3, 52. 57. 85. Per. Prol. 13.
plain m. R3 1, 3, 51. poor m. John IV, 1, 50. H6B IV,
7, 93. Caes. I, 1, 62. Lr. IV, 6, 29. prime m. H8 HI,
2, 162. proud m. Troil. Ill, 3, 49. rich m. Tim. I, 2,
72. rude m. John I, 1, 64. sick m. R2 II, 1, 84. Cor.
I, 1, 182. Caes. H, 1, 310. 327. tame m. Mids. HI, 2,
259. true m. "LLL IV, 3, 187. R2 V, 3, 73. H6C I,
4, 64. Cymb. H, 3, 76. wise m. Tw. II, 3, 45. Ill, 1,
73. 75. R2 I, 3, 276: V, 5, 63. H6C HI, 1, 25. Rom.
HI, 3, 62. Lr. I, 4, 182. young m. Mids. I, 1, 6. Shr.
II, 393. John II, 570. Troil. V, 2, 165. Tit. 1, 484.
3) a servant : one of my husband's men, Lucr. 1291.
Tiow they are my men, Tp. II, 1, 274. get a new m.
II, 2, 189. Gent. IV, 2, 75. Wiv. I, 1, 114. 136. 281.
II, 1, 182. Meas. IV, 2, 103. Err. II, 1, 43. II, 2, 207.
III, 2, 74. IV, 4. 8. Ado III, 2, 45. Merch. II, 2, 94.
V, 183. Shr. Ind. 2, 107. John HI, 3, 72. H5 III, 2,
32. R3 1, 1, 80. H8 IV, 2, 148. Rom. H, 4, 3. 200.
Ill, 1, 59. Lr. H, 4, 251 etc.
4) a m. of war = a ship of war: Tit. IV, 3, 22.
Man, vb. 1) to furnish with men, to line,' to
guard : the castle, — ed with three hundred men, R2 II,
3, 54. the castle royally is — ed, HI, 3, 21. see how the
surly Warwick — s the wall, H6C V, 1, 17. your ships
are not well — ed, Ant. Ill, 7, 35. loith the rest full-
manned, 52. to m. his galleys, IV, 11, 3.
2) to accustom to man, to tame: to m. my hag-
gard, to make her come and know her keeper's call,
Shr. IV, 1, 196. cf. Unmanned.
3) to furnish with a servant : / was never — ed
with an agate, H4B I, 2, 18. Iwere — ed, horsed and
wived, 60.
4) Very singular use: m. but a rush against 0-
thello's breast, and he retires, 0th. V, 2, 270 (John-
son: to point, to aim. Perhaps = manage).
Slauaclc, subst. chain for the hands, shackles:
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it is a m. of love, Cyrab. 1, 1, 122. Plur. — s = chains :
Meas. II, 4, 93. Cor. I, 9, 57. V, 3, 115. Cymb. V,
4, 199.
Manacle, vb. to chain, to fetter: I'll m. thy neck
and feet together, Tp. I, 2, 461. m. the hear -herd in
their chains, H6B V, 1, 149.
Manage, snbst. 1) training, government of a
horse: or he (became) his in. by the well doing steed,
Compl. 112. they (his horses) are taught their m. As
I. 1, 13. wanting the m. of unruly jades, R2 III, 3,
179. speak terms ofm. to thy bounding steed, H4A 11,
3, 52. spur them, till they obey the m. H8 V, 3, 24.
she's not paced yet: you must take some pains to work
her to your m. Per. IV, 6, 69. By conjecture in LLL
V, 2, 482: merrily hath this brave m., this career, been
run (Ql nuage, Q2 Ff manager").
2) adlninistration, conduct: and to him put the m.
of my state, Tp. I, 2, 70. the husbandry and m. of my
house, Merch. Ill, 4, 25. their negotiations all must
slack, wanting his m. Troil. Ill, 3, 25.
3) proceeding , taking of measures , contriving of
means : which novo the m. of two kingdoms must with
fearful bloody issue arbitrate, John I, 37. for the re-
bels which stand out in Ireland expedient m. must be
made, K2 I, 4, 39.
4) the bringing about, setting on foot: lean dis-
cover all the unlucky m. of this brawl, Rom. Ill, 1, 148.
Manage, vb. 1) to handle, to wield: m. it (the
staff of hope) against despairing thoughts, Gent. HI,
1, 247. m. rusty bills against thy seat, R2 III, 2, 118.
m. me your caliver, H4B III, 2, 292. 301. m. it (your
sword) to part these men, Rom. I, 1, 76. that still
would m. those authorities, Lr. I, 3, 17.
2) to train, to break in (as a horse): he will not
m. her, although he mount her, Ven. 598.
3) to administer, to control, to govern: whose
state so many had the — ing, H5 Epil. 11. the son
(should) m. his revenue, Lr. I, 2, 79. Photinus and
your maids m.this war, Ant. Ill, 7, 16.
4) to handle, to treat with caution and address:
shame hath a bastard fame , well — d. Err. Ill, 2, 19.
in the — ing of quarrels he is wise , Ado II, 3, 197.
Shr. Ind. 1, 45. Wint. IV, 2, 17. H4A I, 2, 181. H6A
IV, 1, 181.
5) to bring about, to set on foot, to contrive: to
m. private and domestic quarrel, 0th. II, 3, 215.
Manager, 1) one who wields: rust, rapier! be
still, drum! for your m. is in love, LLL I, 2, 188.
2) one who sets on foot, a contriver: where is our
usual m. of mirth? Mids. V, 35.
Manakin, little man; term of contempt: this is
a dear m. to you, Tw. Ill, 2, 57.
Man-cbild, male child, boy: Cor. I, 3, 18. men-
children: Mcb. I, 7, 72.
Mandate, order, authoritative command: Hml.
Ill, 4, 204. 0th. I, 3, 72. IV, 1, 270. Ant. I, 1,,22.
Mandragora, mandrake; a soporific: 0th. HI,
3, 330. Ant. I, 5, 4.
Mandrake, the plant Atropa mandragora, the
root of which was thought to resemble the human
figure , and to cause madness and even death , when
torn from the ground : thou whoreson m., thou art fitter
to be worn in my cap, H4B I, 2, 17. the whores called
him m. Ill, 2, 339. would curses kill, as doth the — 's
groan, H6B III, 2, 310. shrieks like — «' torn out of
the earth, Bom. IV, 3, 47.
Mane, the hair growing on the necks of horses
and lions: Ven. 271. 298. Troil. Ill, 3, 224. Rom.
I, 4, 89. Used of the foaming crest of waves: 0th.
II, 1, 13. In All's IV, 5, 41 0. Edd. main, M. Edd.
name.
Man-entered, initiated in, introduced into man-
hood : his pupil-age m. thus. Cor. II, 2, 103.
Manfully, bravely: Gent. IV, 1, 28. Tit. I, 196.
Mangle, vb. to cut into pieces, to mutilate;
absol. : her sight dazzling makes the wound seem three,
and then she reprehends her — ing eye, Ven. 1065.
trans. : As II, 7, 42. H4A V, 4, 96. H5 II, 4, 60. IV,
4, 41. H6C V, 2, 7. Troil. V, 5, 33. Tit. Ill, 1, 256.
Rom. IV, 3, 52. 0th. V, 1, 79. Ant. IV, 2, 27. Meta-
phorically, = to take from, to impair, to reduce to
nothing : the naked, poor and — d peace, H5 V, 2, 34.
— ing by starts the full course of their glory, Eiril. 4.
your dishonour — « true judgment, Cor. Ill, 1, 158.
what tongue shall smooth thy name , when I have — d
ill Rom. Ill, 2, 99. to m. me with that word 'ban-
ished', III, 3, 51. take up this — d matter at the best,
0th. I, 3, 173. our laws, whose use the sword of Cae-
sar hath too oft — d, Cymb. Ill, 1, 57.
Mangy, scabby; a m. dog, Tim. IV, 3, 371.
Manhood, 1) virility, opposed to womanhood:
fit you to your m. Cymb. Ill, 4, 195.
2) virility, opposed to boyhood: thy prime ofm.
daring, R3 IV, 4, 170. many unrough youths that even
now protest their first ofm. Mcb. V, 2, 11.
3) qualities becoming a man , bravery , fortitude,
honour: Ado IV, 1, 3-21. Mids. Ill, 2, 412. Tw. Ill,
4, 198. H4A I, 2, 155. II, 4, 141. 142. H5 II, 1, 103.
III, 2, 53. IV, 3, 66. H6B V, 2,. 75. H6C 11, 2, 108.
125. IV, 2, 20. Troil. I, 2, 276. II, 2, 47. Cor. Ill,
1, 246. Tim. IV, 3, 14. Mcb. Ill, 1, 103. Lr. 1, 4,
319. IV, 2, 68. 0th. HI, 3, 153. Ant. Ill, 10, 23.
Cymb. V, 2, 2. Mrs. Quickly and Fluellen agree in
saying saving your m. for saving your honour, or your
reverence: H4B II, 1, 29. H5 IV, 8, 36.
Manifest, adj. 1) obvious, apparent,not doubtful:
Meas. IV, 2, 145. Merch. IV, 1, 358. H6A I, 3, 33.
Ill, 1, 21. Cor. HI, 1, 172. Lr. V, 3, 92.
2) plain, open, notorious, public; to retort your
m. appeal, Meas. V, 303. his reading and m. experi-
ence, All's I, 3, 229. make't m. where she has lived,
"VVin-t. V, 3, 114. you are m. house-keepers. Cor. 1, 3, 54.
Manifest, vb. to make appear, to show plainly, to
reveal: Wiv. IV, 6, 15. Meas. IV, 3, 94. V, 417. Ado
III, 2, 100. Tw. II, 6, 181 (she ~s herself to my love).
H4B IV, 5, 105. Cor. II, 2, 14. 0th. I, 2, 32 (my
parts, my title and my perfect soul shall m. me rightly).
Partic. — ed adjectively: to make you understand this
in a — ed effect, Meas. IV, 3, 169, i. e. so as to make
the matter manifest, as to leave no doubt.
Manifold, multifarious: Compl. 216. Tp. I, 2,
264. H4A IV, 3, 47. Tim. 1, 1, 5. Lr. II, 1, 49. the
m. linguist. All's IV, 3, 265 (i. e. knowing many lan-
guages), a m. traitor, Lr. V, 3, 114.
Manifoldly, in many ways: All's 11, 3, 214.
Manikin, see Manakin.
Mankind (accented mostly on the last syll. in
Tim., on the first in the other plays) 1) the human
race: how beauteous m. is! Tp. V, 183. Tw. Ill, 4,
108. Troil. II, 3, 30. Tim. Ill, 4, 84. IV, 1, 36. 40.
IV, 3, 23. 42. 53. 456. 506. Mcb. II, 4, 18. Ant. IV,
I 8, 25.
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2) the males of the human race: so rails against
all married m. Wiv. IV, 2, 23. should all despair that
have revolted wives ^ the tenth of m. would hang them-
selves, Wint. I, 2, 199. what kind o' man is he! why,
of m. Tw. I, 5, 160. thou art a woman, and disclainiest
flinty m. Tim. IV, 3, 491. Adjectively, = masculine:
a m. witch, Wint. II, 3, 67. are you m.? Cor. IV, 2,
16 (quibbling).
Slan - Ilhc , manly : not more m. than Cleopatra,
Ant. I, 4, 6.
Manly, adj. 1) becoming a man, brave, full of
fortitude, vigorous: Lucr. 109. 1486. 1777. Ado V,
2, 15. Mids. Ill, 2, 157. Merch. II, 3, 14. All's 11, 3,
298. John V, 2, 49. H5 II, 3, 3. Ill, 2, 24. H6B IV,
8, 53. V, 2, 63. H6C H, 2, 40. R3 I, 2, 165. Troil.
IV, 5, 104. Rom. HI, 2, 53. Mcb. II, 3, 139. Cyrab.
IV, 2, 397. Per. Ill, 1, 22.
2 ) pertaining to a man, not like a woman or boy :
turn two mincing steps into a m. stride, Merch. HI, 4,
68. his big m. voice, As II, 7, 161.
nianly, adv. in the manner of a man, courageous-
ly : this tune goes m. Mcb. IV, 3, 235.
nian-nionster, servant-monster, ;i monster in a
person's service: Tp. Ill, 2, 14.
Manna, the food of the famished Israelites in the
Arabian desert: you drop m. in the way of starved
people, Merch. V, 294.
Manner, 1) form of executing and performing,
way, mode: mark the m. of his teaching, Shr. IV, 2,
5. the m. of his gait, Tw. 11, 3, 170. Troil. IV, 6, 14.
the m. of your hearing, Wint. IV, 4, 569. the pretty
and sweet m. of it, H5 IV, 6, 28. the m. of his speech.
Ant. II, 2, 114 (opposed to matter), sets down the m.
how, Tw. Ill, 4, 80. the m. how he found it, Wint. V,
2, 4. the m. how she came to it, 92. unless I be ob-
tained by the m. of my father's will, Merch. I, 2, 118
(i. e. in the way prescribed by the testament of my
father), she is dead, and by strange m. Caes. IV, 3,
ISO.-* in this m. Wiv. II, 1, 25. in a most hideous and
dreadful m. IV, 4, 34. in most uneven m. Meas. IV, 4,
3. V, 196. Ado IV, 2, 64. 65. LLL I, 1, 206. 207.
211 (in m. and form following). Mids. U, 2, 130. As
III, 2, 427. Tw. Ill, 4, 9. Wint. V, 2, 49. H6C III, 3,
178. H8 I, 2, 35. II, 4, 144. Troil. V, 7, 6. Cor. 11,
3, 66. Tim. Ill, 6, 15. Lr. 1, 4, 59. Per. I, 1, 147.
In a m. and in m. = almost: it is in a m. done al-
ready, John V, 7, 89. you have in m. with your sin-
ful hours made a divorce betwixt his queen and him,
R2 III, 1, 11.
2) course, process: Til show you the m. of it, Gent.
II, 3, 15. the cunning m. of our flight, II, 4, 180. the
m. of it is, 1 was taken with the m. LLL I, 1, 204.
tell us the m. of the wrestling. As 1, 2, 118. the ni. of
their taking, R2 V, 6, 9. the m. how this action hath
been borne, H4B IV, 4, 88. the m. and true order of
the fight, 100. the treacherous m. of his death, H6A
II, 2, 16. in writing I preferred the m. of thy vile out-
rageous crimes, III, 1, 11. tell us the m. of it, Caes. I,
2, 234. 236. to relate the m. were to add the death to
you, Mcb-. IV, 3, 205. he has done all this .... here's
the m. of it. Ant. Ill, 6, 2. the m. of their deaths, V,
2, 340.
3) custom, habit, fashion : it was ever his m. to do
so, Meas. IV, 2, 138. I'll view the —s of the town, Err.
1, 2, 12. it is the m. of a man to speak to n woman,
LLL I, 1, 212. my lady, to the m. of the days, in cour-
tesy gives undeserving praise, V, 2, 365. I nm yet so
near the — s of my mother, Tw. II, 1, 41. our country
s give our betters way, John I, 156. whose — s our
apish nation limps after, R2 II, 1, 22. these external
— s of laments , IV, 296. your m. of wrenching , H4B
II, 1, 120. we are the makers of —s, H5 V, 2, 296.
shoiui7ig, as the m. is, his wounds to the people, Cor. II,
1, 251. as the m. of our country is, Rom. IV, 1, 109.
/ am native here and to the m. born, Hml. 1, 4, 15.
4) kind , sort : and words express the m. of my
pity-wanting pain , Sonn. 140, 4. the grosser m. of
these world's delights he throws upon the gross world'. '^
baser slaves, LLL I, 1, 29. the m. and the purpose of
his treason, R3 HI, 5, 58. beyond all m. of so much I
love you, Lr. I, 1, 62 (i. e. beyond any "so much', any
comparison, of whatever kind it may be), all m. of
men assembled here, H6A I, 3, 74. that no m. of per-
sons have recourse unto the princes, R3 III, 5, 108 (Ff
no m. person'), what m. of man? As III, 2, 216. Tw.
I, 5, }61. Ill, 4, 288. Wint. IV, 3, 89. H4A II, 4,
323. 462. H8 V, 1, 118. what m. o' thing is your cro-
codile? Ant. II, 7, 46. Evans: Mistress Quickly, which
is in the m. of his nurse, Wiv. I, 2, 3.
5) to be taken with the m. (apparently from another
root), a law-term, = to be taken in the fact: LLL
1, 1, 206. H4A II, 4, 347. if you had not taken your-
self with the m. Wint. IV, 4, 752.
6) Plur. — s = a) behaviour, carriage, bearing;
their — s are more gentle-kind, Tp. Ill, 3, 32. frame
your — s to the time, Shr. I, 1, 232. / advise you use
your — s discreetly in all kind of companies, 247. that
changeth thus his — s, Wint. I, 2, 375. what foolish
master taught you these — s? H4B II, 1, 203. thou dost
affect my — s, Tim. IV, 3, 199. their ■ — s are so apish,
Lr. I, 4, 184. infected with their — s, 264. these bloody
accidents must excuse my — s, 0th. V, 1, 94. b) rules
of good breeding and decency: beshrew my — s and
my pride, Mids. II, 2, 54. we stand upon our — .v,
\\'int. IV, 4, 164. our griefs, and not our — s, reason
now, John IV, 3, 29. whom our — s term the prince,
U3 III, 7,-191. my — s tell me we have your wrong
rebuke, 0th. 1, 1, 130. / extend my —s, II, 1, 99. you
put me to forget a lady's — s, Cymb. II, 3, 110. good
— s := good breeding, civility, decency: As II, 7, 92.
III, 2, 42. 43. 47. V, 4, 95. H4A III, 1, 190. H8 V,
2, 29. Rom. I, 5, 4. — s, alone, in the same sense:
a million of- — s, Gent. II, 1, 105. against all checks,
rebukes and — s, Wiv. Ill, 4, 84. if you have any pity,
grace, or — s, Mids. Ill, 2, 241. I lack — s, As IV, 3,
15. if God have lent a man any — s, he may easily put
it off at court. All's II, 2, 9. V, 1, 15. Tw. II, 3, 94.
IV, 1, 53. Wint. IV, 4, 244. H4A III, 1, 184. H6A
II, 2, 54. H8 III, 2, 308. V, 1, 161. Tit. II, 1, 27.
Rom. V, 3, 214. Tim. II, 2, 147. IV, 1, 18. Hml. V,
2, 17. Lr. IV, 6, 264. V, 3, 234. Treated as a sing.:
All's 11, 2, 9. Wint. IV, 4, 244. Rom. V, 3, 214. Lr.
V, 3, 234. as a plur.: Tw. IV, 1, 63. R3 HI, 7, 191.
in — s, and with — s, = decently: my tongue-tied
Muse in — s holds her still, Sonn. 85, 1. it charges
me in —s to express myself, Tw. II, 1, 15. how thy
worth with — s may I sing, Sonn. 39, 1. can we with
— « ask ivhat was the difference? Cymb. I, 4, 66. /
was thinking with what — s I might safely be admitted,
All's IV, 5, 93 (= how 1 might decently be admitted).
— c) cast of mind, morals, character: their face their
— s most expressly told, Luci 1397. public means
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which public — s breeds, Sonn. Ill, 4. as dispropor-
tionedin his — s as in his shape, Tp. V, 290. though
I atn a daughter to his blood, I am not to his — s,
Merch. II, 3, 19. a like proportion of lineaments, of
— s and of spirit, 111, 4, 15. neither his daughter, if
we judge by — s, As I, 2, 283. Ill, 2, 43. All's I, 1,
71. John II, 127. H4B IV, 4, 64. 123. H5 I, 2, 49.
H6B V, 1, 168. R3 IV, 4, 206. H8 IV, 2, 45. Tim. IV,
1, 25. Hml. I, 4, 30. 0th. II, 1, 232.
Mannered , minded , affected , disposed : he is
one the truest m. Cymb. I, 6, 166. to give her princely
training, that she may be m. as she is born, Per. 111,3, 17.
Mannerly, adj. decent; civil: let me have what
thou thinkest meet and is most mannerly, Gent. II, 7,
58. m. distinguishment betwixt the prince and beggar,
Wint. II, 1, 86. here is a m. forbearance , H6A II, 4,
19. which m. devotion shows in this, Rom. I, 5, 100.
Mannerly , adv. decently ; civilly : the wedding
m. modest, Ado II, 1,79. Cupid's post that comes so
m. Merch. II, 9, 100. we'll m. demand thee of thy story,
Cymb. Ill, 6, 92.
Manningtree, place in Essex, famous for its
pastures and the size of its oxen : that roasted M. ox
with the pudding in his belly, H4A II, 4, 498.
Mannish, l).raale: we'll have a swashing and a
martial outside, as many other m. cowards have that
do outface it with their semblances , As I, 3, 123. 2)
pertaining to the age of manhood: though now our
voices have got the m. crack, Cymb. IV, 2, 236. 3)
masculine, bold in an unbecoming manner: a woman
impudent and m. grown, Troil. Ill, 3, 217.
Han-oT-war, see Man.
Manor, estate, land belonging to a nobleman:
Wiv. II, 2, 19. All's III, 2, 10. R2 IV, 212. H6C V,
2, 24. H8 1, 1, 84.
Manor-house, house belonging to a manor:
LLL I, 1, 208.
Man-queller, a slayer of men, murderer: H4B
II, 1, 58.
Mansion, a lord's house: Lucr. 1171. Sonp. 95,
9. 146, 6. Compl. 138. Gent. V, 4, 8. Merch. Ill, 2,
170. H4B III, 2, 351. Rom. Ill, 2, 26. Ill, 3, 108.
Tim. IV, 3, 191. V, 1, 218. Mcb. IV, 2, 7. Cymb. Ill,
4, 70. V, 4, 87. V, 5, 165.
Mansionry, abode in a place: the martlet does
approve, by his loved m., that the heaven's breath smells
wooingly here, Mcb. I, 6, 6 (0. Edd. mansonry, some
M. Edd. masonry).
Manslaughter, unlawful killing of a man: Tim.
III, 5, 27.
Mantle, subst. 1) cloak: Lucr. 170. Pilgr. 79.
Mids. V, 143. 146. 287. Wint. V, 2, 36. Caes. Ill, 2,
174. 191. Ant. II, 5, 22. Cymb. V, 6, 361. Used of
the darkness of night: H6A II, 2, 2. H6C IV, 2, 22.
Rom. Ill, 2, 16. of the twilight of morning: the morn,,
in russet m. clad, Hml. I, 1, 166.
2) that which gathers on the surface of a pool :
the green m. of the standing pool, Lr. Ill, 4, 139.
Mantle, vb. 1) trans, to cloak, to cover: the
ignorant fumes that m. their clearer reason, Tp. V, 67.
if you come not in the blood of others , but — d in your
own, Cor. I, 6, 29. Applied to the filthy covering of
a pool: I left them in the filthy — dpool, Tp. IV, 182.
2) Intr. to gather a covering on the surface : whose
visages do cream and m, like a standing pool, Merch.
1, 1, 89.
Mantua, town in Italy: Gent. IV, 1, 50. IV, 3,
23. V, 2, 47. Shr. II, 60. IV, 2, 77. 81. Rom. I, 3,
28. HI, 3, 149. 169. Ill, 5, 15. 89. IV, 1, 117. 124.
V, 1, 51. 66. V, 2, 3. 12. 28. V, 3, 273.
Mantnan, a native of Mantua: LLL IV, 2, 97.
101 (the poet Baptista Spagnolus Mantuanus).
Manual seal, signet: set thy seal manual on my
wax-red lips, Ven. 516. my gage, the manual seal of
death, R2 IV, 25.
Manure, vb. 1) to cultivate, to till: to have it
sterile with idleness, or — d with industry, 0th. I, 3,
328.
2) to fatten with composts , to dung : the blood of
English shall m. the ground, R2 IV, 137. the cold
blood ....he hath, like lean, sterile and bare land, — d,
husbanded and tilled with excellent endeavour of drink-
ing fertile sherris, H4B IV, 3, 129.
Many , subst. multitude : 0 thou fond m. , with
what loud applause didst thou beat heaven, H4B 1, 3, 9 1 .
Many, adj. 1) sing., used with the indef. art. be-
hind it, = more than one, not few, more than one
would suppose : / sigh the lack of m. a thing I sought,
Sonn. 30, 3. the expense of m. a vanished sight, 8.
how m. a holy and obsequious tear hath dear religious
love stolen from mine eye, 31, 5. the injury of m, a
blasting hour, Compl. 72. Err. I, 2, 17. II, 2, 83. LLL
1, 1, 173. Merch. II, 7, 67. Ill, 1, 6. IV, 1, 221. As
II, 7, 130. Ill, 3, 53. 54. IV, 1, 101. Wint. I, 2, 192.
John II, 303. IV, 1, 50. H4B II, 3, 13. IV, 5, 25.
H6A V, 4, 19. H6B III, 1, 115. H6C I, 2, 74. IV, 4,
21. Cymb. V, 5, 71. Per. Prol. 39 etc. etc. of folded
schedules had she m. a one, Compl. 43. though in this
city he hath widowed and unchilded m. u one , Cor. V,
6, 153. these talents of their hair I have received from
m. a several fair , Compl. 206. m.-a thousand grains,
Meas. Ill, 1, 20. H6C V, 6, 37. m. a time, B2 IV, 92.
Tit. V, 3, 162. m. a time and oft, Merch. I, 3, 107.
H4A I, 2, 56. Caes. I, 1, 42. (Simpcox's wife says )«.
time and oft, H6B II, 1, 93). m. a time and often, Tim
III, 1, 25. how does your honour for this m. a aay .-
Hml. Ill, 1, 91 (= the long time that I did not see
you). I think your highness saw this m. a day, HS V,
2, 21 (i. e. it is a long time since you saw this). Re-
duplicated: m. a m. foot of land the worse, John I,
183; cf. Hml. Ill, 3, 9. Preceded hy full: full m. a
glorious morning have I seen, Sonn. 33, 1. Tp. Ill, 1,
39. Mids. Ill, 1, 135. Many and a separated by the
verse: Wint, V, 3, 140. H8 II, 4, 49.
2) plur. a great number of: burn in m. places, Tp.
I, 2, 199. II, 1, 60. Ill, 3, 34. V, 182. Gent. I, 2, 21.
II, 7, 31. Ill, 1, 236 etc. etc. gaxon Genitive: in — 's
looks the false heart's history is writ, Sonn. 93, 7.
Seemingly for muck: one is one too m. Err. HI, 1, 35.
being one too m. by my weary self, Rom. 1, 1, 135 (not
in Globe Ed., which here follows the spurious Ql).
cf. how m. is one thrice told? LLL I, 2, 41. In the
predicate: your helps arem. Cor. II, 1, 39. Various
use of so m.: this is a sleep that from this golden rigol
hath divorced so m. English kings, H4B IV, 5, 37 (=
many an English king ; German : so manchen Koenig).
they flock together like so m. wild-geese, H4B V, 1, 79
(= as if they were wild geese), fathers that, like so
m. Alexanders , have fought, H5 HI, 1, 19. those few
almost no better than so m. French, III, 6, 156. he that
cuts off twenty years of life cuts off so m. years of fear-
ing death, Caes. Ill, 1, 102. we are but men, and what
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so m. may do, we have done, H8 V, 4, 79 (speaking of
two only), let him alone, or so m. so minded, wave
thus. Cor. I, 6, 73 (= all that are so minded). Pre-
ceding the poss. pron. : an earnest inviting, which m.
my near occasions did urge me to put off, Tim. Ill, 6,
11 (= many motives Which concerned myself rery
near), the letters too of m. our contriving friends in
Rome petition us at home. Ant. I, 2, 189 (many friends
■who are busy in our interest). Preceded by the def.
art. : the m. will be too chill and tender. All's IV, 5, 55
(the multitude ; opposed to the elected few), not able
to maintain the m. to them longing, H8 I, 2, 32. the
mutable, rank-scented m. , let them regard me as I do
not flatter. Cor. Ill, 1, 66 (O. Edd. Meyny). Preceded
by the indef. article: I do know a m. fools, Merch.
Ill, 5, 73. a m. merry men. As I, 1, 121. told of a m.
thousand warlike French, John IV, 2, 199. you bear
a m. (stars) superfluously, H5 III, 7, 179. a m. poor
men's lives, IV, 1, 127. mother of a m. children, R3 III,
7, 184. with of: like a m. of these lisping hawthorn-
buds, Wiv. Ill, 3, 77. a m. of our bodies, H5 IV, 3, 95.
a m. of your horsemen, IV, 7, 88. As for this m. sum-
mers, H8 III, 2, 360, see This.
jUany-coloured: Tp. IV, 76. All's 1, 3, 158.
niany-headed: Cor. 11,3, 58.
Map, subst. 1) a picture representing the surface
of the earth or any part of it: Merch. I, 1, 19. Tw.
III, 2, 85. H4A III, 1, 6. 70. H5 IV, 7, 25. Lr. 1, 1, 38.
2) any picture or image : showing life's triumph
in the m. of death, Lucr. 402. the face , that m. which
deep impression bears of hard misfortune, 1712. thus
is his cheek the m. of days outworn, Sonn. 68, 1. and
him as for a m. doth Nature store , to show false Art
what beauty was of yore, 13. thou m. of honour, R2 V,
I, 12. in thy face I see the m. of honour, H6B HI, 1,
203. if you see this in the m. of my microcosm , Cor.
II, 1, 68. thou m. of woe, that thus dost talk in signs,
Tit. Ill, 2, 12 (cf. Globe).
JHap, vb. to delineate, to point out the situation
of: I am near to the place where they should meet, if
Pisanio have — ed it truly, Cymb. IV, 1, 2.
Mappery, study of maps, bookish theory: they
call this bed-work, m., closet war. Troll. I, 3, 205.
Ular, to injure, to hurt, to spoil, to ruin: m. not
the thing that cannot be amended, Lucr. 578. striving
to mend, to m. the subject, Sonn. 103, 10. you m. our
labour, Tp. I, 1, 14. be mute, or else our spell is —ed,
IV, 127. m. the concord, Gent. I, 2, 94. it is — ing, if
he quarter it, Wiv. I, 1, 26. Meas. 11, 2, 148. II, 4,
127. Err. II, 1,92. LLLIV, 3, 191. V, 2, 22. Mids.
1,2,39. IV, 2, 5., Merch. V, 237. As I, 1, 34. HI, 2,
276. 278. Shr. IV, 3, 97. 115. All's II, 3, 315. Wint.
IV, 4, 490. V, 3, 82. H4B V, 5, 122. H6A V, 3, 84.
H6C IV, 8, 61. R3 I, 3, 165. H8 HI, 2, 21. Cor. H, 3,
64. HI, 1, 254. Rom. I, 2, 13. II, 4, 122. Tim. IV, 2,
41. IV, 3, 153. Caes. HI, 2, 201 {—ed with traitors =
destroyed and disfigured by traitors). Mcb. II, 3, 36.
Lr. 1, 1, 97. 1, 4, 35. HI, 2, 82. HI, 6, 64. 0th. V, 1,
4. V, 2, 357 (all that's spoke is — ed = has been spo-
ken in vain). Ant. HI, 11, 65. IV, 14, 47. V, 2, 279.
Per. IV, 1, 27. Joined, in opposition, to make: LLL
IV, 3, 191. Mids. I, 2, 39. As I, 1, 34. Shr. IV, 3, 97.
H4B V, 5, 122. R3 I, 3, 165. Rom. I, 2, 13. H, 4, 122.
Tim. IV, 2, 41. Mcb. II, 3, 36. 0th. V, 1, 4. Ant. HI,
11, 65. V, 2, 279. to mend: Ven. 478. Lucr. 578.
Sonn. 103, 10. Lr. I, 1, 97. Peculiar passage: to mend
the hurt that his unkindness — ed, Ven. 478 (the accus.
denoting not the object, but the effect, = which his
unkindness injuriously made. cf. ruined in Err. H,
1, 97).
Marlile, the stone Marmor; used for monuments:
Sonn. 55, 1. H8 III, 2, 434. Adjectively: Meas. V,
233. Hml. 1, 4, 50. Emblem of hardness: Lucr. 560.
1241. Meas. Ill, 1, 238 (a m. to her tears). Err. H,
1, 93. H6C in, 2, 50. Tit. II, 3, 144. Adjectively:
Lucr. 1240. Wint. V, 2, 98 (who was most m. there
changed colour). H6C III, 1, 38. Used of the heavens
(on account of their eternity?) 0th. Ill, 3, 460. Cymb.
V, 4, 87. 120. cf. Marbled, whole as the m. Mcb. HI,
4,22; cf. Wint. II, 3, 90.
lUarble-lireasted, hard-hearted: Tw. V, 127.
marble -constant, firm as marble: Ant. V, 2,
240.
Itlarbled, like marble (everlasting? cf. Marble):
the m. mansion all above, Tim. IV, 3, 191.
91arble-hearted, hard-hearted: Lr. I, 4, 281.
niarcade (M. Edd. Mercade), name in LLL V,
2, 724.
JMarcantant , from the Italian mercatante , mer-
chant: Shr. IV, 2, 63 (M. Edd. mercatante).
Slarcellus, name in Hml. I, 1, 12 etc. and in Ant.
II, 6, 118.
March , the third month of the year : Wint. IV,
4, 120. H4A IV, 1, 111 (the sun in M... doth nourish
agues). Caes. I, 2, 18. 19. 23. II, 1, 40. 59. Ill, 1, 1.
IV, 3, 18. V, 1,114.
March, subst. 1) military movement, journey of
soldiers: John II, 60. 223. 242. V, 1, 7. H4A II, 4,
598. H5 I, 2, 195. HI, 3, 58. HI, 5, 57. HI, 6, 115.
H6C H, 6, 87. R3 I, 1, 8. V, 2, 13. Troil. V, 10, 30.
Hml. IV, 4, 3. to make a march: H6A IV, 3, 8. Mcb. V,
2,31. Ant. IV, 8, 30.
2) grave and solemn walk: and with solemn m.
goes slow and stately by them, Hml. I, 2, 201.
March, vb. 1) intr. a) to move in a military man-
ner: Lucr. 301. 782 (used of vapours compared to
an army). 1430. Sonn. 32, 12. John II, 209. 315.
320. V, 2, 27. R2 II, 3, 92. HI, 3, 49. 51. Ill, 6, 51.
H4A I, 1, 15. HI, 2, 174. HI, 3, 103. IV, 1, 89. IV, 2,
2. 42.43. V, 3, 25. H4B IV, 2, 94. H5 II, 3, 61. Ill,
5, 11. HI, 6, 159. 179. 181. IV, 3, 111. H6A HI, 1,
186. HI, 3, 30. 39. IV, 1, 73. IV, 3, 4. 5. V, 2, 4. H6B
IV, 2, 198. 200. IV, 3, 20. IV, 9, 27. IV, 10, 15. H6C
I, 1, 92. II, 1, 114. 182. n, 2, 70. IV, 3, 61. IV, 7, 50.
IV, 8, 4. V, 1, 3. 13. V, 3, 22. V, 5, 87. R3 V, 2, 4. 22.
Troil. V, 9, 7. Cor. I, 4, 11. I, 6, 83. Tit. IV, 4, 65.
Tim. V, 4, 29. Caes. IV, 3, 197. 207. Lr. IV, 4, 21.
Cymb. V, 5, 481. m. away (as a word of command):
H5 IV, 3, 131. Troil. V, 10, 21. Tit. V, 1, 165. to m.
on: Lucr. 438. 1391. R2 III, 3, 61. H5 HI, 6, 150.
H6C V, 3, 9. R3 IV, 4, 530. V, 2, 4. V, 3, 312. Cor.
I, 6, 85. Caes. IV, 2, 31. Mcb. V, 2, 25. to m. up:
H4B H, 1, 187.
b) to walk, to go : that thus he — eth with thee arm
in arm, H6B V, 1, 57. that form in which the majesty
of buried Denmark did sometimes m. Hml. I, 1, 49.
come, m. to wakes and fairs, Lr. Ill, 6, 77.
2) tr. to cause to move in a military manner:
on the marriage-bed of peace to m. a bloody host, John
HI, 1, 246.
March, name of some earls (Edmund and Roger
Mortimer) nearly related to the royal house of Eng-
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land: H4A I, 3, 84. IV, 3, 93. V, 5, 40. H6B II, 2,
36. 37. IV, 2, 144. H6C 1, 1, 106. II, 1, 179.
illarch-chick,a chicken hatched in March; used
to denote precocioiisness : d veri/ forward M. Ado I,
3, 58.
marches, borders, border-country: Ho I, 2, 140.
H6C II, 1, 140.
Marcliioness, a woman having the lank of a
marquis: H8 II, 3, 63. 94. Ill, 2, 90.
iMarchpane, a sweet biscuit composed of sugar
and almonds: Rom. I, 5, 9.
Sfarcians, name of a family of ancient Rome:
Cor. II, 3, 246.
Marcins (O. Edd. Marlins) the family name of
Coriolanus: Cor. I, 1, 7 etc. etc. King Ancns M.:
II, 3, 247.
Uarcus, 1) Roman prenomen; a) of Cato, Caes.
V, 4, 3. 5. b) of Brutus, 111, 1, 185. iV, 3, 79. c) of
Crassus, Ant. Ill, 1, 2. 5. d) of Antonius, Ant. II, 6,
119. e) of two officers of Antony, Ant. Ill, 7, 73.
f) of the brother of Titus Andronicns, Tit. 1, 47 etc.
etc. g) of a Volscian, Cor. V, 6, 123. — 2) Christian
name in 0th. I, 3, 44.
Slarilian, name of a eunuch in Ant. I, 5, 8. II,
5, 4. IV, 13, 7. 9.
Mare, 1) the female of the horse: Ven. 384. H5
11, 1, 26. H4BI1, 1, 84. Ant. HI, 7, 8. 9. to ride the
wild m. = to play at see-saw, H4ij II, 4, 268. Pro-
verbial phrases: the man shall have his m. again =
all shall be right again, Mids. Ill, 2, 463. whose m. is
dead? = what is the matter? what is amiss? H4B
II, 1, 46.
2) the night-mare, incubus: I will ride thee
o'nights like the m. H4B 11, 1, 83.
Margarelon, name in Troil. V, 5, 7.
Margaret, name of 1) Henry Vl's queen: H6A
V, 3, 51. 82 etc. H6B I, 1, 4. 16 etc. H6C I, 1, 228
etc. R3 I, 2, 93 etc. — 's battle at Saint Albans, I,
3, 130. 2) a waiting gentlewoman in Ado II, 2,
13 etc.
Marge, in Sea-marge, q. v.
Margent, margin, border, edge: a river, upon
whose weeping m. she was set, Compl. 39. in the
beached m. of the sea, Mids. II, 1, 85. writ o' both
sides the leaf, m. and all, LLL V, 2, 8. Glosses
or comments, in old books, usually printed on the
margin of the leaf: / knew you must be edified by
the m. ere you had done, Hml. V, 2, 162. The eyes,
as interpreters of the mind, compared to the margin
in books : the subtle-shining secrecies writ in the glassy
— s of such books, Lucr. 102 (i. c. in the eyes), his
face's own m. did quote such amazes that all eyes saw
his eyes enchanted with gazes, LLL II, 246. lohat
obscured in this fair volume lies find written in the m.
of his eyes, Rom. 1, 3, 86.
Margery, vulgar form of Margaret: Tp. II, 2,
50. Merch. II, 2, 95. 96. H6B I, 2, 75. Term of con-
tempt: Lady M., your midwife there, Wint. II, 3, 159.
Maria, name of 1) the Holy Virgin: Jesu M.!
Rom. U, 3, 69. 2) a lady attending on the princess in
LLL IV, 3, 56. 133. V, 2, 843. 3) Olivia's chamber-
maid: Tw. II, 3, 129. II, 5, 27. Ill, 4, 67. V, 355. 370.
Marian, vulgar form of Mary or Maria: Tp. II,
2, 50. Err. Ill, 1, 31. LLL V, 2, 934. Shr. Ind. 2, 22.
Tw. II, 3, 14. Maid M. , a personage in the morris
dances, often a man dressed like a woman, and some-
times a strumpet: for womanhood. Maid M. may be the
deputy's wife of the ward to thee, H4A III, 3, 129.
Mariana, female name in Meas. Ill, 1, 216. 265.
IV, 1, 49. IV, 3, 145. V, 379 etc.
Marigold, the flower Calendula pluvialis: her
eyes, like — s, had sheathed their light, Lucr. 397.
great princes' favourites their fair leaves spread but
as the m. at the sun's eye , Sonn. 25, 6. the m. , that
goes to bed with the sun, Wint. IV, 4, 105. Per. IV,
I, 16.
Marina, female name in Per. Ill, 3, 12 etc.
Mariner, seaman, sailor: Tp. 1, 1, 3. 1,2,210.
225. 230. V, 98. Ant. Ill, 7, 36. Per. Ill, 1, 73. 75.
Maritime, pertaining to the sea : the borders m.
Ant. I, 4. 51.
Marjoram, the plant Origanum Majorana: Sonn.
99, 7. Wint. IV, 4, 104. sweet m. All's iV, 5, 17. Lr.
IV, 6, 94.
Mark, abbreviation of the Latin Marcus, used
only before the name of Antony; H5 III, 6, 15. Caes.
II, 1, 156. Ill, 1, 173. Ill, 2, 63. 143. Mcb. Ill, 1, 56.
Ant. I, 5, 35 etc. etc.
Mark, subst. 1) a sign, trace, stain or impression
made or left on a person or thing : / have some — s
of yours upon my pate, Err. I, 2, 82. 83. my tears shall
wipe away these bloody — s, H6C II, 5, 71. he should
have showed us his — s of merit , wounds received for
his country. Cor. II, 3, 172. can show for Rome her
enemies' — s upon me. III, 3, 111. hath more scars of
sorrow in his heart thanfoemen's — s upon his battered
shield. Tit. IV, 1, 127. I know it by this m. Per. li, 1,
144. Especially any natural irregularity or deficiency
by which a person is distinguished: — s descried in
men's nativity are nature' s faults , Lucr. 538. told me
what privy — s I had about me, Err. Ill, 2, 146. the m.
of my shoulder, the mole in my neck, 147. never mole,
hare-lip, nor scar, nor m. prodigious such as are de-
spised in nativity, Mids. V, 419. foul moles and eye-
offending — s, John 111, 1, 47. some — s of secret on
her person, Cymb. V, 5, 205. it was a m, of wonder,
365. Such tokens being supposed to be ominous, the
following expressions took rise : he hath no drowning
m. upon him, Tp. I, 1, 31. nor set a m. so bloody on ilie
business, I, 2, 142. sin, death and hell have set their
— s on him, R3 I, 3, 293. God bless the m., originally
a phrase used to avert the evil omen, = saving your
reverence, under your pardon: who, God bless the m.,
is a kind of devil, Jlerch. H, 2, 25. and I, God bless
the m., his Moorship's ancient, 0th, 1, 1, 33. he had
not been there — bless the m. — a pissing while, Gent.
IV, 4, 21. Similarly God save the m. = God have
mercy: talk so like a waiting gentlewoman of guns and
drums and wounds — God save the m.! H4A I, 3, 56.
/ saiv the wound, I saw it with mine eyes — God save
the m. I — here on his manly breast, Rom. Ill, 2, 53.
Used in a good sense of any excellence : this so
darks in Philoten all graceful — s, Per. IV Prol. 36.
' 2) a character made by a person who cannot write
his name: doest thou use to write thy name? or hast
thou a m. to thyself, like an honest man? H6B IV, 2, 110.
3) any sign of distinction, any token by which a
thing is known: with soft-slow tongue, true m. of mo-
desty, Lucr. 1220. how know you that I am in love?
Marry, by these special — s, Gent. II, 1, 18. J do spy
some — s of love in her, Ado II, 3, 255. there is no
vice so simple but assumes some m. of virtue on his
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outward parts, Merch. Ill, 2, 82. there is none of my
uncle's — s upon you, As III, 2, 387. in the official — s
invested. Cor. II, 3, 148. by no means I may discover
them by any m. of favour, Caes. II, 1, 76. — s of sove-
reignty, Lr. I, 4, 252. take you the — s of her, the colour
of her hair, complexion, height, Per. IV, 2, 61.
4) butt, target, aim : thy m. ■ is feeble age, but thy
false dart mistakes that aim, Ven. 941. the scornful
m. of every open eye, Lucr. 520. slander s m. was ever
yet the fair, Sonn. 70, 2. if knowledge be the m., to
know thee shall suffice, Pilgr. 63 and LLL IV, 2, 115.
/ stood like a man at a m., with a whole army shooting
at me. Ado II, 1, 254. LLL IV, 1. 132. All's HI, 2,
110. H4B III, 2, 284. H5 I, 2, 208. H6B I, 1, 243.
H8 II, 1, 165. Troil. V, 6, 27. Rom. I, 1, 213. II, 1,
33. Tim. V, 3, 10. Per. I, 1, 164., II, 3, 114. beyond
the m. = beyond the reach, beyond the power: he
fought beyond the m. of others , Cor. II, 2, 93. you are
abused beyond the m. of thought. Ant. Ill, 6, 87.
5) an object looked to for guidance: it (love) is
an ever -fixed m. that looks on tempests and is never
shaken, Sonn. 116, 5. Hence = example, pattern : your
high self, the gracious m. of the land, Wint. IV, 4, 8.
he was the w. and glass, copy and book, that fashioned
others, H4B 11, 3,31.
6) notice taken, observance, note: the strong sta-
tutes stand like the forfeits in a barber's shop, as much
in mock as m. Meas. V, 324. a fellow of no m. and
likelihood, H4A Hi, 2, 45. he hath devoted and given
up himself to the contemplation , m. and denotement of
her parts and graces, Oth, II, 3, 322.
7) a sum of thirteen shining.s and four pence;
five — s, Meas. IV, 3, 7. a thousand — s, Err. I, 1, 22.
25. I, 2, 81. 84. II, 1, 61. Ill, 1, 8. Shr. V, 2, 35. John
11,530. H4AII, 1, 61. 11,4,569. 111,3,48. H4B 1,
2, 217. H6B V, 1, 79. H8 V, 1, 172. Uninflected : /ori!^
m. H4A III, 3, 95. P4B II, 1, 34.
Hark, vb. 1) to make a sign or incision on, to
stain, to stamp : Ms sword, death's stamp, where it did
m., it took. Cor. II, 2, 112. when we have — ed with
blood those sleepy two, Mcb. I, 7, 75. my body's — ed
with Roman swords, Cymb. Ill, 3, 56.
2) to set amark on, to_ blemish, to brand: afellow
by the hand of nature — ed, quoted and signed to do a
deed of shame, John IV, 2,221. — ed with u blot,
damned in the book of heaven, R2 IV, 236. to m. the
full-fraught man and best endued with some suspicion,
H5 II, 2, 139. — ed by the destinies to be avoided,
H6C 11,2, 137. that by their witchcraft thus have - ed
me, R3 III, 4, 74. villains —edwiih rape. Tit. IV, 2, 9.
3) to point out, to designate, to elect; with a
double accus. : these signs have — edme extraordinary,
H4A III, 1, 41. With /or: my will that —s thee for
my earth's delight, Lucr. 487. that — s thee out for
hell, R2IV, 26. thou art only — ed for the hot vengeance
and the rod of heaven, H4A III, 2, 9. — ed for the
gallows, H6B IV, 2, 131. your brother Richard — ed
him for the grave, H6C II, 6, 40. nor came any of his
bounties over me, to m. me for his friend, Tim. Ill, 2,
86. With to: to this your son is — ed, and die he must.
Tit. I, 125. God m. thee to his grace, Rom. I, 3, 59.
With an inf. : whom the Fates have — ed to bear the
extremity of dire mishap. Err. I, 1, 141. if we are — ed
to die, H5 IV, 3, 20. cf. death-marked, Rom. 1 Chor. 9.
4) to take notice of, to pay attention to, to heed,
to observe; absol. : attend and m. Mids. IV, 1, 98. m.
a little while, Wint. V, 3, 118. the disease of not listen-
ing, the malady of not —ing, H4B I, 2, 139. perpend
my ivords and m. H5 IV, 4, 8. couch we awhile and m.
Hml. V, ], 245. 247. Followed by an accus. or a
clause: did not I bid thee still m. me and do as I do?
Gent. IV, 4, 39. m. it well, Meas. II, 1, 158. nobody
—s you. Ado I, 1, 118. not — ed, or not laughed at,
II, 1, 153. I do confess much of the hearing it, but
little of the — ing of it, LLL 1, 1, 288. they do not m.
me,. and that brings me out, V, 2, 172. I'll m. no words
that smooth-faced wooers say, 838. Merch. I, 3, 98.
V, 88. 243. As II, 1, 41. Shr. I, 1, 171. IV, 2, 5. Tw.
II, 4, 44. II, 5, 217. Wint. I, 2, 408. II, 1, 65. V, 1,
63. 233. John IV, 3, 85. R2 1, 1, 36. II, 1, 11.
III, 3, 61. IV, 290. H4A I, 2, 96. II, 4, 234. Ill, 1,
159. H4B V, 5, 7. H5 IV, 3, 104. IV, 7, 33. R3 I, 3,
349. Ill, 6, 4. H8 III,, 2, 440. Troil. I, 2, 204. 251.
V, 7, 2. Cor. I, 1, 259. I, 4, 45. II, 3, 45. Tit. Ill,
I, 34. Rom. II, 4, 188. Caes. I, 2, 126. 236. II, 3, 3.
III, 1, 18. Ill, 2, 122. Mcb. IV, 3, 169. Hml. 1, 1, 43.
II, 1, 15. II, 2, 164. 406. 111,2, 158. Lr. Ill, 6, 118.
IV, 6, 142. Oth. II, 1, 224. IV, 1, 83. 87. 292. Per.
V, 1, 81. Synonymous to consider: if your grace ?».
every circumstance, you have great reason to do Richard
right, I]6A 111, 1, 153. call we to mind, andm. but this
for proof , was not the Duke of Orleans thy foe? Ill,
3, 68. do you but m. how this becomes the house, Lr.
II, 4, 155.
5) to be aware of, to perceive' by the ear or eye,
to listen to, to hear, so see : she — ing them begins a
wailing note, Ven. 835. — ing what he tells with trevi-
blingfear, Lucr. 510. m. how one string . . . strikes each
in each, Sonn. 8, 9. while Philomela sits and_ sings, J
sit and m. Pilgr. 197. Ven. 457. 643. 680. Lucr.
990. Sonn. 112, 12. Tp. I, 2, 67. 88. 117. U, 1, 169.
V, 267. Gent. II, 3, 33. Wiv. Ill, 5, 108. IV, 1, 45.
Meas. II, 1, 156. II, 4, 81. Ill, 1, 226. IV, 3, 130.
Err. IV, 4, 54. Ado I, 1, 213. 215. LLL IV, 1, 133.
IV, 3, 100. 138. Mids. II, 1, 127. 165. Ill, 1, 135.
IV, 1, 115. V, 282. Merch. I, 3, 78. II, 2, 51. IV, 1,
313. 317. As III, 4, 59. Ill, 5, 124. IV, 3, 39. 104.
Shr. I, 1, 176. Wint. II, 3, 170. IV, 4, 442. John II,
475. Ill, 4, 130. R2 IV, 203. V, 4, 1. H4A II, 4,
278. 281. HI, 1, 108. 139. H5 IV, 7, 3. H6A II, 5,
79. H6C HI, 3, 169. R3 II, 1, 134. H8 II, 4, 169.
IV, 2, 98. Cor. I, 1, 145. II, 2, 150. HI, 1, 89. HI,
3, 74. V, 3, 92. Tit. 11, 3, 20. HI, I, 143. Rom. Ill,
4, 17. Tim. HI, 4, 21. Caes. I, 2, 120. Ill, 2, 117.
182. Mcb. I, 2, 28. V, 1, 46. Hml. I, 5, 2. II, 1, 41.
II, 2, 107. HI, 2, 118. 214. IV, 5, 34. V, 1, 19. Lr.
I, 4, 130. 333. IV, 6, 184. V, 3, 36. Oth. I, 1, 44. il,
1, 260. Ant. II, 5, 52. Cymb. I, 1, 58. Per. IV, 2,
127. Followed by an inf.; with to: I have — ed a
thousand blushing apparitions to start into her face.
Ado IV, 1, 160. without to: who — « the waxing tide
grow wave by wave, Tit. HI, 1, 95.
market, 1) public place for buying and selling:
search the m. Per. IV, 2, 3. 18. 99.
2) purchase and sale in a public place: he ended
the m. LLL HI, 111 (in allusion to the proverb: three
women and a goose make a market) . meetings, — s,
fairs, V, 2, 318. the right butter -women's rank to m.
As III, 2, 104. you are not for all — s. III, 5, 60. /
run before my horse to m. R3 I, 1, 160 (=1 count
my chickens before they are hatched). / can buy me
twenty at any m. Mcb. IV, 2, 40.
M
695
3) purchase, bargain: your store is not for idle
— s, Tw. Ill, 3,46. what is a man, if his chief good and
m. of his time be but to sleep and feed?, Hml. IV, 4, 34.
Marketable, likely to find a buyer: one of them
is a plain fish and no doubt m. Tp. V, 266. we shall
be the more m. As I, 2, 103.
IHarket-bell, a bell giving notice that trade may
begin in the market: H6A III, 2, 16.
Slarket-cross, a cross in a market-place: H4A
V, 1, 73.
Slarket-day, a day of public sale: H6BIV,2,62.
Market- folks, people going to market: H6A
III, 2, 15.
Market - maid , a female servant coming to
market: you are come a m. to Home, Ant. Ill, 6, 51.
Market-men, men coming to market: H6A III,
2, 4. V, 5, 54.
Market-place, place of public sale: Gent, IV, 4,
60. Ado IV, 1, 309. Shr. V, 1, 10. John II, 42. H6A
I, 4, 40. II, 2, 5. Cor. I, 5, 27. Ant. II, 2, 220. Ill,
6, 3. the Roman Forum: Cor. II, 1, 249. II, 2, 163.
Ill, 1, 31. 112. 332. Ill, 2, 93. 104. 131. V, 6, 3.
Caes, I, 2, 254. I, 3, 27. HI, 1, 108. 228. 292. on the
m.: Cor. II, 2, 163. Ill, 1, 332 (usually in).
Market-price, the current price of commodities:
at m. All's V, 3, 219.
Markett-tou'n, a town that has the privilege of
a stated market: H6B II, 1, 159. Lr. Ill, 6, 78.
Mark-man (F3. 4 mar/:5-man) one skilful in shoot-
ing: Rom. I, 1, 212.
Marl, a kind of fat clay: u clod of wayward m.
(viz man) Ado II, 1, 66.
Marie, French name in H5 IV, 8, 105.
Marmoset, a small monkey: Tp. II, 2, 174.
Marquess, a title of honour, next below that of
duke: Merch. 1, 2, 125. H6B I, 1, 15. 45. H6C 111,
3, 164. R3 I, 3, 255. 261. IV, 2, 47. H8 IV, 1, 38.
lord m. H6B 1, 1, 63. R3 II, 1, 25. IV, 4, 520. Used
as a fern.: Lady M. Dorset, H8 V, 3, 170.
Marriage (dissyll. ; trisyll. in Lucr. 221, where
it rhymes to rage and sage; in H6A V, 5, 55, and
perhaps in V, 1,21), 1) the act of marrying, ofuniting
a man and woman for life : a m. between Master Abra-
ham and Mistress Anne Page, Wiv. I, 1, 57. forced
m. V, 5, 243. there was some speech of m. Meas. V,
217. he promised her m. Ill, 2, 213. Err. Ill, 2, 94.
Ado I, 3, 47. II, 2, 8. II, 3, 246. Ill, 2, 1 etc. to make
a m. Ant. II, 3, 39. to pass assurance of a dower in
m, 'twixt me and one Baptista^s daughter, Shr. IV, 2,
117. proffers his only daughter to your grace in m.
H6A V, 1, 20. his daughter meanly have I matched in
m. R3 IV, 3, 37. to speak for my master in the way of
m. Wiv. I, 4, 89. never to speak to lady in way of m.
Merch. II, 1, 42. to woo a maid in way of m. II, 9, 13.
mocking him about the m. of the Lady Bona, H6C IV,
1, 31.
2) the performance of the rites by which the union
between a maif and woman is sanctioned : consenting
to the safeguard of your honour, I thought your m. Jit,
Meas. V, 425. the plain form of m. Ado IV, 1, 2. in-
continent before m. As V, 2, 43. the ceremonial rites of
m. Shr. Ill, 2, 6. John 11, 539. the vow I made to her
in m. Hml. I, 5, 50.
3) a feast made on occasion of marrying : at the
m. of the king's daughter to the king of Tunis, Tp. II,
1, 70. m. tables, Hml. I, 2, 181. cf. Gent. V, 4, 172.
Schmidt, the Kuglish of Shakespeare.
Ado II, 1, 312. II, 2, 58. Merch. Ill, 2, 53. Shr. HI,
2, 15. H5 V, 2, 398.
4) state of perpetual union: this siege that hath
engirt his m. Lucr. 221. you violate a twofold m. R2
V, 1, 72. the bed of blessed m. H5 V, 2, 392. Sonn.
116, 1. Ado HI, 2, 6. As HI, 3, 71. 87. V, 4, 59. Tw.
1, 5, 21. Ho V, 2, 387. 0th. HI, 3, 268 etc.
Compounds: m. bed: Err. II, 1, 27. John III, 1,
245. V, 2, 93. m. blessing: Tp.IV, 106. m. day: All's
V, 3, 70. Rom. V, 3, 233. Per. V, 3, 76. m. dowry:
Meas. Ill, 1, 230. m. feast: LLL II, 40. Per. HI Prol.
4. m. hour: Gent. II, 4, 179. m.joys: R3 IV, 4, 330.
m. pleasures: Per. Prol. 34. m. vow: Wiv. II, 2, 258.
Hml. IH, 4, 44.
Marrow, the substance contained in the cavities
of animal bones: my flesh is soft and plump, my m.
burning. Yen. 142. spending his manly m. in her arms,
All's II, 3, 298. would he were wasted, m., bones and
all, H6C III, 2, 125. ivhen crouching m. in the bearer
strong cries of itself 'No more', Tim. V, 4, 9. the pith
and m. of our attribute, Hml. I, 4, 22. Plur. — s: lust
and liberty creep jn the minds and — s of our youth,
Tim. IV, 1, 26. dry up thy — s, vines, and plough-torn
leas, IV, 3, 193.
Marrow- eating, wasting the strength of the
body: m, sichiess : Ven. 741.
Marrawless, destitute of marrow: Mcb.III, 4, 94.
Marry, vb. 1) to take a husband or a wife; absol. :
no — ing 'mong his subjects, Tp. II, 1, 165. I will m.
one day, Err. II, 1, 42. Wiv. IV, 6, 60. Ado II, 3, 237.
HI, 4, 89. Hml. 1, 2, 156 etc. trans.: if you will m.
nie, Tp. Ill, 1, 83. Gent. 11, 5, 15. 17. IV, 3, 16. Wiv.
1, 1, 232. V, 3, 9. V, 5, 182. Meas. 1, 4, 49. Ill, 1,
221. V, 382. 518. Ado IV, 1, 4. Mids. I, 1, 25. 94.
H6A II, 5, 86. H6B I, 1, 4. H6C HI, 2, 111 etc. Intr.,
followed by with: to m. with Nan Page, Wiv. IV, 4,
85. before he — ed with her, Meas. II, 1, 179. to m.
with Demetrius, Mids. I, 1, 40. Ado V, 4, 37. Shr. IV,
2, 33. R3 I, 3, 100. Rom.IH, 5, 219. Hml. I, 2, 151.
HI, 4, 29. 0th. IV, 2, 90. —ed = having a husband
or a wife: Wiv. Ill, 5, 144. IV, 2, 23. Meas. IV, 2, 4.
V, 171. 184." Ado I, 1, 270. LLL V, 3, 912. 918. As
HI, 3, 61. Ant. 1, 3, 20. 11, 2, 125. Cymb. V, 1, 2 etc.
my —ed wife, R2 V, 1, 73. H6Bn,4,28. a —ed life.
Per. II, 5, 4. — ed chastity, Phoen. 61 (= a chaste
matrimony).
The simple vb. for the refl.: you two would m. =
m. each other, Wiv. HI, 2, 15; cf. Embrace, Greet,
Hug, Kiss, Know, Kill, Look, Love, See.
Used with reference to the ceremony performed
by a priest; followed hy with: and with him at Eton
immediately to m. Wiv. IV, 6,25. trans. : thus, I trust,
you will not m. her, Shr. HI, 2, 117. Wiv. IV, 4 75
IV, 6, 32. Mids. I, 1, 161.
2) to join in matrimony; a) as disposing of a
person: would 1 had never — ed my daughter there,
Tp. II, 1, 108. you would have — ed her most shame-
fully, Wiv. V, 5, 234. I, 1, 256. AU's III, 5, 56. Lr.
1, 1, 131 etc. Followed by unth : to m. me with Octa-
vius Caesar, Ant. I, 2, 29. oftener by to: Wiv. HI 4
87. V, 5, 204. Meas. II, 1, 184. IV, 3, 183. V, 52o!
Err. II, 2, 177. 184. Ado IV, 1, 7. 9. LLL III, 122.
Merch. I, 2, 55. IV, 1, 94. H6C IH, 2, 111. R3 IV,
2, 55 etc. b) as performing the rite (German trauen) :
Wiv. V, 5, 216. Ado 111, 1, 100. IV, 1, 8. V, 4, 120
Mids. IV, 2, 17. As HI, 3, 85. 92. 93. 94. IV, l' 125.
45
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M
Shr. II, 181. Rom, II, 3, 64. V, 3, 233. with to: he
— ed me before to Romeo, Rom. IV, 3, 27.
3) Metaphorically, — ed = closely joined, and
hence concordant, harmonious: well-tuned sounds, by
unions — ed, Sonn. 8, 6. thou wert not — ed to my
Muse, 82, 1. our inward souls — ed in league, John
III, 1, 228. their spirits are so — ed in conjunction,
H4B V, 1, 77. the unity and — ed calm of states, Troil.
I, 3, 100. speculation turns not to itself, till it hath
travelled and is — ed there where it may see itself, III,
3, 1 10 (some M. Edd. mirrored, but the verb to mirror
is unknown to Sh. ; cf., besides, John II, 501 etc.).
examine every — ed lineament and see how one another
lends content, Rom. I, 3, 83 (reading of Q2; the rest
of 0, Edd. several), like a master — ed to your good
senice, Ant. IV, 2, 31. it must be — ed to that your
diamond, Cymb. II, 4, 97.
Marry, an exclamation supposed to have been
derived from the name of the Holy Virgin, used 1)
to express indignant surprise: I'll ascend the regal
throne. M., God forbid! S.2iy, Hi. Gloster is dead.
M. , Ood forfend! I-I6B III, 2, 30. / fear we shall
ne'er win him to it. M., God forbid! R3 HI, 7, 81.
2) to affirm a wish or imprecation, in which case
it is joined to amen: God be wi' you, good Sir Topas.
M., amen! Tw. IV, 2, 109. the Lord forbid! M., amen!
H8 III, 2, 54. a plague of all cowards I say, and a
vengeance too! m., and amen! H4A II, 4, 128. God
forgive me, m. and amen! Rom. IV, 5, 8.
3) to affirm any thing, = indeed, to be sure: to
each of you one fair and virtuous mistress fall, when
Love please ! m., to each, but one. All's II, 3, 64. good
counsel, m. R3 1, 3, 2G1. m,, yet ike fire of rage is in
him, Cymb. I, 1, 76. cf. Meas. II, 1, 191. 198. Err.
Ill, 1, 15. Followed by and, by way of expre.ssing a
prompt and joyous assent: you would all this time have
proved there is no time for all things. M., and did, sir.
Err. II, 2, 103 (^ and so indeed I did), you bid me
ma/ce it orderly and well. M., and did, Shr. IV, 3, 96.
a virtue that was never seen in you. M., and I am glad
of it, H4A HI, 1, 127. go you and tell him so. M.,and
shall, V, 2, 34. Ido beseech you send for some of them.
M., and shall, R3 III, 4, 36.
4) oftenest as an expletive particle, = why ; im-
parting to the speech a slight tinge of contempt; how
do you bear with mef M., sir, the letter, Gent. I, 1,
130. how know you that I am in love? M., by these
marks, II, 1, 18. how painted? M., so painted, 64. II,
5, 13. Ill, 1, 295. IV, 2, 28. 138. IV, 4, 49. Meas,
I, 2, 64. II, 1, 80. Err. II, 2, 52. LLL 11, 84, Mirts.
I, 2, 11. V, 365. Merch. II, 2, 44. R2 I, 4, 16. H6A
II, 3, 31. H6B II, 1, 39. R3 II, 2, 124. Rom. I, 3,
63. Hml. Ill, 2, 247. Lr, IV, 2, 68 etc. m., come up
= you mistake your business! you will find your
match! Rom. II, 5, 64. Per. IV, 6, 159. m. trap =
you are caught (Nares): Wiv. 1, 1, 170. Followed by
an inver.sion of the subject in answers: wilt thou be
pleased? M., ivill I, Tp. Ill, 2, 46. you mean to wliip
the dog? Ay, m., do I, Gent. IV, 4, 28. loere they Iiis
men? m., were they, Wiv. II, 1, 185. does he lie at the
Garter? Aij , m., does he, 188. IV, 5, 29. LLL I, 1,
126. Mids. Ill, 1, 92. As I, 1, 128. All's III, 5, 40.
Wint. Ill, 3, 140. H4B III, 2, 104. B3 I, 3, 98. H8
I, 1, 97. Tit. IV, 1, 122. Caes. I, 2, 229. Hml. I, 4,
13. 0th. Ill, 1, 7.
iUars, 1) the Roman god of war: Sonn. 55, 7.
Pilgr. 145. Tp. IV, 98. Wiv. 1, 3, 113. LLL V, 2,
650, 657. Merch. Ill, 2, 85. All's II, 1, 48. II, 3, 300.
HI, 3, 9. IV, 1, 33. R2 II, 1, 41. II, 3, 101. H4A III,
2, 112, IV, 1, 116. H5 Prol. 6. IV, 2, 43. H6AI, 2,
1. Troil. II, 1, 58. II, 3, 256. Ill, 3, 190. IV, 5. 177.
198. 255. V, 2, 164. V, 3, 52. Cor. 1, 4, 10. IV, 5,
124. 204. V, 6, 100. Tim. IV, 3, 384. Hml. II, 2,
512. Ill, 4, 57. Ant. I, 1, 4. I, 5, 18. II, 2, 6. II, 5,
117. Cymb. V, 4, 32.
2) name of a planet: you were born ... under M.
All's I, 1, 206. 207. 208. 210. M. MS true moving,
even as in the heavens so in the earth, to this day is
not known, H6A I, 2, 1.
Klarscilles, French town: Shr. II, 377. All's IV,
4, 9. IV, 5, 85.
Marsh, moorland: the enemy is past the m. R3
V, 3, 345.
Marshal, subst. 1) the chief officer of arms, who
regulates combats in lie lists and establishes rank and
order at royal feasts and processions: the — 's trun-
cheon, Meas. II, 2, 61. lord m., command our officers
at arms be ready to direct these home alarms, R2 I, 1,
204. I, 3, 7. 26. 44. 46. 99. H4A IV, 4, 2. H4B I,
3, 4, II, 3, 42. Ill, 2, 348. IV, 1, 220. H8 IV, 1, 19
(earl m.).
2) in France, the highest military officer (ap-
parently trisyll. in this sense): the M. of France,
Monsieur La Far, Lr. IV, 3, 9. Great m. to Henry
the Sixth of all his wars within the realm of France,
H6A IV, 7, 70 (marshal as well as Henry trisyll,).
3) leader: reason becomes the m. to my will, Mids.
II, 2, 120.
Marshal, vb. to direct, to lead: thou — est me
the way that I was going, Mcb. II, I, 42. they must
sweep my way and m. me to knavery, Hml. HI, 4, 205.
w/ien these mutualities so m. the way , hard at hand
comes the master and main exercise, 0th. II, 1, 268.
m. the rest, as they deserve their grace, Per. II, 3, 19.
Marshalsea, name of a prison: H8 V, 4, 90.
Marl, subbt, 1) market-place: Err. I, 2, 74. H, 1,
5. II, 2, 6. Ill, 2, 155. 189. you beat me at the m.
III, 1, 12. 2'll meet with you upon the m. I, 2, 27. II,
2, 166. Ill, 1, 7. V, 261. to come so smug upon the m.
Merch. HI, 1, 49.
2) public purchase and sale: at any Syracusian
— s and fairs, Err. I, 1, IS. foreign m. for implements
of war, Hml. I, 1, 74. we lost too much money this m.
Per. IV, 2, 5.
3) bargain: venture on a desperate m. Shr. II, 329
(cf. Co-mart).
Mart, vb. to traffic, to trade: if he shall think it
fit, a saucy stranger in his court to m. as in a Romish
stew, Cymb. I, 6, 151. trans. = to buy, or to sell:
you have let Aim go and nothing — ed with him, Wint.
IV, 4, 363. to sell and m. your offices for gold to un-
deservers, Caes. IV, 3, 11.
Mar- text, one who peiTerts the meaning of
words; name in As 111, 3, 43. 65. V, 1, 6.
Martial, 1) pertaining to war, opposed to civil:
m. law, H5 IV, 8, 46. a m. man = a warrior, Lucr.
200. H6 A 1, 4, 74. arts and m. exercises, H4B IV, 5, 74.
2) warlike, becoming or like a true warrior: a m.
outside, As I, 3, 122. write it in a m. hand, Tw. Ill,
2, 45. a maid, and be so m. H6A II, 1, 21. warlike
and m. Talbot, III, 2, 118. with a m. scorn, Rom, III,
1, 166. with m. stalk, Hml. I, 1, 66.
M
697
3) resembling Mars: hia foot Mercurial, hit M.
thigh, Cymb. IV, 2, 310.
martin, name of a saint, whose feast falls on the
eleventh of November: expect Saint — '» summer,
halcyon days, H6A I, 2, 131 (fair weather after win-
ter has set in, i. e. prosperity after misfortune).
Hartino, name in Rom. I, 2, 67.
Martias, see Marcius.
iHartlemas, the feast of Saint Martin; nsed of
a person in the decline of life: how doth the m., your
master? H4B II, 2, 110; cf. All-hallown summer in
H4A I, 2, 178.
iHartlet, the bird Himndo nrbica: Merch. II, 9,
28. In Mcb. I, 6, 4 O. Edd. harlet, M. Edd. martlet.
Martyr, subst. one who suffers for his faith or in
defence of any cause: H4B IV, 1, 193. V, 5, 148. H8
111,2,450. Per. I, 1,38.
Martyr, vb. to torture, to torment, to destroy in
a savage manner: that face which underneath thy black
all-hiding cloak immodestly lies — ed with disgrace,
Lucr. 802. speak, gentle sister, who hath — ed thee?
Tit. Ill, 1, 81. 107. hark, wretches, how I mean to m.
you, V, 2, 181. despised, distressed, hated, — ed, killed,
Rom. IV, .5, 59.
— ed, adjectively, ^ pertaining to a state of cruel
suffering: I can interpret all her — ed signs, Tit. Ill,
2, 36.
Marnllns (0. Edd. Murrellus and Murellus)
name in Caes. I, 2, 288.
Marvel, subst. 1) astonishment: I speak ama-
zedly , and it becomes my m. and my message, Wint,
V, 1, 188. strike all that look upon with m. V, 3, TOO.
and, to kill the m., shall he so ever, Cymb. Ill, 1, 10.
2) wonder, something strange: till I may deliver
this m. to you, Hml. 1,2, 195. Usually in the predicate:
it is m. = it is strange, Shr. IV, 2, 86. that's great
m. LLL J, 2, 128. no m. or it is no m. = it is not
strange, H4B IV, 3, 96. Lr. II, 2, 58. Followed by a
clause with the indie: it is m. he out-dwells his hour,
Merch. II, 6, 3. 'tis no m. he is so humorous, H4A III,
1, 234. H6B II, 1, 9. no m. though, always followed
by the subjunctive, = it is not strange that: no m.
though thy horse be gone, Ven. 390. no m., then, though
I mistake my view, Sonn. 148, 11. no m. though she
pause, Err. II, 1, 32. no m. though Demetrius do fly,
Mids. II, 2, 96. no m. though it affrighted you, R3 I, 4,
64. no m, though you bite so sharp at reasons, Troil.
II, 2, 33. 710 m., then, though he were ill affected, Lr.
11,1,100.
MarTel, vb. 1) to find something strange, to
wonder; absol.: you make me m. Tim. II, 2, 133.
with at: you must not m. at my course. All's II, o, 63.
Cor. V, 6, 42. Mcb. Ill, 2, 54. Usually followed by a
clause : Im,, I hear not of Master Brook, Wiv. Ill, 5,
58. you may m. why I obscured myself, Meas. V, 396.
Im. thy master hath not eaten thee, LLL V, 1, 42. /
m. why I answered not. As III, 5, 132. / m. Camhio
comes not, Shr. V, 1, 8. wem. much our cousin France
... would shut his bosom. All's III, 1, 7. / m. your
ladyship takes delight, Tw. I, 6, 89. I do not only m.
where thou spendest thy time , H4A II, 4, 439. R3 II,
2, 111 (Qq why, Ff that). Troil. II, 2, 42. Ill, 3, 181.
Lr. IV, 2, 1. Per. II, 1, 29. FoUowed by should: I
much m. that your lordship . . . should shake off the
golden slumber, Per. Ill, 2, 21.
2) to wonder, to be curious to know : / m. how he
sped, H6A II, 1, 48 (= I should like to know). Im.
where Troths is, Troil. I, 2, 238. I m. what kin thou
and thy daughters are, Lr. I, 4, 199.
MarTellons, adj. very great: her husband has a
m. infection to the little page, Wiv. H, 2, 120 (Mrs.
Quickly's speech).
Marrellons, adv. (joined only to adjectives and
adverbs), very, extraordinarily : m. sweet music , Tp.
III, 3, 19. m. little beholding, Meas. IV, 3, 166. m.
merry, Err. IV, 3, 59. a m. witty fellow. Ado IV, 2,
27. m. well shot, LLL IV, 1, 132. IV, 2, 158. V, 2,
586. Mids. Ill, 1, 2. IV, 1, 26. Shr. II, 73. All's IV,
3, 179. H4B II, 4, 30. V, 1, 38. H5 III, 2, 81. E3
I, 2, 255. Troil. I, 2, 150. Cor. IV, 5, 30. Rom. Ill,
5, 230. Hml. II, 1, 3. Ill, 2, 312.
Marvellously, adv. joined only to verbs) extra-
ordinarily, very much: you are m. clmnged, Merch.
I, 1, 76. you may be m. mistook, H5 HI, 6, 85.
Mary, name 1) of the Holy Virgin: .John II, 538.
R2 II, 1,56. H8V,2,33. 2) a daughter of Henry VIH:
H8 II, 4, 175. 3) of Olivia's woman : Tw. I, 3, 57.
I, 5, 11. II, 3, 130 (cf. Maria).
Mary-huds, flowers of the marigold: and winking
m. begin to ope their golden eyes, Cymb. II, 3, 25.
Masculine, male: my m. usurped attire, Tw. V,
257. pray God she prove not m. ere long, H6A II, 1,
22. his m. whore, Troil. V, 1, 20.
Masham, name in H5: Henry Lord Scroop of M.
II Prol. 24. II, 2, 13. 67.
Mashed, see Meshed.
Masli, subst. 1) a cover for the face (used by the
poet only in speaking of women ; cf. Vizard) ; worn
to preserve the complexion : her sun-expelling m. Gent.
IV, 4, 158. my m., to defend my beauty, Troil. 1. 2.286.
with faces flt for — s, or rather fairer than those for
preservation cased, or sliame^ Cymb. V, 3, 21. cf. LLL
II, 124. V, 2, 245. Wint. IV, 4, 223. 0th. IV, 2, 9.
Black masks worn by ladies at the theatres: as these
black — s proclaim an enshield beauty, Meas. II, 4, 79.
these happy — s that kiss fair ladies brows being black
put us in mind they hide the fair, Rom. I, 1, 236.
Masks worn by players performing a woman's part:
let not me play a woman; I have a beard coming. That's
all one: you shall play it in a m. Mids. I, 2, 52.
Metaphorically, applied to men as well as women:
stain my favours in a bloody m. H4A III, 2, 136. death
put on his ugliest m. H4B I, 1, 66. thou knowest the
m. of night is on my face, Rom. II, 2, 85.
2) a diversion or procession in which the company
wear masks, a masquerade: revels, dances, — s, LLL
IV, 3, 379. what — s, what dances, Mids. V, 32. will
you prepare you for this m. to-night, Merch. II, 4, 23.
11, 5, 23. 28. II, 6, 64. Tw. I, 3, 121. John V. 2,
132. H8I, 1,26. Troil. I, 3, 84. Rom. I, 4, 48. I, 5,35.
Mask, vb. 1) trans, to cover with a visor (applied
to women): being — ed, Gent. V, 2, 40. — ed and
vizarded, Wiy. IV, 6, 40 (girls and boys). Ado V, 4,
12. LLL V, 2, 127. 157. 295.
Metaphorically, applied to men as well as women :
to m. their brows and hide their infamy, Lucr. 794.
when summer's breath their — ed buds discloses, Sonn.
54, 8. if some suspect of ill — ed not thy show, 70, 13.
LLL I, 2, 98. Cor. I, 8, 10. Caes. II, 1, 81. With
from (= to conceal): the region cloud hath — ed him
(the sun) from, me, Sonn. 33, 12. — ing the business
from the common eye, Mcb. Ill, 1, 125.
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M
2' intr. to play a part in a masquerade: and then
we — ed, Rom. I, 5, 39. — in^ = pertaining to a
masquerade: our — ing mates, Merch. II, 6, 59. what
— ing sttiffis here, Shr. IV, 3, 87.
Doubtful passage: then give you up to the — erf
Neptune and the gentlest icinds of heaven. Per. lil, 3.
36 (perhaps = hiding his cruel nature).
Illasker, one that takes pai't in a masquerade: the
— s come^ LIiL V, 2, 157. Leiois is sending over — s,
to revel it with him, H6C HI, 3, 224. IV, i, 94. a vi.
and a reveller, Caes. V, 1, 62.
Mason, a bricklayer: H5 I, 2, 19S. Hml. V, 1, 47.
Masonry, 1) the art of a bricklayer: root out the
worl- ofm. Sonn. 55, 6. 2) the work of a bricklayer:
creaking my shoes on the plain m. All's II, 1, 31 i,^
paved floor), cf. 2Iansionrt/.
Masque, orthography of some M. Edd. for Mask
in its 2^ signif.
Mass, 1) solid substance, bulk: loinnows the light
atoay, and ivhat hath m. or matter, by itself lies rich
in I'irtue, Troil. I, 3, 29. in such indexes there is seen
the baby figure of the giant »i. of things to come at
large, 345. not the dreadful spout which shipmen do
the hurricano call, constringed in m. by the almighty
sun, V, 2, 173. Mis solidity and compound m. (the
earth) Hml. Ill, 4, 49. tliis army of such m. and charge,
IV, 4, 47.
2) great quantity: hath — es of money, Wiv. II, 2,
284. have cost a m. of public treasure, H6B I, 3, 134.
Tim. IV, 3, 404. let us pay betimes a moiety of that
VI. of moan to come, Troil. II, 2, 107. / remember a
m. of things, 0th. II, 3, 289. to do the ai-l not the
tuorld's m. of vanity could make me, IV, 2, 164.
Mass, the service of the Romish church: at even-
ing m. Rom. IV, 1, 38 (= vespers), if. and by the m.
used as forms of asseveration; m.: Ado 111, 3, 106.
H6B II, 1, 101. IV, 7, 9. Rom. IV, 4, 19. Hml. V, 1,
62. by the m.: Wiv. IV, 2, 214. Ado IV, 2, 53 (Q
6^ m.). H4A II, 4, 400. H5 IV, 3, 115. H6B V, 3, 16.
Hml. Ill, 2, 395. Sometimes omitted in Ff, probably
as indecent: H4A II, 1, 18. II, 4, 4. 21. Ill, 2, 19.
V, 3, 14. Hml. II, 1, 50. Sometimes changed : H4B
II, 2, 73 (Ff look). 0th. II, 3, 384 (Ff in troth).
Massacre, subst. slaughter, carnage : H4A V, 4,
14. H6A I, 1, 135. II, 2, 18. V, 4, 160. R3 II, 4, 53.
IV, 3, 2. Tit. V, 1, 63.
Massacre, vb. to slaughter, to butcher: Tit 1,450.
Massy, bulky, large, heavy: your swords are now
too m. for your strengths, Tp. Ill, 3, 67. his codpiece
seems as m. as his club. Ado III, 3, 147. loith m. staples,
Troil. Prol. 17. drawing their m. irons and cutting
the web, II, 3, 18. it is a m. wheel, Hml. Ill, 3, 17.
Mast, the beam by which the sails and rigging
of a vessel are supported: Tp. I, 2, 147. Err. I, 1, 80,
86. Tw. I, 2, 14. H4B III, 1, 18. H6C V, 4, 3. 17.
R3 III, 4, 101. Lr. IV, 6, 53. Per. IV, 1, 56.
lUast, acorns, food for swine: the oaks bear ni.,
the briers scarlet hips, Tim. IV, 3, 422.
Master, subst. (sometimes mn>.':ter in 0. Edd.,
f. i. Mercli. II, 2, 34. H6B IV, 1, 12. Tit. V, 1, 15.
Rom. II, 4, 11. Sometimes, before names or titles,
abbreviated to M.: Wiv. II, 2, 48. II, 3, 39. 46. 49.
50. 76 etc. LLL V, 2, 84. 87. H8 V, 3, 1. 77. V, 4,
4. or to Mr.: Wiv. II, 3, 19. 20. Meas. II, I, 223.
IV, 3, 5. 9. 14. 23 etc. Err. Ill, 2, 170), 1) one who
has possession and power of controlling and using; |
owner, proprietor, ruler, governor: »». of a full poor
cell, Tp. I, 2. 20. the —s of some merchant, II. 1, .'i
(i. e. the owners of some trading ship^. a man i.t m.
of his liberty. Err. II, 1, 7. he's m. of my state, 95.
when thou didst make him m. of thy bed, V, 163. affec-
tions. — s of passion, Merch. IV, 1, 51. the cottage that
the old carlot once was m. of. As III, 5, lOS. lest it
(the dagger) should bite its m. Wint. 1. 2, l,'i7; cf
H4A 1, 1, IS. — s of their wealth, II, 4. 280. though
most m. wear no breeches, H6B I, o, 149. hi. of his
heart, Troil. 1, 1, 4. — « of the field, V. 10, I. — ••! of
their fates, Caes. I, 2, 139. let every man be m. of his
time, Mcb. Ill, 1, 41. the safer sense will ne'er accom-
modate his m. thus, Lr. IV, 6, 82. by sea he is an ab-
solute m. Ant. II, 2, 166, I am the m. of my speeches,
Cymb. I, 4, 152. you are m. of the feast. Ill, 6, 29 etc.
Applied to a female : but now I was the lord of this
fair mansion, m. of my servants, Merch. Ill, 2, 170.
Peculiar passage: by whose aid, weak — s though ye
be, J hare bedimmed the noontide sun, Tp. \, 41 (i.e.
according to Blackstone: ye are powerful auxiliaries,
bnt weak if left to yourselves).
2) the founder or chief of a sect or doctrine: so
Judas kissed his m. H6C V, 7, 33. ween you of better
luck than your m. (Christ) H8 V, 1, 137! cf. tell me,
love's m. Ven. 585 (or = lord of the queen of love?).
3) one of perfect skill in an art or science: that
rare Italian m. Wint. V, 2, 105. he is not his craft's
m. H4B III, 2, 297. each following day became the
next dai/'s m. H8 I, 1, 17. /('// by some elder — .n, of
known honour, I have a voice and precedent of peace,
Hml. V, 2, 259. you are music s m. Per. II, 6, 30. a
m. offence, Wiv. I, 1,295 ("not merely a fencing-
master, but a person who had taken his master's de-
gree in the science. There were three degrees, a
master's, a provosfs, and a. scholar's." Steevens). he
will answer the letters' m. Rom. II, 4, 11 (or letter's
III. = writer of the letter?).
4) chief, head, leader : being then appointed in. of
this design, Tp. I, 2, 163. the m. of the a'oss-bows,
H5 IV, 8, 99. great m. of France, 100 (grand maitre
de la niaison du roi). m. of the jewel house, H8 IV, 1,
110. Hi. othe rolls, V, 1, 34. — s of the people (viz
the tribunes) Cor. II, 2, 65. 81. bees led by their m.
Tit. V, 1, 15. Used of tlie commander of a merchant
ship, and of a subordinate officer in ships of war:
Tp. I, 1, 2. 8. 11. 13. II, 2, 48. V, 99. 237. H6B IV,
1, 12. 15. Mcb. I, 3, 7. 0th. H, 1, 211. Per. IV, 1, 65.
Adjectively, = chief, principal: the m. cordons
liearl, HS III, 2, 106. choice and m. spirits, Caes. Ill,
I, 163. the III. and main exercise, Otii. II, 1, 268. she
has me her guirks, her reasons, her m. reasons. Per.
IV, 6, 8.
5) a teacher: Pilgr. 212. 216. Wiv. IV, 1, 9. 20.
H4B II, 1, 202. Per. II, 5, 38.
G) opposed to servant, one who has the command
of another: Tp. I, 2, 189. 216. 293. 296. 299. II, 1,
297. II, 2, 182. 189. HI, 2, 124. IV, 1, 34. V, 262.
Gent. I, 1, 39. 70. 76. IV, 1, 39. Wiv. I, 1, 164. Err.
II, 1, 20. 24. LLL I, 2, 26. 69. 97. Alls II, li, 194.
196. 199, 261. IV, 5, 75. Tw. I, 5, 271. 313. Mcb.
I, 3, 101 etc. etc.
7) a familiar title of respect: mistress and m., you
have oft inquired. As III, 4, 50. a plum-tree, in. H6B
II, I, 97. good in. 102. come on, young m. Lr. II, 2, 49.
hless Ihee, m. IV. 1, 41, — s, let him go, Err. IV, 4, 1 14.
M
699
well, —s, Ado III, 3, 90. 94. 113. 183. IV, 2, 18. V,
1, 233. V, 3, 24. 29. Mids. I, 2, 16. 101. Ill, 1, 30.
108. IV, 2, 15. 29. Shr. I, 2, 189. Cor. V, 6, 135.
Caes. Ill, 2, 115. 126. Hml. II, 2, 440. 0th. 11,3,
176. V, 2, 188 etc. my —s, Shr. I, 2, 238. Tw. II, 3,
93. H4A II, 2, 80. II, 4, 560. H6A I, I, 152. Ill, I,
144. H6B I, 3, 1. 1, 4, 1. II, 1, 72. 135. H6C IV, 3,
24. Tit. IV, 3, 35. my noble — s. Cor. V, 6, 133. mi/
very noble and approved good — s, 0th. 1, 3, 77. Placed,
in courtesy, before names: Wiv. 1, 1, 46. 112. II, 3,
39. Meas. II, 1, 104. 106. 126. 154. 271. IV, 3, 5. 9.
14. 23. Err. HI, 2, 170. IV, 3, 45. LLL I, 2, 167.
Mids. HI, 1, 186. 191. 196. As HI, 2, 12. H4A II, 1,
58. H4B 11, 1, 191. H6A H, 4, 43. 128 etc. etc. Be-
fore titles: m. parson, Wiv. I, 1, 9. I, 4, 34. Ill, 1,
36. LLL IV, 2, 84. Tw. IV, 2, 13. m. doctor, Wiv.
I, 4, 3. II, 2, 48. II, 3, 19. Err. IV, 4, 125. Cymb. 1,
5, 4. m. guest, Wiv. II, 3, 76. m. tapster, Meas. II, 1,
223. m. constable, Meas. II, 1, 272. Ado 111, 3, 17.
178. IV, 2, 8. 35. m. schoolmaster, LLL IV, 2, 87. m.
young-man, Merch. II, 2, 34. m. Jew, 35. m. sheriff,
H4A II, 4, 555. H6B II, 4, 74. m. lieutenant, H6C
IV, 6, 1. E3 IV, 1, 13. m. mayor, H6C IV, 7, 20.
peace, m. marquess, E3 1, 3, 255. m. secretary, H8
V, 3, 1. 77. goodm. porter, V, 4, 4. m. steward, Tim.
IV. 2, 1 etc. Dogberry and Verges strain their courtesy
to saying : m. gentleman Conrade; here comes m. Signior
Leonato, Ado IV, 2, 17. V, 1, 266.
Peculiar phrase : we'll be thy thy good — s, Wint.
V, 2, 188 ; it being a common petitionary phrase to ask
a superior tu be good lord or good master to the sup-
plicant, ai. from my lord Siron, a goodm, of mine,
LLL IV, 1, 106 (= wellwisher, patron).
.Master, vb. 1) to be master of, to have as ser-
vant: / will not say thou shalt be so well — ed, Cymb.
IV, 2, 383. and rather father thee than m. thee, 395.
2) to conquer, to subdue: brag not of thy might,
for — ing her (hat foiled the god of fight, Ven. 114.
servilely — ed with a leathern rein, 392. — ing what
not strives, Compl. 240. Love is your master, for he
— 5 you, Gent. 1, 1, 39. every one can m. a grief but
he that has it. Ado 111, 2, 28. affects ... not by might
— ed, LLL 1, 1, 153. they that m. so their blood, Mids.
1, 1, 74. or Charles or something weaker — s thee. As
1,2,272. not till now (I loved you) so much but I
might m. it, Troil. HI, 2, 129. m. the devil, Hml. Ill,
4, 169 (reading of the later Qq). to m. Caesar's sword,
Cymb. HI, 1, 31.
3) to possess, to own: leaves it (his gold) to be
— ed by his ijoung , Lucr. 863. such ri beauty as you
m. nolo, Sonn. 100, 8. for the wealth that the world
— s, Merch. V, 174. as if he — ed there a double
spirit, H4A V, 2, 64. the promise of his greener days
and these he — s noio, H6 II, 4, 137.
Maslerdom, dominion, supremacy : which shall
to all our nights and days to come give solely sovereign
sway and m. Mcb. I, 5, 71.
Master- gunner, an officer appointed to super-
intend the artillery: chief m. am I of this town, H6A
1, 4, 6.
Slaster-Ieaver, one who forsakes his master:
Ant. IV, 9, 22.
lUast^rless, haying no owner: what mean these
m. and gory swords, Rom. V, 3, 142. gains or loses
your sword or mine, or m. leaves both, Cymb. H, 4, 60.
Masterly, adj.: he made confession of you and]
gave you such a m, report for art and exercise in your
defence, Hml. IV, 7, 97; i. e. such a report of master-
ship, an account of your consummate skill.
Masterly, adv. like a master, most skilfully:
Tw. II, 4, 23. Wint. V, 3, 65. 0th. I, 1, 26.
Master-mistress (not hyphened in 0. Edd.), a
male mistress, one loved like a woman , but of male
sex: the m. of my passion, Sonn. 20, 2.
Master-piece, capital performance: confusion
now hath done his m. Mcb. II, 3, 71.
Mastership, 1) supreme skill : when the sea was
calm all boats alike showed m. in floating. Cor. IV, 1, 7.
2) a title of respect used by low peojjle: what
news with your m.? Gent. Ill, 1, 280. an' t please your
m. Merch. II, 2, 61.
Mastick, probably but another form of mastiff:
when rank Thersites opes his m.jaws, Troil. I, 3, 73
(many M. Edd. mastiff)-
Mastiff, a dog of the largest size ; H5 111, 7, 151.
159. Troil. 1, 3, 392. Lr. HI, 6, 71.
Match, subst. a joining or meeting of two par-
ties ; 1) a marriage intended or made : will it be am.?
Gent. H, 5, 35. the m. were rich and honourable, HI,
1, 63. .379. IV, 3, 30. Wiv. IV, 6, 27. Err. Ill, 2, 94.
Ado II, 1, 384. As 111, 2, 87. Shr. II, 321. 327. HI,
2, 244. John II, 430. 447. 450. H6A V, 3, 96. R3
I, 3, 102. Tit. I, 244. Bom. Ill, 5, 224. 0th. Ill, 3,
229. IV, 2, 125. V, 2, 205. Cymb. I,.], 12. With
between : I would effect the m. between Sir Thurio and
my daughter, Gent. Ill, 2, 23. we have lingered about
a m. between Anne Page and my coitsin Slender, Wiv.
II, 2, 58. to make a m. = to effect, to bring about a
marriage: his grace hath made the m. Ado 11, 1, 315.
II, 2, 38. Shr. IV, 4, 46. John II, 468. Ant. H, 5, 67.
to make up: John II, 541.
2) a game played between two parties; joined with
the verbs to make and to play: half won is m. well
made. All's IV, 3, 254. make some pretty m. with
shedding tears, R2 III, 3, 165. lohat cunning m. have
you made with this jest of the draicer? H4A 11, 4, 101.
he hath made a m. with such a ivrangler, H5 1, 2, 264.
if two gods should play some heavenly m. Merch. HI,
6, 84. assured loss before the m. be played, John III,
I, .S36. V, 2, 106. Rom. HI, 2, 12. Hence = wager:
/ dare you to this m. Cymb. I, 4, 158. a m. ! = done !
agreed! Tp. II, 1, 34. Shr. V, 2, 74. switch and spurs;
or I'll cry a m. Rom. II, 4, 74 (?). And = bargain:
there I have another bad m, Merch. Ill, 1, 46. I'll
make my m. to live; the kiss you take is better than
you give; therefore no kiss, Troil. IV, 5, 37 (= I'll
make a reosonable and valid bargain).
3) a meeting of two in combat: art thou for Hec-
tor's m.? Troil. V, 4, 28 (the modern: a match for
Hector), unequal m., Pyrrhus at Priam drives, Hml.
II, 2, 493 (Qq matched).
4) an agreement, appointment : shall we (meet to-
morrow)? wilt thou make the m.? Von. 586. the hour
is fixed, the m. is made, Wiv. II, 2, 304. this is the
body that took away the m.from Isabel, Meas. V, 211.
this is a m., and made between s by vows, Wint. V, 3,
137. now shall we know if Gadshill have set a m.
H4A 1, 2, 119 (Ff watch), the m. is made; she seals
it with a courtsy, H6C HI, 2, 57. thy hand upon that
m. Troil. IV, 5, 270. you shall ha' it, worthy sir. A m.,
sir. Cor. II, 3, 86. Cadwal and I will play the cook
and servant; 'tis our m. Cymb. Ill, 6, 30.
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M
5) equal, equality, equal measure : she is no m.for
you, Wiv. Ill, 4, 77 (or = she is not fit to be your
wife?), the all-seeing sun ne'er saw her m. Rom. I, 2,
98. it were no m., your nail against his horn, Troil. IV,
5, 46. Clifford slew my steed, but m. to m. I have en-
countered him and made a prey for kites of the beast
he loved so well, H6B V, 2, 10 (^ measure for
measure), that my integrity and truth to you might he
affronted with the ni. and weight of such a winnowed
purity in love, Troil. Ill, 2, 173.
lUatcb, vb. 1) trans, a) to join, to sort, to pair
in any way: a sharp wit — ed with too blunt a will,
XiLih II, 49. God m. me with a good dancer , Ado II,
1, 111. —ed in mouth like bells, Mids. IV, 1, 128. /
could m. this beginning with an old tale, As I, 2, 127.
here comes another of the tribe ; a third cannot be — ed,
unless the devil himself turn Jew, Merch. Ill, 1, 81.
this — ed with other, H4A I, 1, 49. such rude society
as thou art — ed withal, III, 2, 15. when we have — ed
our rackets to these balls, H5 I, 2, 261. his few bad
loords are — ed with as few good deeds. III, 2, 41.
Used of combatants meeting in fight: the harder — ed,
the greater victory, H6C V, 1, 70. unequal — edPyrrhus
at Priam drives, Hml. II, 2, 493 (Ff match).
b) to marry, to make husband or wife: to have
him — ed, Shr. IV, 4, 32. his daughter meanly have I
— ed in marriage, R3 IV, 3, 37. to have her — ed,
Rom. Ill, 5, 180. to m. you where I hate, Lr. 1, 1, 213.
With to: to m. Sir Thurio to my daughter, Gent. Ill,
1, 62. With with: whom should we m. with Henry,
H6A V, 5, 66.
c) to compare : to m. us in comparisons with dirt,
Troil. I, 3, 194. that fair ... with tender Juliet — ed,
is now not fair, Rom. II Prol. 4. to m. you with her
country forms, 0th. Ill, 3, 237.
d) to equal, to rival: all love's pleasure shall not
m. his woe, Ven. 1140. thy odour — eth not thy show,
Sonn. 69, 13. As HI, 2, 374. All's II, 1, 213. Wint.
V, 3, 72. R3 IV, 2, 37. IV, 4, 66. Troil. IV, 5, 259.
Tim. 1, 1, 5. Lr. IV, 7, 2. 0th. Ill, 3, 183. Ill, 4, 68.
e) to cope with, to oppose as equal in combat:
that I can m. her , Mids. Ill, 2, 305. if you oppose
yourselves to m. Lord Warwick, H6B V, 1, 156. I
would my arms could m. thee in contention , Troil. IV,
5, 205. 'twould be a sight indeed, if one could m. you,
Hml. IV, 7, 101. I must go up and down like a cock
that nobody can m. Cymb. II, 1, 24.
2) intr. a) to marry, to take a husband or a wife:
I hold it a sin to m. in my kindred. Ado II, 1, 68. half
icon is match well made ; m. and well make it. All's IV,
3, 254. shell not m. above her degree, Tw. I, 3, 116.
had he — ed according to his state, H6C II, 2, 152.
— ing more for wanton lust than honour, HI, 3, 210.
Followed by with: to m. with her, H6B I, 1, 131.
b) to cope, to meet in combat: strength — ed with
strength, and power confronted power, John II, 330.
c) to suit, to tally: as — ing to his youth and
vanity, I did present him loith the Paris balls, H5 II,
4, 130.
Matchless, having no equal: LLL II, 7. Troil.
IV, 5, 97.
Mate, subst. 1) companion, associate, fellow:
bestoiv thy fawning smiles on equal — s, Gent. Ill, 1,
158. these are my — 5, V, 4, 14. our masking — s,
Merch. II, 6, 9. if thou receive me (Joan) for thy
warlike m. H6A I, 2, 92. we'll forward towards War-
wick and his — 3, H6C IV, 7, 82. when grief hath — s,
Lr. Ill, 6, 114. my m. in empire. Ant. V, 1, 43. half-
part, — s. Per. IV, 1,95. Especially used of seamen:
carousing to his — s after a storm, Shr. Ill, 2, 173.
leaked is our bark, and we, poor — s, stand on the
dying deck, Tim. IV, 2, 20. = an officer in a ship
who is subordinate to another: the gunner and his m.
Tp. II, 2, 49. thou that art his (the master's) m. H6B
IV, 1, 13.
2) husband or wife: his beauteous m. Lucr. 18.
thou hast no unkind m. to grieve thee. Err. II, 1, 38.
no — s for you, Shr. I, 1, 59. one selfm. andm. could
not beget such different issues, Lr. IV, 3, 36 (Q2 mate
and make"). Applied to animals : /, an old turtle, will
lament my m. Wint. V, 3, 134. as true as turtle to her
m. Troil. Ill, 2, 186.
3) fellow, as an appellation of contempt or fami-
liarity: to make a stale of me amongst these — s, Shr.
1, 1, 58. you poor, base, lack-linen m. H4B 11, 4, 134.
disgraced by an inkhorn m. H6A III, 1, 99. how now,
my hardy, stout resolved — 6, R3 I, 3, 340.
Mate, vb. 1) to marry: mad herself, she's madly
— d, Shr. Ill, 2, 246. the hind that would be — d by
the lion. All's I, 1, 102. if she be — dwith an equal
husband, Tim. I, I, 140. Play on the word in Err.
Ill, 2, 54.
2) to match, to cope with : / . . . that in the way
of loyalty and truth . . . dare m. a sounder man than
Surrey can be, H8 III, 2, 274.
Mate, vb. to confound, to paralyze, to disable:
her more than haste is — d with delays, Ven. 909. not
mad, but — d. Err. HI, 2, 54 (double meaning). /
think you are all — d or stark mad, V, 281. that is
good deceit which — s him first that first intends deceit,
H6B III, 1, 265. my mind she has — d, and amazed my
sight, Mcb. V, 1, 86.
Material (cf. Immaterial), 1) full of matter, sen-
sible: a m. fool. As III, 3, 32.
2) important: made his business more m. Wint. I,
2, 216. whose absence is no less m. to me than is his
father's, Mcb. Ill, 1, 136. which is m. to the tender of
our present, Cymb. I, 6, 207.
3) substantial, constituting and forming the matter
or substance: she that herself will sliver and disbranch
from her m. sap, Lr. IV, 2, 35 (a passage omitted in
Ff. Theobald maternal).
Mathematics, the science which treats of quan-
tity: Shr. I, 1, 37. II, 56. 82.
Matiii, morning: the glow-worm shows the m. to
be near, Hml. I, 5, 89.
Matron, a respectable elderly lady: All's HI, 5,
100. Cor. II, 1, 279. Rom. HI, 2, 11. Tim. IV, 1, 3.
IV, 3, 112. Mcb. IV, 3, 62. Hml. HI, 4, 83. Cymb.
HI, 4, 40.
Matter, subst. 1) substance, materials: dry com-
bustions m. Ven. 1162. hi him a plenitude of subtle
m , applied to cauiels, all strange forms receives, CojniA.
302. have I laid my brain in the sun and dried it, that
it wants m. to prevent so gross o'erreaching? Wiv. V,
5, 144; cf. I have almost m. enough in me for such an
embassage. Ado 1, 1, 281 (German : ieh habe das Zeug
dazu; = capacity). / do not know the m.: he's 'rested
on the case. Err. IV, 2, 42 (quibbling), of this m. is
Cupid's arrow made. Ado III, 1, 21. m. that should
feed this fire, John V, 2, 85. what hath mass or m.
Troil. I, 3, 29. when it serves for the base m. to illu-
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minate so vile a thing, Caes. 1,3, 110. More especially,
substance excreted from animal bodies: / have m. in
my head against you, Wiv. I, 1, 127. till there be more
m. in the shin, LLL III, 120, and quench his fiery in-
dignation even in the m. of mine innocence (i. e. my
tears) John IV, 1, 64. then would come some m, from
him, Troil. II, 1, 9 (quibbling).
2) contents, argument, meaning, sense: what say est
thou to this tune, m. andmethod? Meas. Ill, 2, 51. thai
you swerve not from the smallest article of it, neither
in time, m. or other circumstance, IV, 2, 108. how low
soever the m., I hope for high words, LLL I, 1, 194.
that for a tricksy word defy the m. Merch. Ill, 5, 75.
them, is in my head, As III, 5, 137. though there was
no great m. in the ditty, V, 3, 36. although the print
he little, the whole m. and copy of the father, Wint. II,
3, 98. doleful m. merrily set down, IV, 4, 189. I'll read
you m. deep and dangerous, H4A I, 3, 190. both in
loord and m. II, 4, 479. mere words, no m, from the
heart, Troil. V, 3, 108. conceit, more rich in m. than
in words, Rom. II, 6, 30. was ever book containing such
vile m. so fairly bound? Ill, 2, 83. a hook where men
may read strange — 5, Mcb. 1, 5, 64. thy commandment
all alone shall live within the hook and volume of my
brain, unmixed with baser m. Hml. I, 5, 104. what is
the m.? II, 2, 195. 197. there were no sallets in the
lines to make the m. savoury, nor no m. in the phrase
that might indict the author of affectation, 463. there's
m. in these sighs, IV, 1, 1 (Ff — 5). this nothing is
more than m. IV, 6, 174. the phrase would be more
german to the m. V, 2, 166. / love you more than words
can wield the m. Lr. I, I, 56. when priests are more in
word than m. Ill, 2, 81 (Goethe: wo Begriffe fehlen,
da stellt ein Wort zur rechten Zeit sich ein) : cf. Merch.
III, 5, 75. if the m. of this paper he certain, III, 5, 16.
thou speakest in better phrase and m. than thou didst,
IV, 6, 8. nor curstness grow to the m. Ant. II, 2, 25.
/ do not much dislike the m. , hut the manner of his
speech, 113. pour out the pack of m. to mine ear . II,
5, 54.
Hence = good sense: to speak all mirth and no
m. Ado II, 1, 344; cf. Ae's allrhy exercise, my mirth,
my m. Wint. 1, 2, 166 (quicum joca, quieum seria).
then he's full of m. As II, 1, 68. my words are as full
of peace as m. Tw. I, 5, 227. then would come some m.
from him, Troil. II, 1, 9 (quibbling), morem. with less
art, Hipl. II, 2, 95. 0 m. and impertinency mixed, Lr.
IV, 6, 178.
3) argument, theme, ;subject for conversation or
thought: when your countenance filled up his line, then
lacked I m. Sonn. 86, 14. the setting of thine eye and
cheek proclaim a m. from thee, Tp. II, 1, 230. her icit
values itself so highly that to her allm. else seems weak,
Ado III, 1, 54. gravelled for Idhk ofm. As IV, 1, 74.
more m. for a May morning, Tw. Ill, 4, 156. here is
more m. for a hot brain, Wint. IV, 4, 700. like an old
tale still, lohich will have m. to rehearse, V, 2, 67. /
will devise m. enough out of this Shallow to keep Prince
Harry in continual laughter, H4B V, 1, 87. many a
m. hath he told to thee. Tit. V, 3, 164 (= story).
wherein necessity, of m. beggared, will nothing stick
our person to arraign, Hml. IV, 5, 92. toe had much
more monstrous m. offcast, which worthily deserved
noting. Ant. II, 2, 187. new m. still? Cymb. V, 5, 243.
Hence = cause : that is not them. I challenge thee for,
Tw, III, 4, 172, there is not in the world either malice
or m. to alter it, Wint. I, 1, 37. and pick strong m. of
revolt and wrath out oj the bloody fingers ends of
John, John III, 4, 167. See below.
4) subject of complaint: Iwillmake a Star-cham-
ber m. of it, Wiv. I, 1, 2. what m. have you against
me? 125. three umpires in this m. 139. you hear all
these — s denied, 193. the m. being afoot, keep your
instruction, Meas. IV, 5, 3, whom it concerns to hear
this m. forth, V, 255. there were — s against you for
your life, H4B I, 2, 151. I read in's looks m, against
me, H8 I, 1, 126. the king hath found m. against him,
III, 2, 21. if they shall chance, in charging you with
— s, to commit you, V, 1, 147. we need not put new m.
to his charge. Cor, III, 3, 76. m. whole you have not
to make it (a quarrel) with. Ant. II, 2, 53,
5) point in question, affair, business: thy wretch-
ed wife mistook the m. so, to slay herself, that should
have slain her foe, Lucr. 1826. open the m. in brief,
Gent. I, 1, 135. 138, how stands the m. with them? II,
5, 21. there's some great m. sheHd employ me in, IV,
3, 3. Iwill description the m. to you, Wiv. I, 1, 222.
the mirth whereof so larded ivith my m. IV, 6, 14, the
m. will be known to-night or never, V, 1, 11, leaves un-
questioned — s of needful value, Meas. I, 1, 56. few
of any wit in such — s, II, 1, 282, well, the m.? II, 2,
33, as the m, now stands. III, 1, 201, the phrase is to
the m. V, 90. / will debate this m. at more leisure.
Err. IV, 1 , 100. I will so fashion the m. that Hero shall-
be absent, Ado II, 2, 47, speaks a little off the m.
Ill, 5, 11; cf. this m. of marrying his king's daughter
. J . words him a great deal from the m. Cymb. 1, 4, 17
(from the point, from that which must really be taken
into account, in short from reality), we will talk no
more of this m. LLL III, 119. that is the very defect
of them. Merch. II, 2, 152. as the m. falls. III, 2, 204,
I came to acquaint you with a m. As I, 1, 129. her m.
was, she loved your son. All's I, 3, 114. trust him not
in m. of heavy consequence , II, 5, 49. on a forgotten
m. we can hardly make distinction of our hand, Tw,
II, 3, 174. m.y m. hath no voice but to your own ear,
III, 1, 99. do you know of this m.? Ill, 4, 284. heavy
— s! Wint. Ill, 3, 115. a million of beating may come
to a great m. IV, 3, 63 (the clown's speech), to bring
this m. to the wished end, n6A III, 3, 28. but to the m.
that we have in hand, H6B I, 3, 162 ; = let us come
to the subject, to the question; cf, Hml, III, 2, 336
and Cymb, V, 5, 169. 7 have great — s to impart to
thee, H6B III, 2, 299, m. of marriage was the charge
he gave me, H6C III, 3, 258, I'll hence to London on
a serious m. V, 5, 47; cf, Lr. IV, 5, 8, in deep de-
signs and — s of great moment, K3 III, 7, 67, never
suffers m. of the world enter his thoughts, Troil. II, 3,
196. / scarce have leisure to salute you, my m. is so
rash , IV, 2, 62. 7iever trouble Peter for the m. Rom.
IV, 4, 18. I meddle with no tradesmen's — s, nor wo-
men's — s, Caes. 1, 1, 25, that m. is answered directly,
III, 3, 25. and like a neutral to his will and m., did
nothing, Hml. II, 2, 503. I meant country — s. III, 2,
123. of worldly —s and direction, 0th. 1,3, 300 (Ffm.).
state — s. III, 4, 155, 1 could have given less m. a better
ear. Ant. 11,1,31, this m. of marrying his king' s daugh-
ter, Cymb. 1, 4, 14. I am amazed with m. IV, 3, 28 etc,
6) Weight, importance, consequence: there may
be m. in it, Wint, IV, 4, 874 (= something may be
made of it), there's m. in't indeed, if he be angry, 0th.
Ill, 4, 139, Mostly with a negative; no m. = it is all
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one, never mind: no m, where, Ven. 715. no m. then,
although my foot did stand upon the farthest earth,
Sonn. 44, 5. no m., since they have left their viands he-
hind, Tp. Ill, 3, 40. 50. no m. who's displeased, Gent.
II, 7, 66. nay then, no m. HI, 1, 58. Wiv. II, 2, 149.
Merch. V, 50. As II, 3, 30. All's IV, 1, 4. R2 V, 2, 58
etc. it is no m.: Gent. II, 3, 41. Wiv. I, 1, 131. 133.
V, 3, 10. Ado V, 1, 100. Tw. Ill, 2, 46. H6B III, 1,
263. Caes. I, 1, 73 etc. that's no m.: Ado V, 1, 81. As
III, 2, 176. IV, 3, 27 etc. With for, in the language
of the vulgar: no m. for the dish, Meas. II, 1, 98. no
m. for your foins, Lr. IV, 6, 251. she doth talk in her
sleep. It's no m. for that, so she sleep not in her talk,
Gent. Ill, 1, 334. itis no m. ver dat, Wiv. I, 4, 121
(Dr. Caius' speech), though I struck him first, yet it's
no m. for that, TVS'. IV, 1, 38. 'tis no m. for his swell-
ings, H5 V, 1, 17. ivho, my master? Nay, it's no m.
for that, Cor. IV, 5, 173.
7) any thing that has happened and caused diffi-
culty or disturbance; in the phrase what is the m.?
Tp. II, 1, 309. II, 2, 59. Gent. II, 3, 38. V, 4, 87. Wiv.
II, 1, 43. Ill, 3, 100. Meas. II, 1, 46. II, 2, 6. Err. IV,
2, 41. Merch. V, 146. As II, 3, 16. All's III, 2, 37.
B2 V, 2, 73. H4B II, 1, 47. Troil. IV, 2, 60. Hml. II,
2, 195 etc. etc. the m.^ alone, in the same sense: Cor.
I, 1, 67. Ill, 1, 38. Ant. II, 7, 62. Cymb. IV, 2, 192.
what is the m. with thee? Tw. Ill, 4, 27. 0th. IV, 2,
98. With a clause following, = reason, cause: what's
the m. that you have such a February face? Ado V, 4,
40. All's I, 3, 156. Cor. HI, 3, 58.
8) thing, in a very general sense: what impossible
m, will he make easy next? Tp. 11, 1, 88. most poor — s
point to rich ends, III, 1, 3. if — s grow to your li-
kings, Wiv. I, 1, 79. an there he any m. of weight chan-
ces. Ado III, 3, 91. beg a greater m. LLL V, 2, 207.
/ think of as many — s as he, As II, 5, 37. it is a hard
m. for friends to meet, III, 2, 194. to stop up the dis-
pleasure he hath conceived against your son, there is
no fitter m. All's IV, 5, 81. 0, what better m. breeds
for you than I have named, John III, 4, 170. instinct
is a great m. H4A II, 4, 301. some eight-penny m. Ill,
3, 119. my thoughts aim at a farther m. H6C IV, 1,
125. he beseeched me to entreat your majesties to hear
and see the m. Hml. Ill, 1, 23 (i. e. the piece), though
thou deny me a m. of more weight, Ant. I, 2, 71. no
such m. = a) nothing of the kind : in sleep a king,
hut waking no such m. Sonn. 87, 14. I see no such m.
Ado I, 1, 192. b) it is not the case, not at all, by no
means : the sport will be, when they hold one an opi-
nion of another's dotage, and no such m. Ado II, 3, 225.
they swore that you were well-nigh dead for me. 'tis no
.mch m. V, 4, 82. art thou a churchman? No such m.,
Tw. Ill, 1, 5. the big year is thought with child. . . and no
such m. H4B Ind. 15. no such m., you are wide, Troil.
111,1,97. we'll wait upon you. No SMcAm. Hml.11,2, 274.
Matthew, name in H6B IV, 5, 11.
lUattocli, a kind of pickaxe: Tit. IV, 3, 11. Rom.
V, 3, 22. 185.
Hattress, a quilted bed: Ant. II, 6, 71.
Mature, (mdture and mature), perfected by time,
ripe: Wint. I, 1, 27. Troil. IV, 5, 97. Cor. IV, 3, 26.
Lr. IV, 6, 282. Ant. I, 4, 31. Cymb. I, 1, 48. V, 4, 52.
Maturity, ripeness: Sonn. 60, 6. Troil. I, 3, 317.
Mauchus, see Malchus.
Maud, diminutive of Magdalen; name of a fe-
male servant: Err. Ill, 1, 31.
Maudlin, Magdalen: All's V, o, 68.
Maugre, in spite of: Tw. Ill, 1, 163. Tit. IV, 2,
110. Lr. V, 3, 131.
Maul, to hack: Fll so m. you and your toasting-
iron, John IV, 3, 99. 'tis sport to m. a runner, Ant. IV,
7,14.
Mannd, a hand-basket: Compl. 36.
Mauritania, country in Africa: 0th. IV, 2, 229.
Maw, stomach; applied to animals: '^^en. 602.
Mcb. HI, 4, 73. IV, 1, 23. to human beings: Meas.
HI, 2, 23. Err. I, 2, 66. John V, 7, 37. H5 II, 1, 52.
Tim. Ill, 4, 52. Metaphorically: thou detestable m.
(the grave) Rom. V, 3, 45.
Maxim, axiom, established truth: Troil. I, 2, 318.
May, subst. the fifth month of the year, the month
of vernal beauty: Sonn. 18, 3. Compl. 102. Pilgr.
228 and LLL IV, 3, 102. Pilgr. 374. Wiv. HI, 2, 70.
Ado I, 1, 194. V, 1, 76. LLL I, 1, 106. Mids. 1, 1, 167.
IV, 1, 138. As IV, 1, 148. Tw. HI, 4, 156. R2 V, 1, 79.
H4A IV, 1, 101. H6B I, 1, 49. Troil. I, 2, 191. Hml.
HI, 3, 81. IV, 5, 157.
May, vb. (impf. might; mought in H6C V, 2,45),
1) denoting subjective ability, = can: she hath as-
sayed as much as may be proved, Ven. 608. whom
stripes may move . not kindness , Tp. I, 2, 345. means
much weaker than you may call to comfort you, V,' 147.
nor have I seen more that I may call men than you and
my father. III. 1, 51. if any man may (win her) you
may as soon as any, Wiv. II, 2, 245. cutting a smaller
hair than may be seen, LLL V, 2, 258. it stands so
that I may hardly tarry so long, Shr. Ind. 2, 127. you,
cousin Nevil, as I may remember, H4B HI, 1, 66. /
am coming on, to venge me as I may, H5 I, 2, 292.
yet, as we may, we'll meet both thee and Warwick, H6C
IV, 7, 86. with all the heed I may, R3 III, 1, 187 (Ff
ca7i). with all the humbleness Imay, I greet your ho-
nours from Andronicus , Tit. IV, 2, 4. your desire to
know what is between us, overmaster it as you may,
Hml. I, 5, 140 etc. Likewise in negative and interro-
gative sentences: may it he that thou shouldst think it
heavy? Ven. 155. what bargains may I make, still to
be sealing? 512. ivhat may a heavy groan advantage
thee? 950, may my pure mind with the foul act dis-
pense .... 7nay any terms acquit me from this chance?
Lucr. 1704. 1706. may I not go out ere he come? Wiv.
IV, 2, 51. how may I do it? Meas. IV, 2, 175. and may
it he that you have quite forgot a husband's office?
Err. Ill, 2, 1. may this be so? Ado HI, 2, 120. may
you stead me? ivill you pleasure me? Merch. I, 3. 7.
it is a surplus of your grace, ivhich never my life may
last to answer, Wint. V, 3, 8. may this be possible? may
this be true? John V, 4, 21. such beastly transforma-
tion . . . as may not he without much shame retold, H4A
i, 1, 45. may it be possible? H5 II, 2, 100 etc. Can
and may alternating : can this cockpit hold the vasty
fields of France ^ or may we cram within this wooden
0 the very casques, H5 Prol. 12. The modern use of
can and may quite inverted : whom may you else op-
pose, that can from Hector bring his honour off, if not
Achilles? Troil. I, 3, 333.
Impf. might (not as a subjunctive, but as an indi-
cative, = I was able) : not only with what my revenue
yielded, but what my power might else exact, Tp. I, 2,
99. when I might behold addrest the king, LLL V, 2,
92. but I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft quenched
in the chaste beams of the watery moon, Mids. II, 1,
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161. from off our towers we might behold the onset and
retire, John 11,325. but at last I well might hear,
HGC V, 2, 46. when he might act the womanin the scene,
Cor. II, 2, 100. what we did was mildly as ive might,
Tit. I, 475 etc. Interrogative and negative sentences:
^mightst thou perceive in his eye that he did plead in
earnest? Err. IV, 2, 2. such a storm that mortal ears
might hardly endure the din, Shr. I, 1. ITS. might you
not know she luould do as she has donc^ All's I!l, 4,
2. and might by no suit gain our audience, HiB IV, 1,
76. like a clamour in a vault, that mought not be dis-
tinguished, H6C V, 2, 45. which till to-night I ne'er
might see before, 0th. II, 3, 236 etc.
2) denoting objective possibility, and synonymous
to the adv. perhaps : the season once more fits , that
love-sick Love by pleading may be blest, Ven. 328. then
happy I, that love and am beloved where Imay not re-
move nor be removed, Sonn. 25, 14. I may be straight,
though they, themselves be bevel, 121, 11. if thou re-
memberest aught ere thou earnest here, how thou earnest
here, thou mayst, Tp. t^, 52. he may live, II, 1,
113. to be your fellow you may deny me. 111, 1, 85.
hinder them from lohat this ecstasy may now provoke
them to. III, 3, 109. as little as may be possible, Gent.
1, 2, 82. Imay make my case as Claudia's, Meas. IV,
2, 178. for which live long to thank both heaven
and me. You may so in the end, All's IV, 2, 68. worst
in this- royal presence may 1 speak, R2 IV, 115. a
score of ewes may be worth ten pounds, H4B III, 2,
57. happily met .... That may be, when I may be a
wife. That may be must be. Bom. IV, 1, 19. 20 etc.
In negative and interrogative sentences : why may not
he be here again? Wiv. IV, 2, 153. and yet enough may
not extend so far as to the lady, Merch. II, 7, 28. if
you have any music that may not be heard, 0th. Ill, 1,
16. may you sitspect who they should be that have thus
mangled you? V, 1, 78 etc. Similarly might: who might
be your mother, that you insult . . . over the wretched?
As III, 5, 35. what I will not, that 1 cannot do. Hut
might you doH and do the loorld no wrong , if so your
heart tvere touched with that remorse as mine is to him?
Meas. II, 2, 53.
It may be and may be = possibly, perhaps; it may
be I shall raise you by and by, Caes. IV, 3, 247. 251.*'
tnay be the k7iave bragged, Wiv. Ill, 3, 211. may be
he tells you true. III, 4, 11. may be he willrelent, Meas.
II, 2, 3. IV, ], 23. All's III, 5, 72. John III, 4, 160.
H4A IV, 3, 113. Cymb. II, 4, 104. Per. V, 1, 88.
Be it as it may = however it be: H6C I, 1, 194.
be it as it may be, I will marry thee. As III, 3, 42.
that shall be as it may, H5 II, 1, 7. but come what may,
Tw. II, 1, 48. come what come may, Mcb. 1, 3, 146.
chance it as it may, Tim. V, 1, 129. thrive I as I may,
Merch. II, 7, 60. come again lohen you may, Err. Ill,
1, 41. cf. the jargon of Nym in H5 II, 1, 15. 17. 23.
25. 60. 62. 132.
3) denoting opportunity or liberty offered : so of
concealed sorrow may be said, Ven. 333. yet mayst
thou well be tasted, 128. where thou mayst knock,a nail
into his head, Tp. Ill, 2, 69. there thou mayst brain him,
96. to lesson me, how Imay undertake a journey to my
loving Proteus, Gent. II, 7, 6. then mightst thou pause,
Ven. 137. might I but through my prison once a day
behold this maid, Tp. I, 2, 490. your father might have
kept this calf, John I, 123. that almost mightst have
coined me into gold, H5 II, 2, 98. Tp. I, 2, 415. 417. i
II, 1, 204. 385. Gent. H, 1, 173. Ill, 2, 29. FI4B III, 1,
45 {might always subjunctive), you may, you may =
do, go on, divert yourself at my expense: Troil. Ill,
1, 118 and Cor. II, 3, 39 (cf. you may thank yourself,
Tp. II, 1, 123, = the imper. thank yourself).
4) = to be allowed, to be authorized: the poor
fool prays her that he may depart, Ven. 578. if your
maid may be so bold, Lucr. 1282. for that vast of night
that they may work, Tp. I, 2, 327. and may I say to
thee, this pride of hers hath drawn my love from her,
Gent. Ill, 1, 72. thou dost but what thonniayst, H6A
1, 3, 86. Meas. I, 4, 9. Mids. 1, 2, 53. Rom. IV, 1, 19
etc. I may not ^ I am not allowed, I must not: I
may not evermore acknowledge thee, Sonn. 36, 9. it
may not be, Gent. IV, 4, 131. Imay not go in without
your worship, Wiv. I, 1, 288. my haste may not admit
it, Meas. I, 1, 63. you may, I may not, I, 4, 9. you may
not so extenuate his offence, II, 1, 27. such a one as a
man may not speak of without he say Sir-reverence,
Err. Ill, 2, 92. which princes, woidd they, may not dis-
annul, I, 1, 145. passed sentence Tnay not be recalled,
148. no woman muy approach his silent court, LLL II,
24. you may not come in my gates, 172. V, 2, 675. 712.
Merch. I, 2, 24. Shr. Ill, 2, 200. Tw. V, 104. Wint. II,
2, 7. John 111, 1, 66. B2 II, 3, 145. V, 2, 70. H4A IV,
3, 1. H6A I, 3, 7. 18. II, 2, 47. V, 3, 188. H6C 1, 1,
263. IV, 6, 6. R3 IV, 1, 16. 27. V, 3, 94. Cor. V, 2,
5. Rom. 111,2, 31. V, 1, 82. Mcb. Ill, 1, 122. Hml.
1,3,19. Lr.IV, 5, 17.
Might: no rightful plea might plead for justice
there, Lucr. 1649. a tailor might scratch her where'er
she did itch, Tp. II, 2, 55. ivho mutually hath aiiswered
my affection, so far forth as herself might be her choo-
ser, Wiv. IV, 6, 11. I might not be admitted, Tw. I,
1, 24. m,y brother might not claim him, John I, 126. in.
wholesome wisdom he might nbt but refuse you , 0th.
III, 1, 50.
5) sometimes denoting, quite as the German moe-
gen, an inclination or desire, = to choose, to please:
may your grace speak of it, Meas. I, 3, 6. construe my
speeches better, if you may. Then wish me better; I
will give you leave, LLL V, 2, 341. / never may be-
lieve these antic fables, Mids. V, 2. 'tis well for thee,
that, being unseminared, thy freer thoughts may not fly
forth of Egypt, Ant. I, 5, 12. since the cuckoo builds not
for himself, remain in it as thou mayst, II, 6, 29. woe
are ive, sir, you may not live to wear all your true fol-
lowers out, IV, 14, 133. and longer might have stayed,
if crooked fortune had not thwarted me, Gent. IV, 1,
21 (= would), majesty might never yet endure the
moody frontier of a servant brow, H4A I, 3, 18. who
intercepts my expedition? 0, she that might have inter-
cepted thee , by strangling thee in her accursed womb,
R3 IV, 4, 137. I might not thisibelieve without the sen-
sible and true avouch of mine own eyes, Hml. I, 1, 56.
so loving to my mother that he might not beteem the
winds of heaven visit her face too roughly, I, 2, 141.
G) Used to supply the place of the subjunctive
mood: vouchsafe my prayer may know, Tp. 1, 2, 423.
and that you will some good instruction give how I may
bear me here, 425. any villany that may not sully the
chariness of our honesty, Wiv. II, 1, 102. give leave
that we may bring you something on the way, Meas. I,
1, 62. I pray she may (persuade) I, 2, 192. God grant
it may with thee in true peace live, H4B IV, 5, 220,
any thing I have is his to use, so Somerset may die.
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H6B V, 1, 53. beseech you, I may be consul. Cor. II,
3, 110. / do entreat that we may sup together, 0th. IV,
1, 273. if thou dost break her virgin knot before all
sanctimonious ceremonies may be ministered, Tp. IV, 1,
16. he shall know you better if I may live to report
you, j\leas. HI, 2, 172. if you may please to think I
love the king, Wint. IV, 4. 532; cf. may it please you,
Gent. I, 3, 39; Meas. II), 2, 209; Err. V, 136. one
that will play the devil with you, an a may catch you
and your hide alone, John II, 136. I'll never troxthle
you, if I may spy them, H6A I, 4, 22. lest your true
love may seem false in this, my name be buried, Sonn.
72, 9. season your admiration for a while till I may
deliver, Hml. I, 2, 193 etc. / had rather it would
please you 1 might be whipped, Meas. V, 512. would
they not wish the feast might ever last, Ven. 447. we
will make it our suit that the wrestling may not go
forward. As 1, 2, 193. tell me if this might be a bro-
ther, Tp. I, 2, 118. his tongue had not offended so to-
day, if Cassius might have ruled, Caes. V, 1, 47. 7
feared lest J might anger thee, Tp. IV, 169. fearing
lest my jealous aim might err, Gent. Ill, 1, 28. why
dost thou ask? lest I might be too rash, Meas. II, 2, 9.
Ado I, 1, 316. H4B lY, 6, 212. H6B HI, 2, 263. and
canopied in darkness sweetly lay, till they might open
to adorwthe day, Lucr. 399 etc.
Oftenest after that, to denote a purpose (= in
order that): thou art bound to breed, that thine may
live when thou thyself art dend, Ven. 172. that the
star-gazers may say, the plague is banished, 510. show
me the strumpet, that with my nails her beauty 1 may
tear, Lucr. 1472. 1603. Sonn. 10, 9. 14. Tp. IV, 104.
194. Gent. I, 1, 138. I, 2, 49. I, 3, 35. HI, 1, 33. IV,
1, 54. V, 4, 82. Wiv. H, 2, 194. Meas. I, 2, 165.
Err. 1, 1, 34. V, 40. 158. Merch. HI, 2, 46. All's I,
3,39 H6A H, 2, 14. H6B II, 1, 75. H6C IV, 1, 122
etc. each trifle under ti-uest bars to throw, that to my
use it might unused stay, Sonn. 48, 3. and therefore
from my face she turns my foes (her eyes) that they
elsewhere might dart their injuries, 139, 12. that she
might think me some untutored youth, 138, 3. Tp. HI,
1, 35. Gent. I, 2, 68. 80. IV, 2, 43. H6A II, 5, 32.
H6C V, 5, 23 etc. That omitted: Love made these
hollows, if himself were slain, he might be buried in a
tomb so simple, Ven. 244. direct mine arms I may em-
brace his neck, H6A II, 6, 37.
Used to express a wish: long may they kiss each
other, Ven. 506. well may I get aboard! Wint. Ill, 3,
57. lo7ig mayst thou live, R3 T, 3, 204. prophet may
you be, Troil. HI, 2, 190. may you a better feast never
behold, Tim. HI, 6, 98. well may it sort thai this por-
tentous figure comes armed through our watch, Hml. I,
1, 109 (see zhovQ may it please you). Lord ivorshipped
might he be! Merch. II, 2, 98 (old Gobbo's speech).
In subordinate clauses : lohich I wish may always
answer your own wish, Ven. Ded. 7. if ever the duke
return, as our prayers are he may, Meas. HI, 2, 164.
ivere now the general of our gracious empress, as in
good time he may, from Ireland coming, H5 V Frol.
31. who may I rather challenge for unkindness than
pity for mischance, Mcb. HI, 4, 42. 0, that our night
of woe might have remembered my deepest sense how
hard true sorrow hits, Sonn. 120, 9. would thou mightsi
lie drowning, Tp. I, 1, 60. would 1 might hut ever see
that man, I. 2, 168 etc.
7) Joined to adverbs denoting motion, = to have
opportunity or liberty to go : shine comforts from the
east, that I may back to Athens by day-light, Mids. Ill,
2, 4"o. you may away by night, H4A HI, 1, 142. cf.
Shall, Will etc.
May-day, the first of May, a day of festivity in
old England: All's H, 2, 25. H8 V, 4, 15.
May-morn , used as an image of fresh and pro-
mising youth : in the very M. of his youth, H5 1, 2, 120.
Illayor, the chief magistrate of a corporation:
H5 V Chor. 25. H6A I, 3, 59. 86. H6B IV, 3, 16 (the
— s sword). H6C IV, 7, 20. R3 HI, 1, 17. HI, 5, 13.
73. HI, 7, 28. 44. 45. 66. IV, 2, 107. lord m. H6B IV, 5,
4. R3 HI, 5, 14. 71. HI, 7, 55. H8 H, 1, 151. V, 5, 70.
May-pole , a pole erected and danced round on
the first of May : thou painted m. Mids. HI, 2, 296.
Mazaril (the later Ff mazzard) the head, con-
temptuously: knocked about the m. with a sexton's
spade, Hml. V, 1, 97. I'll knock you o'er the m. 0th.
II, 3, 155.
Maze , subst. a labyrinth : one encompassed with
a winding m. Lucr. 1151. here's a m. trod, Tp. Ill,
3, 2. as strange a m. as e'er men trod, V, 242. the
quaint — s in the wanton green, Mids. II, 1, 99. I have
thrust myself into this m. Shr. I, 2, 55.
Mazed, perplexed, bewildered: the m. world now
knows not which is which, Mids. II, 1, 113. a little herd
of England's timorous deer , m. with a yelping kennel
of French curs, H6A IV, 2, 47. many m. considerings,
H8 II, 4, 185.
Mazzard, see Mazard.
Me, see I.
Meacock, spiritless, pusillanimous, hen-pecked:
how tame, when men and women are alone, a m. wretch
can make the curstest shrew, Shr. H, 315.
Mead, (rhyming to dread in Ven. 636); flat low
land covered with grass: Ven. 636. Lucr. 1218. Tp.
IV, 1, 63. Mids. H, 1, 83. Shr. V, 2, 139. H6 V, 2, 48.
54. Tit. II, 4, 54. Lr. I, 1, 66.
Meadow, the same: Sonn. 33, 3. LLL V, 2, 907.
Tit. HI, 1, 125. m. fairies, Wiv. V, 5, 69 (cf. Mids.
II, 1, 9. 99).
Meagre, 1) thin, lean : Ven. 931. John III, 4, 85.
H6B HI, 2, 162. Eom. V, 1, 40.
2) poor, barren: thou m. lead, Merch. HI, 2, 104.
turning the m. cloddy earth to glittering gold, John HI,
1, 80.
Meal, repast: Meas. IV, 3, 161. Err. V, 74. LLL
1, 1, 40. H5 HI, 7, 161. H6B IV, 10, 66. Troil. II,
3, 45. Cor. IV, 4, 14. Tim. I, 2, 51. Caes. II, 1, 284.
Ant. IV, 2, 10. we will eat our m. in fear, Mcb. Ill, 2,
17. hath made his m. on thee, Tp. II, 1, 113. 1 had
made my m. Cymb. HI, 6, 52.
Meal, flour: m. and bran. Cor. HI, 1, 322. Cymb.
IV 2 27
Meal, in Inchmeal, Limb-meal, q. v.
Mealed, sprinkled, tainted : were he m. with that
which he corrects , then were he tyrannous , Meas. IV,
2, 86.
Mealy, covered as with meal: men, like butter-
flies, show not their m. wings but to the summer, Troil.
III, 3, 79.
Mean, subst. 1) that which is between: and so I
chide the — s that keeps me from it, H6C HI, 2, 141.
lei not the piece of virtue, which is set betwixt us as the
cement of our love, to keep it builded, be the ram to
batter the fortress of it; for better might we have loved
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without this m., ij on both parts this be not cherished, j
Ant. ni, 3, 32. (cf. Meantime). \
2) middle station, medium, mediocrity: it is no
mean happiness to be seated in the m. Merch. I, 2, 8. ,
shall we disturb him, since he keeps no m.? H6A I, 2,
121. they know, by the height, the lowness, or the m.,
if dearth or foison follow, Ant. II, 7, 22.
3) in music, the tenor or counter-tenor: there
wanteth but a m. to fill your song. The m. is drowned
with your unruly base, Gent. I, 2, 95. 96. he van sing
a m. most meanly, LLL V, 2, 328. they are most of
them — s and bases, Wint. IV, 3, 46.
4) that which is used to effect a purpose: seek in
vain some happy m. to end a hapless life, Lucr. 1045.
they have devised a m. hoio he her chamber-window will
ascend, Gent. Ill, 1, 38. that there were no earthly m.
to save him, Meas. II, 4, 95. nature is made better by
no m. but nature makes that m. Wint. IV, 4, 89. our
sacks shall be a m. to sack the city , H6A III, 2, 10.
we'll devise a m. to reconcile you all unto .the king,
H6B IV, 8, 71. that m. is cut from thee. Tit. II, 4, 40.
sudden m. of depXh, Eom. Ill, 3, 45. devise some m. to
rid her from this second marriage, V, 3, 240 (reading
of Q2). 27/ devise a m. to draw the Moor out of the
way, 0th. Ill, 1, 39. a swifter m. shall outstrike thought,
Ant. IV, 6, 36. Used of persons : be my m. to bring me
where to speak with Madam Silvia, Gent. IV, 4, 113.
make the Douglas' son your only m. for powers in Scot-
land, H4A I, 3, 261. you may deny that you were not
the m. of my Lord Hastings' late imprisonment, R3 I,
3, 90 (Qq cause), no place will please me so, no m. of
death, as here by Caesar, and by you cut off, Caes. Ill,
1, 161.
Oftener used in the plur. : these — s, as frets upon
an instrument, shall tune our heart-strings, Lucr.
1140. fortify yourself in your decay with — s more
blessed than my barren rhyme, Sonn. 16, 4. — s to
live, Tp. II, 1, 50. supportable to make' the dear loss
have I — s muck loeaker, V, 146. Gent. II, 4, 182.
Meas. II, 4, 48 (to put metal in restrained — s to make
a false one). Ill, 2, 22. Merch. IV, 1, 81. As II, 3,
25. 51. John IV, 2, 210. R2 I, 4, 40. Ill, 2, 29. 32.
H6A V, 1, 8. 0th. IV, 2, 112 etc. etc. Used of medi-
caments: tiU I have used the approved — s 1 have.
Err. V, 103. healed by the same — s, Merch. Ill, 1, 65.
with all appliances and — s, H4B III, 1, 29. use — 5
for her recovery, H6C V, 5, 45. by using — s , I lame
the foot of our design, Cor. IV, 7, 7. Used of persons:
being the agents, or base second — s, H4A I, 3, 165.
those that were the — s to help him, R3 V, 3, 249 (=:
instruments).
The plural form used as a singular noun: other
— s was none. Err. I, 1, 76. who wins me by that —s
I told you, Merch. II, 1, 19. by this —s, Wint. IV, 4,
632. H6A I, 2, 63. a —s, Wint. IV, 4, 866. H6C III,
3, 39. strain what other — s is left unto us, Tim. V,
1, 230. remove the — s that makes us strangers, Mcb.
IV, 3, 163 (but cf. Abbott's Grammar p. 235). there
is —s, Lr. IV, 4, 11.
5) that which is at a person's disposal ; resources,
power, wealth, allowance: would try him to the ut-
most, had ye m. H8 V, 3, 146. With the exception of
this single passage, only used in the plural: that did
not better for my life provide than public — s, Sonn.
Ill, 4. either in my mind or in my — s, Wiv. II, 2,
211. let her have needful, but not lavish — s, Meas. II,
2, 24. fortune made such havoc of my — s. Ado IV, 1,
197. 201. Merch. I, 1, 126. 138. 1, 3, 17. Ill, 2, 266.
IV, 1, 377. As I, 2, 259. II, 7, 73. Ill, 2, 26. All's
V, ], 35. R2 II, 1, 39. H4B I, 2, 159. I, 3, 1. 7. IV,
4, 64. V, 5, 71. R3 IV, 2, 37. H8 IV, .2, 153. Tim.
V, 4, 20 etc. our —s secure us, Lr. IV, 1, 22, i. e. our
faculties, the advantages which we enjoy, make us se-
cure and carelets.
6) opportunity; preparations made and measures
taken to effect something: tell me some good m. how
I may undertake a journey, Gent. II, 7, 5. many a man
would take you at your word and go indeed, having sc
good a m. Err. I, 2, IS. Oftener plur. — s; pausing for
— s to mourn some r^ewer way, Lucr. 1365. since they
did plot the — s that dusky Jjis my daughter got, Tp.
IV, 89. / had never so good — s as desire to make my-
self acquainted with you, Wiv. II, 2, 189. he gains by
death that has such — s to die. Err. Ill, 2, 51. / will
come after you with what good speed our means will
make us — s. All's V, 1, 35. cf. though time seem so
adverse and — s unfit, 26. you would not give — s for
this uncivil rule, Tw. 11, 3, 132. let me have open — s
to come to them, R3 IV, 2, 77. bid her devise some — s
to come to shrift, Rom. II, 4, 192. his — s of death,
his obscure burial, Hml. IV, 5, 213. give this fellow
some — s to the king , IV, 6, 13 (some opportunity to
have access to him), to make — s = to contrive mea-
sures and opportunities: to make such — s for her as
thou hast done, and leave her on such slight conditions,
Gent. V, 4, 137. make some good — s to speak with
him, R3 V, 3, 40 (Qq bear wy good night to him), what
— s do you make to him? Cyinb. II, 4, 3 (= what steps
do you take with respect to himV what have you
done to gain his favour?). In a bad sense: one that
made — 5 to come by what he hath, K3 V, 3, 248 (=^
laid plots, used indirect practices).
JBy —s, used 1) to denote instrumentality, =
through, by: by the woman's — s, Me;is. II, 1, 84.
murdered by Suffolk and the Cardinal Beaufort's — «,
H6B III, 2, 124. mischance unto my stale by Suffolk's
— s, 254. our brother is imprisoned by your — s, R3
1, 3, 78. us if his sons have by my — s been butchered
wrongfully , Til. IV, 4, 55. either say though do't, or
thrive by other — s, Lr. V, 3, 34. by your virtuous — s,
0th. Ill, 4, 111.
2) to denote way and manner: and have by under-
hand — s laboured to dissuade him. As I, 1, 146. till
he hath ta'en thy life by some indirect — s or other, 159.
hast thou by secret — s used intercession to obtain a lea-
gue, H6A V, 4, 147. by loicked —s, H6B UI, 1, 52.
/ have advertised him by secret — s, H6C IV, 5, 9. by
fair or foul — s, IV, 7, 14. by what safe — s, 52. by
vile — s, Caes. IV, 3, 71. by the worst — s, Mcb. Ill,
4, 135. cf. send me your prisoners with the speediest
—s, H4A I, 3, 120 vas soon as possible'. By all —s
= certainly, without fail: Wiv. IV, 2, 230. Tw, III,
2, 62. by any — s = anyhow: if I can by any —s
light on a Jit man, Shr. I, 1, 112. Wint. V, 2, 183.
Rom. I, 1, 151. by no — s = not at all: Meas. Ill, 1,
15. Ado II, 1, 364. Mids. I, 1, 120. As III, 2, 326.
Tim. I, 2, 8. Caes. II, 1, 75. 143. Hml. I, 3, 61. I, 4,
62. Ill, 1, 6. Lr. II, 1, 44. IV, 3, 42. by some —s =
somehow or other : but end it (my life) by some — s
for Imogen, Cymb. V, 3, 83. by this — s = thus: my
letters , by this — s being there so soon as you arrive,
Wint. IV, 4, 632. by what — s and by which —s =
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in what or which manner: by what — s gotst thou to
be released^ H6A 1, 4, 25. ly which — s I saw . . . ,
Wint. IV, 4, 614.
3) to ati^jign a cause: we stand opposed by such
— s as you yQurself have forged against yourself by
unkind usage, H4A V, 1, 67 (= for such reasons,
from such motives), hy this — s j/our lady is forth-
coming yet at London, H6B II, 1, 17S (= in conse-
quence of this), did he not levy great sums for soldiers'
pay in France, and never sent it? by — s whereof the
towns each day revolted, H6B ill, 1, 63. stayed the
soldiers' pay; by — s whereof his highness hath lost
France, 106. / have much mistook your passion; hy
— s whereof this breast of mine hath buried thoughts
of great value, Caei. 1, 2, 49. By the — s, in the same
sense: he is white-livered and red- faced; by the — s
ivhereof a' faces it out, but fights not, H5 III, 2, 34. he
hath a killing tongue and a quiet sword; by the — s
whereof a' breaks words and keeps whole weapons, 37.
their inhibition comes hy the — s of the late innovation,
Hml. II, 2, 347.
Dlean, adj. 1) common, vulgar, trivial, insigni-
ficant: a very m. meaning, Shr. V, 2, 31. all in vain
are these m. obsequies, H6B 111, 2, 146. 'tis a cause
that hath no m. dependence upon our joint and several
dignities, Troil. II, 2, 192. hadst thou no poison mixed,
no sharp-ground knife, no sudden mean of death, though
ne'er so m., but ^banished' to kill me? Rom. Ill, 3, 45.
some natural notes about her body, above ten thousand
— er moveables would testify , Cymb. II, 2, 29. if one
ofm. affairs may plod it in a week, why may not I glide
thither in a day? Ill, 2, 52.
2) low, humble, poor : that — er men should vaunt
that golden hap, Lucr. 41. this my m. task, Tp. Ill, 1,
4. my — er ministers their several kinds have done, 111,
3, ,87. IV, 1, 35. too m. a servant to have a look of
such a worthy mistress, Gent. II, 4, 107. Err. I, 1, 55.
III, 1, 28. LLL II, 13. Merch. I, 2, 7. As 1. 3, 113.
Shr. I, 1, 210. IV, 3, 172. 176. 182. V, 2, 32. All's III,
5, 63. "Wint. 1, 2, 313. V, 1, 93. R2 I, 2, 33. H4A III,
2, 13. H5 III, 1, 29. IV Chor. 45. n6A II, 5, 123. IV,
6, 23. H6B II, 1, 185. IV, 8, 39. V, 1, 64. H6C I, 3,
19. Ill, 2, 97. IV, 1, 71. R3 V, 2, 24. H8 II, 2, 136.
Troil. II, 2, 156. Cor. I, 6, 27. IV, 2, 40. Tit. U, 1, 73.
IV, 4, 33. Lr. IV, 6, 208. Ant. II, 5, 83. IV, 15, 75.
Cymb. 11, 3, 121. 122. 138. IV, 2, 246. Per. II, 2, 59.
IV, 6, 108.
Mean, vb. to moan, to lament: and thus she ■ — s,
videlicet, Mids. V, 330 (some M. Edd. moans).
lUean, vb. (impf. and partic. meant), 1) absol. to
be minded, to be disposed; joined with an adverb
(Germ, es meinen): my cousin — t well, Wiv, I, 1, 265.
Petruchio — s hut well, Shr. Ill, 2, 22. if you m. well,
now go with me andivith this holy man into the chantry,
Tw. IV, 3, 22. I cannot speak so well, nor m. better,
Wint. IV, 4, 392. I do (perceive your mind) and m.
accordingly, H6A II, 2, 60. if thou — est ivell, I greet
thee well, H6B V, 1, 14. as if I — t naughtily, Troil.
IV, 2, 38. we m. well in going to this mash, Rom. I, 4,
48. they that m. virtuously, and yet do so, 0th. IV, 1,
7. Passively: is it not — t damnable in us, to be trum-
peters of our unlawful intents? All's IV, 3, 31.
2) trans, a) to have in mind, to think of in speak-
ing, to be saying (though not expressing directly);
followed by an accus. or by a clause: — t thereby thou
shouldsi print more, Sonn. 11, 13 (cf. by in Gent. V,
4, 167. Err. Ill, 1, 10. Mids. Ill, 2, 236 etc.). the mi-
racle, I m. our preservation, Tp. II, 1, 7. I m., in a
sort, 103. you mistake; Im. the pound, Gent. I, 1, 113.
11,1,49.59.127. 11,3,46. 11,5,51. 111,1, 101. 106.
V, 4, 167. Wiv. HI, 4, 63. Meas. II, 4, 118. Err. II, 1,
58. Ill, 1, 10. 111. IV, 2, 8. IV, 3, 15. Ado 1, 1, 35.
Mids. II, 2, 47. 111,2, 236. Merch. II, 9, 25 {that 'many'
may be — * by the fool multitude, = of the fool multi-
tude; cf. By). Shr. V, 2, 19. 27. 31. All's 1, 3, 174.
Wint. IV, 4, 197. Rom. I, 4, 44. Cymb. IV, 1, 19 etc.
etc. With how and so: how doest thou m. a fat mar-
riage? Err. Ill, 2, 95. how m. you, sir? LLL I, 2, 20.
how m. you that? Shr. 1, 1, 59. V, 2, 21. how do you
m.? All's III, 5, 71. m. you so? Err. Ill, 1, 81. / —t
not so, LLL IV, 1, 13. What do you m. or lohat m.
you? used reproachfully, = do not so, or do not say
so (Germ, was denkst du dir dabei?) : what dost thou
m. to stifle beauty? Ven. 933 (= in stifling beauty).
what do you m. to dote thus on such luggage? Tp. IV,
230. what m. you, sir? for God's sake, hold your hands,
Err. I, 2, 93. what m. you, madam? I never swore such
an oath, LLL V, 2, 450. what m. you? you will lose
your reputation, 708. what doest thou m.? is it a world
to hide virtues in ? Tw. I, 3, 140. hut what m. I to
speak so true, H4B Ind. 27. what do you m.? Lr. Ill,
7, 77. what m. you, inadam? I have made no fault,
Ant. II, 5, 74. xL'hat m. you, sir, to give them this dis-
comfort? IV, 2, 33. Hence: what — s the world to say
it is not so? Sonn. 148, 6 {== the world is mistaken).
luhat — s death in this rude assault? Villain, thy own
hand yields thy death's instrument, R2 V, 5, 106 (:=
death is mistaken and shall be disappointed". Jocu-
larly : lohat a plague — s my niece , to take the death
of her brother thus? Tw. 1, 3, 1. what a plague m. ye
to colt me thus? H4A II, 2, 39.
In speaking of things, = to signify, to indicate,
to purport: tvhat — s this passion at his name? Gent.
I, 2, 16. what — s this jest? Err. II, 2, 21. what —s
this? As 111, 5, 41. H6A I, 3, 29. we toot not what it
(the word submission) — s, IV, 7, 55 etc.
b) to have a mind, to intend, to purpose; with an
accus. : know not what we m. Ven. 126. I m. it not,
Wiv. Ill, 4, 88. no man — s evil but the devil, V, 2, 15.
nor Im. it not, Meas. II, 1, 124. Merch. Ill, 5, 82. if
they m. a fray, Mids. Ill, 2, 447. do you m. good faith?
Merch. Ill, 2, 212. what 1 did not well I — t well,
Wint. V, 3, 3. he may m. more, H6A I, 2, 122. Tal-
bot — s no goodness. III, 2, 72. things are often spoke
and seldom —t, H6B III, 1, 268. he —t all harm, H6C
V, 7, 34. where he didm.. no chase, R3 III, 2, 30. where
all faith was — (, H8 111, 1, 53. one that — s his pro-
per harm, Cor. I, 9, 57. thankful even for hate, that
is — t love, Rom. Ill, 5, 149. — s most deceit. Per. 1,
4, 75 etc. With accus. and dat. : my hand —t nothing
to my sword. Ado V, 1, 57 (or can this be = my hand
to my sword, i. e. put to my sword, meant nothing?).
the poor deer's blood, that my heart — « no ill, LLL
IV, 1, 35. lohen fortune — s to men most good, John III,
4, 119. I never —t him any ill, 1-I6B 11, 3, 91. —ing
treason to our royal person. III, 1, 69. you m. no good
to him, R3 III, 7, 87. Tit. V, 3, 10. Cymb. I, 5, 66.
With an inf. : their queen — « to immure herself, Ven.
1194. if thou m. to chide, Lucr. 484. Gent. II, 1, 125.
II, 4, 80. II, 6, 33. IV, 4, 27. Wiv. I, 3, 47. IV, 6, 46.
Meas. II, 1, 242, IV, 2, 206. Err. Ill, 1, 108. IV, 3, 79.
Ado 11, 1, 370. Ill, 2, 91. Mids. I, 1, 250. II, 2, 55.
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Merch. Ill, 2, 194. John I, 215. H6A II, 2, 58. H6B
II, 1, 143. Cor. V, 1, 72. Rom. II, 1, 42. Caes. IV, 2,
28 etc. etc. With a clause: you have taken it wiselier
than I — t you should, Tp. II, 1, 21. her father — s
she shall be all in white, Wiv. IV, 6, 35. as never I m.
thou shalt, Wint. IV, 4, 440.
Mean - apparelled , poorly dressed: Shr. Ill,
2, 76.
Mean-born, of low birth: H6B III, 1, 335. R3
IV, 2, 54 [Yi mean poor).
Meander, a winding way: through forili-rights
and —s, Tp. Ill, 3, 3.
Meaning, subst. l) that which is thought or de-
signed, though not directly expressed: Ai's m. struck
her ere his words begun, Ven. 462. could pick no m.
from their parting looks , Lucr. 100. when thou didst
not know thine own m. Tp. I, 2, 356. there's m. in thy
snores, II, 1, 218. Wiv. I, 1, 263. En-. II, 1, 51. Ill,
2, 36. Ado II, 3, 267. Ill, 4, 80. V, 1, 230. LLL III,
59. V, 2, 19. 21. Merch. I, 2, 34. I, 3, 15. Ill, 5, 64.
Shr. IV, 4, 79. V, 2, 30. John IV, 2, 212. Ho 1, 2, 240.
III, 6, 53. V, 2, 334. H6A III, 2, 24. HGC IV, 5, 22.
R3 1, 3, 74. I, 4, 95. IV, 4, 261. H8 IV, 2, 39. Tit. II,
3, 271. 11, 4, 3. HI, 2, 45. Hml. 11, 1, 31. to take the
m. = to understand what another means: would not
take her m. nor her pleasure, Pilgr. 154. love takes
the m. in love's conference, Mids. II, 2, 46. take our
good m. Rom. I, 4,46. Plur. — s: speakest thou in
soier — s? As V, 2, 76. two — s in one word, R3 III,
1, 83. Ihavefair —s. Ant. II, 6, 67.
Used of the signification of a word : Tw. I, 3, 62.
Of the solution of a riddle : now behold the m. All's
V, 3, 305. Cymb. V, 5, 434. Per. 1, 1, 109.
2) intention, purpose : he hath some m. in his mad
attire, Shr. HI, 2, 126. my jn. in't was very honest.
All's IV, 3, 246. 'tis not my m. to raze one title of your
honour out, R2 II, 3, 74. H4B IV, 2, 58. H6B IV, 7,
60. R3 III, 5, 55. Tim. V, 4, 59. Lr. V, 3, 4. / am
no honest man if there be any good m. towards you,
Lr. I, 2, 190.
= opinion , in the language of Sir Hugh : Wiv.
I, 1, 263.
Meanly , 1) insignificantly , indifferently : he can
sing a mean most m. LLL V, 2, 328.
2) not in a great degree, moderately : not m. proud
of two such boys. Err. I, 1, 59.
3) lowly, poorly: his daughter m. have I matched
in marriage, R3 IV, 3, 37. trained up thus m. Cymb.
Ill, 3, 82.
Means, see Mean subst.
Meantime (meantime or meani{me), intervening
time ; in the m. (sometimes used to denote a contrast of
opinion or design): Ado I, 1, 277. I, 3, 38. II, 2, 47.
Mids. 1, 2, 107. All's IV, 3, 44. John I, 103. Ho V,
1, 35. Rom. IV, 1, 113. Tim. HI, 2, 44. Hml. HI, 2,
47. 0th. Ill, 3, 252. the m. = in the m.: the m. I'll
raise the preparation of u war. Ant. HI, 4, 25. m.,
alone, adverbially, in the same sense: Lucr. Ded. 5.
Ado V, 4, 70. LLL II, 169. Merch. HI, 2, 311. IV,
1, 149. As V, 4, 182. Tw. V, 393. John IV, 2, 43.
R2 I, 1, 67. H6A I, 2, 117. H, 4, 62. 121. R3 I, 1,
111. 116. I, 3, 77. IV, 3, 33. Rom. V, 3, 220. 246.
Hml. H, 2, 83. Lr. I, 1, 37. Ant. I, 4, 81. IV, 1, 5.
Meanwhile (meanwhile), in the meantime, till
then: H8 II, 4, 233. Tit. I, 408. U, 1, 43. IV, 3, 105.
Measles, leprosy: so shall my lungs coin words
against those m. , which we disdain should tetter us,
yet sought the very way to catch them. Cor. Ill, 1, 78.
Measurable, in the language of Holofernes, =
well adapted, fit: the posterior of the day is liable,
congruent and m. for the afternoon, LLL V, 1, 97 (cf
measure in Cor. II, 2, 127).
Measure, subst. 1) that'by which extent or quan-
tity is ascertained: (a tailor) with his shears and m.
in his hand, John IV, 2, 196. Metaphorically: these
particulars are not my m. Sonn. 91, 7 (i. c. to estimate
human happiness), their memory shall as a pattern or
a m. live , by which his grace must mete the lives of
others, H4B IV, 4, 76. know by m. of their observant
toil the enemy's weight, Troil. I, 3, 202. my life will he
too short, and every m. fail me, Lr. IV, 7, 3. this dotage
o'erflows the m. Ant. I, 1, 2.
2) a limited or ascertained extent or quantity; in a
proper and a metaphorical sense : them, of one (mile^
is easily told, LLL V, 2, 190. shrunk to this little in.
Caes. HI, 1, 150. '— s of lawn, 0th. IV, 3, 73. send
— s of wheat to Rome, Ant. II, 6, 37. there is no m. in
the occasion that breeds, Ado I, 3, 3. more m. of this
m. LLL V, 2, 222 (= more of this dance), according
to the m. of their states. As V, 4, 181. Jill up the m. of
her will, John II, 556. a reasonable m. in strength,
H5 V, 2, 141. to add more m. to your woes, H6C II,
1, 105. hath given me m. of revenge, II, 3, 32 the m.
of his love, HI, 3, 120. after the m. as you intended
well, Cor, V, 1, 46. filled the time with all licentious
m. 'Tim. V, 4, 4 (:= with any measure or degree of
licence), there is no end, no limit, m., bound, in that
word's death, Rom, HI, 2, 125. this ... we will per-
form in m., time and place, Mcb. V, 8, 73. most narrow
m. lent me. Ant. Ill, 4, 8. that he should dream, know-
ing all — s, the full Caesar will answer his emptiness,
III, 13, 35. unfold his m. duly, Cymb. I, 1, 26. heaped
m. = great quantity, high degree: with m. heaped in
joy. As V, 4, 185 (= joyful in the highest degree).
if the m. of thy joy be heaped like mine, Rom. II, 6, 24.
to take m. = to measure, to ascertain the extent or
degree of a ibivg-.Jook m. of my body , En-. IV, 3, 9.
taking the m. of an unmade grave, Rom. HI, 3, 70.
that he might take a m. of his own judgments, All's IV,
3, 38. m. for m. = like for like: like doth quit like,
andm. still for m. Meas. V, 416. m. for m. must be
answered, H6C II, 6, 55. Hence used as a judicial
term for dealing out justice: justice always whirls in
equal m. LLL IV, 3, 384 (quibbling), received no si-
nister m. from his judge, Meas. HI, 2, 257. this is hard
and undeserved m. All's II, 3, 273 (= treatment).
Above m. = immensely: Cymb. II, 4, 113. loved me
above the m. of a father. Cor V, 3, 10. beyond all m.
Shr. I, 2, 90. out of m. = immoderately: Ado I, 3, 2.
in all fair m. = in any fair degree, Troil, 111, 1, 47.
in great m. Ado I, 1, 25. in some m. Mids. I, 2, 30.
John II, 557. H4B I, 1, 139. in some large m. R2 I,
2, 26, in some little m. As V, 2, 63. in some slight m.
Mids. HI, 2, 86, with m. = competently: he cannot
but with m. Jit the honours which we devise him.. Cor.
II, 2, 127. come not within the m. of my wrath, Gent.
V, 4, 127 (= within the reach).
Used of a certain quantity of a beverage : carouse
full m. to her maidenhead, Shr. HI, 2, 227. we'll drink
a m. the table round, Mcb. HI, 4, 11. would fain have
a m. to the health of black Othello, 0th. H, 3, 32.
3) moderation; just degree: there is m. in every
708
M
thing. Ado II, 1, 74 (quibbling), in m. rein thy joy,
Merch, HI, 2, 113. my legs can keep no m. in delight
when my poor heart no m. keeps in grief, R2 III, 4, 7.
4) metre : for the one (verses) / have neither words
nor m. H6 V, 2, 139.
5) music accompanying and regulating motion:
shall braying trumpets and loud churiich drums be — s
to our pomp? John III, 1, 304.
6) a grave and solemn dance; mannerly modest,
as a m.ffull of state and ancientry, Ado II, 1, 80. a
delightful m. or a dance, R2 I, 3, 291. Used of any
dance: to guide our m. round about the tree, Wiv. V,
5, 83. in our m. do vouchsafe one change, LLL V, 2,
209. 221. to the —s fall. As V, 4, 185. dancing — s,
199. the triplex is a good tripping m. Tw. V, 41. H5
V, 2, 141. R3 I, 1, 8. Rom. I, 4, 10. I, 5, 52. Per. II,
3, 104. to lead the m. All's II, 1, 58. a m. to lead 'em
once again, H8 I, 4, 106. to tread the —s, Ven. 1148.
LLL V, 2, 185. As V, 4, 45. Play on the word: Ado
II, 1, 74. LLL IV, 3, 384. R2 III, 4, 7.
7) regulated and graceful motion in general: the
horse that doth untread again his tedious — s, Merch.
II, 6, 11. hath not my gait in it the m. of the court?
Wint. IV, 4, 757.
Measure, vb. 1) to ascertain the extent or degree
of: Tp. V, 122. Wiv. 1, 4, 124. II, 1, 215. Err. HI,
2, 113. LLL V, 2, 189. 194. H5 HI, 7, 137. to m.
one's length = to lie clown, or to be thrown down:
if you willm. your lubber s length again, Lr. I, 4, 100.
to m. out my length on this cold bed, Mids. HI, 2, 429.
cf. here lie I down and m. out my grave. As H, 6, 2.
till you had — d how long a fool you were, Cymb. I, 2,
25. to m. swords = to fight: As V, 4, 91.
2) to make or suppose to be of a certain degree:
m. his woe the length and breadth of mine , and let it
answer every strain for strain. Ado V, 1, 11. your
cause of sorrow must not be — d by his worth, Mcb. V,
8,45(^have the measure, the greatness of his worth\
3) to pass over : thus far the miles are — d from
my friend, Sonn. 50, 4. how shall that Claribel m. us
(cubits) back to Naples? Tp. II, 1, 259. to m. king-
doms with his feeble steps, Gent. II, 7, 10. LLL V, 2,
184. Merch. HI, 4, 84. Wint. V, 1, 145. John V, 5,
3. R2 III, 2, 125.
4) to consider, to judge: not — ing what use we
made of them, H5 I, 2, 268. With an accus. {= to
judge of) : with thoughts so qualified as your charities
shall best instruct you, m. me, Wint. II, 1, 114. you do
m. the heat of our livers with the bitterness of your galls,
H4B I, 2, 198. if I be — d rightly, your majesty hath
no just cause to hate me, V, 2, 65. With by: that (thy
mind) they m. by thy deeds, Sonn. 69, 10. I m. him
by my own spirit, Ado II, 3, 149. Shr. V, 2, 29. Rom.
I, 1, 133. I, 4, 9. Cymb. HI, 6, 65. With, in the same
sense: m. my strangeness with my unripe years, Ven.
524 (in judging of my strangeness, take my youth
into account).
5) for a quibble's sake, = to dance : we'll m. them
a measure, Rom. I, 4, 10 (or = to deal out, to allot,
to grant? as perhaps in Ado V, 1, 11?).
Measureless, exceeding all bounds: m. liar, Cor.
V, 6, 103. m. content, Mcb. II, 1, 17.
Meat, human food, particularly such as is pre-
pared by cooking: kill your stomach on your m, Gent.
1,2,68. would fain have m. H, 1, 181. hot m. Wiv.
1, 1, 297. the m. is cold, Err. I, 2, 47. your m. doth
burn, II, 1, 63. the m. wants basting, U, 2, 57. m.
sweet -savoured, 119. good m. HI, 1, 24. his m. was
sauced with thy upbraidings, V, 73. the boy that stole
your m. Ado II, 1, 206. a man loves the m. in his youth
that he cannot endure in his age, II, 3, 247. he eats his
m. without grudging, III, 4, 90. Merch. Ill, 5, 65. 68.
As III, 3, 36. Shr. IV, 1, 164. 172. 200. 202. IV, 3,
9. 19. 32. 40. 46. All's II. 2, 49. R2 II, 1, 76. H4B
V, 5, 143. H6B IV, 10, 41. Cor. I, 1, 211. IV, 2, 50.
Rom. H, 4, 143. Tim. I, 1, 271. I, 2, 36. 38. 41. 46.
81. HI, 1, 60. HI, 4, 50. HI, 6, 76. 85. IV, 3, 294.
419. Caes. I, 2, 149. Mcb. HI, 4, 36. HI, 6, 34. 0th.
HI, 3, 167. Cymb. HI, 6, 38. 50. V, 4, 163. Per. Ill,
2, 3. Joined to drink: dress m. and drink, Wiv. I, 4,
102. H4B V, 2, 30. Ant. V, 2, 49. that's m. and drink
to me =! that is a treat to me: Wiv. 1, 1, 306. As V,
1, 11. Used of the eatable interior of an egg: as an
egg is full of m. Rom. Ill, 1, 25. cut the egg and eat
up the ip. Lr, I, 4, 174. Opposed to porridge: porridge
after m. Troil. I, 2, 263 (spoon-meat in Err. IV, 3, 61
a non-entity?). = meal, repast: the thanksgiving he-
fore m. Meas. I, 2, 16. the grace 'fore m. Cor. IV, 7,
3. cf. Err. V, 73 and 0th. IV, 2, 170. Metaphorically:
I am m. for your master, H4B II, 4, 135. wishing him
my m. Per. II, 3, 32.
Plur. — s: baked — s, Rom. IV, 4, 5. Hml. I, 2,
180. broken —s, Lr. II, 2, 16.
Meazels, spelling of O. Edd. for Measles.
Mecaenas, see Maecenas.
Mechanic, subst. handicraftsman, workman;
used in contempt: capitulate with Rome's —s. Cor.
V, 3, 83.
Mechanic, adj. pertaining to the class of work-
men, occupied in low drudgery, vulgar: the poor m.
porters crowdhig in, H5 1, 2, 200. m. slaves with greasy
aprons. Ant. V, 2, 209. to stand on more m. compliment,
IV, 4, 32 (= such as becomes a journeyman).
Mechanical, subst. the same as mechanic, q. v. :
a crew of patches, rude — s, Mids. HI, 2, 9. base
dunghill villain and m. H6B I, 3, 196.
Mechanical, adj. the same as mechanic, q. v. :
m. salt-butter rogue, Wiv. II, 2, 290. by most m. and
dirty hand, H4B V, 5, 38. know you not, being m.,you
ought not walk upon a labouring day without the sign
of your profession? Caes. I, 1, 3.
Medal (0. Edd. medull or medul), a piece of metal
stamped with a figure: he that wears her like' her m.,
hanging about his neck, Wint. I, 2, 307 (like her por-
trait in a locket).
Meddle, 11 to mingle, to mix (cf. Comeddle):
more to know did never m. with my thoughts, Tp. I, 2,
22 {= never entered my mind).
2) to have to do : strip your sword stark naked,
for m. you must, that's certain, or forswear to wear
iron about you, Tw. Ill, 4, 275 (you must not evade
this business, you must fight.) Followed by with: they
are to m.with none but the prince's subjects. Ado III, 3,
34. m. not with her, Shr. II, 25 (leave her alone), we will
not m. with him. All's IV, 3, 41. Tw. HI, 4, 308. a mystery
with whom relation durst never m. Troil. 111,3,202. the
shoemaker should m. with his yard, Rom. I, 2, 40.
3) to intrude on the concerns of others ; absol. :
a — ing friar, Meas. V, 127. do not you m. Ado V, 1,
101. — ing monkey, Mids. II, 1, 181. tliis — ing priest,
John HI, 1, 163. beat away the busy — ing fiend, H6B
III, 3, 21. I'll not m. Cor. V, 1, 38. Followed by in:
M
709
I'll not m. in it, Troil. I, 1, 66. By with: m. with huch-
loashing, Wiv. Ill, 3, 165. I'll not m. with it, R3 1, 4,
137. do you m. with my master? Cor. IV, 5, 50. to m.
with thy mistress, 53. Im. with no tradesman's matters,
Caes. 1, 1, 25. Joined to make, in the same sense;
/ will teach a scurvy priest to m. or make, Wiv. I, 4,
116. the less you m. or make with them. Ado III, 3,
.5.T. I'll not m. nor make no further, Troil. 1, 1, 14.
I'll m. nor make no more in the matter, 85.
Meddler, one who intrudes into the affairs of
others, a busybody: Meas. V, 145. Tim. IV, 3, 309.
money's a m. that doth utter all men's ware-a, Wint.
IV, 4, 329 (0. Edd. medler. = interferes with, and is
good at, anything).
niede. Media: Ant. Ill, 6, 75.
Uedea, the celebrated sorceress of antiquity:
Merch. V, 13. H6B V, 2, 59.
Media, country in Asia: Ant. Ill, 1,7. Great M.
HI, 6, 14.
Mediation, intercession in favour of another:
noble offices thou mayst effect of m. between his great-
ness and thy other brethren, H4B1V,4,25. some nobler
token for Livia and Oeiavia , to induce their m. Ant.
V, 2, 170.
Mediator, one who intercedes and pleads for
another: to trembling clients be you — s, Lucr. 1020.
nonsuits my — s, 0th. 1, 1, 16.
Medlcinable (pronounced mid'cinable) , medi-
cinal, having the power of healing: any impediment
will be m. to me. Ado II, 2, 5. whose (the sun's) m.
eye corrects the ill aspects of planets evil, Troil. I, 3,
91. / have derision m. Ill, 3, 44. drop tears as fast as
the Arabian trees their m. gum, 0th. V, 2, 351 (Qq
medicinal), some griefs are m.; that is one of them, for
it doth physic love, Cymb. Ill, 2, 33.
Medicinal (m€d'cinal and medicinal) having the
power of healing: words as m. as true, Wint. II, 3,
37. m. gun, 0th. V, 2, 351 (Ff medicinable).
Medicine, subst. 1) a substance administered to
cure a disease; physic: Sonn. 118, 11. Wiv. Ill, 3,
204. Meas. II, 2, 135. Ill, 1, 2. Ado I, 3, 13. V, 1,
24. Mids. Ill, 2, 264. As II, 7. 61. All's I, 3, 239.
John V, 1, 15. H4B 111, 1, 43. Troil. V, 10, 35. Rom.
II, 3, 24. Mcb. IV, 3, 214 (—s). Hml. V, 2, 325. Lr.
IV, 7, 27 (thy m. =: that which may cure thee). Cymb.
V, 5, 29. gold preserving life in m. potable, H4B IV,
5, 163 (cf. Gold).
2) any thing particularly operating on the human
body or mind ; poison : sick, sick ! If not, I'll ne'er
trust m. Lr. V, 3, 96. work on, my m., work! 0th. IV.
1, 46. a philter: if the rascal have not given me — s.
to make me love him, H4A 11, 2, 19. Ihave drunk ■ — s,
21. by spells and — s bought of mountebanks, 0th. I,
3, 61. the philosopher's stone: Plutus that knows the
tinct and multiplying m. All's V, 3, 102. coming from
him, that great m. hath with his tinct gilded thee. Ant.
I, 5, 36.
3) physician : I have seen a m. that's able to breathe
life into a stone. All's U, 1, 75. Camillo, preserver of
my father, now of me, the m. of our house , Wint. IV,
4, 598. meet we the m. of the sickly weal, and with
him pour we ... each drop of us, Mcb. V, 2, 27.
Medicine, vb. to restore by physic, to cure : nor
-all the drowsy syrups of the world shall ever m. thee
to that sweet sleep, 0th. HI, 3, 332. great griefs m.
the less, Cymb. IV, 2, 243.
Meditate, 1) to contemplate, to muse, to revolve
„ subject in the mind : —ipg with two deep divines,
R3 111, 7, 75. look, he ~s, Caes. V, 5, 12. With a
clause: with — ing that she must die once, Caes. IV, 3,
191. With on: are you —ing on virginity? All's I, 1,
121. H8 IV, 2, 79.
2) to have in contemplation, to study, to plan;
trans. : — ing that shall dye your white rose in a bloody
red, H4A II, 4, 60 (i. e. that which shall dye etc. viz
blood, combat). With on: I will m. upon some horrid
message, Tw. Ill, 4, 219. soldiers that nothing do but
m. on blood, H5 V, 2, 60.
Meditation, 1) thought: 0 fearful m. Sonn. 65,
9. with wings as swift as m. Hml. I, 5, 30. uncleanly
apprehensions ...in session sit with — s lawful, 0th.
Ill, 3, 141.
2) deep thought, contemplation: in maiden m.
Mids. II, 1, 164. thou keepest the stroke betwixt thy
begging and my m. R3 IV, 2, 118. thi-ust yourselves
into my private —s, H8 II, 2, 66. Ill,, 2, 345. Espe-
cially thought employed upon sacred objects: let us
all to m. H6B III, 3, 33. divinely bent to m. R3 III, 7,
62. on his knees at m. 73. continual — s, tears, and
sorrows, H8 IV, 2, 28.
Mediterranean, adj. concerning the sea betwefn
Europe and Africa: the M.flote, Tp. 1, 2, 234.
Mediterraneum , the Mediterranean sea: LLL
V, 1, 61 (Armado's speech).
Medlar, the tree Mespilus Germanica, and its
fruit (quibblingly confounded with meddler): they
would else have married me to the rotten m. Meas. IV,
3, 184. I'll graff it with you, and then I shall graff
it with a m. As 111, 2, 125. you'll he rotten ere you be
half ripe, and that's the right virtue of the m. 12S. now
will we sit under a m. tree, and ivish his mistress were
that kind of fruit as maids call — s, when they laugh
alone, Rom. II, 1, 34 (i. e. open-arse), there's a m.for
thee, eat it. Dost hate a m.7 Ay, though it look like
thee. An thou hadst hated — s .sooner, thou shouldst
have loved thyself better now, Tim. IV, 3, 305.
Meed, 1) reward, recompense, hire: for thy m.
a thousand honey secrets shali thou know, Ven. 15.
when great treasure is the m. proposed, Lucr. 132.
duty never yet did want his m. Gent. II, 4, 112. for
my m. V, 4, 23. m. I have received none, Wiv. 11, 2,
211. to receive the m. of punishment, LLL I, 1, 270
(Armado's letter), when service sweat for duty, not
for m. As II, 3, 58. for his m. he is mewed up, R3 I,
3, 139. hired for m. I, 4, 234. when I have my m. 289.
and for his m. was brow-bound with the oak. Cor. II,
2, 101. thanks to men of noble minds is honourable m.
Tit. 1, 216. there's m. for m., death for a deadly deed,
V, 3, 66. labour be his m. Cymlc. HI, 5, 168.
2) deserved praise, merit, worth: that we, the sons
of brave Plantagenet, each one already blazing by our
— s, should join our lights, H6C 11, 1, 36. my m. hath
got me fame, IV, 8, 38. no m. but he repays sevenfold
above itself, Tim. I, 1, 288. but in the imputation laid
on him by them, in his m. he is unfellowed, Hml. V, 2,
149.
Meek, 1) humble, spiritless, tame: feeble desire,
all recreant, poor and m. , like to a bankrupt beggar
wails his case, Lucr. 710. doing the honour of thy
lordliness to one so m. Ant. V, 2, 162.
2) indulgent, mild, gentle : they can be m. that have
no other cause. Err. II, 1, 33. hadst thou been m. , our
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M
title still had slept, H6C II, 2, 160. you're m. and
humble -mouthed, H8 II, 4, 107. affable wolves, m.
bears. Tim. Ill, 6, 105. that I am m. and gentle with
these butchers, Caes. Ill, 1, 255.
Adverbially : this Duncan hath borne his faculties
so m. Mcb. 1, 7, 17.
Meekly, gently, kindly: to hear m. and to laugh
moderately, LLL I, 1, 199.
Meekness, gentleness, indulgent kindness: R3
II, 2, 107. H8 II, 4, 109. 138. V, 3, 62.
Meet, adj. 1) answering the purpose, proper, fit,
good, decent: let me have what thou thinlcest m. and
is most mannerly, Gent. II, 7, 58. we thought itm. to
hide our love, Meas. I, 2, 156. I do confess it and
repent it. 'tis m. so, II, 3, 30. if you think it m., com-
pound with him by the year, IV, 2, 25. such m. food
to feed it, Ado I, 1, 122. find me a m. hour to draw
Don Pedro and the count alone, II, 2, 33. LLL V, 2,
237. Shr. Ind. 2, 133. V, 2, 141. John V, 7, 94. H4A
IV, 1, 33. H4B IV, 2, 117. R3 III, 5, 74. Troil. I, 3,
333. Cor. 111,1, 168. 170. Tit. V, 3, 165. Caes. I,
2, 170. Hml. I, 5, 171. V, 1, 72. Lr. I, 2, 200. IV,
7, 11. 0th. I, 1, 146. Ant. V, 1, 49. Per. Ill, 1, 55.
With for: for any or for all these exercises he said
that Proteus was m. Gent. I, 3, 12. — est for death,
Merch. IV, 1, 115. Wint. II, 2, 46. R2 V, 3, 118. H5
I, 2, 254. Tit. Ill, 1, 179. Hml. V, 1, 105. With an
inf.: m. to be an emperor's counsellor , Gent. II, 4, 77.
York is — est man to be your regent, H6B I, 3, 163.
m. to be sent on errands, Caes. IV, 1, 13. With a
clause; either the subjunctive or should following:
it is not m. the council hear a riot, Wiv. I, 1, 36. it is
very m. the Lord JBassanio live an upright life, Merch.
III, 5, 78. it is m. I presently set forth, IV, 1, 404.
H5 II, 4, 15. 21. H6B III, 1, 237. 291. Troil. I, 3,
358. Caes. 1, 2, 314. Ill, 2, 146. IV, 3, 125. Hml. I,
5, 107. Ant. II, 6, 2. Cymb. I, 5, 16. {( is not m. that
I should be sad, H4B II, 2, 42. is it m. that ive should
also be an ass and a fool? H5 IV, 1, 79. it is not m.
he should, 104. is't m. that he should leave the helm ?
H6C V, 4, 6. R3 II, 2, 139. Troil. II, 2, 72. Caes.
II, 1, 155. ,1V, 3, 7. Mob. V, 1, 18. HmL III, 3, 31.
0th. IV, 2, 107. — Comp. —er: H5 I, 2, 254. Ant.
V, 1, 49. Superl. —est: Merch. IV, 1, 115. H6B I, 3,
163. R3 III, 5, 74.
Adverbially: where we'll show what's yet behind,
that m. you all should know (the later Ff and M. Edd.
that's m.) Meas. V, 545. if it end so m., the bitter past,
more welcome is the sweet, All's V, 3, 333.
2) quit, even: he'll be m. with you. Ado I, 1, 47.
Meet, vb. (impf. and partic. met) 1) to encounter,
to come face to face, by going in different directions ;
trans.: I met her deity cutting the clouds, Tp. IV, 92.
Friar Laurence met them both, Gent. V, 2, 37. I would
my husband would m. him in this shape, Wiv. IV, 2,
86. 97. Err. IV, 2, 56. IV, 3, 1. V, 152. Ado II, 1,
46. Mcb. V, 2, 6. Ant. I, 5, 61 etc. = to go the way
by which another is coming, in order to salute and
join him: they are going to m. him, Wiv. IV, 3, 3. they
are gone but to m. the duke, IV, 5, 72. him I'll desire
to m. me at the consecrated fount, Meas. IV, 3, 102.
• 136. IV, 4, 6. his purpose —s you, Troil. IV, 1, 36.
thou shah be met with thanks, Tim. V, 1, 164. Meta-
phorically: met your loves in their own fashion, IAAj
V, 2, 793. have I with all my full affections still met
the king? H8 III, 1, 130. let us m. them like necessities.
H4B III, 1, 93; cf. and m. the time as it seeks us,
Cymb. IV, 3, 33.
2) to encounter as an enemy ; trans. : breasted the
surge thai met him, Tp. II, 1, 117. I shaltm. your wit
in the career, Ado V, 1, 135. ftin to m. displeasure,
John V, 1, 60. our party may well m. a prouder foe,
79. m. him, R2 I, 1, 63. / dare m. Surrey in a wilder-
ness, IV, 74. H4B IV, 1, 16. H6A III, 4, 43. IV, 2,
27 etc. etc. Intr. : whose ridges with the — ing clouds
contend, Ven. 820. he and I shall m. Ado V, 1, 196.
where two raging fires m. together, Shr. II, 133. two
desperate men which in the very — ing fall, John III,
1, 33. R2 III, 3, 54. H4A I. 1, 12. H6A I, 3, 81. 82.
IV, 1, 22. H6C II, 1, 120 etc. Followed by with: we
must prepare to m. with Caliban, Tp. IV, 166. the king
with mighty and quick-raised power — s with Lord
Harry, H4A IV, 4, 13. / must go and m. with danger
there, H4B II, 3, 48.
3) to join, to come in contact: they all have met
again and are upon the Mediterranean flote, Tp. I, 2,
233. is leaning cheek to cheek nothing? is —ing noses?
Wint. I, 2, 285 (0. Edd. mealing) ; cf. they met so near
with their lips, 0th. II, 1, 265. powers from home and
discontents at home m. in one line , John IV, 3, 152.
many ways m. in one town, H5 I, 2, 208. by the con-
flux of — ing sap, Troil. I, 3, 7. Hence = to concur,
to operate together: both our inventions m. and jump
in one, Shr. I, 1, 195. when means and lavish manners
m. together, H4B IV, 4, 64. patience perforce with
wilful choler — ing makes my flesh tremble in their
different greeting, Rom. I, 5, 91. all three do m. in
thee at once. III, 3, 120. ivhen these prodigies do so
conjointly m. Caes. I, 3, 29. how rarely does it m. with
this time's guise, when man was wished to love his
enemies, Tim. IV, 3, 472.
4) to find, to light on, and hence to get, to gain,
to experience; trans.: when thou dost m. good hap,
Gent. I, 1, 15. should m. the blow of justice, Meas. II,
2, 30. when in the streets he — s such golden gifts,
Err. Ill, 2, 188. you are come to m. your trouble, Ado
I, 1, 97. 7 cannot m. my Hermia, Mids. II, 1, 193. if I
could m. that fancy -monger , As III, 2, 382. I'll beat
him, if I can m, him. All's II, 3, 253. 256. — ing the
check of such another day, H4A V, 5, 42. by what by-
paths I met this crown, H4B IV, 5, 186. how soon this
mightiness — s misery, H8 Prol. 30. would I could m.
that rogue Diomed, Troil. V, 2, 190. when we may
profit m. Tim. V, 1, 45. m. the old course of death,
Lr. Ill, 7, 101. he was met even now as mad as the
vexed sea, IV, 4, 1. you'll never m. a more sufficient
man, 0th. Ill, 4, 91. m. reproach, IV, 1, 48. Intr.,
followed by with: cry out for thee, but they ne'er m.
with Opportunity, Lucr. 903. though they (flowers)
with winter m. Sonn. 5, 13. if that flower with base
infection m. 94, 11. — ing 'with Salerio by the way,
Merch. Ill, 2, 231. — ing with an old religious man.
As V, 4, 166. elsewhere they m. with charity, Shr. IV,
3,6. thou mettest with things dying, I with things new-
born, Wint. Ill, 3, 117. hath now himself met with the
fall of leaf, R2 III, 4,49. if they m. not with Saint
Nicholas' clerks, H4A II, 1, 67. I muse we met not
with the Dauphin's grace, H6A II, 2, 19. hast thou met
with him? Rom. II, 5, 19. when Caesar's wife shall
m. with belter dreams, Caes. II. 2, 99.
5) to come together- the p'-inripal men of the army
— ing one evening, Lucr. Arg. 5 would I flame dis-
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tinctly, then m. and join, Tp. I, 2, 201. nor lefitting
this first — ing, V, 166. where m. wel Gent. IV, 2, 84.
at the very instant of Falstaff's and our — ing, Wiv.
V, 3, 16. ere the ships could m. Err. I, 1, y)l. Ado
1, 1, 63. As V, 2, 121. All's IV, 5, 92. Tw. V, 172.
Troil. IV, 2, 73. Tim. Ill, 4, 3. Mcb. I, 1, 1. Hml.
II, 2, 216 etc. = to see each other after a long ab-
sence: both stood, like old acquaintance in u trance,
met far from home, Lucr. 1696. these are the parents
to these children, which accidentally are met together,
Err. V, 361. 0 my gentle brothers, have we thus met?
Cymb- V, 5, 375. ::= to have a rendezvous: another
embassy of — ing, Wiv. Ill, 5, 132. we could never m.
V, 5, 121. = to assemble in council: therefore we m.
not now, H4A I, 1, 30. are summoned to m. anon. Cor.
II, 3, 152. andm. in the hall together, Mcb. II, 3, 140.
to.be met = to be assembled: as Falstaff, she and I
are newly met, Wiv. IV, 4, 52. are we all metl Mids.
III, 1, 1. a crew of patches were met together, III, 2,
II, when the parties were met, As V, 4, 105. where-
fore we are met, H6 V, 2, 1. E3 III, 4, 1. H8 V, 3, 2.
Per. V, 1, 243. many of the consuls, raised and met,
are at the duke's, 0th. I, 2, 43. — Having with after
it: and m. with me upon the rising ..., Gent. V, 2, 45.
Falstaff at that oak shall m. wirii us, Wiv. IV, 4, 42.
I'll m. with you upon the mart, Err. I, 2, 27. in the
instant that I met with you, IV, 1, 9. to-morrow will I
m. with thee, Mids. I, 1, 178. thereto m. with Macbeth,
Mcb. I, 1, 7 etc.
Used in the partic, joined with an adverb, as a
kind of salutation: you are well met. As 111,3, 65.
Shr. 1, 2, 164. Wint. V, 2, 139. HS IV, 1, 1. Cor.
IV, 2, 11. you are very well met, Wiv. I, 1, 200. As
III, 3, 76. you are fortunately met, Mids. IV, 1, 182.
you are happily met, Shr. IV, 4, 19. you are kindly met,
Tim. Ill, 2, 30. EUiptically: fairly met, Meas. V, 1.
H5 V, 2, 10. happily met, Shr. IV, 5, 59. Rom. IV, 1,
18. ill met by moonlight, proud Titania, Mids. 11, 1, 60.
well met, Wiv. Ill, 2, 9. Err. IV, 3, 45. As V, 3, 7.
John II, 1. IV, 3, 21. R2 11, 2, 41. H5 11, 1, 1. R3
II, 3, 1. Ill, 2, 110. IV, 1, 5. HS I, 1, 1. II, 2, 13.
Tim. Ill, 4, 1. 0th. II, 1, 214. Ant. II, 6, 57. exceed-
ingly well met, LLL III, 145. heartily well met, Cor.
IV, 3, 63. very well met, Meas. IV, 1, 26.
Transitively, = to be with , to go to , to come
together with : how hast thou met us here? Tp. V, 136.
hid him make haste and m. me at the North-gate, Gent.
■Ill, 1, 258. where shall I m. you ? IV, 3, 43. the hour
that Silvia should m. me, Y, 1, 3. engrossed opportuni-
ties to m. her, Wiv. II, 2, 204. m. the senate, Cor. II,
3, 149. / shall not dine at home; I m. the captains at
the citadel, 0th. Ill, 3, 69. Wiv. IV, 4, 18. Meas. I,
2, 76. Err. Ill, 1, 7. 122. Ado V, 1, 152. Mids. 1, 1,
166. John IV, 3, 11 etc. go m. the French = go to
tlie French, John V, 1, 6. / will go m. them, Troil.
IV, 2, 72. I will go m. the ladies. Cor. V, 4, 55. I go
to m. the nobleBrutus, Caes. V, 3, 73. 1 will go m. him,
0th. Ill, 4, 138 (= go to him, seek him)
6) to come to an assembly, to appear, to be pre-
sent: 'tis past the hour that Sir Hugh promised to m.
Wiv. II, 3, 5. much upon this time have I promised here
to m. Meas. IV, 1, 18. as you love Rosalind, m. , and
as Hove no woman, I'llm. As V, 2, 129.
Meeting, subst. 1) a coming together, interview,
assembly: Pilgr. 290. Wiv. II, 1, 97. HI, 1, 92. IV, 4,
15. AdoV, 1,335. LLL V, 2, 318. Wint. IV, 4, 4.
Schmidt, the EilglisI) of .?li.TUe.speave.
64. H5 V, 2, 1. H6C 11, 2, 121. R3 I, 1, 7. Tit. IV,
4, 102. Mcb. Ill, 4, 37. 109.
2) place of coming together: our m. is Bridge-
north, H4A 111, 2. 174.
Meeting-place, place of coming together: Cymb.
IV, 1, 26.
Meetly, in a proper manner, well: you can do
better yet, but this is m. Ant. I, 3, SI. •
Mcetness, fitness, propriety : /ound a kind of m.
to be diseased ere that there was true needing, Sonn.
118,7.
Meg, diminutive of Margaret: Tp. 11, 2, 50. Wiv.
II, 1, 152. Ado III, 4, 8. 103. In H6B III, 2, 26 O.
Edd. Nell, some M. Edd, Meg.
Melny, followers, retinue : they summoned up their
m. Lr. U, 4, 35 (Qq men). In Cor. HI, 1, 66 0. Edd.
meyny = multitude; M. Edd. many.
Meisen, a country in Germany: H5 I, 2, 53.
Melancholy, subst. gloomy temper, depression
of spirits, sadness: Sonn. 45, 8. Err. 1, 2, 20. V, 79
(80 masc; 81 fem.). Ado II, 1, 14. 154. 111,2, 54.
LLL 1, 1, 234. I, 2, 8. Ill, 69. IV, 3, 15. Mids. I, 1,
14. As 11, 5, 13. Ill, 2, 312. IV, 1, 10. 15. Shr. Ind.
2, 135. All's I, 2, 56. 111,2,9. Tw. II, 4, 116. 11,5,
3, 222. Wint. IV, 4, 790. John III, 3, 42. R2 V, 6,
20. H4A 1, 2, 88. II, 3, 49. H6B V, 1, 34. Troil. II,
3,94. 111,1,76. Tit. II. 3, 33. Tim. IV, 3, 203. 402.
Caes. V, 3, 67. Hml. II, 2, 630. Ill, 1, 173. Lr. 1, 2,
147. Ant. IV, 9, 12. Cvmb. IV, 2, 203. 208. Per. I, 2,
2. 11,3,91.
Melancholy, adj. depressed in spirits, sad: Ven.
313; Gent. Ill, 2, 62. Wiv. II, 1, 156. 157. Ado II, 1,
6. 221. 357. V, 1, 123. LLL 1, 2, 2. IV, 3, 14. V, 2,
14. As II, 1, 26. 41. II, 5, 10. IV, 1, 3. All's HI, 2, 4.
111,6,89. Tw. II, 4, 76. H4A 1, 2, 83. H6BIV, 1,4.
R31, 1,136. 111,1,3. V, 3, 6S. Troil, 1, 2, 27. Per.
II, 3, 54. Used of things, = gloomy, dreary : Err. V.
120. Mevch. I, 1, 101. AsII, 7, 111. R3 I, 4, 45. IV,
4, 32. Rom. IV, 5, 86. Per.V, 1,222. Applied blunder-
ingly by Mrs Quickly: Wiv. 1, 4, 96. Evans says: how
— ies I am, 111, \; 13.
Meleager, the Greek hero, not named, but alluded
to: H6B 1, 1, 235.
Melfoi-d, place in England: H6B 1, 3, 25.
Mell , to meddle , to have to do : men are to m.
with, boys are not to kiss, All's IV, 3, 257.
Mellifluous, flowing with sweetness, honey-
sweet: a m. voice, Tiv. II, 3, 54 (used by Sir Toby with
intentional affectation).
Mellow, adj. soft with ripeness, full ripe: Ven.
527. Cor. IV, 6, 100. Hml. Ill, 2, 201.'Cymb.III,3, 63.
Mellow, vb. to ripen; intr.: LLL IV, 2, 72. Tw.
I, 2, 43. R3 IV, 4, 1. —ed = ripened: H6C HI, 3, 104.
R3 HI, 7, 168.
Melodious, full of harmony, delighting the ear :
Ven. 431. Pilgr. 111. 360. Gent. I, 2, 86. Wiv. Ill,
1, 18. Tit. II, 3, 27. Ill, 1, 86. Hml. IV, 7, 183.
Melody, pleasing sounds, music: Lucr. 1108.
Mids. I, 1, 189. II, 2, 13. H4B III, 1, 14. Troil. II, 1,
75. Tit.II, 3, 12. 111,2,64. IV, 4, 86.
Melt (impf. and partic. melted; partic. molten
only applied to metals, and placed before its subst.)
1) trans, a) to dissolve, to make liquid: when sun
doth m. their snoio, Lucr. 1218. Tit. Ill, 1, 20. till the
wicked fire of lust have —ed him in his own grease,
Wiv. II, 1, 69. they loould m. me out of my fat, IV, 5,
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99. to what metal this counterfeit lump of ore will he
—ed, All's III, 6, 40. the —ed snow, H5 III, 5, 50. to
m. the city leads upon your pates. Cor. IV, 6, 82. the
gold will I m. Ant. II, 5, 34. molten lead, H4A V, 3,
34. Lr. IV, 7, 48. molten coin, Tim. Ill, 1, 55.
b) to soften, to touch "with, pity : that which — eth
fools, Caes. Ill, 1, 42. nor let pity m. thee. Per. IV, 1, 7.
c) to waste away, to reduce to nothing, to make
away with (cf. above: Wiv. II, 1, 69): yet sometimes
falls an orient drop (i.e. a tear) beside, which her cheek
■ — s, as scorning it should pass, Ven. 982 (^= dries up,
suck.s in), shall never m. mine honour into lust, Tp.
IV, 27 (destroy my honour by changing it to lust;
destroy it by lust), the morning ... — ingihe darkness,
V, 66. this loeak impress of love is as a figure trenched
in ice, which with an hour's heat dissolves to water and
doth lose his form. A little time will m. her frozen
thoughts, and worthless Valentine shall be forgot, Gent.
Ill, 2, 9 (will make an end to her love-thoughts which
now seem firmly rooted), cf. lest zeal, now — ed hy
the windy breath of soft petitions, pity and remorse, cool
and congeal again to what is was, John II, 477 (=
lest zeal, now extinct, again gain life and form), my
love to Hermia, — ed as the snow, Mids. IV, 1, 171. the
hearts... do discandy, m. their sweets on blossoming
Caesar, Ant. IV, 12, 22 (= lose their sweets for me,
and bestow or waste them on Caesar), the opinion that
fire cannot m. out of me, Ado I, 1, 234. Reflexively :
and the continent . . . m. itself into the sea, H4B III, 1,
48. With away: being three parts — ed away with
rotten dews , Cor. II, 3, 35. tears will quietly ?n. thy
life away, Tit. Ill, 2, 51. to m. myself away in water-
drops, R2 IV, 262. With down: wouldst have — ed
down thy youth in different beds of lust, Tim. IV, 3, 256.
2) intr. a) to dissolve, to become liquid: my smooth
moist hand would seem to m. Ven., 144. snow — s with
the sun, 750. 1073. H6B III, 1,' 223. H6C II, 6, 6.
III, 2, 61. Applied to clouds beginning to rain: ivhen
tempest of commotion doth begin to m. and drop upon
our bare unarmed heads, H4B II, 4, 393. stain the sun
with fog, as sometime clouds when they do hug him in
their — ing bosoms. Tit. Ill, 1, 214. cf. what ribs oj
oak, when mountains m. on them, can hold the mortise,
0th. II, 1, 8.
b) to be softened to any gentle and tender passion :
his tail cool shadow to his — ing buttock lent, Ven. 315.
m. at my tears, Lucr. 594. my heart hath — ed at a
lady's tears, John V, 2, 47. they must perforce have
— ed, R2 V, 2, 35. — ed at the sweet tale of the sun's,
H4A II, 4, 134. if you m., then will she run mad. III,
I, 212. open as day for — ing charity, H4B IV, 4, 32
(Q meeting). J should m. at an offender's tears, H6B
111,1, 126. steel thy —ing heart, H6C II, 2, 41. H8
II, 3, 12. I m. and am not of stronger earth than others,
Cor. V, 3, 28. to steel with valour the — ing spirits of
women, Caes. II, 1, 122. Often applied to tears: each
flower moistened like a — ing eye, Lucr. 1227. appear
to him all — ing, Compl. 300. a sea of — ing pearl,
which .some call tears, Gent. Ill, 1, 224. that will dry
thy — ing tears, H6C I, 4, 174. I that did never weep
now m. with woe, II, 3, 46. — ing with tenderness , R3
IV, 3, 7. learn of us to m. in showers, Tit. V, 3, 161.
unused to the — ing mood, 0th. V, 2, 349.
c) to lose form and substance, to be reduced to
nothing, to fade away, to vanish: the boy was — ed
like a vapour from her sight, Ven. 1166. the morning's
sillier — ing dew against the golden splendour of the
sun, Lucr. 25 (i. c. melting against the sun. M. Edd.
silver-melting'), candied he they (twenty consciences)
and m. ere they molest, Tp. II, 1, 280 (cf above: Gent.
III, 2, 9 & John II, 477). are —ed into air, Tp. IV,
150. against whose charms faith — eth into blood. Ado
II, 1, 187. manhood is — ed into courtesies, IV, 1, 321.
and showers of oaths did m. Mids. I, 1, 246. she — ed
into air, Wint. HI, 3, 37. what seemed corporal — ed
as breath into the wind, Mcb. I, 3, 81. 0 that this too
too solid flesh would m. Hml. I, 2, 129. to flaming youth
let virtue he as wax, and m. in her own fire. III, 4, 85.
let Home in Tiber m. Ant. I, 1, 33. m. Egypt into Nile,
II, 6, 78. authority — s from me. III, 13, 90. the crown
o'the earth doth m, IV, 15, 63. till he had — ed from
the smallness of a gnat to air, Cymb. I, 3, 20. that on
the touching of her lips I may m. and no more be seen,
Per. V, 3, 43. cf. H6C II, 6, 6.
nielun (0. Edd. Meloone or Melloone) French
name: John IV, 3, 15. V, 2, 1. V, 4, 9. V, 5, 10.
member, 1) limb : festered — s rot but by degree,
H6A III, 1, 192. I'll lop a m. off, V, 3, 15. them
shouldst not bear from me a Greekish m. Troil. IV, 5,
130. Cor. I, 1, 99. 115. 153. 0th. Ill, 4, 147. Ant. 1,
2,171 (perhaps obscene quibbling. Hamaei numbers').
2) one of a community: Meas. IV, 2, 39. V, 237.
LLL IV, 1, 41. IV, 2, 78. Merch. Ill, 5, 37. H5 V, 2,
5. Cor. II, 3, 13. In general, one belonging to, and
partaking of, something: all — s of our cause, H4B
IV, 1, 171. the slave, am. of the country's peace, H5
IV, 1, 298. count wisdom as no ?». of the war, Troil.
1, 3, 198. that Imay be a m. of his love, 0th. 111,4, 1 12.
lleiuoralile, 1) kept in memory, remembered'
witness our too much m. shame when Cressy battle fa-
tally ivas sti-uck, H5 II, 4, 63.
2) tending to preserve the remembrance of some-
thing, commemorative : he sends you this most m. line,
in every branch truly demonstrative, H6 II, 4, 88. /
wear it for a m. honour, IV, 7, 109. loorn as a m.
trophy of predeceased valour, V, 1. 76.
Memorandum, a note to help the memory: — s
of bawdy-houses, H4A 111, 3, 179.
Sfemorial, subst. something to preserve remem-
brance, a souvenir, a monument: this line, which for
m. still loith thee shall stay, Sonn. 74, 4. let us satisfy
our eyes with the — s and the things of fame that do
renouin this city, Tw. Ill, 3, 23. the primitive .statue
and oblique m. of cuckolds, Troil. V, 1, 61.
lUemorial, adj. given in memory of something:
takes my glove and gives m. dainty kisses to it, Troil.
V, 2, SO.
Sleniorixe, to make memorable, to make glorious :
from her will fall some blessing to this land, which shall
in it be — d, H8 III, 2, 52. or m. another Golgotha,
Mcb. I, 2, 40.
Memory, 1) the power of remembering things,
recollection: Sonn. 77, 9. Tp. I, 2, 101. Wiv. IV, 1,
84. Err. V, 314. LLL IV, 1, 99. IV, 2, 71. V, 2, 150.
Merch. I, 3, 55. Ill, 5, 71. H4B IV, 1, 202. HS III,
2, 303. Cor. I, 9. 91. Rom. Ill, 2, 110. Mcb. I, 7,
65. V, 3, 41. Hml. I, 3, 58. 85. I, ,5, 96. 98. II, 2,
470. V, 2, 119. 0th. IV, 1, 20. Cymb. II, 2, 44. Ill,
4, 97. our great court made me to blame in m. III. 5,
61 (= with respect to m.; made me forgetful). Plur.
— ies: toiled their unbreathed — ies, Mids. V, Ti. freshly
pitied in our — ies. H8 V, 3. 31.
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2) a retaining of past ideas, remembrance; absol.:
wear their state out ofm. Sonn. 15, 8. he shall never
cutfromm. my sweet love's beauty, 63, 11. charactered
with lasting m. 122, 2. shall be of little m. Tp. II, 1,
233 (shall be soon forgotten), many things of worthy
m. Shr. IV, 1, 84. your grandfather of famous m. H5
IV, 7, 95. that ever-living man of m. H6A-IV, 3, 51
(= man of ever-living m.). I'll note you in my booh
ofm. H6A II, 4, 101 ; cf. H6B 1, 1, 100. let m. upbraid
my falsehood, Troil. Ill, 2, 196. he shall have a noble
m. Cor. V, 6, 155. bare hateful m. Ant. IV, 9, 9. /
have some rights of m. in this kingdom, Hml. V, 2, 400
(rights living in the remembrance of men, traditional
rights). With a genitive or a poss. pron. : his tender
heir might bear his m. Sonn. I, 4. 56, 8. 81, 3. the
wrinkles ...of mouthed graves will give thee m. 77, 6.
leave no m. of what it was, Gent. V, 4, 10. Wint. V,
1,50. H4BIV, 1, 81. IV. 4, 75. IV, 5, 216. H6A I,
e, 23 (in m. of her). H8 III, 2, 418. Tim. V, 4, 80.
Hml. I, 2, 2. Ill, 2, 139.
3) that which calls to remembrance , memorial :
0 youm. of old Sir Rowland, As II, 3, 3. that sur-
name , a good m. and witness of the malice and dis-
pleasure which thou shouldsi bear me, Cor. IV, 5, 77.
beg a hair of him for m. Caes. Ill, 2, 139. these weeds
are — ies of those worser hours , Lr. IV, 7, 7. till by
degrees the m. of my womb . . . lie graveless, Ant. Ill,
13, 163. Perhaps also in Cor. V, 1, 17.
Slemiihls, town of ancient Egypt; thought by
the poet to have been the name of a person: a statelier
pyramis to her I'll rear than Rhodope's or — 'ever
was, H6A I, 6, 22.
Menace, vb. to threaten; absol.: who ever knew
the heavens m. so? Caes. I, 3, 44. trans.; m. me, US
I, 4, 175. H8 I, 1, 183. Kom. V, 3, 133. to whom by
oath he — d revenge upon the cardinal, H8 I, 2, 137.
Menaces, subst. threats: Lr. I, 2, 159.
lUenaphon, name: Err. V, 368.
Menas, name in Ant. I, 4, 48. II, 1, 32. II, 6,
99 etc.
Mend, 1) trans, a) to repair from breach or decay :
like the — ing of highways, Merch. V, 263. let the
botcher m. him, Tw. I, 5, 51. 52. H4A II, 4, 130. H4B
III, 2, 176. H5 IV, 8, 74. Tim. IV, 3, 285. Caes. I,
1, 18. 20. like a chime a — ing, Troil. I, 3, 159.
b) to make better, to improve: in others' works
thou dost but m. the style, Sonn. 78, 11. thus I m. it,
Err. II, 2, 107. where fair is not, praise cannot m. the
brow, LLL IV, 1, 17. we will m. thy wages. As II, 4,
941 God m. your voices, V, 3, 42. it would m. the
lottery. All's I, 3, 92. would that have — ed my hair?
Tw. I, 3, 102. this is an art which does m. nature,
Wint. IV, 4, 96. to m. her kissing, 163. I will m. thy
feast, Tim. IV, 3, 282. 283. 284. to m. it (life) or be
rid on't, Mcb. Ill, 1, 114. m. his pace, Hml. V, 1, 64.
m. your speech, Lr. 1, 1, 96. upon my — ed judgment,
Cymb. I, 4, 49. = to add to, to increase the value
of: over and beside Signior Baptista's liberality, I'll
m. it with a largess, Shr. I, 2, 151. you m. the jewel
by the wearing it, Tim. 1, 1, 172. to m. the petty pre-
sent. Ant. I, 5, 45. I cannot m. it ^ I cannot help it,
it is not my fault: R2 II, 3, 151. Ill, 2, 100. cf. will
this gear ne'er be — ed? Troil. I, 1, 6 (= will you
ever lament thus?). Used of health to be restored:
God m. him, H4B I, 2, 124. In a moral sense : show
now your — ed faiths, John V, 7, 75. hollow hearts
I fear ye; m. 'em, H8 III, 1, 105. And reflexively:
bid the dishonest man m. himself, Tw. I, 5, 50.
So God m. me, used as an oath: by my troth, and
in good earnest, and so God m. me, and by all pretty
oaths that are not dangerous. As IV, 1, 193. in good
sooth, and as true as I live, and as God shall m. me,
H4A m, 1, 255. God shall m. my soul! Rom. I, 5,
81. Godm. all! an expression of acquiescence in a
disagreeable truth: H8 I, 2, 201. Cymb. V, 5, 68.
our worser thoughts heaven m. Ant. I, 2, 64.
c) to set right, to correct, to repair what is amiss :
to m. the hurt that his unkindness marred, Ven. 478.
that fault may be —ed, Gent, III, 1, 328. Err. Ill, 2,
107. — ed. again, Meas. V, 91 ; cf. very well — ed, Shr.
V, 2, 25. think of this, and all is —ed, Mids. V, 431.
/ told him .. . of his oath-breaking, which he — ed thus,
by now forswearing that he is forsworn, H4A V, 2, 38.
you must return and m. it, Cor. 111,2, 26, what is amiss
plague and infection m. Tim. V, 1, 224. m. it for your
own good, Oth. II, 3, 304. = to adjust: he willm. the
ruff and sing. All's III, 2, 7. your crown's awry; I'll
m. it. Ant. V, 2, 322.
d) to make in a better way, to perform better than
before: whether we are — ed, or whether better they,
Sonn. 59, 11. those parts of thee that the world's eye
doth view want nothing that the thought of hearts can
m. 69, 2. were it not sinful then striving to m., to mar
the subject? 103, 9. will you go with me? we'll m. our
dinner here. Err. IV, 3, 60; cf. you have now a broken
banquet, but we'll m. it, H8 I, 4, 61. he can sing, and
in ushering m. him who can, LLL V, 2, 329 (Germ.
mache es besser wer hann). m. the instance. As III, 2,
70 (produce a better argument), to-morrow it (our
dinner) shall be — ed, Shr. IV, 1, 179. m. the plucking
off the other (boot) 151. what here shallmiss, our toil
shall strive to m. Bom. Prol. 14.
2) intr. a"l to become better, to improve: what
think you of this fool? doth he not m. ? Tw. I, 5, 80.
they are people such that m. upon the world, Cymb. 11,
4, 26 (= get the upperhand of the world ; cf. grow
in As I, 1, 91). = to recover: love me andm. AdoV,
2, 95. my long sickness of health and living now begins
to m. Tim. V, 1, 190. Used in a moral sense: go m.
Meas. Ill, 2, 28. if he m., he is no longer dishonest,
Tw. I, 5, 50. Ado II, 3, 239. Tim. V, 1, 92. Lr. II,
4, 232. Oth. IV, 3, 106.
b) to do better than before : if you pardon , we
will m. Mids. V, 437. m. and charge home. Cor. T, 4,
38. still he —s. Ant. I, 3, 82.
Mender, one who mends or repairs : am. of bad
soles, Caes. I, 1, 15.
Mends, subst. : if she be fair , 'tis the better for
her; an she be not, she has the m. in her own hands,
Troil. I, 1, 68 ; according to Dyce, = she must make
the best of it; according to Jervis, m. = remedy.
Menecrates, name in Ant. I, 4, 48.
Menelaus, the famous king of Sparta: Troil.
Prol. 9 etc. Prototype of cuckoldom: H6C II, 2, 147.
Troil. I, 1, 115. V, 1, 60.
Menenius (Agrippa) name in Cor. I, 1, 52 etc.
Menon, name in Troil. V, 5, 7.
Mental, pertaining to the mind, intellectual : the
still and m. parts , Troil. I, 3, 200. 'twixt his m. and
his active parts, II, 3, 184. what u. m. power this eye
shoots forth! Tim. I, 1, 31.
Menteith, county in Scotland: H4A I, 1, 73.
46*
714
M
JUention, subst. incidental notice taken and ex-
pressed in ■words: where no m. of me more must be
heard of, H8 III, 2, 434.
iUention, vb. to take and express occasional
notice of, to alledge, to name : Wint. IV, 1, 22. Tit.
V, 1, 107. Caes. Ill, 2, 140.
Mephostopliilus, name of the evil spirit in the
Historj of Faustus and in Marlowe's play ; used by
Pistol as a term of invective: Wiv. I, 1, 132.
JMercade, see Marcade.
Mercataute, see Marcantant.
Hercatio, name in Gent. I, 2, 12.
Mercenary, adj. venal, hired : my mind was never
yet more m. Merch. IV, 1, 418. soaked in m. blood, H5
IV, 7, 79. as if I had been m. Cor. V, 6, 41.
Mercenary, subst. a hired soldier : sixteen hundred
—s, H5 IV, 8, 93.
niercer, a silk-merchant: Meas. IV, 3, 11.
Merchandize, subst. 1) goods bought or sold in
trade, wares: Mids. II, 1, 134. Merch. I, 1, 40. H5
IV, 1, 155. Rom. II, 2, 84. Having the verb in the
singular: mym. makes me not sad, Merch. 1, 1, 45. in
the plural : the m. are all too dear for me, Ant. II, 5, 104.
2) trade, commerce : were he out of Venice, I can
make what m. I will, Merch. Ill, 1, 134.
'Merchandized, treated like an article of trade,
as a thing that may be bought and sold: that love is
m. whose rich esteeming the owner's tongue doth publish
everywhere, Sonn. 102, 3.
Merchant, 1) one who traffics to foreign coun-
tries: huge rocks ... the m. fears ere rick at home he
lands, Lucr. 336. the hopeless m. of this loss, IfiGO.
Tp. II, 1. 5. Err. I, 1,3. 7. 151. 1,2,3.24. 11,1,4.
V, 124. Merch. I, 3, 50. 111,1,26. 111,2,281. IV, 1,
23. 156. 174. 205. 233. 263. 299. Shr. I, 1, 12. II,
328. IV, 2, 98. H5 I, 2, 192. H8 I, 1, 96. Troil. I, 1,
106. I, 3, 359. II, 2, 69. 83. Tim. I, 1, 7. 242. Ant.
V, 2, 183. 184. how doth that royal m., good Antonio?
Merch. Ill, 2, 242. losses ... enow to press a royal m.
down, IV, 1, 29 (cf. Royal).
2) a ship of trade: the masters of some m. Tp. II,
1, 5. a whole — 's venture, H4B II, 4, 68.
3) a chap, fellow : this is a riddling m. H6A II,
3, 57. what saucy m. was this, thai was so full of his
ropery? Rom. II, 4, 153.
Merchant-Iilie, like a merchant: H6B IV, 1, 41.
Merchant-marring, ruiningmerchants: ;)i. rocks,
Merch. Ill, 2, 274.
MerciTul, disposed to pity, ready to forgive,
compassionate: Yen. 1155. Tp. V, 178. Meas. II, 2,
114. Ill, 2, 203. Ado III, 3, 64. Merch. IV, 1, 182.
233. All's IV, 3, 144. Wint. II, 3, 185. H5 II, 2, 47.
Ill, 2, 23. H6B IV, 2, 133. H8 V, 3, 61. Epil. 10. Tit.
I, 118. Rom. Ill, 3, 12. V, 3, 72. Mcb. II, 1, 7. IV, 3,
207. 0th. V, 2, 87.
Mercifully, with compassion, mildly: mock me
m. H5 V, 2, 214.
Merciless, pitiless, unfeeling: Ven. 821. Lucr.
1160. John 11, 214. H6B IV, 4, 33. H6CII, 0, 25.
R3 I, 3, 184. Mcb. I, 2, 9. With to: Err. I, 1, 100.
Mercurial, resembling Mercury: his foot M.
Cymb. IV, 2, 310 (light and nimble like that of Mer-
cury).
Mercury, 1) the ancient god, son and messenger
of Jove: LLL V, 2, 940. John IV, 2, 174. H4A IV,
1, 106. H5 II Chor. 7. R3 11,1, 88. IV, 3, 50. Troil.
II, 2, 45. IV, 3, 55. IV, 4, 14. Hml. Ill, 4, 58. Ant. IV,
15, 35. Patron of craftiness : Mercury endue thee with
leasing, Tw. I, 5, 105. littered under if. Wint. IV, 3,
25. M., lose all the serpentine craft of thy caduceus,
Troil. II, 3, 13. cf. Tit. IV, 1, 67.
2) name of a planet: Wint. IV, 3, 25. Tit. IV, 3,
55. IV, 4, 14.
Mercutio, name in Rom, I, 2, 70(?). 1,4, 95.
II, 1, 6 etc.
Mercy, 1) readiness to spare and forgive, grace,
clemency, pity: Sonn. 145, 5. Tp. Ill, 2, 78. "Epil. 18.
Meas. I, 1, 45. II, 1, 297. II, 2, 50. 63. II, 4, 112. Ill,
1,65. 111,2,207. IV, 2, 115. V, 412. 481. 489. Ado
IV, 1, 182. LLL IV, 1, 24. Merch. Ill, 3, 1. Ill, 5, 35.
IV, 1, 6. 184. As III, 1, 2. Wint. II, 1, 73. John IV, 1,
26. H4A I, 3, 132. H5 11, 2, 44. H6B I, 3, 160. IV,
8, 12. H6C II, 6, 46. IV, 8, 43. R3 I, 1, 151. Hml. I,
5, 169 etc. Plur. —ies, H8 II, 1, 70. With of: should
she kneel down in m. of this fact, Meas. V, 439; cf.
Hml. IV, 5, 200. With to: m. to thee would prove itself
a bawd, Meas. Ill, 1, 150. to solicit him for m. to his
country, Cor. V, 1, 73. in m. = out of pity: Meas. V,
439. H5 IV, 3, 83. H6B I, 3, 160. of his m., in the
same sense: God of his m, give you patience, H5 II,
2, 179. to have m. = to take pity: As I, 3, 2. R3 V,
3, 178. Troil. I, 2, 133. Cor. IV, 6, 108. 0th. V, 2,
58. usually followed by on or upon: Lord have m. on
us, LLL V, 2, 419. All's II, 3, 224. Tw. Ill, 4, 152.
184. H6A I, 4, 70. H6B I, 3, 219. H8 III, 2, 262.
Hml. IV, 5, 199. Lr. Ill, 4, 75. 0th. V, 2, 35. Ant. V,
2, 175. to render m. = to show pity: Merch. IV, 1,
88. 378. to take m. on = to be merciful to: H5 II, 4,
103. H6A IV, 3, 34. / cry you m. = I beg vour
pardon: Wiv. Ill, 5, 27. Meas. IV, 1, 10. Ado I, 2', 27.
11,1,353. H4A 1,3,212. IV, 2, 57. H6A V, 3, 109.
H6B I, 3, 142. R3 I, 3, 235. II, 2, 104. IV, 1, 19. IV,
4, 515. Rom. IV, 5, 141. 0th. IV, 2, 88. V, 1, 69. /
cry your tvorships m. Mids. Ill, 1, 182. / cri/ your
honour m. H8 V, 3, 78. / omitted : cry you m. Gent.
V, 4, 94. Lr. Ill, 6, 54. cry m. R3 V, 3, 224. Impera-
tively: cry the man m. As III, 5, 61. Sy m. in Tim. Ill,
5, 55, explained by some as = by your leave, under
your pardon.
Often used as an exclamation of surprise or fear :
m., m., this is a devil, Tp. II, 2, 101. 0 m., God! what
masking stuff is here! Shr. IV, 3,87. God's m., maiden,
does it curd thy blood, All's I, 3, 155. name ofm., when
was this? Wint. Ill, 3, 105. alack, for m. Tp. I, 2, 436.
God, for thy m. Err. IV, 4, 147. God for his m. R2 II,
2,98. V, 2, 75. m.onus, Tp. 1,1,64. 111,2,141. Wint.
III, 3, 70. m. on me, Wiv. Ill, 1, 22. John IV, 1, 12.
HSV,4, 71.
2) power of acting at pleasure, discretion : lies at
the m. of his mortal sting, Lucr. 364. Tp. IV, 264.
stand at m. of my sword, Troil. IV, 4, 116. the part
that is at m. Cor. I, 10, 7. at thy m. shall they stoop,
Tit. V, 2, 118. the offender's life lies in the m. of the
duke, Merch. IV, 1, 355. hold our lives in m. Lr. I, 4,
350. all estates which lie within the m. of your wit,
LLL V, 2, 856. leave thee to the m. of wild beasts,
Mids. II, 1, 228. stoop unto the sovereign m. of the
king, R2 II, 3, 157. to our best m. give yourselves, H5
III, 3, 3. left thee to the m. of the law, H6B I, 3, 137.
IV, 8, 12, 50. H6CI,4,30. H8 III, 2, 363. Plur. —ies:
what foolish boldness brought thee to their — ies, Tw.
V,73. I commit my body to your — ies, H4BV, 5,130.
M
715
SIerc> -lacking, pitiless: John IV, 1, 121.
Mere, pure; 1) only; simply that which is desig-
nated, and nothing else: the m. effusion of thy proper
loins, Meas. Ill, 1, 30. upon his m. request came I
hither, V, 162 (his request was my only motive), a m.
anatomy. Err. V, 238. a quintain, a m. lifeless block.
As I, 2, 263. lae are m. usurpers, II, 1,61. whose
judgments are m. fathers of their garments. All's 1,2,62
(have no other business but to devise new fashions).
the m. word is a slave dehoshed on every tomb, II, 3,
144. my determirmte voyage is m. extravagancy, Tw.
II, 1, 12. it is but weakness, m. weakness, Wint. II, 3,
2. the prince, with m. conceit and fear, is gone. III, 2,
145. wisdom, loyalty and m. dislike of our proceedings
kept the earl from hence, H4A IV, 1, 64. honour is a
m. scutcheon, V, 1, 143. this is m. digression, H4B IV,
1, 140. learning a m. hoard of gold, IV, 3, 124. sub-
mission! 'tis a m. French word, H6A IV, 7, 54. this is
a m. distraction, H8 III, 1, 112. out of m. ambition,
III, 2, 324. / am stifled with the m. rankness of their
joy, IV, 1, 59. / with great truth catch m. simplicity,
Troil. IV, 4, 106. m. words, no matter, V, 3, 108. in
m. spite. Cor. IV, 5, 88. a m. satiety of commenda-
tions, Tim. I, 1, 166. answer m. nature, IV, 3, 231.
love nought but even the m. necessities, 377. the m.
want of gold 401. but a m. conceit, V, 4, 14. it was m.
foolery, Caes. I, 2, 236. the m. lees is left, Mob. II,
3, 100. to fill up your will, of your m. own, IV, 3, 89.
m. implorators of unholy suits, }iml.1,3,12d. pictures,
or m. beasts, IV, 5, 86. this is m. madness, V, 1, 307.
m. fetches, Lr. II, 4, 90. our m. defects prove our com-
modities, IV, 1, 22. this is m. practice, V, 3, 151 (Qq
this is practice), m. prattle, 0th. I, 1, 26. for m. sus-
picion, 1, 3, 395 putting on the m. form of civil seem-
ing, II, 1, 243. make our faith m. folly, Ant. Ill, 13, 43.
your pleasure was my m. offence, Cymb. V, 5, 334
(which .should be your m. pleasure was my offence.
But Ff neer and near).
2) unqualified, absolute: cozenage, m. cozenage,
Wiv. IV, 5, 64. she must lie here on m. necessity, LLL
I, 1, 149. he speaks the m. contrary, I, 2, 35. engaged
my friend to his m. enemy , Merch. Ill, 2, 265. second
childishness and m. oblivion, A" II, 7, 165. most loving
(is^ m. folly, 181. this is m. falsehood, Wint. Ill, 2,
142. ofm. compassion and of lenity, H6A V, 4, 125.
m. instinct of love and loyalty, H6B HI, 2, 250. your
m. enforcement shall acquittance me, E3 III, 7, 233.
to the m. undoing of all the kingdom, H8 III, 2, 329.
each thing meets in m. oppugnancy, Troil. 1, 3, 111.
may thai soldier a m. recreant prove, 287. the m. de-
spair of surgery, Mcb. IV, 3, 152. the m. perdition of
the Turkish fleet, 0th. II, 2, 3. to thy further fear, nay,
to thy m. confusion, thou shalt know, Cymb. IV, 2, 92.
that pity begets you a good opinion, and that opinion a
m. profit, Per. IV, 2, 132. Superl. — st: he cried upon
it at the — st loss, Shr. Ind. 1, 23.
Adverbially : think you it is so ? Ay, surely, m. the
truth, All's 111, 5, 58.
illered, only, entire: he being the m. qnestion,
Ant. Ill, 13, 10 (he being the only cause and subject
of the war).
Merely, 1) only: thus m. with the garment of a
Grace the naked and concealed fiend he covered, Compl.
316. m. thou (life) art death's fool, Meas. Ill, 1, 11.
he shallhave m. justice, Merch. IV, 1,339. Asll,7, 140.
•HI, 2, 420. R2 IV, 297. H8 II, 1, 162. Hml. II, 2, 264.
Ant. Ill, 13, 62. m. but: Compl. 174. but m.: Meas.
V, 459. H8 I, 3, 6. not m. ... but: Troil. II, 2, 146.
2) simply, absolutely, quite: we are m. cheated of
our lives by drunkards, Tp. 1, 1, 59. that's the scene
that I would see, which will be m. a dumb -show. Ado
II, 3, 226. to live in a nook m. monastic. As 111, 2, 441.
m. our own traitors, All's IV, 3, 25. what they will in-
form, m. in hate, 'gainst any of us all, R2 11, 1, 243.
this is clean kam; m. awry, Cor. Ill, 1,305. their society
may be m. poison, Tim. IV, 1, 32. that which I show
is m. love, IV, 3, 522. / turn the trouble of my counte-
nance m. upon myself, Caes. I, 2, 39. things rank and
gross in nature possess it m. Hnil. 1, 2, 137. it is m.
a lust of the blood, 0th. 1,3,339. the horse were m.
lost. Ant. Ill, 7, 9. give up yourself m. to chance, 48.
some falling m. through fear, Cymb. V, 3, 11.
Meridian, the highest point, summit: from that
full m. of my glory I haste now to my setting, H8 III,
2, 224. '
Merit, subst. 1) that for which a person deserves
honour or reward : what a m. were it in death to take
this poor maid from the world, Meas. Ill, 1, 240. my
beauty will be saved by m. LLL IV, 1, 21 (quibbling);
cf. if men were to be saved by m. H4A I, 2, 120. that
clear honour were purchased by the m. of the wearer,
Merch. II, 9, 43. the m. of service is seldom attributed
to the true perfoi-mer, All's III, 6, 63. H5 II, 2, 34.
Troil. Ill, 2, 99. Cor. II, 3, 172. Hml. II, 2. 558. Lr.
I, 1, 54. 0th. II, 3, 270. Ill, 4, 117. Cymb. I, 4, 91.
I, 5, 74. V, 4, 79. Per. II, 3, 12. = desert in a bad
sense : it was not altogether your brother's evil dispo-
sition made him. seek his death, but a provoking m., set
a-work by a reproveable badness in himself, Lr. HI, 5,
8 . so to use them as we shall find their — s and our
safety may equally determine, V, 3, 44. when we fall
we answer others' — s in our name. Ant. V, 2, 178.
2) that which is deserved, reward, recompense:
my beauty will be saved by m. LLL IV, 1, 21 (quib-
bling), a dearer m. , not so deep a maim, have I de-
served, R2 I, 3, 156.
3) worthiness, excellence, good quality: to whom
in vassalage thy m. hath my duty strongly knit, Sonn.
26, 2. ivhat m. lived in me, 72, 2. place my m. in the
eye of scorn, 88, -2. that may express my love or thy
dear m. 108, 4. what m. do I in myself respect, 149,
9. Gent. V, 4, 144. Wiv. HI, 5, 52. Ado III, 1, 70.
Mids. V, 92. Merch. H, 9, 39. All's I, 1, 242. II, 1,
151. R2 V, 6, 18. H4B H, 4, 405. H5 V, 1, 8. H8 1,
1, 64. Troil. I, 3, 349. II, 2, 60. II, 3, 202. HI, 3, 83.
IV, 1, 65. IV, 4, 87. Cor. HI, 1, 61. IV, 7, 48. Rom.
1, 2, 31. Tim. I, 2, 212. Hml. IH, 1, 74. 0th. II, 1,
147. HI, 3, 187. Per. n,2,9. Used of things, = worth,
weight: and by the m. of vile gold purchase corrupted
pardon, John III, 1, 165 (cf. above: to be saved by m.).
what m. is_ in that reason which denies the yielding of
her up? Troil. II, 2, 24. if for the sake ofm. thou wilt
hear me, rise from thy stool, Ant. II, 7, 61 (i. e. the
importance of what I have to say).
Merit, vb. to deserve; trans.: Sonn. 142, 4. Pilgr.
325. Wiv. 11, 2, 210.. Mea*. Ill, 1, 206. Ado HI, 1,
19. As V, 4, 194. Shr. IV, 3, 41. All's H, 3, 291.
Wint. V, 1, 175. John H, 520. H5 HI, 6, 24. H6B
V, 1, 81. Troil. IV, 1, 53. Tit. Ill, 1, 197. Rom. I, 1,
228. Lr. V, 3, 302. With of: hath more of thee —ed
than a band of Clotens had ever scar for, Cymb. V, 5,
304 (from in Wint. V, 1, 176). With an inf.: —ed to
716
M
be so, Wint. Ill, 2, 49. Troil. IV, 1, 55. Absol.: all
his faults to Marcius shall he honours , though indeed
in aught he m. not, Cor. I, 1, 280.
meritorious, deserving honour or reward: 'tis
a m. fair design, Lucr. 1692. m. service, Wiv. IV, 2,
217. m. shall that hand he called, John ill, 1, 176.
the deed is m. H6B 111, 1, 270.
Slcrliu , 1;he famous sorcerer and prophet of an-
cient Britain : H4A 111, 1, 150. Lr. 111,2, 95.
niermaid, 1) a siren: thy — 's voice hath done me
double wrong, Veu. 429. bewitching like the wanton
— 's song, 111. as if some m. did their ears entice,
Lucr. 1411. train me not, sweet vi., with thy note, Err.
III, 2, 45. ni stop mine ears against the — '5 song,
169. a m. on a dolphin's bach, Mids. II, 1, 150. I'll
drown more sailors than the m. H6C III, 2, 186.
2) water-nymph: Ant. II, 2, 212. 214.
Ilterniaiil-Iike, like a water-nymph: and m. a-
while they bore her up, Hml. IV, 7, 177.
Merops, father of Phaethon: Gent. Ill, 1, 153.
Merrily, with gayety, jovially: Tp. V, 92. Wiv.
II, 1, 198. Err. IV, 2, 4. LLL V, 2, 477. 481. As II,
7, 11. Ill, 2, 340. All's II, 2, 63. Wint. IV, 3, 133.
IV, 4, 189. H4A II, 2, 100. 111. IV, 1, 134. V, 2, 12.
H4B V, 3, 22. 23. Troil. V, 10, 42. Cor. IV, 3, 41.
Rom. II, 5, 22. Tim. II, 2, 107. Caes. II, 1, 224.
nierrimau, name of a dog: Shr. Ind. 1, 17.
nierriment, diversion, amusement ; mirth : rather
proved the sliding of your brother a m. than a vice,
Meas. 2, 4, 116. they do it but in mocking m. LLL V,
2, 139. knowing aforehand of our m. 461. thou inter'
ruptest our m. 725. met your loves like a m. 794. stir
up the Athenian youth to — s, Mids. I, 1, 12. for your
m. Ill, 2, liG. friends that purpose m. Merch. 11,2,212.
frame your mind to mirth andm. Shr. Ind. 2, 137. our
first m. hath made thee jealous, IV, 5, 76. strain their
cheeks to idle m. John III, 3, 46. turn all to a m. H4B
II, 4, 324. nature's tears are reason's m. Rom. IV, 5,
83. your flashes of m. Hml. V, 1, 210.
lllerriness, merry disposition, gayety: LLL I,
1, 202.
Merry, full of mirth, gay: Ven. 1025. Lucr.
989. 1110. Pilgr. 253. Tp. II, 1, 1. 177. Ill, 2, 125.
IV, 135. Gent. IV, 2, 29. 30. Wiv. II, 1, 8. II, 1, 215.
227. IV, 2, 107. V, 5, 254. Meas. Ill, 2, 249. Err.
I, 2, 21. 79. II, 1, 88. U, 2, 7. 20. Ill, 1, 26. 108.
III, 2, 183. IV, 1, 90. LLL V, 2, 16. 638. Mids.I, 2,
15. II, 1, 43. 67. V, 58. Merch. V, 69. Shr. Ill, 2,
228 etc. etc. Compar. —er: Err. I, 2, 69. LLL II,
66. Mids. II, 1, 57. As I, 2, 4. John IV, 1, 12. Cor.
V, 4, 45. Cymb. V, 4, 175. Superl. —est: Meas. Ill, 2,
7. H5 1, 2, 272. H6A II, 4, 15. she's a m. Greek,
Troil. I, 2, 118. the m. Greeks, IV, 4, 58 (cf. Greek),
a many m. men with him. As I, 1, 121 (m. men being,
in popular songs, a very common appellation given to
the vassals of a lord), three m. men be we (scrap of a
song), Tw. II, 3, 82. the Hundred M. Tales , Ado II,
1, 135. there live we as m. as the day is long. Ado II,
1, 52. I should be as m. as the day is long, John IV,
1, 18. 'twas never m. loorld since of two usuries the
— est was put down, Meas. Ill, 2, 6. 'twas never m.
world since lowly feigning teas called compliment, Tw.
Ill, 1, 109. it was never m. world in England since
gentlemen came up , H6B IV, 2, 9. 'twas m. when . . .
Ant. II, 5, 15. God rest you m. (a parting compliment
used by low people) As V, 1, 65. rest you m. Eom.
I, 2, 65. 86. to make m. = to enjoy one's self, to feast
with mirth: Shr. V, 1, 23. H6B 1, 2. 85. 87.
Followed by at: m. at any thing, Meas. Ill, 2, 250.
to he m. with = to mock: his lordship is but m. with
me, Tim. Ill, 2, 42. Followed by an infinitive deno-
ting the occasion of gladness: I am — er to die than
thou art to live, Cymb. V, 4, 175.
Mervailons, an unintelligible word used by
Pistol in H5 II, 1, 50; the later Ff have marvellous,
which is positively nonsensical.
Mesli, a net : such a hare is madness the youth, to
skip o'er the — es of good counsel the cripple, Merch.
1, 2, 22. here in her hairs the painter plays the spider
and hath woven a golden m. to entrap the hearts of men,
III, 2, 122. cf. Enmesh.
Meshed, mashed, brewed by mixing malt and
water together : she drinks no other drink but tears,
brewed with her sorrow , m. upon her cheeks , Tit. Ill,
2, 38.
Mesopotamia, country between the rivers Eu-
phrates and Tigris : Ant. Ill, 1, 8.
Mess, mass: by the m. H5 III, 2, 122 (the Scotch
Captain Jamy's speech).
Mess , 1) a dish : / had as lief you would tell me
of a m. of porridge, Wiv. Ill, 1, 63. one m. is like to
be your cheer, Shr. IV, 4, 70. our feasts in every m.
have folly , and the feeders digest it with a custom,
Wint. IV, 4, 11. nature on each bush lays her full m.
before you, Tim. IV, 3, 424. he that makes his genera-
tion — es to gorge his appetite, Lr. I, 1, 119.
2) a small quantity, a small piece: to borrow a
m. of vinegar, H4B U, 1, 103. I will chop her into
— es, 0th. IV, 1, 211 (cf. gobbets in H6B V, 2, 58).
3) a party eating together, a dining -table: he
and his toothpick at my worship's m. John I, 190. let
a beast be lord of beasts, and his crib shall stand at
the king's m. Hml. V, 2, 89. lower — es = persons of
inferior rank (properly those who sat at the lower
end of the table. Dyce) : lower — es perchance are to
this business purblind, Wint. I, 2, 227.
4) a set of four ('as at great dinners the company
was usually arranged into fours'. Nares) : you three
fools lacked m,e fool to make up the m. 'LUL IV, 3, 207.
a m. of Russians left us but of late, V, 2, 361. where
are your m. of sons to back you now? H6C I, 4, 73.
Message, a communication from one party to
another made by one sent for the purpose: Meas. V,
465. Ado II, 3, 262. LLL III, 52. Merch. I, 1, 164.
Tw. I, 5, 203. Ill, 4, 220. Wint. V, 1, 188. R2 II, 3,
69. H5 I, 2, 298. IJ, 4, 110. H6A II, 3, 13. H6B III,
2, 272. 379. H8 V, 1, 64. 164. Troil. IV, 4, 132.
Tit. IV, 2, 2. Tim. V, 4, 20. Mcb. I, 5, 38. Ill, 6, 47.
Hml. I, 2, 22. Lr. I, 4, 36. Ant. II, 5, 86. Per. I, 3,
33. 36. to do a m.: Gent. IV, 4, 93. 95. Troil. 1, 3,
219. Tit. IV, 1, 117. IV, 4, 104. Rom. II, 5, 66. to
be sent on a m.: Gent. IV, 4, 117. H6A IV, 7, 53. /
go of m. from the gueen to France, H6B IV, 1, 113.
Messala, name in Caes. IV, 3, 141. 163. V, 1,
70 etc.
Messaliue . name of a place (unknown in geo-
graphy): Tvr. II, 1, 18. V, 239.
Messenger, the bearer of a communication or
errand: Lucr. Arg. 17. Lucr. 1583. Sonn. 45, 10.
Tp. IV, 71, 76. Gent. I, 1, 159. II, 1, 173. II, 4, 53.
II, 7, 77. Ill, 1, 62. IV, 4, 104. Wiv. II, 1, 163. Meas.
V, 74. Err. 1, 2, 67. II, 1, 77. IV, 4, 6. Mids. I, 1, 34.
M
717
III, 2, 4. Merch. IV, 1, 108. 110. 162. V, 117. As I,
2, 62. IV, 3, 12. All's I, 3, 157. Ill, 2, 111 (cf. John
11, 260 and H6C 1, 1, 99). Ill, 4, 34. 40. Tw. I, 5, 219.
319. n, 2, 24. John 11, 61. 260 (ef. All's HI, 2, 111).
654. H5 I, 2, 221. H6B 111, 2, 48. V, 1, 16. H6C 1,
I, 99. 272. Ill, 3, 222. IV, 1, 84. R3 II, 4, 38. Ill, 2,
3, Troil. II, 3, 86. Cor. IV, 6, 54. Tit. V, 1, 152. Rom.
II, 2, 28. V, 2, 15. Tim. Ill, 6, 41. Caes. II, 1, 104.
Mcb. HI, 6, 41. Hml. II, 2, 144. IV, 3, 36. Lv. II, 1,
126. II, 2, 64. 139. 153. H, 4, 2. 38. 0th. 1, 2, 41.
89. I, 3, 13. IV, 2, 170. Ant. I, 1, 29. 32. 52. I, 5,
62. Ill, 6, 31. Ill, 12,, 5. Ill, 13, 37. 73. IV, 1, 2. IV,
6, 22. V, 2, 324.
Confounded with message by Mrs Quickly: Wiv.
11, 2, 98.
llessiiia, town in Sicily: Ado 1, 1, 2. 18. 39.
116. 111,5,35. IV, 2, 85. V, 1, 193. 290. V,4, 128.
nietal or iUcttle (no distinction made in 0. Edd.
between the two words, either in spelling or in use);
1) heavy, hard and shining substance, not combustible,
but fusible by heat: no use of m. Tp. II, 1, 153. is
not lead a m. heavy, LLL III, 60. no m. can bear half
the keenness, Merch. IV, 1, 124. to what m. this counter-
feit lump of ore will he melted. All's III, 6, 39. that I
must draw this m. from my side, John V, 2, 16. the
fineness of which m. is not found in fortune's love, Troil.
1, 3, 22. m., steel to the very bach. Tit. I^, 3, 47. touch-
ed and found base m. Tim. HI, 3, 6. here's m. more
attractive, Hml. HI, 2, 116. a mineral of — s base, IV,
1, 26. Par excellence = gold: with twisted m. amo-
rously impleached, Compl. 206. all the m. in your shop,
Err. IV, 1, 82. a breed for barren m. Merch. I, 3, 136.
my m. of India, Tw. 11, 5, 17 (:= my jewel; Germ.
Goldmddchen. The later Ff nettle), like bright m. on
a sullen ground, H4A I, 2, 236. the verge of golden
m. R3 IV, 1, 60. the imperial m. circling now thy brow,
IV, 4, 382. Perhaps also in Tp. II, 1, 153.
2) the substance or material of which a thing is
composed: let there be some more test made of my m.,
before so noble and so great a figure be stamped upon
it, Meas. I, 1, 49 ; cf. to put m. in restrained means to
make a false one Mie) J I, 4, 48 (in both passages the
simile taken from minting), not till God make men of
some other m. than earth, Ado II, 1, 63. suits his folly
to ihe m. of my speech. As II, 7, 82 (= contents, pur-
port), that you were made of is m. to make virgins.
All's 1, 1, 141. that womb, thatm., that self mould that
fashioned thee, R2 I, 2, 23. show us here the m. of your
pasture, H5 HI, 1, 27. children even of your m., of
your very blood, R3 IV, 4, 302. of what course in. ye
are moulded, H8 III, 2, 239. whose self -same m. en-
genders the black toad, Tim, IV, 3, 179. I am made of
the self-same m. Lr. I, 1, 71.
3) constitutional disposition, character, temper:
/ am one that had rather go with sir priest than sir
knight: I care not who knows so much of my m. Tw. HI,
4, 300. your service, so much against the m. of your
sex, V, 330. if thou hast the m. of a king, John H,
401. whether their basest m. be not moved, Caes. 1, 1,
66. thy honourable m. may be wrought from thai it is
disposed, 1, 2, 313. thy undaunted m. should compose
nothing but males, Mcb. 1, 7, 73. gentlemen of brave
m. Tp. II, 1, 182. good m. H4A H, 4, 383.
4) a fiery temper, ardour, spirit of enterprise, high
courage : that horse his m. from his rider takes, Compl.
107. if you take it not patiently , why , your m. is the
more, Meas. Ill, 2, 80. thou hast m. enough in thee to
kill care, Ado V, 1, 133. a lad of m. H4A II, 4, 13.
their pride and m. is asleep, IV, 3, 22. this boy lends
m. to us all, V, 4, 24. from his m. was his party steel-
ed, H4B I, 1, 116. / did not think Master Silence had
been a man of this m. V, 3, 41. where have they this
m.1 H5 HI, 5, 16. our m. is bred out, 29. every Greek
of m. Troil. I, 3, 258. the insuppressive m. of our spi-
rits, Caes. II, 1, 134. make gallant show and promise
of their m. IV, 2, 24. of unimproved in. hot and full,
Hml. 1, 1, 96. there's m. in thee, 0th. IV, 2, 207. I do
think there is m. in death , which commits some loving
act upon her, Ant. I, 2, 147.
Abstr. pro concr. : good sparks and lustrotts , a
word, good — s, All's II, 1, 42. he was quick m. when
he went to school, Caes. I, 2, 300.
Metamorphose, to change into a different form :
Gent. I, 1, 66. II, 1, 32 (in evident allusion to the
Metamorphoses of Ovid).
MetamoTphosia (M. Edd. Metamorphoses), title
of the principal work of the poet Ovid: Tit. IV, 1, 42.
Metaphor, a simile comprised in a word : All's
V, 2, 12. 13. 14. Tw. I, 3, 76.
Metaphysical, supernatural: the golden round,
which fate and m. aid doth seem to have thee crowned
withal, Mcb. I, 6, 30.
Metaphysics, the science of mind : the mathema-
tics and the m.,fall to them as you find your stomach
serves you, Shr. I, 1, 37.
Mete (cf. Bemete) to measure, to judge of: their
memory shall as a pattern or a measure live, by which
his grace must m. the lives of others, H4B IV, 4, 77.
With ai, = to measure or judge by in aiming, to aim
at : let ihe mark have a prick inH , to m. at , LLL IV,
1, 134.
Metellus, name in Caes. I, 3, 134. 149. II, 1,
218 etc.
Meteor, a bright phenomenon, thought to be
portentous, appearing in the atmosphere (cf. Exhala-
tion): it shall hang like a m. oer the cuckold's horns,
Wiv. II, 2, 292. his heart's — « tilting in his face,
Err. IV, 2, 6. they will pluck aiody his natural cause
and call them — s, prodigies and signs, John HI, 4,
167. had I seen the vaulty top of heaven figured quite
o'er with burning — s, V, 2, 53. — s fright the fixed
stars of heaven, R2 II, 4, 9. like ihe — s of a troubled
heaven, H4A I, 1, 10. do you see these ■ — s ? do you
behold these exhalations? what think you they portend?
II, 4, 361. and be no more an exhaled m., a prodigy
of fear, V, 1, 19. it is some m. that the sun exhales,
Rom. HI, 5, 13. I missed ihe m. once, H8 V, 4, 52.
Mete-yard, a measuring yard : Shr. IV, 3, 153.
Metheglin, a sweet beverage composed of vari-
ous ingredients: Wiv. V, 6, 167 ( — s; Evans' speech).
LLL V, 2, 233.
Methlnhs (ef. Think) it seems to me: Sonn. 14,
2. 62, 5. 104, 11. 112, 14. Pilgr. 168. Tp. I, 1, 31.
II, 1, 68. 206. 269. Gent. I, 1, 41. I, 2, 90. H, 4, 203.
IV, 2, 26. Wiv. II, 2, 249. IV, 4, 23. 24. Meas. IV,
2, 120. V, 600. Err. I, 2, 66. IV, 4, 157. V, 417.
Ado I, 1, 173. IH, 2, 16. Ill, 4, 43. 91. LLL I, 2,
67. 91. V, 2, 798. Mids. Ill, 1, 145. 203. IV, 1, 36.
194. V, 183. 322 etc. etc. Sometimes not parentheti-
cal, but preceded by conjunctions: because m. that
she loved you as well, Gent. IV, 4, 84. for m. I am
marvellous hairy, Mids. IV, 1, 26. and now m. I have
718
M
a mind to it, Merch. IV, 1, 433. and since m. I would
not grow so fast, R3 II, 4, 14. cf. but 0, m., how slow
this old moon wanes, Mids. I, 1, 3. how much m. I could
despise this man, H8 III, 2, 297. so m. Mids. IV, 1, 195.
Sometimes = it is just as if (Germ, niir ist als
ob): when a man thanks me heartily, m. I have given
him a penny and he renders me the beggarly thanks,
As II, 5, 28. m. it should be now a huge eclipse, 0th.
V, 2, 99.
Method, regulated proceeding, a manner of acting
based on rules: why with the time do I not glance aside
to new-found — s and to compounds strange? Sonn. 76,
4. what sayest thou to this tune, matter and m.f Meas.
III, 2, 52. I ivill beat this m. in your sconce, Err. II,
2, 34. to answer by the m. Tw. I, 5, 244. or am not
able verbatim to- rehearse the m. of my pen, H6A III,
1, 13 (i. e. in the order in which I wrote it down).
and fall into a sloioer m. R3 I, 2, 116. though this be
madness, yet there is m. in it, Hral. II, 2, 208. called
it an honest m. 465. you do not hold the m. to enforce
the like from him. Ant. I, 3, 7.
niethoiiglit , it seemed to me: Tp. Ill, 3, 96.
Wiv. IV, 2, 215. LLL II, 242. Merch. I, 3, 70. As
V, 4, 29. All's V, 3, 199. Tw. I, 1, 20. II, 2, 21. II,
4,4. Ill, 4, 396. Wint. I, 2, 159. V, 2, 7. John V,
5, 1. H4B II, 2, 88. II, 4, 227. H5 III, 7, 51. H6A
IV, 1, 175. H6C II, 1, 13. H8 II, 4, 186. Cor. IV, 5,
164. Mcb. II, 2, 35. V, 5, 34. Hml. I, 2, 215. V, 1,
70. 72. V, 2, 5. Lr. IV, 6, 69. V, 3, 175. = it was
as if; when I said 'a mother' , m. you saw a serpent.
All's I, 3, 147. = it seemed to me in sleep, I dreamt:
Tp. Ill, 2, 150. Mids. II, 2, 149. IV, 1, 82. 213. 216.
H6B I, 2, 25. 36. R3 I, 4, 18. 21. 24. 36. V, 3, 204.
Cymb. V, 5, 426.
niethoiiglits = methought: Wint. I, 2, 154. K3
I, 4, 9. 24 (Qq methought'). 58.
metre, verse, numbers: stretched m. of an antique
song, Sonn. 17, 12. thou never wast where grace was
said. No ? a dozen times at least. What, in m.? Meas.
1, 2, 22 (which perhaps means : in a play, on the stage).
lascivious — s, R2 II, 1, 19. these same m. ballad-
mongers, H4A III, 1, 130.
nietroiiolis, mother city, seat of the head of the
mother church: stood out against the holy church, the
great m. and see of Rome, John V, 2, 72.
Mettle, see Metal.
Mew (cf. Emmew') to shut up, to confine: Mids.
I, 1, 71. R3I, 1, 132. Withaj9: Shr. I, 1, 87. 188.
John IV, 2, 57. R3 I, 1, 38. I, 3, 139. Rom. Ill, 4, 11
(to-night she is — ed up to her heaviness).
Mew, imitation of the cry of the cat: H4A III,
1, 129.
Mew, to cry as a cat: Mcb. IV, 1, 1. the cat will
m. and dog ivill have his day, Hml. V, 1, 315.
Mewl, to cry like a cat, to squall: the infant,
— ing and puking in the nurse's arms. As II, 7, 144.
Mexico, country in America: Merch. I, 3, 20.
111,2, 271.
Meyiiy , multitude: the mutable, rank- scented m.
Cor. Ill, 1, 66 fM. Edd. many), cf. Meiny.
Mi, the third note in the musical scale between
re and/a; LLL IV, 3, 102. Shr. Ill, 1, 75. 78. Lr. I,
2, 149.
Michael; 1) Saint M.: knight of the noble order
of Saint George, worthy Saint M. and the Golden
Fleece, H6A IV, 7, 69. 2) Sir M.: H4A IV, 4, 1. 8.
13. 35. 3) M. Hopkins: H8 I, 1, 221 (.M. Edd. Nicho-
las). 4) M. Cassio: 0th. I, 1, 20. II, 1, 26 etc.
Michaelmas, the twenty ninth of September:
Wiv. I, 1,212. H4A 11,4,60.
Micher, a truant: shall the blessed sun of heaven
prove a m. and eat blackberries? H4A 11, 4, 450.
Michiug tnallecho (Ff miehing Malioho, Qq
munching Mallico) probably = secret and insidious
mischief (cf. Mallecho): this is m.; it means mischief,
Hral. Ill, 2, 146 (Florio's Italian Dictionary, 1598,
in V. Acciapinare; to miche, to shrug or sneak in some
corner).
Mickle, much, great: more m. was the pain, Pilgr.
219. the one ne'er got me credit, the other m. blame.
Err. Ill, 1, 45. an oath of m. might, H5 II, 1, 70. /
shall die with m. ag'e, H6A IV, 6, 35. bows unto the
grave with m. age, H6B V, 1, 174. m. is the powerful
grace, Rom. II, 3, 15.
.Microcosm, little world; man considered as an
epitome of the universe : if you see this in the map of
my m. Cor. 11, 1, 68.
Mid, subst. middle: about the m. of night, R3 V,
3,77.
Mid, adj. middle: past the m. season, Tp. I, 2,
239 (noon), m. age and wrinkled eld, Troil. II, 2, 104
(i. e. the prime of life ; cf Sqmn. 7, 6). In H6B IV, 8,
64 Fl. '2.3 through the very middest of you; F4 and most
M. Edd. midst.
.Midas, the Phrygian king who received from
God Bacchus the gift of transforming every thing he
touched into gold, and in consequence of it was near
dying of hunger: Merch. Ill, 2, 102.
Midday, the time of the day when the snn is
highest: Titan, tired in the m. heat, Ven. 177. the m.
sun, 750. H6A 1, 1, 14. H6C V, 2, 17.
Middle, subst. the part equally distant from the
extremities: upon the heavy m. of the night, Meas. IV,
1, 35. sit V the m. As V, 3, 10. now i' the m. Wint.
IV, 4, 59. in the m. of a word, R3 III, 5, 2. beginning
in the m. Troil. Prol. 28. cut i' the m. Cor. IV, 5, 210.
the m. of humanity thou never knewest, Tim. IV, 3, 300.
in the dead vast and m. of the night, Hml. I, 2, 198.
in the m. of her favours, II, 2, 237. cut the egg i the
m. Lr. I, 4, 174. 176. 205. in the m. oris face, I, 5,
20. the very m. of my heart is roarmed, Cymb. I, 6, 27.
.Middle, adj. equally distant from the extremes:
resembling strong youth in his m. age, Sonn. 7, 6; i.
e. in the prime of life ; cf. these are flowers of m. sum-
mer, and 1 think they are given to men of m. age, Wint.
IV, 4, 108. since the m. summer s spring, Mids. II, 1,
82 (= midsummer). / smell a man of m. earth, Wiv.
V, 5, 84 (the terrestrial world as the middle habitation
between heaven and hell), the m. centre of this town,
H6A II, 2, 6.
Midnight, the middle of the night, twelve o' clock'
at night: Lucr. 1625. Tp. I, 2, 128. IV, 207. V, 3:1.
Ado 111. 2, 132. V, 3, 16. Mids. V, 370. As II, 4, 27.
All's IV, 2, 54. IV, 3, 34. Tw. II, 3, 2. Wint. I, 2, 290.
John III, 3, 37. H5 111, 7, 97. H8 V, 1, 72. Cor. Ill,
1, 85. Caes. I, 3, 163. Mcb. IV, I, 48. Hml. Ill, 2,
268. Ant. Ill, 13, 185. Cymb. II, 2, 2. dead m. Meas.
IV, 2, 67. H5 III Chor. 19. R3 V,3, 180. deep m. Mids.
I, 1, 223. about m. Wiv. V, 1, 12. Cymb. IV, 2, 283.
atm. Tp. I, 2, 228. Wiv. IV, 4, 19. Meas. V, 281.
John IV, 1, 45. IMA II, 4. 107. 325. H4B III, 2, 228.
HS V, 1, 14. Cymb. I, 3, 31. at still m. Wiv. IV, 4,
M
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30. by m. All's HI, 6, 82. 0th. IV, 1, 225. and will
to-morrow m. solemnly dance, Mids. IV, 1, 93.
IHldrllT, the diaphragm : all filled up with guts
and m. lUA III, 3, 175.
lUidst, subst. middle : our ship was splitled in the
m. Err. 1, 1, 104. make periods in the m. of sentences^
Mids. V, 96. our archers shall be placed in the m. R3
V, 3, 295. it did remain in the m. of the body, Cor. I,
1, 102. unless our city cleave in the m. Ill, 2, 28. I'll
sit in the m. Mob. Ill, 4, 10. in the m. of the Jight,
Ant. Ill, 10, 11. then in the m. a tearing groan did
break the name of Antony, IV, 14, 31. in the m., used
to denote a contrast, by way of speaking of things
not expected under the circumstances : but in the m.
of his unfruitful prayer . . . even there he starts , Lucr.
344. in the m. of all her pure pretestings she burned
with love, Pilgr. 95. first kiss me. What, in the m. of
the streets Shr. V, 1, 149. in the m. of this bright-shi-
ning day I spy a black cloud, H6C V, 3, 3. — In H6B
IV, 8, 64 O. Edd. middest.
Midst, prep^ in the middle of: and m. the sentence
so her accent breaks, Lucr. 566. they left me m. my
enemies, H6A I, 2, 34.
.Uidsummer , the summer solstice, the time of
the greatest heat: As IV, 1, 102. Tw. Ill, 4, 61 (m.
madness), gorgeous as the sun at m. H4A IV, 1, 102.
Midway, subst. 1) the middle way, the medium
between two extremes, the mean : he were an excellent
man that were made just in the m. between him and
benedick. Ado II, 1, 8. no m. 'twixt these extremes at
all. Ant. Ill, 4, 19.
Adjectively , = being in the middle of the way:
the crows and choughs that wing the m. air show scarce
so gross as beetles, Lr. IV, 6, 13.
iUidway, adv. in the middle of the way, half way:
m, between your tents and walls of Troy , Troil. I, 3,
278. make a battery through his deafened parts, which
now are m. stopped. Per. V, 1, 48 (=: half?).
lUidwife, a woman who assists other women in
childbirth: K2 II, 2, 62. H4B 11, 2, 28. H6B IV, 2,
46. H6C V, 6, 74. Tit. IV, 2, 141. 167. Kom. I, 4,
54. Per. Ill, 1, 11. Term of contempt for an old
woman: does it work upon him? Like aqua vitae with
a m. Tw. II, 5, 215. with Lady Margery, your m, there,
Wint. II, 3, 160.
lUien, a word unknown to Sh. , but inserted by
inexpert conjecturers in Gent. II, 4, 196 and Wiv. I,
3, 111.
Slight, subst. 1) strength, force, efficiency: brag
not of thy m.,for mastering her, Ven. 113. which I to
conquer sought with all my m. Lucr. 488. o'ercharged
with burden of mine own love's m. Sonn. 23, 8. (appe-
tite) sharpened in his former m. 56, 4. in the praise
thereof spends all his m. 80, 3. to speak of that which
gives thee all thy m. 100, 2, what needest thou wound
with cunning when thy m. is more than my o'erpressed
defence can bide? 139, 7. from what power hast thou
this powerful m. with insufficiency my heart to sway ?
150, 1. makes her absence valiant, not her m. Compl.
245. with all his m. for thee to fight, Wiv. II, 1, 18.
affects, not by m. mastered, but by special grace , LLL
1, 1, 153. all my powers, address your love and m. to
honour Helen, Mids. II, 2, 143. to take from thence
all error with his m. Ill, 2, 368. what poor duty cannot
do, noble respect takes it in m., not merit, V, 92 (ac-
commodates its judgment to the abilities of the per-
formers, not to the worth of the performance), to be
wise and love exceeds man's m. Troil. Ill, 2, 164. /
have a man's mind, but a woman's m. Caes. II, 4, 8.
I should not urge thy duty past thy m. IV, 3, 261. ^
validity, truth: unless this miracle have m. that in black
ink my love may still shine bright, Sonn. 65, 13. now
I find thy saw of m. As III, 5, 82.
2) power, dominion: so shall I taste at first the
very worst of fortune's m. Sonn. 90, 12. thy pyramids
built up with newer m. 123, 2. no m. nor greatness can
censure 'scape, Meas. HI, 2, 196. his (Cupid's) dread-
ful little m. hiiL HI, 205. / spread my conquering m.
V, 2, 565. Love was no god, that would not extend his
m. All's 1, 3, 118. England shall give him office, ho-
nour, m. H4B IV, 5, 130. if any rebel spirit of mine
. . . did give entertainment to the m. of it (the ciown),
174. that right should thus overcome m. V, 4, 28 (Mrs
Quickly means to say the contrary), your grace hath
cause and means and m. H5 1, 2, 125. with all his m.
to enforce it (the law) on, 0th. I, 2, 16. submits her
to thy m. Ant. Ill, 12, 17.
Slight, vb. see May.
Slightful, powerful : the m. gods. Tit. IV, 4, 5.
iUightily, very much, egregiously: what could
he see but m. he noted? Lucr. 414. whose estimation
do you m. hold up. Ado II, 2, 25. the prince and Clau-
dio m. abused, V, 2, 100; Tit. II, 3, 87; Tim. V, 1, 97;
Lr. I V, 7, 53 ; Ant. I, 3, 25. if he do not m. grace himself
on thee. As I, 1, 155. her benefits are m. misplaced, I,
2, 37. that have so m. persuaded him from the first,
218. strive m., but eat and drink as friends, Shr. I, 2,
279. how m. sometimes we make us comforts of our
losses. All's IV, 3, 76. 78. kindreds are m. strengthen-
ed, H4B II, 2, 30. thou wrongest thy children m. H6C
HI, 2, 74. his physicians fear him m. R3 I, 1, 137.
lUightiuess, 1) high power, greatness: let us fear
the native m. and fate of him , Ho II, 4, 64. how soon
this m. meets misery, H8 Prol. 30.
2) Used as a title of dignity: will't please your m.
to wash your hands? Shr. Ind. 2, 78. your m. on both
parts best can witness, H5 V, 2, 28. braves your m.
Tit. II, 3, 126.
Mighty, 1) having great physical power, vigo-
rous, strong : thyself art m. ; myself a weakling, Lucr.
683. he is in the m. hold of Bolingbroke, R2 III, 4, 83.
Achilles hath the m. Hector slain, Troil. V, 8, 14. a
man no — er than thyself or me in personal action, Caes.
1, 3, 76. mad as the sea and wind, when both contend
which is the — er, Hml. IV, 1, 8.
2) very large, huge, vast: never be forgot in m.
Rome, Lucr. 1644; two m. monarchies. Ho Prol. 20;
the mistress-court of m. Europe, II, 4, 133; m. states
characterless are grated to dusty nothing, Troil. HI, 2,
195 ; m. kingdoms. Tit. V, 3, 74. the most m. Neptune
(viz the sea) Tp. I, 2, 204; like a m. sea forced by the
tide to combat with the wind, H6C II, 5, 5. a bark to
brook no m. sea, E3 HI, 7, 162. a m. rock. Err. I, 1,
102. my brother Robert? Colbrand the giant, that same
m. man? John I, 225. the deep-mouthed sea, which like
a m. whiffler 'fore the king seems to prepare his way,
H5 V Prol. 12. provokes the — est hulk against the
tide, H6A V, 5, 6. a m.fire, Caes. 1, 3, 107. on our
former ensign two m. eagles fell, V, 1, 81.
o) great, considerable: addressed a m. power. As
V, 4, 162 ; o m. and a fearful head they are, H4A HI,
2. 167 ; with strong and m. preparation, IV, 1, 93 ; IV,
720
M
4, 12; H6A IV, 3, 2. 7; H6B 111, 1, 348; IV, 9, 25;
R3 IV, 4, 535; V, 3, 38; Caes. IV, 3, 169; 0th. I, 3,
221; Ant. II, 1, 17. you do yourself m. wrong ^ Wiv.
III, 3, 221. the — est space in fortune nature brings to
join like likes ^ All's 1, 1, 237. stand off in differences
so m. II, 3, 128. offence of m. note, V, 3, 14. the stripes
1 have received, which are m. ones and 7nillions,
Wint. IV, 3, 61. a — er task, John II, 65. the bloom
that promises a m. fruit, 473. ripe for exploits and m.
enterprises, H5 I, 2, 121. a m. sum, 133; Tim. V, 1,
8. — er crimes are laid unto your charge, H6B 111, 1,
134. arguments of m. force, H6C II, 2, 44; 111, 1, 49.
so m. and so many my defects, R3 111, 7, 160. his pro-
mises were, as he then was, m. H8 IV, 2, 41. the m.
space of our large honours, Caes. IV, 3, 25.
4) important, weighty, forcible, efficacious: the
— er is the thing that makes him honoured or begets
him hate , Lucr. 1004, wherefore do not you a — er
way make war upon this bloody tyrant Time'? Sonn.
16, 1, that I may example my digression by some m. pre-
cedent, JJLti I, 2, 122. / had a m. cause to wish- him
dead, John IV, 2, 205. be not you spoke loitk, but hy
m. suit, R3 III, 7, 46. a state of m. moment, H8 II, 4,
213. a reason m., strong and effectual, Tit. V, 3, 43.
m. business, Lr. Ill, 6, 17.
5) powerful, having great command: the — er
man, Lucr. 1104. how m. then you are, 0 hear me tell,
Conipl. 253. Love's a m. lord, Gent. II, 4, 136. in-
struments of some more — er member, Meas. V, 237.
'tis — est in the — est, Merch. IV, 1, 188. as his per-
son's m. Wint. I, 2, 453. II, 3, 20. m. heaven, John
V, 6, 37. m. magic , 0th. 1, 3, 92. cf. R2 V, 6, 32.
H4A 1, 3, 6. H5 II, 4, 44. H6A III, 2, 136. H6B III,
1, 220. R3 I, 1, 83. II, 1, 110. IV, 4, 347. Caes, I,
3, 55. II, 2, 27. II, 3, 9. V, 3, 94. Hml. V, 2, 62. Lr.
IV, 6, 34. Cymb. IV, 2, 246. Per. II Prol. 1.
6) As an epithet of honour, applied to persons of
high rank, = high , illustrious : most m. duke, vouch-
safe me speak a word, Err. V, 282. 330. here, m. The-
seus, Mids. V, 38. he is nothing but a m. lord, Shr.
Ind. 1, 66. 0 that a m. man of such descent should be
infused with so foul a spirit, 2, 15. a m. man of Pisa,
Shr. II, 105. most certain of one mother, m. king, John
1, 59, welcome, high prince, the m. duke of York, H6A
111, 1, 177. ere the —est Julius fell, Hml. 1, 1, 114.
most m. princess, Cvmb. I, 6, 172. cf. John 11, 395.
421. R2 I, 3, 93. Ill, 3, 172. H5 1, 2, 102. 108. II,
4, 119. Epil. 3. H6B III, 2, 122, IV, 1, 80. H6C 111,
2, 76. Ill, 3, 4. R3 11, 4, 44. Ill, 7, 201. IV, 4, 466.
479. 487. H8 V, 6, 3. 27. Troil, 1, 3, 60. Tit. V, 2,
26. V, 3, 40. Caes, II, 2, 69, III, 1, 33, 127, 148.
Hml. IV, 7, 43. Cymb. V, 6, 327.
7) Applied to heart, = magnanimous, heroic;
your hearts are m., your skins are whole, Wiv. Ill, 1,
111. little body with a m. heart, H6 II Prol. 17. then
burst his m. heart, Caes. Ill, 2, 190.
Milan, town and dukedom in Italy : Tp. I, 2, 54.
68. 115. 126. 130. 437. 11, 1, 112. 279. 291. Ill, 3,
70. V, 107. Gent. I, 1, 57. 61. 71. 11, 5, 2. IV, 1, 19.
Ado 111, 4, 16. John 111, 1, 138. V, 2, 120.
= duke of Milan: he needs will be absolute 21.
Tp. 1, 2, 109. as I was sometime M. V, 86, was M.
thrust from. M. 206.
iUilcb, giving milk: like a m. doe whose swelling
dutjs do ache, Ven. 875. makes m. kine yield blood,
Wiv. IV, 4, 33. I have a hundred m. kine to the pail,
Shr. II, 359. the instant burst of clamour that she made
would have made m, the burning eyes of heaven, Hml.
II, 2, 540 (apparently = weeping, shedding milky
tears). i
Mild, tender and gentle, not fierce or severe:
Lucr. 979. 1096. 1268, 1399, 1505, 1520, 1542.
Pilgr. 86. Gent. IV, 4, 185. V, 2, 2. V, 4, 66, Ado
II, 3, 34. LLL IV, 3, 349. V, 2, 584. Mids. II, 1, 232.
IV, 1, 63. As IV, 3, 63. Shr. I, 1, 60. 71. II, 50. All's
III, 4, 18. R2 I, 3, 240. II, 1, 174. H6B II, 4, 48.
Ill, 1, 9. 72. Ill, 2, 219. 392. H6C I, 4, 141. Ill, I,
39. 91. IV, 1, 98. R3 I, 2, 104. Ill, 1, 40. IV, 3, 7
(Qq kind). IV, 4, 160. 172. Cor. Ill, 2, 14. Tit. 1,
470. IV, 1, 85. Lr. IV, 2, 1. Per. I, 1, 68. Ill, 1, 27.
testy wrath could never be her m. companion. Per. I,
I, 18 (= the companion of her mildness; see Ap-
pendix).
Mildew, to taint with mildew, to blight, to blast:
like a — ed ear, Hml. Ill, 4, 64 (cf. Genesis XLI, 6).
— s the white wheat, Lr. Ill, 4, 123.
Mildly, gently: Err. V, 87. R2 II, 1, 69. V, 1, 32.
Cor. Ill, 2, 139. 142. 144. Tit. 1, 475.
Mildness, gentleness, clemencv: Lucr. 979. Shr.
II, 192. 252. H6C II, 1, 156. IV, 4,' 20, IV, 8, 42. R3
III, 7, 123. Lr. 1, 4, 367.
Mile, a measure of length, containing eight fur-
longs: Meas. HI, 2, 38. LLL I, 1, 120. V, 2, 54. 187.
189. 193. 198. Mids. 1, 2, 104. Wint. IV, 3, 86. 104.
135. H4B V, 3, 57. H6 III, 7, 87. R3 V, 3, 37. Cor.
1, 4, 8. 34. I, 6, 16. 17. V, 1, 5. TJit. IV, 3, 65. Tim.
IV, 3, 421. Mcb. Ill, 3, 12. Lr. IV, 1, 44, Plur, mile:
Wiv. Ill, 2, 33. Ado II, 3, 17. H4B 111, 2, 310. V, 5,
69. Cymb. IV, 2, 293. toithin this three m. Mcb. V, 5,
37. Plur. miles: Sonn. 44, 10. 50, 4 LLL V, 2, 184.
191. 197. Merch. Ill, 4, 31. 84. As I, 3, 46. R2 II, 3,
5. 93. H4A 11, 2, 27. lil, 3, 222. H6C II, 1, 144. H8
IV, 1, 27. Cor. I, 6, 20. Rom. Ill, 5, 82. Lr. 11, 4, 304.
Cvmb. Ill, 2, 69. Ill, 4, 106. Ff miles, Qq mile: H4B
ll', 4, 179. R3 IV, 4, 461.
Mile-end or Mile-end Green, the usual exercise
ground of the London trainbands: All's IV, 3, 302.
H4B III, 2, 298.
Mllford, sea-town in Wales: R3 IV, 4, 535. Cymb.
III. 2, 61, 84. Ill, 6, 62. V, 6, 281. Milford- Haven:
Cymb. Ill, 2, 44. 61. Ill, 4, 29. 145. Ill, 5, 8. IV, 2,
291. 335.
Militarist , soldier : Parolles , the gallant m., —
that was his own phrase. All's IV, 3, 161.
Military, adj. 1) pertaining to the art or pro-
fession of war : is there no m. policy, how virgins might
blow up men? All's I, 1, 132. in m. rules, H4B 11, 3,
30. troop in the throngs of m. men, H4B IV, 1, 62. he
will maintain his argument as well as any m. man, H5
111, 2, 86. the direction of the m. discipline, 107,
2) soldierly, martial: speak from thy lungs m.
Wiv. IV, 6, 18. most m. sir, LLL V, 1, 38, chief ma-
jority and m. title capital, H4A III, 2, 110.
Milk , subst. the white fluid with which female
animals feed their voung: Ven. 902. Tp. II, 1, 288.
LLL V, 2, 231. 925. Mids. II, 1, 36. V, 345. All's IV,
3, 124. Wint. Ill, 2, 101. H6A V, 4, 27. Cor. V, 4, 30.
Tit. 11, 3, 144. Hml. 1, 5, 69. Lr. I, 1, 86. Applied,
metaphorically, to things of a gentle influence: adver-
sity's sweet m., philosophy, Rom. Ill, 3, 55. too full of
the m. of human kindness, Mcb. I, 5, 18. take my m. for
gall, 49. I should pour the sweet m. of concord into hell.
M
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IV, 3, 98. Emblem of faintheartedness : such a dish
of skim m. H4A II, 3, 36 : cf. livers white as m. Merch.
III, 2, 86. Of boyish greenness: one would think his
mother's m. were scarce out of him, Tw. 1, 5, 171.
]Iilk, vb. 1) to draw milk from the breast with
the hand: Gent. Ill, 1, 277. 302. Ant. IV, 15, 74.
Transitively: As II, 4, 51. Wint. IV, 4, 461.
2) to suck: the babe that — s me, Mcb. I, 7, -55.
JUilking-time , the time of milking: Wint, IV,
4, 246.
iUilk-Iivered, fainthearted, pusillanimous: LLL
IV, 2, 60; cf. Merch. Ill, 2, 86, and see Liver.
iUilk-inaid, a woman that milks or is employed
in the dairy. Gent, III, 1, 268. Meas. I, 2, 177.
lUilk-pap, a teat: Tim. IV, 3, 115.
Milksop, an effeminate and pusillanimous fellow :
Ado V, 1, 91. R3 V, 3, 325.
muk-white, white as milk: Pilgr. 119. Gent.
III, 1, 250. Mids. II, 1, 167. H4B 1, 1, 254. Tit. V,
1, 31. Tim. I, 2, 189.
Slilky, weak: has friendship such a faint and
m. heart, it turns in less than two nights? Tim. Ill, 1,
57. his sword, which was declining on the m. head oj
reverend Pria^n, Hml. II, 2, 500. this m. gentleness and
course of yours, Lr. I, 4, 364.
Mill, a building in which com is ground to meal:
more sacks to the m. LLL IV, 3, 81. more water glideth
by the m. than wots the miller of. Tit. II, 1, 85. Wint.
IV, 4, 309. Cor. I, 10, 31. Lr. II, 3, 18.
Miller, one whose occupation is to grind corn
to meal: Tit. II, 1,86.
Name in Wiv. I, 1, 160.
Milliner, a man who deals in fancy articles : no
m. can so fit his customers with gloves , Wint. IV, 4,
192. he was perfumed like a m. H4A I, 3, 36.
Million (ordinarily dissyll. ; trisyll. in H5 Prol.
16 and Tit. II, 1, 49). 1) ten hundred thousand: a
crooked figure may attest in little place a m. H5 Prol.
16. = a sum of ten hundred thousand pounds : Merch.
Ill, 1, 57. H4A III, 3, 155. Tit. II, 1, 49. Cymb. 1,
4, 147.
2) any very great number, an infinite number:
Mids. Ill, 2, 93. Shr. Ill, 2, 241. Ant. I, 2, 39. IV,
14, 1'8. Cymb. 11,4, 143. With of: a m. of manners,
Gent. II, 1, 105. a m. of beating, Wint. IV, 3, 62.
the m. = the multitude: the play pleased not the m.
Hml. II, 2, 457. Plur. —s: Tp. II, 1, 7. Wint. IV, 3,
61. Cor. Hi, 3, 71. 0th. IV, 1, 68. With of: Sonn.
53, 2. Meas. IV, 1, 60. Caes. IV, 1, 51. Hml. V, 1,
304.
Millioned, millionfold, innumerable: time, whose
m. accidents creep in 'twixt vows, Sonn. 115, 5.
Mill-sixpence, an old English coin, milled in
1561, the earliest that was milled in this country:
Wiv. I, 1, 158.
Millstone, used only in the proverbial expression
to weep — s ^ not to weep at all, to remain hard and
unfeeling as a stone: your eyes drop ■ — s, when fools'
eyes drop tears; K3 I, 3, 354. he will weep. Ay, — s,
I, 4, 246. Applied to tears of laughter: Queen Secuba
' laughed that her eyes ran o'er. With — s, Troil. I, 2,
158.
Mill-tvheel, the wheel of a mill: as fast as — s
strike, Tp. I, 2, 281.
Milo, the famous Greek athlete, who was able to
bear an ox on his shoulders: Troil, II, 3, 258.
Uimlc, subst. actor, player: and forth my m.
comes, Mids. Ill, 2, 19 (i. e. Bottom with an ass's
head. Ql minnick, Q2 minnock, Ff. mimmick).
Mince, 1) to cut into pieces: m. it (the babe)
sans remorse, Tim. IV, 3, 122. —ing her husband's
limbs, Hml. II, 2, 537.
2) to make small, to extenuate, to palliate: thy
honesty and love doth m. this matter, making it light to
Cassia, 0th. II, 3, 247. speak to me home, m. not the
general tongue. Ant. I, 2, 109.
3) to make small steps, to walk in a prim and af-
fected manner: hold up your head and m. Wiv. V, 1,
9. turn two — ing steps into a manly stride, Merch. Ill,
4, 67. Metaphorically: — ing poetry, 'tis like the
forced gait of a shuffling nag , H4A III, 1, 134. I know
no ways to m. it in love, but directly to say : 1 love you,
H5 V, 2, 130. And in general, = to speak or act
with affectation : which gifts , saving your — ing , the
capacity of your soft eheveril conscience would receive,
H8 II, 3, 31. — d = aflfected: is not birth, beauty,
manhood, learning the spice and salt that season
a man? Ay, a ~d man, Troil. I, 2, 279 (alluding,
probably, to a minced pie). And transitively, = to
affect, to make a parade of on the slightest occasion :
that — s virtue and does shake the head to hear of plea-
sure's name, Lr. IV, 6, 122.
Mind, subst. (fem. in Lucr. 1656 and Per. I, 1,
153) 1) the soul, the mental power; opposed to the
body: the burden of a guilty m. Lucr. 735. let beasts
bear gentle — s, 1148. unseen, save to the eye of m.
1426; cf. Mids. I, 1, 234; Hml. I, 1, 112; I, 2, 185.
immaculate and spotless is my m. Lucr. 1656. since
m. at first in character was done, Sonn. 59, 8. didkis
picture get, to serve their eyes, and in it put their m.
Compl. 135 (cf. Cymb. V, 5, 176'. the bettering of my
m. Tp. I, 2, 90. to still my beating m. IV, 163. as his
body uglier grows, so his m. cankers, 192. the affliction
of my m. amends, V, 115. do not infest your m. with
beating on the strangeness of this business, 246. com-
plete in feature and in m. Gent. II, 4, 73. jewels move
a woman's m. Ill, 1, 91. my m. is heavy, Wiv. IV, 6, 2.
other sports are tasking of their — s, 30. the guiltiness
of my m. V, 5, 130. profits of the m., study and fast,
Meas. 1, 4, 61. whose — s are dedicate to nothing tem-
poral, II, 2, 154. fit his m. to death, II, 4, 187. did
but convey unto our fearful — s a doubtful warrant of
immediate death, Err. I, 1, 68. sorcerers that change
the m. 1, 2, 99. thou art (transformed) in m. Nay, both
in m. and in my shape, II, 2, 198. 199. stigmatical in
making, worse in m. IV, 2, 22. policy of m. Ado IV, 1,
200. the m. shall banquet, though the body pine, LLL
I, 1, 25. nor hath love's m. of any judgment taste, Mids.
I, 1, 236. which never laboured in their — s till now,
Mids. V, 73. not sick, unless it be in m. Merch. Ill, 2,
237. if the quick fire of youth light not your m., you
are no maiden, All's IV, 2, 5- a m. that suits with this
thy fair and outward character, Tw. I, 2, 50. I fear to
find mine eye too great a flatterer for my m. I, 5, 328.
she bore a m. that envy could not but call fair, II, 1, 30.
thy m. is a very opal, II, 4, 77. not black in mym. Ill,
4, 28. admire not in thy m. 166. grapple your — s to
sternage of this navy, H5 III Chor. 18. eke out our
performance with your m. 35. in your fair — s let this
acceptance take, Ejjil. 14. so (a king) / am, in m.
H6C III, 1, 60. my m. exceeds the compass of her
wheel. Then , for his m. , be Edward England's king,
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IV, 3, 48. men's — s mistrust ensuing danger, R3 II,
3, 42. 1 have considered in my m. the late demand, IV,
2, 87. the error of our eye directs our m. Troil. V, 2,
110. Til ever serve his m. with my best will, Tim. IV,
2, 49 ; cf. duty and zeal to your unmatched m. IV, 3,
.523. art thou but a dagger of the m. Mcb. II, 1, 38.
I fear I am not in my perfect m. Lr. IV, 7, 63. which
(his mistress' picture) by his tongue being made, and
then a m. put in it , Cymb. V, 5, 176. our m. partakes
her private actions to your secrecy. Per. I, 1, 152 etc.
etc. = a man, with regard to his intellectual capacity :
J have frequent been with unknown — s, Sonn. 117, 5.
21 sentiments, disposition, cast of thought and
feeling: had thy mother borne so hard a m. Ven. 203.
0 that you bore the m. thai I do, Tp. II, 1, 267. cannot
soon revolt and change your m. Gent. Ill, 2, 59. he
bears an honourable m. V, 3, 13. it is the lesser hlots,
modesty finds, women to change their shapes, than men
their — s, V, 4, 109. whatsoever Ihave merited, either
in my m. or inmy means. Wiv. II, 2, 211. keep in thai
m. Ill, 3, 89. else I could not be in that m. 91. yet hath
he in him such a m. of honour, Meas. II, 4, 179 (=
honourable mind; cf. Of), my m promises with my
habit no loss shall touch her by my company, III, 1,181.
to transport him in the m. he is were damnable, IV, 3,
72. God keep your ladyship still in that m. Ado I, 1,
135. ivould the cook were of my m. I, 3, 75. aproverh
never stale in thrifty m. Merch. II, 5, 55. 7ny father
loved .Sir Rowland as his soul, and all the world was
of my father's m. As I, 2, 248. / would not have my
Rosalind of this m. IV, 1, 110. / am u. fellow of the
.•strangest m. Tw. I, 3, 120. lam not yet of Percy' s Jn.
H4A II, 4, 114. ivhile Gloster bears this base and
humble m. H6B I, 2, 62. / shall perceive the commons'
m., hoio they affect the house and claim of York, 111,
1, 374. continue still in this so good a m. IV, 9, 17.
to make Lord Hastings of our m. R3 III, 1, 162. thafs
my m. too, Troil. IV, 1, 6. 'tis pity bounty had not eyes
behind, that man might ne'er be wretched for his m.
Tim. I, 2, 170. I'ld rather than the worth of thrice the
sum, had sent to me first, but for my — 's sake; I had
such a courage to do him good. III, 3, 23. he bears too
great a. m. Caes. V, 1, 113. whose m. and mine in that
are one, Lr. I, 3, 15. / would toe ivere all of one m.,
and one m. good, Cymb. V, 4, 212 etc.
3) reflection, thoughts: your m. is tossing on the
ocean, Mercli. I, 1, 9. / have a ?k. presages me such
thrift, 1, 1, 175 {= anticipation, cf. Caes. Ill, 1, 144).
this murder had not come into my m. John IV, 2, 223.
those men you talk of came into my m. R3 III, 2, 118.
my m. gave nie ...ye blew the fire that burns ye, H8 V,
3, 109 (^ I suspected); cf. my m. gave me his clothes
mnde a false report of him. Cor. IV, 5, 157. have m.
upon your health, tempt me no further, Caes. IV, 3, 36
(^= think of, take care of your health), but yet have
1 a m. thai fears him much, and my misgiving still falls
shrewdly to the purpose. III, 1, 144 (= suspicion; cf.
Merch. I, 1, 175). that song loill not go from my m.
0th. iV, 3, 31. to put sill, in a person's m. = to make
him think of sth.: that same groan doth put this inmy
m. Sonn. 50, 13. put it in the physician's m. to help
him to his grave, E2 I, 4, 59. Ood put it in thy m. to
take it hence, H4B IV, 5, 179. And inversely, to put a
person in m. : the bells of Saint Sennet may put you in
m. Tw. V. 42. these masks put us in m. they hide the
fair, Rom. I, 1, 237. it were well the general were
put in m. of it, 0th. II, 3, 137 (= were made aware
of it).
4) recollection, memory: keep by children's eyes
her husband's shape in m. Sonn. 9, 8. that this lives in
thy ni. Tp. I, 2, 49. still 'tis beating in my m. 176. my
m. did lose it, Mids. I, 1, 114. have in m. where we
must meet, Merch. I, 1, 71. let no fair be kept in m.
As III, 2, 99. this grief had wiped it from my m. H4B
I, 1, 211. bearest thou her face in m.1 Ant. Ill, 3, 32.
to call to m. = to remember: Luor. 1366. Gent. Ill,
1, 6. H6A HI, 3, 68. H8 II, 4, 34. to put in a per-
son's mind = to remind him : let me put in your — s,
what you have been ere now, R3 I, 3, 131. to put it in
my m. II, 1, 120. to put n, person in m., in the same
sense : to put your grace in m. of what you promised
me, R3 IV, 2, 113. will you be put in m. of his blind
fortune? Cor. V, 6, 118. time out ofm. ^ since time
immemorial: Meas. IV, 2, 17. Rom. I, 4, 69.
5) that which a man thinks; thoughts, opinion: to
me that brought your m. Gent. 1, 1, 147 (delivered your
message). I'll show my m. I, 2, 7. might her m. dis-
cover, II, 1, 173. being of an old father's m. LLL IV,
2, 33. he tells you flatly what his m. is, Shr. I, 2, 78.
he and his physicians are of a m. All's I, 3, 244 (of
the same opinion), he not of that m. R2 V, 2, 107.
will resolve him of my m. R3 IV, 5, 19. with every
minute you do change a m. Cor. I, 1, 186. by Jove,
'twould be my m. It is a m. that shall remain a poison
where it is, III, 1, 86. she holds her virtue siill and I
my m. Cymb. I, 4, 69 etc. in the m. = of opinion: /
am not in the m. but I were better to he jnarried of him,
As III, 3, 91. .he was in the m. it loas (cut well) V, 4,
75. in my m. = in my opinion: in my m. thy worst
all best exceeds, Sonn. 150, 8. Wiv. II, 1, 39. Ado II,
3, 192. Mids. Ill, 2, 135. Merch. II, 4, 7. IV, 1,407.
H6B III, 1, 238 etc. to my m., in the same sense: Hml.
1, 4, 14. to break one's m. = to make a disclosure of
one's opinion: H6A I, 3, 81. to know a person's m.:
Ven. 30S. Gent. I, 2, 33. IV, 3, 2. Wiv. I, 4, 112.
135. Ill, 4, 80. IV, 4, 83. Err. II, 1, 47. Ado V, 1,
188. Tw. I, 5, 276. R2 V, 2, 104. H6B 1, 1, 139.
III, 2, 242. H6C 111, 2, 17 etc. to say one's m.: Shr.
IV, 3, 75. All's II, 1, 98. to speak one's m.: LLL V,
2, 589. As II, 7, 59. R2 II, 1, 230. H6B III, 1, 43.
H8 V, 1, 41. to tell one's m.: Gent. I, 1, 148. Err. II,
1, 48 etc. in a tedious sampler sewed her m. Tit. II,
4, 39. Til call for pen and ink, and write my m. H6A
V, 3, 66. write down thy m. Tit. II, 4, 3. if his m. be
writ, give me his letter, Rom. V, 2, 3.
6) will, desire, intention, purpose: all my m., my
thought, my busy care is how to get my palfrey from
the mare, Ven. 383. that you may know one another's
m, Wiv. II, 2, 132. servants must their masters' — s
fulfil. Err. IV, 1, 113. atime too brief to have all things
answer my m. Ado II, 1, 376. it would better fit your
honour to change your m. Ill, 2, 119. I'll hold my m.,
were she an Ethiope, V,4,38. what would these stran-
gers? know their — s, Boyet, LLLV, 2, 174. my wooing
m. shall be expressed in russet yeas, 412. to you our
— s'lve will unfold, Mids. I, 1, 208. let it not enter in
your m. of love, Merch. II, 8, 42 (tile same as wooing
mind in LLL V, 2, 412). already know my m. Merch.
Ill, 4, 37. how far off from the m. of Bolingbroke it
is, R2 III, 3, 45. the m. of Bolingbroke is changed,
V, 1, 51. you perceive my m.? H6A if, 2, 59. mym. is
changed, R3 IV, 4, 456. it is my father's m. thai I
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repair to Rome, Tit. V, 3, 1. if your m, hold, Caes. I,
2, 295. to be free and bounteous to her m. 0th. I, 3,
266 etc. to have a m. = to be inclined : have you a
m. to sink? Tp. I, 1, 42. Wint. IT, 4, 862. Ant. II,
5, 42. With to: you have u. month's m. to them, Gent.
1, 2, 137 (probably = a woman's longing, a morbid
appetite\ I have a m. to it, Meich. IV, 1, 433. cf. com-
mand what cost your heart has m. to. Ant. Ill, 4, 38.
hath more m. to feed on your blood, Gent. II, 4, 27. /
have no m. of feasting forth, Merch. II, 5, 37. J had
no m. to hunt, Cymb. IV, 2, 147. Ihave no m. to Isbel,
All's III, 2, 13.
Mind, vb. 1) to have in the mind, to think of, to
mean: — ing true things by what their mockeries he,
H5 IV Chor. 53.
2) to attend to, to take notice of, to care for:
perchance he will not m. me, Tp. II, 2, 17. you do not
m. the play, Shr. 1, 1, 254. to stop the inundation of
her tears, which, too much — ed by herself alone, may
be put from her by society, Eom. IV, 1, 14. not — ing
whether I dislike or no, Per. II, 5, 20.
3) to remind , to make to think : that have — ed
you of what you should forget, Wint. Ill, 2, 226. 1 do
thee wrong to m. thee of it, H5 IV, 3, 13. m. thy fol-
lowers of repentance, S4. / — ed him. how royal 'twas
to pardon. Cor. V, 1, 18.
4) to intend, to mean : we do not come as — ing to
content you, Mids. V, 113. / mind to tell him plainly
what I think, H6C IV, 1, 8. / shortly m. to leave you,
64. she — s to play the Amazon, 106. if you m. to
hold your true obedience, 140. the gods not — ing longer
to withhold the vengeance. Per. II, 4, 3.,
minded, adj. disposed, aifected: Sonn. 11, 7. Tp.
V, 126. H8 HI, 1, 58. Cor. I, 6, 73. Lr. Ill, 1, 2. cf.
High-minded, Proud-minded.
Alindful, careful: but now the m. messenger, come
back, brings home his lord, Lucr. 1583.
Mindless, careless, regardless: am. slave, Wint.
I, 2, 301. Athens, m. of thy worth, Tim. IV, 3, 93.
Mine, subst. 1) an excavation in the earth, from
which metallic ores or other mineral substances are
taken by digging: burn like the — s of sulphur, 0th.
Ill, 3, 329. Hence = a rich source of wealth: either
was the other's m. Phoen. 36. 1 would not wed her for
a m. of gold, Shr. I, 2, 92. H4A III, 1, 169. H8 I, 1,
22. Caes. IV, 3, 102. Ant. IV, 6, 32.
2) a subterraneous passage dug under a hostile
fortification: H5 III, 2, 59. 61. 62. 63. 92. Hml. Ill,
4, 208.
3) any subterraneous cavity : the wind is hushed
within the hollow m. of earth, 0th. IV, 2, 79.
Mine, vb. to undermine, to sap, to destroy by
slow degrees : — s my gentility with my education. As
1, 1,21. rank cori-uption, — ing all within, infects unseen,
Hml. Ill, 4, 148.
Mine, poss. pron. of the first pers. sing. ; = be-
longing to me; 1) joined to nouns beginning with
vowels, and used without any emphasis: look in rn.
eye-balls. Yen. 119. m. eyes are grey, 140. 503. Lucr.
228. m. infamy, 504. m. only care, Sonn. 48, 7. m.
art, Tp. I, 2, 28 (v. 25 my art), m. eyes, 135. m. ene-
mies, 179. m. art, 291. 435. 466. II, 1, 106. 111. 191.
313. 317. Ill, 1, 77. Ill, 2, 123. 147. Ill, 3, 89. IV,
28. 41. 120. 264. V, 53. 63. Gent. U, 1, 77. II, 4,
66. II, 5, 1. Ill, 1, 48. 74. 239. V, 4, 64. Meas. 1, 1,
64. II, 1, 187. Ill, 1, 85. IV, 2, 119. 180. V, 59. 198.
Err I, 2, 14. II, 1, 48. Ill, 1, 44. Ill, 2, 62. 169. V,
30. 106- 243. 331 etc. etc. Joined with own: m. own
love's might, Sonn. 23, 8. from m. own library, Tp. I,
2, 167. 342. 347. II, 2, 128. Ill, 1, 50. IV, 1, 3. Epil.
2. Gent. I, 2, 120. I, 3, 82. II, 4, 135. 156. 168. IV,
4, 61. Wiv. I, 1, 157. II, 1, 88. Meas. 1, 1, 65. II, 1,
30. 218. V, 377. Err. I, 2, 33. Ill, 1, 120. Ill, 2,
61 etc. etc.
Before h: I am pale at m. heart, Meas. IV, 3, 157.
m. host: Gent. IV, 2, 28. Wiv. I, 1, 143. Err. II, 2, 4
etc. etc. (cf. Host}. But my ranting host, Wiv. II, 1, 196.
Used for my, when separated from its noun : the
lady is dead upon m. and my master's false accustztion,
Ado V, 1, 249. mine and my father's death come not
upon thee, Hml. V, 2, 341. m. and your mistress, Cymb.
V, 5, 230. for m., if I may call offence. Per. 1, 2, 92.
Even before a consonant: his and m. loved darling,
Tp. Ill, 3, 93.
Placed after its noun : brother m. Tp. V, 75. master
m. Wiv. I, 1, 164. Shr. I, 1, 25. lady m. H8 I, 2, 17.
pupil m. Eom. II, 3, 82.
2) without a noun, but with reference to one pre-
ceding: the creatures that were m. Tp. I, 2, 125. to no
sight but thine andm. 302. this island' s m. 331. here's
my hand. Andm. Ill, 1, 90. IV, 201. V, 20. 189. 276.
Gent. I, 1, 60. II, 1, 1. Ill, 1, 207. IV, 4, 142. Err.
1, 2, 66 etc. etc. to be m. = to belong to me: he never
should be m. Gent. I, 2, 11. Ill, 1, 365. V, 4, S3.
Meas. V, 497 etc. let that be m. = let that be my
care; mind your own business, Meas. II, 2, 12.
Of m., immediately following a subst., properly
= one of those whom or which I have : this fair child
of m. shall sum my count, Sonn. 2, 10. there is a friend
ofm. come to town, Wiv. IV, 5, 78. he's a good friend
of m. LLL IV, 1, 54. a good master ofm. 106. Jcins-
men of m. H8 I, 1, 81 etc. But as often = of me, my:
they have murdered this poor heart ofm. Ven. 502
(^= this my poor heart), clear from this attaint ofm.
Lucr. 825. in that sad hour ofm. 1179. this face of
m. Gent. IV, 4, 190. the revolt of m. is dangerous,
Wiv. I, 3, 111 (some M. Edd., quite preposterously,
of mien), to have it added to the faults ofm. Meas. II,
4, 72. this finger of m. V, 316. your sister is no viife
ofm. Err. Ill, 2, 42. give me the ring of m. IV, 3, 69.
a ring he hath of m. worth forty ducats, 84. these ears
ofm. did hear thee, V, 26. 259. this grained face of
m. 311. what stuff of m. hast thou embarked^ 409.
time hath not yet so dried this blood of m. Ado V, 1,
195. despise me, when I break this oath ofm. LLL
V, 2, 441. his folly is no fault ofm. Mids. 1, 1, 200.
what wicked and disseinbling glass of m. made me
compare with Hermia's sphery eynef II, 2, 98. this
aspect ofm. hath feared the valiant, Merch. II, 1, 8.
the balls ofm. {= my eyeballs) III, 2, 118. my loving
greetings to those of m. in court. All's I, 3, 259 (my
friends or relations), the youngest wren of m. Tw. Ill,
2, 71 (M. Edd. nine), those provinces these arms of
m. did conquer, H6B I, 1, 120. whose natui-al gifts
were poor to those of m. Hml. I, 5, 52 etc. (cf. the
young whelp of Talbot's, H6A IV, 7, 35. the mantle
of Queen Eermione's , Wint. V, 2, 36. the horn and
noise o' the monster's, Cor. Ill, 1, 95. tJiese quick
blows of Fortune's, Tim. I, 1, 91. this dotage of our
general's. Ant. I, 1, 1. the business of Cleopatra's, I,
2, 182 etc.).
3) substantively, = a) my property: myself I'll
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forfeit, so that other m. thou wilt restore, to be my com-
fort still, Sonn. 134, 3. if you like me, she shall have
me and m. Shr. II, 385. one that fixes no bourn 'twixt
his and m. Wint. I, 2, 134. b) the persons depending
on me; my relations, my family: should presently
extirpate me and m. , Tp. I, 2, 125. this title honours
me and m. H6C IV, 1, 72. so thrive 1 and m. E3 II,
1, 24. thy justice will take hold on me and you andm.
and yours, 132. = my servants: how pomp is follow-
ed! m. will now be yours; and should we shift estates,
yours would be m. Ant. V, 2, 151.
Uliueral, 1) a mine: like some ore among a m.
of metals base, Hml. IV, 1, 26 ( cf. Walker's Crit.
Exam. II, 299>.
2) a fossile body used as a poisonous ingredient:
abused her delicate youth with drugs oi s that weaken
motion, 0th. I, 2, 74. the thought whereof doth like a
poisonous m. gnaw my inwards, II, 1, 306. she had
for you a mortal m. Cymb. V, 5, 50.
Minerva, the goddess of wisdom: thou mayst
hear M. speak, Shr. I, 1, 84. laming the shrine of
Venus, or straight-pight M. Cymb. V, 5, 164.
IHingle, subst. mixture, union: 0 heavenly m.
Ant. I, 5, 59. trumpeters , make m. with our rattling
tahourines, IV, ,8, 37.
j>lingle, vb. 1) trans, a) to mix: there his smell
with others being — d, Ven. 691. to m. beauty with in-
firmities, 735. milk andblood, being — d both together,
902. — ing my talk with tears, Lucr. 797. cheeks neither
red nor pale, but — d so, 1510. my blood is — d with
the crime of lust. Err, II, 2, 143. confess what treason
there is ■ — d with your love, Merch, III, 2, 27. the
difference betwixt the constant red and — d damask.
As III, 5, 123. the web of our life is of a — d yarn,
Air» IV, 3, 83. the united vessel of their blood, — d
with venom of suggestion, H4B IV, 4, 45. make a
quagmire of your — d brains, H6A I, 4, 109. m. tears
with smiles. Cor. I, 9, 3. — ing them with us, III, 1,
72. when it (love) is — d with regards, Lr. I, 1, 242.
m. eyes with one that ties his points. Ant. Ill, 13, 156.
grief and patience ... m. their spurs together, Cymb.
IV, 2, 58. we'll m. our bloods together in the earth, Per.
I, 2, 113.
b) to join: to m. friendship far is — ing bloods,
Wint. I, 2, 109. to m. faith with him, IV, 4, 471. part
your —d colours, John II, 389. — d his royalty with
capering fools, H4A III, 2, 63. beauty and honour in
her are so — d, H8 II, 3, 76. those that m. reason with
your passion, Lr. II, 4, 237. some dozen Romans have
— d sums to buy a present for the emperor, Cymb. I,
6, 186. their discipline, now — d with their courage,
II, 4, 24 (Fl wing-led).
2) intr. to be mixed: where it shall m. with the
state offloads, H4B V, 2, 132. ourself will m. with
society, Mcb. Ill, 4, 3. fly and m. with the English
epicures, V, 3, 8. though grey do something m. with
our younger brown, Aut. IV, 8, 20. her fortunes — d
with thine entirely, IV, 14, 24.
Jlinikiu, small and pretty: /o)- one blast of thy
m. mouth, Lr. HI, 6, 45.
Alintni, see Minum.
Aliniinus, any thing very small : you m., of hinder-
ing knot-grass made, Mids. Ill, 2, 329.
iUiuiou, 1) favourite, dailing: Sonn. 126, 9. Tp.
IV, 98. Tw. V, 128. John H, 392. H4A I, 1, 83. I,
3, 30. Mcb. I, 2, 19. Cymb. II, 3, 46.
2) one generally loved and flattered : w this the
Athenian m., whom the world voiced so regardfully?
Tim. IV, 3, 80. Duncan's horses, the — s of their race,
Mcb. II, 4, 15 (the pearls of their race; cf. darling
in 0th. I, 2, 68).
3) Used with some contempt, a) of persons in
whose company another finds pleasure : his company
must do his — s grace. Err. II, 1, 87. she vaunted
'mongst her — « t'other day, H6B I, 3, 87. go, rate thy
— s, proud insulting boy, H6C II, 2, 84. Perhaps also
in Tp. IV, 98 and Cymb. II, 3, 46.
b) = a pert and saucy person (originally a spoiled
favourite): how now, m.! Gent. I, 2, 88. you, m., are
too saucy, 92. do you hear, you m.1 Err. Ill, 1, 54.
you'll cry for this, m. 59. you m. you, are these your
customers? IV, 4, 63. m., thou liest, Shr. II, 13. give
me my fan: what, m., can you noti H6B I, 3, 141. this
m. stood upon her chastity, Tit. II, 3, 124. mistress m,
you, thank me no thankings, Rom. Ill, 5, 152. m., your
dear lies dead, 0th. V, 1, 33.
Minister, subst. 1) one employed to a certain
end; instrument, executor: the — s for the purpose,
Tp. I, 2, 131. if they can find in their hearts the poor
unvirtuous fat knight shall be any further afflicted, we
two will still be the —s, Wiv. IV, 2, 234. he that of
greatest works is finisher oft does them by the weakest
m. All's II, 1, 140. in a weak and most debile m. II,
3, 40. who but to-day hammered of this design, hut
durst not tempt a m. of honour, Wint. II, 2, 50 (i. c.
one of high rank). Ichose Camillofor the m. to poison
my friend Polixenes, III, 2, 161. for a m. of my at-
tempt I have seduced a headstrong Kentishman , H6B
III, 1, 355. thou son of hell, whom angry heavens do
make their m. V, 2, 34. B3 I, 2, 46. I, 3, 294. I, 4,
226. V, 3, 113. H8 I, 1, 108. Troil. Prol. 4. Cor.
III, 3, 98. Tim. II, 2, 140. Mcb. I, 5, 49. V, 8, 68.
Hml. Ill, 4, 175. Ant. Ill, 6, 88. Ill, 13, 23. V, 1,
20. V, 2, 4. Cymb. V, 3, 72.
2) a servant and messenger of God, an angel : 0
you blessed — s above, Meas. V, 115. angels and — s
of grace defend us, Hml. I, 4, 39.
3) servant in general : what me your m. , for you
obeys, Compl. 229; by help of her most potent — s, Tp.
1, 2, 275. Ill, 3, 61. 87. / may never lift an angry
arm against his m. R2 I, 2, 41. thou m. of hell, H6A
V, 4, 93. your master (Christ) whose m.>you are, H8
V, 1, 138. Tit. V, 2, 60. 61. 133. 0th. V, 2, 8.
4) a parson: send- — s to me, Tw. IV, 2, 100. the
m. is here, 102. Master Dumbe, our m. H4B II, 4, 95.
Minister, vb. 1) to perform a function, to do
service : pluck the grave wrinkled senate from the bench,
and m. in their steads, Tim. IV, 1, 6. a — ing angel
shall my sister be, when thou liest howling, Hml. V, 1,
264. With to, = to serve, to execute the orders
and supply the wants of: shall we serve heaven with
less respect than we do m. to our gross selves? Meas. II,
2, 86. did m. unto the appetite and affection common
of the whole body, Cor. 1, 1, 106. to him the other two
shall m. Cymb. Ill, 3, 76. Used of spiritual advice:
make me know the nature of their crimes , that I may
m. to them accordingly, Meas. II, 3, 7. how sweetly you
do m. to love. Ado 1, 1, 314.
2) to perform, to execute : before all sanctimonious
ceremonies may with full and holy rite be — ed, Tp.
IV, 1, 17.
3) to suggest, to afford, to supply, to give: to m.
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occasion to these gentlemen, Tp. II, 1, 173 though
sometimes i/ou do blench from this to that, as cause doth
m. Meas. IV, 5, G. if you three will but m, such assist-
ance as I shall give you direction, AdoII, 1,385. what
help we have that to your wanting may be — ed, A8 II,
7, 126. unless you laugh and m. occasion to him, Tw.
I, 5, 93. how quickly should this arm . . . chastise thee
and m. correction to thy fault, R2 II, 3, 105. ruder
terms , such as my wit affords and overjoy of heart
doth m. H6B I, 1, 31. what didthis vanity butm. com-
munication of a most poor issue, H8 I, 1, 86. or from
what other course you please, which the time shall more
favourably m. 0th. II, 1,277. which (learning) he look,
as we do air, fast as 'twas — ed, Cymb. I, 1, 45.
4) to administer (medicines), to prescribe, to
order: you gave me bitter pills, and I must m. the like
to you, Gent. II, 4, 150. thy physic I will try, that — s
thine own death if I die. All's il, 1, 189. present me-
dicine must be — ed, John V, 1, 15. may m. the potion
of imprisonment to me, H4B I, 2, 145. a poison which
the friar subtly hath — ed, Rom, IV, 3, 25. canst thou
not m. to a mind diseased, Mcb. V, 3, 40. 46. — est a
potion unto me, Per. I, 2, 68. there's nothing can be
— ed to nature that can recover him. III, 2, 8.
ministration, service, the going through an in-
cumbent function: my course, which holds not colour
with the time, nor does the m. and required office on
my particular. All's II, 5, 65.
Minnoiv, a very small fish; used as a term of
contempt: that low-spirited swain, that base m. of thy
mirth, LLL I, 1, 251 (Armado's letter), hear you this
Triton of the — s? Cor. Ill, 1, 89.
iUinoIa, name in Shr. I, 2, 97. 99. 165.
Ilinority, state of being under age: his m. is
put unto the trust of Richard Gloster , E3 I, 3, 11.
= childhood: proving from world's m. their right,
Lucr. 67. he shall present Hercules in m. LLL V, 1,
141. quoniam he seemeth in m. V, 2, 596. which, in
the m. of them both, his majesty did first propose. All's
IV, 5, 77.
Sllnos, fabulous king of Crete: H6C V, 6, 22.
Uinotanr, the monster dwelling in the labyrinth
of Crete: H6A V, 3, 189.
Minstrel, one who sings and makes music for
money: feast -finding — s, tuning my defame, Lucr.
817. I will bid thee draw, as we do the — s. Ado V,
1, 129. none hut — s like of sonneting, LLL IV, 3, 158.
/ hear the — s play, Shr. Ill, 2, 185. consort! what,
dost thou make us — s? an thou make — s of us, look
to hear nothing but discords, Rom. Ill, 1, 49. 50. no
money, on my faith, but the gleek; I will give you the
m. IV, 5, 116.
illlnstrelsy, 1) the place and office of a minstrel
(which partly consisted in relating fabulous stories) :
/ love to hear him lie and I will use him for my m.
LLL I, 1, 177.
2) music: when every room hath blazed with lights
and brayed with-m. Tim. II, 2, 170. m. andpretty din,
Per. V, 2, 7.
Mint, subst. the plant Mentha Piperita: LLL V,
2, 661. Wint. IV, 4, 104.
Mint, subst. the place where money is coined;
metaphorically a place of invention and fabrication :
LLL I, 1, 166. Tw. Ill, 2, 24. Troil. I, 3, 193.
Minura, the shortest note in music; a very short
moment: he rests his m,, one, two, and the third in your
bosom, Rom. II, 4, 22 (Q2 he rests, his minum rests;
Q.'i.4,5 he reus his minum rests; the.spurius Ql and
M. Edd. rests me his minim rest).
Minute, subst. the sixtieth part of an hour; a
very short time: Ven. 746. 1187. Lucr. 213. 297.
329. 962. Sonn. 14, 5. 60, 2. 77, 2. 126, 8. Pilgr.
206. Tp, I, 2, 37. IV, 141. Wiv. II, 2, 328. V, 5, 2.
LLL IV, 3, 182. Mids. II, 1, 176. II, 2, 2. 112. As
III, 2, 321. IV, 1. 45. 47. 195. All's I, 2, 39. II, 1,
169. Tw. I, 1, 14. V, 98, Wint. I, 2, 290. John III,
4, 134. IV, 1, 46. R2 I, 3, 226. V, 5, 51. 58. H4A
I, 2, 8. H4B I, 1, 7. IV, 1, 83. H6B III, 2, 338. H6C
II, 5, 25. 38. H8 I, 2, 121. 149. Rom. II, 4, 156.
II, 6, 5. Ill, 5, 45. V, 3, 257. Mcb. Ill, 1, 117. IV,
3, 176. Hml. I, 1, 27. I, 3, 9. Otb. II, 1, 41. Ill, 3,
169. Ant. I, 1, 46. Ill, 7, 82. Cymb. II, 5, 31. Per.
I, 3, 25. II, 4, 44. V, 1, 160. 214. every m. while,
H6A I, 4, 54. to steal at a —'s rest, Wiv. 1, 3, 31 (in
the shortest moment), at the latest m. of the hour,
LLL V, 2, 797 (= at the last moment), by the m. =
every minute, incessantly: Ant. Ill, 1, 20. Cymb. V, 5,
51. with every m. you do change amind. Cor. 1, 1, 186.
Minute -Jacks, probably persons who change
their minds every minute and are not to be trusted :
trencher -friends, time's flies, cap and knee slaves,
vapours, and — s, Tim. Ill, 6, 107 (generally inter-
preted to mean the same as jacks of the clock, q. v.).
Minutely, adj. happening every minute, con-
tinual: now m. revolts upbraid his faith -breach, Mcb.
V, 2, 18.
Minx, a pert and wanton woman (of. Minion 3 b) :
Tw. in, 4, 133. 0th. Ill, 3, 475. IV, 1, 159.
Miralile, admirable: not Neoptolemus som., on
whose bright crest fame with her loudest Oyes cries
This is he, could promise to himself a thought of added
honour torn from Hector, Troil. IV, 5, 142.
Miracle, 1) a supernatural event: Sonn. 65, 13.
Tp. II, 1, 6. V, 177. Wiv. Ill, 5, 119. Ado V, 4, 91.
All's II, 1, 144. II, 3, 1. Wint. IV, 4, 545. John II,
497. H5 I, 1, 67. H6B II, 1, 60. Troil. V, 4, 37. Lr.
I, 1, 225. II, 2, 172. IV, 6, 55. Per. V, 3, 58. by m.
Err. V, 264. H4A II, 4, 184. to do a m. H6B II, 1,
131. 161. 163. to work a m. Merch. Ill, 2, 90. Shr.
V, 1,127. H6AV,4,41, 66,
2) a wonder, something wonderful : 'tis that m.
and queen of gems that nature pranks her in attracts
my soul, Tw, II, 4, 88. 0 m. of men, H4B II, 3, 33.
be not offended, nature's m. H6A V, 3, 54.
Miracle, vb. refl., to m. itself = to make itself a
miracle, to be incomprehensible: who this should be,
doth m. itself, loved before me, Cymb. IV, '2, 29 (but
perhaps subst.).
Miraculous, working miracles, supernatural: Tp.
II, 1, 86. Mcb. IV, 3, 147. Hml. II, 2, 623.
.Miranda, the daughter of Prospero: Tp. I, 2, 48
53. Ill, 1, 36. 37. 60.
Mire, subst. mud, earth soaked with water: Lncr
1009. Tp. II, 2, 5. Wiv. IV, 5, 69. Err. V, 173. LLL
II, 121. Rom. I, 4, 41. Tim. I, 2, 60. Lr. II, 2, 5.
Cymb. V, 5, 222.
Mire, vb. 1) to soil with mud: smirched thus and
— d with infamy. Ado IV, 1, 135.
2) to sink in mud : paint till a horse may m. upon
your face, Tim, IV, 3, 147,
Mirror, subst, 1) looking-glass: Lucr. 1760.
Wint. I, 2, 381. R2 IV, 265. R3 II, 2, 51. Caes. I, 2,
726
M
56. Hnil. HI, 2, 24. V, 2, 124. Ant. V, 1, 34. Per.
1, 1, 45.
2" pattern, exemplar: the m. of all Christian Icings,
Ha II Chor. 6. m. of all martial men, H6A I, 4, 74.
whose wisdom was a m. to the ivisest, H6C III, 3, 84.
the m. of all courtesy, H8 II, 1, 53.
.Uirtk, 1) great gayety, jollity: Lucr. 213. 1109.
Gent. I, 1, 30. V, 4, 161. Wiv. II, 1, 28. II, 2, 231.
Meas. IV, 1, 13. Err. Ill, 1, 108 (cf. Despite). Ado
III, 2, 10. LLL 1, 1, 251. II, 67. V, 1, 121. V, 2, 79.
520, 867. Mids. I, 1, 13. II, 1, 56. V, 28. 35. Merch.
1, 1, 80. II, 2, 211. As I, 2, 3. V, 4, 114. Shr. Ind.
2, 137. Tw. II, 3, 49. Wint. IV, 4, 42. 54. John V,
2, 59. H4B IV, 4, 38. H5 II, 2, 132. V, 2, 318. H6A
I, 6, 15. II, 3, 44. H8 II, 3. 101 (make yourself m.).
Troll. I, 1. 40. I, 3, 173. Cor. I, 3, 117. 123. Mob.
Ill, 4, U. 109. Hml, I, 2, 12. II, 2, 307. Ant. 1, 2, 86.
1,3,4. Cymb. I, 6,58. V, 4, 163. Per. II, 1, 99. II, 3, 7.
2) a subject of merriment: the m. whereof so
larded with my matter, Wiv. IV, 6, 14. to speak allm.
and no matter, Ado II, 1, 343. very tragical m. Mids.
V, 57. he's all my exercise , my m. , my matter, Wint.
I, 2, 166. I'lluseyouformym. Caes. IV, 3, 49. 114.
to give a kingdom for a m. Ant. I, 4, 18.
Miribful, merry: m. comic shows, H6C V, 7, 43.
MirtU- moving, causing merriness: u m. jest,
LLL II, 71.
Miry, muddy: Shr. IV, 1, 77. Tit. Ill, 1, 126.
Misadventure, mischance, misfortune: your
looks are pale and wild, and do import some m. Rom.
V, 1, 29. what m. is so early up, V, 3, 188.
Misadventured, unfortunate: whose m. piteous
overthrows, Rom. Prol. 7.
Misantlira|los, a hater of mankind: I am M.
Tim. IV, 3, 53.
Misapply, to use forbad purposes: Rom. 11,3,21.
Mislieconic (im.-pi. misbecame, •^axtio. misbecomed)
to suit ill, not to befit, to be unseemly in: LLL V, 2,
778. H4B V, 2, 100. H5 II, 4, 118.
Misliegot, of a bad origin, and hence pernicious:
which indeed is valour m. Tim. Ill, 5, 29.
Misbegotten, of a bad origin: free from other
m.hate, R2 I, 1, 33. Hence = pernicious: that m.
devil Fauleonbridge, John V, 4, 4. three m. knaves in
Kendal green, H4A II, 4, 246. contaminated, base
andm. blood I spill of thine, H6A IV, 6, 22.
Misbehaved, conducting one's self improperly,
ill-bred: like a m. and sullen wench, Rom. Ill, 3, 143.
Misbeliever, one who holds a false religion, an
infidel: you call me m. Merch. I, 3, 112.
Misbelieving, holding a false religion, infidel:
that m. Moor, Tit. V, 3, 143.
Miscall, to call by a wrong name, to name im-
properly: simple ti-uth — ed simplicity, Sonn. 66, 11.
Tny heart luill sigh when I m. it so, R2 I, 3, 263. thou
dost m. retire, Troil. V, 4, 21.
Miscarry, vb. intr. 1) to be carried wrongly, to
come into wrong hands: a letter which accidentally
hath — ed, LLL IV, 2, 144. the cardinal's letters to
the pope —ed, H8 III, 2, 30.
2 : to fail, not to succeed, to be lost, to perish, to
die: who — ed at sea, Meas. Ill, 1, 217. there —ed a
vessel of our country, Merch. II, 8, 29. my ships have
all — ed. III, 2, 318. which (my body), but for him,
had quite — ed, V, 251. I would not have him m. Tw.
Ill, 4, 70. if they (the French) m., we m. too, John V,
4, 3. all that by indictment and by dint of sword have
since — ed under Bolingbroke, H4B IV, 1, 129. if they
m., theirs shall second them, IV, 2, 46. if a son ... m.
upon the sea, H5 IV, 1, 155. if he m., farewell wars
in France, H6A IV, 3, 16. better ten thousand base-
born Cades m. H6B IV, 8, 49. it must be , if the king
m. R3 1, 3, 16. all that have — ed by underhand cor-
rupted foul injustice, V, 1, 5. who — ing, Troil. I, 3,
351. what — es shall be the general's fault. Cor. I,
1, 270. if aught in this — ed by my fault, Rom. V,
3, 267. our sister's man is — ed, Lr. V, 1, 5. if you
m. 44. I may m. in it, 0th. V, 1, 6. Applied to failing
fruits and abortions: if horns that year m. LLL IV, 1,
114. an the child I now go with do m. H4BV,4, 10. 15.
Mischance, misfortune: Ven. 738. Lucr. 968.
976. Tp. 1, 1, 28. IV, 206. Gent. II, 2, 11. V, 3, 3.
R2 111, 4, 92. H4A I, 3, 232. IV, 1, 58. H6A I, 1, 89.
IV, 6, 49. H6B III, 2, 284. 300. H6C III, 3, 8. 18.
254. IV, 3, 43. R3 IV, 4, 114. Rom. V, 3, 221. Mcb.
Ill, 4, 43. Hml. Ill, 2, 238. V, 2, 405. 0th. V, 1, 38.
Cymb. II, 3, 137.
Mischief, subst. 1) fatal event, calamity, misfor-
tune : so in thyself thyself art made away, a m. worse
than civil home-bred strife, Ven. 764. invert what best
is boded me to m. Tp. Ill, 1, 71. any extremity rather
than a m. Wiv. IV, 2, 76. apply u moral medicine to
a mortifying m. Ado I, 3, 13. I pray God his bad
voice bode no m. II, 3, 83. 0 m. strangely thwarting,
III, 2, 135. a portent of broached m. to the unborn
times, H4A V, 1, 21. so success of m. shall be born,
H4B IV, 2, 47. had your watch been good, this sudden
m. never could have fallen, H6A II, 1, 59. a plaguing
m. light on Charles, V, 3, 39. till m. and despair drive
you to break your necks, V, 4, 90. m. , thou art afoot,
Caes. HI, 2, 265. u m. that is past and gone, 0th. I,
3, 204. 205.
Even in a subjective sense, = misery: here they
(our griefs) are felt and seen with — '« eyes. Per. I, 4,
8 (Steevens mistful. Walker misery's).
2) evil done on purpose, harm, injury: for — s
manifold and sorceries , Tp. I, 2, 264. any tnodel to
build m. on, Ado I, 3, 49. my thoughts are ripe in m.
Tw. V, 132. would mean m. Wint. IV, 4, 197. John
III, 2, 3. H4B IV, 2, 14. H5 IV, 3, 106. IV, 7, 186.
H6A III, 1, 115. H6B IV, 8, 59. V, 2, 84. R3 I, 3,
325. H8 I, 1, 160. I, 2, 187. II, 1,66. V, 1,49. Tit.
III, 1, 274. V, 1, 65. 110. Rom. V, 1, 35. Tim. IV,
3, 168. Caes. IV, 1, 51. Hml. Ill, 2, 148. Lr. Ill, 7,
82. With a genitive : wherever you wait on nature's m..
Mcb. I, 5, 51 (i. e. on harm done to human life, on
the destruction of life ; cf. Nature), with the m. of your
person it (his displeasure) would scarcely allay, Lr.
I, 2, 178. to do m.: Tp. IV, 217. H4B II, 1, 16. Lr.
IV, 2, 55. to do a p. m.: Mids. II, 1, 237. 239. Caes.
Ill, 1, 93. to do to a p. m,: Cor. IV, 5, 73. to make m.
H8 II, 1, 22. to work m. Lucr. 960. H6A III, 2, 39.
H6B II, 1, 186.
Mischief, vb. to harm, to injure: grant I may
ever love, and rather woo tho.ie that would m. me than
those that do, Tim. IV, 3, 475.
Mischievous, injurious, harmful: mo«< m./o«i
sin, As II, 7, 64. which hatched would grow m. Caes.
II, 1, 33.
Misconceived, having a wrong conception, mis-
judging, erring: no, m.! Joan of Arc hath been a vir-
gin, H6A V, 4, 49.
M
727
MisconBtrnction, wrong interpretation, misap-
prehension: Lr. II, 2, 124.
Ulsconstrue (0. Edd. misconster) , to interpret
erroneously , to misjndge , to misunderstand : lest I
be —d, Merch. II, 2, 197. he — s all that you have done,
As I, 2, 277. H4A V, 2, 69. H6A II, 3, 73. R3 111, 5,
61. Caes. V, 3, 84.
miscreant, a vile wretch: thou art a traitor and
a m. R2 I, 1, 39. well, m., I'll be there as soon as you,
H6A III, 4, 44. curse, m., when thou contest to the stake,
V, 3, 44. 0 vassal, m.! Lr. I, 1, 163 (Qq recreant').
Miscreate, illegitimate: opening titles m. whose
right suits not in native colours with the truth, H5 I,
2,16.
Misdeed, a wicked action: Lncr. 609. 637. H6C
III, 3, 183. R3 I, 4, 70.
Uisdemean, vb. refl. to behave ill : you have —ed
yourself toward the king, H8 V, 3, 14.
Misdemeanours, ill behavionr: Tw. II, 3, 106.
misdoubt, snbst. suspicion, diffidence, apprehen-
sion : he cannot so precisely weed this land as his — s
present occasion, H4B IV, 1, 206. steel thy fearful
thoughts and change m. to resolution, H6B 111, 1, 332.
Misdoubt, vb. to mistrust: / do not m. my wife,
\\i\\ II, 1, 192. let this letter beread: our parson — s
it^ LLL IV, 3, 194. I could neither believe nor m. All's
1, 3, 130. if you m. me that lamnotshe. III, ~, 1. the
bird — eih every hush, H6C V, 6, 14. this sudden stab
of rancour I m. R3 III, 2, 89. do you m. this sword?
Ant. Ill, 7, 63.
Misdread, fear of evil: the passions of the mind,
that have their first conception hym., have after-nourish-
ment and life by care; and what was first but fear
what might be done, grows elder now and cares it be
not done. Per. I, 2, 12.
Misennm (0. Edd. Mesena) a promontory in
ancient Campania: Ant. II, 2, 163.
miser, 1) a miserable wretch: decrepit m., base
ignoble wretch, H6A V, 4, 7.
2) a niggard: Sonn. 75, 4. As V, 4, 63. H5 II, 4,
47. Troil. Ill, 3, 143. Per. II, 1, 33.
Miserable, 1) unhappy, wretched: Tp. I, 1, 36.
Gent. IV, 1, 35. V, 4, 28. Meas. Ill, 1, 2. Mids. Ill,
2, 234. As IV, 3, 133. Wint. I, 2, 351. H5 II, 2, 178.
H6B III, 1, 201. H6C I, 4, 85. II, 5, 88. R3 I, 2, 27.
I, 3, 258. I, 4, 2. Ill, 4, 105. IV, 1, 76. Tit. II, 3,
108. Ill, 2, 28. IV, 3, 18. Rom. Ill, 3, 145. IV, 5,
44. Tim. IV, 3, 248. 462. Meb. IV, 3, 103. Lr. V,
3, 46. Ant. IV, 15, 51. Cymb. I, 6, 6.
2) worthless, despicable, wretched: a m. world,
As II, 7, 13. 0 m. age, H6B IV, 2, 11. gross and m.
ignorance, 178. 0 m. thought, H6C III, 2, 151. we
worldly men have m., mad, mistaking eyes. Tit. Y, 2,
66. what m. praise hast thou for her , 0th. II, 1, 140.
Quibbling in Tim. IV, 3, 249.
Miserably, calamitously: he be as m. slain as I,
H6C 1, 3, 42.
misery, 1) wretchedness, great distress, calamity:
Van. 707. 738. Pilgr. 404. Tp. II, 2, 41. Err. V, 322.
Merch. HI, 4, 21. IV, 1, 272. As II, 1, 51. Ill, 2, 296.
Shr. IV, 3, 34. Tw. Ill, 4, 383. Wint. Ill, 2, 123. V,
1, 146. John III, 4, 35. R2 II, 1, 85. H6A ill, 2, 137.
H6B III, 1, 200. H6C 111, 3, 264. R3 IV, 1, 53. H8
Prol. 30. Cor. I, 1, 21. IV, 5, 94. V, 2, 103. Tit. II,
5, 57. Ill, 1, 134. Rom. I, 2, 60. V, 1, 41. Tim. IV,
2, 32. IV, 3, 242. 531. Lr. II, 2, 173. IV, 1, 79. IV,
Schmidt, tlie Eny^lish of Sliakespeaii:.
5, 12. IV, 6, 63. 0th. Ill, 3, 171. Cymb. 1, 5, 55. Per.
1,4, 55. 66. and the m. is, example cannot dissuade
succession, All's III, 5, 23 ; cf. when we in our vicious-
ness grow hard — 0 m. on't! — the wise gods seel
our eyes. Ant. Ill, 13, 112. he covets less than m. itself
would give. Cor. II, 2, 131 (explained by most, but
unnecessarily, as meaning avarice).
Plur. —ies = calamities, misfortunes: Merch. I,
2, 4. All's III, 2, 122. Wint. IV, 4, 579. 822. H6A
1, 1, 88. II, 5, 29. H6B II, 4, 16. R3 IV, 4, 17. 129.
H8 III, 1, 108. Ill, 2, 389. 430. Tit III, 1, 220. 244.
Tim. IV, 3, 76. Caes. IV, 3, 221. Lr. III. 6, 110. V, 3,
180. Cymb. V,4, 86. 144. Per. I, 4, S6. V, 3, 41.
2) contemptibleness : 0 noble m., to be i' the field,
and ask 'what news' , Cymb. V, 3, 64 ( = contempt-
ibleness in a nobleman).
Misfortune, evil accident, calamity: Lucr. 1713.
Ado V, 1, 17. Merch. I, 1, 21. II, 4, 36 (fem.). R2 I,
2, 49. V, 5, 71. H6C IV, 4, 3. 20. Rom. I, 4. 91. V,
3, 82. Per. II, 3, 88 (by m. of the seas). 90. Plur.
— s: Err. I, 1, 120. V, 5, 29 (Ff m.). H8 III, 2, 374.
Misgive, to have a presentiment of evil: my — ing
still falls shrewdly to the purpose, Caes. Ill, 1, 145.
my mind — s, 0th. Ill, 4, 89. Followed by a clause:
my mind — s some consequence yet hanging in the stars
shall bitterly begin his fearful date, Rom. I, 4, 106.
With a dative: my heart — s me, Wiv. V, 5, 226. so
doth my heart m. me, in these conflicts what may befall
him, H6C IV, 6, 94.
Misgoverned, ill behaved, rude (cf. Government') :
rude m. hands from windows' tops threw dust andi-ub-
bish on King JRichards head, R2 V, 2, 5.
Misgoverning, want of self-control, bad con-
duct: black lust, dishonour, shame, m., who seek to
stain the ocean of thy blood, Lncr. 654.
MisgoTernment, the same : thus , pretty lady, I
am sorry for thy much m. Ado IV, 1, 100.
MisgrafTed, grafted amiss, ill placed: (love) ni.
in respect of years, Mids. I, 1, 137.
misguide, to lead a wrong way : her great charms
m. thy opposers' swords. Cor. I, 5, 23.
Mishap, subst. ill chance, misfortune: Err. I, 1,
142. H6A I, 1, 23. Plur. —s: Ven. 603. Err. 1, 1,
121. Tit. I, 152.
Mishear, to mistake in hearing: thou hast mis-
spoke, misheard, John III, 1, 4.
Misinterpret, to explain in a wrong sense : your
exposition — ing, Per. I, 1, 112. Trans.: you did make
him m. me, R2 111, 1, 18.
Jlislead (impf. not used, panic, misled), to lead
astray, to guide a wrong way: Lncr. 369. Meas. IV,
1, 4. Ado IV, 1, 189. Mids. II, 1, 39. All's IV, 5, 1.
R2 HI, 1, 8. H4A IV, 3, 51. V, 1, 105. H4B I, 2. 163.
H6B IV, 8, 8. H6C III, 3,35. V, 1, 97.
Misleader, one who leads to ill: H4A II, 4,'508.
H4B V, 5, 68. H6B V, 1, 163.
Mislike, snbst. dislike, aversion: setting your
scorns and your m. aside, H6C IV, 1, 24.
Mislike, vb. to dislike, to disapprove: m. me not
for my complexion, Merch. II, 1, 1. 'tis not my speeches
that you do m. H6B I, 1, 140. if he m. my speech and
what is done. Ant. Ill, 13, 147.
Misordered, out of order, deranged, irregular:
the time m. H4B IV, 2, 33.
Misplace, to put ill a wrong place; absol.: do
you hear how he — s? ileas. II, 1, 90 (= misapplies
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the words). Trans.: gilded honour shamnfulhj — d,
Sonn. 66, 5. her benefits are mightily — d, As 1, 2, 37.
the —d John, John III, 4, 133. the crown so foul — d,
R3 III, 2, 44.
Misprise or Alisprize, to undeiTalue, to slight,
to despise (Fr. m^priser): — ing what they look on,
Ado HI, 1, 52. / am altogether —d. As I, 1, 177.
your reputation shall not be — d, I, 2, 192. by the — ing
of a maid too virtuous for the contempt of empire. All's
III, 2, 33. —ing the knight opposed, Troil. IV, 5, 74
(Ff disprising).
iUisprised, mistaken: you spend your passion on
a m. mood, Mids. Ill, 2, 74.
Itlisprlsiou, 1) the taking one thing for another,
mistake, error: thyself thou gavest, thy own worth then
not knowing, or me, to whom thou gavest it , else mis-
taking; so thy great gift, upon m. growing, comes home
again, on better judgment making, Sonn. 87, 11. there
is some strange m. in the princes. Ado IV, 1, 187. a
fever in your blood! why, then incision would let her
out in saucers: sweet m. LLL IV, 3, 98. of thy m. must
perforce ensue some true love turned, Mids. HI, 2, 90.
m. in the highest degree, Tw. I, 5, 61. envy, therefore,
or m. is guilty of this fault, H4A I, 3, 27.
2) undervaluing, contempt: proud scornful boy that
dost in vile m. shackle up my love and her desert. All's
II, 3, 159.
lUisproud, viciously proud: m. York, H6C 11,6, 7.
Dlisquote, to misinterpret, to misconstrue: inter-
pretation will m. our looks, H4A V, 2, 13.
iMisreport, vb. to speak ill of, to slander: a man
that never yet did m. your grace, Meas. V, 148.
Miss, vb. 1) to fail in aiming at, not to hit: he
could not m. it, Tp. fl, 1, 40. he — es not much , 56.
you find not the apostraphas, and so m. the accent, IjLL
IV, 2, 124. you m. my sense, Shr. V, 2, 18. a health to
all that shot and — ed, 51. / — ed my aim, H6A I, 4,
4. I — ed the meteor once, H8 V, 4, 52. hit or m. Troil.
I, 3, 384. in that hit you m. Rom. 1, 1, 214. maym.
our name and hit the woundless air, Hml. IV, 1, 43.
2) to fail of finding or obtaining : so may I, blind
fortune leading me, m. that which one unworthier may
attain, Merch. II, 1, 37. so may you m. me. III, 2, 12.
who ever strove to show her merit, that did m. her love ?
All's I, 1, 242. your free undertaking cannot m. a thri-
ving issue, Wint. II, 2, 44. if misfortune m. the first
career, R2 I, 2, 49. though thy master — ed it (the
way) H8 III, 2,439. he could not m. them (the daggers)
Mcb. II, 2, 13. he that hath — ed the princess is a
thing too bad for bad report, Cymb. I, 1, 16. I could
not TO. my way. III, 6, 9. With an inf.: if we m. to
meet him handsomely. Tit. II, 3, 268.
3) to be without, to want : thy record never can be
— ed, Sonn. 122, 8. we cannot m. him, Tp. I, 2, 311.
what I can help thee to thou shalt not m. All's 1, 3, 262.
he would m. it rather than carry it but by the suit of
the gentry to him. Cor. II, 1, 253.
4) to perceive and feel the want of: the moon
being clouded presently is — ed, Lucr. 1007. / shall
m. thee , but yet thou shall have freedom, Tp. V, 95.
tohen he shall m. me, Wint. IV, 4, 505. your Corio-
lanus is not much — ed, Cor. IV, 6, 13. our dear friend
Banquo, whom ive m. Mcb. Ill, 4, 90. the friends loe
m. V, 8, 35. you shall be — ed at court, Cymb. Ill, 4,
129. 189. Ill, 5, 90.
5) to fail, to omit, not to observe, not to keep:
one llnit will not m. you morning nor evening prayer,
Wiv. II, 2, 102. for — ing your meetings and appoint-
ments, III, 1, 92. Iioill not m. her, HI, 5, 56 (:= not
fail her).
6) to be absent or deficient, to be wanting : what
here shall »?., our toil shall strive to mend, Rom. Prol.
14. Mostly in the partic. — ing = wanting: the warm
effects which she in him finds — ing, Ven. 605. tliere
are yet — ing of our company some few odd lads, Tp.
V, 2.^4. the roynish clown is also — ing. As II, 2, 9.
if in her marriage my consent be — ing, Tim. I, 1, 136.
Macduff is — ing, Mcb. V,8, 38. she was — ing, Cymb.
IV, 3, 17. upon my lady's — ing, V, 5, 275.
Miss, subst. 1) misbehaviour, offence: he saith
she is immodest, blames her m. Ven. 53. of. Amiss.
2) state of missing , feeling the loss and want of
sth. : / should have a heavy m. of thee, H4A V, 4, 105.
Misshaped, deformed: H6C III, 2, 170.
Missliapen, the same : Lucr. 925. Tp. V, 268.
H6C II, 2, 136. V, 5, 35. R3 I, 2, 251 (Qq unshapen).
Rom. I, 1, 185. Ill, 3, 131.
Misshcathed, ill sheathed, ill scabbarded: m. in
my daughter's bosom, Rom. V, 3, 205.
Missingi}, so as to feel and regret the absence:
what his happier affairs may be, are to me unknown:
but I have m. noted, he is of late much retired from
court, Wint. IV, 2, 35 (= with regret).
Mission, a sending, deputation: whose glorious
deeds made emulous — s 'mongst the gods themselves,
Troil. Ill, 3, 189 (moved the gods to depute some of
their own number who were to emulate him).
Missive, messenger: whiles I stood rapt in the
wonder of il, came — s from the king , who all-hniled
me "Thane oj Cawdor", Mcb. I, 5, 7. did gibe my m.
out of audience. Ant. II, 2, 74.
Misspeak, to mistake in speaking, to make a
slip of the tongue: thou hast misspoke, misheard,
John III, 1, 4.
Mist, subst. a thin cloud or vapours intercepting
vision: Lucr. 548. 643. 773. Err. II, 2, 218. H4A I,^
2, 226.
Mist, vb. to cloud, to cover with vapour : if that
her breath will m. or stain the stone, why, then she lives,
Lr. V, 3, 262.
Mistalie, vb. (irapf. mistook, partic. mistook, mis-
taken and mista'en) 1) to take wrongly, to commit an
error or offence in taking: I have mistook: this is the
ring you sent to Silvia, Gent. V, 4,-94 (Germ, ich habe
mich vergriffen). I have lost my edifice by — ing the
place ivhere I erected it, Wiv. II, 2, 225 (= by choo-
sing a wrong place). / did but tell her she mistook her
frets, Shr. II, 150. the better act of purposes mistook
is to m. again, John III, 1, 274. purposes mistook
fallen on the inventors' heads, Hml. V, 2, 395. so you
m. your husbands, 111, 2, 262 (some M. Edd. must take).
cf.'the quibble in R2 III, 3, 17.
2) to take one person or thing for another: their
several counsels they unbosom shall to loves mistook,
LLL V, 2, 142. for three-foot stool —th me, Mids. II,
1, 52. cf. II, 1, 32. Ill, 2, 112. it may be you have
—n him, All's II, 6, 43. you do m. me, Tw. Ill, 4, 362
(I am not' he whom you mean), you have mistook Po-
lixenes for Leontes, Wint. II, 1, 81. unless I have
mista'en his colours quite, R3 V, 3, 35. show duty, as
— n all this while between the child and parent, Cor.
V, 3, 55 (= confounded), your tributary drops belong
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to woe, which you — ing offer up to Joy, Eom. HI, 2,
104. you didm. him sure, Cymb. IV, 2, 102.
3) to misjudge : or me, to whom thou gavest it, else
— ing, Soun. 87, 10. m. me not so much to think my
poverty is treacherous , As 1, 3, 66. you have mistook
me all this while, B2 HI, 2, 174. my father's purposes
have been mistook, H4B IV, 2, 56. as you didm, the
outward composition of his body , H6 A II, 3, 74. thou
— St me much to think I do, H6B V, 1, 130. I do m.
my person all this while, R3 I, 2, 253. and could wish
he were something — n in it, H8 I, 1, 195. your rage
— s MS, III, 1, 101. you m. my fortunes, Tim. II, 2, 193.
you m. my love, I, 2, 9. I have much mistook your pas-
sion, Caes. I, 2, 48. ^ing his purpose, Lr. I, 2, 90.
4) to misapprehend, to misunderstand; absol.:
you m. Gent. I, 1, 113. you mistook, 120. or else I
mistook, II, 1, 10. IV, 2, 57. your grace — s, R2 III,
3, 10. m. not, uncle, 15. Trans.: he doth but m. the
truth, Tp. II, 1, 67. thou — st me, Gent. II, 5, 49. m.
the word, III, 1, 283. they mistook their erection (for
direction) Wiv. Ill, 5, 41. you must not m. my niece.
Ado 1, 1, 61. m. me not, Shr. II, 66 ; Wint. Ill, 2, 110;
R2 II, 3, 74 ; Cor. IV, 5, 86 ; Tim. IV, 3, 504. it has
an elder sister, or I m. you, Wint. I, 2, 99. you m. me,
H4B I, 2, 91 ; B3 II, 2, 8. you will m. each other, H5
III, 2, 146.
5) to be wrong, to err, to blunder; absol.: oft
the eye — s, the brain being troubled, Ven. 1068; cf.
— ing eyes, Shr. IV, 5, 45; Tit. V, 2, 66. yet sinned
I not but in — ing. Ado V, 1, 284. thou hast — n
quite, Mids. Ill, 2, 88 ; 345 ; 347. the blind Woman doth
most m. in her gifts to women, As I, 2, 38. m. no
more, Shr. IV, 2, 16. you m., sir, V, 1, 82; Tw. I, 3,
59; 111, 4, 247. you, my lord, do but m. Wint. II, 1, 81 ;
100. if I m. in those foundations, 100. to m. again,
John III, 1, 274. iflm. not, H4A V, 4, 59. for thy
— ing so, we pardon thee, H6B V, 1, 128. 129. this
dagger has mista'en, Eom. V, 3, 203. — Trans., to m.
something, = to fail in, to err in, to be wrong with
regard to sth.: to make the cunning hounds m. their
smell, Ven. 686. thy false dart — s that aim and clea-
ves an infant's heart, 942. thy wretched wife mistook
the matter so, Lucr. 1826. no marvel then though I m.
my view, Sonn. 148, 11. this letter is mistook, LLL
IV, 1, 67 (^delivered into wrong hands), thou hast
— n his letter, 108. our sport shall be to take what they
m. Mids. V, 90. you m. the matter, R3 I, 3, 62. what's
he that hath so much thy place mistook to set thee here,
Lr. II, 4, 12. you do m. your business, Ant. II, 2, 45.
Eeflexively : had he mistook him and sent to me, I
should ne'er have denied his occasion so many talents,
Tim. Ill, 2, 25 (= had he sent to me by mistake).
To be mistaken or mistook = to be in an error,
to be wrong: how am I mistook in you, Wiv. Ill, 3,
111. she, mistaken, seems to dote on me, Tw. II, 2, 36.
you have been mistook, V, 266. you are too much mis-
taken in this king, H5 II, 4, 30. else you may be mar-
vellously mistook. III, 6, 85. pardon me, if I be mis-
taken, Lr. I, 4, 70. you are mistaken, Cymb. I, 4, 89.
Mistaking, snbst. mistake, error, blunder: made
thee no — s, Tp. I, 2, 248. either this is envy in you,
folly, or m. Meas. Ill, 2, 150. pardon for my mad m.
Shr. IV, 5, 49.
JUistempered , 1) compounded and hardened to
an ill end : throw your m. weapons to the ground, Rom.
I, 1, 94 (cf. Temper, snbst. and vb.).
2) ill tempered, ill mixed, diseased, irritated
(quibbling): this inundation of m. humour rests by you
only to be qualified, John V, 1, 12.
Mistermed, called by a wrong name: then banish-
ed, is death m. Rom. Ill, 3, 21.
niistersliip , corrupted from mistressship in Tit.
IV, 4, 40.
Jlistful, clouded, half blinded by tears: I must
perforce compound with m. eyes, H5 IV, 6, 34.
niisthinii, to misjudge: how will the country m.
the king, H6C II, 5, 108. we are misthought for things
that others do. Ant. V, 2, 176.
Mistletoe, the plant Visoum album: Tit. II,
3, 95.
Mlst-Iilie, like a mist, like a cloud: unless the
breath of heart-sick groans m. infold me from the search
of eyes, Rom. Ill, 3, 73.
Mistreadings, sins: to punish my m. H4A III,
2,11.
itflstress, 1) a woman who has command and
governs; opposed to servant: I am the m. of my fate,
Lucr. 1069. nature, sovereign m. over wrack, Sonn.
126, 5. m. of his heart , Compl. 142 ; Shr. IV, 2, 10.
m. of the feast, Wint. IV, 3, 42. IV, 4, 68. m. of the
field, H8 III, 1, 152. the m. of our charms, Mcb. Ill,
5, 6. m. of her choice, Hml. Ill, 2, 68. opinion, a so-
vereign m. of effects, 0th. I, 3, 225. 0 sovereign m. of
true melancholy. Ant. IV, 9, 12. the m. which I serve,
Tp. Ill, 1, 6 ; Merch. Ill, 2, 200. my m. Tp. 11, 2, 144.
III, 1, 11. 21. 33. 86. Gent. IV, 4, 175. Err. I, 2, 46.
Mids. II, 1, 59. Ill, 2, 6. LLL IV, 3, 230. humbly
called m. All's V, 3, 19. as full of quarrel and offence
as my young — 'dog, 0th. 11, 3, 53. too low a m. for
so high a servant, Gent. II, 4, 106 etc. Used in adress-
ing women: Gent. II, 1, 102. II, 4, 2. Err. IV, 2,46
etc. etc. Adjectively: the m. court of mighty Europp,
H5 II, 4, 133.
2) a female owner: Til use thee (a picture) kindly
for thy — ' sake, Gent. IV, 4, 207. more mirth than I
am m. of. As I, 2, 4. more than m. of which comes to
me in name of fault, I must not at all acknowledge,
Wint. Ill, 2, 60.
3) a woman beloved and courted : my — ' brows
are raven black, Sonn. 127, 9. 130, 1. metamorphosed
with a m. Gent. II, 1, 32. be not like your m. 181. II,
4, 88. Err. II, 2, 113. LLL IV, 3, 270. 376. As I, 2,
257. II, 4, 38. Tw. II, 3, 40. H6B IV, 1, 143. Cor.
IV, 5, 207 etc. etc.
4) a female teacher: the art and practic part of
life must be the m. to this theoric, H5 I, 1, 52. here
she comes weeping for her only — ' death. Per. IV, 1,
11. And = a woman well skilled in a thing: she
seems a m. to most that teach, Wint. IV, 4, 593.
5) = lady: from my two — es, Wiv. Ill, 4, 115.
to meet some m. fine, when — es from common sense are
hid, LLL I, 1, 63. 64. in praise of our country — es,
Cymb. I, 4, 62. = partner: Mopsa must be your m.
Wint. IV, 4, 162.
6) a term of courtesy used in speaking of or to
women (except those of high rank), indiscriminately
whether they are married or not (comprising the mo-
dern Madam, Mrs., and Miss): Wiv. I, 1, 200. IV, 2,
138. Mids. I, 2, 106. Ill, 1, 145. 0th. II, 1, 97. IV,
1, 261. IV, 2, 27. V, 2, 183 etc. etc. Wiv. V, 5, 230.
Meas. V, 282. Err. Ill, 2, 29. IV, 3, 81. LLL V, 2,
286 {madam, and pretty — es; i. e. the princess and
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her attendants). 847. Mids. Ill, 2, 339. March. II, 5,
40. As I, 3, 43. Ill, 4, 50. Shr. Ill, 2, 245. Rom. I,
5, 20. IV, 5, 1. Hml. II, 2, 444 etc. etc. Before
names: Wiv. I, 1, 85. 198. 199. I, 2, 3. IV, 2, 135.
Meas. II, 1, 85. H4A III, 3, 106. H4B II, 2, 166.
R3 I, 1, 73 etc. Gent. IV, 4, 8. 49. Wiv. I, 1, 48.
58. 197. 231. 268. Meas. Ill, 2, 211. Err. IV, 3,
49. Ado V, 2, 1. H4B II, 2, 167 etc. Before ap-
pellatives: m. line, Tp. IV, 235. m. bride, Shr. V, 2,
42. JM. minion, Rom. Ill, 5, 152. Costard and Touch-
stone improperly addressing so princesses: LLL IV,
1, 49. As I, 2, 60. Thersites called in contempt M.
T.: Troil. 11,1, 39.
Used with some unkiudness or contempt of or to
women, from whom the affections of the speaker have
been estranged: / suspect without cause, m., do If
Wiv. IV, 2, 138. now, m., how chance you went not
with Master Slender? V, 5, 230. t/ou, m., all this coil
is 'long of you, Mids. Ill, 2, 339. m., dispatch you. As
1, 3, 43. no, proud m., hope not after it, HI, 5, 45. m.,
how mean you that? Shr. V, 2, 21. and my young m.
thus I did bespeak, Hml. II, 2, 140. come hither, gentle
m. Oth. I, 3, 178. IV, 1, 261. IV, 2, 27. V, 2, 183.
'tis well, m. Per. II, 5, 18. 73.
7 1 "the small ball at the game of bowls, now call-
ed the Jack , at which the players aim" (Nares) : so,
so, rub on, and kiss the m. Troil. HI, 2, 52.
Once not inflected in the plural: supposed them
m. of his heart, Compl. 142.
mistresssliip , a term of courtesy in addressing
women, corrupted to mistership by the clown: Tit.
IV, 4, 40.
JMistrust, subst. 1) want of confidence: your m.
cannot make me a traitor. As I, 3, 58. he needs not our
in., since he delivers our offices, Mcb. ill, 3, 2.
2) suspicion, apprehension, donbt: full of foul hope
and full of fond m. Lucr. 284. his kindled duty kin-
dled her m. 1352. that ugly treason of m , which makes
me fear the enjoying of my hope, Merch. Ill, 2, 28. we
have but trivial argument, more than m., that shows him
worthy death, H6B III, 1, 242. wheji care, m. and trea-
son waits on him, H6C II, 5, 54. With of, = doubt
of: m. of good success hath done this deed, Caes. V,
3, 85.
Slistrust, vb. 1) not to confide in, to be suspi-
cious of: I will never m. my wife again, Wiv. V, 5,
141. to m. any. Ado I, 1, 246. m. me not, R3 IV, 4,
479. — ing them, 528. to have — ed her, Cymb. \, 5,
66. Absol. : in time I may believe, yet I m. Shr. Ill,
1,51.
2) to suspect, to apprehend: this is an accident of
hourly proof , which I — ed not, Ado II, 1, 189. m. it
not, Shr. HI, 1, 52 (= do not doubt it). alCs true
that is — ed, Wint. H, 1, 48. many a thousand, lohich
now m. no parcel of my fear , H6C V, 6, 38. men's
minds m. ensuing dangers, R3 II, 3, 42. With a
clause: jealousy itself could not m. false - creeping
craft and perjury should thrust into so bright a day
such hlack-J'aced storms, Ijucr. 1516. Absol.. it shall
not fear lohere it should most m. Ven. 1154. they had
no cause to m. R3 111, 2, 87.
Mistrusirul, 1) wanting confidence, suspicious:
/ hold it cowardice to rest m. where a noble heart hath
pawned an open hand in sign of love, H6C IV, 2, 8.
2) easily begetting suspicion and apprehension:
their light blown out in some m. wood, Ven. 820.
Slisty , overspread with mist ; cloudy : m. vapours
when they blot the sky, Ven. 184. Lucr. 782. m. night
covers the shame, 356. from their m. jaws breathe foul
contagious darkness, H6B IV, 1, 6. Cocytus' m. mouth.
Tit. II, 3, 236. m. vale, V, 2, 36. on the m. mountain
tops, Rom. Ill, 5, 10.
Uisase, subst. 1) ill treatment: upon whose dead
corpse there was such m. . . by those Welshwomen done,
H4A I, 1, 43.
2) offence: how have I been behaved, that he might
stick the smallest opinion on my least m.? 0th. IV, 2,
109 (Ql abuse).
nilsuse, vb. 1) to employ ill , to use to a wrong
and bad purpose: I have — d the king's press dam-
nably, H4A IV, 2, 13. m. the ienour of thy kinsman's
trust, V, 5, 5. he — s thy favours, H4B II, 2, 138. you
m. the reverence of your place, IV, 2, 23. thyself thy-
self—st, R3 IV, 4, 376 (Ff thy self is self -misused),
swear not by time to come , for that thou hast — d ere
used, by time — d (Ff times ill-used) o'erpasi, 396.
2) to treat ill: we cannot m. him enough, Wiv. IV,
2, 105.
3) to speak falsely of, to misrepresent: all my
vows are oaths but to m. thee,. Sonn. 152, 7.
4) to speak ill of, to revile: 0, she — d me past
the endurance of a block, Ado H, 1, 246. you have
simply — d our sex in your love-prate. As IV, 1, 205.
with twenty such vile terms, as had she studied to m. me
so, Shr. II, 160.
5) to deceive : proof enough to m. the prince , Ado
H, 2, 28.
Mite, a small insect (Acarus) found in cheese:
virginity breeds — s, much like a cheese. All's 1, 1, 154.
Used for any thing very small: losing a m., a mountain
gain. Per. II Prol. 8.
IMithridates, king of Comagene: Ant. Ill, 6, 73.
jMitlgate, Ij to soften, to make less severe : I have
spoke thus much to m. the justice of thy plea, Merch.
IV, 1, 203. to m. the scorn, R3 111, 1, 133.
2) to appease: m. this strife, H6A III, 1, 88.
Mitigation , alleviation , abatement of any thing
painful and afflictive: ye squeak out your coziers'
catches without any m. or remorse of voice, Tw. II, 3,
98. how now for m. of this bill, H5 I, 1, 70. — Lucio
calls the bawd Madam M. Meas. I, 2, 45.
Mitylene, see Mytilene.
Mix, l)to join and blend into one mass, to mingle :
were never four such lamps (viz eyes"^ together — ed,
Ven. 489. her modest eloquence with sighs is — ed,
Lucr. 563. take thou my oblation, poor but free, which
is not — ed with seconds, Sonn. 125, 11 (cf. Second),
solace — ed with sorrow, Pilgr. 203. you m. your sad-
ness with some fear, H4B V, 2, 46. by fair per-
suasix>ns — ed with sugared words, H6A III, 3, 18. this
goodly summer with your winter — ed. Tit. V, 2, 172.
the elements so — ed in him, Caes. V, 5, 74. matter
and imperlinency — ed, Lr. IV, 6, 178.
2) to produce by mingling, by joining different
ingredients : a little riper and more lusty red than that
— ed in his cheek. As 111, 5, 122. hadst thou no poison
—ed, Rom. HI, 3, 44.
Mixture, 1) a state of being mixed and confound-
ed: tohen the planets in evil m. to disorder wander,
Troil. I, 3, 95.
2) a powerful liquid composed of different in-
gredients: if this ni. du not work, Rom. IV, 3, 21.
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thou m. rank, Hml. Ill, 2. 268. — « powerful o'er the
blood, Oitiil, 3, 104.
MoorMoe, more: why should the private plea-
sure of some one become the public plague of many
moe? Lucr. 1479. in me moe woes than words are now
depending, 161.5 (the later Qq more), found yet moe
letters sadly penned in blood, Compl. 47. in moe plea-
sures to bestow them, 139. in this life lie hid moe thou-
sand deaths, Mens. HI, 1, 40. sing no more ditties,
sing no mo. Ado II, 3, 72. but two years mo, Merch.
I, 1, 108. niar no mo of my verses. As III, 2. 278.
7nany thousands moe, Wint. I, 2, 8. moe ballads, IV,
4, 278. I am past moe children, V, 2, 137 (the later
Ff more), many moe with me, John V, 4, 17 (F4
more), many moe of noble blood, R2 II, 1, 239. many
moe corrivals, H4A IV, 4, 31. many moe proud birds,
H6C II, 1, 170. I have no moe sons, R3 IV, 4, 199
(reading of Qi; the rest more), with many moe con-
federates, 504. many moe of noble fame, IV, 5, 13.
^Ff. other), moe thousands, H8 II, 3, 97. moe new dis-
graces, III, 2, 5. moe preferments, V, 1, 36. moe voices.
Cor. II, 3, 132. moe noble blows, IV, 2, 21 (the later
Ff mare), mo suns than one, Tit. V, 3, 17 (Ff more).
mo days, Rom. Ill, 1, 24 (Ql more), look, moe, Tim.
I, 1, 41. twenty moe, II, 1, 7. with two stones moe
than's artificial one, II, 2, 117 later Ff mo7-e). moe
things like men, IV, 3, 398. he slays moe than you rob,
436. send out moe horses, Mcb. V, 3, 35 (later Ff
more), there are moe ivith him, Caes. II, 1, 72. mo tears,
V, 3, 101. if I court mo women, you'll couch with mo
men, 0th. IV, 3,57. there is no mo such Caesars, Cymb.
III,l,36(laterFf more), mo kings, 64. moe ministers,\,
3, 72 (later Ff more), a million moe. Ant. IV, 14, 18 etc.
lUoan, subst. lamentation : Lucr. 1363. Sonn. 44,
12. 71, 13. 149, 8. Pilgi-. 295. 379. Ado V, 3, 16.
H6A II, 3, 44. H6C V, 4, 10. R3 IV, 4, 58. Troil.
II, 2, 107. Hml. IV, 5, 198. Cymb. IV, 2, 273. Per.
IV Prol. 27. to make m. Compl. 217. Gent. II, 3, 33.
Mids. V, 341. Merch. I, 1, 126. R3 I, 2, 158. to make
m. to = to complain to: loft delivered frotn his for-
feitures many that have at times made m. to me, Merch.
III, 3, 23. Plur. —s: Ven. 831. Lucr. 587. 977. 1108.
Mids. V,190. R2V,1,90. R3ll,2,80(Ff jrie/s). Rom.
V, 3, 15. 0th. IV, 3, 45.
Passing into the sense of grief, sorrow: (tears
and groans) poor wasting monuments of lasting — s,
Lucr. 798. the sad account of forebemoaned m. Sonn.
30, 11. thine being but a moiety of my m. R3 II, 2, 60
(Qq grief), that bear this mutual heavy load of m. 113.
cf. also Pilgr. 379 and Cymb. IV, 2, 273.
Moan, vb. to lament: to make him m. Lucr. 977.
m. the expense of many a vanished sight, Sonn. 30, 8.
Some M. Edd. — s for means in Mids. V, 330.
Moat, a ditch round a house for the purpose of
defence as a m. defensive to a house, R2 II, 1, 48.
.Moated, surrounded with a ditch: at the m.
grange, Meas. Ill, 1, 277.
lUobled, probably = having the head wrapped
up or muffled : toho had seen the m. queen — The m.
jueen? — That's good; m. queen is good, Hml. II, 2,
b2b—b27 (Fl inobled).
Mock , subst. ridicule , derision , sneer : Meas. V,
324. LLL V, 2, 140. Wint. II, 1, 14. H5 I, 2, 281.
286. II, 4, 122. 125. Troil. Ill, 2, 104. IV, 5, 291.
Tit. IV, 4, 58. Caes. II, 2, 96. 0th. I, 2, 69. Cymb.
V, 4, 195. Plur. — s: Ado III, 1, 79. LLL T, 2, 251.
637. 853. As III, 5, 33. H4B III, 1, 51 (0. Edd.
chances, i. e. chance's, mocks and changes; M. Edd.
chances mock). H5 IV, 7, 52. 0th. V, 2, 151 (villany
hath made — s with thee).
Mock, vb. 1) intr. to make contemptuous sport:
— ing birds, Lucr. 1121. m. not. Ado I, 1, 287. some
merry —ing lord, LLL II, 52. V. 2, 59. 139. 266. As
111, 2, 226. Shr. V, 2, 132. H5 IV, 5, 5. Troil. IV, 2,
21.26. Cor. II, 3, 215. Ant. IV, 6, 25. With a clause:
m. not, that I a_ffect the untraded oaih, Troil. IV, 5,
178. With at: Lucr. 989. Merch. Ill, 1, 68. R2 I,-
3, 293. Ill, 3, 171 (Qq laugh). H4B IV, 5, 119. H5
111, 5. 28. V, 1, 58. 74. V, 2, 102. H6C V, 4, 57. H8
I, 2, 86. Cor. Ill, 2, 127.
2) trans, a"* to deride, to ridicule, to laugh to
scorn: Lucr. 1090. Sonn. 107, 6. Tp. II, 1, 225.
Ill, 2, 34. Ill, 3, 9. Wiv. Ill, 2, 49. Ill, 3, 245. V, 3,
20. 21. Meas. 1, 3, 27. I, 4, 38. LLL V, 2, 58. 155.
156. 301. 909. 918. Mids. Ill, 2, 150. 156. 299. 426.
As I, 2, 220. 221. Wint. Ill, 3, 101. 103. V, 3, 79.
John V, 1, 72. R2 II, 1, 85. 87. Ill, 2, 23. 171. H4B
II, 2, 156. V, 2, 90. H5 IV, 3, 92. V, 1, 39. V, 2, 214.
H6C I, 4, 90. II, 6, 76. Ill, 2, 168. R3 I, 4, 33. Ill,
1, 129. IV, 4, 284. V, 1, 9. H8 II, 1, 101. Troil. I,
3, 146. IV, 2, 38. V, 2, 99. Cor. I, 9, 78. II, 3, 167.
169. Ill, 1, 42. IV, 6, 104. Tit. Ill, 1, 239. Tim. IV,
3, 303. Caes. I, 2, 206. Hml. I, 2, 177. V, 1, 211.
V, 2, 268. Lr. Ill, 7, 71. IV, 7, 59. 0th. HI, 3, 166
(Hanmer make, which may be right). 270. IV, 1,61.
Ant. Ill, 4, 15. V, 2, 288. Cymb. I, 6, 76. Per. V,
1, 143. 164. Followed by with, to note the cause of
derision : m. you with me, after I am gone, Sonn. 71,
14. m. us with our bareness, All's IV, 2, 20. Follow-
ed by a prepositional expression, to denote an effect:
TO. him home to Windsor, Wiv. IV, 4, 64. she would
m. me into air. Ado III, 1, 75. she — s all her wooers
out of suit, II, 1, 364. m. the good housewife Fortune
from her wheel. As I, 2, 33. many widoios shall this
mock m. out of their dear husbands, m. mothers from
their sons, m. castles down, H6 I, 2, 285. 286.
b) to set at nought: m. the lion when he roars for
prey, Merch. II, 1, 30. such a headstrong potent fault
it is that it but — « reproof, Tw. Ill, 4, 225. the sur-
feited grooms do m. their charge with snores, Mcb. II,
2, 6. let's m. the midnight bell, Ant. HI, 13, 185. cf.
to m. at: R2 I, 3, 293. H4B IV, 5, 119. Cor. Ill, 2,
127.
c) to illude, to deceive, to beguile, to tantalize:
to m. the subtle in themselves beguiled, Lucr. 957. the
scalps of many, almost hid behind, to jump up higher
seemed, to m. the mind, 1414. shadows like to thee do
m. my sight, Sonn. 61, 4. you will not m. me with a
husband, Meas. V, 422. 423. their several counsels
they unbosom shall to loves mistook, and so be — ed
withal, LLL V, 2, 142. who would be so — ed with
glory! Tim. IV, 2, 33. we are —edwith art, Wint.V,
3, 68. to m. the expectation of the world, H4B V, 2,
126. — ing him about the marriage, H6C IV, 1, 30.
a mother only — ed ivith two sweet babes, R3 IV, 4,
87. how my achievements m. me, Troil. IV, 2, 71. I'/l
trust, by leisure, him that — s me once. Tit. I, 301. the
babbling echo — s the hounds, replying shrilly to the
well-tuned horns, II, 3, 17. m. the time with fairest
show, Mcb. I, 7, 81. m. our eyes with air, Ant. IV, 14,
7. that villain hath — ed me, Cymb. IV, 2, 63. with
marriage wherefore was he — ed, V, 4, 58. this is the
732
M
rarest dream thai e'er dull sleep did m. sad fools
withal, Per. V, 1, 164.
d) to mimic : to see the life as lively — ed as ever
still sleep — ed death, Wint. V, 3, 19. 20. another
shall as loud as thine rattle the welkin's ear and m.
the deep-mouthed thunder, John V, 2, 173. it is a
pretty — ing of the life, Tim. I, 1, 35.
e) to pretend or feign in a delusive manner : for
— ing marriage with a dame of France, H6C 111, 3,
255. he — s the pauses that he makes, Ant. V, 1, 2.
Mockable, ridiculous: the behaviour of the country
is most m. at the court, As III, 2, 49.
Mocker, 1) scoffer: LLL V, 2, 552. Mids. Ill,
2, 168. Merch. 1, 2, 62. Cor. II, 1, 93. Rom. II, 4,
223.
2) one who illudes and disappoints; with of: if
thou diest before I come, thou art a m. of my labour.
As II, 6, 13.
Mockery, 1) derision, ridicule; on Hiems' crown
an odorous chaplet . . . is, as in m., set, Mids. II, 1, 111.
this keen m. II, 2, 123. observe him, for the love of m.
Tw. II, 5, 22. revenge on Edwards m. H6C III, 3,
265. was not this mJ Cor. II, 3, 181. Plur. — ies:
Wiv. Ill, 3, 260 (Evans' speech).
2) subject of laughter and derision: what m. will
it be to want the bridegroom, Shr. Ill, 2, 4. what a m.
should it be to swear, John III, 1, 285. to hang like
a rusty mail in monumental m. Troil. Ill, 3, 153. pa-
tience her injury a m. makes, 0th. I, 3, 207. will you
rhyme upon't and vent it for am.? Cymb. V, 3, 56.
3) mimickry, counterfeit appearance, delusive
imitation: a m. king of snow, R2 IV, 260. minding
true things by what their — ies be, H5 IV Chor. 63. to
trust the m. of unquiet slumbers, R3 III, 2, 27. unreal
m., hence ! Mcb. Ill, 4, 107. our vain blows are mali-
uious m. Hml. I, 1, 146 (a mere semblance of malice,
i. e. of injury done).
Mock-water, "a jocular term of reproach used
by the Host, in Wiv. II, 3, 60, to the French Doctor
Caius. Considering the profession of the doctor, and
the coarseness of the host, there can be no doubt, I
think, that he means to allude to the mockery of
judging of diseases by the water or urine, which was
the practice of all doctors , regular and irregular , at
that time, and the subject of much, not ill-placed,
jocularity. Mock-water must mean, therefore, 'you
pretending water-doctor.' A very few speeches before
the same speaker calls Dr. Caius King Urinal, and,
twice in the following scene , Sir Hugh threatens to
knock his urinals about his costard." Nares.
Mode , manner of being : now my death changes
the m. H4B IV, 6, 200.
Model (cf. Module), 1) outline, pattern of some-
thing to be made, representation in little: will it serve
for any m. to build mischief on'i Ado I, 3, 48. when
we mean to build, we first survey the plot, then draw
the m. H4B 1, 3, 42. draw anew the m. in fewer offi-
ces, 46. the plot of situation and them. bl. I'll draw
the form and m. of our battle, R3 V, 3, 24.
2) any thing shaped in imitation of something
greater, a copy, image : thy brother , who was the m.
of thy father' s life, R2 I, 2, 28 ; cf. the m. of our chaste
love, his young daughter, H8 IV, 2, 132; princes are
a m., which heaven makes like to itself. Per. II, 2, 11.
that small m. of the barren earth which serves as paste
and cover to our bones, R2 III, 2, 153 (the grave.
which, to the dead, represents the whole earth. „Ac-
cording to Malone, the king means to say that the
earth placed upon the body assumes its form; ac-
cording to Douce, model seems to mean in this place
a measure, portion, or quantity." Dyce. of. besides
mould in Eduard III, A. V, Sc. 3 : the pillars of his
herse shall be their hones; the mould that covers him,
their cities' ashes), showing, as in a m., our firm estate,
R2 III, 4, 42. thou, the m. where old Troy did stand,
V, 1, 11. 0 England, m. to thy inward greatness, like
little body with a mighty heart, H5 II Chor. 16. my
father's signet, which was the m. of that Danish seal,
Hml. V, 2, 50.
Modena, (0. Edd. Medena), town in Italy: Ant.
I, 4, 57.
Moderate, adj. temperate, not excessive, holding
the mean: 0 love, be m. Merch. Ill, 2, 112. m. lamen-
tation , All's I, 1, 64. on a m. pace, Tw. II, 2, 3. be
m. Troil. IV, 4, 1. a m. table, Tim. Ill, 4, il7. with
m. haste, Hml. I, 2, 238.
Moderate, vb. to restrain from excess, to temper:
how can I m. it (my grief)? Troil. IV, 4, 5.
Moderately, in a middle degree, not excessively :
to laugh m. LLL I, 1, 200. love m. Rom. II, 6, 14.
Moderation, forbearance of excess, equanimity:
Troil. IV, 4, 2.
Modern, commonplace, common, trite: how far
a m. quill doth come too short, speaking of worth, what
worth in you doth grow, Soun. 83, 7. full of wise saws
and m. instances, As II, 7, 156. 'hetray themselves to
every m. censure, IV, 1,7. we have our philosophical
persons, to make m. and familiar, things supernatural
and causeless. All's II, 3, 2. her infinite cunning, with
her m. grace, subdued me to her rate, V, 3, 216. that
fell anatomy which cannot hear a lady's feeble voice,
which scorns u, m. invocation, John 111, 4, 42. which
m. lamentation might have moved, Rom. Ill, 2, 120.
where violent sorrow seems a m. ecstasy, Mcb. IV, 3,
170. these thin habits and poor likelihoods of m. seem-
ing, 0th. I, 3, 109. immoment toys, things of such
dignity as we greet m. friends withal. Ant. V, 2, 167.
Modest, 1) keeping just measure and proportion,
acting with moderation : sometime he trots , as if he
told the steps, with gentle majesty and m. pride, Ven.
278. joy could not show itself m. enough without a
badge of bitterness, Ado I, 1, 22. this is called the
quip m. As V, 4, 79. you must confine yourself within
the m. limits of order , Tw. I, 3, 9. / call thee by the
most m. terms, IV, 2, 36. how m. in exception, and
withal how terrible in constant resolution, H5 II, 4, 34.
/ could say more, but reverence to your calling makes
me m. H8 V, 3, 69. the wound of peace is surety, sure-
ty secure; but m. doubt is called the beacon of the
wise, Troil. II, 2, 15 (i. e. moderate, sober apprehen-
sion) ; cf. m.wisdomplucksme from over-credulous haste,
Mcb. IV, 3, 119 ( = sober), do not cry havoc, where
you should but hunt with m. warrant, Cor. Ill, 1, 276.
2) filling up the measure, neither going beyond
nor falling short of what is required, corresponding,
satisfactory, becoming: give me m. assurance if you
be the lady of the house, Tw. 1, 5, 192. garnished and
decked in m. complement, H5 II, 2, 134. resolve me
with all m. haste, Lr. II, 4, 25 (as much haste as may
consist with telling the full truth), all my reports go
with the m. truth; nor more, nor clipped, but so, IV, 7, 5.
3) not full of pretensions, not arrogant, unassu-
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ming : to silence that , which, to the spire and top of
praises vouched, would seem but m. Cor. 1, 9, 25. too
■m. are i/ou, 53. further to boast were neither true nor
m. Cymb. V, 5, 18.
4) not bold or impudent, full of decency and pro-
priety : their ( the colts' ) savage eyes turned to a m.
gaxe, Merch. V, 78. his will hath in it a more m.
working (than to lie with his mother earth) As 1, 2,
215. all are banished till their conversations appear
viore wise and m. to the world, H4B V, 5, 107. in
peace there^s nothing so becomes a man as m. stillness
and humility. Ho III, 1, 4. bids them good morrow with
am. smile, IV Chor. 33. 0, sir, I can be m. Per. IV,
6,41. thou lookest m. as Justice, V, 1, 122. Parti-
cularly, in speaking of women, = full of the decent
and bashful reserve bespealiing a chaste mind: m.
Dian, Ven. 725. m. Lucrece, Lucr. 123. love's m.
snow-white weed, 196. 0 m. wantons, 401. her m. elo-
quence, 563. m. eyes, 683. a civil m. wife, Wiv. II,
2, 101. IV, 2, 136. is she not a m. young lady? Ado
1, 1, 166. / will do any m. office, to help my cousin to
a good husband, II, 1, 390. comes not that blood as
m. evidence to witness simple virtue? IT, 1, 38. this
young m. girl, Shr. 1, 1, 161. II, 295. humbly entreat-
ing from your royal thoughts a m. one. All's II, 1, 131
(one acknowledging that I am m.). H6C IV, 8, 21.
H8 IV, 1, 82. IV, 2, 135. Troil. I, 3, 229. Cor. I, 1,
261. 0th. II, 3, 25. Ant. IV, 15, 27.
Modestly, 1) in the right measure, neither with
exaggeration nor with extenuation; /, your glass,
will m. discover to yourself that of yourself which you
yet know not of, Caes. I, 2, 69.
2) without presumption: / could wish he would
m. examine himself, to see how much he is unworthy so
good a lady, Ado II, 3, 216. / never in my life did
hear a challenge urged more iii. H4A V, 2, 53. there
they standyet, andm.l think, the fall of every Phrygian
stone will cost u. drop of Grecian blood, Troil. IV,
5, 222.
3) with the decent reserve becoming a woman:
she m. prepares to let them know, Lucr. 1607. words
sweetly placed and m. directed, H6A V, 3, 179.
iUode«l}, 1) moderation, freedom from any ex-
aggeration or excess : it will be pastime passing excel-
lent, if it be husbanded with m. Shr. Ind. I, 68. I am
doubtful 0/ your — ies, 94. deliver this with m. to the
queen, H8 II, 2, 137. whom 1 most hated living , thou
hast made me, with thy religious truth and m. , now in
his ashes honour, IV, 2, 74. win straying souls with m.
again, V, 3, 64. the enemies of Caesar shall say this :
then, in a Jriend, it is cold m. Caes. HI, 1, 213. an
excellent play, set down with as much m. as cunning,
Hml. II, 2, 461; cf. o'erstep not the m. of nature. III,
2, 21. but to follow him thither with m, enough ani
likelihood to lead it, V, 1, 230 (without exaggeration,
which would impair the probability).
2) freedom from arrogance or obtrusive impu-
dence : I have laboured for the poor gentleman to the
extremest shore of my m. Meas. HI, 2, 266. in the m.
of fearful duty I read as much as from the rattling
tongue ..., Mids. V, 101. what man wanted the m. to
urge the thing held as a ceremony, Merch. V, 205. for
then we wound our m. and make foul the clearness of
our deserving s, when of ourselves we publish them. All's
1, 3, 6. I perceive inyou so excellent a touch ofm. that
you will not extort from me what I am willing to keep
in, Tw. II, 1, 13. with m. admiring thy renown, H6A
II, 2, 39 (= with becoming humility). / have told
more of ydu to myself than you can in m. speak in ■
your own behalf, Tim. I, 2, 97. what gift beside thy
m. can beg. Ant. II, 5, 72.
4) sense of decency and propriety; bashful re-
serve : to allay with some cold drops of m. thy skipping
spirit, Merch. II, 2, 195. and tell me, in the m. of
honour, why you have given me such clear lights of Ja-
vour, Tw. V, 343. the sobriety of it (war), and the m.
of it, H5 IV, 1, 75 (Fluellen's speech), there is a kind
of confession in your looks which your — ies have not
craft enough to colour, Hml. II, 2, 289. would to cin-
ders burn up m. 0th. IV, 2, 76. Especially used of
the chaste demeanour of women: 0 modest wantons,
wanton m. Lucr. 401. with soft-slow tongue, true mark
ofm. 1220. effects of terror and dear m. Compl. 202.
since maids, in m., say 'no' to that which they would
have, Gent. I, 2, 55. and she , in m., could not again
reply, II, 1, 171. it is the lesser blot, m. finds, women
to change their shapes than men their minds, V, 4, 108.
Wiv. II, 1, 58. Ill, 2, 42. Meas. II, 2, 169. Err. HI, 1,
90. V, 59. Ado IV, 1,43. 181. Mids. 1, 1, 60. 11,1,
214. II, 2, 57. Ill, 2, 285. As III, 2, 156. Shr. I, 2, 255.
H, 49. H5 V, 2, 324. H6C III, 2, 84. Rom. HI, 2, 16.
HI, 3, 38. IV, 2, 27. Hml. HI, 4, 41. Ant. H, 2, 246.
Cymb; III, 4, 155. Quite = chastity: cold m., hot
wrath, both fire from hence and chill extincture hath,
Compl. 293. though there were no further danger
known but the m. which is so lost. All's III, 5, 30. cf.
the oath by my m.. Tp. Ill, 1, 53. Gent. I, 2, 41.
niodicum, small quantity, pittance: what — s of
wit he utters, Troil. II, 1 , 74.
Slodo, name of a fiend: Lr. Ill, 4, 149. IV, 1, 63.
Modale (cf. Model) empty representation, de-
lusive image: bring forth this counterfeit m. All's IV, 3,
114 (viz seeming a soldier, and being a fool), and
then all this thou seest is but a clod and m. of con-
founded royalty, John V, 7, 58.
Moe, see Mo.
Moiety, 1) one of two equal parts, a half: All's
HI, 2, 69. Wint. HI, 2, 40. IV, 4, 842. H5 V, 2, 229.
R3 I, 2, 250. H, 2, 60. H8 I, 2, 12. Ant. V, 1, 19.
Cymb. I, 4, 118.
2) a portion, part in general : the love I dedicate
to your lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet,
without beifinning, is but a superfluous m. Lucr. Dedic.
2. by their verdict is detennined the clear eye's m. and
the dear hearths part, Sonn. 46, I'i. forgive a m. of the
principal, Merch. IV, 1, 26. a m. of my rest might come
to me again, Wint. II, 3, 8. my m. equals not one of
yours, H4A III, 1, 96. pay betimes a m. of that mass
of moan to come, Troil. II, 2, 107. am. competent was
gaged by our king, Hml. I, 1, 90. equalities are so
weighed, that curiosity in neither can make choice of
cither's m. Lr. I, 1, 7.
Moil, in Bemoil, q. v.
Moist, adj. moderately wet, damp: my smooth m.
hand, Ven. 143. cf. 0th. Ill, 4, 36. 39. his (the lark's)
m. cabinet, Ven. 854. m. Hesperus, All's II, 1, 167;
cf. the m. star (the moon) Hml. I, 1, 118. a m. eye
(a sign of old age) H4B I, 2, 203. m. impediments
(tears) IV, 5, 140. m. eyes, H6A I, 1, 49. the two m.
elements (water and air) Troil. I, 3, 41. these m. trees,
Tim. IV, 3, 223 (many M. Edd. unnecessarily mo.9sed).
Moist, vb. to wet: lorite till your ink be dry, and
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with your tears m. it again, Gent. Ill, 2, 76. no more
the juice of Egypt's grape shall m. this lip, Ant. V,
2, 285.
lUoisten, to wet: each flower — edlike a melting
eye, Lucr. 1227. there she shook the holy water from
her heavenly eyes, and clamour — ed her, Lr. IV, 3, 33
(omitted in Ff. Most M. Edd. and clamour — ed).
IMoisture, humidity: Ven. 64. 542. Compl. 323.
H6C II, 1, 79.
IHoldwarp, the mole: H4A III, 1, 149.
Mole, the animal Talpa: Tp. IV, 194. Wint. IV,
4, 868. Hml. I, 5, 162. Per. I, 1, 100.
Hole, a spot or mark on the body ; Err. Ill, 2, 147.
Mids. V, 418. Tw. V, 249. John III, 1, 47. Hml. i,
4, 24. Cymb. II, 2, 38. II, 4, 136. V, 5, 364.
molehill, a hillock thrown up by a mole; used
of any small hillock: H6C I, 4, 67. II, 5, 14. Cor. V,
3, 30.
Molest, to render uneasy, to trouble: Tp. II, 1,
280. Tit. V, 2, 9.
Molestation, disturbance , trouble : 7 never did
likem. view on the enchafed flood, 0th. II, 1, 16.
Mollification, pacification, appeasement: some
m. for your giant, Tw. I, 5, 218.
Molten, see Melt.
Mame, dolt, blockhead: m., malt-horse, capon,
coxcomb, idiot, patch, Err. Ill, 1, 32.
Moment, 1) consequence, importance ; preceded
by of: towns of any m. H6A I, 2, 5. an oath is of no
m. H6C I, 2, 22. matters of great m. R3 III, 7, 67.
Hml. HI, 1, 86. of some m. H8 I, 2, 163. of mighty m.
II, 4, 213. of more m. V, 3, 51. ofm. 0th. Ill, 4, 138.
Cymb. I, 6, 182. Peculiar passage: I have seen her
die twenty times upon far poorer m. Ant. I, 2, 147 (=
a matter of less m.). cf. Immoment.
2) an instant: Sonn. 15, 2. Gent. I, 1, 30. Wiv.
II, 1, 50. As III, 5, 24. Troil. IV, 5, 168. Mcb. Ill,
1, 131. IV, 1, 146. Lr. I, 1, 181. 0th. I, 3, 133. any
m. leisure, Hml. I, 3, 133 (the later Qq and some M.
Edd. moment's), at this m. Tw. Ill, 4, 260. at that m.
H5 I, 1, 27. in the m. and in that m. = at the ra. : the
sweets we wish for turn to loathed sours even in the
m. that we call them ours, Lucr. 868. when in that m.
Titania waked, Mids. Ill, 2, 33. tn a m. = a) on the
spot, immediately : which in a m. doth confound and
kill all pure effects, Lucr. 250. As I, 2, 135. John II,
391. H5 III, 3, 33. H6A II, 3, 66. IV, 2, 12. H8
Prol. 29. b) at the same time: who can he wise,
amazed, temperate and furious, loyal and neutral, in
am."! Mcb. II, 3, 115. On the m. = immediately: the
accident which brought me to her eye upon the m. did
her force subdue, Compl. 248. all those... on them,
follow his strides, Tim. I, 1, 79.
Momentany, lasting but a moment, very brief:
making it m. as a sound, Mids. I, 1, 143 (Ff momen-
tary).
Momentary, the same: Lucr. 690. Tp. I, 2, 202.
Meas. Ill, 1, 114. Mids. I, 1, 143 (Qq momentany).
R3 III, 4, 98. Mcb. Ill, 4, 55.
Momentary -swift (not hyphened in 0. Edd.),
passing with the swiftness of an instant : (night) flies
the grasps of love with wings more m, than thought,
Troil. IV, 2, 14.
Monarch, a prince on the throne, a king: Lucr.
611. Sonn. 114, 2. Compl. 41. LLL V, 2, 531. Merch.
III, 2, 50. IV, 1, 189. All's I, 1, 118. Wint. IV. 4,
383. John V, 2, 148. H4B IV, 2, 1 1. H-i Prol. 4. I,
2, 122. II, 2, 25. Ill, 7, 30. V, 2, 306. H6A V, 3, 6.
H6C I, 4, 124. Ill, 3, 122. H8 V, 3, 164. Rom. Ill,
2, 94. Caes. Ill, 1, 272. Hml. II, 2, 270. 0th. IV, 3,
77. Ant. I, 5, 31. II, 7, 120 (m. of the vine). C)fmb.
Ill, 3, 4. Per. I, 1, 94.
MonarchiKe, to play the king: to m., be feared,
and kill with looks, R2 III, 2, 165.
Monarcho, nickname of a crack-brained Italian
living in London shortly before the poet's time, who
fancied' to be the emperor of the world : this Armado
is a Spaniard, that keeps here in court; a phantasime,
a m. LLL IV, 1, 101.
Monarchy, kingdom, empire: Compl. 196. All's
II, 1, 14. H5 Prol. 20. II, 4, 73. H6B IV, 10, 21. R3
1, 1, 83. 1, 4, 51.
Monastery, a convent: Meas. IV, 2, 217. Merch.
III, 4, 31. R3 I, 2, 215. Tit. V, 1, 21.
Monastic, monkish, secluded from society: to
forsiuear the full stream of the world and to live in a
nook merely m. As III, 2, 441.
Monday, the second day of the week: Ado U, 1,
374, V, 1, 169. H4A I, 2, 39. Rom. Ill, 4, 18. Hml.
11,2,406.
Money, metal coined and used as the medium of
commerce: Tp. V, 265. Gent. I, 1, 137. II, 1,31.
Wiv. 1, 4, 167. II, 1, 198. 11,2, 147. 176. 177. V,
5, 118. Meas. II, 1, 284. Err. I, 2, 8. 54. 78. 105. II,
2, 98. Ill, 2, 180. Ado V, 1, 319. LLL II, 137. Merch.
I, 1, 131. 178. I, 3, 45. Ill, 5, 28. As II, 4, 13. Shr.
IV, 2, 89 etc. etc. to make m. = to procure m. : 0th.
1, 3, 361. 365. present m. and ready m. = cash: Err.
IV, 1, 34. Meas. IV, 3, 8. sterling m. H4B II, 1, 131.
to take eggs for m. = to be easily duped, Wint. I, 2,
161. a horn for my m. = there is nothing like a honi ;
a horn is the word: Ado II, 3, 63. the wars for my
m. Cor. IV, 5, 248.
Plur. — s: importune him for my — s, Tim. II, 1,
16. Used by Evans and Shylock and treated as a sing. :
Wiv.1,1,52. Merch.I, 3, 109. 117 (Qlm.). 120. 130.
Money-bag, a large purse: Merch. II, 5, 18.
Wint. IV, 4, 267.
Moneyed, having money, rich: the doctor is well
m. Wiv. IV, 4, 88.
'Mong = among, q. v. : no marrying 'm. his sub-
jects, Tp. II, 1, 165. 'm. other things I shall digest it,
Merch. Ill, 5, 94. 'm. boys, grooms and lackeys, H8 V,
2, 18. 'm. his friends, Tim. II, 2, 240.
Monger, in Ballad-monger, Barber-monger, Car-
pet-monger, Costermonger , Fancy -monger , Fashion-
monger, Fish-monger, Flesh-monger, Love -monger,
Neios-monger, Whore-monger, q. v.
itiongrel, subst. a dog of a mixed breed: hounds
and greyhounds , — s, spaniels, curs, Mcb. Ill, 1, 93.
mastiff, greyhound, m. grim, Lr. Ill, 6, 71 (Ff mongrel,
grim; Qq mongrel, grim-hound). Term of reproach:
where's that m.9 Lr. I, 4, 53.
Adjectively : son and heir of a m. bitch, Lr. II, 2,
24. Twice applied to Ajax by Thersites: Troil. II, 1,
14. V, 4, 14 perhaps on account of his father being
a Greek and his mother a Trojan).
'Mongst = amongst, q. v. : Phoen. 20. Tp. Ill,
3, 57. Gent. V, 4, 72. Shr. II, 97. Wint. II, 3, 106.
R2 II, 1, 129. V, 3, 5. H6A I, 4, 50. H6B I, 3, 87.
H8 I, 2, 119. V, 2, 24. Troil. II, 2, 19. Ill, 3, 189.
IV, 4, 68. Tit. I, 316. Tim. I, 1, 268. I, 2, 230. Ill,
M
735
3, 21. 0th. II, 3, 61. Cymb, I, 6, 169. Ill, 6, 75. V,
4, 46.
Monied, see Moneyed.
Hlonlt, one of a religious order : John V, 6, 23.
29. H8 I, 1, 221. I, 2, 160. II, 1, 21. Ill, 1, 23 (all
hoods make not — s; of. Meas. V, 263).
Monkey, an animal of the genus Simia: March.
Ill, 1, 124. 128. H4B 111, 2, 338. Tim. I, 1, 260. Lr.
II, 4, 9. 0th. Ill, 3, 403. IV, 1, 274. Distinguished
from the ape : on meddling m. or on busy ape, Mids.
II, 1, 181. more neio-fangled than an ape, more giddy
in my desires than a m. As IV, 1. 154. apes and — s,
Cymb. I, 6, 39. Used as a term of reproach: Tp. Ill,
2, 52. 0th. IV, 1, 131. Of endearment: God help thee,
poor m. Mcb. IV, 2, 59.
Monmouth, birthplace of Henry V, who therefore
bore the name of Henry M. before his accesiion:
H4A V, 2, 50. V, 4, 59. H4B Ind. 29. I, 1, 19. II,
3, 45. H5 IV, 7, 12. 26. 29. 34. 49. H6A II, 5, 23.
III, 1, 198. M. caps: H5 IV, 7, 104 (the place being
formerly famous for the caps made there).
Monopoly, an exclusive privilege of selling some-
thing : if I had am. out, they would have part on't,
Lr. 1, 4, 167.
Monsieur, French address used to gentlemen:
M. Monster, Tp. Ill, 2, 21. the prince and M. Love,
Ado II, 3, 38. M.,fareyouweU, LLL II, 196. a letter
from M. Biron, IV, 1, 53. IV, 2, 133. V, 1, 47. w. the
nice, V, 2, 325. M. Le Bon, Merch. I, 2, 58. M Le
Beau, As I, 2, 104. 142. 173. 175. M. Jaques, II, 5,
10. II, 7, 9. M. Parolles, All's I, 1, 201. II, 1, 39. II,
3, 191. II, 5, 36. Ill, 5, 61. Ill, 6, 46.- 67. IV, 3, 161.
M. Malvolio, Tw. II, 3, 144. M. Remorse, H4A I,
2, 126. our —s, H8 I, 3, 21. M. La Far, Lr. IV, 3,
9. an eminent m. Cymb. I, 6, 65. M. Veroles, Per.lV,
2, 115 (cf. Mounseur and Mounsieur).
Monster, subst. an unnatural and deformed
creature: Sonn. 114, 5. Tp. II, 1, 314. II, 2, 31. 67.
94. 102. 148 etc. Ill, 2, 12. 21 etc. IV, 1, 196. 199 etc.
Wiv. Ill, 2, 82. 93. LLL IV, 2, 24. Mids. II, 2, 97.
III, 2, 6. 377. As I, 2, 23. Shr. Ill, 2, 71. All's V, 3,
155. Tw. II, 2, 35. Wint. IV, 4, 798 (will break the
back of man, the heart of m.). John 11, 293. Ill, 4,
33. H4B Ind. 18. Troil. Ill, 2, 81. 96. Ill, 3, 146.
265. Cor. II, 3, 11. Ill, 1, 95. Rom. V, 3, 104. Tim.
IV, 3, 190. Mcb. V, 8, 25. Hml. Ill, 1, 144. Ill, 4,
161. Lr. I, 5, 43. IV, 2, 50. 0th. Ill, 3, 166. Ill, 4,
161. IV, 1, 63. 65. Cymb. IV, 2. 35. V, 3, 70. Per.
IV Prol. 12. In a moral sense: H5 II, 2, 85. H8 II,
3, 11. Tit. II, 4, 44. Tim. IV, 3, 87. Lr. I, 2, 102.
Ill, 6, 102. Cymb. Ill, 2, 2. Peculiar passage: as if
there were some m. in his thought too hideous to be
shown, 0th. Ill, 3, 107 (= something monstrous).
Monster, vb. to make monstrous, to put out of
the common order of things: to hear my nothings — ed,
Cor. 11, 2, 81. her offence must be of suck unnatural
degree, that — s it, Lr. I, 1, 223.
Monster-like, like a monster: mostm. be shown
for poorest diminutives, Ant. IV, 12, 36.
Monstrosity, see Monstruosity.
Monstrous, 1) unnatural, against the ordinary
course of things: of a m. shape, Tp. Ill, 3, 31. m. to
our human reason, Wint. V, 1, 41. this ingraieful seat
of m. friends, Tim. IV, 2, 46. (the fault) t.s not m. in
you, V, 1, 91. change their natures to m. quality, Caes.
1, 3, 68. seme m, state, 71. m. lust. Par. V, 3, 86.
2) huge, enormous: a m. lie, Tp. Ill, 2, 32. every
one fault seeming m. As III, 2, 373. 0 m. arrogance,
Shr. IV, 3, 107. an answer of most m. size. All's II,
2, 3-t. the sheriff with a most m. watch, H4A II, 4, 530.
a huge half-moon, a m. cantle. III, 1, 100. curling their
m. heads, H4B III, 1, 23. 0 m. coward, H6B IV, 7,
88. 0 TO. fault, H6C III, 2, 164. with high and m.
mane, 0th. II, 1, 13. more m. matter offcast. Ant. II,
2, 187. it's m. labour, II, 7, 105.
3) shocking, horrible: Tp. Ill, 3, 95. Gent. Ill, 1,
374. Mids. Ill, 1, 107. V, 223. Shr. Ind. 1, 34. V, 1,
112. Wint. Ill, 2, 191. John II, 173. H4A II, 4, 243.
344. 591. H4B IV, 2, 34. H6A IV, 1, 61. H6B III,
3, 30. IV, 2, 94. IV, 10, 71. V, 1, 62. 106. R3 111, 2,
66. 111,4,72. H8I, 2, 122. Troil. Ill, 2, 82. Cor. II,
3, 10. 13. Tit. I, 308. IV, 4, 51. Tim. V, 1, 68. Caes.
11,1,81. IV, 3, 277. Mcb. Ill, 6, 8. Lr. I, 1, 220. II,
2, 27. V, 3, 159. 0th. I, 3, 410. II, 3, 217. Ill, 3,/377.
427. V, 2, 190. Ant. II, 5, .53. In Hml. II, 2, 577: is
it not m. that this player here, but in a fiction, in a
dream of passion , could force his soul so to his own
conceit, — it is not this faculty of the player that
Hamlet means to call monstrous, but his own lethargy
so different from it, which, however, by a kind of
logical anacoluthon, he forgets to add.
Used as an adverb: in a m. little voice, Mids. I, 2,
54. skill infinite or m. desperate. All's II, 1, 187.
Monstrously, shockingly: which he forswore
most m. to have. Err. V, 11.
Monstrousness, horribleness: see the m. of man
when he looks out in an ungrateful shape, Tim. Ill, 2, 79.
Mona4.ruosity (the later Ff monstrosity"), shocking
unnaturalness : this is the m. in love, thai the will is
infinite and the execution confined, Troil. Ill, 2, 87.
Montacute (0. Edd. Mountacute) name in H8 I,
1, 217.
Montague (0 Edd. sometimes Mountague) 1)
name of Lord Warwick's brother: H6C I, 2, 55. II,
1, 167. Ill, 3, 164. IV, 1, 27. IV, 8, 14 etc.
2) name in Rom. I. 1, 9 etc. etc.
Montano, name in 0th. I, 3, 39. II, 3, 158. 190.
225.
Montant, an old fencing term, meaning "an
upright blow or thrust" (Cotgrave) : to see thee pass
thy punto, thy stock, thy reverse, thy distance, thy m.
Wiv. II, 3, 27.
Montanto (O. Edd. Mountanto) , name given by
Beatrice to Benedick, implying liim to be a great
fencer and bully: Ado I, 1, 30.
.Montferrat, marquisate in Italy: Merch. I, 2,
126.
Montgomery (0. Edd. Mountgomery') , name in
H6C IV, 7, 40. 45.
Moutli (the Saxon gen. and the plur. monosylla-
bic; but dissyll. in Qent. I, 2, 137 and H6C II, 5, 38)
the twelfth part of a year: Lncr. 690. Pilgr. 228.
Tp. I, 2, 262. Gent. I, 3, 18. Ado I, 1, 72. 150. LLL
I, 1, 304. IV, 2, 36. IV, 3. 102. V, 2, 679. Merch. I,
3, 2. 59. 182. As V, 4, 198. All's IV, 3, 99. H4B
IV, 4, 124. H6B I, 3, 225. II, 4, 71. H6C II, 5, 38
etc. etc. the m. of May, Pilgr. 374. H4A IV, 1, 101.
this is no m to bleed, R2 I, 1, 157 (particular seasons
were, in the almanacs of the time, pointed out as the
most proper time for being bled. Ff time), you have
a — 's mind to them, Gent. I, 2, 137 (i. e. a woman's
longing^. two —s: All's IV, 3, 56. Troil. IV, 10, 53.
736
M
Caes. II, 1, 109. Hml. I, 2, 138. Ill, 2, 138. IV, 7, 82.
twice two — s. III, 2, 135. three — s: Merch. I, 3, 67.
Tw. II, 5, 49. V, 97. 102. R2 V, 3, 2. R3 I, 2, 241.
for this three — s. Per. V, 1, 24. six — s: Err. I, 1,
45. All's 1, 2, 71. Tim. IV, 3, 143. at nine — s old:
H6B IV, 9, 4. H6C 1, 1, 112. Ill, 1, 76. R3 II,"3, 17.
my twelve — s are expired, Per. Ill, 3, 2. our purpose
now is twelve m. old, H4A I, 1, 28 (Ff a twelvemonth'),
some sixteen — s, Gent. IV, 1, 21. /or eighteen — s,
H6B I, 1,42.
niontbly, adj. regulated by the duration of a
month : our self , by m. course , shall our abode make
with yon by due turns, Lr. I, 1, 134.
Monthly, adv. every month: the moon, that m.
changes, Rom. II, 2, 110.
Montjoy, name of the French herald in H5 III,
6, 36. 61. Ill, 6, 147 etc.
.Monument, 1) any thing by which something is
remembered; memorial: mingling my talk with tears,
my grief with groans, poor wasting — s of lasting
moans, Lucr. 798. if a man do not erect his own tomb
ere he dies, he shall live no longer in m. than the bell
rings and the widow weeps. Ado V, 2, 81 (he shall
leave nothing by which to remember him). Burgundy
enshrines thee in his heart and there erects thy noble
deeds as valour's — s, H6A III, 2, 120. nor let the
rain of heaven wet this place, to wash away my woful
monuments (viz mystears) II6B III, 2, 342. this m. of
the victory will I bear (a brigandine) IV, 3, 12. our
bruised arms hung up for — s , R3 I, 1, 6. 0 m. and
wonder of good deeds evilly bestowed, Tim. IV, 3, 466.
2) any thing built or erected in memory of actions
or persons: to fill with worm-holes stately — s, Lucr.
946. wherefore gaze this goodly company , as if they
saw some wondrous m., some comet or unusual prodigy ?
Shr. Ill, 2, 97. defacing — 5 of conquered France,
H6B I, 1, 102. Especially a memorial erected over
a grave : not marble , nor the gilded — s of princes
shall outlive this powerful rhyme, Sonn. 55, 1. the
earth can yield me but a common grave; your m.
shall be my gentle verse, 81, 9. 107, 13. this grave
shall have a living m. Hml. V, 1, 320. let their fathers
lie without a m. Cymb. IV, 2, 227. for a m. upon thy
bones. Per. Ill, 1, 62. her m. is almost finished, Per.
IV, 3, 42.
Allegorical figures a usual ornament of graves:
she sat like Patience on a m., smiling at grief, Tw. II,
4, 117. Hence m. = a human figure, such as were
seen on graves: where like a virtuous m. she lies,.
Lucr. 391 (a figure representing some virtue), for
ever be confixed here, a marble m. Meas. V, 233. you
are no maiden, but a m. All's IV, 2, 6. be her sense
but as a m., thus in a chapel lying, Cymb. II, 2, 32.
3) a family-vault: on your family's old m. hang
mournful epitaphs , Ado IV, 1, 208. is this the m, of
Leonato? V, 3, 1. this m. five hundred years hath
stood, Tit. I, 350. which like a taper in some m., doth
shine upon the dead man's earthy cheeks, II, 3, 228.
in our household's m. V, 3, 194. make the bridal bed
in thai dim m. where Tybalt lies, Rom. HI, 5, 203. her
body sleeps in Capel's m. V, 1, 18. V, 2, 24. V, 3, 127.
193. 274. to the m. Ant. IV, 13, 3. 6. 10. locked in
her m. IV, 14, 120. IV, 15, 8. V, 1, 53. V, 2, 360.
4) a grave: goodness and he Jill up one m. H8 II,
1, 94. our — s shall be the maws of kites, Mcb. Ill,
4, 72.
llonnmental , 1) memorial: he hath given her
his m. ring. All's IV, 3, 20. like u rusty mail in m.
mockery, Troil. Ill, 3, 153.
2) pertaining to a human figure placed over a
grave : smooth as m. alablaster, 0th. V, 2, 5.
Mood, 1) any temporary state of the mind with
regard to passion or feelings; humour, disposition:
affection sways it (passion) to the m. of what it likes
or loathes, Merch. IV, 1, 51. he must observe their m.
on whom he jests, Tw. Ill, 1, 69. Fortune in her
shift and change ofm. Tim. 1, 1, 84. Fortune is merry,
and in this m. will give us any thing, Caes. Ill, 2, 272.
in that m. the dove will peck the estridge. Ant. Ill, 13,
196. Fortune's m. varies again. Per. Ill Prol. 46.
Defined and restricted, but seldom so as to denote a
kind or merry disposition : who wayward once, his m.
with nought agrees, Lucr. 1095. my wife is in a way-
ward m. to-day, Err. IV, 4, 4. you spend your passion
on a misprised m. Mids. Ill, 2, 74. does show the m.
of a much troubled breast, John IV, 2, 73. to break
into this ivoman's m. H4A I, 3, 237. whom I stabbed
in my angry m. R3 I, 2, 242. one on's father's — s.
Cor. I, 3, 72. bring oil tojire, snow to their colder — s,
Lr. II, 2, 83. when the rash m. is on, 11, 4, 172. unu-
sed to the melting m. 0th. V, 2, 349.
2) bad humour ; either grief, distraction : it small
avails my m.Xjyxcx. 1273. she is importunate, indeed
distract: her m. will needs be pitied, Hml. IV, 5, 3.
Or anger, wrath: who, in my m., 1 stabbed unto the
heart, Gent. IV, 1, 51. to thwart me in my m. Err. II,
2, 172. I am now muddied in Fortune's m. All's V, 2,
5. his wraths, and his cholers , and his — s , H5 I V, 7,
38 (Fluellen's speech), thou art as hot a Jack in thy
m. as any in Italy, Rom. Ill, 1, 13. you are but now
cast in his m. 0th. II, 3, 274.
3) external appearance, countenance expressive
of disposition: grief and blushes, aptly understood in
bloodless white and the encrimsoned m. (of rubies)
Compl. 201. in many's looks the false heart's history
is writ in — s and frowns and wrinkles strange, Sonn.
93, 8. all forms, — s, shapes of grief , Hml. I, 2, 82.
Moody, out of humour; 1) sullen, melancholy:
m. Pluto winks while Orpheus plays, Lucr. 553. un-
mask this m. heaviness, 1602. m. and dull melancholy.
Err. V, 79. when after many m. thoughts they quite
forget their loss of liberty, H6C IV, 6, 13. music, m.
food of us that trade in love. Ant. II, 5, 1.
2) discontented, peevish, angry: how now , m.f
Tp. I, 2, 244. majesty might never yet endure the m.
frontier of a servant brow , H4A I, 3, 19. nor m. beg-
gars, starving for a time of pellmell havoc, V, 1, 81.
being m., give him line and scope, H4B IV, 4, 39. hath
banished m. discontented fury, H6A III, 1, 123. m.
mad and desperate stags, IV, 2, 50 (most M. Edd.
moody-mad), your m. discontented souls, R3 V, 1, 7.
he's m. H8 III, 2, 75. as soon moved to be m. , and as
soon m. to be moved, Rom. HI, 1, 14.
Moon (usually fern., f. i. Sonn. 107, 5. Tp. II, 1,
183. II, 2, 143. V, 271. LLL V, 2, 214. Mids. 1, 1,
4. II, 1, 103. Ill, 1, 203. Ill, 2, 53. Rom. II, 2, 109.
Mcb. II, 1, 2. 0th. V, 2, 109. Neuter in Mids. Ill, 1,
56. Seemingly masc. in Mids. V, 255, but here the
person is meant that represents the moon); 1) the
satellite which revolves round the earth: Ven. 492.
Lucr. 371. 1007. Sonn. 21, 6. LLL IV, 2, 39. IV, 3,
30. 230. V, 2, 203. 205. Mids. I, 1, 9. Ill, 1, 52. 59.
M
737
IV, 1, 103. Merch. V, 1. Shr. IV, 5, 2 sq. Mcb. U, 1,
2. Ant. IV, 9, 7 etc. Plur. — s: John IV, 2, 182. E2
I, 3, 220. Lr. IV, 6, 70. the full m. H4B IV, 3, 57.
Lr. IV, 6, 70. the m. at full, LLL V, 2, 214. changing:
LLL V, 2, 212. Mids. V, 265. Shr. IV, 6, 20. Eom.
II, 2, 110. waning, Mids. I, 1, 4. a new m. and ano-
ther m. 3. 83. Hence image of change and incon-
stancy: Meas. Ill, 1, 25. LLL V, 2, 212. Rom. 11, 2,
109. Lr. V, 3, 19. 0th. Ill, 3, 178. Ant. V, 2, 240.
'tis not that time ofm. with me to make one in so skip-
ping a dialogue, Tw. I, 5, 213 (= I am not in that
humour). Moving in a sphere: Tp. II, 1, 183. Mids.
11, 1, 7. Having eclipses: Sonn. 107, 5. Mcb. IV, 1,
28. Lv. I, 2, 112. 0th. V, 2, 100. Ant. Ill, 13, 163.
Governing the sea and causing ebb and flow: Tp. V,
270. Mids. II, 1, 103. Wint. I, 2, 427. H4A I, 2, 32.
35. Lr. V, 3, 19. as true as plantage to the m. Troil.
Ill, 2, 184. Causing melancholy, and even madness:
0 sovereign mistress of true melancholy , Ant. IV, 9,
12. she comes more nearer earth than she was wont,
and makes men mad, 0th. V, 2, 109. Of a watery na-
ture: Mids. II, 1, 162. Ill, 1, 203. K3 II, 2, 69. Eom.
I, 4, 62. Peculiar theory: the sea's a thief, whose li-
quid surge resolves the m. into salt tears , Tim. IV, 3,
443. Behowled by wolves: Mids. V, 379. As V, 2,
119. Having horns: Mids. V, 243. Mcb. Ill, 5, 23.
Cor. I, 1, 217. Ant. IV, 12, 46. The man in the m.:
Tp. II, 1, 249. II, 2, 142. 149. LLL V, 2, 215. Mids.
V, 249. 252. 262. With a dog and a bush: Tp. II, 2,
144. To go by the m. = to be a night-walker : H4A
i, 2, 15; cf. Ae — 's men, 35. Below, or beneath, or
under the m. = on the earth, earthly: his thinkings
are below the m. H8 III, 2, 134. all simples that have
virtue under the m. Hml. IV, 7, 146. for all beneath
the m. Lr. IV, 6, 26. there is nothing left remarkable
beneath the visiting m. Ant. IV, 15, 68. Used to ex-
press the idea of extreme height: the ship boring the
m. with her main-mast, Wint. 111,3,93. York that
reaches at the m. H6B III, 1, 158. scarred the m. with
splinters. Cor. IV, 5, 115. you are smelt above the m.
V, 1, 32. I aim a mile beyond the m. Tit. IV, 3, 65.
1 had rather be a dog and bay the m. Caes. IV, 3, 27.
M. and stars! Ant. Ill, 13, 95.
2) a month: each minute seems a m. Pilgr. 207.
thirty dozen — s with borrowed sheen about the world
have times twelve thirties been, Hml. Ill, 2, 167. till
now some nine — « wasted, 0th. I, 3, 84. not many
— s gone by. Ant. Ill, 12, 6. one twelve — s more she'll
wear Diana's livery, Per. II, 5, 10. in twice six — s,
III Prol. 31.
3) Dian : the m. sleeps with Endymion , Merch. V,
109. bemock the modest m. Cor. I, 1, 261. the m., were
she earthly, no nobler, II, 1, 108. the noble sister of
Publicola, the m. of Home, V, 3, 65. arise, fair sun,
and kill the envious m. , who is already sick and pale
with grief that thou (Juliet) her maid art far more fair
than she, Eom. II, 2, 4. Hence the moon cold and
chaste: Mids. I, 1, 73. II, 1, 156. 162. And sister of
Phoebus: Mids. Ill, 2, 53.
Jloonbeams, rays of lunar light: Mids. Ill, 1,
176.
Uoon-calf, a deformed creature, a monster: Tp.
II, 2, 111. 115. 139. Ill, 2, 24. 25.
Hloonisb, inconstant, capricious: at which time
would I, being but a m. youth, grieve, be effeminate,
changeable, longing and liking, etc. As III, 2,430.
Moonlight, the light afforded by the moon:
Mids. I, 1, 30. I, 2, 104. II, 1, 60. 141. Ill, 1, 49. 51.
Merch. V, 64. Shr. IV, 5, 3.
Sloonshiue, the same: Tp. V, 37. Wiv. V, 5,
42. 106. LLL V, 2, 208 {thou request'st but m. in the
water; i. c. a nothing). Mids. Ill, 1, 35. 62. V, 137.
138. 151. 318. 365. Rom. I, 4, 62. Til make a sop
o'the m. of you, Lr. II, 2, 35 (alluding, perhaps, to the
dish called eggs in moonshine, i. c. poached eggs).
= month: for that I am some twelve or fourteen
— s lag of a brother, Lr. I, 2, 5."
Moor, a negro, a negress: / shall answer that
better to the commonwealth than you can the getting up
of the negro's belly: the M. is with child by you, Laun-
celot. It is much that the M. should be more than rea-
son, Merch. Ill, 5, 42 — 44 (the same quibbling in
Tit. IV, 2, 52). Tit. II, 3, 51. 68. 190. Ill, 2, 78 etc.
etc. 0th. I, 1, 40 etc. etc.
Illoor, a fen : could you on this fair mountain leave
to feed, and batten on this m. ? Hml. Ill, 4, 67.
Sloorditch, "a large ditch in Moorfields, through
which the waters of that once fenny situation were
drained" (Nares): what say est thou to a hare, or the
melancholy of M. ? H4A I, 2, 88.
Sloorlields, a ^lace of resort where the train-
bands of the city used to be exercised: is this M. to
muster in? H8 V, 4, 33.
Sloorship, a title given in derision to Othello
by lago: his — 's ancient, Oth. I, 1, 33.
Slop, subst. a grimace; joined with mow: each
one, tripping on his toe , will be here with m. and mow,
Tp. IV, 47.
Slop, vb. to make grimaces; joined with to mow :
Flibbertigibbet, (prince) of — ing and mowing, who
since possesses chambermaids and ivaiting-women , Lr.
IV, 1, 64.
Slope, to be in a state of unconsciousness, to
move and act without the impulse and guidance of
thought : even in a dream were we divided from them
and were brought — ing hither, Tp. V, 240. what a
wretched and peevish fellow is this king of England,
to m. with his fat-brained followers so far out of his
knowledge, H6 III, 7, 143. eyes without feeling, feeling
without sight, ears without hands or eyes, smelling sans
all, or but a sickly part of one true sense could not so
m. Hml. Ill, 4, 81.
.llopsa, name of a shepherdess in Wint. IV, 4,
162. 233.
Moral, subst. 1) a truth proposed , a doctrine, a
maxim: the fox, the ape, the humble-bee, were still at
odds, being but three. There's the m. Now the I'envoy,
LLL III, 87. 88. 93. a good m., my lord: it is not
enough to speak, but to speak true, Mids. V, 120. For-
tune is an excellent m. H5 III, 6, 40 (Fluellen's speech).
thus may we gather honey from the weed, and make a
m. of the devil himself, IV, 1, 12. this m. ties me over
to time and a hot summer, V, 2|339. the m. of my wit
is '■plain and true' ; there's all the reach of it , Troil.
IV, 4, 109. a pretty m. Per. 11, 1, 39. II, 2, 46.
2) a latent meaning: you have some m. in this
Benedictus, Ado 111, 5, 78. to expound the meaning or
m. of his signs and tokens, Shr. IV, 4, 79. mark, silent
king, the m. of this sport , E2 IV, 290. she (FortuneJ
is painted also with a wheel, to signify to you, which
\ is the m. of it, that she is turning, H6 III, 6, 35.
j Moral, adj. 1) relating to the principles of good
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M
and evil: to apply a m, medicine to a, mortifying mis-
chief. Ado I, 3, 13. I have no m. meaning, HI, 4, 80.
this virtue and this m. discipline, Shr. I, 1, 30. thy
father s m. parts mayst thou inherit too. All's I, 2, '21.
unfit to hear m. philosophy, Troll. II, 2, 167. these m.
laws of nature and of nations, 184.
2) moralizing, expounding the principles of good
and evil: to be so m. when he shall endure the like him-
self, Ado V, 1, 30. when I did hear the motley fool
thus m. on the time, As II, 7, 29. whiles thou, a m. fool,
sit' St still, Lr. IV, 2, 58.
3) having a latent meaning : a thousand m. paint-
ings I can show that shall demonstrate these quick blows
of Fortune's, Tim. 1, 1, 90.
Moral, vb. to moralize; perhaps in As II, 7, 29:
when I did hear the motley fool thus m. on the time;
but probably adj.
Moraler, one who moralizes: you are too severe
a m. 0th. II, 3, 301.
}IoraIity,the doctrine of the duties of life; ethics,
philosophy: I had as lief have the foppery of freedom
ns the m. of imprisonment, Meas. 1, 2, 138 (0. Edd.
Tnartality).
Moralize, 1) to philosophize , to reason: unlike
myself thou hearest me m., applying this to that, and so
to so; for love can comment upon every woe, Ven. 712.
2) to comment upon, to interpret, to explain: nor
could she m. his wanton sight, Lucr. 103. did he not
m. this spectacle? As II, 1, 44. m. them (his signs and
tokens) Shr. IV, 4, 81. I m. two meanings in one word,
K3 III, 1, 83.
Mordake, name in H4A I, 1, 71. 95. 11, 4, 391.
IV, 4, 24.
More, name of the famous lord chancellor of
Henry VIII: H8 111,2,393.
more, adj. and adv. 1) greater: her best is bet-
tered with a m. delight, Ven. 78. to add a m. rejoicing
to the prime, Lucr. 332.. /or m. it is (my heaviness)
than 1 can well express, 1286. held back his sorrow's
tide, to make it m. 1789. look for recompense m. than
thai tongue , Sonn. 23, 12. thy (time's) records and
what we see doth lie, made m. or less by thy continual
haste, 123, 12. to make thy large Willm. 135, 12. thy
might is m. than my defence can bide, 139, 8. my re-
joicing at nothing can be m. Tp. Ill, 1, 94. a thousand
m. mischances than this one have learned me how to
brook this patiently , Gent. V, 3, 3. your mettle is the
m. Meas. Ill, 2, 80. if your knowledge be m. it is much
darkened in your malice, 156. had 1 m. name for bad-
ness, V, 59. why should their liberty than ours be m.9
Err. II, 1, 10. with a m. contempt, II, 2, 174. the m.
tny spite, IV, 2, 8. my love is m. than his, Mids. I, 1,
100. I desire your m. acquaintance. III, 1, 200. the
m. my wrong, the m. his spite appears, Shr. IV, 3, 2.
Tny reason haply m. V, 2, 171. of that and all the pro-
gress, m. or less, resolvedly m. leisure shall express.
All's V, 3, 331. / ho^ it the m. knavery to conceal
it, Wint. IV, 4, 697. so much the m. our carver's ex-
cellence , V, 3, 30. to make a m. requital to your love,
John 11, 34. make less thy body hence, and m. thy
grace, H4B V, 5, 56. on his m. advice, H5 II, 2, 43.
a proof of strength she could not publish m. Troil. V,
2, 113. for your voices I have done many things, some
less, some m. Cor. II, 3, 137. it is my m. dishonour,
III, 2, 124. the m. is my unrest, Rom. I, 5, 122. that
thy skill be m. to blazon it, II, 6, 25. without debate-
ment further, m. or less, Hml. V, 2, 45. so tell him,
with the occurrents, m. and less, which have solicited,
368. priests are m. in word than matter, Lr. Ill, 2, 81.
/ am no less in blood than thou; i/ m. ... V, 3, 168. give
me a m. content. Per. Ill, 2, 39. Substantively: m. and
less = the great and small, high and low : both grace
and faults are loved of m. and less, Sonn. 96, 3. the m.
and less came in with cap and knee, H4A IV, 3, 68. m.
and less do flock to follow him, H4B I, 1, 209. both
m. and less have given him the revolt, Mcb. V, 4, 12.
2) a greater thing, a greater quantity, amount, or
degree (the Lat. plus}: by hoping m. they have but
less, Lucr. 137. that tongue that m. hath m. expressed,
Sonn. 23, 12. what hast thou then m. than thou hadst
before? 40, 2. m. to know did never meddle with my
thoughts, Tp. I, 2, 21. here have I made thee m. profit
than other princess can, 172. deserved m. than a pri-
son, 362. that's m. to me than my wetting, IV, 211.
three thousand dollars. Ay, and m. Meas. I, 2, 51. he's
m. V, 58. these informal women are no m. but instru-
ments, 236. it is no m., but that your daughter desires
this ring, All's III, 7, 30. be prosperous in m. than this
deed does require, Wint. II, 3, 190. I'll make it (the
gold"! as much m. IV, 4, 838. shall m. suffer, Mcb. IV,
3, 48. did these bones cost no m. the breeding, but to
play at loggats with 'em? Hml. V, 1, 100 etc. etc. we
are betrothed, nay, m., our marriage-hour determined
of, Gent. II, 4, 179. to admit no traffic to our adverse
towns, nay, m., if any Err. I, 1, 16 etc. her m. than
haste is mated with delays, Ven. 909. with m. than
admiration he admired, Lucr. 418. at Ardea to my lord
with m. than haste, 1332. speed m. than speed hut dull
and slow she deems, 1336. Adjectively: rn. beauty,
Ven. 70. m. rage, 332. there's m. work, Tp. 1, 2, 238.
is there m. toil? 242. at our m. leisure , Meas. I, 3, 49.
at m. time, Mcb. I, 3, 153 etc. etc.
3) a greater number (Lat. plures) : thou hadst,
and m. (than five women) Tp. I, 2, 48. m. widows,
II, 1, 133. nor have 1 seen m. that I may call men. III,
I, 51. here is m. of us, V, 216. m. reasons, Meas. I,
3, 48. charges she m. than me? V, 200. have m. vices,
Mcb. IV, 3, 47 etc.
4) something additional : all mine was thine before
thou hadst this m. Sonn. 40, 4. I'll no m. of you, Tw.
i, 5, 45. we need no m. of your advice, Wint. II, 1, 168.
what he gets m. of her than sharp words , Wiv. 11, 1 ,
190. we have but trivial argument, m. than mistrust,
that shows him worthy death, H6B III, 1, 242. m., Do-
mitius: my lord desires you. Ant. Ill, 5, 21 (German:
noch einsJ). m. above = moreover, Hml. II, 2, 126.
no m. = enough! no m. of love, Ven. 185. peace; no
m. John IV, 1, 127. silence; no m. 133. nom. of stay!
to-morrow thou must go, Gent. I, 3, 75. Adjectively,
= further: no m. amazement, Tp. I, 2, 14. here cease
m. questions, 184. we loill not hand a rope m. I, 1, 25.
there is no m. such shapes, I, 2, 478. II, 2, 167. 184.
without any m. talking, 178. no m. exmsion, Meas. 1, 1,
51. no m. words, HI, 2, 218. to trouble you with no
m. suit, Merch. I, 2, 112. it is as easy for me to con-
quer the kingdom as to speak so much m. French, H5
V, 2, 196. lam all these three; and three times as much
m. LLL III, 48. a French crown m., Meas. I, 2, 52 (=
besides, moreover). After numerals: once m. Ven.
327. 367. Gent. I, 1, 53. 11,4, 118. Ill, 1, 366. Wiv.
III, 5, 47. IV, 2, 172. Meas. I, 1, 73. Merch. II, 7, 36.
II, 9, 35. As V, 4, 5. All's IV, 3. 276. Wint, IV, 4,407.
M
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H6 III, 1, 1. H6C II, 3, 48. E3 III, 7, 91. H8 I, 4, 62.
Cor. V, 3, 13. Tim. HI, 4, 119. Ant. Ill, 13, 173 etc.
one word m. Tp. I, 2, 449. Hml. Ill, 4, 180. two things
provided m. Merch. IV, 1, 386. two or three lords and
ladies m. Mids. IV, 2, 17. six scotches m. Ant. IV, 7,
10. ten m. Merch. IV, 1, 399. forty m. Meas. IV, 3, 20.
\a hundred thousand m. LLL II, 135. thousands m.
H6B III, 1, 152. five m. Sir Johns, H4B II, 4, 6. lei
two m. summers wither, Rom. I, 2, 10 etc. Adverbially,
= again, further, in continuance: what follows m.
she murders with a kiss, Yen. 54. if thou m. murmur-
est, Tp. I, 2, 294. Oftenest no m. = no longer, the
contrary oi not yet: Tp. 1,2,388. 11,2, 44. 184. IV,
100. Gent. I, 3, 14. Err. 1, 1, 3. LLL 111, 119 etc.
5) to a greater degree (Lat. magis); never did
passenger m. thirst, Ven. 92. none that Im. love than
myself, Tp. I, 1, 22. Gent. 1, 1, 24. 64. H6A IV, 1,
154. Cor. I, 6, 26. Mcb. IV, 3, 48 etc. etc. m. and m.
Mids. HI, 2, 128. them.^ her woes them, increasing,
Ven. 254. the m. thou hast wronged me, Lr. V, 3, 168.
by so much the m. As V, 2, 49. so much the m. H8 II,
3, 12. m. = the m. : m. villain thou. As III, 1, 15. no
m. = as little : you are not young ; no m. am I, Wiv.
11, 1, 7 etc. and = as much, where no less would
have been expected : know you not , master , to some
kind of men their graces serve them hut as enemies'^
No m. do yours , As II, 3, 12. or were you both our
mothers, I care no m. for than I do for heaven , so I
were not his sister. All's 1, 3, 170 (a passage much
corrected by M. Edd.).
Used to form the comparative degree: Ven. 9.
332. Tp. I, 2, 202. 275. 329. II, 1, 219. Ill, 1, 8. Ill,
3, 32. IV, 53. 261. Gent. II, 1, 134. Meas. IV, 2, 149.
Err. II, 1, 20 etc. Before monosyllables: m. white,
Ven. 10. bright, Sonn. 20, 5. rich, 29, 5. weak, 102,
1. fresh, Gent. V, 4, 115. strict, Meas. 1, 4, 4. fit, II,
3, 14. near, All's I, 3, 110. soon, Tw. Ill, 1, 159. oft,
III, 4, 3. Jast, John IV, 2, 269. deep, IV, 3, 122. great
H4A IV, 1, 77. near, K3 IV, 3, 49. long, Cor. V, 2,
71. deep, Rom. I, 3, 98. fair, II, 2, 6. rich, II, 6, 30.
light, III, 5, 35. strong, Caes. Ill, 2, 189. fell, 0th. V,
2, 362. sharp, Cymb. 1, 1, 131. strong, IV, 1, 11. with
m. tame a tongue, Meas. II, 2, 46 (cf. A). Superfluously
before comparatives, m, better, Tp. 1, 2, 19. m. braver,
439. m. fitter, Meas. II, 2, 17. m. mightier, V, 237. m.
fairer, LLL IV, 1, 62. m. better, Mids. Ill, 1, 21. m.
elder, Merch. IV, 1, 251. m. sounder. As III, 2, 62. m.
worthier, III, 3, 60. m. hotter. All's IV, 5, 42. m. fairer,
H4B IV, 5, 201. m. sharper, H5 III, 5, 39. m. stronger,
H8 I, 1, 147. m. softer, Troil. 11, 2, 11. m. wider, V,
2, 149. m. worthier. Cor. Ill, 1, 120. m. proudlier, IV,
7, 8. m. kinder, Tim. IV, 1, 36. m. nearer, Hml. II, 1,
11. m. richer, III, 2, 316. m. rawer, V, 2, 129. m.
richer, Lr. I, 1, 80 (¥i ponderous), m. worthier, 214.
m. corrupter, II, 2, 108. m. headier, 11, 4, 111. m. hard-
er, III, 2, 64 (Qq. hard), m. wider, 0th. I, 3, 107 (Qq
certain), m. safer, 226. m. nearer, V, 2, 110. m. lar-
ger. Ant. Ill, 6, 76. men become much m. the better for
being a little bad, Meas. V, 445. / would have been
much m. a fresher man, Troil. V, 6, 20.
Used in two senses in juxtaposition : that tongue
that m. hath m. expressed, Sonn. 23, 12. and m. m.
strong (reasons) I shall indue you with, John IV, 2, 42.
and m. m. fearful is delivered, Cor. IV, 6, 63. if there
be m. m. woeful, hold it in, Lr. V, 3, 202. cf. m., by all
— s, than e'er I shall love wife, Tw. V, 139.
Slorc- having, subst. increase of property: my
m. would he as a sauce to make me hunger more, Mcb.
IV, 3, 81.
Moreo'er, by conjecture in Per. II, 1, 86 (0. Edd.
more, or).
moreover, besides, over and above: Wiv. II, 3,
76. Ado V, 1, 181. 220. 313. V, 2, 105. LLL V, 2,
49. 446. Merch. I, 3, 19. Tw. 1, 3, 38. II, 2, 7. R2 1,
1, 8. H4B I, 2, 122. H5 IV, 7, 28. H6B IV, 7, 47. E3
III, 5, 80. Caes. Ill, 1, 227. Ill, 2, 252. Lr. IV, 5, 13.
Per. Ill, 4, 15. A clause depending: m. that we much
did long to see you , the need we have to use you did
provoke our hasty sending, Hml. II, 2, 2.
SIoTgan, name: All's IV, 3, 125. Cymb. Ill, 3,
106. V, 5, 332.
Morisco, a morris-dancer: I have seen him caper
upright like a wild M., shaking the bloody darts as he
his hells, H6B 111, 1, 365.
Slorn, the first part of the day; morning: Ven.
2(=Aurora; cf. Morning). 154. 453. 484.495. Lucr.
942. Sonn. 33, 9. 63,4. Pilgr. 71. 159. Tp. V, 306.
Gent. IV, 2, 134. Meas. IV, 1, 4. IV, 4, 18. V, 101.
LLL V, 2, 660. Mids. I, 1, 167. V, 372. Shr. II, 296
(cf. Troil. I, 3, 229). H5 III, 1, 20. H6A V, 4, 24.
H6B 111, 1, 13. R3 IV, 4, 16. V, 3, 210. Troil. IV, 2,
]. Tit. II, 1, 5. II, 2, 1. Rom. II, 3, 1. Ill, 5, 6. 113.
Mcb. IV, 3, 4. Hml. I, 1, 150 (Ff day). 166. 1, 3, 41.
0th. HI, 3, 60. Ant. II, 5, 20. IV, 4, 24. IV, 9, 4. Cymb.
I, 3, 31. Ill, 6, 94. IV, 2, 30. Per. V, 3, 22. m. prayer,
Meas. II, 4, 71. m. dew, AntAU, 12,9. Never in prose;
therefore the speech of Angelo in Meas. IV, 4, 18,
printed as prose in 0. Edd. and some M. Edd., must
be read as verse.
Morning, 1) the first part of the day: Ven. 855.
Lucr. 24. Sonn. 33, 1. Tp. HI, 1, 33. V, 65. Gent. II,
1, 86. Ado H, 1, 31. HI, 3, 172. Mids. IV, 1, 187.
Merch. V, 295. Shr. Ill, 2, 113. H5 III, 7, 6. IV Chor.
16. R3 I, 4, 77. Cor. V, 1, 52. Caes. II, 1, 221 etc.
etc. it is great m. _Troil. IV, 3, 1. Cymb. IV, 2, 61
(= late in the morning, broad day), good m. to you,
Meas. IV, 3, 116. when you have given good m. to your
mistress, Cymb. II, 3, 66. this m. Wiv. II, 2, 74. HI,
5, 46. 130. Meas. IV, 3, 74. Ado HI, 5, 51. H8 HI,
2, 82. 120. Hml. I, 1, 174 etc. this day m. H4A II,
4, 176. to-day m. Tw. V, 294. to-morrow m. Wiv. HI,
3, 246. Meas. II, 1, 34. IV, 2, 7. Ado V, 1, 295. Rom.
IV, 2, 24. etc. on Monday m. H8 V, 4, 15. a Monday
m. Hml. II, 2, 406. on Tuesday m. Ado V, 1, 170.
H4A I, 2, 40. a May m. Tw. HI, 4, 156. at m. and at
night, Merch. HI, 2, 279. u, brushes his hat u, — s,
Ado 111, 2, 42 (M, Edd. o' — s). to give her music a
— s, Cymb. H, 3, 13 (M. Edd. o —s). ere m. Meas.
IV, 2, 98. Merch. V, 48. in the m. Gent. IV, 2, 132.
Meas. IV, 3, 49. Merch. I, 2, 92. H4A II, 4, 595. 600
etc. early in the m. Lucr. Arg. 16. R3 V, 3, 88. Rom.
V, 3, 23. in the m. early, Merch. IV, 1, 456. As II, 2,
6. at six o' clock in the m. Merch. II, 5, 26. at eight
in the m. Merch. II, 5, 26. at eight in the m. Tw. V,
205. by the second hour in the m. R3 V, 3, 31. their
— 'sjoy, Lucr. 1107. a — '« draught of sack, Wiv.
II, 2, 153. the —'s danger, H5 IV Chor. 25. my —'s
dream, H6B I, 2, 24. like to the —'s war, H6C II, 5,
1. our -~'s rest, Rom. V, 3, 189. ~'s dew. Tit. II, 3,
201. a —'s holy office, Cymb. HI, 3, 4. the m. air,
Lucr. 778. Hml. I, 5, 58. the m. cock, I, 2, 218. m.
dew, Mids. IV, 1, 126. m. drops, LLL IV, 3, 27. m.
740
M
face. As 11, 7, 146. m. field, H5 IV, 2, 40. m. lark,
Mids. IV, 1, 99.Shr. Ind. 2, 46. m. light, Lucr. 745.
m. prayer, Wiv. II, 2, 102. m. rise, Pilgr. 194. m.
roses, Shr. II, 174. his m. story, Err. V, 356. m. sun,
Sonn. 132, 5. H6C IV, 7, 80. thy m. taste, Tim. IV,
3, 226.
2) the goddess Aurora; I with the — 's love have
oft made sport, Mids. Ill, 2, 389 (i. e. Cephalus). see
how the m. opes her golden gates , and takes her fare-
well of the glorious sun, H6C II, 1, 21. modest as m.
when she coldly eyes the youthful Phoebus, Troil. I, 3,
229. a Grecian queen, whose^ youth and freshness
wrinkles Apollo's, and makes stale the m. II, 2, 79.
yon grey is not the — 's e^e , 'tis but the pale reflex on
Cynthia's brow, Eom. Ill, 5, 19.
Morocco (O. Edd. Moroco and Morocho), coun-
try in Africa: Merch. I, 2, 137. = prince of M. : II,
7,24.
Morris, 1) = morrisdance, q. v. : as fit as a m.
for Mayday, All's II, 2, 25. 2) the nine men's m. , "a
game called also the nine men's merrils, from me-
relles or mereaux, an ancient French word for the
jettons or counters with which it was played" (Douce):
Mids. II, 1, 98.
Morris-dance, "a name given to dances used on
festival occasions, and particularly on May-day, at
which time they are not even now entirely disused in
some parts of England. It appears that a certain set
of personages were usually represented in the May-
day morris-dance , who have been thus enumerated.
I. The Bavian, or fool. 2. Maid Marian, or the queen
of May , the celebrated mistress of Robin Hood. 3.
The friar , that is friar Tuck , chaplain to the same
personage. 4. Her gentleman-usher, or paramour.
5. The hobby-horse. 6. The clown. 7. A gentleman.
8. The May-pole. 9. Tom Piper. 10, 11. Foreigners,
perhaps Moriscos. 12. The domestic fool, or jester"
(Nares) : with no more (show of fear) than if loe heard
that England were busied with a Whiisim m. H5 II,
4, 25.
Morris-pike, a formidable weapon, supposed to
be of Moorish origin: to do more exploits with his
mace than a m. Err. IV, 3, 28 (0. Edd. Moris pike).
Morrow, 1) the day next after another (cf. To-
morrow') : we must starve our sight from lovers' food
till m. deep midnight, Mids. I, 1, 223. shorten my days
thou canst but not lend a m. R2 I, 3, 228. newer
shall sun that m. see, Mcb. I, 5, 62. cf. the quibble in
Troil. Ill, 3, 68. 69.
2) = morning; used only for the sake of the
rhyme : the blushing m. lends light to all fair eyes that
light will borrow, Lucr. 1082. she looks for night, and
then she longs for m. 1571. give not a windy night a
rainy m. Sonn. 90, 7. / shall say good night till it be
m. Rom. II, 2, 186. But to express a kind wish at
meeting and parting in the morning, good morrow,
and not good morning (q. v.) is the ordinary form in
any collocation: Ven. 859. Lucr. 1219. Gent. II, 1,
140. IV, 3, 6. 45. Wiv. Ill, 1, 36. Meas. II, 1, 143.
IV, 2, 109. Ado III, 4, 39. 40. V, 3, 24. 29. V, 4, 34.
35. Mids. IV, 1, 144. Merch. I, 1, 65. As I, 1, 100.
II, 7, 18. IV, 3, 76. Shr. II, 39. 40. AU's IV, 3, 349.
Tw. II, 4, 1. John IV, 1, 9. H6A III, 2, 41. R3 II, 1,
46. Ill, 2, 76. V, 3, 223. Troil. Ill, 3, 66. Caes. II, 4,
33 etc. etc. to bidgoodm. Shr. Ill, 2, 124. H5 IV Chor.
33. R3 III, 4, 52. 0th. Ill, 1, 2. so soon to bid good
m. to thy bed, Rom. II, 3, 34 (i. e. to part with it, to
leave it), do my goodm. to them, H5 IV, 1, 26 (= greet
them from me), give you good m., a salutation used
only by common people : Wiv. II, 2, 35. II, 3, 21. HI,
5, 28. R3 II, 3, 6. Lr. II, 2, 166. God give you good
m. , master Parson, LLL IV, 2, 84 (Jaquenetta's
speech). God ye good m. Rom. II, 4, 1 16 (the nurse's
speech), many good — s, a respectful form of salu-
tation: H4B III, 1, 32. R3 III, 2, 35. Tit. II, 2, 11.
cf. a thousand times good m: Gent. IV, 3, 6. ridiculed
by Speed : madam and mistress, a thousand good — s .'
0, give ye good even! here's a million of manners!
Gent. II, 1, 102.
Morsel, 1) a mouthful, a bit, a piece: now comes
in the sweetest m. of the night, and we must hence and
leave it unpicked, H4B II, 4, 396. yet earnest thou to
a m. of this feast, having fully dined before. Cor. I, 9,
10. gorged with the dearest m, of the earth, Eom. V,
3, 46. liquorish draughts and — s unctuous, Tim. IV,
3, 195. I was a m. for a monarch, Ant. I, 5, 31. /
found you as a m. cold upon dead Caesar's trencher,
III, 13, 116. thou mayst cut a m. off' the spit. Per. IV,
2, 142.
2) piece in general, remnant: whiles you, doing
thus, to the perpetual wink for aye might put this ancient
m., this Sir Prudence, Tp. II, 1, 286. how doth my dear
m., thy mistress? Meas. Ill, 2, 57. this m, of dead
royalty, John IV, 3, 143.
Mort, a flourish blown at the death of the deer:
to sigh, as 'twere the m. o'the deer, Wint. I, 2, 118.
Mortal, adj. 1) subject to death, sharing the com-
mon fate of mankind: Ven. 368. 996. Lucr. 13. 163.
Sonn. 7, 7. 107, 5. Pilgr. 244 & LLL IV, 3, 120. Tp.
V, 188. Meas. II, 2, 123. IV, 2, 153 (cf. Desperately).
Ado 1, 1, 60. LLL IV, 3, 85. V, 2, 161. Mids. II, 1,
135. Ill, 1, 163. As II, 4, 56. Shr. I, 1, 178. Tw. V,
254. John III, 1, 158. R2 III, 2, 161. IV, 48. H4A
IV, 2, 73. H6B I, 2, 21. H6C II, 5, 29. R3 I, 2, 44.
45. 77. in, 4, 98. V, 3, 124. H8 II, 4, 228. Ill, 2, 148.
Troil. Ill, 1, 34. Tit. II, 3, 103. Rom. Ill, 2, 82. Caes.
11, 1, 66. Hml. IV, 4, 51. IV, 5, 160. Ant. V, 2, 61.
Per. IV, 4, 30. V, 3, 62. slave to m. rage, Sonn. 64,
4 (= the rage of mortality, or of death), put myself
into my m. preparation. All's III, 6, 81 (= prep, for
death), pay his breath to time and m. custom, Mcb. IV,
1, 100. this m. coil, Hml. Ill, 1, 67 (= this coil of
mortality, of mortal life).
Often = pertaining to mankind , human : whose
tushes never sheathed he (the boar) whetteth still, like
to a m. butcher bent to kill, Ven. 618. must not die till
mutual overthrow of m. kind, 1018. to write above a
m. -pitch, Sonn. 86, 6. this is no m. business, Tp. I, 2,
406. she excels each m. thing upon the dull earth dwell-
ling, Gent. IV, 2, 51. the purest treasure m. times af-
ford is spotless reputation, R2 I, 1, 177 (m. times =
human life), m. griefs, H5 IV, 1, 259. m. knowledge,
Mcb. I, 6, 3. know allm. consequences, V, 3, 5. things
m. move them not, Hml. II, 2, 539. if m. eyes do see
them bolster, 0th. Ill, 3, 399. more than a m. seeming,
Cymb. I, 6, 171. no more show thy spite on m. flies,
V, 4, 31 (i. e. men), be not with m. accidents opprest,
99. Remarkable passage : so is all nature in love m.
in folly. As II, 4, 56 (perhaps = human , resembling
man in folly. Johnson: abounding in folly).
2) deadly , fatal : now nature cares not for thy m.
vigour, Ven. 953. his m. sting, Lucr. 364. their m.
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fault, 724. at a m. war, Sonn. 46, 1. the m. and in-
testine Jars, Err. I, 1, 11. if the living be enemy to the
. grief, the excess of it makes it soon m. All's I, 1, 67
{c{. lit. V, 3, 204 : this would have seemed a period to
such as love not sorrow), even to am. arbitrement, Tw.
Ill, 4, 286. m. motion, 304. this news is m. to the queen,
Wint. Ill, 2, 149. m. fury, John II, 454. m.paw. III,
1, 259. it ends a m. woe,. R2 II, 1, 152. a m. touch,
III, 2, 21. the m. warm, H6B III, 2, 263., m. sting, H6C
II, 2, 15. the m. fortune of the field, II, 2, 83. m. foe,
III, 3, 257. V, 1, 94. m. poison, E3 I, 2, 146. m. sword,
Troil. IV, 5, 134. cf. Cor. II, 2, 115. Ill, 1, 297. Tit.
IV, 1, 93. Rom. Ill, 1, 115. V, 1, 66. Mcb. I, 5, 42.
III, 4, 81. IV, 3, 3. Hml. IV, 7, 143. 0th. II, 1, 72. Ill,
3, 355. Ill, 4, 115. V, 2, 205. Ant. 1, 2, 138. V, 1, 64.
V, 2, 306. Cymb. I, 4, 44. Ill, 4, 18. V, 3, 51. V, 5, 50.
236. Per. 10, 2, 110. V, 1, 37.
Adverbially : most dangerously you have with him
prevailed, if not most m. to him, Cor. V, 3, 189.
JUortsil, subst. man, human being: LLL III, 180.
IV, 3, 42. Mids. II, 1, 101 (human —i). Ill, 1, 140.
178. Ill, 2, 115. IV, 1, 107. Troil. I, 3, 225. Rom. II,
2, 30. IV, 3, 48. Mcb. HI, 5, 33.
ntorial-lireathing (not hyphened In 0. Edd.),
endowed with human life: to kiss this shrine, this m.
saint, Merch. II, 7, 40.
mortal - If Ting (not hyphened in 0. Edd.) the
same : poor m. ghost, R3 IV, 4, 26.
MoTtality, 1) subjection to death, necessity of
dying: since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless
sea, but sad m. oersways their power, Sonn. 65, 2. he
was skilful enough to have lived still, if knowledge could
be setup against m. All's I, 1, 35. two Talbots, winged
through the lither sky, in thy (death's) despite shall
■ scape m. H6A IV, 7, 22. it smells of m. Lr. IV, 6, 136.
taught my frail m. to know itself. Per. I, 1, 42.
2) human life; life: showing life's triumph in the
map of death, and death's dim look in life's m, Lucr.
403 (= in mortal, human life), no might nor greatness
in m. can censure 'scape, Meas. Ill, 2, 196. his pure
brain . . . doth by the idle comments that it makes foretell
the ending ofm. John V, 7, 5. the swords that make
such waste in brief m. H5 I, 2, 28. there's nothing
serious in m. Mcb. II, 3, 98. what m. is! Cymb. IV, 1,
16. lest this great sea of joys rushing upon me o'erbear
the shores of my m. and drown me with their sweetness.
Per. V, 1, 195.
3) death: m. and mercy in Vienna live in thy ton-
gue and heart, Meas. I, 1, 45. insensible of m. IV, 2,
152. we cannot hold — 's strong hand, John IV, 2, 82.
yere on my knee I beg m., rather than life preserved
with infamy, H6A IV, 5, 32.
4) deadliness : that being dead, like to the bullet's
grazing , break out into a second course of mischief,
killing in relapse ofm. H5 IV, 3, 107.
Mortally, 1) in the manner of mortal men: I
was m. brought forth. Per. V, 1, 105.
2) to death, irrecoverably: some m., some lightly
touched, Cymb. V, 3, 10. they hurt you m. Per. Ill,
3, 6.
ilIoTtaI-stariug(not hyphened inO.Edd.),having
a deadly stare, grim-looking: put thy fortune to the
arbitrement of bloody strokes and m. war, R3 V, 3,
90 (variously amended by M. Edd., but without ur-
gent necessity).
niortar, the cement used in bricklaying: J will
tread this unbolted villain into m. and daub the wall of
a Jakes with him, Lr, II, 2, 71.
Mortar -piece, a short and wide piece of ord-
nance: H8 V, 4, 48.
Mortgage, vb. to put to pledge, to make over to
a creditor: I myself am — d to thy will, Sonn. 134, 2.
Mortify (used only in the participles') to deprive
of vital faculty, to make apathetic and insensible:
Dumain is — ed; to love, to wealth, to pomp, I pine and
die, LLL I, 1, 28. thou, like an exorcist, hast conjured
up my — ed spirit, Caes. II, 1, 324. their dear causes
would to the bleeding and the grim alarm excite the — ed
man , Mcb. V, 2, 5. strike in their numbed and — ed
bare arms pins, Lr. II, 3, 15.
Nearly = to kill : to apply a moral medicine to a
— ing mischief, Ado I, 3, 13. let my liver rather heat
with wine than my heart cool with — ing groans, Merch.
I, 1, 82. his wildness, — ed in him, seemed to die too,
H5 I, 1, 26.
Mortimer, name of a family allied to the royal
house of England: H6A II, 5, 91. H6B IV, 2, 41.
Edmund M.Earl of March, son-in-law of Lionel Duke
of Clarence: H6B II, 2, 36. 49. IV, 2, 144. Roger M.
Earl of March, his son: H6B II, 2, 37. H6C I, 1, 106.
Edmund M., son of Roger, pretender to the crown
under the reign of Henry IV: H4A I, 1, 38. I, 3, 80.
92. 93. 110. 156. II, 3, 84 etc. H6A II, 5, 2. 7. 122.
H6B II, 2, 38. 39. Anne M., daughter of Roger, mar-
ried to Richard of Cambridge: H6B II, 2, 38. 45.
Eleanor M., her sister: H6B II, 2, 38. JohnM.: H6B
III, 1, 359. 372. Sir John and Sir Hugh M. H6C I, 2,
62. Lord M. of Scotland, called so by mistake. Lord
March of Scotland being meant: H4A HI, 2, 164.
Mortise, subst. a hole made in timber to receive
the tenon of another piece of timber: what ribs of
oak can hold the m.? 0th. II, 1, 9.
Mortised, joined with a mortise: to whose huge
spokes ten thousand lesser things are m. and adjoined,
Hml. Ill, 3, 20.
Morton, name of 1) a retainer of the Earl of
Northumberland: H4B I, 1, 64. 87. 2) John M. Bi-
shop of Ely: R3 IV, 3, 46 (Qq Ely). IV, 4, 468 (Qq
Ely).
Mose, vb. "To m. in the chine, a disorder in hor-
ses, by some called mourning in the chine" (Nares) :
Shr. Ill, 2, 51.
Moss, plants of the genus Mnsei, growing on
trees, stones, roofs etc.: Err. II, 2, 180. Tit. II, 3, 95.
Cymb. IV, 2, 228.
Mossed, overgrown with moss: As IV, 3, 105.
In Tim. IV, 3, 223 0. E^d. moist, M. Edd. mossed.
Moss-grown, the same: H4A III, 1,33.
Most, adj. and adv. 1) greatest; with the article:
boys and women are for the m. part cattle of this co-
lour. As III, 2, 435. I have for the m. part been aired
abroad, Wint. IV, 2, 5. for the m. part such, H8 I, 1,
76. who for the m. part are capable of nothing but in-
explicable dumb-shows, Hml. Ill, 2, 12. for the m. part
they are foolish that are so. Ant. Ill, 3, 34. I have the
m. cause to be glad of yours (viz company) Cor. IV,
3, 56. Without the article : m. part of all this night,
H6A II, 1, 67. have we not lost m. part of all the
towns, V, 4, 108. m. part of their fleet, 0th. 11, 1, 24.
is at m. odds with his own gravity, Wiv. HI, 1,54. with
m. advantage, H6A I, 4, 12. resolute in m. extremes,
IV, 1, 38. though in this place m. master wear no
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breeches, H6B I, 3, 149 (i.e. the king), 'tis honour
with m. lands to be at odds, Tim. Ill, 5, 116. / had m.
need of blessing, Mcb. II, 2, 32. with m. gladness,
Ant. II, 2, 169. In the predicate: the sense of death is
m. in apprehension, Meas. Ill, 1, 78. whose right is m.
in Helena, Mids. Ill, 2, 337. God's wrong is m. of all,
R3 IV, 4, 377. whose merit m. shall be, Rom. I, 2, 31.
AVith the possessive pronoun: my m. stay can be but
brief, Meas. IV, 1, 44. enforced from our m. quiet,
H4B IV, 1, 71. at your m. need, Hml. I, 5, 180.
2) the greatest amount, the utmost in extent or
effect: and to the m. of praise add something more,
Sonn. 85, 10. to you I owe the m. Merch. I, 1, 131.
the m. you sought was her promotion , Rom. IV, b, 11.
that were the m., if he should husband you, Lr. V, 3,
70. who is it that says m. ? Sonn. 84, 1 . in least speak
m. Mids. V, 105. making them lightest that wear m. of
it, Merch. Ill, 2, 91. where m. it promises. All's II, 1,
146. he of these thai can do m. of all, H6B I, 3, 75.
At m.: within this hour at m. I will advise you, Mcb.
Ill, 1, 128 (= at the farthest, at the latest).
3) the greatest number : to the m. of men this is a
Caliban, Tp. I, 2, 480. men , for the m. , become much
more the better for being a little bad, Meas. V, 445. /
had the m. of them out of prison, H4A IV, 2, 45. which
m. of our city did, Tw, III, 3, 35. he has ampler strength
than most have of his age, Wint. IV, 4, 415. 694. 627.
H6C I, 1, 147. Rom. I, 1, 134 (where m. might not
be found). 0th. I, 1, 182 etc.
4) in the highest degree ; in a very high degree ;
with the article: of allbe hated, but the m. of me, Mids.
II, 2, 142. you speak of two the m. remarked i' the
kingdom, H8 V, 1, 33. Without the article: where it
should m. mistrust, Ven. 1154. joy in that I honour m.
Sonn. 25, 4. when m. I wink, then do mine eyes best
see, 43, 1. which shall he m. my glory, 83, 10. since
his exile she hath despised me m. Gent. Ill, 2, 3. there
is a vice that m. I do abhor, Meas. II, 2, 29. II, 4, 168.
the thing it huntethm. LLL I, 1, 146. wear the favours
m. in sight, V, 2, 136. Mids. II, 2, 140. Shr. V, 2, 175.
Wint. IV, 3, 18. Rom. I, 1, 134. I, 2, 31. Lr. 1, 1, 100
etc. m. of all: Gent. I, 2, 30. Meas. II, 2, 100. John
HI, 4, 115. m. of all = above all: but, m. of all, agree-
ing with the proclamation, Meas. I, 2, 80.
Used before adjectives and adverbs, 1) to denote
a veiy high degree : Tp. I, 2, 78. 116. 138. 178. 182.
204. 241. 276. 344. 357. 421. 482. II, 1,44. 46. 117.
140. 227. 313. II, 2, 93. 149. 154. 159. 169. Ill, 1,
3. 21. 75. Ill, 2, 28. 64. Ill, 3, 58. 80. IV, 60. V, 71.
77. 117. 130. 177. Epil. 3 etc. etc. 2) to form the
superlative degree: Ven. 1156. 1157. Sonn. 113, 10.
Tp. Ill, 1, 15. Ill, 2, 106. IV, 26. Gent. I, 1, 45. II,
7, 58. LLL I, 1, 72. All's 1, 3, 122. R3 IV, 3, 2.
H8 II, 3, 11 etc. Redundantly before a superlative :
the m. heaviest, Gent. iV, 2, 141. m. dearest, Wint.
I, 2, 137. thy m. worst, III, 2, 180. m, stillest night,
H4B III, 1, 28. m. despiiefullest, Troil. IV, 1, 32 (Q
m. despiteful), m. boldest, Caes. Ill, 1, 121. m. un-
kindest, III, 2, 187. 0 m. best, Hml. II, 2, 122. m.
best, m. dearest, Lr. 1,1,219 (Ff the best, the dearest),
m. poorest, II, 3, 7. m. worthiest, Cymb. I, 6, 162. m.
coldest, II, 3, 2. 7n. bravest, IV, 2, 319.
Motor nioit, motto, device: reproach is stamped
in Collatinus' face , and Targuin's eye may read tht
m. afar, how he inpeace is wounded, not in war, Lucr,
830.
Mote (frequently substituted by M. Edd. for moth
of 0. Edd.) l)the smallest thing imaginable, an atom:
through crystal walls each little m. wilt peep, Lucr.
1251.
2) any thing hovering in the air? like — s and
shadows iee them move awhile; your ears unto your
eyes I'll reconcile, Per. IV, 4, 21 (.0. Edd. moats and
moates).
Moth, 1) -the insect Tinea: thus hath the candle
singed the m. Merch. II, 9, 79. Figuratively, an idle
eater, a parasite : all the yarn she (Penelope) spun in
Ulysses' absence did but fill Ithaca full of — s. Cor.
I, 3, 94. if I be left behind, a m. of peace, 0th. I,
3, 257.
2) the smallest thing imaginable, atom, mote (M.
Edd. mote): you found his m.; the king your m. did
see; but I a beam do find in each of three, LLL IV, 3,
161. a m. will turn the balance, Mids. V, 324. that
there were but a m. in yours (eye) , a grain, a dust, a
gnat, a wandering hair, John IV, 1, 92. therefore
should every soldier wash every m. out of his cons-
cience, H5 IV, 1, 189. a m. it is to trouble the mind's
eye, Hml. I, 1, 112.
Name of diminutive persons ; of the page in LLL
I, 2, 80. 167. Ill, 115. 134. of a fairy: Mids. Ill,
1, 165.
Mother, 1) female parent: Ven. 202. Sonn. 3,
4. 9. Tp. I, 2, 56. 321. 331. Vj 269. Gent. II, 3, 7.
17. 30. 32. Wiv. I, 1, 285. II, 2, 40. Ill, 4, 87. IV,
6, 27. 32. 38. 46. V, 5, 229. Meas. Ill, 1, 141. Err.
I, 1, 51. I, 2, 39 etc. etc. his queen m. Hml. Ill, 1,
190. by my m. I derived am from Lionel, IJ6A II, 5,
74. uncles, both by the father andm. R3 II, 3, 23. m.
dead! John IV, 2, 127. were you both our —s. All's
1, 3, 169 (i. e. mother to both of us), am lam. to the
birth of three? Cymb. V, 5, 369. that would hang us,
every — 's son, Mids. I, 2, 80. sit down, every — 's
son, in, 1, 75. ten thousand bloody crowns of — s' sons,
R2 III, 3, 96. by my — 's son, and that's myself, Shr.
IV, 5, 6. my — 's son (i. e. my brother) John I, 128.
he is all the — 's,from the top to toe, R3 III, 1, 156.
my father's wit, and my — 's tongue, assist me, LLL I,
2, 100. one would think his — 's milk were scarce out
of him, Tw. I, 5, 170. that rash Jiumour which my m.
gave me, Caes. IV, 3, 120 (= which is innate in me).
our father's minds are dead, and we are governed with
our mothers' spirits, I, 3, 83. / am yet so near the
manners of my m. that upon the. least occasion more
mine eyes will tell tales of me, Tw. 11, 1, 42. all my
m. came into mine eyes and gave me up to tears, H5
IV, 6, 31. let's leave the hermit pity with our^ — s,
Troil. V, 3, 46. God's m. H6A I, 2, 78. H6B II, 1,
51. H6C III, 2, 103. R3 1, 3, 306. Ill, 7, 2. H8 V,
1, 154. the church, our holy m. John III, 1, 141. his
m. earth. As I, 2, 213. your dear m. England, John
V, 2, 153. it (Scotland) cannot be called our m., but
our grave, Mcb.IV, 3, 166. I am the m. of these moans,
R3 II, 2, 80. some jay of Italy whose m. was her
painting, Cymb. Ill, 4, 52 ("a creature, not of nature,
but of painting," Johnson, cf. Tailor).
2) an appellation given to elderly women : cmne,
M. Prat, Wiv. IV, 2, 191. M. Jourdain, H6B 1, 4,
13. Applied to an abbess: to give the m. notice of my
affair, Meas. I, 4, 86.
3) the hysterical passion: how this m. swells up
toward my heart, Lr. II, 4, 56.
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niother-queen, the mother of the king: the m.
John 11, 62.
iUo(her-ivU, natural wit: Shr. \\, 265.
niothy, full of moths, eaten by moths: an oldm.
saddle, Shr. HI, 2, 49.
Motion, 1) the passing from one place to another,
ihe state opposed to rest: to soften it with their con-
tinual m. Lucr. 691. these present -absent with swift
m. slide, Sonn. 45, 4. in winged speed no m. shall I
know, 51, 8. so your sweet hue, which methinks still
doth stand, hath m. 104, 12 (i. e. change), incite them
to quick m. Tp. IV, 39. he gives me the potions and
the — s , Wiv. Ill, 1, 105. m. and long-during action,
LLL IV, 3, 307. 329. All's II, 1, 78. John II, 453.
578. V, 7, 49. H4B I, 2, 247. Ill, 2, 281. H5 III
Chor. 2. Troil. Ill, 3, 183. Cor. II, 2, 113. Rom. 11,
5, 13. Ill, 2, 59. Tim. II, 1, 3. Ill, 6, 112. Caes. IV,
1, 33. 0th. II, 3, 174. Ant. I, 4,47. Cymb. 11,4, 85.
to keep in m. H4A I, 3, 226. to put in m. Cymb. IV,
3, 31. to put to m. Tw. Ill, 1, 87. to set in continual
m. H5 I, 2, 185. Used of the turning of celestial
bodies in their spheres : not the smallest orb ... but in
his m. like an angel sings, Merch. V, 61. the other four
(moons) in wondrous m. John IV, 2, 184. two stars
keep not their m. in one sphere, H4A V, 4, 65. «n-
shaked of m. Caes. Ill, 1, 70 (= of no m. ; cf. Of).
Of the changes in the direction and expression of the
eye : commanded by the m. of thine eyes , Sonn. 149,
12. seem they in m.f Merch. Ill, 2, 118. thefixure of
her eye has m. in't, Wint. V, 3, 67. let not the world
see fear and sad distrust govern the m. of a kingly
eye, John V, 1, 47. this object, which takes prisoner
tJte wild m. qfmine eye , fixing it only here, Cymb. I,
6, 103. Of the tongue as the organ of speaking: 0,
never will I ti-ust to speeches penned, nor to the m. of
a schoolboy's tongue, LLL V, 2, 403. a beggar's tongue
make m. through my lips. Cor. HI, 2, 118. Of the
manner of walking, almost ^ gait: would give an
excellent m. to thy gait, Wiv. Ill, 3, 68. in what m.
age will give me leave. All's II, 3, 247. have I in my
poor and old m. the expedition of thought? H4B IV, 3,
37. if we shall standstill, in fear our m. will be mocked
or carped at, H8 I, 2, 86. her m. and her station are
as one, Ant. Ill, 3, 22. Of attacks in fencing, opposed
to guard or parrying; he gives me the stuck in with
such a mortal m. Tw. Ill, 4, 304. the scrimers . . . had
neither m., guard, nor eye, Hml. IV, 7, 102. wJten in
your m. you are hot and dry, 158.
2) any external act or change expressive of life
or sentiment: all that borrowed m. seeming owed,
Compl. 327. in thy face strange — s have appeared,
H4A II, 3, 63. nor our strong sorrow upon the foot of
m. Mcb. II, 3, 131 (apt to vent itself), it lifted up its
head and did address itself to m. , like as it would
speak, Hml. I, 2, 217. have you a working pulse? and
are no fairy? m.I well, speak on. Per. V, 1, 156 (=
indeed, you have a pulse which I feel beating). Pa-
roUes even says, somewhat ludicrously : I knew of their
going to bed, and of other — s, as promising her mar-
riage. All's V, 3, 264.
3) the tuning of a musical instrument: that bless-
ed wood whose m. sounds with thy sweet fingers, Sonn.
128, 2. what occasion hath Cadwal now to give it m.?
Cymb. IV, 2, 188. Quibbling: the music plays; vouch-
safe some m. to it. Our ears vouchsafe it. But your
legs should do it, LLL V, 2, 216.
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
4) that which makes to move, motive, incitement :
he gives her folly m. and advantage, Wiv. Ill, 2, 35.
we in your m. turn, and you may move us , Err. Ill, 2,
24. whom from the flow of gall I name -not , but from
sincere — s, U8 I, 1, 153. hasty and tinder-like upon
too trivial m. Cor. II, 1, 56.
5) movement of the soul, tendency of the mind,
impulse ^Germ. Regung): the wanton stings and — s
of the sense, Meas. I, 4, 59. full of forms, figures,
shapes, objects, ideas, apprehensions, — s, revolutions,
LLL IV, 2, 69. with what art you sway the m. of De-
metrius' heart, Mids. 1, 1, 193. the — s of his spirit are
dull as night, Merch. V, 86. unstaid and skittish in
all — s, Tw. II, 4, 18. their love may be called appe-
tite, no m. of the liver, tut the palate, 101. but from
the inward m. to deliver sweet poison for the age's tooth,
John I, 212. within this bosom never entered yet the
dreadful m. of a murderous thought, IV, 2, 255. between
the acting of a dreadful thing and the first m. Caes. II,
1, 64. sense, sure, you have, else could you not have
m. Hml. Ill, 4, 72. in fell m. Lr. II, 1, 52. of spirit so
still and quiet , that her m. blushed at herself, Oth. I,
3, 95. to cool our raging — s, 335. there's no m. that
tends to vice in man, Cymb. 11, 5, 20.
5) sense, perceptivity, mental sight: this sensible
warm m. to become a kneaded clod, Meas. Ill, 1, 120.
an outward mail, that the great figure of a council
frames by self-unable m. All's 111, 1, 13. drugs or mine-
rals that weaken m. Oth. 1, 2, 75. / see it in my m.,
have it not in my tongue. All's II, 3, 14 (= intuitively).
6) proposal, offer, request: it were a goodm. Wiv.
1, 1, 55. 221. your father and my uncle hath made — s,
111, 4, 67. / have a m. much imports your good, Meas.
V, 541. my wife made daily — s for our home return,
Err. 1, 1, 60. the m. 's good indeed, Shr. I, 2, 280. 281.
ril make the m. Tw. HI, 4, 316. how doth your grace
affect their m. ? H6A V, 1, 7. thank you for your m.
H6C HI, 3, 244. meanwhile must be an earnest m. made
to the queen, to call back her appeal, H8 II, 4, 233. we
request your loving m. toward the common body, to yield
what passes here. Cor. II, 2, 57. doth this m. please
thee? Tit. I, 243.
7) a puppet-show, and also a single puppet: to
see sad sights moves more tlian hear them told, for then
the eye interprets to the ear the heavy m. that it doth
behold, Lucr. 1326. he compassed a m. of the Prodigal
Son, Wint. IV, 3, 103. 0 excellent m., 0 exceeding
puppet, Gent. II, 1, 100. he is a m. generative, Meas.
HI, 2, 119.
Motion, vb. to propose, to counsel: one that still
— s war and never peace, H6A I, 3, 63.
Motionless, wanting motion : H5 IV, 2, 50.
Motive, 1) that which determines the choice and
moves the will ; cause, reason : what m. may be strong-
er with thee than the name of wife? John HI, 1, 313.
if these be — s weak, break off betimes, Caes. II, 1, 116.
why left you wife and child, those precious — s, those
strong knots of love? Mcb. IV, 3, 27. the very place
puts toys of desperation , without more m. , into every
brain, Hml. I, 4, 76. whose m. should stir me most, V,
2, 256. thy safety being the m. Lr. I, 1, 159. With of.
the grounds and — s of her woe, Compl. 63. all im-
pediments in fancy's course are — 5 0/' more fancy,
All's V, 3, 215. this is the main m. of oik. preparations,
Hml. 1, 1, 105. With /or : this was your m. for Paris?
All's I, 3, 236. had he the m. and the cue for passion
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M
that I have, Hml. II, 2, 587. you had a m. for it, Cymb.
V, 5, 268. With to: your three — s to the battle, 388.
With a clause: the first m. that I wooed thee, Wiv. HI,
4, 14. the other m. why to a public count I might not
go, Hml. IV, 7, 16.
Applied to persons, = author (cf. Cause): nor
are they living who are the — s that you first went out,
Tim. V, 4, 27. am I the m. of these tears'! Qth. IV, 2,
43 (Qq occasion), myself, the ignorant m., do so far
ask pardon, Ant. 11, 2, 96.
2) instrument: heaven hath fated her to be my m.
and helper to a husband. All's iV, 4, 20. the slavish
m. of recanting fear (i. e. the tongue) R2 I, 1, 193.
for me, the gold of France did not seduce , although I
did admit it as a m. the sooner to effect what I intend-
ed, H5 II, 2, 156. her wanton spirits look out at every
joint and m. of her body, Troil. IV, 5, 67.
Motley, 1) the particoloured dress of domestic
fools or jesters : As II, 7, 34. 58. Tw. I, 5, 63. Lr. I,
4, 160. Adjeotively: a m.fool. As II, 7, 13. 17. 29. a
m. coat, 43. H8 Prol. 16.
2 ) a fool : made myself a m. to the view, Sonn. 110,
2. will you be married, m.f As III, 3, 79.
Motley - minded , having the habits, though not
the dress of a jester; foolish: As V, 4, 41.
Mott, see Mot.
Motto, a sentence added to a device: Per. II, 2,
38. 44.
Mought, see May.
Mould , subst. 1) the matrix in which any thing
is cast and receives its form: Ven. 730. Cor. V, 3, 22.
Hml. Ill, 1, 161. Lr. Ill, 2, 8. IJsed of the body as gi-
ving shape to the garments ; strange garments cleave
not to their m. but with the aid of use, Mcb. I, 3, 145.
2) cast , form , frame : unless you were of gentler,
milder m. Shr. I, 1, 60. the very m. and frame of hand,
nail, finger, Wint. U, 3, 103. were there but this single
plot to lose, this m. ofMarcius, they to dust should grind
it, Cor. Ill, 2, 103. In Troil. I, 3, 293 Ff m., Q and M.
Edd. host.
3) In Pistol's language men of m. = men made,
created, earth-born, mortal: be merciful, great duke,
to men of m. H5 III, 2, 23.
Mould, vb. to model, to form, to shape: Meas.
V, 444. Mids. Ill, 2, 211. Shr. IV, 3, 64. John II, 100.
H4A I, 1, 23. H8 III, 2, 239. Troil. Ill, 3, 177. V, 10,
29. Cymb. V, 4, 49. Per. Ill Prol. 11. to m. up = to
compose : all princely graces that m. up such a mighty
piece as this is, H8 V, 5, 27.
Mouldy, musty, fusty: you m. rogue, H4B II, 4,
134. your m. chaps, 139. m. stewed prunes, 158.
things that are m. lack use, III, 2, 119. whose wit was
m. Troil. II, 1, 115.
Name in H4B III, 2, 109 etc.
Moult, to cast or shed as a feather, to lose: so
shall my anticipation prevent your discovery, and your
secrecy to the king and queen m. no feather, Hml. II,
2, 306.
Moulteu, being in the- state of casting feathers :
a clip-winged griffin and a m. raven, H4A III, 1, 152.
Mounch, see Munch.
Monnseur, corruption from the French Jfonst'eur;
Wiv. II, 3, 59.
Mouusieur, the same: Mids. IV, 1, 8. 10 etc. H6B
IV, 7, 31.
Mouiit,suhst. a high hill, a mountain ; with aname :
M. Pelion, Wiv. II, ], 81. about the M. Misenum, Ant.
II, 2, 163. Without a name: the base o'the m. Tim. I,
1, 64. the steepy m. 74. the highest m. Hml. Ill, 3, 18.
be at the m. before you (i. e. M. Misenum) Ant. II, 4,
6. Metaphorically: whose worth stood challenger on
m. of all the age for her perfections, Hml. IV, 7. 28,
= at the highest place of, above, all the age (cf. Top),
Mount, vb. 1) tr. a^ to raise aloft, to lift on high :
what power is it which — s my love so high? All's i,
1, 235. the fire that — s the liquor, H8 I, 1, 144. — ed
^ high: where castles — ed stand, H6B I, 4, 40. his
affections are higher — ed than ours, H5 IV, 1, 111.
b) to raise and place in readiness for annoyance:
like hedgehogs which lie tumbling in my barefoot way
and m. their pricks at my footfall, Tp. II, 2, 11. en-
counters — ed are against your peace , LLL V, 2, 82.
ready — ed are they (cannons) John II, 211. m. their
battering cannon charged to themouths, 381. he stretch-
ed him, and with one hand on his dagger, another
spread ons breast, — ing his eyes , he did discharge a
horrible oath , H8 I, 2, 205 (looking in a threatening
manner; cf. Carriage).
c) to climb, to ascend: • — ed the Trojan walls,
Merch. V, 4. the stairs that m. the Capitol, Cymb. I,
6, 106. Oftenest applied to horses, = to get on, to
bestride, to ride : As III, 4, 49. H5 III, 7, 25. IV, 2,
9. R3 I, 1, 10. Caes. V, 3, 15. Ant. I, 5, 48. cf. he
will not manage her, although he m. her, Ven. 598.
d) to make to ride, to place on or furnish with a
horse: 7 will m. myself upon a courser, Per. II, 1, 163.
— ed = riding, on horseback: Ven. 596. Sonn. 51, 7.
As III, 2, 95. John V, 6, 42. R2 V, 2, 8. H4B IV, 1,
118. H6C I, 4, 127. And = seated in a carriage;
their mistress — ed . . .in her light chariot is conveyed,
Ven. 1191.
2) intr. a) to ascend, to rise aloft; used of birds:
Lucr. 508. R2 III, 3, 183. H6B I, 3, 94. II, 1, 14. B3
V, 3, 106. Cymb. V, 4, 113. Of high waves: Tp. I, 2,
4. Of a soul rising to heaven: R2 V, 5, 112. Of per-
sons or thoughts occupied with the objects of .worldly
greatness: LLL IV, 1, 4. John I, 206. II, 82. R2 V,
1, 56. H4B IV, 3, 61. 62. H6B III, 1, 22. H6C V, 6,
62. H8 II, 4, 112. Tit. II, 1, 13. With an accus. de-
noting the result or measure: to m. her pitch. Tit. II,
1, 14. Withu^D: Ven. 854. Johnlll, 1,215. R2IV,189.
bi to ascend, to climb; 1) in an assault: here will
Talbot m. H6A II, 1, 34. 2) to get on horseback:
Gent. V, 2, 45. Shr. IV, 3, 188. John II, 287. R2 I, I,
82. H5 IV, 2, 35. H6C II, 5, 128. Cymb. II, 5, 17.
With on: R2 V, 2, 111. H6A IV, 5, 9.
Mountacute, see Montacute.
Mountague, see Montague.
Mountain, a large hill: Ven. 232. Lucr. 548.
Sonn. 113, 11. Pilgr. 356. Tp. IV, 62. LLL V, 1, 88.
90. Mids. IV, 1, 114. 193. Shr. II, 141. Tw. IV, 1, 52
(fit for the — s and the barbarous caves). Wint. Ill,
2, 213. John III, 4, 177. H4AI, 3, 89. II, 4, 250. Ill,
1, 39. H4B HI, 1, 47. H5 II, 4, 57. IV, 2, 30. H6C I,
4, 68. Ill, 2, 157. Tim. I, 1, 86. Caes. II, 4, 7. Hml.
111,4, 66. IV, 1, 29. V, 1, 275. 303. Ant. IV, 14, 5.
Cymb. Ill, 3, 73. IV, 4, 8. V, 5, 281. Per. I, 4, 6. li-
quid —s = waves, Troil. I, 3, 40; cf. Oth. II, 1, 8.
Denoting any thing of great bulk or quantity: /
should have been a m. of mummy, Wiv. HI, 5, 18. the
m. of mad flesh. Err. IV, 4, 158. to bring Benedick
and Beatrice into a m. of affection, Ado II, 1, 382.
M
745
losing a mite, a m. gain, Per. II Prol. 8. cf. H4A II,
4, 250. Image of immovable fixedness: — » and rocks
more free from motion, John II, 452. stand as firm as
rocky — s, H4B IV, 1, 188. like a m. not to be remo-
ved, H6A II, 5, 103. The proverb ^"-friends may meet,
hut — s never greet'' alluded to: it is a hard matter for
friends to meet, hut — s may be removed with earth-
quakes arid so encounter, As 111, 2, 195.
Compounds: a m. cedar, H8 V, 5, 64. m. foot,
Gent. V, 2, 46. m. foreigner , Wiv. I, 1, 164. m. goat,
Ho IV, 4, 20. m. lioness. Tit. IV, 2, 138. m. pines,
Merch. IV, 1, 75. Cymb. IV, 2, 175. his m. sire, H5
II, 4, 57. m. snow, Ven. 750. Hml. IV, 5, 34. ?«. sport,
Cymb. Ill, 3, 10. m. spring, Lucr. 1077. m. squire,
H5 V, 1, 37. m. top, Sonn. 33, 2. H6B III, 2, 336.
V, 1, 205. H8 111, 1, 4. Rom. Ill, 5, 10. Cymb. Ill, 6,
5. m. winds, Tp. I, 2, 499.
Name of a dog: Tp. IV, 267.
IHouiiiiilneer, inhabitant of a mountain (sup-
posed to be savage and barbarous): Tp. Ill, 3, 44.
Cymb. IV, 2, 100. 120. 370 (the later Ff mouniainers).
Mouutainer, the same : Cymb. IV, 2, 7 1. Reading
of the later Ff in v. 370.
iHountainons, huge, bulky: andm^error be too
highly heaped for truth to o'erpeer. Cor. II, 3, 127.
IHountant, raised, high: hold up, you sluts, your
aprons m. Tim. IV, 3, 135.
DIountautD, see Montanto.
Nountebank, subst. a quack: disguised cheaters,
prating — s , and many such-like liberties of sin , Err.
I, 2, 101. a m., a thread-bare juggler and a fortune-
teller, V, 238. I bought an unction of a m. Hml. IV, 7,
142. by spells and medicines bought of — s, 0th. 1, 3, 61.
lUountebank , vb. to gull in the manner of a
quack: I'll m. their loves, cog their hearts from them.
Cor. Ill, 2, 132.
IMouutgomery, see Montgomery.
Mourn, 1) trans, to grieve for, to lament: H8
V, 5, 63. Caes. Ill, 2, 45. V, 3, 92. 0th. I, 3, 204. Per.
II, 4, 32. V, 1, 246.
2) intr. to grieve, to show sorrow, to wear the
habit of grief: Lucr. 1366. 1744. Sonn. 127, 13. 132,
9. Pilgr. 391. Err. 1, 1, 74. Ado IV, 1, 232. V, 1, 339.
LLL V, 2, 754. Shr. Ind. 2, 28. H5 I, 2, 158. H6A
II, 6, 111. IV, 3, 32. H6C III, 1, 39. R3 IV, 4, 34.
Tit. II, 4, 56. Caes. Ill, 1, 288. Hml. I, 2, 161. Per.
IV, 3, 42. to m. in black, Pilgr. 263. H6A I, 1, 17. in
as/ies, R2 V, 1, 49. in steel, H6C I, 1, 68. With at:
Shr. Ind. 1, 62. With /or: Sonn. 71, 1. 132, 11. Mids.
V, 52. All's IV, 3, 102. Tw. I, 5, 72. 76. Wint. IV, 3,
15. R2 V, 1, 49. V, 6, 47. H4B I, 1, 136. H6B 111, 2,
383. IV, 4, 22. 24. 25. H6C II, 6, 19. R3 IV, 1, 89.
Cor. V, 6, 144. Caes. Ill, 2, 108. Hml. 11, 2, 151 (Ff
wail\ With over: Tp. V, 13. With a clause: LLL
IV, 3, 259.
The gerund mourning as a subst.: Sonn. 132, 11.
R2 V, 6, 61 (Ff my m., Qq my —s). Tit. II, 4, 57.
Lr. IV, 4, 26. m. black, Lucr. 1585. m. duties, Hml.
I, 2, 88. black m. gowns, H6C II, 1, 161. in m. habit,
Lucr. Arg. 19. m. house, LLL V, 2, 818. m. ostenta-
tion. Ado IV, 1, 207. m. weeds, H6C III, 3, 229. IV,
1, 104. Tit. 1, 70. V, 3, 196 (Q2 Fi mournful).
Mourner, one that grieves, one that wears the
habit of grief: Ven. 920. Lucr. 1797. Sonn. 132,3.
Phoen. 20. E3 I, S, 212. Rom. IV, 5, 150. With at:
Sonn. 127, 10. With /or: R3 III, 2, 51.
Mournful, 1) expressing sorrow: her m. hymns,
Sonn. 102, 10. m. epitaphs. Ado IV, 1, 209. the m.
crocodile, H6B 111, 1, 226. my m. tears. III, 2, 340. m.
weeds. Tit. V, 3, 196 (Ql mourning), m. bell, 197.
2) causing sorrow : his m. death, H6A II, 2, 16.
Mournfully, in a manner expressive of grief :
beat thou the drum, that it speak m. Cor. V, 6, 151.
Mourning, subst. see Mourn.
Mourningly, with sorrow: the king spoke of him
admiringly and m. All's I, 1, 34.
Mouse, subst. the animal Mus: Lucr. 555. Mids.
V, 223. 394. H4B 111, 2, 171. H5 I, 2, 172. Cor. 1,
6, 44. Rom. I, 4, 40 (cf. Dun). Ill, 1, 104. Ill, 3, 31.
Hml. I, 1, 10 (not a m. stirring). Lr. IV, 6, 89. Per.
HI Prol. 6. IV, 1, 78. Used as a term of endearment:
what's your dark meaning, m.? LLL V, 2, 19. good
my m. of virtue, answer me, Tw. 1, 5, 69. call you his
m. Hml. 111,4,183.
Plur. mice: Meas. I, 4, 64. H6A I, 2, 12. Lr. Ill,
4, 144. IV, 6, 18.
Mouse, vb. to hunt for mice: a — ing owl, Mcb.
II, 4, 13- Jocularly applied to a lion: well — d, lion,
Mids. V, 274 (0. Edd. mouz'd). Trans., = to tear:
(death) —ing the flesh of men, John 11, 354 (in the
ludicrous language of the Bastard).
Mouse-eaten, gnawed by mice: that stale oldm.
dry cheese, Troil. V, 4, 11.
Mouse-Iiuut, evidently a petticoat-hunter: you
have been a m. in your time ; but I luill watch you from
such watching now. A jealous-hood! Rom. IV, 4, 11.
Mouse-trap, a snare or gin in which mice are
caught: Hml. Ill, 2, 247.
Moutb, subst. 1) the aperture in the heads of
men and animals, by which they receive food and
utter their voices: Ven. 396. 542. 901. Tp. II, 2, 85.
87. 99. 101. Ill, 1, 63. V, 131. Gent. II, 3, 51. Wiv.
I, 1, 237. Ado II, 1, 13. V, 2, 12. Mids. V, 144.
Merch. I, 2, 56. As III, 2, 210. .213. All's 11, 3, 66.
Tw. 11, 3, 127. H8 11, 3, 87 etc. etc. Plur. —s: Ven.
248. H4B IV, 5, 77. Cor. I, 1, 210 etc. run winking
into the m. of a Russian bear, H5 111, 7, 154. meet
the bear i' the m. Lr. HI, 4, 11. to foam at m. Troil.
V, 5, 36. Caes. 1, 2,' 265. 0th. IV, 1, 55. foamed at
the m. Cymb. V, 5, 276. if I had my m., I would bite.
Ado 1, 3, 36 (= if I were not muzzled ; cf. Eye), she
hath a sweet m. Gent. Ill, 1, 330 (= a sweet or dainty
tooth), to make — s :^ to make faces , to make gri-
maces: she made — s in a glass, Lr. HI, 2, 36. those
that would make — s at him while my father lived, Hml.
II, 2, 381 {Ft Tnows). makes — s at the invisible event,
IV, 4, 60. make — s upon me when I turn my back,
Mids. Ill, 2, 238. must our —s be cold? Tp. I, 1, 66
(= must we die?). Metaphorically: that boy from the
rude sea's enraged and foamy m. did I redeem, Tw.
V, 81. drop into the rotten m. of death, R3 IV, 4, 2.
Almost = voice, speech; of dogs: then do they
spend their — s, Ven. 696 !,by barking), coward dogs
most spend their — s, H5 II, 4, 70. matched in m. like
bells, Mids. IV, 1, 128. between two dogs, which liath
the deeper m. H6A 11, 4, 12. Of a bell: the midnight
bell with his iron tongue and brazen m. John III, 3, 38.
Of men: you shall live in the — s of men, Sonn 81,
14 ; your worship was the last man in our — s, Merch.
I, 3, 61; young Arthur's death is common in their — s,
John IV, 2, 187; that fatal prophecy which was in the
m. of every sucking babe, H6A 111, 1, 197; your name
48*
746
M
is great in — s of wisest censure, 0th. II, 3, 193 (Ql
men), hast thou no m. by land? Tp. V, 220. to know
that of your m. Wiv. I, 1, 235. heaven in my m. Meas.
11, 4, 4. 0 perilous — s, 172. to speak as from his m.
V, 155. put your trial in the villain's m. 304. in foul
m. to call him villain, 309. I only made am. of his eye,
LLL II, 252. with his m. full of news. As 1, 2, 98. till
thou canst quit thee by thy brother's m. Ill, 1, 11. men's
— s are full of it, John IV, 2, 161. no word like par-
don for kings' — s so fit, R2 V, 3, 118. history shall
with full m. speak of our acts, H5 I, 2, 230. to take
occasion from theh — s to raise a mutiny betwixt your-
selves, H6A IV, 1, 130 (from what they say). I'll from
a m. of honour quite cry down this Ipsioich fellow's in-
solence, H8 I, 1, 137. he had a black m. that said
other of him, I, 3, 58. this makes bold — s, I, 2, 60.
his heart's his m. Cor. Ill, 1, 257. it is spoke freely
out of many — s, IV, 6, 64. wounds., .which, like dumb
— s, do ope their ruby lips, Caes. Ill, 1, 260. Ill, 2,
229. if thou 'Idst rather hear it from our — s, or from
our masters, Mcb. IV, 1, 62. I am now my father's m.
H6C V, 5, 18 (= I speak in my father's name, I am
his representative); you being their — s. Cor. Ill, 1,
36; the noble tribunes are the people's — s, 271. he
will spend his m. and promise, Troil. V, 1, 98. to stop
the m. of =^ to put to silence: Gent. II, 3, 51. Ado
II, 1, 322. V, 4, 98. R3 V. I, 95 etc. etc. what re-
mains will hardly stop the m. of present dues, Tim. II,
2, 156. Similarly: to Jill the m. of deep defiance up,
H4A III, 2, 116 (cf. H8 II, 3, 87). seal up the m. of
outrage for awhile, Rom. V, 3, 216. By word of m.
= orally, personally, not by letter: Tw. II, 3, 141.
III, 4, 209. Caes. Ill, 1, 280.
2) any aperture ; as the opening of a piece of ord-
nance, by which the charge issues: As II, 7, 153.
John II, 382. 403. H5 III Chor. 27. Any enti-ance;
these lovely caves (viz dimples), these round enchanting
pits, opened their — s to swallow Venus' liking, Ven.
248. this is the m. of the cell, Tp. IV, 216. the m. of
passage shall we fling wide ope, John II, 449. our
grave shall have a tongueless m. , not worshipped with
a waxen epitaph , H5 1, 2, 232. Henry's loounds open
their congealed — s and bleed afresh, R3 I, 2, 56. what
subtle hole is this, whose m. is covered with briers.
Tit. II, 3, 199. this fell devouring receptacle, as hate-
ful as Cocytus' misty m. 236. the vault, to whose foul
m. no healthsome air breathes in, Rom. IV, 3, 34. at
the oven's m. Per. Ill Prol. 7 etc.
IHoutli, vb. 1) to join lips, to bill and coo: he
would m. with a beggar, Meas. Ill, 2, 194.
2) to take into the month: first — ed to be last
swallowed, Hml. IV, 2, 20.
3) to speak big: an thou'lt m., I'll rant as well as
thou, Hml. Y, 1, 306. trans., -.= to recite with a big and
affected voice: if you m. it, as many of your players dp,
I had as lief the town-crier spokemy lines,Hm\.lU,2,3.
Mouthed, open, gaping: the wrinkles ... of m.
graves will give thee memory, Sonn. 77, 6. those m.
wounds which valiantly he took, H4A I, 3, 97.
Iloutk- filling, making the mouth full: a good
m. oath, H4A III, 1, 259.
IMouth- friend, one who professes friendship
without entertaining it: Tim. Ill, 6, 99.
illoutlirul, as much as the mouth contains at once,
a morsel , a bit : and at last devours them all at a m.
Per. II, 1, 35.
Slouth- honour, respect expressed without sin-
cerity: Mcb. V, 3, 27.
Moutli-niade, expressed without sincerity, hypo-
critical: m. vows. Ant. I, 3, 30.
Movable, see Moveable.
Move , I. trans. 1) to put in motion, to cause to
change place, to stir, to propel, to carry: we in your
motion turn, and you may m. us. Err. Ill, 2, 24. we wilt
not m. afoot, LLL V, 2, 146. a block — d with none
(viz wind) Ado III, 1, 67. let him that — d you hither,
remove you hence, Shr. II, 196. m. the still-peering air,
All's III, 2, 113. then must my sea be — d with her
sighs. Tit. Ill, 1, 228. to m. is to stir, Rom. I, 1, 11.
do bravely, horse! for wot'st thou whom thou — st?
Ant. I, 5, 22. from whence he — s his war for Britain,
Cyrab. Ill, 5, 25. cf. the quibble in Tw. Ill, 4, 88.
Reflexively: my free drift halts not particularly, but
— s itself in a wide sea of wax, Tim. I, 1, 46.
2) to impel, to incite, to prevail on, to determine:
pity m. my father to be inclined my way, Tp. I, 2, 446.
thy fair virtue's force doth m. me ... to swear , I love
thee, Mids. Ill, 1, 143. see if you can m. him. As I, 2,
172. Tnore than your force m. us to gentleness , II, 7,
103. myself am — dto woo thee for my wife, Shr. 11,
195. what the devil should m. me to undertake the re-
covery of this drum? All's IV, 1, 37. / — d the king to
speak in the behalf of my daughter, IV, 5, 75. thou
perhaps mayst m. that heart, which now abhors, to like
his love, Tw. Ill, I, 175. without ripe — ing to it,
Wint. I, 2, 332. could not m. the gods to look that way,
111, 2, 214. what doth m. you to claim your brother's
land? John I, 91. m. the murmuring lips of discontent
to break into this argument, IV, 2, 53. should m. you
to m£w up your kinsman, 57. pity may m. thee pardon
to rehearse, R2 V, 3, 128. the reason — d these war-
like lords to this, H6A II, 5, 70. / — d him to those
arms, H6B III, 1, 378. R3 I, 1, 61. I, 3, 349. Ill, 7,
63. IV, 4, 279 (Qq force). H8 II, 4, 167. V, 1, 46.
Troll. II, 3, 98. 118. Cor. V, 2, 78. Tit, IV, 3, 50.
V, 3, 92. Rom. I, 1, 8. IV, 3, 4. Caes. I, 2, 207. I,
3, 121. Ill, 2, 233. Hml. IV, 5, 8. Ant. 11, 1, 42. II,
6, 15. Cymb. I, 1, 103. 1, 5, 70. V, 5, 342. With a
clause : have — d us and our council, that you shall this
morning come before us, H8 V, 1, 101.
3) to make impression, to rouse the feelings; a)
absol. : every tongue more — ing than your own, Ven.
776. to see sad sights — s more than hear them told,
Lucr. 1324. the gentle spirit of — ing words, Gent. V,
4, 55. heaven give thee — ing graces, Meas. II, 2, 36.
words that in an honest suit might m. Err. IV, 2, 14.
more — ing delicate. Ado IV, 1, 230. these stubborn
lines lack power to m. LLL IV, 3, 55. how then might
your prayers m. As IV, 3, 55. thy — ing tongue, R2
V, 1, 47-; what thou speakest may m. H4A I, 2, 172.
soon won with — ing words, H6C III, 1, 34. how no-
velty may m. Troil. IV, 4, 81. if I could pray to m.
Caes. Ill, 1, 59. it could not m. thus, Hml. IV, 5, 169.
— ing accidents, 0th. I, 3, 135. thou — st no less with
thy complaining, Cymb. IV, 2, 375. b) with an object;
:= to make impression on, to affect: thy outward parts
would m. each part in me that were but sensible , Ven.
435. who, — ing others, are themselves as stone, Sonn.
94, 3. whom stripes may m., not kindness, Tp. I, 2,
345. jewels more than quick words do m. a ivoman's
mind, Gent. Ill, 1, 91. a prone and speechless dialect,
such as m. men , Meas. 1, 2, 189. it hath not — d him
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al all, IV, 2, ]61. mirlh cannot m. a soul in agony,
LLL V, 2, 867. thy paleness — s rm more than elo-
quence, Merch. Ill, 2, 106. not — d with concord of
sweet sounds, V, 84. she — s me not, Shr. I, 2, 72.
the bagpipe could not m. you, IV, 4, 184. the king is
— d and answers not to this, John III, 1, 217. but
that — « not him, 114S II, 2, 113. 1 shall never m. thee
in French, H5 V, 2, 197. prayers and tears have — d
me, gifts could never, H6B IV, 7, 73. none but myself
could m. thee. Cor. V, 2, 80. ere he express himself or
m. the people with what he would say, V, 6, 55. more
to m. you, take my deserts to his, Tim. HI, 5, 78.
whether their basest metal be not — d, Caes. I, 1, 66.
are not you — d, when all the sway of earth shakes, I,
3, 3. I could be well — d, if I were as you, III, 1, 58.
5!). hoio much the people may be — d by that which he
will utter, 234. how I had —d them. III, 2, 276. what
is't that — s your highness? Mcb. Ill, 4, 48. virtue, as
it never will he — d, though lewdness court it in a shape
of heaven, Hnil. I, 5, 53. things mortal m. them not at
(ill, II, 2, 539. where he arrives he — s all hearts
against us, Lr. IV, 5, 10. if I have any grace or power
to m. you, 0th. Ill, 3, 46. 'twould m. me sooner, Cymb.
IV, 2, 91.
Often ^ to make angry, to exasperate : being — d,
he strikes whatever is in his way, Ven. 623. wherewith
'the people were so much — d, Luer. Arg. 24. if men
— d him, was he such a storm, Compl. 101. if he had
been throughly — d, Wiv. I, 4, 95. Pompey is — d,
LLL V, 2, 694. a woman — d is like a fountain
troubled, Shr. V, 2, 142. do you not see you m. him?
Tw. Ill, 4, 121. if this letter m. him not, 188. hath
— d me so, R2 IV, 32. lest thou m. our patience, E3 I,
3, 248. 249 (cf. Peace). Hector was —d, Troil. I, 2,
5. be not — d, IV, 4, 131. you are — d, V, 2, 36. being
— d, he will not spare to gird the gods. Cor. I, 1, 260.
being — d. Bom. I, 1, 7. a dog of the house of Monta-
gue — s me, 10. hear the sentence of your — d prince,
95. as soon — d to be moody, and as soon moody to be
— d, 111, 1, 13. 14. m. them no more by crossing their
high will, IV, 5, 95. he durst not thus have — d me,
Caes. IV, 3, 58. ignorant of what hath — d you, Lr. I,
4, 296. the letter —d him, 0th. IV, 1, 246. if Caesar
m. him. Ant. II, 2, 4. thou hast — dus, Per. I, 2, 51.
do as I bid you, or you II m. me else, II, 3, 71. With
to: it did m. him to passion, LLL IV, 3, 202. highly
— d to wrath. Tit. 1, 419. — ing me to rage. Ant. II,
5,70.
= to trouble, to agitate: you look in a — d sort,
as if you were dismayed, Tp. IV, 146. are you — edt
Wint. I, 2, 160. I see you are —d, 0th. Ill, 3, 217.
224.
= to affect with regret or compassion, to touch :
if ever man were — d with woman's moans, Luer. 587.
kindlier — d than thou art, Tp. V, 24. be — d, be — d,
Gent. II, 1, 181. my poor mistress, — d therewithal,
wept bitterly, IV, 4, 175. now shall thou be — d, H4A
11, 4, 422. in kind heart and pity — d, IV, 3, 64. — d
with compassion of my country's wreck, H6A IV, 1, 56.
— d with remorse, V, 4, 97. his passion — s me so,
H6C 1, 4, 160. would m. a monster, H8 II, 3, 11. —d
with pity. Tit. II, 3, 161. the tender boy, in passion
—d, III, 2, 48. then it —d her, Lr. IV, 3, 17. this
speech hath — d me, V, 3, 199.
4) to excite, to rouse, to awaken: this — s in him
more rage and Jesser pity, Luer. 468. 1553. to m. wild
laughter, LLL V, 2, 865. 0 that my prayers could
such affection m. Mids. I, 1, 197. I will m. storms, 1,
2, 29. that which — s his liking, John 11, 512. thy
loords m. rage and not remorse in me, H6B IV, 1, 112.
this is he that — s both wind and tide, H6C HI, 3, 48.
scars to m. laughter only, Cor. HI, 3, 62. if looking
liking m. Rom. I, 3, 97. which modern lamentation
might have — d. III, 2, 120. might m. more grief, Hml.
II, 1, 118. m. anger. Per. I, 2, 54.
5) to propose, to offer for consideration, to bring
upon the carpet: let me but m. one question to your
daughter. Ado IV, 1, 74. we dare not m. the question
of our place, Troil. II, 3, 89. in the cause against
your city, in part for his sake — d, Tim. V, 2, 13. the
instances that second marriage m. Hml. Ill, 2, 192. if
I do find him fit, I'll m. your suit, 0th. Ill, 4, 166.
6) to address one's self to , to call upon, to apply
to, to speak to about an affair in question: he hath
never — dme, Gent. I, 2, 27. to me she speaks; she
— s me for her theme. Err. II, 2, 183. the 1'T.orentine
will m. us for speedy aid. All's I, 2, 6. / would he
were the best in all this presence that hath — d me so,
R2 IV, 32 (?). — ing such a dish of skim milk with so
honourable an action, H4A II, 3, 35. in this just suit
come I to m, your grace, R3 III, 7, 140. you remember
how under my oppression I did reek , when I first — d
you, H8 II, 4, 209. / then — d you, my Lord of
Canterbury, 217. to this effect, Achilles, have I — d
you, Troil. Ill, 3, 216. we have had no time to m. our
daughter, Rom. HI, 4, 2. I would not be any further
— d, Caes. I, 2, 167. / have — d my lord on his be-
half, 0th. Ill, 4, 19. Without an accus., almost == to
speak: my wife must m. for Cassio to her mistress,
0th. II, 3, 389.
IL intr. 1) to have motion, not to be fixed : stand-
ing, speaking, — ing, and yet so fast asleep, Tp. II,
1, 214. m. these eyesi Merch. HI, 2, 116. sedges which
seem to m. Shr. Ind. 2, 54. / saw her coral lips to m.
I, 1, 179. lips, do not m. Tw. II, 5, ld9. m. still, still
so, Wint. IV, 4, 142. it —s, V, 3, 61. I'll make the
statue m. 88. 94. that weightless down perforce must
m. H4B IV, 5, 34. saints do not m. Rom. I, 5, 107.
108. he — th not, II, 1, 15. stones have been known to
m. Mcb. HI, 4, 123. the wood began to m. V, 3, 35.
38. his slow and — ing finger, 0th. IV, 2, 55 (=:
slowly moving. Qq slow unmoving). no more — ing?
V, 2, 93. Used of celestial bodies: you stars that m.
in your right spheres, John V, 7, 74. m. in that obe-
dient orb again, H4A V, 1, 17. by his light did all the
chivalry of England m. H4B II, 3, 20. Mars his true
— ing is not known, H6A 1, 2, 1. doubt that the sun
doth m. Hml. II, 2, 117. the star — s not but in his
sphere, IV, 7, 15. to be called into a huge sphere, and
not to be seen to m. in it, Ant. II, 7, 17. 0 sun, burn
the great sphere thou — st in, IV, 15, 10. cf. All's II,
1, 56 and Err. HI, 2, 24. Metaphorically: heaven still
m. about her, H8 V, 5, 18 (may she be, as it were, the
centre of the world, the principal care of heaven).
Used of ships tossed on the sea : float upon a violent
sea each way and m. Mcb. IV, 2, 22. his shippinq . . .
like egg-shells — d upon their surges, Cymb. Ill, 1, 28.
2) to change place, to stir, to walk, to go, to pro-
ceed, to advance: thou not farther than my thoughts
canst m. Sonn. 47, 11. they perceive not how time —s,
As III, 2, 351. and wish, ere I m., what my tongue
speaks, my right drawn sword may prove, R2 I, 1, 45.
148
M
not — ing from the casque to the cushion^ Cor. IV, 7,
42. he — 6- like an engine^ V, 4, 19. —5 like a ghost,
Mcb. II, 1, 66. — s with its own organs, Ant. II, 7, 49.
our faults can never be so equal, that your love can
equally m. with them. III, 4, 36. like motes and shadows
see them m. awhile. Per. iV, 4, 21. Used of marching
troops: bid them m. away, Caes. IV, 2, 45. those he
commands m. only in command, Mcb. V, 2, 19. her
army is — d on, Lr. IV, 6, 220. those powers that long
to m. Cymb. IV, 3, 32.
3) to be alive and active: the morning rise doth
cite each — ing sense from idle rest, Pilgr. 195. there
is no tongue that — 5 so soon as yours could win me,
Wint. I, 2, 20, and newly m. with fresh legerity, H5
IV, 1, 22. how big imagination — .s in this lip, Tim.
I, 1, 33. observe how Antony becomes his flaw , and
what thou thinkest his very action speaks in every
power that — s. Ant. Ill, 12, 36.
4) to conduct one's self, to live : whatsoever star
that guides my — tn^,. Sonn. 26, 9. eat, speak and m.
under the influence of the most received star , All's II,
I, 56 ^cf. H4B II, 3, 20. H6A I, 2, 1. Ant. II, 7, 17).
inform and — i7ig how express and admirable , Hml.
II, 2, 317. report should render him hourly to your ear
as truly as he — s, Cymb. HI, 4, 154.
jHoveable, subst. a piece of furniture, a property
not fixed: what's a m.f a joint-stool, Shr. II, 198.
Plur. — s; R2 II, 1, 161. Ho II, 3, 50. R3 III, 1, 195.
ly, 2, 93. Cymb. II, 2, 29.
Mover, 1) he who gives motion; 0 thou eternal
m. of the heavens, H6B 111, 3, 19.
2) causer; that which causes : these most poisonous
compounds, which are the — s of a languishing death,
Cymb. 1, 5, 9.
3) one that is alive and active : 0 fairest m. on
this mortal round, Ven. 368. see here these — s that
do prize their hours at a cracked drachm. Cor. I, 5, 5.
MoTing-delicale (not hyphened in 0. Edd.):
Ado IV, 1,230; see Move.
MoTlngly, in such a manner as to touch the
heart: I would have had them writ more m. Gent. II,
1, 134.
Mow, subst. a wry face, a grimace: will be here
with mop and m. Tp. IV, 47. those that would make
— s at him while my father lived, Hml. II, 2, 381 (Qq
mouths), contemnj loith — s the other, Cymb. I, 6, 41.
Mow, vb. to Inake faces: apes that m. and chatter
at me, Tp. II, 2, 9. mopping and —ing, Lr. IV, 1, 64.
Mow, vb. (partic. —ed, H6C V, 7, 4) to cut down
with a scythe: Sonn. 60, 13. H5 III, 3, 13. H6B HI,
1, 67. H6C V, 7, 4. H8 V, 4, 23. Cor. I, 3, 39. IV,
5, 214.
Mowliray, name: R2 I, 1, 6 etc. H4B III, 2, 29.
IV, 1, 103 etc.
Mower, one who cuts down corn: Troil. V, 6, 25.
Mo> : ayez piti^ de moi! Moy shall not serve; I
will have forty — s, H5 IV, 4, 14. 0 pardonnez moi!
Say'st thou me so? is that a ton of — s? 23. Douce:
"Dr. Johnson says that moy is a piece of money,
whence moi d'or or moi of gold. But where had the
doctor made this discovery? His etymo.logy oimoidor
is certainly incorrect. Moidore is an English cor-
ruption of the Portuguese moeda d'ouro, i. e. money
of gold; but there were no moidores in the time of
Shakespeare. We are therefore still to seek for Pis-
tol's moy. Now a moyos or moy was a measure of
corn ; in French muy or muid, Lat. modius , a bushel.
It appears that 27 moys were equal to a last or two
tons."
Moyses, name in Gent. V, 3, 8.
Mr., abbreviation of Master before names: As
HI, 3, 74 (M. Edd. Master). All's V, 2, 1 (M. Edd.
Monsieur). H4B II, 1, 1 (Q Master).
Much, adj. and adv. 1) great in quantity or
amount; before a subst.: tamed with too m. handling,
Ven. 560. with m. ado, 694. m. misery, 738. too m.
wonder, Lucr. 95. 1099. 1106. not so m. perdiiion us
an hair, Tp. I, 2, 30. how m. tribute, 121. m. vexation,
Gent. Ill, 1, 16. m. attribute, Troil. II, 3, 125. / shall
have so m. experience, 0th. H, 3, 373 etc. there's m.
example for t , Tim. I, 2, 47. carry back to Italy m.
tall youth. Ant. II, 6, 7. thanks for thy m. goodness,
Meas. V, 534. / am sorry for thy m. misgovernment,
Ado IV, 1, 100. m. fool may you find in you. All's H,
4, 36. is it not past two o'clock? and here m. Orlando!
As IV, 3, 2 (i. e. no Orlando). la the predicate: yet
would my love to thee be still as m. Ven. 442. thy love,
though m., is not so great, Sonn. 61, 9. m. is the force
of heaven-bred poesy, Gent. 111,2, 72. my inwardness
and love is very m. unto the prince. Ado IV, 1, 248.
his innocence, which seems m. Wint. V, 2, 70. our loss
might be ten times so m. H6A II, 1, 53. m. is your sor-
row, mine ten times so m. H6C II, 5, 112. so m. is
my poverty of spirit, R3 HI, 7, 159. m. the reason
why we ascribe it to him, Troil. II, 3, 125. the hurt
cannot be m. Rom. Ill, 1, 98. so m. was our lore, Hml.
IV, 1, 19. his fault is m. Lr. II, 3, 148.
2) Substantively, = a great deal: m. of love, Rom.
HI, 5, 73. m. of grief , H. you want m. of meat, Tim.
IV, 3, 419. she hath assayed as m. as may be proved,
Ven. 608. cloyed with m., hepineth still for more, Lucr.
98. those that m. covet, 134. having m. 151. J will not
take too m. for him, Tp. H, 2, 80. so m. shall you give,
H6B IV, 1, 17 etc. etc. thinkest it m. to tread the ooie,
Tp. I, 2, 252 (= a great thing), think you m. to pay
two thousand croivns? H6B IV, 1, 18. to make m. of
== to hold dear , to show respect to : thou strokedst
me and madest m. of me, Tp. I, 2, 333. be comfortable
to my mother and make m. of her. All's I, 1, 87. make
m. of him, H6C IV, 6, 75. wear it, enjoy it, and make
m. of it, R3 V, 5, 7. I will make in. of your voices,
Cor. 11,3, 116. how m. she makes of thee. Tit. IV, 1,
10. make as m. ofms as when mine empire was your
fellow, Ant. IV, 2, 21. the bird is dead that we have
made so m. on, Cymb. IV, 2, 198. 'tis m. = it is a
hard thing, a sorry business: '(is m. to borrow, and I
will not owe it, Ven. 411. 'tis m. when sceptres are in
children's hands, H6A IV, 1, 192. ivhen holy and de-
vout religious men are at their beads, 'tis m. to draw
them hence, R3 HI, 7, 93 (Qq hard), 'tis very m. (to
beat one's wife) 0th. IV, 1, 254. in himself, 'tis m.
Cymb. I, 6, -79. ni., alone, as an exclamation of iro-
nical admiration : with two points on your shoulder?
»!..' H4B 11,4, 143 (Germ, das ist tvas Grosses, das
ist was Rechtes!) you moved me m. M.! Tim. I, 2, 1 19.
the son of the female is the shadow oj the male: it is
often so, indeed; but m. of the father's substance! H4B
III, 2, 142 (Ff but not of etc.). That's as m. as to say
= that means in other words: Ado II, 3, 270. H4B
11, 2, 142. that's as much to say, in the same sense:
Err. IV, 3, 54. that's as m. to say as: Tw. I, 5, 62.
as m. = jnst so, the same, this: my friends told me
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as m. As IV, 1, 188. I thought as m. H6B 11, 1, 15.
/ told your majesty as m. before, H6C III, 3, 179.
Iioill lell her as m. Rom. 11, 4, 185. / tare not if thou
liost/or me as m. Mcb. V, 5, 41. / thought as m. Per.
I, 4, 62. So m., in the same sense: / would not have
him know so m. by me, LLL IV, 3, 150. I must con-
fess that I have heard so tn. Mids. I, 1, 111. could not
a worm, an adder, do so m.1 III, 2, 71. 'twere good
you do so m. for charity, Merch. IV, 1, 261. she, hear-
ing so m., will speed her foot again. All's III, 4, 37.
he takes on him to understand so m. Tw. I, 5, 149 (=
to know it). / have considered so m. Wint. IV, 2, 39.
it serves you well, my lord, to say so m. H6B III, 1,
119. not resolute, except so m. were done, 267. you
said so m. before, and yet you fled, H6C 11,. 2, 106.
signify so m. Tim. Ill, 4, 38. so m. my office (= tliis
it is that I have to say) H5 III, 6, 145. even so m.
(= I have done) Troil. I, 3, 283. so m.for him, Hml.
I, 2, 25. thus m. the business is, 27 (cf. Thus). So m.
as = even, not so m. as = not even: not one whose
flame my heart so m. as warmed, Compl. 191. that
cannot so m. as a blossom yield. As U, 3, 64. / would
not so m. as make water but in a sinkapace, Tw. I, 3,
138. never shall so m. as frown on you, John IV, 1,
58. it must be great that can inherit us so m. as oj a
thought of ill in him, R2 I, 1, '86. every thing set off
that might so m. as think you enemies, H4B IV, 1, 146.
(never have you) been reguerdoned with so m. as
thanks, H6A 111, 4, 23. do thou so m. as dig the grave
for him. Tit. 11, 3, 270. thy cheek so m. as lanked not.
Ant. I, 4, 71. who cannot be new built, nor has no
friends, so m. as but to pi-op him, Cymb. I, 5, 60. for
so m. as ^ as far as: for so m. as I have perused, I
find it not fit, Lr. I, 2, 39. £y how m., by so m. the
more = the more . . . the more ; by so m. the more shall
I be at the height of heart-heaviness, by how m, I shall
think my brother happy. As V, 2, 49. which would be
so m. the more dangerous, by how m. the estate is green,
R3 II, 2, 116. Similarly: by how m. unexpected, by so
m. ive must aivahe endeavour , John II, 80. by how m.
better than my word I am , by so m. shall I falsify
men's hopes, H4A 1, 2, 234. Without an antecedent:
. so m. the more our carver s excellence, Wint. V, 3, 30.
so m. the worse, if your own rule he true, H4B IV, 2,
86. and swell so m. the higher by their ebb, H6C IV,
8, 56. so m. the more must pity drop upon her , H8 II,
3, 17. you would be so much m. the man , Mcb. 1, 7,
51. Similarly; by so m. is the wonder in extremes,
H6C 111, 2, 115.
Before comparatives, = a great deal , by far : m.
feater than before, Tp. II, 1, 273. with m. more ease,
HI, 1, 30. dare m. less take what I shall die to want,
78. means m. weaker, V, 146. m. less shall she, Gent.
II, 7, 11 etc.
3) to a great degree; qualifying verbs: the morn-
ing is so m, o'erworn , Ven. 866. how m. u fool was
I, 1015. m. amazed, Lucr. 446. which since have
steaded m. Tp. I, 2, 165. which throes thee m. to yield,
II, 1, 231. so m. admire, V, 154. nor needst thou m.
importune me, Gent. 1, 3, 17. / love his lady too m. II,
4, 205. some men are m. to blame, Cymb. I, 6, 77 etc.
etc. Qualifying adjectives and adverbs, = very: which
I was m. unwilling to proceed in, Gent. II, 1, 112. m.
different from, the man he was. Err. V, 46. • m. willing
to be counted wise, LLL II, 18. I confess me m. guilty.
As I, 2, 196. m. sea-sick, Wint. V, 2, 128. with m.
expedient march, John II, 223. lam m. ill, H4B IV,
4, 111. he is m. sorry, Troil. II, 3, 116. we shall be
m. unwelcome, IV, 1, 45. so tn. ungently tempered, V,
3, 1. 'tis m. deep, Tim. Ill, 4, 30. / am m. forgetful,
Caes. IV, 3, 255. seem m. unsinewed, Hml. IV, 7, 10.
I take it m. unkindly, 0th. I, 1, 1. how m. unlike art
thou Mark Antony, Ant. I, 5, 35. seems m. unequal,
U, 5, 101. I am m. sorry, Cymb. 11, 3, 109. as m.,
how m., so m., too m., very m. = as, how, so etc.:
'tis as m. impossible, H8 V, 4, 12, how m. thou art de-
generate, H4A 111, 2, 128. so m. unreasonable, Merch.
V, 203. too m. profane, Sonn. 89, 11. too m. sad, R2
II, 2, 1. our too m. memorable shame, H5 11, 4, 63. very
in. glad of it. Ado I, 1, 19. Qualifying prepositional
expressions: our escape is m. beyond our loss, Tp. 11,
1,3./ shall be m. in years, Eom. Ill, 5, 46.
.= pretty nearly, almost: in. like a press of people
at a door, Lucr. 1301. m. upon this riddle runs the
wisdom of the world, Meas. Ill, 2, 242. m. upon this
time have I promised here to meet, IV, 1, 17. to be m.
at one, H5 V, 2, 204 (pretty nearly of the same value).
m. about cock-shut time, B3 V, 3, 70. I was your mo-
ther m. upon these years, Rom. I, 3, 72. it was m. like
an argument that fell out last night, Cymb. 1, 4, 60.
Xluck, subst. filth: and looked upon things pre-
cious as they were the common m. of the world. Cor.
II, 2, 130.
Muckwater, a needless emendation of M. Edd.
for Mockwater, q. v.
Hind, subst. mire, slime: Lucr. 850. Sonn. 35,
2. Compl. 46. Mids. U, 1, 98. H6B 111, 1, 101. H8
II, 3, 92. Tit. V, 2, 171. Ant. 11, 7, 30. V, 2, 58.
Mud, vb. to make turbid, to pollute: m. not the
fountain, Lucr. 577.
Mudded, buried in slime : and with him there lie
m. Tp. Ill, 3, 102. I wish myself toere m. in that oozy
bed, V, 151.
muddied, 1) soiled: I have held familiarity with
fresher clothes , but I am now m. in fortune's mood,
and smell somewhat strong of her strong displeasure.
All's V, 2, 4. has fallen into \he unclean fishpond of
her displeasure, and, as he says, is m. withal, 23.
2) made turbid (like a fountain): the people m.,
thick and unwholesome in their thoughts and whispers,
Hml. IV, 5, 81.
Muddy, adj. slimy, dirty, impure: the reasonable
shore that now lies foul and m. Tp. V, 82. the m. ditch,
Wiv. Ill, 3, 15. crystal is m. Mids. Ill, 2, 139. this m.
vesture of decay, Merch. V, 64. through m. passages,
R2 V, 3, 62. yoa m. knave, H4A 11, 1, 106. you m.
rascal, H4B 11, 4, 43. you m. conger, 58. pulled the
poor wretch from her melodious lay to m. death, Hml.
IV, 7, 184.
Metaphorically, = disturbed, darkened in mind :
a woman moved is like a fountain troubled, m., ill-seem-
ing, thick, bereft of beauty, Shr. V, 2, 143. dost think
I am so m., so unsettled, to appoint myself in this vexa-
tion, Wint. I, 2, 325.
Muddy-mettled, dull-spirited, heavy, irresolute :
yet I, a dull and m. rascal , peak like John-a-dreams,
unpregnant of my cause, Hml. II, 2, 594.
Muffins, see Hagamuffins.
Muffle, 1) to wrap, to cover by cloth or any
garment: Lucr. 768. Meas. V, 491. Err. Ill, 2, 8
Wint. IV, 4, 665. Rom. V, 3, 21. Tim. Ill, 4, 41. With
up: H6B IV, 1, 46. Caes. Ill, 2, 191.
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2) to blindfold: will keep him — d, All's IV, 1, 100.
IV, 3, 134. love, whose view is —d still, Eom. 1, 1, 177.
ninlTIer, 1) a wrapper worn by women and co-
vering the face: Wiv. IV, 2, 73. 81. 205.
2) a cloth with which a person is blindfolded:
Fortune is painted blind, with a m. afore her eyes, H5
III, 6, 32.
Mugger, in Hugger-mugger q. v.
Mugs, name in H4A II, 1, 49.
Mulberry, 1) the tree Morus alba: tarrying in
m. shade , Mids. V, 149 (in the play of Pyramus and
Thisbe).
2) its fruit: Ven. 1103. Mids. Ill, 1, 170. Cor. Ill,
2,79.
Mule, the animal Mulus: Merch. IV, 1, 91. All's
IV, 1, 46. H6A I, 2, 10. H6B IV, 1, 54. H8 IV, 2, 16.
Troil. V, 1, 67. Cor. II, 1, 263. Ant. IV, 6, 24.
Mulcter (most M. Edd. muleteer) one who drives
mules: base — s of France, H6A HI, 2, 68. Ant. Ill,
7,36.
Mulitens, name in Tit. IV, 2, 153 (mostM. Edd.
Muli lives').
Mulled, dispirited, blunted : peace is a very apo-
plexy, lethargy; m., deaf, sleepy, insensible, Cor. IV,
5, 239.
Mulmutius, name of an ancient king of Britain;
Cymb. Ill, 1, 55. 59.
Multiply, 1) trans, a) to increase by the process
of arithmetical multiplication : like a cipher, yet stand-
ing in rich place , I m. with one ' We thank you many
thousands moe, Wint. I, 2, 7.
b) to increase, to enlarge: Plutus himself, that
knows the tinct and — ing medicine. All's V, 3, 102
(the philosopher's stone, which had the power to make
a piece of gold larger), your grace's title shall be
— erf, H6B I, 2, 73. by his sight his sin is — erf, II, 1,
71. Peculiar passage: how shall this bosom — erf di-
gest the senate's courtesy? Cor. Ill, 1, 131 (i. e. this
many- bosomed, many -hearted multitude. Some M.
Edd. this bisson multitude).
2) intr. to increase in number, to be prolific, to
breed: your — ing spawn how can he flatter. Cor. II,
2, 82. take thou that too, with — ing bans, Tim. IV, ],
34. the — ing villanies of nature do swarm upon him,
Mcb. 1, 2, 11 (Qy. : — erf in Cor. and — ing = innu-
merable? cf. Multipotent and Multitudinous).
Mnltipoteiit, almighty: by Jove m. Troil. IV,
5, 129.
Multitude, 1) a great number: what love I note
in the fair m. of those her hairs, John III, 4, 62. every
honour sitting on his helm , would they were — s , H4A
III, 2, 143. Especially a great number of people: since
they, so few, watch such a m. H6A 1, 1, 161. his army
is a ragged m. of hinds and peasants, H6B IV, 4, 32.
not fit to govern and rule — s, V, 1, 94. why come you
not? what, — s, and fear? H6C I, 4, 39. lest by a m.
the new-healed wound of malice should break out, E3
II, 2, 124. what a m. are here, H8 V, 4, 71. advan-
tageous care loithdrew me from the odds of m. Troil.
V, 4, 23.
2) a crowd: among the buzzing pleased m. Merch.
III, 2, 182. followed him in golden —s, H4A IV, 3, 73.
how the giddy m. do point, H6B II, 4, 21. stay with the
rude m. till 1 return , IJI, 2, 135. was ever feather so
lightly blown to and fro as this m. IV, 8, 58.
3) the common people, the vulgar: which the rude
m. call the afternoon, LLL V, 1, 95. that many may
be meant by the fool m. Merch. II, 9, 26. rank me with
the barbarous — s, 33. the still discordant wavering
m. H4B Ind. 19. for the m. to be ingrateful, were to
make a monster of the m. Cor. U, 3, 11. 12. the many-
headed m. 18. the m., besides themselves with fear,
Caes. Ill, 1, 180. he's loved of the distracted m. Hml.
IV, 3, 4. that nothing-gift of differing — s, Cymb. Ill,
6,86.
Multitudinous, 1) belonging to the multitude:
at once pluck out the m. tongue; let them not lick the
sweet ivhich is their poison. Cor. Ill, 1, 156.
2) innumerable, endless, immense (?): this my
hand will rather the m. seas incarnadine , making the
green one red, Mcb. II, 2, 62.
Mum, an expression implying or enjoining si-
lence: m., then, and no more, 'Tp. Ill, 2, 59. I come
to her in white and cry m.; she cries budget, Wiv. V,
2, 6. V, 5, 209. speak not you to him till we call upon
you. M. Meas. V, 288. go to, m., you are he, Ado II,
1, 128. peace, Tranio! m. Shr. I, 1, 73. Grumio, m. I,
2, 163. give no words but m. H6B I, 2, 89. the citizens
are m. and speak not a word, R3 HI, 7, 3. I will hold
my tongue m. m. Lr. I, 4, 215.
Mumble, to speak between the teeth, to mutter:
— ing of wicked charms, Lr. II, 1, 41. you — ing'fodl,
Rom. Ill, 5, 174 (speaking inarticulately, 3S having
lost the teeth and speaking only with the lips).
Mumble -news, a tell-tale, a prattler: LLL V,
2, 464.
Mummer, one masked: you makefa^es like — s.
Cor. II, 1, 83.
Mummy , 1) a carcass ; in the language of Fal-
stafF: / should have been a mountain of m. Wiv. Ill,
5, 19.
2) a preparation for magical purposes, made from
dead bodies: witches' m. Mcb. IV, 1, 23. it was dyed
in m. which the skilful conserved of maidens' hearts,
0th. Ill, 4, 74.
Mun, a sound imitative of that of the wind:
says suum, mun, ha, no, nonny, Lr. Ill, 4, 103 (Qq hay
no on ny).
Munch, to chew with great appetite: I could m.
your good dry oats, Mids. IV, 1,36. a sailor's wife
had chestnuts in her lap, and — erf, and — erf, and
—erf, Mcb. I, 3, 5 (O. Edd. mounch'd). In Hml. Ill,
2, 146 Qq munching, Ff miching.
Mundane, worldly: worth all our m. cost. Per.
Ill, 2, 71.
Muniments, expedients, instruments used ^s in
war: our steed the leg , the tongue our trumpeter, with
other m. and petty helps in this our fabric, Cor. I, 1,
122.
Munition, materials for war: what penny hath
Iio7ne borne, what men provided, whatm. sent, to under-
prop this action? John V, 2, 98. to view the artillery
and m. H6A I, 1, 168.
Mural, for mure, i. e. wall. Pope's conjecture,
adopted by most M. Edd., in Mids. V, 208. Ff now is
the morall downe; Qq now is the moon used: Hanmer:
now is the mure all down.
Murder or Murthcr (the two forms used in-
discriminately in O. Edd.) subst. the act of killing
criminally: Ven. 906. Lucr. 168. 766. 909. 918.
Wiv. IV, 2, 46. Meas. I, 2, 141. Merch. H, 2, 83. As
HI, 5, 10. Wint. Ill, 2, 102. R2 I, 2, 21. 32. Ill, 2, 40.
M
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44. I16B 111, 1, 131. Ill, 2, 200. 216. R3 I, 3. 198. V,
3, 197. Tit. II, 3, 287. V, 2, 34. 37 etc. with twenty
mortal — s on their crowns, Mcb. HI, 4, 81. to do am. :
Tp. IV. -232. R3 I, 4, 202. Rom. V, 1, 81. Hml. Ill,
2, 248. Ill, 3, 54. V, 1, 86. 0th. I, 2, 3. V, 2, 106.
to enact a m. H6A III, 1, 115. to perform a m. Mcb.
III. 4. 77. With a genitive: a brother's m. Hml. Ill,
8, DS^ hij m. of a king, H6B IV, 1, 95. Tit. IV, 4, 54.
Ilml II, 2, 563. 624. Lr. II, 1, 46. he m. cries, Mids.
III, 2, 26. H4B II, 1, 55. Used as a masc: m. as ha-
ting what himself hath done, John IV, 3, 37.
Murder or Blarther, vb. to kill criminally : abs. :
H6 V, 2, 17. H6B III, 2, 324. H6C II, 5, 122. II, 6,
49. Mcb. 1,5,49. H, 3, 91. trans.: Ven. 502. Lucr.
Arg. 2. Lucr. 929. 1634. Err. IV, 4, 112. Mids. Ill,
2, 56. oS. Shr. V, 1, 61. 90. All's I, 1, 151. Tw. II,
1, 36. Wint. I, 2, 412. John IV, 2, 205. R2 V, 6, 40.
H4B IV. 5, 168. H6A 1, 3, 34. V, 4, 63. H6B II, 2,
27. |l,3, 107. 111,2,123. 177. IV, 1, 136. IV, 7, 81.
H6C I, 1, 260. I, 3, 8. V, 6, 32. R3 I, 4, 178. 260.
Tit. V, 1, 91. Rom. Ill, 2, 109. V, 3, 50 etc. = to kill:
I'll in. all his wardrobe, H4A V, 3, 27. smilest upon
the stroke that — « me, Rom. Ill, 3, 23. the repetition
would m. as it fell, Mcb II, 3, 91. Metaphorical use:
what follows more she — s with a kiss, Ven. 54 a. e.
cuts short), her eyes, as — ed with the view, like stars
ashamed of day, themselves withdrew, 1031. thou smo-
therest honesty, thou — est troth, Lucr. 885. in my
death I m. shameful scorn, 1189. I will m. your ruff
for thi.'s, H4B II, 4, 144 (Pistol's speech), m. thy breath
in the middle of a word, R3 III, 5, 2. — ing impossi-
bility, Cor. V, 3, 61 (explained in what follows: to
make what cannot be, slight work), to m. our solemnity,
Rom. IV, 5, 61.
3Iurderer or Martherer (the two forms used
indiscriminately ; dissyll. and trisyll.) one who kills
or has killed criminally: Meas. IV, 2, 65. V, 39. LLL
IV, 1, 8. Mids. Ill, 2, 57. 60. As III, 5, 14. Tw. HI, 2,
82. R2 V, 6, 40. H6B III, 1, 128. 254. Ill, 2, 92. 181.
H6C V, 5, 52. R3 1, 1, 40. I, 2, 64. 1, 4, 268. V, 3,
184. Tit. II, 3, 178. Ill, 2, 54. Rom. Ill, 1, 143. Ill,
3, 94. Mcb. II, 3, 120. Hml. Ill, 4, 96. 0th. V, 2, 294.
Cymb. V, 5, 211 etc.
Murdering-piece, apiece of ordnance charged
with grapeshot: this, like to a m., inmany places gives
me superfluous death, Hml. IV, 5, 95.
Murderous or IMartlieroas (dissyll. ; only once,
R3 IV, 1, 56, trisyll. at the end of the line) commit-
ting murder, sanguinary: Lucr. 1735. Sonn. 9, 14
(m. shame = shameful murder). 10, 5. 129, 3. Tw.
III, 1, 159 (m. guilt = guilt of murder). John IV, 2,
255. H4A I, 3, 163. H6B III, 2, 49. 220. V, 1, 185.
H6C III, 2, 193. R3 I, 2, 94. I, 3, 134. IV, 1, 56.
IV, 4, 226. Tit. II, 3, 267. IV, 2. 88. Caes. IV, 3,
267. Mcb. II, 3, 147. Hml. V, 2, 336. ,Lr. 11, 1, 64.
IV, 6, 282. 0th. V, 1, 61. V, 2, 233. Cymb. IV, 2,
328 (m. to the senses).
Mure, a wall: the incessant care and labour of
his mind hath wrought the m. that should confine it in
so thin that life looks through and will break out, H4B
IV, 4, 119.
Murk, darkness, gloom : ere twice in m. and occi-
dental damp moist Besperus hath quenched his sleepy
lamp, All's II, 1, 166.
Murk}, dark, gloomy: hell is m. Mcb. V, 1, 41.
the —est den, Tp. IV, 25.
Murmur, subst. 1) a low and indistinct noise:
each shadow makes him stop, each m. stay, Ven. 706.
the current that with gentle m. glides, Gent. II, 7, 25.
when creeping m. and the poring dark Jills the wide
vessel of the universe, H5 IV Chor. 2.
2) rumour: then 'twas fresh in m. Tw. I, 2, 32.
Murmur, vb. 1) to give a low and indistinct
sound: the —ing stream, As IV, 3, 80. the —ing surge,
Lr. IV, 6, 20. trans.: the fresh streams ran by her and
— ed her moans, 0th. IV, 3, 45.
2) to speak to one's self and indistinctly: — ing
'Where's my serpent of old Nile'? Ant. I, 5, 25. trans.:
1 heard thee m. tales of iron wars, H4A II, 3, 51.
3) to grumble: if thou more —est, Tp. I, 2, 294.
ike — ing lips of discontent, John IV, 2, 53.
Murmurer, grumbler: H8 II, 2, 131.
Murrain, an infectious disease among cattle;
used as a curse: a m. on your monster, Tp. Ill, 2, 88.
a red m. o' thy jade's tricks , Troil. II, 1, 20. a m.
on't. Cor. I, 5, 3. In Mids II, 1, 97 some M. Edd. m.,
O. Edd. muri;ion.
Murray, name in H4A 1, 1, 73.
Murriou, infected with the murrain: crows are
fatted with the m. flock, Mids. II, 1, 97 (some M. Edd.
murrain').
Murther, subst. and vb. see Murder.
Murtherer, see Murderer.
Murtherous, see Murderous.
Muscadel, a sweet sort of wine: Shr. Ill, 2, 174.
Muscat, the same: fortune's cat, but not a m.
All's V, 2, 21 (M. Edd. musk-cat, perhaps rightly).
Muscle (0. Edd. mussel) a bivalvular shell -fish:
Tp. I. 2, 463. m. shell, a name given by Falstaff to
Simple, because he stands with his mouth open, Wiv.
IV, 5, 29.
Muscovite, a Russian: LLL V, 2, 121. 265. 303.
Muscovy, Russia: LLL V, 2, 393.
Muse, 1) one of the nine goddesses presiding
over the liberal arts; especially the goddess of poetry :
Sonn. 38, 9. 78, 1. 85, 4. 100, 1. 5. 9. Mids. V, 52.
H5 Prol. 1.
2) a particular power and practice of poetry : so
is it not with me as with that M. stirred by a painted
beauty to kis verse, Sonn. 21, 1. had my friend's M.
grown with this growing age, 32, 10. how can my M.
want subject to invent, 38, 1. my sick M. doth give
another place , 79, 4. thou wert not married to my M.
82, 1. my tongue-tied M. in manners holds her still,
85, 1. my M. labours, 0th. II, 1, 128.
Muse , vb. 1) to give one's self up to thought,
particularly of a painful nature : why m. you? Gent.
II, 1, 176. I will m. no further, Wiv. V, 5, 253 ^I will
no longer foster my grudge). — ing and sighing, Caes.
II, 1, 240. With of, = to think, to dream of: when
he hath — d of taking kingdoms in. Ant. Ill, 13, 83.
The gerund substantively: made with —ing weak,
Gent. I, 1, 69. given to allicholy and — ing, W^iv. I, 4,
164. thick-eyed — ing and cursed melancholy, H4A II,
3, 49. Plur.: he should still dwell jn his — ings, H8
III, 2, 133. drew — ings into my mind. Per. I, 2, 97.
2; to wonder; with at: do not m. at me, Mcb. Ill,
4, 85. With a clause; — ing the moi-ning is so much
o'ei-worn, Ven. 866. m. not that I thus suddenly pro-
ceed, Gent. I, 3, 64. rather m. than ask why I entreat
you, All's II, 5, 70. I m. your majesty doth seem so
cold, John III, 1, 317. I m. you make so slight u.
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guesiion, H4B IV, 1, 167. I m. loe met not with the
Dauphin's grace, H6A II, 2, 19. I m. my Lord of
Gloster is not come, H6B III, 1, 1. you m. what chat
we two have had, H6C III, 2, 109. / m. why she's at
liberty, R3 I, 3, 305 (Qq wonder). I m. my mother
does not approve me, Cor. Ill, 2, 7.
Trans., = to wonder at; / cannot too much m.
such shapes, Tp. Ill, 3, 36.
iUuset, see Musit.
lUashroom, a plant of the order of Fungi: to
make midnight — s, Tp. V, 39.
Sliisic, 1) the art and science of harmonical
sounds; ifm. and sweet poetry agree, Vilgr. 103. 112.
skilled in m. Gent. Ill, 2, 92. Merch. V, S3. Shr. I, 1,
36. I, 2, 134. II, 1, 56. Ill, 1, 7. 10. Per. 11, 5, 30
(feni.). IV Prol. 8 (trained in — 's letters; cf. Letter;
M. Edd. in music, letters).
2) vocal or instrumental harmony: Vcn. 432.
1077. Sonn. 8, 1. 102, 11. 128, 1. 130, 10. Pilgr.
68. Phoen. 14. Tp. I, 2, 387. 391. 111,2,154. 111,3,
19. IV, 178. V, 52. Gent. II, 7, 28. 111,1,179. IV, 2,
17. 31. 35. 55. 66. 68. 86. Meas. IV, 1, 14. LLL 1,
1, 167. Mids. II, 1, 154. IV, 1, 29. 86. 88. 111. V, 40.
Merch. HI, 2, 43. V, 68. 76. 79. 82. 88. 97. Tw. Ill,
1, 1. K2 V, 5, 61. H5 V, 2, 263 etc. etc. give us some
m. As II, 7, 173. Tw. II, 4, 1. Ant. 11, 5, 1. Cymb. II,
3, 13. m.from the spheres, Tw. Ill, 1, 121; cf. ileich.
V, 60. broken m. As I, 2, 150. H5 V, 2, 263. Troil.
Ill, 1,52 (cf. Break), m. inparis, Shr. Ill, 1,60. Troil.
Ill, 1, 19 (cf. Part). Metaphorically: m. to hear, Sonn.
8, 1 (i. e. thou whom to hear speak is as delightful
as to hear music), thou, my m. 128, 1. never words
were m. to thine ear. Err. II, 2, 116. it is my father's
m. to speak your deeds, Wint. IV, 4, 529. H6B II, 1,
56. Rom. II, 5, 23. 11, 6, 27. Tim. 1, 2, 252. Hml. HI,
4, 141. Adjectively: sucked the honey of his m. vows,
Hml. Ill, 1, 164 (Qq musickt).
3) a band of musicians; wild m. burthens every
bough, Sonn. 102, 11. play, m., then, LLL V, 2, 211.
bring your m. forth, Merch. V, 53. your m. of the house,
98. Ado 1, 2, 2. V, 3, 11. V, 4, 123. AsV, 4, 184.
H4B II, 4, 245. HS IV, 1, 91. IV, 2, 94. Rom. IV, 4,
21. Ant. II, 5, 2. Cymb. II, 3, 12. Per. Ill, 2, 91. Plur.
— 5; every night he comes with — s of all sorts. All's
III, 7, 40. 1 have assailed her with — s, Cymb. II, 3,
44 (M. Edd. m.).
niuslcal, producing harmony, harmonious ;/ounrf
me here so m. Meas. IV, 1, 11. as sweet and m. as
bright Apollo's lute, LLL IV, 3, 342. Mids. IV, 1, 115.
123. As II, 7, 5. H4A IH, 1, 237. H5 111, 7, 18.
Musician, one skilled in music, or making music :
Gent. IV, 2, 57. Ado II, 3, 36. Merch. V, 106. As IV,
1, 11. Shr. 1, 2, 174. II, 145. HI, 1, 63. HI, 2, 149.
IV, 2, 17. R2 I, 3, 288. H4A HI, 1, 226. 235. H4B
11,4,403. H8IV, 2, 78. Troil. HI, 1,21. Rom. I, 5,
27. IV, 6, 102. 107. 136. 143. 0th. IV, 1, 199.
Musiched (?), musical; his m. vows, Hml. Ill, 1,
164 (Qq musickt, Ff music).
Musing, subst. see Muse, vb.
>lu8it, a hole for creeping through ; " the open-
ing in a fence or thicket through which a hare or
other beast of sport is accustomed to pass" (Nares);
the many — s through the which he goes are like a la-
byrinth to amaze his foes, Yen. 683.
.Husk, an odorous substance: smelling so sweetly,
Musk-cat, emendation of M. Edd. for muscat o£
0. Edd. in AU'sV, 2, 21.
Musket, a hand-gun: All's HI, 2, 111.
Muskos, name in All's IV, 1, 76 (the il. regi-
ment).
Musk-rose, a very fragrant rose : Mids. II, 1,252.
H, 2, 3. IV, 1, 3.
Muss, "a scramble, when any small objects are
thrown down, to be taken by those who can seize
them" (Nares); when I cried Ho, like boys unto a m.,
kings would start forth. Ant. Ill, 13, 91.
Mussel, see Muscle,
Must, the verb expressing a necessity , whether
physical, or moral, or fatal, or logical; 1) a physical
necessity: the sun doth burn my face; Im. remove, Ven.
186. so m. my soul (decay), her bark being peeled away,
Lucr. 1169. through the painter m. you see his skill,
Sonn. 24, 5. the death- bed whereon it m. expire, 73,
14. 75, 12. 81,6. 126,11. Tp. I, 2, 330. HI, 3, 4.
Gent. II, 2, 2. II, 4, 188. 11, 6, 20 etc. etc. Impf.: those
palates who, not yet two summers younger, m. have in-
ventions to delight the taste, would now be glad of
bread. Per. I, 4, 40.
2) Moral necessity: affection is a coal that m. be
cooled, Ven. 387. that posterity which by the rights of
time thou needs m. have, 759. truth I m. confess, 1001.
1117. Lucr. 486. 612. 1195. 1799. Sonn. 35, 13. 36,
1. 44, 12. 108,6. 120,3. 14. 136,10. Tp. I, 2, 33.
241.261. 372. 11,2,4. Gent. I, 1. 159. 1,3,75. II,
7, 53. Wiv. Ill, 4, 96. Meas. H, 2, 48. LLL V, 2, 552.
Mids. I, 2, 90. Merch. II, 4, 30. HI, 4, 14. IV, 1, 182.
205 etc. etc. you m. know = let me tell you, Meas.
I, 1, 18. With a negative: foul words and frowns m.
not repel a lover, Ven. 573. we m. not be foes, 14, 14.
I m. ne'er love hint whom thou dost hate, 89, 14. 121,
12. H5 IV, 2, 32 etc. Im. not say so = far be it from
me to say so, Ii3 HI, 1, 106. cf. / m. not believe you,
Troil. IV, 5, 221. you m. in no way say he is covetous,
Cor. 1, 1, 43. / m. not think there are evils enow to
darken all his goodness. Ant. I, 4, 10.
3) a fatal necessity, one ordained by fate, or im-
posed by circumstances (often = to be to); such
hazard now m. doting Tarquin make, pawning his
honour to obtain his lust, and for himself himself he m.
forsake, Lucr. 155. whereat a waxen torch forthwith
he lighteth, which m. be lodestar to his lustful eye, 179.
as from this cold flint I enjorced this fire , so Lucrece
m. I force to my desire, 182. m. our mouths Je cotd^
Tp. 1, 1, 56. he m, fight singly to morrow with Hector,
Troil. Ill, 3, 247. a charmed life, which m. not yield
to one of woman born, Mcb. V, 8, 12. Lucr. 348. 383.
386. 512. 513. 618. 703. 795. Sonn. 4, 13. 12, 10.
16,14. 73,11. 133,4. Merch. H, 6, 40. R2 1,1,51
etc. etc. Impf.; andlm. be from thence! Mcb. IV, 3,
212.
4) a logical necessity: then m. the love be great
'twixt thee and me, because thou lovest the one, and I
the other, Pilgr. 106. it m. needs be of subtle, tender
and delicate temperance, Tp. 11, 1, 41. the story of your
life, which m. take the ear strangely , \',3V2. Meas.
11,4,30. V, 123. Mids. IH, 2,119. Merch. Ill, 4, 18 etc.
The verbs to go, to get or the like , omitted after
it: 7 m. after, Gent. II, 4, 176. I m. unto the road,
187. notv m. me to her window, IV, 2, 16. / m. of
another errand to Sir John J'alstaff, Wiv. IH, 4, 113.
he m. before the deputy, Meas. HI, 2, 35. thither I m.
M
753
Err. IV, 1, 112. / m. now to Oberon, Mids. II, 2, 83.
7 m. to the barber's, IV, 1, 25. / m. to Lorenzo, Merch.
II, 2, 114. I m. away, IV, 1, 403. thus m. I from the
smoke into the smother, As 1, 2, 299. Im. away to-day,
Shr. Ill, 2, 192. she m. with me, 229. thither m. I, V,
I, 11. we m. to horse again. All's V, 1, 37. we m. to
the king, Wint. IV, 4, 848. m. I hack, John V, 2, 95.
1 m. to Coventry, R2 1, 2, 56. you m. to the court, H4A
II, 4, 368. we m. away all night, IV, 2, 63. we m. hence,
H4B 11,4, 397. a' m. to the inns of court, 111,2, 14.
1 m. hence again, H6B IV, 5, 13. ^Edward needs m.
down, H6C IV,3,42. King Edward s friends m. down,
IV, 4, 28. Im. away, R3 I, 4, 289 (¥i will). I m. to
bed, H8 IV, 2, 166. I m. to him, V, 1, 8. thou m. to
thy father, Troil. IV, 2, 97. I m. then to the Grecians?
IV, 4, 57. / m. to the learned, Rom. I, 2, 45. we m.
out and talk, Caes. V, 1,22. I m, to England, Hml.
III, 4, 200. truth's a dog m. to kennel, Lr. 1, 4, 124.
I m. needs after him, IV, 5, 15. we m. to the watch,
0th. II, 3, 12. you m. to Parthia, Ant. II, 3, 41. to
preparethisbod>/,liketothem,towhatIm.FeY. I, 1,44.
Mostachio, whiskers: to lean upon my poor
shoulder and dally with my m. LLL V, 1, 110.
Mustachio- purple -hoed, having red wiskers:
these mad m. malt-worms, H4A II, 1, 83 (most M. Edd.
mustachio purple-hued).
.Ilustard, the seed of Sinapis nigra, used to
season meat: As I, 2, 68. 70. 85. Shr. IV, 3, 23. 25.
26. his wit's as thick as Tewkshury m. H4BII, 4, 262.
Mustard-seed, name of a fairy: Mids. Hi, 1, 165.
195. 196. 201. IV, 1, 18. 20.
Muster, subst. 1) a review of troops under arms:
let us take a m. speedily, H4A IV, 1, 133.
2) a levy of troops: make fearful — s and pre-
pared defence, H4B lud. 12. defences, — s, prepara-
tions should be maintained, H5 II, 4, 18. hasten his — s
and conduct his powers, Lr. IV, 2, 16.
3) troops under arms : our present — s grow upon
the file to five and twenty thousand men, H4B I, 3, 10.
the m. of his kingdom too faint a number, H5 III, 6, 139.
his eyes, that o'er the files and — s of the war have
glowed like plated Mars, Ant. 1, 1, 3.
IHuster, vb. 1) trans, to collect, to assemble
(troops): Lucr. 773. LLL V, 2, 85. R2 II, 2, 108. Ill,
3, 86. H6A I, 1, 101. H6C II, 1, 112. R3 IV, 3, 56.
IV, 4,496. Cor. IV, 5, 134. Cymb. IV, 2, 344. IV, 4, 10
(not — ed among the bands, i. e. not entered on the
muster-roll). With up: R2 II, 2, 118. H6C IV, 8, 11.
18. R3 IV, 4, 489. Dubious passage: they wear them-
selves in the cap of the time, there do m. true gait. All's
II, 1, 55 (some M. Edd. master").
2) intr. to assemble (as troops) : is this Moorfields
to m. inf H8 V, 4, 33. With (o, = to repair as to a
meeting-place : they, — ing to the quiet cabinet , Lucr.
442. to whose weak ruins m. troops of cares, 720. why
does my blood thus m. to my heart? Meas. 11, 4, 20. the
commoners ... m. to their captain, the hearty H4B IV,
3, 120.
Muster -book, a book in which the forces are
registered: H4B III, 2, 146.
Mnster-flle, a register of forces: All's IV, 3, 189.
Musty, mouldy, stale: Ado I, 1, 50. I, 3, 61. Cor.
I, 1, 230. V, 1, 26. Rom. V, 1, 46. Hml. Ill, 2, 359.
Lr. IV, 7, 40.
Mutability, changeableness, inconstancy : Cymb.
II, 5, 26. Used for OTuia We by Fluellen: Ho 111,6,36.
Mutable, inconstant: the m. rank-scented many.
Cor. Ill, 1, 66.
Mutation, change (as an effect of inconstancy):
0 world! but that thy strange —s make us hate thee,
Lr. IV, 1, 11. his hnmour was nothing but m., ay, and
that from one bad thing to worse, Cymb. IV, 2, 133.
Mute, adj. dumb, silent, not speaking: Ven.208.
335. Lucr. 227. Sonn. 83, 11. 97, 12. Tp. IV, 126.
LLL V, 2, 277. Shr. II, 175. All's 11,3, 83. Wint.
1, 2, 271. H5 1, 1, 49. Tit. V, 3, 184. Cymb. I, 6,
116 (superl. —si). Per. IV Prol. 26. m. and dumb:
Lucr. 1123. R3 IV, 4, 18 {Fi still and m.). Hml. II,
2, 137.
.Mute, subst. one that is silent; a dumb spectator:
are but — s or audience to this act, Hml. V, 2, 346.
In Turkey a dumb officer acting as executioner: be
you his eunuch, and your m. I'll be: when my tongue
blabs, then let mine eyes not see, Tw. I, 2, 62. or else
our grave, like Turkish m., shall have a tongueless
mouth, H5 I, 2, 232. that thou will be a voluntary m.
to my design, Cymb. Ill, 5, 158.
Mutine, subst. a rebel: do like the — « of Jeru-
salem, John II, 378 (like the factions in Jerusalem
combining their strength against the Romans). I lay
worse than the — « in the bilboes, Hml. V, 2, 6.
Mutine, vb. to rebel: if thou canst m. in a ma-
tron's bones, Hml. Ill, 4, 83.
Mutineer, rebel: Tp. Ill, 2, 40.
Mutiuer, the same : Cor. I, 1, 254.
Mutinous, rebellious: Tp. V, 42. H6C II, 5, 90.
IV, 8, 10. Cor. 1, 1, 115. 153. I, 2, 11. V, 3, 59.
Mutiny, subst. 1) rebellion, insurrection: Ven.
1049. R2 IV, 142. H6A I, 1, 160. V, 1, 62. H6B
III, 2, 128. H6C I, 4, 77. TroU. 1, 3, 96. Cor. HI, 1,
126. Tit. IV, 1, 85. Caes. HI, 1, 86. Ill, 2, 127. 215.
Lr. I, 2, 116. 0th. II, 3, 157. Per. Ill Prol. 29.
2) discord, strife, contention: gives Jake a/ai-ms,
suggesteth m. Ven. 651. his eye, which late this m.
restrains, unto a greater uproar tempts his veins, Lucr.
426. with herself she is in m. 1153. whom right and
wrong have chose as umpire of their m. LLL I, 1, 170.
to raise a m. betwixt yourselves, H6A IV, 1, 131. there
is n m. ins mind, H8 III, 2, 120. this m. were better
put in hazard. Cor. II, 3, 264. from ancient gi-udge
break to new m. Rom. I Chor. 3. you'll make a m.
among my guests, I, 5, 82.
Mutiny, vb. 1) to rebel: As I, 1, 24. R3 I, 4,
142. Caes. Ill, 2, 234. 235.
2) to be at odds , to fall out, to quarrel : all too
late comes counsel to he heard, where will doth m. with
wit's regard, R2 II, 1, 28. out of that will I cause
these of Cyprus to m. Otli. II, 1, 282. my very hairs
do m., for the white reprove the broivnfor rashness,
and they them for fear and doting. Ant. HI, 11, 13.
Mntius, name in Tit. I, 348. 363 etc.
Mutter, to utter with a low voice or with imper-
fect articulation : what m. you? H4A II, 4, 248. amongst
the soldiers this is — ed, HGA I, 1, 70. what m. you,
or what conspire you, lords'? H6C 1, 1, 1G5. what does
his cashiered worship m.? Tim. HI, 4, 61. or stand so
— ing on, Oth. Ill, 3, 70 (reading of Ql; the rest of
0. Edd. mammcring). there are a kind of men so loose
of soul, thai in their sleeps will m. their affairs, 417.
I Mutton, 1) a sheep: Gent. 1, 1, 101. 106. Merch.
j 1, 3, 168. As HI, 2, 57.
I 2) the flesh of sheep dressed for food: LLL I, 1,
754
M
304. Shr. IV, 1, 163. Tw. I, 3, 130. H4B II, 4, 376.
V, 1, 28.
2) woman's flesh: the duke would eat m. on Fri-
days, Meas. Ill, 2, 192 ; cf. H4B II, 4, 376. See Laced
mutton.
Mutual, 1) taking place on both sides, pertain-
ing to each of two (Germ, heiderseitig) : mark how one
string, sweet husband to another, strikes each in each
hy m. ordering , Sonn. 8, 10. but m. render, only me
for thee, 125, 12. confirmed by m. joinder of your
hands, Tw. V, 160. there is division, although as yet
the face of it be covered with m. cunning, Lr. Ill, \I,
21. when such a m. pair and such a twain can do't.
Ant. I, 1, 37.
2) intimate, cordial: the stealth of our most m. enter-
tainment, Meas. I, 2, 158. the m. conference that my
mind hath had, by day, by night, waking and in my
dreams, with you, my alderliefest sovereign, II6B 1,
1, 25.
3) common: till m. overthrow of mortal kind, Ven.
1018. Phoenix and the turtle fied in « m. flame from
hence, Phoen. 24. one feast, one house, one m. happiness,
Gent. V, 4, 173. the skies, the fountains, every region
near seemed all one m. cry, Mids. IV, 1, 122. you
shall perceive them make a m. stand, Merch. V, 77. in
m. well-beseeming ranks, H4A I, 1, 14. that hear this
m. heavy load of moan, R3 II, 2, 113. choice, being
m. act of all our souls, Troil. I, 3, 348. to knit again
this scattered corn into one m. sheaf, Tit. V, 3, 71.
make a m. closure of our house, 334.
Mutuality, intimacy, familiarity: when these — es
so marshal the way, hard at hand comes the master
and main exercise, the incorporate conclusion, 0th. II,
1, 267.
Mutually, 1) on ho^ siAesi your most bffenceful
act was m. committed, Meas. II, 3, 27.
2) in return: who m. hath answered my affection,
Wiv. IV, 6, 10.
3) in common, all together: pinch him, fairies,
m. Wiv. V, 5, 103. the other instruments did see and
hear, devise, instruct, walk, feel, and, m. participate,
did minister unto the appetite, Cor. I, 1, 106.
Muzzle, subst. a fastening for the mouth, which
hinders from biting: Ado I, 3, 34. H4B IV, 5, 132.
Muzzle, vb. to restrain from biting by binding
the mouth: Wint.1,2,156. John 11,249. H8 1, 1, 121.
My, poss. pron. of the first pers. sing.: Ven. 101.
105. 108. 112. 115. 139 etc. etc. Before vowels, 1)
without emphasis: answered my affection, Wiv. IV, 6,
10. this is the period of my ambition. III, 3, 47. my
ancient skill beguiles me, Meas. IV, 2, 164. over my
altars hath he hung his lance, Ven. 103. making my
aj'ms his field, 108. lie there, my art, Tp. I, 2, 25.
tny authority bears of a credent bulk, Meas. IV, 4, 29.
gazed for tidings in my eager eyes, Lucr. 254. my
expense, Wiv. Ill, 4, 5. show no colour for mi/ extre-
mity, IV, 2, 169. from the tempest of my eyes, Mids. 1,
1, 131 (Ff mine), your kindred hath made my eyes
loater. III, 1,200. tojollow me and praise my eyes and
face. 111, 2, 223. go to my inn. Err. 1, 2, 23. conceit,
my comfort and my injury, IV, 2, 66. to feed my inno-
cent people, Tp. II. 1, 164, I often did behold in thy
sweet semblance my old age new born, Lucr. 1759. my
old bones ache, Tp. Ill, 3, 2. that power which gave
me first my oath,, Gent. II, 6, 4. members of my occu-
pation, Mens. IV, 2, 40. how, with my honour, I may
undertake, Gent. 11, 7, 6. and, by my honour, depart
untouched, Caes.III, 1, 141. / cannot put off my opinion,
Wiv. II, 1, 243. my uncle can tell you, III, 4, 38. 66.
measure my strangeness with my unripe years , Ven.
524. my untimely death, Lucr. 1178. remove your
siege from my unyielding heart, Ven. 423 etc. etc. 2)
Emphatically : / will not poison thee with my attaint,
Lucr. 1072. they that level at my abuses reckon up
their own, Sonn. 121, 10. the Percies, finding his usur-
pation most unjust, endeavoured my advancement to the
throne, H6A II, 5, 69. my ear should catch your voice,
my eye your eye, Mids. I, 1, 188. mi/ eyes are oftener
washed than hers, II, 2, 93. from thy cheeks my image
thou hast torn, Lucr, 1762. his mother was a votaress
of my order, Mids. II, 1, 123 etc. Or expressing ten-
derness: my Ariel, Tp. I, 2, 188. Ill, 3, 84. IV, 1, 57.
V, 316. my eyas-musket, Wiv. Ill, 3, 22. 0, my old
master. Err. V, 338. my Oberon, Mids. IV, 1, 81. 0
my Antonio, Merch. I, 1, 173. my Icarus, H6A IV, 7,
16 (cf. my Lucio, Meas. I, 2, 129).
Before own: Gent. IV, 2, 4. Err. V, 90. Mids. Ill,
2, 243 etc.
Superfluous: / am one that am nourished by my
victuals, Gent. II, 1, 180. if my gossip Report be an
honest woman of her word, Merch. Ill, 1,7. I am past
my gamut long ago, Shr. Ill, 1, 71. my hostess of the
tavern, H4A I, 2, 45. 54. as full of quarrel as my
young mistress dog, 0th. II, 3, 53.
Transposed: dear my liege, R2 I, 1, 184. dear my
lord, Ado IV, 1, 46. Caes. II, 1, 255. Hml. Ill, 3, 35.
Ant. IV, 15, 22. dear my brother, Wint. V, 3, 53. dear
my sweet, Tw. II, 5, 191. dread my lord, Hml. I, 2,
50 (Qq my dread lord\ gentle my lord, Wint. II, 1,
98. Mcb. Ill, 2, 27. good my brother, Troil. IV, 3, 3.
Hml. I, 3, 46. good my complexion. As III, 2,204. good
my fellows. Ant. IV, 14, 135. good my friend, Rom.
V, 3, 124. good my friends, Cor. V, 2, 8. good my
girl, H6A V, 4, 25. good my glass, LLL IV, 1, 18.
good my knave, III, 153. good my liege, IV, 3, 152.
As I, 3, 66. Cymb. IV, 3, 16. 28. good my lord. Ado
U, 3, 46. As V, 4, 40. H6C II, 2, 75. Ant. Ill, 6, 55.
good my lords, Wint. II, 3, 27. H6A IV, 1, 133. good
my mother, John I, 249. II, 163. good my mouse oj
virtue , Tw. I, 5, 69. gracious my lord, Wint. IV, 4,
477. Mcb. V, 5, 30. Lr. Ill, 2, 61. kind my lord, Tim.
I, 2, 177. sweet my child, LLL I, 2, 71. sweet my coz.
As I, 2, 1. sweet my mother, Rom. Ill, 5, 200.
Myrmidon, one of the people of Achilles: the
great M. (Achilles) Troil. I, 3, 378.' Plnr. —s: Tw.
II, 3, 29 (0. Edd. Mermidons). Troil. V, 5, 33. V,
7, 1. V, 8, 13.
Myrtle, the tree Myrtus communis: Ven. 865.
Pilgr. 144. 364. 376. Meas. II, 2, 117. m. leaf. Ant.
III, 12, 9.
Myself (in two words in 0. Edd.) 1) the same as
I, another I; Silvia is m. Gent. Ill, 1, 172. I lootdd
have daffed all other respects and made her halfm.
Ado II, 3, 177 (i. e. my wife).
2) my own person, I or me in my own per-
son; marking emphatically the distinction between
the speaker and others: Tp. I, 1, 22. I, 2, 434.
Ill, 3, 5. V, 22. 151. Gent. I, 1, 65. \\, 3, 25. II.
4, 62. 64. II, 6, 20. 22. 23. Ill, 1, 12. 24. 147.
148. 171. IV, 2, 103. Meas. I, 4, 27. Err. I, 1,
70. As HI, 2, 269. H4A I, 3, 157. R3 I, 3, 259. V,
3, 185. 186. 188. 190 etc. etc. Used as a subst.
N
755
and followed by the third person of the verb: my
self bewails good Gloster's case, H6B HI, 1, 217.
myself hath often overheard them say. Tit. IV, 4, 74.
for praising myself, who... is praiseworthy, AdoV,2,
89. With /(perhaps seldomer than without it): Tp.
II, 1, 265. Gent. HI, 1, 268. E3 V, 3, 188. Mcb. I,
3, 14 etc.
3) Refl. pron. of the first person: Tp. II, 1, 202.
II, 2, 157. 158. V, 85. 144. Gent. IV, 2, 103 etc. etc.
Mystery, 1) a secret, any thing not easily com-
prehended : to thy great comfort in this m. of ill opinions,
Wiv. H, 1, 73. now I see the m. of your loneliness,
All's I, 3, 177. Plutus ... hath not in nature's — es
more science, V, 3, 103. this m. remained undiscovered,
Wint. V, 2, 130. there is a m. in the soul of state,
Troil. HI, 3, 201. those — es which heaven will not have
earth to know, Cor. IV, 2, 35. you would pluck out the
heart of my m. Hml. Ill, 2, 382. take upon's the m. of
things, Lr. V, 3, 16. —es = mysterious rites: the
—es of Hecate, Lr.1, 1, 112. Jocularly used of strange
and incomprehensible fashions : the spells of France
should juggle men into such strange — es, H8 I, 3, 2.
2) calling, trade, profession: he will discredit our
m. Meas. IV, 2, 30. do you call your occupation am.'?
36. 87. painting is a m. 39. 41. 44. instruction, man-
ners, — es and trades, Tim. IV, 1, 18. not to have us
(thieves) thrive in our m. IV, 3, 458. your m. (as a
bawd)! 0th. IV, 2, 30.
3) professional skill: if you think your m. in stra-
tagem can bring this instrument of honour again into
his native quarter, All's III, 6, 68.
Mytilcue (some M. Edd. Mitylene) name of a
town (in the island of Lesbos?): Per. IV, 2, 3. V,
1, 3 etc.
N.
Nahuchadnezzar (M. Edd. Nebuchadnezzar) the
famous Babylonian king: All's IV, 5, 21 (cf. Daniel
IV, 33).
Nag, a worthless horse: the forced gait of a shuf-
fling n. H4A HI, 1, 135. Term of contempt for a
loose woman: know we not Galloway — s? H4B II, 4,
205. you ribaudred n. of Egypt, Ant. Ill, 10, 10.
Naiad, a water nymph: Tp. IV, 128.
Nail, subst. 1) a pointed piece of metal by which
things are fastened together: Tp. HI, 2, 69. Gent. II,
4, 193. All's II, 2, 26. Cor. IV, 7, 54. Lr. H, 3, 16.
Proverbial phrase : is the old king deadl as n. in door,
H4B V, 3, 126 (cf. Door-nail).
2) the horny substance covering the ends of the
fingers and toes: Lucr. 739. 1472. 1564. Tp. H, 2,
172. Err. IV, 4, 107. Mids. HI, 2, 298. IV, 2, 41.
All's V, 2, 31. Tw. IV, 2, 140. Wint. II, 3, 103. R2
V, 5, 19. H5 IV, 4, 76. H6A I, 4,45. H6B I, 3, 144.
B3 I, 2, 126. IV, 4, 231. Troil. II, 1, 115. Lr. I, 4,
329. Ant. IV, 12, 39. V, 2, 223. the parings of one's
n. (a trifle) Err. IV, 3, 72. the very parings of our — s
shallpitch afield when we are dead, H6A HI, 1, 102.
to blow one's n. (in order to warm one's hands) LLL
V, 2, 923. = to take patience: their love is not so
great, but we may blow our — s together and fast it
fairly out, Shr. I, 1, 109. cf. H6C II, 5, 3.
3) a measure of about two inches : thou yard, three-
quarters, half-yard, quarter, n. Shr. IV, 3, 109.
Nail, vb. to fasten with spikes of iron: — ed on
the bitter cross, H4A 1, 1, 26.
Naked, 1) not covered with clothes: Pilgr. 80.
Compl. 317. Wint. Ill, 2, 212. R2 I,' 3, 298. HI, 2,
46. H4B III, 2, 333. H5 HI, 3, 38. V, 2, 321. 324.
325. H6B III, 2, 336. R3 II, 1, 117. Cor. II, 2, 141.
Mcb. I, 7, 21. H, 3, 132. Lr. HI, 4, 28. IV, 1, 42.
46. 0th. IV, 1, 3. IV, 2, 143. Ant. V, 2, 59. who
sees his true love in her n. bed, Veu. 397 ("a person
undressed and in bed was formerly said to be in naked
bed. It may be observed that, down to a certain
period, those who were in bed were literally naked,
no night linen being worn." Nares). he doth despise
his n. armour of still slaughtered lust, Lucr. 188 (a
play upon the word).
2) not sheathed, drawn : with n. swords, Err. IV,
4, 148. Tw. Ill, 4, 275. H4B II, 4, 222. H5 IV, 2, 21.
Rom. I, 1, 39.
3) unarmed : he but n. , though locked up in steel,
H6B HI, 2, 234. n. as I am, I will assault thee, 0th.
V, 2, 258. H6C V, 4, 42. R3 I, 2, 178. Cor. I, 10,
20. Cymb. V, 5, 4.
4) unprovided , unfurnished, destitute : some good
conceit of thine in thy souts thought; all n., will bestow
it (my duty) Sonn. 26, 8. Meas. HI, 1, 73. LLL V,
2, 805. John II, 387. R2 I, 2, 31. H4A IV, 3, 77.
H4B I, 3, 61. H5 V, 2, 34. H8 III, 2, 458. Tim. H,
1, 31. IV, 3, 228. Caes. IV, 3, 101. Hml. IV, 7, 44.
5) open, plain, undisguised : the n. truth, IAAj V,
2, 716. H6A II, 4, 20. I clothe my n. villanywith old
odd ends, R3 I, 3, 336. let it go n., men may see't the
better, Tim. V, ], 70.
6) mere, bare , simple : the very n, name of love,
Gent. H, 4, 142.
Nakedness, 1) want of clothing: Lr. II, 3, 11.
2) state of being unfurnished with what is wanted :
in his n. he appears but a man, ri5 IV, 1, 109. nothing
I'll bear from thee but n. Tim. IV, 1, 33.
3) plainness, openness to view: to cover with ex-
cuse that which appears in proper n. Ado IV, 1, 177.
Name, subst. 1) individual appellation: naming
thy n. blesses an ill report, Sonn. 95, 8. what is your
n.? Tp. HI, 1, 36; Meas. H, 1,45; Ado IV, 2, 11; Tw.
I, 2, 26; III, 1, 106 etc. repeat their — s, Gent. I, 2,
7. his n. 16. 111. 120. what do you call your knight' s
n.? Wiv. Ill, 2, 21; Err. Ill, 1, 53; V, 286; Shr. IV,
5, 55; H5 IV, 7, 13. could not be distinguished but by
— s. Err. I, 1, 53. call us by our — s, II, 2, 168 ; IV,
3, 3; Cor. V, 1, 9; Tim. I, 1, 187. give a name (like
a godfather) to every fixed star, LLL 1, 1, 89; 93;
R2 IV, 256. friend Simple by your n. Wiv. HI, 1, 3.
which Lion hight by n. Mids. V, 140. one Snout by n.
157 ; H6 II, 1, 81. a very valiant rebel of the n. H4A V,
4, 62 etc. etc. With of: the n. of Prosper, Tp. 111,3,99.
Wiv. II, 1, 72. AslII,2,381. JohnV,2, 19. RSI, 1,58
etc. 0/ omitted: thystolenn. ConoZanus, Cor. V, 6, 89.
2) common or generic appellation: thou dost usurp
the n. (of king) Tp. I, 2, 454. he couples it to his com-
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plaining — s, Gent. I, 2, 127. had I more n.for bad-
ness (than villain) Meas. V, 59. a noble duke, in na-
ture as in n. Tw. 1, 2, 25. / have no n., no title, R2
IV, 255. know not what n. to call myself, 259. had his
great n. (of king) profaned with their scorns, H4A III,
2, 64. gave his countenance, against his n., to laugh at
gibing boys, 65. called me all these bitter — s, E3 I,
3, 236. a traitor to the n. of God, 1. 4, 210. let life
bear his n. Tit. Ill, 1, 249. be thy thoughts imperious,
like thy n. (of emperor) IV, 4, 81 etc. etc. With of:
our dear love lose n. of single one, Sonn. 39, 6. the n.
of king, Tp. I, 1, 18. no n. of magistrate, II, 1, 149.
Gent. II, 4, 142. Wiv. V, 6, 239. Meas. Ill, 1, 39. Err.
II, 2, 137. Ado 1, 1, 302. John V, 2, 67. Mcb. Ill, 1,
58. Lr. IV, 3, 27 etc.
By the n. of = in the quality of, as being; I have
wooed Margaret by the n. of Hero, Ado III, 3, 155.
/ arrest thee by the n. of Richard Earl of Cam-
bridge, H5 II, 2, 145. 147. 149. and by that n. { of
traitor) must die, H8 II, 1, 59. this diamond he greets
your wife withal by the n. of most kind hostess, Mcb.
II, 1, 16. In the n. of or in n. of = under the title,
as: to carry me in the n. of foul clothes to Datchet-lane,
Wiv. Ill, 5, 101. I'll to him again in n. of Brook, IV,
4, 76. thus answer lin n. of Benedick, Ado II, 1, 179.
now take upon me, in the n. of Time, to use my wings,
Wint. IV, 1, 3. which comes to me in n. of fault. III,
2, 61. received eight thousand nobles in n. of lending s,
R2 1, 1, 89. = by virtue of, by means of: and in the
lawful n. of marrying , to give our hearts united cere-
mony, Wiv. IV, 6, 50. cf. wretched shall France be
only in my n. H6A I, 4, 97. Under n. = under pre-
tence : he does it under n. of perfect love , Shr. IV,
3, 12.
3) reputation, character : my jood n. Lucr. 820.
no man that hath an., by falsehood and corruption
doth it shame, Err. II, 1, 112. he hath an excellent
good n. Ado III, 1, 98. Ill, 3, 14. H4A I, 2, 94. lam
in good n. and fame, H4B II, 4, 81. you are in an ill
n. 98. let our nation lose the n. of hardiness and po-
licy, H5 I, 2, 220. expected to prove so worthy as since
he hath been allowed the n. of, Cymb. 1, 4, 3 etc.
4) renown, honour, eminence: and for a n., now
puts the drowsy and neglected act freshly on me, 'tis
surely for a n. Meas. I, 2, 173. 175. none of n. Ado
1, 1, 7. R? II, 3, 56. H5 IV, 8, 110. E3 IV, 5, 8. V,
5, 12. great n. in arms, H4A 111, 2. 108. V, 1, 98.
that, Talbot dead, great York might bear the n. H6A
IV, 4, 9 (= have all the glory of the war), he gives
my son the whole n. of the war. Cor. II, 1, 149 etc.
Abstr. pro concr. : our battle is more full of — s than
yours, H4B IV, 1, 154. Tullus Aufidius, the second n.
of men. Cor. IV, 6, 125.
5) descent, ancestry: / am from humble, he from
honoured n. All*s I, 3, 162. good alone is good without
a n. II, 3, 136. thou dislikest of virtue for the n. 131.
the honour of a maid is her n. Ill, 5, 13.
6) authority, behalf, part: / did in your n. receive
it, Gent. I, 2, 40. charge you in the duke's ?i. to obey
me. Err. IV, 1, 70. / have wooed in thy n. Ado II, 1,
310. Ill, 3, 177. IV, 2, 40. Shr. V, 1, 92. Wint. HI,
2, 119. John HI, 1, 140. H6A II, 1, 26 etc. Common
phrases of exhortation or obsecration: a God's n.
H6A I, 2, 102. i' God's n. Ado I, 1, 144. V, 1, 319.
Shr. I, 2, 195. IV, 5, 1. H4B IV, 1, 227. R3 V, 2, 14
etc. in the — s of all the Gods at once, Caes. I, 2, 248.
i' devil's n. Shr. IV, 3, 92. i' the n. of Beelzebub, Mcb.
II, 3, 4. i' the n. of something holy, Tp. HI, 3, 94,
close, in the n. of jesting, Tw. II, 5, 23. in the n. of
sanctity, HI, 4, 93. i" the n. of truth, Mcb. I, 3, 52. t"
the n. of me, Wint.IV,3,54 (the clown's speech. Anon.
w.e-, as abbreviated from mercy), n, of mercy, when
was this? Ill, 3, 105. what an unweighed behaviour
hath this Flemish drunkard picked — with the devil's
n. — out of my conversation? Wiv. II, 1, 24.
iVaiiie, vb. 1) to call: teach me how to n, the bigger
light, Tp. I, 2, 335. do not n. Silvia thine, Gent. V, 4,
128. which we may n. tough, LLL I, 2, 18. fairer
than tongue can n. thee, R3 I, 2, 81. a servant — d
Lucilius, Tim. I, 1, 111.
2) to give a name or appellation to : my father
— d me Autolycus, Wint. IV, 3, 24. we will not n. de-
sert before his birth, Troil. Ill, 2, 101. he whom my
father — d? your Edgar? Lr. II, 1, 94. = to give a
title to: nobly — d so. Cor. II, 3, 251. henceforth bf.
earls , the first that ever Scotland in such an honour
—d, Mcb. V, 8, 64.
S) to mention by name, to specify : when thou didst
n. the boar, I feared thy fortune, Ven. 641. — ing thy
name blesses an ill report, Sonn. 95, 8. I guess the
sequel; and yet I will not n. it, Gent. 11, 1, 123. never
n. her, if she be a whore, Wiv. IV, 1, 65. Meas. HI, 1,
102. Ado HI, 1, 18. LLL I, 2, 71. Ill, 167. Mids. 1,
2, 20. 41. HI, 1, 37. Merch. 1, 2, 40. As V, 4, 96.
Tw. I, 2, 28. HI, 4, 414. Wint. I, 2, 386. IV, 1, 23.
IV, 2, 24. H4A IV, 3, 48. H4B H, 2, 120. HS I, 2.
60. Mcb. II, 3, 70. Lr. I, 1, 73 etc.
4) to appoint, to designate, to nominate: n. the
day of marriage. Ado II, 1, 311. you may n. the time,
R3 111, 4, 19. the event is yet to n. the winner, Cymb.
HI, 5, 15. Marcius, whom late you have — d for con-
sul. Cor. HI, 1, 196. and n. thee in election for the
empire. Tit. I, 183. he is already — d, Mcb. II. 4, 31.
iVameless, 1) having no name : thy issue blurred
with n. bastardy, Lucr. 522. the secret n. friend of
yours, Gent. II, 1, 111.
2) inexpressible: she hath many n. virtues, Gent.
HI, 1, 319. what I cannot name; 'tis n. woe, I wot,
R2 II, 2, 40.
Namely, to mention by name; that is to say: n.,
no time to recover hair lost by nature. Err. II, 2, 103.
except it be the last, n. some love, V, 56. to him that
owes it, n. this young prince, John II, 248. as well
appeareth by the cause you come, n. to appeal each
other, R2 I, 1, 27. the borrowed glories ... n. the crown,
H5 II, 4, 81. to many simple gulls, n. to Hastings,
Derby, Buckingham, R3 I, 3, 329.
iXaii, diminutive of Anne: Gent. II, 3, 23. Wiv.
I, 4, 160. HI, 4, 2. 98. 104. IV, 4, 47. 71. 74. 85. IV,
6, 20. V, 3, 12.
Nap, the woolly substance on the surface of cloth :
Jack Cade the clothier 7neans to dress the common-
wealth, and turn it, and set a new n. upon it, H6B IV, 2, 7.
Nap, a short slumber: Shr. Ind. 2, 83. take a n.
Tw. V, 52. R3 V, 3, 104.
Nape, the joint of the neck behind : turn your eyes
toward the —s of your necks. Cor. II, 1, 43.
Napkin, handkerchief: oft did she heave her n. to
her eyne, Compl. 15. and to that youth he sends this
bloody n. As IV, 3, 94. 139. 166. an onion'.. . in a n.
close conveyed, Shr. Ind. 1, 127. Wiv. Ill, 5, 92. H4A
IV, 2, 47. H6C I, 4, 79. 159. II, 1, 62. Tit. HI, 1,
N
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140. 14G. Caes. Ill, 2, 138. Mcb. II, 3, 6. Hml. V,
2, 299. 0th. Ill, 3, 287. 290. 321.
Naples, 1) kingdom In the south of Italy: Tp.
I, 2, 112. 121. 235. 431. 448. II, 1, 112. 245. 247.
256. 259. 262. 292. II, 2, 72. Ill, 3, 27. V, 149. 206.
Epil. 5. H6A V, 3, 52. 94. V, 4, 78. V, 5, 40. HGB
1, 1, 48. V, 1, 118. H6C I, 4, 121. II, 2, 139. 0th.
Ill, 1, 4 (the venereal disease appeared first in Naples).
2) king of Naples: myself am N. Tp. I, 2, 434.
Napless, threadbare: the n. vesture of humility,
Cor. II, 1, 250.
Napping; to take n. = to take or surprise in the
very act,- in committing an offence : I should blush to
be o'erheard and taken n. so, LLL IV, 3, 130. I have
ta'en you n. Shr. IV, 2, 46.
Naps, name: John N. of Greece, Shr. Ind. 2, 95.
NarBon, French name: All's 1, 1,31.43. 11,1,104.
Narcissus, a fabulous youth, who fell in love
with his own shadow in a brook: Yen. 161. Lucr.
265. Ant. II, 5, 96.
Narrow, 1) not broad, having but a small distance
from side to side: Err. IV, 2, 38. Merch. II, 8, 28.
Ill, 1, 4. All's IV, 5, 53. R2 V, 3, 8. H4A II, 2, 63.
H5 Prol. 22. I, 2, 201. H6C 1, 1, 239. IV, 8, 3. Troil.
Ill, 3, 154. Rom. II, 4, 88 (from an inch n. to an ell
broad). Caes. I, 2, 135. II, 4, 33. Cymb. V, 3, 52.
2) not wide, very limited: 'tis too n. for your
mind, Hml. II, 2, 259; cf. Caes. I, 2, 135. most n.
measure lent me, Ant. Ill, 4, 8.
Narrovply , closely, with minute scrutiny : if my
cousin do not look exceeding n. to thee, Ado V, 4, 118.
doth watch Bianca's steps so n. Shr. Ill, 2, 141.
search the market n. Per. IV, 2, 3.
Narrow -mouthed, having a small opening: a
n. bottle, As 111, 2, 211.
Narrow-prying, watching closely : Shr. Ill, 3,148 .
Naso, family name of the poet Ovid: LLL IV,
2, 127.
Nasty, dirty, filthy, nauseous: H5 II, 1, 53. Hml.
III, 4, 94.
Nathaniel, name of 1) the curate in LLL IV, 2,
11. 50. 140. 156. 2) a servant in Shr. IV, 1, 91.
125. 135.
Nation, a people: Err. IV, 4, 158. Merch. 1, 3,
49. Ill, 1, 59. 89. Ill, 3, 31. As I, 1, 49. All's IV, 3,
363. IV, 5, 4. John V, 2, 33. 144. R2 II, 1, 22. H4B
1, 2, 241. V, 2, 137. H5 I, 2, 219. II, 4, 80. Ill, 2,
131. H6A III, 3, 23. 62. IV, 1, 138. IV, 2, 16. V,
4, 99. H8 V, 5, 53. Troil. II, 2, 180. 185. Cor. Ill,
3, 132. IV, 5„ 186. Tit. I, 30. Tim. IV, 3, 43. Mcb.
IV, 3, 103. Hml. I, 4, 18. II, 2, 370. IV, 7j 95. 101.
Lr. I, 2, 4. Oth. I, 2, 68. Per. I, 4, 65. IV, 2, 123.
Native, 1) produced by nature, natural, genuine:
her cheeks possess the same which n. she doth owe,
LLL I, 2, 111. n. blood is counted painting now, IV,
3, 263. chase the n. beauty from his cheek, John III,
4, 83. in his true, ■«. and most proper shape, H4B IV,
1, 37. titles miscreate, whose right suits not in n. co-
lours with the truth, H5 I, 2, 17. no pulse shall keep
his n. progress, Rom. IV, 1, 97. if thou path, thy n.
semblance on, Caes. II, 1, 83. the n. hue of resolution,
Hml. Ill, 1, 84. then, act and figure of my heart, Oth.
I, 1, 62. base men being in love have then a nobility
in their natures more than is n. to them, II, 1, 218.
2) resulting from birth, hereditary, legitimate:
ere her n. king shall falter under foul rebellion's arms,
112 111, 2, 25. your crown and kingdom, indirectly held
from him the n. and true challenger, H5 II, 4, 95. let
us fear the n. mightiness and fate of him. 64 (innate
in his race), did I put Henry from his n. right, B.6C
III, 3, 190. the senator shallbear contempt hereditary,
the beggar n. honour, Tim. IV, 3, 11.
3) pertaining to home, or to the place of birth:
thy n. home, Err. I, 1, 30. her n. bay, Merch. II, 6,
15. in their assigned and n. dwelling-place, As II, 1,
63. bring this instrument of honour again into his n.
quarter, All's HI, 6, 70. at their n. homes, John II,
69. shall leave his n. channel, 337. my n. English now
I must forego, R2 I, 3, 160. breathing n. breath, 173.
chasing the royal blood from his n. residence (i. e. the
cheeks) 11, 1, 119. to fright our n. peace with self-
borne arms, II, 3, 78 (= domestic), bear our civil
swords and n. fire as far as France, H4B V, 5, 112.
if these men have defeated the law and outrun n.
punishment, H5 IV, 1, 176 (i. c. inflicted at home), a
many of our bodies shall find n. graves, IV, 3, 96 (i. e.
at home), he could not speak English in the n. garb,
V, 1, 80 (like a born Englishman), my n. clime, H6B
III, 2, 84. your n. coast, IV, 8, 52. in our n. place,
Troil. II, 2, 96. your n. town. Cor. V, 6, 50. back to
your n. spring, Rom, III, 2, 102.
4) born in a place, being at home : being n. burghers
of this desert city. As II, 1, 23. their n. lords, H5 III,
5, 26. I am n. here, Hml. I, 4, 14. like a creature n.
and indued unto that element, IV, 7, 180. With of:
are you n. of this place? As III, 2, 356.
5) cognate, congenial, kindred: adoption strives
with nature , and choice breeds a n. slip to us from
foreign seeds, All's 1, 3,152. to join like likes and
kiss like n. things, I, 1, 238. the head is not more n.
to the heart, Hml. I, 2, 47.
Native, subst. natm-al origin, source: the accu-
sation which they have often made against the senate,^
all cause unborn, could never be the n. of our so frank
donation. Cor. Ill, 1, 129 (some M. Edd. motive).
Nativity, birth: I have swerved him from the hour
of my n. to this instant. Err. IV, 4, 31. you the calen-
dars of their n. V, 404. after so long grief such n.
406 (some M. Edd. festivity), be out of love with your
n. As IV, 1, 36. cursed be the time of thy n. H6A V,
4, 27. Especially := birth or coming into life under
particular circumstances bearing on the destiny of
the person boinrmarks descried in men's nativity are
nature's faults, not their own infamy, Lucr. 538. n.,
once in the main of light, crawls to maturity, Sonn. 60,
5. there is divinity in odd numbers, either in n., chance,
or death, Wiv. V, 1, 4. vows so born, in their n. all
truth appears, Mids. Ill, 2, 125. mark prodigious, such
as are despised in n. V, 420. at my n. the front of
heaven was full of fiery shapes, H4A 111, 1, 13. cf.
26. to whom the heavens in thy n. adjudged an olive
branch, H6C IV, 6, 33. thou that wast sealed in thy
n. ihe slave of nature, R3 I, 3, 229. my n. was under
Ursa major, Lr. I, 2, 140. thou hast as chiding a n.
as fire, air, water, earth and heaven can make, Per.
Ill, 1, 32.
Natural, adj 1) pertaining to nature , being an
effect or forming part of nature: nothing n. I ever saw
so noble, Tp. I, 2, 418. a n. perspective, Tw. V, 224.
children of divers kind we sucking on her (earth's) n.
bosom Jind, Rom. II, 3, 12. the n. gates and alleys of
the body, Hml. I, 5, 67. thy n. magic and dire property,
758
N
HI, 2, 270. some n. notes about her body, Cymb. II, 2,
28. she held the very garment of Posthumus in more
respect than my noble and n. person. III, 5, 140.
2) bestowed by nature, not acquired : our n. wits,
As I, 2, 55. our n. goodness, Wint. II, 1, 164. her n.
posture, V, 3, 23. n. graces, H6A V, 3, 192. n. gifts,
Hml. 1, 5, 61. a n. andprompt alacrity, 0th. I, 3, 233.
Caesar's n. vice, Ant. I, 4, 2. n. luck, II, 4, 26. the n.
bravery of your isle, Oymb. Ill, 1, 18. that n. stamp,
V, 5, 366.
3) subject to, or caused by, the laws of nature:
blunt his n. edge , Meas. I, 4, 60. a n. guiltiness such
as is his, II, 2, 139. to make it n. rebellion, All's V, 3,
6 (== rebellion of nature), dearer than the n. bond of
sisters, As I, 2, 288. the thousand n. shocks that flesh
is heir to, Hml. Ill, 1, 62.
4) consonant to nature and its general or indivi-
dual laws: come to my n. taste, Mids. IV, 1, 1?9. his
n. scope, H4A III, 1, 171. a fair and n. light, V, 1, 18.
congreeing in a full and n. clause, H5 I, 2, 182. as
two yoke-devils sworn to cither's purpose, working so
grossly in a n. cause, II, 2, 107. never to lie and take
his n. rest, H6C IV, 3, 5. none of you may live your n.
age, R3 I, 3, 213. that n. competency whereby they live.
Cor. I, 1, 143. the n. ruby of your cheeks, Mcb. Ill, 4,
115. he wants the n. touch, IV, 2, 9.
5) prompted or governed by nature, not by art or
study: such a one is a n. philosopher. As III, 2, 33. the
painting is almost the n. man, Tim. I, 1, 167. / am
even the n. fool of fortune, Lr. IV, 6, 195 ("born to be
the sport of fortune." Walker).
6) genuine, not artificial or affected: a n. coward,
without instinct, H4A II, 4, 542. their n. tears, H5 IV,
2, 13. thou art even n. in thine art, Tim. V, 1, 88. n.
roses. Per. V Prol. 7.
Adverbially: I do it more n. Tw. II, 3, 89 (Sir
Andrew's speech).
•7) according to the ordinary course of things,
not supernatural : their words aren. breath, Tp.V, 167.
these are not n. events, 227. which is the n. man, and
which the spirit. Err. V, 333 (perhaps to be registered
under def. 1). no n. exhalation, John III, 4, 153. his
n. cause, 156. they are n. Caes. 1, 3, 30. there is some-
thing in this more than n. Hml. II, 2, 385.
8) native, given by birth, not adopted: a contriver
against me his n. brother, As I, 1, 151. whom should
he follow but his n. king? H6C I, 1, 82. dear divorce
'twixt n. son and sire, Tim. IV, 3, 383. myself they
take for n. father, Cymb. Ill, 3, 107 (Germ, leiblich).
9) obedient to the impulse of nature, kind, tender :
in his love toward her ever most kind and n. Meas, III,
1, 229. were all thy children kind and n. H5 II Chor.
19. loyal and n. boy, Lr. II, 1, 86.
10) foolish, idiotic : hath all the good gifts of na-
ture. He hath indeed, almost n. Tw. I, 3, 30 (some
M. Edd. all most n.).
IVataral, subst. an idiot: that a monster should
be such a n. Tp. Ill, 2, 37. when Fortune makes Na-
ture's n. the cutter-off of Nature's wit. As I, 2, 52.
sent this n. for our whetstone, 57. a great n. that runs
lolling up and down, Rom. II, 4, 96.
Naturalize, to initiate, to familiarize: / will
return perfect courtier, in the which my instruction shall
serve to n. thee. All's I, 1, 223.
Naturally, 1) by nature: lam not n. honest,
Wint. IV, 4, 732. a woman, n. horn to fears, John III,
1, 15. the cold blood he did n. inherit of his father,
H4B IV, 3, 128.
2) to the life, with just representation: that part
was aptly fitted and n. performed, Shr. Ind. 1, 87.
Nature (usually fem. , sometimes neuter, as in
Wint. I, 2, 151 and 0th. Ill, 3, 227) 1) the world
around us as created and creating by fixed and eter-
nal laws: n. that made thee, Ven. 11. 291. the carious
workmanship of n. 734. swear — 's death for framing
thee so fair, 744. those whom n. hath not made for
store, Sonn. 11, 9. 20, 10. 67, 9. 126,5. Tp. II, 1,
159. 162. Meas. I, 1, 37. Ado III, 1, 49. 63. IV, 1,
130. LLL II, 10. Mids. U, 2, 104. V, 296. Merch. I,
1,51. 111,2,90. As II, 4, 56. Ill, 2, 149. All's 1, 1, 13S.
148. 163. V, 3, 103. Tw. 1,2,48. Wint. II, 3, 10-1,
IV, 4, 89. 489. V, 2, 108. R2 II, 1, 43. H4B I, 1, 153.
R3 IV, 3, 18. Rom. II, 3, 9. Caes. V, 5, 74. Per. Ill,
2, 38 etc. etc. wisdom of n. Lr. I, 2, 113 (= natural
philosophy).
Denoting spontaneous growth and formation:
a woman's face with ■ — 's own hand painted, Sonn. 20,
1; cf. Tw. I, 5, 268. the blots of —'s hand, Mids, V,
416; cf. Hml. I, 4, 24. the something that n. gave me,
As I, 1, 18. n. hath given us wit, 1,2,47. adoption
strives with n. All's I, 3, 161. in these to n. she's im-
mediate heir, 11,3,139. the affection of nobleness which
n. shows above her breeding, Wint. V, 2, 40. this fortress
built by n. R2 II, 1, 43 etc. etc. diminutives ofn. Troil.
V, 1, 39 (cf. V. 5; i. e. diminutives from your birth
and destined to be so for ever), the slave ofn. R3 I,
3,230. we fools ofn. Hml. 1, 4, 64 {af. Fool), this
carl, a very drudge of — 's, Cymb. V, 2, 5. by n.: Lucr.
697. Sonn. 122,6. Err. II, 2, 74. 104. Ado III, 3, 10.
Tw. I, 3, 105. H6A III, 1, 18. H6B III, 1, 258. Opposed
to art: Ven. 291. Lucr. 1374. Meas, II, 2, 184. Mid.-*,
II, 2, 104. As III, 2, 31. All's II, 1, 121. Wint. IV, 4,
91. Rom. II, 4, 95. Caes. IV, 3, 195. Lr. IV, 6., 86--
Opposed to fortune: Wiv. Ill, 3, 70. Ado III, 3, 16.
As I, 2, 43. 45. All's I, 1, 237. John III, 1, 52. Hml,
I, 4, 32, Opposed to the agency of supernatural pow-
ers: there is in this business more than nature was
ever conduct of, Tp. V, 243. Opposed to human insti-
tutions or tendencies: by law of n. thou art bound to
breed, Ven. 171. -by law of n. and of nations, H5 II,
4, 80. Troil. II, 2, 176. if we are — 's, these are ours.
All's I, 3, 135. the show and seal of — 's truth, 138,
n. craves all dues be rendered to their owners, Troil.
II, 2, 173. one touch of n. makes the whole world kin,
III, 3, 175. a fault to n., to reason most absurd, Hml.
I, 2, 102. o'erstep not the modesty ofn. Ill, 2, 22. where
n. doth with merit challenge, Lr. 1, .1, 64. the offices of
n. II, 4, 181. thou, n., art my goddess, I, 2, 1. in the
lusty stealth ofn. 11 etc. etc. Implying the idea of
necessity: he's walked the way ofn. H4B V, 2, 4. when
n. brought him to the door of death, H6C III, 3, 105.
2) native sensation, innate and involuntary affec-
tion of the heart and mind : n. hath charged me tliat
I hoard them not, Compl. 220. expelled remorse and
n. Tp. V, 76. n. dispenses with the deed so far that it
becomes a virtue, Meas. Ill, 1, 135. my end was wrought
by n., not by vile offence. Err, 1, 1, 35. n., stronger than
his just occasion. As IV, 3, 130, the mightiest space in
fortune n. brings to join like likes. All's I, 1, 237. «.
to her bias drew in that, Tw. V, 267. Iiow sometimes n.
will betray its folly, Wint. I, 2, 161. tears which n.,
love and filial tenderness shall pay thee, H4B IV, 5,
N
759
39 how quiclcly n. /alls into revolt when gold becomes
her object, 66. n. makes me relent, H6A III, 3, 59. with
whom an upright zeal to right prevails more than the
n. of a brother's love, H6C V, 1, 79. fond n. bids us
all lament, Rom. IV, 5, 82. not n. can bear great for-
tune, hut by contempt of n. Tim. IV, 3, 8. my n. could
not bear it so, Caes. IV, 3, 195. compunctious visitings
of n, Mcb. I, 5, 46. so far hath discretion fought with
n. Hml. 1, 2, 5. if thou hast n. in thee, bear it not, I, 5,
81. 0 heart, lose not thy n. Ill, 2, 411. n. makes them
partial, 111, 3, 32. I am satisfied in n., but in my terms
of honour I stand aloof V, 2, 255. wrenched my frame
of n. Lr. I, 4, 290. n. erring from itself, 0th. Ill, 3,
227. n. would not invest herself in such shadowy pas-
sion, IV, 1, 40 etc.
3) the physical and moral constitution of man:
our — s do pursue a thirsty evil, Meas. I, 2, 132. the
weariest life that age ... can lay on n. Ill, 1, 131. so
is all n. in love mortal in folly. As 11, 4, 56. labouring
art can never ransom n.from her inaidible estate. All's
II, 1, 121. all the miseries which n. owes. 111, 2, 122.
so long as n. will bear up with this exercise, W^int. Ill,
2, 241. n. does require her times of preservation, 118
III, 2, 146. to repair our n, with comforting repose, V,
1, 3. in our own — s frail, V, 3, 11. /». to whom all
sores lay siege, Tim. IV, 3, 6. that n. ... should yet be
hungry, 176. whose naked — s live in all the spite of
wreukful heaven , 228. the multiplying villanies of n.
do swarm upon him, Mcb. I, 2, 11. their drenched — s
lie as in a death, 1, 7, 68. the season of all — s, sleep,
111, 4, 141. a violet in the youth of primy n. Hml. I, 3,
7. to hold the mirror up to n. Ill, 2,25. n. is fine in
love, IV, 5, 161. n. finds itself scourged by the sequent
effects, Lr. I, 1, 114. oppressed n. sleeps, III, 6, 104.
thou hast one daughter who redeems n, from the general
curse, IV, 6, 210. the sides of n. will not sustain it,
Ant. 1, 3, 16 etc.
4) individual constitution, personal character:
though in my n. reigned all frailties, Sonn. 109, 9. my
n. is subdued to what it works in, 111, 6. in my false
brother awaked an evil n. Tp. I, 2, 93. that which good
^s could not abide to be with, 369. my father's of a
better n. 496. on whose n. nurture can never stick, IV,
188. the n. of our people, Meas. I, 1, 10. and yet my
n. never in the fight to do it slander, 1, 3, 42. to prac-
tise his judgment with the disposition of — s. 111, 1, 165.
music doth change his n, Merch. V, 82. / have kept
of them tame and know their — s. All's 11, 5, 50. the
younger of our n. Ill, 1, 17. my son corrupts a well-
derived n. with his inducement. III, 2, 90. there's some-
thing in't that stings his n. IV, 3, 4. the tenderness
of her n. became as a prey to her grief, 61. whose
n. sickens but to speak a truth, V, 3, 207. a noble duke,
in n. as in name, Tw. I, 2, 26. nor can there be that
deity in my n. V, 234. not noted but of the finer —s,
Wint. I, 2, 226. my lord of York, out of his noble n.
HS 111, 1, 62. / know his noble n. Ill, 2, 419. affairs
that walk at midnight have in them a wilder n. V, 1,
15. thou hast a cruel n. V, 3, 129. all our abilities,
gifts, —s, shapes, Troil. 1,3,179. what he cannot
help in his n. Cor. I, 1, 42. such a n., tickled with good
success, 263. his gracious n. 11,3,195. his surly n.
203. his n. is too noble for the world. 111, 1, 255. wilt
thou draw near the n. of the gods? Tit. 1, 117. ranked
with all deserts, all kind of natures, Tim. I, 1 , 66. this
is in thee a n. but infected, IV, 3, 202. I will make thee
.Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
do thy right n. 44. the worm that's fied hath n. that in
time will venom breed, Mcb. Ill, 4, 30. when the baser
n. comes between mighty opposites, Hml. V, 2, 60. a
tardiness in n. Lr. 1, 1, 238. — s of such deep trust,
II, 1, 117. is this the n. whompassion couldnot shake?
0th. IV, 1,276 etc.
6) quality, sort, kind: sonnets that did amplify
each stone's dear n., worth and quality, Compl. 210.
love you 'gainst the n. of love, Gent. V, 4, 58. apower
I have, but of what strength and n. I am not yet in-
struclid, Meas. I, 1, 80. the n. of their crimes, II, 3,
7. but in what n.? Ill, 1, 70. your capacity is of that
n. LLL V, 2, 377. distinct offices and of opposed — «,
Merch. II, 9, 62. of a strange n. is the suit you follow,
IV, 1, 177. let my officers of such a n. make an extent
upon his house. As 111, 1, 16. then, of our quarrelyet
never brooked parte, Shr. 1, 1,116. Icon him no thanks
for't, in the n. he delivers it. All's IV, 3, 176. the n.
of his great offence is dead, V, 3, 23 (almost = cause).
the offence is not of such a bloody n. Tw. Ill, 3, 30.
those pearls which heaven shall take in n. of a fee,
John 11, 170. all of one n., of one substance bred,
H4A I, 1, 11. to know the n. of your griefs, IV, 3, 42.
this man's brow foretells the n. of a tragic volume, H4B
1, 1, 61. figuring the n. of the times deceased. III, 1,
81. a peace is of the n. of a conquest, IV, 2, 89. our
vineyards, fallows, meads and hedges, defective in their
—s, grow to wildness , H6 V, 2, 55. all (articles)
according to their firm proposed — s, 362. the n. of it
;an exaction) H8 I, 2, 53. thus we debase the n. of our
seats. Cor. Ill, 1, 136. all these things change their
— s, Caes. I, 3, 67. the state of man suffers the n. of
an insurrection, II, 1, 69. the n. of bad news infects
the teller. Ant. I, 2, 99. upon importance of so slight
and trivial a n. Cymb. I, 4, 45 etc.
6) human life, vitality: hath from n. stolen a man
already made, Meas. II, 4, 43. would have made n.
immortal, All's I, 1, 22. n. and sickness debate it at
their leisure, \, 2, 74. I would repent out the remainder
of n. IV, 3, 272. in me, 0 n., cesse, V, 3, 72. gentle
sleep, — 's soft nurse, H4B III, 1, 6. wait on — 's
mischief, Mcb. I, 5, 51 (on the destruction of life).
death and n. do contend about them whether they live
or die, II, 2, 7. in them — 's copy 's not eterne. III, 2,
38. the least (gash) a death to n. Ill, 4, 28. passing
through n. to eternity, Hml. I, 2, 73. n. cannot choose
his origin, 1, 4, 26. the foul crimes done in my days of
n. I, 5, 12. n. in you stands on the very verge of her
confine, Lr. II, 4, 149. my snuff and loathed part ofn.
should burn itself out, IV, 6, 39. if thou and n. can so
gently part. Ant. V, 2, 297. n. doth abhor to make his
bed with the defunct, Cymb. IV, 2, 367. n. awakes,
Per. Ill, 2, 93.
Kauglit or iVouglit (rhyming to thought in R3
III, 6, 13 and Mcb. IV, 1, 70; to oft in Pilgr. 340) 1)
nothing (usual orthogr. nought): Ven. 631 (cf. Gent.
Ill, 1, 83). 911. Lucr. 1092. 1096. Sonn. 15, 3. 44,
13. 57, 11. Tp. 1, 2, 18. Ill, 2, 74. Gent. Ill, 1, 83 (cf.
Ven. 631). V, 4, 64. Err. IV, 1, 91. LLL 1, 1, 92.
Mids. Ill, 2, 462. Merch. V, 81. 197. Shr. I, 1, 166.
All's 111, 7, 21. Tw. I, 1, 11. Wint. 11, 1, 177. John
111, 4, 111. V, 7, 117. R2 I, 1, 53. II, 1, 83. II, 2, 23.
H4B V, 5, 40. H5 1, 2, 251. H6A 1, 2, 135. I, 3, 70,
H6B III, 1, 216. Ill, 2, 366. V, 1, 7. E3 1, 1, 97. H8
I, 1, 43. II, 4, 135. Troil. I, 2, 314. 1, 3, 19. 249.
Cor. V, 3, 93. Tit. I, 146. IV 4, 7. V, 1, 85. Rom,
49
760
N
Prol. 11. II, 3, 17. Tim. Ill, 6, 121. IV, 3, 376. Mcb.
III, -2, 4. IV. 1, 70. Lr. II, 2, 86. 0th. I, 1, 48. 163.
IV, 2, 187. V, 2, 295. Ant. Ill, 5, 23. Cymb. Ill, 6,
49. V, 5, 9. Per. I, 4, 43. to set at n. = to slight, to
despise: Gent. I, 1, 68. H4B T, 2, 85. Cor. III^ 1,
270. all to n. (when all is staked to nothing) Ant.
II, 3, 37. a woman's nay doth stand for n. Pilgr. 340
(is not meant in earnest), it was not she that called
him all to n. Ven. 993 (= good for nothing, naughty).
2) nanghty, worthless, wicked (usually spelt
naught) : if I do not carve most curiously j say my
knife's n. Ado V, 1, 157. the mustard was n. As I, 2,
68. 69. in respect that it is a shepherd's life it is n.
III, 2, 15. his title was corrupt and n. H5 I, 2, 73.
he that doth n. with her, R3 I, 1, 99 (the play) is n.
H8 Epil. 5. all forsworn, alt n., all dissemblers, Rom.
Ill, 2, 87. n. tJiat I am, Mcb. IV, 3, 225. you are n.
Hml. Ill, 2, 157. thy sister's n. Lr. II, 4, 136. all's
but n. Ant. IV, 15, 78. she was n. Cymb. V, 5, 271.
Substantively: a paramour is, God bless us, a thing
ofn. Mids. IV, 2, 14 (a naughty, wicked thing. Flute's
speech).
31 lost, ruined: thy fortune might happily have
proved far worse than his. What, worse than n.1 H6B
III, I, 307. aioay! all will be n. else. Cor. Ill, 1, 231.
n., n , all n. Ant. Ill, 10, 1. be n. awhile = the devil
take you! As I, 1, 39. Substantively, ^ ruin, perdi-
tion: all loill come to n. R3 III, 6, 13. this great world
shall so wear out to n. Lr. IV, 6, 138.
Kanghtily , wickedly , lasciviously : come again
into my chamber: you smile and mock at me, as if I
meant u. Troil. IV, 2, 38 (cf. naughty in Meas. II,
I, 77).
Nanghtr, bad, wicked, good for nothing: a n.
house, Meas. II, 1, 77. thou n. varlet, Ado IV, 2, 74.
this n. man, V, 1, 306. these n. times, Merch. Ill, 2, 18.
thou n. gaoler, III, 3, 9. so shines a good deed in a n.
world, V, 91. a good drum, but a n. orator, All's V, 3,
254. thou n. varlet, H4A II, 4, 474. a sort of n. per-
sons, H6B1I, 1, 167. whiles he lived upon this n. earth,
H8 V, 1, 139. you n. mocking uncle, Troil. IV, 2, 26.
a n. man, 34. thou n. knave, Caes. I, 1, 16. 'tis a n.
night to sioim in, Lr. Ill, 4, 116. n. lady. III, 7, 37.
Kavarre, a kingdom between France and Spain:
LLL I, 1, 12. 222. II, 90. = king of N.: II, 7. 22.
81. 89. 227. 230.
Nave, 1) navel: he unseamed him from the n. to
the chaps, Mcb. I, 2, 22.
2) the middle part of a wheel, in which the spokes
are inserted: Hml. II, 2, 518. Quibbling with knave:
would not this n. of a wheel have his ears cut off"? H4B
II, 4, 278 (with allusion to Falstaff's roundness).
NaTcl, the centre: when the n. of the state was
touched, Cor. Ill, 1, 123.
Navigation, voyages by sea: though the yesty
waves confound and swallow n. up, Mcb. iV, 1, 54.
Navy, a fleet: H4B IV, 4, 5. H5 III Cher. 18.
R3 IV, 4, 434. 523. HS III, 2, 383. Ant. II, 6, 20. Ill,
5,20. 111,13, 12. 170. IV, 3, 10.
jVay, no: there a n. is placed toithout remove, Pilgr.
256. say thee n. 318. a woman's n. 340. / say n, to
that. Err. V, 371. by yea and n. LLL I, 1, 54. dares
not answer n. Mids. Ill, 1, 136. past all saying n.
Merch. Ill, 2, 232. said him n. John I, 275. you'llsay
a beggar n. R3 111, 1, 119. Ill, 7, 51. 53. Rom. II,
2,96.
Used, not simply to deny or refuse, but to reprove,
to correct, or lo amplify that which has been said be-
fore: n.good, he patient, Tp. I, 1, 16. n.. good my
lord, be not angry, II, 1, 186. n., give me not the boots,
Gent. I, 1, 27. n., now you are too flat, I, 2, 93. n.,
would I were so angered with the same, 104. n. then,
no matter. III, 1, 58. n., hear me, Meas. Ill, 1, 148. n ,
(/ there be no remedy , III, 2, 1 etc. ". , that I can
deny, Gent. I, 1, 84. n., in that you are astray , 109.
111. 135. without you^ n., that's certain, II, 1, 37. n ,
take them, 130. what are you reasoning? N., I iras
rhyming, 149. the tide is now: n., not thy tide of tears,
II, 2, 14. «., I'll show you the manner of it, II, 3, 15.
n., that cannot be so, 18. 11,4,92. 11,7,63. n.,but I know
'tis so, Meas. 1, 2, 67. «., but I bar to-night, Mercli. II, 2,
208. n., n., Octavia, not only that, Ant. Ill, 4, 1 etc. than
you shall find many, n. almost any, Tp. Ill, 3, 34. we
are betrothed, n. more, Gent. 11,4, 179. Err. I, 1, 16.
a wolf, n. wo7-se, a fellow all in buff", IV, 2, 36. n., he's
a thief too, 59. a critic, n. a night-watch constable,
LLL III, 178. to strike me, spurn me, n. to kill me too,
Mids. Ill, 2,313. R3 III, 5, 85. Merch. Ill, 5, 33 etc. etc.
Nayivard; to the n. = towards nay, towards a
negative: you would believe my saying, howe'er you
lean to the n. Wint. II, 1, 64 (i. e. however you me a
lover of contradiction).
Naynord, a watch- worn ; in any case have a n.
Wiv. II, 2, 131. V, 2, 5. In Tw. II, 3, 146 0. Edd.
an ayword, most M. Edd. a n.
Nazarite, a native of Nazareth : your prophet the
N. Merch. I, 3, 35 (Shylock's speech).
A'e, nor: my maiden's name seared otherwise, ne
worse of worst extended, with vilest torture let my life
be ended, Airs' II, 1, 176 (differently and very uiih.ip-
pily corrected by M. Edd. cf. Extend), all perishen of
man, of pelf , ne aught escapen but himself. Per. II
Prol. 36.
Seaf or Neif, fist: give me your n. Mids. IV, 1,
20 (Bottom's speech). / kiss thy n. H4B II, 4, 200
(Pistol's speech).
Neapolitan, native of Naples; subst. : Tp. I, 2,
161. II, 2, 117. Merch. I, 2, 63. Shr. I, 1, 210. H6B
V, 1, 117. Adj.: Merch. I, 2, 43. In Troil. II, 3, 20
Ff the bone-ache, Qq the N. bone-ache.
Near, adj. and adv. 1) nigh, not far, at a short
distance; of place: come a little — er, Wiv. U, 2, 47.
how n. is he? IV, 2, 39. a' must shoot — er, LLL IV,
1, 136. approach not n. Mids. II, 2, 22. a neighbour
and n. bred, Merch. II, 1, 3. every country far and n.
H6A V, 4, 3. a —er way (= a shorter way) R3 IV,
4, 462. to catch the —est way, Mcb. I, 5, 19 etc. etc.
With to : to this troop come thou not n. Phoen. 8. draw
n. to me. Err. V, 12. n. to her bower, Mids. Ill, 2, 7.
n. to the walls, H6A II, 1, 3. n. to the town of Lei-
cester, R3 V, 2, 12. your ladyship is — er to heaven
than when I saw you last, Hml. II, 2, 445 (Ff — «■
heaven'). I am n. to the place, Cymb. IV, 1, 1. on the
mountains n. to Milford, V, 5, 281 etc. With a noun
without to; do so n. the bottom run, Tp. II, 1, 227. we
now are n. his cell, IV, 195. come not n. her. Err. IV,
3, 58. IV, 4, 109. Mids, II, 2, 12. 136. V, 170. Merch.
III, 4, 80. IV, 1, 233. 254 (—est). As I, 3, 46. Ill, 5,
32. All's I, 3, 110. H6B I, 3, 144 etc. etc.
Peculiar use: come n. the house, I pray you, =
enter the house, come in: Wiv. 1, 4, 140. let not that
doctor e'er come n. my house, Merch. V, 223. pray you,
N
761
come n. (^ come in, go in) Wiv. Ill, 3, 159. please
you, draw n. (enter the cell) Tp. V, 318. will you draw
n.f All's III, 2, 101. pray, draw n. Tim. II, 2, 46.
pray you, walk n.; Til speak with you anon, 132 (cf.
Approach).
Used of time: dreading the winter's n. Sonn. 97,
14. when their deaths be n. 140, 7. and very n. upon
the duke is entering, Meas. IV, 6, 14 (cf. Upon), that
ever may be n. As III, 5, 28 etc. With to: I cannot
give guess how n. to day, Caes. II, 1, 3. Without to:
is't n. dinner-time 1 Gent. I, 2, 67. she is very n. her
hour, Meas. II, 2, 16. IV, 2, 97. % conceit is — er
death than thy powers, As II, 6, 8. it is not yet n. day,
R3 V, 3, 220.
2) appioaching to , np to , not very short of the
thing in question : how n. the god drew to the com-
plexion of a goose, Wiv. V, 5, 8. it draws something
n. to the speech we had to such a purpose, Meas. I, 2,
79. this comes too n. the praising of myself, Merch.
Ill, 4, 22. by the n. guess of my memory, 1, 3, 55.
your coming before me is — er to his (our father's) re-
verence. As I, 1, 54. as n. as I could sift him on that
argument, E2 I, 1, 12. tell me their words as n. as thou
canst guess them, H6C IV, 1, 90. I aimed so n. Rom.
1, 1, 211. what things in the world canst thou — est
compare to thy flatterers? Tim. IV, 3, 319. 320. Hence
= resembling , like : he so n. to Hermione hath done
Hermione, Wint. V, 2, 109. comes it not something n.?
V, 3, 23. And = nearly, almost, within a little: since
I am n. slain, kill me outright with looks and rid my
pain, Sonn. 139, 13. whose contents shall witness to
him I am n. at home, Meas. IV, 3, 99. n. twenty years
ago, Shr. IV, 4, 4. to go n. ^ to be like , or to have
like: it wilt go n. to remove his fit, Tp. II, 2, 78. it
mil go n. to be thought so shortly, Ado IV, 2, 24. the
death of a dear friend would go n. to make a man look
sad, Mids. V, 294. there be some women . . . would have
gone n. to fall in love with him. As III, 5, 125. you shall
go n. to call them both a pair of crafty knaves, H6B I,
2, 102.
3) attached by the ties of blood , or of affection
and confidence : for thee watch I whilst thou dost loake
elsewhere, from me far off, with others all too n. Sonn.
61, 14. n. allied unto the duke, Gent. IV, 1, 49. done
my adieu with his (the duke's) —est. All's IV, 3, 101.
my —est of kin, Wint. Ill, 2, 54. my —est and dearest
enemy, H4A HI, 2, 123. ji. kinsman unto Charles, H6A
V, 5, 45. — er in bloody thoughts, but not in blood, R3
II, !,■ 92. emulation now, who shall be —est, II, 3, 25.
you and he are n. in love, III, 4, 14. / will have none
so n. else, H8 II, 2, 135. sons, kinsmen, thanes, and
you whose places are the — est, Mcb. I, 4, 36. who,
being bom your vassal, am something — er, Cymb. V,
5, 114. With to : I love the king and what is — est to
him, Wint. IV, 4, 533. the lady Blanche is n. to Eng-
land, John II, 424 (M. Edd. njece). „. to the king in
blood and n. in love, R2 III, 1, 17. you twain are n. to
Warwick by blood and by alliance, H6C IV, 1, 136. I
have often wished myself poorer, that I might come — er
to you, Tim. I, 2, 105. murder's as n. to lust as flame
to smoke, Per. I, 1, 138. With an accus. without to:
a scandalous breath to fall on him so n. us, Meas. V,
123. you are very n. my brother in his love. Ado II,
1, 169. the son of the king — est his father, H4B II,
2, 130. this Percy was the man —est my soul, III, 1,
61. / mould humour his men with the imputation of
being n. their master, V, 1, 81. he is n. you in descent,
H6B III, 1, 21. a man of his place, and so n. our fa-
vour, H8 V, 2, 30.
4) touching, interesting one's intellect or feelings,
coming home to one: some affairs that touch me n.
Gent. Ill, 1, 60. I haveheard herself come thus n. Tw.
II, 5, 29. when his holy state is touched so n. H6A III,
I, 58. will touch us all too n. E3 11, 3, 26. to touch
his growth , — er than he touched mine, 11, 4, 25. Ely
with Richmond troubles me more n. IV, 3, 49. what — er
debt in all humanity than wife is to the husband? Troil.
II, 2, 175. it does concern you n. Tim. I, 2, 183. which
many my n. occasions did urge me to put off. III, 6, 11.
every minute of his being thrusts against my — est of
life, Mcb. Ill, 1, 118. touch me not so n. 0th, II, 3, 220.
With to: whose love of either to myself was — er?
Lucr. 1165. the — est things to my heart, Wint. I, 2,
236. With an accus.: no grief did ever come so n. thy
heart, Gent. IV, 3, 19. if you do love Rosalind so n:
the heart, As V, 2, 68. our nearness to the king in love
is n. the hate of those love not the king, R2 II, 2, 128.
do you come n. me now? Tw. Ill, 4, 71. you come n.
me now, H4A I, 2, 14. so n. mine honour, H8 III, 1,
71. am I come n. ye now? Rom. I, 5, 22. if it touch
not you, it comes n. nobody, 0th. IV, 1, 210. they are
not ft. my conscience, Hml. V, 2, 58.
5) near, the form of the positive, by contraction
for nearer: nor n. nor farther off, R2 III, 2, 64 (here
tJie suffix er may be considered as belonging to both
adverbs), better far off than n. , being ne'er the n. V,
1, 88 (i. e. being not nearer for being at a small dis-
tance\ the n. in blood, the — er bloody, Mcb. II, 3,
146 (perhaps positive).
Near-legsed, knock-kneed: Shr. Ill, 2, 57 (0.
Edd. neere leg'd. Some M. Edd. ne'er-legged before,
i. e. foundered in his forefeet, having, as the jockeys
term it, never a fore leg to stand on).
Nearly, 1) at or to a small distance: / doubt
some danger does approach you n. Mcb. IV, 2, 67.
2") in a manner approaching to , not falling short
of, what is proposed: as n as I may, I'll play the
penitent to you, Ant. II, 2, 91 [i. e. as much like a real
penitent as it is consistent with my dignity).
3) intimately, pressingly : a loss in love thai touch-
es me more n. Sonn. 42, 4. some confidence that de-
cerns you n. Ado III, 5, 4. something n. that concerns
yourselves, Mids. 1, 1, 126. what most n. appertains to
us both, Lr. I, 1, 287.
Nearness, close alliance by blood or affection:
such neighbour n. to our sacred blood should nothing
privilege him, R2 I, 1, 119. our n. to the king in
love is near the hate of those love not the king, II, 2,
127.
Neat , subst. horned cattle : Hie steer , the heifer
and the calf are all called n. Wint. I, 2, 125. a lion
in a herd of n. H6C II, 1, 14. what say you to a — 's
foot? Shr. IV, 3, 17. you dried — 's tongue, H4A II,
4, 271. Merch. I, 1, 112. — 's leather, Tp. II, 2, 73.
Caes. I, 1, 29.
Neat, adj. 1) nice, delicate, pretty: a knight well-
spoken, n. and fine, Gent. I, 2, 10. is all ready, and
all things n.? Shr. IV, 1, 117. we must be n. ; not n.,
but cleanly, Wint. I, 2, 123. wherein n. and cleanly,
H4A II, 4, 502. sluitery to such n. excellence opposed,
Cymb. I, 6, 44. his n. cookery, IV, 2, 49.
2) spruce, finical, foppish: a certain lord, n. and
49*
762
N
trimly dressed, H4A I, 3, 33. you n. slave, strike, Lv.
II, 2, 45.
\cat-Uerd,a cow-keeper: ■Wint.IV,4,332. Cymb.
I, 1, 149.
Neatly, nicely, sprucely: wearing his apparel n.
All's IV, 3, 168.
\el> , the bill of a bird : how she holds up the n.,
the bill to him, Wint. I, 2, 183.
Xeliour, the usual pronunciation of neighbour,
blamed by Holofernes: LLL V, 1, 25.
\eliachadnezzar, writing of M. Edd. for Nabu-
chadnezzar, q. v.
Necessaries, things indispensable, whether to a
certain purpose : we have culled such n. as are behove-
ful for our state to-morrow, Rom. IV, 3, 7. or in daily
use: linens, stuff's and n. Tp. I, 2, 164. to safeguard
n. H5 I. 2, 176 (= provisions). ^ luggage: Gent. II,
4, 188. Hml. I, 3, 1. 0th. II, 1, 292.
Neccssarilr, by unavoidable consequence : Ado
11,3,201.
Necessar)-, 1) indispensably requisite, needful:
dispossessing all my other parts of n. fitness, Meas. II,
4, 23. a harmless, n. cat, Merch. IV, 1, 55. a nimble
hand is n. for a cutpurse, Wint. IV, 4, 686. 804. H4A
I, 2, 215. H8 I, 2, 77. Troil. Ill, 3, 230. Cor. II, 1,
91. Caes. II, 1, 178. Hml. Ill, 2, 47. Lr. IV, 3, 7.
Ant. V, 2, 50. Followed by a subjunctive: it is n. that
he keep his vow, Go IV, 7, 146. it were but n. you were
ivaked, II6B III, 2, 261. By should: 'tis n. he should
die, Tim. Ill, 5, 2.
2) unavoidable: nor gives to «. wrinkles place,
Sonn. 108, 11. as horns are odious, they are n. As
III, 3, 52. by the n. form of this King Richard might
create a perfect guess that great Northumberland
would grow to a greater falsehood, H4B III, 1, 87.
death, a n. end, Caes. II, 2, 36. most n. 'tis that we
forget to pay ourselves what to ourselves is debt, Hml.
Ill, 2,202.
Necessltied, with to, = driven by want to, want-
ing: I bade her, if her fortunes ever stood n. to help,
that by this token I would relieve her. All's V, 3, 85.
Necessity, 1) that which must be, unavoidable-
ness: to make a virtue of n. Gent. IV, 1, 62. she must
lie here on mere n. LLL I, 1, 149. 150. 155. there is
ho virtue like n. R2 I, 3, 278. one of these two must
be — es, Wint. IV, 4, 38. thou must think there's a n.
in it, 649. are these things then — es? then let us meet
them like — es, H4B III, 1, 92. 93. n. commands me
name myself. Cor. IV, 5, 62. as if we were villains by
n. Lr. I, 2, 132. I will show you such a n. in his death,
0th. IV, 2, 247. ^011 could not lack . . . very n. of this
thought. Ant. JI, 2, 58. the time, which drives o'er your
content these strong — es, III, 6, 83. of n. = necessa-
rily: he that so generally is at all times good must of
■it. hold his virtue to you, All's I, 1, 9.
2) indispensableness, cogency, imperative exi-
gency: it shall bite upon my n. Wiv. II, 1, 136. hiding
mine honour in my n. II, 2, 25. the fairest grant is the
n. Ado I, 1, 319. this imposition, the which my love
and some n. now lays upon you, Mercli. Ill, 4, 34. were
there n. in your request, Wint. I, 2, 22. yet that is but
a crushed n. H5 1, 2, 175. his legs are legs for n. Troil.
II, 3, 1 14. urged extremely for it and showed what n.
belonged to it, Tim. Ill, 2, 14. nature must obey n.
Caes. IV, 3, 227. n., of matter beggared, will nothing
slick our person to arraign, Hml. IV, 5, 92. that then
n. will call discreet proceeding, Lr. I, 4, 232. for n.
of present life I must show out a flag and sign of love,
Otli. I, 1, 156. the strong n. of time commands our ser-
vices awhile. Ant. 1, 3, 42. Witli of: there's no further
n. of qualities can make her be refused, Per. IV, 2, 53.
Plur. — es = absolute wants, imperative demands.:
I'll do the service of a younger man in all your busi-
ness and — es. As II, 3, 55. their more mature digni-
ties and royal — es made separation of their society,
Wiiit."l, 1, 28. construe the times to their — es, H4B
IV, 1, 104. H8 V, 1, 2. Cor. Ill, 1, 147. Tim. IV, 3,
377. Caes. IV, 3, 165.
31 extreme indigence, distress, want of what is
needed (personified as masc. in R2 V, 1, 211: I'll
rather dwell in my n. Merch. I, 3, 156. nor shall not
(eat) till n. be served, As II, 7, 89. my n. rnake^ vie to
ask you for my purse, Tw. Ill, 4, 368. leai'ing his
friend here in n. 422. teach thy n. to reason thus , R2
1, 3, 277. I am sworn brother to grim n. V, 1, 21. n.
so bowed the state, H4B III, 1, 73. God comfort him
in this n. H6A IV, 3, 15. deceit bred byn. H60 111, 3,
68. urge the n. and state of times, R3 IV, 4, 416. some
good n. touches his friend, Tim. II, 2, 236. had his n,
made use of me. 111, 2, 89. — 's sharp pinch, Lr. II,
4, 214. the art of our — es is strange, that can make
vile things precious , III, 2, 70. till he hath passed n.
Per. II Prol. 6. in like n.... may defend thee, 11,1,
134.
Neck , the part of the body which connects the
head and the trunk: Ven. 99. 539. 592. 627. Tp. I,
2, 461. Meas. 111,2,42. Err. 111,2, 148. V, 10. 258.
Ado II, 1, 196. LLL IV, 1, 114. Mids. Ill, 1, 38. As
I, 2, 131. Ill, 2, 192. Ill, 5, 5. Shr. IV, 1, 16. Tw. 1,
5, 267. Wint. V, 2, 37. R2 II, 2, 74. V, 2, 19. lis
III, 4, 35. IV, 1, 120. H6A II, 5, 37. H6B III, 2, 106.
Troil. Ill, 3, 223. Cor. II, 1, 43. 167. 225. Tit. IV, 4,
49. Rom. 1, 1, 5. I, 4, 82. Caes. V, 1, 44. Mcb. IV,
3, 153. Hml. HI, 4, 185. Lr. II, 4, 8. Ant. Ill, 13, 130.
161. IV, 8, 14. IV, 14, 74. Cymb. V, 4, 173. V, 5, 364.
to break a person's n., in a literary sense, or generally
= to destrov: LLL IV, 1, 59. As 1, 1, 163. R2 V, 5,
88. H6A V,"4, 91. Troil. Ill, 3, 259. IV, 2, 79. V, 4,
34 Ca plague break thy n.). Cor. Ill, 3, 30. IV, 7, 25.
V, 4, 37. Tit. V, 1, 132. Hml. Ill, 4, 196. Lr II, 4,
74. to hang about a person's n.: Merch. II, 2, 14. Shr.
II, 310. Wint. I, 2, 308. V, 3, 112. H5 V, 2, 190. HS
II, 2, 33. to hang on one's n.: H4B II, 3, 44. he took
the bride about the n. Shr. Ill, 2, 179. she falls me thus
about my n. 0th. IV, 1, 140. he fastened on my n. Lr.
V, 3, 212. hang him with his pen and ink-horn about
his n. H6B IV, 2, 117. be hanged with your pardons
about your — s, IV, 8, 23. with halters on their — s,
IV, 9, 11. over Suffolk's n. he threw his wounded arm,
H5 IV, 6, 24. I'll give thee this n. = I'll be hanged:
H4A II, 1, 68. let his n. answer for it, H5 IV, 8, 45.
on the n. of oi in the n. of ^ immediately after: a
thousand groans, one on another's n. Sonn. 131, 11.
and in the n. of that, tasked the whole state, H4A IV,
3, 92. on the n. of = by the ruin of: many so arrive
at second masters upon their first lord's n. Tim. IV,
3, 513; cf. now Margaret's curse falls heavy on my
n. R3 V, 1, 25 (Qq is fallen upon my head), to lay on
the n. of = to lay to the charge of: men must lay
their murders on your n. 0th. V, 2, 170. Used to ex-
press submission by receiving a yoke or any token of
servility: Ado I, 1, 203. Tw. II, 5, 205. R2 III, 1, ID.
N
763
H6A II, 3, 64. H6B I, 2, 65. H6C III, 3, 16. R3 IV,
4, 111. Cor. 1, 3, 50. Cymb. Ill, 3, 92.
Necklace, a string of beads worn on the neck:
Wint. IV, 4, 224.
Nectar, the drink of the gods; any pleasant li-
quor: Ven. 572. Gent. II, 4, 171. Troil. Ill, 2, 23.
Ned, diminutive of Edward: H4A I, 2, 123. II,
2, 63. 78. 115. II, 4, 1. 23. 24. 30. II, 2, 150. 173.
196. H6C V, 4, 19. V, 5, 51. V, 7, 16. R3 IV, 4, 146.
Nedar, name in Mids. I, 1, 107. IV, 1, 135.
Need, subst. 1) occasion for something, want,
exigency: 'tis more than n. LLL IV, 3, 289 and Jokn
I, 179 (== there is the most urgent occasion for it;
it is absolutely necessary), the very stream of his life
must upon a warranted n. give him a better proclama-
tion, Meas. HI, 2, 152 (on need of a warrant; when a
warrant is needed), what apology you think may make
it probable n. All's II, 4, 52. my appointments have in
them, a n. greater than shows itself, II, 5, 72. most op-
portune to our n. I have a vessel, Wint. IV, 4, 511. /
would your spirit were . . . stronger for your n. 5 17. the
Lady Constance speaks not from her faith , but from
her n. John III, 1, 211. whom he hath used rather for
sport than n. V, 2, 175. never so few, and never yet
more n. H4B I, 1, 215. if n. were, R3 III, 7, 166.
what's the n.? H8 II, 4, 2. there is no n. Rom. Ill, 1,
10. this same thought did but forerun my n. V, 1, 53.
immediate are my — s, Tim. II, 1, 25. the present n.
speaks to atone you. Ant. II, 2, 101. 0 reason not the n.
Lr. II, 4, 267. Almost = business: effectedmany nicer
—s, All's IV, 3, 105. for an. = in case of necessity:
with five hundred, for a n. H6C I, 2, 67. nay, for a re.,
thus far come near my person, R3 III, 5, 85. you could,
for a n., study a speech, Hml. II, 2, 566 (Qq for n.).
to have n.: Shr. I, 1. 215. All's II, 7, 169. H6A I, 1,
157. H6B IV, 2, 8. Tit. IV, 2, 15. Bom. IV, 3, 13. to
have n. of a person or a thing: Gent. IV, 4, 69. Wiv.
III, 3, 193. Ado III, 3, 121. Wint. IV, 2, 13. IV, 3, 57.
H4A III, 2. 3. R3 I, 3, 76. 77. Troil. IV, 4, 23. Rom.
IV, 3, 3. Tim. I, 2, 100. Mcb. II, 2, 32. Ant. Ill, 11,
10. n. of any engine, Tp. II, 1, 161. our great n. of
him, Caes. I, 3, 161. there is no n. of: Ado III, 3, 22.
H4B IV, 1, 97. R3 HI, 7, 165. of posting is no n.
Sonn. 51, 4. what I stand in n. of, Gent. II, 7, 84.
God send me no n. of thee, Rom. Ill, 1, 8. Followed
by an inf. with to: I have no n. to beg, R2 IV, 309.
there was no n. io trouble himself with such thoughts,
H5 11, 3, 22. H6B IV, 2, 3. R3 II, 1, 36. Rom. I, 3,
33. Hml. II, 2, 3. Lr. I, 2, 34. I, 4, 211. Cymb. II,
3, 67. Without to: thou hadst n. send for more money,
Tw. II, 3, 199 (= thou wouldst do well, thou hadst
better), captains hadn. look to't, H4BII,4, 163. we had
n. pray, and heartily, for our deliverance, H8 11,2,45.
he had n. mean better than his outward show can speak
in his commend. Per. II, 2, 48. cf. so had you n. As II,
7, 169 (= you do well). H6A I, 1, 157. H6B IV, 2, 8.
2) indigence, distress, extremity: he will help thee
in thy n. Pilgr. 424. your n. to sustain, Tw. IV, 2,
135. forced by n. and accident, Wint. V, 1, 92. tread
down my n. John HI, 1, 215. we did it for pure n.
H6B II, 1, 157. in thy n. such comfort come to thee,
H6C I, 4, 165. lest in our re. he might infect another,
V, 4, 46. which in his greatest n. will shrink from him,
B3 V, 2, 21. re. and oppression starveth in thine eyes,
Rom. V, 1, 70. Hml. I, 5, 180. Lr. II, 4, 273. Cymb.
JII, 6j 13. V, 3, 45.
Need, vb. (3^ pers. pres. needs; need only in
Gent. II, 1, 158. Ill, 1, 311. 314. Err. HI, 2, 15.
Ado I, 1, 318. H4A HI, 3, 17. H4B I, 3, 78. IV, 1,
114. H6B IV, 2, 64; never when governing an accu-
sative. In Lr. II, 4, 266 Ff. re., Qq —s. —eth in
Lucr. 31. Irapf. —ed: Shr. IV, 3, 8. Lr. I, 2, 32.
Partic. —ed: Mcb. V, 3, 33. Partic. and gerund
—ing: Sonn. 118, 8. Pilgr. 268). 1) to want, to
lack, to require; absol.: it flows over on all that re.
Ant. V, 2, 25. With an accus.: truth — s no colour,
Sonn. 101, 6. that l/ou did painting re. 83, 1. nor n.
I tallies, 122, 10. — s no defence, Pilgr. 110. if you
should re. a pin, Meas. II, 2, 45. LLL II, 14. IV, 3,
239. 269. V, 2, 21. Mids. V, 363. Merch. I, 3, 115.
As Epil. 4. Shr. V, 1, 4. 25.. Wint. II, 1, 155. 189.
John IV, 2, 179. R2 III, 2, 176. V, 6, 38. H4A I, 3,
20. II, 2, 74. HI, 1, 88. V, 3, 35. V, 4, 10. H4B I,
2, 87. II, 2, 112. H6A V, 1, 191. H6B I, 2, 100. 1,
3, 153. H6C V, 4, 49. R3 I, 4, 224. Ill, 2, 115. H8
V, 4, 45. Troil. I, 2, 93. Cor. II, 3, 209. IV, 5, 248.
V, 1, 34. Tit. I, 299. Rom. Ill, 5, 176. IV, 3, 6. V,
1, 50. Tim. I, 1, 101. 1, 2, 70. Caes. II, 1, 123. 136.
HI, 2, 51. Mcb. Ill, 3, 2 {he — s not our mistrust =
we n. not mistrust him). V,l,82. V,3,33. Hml. HI, 2,
217. IV, 2, 21. Lr.ll, 1,117. 11,4,264. 269. IV, 1,81.
0th. Ill, 1,51. Ant. HI, 13. 49. 50. Cymb. II, 4, 66.
Per. Ill, 3, 23. V, 1,259.
Followed by an inf. with or without to : I was as
virtuously given as a gentleman n. to be, H4A HI, 3,
17. what thing, in honour, had my father lost, that re.
to be revived and breathed in me ? H4B IV, 1, 114. you
re. but plead your honourable privilege. All's IV; 5, 95.
thou — est but keep that countenance, Cymb. Ill, 4, 14.
Everywhere else negatively ; with to : then n. I not to
fear the worst, Sonn. 92, 5. Wiv. II, 2, 132. Meas. 11,
1, 247. Mids. V, 364. Shr. I, 1, 61. All's III, 5, 27.
31. IV, 3, 309. V, 2, 11. Tw. I, 5, 6. Wint. IV, 4, 426.
R2 III, 4, 17. H4B HI, 2, 125. Rom. HI, 5, 16. Per.
I, 3, 11. what re. / my body to anatomize'^ H4B Ind.
20. what — s your grace to be protector? H6B I, 3,
121. what shall 1 re. to draw my sword? Cymb. Ill, 4,
34. Without to: you re. not fear , Ven. 1083. In. not
fear to die, Lucr. 1052. Tp. Ill, 3, 43. Gent. I, 3, 17.
11,4, 85. HI, 1, 314. Meas. I, 1, 64. I, 2, 111. Err.
HI, 2, 187. LLL IV, 3, 201. Merch. I, 2, 109. HI, 5,
33. All's II, 3, 225. Wint. 11, 2, 58. R2 II, 3, 81. H4A
IV, 4, 21. H4B I, 3, 78. H5 IV, 7, 18. H6A V, 2, 17.
V, 3, 105. H6B IV, 2, 64. H6C V, 4, 70. R3 III, 1,
148. Cor. 1, 1, 45. HI, 3, 76. IV, 6, 1. Tim. HI, 4, 39.
Ill, 6, 83. Hml. HI, 1,187. ivhal —est thou wound with
cunning? Sonn. 139, 7. what n. a man care for a stock?
Gent. Ill, 1,311. Wiv. V, 5, 202. Err. Ill, 2, 15. Wint.
II, 1, 161. John IV, 1, 76. H4A V, 1, 129. H8 II, 4,
127. Troil. HI, 2, 42. Tim. I, 2, 99. Mcb. IV, 1, 82.
V, 1, 42. Per. 1, 4, 77. II Prol. 16. An inf. under-
stood, not expressed: what n. she? (viz write) Gent.
11, 1, 158. she —s not, V, 2, 21. Wiv. I, 4, 91. John
HI, 1, 320. H5 HI, 7, 118. H6C I, 2, 65. Caes. II, 1,
279.
Followed by a clause : who never — ed that I shoidd
entreat, Shr. IV, 3, 8.
By of: we n. no more of your advice, Wint. II, 1,
168. what should you n. of more? Lr. II, 4, 241.
2) to want, not to have, to be without: their gross
painting might be better used where cheeks re. blood,
Sonn. 82, 14. and much I n. to help you, if need were,
764
N
R3 III, 7, 166. — inff = wanting: heart is bleeding,
all help — ing, Pilgr. 268.
3) to be wanted, to be requisite, to be necessary:
to be diseased ere that there was true — ing, Sonn.
118, 8. so much as it —s, Mcb. V, 2, 29. Negatively:
it shall not n. Err. V, 390. to prove that true — « no
more but one tongue, H4A 1, 3, 96. it — s notj H6C I,
4, 125. there — s no such apology, E3 HI, 7, 104.
there — s none, Tim. I, 2, 18. there — s no ghost, Hml.
I, 5, 125. what — « a second striking'? Ven. 250. what
— eth then apologies be made? Lucr. 31. what — s your
mum? Wiv. V, 2, 9. what —s all that? Err. Ill, 1, 60.
what n. the bridge much broader than the flood? Ado
1, 1, 318. what — s these hands? Wint. 11, 3, 127.
what n. these tricks? Troil. V, 1, 14. what n. these
feasts? Tim. 1, 2, 248. what — ed then that terrible
dispatch, Lr. I, 2, 32. what n. one? 11, 4, 266 (Qq —s).
what — jp this iteration? 0th. V, 2, 160. what — s more
words? Ant. II, 7, 132.
Nceder, one who wants a thing : Cor. IV, 1, 44.
iVecclful, 1) requisite, indispensable, necessary:
Meas. I, 3, 20. 11, 1, 296. 11. 2, 24. 11, 3, 9. Ado 1, 3, 26.
LLL 11,25. All'sIV,3,93. 1V,4,3. Wint. I, 2, 23. 11,3,
40. John V, 7, 110. H4A IV, 4, 34. H4B IV, 4, 70.
H6A IV, 3, 18. H6C IV, 1, 129. IV, 6, 53. H8 II, 4,
231. Tit. V, 1, 39. Rom. IV, 2, 34. Mcb. V, 8, 71.
Hml. 1, 1, 173. IV, 7, 79. Lr. 11, 1, 129. II, 4, 209.
0th. 1, 3, 287. Cymb. IV, 3, 8. Per. V, 3, 68.
2) being in want of something, requiring: with
aid of soldiers to this n. war, H6C 11, 1, 147.
3) urgent, important: leaves unquestioned matters
of n. value, Meas. 1, 1, 56 (wanting to be discussed).
give him from me this most n. scroll, R3 V, 3, 4 1 (want-
ing to be delivered), to our own selves bend we our
n. talk, Troil. IV, 4, 141.
Needle, a small instrument of steel used in sew-
ing and embroidery: Lucr. 317. 319. Mids. Ill, 2,
204. Shr. 11, 25. IV, 3, 121. John V, 2, 157. R2 V,
5, 17. H5 II, 1, 37. Troil. 11, 1, 87. 0th. IV, 1, 199.
Cymb. I, 3, 19. Per. IV Prol. 23. cf. Nedd.
IVeedless, 1) not requisite, unnecessary, super-
fluous: Meas. V, 92. LLL 11, 117. John V, 5, 5.
Troil. 1, 3, 71. Cor. II, 3, 124. Tim. 1, 2, 100.
2) without cogency, without sufficient cause,
groundless: sigh at each his n. heavings, Wint. 11, 3,
35. pray God I prove a n. coward, R3 111, 2, 90. n.
diffidences, Lr. I, 2, 161. n. jealousy, Cymb. V, 4, 66.
3) not' wanting, having enough: weeping into the
n. stream, As 11, 1, 46.
iVeedleivork, embroidery: Shr. U, 356.
Needly, needs, absolutely: if sour woe delights
in fellowship and n. will be ranked with other griefs,
Rom. Ill, 2, 117.
Needs, indispensably, absolutely; used only with
the verbs must and will; with must: Ven. 759. Sonn.
35, 13. 120, 3. Pilgr. 104. Tp. II, 1, 41. II, 2, 4. Ill,
3,4. Gent. 11, 4, 188. II, 6, 20. II, 7, 53. Wiv. Ill,
4, 96. Meas. II, 2, 48. 11, 4, 30. V, 123. LLL V, 2,
552. Mids. I, 2, 90. Ill, 2, 119. Merch. 11, 4, 30. 111.
4, 14. 18. IV, 1, 205. Shr. V, 2, 88. Wint. IV, 4,498.
H6B IV, 2, 58. H6C 11, 3, 5. IV, 3, 42. 58. Ant. HI,
7, 11 etc. With will: Ven. 673. Compl. 167. Tp. I,
2, 108. Meas. HI, 2, 2. Ado 1, 1, 202. All's 1, 3, 22.
H4B I, 2, 242. IV, 5, 96. H6B IV, 8, 22. R311l,l, 141.
Hml. HI, 1, 143. IV, 5, :j. 0th. 1, 3, 369. With loould:
Sonn. 153, 10. Wiv. HI, 3, 94. H8 11, 2, 133.
Needy, 1) very poor, indigent: Sonn. 66, 3. Err.
V, 240. H6B HI, 1, 116. Rom. V, 1, 42. 54. jot/ comes
well in such u, n. time, Rom. Ill, 5, 106 (= void of
joys).
2) needful, requisite: stored with corn to make your
n. bread. Per. I, 4, 96 (or = the bread of your need,
the bread relieving your distress ?).
Nceld, a needle; substituted, for the sake of the
metre, by some M. Edd. for needle of 0. Edd. in Lucr.
319. Mids. Ill, 2, 204. John V, 2, 157. Per. IV Prol.
23. In Per. V Prol. 5 F{ needle, Qq neele.
Ne'er, see Never. ^
Ne'er-changing, immutable: n. night, R3 11, 2,
46 (Qq perpetual rest).
Ne'er- cloying, never causing satiety: your n.
sweetness, Sonn. 118, 5.
Ne'er-legged, see Near-legged.
Nc'cr-lust-wearied (0. Edd. ne'er lust-wearied),
never surfeited with lust: Ant. II, 1, 38.
Ne'erlheless, not the less for it, notwithstanding,
all the same: Shr. I, 1, 77. Troil. 11, 2, 189.
Ne'er-iouchcd, inviolate, chaste: the n. vestal.
Ant. HI, 12, 31.
Ne'er-yct-bcaten, as yet unconquered: Ant. Ill,
1, 33.
Neeze, to sneeze: Mids. II, 1, 56.
Negation, declaration that something is not ; de-
nial: Troil. V, 2, 127.
Negative, subst. a word that denies : if your four
— s make your tioo affirmatives, Tw. V, 24.
Negative, adj. denying: or else be impudently n.
Wint. 1, 2, 274.
Neglect, subst. 1) want of care shown by not
doing what ought to be done: which, out of my /».,
was never done, Gent. V, 4, 90. we may (escape), if
not through your n. H6B V, 2, 80. fines for your n. H8
V, 4, 84. Per. Ill, 3, 20 (Qq neglection).
2) omission of attention, disregard: how with my
n. I do dispense, Sonn. 112, 12. thrown into n. the
pompous court, As V, 4, 188. nor construe any further
my n. Caes. 1, 2, ib.from their coldest n. Lr. 1, 1, 257.
/ have perceived a most faint n. 1, 4, 73. With of: thy
n. of truth, Sonn. 101, 2. my n. of his dreadful might,
LLL III, 204.
Neglect, vb. 1) to pay no attention to, to leave
undone or unnoticed: her — ed child holds her in chase,
Sonn. 143, 5. — ing worldly ends, Tp. 1, 2, 89. if thou
— St what 1 command, 368. n. my studies, Gent. 1, 1,
67. she did n. her looking-glass, IV, 4, 167. the drowsy
and — ed act, Meas. I, 2, 114. for your fair sakes have
we — ed time, LLL V, 2, 765. lose and n. the creeping
hours of time. As 11, 7, 112. a beard — ed, HI, 2, 395.
— ed my sivorn duty, R2 1, 1, 134. the means that
heaven yields must be embraced, and not — ed, HI, 2,
30. we must n. our holy purpose, n4A 1, 1, 101. if
once it (the opportunity) be —ed, H6A V, 4, 167. /
hope, my absence doth n. no great designs, R3 111, 4,
25. n. the visitation of my friends, HI, 7, 107 (Vi de-
ferred), the ing it may do some danger, Rom. V, 2,
19. our — ed tribute, Hml. HI, 1, 178. and both n. HI,
3, 43. infirmity doth still n. all office, Lr. II, 4, 107.
— ing an attempt of ease and gain, 0th. I, 3, 29. — ed
rather. Ant. II, 2, 89. jewels lose their glory if — ed,
Per. 11, 2, 12.
2) to disregard, not to treat with due honour, to
set at nought, to slight: his honour, his affairs, his
N
765
friends, his state, —ed all, Lucr. 46. we do n. the
thing we have, 152. I conjure thee that thou n. me not,
Meas. V, 50. n. me, lose me, Mids. 11, 1, 206. where-
fore do you u. them? Wint. IV, 4, 86. he loves thee,
and thou doest n. him, H4B IV, 4, 21. the fatal and
— ed English, H5 11,4, 13. what infinite heart's ease
must kings n. IV, 1, 254. strangely — ed (peers) H8
111, 2, 11. n. him not, 421. the specialty of rule hath
ieen —ed, Troil. I, 3, 78. —ed love, Hml. Ill, 1, 186.
that so — ed you, 0th. V, 1, 95.
Ncglcctingly, slightingly: answered n. I know
not what, H4A I, 3, 52.
Ncslectlon, want of care, disregard : sleeping n.
doth betray to loss the conquest of our scarce cold con-
queror, I-16A IV, 3, 49. if n. should therein make me
vile , Per. Ill, 3, 20 (Ff neglect). With of: this n. of
degree, Troil. 1, 3, 127.
Sfegligence, 1) want of care and attention ; Lucr.
1278. Compl. 35. Mids. Ill, 2, 345. Tw. I, 4, 5. Ill,
4, 280. Wint. I, 2, 252. 257. H8 III, 2, 213. Troil.
V, 6, 17. Lr. I, 3, 12. Ill, 1, 32. 0th. I, 1, 76. Ill, 3,
311. Cymb. I, 1,66.
2) disregard, slight, contempt: both the worlds I
give to n., let come what comes; only Til be revenged,
Hml. IV, 5, 134.
Negligent, wanting care and attention : LLL III,
86. Wint. I, 2, 247. 250. 255. H6A I, 2, 44. Troil.
111,3, 41. Ant. Ill, 7, 26. till we perceived, both how
you were wrong led, and we in n. danger. III, 6, 81 (=
a danger of negligence, i. e. a danger arising from
our continued negligence).
Negotiate , to hold intercourse by way of trans-
acting business : let every eyf n.for itself and trust no
agent, Ado II, 1, 185. have you any commission from
your lord to n. with my face? Tw. I, 5, 250.
Negotiation, treaty of business: Troil. Ill, 3, 24.
Negro, a female blackamoor: the getting up of
the —'s belly, Merch. Ill, 5, 42.
Neir, see Neaf.
Neigh, subst. the cry of a horse: H5 III, 7, 29.
IV Chor. 10. Ant. Ill, 6, 45.
Neigh, vb. to utter the voice of a horse: Ven.
262. 265. Sonn. 51, 11. Mids. U, 1, 46. Ill, 1, 113.
Merch. V, 73. Shr. I, 2, 207. H4B IV, 1, 119. Caes.
II, 2, 23. 0th. III. 3, 351. Ant. I, 5, 49. Cymb. IV, 4,
17. With to: Ven. 307. 0th. 1, 1, 112. With /or:
our steeds for present service n. H5 IV, 2, 8 (express
their desire for combat by neighing).
Neighbour, subst. 1) one who lives near another:
Ado V, 2, 79. LLL V, 1, 25. V, 2, 586. Mids. V, 209.
Shr. II, 336. All's 111, 5, 15. Wint. I, 2, 195. 196. IV,
2, 45. H4B II, 4, 80. Cymb. 1,4, 134. With to: the
sun, to whom I am an. Merch. II, 1, 3.
2) one who lives in an adjacent country: what
think you of the Scottish lord, his n. ? Merch. I, 2, 84.
though France himself and such another n. stand in
our way, H5 III, 6, 166. our — s, the upper Germany,
H8 V, 3, 29.. a giddy n. to us, H5 I, 2, 145.
3) one who is standing or sitting near another:
his nose being shadowed by his — 's ear, Lucr. 1416.
and this my n. too? Wint. IV, 4, 381. our bad n. makes
us early stirrers, H5 IV, 1, 6 (i. e. the enemy), can
any of your — s tell? V, 2, 208. cheer your —s, H8 1,
4,41.
4) one who lives in familiarity with another: all
my —s shall cry aim, Wiv. Ill, 2, 45. the more the pity
that some honest —s will not make them friends, Mids.
Ill, 1, 149. made her — s believe she wept for the death
of a third husband, Merch. Ill, 1, 10. will on the vigil
feast his —s, H5 IV, 3, 45. sing the merry songs of
peace to all his —s, H8 V, 5, 36. With to: Buck-
ingham no more shall be the n. to my counsel, R3 IV,
2,43. Used as a term of familiar address: Ado HI,
3,7. 13. 93. 97. Ill, 5, 2. 19. 20. 39.45. V, 1,336.
Shr. II, 39. 40. 76.401. 111,2,248. H4A1I, 1,49. II,
2, 82. H4B II, 4, 94. H6B U, 3, 59. 63. 65. R3 11, 3.
1. 6. Cor. I, 1, 63. IV, 6, 20. 24. Caes. I, 2, 231. Per.
Ill, 2, 107.
5) a countryman: civil wounds ploughed up with
— s' sword, R2 I, 3, 128. we will home to Rome and
die among our — s. Cor. V, 3, 173.
6) a fellow-creature : when such a one as she Atch
is her n. As II, 7, 78. your wife's wit going to your
— 's bed, IV, 1, 170. lie with his — 's wife, R3 I, 4,
141.
Neighbour, adj. being in the vicinity; the n.
caves, Ven. 830. a n. thicket, LLL V, 2, 94. bottom,
As IV, 3, 79. such n. nearness to our blood, R2 I, 1,
119. confines, H4B IV, 5, 124. air, Rom. II, 6, 27.
states, Tim. IV, 3, 94. room, Hml. 111,4,212. shepherd,
Cymb. I, 1, 150.
Neighbour, vb. 1) intr. to be near, to be in the
vicinity: a copse that — s by, Ven. 259. Partic. — ing
adjectively: all — ing languages. All's IV, 1, 18.
tenants, friends and — ing gentlemen, H4A III, 1, 90.
— ing ponds, Cymb. i, 4, 97. our — ing shore. Per. I,
4, 60. some — ing nation, 65.
2) trans, to be near, to adjoin, to be at the side
of: thy places shall still n. mine, Wint. I, 2, 449.
wholesome berries ripen best — ed by fruit of baser
quality, H5 I, 1, 62.
Neighboured, adj. near intimate, familiar:
so n. to his youth and haviour, Hml. II, 2, 12. shall
to my bosom be as well n. , pitied and relieved, Lr. I,
1, 121.
Neighbourhood, 1) an adjacent country with its
inhabitants : trembled at the ill n. 115 I, 2, 164.
2) friendly terms, amicableness: plant n. and
Christian-like accord in their sweet bosoms , H5 V, 2,
381. domestic awe, night-rest and n. Tim. IV, 1, 17.
Neighbouring, see Neighbour, vb.
Neighbourly , becoming a neighbour , friendly,
kind: a n. charity, Merch. I, 2, 85. is not that n.? As
III, 5, 90.
Neighbour- stained, stained by the blood of
countrymen: this n. steel, Rom. I, 1, 89.
Neither, 1) not either, none of two: n. may
possess the claim they lay, Lucr. 1794. where n. party
is nor true nor kind, Compl. 186. excellent in n. Pilgr.
102. good night, good rest. Ah, n. be my share, 181.
to themselves yet either n. Phoen. 43. Wiv. IV, 6, 16.
Err. Ill, 1, 67. LLL V, 2, 459 (n. of either). 822.
Merch. V, 103. As I, 2, 283. All's 111, 2, 52. John V,
2, 163. R2 111, 4, 12. H5 II, 2, 136. H6C II, 5, 12.
R3 1, 1, 113. Lr. I, 1, 6. Ant. Ill, 2, 50 etc. etc. The
verb sometimes following in the plural: say that he
or we, as n. have, received that sum, LLL II, 133.
Thersites' body is as good as Ajax, when n. are alive,
Cymb. IV, 2, 253. cf. also Pilgr. 181.
Correlative to nor (in this case sometimes mono-
syllable: Merch. I, 1, 178. H6A V, 1, 59. H6C 1, 1,
199): n. eyes nor ears, Ven. 437. n. red nor pale,
76G
N
Lucr. 1510. Sonn. 16, 11. 86, 7. Pilgr. 86. Tp. II,
2, 18. Gent. Ill, 1, 70. Meas. II, 2, 50. Err. II, 1, 1.
II, 2, 49. Ill, 1, 66. V, 215. Ado 1, 1, 232. LLL I,
2, 119. Merch. I, 1, 178. H6C I, 1, 45. 199 etc. that's
n. here nor there, Wiv. I, 4, 112 (cf. Here). More
than two things thus joined: n. sad, nor sick, nor
merry, nor well. Ado II, 1, 303. I should n. sell, nor
give, nor lose it, Merch. IV, 1, 443. / have n. wit nor
words nor worth, action, nor utterance, nor the power
of speech, Caes. Ill, 2, 225 etc. Usually nor placed
only before the last: n. sting, knot, nor confine, Compl.
265. n. bended knees, pure hands held up, sad sighs,
deep groans, nor silver- shedding tears, Gent. Ill, 1,
229. thou hast n. heat, affection, limb, nor beauty,
Meas. Ill, 1, 37. n. my coat, integrity , nor persuasion,
IV, 2, 204. n. maid, widow, nor wife, V, 177. n- sa-
vouring of poetry, wit, nor invention, LLL IV, 2, 165.
he hath n. Latin, French, nor Italian, Merch. 1, 2, 74.
n. call the giddiness of it in question, the poverty of
her, the small acquaintance, my sudden wooing, nor her
sudden consenting. As V, 2, 6. has n. leg, hands, lip,
nor cap. All's II, 2, 11. n. in estate, years, nor wit,
Tw. I, 3, 116. n.pity, love, nor fear, H6C V, 6, 68.
/(. mother, wife, nor England's queen, R3 I, 3, 209.
you know n. me, yourselves, nor any thing. Cor. II, 1,
75 etc. Neither omitted: he, nor that affable familiar
ghost, Sonn. 86, 9. but my five wits nor my five senses
can dissuade one foolish heart from serving thee, 141,
9. then, nor now, Meas. Ill, 2, 86 (look for more in-
stances sub Nor\ Nor omitted : n. press, coffer, chest,
trunk, well, vault, but he hath an abstract, Wiv. IV, 2,
62. Or for nor: n. in time, matter, or other circum-
stance, Meas. IV, 2, 108. ,i. in birth or for authority,
the bishop will be overborne by thee, H6A V, 1, 59.
Coriolanus n. to care whether they love or hate him.
Cor. 11, 2, 13.
2) as little, likewise not: shall she marry him?
No. How then? shall he marry her? No, n. Gent. II,
5, 18. Valentine? No. Who then? his spirit? N. Ill,
1, 196. which of you saw Sir Eglamour of late? Not
I. Nor I. Saw you my daughter? N. V, 2, 33. a widow,
then. N Meas. V, 176. good people, enter and lay hold
on him. No, not a creature enters in my house. Then
let your servants bring my husband forth. N. Err. V,
94. you know me well. I never saw you in my life.
Dost thou not know my voice? N. 301. not sad, my
lord. How then, sick? N., my lord. Ado II, 1, 302.
wouldst thou have thy head broken ? No. Then be still.
N. H4A III, 1, 245 etc. Double negative: tve'll not
run. Nor go n. Tp. Ill, 2, 22. that cannot be so a.
Gent, II, 3, 18. I care not for that n. Ill, 1, 345. my
brows become nothing else, nor that well n. Wiv. Ill, 3,
64. Ado II, 1, 323. II, 3, 98. LLL I, 1, 294. IV, 3,
191. V, 1, 158. Merch. I, 1, 47. 1, 3, 167. As I, 2,
30. All's II, 1, 94. Tw. II, 5, 203. Caes. I, 2, 238.
0th, V, 2, 243. Ant. V, 2, 51 etc.
Hence = nor: n. do I labour for a greater esteem.
As V, 2, 61. n. allied to eminent assistants, H8 I, 1,61.
many dream not to find, n. desej've, and yet are steeped
in favours, Cymb. V, 4, 130.
3) Following a negative by way of enforcing it
(almost = nevertheless , for all that"! : you'll lie like
dogs and yet say nothing n. Tp, III, 2, 23. and I paid
nothing for it n. Wiv. IV, 5, 63. / will physic your
rankness, and yet give no thousand crowns n. As I, 1,
93. let it live. It shall not n. Wint. II, 3, 158. Simi-
larly after but : the body of your discourse is sometime
guarded with fragments, and the guards are but slightly
basted on n. Ado I, 1, 290. and that is but a kind of
bastard hope n. Merch. HI, 5, 9. it must be an answer
of most monstrous size that must fit all demands. But
a trifle n. All's II, 2, 36. Not so n. = by no means:
hut art not thou thyself giddy with the fashion loo, that
thou hast shifted out of thy tale into telling me of the
fashion? Not so n. Ado III, 3, 153. thou art as wise
as thou art beautiful. Not so n. Mids. Ill, 1, 152 (or
= the one as little as the other?).
Nell , diminutive- of Eleanor and of Helen.: Err.
Ill, 2, 111. H4B II, 2, 140. H5 II, 1, 20. 33. V, 1, 8G
(0. Edd. Doll). H6B I, 2, 17. 59. II, 4, 10. 26. 58.
67. 74. Ill, 2, 26 (M. Edd. Meg). Troil. Ill, 1, 66.
150. Rom. I, 5, 11.
Nemean, native of Neraea in Argolis: the N. lion,
LLL IV, 1, 90. Hml. I, 4, 83.
Nemesis, the goddess of retributing justice:
H6A IV, 7, 78.
Neoptolenius, the son of Achilles; somewhat
confusedly mentioned in Troil. IV, 5, 142.
JVephew, 1) the son of a brother or sister: Gent.
1, 3, 3. Ado V, 1, 297. Merch. I, 2, 91. Tw. V, 66.
John I, 15. H4A I, 3, 138. V, 1, 86. V, 2, 1. 16. 47.
H5 IV, 8, 81. H6A II, 5, 17. 33. 36. 55. H6B I, 1,
104. I, 2, 20. H6C V, 7, 27. R3 V, 3, 154. H8 II,
2, 26. IV, 2, 110. Tit. I, 172. 366. 376. 480. Ill, I,
173. V, 2, 122. Rom. I, 1, 112. Hml. I, 2, 30. II, 2,
62. Ill, 2, 254, IV, 4, 14.
2) Used with some latitude; = cousin: Henry
the Fourth deposed his n. Richard, H6A II, 5, 64.
Troil. I, 2, 13 (cf. IV, 6,, 120). = grandchild: you'll
have your — s neigh to you, 0th. I, 1, 112.
Neptune, the god of the ocean and the seas:
Wint. IV, 4, 28. Troil. V, 2, 174. Cor. HI, 1, 266.
Mcb. II, 2, 60. Hml. I, 1, 119, Ant.H, 7, 139. Cymb.
Ill, 1, 19. Per. V Prol. 17. V, 1, 17. = the sea: the
fire and cracks of sulphurous roaring the most mighty
N. seem to besiege, Tp. I, 2, 204. chase the ebbing N.
V, 35. sat with me on — 's yellow sands, Mids. II, 1,
126. Ill, 2, 392. Wint. V, 1, 154. John V, 2, 34.
R2 II, 1, 63. H4B HI, 1, 51. Troil. I, 3, 45. Tim.
V, 4, 78. Hml, III, 2, 166. Ant. IV, 14, 58. Per. HI
Prol. 46. HI, 3, 36.
Nereides (quadrisyll,) sea-nymphs: Ant.H, 2,211.
Nerissa, female name in Merch. I, 2, 1 etc.
Nero, the notorious Roman emperor who set
Rome on fire and killed his own mother : John V, 2,
152. H6A I, 4, 95. H6C HI, 1, 40. Hml. HI, 2, 412.
Lr. Ill, 6, 7.
Nerve, that in which the strength of a body lies,
rather = sinew , tendon , than an organ of sensation
and motion : needs must I under my transgression bow,
unless my — 5 were brass, Sonn, 120, 4, thy — s are
in their infancy again and have no vigour in them, Tp.
I, 2, 484. the strongest — s and small inferior veins
from me receive that natural competency. Cor. 1, 1, 142.
my firm — s shall never tremble, Mcb. HI, 4, 102.
makes each petty artery in this body as hardy as the
Nemean lion's n. Hml. I, 4, 83. a brain that nourishes
our — s, and can get goal for goal of youth, Ant. IV,
8, 21. strains his young — s and puts himself in posture,
Cymb. Ill, 3, 94. Metaphorically: those that know
the very — s of state, Meas. I, 4, 66. thou great com-
mander, n. and bone of Greece, Troil. 1, 3, 55.
N
767
Nervil, a people of ancient Gaul: Caes. Ill, 2,
177.
Nervy, sinewy, vigorous : death in his n. arm doth
lie, Cor. II, 1, 177.
Nessus , name of the Centaur who attempted to
ravish Deianira and then persuaded her to dje the
garment of Hercules with his blood: All's IV, 3, 281.
Ant. IV, 13, 43.
Blest, 1) the bed formed by a bird for incubation
and feeding it« young: Ven. 532. Lucr. 849. 1611.
.Phoen. 56. Tp. II, 2, 173. Err. IV, 2, 27. Ado II, 1,
230. 238. As IV, 1, 208 (allusion to the proverb:
it is a foul bird that defiles her own nest • All's IV, 3,
319. John V, 2, 150. H4A V, 1, 61. H5 I, 2, 170.
H8C II, 2, 31. R3 1, 3, 270. IV, 4, 424. Tit. II, 3, 154.
Rom. II, 5, 76. Mcb. IV, 2, 11. Ant. IV, 12, 4. Cymb.
III, 3, 28. Ill, 4, 142.
2) the place where some insects breed: a wasps'
n. Wint. IV, 4, 814. a scorpion's n. H6B III, 2, 86.
3) any place of abode: see here the tainiure of
thy n. H6B II, 1, 188. Used of a grave: to inter his
noble nephew here in virtue's n. Tit. I, 376. come from
that n. of death, Eom. V, 3, 151.
4) a pack, a faction: a n. of traitors, W^int. II,
3, 81. France hath in thee found out a n. of hollow
bosoms, H5 II Chor. 21.
Nestor, 1) the oldest and wisest hero before Troy :
Lucr. 1401. 1420. LLL IV, 3, 169. Merch. I, 1, 56.
H6C III, '2, 188. Troil. I, 3, 32 etc. 2) Name of an
attendant of Pericles: Per. Ill, 1, 66.
Ncstor-Iike, like Nestor: H6A II, 5, 6.
Net, a texture used to catch fish, birds, and other
animals: Ven. 67. Ado II, 3, 221 (spread). H6C I,
4, 62. H8 I, 1, 203. Tit. IV, 3, 7. Rom. I, 2, 42. Mcb.
IV, 2, 34. 0th. II, 3, 367. Per. I, 1, 40. II, 1, 13. 98.
123. Peculiar use: and rather choose to hide them in
a n. than amply to imbar their crooked titles, H5 I, 2,
93 (= intricacy).
Nether, lower, opposed to upper: I'll sew n.
stocks, H4A II, 4, 130 (i. e. stockings, Fr. bas-de-
chausses). Lr. II, 4, 11. thy n. lip, H4A I], 4, 447.
0th. IV, 3,40. V, 2, 43. our n. crimes, Lr. IV, 2, 79
(committed on earth).
Netherlands, the Low - Countries : Err. Ill, 2,
142.
Nether-stochs, see Nether.
Nettle, subst. the plant Urtica urens: Wint. I,
2, 329. R2 III, 2, 18. H4A II, 3, 10. H5 I, 1, 60.
Troil. 1, 2, 191. Cor. II, 1,207. Tit. II, 3, 272. Hml. IV,
7, 170. Lr. VI, 4, 4. 0th. I, 3, 325. In Tw. II, 5, 17
the later Ff n., Fl mettle, i. e. metal, q. v.
Nettled, stung as with nettles, fretted, irritated:
H4A 1, 3, 240. H6C HI, 3, 169.
Nettle-seed, seed of the nettle: Tp. II, 1, 144.
Neuter, taking no part in a contest : I do remain
asn. R2II, 3, 159.
Neutral, the same; loi/al and n. in a moment,
Mcb. II, 3, 115. lohich came from one that's of a n.
heart, Lr. Ill, 7, 48. Substantively: like a n. to his
will and matter, Hml. II, 2, 503.
Never, 1) not ever, at no time: Ven. 17. 48. 81.
91. 126. 376. 377. 408. 420. 480. 489. 506. 548. 617.
708. 846. 1042. 1098. 1119 etc. etc. n. is my day,
Troil. IV, 5, 52 (cf. the Germ. Nimmertag). n. more
= no more in future, never again: mine appetite I n.
more will grind on newer proof , Sonn, 110, 10. and
n. more abdse our sight so low, H6B I, 2, 15. but n.
more be officer of mine, 0th. II, 3, 249. Contracted to
ne'er: Ven. 99. 974. 1107. 1139. Sonn. 17, 8. Pilgr.
238. Tp. II, 1, 111. Ill, 3, 26. IV, 76. Gent. IV, 4,
65. Wiv. 1, 1, 186. Meas. Ill, 1, 143. V, 184. Err.
Ill, I, 45. Ill, 2, 182. V, 48. 210 etc. (As for the use
of the indef. article, see A).
Compounds (not hyphened in most 0. Edd.) : n.
conquered, Lucr. 482. n. daunted, H4B I, 1, 110. n.
dying, H4A 111, 2, 106. n. ending, Lucr. 935. n. heard
of. Tit. II, 3, 285. n. quenching, R2 V, 5, 109. n. rest-
ing, Sonn, 5, 5. n. surfeited, Tp. Ill, 3, 55. n. wither-
ing, Cymb. V, 4, 98.
Never so or ne'er so = more than ever, in the
highest degree : n. so weary , n. so in woe , 1 can no
further crawl, no further go , Mids. Ill, 2, 442. (cf.
this so never needed help. Cor. V, 1, 34). Especially
in conditional and concessive sentences; a) never so:
who would give a bird the lie , though he cry cuckoo n.
so? Mids. Ill, 1, 139. if thou dost intend n. so Utile
show of love to her, thou shall aby it. III, 2, 334. be
his cause n. so spotless, H5 IV, 1, 167. new customs,
though they be n. so ridiculous, are followed, H8 I, 3,
3. b) ne'er so: though n. so black, say they have an-
gels' faces, Gent. Ill, 1, 103. if it be n. so false, a
true gentleman may swear it, Wint. V, 2, 175. creep
time n. so slow, yet it shall come, John III, 3, 31. wilt
know again, being n. so little urged, another loay to
pluck him from the usurped throne, R2 V, 1, 64. who,
n. so tame, will have a wild trick, H4A V, 2, 10. be
he n. so vile, H5 IV, 3, 62. your grudge will out, though
n. so cunningly you smother it, H6A IV, 1, 110. it shall
be so, disdain they n. so much, V, 3, 98. I must ever
doubt, though n. so sure, Tim. IV, 3, 514 (cf. where it
draws blood no cataplasm so rare can save the thing
from death, Hml. IV, 7, 144).
2) = not, emphatically; a" never: forced to con-
tent, but n. to obey, Ven. 61. n. say that I was false of
heart, Sonn. 109, 1. then n. dream on infamy, but go,
Gent. II, 7, 64. where your good word cannot advantage
him, your slander n. can endamage him, III, 2, 43. n.
a woman in Windsor knows more of Anne's mind, Wiv.
1,4,135. n. stand '■you had rather', 111,3,133. he
would n. else cross me thus, V, 5, 40. / can n. cut off
a ivoman's head, Meas. IV, 2, 5. n. crave him, V, 432.
let us dine and n. fret. Err. II, 1, 6. n. lay thy hand
upon thy sword. Ado V, 1, 54. n. fleer and jest at me,
58. n. paint me now, LLL IV, 1, 16. In. may believe
these antique fables , Mids. V, 2. n. excuse, 363, and
n. stays to greet him, As II, 1, 54. n. talk to me. III,
4, 1. n. make denial, Shr. II, 281. his father n. was
so true begot, John II, 130. I'll be damned for n. u
king's son in Christendom, H4A I, 2, 109. hast thou
n. an eye in thy head? II, 1, 31. n. fear me, IV, 2, 64.
H4B I, 1, 54. II,-2, 62. H6B 11, 3, 78. Ill, 2, 215.
R3 III, 4, 53, H8 Prol, 22. Troil. IV, 5, 199. V, 10,
2. Tim. V, 1, 96 etc. b) ne'er: n. repent it, if it were
done so, Gent. IV, 1, 30. I'll n. put my finger in the
fire, Wiv. I, 4, 90. hath your grace n. a brother like
you? Ado II, 1, 336. swear me to this, and I will n.
say no, LLL 1, 1, 69. I have n. a tongue in my head,
Merch. II, 2, 166. with many vows of faith, and n. a
true one, V, 20. n. a fantastical knave of them all shall
flout me out of my calling , As III, 3, 107. u. a whit,
Shr. I, 1, 240. with n. a tooth in her head, I, 2, 80.
H4A II, 1, 19. H6A I, 2, 120. H6B II, 4, 72. Troil.
768
N
I, 2, 264. Mcb. IV, 3, 208. Hml. I, 5, 123. Ant. I,
4, 43 etc.
FoUoivcil by a comparative: / like it never the
belter for that, Wiv. II, 1, 186. I wiU love thee ne'er
the less, Shr. I, 1, 77 (cf. Nevertheless), belter far off
than near be ne'er the near, E2 V, 1, 88 (= not the
nearer for being near), when our throats are cut, he
may be ransomed, and we ne'er the wiser, H5 IV, 1, 206.
IVevil, family name of the Earls of Salisbury and
Warwick: H4B III, 1, 66. H6B 1, 1, 240. I, 3, 76.
II, 2, 8. 80. HI, 2, 215. IV, 1, 91. V, 1, 202.
New, adj. 1) lately made or come into being, re-
cent in origin, novel, fresh : of the — est Poor-John,
Tp. II, 2, 28. a n. jerkin, Wiv. I, 3, 18. a n. doublet,
III, 3, 35. fresh and n. IV, 5, 9. a n. doublet. Ado
II, 3, 19. coat, III, 2, 7. tire. III, 4, 13. nuls, Mids.
IV, 1, 40. ribbons, IV, 2, 37. liveries, Merch. II, 2,
117. fustian, Shr. IV, 1, 49. map, Tw. Ill, 2, 85. a
fine n. prince, Wint. II, 1, 17. chimney, H4A II, 1, 3.
fresh and n. Ill, 2, 55. silk, H4B I, 2, 232, petticoat,
II, 2, 89. link, V, 1, 23. snow, Rom. Ill, 2, 19. ho-
nours, Mcb. I, 3, 144. — est gloss, I, 7, 34. n. robes,
II, 4, 38. this fresh n. sea-farer. Per. Ill, 1,41 etc. etc.
2) lately introduced to our knowledge, unknown
before, recently discovered: what's n. to speak, what
n. to register, Sonn. 108, 3. thy pyramids built up
with — er might, 123, 2. 0 brave n. world, Tp. V, 183.
'lis n, to thee, 184. the remembrance of my former
love is by a — er object quite forgotten, Gent. II, 4,
195. n. fashion, LLL I, 1, 165. all but n, things dis-
dain, All's I, 2, 61. what old or — er torture, Wint.
III, 2, 178. of the — est and finest wear, IV, 4, '327.
how n. is husband in my mouth, John III, 1, 305. so
it (a vanity) be n. R2 II, 1, 25. commit the oldest sins
the — est kind of ways, H4B IV, 5, 127. n. customs,
118 I, 3, 2. opinions, V, 3, 17. sect, 81. make n. na-
tions, V, 5, 53. a n. Gorgon, Mcb. II, 3, 77 etc.
3) renovated, repaired, additional, repeated: /
will furnish it anon with n. contents, Tp. II, 2, 146.
a fortnight hold we this solemnity in nightly revels and
n. jollity, Mids. V, 377. the next n. moon, I, 1, 83.
there begins n. matter. As IV, 1, 81. n. flight, John
V, 4, 60. with a n. wound in your thigh, H4A V, 4,
131. history his loss to n. remembrance, H4B IV, 1,
204. n. courage, H6A 111, 3, 87. to my determined
time thou gavest n. date, IV, 6, 9. made n. head. Cor.
Ill, 1, 1. infuse n. life in me. Tit. I, 461. break to n.
mutiny, Rom. Prol. 3. n. supplies qf men, Mcb. I, 2,
32. each n. morn, IV, 3, 4. n. wars. Ant. Ill, 4, 4 etc.
3) recently produced by change, other than before :
to mourn some — er way, Lucr. 1365. mine appetite
I ' II never more will grind on — er proof , Sonn. 110,
11. n, faith torn in vowing n. hate after n. love bearing,
152, 3. 4. Caliban has a n. master: get a n. man, Tp.
II, 2, 189. plead a n. state in thy unrivalled merit,
Gent. V, 4, 144. he hath every month a n. sworn
brother. Ado I, 1, 73. to seek n. friends, Mids. I, 1,
219. thy n. master, Merch. II, 3, 6. II, 4, 18. seek no
ii. (fortune) III, 2, 135.' my n. mistress. As III, 2, 92.
All's II, 3, 258. a hazard of n. fortunes, John II, 71.
n. exactions, R2 II, 1, 249. as I intend to thrive in
this n. world, IV, 78 (changed by the events lately
happened), n. care won, 197. win a n. world's crown,
V, 1, 24. in this n. spring of time, V, 2, 50. God
make thee n. V, 3, 146. n. broils, H4A I, 1, 3. by n.
act of parliament, II6C II, 2, 91. they have all n. legs,
and lame ones, H8 I, 3, 11. a n. father, Mcb. IV, 2,
63. n. widows, IV,3,5. a —er friend, 0th. Ill, 4, 181.
4) received or instated since a short time: once
more, n. servant, welcome, Gent. II, 4, 118. the n.
governor, Meas. I, 2, 161. 169. the n. gloss of your
marriage. Ado III, 2, 6. my n. interest here, Merch.
Ill, 2, 224. the n. duke. As I, 1, 105. my n. mistress,
Shr. IV, 1, 26. his n. bride, H6B I, 1, 252. am become
as n. into the world, Troil. Ill, 3, 12. he can report
of the revolt the — est state, Mcb. I, 2, 3. what's the
— est grief, IV, 3, 174. here comes — er comfort, V,
8, 53 etc.
New , adv. 1 ) since a very short time , freshly :
proofs n. bleeding, Compl. 153. so they were bleeding
n., there's no meat like 'em, Tim. J, 2, 80. out of a n.
sad soul, LLL V, 2, 741.
2) so as to restore to a primitive state: my shame
so dead, mine honour is n. born, Lucr. 1190. my old
age n. born, 1759. this were to be n. made when thou
art old, Sonn. 2, 13. as he takes from you , I engraft
you n. 15, 14. on Helen's cheek all art of beauty set,
and you in Grecian tires are painted n. 53, 8. robbing
no old to dress his beauty n. 68, 12. love's brand n.
fired, 153, 9. n. dyed, Tp. II, 1, 63. mercy then will
breathe ivithin your lips, like man n. made, Meas. II,
2, 79 (i. c. redeemed and regenerated by divine grace,
cf. renewed, in Sonn. Ill, 8). are you a god? would
you create me n.? Err. Ill, 2, 39. a silver bow n, bent
in heaven, Mids. I, 1, 10 (0. Edd. now bent), beauty
doth varnish age, as ifn. born, LLL IV, 3, 244. how
much honour picked from the chajff and ruin of the
times to be n. varnished, Merch. II, 9, 49. furbish n.
the name of John of Gaunt, R2 1, 3, 76. to line and
n. repair our towns of war, H5 II, 4, 7. to n. store
France with bastard warriors. III, 5, 31. a vessel that
is n. trimmed, H8 I, 2, 80. I feel my heart n. opened,
III, 2, 366. her ashes n. create another heir, V, 5,42.
with a heart n. fired, Caes. II, 1, 332. n. added, IV, 3,
209. n. built, Cymb. I, 5, 59. and shall make your
lord, that which he is, n. o'er, 1, 6, 165.
3) in a manner not known before: to n. found
methods and to compounds strange, Sonn. 76, 4. all
my best is dressing old words n. 11. n. fangled ill, 91,
'i. full of n. found oaths, Gent. IV, 4, 134. old Adam
n. apparelled. Err. IV, 3, 14. in May's n. fangled
mirth, LLL I, 1, 106. more n. fangled than an ape.
As IV, 1, 152. 50 n. a fashioned robe, John IV, 2, 27.
with n. tuned oaths, lib III, 6, 80. is it his use? or did
the letters work upon his blood and n. create this fault?
0th. IV, 1, 287.
4) in another manner than before : so love's face
may still seem love to me, though altered n. Sonn. 93,
3. n. created the creatures that were mine, Tp. I, 2, 81.
n. forrniid them, 83. you shaU be n. christened in the
Tower, R3 I, 1, 50. I'll be n. baptized, Rom. II, 2, 50.
5) anew, afresh, again: his n. appearing sight,
Sonn. 7, 3. and with old woes n. wail my dear time's
loaste, 30, 4. mhich In. pay as if not paid before, 13.
by n. unfolding his imprisoned pride, 52, 12. she was
n. lodged, Compl. 94. would again betray the fore-
betrayed, and n. pervert a reconciled maid, 329. go
back again, and be n. beaten home. Err. II, 1, 76. now
thou and I are n. in amity, Mids. IV, 1, 92. I'll n.
woo my queen, Wint. HI, 2, 167. an ancient tale n.
told, John IV, 2, 18. before you were n. crowned, 35.
n. lamenting ancient oversights, H4B 11, 3, 47. /
709
RicharcTs body have interred n. H5 IV, 1, 312. who
set this ancient quarrel n. abroach? Horn. 1, 1, 111.
aroused vengeance sets him n. at work, Hmi. II, 3,
510.
6) lately, recently, freshly: n. fallen snow, Ven.
354. the n. sprung flower, 1171. an. killed bird, Lncr.
457. lips n. waxen pale, 1663. where two contracted
n. come daily to the banks, Sonn. 56, 10. till n. bom
chins be rough, Tp. II, 1, 249. evils by remissness n.
conceived, Meas. II, 2, 96. this n. married man, V,
405. my n. trothed lord, Ado 111, 1, 38. a n. devised
courtesy, LLL I, 2, 66. a n. crowned monarch, Meich.
Ill, 2, 50. a messenger n. come from Padua, IV, 1, 109.
to seal love's bonds n. made, II, 6, 6. this n. fallen
dignity. As V, 4, 182. as one n. risen from a dream,
Shr. IV, 1, 189. her n. tniilt virtue and obedience, V,
2, 118. I met with things n. bom, Wint. Ill, 3, 117.
n. made honour doth forget men's names, John 1, 1S7.
one n. burned. III, 1, 278. a n. untrimmed bride, 209.
even before this truce, but n. before, 233. as red as n.
enkindled fire, IV, 2, 163. I am a prophet n. inspired,
B2 II, 1, 31. a gasping n. delivered mother, 11, 2, 65.
the n. made king, V, 2, 45. the n. come spring, 47. n.
lighted from his horse, H4A1, 1,63. his chin n. reaped,
I, 3, 34. your n. fallen right, V, 1, 44. n. healed wound,
H4B I, 2, 166. n. dated letters, IV, 1, 8. a n. married
wife, H5 V, 2, 190. your honours n. begot, H6A I, 1,
79. a holy prophetess n. risen up, I, 4, 102. his n.
come champion, II, 2, 20. a man n. haled from the rack,
II, 5, 3. the n. made duke, H6B 1, 1, 109. I, 2, 95.
his n. made bride, H6C III, 3, 207. n. committed to the
bishop of York, IV, 4, 11. whiles thy head is warm
and n. cut off, V, 1, 55. the n. delivered Hastings, K3
1, 1, 121. the n. healed wound, II, 2, 125. my unblown
flowers, n. appearing sweets, IV, 4, 10. o n. ta'en spar-
row. Troll. Ill, 2, 36. n. bom gawds. 111, 3, 176. this
n. made empress. Tit. II, 1, 10. 7*. married ladies, II,
2, 15. thy n. transformed limbs, II, 3, 64. n. shed blood,
200. but n. struck nine, Bom. 1, 1, 167. her n. beloved,
II Prol. 12 (or adj.?). a n. made grave, IV, 1, 84.
warm and n. killed, V, 3, 197. the n. made bridegroom,
235. 71. planted orchards, Caes. Ill, 2, 253. a n. bom
babe, Mcb. I, 7, 21. n. hatched, II, 3, 64. each u.
hatched comrade, Hml. I, 3, 65 (Ff unhalched). u.
bom babe, III, 3, 71. n. lighted, 111, 4, 59. n. adopted
to our hate, Lr. I, 1, 206. their precious stones n. lost,
V, 3, 190.
Most of the compounds registered below are not
hyphened in 0. Edd.
New-added: Caes. IV, 3, 209.
New-adopted: Lr. I, 1, 206.
New-apparelled: Err. IT, 3, 14.
New-appearing: Sonn. 7, 3. R3 IV, 4, 10.
New-baptized: Rom. II, 2, 50.
New-beaten : Err. II, 1, 76.
New-before: John III, 1, 233.
New-begot : H6A I, 1, 79.
New-beloTed: Bom. 11 Prol. 12.
New-bent: Mids. I, 1, 10 (0. Edd. now bent).
New-bleeding: Compl. 153.
New-born: Lncr. 1190. 1759. Tp. 11, 1, 249.
LLL IV, 3, 244. Wint. Ill, 3, 117. Troil. Ill, 3, 176.
Mcb. I, 7, 21. Hml. Ill, 3, 71.
New-built: Shr. V, 2, 118. Cymb. 1, 5, 59.
New-bnrned: John III, 1, 273.
New-christened : R3 1, 1, 50.
N«w-come: Merch. IV, 1, 109. B2 V,2,47. H6A
II, 2, 20.
New-committed: H6C IV, 4, 11.
\e«-concei¥ed: Meas. 11, 2, 96.
New-create: Tp. 1,2, 81. H8 V,5,42. 0th. IV,
1, 2S7.
Neu-crowned: Merch. Ill, 2,50. JohnlV, 2, 35.
New-cut-off: H6C V, 1, 55.
Neu-dated, of a new date, recently written, n.
letters, H4B IV, 1, 8.
New-delivered: E2 11, 2, 65. B3 1, 1, 121.
New-devised : LLL I, 2, 66.
New-dyed: Tp. II, 1, 63.
New-enliindled: John IV, 2, 163.
New-fallen: Ven. 354. As V, 4, 182. H4A V,
1, 44.
New - f angled , given to foppish love of fashion-
able finery: Sonn. 91, 3. LLL I, 1, 106. As IV,
1, 152.
New-fired: Sonn. 153, 9. Caes. 11, 1, 332.
New-form: Tp. I, 2, 83.
New-found: Gent. IV, 4, 134. Sonn. 76, 4.
Newgate, name of a prison in London : two and
two, jS. fashion, H4A 111, 3, 104 (prisoners being
fastened two and two together).
New-haled: H6A U, 5, 3.
New-hatched: Mcb. II, 3, 64. Hml. I, 3, 65 (Ff
unhatched).
New-healed: H4B I, 2, 166. B3 11, 2, 125.
New-inspired: R2 II, 1, 31.
New-killed: Lncr. 457. Rom. V, 3, 197.
New-lamenting: H4B 11, 3, 47.
New-lighted: H4A 1, 1, 63. Hml. Ill, 4, 59.
New-lodged: Compl. 84.
New-lost: Lr. V, 3, 190.
Neiily, 1) in a new manner different from the
former: by deed -achieving honour n. named, Cor. II,
1, 190. which would be planted n. with the time, Jlcb.
V, 8, 65.
2) anew, afresh, as in the beginning : as reproof
and reason beat it (my will) dead, by thy bright beauty
was it n. bred, Lucr. 490. she was new lodged and n.
deified, Compl. 94. he hath ta'en you n. into his grace.
Ado I, 3,23. I will have that subject n. writ o'er, LLL
I, 2, 120. the organs ... break up their drowsy grave
and n. move, H5 IV, 1, 22.
3) since a very short time, very lately, jnst now:
as Falstaff, she and 1, are n. met, Wiv. IV, 4, 52. n.
in the seat, Meas. 1, 2, 165. none of Pygmalion's
images, n. made woman, \\l,2,ii. friends but n. found,
LLL V, 2, 761. morning roses n. washed with dew,
Shr. II, 174. you are but n. come, IV. 2, S6. what hath
n. passed between this youth and me, Tw. V, loS. a
piece many years in doing and now n. performed, Wint.
V, 2, 105. the statue is but n. fixed, V, 3, 47. this royal
hand and mine are n. knit, John III, 1, 226. so n.'
joined in love, 240. the days but n. gone, H4B IV, 1,
80. their stings and teeth n. ta'en out, IV, 5, 206. the
Duke of York is n. come from Ireland, H6B IV, 9,
24. n. preferred from the king's secretary, H8 IV, 1,
102. but n. planted in your throne, Tit. I, 444. who
had but n. entertained revenge, Rom. HI, 1, 176. bleed-
ing, warm and n. dead, V, 3, 175. n. alighted, Tim.
1, 2, ISl. when sects and factions were n. bom. 111,
5, 30. here is n. come to court Laertes, Hml. V, 2, 110.
whose breath these hands have n. stopped, 0th. V, 2,
770
N
202. the hated, grown to strength, are n. grown to love,
Ant. I, 3, 49. three kings I had n. feasted, 11, 2, 76.
New-made: Sonn. 2, 13. Meas. II, 2, 79 (see
Kew, adv. 2). Merch. 11, 6, 6. John 1, 187. K3 V,
2, 45. H6B 1, 1, 109. 1, 2, 95. HGC 111, 3, 207. Tit.
11, 1, 20. Rom. IV, 1, 84. V, 3, 235.
New-married: Meas. V, 405. H5 V, 2, 190. Tit.
11, 2, 15.
Newness, 1) novelty: whether it be the fault and
glimpse ofn. Meas. 1, 2, 162.
2) recentness: n. of Clotens death, Cymb. IV, 4, 9.
3) state difiFei'ing from the former, change: new
flight, and happy n.,that intends oldrightjJohnV, i, 61.
New-oiieiicd: H8 HI, 2, 366.
Ncw-pay: Sonn. 30, 12.
New-pervert: Compl. 329.
New-planted: Caes. Ill, 2, 253.
New-reaped: H4A 1, 3, 34.
New-repair: H5 11, 4, 7.
New-risen: Shr. IV, 1, 189. H6A I, 4, 102.
News (dissyll. and spelt newes in R3 IV, 4, 536;
Qq tidings), fresh information, tidings: Ven. lio8.
Lucr. 255. Sonn. 140, 8. Gent. 1, 3, 55. Ill, 1, 205.
284. Meas. Ill, 2, 86. 90. Ado 1, 2, 4. V, 1, 111.
LLL 11, 255. V, 2, 81. Merch. 1, 3, 39. Ill, 1, 1. HI,
2, 241. As 1, 1, 102 (what's the new n.?). 1, 2, 104.
Wint. V, 2, 23. H6B 1, 1, 237. Ill, 1, 86. H6C 11,
1, 4. Cymb. Ill, 4, 12 etc. etc. Used as a singular:
Tp. V, 221. Gent. 1, 1,58 (what n. else betideth here).
1. 3, 56. II, 4, 52. Wiv. II, 2, 140. Meas. Ill, 2, 243.
Ado V, 2, 103. LLL V, 2, 726. John III, 4, 164. V,
3, 12. V, 6, 21. R2 HI, 4, 74. 82. H4A 1, 1, 58. 1148
1, 1, 59. IV, 2, 70. IV, 4, 109. H6A V, 3, 167. H6B
II, 1, 180. H6C 111, 1, 31. Cor. 1, 4, 1. Ant. HI, 7,
65 etc. As a plural: Gent. Ill, 1, 289. Ado II, 1, 180.
John V, 7, 65. R2 III, 4, 100 (Qq these n., Ff this n.).
H4A11I, 2, 121. H4Bl,l,137(Qq(Aese7i., FfMtsn.).
IV, 4, 102. H6A 1, 1, 67. V, 2, 1. H6B I, 4, 78. HI,
2, 380. R3 IV, 4, 536 (Qq tidings). H8 11, 2, 39. Otli.
II, 2, 7 etc. what is the n.f or what n. ? = what is the
matter: Tp. V, 220. Merch. 1, 2, 134. 0th. 1, 2, 36.
hate me.' wherefore? 0 me! what n., my love? Mids.
III, 2, 272. what is the »i. with you? or what n. with
you? = what is the matter with you? what would
you have with me ? Gent. HI, 1, 279. Wiv. Ill, 3, 23.
Meas. 1, 2, 86. IV, 3, 41. Mids. 1, 1, 21. Merch. II,
4, 9. Shr. IV, 3, 62. John IV, 2, 68. H6B V, 1, 125.
R3 IV, 2, 45. IV, 4, 457. Troil. IV, 2, 48. Tit. IV,
4, 61. Hml. I, 2, 42 etc.
New-sad: LLL V, 2, 741.
News -crammed, stuffed with news to satiety:
As 1, 2, 101.
New-shed: Tit. II, 3, 200.
News-monger, talebearer: by smiling pick-thanks
and base ~s, H4A HI, 2, 25.
New-sprung: Ven. 1171.
New-store: H5 111, 5, 31.
New-struck : Rom. 1, 1, 167.
Newt, small lizard: Mids. 11, 2, 11. Tim. IV, 3, 182.
Mcb. IV, 1, 14. the toall-n. and the water, Lr. 111,4, 135.
Ncw-ta'en: Troil. HI, 2, 36.
New-told: John IV, 2, 18.
New-transformed: Tit. 11, 3, 64.
New-trimmed: H8 1, 2, 80.
New-trothcd: Ado 111, 1, 38.
New-tuned : H5 111, 6, 80.
Ncw-unfoldinK: Sonn. 52, 12.
Ncw-uutrimmedi John III, 1, 209 (see Untrim-
med).
New-varnished; Merch. 11, 9, 49.
New-waxen: Lucr. 1663.
Now-woo: Wint. Ill, 2, 157.
New-year, the first day of the year: a — 's gift,
Wiv. HI, 5, 8.
Next, adj. 1) nearest, being at the least distance,
to be arrived at in the shortest time; the n. tree, Tp.
HI, 2, 40. Mcb. V, 5, 39. the vicar of the n. village.
As 111, 3, 44. his n. neighbour, Wint. 1, 2, 195. in the
n. room, R3 I, 4, 161. in the n. chamber, H8 1, 4, 102
(= adjoining). Iiome, home, the n. way, Wint. Ill, 3,
129. 131. 'tis the n. way to turn tailor, H4A III, 1,
264. / speak the truth the n. way. All's 1, 3, 63 (in
a straight- forward way, frankly, openly).
2) immediately following, having no other object
of the kind intervening : then, advantage will we take
throughly, Tp. Ill, 3, 13. the best news is ...; the n.,
our ship is tight and yare, V, 222. the n. word that
thou speakest, Gent. Ill, 1, 237. what's n.? 372. the
n. time we have confidence, Wiv. I, 4, 172. sleep the
sounder all the n. day, Meas. IV, 3, 50. the n. morn,
V, 101. it (the fashion of his hat) ever changes with
the n. block, Ado I, 1, 77. at the n. turning, 11, 1, 160.
n. morning, III, 3, 171. upon the n. occasion, LLL V,
2, 143. by the n. new moon, Mids- I, 1, 83. the n. live
creature (hat it sees, 11, 1, 172. the n. thing he espies,
262. who is n.? V, 127. at the n. turning, Merch. II,
2, 43. till the n. night, V, 302. ere the n. Ascension-
day, John IV, 2, 151. to-morrow n. we willjor Ireland,
R2 II, 1, 217. on Wednesday n. IV, 319. that one day
bloomed and fruitful were the n. H6A 1, 6, 7. in the
n. parliament, 11,4, 117. n. time, HOB 1, 2, 53. the
n. month, \, 3, 224. 1, 4, 71 etc. etc. With the indef.
article: give me but this (wife) I have, and sear up my
embracements from a n. with bonds of death, Cymb.
1, 1, 116. «. day = the day after to-morrow: to visit
him to-morrow or n. day, R3 111, 7, 60. good morrow.
Ay, and good n. day too, Troil. Ill, 3, 69.
= immediately preceding: each following day be-
came the n. day's master, till the last made former
wonders its, H8 1, 1, 17.
Substantively: my n. is ^ Most fair Pyramus', Mids.
IV, 1, 206. hail, noble prince of France! the n. is ...,
John V, 2, 69 (cf. Lucr. 1305). for Humphrey being
dead, as he shall be, and Henry put apart, the n. for
me, Ii6B III, 1, 383 (= what follows, the rest), bury
him, and bury me the n. Tit. 1, 386.
3) nearest in degree or relation: thou art then,
of blood, Ven. 1184. H4A 1, 3, 146. H6B 1, 1, 161.
I, 2, 63. me from myself thy cruel eye hath taken, and
my n. self thou harder hast engrossed, Sonn. 133, 6.
ivlio's the n. heir of Naples? Tp. 11, 1, 245. / was the
n. by birth and parentage, H6A II, 5, 73.
Next, adv. 1) so as to approach nearest in degree;
stood it n. to death, Gent. V, 4, 41. before you, andn,
unto high heaven. Hove your son. All's I, 3, 199. n.
to thyself andmy young rover, he's apparent to my heart,
Wint. I, 2, 176. n. to whom was John of Gaunt, II6B
11,2,13. which buys a place n. to the king, H8I,1,66.
2) immediately after, without any other object of
the kind intervening: what impossible matter will he
make easy n.? Tp. 11, 1, 89. the n. ensuing hour, Gent.
II, 2, 11. what it was that n. came in her eye, Mids.
N
771
III, 2, 2. idly bent on him that enters n. R2 V, 2, 25.
the thirtieth of May n. ensuing, H6B 1, 1, 49. In enu-
merations, = secondly; health to thy person! n. vouch-
safe..., Luor. 1305. Ant.UI,12,16. ^rs« ...n. Meas.
V, 108. H6A HI, 4, 12. B.6B I, 3, 170. Jirst ... n. ...
and last, Wiv. II, 2, 263. first ... n and then, III,
5, 112. first... n. ... lastly, Merch. II, 9, 11.
3) the next time, on the first occasion ofifering:
I'll make you amends n. Err. II, 2, 54. when they n.
wake, all this derision shall seem a dream, Mids. Ill,
2, 370. who therewith angry, when it n. came there,
took it in snuff, H4A I, 3, 40. where is best place to
make our battery n. H6A I, 4, 65. and so farewell un-
til I meet thee n. 11,4, 113. when Ididmeet thee n. IV,
1, 14. come when you are n. prepared for, 0th. IV, 1, 167.
Next, prepos. 1) nearest, close to: and that a'
wears n. his heart, LLL V, 2, 721. 7 have kept you n.
my heart, H8 III, 2, 157.
2) most with tlie only exception of, second only
to, under: he whom n. thyself of all the world I loved,
Tp. 1, 2, 68. loved him n. heaven, H8 III, 1, 130. n.
the king he was successive heir, H6B III, 1, 49.
Nibble, to eat in small bits: — ing sheep, Tp. Iv,
I, 62. as pigeons bill, so wedlock would be — ing. As
III, 3, 83.
Nihbler, one that bites by little, instead of taking
a mouthful : the tender n. would not touch the bait,
Pilgr. 53.
Nlcander, name in Per. Ill, 1, 67.
IVicanor, name in Cor. IV, 3, 6. 31.
Nice, 1) fine, elegant: despite his n. fence. Ado
V, 1, 75.
2) tender, delicate, dainty: hence, thou n. crutch,
H4B I, 1, 145. when mine hours were n. and lucky,
Ant. Ill, 13, 180.
3! precise, accurate: the painter was so •«. Lncr.
1412. to hold your honour more precise and n. H4B
II, 3, 40. to prenominxite in n. conjecture where thou
wilt hit me, Troil. IV, 5, 250. 0 relation too n., and
yet too true, Mcb. IV, 3, 174. Hence = precarious :
to'set so rich a main on the u. hazard of one doubtful
hour, H4B IV, 1, 48.
4) scrupulous, punctilious, critical: n. affections
wavering stood in doubt if best were as it was, or best
without, Compl. 97. I am not solely led by n. direction
of a maiden's eyes, Merch. II, 1, 14. to make n. of^= to be
scrupulous about: he that stands upon a slippery place
makes n. of no vile hold to stay him up, John III, 4, 138.
5) subtile, sophistical: if you grow so n., metheglin,
wort and malmsey, LLL V, 2, 232. these n. sharp
quillets of the law, H6A II, 4, 17. wherefore stand
you on n. points? H6C IV, 7, 58.
6) coy, prudish, delicate to a fault: she is n. and
coy, Gent. Ill, 1, 82. these betray n. wenches, that
would be betrayed without these, LLL III, 24. we'll not
be n. ; take hands! V, 2, 219. this is the ape of form,
monsieur the n. 325. sharp occasions, which lay n.
manners by, All's V, 1, 15. n. customs curtsy to great
kings, H5 V, 2, 293. upholding the n. fashion of your
country in denying me a kiss, 299.
7) squeamish , not contented with any thing , ca-
pricious: the lady's (melancholy) which is n. As IV,
1, 14. / am not so n., to change true rules for old in-
ventions, Shr. Ill, 1, 80. n. longing, slanders, mutabi-
lity, Cymb. II, 5, 26 (hyphened in 0. Edd.).
8) petty, insignificant, trifling: and between these
main parcels of dispatch effected many —r needs, AU'a
IV, 3, 105. every idle, n. and wanton reason, H4B IV,
I, 191. the respects thereof are n. and trivial, E3 III,
7, 175. bethink how n. the quarrel was, Rom. Ill, 1,
159. the letter was not n. but full of charge, V, 2, 18.
that every n. offence should bear his comment, Caes. IV,
3, 8. feed upon such n. and waterish diet, 0th. Ill, 3, 15.
Nice-longing (not hyphened by M. Edd.), see
Nice 6.
Nicely, 1) finely, elegantly: two Cupids. ..n.
depending on their brands, Cymb. II, 4, 90.
2) scrupulously, punctiliously: stretch their duties
n. Lr. 11, 2, 110. what safe andn. I might well delay
by rule of knighthood, V, 3, 144. let not conscience . . .
inflame too n. Per. IV, 1, 6.
3) sophistically, subtilely: they that dally n. with
words may quickly make them wanton, Tw. Ill, 1, 17.
can sick men play so n. with their names ? R2 11,1,84.
or n. charge your understanding soul with opening titles
miscreate, H5 I, 2, 15. when articles too n. urged be
stood on, V, 2, 94.
Nicely-gawded (not hyphened in 0. Edd.), pro-
bably = scrupulously treated as a precious thing,
carefully guarded and preserved: our veiled dames
commit the war of white and damask in their n. cheeks
to the wanton spoil of Phoebus' burning kisses, Cor.
II, 1, 233.
Niceness, coyness : /ear and n., the handmaids of
all women, or, more truly, woman its pretty self, Cymb.
III, 4, 158.
Nice-preserved, coyly guarded : that n. honesty
oj yours. Tit. II, 3, 135.
Nicety, coyness: lay by all u. and prolixious
blushes, Meas. II, 4, 162.
Nicholas, name; 1) Saint N., the patron of scho-
lars: try me in thy paper. There; and Saint N. be thy
speed, Gent. Ill, 1, 300. Saint — ' clerks = high-
waymen: H4A II, 1, 68. 71. 2) Sir N. GawSey: H4A
V, 4, 45. 58. 3) N. Hopkins: H8 I, 1, 221 (0. Edd.
Michael). I, 2, 147. 4) Sir N. Vaux: H8 II, 1, 96.
100. 5) a servant in Shr. IV, 1, 92.
Nick, diminutive of Nicholas: N. Bottom, Mids.
I, 2, 18.
Nick, subst. in the n. = at the right moment:
lago in the n. came in and satisfied him, 0th. V, 2,317
(Ff interim), out of all n. = excessively: he loved her
out of all n. Gent. IV, 2, 76.
Nick, vb. to cut in notches, to clip, to curtail:
his man with scissors — s" him like a fool. Err. V, 175.
the itch of his ejection should not then have — ed his
captainship, Ant. Ill, 13, 8.
Nickname, subst. a name given in derision: Rom.
II, 1, 12.
Nickname, vb. to name perversely: you n. virtue;
vice you should have spoke, LLL V, 2, 349. you lisp,
and n. God's creatures, Hml. Ill, 1, 151.
Niece, the daughter of a brother or sister: Ado
I, 1, 34. 46. 61. I, 2, 12. II, 1, 19. II, 3, 93. V, 4,
22 etc. As I, 2, 290. 1, 3, 89. V, 4, 153. Tw. I, 3, 1.
II, 3, 174 etc. John II, 64. 469. 521. H6C III, 3, 188.
Troil. I, 2, 99. 194 etc. Tit. II, 4, 11. 16. Ill, 1, 138
etc. Rom. I, 2, 70. 72. 0th. V, 2, 201. Per. Ill, 4, 15.
^ grand-daughter (cf. Nephew): R3 IV, 1, 1.
Niggard, subst. a miser: Sonn. 4, 5. H8 I, 1, 70.
With of: why is Time such a n. of hair. Err. II, 2, 78.
be not a n. of your speech, Mcb. IV, 3, 180.
772
N
IViggaril, adj. miserly: Lncr. 79. Sonn. 72, 8.
Tim. V, 4, 77. With of: n. of question, Hml. HI, 1,13.
!Viggard, vb. 1) intr. to be miserly : mafccs^ «)os(e
in — ing, Sonn. 1, 12.
2) tr. to supply sparingly: nature must obey neces-
sity; which we will n. with a little rest, Caes. IV, 3, 228.
Niggardly, adj. miserly: Err. Ill, 1, 27. Tw. II, 5,
6. H5 II, 4, 46.
Mggardly, adv. in the manner of a miser, very
sparingly : every slight occasion that could but n. give
me sight of her, Wiv. II, 2, 205.
Nigh, adv. 1) near: grazed his cattle n. Compl.
57. never harm . . . come our lovely lady n. Mids. II, 2,
18. grapple with him ere he comes so n. John V, 1, 61.
draw n. Tit. V, 3, 24. so n. at least, Cymb. Ill, 4, 151.
to be n.: Ven. 341. 1055. Err. II, 1, 43. Mids. II, 2,
155. Wint. V, 1, 180. H4A lY, 1, 118. H6C II, 2,
56. V, 1, 8. V, 2, 5. 0th. II, 1, 153.
Used as a prepos.: was not this n. shore? Tp. I,
2, 216. which is too n. your person, Mcb. IV, 2, 72.
2) in a manner touching near, coming home to
the heart: that dost not bite so ■«. as benefits forgot,
As II, 7, 185.
3) nearly, almost: n. wrecked upon the sea, H6B
III, 2, 82. well n. worn to pieces with age, Wiv. II, 1,
21. well n. dead for me, Ado V, 4, 81.
]\ight, the time of darkness between sunset and
snnrise: Ven. 122. 164. 531. 583. 717. 727. 841. 847.
Xucr. 15. 123. 356 etc. etc. (Ae n. = the night-time :
there sleeps Titania some time of the n. Mids. II, 1,
253. I have loatched the n. H6B III, 1, 110. forbear
to sleep the n R3 IV, 4, 118 (Ql.2. — s). to walk the
n. Hml. I, 5, 10. See in the n. below. In deep of n.
Wiv. IV, 4, 40. the dead of n. Lucr. 162. Tw. I, 5,
290. H4B I, 1, 72. how goes the n.l Mcb. II, 1, 1 (=
how late is it in the night?), what is the ».? in the
same sense, Mcb. Ill, 4, 126. three — s ago, John V,
3, 11. in less than two — s, Tim. Ill, 1, 58. three — s
after this, H8 IV, 2, 25. day and n. Ven. 1186. All's
V, 1, 1. H4A I, 3, 184. V, 1, 35. H4B V, 5, 21. by
day and n.! fan oath) H8 I, 2, 213. 0 day and n.!
Hml. I, 5, 164. both day and n. Tw. V, 99. days and
— s, Mcb. IV, 1, 7. day or n. H6A II, 2, 31. day nor
71. H6B II, 1, 85. n. and day, Troil. Ill, 2, 122. norn.
nor day no rest, Wint. II, 3, 1. neither n. nor day, Mcb.
1, 3, 19 (rhyming), n. by n. H6B III, 1, 111. Rom. I,
4, 70. goodn.! Ven. 534. 535. 537. Pilgr. 181. Meas.
IV, 4, 22. Ado III, 3, 157. Mids. II, 2, 19. Tw. II, 3,
193. H8 V, 1, 54 etc. etc. many good —s, H8 V, 1,
55. good hour of n. H8 V, 1, 5. the goodness of the n.
upon you, 0th. I, 2, 35; cf. Meas. IV, 2, 76 and R3 V,
3, 80. good n. = farewell lor ever, lost for ever:
good n. your vow, Tp. IV, 54. good n. to your redress,
Mea.s. V, 301. goodn. our part, Shr. II, .303. and so
good n. Wint. I, 2, 411. if he fall in, good n. H4A I,
3, 194. hath bid the world good n. R3 IV, 3, 39. why,
then, good n. indeed. Ant. Ill, 10, 30. all n. {^= the
whole night) Meas. IV, 3, 47. 49. LLL 1, 1, 44. Merch.
V, 262. All's IV, 3, 117 etc. all the n. Rom. Ill, 3, 159.
the other n. (= lately at n.) H4A III, 3, 112. last n.
Gent. II, 1, 93. Ado IV, 1, 91. 149. All's V, 1, 23. V,
2, 57. Tw. II, 3, 23. II, 4, 3 etc. this n. Gent. 11, 6, 33.
HI, 1, 11. Ill, 2, 89. Ado 1, 1, 2. 1, 2, 14. Mids. IV, 1,
105. Merch. IV, 1, 403 etc. at n. Tp. Ill, 1, 34. Wiv.
11,2,277. Mids. 1,2, 7. Merch. Ill, 2, 279. Mcb. HI,
1, 36 etc. till seven at n. Mcb. HI, 1, 42. come Lam-
mas-eve at n. Rom. 1, 3, 17. soon at n. Wiv. I, 4, 9.
il, 2, 296. 299. Meas. I, 4, 88. H4B V, 5, 96. Rom.
II, 5, 78. 0th. HI, 4, 198 (cf. Soon), by n.: Ven. 492.
732. 755. Sonn. 27, 13. 86, 7. Gent. Ill, 2, 83. HI, 1,
110. Wiv. II, 1, 126. Mids. II, 1, 124. Ill, 2, 283. V,
141. Wint. Ill, 2, 22. H4A III, 1, 142. H6B 1, 1, 26.
by day and n. Tp. I, 2, 336. Lr. I, 3, 3. by day or n.
Wiv. II, 1, 16. by night and day (in rhyming): Err.
IV, 2, 60. John I, 165. in n. Ven. 720. Rom. II, 2,
140 (Ql being n.). 0th. II, 3, 216. in the n. Ven. 816.
Gent. Ill, 1, 178. Ado HI, 3, 69. 80. V, 1, 241. LLL
1, 1, 42. Mids. II, 1, 222. V, 21. All's IV, 2, 61. Rom.
I, 4, 89 etc. on n.: ne'er may I look on day, nor sleep
on n. Err. V, 210. fighting on days andfoining on — s,
H4B II, 4, 252 (Q a nights'), o'er n.: (good rest) as
wretches have o'er n. that wait for execution in the mom,
Gent. IV, 2, 133. what he saw o'ern. Ado HI, 3, 174.
since n., see Since, a — s = at night: Tw. I, 3, 5. H4B
II, 4, 252 (Ff OB —s). Tim. IV, 3, 292. Caes. I, 2, 193.
II, 2, 116. o' —s, in the same sense: H4B II, 1, 83.
Dian, the goddess of the moon, called queen of
night: Gent. IV, 2, 100. Ado V, 3, 12. As HI, 2, 2.
Night herself represented as a goddess, drawn by a
team of dragons: Mids. Ill, 2, 379. H6B IV, 1,4. Troil.
V, 8, 17. Cymb. II, 2, 48. N. a dreary and hateful
time: ugly n. Ven. 1041. Lucr. 925. Troil. V, 8, 6.
the merciless and pitchy n. Ven. 821. sable n., mother
of dread and fear, Lucr. 117. comfort-killing n., image
of hell, 764. hateful, vaporous and foggy n. 11 \. un-
cheerful n. 1024. solemn n. descended to ugly hell,
1081. hideous n. Sonn. 12, 2. ghastly n. 27, 11. dark
dismal-dreaming n. Pilgr. 200. as sad as n. John IV,
1, 15. the tragic melancholy n. H6B IV, 1, 4. through
the foul womb of n. H5 IV Chor. 4. never sees horrid
n., the child of hell, IV, 1, 288. Represented as the
nurse of crime: this blackfaced n., de.nre' s foul nurse,
Ven. 773. he is but — 's child, Lucr. 785. the motions
of his spirit are dull as n. Merch. V, 86. acts of black
n. Tit. V, 1,64. — '« blaek agents, Mcb. Ill, 2,53.
actions blacker than the n. Per. 1, 1, 135. Image of
ugliness : to change your day of youth to sullied n. Sonn.
15, 12. as good to wink as loak on n. Err. Ill, 2, 58.
Of age: my n. of life. Err. V, 314. hath dimmed your
infant morn to aged n. R3 IV, 4, 16. Of distress and
sorrow: the n. of sorrow now is turned to day, Ven.
481. our n. of woe, Sonn. 120, 9. as thy eye-beams,
when their fresh rays have smote the n. of dew thai on
my cheeks down flows, LLL IV, 3, 29. from Richard's
n. to Bolingbroke' s fair day, R2 HI, 2, 218. black n.
o'ershade thy day, R3 I, 2, 131. Of death: R3 I, 4,
47. V, 3, 62 etc.
Night-bird, a bird singing in the night: she sung
and made the n. mute, Per. I V Prol . 26 (the nightingale . -
Night-brawler, one who raises brawls at night:
0th. II, 3, 196.
Night-cap, a cap worn in bed or in undress : Caes.
I, 2, 247, 0th. II, 1, 316.
Night-crow, according to some an owl, to others
a night-heron (Ardea nycticorax) : the n. cried, aboding
luckless time, H6C V, 6, 45.
Night -dog, a dog hunting by night: when — s
run, all sorts of deer are chased, Wiv. V, 5, 252.
Nighted, dark: cast thy n. colour off, Hml. I, 2,
68 (Ff nightly), to dispatch his n. life, Lr. IV, 5, 13.
Night-fly, an insect that flies in the night: hushed
with buzzing — es to thy slumber, H4B HI, 1, 11,
N
773
>iebt-foe, an enemy profiting bv the nig-ht to
make an attack: to defend Us person from — s, H6C
IV, 3, 22.
Night-e*WB, a loose gown nsed for undress:
Ado 111,4, IS. Mcb.11,2. 70. T,l,5.69. Oth.IV.3.34.
^iishtlngale, the birdSylria Inscinia: Pilgr.SSO.
Gent. Ill, 1, 179. T, 4, 5. Mids. I, 2, <e. Merch. T.
104. Shr. Ind. 2, 38. H, 172. Tw. Ill, 4, 3S. Bom.
HI, 5, 2. 7. Lr. Ill, 6, 32. Ant. IV, 8, IS.
Slehtly, adj. happening, or acting, or nsed in
the night: n. linen. Lncr. 680. her n. sorrow, lOSO.
II. tears, Gent. II, 4, 132. n. revels. Mids. V, 377. lo
give thee n. visitation, TroU. IT. 4. 75- the n. owl, Tit.
II, 3, 97. give me my n. wearing, 0th. IV, 3, 16. In
Hml. 1, 2, 6S Ff n. colour. Qq nighted colour.
Sightly, adT. 1) by night: which n. guUs him
with intelligence, Sonn. S6. 10. / n. lodje her in an
upper lower, Gent. Ill, 1. 35. my thoughts do harbour
with my Silria n. 140. and n. look you sing, Wiv. V.
5, 69. then n. sings the staring owl, IXL V, 2. 927.
936. the owl that n. hoots, Mids. 11, 2. 6. shut me n. in
a charnel-house, Rom. IV. 1, SI.
2) every night: day doth daily draw my sorrows
longer, and night doth n. make griefs strength seem
stronger, Sonn. 2S. 14. he's drunk n. inyour company,
Tw. I, 3, 39. 1 have n. since dreamt of encounters. Cor.
IV, 5, 128. 71. she sings on yon tree, Bom. Ill, o, 4.
which with sweet water n. I wilt dew, V, 3, 14. these
terrible dreams that shake us n. Mcb. III. 2, 19. while
this strict watch so n. toiU the subject, Hml. I, 1, 72.
there's mUlions that n. lie in those unproper beds, 0th.
IV, 1, 69.
^Ichtmare, incnbns: the n. and her mne-fold, Lr.
III, 4, 126.
Sight-oblatian, offering or sacrifice brought in
the night: Per. V, 3, 70.
Hieht-awl, an owl screeching and hunting by
night: Lncr. 360. Tw. II, 3, 60. B2 in, 3, 183. H60
II, 1, 130.
Kieht-rayen. probably the same as night-crow,
q. y.: I had as lief have heardthe n., come whatplague
could have come after it. Ado II, 3, 84.
Ifight-rest, noctnm al quiet and repose : dnse^ftc
awe, n. and neighbourhood. Tim. IV, 1, 17.
Nlght-mle, order of the night, nightly diversion:
what n. now about this haunted grove? Mids. Ill, 2, 5.
Sight-shriek, a scream of anguish heard in the
night: to hear a n. Mcb. V, 5, 11.
Sight-taper, a candle nsed in the night: Mids.
III, 1. 172.
Sight-tripping, tripping about in the night: n.
fairy, H4A 1, 1, 87.
Sight-vaUng, being awake in the night: n. cat,
Lncr. 554.
Sight-walking, doing one's work by night: ?..
heralds, B3 1, 1, 72.
Sight-wanderer, one travelling on foot in the
night: stonished as — s often are, their light blown out
in some mistrustful wood, Yen.S2b. mislead — s, Mids.
II, 1, 39.
Night-wandering, roving by night: n. weasels,
Lucr. 307.
Sight-wateh, a guard on dnty in the night: a
critic, nay, a n. constable, LLL III, 178.
Sight-wark, name in H4B III. 2, 211. 222.
Hile, the river of Egypt (with one exception, al-
i wavs without the article): Ant. 1. 5, 25. II, 5. 78. n,
7, 20. HI, 13, lee. V, 2. 356. Cymb. Ill, 4. 3..
SUl, will not: in scorn or friendship , n. I con-
strue whether, Pilgr. ISS. and, will you, n. you, I will
mam/ you, Shr. II, 273. ii is, will he, n. he. he goes,
Hml. V. 1. 19. In. relate. Per. HI Prol. 55.
Silas, the river of Egypt (used without the ar-
I tide): Tit. Ill, 1, 71. Ant I, 2, 49. I, 3, 69. U, 7. 23.
I V, 2. 5S. 243.
I Simlile. light, quick and lively in motion: reKsi
your n. notes to pleasing ears, Lucr. 1126. n. thought
can jump both sea and land, Sonn. 44, 7. youth is n.,
age is lame, Pilgr. 162. of such sensible and n. lungs
that they always use to laugh at nothing. Tp. H, 1, 174.
my spirits are n. 202. to snare the n. marmoset, II, 2.
174. n. jugglers that deceive the eye. Err. I, 2, 9S.
universal plodding poisons up the /i. spirits in the ar-
teries. LLL IV, 3, 306. of such a merry, n., stirring
spirit, V. 2, 16. the pert and n. spirit of mirth, Mids.
I, 1, 13. you have a n. wit. As HI, 2. 293. with her
head n. in threats, IV, 3, 110. a n. hand, Wint. IT. 4.
6S5. his n. haste, John IV, 2, 197. n. mischance, that
art so light of foot, B2 HI, 4, 92. with n. wing. H4A
V, 1. 64. full of n. fiery and delectable shapes, H4B
IV, 3, 108. a n. gaUiard, H5 1, 2. 252. the n. gunner,
III Chor. 32. dancing shoes with n. soles. Bom. 1, 4,
15. your n. lightnings, Lr. 11, 4. 167. IV. 7. 34. Per.
III. 1, 6. to make your vessel n. Cymb. II. 4. 29. horses
have been —r, HI, 2, 74. In LLL V, 2. 747 most M.
Edd. a n. tongue; O. Edd. an humble tongue.
Adverbially: those jacks that n. kap, Sonn. 128.5.
Sunble-foated, light of foot: Gent. V, 3, 7.
H4A IV, 1. 95.
Simhleness, agility : ftill of rest, defence and n.
Caes. IV. 3, 202^
Simble-plnianed, swift-winged : Bom. II, 5, 7.
Simbly, with light and easy motion: Ven. 38.
E2 rv, 318. H4A II, 4. 285. E3 I, 1. 12. the air n,
and sweetly recommends itself unio our gentle senses,
Mcb. I. 6, 2 (in a manner enlivening the spirits).
Sine, one more than eight: Sonn. 38, 10. Wiv.
in, 5,47. 54. 55. Meas. II, 1, 34. 212. 213. IV. 2,
135. Ado III. 2. 74. LLL V, 2. 488. 492. 496. Merch.
II, 2. 171. II. 6. 63. As II, 7. 24. All's 1. 3, 81. Wint.
1, 2. 1. II, 1, 145. HI, 2, 183. H4A 11, 4, 236. Ill,
I, 156. H6B rv, 9. 4. H6C 1, 1, 112. HI, 1, 76. B3
II, 3, 17. V, 3. 48. Troil. Prol. 5. Cor. II, 1, 16S.
Bom. 1, 1, 167. 11, 2, 169. H. 5. 1. 10. Tim. II, 1, 2.
III, 4. S. Hml. V. 1. 183. 184. V, 2, 175. Lr. 1, 1,
33. Oth. I, 2. 4. 1, 3, S4. 280. IV, 1. 1S8. Per. HI,
' 2. 85. the n. men's morris, Mids. II, 1. 9S (see iforris).
I the n. Worthies, LLL V, 1, 124. H4B H, 4, 23S. the
I n. sibyls of old Rome, H6A 1, 2, 56. I was seven of
I the n. days out of the wander. As III. 2.184 (alluding
I to the proverb : a wonder lasts but nine days; cf. HOC
i III, 2, 113). Thought to be the usual number of the
young of some animals: Troil. 11, 1, 77. Mcb. IV. 1,
65 (in Tw. HI, 2. 71 M. Edd. theyoungest wren ofn.;
0. Edd. of mine). A number of magical power : Mcb.
1. 3. 22. 36. A cat has nine livK: Bom. HI. 1. 81.
i Sine-fald, nine foals (Tyrwhitt) or nine fami-
I liars iMalone): he met the nightmare and her n. Lr.
) HI, 4. 126.
j Slnescore, nine times twenty: n. and seventeen
\ pounds, Meas. IV, 3, 6. n. and odd posts, H4B IV.
j 3, 39.
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Nineteen, one less tliaii twenty: Meas. I, 2, 172.
Wint. Ill, 3, 65. Ant. IIF, 7, 59.
Ninny, a fool, what a pied n, 's this! Tp. Ill,
2, ,71.
Corruption otNinus: Mids.III, 1, 99. V,204. 268.
Ninth, the ordinal of nine; LLL V, 2, 581. H4A
II, 3, 29. Ill, 1, 140. Troil. II, 1, 78. Caes. II, 4, 23.
Ant. II, 5, 21. Cymb. IV, 2, 30.
Ninus, ancient king of Assyria: Mids.III, 1,100.
V, 139. cf. Ninn^.
Niolie, the wife of Amphion, whom the gods
transformed into a stone, after her seven sons and
daughters had been killed by Apollo and Dian : Troil.
V, 10, 19. Hml. I, 2, 149.
Nip, to pinch, to bite, to blast: whose settled vi-
sage and deliberate word — s t/outh i' the head, Meas.
III, 1, 91. if frosts and fasts n. not the gaudy blossoms
of your love, LLL V, 2, 812. when blood is — ed and
ways he foul, 926. winter with his — ing cold, H6B
II, 4, 3. a frost — s his root, H8 III, 2, 357. these
tidings n. me, and I hang the head as flowers with frost.
Tit. IV, 4, 70. a — ing and an eager air, Hml. I, 4,
2. Dubious passage: most heavenly music! it — s me
unto listening, and thick slumber hangs upon mine eyes.
Per. V, 1, 235 (Collier raps).
Nip, subst. cut: here's snip and n. and cut and
slish and slash, Shv. IV, 3, 90.
Nipple, the pap of a woman: Rom. I, 3, 30. Mcb.
I, 7, 57.
Nit, any thing very diminutive ; it is a most pathe-
iical n. LLL IV, 1,150. thou flea, thou n, thou winter-
cricket thou, Shr. IV, 3, 110.
No, pron., notany: Ven.lSS. 148. 214. 215. 240.
341. 390. 426. 428. 433. 526. 612. 647. 676. 715.
867. 883 etc. etc. this no slaughterhouse no tool im-
parteth, Lucr. 1039 (this house, which is no slaughter-
house), no believing you, Gent. II, 1, 162. 'tis no trust-
ing to yond foolish lout, IV, 4, 71. no one, Lucr. 792.
R3 II, 1, 84 etc. no one, adjectively, = no single, not
even one: the owner of no one good quality. All's III,
6, 12. he is poor in no one fault, Cor. II, 1, 20. No,
ironically, = much: here's no knavery ! Shr. I, 2, 138.
here's no vanity! H4A V, 3, 33. here's no sound jest!
Tit. IV, 2, 26.
Used for not, before comparatives: no better, Tp.
I, 2, 281. Meas. II. 4, 77. Merch. II, 9, 60. H5 III,
6, 156. H6A II, 1, 62. Cor. II, 1, 255. no bigger, H4A
IV, 2, 23. Lr. IV, 6, 16. no costlier, Cymb. Ill, 2, 78.
no dearer, Lr. I, 1, 20. no elder, Cymb. Ill, 6, 45. no
farther, H4A II, 3, 110. no further, Ven. 905. Tp.
III, 3, 1. Meas. V, 486. Cor. II, 3, 181. 111,3, 87. no
^ner, Tw. I, 3, 10. no greater, Tp. I, 2, 21. no harder,
Lucr. 593. no higher, Wiv. V, 6, 109. no honester.
Ado III, 5, 16. no less, Meas. I, 4, 17. Err. IV, 4, 49.
Cymb. IV, 2, 375. no longer, Ven. 579. Tp. II, 2, 37.
Ill, 3, 8. Meas. V, 371. Err. II, 2, 205. no mightier,
Caes. I, 3, 76. no more, Ven. 185. 504. 563. 577. 819.
899. Tp. I, 2, 14. 246. 478. II, 1, 170. 205. II, 2,
44. 167. 184. Ill, 1, 61. Ill, 2, 59. Ill, 3, 17. IV,
142. V, 162. Gent. I, 2, 47. I, 3, 75. II, 3, 11. II,
4, 47. Ill, 1, 237. 275. Wiv. IV, 4, 10. Meas. I, 1, 7.
51. II, 1, 221. Ill, 2, 179. 218. V, 316. Err. I, 1, 95.
LLL 1, 1, 90. 105. IV, 2, 40. Merch. Ill, 2, 300. IV,
1, 248. H6B III, 1, 304. Rom. I, 3, 98. no richer, LLL
V, 2, 159. Wint. Ill, 2, 171. no sooner, Meas. Ill, 1,
32 (cf. Soon), no straiter, H6B III, 2, 20. no stronger,
Sonn. 65, 4. Tp. I, 1, 50. Meas. II, 4, 132. As III, 4,
34. no wiser, H6A U, 4, 18. no worse., Tp. I, 2, 59.
II, 1, 261. Gent. II, 1, 169. no worthier, Caes. Ill, 1,
116 etc. etc. Peculiar use and position of the ind.
article : no better a musician, Merch. V, 106. no worse
a name, As I, 3, 126. with no greater a run, Shr. IV,
1, 17. upon no better a ground. Cor. II, 2, 12. no worse
a place, 0th. I, 1, 11. no worse a husband. Ant. II,
2, 131.
Similarly before other: it is no other, Meas. IV, 3,
122 (= exactly so); cf. Mcb. Ill, 4, 97; Hml. I, 1,
108; 0th. IV, 2, 168. if she be mad, — as I believe
no other, Meas. V, 60. being no other but as she is, I
do not like her. Ado I, 1, 177. can't no other but, I
your daughter, he must be my brother? All's 1, 3, 171.
he shall suppose no other, HI, 6, 27. the duke knows
him for no other but a poor officer of mine, IV, 3, 225.
we hope no other from your majesty, H4B V, 2, 62. we
do no otherwise than we are willed, H6A I, 3, 10. he
hopes it is no other but for your health and your di-
gestion sake, an after-dinner's breath, Troil. H, 3, 119.
we learn no other but . . . Mcb. V, 4, 8 (of. Other).
No, the word of denial and refusal, opposed to
Yes: Ven. 587. 785. 852. 937. 997. Tp. I, 2, 30.
251. 371. 395. Ill, 2, 143. IV, 48. Gent. I, 1, 56. I,
2, 55. II, 5, 16. 37. Wiv. IV, 2, 16. Meas. I, 3, 1.
As III, 3, 57. Wint. IV, 4, 46. R3 IV, 1, 66 etc. etc.
Substantively : love's eye is not so true as all men's no,
Sonn. 148, 8. by yea and no, I do, Wiv. 1, 1, 88. IV,
2, 202. the very yea and the no is, I, 4, 99. reason
dares her no, Meas. IV, 4, 28. in russet yeas and ho-
nest kersey noes, LLL V, 2, 413.
Equivalent to not, when opposed to affirmations:
if you be maid or no, Tp. I, 2, 427. Meas. Ill, 2, 180.
whether you will or no, Tp. Ill, 1, 86. V, HI. Wiv.
IV, 5, 34. Mids. Ill, 1, 156. Ill, 2, 81. Merch. II, 2,
49. Ill, 1, 45. As III, 2, 130. H6A IV, 7, 25. H6B 111,
2, 265. R3 III, 1, 23. Ill, 7, 214. had he such a chain
or no? Err. V, 256. is she wedded or no? LLL 11, 211.
will you or no, Tw. I, 5, 163 etc.
In other cases : beg thou or borrow, to make up the
sum, and live; if no, then thou art doomed to die. Err.
1, 1, 155. I had a mighty cause to wish him dead, but
thou hadst none to kill him. No had, my lord? why,
did you not provoke me ? John IV, 2, 207 (Arrowsmith
cites the following parallel passages : the whole world
yields not a workman that can frame the like. No does ?
Dekker. In all my life I knew not this before. No did?
John Bon and Master Parson ; etc.).
No, one of several inarticulate words imitative of
the sound of the wind: suum, mun, ha, no, nonny,
Lr. HI, 4, 103.
Noah, the patriarch saved in the great flood : Err.
III, 2, 108. Tw. Ill, 2, 18.
Nob (0. Edd. Nobbe), diminutive of Robert: /
would not be Sir N. in any case, John I, 147.
Nob : hob, nob, is his word, Tw. Ill, 4, 263 (seeHob).
Nobility, 1) dignity of mind, greatness: JohnV,
2, 42. Cor. I, 1, 234. Tit. I, 15. 93. 119. 271. Hml.l,
2, 110 (cf. nobly in Cor. IV, 5, 117). 0th. II, 1, 218.
Ant. II, 5, 82.
2) high descent (elevated sentiments supposed in-
herent in it): H4A I, 3, 172. H6B II, 1, 196. Ill, 1,
50. IV, 1, 129. H8 II, 4, 142.
3) high rank: Alls IV, 3, 29. John IV, 3, 86. H4A
I, 3, 45. R3 I, 3, 257. H8 III, 2, 281.
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4) the persons of high rank collectively, the peer-
age: All's IV, 5, 52. H4A II, 1, 84. II, 4, 429. V, 4,
13. H5 1, 2, 110. H6A I, 1, 78. IV, 1, 146. 188. V, 3,
96. H6B IV, 2, 13. IV, 8. 29. R3 I, 3, 79. H8 III, 2,
291. Cor. 1, 1, 201. Ill, 1, 39. IV, 2, 2. IV, 7, 29.
Noble, adj. 1) magnanimous, elevated, dignified,
generons: Compl. 108. Sonn. 151, 6. Tp. I, 2, 7. 161.
299. 419. II, 1, 215. Ill, 1, 33. 45. Ill, 2, 43. V, 26.
120. Gent. Ill, 1, 38. Meas. I, 1, 50. II, 1, 7. Ill, 1,
13. 88. V, 224. Mids. I, 1, 24. V, 91. As IV, 3, 129.
Tw. II, 4, 84. H8 II, 1, 119. II, 2, 92. Troil. IV, 1, 33.
Tit. I, 25. Ant. Ill, 13, 78. IV, 15, 55. 59 etc. etc.
With to : that I should not be n. to myself, Ant. V, 2,
192. Used with irony: here come two n. beasts in,
Mids. V, 220. 0 n. fool, As II, 7, 33. breaks his staff
like a n. goose, III, 4, 48. here comes my n. gull-catcher,
Tw. 11,5,204 (notable^).
2) magnificent, stately, splendid: you will my n.
grapes, an if my royal fox could reach them. All's II,
1, 74 (perhaps used for the sake of the quibble with
royal), the most n. bottom of our fleet, Tw. V, 60; cf.
0th. II, 1, 22. a n. plot, H4A I, 3, 279. n. horseman-
ship, IV, 1, 110. a n. feast, Tim. Ill, 6, 68. some — r
token I have kept apart for Livia, Ant. V, 2, 168.
3) of an ancient and illustrious family: Compl.
234. Ado II, 3, 35. All's I, 3, 163. II, 3, 68. V, 3, 95.
Tw. I, 5, 277. V, 271. Wint. I, 2, 393. R2 II, 1, 240.
II, 3, 56. H5 II, 2, 129. H6A V, 4, 22. Cymb. Ill, 4,
135 etc. etc. believe not the word of the n. H4B IV, 3,
59. the n, and the common. Cor. Ill, 1, 29.
= becoming persons of quality: to be abridged
from such a n. rate, Merch. I, 1, 127. they do prank
them in authority, against all n. sufferance , Cor. Ill,
1,24.
The different significations confounded : Tw. I, 2,
25. R2IV, 117. H5 III, 1, 17 etc.
Used adverbially: she is n. born, H8 II, 4, 141.
you do the — r. Cor. Ill, 2, 6. 'tis n. spoken. Ant. II,
2, 98 (the later Ff nobly).
Noble, subst. 1) a nobleman: a beggar's book
outworths a — 's hlood, H8 I, 1, 123. will deserve a
right good husband , let him be a n. IV, 2, 146. Often
in the plural: John IV, 2, 243. V, 1, 33. V, 2, 62. R2
II, 1, 247. II, 2, 88. H4B II, 3, 51. V, 2, 17. H5 IV,
7, 77. IV, 8, 96. H6A I, 3, 90. Ill, 2, 129. V, 4, 172.
Troil. II, 2, 209. Cor. II, 1, 255. Ill, 2, 65. IV, 3, 22.
IV, 4, 9. IV, 6, 122. Tim. I, 2, 180. Mcb. IV, 3, 79 etc.
2) a gold coin (worth 6 s. 8 d.) : R2 I, 1, 88. H4B
II, 1, 167. H5 II, 1, 112. 119. H6A V, 4, 23. R3 I, 3,
82. Quibbling with royal: H4A II, 4, 317. 321 ; and
perhaps All's II, 1, 74. With angel: Ado II, 3, 35.
Noble-ending, making a noble end: a testament
ofn. love, H5 IV, 6, 27.
Nobleman, a man of an illustrious family, a
peer: Meas. V, 159. All's V, 2, 18. Wlnt. Ill, 3, 99.
John IV, 3, 87. H4A II, 4, 317. V, 3, 42. V, 4, 169.
H4B I, 2, 62. H6B III, 2, 24. H6C IV, 3, 9. H8 III,
2, 308. Rom. 11,4, 213. Per. IV, 6, 147. Plur. noble-
men: Lucr. Arg. 4. Gent. I, 3, 31. H6B III, 2, 186.
Noble-minded, generous: H6A IV, 4, 37. Tit.
I, 209.
Nobleness, 1) magnanimity, generosity, elevated
sentiments: Wint II, 3, 12. 165. V, 2, 40. R2 IV,
119 (Ql nobless). Cor. V, 3, 72. Tim. V, 1, 66. Ant.
IV, 14, 99. V, 2, 45. Cymb. V, 3, 33. n. of mind, R3
HI, 7, 14. the n. of life is to do thus. Ant. I, 1, 36.
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
2) illustrions descent, or distinguished rank: re-
gard the stamp of n. H8 III, 2, 12. signs of n. shall
shine on all deservers, Mcb. I, 4, 41. flatUrers, foes
to n. Cor. Ill, 1, 45. thy gait did prophesy a royal n.
Lr. V, 3, 176. virtue and cunning were endowments
greater than n. and riches. Per. Ill, 2, 28. With of: n.
of birth, Geat. 1, 3, 33.
Nobless, nobleness; reading of Ql in R-2 IV, 119;
the other 0. Edd. nobleness.
Noblest-minded, most generous: Caes. I, 3, 122.
Noblish, reading of Fl in H5 III, 1, 17 ; the later
Ff noblest.
Nobly, 1) magnanimously, generously, with
greatness of mind: Tp. Ill, 1, 3. All's IV, 5, 105.
Tw. V, 123. Wint. IV, 4, 528. H4A V, 4, 160. H4B
IV, 2, 90. H6B V, 2, 16. H8 III, 2, 199. Troil. II, 3,
201. Cor. 1, 3, 27. 1,9,66. 11,2,72. II, 3, 94. 139. IV, 5,
117(cf.Hml. 1,2,110). Tim.V,4,63. Caes.II, 1,137.
Mcb. Ill, 6, 14. Lr. V, 1. 28. Ant. II, 2, 98 (Fl noble).
III, 13, 170. IV, 14, 43. Cymb. IV, 2, 51. V, 5, 405.
420.
2) honourably: to think but n. of my grand-mother,
Tp. I, 2, 119. hears most n. of him, All's III, 5, 53.
pestiferous reports of men very n. held, IV, 3, 341. /
think n. of the soul, Tw. IV, 2, 59. receive 'em n. H8
I, 4, 58. n. named so. Cor. II, 3, 251. will use you n.
•fit. I, 260. will n. him remunerate, 398. speaks n. of
her. Per. V, 1, 189.
3) in a high place, as being of high rank: thou
n. base, they basely dignified, Lucr. 660. more n. born,
H6B II, 3, 9. all such emblems laid ii on her, HB IV,
1, 90. n. trained, Rom. Ill, 5, 182.
Nobody or Nobody, (mostly in two words, some-
times hyphened in 0. Edd.) no person, no one: Wiv.
I, 4, 14. II, 2, 51. IV, 2, 19. Ado 1, 1, 118. HI, 4, 34.
y, 1, 165. Merch. V, 23. Wint. IV, 4, 645. John IV,
1, 13. H4A V, 4, 129. H4B II, 4, 73. Ill, 2, 246. H6B
IV, 4, 58. H6C II, 5, 55. Troil. II, 3, 75. Ill, 3, 269.
0th. IV, 1, 210. IV, 3, 52. V, 2, 124. Cymb. II, 1, 24.
Per. II, 1, 59. played by the picture of N. Tp. Ill, 2,
I 136 (allusion to a print prefixed to the comedy of
No-body and Some-body, or to an engraving on the
old ballad of The Well-spoken Nobody).
Nod, subst. an inclination of the head: n., ay,
why, that's noddy, Gent. I, 1, 119. makes fearful action,
with wrinkled brows, with — s, with rolling eyes, John
IV, 2, 192. her winks and — s and gestures, Hml. IV,
5, 11. Made in drunken drowsiness : like a drunken
sailor on a mast, ready, with every n., to tumble down,
R3 III, 4, 102. By way of a slight obeisance: duck
with French — s, R3 I, 3, 49. most rich in Timon's n.
Tim. I, 1, 62. with certain half-caps and cold-moving
— s, II, 2, 221. the insinuating n. Cor. 11, 3, 107. will
he give you the n. ? You shall see. If he do, the rich
shall have more, Troil. I, 2, 212 (i. e. it will not make
you rich. Singer: ";o give the nod was a term in the
game at cards called Noddy. The word also signifies
a silly fellow. Cressid means to callPandarus a noddy,
and says he shall by more nods be made more signi-
ficantly a fool.").
Nod, vb. 1) intr. to incline the head: she did n.
Gent. I, 1, 120. 121. where oxlips and the — ing violet
grows, Mids. II, 1, 250. with — ing of their plumes,
Cor. Ill, 3, 126. nor wink, nor n., nor kneel. Tit. Ill,
2, 43. if thou canst n., speak too. Mob. Ill, 4, 70. trees
that n. unto the world. Ant. IV, 14, 6. An effect of
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drowsiness: you n. Shr. I, 1, 254. IV, 1, 209. Caes.
IV, 3, 271. Done by way of making a slight salutation :
so he — ed, Ant. I, 5, 47. With at: courteous feathers
lohich bow the head and n. at every man , All's IV, 5,
112. he — s at us, as who should say , I'll be even
with you, H6B IV, 7, 99. you shall see him n. at me,
Troil. 1, 2, 211. With on: if Caesar carelessly but n.
on him, Caes. I, 2, 118. With to: n. to him, elves,
Mids. Ill, 1, 177. as if Olympus to a molehill should
in supplication n. Cor. V, 3, 31.
2) trans, a) to bend, to incline: andn. their heads,
H6B II, 4, 22.
b)with an accus. denoting the result, =to beckon:
Cleopat?'a hath — ed him to her, Ant. Ill, 6, 66.
Koddle, the head, in contempt: to comb your n.
loith a three-legged stool, Shr. I, 1, 64. Evans says; /
will smite his — s, Wiv. Ill, 1, 128.
IVoddy, a simpleton : but what said she ? I. Nod-I,
why that's n. You mistook, sir; I say, she did nod:
and you ask me if she did nod; and I say I. And that
set together is n. Now you have taken the pains to set
it together, take it for your pains, Gent. I, 1, 119. 131.
'Koint, to anoint: / have — ed an Athenian's
eyes, Mids. Ill, 2, 351. flayed alive; then — ed over
with honey, Wint. IV, 4, 813.
Noise, subst. 1) any sound (particularly of voices)
attracting attention or causing disturbance, whether it
be loud or low: Ven. 919. Lucr. 165. Tp. II, 1, 320.
IV, 216. V, 232. Wiv. V, 5, 34. Meas. IV, 2, 72. 91.
Mids. HI, 1, 93. All's 11, 3, 314. Wint. II, 3, 39. John
V, 4, 45. R2 III, 3, 51. H4B IV, 5, 7. 15. H6A I, 3,
15. I, 4, 99. II, 1, 2. H6B II, 1, 59. Ill, 2, 236. IV,
8, 3. H6C III, 1, 6. E3 I, 4, 22. 60. II, 2, 33. H8
Prol. 15. IV, 1, 71. V, 4, 1. Troil. II, 2, 97. Cor. I,
4, 22. II, 1, 175. II, 3, 60. V, 5, 4. V, 6, 52. Tit. I,
155. II, 2, 6. II, 3, 20. V, 1, 25. Rom. I, 1, 82. II,
2, 136. IV, 5, 17. V, 3, 151. 169. 262. Caes. I, 2, 14.
224. II, 2, 22. II, 4, 16. Mcb. II, 2, 15. 58. V, 7, 14.
Hml. Ill, 2, 14. IV, 2, 3. IV, 5, 96. 153. Lr. II, 1, 57.
0th. II, 1, 52. II, 3, 149. V, 2, 86. 93. Ant. V, 2, 233.
Cymb. IV, 4,-1. what is that nJ = what noise is
that? what does that noise mean? Mcb. V, 5, 6. Ant.
IV, 14, 104. darest wag thy tongue in n. so rude against
me, Hml. Ill, 4, 40. whose n. is this that cries on mur-
derl 0th. V, 1, 47. that keeps all this n. Err. Ill, 1,
61 (causes it mischievously), to make n.: Lucr. 1329.
Meas. IV, 3, 27. Ado III, 3, 36. Mids. Ill, 2, 116.
Merch. IV, 1, 76. V, 3. As IV, 2, 10. H4B IV, 5, 1.
Cor. I, 5, 10. Lr. Ill, 6, 89. 0th. Ill, 1, 13. Cymb.
Ill, 5j 44.
2) report, rumour: the n, goes, Troil. I, 2, 12.
mark the high — s, Lr. Ill, 6, 118. Cleopatra, catching
but the least n. of this, dies instantly, Ant. I, 2,145.
3) music; the isle is full of — s, sounds and sweet
airs, Tp. Ill, 2, 144. being but the horn and n. of the
monster's. Cor. Ill, 1, 95. what n. is this? Mcb. IV, 1,
106. what warlike n. is this? Hml. V, 2, 360. peace!
whatn.l Ant. IV, 3, 12.
Hence = a company of musicians: find out
Sneak's n. H4B II, 4, 13.
Noise, vb. 1) with it, to cause a tumult and dis-
turbance: gives his potent regiment to a trull, that
— s it against us, Ant. Ill, 6, 96.
2) to spread by rumour; all-telling fame doth n.
abroad, Navarre hath made a vow , LLL II, 22. to n.
abroad that Harry Monmouth fell, H4B Ind. 29. let
it be — d that . . . H8 I, 2, 105. it is —d he hath a mass
of treasure, Tim. IV, 3, 404.
Noiseless, still, silent: All's V, 3,41. Lr. IV,
2, 56.
Noiseniaker, one who makes a clamour: Tp. I,
1,47.
Noisome, noxious, offensive, disgusting: Ado
V, 2, 53. R2 III, 4, 38. H6A I, 5, 23. Cor. V, 1, 26.
Cymb. I, 5, 26.
Nole or Nowl, noddle, head: an ass's n. I fixed
on his head, Mids. Ill, 2, 17.
Nominate, 1) to name: thy young days, which
we may n. tender, LLL I, 2, 16 (Armado's speech).
who is intituled, — d, or called, Don Adriano, V, 1, 8
(Sir Nathaniel's speech), can you n. in order now the
degrees of the lie? As V, 4, 92. sight may distinguish
of colours but suddenly to n. them all, it is impossible,
H6B1I, 1, 130.
2) to appoint: let the forfeit be —dfor an equal
pound of your fair flesh, Merch. I, 3, 150. is it so — d
in the bond? IV, 1, 259.
Nomination, 1) the act of mentioning by name ;
the n. of the party writing, LLL IV, 2, 138 (Holofernes'
speech), what imports the n, of this gentleman? Hml.
V, 2, 133 (with purposed affectation).
2) the act of appointing : (the day of the corona-
tion) wants but n. R3 III, 4, 5.
Non, part of the burden of a song: hey non nonny,
Hml. IV, 5, 165.
Nonage, minority; R3 II, 3, 13.
Nonce, in the phrase /on the n. = pat to the par-
pose, just as occasion requires: I have cases of buck-
ram for the n. H4A I, 2, 201. this is a riddling mer-
chant for the n. H6A II, 3, 57. Til have prepared him
a chalice for the n. Hml. IV, 7, 161.
Noucome, abbreviation of the juridical term non
compos mentis, used nonsensically by Dogberry: Ado
III, 5, 67.
None, 1) no one, nobody : thou single wilt prove n.
Sonn. 8, 14. you like n., n. you, for constant heart, 53,
14. who his spoil of beauty can forbid? 0, n. 65, 13.
n. that I more love than myself, Tp. I, 1, 22. without
you were so simple, n, else would, Gent. li, 1, 38. n.
better knows than you, Meas. I, 3, 7. let n. enter, Err.
II, 2, 220. else n. at all in aughtproves excellent, LLL
IV, 3, 354. n. so poor to do him reverence, Caes. Ill, 2,
125 etc. As a plural: that n. but fools would keep,
Meas. Ill, 1, 8. there's n. but asses will. Err. II, 1, 14.
there's n. but witches do inhabit here. III, 2, 161. it
should n. spare that come within his power, LLL II, 51.
n. offend where all alike do dote, IV, 3, 126. n. but
minstrels like of sonneting, 158. n. are so surely caught
as wit turned jool, V, 2, 69. n. can cure their harms by
wailing them, R3 II, 2, 103.
2) not one, not any; used to supply a noun : desire
hath n. (bounds) Ven. 389. n. (sorrow) is best, 971.
be nurse to n. (babe) Lucr. 1162. love hath reason,
reason n. (reason) Phoen. 47. no marrying? n. Tp. II,
1, 166. n. of us, II, 2, 51. she gave me n. (earnest)
Gent. II, 1, 164. that's far worse than n. (faith) V, 4,
51. H. (people) but mine own people, Wiv. IV, 2, 14.
and n. of them been worn, Meas. I, 2, 173. he did me
n. (right) Err. IV, 2, 8. he with n. (ducats) returned, V,
232. he wore n. (linen) but a dishclout, LLL V, 2, 720.
what news with you? n. good, my lord, to please you
with the hearing, nor n. so bad R3 IV, 4, 458 (Qq
N
777
none good my lord; Ft none, good my lord) etc. Follow-
ing the noun emphatically: two distincts, division n.
Phoen. 27. riches, poverty, and use of service, n. Tp.
11, 1, 151. and subjects n. abroad, V, 167. other means
was n. Err. 1, 1, 76. satisfaction can he n. but by pangs
of death, Tw. Ill, 4, 262. he is true-hearted, and a soul
n. better in my kingdom, H8 V, 1, 156. Followed by of
(and then almost = not) : we are their offspring, and
they n. of ours, Lucr. 1757. to force that on you which
you knew n. of yours, Tw. Ill, 1, 128. she's a change-
ling and n. of your flesh and blood, Wint. IV, 4, 705.
he must know 'tis n. of your daughter nor my sister,
850. that fault is n. of yours, R3 1, 1, 47. our thoughts
are ours, their ends n. of our own, Hml. Ill, 2, 223.
Peculiar use: he shall be n.; we'll keep him here,
R2 V, 2, 99 (= he shall not make one, not be one of
the party).
Passages leading over to the following significa-
tion: keep thy Hermia, 1 will n. Mids. Ill, 2, 169 (I
will not have her). I'll n. now, Ant. II, 5, 9 (I will not
now play at billiards), take it, God, for it is n. but
thine, H5 IV, 8, 117. /es« t( (her love) should ravel and
be good to n. Gent. Ill, 2, 52 (to no suitor ; or to no-
thing?), means to live; of that there's n. or little, Tp.
II, 1, 51 (no means? or nothing?), poor trespcfsses . . .
whereof I reckon the casting forth to crows thy baby
daughter to be or n. or little, Wint. Ill, 2, 193. if you
can penetrate her with yourflngering, so; we'll try with
tongue too: if n. will do, let her remain, Cymb. II, 3, 17.
3) nothing:_/o)-iear, and eat no more. Why, Ihave
eat n. yet. As II, 7, 88. Usually followed by of: away
with the rest. I will have n. on't, Tp. IV, 248. you writ
them; but I uill n. of them, Gent. II, 1, 133. eat n. of
it, Err. II, 2, 61. we'll n. of that, Mids. V, 46. I'll n.
of it, Shr. IV, 3, 100. Tw. I, 5, 321. II, 2, 13, H4A
II, 1, 69. V, 1, 142. Mcb. V, 3, 47. I will n. of thee,
Merch. Ill, 2, 102. All's V, 3, 149. Tw. I, 3, 113. II,
2, 9. Wint. II, 1, 3. H4B III, 2, 271. Troll. II, 3, 143.
III, 1, 110. that is the dowry of his wife; 'tis n. of his
own getting. As III, 3, 56. you can eat n. of this homely
diet. All's II, 2,48. you can say n. of this, Tw. V, 342.
privy to n. of this, Wint. II, 1, 96. fear n. of this, IV,
4, 601. II. of this could restraintke action, H4B 1, 1, 175.
4) = no, before a noun: n. so srriall advantage
shall step forth, John III, 4, 151. iie late marriage
made ofn. effect, H8 IV, 1, 33. your Italy contains n.
so accomplished a courtier, Cymb. I, 4, 103 (none that
is so accomplished a courtier) ; cf . n. our parts so poor,
but was a race of heaven, Ant. I, 3, 36. n. a stranger
there so merry and so gamesome, Cymb. I, 6, 59.
None-sparing, sparing nobody: the n. war, All's
III, 2, 108.
Nonino, part of an exclamation expressing joy:
uiith a hey, and a ho, and a hey n. As V, 3, 18. 24.
28.32.
Nonny, the same: converting all your sounds of
woe into Hey n. n. Ado II, 3, 71. hey non n., n., hey
n. Hml. IV, 5, 165 (used preposterously by Ophelia
in her madness). tJie cold wind says suum, mun, ha,
no, n. Lr. Ill, 4, 103.
Nonpareil, one who has no equal, a paragon : he
himself calls her a n. Tp. Ill, 2, 108. though you were
crowned the n. of beauty, Tw. I, 5, 273. if thou didst
it, thou art the n. Mcb. Ill, 4, 19. spake you of Caesar9
how, the n.! Ant. Ill, 2, 11. my mother seemed the Dian
ofthattime: so doth my wife the n. of this, Cymb. II, 5, 8.
Non-payment, neglect of payment: say,forn.
that the debt should double, Ven. 521 ("the poet was
thinking of a conditional bond's becoming forfeited
for non-payment; in which case the entire penalty —
usually the double of the principal sum lent by the
obligee — was formerly recoverable at law." Malone).
Non-performance, omission: Wint. I, 2, 261.
Non-regardance, want of due regard, disregard,
contempt: since you to n. cast my faith, Tw. V, 124.
Non-suit, vb. to disappoint in a suit, not to com-
ply with: and in conclusion — s my mediators, 0th. I,
I, 16.
Nook, it corner, inlet, creek: in the deep n. where
once thou calledstme up, Tp. I, 2, 227. ly many wind-
ing — s he strays, Gent. II, 7, 31. to forswear the fall
stream of the world and to live in a n. merely monastic.
As III, 2, 441.
Nook-shotten, shooting out into capes and necks
of land, abounding in bays: in that n. isle of Albion,
H5 111, 5, 14.
Noon, midday: out-going in thy n. Sonn. 7, 13.
'fore n. Meas. II, 2, 160. love's night is n. Tw. Ill, 1,
160. Wint. I, 2, 290. H4A I. 2, 4. Rom. II, 4, 119.
Mcb. Ill, 5, 22. Lr. II, 2, 141. 0th. Ill, 3, 61 (Qq
morn), at n.: Lucr. 784. John IV, 2, 151. V, 1, 26.
Cor. I, 1, 265. Lr. Ill, 6, 92. Ant. I, 4, 20. Cymb, I,
3, 31.
Noon-day, midday: at n. Caes. I, 3, 27.
Noon-tide, midday: displease her brother's n.
Mids. Ill, 2, 55. makes the n. night, R3 I, 4, 77. Ad-
jectively: his weary n. prick, Lucr. 781. the n. sun,
Tp. V, 42. at the n. prick, H6C I, 4, 34.
Nor , a particle rendering negative a subsequent
part of a proposition: I could not see, n. hear, n. touch,
Ven. 440. knows not parching heat n. freezing cold,
Lucr. 1145. Tp. I, 2, 19. 141. II, 1, 202. II, 2, 54!
V, 164, Gent. Ill, 1, 266. Err. Ill, 2, 68 etc. etc.
Double negative: be not proud, n. brag not of thy
might, Ven. 113. never can blab, n. know not what we
mean, 126. I know not love, n. will not know it, 409.
n. feared no hooks, Lucr. 103. n.Ito none alive, Sonn.
112, 7. n. no man ever, 116, 14. n. never woo, CoTO.-p\.
182. n. none falser, Pilgr. 90. there is no woe to his
correction, n. to his service no such joy on earth, Gent.
II, 4, 139. that I cannot choose one n. refuse none,
Merch. 1, 2, 28. Sonn. 5, 12. 134, 5. Tp. I, 2, 406.
Gent. II, 4, 139. Wiv. IV, 2, 166. Meas. V, 64. 431.
Err. Ill, 2, 68. 43. IV, 2, 17. Ado II, 3, 242. Ill, 1, 55.
V, 1, 6. 310. LLL IV, 3, 135. V, 2, 401. Mids. II, 1,
201. Ill, 2, 135. V, 227. Merch. Ill, 1, 98. Ill, 4, 11.
IV, 1, 59. V, 84. As I, 2, 19. II, 3, 50. Shr. 1, 1, 31.
Wint. I, 2, 360. II, 3, 1. Ill, 2, 204. R2 V, 5, 39. H5
II, 4, 17. Ill, 6, 174. H6A I, 3, 21. IV, 5, 40! H6B
II, 4, 57. R3 III, 1, 147. Mcb. II, 3, 69 etc. Triple
negative: n. understood none neither, LLL V, 1, 158.
n. no further in sport neither. As I, 2, 29. n. never none
shall mistress be of it, Tw. Ill, 1, 171.
Used to connect two sentences grammatically in-
dependent from each other: spirits are not finely touched
but to fine issues , n. nature never lends the smallest
scruple of her excellence, Meas. I, 1, 37. your honour
cannot come to that yet. No, sir, n. I mean not, 11, 1,
124. the law will not allow it, n. it shall not be allowed
in Vienna, 241. and since I have not much importunea
you; n. now I had not, but that I am bound to Persia,
Err. IV, 1, 3. he is not (returned); n. we have not heard
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from him, Merch. V, 35. these hoys know little they are
sons to the king; n. Cymbeline dreams that they are
alive, Cymb. Ill, 3, 81. With inversion of the subject :
n. dare I chide the world-ivithout-end hour , Sonn. 57,
5. n. are mine eyes with thy tongue's tune delighted,
141, 5. no woman's face remember n. have I seen
more that I may call men, Tp. Ill, 1, 50. n. needest thou
much importune me, Gent. I, 3, 17. n. do I think the
man of safe discretion, Meas. 1, 1, 72. n. doth she tempt,
II, 2, 165 etc.
. Correlative to neither: Ven. 437. Tp. II, 2, 18 etc.
etc. (see Neither). Neither omitted: but king n. peer
(espoused) to such a peerless dame, Lucr. 21. since
brass, n. stone, n. earth, n. boundless sea, but sad 'mor-
tality o'ersways their power, Sonn. 65, 1. he n. that
affable familiar ghost , 86, 9. my Jive wits n. my Jive
senses can dissuade one foolish heart, 141, 9. vow,
bond, nor space, Compl. 264. then, Pompey, n. now,
Meas. Ill, 2, 86. more n. less to others paying, 279.
worm n. snail, do no offence, Mids. II, 2, 23. know that
I, one Snug the joiner, am a lion fell, n. else no lion's
dam, V, 227. by taking n. by giving of excess, Merch.
1, 3. 63. contempt n. bitterness were in his pride or
sharpness, All's I, 2, 36. if word n. oath prevail not,
Wint. Ill, 2, 204. though war n. no known quarrel were
in question, H5 II, 4, 17. that thou n. none of thine
shall be let in, H6A I, 3, 21. tongue n. heart cannot
conceive n. name thee, Mcb. II, 3, 69. the fitchew, n.
the soiled horse, goes io't with a more riotous appetite,
Lr. IV, 6, 124. the shot of accident, n. dart of chance,
0th. IV, 1, 278. the queen of audience n. desire shall
fail, Ant. Ill, 12, 21. the miierable change now lament
n. sorroio at, IV, 15, 52. pitied n. hated, to the face of
peril myself I'll dedicate, Cymb. V, 1, 28.
Nor . .. nor for neither . . . nor: n. sun n. wind will
ever strive to kiss you, Ven. 1082. n. children's tears
n. mother's groans respecting, Lucr. 431. grief n. law
n. limit knows, 1120. n. it n. no remembrance what it
was, Sonn. V, 12. n. Mars his sword n. war's quick
fire, 55, 7. 98, 5. 99, 10. 124, 12. Compl. 186. Gent.
V, 4, 80. Meas. Ill, 1, 32. IV, 3, 128. LLL V, 2, 346.
Merch. II, 7, 21. Tw. Ill, 1, 164. Wint. I, 2, 275. 360.
II, 3, 1. R2 II, 3, 170. Ill, 2, 64. V, 5, 39. H6A I, 2,
17. I, 3, 60. H6B V, 2, 74. H6C II, 6, 63. Cor. I, 1,
173. Caes. II, 2, 1. Mcb. I, 7, 51. V, 5, 48. Hral. II,
2, 6. Lr. I, 1, 95. More than two parts of a propo-
sition thus joined: it is n. hand, n.foot, n. arm, n.face,
n. any other pari, Rom. II, 2, 40. n. my service past,
n. present sorrows, ■«. purposed merit, 0th. Ill, 4, 116
(Q neither my service). N. omitted before the middle
parts: n. tackle, sail, n. mast, Tp. I, 2, 147. they'll n.
pinch, fright me with urchin shows, pitch me i'the mire,
n. lead me out of my way, II, 2, 4. n. mother, wife, n.
England' s counted queen, R3 IV, 1,47. cf. neither sting,
knot. It. confine, Compl. 265. neither having the accent
of Christians n. the gait of Christian, pagan, n. man,
Hml. Ill, 2, 34. / never spake with her, saw her , ii.
heard from he-h, Meas. V, 223. have you no wit,manners,
II. honesty, Tw. II, 3, 94. is there no respect of place,
persons, n. time in you, 99. mine eyes were not in fault,
for she was beautiful; mine ears, that heard her flattery,
n. my heart, that thought her like her seeming, Cymb.
V, 5, 64. Nor omitted before all the subsequent parts :
n. rain, wind, thunder, fire, are my daughters, Lr. Ill,
2, 15. cf neither press, coffer, chest, trunk, well, vault,
Wiv. IV, 2, 62.
IVorliery, name in R2 II, 1, 284.
Norfolk, 1) English county: H6C I, 1, 156. 208.
IV, 8, 12. 2) Thomas Mowbray Duke ofN: R2 I, 1,
6 etc. H4B III, 2, 29. IV, 1, 1^1. John Duke of N.:
H6C I, 1, 31. I, 2, 38. II, 1, 138 etc. R3 II, 1, 101.
IV, 4, 440. V, 3, 4. 296. 304 etc. Duke of N.: H8
III, 2, 289. IV, 1, 18. 42. Duchess ofN. 52. V, 3, 169.
Norman, a native of Normandy: H5 III, 5, 10.
H6B IV, 1, 87. Hml. IV, 7, 91. 92. In Hml. Ill, 2, 36
Ff pagan or N, Qq and M. Edd. pagan nor man.
Normandy, French province : LLL II, 43. H6B
I, 1, 87. 114. 215. IV, 7, 30. 70. Hml. IV, 7, 83.
North, 1) septentrion : the sharp wind of the n.
Tp. I, 2, 254. I from the n. John II, 411. from n. to
south, 413. from the n. to south, H4A I, 3, 196. higher
toward the n. Caes. II, 1, 109. you are now sailed into
the n. of my lady's opinion, Tw. Ill, 2, 28. n.from =
to the north of: H4A HI, 1, 96. by east, west, n. and
south, LLL V, 2, 566. from east, west, n. and south,
Wint. I, 2, 203. they take their courses east, west, n.,
south, H4B IV, 2, 104. Cor. II, 3, 24. Adjectively:
the n. gate, Gent. Ill, 1, 258. 382. H6A I, 4, 66. the
n. star. Ado II, 1, 258. the n. pole, LLL V, 2, 699. on
this n. side, H4A III, 1, 113. Tit. II, 3, 255.
2) the country lying opposite to the south: the
Hotspur of the n. H4A II, 4, 115. 369. the Percies of
the n. H6A 11, 5, 67. the lordly monarch of the n. V,
3, 6 (i. e. Lucifer; cf. Isaiah XIV, 13). the horsemen
of the n. H6C I, 1,2. the frozen bosom of the n. Rom.
I, 4, 101. / toward the n. R2 V, 1, 76. R3 III, 2, 17.
news came from the n. H4A I, 1, 51. H4B II, 4, 386.
at Berwick in the n. H6B II, 1, 83. R3 IV, 4, 484. 485.
H8 II, 2, 4. nor entreat the n. to make his bleak winds
kiss my parched lips, John V, 7, 39. the grisly n. dis-
gorges such a tempest forth, Per. Ill Prol. 47.
3) the Aquilon: / loill speak as liberal as the n.
0th. V, 2, 220 (Q air), the tyrannous breathing of the
n. Cymb. I, 3, 36. the wind was n. Per. IV, 1, 52.
Nortliainpton, English town and county: H6C
IV, 8, 16. K3 II, 4, 1. H8 I, 1, 200.
Northamptonshire, English county: John 1,51.
North-east, coming from between the north and
east: the n. wind, R2 J, 4, 6.
Northerly, coming from the north: the wind is
n. Hml. V, 2, 99.
Northern, 1) coming from the north: the n. blast,
Lucr. 1335. Wint. IV, 4, 376. the n. wind. Tit. IV,
1, 104.
2) lying in the north : our n. shore, R2 II, 1, 288.
your n. castles. III, 2, 201. the n. star, Caes. Ill, 1, 60.
3) living in the north : 7 will not fight with a pole
like a n. man, LLL V, 2, 701 (Costard's speech. Accord-
ing to commentators, = a clown; cf. Sir John of the
north country, in the ballad of the Child of Elle\ this
n. youth, H4A HI, 2, 145. proud n. lord, H6B V, 2, 6.
the n. lords, H6C I, 1, 251. I, 2, 49.
North-gate, see North.
North-north-east, between the north and the
east, but more towards the former: LLL I, 1, 248.
North-north-west, between the north and the
west, but more towards the former: / am but madn.
Hml. II, 2, 396.
Northumlierland, English county: H4B 1, 2,
230. H5 II Chor. 25. II, 2, 68. 150. H6C 1, 1, 4. 54.
= the Earl of N.: R2 II, 1, 274. H, 2, 53 etc. H4A
I, 1, 79. I, 3, 122. II, 4, 376 etc. H4B Ind. 36. 1, 1,
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152 etc. H6C I, 4, 27. 11, 1, 169 etc. R3 I, 3, 187.
V, 3, 68. 271. H8 IV, 2, 12. Mcb. HI, 6,31.
Korthward, in or to the north : the fairest creature
n bom, Mcb. U, 1, 4. the remnant n. H4A III, 1, 79.
Adjectively: threw many a n. look, H4B 11, 3, 13.
Norway, the country north-Trest of Sweden : Sweno,
the — s king, Mcb. I, 2, 59 (Norway's or Norways'?
0. Edd. Norwayes). those of N. 1, 3, 112. Hml. 1, 1,
82. 97. 11, 2, 40. IV, 4, 10.
= king of N.: Mcb. I, 2, 50. Hml. I, 1, 61. I, 2,
28. 35. II, 2, 59. 69. 72. IV, 4, 14. 21.
Norweyan, pertaining to Norway: Mcb. I, 2, 31.
49. 1,3,95.
Nose, subst. the organ of smell : Ven. 475. Lucr.
1416. Tp. IV, 177. 200. Gent. U, 1, 142. Err. Ill, 2,
137. 141. Ado V, 1, 115. LLL V, 2, 934. Mids. V,
338. As II, 1, 39. 11, 7, 159. Shr. V, 1, 134. All's II,
3. 267. V, 2, 11. Tw. II, 3, 28. 58. 177. IV, 1, 8.
Wint. I. 2, 121. II, 1, 14. 152. II, 3, 99. IV, 4, 223.
686. 757. H4A I, 3, 39. 11, 3, 96. II, 4, 340. 111. 3,
29. 90. H4B II, 4, 357. H5 II, 3, 17. 43. Ill, 6, 109.
III. H6B HI, 2, 34. H6C IV, 7, 25. H8 I, 3, 9. Ill,
2. 55. V, 4, 44, 47. Troil. I, 2. 115. Ill, 1, 139. Cor.
1. 9j 48. Rom. 1, 4, 58. 77. 80. Tim. IV, 3, 157. Mcb.
IV. 1, 29. Lr. I, 5, 19. 23. II, 4, 70. 71. IV, 6, 70.
Oth. IV, 1, 42. 146. IV, 2, 77. Ant. I, 2, 63. Ill, 13,
39. Cymb. Ill, 1, 14. 37. your nose says no, you are
not (Alexanderl, /or it stands too right, LLL V, 2, 568
(according to ancient writers, the head of Alexander
was obliquely placed on his shotilders). it was not for
nothing that my n. fell a bleeding, Merch. 11, 5, 24
(bleeding at the nose being thought ominous), sing a
note, sometime through the n. LLL III, 16. tahen the
bagpipe sings i'ihe n. Merch. IV, 1, 49. they speak Vthe
n. (Jth. 111. 1, 4. liberty plucks justice by the n. Meas.
1, 3, 29. bite the law by the n. Ill, 1, 109 (mock it\
did not I pluck thee by the n. for thy speeches? V, 343.
tweaJcs me by the n. Hml. II, 2. 601. though authority
be a stubborn bear, yet he is oft led by the n. iciih gold,
Wint. IV, 4, 832. will as tenderly be led by the n. as
asses are, Oth. I, 3, 407. to see your wives dishonoured
to your — s, Cor. IV, 6, 83 (= to your faces^. borne
her cleanly by the keeper's n. Tit. 11, 1, 94.
Xose. vb. to smell: to leave unburnt and still to n.
the offence. Cor. V. 1, 28. you shall n. him as you go
up the stairs, Hml. IV, 3, 38.
Nosegay, a bunch of flowers: Mids. I, 1, 34.
Wint. IV, 3, 44.
Nose-herb, herb fit for a nosegay, flower: they
are not herbs, you knave; they are — s. All's IV. 5. 20.
Noseless, having one's nose cut off: Troil. V,
.=.. 34.
Nose-painting, making the nose red: Mcb. II,
3, 31.
Nostril, the cavity in the nose : Ven. 273. 296.
Tp. 11, 2, 65. Wiv. ifl. 6, 94. Wint. 1. 2, 421. H5
111, 1, 15. H6B III, 2, 171. Cymb. V, 5, 477. Per. Ill,
2,62.
Not, the particle by which a word or sentence is
negatived: I'll smother thee with kisses, and yet not
cloy thy lips, Ven. 19. governed him in strength, though
not in lust. 42. be not proud, 113. 116. 120. 124 etc.
etc. No such difference made as in modem English
with respect to the periphrasis of the verb by to do
(see Do): know not, Ven. 126. 304. 409. 615. 904.
Tp. I, 2, 124. seek not to know me, Ven. 525. come
not within his danger, 639. rmj heart longs not to groan,
785. I hate not love, 789. call it not love, 193. love
surfeits not, 803. nature cares not for thy vigour, 353.
the grass stoops not, 1028. thou attendest not, Tp. 1, 2,
87. whoseinfluenceif now I court not, IS3. my charms
crack not, V, 2. I find not myself disposed, II, 2, 201.
hurt not, HI, 2, 145. I feel not this deity, 11, 1, 277.
that you remember not, V, 255 etc. etc. didst thou not
mark my face ? sawest thou not signs of fear lurk in
mine eyef grew I notfainti and fell I not downright?
Ven. 643 — 645. knowest thou not his looks are my
soul's food? Gent. II, 7, 15. went'st not thou to her for
a purse of ducats? Err. IV, 4, 90. why speak not you?
Ado IV, 1, 64. standest not thou attainted? H6A II, 4,
92 etc.
Sometimes placed before the verb : / not doubt he
came alive to land, Tp. II, 1, 121. whereof the ewe not
bites, V, 38. I not know, 113. I not doubt, 303. I not
deny, Meas. II, 1, 18. she not denies it, Ado IV, 1, 175.
which they themselves not feel, V, 1,22. I not acquaint
my father of this business, Wint. IV, 4, 423. / notpur-
pose it, 483. it not belongs to you, H4B IV, I, 98. it
not appears to me, 107. whose all not equals Edward's
moiety, R3 1, 2, 250. what not stirs, Troil. Ill, 3, 184
(Q stirs not), and that you not delay the present. Cor.
1,6,60. and not impute this yielding to light love, Rom.
II, 2, 105. I not desire to know, Tim. IV, 3, 58. I mar-
vel our mild husband not met us, Lr. IV, 2. 2. that which
not enriches him, Oth. Ill, 3, 160. what they do delay,
they not deny. Ant. II, 1, 3. it not concerned me, 11, 2,
35. Tnany years not wore him from my remembrance,
Cymb. IV, 4, 23.
The same liberty in placing it, in interrogative,
imperative, and conditional sentences : didst not thou
share? hadst thou not fifteen pence? Wiv. II, 2, 14.
did not I tell thee yea? hadst thou not order? Meas. 11,
2, 8. would they not joish? Ven. 447. are they not
quickly told? 520. 643. 644. 645. Tp. 11, 1, 201. 210.
312. Ill, 2, 82. Gent. H, 7, 15. Err. V, 337. Ado IV.
1, 133. V, 4, 1. LLL V, 1, 86 etc. etc. is not this true?
Tp. I, 2. 267. is not this Stephano? V, 277. wherefore
do not you a mightier way make war? Sonn. 16, 1. did
not you say, Meas. V, 261. Err. IV. 4, 90. Ado II, 1,
167. LLL II, 114. V. 2. 433 (Ql not you, Qj Ff ^ok
not). 474 (Q2 you not, Ql Ff not you). Mids. II, 1, 34
(Ql not you, Q2 :Fi you not). 42. 63. Hi, 2. 273. 348.
IV, 1, 140. 199. As III, 5, 90. H6A II, 4, 92. HI, 1,
129. Troil. HI, 1, 1 (Q you not, Ff not you) etc. etc.
let me not diuell in this island, Tp. Epil. 5. give me
not the boots, Gent. I, 1, 27. let not me play a iboman,
Mids. 1, 2, 49. fear you not my part of the dialogue.
Ado HI, 1, 31 (cf. Fear), were I not immortal, Ven.
197. had not you come, R3 HI, 4. 27 (^ihadyou not).
Placed before the subject , when there is stress laid
on the latter: and have not they suffered? Wiv. IV, 5,
113. and are not you my husband? Err. V, 370. why
speak not you? Ado IV, 1, 64. love you my son? Do
not you love him? All's 1, 3, 193. am I not protector,
saucy priest ? And am not I a prelate of the church ?
H6A 111. 1, 46. tell not me, Tp. HI, 2, 1. Merch. 1. 1,
39. III. 3. l.were never four such lamps together mixf-l,
had not his clouded, Ven. 490. cf. that cannot I help,
Gent. 111. 1, 359. noio will not I deliver this letter.
Tw. HI, 4, 202. yet had not we determined he should
die. R3 111, 5, 52 (Ff toe not).
Followed by but, sometimes = not only : it is not
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my consent, but my entreaty too, Meas. IV, 2, 67. you
may salve so not what is dangerous present, but the loss
of what is past. Cor. HI, 2, 71. and that not in the pre-
sence of dreaded justice , but on the ministers that do
distribute it, 111, 3, 97. and not your knowledge, your
personal pain, but even your purse, still open, hath built
Lord Cerimon such strong renown, Per. Ill, 2, 46.
Substantively: to make the not eternal. All's III,
2,24.
Notable, excellent, remarkable, egregious (oftener
in a bad than in a good sense): my master is become
a n. lover, Gent. II, 5, 44. a n. lubber, 47. we shall
find this friar an. fellow, Meas. V, 268. thou wilt prove
a n. argument. Ado I, 1, 258. he's a most n. coward.
All's III, 6, 10. on that vice in him will my revenge find
n. cause to work, Tw. II, 3, 166. come by some n. shame,
11, 5, 6. turn him into a n. contempt, 223. set upon
Aguecheek an. report of valour, 111,4,210. n. pirate,
V, 12. a n. passion of wonder appeared in them, Wint.
V, 2, 17. you depend upon a n. gentleman, Troi!. Ill,
1, 6 (Ff and M. Edd. noble), the fleers, the gibes, and
n. scorns, 0th. IV, 1, 83. 0 n. stmmpet, V, 1, 78.
Notably, excellently: it would have been a fine
tragedy: and so it is, truly, and very n. discharged,
Mids. V, 368.
Not-ansiverini::, (0. Edd. In one word, M. Edd.
in two), making no answer: he professes n. Troil. Ill,
3, 270.
Not-appearance, non-appearance in court: H8
IV, 1, 30.
Notary, one authorized to attest contracts or
writings of any kind: dim register and n. of shame,
Lucr. 765. Merch. I, 3, 145. 173.
Notch, to cut in small hollows: he scotched him
and — ed him like a carbonado, Cor. IV, 5, 199.
Note, subst. 1) a mark, a sign by which something
may be perceived or known : the greatest n. of it (his
being in love) is his melancholy. Ado III, 2, 54. nine
changes of the luatery star hath been the shepherd's n.
Wint. I, 2, 2 (by which he measured time), a n. in-
fallible of breaking honesty ,' iST . the changes I per-
ceived in the king and Camilla were very — s of ad-
miration, V, 2, 12. upon his royal face there is no n.
how dread an army hath enrounded him, H5 IV Chor.
35. lest they should spy my windpipe's dangerous — s,
Tim. I, 2, 52 (where best to cut it), some natural — s
about her body, Cymb. II, 2, 28. averring — s of
chamber-hanging, pictures, V, 5, 203.
2) a musical character marking a sound : one clef,
two — s have I, Shr. Ill, 1, 77. would sound me from
my lowest n. to the top of my compass, Hml. Ill, 2, 383.
Hence = tune, melody: she begins a wailing n.
Ven. 835. relish your nimble — s to pleasing ears,
Lucr. 1126. who ... one pleasing n. do sing, Sonn. 8,
12. give me a n.: your ladyship can set, Gent. 1, 2, 81.
the nightingale's complaining — s, V, 4, 5. that is the
very n. of it, Wiv. I, 1, 172. Err. Ill, 2, 45. Ado II,
3, 56. 57. 59. LLL III, 14. V, 2, 929. 938. Mids.
III, 1, 130. 135. 141. V, 405. As II, 5, 3. 48. V, 3,
36. Shr. V, 2, 1. H5 IV, 2, 35. H6B III, 2, 40. H6C
IV, 6, 14. H8 IV, 2, 78. Troil. IV, 5, 3. V, 3, 14. V,
10, 45. Tit. Ill, 1, 86. Rom. Ill, 5, 21. Cymb. IV, 2,
237. 241.
3) any paper or writing from which something
may be gathered: / come by n., to give and to receive,
Merch. Ill, 2, 141 (according to the direction of the
scroll), here is the n. of the fashion to testify, Shr. IV,
3, 130. 133. perusing o'er these — s, John V, 2, .'i. this
n. doth tell me of ten thousand French, 115 IV, 8, 85.
I have a n.from the Volscian state, tofindyou out there.
Cor. IV, 3, 11. what doth her beauty serve but "s a n.
where I may read who passed that passing fair? Rom.
I, 1, 241. take thou this n. Lr. V, 3, 27. left these — s
of what commands I should be subject to, Cymb. I, 1,
171. = letter, billet: Meas. IV, 2, 106. Merch. Ill,
4, 51. R3 V, 3, 41 (Qq scroll). Hml. II, ), 1. =
reckoning, bill: here's the n. how much your chain
weighs, Err. IV, 1,27. the smith's n. for shoeing, H4B
V, 1, 19. here is a n. of certain dues, Tim. II, 2, 16.
= list, catalogue : he hath an abstract for the remem-
brance of such places, and goes to them bi/ his n. Wiv.
IV, 2, 64. / have perused the n. Shr. I, 2, 145. answer
to what 1 shall ask you out of a n. All's IV, 3, 146.
that's out of my n. Wint. IV, 3, 49. the rest that are
within the n. of expectation already are in the court,
Mcb. Ill, 3, 10 (= in the list of expected guests).
who has the n. of them"! Cymb. 1, 5, 2. := prescription,
receipt: — s whose facidties ..., All's I, 3, 232.
4) stigma, brand, reproach: my posterity, shamed
with the n. Lucr. 208. would from my forehead wipe
a perjured n. LLL IV, 3, 125 (= a n. of perjury).
folly in fools bears not so strong a n. as foolert/ in the
wise, V, 2, 75. the more to aggravate the n., with a
foul traitor s name stuff I thy throat, R2 I, 1, 43.
5) any distinction or eminence: you must not foil
the precious n. of it (the crown) with a base stave,
Cymb. II, 3, 127. of n. = distinguished, eminent:
make them men of n. LLL 111, 26. offence of mighty
n. All's V, 3, 14. some sir of n. Tw. Ill, 4, 82. a
daughter of most rare n. Wint. IV, 2, 48. creatures of
n. for mercy -lacking uses, John IV, 1, 121. one of
greatest n. Mcb. V, 7, 21. a youth that means to be of
n. Ant. IV, 4, 27. he is of n. IV, 9, 32. my report was
once first with the best of n. Cymb. Ill, 3, 58. he brags
as if he were of n. V, 3, 94. With an adjective deno-
ting the particular kind of distinction: a nun, or sister
sanctified, of holiest n. Compl. 233. I did some ser-
vice, of such n. indeed, that it would scarce be an-
swered, Tw. Ill, 3, 27. there shall be done a deed of
dreadful n. Mcb. Ill, 2, 44. he is one of the noblest n.
Cymb. I, 6, 22. he was then of a cresceM n. I, 4, 2.
6) remark : a good n. ; that keeps you from the blow
of the law, Tw. 111,4, 168.
7) any thing by which something is kept in mind;
record: no n. upon my parents, his all noble. All's I,
3, 163. to take n. (German sich merken) = a) to
mind, to remember: take n. of it, Meas. V, 80. for
which the heavens, taking angry n., have left me issue-
less, Wint. V, 1, 173 (remembering, recording it in
anger), take this n. Lr. IV, 5, 29. take n., take n., 0
world, to be direct and honest is not safe, 0th. Ill, 3,
377. b) to imprint in the mind: to take an. of what
I stand in need of, Gent. II, 7, 84. I have ta'en a due
and wary n. upon't, Meas. IV, 1, 38. as I took n. of
the place, it cannot be far, Tim. V, 1, 1.
8) attention, observation: some precepts worthy
the n. All's III, 5, 104. 0 give us n. H8 I, 1, 63 (M.
Edd. he gives us n.). which, without n., here's many
else have done, Cor. 1, 9, 49 t without notice taken).
what hath proceeded worthy n, Caes. I, 2, 181. give
him heedful n. Hml. HI, 2, 89. three in Egypt cannot
make better n. Ant. Ill, 3, 26 (be better observers).
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that they will waste their time upon our n. Cymb. IV,
4, 20 (to mind, to take notice of us), to take n. =
a) to pay regard, to respect: my love hath in't a bond
whereof the world takes n. All's I, 3, 195. high n. is
taken of your many virtues, H8 11,3,59. b) to observe:
take good n. what Caesar doth, Caes. II, 4, 14. I have
taken a n. of it, Hml. V, 1, 151. take but good n. Ant.
I, 1, 11. c) to take notice, to care for, to heed: now
'tis awake, takes n. of what is done, Meas. II, 2, 94.
take no n. of him, Alio III, 3, 29. that they take no n.
at all of our being absent, Merch. V, 120. to take n.
how many pair of silk stockings thou hast, H4B II, 2,
17. take no n. of him, Rom. I, 5, 73. where never
Roman shall take n. of him, Caes. V, 3, 50. d) to per-
ceive, to become aware: taking n, of thy abhorred
aspect, John IV, 2, 224. they have ta'en n. of us, Cor.
IV, 2, 10. let the world take n., you are the most im-
mediate to our throne, Hml. I, 2, 108.
9) intelligence, information, knowledge: she that
from Naples can have no n. Tp. II, 1, 248. — s whose
faculties inclusive were more than they were in n. All's
1, 3, 233 (= knownl. my niece shall take n. of it, Tw.
III, 2, 38 (= be informed of it), it shall come to n.
IV, 3, 29 (become known), a gentleman of the greatest
promise that ever came into my n. Wint. I, 1, 40. the
king hath n. of all, H5 II, 2, 6. give dreadful n. of
preparation, IV Chor. 14. whereof my sovereign would
have n. H8 I, 2, 48. in self-assumption greater than in
the n. of judgment, Troil. II, 3, 134 (than true judges
know him to be), give him n. of our approach, IV, 1,
43. the king shall have n. of this. Tit. II, 3, 85 (0.
Edd. notice'), such ambiguous giving out to n. that you
know aught of me, Hml. I, 5, 179 (Qq out, to n.). I
do know you, and dare upon the warrant of my n. com-
mend a dear thing to you, Lr. Ill, 1, 18 (Qq art), his
picture I will send far and near, that all the kingdom
may have due n. of him, II, 1, 86. these present wars
shall find I love my country, even to the n. o' the king,
Cymb. IV, 3, 44 (so that the king shall hear of it).
Note, vb. 1) to set a mark on; in an ill sense, =
to dishonour, to stigmatize: you have condemned and
— d Lucius Pella, Caes. IV, 3, 2 (the Latin notare).
2) to mark with musical characters: an you re us
and fa us, you n. us, Eom. IV, 5, 122. any man may
sing her, if he can take her cliff; shes — d, Troil. V,
2, 11 (quibbling in both passages).
3) to set down, to commit to memory in any man-
ner, to keep in remembrance: I'll n. you in my book
of memory, H6A II, 4, 101. but my design, to n. the
chamber; I will write all down, Cymb. II, 2, 24. the
gravity and stillness of your youth the world hath — d,
0th. II, 3, 192.
4) to attend to, to observe; a) to do observance,
to respect: whose worth and honesty is richly — d, Wint.
V, 3, 145. I desire to find him so (honourable), that
I may worthily n. him, Per. IV, 6, 56. b) to pay atten-
tion, to heed, to take notice of , to listen to, to mark :
what could he see but mightily he — d? what did he n.
but strongly he desiredf Lucr. 414. 415. yet n., their
manners are more gentle-kind, Tp. Ill, 3, 31. / — d
her not, but I looked on her. Ado I, 1, 165. ». this be
fore my notes, II, 3, 56. worth, the — ing, 67. do you
n., men? LLL III, 25 (most M. Edd. n. me), but n.
me, signior, Merch. I, 3, 98. n. this, H4B IV, 1, 197.
we will hear, n. and believe, H5 I, 2, 30. first n. that
he is near you in descent, H6B III, 1, 21. what need
you n. it? H8 II, 4, 128. n. this dangerous conception,
I, 2, 138. mark him, n. him, Troil. I, 2, 251. n. me
this. Cor. I, 1, 131. n. but this fool, IV, 2, 17. rather
than pity n. how much, V, 2, 93. n. how she quotes the
leaves, Tit. IV, 1, 50. do you n. me? Rora. IV, 5, 121.
ever n., Lucilius, Caes. 'IV, 2, 19. you must n. beside
that we have tried the utmost of our friends, IV, 3, 213.
if much you n. him, you will offend him, Mcb.III, 4, 66.
n., if your lady strain his entertainment, 0th. Ill, 3,
260. n. him, good Charmian, Ant. I, 5, 53. which
worthily deserved — ing, H, 2, 188. a lower place, n.
well, may make too great an act, III, 1, 12. lying, n,
it, the woman's, Cymb. II, 5, 22. / would have you n.,
this is an honourable man. Per. IV, 6, 54. c) to have
in the eye, to look on with attention, to observe : to
n. the fighting conflict of her hue, Ven. 345. by — ing
of the lady I have marked, Ado IV, 1, 160. do but n.
a wild and wanton herd, Merch. V, 71. stink by, and
n. him. As III, 2, 267. / did very well n. him, Hml.
Ill, 2, 301. and n. the qualities of the people, Ant. I,
1, 63. we have — d it, Cymb. Ill, 5, 34. d) to become
aware of, to perceive, to see: this solemn sympathy
poor Venus — th, Ven. 1057. more flowers I — d, Sonn.
99, 14. they in thee a thousand errors n. 141, 2. didst
thou n. the daughter of Signior Leonato? Ado 1, 1, 163.
that when In. another man like him, I may avoid him,
V, 1, 269. saw sighs reek from you, — d well your
passion, LLL IV, 3, 140, heavens so shine , that they
may fairly n. this act of mine, Tw. IV, 3, 36 (lend a
fair aspect to, regard with favour), didst n. it? Wint.
I, 2, 214. not — d is't but of the finer natures? 225.
I have missingly — d, he is of late much retired from
court, IV, 2, 36. what love I n. in the fair multitude oj
those her hairs, John HI, 4, 61. a virtuous man whom
I have often — d in thy company, H4A II, 4, 460. and
never — d in him any study, H6 I, 1, 67. effeminate
remorse, which we have — d in you to your kin, R3 III,
7, 212. this is — d, and generally, H8 II, 1, 46. rfo
you n. how much her grace is altered? IV, 2, 95. which
late 1 — d in tattered weeds, Rom. V, 1, 38. — ing
this penury, 49. Ihave — dthee always wise, Tim. Ill,
1, 33. tell me what thou — st about the field, Caes. V,
3, 22. Ihave — d it well, Lt. I, 4, 81. he wears the
rose of youth upon him, from which the world should n.
something particular. Ant. Ill, 13, 21. I do n. that grief
and patience mingle their spurs together, Cymb. IV, 2,
56. n. it not you? Per. II, 3, 57.
6) to show; in a doubtful passage in Hml. I, 6,
179: such ambiguous giving out, to n. that you know
aught of me. Pf out to n.
Note-book, a book in which memorandums are
written: Wiv. I, 1, 147. H4B II, 4, 290. Caes. IV,
3, 98.
Noted, known: Sonn. 76, 6. LLL IV, 3, 88. Shr.
Ill, 2, 14. John IV, 2, 21. H4A I, 2, 202. Troil. V, 2,
H (quibbling). Tit. II, 3, 86. Hml. II, 1, 23.
Notedly, with good perception and remembrance,
exactly : do you remember what you said of the duke ?
Most n. Meas. V, 335.
Note-worthy, worth seeing: Gent. I, 1, 13.
Not-fearing, fearless: Cymb. II, 4, 19.
Nothing (sometimes accented on the second
syllable: R3 I, 3, 236. H8 V, 1, 126. Cymb.IV,4,18),
not any thing, nought; Ven. 287. 288. 372. 418. 441.
Sonn. 20, 12. 123, 3. Tp. I, 2, 16. 418. 457. II, 1,
170. 175. 313. 111,1,94. 111,2,23. 154. 111,3,81.
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85. Gent. I, 1, 103. 131. 111,2,87. Wiv. IV, 1, 15.
Meas. II, 2, 155. Err. II, 1, 16. Ill, 2, 105. Tw. V, 188
etc. etc. I have n. with this answer, Hml. Ill, 2, 101.
this peace is n. hut to rust iron, Cor. IV, 5, 234. whose
worth makes other worthies n. Gent. II, 4, 166. so sur-
prised my sense that I was n. Wint. Ill, 1, 11. JEdgar
I n. am, Lr. II, 3, 21. 'twill be n. yet, Tw. Ill, 4, 432 ;
cf. Ant. Ill, 5, 23. we are undone and brought to n.
Shr. V, 1, 45. (the lion) makes him n. H8 III, 2, 208.
to make n. of, Lr. Ill, 1, 9 (see Make). With of: n. of
him that doth fade, Tp. 1, 2, 399. to have it added to
the fault of mine, and n. of your answer, Meas. II, 4,
73. the gracious queen, part of his theme, l^ut n. of his
ill-ta'en suspicion, Wint. I, 2, 459. you are all in all
in spleen, and n. of a man, 0th. IV, 1, 90. let this fel-
low be n. of our strife, Ant. II, 2, 80 etc.
Substantively: needy n. trimmed in jollity, Sonn.
6G, 3. for n. hold me, so it please thee hold that n. me
a something sweet to thee, 136, 12. gives to airy n. a
local habitation, Mids. V, 16. speaks an infinite deal
of n. Merch. 1, 1, 114. thus he his special n. ever prolo-
gues. All's II, 1, 95. uses a known truth to pass a
thousand — s with, II, 5, 33. nor n. have these — .s,
Wint. I, 2, 295. admiring the n. of it, IV, 4, 6?6. makes
me with heavy n. faint, R2 II, 2, 32. grated to dusty
n. Troil. Ill, 2, 196. to hear my — s monstered. Cor.
il, 2, 81. this n. is more than matter, Hml. IV, 5, 174.
that harsh, noble, simple n., that Cloten, Cymb. Ill, 4,
135 etc.
Adverbially, = not at all : my mistress' eyes are
n. like the sun, Sonn. 130, 1. lawful mercy is n. kin to
foul redemption, Meas. 11, 4, 113. therein do men from
children n. differ, Ado V, 1, 33. n. undervalued to
Catos daughter , Merch. I, 1, 165. '•■ acquainted with
these businesses. All's III, 7, 5. it n. steads us, 41.
shes n. allied to your disorders, Tw. II, 3, 104. delayed,
hut n. altered, Wint. IV, 4, 475. shall n. benefit your
knowledge, 514. eoncerns him n. 870. Hermione was
n. so aged, V, 3, 28. should n. privilege him, R2 I, 1,
120. would set my teeth n. on edge, n. so much as min-
cing poetry, H4A III, 1, 133. you were n. so strong
and fortunate as I, V, 1, 38. n. so heavy, H6B V, 2,
65. being n. like the noble duke, R3 III, 5, 92. it will
help me n. H8 I, 1, 207. I fear n., what can be said
against me, V, 1, 126. they u. doubt prevailing. Cor.
1, 3, 111. be to me n. so kind, but something pitiful,
Tit. II, 3, 156. who n. hurt withal, Rom. I, 1, 119. I
am n. slow, IV, 1, 3. n, doubting your present assist-
ance, Tim. Ill, 1, 20. I am n. jealous, Caes. I, 2, 162.
move only in command, n. in love , Mcb. V, 2, 20. we
doubt it n. V, 4, 2. Hml. I, 2, 41. discomfort you it n.
must. III, 2, 176. I have told you what Ihave seen and
heard, but faintly, n. like the image and horror of it,
Lr. I, 2, 191. to speak the truth shall n. wrong him,
0th. II, 3, 224. it n. ill becomes thee. Ant. II, 6, 81. 1
do n. doubt, Cymb, I, 4, 106. the vows of women of no
more bondage he to where they afe made than they are
to their virtues, which is n. II, 4, 112. a doubt n. be-
coming you, IV, 4, 15 etc.
>othing-gift, a gift of no worth: that n. of dif-
fering multitudes, Cymb. Ill, 6, 86.
Notice, subst. 1) information, intelligence: bring
me just n. of the numbers dead, H5 IV, 7, 122. he hath
carried n. to Esealus, Meas. IV, 3, 135. to give ap. n.:
Meas. IV, 4, 19. IV, 5, 7. H6A HI, 2, 8. Lr. II, 1, 3.
Cymb. Ill, 4, 127. to give n. of: Gent. II, 6, 36. Meas.
I, 4, 87. H6B III, 1, 370. R3 III, 1, 178. to have n.
Ant. I, 2, 184. / have no certain n. H4BI, 3, 85. to
have n. of: LLL II, 81. As I, 1, 145. H6B 111, 1, 166.
Tit. II, 3, 85 (M. Edd. note). Rom. V, 2,27. Caes. Ill,
1, 275. to take n. = to be informed, to hear, to learn:
take n., lords, he has a loyal breast, for you have seen
him open't, H8 111, 2, 200. that your wisdom yet, from
one that so imperfectly conceits, would take no n. 0th.
111,3, 150. take n.that lam in Cambria, Cymb. 111,2, 44.
2) observation: to my poor unworthy n. he nocked
us. Cor. II, 3, 166 (as far as I observed him; as it ap-
peared to me).
3) instruction, direction, order (cf. the German
zu wissen thun) : and shall, at the least of thy sweet n,,
bring her to trial. LLL 1, 1, 279 (Armado's letter), to
give n. that no manner of person have recourse unto the
princes, R3 III, 5, 108 (Ff order), gave n. he was from
thence discharged, H8 II, 4, 33.
4) attention, regard : to no more will I give place
or n. Lr. II, 4, 252. I have assailed her with music,
but she vouchsafes no n. Cymb. II, 3, 45. and towards
himself we must attendour n. 65. to take n. = to mind,
to care for: Ven. 341. H8 I, 1, 101. Cymb. I, 5, 70.
Notiry, a word used by Mrs Quickly in the sense
of to know, to learn: Wiv. II, 2, 85; and by the fool
in 0th. Ill, 1, 31 in that of to give information.
!Votion, intellectual power, sense, mind : his own
n. . . . shall join to thrust the lie unto him. Cor. V, 6, 107.
all things else that might to half a soul and to a n.
crazed say 'This did Banquo,' Mcb. Ill, 1, 83. his n.
weakens, his discernings are lethargied, Lr. I, 4, 248.
IVotoriouB, 1) manifest to the world, known to
everybody ;ina bad sense: you have been a n. bawd,
Meas. IV, 2, 14. a most n. pirate, IV, 3, 75. I would it
were not n. All's 1, 1,41. Alengon, that n. Machiavel,
H6A V, 4, 74. your goodness, since you provoke me,
shall he most n. H8 III, 2, 288.
2) notable, egregious: thou foul abettor, thou n.
bawd, Lucr. 886. bring in here two n. benefactors, Meas.
II, 1,50. to your n. shame. Err. IV, 1, 84. you n. villain,
Shr. V, 1, 54. I know him a n. liar. All's I, 1, 111.
you have done me wrong, n. wrong, Tw. V, 337. made
the most n. geek and gull, 351. wherein I didnot some
n. ill. Tit. V, 1, 127. some base n. knave, 0th, IV, 2,
140. 'tis a n. villain, V, 2, 239.
Notoriously, egregiously, enormously: there was
never man so n. abused, Tw. IV, 2, 94. he hath been
most n. abused, V, 388.
Not-pated, according to some = having the hair
close cut; to others, bull-headed, blockheaded: H4A
11,4, 78; cf. knotty-pated, 251.
Notwithstanding, adv. nevertheless, however:
Tp. II, 1, 62. Wiv. I, 4, 97. 108. 155. Mids. Ill, 2,
394. Merch. I, 3, 26. Ill, 2, 322. V, 239. H4B IV,
4, 33. H6C II, 1, 37. Caes. II, 2, 117. 0th. II, 3, 5.
Cymb. 1, 4, 107.
Notwithstanding, prepos. in spite of: Gent. IV,
2, 12. Wiv. 1, 4, 1 1 1. H5 V, 2, 240. H6B 111, 2, 258.
Tit. II, 4,29. Placed after the noun: he hath not money
for these Irish wars, his burthenous taxations n. R2 II,
I, 260. which n. thou shalt be no less esteemed, Tim.
II, 2, 111.
= over and above, besides, abstractedly from:
so your hand and heart . . . should, n. that your bond of
duty, as 'twere in love's particular, be more to me, your
friend, than any, H8 HI, 2, 188.
N
783
Notwithstanding, conj. though: n. thy capacity
receiveth as the sea , nought enters there . . . but falls
into abatement, Tw. I, 1, 10. n. she's your wife, be you
assured I hate not you, R3 I, 3, 22.
Nought, see Naught.
Konn, a substantive: Wiv. IV, 1, 22. H6B IV, 7,
43. Od's —s (an oath) Wiv. IV, 1, 26.
Nourish, vb. 1) intr. to be nutritious, to afford
rich food: — ing dishes, 0th. HI, 3, 78. 'tis age that
—eth, Shr. II, 341.
2) trans, to feed; in a proper and a figurative
sense: Sonn. 73, 12. Gent. II, 1, 180. LLL IV, 2, 71.
IV, 3, 353. Merch. Ill, 2, 65. Wint. II, 3, 36. H4A
IV, 1, 113. H6C I, 1, 222. Cor. Ill, 1, 69. 117. Tit.
V, 1, 60. 84. Rom. I, 1, 198. Tim. I, 1, 22. Ant. II,
7, 50. IV, 8, 21. = to support, to maintain: whiles
I in Ireland n. a mighty band, H6B III, 1, 348.
Nourish, subst. nurse: our isle be made a n. of
salt tears, H6A i, 1, 60 (some M. Edd. marish),
Xourislier, that which nourishes: Mcb. II, 2, 40.
Nourishment, food, nutriment: LLL I, 1, 239.
H8 V, 3, 44. Per. I, 2, 56. cf. After-nourishment.
Nousle or Nouzle, to nurse: who, to n. up their
babes, thought nought too curious, Per. I, 4, 42. cf.
Nuzzle.
Novel, new: nothing n., nothing strange, Sonn.
123, 3.
Novelty, newness, anything new and before un-
known: n. is only in request, Meas. Ill, 2, 237. it is a
n. to the world, All's II, 3, 22. how n. may move, Troil.
IV, 4, 81 (Fi—es).
No- verb, a word which does not exist : he gives
me the proverbs and the — s, Wiv. Ill, 1, 107 (the
host's speech).
Novice, one new in a business or situation: an.
of this place, Meas. I, 4, 18 (= probationer), you are
— s, Shr. 11, 313. Mars dote on you for his ■ — s. All's
II, 1, 48. Plantagenet, that princely n. R3 I, 4, 228
(new to the world), thou hast sold me to this n. Ant.
IV, 12, 14.
Novum, a game at dice, properly called novem
quinque, from the two principal throws being nine
and five; abate throw at n. LLL V, 2, 547.
Now, at this time, by this time: Ven. 46. 97. 181.
266. 272. 303. 327. 361. 430 etc. etc. Peculiar posi-
tion: punished for before-breach of the king's laws in
n. the king's quarrel, H5 IV, 1, 180. As for but n., ere
n , even n., see Sut, Ere, Even. Applied to a time
past: n. was she just before him, Ven. 349. that n. he
was the ivy, Tp. I, 2, 85. I sprang not more in joy at
first hearing he was a man-child than n. in first seeing
he had probed himself a man. Cor. 1,3, 18 etc. n. and
then = at intervals, occasionally : Merch. II, 2, 200.
As III, 5, 103. H5 111, 6, 71. Lr. IV, 3, 14. n. ... n.
= at one time ... at another time: Ven. 224. 965.
Tp. I, 2, 196. As III, 2, 436. Wint. IV, 4, 58. H6C
11, 5, 5. H8 I, 1, 29. n. ... and n.: n. she weeps, and
n. she fain would speak, and n. her sobs do her intend-
ments break, Ven. 221. n. he vows a league, and n.
invasion, Lucr. 287. n. ... then, in the same sense:
n. weep for him, then spit at him, As HI, 2, 437. n.
one the better, then another best, H6C II, 5, 10.
= things being so, under these circumstances:
being mad before, how doth she n. for wits'? Ven. 249.
7i. which way shall she turn? 253. what cares he n.for
curb? 285. for pity n. she can no more detain him, 677.
for n. she knows it is no gentle chase, 883. n. would
I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground, Tp. I, 1, 69. how n. shall this be compassed?
III, 2, 66. Ven. 786. 953. 977. 991. 1077 etc. Hence
forming a connection between the preceding and sub-
sequent propositions : n. for your answer ..., Merch.
IV, 1, 62. n. in respect it is in the fields, it pleaseth
me well. As 111, 2, 17. thou swearest to me thou art
honest: n., if thou wert a poet, I might have some hope
thou didst feign. 111, 3, 26. n. good or bad, 'tis but the
chance of war, Troil. Prol. 31. n , to seem to affect
the displeasure of the people is as bad as to flatter them.
Cor. II, 2, 23 etc. n. that = it being so that, since:
what may be wrought out of their discontent, n. that
their souls are topful of offence? John 111, 4, 180. n.
that God and friends have shaken Edward from the
regal seat, .. . what are thy due fees? H6C IV, 6, 1.
Oftener n. alone, without that, in the same sense:
where shall I live n. Lucrece is unlived? Lucr. 1754.
why should he live, n. Nature bankrupt is? Sonn. 67,
9. past cure I am, n. reason is past care, 147, 9. n.
they are oppressed with travel, they will not use such
vigilance, Tp. Ill, 3, 15. Gent. 1, 1, 123. I, 2, 1. Ill,
2, 2. Wiv. II, 1, 182. Meas. Ill, 1. 179. Ado I, 1,
303. LLL I, 1, 108. Mids. Ill, 2, 135. IV, 1, 67. As
V, 4, 155. All's V, 3, 315. 336. John V, 2, 96. R2
V, 1, 99. H6A IV, 6, 29. IV, 7, 32. 96. V, 4, 4. 149,
H6B I, 1, 216. HI, 2, 55. IV, 4, 56. H6C II, 6, 6.
44. R3 1, 2, 170. Troil. V, 2, 90. Cor. II, 3, 180. 0th.
IV, 2, 162 etc. Placed after: her eye is sick on't, J
observe her n. All's 1,3, 142 (now that I observe her).
Hence added emphatically to wishes, prayers, ob-
secrations, "and asseverations: n. good angels preserve
the king.' Tp. II, 1, 306. n. all the blessings of a glad
father compass thee about, V, 179. ti. heaven send thee
good fortune, Wiv. HI, 4, 105. n. fair befall your
mask! LLL H, 124; cf. «. fair befall thee, R3 I, 3,
282 ; III, 5, 47. n. justice on the doers. All's V, 3,
154. n. God in heaven forbid, R2 II, 2, 51. n. the
Lord lighten thee, H4B II, 1, 208. n. heavens forbid
such scarcity of youth, Troil. 1, 3, 302. n. the gods
keep you old enough, Tim. Ill, 5, 104. n. the red pes-
tilence strike all trades in Rome, Cor. IV, 1, 13. n. the
gods keep you, IV, 6, 25. n. the witch take me, Ant. IV,
2, 37. I pray n , keep below, Tp. I, 1, 12. J prithee n.,
lead the way, II, 2, 177. alas, n. pray you, HI, 1, 15.
pray n., rest yourself , 20. n. , good my lord, let there
be some more test made of my metal, Meas. I, 1, 48.
sweet n., make haste. Err. IV, 2, 29. good n. , hold thy
tongue, IV, 4, 22; Wint. V, 1, 19; Troil. HI, 1, 132;
Hml. I, 1, 70; Ant. 1, 2, 25; I, 3, 78. 1 prithee n. As
111,2, 199. Troil. HI, 1, 116. pray you n. Ant. HI, U,
22. Cymb. Ill, 1, 46. lo n., lo! Tp. II, 2, 14. John
HI, 4, 21. «., by my modesty, a goodly broker! Gent.
1, 2, 41. 7t. trust me, 'tis an office of great worth, 44.
H, 1, 115. Err. 1, 1, 143. thafs meat and drink to me,
n. Wiv. 1, 1, 306. n., as I am a Christian, answer me.
Err. I, 2„ 77. n. by the faith of my love, 1 will. As III,
2, 449. in your conscience n.? H5 IV, 1, 81. n. for
thy whore, Trojan! n. the sleeve, Troil. V, 4, 25. this is
strange n. Cor. 11, 1, 24. your serpent of Egypt is bred
n. of your mud. Ant. II, 7, 29.
Used to introduce an address, especially one ex-
pressive of surprise or curiosity: n., blasphemy, not
an oath on shore? Tp. V, 218, n., daughter Silvia, you
are hard beset, Gent, 11, 4, 49. n.. Master Shallow,
784
N
you'll complain of me to the king? Wiv. I, 1, 112. «.,
what's the matter, provost? Meas. II, 2, G. n. in good
time! Wint. IV, 4, 163. «., captain? Tim. Ill, 5, G.
n., thieves? IV, 3, 415. )i., Ciiuia: n., Jlclcllim, Cues.
II, 2, 120. «., Lydwrida! Per. Ill, 1, 14, More fre-
quently hoio nolo (sometimes = how do you do? at
other times = what is the matter? or what are vou
doing here?): Tp. I, 2, 244. 11, 1, 308. II, 2, 139". V,
28.5. Gent. I, 2, 16. 88. 1, 3, 51. 11, 1, 7. 147. Ill,
1, 279. Ill, 2, 11. IV, 2, 18. 64. IV, 4, 47. V, 2, 31.
V, 4, 86. Wiv. I, 1, 198. 1, 4, 142. II, 1, 152. Meas.
I, 2, 58. 86. II, 1, 45. II, 4, 17. 30. IV, 2. 91. Err.
II, 2, 7. IV, 1, 93. IV, 4, 9. Ado I, 2, 1. V, I, 214.
LLL IV, 3, 200. Mids. 1, 1, 128. II, 1, 1. Ill, 2, 4.
Merch. I, 2, 134. Ill, 1, 25. V, 288. Shr. IV, 1, 110.
113. Tw.lll,4,llS. Wint. HI, 2, 148 (how n. there!).
H6A IV, 4, 12. H6B I, 1, 53. Rom. Ill, 5, 150. Ant.
1, 2, 134 (= ho!). Per. IV, 6, 22. why how )i., in the
same sense: Wiv. HI, 4, 72. Meas. 1, 2, 128. Err. Ill,
2, 71. Ado 111, 4, 41. Hml. 111,4, 13. whatn., in the
same sense: Err. I, 2, 41. Troil. V, 3, 98.
Now-a-days, in the present age: Mids. Ill, 1,
148. Hml. V, 1, 181 (Qq om.). Per. II, 1, 73.
Now-born or iVow-liorue? now engendered? or
now brought? All's II, 3, 186. See Brief.
Nowhere, not in any place: Compl. 27. Wiv.
IV, 2, 166. As II, 7, 2. Hml. Ill, 1, 136.
Nowl, see Nole.
Noyaiice, injury: to keep itself from n. Hml. HI,
3, 13.
Numa, the second king of Rome: Cor. II, 3, 247.
Numb, adj. torpid, chill : these feet, whose strength-
less stay is n. H6A 11, 5, 13. the n. cold night, R3 11,
1, 117. cold and n. Tit. HI, 1, 259.
Numb, vb. (cf. Benumb) to make torpid: — s each
feeling part, Ven. 892. their — ed and mortified bare
arms, Lr. II, 3, 15.
Number, subst. 1) any particular aggregate of
iinits: n. there in love was slain, Phoen. 28. 1 thought
there had been one n. more, Wiv. IV, 1, 25. good luck
lies in odd - s, V, 1,3. our compelled sins stand more
for n. than for accompt, Meas. 11, 4, 58. now is the
n. even, LLL IV, 3, 210. may stand in n., though in
reckoning none, Rom. I, 2, 33.
2) a computed quantity; as many or few as are
counted: in n. more than ever ivoman spoke, Mids. I,
1, 176. you and those poor n. savedtoith you, Tw. I,
2, 10. add a royal n. to the dead, John 11, 347. the
little n. of your doubtful friends, V, 1, 36. R2 1, 3,
210. II, 1, 177." HI, 3, 123. H4B 111, 2, 201. IV, 1,
21. V, 2, 61. H5 HI, 6, 139. IV, 8, 79. R3 IV, 1,45.
V, 3, 9. Cor. I, 6, 80. Tit. I, 80. Rom. I, 2, 23. Caes.
1, 2, 44. HI, 1, 216. IV, 3, 208. Lr. 11, 4, 64 (Qq
train). 243. 256. Ant. Ill, 9, 3. Per. 1, 4, 86. IV, 2,
100. Plur. — s; H4B IV, 1, 4. H5 IV Chor. 17. IV,
7, 122. V Chor. 4. Tim. Ill, 1, 54. Cymb. HI, 7, 15.
3) a multitude, many: among a n. one is reckoned
none: then in the n. let me pass untold, Sonn. 136, 8.
9. yoti slew great n. of his people, Tw. HI, 3, 29. we
have a n. of shadows, H4B HI, 2, 145. H6B HI, 1,
308. H8 II, 1, 9. Ill, 1, 34. Tim. I, 2, 40. Caes. Ill,
1, 68. Ant. HI, 2, 65. Per. IV, 5, 43. Plur. — s: such
— s seek for thee, Lucr. 896. if the opposed — s pluck
their hearts from them, H5 IV, 1, 308. H6B II, 1,40.
H6C IV, 2, 2. Cor. Ill, 3, 72. Ant. I, 3, 52.
4) an assemblage of persons, company, troop,
band: every of this happy n. As V, 4, 178. when you
/lavc drawn your n. Cor. 11, 3, 2GI. mingling them with
us, the honoured n. Ill, 1, 72. dissentious — s pestering
streets, l\ , 6, 7. go thou into the other street and part
the — s. Cues. Ill, 2, 3. Especially = host, army: the
n. of the king exceedeth ours, H4A IV, 3, 28. Plur.
— s; Hi/iiH the achiever brings home full — *•, Ado I,
I, 9. shall tve do draw our — s and set on? H4B I, 3,
109. 11, 3, 43. HI, 1, 98. Ho 111, 5, 56. Ill, 6, 155.
Troil. I, 3, 56. V, 5, 15. Cor. I, 5, 13. Mcb. I, 2, 51.
V, 4, 6. Hml. IV, 4, 63. Cymb. IV, 2, 343.
5) Plur. — i = rhythmical cadence, metre: here
are only — « ratified, LLL IV, 2, 125. the —s true,
V, 2, 35. the —s altered, Tw. II, 5, 111. I am ill at
these — s; I have not art to reckon my groans , Hml.
II, 2, 120.
Hence = verse, poetry: if I could in fresh — s
number all your graces, Sonn. 17, 6. eternal — s to
outlive long date, 38, 12. my gracious ■ — .« are decayed,
79, 3. redeem in gentle — s time so idly spent, 100, 6.
these — i will I tear and write in prose, LLL IV, 3,
67. such fiery — ,•!, 322. shall crown up the verse and
sanctify the — s, Troil. HI, 2, 190. the —s that Pe-
trarch fiowed in, Rom. 11, 4, 41.
6) the singular and plural in grammar : Wiv. IV,
1, 21. 72.
7) the fourth book of Moses: in the book of — s
it is writ, H6 I, 2, 98.
Number, vb. 1) to enumerate: in fresh numbers
n. all your graces, Sonn. 17, 6.
2) to count, to tell : how many steps are — ed in
the travel of one mile? we n. nothing that we spend for
you, LLL V, 2, 197. 198. —ing sands, R2 II, 2, 146.
V, 5, 50. H5 IV, 8, 78. H6B 1, 3, 59. HGC II, 1. 162.
the sands are — ed that make up my life, I, 4, 25.
3) to be at the age of: as when he — ed thirty.
All's IV, 5, 86. when Viola from her birth had — ed
thirteen years, Tw. V, 252. cf. u sibyl that had — ed
in the world the sun to course two hundred compasses,
0th. HI, 4, 40.
4) to reckon, to account, to estimate: henceforth
be never — ed among men, Mids. HI, 2, 67. were the
— ing too (true), / were the fairest goddess on the
ground, LLL V, 2, 35.
6) to bring into verse: scribes, bards, poets can-
not... torite, sing, n. his love to Antony, Ant. 111,2, 17.
Numbcrcil, adj. rich in numbers, abundantly pro-
vicjed : the twinned stones upon the n. beach, Cymb. I,
6, 36 (Theobald unnumbered).
Numberless, innumerable: H8 II, 1, 84. Tim.
IV, 3,263.
Numbness, torpor: Wint. V, 3, 102.
Nun , >■, woman devoted to a religious life, and
living in a cloister: Ven. 752. Compl. 232. 260. Meas.
I, 4, 1. Mids. 1, 1, 70. As HI, 4, 17. IV, 1, 102. All's
II, 2, 28. R3 IV, 4, 201. Rom. V, 3, 167. Per. V,
3, 15.
Nuncio, messenger: a n. of more grave aspect,
Tw. 1, 4, 28.
Nuncle, the customary address of a licensed fool
to his superiors (Nares): Lr. I, 4, 117. 130. 144. 170.
187. 195. 204. 234. 338. I, 5, 45. II, 4, 123. HI, 2,
10. 12. Ill, 4, 39. HI, 6, 10.
Nunnery, a cloister for females: Hml. HI, 1, 122.
132. 142.
Nuptial, subst. wedding: Meas. HI, 1, 122. V,
N
785
618. Ado IV, 1, 69. LLL IV, 1, 78. As V, 2, 47.
Wint. IV, 4, 50. 406. Kom. I, 5, 37. Plur. — s, in
the same sense : Per. V, 3, 80. In 0th. II, 2, 8 Ff n.,
Qq —s; in Tp. V, 308; Mids. I, 1, 125 and V, 75 the
later Ff — s, the other 0. Edd. n.
Nnptlal, adj. pertaining to marriage: our n. hour,
Mids. I, 1, 1. da>/, HI, 2, 12. ceremony, V, 55. rites,
Merch. II, 9, 6. bed, H6A V, 5, 58. knot, H6C III, 3,
56. day. Cor. I, 6, 31. vow,Tit. II, 3, 125. breaches,
Lr. I, 2, 162.
Nurse, subst. 1) a woman that suckles or tends
an infant: Ven. 974. Lucr. 813. 1162. Sonn. 22, 12.
Gent. I, 2, 68. Meas. I, 3, 30. Ado III, 3, 70. 71. As
II, 7, 144. W^int. II, 3, 187. E2 I, 3, 170. 307. II, 1,
51. V, 3, 113. R3 II, 4, 32. IV, 1, 102. Cor. II, 1,
222. V, 3, 110. V, 6, 97. Tit. II, 3, 28. IV, 2, 83.
86. 167. Rom. I, 3, 1. II, 4, 165. 182 etc. Ant. V,
2, 313. Per. Ill Prol. 43. IV Prol. 42. IV, 1, 53. V,
1, 161.
2) one who brings up , or takes a motherly care
of another: I will attend my husband, be his n. Err. V,
98 (i. e. in his illness), a loving n., a mother to his
youth. Tit. I, 332. Euriphile, thou wast their n. Cymb.
III, 3, 104. V, 5, 340. you have a n. of me, Per. IV,
1, 25. — s are not the fates, IV, 3, 14. put to n. ==
entrusted to another's care, H6B IV, 2, 150. Misap-
plied by Evans: his n., or his dry n. Wiv. I, 2, 4.
3) Metaphorically, that which brings up, nourish-
es, or causes to grow: what banquet wert thou to the
taste, being n. and feeder of the other four, Ven. 446.
night, desire's foul n. 773. night... n. of blame, Lucr.
767. time is the n, and breeder of all good, Gent. Ill,
1, 243. pardon is still the n. of second woe, Meas. II,
1, 298. melancholy is then, of frenzy, Shr. Ind. 2,
135. sleep, nature's soft n. H4B III, 1, 6. peace, dear
n. of arts, H5 V, 2, 35. 7 am your sorrow's n. R3 II,
2, 87. Rome, the n. of judgement, H8 II, 2, 94. the
dung, the beggar's n. and Caesar s, Ant. V, 2, 8.
Nurse, vb. 1) to suckle, to tend in infancy: As
IV, 1, 178. Wint. II, 1, 56. Rom. I, 3, 60. I, 5, 117.
2) to bring up: Sonn. 77, 11. Meas. Ill, 2, 126.
Wint. II, 3, 183. Cymb. V, 5, 322. Per. Ill, 1, 81. V,
3, 8. Witkup: here — d up and bred,MeiiS. IV, 2, 134.
3) to tend, to take care of: by — ing them (the
miseries of my father) Lr. V, 3, 181.
4) Metaphorically, to feed, to cherish, to foment:
the aim of all is but to n. the life with honour, wealth,
and ease, Lucr. 141. *Aou (time) — st all and murder-
est all, 929. —th the disease, Sonn. 147, 2. all the
accommodations that thou bearest are — d by baseness,
Meas. Ill, 1, 15. truth shall n. her, H8 V, 5, 29. they
have —d this woe. Tit. Ill, 1, 74.
Nurse-Iihe, like a woman who attends to one's
necessities : never master had a page so kind, so du-
teous, diligent, so tender over his occasions, true, so
feat, so n. Cymb. V, 5, 88.
Nurser, one who brings up or causes to grow :
the bloody n. of his harms, H6A IV, 7, 46.
Nursery, 1) the apartment where young children
are nursed and brought u^: from their n. were stolen,
Cymb. I, 1, 59.
2) tender care and attendance: / loved her most
and thought to set my rest on her kind n. Lr. I, 1, 126.
3) that which brings up or engenders something:
fair Padua, n. of arts, Shr. I, 1, 2. it well may serve
a n. to our gentry. All's I, 2, 16 (a school of war).
must or now be cropped, or, shedding, breed a n. of
like evil, Troil. I, 3, 319.
Nurture, good breeding, humanity : a born devil,
on whose nature n. can never stick, Tp. IV, 189. yet
am I inland bred and know some n. As II, 7, 97. cf.
Ul-nuriured.
Nut, the fruit of the tree Corylus: Mids. IV, 1,
40. As III, 2, 115. 116. Ill, 4, 27. All's II, 5, 48.
Troil. II, 1, 111. Rom. Ill, 1, 21. Used to denote a
trifle: a rush, a hair, a drop of blood, a pin, a n. , a
cherrystone. Err. IV, 3, 74.
Nnthook, contemptuous term for a catchpole:
if you run the — 's humour on me, Wiv. I, 1, 171, n ,
you lie, H4B V, 4, 8.
Nutmeg, the fruit of Myristica moschata : Wint.
IV, 3, 60. H5 111, 7, 20. A gilt n. a common gift at
Christinas: LLL V, 2, 662.
Nutriment, that which nourishes: why should it
thrive and turn to n. Tim. HI, 1, 61.
Nutsliell, the covering of the kernel of a nut:
Tp. I, 1, 50. Hml. II, 2, 260.
Nuzzle (0. Edd. nousle) , to thrust the nose in:
and — ing in his flank, the loving swine sheathed un-
aware the tusk in his soft groin, Ven, 1115.
Nym, name in Wiv. 1, 1, 129, H, 1, 128, 138,
II, 2, 7, IV, 5, 33. H5 II, 1, 1. HI, 2, 38 etc.
Nj-mph, 1) a goddess of the mountains, or woods,
or waters: Ven, 9. 147, Sonn, 154, 3, Pilgr. 287.
Tp. I, 2, 301, 402, IV, 66. 128. 132. 137. Mids. HI,
2, 137. 226, H6C IV, 8, 21, Tit, I, 316. II, 1, 22.
2) a beautiful woman: Gent, V, 4, 12, Mids. II, 1,
246. IV, 1, 132. E3 1, 1, 17. Hml. Ill, 1, 89,
o.
O, the fourth vowel: LLL V, 1, 60. Tw. II, 6,
118. 121. 132. 143. 151.
Substantively, = any thing circular : 0 that your
face were not so full of Oes, LLL V, 2, 45 (marks of
the small-pox), all yon fiery oek, Mids. Ill, 2, 188 (the
stars), may we cram within this wooden 0 the very
casques that did affright the air at Agincourtf H5Prol. I
13. the little 0, the earth. Ant. V, 2, 81.
O, the arithmetical cipher: thou art an 0 without
a figure, Lr. I, 4, 212.
O, interjection expressive of pain, of surprise or
of desire, or used to give the speech the character of
earnestness: 0, how quick is love.' Ven. 38. 0,pity.'
96. 0, be not proud, 113. 0, had thy mother borne so
hard a mind, 203. 0, what a sight it was, 343. 0,
what a war of looks, 365. 0 fairest mover on this
mortal round, 368. 0, give it me, 375. 0, learn to love,
407. 0, would thou hadst not, 428. but, 0, what ban-
quet wert thou, 445. 493. 499. 506. 671, 615. 637.
721. 791. 860. 937. 939. 961. 985. 1015 etc. etc. 0
me! Sonn. 148, 1. LLL IV, 3, 165. Mids. Ill, 2, 282.
Merch. I, 2, 24. John I, 220. IV, 3, 9. HiB IV, 4,
786
0
111. Cor. I, 6, 76. Rom. I, 1, 179. V, 3, 206. Hml.
III, 4, 25. 0th. V, 1, 56. 0 me, 0 me! Bom. IV, 5,
19. 0 me, the gods! Cor. U, 3, 60.
Substantdvely : why should you fall into so deep an
01 Rom. Ill, 3, 90 {== affliction. The nurse's speech).
Imitative of the voice of a beast: like a full-acorn-
ed boar, a German one, cried 0! and mounted, Cymb.
II, 5, 17.
O', abbreviation of the prepositions of and on
(often substituted by M. Edd. for a of 0. Edd.; cf.
A); 1) = of (o' the making one syllable and mostly
spelt o' th', even before consonants): to think o' the
teen, Tp. I, 2, 64. in lieu o' the premises, 123. the pre-
cursors o' the dreadful thunder-claps, 202. the rest o
the fleet, 226. 232. what is the time o'the dayl 239.
a nymph o the sea, 301. showed thee all the qualities
o'the isle, 337. some god o' the island, 389. alt corners
else 0 the earth, 491. cat o' mountain, IV, 262 (in
Wiv. II, 2, 27 cat a mountain), light o' love, Gent. I,
2, 83 (in Ado III, 4, 44 light a love), what time o' day,
AsIII, 2, 318. shell none o' the count, Tw. I, 3, 115.
a fellow o' the strangest mind, 120. no more o' that,
I, 5, 32. what kind o' man, 159. for the love o' God,
II, 3, 92. out 0 tune, 122. what o' thall 196. out o'
favour, II, 5, 9. will you make an ass o mel III, 2, 14.
a jar o' the clock, Wint. I, 2, 43. o' the two, 66. to the
blood 0^ the prince, 350. onto' door, 11,3,67. rid o'
the business, III, 3, 14. at the turning o' the tide, H5
II. 3, 14. a man o' the church, H6B I, 1, 186. the base
o' the mount, Tim. I, 1, 64. the shores n' the haven,
Cymb. 1, 3, 1 etc. etc.
2) = on: a box o' the ear, Meas. II, 1, 189. clapped
him o' the shoulder, As IV, 1, 48, he plays o the viol-
de-gamboys, Tw.I,3,26. till his brains turn o' the toe,
44. let him sit o my coz, I, 5, 143. a blow o the lips,
11, .5, 76. set thy foot o' my neck, 205. o' the'windy side
of the law. III, 4, 181. her face o' fire with labour,
Wint. IV, 4, 60. looked he o'the inside of the paperl
H8 III, 2, 78. fare o' the trumpets' sound, Tim. Ill, 6,
37. o' both sides, Lr. I, 4, 205. o' the floor, Cymb.
IV, 2, 212 etc. a pox o' your throat, Tp. I, 1, 4.3. II,
1, 77. Ill, 2, 87. Meas. IV, 3, 26. u, plague o' this
pickle-herring, Tw. I, 5, 128. o' my conscience, H8 II,
I, 50. Ill, 1, 30. n' my life, Wiv. I, 1, 40.' o my
troth, Tp. II, 2, 36. LLL IV, 1, 144 etc.
3) Used uncertain for what prepositions: o' God's
name, E2 III, 3, 146. o' nights, H4B II, 1, 83. o morn-,
ings, Cymb. II, 3, 13. send o'the instant, Tim. II, 2,
207. to general filths convert o' the instant, IV, 1. 7.
looked o' this fashion, Hml. V, 1, 218 'Qq a), it went
6 the backside the town, Cymb. I, 2, 14.
Oak, the tree Quercus: Lucr. 950. Pilgr. 60 and
LLL IV, 2, 112. Tp. I, 2, 294. AVii. IV, 4, 31. 40.
42. IV, 6, 19. V, 3, 15. 25. V, .5, 79. Mea*. II, 2, 116.
Ado II, 1, 247. Mids. I. 2, 113. As II, 1. 31. IV, 3,
105. H6C II, 1, 55. Troil. I, 3, 50. Cor. I, 1, 185.
V, 2, 117. Tim. IV, 3, 264. 422. Caes. I, 3, 6. 0th.
II, 1, 8. Cymb. IV, 2, 267. rotten as ever o. or stone
was sound, Wint. II, 3, 90. to seel her father's eyes
vp close as u. 0th. Ill, 3, 210 (so as absolutely to
hinder sight), his brows bound with o. Cor. I, 3, 16.
brow-bound with the o. II, 2, 102 (a garland given in
ancient Rome' to one who had saved the life of a
citizen; but according to our poet, bestowed for any
deed of bravery). Sacred to Jove: Tp. v, 4.5.
Oah-cleaviiig, rending oaks: Lr. Ill, 2, 5.
Oaken, made of branches of oak: the o. garland,
Cor. II, 1, 138.
Oar, subst. a pole with a broad end used to row
boats: Gent. II, 3, 37. Ant. II, 2, 199. Applied to the
fins of a fish: Ado III, 1, 27.
Oar, vb. to row : — ed himself with his good arms
to the shore, Tp. II, 1, 118.
Oatcake, name in Ado III, 3, 11.
Oaten, made of oats: when shepherds pipe on o.
straws, LLL V, 2, 913.
Oath, a solemn asseveration or promise, corro-
borated by an appeal to God: Lucr. 569. Sonn. 152,
5. Compl. 279. Tp. IV, 52. Gent. II, 6, 16. II, 7, 69.
IV, 4, 135. V, 4, 48. 101. Meas. IV, 2, 195. V, 156.
242. Err. I, 1, 144. V, 16. V, 106. Ado III, 3, 166.
LLL I, 1, 23. V, 2, 356. Mids. I, 1, 243. II, 2, 49.
III. 2, 93. 139. Merch. V, 155. Tw. Ill, 4, 326. John
III, 1, 10. H6C V, 1, 89. R3 IV, I, 28 etc. That which
is sworn preceded hy for or of: taking an oath of them
for her revenge, Lucr. Arg. 20. here is her o. for love,
Gent. 1, 3, 47. / have sworn deep — s of thy deep
kindness, — s of thy love, Sonn. 152, 9. her — S'of
true love, Pilgr. 92. your o. of service to the pope,
John V, 1, 23. cf. Tw. Ill, 2, 16. By o.: and him by
0. they truly honoured, Lucr. 410. knights, by their
— s, should right poor ladies' harms, 1694. affianced
to her by o. Meas. Ill, 1, 222. enjoined hy o. Merch.
II, 9, 9. Wint. Ill, 3, 53. bound by o. R3 IV, 1, 28.
to whom hy o. he menaced revenge, H8 I, 2, 137, On
o.: with the divine forfeit of his soul upon o. All's III,
6, 34. ask him upon his o. V, 3, 185. I will prove it
legitimate upon the — 5 of judgment and reason, Tw.
III, 2, 16. speak truly on thy knighthood and thy o.
K2 I, 3, 14. to trust man on his o. or bond, Tim. I, 2,
66. to give an o. = to administer an oath: who can
give an o.? LLL IV. 3, 250; cf. that poioer which gave
me first my o. Gent. 11, 6, 4. to take an o. = a) to
swear: I'll lakt- my o. on il. Ado II, 3, 26. has ta'en
his 0. Merch. II, 9. 2. I lake the like unfeigned oath
nfrer to marry trilh her. Shr. iV, 2, 32. take your o.
that you elect no other king, H6A IV, 1, 3. H6C I, 1,
196. 201. I. 2. 15. Lr. Ill, 6, 49. b) to make swear:
— ing an oath of them for her revenge, Lucr. Arg. 20.
we'll take your o., and all the peers', for surety of our
leagues, H.'i V, 2, 399. to have an o. = to swear, or
to have sworn: I have an o. in heaven, Merch. IV, 1,
228. oilmen have the like — s. All's IV, 2, 71. to pass
an o. = to swear: your — s are passed, LLL 1, 1, 19.
49. to vov} an o. lASL V. 2, 356. to swear an o. Sonn.
152, 9. Pilgr. 92. LLL I, 1, 05. II. 97. V, 2, 451,
Merch. Ill, 3, 5. As III. 4, 44. All's IV, 3, 252. H6A
1, 1, 162. H6B III, 2, 158. Troil. Ill, 3. 44. V, 1,47.
Tit, V, 1. 80. Lr. Ill, 4, 90. to keep one's o. LLL I,
1, 161. II. 10,'), IV, 3. 362. Merch, II, 9. 77. Shr. IV,
2, 36. Alls IV, 3, 282. Tw. Ill, 4. 1)41. K2 I, 3, 182.
H5 IV, 7. 138. V, 2, 402, HfiB V, 1, 183. Troil. V.
1. 47. Tit. V, 1. SO. Caes. V. 3. 40, to break an o.
Pilgr. 42. LLL V, 2, 348. 440. 141, As I, 2,23. Ill,
4, 45. Wint. IV, 4. .502. R2 II. 3, 151. H4A IV. 3,
101. HBC I. 2, 16. I, 1, 100. II. 2, 89. III. 1, 7'2. V9
no. Cor, V, 6, 95. Lr. Ill, 4, 91. to lireak an o. ivith:
Merch. V, 248. R3 IV, 4, 378 rQq by), to infringe an
o. Lucr. 1061. LLL IV, 3, 141. to lose an o. (to for-
get to kecj). and hence = to break): LLL IV, 3, 73.
361. to violate on o. Lucr. SS3.
Synonymou!> to s'\vcaring, cursing, curse' not an
0
7^(
o. on shore? Tp. V, 219, your bold-heating — *, WIt.
II, 2, 29. mth — » kept leaking, Shr. IT, 3, 10. a
terribU o. Tw. Ill, 4, 197. a lie with a slight o. H4B
T, 1. 92. not an o.f H6C II, 6. 77. Cassio high in o.
Oth. II, 3, 235 (Ql — «). as if I borrowed mine — s of
him-, Cymb. II, 1, 5.
Oathable, qualified tohare an oath administered:
Tim. IT, 3, 135.
Oath-breaUne, perjmy: H4A T, 2, 38.
Oats, the plant Arena satira, or its seed: Tp. IT.
61. Mids. IF, 1, 36. Shr. Ill, 2, 207. H4A II, 1, 14.
Lr. T, 3, 3S.
Ob, abbreviation of obobis, = half -penny: H4A
II, 4. 590.
Obdoracy, hardness of heart, impenitence in
wickedness : as far in the deriFs book as thou and
Falstafffor o. and persistency, H4B II, 2, 50.
Obdurate, hard-hearted, inflexible: o., flinty,
hardas steelyY^n. 199. o.vassals Jell exploits effecting,
Lucr. 429. if your hiart be so o. Gent. IT. 2. 120.
he stands o. Merch. ]T, ], S. if... God should be so
0. as yourselves, H6B IT, 7. 122. stern, o., flinty, H6C
1, 4, 142. be o., do not hear him plead , Ro I, 3, 347.
if she be o. to mild entreaties. III, 1. 39. be not o., open
thy deaf ears. Tit. II, 3, 160.
Obedience. 1) obseqnionsness , submission to
authority, compliance with command: Lucr. 1215.
Tp. II, 1, 130. Meas. Ill, 1, 254. Midi. I, 1, 37. Sbr.
T, 2, 117. 153. John T, 1, 9. T. 4, 56. H4B IT, 2.
41. H5 I. 2, 187. H6A III, 1, 167. B3 11, 2. lOS!
H8 I, 2, 64. II, 4. 35. Ill, 1, 162. Troil. T. 3, 52.
Cor. Ill, 1, 31S. Tim IT. 1, 4. Jlcb. U, 4, 17. Oth.
I, 3, 180. Ant. T. 2, 31. Cymb. I, 1, 136. 11,3, 117.
III, 4, 68. 158. one's o. = a) the obseqoioasness ob-
served by one: make them tame to their o. John IV, 2,
262. if you mind to hold your true o. H6C IT, 1, 140.
b) the obseqnionsness paid to one: from whose ». /
forbid my soul, John IT, 3, 64. reclaimed to your o.
fifty fortresses, H6A III, 4, 6. To gire o. = to be
obedient: to give o. where 'tis truly owed, Mcb. T, 2,
26. TTith to: the o. to a master, Wint. I, 2, 354. our
0. to the king, H5 IT. 1, 138. H6A I, 1, 164. Cor. Ill,
1, 166. With of, objectively: drunkards, liars and
adulterers by an enforced o. of planetary influence,
Lr. I, 2, 135.
2) dntifniness, reverence: / am your wife in alio.
Shr. Ind. 2, 109. commend my best o. to the queen,
TVint. II. 2, 36. u. bids I should not bid again, R2 I,
1. 163. let me no more from this o. rise, which my most
inward true and duteous spirit teacheth this prostrate
and exterior bending, H4B IT, 5, 147. I do not know
what kind of my o. I should tender, H8 II, 3, 66. to
speak my thaitks and my o. 71. zeal and o. he siillbore
your grace. III, 1, 63. all the feUawship I hold now
with him is only my o. 122. one that in all o. mates
the church the chief aim of his honour, T, 3, 117.
honour, love, u., troops of friends, Mcb. T, 3, 25. who
in her duty and o. hath given me this, Hml. 11, 2, 107.
you have o. scanted, Lr. I, 4, 2S1. shake in pieces the
heart of his o. 1. 2, 92. whose virtue and o. doth so
much commend itself, li, 1, 115. if your sweet sway
allow o. II, 4, 194.
Obedient, 1) obseqnions, submissive to command:
Tp. II, 1, 283. Shr. I, 1, 217. IT, 1, 199. T. 2, 67.
AU's n, 3, 167 (o. right = right of obedience). II. 5.
77. Tw. 11, 5, 64. T, 348. H4A T, 1, 17 (o. ord —
orb of obedience". H6A IT, 2, 7. R3 II. 2, 45. IT. 2,
65. H3 111, 2. ISO. Tim. IT, 3. 296. Lr. I, 4. 255.
Oth. HI, 3, ?y. IT, 1, 259. 266. Cymb. Ill, 4, 82.
With to: Wiv. IV. 6. 33. Meas. 1. 1, 26. Err. 1, 1. S7.
Shr. T, 2. 15S. Wint. IT. 4. 494. Per. Ill Prol. 32.
2) reverent: kisses the base ground with o. breast,
LLL IT. 3, 235. your most o. counsellor, Wint. II, 3,
55. reproof, u. and in order. Per. 1. 2, 42.
Obeisance, reverence: call him madam, do him o.
Shr. Ind. 1, lOS.
Oberan, the king of the fairies : Mids. II, 1, 20.
24. 44. 58. 61. 119. n, 2, 83. IT. 1. SI.
Obey, to submit, to be ruled tv. to comply with;
absol.: Yen. 61. 549. 563. Compl." 133. Tp. f, 2. 38.
372. 4S3. T, 2. Err. II. 1, 29. T. 231. Shr. T. 2, 164.
Tw. 111. 4. 366. H6B T. 1, 6. lOJ. 130. H6C III, 1.
93. E3 I, 1, 105. H8 1, 1. 210. Ill, 1, 139. Cor. 11.
2. 110. Ill, 1, 176. Rom. 111. 1, 145. T, 3, 57. Hml.
1. 3. 137. 11, 2, 29. 111. 2. 345. Oth. 1. 2. 87. Ill, 3,
46S. Cymb. T, 1, 17. Transitively: Ten. 111. Lucr.
546. Compl. 229. Wiv. Ill, 3. 204 (his dissolute
disease will scarce o. this medicine, = be weaker than,
yield to). IT, 2. 112. 210. Meas. IT, 2, 110. EiT. II,
2, 193. IT, i, 70. SO. Ado HI, 3, 193. LLL IT. 3,
216. Merch. III. 4, 36. Shr. lU, 2. 225. All s I, 2. 41,
11, 3. 165. II. 5. 62. Tw. HI, 2, S2. T. 1. 36. Wint.
1, 2, 427. IT, 2. 60. R2 III, 2, 210. H4B T, 2. 106.
H6C III, 1, 99. HI, 3. 96. IT, 1, 7S. R3 IT. 4, 104.
HS I, 1, 216. Ill, 1. 130. T, 3. 24. Troil. IT, 5. 72.
T, 1, 49. T, 5, 27. Cor. I, 3, 115. 1. 6, 83. IT, 6, 125.
T. 3. 35. Tit. IT, 4, 99. Tim. T, 1, 56. Caes. IT, 3,
227. Hml. 1. 2. 120. I. 4, SS. II, 2. 6>. III. 1, 37. V,
2, 227. Lr. I, 1, 100. HI, 4. S3. 154. IT. 6, 163. 205.
V, 3, 323. Oth. I, 3, 301. IT. 1, 370. T, 2. 196. Ant.
H, 3, 33. in, 2. 47. Ill, 11, 69. HI, 13, SS. T, 2. 116.
139. Cvmb. I, 1, 2. II, 3, 56. Per. II, 1, 4. Ill, 3, 9.
T, 1, 252.
With to: to whose sound chaste wings o. Phoen. 4.
his stubborn buckles , with these your white enchanting
fingers touched, shall more o. than to the edge of steel
or force of Greekish sinews. Troil. Ill, 1, 165. With
following : (this feather) — ing with my wind when I
do blow, H6C III, 1, S6 (^ obeying lite my wind?).
Misapplied by the watchman in Ado III, 3, 189.
Obidicat. name of an evil spirit in Lr. IT, 1, 62.
Object, snbst. 1) that which is presented to the
senses or the mind, a thing seen or thought of: make
me not o. to the tell-tale day, Lucr. S06 (^= make me
not seen by the day), no o. but her passion's strength
renews, 1103. a thousand lamentable — s there art
yace life. 1373. gilding the o. whereupon it gazeth,
.Sonn. 20. 6. of his (the eye's quick — s hath the mind
no part, 113. 7. as fast as — s to his beams assemble,
114. ?. thegoodly — swhich abroad they jind of lands
and mansions , Compl. 137. the heaven-hued sapphire
and the opal blend with — s manifold, 216. when thou
haply seest some rare note -worthy o. in thy travel,
Gent. I, 1, 13. upon a homely o. love can win!:. Gent.
II, 4, 98. the remembrance of my former love is by a
newer o. quite forgotten. 195. throwing it (the eye) on
any other o. Meas. T. 23. never o. pleasing in ihine
eye. Err. II, 3. 117. every o. that the one (his eye)
doth catch the other (Lis vrit. turns to a mirth-moving
yes(, LLL II, 70. full of forms , figures, shapes, — s,
ideas, IT, 3. 69. as the eye doth roll to every varied o.
T, 2, 775. every o. that might make me fear misfortune.
78S
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Merch. 1. 1, 20. compounded of many simples, extracted
from many — s, As IV, 1, 17. sorrow's eye divides one
thing entire to many — s, R'2 II, 2, 17. how quickly
nature falls into revolt when gold becomes her o. H4B
IV, 5, B7. on this unworthy scaffold to bring forth iBo
great an o. Ho Prol. 11. (his contemplation) j^ared on
spiritual o. H8 III, 2, 132. one that feeds on — s, arts
and imitations . . . out of use and staled by other men,
Caes. IV, 1, 37 (some M. Edd. unnecessarily abjects,
orts) . of the truth herein this present o. made probation,
Hml. I, 1, 156 (== what we have seen even now).
countries different with variable — s shall expel this
matter, III, 1, 180. mens natures wrangle with inferior
things , though great ones are their o. 0th. Ill, i, 145
(thought of by them), hitting each o. with a joy, Cymb.
V, 5, 396. by those fearful — s to prepare this body,
Per. I, 1, 43.
Quite equivalent to sight, aspect: marh what o.
did present itself, AsIV, 3, 104. extended or contracted
all proportions to a most hideous o. All's V, 3, 52.
could thought, without this o., form such another'? John
IV, 3, 44. doth not the o. cheer your heart? H6C II, 2,
4. the present eye praises the present o. Troil. Ill, 3,
180. the dismallest o. that ever eye with sight made
heart lament. Tit. 11,3,204. this o. kills me, HI, 1, 64.
dreadful — s so familiar , Caes. Ill, 1, 266. and with
this horrible o. ... enforce their charity, Lr. II, 3, 17.
seest thou this o., Kent? V, 3, 238. the o. poisons sight,
0th. V, 2, 364. this o. which takes prisoner the wild
motion of mine eye, Cymb. I, 6, 102. With of: reason
flies the o. of all harm, Troil. II, 2, 41 (= the sight
of), the o. of our misery is as an inventory to parti-
cularize their abundance, Cor. I, 1, 21.
2) any thing regarded with love or with dislike,
inspiring sympathy or antipathy: her o. will away,
Ven. 255 (her beloved Adonis), so did the merciless
and pitchy night fold in the o. that did feed her sight,
822. the 0. and the pleasure of mine eye is only Selena,
Mids. IV, 1, 175, have now the fatal o. in my eye where
my poor young was limed, H6C V, 6, 16. his eye reviled
me as his abject o. H8 I, 1, 127, Hector in his blaze
of wrath subscribes to tender — s, Troil. IV, 5, 106.
swear against — s, Tim. IV', 3, 122 (let not any thing
move you to pity), fruitful o. be in eye of Imogen,
Cymb. V, 4, 55. she , that even but now was your best
0. Lr. I, 1, 217. cf. above: Gent. II, 4, 98. 195. Err.
II, 2, 117. Cymb. I, 6, 102.
Object, vb. 1) to propose: it is well — ed, H6A
II, 4, 43.
2) to oppose as an adverse reason or bv way of
accusation: Wiv. Ill, 4, 4. H6A III, 1, 7. H6C V, 1,
89. With against: R2 1, 1, 28. H6A II, 4, 116. With
to: the saying did not hold in him that did o. the same
to thee, R3 II, 4, 17.
Objection, criminal charge, accusation, reproach :
you do not well to bear with their perverse — 5 , H6 A
IV, 1, 129. your spiteful false —s, H6B I, 3, 158. /
dare your worst — s, H8 III, 2, 307. cf. the verb object
in R2 I, 1, 28 and H6A III, 1, 7.
Oblation, offering, sacrifice: Sonn. 125, 10.
Compl. 223. Per. V, 3, 70.
Obligation, 1) duty, the state of being bound by
any regard : H8 II, 3, 96. Troil. IV, 5, 122. Hml. I,
2, 91. II, 2, 295. Lr. II, 4, 144.
2) bond, contract: in any bill, warrant, quittance
or 0. Wiv. I, 1, 11. he can make —s, H6B IV, 2, 100.
Obliged, bound in duty : to keep o. faith unfor-
feited, Merch. II, 6, 7.
Oblique, uneven, perverse, queer: all is o. : there's
nothing level in our cursed natures but direct villany,
Tim. IV, 3, 18 (O. Edd. obliquie or obliquy).
Scarcely intelligible in Troil. V, 1, 60: the goodly
transformation of Jupiter there , his brother , the bull,
the primitive statue ando. memorial of cuckolds; accord-
ing to some, ^ indirect; to others, misprinted for
antique.
Oblivion, 1) forgetf nlness , in an active sense;
cessation of remembering: planting o., beating reason
hack, Ven. 557. second childishness and mere o. As
II, 7, 165. thinking of nothing else , putting all affairs
else in o. H4B V, 5, 27. whether it be bestial o. or some
craven scruple, Hml. IV, 4, 40. my o. is a very Antony,
and I am all forgotten. Ant. I, 3, 90.
2) the state of being forgotten, of no more living
in the memory of men : to feed o. with decay of things,
Lucr. 947. till each to razed o. yield his part, Sonn.
122, 7. a forted residence 'gainst the tooth of time and
razure of oblivion, Meas. V, 13. Shr. IV, 1, 85. All's
II, 3, 147. V, 3, 24. H5 II, 4, 87. R3 III, 7, 129.
Troil. Ill, 2, 194. Ill, 3, 146. IV, 5, 167. Tit. Ill,
1, 296.
ObliTions, causing forgetfulness: with some sweet
0. antidote cleanse the stuffed bosom, Mcb. V, 3, 43. cf.
All-oblivious.
Obloquy, reproach, disgrace : thou , the author of
their o. Lucr. 523. which were the greatest o. in the
world in me to lose. All's IV, 2, 44. which o. set bars
before my tongue, H6A II, 5, 49.
Obscene, offensive , abominable : / did encounter
that o. and most preposterous event, LLL I, 1, 244. so
heinous, black, u. a deed, B2 IV, 131. thou whoreson,
0., greasy tallow-catch, H4A II, 4, 252.
Obscenely, misapplied by Costard and Bottom :
when it comes so smoothly off, so o. as it were, soft,
LLL IV, 1, 145. there we may rehearse most o. and
courageously, Mids. I, 2, 111.
Obscure, adj. (dbscnre; obseire in Ven. 237 and
H6B IV, 1, 50) 1) dark, destitute of light: brakes o.
and rough, Ven. 237. to rib her cerecloth in the o.
grave, Merch. II, 7, 51. wandered hither to an o. plot.
Tit. II, 3, 77. = living in the dark: the o. bird cla-
moured the livelong night, Mcb. II, 3, 64.
2) not obviously intelligible, not plain, abstruse:
to make plain some o. precedence that hath tofore been
sain, LLL III, 83. some o. epistles of love, Tw. II, 3,
168. an index and o. prologue to the history of lust,
0th. II, 1, 264.
3) humble, mean: 0 base ando. vulgar, LLL IV,
1, 69. a little little grave, an o. grave, R2 III, 3, 154.
0. and lowly swain, H6B IV, 1, 50, his means of death,
his o. funeral — no trophy, sword, nor hatchment o'er
his bones, no noble right nor formal ostentation , Hml.
IV, 5, 213.
Obscure, vb. 1) to make dark, to deprive of light:
Cynthia for shame — s her silver shine, Ven. 728. with
— d lights, Wiv. V, 3, 15. what — d light the heavens
did grant, Err. I, 1, 67.
2) to keep in the dark , to hide , to prevent from
being known : why I — d myself, Meas, V, 395. 'tis
an office of discovery, and I should be — d, Merch. II,
6. 44. — s the show of evil, HI, 2, 77. — ing and hiding
from me all gentlemanlike qualities. As I, 1, 73. a great
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7S9
magician^ — d in the circle of this forest, V, 4, 34. the
prince — d his contemplation under the veil of wildness,
H5 I, 1, 63. what — d in this fair volume lies find
written in the margent of his eyes, Rom. I, 3, 85.
3) to make mean, to degrade: your high self you
have — d witli a swain's wearing, Wint. IV, 4, 8. since
then hath Richard been — d, deprived of honour and
inheritance, H6A II, 5, 26. to o. my noble birth, T, 4,
22. informed of my — d course, Lr. II, 2, 175.
Obscurely, 1) in the dark, ont of sight: cave-
keeping evils that o. sleep, Lucr. 1250.
2) not plainly, indirectly: wherein o. Caesar's
ambition shall be glanced at, Caes. I, 2. 323.
Obscurity, 1) darkness : there's not a hollow cave
or lurking-place, no vast o. or misty vale, Tit. V, 2. 36.
2) state of being kept in the dark, of not coming
to light: if thou destroy them not in dark o. Ven. 760.
Obsequious, 1) zealous, officious, devoted: let me
be o. in thy heart, Sonn. 125. 9. / see you are o. in
your love , and I profess requital to a hair's breadUi,
Wiv. IV, 2, 2. and in o. fondness crowd to his pre-
sence. Meas. II, 4, 28. doting on his men o. bondage,
Oth. I, 1, 46.
2) Especially zealous with respect'to what is due
to the deceased; mourning (cf. snbst. Obseguy): how
many a holy and o. tear hath dear religious love stolen
from mine eye as interest of the dead, Sonn. 31, 5.
to shed 0. tears upon this trunk. Tit. V, 3, 152. for
some term to do o. sorrow, Hml. I. 2, 92. Applied to
a person : and so o. wiU thy father be as Priam was
for all his valiant sons, H6C II, o, 118.
Obsequiously, in the character of a mourner:
whilst I awhile o. lament the untimely fall of virtuous
Lancaster, K3 I, 2, 3.
Obsequy, funeral ceremony : keep the o. so strict,
Phoen. 12. Plnr. — ies = 1) funeral rites: at this
tomb my tributary tears I render for my brethren s — ies,
Tit. I, 160. her — ies have been as far enlarged as we
have warrantise, Hml. V, 1, 249. we have done our
— ies, Cymb. IV, 2, 282.
2) love or piety shown to the deceased : but all in
vain are these mean — ies, H6B III, 2- 146. these tears
are my sweet Rutland's — ies, H6C 1,4, 147. the — ies
that I for thee will keep nightly shall be to strew thy
grave and weep, Rom. V, 3, 16. to cross my — ies and
true love's rite, 20.
ObserTstnce, 1) observation, the act of perceiving
a thing and gaining notions by it: take a taste of my
finding him, and relish it with good o. As III, 2.- 247.
/ take my young lord to be a very melancholy man.
By what o.f All's 111, 2, 5. out of his scattering and
unsure o. Oth. 111,3,151. or I have no o. Ant. HI, 3, 25.
2) the act of keeping or adhering to in practice :
are there no other tokens between you 'greed concerning
her o.f Meas. IV, 1, 42. to do o. to a mom of May,
Mids. I, 1, 167 (= to observe its rites, cf. IV, 1, 137).
use all the o. of civility, Merch. II, 2, 204. a custom
more honoured in the breach than the o. Hml. I, 4, 16.
Hence = rule of practice: there are other strict — «,
LLL I, 1, 36. degrees, — s, customs and laws, Tim.
IV, 1, 19.
Denoting a strict adherence to tmth and reality :
such sweet o. in this work was had, that one might see
those Jar-off" eyes look sad, Lucr. 1385. with this spe-
cial o. that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature, Hml.
HI, 2, 21.
3) reverential attention, homage: followed her
with a doling o. Wiv. II. 2, 203. all adoration, duty
and o. As V, 2. 102. 104. and ever shall with true o.
seek to eke out that wherein my homely stars have failed,
Alls 11, 5, 79. tior of them look for such o. as Jit the
bridal, Oth. Ill, 4. 149 (Qq —s; Fl observancy). With
of: with due o. of thy godlike seat, Troil. I, 3, 31.
without o. or respect of any, II. 3, 175. to do o. = to
do homage : do o. to my mercy. H4B IV, 3, 16.
Observancj, homage: Oth. Ill, 4, 149 (the later/
Ff observance, Qq observances).
Observant, adj. attentive, watchful: know by
measure of their o. toil the enemies' weight, Troil. I, 3,
203. this same strict and most o. watch, Hml. I, 1, 71.
Observant (observant), obsequious attendant:
ducking — 5 that stretch their duties nice/y, Lr. II, 2. 109.
Observation. 1) the act of obserWng, of seeing,
of taking notice : what o. madest thou in this case of
his heart's meteors tilting in his face? Err. IV, 2, 5.
how hast thou purchased this experience? Sy my penny
of o. LLL III, 28.
2) knowledge gained by observing, experience:
if my o. deceive me not now, LLL II. 228. in his brain
he hath strange places crammed with o. A& II, 7, 41.
he is but a bastard to the time that dotli not smack of
0. John I, 208. allforms, all pressures past, that youth
and o. copied there, Hml. I, 5, IC'l. the o. tee have
made of it hath not been little. Lr. I, 1. 292. Plnr.
— s: trust not my reading nor my — s, which with ex-
perimental seal doth warrant tlie tenour of my book.
Ado IV, 1, 167 (some M. Edd. o.)
3) remark: Ihats a foolish o. H6C II. 6, 108.
4) act of keeping, of adhering to in practice : our
o. is performed, Mids. IV, 1, 109 (i. e. of the rites of
May; cf. 1, 1, 167 and IV, 1, 137). Hence adherence
to truth and reality, naturalness : with good life and
0, strange my meaner ministers their several kinds have
done, Tp. HI, 3, 87.
Observe, 1) to look on with attention, to watch,
to have in one's eye. to take notice ; abs. : / co7ne to o.
Tim. I, 2. 33. set' on thy wife to o. Oth. Ill, 3, 240.
With a clause: o. how Antony becomes his flaw, Ant.
111,12,34. Transitively: o. his reports for me. All's
II, 1, 46. o. his construction of it, Tw. II, 3, 190. u.
him, II, 5, 21. he must o. their mood on whom he jests,
III, 1, 69. Compl. 60. Alls I, 3, 142 (cf. Soic ). R2
1, 4, 24. H4B III, 1, 82. IV, 4, 36. 121. V, 1, 74. H5
III, 2, 29. H8 HI, 2, 112. Cor. H, 3, 267. Caes. I, 2,
32. IV. 3, 45. 97. Mcb. V, 1, 23. Hml. H, 2. 625. HI,
2, 85. Oth. Ill, 3, 197. IV, 1, 289.
2) to become aware of, to perceive : hast thou — d
that? Gent. II, 1, 48. I heard your guilty rhymes, — d
your fashion, LLL IV, 3, 139. with honourable action,
such as he hath — d in noble ladies, Shr. Ind. 1, 111.
tJie wit which I can well o. to-day in our young lords.
All's I. 2, 32. we did o. R2 I, 4, 1. will ye not o. the
strangeness of his altered countenance? H6B III, 1,4.
0., he's moody, HS HI, 2, 75. / have — d thee always
for a towardly prompt spirit, Tim. HI, 1, 36. do you
0. this? HI, 2, 70. I'll show you how to o. a strange
event, 111,4. 17. where they most breed and haunt, 1
have — d, the air is delicate, Mcb. I, 6, 9. which 1
— ing, took once a pliant hour, Oth. I, 3, 150.
3) to reverence, to show respect to, to do homage:
he is gracious, if he be — d, H4B IV, 4, 30. 49. under-
write in an — ing kind his humorous predominance,
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Troil. II, 3, 137. let his very breath, whom thou'lt o.,
blow off thy cap, Tim. IV, 3, 212. the — d of all obser-
vers, Hml. Ill, 1, 162 (= looked up to).
4) to adhere to, to keep : wait the season and o.
the times, LLL V, 2, 63. to o. the rite of May, Mids.
IV, 1, 137. I-am enjoined by oath to o. three things,
Merch. II, 9, 9. the premises — d, thy will by my per-
formance shall be served. All's II, 1, 204. o. degree,
priority and place, Troil. I, 3, 86. ceremonies which I
have seen thee careful to o. Tit. V, 1, 77. o. his incli-
nation in yourself, Hml. II, 1, 71 (do yourself as he is
inclined ; be serviceable to him, whatever may be his
disposition), with us at sea it hath been still — d. Per.
Ill, 1, 52.
Observer, one who regards with attention ; Meas.
I, 1, 29. Caes. I, 2, 202. Hml. Ill, 1, 162.
Oliserviugly, with close observation, attentively:
H5 IV, ], 5.
Obstacle, hinderance, obstruction: Tw. Ill, 4, 88.
R3 I, 4, 143. Ill, 7, 156. Corrupted from obstinate by
the shepherd in H6A V, 4, 17.
Obstinacy, stubbornness, unreasonable firmness:
All'sl, 3, 186. H6AV,4, 155.
Obstinate, stubborn, not yielding to reason: Ado
1,1,236. H6Ain, 1,113. H8 II, 4, 121. Cor. V, 3,
26. Hml. I, 2, 93.
Obstinately, stubbornly, in spite of reasons and
arguments: an esperance so o. strong, Troil. V, 2, 121.
Obstruct, an idle conjecture of M. Edd. for ab-
stract of 0. Edd. in Ant. Ill, 6, 61.
Obstruction, 1) a state of being blocked up:
the clearstores toward the south north are as lustrous
as ebony, and yet complainest thou of o.? Tw. IV, 2,
43 (the clown's speech).
2) obstacle, difficulty: there is no o. in this, Tw.
II, 5, 129.
3) stagnation of the blood: to lie in coldo. and to
rot, Meas. HI, 1, 119. this does make some o. in the
blood, Tw. Ill, 4,22. = that which causes a stagnation
of the blood : and purge the — s which begin to stop
our very veins of life, H4B IV, 1, 65.
Obtain, to get, to gain : the sundry dangers of his
will's — ing, yet ever to o. his will resolving, Lucr. 128.
129. to 0. his lust, 156. I am desperate of — ing her,
Gent. Ill, 2, 5. unless I be —ed by the manner of my
father's will, Merch. I, 2, 117. the other, when she has
— ed your eye, will have your tongue too, Wint. V, 1,
105. who hath — ed the glory of the day, H6A IV, 7,
62. Especially =: to impetrate, to gain by the con-
cession or excited kindness of another: where his suit
may be —ed, Lucr. 898. LLL V, 2, 749. Merch. II, 2,
153. 186. H4AI, 2, 80. 81 (quibbling), to plead for
that which I would noto. Gent. IV, 4, 105. having — ed
her, give her to Count Claudia, Ado I, 3, 65. II, 1, 311.
III, 2, 129. when (her love) is ~ed, Shr. II, 129. having
this (your leave) — ed. All's 11, 4, 53. shall I o. it? R2
IV, 304. by fair words peace may be — ed, H6A I, 1,
77. V, 4, 148. ask mercy and o. no grace, H6C II, 6,
69. thou shalt o. and ash the empery, Tit. 1, 201- let
me 0. my wish, Per. V, 1, 35.
Occasion, subst. 1) anything occuring inciden-
tally, accident, good or bad fortune: every light o. of
the wind upon his lips their silkenparcels hurls, Compl.
86. / am courted now with a double o., gold and a
means to do the prince my master good, Wint. IV, 4,
864. withhold thy speed, dreadful o.! 0 make a league
with me, John IV, 2, 125. enforced from our most quiet
there by the rough ton-ent of o. H4B IV, 1, 72. like a
gallant in the brow of youth repairs him loith o. H6B
V, 3, 5 (or = cause? cf. John II, 82). frame my face
to all — s, H6C III, 2, 185. o. smiles upon a second
leave, Hml. I, 3, 54. so much as from —s you may
glean, II, 2, 16 (Qq o.).
2) opportunity, favorable time: the o. speaks thee,
Tp. II, 1, 207. feed every slight o. Wiv. II, 2, 204. on
the wing of all — s, 210. upon the mellowing ofo. LLL
IV, 2, 72. till I can find o. of revenge, Shr. II, 36. made
mine own o. mellow, Tw. I, 2, 43. you may have very
Jit 0. for it. 111, 4, 190. as Imaypick o. lib III, 2, 111.
as 0. serves, H6C III, 3, 236. to meet the least o. H8
III, 2, 7. breed — s, that I may speak, Lr. I, 3, 24. u.
finder of — s, 0th. II, 1, 246. Preceded by on: I can
gleek upon o. Mids. Ill, 1, 150. and so bemocked'upon
the next o. that we meet, LLL V, 2, 143. Followed by
an inf. : have more o. to know one another, Wiv. I, 1,
256. you embrace the o. to depart, Merch. I, 1, 64. you
took 0. to be quickly wooed to gripe the general sway
into your hand, H4A V, 1, 56. when you take — s to
see leeks, H5 V, 1, 58 (Fluellen's speech). /'// sort o.
to part the queen's proud kindred from the king, RIB II,
2, 148. to take the safest o. by the front to Ijring you
in again, 0th. Ill, 1, 52.
3) cause, motive: he heartily prays some o. may
detain us longer, Ado I, 1, 151. there is no measure in
the 0. that breeds (my sadness) I, 3, 3. that woman that
cannot make her fault her husband's o., let her never
nurse her child herself. As IV, 1, 178 i= as caused
by her husband), nature, stronger than his just o. IV,
3, 130. what 0. of import hath all so long detained you
from your wife? Shr. Ill, 2, 104. goaded with most
sharp — s. All's V, 1, 14. courage mounteth with o.
John II, 82 (cf. H6B V, 3, 5). this most fair o., by the
which we will untread the steps of damned flight, V, 4,
51. to behold the face of that o. that shall bring it on,
H4A I, 3, 276. I well allow the o. of our arms, H4B
I, 3, 5. 86. he cannot so precisely weed this land as
his misdoubts present o. IV, 1, 206. there is — 5 and
causes why andwherefore, H5 V, 1, 3. you have great
reason to do Richard right, especially for those — s
at Eliham place I told your majesty, H6A III, 1, 155.
those — s were of force, 157. whate'er 0. keeps him
from us now, H6B III, 1,3. / seek 0. how to rise, H6C
I, 2, 45. when I give 0. of offence, then let me die, I,
3, 44. with what vehemency the 0. shall instruct you,
H8 V, 1, 150. when contention and 0. meet, Troil. IV,
I, 16. a very little thief of 0. will rob you of a great
deal of patience. Cor. II, 1, 32. if I see 0. in a good
quarrel, Rom. II, 4, 168. an you will give meo. Ill, 1,
45. my master is awaked by great ». to call upon his
own, Tim. 11, 2, 21. he hath sent me an earnest inviting,
which many my near — s did urge me to put off. 111,
6, 12 (almost = engagement, business, cf. Nares).
get on your nightgown, lest o. call us, Mcb. II, 2, 70.
to visit you, my lord; no other o. Hml. II, 2, 279. how
all — s do inform against me, IV, 4, 32. / shall recount
the 0. of my return, IV, 7, 47. — s of some poise,, Lr.
II, 1, 122. am I the 0. of these, tears? 0th. IV, 2, 43
(Ff motive), under a compelling 0., let women die. Ant.
I, 2, 141. brings the dire 0. in his arms of what we
blame him for, Cynib. IV, 2, 196. on an 0. = for a
reason, from a motive : on what 0. break those tears
from thee? Lucr. 1270. / am yet so near the manners
0
791
of my mother^ thai upon the least o. more mine eyes loill
telltales of me, Tw. II, 1, 42. / sent for thee upon a
sad 0. HI, 4, 20. to visit Bohemia on the like o. Wint.
1, 1, 2. on what o. they have taken sanctuary, R3 III,
1, 26. I would on great o. speak with you, 0th. IV, 1,
59. ITollowed hy an inf.: when you were gravelled for
lack of matter, you might take o. to kiss. As iV, 1, 75.
when he had o. to be seen, H4A III, 2, 74. as ojt as he
has o. to name himself, H4B II, 2, 119. having any o.
to write, H5 V, 2, 365. to take o. from their mouths
to raise a mutiny, H6A IV, 1, 130. had 1 so good o.
to lie long, Troil. IV, 1, Z. find some o. to anger Cassio,
0th. II, 1, 274. what o. had Cadwal to give it motion'?
Gymb. IV, 2, 187.
Passing into the sense of matter, theme, subject;
to minister o. to these gentlemen, Tp. II, 1, 173 (a topic
of jesting, food for laughter), unless you laugh and
minister o. to him, he is gagged, Tw. I, 5, 94. his eye
begets o, for his wit, LLL II, 69. yet more quarrelling
with 0. Mel'ch. Ill, 5, 61 (== at odds with the matter
in question; turning it into ridicule without reason).
that the time's enemies may not have this to grace — s,
John IV, 2, 62 (matters which they may urge against
you).
4) need, want, necessity: my purse, my person, my
extremest means lie all unlocked to your — s, Merch.
1, 1, 139. though lately we intended to keep in darkness
what 0. now reveals, Tw. V, 156. I am proud that my
— s have found time to use 'em, Tim. II, 2, 200. /
should ne'er have denied his o. so many talents, III, 2,
26. has only sent his present o. now, 39. if his o. were
not virtuous, 45. his —s might have wooed me first,
III, 3, 15. he married but his o. here. Ant. II, 6, 140.
so tender over his — s, Cymb. V, 5, 87. With an inf.:
if you have o. to use me for your own turn, Meas. IV,
2, 60. having great and instant o. to use fifty talents,
Tim. Ill, 1, 19.
Occident, the west: R2 III, 3, 67. Cymb. IV,
2, 372.
Occidental, western: All's II, 1, 166.
Occulted, committed in secret: if his o. guilt do
not itself unkennel, Hml. Ill, 2, 85.
Occupation, 1) employment, business, work: no
o.; all men idle, all, Tp. II, 1,154. Othello's o. is gone,
0th. Ill, 3, 357.
2) trade, profession: do you call your o. a mystery?
Meas. IV, 2, 35. 40. 41. 'tis my o. Wint. IV, 4, 302.
'tis my 0. to be plain, Lr. II, 2, 98. that thou couldst
see my wars to-day and knewest the royal o. ! Ant. IV,
4, 17. Used in contempt: the red pestilence strike all
trades in Rome, and — s perish! Cor. IV, 1, 14. you
that stood so much upon the voice of o. and the breath
of garlic-eaters, IV, 6, 97 (^ low mechanics), an I
had been a man of any o.,ifl would not have taken him
at a word, I would I might go to hell among the rogues,
Caes. I, 2, 269.
Occupy, a word formerly used in the sense of to
practise, to busy one's self about, but having become
indecent in the poet's time; these villains will make the
word as odious as the word o., which was an excellent
good word before it was ill sorted, H4B II, 4, 161. I
was come to the whole depth of my tale, and meant, in-
deed, to 0. the argument no longer. Bom. II, 4, 105
(very obscene quibbling).
Occurrence, that which happens, course of events :
all the 0. of my fortune since hath been between this
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
lady and this lord, Tw. V, 264 (some M. Edd. occur-
rents). all the —s, whatever chanced, H5 V Chor. 40.
Occurrcnts, events, incidents: so tell him, with
the 0., more and less, Hml. V, 2, 368.
Ocean, the great sea, the main : Ven. 494. Lucr.
589. 655. 1231. Sonn. 56, 9. 64, 5. 80, 5. Compl.
256. Gent. II, 7, 32. 69. Wiv. 11, 2, 143. Err. I, '-',
36. Merch. I, 1, 8. John II, 24. 340. IV, 3, 132. V,
4, 57. R2 II, 2, 146. H4B III, 1, 50. H5 Prol. 22.
Ill, 1, 14. H6B HI, 2, 143. H6C IV, 8, 20. R3 1, 1,
4. Tit. II, I, 6. IV, 2, 101. 139. Caes. 1, 3, 7. Mcb.
II, 2, 60. Hml. IV, 5, 99. Ant. II, 6, 21. II, 7, 74. V,
2, 82. Cymb. I, 2, 22.
Octavia, the sister of Octavius Caesar: Ant. II,
2, 121 and passim.
Octavius, 1) Octavius Caesar, the grand-nephew
and heir of Julius Caesar: Caes. Ill, 1, 276 and pas-
sim. Ant. I, 2, 29. 2) Marcus 0. , an officer of An-
tony's: Ant. Ill, 7, 73.
Ocular, depending on the eye, offered by sight:
give me the o. proof, 0th. Ill, 3, 360.
Od, corruption of God: od's blessed will, Wiv. I,
1, 273. od's me, I, 4, 64 (Dr. Cains' speech), od's
heartlings. III, 4, 59. od's nouns, IV, 1, 25. od's my
little life. As III, 5, 43. od's my will, IV, 3, 17. od's
lifelings, Tw. V, 187. od's pity, 0th. IV, 3, 75 (Ff
why), od's pittikins, Cymb. IV, 2, 293.
Odd, 1) lonely, desert (German oede): in an o.
angle of the isle, Tp. I, 2, 223.
2) single: every man is u. No, Paris is not; for
you know 'tis true, that you are o., and he is even with
you, Troil. IV, 5, 44.
3) unequalled, uncommon: and to their hope they
such 0. action yield, that through their light joy seemed
to appear ... a kind of heavy fear, Lucr, 1433.
4) singular, peculiar: her madness hath the — est
frame oj sense, Meas. V, 61. to be so o. and from all
fashions. Ado III, 1, 72. he is too picked, too spruce,
too affected, too o., as it were, too peregrinate, as I
may call it, LLL V, 1, 15.
5) strange, fantastical, whimsical: some few o.
lads, Tp. V, 255. over-eyeing of his o. behaviour, Shr.
Ind. 1, 95. some o. humour pricks him to this fashion,
III, 2, 75. you're an o. man, Troil. IV, 5, 41. but this
is something o. Cor. II, 3, 88. hoiu strange or o. soe'er
I bear myself, Hml. I, 5, 170. 'tis one of those o. tricks
which sorrow sjioots out of the mind. Ant. IV, 2, 14.
the worm is an o. worvi, V, 2, 259.
6^ applied to particular purposes, but with little
propriety; commonplace in the worst sense: / may
chance have some o. quirks and remnants of wit broken
on me. Ado II, 3, 244. according to Fates and Desti-
nies and such o. sayings, Merch. II, 2, 66. with old o.
ends stolen out of holy writ, R3 I, 3, 337 (Ff o. old).
7) occasional, incidental: I fear the trust Othello
puts him in, on some o. time of his infirmity, will shake
this island, 0th. II, 3, 132.
8) not even, not divisible into two equal whole
numbers: good luck lies in o. numbers, Wiv. V, 1, 3.
Quibbling in Rom. I, 3, 16 and Troil. IV, 5, 41.
9) opposed to even in another sense: the general
state, 1 fear, can scarce entreat you to be o. with him,
Troil. IV, 5, 265 (to be on terms of enmity and con-
tention with him).
10) indefinitely exceeding any number specified :
pound ando. shilling, Wint. IV, 3, 34. three hundred
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and 0. pounds, H4A IV, 2, 15. nine score and o. posts,
H4B IV, 3, 40. afortnight and o. days, Rom. 1, 3, 15.
/ will win for him an 1 can; ij not, I will gain nothing
but my shame and the o. hits, Hml. V, 2, 185 (i. e. the
hits received into the bargain). Not preceded by and,
= at least: which doth amount to three o. ducats more
than I stand debted to this gentleman. Err. IV, 1, 30.
eighty o. years of sorrow have I seen, R3 IV, ], 96.
of wounds two dozen o. Cor. II, 3, 135.
Odd-conceited, singularly devised : Gent. II, 7, 4G.
Ocld-even, according to Henley, the interval
between twelve at night and one In the morning: at
this 0. and dull loatch o' the night, 0th. I, 1, 124 (not
hyphened in 0. Edd. Steevens odd steven, Cartwright
odd hour, Becket even at this odd).
Oddly, 1) strangely: Tp. V, 197. Meroh. I, 2, 79.
Rom. II, 5, 61.
2) not evenly, unequally: our imputation shall be
u. poised in this wild action, Troil. I, 3, 339.
Odds, 1) uneven number : were still at o., being
but three, LLL HI, 86. 91 (quibbling), and stayed the
o. by adding four, 93. 96. 99.
2) inequality: yet death we fear, that makes these
0. all even, Meas. Ill, 1, 41. five to one ... 'tis a fear-
ful 0. H5 IV, 3, 5. forsaketh yet the lists by reason of
his adversary's o.: a poor earl's daughter is unequal o.
II6A V, 5, 33. 34. ^ve men to twenty! though the o. be
great, I doubt not of our victory, H6C I, 2, 72. 'twas
0., belike, when valiant Warwick fled, II, \, 148. this
and my food are equals; there's no o. Tim. I, 2, 61. but
now 'lis 0. beyond arithmetic. Cor. Ill, ], 245. I shall
loin at the o. Hml. V, 2, 222 (viz of twelve to nine).
his quails ever beat mine at o. Ant. II, 3, 38 (at disad-
\ vantage), young boys and girls are level now with men,
the 0. is gone, IV, 15, 66.
3) superiority, advantage : Cupid's butt-shaft is too
hard for Hercules' club, and therefore too much o. for
a Spaniard's rapier, LLL I, 2, 183. there is such o. in
the man. As I, 2, 169. / would allow him o. R2 I, 1,
62, and with that o. he weighs King Richard down,
III, 4, 89. he shall take the o. of his great name and
estimation, H4AV, 1,97. yields up his life unto a world
of 0. H6A IV, 4, 25. that Iden took o. to combat a poor
famished man, H6B IV, 10, 47. Hercules himself must
yield to o. H6C II, 1, 53. advantageous care withdrew
me from the o, of multitude, Troil. V, 4, 23. thou hast
the 0. of me, Tit. V, 2, 19. we have therefore o. Hml.
V, 2, 274. he beats thee 'gainst the o. Ant. II, 3, 27.
4) probability, likelihood: then he shall have no
0. Shr. IV, 3, 155. the stars will kiss the valleys first;
the o.for high and low's alike, Wint. V, 1, 207. if that
thy gentry, jBritain, go before this lout as he exceeds
our lords, the o. is that we scarce are men and you are
gods, Qymb. V, 2, 9.
J'o lay 0. = to lay a wager: I will lay u. H4B
V, 5, 111. your grace hath laid the o. o' the weaker
side, Hml. V, 2, 272.
5) quarrel, contention, discord: I desire nothing
but 0. with England, H5 H, 4, 129. that put' st o. among
the rout of nations, Tim. IV, 3, 42. set them into con-
founding 0. 392. I cannot speak any beginning to this
peevish o. 0th. II, 3, 185. at o. = at variance, quar-
relling: Wiv. Ill, 1, 54. R3 II, 1, 70. Rom. I, 2, 5.
Tim. Ill, 5, 116. Mcb. Ill, 4, 127. Lr. I, 3, 5.
Ode, a short poem, a panegyric in verse: LLL
IV, 3, 99. As III, 2, 379.
Odious, hateful: Tp. Ill, 1, 5. Wiv. II, 1, 123.
Mids. Ill, 1, 84. As III, 3, 52. All's II, 1, 175. H4B
II, 4, 160. H6B IV, 4, 46. H8 III, 2, 331. 0th. V, 2,
180. Per. I, 4, 31.
Odoriferous, fragrant: LLL IV, 2, 128. John
III, 4, 26.
Odorous, the same: Mids.II, 1, 110. Blunderingly
for odious: Ado III, 5, 18; cf. Mids. Ill, 1, 84.
Odour, sweet scent, fragrance: Sonn. 54,4. 12.
69, 13. 98, 6. Mids. Ill, 1, 85. Tw. 1, 1, 7. Ill, 1, 96.
98. 101. Per. Ill, 2, 61.
OelUades (0. Edd. illiads, eliads, aliads) amorous
glances, ogles : examined my parts with most judicious
0. Wiv. I, 3, 68. she gave strange o. and most speaking
looks to noble Edmund, Lr. IV, 5, 25. '
O'er, see Over.
O'erbear (cf. Overbear) to bear down, to over-
power, to bring under: oil and fire, too strong for
reason's force, — s it and bums on, All's V, 3, 7. — ing
interruption, John III, 4, 9. to command, to check, to
0. such as are of better person than myself, H6C III,
2, 166. my desire all continent impediments would o.
Mcb. IV, 3, 64. Particularly used of waters over-
whelming the land: Cor. Ill, 1, 249. IV, 5, 137 (0.
Edd. o'erbeat). IV, 6, 73. Hml. IV, 5, 102. 0th. I, 3,
56. Cymb. V, 3, 48. Per. V. 1, 195.
O'erbeat, reading of 0. Edd. in Cor. IV, 5, 137;
M. Edd. rightly o'erbear.
O'erblow, to blow away, to disperse by wind:
whiles yet the cool and temperate wind of grace — s the
filthy and contagious clouds, n5 III, 3, 31.
O'erboard, from on board, out of the ship: Tp.
II, 2, 127. V, 219. Per. IV, 2, 70.
O'ercast , darkened , clouded : the sun's o. with
blood, John III, 1, 326. how soon the day o. R3 HI,
2, 88.
O'ercharge , to load beyond the power of bear-
ing: Sonn. 23, 8. Mids. V, 85. Wint. Ill, 2, 151.
H6A I, 3, 64. H6C II, 5, 78. Per. Ill, 2, 54.
O'ercloyed, filled beyond satiety: R3 V, 3, 318.
O'ercome, 1) to spread over, to cover: the trees
... 0. with moss and mistletoe. Tit. 11, 3, 95.
2j to conquer; absol.: in thirteen battles Salisbury
o'ercame, H6A I, 4, 78. Trans. : Hamlet o'ercame For-
tinbras, Hml. V, 1, 156 (Qq overcame).
3) to subjugWe, to rule, to domineer over: Mar-
cius was a worthy officer i' the war , but insolent , o.
with pride, Cor. IV, 6, 31. to o. you with her show, Cvmb,
V, 5, 54.
O'crcount, to outnumber: at land, thou knowest
how much loe do o. thee. At land, indeed, thou dost o.
me of my father's house. Ant. II, 6, 26. 27. In the se-
cond place of = by ; cf . Of.
O'ercovered, completely covered: o. quite with
dead men's rattling bones, Rom. IV, 1, 82.
O'ercrow, to triumph over, to overpower: the
potent poison quite — s my spirit, Hml. V, 2, 364.
O'erdo, to exaggerate: Iwouldhave such a fellow
whipped for —ing Termagant, Hml. HI, 2, 15.
O'erdusted, covered with dust : give to dust that
is a little gilt more laud than gilt o. Troil. Ill, 3, 179.
O'erdjcd, dyed over, bedaubed with another
colour: were they false as o. blacks, Wint. I, 2, 132,
1. e. black things painted with another colour, through
which the ground will soon appear; cf. Tit. IV, 2, 100.
O'ereaten, eaten and begnawn on all sides : the
793
fragments, scraps, the bits and greasy relics of her o.
faith are bound to Dicmed, Troil. V, 2, 160.
O'ereyc, to see, to observe: here sit I in the shy
and wretched fools* secrets heedfully o. LLL IV, 3, 80.
O'erfed, fed to excess: Per. Ill I'rol. 3.
O'erllourished, varnished over: the beauteous
evil are empty trunks o. by the devil, Tw. Ill, 4, 404.
O'erflow, vb. 1) intr. a) to swell and run over
the banks: the — ing Nilus, Ant. I, 2, 49. Metaphori-
cally, = to abound: to make the coming hour o. with
joy and pleasure drown the brim, All's II, 4, 47.
b) to have too much water, to be drowned : when
heaven doth weep, doth not the earth oJ Tit. Ill, 1, 222.
2) trans, a) to swell over, to overrun, to inundate,
to drown : who, being stopped, the bounding banks — s,
Lucr. 1119. he that in this action contrives against his
own nobility, in his proper stream — s himself. All's
IV, 3, 30. this dotage — s the measure. Ant. I, 1, 2.
the earth, fearing to be — ed. Per. IV, 4, 40.
b) to stream with, to pour out in abundance;
such brooks are welcome to me, that o. such liquor, Wiv.
II, 2, 157.
O'erfraught, too heavily loaded: the u. heart,
Mcb. IV, 3, 210.
O'ergalled, too much injured and worn away:
their eyes o. with recourse of tears, Troil, V, 3, 55.
O'erglance, to look hastily over: / have but with
a cursorary eye — d the articles, H5 V, 2, 78.
O'ergo, to walk or pass over: of many weary
miles you have — ne, LLL V, 2, 196.
O'crgreat, too great: the o. cardinal, H8 1, 1,222.
O'ergreen, to cover with verdure, to embellish:
so you 0. my bad, my good allow, Sonn. 112, 4.
O'ergrow, to cover with growth: corn — n by
weeds, Lucr. 281. — n with hair. As IV, 3, 107. they
(weeds) will o. the garden, H6B III, 1, 32. yourself so
out of thought, and thereto so — n, cannot be questioned,
Cymb. IV, 4, 33 (i. e. covered with hair; cf. As IV,
3, 107).
O'ergroirn , having become too old : like an o.
lion in a cave, that goes not out to prey , Meas. 1,3,
22. Perhaps also in Cymb. IV, 4, 33.
O'ergrowth, excessive growth: by the o. of some
complexion, Hml. I, 4, 27.
O'erliang, to jut or hang over: as doth a galled
rock 0. and jutty his confounded base, H5 III, 1, 13.
this brave — ing firmament, Hml. II, 2, 312 (Ff only
this brave — ing).
O'erhanging, subst. that which hangs over like
a canopy: this brave o., this majestical roof fretted
with golden fire, Hml. II, 2, 312 (Qq o. firmament).
O'erhasty, too hasty: our u. marriage, Hml. II,
2, 67 (Qq hasty).
O'erhear, to hear without being addressed ; LLL
IV, 3, 130. As II, 2, 11. Hml. Ill, 3, 32. Lr. Ill,
6,96.
O'erjoyed, transported with gladness: Cymb. V,
5, 401.
O'erlabonred, worn with labour, weary : Cymb.
11,2,11.
O'erleap, to leap over, to clear by leaping: a
step on which I must fall down, or else, o. Mcb. I, 4,
49. Metaphorically, = to omit : let me o.that custom.
Cor. II, 2, 140.
To 0. one's self = to exert one's self too much in
leaping, to leap too far or too high : vaulting ambition,
which —s itself and falls on the other (side) Mcb. I,
7, 27.
O'erleaven, to leaven too much, to corrupt: some
habit that too much — s the form of plausive manners,
Hml. I, 4, 29.
O'erlook, ]) to inspect, to survey: o. the walls,
E3 III, 5, 17. 0. what shipping and what lading 's in
our haven. Per. 1, 2, 48.
2) to peruse: Sonn. 82, 2. Gent. 1,2,50. Mids.
II, 2, 121. Lr. II, 2,40. V, 1, 50.
3) to despise, to slight: stoop low within those
bounds we have — ed, John V, 4, 55.
4) to subdue by the look, to confound, to unsettle:
vile worm, thou wast — ed even in thy birth, Wiv. V,
5, 87. beshrew your eyes, that have — ed me and divi-
ded me, Merch. HI, 2, 15. cf. overseen in Lucr. 1206.
O'crmaster, 1) to have in one's power: which
owe the crown that thou — est, John H, 109.
2) to subdue: for your desire to know what is
between us, o. it as you may, Hml. I, 5, 140,
O'ermatclied, oppressed by superior force: H6A
IV, 4, 11. H6CI, 4, 64.
O'crraouiit, to rise above: / could o. the lark,
H8 II, 3, 94.
O'ernight, during the night before something:
(such rest) as wretches have o. that wait for execution
in the morn, Gent. IV, 2, 133. shame her with what he
saw o. Ado III, 3, 174. Substantively: to cure thy — 's
surfeit, Tim. IV, 3, 227.
O'er-ofllce, vb. to get the better of and lord over
by virtue of an office: it might be the pate of a poli-
tician, which this ass now — s, Hml. V, 1, 87 (^Qq o'er-
reaches).
O'erparted, having too difficttlt a part assigned :
he is a marvellous good neighbour and a very good
bowler: but, for Alisander , — alas, you see how 'tis,
— a little 0. LLL V, 2, 588.
O'erpast, passed by, gone: in the time o. R3 IV,
4,388.396.
O'erpay, to pay more than sufficiently: Lr. IV,
7, 4. Cymb. II, 4, 10.
O'erpecr, to overtop, to rise above: too highly
heaped for truth to o. Cor. II, 3, 128.
O'erperch, to fly over: with love's light wings did
1 0. these walls, Rom. II, 2, E6.
O'erpf cture , to be a better picture than ; — ing
that Venus where we see the fancy outwork nature.
Ant. II, 2, 205.
O'erpost, to get quickly and easily over, to get
clear of cheaply: you may thank the unquiet time for
your quiet — ing that action, H4B I, 2, 171; cf. posted
over in H6B III, 1, 255.
O'erpower, to conquer, to overcome: B2 V, 1,
31. Ant. 11,3,22.
O'erpressed , oppressed by superior force , over-
whelmed: thy might is more than my u. defence can
bide, Sonn. 139, 8. he bestrid an o. Roman, Cor. II, 2,
97. death may usurp on nature many hours, and yet
the fire of life kindle again the o. spirits, Per. Ill, 2, 84.
0'erpri«e, to exceed in value: — d all popular
rate, Tp. 1, 2, 92.
O'errate, to rate at too much: Cymb. I, 4, 41.
O'crreach (impf. and partic. o'erraught), 1) to
overtake: certain players we o'erraught on the way,
Hml. HI, 1, 17.
2) to trick, to dupe: so gross —ing as this, Wiv.
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V, 5, 145. the villain is o'erraugltt of all my money,
Err. I, 2, 96. o. them in their own devices, Tit. V, 2, 143.
the pate of a politician, which this ass now — e^, Hml.
V, 1, 87 (Ff o'er-offices'^.
O'erread, to peruse: Sonn. 81, 10. H4B HI, 1,
2. Caes. Ill, 1,4. Lr. I, 2, 38.
O'errule, absol. to prevail: then fate — s, that,
one man holding troth, a million fail , Mid^. Ill, 2, 92.
Trans., = to prevail with: let me o. you now, LLL
V, 2, 516. — d by prophecies, H4A IV, 4, 18. you shall
o. my mind for once, R3 III, 1, 57. With to: so you will
not 0. me to a peace, Hml. IV, 7, 61.
O'erruii, 1) to tread under foot: I will o. thee
with policy, As V, 1, 61. o. and trampled on, Troil.
111,3, 183.
2) to overflow: till it o. the stew, Meas. V, 321.
the tears ... u. her lovely face, Shr. Ind. 2, 67. a chill-
ing sweat — s my trembling joints. Tit. 11,3,212.
31 to look over, to review: in thy thought o. my
former time, H6C I, 4, 45.
O'crset, to turn bottom upward, to overthrow:
H4B1, 1, 185.
O'ershade, to make dark and gloomy: fear — s
me, Wint. I, 2, 457. dark cloudy death — s his beams
of life, H6C II, 6, 62. black night o. thy day, R3 I, 2,
131.
O'ersUine, to outshine, to excel in lustre: H4B
IV, 3, 57.
O'ershoot; 1) to o. one's self = to go too far, to
say too much: / have o'ershot myself to tell you of it,
Caes. Ill, 2, 155.
2) Partic. o'ershot = blundering, having the
worse, put to shame: are you not ashamed, nay, are
you not, all three of yuu, to be thus much o'ershot?
LLL IV, 3, 160. cf. Oi-ershoot.
O'ersUower, to rain upon : with sighs shot through,
and biggest tears — ed, Per. IV, 4, 26.
O'ersized, smeared as with glutinous matter: u.
with coagulate gore, Hml. II, 2, 484.
O'erskip, to neglect, to treat with indifference:
then the mind much sufferance doth o., when grief hath
mates, Lr. Ill, 6, 113.
O'erslip, to pass unheeded: when that hour — s
me in the day wherein I sigh not, Gent. II, 2, 9.
O'ersnowed, covered with snow: Sonn. 5, 8.
O'erspread, to cover: the dragon wing of night
— s the earth, Troil. V, 8, 17. with hostile forces he'll
u. the land. Per. I, 2, 24.
O'erstare, to look more fiercely than: J would
o. the sternest eyes that look, Merch. II, 1, 27 (Ql
O'erstep, to step over, to transgress: that you o.
not the modesty of nature, Hml. Ill, 2, 21.
O'erstink, to drown a bad smell by one still
worse, to stink more than: the foul lake o'erstunk their
feet, Tp. IV, 184.
O'erstrawed =: overstrewed (rhyming) : the top
u. with sweets, Ven. 1143.
O'ersAvay, 1) to control, to rule, to lord over:
so pertaunt-like would J o. his state, that he should be
my fool and I his fate, LLL V, 2, 67. if he be so re-
solved, J can o. him, Caes. II, 1, 203.
2) to surpass in power: sad mortality — s their
power, Sonn. 65, 2. great command — s the order, Hml.
V, 1,251.
O'erswell, 1) intr. to rise above the banks: let
o. H5 II, 1, 97 (Pistol's speech). 2) trans, to
overflow: o. thy shores, John II, 337. till the wine o.
the cup, Caes. IV, 3, 161.
O'ertake (partic. o'ertook) 1) to come upon, to
take, to catch: to let base clouds o. me in my way,
Sonn. 34, 3. if the trial of the law o. ye, H8 III, 1, 96.
o'ertook ins rouse, Hml. II, 1, 58. whom leprosy u.
Ant. Ill, 10,11.
2) to come up with one going before: his act did
not 0. his bad intent, Meas. V, 456; cf. the flighty pur-
pose never is o'ertook unless the deed go with it. Mob.
IV, 1, 145. o. me, if thou canst, H6A I, 5, 15. if thou
wilt 0. us, hence a mile or twain, Lr. IV, 1, 44. I'll o.
you, V, 1, 39. I will o. thee. Ant. IV, 14, 44. would I
might never o. pursued success, V, 2, 103. (Almost
= to follow, in H6C I, 5, 15. Lr. V, 1, 39. Ant. IV,
14, 44).
O'erteemed, worn by bringing forth children:
her 0. loins, Hml. II, 2, 531.
O'erthrow, vb. to throw down, to defeat, to bring
to nothing: Tp. Epil. 1. LLL V, 2, 153. Wint. IV, 1,
8. V, 1, 230. R2 HI, 2, 72. H6A I, 1, 108. H6B III,
1, 181. Hml. Ill, 1, 158. Ant. IV, 15, 14. Cymb. Ill,
6, 20.
O'ertop, to rise above, to be higher than: H8 II,
4, 88. Troil. Ill, 3, 164. Hml. V, 1, 276.
O'ertrip, to trip over: did Thisbe fearfully o. the
dew, Merch. V, 7.
O'ertum, to throw down: H4A IV, 1, 82. H5
IV '' 24
O'ervalue, to be more worth than : / dare pawn
the moiety of my estate to your ring, ivhich in my opinion
— s it something, Cymb. I, 4, 120.
O'erwalk , to go over , to cross : to o. a current,
H4AI, 3, 192.
O'envatched, worn out with watching: Caes.
IV, 3, 241. Lr. II. 2, 177.
O'erween, to think arrogantly, to presume: or
I 0. to think so, Wint. IV, 2, 9. a hot — ing cur, H6B
V, 1, 151. my heart — s too much, H6C III, 2, 144.
O'erweigli , to outweigh, to overbalance: Meas.
11,4, 170. Hml. 111,2,31.
O'erH-lielm, 1) to overspread and cover entirely:
foul deeds will rise, though all the earth o. them, Hml.
I, 2, 258. humming water must o. thy corpse. Per. Ill,
1,64.
2) to hang down upon in a threatening manner-
his louring brows — ing his fair sight, Ven. 183. let
tlie brow o. it asfeaifully as doth a galled rock o'erhang
his base, n5 III, 1, 11.
3) to bear down, to crush, to overpower entirely:
to plant and o. custom, Wint. IV, 1, 9. like a sow that
hath — ed all her litter but one, H4B 1, 2, 13 (crushed?
or devoured? Q overwhelmed), wrath — ed my pity.
Cor. I, 9, 86. despite o. thee. III, 1, 164. with the hell-
hated lie 0. thy heart, Lr. V, 3, 147. — ed with your
grief, 0th. IV, 1, 77.
O'cmorii, 1) worn out, spent, advanced in thne:
musing the morning is so much o. Ven. 866.
2) worn and spoiled by time: Ven. 135. Sonn.
63,2. R3I, 1,81.
O'erwrested (0. Edd. ore-rested) strained : such
to be pitied and o. seeming he acts thy greatness in,
Troil. I, 3, 157.
Of, = from, in its different senses: one that 1
brought up of a puppy, Gent. IV, 4, 3. being of so young
0
795
days brought up with him. Hml. II, 2, 11. the imprison-
ed absence of your liberty, Sonn. 58, 6. tear the stain-
ed shin of my harlot brow, Err. II, 2, 138 (M. Edd.
off), we John Cade, so termed of our supposed father,
H6B IV, 2, 33. nd more can you distinguish of a man
than of his outward favour, R3 III, 1, 10. Lepidus of
the triumvirate should be deposed, Ant. Ill, 6, 28. in
the world's volume our Britain seems as of it, but not
in it, Cymb. Ill, 4, 141 (severed from it). / take all
my comfort of thy worth and truth, Sonn. 37, 4. of
this book this learning mayst thou taste, 77, 4. of whom
J have received a second life, Tp. V, 194. that cost me
two shilling and two pence a piece of Yead Miller,
Wiv. I, 1, 160. what he gets more of her than sharp
words, II, 1, 190. where is the thousand marks thou
hast ofme^ Err. I, 2, 81. he had of me a chain, IV, 1,
10. V, 2. 256. that I of him received the chain, 228.
take of me my daughter, Ado II, 1, 313. where hadst
thou it? Of Costard, LLL IV, 3, 197. there is the very
remuneration 1 had of thy master, V, 1, 76. the Jew's
bond which he hath of me, Merch. 11, 8, 41. a ring
that he had of your daughter for a monkey. 111, 1, 124.
which you received of me, V, 185. thou shalt have to
vay for it of us, As 11, 4, 93. take this of me, Shr. II,
191. would you take the letter of her. All's III, 4, 1.
holding of the pope your sovereign greatness , John V,
1, 3. good wishes shall Suffolk ever have of Margaret,
H6A V, 3, 174. you took bribes of France, H6B III,
1, 104. get a thousand crowns of the king, H6C IV, 10,
29. what he shall receive of us in duty , Troil. ill, 1,
169. what wouldst thou of us? Ill, 3, 17. taking bribes
of the Sardians, Caes. IV, 3, 3. to recover of us those
lands, Hml. I, 1, 102. his majesty shall have tribute of
me, 11, 2, 333. the spurns that patient merit of the un-
worthy takes, HI, 1, 74. of whom he had this ring,
Cymb. V, 5, 136. of your royal presence I'll adventure
the borrow of a week, Wint. 1, 2, 38. I of these {viinks,
nods etc.') will wrest an alphabet, Tit. Ill, 2, 44. there's
a testril of me too, Tw. 11, 3, 34. his cocks do win the
battle still of mine. Ant. II, 3, 36. can get goal for goal
of youth, IV, 8, 22. I would know that of your honour,
Meas. II, 1, 166. if you will know of me what man I
am. As IV, 3, 96. what shall I know of thee? H5 111,
6, 122. we desire to know of him of whence he is. Per.
11, 3, 73. to help him of his blindness, Gent. IV, 2, 47.
I discharge thee of thy prisoner, Ado V, 1, 328. rid
the house of her, Shr. 1, 1, 150. that which may unfur-
nish me of reason, Wint. V, 1, 123. how I may be de-
livered of these woes, John 111, 4, 55. we'll deliver you
of your great danger. Cor. V, 6, 15. heaven make thee
free of it, Hml. V, 2, 343. my trust did beget of him a
falsehood, Tp. I, 2, 94. if my lord get a boy of you,
Troil. Ill, 2, 113. brawls bred of an airy word , Rom.
1, 1, 96. I am descended of a gentler blood, H6A V, 4,
8. H5 I, 2, 67. hadta'en his last leave of the weeping
morn, Ven. 2. I took my leave of Madam Silvia, Gent.
IV, 4, 38. cf. the verbs to acquit, beg, bereave, beware,
borrow, cheat, cleanse, clear, crave, cure, deliver, de-
prive, discharge, ease, heal, purge, rob, wash etc. ; the
adjectives barren, clean, clear, devoid, free, short, void
etc.; the adverbs /ortA, out, upward etc.; the prepo-
sition within etc. Hence = out of, in consequence of,
by virtue of: we were dead of sleep, Tp. V, 230. what
shall become of this? Ado IV, 1, 211. bold of your
worthiness, LLL 11, 28. of thine own good will, R2 IV,
177. of no right, nor colour like to right, he doth Jill
fields with harness, H4A III, 2, 100. which of a weak
and niggardly projection doth like a miser spoil his coat
with scanting a little cloth, H5 II, 4, 46. you have sub-
orned this man , of purpose to obscure my noble birth,
H6A V, 4, 22. earnest thou here by chance or of devo-
tion? H6B 11, 1, 88. art thou a messenger, or come of
pleasure? V, 1, 16. the king, of his own royal disposi-
tion, makes him to send, R3 1, 3, 63. if great mindi,
of partial indulgence to their benumbed wills, resist the
same, Troil. II, 2, 178. a madness, of which her life is
in danger, Cymb. IV, 3, 3. and of that natural luck he
beats thee 'gainst the odds. Ant. 11, 3, 26. so, of his
gentleness, he furnished me with volumes, Tp, 1, 2, 165.
/ no question make to have it (money) of my trust,
Merch. I, 1, 186. God of his mercy give you patience,
H5 II, 2, 179. King Henry gives consent, of mere com-
passion and of lenity, H6A V, 4, 125. accept the title
thou usurpest, of benefit proceeding from our king, and
not of any challenge of desert, 152. froin Scotland am
I stolen, even of pure love, H6C 111, 1, 13. of his great
grace and princely care foreseeing those fell mischiefs,
H8 V, 1, 48. Used in adjurations: of charity, what
kin are you to me? Tw. V, 237. speak, of all loves,
Mids. II, 2, 154; ef. Wiv. II, 2, 119 and 0th. Ill, 1, 13.
And in adverbial phrases: of force I must attempt you
further, Merch. IV, 1, 421. I must offeree, H4A II,
3, 120. spme more audience than a Tnother . . . should
o'erhear the speech of vantage, Hml. Ill, 3, 33 (i. e.
besides, to boot), though he speak of comfort, 0th. II,
1, 31 (perhaps = comfortably). See besides the articles
-Boast, Die, Repent, Relish, Smack, Taste, Weary etc.
= by , after .passive verbs : be of thyself rejected,
Ven. 159. I am expected of my friends. Hi . 0 happi-
ness enjoyed but of a few, Lucr. 22. to be admired of
lewd eyes, 392. thou art beloved of many, Sonn. 10, 3,
loved of more and less, 96, 3. 150, 14. Ado 1, 1, 126.
LLL II, 57. Mids. I, 1, 104. As 1, 1, 116. 174. Shr. 1,
2, 176. All's 1, 3, 203. H6B I, 2, 44. too base of thee
to be rememhered, Sonn. 74, 12. to be praised of ages yet
to be, 101, 12. of him, myself, and thee I am forsaken,
133, 7. when I forgot am of myself, 149, 4. of you
well favoured, Gent. II, 1, 57. unseen of any, V, 4, 4.
desired of such a person, Meas. II, 4, 91. to be disdain-
ed of all. Ado I, 3, 30. taken up of these men's bills,
III, 3, 191. excused of every hearer, IV, 1, 219. that a
lady, of one man refused, should of another therefore
be abused, Mids. II, 2, 133. hated most of those they
did deceive, 140. 142. much marked of the melancholy
Jaques, As II, 1, 41. abandoned of his friends, 50. un-
claimed of any man, II, 7, 87. 1 have been told so of
many, 111,2,361. to be married of him. III, 3, 92. wooed
of a snail, IV, 1, 52. discipled of the bravest, All's I,
2, 28. worse of worst extended, II, 1, 176. to be relin-
quished of the artists, II, 3, 10. owed and worn of six
ancestors, V, 3, 196. of many accounted beautiful, Tw.
II, 1, 27. not noted but of the finer natures, Wint. I,
2, 226. pitied of thee, HI, 2, 235. blessed of the King
of kings, H6A I, 1, 28. assailed of none , IV, 7, 10.
honoured of the people, H6B 1, 1, 198. hated of God
and man, H6C 1, 3, 9. scorned of me , R3 IV, 4, 102.
feared of all, 103. a night of groans endured of her,
304. tempted of the devil, 418. commanded of Aga-
memnon, Troil. II, 3, 69. worshipped of that we hold
an idol, 199. of Rome worse hated than of you, Cor.
1, 2, 13. how you are censured, I mean of us, 11, 1, 26.
'tis thought of every one , II, 2, 3. we have been called
796
0
so of many, II, 3, 19. highly honoured of your grace.
Tit. I, 246. and is received of the most pious Edward,
Mcb. Ill, 6, 27. seen of us, Hml. I, 1, 25. the observed
of all observers. 111, 1,162. to be demanded of a sponge,
IV, 2, 12. known of thee, Lr. II, 2, 28. that my charity
be not of him perceived, HI, 3, 17. to be but named of
thee, Cymb. II, 3, 138. disdained of fortune. III, 4, 20.
'tis no better reckoned but of those who worship dirty
gods, HI, 6, 55. I was taught of your daughter the dif-
ference, V, 5, 194. Denoting a means, = with: 1 am
provided of a torch-hearer , Merch. II, 4, 24. you are
not satisfied of these events at full, V, 297. whose self-
same mettle, whereof thy proud child, arrogant man, is
pu£ed, Tim. IV, 3, 180. Macdonald ... from the western
isles of kerns and gallowglasses is supplied, Mcb. I,
2, 13. Seldom after active verbs: why of that loam
might they not stop a beer-barrel'? Hml. V, 1, 233. thou
dost o'ercount me of my father's house, Ant. II, 6, 27
(probably a play on the word: thou outnumberest
me by my father's house; and: thou art too fond of
ray father's house; cf. Count).
Of one's self= by one's self, in one's self, alone,
if let alone, without the help or interference of any-
thing else: beauty itself doth of itself persuade the
eyes of man without an orator, Lucr. 29. simple of it-
self; I'll no pullet-sperm in my brewage, Wiv. HI, 5, 32.
which they'll do fast enough of themselves , )V, 1, 69.
better 'twere that both of us did fast, since of ourselves
ourselves are choleric, than feed it with such overroast-
ed flesh, Shr. IV, 1, 177. for then we wound our mo-
desty and make foul the clearness of our deservings,
when of ourselves we publish them. All's I, 3, 7. who
of herself is a good lady, V, 2, 33. the world, who of
itself is peised well, John II, 576. the iron of itself,
though heat red-hot, approaching near these eyes, would
drink my tears and quench his fiery indignation, IV,
I, 61. he being of age to govern of himself, H6B I, 1,
166. that of itself England is safe, if true within itself,
H6C IV, 1, 39. it holds its estimate and dignity as well
wherein 'tis precious of itself as in the prizer , Troil.
II, 2, 55. nor doth he of himself know them (his parts)
for aught till he behold them formed in the applause
where they're extended. III, 3, 118. they (the gates)
will open of themselves , Cor. I, 4, 19. had borne the
action of yourself , IV, 7, 15.
Used to denote any manner of proceeding from
a cause or agent: it was a mad fantastical trick of
him, Meas. Ill, 2, 98. it was well done of you, LLL II,
217. this is a knavery of them, Mids. HI, 1, 116. well
aimed of such a young one, Shr. II, 236. who seeks for
better of thee , Tim. IV, 3, 24. it was a brute part of
him, Hml. HI, 2, 110. what of this? what of that? =
what follows from this? Yen. 717. Wiv. IV, 4,41;
cf. What.
Denoting the material constituting a thing: com-
pact of fire, Ven. 149. I'll make a shadow for thee of
my hairs, 191. a goal of snow, 362. a flock of sheep,
685. the choir of echoes, 840. my life, being made of
four, Sonn. 45, 7, made such a sinner of his memory,
Tp. I, 2, 101. make a vassal of him, 374. of his bones
are coral made, 397. this bottle which I made of the
bark of a tree, II, 2, 128. composed of harshness, HI,
1, 9. created of every creature's best, 48. make a stock-
fish of thee. III, 2, 79. a ladder made of cords, Gent.
III, 1, 117. to make a virtue of necessity, IV, 1, 62. till
he have made an oyster of me. Ado H, 3, 27. to make
a lamp of her. Err. Ill, 2, 98. to make her heavenly
comforts of despair, Meas. IV, 3, 114. they make an
ass of me, Tvr. V, 20. he is composed and framed of
treachery. Ado V, 1, 267. Henry is of a king become
a banished man, H6C III, 3, 25. what would betide of
me? R3 I, 3, 6. made peace of enmity, fair love of hate,
II, 1, 50 etc. etc. Hence the following expressions:
even such a husband hast thou of me, Merch. Ill, 6, 89.
you shall find of the king a husband. All's I, 1, 7. you
have won a wife of me, IV, 2, 65. we lost a jewel of
her, V, 3, 1. you have an unspeakable comfort of your
prince, Wint. I, 1, 38. that did but show thee of a fool
inconstant and damnable ingrateful. III, 2, 187. they
shall find dear deer of us, H6A IV, 2, 54. we should
have found a bloody day of this, IV, 7, 34. thou shalt
find — A fool of thee, Tim. IV, 3, 232. we shall find
of him a shrewd contriver, Caes. II, 1, 157. you have
a nurse of me. Per. IV, 1, 25.
Denoting the stuff or material filling a thing, as
f. i. a butt of sack, Tp. II, 2, 126; a glass of rhenish
wine, Merch. I, 2, 104. an excellent head of hair, Tw.
1, 3, 101 etc. eic. cf. the adjectives big, full, liberal
etc. Likewise that which afi^ords matter to thought
or language, = on, about: so of concealed sorrow may
be said, Ven. 333- to think but nobly of my grand-
mother, Tp. I, 2, 119. to hear thee speak of Naples,
433. you make me study, of that, II, 1, 82. I wonder
of their being here together, Mids. IV, 1, 136. / did
dream of money-bags, Merch. II, 5, 18. mine own escape
unfoldeth to my hope the like of him, Tw. I, 2, 21. who
but to-day hammered of this design, Wint. 11,2,49.
inquire of him, R2 III, 2, 186 (= about him), having
determined of the Volsces, Cor. II, 2, 41. to use as you
think needful of the man. Tit. V, 1, 39 ; cf. Mcb. Ill, 1,
101. what it should be, I cannot dream of, Hml. II, 2,
10. / told him of myself. Ant. II, 2, 78. did you hear
of a stranger, Cymb. II, 1, 36. must know of her de-
parture, IV, 3, 10 etc. etc. cf. Acquaint, Brag, De-
spair, Doubt, Complain, Demand, Instruct, Read,
Tell etc.
Hence, in general, introducing the object of a
verbal: the expense of spirit, Sonn. 129, 1. thy neglect
of truth, 101, 2. in care of thee, Tp. I, 2, 16. make not
too rash a trial o/ him, 467. for fear of the storm, II,
2, 116. for love of you, Gent. II, 4, 6. Ill, 1, 46. 'tis
not in hate of you. III, 1, 96. 'tis pity of him, Meas. II,
3, 42. Mids. HI, 1, 44. Ant. I, 4, 71. make choice of
which your highness will see first, Mids. V, 43. 1 have
no mind of feasting forth, Merch. H, 6, 37. the borrow
of a week, Wint. I, 2, 39. in haste whereof, E2 I, 1,
150. any challenge of desert, H6A V, 4, 153. the sight
of me is odious in their eye, H6B IV, 4, 46. give us a
prince of blood in change of him, Troil. Ill, 3, 27. of
this my privacy 1 have strong reasons, 190. / have an
eye of you, Hml. II, 2, 301. since of your lives you set
so slight a valuation, Cymb. IV, 4, 48 etc. etc. Remark-
able passages: you should not have the eminence of
him, Troil. II, 3, 266. by the sovereign power you have
of us, Hml. II, 2, 27. niggard of question, but of our
demands most free in his reply. III, 1, 13 (for to our
demands), by an enforced obedience of planetary in-
fluence, Lr. 1,2,135 (for to planetary influence). After
adjectives: ignorant of what thou art, Tp. 1, 2, 18.
Meas. IV, 3, 113. afeard ofyourfaur legs, Tp. II, 2, 62.
what I am glad of , HI, 1, 74. of so great a favour grow-
ing proud, Gent. II, 4, 161 etc. (cf. Ashamed, Capable,
0
797
Certain, Enamoured, Fearful, GuUly, Fond, Innocent,
Beedful, Joyful, Sensible, Sure etc.). Used after tran-
sitive verbs implying the idea of speaking or thinking,
to express the particular import of the action: accu-
sing you of injury, Sonn. 58, 8. to appeal each other
of high treason, R2 1, 1, 27. / am suspected of this
murder, Rom. V, 3, 224. he shall never more be feared
of doing harm, Lr. I, 2, 113. / shall desire you of more
acquaintance, Mids. Ill, 1, 185. / humbly do desire
your grace of pardon, Merch. IV, I, 402. I desire you
of the like, As V, 4, 56. whom of succours we entreated^
H5 111, 3, 45. / humbly do beseech you of your pardon,
0th. HI, 3, 212. till forging Nature be condemned of
treason, Ven. 729 etc. etc. After gerunds: by telling
of it, Tp. 1, 2, 100. for kissing of their feet , IV, 174.
by losing of your eyes, LLL 1, 1, 79. by noting of the
lady, Ado IV, 1, 160. by taking nor by giving of excess,
Jlerch. 1, 3, 63. the enjoying of my love, 111, 2, 29. the
praising of myself. 111, 4, 22. this making of Christians,
111, 5, 25. the getting up of the negro's belly, 41. the
kissing of her batlet. As II, 4, 49. he professes not keep-
ing of oaths, All's IV, 3, 282. for tainting of my love,
Tw. V, 141. at knowing of thy choice, Wint IV, 4, 427.
by shaking of thy head, John 111, 1, 19. with halloing
and singing of anthems, H4B 1, 2, 213. call you that
backing of your friends'^ H4A II, 4, 166. with straining
of my courage, H6A 1, 5, 10. about relieving of the
sentinels, II, 1, 70. by reputing of his high descent,
H6B 111, 1, 48. for stealing of sheep, IV, 2, 67. for
giving up of Normandy, IV, 7, 30. threat you me with
telling of the king? K3 1, 3, 113. for crowning of the
king, 111,4, 29. in tempting of your patience , H8 1, 2,
55. by pronouncing of some doubtful phrase, Hml. I,
5, 175. for chiding of his fool, Lr. 1, 3, 1- so find we
profit by losing of our prayers. Ant. 11, 1, 6 (Instances
of its omission see Tp. 1, 2, 104. Lr. IV, 4, 9. 0th.
Ill, 4, 22 according to the reading of Ff }. In the same
manner after participles of transitive verbs: another
licking of his wound, Ven. 915. fearing of time's ty-
ranny, Sonn. 115, 9. so they mourn, becoming of their
woe, 127, 13. tearing of papers, Compl. 6. whom I
left cooling of the air with sighs, Tp. 1, 2, 222. as will-
ing as bondage eer of freedom, 111, 1, 89. while other
sports are tasking of their minds, Wiv. IV, 6, 30. he's
hearing of a cause, Meas. II, 2, 1. you granting of my
suit, 11, 4, 70. raising of more aid we came .again, Err.
V, 153.. nature drawing of an antic, Ado III, 1, 63. va-
luing of her, IV, 1, 141. so I, admiring of his qualities,
Mids. 1, 1, 231. both warbling of one song, 111,2, 206.
/ am debating of my present store, Merch I, 3, 54.
searching of thy wound. As II, 4, 44. here was he merry,
hearing of a song, II, 7, 4. as she was writing of it, IV,
3, 10. overeyeing of his odd behaviour, Shr. Ind. 1, 95.
'tis by the seaside, broiosing of ivy, Wint 111, 3, 69.
their neighing courses daring of the spur, H4B IV, 1,
119. disgracing of these colours , H6A- 111, 4, 29. we
took him setting of boys' copies, H6B IV, 2, 95. War-
wick, backing of the Duke of York, H6C II, 2, 69. the
shepherd, blowing of his nail, II, 5, 3. here ye lie bait-
ing of bombards, H8 V, 4, 86. visiting of him, Troil.
II, 3, 87. engaging and redeeming of himself, V, 5, 39.
wanting of thy love, Kom. 11, 2, 78. culling of simples,
V, 1, 40. I ifias writing of my epitaph, Tim. V, 1, 188.
saving of thy life, Caes. V, 3, 38. shaking of my arm,
Hml. II, 1, 92. the ocean, overpeering of his list, IV, 5,
99. mumbling of wicked charms, Li-. II, 1,41. is now
unloading of his mules, Ant. JV, 6, 24. honouring of
Neptune's triumphs. Per. V, 1, 17.
Partitive use: certain of his friends, Ven. 588. by
all of us, Tp. II, 1, 129. three inches of it, 283. here
is more of us, V, 216. which of you know Ford, Wiv.
1, 3, 29. all three of you, LLL IV, 3, 160. of enjoined
penitents there's four or five at my house. All's 111, 5,
97. both of you, H6B III, 2, 182. Mcb. Ill, 1, 114.
worth five of Agamemnon, H4B II, 4, 237 (cf. Cor.
IV, 5, 174). of those enough. Ant. IV, 1, 13. all of it,
Lr. I, 1, 202 (cf. All and Both), 'twas Aeneas' tale to
Dido, and thereabout of it especially, where he speaks
of Priam's slaughter, Hml. II, 2, 468 etc. etc. Pecu-
liar passages: which, of he or Adrian, first begins to
crow, Tp. II, 1, 28 (a Gallicism), whose right, of thine
or mine, is most in Helena, Mids. Ill, '2. 337. he shall
kill two of us. Ado V, 1, 80 (= us both), how many
be there of them? H4A II, 2, 66 (= how many are
they?), there be four of us here have ta'en a thousand
pound, 11, 4, 175 (= we four here), u hundred upon
poor four of us, 180. four of which you please , H4B
111, 2, 259 (== which four you please), some twenty
of them fought in this black strife, Rom. Ill, 1, 183
(there were some twenty who fought), some dozen
Romans of us, Cymb. I, 6, 185 (cf. on's in Lr. Ill, 4,
110). there's two of you; the devil make a third, H6B
111, 2, 303. The partitive particle dependent on the
verb : / have kept of them tame. All's II, 5. 50 (= some
of them), you have of these pedlars, Wint. IV, 4, 217.
my lord hath spent of Timon's wealth, Tim. Ill, 4, 26.
when your false masters eat of my lord's meat, 50. /
did want of what I was in the morning. Ant. II, 2, 77;
cf. what hour now? I think it lacks of twelve, Hml. I,
4, 3. what should you need of more? Lr. II, 4, 241.
By the omission of a superlative before the parti-
tive of, the latter receives the sense of more than,
above : he whom next thyself of all the world I loved,
Tp. I, 2, 69. he, of all the rest, hath never moved me,
Gent. I, 2, 27. to see my friends in Padua, but of all
my best beloved and approved friend Hortensio , Shr.-
I, 2, 2. hut of all, the burst and the ear-deafening voice
o' the oracle surprised my sense, Wint. Ill, 1, 8. York
is most unmeet of any man, H6B I, 3, 167. / do not
like the Tower of any place, R3 III, 1, 68. / would
not be a Roman of all nations. Cor. IV, 5, 185. of all
men else I have avoided thee, Mcb, V, 8, 4. of all the
days in the year, I came to't that day, Hml. V, 1, 165.
Used to denote a quality: his art is of such power,
Tp. I, 2, 372. be of comfort; my father s of a better
nature, 495. it must needs he of subtle, tender and deli-
cate temperance, II, 1, 41. who are of such sensible and
nimble lungs, 174. are you of fourscore pound a year?
Meas. II, 1, 204. / am not of many words, Ado I, 1,
158. his hair is of the dissembling colour, As 111, 4,
7. now I find thy saw of might , III, 5, 82. shall my
father's will be of no force? John I, 130. is not my
arm of length? R2 IV, 11. are you of good or evil! 0th.
V, 1, 65 etc. After substantives: the expense of spirit
in a waste of shame is lust in action, Sonn. 129, 1
(waste of shame = shameful waste), too loves I have
of comjort and despair, 144, 1 (the one giving com-
fort, the other making me desperate), god of power,
Tp. 1, 2, 10' (= powerful god), aprince of power, bb.
the fire and cracks of sulphurous roaring, 204. gentle-
men of brave mettle, II, 1, 182. this lord of weak remem-
brance, 232. men of sin, III, 3, 63. a gentleman of blood,
798
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Gent. Ill, 1, 121. pageants of delight, IV, 4, 164. in
a robe of white, Wiv. IV, 4, 72. our dance of custom,
V, 5, 79. save that we do the denunciation lack of out-
ward order, Meas. I, 2, 152. a man of stricture and
firm abstinence, 1, 3, 12. a dish of some three-pence,
11, I, 95. a man of fourscore pound, 127. a mind of
honour, II, 4, 179. one all of luxury, V, 506. many
such-like liberties of sin. Err. I, 2, 102. spots of grey,
Ado V, 3, 27. an eye of favour, V, 4, 22. an eye of
love, 24. yon fiery oes and eyes of light, Mids. HI, 2,
188. your mind of love., Merch. II, 8, 42. terms of
zeal, V, 205. it was u. passion of earnest. As IV, 3,
172. Kate of my consolation, Shr. II, 191. my similes
of comfort. All's V, 2, 26. before I have got strength
of limit, Wint. Ill, 2, 107. eyes of blood, John IV, 2,
265. an eye of death, H4A 1, 3, 143. a man of false-
hood, 11, 1, 71. looks of favour, V, 1, 31. an adopted
name of privilege, V, 2, 18. their eyes of fire, H4B
IV, 1, 121. apes of idleness, IV, 5, 123. an enemy of
craft and vantage, H5 HI, 6, 153. a lad of life, an
imp of fame, IV, 1, 45. we have consented to all terms
of reason, V, 2, 357. planets of mishap^ H6A I, 1, 23.
why a king of years should be to be protected like a
child, H6B II, 3, 28. this stuff of honour, AZ, a quick-
sand of deceit , V, 4, 26. lump of foul deformity, R3
1, 2, 57. the king's name is a tower of strength, V, 3,
12. those suns of glory, H8 1, 1, 6. fi'om a mouth of
honour, 137. consequence of dread, II, 4,214. you take
a precipice for no leap of danger, V, 1, 140. this oracle
of comfort, V, 5, 67. the thing of courage, Troil. 1, 3,
51. to end a tale of length , 136. a proof of strength,
V, 2, 113. the coal of fire. Cor. I, 1, 177. the man of
my souls hate, I, 5, 11. those maims of shame , IV, 5,
93. thou boy of tears, V, 6, 101. his fruit of bastardy.
Tit. V, 1, 48. the parties of suspicion, Rom. V, 3, 222.
no Rome of safely for Octavius yet, Caes. HI, 1, 289.
a fetch of wit, Hml. II, 1, 38 (Ff of warrant), we of
wisdom and of reach, 64. they have dealt with me like
thieves of mercy, IV, 6, 21. her brow of youth, Lr. I,
4, 306. a fixed figure for the time of scorn, 0th. IV,
2, 54. the Jove of power make me your reconciler. Ant.
Ill, 4, 29. a thing o/ pity, Cymb.V,4,47. some marks
of secret on her person, V, 5, 206.
Joined to adjectives, = concerning, with respect
to, in: false of heart, Sonn. 109, 1. Wint. IV, 3, 116.
slow of sail, Err. I, 1, 117. so shrewd of thy tongue.
Ado II, 1, 20. black of hue, Mids. Ill, 1, 128. pate of
cheer. III, 2, 96. quick of apprehension, 178. too rude
and bold of voice, Merch. II, 2, 190. an honest woman
of her word. III, 1, 8. hard of hearing, Shr. II, 184.
true of heart, Tw. II, 4, 109. my nearest of kin, Wint.
Ill, 2, 54. a tall fellow of thy hands, V, 2, 177. for-
ivard of her breeding, IV, 4, 591. full warm of blood,
John V, 2, 59 (M. Edd./MK of warm blood), so light
of foot, E2 111, 4, 92. a proper fellow of my hands,
H4B II, 2, 72, hard of heart, H5 111, 3, 11. of parents
good, of fist most valiant, IV, 1, 46. he is the next of
/(/oorf, H6B I, 1, 151. so weak of courage and in judg-
ment,H&CW, 1, 12. not ignoble of descent, 7,0. too
late of our inlenis, R3 III, 5, 69 (cf. Short;, of his own
body he was ill, 118 IV, 2, 43. firm of word, Troil. IV,
5, 97. thin of substance, Rom. 1, 4, 99. so se7iseless
of expense, Tim. II, 2, 1. unshaked of motion, Caes.
Ill, 1, 70. infirm of purpose, Mcb. 11, 2, 52. sure of
foot. III, 1, 38. false of heart, light of ear, bloody of
hand, Lr, 111, 4, 95. lame of sense, 0th, I, 3, 63. sioift
of foot, 11,3,232. free of speech, 111,3,185, so loose of
soul,4l6. trueofmind,\ll,4,27. dull of tongue. Ant. Ill,
3, 19. quenched of hope, not longing, Cymb. V, 5, 196.
Supplying the place of the genitive case of other
languages; in a possessive sense: the heat of this de-
scending sun, Ven. 190, the circuit of this ivory pale,
230. the engine of her thoughts, 367, the deadly bullet
of a gun, 461. the sweetness of the spoil, 553. in the
very lists of love, 595. the deep dark cabins of her
head, 1038. the principal men of the avmy, Lucr. Arg.
5. at the tent of Sextus Tarquinius , ib. the virtues of
his wife, 6 etc. etc. Before personal pronouns : heir to
the layids of me, Shr. V, 1, 89. these curses turn the
force of them upon thyself, H6B III, 2, 332. he rubs
the vein of him, Troil. II, 3, 210. Denoting the sub-
ject of an action: barred the aidance of the tongue,
Ven, 330. the conflict of her hue, 345. a war of looks,
355, the warm approach of sweet desire, 386. work-
manship of nature, 734 etc, etc. Peculiar expression:
the bringing^ome of bell and burial, Hml. V, 1, 256.
Before personal pronouns : do not omit the heavy offer
of it, Tp. II, 1, 194. it was the death of him, H4AII,
1, 14. not a man comes for redress of thee, H6C III,
1, 20 (= that thou mayst redress), miserable by the
death of him, R3 I, 2, 27. grapples you to the heart
and love of us, Mcb. Ill, 1, 106. to add the death of
you, IV, 3, 207. Joining things pertaining to each
other in any manner: the precedent of pith and liveli-
hood, Ven. 26. god of war, 98. law of nature, 171.
the sense of feeling, 439. the rights of time, 759. the
manner of his dealing, Lucr. Arg. 21. the family of
the Tarquins, 22. the king of Naples, Tp. I, 1, 112.
she was of Carthage, II, 1, 82. m.en of Ind, II, 2, 61.
widows of this business' making, II, 1, 133. wilt thou
be of our consort? Gent. IV, 1, 64. is nor of heaven
nor earth, V, 4, 80, which of you know Ford of this
town? Wiv. I, 3, 29. the old fantastical duke of dark
corners, Meas. IV, 3, 164. two ships, of Corinth that,
of Epidaurus this. Err. 1, 1, 94. you are of Epidam-
num, I, 2, 1. Kate of Kate-hall, Shr. II, 189. it is
something of my negligence, nothing of my purpose, Tw.
Ill, 4, 280. of whence are you? not of this country,
Meas. Ill, 2, 230. Bector of Troy, H4B II, 4, 237. is
she of the wicked? 354, of prisoners Hotspur took Mor-
dake etc. H4A I, 1, 70. 1 had thought I had had men
of some understanding and wisdom of my council, H8
V, 3, 136 (cf the words City, Country, River, Town,
Name etc. etc). Peculiar use: the stillitory of thy face,
Ven. 443 (the face itself being the stillitory). the clo-
sure of my breast, 782. written in the margent of his
eyes, Rom. I, 3,86 (the eyes themselves being the
margin of the face), the division of the twentieth part.
Merch. IV, 1, 329. the jewel of life, John V, 1, 40. this
frail sepulchre of our flesh, R2 I, 3, 196. this Hydra
son of war, H4BIV,2,38 li.e, war, this son of Hydra).
a very little thief of occasion. Cor. II, 1, 32 (occasion
itself being the thief'.
In a temporal sense, = during, in: not be seen to
wink of all the day, LIjL 1, 1, 43. there sleeps Titania
sometime of the night, Mids, II, 1, 253. did I never
speak of all this time? Shr. Ind. 2, 84. did you not
of late days hear, H8 II, 1, 147. as of late days our
neighbours can dearly witness, V, 3, 29. my custom
always of the afternoon, Hml. I, 5, 60, Perhaps also
of her widowhood = during her w. in Shr. 11, 124.
Of late, of old etc, see under Late, Old etc.
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Confounded with on (cf. On):poii of i/our love-
letters, Gent. Ill, 1, 390. a plague of all drums, All's
IV, 3, 332. H4A 11, 4, 127. God's blessing of your
good heart, H4B 11, 4, 329. he came of an errand,
Wiv. 1, 4, 80. I go of message from the queen to
France, H6B IV, 1, 113. what your name is else I
know not, nor by zchat wonder you do' kit of mine. Err.
111,2,30. to bestow it all of your worship, Ado 111,
5, 24. All's 111, 6, 103. Tw. Ill, 4, 2. Cor. 11, 3, 215.
/ hear as good exclamation on your worship as of any
man, 29. an two men ride of a horse, 40. we'll have
dancinq afterward. First, of my word, V, 4, 123. Tit.
IV, 3, 59. therefore of all hands must we be fm-sworn,
LLL IV, 3, 219. a box of the ear, March. 1, 2, 86.
turn of no hand, II, 2, 45. he had more hair of his tail
than I have of my face, 104. both of one horse, Shr.
IV, 1, 71. I'll venture so much of my hawk or hound,
but twenty times so much upon my wife, V, 2, 72. I'll
be revenged of her, H4B 11, 4, 167 (Ff on), he cried
out of sack, H5 II, 3, 29. of purpose, H6A V, 4, 22.
the man is a proper man, of mine honour, H6B IV, 2,
103. of the city's cost, IV, 6, 3; cf. 1, 1, 60. his virtues,
not virtuously of his own part beheld, Troil. 11, 3, 127
(Qq on), they take vengeance of such kind of men. Tit.
V, 2, 63. take it of my soul, Tim. Ill, 4, 70. how fares
our cousin Hamlet? Of the chameleon's dish, Hml. Ill,
2, 98. to keep one's eyes of either side's nose, Lr. 1, 5, 22,
Omitted: at either end the mast. Err. 1, 1, 86. she
is I the rear our birth , Wint. IV, 4, 592., upon this
side the sea, John 11, 488. on this side Tiber, Caes.
Ill, 2, 264. of either side's n^se, Lr. 1, 5, 22. on each
side her. Ant. II, 2, 206. o' the other side your monu-
ment, IV, 15, 8. it went o' the backside the town, Cymb.
I, 2, 14. all the rest revolted faction, E2 11, 2, 57 (only
in Ql; the other 0. Edd. rest of the r.). on either hand
thee there are squadrons pitched, H6A IV, 2, 23. the
chimney is south the chamber, Cymb. II, 4, 81. no
manner person, R3 HI, 5, 108 (Qq of person), what
trade art thou? Caes. 1, 1, 5. any moment leisure, Hml.
1, 3, 133. many my near occasions, Tim. Ill, 6,11.
many our contriving friends in Rome, Ant. 1, 2, 189.
the Duke Alengon, LLL II, 61. the stout Earl Northum-
berland, H8 IV, 2, 12. the country Maine and Anjou,
H6A V, 3, 154. in the famous ancient city Tours,
H6B 1, 1, 5. 1, 3, 53. Cor. 1, 3, 111. V, 6, 93. within
the parish Saint Lawrence Poultney, H8 1, 2, 152. his
surname Coriolanus, Cor. V, 3, 170. thy stolen name
Coriolanus, V, 6, 89.
Superfluous: cousin of Hereford, R2 1, 1, 28. H6B
1, 1, 65. 167. 172. H6C IV, 8, 34. R3 111, 4, 37. HI,
7, 227. IV, 2, 1. uncle of Exeter, H5 11, 2, :;9. IV,
7, 191. H6B 1, 1, 56. brother of Gloster, H6C 111, 2,
1. IV, 5, 16. R3 1, 3, 62. father of Warwick, H6C
V, 1, 81. my son of York, R3 11, 4, 6. Lr. 1, 1, 42.
43. aunt of Gloster, R3 IV, 1, 2. — Used after many
transitive verbs, originally perhaps in a partitive
sense: see Accept, Allow, Bear, Dislike, Distinguish,
Hope, Like etc. etc.
Off (sometimes confounded with of in O. Edd.),
adv. 1) not near or by the side of a thing, hut at a
distance from it : that our bloods standoff in differences
so mighty. All's 11, 3. 127./ar off, Veu. 697. 973. Tp.
1,2,44. V, 316. Caes. Ill, 2,171. Ant.11,5,11. Cvmb.
Ill, 3, 60. far off from , R2 111, 3, 45. afar off, \Viv.
1, 1, 216. Ado 111, 3, 160. farther off, Tp. Ill, 2, 92.
farther off from thee, Sonn. 28, S. lie further off, Mids.
11, 2, 44. the farthest off you could have been to him,
Wint. IV, 4, 723. three leagues off, Gent. V, 1, 11.
Ado 1, 1, 4. Merch. Ill, 4, 31. H4B IV, 1, 19. H6C
11, 1, 144. six miles off from Ampthill, H8 IV, 1, 27
etc. etc. Metaphorically : stand no more off, hut give
thyself unto my sick desires. All's IV, 2, 34. he shall in
strangeness stand no further off than in a politic dis-
tance, 0th. Ill, 3, 12. if you please to hold him off
awhile, 248. that's off. Cor. 11, 2, 64 (not to the pur-
pose).
2) to a distance, away from a place: set her two
courses off to sea again, Tp. 1, 1, 53 (away from the
shore), lay her off, ib. I'll go farther off, Tp. HI, 2,
81. I will fetch off my bottle, IV, 213. go off; I discard
you; go off, Tw. HI, 4, 99. on mine own accord I' II off,
Wint. II, 3, 63, he is settled, not to come off, in his
displeasure, H8 HI, 2, 23. alone he entered the mortal
gate, . . . aidless came off, Cor. 11, 2, 116. let me request
you off, Ant. II, 7, 127. the soul and body rive not more
in parting than greatness going off, IV, 13, 6 etc.
3) denoting separation in general : leave off dis-
course of disability , Gent. II, 4, 109 (cf. Leave), in-
constancy falls off ere it begins, V, 4, 113 (cf. Fall),
hang off, thou cat, Mids. HI, 2, 260. off with it while
'tis vendible, All'sl, 1, 1%8. spin it, (your hair) off, Tw.
I, 3, 110. some must go off, Mcb. V, 8, 36 (=- be de-
ducted), my crown I should give off, John V, 1, 27.
shake it off (your heaviness). Tp. 1, 2, 307. shake off
slumber, II, 1, 304. / will put off my hope, HI, 3, 7.
sit like a jackanapes, never off, H5 V, 2, 148 (cf.
Break). Used of a head cut from the body: Meas.
IV, 3, 120. H6B IV, 1, 17. R3 IV, 5, 4. Caes. 11,1,183.
off with his head, Meas. IV, 2, 222. Alls IV, 3, 342.
H6C V, 5, 3. E3 III, 4, 78. V, 3, 344. Applied to ar-
ticles of dress: Ven. 1089. Meas. V, 360, Mids. IV,
1, 85. Shr. IV, 1, 147. All's 111, 2, 60. Wint. IV, 3,
55. 58, B2 1, 4, 31. H5 111, 7, 57. H6B II, 1, 150. Lr.
HI, 4, 1 13. Ant. II, 7, 63. IV, 14, 37. Cymb. 11, 2, 33
etc. Peculiar passage: since the wisdom of their choice
is rather to have my hat than my heart, I will practise
the insinuating nod and be off to them most counterfeit ly,
Cor, 11,3, 107 (i e, take off my hat, stand bareheaded;
cf. R2 1, 4, 31. Ant. II, 7, 63). Followed by of: a fall
off of a tree. H6B II, 1, 96. Off and on = to and fro:
/ swam, ere I could recover the shore , five and thirty
leagues off and on, Tp. Ill, 2, 17.
4) modifying verbs by the idea of an easy and
happy proceeding (almost^ to the best advantage):
to bear off any weather, Tp. II, 2, 19. do not smile at
vie that I boast her off, IV, 1, 9. it came hardly off,
Gent, II, 1, 115. this comes off well, Meas. II, 1, 57.
it comes so smoothly off, IthL, IV. 1, 145 (cf. Come), a
fine volley of words, and quickly shot off, Gent. II, 4,
34. and speak off half a dozen dangerous words. Ado
V, 1, 97 (0, Edd. of), she did print your royal father
off, conceiving you, Wint. V, 1, 125. the truth of it
stands off as gross as black and white, H5 II, 2, 103
(striking the eye), your skill shall, like a star i' the
darkest night, stick fiery off indeed, Hml. V, 2, 2(jS.
to drink off = to drink without hesitation: drinks off
candles' ends, H4B II, 4, 2C7. this distilled liquor drink
thou off, Rom. IV, 1, 94. drink off this potion, Hml.
V, 2, 337.
5) /7oni off = from; from off a hill, Compl. 1.
ere I take this charm from off her sight, Mids. II, I,
183. take this transformed scalp from off the head.
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IV, 1, 70. retire from off these fields, H5 IV, 3, 87.
precipitation from off the rock Taipeian, Cor. Ill, 3,
103. leap from off the battlements, Rom. W, 1,78. he
was carried from off our coast, Cymb. Ill, 1, 26. put
my brogues from off my feet, IV, 2, 214.
Off, prepos. from, away from : lead off this ground,
Tp. II, 1, 323. fetch you a hair off the great Cham's
beard. Ado II, 1, 277. speaks a little off the matter,
III, 5, 10 (0. Edd. of). I could shake them off my coat,
As I, 3, 16. to pluck him off me, Shr. IV, 1, 80. thou
hast a son shall take this disgrace off me. All's II, 3,
250. this present enterprise set off his head, H4A V,
1, 88. to come off the breach, H4B II, 4, 55. her pinked
porringer fell off her head, H8 V, 4, 50. to lay his fin-
gers off it, Caes. I, 2, 243. pulling scarf. <i off Caesar's
images, 289. brought off the field,Mch.Y,S, ii. keep
off them. Ant. II, 7, 66. our Britain seems as off it, but
not in it, Cymb. Ill, 4, 141 (0. Edd. of; cf. Of), thou
mayst cut a morsel off the spit. Per. IV, 2, 142.
Offal, waste meat, the parts of a butchered ani-
mal not fit for use: a barrow of butcher's o. Wiv. Ill,
5, 5. Hence = refuse: what trash is Home, what rub-
bish and what o. Caes. I, 3, 109. I should have fatted
all the region kites with this slave's o. Hral. II, 2, 608
(i. e. with this slave, who is no more worth than
offal).
Offcap, to take off the cap : three great ones . . .
— ed to him, 0th. I, 1, 10 (Qq oft capt).
Offence, 1) harm, hurt: worm nor snail, do no o.
Mids. II, 2, 23. faster than his tongue did make o. his
eye did heal it up. As III, 5, 117. to do o. and scath
in Christendom, John 11, 75. and then our arms, like
to a muzzled bear, . . . hath all o. sealed up, 250. when
I give occasion of o., then let me die, H6C I, 3, 44. you
have some sick o. within your mind, Caes. II, 1, 268
(sick 0. = harmful disorder), so shall he waste his
means, weary his soldiers, doing himself o. IV, 3, 201.
than it should do o. to Cassio, 0th. II, 3, 222. there is
more o. in that than in reputation, 268 (Pf sense).
2) any thing that wounds the feelings and cau-
ses displeasure, mortification, or even disgust, from
the slightest mistake to the most grievous injury: him
that bears the strong — 's cross, Sonn. 34, 12. lokere
their love must appear o. Meas. 11, 4, 30. Ado 111, 3,
88. IV, 1, 99. All's II, 3, 270. H5 IV, 8, 49. H6A V,
6, 35. Cor. V, 1, 28. Hml. I, 5, 135. Ill, 2, 243. 245.
Ant. IV, 16, 45 (provoked by my o., i. e. the o. com-
mitted by me). Cymb. 1, 5, 6. Per. II, 5, 52. With to:
what my o. to him is, Tw. Ill, 4, 279. no o. to the general,
0th. II, 3, 109. to commit o. to: Cymb. U, 1, 32. to do
V. to: Tw. Ill, 4, 249. Lr. I, 4, 231. 0th. IV, 2, 166.
to give o. to: Lr. II, 2, 121. Cymb. 11, 1, 29. to take o.
at: H6C1V, 1,13. Per. II, 5,72. take no o, that 1
would not offend you. Ant. II, 5, 99.
3) displeasure, mortification: every o. is not a
hate at first, Merch. IV, 1, 68. u remorseful pardon,
slowly carried, to the great sender turns a sour o. All's
X, 3, 59. / am now so far in o. with my niece, Tw.
IV, 2, 75. their souls are topful of o. John III, 4, 180.
your looks are sad; hath the late overthrow wrought
this 0.1 H6A I, 2, 49. banish all o. V, 5, 96. full of
quarrel and o. 0th. II, 3, 52. sith love breeds such o.
Ill, 3, 380. in his o. should my performance perish,
Ant. Ill, 1, 26. to bar your o. herein, Cymb. I, 4, 122.
4) any transgression, from the slightest fault to
the greatest crime: Lucr. 613. 738. 749. 1071. 1483.
1702. Sonn. 51, 1 (slow o. — fault of slowness). 89,
2. 110, 4. Compl. 183. Gent. IV, 1, 25. V, 4, 75.
Wiv. IV, 4, 12. V, 5, 238. Meas. I, 2, 90. 125. 139.
II, 1, 27. 195. II, 2, 88. 102. II, 4, 86. Ill, 1, 100. IV,
2, 113. V, 540. Err. 1, 1, 35. V, 127. Ado IV, 1, 284.
V, 1,216. 236. LLLI, 2, 151. V, 1, 147. As III, 2,
367. All's IV, 3, 271. V, 3, 23. Tw. Ill, 3, 30. Wint.
IV, 4, 822. John I, 257. R2 HI, 2, 134. IV, 230. H4A
1,2,240. 11,3,41. 111,2,19. V, 2, 7. 20. H4B IV, 1,
69. 160. IV, 5, 103. H5 II, 2, 181. H6A IV, 1, 75. R3
I, 4, 187. II, 4, 46. H8 II, 1, 84. II, 2, 68. V, 1, 12. V,
3, 125. Troil. Ill, 1, 80. V, 2, 63. Cor. I, 1, 179. Tit.
V, 3, 182. Rom. Ill, 1, 191. Tim. V, 1, 154. Caes. 1,
3, 158. Ill, 2, 43. IV, 3, 8. Hml. I, 6, 137. Ill, 1, 127.
111,3,36. 47. 68. iV.3, 7. IV, 6, 218. Lr. I, 1,221.
I, 2, 127. II, 2, 95. II, 4, 199. IV, 2, 47. 0th. II, 3,
211. Ill, 4, 115. Cymb. I, 1, 106. Ill, 6, 64. V, 5, 334.
Per. I, 2, 28. 92. II, 3, 68. II, 4, 5. II, 5, 52. With to:
his last — s to us. Cor. V, 6, 127. to do an o.: Meas.
II, 3, 14. Ado V, 1, 217. All's V, 3, 14; Tw. Ill, 4, 344.
Wint. 1, 2, 83. H6B III, 1, 69. R3 HI, 7, 111. to make
an o.: Meas. Ill, 2, 15. IV, 2, 200. H5 IV, 8, 69. Lr.
II, 4, 61. Peculiar use: may one be pardoned and re-
tain the 0.1 Hml. Ill, 3, 56 (i.e. the fruits of his crime).
Offenccriil, criminal: your most o. act was mutu-
ally committed, Meas. 11, 3, 26.
Offenceless, inoffensive, harmless: beat his o.
dog to affright a lion, 0th. II, 3, 276. ~
Offend, 1) trans, a) to harm, to hurt, to injure:
dispersed those vapours that — ed us. Err. I, 1, 90.
thou — est thy lungs to speak so loud, Merch. IV, 1,
140. the dust that did o. it (my eye) All's V, 3,65.
he shall not o. your majesty, John III, 3, 65. Hubert
loill not 0. thee, IV, 1, 132. these rebels o. none but the
virtuous, H4AJII, 3, 214. she is pistol-proof ; you shall
hardly o. her, H4B II, 4, 126. this last surrender of
his will but 0. us, Lr. I, 1, 310. Absol. : a stone is
silent and — eth not. Tit. Ill, 1, 46.
b) to annoy, to pain, to molest: if the true concord
... do 0. thine ear, Sonn. 8, 6. the rankest compound
of villanous smell that ever — ed nostril, Wiv. Ill, 5,
94. if bawdy talk o. you, Meas. IV, 3, 188. yonr silence
most — s me, Ado II, 1,345. himself being — ed, Merch.
IV, 1, 58. the loathsomeness of them — sme, Wint. IV,
3, 59. we'll not o. one stomach , H6 II Chor. 40. they
0. our sight, IV, 7, 62. buzz to o. thine ears, H6C II,
6, 95. such things as might o. the weakest spleen, Troil.
II, 2, 128. what — s you, lady? 111,2, 151. no more
of this; it does o. my heart, Cor. II, 1, 185. ive but o.
him, 'Tim. IV, 3, 176. it — s me to the soul to hear,
Hml. Ill, 2, 9. a salt and sorry rheum — s me , 0th.
III, 4, 51. / ivill not stay to o.you, IV, 1, 268. no more
0. our hearing, Cymb. V, 4, 94.
c) to sin against, to trespass on, to wrong: he
would give' t thee, from this rank offence, so to o. him
still, Meas. Ill, 1, 101. he hath —ed the law. 111, 2,
16. who have you — ed, thai you are thus bound, Ado
V, 1, 232. never did I o. your highness. As I, 3, 54.
if you 0. him, I for Mm defy you, 'Tw. HI, 4, 345.
—ing charity, John III, 4, 173. to see a son of mine
o.you, H4B V, 2, 106. to cut off those that have —ed
him, R3 I, 4, 225. in what have I —ed you? H8 II,
4, 19. how loath you are to 0. daylight, Tro'il.Ul,^,^-
0. the stream of regular justice, Tim. V, 4, 60. wherein
you may have — erf him, Lr. 1, 2, 175. 1 never did o. you,
0th. V, 2, 59. I have — ed reputation, Ant. \ll, 11,49.
0
SOI
d) to displease, to mortify, to affront; absol. : /
shall 0. in dedicating my lines to your lordship, Ven.
Dedic. 1. to o., himself being — ed, Mercli. IV, 1, 58.
it is not that — s, H6A 111, 1, 35. if this servile usage
once o. V, 3, 58. 0, pardon, I o. Troil. IV, 5, 182.
this tongue had not — ed so, Caes. V, 1, 46. I cannot
name it but I shall o. Per. IV, 6, 76. With an obj.:
Ado 111, 3, 87. Ill, 4, 34. V, 1,40. Mids. Ill, 2, 160.
As 1, 1, 84. Shr. Ind. 1, 98. Tw. V, 220. Wint. IV.
4, 711. H5 IV, 8, 51. H6A II, 3, 76. B3 1, 4, 182.
183. IV, 4, 178. Troil. V, 3, 4. Tit. II, 1, 100. II, 3,
161. Caes. HI, 2, 32. 34. 36. 39. Mcb. Ill, 4, 57.
Hml. I, 5, 134. Ill, 4, 9. 10. Lr. V, 3, 127. 0th. II,
3, 63. Ant. 11, 5, 99. Ill, 1, 26. —ed = displeased,
angry: are you — ed too? H6C IV, 1, 19. it is — ed,
Hml. I, 1, 50. devils, being —ed, 0th. II, 1, 112. if
I should say myself — ed. Ant. II, 2, 32. the — edking,
Cymb. I, 1, 75. be not - ed, LLL II, 204. All's I, 3,
202. Tw. IV, 1, 54. H6A V, 3, 54. Mcb. IV, 3, 37.
Followed by with: I am — ed with you, Troil. V, 3,
77. with no man here he is — ed, R3 III, 4, 58. I can-
not be — ed with my trade. Per. IV, 6, 76. By in {=
by) : make me not —ed in your distrust. Ant. Ill, 2, 33.
2) intr. to commit a fault or a crime , to sin , to
trespass: Ven. 810. Meas. I, 2, 140. II, 1, 29. 251.
II, 2, 4. V, 110. Ado III, 3, 43. LLL IV, 3, 126, 132.
Mids. V, 108. 430. Merch. II, 9, 61. Shr. V, 1, 116.
All's III, 4, 5. Wint. I, 2, 57. H4A I, 2, 240. H4B
1, 1, 97. H5 I, 1, 29. IV, 3, 29. H6B II, 4, 59. IV,
7, 103. H6C V, 5, 54. Tim. V, 4, 35. 42. Lr. I, 2,
42. 11, 4, 198. IV, 6, 172. 0th. I, 3, 80. IV, 1, 209.
Cymb. I, 4, 50. Per. IV, 1, 80. IV, 2, 40.
Offender, 1) one that has wronged another: the
— 's sorrow lends but weak relief to him that bears the
strong offence's ci'oss, Sonn. 34, 11.
2) one that has committed a sin or crime, a guilty
person, a criminal: Lucr. 612. Sonn. 42, 5. Wiv. II,
2, 196. Meas. IV, 2, 116. Ado IV, 2, 7. V, 1, 3U.
Merch. IV, 1, 355. As IV, 1, 204. All's V, 3, 26. Wint.
V, 1, 59. R2 I, 2, 8. H4A V, 5, 15. H4B IV, 1, 216.
H5 111, 6, 113. H6A HI, 1, 130. H6B I, 3, 136. II,
1, 203. HI, 1, 122. 126. 176. E3 III, 4, 67. H8 V,
3, 121. Tit. V, 2, 40. Hml. IV, 3, 6. Lr. II, 1, 91.
Cymb. V, 5, 300. With to: as an o. to your father,
H4B V, 2, 81.
Offendress, the fem. of offender: a desperate o.
against nature. All's I, 1, 153.
Offensive, 1) causing offence, stirring to anger,
quarrelsome: an o. wife that hath enraged him on to
offer strokes, H4B IV, 1, 210.
2) displeasing, disagreeable: what most he should
dislike seems pleasant to him ; what like, o. Lr. I V, 2, 1 1 .
Offer, subst. a tender or proposal to be accepted
or rejected: Pilgr. 54. Merch. IV, 1, 438. As Epil.
23. Shr. II, 388. Wint. II, 2, 48. H4A IV, 3, 30. V,
2, 2. V, 5, 4. H4B IV, 1, 147. 150. H5 I, 1, 82. 01
Chor. 32. Eom. II, 4, 190. Mcb. IV, 3, 43. Hml. I,
2, 46. Ant. U, 6, 40. HI, 12, 29. to accept an o. R2
II, 3, 162. to embrace an o. Ado V. 1, 303. Tw. V,
328. John IV, 3, 13. V, 7, 84. Per. Ill, 3, 38. to for-
sake an o. (= to refuse) : H6A IV, 2, 14. to make an
0. LLL V, 2, 810. Merch. IV, 1, 81. 289. H5 I, 1, 75.
Ant. II, 6, 34. to omit an u. {= to refuse): Tp. II,
1, 194. H8 HI, 2, 4. to pass an o. (in the same sense):
John II, 258. to refuse an o. R2 IV, 16. HI, 2, 31. to
shake off an o. (in the same sense); Ant. HI, 7, 33. to
take ah o. (= to accept): Gent. IV, 1, 70. Merch. IV,
1, 318. As HI, 5, 61. IV, 3, 60. All's III, 5, 104. H4A
V, 1, 106. Lr. HI, 4, 161. Ant. H, 6, 31. 42.
Offer, vb. 1) to present for acceptance or rejec-
tion; absol.: Mie o. fair, H4A V, 1, 114. Governing an
accus.: Tp. Ill, 1, 77. Gent. IV, 1, 69. Err. 11, 2, 188.
HI, 2, 186. Merch. 1, 3, 143. IV, 1, 293. Shr. II, 382.
383. E2 II, 1, 204. IV, 178. R3 II, 1, 77. 08 HI, 1,
66. 113. Troil. I, 2, 309. Cor. V, 3, 13. Tim. V, 1,
48. 127. Hml. V, 2, 262. Lr. I, 1, 197. IV, 6, 270.
Ant. II, 7, 89. Cymb. I, 3, 4. With a dat. and accus. :
Gent. IV, 4, 58. 61. Err. IV, 3, 6. Ado II, 1, 224. II,
2, 41. Merch. IV, 1, 227. Shr. Ind. 1, 78. I, 2, 132.
All's IV, 3, 92. Wint. IV, 3, 87. John V, 1, 34. R2
II, 3, 32. H4B IV, 1, 75. H5 HI Chor. 29. HI, 5, 60.
IV, 4, 21. H6A 111, 1, 126. H6B IV, 8, 12. Tim. V,
1, 75. Caes. I, 2, 220. 221. 237. 241. 268. Hml. II,
2, 331. Lr. HI, 1, 41.
2) to sacrifice: Lucr. 194. Wint. HI, 1, 8. H4A
IV, 1, 115. H6B II, 1, 92. pC II, 2, 32. Troil. IV,
3, 9. Per. V, 3, 70. AVith up: H5 IV, 5, 18. H6A I,
1, 46. Rom. HI, 2, 104. Mcb. IV, 3, 16. Metaphori-
cally, = to bring in like a sacrifice, to dedicate: she
hath — ed to the doom a sea of melting peart, Gent.
III, 1, 222. thou — est fairly to thy brother's wedding:
to one his lands etc. As V, 4, 173.
3; to intend, to be ready, to attempt, (sometimes
almost = to dare); with an inf.: so — s he to give
what she did crave, Ven. 88. if by strong hand you o.
to break in, EiT. HI, 1, 98. man is but a patched fool,
if he will 0. to say what methought I had, Mids. IV, 1,
216. if he should o. to choose, Merch. I, 2, 99. my
conscience is but w kind of hard conscience to o. to
counsel me to stay with the Jew, 11, 2, 30. u. to swear
upon a book, 167. to o. to get your living by the co-
pulation of cattle, As HI, 2, 84. what are you that o.
to beat my servants? Shr. V, 1, 65. if he do not o. to
betray you. All's HI, 6, 31. a. ram-tender^ to o. to have
his daughter come into grace, Wint. IV, 4, 805. I had
as lief they would put ratsbane in my mouth as o. to
stop it with security , H4B I, 2, 48. Agamemnon is a
fool to 0. to command Achilles, Troil. H, 3, 67. / — ed
to awaken his regard for his private friends, Cor. V,
I, 23. all that o. to defendhim, Lr. Ill, 6, 101. he — ed
to cut a caper at the proclamation, but he made a groan
at it. Per. IV, 2, 116.
With an accus., = to attempt, to prepare, to me-
nace, to bring upon, to inflict: when every grief is
entertained that's — ed, Tp. II, 1, 16. / db not think
the knight would o. it, Wiv. II, 1, 180. wit .. . — ed by
a child to an old man, LLL V, 1, 65. that women are
so simple to o. war where they should kneel for peace,
Shr. V, 2, 162. you o, him a wrong something unjilial,
Wint. IV, 4, 416. that greatness should so grossly o.
it (foul play) John IV, 2, 94. o mighty and a fearful
head as ever — ed foul play in a state, H4A HI, 2,
169. hath enraged him on to o. strokes, H4B IV, 1,
211. 0. nothing here! Ho II, 1, 41. 'tis as arrant a
piece of knavery as can be — ed, IV, 7, 4. those bitter
injuries which Somerset hath — ed to my house, H6A
II, 5, 125. u. him no violence, H6C I, 1, 33. more mi-
series than my enemies dare o. H8 HI, 2, 390. that time
— ed sorrow; 'his, general joy, IV, 1, 6. it (double deal-
ing) were an ill thing to be — ed to any gentleivoman, Rom.
11,4, 180. to 0. it the show of violence, Hral. 1, 1, 144. we
scorn her most, when most she — s blows, Ant. Ill, 11,74.
802
0
Absol., -= to menace, to act offensively! toe of the
— ing side must keep aloof from strict arbitrement, H4A
]V, 1, 69. his power, like to afangless lion, may o., hut
not hold, H4B IV, 1, 219.
OfTering, oblation, sacrifice: Tw. V, 117. H4A
I, 2, 141. Troil. V, 3, 17. Caes. II, 2, 39. Mcb. II,
1, 52.
Office, subst. 1) particular duty: not only in the
simple 0. of love, Wiv. IV, 2, 5. you have forgot a hus-
band's 0. Err. Ill, 2, 2. I will attend my husband, for
it is my u. V, 99. the ministration and required o. on
my particular, All's II, 5, 66. know the o. thai belongs
to such, H6A III, 1, 65.
2) a charge conferred by public or private autho-
rity; a place: Lucr. 628. Tp. I, 2, 84. Wiv. V, 5, 44.
Meas. I, 3, 40. II, 1, 276. IV, 2, 10. 119. V, 466. Err.
III, 1, 44. Ado III, 3, 54. 59. Merch. U, 9, 41. 61.
Shr. Ind. 2, 36. R2 II, 3, 27. H4A V, 1, 34. H4B
IV, 5, 130. V, 3, 120. 128. H6A I, 1, 175. H6B I,
3, 138. E3 III, 7, 119. H8 I, 2, 16. 172. II, 4, 116.
Ill, 2, 156. IV, 1, 15. V, 3, 33. Troil. 1, 3, 88. 231.
V, 6, 4. Cor. II, 1, 238. II, 3, 129. Ill, 3, 64. Tim.
I, 2, 207. Caes. IV, 3, 11. Mcb. I, 7, 18. Lr. IV, 6,
163. 0th. r, 3, 118. II, 3, 218. Ill, 3, 375. IV, 2, 91.
132. Ant. II, 3, 1. IV, 6, 27. Per. II, 1, 97.
3) the duty and function imposed by virtue of a
place conferred: do thy o.. Muse, Sonn. 101, 13. Meas.
II, 2, 13. IV, 2, 129. Tw. Ill, 4, 359. H4B II, 1, 43.
H5 III, 6, 148. speak your o. Tw. I, 5, 223. so much
my 0. H5 III, 6, 145. it is my o. H6B II, 4, 102. 103.
take thy o. from thee, R3 IV, 1, 26. your o., sergeant;
execute it, H8 I, 1, 198. what are your — s, Cor. Ill,
1, 35. bears that o. Tim. I, 2, 125.
4) any particular function, agency, or employ-
ment: they (the eyes) resign their o. and their light,
Ven. 1039. time's o. is to fine the hate of foes, Lucr.
936. who so base would such an o. have as slanderous
death' s-man to so base a slave? 1000. these — 5 shall
profit thee and much enrich thy book, Sonn. 77, 13.
Pilgr. 196. Tp. I, 1, 40. I, 2, 312. V, 156. Gent. I,
2, 44. Ill, 2, 40. 44. Meas. V, 369. 383. Ado II, 1,
183. 390. Ill, 1, 12. IV, 1, 268. V, 1, 27. V, 4, 14.
LLL IV, 3, 33'2. V, 2, 350. Mids. II, 2, 8. Merch. II,
6, 43. II, 9, 61. As I, 2, 43. Shr. lud. I, 73. IV, 1,
34. 37. V, 2, 36. All's IV, 3, 68. V, 2, 52. V, 3, 305.
Wint. H, 2, 31. IV, 4, 582. V, 1, 77. John IV, 1, 1 19.
V, 2, 177. V, 7, 71. R2 I, 3, 256. II, 1, 47. IV, 6.
177. H4A V, 1, 112. H4B Ind. 28. I, 1, 101. H5 II,
1, 88. H6B III, 2, 93. H6C I, 4, 109. V, 6, 19. R3
III, 6, 10. H8 II, 4, 190. Rom. IV, 5, 85. V, 1, 23.
Tim. IV, 3, 237. Caes. V, 5, 29. Mcb. Ill, 3, 3. IV,
1, 68. Lr. Ill, 1, 42. V, 3, 248 [who hath the o. =
who is on duty). 0th. 1, 3, 394. Ill, 3, 410. Ant. I,
I, 5. II, 2, 216. Ill, 12, 10. Cymb. I. 6, 92. Ill, 5,
10. V, 5, 257.
5) an act of good will, a kind service: / loould 1
could do a good o. betioeen you, Wiv. I, 1, 102. Ill, I,
49. / will no more enforce mine o. on you. All's II, 1,
129. these thy — s, so rarely kind, Wint. V, 1, 149.
Merch. IV, 1, 33. All's IV, 4, 5. Tw. Ill, 4, 278. Wint.
II, 3, 189. IV, 3, 81. R2 II, 2, 137. H4B IV, 4, 24.
115 II, 2, 33. V, 2, 29. Mcb. II, 3, 142. Lr. II, 1, 108.
11,4,107. 181. 0th. 111,4, 113 (Ql duty). Per.II,5,48.
6) an act of worship : for holy — s / have a time,
H8 III, 2, 144. bows you to a morning's holy o. Cymb.
III, 3, 4.
7) persons entrusted with public functions, of-
ficers: the 0. did distinctly his full function, H8 I, 1,
44. the insolence of o. Hml. Ill, 1, 73.
8) a room or apartment intended for particular
duties attached to the service of a house : unpeopled
— 5, R2 I, 2, 69. draw anew the model in fewer — j,
H4B I, 3, 47. through the cranks and — « of man. Cor.
1, 1, 141. when all our — s have been oppressed with
riotus feeders, Tim. 11,2, 167. sent forth great largess
to your — s, Mcb. II, 1,14. all — s are open, 0th. II, 2,9.
Office, vb. to perform a particular duty or func-
tion, to serve in a place: although the air of paradise
did fan the house and angels — d all, All's III, 2, 129.
With an accus. denoting the efi^ect : cannot o. me from
my son Coriolanus, Cor. V, 2, 68.
Office-badge, sign or emblem of office: H6B I,
2, 25.
OfAced, having a place or function: so stands
this squire o. with me, Wint. 1, 2, 172. my speculative
and 0. instruments, 0th. I, 3, 271 (Qq active).
Officer, 1) one who performs an office or service
for another: 'tis an office of great worth, and you
(Lucetta) an o. fit for the place, Gent. 1, 2, 46. that's
my office. Spoke like an o. Shr. V, 2, 37 (like one who
does her business), a filthy o. he is in those suggestions
for the young earl. All's III, 5, 18. your master, in his
own change, or by ill — s, hath given me some worthy
cause to wish things done undone, Caes. IV, 2, 8. soaks
up the king's countenance, his rewards, his authorities;
but such — s do the king best service in the end, Hml.
IV, 2, 18. Caesar and Antonio have ever won more in
their o. than person. Ant. Ill, 1, 17. the gods can have
no mortal o. more like a god than you, Per. V, 3, 62.
2) retainer, servant : every o. his wedding garment
on, Shr. \y, 1, 50. calling my — s about me, Tw. II,
6, 63. his spongy — s, Mcb. I, 7, 71.
3) a, public functionary: Tp. I, 2, 84. Meas. II,
2, 112. IV, 2, 93. LLL II, 162. As III, 1, 16. R2 I,
1, 204. I, 3, 44. H4B IV, 5, 118. H5 I, 2, 190. H6A
I, 3, 72. I, 4, 44. H6C III, 1, 98. Cor. I, 5, 28. Ill,
I, 93. 330. HI, 3, 45. 78. V, 2, 3. Hml. IV, 6, 102.
0th. I, 1, 183. Ant. Ill, 6, 19. Cymb. Ill, 1, 66 (cf
Domestic). Especially applied to constables or catch-
polls: Wiv. Ill, 3, 114. Meas. 1, 3, 198. II, 1, 68.
186. 194. Ill, 2, 32. V, 120. Err. IV, 1, 6. 61. 69.
76. IV, 3, 29. IV, 4, 117. V, 230. 233. Ado III, 6,
22. IV, 2, 73. 83. V, 1, 217. LLL I, 1, 271. Merch.
Ill, 1, 131. Shr. V, 1, 94. 98. Tw. Ill, 4, 362. H4A
II, 2, 114. H4B II, 1, 66. 117. 139. H6C I, 4, 43. V,
6, 12. Or to other servants of public justice: R3 V,
I, 28 (Fi come lead me, — s, to the block of shame;
Qq come, sirs, convey me to etc.). Lr. V, 3, 1. Cymb.
V, 4, 180 (= hangman).
4) one who has a military command under ano-
ther: All's IV, 3, 226. 30L H5 IV, 1, 37. H6A III, 2,
127. Cor. IV, 6, 30. 126. 0th. I, 1, 17. I, 3, 281.
II, 3, 198. 249. 280. IV, 1, 214. Ant. I, 2, 183.
Official, pertaining to an office or place: in the
o. marks invested, Cor. II, 3, 148.
Officious, ready to do service, busy: be every one
0. to make this banquet. Tit. V, 2, 202. In a bad sense,
= obti'uding one's service, meddling: Mids. Ill, 2,
330. Wint. II, 3, 169. IV, 4, 871. H8 III, 2, 237.
Cor. I, 8, 14.
Offspring, issue of the body, child or children,
descendants: Lucr. 1757. Merch. II, 6, 44. John II,
0
803
13. H6C IV, 4, 18. E3 V, 3, 136. Troil. II, 2, 207.
Tit. IV, 2, 79.
on, frequently: Yen. 567. 1068. Lncr. 38. 70.
131. Sonn. 77, 13. 78, 1. 128, 1. 142, 7. Compl.
15. Pilgr. 339. Gent. II, 4, 103. II, 6, 15. V, 4, 103.
Meas. I, 4, 78. II, 1, 280. 297. II, 4, 117. Ill, 1, 18.
IV, 1, 14. IV, 2, 159. Err. I, 2, 19. V, 56. LLL V, 2,
566. Mids. Ill, 2, 389. March. I, 1. 144. Ill, 3, 22. As
III, 4, 50. Ill, 5, 106. IV, 3, 135. V, 4, 87. All's I, 1,
116. 11,1,140. Tw. Ill, 4, 3 (more o. ). John IV, 2,
204. H6A I, 4, 3. H6B II, 4, 89. Ill, 2, 161. IV, 1,
134. IV, 4,1. V, 2, 54. H6C I, 4, 11. 128. V, 2, 20.
E3 III, 1, 55. Troil. Ill, 2, 78. Ill, 3, 20. Rom. V, 3,
88. Ant. Ill, 6, 18. Cymb. I, 5, 14 etc. etc. man^ a
time and o. Merch. I, 3, 107 ; cf. Many.
As an adjective: 6^ o. predict that Jin heaven find,
Sonn. 14, 8.
Often, frequently: Ven. 825. Lucr. 565. 1237.
Sonn. 18, 6. 105,13. Compl. 19. 20. Pilgr. 91. Tp.
1,2,33. 11,1,227. V, 193. Gent. I, 1,74. 11,1,171.
Ill, 1, 90. 350. IV, 1, 35. IV, 2, 74. Wiv. IV, 2, 108.
Meas. II, 4, 8. 13. Err. I, 1, 41. V, 66. LLL V, 2,
752. Mids. I, 1, 214. II, 1, 125. V, 161. 190. 192.
Merch. II, 7, 66. As III, 2, 63. V, 4, 42. Wint. V, 1,
200. H6A II, 2, 56. V, 3, 193. H6B I, 1, 80. Ill, 1,
268. 367. Ill, 2, 114. IV, 1, 56. H6C I, I, 127. Ill,
3, 131. Troil. Ill, 3, 20 etc. etc. many a time and o.
Tim. HI, 1, 25; cf. Many. Compar. oftener: Meas. IV,
2, 54. Mids. II, 2, 93. H6B II, 1, 90. Mcb. IV, 3, 110.
As an adjective: in which my o. rumination wraps
me in a most humorous sadness, As IV, 1, 19.
Oftentimes, frequently: Ven. 845. Gent. Ill, 1,
26. Err. Ill, 1, 113. Shr. Ill, 2, 76. John IV, 2, 30.
H4A III, 1, 27. 183. Mcb. 1, 3, 123.
Oft-subdaed, conquered many times: H6A I,
5, 32.
Ofttimes, often: Cymb. I, 6, 62.
Oh, exclamation expressive of pain or sorrow:
Tp.II, 2, 58.66. Wiv. V, 5, 93. R3 I, 3, 11 (Ft ah). II,
2, 27 and 34 (Ff aA). Troil. Ill, 1, 131 (0. Edd. o/i ho,
M. Edd. o/i oh), Mcb. V, 1,58. Hml.IV,5,33 (Qq o Ao,
Ff.om., M.Edd. oh oh) etc. Confounded with 0: Gent.
II, 3, 25. Err. Ill, 2, 137 etc. Imitative of the voice of
beasts : Mids. V, 269. Cymb. II, 5, 17. Oho, see sub Ho.
Oil, unctuous substance used for various purpo-
ses, chiefly for nourishing the flame in lamps: Ven.
756. Tp. II, 1, 153. Wiv. II, 1, 65 (= train-oil). V,
5, 39. Err. IV, 1, 89. All's 1, 2, 59. V, 3, 7. Wint.
III, 2, 178 (boiling in leads or — s; Walker in lead or
0.). H4A I, 3, 7. H6A II, 5, 8. H6B V, 2, 55. H8
IV, 1, 88 (holy oil). Troil. I, 1, 61. Tim. 1, 2, 140.
Lr. II, 2, 83.
Oil-dried, having consumed its oil: my o. lamp,
R2I, 3, 221.
Oily, 1) consisting of oil: stain your own (lip)
with 0. painting, Wint. V, 3, 83 (= oil-colour). 2) fat:
this 0. rascal, H4A II, 4, 575. 3) moist: if an o. palm
be not a fruitful prognostication, Ant. I, 2, 53. 4)
smooth : 7 want that glib and o. art, Lr. I, 1,227.
Old, subst. wold, plain open country : Saint With-
old footed thrice the o. Lr. HI, 4, 125 (apparently from
an old song).
Old, adj. (compar. older: Sonn. 110, 11. Rom.
II, 4, 127. Caes. IV, 3, 31. Mcb. IV, 3, 191. In R3 III,
2, 62 Ft —er, Qq elder. Superl. oldest: H4B IV, 5,
127. Cor. IV, 6, 68. Lr. V, 3, 325. cf. Elder and
Eldest). 1) advanced in years, aged : Ven. 837. 1152.
Compl. 128. Sonn. 68, 12. 97, 4. Tp. II, 1, 30. Ill,
3, 2. 4. IV, 159. V, 15. Gent. II, 4, 69. Wiv. II, 1, 118.
II, 2, 134. 144. Meas. I, 1, 46. Ill, 1, 36. Err. I, 1, 97.
IV, 2, 19. V, 317. Tw. 1, 3, 126. R2 V, 2, 13. Troil.
M, 2, 104 (Q elders). Cor. Ill, 1, 228 etc. etc. this fair
child of mine shall sum my count and make my o. ex-
cuse, Sonn. 2, 1 1 (^ the excuse of my oldness). I'll
rack thee with o. cramps, Tp. I, 2, 369 .such as old
people are wont to sufter ; ct Aged), he' II shape his
0, course in a country new, Lr. I, 1, 190 (the course
of his old age).
2) of any specified age: how o. are you? As V, 1,
20. Lr. I, 4, 39. three years o. Tp. I, 2, 41. Wiv. I, 1,
55. Meas. Ill, 2, 214. LLL IV, 2, 36. As IV, 1, 95. V,
2, 66. Shr. V, 1, 86 etc. at nine months o. H6B IV, 9,
4. H6C 111, 1, 76. R3 II, 3, 17. at two hours o. II, 4,
28. at twelve year o. Rom. I, 3, 2. Cymb. I, 1, 58. Ill,
3, 101. Peculiar phrases: one that is a prisoner nine
years o. Meas. IV, 2, 135 (= a prisoner since nine
years), my absence was not six months o. Err. I, 1, 45.
in Ephesus I am but two hours o. II, 2, 150. ere we
were two days o. at sea, Hml. IV, 6, 15. changing still
one vice, hut of a minute o., for one not half so o. as
that, Cymb. II, 5, 31.
3) being of long continuance- o. woes, not infant
sorrows, bear them mild, Lucr. 1096. to try an — er
friend, Sonn. 110, 11. the o. saying, Gent. V, 2, 11.
LLL IV, 1, 121 (cf. 0. ends sub End), the o. Windsor
way, Wiv. Ill, 1, 6. 'tis o. but true, IV, 2, 109. an o.
tale, IV, 4, 28. Ado I, 1, 218. this news is o. enough,
Meas. Ill, 2, 243. 296. IV, 3, 4. V, 2. Ado III, 2, 41.
IV, 1, 208. V, 2, 78. LLL III, 21. IV, 3, 78. Mids. I,
1, 4. Shr. Ill, 1, 80. 81. Ill, 2, 30. 42. Tw. II, 4, 3.
John 111,4, 145. H4A V, 4, 102. R3 IV, 1, 73. Caes.
IV, 3, 31. 0th. 1, 1, 37. Cymb. Ill, 5, 54 etc. Hence
= accustomed, practised, customary: your o. vice still,
Gent. Ill, 1, 283. an o. lovemonger, LLL II, 254. o.
mocker, V, 2, 552. my o. ward, H4A II, 4, 215. is he
so young a man and so o. a lifter? Troil. I, 2, 128. the
sens and winds, u. wranglers, H, 2, 75. doth she not
think me an o. murderer? Rora. ill, 3, 94. o. Cassius
still, Caes. V, 1, 63. the o. course of death, Lr. Ill, 7,
101. = worn and decayed by time: the text is o.
Ven. 806; an o. coat, Wiv. I, 1, 18. I, 3, 18. v. ginger,
Meas. IV, 3, 6. her o. gloves. As IV, 3, 26. the rest
were ragged, u. and beggarly, Shr. IV, I, 140. your
fooling grows o. Tw. I, 5, 119 etc. Of o. = since long:
Iknow you of o. Ado I, 1, 146. H6A I, 2, 39.
4) having existed in former ages, ancient: o.
Adam, Err. IV, 3, 13. R2 111, 4, 73. of an o. father's
mind , LLL IV, 2, 33. good o. Mantuan, 97. an o.
Roman coin, V, 2, 617. o. Ninny's tomb, Mids. V, 268.
like the o. Robin Hood, As 1, 1, 122. the o. age, Tw.
11,4,49. o. Troy, R2 V, 1, U. since the o. days of
goodman Adam, H4A II, 4, 105. wolves, thy o. inhabi-
tants, H4B IV, 5, 138. the o. Assyrian slings, H5 IV, 7,
65. the nine sibyls of o. Rome, H6A 1, 2, 56. o. Brutus'
statue, Caes. I, 3, 146. this borrowed passion stands
for true o. woe. Per. IV, 4, 24. Of o. = ancient, an-
ciently : sad stories chanced in the times of o. Tit. Ill,
2, 83. the hearts of o. gave hands, 0th. Ill, 4, 46.
5) former: is in his o. lines again, Wiv. IV, 2, 22.
his 0. betrothed, Meas. Ill, 2, 293. the o. ornament of
his cheek. Ado III, 2, 46. I have a trick of the o. rage,
LLL V, 2, 417, thy o. master, Merch. II, 2, 162. II, 4,
804
0
17. the 0. duke. As I, 1, 104. o. care done. R? IV, lOG.
o. desire doth in his death -bed lie, Rom. 11 Chor. 1.
Ihy 0. groans ring yet in mt/ ancient ears, 11, 3, 74. Or
u. = former, formerly: nor toith suchjree and friendli/
conference as he hath used of o. Caes. IV, 1, IS. for
that our lore of o. V, 5, 21 . for those of o. and the late
dignities. Mob. 1, 6, IS.
6) Used as a familiar term expressive of some
cordiality: go thgways, o. lad, Shr. V, 2, 181. Tw.
HI, 2, 9. H4A I, 2, 47. Tit. IT, 2, 121. go thy ways,
o. Jack, H4A 11, 4, 141. God-a-tnercy , o. heart, H5
IV, 1, 34, well said, o. mole, Hml. 1, 5, 162. art thou
mad, o.fellowf Lr. II. 2, 91. cf. the rotten carcass of
0. Death, John 11,456. o. Time the clock-setter. 111,
1, 324. 0. father antic the law, H4A I, 2, 69. u. grub,
Rom. I, 4, 68. from o. Verona, Shr. 1, 2, 49. to o'ertop
o. Pelion, Hml. V, 1,276. where's my serpent of o.
Nile ? Ant. I, 5, 25.
7) copius, plentiful, overnrach; in familiar lan-
guage: here will be on o. abusing of God's patience,
Wiv. 1, 4, 5. yonder's o. coil at home. Ado V, 2, 9S.
ice shall have o. swearing, iVlerch IV, 2, 15. news, o.
news, Shr. Ill, 2, 30. here will be o. Ulis, H4B 11, 4,
21. he should have o. turning the key, Mcb. 11, 3, 2.
Used as an adverb: a song that o. was sung, Per.
Prol. 1 (Gower's speech).
Old- accustomed (not hyphened in 0. Edd."),
customary from old times: Rom. 1, 2, 20.
Oldcastle, the name originally given by the poet
to Falstaff, but afterwards changed, as it was also
that of the well-known martyred adherent of 'Wicleff :
p H4B V, 5, 148. cf. H4A 1, 2, 47 and the Famous Vic-
tories of Henry V.
Olden, old: i" the o. time, Mcb. Ill, 4, 75.
Old-raced, looking old and venerable: your o.
walls, John 11, 259.
Oldness, old age: Lr. 1, 2, 50.
Olive, the tree Olea: As 111, 5, 75. Emblem of
peace: Sonn. 107,8. Tw. I, 5, 226. H4B IV, 4, 87.
H6C IV, 6, 34. Tim. V, 4, 82. Ant. IV, 6, 7.
Oliver, 1) a famous knight of Charlemagne's
Round Table: H6A 1, 2, 30. 2) the elder brother of
Orlando in As, never named in the dialogue. 3) Sir
0. Mavtext: As 111, 3, 43. 64. 100. V, 1, 5.
Olive-tree, the tree Olea: As IV, 3, 78,
Olivia, female name in Tw. 1, 1, 19 etc.
Olympian, pertaining to Olyinpia in ancient
Greece: at the 0. games, H6C II, 3, 53. an 0. wrest-
ling, Troil. IV, 5, 194.
Olympus, the mountain which was the residence
of the ancient gods: Troil. II, 3, 11. Proverbially
high: Cor. V, 3, 30. Tit. II, 1, 1. Caes. Ill, 1, 74. IV,
3, 92. Hml. V, 1, 277.
Olympus-high, high as Olympus: 0th. II, 1, 190.
'Oman, Evans' pronunciation of woman: AViv. I,
1, 234 and passim.
Omen, a fatal event portended by signs: the like
prerurse of fierce events, as harbingers preceding still
the fates and prologue to the o. coming on, Hml. 1, 1,
123.
Ominous, 1) foreboding evil, portentous: very
0. endings, Ado V, 2, 39. he was furnished like n
hunter. 0, o. .' he comes to kill my heart. As III, 2, 260.
thou 0. and fearful owl of death, H6A IV, 2, 15. Glos-
ter's dukedom is too o. H6C II, 6, 107. my dreams will
prove o. to the day, Troil. V, 3, 6.
2) fatal, pernicious: bloody prison, fatal and o. to
noble peers , R3 111, 3, 10. thy mother's name is o. to
children, IV, 1, 41. to tell thee that this day is o. Troil.
V, 3, 66. the guarrefs most o. to us. V, 7, 21. when he
lay couched in the o. horse, Hml. II, 2, 476,
Omission, neglect: o. to do what is necessary,
Troil. Ill, 3, 230.
Omit, 1) to pass by, to leave, to let go: what if
we do 0. this reprobate, till he were well inclined, Meas.
IV, 3, 77 (= let him live, do not execute him), do o.
their mortal natures, letting go safely by the divine
Desdanona, 0th. II, 1, 71 (= lay aside, forget for a
time).
2) to leave out, not to speak of: and o. alt the oc-
cwrences. Ho Prol. 39. his apparent open guilt — ed,
he lired frotn all attainder of suspect, R3 111, 5. 30. o.
we all their dole and woe, Per. Ill Prol. 42. no needful
thing —ed, V, 3, 68.
3) not to profit by, to neglect: a star, whose in-
fluence if now I court not but o. Tp. I, 2, 183. do not
0. the heavy offer of it, II, 1, 194. — ing the street bene-
fit 11/ time, Gent. 11, 4, 65. no time shall be — ed, LLL
IV, o. o.'^l. o. nothing may give us aid, Wint. IV, 4,637.
0. wo happy hour that may give furtherance to our ex-
pedition. Ho I. 2, 300. if you o. the offer of this time,
HS III, 2, 3. / will 0. no opportunity, Kom, 111, 5, 49.
still — e,<:; it (the time) Tim. I, 1, 26S. there is a tide
in the affairs of nten, which .... — ed, all fJie voyage
is bound in shallows, Caes. IV, 3, 220. the due of ho-
noitr in no point o. Cyrab. Ill, 5, 11. notliing toe' II o.
that bears recovery's name. Per. V, 1, 53.
4) not to care for, to neglect, to leave unregarded :
therefore o. him not, H4B IV, 4, 27. wherefore grieve
I at an hour*s poor loss, — ing Suffolk's e.rile, H6B
111, 2. 382. it jnust o. real necessities and give way the
while to unstable slightness. Cor. Ill, 1, 146.
Omittance, forbearance, neglect, omission : o. is
no guiitance. As 111, 5, 133.
Omnipotent, 11 almighty: Wiv. Vj 5, 8. R2I1I,
3, 85.
2) absolute, arrant: this is the most o. villain that
ever cried ^Stand' to a true man, H4A I, 2, 121.
On, prepos. denoting the being in, or coming into,
contact with the surface of a thing : why not lips on
lips'^ Ven. 120. dance on the sands. 148. onmountain
or in dale, 232. graze on my lips, 233, a proud rider
on so proud a back, 300. fairest mover on this mortal
round, 368. on the grass she lies, 473. striJces her on
the cheeks, 475. trodden on by many, Ven. 707, on
just proof surmise accumulate, Sonn. 117, 10. to ride
on the curled clouds, Tp. I, 2, 192. now on the henk,
196. 199, on their gaments not a blemish, 218. silling
on a bank, 3S9, our search on land. 111, 3, 10. IV, 73.
Gent. I, 1, 158. IV, 4, 35. Err. II, 2, 166. Mids. Ill, 2,
205. LLL V, 2, 9. Mcb. 11, 1, 46. 0th. 11, 3, 216 etc.
etc. his falchion on a flint he smiteth, Lucr. 176. set
a mark so bloody on the business, Tp. 1, 2, 142. wicked
dew drop on you both, 323. all the chai'ms of Sycorax
light on you , 340. to fall it (your hand) on Gonzalo,
II, 1, 296. all the infections ... on Prosper fall, II, 2,
2. to belch you on this island. III, 3, 56. mount on my
swiftest horse, H6A IV, 5, 9. thou camest on earth to
make the earth my hell, R3 IV, 4, 166 etc. This pri-
mary sense traceable in the phrases to play on an in-
strument (f. i. on a lute ; and hence also on pipes of
corn, Mids. II, 1, 67), on fire (Ven. 388. H4A IV, 1,
0
805
117), on high Ven. 854), kiss on hiss, passion on
passion, and the like (Ven. 832. Shr. II, 310. H4A
IV, 3, 101. H6B HI, 1, 337); no less in curses or bless-
ings called down over a person: mercy on us! Tp.
1, 1, 64 (cf. justice on the doers! All's V, 3, 154). hea-
vens rain grace on that which breeds between 'em. III.
1, 76. a murrain on your monster. III, 2, 88. Juno sings
her blessings on you, IV, 109. Ceres' blessing so is on
you, 117. out on thy mistress, Err. II, 1, 68. so willyou
wish on me, Lr. II, 4, 1 7 1 etc.
Denoting not only a contact with the upper sur-
face, but with any part of it: on his neck her arms
she throws, Ven. 592. set this bateless edge on his keen
appetite, Lucr. 9. as a nose on a mani^ face, Gent. II,
1, 142. a codpiece to stick pins on, II, 7, 66. lest he
catch cold on'sfeet. Err. Ill, 1,37. on either hand, H6A
IV, 2, 23 (cf. Hand), with a palsy Jumbling on his gor-
get, Troll. I, 3, 174. this found I on my tent, E3 V, 3,
303 (attached to it) etc. Hence used of articles of
dress covering the body or part of it, (f. i.put my tires
and mantles on him. Ant. II, 5, 22), and metiiphori-
cally: what do I see on thee! Mids. Ill, 1, 118. the
king hath on him such a countenance , Wint. I, 2, 368.
I have tremor cordis on me, 110. you thai have so fair
parts of woman onyou, H8 U, 3, 27. signs of nobleness
shall shine on all deservers, Mcb. I, 4, 42. some marks
of secret on her person, Cymb. V, 5, 206. cf. the verbs
Bestow, Confer, Estate, Cast, Throiu away etc.
Placed before that by which a thing is supported :
the bridle on a ragged bough she fastens, Ven. 37,
leaning on their elbows, 44. stand 07i end, 272 (on foot,
see sub Foot), hang not on my garments, Tp. I, 2, 474.
tripping on his toe, IV, 46. hang them on this line, 193.
the blossom that hangs on the bough, V, 94. any model
to build mischief on, Ado I, 3, 49. down on your knees,
As III, 5, 57. grovel on thy face, H6B I, 2, 9. hang
him on this tree, Tit. V, 1, 47. on their knees and hands,
Tim. I, 1, 87 etc. Metaphorically: as one relying on
your lordship's will and not depending on his friendly
wish, Gent. I, 3, 61. in these times you stand on dis-
tance, Wiv. II, 1, 233. I charge thee on thy duty. Ado
I, 1, 210. I stay here, on my bond, Merch. IV, 1, 242.
and took it on his death that this my mother's son luas
none of his, John I, 110. it lies you on to speak, Cor.
III, 2, 62 (cf. the respective verbs). In asseverations
and obsecrations: on mine honour, Tp. Ill, 2, 123.
Meas. II, 4, 147. Ado V, 1, 104. on your souls. Ado
IV, 1, 14. 148. John V, 1, 43. on his blessing. As I,
1,4. on my life, I, 2, 294. on height of our displeasure,
Tim. Ill, 5, 87. on thine allegiance, Lr. I, 1, 170. on
thy love, 0th. II, 3, 178. Similarly in betting ; ^jt-e
shillings to one on't. Ado III, 3, 84. my soul and body
on the action, H6B V, 2, 26. mine honour on my pro-
»!!se,-Tim. 1, 1, 148. I had put my estate on the ap-
probation, Cymb. I, 4, 134. Before condition: let me
know my fault: on what condition stands it? E2 II, 3,
107 ; by which passage perhaps the following may be
explained: intended or committed was thy fault? if on
the first , V, 3, 34 (= if it stands on the first con-
dition).
Hence denoting the ground or occasion of any
thing done: what following sorrow may on this arise,
Lucr. 186. to be revenged on her death, 1778. on better
judgment making, Sonn. 87, 12. to leave her on such
slight conditions, Gent. V, 4, 138. he an-ests him on it,
Meas. I, 4, 66. shall you on your knowledge find this
way? IV, 1, 37. he is your husband on a pre-contract,
72. was he arrested on a band? Err. IV, 2, 49. on this
travail look for greater birth. Ado IV, 1, 215. on pain
of losing her tongue, LLL 1, 1, 123. she must lie here
on mere necessity, 149. I shall do it on a full stomach,
1,2,1 54. and not demands , on payment of a hundred
thousand crowns, to have his title live in Aquitaine, II,
145. that on so little acquaintance you should like her,
As V, 2, 1. not fearing the displeasure of your master,
which on your just proceeding I'll keep off, All's V, 3,
236. on a moderate pace I have since arrived but hither,
Tw. II, 2, 3. on her frights and grief s she is before her
time delivered, Wint. II, 2, 23. on the sight of us . . .
the French vouchsafe a parle, John II, 222. killed on
your suggestion, IV, 2, 166. on constraint, V, 1, 28. on
ancient malice, R2 I, 1,9. on some apparent danger
seen in him, 13. find pardon on my true submission,
H4A III, 2, 28. a thing to thank God on. III, 3, 134.
little faults, proceeding on distemper, H5 II, 2, 64. 7ny
duty to you both, on equal love, V, 2, 23. on pure heart's
love, R3 IV, 1, 4. my conscience received a scruple and
prick on certain speeches, H8 II, 4, 171. and on a safer
judgment all revoke your ignorant election. Cor. II, 3,
226. on safeguard he came to me. III, 1, 9. shall on a
dissension of a doit break out to bitterest enmity, IV,
4, 17. hanged himself on the expectation of plenty, Mcb.
11, 3, 5. lest more mischance, on plots and errors, hap-
pen, Hull. V, 2, 406. I'd shake it (your beard) on this
quarrel, Lr. Ill, 7, 77, did on my free will, Ant. Hi, 6,
I 57. would obey it on all cause, HI, 11, 68, he alone
dealt on lieutenantry , 39. think what a chance thou -
changest on, Cymb. I, 5, 68. letting them thrive again
on their abatement, V, 4, 21. cf. the articles Compulsion,
Condition, Instinct, Purpose etc.
Hence the temporal use : on the first view to swear,
1 love thee, Mids, HI, 1, 144. the year growing ancient,
not yet on summer's death, nor on the birth of trembling
winter, Wint. IV, 4, 80. on thinking on no thought I
think, R2 II, 2, 31. on the loinking of authority to under-
stand a law, John IV, 2, 211. loe will answer on their
charge, Caes. V, 1, 24. on a day, Pilgr. 227. one meal
on every day, LLL 1, 1, 40. on Saturday, IV, 1, 6. Ado
V, 1, 169. Mids. I, 2, 7. Merch. I, 3, 127. H, 5, 25.
Wint, HI, 3, 143, how's the day? On the sixth hour,
Tp. V, 4. ne'er may I look on day, nor sleep on night.
Err, V, 210. on to-morrow, H5 HI, 6, 181. on the mo-
ment, Tim. I, 1, 79. on the present, 141. on the instant,
0th. I, 2, 38. on a trice, Tp. V, 238. on the sudden,
Ven. 749. H81V, 2, 96 etc.
Used to indicate the direction given to an action
(cf. Frown, Gaze, Look, Smile etc.): blushing on her, >
Lucr. 1339. the eastern gate opening on Neptune with
fair blessed beams , Mids. HI, 2, 392. gives all gaze
and bent of amorous view on the fair Cressid, Troil.
IV, 5, 283. if Caesar nod on him, Caes. I, 2, 118. these
are portents, but yet I hope, they do not point on me,
0th. V, 2, 46. my writ is on the life of Lear, Lr. V, 3,
246; cf. the star-gazers, having writ on death, Ven.
609 etc. Often in a hostile sense: on the I'.on he will
venture, Ven. 628. rush on his host, H5 III, 5, 50.
turn on the bloody hounds, H6A IV, 2, 51._;?ea; on him,
Lr. IV, 2, 76. I did draw on kim, Err. V, 43. Mids.
HI, 2, 411. Lr. II, 2, 131. they are almost on him,
Caes. V, 3, 30. do execution on the watch, H6A HI, 2,
35. shuts the gate on us, Err. V, 156. Tit. V, 3, 105.
exclaims on death, Ven. 930. Trailed on thee, 1002.
806
0
(cf. Grow). And generally denoting that with respect
to which, or by means of which , something is done:
tire/! with her beak on feathers, Ven. 56. be wreaked
on him, 1004. revenge it on him, Tp. Ill, 2, 62. the
foul hoar's conquest on her fair delight, Ven. 1030.
on this sad shadow Lucrece spends her eyes, Lucr.
1457. that they may work all exercise on thee, Tp. I,
2, 328. hath made his meal on thee, II, 1, 113; we'll
hrowze on that, Cj'mb. Ill, 6, 38; half dined on the
gentleman, Wint. Ill, 3, 108; have we eaten on the in-
sane roof? Mcb. 1, 3, 84; thou existest on many a thou-
sand grains, Meas. Ill, 1, 20; to feed on such sweet
honey, Gent. I, 2, 106 ; II, 1, 179 ; live on thy confusion.
Err. II, 2, 182; LLL V, 1, 41; to prey on nothing. As
IV, 3, 119; sip on a cup with the proudest, Wir. II, 2,
77; Hral. IV, 7, 161. that you might kill your stomach
on your meat, Gent. I, 2, 68. Til have mine action of
battery on thee, Meas. II, 1, 188. who can do good on
him? IV, 2, 71; Rom. IV, 2, 13. I'll prove it on his
body, Ado V, 1, 74; to prove on Mowbray that he is
a traitor, R2 I, 3, 38; on him, on you, I will maintain
my honour, Lr. V, 3, 100. I'll die on him that says so,
Gent II, 4, 113. this civil war of wits were much better
used on Navarre, LLL II, 227. to perish on my sword,
Mids. II, 2, 107 ; to die on Brutus' sword, Caes. V, 1,
58; stain all your edges on me. Cor. V, 6, 113; Mcb.
V, 8, 2. if he do not mightily grace himself on thee,
As I, 1, 156. have I commandment on the pulse of life?
John IV, 2, 92 ; the power that I have on you is to
spare you, Cymb. V, 5, 418. the scourge of greatness
to be used on it, H4A 1,3,11. / will redeem all this on
Percy's head. 111, 2, 132. blood will I draw on thee,
H6A 1, 5, 6; some blood drawn on me, Lr. II, 1, 35.
on us thou canst not enter hut by death, H6A IV, 2, 18.
never attempt any thing on him, H8 III, 2, 18. the spoil
got on the Antiates, Cor. Ill, 3, 4. given hostile strokes
on the ministers of state, 98 . let them satisfy their lust
on thee. Tit. II, 3, 180. a deed of death done on the
innocent^ 111, 2, 56. 1 begot him on the empress, V, 1,
87. do on them some violent death, V, 2, 108. on them
shalt thou ease thy angry heart, 119. see justice done
on Aaron, V, 3, 201. did violence on herself, Kom. V,
3, 264. hath done this deed on Caesar, Caes. Ill, 1,
172. by the verities on thee made good, Mcb. Ill, 1, 8.
to see some mischief on him, Lr. Ill, 1, 82. what art
thou that hast this fortune on me? V, 3, 165. hath seen
a grievous wreck and sufferance on most part of their
fleet, 0th, II, 1, 24. begot upon itself, born on itself,
III, 4, 162. what his rage can do on me, Cymb. I, 1,
88. / will try the forces of thy compounds on such
creatures, 1, 5, 19. show thy spile on mortal flies , V,
4, 31 (cf. Attend, Call, Dote, Seise, Wait etc. etc.).
Denoting the design or business in which a person
is employed: the message lam sent on, Gent. IV, 4, 117.
on what submissive message art thou sent? H6A IV,
7, 53. the daughter of the King of France, on serious
business, craving quick dispatch, importunes personal
conference , lAAj II, 31. / shall raise you on business,
Caes. IV, 3, 248. on a forgotten matter we can hardly
make distinction of our hands, Tw. II, 3, 174. I'll hence
to London on a serious matter , H6C V, 5, 47. Lr. IV,
5, 8. hither sent on the debating of a marriage, H8 II,
4, 173. my mind's not on't, V, 1, 57. when my fancy's
on my play , 60. on whose employment I was sent to
you, Lr. II, 2, 136. went to Jewry on affairs of An-
tony, Ant. IV, 6, 12. Peculiar use: on a love -book
pray for my success, Gent. I, 1, 19 (as love-books will
be your reading instead of prayer-books), read on
this book, Hml. Ill, 1,44. created both one flower, both
on one sampler, Mids. Ill, 2, 205. here comes the towns-
men on procession, H6B II, 1, 68 (== engaged in ma-
king a procession), to set on = to cause to begin: a
bell, once set on ringing, with his own weight goes,
Lucr. 1494 (= set a ringing), set the table on a roar,
Hml. V, 1, 211.
After expressions of thought and speech , = of,
about; haply I think on thee, Sonn. 29, 10. 149, 3.
Gent. I, 1, 12. H6B III, 1, 338. K3 IV, 2, 125. dream
on evil, Lucr. 87. Gent II, 4, 172. Ado IV, 1, 214.
complain on theft, Ven. 160. 544. censure thus on love-
ly gentlemen, Gent. 1, 2, 19. say what the play treats
on, Mids. I, 2, 9. as near as I could sift him on that
argument, R2 I, ], 12. your exposition on the holy text,
H4B IV, 2, 7. I wonder on't, Tim. Ill, 4, 10. I am re-
solved on two points, Tw. I, 5, 24 etc.
Confounded with of: to take advantage on present-
ed joy , Ven. 405. such stuff as dreams are made on,
Tp. IV, 157. many thousand on's, Wint. I, 2, 206. to
break the pate on thee, H4A II, I, 33 (Ff of), the
master-cord on's heart, H8 111,2, 106. unless Apollo
get his sinews to make catlings on, Troil. Ill, 3, 306.
will he swagger himself out on's own eyes, V, 2, 136.
one on s father s moods. Cor. I, 3, 72. at very root on's
heart, 11, 1, 202. one on's ears, II, 2, 85. worth six on
him, IV, 5, 174 (cf. H4A II, 4, 237 - he is so made on
here, 203. be not jealous on me, Caes. I, 2, 71. i' the
very throat on me, Mcb. II, 3, 43. all those his lands
which he stood seized on, Hml. I, 1, 88 (Qq of). God
ha' mercy on his soul, and of all Christian souls, IV,
5, 199. two on's daughters, Lr. 1, 4, 114. stands i' the
middle on's face, I, 5, 20. here's three on's are sophisti-
cated, 111, 4, 110. the rest on's body, 118. born on it-
self, 0th. Ill, 4, 162. that we have made so much on,
Cymb IV, 2, 198. two on's, V, 5, 311 (cf. Fond, Amo-
rous, Enamoured). Very often on't for of it: Tp. I,
2, 87. 363. 456. II, 1, 127. 145. 156. IV, 248. V,
162. Wiv. Ill, 4, 24. V, 5, 191. Meas. II, 2, 132. Ado
III, 4, 23. LLL V, 2, 460. All's I, 3, 142. Tw. V,
202. Wint. II, 1, 169. II, 2, 31. II, 3, 15. Ill, 1, 14.
IV, 4, 5. H4B IV, 3, 53 (Ff of it). H8 II, 3, 102. V,
3, 109. Cor. I, 1, 229. Ill, 1, 152. Tim. I, 2, 33. HI,
2, 19. Caes. I, 3, 137. Hml. V, 1, 133. Lr. IV, 1, 52.
Cymb. IV, 2, 297. V, 2, 3 etc. etc.
On, adv. 1) denoting contact with the body, in
speaking of clothes and the like: put his bonnet on,
Ven. 1087. my gloves are on, Gent. II, 1, 1. As IV, 3,
26. the Athenian garments he hath on, Mids. II, 1, 264.
III, 2, 349. H4A IV, 2, 44. Hml. I, I, 60. Ant. IV,
4, 22. goes off and on at pleasure. All's IV, 3, 279.
get on your nightgomn, Mcb. II, 2, 70. what makes
that frontlet on? Lr. I, 4, 208. left this head on, Cymb.
IV, 2, 323; while my fear ful head is on, R3 IV, 2, 126.
every officer his wedding-garment on, Shr. IV, 1, 51.
on with your vizards, H4A II, 2, 55 with his beaver
on, IV, 1, 104. with thy best apparel on, Caes. 1, 1, 8.
with your comb on, Cymb. II, 1, 26. with his best ruff
on. Per. IV, 2, 111. Metaphorically: she puts on out-
ward strangeness, Ven. 310. thy native semblance on,
Caes. II, 1, 83. we put on a compelled valour, Hml. IV,
6, 17. when the rash mood is on, Lr. II, 4, l'?2.
Denoting progression, = forward: the path is
smooth that leadeth on to danger, Ven. 788. marching
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on with trembling paces, Lucr. 1391. sometimes they do
extend their view right on, Compl. 26. it goes on, as
my soul prompts it, Tp. 1, 2, 419. say on, U, 1, 228.
to hasten on this expedilion, Gent. I, 3, 77. my duty
pricks me on, III, 1, S. on went he for a search, Wiv.
HI, 5, 107. money is a good soldier and will on, II, 2,
176. dares me on, Mids. Ill, 2, 413. travel you far
on, or are you at the farthest? Shr. IV, 2, 73. in co-
ming on he has the cramp. All's IV, 3, 324. come on,
brave soldiers, H6C IV, 7, 87. when fitness calls them
on, Troil. I, 3, 202. pride must tarre the mastiffs on,
392. shall we on and not depend on you, Caes. Ill, 1,
217. whose voice will draw on more, Hml. V, 2, 403.
prologue to the omen coming on, I, 1, 123. Without a
verb, imperatively or exhortingly : on, officer! Err.
IV, 1, 108. on, gentle?nen, Merch. II, 6, 58. Ill, 3, 35.
Tw. Ill, 4, 274. John III, 2, 9. Ill, 3, 73. H4A II, 2,
95. H5 III, 1, 17. Ill, 2, 1. H6A V, 2, 21. R3 V, 2,
14. Troil. IV, 1, 49. Rom. I, 4, 113. 0th. I, 1, 184.
I, 3, 190. Ant. Ill, 1, 37. Cymb. V, 5, 134 etc. off
and on = to and fro : / swam thirty leagues off and
on, Tp. HI, 2, 17. Sometimes joined to the impera-
tives of to come and to go, by way of making the de-
mand more urgent: come on, obey, Tp. I, 2, 483. come
on then, down and swear, II, 2, 157. come on, Trin-
culo, let us sing. III, 2, 129. come on, Panthino. Gent.
1,3,76. go on before, 11,4, 186. go on, out at the
postern, V, 1, 8 etc.
Denoting continuation, = without ceasing: hate
on, Sonn. 149, 13. he weeps on, Gent, II, 3, 29. read
on. III, 1, 329. Benedick, love on, Ado HI, 1, 111. if
you go on thus, V, 1, 1. wonder on, Mids. V, 129. if
the midnight bell did sound on into the drowsy race of
night, John HI, 3, 39 (i. e. if it were striking twelve,
and the sound were continuing, as if it would never
cease. Some M. Edd. one), cf. still to strike on, Ii6A
1, 2,42. scoff on. III, 2,45. speak on, HI, 3,43. read
on, H6B I, 1, 56. gaze on, I, 2, 9. jest on, H6C HI,
2, 116. say on, R3 IV, 2, il. let him on, H8 I, 2, 176.
hear me on, Tim. I, 1,77. Without a verb : well, on,
Wiv. n, 2, 48. Wint. 1, 2, 411. Hml. V, 2, 167. Ant.
I, 2, 100. II, 2, 86 etc.
Once, subst. see Ounce.
Once, 1) one time, a single time : three times with
sighs she gives her sorrow fire, ere o. she can discharge
one word of woe , Lucr. 1604. / must o. in a month
recount, Tp. I, 2, 262. o. a day, 490. Wiv. HI, 5, 103.
Err. Ill, 2, 177. LLL V, 2, 227. Ado 11, 3, 47. Merch.
IV, 1, 215. Tim. V, 1, 220. Hml. II, 2, 456. Cymb.
II, 4, 143 etc. 0. ajatn,Tp. Ill, 2, 44. Gent. V, 4, 78.
Err. V, 130 (cf. Again'), once more, Gent. 1, 1, 53 etc.
(cf. More), this o. = this single time, on this occa-
sion: help me this o. H6A V, 3, 12. for this o., in the
same sense : put your grace in your pocket for this o.
Tw. V, 36. for this o. I will be squared by this) Wint.
III, 3, 40. H6C IV, 1, 50. Rom. IV, 2, 43. for o. in
the same sense: I'll be so bold to break the seal for o.
Gent. Ill, 1, 139. H6C V, 4, 20. R3 HI, 1," 57. for o.
and all, R2 II, 2, 148. at o. = a) at the same time,
together: they all at o. began to cry, Lucr. 1709.
their gazes lend to every place at o. Compl 27. that
the money and the matter may be both at o. delivered,
Gent. I, 1, 138. Ado HI, 2, 35. Mids. HI, 2, 118.
All's 111, 2, 123. V, 3, 34. Wint. I, 2, 303. R2 II, 2,
99. H6A 1, 2, 109. H6B II, 3, 41. Tim. HI, 4, 7;
cf. H6C III, 3, 221. Mcb. I, 3, 44. and all at o. ~
Schmidt, the English nf Shakespeare.
and all the rest, and every thing else (cf. AlV): that
you insult, exult, and all at o. , over the wretched. As
HI, 5, 36. never Hydra-headed wilfulness so soon did
lose his seat and all at o. as in this king, H5 I, 1, 36.
b) not gradually, not one thing after another, not in
a lingering or hesitating manner, but on a sudden, in
a breath, directly, promptly: lingering perdition, worse
than any death can be at o. Tp. HI, 3, 78. let them
from forth a sawpit rush at o. Wiv. IV, 4, 53. which
they will at o. display to the night, V, 3, 17. better it
were a Lrother died at o. than that a sister should die
for ever, Meas, II, 4, 10.6. you speak all your part at
0., cues and all, Mids. HI, 1, 102. come at o. Merch.
H, 6, 46. either too much at o., or none at all. As HI,
2, 212. at 0. uncase thee, Shr. I, 1, 211. fare ye well
at 0. Tw. H, 1, 40. farewell at o. R2 II, 2, 148. die
at 0. R3 I, 2, 152. break at o. Rom. HI, 2, 57. do it
at o. Ant. IV, 14, 82. 88. Hence — without circum-
locution, in a word, to the point: say at o. if I main-
tained the truth, H6A II, 4, 5. my lords, at o., the care
you^have of us is worthy praise, but , H6B HI, 1,
66. my lords, at o., the cause why we are met is ,
R3 HI, 4, 1 (Ff now, noble peers). Once, alone, = at
once : to be o. in doubt is o. to be resolved, 0th. HI, 3, 180.
2) Used (like the German einmal) to signify that
the matter spoken of is a point of fact, for which
there is no remedy, or which must be profited by as
it is: when the hearths attorney o. is mute, the client
breaks, Ven. 335. the lesson is but plain, and o. made
perfect, never lost again, 408. like soldiers, when their
captain 0^ doth yield , they basely fly , 893. the heart,
which 0. corrupted takes the worser pari, Lucr. 294.
nor think the bitterness of absence sour luhen you have
bid your servant o. adieu, Sonn. 57, 8. death o. dead,
there's no more dying, 146, 14. being o. perfected how
to grant suits, Tp. I, 2, 79. an you be a cursing hypo-
crite 0., you must be looked to, Ado V, 1, 212. having
0. this juice, I'll watch Titania, Mids. II, 1, 176. and
will not u. remove the root of his opinion, Wint.
II, 3, 88 (German: will einmal nicht). if this servile
usage o. offend, go and be free again, H6A V, 3, 58.
can you behold my sighs and tears and loill not o. relent?
HI, 1, 108 (cf. Wint. II, 3, 88). what we oft do best,
by sick interpreters, u. weak ones , is not ours , or not
allowed, H8 I, 2, 82 (German : schwachkGpfig wie sie
einmal sind). an you begin to rail on society o. , I am
sworn not to give regard to you, Tim. I, 2, 251. have
1 0. lived to see two honest men? V, 1, 59 (= have I
lived indeed, and must I believe it?), to be o. in doubt,
0th. HI, 3, 179. if idle talk will o. be necessary , I'll
not sleep neither. Ant. V, 2, 50. fight I will no more,
but yield me to the veriest hind that shall v. touch my
shoulder, Cymb. V, 3, 78. Peculiar passages: u. this,
your long experience of her wisdom , her sober virtue,
years and modesty, plead on her part some cause to
you unknown. Err. HI, 1, 89 (= so much is certain).
'tis o., thou lovest. Ado I, 1, 320 (it is a fact past help ;
German: du liehst nun einmal). o., if he do require our
voices, we ought not to deny him, Cor. II, 3, 1 (German :
so viel stehtfest'.
3) Used in imperative sentences as an emphatical
expletive: J pray thee, o. to-night give my sweet Nan
this ring, Wiv. HI, 4, 103. let us o. lose our oaths to
find ourselves, LLL IV, 3, 361. 0, o. tell true, tell true,
even for my sake, Mids. HI, 2, 68. Stephano says:
speak 0. in thy life, Tp. HI, 2, 24.
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4) at a certain time, on a certain occasion, one
day: the little Love-god lying o. asleep, Sonn. \'oi, 1.
o. did I see a fair sweet youth here, Pilgr. 125. where
0. thou calledst me up, Tp. 1, 2, 227. II, 2, 29. Ado
II, 1, 289. Mids. I, 1, 166. II, 1, 149. IV, 1, 117. John
1, 74. H6C 1, 1, 221. Cor. II, 3, 16 etc.
5) in past or future times, formerly, in future; /
no viore can see what a. J was, Lucr. 1764. nativity,
o. in the main of light. Sonn. 60, 5. 120, 8. Tp. I, 2,
47. Meas. II, 2, 73. V, 208. Err. II, 2, 115. V, 342.
Merch. IV, 1, 277. what darest thou not when o. thou
art a king? Lucr. 606. yet o.^ere night I will embrace
him with a soldier's arm, H4A V, 2, 73. I hope to see
London o. ere J die, H4B V, 3, 64 etc.
6) at any time , ever : no cloudy show of stormy
blustering weather doth yet in his fair welkin o. appear,
Lucr. 116. better o. than never, Shr. V, 1, 155. why
have those banished and forbidden legs dared o. to touch
a dust of England's ground? R2 II, 3, 91. we may not
think the justness of each act such and no other than
event doth form it, nor o. deject the courage of our
minds, because Cassandra's mad, Troil. 11, 2, 121.
that so degenerate a strain as this should o. set footing
in your generous bosoms, 155. where nothing, but who
knoirs nothing, is o. seen to smile, Mcb. IV, 3, 167.
ifitu/d heart of man o. think it? Hml, I, 5, 121. more
laughed at that I should o. name you derogately , Ant.
II, 2, 34. nor o. be chastised loith the sober eye of dull
Octavia, V, 2, 54.
One (probably sometimes pronounced on: Gent.
II, 1, 1 and LLL IV, 2, 86; rhyming to bone, alone.
Scone, thrown: Ven. 293. Sonn. 39, 6. Mcb. V, 8,
74. Cymb. V, 4, 61. cf. Walker's Critical Examina-
tion II, 90), 1) the first whole number consisting of
a single unit: one: tell, Tp. II, 1, 15. Jive for one. III,
3, 48. twenty to one, Gent. I, 1, 72. 'twixt twelve and
o. Wiv. IV, 6, 19. V, 5, 78. Err. I, 2, 46. Ado IV, 1,
85. Tw. I, 3, 113. Hml. V, 2, 74 etc.
As an adjective: ten kisses short as one, one long
as twenty, Ven. 22. one sweet kiss, 84. not one wrinkle,
139. 207. 209. 210. 371. 416. 746. 885. 1069. 1187
etc. a thousand more mischances than this one, Gent.
V, 3, 3. this one night, Tp. V, 302. if I could shake
off but one seven years. Cor. IV, 1, 55. making the
green one red, Mcb. II, 2, 63 ; cf. seemed all one '.mu-
tual cry, Mids. IV, 1, 122; let one spirit of the first-
born Cain reign, H4B I, 2, 157; make of jyour prayers
one sweet sacrifice, H8 II, 1, 77; all with one consent,
Troil. Ill, 3, 176; there is but one mind in all these
men, Caes. II, 3, 6 etc.
2) a single person or thing: not one of them that
yet looks on me, Tp. V, 82. I will make shift for one,
H6B IV, 8, 33. by ones, by twos and by threes, Cor.
II, 3, 47. there's never a one of you but trusts a knave,
Tim. V, 1, 96 (cf. A), there's not a one of them but
in his house I keep a servant fee' d, Mcb. Ill, 4, 131
the censure of the which one, Hml. Ill, 2, 30 etc. why
write 1 still all one, ever the same, Sonn. 76, 5. glean-
ing all the land's wealth into one, H8 III, 2, 284. as
I have made ye one, lords, one remain, V, 3, 181 (i. e.
in concord, unanimous), to be much at o. Ho V, 2,
204 (= of the same value), alt one = the same :
stand-under and understand is all one, Gent. II, 5, 34.
that's all one, Gent. Ill, 1, 263. Wiv. I, 1, 30. LLL
V, 2, 630. Mids. I, 2, 51. As III, 5, 133. Shr. Ill, 2,
83. Tw. V, 201. H4A IV, 2, 52. all is one, Ado V,
], 49. Olh. IV, 3, 23. it's all one, Tw. I, 5, 137 all
is one with her, Wiv. II, 2, 79. all's one to him. All's
IV, 3, 158. Wint. V, 2, 131. H6B 1, 3, 105. alCs one
for that(= no matter for that, never mind): H4A
II, 4, 172. R3 V, 3, 8. 'twere all o. that J should love
a bright particular star, All's I, 1, 96. were't not all
one an empty eagle were set to guard the chicken, H6B
III, 1, 248. he doth resemble you. As much as an apple
doth an oyster, and all one, Shr. IV, 2, 101 (^ and
no matter what? any thing?).
3) a particular person (^ a person, a man, some-
body): one on shore, Ven. 817. one that hath dropped
a jewel, 823. 878. the one doth flatter thee, 989. Tp.
1, 2, 99. Ill, 1, 49. V, 265. Gent. I, 3, 61. II, 1, 22.
25. 179. IV, 3, 5. IV, 4, 22. Wiv. IV, 2, 152 (there
was one conveyed out of my house"). Meas. I, 1, 42.
Tw. I, 5, 134 (there's one at the gate). II, 5, 30. Wint.
IV, 4, 398 (one being dead, I shall have more than you
can dream of). Caes. II, 1, 112 (one by one) etc. (For
one another look sub Another), be one of them (= join
their company), Gent. IV, 1, 39. to make one (= to
be of a party): Wiv. II, 3, 48. LLL V, 1, 160. Tw.
I, 5, 213. H4A I, 2, 113. 152. Caes. V, 5, 72. Per.
II, 1, 118. Joined with adjectives: one sore sick, Ven.
702. one full of despair, 955. as one with treasure
laden, 1022. to one so dear, Gent. II, 7, 12. Ill, 1, 12.
Err. V, 217 (one wiser). Merch. II, 1, 37 (one un-
worthier). Shr. Ind. 1, 31. Wint. Ill, 2, 99. H6A III,
1, 44 etc. With substantives: was reckoned one the
wisest prince that there had reigned, H8 II, 4, 48 (=
one that was the wisest prince), one mine ancient
friend, Tim. V, 2, 6. a Frenchman, one an eminent
monsieur, Cymb. I, 6, 64. cf. he is one the truest man-
nered, 165. or ever spake one the least word that might
be to the prejudice of her present state, H8 II, 4, 153.
Adjectively (applied to things as well as to per-
sons); under one arm the lusty courser's rein, Ven. 31.
with one fair hand, 351. 1058. she locks her lily fin-
gers one in one, 228. pay them (kisses") one by one,
518. one midnight, Tp. I, 2, 128. taught thee each hour
one thing or other, 355. one of his pockets, II, 1, 64.
07ie of their kind, V, 23. you shall one day find it,
Wiv. Ill, 3, 88. I wilt marry one day. Err. II, 1, 42.
the one ... the other, II, 2, 98. one (staff) tipped with
horn. Ado V, 4, 125. one of these days. As I, 2, 91.
one night, Tw. I, 3, 16. one fire drives out one fire,
one nail one nail, Cor. IV, 7, 54 etc. = any ? it is not
Caesar's natural vice to hate one great competitor. Ant.
I, 4, 3 (most M. Edd. ow). cf. 'tis u great charge to
come under one body's hand, Wiv. I, 4, 105 (Simple's
speech). Before names = a certain: one Julia, Gent.
IV, 4, 124. one Mistress Quickly, Wiv. I, 2, 3. II, 2,
46. 150. Ill, 5, 85. IV, 5, 33. V, 5, 175. Meas. 11, 4, 18.
111,2, 210. IV, 3, 10. 75. Err. IV, 4, 135. V, 237. Ado
V, 1, 317. LLL III, 122. IV, 1, 53. Mids. V, 157. 226.
Merch. II, 2, 48. 116. Shr. IV, 2, 96. All's II, 1, 43.
IV, 3, 199. 241. Tw. V, 183. John V, 4, 40. H4A II,
4, 391. H8 II, 2, 122. Tit. IV, 2, 152. Rom. II, 4,
213. Hml. Ill, 2, 254. 0th. II, 1, 66. Ant. Ill, 7, 79.
Supplying the place of a preceding substantive: nor
thought I had one (a father) Tp. V, 191. a witch and
one so strong, 269. I would have one (a dog Gent.
IV, 4, 13. if there be a kind woman in Windsor, she
is one, Wiv. II, 2, 126 etc. Joined to adjectives by
way of supplying a, substantive: so did this horse
excel a common one, Ven. 293. our dear love lose
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name of single one, Sonn. 39, 6. my good one (angel)
144, 14. the fairest one (daughter) of three , Pilgr.
211. as if it had lungs and rotten ones, Tp. II, 1, 47.
318. II, 2, 21. V, 273. 288. Err. II, 2, 92. 94. 96.
Mids. V, 322. Merch. V, 20. Shr. I, 2, 171. Wint. IV,
4, 78. H8 I, 3, 63. Lr. II, 1, 8. IV, 6, 99 etc. Pe-
culiar passage; a hundred mark is a long one for a
poor lone woman to bear, H4B II, 1, 35 (perhaps a
long mark, i. e. sign or character. Some M. Edd. loan).
Imparting, in this manner, to adjectives the nature
of substantives : my dear one, Tp. I, 2, 17. great ones,
Meas. II, 2, 59. Tw. I, 2, 33. Wint. II, 1, 128. Hml.
Ill, 1, 196. Lr. II, 4, 75 (the great one that goes up the
hill). V, 3, 18. 0th. 1, 1, 8. Ill, 3, 273. such a young
one, Shr. II, 236. All's V, 3, 303. John II, 521. H6B
111, I, 215. H8 V, 3, 180. Tit. II, 3, 142. Mcb. IV, 2,
11. Cymb. IV, 2, 360. fair one, Meas. II, 3, 19. All's
II, 1, 102. H5 V, 2, 120. H8 I, 4, 14. a couple of
quiet ones, Shr. Ill, 2, 242. good gentle one, Tw. I, 5,
192. IV, 2, 37. sweet one, V, 221. a forked one, Wint.
I, 2, 186. come, little ones, R2 V, 5, 16. H8 V, 5, 77.
Mcb. IV, 2, 69. the wicked ones, H6B II, 1, 186. their
tender ones, H6C II, 2, 28. pretty ones, E3 IV, 1, 101.
Mcb. IV, 3, 216. four throned ones, H8 I, 1, 11. the
learned ones, II, 2, 93. a pair of strange ones. Cor. II,
I, 89. one good one, II, 2, 83. 0th. II, 1, 212. you
married ones, Cymb. V, 1,2. his dearest one, V, 4, 61.
many a bold one, V, 5, 71 etc. Similarly after pro-
nouns: no one, Lucr. 792. Tw. II, 4, 58. R3 II, 1, 84.
every one, Sonn. 53, 3. Tp. IV, 137, Wiv. V, 5, 256.
Tit.iV, 2, 202. if that one be prodigal, bountiful they
will him call, Pilgr. 411. each one, Tp. IV, 46. Mcb.
V, 8, 74. such a one, Wiv. Ill, 3, 122. Tw. I, 5, 252.
such an one, Mcb. IV, 3, QG etc. every one = every
single, every: every one fault seeming monstrous. As
III, 2, 372. no one = not one: the owner of no one
good quality. All's III, 6, 12. poor in no one fault. Cor.
II, 1, 20.
4) an indefinite person, = man, people (the
speaker meaning especially himself) : one would swear
he saw them quake, Lucr. 1393. one may enter at her
window, Gent. Ill, 1, 113. one cannot climb it without
danger of his life, 115. as one should say, IV, 4, 12.
if I have horns to make one mad, Wiv. Ill, 5, 154. not
as one would say healthy, Meas. I, 2, 55. one would
think, IV, 3, 2. as good cause as one would desire.
As III, 4, 5. how might one do to lose it to her own
liking. All's 1, 1, 163. might have drawn one to a long-
er voyage, Tw. Ill, 3, 7. while one would wink, V, 93
etc. Gen. one's: who should be trusted, when one's own
right hand is perjured to the bosom? Gent. V, 4, 67.
some devils ask but the parings of one's nail. Err. IV,
3, 72.
One - trunk - inheriting , possessing not more
than one trunk: Lr. II, 2, 20.
Oneyers, see Oreat oneyers.
Onion, the bulbous root of Allium cepa: Mids.
IV, 2, 43. Causing tears: Shr. Ind. 1, 126. All's V,
3, 321. Ant. I, 2, 176.
Onion-eyed, ready to weep : Ant. IV, 2, 35.
Only, adj. 1) sole, one alone, being without
another: his o. heir, Tp. I, 2, 58. the o. means, H6A
V, 1, .8. Gent. Ill, 1, 339. Err. V, 309. Mids. I, 1, 160.
H6B II, 2, 19. H6C I, 1, 225. Rom. I, 5, 139. Caes.
I, 2, 157 etc.
2) principal, chief: 'gainst venomed sores the o.
sovereign plaster, Ven. 916. thou that art now the
world' s fresh ornamentando.heraldtothe gaudy spring,
Sonn. 1, 10. best of dearest and mine o. care, 48, 7.
we are the o. love-gods. Ado II, 1, 402. he is the o.
man of Italy, III, 1, 92. it is the o. ttdngfor a qualm,
III, 4, 75. motley's the o. wear. As II, 7, 34. it is my
0. suit, 44. Ill, 4, 13. V, 3, 13. 20. V, 4, 108. All's
II, 1, 110. H4A I, 3, 261. 11,4, 83. H5 II, 3, 54.
H6A IV, 7, 77. Rom. I, 5, 140. Hml. II, 2, 421. Ill,
2, 131. IV, 3, 22.
Only, adv. 1) singly, with no other besides, alone:
0, Collatinus finds his wife, Lucr. Arg. 9. she was o.
mine, Lucr. 1798. / never saw a woman, hut o. Syco-
rax my dam and she, Tp. Ill, 2, 109. Ado 1, 1, 126.
Mids. I, 1, 243. IV, 1, 176. Merch. IV, 1, 356. H6A
1, 5, 8 etc. Transposed: and o. must be wailed by Col-
latine, Lucr. 1799 (= by CoUatine only), novelty is
0. in request, Meas. Ill, 2, 237 (= only novelty), u.
attended by Nerissa, Merch. Ill, 4, 29. judgement o.
doth belong to thee, H6B III, 2, 140 (= to thee only).
why 0., Suffolk, mourn I not for thee? 383.
2) merely, barely: o. to fiatter fools , Lucr. 1559.
0. me for thee, Sonn. 125, 12. my foolish rival that her
father likes o.for his possessions are so huge, Gent.
11.4,175. 11,7,82.88. 111,1,276. Wiv. II, 1, 224.
II, 2, 242. Meas. I, 2, 154. I, 3, 25. Ill, 1, 3. IV, 1, 43.
Ado I, 3, 41. Mids. II, 1, 206. Merch. 1, 1, 96. H4B
IV, 5, 116 etc. Peculiar passages: / know not how I
shall offend in dedicating my unpolished lines to your
lordship, nor how the world will censure me for choo-
sing so strong a prop to support so weak a burden, only,
if your honour seem but pleased, I account myself
highly praised, Ven. Dedic. 3 (i. e. only this I know).
Love no god, that would not extend his might, o. where
qualities were level. All's I, 3, 118 (used as if the sen-
tence were not negative, but affirmative, = but). Not
0. ... but: not o. with what my revenue yielded, but
what my power might else exact, Tp. I, 2, 98. IV, 209.
Wiv. II, 2, 206. 307. IV, 2, 4. Meas. Ill, 1, 245 etc.
but o. = only, but: as if I did but o. chew his name,
Meas. II, 4, 5. / intend but o. to surprise him, H6C IV,
2, 25. 0. but: discourse grow commendable in none o.
but parrots, Merch. Ill, 5, 51. your son had o. but the
corpse, H4B I, 1, 192. he o. lived but till he was a
mdn, Mcb. V, 8, 40. Transposed: o. he hath an eye
to gaze on beauty, Lucr. 496 (= only to gaze), this
deed will make thee o. loved for fear , 610 (loved for
fear only), their virtue a. is their show, Sonn. 54, 9.
0. my plague thus far I count my gain, 141, 13. he's
a spirit of persuasion , o. professes to persuade , Tp.
II, 1, 235. I seek to heal it o. by his wealth, Wiv. Ill,
4, 6 (=1 only seek), o. he hath made an assay of
her virtue to practise his judgment, Mea^. Ill, 1, 163
(= only to practise), he made trial of you o. 202 (^
he only made trial), that o. wounds by hearsay, Ado
III, 1, 23 (only by hearsay), men are o. turned into
tongue, IV, 1, 323 (into tongue only, mere tongue).
/ o. swore to study with your grace, LLL I, 1, 51
(swore only to study), he o. loves the world for him,
Merch. II, 8, 50. o. in the world J Jill up a place. As
1, 2, 204. wretched shall France be o. in my name,
H6A I, 4, 97 (in my mere name), o. I yield to die,
Caes. V, 4, 12 (I yield only to die), o. I say, Mcb.
Ill, 6, 2 (I only say).
Onset, beginning, setting about: if thou wilt leave
me, do not leave me last, when other petty griefs have
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done their spite, but in the o. come, Sonn. 90, 11. /
/late a sonnet that will serve the turn to give the o. to
thy good advice, Gent. Ill, 2, 94. and for an o., Titus,
to advance thy name, Lavinia will I make my empress.
Tit. I, 238. = beginning of a combat: swell in their
pride, the o. still expecting, Lucr. 432. the o. and re-
tire of both your armies, John II, 326.
On«'ard, 1) forward, on : o. to Troy he goes, Lucr.
1504. Ado I, 1, 299. Cor. 11, 3, 271.
2) on the way yet to be made; opposed to behind:
my grief lies o. and my joy behind, Sonn. 50, 14.
Onwards, the same: as thou goest o. Sonn. 126,6.
Ooze, subst. the soft mud at the bottom of water:
Tp. I, 2, 252. Ill, 3, 100. H5 I, 2, 164. Ant. II, 7,
25. Cymb. IV, 2, 205. Per. Ill, 1, 61 (0. Edd. oare).
Ooze, vb. to flow gently: as a gum, which — s
from whence 'tis nourished, Tim. 1, 1, 21.
Oozy, muddy, slimy: Tp. V, 151.
Opal, a precious stone reflecting different colours :
Compl. 215. Tw. II, 4, 77.
Ope, adj. open; never joined to a noun attribu-
tively: the gates are o. Cor. I, 4, 43. to break o. Lucr.
446. Krr. Ill, 1, 73. Cor. IJI, 1, 138. Mcb. II, 3, 72.
to fling 0. John II, 449. to pluck o. Caes. I, 2, 267.
to set 0. H6B IV, 9, 13. unlaid o. Per. I, 2, 89.
Ope, vb. to open; 1) trans.: o. thegate, Ven. 424.
John II, 536. H6C II, 1, 21. V, 1, 21. a door. Tit.
V, 2, 10. a window, Cymb. V, 4, 81. a tomb, Rom.
V, 3, 283. a coffin. Per. V, 3, 23. her lap, Rom. I, 1,
220. arms, Tit. V, 3, 108. Hml. IV, 5, 145. jaws,
Troil. 1, 3, 73. Hml. I, 4, 50. mouth. Tit. V, 3, 175.
lips, Merch. I, 1, 94. Caes. Ill, 1, 260. 0th. V, 2, 305.
thine ear, Tp. I, 2, 37. eyes. Ado IV, 1, 12^ H6B
III, 2, 35. Cymb. II, 3, 26. a letter, Merch. Ill, 2, 235.
Lr. V, 1, 40. a testament, R2 III, 3, 94 (Qq open).
2) intr. ; used of eyes: Lucr. 383. of gates, H6C
II, 3, 40. Tim. V, 4, 47. of graves, Tp. V, 49. of the
heavens, Cor. V, 3, 183.
Open, adj . 1) not shut, unclosed : an o. ear, Lucr.
283. Wint. IV, 4, 685. V, 2, 68. eye, Lucr. 520. Tp.
II, 1, 214. Wiv. II, 1, 126. Mcb. V, 1, 28. door, Slir.
III, 2, 212. H4B IV, 5, 56. Troil. IV, 2, 19. Mcb. II,
2, 5. mouth, John IV, 2, 195. ports of slumber, H4B
IV, 5, 24. gates, H6C V, 1, 60. the <,. ulcer of my
heart, Troil. I, 1, 53. the offices are o. 0th. II, 2, 9.
purse. Per. Ill, 2, 47. to be secretly o. Troil. V, 2, 24
(quibbling), to break o. Wiv. I, 1, 115. H6B IV, 3,
18. Tim. IV, 3, 450. burst o. H6A I, 3, 28. how came
the posterns o.l Wint. II, 1, 53. gape o. R3 I, 2, 65.
keep 0. Sonn. 27, 7. 61, 1. leave o. Mids. Ill, 1, 58.
wrench o. Per. Ill, 2, 53. An o. hand the emblem a)
of unreserved and honest sentiments; where a noble
heart hath pawned an o. hand in sign of love, H6C IV,
2, 9. b) of liberality: Tw. IV, 1, 22. H4B IV, 4, 32.
Troil. IV, 5, 100. Hence: your o. bounty, Tim. V, 1,
61 (= liberality).
2) unenclosed, not obstructed, accessible: if money
goes before, all ways- lie o. Wiv. II, 2, 175. lodge in
0. field, H6B I, 1, 80. let me have o. means to come to
them, R3 IV, 2, 77. Metaphorically: o. to incontinency,
Hml. II, 1, 30. Hence =; exposed: hath .left me o. to
all injuries, H4B V, 2, 8. / lie o. to the law, H6B I,
3, 159. H8 HI, 2, 334. left me o., bare for every storm,
Tim. IV, 3, 265.
3) not covered, not sheltered: the o. air, Wint.
Jll, 2, 106. John V, 7, 7. H6C III, 2, 177. R3 1, 1,
124. Lr. Ill, 6, 1. the tyranny of the o. night, Lr. Ill,
4,2. Double meaning: a hando. as day, H4B1V,4,32.
4) public: thy secret pleasure turns to o. shame,
Lucr. 890. Err. IV, 4, 70. H6B II, 4, 19. ano.room,
Meas. II, 1, 135. in the u. court, Merch. IV, 1, 338.
as she hath been publicly accused, so shall she have a
just and o. trial, Wint. II, 3, 205. sequestration from
0. haunts and popularity, H5 I, 1, 59. to make o. pro-
clamation, H6A I, 3, 71. in o. market-place, I, 4, 40.
in the o. streets, I, 6, 13. three days' o. penance, H6B
II, 3, 11. we are too o. here to argue this; let's think
in private more, H8 II, 1, 168. all run, with o. outcry,
toward our monument, Rom. V, 3, 193. in o, ■=■ in
public; was viewed in o. as his queen, H8 III, 2, 405.
Adverbially: do not (hen walk too o. Tw. Ill, 3,
37; cf. H8 II, 1, 168.
5) undisguised, free from dissimulation : by o. war,
H6C I, 2, 19. 0. perils, Caes. IV, 1, 47. to show their
0, banner, Lr. Ill, 1, 34. truth loves o. dealing, H8 III,
1, 40. the Moor is of a free and o. nature, 0th. I,
3, 405.
6) apparent, evident, plain : his thefts were too o.
Wiv. I, 3, 28. what's o. made to justice, that justice
seizes, Meas. II, 1, 21. this is o. Tw. 11, 5, 174. ^/ross
as a mountain, u., palpable, H4A II, 4, 250. this o.
and apparent shame, 292. their faults are o. H5 II, 2,
142. his apparent o. guilt, R3 III, 5, 30. to lay o. =
to show, to reveal; Lucr. 747. 1248. Wiv. II, 2, 191.
Err. Ill, 2, 34. Wint. Ill, 2, 19. John IV, 3, 38. H4A
II, 3, 34. R3 111, 7, 15. Cymb. Ill, 2, 29.
Open, vb. 1) trans, a) to unclose , to unlock, to
unfold: the gates, Ven. 960. Tp. I, 2, 129. H6A I,
3, 4. 17. 18. IV, 2, 5. H6C IV, 7, 28. 29. a door,
Lucr. 359. Err. Ill, 1, 38. a casement. All's II, ■'; 226.
latches, Wint. Iv, 4, 449. a purse, Gent. I, I, 137.
an oyster, Wiv. 11, 2, 3. a letter, Tw. V, 297. a bear-
ing-cloth, Wint. Ill, 3, 120. the mouth, Ven. 248. Tp.
II, 2, 85. 87. R3 1, 2, 56. chaps, Tp. II, 2, 89. eyes,
Ven. 1051. Lucr. 105. H6B II, 1, 105. H8 11,2,42.
Tim. V, 1, 25. lips, Meas. Ill, 1, 198. As I, 3, 84.
V, 1, 37. 39. Tw. I, 5, 2. arms, Wint. IV, 4, 559.
hand, Tw. II, 5, 159. Wint. 1, 2, 103. I feel my heart
new — ed, H8 III, 2, 366 (susceptible of new senti-
ments). Peculiar expression : my hand has — ed bounty
to you, H8 III, 2, 184 (^ has been open to do you
good).
b) to disclose, to expand: in whom I know all the
particulars of vice so grafted that , when they shall be
—ed,... Mcb. IV, 3, 52.
c) to disclose, to reveal, to show: o. the matter in
brief, Gent. I, 1, 135. to o. thy affair, Wint. IV, 4, 764.
ivhich I have — ed to his grace, H5 I, 1, 78. — ing
titles miscreale, I, 2, 16. Hml. II, 2, 18. Cymb. V, 5,
42. 58. Per. I, 2, 87. IV, 3, 23. V, 1, 133.
2) intr. a) to unclose itself; used of locks, Lucr.
304. Mcb. IV, 1, 46. of gates, Ven. 451. Mids. Ill,
2, 392. Cor. I, 4, 19. of clouds, Tp. Ill, 2, 150. of
lips, Ven. 48. of jaws, Rom. V, 3, 47. of eyes, Lucr.
399. Tp. II, 1, 319. at the first — ing of the gorgeous
east, LLL IV, 3, 223; cf. Mids. Ill, 2, 392.
b^ to bark on scent or view of the game: if I cry
out thus upon no trail, never trust me when I o. again,
Wiv. IV, 2, 209.
Open-arse, the vulgar name of the medlar; not
spoken to the end, but broken off in the middle in
Rom. II, 1, 38: 0, that she were an open, or thou a
0
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poperin pear! (M. Edd. following the surreptitious
Ql, an open et cetera).
Opener, one who reveals and interprets: the very
0. and intelligencer between the grace^ the sanctities of
heaven and our dull workings^ H4B IV, 2, 20.
Open-ejed, waking and watching: while you
here do snoring lie, u. conspiracy his time doth take,
Tp. II, 1,301.
Opening, 1) unclosing: a gate that makes his o.
with this bigger key, Meas. IV, 1, 31. 2) aperture, en-
trance; the 0. of his mouth, As IV, 3, 111. we saw him
at the 0. of his tent, Troil. II, 3, 91.
Openly, 1) publicly: proclaimed it o. Shr. IV, 2,
85. we so 0. proceed in justice, Wint. Ill, 2, 5. my
case so o. known, H4B II, 1, 33. be dishonoured o.
Tit. I, 432. maintain such a quarrel o. II, 1, 47.
2) without reserve or disguise, manifestly: this
chain which now you wear so o. Err. V, 1, 17. my love
shall show itself more o. H4B IV, 2, 76. calls your
grace usurper o. H6B IV, 4, 30.
Openiies§, plainness, clearness: deliver laith more
u. your ansioers to my demands, Cymb. I, 6, 88.
Operanl, operative, active: sauce his palate with
thy most o. poison, Tim. IV, 3, 25. my o. powers their
functions leave to do, Hml. Ill, 2, 184.
Operate, to be active: the effect doth u. another
way, Troil. V, 3, 109. mine Italian brain 'gan in your
duller Britain o. most vilely, Cymb. V, 5, 197.
Operation, agency, effect: a good sherris-sach
hath a twofold o. in it, H4B IV, 3, 104. hath an o.
more divine, Troil. Ill, 3, 203. Eom, III, 1, 8. Lr. I,
1, 113. Ant. II, 7, 30. IV, 15, 26. Used confusedly
by Nym; I have — s which be humours of revenge, Wiv.
1, 3, 98 (= disposition, sentiments).
Operative, effective': that (sleep) to provoke in
him, are many simples o. Lr. IV, 4, 14.
Ophelia, name in Hml. I, 3, 33 etc.
Opinion, 1) judgment formed concerning any
thing, persuasion: errors by o. bred, Lucr. 937. / do
now let loose my o. Tp. II, 2, 36. I cannot put off my
0. so easily, Wiv. II, 1, 243. Ado I, 1, 234. Merch.
Ill, 5, 76. IV, 1, 157. As II, 7, 46. Tw. IV, 2, 54. 58.
60. 62. Wint. I, 2, 297. II, 1, 37. II, 3, 89. John IV,
2, 26. R2 III, 1, 26. H4A II, 4, 445. H5 III, 2, 105.
H6A I, 4, 64. II, 4, 52. H6C IV, 1, 29. H8 Prol. 20.
111,1,60. IV, 2, 37. V, 3, 17. Troil. II, 2, 188. Cor.
1, 1, 169. I, 2, 1. Caes. V, 1, 78. Hml. I, 1, 68. II, 1,
115. V, 2, 201. Lr. I, 2, 80. Cymb. 1,4,68. in an
opinion = of a persuasion : he shall yield the other in
the right o. H6A II, 4, 42. he is returned in his — s,
H8 III; 2, 64 ; cf. Ado I, 1, 235. in my o. = to my
thinking: Gent. I, 2, 6. Meas. II, 1, 245. All's IV, 2,
31. H6A V, 5, 61. H6B II, 1, 106. R3 II, 2, 131. Ill,
1, 52. Ill, 4, 45 {¥{ judgment). Cymb. I, 4, 119. with
that 0. = thinking, supposing: that thou neglect me
not with that o, that I am touched with madness, Meas.
V, 50. to hold an 0.: Ado II, 3, 224. Merch. IV, 1, 131.
Caes. II, 1, 196; cf. 1,2,322. Followed by o/ (= con-
cerning, about) : ask my o. of thai, Merch. Ill, 6, 90.
what's your o. of your sister? Shr. Ill, 2, 246. H4B I,
3, 3. H6B II, 2, 4. Caes. II, 1, 196. II, 2, 6.
2) the judgment or sentiments formed about per-
sons and their qualities: to bear a hard o. of his truth,
Gent. II, 7, 81. in this mystery of ill — s, Wiv. II, 1,
73. bear a good o. of my knowledge, AsV, 2, GO. sailed
into the north of my lady's u. Tw. Ill, 2, 28. a most
hideous o. of his rage, III, 4, 212. killed with your
hard —.9, H4B V, 5, 148. H8 II, 2, 125. II, 3, Gl.
III, 1, 36. Caes. 1, 2, 322. Mcb. I, 7, 33. 0th. IV, 2,
209. Cymb. 1, 4, 175. 11, 4, 58. I'eciiliar passage : that
he might stick the smallest o. on my least misuse, 0th.
IV, 2, 109 (= ill opinion).
3) the favourable judgment which a person forms
of himself ; a) in a good sense, = self-confidence: to
steel a strong o. to themselves, Troil. I, 3, 353. let us
rear the higher our o. Ant. II, 1, 36. b) in a bad sense,
:= arrogance, conceitedness: pride, haughtiness, o.
and disdain, H4A III, 1, 185. learned without o. LLL
V, 1, 6. a plague ofo. Troil. Ill,' 3, 265.
4) reputation, credit, public opinion: to be dressed
in an o. of wisdom, Merch. I, 1, 91. this fool gudgeon,
this 0. 102. 0. that did help me to the croivn, H4A HI,
2, 42. it lends a lustre and more great o. to our enter-
prise, IV, 1, 77. thou hast redeemed thy lost o. V, 4,
48. to thee it shall descend with better quiet, better o.
H4B IV, 5, 189. to raze out rotten o. who hath writ me
down after my seeming, V, 2, 128. o. shall be surgeon
t^ my hurt, H6A II, 4, 53. Achilles, whom o. crowns
the sinew and the forehand of our host, Troil. 1, 3, 142.
186. in the trial much o. dwells, 336. we did our main
0. crush in taint of our best man, 373. yet go we under
our 0. still that we have better men, 383. others fish with
craft for great o. IV, 4, 105. policy grows into an ill
0. V, 4, 19. 0. that so sticks on Marcius, Cor. 1, 1, 275.
in 0. and in honour wronged, Tit. 1, 416. will purchase
us a good o. Caes. 11, 1, 145. false o. whose wrong
thought defiles thee, Lr. Ill, 6, 119. u., a sovereign
mistress of success, 0th. I, 3, 225 your rich o. II, 3,
195. o. 's but a fool. Per. II, 2, 56. begets you a good
0. IV, 2, 131.
Opinioned, DogbeiTy's blunder for pinioned:
Ado IV, 2, 69.
Opportnne, seasonable, convenient, fit: the most
0. place, Tp. IV, 1, 26. and most o. to our need I have
a vessel, Wjnt. IV, 4, 511.
Opportunity, convenient time, favourable cir-
cumstances, fit occasion: Lucr. 874. 876. 895. 903.
932. Wiv. Ill, 4, 20. Mids. II, 1, 217. Tw. Ill, 2, 27.
H5 III, 2, 151. H6A II, 1, 13. V, 4, 158. Troil. IV,
5, 62. Tit. I, 1, 137. Rom. Ill, 5, 49. 0th. II, 1, 290.
Cymb. I, 4, 116. 141. Ill, 1, 14. Ill, 2, 19. Ill, 4, 29.
Plural: Wiv. II, 2, 203. Ill, 1, 15. Lr. IV, 6, 268.
Oppose, 1) to place in front or face to face, to
set over against; I do o. my patience to his fu7-y,'Mevch.
IV, 1, 10. 0. thy steadfast -gazing eyes to mine, see if
thou canst outface me, H6B IV, 10, 48. — ing freely
the beauty of her person to the people, H8 IV, 1, 67.
eye to eye — d salutes each other loith each other s form,
Troil. Ill, 3, 107. o. not Scythia to ambitious Rome,
Tit. I, 132. was this a face to be — d against the war-
ring winds? Lr. IV, 7, 32 (Qq exposed), sluttery to
such neat excellence — d, Cymb. I, 6, 44. = to set
against, by way of hinderance or combat: are my
doors — d against my passage? Tim. Ill, 4, 80. to o.
the bolt against my coming in, Lr. II, 4, 179. whom may
you else o. that can from Hector bring his honour off?
Troil. I, 3, 333. misprizing the knight —d, IV, 5, 75.
they are — d already, 94. — d to hinder me, V, 3, 57.
though Birnam wood be come to Dunsinane, and thou
—d, Mcb. V, 8, 31.
Partic. —d, adjectively, = a) opposite, contiavy :
fashioning our humours even to the — d end of our in-
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tents, LLL V, 2, 768. of —d natures, Merch. II, 9, G2.
— d winds, Wint. I, 1, 34. the — d continent, H4A III,
1, 110. b) adverse, hostile : to give my hand — d against
my heart unto a mad-brain rudeshy, Shr. 111,2,0. those
— d eyes, H4A 1,1,9. we stand — d, V, 1, 67, towards
fronting peril and — d decay, H4B IV, 4, 66. the — d
numbers, H5 IV, 1, 308. two such — d kings, Rom. 11,
3, 27. though in general part we were — d, Tim. V, 2,
7. bear it that the — d may beware of thee, Hml. 1, 3,
67. from one that's of a neutral heart, and not from
one — d, Lr. Ill, 7, 49. — d against the act, IV, 2, 74.
Reflexively: if you u. yourselves to match Lord
Warwick, H6BY, 1,156. Hence = to resist, to defy,
to offer resistance: she — « her against my will, Gent.
Ill, 2, 26. / alone do me o. against the pope, John
111, 1, 170. 1 0. not myself against their will, E2 111,
3, 18. V. himself against a troop of kernes, H6B III,
1,361. makes him o. himself against the king, V, 1, 133.
2) to be set against, to be an adversary to, to
face, to confront: your resolution cannot hold, when
'tis — d by the power of the king, Wint IV, 4, 37. they
shall be well — d, H4A IV, 4, 33. too weak to o. your
cunning, H8 11, 4, 107. you are potently — ed, V, 1,
135. to 0. his hatred fully, Cor. HI, 1, 20. — ing laws
with strokes. III, 3, 79. he did o. his foe, Tim. Ill, 5,
^0. o. my will, Mcb IV,3,65. if you — dthem (French
scrimers) Hml. IV, 7, 103.
3) intr. a) to be placed over against each other:
when half to half the world — d. Ant. Ill, 13, 9. the
four — ing coigns which the world together joins, Per.
Ill Prol. 17. b) to be adverse, to make opposition : o.
against their wills, Wint. V, 1, 46. and by — ing end
them, Hml. Ill, 1,60. whom most just and heavy causes
make o. Lr. V, 1, 27. found no opposition but what he
looked for should o. Cymb. 11, 5, 18.
Opposeless, not to be opposed, irresistible : your
great o. wills, Lr. IV, 6, 38.
Opposer, enemy: All's 111, 1, 6. Cor. I, 5, 23.
11, 2, 98. IV, 3, 36.
Opposite, subst. 1) adversary: Meas. Ill, 2, 175.
Tw. Ill, 2, 68. Ill, 4, 253. 293. H4B 1,3, 55. IV, 1,
16. H6B V, 3, 22. R3 V, 4, 3. Cor. 11, 2, 23. Hml.
V, 2, 62. Lr. V, 3, 42. 153.
2^ contrary: just o. to what thou justly seemesi,
Rom. Ill, 2, 78. each v. that blanks the face of joy
meet what I would have well and it destroy, Hml. Ill,
2, 230 (or = contrariety?), the present pleasure, by
revolution lowering, does become the o. of itself. Ant.
1, 2, 130.
Opposite, adj. 1) adverse, repugnant, hostile:
free from a stubborn u. intent, H6B HI, 2, 251. at
their births good stars were o. R3 IV, 4, 215. be o. all
planets of good luck to my proceedings, 402. he's o. to
humanity, Tim. 1, 1, 284. hqw o. I stood to his purpose,
Lr. II, 1, 51. so 0. to marriage, 0th. I, 2, 67. Fol-
lowed by with: be o. with a kinsman, Tw. II, 5, 162
(show him your aversion), to be thus o. with heaven,
R3 II, 2, 94.
2) contrary: cross him with their u. persuasion,
Lucr. 286. what is o. to England's love, John 111, 1,
254. thou art as o. to every good as the Antipodes are
unto us, H6C 1, 4, 134. the office u. to Saint Peter,
0th. IV, 2, 91.
Opposition, 1) the act of setting agalinst, o/ of-
fering for combat: the o. of your person in trial, amh
V, 2, 178.
2) that which is set against, by way of combat or
comparison : your whole plot too light for the counter-
poise of so great an o. H4A II, 3, 15. alike conversant
in general services, and more remarkable in single — s,
Cymb. IV, 1, 14 (i.e. when compared as to particular
accomplishments. According to the usual interpreta-
tion, = single combats).
3) repvignance , resistance: the liberal o, of our
spirits, LLL V, 2, 743. the sin of disobedient o. to you
and your behests, Rom. IV, 2, 18. why should we in
our peevish o. take it to heart, Hml. 1, 2, 100. found
no 0. Cymb. 11, 5, 17.
4) combat, encounter: in single o., hand to hand,
H4A 1, 3, 99. tilting one at other's breast, in o. bloody,
0th. II, 3, 184.
Oppress, 1) to press, to act upon by pressure:
the weak — ed, the impression of strange kinds is form-
ed in them, Lucr. 1242.
2) to press down, to depress, to overpower: day's
oppression is not eased by night, but day by night, and
night by day, - ed, Sonn. 28, 4. my life sinks down
to death, — ed with melancholy, 45, 8. they are — ed
with travel, Tp. Ill, 3, 15. a young maid with travel
much — ed, As 11, 4, 74. - ed with two weak evils, age
and hunger, II, 7, 132. — ed with wrongs, John 111, 1,
13. fear — eth strength, R2 III, 2, 180. doleful dumps
the mind o. Rom. IV, 5, 129. when nature, being — ed,
commands the mind to suffer with the body , Lr. II, 4,
109. — ed nature sleeps, 111, 6, 104. belief of it —es
me already, 0th. 1, 1, 144.
3) to suppress: the mutiny he there hastes to o. Per.
Ill Prol. 29.
4) to afflict, to distress, to harass, to bring to
misery: you ne'er — edme with a mother's groan', All's
1,3,153. this —ed boy, John II, 177. 245 (or =
supplanted?), nor much — ed them with great subsidies,
H6C IV, 8, 45. by — ing and betraying me thou mightst
have- sooner got another service, Tim. IV, 3, 510. /or
thee, — ed king, am I cast down, Lr. V, 3, 5. be not
with mortal accidents — ed, Cymb. V, 4, 99.
5) to take all to one's self, to cover and encom-
pass the whole of, to overwhelm : dido, our nest, H4A
V, 1, 61. when all our offices have been —ed with
riotous feeders , Tim. 11, 2, 167. why dost thou so o.
me with thine eye? Troil. IV, 5, 241 (examine every
part with a devouring look), thrice he walked by their
— ed and fear-surprised eyes, Hml. 1, 2, 203.
Oppression, 1) pressure: stoop with o. of their
prodigal weight, R2 111, 4, 31. too great o.for a tender
thing, Rom. 1, 4, 24.
2) tyranny against subjects or enemies: you would
have sold . . . his subjects to o. H5 II, 2, 172. such as
your 0. feeds upon, H6A IV, 1, 58. free from o. or the
stroke of war, V, 3, 155. I lack gall to make o. bitter,
Hml. II, 2, 606. the o. of aged tyranny, Lr. 1, 2, 52.
the earth is thonged by man's o. Per. I, 1, 102 (or per-
haps = avidity taking all to itself; cf. Oppress sub 5).
3) embarrassment, difficulty; affliction, distress,
misery: how under my u. I did reek, H8 II, 4, 208.
our 0. exceeds what we expected. Ant. IV, 7, 2. when
day's u. is not eased bij night, Sonn. 28, 3. day of
shame, o., perjury, John 111, 1, 88 (or = tyranny?!.
our o. hath made up this league, 106. to counterfeit o.
of such grief, R2 1, 4, 14. at thy good heart' s o. Rom.
1, 1, 190. need and o. starveth in thine eyes, V, 1, 70.
Oppressor , one who tra.mples on the rights of
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another : the orphan pines while the o. feeds , Lucr.
905. the ~'s wrong, Hml. Ill, 1, 71.
Opprobrioasly, injuriously, invectively : R3 111,
1,153.
Oppngnancy, opposition, contention: each thing
meets in mere o. Troil. I, 3, 111.
Opulency, affluence, riches: the /latteries thai
/allow youth and o. Tim. V, 1, 38.
Opulent, rich, plenteous, ample: to draw a third
more o. than your sisters, Lr. 1, 1, 88. / will piece her
f o. throne with kingdoins, Ant. I, 5, 46.
Or, a particle marking, or only seeming to mark,
an alternative; really disjunctive: whether he run or
Hy they know not, Ven. 304. in earth or heaven^ 493.
do I delight to die or life desire? 496. high or low,
1139. fall to't, or we run ourselves aground, Tp. 1, 1,
4. / have inly wept, or should have spoke ere this, V,
201 etc. etc. Denoting indifference of choice :/ou/ or
wrinkled-old, Ven. 133. would dissolve or seem to melt,
144. I will enchant thine ear, or trip upon the green,
146. 206. 232. 285 etc. etc. four or five, Tp. 1, 2, 47.
a turn or two, IV, 162. twice or thrice, Gent. I, 2, 117.
Ill, 1, 365. Wiv. Ill, 5, 103. IV, 4, 48. V, 5,129. Meas.
II, 1, 287. Ml, 1, 76. Ado 111, 2, 74. Mids. IV, 1, 41.
Merch. HI, 2, 1. IV, 1, 147 etc. The same variety
even in the use of either ... or, and of or else ; cf.
Either and £lse (add to the instances quoted there :
but you are wise, or else you love not, for to be wise
and love exceeds man's might, Troil. HI, 2, 163). Some-
times quite = and : more white and red than doves or
roses are, Ven. 10. if you suspect my husbandry or
falsehood, Tim. 11, 2, 164 (a hendiadis, = my false
husbandry, or my husbandry as false ; cf. And). Placed
only before the last of several parts of the sentence:
no grass, herb, leaf, or weed, Ven. 1065. either this
is envy in you, folly, or mistaking, Meas. Ill, 2, 149.
neither in time, matter, or other circumstance, IV, 2, 108.
not to wear, handle, or use any sword, weapon, or dag-
ger, H6AI,3, 78 etc. or... or ^ either .. . or; 1) dis-
junctively : or gluttoning on all, or all away, Sonn. 75,
14. or I shall live your epitaph to make, or you survive,
81, 1. 112, 8. Tp. IV, 1, 30. Merch. 1, 1, 150. Wint.
II, 1, 165. IV, 4, 42. H4A 1, 3, 194. H5 1, 2, 12. 225.
H8 11, 4, 192. Troil. 1, 3, 318. Cor. I, 3, 30. Ill, 1,
208. IV, 1, 32. Caes. IV, 1, 11. V, 5, 3. Lr. IV, 7,
98. Ant. IV, 2, 5. Per. V, 1, 248. or ... or else: ill-
annexed opportunity or kills his life or else his quality,
Lucr. 875. or you must fight or else be hanged, H6B
I, 3, 222. 2) without such discrimination: without or
yea or no, Lucr. 1340. without or grudge or grumblings,
Tp. 1, 2, 249. to leave unsought or that or any place.
Err. 1, 1, 137. would mad or man or beast, V, 84. will
make or man or woman madly dote, Mids. II, 1, 171.
am I or that or this for what he'll utter? All's V, 3,
208. Wint. 1, 2, 428. V, :i68. R2 I, 1, 93. Troil. Ill,
3, 97. Caes. II, 1, 135. Cymb. I, 4, 90 (0. Edd. or
if there were, most M. Edd. j^' there were) etc. Or ...
or = whether ... or : what hour is this f or morn or
weary even? Ven. 495. or in the ocean drenched, or
in the fire? 494. looked he or red or pale, or sad or
merrily^ Err. IV, 2, 4. where is fancy bred, or in the
heart or in the head? Merch. HI, 2, 64. thou art over-
thrown, or Charles or something weaker masters thee.
As 1, 2, 272. H4A V, 2, 12. H6B I, 3, 105. Caes.
V, 4, 24. Lr. HI, 6, 69. Cymb. II, 4, 71. IV, 2, 356.
Or whether ...or whether = whether ... or: or whether
doth my mind drink up the monarchs' plague, this flat-
tery, or whether shall I say . . .? Sonn. 114, 1. cf. move
these eyes? or whether . . . seem they in motion? Merch.
Ill, 2, 118. or whether his fall enraged him, or how
'twas, Cor. I, 3, 69.
Or, before, sooner than: would I had met my dear-
est foe in heaven or ever I had seen that day, Hml. 1,
2, 183 (Ff ere I had ever seen), or I could make a
prologue to my brains, they had begun the play, V, 2,
30 (Ff ere). I'll think he'll grant the tribute or look
upon our Homans, Cymb. II, 4, 14. Particularly or
ere (or e'er?) used in this sense: Tp. 1, 2, 11. V, 103.
Shr. IV, 5, 8. John IV, 3, 20. V, 6, 44. Mcb. IV, 3,
173. Hml. I, 2, 147. Lr. H, 4, 289. Cvmb. HI, 2, 67.
V> 3, 50 (cf. Ere).
Oracle , 1) the decision of a god respecting a
question: Tp. IV, 1, 12. V, 244. Gent. 11, 7, 75. LLL
1, 1, 218. Wint. H, 1, 190. HI, 1, 18. HI, 2, 116.
119. 128. 141. 155. V, 1, 38. V, 2, 24. V, 3, 126.
H6B I, 4, 74. H8 V, 5, 67. Troil. I, 3, 74. Cymb. V,
5, 450.
2) the place where, or the person of whom the
determinations of heaven are inquired: Merch. 1, 1,
93. Wint. H, 1, 185.- 11, 3, 194. HI, 1, 9. R3 H, 2,
152. H8 HI, 2, 104. Troil. I, 3, 192. IV, 5, 253. Tim.
IV, 3, 120. V, 1, 222. Mcb. HI, 1, 9.
Orange, the fruit of Citrus Aurantium : civil as
an o. Ado 11, 1, 305 (cf. Civil), this rotten o. IV, 1, 33.
Orange-tawny, dark-yellow: your o. beard, Mids.
1, 2, 96. the ousel cock with o. bill, HI, 1, 129.
Orange-wife, a woman that sells oranges: Cor.
U, 1, 78.
Oration , «, public speech , a harangue : Merch.
HI, 2, 180. Troil. 1, 3, 166. II, 1, 19. Tit. IV, 3, 96.
98. 116. Cans. Ill, 1, 293.
Orator, a speaker by way of eminence, one who
pleads a case with some eloquence: Ven. 806. Lucr.
30. 268. 815. Err. HI, 2, 10. As IV, 1, 75. All's V,
3, 254. H6A IV, 1, 175. H6B III, 2, 274. H6C 1, 2,
2. 11, 2, 43. m, 1, 33. HI, 2, 188. R3 HI, 5, 95. IV,
2, 38. IV, 4, 129. Tit. HI, 1, 26. IV, 1, 14. Caes. Ill,
2, 221.
Oratory, art of speaking, eloquence : Lncr. 564.
815. H6A II, 2, 49. R3 111, 1, 37. Ill, 7, 20. Tit. V,
3, 90.
Orb, 1) a circle : you seem to me as Dian in her
o. Ado IV, 1, 58 (surrounded by her nymphs. Or
perhaps = the moon in her sphere ?). to dew her — s
upon the green, Mids. II, 1, 9 (i. 6. fairy-rings), the
moon that monthly changes in her circled o. Rom. 11,
2, 110.
2) any thing spherical : the small o. of one parti-
cular tear, Compl. 289.
3) the sphere in which a star moves: my good stars
have empty left their — s. Ant. HI, 13, 146. Metaphori-
cally, = sphere of action: move in that obedient o.
again where you did give a fair and natural light, H4A
V, 1, 17. blest pray you be, that after this strange
starting from your — s you may reign in them now,
Cymb. V, 5, 371. in our — s we'll live so round and
safe, Per. I, 2, 122.
4) a celestial body: not th'e smallest o. which thou
heholdest but in his motion like an angel sings, Merch.
V, 60. below thy sister's o. (the moon) infect the air,
Tim, IV, 3, 2. by all the operation of the — s, Lr. 1, 1,
113 the fiery — s above, Cjmb. I, 6, 3b.
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5'' the earth (German : Erdlcreis) : foolery does walk
about the o. like the sun, Tvv. Ill, 1, 43. his fame folds
in this 0. o the earth. Cor. V, 6, 127. the o. below as
hush as death, Hml. II, 2, 507. when he meant to quail
and shake the o. Ant. V, 2, 85.
Orbed, circular, round: their poor balls are tied
to the 0. earth, Compl. 25. that o. continent (the sun)
Tw. V, 278. Tellus' o. ground, Hml. HI, 2, 166.
Orchard, a garden: Compl. 171. Ado 1, 2, 10.
II, 3, 4. Ill, 1, 5. Ill, 3, 161. V, 1, 244. As I, 1, 44.
Shr. II, 112. Tw. Ill, 2, 8. Ill, 4, 194. 244. John V,
7, 10. H4B I, 1, 4. V, 3, 1. Troil. Ill, 2, 17. Rom.
II, 1, 5. II, 2, 63. Caes. Ill, 2, 253. Hml. I, 6, 35.
Ordain, 1) to decree : devise, o., impose some gentle
order, John III, 1, 250. Particularly used of the de-
crees of fate: fate — ing he should be a cuckold, Wiv.
HI, 5, 106. a holy maid, — ed to raise this siege, H6A
I, 2, 53. wast thou — ed to die in ruffian battle'? H6B
V, 2, 45. for this (to kill thee) was I —ed, H6C V,
6, 58. this shoulder was — ed so thick to heave, V, 7, 23.
2) to institute, to establish, to found: the cause
why music was —ed, Shr. HI, 1, 10. when first this
order (of the garter) was — ed, H6A IV, 1, 33. jilul-
mutius — ed our laws, Cymb. Ill, 1, 56.
3) to appoint, to prepare; the feast is ready,
which the careful Titus hath — ed to an honourable
end, Tit. V, 3, 22, all things that we — ed festival,
turn from their office to black funeral, Rom. IV, 6, 84.
41 to set apart for an office, to appoint: being
— ed his special governor, H6A I, 1, 171.
Order, subst. 1) regular disposition, proper state,
settled mode of being or proceeding: yourselves in o.
set, Wiv. V, 5, 81. she is fast my wife, save that we
do the denunciation lack of outward o. Meas. I, 2, 153.
can you nominate in o. now the degrees of the lie? As
V, 4, 92. to learn the o. of my fingering, Shr. HI, 1,
65 (= method), every thing in n. IV, 1, 53. confine
yourself within the limits of o. Tw. 1, 3, 9. ere an-
cient'st 0. was, Wint. IV, 1, 10. all form is formless,
o. orderless, John III, 1, 253. such temperate o. in so
fierce a cause. III, 4, 12. I live out of all o. H4A III,
3, 22. let 0. die, H4B I, 1, 154. teach the act of o. to
a peopled kingdom, H5 I, 2, 189. if any o. might be
thought upon, IV, 5, 21. things are set in o. H6A II, 2,
32. they are all in o. H6B IV, 2, 198. but then are we
in 0. when we are most out of o. 199. 200. lei's set
our men in o. H6C I, 2, 70. o. gave each thing view,
H8 I, 1, 44. in all line of o. Troil. I, 3, 88. stand not
upon the o. of your going, Mcb. Ill, 4, 119. great com-
mand o'er sioays the 0. Hml. V, 1,251. reproof, obe-
dient and in o. Per. I, 2, 42. by o. of law = legally,
legitimately : allowed by u. of laiv a furred gown,
Meas. Ill, 2, 8. / have a son by o. of law, Lr. I, 1, 19.
Plur. : there are pretty — s beginning: it is but heading
and hanging, Meas. II, 1, 249.
2) arrangement, determination made or to be
made: to whom the o. of the siege is given, H5 HI, 2,
70. divided by any voice or o. of the field , Troil. IV,
5, 70 (conditions to be settled concerning the com-
bat), consent upon the o. of their fight, 90. according
to our o. Mcb. V, 6, 6 (our plan of battle), see high
o. in this great solemnity. Ant. V, 2, 369 (take care
that it be arranged in a dignified manner). Hence
even = stipulation, condition : send fair-play — s and
make compromise, John V, 1, 67. that, having our fair
0. ivritlen doivn, both they and we, perusing o'er these
notes, may know .. ., V, 2, 4. shall we divide our right
according to our threefold u. ta'enf H4A III, 1, 71
(= indentures tripartite in v. 80).
To take 0. = to make the necessary disposition.s,
to take measures: now will we take some o. in the town,
H_6A HI, 2, 126. Followed by for: if your- worship
will take o. for the drabs and the knaves , Meas. II, 1,
246. to take o. for the wrongs that here and there his
fury had committed. Err. V, 146. there is o. ta'enfor
you, R2 V, 1, 53. ere you can take due — s for a priest,
I-T6B III, 1, 274. whiles I take o. for mine own affairs,
320. until the duke take o.for his burial, R3 I, 4, 288
(Ff give o.). / will take o. for her keeping close, IV, 2,
63. honest lago hath ta'en o. for it, 0th. V, 2, 72. By
an inf. : to take some privy o. to draw the brats of Cla-
rence out of sight, R3 HI, 5, 106. By a dependent
sentence: therefore this o. hath Baptista ta'en, thai
none shall have access unto Sianca/, Shr. I, 2, 126.
rU 0. take my mother shall not hear, All's IV, 2, 55.
/ loill take such o. that thy friends shall ring for thee,
H4B III, 2, 198. some one take o. Buckingham he
brought to Salisbury, R3 IV, 4, 539.
3) the way and manner in which a thing has come
or is coming to pass; course, process: the manner and
true o. of the fight this packet contains, H4B IV, 4, 100.
until they hear the o. of his death, H6B HI, 2, 129.
will you go see the o. of the course? Caes, I, 2, 25.
speak in the o. of his funeral. III, 1, 230.
4) direction, mandate, command: hadst thou not
0.9 Meas. II, 2, 8. there shall be o. for it, Meas. 11,
2, 25 (or = arrangement?), that should by private o.
else have died, V, 471. impose some gentle o. " John
HI, 1, 251. thou shall receive money and o. for their
furniture, H4A HI, 3, 226. the o. was reversed, R3
II, 1, 86. achievements, plots, — s, preventions, Troil.
1, 3, 181. Cicero is dead, and by that o. of proscription,
Caes. IV, 3, 180. they have already o. this night to
play before him, Hml. Ill, 1, 20. to give o. = a) to
direct, to command: give o. to my servants that ...,
Merch. V, 119. Grumio gave o. how it should be done,
Shr. IV, 3, 118. 119. the shrill whistle which doth o.
give to sounds confused, H5 HI Chor. 9. to give o.
that no manner of person have recourse unto the prin-
ces, R3 III, 5, 108 (Qq notice), yours we have given
0. to be next our own. Per II, 3, 111. b) to give direc-
tions, to prescribe the arrangement of a thing; usually
with ybr: / have given o.for our horses. All's II, 5,
27. give o. for my funeral, H6A H, 5, 112. until the
duke give o.for his burial, R3 1, 4, 288 (Qq take o.).
there's o. given for her coronation , H8 HI, 2, 46. o.
for sea is given. Ant. IV, 10, 6. give o. that these bo-
dies high on a stage be placed to the view, Hml. V,
2, 388.
5) a fraternity of religious persons or of knights:
Wiv. V, 5, 65. Meas. I, 3, 44. 11, 3, 3. HI, 2, 232.
IV, 2, 180. IV, 3, 152. Err. V, 107, Mids. II, 1, 123.
Shr. IV, 1, 148. H6A IV, 1, 33. 41. IV, 7, 68. HS
IV, 1, 26. Rom. HI, 3, 114. V, 2, 6.
Order, vb, to arrange, to regulate, to dispose:
strikes^each in each by mutual —ing, Sonn. 8, 10. the
direful spectacle of the wreck I have so safely — ed,
Tp. I, 2, 29. 'tis vile, unless it may be quaintly — ed,
Merch. II, 4, 6. the —ing on't is ours, Wint. II, 1, 169.
if thou hast the — ing of the mind too, II, 3, 106. for
the — ing your affairs, IV, 4, 139. have thou the — ing
of this present time , John V, 1, 77. u. the trial, mar-
0
815
shal, R2 I, 3, 99. how to o. these affairs, 11, 2, 109.
to o. peace between them, H5 V Chor. 39. thus my
battle shall be —ed, R3 V, 3, 292. all this was — ed
by the good discretion of the cardinal, H8 I, 1, 50. to
0. well the state. Tit. V, 3, 203. within my tent his bones
to-night shall lie, most like a soldier, — ed honourably,
Caes. V, 5, 79. bear his courses to be — ed by Lady
Fortune, Per. IV, 4, 47. Peculiar passages: help to o.
several powers to Oxford, R3 V, 3, I'JO (i. e. to super-
intend and regulate their conveyance there), our coiin-
trywen are men more — ed than when Julius Caesar
smiled at their lack of skill, Cymb. II, 4, 21 (better re-
gulated and disciplined).
Orderless, disorderly, out of rule: Johnlll, 1,253.
Orderly, adj. such as a thing ought to be, ac-
cording to rule, proper : gave such o. and well-behaved
reproof to all uncomeliness, Wiv. II, 1,59. frame your-
self to 0. solicits, Cymb. II, 3. 52.
Orderly, adv. according to rule, properly, diily :
how do you bear with me f Marry, sir , the letter, very
0. Gent. I, 1, 130. these things being bought and o.
bestowed, Merch. II, 2, 179. you are too blunt: go to
it 0. Shr. II, 45. 1/ou bid me make it o. and well, ac-
cording to the fashion and the time, IV, 3, 94. and o.
proceed to swear him. Rich. I, 3, 9. but o. to end where
I begun, Hml. Ill, 2, 220.
Ordinance, 1) established rule or custom, obser-
vance: by custom and the o. of times, H5 II, 4, S3.
why all these things change from their o. their natures,
Caes. I, 3, 66.
2) divine dispensation: by God's just o. R3 IV, 4,
183. V, 5, 31. the superfluous and lust -dieted man,
that slaves your o. Lr. IV, 1, 71. let o. come as the
gods foresay it, Cymb. IV, 2, 145.
3) order, rank: when one but of my o. stood up.
Cor. Ill, 2, 12.
3) ordnance, cannon: John II, 218. H5 II, 4, 126.
Ordinant, ordaining, swaying: even in that was
heaven o. Hml. V, 2, 48 (Ff ordinate).
Ordinary, adj. 1) usual, habitual, frequent: these
Jits are with kis highness very o. H4B 1V,4,1 15. the lunacy
is so 0, that the whippers are in love too, As HI, 2, 423.
2) common, inferior: I have no more wit than an
0. man has, Tw. I, 3, 90. 7 saw him put down loilh an
0. fool, 1,5,91. my heart hath melted at a lady's tears,
being an o. inundation, John V, 2, 48. H8 V, 1, 174.
Caes. I, 1, 78. I, 2, 73. Ill, 1, 37. Lr. I, 4, 36.
Ordinary, subst. 1) the mass; all that is common
and insignificant: / see no more in you than in the o.
of nature's sale-work, As III, 5, 42.
2) a meal, repast; I did think thee, for two • — es,
to be a pretty wise fellow. All's II, 3, 211. goes to the
feast, and for his o. pays his heai^t for what his eyes
eat only, Ant. II, 2, 230.
Ordinate, ordaining, swaying: even in that was
heaven o. Hml. V, 2, 48 (Qq and M. Edd. ordinant).
Ordnance (cf. Ordinance) cannon: Shr. I, 2, 204.
H5 III Chor. 26. H6A I, 4, 15. Hml. V, 2, 281.
Ordure, dung, filth : Ho 11, 4, 39.
Ore, a vein of gold : when beauty boasted blushes,
in despite virtue would stain that v. with silver white,
Lucr. 56 (M. Edd. o'er), to what metal this counterfeit
lump of 0. will be melted. All's III, 6, 40 (0. Edd.
ours), like some o. among a mineral of metals base,
Hml. IV, 1, 25.
Organ, 1) natural instrument; Wiv. V, 5, 55.
Ado IV, 1, 228. Merch. Ill, 1, 62. Tw. I, 4, 33. H5
IV, 1, 21. Troil. V, 2, 123. Hml. II, 2, 623. Lr. I,
4,301. Ant. 11,7,49.
2) any instrument: and given his deputation all
the — s of our own power, IMeas. 1, 1, 21. his power-
ful sound within an o. weak, All's II, 1, 179. there is
much music in this little u. Hml. Ill, 2, 385. that I
might be the o. IV, 7, 71.
Organ-pipe, wind-pipe, throat (cf. organ in Tw.
1, 4, 33) : this pale faint swan , who chants a doleful
hymn to his own death, and from the o. of frailly sings
his soul and body to their lasting rest, John V, 7, 23.
Hence = voice: methought the billows spoke and told
me of it; the winds did sing it to me, and the thunder,
that deep and dreadful o., pronounced the name of
Prosper, Tp. HI, 3, 98 (apparently not the pipe of a
musical organ, which would have been unable to pro-
nounce a name).
Orgillous (M. Edd. or^M.'ous 1 proud , haughty:
Troil. Prol. 2.
Orient, subst. the east: Sonn. 7, 1. H4B Ind. 3.
Orient, adj. bright, shining: an o. drop (a tear)
Ven. 981. bright o. pearl, Pilgr. 133. Mids. IV, 1, 59.
R3 IV, 4, 322. Ant. I, 5, 41.
Orif ex (the later Ff orifice ) opening , aperture :
and yet the spacious breadth of this division admits no
0. for a point as subtle as Ariachne's broken woof to
enter, Troil. V, 2, 151.
Origin, first beginning, source of existence:
Compl. 222. Hml. I, 4, 26. Ill, 1, 185. Lr. IV, 2, 32.
Original, subst. origin: we are their parents and
0. Mids. II, 1, 117. it hath its o. from much grief,
H4B 1, 2, 131.
Orisons, prayers: H5 II, 2, 53. H6C I, 4. 110.
Rom. IV, 3, 3. Hml. Ill, 1, 89. Cymb. 1, 3, 32.
Orlando, name in As I, 1, 131 etc.
Orleans (0. Edd. Orleance; dissvU. and trisyll.)
French town: H6A 1, 1, 60. 111. 1.57. I, 2, 6. 125.
148. I, 4, 1. 59. I, 5, 14. 36. I, 6, 9. II, 2, 15. HI,
3, 69. Cymb. I, 4, 36. the Duke of 0. H5 II, 4, 5.
Ill, 6, 41. HI, 7, 7. IV, 2, 6. IV, 8, 81. H6B 1, 1, 7.
118 II, 4, 174. the Bastard of 0. H6A I, 1, 93. I, 2,
47. 0. the Bastard, IV, 4, 26. Bastard 0. IV, 6,
14. 42.
Ornament, subst. that which embellishes and
adorns, decoration: Lucr. 322. Sonn. 1, 9. 21, 3. 54.
2. 68, 10. 70, 3. 142; 6. Compl. 115. Gent. H, 1,
4. Ado HI, 2, 46. LLL II, 79. Merch. HI, 2, 74. 80.
97. Shr. IV, 3, 61. Tw. HI, 4, 417. Wint. I, 2, 158.
H4A 111, 1, 125. H6A IV, 1, 29. V, 1, 64. H6C HI,
2, 149. R3 HI, 7, 99. H8 HI, 2, 126. Tit. I, 52. II,
4, IS. Rom. I, 1, 100. II, 6, 31. Ill, 3, 130. IV, 2, 34.
Mcb. I, 7, 42. Per. V, 3, 73.
Orodes, king of I'arthia: Ant. HI, 1, 4.
Orphan, subst. a child bereft of parents : Lucr.
905. Sonn. 97, 10. H5 II, 4, 106. H6B V, 1, 187.
H6C V, 6, 40. 42. R3 II, 2, 6. 78. H8 HI, 2, 399.
Mcb. IV, 3, 5. Cymb. V, 4, 40.
Orphan, adj. bereft of parents: you o. heirs of
fixed destiny, Wiv. V, 5, 43 (i. e. the fairies).
Orpheus, the fabulous poet and musician: Lucr.
553. Gent. HI, 2, 78. Merch. V, 80. H8 HI, 1, 3. Al-
luded to, though not named; Tit, H, 4, 51.
Orsino, name in Tw.' 1, 2, 27. 1, 5, 109 etc.
Ort, leaving, remnant, refuse: a beggar's — s to
crave, Lucr. 985. the fractions of her faith, — s of her
81G
0
love, Troil. V, 2, 158. where should he have this gold'?
it is some poor fragment, some slender o. of his remain-
der, Tim. IV, 3, 400.
Orthography, correct spelling and speaking:
]te was wont to speak plain and to the purpose, like an
honest man and a soldier: and now is he turned o.;
his words are a very fantastical banquet, just so many
strange dishes. Ado II, 3, 21 (abstr. pro concr. Some
M. Edd. orthographer, others orthographist. cf. sonnet
in LLL 1, 2, 190). such rackers of o., as to speak dout,
sine B', when he should say doubt, LLL V, 1, 22.
Osier, the water- willow : Pilgr. 60. 75. LLL IV,
2, U2. As IV, 3, 80. Rom. II, 3, 7.
Osprey (0. Edd. aspray), the fish-hawk, Pandion
haliaetus, supposed to have the power of fascinating
the fish: Cor. IV, 7, 34.
Osrick, name in Hml. V, 2, 204. 270. 317.
Ossa, mountain in Thessaly: Hml. V, 1, 306.
Ostciii , external show : well studied in a sad o.
Merch. II, 2, 205. such fair ~s of love, II, 8, 44.
giving full trophy, signal and 0. quite from himself to
God, H5 V Chor. 21 (all external" signs of honour, cf.
ostentation in Hml. IV, 5, 215). In Per. I, 2, 25 0. Edd.
the stint of war, M. Edd. the o. of war.
Osteiitaiiou, 1) external show, display: maintain
a mourning o. Ado IV, 1, 207. all o. of sorrow, H4B
II, 2, 54. make good this o., and you shall divide in
all with us. Cor. I, 6, 86. no noble rite nor formal o.
Hml. IV, 5, 215 (cf ostent in H5 V Chor. 21). pre-
vented the 0. of our love, Ant. HI. 6, 52.
2) open show, exhibition: frighting her villages
loiih war and o. of despised arms, R2 II, 3, 95.
3) spectacle: present the princess with some delight-
ful 0., or show, or pageant, or antique, or firework,
Llfh V, 1, 118 (Armado's speech).
4) ambitious display, boastful vanity: these sum-
mer-Jlies have blown me full of maggoto. LLLV, 2,409.
Ostler, the person who has the care of horses at
aninn: H4A II, 1, 4. 12 (Ff Robin the o., Qq Hobin
0.). 24. 105. II, 2, 45. IV, 2, 31. Cor. HI, 3, 32 (0.
EJd. hostler).
Ostridge or Ostrich, the bird Struthio camelus:
eat iron like an o. H6B IV, 10, 31.
Oswald, name in Lr. I, 4, 336. 350. 356.
Otc-cahe, see Oatcake.
Othello, name in 0th. I, 3, 48 etc.
Other (t' other or tother for the other: H4B II, 4,
92. H6B I, 3, 87. Cor. I, 1, 246. In Hml. II, 1, 56
¥i tother, Qq th' other; in Lr III, 7, 71 and 0th. IV,
1, 137 Qq tother, Ff the other, cf. The), 1) the second
of two ; under her 0. (arm) was the tender boy , Ven.
32. 352. 990. thy o. mouth, Tp. II, 2, 98. the one so
like the o. Err. I, 1, 52. one of these men is Genius
to the 0. V, 332. my o. self, R3 II, 2, 151. to take the
one the o. Cor. IV, 4, 20. each wreathed in the — 's
arms, Tit. II, 3, 25. thou o. gold-bound brow, Mcb. IV,
1, 114. throw between them all the food thou hast,
they'll grind the o. Ant. Ill, 5, 16 (=: each of them
will grind the o. Most M. Edd. the one the o.). Cor.
I, 1, 246. Lr. Ill, 7, 71 etc. etc. The article omitted:
each day still better — 's happiness, R2 I, 1, 22 (or:
— s' ?). both one and o. he denies me now , Err. IV, 3,
86. every letter he hath writ hath disvouched o. Meas.
IV, 4, 2 (= the others), on one and o. side, Troil.
Prol. 21. tilting one at — 's breast, 0th. 11, 3, 183.
every time gentler than o. Caes. 1, 2, 230. Pai'ticnlarly
after each: that which each to o. hath so strongly
sworn, LLL I, 1, 309. wink each at o. Mids. Ill, 2,
239. gazed each on o. R3 III, 7, 26. men of heart
looked wondering each at o. Cor. V, 6, 100 (C.Edd.
others), make each to prescribe to o. as each — 's leech,
Tim. V, 4, 84. her love to both would each to o. and
all loves to both draw after her. Ant. II, 2, 138 (cf.
Each).
2) one except or besides that or those mentioned
or understood : his o. agents aim at like delight, Ven,
400. the 0. four, 446. alio, eyes, 952. by any o. house
or person, Tp. I, 2, 42. o. princess', 173. there's o.
business for thee, 315. 367. one thing or o. 355. there
is no o. shelter, II, 2, 40. tK o. two. III, 2, 7. taught
thee one thing or o. I, 2, 365. u. men put forth their
sons, Gent. I, 3, 6. by some device or o. Err. 1, 2, 95.
some gentleman or o. Ado I, 1, 135. some man or o.
must present wall, Mids. Ill, 1, 69. with some delight
or 0. Merch. II, 8, 53. some indirect means or o. As
1, 1, 159. three parts disbursed I duly, ....theo. part
reserved I, R2 I, 1, 128. and such o. gambol faculties
'a has, H4B II, 4, 272. one time or o. IV, 3, 32. ran-
soming him, or pitying, threatening the o. Cor. 1, 6, 36
(= another), so much for this: now shall you see the
0. Hml. V, 2, 1 {:=: the rest), one gross crime or o.
Lr. I, 3, 4. and o. of his conquered kingdoms. Ant.. Ill,
6, 36. let's have one o. gaudy night. III, 13, 183 (:=
one more) etc. the o. day = lately: Wiv. I, 1, 294.
Ado V, 1, 161. Tw. I, 5, 91. H4A I, 2, 95. H4B II,
4, 92. V, 1, 26. H6B I, 3, 87. 202. Troil.' I, 2, 100,
Tim. I, 2, 217. Hml. II, 1, 56. 0th. IV, 1, 137. this
0, day, in the same sense: All's IV, 3, 226. Wint. V,
2, 140. H4A III, 3, 152. Tim. Ill, 6, 3. 47. Lr. 1, 2,
153. the a. night: H4A III, 3, 112. Before the pos-
sessive pronoun: a thousand o. her defences, Wiv. II,
2, 259. loith Poins and o. his continual followers, H4B
IV, 4, 53. of 0. your new pranks , Lr. I, 4, 259. Sub-
stantively: some 0. = somebody else; kneio of it by
some o. Ado II, 3, 161. / will some o. be, some Flo-
rentine, Shr. I, 1, 209. cf. some say he is with the Em-
peror of Russia, 0. some, he is in Rome, Meas. Ill, 2,
94. how happy some o'er o. some can be, Mids. I, 1,
226. Plur. — s; Ven. 691. 843. Sonn. 142, 8. Err.
II, 1, 111. John IV, 2, 164 (—s more) etc. Plural o.
for — s: may lend thee light, as thou dost lend to o.
Ven. 864. some would sing, some o. in their bills would
bring him mulberries, 1102. as 1 alio, in all worths
surmount, Sonn. 62, 8. every letter has disvouched o.
Meas. IV, 4, 2. there's o. of our friends will greet us
here, IV, 5, 12. some o.give me thanks for kindnesses,
Err. IV, 3, 5. suggestions are to o. as to me, LLL 1,
1, 169 (Ff Q2 — «;. awaking when the o. do, Mids. IV,
2, 71. and o. of such vinegar aspect, Merch. I, 1, 54.
and her withholds from me and o. more, Shr. I, 2, 121.
this.matched with o. IMA I, 1, 49. and then come in
the 0. II, 4, 202. and o. of your highness' privy council,
H6B II, 1, 176. many o. of noble fame, R3 IV, 6, 13
(Qq moe). sphered amidst the o. Troil. I, 3, 91. call
Claudius and some o. of my 7nen, Caes. IV, 3, 242. /
myself have all the o. Mcb. I, 3, 14. o. of your insolent
retinue do hourly carp, Lr. I, 4, 221. o. of them may
have crooked noses, Cymb. Ill, 1, 37. civility not seen
from 0. IV, 2, 179.
31 different: thy heart in o. place, Sonn. 93, 4. /
am for o. than for dancing measures. As V, 4, 199.
0. gold, less fine in carat, is more precious, H4B IV, 6,
0
817
163 etc. Remarkable passages: they can be meek that
have no o. cause. Err. II, 1, 33. free from o. misbegot-
ten hate, B2 I, ], 33 (1. e. hate of a different nature
and misbegotten', alt these are portable, with o. gra-
ces weighed. Mob. IV, 3, 90 (i. e. with other things,
that are graces\ to preserve this vessel for my lord
from any u. foul unlawful touch, 0th. IV, 2, 84 (Qq
hated).
Adverbially, = otherwise (German anders) , and
no 0. = not otherwise : were she o. than she is , Ado
1, 1, 176. nor met with fortune o. than at feasts, John
V, 2, 58. any that calls me o. than Lord Mortimer,
H6B IV, 6, 6. he had a black mouth that said o. of
him, H8 I, 3, 58. before you find it o. Cor. IV, 6, 102.
who dares receive it o. Mcb. I, 7, 77. if you think o.
0th. IV, 2, 13. who, can be o. (than merry) in this
royal presence^ Per. II, 3, 49. it is no o. Meas. IV, 3,
122. I believe no o. V, 60. being no o. but as she is,
Ado I, 1, 177. can't no o., but, I your daughter, he
must be my brother? All's I, 3, 171. he hopes it is no
0. Troil. II, 3, 119. 'tis no o. Mcb. Ill, 4, 97. I think
it be no o. but e'en so, Hml. I, 1, 108. if 'twere no o.
0th. IV, 2, 168. — Substantively, o. = any thing
else, no 0.^^ nothing else : do the wise think them o. ?
LLL III, 81. he shall suppose no o. but that he is car-
ried..... All's III, 6, 27. the duke knows him for no
0. but a poor officer of mine, IV, 3, 225. if you say
1 am any o. than an honest man, H4B I, 2, 98. we hope
no 0. from your majesty, V, 2, 62. not to be o. than
one thing, Cor. IV, 7, 42. we learn no o. but the con-
fident tyrant keeps still in Dunsinane, Mcb. V, 4, 8 .
Othergates, in another manner: Tw. V, 198
(Sir Andrew's speech).
Otherwliere, in or to another place: Err. II, 1,
30. 104. H8 11, 2, 60. Bom. I, 1, 204.
Otherwhiles, at other times, sometimes: o. the
famished English faintly besiege us, H6A I, 2, 7.
Otherwise, 1) in another manner besides that
mentioned: you were kneeled to and importuned o.
Tp. II, 1, 128. my maiden's name seared o. All's II,
1, 176.
2) in a different manner : thou art a beast to say
0. H4A III, 3, 140. we do no v. than we are willed,
H6A 1, 3, 10. and o. will Henry ne'er presume, V, 5,
22. Cor. II, 2, 36. Caes. IV, 3, 251. Cymb. IV, 2,
364. Per. I, 1, 115. II, 6, 63. Used = not so, to
supply a preceding adjective or another predicate:
/ never knew him o. Gent. II, 6, 45. if she be o. (than
honest) Wiv. II, 1, 247. God forbid it should be o.
Ado I, 1, 222. seemed I ever o. to you? IV, 1, 56.
you'll find it o. Tw. Ill, 4, 251. H5 V, 1, 82. if it
prove she's o. Wint. II, 1, 134. it is o. R2 II, 2, 29. /
would it were o. H4B I, 2, 161. V, 2, 32. Troil. II,
3, 4. when it proved o. Hml. II, 2, 155. if this be o.
156. I do beguile the thing 1 am, by seeming o. 0th.
II, 1, 124. you not making it appear 6: Cymb. I, 4, 174.
3) but tor this, without this, else: I have sat in
the stocks for puddings he hath stolen, o. he had been
executed, Gent. IV, 4, 34. three of Master Ford's
brothers watch the door, o. you might slip away,
Wiv. IV, 2, 54. 72. Ado III, 4, 37. Shr. Ind. I, 138.
All's V, 3, 146. H6A I, 2, 07. Troil. U, 1, 140.
Otter, the animal Lutra: H4A III, 3, 142.
Ottoman, adj. or subst.? Turk or Turkish: the
general enemy 0. 0th. I, 3, 49.
Ottoinlte, Turk: 0th. I, 3, 33. 235. II, 3, 171.
Ouches, ornaments, jewels: your brooches, pearls,
and o. (scrap of a song) H4B II, 4, 53.
Ought, pron. see Aught.
Ought, vb. 1) owed: you o. him a thousand pound,
H4A III, 3, 152 (Mrs Quickly's speech).
2) to be bound in duty ; should necessarily ; fol-
lowed by an inf. with to: Wiv. I, 1, 103. Meas. II, 1,
56. Ado II, 3, 202. Ill, 3, 87. Mids. Ill, 1, 30. 34.
As II, 4, 7. Tw. V, 303. R2 V, 3, 110, H5 HI, 2, 139.
III, 6, 58. H6A iV, 1, 28. H6B IV, 7, 54. HfeC IV,
7, 44.. B3 II, 2,131. Cor. II, 3, 2. Caes. II, 1, 270.
Lr. V, 3, 324. / o. so (viz to answer) Cor. Ill, 3, 62.
Inf. without to: you o. not walk without the sign of your
profession, Caes. I, 1, 3.
Ounce, the animal Felis uncia: Mids. II, 2, 30.
Ounce, the sixteenth part of a pound; LLL III,
136. Tw. IV, 1, 47. Wint. IV, 4, 725. Troil. II, 2, 28.
Cor. Ill, 1, 301. Lr. IV, 6, 132.
Ouphes, elves, goblins: like urchins, o. and fai-
ries, Wiv. IV, 4, 49. straw good luck, c, on every
sacred room, V, 5, 61.
Our, pertaining to us: Ven. 124. Tp. I, 1, 14.
29. 34. 35. 40. 56. 58. 59 etc. etc. hence shall we see
what our seemers be, Meas. I, 3, 54. the toe of the
peasant comes so near the heel of our courtier , Hml.
V, 1, 153 (Qq the courtier), at our more leisure, Meas.
1, 3, 49. poor our sex, Troil. V, 2, 109. = my, in the
royal style ; our old and faithful friend , we are glad
to see you, Meas. V, 1, 2. tongue-tied our queen, Wint.
1, 2, 27. our very loving sister, well be-met, Lr. V, 1,
20. come, our queen. Cymb. II, 3, 68. by our contract-
ed to by 'r (by'r lady): Tp. HI, 3, 1. Ado 111, 3, 82.
89. 111,4, 82. R3 II, 3, 4 etc. (cf. Lady).
Ours, the absol. poss. pron. of the first pers. plur. :
Lucr. 873. Meas. V, 428. Err. II, 1, 10. H4A IV, 3,
27. V, 4, 156. Cor. I, 4, 9. Cymb. I, 4, 70 etc. With-
out reference to a preceding substantive: qtieen of us,
of 0., and our fair France, Lr. 1, 1, 260 (= our sub-
jects\ whilst o. was blurted at and held a malkin, Per.
IV, 3, 34 (= our child), ofo. = of us (cf. His, Hers
etc.) : we are their offspring, and they none of o. Lucr.
1757. what says Lucentio to this shame of o.? Shr. Ill,
2, 7. this toil of o. should be a work of thine, John II,
93. the variation of each soil betwixt that Holmedon
and this seat of o. H4A I, 1, 65. so much strength as
will revenge these bitter woes of o. Tit. Ill, 2, 3.
Ourself (two words in 0. Edd.), = myself, in
the regal style: Meas. I, 1, 44. H6A III, \, 86. IV,
1, 169. H6B 111, 1, 196. H6C II, 6, 104. Caes. III.
I, 8. Mcb. Ill, 1, 42. Hml, I, 2, 122 etc. Used by
other persons in general maxims: ive cannot iveigh our
brother with o. Meas. II, 2, 126. learning is but an ad-
junct to o. LLL IV, 3, 314.
Ourselves, 1) we or us in our own persons, not
others: Gent. IV, 1, 76. Meas. U, 3, 32. Err. 1, 1, 14.
Shr. IV, 1, 177. H6A 111, 1, 139 etc.
2) refl. pron. of the first pers. plur.: Tp. I, 1, 4.
V, 212. Wiv. IV, 4, 63. Err. I, 1, 86. 292. II, 1, 37.
LLL IV, 3, 316 etc.
3) Peculiar use : a) = ourself : u. will hear the
accuser and the accused, R2 1, 1, 16. we do abase o.,
to look so poorly and to speak so fair. III, 3, 127 (Ff
ourself). b) us mutually, each other: we ivill then...
defy each other and pell-mell make work upon o. John
II, 407. we two, that with so many thousand sighs did
buy each other, must poorly sell o. with the rude bre-
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viti/ and discluirge of one, Ti'oil. IV, 4, 42. as we ivalk,
to our own selres bend lue oui' needful talk, 141. to-
vtorrow we'll hear o. again, Mcb. Ill, 4, o'2 (some M.
Edd. we'll hear, o., again).
Ousel, the blackbird: Mids. Ill, 1, 128 (0. Edd.
woosel). H4B III, 2, 9 .Qq woosel).
Out, adv. 1) without, on or to the outside, op-
posed to in: from this fair throne to heave the oirtin-
out, Lucr. 413. till my had angel fire m\j good one out,
Sonn. 144, 14. made gape the pine and let thee out,
Tp. I, 2, 293. scratched out your eyes, Gent. IV, 4,
209. search Windsor castle tvithin and out, \\'iv. V,
5. 60 (^luith belonging to both in and out), a lion that
goes not out to prey, Meas. I, 3, 23. keepest me out
from the house. Err. Ill, 1, 42. so turns she every man
the wrong side oui. Ado III, 1, 68. when the age is in,
the wit is out. III, 5, 37. if my hand be out, LLL IV,
I, 137 (L|uibbling). keep him o. All's I, 1, 125. my
shoulder-blade is out, VVint. IV, 3, 77 (dislocated), a'
(the knave) will not out, he's true bred, H4B V, 3, 71.
I ivould see his heart out, H6A III, 1, 120. his eye-
balls further out than when he lived, II6B III, 2, 169.
ye blaze, to burn them out, H6C V, 4, 71. there ivere
wit in this head, an 'twould out, Troil. Ill, 3, 256. your
wit will not so soon out, Cor. II, 3, 30. help me out
from this hole. Tit. II, 3, 209. and bad'st me bury
love. Not in a grave, to lay one in, another out to have,
Rom. II, 3, 84. before I were forced out , Tim. I, 2,
208. stay thou out for earnest, IV, 3, 47 (instead of
being buried), we must out and talk, Caes. V,'l, 22
(step forth), when the brains were out, Mcb. HI, 4, 79
(cf. Knock), let in the maid, that out a maid never de-
parted more, Hml. IV, 5, 54 etc. Used of weapons,
= drawn: if I see a sword out, Wiv. II, 3, 47. Ii4B
II, 1, 17. Rora. I, 1, 39. Lr. II, 1, 40. IV, 6, 233 (cf.
the indecent quibble in As IV, 1, 82 — 84). Applied
to thoughts, or actions, ^uttered, disclosed, made
public: t7-uth will out, Merch. II, 2, 85. your private
grudge will out, H6A IV, 1, 109. rancour will out,
H6B I, 1. 142. this will out, R3 I, 4, 290. and out
they shall, H8 III, 2. 304. 'twill out, 0th. V, 2, 219
(cf. Find, Seek, Single etc.). Used imperatively with-
out a verb: out, out! Wiv. IV, 2, 195. out, sioord!
Mids. V, 301. Cymb. IV, 1, 24. out, tawny coals! out,
scarlet hypocrite! H6A I, 3, 56. out, some light horse-
men! IV, 2, 43. arm, arm, and out! Mcb. V, 5, 46.
Followed by loith: out with the dog! Gent. IV, 4, 22.
out with it! All's I, 1, 159. out with it boldly , K2 II,
1, 233. H8 III, 1, 39. out with your knives, Tim. IV,
1, 9 etc. (cf. With). Hence used as an interjection
expressive of anger or abhorrence: out, idle words!
Lucr. 1016. out, out, Lucetta! that will be ill-favoured,
Gent. II, 7, 54. out, dog! out, cur! Mids. ill, 2, 65.
out, tawny Tartar, out! out, loathed medicine, hated
potion, hence! 2G3. out, fool! As III, 2, 105. Shr. IV,
1, 150. Tw. II, 5, 82. IV, 2, 29. Wint. II, 3, 66.
John II, 122. lY, 3, 87. H4A 11, 2, 45. II, 3, SO. II,
4, 531. H4A V, 4, 10. R3 I, 3, 118. Troil. V, 1, 40.
Rora. Ill, 6, 157. Hml. II, 2, 515. Lr. IV, 6, 249.
0th. V, 2, 77. Ant, I, 2, 40. With oh; out upon't!
what have I forgot? Wiv. 1, 4, 179. out upon you! how
am I mistook in you! Ill, 3, 110. oui on thy mistress!
Err. II, 1, 68. out upon thee, hind! Ill, 1, 77. out on
thee, villain! IV, 4, 129.. Ado IV, 1, 57. Merch. Ill,
1, 38. 125. All's V, 2, 51. Wint. IV, 3, 108. John
I, 64 H4A I, 3, 20S. E3 IV, 4, 509. HS III, 1, 99.
Tit. Ill, 2, 54. Rom. II, 4, 120. Ill, 5, 169. Emphati-
cally before alack and alas: but oui, alack! he was
but one hour mine, Sonn. 33, 11. out, alas! here comes
my master, Wiv. I, 4, 37. out, alas, sir! cozenage,
mere cozenage, IV, 5, 64. Wint. IV, 4, 110. H6C I, 4,
18. Rom. IV. 5, 24. out, and alas! 0th. V, 2, 119.
Followed by of, and thus receiving the force of
a preposition; a) opposed to in or into: oui of our
xoay! Tp. I, 1, 29. sucked my verdure out on't, I, 2, 87.
extirpate me and mine out of the kingdom, 126. you
loould lift the moon out of her sphere , II, 1, 183. lead
me out of my way, II, 2, 7. dropped out of the moon,
141. I'll turn my mercy out o' doors, HI, 2, 78. I'll
turn you oui of my kingdom, IV, 253. guide us out of
this fearjul country, V, 106. toill never out of my bones,
283. out of my door! Wiv. IV, 2, 193. he looks out
of the window, Shr. V, 1, 57. his mother's milk were
scarce out of him, Tw. I, 5, 171. sad tidings bi-ing I
to you out of France, H6A I, 1, 58. would have ai-m-
our here out of the Tower, I, 3, 67. put out of office,
Tim. I, 2, 207 etc. out of service, Wiv. II, 1, 182. time
out of mind, Jloas. IV, 2, 17. out of all eyes, tongues,
minds and injuries, Ado IV, 1, 245. Xe would fight...
out of his j>:(ri!ii n, LLL V, 2, 660. oitt of hearing?
gone? Mills. II, 2, 152. were he out of Venice, Merch.
Ill, 1, 133. not out of your apparel, and yet out of your
suit. As IV, 1, SS. so I were out of prison, John IV,
1, 17. born out of your dominions, H8 II, 4, 16. never
seek for aid out of himself, 1, 2, 114 (in others), ivlien
did he regard the stump of nobleness in any person o.
of himself ! HI, 2, 13. what good sport is out of toiv7i
to-day, Troil. I, 1, 116. there's livers out of Britain,
Cymb. HI, 4, 143.
b) denoting distance, absence and separation;
I cannot live out of her company. As I, 3, 88. I can-
not be out of the sight of Orlando, IV, 1, 221. buried
in highivays out of all sancti/lcd limit. All's I, 1, 152.
that question is oui of my part, Tw, I, 5, l9l (^ not
in), that's out of my note, Wint. IV, 3, 49. would I
loere fairly out on't, H8 V, 3, 109. virtue cannot live
out of the teeth of emulation, Cac.-^, II, 3, 14, keep you
oui of the shot and danger of desire, Hml. I, 3, 35.
Lord Hamlet is a prince, out of thy star, Hml. II, 2,
141. Hence = beyond: and out of all suspicion she
is virtuous. Ado II, 3, 166. out of doubt, Merch. I, 1,
21. Err. IV, 3, 82. wonderful, out of all hooping , As
HI, 2, 203. .4.nd = without, wanting: I will never
buy and sell out of this word, LLL HI, 143. / am
out of friends. All's I, 3, 42. his approach, so out of
circumstance and sudden, Wint. V, 1, 90. to be out
of the king's protection, HS III, 2, 344. she .ihould have
been buried out o' Christian burial, Hml. V, 1, 28, /
am now from home and oui of that provision which shall
be needful for your entertainment, Lr- II, 4, 208. arts
inhibited and oui of warrant, 0th. I, 2, 79. out of beef ,
H5 HI, 7, 163. ive were never so much oui of creatures.
Per. IV, 2, 6. cf. the following phrases: things out of
hope, Ven. 567. Tp. HI, 3, 11. I'm out of patience,
Tp. I, 1, 5S. out o' your loits and hearing too, HI, 2,
86. out of all count, Gent. II, 1, 62. out of tune, IV,
2, 60. out of all nick, 76. out of love with thee, IV, 4,
210. these jests are out of season. Err. 1, 2, 68. if I
would think my heart out of thinking, Ado HI, 4, 86.
she would laugh me oiit of myself , HI, 1, 76. out of
heart, LLL 111,45. out of question, IV. 1, 30. fright
the ladies out of their wits, Mids. I, 2, 82. out of breath,
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II, 2, 88. Cor. Ill, 1, 189. Rom. II, 5, 30. be out of
hope, of question, doubt, III, 2, 279. out of all reason-
able match, As Hi, 2, 87. out of all cess, H4A 11, 1, 8.
/ am out of fear of death, IV, 1, 135. I prattle out
of fashion, 0th. II, 1, 208. I have wasted myself out
of my means, IV, 2, 188.
c) denoting the origin or source whence a thing
or action proceeds; thou speakest out of thy sleep,
Tp. 11, 1, 212. out of that 'no hope' what great hope
have you! 239. but how out of this can she avails Meas.
III, 1, 243. and entreat, out of a new-sad soul, LLL
V, 2, 741. my hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind,
Mids. IV, 1, 124. out of this silence yet I picked a wel-
come, V, 100. it (thy nose) is a copy out of mine, Wint.
I, 2, 122 ; cf. these eyes were moulded out of his, John
II, 100. / learnt it out of women' s faces , Wint. II, I,
12; as fear may teach us out of late examples, H5 II,
4, 12; therefore this maxim out of love I teach, Troil.
1, 2, 318. made himself much sport out of him. All's
IV, 5, 68 ; / will devise matter enough out of this Shal-
low, H4B V, 1, 87. and speak out of my injury, Tw.
V, 319. more ii to be said and to be done than out of
anger can be uttered, H4A 1, 1, 107 (in that angry
disposition which would now suggest my words).
what you have collected out of the Duke of Buckingham,
H8 I, 2, 131. it is spoke freely out of many mouths.
Cor. IV, 6, 64. out of thy long - experienced time give
me some counsel, Rom. IV, 1, 60. out of your proof
you speak, Cymb. Ill, 3, 27. / speak not out of weak
surmises, 111, 4, 23. Hence = by means of: wilt thou
be made a man out of my vice? Meas. Ill, 1, 138. a
barber shall never earn sixpence out of it, H4B 1, 2,
29. abusing better men than they can be , out of a fo-
reign wisdom, H8 1, 3, 29. found thee a way out of
his wreck to rise in, HI, 2, 438. thou hast forced me,
out of thy honest truth, to play the woman, 43 1 . Ae that
zvill have a cake out of the wheat, Troil. 1, 1, 15. no-
thing can be made out of nothing, Lr. 1, 4, 146. even out
of that will I cause these of Cyprus to mutiny, 0th. II,
1, 281. the wars must make examples out of their best,
HI, 3, 66. make yourself some comfort out of your best
advice, Cymb. I, 1, 156. what your love will out of this
advise you, 111, 2, 45. And = from, induced by, in
consequence of: he did believe he was indeed the duke,
out o' the substitution etc. Tp. 1, 2, 103. Gonzalo, out
of his charity, did give us , 162. which out of nty
neglect was never done, Gent. IV, 4, 89. out of your
favours vouchsafe, LLL V, 2, 166. out of my love to
you, I came hither. As I, 1, 137. which his majesty,
out of a self-gracious remembrance , did first propose,
All's IV, 5, 77. out of my dear love Til give thee more,
John 11, 157. out of your grace devise, ordain. 111, 1,
250. I then, out of my grief and my impatience, an-
swered neglectingly, H4A 1, 3, 51. you speak it out of
fear, IV, 3, 7. give their money out of hope they may
believe, H8 Prol. 8. when the. king once heard it, out
of anger he sent command, 11, 1, 150. have out of ma-
lice possessed him with a scruple, 157. been, out of
fondness, superstitious to him, HI, 1, 131. out of pity,
HI, 2, 382.' your grace, out of the pain you suffered,
gave no ear to it, IV, 2, 8. out of which frailty you
have misdemeaned yourself, V, 3, 12. if we suffer, out
of our easiness and childish pity, .... this sickness , 25.
and out of his noble carelessness lets them plainly see.
Cor. II, 2, 16. pride, which out of daily fortune ever
taints the happy man, IV, 7, 38. Lucius, out of his free
love, hath presented to you..., Tim. 1, 2, 188. / would
not have your free and noble nature out of self-bounty
be abused, Ut\\.m,?,, WO.
Sometimes followed by the prepos. at, but only in
a local sense, denoting a passage or outlet: out at
the postern, Gent. V, 1, 9. leans out at her miUress'
window. Ado HI, 3, 156. IV, 1, 85. 311. Merch. 11, 5,
41. AslV, 1 163. 164. 165. Slir. V, 1, 32. John V,
7, 29. lest resolution drop out at mine eyes, John IV,
1, 36. see him out at gates. Cor. HI, 3, 138. he goes
out at the portal, Hml. HI, 4, 136.
2) abroad (in the Shakespearian sense of the word):
and seek preferment out, Gent. 1, 3, 7 (in foreign coun-
tries), he hath been o. nine years, Lr. 1, 1, 33. there
ran a rumour of many worthy fellows that wereout,
Mcb. IV, 3, 183 (= had taken' the field). Hence =
loudly, so as to be heard by olhere: how I cried out
then, Tp. 1, 2, 133 (cf. Cry), volleys out his voice, Ven.
921. read out this, Lr. V, 3, 109. sound and be hang-
ed, sound out. Ant. II, 7, 140. cf. ring out: H6A 1,
6, 11. IV, 2, 41. H8 II, 1, 32. Similarly: shine out,
fair sun, R3 1, 2, 263 (do not suffer thy rays to be
clouded , but let them fall everywhere ; cf. outshining
in I, 3, 268).
3) off, away: out with it, and place it for her chief
virtue, Gent. Ill, 1, 339. 347. 0 that that were out!
375 (not written in the catalogue), well, sit you out:
go home, Biron, LLL I, 1, 110 (do not make one;
stay away), his own letter, the honourable board of
council out, must fetch him in he papers, H8 1, 1, 79
(= not consulted). / am not so well as 1 should be,
but I'll ne'er out. Ant. 11, 7, 36 (I will not stay behind,
will not fail you), but o., affection! all bond andpri-^
vilege of nature break! Cor. V, 3, 24. out, damned
spot! Mcb. V, 1, 39. when these (tears) are gone, the
woman will be out, Hml. IV, 7, 190. Joined to verbs,
to indicate that something is made away with or elu-
ded by the action: tell him there is measure in every
thing and so dance out tJie answer, Ado II, 1, 75. your
grace hath sworn out house-keeping, LLL II, 104 (=
forsworn), thinks with oaths to face the matter out,
Shr. II, 291. sleeps out the afternoon. All's V, 3, 66.
he denies it faintly and laughs it out, 0th. IV, 1, 115.
dreading the curse that money may buy out, John HI,
1, 164.
4) at an end, or to the end; finished; before the
time be out, Tp. 1, 2, 246. when the butt is out. III, 2,
1. on the catastrophe and heel of pastime, when it was
out. All's 1, 2, 58. their date is out, H4A 11, 4, 553.
.the limit of your lives is out, R3 111, 3, 8. his spell in
that is out, HS 111, 2, 20. my provision was out, Tim.
III, 6, 18. do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles
are out, Hml. V, 2, 202. our hour is fully out. Ant.
IV, 9, 33. Especially of fires and lights extinguished,
and of eyes blinded : the eye of heaven is out , Lucr.
356. (mine eye) seems seeing, but effectually is out,
Sonn. 113, 4. till candles and starlight and moonshine
be out, Wiv. V, 5, 106. his own (eyes) are out. As IV,
1, 219. my eyes are out with the fierce looks of these
men, John IV, 1, 73. his fire is out, H5 111, 6, 112.
your eyes, half out, Troil. V, 10, 49. their candles are
all out, Mcb. 11, I, 5. out, out, brief candle, V, 5, 23.
Gloster's eyes being out, Lr. IV, 5, 9. our lamp is spent,
it's out. Ant. IV, 15, 85. Joined to verbs: their light
blown out, Ven. 826. two lamps burnt out, 1128. burn
out thy light, Lucr. 190. she burned out love as soon
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as straw outhurneth, Pilgr. 98 dashes the fire out,
Tp. I, 2, 5. wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness,
Gent. I, 1, 8. so you will sing it out, I, 2, 89. you that
have worn your eyes almost out in the service, Mens.
I, 2, 113, this loill last out a night in Russia, II, 1, 139.
rend apparel out, Merch. II, 5, 5. extreme gusts will
blow out fire and all, Shr. II, 1, 136. I would repent
out the remainder of nature. All's IV, 3. 273. we'll
have this song out anon, Wint. IV, 4, 315. u'ill weep
my date of life out, John IV, 3, 106. play out the play,
H4A II, 4, 531. as a candle, the better part burnt out,
H4B I, 2, 178. we'll fight it out, H6A I, 2, 128. then
out it goes (the candle) H8 III, 2, 97. your eyes weep
out at Pandar s fall, Troil. V, 10, 49. night's candles
are burnt out, Rom. Ill, 5, 9. drawing days out, Caes.
III, 1, 100. burn out the sense and virtue of mine eye,
Hml. IV, 5, 155. out went the candle, Lr. I, 4, 237. my
snuff ... should burn out itself, IV, 6, 40. put out the
light, 0th. V, 2, 7. he rides it out (the tempest) Per.
IV, 4, 31.
5) thoroughly, completely, fully: thou wast not
out three years old, Tp. I, 2, 41. and be a boy right
out, IV, 101. the word is too good to paint out her
wickedness. Ado III, 2, 112; cf. limning out a well-
proportioned steed. Veil. 290. if thy qualities could
speak thee out, H8 II, 4, 140. thou hast beat me out
twelve several times. Cor. IV, 5, 127.
6) Some peculiar .'significations: a) put beside
one's part, having forgot what one has to say: if he
be out, LLL V, 2, 152. 165. they do not mark me, and
that brings me out, 172. when they are out, they will
spit. As IV, 1, 76. who could be out, being before his
mistress? 82. / have forgot my part, and I am out,
Cor. V, 3, 41.
b) on the wrong scent, aiming or going a wrong
way: your hand is out, LLL IV, 1, 135. if I cannot
recover your niece, J am a foul way out, Tw. II, 3, 201.
these petty brands that calumny doth use , — 0, I am
out — that mercy does, Wint. II, 1, 72. bred out = de-
generated: H5 III, 5, 29. Tim. I, 1, 259.
c) at odds: Launcelot and I are out, Merch. Ill, 5,
o4. be not out with me, Caes. I, 1, 18.
d) not in office: who's in, who's out, Lr. V, 3, 15.
cf. Tim. I, 2, 208.
e) not in the hands of the owner : they (yonr pos-
sessions) are out by lease, Gent. V, 2, 29. if 1 had a
monopoly out, they would have part on't, Lr. I, 4, 167
(granted, bestowed on me).
f) having torn clothes: if you be out, I can mend
you, Caes. I, 1, 18. Followed by at elbow or at heels,
by way of denoting very poor circumstances: he's out
at ettou), Meas. II, 1, 61. lam almost out at heels,
Wiv. I, 3, 34. grow out at heels, Lr. II, 2, 164.
Out, prepos. = out of: those that bawl out the
ruins of thy linen, ri4B II, 2, 27. when you have pushed
out your gates the very defender of them, Cor. V, 2, 41.
In Tim. IV, 1, 38 within and out that wall is ^ within
and without that wall; cf. Wiv. V, 5, 60.
Mostly preceded hy from : purchasing the semblance
of my soul from out the state of hellish misery, Merch.
Ill, 4, 21. to whip this dwarfish war from out the circle
of his territories, John V, 2, 136. R2 111,3,64. IV, 206.
R3 I, 4, 186.
Oalbid, to overpower by offering a higher price:
there is a good angel about him , but the devil — s him
too, H4B II, 4, 363.
Outiirag, to brag move than, to exceed in pride
of beauty: tliat termless skin lohose bare — ed the web
it seemed to wear, Compl. 95.
Outbrave, 1) to surpass in beauty and worth: if
that fiower with base infection meet, the basest weed
— s his dignity, Sonn. 94, 12.
2> to exceed in bravery: / would o. the heart most
daring on the earth, Merch. II, 1, 28.
Outbreak, a bursting forth, eruption: the flash
and 0. of a fiery mind, Hnil. II, 1, 33.
Outbrcatlicd, adj. having spent one's breath,
exhausted: rendering faint quittance, wearied and o.,
to Barry Monmouth, H4B I, 1, 108.
Outburn, to burn away, to be wholly consumed
hy fire: as soon as straw — eth, Pilgr. 98.
Outcast, a depraved wretch , one generally de-
spised: as Ovid be an o quite abjured, Shr. I, ], 33.
0. of Naples, H6B V, 1, 118. Adjectively: I all alone
beweep my o. state, Sonn. 29, 2 (= my state of being
an outcast).
Outcrafty, to be more crafty than, to overpower
by cunning and guile: that drug-damned Italy hath
—ed him, Cymb. Ill, 4, 15.
Outcry, loud cry: Lucr. 679. Rom. V, 3, 193.
Plur. —es: Merch. II, 8, 4.
Outdare, 1) to exceed in daring bravery: who
sensibly — s his senseless sword. Cor. i, 4, 53.
2) to brave, to defy: or with pale beggar-fear im-
peach my height before this — d dastard? B2 I, 1, 190.
and boldly did o. the dangers of the time, H4A V, 1, 40.
Outdo, to surpass: he hath outdone his former
deeds. Cor. II, 1, 150.
Outdwell, to stay beyond: he — « his hour, Merch
II, 6, 3.
Outface, 1) to brave, to put out of countenance,
to bear down with looks: with no face, as 'twere,
— ing me. Err. V, 244. we have given thee faces. But
you have — d them all, LLL V, 2, 626. we'll o. them
and outswear them too, Merch. IV, 2, 17. o. the brow
of bragging horror, John V, 1, 49. was at last — d by
Boli)igbrolce, R2 IV, 286. see if thou canst o. me with
thy looks, H6B IV, 10, 49. to o. me with leaping in her
grave, Hml. V, 1, 301. o. the winds and persecutions
of the sky, Lr. II, 3, 11. With from, = to frighten
away by looks : — d you from your prize, H4A II, 4,
283. Hence, without from, ^ to supplant, to put
down by terror: hast — d infant state and done a rape
upon the maiden virtue of the crown, John li, 97.
2 ' to face the matter out with looks, to gain one's
point by a good appearance, to dissemble: scambling,
— ing, fashion-monging boys. Ado V, 1, 94. With it:
cowards .. . that do o. it with their semblances. As I, 3,
124. Transitively, = to put a good face on, to seem
blind to: — ing faults in love with love's ill rest, Pilgr.
8 (a verse remodelled by the poet in Sonn. 138, 8).
Ontfly, to fly faster than, to escape by flying:
his evasion, winged thus swift with scorn, cannot o. our
apprehensions, 'Troil. II, 3, 124.
Outfrown, to frown down, to overbear by frown-
ing: o. false fortune's frown, Lr. V, 3, 6. •
Outgo, to go beyond, to leave behind: so thou,
thyself — ing in thy noon, Sonn. 7, 13 (pasiiing beyond
thy highest pitch), he wouldo. his father, H8 I, 2, 207
(surpass), he — es the very heart of kindness, Tim. I,
1, 285. the time shall not o. my thinking on you. Ant.
III, 2, 61 (life shall not last longer than my think-
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4, 84.
Uiitgroiv, to surpass in growth, to grow taller
than: R3 III, 1, 104.
Out-heroil, to exceed in bombast and passionate
grandiloquence: it — s Herod, Hml. Ill, 1, 15.
Outjesi, to jest away, to make unfeltby jesting:
who labours to o. his heart-struck injuries, Lr. Ill, 1, 16.
Outlaw, subst. 1) one excluded from the benefit
and protection of the law, an exile: a poor unminded
0. sneaking home, H4A IV, 3, 58.
2) a robber: HGA III, 1, 47. Cymb. IV, 2, fiT. 138.
Outlawed, exiled, banished: I had a son., now o.
from my blood, Lr. Ill, 4, 172.
Outlawry, the putting a man out of the protec-
tion of the law, proscription: by proscription and bills
ofo. Caes. IV, 3, 173.
Outlive, 1) to live longer than, to live beyond:
Sonn. 38, 12. 55, 2. 10], 11. Merch. IV, 1, 269." H4A
V, 2, 67. H4B II, 4, 284. 115 IV, 1, 194. IV, 3, 41.
IIGB I, 4, 34. K3 I, 3, 203. H8 IV, 2, 60. Troil. Ill,
•>, 169. Tit. I, 167. Tim. IV, 3, 224. Caes. II, 1, 157.
Hml. Ill, 2, 140. V, I, 50. 0th. V, 2, 245. Ant. I, 2,
31. Per. V, 1, 15.
2) to live better, or to better purpose: willing mi-
fiery — s incertain pomp , is croivned be/ore , Tim. IV,
3, 243.
3) to remain in life, to survive: let not this wasp
o., us both to sliiiy, Tit. II, 3, 132.
Outlook, to look bigger than, to face down; to
0. conquest, John V, 2, 115.
Outlustre, to excel in brightness: Cymb. I, 4, 79.
Out-ulg'ht, to excel in mentioning memorable
nights: Merch. V, 23.
Out-parainour, to exceed in the number of mis-
tresses: Lr. III. 4, 94.
Out-peer, to surpass: Cymb. Ill, 6, 87.
Out-pray, to exceed in earnestness and efficiency
of entreaty : our prayers do o. his, R2 V, 3, 109.
Outprize, to exceed in value: — d by a trifle,
Cymb. I, 4, 88.
Outrage, subst. l)rude violence, contempt shown
to law and decency; Gent. V, 4, 17. R2 III, 2, 40.
H6C V, 1, 24. Cor. V, 6, 125. Tit. IV, 4, 22. Rom.
HI, 1, 90. Tim. Ill, 5, 72. With to: the rancorous o.
of your duke to merchants, Err. I, 1, 6. to do such o,
Lucr. 605. Tit. V, 3, 52. to do o. on: Gent. IV, 1, 71.
Lr. II, 4, 24. to do o. to: Err. IV, 4, 119. Ado II, 3,
159.
2) an outbreak of rage, fury: I fear sotne o., and
ni follow her, John III, 4, 106. this immodest clamor-
ous 0. H6A IV, 1. 126. my charity is o. R3 I, 3, 277.
preposterous and frantic o., end thy damned spleen, II,
4, 64. seal up the mouth of o. for a while, Rom. V,
3, 216.
Outrageous, 1) violent, atrocious: Lucr. 607.
Err. V, 139. Merch. II, 8, 13. H6A 111, 1, 11. V, 4,
97. Hml. Ill, 1, 58. 0th. IV, 2, 139 (Ff villanous).
2) excessive, exorbitant: when thy poor heart beats
with 0. beating. Tit. Ill, 2, 13.
Outride, to ride faster than, to pass by riding;
II4B I, 1, 36.
Outright, directly, without hesitation or uncer-
tainty: kill me o. with looks, Sonn. 139, 14. as the
jest did glance away from me, 'tis ten to one it maimed
)/ou two 0. Shr. V, 2, 62. the king is almost wounded
to the death, and in the fortune of my lord yow son.
Prime Harry slain o. H4B I, 1, 16 (not only wound-
ed), this kills thy father's heart o. H6A V, 4, 2. then
must 1 chide o. H6B I, 2, 41.
Outroar, to roar louder than: Ant. Ill, 13, 127.
Outrun, to leave behind in running; sometimes
to escape by running: Ven. 681. Lucr. 1668 (cf.
Sight-outrunning). Gent. V, 3, 7. Wiv. I, 1, 92. All's
IV, 3, 323. 115' IV, 1, 176. H6B V, 2, 73. H6C i, 2,
14. H8 I, 1, 141. Tim. II, 2, 93. Mcb. II, 3, 117. 0th.
II, 3, 233.
Outscold, to exceed in scolding: John V, 2, 160.
Out.scorn, to exceed in contempt; Lr. HI, 1, 10.
Outsell, to exceed in value; her pretty action did
0. her gift, and yet enriched it too, Cymb. II, 4, 102.
she, of all compounded, — 5 them all. III, 5, 74.
Out-shining, shining in unclouded brightness:
R3 I, 3, 268. cf. I, 2, 263.
Outside, 1) external part, surface ; the o. of his
hand, Wint. IV, 4, 834. you look but on the o. of this
work, John V, 2, 109. 110. make his wrongs his — s,
Tim. Ill, 5, 33 (not letting them enter the heart).
2) exterior, external appearance, person: Merch.
1, 3, 103. II, 7, 68. As I, 3, 122. Tw. II, 2, 19. Wint.
IV, 4, 646. H5 II, 4, 37. V, 2, 244. Tim. I, 1, 159.
Lr. V, 3, 142. l^er. II, 2, 50.
Outsleep, to sleep away: we shall o. the coming
morn, Mids. V, 372.
Outspeak, to have a meaning beyond, to exceed :
it — s possession of a subject, H8 III, 2, 127.
Outsport, to go beyond in sporting: not to u.
discretion, 0th. II, 3, 3.
Outstand, to stay beyond: I have outstood my
time, Cymb. 1, 6, 207.
Outstare, to face down, to stare out of counte-
nance; Merch. II, 1, 27 (Ff and later Qq o'erstare').
H8 I, 1, 129. Ant. Ill, 13, 195.
Outstay, to stay beyond: if you o. the time. As
I, 3, 90.
Outstretch (used only in the partic. — ed), 1) to
stretch or measure to the end : Timon is dead, who
hath —edhis span, Tim. V, 3, 3 (cf. As HI, 2, 139).
2) to extend to the utmost; raught at mountains
with — ed arms, H6C 1, 4, 68. and with his arms — ed,
as he would fly, grasps in the comer, Troil. HI, 3, 167.
3) to strain to the utmost: with an — ed throat
I'll tell the world aloud what man thou art, Meas. II,
4, 153 (of. Troil. IV, 5, 10). our monarchs and — ed
heroes, PIml. II, 2,270 (strained, puffed up, hyper-
bolical).
Outstrike, to exceed in striking, to strike faster
than: if swift thought break it not, a swifter mean shall
0. thought. Ant. IV, 6, 36.
Outstrip, to leave behind: Ven. 324. Sonn. 32,
6. Tp. IV, 10. = to escape; though they can o. men,
H5 IV, 1, 177. o. death, R3 IV, 1, 42. -
Outswear, 1) to exceed in swearing: we'll out-
face them and o. them too, Merch. IV, 2, 17. 2) to con-
quer by swearing: / think scorn to sigh: methinks I
should 0. Cupid, LLL I, 2, 67 (Armado's speech).
Outswecten, to surpass in sweetness: the leaf
of eglantine — ed not thy breath, Cymb. IV, 2, 224.
Outswell, to exceed in swelling: tiU thy cheek
0. the colic of puffed Aquilon, Troil. IV, 5, 9.
Out-talk, to get the better of, to bear down, by
talking: this gentleman will o. ms all, Shr. I, 2, 248.
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Out-tongue , the same : my services shall o. his
complaints, 0th. 1, 2, 19,
Outvenom, to be more venomous than; whose
tongue — s all the worms of Nile, Cymb. Ill, 4, 37.
Out-Vic, to outbid, to exceed in offers: Gremio
is —d, Shr. 11, 387.
Out-Tillain, to exceed in villany: he hath —ed
villany. All's IV, 3, 305.
Out-Toice, to sound louder than: whose shouts
and claps o. the deep-mouthed sea, H5 V Chor. 11.
Out-wall, outside, exterior: lam much more than
my o. Lr. Ill, 1, 45 (cf. wall in Tw. 1, 2, 48 and John
111, 3, 20).
Outward, subst. external form, exterior: Sonn.
69, 5. 125, 2. Troil. Ill, 2, 169. Cymb. I, I, 23. Plur.
— s; by nature's — s so commended, Compl. 80.
Outward, adj. external: Ven. 310. 435. Lner.
91. 1545. Sonn. 16, 11. 46, 13. 69, 5. 108, 14. 146,
4. Pilgr. 336. Tp. I, 2, 104. Meas. I, 2, 153. HI, 2,
286. V, 15. Ado II, 3, 100. 190 [a good o. happiness
--= a happy exterior). IV, 1, 102. V, 1,96. LLL IV,
1, 32 (cf. H5 IV, 3, 27). Merch. II, 9, 29. HI, 2, 73.
82. Tw. 1, 2, 51 (thy fair and o. character, = out-
wardly fair). John 1, 211. II, 583. V, 7, 15. R2 IV,
240. V, 5, 52. H4A 1, 2, 202. H5 IV, 1, 8. 118, IV,
3, 27. HGA II, 3, 75. R3 1, 3, 66. I, 4, 79. 83. Ill, 1,
10. Cor. I, 6, 77. Ill, 1, 77 (= foreign). Caes. 1, 2,
91. Mcb. V, 5, 1. Hml. II, 2, 91. V, 2, 198. Lr. IV,
4, 10. 0th. 1, 1,61. Ant. Ill, 13, 32. Cymb. I, 1, 9.
Per. II, 2, 48. 57. II, 3, 25. Peculiar expression: a
common and an o. man. All's III, 1, 11 (one having
only an exoterical knowledge, not initiated in state-
secrets).
Outward , adv. 1) externally : they show well o.
Ado I, 2, 8. Hml. II, 2, 392 (Qq outwards).
2) out, to the outside: how quickly the wrong side
may be turned o. Tw. I'll, 1, 14. 0th. II, 3, 54 (Ff ouO-
Outwardly, externally: Compl. 203. AVint. Ill,
2, 207. Troil. V, 2, 68. Mcb. I, 3, 54. Cymb. II, 2, 35.
Outwards, externally: Hml. 11, 2," 392 i,Ff out-
ward).
Outward-sainted (not hyphened in O.Edd.)saint
in external appearance: Meas. III. 1, 89.
Outwear, to pass, to spend, to waste (used only
of time): her song was tedious and outwore the night,
Ven. 841. shows me a bare-boned death by time out-
worn, Lucr. 1761. the rich proud cost of outworn buried
age, Sonn. 64, 2. thus is his cheek the map of days out-
worn, 68, 1 (= times past\ till painful study shall o.
three years, LLL II, 23. the sun is high, and we o. the
day, H5 IV, 2, 63.
Outweigh, to exceed in weight, £D surpass: which
(cost) — s ability, H4B I, 3, 45. brave death — s bad
life, Cor. I, 6, 71.
Outwork, to work better than, to surpass : where
we see the fancy o. nature. Ant. 11, 2, 206.
Outwortli, to exceed in value: a beggar's book
— s a noble s blood, H8 I, 1, 123.
Oven, a construction of brick or stone work for
baking: Ven. 331. Troil. I, 1, 24. Tit. 11, 4, 36. Per.
HI Prol. 7.
Over or O'er, prepos. 1) from side to side along
the surface, across, through: pursue these fearful
creatures o^er the downs, Ven. 677. over hill, over dale,
over park, over pale, Mids. II, 1,2.4. I'll not over the
threshold. Cor. 1, 3, 82. a promised march over his
kingdom, Ilml. IV, 4, 4. come o'er the bourn, Lr. Ill, 6,
27. a conduct over land, Cymb. Ill, 5, 8 etc. 'With the
idea of a height surmounted: climb o'er the house,
LLL I, 1, 109. fell over the threshold. 111, 118. in so
high a style that no man living shall come over it, Ado
V, 2, 7. o'er the hatch, John I, 171. Implying motion
on the surface without the thought of passing through :
he'll go along o'er the wide world with me. As I, 3, 134.
gallop o'er the field, H5 IV, 7, 89 etc. Metaphorically:
she did so course o'er my exteriors, Wiv. 1, 3, 72. every
man look o'er his part, Mids. IV, 2, 38. Temporally:
o'er night, Gent. IV, 2, 133. Ado 111, 3, 174. an we
might have a good woman born but o'er every blazing
star. All's T, 3, 91 (M. Edd. one).
2) higher in place, = on or above, with the idea
of resting or impending on what is below: over one
arm the lusty courser's rein, Ven. 31. over my altars
hath he hung his lance, 103. over one shoulder doth she
hang her head, 1058. the shore that o'er his basis
bowed, Tp. 11, 1, 120. hung o'er the altar, Wiv. IV, 2,
217. spread o'er the silver waves thy golden hairs, Err.
III, 2, 48. no man'come over me. Ado V, 2, 9. pluck it
o'er your brows, Wint. IV, 4, 665. reproach and disso-
lution liangeth over him, R2 11, 1, 258. the heavens are
o'er our heads, HI, 3, 17. looks proudly o'er the crown,
R3 1V, 3, 42 cf. H6C1, 3, 12. see Look. Ff and most
M. Edd. on) etc. Metaphorically, denoting power or
influence: when I was certain o'er inceriainty , Sonn.
115, 11. sovereign mistress over wreck, 126, 5. /
strong o'er them, and you o'er me being strong, Compl.
257. o'er whom I give thee power, Tp. IV, 38. they
strive to be lords o'er their lords, LLL I V, 1 , 38 . Dian's
bud o'er Cupid's flower hath such force and blessed
power, Mids. IV, 1, 78. queen o'er myself, Merch. Ill,
2, 171. Lr. IV, 3, 16. king o'er him and all that he
enjoys, John 11, 240. regent o'er the French, H6B I,
3, 209. o'er them Aujidius, Cor. 1, 6, 54. mixtiires power-
ful o'er the blood, 0th. 1, 3, 104 etc.
3) passing beyond: though I be o'er ears for my
labour, Tp. IV, 214. he was more than over shoes in
love, Gent. I, ] , 24. 25. a man may go over shoes in
the grime. Err HI, 2, 106. o'er shoes in blood, Mids.
HI, 2, 48. o'er head and ears a forked one, Wint. I,
2, 186 etc. over and above := besides: Wiv. V, 6, 177;
cf. over and beside: Shr. I, 2, 149. Metaphorically,
with the idea of surpassing or conquering: come over
it. Ado V, 2, 7. I came o'er his heart, LLL V, 2, 278.
how happy some o'er other some can be, Mids. 1, 1, 126.
to triumph over: H8 V, 1, 124. Tit. 1, 178 etc.
4) Denoting a state of being engaged in, or atten-
tive to, something: as the grim lion fawneth o'er his
prey, Lucr. 421. so looks the pent-up lion o'er the
wretch, H6C I, 3, 12 ( cf. R3 IV, 3,42). utter your
gravity o'er a gossip's bowl, Rom. Ill, 5, 175. over thy
wounds now do I prophesy, Caes. HI, 1, 259. Hence
indicating the cause oi motive of an action as pre-
sent and in sight: the remainder mourning over them,
Tp. V, 13. their father, making such pitiful dole over
them. As I, 2, 139. that you insult, exult, and all at
once, over the wretched. III, 5, 37. / will be more jea-
lous of thee than a Barbary cock-pigeon over his hen,
IV, 1, 151. you, that are thus so tender o'er his follies,
Wint. 11, 3, 128. seems to weep over his country's
wrongs, H4A IV, 3, 82. weeps over them, H6B I, 1,
226. weeping and wailing over Tybalt's corse, Rom.
HI, 2, 128. o'er whom his very madness shows itself
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pure, Hml. IV, 1, 25. so tender over his occasions,
Cymb. V, 5, 87. Thus sometimes almost = on occa-
sion of, at: when after executibn jndgewent hath re-
pented oer his doom, Meas. II, 2, 12. / weep o'er my
father's death anew. All's 1, 1, 3. 1 do at this hour
joy oer myself, prevented from a damned enterprise,
H5 11, 2, 163. if you are so fond over her iniquity,
Oth. IV, 1, 208.
Over or O'er, adv. 1) from one side to the other,
especially from one shore to the other: I'll send those
powers o'er to your majesty, John III, 3, 70. I'll over
then to England, H6A V, 3, 167. H6B 1, 1, 60. H6C
III, 3, 224. 253. Lr. Ill, 6, 30 etc. In AVint. IV, 4, 66S
read : that you may (for I do fear eyes) over to ship-
board get undescried.
2) from one person to another : see him delivered
o'er, LLL I, 1, 307. I put you o'er to heaven and to
my mother, John I, 62. dost thou now fall over to my
foes? Ill, 1, 127. to give over see sub Give.
3) from beginning to end : / must each day say
o'er the very same, Sonn. 108, 6. read it over, Gent.
II, 1, 136. V, 4, 46. Ado II, 3, 143. LLL IV, 3, 195.
R2 IV, 243. H4B 111, 1, 36. H6B IV, 4, 14. R3 111,
6, 3. H8 111, 2, 201. Troil. IV, 5, 239. Rom. I, 3, 81.
I'll fight their legions o'er, Tp. Ill, 3, 103 (from the
first to the last), he did show me the way twice o'er,
Meas. IV,' 1, 41. Cymb.IV, 2, 392. all the story of the
night told over, Mids. V, 23. Cor. I, 9, 1 . Tit. Ill, 2,
27. Oth. IV, 1, 117. / have heard it over, and it is
nothing, Mids. V, 77. we turned o'er many books to-
gether, Merch. IV, 1, 156. we'll whisper o'er a couplet
or two of most sage saws, Tw. Ill, 4, 412. he sings 'em
over, Wint. IV, 4, 209. perusing o'er these notes, John
V, 2, 5. to write it over, R3 III, 6, 5. give me your
hands all over, one by one, Caes. 11, 1, 112. shall this
our lofty scene be acted Over, III, 1, 112.
Hence almost = again, once more, (cf. above:
Sonn. 108, 6): I will cry it o'er again, Tp. I, 2, 134.
and laugh this sport o'er at a country fire, Wiv. V, 5,
256. which I had rather seal ivith my death than repeat
over to my shame. Ado V, 1, 248. / can but say their
protestation over, LLL I, 1, 33. / will have that sub-
ject newly writ o'er, I, 2, 120. but saying o'er lohat I
have said before, Rom. I, 2, 7. and shall make your
lord that which he is new o'er, Cymb. I, 6, 165. oi-er
and over = again and again : J'old it over and over,
'tis threefold too little, Gent. I, 1, 115. / ha' told them
over and over, Wiv. Ill, 3, 18. o'er and o'er divides
him 'twixt his unkindness and his kindness, Wint. IV,
4, 562.
And = fully, completely ; after numerical words :
which to do trebles thee o'er, Tp. II, 1, 221. to pay the
petty debt twenty times over, Merch. Ill, 2, 309. IV,
1, 211. the fanned snoiv that's bolted by the northern
blasts twice o'er, Wint. IV, 4, 376. barbered ten titnes
o'er, Ant. II, 2, 229. over and over = throughout:
they were never so truly turned over and over as my
poor self in love. Ado V, 2, 35. I'll kill thee every-
where, yea, o'er and o'er, Troil. IV, 5, 256.
4) on the surface, so as to cover it: the desk that's
covered o'er with Turkish tapestry. Err. IV, 1, 104. they
are often tarred over with the surgery of our sheep.
As III, 2, 63. strew me over with maiden flowers, H8
IV, 2, 168. boils and plagues plaster you o'er. Cor. I,
4, 32. our Italy shines o'er with civil swords. Ant. I,
3, 45. Preceded by all or guile: Sonn. 12, 4. Tp. I,
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
2, 324. Err. Ill, 2, 137. John V, 2, 53. Troil II, 1,
3. Tim. Ill, 6, 109. over and over: Wint. IV, 4, 129.
5) past, by, beyond: his guilt should be but idly
posted over, H6B 111, 1, 255. so minutes, hours, days
. . . passed over to the end they were created, H6C II,
5,39. you have shot over, H5 III, 7, 133. Hence =
besides: and something over to remember me by, H8 U,
2, 151. over and above: Merch. IV, 1, 413.
6) over and over = tumbling head over heels,
making a summerset in falling: here o'er and o'er one
falls, Mids. Ill, 2, 25. and over and over he comes, and
up O'jain, Cor. I, 3, 68.
7) Peculiar passage: swear his thought over by each
particular star, Wint.I, 2,424 (= bear down, unsettle
by swearing), to fight o. in Tp. Ill, 3, 103 = to out-
fight?
Overawe, to keep in complete subjection: H6A
1, 1, 36.
Overbear (cf. O'erbear), to bear down, to over-
whelm, to overrule, to subdue: the ecstasy hath so
much overborne her, Ado U, 3, 157. (Aey (the rivers)
liave overborne their continents, Mids. II, 1, 92. I will
0 your will, IV, 1, 184. it pleased your highness to o.
it (our counsel) John IV, 2, 37. — « attaint with cheer-
ful semblance, H5 IV Clior. 39. weak shoulders, over-
borne with hurthening grief, H6A II, 5, 10. see the
bishop he not overborne. 111, 1, 53. V, 1, 60. an emperor
in Rome thus overborne. Tit. IV, 4, 2.
Overljlown (cf. O'erblow), blown away, having
spent the power of blowing: is the storm o.? Tp. II,
2, 114. Hence = past, gone: to smile at scapes and
perils 0. Shr. V, 2, 3. this ague-fit off-ar is o. R2 III,
2, 190. my choler being o. H6B 1, 3, 155. domestic
broils clean o. R3 11,4,61.
Overboard (cf. O'erboard) from on board, out
of theship: H6CV, 4, 3. R3 1, 4, 19. Per. Ill, 1, 47.
V, 3, 19. ■
Overbold, too bold: Mcb. Ill, 5, 3.
Overboldly, too boldly: LLL V, 2, 744.
Ovcrbulk, to overtower, to overwhelm: breed a
nursery of like evil, to o. us all, Troil. I, 3, 320.
Overbuy, to buy at too dear a rate: — s me al-
most the sum he pays, Cymb. I, 1, 146.
Over-canopied, covered as with a canoi^y: Mids.
II, 1,251.
Over-carerul, too careful: H4B IV, 5, 68.
Overca§t (cf. O'ercast) to cloud, to darken: o.
the night, Mids. Ill, 2, 355.
OvVrclaarged (cf. O'ercharge) loaded beyond the
power of bearing: Gent. 1, 1, 107. H6B 111,2,376.
Applied to guns: H6B 111, 2, 331. Mcb. I, 2, 37.
Overclojed, see O'ercloyed.
Overcome (cf. O'ercome") l)to come or pass over:
can such things be and o. us like a su7nmer's cloud,
Mcb. HI, 4, 111.
2) to overpower, to conquer: Ven. 891. 955. LLL
IV, 1,74. AsU, 3, 7. H4BV, 4, 27. H6B II, 3, 100.
H6C I, 1, 187. Tim. Ill, 5, 71. Caes. Ill, 2, 177. V,
5, 56. Hml. 11, 2, 72. V, 1, 156 (Ff o'ercame).
3) intr. to be victorious: LLL IV, 1, 70. 71. 73.
As V, 2, 35. H4B IV, 3, 46. H6A I, 1, 107. Cymb.
III, 1, 24. Per. I, 4, 70.
Overcool, to make excessively cold: thin drink
doth so o. their blood, H4B IV, 3, 98.
Overcount, see O'ercount.
Overcover, see O'ercover.
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Over-creduloiis, too crcflnloiis: Jlcb. IV, 3, I'JO.
Overcroiv, see O'erci'oiu.
Over-dnring, too daring: H6A IV, 4, 5.
Overdone (cf. O'erdo) OTeiacted, exaggerated:
Hml. Ill, 2, 22. 28.
OTcrdone, name in Meas. II, 1, 85. 209. 212.
IV, 3, 3.
Overdusted, see O^erdtisted.
Overdyed, see O'erdyed.
OTer-e.iriicst, too earnest, ill humoured, severe:
when you are o. with your Sruius^ he'll think your
mother chides, Caes. IV, 3, 122.
Overeafeu, see Overeaten,
Overeye (cf. O'ereye) to observe, to witness:
— iuy of his odd behaviour, Shr. Ind. 1, 95.
Overfar, too far, going too great lengths: though
1 could not loith such estimable wonder o. believe that,
Tw. II, 1, 29, i. e. though I could not believe that like
those admirers who estimated her at too high a rate ;
cf. Estimable.
Overfed, see O'erfed.
Overflourished, see 0' er flourished.
Overflow, snbst. (of. O'erjlow) such a quantity
,as runs over, exuberance: a kind o. of kindness (viz
tears) Ado I, 1, 2G. thy o. of good converts to bad, R2
V, 3, 64.
Overflow, vb. I'to inundate, to cover ivitli water:
\en. 72. Tit. Ill, 1, 230. Per. II, 4, 2-1,
2) to spread and moisten with any liquid: 1 would
he loath to have i/ou — n with a honey-bag , Wids. IV,
1, 17 (Bottom's speech).
Overfly, to overtake in flying: Ven. 324.
Over-fond, fond to excess: "Wiut. V, 2, 126.
Ovcrfraiiglit, see 0 eifraught.
Over- full, too full: o. of self -affairs, Mids. I,
1, 113.
OAOrg.TlIcil, see O'ergalled.
Ovcrglance (cf. C>'e?'^/ance) to look hastily over:
LLL IV, 2, 135,
Overgo (cf. O'ergo), to go beyond, to exceed: a
face that — es my blunt invention, Sonn. 103, 7. to o.
thy plaints and drown thy cries, R3 II, 2, 61.
Overgone, too much overi^owered : sad -hearted
men, much o. with care, H6C II, 5, 123 (cf. Go).
Overgorgcd, gorged to excess: H6B IV, I, 84.
Overgreat, see O'ergreat.
Ovcrgrcedy, too greedy: H4B I, 3, 88.
Overgreen, see O'ergreen.
Overgrown (cf. O'ergrow') covered by growth:
o. with hair, H5 V, 2, 43.
Overgrowth, see O'ergi'owth. ^
Over-handled, handled too much, mentioned
too often: your idle o. theme, Ven. 770.
OM-rhang, see O'erhang.
0>erhai)iiy, too happy: Hml. II, 2, 232.
Overhasty, see O'erhasty.
Overhead, above: as she walked u. LLL IV,
3, 281,
Overhear (cf. O'erhear) 1) to hear without being
spoken to: Meas. Ill, 1, 161. Ado I, 2, 11. HI, 1, 6.
V, 1, 241. LLL V, 2, 95. Mids. II, 1, 187. As II, 3,
26. AVint. IV, 4, 639. Tit. IV, 4, 74. Rom. 11, 2, 103.
2" to liear again, or to hear from beginning to
end: and — d what you shall o. LLL V, 2, 95.
Overhold, to estimate at too dear a rate: if he
0. his price so much, we'll none of him, Troil. 11,3, 142.
OverjoT, subst. excessive jov, transport: H6B
1, 1, 31.
Overjoyed (cf. O'erjoyed) transported with glad-
ness: Ado 11, 1, 230. Shr. Ind. 1, 120. Per. V, 3, 21.
Overkind, too kind: Sicilia cannot show himself
0. to Sohemia, Wint I, 1, 23.
Overkindncss, exce.^sive kindness: Ado V, 1,302.
Overlaboured,' see Overlaboured.
Overleap, see O'erleap.
Overlealher, the upper part of a leathern shoe:
Shr. Ind. 2, 12.
Overleaven, see O'erleaven.
Overlive, to outlive, to live longer than: that
your attempts may o. the hazard andfearjul meeting
of their opposite, H4B IV, 1, 15.
Over-long, too long: H6A V, 3, 13.
Overlook (cf. Overlook) 1) to view from a higher
place: Titan with burnitig eye did hotly o. them, \'en.
178. the earth this climate — s, John II, 344. so York
may o. the town of York, H6C I, 4. 180. and — s the
highest-peering hills. Tit. II, 1, 8 (viz the sun).
2) to look down on, to be higher than: shall our
scions . . . spirt up so suddenly into the clouds and o.
their grafters? H5 HI, 5, 9.
3) to superintend, to take care of: bequeathed to
my — ing. All's I, 1, 45.
4) to peruse: o. this pedigree, H5 II, 4, 90. when
thou shall have — ed this, Hml. IV, 6, 13.
Over-lusly, too lively and merry: the confident
and 0. French do the low -rated English play at dice,
H5 IV Chor. IS. when a man's u. at legs, then he
wears wooden nether-stocks, Lr. II, 4, 10.
Overmaster ici. O'ermaster) to have in onc'.s
power, to rule: to be — edwith a piece of valiant dust.
Ado II, 1, 64.
Overmatching (cf. 0' ermatched') , superior in
power: spend her strength with o. waves, H6C 1,4,21.
Over-measure, something given over the due
measure: enough, with o. Cor. Ill, 1, 140.
Over-merry, too merry : Shr. Ind. 1, 137.
Overniounting (cf. O'ermouni) rising too high:
and in that sea of blood my boy did drench his o. spii'it,
1-I6A IV, 7, 15.
Overmuch, too much: you tempt him o. "Wint.
V, 1,73. and o. consumed his royal person, R3I, 1, 140.
Overuame, to name in a series: Merch. I, 2, ;'.;i
Overnight (cf. O'erHi't/Ai) night before bed-time:
if I had given you this at o., she might have been o'er-
ta'cn. All's 111, 4, 23.
Over-office, see O'er-office.
Over-parted, see O'er-parted.
Over-partial, too partial: Sonn. 137, 5.
Overpass (cf O'trpast) to pass away, to spend:
hast like a her/nit — ed thy days, H6A II, 5, 117.
Overpaj ( cf. O'erpay) to pay more than suf-
ficiently: which I will 0. and pay again, All's 111,7, 16.
t)verpeer (cf. O'erpeer) to look down on, to rise
above: your argosies do o. the petty traffickers, Mercli.
1, 1, 12. wo?U through a secret grate of iron bars in
yonder tower to o. the city and thence discover, HGA
1, 4, 11. whose top-branch — ed Jove's spreading Irt-c.
1160 V, 2, 14. the ocean, —ing of his list, Hml. IV, 5, 99.
Overpercli, see O'erperch.
Overplcture, see 0' erpicture.
t)vcrplus, surplus, more than is enough or due:
and Will to boot, and Will in o. Sonn. 135, 2. our o.
0
82,')
of'shipping will toe bum. Ant. Ill, 7, 51. Antony halh
after thee sent all thy treasure, with his bounty o. IV,
6, 22.
Oveppost, see O'erpost.
Overpower, see O'erpower.
Overpress, see O'erpress.
Overprize, see Overprize.
Overproud, too proud; lest, being o. in sap and
blood, with too much riches it confound itself, B2 IIT,
4, 59. we think him o. Tioil. 11, 3, 132.
Overrate, see Overrate,
Overreach (of. 0'erreach)to dupe: Shr. Ill, 2, 147.
Overread (cf. O'erread) to peruse: Meas. IV,
2,212.
Over -red, to smear with red: go prick thy face,
and 0. thy fear, Mcb. V, 3, 14.
Override, to overtake and leave behind by riding :
H4B I, 1, 30.
Over-ripened, grown too ripe: H6B I, 2, 1.
Over-roasted, too much roasted: Shv. IV, 1, 178.
Cymb. V, 4, 154.
Overrule (cf. O'erruleMo control, to sway; absol. :
thus he that — d I overswayed, Ven, 109. ivhen a world
of men could not prevail with all their oratory, yet hath
a woman's kindness — d, H6A II, 2, 50- Trans.: whose
mind and mine in that are one, not to be — d, Lr. 1,
3,16.
Overrun (ci. O'errun) 1) to outrun, to leave be-
hind by running : we may outrun, by violent swiftness,
that which we run at, and lose by — ing, HS I, 1, 143.
2) to invade and cover with troops: an army,
wherewith already France is o. H6A I, 1, 102,
Overscutclied: o. huswives, supposed to mean
over-whipped strumpets: H4B III, 2, 340. According
to Malone, and perhaps with more propriety, = worn
in tlie service, cf. the Glossaries of Nares and Dyce.
The derivation very uncertain.
Oversee, to superintend; thou, Collatine, shalt o.
this will, Lucr. 1205.
Overseen, confounded, disabled; how was I o.
that thou shalt see it, Lucr. 1206. cf. O'erlook.
Overset (cf. O'erset') to subvert, to turn upside
down: Rom. Ill, 5, 137.
Overshade (cf. O'ershade) to cover with shade:
Tit. II, 3, 273.
Overshine (cf. O'ershine), 1) to shine upon, to
illumine: o. the earth, H6C II, 1, 38.
2) to outshine, to excel in lustre: Troil. Ill, 1,
171. Tit. I, 317.
Overslioot (cf O'ershoot) to fly beyond: the poor
wretch, to o. his troubles how he outruns the wind, Ven.
680 (0. Edd. ouershut). Partic. overshot, properly ex-
ceeded in shooting, = blundering, put to shame: so
study evermore is overshot, LLL I, 1, 143. 'tis not the
first time you ivere overshot, H5 III, 7, 134.
Overshower, see O'ershower.
Oversight, mistake, error: H4B II, 3, 47.
Oversized, see O'ersized.
Overskip, see O'erskip.
Overslip (cf. O'erslip) to pass unheeded, not to
be minded by: which all this time hath — ed her thought,
Lucr. 1576.
Oversnovved, see O'ersnowed.
Overspread (cf. O'erspread) grown over, cover-
ed: 0. with weeds, H4B IV, 4, 56.
Overstalned, stained over, quite discoloured:
besmeared and o. with slaughter's pencil, John III,
I, 236.
Overstare, see O'erstare.
Overstep, see O'erstep.
Ovcrstlnli, see O'erstink.
Ovcrstravved, see O'erstrawed.
OvcrsAvay (cf. O'ersway) to rule, to lord over:
thus he that overruled I — ed, Ven. 109.
Overswear, to swear again: all those sayings
will I 0. Tw. V, 276. cf. swear over in Wint. I, 2, 424
(= to swear down, to bear down with swearing).
OversvveU, see O'erswell.
Overt, open to view, apparent; without more cer-
tain and more o. test, 0th. I, 3, 107 (Fi over-Test).
Overtake (cf. O'ertake'^ I) to come up with, to
catch; Gent. I, 1, 133. Wiv. I, 1, 55. Merch. IV, 1,
452. IV, 2, 5. All's III, 4, 24. R3 II, 4, 7. Cor. I, 9,
19. Mcb. I, 4, 18. Lr. Ill, 7, 66.
2) to meet or pass by on the way: giving a gentle
kiss to every sedge he — th in his pilgrimage , Gent.
II, 7, 30. to break a jest upon the company you o. Shr.
IV, 5, 73. as I came along, I met and overtook a dozen
captains, H4B II, 4, 387.
Over-tedious, too tedious: H6A III, 3, 43.
Overteemed, see O'erteemed.
Overthrow, subst. 1) ruin, perdition, death: till
mutual 0. of mortal kind, Ven. 1018. give not a windy
night a rainy morrow, to linger out a purposed o. Sonn.
90, 8. whose misadventured piteolis — s . .. bury their
parents' strife, Rom. Chor. 7. expecting o. Per. 1,4,94.
2) defeat, fall : Ado I, 3, 69. Tw. V, 170. John
V, 1, 16. B2 V, 6, 16. H5 IV, 3, 81. H6A I, 1, 24.
I, 2, 49. Ill, 2, 111. H6C li, 6, 3. H8 IV, 2, 64. to
give the o. = to defeat; Caes. V, 2, 5. to have the o.
= to be defeated: H6A III, 2, 106.
Overthrow, vb. (cf. O'erthrow) 1) to ruin, to
bring to nothing, to destroy: you're shamed, you're
— n, you're undone for ever, Wiv. Ill, 3, 102. and all
the preparation — n. Ado II, 2, 61. you have — n Ali-
sander the conqueror, LLL V, 2, 577. seeks to o. re-
ligion, H6A I. 3, 65. so many raptains, gentlemen and
soldiers, that in this quarrel have been — n, V, 4, 105
'^ kiUedV though fortune' s malice o. my state, H6C
IV, 3, 46. by thee (death) quite — n, Rom. IV, 5, 57.
treasons capital have — n him, Mcb. I, 3, 116. our
devices still are — n, Hml. Ill, 2, 222.
2) to defeat, to beat, to conquer: As I, 2, 266.
271. H4BIV, 4, 99. Caes. V, 3, 52. Oth.II, 3, 85.
Overtop (cf. O'ertop) intr. to rise too high: who ■
to trash for — ing, Tp. I, 2, 81. trans, to rise higher
than: that —ed them all. Ant. IV, 12, 24.
Overtrip, see O'ertrip.
Overture, 1) disclosure, communication: I wish
you had only in your silent Judgement tried it , without
more o. Wint. II, 1, 172. it was he that made the o. of
thy treasons to us, Lr. Ill, 7, 89.
2) proposal, offer: I hear there is an o. of peace.
All's IV, 3, 46. 1 could not answer in that course of
honour as she had made the o. V, 3, 99. / bring no o.
of war, Tw. I, 5, 225. Obscure passage: when steel
grows soft as the parasite's silk, let him be made an o.
for the wars. Cor. I, 9, 46 (most M. Edd. coverture,
some ovation, others nurture, without making the sense
plainer. Perhaps overseer; Aim relating to the parasite).
Overturn ^cf. O'erturn), to throw down, to turu
upside down, to destroy: when wasteful war shall
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statues 0. Sonn. 55, 5. I fear all will be — ed, II-IB
V, 2, 19.
Overvalue, see Oervalue.
Overveil, to veil, to cover: night is fled, whose
pitchy mantle — ed the earth, H6A II, 2, 2.
Overview, inspection, observation: are we be-
trayed thus to thy oJ LLL IV, 3, 175.
Overwalfe, see O'erwalh.
Overwashed, moistened over: her fair cheeks o.
with woe, Lucr. 1225.
Overwatch (cf. O'erwatched) to pass in watching,
to be up through: I fear we shall outsleep the coming
morn, as much as we this night have — ed, Mids. V, 373.
OTerweathered, battered by violence of weather,
weather-beaten to excess: with o. ribs and ragged
sails, Merch. II, 6, 18.
Overween (cf. O'erween) to think arrogantly:
you 0. to take it so, H4B IV, 1, 149. thou dost u. in
all, Tit. II, 1,29. — ing = arrogant, presumptuous:
Gent. Ill, 1, 157. Tw. II, 5, 34. R2 I, 1, 147. H6B III,
1, 159. R3 V, 3, 328.
Overweigh (cf. O'erweigh^, to outweigh, to over-
balance: my place... will your accusation o. Meas.
il, 4, 157.
Overu'helm (cf. O'ei-mhebn). 1) to hnvg O^ov,n,
to overlook gloomily : with — ing brows, Rom. V, 1, 39.
2) to bear down, to crush, to destroy: whose joy
of her is — ed like mine. Ado V, ], 9. a sow that hath
— ed all her litter, H4B I, 2, 13 (Ff o'erwhelmed). thou
seekest the greatness that will o. thee, Ii4B IV, 5, 98.
his sorrows have so — ed his wits, Tit. IV, 4, 10. your
house would sink and o. you, Per. IV, 6, 128.
Overworn (cf. O'erworn) spoiled by too much
use; stale: the word is o. Tw. Ill, 1, 66.
Overwrested, see O'erivrested.
Ovid, the Roman poet: As III, 3, 8. Shr. 1, 1,33.
Tit. IV, 1, 42.
Ovidliis, the same in the language of the learned
Holofernes: LLL IV, 2, 127.
Owcli, see Ouch.
Owd, Scotticism for old: take thine o. cloak about
thee, 0th. II, 3, 99 (scrap of a song. The later Qq and
FfaM/(f).
Owe, 1) to be the right owner of: / — d her, and
'tis mine that she hath killed, Lucr. 1803. thou dost
here usurp the name thou — st not, Tp. 1, 2, 454. which
0. the crown that thou o'ermasterest, John II, 109. to
him that — s it (duty) 248. that blood which '—d the
breadth of all this isle, IV, 2, 99. the slaughter of the
prince that — d that crown, R3 IV, 4, 142.
2) to have, to possess: I will not o. it (love) Ven.
411. that fair thou — st, Sonn. 18, 10. thoii alone
B kingdoms of hearts shouldst o. 70, 14. the landlord
which doth o. them, Compl. 140. no sound that the earth
— s, Tp. I, 2, 407. the noblest grace she — d, III, 1, 45.
Gent. V, 2, 28. Meas. I, 4, 83. II, 4, 123. Err. Ill, 1,
42. LLLI, 2, HI. 11,6. Mids. II, 2, 79. All's II, 1,
9. II, 5, 84; III, 2, 122. V, 3, 297. Tw. I, 5, 329. Wint.
Ill, 2, 39. John IV, 1, 123. E2 IV, 185. H4A V, 2,
68. H4B I, 2, 5. Troil. Ill, 3, 99. Cor. Ill, 2, 130
(the later Ff own). V, 2, 89. Rom. II, 2, 46. Mcb.
1, 3, 76. I, 4, 10. Ill, 4, 113. Lr. I, 1, 205. I, 4, 133.
0th. I, 1, 66. Ill, 3, 333. Ant. IV, 8, 31. Cymb. Ill,
1, 38. Per. V, 1, 118. Passive: all that borrowed mo-
tion seeming — d, Compl. 327 (seeming to belong
to him), of six preceding ancestors hath it been — d
and worn. All's V, 3, 198. With a dative and ac-
cusative: to 0. a person love or hate = to bear love
or hate: if any love you o. me, Ven 523. o. no
man hate, As III, 2, 78. / could not have — d her a
more rooted love. All's IV, 5, 12. between that love a
woman can bear me and that I o. Olivia, Tw. II, 4,
106. what love women to men may o. 108. Similarly:
the great danger which this man's life did o. you. Cor.
V, 6, 139 (had for you).
3) to be indebted, to be bound to pay; absol.: he
— s for every word, Tim. I, 2, 204. With an acous. :
that praise which Collatine doth o. Lucr. 82. paying
more slavish tribute than they o. 299. the debt he — s.
Err. IV, 4, 121. 136. Merch. I, 1, 134 All's II, 3,
168. IV, 3, 259. R2 I, 1, 167. H5 IV, 1, 146. Cor.
Ill, 1, 242 (one time will o. another; i. e. time will
bring the remedy). Tit. I, 251. Rom. Ill, 1, 188. Tim.
Ill, 4, 22. 103. Mcb. I, 4, 22. V, 4, 18. 0th. I, 3,
180. Cymb. V, 5, 415. With an accus. and dat. (with
or without to): Sonn. 79, 14. Meas. IV, 2, 62. Err.
111,2,43. IV, 1,7.63. IV, 2,58. Ado 1,1,157. Mids.
Ill, 2, 85. Merch. I, 1, 131. 146. 147. Ill, 2, 290.
299. As II, 5, 22. Shr. V, 2, 131. 155. 156. All's IV,
2, 13. Wint. 1, 1, 8. John II, 247. HI, 3, 20. R2 I,
3, 180. H4A I, 3, 185. Ill, 3, 75. 153. Y, 1, 127.
H4B II, 1, 91. 130. II, 4, 366. Ill, 2, 251. V, 5,76.
H5 I, 2, 34. V, 1, 68. H6A IV, 4, 34. H6C IV, 7, 19.
V, 7, 28. R3 1, 3, 170. Troil. V, 6, 7. Cor. II, 2, 137.
Tit. 1, 414. Tim. II, 1, 2. Ill, 5, 83. Caes. V, 3, 101.
Lr. Ill, 2, 18. IV, 1, 9. Ant. II, 6, 49. Cymb. II, 3,
117. Passive- never may thai state or fortune fall into
my keeping, which is not — d to you, Tim. I, 1, 151
(considered as due, as belonging to you), to give obe-
dience where 'tis truly — d, Mcb. V, 2,26. The gerund
in a passive sense: there is more — ing her than is
paid. All's I, 3, 108. Peculiar expression: I will o.
thee an answer for that, Ado III, 3, 108. for this I o.
you, V, 4, 52 (i. c. for this I remain in your debt, I
will quit scores).
4) to be obliged for, to have to thank for: since
you — d no more to time, Wint. V, 1, 219 (were at the
same age), all these three o. their estates unto him,
Tim. Ill, 3, 5. thou — st the worm no silk, Lr. Ill, 4,
108; cf. IV, 1, 9.
Owen, Christian name of Glendower: H4A I, 3,
117. II, 3, 27. II, 4, 375 etc. H6B II, 4, 41.
Owl, a bird of the genus Strix: Ven. 531. Tp.
V, 90. LLL V, 2, 896. 927. 936. Mids. II, ?, 6. H6C
V, 4, 56, Tit. II, 3. 97. Mcb. II, 2, 16. II, 4, 13. IV,
2, 11. Lr. II, 4, 213. Cymb. 111,6,94. Its cries omi-
nous and portending death: Lucr. 165. H6A IV, 2,
15. H6C V, 6, 44. R3 IV, 4, 509. Mcb. II, 2, 3. Ac-
companying evil spirits: we walk with goblins, — s and
sprites. Err. II, 2, 192. Term of contempt: good night,
my good o. LLL IV, 1, 141. / bade the vile o. go learn
me the tenour of the proclamation, Troil. II, 1, 99. to
be a dog, a mule, a cat, a fitchew, a toad, a lizard, an
0., a puttock, Troil. V, 1, 68. Allusion to a legendary
tale: they say the g. was a baker's daughter, Hnil. IV,
5, 41 (a baker's daughter, who grudged bread to our
Saviour, was transformed by him into an owl).
Owlet, see Howlet.
Own, vb. 1) to acknowledge as one's property, to
claim: two of these fellows you must know and o. Tp.
V, 275. no father — ing it, Wint. Ill, 2, 89. a baboon,
could he speak, would o. a name too dear, Per. IV, 6, 190,
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2) to possess: move still, still so, and o. no other
function, Wint. IV, 4, 143. not Afric — s a serpent I
abhor more than thy fame and envy, Cor. I, 8, 3.
3) to confess: you will not o. it, Wint. Ill, 2, 60.
Own, adj. proper, belonging to one's self; placed
after poss. pronouns (and sometimes, as in Sonn. 20,
1 and Meas. IV, 3, 3, after Saxon genitives): Ven.
Dedic. 7. Ven. 117. 157. 160. 216. 251. 776. Lucr.
Arg. 1. 7. Lncr. 35. 241. 479 etc. Sonn. 87, 9. Tp.
1, 1,34. I, 2, 102. 167. 342. 347. 356. II, I, 135.
163. 270. Ill, 1, 60. IV, 13. 32. 218. Epil. 2. Gent.
I, 2, 120. 1, 3, 82. II, 4, 156 etc. of ones own, fol-
lowing an indefinite snbst. : An fool's head of your
own, Wint. I, 4, 134. we have Imclclers of our own,
AdoV, 2, 19. Mids. Ill, 1, 120 As IV, 1, 16. Shr.
IV, 1, 102. Tw. V, 288. E3 III, 7, 34. Rom. I, 1, 192.
Hml. Ill, 2, 223. Lr. I, 4, 361 etc. Superfluonsly
joined to proper: your own proper wisdom: All's IV,
2, 49. H6B I, 1, 61. Ill, 1,115. Caes. V, 3, 96. Some-
times not so much denoting property, as imparting
to the expression a peculiar tenderness: thine own
true knight, Wiv. II, 1, 15. I'll not remember you of my
own lord, Wint. Ill, 2, 231. tell me, mine own, V, 3,
123. your own Percy, H4B II, 3, 12. mine own lord,
Hml. IV, 1, 5 {¥i my good lord). I am your own for
ever, 0th. Ill, 3, 479. Remarkable expressions: when
no man was his own, Tp. V, 213 (= was master of
himself, in his senses), the boldness is mine own, Shr.
II, 89 (^ it is I myself who am bold; German: die
Dreistigkeit ist auf meiner Seite).
Substantive use; 1) as a plural : her own shall bless
her, her foes shake, H8 V, 5, 31. Rome must know the
value of her own. Cor. I, 9, 21. that Rome should now
eat up her own. III, 1, 294. you are darkened even by
your own, IV, 7, 6. to entice his own to evil should be
done by none, Per. Prol. 27. 2) as a sing., = property,
or that which is due to one : those same tongues that
give thee so thine own, Sonn. 69, 6. every man should
take his own, Mids. Ill, 2, 459. our just and lineal en-
trance to our own , John II, 85. his coming is but for
his own, R2 II, 3, 149. IH, 2, 191. Ill, 3, 196. 197.
H4A V, 5, 44. / trust ere long to choke thee with thine
own, H6A III, 2, 46. dare not touch his own, H6B I,
1, 229. 239. steel thy melting heart to hold thine own
and leave thine own with him, H6C II, 2, 42 seizeth
hut his own, Tit. I, 281. Scotland hath foisons to fill
up your will of your mere own, Meb. IV, 3, 89. he gives
me- so much of mine own, Ant. V, 2, 20. to hold one's
own = to play one's part well, to hold up : hold your
I own in any case, with such austerity as 'longeth to a
\father, Shr. IV, 4, 6. H4BIII. 2,218. Troil. IV, 5, 114.
I Owner, rightful possessor, proprietor, master:
Lucr. 27. 413. Sonn. 94, 7. 102, 4. Wiv. V, 6, 64.
Err. IV, 1, 86. 92. Ado II, 1, 240. Mids. V, 426.
Merch. Ill, 2, 19. As IV, 3, 90. All's III, 6, 12. John
III, I, 69. H4AIV, 3, 94. H6B I, 1, 225. IV, 10, 37.
Troil. II, 2, 174. Tit. V, 1, 134. Tim. 1, 1, 170. Hml.
IV, 1,21 (the 0. of a foul disease).
0\, the general name for black- cattle; parti-
cularly a castrated bull: Wiv. V, 5, 126. LLL V, ?,
250. Mids. II, 1, 93. As I, 1, 11. Ill, 3, 80. Shr. Ill,
2. 234. H4A II, 4, 498. H6B IV, 2, 28. Troil. V, 1,
65. 66. Plnr. oxen: Shr. 11, 360. Tw. Ill, 2, 64. H4A
V, 2, 14. H6A I, 5, 31. V, 5, 54. H6B IV, 3, 5. V, 1,
27. Troil. II, 1, 116.
Oi-lieef, the flesh of oxen used as food: Mids.
III, 1, 197.
Oiford, English town: R2 V, 2, 52. 99. V, 3, 14.
141. V, 6, 13. 16. H4B III, 2, 12 (university); cf. H8
IV, 2, 59.
= Earl of Oxford: R2 V, 6, 8 (only in Qq1. H6G
III, 3, 88. 98. 109. 234. IV, 6, 96. IV, 8. 17. 30. V,
1, 1. 58. V, 3, 15. V, 4, 16. 58. V, 5, 2. R3 II, 1, 112.
IV, 5, 11. T, 3, 27.
Oxfordshire, English county: H6C IV, 8, 18.
Ox-liead, the head of an ox: John II, 292 (em-
blem of cuckoldom).
Oxlip, the greater cowslip. Primula elatior: Mids.
II, 1, 250. Wint. IV, 4, 125.
Oyes, hear ye, give attention; the usual introduc-
tion to a proclamation of the public crier: Wiv. V,
5, 45. Troil. IV, 5, 143.
Oyster, the animal Ostrea: Wiv. II, 2, 2. Ado
II, 3, 25. 27. Shr. IV, 2, 101. Lr. I, 5, 26. Supposed
to contain a precious pearl in its shell: As V, 4, 64.
Ant. I, 5, 44.
Oyster-wencli, a woman that sells oysters: E2
1, 4, 31.
P.
P, the fifteenth letter of the alphabet: Tw.ll,5,97.
Pace, name in H8 II, 2, 122.
Pace, subst. 1) step, a movement made by the
removal of the foot: steal from his figure, and no p.
Tier: eivrd, Sonn. 104, 10. with the armed hoofs of
hostile —s, H4A I, 1, 9.
2) manner of walking, in shape, in courage, colour,
p. and bone, Ven. 294. with strengthlessp. Lucr. 709.
marching on with trembling — s, 1391. what p. is this
that thy tongue keeps, Ado III, 4, 93. time travels in
divers — 5, As III, 2, 327. he has no p., but runs where
he will. All's IV, 5, 70 (= he observes no rule, pays
no regard to form>. on a moderate p. Tw. II. 2, 3. K2
V, 2, 10. H5 V Chor. 15. H8 I, 1, 132. IV, 1, 82. Cor.
I, 10, 32. II, 3, .57. Mcb. II, 1, 54. V, 5, 20. Hml.
II, 2, 354. Ill, 1, 149 (Qq/aee). Oth. Ill, 3, 457. Per
V, 1, 112. to hold a person pace = to keep up, not
to be left behind: hold me p. in deep experiments, H4A
III, 1, 49. to keep p. with, in the same sense: Sonn.
51, 9. Mids. Ill, 2, 445.
3) a measure of two feet and a half: two — s of the
vilest earth, H4A V,4.91. H5 111, 7. 136. Ant. 11, 2. 234.
4) step, degree of elevation : that by a p. goes back-
ward, Troil. I, 3, 128. every step, exampled by the first
p. that is sick of his superior, 132.
Pace, vb. 1) intr. to step, to walk, to go: 'gainst
death . . . shall you p. forth, Sonn. 55, 10. where is the
horse that doth untread again his tedious measures with
the unbatedfire that he did p. them first, Merch. II, 6,
12 (of. trans.). — ing through the forest. As IV, 3, 101.
and with speed so pi to speak of Perdita, Wint. IV, 1 ,
23. IV, 3, 121, R3 1, 4, 16. H8 I, 3, 12. IV, 1, 93.
828
0
2) trans, to teach (a horse) to move according to
the will of the rider, to break in (cf. the intr. use in
Merch. 11, 6, 12 and H8 1, 3, 12): those that tame
wild horses p. 'em not in their hands to make 'em gentle^
hut stop their mouths with stubborn bits, H8 V, 3, 22.
ichich with a snaffle you may p. easy. Ant. 11, 2, 64.
Applied to men:^. your wisdom in that good path that
I would wish it go, Meas. IV, 3, 137. she's not — d
yet : you must take some pains to loork her to your ma-
nage, Per. IV, 6, 68.
Pacify, to appease: Tw. Ill, 4, 309. H4A 111, 3,
195. H4B II, 4, 87 (misapplied by Mrs. Quickly).
Pack, subst. 1) a bundle tied up, a bale : Wint.
IV, 4, 289. 318. 611. H6B IV, 2, 51. Metaphorically:
a p. of sorrows, Gent. HI, 1, 20. u. p, of blessings,
Rom. Ill, 3, HI. pour out the p. of matter to mine ear,
Ant. II, 5, 54.
2) a confederacy for a bad purpose : a knot, a ging,
a p., a conspiracy, Wiv, IV, 2, 123. confederate with
II. damned p. Err. IV, 4, 105. sorrow on thee and all the
p. of you, Shr. IV, 3, 33. Tw. V, 386. E3 III, 3, 5. — «
and sects of great ones, Lr. V, 3, 18.
Pack, vb. 1) to place close together for some
purpose : the gifts she looks from m£ are — ed and
locked up' in my heart, Wint. IV, 4, 369. where the
hones of all my buried ancestors are — ed, Eom. IV,
,'i,41. Withtip; cushions, leaden spoons .. . these slaves
p. up. Cor. I, 5, 9 {= tie up for the purpose of car-
rying them away).
2) to load (properly with goods tied up): and yet
our horse not — ed, H4A II, 1, 3. our thighs — ed
with wax, our mouths with honey, H4B IV^, 5, 77.
3) to be in readiness for going, and hence to go
off in a hurry; to be gone: p. night, peep day, Pilgr.
209. seek shelter, p.! Wiy. I, 3, 91. 'tis time, 1 think,
to trudge, p. and he gone. Err. HI, 2, 158. the most
courageous fiend bids me p. Merch. II, 2, 11. Shr. 11,
178. or p. to their old playfellows, H8 I, 3, 33. hence,
ji.J Tim. V, 1, 115. will p. when it begins to rain, Lr.
11, 4, 81. — eii = gone: the night so — ed, I post unto
my pretty, Pilgr. 201. he must not die till George be
— ed with post-horse up to heaven, R3 I, 1, 146. to he
— ing = to go away: be — ing , therefore, thou that
wast a knight, H6A IV, 1, 46. are you — ing, sirrah?
come hither, Cymb. Ill, 6, 80. and bid mine eyes he
— ing with my heart, H6B III, 2, 111. to send — ing
= to send away: H4A II, 4, 328. H6B III, 1, 342.
K3 III, 2, 63. to set — ing = to cause to go or be
sent off in a hurry : this man will set me ■ — ing, Hml.
111,4,211.
4) to sort or shuffle in an unfair manner : she has
— ed cards uith Cuesnr, Ant. IV, 14, 19 (O. Edd.
Caesars). Absol. , = to practise deceitful collusion,
to plot: here's — i^g, to deceive us all, Shr. V, 1, 121.
go p. loith him, Tit. IV, 2, 155. — ed = confederate
in a plot: that goldsmith there, were he not — ed with
her, could witness it. Err. V, 219. who was — ed in
all this wrong, Ado V, 1, 308.
Packet, subst. a bundle, parcel: Shr. II, 101. Es-
pecially a mail of letters: LLLII, 164. 1I4A II, 3,
68. H4B IV, 4, 101. H8 HI, 2, 76. 129. 215. 286.
V, 2, 32. Hml. V, 2, 15.
Packhorsc, horse of burden; metaphorically =:
drudge: Lucr. 928. H4B II, 4, 177. 113 I, 3, 122.
Packing, plotting: here's p. Shr. V, 1, 121. in
snuffs and — s of the dukes, Lr. Ill, 1, 26.
Packsaddle, a saddle on which burdens are laid :
Cor. II, 1, 99.
Packthread, thread used in tying up parcels:
Shr. Ill, 2, 64. Rom. V, 1, 47.
Pacorus, son of the Parthian King Orodes : Ant.
Ill, 1, 4.
Paction, contract, agreement; conjecture of M.
Edd. for pation or passion of 0. Edd. in H5 V, 2, 303.
Paddle, to play, to finger, to handle, to feel
amorously: to be — ing palms aiid pinching fingers,
Wint. I, 2, 115. — ing in your neck with his damned
fingers, Hml. 111,4, 185. didst thou not see her p. with
the palm of his hand, 0th. II, 1, 259.
Paddock, a toad: Hml. Ill, 4, 190. = a familiar
spirit, in the shape of a toad: P. calls, Mcb. I, 1, 9.
Padua, town in Italy: Gent. II, 5, 2 (M. Edd.
Milan). Ado 1, 1, 36. Merch. Ill, 4, 49. IV, 1, 109.
119. 403. V, 268. Shr. I, 1, 2. 22 and passim.
Pagan, subst. a heathen, one not believing in
Christ: Merch. II, 3, 11. R2 IV, 95. H4A I, I, 24.
H4B II, 2, 168. Hml. Ill, 2, 36. 0th. I, 2, 99.
Pagan, adj. heathenish: John V, 2, 36. H4AII,
3,31. H8I, 3, 14.
Page, subst. a young boy attending on a person
of distinction: Lucr. 910. Sonn. 108, 10. Gent. I, 2,
38. II, 7, 43. V, 4, 164. Wiv. I, 3, 93. II, 2, 119.
LLL 111, 82. IV, 1, 149. V, 1, 136. V, 2, 97. 336.
Mids. II, 1, 185. Merch. II, 1, 35. II, 4, 33. As I, 3,
126. V, 3, 6. Shr. Ind. 1, 105. Wint. I, 2, 135 (sir
p. a term of endearment). H4A IV, 3, 72. H4B HI,
2, 28. V, 3, 29. H8 I, 1, 22. II, 2, 48. V, 2, 25. Cor.
I, 5, 24. V, 6, 99. Rom. HI, 1, 97. V, 3, 27S. Tim.
II, 2, 75. Cymb. II, 1, 45. IV, 2, 355. V, 5, 86. 118.
228. Per. H, 3, 108.
Page, name in Wiv. I, 1, 45 etc.
Page, vb. to follow like a page : will these trees
p. thy heels'? Tim. IV, 3, 224.
Pageant, subst. show, spectacle, especially a
theatrical exhibition: this insubstantial p. Tp. IV, 155.
when our — s of delight were played, Gent, IV, 4, 164.
or show, or p., or antique, or firework, LLL V, 1, 118.
shall we their fond p. see? Mids. 111,2, 114. as it were,
the -s of the sea, Merch. 1, 1, 11. this wide and uni-
versal theatre presents more woeful — s. As II, 7, 138.
if you will see a p. truly played, HI, 4, 55. a woeful
p. have we here beheld, R2 IV, 321. to play ?ny part
in Fortune's p. H6B 1,2,67. the flattering index of a
direful p. R3 IV, 4, 85. shows, — 5 and sights of ho-
nour, H8 IV, 1, 11. in all Cupid's p. there is present-
ed no monster, Troil. HI, 2, 81. I will put on his pre-
sence . . . you shall see the p. of Ajax, III, 3, 273 (i. e.
Aj.ix mimicked', 'tis a p., to keep us in false gaze,
0th. I, 3, 18. they are black vesper's — s. Ant. IV,
14, 8.
Pageant, vb. to play, to mimic as in a theatre:
he —s us, Troil. I, 3, 151.
Pageantry, theatrical spectacles: Per. V, 2. 6.
Pah, an exclamation of disgust: Hml. V, I, 221
(Vipuh). Lr. IV, 6, 132.
Pail, a wooden vessel in which water or milk is
carried: Err. V,173. LLLV,2,926. Ihave a hundred
milch-kine to the p. Shr. H, 359.
Pailful, the quantity that a pail will hold: yond
same cloud cannot choose hut full by - s, Tp. II, 2, 24.
Pain, subst. 1) an afflicting sensation of tlic body,
smart, ache, throe, torture: Ven. 1034. Wiv. V, 5,
829
90. Err. Ill, 1, 65. LLL IV, 3, 172. As 111, 2, 340.
R2 II, 1, 8. H6B III, 1, 377. Ill, 3, 4. E3 1, 4, 21.
Tit. II, 3, 285. Rom. I, 2, 47. Lr. V, 3, 185. 0th.
III, 3, 284. Ill, 4, 148. V, 2, 88. Ant. V, 2, 255. Per.
V, 1, 193. Used of the throes of childbirth: H6C 1, 1,
221. Y, 6, 49. R3 IV, 4, 303. Tit. IV, 2, 47. of the
tortures of hell: John IV, 3, 138. R2 III, 1, 34.
2) any heavy suffering : this momentary joy breeds
. months of p. Liicr. 690. thrall to living death and p.
perpetual, 12S. perplexed in greater p. 733. so should
I have co-partners in my p. 789. 861. looking with
pretty ruth upon my p. Sonn. 132, 4. 139, 14. 140, 4.
141, 14. Pilgr. 219. Err. II, 1, 36. LLL 1, 1, 73. IV,
3, 122. Mids. 1, 1, 250. H6C III, 3, 128. R3 I, 3, 168.
H8IV, 2, 8. Hml. V, 2, 359. Lr.UI, 6, 115. Cymb. IV,
2, 290.
3) punishment; preceded by on: accountant to the
law upon that p. Meas. II, 4, 86. on p. of losing her
tongue, LLL I, 1, 124. on p. to be found false, R2 I,
3, 106. 111. on p. of their perpetual displeasure, Lr.
Ill,;), 4. on p. of punishment, Ant. 1, 1, 39. on p. of
death, R2 1, 3, 42. H4B V, 5, 67. H6A 1, 3, 79. IV, 1,
47. R3 I, 3, 167. on the p. of death, H6B 111, 2, 288.
uponp. of life, R2 I, 3, 140. 153. on p. of torture,
Rom. I, 1, 93. Preceded by in: no man should disturb
your rest in p. of your dislike or p. of death, H6B 111,
J, 257.
4) work, toil, effort: since thou dost give me — s,
Tp. I, 2, 242 (work or task to perform), to refresh
the mind of man after his studies or his usual p. Shr.
HI, 1, 12, which I with more than with a common p.
'gainst all the world will rightfully maintain, H4B IV,
5, 224. my — s are quite forgot, R3 I, 3, 117. he is
franked up for his ~ s, 314. your country's fat shall
pay your — s the hire, V, 3, 258. so conversant with p.
Per. Ill, 2, 25. your knowledge, personal p. 46.
5) labour or trouble undergone for a certain pur-
pose : p. pays the income of each precious thing, Lucr.
334. thep, be mine, hut thine shall be the praise, Sonn.
38, 14. in spite of physic, painting, p. and cost, ¥i]gr.
180. with p. purchased , LLL I, 1, 73. conned with
cruel p. Mids. V, 80. H6A V, 3, 138. R3 IV, 4, 303.
Troil. Ill, 3, 30. IV, 1, 57. Mcb. 11, 3, 55. Lr. HI, 1,
53. Cymb. Ill, 3, 60. to take p. Merch. II, 2, 194. hath
In' en much p. 118 111,2,72. take the p., but cannot
pluck the pelf, Pilgr. 192.
Pains (always used as a sing.: Gent. 11, 1, 118.
Ado II, 3, 270. Shr. IV, 3, 43. Tim. V, 1, 92. Ant. IV,
6, 151 in the same sense: Gent. II, 1, 118. Wiv. HI,
A, 104. Meas. 11, 1, 279. V, 246. Ado II, 3, 258. V, 1,
323. 326. V, 4, 18. Merch. 11, 6, 33. IV, 1, 412. Shr.
IV. 3,43. All's I, 1,240. R2 IV, 150. H6B I, 4, 47.
Rom. II, 4, 194. 0th. I, 1, 184. IV, 2, 93. Ant. IV, 6,
15 etc. to take —s: Tp. 1, 2, 354. IV, 189. Ado 11, 3,
259. 260. 270. Mids. I, 2, 112. Merch. IV, 1, 17. V,
182. Tw. 1,5, 186. John I, 219. Troil. HI, 2, 207.
Tim. HI, 5, 26. V, 1, 92 etc. you have taken the — s to
set it together, Gent. I, 1, 123. Err. V, 393. John 1,
78. V, 4, 15.
Pain, vb. 1) to put to bodily distress or torment:
that kills and —s not. Ant. V, 2, 244. Partic. ed:
give physic to the sick, ease to the — ed, Lucr. 901. to
enforce the ed impotent to smile , LLL V, 2, 864.
Superl. —edst: the — edst fiend of hell, Pev.l\, 6, 173.
2) to put to labour and trouble : that I have em-
ployedand — edyour unknown sovereignty,M.ea.s.\,S01.
Painful, 1) giving distress to the body, torment-
ing: the aged man is plagued with cramps and gouts
and p. Jits, Lucr. 856. with most p. feeling of thy speech,
Meas. 1, 2, 38.
2) laborious, toilsome: thep. warrior, Sonn. 25,
9. some sports are p. Tp. Ill, 1, 1. if it had been p.
I would not have come. Ado II, 3, 261. p. study, LLL
11, 23. p. labour both bg sea and land, Shr. V, 2, 149.
marching in the p. field, H6 IV, 3, 111. the p. sernce.
Cor. IV, 5, 74. by many a dern and p. perch. Per. HI
Prol. 15.
Painfully, 1) with distress of the body or mind:
within which rift thou didst p. remain a dozen years,
Tp. 1, 2, 278. thou hast p. discovered, Tim. V, 2, 1 (so
as to distress us by the result of thy discovery).
2) laboriously: p. to pore upon a hook, ULL 1, 1,
74. who p. have brought a countercheck, John 11, 223.
Paiut (cf. the subst. Painting) 1) to produce or
to represent by delineation and colours: Ven. 212.
601. Lucr. 1466. 1492. 1541. 1577. Sonn. 47, 6.
53,8. Tp. II, 2, 30. Wiv. IV, 5,. 8. Meas. IV, 2, 38.
Ado I, 1, 267. Mids. 1, 1, 235. Shr. Ind. 2, 52. 58.
R2 V, 2, 16. H5 III, 6, 32. 34. Tit. IV, 2, 98. Tim. 1,
1, 156. 200. Mcb. II, 2, 55. V, 8, 26 (—edupon a pole,
i. e. on cloth suspended on a pole). Hrril. 11, 2, 502.
Ant. 11, 5, 116. Cymb. HI, 4, 6. —ed cloth, i. e. cloth
or canvas painted in oil and used for hangings in
rooms ;cf. Cloth): who fears a sentence or an old
man's saw shall by a — ed cloth be kept in awe, Lucr.
245. you will be scraped out of the — ed cloih, LLL
V, 2, 579. / answer you right — ed cloth, from whence
you have studied your questions. As III, 2, 290. as rag-
ged as Lazarus in the — ed cloth, H4A IV', 2, 28. set
this in your — ed cloths, Troil. IV, 10, 46.
2) to colour, to dye : ivith Nature's own hand — ed,
Sonn. 20, 1. —ed Mat/pole, Mids. HI, 2, 296. and p.
your face, Shr. I, 1, 65 (i. e. make it bloody), where
revenge did paint the tearful difference of incensed
kings, John 111, 1, 237. to gild refined gold, to p. the
lily, IV, 2, 11. — ed with the crimson spots of blood,
263. H5 III, 5, 49. H6A II, 4, 50. H6C I, 4, 12. Cor.
11,2, 115. Rom. I, 4, 5. Tim. IV, 3, 59. Especially
used of colours laid on the face for embellishment;
absol.: why should false — ing imitate his cheek, Sonn.
67, 5. in spite of — ing, Pilgr. 180. your whores using
— ing, Meas. IV, 2, 40. — ing and usurping hair, LLL
IV, 3, 259. 263. does Bridget p. still'' Meas. HI, 2, 83.
p. till a horse may mire upon your face, Tim. IV, 3,
147. let her p. an inch thick, Hml. V, 1, 213. you shall
p. Ant. I, 2, 18. trans.: the one is — ed, Gent. 11, 1,
61. 64. were I — ed, Wint. IV, 4, 101. refl.: to p.
himself, Ado III, 2, 58. red —s itself black, LLL IV,
3, 265.
3) to diversify with colours : cuckoo-buds of yellow
hue do p. the meadows with delight, LLL V, 2, 907.
pluck the wings from — ed butterflies, Mids. Ill, 1,175.
the adder's — ed skin Contents the eye, Shr. IV, 3, 180.
from Cupid's shoulder pluck his — ed wings, Troil. ill,
2, 15. theskiesare — ed with unnumbered sparks, Caes.
Ill, 1, 63.
4) to colour, to adorn, to deck with artificial co-
lours: my sable ground of sin I will not p. Lucr. 1074.
— ing my age with beauty of thy days, Sonn. 62, 14.
their gross — ing, Sonn. 82, 13. / never saw that you
did —ing need and therefore to your fair no —ing set,
S3, 1. —ing thy outward walls so costly gay, 146,4.
830
with colours fairer — ed their foul ends, Tp. I, 2, 143.
the — ed flourish of your praise, LLL II, 1-1. never p.
me now; where fair isnot, praise cannot mendthe brow,
IV, 1, 16. fie, — ed rhetoric, IV, 3, 239. gilded loam or
— ed clay, li'2 1, 1, 179. Helen must needs be fair, when
u'ith i/our blood you daily p. her thus, Troil. I, 1, 94.
I-Ience — ed = artificial, counterfeit, unreal: that
Muse stirred hy a — ed beauty to his verse, Sonn. 2 1 ,
2. — ed pomp , As 11, 1, 3. — ed peace, John HI, 1,
105. poor —ed queen, R3 I, 3, 241. IV, 4, S3, your
— ed gloss, HS Vj3,71. and with that — edhopehraves
your mightiness, Tit. II, 3, 126 (the later Ff she
braves'), to have his pomp and all what state compounds
but only — ed, Tim. IV, 2, 36. my most — ed word,
llml. Ill, 1, 53.
5) to describe, to represent: the word is too good
to p. put her wickedness. Ado III, 2, 112. I p. him in
the character, Cor. V, 4, 28.
Painter, one skilled in the art of representing
objects by colours: Ven.2S9. Lucr. 1371. 1390. 1450.
Sonn. 24, 1. 4. 5. Gent. IV, 4, 192. LLL V, 2, 648.
Merch. Ill, 2, 121. Rom. I, 2, 41. Tim. 1, 1, 202. IV,
3, 356. Lr. II, 2, 64.
Painting (cf. Paint) 1) the art or practice of a
painter: Tim. I, 1, 156. this is the very p. of your
fear, Mcb. ill, 4, 61. apiece of p. Lucr. 1367. Tim.
1, 1, 155.
2) a picture: Lucr. 1499. Ado III, 3, 143. LLL
III, 21. Tim. 1, 1, 90. 157. Hml. IV, 7, 109.
3) colour laid on: you'll stain your lips with oily
p. Wint. V, 3, 83. this p. wherein you see me smeared.
Cor. I, 6, 08.
4) the practice of laying colours on the face: their
very labour was to them as a p. H8 I, 1, 26. / have
heard of your — s, Hml. Ill, 1, 148 (Pf prattlings).
whose mother was her p. Cymb. Ill, 4, 52.
Pair, siibst. 1) two things of the same kind used
together : a p. of maiden worlds (i. e. breasts) Lucr.
408. of eyes, 1680. John IV, 1, 99. of anchoring hooks,
Gent. Ill, 1, 118. of horns, Wiv. V, 1, 7. of shears,
Meas. 1, 2, 28, of stocks. Err. HI, 1, 60. Shr. Ind. 1,
2. of lips. As HI, 4, 16. of stairs, V, 2, 41. of breeches.
Shr. HI, 2, 44. of boots, 45. of gloves, Wint. IV, 4,
253. of gallows, lUA II, 1, 74. of heels, 11, 4, 53. of
sheets, 1146 II, 4, 243. of legs, H5 III, 6, 158. of spec-
tacles, Troil. IV, 4, 14. of chaps. Ant. Ill, 5, 14. of
bases, Per. II, 1, 167. 169. Uninflected in the plural:
twenty p. of eyes,i Gent. 11, 4, 95. how many p. of
stockings, H4B 11, 2, 17.
2) couple, brace: a p. of honourable men. Ado V,
1, 275. a p. of these, Tw. Ill, 1, 65. of kings, Wint.
V, 3, 146. of carved saints, 112 III, 3, 152. of graves,
167. of knaves, PI6B I, 2, 103. of bleeding hearts, E3
IV, 4, 272. of strange ones. Cor. II, 1, 89. of tribunes,
V, 1, 16. of hell- hounds, Tit. V, 2, 144. of maiden-
hoods, Eom. 111,2, 13. of kisses, Hml. Ill, 4, 1S4. of
indentures, V, 1, 119. of twins. Ant. HI, 10, 12. of sons,
Cymb. V, 5, 356. = two beings of different .°ex joined
in love: As V, 4, 37. HCA 11, 2, 30. Rom. Prol. 6.
Ant. 1, 1, 37. V, 2, 3G3. Plur. — s; the —s of faithful
lovers, Mids. IV, 1,96.
Pair, vb. 1) to couple: so turtles p. Wint IV, 4,
154. 2) to suit, to fit as a counterpart ; he (our prince)
hud — ed well tvith this lord, V, 1, 116.
Pajock, peacock: and noio reigns here a very,
very p. Hml. 111,2,295.
Palabras, Ado III, 5, 18 and paucas pallabris,
Shr. Ind. I, 5, a mutilation and corruption of the
S]iSimsh pocas palabras, i. e. few words.
Palace, a royal house: Tp. IV, 152. Meas. V,
544. Mids. I, 2, 104. IV, 2, 38. V, 425. Merch. I, 2,
16. Wint. IV, 4, 731 (at p., in the speech of the
clown), 737. 789. R2 III, 3, 148. H6A V, 2, 7. V, 3,
170. H6B HI, 2, 100. 246. IV, 1, 102. H6C 1, 1, 25.
IV, 8, 33. V,l,ibXat the bishop's p.). Tit. I, 327. II,
1,46. 127. Mcb. HI, ], 132. IV, 1,57. Lr. 1,2, 117.
1, 4, 267. Ant. IV, 8, 32. Cymb. Ill, 3, 84. V, 4, 113.
Figuratively: my soul's p. is become a prison, H6C
U, 1, 74. that deceit should dwell in such a gorgeous
p. Kom. Ill, 2, 85. this p. of dim night, V, 3, 107.
Where's that p. whereinto foul things sometime intrude
not? 0th. HI, 3, 137. thou seemest a p. for the crowned
truth to dwell in, Per. V, 1, 122.
Palace-gate: H6C 1, 1, 92. Ill, 2, 119. Tit. IV,
2, 35. Mcb. HI, 1,47. 111,3, 13.
Palamedes, name of a Greek in Troil. V, 5, 13.
Palate, subst. the roof of the mouth as an or-
gan of taste: Sonn. 114, 12. 118, 2. Compl. 167.
Merch. IV, 1, 96. Tw. 11, 4, 101. Troil. I, 3, 338. Ill,
2,22. IV, 4, 7. Cor. II, 1,61. Tim. IV, 3,24. 0th. I,
3, 263. IV, 3, 96. Ant. I, 4, 63. Per. I, 4, 39.
Palate, vb. to perceive by the taste, to taste:
not — ing the taste of her dishonour, Troil. IV, 1, 59.
you are plebeians, if they be senators: and they are no
less, when, both your voices blended, the greatest taste
most — s theirs. Cor. Ill, 1, 104 (when the predomi-
nant taste of the compound is that of their voices).
and never — s more the dung. Ant. V, 2, 7.
Palatine ; count or county p. = Palsgrave: Merch.
1,2,49.64.-
Pale, subst. l)an enclosure (especially of a park):
I have hemmed thee here within the circuit of this ivory
p.; I'll be a park, and thou shalt be my deer, Ven. 230.
too unruly deer, he breaks the p. Err. II, 1, 100. over
park, over p. Mids. II, 1,4. why should we in the com-
pass of a p. keep law, 1!2 HI, 4, 40. parked arid bound-
ed in a p. II6A IV, 2, 45. which, like a bourn, a p.,
a shore, confines thy parts, Troil. II, 3, 260. breaking
down the — s and forts of reason, Hml. I, 4, 28.
Doubtful passage: I'll peek you o'er the — s else, H8
V, 4, 94.
2) paleness; see Adj.
Pale, vb. I) to enclo.se, to encompass: the Eng-
lish beach — s in the flood with men, H5 V Chor. 10.
will you pj. your head in Henry's glory (i. e. the crown)
H6C I, 4, 103. whate'er the ocean —s or sky enclip's,
Ant. II, 7, 74. stands as Neptune's park, ribbed and
— d in with rocks, Cymb. Ill, 1, 19.
2) to make pale: the glow-worm shows the matin
to be near and 'gins to p. his uneffectual fire, Hml. I,
5, 90.
Pale, adj. not fresh of colour, not red or ruddy;
wan: Ven. 21. 76. 347. 468. 739. 1123. 1169. Lucr.
441. 478. 1391. Sonn. 97, 14, Compl. 5. Gent. HI,
1, 228. Err. IV, 2, 4. IV, 4, 96. V, 82. Ado I, 1, 250,
V, 1, 131. LLL 1, 2, 107. IV, 3, 129. Mids. 1, 1, 16.
As 1, 1, 164 etc. / am p. at mine heart to see thine eyes
so red, Meas. IV, 3, 157 (cf. Pale -hearted). Used of
ashes: Lucr. 6. R3 1, 2, 6. Rom. Ill, 2, 55. Of things
wanting lustre and brightness; as of the moon: Gent.
IV, 2, 100. Mids. II, 1, 104. As III, 2, 3. Wint. IV,
3, 16. Eom. HI, 5, 20, Tim. IV, 3, 441. of moonlight:
831
March. V, 125. of a dim sky: As I, 3, 106. H4A V,
1, 2. H5 III, 5, 17. H6C II, 1, 28. of lack-lustre eyes:
look, how thou diest! look, how thy eye turns p. Troil.
V, 3, 81 (of. Hml. Hi, 4, 125). of lead : Rom. 11, 5, 17.
of silver: Merch. Ill, 2, 103. cf. gilding p. streams
with heavenly alchemy, Sonn. 33, 4. Synonymous to
white: a lily p. Pilgr. 89. hands as p. as milk, Mids.
V, 345 (Thisbe's speech), p. primroses, 'Wint. IV, 4,
122. H(iB III, -2, i;3. Cyinb. IV, 2, 221. this p. and
maiden blossom, H4A 11, -J, 47 (cf. Maid-pale and
Pale-visaged). that p., that while- faced shore, John II,
23. H5 V, 2, 378. Compar. —r': Pilgr. 118. Merch.
V, 125. As IV, 3, 178.
Substantively: a sudden p. usurps her cheek, Ven.
589. nor ashy p. showed) the fear, Lucr. 1512. the
red blood reigns in the winter s p. Wint. IV, 3, 4 (per-
haps with a play on the word : p. = district, confine).
Adverbially: so p. did shine the moon on Pyramus,
Tit. 11,3, 231. how p. he glares, Hml. Ill, 4, 125 (of.
Troil. V, 3, 81).
Paled, writing of M. Edd. in Compl. 198; 0.
Edd. palyd or palid; see Pallid.
Pale-dead, lack-lusti'e as in death: their p. eyes,
H5 IV, 2, 48.
Pale-duII (0. Edd. not hyphened), wanting co-
lour and life: their p. mouths, lib IV, 2, 49.
Pale-faced: Ven. 669. R2 II, 3, 94. II, 4, 10.
H4A I, 3, 202. H6B III, 1, 335.
Pale-hearted, wanting courage, cowardly: Mcb.
IV, 1,85. cf. Meas. IV, 3, 157.
Paleness, wanness: swooning p. Compl. 306. =
want of lustre or colour: thy (lead's) p. moves me
more than eloquence, Merch. Ill, 2, 106. the p. of this
flower, H6A IV, 1, 106.
Palestine, the country of the Saviour: John II,
4. 0th. IV, 3, 39.
Pale-visaged; ^our own ladies and p. maids, John
V, 2, 164 (cf. Maid-pule).
Palfrey, anoble horse: togetmyp.from the mare,
Ven. 384. 385. it is theprince of —s, H5 III. 7, 29.
35. in Cheapside shall my p. go to grass, H6B IV, 2,
75. provide thee two proper — s , to hale thy vengeful
waggon swift away. Tit. V, 2, 50.
Palisadoes, stakes set in the ground by way of
defence: H4A II, 3, 56.
Pall, to wrap up as in a cloak: come, thick night,
and p. thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, Mcb. I, 5, 52.
Pall, to become vapid, to wane, to decay: our
indiscretion sometimes se7-ves us well , when our deep
plots do p. Hml. V, 2, 9. I' II never follow thy — ed for-
tunes more. Ant. 11, 7, 88.
Pallas, the goddess Minerva : Tit. IV, 1, 66. Name
of a planet: IV, 3, 65. 64.
Pallet, a mean bed: upon uneasy — s stretching
thee, H4B III, 1, 10 (Fi pallads).
Palliament, a robe: Tit. I, 182.
Pallid (0. EAd. palyd or palid) , pale: p. pearls
and rubies red as blood, Compl. 198.
Palm, the inner part of the hand: Ven. 25. 144.
Err. Ill, 2, 124. LLL V, 2, 816. As III, 6, 24. Wint.
I, 2, 115. 126. John II, 590. Ill, 1, 244. H4B I, 2, 24.
Troil. I, 1,69. V, 1, 25. Cor. V, 2, 46. Rom. I, 6, 102.
Caes. IV, 3, 10. Hml. I, 3, 64. 0th. II, 1, 168. 259.
Ant. I, 2, 47. 63.
Palm, a tree of the order Palma ; the emblem of
glory and superiority: must not so stale his p. nobly
acquired, Troil. II, 3, 201. gives us more p. in beauty
than we have. III, 1, 170. bear the p. for having bravely
shed thy wife and children's blood. Cor. V, 3, 117.
you shall see him a p. in Athens again and flourish
luith the highest, Tim. V, 1, 12 (cf. Psalms 92, 12).
bear the p. alone, Caes. I, 2, 131. as love between them
like the p. might flourish, Hml. V, 2, 40.
Palmer, a pilgrim: Lucr. 791. All's III, 5, 38.
R2 HI, 3, 151. H6B V, 1, 97. Rom. I, 5, 102.
Palm-tree, a tree of the order Palma: what I
found on a p. As III, 2, 186.
Palm}, glorious: in the most high and p. state of
Rome, Hml. I, 1, 113.
Palpalile, such as might be touched and handled :
in form as p. as this (dagger) which now J draw, Mcb.
II, 1, 40. Hence = obvious, manifest: (lies) gross as
a mountain, open, p. H4A II, 4, 250. this p. device,
R3 III, 6, 11. a very p. hit, Hml. V, 2, 292. 'tis pro-
bable and p. to thinking, 0th. 1, 2, 76.
Adverbially: this p. grossplay, Mids. V, 374, i. e.
so gross, that it require.'; no judgment to perceive its
grossness (some M. Edd. palpable-gross).
Palsied, affected with a palsy: Meas. Ill, 1, 36.
Cor. V, 2, 46.
Palsy, paralysis, cessation of animal function;
R2 II, 3, 104. H6B IV, 7, 98. Troil. I, 3, 174 (0.
BHi. p. fumbling, M. Edd. palsy-fumbling). Plur. — es-
Troil. V, 1, 23.
Palter, to sliift, to dodge, to shuffle, to equivo-
cate: a whores&n dog, that shall p. thus with us, Troil.
II, 3, 244. you p. V, 2, 48. this — ing becomes not
Rome, Cor. Ill, 1, 58. Romans that have spoke the
word and will not p. Caes. II, 1, 126. these juggling
fiends, that p. with us in a double sense, Mcb. V, 8, 20.
/ must dodge and p. in the shifts of lowness. Ant. Ill,
11, 63.
Paltry, vile, contemptible, sorry: Wiy. II, 1. 164.
Merch. V, 147. Shr. IV, 3, 81. Tw. Ill, 4,420. John
II, 64. H6A IV, 6, 45. H6B IV, 1, 105. V, 2, 67. R3
V, 3, 323. Troil. II, 3, 218. Ant. V, 2, 2.
Paly, pale: p. Jlam.es, H5 IV Chor. 8. his p. lips,
H6B III, 2, 141. p. ashes, Rom. IV, 1, 100.
Pamper, to feed to the full: those — ed animals
that rage in savage sensuality , Ado IV, 1, 61. I am
your sorrow's nurse, and Iwillp. it with lamentations,
R3 II, 2, 88. Used nonsensically by Pistol: hollow
— ed jades of Asia, H4B II, 4, 178 (a parody of a
passage in Marlowe's Tamburlaine: holla, you — ed
jades of Asia, what, can you draw but twenty. miles a
day?).
Pamphlet, a written composition: whereof this
p., without beginning, is but a superfluous moiety, Lucr.
Dedic. 1. with written — s studiously devised, H6A
III, 1, 2.
Pancake, a cake fried in a pan: As I, 2, 67. 69.
85. All's II, 2, 25.
Pandar, abbreviated from Fandarus: Troil. I, 1,
98. 106. I, 2, 311. V, 10, 49.
Pandarus, the archetype of pimps in Troil. I,
I, 48 etc. shall I Sir P. of Troy become? Wiv. 1, 3,
83. I loould play Lord P. of Phrygia, Tw. Ill, 1, 5S.
Alluded to in All's II, 1, 100.
Pander or Paiidar, subst. a pimp, a procurer:
Wiv. V, 5, 176. Ado V, 2, 31. Wint. II, 1, 46. H5
IV, 5, 14. Troil. Ill, 2, 210. 212. 220. V, 10,48. Lr.
II, 2, 23. Cymb. Ill, 4, 32. Ill, 5, 81.
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Pander, vb. to pimp for, to procure for: reason
— s will, Hral. HI, 4, 88 (Qq pardons).
Panderl)', adj. pimping: Wiv. IV, 2, 122.
Paiidiou, king of Athens and father of Philomela,
\\ho was transformed into a nightingale: Pilgr. 395.
Pandulpli, name of the cardinal in John 111, 1,
13S. V, 7, 82.
Pauel, a piece of board inserted into the groove
of a thicker surrounding frame: As 111, 3, 89. (cf.
liiipanneled).
Pani^, subst. extreme pain, torment, agony:
Compl. 272. Wiv, 111,5, 109. Meas. Ill, 1, 80. Tw.
I, 5, 81. II, 4, 16. 93. Ill, 4, 262. John V, 4, 59. H4B
IV, 4, 117. H6B III, 3, 24. H6C II, 3, 17. H8 II, 3, 1.
Ill, 2, 370. V, 1, 69. Tim. V, 1, 203. Hml. Ill, 1, 72.
C'ynib I, 1, 82. 136. Per. Ill, 1, 13.
Pang, vb. to afflict with great pain, to torment:
a sufferance — ing as soul and body's severing, H8 II,
3, 15. thy memory will then be —ed by me, Cymb. Ill,
4, 98.
Pannel, subst. see Panel.
Pannel, vb. reading of 0. Edd. in Ant. IV, 12,
21: the hearts that pannelled me at heels. Most M.
Edd. spanieVd, some pantler'd, others jiaged.
Pannier, a large basket carried on a horse ; H4A
II, 1. 30.
Pannonian, inhabitant of Pannonia: Cymb. Ill,
1,74. Ill, 7, 3.
Pansa, name in Ant. 1, 4, 58.
Pansy, the flower Viola tricolor: there is — ies,
ih Id's for thoughts, Hml. IV, 5, 176 (cf the French
pens^e).
Pant, subst. palpitation of the heart: mahe loves
(]iiii-k — s in Desdemona's arms, 0th. II, 1, 80 . Qq and
swiftly come to D.). leap to my heart , and there ride
on the — s triumphing, Ant. IV, 8, 16.
Pant, vb. 1) to have the breast heaving and the
lioart palpitating: — ing he lieth and breatheth in her
face, Ven. '62. while in his hold -fast foot the weak
mouse — eth, Lucr. 555. she like a wearied lamb lies
-ing there, IZl . and — s and looks pale, Tw. Ill, -1,
'.Vl'.j. smothered it within my ■ — ing bulk, R3 I, 4, 40.
iioiu breathless wrong shall sit and p. in your great
chairs of slate, Tim. V, 4, 11. Sometimes the idea of
palpitation, sometimes that of breathlessness preva-
lent: my boding heart — s, beats and takes no rest,
Ven. 647. the — ing sides of his poor jade, H4B I, 1,
45. half breathless, — ing forth from Goneril his mis-
tress salutations, Lr. II, 4, 31. I p. for life, V, 3, 243
(= I gasp for life\ having lost her breath, she spoke
and —ed. Ant. II, 2, 235.
2) to take breath after great exertion : find we a.
lime for frighted peace to p. H4A I, 1, 2. he never
stood to ease his breast with — ing. Cor. 11, 2, 126.
Pantaloon, an old fool; a standing character of
the Italian comedy: the lean and slippered p., with
spectacles on nose and pouch on side. As II, 7, 158.
that we might beguile the old p. Shr. Ill, 1, 37.
Pantheon, a temple at Kome dedicated to all the
gods: Tit. I, 242 (Qq Fl Pathan). 333 (Qq and ear-
lier Ff Panthean).
Panther, the animal Felis pardus: Tit. I, 493.
II, 2, 21. II, 3, 194.
Panthino, name in Gent. I, 3, 1. 76.
Pantingly , as if gasping for breath : she heaved
the name of father p. forth, Lr. IV, 3, 28.
Pantlcr, the servant who had charge of the pan-
try: Wint. IV, 4, 56. H4B II, 4, 258. 342. Cymb. II,
3, 129.
Pantry, a room in which provisions are kept:
Rom. I, 3, 102.
Panjn. an unintelligible word (according to some
= painim) used by Sir Toby in the state of intoxi-
cation: a passy measures p. Tw. V, 207. The later
Ff and most M. Edd. pavin.
Pap (cf. Milk-pap) the nipple of males: thou hast
thumped him with thy bird-bolt under the left p. LLL
IV, 3, 25. out, sword, and wound the p. of Pyramus,
Mids. V, 302. 303.
Paper, subst. 1) substance made to write on, and
for other purposes: Lucr. 1289. 1297. Wiv. I, 4, 93.
Meas. IV, 3, 6. Ado II, 3, 138. 249. LLL IV, 2, 26.
V, 2, 7. Merch. II, 4, 13. Ill, 2, 255. R2 III, 2, 146.
H5 II, 2, 74. R3 I, 3, 175. V, 3, 23. Rom. V, 1,
25 etc.
2) a piece of paper: let the — s lie, Gent. I, 2, 100
(the fragments of the torn letter), each .<:everalp. 108.
wrapped in a p. All's V, 3, 94.
3) any thing written, as a letter, a document, a
bond, a deed, a poem etc.: Compl. 6. Sonn. 17, 9.
38, 4. Gent. 1, 2, 34. 46. 73. Ill, 1, 284. IV, 4, 128.
Ado V, 4, 86. LLL I, 1, 116. IV, 2, 145. Merch. Ill,
2, 246. Shr. I, 2, 151. All's V, 1, 31. R2 I, 3, 250.
H4A II, 4, 583. H6C III, 3, 176. H8 III, 2, 121. Tim.
1, 2, 248. Lr. IV, 6, 266 etc. Criminals undergoing
punishment usually wore papers on their backs con-
taining their offence: he comes in like a perjure, wear-
ing — s, LLL IV, 3, 47. mailed up in shame, with — s
on my back, H6B II, 4, 31.
Paper, vb. to set down in a list, to note: his
own letter must fetch him in he — s, H8 I, 1, 80
(Campbell the papers, Staunton he paupers).
Paper-faced, pale: H4B V, 4, 12; cf. H5 II,
2, 74.
Paper-mill , a mill in which paper is manufac-
tured: H6B IV, 7, 41.
Paphlagonia, country in Asia Minor: Ant. Ill,
6, 71.
Paphos, town in Cyprus, sacred to Venus: Ven.
1193. Tp. IV, 93. Per. IV Prol. 32.
Papist, an adherent of the pope: All's I, 3, 66.
Paralile, a word perversely used by Launce:
thou shall never gel such a secret from me but by a p.
Gent. II, 5, 41 (he means to say: indirectly).
Paracelsus , the famous reformer of medical
science: All's II, 3, 12.
Paradise, 1) the garden of Eden , where Adam
and Eve lived at first: what largeness thinks in P.
was sawn, Compl. 91. not that Adam that kept the P.
Err. IV, 3, 16.
2) the blissful seat of sanctified souls: make this
place P. Tp. IV, 124. you would for P. break faith,
LLL IV, 3, 143. the air of P. did fan the house. All's
III, 2, 128.
3) any place of bliss: a p. Pilgr. 42 and LLL IV.
3, 73. Meas. Ill, 1, 131. Mids. I, 1, 205. H5 I, 1, "0
in jnortal p. of such sweet flesh, Rom. Ill, 2, 82. if
ye should lead her in a fool's p., as they say, II, 4, 176,
i. e. if you should disappoint, make an April fool
of her.
^ Paradox, an absurdity: no face is fair that is not
full so black. 0 p ! LLL IV, 3, 254. success or los.s,
833
what is OT is not, serves as stuff for these two to make
— es, Troil. I, 3, 184. you unuergo too strict a p., stri-
ving to make an ugly deed look fair, Tim. Ill, 5, 21.
this was sometime a p,, hut now the time gives it proof,
Hml. Ill, 1, 115. these are old fond — es to make fools
laugh, 0th. II, 1, 139.
Parf-ieon, subst. a model, n patteni, something
of supreme excellence: Tp. II, 1, 75. Gont. II, -I, 116.
Mids. IV, 2, i;]. Wint. V, 1, i;yA. Hml. II, ■_', 320.
Cymb. Ill, 6,44. V, 5, 147. Per. IV, 1, .'iO. IV, 2, 152.
Parngou, vb. 1) to show oft' ii.-i ii pattern: before
the primest ^reature that's — ed o' the world, HS II,
4, 230.
2) to serve as a pattern for, to excel: a maid that
— s description and wild fame, 0th. II, 1, 62.
3) to compare as with a pattern: / will give thee
bloody teethf if thou with Caesar p. again my man of
men. Ant. 1, 6, 71.
Parallel , subst. 1) a line on the same plain and
in the same direction as another: delves the — s in
beauty's brow, Sonn. 60, 10. that's done, as near as
the extremest ends of — s, Troil. I, 3, 168 (i. e. as the
opposed extremities of two parallels).
2) equal: without a p. Tp. I, 2, 74. this ring,
tf^hose high respect and rich validity did lack a p. All's
V, 3, 193. where was he that could stand up his p.
Cymb. V, 4, 54.
Parallel , adj. conformable to the purpose: to
counsel Cassio to this p. course, directly to his good,
0th. II, 3, 355.
Parallel, vb. 1) to keep in the same direction,
to make conformable: his life is — ed even with the
stroke and line of his great justice. Metis. IV, 2, 82.
2) to equal: for rapes and ravishments he — s
Nessus, All's IV, 3, 281. ivhom the world's large spaces
cannot p. Troil. 11, 2, 162.
3) to allege or adduce as equal, to compare: 7tiy
young remembrance cannot p. a Jellow to it, Mcb. II,
3, 67.
Paramour, 1) mistress: Mids. IV, 2, 12. 13 (not
understood by Quince). I-I6A V, 1, 23. V, 3, 82.
Rom. V, 3, 105.
2) lover; hag of all despite, encompassed with thy
lustful —s, H6A 111, 2, 53.
Parapet, a breastwork: H4A 11, 3, 55.
Paraqulto, a little parrot: H4A II, 3, 88.
Parasite, a trencher friend, a mean and fawning
flatterer: Ven. 848. Wint. I, 2, 168. R2 11, 2, 70.
Cor. 1, 9, 45. Tim. Ill, 6, 104..
Parca, one of the three goddesses who wove and
cut the thread of human life: f(id up — 's fatal web,
H5 V, 1, 21 iPistol's speech). Alluded to in Mids. V,
343 and Merch. II, 2, 66.
Parcel, subst. 1) a single constituent part, a
particular, a piece, an article, an item: every light
occasion of the tvind upon his lips their (his curls')
silken — s hurls, Compl. 87. to your audit comes their
distract — s in combined sums, 231. the lips is p. of
the mouth, Wiv. I, 1, 237 (Evans' speech), il is a
branch and p. of mine oath. Err. V, 106. had they
marked him in — s as I did, As III, 5, 125. these main
— s of dispatch. All's IV, 3, 104. his eloquence the p.
of a reckoning, H4A II, 4, 113. ere break the smallest
p. of this voio. III, 2, 159. / sent your grace the — s
and particulars of our grief, 11413 lY, 2, 36. many a
thousand, which now mistrust no p. of my fear, HdC
V, 6, 38. the several— s of his plate, H8 HI, 2, 125.
some — s of their power are forth already, Cor. I, 2,
32. 'tis as it were a p. of their feast, IV, 5, 231. here
comes a p. of our hopeful booty, Tit. II, 3, 49. whereof
by —s she had something heard, 0th. I, 3, 154. men's
judgments are a p. of their fortunes, Ant. Ill,
13, 32.
2) a bundle, a package: / have about me many
—s of charge, Wint, IV, 4, 261 (or articles, items?).
that swollen p. of dropsies , H4A II, 4, 496.
3) a nnmber of persons, a party: a holy p. of the
fairest datms, LLL V, 2, 160. this p. of wooers, JNIerch.
I, 2, 119. this youthful p)' of noble bachelors. All's II,
3, 58.
Parcel, vb. to enumerate by items, to specify:
that mine own servant should p. the sum of my dis-
graces by addition of his envy. Ant. V, 2, 163 (cf.
Addition).
Partic. — ed = particular; their woes are — ed,
mine are general, R3 II, 2, 81.
Parccl-liawd and Parcel-gilt, words used by
Elbow and Mrs Quickly, and explained by the com-
mentators as meaning half band and half gilt; but
not hyphened in 0. Edd. and probably intended to
have another sense (nearly = species): a tapster, sir,
pared bawd, one that serves a bad ivoman, Meas. II,
I, 63 (i. e. perhaps a tapster of that f|ieiie.- whose
particular business is procuring), thou didsl swear to
me upon a parcel gilt goblet, HiB II, 1, 94 (a goblet
which was gilt, as must be specially stated).
Parch, 1) tr. to scoi'ch, to dry: —ing heat, Lucr.
1145 H6AI, 2, 77. 116B 1,1,81. —ediips, 3o\m V, 7,
40. hath thy fiery heart so - ed thine entrails, H6C I,
4, 87. impasted icith the — ing streets, Ilml. 11, 2, 4S1.
2) intr. to^be scorched: p. in Afic sun, Troil. I,
3, 370,
Parclinient, .^heep-skin made lit for writing on:
Err, III, 1, 13. Wint. I, 2, 360. John V, 7, 33. H2
II, 1, 64. II6B IV, 2, 87. Caes. Ill, 2, 133. Hml. V,
I, 12S.
Pard, leopard: Tp. IV, 2G2. Mids. II, 2, 31. As
II, 7, 150. Troil. Ill, 2, 201.
Pardon, subst. 1) forgiveness of any offence: /
p. crave of thee, Pilgr. 141. let me ask my sister p.
Meas. Ill, 1, 173. As III, 5, 56. 0th. V, 1, 93 etc. Not
governed by a verb: p., master! T\), I, 2, 296, Gent.
1, 2, 17. AViv. V, 5, 229. Mids. IV, 1, 146 etc. p., 1
pray thee, for my mad mistaking, Shr. IV, 5, 41), p.,
my lord, for me and for my tidings, All's II, 1, 63. your
honour's p. = forgiveness granted by your honour:
Meas. II, 2, 14, Mcb. I, 4, 6. our p. = forgiveness
granted by ns: All's V, 3, 22. II6C IV, 1, 87. H8 I,
2, 56 etc. But sometimes witli the poss. pron. in the
sense of forgiveness granted to a person: has brought
his p. All's II, 1, 65. / beg my p. V, 3, 12. beg thy p.
R2 V, 2, 113. 0, my p.! Ant. Ill, 11, 61. I will o'er-
take thee and weep for my p. IV, 14, 45: cf. Meas. IV,
2, 104. to give p. or one's p.: Meas. V, 390. H4B V,
3, 113. R3 II, 1, 103. Troil. 1, 3, 357. Hml. V, 2, 237.
Cymb. I, 6, 162. to have p. = to be pardoned : as you
look to have my p. Tp. V, 293. Plur. — s: Wint. V, 3,
147. H4B V, 5, 119. H6B IV, 8, 23. Cor. Ill, 1, 65.
III, 3, 88 (they have — s =i they know- to pardon).
Used as a form of courteous denial or contradic-
tion: no, p. Meas, III, 2, 142, I crave your p. Err. I,
2, 20. p., sir! LLL V, 1, 137. your p , sir! Wint. IV,
S?A
V
4, 594. 6y )/our p. Caes. HI, 1, 235. Ant. 1, 5, 72.
Cymb. I, 4, 46. under your p. Caes. IV, .1, 213. under
p. Lr. I, 4, 365.
Sometimes almost ^ leave, permission: p., guesl-
juslice, AViv. II, 3, 59. by your grace's p. Ado II, !,
354. under p., sir, what are the voulenfsi lAAj IV, 2,
103. niid bow them to ijour gracious leave and p. Hml.
I, 2, ,j6. asking your p. thereunto, IV, 7, 40. ivhereon
I begged his p. for return, Ant. Ill, 6, 60.
2) forgiveness of a crime and remission of a pe-
nalty; mercy, grace : p. is still the nurse of second woe,
Meas. II, 1, 198. ignomy in ransom and free p. are of
two houses, II, 4, 111. sign me a present p. for my
brother, 152. you hope of p. from Lord Angelo, III, 1,
1. IV, 2, 74. 104. 111. IV, 3, 112. H6B IV, 8, 9. 14.
23. R3 V, 5, 16. H8 IV, 2, 121. = absolution: pur-
chase corrupted p. of a man , who in that sale sells p.
from himself, Jobn III, 1, 166.
Pardon, vb. 1) to forgive; absol.: you must p.
Meas, V, 407. if you p., we will mend, Mids. V, 437.
With an accus. a) noting the person who has offend-
ed: Compl. 246. Tp. Epil. 7. Gent. II, 4, 165. V, 4,
158. Wiv. Ill, 3, 240. 243. Ado V, 3, 12. Tw. V, 221.
Shr. IV, 4, 38. H6C IV, 1, 89 etc. Passively: you are
—ed, Meas. V, 302. R2 11, 1, 188. Rom. V, 3, 308.
Hml. Ill, 3, 56. b) the offence committed : ]>. the fault,
Gent. I, 2, 40. p. it, Meas. V, 89. p. this faidl, Merch.
V, 247. Wint. Ill, 2, 154. Ii2 IV, 214. I'UA 1, 3, 149
etc. Person and offence placed togetlier: p. me my
wrongs, Tp. V, 119. p. love this wrong, LLL IV, 2,
121. Tw. II, 1, 34. Wint. V, 2, 160. H6C V, 1, 24.
V, 5, 70. R3 III, 7, 102. Troll. IV, 5, 257 etc. The
person placed after with to: my high-repented blames
p. to me. All's V, 3, 37. The offence with /row or of:
to you it doth belong yourself to p. of sdf-doing crime,
Sonn. 58, 12. as you from crimes would — ed be, Tp.
Epil. 19.
Used to express courteous denial or contradiction:
p. me, Gent. IV, 4, 127. 131. Wiv. I, 1, 225. Meas.
11,4, 117. IV, 2, 194. LLL IV, 1,13. V,2, 710. Merch.
IV, 1, 437. Ant. IV, 80 etc. all women shall p. me. Ado
I, 1, 244 ;i. e. excuse me from doing so), no, you shall
p. me, 11, 1, 131. / do entreat your grace to p. me,
Mids. I, 1, 58. I p. you for that, As III, 2, 395 (I do
not ask you to do that), let me^ entreat of you to p.
me yet for a night or two, Shr. Ind. 2, 121. would
you'ld p. me , Tw. Ill, 3, 24. your grace shall p. me,
John V, 2, 78. p. me in that, Tim. I, 2, 219.
= to give leave (of departure): even now about
it! Iioill p. you, Gent. Ill, 2, 98.
2) to absolve, to release (from a penalty): you
might p. him, Meas. II, 2, 49. II, 4, 43. V, 496. 504.
,j40. Err. I, 1, 98. LLL 1, 2, 152 etc. The penalty the
object: take my life and all, p. not that, Merch. IV,
1, 374. I p. that man's life, Lr. IV, 6, 111. I p. thee
thy life, Merch. IV, 1, 369.
Pardoner, one who absolves an offender: Meas.
IV, 2, 112.
Pardonniecs, courteous persons who always say
^pardon me' : Rom. II, 4, 35 (Theob. pardonnez-moy' s ;
Oambr. ^A. perdona-mVs').
Pare, to shorten by trimming and cutting: let not
him p. his nails, Mids. IV, 2, 41. All's V, 2, 31. Tw.
IV, 2, 140. H5 IV, 4, 76. to have his princely paws
— d all away, Tit. II, 3, 152. thou hast — d thy wit o'
both sides, Lr. I, 4, 204. llenee = to diminish in ge-
neral : but — d my present havings, to bestow my boun-
ties upon you, H8 III, 2, 159.
Parcl , for apparel, in the language of the old
man in Lr. IV, 1, 51.
Parent, father or mother: Tp. I, 2, 94. Cor. V,
3, 56. Lr. 1, 2, 15S. Per. I, 1, 131. II, 3, 46. Plur.
— s = father and mother: Err. 1, 1, 57. V, 360. LLL
IV, 2, 162, All's 1, 3, 163. Wint. I, 2, 393. 442. 115
IV, 1, 46. IIGG V, 6, 42. R3 IV, 4, :'i91. 393. H8 V,
."), 8. Rom. Prol. 8. 10. Tim. IV, 1, 8. Lr. Ill, -1,83.
Cymb. V, 4, 70. Metaphorically, = authors: we are
their (evils'' — s and original, Mids. II, 1?117.
Parcn<iise. extraction, birth: As III, 4, 39. Shr.
II, 90. Tw. 1, 5, 296. V, 238. 1I6A II, 5, 73. V, 4,
11. H6B IV, 2, 152. Rom. Ill, 5, 181. Per. 11,3,74.
V, 1, 93. 98. 100. 130. 190.
Parfect , Costard's blunder for perform in LLL
V, 2, 503,
Paring (cf. Cheese -paring) that which is pared
off: virginity breeds mites much like a cheese; consumes
itself to the very p. All's I, 1, 155. Plnr. — s: some
devils ask but the — s of one's nail, Err. IV, 3, 72. the
very — s of our nails shall pitch a field, II6A III, 1,
102. her comes one of the — s, Lr. I, 4, 206.
Paring-knire, a knife used to pare things off:
like a glover's p. Wiv. I, 4, 21.
Paris, name of 1) the son of Priam who ravished
Helen: Lucr. 1473. Shr. I, 2, 247. H6A V, 5, 104.
Troil. Prol. 10. I, 1, 112 and passim. 2) Count P.:
Rom. I, 2, 16 and passim. 3) the capital of France:
All's I, 2, 22. I, 3, 225. 237. 239. H5 II, 5, 131 (P.
balls). 132 (P. Louvre). H6A I, 1, 61. 65. Ill, 2, 128.
IV, 1, 3. IV, 7, 95. V, 2, 4. H6B I, 1, 94. 215. I, 3,
175. R3II, 3, 17. Hml. 11,1, 7.
Paris-garden (0. Edd. Parish- garden) a bear-
garden on the Bankside in Southwark: H8 V, 4, 2.
Parish , the district belonging to a particular
church: Meas. II, 1, 287. H6A V, 4. 11. H8 I, 2, 152
(within the p. Saint Lawrence Poultney). Cymb. IV,
2, 168. Per. II, 1, 38. 47. Adjectively: the p. curate,
LLL V, 2, 538. p. church, As II, 7, 52. the p. heifers,
H4B1I, -2, 171.
Parish-garden, see Paris-garden.
Farisliioners, the persons belonging to a parish:
LLL IV, 2, 70. As III, 2, 164.
Parish-top , a large top kept for public exercise
in a parish : till his' brains turn o' the toe like a p. Tw.
I, 3, 44.
Parisians, inhabitants of Paris : H6A V, 2, 2.
Paris-ward: their powers are marching ujito P.
116 A 111, 3, 30, i. A towards Paris; cf. Bedward,
Parkward; Brooke has even to himward.
Parltor, apparitor, an officer of the Bishop's
Court, who carries out citations: (Cupid) sole impe-
rator and great general of trotting — s, LLL III, 188
("as citations are most frequently issued for forni-
cation, the p. is put under Cupid's government."
Johnson).
Parli, a piece of ground enclosed and stored with
beasts of chase: Ven. 231. 239. Wiv. I, 4, 115. Ill,
;i, 240. IV, -I, 19. V, 1, 12. V, 3, 4. LLL I, 1, 210.
242. I, 2, 123. 136. Ill, 165. IV, 3, 374. Mids. II, I, 4.
Merch. Ill, -i, 83 (p. gate). Shr. IV, 1, 133. U2 Ml,
1, 23. H4A II, 3, 75. HOC IV, 5, 3. 19 (p. corner).
V, 2, 24. Tit. HI, 1, 88. Cymb. Ml, 1, 19.
Parked, enclosed as in a park: how are we p
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and hounded in a pale, a little herd of England's timo-
rous deer, H6A IV, 2, 45.
Parkward, towards the park: the pittie- ward,
the p., evert/ way, Wiv. Ill, 1, 5. cf. Paris-ward.
Parle, subst. parley, conversation, conference
(with a view to come to an agreement) : the gentlemen
that every day with p. encounter me, Gent. I, 2, 5.
Chiefly a conference with enemies tending to restore
peace; the nature of our quarrel' yet never brooked p.
Shr. I, 1, 117. cmr trumpet called you to this gentle p.
John II, 205. vouchsafe a p. 226. sound so base a p.
R2 I, 1, 192. send the breath of p. into his ruined ears,
III, 3, 33 (Qq parlee). this is the latest p. we tuill ad-
mit, H5 III, 3, 2. sound a p. H6C V, 1, 16. break the
p. Tit. V, 3, 19. in an angry p. Hml. I, 1, 62.
Parle, vb. to speak, to converse with a view to
come fo an agreement : she could pick no mea-ning
from, their — ing looks, Lucr. 100. ijieir purpose is to
p., to court and dance, LLL V, 2, 122 (0. Eid. parlee).
Parley, subst. a conversation or conference tend-
ing to come to an agreement: in such up. (of looks)
should I answer thee , H4A III, 1, 204. calls to p. the
sleepers of the house, Mcb. II, 3, 87. what an eye she
hast methinks it sounds a p. of provocation, 0th. II, 3,
'-'3 (Ff a p. to provocation)'. Chiefly a conference with
enemies : Lucr. 471. John V, 1, 68. R2 111, 3, 33 (Qq
parlee, Ffparle). H4B IV, 1, 159. H5 III, 2, 149. H6A
Ml, 3, 35. 36. 37. V, 3, 130. H6B IV, 8, 5. H6C U,
2, 110. Tit. IV, 4, 101. V, 1, 159. Caes. V, 1, 21.
Parley, vb. to confer with a view to come to an
understanding; absol.: they are at hand, to p. or to
fight, John II, 78. set your entreatments at a higher
rate than a command top. Hml. 1, 3, 123. With to:
therefore we p. to you : are you content to be our gene-
ral'? Gent. IV, 1, 60. this tongue hath — ed unto foreign
kings for your behoof, H6B IV, 7, 82. With with: to
p. with the sole inheritor, LLL II, 5. p. with sin, John
IV, 2, 238. I will p. with Jack Cade, H6B IV, 4, 13.
Parliament, the legislative council of the repre-
sentatives of the nation: Wiv. II, 1, 29. E2 V, 2, 44.
H4B IV. 2, 18. V, 2, 134. V, 5, 109. H6A 11, 4, 117.
II, 5, 127. Ill, 2, 60. H6B 11, 4, 70. Ill, 1, 197. IV, 7,
17. V, 3, 25. H6C I, 1, 35. 39. 64. 249. I, 4, 71. II,
1, 118. 173. 11,2,91.
Pfkrliameiit-liouse, the house where the repre-
sentatives of the nation meet: H6C I, 1, 71.
Parlour, the room in a house in which the fa-
mily use to meet and receive company: Ado III, 1, 1.
Shr. V, 2, 102. 0th. II, 1, 111.
Parlous, a popular corruption oi perilous, =
alarming, mischievous: a p. Jear , Mids. HI, 1, 14
(Snout's speech), thou art in a p. state. As HI, 2, 45.
a p. box/, R3 II, 4, 35. In R3 III, 1-, 154 and Rom. I,
3, 54 most M. Edd. parlous, O. Edd. perilous.
Parmaceti, spermaceti: H4A I, 3, 58.
Parolles, name in All's I, 1, 201 and passim.
Parricide, 1) the murder of a father: Mcb. Ill,
1, 32. 2) the murderer of his father: Lr. II, 1, 48.
Parrot, the bird Psittacus: Merch. I, 1, 53. Ill,
5, 51. As IV, 1, 152 (more clamorous than a p. against
rain). H4A II, 4, 111. H4B II, 4, 282. Troil. V, 2,
193. 0th. II, 3, 281. Mistress, respice finem, respect
your end; or rather theprophecy like thep., ^beivare the
rope's end , Err. IV, 4, 46 (a quibble between finem
and funem , end and rope. Warburton : the passage
alludes to people's teaching parrots unlucky words.
with which when any passenger was offended, it was
the standing joke of the owner to say: Hale heed,
sir , my parrot prophesies' . ef. the following verses
from Butler's Hudibras: could tell what subtlest par-
rots mean, what member 'tis of whom they talk, when
they cry rope, and walk, knave, walk,).
Parrot -teacher, one who teaches parrots to
speak: Ado 1, 1, 139.
Parsley, the plant Petroselinum sativum: for p.
to stuff a rabbit, Shr. IV, 4, 101.
Parson (supposed to be derived from persona;
cf. the quibble in LLL IV, 2, 84; in IV, 3, 1:14 0.
Edd. person) the priest of a parish: Wiv. 1, 1, 9. I,
4, 34. 81. II, 1, 218. II, 2, 317. Ill, 1, 36. 45. 50. 75.
106. LLL IV, 2, 84. IV, 3, 194. V, 2, 932. All's 1, 3,
89. Tw. IV, 2, 13. 17. 18. 31. Rom. I, 4, 80.
Part, subst. 1) a piece or qu:\ntity taken from
the whole: her p. (of the mast) Err. 1, 1, 108. in what
p. of her body stands Ireland? Ill, 2, 118. the third
p. of a minute, Mids. II, 2, 2. if every ducat were in
six — s, and every p. a ducat, Merch. IV, 1, 86. Ado
III, 1, 31. IV, 1, 136. LLL II, 136. Merch. I, 3, 152.
IV, 1, 329. As HI, 2, 157. IV, 1, 45. 46. R2 I, 1, 128.
H5 I, 1, 51. H6A IV, 5, 39 etc. etc. a p.: Lucr. 1328.
Sonn. 37, 12. Pilgr. 428. Rom. 1, 2, 17. Ant. Ill, 2,
24. p., without the article: Lucr. Dedic. 4. Tp. V,
302. LLL IV, 3, 15. Wint. II, 3, 3. IV, 2, 51. R2 IV,
194. H6A IV, 5, 38. HS III, 1, 24. Lr. Ill, 3, 13.
0th. II, 3, 187. Ant. Ill, 6, 35. three —s = three
quarters: three — s of that receipt, R2 I, 1, 126. where
being three — s melted away , the fourth would return.
Cor. II, 3, 35. three — s of him is ours already, Caes.
1, 3, 154. a thought lohich, quartered , hath hut one p.
wisdom and ever three — s coward, Hml. IV, 4, 43.
the half p. -.=^ half: he is the h. part of a blessed man,
John 11, 437. most p.: H6A 11, 1, 67. 0th. II, 1, 24.
for the most p.: As III, 2, 435. Wint. IV, 2, 5. Hml.
HI, 2, 13. the better p. either = that which is most
valuable in sth,: thou art all the better p. of me, Sonn.
39, 2. 74, 8. Atalanta's better p. As III, 2, 155. mine
own self's better p. Err. HI, 2, 61. the better p. of va-
lour is discretion, H4A V, 4, 121. or = the greatest
number or quantity: thy dear self's better p. Err. II,
2, 125. the better p. of my affections would be abroad,
Merch. I, 1, 16. were I not the better p. made mercy.
As HI, 1, 2. the better p. of us, H4A IV, 3, 27. t-he
better p. burnt out, H4B 1, 2, 178. the best p. of an
hour, H4A 1, 3, 100. great p. — a great deal, much;
little p. = little : Imogen , the great p. of my comfort,
Cymb. IV, 3, 5. that I should purchase the day before
for a little p. and undo a great deal of honour, Tim.
Ill, 2, 63. nop.: All's II, 1, 135. H6B IV, 1, 47. some
p.: As 1, 1, 82. Caes. 1, 2, 28. in p. = partlv: Compl.
144. n4BIV, 1, 99. Tit. I, 236. Tim. V, 2,'l3. Hml.
I, 1, 165. II, 1, 15. Lr. I, 2, 43. Cymb. II, 5, 28. in
some p. Shr. HI, 2, 109. p., alone, = partly: (mine
eye) doth p. his function and is partly blind, Sonn.
113,3. and p. being prompted by your present trouble,
Tw. HI, 4, 377. this wretch hath p. confessed his vil-
lany, 0th. V, 2, 296. p. shame, p. spirit renewed, Cymb.
V, 3, 35.
2) any thing pertaining to and constituent in a
whole: when every p. a p. of woe doth bear, Lucr.
1327. all is semblative a woman's p. Tw. I, 4, 34 (con-
stituting a woman), my lessons make no music in three
— s, Shr. Ill, 1, 60 (i, e no trioi. cf. if thou'lt bear
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a /?., ihou hhalt. Iiear; V/.t in three --.v, Wint. IV, 4,
399. it is music in — s, Troil. Ill, 1, 20. Particularly
used of the component organs and powers of man:
when ihou reviewest this (i. e. my poems), thou dost
review the very p. was consecrate to thee, Sonn. 74, 6
(i. e. my mind), although in me each p. will be for-
gotten, 8], 4 (body and soul). / do hetray my nobler
p. to ray gross body's treason, 151, S. dispossessing
all my other — s of necessary Jitness, Meas. 11, 4, 22.
I profane my lips on thy foot, my eyes on thy picture,
and my heart on thy every p. LLL IV, 1, 87. what is
infirm froni your sound — s shall fly , All's II, 1, 170.
these weeds to each p. of you do give a life, Wint. IV,
4, 1. my reasonable p. produces reason, John III, 4,
54. the outward — s, V, 7, 15. every p. about you
blasted with antiquity, I-I4B I, 2, 207. the immortal p.
needs a physician, II, 2, 112; cf. Rom. V, 1, 19 and
0th. II, 3, 264. course from the inwards to the — s ex-
treme, H4B IVj 3, 116. he gave his blessed p. to heaven,
H8 IV, 2, 30. the mutinous —s, Cor. I, 1, 115. this,
being smelt, with that p. cheers each p. Rom. II, 3, 25.
every p. about me quivers, 11,4, 171. each p. stiff and
cold, IV, 1, 102, it hath cowed my better p. of man,
Mob, V, 8, 18. in the secret — 5 of fortune, Hml. II,
2, 239. none our — s so poor. Ant. I, 3, 36. make a
battery through his deafened — s, Per. V, I, 47. cf.
besides: Ven. 43(;. 892. 1049. Sonn. 31, 3. 46, 13.
02, 2. LLL IV, 2, 28. 30. Merclj. Ill, 2, 82. As I, 2,
2G1. John III, 1, 291. Troil. I, 3, 200. II, 3, 184.
3) a portion attigned , a share: who all their — s
of me to thee did give, Sonn. 31, 11. the clear eye's
moiety and the dear heart's p. 46, 12. and in his
thoughts of love doth share a p. 47, 8, in all external
grace you have some p. 53, 13. of his quick objects
hath the mind no p. 113, 7. till each to razed oblivion
yield his p of thee, 122,7. my jj. of tins sport, Tw. U^
5, 195. 'Sir Robert might have eat up his p. in me,
John I, 234. the p. I had in Woodstock's blood, R2
I, 2, 1. our p. therein we banish with yourselves , I, 3,
181. IMAl, 2, 58. 111,1,75. 111,3,87. R3 I, 3, 308.
V, 3, 268. Cor. V, 3, 168. Rom. IV, 5. 67. Ant. Ill,
6, 26. Hence =^ lot, fate: my p. of death, no one so
true did share it, Tw. II, 4, 58. 2^ take in good p. ==
to receive or judge with kindness: take them (my
cates) in good p. Err. Ill, 1, 28. in the duke's l,eltalf
I'll give my voice, which I presume, he' II take in gentle
p. R3 III, 4,21.
4) that which is bestowed upon one, gift, endow-
ment, quality; mostly in the plural: thy outward — s,
Ven. 435. shows not half your — s, Sonn. 17, 4. those
— s of thee that the world's eye doth view, 69, 1 . when
in his fair — s she (love) did abide, Compl. 83. my
— s had power to charm a sacred nun, 260. that I thy
- s admire, Pilgr. 66 and LLL IV, 2, 118. Wiv. I,
3, 67. II, 2, 110. Ado V, 2, 60. 65. LLL II, 44. Mids.
Ill, 2, 153. Merch. 1, 2, 46. II, 2, 191. As I, 1, 150.
11,2,13. Shr. V, 2, 168. All'sl, 2, 21. Tw. II, 4, 86.
John I, 89. Ill, 4, 96. H4A III, 1, 1S8. H5 V, 2, 213.
H8 II, 3, 27. II, 4, 139. Troil. Ill, 3, 117. Rom. Ill,
3, 2. Ill, 5, 183. Tim. II, 2, 23. Ill, 1, 40. Hral. IV,
7, 74. Lr. I, 4, 285. 0th. Ill, 3, 264. Seldomer in
the sing. : they will not admit any good p. to intermingle
with them. Ado V, 2, 64. for fame's sake, for praise,
an outward p. LLL IV, 1, 32. I'ld bid you mark her
eye and tell me for what dull p. in't you chose her,
Wint. V, 1, 64. your sum of — s did not together pluck
such envy from him as did that one. What p. is that?
Hml. IV, 7, 77. the continent of what p. a gentleman
would see, V, 2, 115.
5) share of action, particular business, task : every
p. a p. of woe doth bear, Lucr. 1327. confounds in
singleness the — s that thou shouldst bear, Sonn. 8, 8.
whether beauty, birth, or wealth, or wit, . .. entitled in
their parts, do crowned sit, Sonn. 37, 7 (M. Edd, in
thy parts; cf. Kntitled). one that can wy p. in him ad-
vertise, Meas. I, 1, 42. the general, subject to a well-
wished king, quit their own p. and in obsequious fond-
ness crowd to his presence, II, 4, 28. and never could
maintain his p. Ado I, 1, 238. that is your grace's p.
215. you may do the p. of an honest man in it, II, 1,
172. the extreme — .s of time extremely forms all causes
to the purpose of his speed, V, 2, 750. which you use
in abject and in slavish —s, Merch. IV, 1, 92. is this
your speeding? nay, then, good night our p. Shr. II,
303. ours be your patience then, and yours our — s,
All's V, 3, 339. by all the — s of man which honour
does acknowledge, Wint. I, 2, 400. I have done the p.
of a careful friend, H4B II, 4, 348. Lord Hastings
had pronounced your p., I mean your voice, R3 III, 4,
28. it is our p. and promise to the Athenians to speak
with Timon, Tim. V, 1, 123. it is the,p, of men to fear
and tremble, Caes. I, 3, 54. your highness' p. is to re-
ceive our duties, Mcb. I, 4, 23. that p. ihou must act
for me, Cymb. Ill, 4, 26. the gods have done their p.
in you, Per. IV, 2, 74. cf. besides: Lucr. 278. 1135.
1830. H8 I, 2, 195.
Particularly = the character appropriated in a
plav, and what is like it: Sonn. 23, 2. Wiv. V, 4, 2.
Meas. IV, 6, 3. Ado I, 1, 323. Ill, 1, 18. LLL V, 2,
150. 336. Mids. I, 2, 20. 32. Ill, I, 76. IV, 2, 38. V,
206. Sbi--. 1, 1, 199. Tw. I, 5, 191. Cor. Ill, 2, lO:,
etc. io play a p.: Tp. I, 2, 107. Gent. IV, 4, 165. 171.
Ado II, 1, 220. Ill, 2 79. Wint. I, 2, 188 etc.
6) particular task done, characteristic action, me-
rit or demerit: this device . . . upon some stubborn and
uncourteous — s we had conceived against him, Tw. V,
369. this p. of his conjoins with my disease, H4B IV,
5, 64. if not for any — s in him — though his right
arm might purchase his own time and be in debt io none
— . yet, more io move you, take my deserts io his, Tim.
III, 5, 77. it was a brutep. of him to kill so capital a
calf, Hml. Ill, 2, 110. my — s, my title, and my per-
j'ect soul shall manifest me rightly, 0th. I, 2, 31. his
honours and his valiant — s, I, 3, 254.
7 side : from all — s they are coming, H8 V, 4, 72.
Particularly in the sense of interest, party: with either
— 's agreement, Shr. IV, 4, 50. io stand on either p.
All's 1, 2, 15. holy seems the quarrel upon your grace's
p. Ill, 1, 5. brings in the champion Honour on my p.
IV, 2, 50. let confusion of one p. confirm the other's
peace, John II, 359. upon which better p, our prayers
come in. III, 1, 293. of the p. of England, V, 6, 2. on
his p. I'll empty all these veins, H4A I, 3, 133 (Ff
in his behalf), those that are misled upon your cousin's
p. V, 1, 105. the numbers dead on both our — s, H5
IV, 7, 123. banding themselves in contrary — s, H6A
III, 1, 81. the frozen bosoms of our p. H6B V, 2, 35.
uncurable discomfit reigns in the hearts of all our pre-
sent — s, 87 (p.?). my father came on the p, of York,
H6C II, 5, 66. our Trojan p. Troil. IV, 5, 156. the
p, that is at mercy, Cor 1, 10, 7. fought on p. andp.
Rom. I, 1, 121. who parted either p, 122. though in
837
general p. we were opposed, Tim. V, 2, 7. Vll fight
against the p. I come with, Cymb. V, ], '25 etc. to take
p. ■— to embrace one's side or party: which (heart)
once corrupted takes the worser p. Lucr. 294. ivith my
nobler reason 'gainst my fury do I take p. Tp. V, 27.
take my p. Meas. V, 435. Mids. Ill, ■-', 322. 333. As
I, 2, 140. I, 3, 22. H4B V, 2, 96. H6A I, 1, 94. H6B
1, 1, 240. IV, 2, 197. Rom. Ill, 3, 26. Lr. I, 4, 111 etc.
Hence the phrase for my p., for your p. = as for
me, as far as concerns me etc.: Tp. Ill, 2, 15. Wiv.
I, 1, 178. AdoV, 4, 110. Merch, HI, 1,29. 111,2,229.
V, 144. As I, 1, 7. All's III, 2, 46. H4B 111, 2, 270.
H6B I, 3, 104. K3 II, 4, 70 etc. for mine own p.:
Wiv. Ill, 4, 65. Meas. 11, 1, 219. Ado III, 5, 23. LLL
V, 2, 502. 507. 732. Merch. II, 2, 109 etc. for mine
own poor p. Hml. I, 5, 131.
On one's p. = a) on one's side, in or by one:
(honour) much deserved on his p. Ado 1, 1, 12. that
is too much presumption on thy p. H6B V, 1, 38. this
interchange of love upon my p. shall be unviolable, R3
II, 1, 27. all his virtues, not virtuously on his own p.
beheld, Troil. II, 3, 127 (Ff of his own p.). if on both
— s this be not cherished. Ant. Ill, 2, 32. b) in one's
behalf: to guard the lawful reasons on thy p. Sonn.
49, 12. upon thy p. lean set down a story, 88, 6. plead
on her p. some cause to you unknown. Err. HI, 1, 91.
to speak on the p. of virginity , All's I, 1, 148. we do
here pronounce upon the p. of the people. Cor. Ill, 1,
210. Similarly in one's p.: what in your own p. can
you say to this? 0th. 1, 3, 74.
8) Plur. — s = quarters, regions, districts: skil-
less in these — s, Tw. Ill, 3, 9. have in these — s from
morn till even fought, H5 III, 1, 20. to be our regent
in these —s of France, H6A IV, 1, 163. H6B 1, 1,' 67.
R3 IV, 2, 47. Cor. IV, 5, 148, Caes. Ill, 1, 264. Per.
V, 1, 171. cf. Tw. Ill, 4, 294. H5 II, 4, 22.
Part, vb. 1) trans, a' to divide into pieces or into
shares: let's p. the word, LLL V, 2, 249. like to a
double cherry, seeming — ed, but yet an union in par-
tition, Mids. HI, 2, 209. / see these things with — ed
eye, when every thing seems double, IV, 1, 194. the
old proverb is very well — ed between my master Shy-
lock and you, Merch. II, 2, 158. we'll p. the time bet-
weeris, Wint. I, 2, 18. to tug and scamble' and to p.
by the teeth the unowed interest of stale, John IV, 3,
146. raught at mountains, yet — ed but the shadoio with
this hand, H6C 1, 4, 69 (i. e, cut it in two by extend-
ing his hand), p. in just proportion our small strength,
R3 V, 3, 26. I had thought they had — ed so much ho-
nesty among 'em, H8 V, 2, 28, — s bread with him,
Tim. 1, 2, 48. p. the numbers, Caes. HI, 2, 4. to p. the
glories of this happy day, V, 5, 81. this coronet p. be-
twixt you, Lr. I, 1, 141. have my heart — ed betwixt
two friends. Ant. Ill, 6, 77.
b) to separate: the ocean which — s the shore,
Sonn. 66, 10. to p. a fray. Ado V, 1, 114. how canst
thou p. sadness and melancholy? LLL I, 2, 7, thou
— est a fair fray, V, 2, 484. when we have chid the
hasty-footed time for — ing us, Mids. Ill, 2, 201. for
— ing my fair Pyramus and me, Y, 191. the wall that
— ed their fathers , 359. the narrow seas that p. the
French and English, Merch. II, 8, 28. severed lips,
— ed with sugar breath. 111, 2, 119. thus misery doth
p. the flux of company. As II, 1, 51. V, 2, 45. V, 4,
137. Shr. I, 2, 23. All's III, 6, 113. Wint. IV, 4, 354.
John II, 389. V, 5, 18. R2.V, 1, 76. HdB 1, 2, 257.
115 Prol, 22. H6B IV, 7, 140. R3 II, 2, 150. Troil.
HI, 2, 55. Rom. I, 1, 76. 122. Lr. V, 3, 22. 0th. II, 1,
93, I'er. HI, 2, 101.
c) to leave: your souls must p. your bodies, R2 III,
I, 3. when we — ed Pentapolis, Per. V, 3, 38.
2) intr. a) to divide, to go asunder: the bushes,
as fearful of him, p., through whom he rushes, Ven.
630. who (the pillow) therefore angry, seems top. in
sunder, Lucr. 388. if what — s can so remain, Pilgr.
48. make thy knotted and combined locks top. and each
particular hair to stand on end, Hml. I, 5, 18.
b) to be separated, to quit each other, to take
farewell: let us p. Ven. 421, summon us to p. 534.
the honey fee of —ing, 538. Gent. 11, 2, 21. II, 3, 13.
Err. V, 321. LLL V, 2, 57. 220. 821. Merch. II, 8,
36. 49. As I, 3, 100, V, 4, 91. Shr. HI, 2, 181. All's
II, 1, 36, Wint, IV, 4, 155, John V, 4, 47. R2 I, 4, 6,
II, 1, 222, V, 1, 70, H4B II, 1, 207, H6B HI, 2, 355,
403. H6C1V, 3, 30. V, 5, 7. Rom. I, 1, 71. Caes. V,
1, 119. 122. Ant. Ill, 2, 1 etc. Followed by from:
Gent. IV, 4, 102. Wiv. II, 2, 274. Mids. Ill, 2, 80.
Merch. HI, 2, 174, 186. As IV, 3, 99. E2 II, 2, 13.
H4A V, 4, 71. Troil. IV, 4, 63. Lr. I, 4, 44. By with :
Gent. II, 5, 11. Ill, 1, 253. Err. V, 221. Mids. 11, 1,
137. As III, 2, 235. Shr. 11, 64. Wint. V, 1, 160. R2
I, 4, 10. 11, 2, 2. Ill, 2, 8. H4A I, 2, 187. Ill, 1, 194.
H6C 11, 6, 4. E3 1, 4, 251. Rom. HI, 3, 174. Cymb.
V, 5, 386 etc. Sometimes = to give away: to p. so
slightly with your wife's first gift, Merch, V, 167. 171.
I will not p. with a village of it, H5 V, 2, 183. you will
p. but with light gifts, R3 111, 1, 118, you cannot take
from me any thing that I will more willingly p. withal,
Hml, II, 2, 220, With to: therefore I p. with him, and
p. with him to one that I would have him help to waste
his borrowed purse , Merch, II, 5, 49, a greater sum
than ever the clergy yet did to his predecessors p:
withal, H5 I, 1, 81.
c) to depart, to go away : from whence at pleasure
thou mayst come and p. Sonn. 48, 12. at my — ing
sweetly did she smile, Pilgr. 187. but now he — ed
hence, Gent. 1, 1, 71. the cotnjyany — s, IV, 2, 81, we
shall p. with neither. Err, III, 1, 67. thus losers p.
Merch, II, 7, 77, procured his leave for present — inq.
All's II, 5, 61. an thou let p. so, Tw. I, 3, 65. we will
not p. from hence, V, 394, pay then when you p. Wint.
I, 2, 10, let them have pay and p. H4B IV, 2, 70, if
the trial of the law o'ertake ye, you'll p. away disgra-
ced, H8 111, 1, 97, so she —ed, IV, 1, 92, after we p.
from Agamemnon' s tent, Troil, IV, 5, 285. when I — ed
hence. Cor, V, 6, 73, / would not p. a bachelor from
the priest. Tit, I, 488. we must all p. into this sea of
air, Tim. IV, 2, 21. France in choler — ed , Lr. 1, 2,
23. what thing was that which —ed from youl IV, 6,
68. was not that Cassio — ed from my wife'? 0th. Ill,
3, 37. Octavia weeps top. from Rome, Ant. HI, 2, 4.
and — ed with prayers for the provider, Cymb. Ill, 6,
52. Euphemism for to die: a' — ed between tioelve and
one, H5 II, 3, 12. now in peace my soul shall p. to
heaven, R3 H, 1, 5. thy — ing soul, H6A II, 5, 115.
he —ed well, Mcb. V, 8, 53.
Part, adv. partly; see Part subst.
Partake {-panic. partaken: All's IV, 5, 11) 1) to
take another's party, to side: canst thou say Hove
thee not, when I against myself with thee p.1 Sonn
149, 2.
2) to have part, to share; with in: not meaning to
838
p. with me in danger ^ Tw. V, 90. would not let him p.
in the glory of the action, Ant. Ill, 5, 9. With of: if
she had —n of my flesh. All's IV, 5, 11 (i. e. had been
ray daughter), you may p. of any thing we say, R3 I,
1, 89 (= hear). Absol. : what, what, ivhatl let's p.
(== hear) Cor. IV, 5, 184. Trans.: one may drink and
yet 2}- no venom, Wint. II, 1, 41. thy bosom shall p. the
secrets of my heart, CaeS. II, 1, 305.
3) to communicate: 3^our exultation p. to every one,
Wint. V, 3, 132. our mind — s her private actions to
your secrecy. Per. 1, 1, 153.
Partaker, 1) one who takes the party of another,
confederate: for your p. Pole and you yourself, I'll
note you in my hook of memory, H6A II, 4, 100.
2) participator, sharer: p. in thy happiness, Gent.
1, 1, 14. — s of a little gain, H6A II, 1, 52. to let me
hep. Ant. I, 4, 83 {= to let me hear of it).
Part -created, half- made, half-accomplished:
H4B I, 3, 60.
Parted, gifted, endowed : how dearly ever p. Troil.
111,3,96.
Partliia, country in Asia, at war with Rome:
Caes. V, 3, 37. Ant. II, 2, 15. II, 3, 32. HI, 1, 1. 33.
Ill, 6, 14.
Parthian, 1) subst. a native of Parthia: Ant.
HI, 1, 7. Cymb. I, 6, 20. 2) adj. pertaining to Par-
thia: Ant. I, 2, 104. HI, 1, 6. IV, 14, 70.
Partial, inclined to favour one party more than
the other: and nothing come in p. Meas. II, 1, 31 (let
no body speak for me as you do for Claudio). a p.
slander sought I to avoid, R2 I, 3, '241 (= reproach
of partiality). H4B HI, 1, 2(1. Troil. II, 2, 178. Hml.
Ill, 3, 32. With to: Lr. I, 4, 334. With an inf.: Err.
I, 1, 4. Unintelligible: Pilgr. 302.
Partialixe, to make partial: R2 I, 1, 120.
Partially, with undue favour: Lucr. 634. 0th.
II, 3, 218.
Participate, vb. to have in common with others:
that dimension which from the womb Ididp. Tw. V, 245.
Participate, adj. acting in common: and mutu-
ally p. did minister unto the appetite of the whole body.
Cor. I, 1, 106.
Participation, community, fellowship : thou hast
lost thy princely privilege with vile p. H4A III, 2, 87.
their spirits are so married in conjunction with the p.
of society that they flock together in consent, like so
many wild geese, H4B V, 1, 78.
Particle, any single part, particular, item: it
shall be inventoried, and every p. and utensil labelled
to my will, Tw. I, 5, 264. if he do break the smallest
p. of any promise, Caes. II, 1, 139.
Particular, adj. 1) single: what a hell of witch-
craft lies in the small orb of one p. tear.' C'ompl. 289.
oft it chances in p. men, Hml. I, 4, 23. take corruption
from that p. fault, 36. each p. hair to stand on end, I,
5, 19. come you more nearer than your j). demands
will touch it, II, 1, 12. cf. the jest of Cade: where's our
general? Here I am, thou p. fellow, H6B IV, 2, 119.
2) special, one among many considered in itself:
the p. accidents gone by since I came to this isle, Tp.
V, 305. thy oaths, though they would sivear down each
p. saint, Meas. V, 243. you shall recount their p. duties
afterwards, Ado IV, 1, 3. thus did she transshape thy
p. virtues, V, 1, 172. that I should love a bright p. star,
All's I, 1, 97. in what p. action to try him. III, 6, 18.
the p. confirmations, point from point, IV, 3, 71. swear
his thought over by each p. star in heaven, Wint. I, 2,
425. the king is not bound to answer the p. endings of
his soldiers, H5IV, 1,163. whose tenours and p. effects
you have enscheduled briefly in your hands, V, 2, 72.
but what p. rarity f Tim. I, 1, 4. in what p. thought to
work I know not, Hml. I, 1, 67.
3) pertaining to a single person or thing: I will
have it in a p. ballad else, H4B IV, 3, 52. doth any
name p. belong unto the lodging? IV, 5, 233. the pre-
script praise and perfection of a good and p. mistress,
H5 III, 7, 50. hath robbed many beasts of their p. ad-
ditions, Troil. I, 2, 20. the success although p., shall
give a scantling of good or bad unto the general. I, 3,
341. value dwells not in p. will, II, 2, 53. yet is the
kindness hut p.) 'twere better she were kissed in gene-
ral, IV, 5, 20. whereby he does receive p. addition,
Mcb. Ill, 1, 100. why seems it sop. with thee? Hml.
1,2,75.
Hence = individual, private, personal: that nop.
scandal once can touch but it confounds ike breather,
Meas. IV, 4, 30. their profits, their own p. thrifts,
Wint. I, 2, 311. upon my p. knowledge of his direc-
tions, H5 III, 2, 84. to lay apart their p. functions, III,
7,41. wake yourself mirth with your p. fancy, and
leave me out on'l, H8 II, 3, 101. but by p. consent pi-o-
ceeded under your hands and seals, II, 4, 221. thine
own p. wrongs, Cor. IV, 5, 92. the glorious gods sit in
hourly synod about thy p. prosperity, V, 2, 74. though
in general part we were opposed^ yet our old love made
a p. force, Tim. V, 2, 8. as he in his p. act and place
may give his saying deed, Hml. I, 3, 2fi (B'f in his pe-
culiar sect and force), inform her full of my p. fear,
Lr. I, 4, 360. these domestic and p. broils, V, 1, 30.
my p. grief, Oth. I, 3, 55. from which the world should
note something p. Ant. Ill, 13, 22 (some personal merit).
Particular, subst. 1) single person : he's to make
his request by — s, wherein every one of us has a single
honour, Cor. II, 3, 48. / wish, sir — / mean, for your
p. — you had not joined in commission with him,\y,
7, 13. though no man lesser fears the Greeks than I
as far as touchetk my p. Troil. II, 2, 9. for his p., I'll
receive him gladly, but not one follower, Lr. II, 4, 295.
2) a single point, a single tiling: these — s glory,
skill, wealth etc.) are not my measure , Sonn. 91, 7.
give us — s of thy preservation, Tp. V, 135. to say ay
and no to these — 5 is more than to answer in a cate-
chism, As III, 2, 240. your doing, so singular in each
p. Wint. IV, 4, 144, examine me upon the — s of my
life,l-i4A II, 4, 414. I sent your grace the parcels and
— s of our grief, H4B IV, 2, 36. a tapster s arith-
metic may soon bring his — s therein to a total, Troil.
I, 2, 124. in whom I know all the — s of vice so graft-
ed, Mcb. IV, 3, 51. that 'all — s of duty know, Lr. I,
4, 286. your fortunes are alike. But how? give me — s.
Ant. 1, 2, 57. more — s must justify my knowledge,
Cymb. II, 4, 78.
3) private concern, personal relation: my course,
which holds not colour with the time, nor does the mi-
nistration and required office on my p. All's II, 5, 66.
my brother general, the commonwealth , to brother born
an household cruelty, I make my quarrel in p. H4B IV,
1, 9C. every function of your power should, notwith-
standing that your bond of duty, as 'twere in love's p.,
be more to me, your friend, than any, H8 HI, 2, 189.
who loved him in a most dear p. Cor. V, 1, 3. him that,
his p. to foresee^ smells from the general weal, Tim,
839
IV, 3, 159. my more p. is Fulvia's death, Ant. 1, 3, 54.
forgive me in thine own p., but let the world rank me
in register a master-leaver, IV, 9, 20.
4) minute detail of things singly enumerated : let
me answer to the p. of the inter' gatories : demand them
singly, All's IV, 3, 207. with every course in his p. H4B
IV, 4, 90. let me question more in p. , what have you
deserved at the hands of fortune, Hml. II, 2, 244.
Particularities, single or private respects: being
as good a man as yourself, both in the disciplines of
war, and in the derivation of my birth, and in other p.
H5 III, 2, 142 (Fluellen's speech), now let the general
trumpet blow his blast, p. and petty sounds to cease,
H6B V, 2, 44.
Particularize, to specify: as an inventory to p.
their abundance, Cor. I, 1, 21.
Particularly, personally, privately: who hath
done to thee p. and to all the Volsces great hurt. Cor.
IV, 5, 72. my free drift halts not p. Tim. 1, 1, 46 (does
not stop at any single person).
Partisan, see Partizan.
Partition, 1) division: like to a double cherry,
seeming parted, but yet an union in p. Mids. Ill, 2, 210.
2) distinction: and good from bad find nop. H4B
IV, 1, 196. and can we not p. make 'twixt fair and
foul? Cymb. I, 6, 37.
3) a party-wall : it is the wittiest p. that ever Iheard
discourse, Mids. V, 168.
Partizan, a kind of halberd: Rom. I, 1, 80. 101.
Hml. I, 1, 140. Ant. II, 7, 14. Cymb. IV, 2, 399.
Partlet, the name of the hen in the story-book
of Reynard the Fox: thy dame P. here, Wint. II, 3,
75. how now. Dame P. the hen, H4A III, 3, 60.
Partly, in part, in some measure: Sonn. 113, 3.
Gent. IV, 1, 55. Meas. II, 1, 231. V, 450. Ado V, 4,
96. M'ids. Ill, 2, 243. Merch. Ill, 5, 11. As 11,4, 24.
Tw. V, 125. Wiut. Ill, 2, 19. V, 3, 142. H5 III, 2,
52. H6C III, 2, 66. R3 111, 7, 235. IV, 2, 41. Troil.
III, 1, 19. Cor. I, 1, 40. II, 3, 270. Caes. V, 1, 79. 90.
0th. I, 1, 123. II, 1, 303. Ant. Ill, 13, 66. V, 2, 325.
Cymb. V, 2, 64. p. ...p.... and p. H5 III, 2, 102. p.
...but in chief, Meas. V, 219. p ... but chiefly, Gent.
IV, 4, 69. Rom. V, 3, 29. p....p.... but chiefiy, Ado
III, 3, 166. H4A II, 4, 444.
Partner, subst. companion, associate: with in:
to be thy p. in this shameful doom, Lucr. 672. Wint.
IV, 2, 58. Ant. II, 2, 59. Cymb. I, 6, 184. With of:
wishing me with him, p. of his fortune, Gent. I, 3, 69.
Wint. IV, 4, 558. H6A III, 2, 92. Mcb. I, 5, 12. my
vows are equal — s with thy vows, H6A III, 2, 85. =
colleague: Meas. IV, 2, 19. Ado III, 3, 65. HI, 5, 62.
IV, 2, 4. Cor. V, 3, 2. V, 6, 39. Mcb. I, 3, 54. 142.
Ant. 1, 4, 8. II, 2, 22. = one who stands godfather
with another: H8 V, 3, 168. V, 5, 6. = one who
dances with another: H8 I, 4, 103. = accomplice:
Meas. II, 3, 37.
Partnered, associated, consorted: to be p. with
todays, Cymb. I, 6, 121.
Partridge, the bird Perdix cinerea : Ado II, 1,
165. H6B III, 2, 191.
Party, 1) part, side, cause, interest: till she had
kindled France and all the world upon the right and
p. of her son, John I, 34. whose p. do the townsmen
yet admit ? II, 36 1 . to brag and stamp and swear upon my
p. HI, 1, 123. your southern gentlemen in arms upon
his p. E2 III, 2, 203 {Vi faction), which on thy royal
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
p. granted once. III, 3, 115. maintain the p. of the truth,
H6A II, 4, 32. will I upon thy p. wear this rose, 123.
to find you forward upori' his p. R3 III, 2, 47. they came
from Buckingham upon his p. IV, 4, 628. factionary
on the p. of your general. Cor. V, 2,. 30. have you
nothing said upon his p. 'gainst the Duke of Albany?
Lr. 11, 1, 28. ;^
2) one of two litigants : thy adverse p. is thy ad-
vocate, Sonn. 36, 10. when the — es were met, As V,
4, 104. in witness whereof the — s, Troil. Ill, 2, 61.
hearing a matter between p. and p. Cor. II, 1, 82. call-
ing both the — es knaves, 88.
3) one concerned or interested in any affair; with
in: I must be a p. in this alteration, Wint. 1, 2, 383.
are you a p. in this business? IV, 4, 843. T do suspect
this trash to be a p. in this injury, 0th. V, 1, 86. With
to: not a p. to the anger of the king, Wint. 11, 2, 61.
Absol. : where neither p. is nor true nor kind, Compl.
186. canst thou bring me to the p.? Tp. HI, 2, &l.from
the two — es, Wiv. IV, 6, 107. the — es themselves, the
actors, LLL V, 2, 600. the p. is gone, she is gone, 678.
the p. 'gainst the which he doth contrive, Merch. IV, 1,
362. the p. tried the daughter of a king, Wint. Ill, 2,
2. bring forth the — es of suspicion, Rom. V, 3, 222.
the love of the — es, Ant. II, 6, 127.
Hence ^= person in general: and the three p. is
mine host, Wiv. I, 1, 142 (Evans' speech), the p. wri-
ting, LLL IV, 2, 138. tax any private p. As 11, 7, 71.
the p. that owed it, H4B I, 2, 4. the people of Rome,
for whom we stand a special p. Tit. I, 21. your p. in
converse, Hml. II, 1,42. / would not be the p. that
should desire you to touch him, Ant. V, 2, 246. though
it be allowed in mearier — es, Cymb. II, 3, 121.
4) an association or confederacy formed in a
community against others of a contrary opinion: then
both — es nobly are subdued, and neither p. loser, H4B
IV, 2, 90. 91. to fight on Edward's p. R3 I, 3, 138.
IV, 4, 190. making — es strong. Cor. I, 1, 198. lest
— es break out. III, 1, 315. win the noble Brutus to
our p. Caes. 1,3, 141. whatp.Jdofollow,ljr.lY,5,4:0.
5) one cf two powers at war with each other;
preceded by on: three knights upon our p. slain, H4A
V, 5, 6. which they upon the adverse p. want, R3 V, 3,
13 CPi faction), there's not the meanest spirit on our
p. Troil. II, 2, 156. and he upon my p. Cor. I, 1, 238.
6) armed force, army: our p. may well meet a
prouder foe, John V, 1. 79. to fright our p. H4B I, 1,
67. from his metal was his p. steeled, 116. the Eng-
lish army, that divided was into two — es , H6A V, 2,
12 (some M. Edd. parts, as indeed the metre requires).
/ saw our p. to their trenches driven. Cor. I, 6, 12. 'tis
fit to make strong p. Ill, 2, 94. seek him out upon the
British p. Lr. IV, 6, 266. to the king's p. there's no
going, Cymb. IV, 4, 9.
7) ally, confederate: in himself too mighty, and in
his — es, his alliance, Wint. II, 3, 21. these promises
are fair, the — es sure, H4A III, 1, 1. wherein you
wished us — es. Cor. V, 6, 14. which approved him an
intelligent p. to the advantages of France, Lr. HI, 5, 12.
Party-coated, dressed in a coat of divers co-
lours, like a fool: LLL V, 2, 776.
Party-coloured, having divers colours: Merch.
I, 3, 89.
Party-verdict, a judgment given by a particular
member of a court of justice: whereto thy tongue ap.
gave, R2 I, 3, 234.
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Pash, snbst. the head (Jamieson's Etym. Diet,
of the Scot. Language) : thou wantest a rough p. and
the shoots that I have, to be full like me, Wint. 1, 2, 128.
Fash, vb. to strike, to strike down: with my armed
fist I'll p. him o'er the face. Troil.11,3,213 (QpusA).
stands . . . upon the — ed corses of the Icings, V, 5, 10.
Pass, subst. 1) the act of going from one place
to another, passage: charming the narrow seas to give
you gentle p. H6 II Chor. 39. to give quiet p. through
your dominions, Hml. II, 2, 77.
2) permission or right of going, license: when
evil deeds have their permissive p. and not the punish-
ment, Meas. I, 3, 38.
3) currency, estimation : common speech gives him
a worthy p. All's II, 5, 68.
4) act, proceeding, course : your grace, like power
divine, hath looked upon my — es, Meas. V, 375. Per-
haps also in Sonn. 103, 11: to no other p. my verses
tend than of your graces and your gifts to tell.
5) a narrow passage, a defile : the strait p. was
dammed with dead men hurt behind, Cymb. V, 3, 11.
6) an embarrassing situation, predicament, extre-
mity; being at that p., you ivould keep from my heels.
Err. Ill, 1, 17. till I be brought to such a silly p. Shr.
V, 2, 124. have his daughters brought him to this p. ^
Lr. Ill, 4, 65.
7) As a term of fencing, a) a push, a thrust at the
adversary: 'tis dangerous when the baser nature comes
between the p. and fell incensed points of mighty oppo-
sites, Hml. IV, 2, 61. b) a course of fencing, till one
of the combatants is hit: in these times you stand on
distance, your — es, sioccadoes, Wiv. II, 1, 233. I had
a p. with him, Tw. Ill, 4, 302. in a dozen — es between
yourself and him, Hml. V, 2, 173.
Figuratively: an excellent p. of pate, Tp. IV, 244
(a sally of wit), and in a p. of practice requite him
for your father, Hml. IV, 7, 139.
Pass, vb. 1) to make one's way, to proceed, to
go, to come: that oer the green cornfield did p. As
V,3,19. to think your father should p. this way, Wint.
IV, 4, 20. your gallery have we — ed through, V, 3,
11. if we may p., we will, H5 III, 6, 169. —ing to
and fro, H6A II, 1, 69. if one of so mean condition
may p. .into the presence of a king, H6B V, 1, 65.
Edward hath ■ — ed in safety through the narrow seas,
H6C IV, 8, 3. let the coffin p. R3 I, 2, 38. that I may
see my shadow as J p. 264. his long trouble now is
— ing out of this world, H8 IV, 2, 162. when they p.
back from the christening, V, 4, 78. find a way out to
let the troop p. fairly, 89. a, most unspotted lily shall
^he p. to the ground, V, 5, 62. as they p. toward Ilium,
Troil. I, 2, 194. p. no further, Cor. Ill, 1, 24. if you
will p. to where you are bound, 53. I'll tell thee as we
p. Rom. II, 3, 63. let me p. quietly, Tim. Ill, 4, 64.
these words become your lips as they p. through them,
V, 1, 98. any promise that hath — ed from him, Caes.
II, 1, 140. — ing through nature to eternity, Hml. 1, i',
73. this trusty servant shall p. between us, Lr. IV, 2,
19. let poor folk p. IV, 6, 243. as my farthest band
shall p. on thy approof, Ant. Ill, 2, 27. to p. along:
Gent. V, 4, 168. LLL II, 245. As I, 3, 115. R2 V,
2, 21. H6C II, 1, 195. R3 III, 1, 136. H8 V, 2, 11.
Troil. Ill, 3, 61. Caes. II, 3, 11. Ant. Ill, 1, 37. to
p. away: H8 I, 4, 33. LLL I, 1, 49 (= to avoid), to
p. by: H6B II, 4, 48. Ill, 1, 16. IV, 8, 18. Troil. I,
2, 199. HI, 3, 71. Bom. I, 1, 46. Tim. 11, 1, 12. V,
4, 73. Caes. I, 2, 179. top. by slh.: Sonn. 70, 9 (=
to avoid). All's II, 3, 247. Troil. Ill, 3, 39. 142. Caes.
IV, 3, 68. to p. on: Mids. IJ, ], 163. H8 II, 4, 130.
Caes. II, 4, 26. top., alone, = to go on: Caes. I, 2,
24. = to go away: letting her p. so. All's HI, 4, 20.
I have no power to let her p. H6A V, 3, 60. what
ransom must I pay before I p. 9 IS. till thou speak,
thou shall not p. from hence, H6B I, 4. 30.
2) to go by; locally and temporally: scorning it
(the tear) should p. Yen. 982. in rage sent out, recall-
ed in rage, being —ed, Lucr. 1671. when thou shall
strangely p. and scarcely greet me, Sonn. 49, 6. till
the dregs of the storm be — ed, Tp. II, 2, 43. the best
is — ed. III, 3, 51. kneel to the duke before he p. the
abbey. Err. V, 129. till this company be — ed, LLL 1,
2, 131. the troop is —ed, All's HI, 5, 96. daffed the
world aside and bid it p. H4A IV, 1, 97 (as not caring
for it; see below; and cf. Sly's let the world slide,
Shr. Ind. 1, 6). let's stay till he he —ed, H6C III, 1,
12. behold the Lady Anne pass from her coronation,
H8 IV, 1, 3. flung gloves . . . upon him as he —ed, Cor.
H, 1, 281. ere three days p. Shr. IV, 2, 38. hath told
the thievish minutes how they p. All's II, 1, 169. let
never day nor night unhallowed p. H6B II, 1, 85. ere
half an hour p. Tit. Ill, 1, 192. to lei p. :^ to disre-
gard, to take no notice of: did I let p. the abuse done
to my niece? H6C III, 3, 188. let former grudges p.
195. let it, or let that p. = make no more words
about it: Wiv. I, 4, 15. LLL V, 1, 102. .106. 111.
115. B3 IV, 2, 88 (Ff rest). Per. II, 3, 35 (cf. H4A
IV, 1, 97). see Past.
Transitively, = to neglect, to disregard, to omit :
he shall not p. you, Meas. IV, 6, 12. if you fondly p.
our proffered offer , John II, 268. please you that I
may p. this doing. Cor. II, 2, 143. and — edhimun-
elected, II, 3, 207. cf. top. by in All's II, 3, 247.
3) to go over , to go across, to go through : he
should not p. those grounds, Pilgr. 124. the ways are
dangerous to p. Gent. IV, 3, 24. the Vapians — ing
the equinoctial, Tw. II, 3, 24. — ing these fiats, John
V, 6, 40. he hath — ed the river Somme, H5 HI, 5, 1.
well have we — ed and now repassed the seas, H6C IV,
7, 5. curses never p. the lips of those that breathe them
in the air, R3 I, 3, 286. who — edtke melancholy flood,
I, 4, 45. to see great Pompey pass the streets of Rome,
Caes. I, 1, 47.
Used of time, = to spend, to live through: you
have —ed a hell of time, Sonn. 120, 6. 1 have — ed
a miserable night, R3 1, 4, 2. p. the remainder of our
hateful days. Tit. Ill, 1, 132. in our last conference,
— ed in probation with you, how you were bornein hand,
Mcb. Ill, 1, 80. Joined with adverbs: years, — ed
over to the end they were created, H6C 11, 5, 39. have
no delight to p. away the time, R3 I, 1, 25.
Figuratively, = to see, to experience, to suffer:
were I alone to p. the difficulties, Troil. II, 2, 139.
the battles, sieges, fortunes, that I have — ed, 0th. I,
3, 131. she loved me for the dangers I had — ed, 167.
be quiet then as men should be, till he hath — ed neces-
sity, Per. II Prol. 6.
4) to go beyond: — ing all conceit, Pilgr. 110.
and so conclusions — ed the careires , Wiv. I, 1, 184,
i. e. carried the joke too far; cf. he — es some humours
and careers, H6 II, 1, 132. she — es praise, LLL IV,
3, 241 (exceeds), though it p. your patience and mine,
Shr. 1, 1, 130. as —es colouring, Wint. II, 2, 20. who
841
— ed that — ingfair, Rom. I, 1, 242 (= surpassed).
not a man shall p. his quarter, Tim. V, 4, 60. I have
that within which — eth show, Hml. I, 2, 85. so far he
— ed my thought, IV, 7, 89 (Qq topi).
Absolutely, = to exceed bounds, to beggar de-
scription : the women have so shrieked at it that it — ed,
Wiv. I, 1, 310. this —es. Master Ford, IV, 2, 127.
143. all the rest so laughed thai it — ed, Troil. 1, 2,
182. he —es, Tim. I, 1, 12. cf. Passing.
5) to have the liberty of going |and coming, to
have free passage: t/ou may not p., you must return.
Cor. V, 2, 5. 23. 26. 34. my lord, you p. not here. Tit.
I, 290. then thou canst not p. to Mantua, Rom. HI, 3,
149. sweet marjoram. P. Lr. IV, 6, 94. let him, not p.,
but kill him rather, 0th. V, 2, 241.
Transitively, = to allow to go : / know not what 1
shall incur to p. it, Wint. II, 2,57. = to come into, to
enter: no villanous bounty yet hath — edmy heart, Tim.
II, 2, 182 (?).
Figuratively, = a) to be suffered, to be borne
with: in the number let me p. untold, Sonn. 136, 9.
will that humour p.? Wiv. I, 3, 57. that I may p. with
a reproof the easier, sith you yourself know etc. Wiv.
II, 2, 194. thou didst make tolerable vent of thy travel;
it might p. All's II, 3, 213. let me p. the same I am,
Wint. IV, 1, 9. and so agree the play may p. H8 Prol.
11. Transitively, = to suffer, and to make to be suf-
fered or acknowledged: p. good humours, Wiv. 1, 1.
169. we must have cracked crowns, and p. them current
too, H4A 11, 3, 97. some strange indignity, which pa-
tience could not p. 0th. II, 3, 246. uses a known truth
to p. a thousand nothings with. All's II, 5, 32. b) to
be enacted, to receive the sanction of the legislature:
that bill had indeed against us — ed, H5 I, 1, 3. if it
p. against us, 1. your request shall make me let it p.
V, 2, 372. if your will p., I shall both find your lord-
ship judge and juror, H8 V, 3, 69. to yield what —es
here, Cox. II, 2,58. And transitively, = to receive
the sanction of: hath he not — ed the noble and the
common? Cor. HI, 1, 29. being — ed for consul with
full voice. III, 3, 59. c) to be current, to be regarded
or estimated : they may p. for excellent men , Mids. V,
219. let him p. for a man, Merch. I, 2, 61. p. for a
wise man, Tw.1, 5,38. to p. for honest, Wint. 11,3, 72.
6) to die: lethimp. peaceably, H6B 111,3, 25. thus
might he p. indeed, Lr. IV, 6, 47. let him p. V, 3,313.
7) to happen, to proceed, to be done: what hath
— ed between me and Ford's wife, Wiv. Ill, 5, 63.
Meas. Ill, 1, 161. Ado V, 2, 48. Tw. V, 158. this
practice hath most shrewdly — ed upon thee, 360. the
injuries that have on both sides - ed, 376. thou seest
what's —ed, H6C HI, 3, 226. how —ed iti H8 II, 1,
10. nought hath — ed, but even with law, Tit. IV, 4, 7.
to bring to p. = to effect: Wiv. IV, 2, 183. Merch.
I, 3, 93. Shr. Ill, 2, 131. to come to p. = to happen:
Meas. II, 1, 256. Mids. HI, 2, 33. IV, 1, 83. As II,
5, 52. All's IV, 3, 371. Tw. HI, 4, 196. H8 I, 2, 63.
Hml. II, 2, 437. Ant. IV, 14, 121.
Transitively, = to perform, to effect, to do: to
see thee p. thy punto, thy stock, thy reverse, Wiv. II, 3,
26. this swain shall p. Pompey the Great, LLL V, 1,
135. andp. my daughter a sufficient dower, Shr. IV,
4, 45. we'll p. the business privately and well, 57.
8) to utter, to pronounce : — ed sentence may not
be recalled. Err. I, 1, 148. your oaths are — ed, LLL
I, 1, 19. 49. my doom which I have — edupon her, As
I, 3, 86. top. assurance of a dower, Shr. IV, 2, 117.
I'll add three thousand crowns to what is — ed already.
All's HI, 7, 36. he will not p. his word for two pence
that you are no fool, Tw. I, 5, 86. remember thy pro-
mise —ed, R2 V, 3, 51. we willp. our accept and
peremptory answer. Ho V, 2, 82. make thee beg par-
don for thy —ed speech, H6B HI, 2, 221. that (voice)
not — ed me but by learned approbation of the judges,
H8 I, 2, 70 (me dat. ethicus). / have — ed my word
and promise to the emperor. Tit. I, 468.
Absol., = to pass sentence, to give judgment:
the jury, — ing on the prisoner s life, Meas. II, 1, 19.
thieves do p. on thieves, 23. we may not p. upon his life
without the form of justice, Lr. HI, 7, 24.
9) to thrust, to make a push in fencing: I pray
you, p. with your best violence, Hml. V, 2, 309. Figu,-
ratively : an thou p. upon me, I'll no more with thee, Tw.
HI, 1, 48 (if thou makest sallies of wit on my score).
10) to care for: as for these silken-coated slaves,
I p. not, H6B IV, 2, 136 (Cade's speech; the trans,
use sub 2 misconceived).
Passable, 1) having free passage: the virtue of
your name is not here p. Cor. V, 2, 13. 2) affording
free passage : his body's a p. carcass, if he be not hurt,
Cymb. I, 2, 10.
Passado, a motion forwards and thrust in fen-
cing: the p. he (Cupid) respects not, LLL 1, 2, 184.
ah, the immortal p. Rom. H, 4, 26. come, sir, your p.
HI, 1, 88.
Passage, 1) the act of passing or moving, motion,
course, entrance or exit: the wind, imprisoned in the
ground, struggling for p . Yen. 1047. to make more vent
for p. of her breath, Lucr. 1040. my (time's) swift p.
Wint. IV, 1, 5. whose p., vexed with thy impediment,
shall leave his native channel, John II, 336. the mouth
of p. (i. e. the gate) shall we fling wide ope, 449. the
sullen p. of thy weary steps esteem as foil, R2 I, 3, 265.
must I not serve a long apprenticehood to foreign — s,
272 (= a pilgrimage in foreign countries), his (the
sun's) bright p. to the accident. III, 3, 67. to give sweet
p. to my sinful soul, H6C II, 3, 41. and with bloody p.
led your wars even to the gates of Home, Cor. V, 6, 76.
are my doors opposed against my p.f Tim. HI, 4, 80.
if such actions may have p. free, 0th. I, 2, 98.
2) a going to and fro of people: if by strong hand
you offer to break in now in the stirring p. of the day.
Err. HI, 1, 99. no watch? nop.? 0th. V, 1, 37.
3) access, entry, avenue, way leading to and out
of sth. : which to his speech did honey p. yield, Ven.
452. through the velvet leaves the loind gan p. find,
Pilgr. 232 and LLL IV, 3, 106. Err. IV, 2, 38. Tw.
I, 3, 41. R2 I, 1, 125. V, 3, 62. V, 5, 20. H5 II, 2, 16.
H6A III, 2, 22. V, 4, 121. H6C I, 3, 22. IV, 3, 20.
Cor. IV, 5, 215. Tit. I, 12. Mcb. I, 2, 19. I, 5, 45.
Cymb. V, 3, 23. Figuratively : the several and unhid-
den — 5 of his true titles to some certain dukedoms, H5
I, 1, 86 (= open, manifest traces?).
4) departure, death: would some part of my young
years might but redeem the p. of your age, H6A H, 5,
108. when he is fit and seasoned for his p. Hml. Ill,
3, 86. and, for his p., the soldiery' music and the rites
of war speak loudly for him, V,2,409. cf. H6CII,3,41.
5) occurrence, accident, incident; this young
gentlewoman had a father — 0, that had! how sad
a p. 'tis! All's I, 1, 20. / see, in — « of proof , time
qualifies the spark and fire of it (love) Hml. IV, 7,
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113. it is no act of common p., but a strain of rareness,
Cymb. Ill, 4, 94.
6) course, process: our justice, in whose easiest p.
look for no less than death, Wint. Ill, 2, 91. the fear-
ful p. of their death-marked love, Rom. Prol. 9. as if
the p. and whole carriage of this action rode on his
tide, Troil. II, 3, 140.
7) a, single act tending to some purpose or ex-
pressive of sentiments: no Christian can ever believe
such impossible — s of grossness, Tw. Ill, 2, 77. thou
dost in thy — 5 of life make me believe, H4A 111, 2, 8.
there is gallant and most brave — s, H5 111, 6, 97
(Fluellen's speech), but oft have hindered the — s made
toward it (this business), H8 II, 4, 165.
Passauf, a term of heraldry, = walking: Wiv.
1, 1, 20 (Evans' speech).
Passenger, a traveller on foot, a wayfarer: Ven.
91. Gent. IV, 1, 1. 72. V, 4, 15. R2 V, 3, 9. H6B
III, 1, 129. 227.
Passing, 1) adj. egregious, excessive: ap. shame,
Gent. I, 2, 17. her p. deformity, II, 1, 81. Op. traitor,
H6C V, 1, 106.
2) adv. (used only before adjectives and adverbs)
exceedingly:^, strong, Ven. 297. p. fair, Pilgr. 229
and LLL IV, 3, 103. Gent. IV, 4, 153. p. shrewdly.
Ado II, 1, 84. Mids. II, 1, 20. As III, 5, 138. Shr.
Ind. 1, 67. II, 113. 244. Ill, 2, 24. IV, 1, 193. IV, 3,
18. Wint. IV, 4, 294. H4B IV, 2, 85. H5 IV, 2, 42.
R3 I, 1, 94. Cor, I, 1, 207. Tit. II, 3, 84. Rom. I, 1,
240. Hml. II, 2, 427. 0th. I, 3, 160.
Passing-bell, the bell that rings at the hour of
death: Ven. 702.
Passion, subst. 1) any suffering: any j}. under
heaven that does afflict our natures, Hml. II, 1, 105.
Emphatically, the last suffering of the Saviour; only
in scurrilous exclamations: Cock's p. Shr. IV, I, 121.
Cox my p. All's V, 2, 43. Evans says: Got's will, and
his p. of my heart, Wiv. Ill, 1, 62.
2) disorder, disease: till this afternoon his p. ne'er
brake into extremity of rage. Err. V, 47. our grandam
earth, having this distemperature , in p. shook, H4A
III, 1, 35. you shall offend him and extend his p. Mcb.
Ill, 4, 57.
3) any violent commotion of the mind: variable
— s throng her constant woe, Ven. 967. 969. such p.
her assails, Lucr. 1562. your father 's in some p. that
works him strongly, Tp. IV, 143. what means this p.
at his name? Gent. I, 2, 16. each one with ireful p.
Err. V, 161. Ado V, 1, 23. LLL IV, 3, 202. Mids. Ill,
2, 74. Merch. U, 8, 12. Ill, 1, 63. Tw. HI, 4, 407. IV,
1,56. Wint. II, 3, 28. IV, 4, 507. John III, 4, 39. IV,
2,79. 263. H4BI, 1,161. 165. IV, 4, 40. H5 I, 2,
242. H6A IV, 1, 183. H8 I, 1, 149. Troil. II, 2, 169.
111,2,37. V, 2, 162. 181. Cor. IV, 4, 19. Tit. Ill, 1,
218. Tim. Ill, 1, 59. Mcb. IV, 3, 114. Hml. Ill, 2, 8.
11. 77. 204. Ill, 4, 107. V, 2, 80. Lr. II, 2, 81. II, 4,
237. 0th. II, 3, 206. Ill, 3, 124. 391. IV, 1, 78. 277.
V, 2, 44. Ant. II, 2, 12. Ill, 10, 5.
Especially, = violent sorrow: p. on p. deeply is
redoubled, Ven. 832. no object but her — 's strength
renews, Lucr. 1103. the life and feeling of her p. she
hoards, 1317. my woe too sensible thy p. maketh more
feeling-painful, 1678. his p. but an art of craft, Compl.
295. allaying both their fury and my p. with its sweet
air, Tp. I, 2, 392. —'s solemn tears, LLL V, 2, 118.
this p., and the death of a dear friend, Mids. V, 293. j
her p. ends the play, 321. it was a p. of earnest, As
IV, 3, 173. it did relieve my p. much, Tw. II, 4, 4.
/ must speak in p. H4A II, 4, 425. not in pleasure, but
inp.i58. his p. moves me so, H6CI, 4, 150. that
makes me bridle p. IV, 4, 19. a mother's tears in p. for
her son. Tit. I, 106. Ill, 2, 48. Hml. II, 2, 541. 578.
587. IV, 5, 188. Lr. IV, 3, 16. 0th. IV, 1, 268. Per.
IV, 4, 24.
4) amorous desire: love's strong p. All's I, 3, 139.
unfold the p. of my love, Tw. I, 4, 24. the beating of
so strong a p. as love doth give my heart, II, 4, 97.
breed love's settled — s, H6A V, 5, 4. any p. of infla-
ming love, 82. plead my — sfor Lavinia's love. Tit. II,
1,36. my true love's p. Rom. II, 2, 104. Absol., =
ardent love: trembling'in her p. Ven. 27. 218. smo-
thering his — s for the present, Lucr. Arg. 13. the
master-mistress of my p. Sonn. 20, 2. Ado 1, 1, 221.
II, 3, 110. 112. IH, 1, 83. As II, 4, 41. 61. V, 2, 101.
Shr. Ill, 1, 74. All's I, 3, 180. 196. Tw. II, 2, 23. Ill,
I, 164. Ill, 4, 226. H6C III, 3, 62. Rom. II Prol. 13.
II, 1, 7. Tim. I, 1, 133.
5) any disposition or affection ruling the mind:
catching all — s in his craft of will, Compl. 126. they
their — 5 likewise lent me of grief and blushes, 199.
more merry tears the p. of loud laughter never shed,
Mids. V, 70. how all the other — s fleet to air, as doubt-
ful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair, and shudder-
ing fear, and green-eyed jealousy, Merch. Ill, 2, 108.
break into some merry p. Shr. Ind. 1, 97. a notable p.
of wonder, Wint. V, 2, 17. (merriment) ap. hateful
to my purposes^ John III, 3, 47. free from gross p. or
of mirth or anger, H5 II, 2, 132. of all base — s fear
is most accursed, H6A V, 2, 18. vexed I am with — s
of some difference, Caes. I, 2, 40. I have much mistook
your p. 48. two extremes of p., joy and grief , Lr. V, 3,
198. whose every pt. fully strives to make itself fair and
admired. Ant. I, 1, 50. LLL IV, 3, 140. Merch. IV, 1,
51. As I, 2, 269. Ill, 2, 433. Tim. Ill, 5, 21. 0th. IV,
1, 41. Ant. I, 2, 151. IV, 15, 74. V, 1, 63. Per.1,2,11.
Passion, vb. to feel pain and sorrow, to grieve:
dumbly she — s, Ven. 1059. shall not myself, that re-
lish all as sharply, p. as they, be kindlier moved than
thou art ? Tp.V, 24. Ariadne — ingfor Theseus' perjury,
Gent. IV, 4, 172. I p. to say wherewith, LLL 1, 1, 264.
Passionate, adj. 1) expressing great commotiou
of mind: Mids. Ill, 2, 220. H6B I, 1, 104. Hml. II,
2, 452.
2) sorrowful: poor forlorn Proteus, p. Proteus,
Gent. I, 2, 124. warble, child; make p. my sense of
hearing, LLL 111, 1 (Arraado's speech; cf. Merch. V,
69). she is sad and p John II, 544.
3) Misapplied for compassionate: this p. humour
of mine, R3 I, 4, 121 (Qq my holy humour).
Passionate, vb. to express sorrowfully: thy niece
and I, poor creatures , wanf'our hands and cannot p.
our tenfold grief with folded arms, Tit. HI, 2, 6.
Passive, unresisting, yielding, obedient (?): such
as may the p. drugs of it (the world freely command,
Tim, IV, 3, 254.
Passport, a written permission of passage: All's
III, 3, 58. H5 IV, 3, 36. Per. Ill, 2, 66.
Passy measure , corrupted from passamezzo,
the Italian name of a slow and stately dance : he's a
rogue and a — s panyn (later Ff patitn) Tw. V, 206
(Malone : "Sir Toby means that the surgeo is a grave
solemn coxcomb").
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Past, adj. 1) gone by; done or accomplished in,
and belonging to, a time previous to the present: all
sins p. Lucr. 923. what is p. 1685. tilings p. Sonn.
30, 2. Tp. II, 1, 253. II, 2, 43. Ill, 3, 51. Meas. IV, 2,
151. John IV, 3, 51. H6A I, 2, 57. R3 IV, 4, 390.
Troil. Ill, 3, 177. Tim. II, 1, 21 etc.
2) former, done before a time mentioned or under-
stood: my folly p, Gent. I, 2, 65. my riots p. Wiv.III,
4, 8. my p. endeavours. All's I, 3, 5. may token to the
future our p. deeds, IV, 2, 63. our dear services p. and
to come, Wint. II, 3, 151. my p. life, III, 2, 34. my
service p. 0th. Ill, 4, IIG.
3) gone by, over, gone, existing no more, lost:
my day's delight is p. Ven. 380. your cue is p. Mids.
III, 1, 103. IV, 1, 144. Merch. II, 6, 2. H6C IV, 6,
98. R3 IV, 4, 364. H8 IV, 1, 95. Troil. V, 2, 97.
Tim. Ill, 2, 7. 0th. I, 3, 204 etc. for doing I amp.
All's II, 3, 246 (= I can no more do\ 'tis p., and so
am I, Lr. V, 3, 164. had he been where he thought, by
this had thought been p. IV, 6, 45. when remedies are
p. 0th. I, 3, 202. until some half hour p. Lr. V, 3, 193
(half an hour ago).
Past, subst. the time previous to the present:
Sonn. 123, 10. H4B I, 3, 108. Troil.111,3, 164 ('"?■)■
Past, prepos. 1) beyond: temporally: p. prime,
Sonn. 12, 3. my days are p. the best, 138, 6. p. the
mid season, Tp. I, 2, 239. Wiv. II, 3, 4. Ill, 5, 134.
Meas. HI, 2, 193. V, 402. As IV, 3, 1. Shr. III. 1, 71.
Wint. V, 2, 137. H4B I, 2, 110. Ill, 2, 269 etc. 'tis
one o' clock and p. H4B III, 1, 34.
2) beyond, further than; locally; the enemy is p.
the marsh, R3 V, 3, .345. / have tumbled p. the throw.
Cor. V, 2, 21.
3) more than : not p. three quarters of a mile, Wint.
IV, 3, 85. not p. three or four hairs, Troil. I, 2, 121.
six weeks and p. Tim. II, 2, 31. not p. a pint, 0th.
II, 3, 68.
4) beyond, out of the reach of, not to be attained
by: p. the help of law, Lucr. 1022. p. reason's weak
removing, 243. a limit p. my praise, Sonn. 82, 6. p.
cure, 147, 9. Tp. V, 141. Meas. II, 1. 115. Shr. Ill,
2, 54. All's II, 1, 161. John IV, 2, 86. Rom. IV, 1,
45. p. thought. Err. V, 189. Ado II, 3, 106. 0th. I,
1, 167. p. the endurance of a block. Ado II, 1, 246.
thou drivest me p. the bounds of maidens patience,
Mids. Ill, 2, 65. H8 II, 4, 130. p. the wit of man,
Mids. IV, 1, 211. Rom. IV, 1, 47. p. all saying nay,
Merch. Ill, 2, 232. p. all expressing. III, 5, 78. our
weakness p. compare, Shr. V, 2, 174.^. question, Tw.
I, 3, 104. p. enduring, Wint. II, 1, 2. urged p. my
defence, John 1, 258. ^. redress, p. care, R2 II, 3, 171.
that's p. praying for, H4A II, 4, 211. p. recovery,
H6B 1, 1, 116. p. hiding, p. watching, Troil. I, 2, 294.
295. a joy p. joy, Rom. Ill, 3, 173. p. hope, p. cure,
p. help, IV, 1, 45. p. depth, Tim. Ill, 5, 12. a sight p.
speaking of, Lr. IV, 6, 209. p, the size of dreaming.
Ant. V, 2, 97 etc.
5) without: p. reason hunted, Sonn. 129, 6. nmo
reason is p. care, 147, 9. when help p. sense we deem.
All's II, 1, 127. my art is not p. poiver, 161. a wreck
p. hope he was, Tvv. V, 82. that's p. doubt, Wint. I, 2,
268. p. all shame. III, 2, 85. p. all truth, 86. p. doubt.
Cor. II, 3, 265.
Past-cure, adj . incurable : our p. malady. All's
II, 1, 124.
Paste, the pie-crust: Tit. V, 2, 188. 189. 201.
Lr. II, 4, 124. that small model of the barren earth
which serves asp. and cover to our bones, R2III,2, 154.
Pastern , a horse's leg : any that treads but on
four — s, H5 III, 7, 13 (Fl postures).
Pastime, amusement: Tp. V, 38. Gent. II, 7, 35.
LLL IV, 3, 377. V, 2, 360. As V, 4, 201. Shr. lud.
1,67. 1,1,68. AllVI, 2, 57. Tw. Ill, 4, 151. Wint.
I, 2, 152. II, 3, 24 (make their p. at my sorrow). Tit.
II, 3, 26. Hml. Ill, 1, 15. IV, 7, 33. Lr. II, 4, 6. Cymb.
III, 1, 79 (make p. with us).
Pastor, a minister of the gospel: Hml. I, 3, 47.
Pastoral, subst. a play representing the life and
manners of shepherds: methinks I play as I have seen
them do in Whitsun — s, Wint. IV, 4, 134. the best
actors in the world, either for tragedy, comedy, history,
p. Hml. II, 2, 416.
Pastoral -comical, combining the qualities of
an idyl and of a comedy: Hml. II, 2, 416.
Past-proportion (not hyphened in 0. Edd.) im-
mensity: will you with counters sum the p. of his infi-
nite^ Troil. II, 2, 29.
Pastry, a room in which pies and the like are
made: theg call for dates and quinces in the p. Rom.
IV, 4, 2.
Past-saving, abandoned, damned : what ap. slave
is this! All's IV, 3, 158.
Pasture, 1) ground on which cattle or other
beasts feed: Gent. I, 1, 105. LLL II, 221. As II, 4,
88. HI, 2, 28. R2 III, 3, 100. H5 II Chor. 5. Ant. I,
4, 65. Cymb. V, 4, 2.
2) the food taken by grazing: As II, 1, 53. H5
III, 1, 27. Tim. IV, 3, 12.
Pasty, a pie baked in a crust: Wiv. I, 1,202.
All's IV, 3, 140. Tit. V, 2, 190.
Pat, quite to the purpose, fitly, exactly: are we
all met? p. p. Mids. Ill, 1, 2. it will fall p. as I told
you, V, 188. nor could come p. betwixt too early and
too late, H8 II, 3, 84. noio might I do it p. Hml. HI,
3, 73. andp. he comes, Lr. I, 2, 146.
Patay, correction of M. Edd. in H6A IV, 1, 19 ;
O. Edd. Poictiers.
Patch , subst. 1) a piece sewed on to cover a
hole: — es set upon a little breach, John IV, 2, 32.
botch and bungle up damnation with — es, colours, H5
II, 2, 116. a king of shreds and — es, Hml. HI, 4, 102.
2) a piece of silk or velvet used to cover a defect
on the face: with ap. of velvet on'sface, AU'slV, 5, 100.
— es will I get unto these cudgelled scars, H5 V, 1, 93.
3) a plot of ground : to gain a little p. of ground,
Hml. IV, 4, 18.
4) a paltry fellow: what a pied ninny's this! thou
scurvy p. Tp.lll, 2, 71. coxcomb, idiot, p. Err. Ill, 1,
32. what p. is made our porter? 36. a p. setonlearn-
ing, LLL IV, 2, 32. a crew of — es, rude mechanicals,
Mids. HI, 2, 9. the p. is kind enough, but a huge feeder,
Merch. II, 5,46. what soldiers, p.? Mcb. V, 3, 15.
In the cited passages of Tp., Err. and Merch. the
word is by most commentators interpreted as mean-
ing a domestic fool , supposed to be called so from
his parti - coloured dress. Douce proves that several
fools in the sixteenth century bore the nickname of
Patch.
Patch, vb. 1) to mend with a piece sewed on:
Tw. 1, 5, 52. John IV, 2, 34. Cor. Ill, 1, 252. —ed
= paltry: a — edfool, Mids. IV, 1, 215 (according to
some, =: parti-coloured).
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2) to makeup of pieces and shreds: if you'll p.
a quarrel, as matter whole you have not to make it
with, Ant. II, 2, 52. you — ed up your excuses, 56.
3) to repair with pieces of any kind : that that
earth, which kept the world in awe, should p. a wall,
Hml.V, 1,239.
4) to mend or repair as well as may be: p. grief
with proverbs, Ado V, 1, 17. virtue that transgresses
is hut — ed with sin, Tw. I, 5, 53. 54. begin to p. up
thine old body for heaven, H4B II, 4, 252. cf. Cor. Ill,
1, 252.
5) to disfigure: — ed with foul moles, John HI,
1, 47.
Patch-breech, name in Per. II, 1, 14.
Patchery, botchery intended to hide faults; gross
and bungling hypocrisy: here is such p., such juggling
and such knavery, Troil. II, 3, 77. you hear him cog,
see him dissemble, know his gross p. Tim. V, 1, 99.
Pate, the head ; used in contempt or in ridicule :
Tp. IV, 244. Wiv. II, 1, 197. Err. I, 2, 65., 82. II,
1, 78. II, 2, 71. 220. Ill, 1, 74. LLL 1, 1, 26. Shr.I,
2, 12. II, 155. All's II, 1, 68. Wint. I, 2, 223. John
II, 568. H4A II, 1, 33. V, 3, 32. Ho IV, 1, 54. V, 1,
43. 62. V, 2, 169. H6AIII, 1, 82. H6B V, 1, 135.
Cor. IV, 6, 82. Rom. IV, 5, 120. Tim. IV, 3, 17. Hml.
II, 2, 599. V, 1, 86. 116. 305. 0th. II, 1, 127. Cymb.
II, 1, 8.
Patent, subst. a privilege: Sonn. 87, 8. Mids. I,
1, 80. All's iV, 5, 69. 0th. IV, 1, 209. letters— s =
writings by which some rights are granted: E2 II, 1,
202. II, 3, 130. H8 III, 2, 250.
Paternal, fatherly: Lr. 1, 1, 115.
Path, subst. a track, a way for foot-passengers:
Ven. 908. Wiv. IV, 4, 59. Mids. V, 389. As I, 3, 15.
R2 I, 3, 143. H5 II, 4, 52. B3 I, 1, 117. Troil. Ill,
3, 155. Rom. II, 3, 4. Cymb. Ill, 6, 18. Figuratively:
Ven. 788. Meas. IV, 3, 138. John III, 4, 129. R3
III, 7, 157. Tit. II, 1, 111. Hml. I, 3, 50.
Path, vb. to walk , to go : if thou p., thy native
semblance on, Caes. II, 1, 83 (Pope march, DycQ put.
Grant White hadst. Anon, pass or pace).
Pathetlcal, a word used by the poet, as it seems,
with intentional impropriety, in the sense of pleasing
or displeasing in a high degree ; striking , shocking :
sweet invocation of a child; most pretty and p. LLL I,
2, 103 (Armado's speech), it is a most p. nil, IV, 1,
150 (Costard's speech), the most p. break-promise. As
IV, .1, 196.
Pathway, path: R2 I, 2, 31. Rom. I, 1, 178. II,
3, 4 (reading of Fl; the rest of 0. Edd. path).
Patience, name of a gentlewoman of Queen
Katharine: H8 IV, 2, 76. 82. 127.
Patience, 1) a calm temper in grief and suffer-
ing: p. tame to sufferance, Sonn. 58, 7. do not press
rtiy tongue-lied p . with too much disdain, 140, 2. Tp.
V, 140. Ado IV, 1, 256. V, 1, 10. 19. 27. LLL I, 1,
197. Mids. I, 1, 152. Ill, 1, 197. As I, 3, 80. V, 2,
103. V, 4, 193. Shr. II, 297. Wint. Ill, 2, 33 etc.
Personified as a fern.: Troil. I, 1, 28. 0th. IV, 2, 63.
cf. Tp. V, 140. Err. II, 1, 32. As IV, 3, 13. Repre-
sented by statues placed on graves: she sat like P. on
a monument, smiling at grief, Tw. II, 4, 117. yet thou
dost look like P. gazing on kings' graves and smiling
extremity out of act, Per. V, 1, 139.
2) quiet perseverance in waiting for sth.: 0,p.!
the statue is but newly fixed, Wint. V, 3, 46. linger
your p. on, H5 II Cher. 31. H6B I, 4, 18. H8 V,
2, 19.
3) calmness, composure; opposed to passionate-
ness; where thou withp, must my will abide, Lucr. 486.
1158. 1268. 1505. I'm out of p. Tp. I, 1, 58. have
p. Gent. II, 2, 1. V, 4, 27. Wiv. HI, 1, 55. IV, 2, 28.
Meas. IV, 3, 123. V, 116. 235. Err. II, 1, 32. 39. 41.
111, 1, 85. 94. IV, 2, 16. V, 174. LLL IV, 3, 165.
Mids. Ill, 2, 66. 161. As IV, 3, 13. Shr. I, 2, 45. Ill,
2, 21. All's HI, 2, 50. Tw. II, 5, 83. Rom. I, 5, 91
(cf. Perforce). Hml. HI, 4, 124. V, 1, 317. 322. Per.
V, 1, 145 etc. take p. = have p. Lr. H, 4, 140. take
your p. to you, Wint. Ill, 2, 232. you must take your
p. to you, H8 V, 1, 106. we will not wake your p. Ado
V, 1, 102; cf. to wake our peace, R2 I, 3, 132 (and
the contrary : joeaee shall go sleep, IV, 139). lest thou
move our p. R3 I, 3, 248; cf. Err. II, 1, 32; Meas. V,
235; Mids. HI, 2, 161.
4) indulgence, forbearance, leniency: my p., more
than thy desert, is privilege for thy departure hence,
Gent. HI, 1, 159. I do entreat your p. to hear me speak
the message, IV, 4, 116. an old abusing of God's p.
Wiv. I, 4, 5. I know not how to pray your p. Ado V,
1, 280. begged my p. Mids. IV, 1, 63. your p. for my
long abode, Merch. II, 6, 21. ours be your p. then. All's
V, 3, 339. your p. this allowing, I turn my glass, Wint.
IV, 1, 15 etc.
Hence = permission: but only, with your p., that
we may taste of your wine, H6A II, 3, 78. under your
p. Tit. II, 3, 66. they stay upon your p. Hml. HI, 2,
112. by your p. = by your leave: Tp. Ill, 3, 3. As
V, 4, 186. Tw. II, 1, 3. H5 HI, 6, 31. K3 IV, 1, 15.
Cor. I, 3, 81. I, 9, 55. Lr. V, 3, 59. by your gracious
p. 0th. 1, 3, 89.
Misapplied by Costard: LLL I, 2, 170.
Patient, adj. 1) bearing evils with calmness and
fortitude : for your sake am I this p. log-man, Tp. HI.
1, 67. a p. sufferance. Ado I, 3, 10. still have I borne
it with ap. shrug, Merch. I, 3, 110. R2 I, 4, 29. II,
I, 163. 169. H4B I, 2, 145. H5 HI, 7, 24. Troil. I,
3, 36. Hml. HI, 1, 74.
2) quietly waiting: I'll be asp. as a gentle stream,
Gent. II, 7, 34. be p., lords, and give them leave to
speak, H6A IV, 1, 82. Caes.'l, 1, 46. HI, 2, 154. Lr.
II, 4, 233.
3) calm, composed, not passionate: playing p.
sports in unconstrained gyves, Compl. 242. / will be
p. Wiv. H, 1, 130. a wise and p. churchman, II, 3, 57.
thou must be p. Meas. IV, 3, 159. as p. as the midnight
sleep, Cor. HI, 1, 85. as p. as the female dove, Hml.
V, 1, 309 etc. be p. = compose yourself: Tp. 1, 1,
16. IV, 205. Gent. V, 3, 2. Err. II, 1, 9. IV, 4, 19. V,
102. As I, 1, 66. Shr. II, 304. Tw. II, 3, 142. H5
HI, 5, 66. H6B I, 3, 68. II, 4, 26. Ill, 2, 36. H6C
I, 1, 214. 215. R3 I, 2, 82. 1, 3, 157. HI, 5, 21. IV,
4, 151. V, 1, 2 etc.
4) indulgent, conniving: the tvhich if you withp.
ears attend, what here shall miss , our toil shall strive
to mend, Rom. Prol. 13.
Patient, subst. a person attended by a physician
in illness: Lucr. 904. Sonn. Ill, 9. Wiv. II, 3, 97.
Err. V, 294. All's II, 1, 207. II, 3, 53. R2 II, 1, 97.
H4B I, 2, 147. H8 III, 2, 41. Troil. II, 3, 224. V,
1, 12. Mcb. V, 3, 37. 45. Per. V, 1, 71.
Patient, vb. refl. to compose one's self:^. your-
self. Tit. I, 121.
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Patiently, 1) with calm endurance in suffering :
Lucr. 1641. Gent, V, 3, 4. Meas. II, 3, 20. Ill, 2, 79.
Err. I, 2, 86. Ado V, 1, 36. Merch. II, 9, 78. H4A V,
5, 12. H5 V, 2, 300. Cymb. Ill, 5, 118.
2) calmly, tranquilly: Mids. II, 1, 140. As II, 7,
61. H5 IV Chor. 24. R3 IV, 4, 156. Troil. V, 9, 7.
Lr. IV, 6, 36.
3) with indulgence: we beg your hearing p. Hml.
111,2, 161. good heavens, hear p. my purpose, Cymb.
V, 1, 22.
Patlnes (Fl Qq pattens, the later ^i patterns)
plates of metal : the floor of heaven is thick inlaid with
p. of bright gold, Merch. V, 59.
Patrician, a nobleman in ancient Rome: Cor.
I, 1, 16. 68, 76. I, 9, 4. II, 1, 51. 212. 111^ 1, 91.
186. IV, 3, 16. IV, 7, 30. V, 6, 82. Tit. 1, 1, 204.
231. 445.
Patrii
3. V, 2, 42. Hml. I, 5, 136
Patrimony, heritage: Shr. IV, 4, 22. R2 II, 1,
237. H6B V, 1, 187. Lr. V, 3, 76.
Patroclus, name of the fiiend of Achilles: Troil.
1, 3, 146 etc.
Patron, he on whom another depends, in whose
protection or dominion he lives: 0 thou clear god (the
sun) and p. of all light. Yea. 860. twenty years have
/(the duke) been p. to Antipholus, Err. V, 327. my
body's fostering p. (the king) LLL 1, 1, 223. I'llplead
for you as for my p. Shr. I, 2, 156. and will repute
you the p. of my life and liberty, IV, 2, 113. call War-
wick p. H6C V, 1, 27. patricians, — s of my right.
Tit. 1, 1. Andronicus, p. of virtue, 66. thefive best
senses acknowledge thee their p. Tim. I, 2, 130. my
great p. Lr. I, 1, 144. my worthy arch and p. 11,1,61.
Patronage, vb. to maintain, to make good: as
an outlaw in a castle keeps and useth it to p. his theft,
H6A III, 1, 48, darest thou maintain the former words
thou spakest? Yes, sir, as well as you dare p. the en-
vious barking of your saucy tongue, III, 4, 32.
Patroness, protectress: the p. of heavenly har-
mony, Shr. Ill, 1, 5. behold our p. Cor. V, 5, 1. Lu-
cina, divinestp. to those that cry by night, Per. Ill, 1,11.
Pattern, subst. 1) a model proposed for imita-
tion: ^(7«?-es of delight, drawn after you, you p. of all
those, Sonn. 98, 12. by the p. of mine own thoughts I
cut out the purity of his, Wint. IV, 4, 393, their me-
mory shall as a p. or a measure live, by which his grace
must mete the lives of others, H4B IV, 4, 76,
Hence ^ a precedent : so we could find some p.
of our shame, John III, 4, 16. a p., precedent and
lively warrant for me to perform the like, Tit. V, 3, 44.
2) something of supreme excellence, fit to serve
as a model or exemplar : beauty' s p. to succeeding men,
Sonn. 19, 12. p. in himself to know, Meas. Ill, 2, 277.
he is one of the — 5 of love. As IV, 1, 100. a p. to
all princes, H8 V, 6, 23. 1 will be the p. of all patience,
Lr. Ill, 2, 37.
3) something made after a model, an example, an
instance: this p. of the worn-out age pawned honest
looks, Lucr. 1350. knew the — s of his foul beguiling,
Compl. 170. a p. of celestial peace, H6A V, 5, 65. the
— s thai by God and by French fathers had twenty
years been made, ^bl\,i,&l. Emphatically, a master-
piece: behold this p. of thy butcheries, R3 1, 2, 54.
thou cunningest p. of excelling nature, 0th. V, 2, 11.
Pattern, vb, to be an example or precedent for:
let mine own judgment p. out my death, Meas. II, 1, 30.
which is more than history can p. Wint. Ill, 2, 37. — ed
by thy fault, foul sin may say, Lucr. 629. suck a place,
— ed by that the poet here describes. Tit. IV, 1, 67.
Paul, name of the thirteenth apostle: E3 I, 1,
138 {F{John). I, 2, 36. 41. I, 3, 45. HI, 4, 78. V,
3, 216. Paul's = Saint Paul's Church, the principal
cathedral of London: H4A II, 4, 576. H4B 1, 2, 58.
R2 1, 2, 30. HI, 6, 3. H8 V, 4, 16 (0. Edd. Pomles
or Poules). Nares: "St. Paul's church was a constant
place of resort for business and amusement." Our
poet mentions the custom of hiring servants there,
with allusion to the proverb : "who goes to Westminster
for a wife, to St. Paul's for a man, and to Smithfield
for a horse, may meet with a whore , a knave, and a
jade."
Paulina, the wife of Antigonus in Wint. Ill, 3,
36. V, 1, 49 etc.
Paunch, subst. the region of the guts, the belly:
fat — es have lean pates, LLL I, 1, 26. Sir John P.
H4A II, 2, 69. ye fat p. II, 4, 169.
Paunch, vb. to rip the belly, to eviscerate: p. him
with a stake, Tp. HI, 2, 98.
Pause, subst. 1) a temporary stop, an intermission
of acting or speaking: swelling passion doth provoke
a p. Ven. 218. he rouseth up himself and makes a p.
Lucr. 641. R3 I, 2, 162. Hml. II, 2, 509. 0th. V,
2, 82.
2) a stop made and time taken for consideration :
without any p. or staggering, Wiv. HI, 3, 12. hadst thou
but shook thy head or made a p. John IV, 2, 231. a
night is but small breath and little p. to answer matters
of this consequence, H5 11,4, 145. give me some breath,
some little p. R3 IV, 2, 24. what dreams may come . . .
must give us p. Hml. HI, 1, 68. steps in to Cassio and
entreats his p. 0th. II. 3, 229. he mocks the — 5 that
he makes, Ant. V, 1, 3.
3) consideration, reflexion: sad p. and deep re-
gard beseem the sage, Lucr. 277. too long a p. for that
which you find there, Merch. H, 9, 53. but yet I'll make
a p. H6C HI, 2, 10. justles roughly by all time of p.
Troil. IV, 4, 37. like a man to double business bound,
I stand in p. where I shall first begin, Hml. HI, 3, 42.
this sudden sending him away must seem deliberate p.
IV, 3, 9.
Pause, vb. 1) to make a stop, to intermit or dis-
continue acting or speaking: p. a while, and let my
counsel sway you in this case , Ado IV, 1, 202. p. a
day or two before you hazard, Merch. HI, 2, 1. while
I p., serve in your harmony, Shr. Ill, 1, 14. we coldly
p. for thee , John II, 53 (to hear thy message), p. or
be more temperate, 195. stay and p. a while, H4A I,
3, 129. there did he p. V, 2, 66. p. and take thy breath,
H6A IV, 6, 4. what seest thou in me ? why dost thou
p.? HGB V, 2, 19. I'll never p. again, never stand
still, H6C 11, 3, 30. good fortune bids us p. II, 6, 31.
I have seen thee p. and take thy breath, Troil, IV, 5,
192. I p. for a reply, Caes. Ill, 2, 36. I must p. till
it come back to me, 112. yet p. awhile. Per. II, 3, 53.
3) to take time for consideration , to consider be-
fore acting: —ing for means to mourn some newer
way, Lucr. 1365. patience unmoved, no marvel though
she p. Err. II, 1, 32. take time to p. Mids. I,' 1, 83. p.
there, Morocco, Merch. II, 7, 24. but yet I'll p. R2 II,
3, 168. other offenders we will p. upon, H4A V, 5, 15.
3) to hesitate, to hold back, to delay : were I hard-
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favoured. ...then mightst thou p. Ven. 137. xohy doth
the Jew pj take thy forfeiture , Merch. IV, 1, 335. j>.
not, John V, 1, 14. do not p.'Wi I, 2, 180. p., if thou
wilt, Troil. V, 6, 14.
4) Used reflexively, = to repose one's self: only
we want a little personal strength, and p. us, till these
rebels come underneath the yoke of government , H4B
IV, 4, 9.
Paaser, one who deliberates much: the p. reason,
Mcb. II, 3, 117.
Pausingly, deliberately: with demure confidence
this p. ensued, H8 I, 2, 168.
PaTed, laid over and floored as with stones: his
p. bed (the grave) Meas. V, 440. if the streets were p.
with thine eyes, LLL IV, 3, 278. by p. fountain, Mids.
II, 1, 84 (= pebbly), my way shall be p. with English
faces, H5 HI, 7, 87. when the way was made, and p.
with gold, H8 I, 1, 188.
Pavement, that which is laid over the way to
make it passable: lie there for p. to the abject rear,
Troil. Ill, 3, 162. the marble p. closes, Cymb. V, 4,
120, i. e. the sky, heaven; cf. floor in Merch. V, 68.
Pavilion, a tent: LLL II, 250. V, 1,94. V, 2,660.
H5 IV, 1,27. Troil. Prol. 16. 1,3,305. Ant. II, 2,204.
Pavilioned, tented, encamped: H5 1, 2, 129.
Paviu , a grave Spanish dance (French pavane) :
a passy-measures p. Tw. V, 207. Yl panyn.
Paw, the foot of a beast of prey: Sonn. 19, 1.
John III, 1, 259. R2 V, 1, 29. H6S V, 1, 153. H6C I,
3, 13. Tit. II, 3, 152.
Pawn, subst. 1) something given as a security, a
pledge: Gent. I, 3, 47. II, 4, 91. Wint. IV, 4, 853.
John V, 2, 141. R2 I, 1, 74. IV, 55. 70. to lay to p.:
Wiv. II, 2, 5. Ill, 1, 113. to leave in p.: Wint. IV,
4, 839.
2i a stake hazarded in a wager: my life I held
but as ap. to wage against thine enemies, Lr. I, 1, 157.
3) the state of being pledged : redeem from bro-
king p. the blemished crown, R2 II, 1, 293. my honour
is at p. H4B II, 3, 7.
Pawn, vb. 1) to pledge: Lucr. 1351. Err. V, 389.
H4B II, 1, 153. 167. 171. IV, 2, 112. H6C III, 3, 116.
IV, 2, 9. R3 IV, 2, 92. Cor. V, 6, 21. Tim. I, 1, 147.
Cymb. 1,6, 194. to p. down: Lr. I, 2,92. With to:
till he hath — ed his horses to mine host, Wiv. II, 1, 99.
John III, 1, 98. H6C V, 7, 39. Tim. Ill, 5, 81.
2) to put to stake, to stake: — ing his honour to
obtain his lust, Lucr. 156. something else — ed with the
other, Merch. Ill, 5, 87. Flip, the little blood which I
have left to save the innocent, Wint. II, 3, 166. H6B
V, 1, 113. Cor. Ill, 1, 15. Cymb. 1,4, 118. Almost =
to lose, to forfeit: the gaj'ter, blemished, — ed his
knightly honour, R3 IV, 4, 370. p. their experience to
their present pleasure, Ant. I, 4, 32.
3) to secure by a pledge: I'll p. this truth with my
three drops of blood, Troil. I, 3, 301 {Q prove).
Pax, the cover of the sacred chalice at mass: Ho
III, 6, 42. 47.
Pay, subst. payment, the giving something in
compensation or recompense for a service done : when
her lips were ready for his p. Ven. 89. such uncurrent
p. (viz thanks) Tw. Ill, 3, 16. a noble shalt thou have
and present pi. H5 II, 1, 112. that you have ta'en these
tenders for true p. Hml. 1, 3, 106. thy sacred physic
shall receive such p. Per. V, 1, 74. Particularly, wages
given to soldiers: H4B IV, 2, 70. H6B 111, 1, 62. 105.
108. H6CII, 1,134. IV, 7, 88. V, 5, 88. tokaieinp.
R2 III, 2, 60; ef. H5 IV, 1, 315. to fight against me
under Percy's p. H4A III, 2, 126.
Pay, vb. 1) to give as an equivalent or compen-
sation or debt owed; without an object: he shall p.
for him, Tp. II, 2, 81. /'// make them p. Wiv. IV, 3,
II. Meas. II, 1, 105. Ill, 2, 126. Tw. V, 40. Wint.
I, 1, 18. H4A III, 3, 201 (—ing back). Ho II, 3, 51
(cf. Pitch) etc. With an accus. : p. slavish tribute,
Lucr. 299. what he owes thee thou thyself dost p. Sonu,
79, 14. Tp.II, 1,293. Mer:;h.Ill,2, 66. till some certain
shot be paid, Gent. II, 5, 7. I paid nothing for it, Wiv.
IV, 5, 62. V, 6, 118. Err. 1, 2, 85. IV, 'l, 72. 74. V,
131. 284. LLL V, 2, 834 (p. him the due).. H4A11,
4, 599 and III, 3, 200 (paid back again). "H6A II, 2,
7 (I have paid my vow, i. e. done what I vowed).
Cymb. V, 4, 165 etc.
2) to satisfy, to quit by giving an equivalent; a)
the debt to be quitted being the object: one sweet kiss
shall p. this countless debt, Ven. 84. pain — s the in-
come of each precious thing , Lucr. 334. p. the willing
loan, Sonn. 6, 6. Tp. Ill, 2, 140. Wiv. II, 2, 123.
Err. IV, 4, 124. Tw. II, 4, 71. 72 etc. b) the person
satisfied as object: so you're paid, Tp. II, 1, 36. I am
paid, Gent. V, 4, 77. / was paid for my learning,
Wiv. IV, 5, 63. to p. the saddler, Err. I, 2, 56. Ado
V, 1, 255. Merch. IV, 1, 415. Shr. IV, 3, 166. 168.
H6B IV, 1, 30 etc. Dat. and accus.. till every minute
— 5 the hour his debt, Lucr. 329. pay a daily debt to
their sovereign, 649 etc.
3) to give, to offer, to render: to which love's eyes
p. tributary gazes, Ven. 632. the sad account of fore-
bemoaned moan, which 1 new p. as if not paid before,
Sonn. 30, 12. no bed-right shall be paid, Tp. IV, 96.
you have paid the heavens your function , Meas. Ill, 2,
263. not —ing me a welcome, Mids. V, 99. my honour's
paid to him, All's V, 3, 143. to p. Bohemia the visi-
tation which he justly owes him, Wint. I, 1, 7. paid
down more penitence, V, 1, 3. top. that duty, John 11,
247. let us p. that mass of moan, Troil. II, 2, 106.
nip. that doctrine, or else die in debt, Rom. 1, 1, 244.
— s homage to us, Hml. IV, 3, 64. thy cheek — 5 shame,
Ant. I, 1, 31. he could not but p. me terms of honour,
III, 4, 7. death of one person can be paid but once, IV,
14, 27 etc.
4) absol. , to have requital: he shall p. for this,
Merch. II, 8, 26. if this prove true, they'll p. for it,
Wint. II, 1, 146. they shall p. for their presumption,
H6C IV, 1, 114. Trans, a) to suffer in requital, to
fulfil as a punishment: make us p. down for our oj-
fenee by weight the words of heaven, Meas. 1, 2, 126.
b) to give in requital: more nor less to others — ing
than by self -offences weighing. 111, 2, 279. c) to re-
quite, to reward or punish: I will p. thy graces home
both in word and deed, Tp. V, 70. haste still — s haste,
Meas. V, 415. p. with falsehood false exacting. 111, 2,
295. here's that \fi rope) will p. them all. Err. IV, 4,
10. all my services you have paid home, Wint. V, 3,
4. you p. him then, H5 IV, 1, 209. the service — « it-
self, Mcb. I, 4, 23. our duties did his welcome p. IV,
1, 132. he was paid for that, Cymb. IV, 2, 246. you
are paid too much, V, 4, 166.
5) to give it soundly, to quit scores with a person,
to hit or kill in fighting: on the answer he — s you
as surely as your feet hit the ground, Tw. Ill, 4, 306.
two I am sure I have paid, H4A II, 4, 213. with a
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thought seven of the eleven I paid, 242. I have paid
Percy, V, 3, 48.
Payment, 1) the act of paying, of giving in com-
pensation: reward not hospitality with such blade p.
Lucr. 576. the p. of a hundred thousand crowns, LLL
II, 130. 145. H4A I, 3, 186. H6C I, 4, 32. Tim. II,
2, 28. Cymb. V, 4, 161.
2) that which is given in compensation: fair p.
for foul words, LLL IV, 1, 19. too little p. for so great
a debt, Shr. V, 2, 164. Tw. IV, 1, 21. H4B V, 5, 135.
H8 V, 1, 174. Tim, V, 1, 116.
3) requital: if he come to-morrow, I'll give him his
p. As I, 1, 166. Ho IV, 8, 15. Mcb. I, 4, 19.
Pea, only in the plur. pease, the fruit of Pisum
sativum used as food: Tp. IV, 1, 61. LLL V, 2, 315.
Mids. IV, 1,42. H4A II, 1,9.
Peace, 1) freedom from war with a foreign
nation, cessation of hostilities: Lucr. 831. Gent. V,
2, 17. Meas. I, 2, 17. John 11, 84. 586. Ill, 1, 1. 105.
110. 113. V, 7, 84. R2 II, 1, 174. Ho V, 2, 34. H6A
I, 1, 77. Cymb. V, 1, 20 etc. etc. to make p. = a) to
finish war: John V, 1, 63. Cor. V, 6, 79 etc. b) to
effect a p.: all the swords in Italy could not have made
this p. Cor. V, 3, 209 (cf. Make), the cardinal cannot
make your p. John V, 1, 74. to make up a p. Cor. V,
3, 140. to conclude p. H6A V, 4, 107. to contract a
p. H6B I, 1, 40.
2) public tranquillity, quiet and order: to wake
our p., which in our country s cradle draws the sweet
infant breath of gentle sleep, R2 I, 3, 132; ci. p. shall
go sleep with Turks and infidels, IV, 139 (i. e. Turks
etc. shall live in peace) ; and there awake God's gentle
sleeping p. R3 I, 3, 288. / am not here against your
father's p. H4B IV, 2, 31 ; cf. the king's p. H6A I, 3,
75. the rod, and bird of p. (the dove) H8 IV, 1, 89.
trouble not the p. Cor. V, 6, 129; cf 125. uproar the
universal p. Mcb. IV, .0, 99 etc. etc. to break the p.
H6A I, 3, 58. to break p. H4A IV, 1, 85. to keep the
p. John IV, 3, 93. H4B II, 1, 67. H6A III, 1, 87. Tit.
II, 1, 37. Rom. I, 1, 75. I, 2, 3. a justice of p. Wiv.
1, 1, 6. 226. H4B III, 2, 65. H6B IV, 7, 45. now a
man of p. Wiv. II, 3, 45. though I now be old and of
the p. 47 (i. e an officer of the public peace); cf. /
am sworn of the p. 55 ; it well befits you should be of
the p. H4B Hi, 2, 99. lads of p. Wiv. Ill, 1, 113. men
of p. LLL V, 1, 37. Represented as being under the
protection of God: Meas. I, 2, 4. John II, 35. 88.
H4B IV, 2, 29. H5 IV, 3, 31. H6A 1, 3, 75. R3 I,
3, 288 etc.
3) a state of concord or reconciliation between
persons or parties: /or the p. of you I hold such strife,
Sonn. 75, 3. a' must keep p. Ado II, 3, 202. break the
p. ib. the treason andyou go in p. away together, IJlAj
IV, 3, 192. p. and gentle visitation, V, 2, 181. all things
shall be p. Mids. Ill, 2, 377. Tw. I, 5, 227. V, 389.
John IV, 2, 250. R2 III, 2, 127. H4A IV, 3, 62. H5
V, 2, 1. Mcb. I, 5, 47 etc. to be at p. H6A III, 1, 117.
IV, 1, 116. to set at p. R3 II, 1, 6 (F{ 7nade at p.). to
take p. with = to appease, to conciliate: H8 II, 1, 85.
to make one's p.: Tw. Ill, 4, 296. R3 I, 2, 198. Caes.
III, 1, 197. Ant. II, 5, 70.
4) quiet, content, secure tranquillity: work the p.
of the present, Tp. I, 1,24. incensed the seas and
shores against your p. Ill, 3, 76. p. be in this place,
Meas. 1, 4. 6. 15. Ill, 1, 44. IV, 3, 110. depart in p.
Ado III, 3, 73; cf. H6B II, 3, 26. p. be to me and every
man that dares not fight, LLL I, 1, 228. encounters
mounted are against your p. V, 2, 83. this uncivil and
unjust extent against your p. Tw. IV, 1, 58. p. in this
prison! IV, 2, 21. p. be with us, H4B V, 2, 26. nor
heaven nor earth have been at p. Cacs. II, 2, 1. the ty-
rant has not battered at their p. Mcb. IV, 3, 178. to
put up in p. what I have suffered, 0th. IV, 2, 181 etc.
p. be with you, a kind wish at parting: Wiv. HI, 6,
57. Meas. Ill, 2, 274. Ado V. 1, 196. Merch. IV, 1,
448. Rom. Ill, 1, 59. Lr. 1, 1, 250.
Particularly denoting the internal quiet of the
mind: we wish your p. Tp. iV, 163. bless irith sweet
p. Mids. V, 425. that my soul may live at p. Tw. IV,
3, 28. put rancours in the vessel of my p. Mcb. HI, 1,
67. to gain our p. HI, 2, 20 etc. Found in death:
Meas. V, 401. H4B V, 2, 25. R3 II, 1, 6. H8 IV, 2,
156. Mcb. HI, 2, 20. IV, 3, 179 etc.
5) silence : to hold one's p. = to be silent: Gent.
V, 2, 18. Meas. V, 79. Tw. II, 3, 68. 74. Wint. 1, 2,
28. R2 HI, 4, 47. H6A HI, 2, 58. H6B I, 3, 179.
Rom. I, 3, 49. Hml. I, 2, 246. Lr. I, 4, 202. 0th. V,
2, 219 etc. hold your — s, Wint. II, 1, 139. p., alone,
= be silent: Lucr. 1284. Tp. II, 1, 9. 127. Gent. II,
1, 99. IV, 1, 9. 41. IV, 2, 38. Wiv. I, 1, 138. Err. IV,
4, 61. V, 178. Ado IV, 2, 46. LLL I, 1, 228. V, 2.
483. Merch. V, 109. R2 V, 2, 80. H6A I, 3, 59. H6B
1, 3, 178 etc. etc. p. your tongue, Wiv. I, 4, 85 (Dr.
Caius' speech), p. your tattlings, IV, 1, 26 (Evans'
speech), p., foolish woman. I will not p. R2 V, 2, 81.
p. thou! H6C 1, 1, 120. when the thunder would not
p. at my bidding, Lr. IV, 6, 104. hold your p. I p.!
0th. V, 2, 219 (Qq I hold my p.).
Personified as a fem. : H4B I, 2, 233. H5 V, 2, 34.
Peaceable, peaceful, quiet: Ado 111, 3, 61. Per.
II, 1, 108.
Peaceably, quietly, in peace: Ado V, 2, 73. H6B
III, 3, 25.
Peacefnl, free from the excitement of war, quiet,
undisturbed: Ven. 652. John II, 340. R2 II, 3, 93.
HI, 2, 125. H5 IV, 3, 86. V Chor. 33. H6A II, 2, 45.
V, 4, 117. H6B 1, 1, 122. H6C II, 6, 32. IV, 6, 71.
Troil. I, 3, 105. Per. I, 2, 4. 35.
Peace-maker , one who composes differences :
As V, 4, 108. H6B II, 1, 35. H8 III, 1, 167.
Peace -parted, having died in peace: p. souls,
Hml. V, 1, 261.
Peach, vb. to impeach, to accuse, to denounce:
some four suits of peach-coloured satin, which now — es
him a beggar, Meas. IV, 3, 12. if I be ta'en, I'll p. for
this, H4A II, 2, 47.
Feach-colonred, of the colour of a peach blos-
som: Meas. IV, 3, 12. H4B II, 2, 19.
Peacock, the bird Pavo: Tp. IV, 74. Err. IV, 3,
81. H5 IV, 1, 213. H6A III, 3, 6. Troil. HI, 3, 252.
Peak, vb. 1) to grow lean, to fall away: shall
he dwindle, p. and pine, Mcb. I, 3, 23.
2) to sneak, to play a contemptible part: the — iiig
cornuto her husband, Wiv. Ill, 5, 71. yet I, a dull and
muddy-mettled rascal, p., like John-a-dreams, Hml. II,
2, 594.
Peal, a mighty sound: the p. begins (i. e. Arma-
do's speech) LLL V, 1, 46. ivhether those —s of praise
be his, Merch. HI, 2, 146. ring a hunter's p. Tit. II. 2,
5, 13. ere to black Hecate's summons the shard-borne
beetle with his drowsy hums hath rung night's yawning
p. Mcb. Ill, 2, 43 (like a bell).
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Peal-meal, see Pell-mell.
Pear, the fruit of Pyrus communis: as crest-
fallen as a dried p. Wiv. IV, 5, 103. our French wither-
ed — s. All's I, 1, 175. 176. 177. thou a poperin p.
Rom. II, 1, 38.
Pearl, a white and shining body found in cer-
tain testaceous fish and worn as a jewel: Pilgr. 133.
LLL IV, 2, 91. V, 2, 458. Mids. II, 1, 15. As V, 4, 63.
Tw. IV, 3, 2. Troil. I, 1, 103. Hml. V, 2, 293. 0th.
V, 2, 347. Ant. 1, 5, 41. Plur. —s: Ven. 980. Compl.
198. Tp. 1, 2, 398. Gent. V, 2, 11. Ado III, 4, 20.
LLL V, 2, 53. Mids. IV, 1, 59. H4B II, 4, 53. Lr. IV,
3, 24. Ant. II, 5, 46. Plur.jQ.; Sonn. 34, 13. Gent.
II, 4, 170. Ill, 1, 224. Wiv. V, 5, 75. Mids. I, 1, 211.
Shr. Ind. 2, 44. II, 365. V, 1, 77. H5 IV, 1, 279. R3
I, 4, 26. IV, 4, 322. Tit. II, 1, 19. Used of tears: wiped
the brinish p. from her bright eyes^ Lucr. 1213. those
round clear — s of his, 1553. draws those — s from
his eyes, John II, 169 (cf. Ven. 980. Sonn. 34, 13.
Gent. Ill, 1, 224. R3 IV, 4, 322. Lr. IV, 3, 24). De-
noting any thing precious: black men are — .5 in beau-
teous ladies' eyes, Gent. V, 2, 12. this is the p. that
pleased your empress' eye. Tit. V, 1, 42. she is a p.
Troil. II, 2, 81. I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's
p., that speak my salutation in their minds, Mcb. V,
8, 56 (i. e. the ornament, the elite , viz the high no-
bility).
Pearly, resembling pearls : with p. sweat, Lucr.
396.
Peasant, one whose business is rural labour, a
hind: As I, 1, 73. H5 IV, 1, 301. IV, 2, 26. H6B IV,
4, 33. Caes. IV, 3, 74. Cymb. V, 1, 24. Adjectively:
through the p. towns, H4B Ind. 33 (Pf peasant-towns').
Mostly used as a term of reproach: Lucr. 1392.
Gent. IV, 4, 47. V, 2, 35. Wiv. II, 2, 294. Err. II, 1,
81. V, 231. Shr. Ind. 1, 135. R2 IV, 252. H4B I, 1,
113. H5 IV, 4, 40. H6A V, 4, 21. V, 5, 53. H6B IV,
8, 21. R3 V, 3, 317. Tim. II, 2, 174. Hml. V, 1, 152.
Lr. Ill, 7, 80. IV, 6, 235. Adjectively: you p. swain,
Shr. IV, 1, 132. their p. limbs, H5 IV, 7, 80. like p.
foot-boys, H6A- III, 2, 69. the p. boys of France, IV,
6, 48. what a rogue andp. slave am I, Hml. II, 2, 576.
Peasantry, mean people : how much low p. would
then be gleaned from the true seed of honour, Merch.
II, 9, 46.
Peasant-towns, reading of Ff in H4B Ind. 33;
see Peasant.
Peascod, the husk of peas: Mids. Ill, 1, 191.
As II, 4, 52 (quibbling with codpiece? Green pease a
favourite present of rustic lovers). Tw. 1, 5, 167.
H4B II, 4, 413 (come p. time). Lr. I, 4, 219.
Pease, see Pea. ^
Peaselilossom, name of a faii-y : Mids. Ill, 1, 165.
189. 192. IV, 1, 5. 7.
Peat, a pet, ;i darling: a pretty p. Shr. I, 1, 78.
Pebble (sometimes spelt peeble in 0. Edd.; cf.
Pibble) a small stone, such as may be found and picked
up everywhere: Wiv. IV, 1, 35. Cor. V, 3, 58. Hml.
V, 1, 254. Lr. IV, 6, 21. a p. stone: Gent. II, 3, 11.
H6A III, 1, 80.
Pebbled, full of small stones: the p. shore, Sonn.
60, 1.
Peck , subst. the fourth part of a bushel : Wiv.
Ill, 5, 113. Mids. IV, 1, 35.
Peck, name in H8 I, 1, 219. II. ), 20.
Peck, vb. 1) to strike with the beak; trans.: |
H6C I, 4, 41. Cor. Ill, 1, 139. Ant. Ill, 13, 197. Cymb.
V, 3, 93. Absol.: doves will p. in safeguard of their
brood, H6C II, 2, 18. With at: for daws to p. at. 0th.
I, 1, 65.
2) to pick up food with the beak: when beasts
most graze, birds best p. LLL I, 1, 239. Trans.: this
fellow — s up wit as pigeons pease , V, 2, 315 (Ff Q2
picks''.
3) to strike? or to throw? I'll p. you o'er the
pales else, H8 V, 4, 94 (most M. Edd. pick; the por-
ter's speechl.
Peculiar, belonging to one person only, not com-
mon, particular, private: where mortal stars... did
him p. duties, Lucr. 14. groping for trouts in a p. river,
Meas. I, 2, 91. in will p. Troil. II, 3, 176. in his p.
sect and force, Hml. I, 3, 26 (Qq particular act and
place), the single and p. life, HI, 3, 11. for my p. end,
0th. I, 1, 60. to do a p. profit to your own person, III,
3, 79. beds which they dare swear p. IV, 1, 70. so much
for my p. care, Cymb. V, 5, 83.
Pedant, a schoolmaster: a domineering p. o'er
the boy, LLL III, 179. the p. presents Judas McKca-
baeus, V, 2, 539. 545. wrangling p. Shr. Ill, 1, 4. 48.
87. a mercatante or a p. IV, 2, 63. a p. that keeps a
school V the church, Tw. Ill, 2, 80.
Pedantical, becoming aschoolmaster, awkwardly
ostentations of learning: figures p. LLL V, 2, 408.
Pedascule , vocative of a supposed Latin word,
= pedant, schoolmaster: Shr. Ill, 1, 50.
Pcde, see Bead and Bede.
Pedigree, genealogy, register of a line of an-
cestors : H5 II, 4, 90. H6A II, 5, 77. H6C III, 3, 92. 99.
Pedlar or Pedler, one who carries about and
sells small commodities: LLL V, 2, 317. Shr. Ind.
2,20. Wint. IV, 4, 181. 217. 319. 328. 361. 734. H6B
IV, 2, 48. R31, 3, 149.
Pedro, name of the prince in Ado I, 1, 13. 96.
204. II, 2, 34.
Peel, to decorticate, to strip off: the bark — ed
from the lofty pine, Lucr. 1167. — ed certain wands,
Merch. I, 3, 85. —edpriest, H6A I, 3, 30 (= shaved).
Peep, subst. (the later Ff and M. Edd. pip), a
spot on cards: being perhaps two and thirty, a p. out,
Shr. I, 2, 33 ; supposed to allude to a game at cards
called One and thirty, whose name was used to de-
note a person somewhat fuddled. N. L.
Peep, vb. (cf. By -peep) 1) intr. a) to look as
through a crevice , or by stealth : under whose brim
the gaudy sun would p. Ven. 1088. who (her eyes)
— ing forth this tumult to behold, Lucr. 447. (the stars)
through night's black bosom should not p. again, 788.
why pry st thou through my window? leave thy — ing,
1089; cf. Sonn. 24, 12. nymphs back — ing fearfully,
Pilgr. 287. p. through their eyes (half closed in risi-
bility) Merch. I, 1, 52. he had made two holes in the
alewife's new petticoat and so — ed through, H4B II,
2, 89. through a rusty beaver — s, H5 IV,'2, 44. durst
not p. out, H6B IV, 10, 4. Cor. IV, 6, 46. nor heaven
p. through the blanket of the dark, Mcb. I, 5, 54.
Sometimes = to look, with a tinge of contempt:
lohen thou wakest, with thine own fool's eyes p. Mids.
IV, 1, 89. and p. about to find ourselves dishonourable
graves, Caes. I, 2, 137. treason can but p. to what it
would, acts little of his will, Hml. IV, 5, 124. p. through
thy marble mansion, Cymb. V, 4, 87.
b) to be or become visible, to appear: through
849
crystal walls each little mote will p. Lucr. 1251. some
beauty — ed through lattice of seared age, Compl. 14.
pack night, p. day, Pilgr. 209. an oak whose antique
root — s out upon the brook, As II, 1,31. the true blood
which — eth fairly through it, Wint. IV, 4, 148. where
thou darest not p. H6B II, 1, 42. / can see his pride
p. through each part of him, H8 1, 1, 69. from this
league — ed harms that menaced him, 183. forth at
your eyes your spirits wildly p. Hml. Ill, 4, 119. no
vessel can p. forth but 'tis ta'en, Ant. I, 4, 53. I'll
force the wine p. through their scars. 111, 13, 191.
2 J tr. to make visible, to let appear: all his beha-
viours did make their retire to the court of his eye,
— ing thorough desire, LLL II, 235. which (an office
done) gratitude through flinty Tartar's bosom would p.
forth. All's IV, 4, 7. there is not a dangerous action
can p. out his head but 1 am thrust upon it , H4B I,
2, 238.
Peer, subst. 1) an equal: his — s have found him
guilty of high treason, H8 II, 1, 26. In Per.Pr. 21 O.
Edd. this king unto him took to p.; M. Edd. a fere.
2) a nobleman: Lucr. 21. John IV, 2, 127. 179.
260. R2 I, 3, 93. Ill, 4, 88. H4B IV, 1, 90. V, 2, U4.
H5 I, 2, 33. II, 2, 84. IV, 2, 14. V, 2, 8. 400. H6A
III, 1, 70. 189. Ill, 4, 1. IV, 1, 146. V, 1, 57. V, 4, 103.
H6B I, 1, 11. 75. 98. 218. 253. I, 3, 77. 129. II, 1,
21. 28. 34. Ill, 2, 10. IV, 7, 127. HGC i, 1, 52. HI,
3, 91. R3 II, 1, 2. 47. 51. U, 2, 112. Ill, 3, 10. Ill,
4, 1 (Qq lords). IV, 4, 95. H8 III, 2, 9. Troil. IV, 5,
271. Mob. Ill, 4, 96. Per. I, 3, 11. II, 4, 58. King
Stephen was a worthy p. 0th. II, 3, 92, a song alluded
to in Tp. IV, 221.
Peer , vb. 1) to loolc narrowly , to pry : — ing in
maps for ports, Merch. 1, 1, 19.
2) to come in sight, to appear : like a dive-dapper
— ing through a wave, Ven. 86. p. out! Wiv. IV, 2, 26.
honour — eth in the meanest habit, Shr. IV, 3, 176. when
daffodils begin to p. Wint. IV, 3, 1. Flora — ing in
April's front, IV, 4, 3. through the hollow eyes of death
1 spy life — ing, R2 II, 1, 271. how bloodily the sun
begins to p. above yon bosky hill, H4A V, 1, 1. yet a
many of your horsemen p. and gallop o'er the field, H5
IV, 7, 88. an hour before the sun — ed forth the golden
xoindow of the east, Rom. I, 1, 126. it shall as level to
your judgment p. Hml. IV, 5, 151 {Ei pierce), to p.
over = to overpeer (q. v.) : a proud river — ing o'er
his bounds, John III, 1, 23. cf. Highest-peering , Still-
peering.
3) to bring into sight, to let appear: who o'er the
white sheet — s her whiter chin, Lucr. 472.
Peerless, unequalled: Lucr. 21. Tp. Ill, 1, 47.
Wint. V, 1, 94. V, 3, 14. H6A V, 5, 68. Mob. I, 4, 58.
Ant. I, 1, 40. Per. IV Prol. 40.
Peesel, corrupted from Pistol: H4B II, 4, 174.
■ Peevish, silly, childish , thoughtless : this it is to
be a p. girl that flies her fortune, Gent. V, 2, 49. he is
something p. that way, Wiv. I, 4, 14. thou p. sheep, what
ship of JBpidamnum stays for mef Err. IV, 1, 93. ivhat
wilt thou do, thou p. officer? IV, 4, 117. 'tis but a p.
boy, As III, 5, 110. run after that same p. messenger,
Tw. I, 6, 319. wronged by this p. town, John II, 402.
a wretched and p. fellow, H6 III, 7, 142. I scorn thee,
p. boy, H6A 11,4, 76. leave this p. broil. III, 1, 92. to
send suchp. tokens to a king, V, 3, 186. what a p. fool
was that of Crete, H6C V, 6, IS. that p. brat, R3 I, 3,
194. what an indirect and p. course, HI, 1, 31. when
Richmond was a little p. hoy, IV, 3, 100. be not p. found
in great designs, IV, 4, 417 (Qqp. fond), the gods are
deaf to hot and p. vows, Troil. V, 3, 16. a p. school-
hoy. Cues. V, 1, 61. in our p. opposition, Hml. I, 2, 100.
this p. odds, 0th. II, 3, 185. p. jealousies , IV, 3, 90.
he is strange and p. Cymb. I, 6, 54. Especially =
childishly wayward, capricious: she is p., sullen, f re-
ward, Gent. Ill, 1, 68. creep into the jaundice by being
p. Merch. I, 1, 86. froward,p., sullen, sour, Shr. V, 2,
157. virginity is p., proud, idle, made of self-love. Alls
I, 1, 156. a p. self-willed harlotry, H4A III, 1, 198
and Rom. IV, 2, 14. the p. baggage. Per. IV, 6, 20.
your p. chastity, 130.
Peevish -fond, wayward or silly and foolish:
R3 IV, 4, 417 {m peevish found).
Peevishly, in a wayward and unbecoming man-
ner: you p. threw it to her, Tw. II, 2, 14.
Peg, subst. — s = the pins of an instrument on
which the strings are strained: 0th. II, 1, 202.
Peg, vb. to fasten with a peg, to wedge: J will
p. thee in his knotty entrails, Tp. I, 2, 295.
Peg-a-Ramsey, the name of an old ballad now
unknown, nonsensically applied to Malvolio by Sir
Tobyi Tw. 11,3,81.
Pegasus , the winged horse of the ancient fable :
H4A IV, 1, 109. H5 lU, 7, 15. Name of an inn: Shr.
IV, 4, 5.
Pelze, to poise: 'tis to p. the time, to eke it and
to draw it out in length, Merch. HI, 2, 22 (to retard it
by hanging weights on it), the world who of itself is
— dwell, John 11,575. With down, = to weigh down:
lest leaden slumber p. me downyWi V, 3, 105.
Pelf, riches, goods: shadows tike myself, as take
the pain, but cannot pluck the p. Pilgr. 192. I crave
no p. Tim. I, 2, 63. all perishen oj' man, of p. Per. 11
Prol. 35.
Pelican, the bird Pelecauus, supposed to feed its
young with its own blood: R2 11, 1, 126. Hml. IV, 5,
146. Lr. HI, 4, 77.
Pelicock, reading of Qq in Lr. Ill, 4, 78; Ff B7-
licock, q. V.
Peliou, mountain in Thessaly: Wiv. II, 1, 82.
Hml. V, 1, 276.
Pella, name in Caes. IV, 3, 2.
Pellet, vb. to form into small balls; the brine
that seasoned woe had — ed in tears, Compl. 18. this
—ed storm (of hail) Ant. HI, 13, 165.
Pell-mell, with confused violence, as in a scuffle
where strokes are dealt at random: upon them, lords!
p., down with them, LLL IV, 3, 368. defy each other,
and p. make work upon ourselves, John II, 406. let
us to't p. R3 V, 3, 312. to't, luxury, p. Lr. IV, 6,
119. Adjectively: p.havock and confusion, H4A V,
1, 82.
Peloponnesus, the ancient name of Morea: Ant.
HI, 10, 31.
Pelt, to throw as with pellets ; intr. do p. so fast
at one another s pate , H6A HI, 1, S2. bide the — ing
of this pitiless storm, Lr. Ill, 4, 29. = to throw out
words, to use abusive language, to curse; another
smothered seems to p. and swear, Luciu 1418.
Trans.: the chidden billow seems to p. the clouds,
Oth. II, 1, 12.
Pelting, paltry: every p. petty officer, Meas. II, 2,
112. have every p. river made so proud, Mids. II, 1, 91
i^i petty), a tenement or p. farm, R2 II, 1, 60. we
850
have had p. wars, Troil. IV, 5, 267. poor p. villages,
Lr. II, 3, 18.
Pemliroke, place in Wales: R3 IV, 5, 7. Earl
of P.: John I, 30. H6C IV, 1, 130. IV, 3, 54. E3
IV, 5, 11. V, 3, 29. Marchioness of P.: H8 II, 3, 63.
94. Ill, 2, 90.
Pen, subst. a small enclosure, a coop: stole two
geese out of a p. Wiv. Ill, 4, 41.
Pen, subst. a goose-quill used for writing (often
= writer, or art of writing): Lucr. 1289. Sonn. 16,
10. 19, 10. 32, 6. 78, 3. 79, 6. 84, 5. 85, 8. 100,
8. 106, 7. Ado I, 1, 255. Ill, 5, 63. LLL 1, 1, 245.
1, 2, 191. IV, 2, 158. IV, 3, 346. Mids. V, 15. Merch.
V, 237. All's II, 1, 80. Tw. Ill, 2, 53. IV, 2, 87. Wint.
11, 1, 11. John V, 7, 32. H4B IV, 1, 51. H5 II, 3, 17.
Epil. 1. H6A 111, 1, 13. V, 3, 66. H6B IV, 2, 117.
Troil. Prol. 24. Ill, 3, 204. Tit. IV, 1, 75. IV, 3, 106.
Rom. I, 3, 82. Lr. Ill, 4, 100. 0th. II, 1, 63. Cymb.
V, 4, 173. Per. IV Prol. 28.
Pen, vb. (partic. pent; impf. not found) to con-
fine, to shut up: he — s her piteous clamours in her
head, Lucr. 681. a liquid prisoner — t in walls of
glass, Sonn. 5, 10. 133, 13. mi/ —t heart, R3 IV, 1,
34. — tfrom liberty, I, 4, 267. in his chamber — 5 him-
self, Rom. I, 1, 144. — t to linger but with a grain a
day. Cor. Ill, 3, 89. With up: Tp. I, 2, 326. LLL I,
2, 160. H6B II, 4, 24. H6C 1, 3, 12. R3 IV, 3, 36.
Lr. Ill, 2, 57. Cymb. I, 1, 153.
Pen, vb. (partic. penned) to commit to paper, to
write with care: Compl. 47. LLL V, 2, 147. 305.
402. All's III, 6, SO (down). Tw. I, 5, 185. H4A III,
I, 209. mark but the — ing of it (= the style) Lr. IV,
6, 142.
Penalty, punishment, forfeiture: Meas. I, 2, 170.
IV, 2, 177. Err. I, 1, 23. LLL I, 1, 123. 125. 128.
Merch. I, 3, 138. IV, 1, 22. 207. 248. 322. 410. As
II, 1, 5. Rom. 1,2,2.
Penance, infliction suffered for transgression, or
as an expression of repentance: Sonn. Ill, 12. Gent.
1, 2, 64. V, 2, 38. V, 4, 170. Ado V, 1, 282. LLL I, 1,
115. V, 3, 717. Merch IV, 1, 271. Shr. I, 1, 89. Tw.
III, 4, 151. H6B II, 4, 75. H8 I, 4, 17. 32. V, 4, 45.
to do p.: Gent. II, 4, 129. H6B II, 3, 11. II, 4, 20.
105. Misapijlied by Dull in LLL I, 2, 134.
Pencil, the small brush used by painters to lay
on colours: Sonn. 16, 10. 101, 7; ef. LLL V, 2, 43
(Ql and Flpensals). John III, 1, 237. Rom. I, 2, 41.
Pencilled, painted: Lucr. 1497. Tim. I, 1, 159.
Pendent, banging: ivith ribands p. Wiv. IV, 6,
42. blown with restless violence round about the p.
loorld, Meas. Ill, 1, 126 (the earth suspended in the
universe), this bird hath made his p. bed, Mcb. I, 6, 8.
on the p. boughs, Hml. IV, 7, 173. a p. rock. Ant. IV,
14, 4.
Peiidragon, the father of King Arthur: H6A
III, 2, 95.
Pendulous, impending: all the plagues that in
the p. air hang fated o'er men's faults, Lr. Ill, 4, 69
(cf. the Birth of Merlin IV, 1 : knoioest thou what p.
mischief roof s thy head, how fatal, and how sudden?).
Penelope, the wife of Ulysses: Cor. I, 3, 92.
Penclophon, the beggar maid loved by King
Cophetua, called Zenelophon by Don Armado : LLL
IV, 1, 67.
Penetrable, susceptible, impressible: his heart
granteth no p. entrance to her plaining, Lucr. 659. p.
to your kind entreats, R3 III, 7, 225. made of p. stuff,
Hml. Ill, 4, 36.
Penetrate, to make a deep impression, to touch;
absol.: they say it will p. Cymb. II, 3, 14. if this p.
31. Trans. : J), the breasts of ever angry bears, Tp. I,
2, 288. could p. her uncompassionate sire, Gent. Ill,
1, 231. if you can p. her with your fingering, Cymb.
II, 3, 15.
Penetrative, affecting the heart strongly: his
face subdued to p. shame. Ant. IV, 14, 75.
Penitence, repentance: by p. the EternaV s wrath's
appeased, Gent. V, 4, 81. paid down more p. than done
trespass, Wint. V, 1, 4. and try your p., if it be sound,
Meas. il, 3, 22. fear, and not love, begets his p. R2
V, 3, 56. my p. comes after all. Ho IV, 1, 321. repent
in bootless p. H6C II, 6, 70.
Penitent, T repentant: Tp. V, 28. Meas. IV, 2,
53. V, 480. Wint. IV, 2, 7. 25. H6B III, 2, 4. H6C
V, 1, 27. R3 1, 2, 221. 0th. Ill, 3, 63. Cymb. V, 4,
10. Substantively: it was the desire of the p. Meas.
IV, 2, 188. thy p. reformed, Wint. I, 2, 239. I'llplay
the p. Ant. II, 2, 92.
2) doing penance: we thai know what 'tis to fast
and pray are p. for your default to-day. Err. I, 2, 52.
Substantively : of enjoined — s there's four or five , to
great Saint Jagues bound. All's III, 5, 97.
Penitential, enjoined as penance: have punished
me with bitter fasts, with p. groans, Gent. 11,4, 131.
Penitently, with repentance: Meas. IV, 2, 147.
Penker (0. Edd. Peuker, Reuker, JBeuker\ name
in R3 111, 5, 104.
Penknife, a knife used to cut pens: H4B III,
2, 286.
Pennon, wing, and small flag; both significations
combined : sweeps through our land with — s painted
in the blood of Harfleur, H5 III, 5, 49.
Penny, the twelfth part of a shilling: Wiv. II,
2, 1. 4. LLL III, 28. 140. V, 1, 74. As II, 5, 29.
Shr. Ill, 2, 85. All's V, 2, 39. H4A I, 3, 91. H4B
I, 2, 252. V, 1, 34 (proverb: a friend i the court is
better than a penny in purse). H5 III, 6, 50. H6B III,
1, 109. IV, 2, 71. H8 III, 2, 453. Troil. II, 1, 77.
Rom. II, 4, 195. Cymb. II, 4, 20. V, 4, 170. Plur.
pence: Gent^ 11, 5, 10. Wiv. I, 1, 160. II, 2, 14. Shr.
Ind. 2, 24. Tw. I, 6, 87. IV, 1, 33. John I, 153. H4B
I, 2, 263. H5 IV, 8, 68. H8 II, 3, 89. Cor. II, 3, 80.
= money in general: her father is make her a
petter p. Wiv. I, 1, 62 (Evans' speech), what p. hath
Rome borne, what men provided, what munition sent, to
underprop this action? John V, 2, 97.
Pennyworth, as much as is bought for a penny,
no great quantity, a trifle: Ado II, 3, 44. LLL III,
103. Merch. I, 2, 77. Wint IV, 4, 650 (though the p.
on his side be the worst, i. e. though he have the worst
of the bargain). H4A II, 4, 25. 65. Ill, 3, 180. H6B
I, 1, 222. Rom. IV, 5, 4 (—s, viz of sleep).
Pension, an annuity: Tw. II, 5, 196. H4B I, 2.
276. Lr. 11,4,217.
Pensioners, gentlemen in the personal service
of the king or queen: Wiv. II, 2, 79. Mids. II, 1, 10.
Pensive, sorrowfully thoughtful: H6C IV, 1, 10.
Rom. IV, 1, 39.
Pensived, sad, melancholy: of p. and subdued de-
sires the tender, Compl. 219.
Pcnsiveness, sorrow: so Lucrece sad tales doth
tell to pencilled p. Lucr. 1497.
851
Pentapolls, the kingdom of Simonides in Per.
II, 1, 104. HI Prol. 34. V, 3, 4. 38. 72.
Pentecost, Whitsuntide: Gent. IV, 4, 163. Err.
IV, 1, 1. Rom. I, 5, 38.
Penthesilea , the queen of the Amazons killed
by Achilles: Tw. II, 3, 193.
Penthouse, a shed hanging out aslope from the
main building: Ado III, 3, 110. Merch. II, 6, 1. Used
of the eyelid : sleep shall neither night nor day hang
upon his p. lid, Mcb. I, 3, 20.
Penthouse - like , hanging over like the roof of
a penthouse: LLL III, 17.
Penurious, suffering extreme want: in my p.
band, Tim. IV, 3, 92.
Penury, extreme poverty and indigence: Sonn.
84, 5. Meas. Ill, 1, 130. As I, 1, 42. HI, 2, 343. R2
V, 5, 34. Rom. V, 1, 49. Lr. II, 3, 8.
Peonled , writing of some M. Edd, for pioned of
0. Edd. in Tp. IV, 64. See Pioned.
People, subst. 1 ) all the persons who compose a
nation or any community (never plur. — s) : Lucr.
Arg. 3. 23. Tp. 1, 2, 141. H, 1, 164. Meas. I, 1, 10.
68. I, 3, 35. 45. As I, 3, 81. John III, 4, 150. IV, 2,
144. V, 1, 9. H4A V, 1, 104. H5 III, 3, 28. HI, 5,
24 (a more frosty p.). H6A V, 5, 93. H6B I, 1, 79.
H6C HI, 3, 117. Caes. IV, 3, 204. Hml. IV, 6, 81 etc.
2) the commonalty, in contradistinction to the*
nobility {the common p.: R2 1, 4, 24. H6B I, 1,
158. H6C II, 6, 8. IV, 2, 2 etc.): our p. and our peers
are both misled, H6C III, 3, 35. chief enemy to the
p. Cor. I, 1, 8. always loved the p. 53. tribunes
for the p. 258. I, 2, 11. II, 1, 4 and passim in this
tragedy.
3) persons, men indefinitely: the world's poor p.
are amazed at apparitions, Ven. 925. like a press of
p. Lucr. 1301. these are p. of the island, Tp. Ill, 3,
30. V, 184. if these be good p. Meas. II, 1, 42. Err.
V, 38. 91. 258. Ado H, 1, 266. V, 1, 290. LLL V, 2,
832. IV, 2, 61. Merch. HI, 2, 143. V, 295. As I, 2,
292. II, 3, 5. HI, 2, 166. Tw. 1, 5, 119. IV, 1, 29. V,
347. R2 V, 5, 10. 31. Tit. Ill, 1, 277. Mcb. I, 7, 33.
IV, 3, 150. Ant. I, 1, 54 etc.
4) attendants, followers, troops: you slew great
number of his p. Tw. HI, 3, 29. a thousand of his p.
butchered, H4A I, 1, 42. my p. are with sickness muck
enfeebled, H5 HI, 6, 154. fan our p. cold, Mcb. I, 2,
50. the tyrant's p. on both sides do fight , V, 7, 25.
Quite = servants: mine own p. Wiv. II, 2, 52. IV, 2,
14. As I, 1, 176. my p. Merch. HI, 4, 37. Tw. I, 5,
J12. H, 5, 64. Ill, 4, 69. Wint. I, 2,450. Lr. 1, 4,
277. 293. 0th. I, 1, 142. your p. Mids. IV, 1, 43. his
p. Lr. II, 4, 291.
People, vb. to stock with inhabitants: Tp. I, 2,
350. Gent. V, 4, 3. Ado H, 3, 251. As V, 4, 149. R2
V, 5, 9. H4B IV, 5, 138. H5 I, 2, 189.
Pepin, the founder of the Carlovingian dynasty:
H5 I, 2, 65. 87. Representative of ancient times:
when king P. of France was a little boy, LLL IV, 1,
122. powerful to araise king P. All's II, 1, 79. their
very noses had been counsellors to P. or Clotharius,
H8 I, 3, 10.
Pepper, subst. the fruit of Piper nigrum : there's
vinegar and p. in it, Tw. Ill, 4, 158.
Pepper, vb. to serve out, to finish, to make an
end of: I have — ed two of them, H4A II, 4, 212. /
have led my ragamuffins where they are —ed, V, 3, 37.
/ am — ed, I warrant, for this world, Rom. Ill, 1,
102.
Pepper-box, a box holding pepper: Wiv. HI,
5, 149.
Peppercorn, the berry of the pepper-plant: H4A
HI, 3, 9.
Pepper-giugcrhrcad, spice gingerbread: H4A
IH, 1,260.
Peradventure, perhaps: Wiv.1,1,44. 78 (Evans:
— s). Meas. IH, 1, 209. IV, 6, 5. Ado I, 2, 24. II, 1,
153. Mids. IV, 1, 224. As I, 2, 54. John V, 6, 31.
H4B HI, 2, 315. Ho III, 2, 137. IV, 1, 170. IV, 8, 4.
Cor. II, 1, 102. Tim. IV, 3, 333. 0th, II, 1, 301.
Perceive, 1) to become aware of, to discover,
to see with the eye of the body or the mind: Ven.
317. 727. Sonn. 15, 5. 73, 13. 104, 10. Tp. V, 153.
Gent. 1, 1, 127. 142. I, 3, 35. H, 1, 34. 35. 159. 163.
HI, 1, 33. IV, 2, 66. Wiv. II, 1, 55. HI, 1, 118. V,
5, 124. Meas. II, 2, 125. V, 235. 374. 499. Err. IV,
2, 2. Mids. 11, 2, 155. HI, 2, 193. 267. 290. As III,
2, 350. Shr. H, 19. H6A H, 1, 2. HI, 3, 27. IV, 1,
74. H6B II, 3, 104. R3 III, 1, 191. HI, 4, 56. Caes.
V, 3, 13. 0th. V, ], 106. Ant. HI, 6, 80. Per. V, 1,
128 etc. With a double accus. : who — tk our natural
wits too dull. As I, 2, 55. when you jj. his blood incli-
ned to mirth, II4B IV, 4, 38. where you p. them thick,
Caes. 1, 1, 76. when you above p. me like a crow, Cymb.
HI, 3, 12. With an inf. without to: if I p. the love
come from her. Ado II, 3,234. you shall p. them make
a mutual stand, Merch. V, 77. when he — dme shrink
and on my knee, H6A IV, 7, 5.
21 to see through : you p. my mind? H6A II, 2, 59.
H6B HI, 1, 374. H6C HI, 2, 66. 67. lest Hector or
my father should p. me, ,Troil. I, 1, 36. 0, I p. you,
IV, 5, 87. the king in this — s him, how he coasts and
hedges his own way, H8 HI, 2, 38.
3) to receive (only in quibbling) : 7 could p. no-
thing at all from her, no, not so much as a ducat, Gent.
I, 1, 144 (Speed's speech; cf. II, 1, 163).
Perch, subst. that on which birds sit: Meas. II,
1, 4. Figuratively: by many a dern and painful p. of
Pericles the careful search ,.. is made, Per. HI Prol.
15; ^ resting-place? or is the measure of length
meant?
Perch, vb. to sit or roost as a bird: R3 I, 3, 71.
Caes. V, 1, 80. cf. O'erperch.
Perchance, perhaps: Lucr. 36. Tp. II, 2, 17.
Gent. II, 1, 118. Meas. IV, 2, 216. V, 277. Err. 1. 2,
86. IV, 1, 39. Ado HI, 4, 81. LLL II, 199. Mids. II,
1, 139. V, 128. 224. Merch. T, 75. All's III, 5, 90.
Tw. I, 2, 5. I, 5, 300. H, 5, 66. Wint. I, 2, 228. II,
1, 110. John IV, 1, 115. IV, 2, 213. V, 1, 74. Troil.
I, 3, 360. II, 3, 88. Ill, 2, 160. Tit. HI, 1, 114. Rom.
II, 5, 3. Tim. II, 2, 138. Mcb. lY, 3, 11. 25. Hml.
I, 2, 243. I, 5, 171. II, 1, 59. HI, 1, 65. Ill, 4, 130.
Lr. II, 2, 97. H, 4, 144. HI, 1, 29. V, 3, 200. 0th.
HI, 3, 145. V, 2, 197. Ant. I, 1, 20. IV, 2, 27. Cymb.
I, 5, 38. II, 5, 15. Followed by that: p. that envy of
so rich a thing did sting his thoughts, Lucr. 39. Pecu-
liar passage: p. he is not drowned. It is p. that you
yourself were saved, Tw. I, 2, 6 ; i. e. by chance, by
accident.
Percussion, the effect of sound on the ear: the
thunder-like p. of thy sounds, Cor, I, 4, 59.
Percy, family name of the Earl of Northumber-
land; H4B H, 3, 4. H6A H, 5, 67. His sou Henry
852
called so by eminence: R2 II, 2, 53. II, 3, 21. 45.
V, 6, 11. H4A I, 1, 53 etc. H4B I, 1, 42 etc.
Perdie or Perdy, by God, in sooth: Err. IV, 4,
74. Tw. IV, 2, 81. H5 II, 1, 62. Hml. Ill, 2, 305. Lr.
II, 4, 86.
Perdita, female name in Wint. Ill, 3, 33. IV, 1,
24 etc.
Perdition, 1) destruction, min: lingering p. ...
shall' step by step attend you^ Tp. Ill, 3, 77. commend
them and condemn them to her service or to their own
p. Wint. IV, 4, 389. where reason can revolt without
p. Troil. V, 2, 145. importing the mere p. of the Turk-
ish fleet, 0th. II, 2, 3. p. catch my soul. III, 3, 90. to
loset or give't away were such p. as nothing else could
match. III, 4, 67.
2) loss : not so much p. as an hair betid to any
creature , Tp. I, 2, 30. this shall end without the p. of
souls, Tw. Ill, 4, 318. the p. of the adversary hath been
great, H5 III, 6, 103. his definement suffers nop. in
you, Hml. V, 2, 117.
Perdu, a soldier sent on a forlorn hope : to watch,
poor p., with this thin helm, Lr. IV, 7, 35.
PerduraWe, lasting: H5 IV, 5, 7. 0th. I, 3, 343.
PerduraMy, lastingly: Meas. Ill, 1, 115.
Perdy, see Perdie.
Peregrinate, adj. foreign; in the language of
Holofernes: LLL v, l, 16.
Peremptorily, positively: H4A II, 4, 472.
Peremptory, 1) absolute, positive, so as to cut
off all further debate: Gent. I, 3, 71. LLL V, 1, 11.
Shr. II, 132. H5 V, 2, 82. Cor. Ill, 1, 94. Per. II, 5,
73. With an inf., = firmly resolved: we are p. to
dispatch this viperous traitor. Cor. Ill, 1, 286; cf. John
II, 454.
2) unawed, regardless, bold: what p. eagle-sighted
eye dares look upon the heaven of her brow, LLL IV,
3,226. not Death himself in mortal fury half so p.
John II, 454. your presence is too bold and jy- H4A
I, 3, 17. is your priesthood grown p.? H6B II, 1, 23.
how proud, how p. and unlike himself, III, 1, 8. where
p. Warwick now remains, H6C IV, 8, 59.
Perfect, adj. (comp. — er: Cor. II, 1, 91. superl.
—est: Sonn. 51, 10. Ado II, 1, 317. Mcb. I, 5, 2) 1)
faultless, fully accomplished, not to be surpassed:
whose p. white, Lucr 394. creating every bad a p. best,
Sonn. 114, 7. so p. and so peerless, Tp. HI, 1, 47.
Gent. IV, 2, 124. V, 4, 111. Mids. Ill, 2, 137. Wint.
V, 1, 15. H8 V, 5, 38. 0th. V, 2, 145. Cymb. I, 6, 158.
III, 3, 67.
2) complete, entire, imqualified: forget to say the
p. ceremony of love's rite, Sonn. 23, 6. desire, of — est
love being made, 51, 10. his complexion is p. gallows,
Tp. I, 1, 32. he cannot be a p. man, not being tried and
tutored in the world, Gent. 1, 3, 20 (German : ein ganzer
Mann), her hair is auburn, mine is p. yellow, IV, 4, 194.
silence is the — est herald of joy, Ado II, 1, 317. your
p. yellow, Mids. I, 2, 98 (Qqperfit). so holy and so p.
is my love. As III, 5, 99; cf. Shr. IV, 3, 12; H6A V,
5, 50; R3 II, 1, 16; III, 7, 90. / will return p. cour-
tier, All's I, 1, 219. fi7ids them p. Richard, John 1, 90.
law itself is p. wrong. III, 1, 189. the true and p. image
of life, H4A V, 4, 120. three glorious suns, each one
a p. sun, H6C II, 1, 26. can neither call it p. day nor
night, II, 5, 4. to make the p. period of this peace, R3
11,1,44. the grief is fine, full, p., that I taste, Troil.
IV, 4, 3. which (health) in his death were p. Mcb. Ill,
1, 108. is't not p. conscience, to quit him with this arm?
Hml. V, 2, 67. let it look like p. honour. Ant. I, 3, 80.
3'! fully answering the purpose; a) right, correct:
thou hast a p. thought, John V, 6, 6. Richard might
create a p. guess, H4B III, 1, 88. acquaint you with
the p. spy o' the time, Mcb. Ill, 1, 130 (see Spy).
b) sound, unimpaired: he was not in his p. wits,
Err. V, 42. I fear I am not in my p. mind, Lr.lV,7,63.
c) full, ripe: sons at p. age, Lr. I, 2, 77.
d) having one's wish, satisfied, happy: might we
but have that happiness ...we should think ourselves
for ever p. Tim. I, 2, 90. I had else been p., whole as
the marble, Mcb. Ill, 4, 21.
e) well informed, well knowing thou art p. then,
our ship hath touched upon the deserts of Bohemia?
Wint. Ill, 3, 1. / have learned by the — est report,
Mcb. I, 5, 2. / am p. that the Pannonians are now in
arms, Cymb. Ill, 1, 73. what hast thou done? I am p.
what, IV, 2, 118 (I know full well, I am fully aware).
f) knowing what to do or to say , well prepared
for what may happen : when you have a business for
yourself , pray heaven you then be p. Meas. V, 82. my
parts, my title and my p. soul shall manifest me rightly,
0th. I, 2, 31.
g)not deficient, acting up to one's part: take pains,
be p. Mids. I, 2, 112. I hope I was p. LLL V, 2, 562.
thou art p. H4A II, 4, 39. Hence = expert, skilled:
the lesson is but plain , and once made p. , never lost
again, Ven. 408. a — er giber for the table than a ne-
cessary bencher in the Capitol, Cor. II, I, 91. With
in: that pretty Welsh I am too p. in, H4A III, 1, 203.
thou art p. in lying down, 229. H4B IV, 1, 155. H5
111,6,73. Tit. Ill, 2, 40. Mcb. IV, 2, 66. Per. V, 1,208.
Perfect, vb. 1) to bring to perfection, to com-
plete : experience is by industry achieved and — ed hy
the swift course of time, Gent. I, 3, 23.
2) to effect, to perform : ere I can p. mine intents.
All's IV, 4, 4. we must needs admit the means how things
are —ed, H5 I, 1, 69.
3) to instruct fully : being once — ed how to grant
suits, Tp. I, 2, 79. her cause and yours I'll p. him
withal, Meas. IV, 3, 146. Apollo, p. me in the characters.
Per. 111,2, 67.
Perfection, 1) the state of being perfect, supreme
degree of development and excellence: whose full p.
all the world amazes, Ven. 634. 736. nop. is so absolute,
Lucr. 853. every thing holds in p. but a little moment,
Sonn. 15, 2. Gent. II, 4, 66. 197. II, 7, 13. Ill, 1, 177.
IV, 1, 67. Merch. V, 108. All's V, 3, 18. Tw. II. 4, 42.
John II, 440. R3 IV, 4, 66. Rom. II, 2, 46. Abstr. for^
the concr. : right p. wrongfully disgraced, Sonn. 66,
7. divine p. of a woman, R3 I, 2, 75. p. so could err,
0th. I, 3, 100. she is indeed p. 11, 3, 28.
2) an excellent quality or endowment: to put a
strange face on his own p. Ado II, 3, 49. would
turn their own p. to abuse, H4B II, 3, 27. which
(bearing well) is the prescript praise and p. of a
good and particular mistress , H5 III, 7, 50. she did
make defect p. Ant. II, 2, 236. Plur. — s: Gent. II, 4,
211. LLL II, 6. Tw. I, 1, 39. I, 5, 315. H6A V, 5,
12. H6C III, 2, 86. Hml. IV, 7, 29. Per. 1, 1, 11. 79.
3) excellent manner, exemplariness : I would with
such p. govern, Tp. II, 1, 167.
4) execution, performance: my honey lost, and I,
a drone-like bee, have nop. of my summer left, Lucr.
837. it will grow to a most prosperous p. Meas. HI, 1,
853
272. vowing more than the p. of ten and discharging
less than the tenth part of one, Troil. lU, 2, 94. no p.
in reversion shall have a praise in present, 99. you
knot of mouth-friends .' smoke and lukewarm water is
your p. Tim. HI, 6, 100 (cf. Troil. V, 1, 98. Tim. IV,
3, 72. V, 1, 24).
Perfectly, absolutely, completely : Wint.V, 2, 108.
H6 III, e, 79 {Ftperfiily). V, 2, 310. Troil. Ill, 3, 206.
Perfectness, 1) acquired skill and dexterity:
is this your p.? be gone, you rogue, LLL V, 2, 173.
2) ripeness: the prince will in the p. of time cast
off his followers, H4B IV, 4, 74.
Perffldious, faithless, treacherous: Tp. I, 2, 68.
II, 2, 154. All's V, 3, 205. H8 I, 2, 156.
Perfldlously, treacherously: Cor. V, 6, 91.
Perflt, = perfect, reading of Qq in Mids. I, 2,
98. 112. E3 III, 7, 90. of Ff in H5 III, 6, 73.
Perfltly, perfectly: H5III,6, 79 (the surreptitious
QH perfectly).
Perrorce, 1) by force, by violence: he rushed into
my house and took p. my ring away. Err. IV, 3, 95. and
take p. my husband from the abbess, V, 117. what he
hath taken away from thy father p., I will render thee
again in affection. As 1, 2, 21. John I, 268. R2 II, 3,
121. H6C I, 1, 34. 142. V, 5, 68. R3 111, 1, 30. 36.
Tit. II, 3, 134. Rom. V, 3, 238. Lr. I, 4, 320. I, 5,
43. Cymb. Ill, 1, 72. forcep., in the same sense: and
force p. keep Stephen Langionfrom that holy see, John
III, 1, 142. the king was force p. compelled to banish
him, H4B IV, 1, 116. and force p. I'll make him yield
the crown, H6B I, 1, 258.
2) necessarily (joined to must): of thy misprision
must p. ensue some true love turned, Mids. Ill, 2, 90.
which (your health) must p. decay, H4B I, 1, 165.
these unseasoned hours p. must add unto your sickness,
III, 1, 105. that light and weightless down p. must move,
IV, 5, 34. H5 V, 2, 161. Troil. I, 3, 123. Lr. IV, 2,
35. 49. p. and needs joined: p. you must needs stay
a time. Tit. IV, 3, 41.
3) of necessity, yielding to necessity (German:
nothgedrungen ) : /, beijtg pent in thee , p. am thine,
Sonn. 133, 14. patience p. Rom. I, 5, 91 (cf. E3 I, 1,
116. Proverb: patience perforce is a medicine for a
mad dog), when p. he could not but pay me terms of
honour, Ant. Ill, 4, 6. Joined to must: with foul offend-
ers thou p. must bear, Lucr. 612. which p. thou must
restore, Tp. V, 133. p. I must confess I thought you
lord of more true gentleness, Mids. II, 2, 131. p. a third
must take up us, H4B I, 3, 72. I must p. compound
with mistful eyes, H5 IV, 6, 33. how I am braved and
must p. endure it, H6A II, 4, 115. R3 I, 1, 116. H8
1, 2, 47. Ill, 2, 147. Tit. II, 1, 107. 0th. V, 2, 256.
Ant. V, 1, 37.
4) at any rate (German: durchaus): rain added
to a river that is rank p. will force it overflow the
bank, Ven. 72. p. against all checks I must advance
the colours of my love, Wiv. 111,4, 84. but she p. with-
holds the boy, Mids. II, 1, 26. thy fair virtue' s force
p. doth move me to swear, I love thee, III, 1, 143. they
must p. have melted, R2 V, 2, 35. this weaves itself
p. into my business, Lr.Il, 1, 17. forcep., in the same
sense: venom of suggestion, as force p. the age will
pour it in, H4B IV, 4, 46.
Perform, 1) to execute, to act, to do, to accom-
plish, to effect; absol. : they did p. beyond thought's
compass, H8 I, 1, 35. though he p. to the utmost of a
man. Cor. I, 1, 271. to act, to do, top. Hml. V, 1, 13.
Trans.: hast thou —ed the tempest? Tp. I, 2, 194. to
p. an act, II, 1, 252. top. it first, Wint. Ill, 2, 68. V,
1, 130. a piece — ed by Julio Romano, V, 2, 105.
what good love may I p. for you? John IV, 1, 49. H8
I, 1, 161. Cor. II, 2, 49. Tit. V, 1, 66. V, 3, 45. 188.
Mcb. I, 7, 69. Ill, 4, 77. IV, 1, 130. Hml.. I, 4. 21.
Lr. IV, 2, 40. Ant. V, 2, 334. Cymb. V, 4, 76. Per.
IV, 3, 39.
2) to carry into execution, to discharge: thy charge
exactly is — ed, Tp. I, 2, 238. mustlp. much business,
III, 1, 95. your last service you did worthily p. IV, 36.
let this be duly — ed, Meas. IV, 2, 127. our observation
is — ed, Mids. IV, 1, 109. top. it (the wrestling) As
1, 2, 122. 155. Shr. Ill, 2, 143. All's II, 3, 187. Wint.
11,1,115. 196. 11,3,169. IV, 4, 852. V, 1, 1. E2 II,
2, 138. IV, 4. H6B I, 1, 9. 74. II, 2, 67. HI, 1, 321.
H6C HI, 1, 100. Ill, 2, 54. R3 I, 1, 110. IV, 2, 19.
H8- IV, 1, 90. Troil. HI, 2, 93. Tit. I, 143. II, 1, 59.
Rom. II, 2, 146. Tim. IV, 3, 72. Caes. I, 2, 10. Mcb.
Ill, 1, 127. V, 8, 73. Hml. V, 2, 404. 0th. HI, 3, 21.
Ant. I, 1, 24. ni, 12, 23. HI, 13, 86. V, 2, 203. Cymb.
HI, 5, 113. IV, 3, 18. V, 4, 122. Per. II, 2, 16. II, 3,
99. V, 1, 248. V, 3, 1. = to act, to play, to repre-
sent: bravely the figure of this harpy hast thou — ed,
Tp. Ill, 3,84. that will ask some tears in the true — ing
of it, Mids. I, 2, 27. Shr. Ind. 1, 87. Wint. V, 3, 154.
Cor. HI. 2, 109. Per. HI Prol. 54.
3) to fulfil, to act up to : (a promise) which is not
yet —ed me, Tp. I, 2, 244. H4A III, 2, 154. H4B IV,
2, 115. p. an old contracting, Meas. Ill, 2, 296. to p.
your father' s will, Merch. 1, 2, 100. a vow, John III,
I, 266. 269. H4A IV, 3, 65. H6C I, 1, 201. hath
— ed her word, H6A I, 6, 3. Absol.: when he — s,
astronomers foretell it, Troil. V, 1, 99. if thou dost p.,
confound thee, Tim. IV, 3, 74.
Performance, 1) execution: All's II, 1, 205.
H4B 11„ 4, 284. H6B I, 4, 2. H8 I, 2, 208. IV, 2, 42.
Troil. II, 2, 196. HI, 2, 91. V, 10, 39. Tim. V, 1, 26.
29. Caes. II, 1, 135. Mcb. 11, 3, 33. Hml. IV, 7, 152.
0th. IV, 2, 185. Per. IV, 2, 67.
2) acting, exhibition; eke out our p. with your
mind, H5 HI Chor. 35. a piece of your p. Troil. HI,
1,55.
3) action: besides her walking and other actual
— s, Mcb. V, 1, 13. in his offence should my p. perish,
Ant. HI, 1, 27.
Performer, doer: the merit of service is seldom
attributed to the true and exact p. All's III, 6, 65. — s
of this deed, Tit. IV, 1, 80. three — s are the file when
all the rest do nothing, Cymb. V, 3, 30.
Perfume or Perfume , subst. 1 ) sweet odour,
fragrance: Sonn. 104,7. Ado III, 4, 63. Shr. I, 2,
153. Tim. IV, 3, 302. Hml. I, 3, 9. Ill, 1, 99. Ant.
II, 2, 217.
2) a substance emitting sweet odour: Sonn. 130,
7. Wint. IV, 4, 225. John IV, 2, 12. Mcb. V, 1, 57.
Lr. Ill, 4, 110. Cymb. I, 5, 13. their diseased — s,
Tim. IV, 3, 207, •= perfumed mistresses.
Perfume {perfumed in H4B HI, 1, 12) vb. to
scent, to impregnate with sweet odour: Ven. 444.
Sonn. 54, 6. Tp. II, 1, 48. As HI,- 2, 65. Shr. I, 1,
180. 1, 2, 152. H4A I, 3, 36. H4B III, 1, 12. H6B
I, 1, 255. Tit. I, 145. 0th, IV, 1, 150. Ant. H, 2, 198.
Cymb. II, 2, 19. Misapplied. by Mrs Quickly in H4B
854
Perfumer, one whose office is to perfume the
chambers : Ado 1, 3, 60.
Perhaps, maybe: Sonn. 71, 10. Gent. I, 1, 32.
Meas. I, 2, 160. Err. 11, 1, 4. V, 321. Ado IV, 1, 256.
LLL V, 2, 279. Mids. Ill, 1, 82. Ill, 2, 303. Merch.
II, 5, 62. Shr. 1, 1, 171. I, 2, 110. Tw, 11, 1, 5. II,
4, 92. Ill, 1, 175. John IV, 2, 178. R2 II, 1, 289. H5
III, 7, 53. H6A II, 4, 16. HI, 2, 48. V, 3, 104. H6C
II, 6, 64. V, 1, 89. R3 I, 3, 348. IV, 2, 101. Troil.
III, 3, 226. Cor. V, 3, 157. Tit. IV, 1, 26. Rom. I, 2,
61. Caes. I, 2, 42. Hml. I, 3, 14. IV, 7, 10 etc.
Periapts, amulets: H6A V, 3, 2.
Pericles {Pericles in Per. II, 3, 81) name in Per.
1, 1, 25 etc.
Perigenia (some M. Edd. Perigune), daughter
of Sinnis, ravished by Theseus: Mids. II, 1, 78.
Perigort, name in LLL II, 41.
Peril, danger: Cortipl. 158. Meas. II, 4, 65. As
II, 1, 4. Shr. V, 2, 3. All's IV, 1, 47. Tw. I, 2, 12.
H4A I, 3, 191. H4B 1, 1, 170. 184. Ill, 1, 55. IV, 4,
66. IV, 5, 197. H6B HI, 1, 152. H6C II, 1, 191. R3
HI, 5, 44. V, 3, 39. H8 HI, 2, 194. Rom. 11, 2, 71.
Caes. IV, 1, 47. V, 1, 92. 0th. V, 4, 21. Ant. IV, 8,,
35. Cyrab.1,1,80. 111,4,155. V,l,28.p. o/= danger
caused by: without the p. of the Athenian lam, Mids.
IV, 1, 158. the p. of waters, Merch. I, 3, 25. the p. of
our curses light on thee, John HI, 1, 295. = danger
caused to: to be in p. of my life, Merch. II, 2, 173; cf.
Meas. II, 4, 67. My p. = the danger in which I am:
Wiv. HI, 3, 130. As I, 2, 159. All's 11, 1, 136. Troil.
1, 3, 267, Tim. V, 1, 231. Preceded by at, in, on,
and to, = at the hazard: to do' I at p. of your soul,
Meas. II, 4, 67. you will answer it at your ;j. IV, 2,
130. to be so taken at thy p. Merch. IV, ], 344. Lr.
HI, 7, 5-2. 0th. I, 2, 81. your physicians have ex-
pressly charged, in p. to incur your former malady, that
I ... Shr. Ind. 2, 124. banish him our city, in p. of
precijjitation from off the rock Tarpeian never more
to enter our Rome gates, Cor. HI, 3, 102. stay, on thy
p. Mids. II, 2, 87. on your displeasure' s p. and on
mine, Wint. II, 3, 45. 181. on p. of a curse, let go the
hand, John HI, 1, 191. on my p. R3 IV, ], 26. Ant.
V, 2, 143. Cymb. V, 4, 189. lest to thy p. thou ahy it
dear, Mids. HI, 2, 175. Cor. Ill, 1,326. Ant. V, 2, 146.
Perilous, dangerous: Meas. 11,4, 172. John IV,
3, 13. H4A IV, 1, 43. V, 2, 96. H5 Prol. 22. IV, ],
209. R3 HI, 1, 154 (Q7. 8 and many "M. Edd. ^ai-fows).
Troil. 11, 2, 40. Rom. I, 3, 54 (most M. Edd. par-
lous). Caes. \, 3, 47. Mcb. V, 3, 44. Hml. I, 3, 102.
Cymb. IV, 2, 145.
Period, subst. 1) limit, term, end to be attained :
this is the p. of my ambition, Wiv. 111,3, 47. there
would he no p. to the jest, should he not be publicly
shamed, IV, 2, 237 (German : kein rechter Abschluss).
to make the perfect p. of this peace, R3 II, 1,44 (Ger-
man: den Frieden zum vollstandigen Abschluss zu
bringen). there's his p., to sheathe his knife in us, H8
1, 2, 209. my point and p. will be throughly wrought,
Lr. IV, 7, 97. this would have seemed a p. to such as
love not sorrow, V, 3, 204.
2) conclusion, end: then had they seen the p. of
their ill, Lucr. 380. make — s in the midst of sentences,
Mids. V, 96 (^ stop, make full stops'), my worldly
business makes a p. H4B IV, 5, 231. the p. of thy
tyranny approachelh, H6A IV, 2, 17. the p. of their
tyranny, H6B 111, 1, 149. now here a p. of tumultuous
broils, H6C V, 5, 1. let me make the p. to my curse, R3
1,3,238. Obloodyp. Oth.V,2,357. may be it is thep.
of your duty, Ant- IV, 2, 25. time is at his p. IV, 14, 107.
3) a sentence, in a grammatical sense: she puts
the p. often from his place, Lncr.565. a pretty p. Gent.
II, 1, 122. In both passages it may be = stop, end.
Period, vb. to put an end to: which failing, — s
his comfort, Tim. I, 1, 99.
Perish, V intr. to come to nothing, to die, to
be destroyed: Lucr. 1547. Sonn. 11, 10. Tp. I, 2, 9.
217. 237. Gent. I, 1, 157. Meas. Ill, 1, 225. V, 468.
LLL V, 2, 521. Mids. II, 2, 107. V, 86. As V, 1, 66.
Shr. 1, 1, 160. 11, 331. Wint. V, 1, 44. R2 II, 1, 266.
H5 IV, 1, 182. H6A IV, 4, 28. H6B IV, 4, 11. R3
IV, 4, 185. H8 1, 1, 203. HI, 1, 153. Ill, 2, 420. Troil.
V, 5, 16. Cor. Ill, 2, 28. IV, 6, 105. 0th. IV, 1, 191.
Ant. II, 6,8. HI, 1,27. Cymb. Ill, 5, 101. IV, 2, 60.
Per. 1, 3, 29. Used as an imprecation: Meas. Ill, 1,
144. H5 1V, 3, 72. H6A III, 1, 175. 178. HI, 2, 57.
IV, 1, 124. Cor. IV, 1, 14.
2) to cause to perish, to destroy: thy flinty heart
might in thy palace p. Margaret, H6B III, 2, 100.
><r Perisheii, vb. to perish: Per. H Prol. 35 (Gower's
speech).
Periwig, false hair worn : Gent, IV, 4, 196. Err.
II, 2, 76.
Periwig-pated, wearing a periwig (probably =
having much hair on the head): a robustious p. fellow,
Hml. HI, 2, 10.
Perjure, subst. a perjured person, perjurer: he
comes in like a p., wearing papers, LLL IV, 3, 47
("convicted perjurers, while undergoing punishment,
wore a paper expressing their offence." Dyce. It was,
indeed, a custom observed in all criminals exposed to
public view).
Perjure, vb. to make perjured, to corrupt; want
will p. the ne'er-touched vestal. Ant. HI, 12, 30.
Perjured, having sworn falsely, forsworn: Lucr.
1521. Sonn. 129, 3. 152,6.13. Gent. IV, 2, 95. V,
4, 39. 68. Err. V, 212. 227. LLL 11, 113. Ill, 196.
IV, 3, 51, 125 (a p. note = a note of perjury). 167.
V, 2, 346. 800. Mids. 1, 1, 241. John 111, 1, 107. 120.
H5 IV, 7, 14^7. H6C II, 2, 81. V, 1, 106. V, 5, 34. R3
1, 4, 55. H8 V, 1, 137. Rom. Ill, 2, 86. Lr. Ill, 2, 54.
0th. V, 2, 63. Cymb. HI, 4, 65.
Perjury, false oath, the crime of being forsworn:
Lucr. 919. 1517. Pilgr. 31 and LLL IV, 3, 62. Gent.
II, 6, 5. IV, 4, 173. V, 4, 49. IOC. Ado IV, 1, 175. IV,
2, 44. LLL IV, 3, 289. V, 2, 394. 470. 829. Merch.
IV, 1, 229. John HI, 1, 88. H5 IV, 1, 172. H6C V,
5, 40. R3 I, 4, 50. V, 3, 196. Rom. H, 2, 92 (—es).
III, 3, 128. 0th. V, 2, 51.
Perked, with up, = dressed up, adorned; to be
p. up in a glistering grief, H8 11, 3, 21.
Perkcs, name in H4B V, 1, 42.
Permanent, durable, lasting: Hml. I, 3, 8.
Permission , allowance , liberty granted : Caes.
HI, 1, 239. 247. HI, 2, 64. 0th. I, 3, 340.
Permissive, granted, permitted : when evil deeds
have their p. pass, Meas. I, 3, 38.
Permit, to grant leave, to allow, to suflFer : Lucr.
775. Sonn. 33, 5. Meas. V, 121. John II, 84. R2 I,
3, 194. 11, 2, 121. II, 3, 119. H4A I, 2, 222. H6A
11, 5, 61. H8 I, 2, 161 (to p. my chaplain a choice
hour). Cor. II, 3, 177. IV, 5, 81. Tit. 11, 3, 218. Lr.
1, 2, 3. Ant. Ill, 1, 36. Cymb. V, 1, 13.
855
Pernicious, mischievous, malicious, wicked : inosl
p. purpose, Meas. II, 4, 150. this p. caitiff deputy, V,
88. thou p. woman, 241. this p. slave, Erv. V, 241.
troubled with a p. suitor. Ado 1, 1, 130. the p. andin-
dubitate beggar Zenelophon, LLL IV, 1, 66 (Armado's
letter), thy adverse p. enemy, R2 I, 3, 82. your p.
lives, III, 1, 4. to rid the realm of this p. blot, IV, 325.
you p. ass, H4B II, 2, 80 (Q virtuous"), a most p. usu-
rer, H6A ill, 1, n. your p. faction, IV, 1, 59. p. pro-
tector, H6B II, 1, 21. p. bloodsucker. 111, 2, 226. may
prove p. H8 V, 3, 19. your p. rage, Rom. I, 1, 91. this
p. hour. Mob. IV, 1, 133. with more p. root, IV, 3, 85.
0 most p. woman! Hml. I, 5, 105. two ji. daughters,
Lr. Ill, 2, 22. his p. soul, Otli. V, 2, 155. 0 the p.
caitiff, 318.
Perniciously, maliciously ; all the commons hate
him p. H8 II, 1, 50.
Peroration, harangue: what means this p. with
such circumstance? HGB I, 1, 105.
Perpend ,a word used only by Pistol, Polonius,
and the clowns) to consider, to looli to it: Wiv. II,
1, 119. As III, 2, 69. Tw. V, 307. Hml. II, 2, 105.
Trans.: p. my words, H5 IV, 4, 8.
Perpendicular, vertical, forming a right angle
with the ground: runs up a hill p. H4A II, 4, 37S.
Perpendicularly, vertically, in a straight line
down : Lr. IV, 6, 54.
Perpetual, never ceasing, everlasting, endless:
Lucr. 726. 784. 1638. Sonn. 56, 8. 154, 10. Tp. II,
1, 285. Wiv. V, 5, 62. Meas. Ill, 1, 67. 77. All's IV,
3, 313. Wint. HI, 2, 214. 239. John V, 7, 77. H4A
III, 3, 46. H4B I, 2, 246. H6C V, 4, 51. R3 I, 4, 47.
11, 2, 46 (Ff ne'er changing night). IV, 4, 12. V, 2, 15.
Cor. II, 2, 124. Lr. Ill, 3, 5. Ant. II, 2, 127.
Adverbially: you p. sober gods, Tim. IV, 3, 503
' ' (M. EAA. perpetual-sober), to thine and Albany' s issue
be this p. Lr. I, 1, 68.
Perpetually, continually: Lucr.686, Shr.II, 142.
All's IV, 3, 314. Per. I, 1, 74.
Perpetual-sober: Tim. IV, 3, 503; see Perpetual.
Perpetuity, endless time: Wint. I, 2, 5. H6A IV,
7,20. Cymb.V, 4, 6.
Perplex, to confound, to bewilder: will p. thee
more, Johnlll, 1, 222. —ed= bewildered: 'Ven. 1043.
Lucr. 733. John 111. 1, 221. H6A V, 5, 95. 0th. V,
2, 346. Cymb. Ill, 4, 7. IV, 3, 41. V, 5, 108.
Perplexity, bewilderment: Gent. II, 3, 9. Wiv.
IV, 5, 86. LLL V, 2, 298 (avaunt,p. = cease to speak
riddles).
Persecute, to afflict, to harass; not very intel-
ligibly used : he hath abandoned his physicians, under
whose practices he hath — d time with hope, and finds
no other advantage in the process but only the losing of
hope by time. All's I, 1, 16; i. e. perhaps: he has, by
the advice of his physicians, maltreated the presenttime
(cf. Time) for the sake of hope, inflicted upon himself
much pain as a cure for his disorder.
Persecution, ill treatment, hostility: Lr. 11, 3, 12.
Persecutor, one who harasses and afflicts others:
H6C V, 6, 31.
Perseus, the ancient hero who rode the winged
horse Pegasus: H5III,7,22. Troil.1,3,42. IV, 5, 186.
Persever, to persevere, to persist in what is be-
gun: Gent. Ill, 2, 28. Err. II, 2, 217. Mids. Ill, 2, 237.
AsV,2,4. All's 111, 7, 37. 1V,2,37* John II, 421. Hml.
I, 2, 92. Lr. Ill, 5, 23 (Qq persevere). Per. IV, 6, 113.
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
PerseTerance, persistency, constancy: Troil.III,
3,150. Mcb. IV, 3, 93.
Persevere, spelling of Qq in Lr. Ill, 5, 23; Ff
persever, q. v.
Persia, countiy in Asia: Err. IV, 1, 4.
Persian, pertaining to Persia: Merch. II, 1,25.
Lr. 111,6,85.
Persist, to continue steadily in an evil course:
All's III, 7, 42. With in: Troil. II, 2, 186. In omitted:
to lament our most — ed deeds. Ant. V, 1, 30, = our
deeds most persisted in.
Persistency, steady pursuit of an evil course:
as far in the devil's booh as thou and Fahtafffor ob-
duracy and p. H4B II, 2, 50.
Persistive, steady in pursuit, persevering: to find
p. constancy in men, Troil. I, 3, 21.
Person, 1) human being, individual : by any other
house or p. Tp. I, 2, 42. that very p. Wiv. I. 1, 50.
some p. Ill, 1, 53. Meas. II, 1, 173. II, 4, 91. V, 262.
Ado HI, 5, 50. LLL IV, 2, 139. As III, 2, 327. All's
II, 3, 2. Tw. II, 3, 99. Ill, 1, 70. V, 223. R2 V, 5,
31. H6B II, 1, 167. H8 Prol. 26 etc.
2) the particular state and existence of a human
being; used in a periphrastical way: health to thy p.
= to thee, Lucr. 1305. set thy p. forth to sell, Pilgr.
310. they saw the Icing's ship wrecked and his great
p. perish, Tp. I, 2, 237. we will guard your p. II, 1,
197. do no stain to your own gracious p. Meas. HI, 1,
208. you must change — s with me, V, 339. authentic
in your place and p. Wiv. II, 2, 236. puts the world
into her p. Ado II, 1, 216. to present the prince's own
p. HI, 3, 79. which is the duke's own p.? LLL I, 1, 182.
184. 111,125. to present the p. of Moonshine, Mids.
III, 1, 62. my purse, my p. Merch. I, 1, 138; cf. both
in purse and p. H4B II, 1, 127. as his p. is mighty,
Wint. I, 2, 453. II, 1, 194. Ill, 3, 29. IV, 4, 826. V,
I, 156. 171. John II, 189. 366. HI, 1, 224. R2 III,
3, 38. V, 5, 110. H4B V, 2, 73. Mcb. Ill, 4, 41. 128
etc. in the p. of ^ in the place of, acting for : did
supply thee at thy garden-house in her imagined p.
Meas. V, 213. in her p. I say 1 will not have you. As
IV, 1, 92. as 'twere i the father' s p . M'int. IV, 4, 561.
in mine own p. = I myself: As IV, 1, 93. 97. H6B
II, 1, 41. in p. = with bodily presence, notbyrepre-
sentative: Err. V, 116. 119. 234. Wint. HI, 2, 10.
R2 1, 4, 42. II, 3, 82. H4A IV, 1, 91. H6C IV, 1,
133. H8 I, 1. 117. 1, 2, 5. Troil. HI, 1, 33. IV, 1,2.
Ant. HI, 1, 17. HI, 7, 6. 57 etc.
3) external appearance: thou mightsi call him a
goodly p. Tp. I, 2, 416; cf. Tw. I, 5, 281 and Per. V,
1, 36. she takes exceptions at your p. Gent. V, 2, 3.
how I may formally in p. bear me like a true friar,
Meas. I, 3, 47. he hath the best p. too, Mids. IV, 2, 11.
such as are of better p. than myself, HGC HI, 2, 167.
by his p. more worthy this place, H8 I, 4, 78. the
beauty of her p. IV, 1, 68. a proper man of p. Troil.
I, 2, 209. how novelty may move, and parts with p. IV,
4, 81. so far as thou hast power and p. Cor. Ill, 2, 86.
if it assume my noble father's p. Hml. I, 2, 244. lie
hath a p. to be suspected, 0th. I, 3, 403. for her own
p. Ant. 11,2,202. some marks of secret on her p. Cymb.
V, 5, 206.
4) = parson (which is derived from persona) : -
LLL IV, 2, 85. IV, 3, 194 (M. Edd. parson).
Personage, 1": person, man: saucy with lords and
honourable — s, All's II, 3, 278.
55
856
2) appearance, figure: iciih her p., her tallp. Mids.
Ill, 2, 292. o/whaip. and years ishe^T^. J, 5, 164.
Personal, 1) done or experienced in one's own
person, not by a representative or other indirect
means: io remain in p. duty, following where he haunt-
ed, Compl. 130. importunes p. conference with his
grace, LLLlI,32i their encounters, though not p. Wint.
1,1,29. when he wasp, in the Irish war, lUA IV, 3, 88.
thy p. venture in the rebels' fight, Mcb. I, 3, 91. his p.
return was most required, Lr. IV, 3, 6. in p. suit, 0th.
1, 1, 9. with my p. eye will I look to't, II, 3, 5. dares
me top. combat, Ant. IV, 1, 3. your p. pain. Per. Ill,
2, 46.
2) appertaining to an individual : we want a little
p. strength, H4B IV, 4, 8. no mightier than thyself or
me in p. action, Caes. I, 3, 77. I know nop. cause to
spurn at him, II, 1, 11. giving io you no further p. power,
Hml. I, 2, 36.
Personally, in person, not by a substitute, di-
rectly: so vulgarly and p. accused,Meas.y,lGO. there-
fore p. I lay my claim, R2 II, 3, 135. / could not p.
deliver to her what you commanded me, H8 V, 1, 62.
Personate, vb. to represent, to depaint: he shall
find himself most feelingly — d, Tw. II, 3, 173. one do
I p. of Lord Timon' s frame , Tim. I, 1, 69. it must he
— ing of himself , V, 1, 35. the lofty cedar — s thee,
Cymb. V, 5, 454.
Perspective, a glass cut in such a manner as to
produce an optical deception, when looTied through:
mine eye hath played the painter and hath stelled thy
beauty s form in table ofwy heart; my body is the frame
wherein 'tis held, and p. it is best painter's art, Sonn.
24,4 (the painter himself, i.e. the eye, being the
glass through which the form must be seen), contempt
his scornful p. did lend me , which warped the line of
every other favour, All's V, 3, 48. a natural p , that is
and is not, Tw. V, 224 (simply = deception), like
— s, which rightly gazed upon show nothing but con-
fusion, eyed awry distinguish form, R2 II, 2, 18.
Perspectlvely, as through a perspective: you see
them p., the cities turned into a maid, H5 V, 2, 347.
Perspicuous, apparent, manifest: the purpose is
p. Troil. I, 3, 324.
Persuade, 1) to prevail on by argument or en-
treaty; absol.: well she can p. Meas. I, 2, 191. the
silence often of pure innocence — s, Wint. II, 2, 42.
fair-spoken and — ing, H8 IV, 2, 52. call my father
to p. Troil. V, 3, 30. With an accus. : they should
sooner p. Harry,.lib V, 2, 304. H6A III, 2, 93. —d,
H6C IV, 7, 30. Cor. I, 1, 206. 0 be —d, Troil. V, 3,
19. Accus. and to: p. my heart to this false perjury,
Piigr. 31 and LLL IV, 3, 62. we shall soon p him
unto reason, H6C IV, 7, 33. p. me to the murder of
your lordship, Lr. II, 1, 46. With an inf. preceded
by to: whiles I p. this rude wretch willingly to die,
Meas. IV, 3, 85. / — d them to wish him wrestle with
affection. Ado III, 1, 41. if your love do not p. you to
come, Mereh. Ill, 2, 324. Shr. Ill, 2, 127. H4A II,
4, 339. H4B II, 3, 15. H6A III, 1, 105. R3 III, 1,
33. Cor. V, 3, 120. 0th. V, 2, 16. Ant. IV, 6, 13.
Inf. without to: let me p. you take a better course, H6A
IV, 1, 132.
21 to convince, to bring to an opinion; absol.:
only professes to p. Tp. II, 1, 236. your discretions
better can p. than I am able to instruct, H6A IV, 1, 158.
With an accus. and to: my reason that — s me to any
other trust, Tw. IV, 3. 14. With a clause: my glass
shall not p. me I am old, Sonn. 22, 1. hath almost —d
the king his son's alive, Tp. II, 1, 234. Gent. V, 4, 65.
Wiv. Ill, 3, 74. As II, 1, 11. Shr. Ind. 1, 63. Tw.
Ill, 4, 321. R2 II, 2, 29. V, 5, 35. H6B III, 2, 137.
Lr. II, 4, 114. to p. one's self = to be of opinion:
do you p. yourself that I respect youf Meas. IV, 1, 53.
I p. me, from her will fall some blessing to this land,
H8 III, 2, 50. I J), myself, to speak the truth shall no-
thing wrong him, 0th. II, 3, 223. — d= of opinion,
convinced, confident: we are well — d we carry not
a heart with us ..., H5 II, 2, 20. are you now — d
that Talbot is but shadow of himself? H6A II, 3, 61.
I should be false — d I had daughters , Lr. I, 4, 254.
she is — d 1 loill marry her, 0th. IV, 1, 132. With of:
one well — d of — , Cymb. II, 4, 132. the best — d of
himself, Tw. II, 3, 162 (having the best opinion of
himself).
3) to advise, to counsel, to try to prevail on, to
exhort: absol.: cease to p. Gent. I, I, 1. AVith an
accus. designating the person advised : p. me not, Wiv.
1, 1, 1. it — s him and disheartens him, Mcb. II, 3, 37.
Accus. and to: weak-built hopes p. him to abstaining,
Lucr. 130. by — ing me to it, Tim. IV, 3, 455. Accus.
and inf.: rather p. him to hold his hands, Kyy. ]V, 4,
23. — ing me not to kill the duke, R3 I, 4, 150. Lr.
II, 4, 219. With /ro») (^ to dissuade from): that have
so mightily — d him from u, first. As I, 2, 219. —d
him from any further act, H6B V, 3, 10. With an
accus. denoting that which a person is exhorted to
do: hudst thou thy wits and didst p. revenge, Hml. IV,
5, 168. Dat. and accus.: sends me a paper to p. me
patience, H6C III, 3, 176.
4) to do one's endeavour to influence or win the
opinion of a person; absol.: how I — d, how I prayed
and kneeled, Meas. V, 93. the duke himself and the
magnificoes of greatest port have all — d with him,
Merch. HI, 2, 283. Trans. = to win, to reconcile:
he ran upon the boar with his sharp spear, who did
not whet his teeth at him again, but by a kiss thought
to p. him there, Ven. 1114. beauty itself doth of itself
p. the eyes of men, Lucr. 29. nor am 1 yet — d to put
up in peace what already I have foolishly suffered,
0th, IV, 2, 180.
Persuasion, 1) the act or art of influencing the
mind of another by arguments: he's a spirit of p. Tji.
II, 1, 235. with what p. did he tempt thy love? Err. IV,
2, l:i. Ado V, 4, 95. Tw. Ill, 4, 383. H4A I, 2, 170.
III, 1, 199. IV, 2, 79. H6A III, 3, 18. H8 V, 1, Ms.
Troil. HI, 2, 171. With a subjective genitive: I will
not die to-day for any man's p. Meas. IV, 3, 63. it
should not be, by the p. of his new feasting, Tim. Ill,
6, 8 (as his new feasting induces us to believe), the
p. of his augurers, Caes. II, 1, 200. With a possessive
pronoun in a subjective sense : cross him with their
opposite p. Lucr. 286. where you may temper her hij
your p. Gent. Ill, 2, 64. Meas. IV, 2, 205. Shr. V, 2,
120. John V, 5, 11.
2) opinion, Tjelief: whose p. is I come about my
brother, Meas. IV, 1, 47. a good p. Mids. I, 1, 156.
yoit are a great deal abused in too bold a p. Cvmb. I,
4, 125.
Pert, lively, alert: this p. JBerowne was out of
countenance quite, LLL V, 2, 272. awake the p. and
nimble spirit of mirth, Mids. I, 1, 13.
Pertain, 1) to belong, to appertain: intermission
857
no more —s to me than you, Merch. Ill, 2, 202 (does
not become me moi-e than yoa. 0. Edd. intermission.
No etc.). if she p. to life let her speak too, Wint. V,
3, 113 (if she lives), all honours that p. unto the crown
of France, H5 II, 4, 82. all their honorable points of
ignorance — ing thereunto, FI8 I, 3, 27.
2) to relate, to concern: in aught — s to the state,
H8 I, 2, 42. the main part s to you alone, Mcb.IV,
3, 199. more than — s to feats of broil and battle, 0th.
1, 3, 87.
Pertaunt-like (Ff Q2) or Perttaunt-Iike (Ql)
a word not yet explained nor satisfactorily amended
in LLL V, 2, 67: so p. would I o' ersviay his state that
he should be my fool and I his fate. TheohsM pedant-
like, Hanmev portent-like, Singer potent - like , Collier
M. C. potently, Grant White persaunt-like.
Pertinent, apposite, to the purpose; 'good' should
be p., but it is not, Wint. I, 2, 221. my caution was
more p. than the rebuke you give it. Cor. II, 2, 67.
Pertly, promptly, on the alert: appear, and p.
Tp. IV, 58. yonder walls thatp. front your town, Troil.
IV, 5, 219.
Perturbation, disturbance, disorder, disquiet:
horror and p. follows her, Ado II, 1, 268. p. of the
brain, H4B I, 2, 132. 0 polished p., golden care, IV,
5, 23. fills thy sleep with — s, R3 V, 3, 161. a great
p. in nature, Mcb. V, 1, 10.
Perturbed, disquieted: rest, p. spirit, Hml. I, 5,
183. the p. court for my being absent, Cymb.111,4, 108,
Perusal, 1) careful examination: he falls to such
p. of my face as he would draw it, Hml. II, 1, 90.
2) the act of reading: Sonn. 38, 6.
Peruse, 1) to survey, to examine: this picture
she advisedly — d, Lncr. 1527. I'll view the manners
of the town, p. the traders, Err. I, 2, 13. p. them well;
not one of those but had a noh/e father, All's II, 3, 67.
that from this castle's tattered battlements our fair ap-
pointments may be well — d, R2 III, 3, 53. that we
may p. the men we should have coped withal, H4B IV,
2, 94. p. their wings, H6A IV, 2, 43. I have —d her
well, H8 II, 3, 75. / have with exact view — d thee,
Troil. IV, 5, 232. let me p. this face, Rom. V, 3, 74.
will not p. the foils, Hml. IV, 7, 137. to p. him by
items, Cymb. I, 4, 7.
2) to read; trans.: Compl. 44. Gent. 1, 2,34. IV,
4, 126. Merch. II, 4, 39. Shr. I, 2, 145. Tw. V, 338.
R2 V, 3, 49. H6A V, 1, 1. H8 III, 2, 121. Cor. V, 6,
62. Lr. I, 2, 39. II, 2, 172. Per. II, 6, 41. With over:
— ing o'er these notes, John V, 2, 5.
Perferse, 1) uncharitable, unkind, litigious: if
I were covetous, ambitious or p., how am I so poor?
H6A III, 1, 29. you do not well to bear with their p.
objections, IV, 1, 129.
2) averse to love, cold: p. it (love) shall be where
it shows most toward, Ven. 1157. if thou thinkest lam
too quickly won, I'll frown and be p. and say thee nay,
Rom. II, 2, 96.
Perversely , unkindly , coldly : p. she persevers
so ^not to love Thurio) Gent. Ill, 2, 28.
Perverseness, unkindness, coldness: still so con-
stant, lord. What, top.? Tw. V, 115.
Pervert, 1) to turn another way, to avert: let's
follow him and p. the present wrath he hath against
himself, Cymb. II, 4, 151.
2) to lead astray, to corrupt, to seduce : and new
p . a reconciled maid, Compl. 329. trust not my holy
order, if I p- your course, Meas. IV, 3, 153. he hath
— ed a young gentlewoman. All's IV, 3, 17.
Pester, to annoy, to harass, to infest: to he so
—ed with a popinjay, H4A I, 3, 50. how the poor
world is — ed with such waterflies , Troil. V, 1, 38.
who rather had dissentious numbers — ing streets than
see our tradesmen singing in their shops. Cor. IV, 6, 7
(= infesting), who shall blame his — ed senses to recoil,
Mcb. V, 2, 23. top. us with message, Hml. I, 2, 22.
Pestiferous, venomous, malignant: such p. re-
ports. All's IV, 3, 340. thy lewd, p. and dissentious
pranks, H6A III, 1, 15.
Pestilence, plague, contagious disease: Ven.
740. Ado I, 1, 87. Tw. I, 1, 20. R2 I, 3, 284. Ill, 3,
87. H8 V, 1, 45. Rom. V, 2, 10. 0th. 11, 3, 362. Ant.
III, 10, 9. to have the p. Gent. II, 1, 22. a p. on him!
Troil. IV, 2, 21. Hml. V, 1, 196. the red p. strike all
trades in Rome, Cor. IV, 1, 13. the most infectious p.
upon thee! Ant. II, 5, 61.
Pestilent, 1) producing, or relating to, the
plague: a foul and p congregation of vajjottrs, Hml. U,
2, 315. I'll make death love me, for I will contend even
with his p. scythe, Ant. Ill, 13, 194 (= the scythe of
pestilence, the deaths occasioned by pestilence).
2) very disagreeable: most p. to the hearing, H8
1,2,49. a p. knave, Rom. IV, 5, 147. to infect -his
ear with p. speeches of his father' s death, Hml. IV,
5, 91. a p. gall to me, Lr. I, 4, 127. u p. complete
knave, 0th. 11, 1, 2.52.
Petar, a case filled with explosive materials: to
have the enginer hoist with his own p. Hml. Ill, 4, 207.
Peter, name of 1) the apostle P.: Ado II, 1, 50.
Rom. Ill, 6, 115. 117. 0th. IV, 2, 91. 2) the prince
of Arragon in Ado I, 1, 1. 10. 3) P. Simple in Wiv.
1, 4, 15. 4) Friar P. in Meas. IV, 3, 142. IV, 6, 9. 5)
P. Quince in Mids. I, 2, 8. 15. 45. 61. 64. Ill, 1, 7.
IV, 1, 207. 6) P. BuUcalf in H4B III, 2, 183. 7) se-
veral servants and mean persons in Shr. Ind. 2, 96.
IV, 1, 137. 182. John I, 186. H6B II, 3, 67 etc. Rom.
II, 4, 110 etc. II, 5, 20. IV, 4, 16. 18.
Petition, subst. 1) request, entreaty: Meas. 1,4,
82. IV, 4, 11. Wint. V, 1, 228. John II, 478. H5 V,
2,305. H6A IV, 1, 101. H8 I, 2, 17. IV, 2, 138. Troil.
V, 3, 9. Cor.l, 1,214. V, 3, 176. Caes. II, 1, 58. Ill, 1,
11. Hml. I, 2, 59. With to: my p. to thee, Troil. IV,
4, 124. Cor. V, 1, 20. at your —s, Wint. 1, 2, 215.
111,2,225. H5V, 1,25.
2) a single article of a prayer at church: the p.
that prays for peace, Meas. I, 2, 16.
3) a written request from an inferior to a supe-
rior: All's V, 1, 19. V, 3, 130. H8 V, 1, 119. Tit. IV,
3, 14.
Petition, vb. 1) to pray, to supplicate: you have
— ed all the gods for my prosperity, Cor. II, 1, 187.
2) to request, to demand: the letters of our friends
in Rome p. us at home. Ant. I, 2, 190 (wish us at
home, request us to come home).
Petitionary, supplicatory: J prithee with most p.
vehemence, As III, 2, 199. thy p. countrymen. Cor. V,
2, 82.
Petitioner, supplicant: Ven. 356. LLL V, 2
207. Shr. II, 72. H6B I, 3, 26. H6C V, 5, 80. R3 III'
7, 183.
Pete, name: H4A I, 2, 182 (0. Edd. Rossill).
II, 2, 22. II, 4, 330. 521. 601 (most M. Edd. Poins).
IV, 2, 9. H4B II, 4, 383.
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Petrarch, the famous Italian poet: Rom. H, 4,41.
Petruchio, name: Shr. I, 2, 21 etc. Eom. I,
5, 133.
Petticoat , an under garment worn by women :
As I, 3, 15. II, 4, 7. Ill, 2, 354. Shr. II, 5. H4B II,
2, 89. Ill, 2, 166. H6C V, 5, 23. 0th. IV, 3, 74. Ant.
1, 2, 176.
Pettiness, littleness, ineonsiderableness : which
in weiyht to re-answer^ his p. would bow under, H5 III,
6, 136.
Pettish, capricious: hisp. lines, Troil. II, 3, 139.
Pettitoes, feet; in contempt: Wint. IV, 4, 619
(originally the feet of pigs as food).
Petty, little, small, inconsiderable, trifling: Van.
394. Lucr. 649. 656. Sonn. 41, 1. 90, 10. (?ent, IV,
1, 52. Meas. II, 2, 112. Merch. I, 1, 12. Ill, 2, 309.
Wint. II, 1, 71. IV, 4, 4 (as a meeting of the p. gods).
H4B IV, 3, 119. H5 I, 2, 177. Ill Chor. 31. H6A I,
1, 91. H6B III, 1, 64. IV, 1, 22. V, 2,44. R3 IV, 4,
332. Cor. I, 1, 122. II, 3, 186. Tit. II, 1, 62. Caes.
1. 2, 136. Mcb. V, 5, 20. Hml. I, 4, 82. Ill, 3, 21.
0th. IV, 3, 74. Ant. I, 5, 45. II, 1, 34. 49. Ill, 12, 8.
V, 2, 140. Cymb. I, 1, 111 (such parting were too p.).
V, 4, 93. Per. IV, 3, 22.
Pew, a seat (in a church?): that hath laid knives
under his pillow, and halters in his p. Lr. Ill, 4, 55.
Pewfellow, companion: makes her p. with others'
moan, R3 IV, 4, 58.
Pewter, an artificial metal, consisting mainly
of tin and lead: Shr. II, 357. H4A II, 4, 51.
Pewterer, one who works in pewter: H4B 111,
2,281.
Pliacthon (0. Edd. Phaeton) the son of Helios
who tried to drive the chariot of his father: Gent. Ill,
I, 153 (Merops' son). R3 III, 3, 178. H6C I, 4, 33.
II, 6, 12. Rom. Ill, 2, 3.
Phniitasiine or Phantasiin (the later Ff and
some M. Edd. phantasm), a fantastic: a p., a Mo-
narcho,lAjh\\, 1, 101. 1 abhor such fanatical — 5, V,
1, 20.
Phantasina, a vision, a day-dream: all the in-
terim is like a p., or a hideous dream, Caes. II, 1, 65,
Pliarainond, a king of the Franks : H5 I, 2, 37.
41. 58.
Pharaoh, the title of the ancient kings of Egypt:
Ado III, 3, 142. H4A II, 4, 520.
Pliarsalia, Pharsalus, place in Thessaly, where
Caesar conquered Pompey: Ant. Ill, 7, 32.
Pheasant, the bird Phasianus : Wint. IV, 4, 768.
770.
Phelie (cf. Phoebe) name of the cruel shepherdess
in As II, 4, 43. Ill, 5, 1. 27. IV, 3, 7 etc.
Phelie, vb. to treat in the manner of Phebe, viz
cruelly: she — s me. As IV, 3, 39.
Plieere, see Fere.
Pliee/.ar, a word of the mad host's making, de-
rived fvom pheeze and rhyming to Caesar: thourt an
emperor, Caesar, Keisar, and P. Wiv. I, 3, 10.
Plieeze, according to some commentators = to
beat, to others = to drive; probably a verb signi-
fying any kind of teazing and annoying: I'll p. you,
in faith, Shr. Ind. 1, 1 'Sly's speechl. an a' be proud
with me, I'll p. his pride, Troil. II, 3, 215.
Pliial, see Vial.
Phibbus, corrupted from Phoebus by Bottom:
Mids. I. 2. 37.
Pliiladelphos, king of Paphlagonia : Ant. Ill,
6, 70.
Pliilario (0. Edd. Filorio or Florio'^, name in
Cymb. I, 1, 97.
Pliilarnionus, name of the soothsayer in Cvmb.
V, 5,^33.
Philemon, 1) the kind and contented peasant
who entertained Jove and Mercury: Ado II, 1, 99.
2) name of a servant in Per. Ill, 2, 1.
Philip , name of 1) the father of Alexander the
Great: Ho IV. 7, 21. 2) King P. Augustus of France:
John I, 7. II, 531. Ill, 1, 191. 3) the apostle, who has
his feast with James on the first of May : come P. and
Jacob, Meas. Ill, 2, 214. nor yet Saint — 's daughters
were like thee, H6A 1, 2, 143 (cf. the Acts of the
Apostles XXI, 9: "anc? the same man had four
daughters, virgins, which did prophesy"). 4) P. the
Bastard in John I, 168. 161. 231. Ill, 2, 4. 5) a ser-
vant in Shr. IV, 1, 92. 125. 6) a familiar appellation
for a sparrow: P.! sparrow! John I, 231.
Pbilippan, used in the battle of Philippi: his
sword P. Ant. II, 5, 23.
Philippe (0. Edd. Phillip or Philip) daughter of
Lionel of Clarence: H6B II, 2, 35. 49.
Pliilippi, the last battle-field of the Roman re-
publicans: Caes. IV, 3, 170. 197 etc. Atit. II, 6, 13.
Ill, 2, 56. Ill, 11,35.
Philliila, name of a shepherdess: Mids. II, 1, 68.
Philomel, 1) the nightingale: Lucr. 1079. 112S.
Sonn. 102, 7. Mid.s. II, 2, 13.
2) the daughter of Pandion , ravished by Tereus,
who cut her tongue afterwards, to conceal his crime :
Lucr. 1128. Tit. II, 3, 43. II, 4, 43. IV, 1, 47. V, 2.
195. Cymb. II, 2, 46.
Philomela, 1) the nightingale: Pilgr. 197. 2)
the daughter of Pandion: Tit. II, 4, 38. IV, 1, 53.
Philosopher, one versed in moral and intellec-
tual science: Wiv. I, 1, 236. Ado V, 1, 35. Merch.
I, 2, 53 (the weeping p.; so Heraclitus of Ephesus was
called, in opposition to the laugher Democritus). As
111, 2, 33. V, 1, 36. Tim. I, 1, 221. II, 2, 131. Lr.
Ill, 4, 159. 177. 181. The — 's stone, a preparation
supposed to have the power of converting any metal
into gold, mentioned in a quibbling manner (cf Stone):
I will make him a — 's two stones to me, H4B III, 2,
355. sometime like a p., with two stones moe thans
artificial one, Tim. II, 2, 117.
Philosophical, skilled in philosophy: we have
our p. persons. All's II, 3, 2.
Philosophy, the science of intellectual and moral
truth: LLL I, 1, 32. As III, 2, 22. Shr. 1, 1, 18. 2S.
Ill, 1, 13. John 111,4, 51. Troil. II, 2, 167. Rom. Ill,
3, 55. 57. Caes. IV, 3, 145. V, 1, 101. Hml. I, 5, 167.
II, 2, 385.
Philostrate, name in Mids. I, 1, 11. V, 38.
Philoten, the daughter of Cleon in Per. IV Prol.
18. 30. 36.
Philotus, name in Tim. HI, 4, 6.
Phisnomy, see Fisnomy.
Phlcematie, a word misapplied by Mrs Quickly
in Wiv. I, 4, 79.
Phoebe (cf. Phebe) Diana as the goddess of the
moon: LLL IV, 2, 39. Mids. I, 1, 209. Tit. I, 316.
Phoebus, Apollo : the sweet melodious sound that
— ' lute, the queen of music, makes. Pilgr. 112. Par-
ticularly as the eod of the sun: Tp. IV, 30. Ado V;
859
3, 26. Mids. I, 2, 37 (corrupted to Phibhus). Mercli.
II. 1, 5. Wint. lY, 4, 124. H4A I, 2, 16. H5 III Chor.
6.' IV, 1, 290. I-I6C II, 6, 11. Troil. 1, 3, 230. Cor.
II, 1, 234. Rom. Ill, 2, 2. PIml. Ill, 2, 166. Lr. II, 2,
114. Ant. I, 5, 28. IV, 8, 29. V, 2, 320. Cyiiib. II, 3,
22. V, 5, 190.
Phoenicia, country in Asia: Ant. Ill, 6, 16.
Plioenician, a native of Phoenicia: Ant. Ill, 7,6.5.
Pliocnix, tlie fabulous Arabian bird wliich exist-
ed single and rose again from its own ashes (used as
a fern.: Phoen. 31. Sonn. 19, 4. H8V, 5, 41): Sonn.
19, 4. Phoen. 23. 31. Tp. Ill, 3, 23. As IV, 3, 17. H6A
IV, 7, 93. H6C I, 4, 35. H8 V, 5, 41. Tim. II, 1, 32.
Not named, but alluded to in E3 IV, 4, 424. Deno-
ting any thing rare and matchless: All's I, 1, 182. his
p. down, Compl. 93 (= matchless).
Name of a house: Err. I, 2, 75. 88. II, 2, 11. Of
a ship: Tw. V, 64.
Plioiinus, name in Ant. Ill, 7, 16.
Phrase, snbst. 1) an expression, a term: Wiv. I,
1, 161. I, 3, 33. II, 1, 13. II, 2, 28. Meas. Y, 90. LLL
I, 1, 166. V, 2, 406. All's IV, 3, 162. Tw. II, 5. 102.
I14B 111, 2, 76. 79. 81 82 -not understood by Bar-
dolph). H5-IV, 7, 19. Troil. Ill, 1, 45. Eom. I, 4, 37.
Hml. 1, 3, 108. I, 4, 19. I, 5, 175. II, 1, 47. 11, 2,
III, 112. V, 2, 165.
2) style, manner of language: precious p. by all
the. Muses filed, Sonn. 85, 4. write from it in hand
or ]>. Tw. V, 340. this theij con perfectly in the p. of
war, H5 III, 6, 79. no sallets in the lines to make the
matter savoury, nor no matter in the p. that might in-
dict the author of affectation , Hml. II, 2, 463. whose
p. of sorrow conjures the wandering stars, V, 1, 278.
thou speakest in better, p. and matter, Lr. IV, 6, 8.
little blessed with the soft p. of peace, 0th. I, 3, 82.
rail thou in Fulvia's p. Ant. I, 2, 111.
Phrase, vb'. to style, to call: these suns, for so
they p. 'em, H8 I, 1, 34.
Phraseless, probably = indescribable, beggar-
ing description: advance of yours that p. hand, Compl.
226 (see Termless). But cf. his speechless hand in
Cor. V, 1, 67.
Phrjgla, country in Asia Minor: Tw. Ill, 1, 58.
Troil. Prol. 7. I, 2, 136 (supposed to be the country
of the Trojans).
Phrygian, pertaining to Phrygia: Lucr. 1502.
Wiv. I, 3, 97. Troil. IV, 5, 186. 223. V, 10, 24.
Phrynla (0. Edd. Phrinica or Phrinin) Phryne,
a celebrated courtesan of ancient Athens: Tim.
V, 1, 5.
Phthisick, see Tisick.
Physic, subst. 1) a remedy for a disease: Lucr.
901. Sonn. 34, 9. 147, 8. Pilgr. 180. Meas. IV, 6,
7. LLL I, 1, 235. As III, 2, 376. All's II, 1, 188. Ill,
1, 19. Tw. II, 3, 188. Wint. I, 2, 200. John V, 2, 21
(for the health and p. of our right). H4B I, 1, 137.
IV, 6, 14. H6A in, 1, 147. H8 I, 3, 36. Ill, 2, 40.
IV, 2, 122. V, 3, 27. Cor. Ill, 1, 154. Ill, 2, 33. Tit.
IV, 2, 162. Tim. Ill, 6, 110. Mcb. V, 3, 47. Hml.
Ml, 3, 96. Lr. Ill, 4, 33 (take p.). Per. I, 1, 72. IV,
i;, 105.
2) the art of healing diseases: doctor of p. Wiv.
Ill, 1, 4 Evans' speech), would that do it goodl My
p. says Ay, LLL U, 188. both our remedies within thy
help and holy p. lies, Rom. 11, 3, 52. thy sacred p.
shall receive such pay, Per. V, 1, 74. / ever have stti-
diedp. Ill, 2, 32. Abstr. pro concr., = physicians:
the sceptre, learning, p., must all follow this and come
to dust, Cymb. IV, 2, 268.
Physic, vb. to work on as a remedy, to heal, to
cure: to p. your cold breast, Compl. 269. / tvill p.
your rankness. As I, 1, 92. one that indeed —s the
subject, makes old hearts fresh, Wint. I, 1, 43. that
will p. the great Myrmidon, Troil. I, 3, 378. the labour
we delight in —s pain, Mcb. II, 3, 56. some griefs are
med'iinable; that is one of them, for it doth p. love,
Cyrab. Ill, 2, 34 (preserves its health).
Physical, medicinal, wholesome: the blood I drop
is rather p. than dangerous to me. Cor. I, 5, 19. is it
p. to walk unbraced and suck up the humours of the
dank morning? Caes. II, 1, 261.
Physician, one whose profession is to heal dis-
eases: Lucr. 904. Sonn. 140, 8. 147, 5. Gent. II,
1, 42. Wiv. II, 3, 56. HI, 1, 61. Ill, 4, 101. Shr. Ind.
2, 123. All's I, 1, 16. I, 2, 70. I, 3, 243. II, 3, 122.
Wint. II, 3, 54. R2 I, 1, 154. I, 4, 59. II, 1, 99. H4A
IV, 1, 24. H4B I, 2, 143. II, 2, 112. IV, 1, 60. R3
I, 1, 137. H8 V, 2, 11. Troil. 11, 3, 223. Cor. II, 1,
127. Tim. Ill, 3, 11. IV, 3, 434. Mcb. V, 1, 82. Lr.
1, 1, 166. 0th. I, 3, 311. Ant. V, 2, 367. Cymb. V,
4, 7. V, 5, 27. Per. I, 2, 67.
Pliysioguomy (cf. Fisnomy) the art of discerning
the temper from the features of the face; in Ajax
and Ulysses, 0, what art of p. might one behold, Lucr.
1395.
Pia mater, the membrane which covers the brain ;
used for the brain itself: nourished in the womb of p.
LLL IV, 2, 71 (0. Edd. primaier). one of thy kin has
a most weak p. Tw. 1, 6, 123. his p. is not worth the
ninth part of a sparrow, Troil. II, 1, 77.
Pilililes, pebbles (M. Edd. pebbles): such a shower
of p. H8 V, 4, 60.
Picardy, French province: H6A II, 1, 10. H6B
IV, 1, 88.
Pick (cf. Peck), ]) to prick, to stick, to strike
with a pointed instrument : p. out mine eyes with a
ballad-maker s pen. Ado I, 1, 254. to p. one's teeth =
to cleanse them by means of a toothpick: All's 111,
2, 8. Wint. IV, 4, 780. I'll p. your teeth = I'll curry
you, Lr. IV, 6, 260.
2) to pluck, to gather, to take up: we may p. a
thousand salads. All's IV, 6, lb. p. a sallet, H6B IV,
10, 9. he could not stay to p. them in a pile of musty
stuff. Cor. V, 1, 25. Figuratively, = to cull, to gather-,
to find out: could p. no meaning from their parling
looks, Lucr. 100. at — ed leisure, which shall be shortly, ^
single I'll resolve you, Tp. V, 247. what an unweighed
behaviour hath this Flemish drunkard — ed out of my
conversation, Wiv. l), 1, 24. out of this silence yet I
— ed a welcome, Mids. V, 100. how much honour would
be — ed from the chaff and ruin of the times, Merch.
U, 9, 48. and p. strong matter of revolt and wrath out
of the bloody fingers' ends of John, John III, 4, 167.
nmv you p. a quarrel, H4A III, 3, 76 {= seek; Mrs.
Quickly's speech). — edfrom the wormholes of long-
vanished days, H5 II, 4, 86. as I may p. occasion. III, 2,
111 (Captain Jamy's speech), to be honest is to be one
man — ed out often thousand, Hml. II, 2, 179. not to p.
bad from bad, 0th. IV, 3, 106. to p out = to find out:
hath — ed out an act, Meas. 1, 4, 64. — ed out the dull-
est scent, Shr. Ind. 1, 24. the whole world again can-
not p. out five such , LLL V, 2, 548 (Ff Q2 prick).
860
could the world p. thee out three such enemies, H4A II,
4, 403. what hotter hours you have luxuriously — ed
out, Ant. Ill, 13,-120. to p. up = to gather, to ac-
quire , to make : if in our youths we could p. up some
pretty estate, Per. IV, 2, 36.
Partic. — ed, adjeetively, = refined: he is too — ed,
too spruce, too affected, LLL V, 1, 14. my — ed man
of countries, John I, 193. the age is grown so — ed,
Hml. V, 1, 151. The gerund — ing , adjectively, =
sought industriously: the king is weary of dainty and
such — ing grievances, H4B IV, 1, 198 (German: ge-
sucht).
3) to open (originally by a pointed instrument),
and hence to steal from, to steal: were beauty under
twenty locks kept fast, yet love breaks through and — s
them all at last, Ven. 576. Cymb. 11, 2, 41. the peni-
tent instrument to p. thai bolt, V, 4, 10. — ing a kernel
out of a pomegranate. All's 11, 3, 276. to p. a purse,
Wiv. I, 1, 154. Wint. IV, 4, 627. H4A 11, 1, 56. Tim.
IV, 2, 12. —edmy pocket, H4A III, 3, 61. 70. 94. 113.
114. 176. 190.
4) to pitch, to throw: as high us I could p. my
lance. Cor. 1, 1, 204. In H8 V, 4, 94 0. ^AA. peck.
Pick-axe , an axe not with an edge , but with a
sharp point: Hml. V, 1, 102. Cymb. IV, 2, 3S9 {these
poor — s, i. e. my hands).
Fickboiic, name in H4B 111, 2, 23.
Pickers, thieves: so I do still, by these p. and
stealers, Hml. HI, 2, 348 (i. e.'my hands. "The phrase
is taken from our church catechism, where the cate-
chumen, in his duty to his neighbour, is tauglit
to keep his hands from picking and stealing."
Whalley).
Pickle, subst. a lye of salt liquor: stewed in brine,
smarting in lingering p. Ant. II, 5, QQ. Used jocularly
of sad circumstances: how earnest thou in this p. ^ (i.
e. drunkenness). I have been in such a p. since I saw
you last that, 1 fear me, will never out of wy bones: I
shall not fear fly-blowing, Tp. V, 281. 282 (Trinculo
is speaking of his having been drenched in the pool).
Pickle-Iierring , a herring preserved in salt li-
quor: Tw. I, 5, 129 (Sir Toby seems to suffer from
heart-burning).
Pick-lock, an instrument by which locks are
opened without the key: we have found upon him a
strange p. Meas. Ill, 2, 18 (probably one for Spanish
padlocks).
Pick-purse , one that steals purses or from pur-
ses: Wiv. I, 1, 163. LLL IV, 3, 208. As III, 4, 24.
H4A II, 1, 53 {at hand, quoth p., a proverbial phrase).
Pick-thanks, persons studious to obtain thanks
and gain favour, officious fellows: H4A 111, 2, 25.
Pickt-hatch, a quarter of London celebrated as
a retreat of prostitutes and thieves: Wiv. II, 2, 19.
Picture, subst. 1) a piece of painting: Ven. 211
(cf. Hml. IV, 5, 86). Lucr. 1527. Wiv. II, 2, 90. As
III, 2, 97. Shr. Ind. 1, 47. 2, 51. Tw. I, 5, 252; cf.
Troil. Ill, 2, 50. Tim. I, 1, 26. 197. Mcb. II, 2, 54.
Hml. Ill, 4, 53. IV, 5, 86 (cf. Ven. 211). 0th. II, 1,
110. Cymb. II, 2, 25. V, 5, 204. the p. of We three,
Tw. II, 3, 17 (i. e. the heads of two fools with the
inscription 'We three loggerheads be'; the spectator
making the third).
2) a portrait, likeness: Compl. 134. Sonn. 46, 3.
47, 5. 9. 13. Tp. Ill, 2, 136. Gent. II, 4, 209. IV, 2,
121. 122. IV, 4, 92. 120. 122. 189. Err. IV, 3, 13.
Ado II, 3, 273. LLL V, 2, 38. Merch. II, 7, 11. 48.
Tw. I, 3, 136. Ill, 4, 228. Wint. V, 1, 74. V, 2, 187.
H4B IV, 3, 53. H6A II, 3, 37. IV, 7, 83. Tit. Ill, 1,
103. Hml. II, 2, 383. Lr. II, 1, 83. Per. IV, 2, 101.
3) image: presentetk to mine eye the p. of an angry
chaflng boar, Ven. 662. she, the p. of pure piety, Lucr.
542. Iprofane mine eyes on thy p. LLL IV, 1, 87. he
is a proper man's p. Merch. I, 2, 78. / saw whose
purse was best in p. Wint. IV, 4, 616 (Autolycus is
playing the amateur), thou p. of what thou seemest,
Troil. V, 1, 6. the p. of my youth. Tit. IV, 2, 108. hath
altered that good p. Cymb. IV, 2, 365. he began his
mistress' p. V, 5, 175.
Pictured, painted, represented : where your true
image p. lies, Sonn. 24, 6. / have not seen him (deathl
so p. (with eyes) Cymb. V, 4, 185.
Picture-like, like a painting: Cor. 1, ^3, 12.
Pie, 1) the bird Pica, magpie: chattering — s in
dismal discords sung, H6C V, 6, 48.
2) paste baked with something in it: Shr. IV, 3,
82. All's I, 1, 173. Wint. IV, 3, 49. Troil. I, 2, 280.
Tit. V, 3, 60. Rom. II, 4, 139. Proverbial expression:
no man's p. is freed from his ambitious finger, H8 I,
1, 52.
3) the service-book of the Romish church, sup-
posed to be meant in the oath by cock and pie: Wiv.
I, 1, 316. H4B V, 1, 1.
Piece, subst. 1) a part, a fragment: eat a p. of
my sword, H4A V, 4, 156. on the — s of the broken
wand, H6B I, 2, 28. a p. of him, Hml. I, 1, 19. this
p. of your dead queen (i. c. her new-born child) Per.
III, 1,17. in — s and to —s = asunder, into fragments,
in two: spurn in — s posts of adamant, H6A I, 4, 52.
break thou in —s, V, 4, 92. R3 II, 2, 52. Rom. II, 5,
50. Lr. I, 2, 92. dashed all to —s, Tp. 1, 2, 8. Wiv.
II, 1, 22. LLL V, 2, 399. Shr. IV, 3, 129. All's IV. 3,
193. Wint. V, 2, 68. John IV, 3,93. R2 11, 2, 139.
H4B IV, 1, 18. Ho I, 2, 225. H6A IV, 7, 47. R3 I, 3,
260. IV, 4, 234. Cor. V, 6, 112. 121. Caes. Ill, 3, 30.
IV, 3, 82. Mcb. Ill, 2, 49. Lr. Ill, 2, 55. 0th. Ill, 3,
431. Cymb. Ill, 4, 55. IV, 1, 19. Per. IV, 2, 20. torn
a —s, H8 V, 4, 80.
2) a part considered by itself and taken as a whole:
a p. of cheese, Wiv. V, 5, 86. 147. a three piled p. (of
velvet) Meas. I, 2, 33. overmastered with a valiant p.
of dust', Ado 11, 1, 64. as pretty a p. of flesh as any,
IV, 2, 85. As III, 2, 68. Tw. I, 5, 30. a p. of ice, Shr.
IV, 1, 14. of beef , IV, 3, 23. the most peerless p. of
earth, Wint. V, 1, 94. cf. H5 V, 1, 14. R3 I, 3, 334.
H8 III, 2, 280. IV, 1, 81. Rom. I, 1, 34. I, 5. 9.
Caes. Ill, 1, 254. Lr. IV, 6, 90. Cymb. IV, 2, 127.
V, 4, 140. V, 5, 437. Per. IV, 6, 153. Of the same
p. = of the same kind : just of the same p. is every
flatterer's spirit, Tim. Ill, 2, 71. p. by p. = one after
another: I'll murder all his wardrobe, p. by p. H4A
V, 3, 27.
Very often used in a periphrastical way: a p. of
skilful painting , Lucr. 1366. the most dangerous p. of
lechery. Ado III, 3, 180. is this such a p. of study?
LLL I, 2, 53. a very good p. of work, Mids. I, 2, 14.
Shr. 1, 1, 258. thatp. of song, Tw. II, 4, 2. the prince is
about a p. of iniquity, Wint. IV, 4, 693. it were a p. of
honesty, 695. J knew by thatp. of service, H5 III, 2, 49.
there's not a p. of feather in our host, IV, 3, 112, a p.
of knavery, IV, 7, 3. cf. H6B 1, 4, 47. V, 1, 155. RS
IV, 3, 5. H8 V, 2, 8. Tit. II, 3, 7. Tim. I, 1, 165. 202.
861
Caes. II, 1, 327. Mcb. II, 3, 134. Hml. 11, 2, 315. Ill,
2, 51. 251. 0th. IV, 1, 156. Ant. 1, 2, 160. Cymb. 11,
4, 72. Per. IV, 3, 2.
Applied to persons, sometimes in contempt: thou
fresh p. of excellent witchcraft, Wint. IV, 4, 433. drink
up the lees and dregs of a flat tamed p. Troll. iV, 1,
62. give that changing p. to him. Tit. 1, 309. Oftener
to denote a person of supreme excellence: thy mother
was a p. of virtue, Tp. I, 2, 56. the p. of virtue, which
is set betwixt us as the cement of our love, Ant. Ill, 2,
28. thou artap. of virtue. Per. IV, 6, 118. their trans-
formations were never for a p. of beauty rarer, Wint.
IV, 4, 32. 0 ruined p. of nature, Lr. IV, 6, 137. na-
ture's p. 'gainst fancy. Ant. V, 2, 99. / have gone
through for this p. Per. IV, 2, 48. when nature framed
this p. 151. Difficult passage: all princely graces,
that mould up such a mighty p. as this is, shall still be
doubled on her, H8 V, 5, 27 (young Esizabeth cannot
be meant by the mighty p., but what person else?
King Henry VIU?).
3) a work of art, a painting or statue: this well-
paintedp. Lucr. 1443. a p. many years in doing, AVint.
V, 2, 104. V, 3, 38. Tim. I, 1, 28. 265. V, 1, 21. =
a song: Troil. Ill, 1, 55.
4) a coin: a p. of silver, Tp. II, 2, 31. some p. of
money, Meas. II, 1, 284. a p. of gold, HI A 11,4,540.
Hml. 11, 2, 447. 0th. HI, 1, '26. Cymb. V, 5, 183.
that for the poorest p. will bear the knave by the volume.
Cor. Ill, 3, 32. a thousand —s, Tim. Ill, 6, 23. Per.
IV, 2, 56. IV, 6, 124. take — s for the figures sake,
Cymb. V, 4, 25.
5) a weapon, offensive or defensive: a' would
manage you his p. thus, H4B HI, 2, 301 (= musket).
a p. of ordnance, H6A I, 4, 15. bruised — s, go, Ant.
IV, 14,42. cf. Murdering-piece .
Piece, vb. 1) to make whole or mend by pieces
joined together, to patch: one girth six times — d,
Shr. HI, 2, 61. he7-e and there — d with packthread, 63.
2) to make full, to make up, to complete, to sup-
ply: shall we thither and with our company p. the re-
joicing? Wint. V, 2, 117. With out; p. out our imper-
fections with your thoughts, H5 Prol. 23. you shall p.
it out with apiece of your performance, Troil. Ill, 1,
55. thus must I p. it out, Caes. II, 1, 51. With up: to
take off so much grief from you as he will p, up in him-
self, Wint. V, 3, 56 (hoard up, so as to have his fill).
3) to enlarge , to increase , to add to : their pur-
posed trim — d not his grace , but were all graced by
him, Compl. 119. 1 twice five hundred and their friends
to p. 'em. Cor. II, 3, 220. all of it, with our displea-
sure — d, Lr. 1, 1, 202. I will p. her opulent throne
with kingdoms. Ant. I, 5, 45. With out: he — s out his
wife's inclination; he gives her folly motion and advan-
tage, Wiv. HI, 2, 34. and p. the way out ivith a heavy
heart, E3 V, 1, 92. I will p. out the comfort with what
addition I can, Lr. Ill, 6, 2.
Pie-corner, a street-corner or place in London :
a' comes continuantly to P. — saving your manhoods
— to buy u saddle, H4B 11, 1, 28 ^Wrs. Quickly's
speech).
Pied, variegated, particoloured: a p. ninny, Tp.
HI. 2, 71 (on account of his motley coat), daisies p.
LLL V, 2, 904. eanlings streaked and p. Merch. I, 3,
80. cf. Proud-pied.
Piedness, variegation: Wint. IV, 4, 87.
Pieled, see Peel.
Pier, a mole projecting into the sea: Merch. 1,
1, 19. H5 III Chor. 4.
Pierce (rhyming to rehearse in R2 V, 3, 127, and
used in playing on the vior&s person and Percy: LLL
IV, 2. 86. H4A V, 3, 69) 1) to penetrate, to force a
way into, to thrust into with a pointed instrument:
that the dribbling dart of love can p. a complete bosom,
Meas. I, 3, 3. the princess — d a pricket, LLL IV, 2,
58. Mids. II, 1, 160. Ill, 2, 59. R2 I, 1, 171. H4A
V, 3, 69. H6C II, 1, 203. Cor. V, 4, 21. Tit. IV, 3, 12.
Lr.lV,6, 171. Ant. II, 5, 12. Absol. : the air thai sings
with — ing. All's HI, 2, 114 (when pierced by bullets).
a thorn sharp and —ing, H6A II, 4, 70. H6C I, 4, 41.
Rom. Ill, 1, 164. Caes. V, 3, 76.
2) to broach: an if one should be — d, which is the
one? He that is likest to a hogshead, LLL IV, 2, 86
ifi.EM.perst).
3^ to penetrate, to enter in any manner; trans.:
a closet never — d with crystal eyes, Sona. 46, 6.
loith sweetest touches p. your mistress' ear, Merch. V,
ti7. in high and boastful neighs — ing the night's dull
ear, H5 IV Chor. 11. can curses j^- the clouds and enter
heaven? R3 I, 3, 195. that the appalled air may p. the
head (= the ear) of the great combatant, Troil. IV, 5,
5. there is Aufidius, — ing our Homans, Cor. I, 6, 12
(breaking through), the din of war gan p. his ready
sense, II, 2, 119. it was the nightingale that — d the
fearful hollow of thine ear, Rom. Ill, 5, 3. whose prooj
nor yells of mothers nor sight of ptriests shall p. Tim.
IV, 3, 126. the woundings of a father's curse p. every
sense about thee, Lr. I, 4, 323. that the bruised heart
was — d through the ear, Otli. I, 3, 219. lohose solid
virtue the shot of accident cotdd neither graze nor p.
IV, 1, 279. Absol.: brand not my forehead icith thy
— ing light, Lucr. 1091. ambition cannot p. a wink
beyond, Tp. II, 1, 242. thus most invectivc/y he — th
through the body of the country, Ay H, 1, bS. eyes as
. — ing as the midday sun, to search the secret treasons
of the world, H6C "V, 2, 17. let some graver eye p. into
that, H8 I, 1, 68. itshall as level to your judgment p. as
day does to your eye, Hml. IV, 5, 161 (Qq pear'), how
far your eyes may p. I cannot tell, Lr. I, 4, 368. the
air is quick, and it — 5 and sharpens the stomach, Per.
IV, 1, 29.
4) to affect, to touch, to move deeply; trans.:
plain words best p. the ear of grief, LLL V, 2, 763.
can no prayers p. thee? Merch. 1\^, 1, 126. whose loss
hath — d him deep , Tit. IV, 4, 31. did your letters p.
the queen to any demonstratior^ of grief ? Lr. IV, 3, 11.
it — d me thorough. Per. IV, 3, 35. Absol.: prayer,
which — 5 so that it assaults mercy itself, Tp. Epil. 17.
she uttereth — ing eloquence, Shr. 11, 177. as it is now
— ing to my soul, Wint. V, 3, 34. hearing how our
plaints and prayers do p. R2 V, 3, 127. her tears,
will p. into a marble heart, H6C III, 1, 38. thy woes
laill make them (thy words) p. like mine, R3 IV, 4,
125. provide more — ing statutes daily, to chain up
and restrain the poor. Cor. I, 1, 86 (mortifying, re-
volting the feelings? or = sweeping; entering and
affecting all the interests of the people?).
Pierce, name: iiir P. of Exton, R2 V, 5, 100.
Piety, duty and reverence to those who are en-
titled to it: if to fight for king and commonweal were
piety in thine, it is in these. Tit. 1, 115. 0 cruel, irreli-
gious p. 130. p. and fear, religion to the gods, Tim.
IV, 1, 15. Used with some latitude, ^ virtue in ge-
862
neral: wTiile she, the picture of pure p., like a white
hind under the gripe's sharp claws, Lucr. 542. how his
p. does my deeds make the blacker, Wint, III, 2, 172.
bungle up damnation with forms being fetched from
glistering semblances of p. H5 II, 2, 117. Misapplied
by Dogberry in Ado IV, 2, 81.
Pig, a young swine: Err. I, 2, 44. II, 1, 66. Merch.
IV, 1, 47. 54. Tit. IV, 2, 146.
Pigeon, the bird Coluraba: LLLV,2,315. Merch.
II, 6, 5 (Venus' —s). A.s I, 2, 99. Ill, 3, 82. H4B V,
1, 18. 27. Tit. IV, 3, 87. 92. 97. 103. IV, 4, 44.
Pigeon-egg, used by Costard to denote smallness:
thou p. of discretion, LLL V, 1, 77.
Pigeon-livcred, of too mild a temper: lamp,
and lack gall, Hml. II, 2, 605.
Pight, pitched, fixed: tents thus proudly p. upon
our Phrygian plains, Troil. V, 10, 24 (Q pitchi). =
settled, firmly resolved: found him p. to do it, Lr. II,
1, 67. of. Straight-pight.
Pigmy, a dwarf, and adj. dwarfish : these p. arms,
JohnV, 2, 135. a —'s straw, Lr. IV,6, 171. The - es,
a fabulous nation of antiquity: any embassage to the
—es. Ado II, 1, 278.
Pig-nuts, earth-nuts: Tp. II, 2, 172.
Pigrogromitus , a name known only to Sir An-
drew: Tw. 11, 3, 23.
Pilie, a sort of lance: Ven. 620. Tp. II, 1, 161.
H4B II, 4, 55. H5 III, 3, 38. IV, 1, 40. H6A I, 1, 116.
H6C I, 1, 244. Cor. I, 1, 23. V, 6, 152. Cymb. IV,
2, 399. V, 3, 39. you must put in the — 5 with a vice.
Ado V, 2, 21, i. e. central spikes sometimes used in
targets, to which they were affixed by means of a
screw.
Pilie, the fish Esox lucius: H4B III, 2, 356.
Pilate,. the governor who washed his hands to
show that he was innocent of the blood of Christ:
R2 IV, 239. 240. R3 I, 4, 279.
Pilch, name inPer. II, 1, 12. O.Eii. what,topelch?
Pilcher, a fish of the genus Clupea, much re-
sembling the herring: Tw. Ill, 1, 39 (most M. Edd.
pilchards).
Pilrlicr. a scabbard ; in contempt : Eom. II 1, 1 , 84.
Pile, subst. things heaped high together: what
— s of wealth hath he accumidated , H8 III, 2, 107. in
heaps and — s of ruin, Cor. Ill, 1, 207. to pick them
in a p. of musty chaff, V, 1, 25. Particularly used of
wood: Tp. Ill, 1, 25. Tit. 1, 97. 128.
Pile, subst. a hair, a fiber of wool: his left cheek
is a cheek of two p. and a half. All's IV, 5, 103, i e.
covered with a patch of velvet; cf. Three-piled.
Pile, to heap up high: Tp. Ill, ], 17. Wint. I, 2,
430. Cor. III. 2, 3. Hml, V, 1, 274. With up: Tp. Ill,
I, 10. H4B IV, 5, 71.
Piled, "a quibble between /)i7ed = peeled, strip-
ped of hair, bald (from the French disease), and piled
as applied to velvet, three- piled velvet meaning the
finest and costliest kind of velvet" Dyce): / had as
lief he a list of an English kersey as be p., as thou art
p., for a French velvet. Meas. I, 2, 35.
Pilfer, to steal: H5 I, 2, 142.
Pilfcrings, thefts: Lr. 11,2, 151.
Pilgrim, one who travels to a holy place: Gent.
II, 7, 9. All's III, 4, 4. Ill, 6, 33. 35. 42. 47. 96. H4A
I, 2, 140. Rom. I, 5, 97. 99. 101. 104.
Pilgrimage, 1) a, travel undertaken for purposes
of devotion: Lucr. 791. All's IV, 3, 57. R2 1, 3, 49.
2) any long and weary jonrney : Lucr. 960. Sonn.
V, 8. 27, 6. Gent. II, 7, 30. Merch. I, 1, 120. W' I,
3, 230. 264. Rom. IV, 5, 45. Used of human life:
Meas. II, 1, 36. Mids. I, 1, 76. As III, 2, 138. K2 II,
I, 154. H6A II, 5, 116. Lr. V, 3, 196. 0th. I, 3,
153.
Pill, subst. a medicine in the form of a small
ball: Gent. 11,4, 149. Wiv. Ill, 5,24.
Pill, vb. to pillage, to rob, to plunder: the com-
mons hath he — ed with grievous taxes, R2 II, 1, 24(;.
that which you have — ed from me, R3 I, 3, 159. p. by
law, Tim. IV, I, 12.
Pillage, subst. 1) spoil, plunder, booty: slaves
for p. fighting , Lucr. 428. which p. they with merry
march bring home, H5 I, 2, 195. to be the p. of a giglot
wench, H6A IV, 7, 41. make cheap pennyworths of
their p. H6B I, 1,222.
2) the act of spoiling or plundering: p. and roiiery,
H5 IV, 1, 174. thy sons make p. of her chastity. Tit.
II, 3, 44.
Pillar, a column, a supporter: Tp. V,208. Merch.
IV, 1, 239. H6B I, 1, 75. H6C II, 3, 51. H8 111, 2,
382. Troil. IV, 6, 212. Ant. I, 1, 12.
Pillicocli (Qq Pelicock) a term of endearment,
with a lascivious double-meaning: Lr. Ill, 4, 78 (allu-
ding U> an old rhyme: Pillicock, Pillicock sat on a
hill: if he's not gone, he sits there still).
Pillory, a frame of wood with movable boards
and holes, through which were put the head and
hands of a criminal for punishment: / have stood on
the p Gent. IV, 4, 35. there I stood as on a p., look-
ing through the lute, Shr. II, 157.
Pillow, a cushion laid under the head to sleep
on: Lucr. 387. 1620. Mids. II, 2, 41. As II, 4, 27.
Shr. IV, 1, 204. H4B IV, 6, 5. 21. 58. H5 IV, ), 14.
H6B III, 2, 375. R3 IV, 3, 14. Troil. Ill, 1, 49. Tit.
II, 3, 130. V, 3, 163. Tim. IV, 3, 32. Mcb. II, 3, 109.
V, 1,81. Lr. Ill, 4,55. Ant.. Ill, 13, 106. Cymb. Ill,
6, 35. IV, 2, 363. Per. HI, 1, 69. V, 1, 237.
Pilot, one who steers a ship: Lucr. 279. All's II,
1, 168. Wint. I, 2, 448. H6C V, 4, 6. 20. Troil. II,
2, 64. Rom. II, 2, 82. V, 3, 117. Mcb. I, 3, 28. 0th.
II, 1,48. Ill, 2, 1. Per. IV, 4, 18.
Pimpernell, name in Shr. Ind 2, 96.
Pin, subst. 1) a small pointed instrument chiefly
used to fasten clothes: Gent. II, 7, 56. As III, 5, 21.
Wint. IV, 4, 228. R2 111, 2, 169. I14B III, i, 156.
H6B IV, 10, 32. Lr. II, 3, 16. IV, 7, 56. —s' heads:
H4A IV, 2, 24. H4B IV, 3, 58.
Used to denote an insignificant trifle- Gent. I, 1,
115. II, 7,55. Meas. II, 1, 99. II, 2, 45. Ill, 1, 106.
Err. IV, 3, 73.'LLL IV, 3, 19. H4B II, 4, 189. Hml.
1, 4, 65. my wretchedness unto a row of — n, K2 lit,
4, 26. Sometimes used to cut short any futile ev.i-ioii:
you have beaten my men, killed my deer, and broke open
my lodge. But not kissed your keeper s daughter'? Tut
a p.! this shall be answered, Wiv. I, 1, 117. /'// leU
you what, — Foh, fohl come, tell a p., you are for-
sworn, Troil. V, 2. 22.
2) the middle point of the butt, the centre: then
will she get the upshoot by cleaving the p. LLL IV, 1,
138. the very p. of his heart cleft with the blind bow-
boy's buttshaft, Rom. II, 4, 15.
3) an induration of the membranes of the eye;
cataract: all eyes blind with the p. and web, Wint. I,
2, 291. he gives the web and the p. Lr. Ill, 4, 122.
S63
Pin, vb. 1) to fasten with pins: LLL V, 2, 321.
Cor. II, 1, 2^6.
2) to fasten , to fix in general; and so locks her
in embracinff, as if she would p. her to her heart, Wint.
V, 2, 84. our gales we have but —ed with rushes, Cor.
1,4,18.
Pi n-buttock, a buttock thin and pointed like a
pin: Ail'sll, 2, IS.
Pinch , subst. 1) a squeeze with the fingers: Tp.
1,2,329. IV, 233. Ant. I, 5, 28. V, 2, 298.
2i seizure with the teeth, bite: not rascal- like to
fall down with a p. H6A IV, 2, 49 (cf. the verb in H6C
II, 1, 16).
3) pain, pang: inward — es, Tp, V, 77 (remorse).
necessity's sharp p. Lr. II, 4, 214 (cf. belli/ -pinched),
there cannot be a p. in death more sharp than this is,
Cymb. I, 1, 130,
Pinch, name in Err. IV, 4, 60. V, 237. 294.
Pinch, vb. 1) to squeeze with the fingers: Tp.
1, 2, 328. II, 2, 4.' V, 276. Wiv, IV, 4, 57. IV, 6, 44.
V, 6, 49. 58. 9G. 103 — 105. B'-rr 11,2, 194, All's IV,
3, 140, Wint 1,2, n.j, IV,4,622. Strange expression :
let the bloat king tempt you again to bed, p. wanton on
your cheek, callyou his mouse, Hml. Ill, 4, 183. Shoulil
it be pinch-wanton (dally with pinches)? oe pinch,
wanton on your cheek?
2) to gripe and bite : as a bear, encompassed round
with dogs, who having — ed a few and made them cry,
H6C II, 1, 16 (cf. the subst, in H6A IV, 2, 49).
3) to discolour as by squeezing: the air hath — ed
the lily tincture of her face, Gent. IV, 4, 160 (cf. ivith
Phoebus amorous — es black, Ant. 1, 5, 28 .
4) to pain, to afflict: the earth is with a kind of
colic —ed and vexed, H4A 111, 1, 29. Cor. II, 1, 82.
the pox —es the other, IllB 1, 2, 258. in this our — ing
cave, Cymb. Ill, 3, 3S (very cold). 0 majesty! when
thou dost p. thy hfarer, H4B IV, 5, 20 ^meaning the
crown pressing the head), here's the pang that — es,
H8 II, 3, 1. to gall and p. this Solingbrohe, H4A I, 3,
229. thou art —edfor it now, Tp, V, 74.
5) to make ridiculous, to serve a trick: have I
— ed you, Signior Greinio? Shr. II, 373. / remain a
— ed thing, Wint II, 1, 51. as they p. one another bg
the disposition, Ant. II, 7, 7,
Pinch-spoltcd, spotted by pinches: Tp. IV, 261.
Pindarus, name in Caes. IV, 2, 4. V, 3, 20 etc.
Pine, subst. the tree Pinus: Lucr. 1167. Tp, I,
2, 277. 293. V, 48. Merch. IV, 1, 75. Wint. II, 1, 34.
R2 III, 2, 42. H6B II, 3, 45. Troil. I, 3, 8. Ant. IV,
12, 1. 23. Cymb. IV, 2, 175 iraasc).
Pine, vb. 1) intr. a) to want food, to starve: the
orphan — 5 while the oppressor feeds, Lucr. 905. like
still — ing Tantalus he sits, 858. he ten times — s that
— s beholding food, 1115. thus do 1 p. and surfeit day
by day , Sonn, 75, 13. why doest thou 'p. within and
suffer dearth, 146, 3, pity the dearth that I have — d
in, Gent. II, 7, 16, the mind shall banquet, though the
body p. LLL I, 1, 25. to love, ta wealth, to pomp, I p.
and die, 31. With /or, = to hunger for: cloyed with
- much, he — th still for more, Lucr, 98.
b) to wear away, to languish: I alone must sit and
p. Lucr. 795. hanging her pale and d cheek beside,
Compl. 32 . now all these hearts . . . with bleeding groans
they p. 215. Shr. I, 1, 160. Tw. 11,4, 115. H5 II, 4,
107. IV Chor. 41. H6A II, 5, 57. 111,3, 49. Mcb. 1,
3, 23, Per. I, 2, 31, to p. away: B2 III, 2, 209. Lr.
I, 4, 80. With /or, = to languish for: for whom, and
not for Tybalt, Juliet —d, Rom. V, 3, 236. all which
we p. for now, Mcb, III, 6, 37.
2) trans, a) to starve: poor birds, deceived with
painted grapes, do surfeit by the eye and p. the maw,
Ven, 602. b) to wear out, to afflict: where shivering
cold and sickness —s the clime, R2 V, 1, 77.
Pinfold, a place in which beasts are confined, »
pound: Gent. I, 1, 114. Lr. II, 2, 9.
Pinion, subst. a feather: so poor a p. of his wing,
Ant. Ill, 12, 4.
Pinion, vb. to make defenceless by binding the
elbow? behind together: Wiv. IV, 2, 129. Ado IV, 2,
69 (Dogberry says opinioned). Lr. Ill, 7, 23. Ant. V,
2,53.
Pinioned, winged, in Nimble-pinioned, q, v.
Pinii, subst. 1) a nonpareil, a nonesuch: I am
the very p. of courtesy, Rom. II, 4, 61.
2) the flower Dianthus: p. for flower, Rom. II,
4, 62.
Pink, adj. winking, half- shut: plumpy Bacchus
with p. eyne, Ant, II, 7, 121.
Pinked, pierced in small holes, reticulated: railed
upon me till her p. porringer fell off her head, H8 V,
4, 60. cf. Unpinked in Shr. IV, 1, 136.
Pinnace, a kind of small and light vessel: Wiv.
1, 3, 89: H6B IV, 1, 9. 107.
Pint, half a quart: H4A II, 4, 29. 0th. II, 3, 68.
cf. Half-pint.
Pint-pot, a pot containing a pint : H4AII,4,438.
Pioned, overgrown with marsh -maiigold: thy
banks with p. and twilled brims, Tv.iy,6i (-'the marsh-
mavigold is even at present called peony in the neigh-
bourhood of Stratford."- Edinb, Rev. 1872, Oct. p.
363).
Pioner, pioneer, one whose business is to level
the roads, throw up works, or form mines: Lucr.
1380 (rhyming to appear). H5 111, 2, 92. Hml. I, 5,
163. 0th, III, 3, 146 (the later F{ pioneers).
Pious, godly, religious: Meas, I, 3, 16, HS II, 2,
37. 11,4, 140. Tim. IV, 3, 140. Mcb, III, 6, 12. 27.
Hml. I, 3, 130. II, 2, 438. Ill, 1, 48. Cymb. Ill, 3,
72. Per. IV, 3, 17 (Qq impious).
Pip, a spot on cards: being, perhaps, for aught I
see, two and thirty, a p. out, Shr. I, 2, 33 (the earlier
Ff and Qpeep. "An expression derived from the
game of Bone-ace or One -and -thirty: to be two and
thirty, a p. out, was an old cant phrase applied to a
person who was intoxicated," Halliwell).
Pipe, subst. 1) a tube: your statue spouting blood
in many — s, Caes. II, 2, 85. Applied to the veins of
the body: Lucr. 1455. Cor. V, 1, 54.
2) throat, windpipe: Philomel stops her p. Sonn.
102, 8 (ceases to sing). Hence = voice: thy small
pipe is as the maiden's organ, Tw, I, 4, 32. Cor. Ill,
2, 113.
3) a tubular wind instrument: rumour is a p. blown
by surmises, H4B Ind. 15. the p. of Hermes, H5 III,
7, 18. split thy brazen p. (= trumpet) Troll. IV, 5,
7. they are not a p. for fortune's finger, Hml. Ill, 2,
75. will you piny upon this p. 1 (a recorder) 366. 3S7.
Especially used by shepherds and other peaceful mu-
sicians: Pilgr. 271. Mids. II, 1, 67. Rom, IV, 5, 96.
0th. Ill, 1, 20. the tabor and the p. (opposed to the
drum and the fife) Ado II, 3, 15. Wint. IV, 4, 183.
cf. Piping in 113 I, 1, 24.
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Pilie, vb. 1) to play on a jjipe: when shepherds
p. on oaten straws, LLL V, 2, 913. in this weak — ing
time of peace, R3 1, 1, 24 (when the pipe ib sounding
instead of the fife ; or, perhaps, when no manly martial
voice is heard, but only that of women and children).
2) to whistle, to have a shrill sound: ike winds,
— ing to us in vain, Mids. II, 1, 88. his big manly voice,
turning again toward childish treble, — 5 and whistles
in his sound, As 11, 7, 102. to p. for = to whistle for,
to give up for lost ( German : nachpfeifen) : and then
■ire may go p, for justice. Tit. IV, 3, 24.
Piper, one who plays on a pipe: Ado V, 4, 131.
Pipe-wine, wine not from the bottle, but from
the pipe or cask: I shall drink in p. first with him;
I'll make him dance, Wiv. HI, 2, 90. The jest consists
in the double sense oi pipe as the instrument after
which people used to dance, cf. the preceding canary.
Pilipln, a kind of apple: Wiv. 1, 2, 13. H4B
V, 3, 2.
Pirate, a sea-robber: Lucr. 335. Meas. 1, 2, 8.
IV, 3, 75. Merch. 1, 3, 25. Tw. V, 72. 77. H6B I, 1,
222. IV, 1, 108. 138. IV, 9, 33. E3 I, 3, 158. Hml.
IV, 6, 15. Ant. I, 4, 48. II, 6, 36. Per. IV, 1, 97. IV, 2,
69. V, 1, 176.
Pisa, town in Italy: Shr.1, 1, 10. 21. 210. II, 104.
Ill, 1, 33. IV, 2, 93. 94. IV, 4, 71. IV, 5, 55. V, I, 29.
Adjectively: within rich P. walls, II, 369.
Pisanio, name in Cymb. I, 3, 22 and passim.
Pish, an interjection expressing contempt or even
disgust: H5 II, 1, 43. 44. 0th. II, 1, 270. IV, 1, 42.
Pismire, the ant, emmet: nettled and stung with
— s, H4A I, 3, 240.
Piss, subst. urine, in Horse-piss, q. v.
Piss, vb. to eject as urine: top. my tallow, Wiv.
V, 5, 16 (a hunters' term, used of deer becoming lean
in rut-time), a — ing while ^^^ a short time, such as
is sufficient to make water: Gent. IV, 4, 21. the — ing
conduit, a conduit near the Royal Exchange ("so call-
ed from its running with a small stream," Nares)
H6B IV, 6, 3.
Pistol, subst. a small fire-arm: Wiv. IV, 2, 53.
U4A II, 4, 380. V, 3, 53. Per. 1, 1, 168. Quibbling:
H4B II, 4, 120. H5 II, 1, 55.
Pistol, name in Wiv. I, 1, 129. 149 etc. H4B II,
4, 74 etc. H5 1I, 1,3 etc.
Pistol, vb. to shoot with a pistol: Tw. II, 5, 42.
Pistol-proof, impenetrable to a pistol-shot: H4B
11.4,125.
Pit, a cavity, a hole: these round enchanting — s
(i. e. dimples) Ven. 247. brine — s (salt springs) Tp.
I, 2, 338. a saw-p. Wiv. IV, 4, 53. V, 3, 14. V, 4, 3.
fallen into a p. of ink. Ado IV, 1, 142. an earthy p.
(a grave) R2 IV, 219. theyllfill a p. H4A IV, 2, 72.
this abhorredp. Tit. II, 3, 98. 176. 193. 224. 230. 240.
1^73. 277. 283. 286. our enemies have beat us to the p.
C'aes. V, 5, 23 (like beasts of the chase), at the pit of
Acheron, Mcb. HI, 5, 15. conscience and grace, to the
profoundest p. Plml. IV, 5, 132. a p. of clay (a grave)
V, 1, 104. the sulphurous p. (hell) Lr. IV, 6, 130.
Pitch, subst. a thick black substance obtained by
boiling down tar: Tp. I, 2, 3. II, 2, 54. H6A V, 4,
57. Proverbially defiling: Ado HI, 3, 60. LLL IV,
3, 3. H4A II, 4, 455.. H6B II, 1, 196. Emblem of
moral pollution: so will I turn her virtue into]/. 0th.
II, 3, 366.
Pitch, subst. height: when from highmost p. he
(the sun) reelelh, Sonn. 7, 9. to write above a mortal
p. 86, 6. of what validity and p. soe'er, Tw. I, 1, 12.
it (the frame) is of such a spacious lofty /.. H6A II,
o, 55. the p. and height of all his thoughts, R3 HI, 7,
188. and mount her p. Tit. II, 1, 14. I cannot bound
a p. above dull tvoe, Rom. 1, 4, 21, enterprises of great
p. and moment, Iliul. ill, 1,86 {Vi pith). Used of the
height to which a falcon soars: which flic.i the higher
p. H6A II, 4, II. what a p. she flew, liGli H, 1, 6.
bears his thoughts above his falcon'' s p. 12. Eigui'ative-
ly : hoiv high a p. his resolution soars, 112 1, 1, 109.
fly an ordinary p. C'aes. I, 1, 78. Uncertain which of
the two homonyms is meant: this imperious man will
work us all from princes into pages : all men s honours
lie like one lump before him, to be fashioned into what
p. he please, 118 II, 2, 50 (height? or baseness? Han-
mer pinch, Theobald batch).
Pitch, vb. 1) to throw, to thrust: p. me i' the
mire, Tp. II, 2, 5. p. and pay = pay down at once,
pay ready money : the word is P. and pay, H5 II, 3,
51 (Pistol's speech. Perhaps = throw down your
money and pay; or derived from the custom of pitch-
ing goods at markets).
2) to plant,, to set: shall we desire to raze the
sanctuary and]'- our evils there? Meas. II, 2, 172. they
have — ed a toil, LLL IV, 3, 2. here p. our tents, 113
V, 3, 1. the Greeks do p. their brave pavilions, Troil.
Prol. 14. V, 10, 24 (Fipight). sharp stakes they —ed
in the ground, H6A I, 1, 118. From the custom of
planting sharp stakes in the ground against the hostile
horse came the signification of marshalling, arranging
in a military sense: a — ed battle, Shr. I, 2, 206. H6C
lY, 4, 4. here p. our battle, V, 4, 66. the very jiarings
of our nails shall p. afield, II6A HI, 1, lOlj. all the
land thou hast lie in a — ed field, Tim. I, 2, 231. on
either hand thee there are squadrons — ed, H6A IV,
2,23.
3) to fix: whose vulture thought doth p. the price
so high, Ven. 55 ;or = raise? cf. High-pitched).
Pitch-balls, balls of pitch: LLL HI, 199.
Pitcher, a jug; used only in the proverbial phrase
— s have ears = there may be listeners overhear-
ing us: Shr. IV, 4, 52. R3 II, 4, 37.
Pitch}, very dark: p. night, Ven. 821. All's IV,
4, 24. I16A II, 2, 2. p. vapours, Lucr. 550. a p. day,
H6C V, 6, 85.
Piteous, 1) compassionate: these eyes, but for
thy p. lips, no more had seen, Ven. 504. a wretched
image, that p. looks to Phrygian shepherds lent, Lucr.
1502. tell your p. heart, Jlp. I, 2, 14. in thy p. heart
plant thou thine ear, R2 V, 3, 126.
2) exciting compassion: he pens her p. clamours ■
in her head, hncr.GSl. p. plaining s of the pretty babes.
Err. I, 1, 73. As II, 1, 40. Wint. HI, 3, 91. H6C I, 4,
163. II. 5, 73". R3 I, 2, 158. IV, 3, 2. Rom, I Chor.7.
Ill, 2, 54. Hi, 3, 86. V, 3, 180. Caes. Ill, 2, 202. Hml.
11,1,82.94. 111,4,128. Lr. V, 3, 214.
3) miserable, wretched, pitiful: in an act of this
importance 'twere most p. to be wild, Wint. II, 1, 182.
or p. they will look, like drowned mice, H6A I, 2, 12.
his p. and unpitied end, R3 IV, 4, 74.
Piteouslj, so as to excite compassion: villanies
rulhful to hear, yet p. performed. Tit. V, 1, 66 (cf.
pitifully in Wiv. IV, 2, 212). say that the last I spoke
was ^Antony', and word if, prithee, p. Ant. IV, 13, 9.
Pitfall, a pit intended to catch lica-t- ; poor bird,
865
thou'ldsi never fear the net nor lime, the p. nor the gin,
Mcb. IV, 2, 35.
Pith, 1) marrow : let it feed even on the p. of life,
Hml. IV, 1,23.
2) strength, force : the precedent of p. and liveli-
hoodj Ven. 26. not arrived to p. and puissance, H5 III
Chor. 21. sin^:e these arms of mine hoyd seven years' p.
Oth. I, 3, 83. enterprises of great p and moment,
Hml. Ill, 1, 86 (at Brst undertakea with great energy.
Qci pitch).
3) chief part, quintessence: that's mi/ p. of business,
Meas. I, 4, 70. i/ou marked not what's the p. of all,
Shr. 1, 1, 171. it takes from our achievements the p.
and marrow of our attribute, Ilml. I, 4, 22.
Pithless, strengthless: p. arms, H6A II, 5, 11.
Pithy, forcible, iniprCj&ive : to teach you gamut in
a briefer sort, more pleasant, p. and effectual, Shr. Ill,
1,68.
Pitiful, 1) oompau-sionate: that p. rumour may
report my Jiioht, AW's lU, '2, \30. good ground, be p.
and hurt me' not, John IV, 3, 2. K2 V, 2, 103. H6A
III, 1, 109. H6C I, 4, 141. Ill, 2, 32. E3 I, 3, 141. H8
IV, 2, 40. Tit. II, 3, 156. Caes. Ill, 1, 169. With to:
be p. to my sons, Tit. 111. 1, 8.
2) moving compassion; p. mischances, Lucr. 976.
such p. dole, As I, 2, 139. the ballad is very p. AVint.
IV, 4, 286. 845. H6A IV, 1, 57. Rom. IV, 5, 99. V, 3,
174. Mcb. Ill, 2, 47. Lr. IV, 6, 208. 0th. I, 3, 161. V,
2, 210. Per. II, 1, 22. With to: p. to the eye, Mcb. IV,
3, 151.
3) miserable, wretched, contemptible:^, thrivers,
in their gazing spent, Sonn. 125, 8. / should be a p.
lady, Wiv. Ill, 3, 66. a p. bald crown, H4A II, 4, 420.
IV, 2, 70. Troil. HI, 2, 208. Hml. HI, 2, 49.
Adverbially : how p. I deserve. Ado V, 2, 29.
Pitiful-hearted, compassionate: H4AI1,4, 134.
Pitifully, 1) compassionately: be p. good, Tim.
III, 5, 52.
2) so as to excite compassion; he beat him most
p. Wiv. IV, 2,212.
3) wretchedly, contemptibly: which p. disaster
the cheeks. Ant. II, 7, 18. they are so p. sodden, Per.
IV, 2, 21.
Pitiless, destitute of compassion: Err. IV, 2, 35.
As III, 5, 40. Tit. II, 3, 162. Lr. Ill, 4, 29.
Pittance, portion of food, diet: at so slender
warning, you are like to have a thin and slender p. Shr.
IV, 4, 61 (cf. 70).
Pittie-ward, towards Pitty, which seems to have
been the name of some place at Windsor: Wiv.UI, 1, 5.
PIttikins: 'odsp.,a,n exclamation corrupted from
God's pity: Cyuib. IV, 2, 293.
Pity, subst. 1) compassion: Ven. 95. 257. 1000.
Lucr. 468. 595. 1553. Sonn. Ill, 14. 112,1. 142,
11. Tp. I, 2, 150. 446. Gent. 11,3, 12. Meas. II, 2,
99. 111,2,223. Err. I, 1,10. Merch. IV, 1, 5. As II,
7, 123. H6B III, 1, 125. 225. V. 2, 56. H6C II, 6, 26.
Caes. Ill, 1, 171 etc. l^lur. —es: Wint. 11, 1, 110. the
one has my p. (= 1 pity him) Meas. IV, 2, 64. this is
full of p. H8 II, 1, 137 ^= moves compassion), an
eye of p. = a compassionate eye, Merch. IV, 1, 27.
Wint. Ill, 2, 124. a thing of p. = to be pitied, Cynib.
V, 4, il.forp. = out of compassion: Ven. 577. Ado
V, 4, 93. Wint. Ill, 3, 78. Cor. I, 3, 96. Tit. Ill, 1,
2. in p., in the same sense: R2 V, 1, 9. in p. of: Ven.
1091. As I, 2, 170. H6A U, 5, 87. H6C II, 2, 161.
Tim. V, 1, 179. Lr. IV, 5, 12. out of p. H8 111,3,382.
to give p. All's I, 3, 219. to have p. Compl. 178. Tp.
1, 2, 474. Mids. Ill, 2, 241. All's II, 3, 254. H8 IV,
2, 139. to take p. Pilgr. 392. Meas. I, 2, 112. Err.
IV, 3, 26. Ado II, 3, 271. H5 HI, 3, 28. With of:
Ven, 1091. Compl. 178. Ado II, 3, 271. Asl, 2, 170.
All's II, 3, 254. H5 III, 3, 28. H6A II, 5, 87. H6C
II, 2, 161. Tit. HI, 1, 2. Lr. IV, 5, 12. Per. 1, 2,
29. With on: Pilgr. 392. Meas. I, 2, 112. Err. IV,
3, 26 (in these three passages to take p. on), have
some p. upon my women, H8 IV, 2, 139. With to: I
myself find in myself no p. to myself, R3 V, 3, 203.
out of our easiness and childish p. to one man's honour,
H8 V, 3, 25. p. to the general wrong of Rome, Caes.
III, 1, 170.
For p., an exclamation not only of distress, but of
regretful surprise (cf. the German dass sich Gott er-
barm' !) : alack, for p.! I, not remembering how I cried
out then, will cry it o'er again, Tp. I, 2, 132. ay me,
for p.! Mids. II, 2, 147. where — 0 for p.! — loe
shall much disgrace the name of Agincourt, H5 IV Chor.
49. Op., sir, where is the patience now, Lr. Ill, 6, 61.
2) a ground or subject of compassion: and there
sung the dolefullest ditty, that to hear it was great p.
Pilgr. 384. it were p. you should get your living by
reckoning, LLL V, 2, 497. though it be p. so see such
a sight, it well becomes the ground, As III, 2, 255.
which though it be great p. , yet it is necessary, Wint.
IV, 4, 804. were it not p. that this goodly boy should
lose his birthright? H6C 11, 2, 34. HI, 2, 31. it is a
p. would move a monster, HS II, 3, 10. their story is
no tess in p. than his glory, Ant. V, 2, oijo. it is p. =■
it is to be regretted: tliat were p. Merch. U, 2, 209.
followed by an indicative: 'tis p. he is not honest, All's
HI, 5, 85. Wint. II, 1, 68. 'tis p. that thou livest to
walk. Err. V, 27. 'tis p. she lacks instructions, Wint.
IV, 4, 592. by the impf. subj.: 'tis p. — that's p.?
That wishing well had not a body in't, All's I, 1, 193.
what p. is it that he had not so dressed his land, R2
111, 4, 55. by should: 'tis p. love should be so contrary,
Gent. IV, 4, 88. 'twere p. two such friends should be
long foes, V, 4, 118. Jolm II, 507. H4A I, 3, 59 (great
p.). R3 I, 1, 132. Tit. II, 3, 71. 0th. II, 3, 143 (great
p.). Cymb. I, 4, 43 etc. by but, = that not: p. but
he were a king, Pilgr. 414; of. Verges' confused speech
in Ado III, 3, 2. by an inf.: 'twere p. to sunder them,
H6C IV, 1, 22. Ant. I. 2, 142. bv of: it is p. of her
life, Meas. II, 1, 77. II, 3, 42. Mids. Ill, 1, 44. V, 229
(on ^ of. Tw. 11, 5, 14. 0th. H, 3, 130. Ant. I, 4,
71. and yet the p. of it, 0th. IV, 1, 206. the more p.
As I, 2, 92. the more the p. Mids. HI, 1, 148. H4A
II, 4, 514.
Pity, vb. to feel sympathy, to compassionate;
absol.: what 'tis to p. As II, 7, 117. H6C II, 6, 25.
H8 Pro!. 5. Troil. IV, 3, 11. Trans.: Lucr. 977. 1747.
Sonn. I, 13. Ill, 8. 132, 1. 142, 12. Pilgr. 400. Tp.
I, 2, 353. Gent. II, 7, 16. IV, 3, 37. IV, 4, 83. 98.
V, 2, 26. Wiv. II, 1, 13. Meas. II, 2, 101. Err. I, 1,
98. Adoll, 3, 231. Mids. HI, 2, 235. IV, 1, 52. V,
295. As I, 2, 293. I, 3, 81. II, 4, 75. II, 7, 117. Ill,
5, 33. All's V, 3, 161. H6A HI, 1, 77. H6B I, 3, 21S,
I-I6CI1, 5, 88. H, 6, 74. 111,1,36. R3 1, 3, 274. IV,
1, 88. Hml. IV, 5, 3 etc. After the passive the agent
preceded by of, not by by: Ado IV, 1, 218. Wint.
HI, 2, 235. Mcb. Ill, 6, 4. Ant. V, 2, 33.
Pity-pleading, imploring compassion ; Lucr. 561.
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Pity-tvanling, unpitied: So nn. 140, 4.
Pius, surname of Andronicus: Tit. I, 23.
Fix, needless emendation of some M. Edd. in H5
111,6,42; 0. EdA. pax, q. v.
Pizzlc, the part in beasts official to the discharge
of urine: you bull's p. H4A II, 4, 271.
Place, subst. 1) a portion of space occupied or
to be occupied: the most opportune p. Tp. IV, 26.
mokes this p. Paradise, 124. never welcome to a p.
Gent. II, 5, 6. hath appointed them contrary — s, Wiv.
II, 1, 217. in other — s she enlargeih her mirth, II, 2,
231. though you change your p., you need not change
your trade, Meas. i, 2, 110. peace be in this p. 1. 4, 6.
a novice of this p. 19. had time cohered with p. or p.
with wishing, II, 1, 11. at that p. call upon me, III, 1,
278. knows the p. where he abides, V, 252. that or
any p. that harbours men. Err. I, 1, 137. in what safe
p, you have bestowed my money, I, 2, 78. I'll meet you
at that p. Ill, 1, 122. here's no p. for you jnaids, Ado
II, 1, 48. thy own wish wish I thee in every p. LLL
11,179. to that p. the sharp Athenian laio cannot pursue
us, Mids. I, 1, 162. in that same p. will I meet with
thee, 177. if I be lapsed in this p. Tw. Ill, 3, 36. each
circumstance of p., time, V, 259. the rector of the p.
All's IV, 3, 69. a crooked figure may attest in little p.
a million, H5 Prol. IG. France werenop. for Henry's
icarriors, H6A III, 3, 22. Kent is termed the civillest
p. of all this isle, H6B IV, 7, 66. it is p. which lessens
and sets off, Cymb. Ill, 3, 13 etc. etc. Synonymous to
i'pot: the cry remaineth in one p. Ven. 885. she falleth
&n the p. she stood, 1121. burn in many — s, Tp. 1, 2,
199. barren p. and fertile, 338. that we quit this p.
11, 1, 322. bring the rabble here to this p. iV, 38. here
on this grass-plot, in this very p. 73. V, 100. all that
are assembled in this p. Err. V, 396.- to meet me in this
p. of the forest, As HI, 3, 45. hurt him in eleven — s,
T^v. Ill, 2, 37. conscience! 0, 'tis a tender p. H8 II, 2,
-144 (cf. the German: ein wunder Fleck') etc, in p. =
present: here's one in p. I cannot pardon, Meas. V, 504.
as firmly as yourself were still in p. Shr. 1, 2, 167.
she was there in p. H6C IV, 1, 103. choosing me when
Clarence is in p. IV, 6, 31. an I had thee in p. where
thou shouldst know it, Shr. IV, 3, 151 (i. e. if I had
thee present there where I should teach you to know
it. il. Edd. unintelligibly, at least to us: an I had
thee in p. where, thou etc.).
2) a portion of space as allotted or belonging to
a particular person or thing: she puts the period often
from his p. Lucr. 565. why should my heart think that
a several plot which my heart knows the wide world's
common p. 9 Sonn. 137, 10. we'll borrow p. of him, Meas.
V, 367. what worser p. can I beg in your love than to
be used as you use your dog? Mids. U, 1, 208. to hold
a rival p. with one of them, Merch. I, 1, 174. bars me
the p. of a brother, As 1, 1, 20. in his brain he hath
strange — s crammed ivith observation, 11,7,40. you
shall supply the bridegroom' s p. Shr. HI, 2, 251. I fill
a p. All's I, 2, 69. my true p. in your favour , Tw. V,
126. standing in rich p. Wint. 1, 2, 7; cf. H5 Prol.
16. might have knmon my p. Tim. Ill, 3, 14; cf. Tw.
II, 5, 60 etc. in one's p. = in one's stead: Meas. Ill,
1, 261. Err. Ill, 1, 46. Merch. Ill, 4, 39. HGA I, 2,
61. IV, 3, 25. H8 III, 2, 394. Tit. IV, 2, 159. Caes.
III, 2, 116. upon his p. = in his p. Meas. I, 4, 55. to
keip p. together = to be in accordance: they do no
more adhere and keep j:!' together than the Hundredth
Psalm to the tune of Green Sleeves, Wiv. II, 1, 63;
cf. keeps p. with thought, Troil. Ill, 3, 199. to take
one's p. = lo sit down, or to take one's stand: Mids.
V, 84. Merch, IV, 1, 170. H6A U, 1, 1. RGB HI, 2,
19. Tit. V, 3, 24. Lr. Ill, 6, 38. take p. by us, H8 1,
2, 10 ^= sit down at our side), to takep. = to come
to pass: H8 III, 2, 34.
3) station in life, position in society: authentic in
your p. and person , Wiv. II, 2, 236. / never heard a
man of his p,, gravity and learning, so wiue of his own
respect, 111, 1, 57. whose own great p. Meas. II, 4, 92.
many fools that stand in better p. Merch. Ill, 5, 73.
who were below him he used as creatures of another p.
All's 1, 2, 42 (= of another sphere), from lowest p.
ivhen virtuous things proceed, II, 3, 132. a creature of
thy p. Wint. II, 1, 83. thy — s shall still neighbour
mine, I, 2, 448. when yet you were in p. and in account
nothing so strong and fortunate as I, H4A V, 1, 37.
a woman of less p. H8II,2, 112. poison which attends
in p. of greater state, Cymb. Ill, 3, 78 etc. etc. Pe-
culiar expression : these fixed evils sit so fit in him,
that they take p., when virtue's steely hones look bleak
i' the cold wind. All's I, 1, 114 (= that they are re-
ceived as equals in high society).
Hence = office, official station: Gent. I, 2, 45.
Meas. I, 1, 79. 1, 2, 167. I, 3, 13. II, 1, 273. II, 2,
13. II, 4, 12. 156. IV, 1, 60. V, 294. 537. Ado IV,
2, 76. H4A III, 2, 32. H4B IV, 2, 23. V, 2, 77. H5
IV, 1, 263. IV, 3, 78. H6B I, 3, 124. H8 I, 1, 161.
V, 3, 40. Troil. II, 3, 89. Ill, 3, 82. Cor. II, 1, 165.
II, 3, 255. Lr. Ill, 6, 58 (corruption in the p.). Ant.
III, 1, 18 etc.
4) seat, residence, mansion: love lacked a dwelling
and made him her p. Compl. 82. this is no p.; this
house is but a butchery. As II, 3, 27. in our native p.
(= home) Troil. II, 2, 96. due reference of p. and ex-
hibition, 0th. I, 3, 238. cf. Crosby p., Eltham p. =
Crosby house etc. did Julius Caesar build that p. (the
Tower)? R3 HI, 1, 69.
5) room, way, space aiforded; with the verb to
give: bids Lucretius give his sorrow p. Lucr. 1773. my
sick Muse doth give another p. Sonn. 79, 4. nor gives
to necessary wrinkles p. 108, 11, all vows and conse-
crations giving p. Compl. 263, the unexperient gave
the tempter p. 318. most rude melancholy, valour gives
thee p. LLL III, 69. give us the p. alone, Tw. I, 6,
235 (= leave us alone), let all the rest give p. ( =
withdraw) II, 4, 82. my love can give nop., bide no
denay, 127. fellow, give p., here is no longer stay, E2
V, 5, 95. will it (the fever} give p. to flexure? H5 IV,
1, 272. give p.; by heaven, thou shalt rule no more,
H6B V, 1, 104. sirrah, give p. Caes. HI, 1, 10. if you
give p. to accidental evils, IV, 3, 146. good reasons
must give p. to better, 203.
6) pitch, the highest elevation of the hawk: a
falcon towering in her pride of p. Mcb. II, 4, 12.
7) Periphrastically : ' thy black is fairest in my
judgment's p. Sonn. 131, 12. bears his head in such a
rein, in full as proud a p. as broad Achilles, Troil. 1,
3, 189. to attain in suit the p. of's bed, Cymb. V, 6,
185. Peculiar passage: yond's that same knave that
leads him to these — s, All's III, 5, 86 (Theobald
paces, Lettsom passes).
Place, vb. 1) to put, to set, to lay: in thy dead
artns do 1 mean to p. him, Lucr. 517. like stones of
worth they thinly —d are, Sonn. 52, 7. and p. my
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merit in the eye of scorn ^ 88, 2. p. your hands below
your kusband^s foot, Shr. V, 2, 177. apiece of ord-
nance 'gainst it I have — rf, H6A I, 4, 16. p. barrels
of pitch upon the fatal stake, V, 4, 57. on the pieces'of
the broken wand were — d the heads, H6B I, 2, 29.
your father's head which Clifford ■ — d there, H6C II,
6, 53. two women — d together makes cold weather, H8
1, 4, 22, upon my head they — d a fruitless crown, Mcb.
Ill, 1, 61. that these bodies high on a stage be — d to
the view, Hml. V, 2, 389. p. him here by me, Lr. I, 4,
1.36. I'll p. it upon this fairest prisoner, Cymb. I, 1,
123. briefly die their Joys that p. them on the truth of
girls and boys, V, 5, 107. to p. upon the volume of your
deeds . .. your loorth in arms. Per. II, 3, 3. though for-
tune have — d me in this sly, IV, 6, 104. Reflexively:
p. you that side, H8 1, 4, 20 (= take your seat).
2) to station, to assign a place or post to: now in
London p. him, H5 V Chor. 35. here we her p. Per.
"\' l^rol. 11. the prince, Claudio and my master, plant-
ed and — d and possessed by my master Don John, Ado
HI, 3, 159. —d behind, H6A I, 1, 132. —ing therein
some expert officers. III, 2, 127. and —d a quire oj
such enticing birds, IIGB I, 3, 92. our archers shall
be — d in the midst, R3 V, 3, 295. on which side they
have — d their men of trust. Cor. I, 6, 52. I'll be — d
in the ear of all their conference, Hml. Ill, 1, 192.
subscribed it, — d it safely, V, 2, 52. I will p. you
where you shall hear us, Lr. I, 2, 98. the while I'llp.
you. Ant. II, 7, 116. Used of words, = to arrange,
to choose: he wary how you p. your words, H6A 111,
2, 3. words sweetly — d and modestly directed, V, 3,
179. well ~d, H5 111, 7, 128 (= put in, alleged).
3) to establish (in an office), to appoint: who is,
if every owner were well — d, indeed his king, H4AIV,
3, 94. thou shah be — d as viceroy under him, H6A
V, 4, 131. as p. Duke Humphrey for the king's pro-
tector, H6B III, 1, 250. this yellow slave will p. thieves
and give them title, Tim. IV, 3, 35. if I can p. thee,
I will. Per. IV, 6, 204. how she came ~d here in the
temple, V, 3, 67. Reflexively: to take their rooms, ere
I can p. myself, H6C 111, 2, 132 (i. e. become king).
3) to fix, to establish firmly: where her faith was
firmly fixed in love, there a nay is — d without remove,
I'ilgr. 256. my resolution is — d, Ant. V, 2, 238.
4) to set, to repose: doubt and suspect are — d
loo late, Tim. IV, 3, 519. cf. Cymb. V, 5, 107.
5) to bestow, to dispose of: which since I know
ihey virtuously are — d, Gent. IV, 3, 38. if half thine
outward graces had been — d about thy thoughts, Ado
IV, I, 102. she being down, I have the — ing of the
British crown, Cymb. Ill, 5, 65.
6) to hold, to estimate: p. it for her chief virtue,
Gent.'Ill, 1, 339. and therefore, like herself , wise, fair
and true, shall she be — d in my constant soul, Merch.
II, 6, 57. let your fervour, like my master's, be — d in
contempt, Tw. I, 5, 307. the ram they p. before his
hand that made the engine, Troil. I, 3, 208. those she
— th highest. Cor. I, 5, 25.
Placentio, name in Rom. I, 2, 69.
Placket, probably a stomacher (according to some
a petticoat, or the opening in it): dread prince of — s,
LLL 111, 186. will they wear their — s where they
should bear their faces ^ Wint. IV, 4, 245 (the clown's
speech; = will they openly show to strangers what
they ought to keep for their friends?), you might have
pinched a p., it was senseless, 622. those that war for
a p. Troil. II, 3, 22. keep thy hand out of —s, Lr. Ill,
4, 100.
Plagae, subst. 1) vexation, torment, calamity:
why should the private pleasure of some one become the
public p. of many moel Lucr. 1479. drink up the mo-
narchs' p., this flattery , Sonn. 114, 2. in things right
true my heart and eyes hiire erred, and to this false p.
are they now transferred, 137. 14 (= this p. of fal-
sity, of being false), my p. thus far I count my gain,
141, 13. a most unholy match, whv h heaven and for-
tune still rewards with - s, Gent. IV, 3, 31. I had as
lief have heard the nighl-raien, come what p. could
hare come ajter it. Ado II, 3, S5. 0 p. right well pre-
vented! Ill, 2, 136. 'twas pretty, though a p., to see
him every hour, All's 1, 1, 103. too icell I feel the dif-
ferent p. of each calamity, John HI, -1, 60. R2 V, 3,
3. H6C V, 5, 28. Troil. 1, 3, 96. V. 10, 8. Tim. IV,
3, S.57. V, 1, 56. 192. Hml. III. 1, 140 (or = curse?).
IV, 7, 13. Lr. 1, 2, 3. IV, 1, 48. G7. 0th. Ill, 3, 146.
273. 276. IV, 1, 97.
2) punishment: it is a p. that Cupid will impose,
LLL 111, 203. light wenches may prove — s to men
forsworn, iV, 3, 385. thus pour the stars down s for
perjury, V, 2, 394. God hath made her sin and her the
p. on this removed issue, John II, 185. 187. if heaven
have any grievous p. in store, R3 1, 3, 217. the p. that
needs must light on this ingratitude, Cae=. I, 1, 59. all
the —s of hell, Cymb. I, 6, 111.
3) pestilence: the p. is banished by thy breath. Yen.
510. of — s, of dearths, Sonn. 14, 4. they have the p.
LLL V, 2, 421. Tw. I, 5, 314. H5 IV, 3, 103. Tim.
IV, 1, 21. IV, 3, 108. V, 1, 140. 224. Oftenest used
in cursing: the red p. rid you! Tp. I, 2, 364. the p.
of Greece upon thee! Troil. II, 1, 13. a p. break thy
neck, V, 4, 34. biles and — s plaster you o'er. Cor. I,
4, 31. the hoarded p. o'the gods requite your love, IV,
2, 11. a p. consume you, Tim. V, 4, 71. all the — s . . .
light on thy daughters, Lr. Ill, 4, 69. 0 p. and mad-
ness, Troil. V, 2, 35. the common flle — a p.! Cor. I,
6, 43. more man? p., p.! Tim. IV, '3, 197. vengeance!
p.! death! Lr. II, 4, 96. p. on'i! Tw. Ill, 4, 311. Cor.
II, 3, 66. a p. upon this howling, Tp. I, 1, 39. II, 2,
166. All's IV, 3, 134. John II, 190. H4A I, 3, 243.
II, 1, 31. II, 2, 21. 29. 31. II, 4, 166. 546. Ill, 1, 5.
H6A IV, 3, 9. H6B III, 2, 309. R3 1, 3, 58. Troil.
IV, 2, 78. Tim. II, 2, 50. IV, 3, 366. Lr. II, 2, 87. V,
3, 269. Per. II, 1, 28. a p. of all drums, All's IV, 3,
331. a p. of all cowards, H4A II, 4, 127. 131. 148.
365. H8 III, 2, 259. Troil. Ill, 3, 266. a p. o these
pickle-herring, Tw. I, 5, 128. a p. a both your houses,
Rom. Ill, 1, 94. what op. = what the devil: what a
p. means my niece, Tw. 1, 3, 1. what a p. have I to do
with a buff jerkin, H4A I, 2, 51. 11, 2, 39. 11,4,373.
Hence it almost seems that, in some expressions,
the word has quite passed into the sense of curse: I'll
give thee this p. for thy dowry, Hml. Ill, 1, 140. it is
my nature's p. to spy into abuses, 0th. Ill, 3, 146. 273.
276. 'tis the strumpets' p. to beguile many and be be-
guiled by one, IV, 1, 97.
Plagne, vb. 1) to afflict, to torment; absol.: a
— ing mischief light on Charles, H6A V, 3, 39. trans.:
the aged man is — d with cramps, Lucr. 856. Iwillp.
them all, even to roaring, Tp. IV, 192. Merch. Ill, 1,
121. H6A V, 4, 154. Troil. I, 1, 97. Tim. IV, 3, 162.
0th. 1, 1, 71.
2) to punish: /or one's offence why should so many
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fall, to p. u prit-nte- sin in general'? Lucr. 1484. the
ambition in my love thus — s itself, All's I, 1, 101. he
is — d for her sin, John II, 184. 186. p. injustice with
the pains of hell. K2 III, 1, 34. top. thee for thy foul
misleading me, H6CV, 1,97. I'll p thee for that u'ord,
V, 5, 27. God hath —d thy bloody deed, E3 I, 3, 181.
Troil. V, 2, 105. Cor. V, 3, 166. Rom. I, 4, 75. Tim.
IV, 3, 73. Mcb. 1, 7, 10. Lr. V, 3, 171. Cymb. 11,
5, 35.
Plague-sore, a plague-spot, a pestilent boil : Lr.
II, 4, 227.
Plaguy, used adverbially, = pestilently: he is so
p. proud that the death -tokens of it cry 'No recovery',
Troil. II, 3, 187.
Plain, subst. level ground : Ven. 236. Lucr. 1247.
H8 V, 5, 55. Tit. II, 2, 24. Having on or upon (never
in) before it: Pilgr. 290. E2 III, 3, 50. H4A I, 1, 70
H6B I, 4, 39. 71. Troil. Prol. 13. I, 3, 80. V, 10, 24
Lr. II, 2, 86. = battle-field: John II, 295. H5 IV, 6'
8. R3 V, 3, 291. '
Plain, adj. 1) even, level, smooth: the p. bald
pate of father Time, Err. II, 2, 71; i. e. not hairy; cf.
we are but p. felloios. A lie; you are rough and hairy,
Wint. IV, 4, 743. follow me then to — er ground,
Mids. Ill, 2, 404. p. as way to parish church. As II,
7, 52. 071 the p. masonry. All's II, 1, 31. this sandy
plot is p. Tit IV, 1, 69. cf. Merch. Ill, 1, 13.
2) open, clear, easily understood, evident: all this
dumb play had his acts made p. with tears, Ven. 359.
that my love may appear p. and free, Gent. IV, 4, 82.
a rule as p. Err. II, 2, 70. LLL III, 82. IV, 3, 121.
Mids. V, 129. As 11, 7, 52. All's V, 3, 318. H6A III,
1, 200. H6B II, 2, 53. Troil. IV, 4, 31. Tit. II, 3,
301. 0th. II, 1, 321.
3) simple: in true p. words, Sonn. 82, 12. the les-
son is but p. Ven. 407. a p. kerchief, Wiv. Ill, 3, 62.
'tis a p. case, Err. iV, 3, 22. I meant p. holy - thistle,
Ado III, 4, 80. the p. form of marriage, IV, 1, 2. plan-
tain, a p. plantain, LLL III, 74. that some p. man re-
count their purposes, V, 2, 176. p statute-caps, 281.
honest p. words best pierce the ear of grief , 763. the
p. highway of talk, Merch. Ill, 1, 13. as you would say
in p. terms, II, 2, 68. understand a p. man in his p.
meaning, III, 5, 63, toith all brief and p. conveniency,
IV, 1, 82. thus in p. terms, Shr. II, 271. the p. single
vow that is vowed true. All's IV, 2, 22. it (the song)
is old and p. Tw. II, 4, 44. honest p. men, Wint. IV, 4,
824. we are but p. fellows, 743. p. old form , John
IV, 2, 22. how a p. tale shall put you down, H4A II,
4, 281. of so easy and so p. a stop, H4B Ind. 17. in
p. shock and even play of battle, H5 IV, 8, 114. such
a p. king, V, 2, 128. I speak to thee p. soldier, 156,
take u, fellow of p. and uncoined constancy , 161. p.
proceeding H6B II, 2, 53. cannot a p. man five and
think no harm, R3 I, 3, 51. in p. terms tell her my
loving tale, R3 IV, 4, 359 (^i plainly to her), p. and
not honest is too harsh a style, 360. that's the p. truth,
H8 V, 3, 71. be p., good son, and homely in thy drift,
Rom. II, 3, 55. and, but in the — er and simpler kind
of people, the deed of saying is quite out of use, Tim.
V, 1, 27. a p. blunt man, Caes. Ill, 2, 222. in j}- terms,
Hml. I, 3, 132. deliver a p. message bluntly, Lr. I,
4, 35.
4) artless, without disguise, frank, honest: such
signs of truth in his p. face she spied, Lucr. 1532. p.
and holy innocence, Tp. HI, 1, 82. in p. dealing, I shall
have you whipt, Meas. II, 1, 263, do I not in — est truth
tell you, I do not love you? Mids. II, 1, 200. Iwas al-
ways p. with you, Merch. Ill, 5, 4. V, 166. Wint. I, 2,
265. IV, 4, 174. p. well-meaning soul, R2 II, 1, 12S.
p. and right must my possession be, H4B IV, 5, 223.
to be p. H6B I, 2, 96. H6C III, 3, 19. simple p. Cla-
rence, R3 I, 1, 118. the — est harmless creature, III,
5, 25. shall I be p.? I ivish the bastards dead, IV, 2,
18. the moral of my wit is 'p. and true' , Troil. IV, 4,
110. laid falsely in the p. way of his merit. Cor. HI,
1, 61. there are no tricks inp. and simple faith, Caes.
IV, 2, 22. 'tis my occupation to be p. Lr. II, 2, 98. 105.
106. 117. chill be p. loith you, IV, 6, 248.
5) mere, bare, nothing else but: one of them is a
p. fish, Tp. V, 266. Judos Maccabaeus dipt is p. .Ju-
das, LLL V, 2, 603. he speaks p. cannon fire, John
II, 462. it is p. pocketing up of wrongs, H5 III, 2, 54.
the 2>. devil and dissembling looks, R3 I, 2, 237. a p.
knave, Lr. II, 2, 118.
Plain, adv. clearly, so as to leave no doubt: to
be received p., I'll speak more gross, Meas. II, 4, 82.
to tell you p., I' II find a fairer face not washed to-day,
LLL IV, 3, 272. to confirm it p., you gave me this, V,
2, 452. my scutcheon p. declares that I am Alisander,
567. to tell thee p., I aim to lie with thee, H6C III, 2,
69. 70. heaven guide thy pen to print thy sorrows p.
Tit. IV, 1, 75.
2) distinctly: sometime 'Tarquin' was pronounced
p. Lucr. 1786. spake you not these words p. 'knock me
here,' Shr. I, 2, 40. asp. as I see you now, Tw. Ill,
2, 11.
3) simply, downrightly: he was wont to speak p.
and to the purpose. Ado II, 3, 19. I'll tell her p. she
sings as sweetly as a nightingale, Shr. II, 171. you ore
called p. Kate (not Katharine) 186. no more but, p.
and bluntly, 'To the king,' H6A IV, 1, 51.
Plain, vb. to explain: what's dumb in show I'll
p. with speech. Per. Ill Prol. 14 (Gower's speech).
Plain, vb. to complain: of how unnatural and be-
madding sorrow the king hath cause top. Lr. Ill, 1, 39.
The gerund substantively: his heart granteth no pene-
trable entrance to her — ing, Lucr. 559. the piteous
— ings of the pretty babes. Err. I, 1, 73. after our sen-
tence — ing comes too late, R2 I, 3, 175.
Plain -dealers, simpletons: thou didst conclude
hairy men —s without wit, Err. II, 2, 88. Compar.
plainer dealer, 89.
Plain-dealing, subst. openness, undisguised ho-
nesty: LLL IV; 3, 370. Tim. I, 1, 216. cf. Meas. II,
1, 263.
Plain-dealing, adj. undisguised, open, honest:
Ado I, 3, 33. H6B IV, 2, 111.
Plaining, see Plain, vb.
Plainly, 1) clearly, distinctly : ^. concewe, Hove
you, Meas. II, 4, 141. spake he so doubtfully? Nay,
he struck so p. Err. II, 1,52. I must tell thee p., Claudia
undergoes my challenge, Ado V, 2, 57. who mayst see
as p. as heaven sees earth, Wint. I, 2, 315. dop. give
you out an unstained shepherd, IV, 4, 149. tongues
of heaven p. denouncing vengeance, John III, 4, 159.
hear me more p. H4B IV, 1, 66. which p. signified that
I should snarl and bite, H6C V, 6, 76. lets themp. see
it. Cor. II, 2, 16. then p. know, Rom. II, 3, 57.
2)without disguise, openly, honestly, sincerely:
p. say thou lovest her well, Pilgr. 309. tell themp. he
is Snug the joiner, Mids. HI, 1, 47. my foes tell me p.
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/ am an ass, Tw. V, 20. and tell him p., the selfsame
sun...., Wiiit. IV, 4, 454. H4B I, 3, 3. Ho 111,'r), 28.
■ HBC IV, 1, 8. Cor. V, 3, 3. Lr. IV, 7, 62 (to deal p.).
3) simply, without ornament: an honest tale speeds
best being p. told, E3 IV, 4, 358.
Plainness, 1) clearness, evidentness; /or the truth
andp. of the case I pluck this pale andmaiden blossom
here, H6A 11, 4, 46.
2) openness, frankness, sincerity: Shr. I, 1, 157.
IV, 4, 39. H5 1, 2, 244. H6B I, 1, 191. Troil. IV, 4,
108. Lr. I, 1, 131. 150. II, 2, 107. 0th. I, 1, 97. Ant.
11, 6, 80.
Plain-song, simple notes : the p. cuckoo, Mids.
HI, 1, 134. an honest country lord may bring his p.
and have an hour of hearing, H8 I, 3, 45. = the simple
melody as the fundamental part of variegated music:
the humour of it is too hot, that is the very p. of it.
The p. is most just, H5 III, 2, 6. 7 (Nym and Pistol
speaking).
Plaint, subst. see Plaints.
Plaintful, complaining, expressing sorrow:
Compl. 2.
Plalntlir, one who accuses another before a
judge: Tw. V, 362. Misapplied by Dogberry in Ado
V, 1,261.314.
Plaints, complaints, lamentations: Lucr. 1364.
R2 V, 3, 127. H6C II, 6, 23. Ill, 1, 41. R3 II, 2, 61
(Ff woes).
Plaister, see Plaster.
Plait, a fold: hiding base sin in — s of majesty,
Lucr, 93 (0. Edd. pleats).
Plaited, folded: time shall unfold what p. cunning
hides, Lr. I, 1, 183 (flu pleated, ¥i plighted).
Planched, made of planks or boards: a p. gate,
Meas. IV, 1, 30.
Planet, a star as influencing the fate of men: /
was not born under a rhyming p. Ado V, 2, 41. it is
a bawdy p. that will strike, Wint. I, 2, 201. some ill
p. reigns, 11, 1, 105. the — s of mishap, H6A 1, 1, 23.
combat with adverse — s, 54. ruled like a ivandering
p. over me, H6B IV, 4, 16. all — s of good luck, R3 IV,
4, 402. the — s and this centre observe degree, Troil.
I, 3, 85. the glorious p. Sol, whose medicinable eye cor-
rects the ill aspects of — 5 evil, 89. 92. but when the
— s to disorder wander, what plagues and what por-
tents! 94. struck Corioli like ap. Cor. II, 2, 118. some
p. strike me down, Tit. II, 4, 14. then no — s strike,
Hml. I, 1, 162. as if some p. had unwitted men, 0th.
II, 3, 182. now the fleeting moon no p. is of mine, Ant.
V, 2, 241. the senate-house of — s all did sit, to knit
in her their best perfections. Per. I, 1, 10.
Planetary, pertaining to, or produced by, pla-
nets: a p. plague, Tim. IV, 3, 108. p. influence, Lr.
1, 2, 135.
Planks, boards, timbers: John V, 2, 140. Ant.
III, 7, 63.
Plant, subst. 1) a vegetable, particularly one
bearing edible fruit: sappy — s (are made) to bear,
Ven. 165. when I perceive that men as — s increase,
Sonn. 15, 5. his — 5 in others' orchards grew, Compl.
171. green — s bring not forth^ their dye, Pilgr. 283.
trees did grow, and — s did spring, 378. — s with goodly
burthen bowing, Tp. IV, 113. such barren — s are set
before us, LLL IV, 2, 29. abuses our young — s with
carving Rosalind on their harks. As III, 2, 378. the
— s thou graft' St may never grow, R2 HI, 4, 101.
amongst a grove the very straightesi p. H4A T, 1, 82.
hij love was an eternal p. wherenf the root was fixed
in virtue's ground, IIGC ill, :), I'-M. how sweet ap. have
you untimely cropped, V, 5, 62. her royal stock grujt
with ignoble —s, R3 III, 7, 127. old withered —s, IV,
4, 394. to his music — s and flowers ever sprung, H8
HI, 1, 6. he watered his new — .f with dews of flattery.
Cor. V, 6, 23. the grace that lies in herbs, — s, stones,
Rom. II, 3, 16. the capker death eats up that p. 30.
how dare the — s look up to heaven. Per. 1, 2, 55.
2) the sole of the foot: some o' their — s are ill-
rooted already. Ant. II, 7, 2 (quibbling).
Plant, vb. 1) to put in the ground for growth:
and p. this thorn , this cavk'ir Bnlingbroke , H4A I, 3,
176. every man shall eat in safety what he — s, H8 V,
5, 3:'i. p. nettles, .Qth. I, 3, ?>2h. Figuratively, = to
to give rise, to call into existence: it is in us top.
thine honour where we please to have it grow. All's II,
3, 163. to p. and o'erwhelm cu.Uom, Wint. IV, 1, 9. he
hath so — ed his honours in their eyes. Cor. II, 2, 32.
/ have begun to p. thee, Mcb. I, 4, 28. what's more to
do, which would be ~ ed newly with the lime, V. 8, Co.
at the first I saw the treasons — ed, Ant. I, 3, 26.
Hence = to engender: — ing oblivion, beating
reason back, Ven. 557. thou — est scandal and dis-~
placest laud, Lucr. 887. andp. in tyrants mild humi-
lity, LLL IV, 3, 349. it engenders choler, — eth anger,
Shr. IV, 1, 175. p. neighbourhood and Christian -like
accord in their sweet bosoins, H5 V, 2, .'iSl. this may p.
courage in their quailing breasts, H6C 11, 3, 54. p. love
among us, Cor. Ill, 3, 35. a faith that reason without
miracle could never p. in me, Lr. I, 1, 226.
2) to install, to instate, to invest: anointed, crown-
ed, — ed many years, E2 IV, 127. to p. unrightful
kings, V, 1, 63. they laboured top. the rightful heir,
H6A II, 5, 80. I'll p. Plantagenet , root him up who
dares, H6C 1, 1, 48. we willp. some other in the throne,
R3 III, 7, 216. you are but newly — ed in your throne,
Tit. I, 444. cf. H4A I, 3, 176. cf Replant. Jocularly:
a man in all the world's new fashion — ed, LLL I,
1, 165.
3) to place: — ed and placed and possessed by my
master. Ado III, 3, 159. the fool hath — ed in his me-
mory an army of good words, Merch. Ill, 5, 71. I will
p. you two, Tw. II, 3, 188. in thy piteous heart p. thou
thine ear, R2 V, 3, 126. and p. our joys in living Ed-
ward's throne, R3 II, 2, 100. 1 will advise you ichere
to p. yourselves, Mcb. Ill, 1, 129. p. those that have
revolted in the van. Ant. IV, 6, 9. cf. Sky-planted.
4) to furnish as with plants: thy temples should
be ^edwith horns. Tit. II, 3, 62.
Plantage, anything planted: as true as steel, as
p. to the moon, Troil. Ill, 2, 184 ('plants were suppo-
sed to improve as the rooon increases'. Nares).
Plantagenet, name of the royal dynasty which
reigned over England from 1154 to 1485: John 1, 9.
162. 167. II, 238. V, 6, 11. H4A I, 1, 89. HS V, 3,
259. H6A I, 4, 95. II, 4, 36. 64. II, 5, 18. Ill, 1, 61.
150 etc. H6B IV, 2, 44. H6C I, 1, 40. 48. 121 etc.
R3 1,2, 118. 111,7, 100 etc.
Plantain, the herb Plantago; supposed to have
great efficacy in healing wounds: LLL III, 74. Rom
I, 2, 52.
Plantation, a first planting, a first etablishment,
a first founding of laws and manners: had I p. of
this isle, Tp. II, 1, 143.
STO
Plash, a eoiioclion of \v:iter-, a pool: as he that
leares a shallow p. to plunge him in the deep, Shr^l,
1, 23.
Plashy. place in E-sox; R2 1, 2,GG. II, 3, 90. 120.
Plaster, Mil>st. O. Edd. plaister or plaster) 1)
composition of lime, water and sand, nsed to overlay
walls; Mids. Ill, 1, 70.
2) a salve applied to sores: Vcn. 916. Tp. II, 1,
139. John V, 2, 13.
PI,-»sfer. vb. (0. "Eid. p/aister'' to overlay, to co-
ver; biles and plagues p. you oVr, Cor. t, 4, 32. = to
cover with a view to conceal defects; the harlot's
cheel-. beautied with — ing art, Hml. Ill, 1, 51.
Plasterer (0. }id(i. pla)/sterer), a bricklayer; in
contempt- thy father teas a p. H6B IV, 2, 140.
Plat, subst. braid of hair; her hair, nor loose nor
tied in formal p. Compl. 29.
Plat, vb. to braid, to plait: this is that vtr;/ .V((?<
that — s the' manes of ho7-ses, Rom. I, 4, 89. a — ed
hire of straw, Compl. S.
Plate, snbst. 1) any flat piece of metal; hence a
piece of money : realms and islands were as — .t drop-
ped from his pocki'l. Ant. V, 2, 92.
2) silver wrought into articles of household furni-
ture; Shr. II. 3^9. R2 II, I„161.210. H4B1I', 1, 153.
HS HI, 2, 12,1. Rom. I, ,'>, S. Tim. Ill, 2, 23. Ant. V.
2, 138, Cynib. I, 6, 189.
3) armour, in Breastplate, q. v.
Plate, vb. to clothe in armour; — d in habiU-
nients of war, R2 I, 3, 28. p. sin with gold, and the
strong lance of Justice hurtless breaks, Lr. IV, G, 169.
like '—d if.ns. Ant I, 1,4.
PIntrorBii. I) a terrace, an esplanade; Hml. 1, 2,
213. 2,=.2. Oth. II, 3, 124.
2) plan, scheme; la)/ new — s to endamage them,
UGA II, 1, 77.
Plausible, pleased, contented, willing, ready;
nnstcer his requinng loith a p. obedience, Meas. Ill,
1, 253.
Plausibly, contentedly, willingly, readily; the
Hoinnns p, did give consent to 'J'arqiiiii's everlasting
banishment, Lucr. 18.^)4.
Plausive, pleasing, specious, plausible: his ;>.
ivords he scattered not in ea7's, but graf'led them. All's
I, 2, 53. it must be a very p. invention that carj-ies it,
IV, 1, 29. some habit that too much o'erleavens the form
of p. manners, Ilml. I, 4, 30.
Plaiittis. the celebrated Roman comedy -writer;
Hml. II, 2, 420.
Play, subst. 1) any exercise or action intended
for pleasure; opposed to work; he from forage wilt
incline to p. LLTj IV, 1, 93. all hid; an old infant p
IV. 3, 78. death should have p. for lack nf work. All's
1, 1, 23 (of. the verb in Ant. V, 2, 232 and 322). prima,
secundo, tertio, is a good p. Tw. V, 39.
2) game for amusement or for a prize: irilh whom
thou wast at p. Tp. V, 185. the p. so lies, Wint. IV, 4,
669 (quibbling), if I make my p. H8 I, 4, 4C. V, 1, 60.
shall hold ye p. these tivo months, V, 4, 90. Figurative-
ly in plain shock and even p. of battle, H5 IV, 8,
1 14. Used of a match of fence; before you full to p.
Hml. V, 2, 217 (or verb'?).
3) a dramatic composition or representation; in a
proper and a metaphorieal sense: Ven. 359. Mids. I,
2, 9. 67. Ill, 1, 53 (we p. our p.). Ill, 2, 1 1 (to re-
hearse a p.). IV, 1,223. AsEpil. 4. Shr. Ind. 2, 136.
All's y, 3, 335. n4A II, 4, 531 (p. out the p.). H4B
V, 5, 125. H5 Prol. 34. Troil. Frol. 26. 29. Hml. II,
2, 460. 618 (sitting at a p.). Ill, 2, 95 (coming to the
p.). V, 2, 31 etc. etc.
4) practice, manner of acting; with the adjectives
fair and foul: fair p. Tp. V. 175. John V, 2. US. HS
IV, 2. 36". Troil. V, 3, 43. foul p.: Tp. I, 2. 62. .Tohn
IV, 2, 93. H4A 111, 2, 169. Hml. I, 2, 256. Per. IV,
3, 19. ichat foulp. had wef Tp. I, 2, 60. played fml
p. with our oaths, LLL V. 2, 766. do me no foul p.
Lr. Ill, 7, 31.
Play, vb. 1) to sport, to do anything not as a
task, but lor pleasure: »i^ curtal dog, that wont to
have — ed. —s not at all, Pilgr. 273. he will shoot no
mon . but p. with sparrows, Tp. IV, 100, let the boys
leave to p. AViv. IV, 1, 12. SI. LLL V, 2. 23,"). As 1.
■:,, 76. ^Vint. I, 2. 187. H4A 1, 2, 228. Hml. Ill, 2,
2-^3. Oth. II, 1, lie. Ant. V, 2, 232. 322. Tor. II, 1,
34 etc. Ajiplied to fencing: —ing at sword and dai/Qtr,
AViv. I, 1 294. to p. with him, Hml. IV, 7, 106. V, 2,
206. 217.
2) to toy, to dally: be bold to p., our sport is
not in si^jlit, Ven. 124. tJie loind would p. with his
locks, 1090. her hair — ed with her breath, Lucr.
400. the canker-blooms p, as wantonly, Sonn. 54.
7. as with your shadoiv I with these did p. ^^^, 14.
a blossom — ing in the wanton air, Pilgr. 230 and
LLL IV, 3, 104. when she will p. with reason and
discourse, Meas. I, 2, 190. as the waving sedges p.
tcith wind, Shr. Ind. 2, 55. lust doth p. with what it
loathes. All's IV, 4, 24. p. with some rich jewel, Tw
II, 5, Git. a bank for love to lie and p. on, "Wint. 1\ ,
4, 130. — s fondly with her tears and smiles , K2 III,
2, 9. ji. with flowers, H5 II, 3, 15. my master rather
—ed than fought, Cymb. I, 1, 162 etc.
3) to make sport, to practise merriment or illu-
sion: a very trick for them to p. at will, Wint. II, I,
52. With on or upoti: hoiv every fool can p. upon the
word, Merch. Ill, 5, 48. the most notorious geek and
gull that e'er inventio7i — ed on, Tw. V, 352. I'ld p,
incessantly upon these jades, John II, 385 (i. e, fire
upon them), is it fantasy that — s upon our eyesight?
n4A V, 4, 138. whom both the waters and the wind,
in that vast tennis-court , have made the ball for them
to p. upon. Per, II, 1, 65. cf. Hml. Ill, 2, 380. 389.
Followed by with: p. with all virgins so, Meas. 1, 1,
33. so p. the foolish throngs with one that swoons, 11,
4, 24. <an sick men p. so nicely with their names' H2
II, 1, 84. p. with your fancies, and behold , H5 III
Prol. 7. p. and trifle with your reverence, Oth. I, 1,
133. who icilh half the bulk o the world — ed as I
pleased. Ant III, 11, 64. do not p. with that which is
so serious, Cymb. IV, 2, 230 etc.
4) to move irregularly, to wanton, to dangle, to
hover (cf. Sonn, 54, 7. Pilgr. 230); fortune p. upon
thy pi-osperous helm, as thy auspicious mistress, All's
III, 3, 7; cf. victory, with little loss, doth p. upon the
dancing banners of the French, John H, 307. whiles
warm life —s in that infant's veins, III, 4, 132. and
bid you p. il off, H4A II, 4, 18 (= toss it off', as — s
the SMI! upon the glassy streams, H6A V, 3, 62, the
cap — s in the right hand, thus, Tim. II, 1, 19. those
happy smilets thai — ed on her ripe lip , Lr. IV, 3, 22.
5) to perform on an instrument of music, to make
music : Pluto winks while Orpheus — s, Lucr. 553. he
— s false. How, out oflu»e9 Gent. IV, 2, 59. p., music,
871
Ado V. 4, 123. LLL V, 2, 211. 216. As V, 4, 184.
Shr. Ill, 1, 22- 111, 2, 185. Tw. I, 1, 1 etc. I will p.
on the tabor, LLL V, 1, 160. Mids. II, 1, 67. V, 122.
Tw. I, 3, 26. H4B Ind. 20. H6A 1, 4, 96. Uml. HI,
2, 366. 380. 389. Per. I, 1,84 etc. Transitively: when
thou music — est, Sonn. 128, 1. the tune of our catch,
— ed by the picture of Nobody , Tp. Ill, 2, 135. Gent.
IV, 2, 70. As IV, 3, 68. Caes. IV, 3, 269 etc.
6) to contend in a game, for pleasure or for gain:
you p. me false, Tp. V, 172. p. with Mardian (at bil-
liards) Ant. II, 5, 4. Followed by at: Nestor play at
push-pin with the boys, LLL IV, 3, 169. when he — s
at tables, V, 2, 326. if Hercules and Lichas p. at dice,
Mcrch. II, 1, 32. Tw. II, 5, 207. Ill, 4, 129. R2 III, 4,
3. H4B II, 4, 266. H5 IV Chor. 19. IV, 5, 8. Troil.
IV, 4, 89. Tim. 1, 2, 12, Hml. V, 1, 100. Ant. II, 3,
25 etc. With for: when lenity and cruelty p. for a
kingdom, H5 III, 6, 119. IV, 6, 8. Rom. Ill, 2, 13.
Transitively; a) the game being the object: p. some
heavenly match, Merch. Ill, 5, 84. a game — ed home,
Wint I, 2, 248. play, fast and loose with faith, John
III, 1, 242. you have — ed your prize, Tit. 1, 399. a
match, Rom. Ill, 2, 13. Hml. V, 2, 264. 295. b) The
gain or prize the object: we'll p. with them the first
boy for a thousand ducats, Merch. Ill, 2, 216,. shall I
p. my freedom at tray-trip? Tw. II, 5, 207. the French
do the low-rated English p. at dice, H5 IV Chor. 19.
and false - ed my glory unto an enemy's triumph, Ant.
IV, 14, 19.
Metaphorically, = to act; you p. me false, Tp.
V, 172. he — s false, Gent. IV, 2, 59. my mother — ed
my father fair, Meas. Ill, 1, 141. if thou p. false, Err.
II, 2, 144. Merch. I, 2, 48. John I, 118. H6B III, 1,
184. Mcb. I, 5, 22. thou — 'dst most foully for it. Ill,
1, 3. Transitively: — ed some tricks of desperation,
Tp. I, 2, 209. — s such fantastic tricks, Meas. II, 2,
121. — ed foul play with our oaths, LLL V, 2, 766.
7) to act on the stage: Jit to p. in our interlude,
Mids. I, 2, 5. As II, 7, 139. Hml. III. 2, 104. Trans-
itively: p. the TAothers part, Sonn. 143, 12. this part
he — ed, Tp. 1, 2, 107. when all our pageants were
- ed, Gent. IV, 4, 164. 165. LLL V, 1, 150. Mids, I,
2, 31. 93. Ill, 1, 53. IV, 2, 22. H4A1I, 4, 531 (p. out
the play). Hml. Ill, 2, 93. Per. IV, 4, 48 etc.
Hence = to act, to represent in general, to be,
to prove : those hours .... ivill p. the tyrants to the very
same, Sonn. 5, 3. mine eye hath — ed the painter, 24,
1. top. the watchman, 61, 12. p. the men, Tp. 1, 1, 11.
your fairy has — ed the Jack with us, IV, 197. I have
— ed the sheep in losing him, Gent. I, 1, 73. IV, 2, 72.
IV, 4, 1. Wiv. V, 1, 27. Meas. Ill, 2, 207, Err. II, 2,
213. LLL 11, 74. Merch. 11, 3, 12. Ill, 2, 121. Tw.
I, 5, 196. Ill, 1, 67. John II, 135. H4A V, 1, 4. R3
IV, 2, 8 etc etc.
Player, 1) one who plays in a game: you base
foot-ball p. Lr. I, 4, 96.
2) an idler, trifler: — s in your housewifery, 0th.
II, 1, 113.
3) a dramatic performer, actor: Mids. I, 2, 42. V,
65. 364. As n, 7, 140. Shr. Ind. 1, 77. 2, 131. H4A
II, 4, 437. Troil. I, 3, 153. Caes. I, 2, 263. Mcb. V,
5, 24. Hml. II, 2, 329. 339. 365. 373. 386. 391. 406.
547. 677. 623. HI, 1, 16. Ill, 2, 3. 32. 54. 111. 152.
289.
Playfellow, a companion in amusement : Mids.
I, 1, 220. Wint. 1, 2, 80. 11, 1, 3. H6B 111, 2, 302.
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
R3 IV, 1, 102. IV, 4, 385 (Ff bed-fellows). 118 I, 3, 33.
Ant. III. 13, 125. Cymb. I, 1, 145. Pel-. Prol. 34.
Playhouse, a theatre: H5 II Chor. 36. H8 V,
4, 64.
Playlng-day, not a school-day, a holiday: Wiv.
IV, 1, 9.
Plea, 1) that which is alledged by a party in sup-
port of a demand : no rightful p. might plead for jus-
tice there, Lucr. 1649. the defendant doth that p. deny,
Sonn. 46, 7. what p. so tainted and corrupt but. being
seasoned with a gracious voice, obscures the show of
evil? Merch. Ill, 2, 75. that is my brother's p. John
1, 67.
2) that which is demanded in court or by anyskind
of pleading : the p. of no less weight than Aquilaine,
LLL II, 7. 7ione can drive him from the envious p. of
forfeiture, of justice and his bond, Merch. Ill, 2, 284.
though justice be thy p., consider this, IV, 1, 198. to
mitigate the justice of thy p. , which if thou follow ,
203.
3) a law-suit: and 'gainst myself a lawful p. com-
mence, Sonn. 35, 11. how with this rage shall beauty
hold a p., whose action is no stronger than a flower?
65, 3.
Pleached, intertwined, interwoven : steal into the
p. bower. Ado III, 1, 7. with p. arms. Ant. IV, 14, 73
Infolded), cf. Even -pleached, Impleached, Thick-
Plead, 1) intr. to argue, to speak by way of per-
suasion (often very nearly = to speak): impatience
chokes her — ing tongue, Ven. 217. that love-sick Love
by — ing may be blest, 328. her - ing hath deserved a
greater fee , 609. all orators are dumb when beauty
— eth, Lucr. 268. while she — s to the rough beast that
knows no gentle right, 544. thei-e — ing might you see
grave Nestor stand, 1401. / will so p. that you shall
say my cunning drijt excels, Gent IV, 2, 82. p. no more.
Err. I, 1, 3. p. you to me? II, 2, 149. that he did p. in
earnest, IV, 2, 3. if ke were mad, he would not p. so
coldly, V, 272. — s he in earnest? R2 V, 3, 100. —ing
so wisely in excuse of it, H4B IV, 5, 181. itfitteth not
a prelate so to p. H6A HI, 1, 57 (quite = speak), do
not hear him p. R3 I, 3, 347. the golden fee for which
I p. Ill, 5, 96. if you p. as well for them (^ in their
place) OS / can say nay for myself, HI, 7, 52. in that
name doth nature p. Tit. I, 370. go successantly and
p. to him, IV, 4, 113. / will be deaf to — ing and ex-
cuses, Rom. HI, 1, 197. With against: I will p. against
it with my life, Meas. IV, 2, 192. his virtues will p.
against the deep damnation of his taking off, Mcb. I,
7, 19. With /or (= in favour of, or in order to ob-
tain) : the colour in thy face shall p. for me , Lucr.
480. no rightful plea might p. for justice there, 1649.
who p. for love, Sonn. 23, 11. Gent. 1, 2, 48. IV, 4,
105. Meas. II, 2, 31. 32. Err. IV, 2, 11. Mids. HI, 2,
113. Shr. I, 2, .155. H, 1, 15. All's 1,2, 10. John IV,
1, 99. V, 2, 165. H6B HI, 2, 289. 291. IV, 1, 122.
IV, 7, 113. R3 1, 3, 87. II, 1, 130 {Mbeg). Tit. I, 356.
381. HI, 1, 30. 0th. II, 3, 361 (to).
2) tr. a"! to speak for, to defend: to p. Hortensio's
passion, Shr. Ill, 1, 74. p. his love-suit to her gentle
heart, H5 V, 2, 101. our swords shall p. it in the field,
H6C I, 1, 103. assembled top. your cause, H8 H, 4,
61. the lustre in your eye — s your fair usage, Troil.
IV, 4, 121. p. my successive title with your .siuoi-ds.
Tit. I, 4. and p. my passions for Lavinia's love, 11,
872
1, 36. that he may never more false title p. Tim. IV,
3, 154.
b) to allege in support or favour of something ; I
here p. a new state in thy unrivalled merit, Gent. V, 4,
144. he cannot p. his estimation with you; he hath been
a bawd, Meas. IV, 2, 27. her sober virtue, years and
modesty p. on her part some cause to you unknown, Err.
Ill, 1, 91. All's IV, 5, 95. H8 I, 1, 208. Tit, I, 45. 424.
With a subordinate clause: my heart doth p. that thou
in him dost lie, Sonn. 46, 5. p. what I will be, not what
I have been, R3 IV, 4, 414.
c) to expose, to declare as in a law-suit: in such
a presence here to p. my thoughts, Mids. I, 1, 61. if he
suppose that I have — ed truth, H6A II, 4, 29. where
to his accusations he — ed still not guilty, H8 II, 1, 13.
d) to demand as in a court of justice: when good
will is showed, the actor may p. pardon, Ant. 11, 5, 9.
Pleader, one who speaks in favour of another:
silenced their — s, Cor. II, 1, 263. if you would be your
country's p. V, 1, 36.
Pleasancc, gaiety, merriment: youth is full of
p., age is full of care, Pilgr. 158. that we should with
joy, p., revel and applause transform ourselves into
beasts, 0th. II, 3, 293.
Pleasant, 1) delightful: stray lower, where the
p. fountains lie, Ven. 234. the summer is less p. now,
Sonn. 102, 9. sitting in ap. shade, Pilgr. 375. to make
thy riches p. Meas. Ill, 1, 38. Ado III, 1, 26 (—est).
Shr. I, 1, 4. Ill, 1, 68. Wint. Ill, 1, 13. E2 IV, 98.
H6B ill, 2, 390. Tit. II, 3, 255. Rom. IV, 1, 106.
Tim. I, 1, £3. Mcb. I, 6, 1. Hml. II, 2, 39. Lr. IV,
2, 10. V, 3, 170.
2) merry, facetious: in that p. humour they all
posted to Rome, Lucr. Arg. 8. you are p. and speak
apace, Meas. HI, 2, 120. as p. as ever he was, Ado I,
1, 37. LLL IV, 1, 131. V, 1, 4. V, 2, 360. 790. Shr.
Ind. 2, 132. T, 2, 47. II, 247. IV, 5, 72. Wint. IV,
4, 190. H4B V, 3, 147. H5 I, 2, 281. H8 1, 4, 90.
Cymb. I, 6, 59. to be p. with = to be facetious with,
to play upon : that I have been thus p. with you both,
Shr. Ill, 1, 58. H5 I, 2, 259. Troil. Ill, 1, 67.
Pleasantly, sportively, merrily: thinkest thou to
catch my life so p. Troil. IV, 5, 249.
Pleasant- spirited, merry: a p. lady, Ado II,
1, 355.
Please, 1) to gratify, to be to the taste of a per-
son; absol. : my project was to p. Tp. Epil. 13. that
sport best —s, LLL V, 2, 517. Mids. II!, 1, 10. As
Epil. 18. Wint. IV, 4, 338. 0th. IV, 1, 222 etc. Trans-
itively: a nurse's song ne'er — d her babe so well,
Ven. 974. if my slight Muse do p. these curious days,
Sonn. 38, 13. 147, 4. Tp. I, 2, 85. Gent. II, 1, 137.
138. 139. Wiv. Ill, 3, 189. Meas. II, 4, 32. IV, 1, 13.
Err. II, 1, 56. Mids. Ill, 2, 120. As I, 2, 240. Ill, 5,
112. V, 2, 127. Shr. IV, 4, 39. Tw. Ill, 4, 23. 26. V,
417. H4B V, 5, 114. Ant. IV, 10, 2 etc. Passively:
if your honour seem but — d, Ven. Dedic. 3. if — d
themselves, others they think delight in such-like circum-
stance, Ven. 843.
2)to gratify,to give pleasure, to content, to amuse:
to p. him (the day) thou art bright, Sonn. 28, 9. hoio
many tales to p. me hath she coined, Pilgr. 93. you
may .... much p. the absent duke, if peradventure he
shall ever return to have hearing of this business, Meas.
Ill, 1, 209. go home with it and p. your wife withal,
Jirr. HI, 2, 178, and I will p. you what you will de-
mand, IV, 4, 52. he both — s men and angers them.
Ado II, 1, 146. haw to p. the eye indeed by fixing it
upon a fairer eye, LLL I, 1, 80. my voice is ragged;
I know I cannot p. you, As II, 5, 16. more at your re-
quest than to p. myself, 23. he cut it to p. himself, V,
4, 78. till I have — d my discontented peers, John IV,
2, 126 (= appeased, reconciled), dostp. thyself in it
(a villain's office)? Tim. IV, 3, 238. do not p. sharp
fate to grace it with your sorrows. Ant. IV, 14, 135.
p. your thoughts in feeding them with those my former
fortunes, IV, 15, 52. perhaps they will but p. themselves
upon her. Per. IV, 1, 101 (= satisfy their desire) — d
= gratified, contented, happy: grief best is — dvnth
griefs s society , Lucr. 1111. who in despite of view is
— d to dote, Sonn. 141, 4. she would be best — d to be
so angered with another letter, Gent. I, 2, 102. he will
scarce be — d withal, II, 7, 67. these (heaven and earth)
are — d, V, 4, 80. / am best — d with that, LLL V, 2,
229. Merch. Ill, 2, 136. the buzzing — d multitude,
182. so you stand — d withal, 211. I thank you for
your wish and am well — d to wish it back on you, HI,
4, 43. As II, 5, 43. Shr. II, 305. IV, 4, 107. Wint.
IV, 4, 495. John H, 531. IV, 1, 86. R2 II, 1, 187.
IV, 217. V, 5, 40. H6B I, 1, 218. IV, 10, 25. Troil.
IV, 1, 64 etc. = in good humour, not angry: be not
angry; I am -^d again, H6B I, 2, 55. Herod'of Jewry
dare not look upon you but when you are well — d, Ant.
III, 3, 4.
3) Used as a word of ceremony, = to like, to
vouchsafe, to allow; a) in the passive: wilt thou be
— d to hearken to the suit? Tp. Ill, 2, 44. if you be — d,
retire into my cell, IV, 161. an the heavens were so — d
that thou wert my bastard, LLL V, 1, 79. if I be — d
to give ten thousand ducats to have it baned, Merch.
IV, 1, 45. if the heavens had been — d, would we had
so ended, Tw. II, 1, 21. be —d that J shake off these
names, V, 76. be —d then to pay that duty, John II,
246. if heaven be — d that you must use me ill, IV, 1,
55. which if He he — d I shall perform, H4A III, 2,
154. the king is — d you shall to the Tower, H8 I, 1,
213. you may be — d to catch at mine intent by what
did here befall me. Ant. II, 2, 41. be — d to tell us, II,
6, 29. be —d awhile, Cymb. V, 5, 356 (= vouchsafe
to listen to what I have to say) etc. The participle
adjectively: — d Fortune does of Marcus Crassus
death make me revenger, Ant. HI, 1, 2 (= it is the
pleasure of Fortune to make me etc.).
b) in the active voice (the third person of the pre-
sent please or pleases, indiscriminately) ; 1) used pei--
.sonally : it rested in your grace to unloose this tied-up
justice when you — d, Meas. I, 3, 32. let me say no,
my liege, an if you p. LLL I, 1, 50. if you p. to shoot
another arrow, Merch. I, 1, 147. if you had d to
have defended it, V, 204. as I p. Shr. IV, 3, 80. if he
p., my hand is ready, V, 2, 178. where we p. to have
it grow, All's II, 3, 164. if she —d, III, 5, 71. when
he p. again to be himself, H4A I, 2, 224. when hep.
to make commotion, H6B HI, 1, 29. command in Anjou
what your honour —s, H6A V, 3, 147. Gent. IV, 4, 46.
Meas. Ill, 1, 51. Ado II, 1, 95. 96. Merch. II, 6, 23.
Shr. Ill, 1, 20. Ill, 2, 211. 214. IV, 4, 32. As I, 1, 70.
II, 7, 49. V, 2, 65. All's H, 3, 64. 90. Wint. IV, 4,
532. John IV, 2, 3. H4B V, 2, 77. II6A HI, 2, 110.
V, 1, 24. V, 4, 173. R3 I, 2, 176. Ill, 2,.9n (Ff ^oar
lordship p. to ask; Qq it please your I.). H8 I, 1, 170.
II, 2, 50. Til. IV, 2, 168. Hml. HI, 2, 76. Ant. HI,
873
11, 64. V, 1, 9. V, 2, 18 etc. Partic. —ing = will-
ing: i-elish your nimble notes to — ing ears, Lucr.
1126. (such as will hear them). Peculiar passage:
heaven hath — d it so, to punish me with this, Hml. Ill,
4, 173.
2) impersonally (to before a following infinitive
inserted or omitted indiscriminately) : will't p. you
taste of what is here'? Tp. Ill, 3, 42. will't p. you go'?
Gent. I, 2, 140. to-morrow, may it p. you, Don Al-
phonso with other gentlemen . . . are journeying, I, 3, 39.
52. will't p. your worship to come in? Wiv. I, 1, 275.
the better that it — s your worship to ask, 1, 4, 144.
Meas 111, 2, 209. IV, 1, 59. I had rather it would p.
you I might be whipi, V, 511. p. it your grace lead on.
Ado I, 1, 160. her hair shall be of what colour it p.
God, 11, 3, 37. father, as it p. you, II, 1, 66. 59. it
— s your worship to say so, 111, 5, 21. p. it your ma-
ji'Sty command me any service'? LLL V, 2, 311. it — th
his greatness to impart, V, 1, 112. it — s him to call
you so. As IV, 1, 66. howe'er it -- s you to take it so.
All's V, 3, 88. it — d your highness to overbear it,
John IV, 2, 36. it — d your majesty to turn your looks
from us, H4A V, 1, 30. one it — 5 me to call my friend,
H4B 11, 2, 44. as long as it — 5 his grace, H5 IV, 7,
114. Mids. V, .'^59. Shr. Ind. 2, 2. Ill, 2, 20. IV, 4, 1.
All's 111, 6, 1 17. Tw. II, 3, 107. V, 119. Wint. IV, 4,
457. H4B IV, 1, 2. H6A 1, 2, 74. H6B II, 4, 80. R3
I, 2, 211. Ill, 1, 136. Ill, 2, 99. H8 II, 4, 114. Ant.
II, 5, 41. what p. yourself. Err. Ill, 2, 175. in what
part of your ho(^y — th me, Merch. I, 3, 152. to like as
much 0/ this play as p. you. As Epil. 14. may direct
his course as p. himself, R3 II, 2, 129 etc. Condition-
ally; \vith an: not so, an 't p. your icorship, Wiv.
II, 2, 37. yes, an 'tp.you, sir, Meas. II, 1, 205. Merch.
II, 2, 61. nCA V, 4, 10. H6B II, 4, 76. With if:
where, if it p. you, you may intercept him, Gent, ill, 1,
43. Meas. II, ], 47. 53. V, 449. Ado 111, 2, 87. Merch.
I, 3, 33. An I, 2, 120 etc. Oftenest with so: so it p.
thee hold that nothing me u, something sweet to thee,
Sonn. 136, 11. on a trice, so p. you, were we divided
from them, Tp. V, 238. so p. you, this friar hath been
with him, Meas. Ill, 2, 224. LLL II, 164. Mids. V, 106.
Merch. IV, 1, 2. 380. As 1, 1, 97. I, 2, 166. Shr. Ind.
1, 82. I, 2, 276. Tw. V, 324. H5 V, 2, 352. H6B I,
I, 39. II, 3, 51. II, 4, 17. Ill, 1, 315. V, 1, 76. H6C
II, 6, 98. Tim. V, 1, 162. Caes. Ill, 1, 140. Lr. IV,
7, 17. Cymb. IV, 2, 394 etc. The conjunction omitted :
p. you,Jarther, Tp. I, 2, 65. p. you, sir, do not omit
the heavy offer of it, II, 1, 193. V, 318. Gent. I, 2, 7.
I, 3, 73. II, 1, 120. 135. IV, 4, 126. V, 4, 168. Meas.
II, 4, 64. Err. I, 2, 27. Wint. II, 1, 131. V, 1, 180.
H6C III, 2, 78. Cymb. Ill, 4, 18. p. but your honour
hear me, Meas. II, 2, 28. p. your lordship, here is the
wine, Tim. Ill, 1, 32. p. it you, as much in private,
LLL V, 2, 240. H4B IV, 4, 101.^. it your grace, there
is a messenger, Gent. HI, 1, 52.^. it this matron to eat
with us. All's 111, 5, 100. H6B I, 3, 184. IV, 9, 23.
Cor. V, 6, 140. — d you to do't at peril of your soul,
Meas. II, 4, 67. Sometimes the form of the indicative
employed : — th you walk with me down to his house,
I will discharge my bond, Err. IV, 1, 12, — th your
lordship to meet Iiis grace, H4B IV, 1, 225. — th your
grace to answer them directly, IV, 2, 52. th your
grace to appoint...., we will , H5 V, 2, 78. — th
your majesty to give me leave, I'llmuster up my friends,
R3 IV, 4, 488 {(iq please it). — th your highness, ay,
Cymb. I, 5, 5. Syou or sop. you, sometimes a cour-
teous answer in the affirmative: will you hear the
letter? So p. you, As IV, 3, 37. who's there? my wo-
man Helen? P. you, madam, Cymb. II, 2, 1. darest thou
resolve to kill a friend of mine? P. you, but I had rather
kill two enemies, R3 IV, 2, 71 (Qq ay, my lord), cf.
Ado 111, 2, 87 and H5 V, 2, 352. Similarly: is it
yourself? If you shall p. so, pilgrim. All's III, 5, 47.
Please-man, a pickthank: LLL V, 2, 463.
Pleasing, subst. pleasure, arbitrary will, com-
mand: he capers to the lascivious p. of a lute, R3 I,
I, 13.
Pleasing, adj. agreeable, delightful, pretty: who
all in one, one p. note do sing, Sonn. 8, 12. music hath
a far more p. sound, 130, 10. the p. punishment that
women bear. Err. I, 1, 47. never object p. in thine eye,
II, 2, 117. a pretty p. pricket, LLL IV, 2, 57. more p.
stuff, Shr. Ind. 2, 142. a gown more quaint, more p.
IV, 3, 102. a p. eye, H4A II, 4, 465. p. heaviness, III,
1, 218. to whom I would be p. H6C IV, 1, 73. a pass-
ing p. tongue, R3 I, 1, 94. a p. cordial, II, 1, 41. seem
p. to her tender years, IV, 4, 342. upon a p. treaty.
Cor. II, 2, 59. p. smiles. Tit. II, 3, 267. such p. elo-
quence, III, 1, 83. some p. tale, III, 2, 47. V, 1, 119. a
very p. night to honest men, Caes. I, 3, 43. a p. shape,
Hml. II, 2, 629. p. harmony, Per. 11, 5, 28.
Pleasure, subst. 1) delight, gratification, enjoy-
ment, amusement; objectively and subjectively: Ven.
1140. Lucr. 860. 890. 1478. Sonn. 8, 4. 52, 4. 97,
2. 121, 3. 126, 9. Tp. Ill, 1, 7. Ill, 2, 125. Meas. Ill,
2, 248. Mids. IV, 1, 175. As I, 2, 7. V, 4, 198. Shr. II,
251. All's II, 4, 37. V, 3, 326. Tw. II, 4, 71. 72. Ill,
3, 2. Ill, 4, 151. John III, 3, 35. IV, 3, 68. R2 I, 3,
262. H4A 11, 4, 458. H6B I, 2, 45. H6C II, 2, 53.
R3 I, 1, 31. Troil. I, 3, 178. Ill, 1, 25. Cor. II, 1, 35.
Mcb. II, 1, 13 (he hath been in unusual p.). IV, 3, 71.
Lr. I, 1, 83. IV, 6, 123. 0th. I, 3, 376 (thou dost thy-
self a p.) etc. etc. to take p. = to be delighted, to
find amusement: Ven. 1101. Shr. I, 1, 39. p7-ay 'em
take their —s, H8 1, 4, 74. With in: Ado II, 3, 262.
Tw. II, 4, 69. Ant. I, 5, 9.
2) will, choice, command: Tp. 1, 2, 190. IV, 165.
Gent. II, 4, 117. IV, 3, 10. Meas. I, 1, 27. II, 1, 192.
II, 2, 3. II, 4, 31. V, 240. 527. LLL I, 2, 132. il, 27.
V, 1, 92. Merch. Ill, 2, 323 '(use your p.). As I, 3,
72. All's III, 1, 16. Tw. Ill, 4, 65. John III, 1, 252
(to do your p.). H4A V, 5, 28. H4B III, 2, 65. H6A
III, 1, 158. V, 4, 164. H6B I, 1, 138. I, 2, 56. II, 1,
73. IV, 1, 140. R3 IV, 2, 21 (do). H8 I, 2, 68. I, 4,
64. Rom. I, 2, 37. Tim. I, 2, 126. Caes. II, 1, 286
(dwell I but in the suburbs of your good p.? i. e. are
you tied to me by no duty? and can yon do, with re-
gard to me, as you please?). Hml II, 2, 28. Lr. Ill,
2, 19. Ant. I, 5, 8. Cymb. II, 3, 85 etc. etc. at p.:
Sonn. 48, 12. All's V, 3, 279. H6A 1, 2, 6. Tit. IV,
4, 86. at one's p.: Meas. IV, 2, 213. LLL V, 1, 90.
Mids. IV, 1, 62. Shr. I, 1, 54. H4A I, 2, 191. H6B
I, 3, 124. I, 4, 82. H6C IV, 2, 17. Troil. Ill, 1, 25.
Cor. II, 1, 34. 0th. IV, 2, 244. Ant. V, 2, 182. Cymb.
II, 1, 6 etc. for one's p. H4B II, 4, 129. Rom. Ill, 1,
58. of p. = of one's own accord, voluntarily: art
thou a messenger, or come of p.? H6B V, 1, 16. to
speak one's p. = to say too much, to go too far : you
speak your — s, H8 III, 2, 13 (i. e. take care what you
say; it is not without danger to speak one's mind).
you speak your fair p., sweet queen, Troil. Ill, 1, 51
56*
S74
(you ai'e too kind), your lordship spefihs your p. Tim.
HI, 1, 35.
Pleasure, vb. to gratify, to fulfil the wish of;
wliut I do is to p. you, Wiv, 1, 1, 251. draw, to p. us,
Ado V, 1, 129. may you stead me? will you p. me?
Merch. I, 3, 7. what pleases him shall p. you, H6G
HI, 2, 22. I count it one of my greatest aj'jiictions, that
I cannot p. such an honourable gentleman, Tim. Ul, 2, 63,
Pleat, see Plait.
Plebeians, the common people of ancient Rome :
H5 V Chor. 27. Cor. I, 9, 7. 11, 1, 10. 106. Ill, 1, 101.
V, 4, 39. Tit. I, 231. Ant. IV, 12, 34.
Flelieif, the same: Cor. II, 3, 192.
Plelis ; tribunal p., the clown's blunder for tribunus
plehis : Tit. IV, 3, 93.
Pledge, subst. 1) a pawn, a gage: there is my p.
H6A IV, 1, 120. this jewel, p. of my affection, V, 1,
47. what p. have we of thy firm loyalty? II6C III, 3,
239. now the p. Troil. V, 2, 65. 77. there is my p. Lr.
V, 3, 94. that recognizance and p. of love, 0th. V, 2,
214.
2) surety, bail: 1 am Orumio's p. Shr. I, 2, 45. /
am in parliament p. for his truth, R2 V, 2, 44. all my
sons, as — s of my fealty, H6B V, 1 , 50. he leaves his
— s dearer than his life, Tit. Ill, 1, 292. bid him de-
mand what p. will please him. best, IV, 4, 106. let the
emperor give his — s, V, 1, 163.
3) a drinking to the health of another : my heart
is thirsty for that noble p. Caes. IV, 3, 160. our duties,
and the p. Mcb. Ill, 4, 92. bray out the triumph of his
p. Hnil. I, 4, 12.
Pledge, vb. 1) to secure by a pledge: to p. my
voio, 1 give my hand, H6C III, 3, 250.
2) to answer in drinking to the health of a person :
I p. your grace, II4B IV, 2, 73. V, 3, 57. I'll p. you
all, ri6B II, 3, QQ. here's to your ladyship, and p. it,
madam, H8 I, 4, 47. — s the breath of him in a divided
draught, Tim. 1, 2, 48. this health to Lepidus! I'll p.
itjor him. Ant. 11, 7, 91. and p. him freely , Per. II,
3, 78.
Pleuitude, plenty, abundance: in him a p. of subtle
matter, applied to cautels , all strange forms receives,
Compl. 302.
Plenteous, copious, exuberant, abundant: her
p. womb expresseth his full tilth, Meas. I, 4, 43. a most
p. crop. As III, 5, 101. Ceres' p. load, H6B I, 2, 2.
p. tears, R3 II, 2, 70. honour and p. safety, H8 I, 1,
104. to gratulate thy p. bosom, Tim. 1, 2, 131. made
p. wounds, III, 5, 66. from forth thy p. bosom, IV, 3,
186. my p. joys, Mcb. I, 4, 33. with p. rivers, Lr. 1,
1, 66. of so high and p. wit, 0th. IV, 1, 201.
Plenteously, copiously: H4B IV, 5, 40.
Plentiful, copious, abundant: so p. an excre-
ment. Err. II, 2, 79. if reasons were as p. as black-
berries , H4A II, 4, 265 ( Ff and the later Qq plenty^,
they have a p. lack of wit, Hml. II, 2, 202. having
work more p. than tools to do't, Cymb. V, 3, 9.
Plentifully, copiously: LLL V, 2, 2. As I, 1, 17.
Wint. IV, 4, 338.
Plenty, abundance: Ven. 20. 545. Lucr. 557.
As 111, 2, 21. Tw. II, 3, 51. R3 V, 5, 34. H8 V, 5,
48. Tim, III, 5, 67. Mcb. II, 3, 6. IV, 3, 71. Cymb.
Ill, 6, 21. V, 4, 145. V, 5, 458. Per. I, 4, 23 and 52
(fern.). Plur. — es: peace, dear nurse of arts, — es
and joyful births. Ho V, 2, 35.
Adjectively; earth's increase , foison p. Tp. IV,
110. if reasons were as p. as blackberries,. ^4 A II,
4, 265 (Ql plentiful).
Pleurisy, see Plurisy.
Pliant, fit, convenient: took once ap. hour, 0th.
I, 3, 151.
Plight, subst. 1) state, condition: Lucrece, in this
lamentable p. Lucr. Arg. 1 7. how can I return in happy
p. Sonn. 28, 1. my doleful p. Pilgr. 277. in better p.
for a lender than you, Wiv. II, 2, 172. Wint. II, 1,
118. H6C HI, 3, 37. Troil. Ill, 2, 168 (to keep her
constancy in p. and youth outliving beauty's outward).
Tit. Ill, 1, 103. IV, 4, 32. Mcb. 1, 2, 2. Ant. V, 2, 33.
2) pledge, assurance given: that lord whose hand
must take my p. shall carry half my love with him, Lr.
1, 1, 103.
Plight, vb. to pledge; with/at</i: Lucr. IBDO.
LLLV, 2, 283. Tw. IV, 3, 26. H6A V, 3, 162. With
troth: Lr. Ill, 4, 128. Cymb. I, 1, 96.
Plighted, folded: time shall unfold what p. cun-
ning hides, Lr. I, 1, 283 (Qq pleated).
Plighter, that which pledges or engages: your
hand, this kingly seal and p. of high hearts, Ant. Ill,
13, 126.
Plod, 1) to walk heavily and laboriously: the
beast that bears me — s dully on, Sonn. 50, 6. trudge,
p. away "' the hoof, Wiv. I, 3, 91. barefoot p. I the
cold ground upon, All'sIII, 4, 6. though patience be a
tired mare, yet she will p. H5 II, 1, 26. — ed by my
foot-cloth mule, H6B IV, 1, 54. Transitively if one
of mean affairs may p. it (the way) in a week, Cymb.
111, 2, 53.
2 1 to toil, to drudge' universal — ing poisons up
the nimble spirits, LLL IV, 3, 305. I have laid by my
majesty and — ed like a man for working-days. Ho 1,
2, 277.
Plodder, a toiler, a drudge : small have continual
— s ever won save base authority from others' books,
LLL I, 1, 86.
Plot, subst. 1) a spot of ground: why should my
heart think that a several p. which my heart knows the
wide worlds common place? Sonn. 137, 9. this green
p. shaU be our stage, Mids. Ill, 1, 3. to cull the — s of
best advantages, John II, 40. this blessed p., this earth,
R2 II, 1, 50. we first survey the p. H4B I, 3, 42. the
p. of situation, 51. I'll maintain my words on any p.
of ground, H6A II, 4, 89. in this private p. be we the
first, H6B II, 2, 60 (= sequestered spot), were there
but this single p. to lose, this mould of Marcius , Cor.
III, 2, 102 (0. Edd. single p., to loose this etc.). many
unfrequented — s. Tit, II, 1, 115. to an obscure p. II,
3, 77. this sandy p. is plain, IV, 1, 69. fight for a p.
whereon the numbers cannot try the cause, Hml. IV, i,
62. the prettiest daisied p. Cymb. IV, 2, 398. Quib-
bling in H6B I, 4, 59.
2 a scheme: Tp. Ill, 2, 117. IV, 141. Gent, 111,
I, 12. Wiv. IV, 4, 13. 45. IV, 6, 32. Meas. IV, 6, 2.
Merch. I, 1, 133. All's HI, 7, 44. IV, 3, 360. Tw. II,
5, 84. Wint. II, 1, 47. R2 IV, 324. H4A I, 3, 279.
II, 3, 14. 19. 20. 23. H6B I, 4, 59. R3 HI, 4, 62.
H8 1, 1, 220. HI, 2, 60. Troil. I, 3, 181. Cor. HI, I,
38. 41. IV, 4, 19. Tit. V, 2, 6. Hml. V, 2, 9. 406. Lr.
II, 1, 75. Ill, 6, 96 (upon). IV, 6, 279 (upon). Ant.
IV, 12, 49. Cymb. II, 1, 64. to lay a p.: Lucr. 1212.
Wiv. HI, 2, 39. Ill, 3, 202. John HI, 4, 146. R2 IV,
334. H4AII,1,57. II, 3, 18. H6A II, 3, 4. R3 1,1,32.
Plot, vb. to scheme, to contrive; absol.: then she
875
— s, then she rufninates, Wiv. 11,2, 320. Trans.; Lucr.
879. Tp. IV, 88. Gent. II, 4, 183. II, 6, 43. Shr. I,
1, 193. R2 I, 1,100. 1,3,189. IV, 10. V,5,18. I-I4A
1, 3, 274. H6A I, 1, 24. IV, 4, 3. H6B III, I, 153.
Tit. II, 1, 78. Ill, 1, 134. V, 1, 129. With an inf.: had
— ed with them to take my life, Tp. V, 273. — ed to
murder me, R3 III, 5, 38.
Plot-proor, not to be hurt by plots: Wint.11,3,6.
Plotter, contriver: Tit. V, 3, 122.
Plough, subst. instrument with which furrows
are cut in the ground: to hold the />. (= to be a
ploughman) LLL V, 2, 893.
Plough, vb. to turn up the ground in order to
hOw seed: Cor. Ill, 1,71. Metaphorically: wounds — ed
up with neighbours' sword, R2 I, 3, 128. i/oke you like
draughl-oxen and make you p. up the wars, Troil. II,
1,117. let tlie Volscesp. Rome and harrow Italy, Cor.
V, o, 34. this sword shall p. thy bowels up, Tit. IV,
2, 87. — est the foam , Tim. V, 1, 53. he — ed her,
and she cropped. Ant. II, 2, 233. let Octavia p. thy
visage up with her nails, IV, 12, 38. she shall be — ed,
Per. IV, B, 154.
Plough-iron, the coulter: H4B V, 1, 20.
Ploughman, one that uses the plough : Lucr. 958.
Mi<ls. II, 1, 94. V, 380. LLL V, 2, 914. Troil. I, 1, 59.
Plough-torn, turned up by the plough:^, leas,
Tim. IV, 3, 193.
Pluck, 1) to pull off, to gather, to piclc; applied
to flowers or fruits- Ven. 416. 528. 574. 946. Sonn.
98,8. Pilgr. 131. 238. 240 and LLL IV, 3, 112. 114.
Tp. II, 2, 164. Merch. I, 1, 18 ( — ing the grass, to
know ivhere sits the wind). E2 III, 2, 19. H4A II, 3,
10. H6A II, 4, 30. 33. 36. 37. 39. 47. 49. 129. 0th.
V, 2, 13. Per. IV, 6, 46. to p. up = to tear up by the
root: and by the spurs — ed up the pine and cedar,
Tp. V, 47. the weeds . . . are — ed up root and all by
Bolingbroke, R2 III, 4, 52 (Fi pulled) such withered
herbs are meet for — ing up, Tit. Ill, 1, 179. as if he
— ed up kisses by the roots that grew upon my lips,
Oth. Ill, 3, 423.
2) to pull, to tug, to tear; absol. : — ing to unfix
an enemy, H4B IV, 1, 208. Transitively: liberty — s
justice by the nose, Meas. I, 3, 29. V, 343. — jr dead
lions by the beard, John II, 138. Lr. Ill, 7, 36. p. him
by the elbow, Ii4B I, 2, 81. by the sleeve, Caes. I, 2,
179. With adverbs or prepositional expressions de-
noting an effect: p. them asunder, Hml. V, 1, 287. as
he, — ed his cursed steel away, Caes. Ill, 2, 181. you
p. my foot awry, Shr. IV, 1, 150. whose overweening
arm I have — ed back, H6B III, 1, 159. — s it back
again, Rom. II, 2, 181. to p. down = a) to pull or
throw down : let's p. him down (from the throne) H6C
1, 1, 59. p. AuAdius down by the hair. Cor. I, 3, 33.
cf p. down my officers, break my decrees, H4B IV, 6,
118. to p. down justice from your awful bench, V, 2,
86. b) to demolish, to overthrow: p. down the rich,
Ven. 1150. all houses must he — ed down, Meas. I, 2,
99. II, 1, 65. your cares set up do not p. my cares
down, R2 IV, 195. to p. a kingdom doion and set
another up, H4B I, 3, 49. who set thee up and — ed
thee down, H6C V, 1, 26. Ajax employed —s down
Achilles plumes, Troil. 1, 3, 386. do one p. down
another, 111, 3, 86. p. down benches, forms, Caes. HI,
2, 263. 264. ing the entrails of an offering forth,
Caes. II, 2, 39. p. off the bull's horns. Ado I, 1, 265.
— « off my beard, Hml. II, 2, 600. pursue him to his
^ house and p. him thence, Cor. Ill, 1, 309. his guilty
hand — ed up the latch, Lucr. 358. andp. up drowned
honour by the locks, H4A I, 3, 205. top. out: p. me
out all the linen, Wiv. IV, 2, 155. p. out his eyes, Meas.
IV, 3, 124. Err. IV, 4, 107. Mcb. II, 2, 69. Lr. I, 4,
324. Ill, 7, 5. to p. it out (the sting) Shr. II, 212. p.
out the multitudinous tongue. Cor. Ill, 1, 155. p. it (a
hair'i out, Troil. I, 2, 179. you would p. out the heart
of my mystery, Hml. HI, 2, 382. it —s out brains and
all, Oth. II, 1, 128. — to p. him from his horse, Ven.
30, to p. the quills from ancient ravens' wings, Lucr.
949. — ed the knife from Lucrece' side, 1807. p. the
keen teeth from the fierce tiger' s jaws, Sonn. 19, 3. a
team of horse shall not p. that from me, Gent. Ill, 1,
266. to p. this crawling serpent from my breast, Mids.
II, 2, 146. p. the wings from painted butterflies. III, 1,
175. p. the young cubs from the she-bear, Merch. II, 1,
29. my rights and royalties — ed from my arms per-
force, R2 II, 3, 121. top. him headlong from the throne,
V, 1, 65. to p. bright honour from the pale-faced moon,
H4A I, 3, 202. / — ed this glove from his helm , H5
IV, 7, 162. p. the crown from Henry's head, H6B V,
1, 2. H6C1I, 1,153. — edtwo crutches from my feeble
limbs, R3 II, 2, 58. and from her jealous arms p. him
perforce. III, 1, 36. from Cupid's shoulder p. his paint-
ed loings, Troil. Ill, 2, 15. p. the mangled Tybalt from
his shroud, Rom. IV, 3, 52. p. the grave senate from
the bench, Tim. IV, 1, 5. p. the lined crutch from thy
old limping sire, 14. p. stout men's pillows from below
their heads, IV, 3, 32 (to make them die), these grow- •
ing feathers — edfrom Caesar's wing, Caes. I, 1, 77.
7 would have — ed my nipple from his boneless gums,
Mcb. I, 7, 57. p. from the memory a rooted sorroio , V,
3, 41. I may be — ed into the swallowing womb of this
deep pit. Tit. II, 3, 239. to p. him off me, Shr. IV, 1,
80. stakes — ed out of hedges, }iQA\, 1,117. ivill you
p. your sword out of his pilcher by the ears? Rom. Ill,
1, 83. p. but his name out of his heart, Caes. HI, 3, 38.
to p. a dainty doe to ground, Tit. II, 2, 29. I have no
strength top. thee to the brink, II, 3, ^41. may all the
building in my fancy p. upon my hateful life, Lr. IV,
2,85.
Used of garments or ornaments put on or taken
off with some force : p. my magic garment from me,
Tp. I, 2, 24. p. the borrowed veil of modesty from the
so seeming Mistress Page, Wiv. Ill, 2, 41. nor p. it
(the ring) from his finger , Merch. V, 173. we must
have your doublet and hose — ed over your head. As
IV, 1, 207. mend the — ing off the other (boot) Shr.
IV, 1, 151. p. but off these rags, Wint. IV, 3, 55. p. it
o'er your brows (i. e. a hat) IV, 4, 665. that high royalty
(i. e. the crown; cf. R3 V, 5, 6) was ne'er — ed off,
John IV, 2, 5. the cloak of night being — ed off from
their backs, R2 III, 2, 45. from the commonest creature
p. a glove, R2 V, 3, 17. the fifth Harry from curbed
licence — s the muzzle of restraint, H4B IV, 5, 131.
they will p. the gay new coats o'er the French soldiers'
heads, H6 IV, 3, 118. this long-usurped royalty from
the dead temples of this bloody wretch have I — ed off,
R3 V, 5, 6. he - edme ope his doublet, Caes. I, 2, 267.
their hats are — ed about their ears, II, 1, 73. off, p.
q^.' Ant. IV, 14, 37. she — ed it off to send it me, Cymb.
H, 4, 104.
3) to Strip of feathers: since I — ed geese, Wiv.
V, 1, 26. we'll p. a crow together, Err. HI, 1, 83 (a pro-
verbial expression, = we have to settle accounts).
876
an argument that he is — ed, when hither he sends so
poor a pinions of his wing, Ant. Ill, 12, 3.
4) to diaw (without the idea of force or violence):
/ here could p. his highness' frown upon ^ou, Tp. V, 127.
to p. his indignation on thy head, All's HI, 2, 32. the
angle that — s our son thither, Wint. IV, 2, 52. they
will p. away his natural cause and call them meteors,
John HI, 4, 156. you p. a thousand dangers on your
head, R2 II, 1, 205. lohen youth with comeliness — ed
all gaze his way. Cor. I, 3, 8. to p. proud Lucius from
the Warlike Goths, Tit. IV, 4, 110. modest wisdom
— s me from over -credulous haste, Mob. IV, 3, 119.
thai stroke, which since hath — ed him after, Lr. IV, 2,
78. to p. the common bosom on his side, V, 3, 49. how
she — ed him to my chamber, 0th. IV, 1, 145. that our
stirring can from the lap of Egypt's widow p. Antony,
Ant. II, ], 37. With hack: if Nature, as thou goest
onwards, still will p. thee back, Sonn. 126, 6 (= will
not let thee become old), more straining on for — ing
back, Wint. IV, 4, 476. one that will either push on or
p. back thy business there, 762. the hand could p. her
back that shoved her on. Ant. I, 2, 131. With on, =
to excite, to cause: to p. on others, Meas. II, 4, 147.
may rather p. on laughter than revenge, Tw. V, 374.
hath — ed on France to tread down fair respect, John
III, 1, 57. sin will p. on sin, R3 IV, 2, 65.
AVithyi'om, = to derive, to receive, to obtain:
not from the stars do I my judgment p. Sonn. 14, 1.
and p. commiseration of his state from brassy bosoms,
Merch.IV, 1,30. Ididp. allegiance from men's hearts,
H4A III, 2, 52. — « comfort from his looks, Ho IV
Chor. 42. would p. reproof and rebuke from every ear
that heard it. Cor. II, 2, 37. thus to have said, . . . had
from him — ed either his gracious promise, 11, 3, 200.
did not p. such envy from him, Hml. IV, 7, 75. I would
not thy good deeds should from my lips p. a hard sen-
tence, Cyinb. V, 5, 289. cf. his speech sticks in my
heart. Mine ear must p. it thence. Ant. I, 5, 42.
5) Even without from , = to get, to obtain, to
win ; a word for shadows like myself, as take the pain,
but cannot p. the pelf, Pilgr. 192. a man may draw his
heart out, ere a' p. one (a good woman in a lottery)
All's I, 3, 93. With down: what my prayers p. down.
All's I, 1, 78. can I do this, and ccfnnot get a crown?
tut, were it farther off, I'll p. it down, H6C III, 2,
195.
6) to take away : to p. all fears out of you, Meas.
IV, 2, 206. thy sad aspect hath from the number of thy
banished years — ed four away, R2 I, 3, 211. thou
canst p. nights from me, but not lend a morrow, 228.
wilt thou p. my fair son from my age? V, 2, 92. if the
opposed numbers p, their hearts from them, H5 IV, 1,
309. and from the cross-row — s the letter G, R3 I, 1,
55, all this from my remembrance brutish wrath sin-
fully —ed, II, 1, 119. p. off a little, H8 II, 3,40 (=
let us descend still lower), to p. from them their tri-
bunes for ever, Cor. IV, 3, 25. such a deed as from the
body of contraction — s the very soul, Hml. Ill, 4, 46.
to p. away = to make away with: the caterpillars of
the commonwealth, which I have sworn to weed and p.
away, R2 II, 3, 167. seeking means to p. away their
power, Cor. HI, 3, 96.
7) p. up thy spirits = raise thy spirits, take cou-
rage: p. up thy spirits; look cheerfully upon me, Shr.
IV, 3, 38. Intr. p. up = collect thyself : p. li/), m^
heart, and be sad, Ado V, 1, 207.
Plucker-down, overthrower : thott setter up and
p. of kings, H6C II, 3, 37.
Plum, the fruit of the tree Prunus domerfica:
Ven. 527. Pilgr. 135. John II, 162. n6B II, 1, 101.
Plume, subst. feathers which serve to adorn;
particularly a tuft of feathers worn as an ornament:
he (the horse) vails his tail that, like a falling p , i ool
shadow to his melting buttock lent, Ven. 314. as dimi-
nish one dowle that's in my p. Tp. Ill, 3,65 (= wing?
or is Ariel supposed to wear a plumage on his head?
0. Kdd. plumbe'). my gravity could I with boot change
for an idle p. Meas. 11,4,11. he; that with the p. All's
HI, 5, 81. how he jets under his advanced — s, Tw. II,
5, 37 (= a turkey-cock), no p. in any English crest,
John II, 317. shame sits mocking in our — s, H5 IV,
5, 5. with nodding of their — s. Cor. HI, 3, 126. Em-
blem of pride: we'll pull his — s, H6A HI, 3, 7. Ajax
employed plucks down Achilles' — s, Troil. I, 3, 386.
what 2^. of feathers is he that indicted this letter? what
vane? what weathercock? LLL IV, 1, 96.
Plume, vb., with up, = to trick up, to make
proud, to make to triumph: to get his place and to p.
up my will in double knavery, 0th. 1, 3, 399.
Plumed, wearing plumes : H4A IV, 1,98. H6A
V, 3, 25. Lr. IV, 2, 57. 0th. HI, 3, 349.
Plume-plucked, humbled, brought down: E2
IV, 108.
Plummet, a plumb-line, by which the depth of
water is sounded: Tp. Ill, 3, 101. V, 56. ignorance
itself is a p. o'er me, Wiv. V, 5, 173 (Tyrwhitt: igno-
rance itself is not so low as 1 am, by the length of a
plummet line. Grant White: ignorance itself points
out my deviations from rectitude. Perhaps: ignorance
Itself sounds my depth and searches my bottom. John-
son: has a plume o' me. Farmer: is a planet o'er me).
Plump, full, round, fleshy: my flesh is soft and
p. Ven. 142. banish p. Jack, H4A II, 4, 527. '
Plumpy, the same: p. Bacchus, Ant. II, 7, 121.
Plum-tree, the tree Prunus domestica: H6B II,
1, 97. Hml. II, 2, 201.
Plunge, vb. 1) tr. to put under water, to immerse :
Shr. I, 1, 23. Figuratively: do not p. thyself too far
in anger, All's II, 3, 222. thou wouldst have — d thy-
self in riot, Tim. IV, 3, 255. would p. him into far
more choler, Hml. Ill, 2, 318.
2) intr. a) to dive, to rush into water: Tp. I, 2,
211. Mids. Hi, 2, 48. Tim. HI, 5, 13. Caes. I, 2, 105.
b) to pitch, to thrust out one's limbs in water:
like an unpractised swimmer — ing still, Lucr. 1098.
Plural, more than one: better have none than p.
faith, Gent. V, 4, 52. Term of grammar: genitive case
p. Wiv. IV, 1, 59.
Plurisj, a plethora, redundancy of blood : <^oorf-
ness, growing to a p., dies in his own too much , Hml.
IV, 7, 118.
Pluto, the god of the infeijial regions: Lucr. 553.
H4B II, 4, 169. Troil. IV, 4, 129. V, 2, 102. 153.
Cor. I, 4, 36. Tit. IV, 3, 13. 37.
Plutus, the god of gold and riches: All's V, 3,
101. Troil. Ill, 3, 197 (Q everything). Tim. I, 1, 287.
Caes. IV, 3, 102.
Ply, 1) to urge, to importune, to' press hard: he
— es the duke at morning and at night, Merch. HI, 2,
279. p. her hard. As III, 5, 76. H6C HI, 2, 50. canst
thou not guess wherefore she — es thee thus? Tit. IV,
1, 15. — es Desdemona to repair his fortunes, 0th. II,
877
3, 360. IV, 1, 107. he — ^d them both with excellent
praises. Ant. HI, 2, 14.
2) to apply to, to practise: p. his hook, Shr. I, 1,
201. go p. thy needle, 11, 25. I must p. my theme. Tit.
V, 2,80. let him p. his music, Hml. II, 1, 73.
Po, river in Italy: John I, 203.
Pocket, subst. a bag inserted in a garment: Tp.
II, 1, 65. 91. Wiv. 1, 4, 66. Meas. Ill, 2, 60. Ado V,
4, 89. XLL 111, 20. Meroh. II, 2, 201. All's IV, 3,
228. Tw. V, 36. H4A II, 4, 580. HI, 3, 61. 70. 93.
113. 114. 176. 178. 181. 190. H5 HI, 2, 51. 54. V,
1, 65. H6A III, 1, 80. H6B IV, 2, 97. Cor. H, 1, 135.
Caes. IV, 3, 253. Hml. HI, 4, 101. Lr. I, 2, 33. IV,
6, 261. 0th. V, 2, 309. Ant. V, 2, 92. Cymb. Ill, 1,
44. V, 5, 280.
Packet, vb., with up, = to put in the pocket:
let me p. up my pedlar's excrement, Wint. IV, 4, 734.
Metaphorically, =to take no notice of: or very false-
ly p. up his report, Tp. II, 1, 67. you did p. up my
letters. Ant. II, 2, 73. to p. up wrong ~- to suffer
wrong without resenting it: John HI, 1, 200. H4A
HI, 3, 183 and H5 HI, 2, 64 (quibbling).
Pocky, infected with the small-po^: p. corses,
Hml. V, 1, 181.
Poem, 'poetical composition: scene individable,
or p. unlimited, Hml. II, 2, 419.
Poesy, 1) the art of a poet: much is the force of
heaven-bred p. GenX.l\\,2, 12. our p. is as a gum, Tim.
1,1,21.
2) poetical compositions: and under thee their p.
disperse, Sonn. 78, 4. tjie elegancy, facility, and golden
cadence of p. LLL IV, 2, 126^ music and p. use to
quicken you, Shr. I, 1, 36.
Poet, an author of fiction, a writer of metrical
compositions: Sonn. 17, 7. 11. 32, 13. 79, 7. 83,4.
14. Pilgr. 115. Gent. Ill, 2, 78. LLL IV, 3, 346.
Mids. V, 7. 12. 15. Merch. V, 79. As HI, 3, 8. 26.
H5 HI, 6, 39. H6C I, 2, 31. B3 I, 4, 46. Tit. II, 4,
51. IV, 1, 57. Tim. I, 1, 220. 226. IV, 3, 366. Caes.
III, 3, 32. Hml. II, 2, 372. Ant. HI, 2, 16.
Poetical, possessing the sense or the peculiar
qualities of poetry : / would the gods had made thee p.
As HI, 3, 16. 17. 24. 'tis p. Tw. I, 6, 207.
Poetry, 1) the art of a poet: if music and sweet
p. agree, Pilgr. 103. neither savouring of p., wit, nor
invention, LLL IV, 2, 166.
2) poetical compositions, verse: like cutler's p.
Merch. V, 149. the truest p. is the most feigning, As
HI, 3, 19. 20. 21. Shr. I, 1, 93. I, 2, 170. H4A HI,
1, 134. Tit. IV, 1, 14.
Poictiers, town and province (Poitou) in France :
John 1, 11. II, 487. H6A 1, 1, 61. IV, 1, 19 (M.Edd.
Patay). IV, 3, 45.
Poins, name: Wiv. HI, 2, 74. H4A I, 2, 118 etc.
H4B II, 2, 36 etc.
Point, subst. 1) th^ sharp end of an instrument:
with javelin's p. Ven. 616. thy spar's p. 626. Wiv.
HI, 5, 113. Ado H, 3, 264. IV, 1, 110. Wint. HI, 3,
87. E2 I, 3, 74. IV, 40. V, 3, 53 (a dial's p.); cf.
H4A V, 2, 84. H5 II Chor. 9. IV, 4, 9. H6B IV, 10,
74. H6C I, 3, 37. I, 4, SO. II, 3, 16. V, 6, 27. R3
I, 2, 96. V, 1, 24. Troil. V, 2, 151 (cf. Wint. HI, 3,
87). Tit. IV, 2, 71. 85. V, 3, 63. Rom. IV, 3, 57. Caes.
HI, 1, 173. Hml. V, 2, 332. I saw him hold Lord
Percy at the p. H4A V, 4, 21 (cf. Holinshed: kept him
at the sword's p.). Pars pro toto, = sword : turn face
to face and bloody p. to p. John II, 390; Rom HI, 1,
165. thus I bore my p. H4A II, 4, 216. 224. 238. p.
against p. rebellious, Mcb. I, 2, 56. the enemy's p. Tit.
V,3, 111. beats down their fatal —s, Rom. Ill, 1, 171.
I'll touch my p. with this contagion, Hml. IV, 7, 147.
between the pass and fell incensed — s of mighty oppo-
sites, V, 2, 61. Figuratively: blunting the fine p. of
seldom pleasure, Sonn. 52, 4. how sharp the p. of this
remembrance is, Tp. V, 138. the thorny p. of bare dis-
tress. As 11, 7, 94. the sharp thorny — s of my alleged
reasons, H8 II, 4, 224.
2) a tagged lace, used to tie parts of the dress,
especially the breeches: with two broken — s, Shr. HI,
2, 49. mingle eyes with one that ties his — s. Ant. Ill,
13, 157. Worn for ornament: for a silken p. I'll
give my barony , H4B I, 1, 53. God's light, with two
— s on your sltoulder? II, 4, 142 (perhaps a mark of
his commission). Quibbling: / am resolved on two
— s. Thai, if one break, the other will hold, Tw. I, 6,
25. their — s being broken — Down fell their hose,
H4A II, 4, 238. cf. Wint. IV, 4, 206.
3) the pommel of a saddle: beat Cut's saddle, put
a few flocks in the p. H4A II, 1, 7,
4) a stop in writing : come we to full — s here, and
are etceteras nothing^ H4A II, 4, 198 (quibbling).
5) an exactly defined part of space or time : swim
to yonder p. Caes. I, 2, 104. arrive the p. proposed,
110. / have touched the highest p. of all my greatness,
H8 HI, 2, 223. thou wert dignified enough, even to the
p. of envy, to be styled the under-hangman of his king-
dom, Cymb. II, 3, 133. which makes her story true,
even to the p. of her death. All's IV, 3, 67. to prove it
on thee to the extremest p. of mortal breathing, R2 IV,
47. vows obedience till the p. of death, H(3A HI, 1,
168. when men are at the p. of death , Rom. V, 3, 88.
at p. = on the point, about, going: you are at p. to
lose your liberties. Cor. HI, 1, 194. almost at p. to
enter, V, 4, 64. and are at p. to show their open banner,
Lr. HI, 1, 33. who was once at p. to master Caesar's
sword, Cymb. HI, 1, 30. at p. to sink for food, 111,6,
17. at p. of death, Tw. V, 121. H6B HI, 2, 369.
6) highest elevation, summit : touching now the p.
of human skill, Mids. II, 2, 119. what a p. your falcon
made, H6B H, 1, 5 (= how high she soared). Hence
used .to denote a state of perfection and readiness:
say what the play treats on, then read the names of the
actors, and so groiv to a p. Mids. 1, 2, 10. come we to
full —s here, H4B II, 4, 198 (quibbling), armed at all
— s, R2 I, 3, 2. Hml. I, 2, 200 ^Qq at p.). I do enjoy
at ample p. all that I did possess, Troil. Ill, 3, 89.
at a p. or at p. = completely, in full preparation
for any emergency: old Siward, with ten- thousand
warlike men, already at a p., was setting forth, Mcb.
IV, 3, 135. armed at p. exactly, cap-a-pe, Hml. I, 2,
200 (Ff. at all points), to lei him keep at p. a hundred
knights, Lr. I, 4, 347. cf. Appointed.
7) a division of the mariner's compass: to all the
— s o' the compass. Cor. II, 3, 26. = direction, side
in general: let your best love draw to that p. which
seeks best to preserve it. Ant. HI, 4, 21.
81 state, situation, predicament: the state of Nor-
mandy stands on a tickle p. H6B I, 1, 216. Rome and
her rats are at the p. of battle, Cor. I, 1, 166. at such
a p., when half to half the world opposed, Ant. HI,
13, 8. he's at some hard p. Cymb. Ill, 4, 16.
9) subject, matter, question : touching that p. Meas.
878
1. 1, 84. erred in this p. II, 1, 15. one of the — s in
which women still give the lie to their consciences^ As
111,2,409. lam resolved on two — s, Tw. I, 5, 25.
— s more than all the lawyers can handle^ Wint. 1V,4,
206 (quibbling), the p. of my pelilion, H8 I, 2, 16. to
this p. hast thou heard him at any time speak aught?
145. I speak my good lord cardinal to this p. H,4, 166.
in such a p. of weight. III, 1, 71. in this p. all his tricks
founder, HI, 2, 39. the main p. of this our after-meet-
ing, Cor. 11, 2, 43. there's a fearful p. Rom. IV, 3, 32.
/ took your hands, hut v:as indeed swayed from the p.
by looking down on Caesar, Caes. Ill, 1, 219. whichis
now our p. of second meeting, Mcb. Ill, 1, 86. to this
p. I stand, . . . only I'll be revenged, Hml. IV, 5, 133.
stand aloof from the entire p. Lr. I, 1, 243. my p. and
period will be throughly wrought, as this day's battle's
fought, IV, 7, 96, touch you the sourest — s with sweet-
est terms. Ant. 11, 2, 24. make my senses credit thy
relation to — s that seem impossible. Per. V, 1, 125.
10' the main question, the precise thing to be con-
sidered: this is the p. Meas. I, 4, 49. H5 111, 2, 108.
but to the p. (:= to the purpose) Meas. II, 1, 100. H4A
IV, 3, 89. that's not to the p. Wint. HI, 3,91. ay, there's
the p. Wiv. 1. 1, 229. H4B 1, 3, 18. 0th. Ill, 3, 228.
Ant. 11, 6,31. Cymh. Ill, 4, 156. here lies thep. H4A1I,
4,448. Hml.V, 1, 10. let me know thep. Meas. Ill, 1,73.
11) single thing or subject, article, particular:
do all — s of my command, Tp, 1, 2, 500. examine him
upon that p. Ado V, 1, 322. that I did suit me all — »
like a man, As I, 3, 1 18. he does obey every p. of the
letter, Tw. Ill, 2, 83. the fail of any p. in it, Wint. 11,
•1, 171. this dangerous conception in this p. H8 1, 2,
139. with all their honortrable — s of ignorance, I, 3,
26. in this p. charge him home, Cor; 111, 3, 1. all our
service in every p. twice done, Mcb. I, 6, 15. the due
of honour in no p. omit, Cymb. Ill, 5, 11. fromp. to p.
All's 111, 1, 1. V, 3, 325. p. from p. IV, 3, 72. p. by
p. H6C 11, 5, 24. H8 I, 2, 7. Per. V, 1, 227. top. or
to the p. = in every article , exactly : hast thou per-
formed top. the tempest' Tp. I, 2, 194. agreewithhis
demands to thep. Meas. Ill, 1, 254.
12) punctilio, nice respect: this fellow doth not
stand upon — s, Mids. V, 118 (is not over-scnipnlous).
wherefore stand you on nice — s? H6C IV, 7,58. Hence
nearly =; respect in general : he takes on the p. of
honour to support so dissolute a crew, R2 V, 3, 11.
'tis a p. of friendship , H4A V, 1, 122. it is a p. of
wisdom, E3 1, 4, 99. and in that ji. I will conclude to
hate her, Cymb. Ill, 5, 77 (=; in that respect, there-
fore).
13) a signal given by the blast of a trumpet: to
a loud trumpet and a p. of war, H4B IV, 1, .!J2. Hence
= direction, command: Aufidius obeys his — s as if
he were his offircr. Cor. IV, 6, 12.5.
14) no p. , in imitation of the French non point,
= not at all, by no means; for the sake of quibbling:
LLL II, 190. V, 2, 277.
Point, vb. 1) to sharpen, to make as thin and
small as a point: till the diminution of space had — ed
him sharp as my needle, Cyrab. 1, 3, 19.
2; to direct towards an object, to aim: here, as I
p. my sword, Caes. II, 1, 106. a figure for the time of
scorn to p. his finger at, 0th. IV, 2, hb.
3) to direct the firgf-r, to note as with the finger;
absol.. how the giddy multitude do p. H6B 11, 4, 21.
With at: the dial —s at five, Ei-r. V, 118. now must
the world p. at poor Katharine, Shr. Ill, 2, 18. whence
they gape and p. at your industrious scenes and act:i
of death, 'John II, 375. why art thou so — ed at 1 114 A
II, 4, 449. —s at them for his, Mcb. IV, I, 124. = to
call attention to, to mention: our then dictator, whom
with all praise I p. at. Cor. II, 2, 94. ^ to aim at, to
menace: in a tims when fearful wars p. at me, Cymb.
IV, 3, 7. With on, = a) to be directed to (to ^eiul
rays on) : whatsoever star — s on me graciously with
fair aspect, Sonn. 26, 10. his golden beams to you hpic
lent shall p. on me and gild my banishment, Rj I, 3,
147. b) to aim ai: find Hector s purpose —ing onhim,
Troil. 1, 3, 331. these are portents, bulyet I hope, iliri/
do not p. on me, 0th. V, 2, 46. they are porlentoit.i
things unto the climate that they p. upon, Caew. I, 3, 32.
With to, = a) to indigitate : whereto my finger is - in/
still, R2 V, 5, 54. and — ed to this brace. Per. II, 1,
133. b) to tend to, to be destined for: most poor mat-
ters p. to rich ends, Tp. Ill, 1, 4. they i mine ends)
— edio the good of your person, H8 111, 2, 172. who
would net wish to be from wealth exempt, since riches
p. to misery and contempt? Tim. IV, 2, 32. for any
bepefit that — s to me, IV, 3, 256.
4 1 to show as with the finger: as we p. the wmj.
Caes. IV, 1, 23. With forth: the which shall p. you
forth at every sitting what you must say, Wint. IV, 4,
572. thy lopped branches p. thy two sons forth, Cymb.
V, 5, 454. With out: day seems top. her out where she
sits weeping, Lucr. 1086. doth p. out thee as his trium-
phant prize, Sonn. 151,9. will these mossed trees pa<)e
thy heels and skip where thou — est out? Tim, IV. 3,
225. Hence := to direct: who, tendering their own
worth from where they were glassed, did p. you to hny
them, LLL II, 245 (Ff/J. out to). I'll p. you mhtreyou
shall have such receiving as shall become your highness,
Wint. IV, 4, 537. as your business and desire sliallp.
you, Hml. I, 5, 129.
5) to appoint (spelt 'point, in this sense, by M.
Edd.): whoever plots the sin, thou — est the season,
Lucr. 879, nor can I fortune to brief minutes tell,
— ing to each his thunder, rain and wind, Sonn. 14, 6.
I'll not be tied to hours nor — ed times, Shr. Ill, 1, 19.
this is the — ed day. III, 2,1. p. the day of marriage, 1 h.
Point-blank, with a certain aim, so as not to
miss : as easy as a cannon will shoot p. twelve score,
Wiv. Ill, 2, 34. Substantively : now art thou within p.
of our jurisdiction regal. H6B IV, 7, 28 (Cade's speech).
Point-device or Point-devise, affectedly nice,
6nical: such insociable and p. companions, LLL V, I,
21. you are rather p. in your accoutrements , As 111,
2, 401. Adverbially, = exactly: / will be p. the very
man, Tw. 11, 5, 176.
Pointing-stock, a butt, a laughing-stock: H6B
11, 4, 46.
Poise, subst. weight: equal p. of sin and charity,
Meas. II, 4, 68. so is the equal p. of this fell war, H6C
II, 5, 13. the great swing and rudeness of his p. Troil.
I, 3, 207. occasions of some p. Lr. II, 1, 122. full of
p. and difficult weight, 0th. Ill, 3, 82.
Poise, vb. 1) to weigh: we, — ing us in her de-
fective scale, shall weigh thee to the beam. All's II, 3,
161. p. the cause in justice' equal scales, H6B II, 1,
204. our imputation shall be oddly — d, Troil. I, 3,
339. both merits — d, IV, 1, 65. herself — d with her-
self, Rom. 1, 2, 100.
2) to counterbalance; if the balance of our dves
S79
ir of stnsualily-,
2) the pole-star: Hml. I, 1, 36. 0th. II, 1, lo. =
loadiiar: the soldier's p. is fallen. Am. IV, 15, to.
Pale, a long, slender piece of wood : LLL T, 3,
TOO. H6B IV. 1. 127. IV. 7, 101. 119- Mcb. V, S. 26.
P»ie, = Polauder: Hml. IV, 4, 21.
Pole: De la P.. name (of the Earl of Suffolk: cf.
IPoofc.: HtAV.3.67. H6BI,1,44. 1,2.30. IT, l.i.i.
Fole-aie, an axe fixed on a pole: LLL V. 2. 5S0.
kad not one scale or reason to p. aricrA?
0th. 1. 3, 331.
Falsan, sab^i. that which artificially, and br
means not obviooi to the sight, destroys or iniures
life: Ven. 1143. Tp.lU, 3. 105. Wiv. 1. 3, 110 Err.
11,2.145. V, 70. AdoU. 2. 21. V. 1. 2o3. A; 1. 1.
157. V. 1, 60. Tw. II. 5. 123. Wint. 1. 2, S21. John |
1.21.3. V. 7. 9. 4ij. E2I. 1,173. V, (•. 3S. H4A1I.
2. 43. H4B 1, 1, 137. H6B HI. 2, 45. 321. Ill, 3. l>. Writing of some M. Edd. in HmL I, 1, 63: he smote
B3 1. 2. 146. 147. 111. 1. 14. IV. i. 62 ^Ff venom). HS ' the sledded j,. on tie ice. O. Edi.pollax; most 51. Edd.
III. 2. 2S3. Cor. HI. 1. S7. 1.57. Bom. 1. 2. 51. II. 3. fc.jc,'.-. ci. .SwiVs and .S/fi/Ail
24. Ul. 3,44. HI, 5. 9>. IV, 3, 24. V, I. 50. 60. sO. Polecat , the fitchew: Wiv. IV. ]. 29. Term of
83. f.5 V. 3, 162. 165. 2SS. Tim. HI, 1. 62. IV, 1, reproach: job Aa^^aje, jo«^., you ronjron. IV, 2. 195.
32. IV, 3, 25. 109. 296. 435. Mcb. HI, 2, 24. Hml. j P»le-cilpt, hedged in with [.olei :% p. rineyarrf,
IV. 5, 76. V, 2. 339. 364. Lr. IV. 7. 72. V. 3, 96 (Ff j Tp. IV, 6S iDyoe: a Tineyard in which the poles are
medic-ine). 0th. Ill, 3, 32.5. 3iV. IV. 1. 216. 220. Ant. clij.!. i. c. embraced, by the Tines;.
I. 2. 901 (a serpents p J. I. 5, 27. V. 2. 34S. Cymb. Polemon, name in Ant. Ill, 6. 74.
n3.
250.
1, 1. 12?. I. 5. 34. in. 3. 77. V, 5. 4
Per. I. 1, 133 (in serpents). 139. 155.
Poison, vb. to infect, injnre, or kill with poison:
absol.: H6C I. 4. 1 12. Cor. HI. i, >> Eom. Ill, 2. 46.
Hml. HI, 2, 244. Lr. HI, 6, 70 (tooth that —sj. Tran-
siiivelT; Locr. 1072. 1659. 1707. Sonn. 114, 13.
US. 14. Compl. 301. Merch. III. 1.6S. AllMII. 5.
s7. Wint. HI. 2. 161. John V. 6. 23. V, 7. 35. R2 III.
2. 159. H4A I. 3. 233. H5 IV. 1, 26S. Tit HI, 2, 73.
Mcb. I, 7. 11. IV, 1. 5. Hml. HI. 2. 272. IV. 1,43. V.
2. 303. 321. 330. Lr. V. 3. 227. 240. Ant. HI, 13.
160. V. 2. 343. Cymb. 1, 6, 126. V. 5, 156. 243. Per.
Policy , 1) the frame of ciril goTemment in a
state: this p. and reverence of age makes the world
biUer to the btst or our times, Lr. i. 2, 4S.
2' the art of managing public affairs: lurn him to
any cause of p. H5 1, 1, 45. our nation lose the name
of hardiness and p. 1, 2, 220. and with pale p. seek to
divert the English purposes . 11 Chor. 14. H6B 1, 1.
:?4. TroU. 1, 3. 197. V. 4. 10. 14. IS. Cor. IV, 6.
127. Hml lU 2, 47. Ant. U, 2. 69. II, 6, 126. Used
as afem.; H4A I, 3, 105.
3) prudent wisdom in the management of public
or private concerns: a little harm done to a great good
IV, 4. 10. Metaphorically, = to taint, to corrupt: thou | end for lau/ul p. remains ena^ltd. Lucr. 529. lliat
wouldst have — ed good CamUlo s honour, Wint. HI, 2. shallow habit, wherein deep p. did him disQuise, IS 15.
1S9. mg valour's — ed, Cor. I, 10, 17. whose welcome \ thus p. in love, to anticijatt the ills that were not, grew
had — edmine. Lr. II. 4. 39. p. his delight, Oth. I. 1, ' to faults assured, Sonn. US. 9. 124. 9. Ado V. 1. 200.
6S. p. this t,our.g maid's affections, I, 3, 112. —erf ' T.T.T. V, 2. 513. As V, 1, 62. .'^h^. II, 294. Tw. HI, 2.
hours. Ant. II. 2. 90. = to destroy: plodding —s up : 31. 33. B2 V. 1, 84. H4B IV, 1. 14?. H6A V, 4. 159.
the nimble spirits in thearteries, LLL IV, 3, 305 (most H6B 111, 1. 23. 235. 23S. 293. IV, 1. $3. H6C I, 2,
M. Edd.prisons). boiling dialer chokes the hollow pass- ; 55. V, 4, 62. HS III. 2. 259. Tit 11. 1. 104. IV, 2,
age of mg ~ed voice, H6A V, 4. 121. that we have 14S. Tim. III. 2, 94. Oth. 11. 3, 274. 111. 3, 14. With
leen familiar, ingrateforgetfulness shall p. Cor. V, _,
92. that bare vowel I shall p. more than the death-
darling ege of cockatrice, Rom. III. 2. 46. the object
— s sight, Oth. V, 2. 364. cf. Empoison.
Poisoner, one who poisons: Wint I, 2. 352.
Poisonoas, having the qualities of poison, inju-
rious to life: Lucr. 530. 777 (dauds). H4A V. 4. 56.
H6B HI, 2. 77 (adder). B3 I, 3. 246 (toad). Cor. HI.
1, 221. Tim. I. 2. 144. Ant. IV, 9. 13. Cymb. 1, o, S.
= Timlent: ihou p. slave, Tp. I, 2, 319. With of.
^ destructive: qoh might condemn us, as p. of your
honour. Cor. V, 3. 135.
Poisonoas -tongaed: what false Italian, asp.
as handed, Cymb. Ill, 2, 5.
Poitiers, see Poictiers.
Poke, pocket: As II, 7. 20.
Poklng-stick, a small iron stick used for setting
the plaits of ruti's : Wint. IV, 4, 22S
the def. art: smacks it not something of the p.f John
II, 396 (i. e. of that which you call policy?).
4 cunning, stratagem: is there no military p., how
n'ryi';, > might blow up men? All's 1, 1,132. the gates
cf R:U'-:u. >hrowj:'i which our p. must make a breach,
H6A III. 2. 2. 'lis but his p. to counterfeit, H6C II, 6.
65. lUplag the hunter for ihg-li/e with all mg force,
pursuit and p. Troil. IV, 1, 17. honour and p. i the
war do grow tocelr.e,: Cor. Ill, 2. 42. 48. Plur. — es
= stratagems: search out thy wit for secret — es. H6A
HI, 3. 12.
Polished, glossy: in p. form of well-refined pen.
Sonn. 85, S. Op. perturbation: (the crown) H4B IV,
5, 23.
Politic , 1 ) relating to politics as the science of
government: / will read p. authors, Tw. 11, 5, 174.
2^ versed in public aSairs: this land was famously
enriched with p. grave counsel. R3 II, 3, 20. a certain
Poiaek, a native of Poland: Hml. II. 2, 63. 75. ] convocation of p. worms are e'en at him, Hml. IV. 3
IV. 4, 23. Adjectively: the P. wars. V.2,3S7. Dubious
passage : so frowned he once , when in an angry park
he smote the sledded — s on the ice. Hml I, 1, 63. O.
Edd. pollax or Pollax, q. v.
Poland, country to the east of Germany: Meas.
1. 3, 14. Hml. IV, 4, 12. V, 2. 361. Adjectively: a \ Ado V. 2. 63. the lawyers melancholy, which is p. A*
P. winter (i. e. a very long winter) Err. IH, 2, 100. IV. 1, 14. I have been p. with my friend, smooth with
Pole, 1) the extremity of the axis of the earth: | mine enemy, V, 4. 46. iiis not p. in the LOmmonwea!:'n
by the north p. LLL V, 2, 699. | of nature to preserve virginity. All's I, 1, 137, you
21 (Ff convocation of worms).
3) prudent, wise . artful , cunning : stands hugely
p. Sonn. 124, 11. am I p.? am I subtle' Wiv. HI. 1,
103. which maintained so p. a state of evil that they
will not admit any good part to intenuinqlc with ihn.
880
must seem very p. IV, 1, 24. with silence be thou p.
H6A 11, 5, 101. bites his lip with a p. regard, Troil.
III, 3, 234. the devil knew not what he did when he
wade man p. Tim. Ill, 3, 29. of such a nature is his
p. love, 35. 'tis p. and safe to let him keep at point a
hundred knights, Lr. 1,4,346. he shall stand no further
off than in a p. distance, 0th. Ill, 3, 13.
Politician, one versed in politics, or at least in
the habit to talk of them: Tw. 11, 3, 80. Ill, 2, 34.
lUA 1, 3, 241. Hml. V, 1, 86. Lr. IV, 6, 175.
Politicly, prudently, wisely: Shr. IV, 1, 191.
H6B III, 1, 341.
Poliieness, name: Wint. I, 2, 353 and passim.
Troil. V, 5, 11.
Poll, snbst. (0. Edd. mostly Pole) 1) head: hath
his p. clawed like a parrot, H4B 11, 4, 282. all flaxen
was his p. Hml, IV, 5, 196.
2 1 a register of heads, a list of persons : the muster-
file amounts not to fifteen thousandp. All's IV, 3, 190.
we are the greater p. Cor. Ill, 1, 134. all the voices
thai we have procured set down by the p. Ill, 3, 10.
Poll-ax, see Pole-axe.
Polled (0. ¥,&&. pouled) stripped, plundered: he
will mow all down before him and leave his passage p.
Cor. IV 5, 21a (the servant's speech).
Pollusion, Dnll's blunder for allusion: LLL IV,
2, 46.
Pollute, to soil, to stain, to defile: Lncr. 854.
1063. 1726. H6A V, 4, .43. Troil. V, 3, 17.
Pollution, defilement: Lucr. 1157. Meas. 11, 4,
183. Tw. 1,2, 49.
Polonius, name: Hml. I, 2. 57. IV, 1, 34. IV,
3, 17. IV, 5, 83.
Poltroon, coward: ^ate'ence is for — s, H6C 1,
1, 62.
Polydamas (Ff Polidamus, Q Polidamas), name
in Troil. V, 5, 6.
Polydore, name in Cymb. Ill, 3, 86 and passim.
Poljinnestor, king of Thrace, not named, but
alluded to in Tit. 1, 138.
Poljxena, daughter of Priam: Troil. Ill, 3, 208.
Polyxenes, see Polixenes.
Pomander, a ball composed of perfumes: Wint.
IV, 4, 609.
Pomegranate , the fruit of Punica granatum :
All's II, 3, 276.^. tree, Rom. Ill, 5, 4. cf. Pomgarnet.
Pomewater, a kind of apple: LLL IV, 2, 4.
Ponifret, place in England: John IV, 2, 148.
R2 V, 1, 52. V, 4, 10. H4B I, 1, 205. H6B 11, 2, 26.
R3 II, 4, 42. Ill, 1, 183 (P. castle). HI, 2, 50, 85.
Ill, 3, 9. Ill, 4, 92. V, 3, 140.
Pomgarnet, the waiter's pronunciation of Pome-
granate (name of a room) : H4A II, 4, 42 (M. Edd.
Pomegranate).
Pommel, see Pummel.
Pomp, 1) magnificence, splendour: LLL 1, 1, 31.
Mids. 1, 1, 19. As 11, 1, 3. Wint. IV, 4, 499. R2 111,
2, 163. IV, 211. V, 1, 78. H5 IV, 1, 281. H6A 1, 1,
142. H6CV, 2, 27. H8il, 1, 15. 163. 11,3,7. Ill,
2, 365. Tim. I, 2, 140. IV, 2, 35. IV, 3, 243 Lr.
Ill, 4, 33. 0th. Ill, 3, 354.
2) a festival procession, a feast: the pale companion
is not for our p. Mids. 1, 1, 15. go we, as uell as haste
will suffer us, to this unlocked for unprepared p. John
11,660. shall braying trumpets and loud churlish drums
be measures to our p.? Ill, 1, 304. when adverse fo-
reigners affright my towns with dreadful p. of stout in-
vasion, IV, 2, 173. safer triumph is this funeral p. Tit.
I, 176. what need these feasts, — s and vain-glories?
Tim. I, 2, 249.
3) greatness, power: it (my love) suffers not in
smiling p., nor falls under the blow of thralled discon-
tent, Sonn. 124, 6 {smiling p. = the favour of great-
ness), the house with the narrow gate, which I take to
be too little for p. to enter , All's IV, 5, 54. to be pos-
sessed with double p. John IV, 2, 9. vast confusion
waits the imminent decay of wrested p. IV, 3, 154. to
think upon my p. shall be my hell, H6B1I,4,41. much
better she ne'er had known p. H8 II, 3, 13. let the can-
died tongue lick absurd p. PInil. Ill, 2, 65. how p. is
followed! Ant. V, 2, 151. cf. also Wint. IV, 4, 499.
R2 IV, 211. H6C V, 2, 27.
Pompeius, the Latin form of Pompey; Sextus
P. Ant. I, 2, 190. 1, 3, 45. Ill, 6, 25.
Pompey, 1) Cneius P. the Great: Meas.U, 1,230.
LLL V, 1, 136. V, 2, 638. 560 etc. H5 IV, 1, 70.
72. H6B IV, 1, 138. Caes. 1, 1, 42. 47. 56. I, 3, 126.
162. Ill, 1, 115. Ill, 2, 192. V, 1, 76. Ant. I, 2, 196.
I, 5, 31. HI, 13, 118. 2) Sextus P., his son: Ant. 1,
3, 49 and passim. 3) P. Bum, the clown in Meas. II,
1, 224 etc.
Pompion, Costard's blunder for Pompey: LLL
V, 2, 503. 507.
Pompons, magnificent, splendid: As V, 4, 188.
R2 IV, 250. Per- 111 Pro). 4.
Pond, a small basin of standing waier: Meas. Ill,
1, 94. Merch. I, 1, 89. Wint. 1, 2, 195. H4B I, 1,
200. Cymb. I, 4, 98.
Ponder, to muse, to meditate; with on: to p. on
things would hurt me more, Lr. HI, 4, 24.
Ponderous, 1) very heavy: to draw with idle
spiders' strings most p. and substantial things, Meas.
Ill, 2, 290. why the sepulchre hath oped his p. and
marble jaws, Hml. I, 4, 50.
2) forcible , strongly impulsive : if your more p.
and settled project may suffer alteration, Wint. IV, 4,
536. my love's more p. than my tongue, Lr. 1, 1, 80
(Qq richer).
Poniard, subst. a dagger: Ado II, 1, 256 (cf.
Hml. Ill, 2, 414). All's IV, 1, 83. H6C II, 1, 98. Tit.
II, 3, 120. Hml. V, 2, 167.
Pont, the kingdom of Pontus in Asia Minor:
Ant. HI, 6, 72.
Pontic: the P. sea, = the Euxlne or Black Sea,
0th. HI, 3, 453.
Pontiflcal, belonging to a high priest: my pre-
sence, like a robe p., ne'er seen but wondered at, H4A
HI, 2, 56.
Ponton, French name in H6A I, 4, 28.
Pooh (0. Edd./)«A) interj. expressive of contempt
or disgust: Hml. I, 3, 101. V, 1, 221 (Qq;>oA).
Pool, a collection of stagnant water: Tp. IV,
182. 208. H6B IV, 1, 70. Lr. HI, 4, 139. Cymb. HI,
4, 142.
Poole or Pole, name of the Earl of Suffolk:
H6A II, 4, 78. 80. 100. 114. 122. H6B I, 1, 44. I,
2, 30. 1, 3, 63. IV, 1, 70.
Poop, subst. the hindmost part of a ship : H4A
HI, 3, 29. Ant. II, 2, 197.
Poop, vb, to strike in a fatal manner, to sink like
a ship: she quickly — edhim; she made him roast-meat
for worms. Per. IV, 2, 25 (Boult's speech).
881
Poor, 1) destitute of riches or even of any pro-
perty, indigent, needy: Luer. 693. Tp. I, 2, 20. V,
212. Gent. IV, 1, 72. Wiv. I, 3, 95. II, 1, 117. II, 2,
283. V, 5, 164. Meas. Ill, 1, 25. Err. I, 1, 57. Ado
111, 3, 121. All's I, 3, 201. H5 IV, 1, 315. H8 IV, 2,
lis etc. etc. With in: p. in worth, Troil. Ill, 3, 130.
Cor. II, 1, 18. Hml. II, 2, 280. With oft I amp. of
thanks, Cymb. II, 3, 94.
2) of a bad quality, mean, beggarly: most p. mat-
ters point to rich ends, Tp. Ill, 1, 3. p. descent, Gent.
III, 2, 32. these p. habiliments, IV, 1, 13. I'llput my-
self in p. and mean attire. As I, 3, 113. Shr. Ill, 2,
121. IV, 3, 173. 182. H4B V, 5, 13. while his blood
was p. H4A IV, 3, 76. mean and right p. blood, H6A
IV, 6, 23.
3) little, insignificant, worthless: what were thy
lips the worse for one p. kiss'? Ven. 207. p. wretches
have remorse in p. abuses, Lucr. 269. that p. retention
could not so much hold, Scnn. 122, 9. stores whose rates
are either ncA or^.Meas.lI, 2,150. I have a p. penny-
worth in the English, Merch. I, 2, 76. the twentieth
part of onep. scruple, IV, 1,330. p. a thousand crowns.
As 1, I, 2. give me the p. allottery my father left me,
77. the — est service is repaid with thanks, Shr. IV, 3,
45. in their p. praise he humbled. All's I, 2, 45. and
my p. doing eternal, II, 3, 246. your oaths are words
and p. conditions, IV, 2, 30. his qualities being at this
p. price, IV, 3, 308. those p. number saved with you,
Tw. 1, 2, 10. p. trespasses, more monstrous standing
by, Wint. Ill, 2, 190. one p. pennyworth of sugar-
candy, H4A III, 3, 180. wherefore grieve I at an
hour's p. loss? H6B III, 2, 381. communication of a
most p. issue, HS I, 1, ST. for one p. grain or two. Cor.
V, 1, 27. this is a p. epitome of yours, V, 3, 68. one
p. root, Tim. IV, 3, 186. some p. fragment, 400. give
me one p. request, Hml. I, 5, 142. our basest beggars
are in the — est thing superfluous, Lr. II, 4, 268. one
^iife) is too p., too-weak for my revenge, 0th. Ill, 3,
443. 1 have seen her die twenty times upon far — er
moment. Ant. I, 2, 146. none our parts sop., but was
a race of heaven, I, 3, 36. I had thought to have held
it (my birthday) /i.UI, 13, 186 (not to have celebrated
it), my p. self, Cymb. I, 1, 119 etc.
4) weak, imjjotent: feeble desire, all recreant, p.
and meek, Lucr. 710. her blood, in p. revenge, held it
in chase, 1736. in my p. and old motion, H4B IV, 3,
37. our p. malice remains in danger, Mcb. Ill, 2, 14.
I have very p. and unhappy brains for drinking, 0th.
II, 3, 35. as deep as these p. pickaxes can dig, Cymb.
IV, 2, 389.
5) paltry, contemptible: a most p. credulous mon-
ster, Tp. II, 2, 149, 170. fear the soft and tender fork
of a p. worm, Meas. Ill, 1, 17. such p., such bare, such
lewd, such mean attempts, H4A III, 2, \Z. fickle change-
lings and p. discontents, V, 1, 76. yon p. and starved
band, H5 IV, 2, 16. rubbing the p. itch of your opinion,
Cor. I, 1, 169. a p. unmanly melancholy, Tim. IV, 3,
203. thy father, that p. rag, 271. ivith what p. judg-
ment, Lr. I, 1, 294. these thin habits and p. likelihoods,
0th. I, 3, 108. this p. trash of Venice, II, 1, 312. so
p. opinion of his wing, Ant. Ill, 12, 4. be shown for
— est diminutives, IV, 12, 37.
6) used as a term of compassion, = moving pity :
Ven. 261. 316. 602. 578. 601. 604. 680. 697. 925.
1057. 1075. 1177 etc. etc. (the most frequent use).
7) A term of tenderness: p. ape, how thou sweatest,
H4B II, 4, 233. God help thee, p. monkey, Mcb. IV,
2, 59. Often joined to fool; cf. Fool.
8) A term of modesty, used in speaking of things
pertaining to one's self: / invite you to my p. cell, Tp.
V, 301. in my p. opinion, Meas. II, 1, 245. to lean
upon my p. shoulder, LLL V, 1, 108. under my p. in-
structions. All's IV, 4, 27. to give this p. petition to the
king, V, 1, 19. to visit her p. castle, II6A II, 2, 41. my
next p. petition, H8 IV, 2, 138. to my p. unworthy no-
tice. Cor. II, 3, 166. for my own p. part, Hml. I, 5,
131. there's a p. piece of gold for thee, 0th. HI, 1, 26.
you o'errate my p. kindness, Cymb. I, 4, 41.
Poor John, a coarse kind of fish (called also
hake) salted and dried: a very ancient and fish- like
smell; a kind of not of the newest P. Tp. II, 2, 28. 'tis
well thou art not fish ; if thou hadst, thou hadst been
P. Rom. I, 1, 37.
Poorly, 1) in indigence: but, p. rich, so wanteth
in his store, that, cloyed with much, he pineth still for
more, Lucr. 97.
2) in a mean and beggarly manner: the counter-
feit is p. imitated after you, Sonn. 53, 6. their ragged
curtains p. are let loose, H5 IV, 2, 41. we two, that
with so many thousand sighs did buy each other, must
p. sell ourselves with the rude brevity and discharge of
one, Troil. IV, 4, 42. my father p. led, Lr. IV, 1, 10.
3) insignificantly: I'll rob none but myself; and
let me die, stealing so p. Cymb. IV, 2, 16.
4) without spirit, dejectedly : to look so p. and to
speak so fair, R2 III, 3, 128. be not lost so p. in your
thoughts, Mcb. II, 2, 72 (cf. poor in Lucr. 710).
Poor-rich (not hyphened in O. Edd.) seemingly
rich, but indeed poor: they prove bankrupt in this p.
gain, Lucr. 140.
Pop, 1) to thrust suddenly and unexpectedly , to
jerk: a — s me out from five hundred pound , John I,
68. for thus — ed Paris in his hardiment, 'Troil. IV,
6, 28.
2) intr. to enter suddenly and unexpectedly: he
that ... — edin between the election and my hopes, Hml.
V, 2, 65.
Pope, the head of the Roman catholic church:
John 111, 1, 135. 139. 151. 159. 171. V, 1, 3. 18. 23.
62. H6A I, 3, 50. 52. V, 1, 1. H6B I, 3, 65. H8 H,
2, 56. II, 4, 119. Ill, 2, 30. 220. 287.
Popedom, the papal dignity: H8 III, 2, 212.
Poperin, see Poprin.
Popillus, name in Caes. Ill, 1, 14. 15.
Popinjay, a parrot: H4A I, 3, 50.
Popish, bigoted : hast a thing within thee called
conscience, with twenty p. tricks and ceremonies, Tit
V, 1, 76.
Poppy, the plant Papaver somniferum: 0th. Ill,
3, 330.
Poprin, a kind of pear: 0, that she were an open
et caetera, thou a p. pear, Rom. II, 1, 38.
Popular, vulgar, plebeian: that which, but by
being so retired, o'erprized all p. rate, Tp. I, 2, 92. art
thou officer^ or art thou base, common and p.? H6 IV
1, 38. seld-shown flamens do press among the p.
throngs and puff to win a vulgar station, Cor. II, 1, 230.
/ will counterfeit the bewitchment of some p. man and
give it bountiful to the desirers, 11,3, 109. who puts
his Shall, his p. Shall, against a graver bench than
ever frowned in Greece, 111, 1, 106. andin a violentp.
ignorance, given your enemy your shield, V, 2, 43,
882
Popularily, vulgarity: grew a companion to the
common streets, enfeoffed himself to p. H4A III, 2, 69.
any retirement, any sequestration from open haunts and
p. H5 I, 1, 59.
Populous, well peopled: E2 V, 5, 3. H6B III, 2,
360. 0th. I, 1, 77. IV, 1, 64. Per. IV, 6, 197. = com-
posed of many people, numerous: the dust... raised
by your p. troops. Ant. HI, 6, 50.
Porch, a vestibule, entrance: Wiv. I, i, 63. Cor.
HI, 1, 240. Figuratively: in the — es of my ears, Hml.
1, 5, 63. = portico: in Pompey's p. Caes. I, 3, 126.
Porcupine, see Porpentine.
Pore, to look intently and closely: painfully to
p. upon a book, LLL 1, 1, 74. dream andp. and there-
on look , IV, 3, 298. creeping murmur and the — ing
dark fills the wide vessel of the universe, H5 IV Chor.
2, i. e. straining its eyes and yet seeing only the near-
est things, purblind (i. k. pore-blind).
Pork, flesh of swine used for food: Merch. I, 3,
34. Ill, 5, 39.
Pork -eater, one who feeds on swine's flesh:
Merch. Ill, 5, 27.
Porpentine (most M.^ii. porcupine), the animal
Hystrix cristata, now called porcupine: H6B III, 1,
363. Troil. II, 1, 27 (applied to Thersites as a term
of reproach , probably on account of the prevailing
opinion that the porcupine could dart its quills). Hml.
I, 5, 20. Name of an inn: Err. Ill, 1, 116. HI, 2, 172.
IV, 1, 49. V, 222. 275.
Porpus, the animal Delphinus phocaena: Per.
II, 1, 26.
Porridge, broth, soup: Tp. U, 1, 10. Wiv. HI, 1,
64. Err. 11, 2, 100. LLL I, 1, 305. All's I, 1, 173.
H6A I, 2, 9. Troil. I, 2, 263. Lr. Ill, 4, 56.
Porringer, a vessel in which broth is eaten : this
(cap) was moulded on ap. Shr. IV, 3, 64. tillherpink-
e.d p. fell off her head, H8V,4,50; i.e. a cap looking
like a porringer.
Port, 1 ) a safe, station for ships, a harbour : Merch.
1, 1, 19. R2 I, 3, 276. Troil. Pro!. 3. II, 2, 76. Tit.
IV, 4, 38. Mcb. I, 3, 15. Lr. II, 1, 82. H, 3, 3. Ill,
1, 33. Ant. I, 3, 46. I, 4, 38.
2) a gate: All's HI, 5, 39. Troil. IV, 4, 113. 138.
Cor. I. 7, 1. V, 6, 6. Tim. V, 4, 65. Ant. IV, 4, 23.
Metaphorically: golden care that keepest the ■ — s of
slumber open wide, H4B IV, 5, 24.
3) carriage, bearing, deportment; used only of a
.stately, portly appearance: assume the p. of Mars,
I-I5 Prol. 6. hear the name and p, of gentlemen, H6B
IV, 1, 19. and with our sprightly p. make the ghosts
gaze. Ant. IV, 14, 52. Hence == state, splendid man-
ner of living: a more swelling p. than my faint means
would grant continuance, Merch. 1, 1, 124. the magni-
ficoes of greatest p. HI, 2, 283. keep house andp. and
servants, as I should, Shr. I, 1, 208. my man Tranio,
bearing my p. HI, 1, 36.
Portable, 1 ' such as may be carried from place
1 to place: like an engine not p. Troil. II, 3, 144.
2 1 sufFerable: all these are p., with other graces
weighed, Mcb. IV, 3, 89. how light and p. my pain
seems now, Lr. HI, 6, 116.
Portage, 1) port-hole: let it (the eye) pry through
the p. of the head like the brass cannon, H5 HI, 1, 10.
2) arrival in port (?); thy loss is more than can
thy p. quit, with all thou canst find here, Per. HI,
1, 36.
Portal, door, gate: Ven. 451. Lucr. 309. R2
III, 3, 64. Hml. HI, 4, 136.
Portance, conduct, deportment: your loves took
from you the apprehension of his present p. Cor. 11,3,
233. of my redemption thence andp. in my travels'
history, 0th. I, 3, 139.
Portcullised, shut up as with a portcullis: R2
1,3, 167.
Portend, 1) to signify : what should that alpha-
betical position p.? Tw. II, 5, 130.
2) to foreshow; as a bad omen: H4A H, 4, 364.
Lr. I, 2, 113. 149. Ant. HI, 13, 154. Cymb. IV, 2,
182. As a good omen: Cymb. IV, 2, 350."
Portent, omen of ill: H4A II, 3, 66. V, 1, 20.
Troil. I, 3, 96. Caes. II, 2, 80. 0th. V, 2, 45.
Portentous, ominous: Rom. I, 1, 147. Caes. I,
3,31. Hml. 1,1, 109.
Porter, 1) one that carries burdens: Wiv. II, 2,
181. LLL I, 2, 75. H5 I, 2, 200. Troil. I, 2, 270. cf.
the name Tale-porter (i. c. talebearer) in Wiut. IV,
4, 273.
2) a doorkeeper: Err. II, 2, 213. 219. HI, 1,36.
43. H6AII, 3, 1. H8V,4, 4. 73. Cor. IV, 6, 13. 213.
Rom. I, 5, 10. Tim. II, 1, 10. Mcb. II, 3, 2. 23. Lr.
III, 7, 64.
Portia, 1) the wife of Brutus: Merch. I, 1, 166.
Caes. II, 1, 234 and passim.
2) name in Merch. I, 1, 165.and passim.
Portion, 1) a part assigned , a share: and have
no p. in the choice myself, H6A V, 3, 125. what piles
of wealth hath he accumulated to his own p. H8 HI,
2, 108.
2) inheritance settled on a person: the p. and
sinew of her fortune , her marriage -dowry, Meas. Ill,
1, 230. what prodigal p. have I spent. As I, 1, 41.
make her p. equal his, Wint. IV, 4, 397. give but that
p. which yourself proposed, Lr. I, 1,245. Hence =
possession, estate in general: I have a hundred milch-
kine to the pail, sixscore fat oxen standing in my stalls,
and all things answerable to this p. Shr. II, 361.
Port le Blanc, port in Britany: R2 II, 1, 277.
Portly, 1) good-looking, of a stately appearance,
imposing: my p. belly, Wiv. I, 3, 69. with p. sail,
Merch. 1, 1, 9. that same greatness which our own hands
have help to make sop. H4A I, 3, IZ.'a goodly p. man,
and a corpulent, 11,4,464. his large andp. size, Troil.
IV, 6, 162. a p. sail of ships. Per. I, 4, 61.
2) of a good deportment, well-behaved, well-bred:
he bears him like a p. gentleman, Rom. I, 5, 68.
Portrait, picture of a person : the p. of a blinking
idiot, Merch. II, 9, 54.
Portraiture, image: by the image of my cause I
see the p. of his, Hml. V, 2, 78.
Portugal, country in Europe: my affection hath
an unknown bottom, like the bay cf P. As IV, 1, 213.
Pose, to puzzle, to gravel, to set by questions:
sayyouso? then I shall p. you quickly, Meas. 11,4, 51.
Posted, bearing an inscription: cracked many a
ring of p. gold and bone, Compl. 45.
Position, 1) manner of being placed : what should
that alphabetical p. portend? Tw. II, 5, 130.
2) advanced opinion, assertion : / do not strain at
the p. Troil. HI, 3, 112. it is a most pregnant and un-
forced p. 0th. H, 1, 240. I do not in p. distinctly speak
of her, HI, 3, 234,
Positive, certain, unquestionable: it is as p. as
883
the earth is firm, Wiv. HI, 2, 49. 'tis p. 'gainst all^ex-
ceptions, lib IV, 2, 25. Patroclus is a fool p. Troil. II,
0, 70 (= unconditional).
Positifelj, without dubitation: before I p. speak
herein, R3 IV, 2, 25. that I have p. said: 'tis so, Hml.
H, 2, 154.
Possess, 1) to hold, to have, to enjoy: happiness
if — ed, as soon decayed, Lucr. 23. that which they
p. they scatter, 135. till manly shame bids him p. his
breath and live, 1777. neither may p. the claim they lay,
1794. — ing or pursuing no delight, Sonn. 75, 11. thou
art too dear for my — ing, 87, 1. if aught p. thee from
me, it is dross. Err. II, 2, 179 (i. e. so as to deprive
me of thee; cf. From), still her cheeks p. the same,
LLL 1, 2, 110. I am yours, and all that I p. V, 2, 383.
'tis in reversion that I do p. R2 II, 2, 38. the present
benefit which I p. II, 3, 14. and that we now — ed the
utmost man of expectation , H4B I, 3, 64. nor did the
French p. the Salique land, H5 I, i, 56. certain and
— ed conveniences , Troil. HI, 3, 7. so shall you share
all that he doth p. Rom. I, 3, 93. how sweet is love it-
self— ed, V, 1, 10. all other joys, which the most pre-
cious square of sense — es, Lr. I, 1, 76. be a child o
the time. P. it, I'll make answer. Ant. II, 7, 107 (=
be master of it).
2) to become master of, to take possession of, to
gain, to occupy, to get: the old bees die, the young p.
their hive, Lucr. 1769. remember first to p. his books,
Tp. Ill, 2, 100. now tell me horn long you would have
her after you have — ed her. As IV, 1, 144. would
make her sainted spirit again p. her corpse, Wint. V,
1, 58. this the regal seat: p. it, York, H6C I, 1, 26.
the which you promised I should p. R3 IV, 2, 94. away,
my disposition, and p. me some harlot's spirit. Cor. HI,
2, 111. we may, our pastimes done, p. a golden slum-
ber. Tit. II, 3, 26 (= begin to enjoy). I have bought
the mansion of a love, hut not — ed it, Rom. HI, 2, 27.
3) to fill, to take up entirely: sin of self-love — eth
all mine eye, Sonn. 62, 1. what a strange drowsiness
— 65 them, Tp. II, 1, 199. my ears are stopt and can-
not hear good news, so much of bad already hath — ed
them, Gent. Ill, 1, 206. weakness — eth me, John V,
3, 17. good thoughts p. thee, R3 IV, 1, 94. / a?n mast
joyful, such good dreams p. your fancy , H8 IV, 2, 94.
things rank and gross in nature p. it (the world) mere-
ly, Hml. I, 2, 137. with a sudden vigour it doth p.
and curd the thin and wholesome blood,' Hml. I, 5, 68
Ff and M. EAA. posset). Followed by with, = to fill,
to affect : thou art so — ed with murderous hate, Sonn.
10, 5. thy conscience is so — ed with guilty Tp. I, 2,
471. 1 will p. him with yellowness, Wiv. 1,3, 110. that
spirit's — ed with haste, Meas. IV, 2, 91. I am — ed
with an adulterate blot. Err. II, 3, 142. — ed with the
glanders, Shr. Ill, 2, 50. and thou — ed with a thou-
sand wrongs, John III, 3, 41. I find the people — ed
withrumours, IV, 2, 145. why seekest thou to p. me
with these fears? 203. the thieves are scattered and
— ed with fear, H4A II, 2, 112. no man should JJ. him
with any appearance of fear, lest he, by showing it,
.should dishearten his army, H5 IV, 1, 115. p. them not
with fear, 307. — ed him with a scruple, H8 II, 1, 158.
which (my tongue) shall p. them (your ears) with the
heaviest sound that ever yet they heard, Mcb. IV, 3, '_ 02.
Used of evil spirits and other dark influences ru-
ling the mind of man: an she were not — ed with a
Fury, Ado 1, 1, 193. if Legion himself — ed him, Tw.
Ill, 4, 95. —edwith devilish spirits, H6B IV, 7, 80.
Flibbertigibbet, who , — es chambermaids, Lr. IV, 1, 65.
both man and master is — ed (= mad) Err. IV, 4, 95.
V, 245. Tw. HI, 4, 9. —ed he is with greatness, Troil.
II, 3,80 (German: er leidet an Oroessenwahnsinn). un-
less some fit or frenzy dop. her, Tit. IV, 1, 17. planted
and placed and — ed by my master. Ado HI, 3, 159.
partly by his oaths, which first — ed them, 167 (made
them mad). Absolutely: dost thou think in time she
will not quench and let instructions enter where folly
now — es? Cymb. I, 5,48.
4) to make master of, to give possession or com-
mand of: / will p. you of that ship and treasure, Ant.
HI, 11, 21. Refl.: had — ed himself of the kingdom,
Lucr. Arg. 3. Partic. — ed: I am as well derived, as
well — ed, Mids. I, 1, 100 (as rich), deposing thee be-
fore thou wert — ed, which art — ed now to depose thy-
self, R2 II, 1, 107. 108 (quibbling), —ed of: of all
he dies — ed, Merch. IV, 1,389; cf. of all he dies — ed
of, V, 293. the movables whereof our uncle Gaunt did
stand —ed, R2 II, 1, 162. R3 HI, 1, 196. I am —ed
of that is mine. Tit. 1, 408. Hml. Ill, 3, 53. Ant. V, 2,
139. — edwith: like him with friends — ed, Sonn. 29,
6. — ed with such a grace. Err. HI, 2, 165. to be — ed
with double pomp, John IV, 2, 9. — ed with more than
halfthe Gallianterritories,'H6AV,4, 138. H6CII,5,57.
5) to communicate to, to inform: Ihave — edhini
my most stay can be but brief , Meas. IV, 1, 44. p. the
people in Messina here how innocent she died. Ado V,
I, 290. is he yet — ed how much ye would? Merch. I,
3, 65. p. us, tell us, something of him, Tw. II, 3, 149.
by the way Til p. thee what she is, Troil. IV, 4, 114.
With of: I have — ed your grace of what I purpose,
Merch. IV, 1, 35. the king is certainly — ed of all our
purposes, H4A IV, 1, 40. is the senate — ed of this ^
Cor. II, 1, 145. With with: some reasons of this double
coronation I have — ed you with, John IV, 2, 41.
Possession, 1) the having, holding, or enjoying
sth.: Lucr. 18. 803. Sonn. 18, 10. 129, 9. Err. IV,
4, 58. John I, 39. 40. R2 HI, 1, 13. IV, 110. H4A
III, 2, 43 {opinion had still kept loyal to p.; abstr. pro
concr., = to the actual occupant of the crown). H4B
IV, 5, 223. H5 HI, 6, 98. H6C H, 2, 53. Troil. H, 2,
152. Hml. V, 2, 90. 0th. V, 2, 278. Am. V, 2, 318.
Cymb. HI, 5, 126. in p., opposed to in reversion : after
my death the one half of my lands , and in p. twenty
thousand crowns, Shr. II, 123. now to London, to see
these honours in p. H6C H, 6, 110. to bear jj. John II,
366. to get p. Meas. I, 2, 150. Err. HI, 1, 106. to take
p. Gent. V, 4, 130. All's II, 5, 28. John IV, 1, 32.
H6C 1, 1, 44.
2) things owned, property: the virtue that p. would
not show us whiles it was ours. Ado IV, 1, 223. stalk
in blood to our p. John H, 266. we lose the better half
of our p. H5 I, 1, 8. it outspeaks p. of a subject, HS
HI, 2, 128. 1 have abandoned Troy, left my p. Troil.
HI, 3, 5. Plur. — s; Gent. II, 4, 175. Ill, 1, 79. V, 2,
25. Meas..V, 427. Shr. Ind. 2, 16.
3) frenzy, madness: how long hath this p. held the
man? Err. V, 44. cf. IV, 4, 58.
Possessor, occupant, owner: Merch. I, 3, 75. H6C
HI, 3, 24.
Posset, subst. a drink composed of hot milk,
curdled by some strong infusion, and used to be taken
before going to bed : Wiv. I, 4, 8. V, 5, 180 (eat a p.).
Mcb. II, 2, 6.
884
Posset, vb. to curdle: it doth p. and curd, like
eager droppings into milk, the thin and wholesome blood,
Hml. I, 5, 68 (Qq possess).
Possibilit}', that which may be done or happen :
seven hundred pounds and — es, Wiv. I, 1, 65 (i. e.
prospects of inheritance; Evans' speech). I know
thou'rt valiant, and, to the p. of thy soldiership , will
subscribe for thee. All's III, 6, 88 ^i. e. as far as the
matter depends on what thy soldiership may possibly
accomplish). / have speeded hither with the very ex-
tremest inch of p. H4B IV, 3, 39. I'll rather keep that
which I have than, coveting for more, be cast from p.
of all, H6A V, 4, 146 (perhaps with intended ambi-
guity. Charles was evidently going to say: than, by
seeking to have the possibility or chance of gaining
all, possibly lose all). 0 brother, speak with — es, Tit.
Ill, 1, 215.
Possible, such as may be done or happen: Gent.
1, 2, 82. Meas. Ill, 2, 132. Ado I, 1, 74. II, 3, 102.
186. IV, 1, 272. Mids. IV, 2, 7. Merch. 1, 3, 122. As
III, 2, 198. Shr. I, 1, 154. 199. Ill, 2, 191. IV, 2, 1.
All's IV, 3, 203. Tw. Ill, 4, 139. Wint. I, 2, 139. II,
3, 167. John V, 4, 21. H4B V, 5, 136. H6A I, 2, 87.
R3 V, 3, 39. H8 I, 1, 37. Troil. IV, 2, 76. IV, 4, 34.
Cor. IV, 6, 56. V, 4, 4 9. Caes. IV, 3, 38. Hml. II,
2, 374. V, 2, 25. 131. 0th. I, 3, 9. II, 1, 222. II, 3,
288. Ill, 3, 358. Ill, 4, 68. IV, 1, 43. IV, 2, 87. Cymb.
IV, 2, 160. can it be p. As II, 2, 1. may it be p. H5 II,
2, 100. be it p. = if it is p. Shr. Ill, 2, 127. it is not
p , followed by should: H4A V, 2, 4. Likewise is it p. :
Ado I, 1, 121. Ill, 3, 117. As I, 3, 27. V, 2, 1. Shr. I,
I, 151. All's IV, 1, 48. H5 V, 2, 178. H8 I, 3, 1. Tim.
Ill, 1,49. Hml. IV, 5, 159.
Possibly, in any way that may be granted: Gent.
II, 2, 3. LLL I, 1, 133. Tw. Ill, 4, 294. Per. V, 3, 57.
Possitable, Evans' blunder for positively: Wiv.
I, 1, 244.
Post, subst. 1) a piece of timber set upright: Ado
II, 1, 207 (quibbling). As IV, 1, 9. H5 III, 2, 44. H6A
I, 4, 52. Used to keep the score by chalk or notches:
/ shall be p. indeed, for she will score your fault upon
my pate. Err. I, 2, 64 (quibbling). And to fix procla-
mations on: myself on every p. piroclaimed a strumpet,
Wint. Ill, 2, 102. he II stand at your door like a she-
riff's p. Tw, I, 5, 157 (cf. Sheriff).
2) a messenger: Lucr. 926. 1333. Tp. II, 1, 248.
Merch. II, 9, 100. V, 46 (with a horn). Tw. I, 5, 303.
Wint. II, 3, la's. R2 II, 2, 103. H4A I, 1, 37. H4B
Ind. 37. I, 1, 214. II, 4, 385. H6B I, 4, 81. H6C II,
1, 109. Ill, 3, 162. V, 1, 1. 5. H8 V, 2, 32. Cor. V,
6, 50. Tit. IV, 3, 77. Mcb. I, 3, 98. Lr. II, 4, 30. Ill,
7, 11. IV, 6, 281. Ant. 1,5,61.
. 3) a post-horse, relay-horse: I have foundered nine
score and odd — s, H4B IV, 3, 40. and presently took
p. to tell you, Rom. V, 1, 21.
4) in p. = in haste: Err. I, 2, 63. Wint. II, 1,
182. R2 11, 1, 296. H6C III, 3, 222. Rom. V, 3, 273.
all inp. Lucr. 1. H6C V, 5, 84. in all p. R3 III, 5, 73.
in such p. H6C I, 2, 48.
P. alone, adverbially, in the same sense: All's IV,
5, 85. R2 V, 2, 112. H4B II, 4, 408. Per. IV Prol. 48.
Post, vb. 1) intr. to go with speed, to hasten:
Lucr. Arg. 8. Lucr. 220. Sonn. 51, 4. Pilgr. 201.
205. Gent. II, 3, 37. Err. HI, 2, 152. LLL IV, 3, 188.
All's V, 1, 1. John V, 7, 94. R2 1, 1, 56. Ill, 4, 90.
V, 5, 59. H4A V, 1, 35. H6A V, 5, 87. H6C I, 2, 55.
II, 5, 12S. R3 II, 2, 142. Ill, 2, 17. IV, 4, 440. 443.
455. Troil. I, 3, 93. Caes. Ill, 1, 287. Hml. 1, 2, 156.
Lr. Ill, 7, 1. 0th. I, 3, 46 (Ql wish him p. post-haste ;
the rest of 0. Edd. post post haste dispatch). Cymb.
III, 4, 38. V, 5, 192. 283. Conjugated with to be: and
is —ed, H8 III, 2, 59. Lr. IV, 5, 8.
2) trans, a) to convey rapidly: the swiftest harts
have — ed you by land, Cymb. II, 4, 27.
b) with over , = to hurry over , to get over with
too much ease and negligence: his guilt should be but
idly —edover, H6B 111, 1, 255 (cf. O'erpost). With
off, = to put off carelessly: nor — ed off their suits
with slow delays, H6C IV, 8, 40.
Poster, speedy traveller : — s of the sea and land,
Mcb. I, 3, 33.
Posterior, latter part; an expression used byAr-
mado, admired and adopted by Holofernes: in the
—s of this day, LLL V, 1, 94. the p. of the day, 96.
126.
Posterity, 1) descendants: Ven. 758. Lucr. 208.
Sonn. 3, 8. 6, 12. Phoen. 59. Mids IV, 1, 95 (Q2 Ff
prosperitij). Wint. IV, 4, 420. John 11, 6. 96. Cor. IV,
2,26. Mcb. Ill, 1,4.
2) succeeding generations, future times: Sonn. 55,
11. H6A I, 1, 48. R3 III, 1, 77. Rom. I, 1, 226.
Postern, a small gate: Gent. V, 1, 9. Meas. IV,
2, 92. Wint. I, 2, 438. 464. II, 1, 52. R2 V, 5, 17
(to thread the p. of a needle's eye).
Post-haste, very great haste: Norfolk and my-
self in haste, p., are come, H6C II, 1, 139. the chief
head of this p. and romage in the land, Hml. I, 1, 107.
Adjectively: requires your haste, p. appeararwe , 0th.
I, 2, 37 (M. Edd. haste-post-haste).
Adverbially, = very hastily: and hath sentj). to
entreat your majesty, R2 1, 4, 55. write from us to him,
wish him post p. 0th. I, 3, 46 (Q2 Ff post post haste
dispatch).
Post-horse, a horse stationed for the rapid con-
veyance of persons; emblem of swiftness: making the
wind my p. H4B Ind. 4. till George be 2>acked with p.
up to heaven, E3 I, 1, 146. hire — s, Rom. V, 1, 26.
Posthumus (accented on the second syllable),
name in Cymb. I, 1, 41. 74. 144. Ill, 4, 4. 90. Ill, 5,
56. 62. IV, 2, 308. V, 4, 45 etc.
Postmaster, one who has the direction of a post-
office: Wiv. V, 5, 199. 211.
Post-post-haste , superlative haste; adjectively :
^j. dispatch, 0th. I, 3, 46 (Ql wish him post post-haste).
Postscript, a paragraph added to the end of a
letter: Tw. 11, 5, 187. Hml. IV, 7, 53.
Posture, attitude: her natural p. Wint. V, 3, 23.
in most strange — 5 we have seen him set himself, H8
HI, 2, 118. gave him graceful p. Cor. II, 1, 237. i' the
p. of a whore, Ant. V, 2, 221. puts himself in p. that
acts my words, Cymb. Ill, 3, 94. Almost =^ appear-
ance, shape, form: laming the shrine of Venus or
straight-pight Minerva, — s beyond brief nature, Cymb.
V, 5, 165.
Very strange use : Antony, the p of your blows are
yet unknown, Caes. V, 1, 33 (Singer ^mic^uce, a word
unknown to Sh. ; perhaps nature). ,
Posy, 1) a motto inscribed on a ring: a ring
whose p. was like cutler's poetry, Merch. V, 148. 151.
the p. of a ring, Hml. Ill, 2, 162.
2) a nosegay: a thousand fragrant — es, Pilgr.
362 and Wiv. Ill, 1, 20 (not Shakespearian).
885
Pot , a vessel more deep than broad, used for se-
veral purposes: LLL V, 2, 930. 939. Shr. Ind. 2, 1.
77. IV, 1, 6 (a little p. and soon hot). H4A I, 3, 233.
H5 111, 2, 13. H6B 11, 3, 64. IV, 2, 72. IV, 10, 16.
Troil. I, 2, 161. Rom. V, 1, 46. Mcb. IV, 1, 9. they
have shut him in. To the p.., I warrant him, Cor. 1, 4,
47 (i. e. to destruction, to certain death; of. the Ger-
man : in die P/anne gehauen werden).
Potable, drinlsable: H4B IV, 5, 163.
Potation, 1) drink, beverage: to forswear thin
—s, H4B IV, 3, 135.
2) a draught: caroused — s pottle-deep, 0th. II,
3, 56.
Potato, the root of Solanura tuberosum; regarded
as a strong provocative : let the sky rain — es , Wiv.
V, 5, 21. how the devil Luxury, with his fat rump and
p. finger, tickles these together, Troil. V, 2, 56.
Potch (some M. Edd. poach') to thrust: I'll p. at
him some way. Cor. I, 10, 15.
Potency, power: I would to heaven 1 had your
p. Meas. II, 2, 67. read the cardinal's malice and his
p. together, H8 I, 1, 105. when we will tempt the frailty
uf our powers , presuming on their changeful p. Troil.
IV, 4, 99. arriving at place of p. and sway o the state,
Cor. II, 3, 190. or throw him (the devil) out with won-
drous p. Hml. Ill, 4, 170. our p. made good, take thy
reward, Lr. I, 1, 175.
Potent , powerful ; used of things as well as of
persons: Tp. I, 2. 275. IV, 1, 34. V, 50. Wiv. IV, 4,
89. As V, 4, 175. Tw. Ill, 4, 224 (a headstrong p.
fault). Wint. I, 2, 51. H4A IV, 1, 11. H8 II, 4, 76.
Troil, III, 2, 25. Ill, 3, 192. Tim. IV, 1, 22. Mcb. IV,
1, 76. I-Iml. II, 2, 631. V, 2, 364. 0th. I, 3, 76. II,
3, 79 (most p. in potting). Ant. Ill, 6, 95. Cymb. V,
4, 84. Per. Ill, 2, 63.
Substantively, = one powerful : hack to the stain-
ed field, you equal — s, John II, 358.
Potentate, a person of high rank: this gentle-
man is come to me, with commendation from great — s,
Gent. II, 4, 79. dost thou infamonize me among — s,
LLL V, 2, 684. kings andmightiest — s must die, H6A
111, 2, 136.
Potential, powerful: Compl. 264. Lr. II, 1, 78.
0th. 1, 2, 13.
Potently, powerfully: you are p. opposed, H8 V,
1, 135. all which though I most power} ally and p. be-
lieve, Hml. II, 2, 204.
Pothecary, apothecary: Bom. V, 3, 289. Per.
Ill, 2,9.
Pother, turmoil: such a p., as if that whatsoever
god who leads him were slily crept into his human
powers, Cor. 11,1,234 {0.'EA&. poother). the great gods,
that keep this dreadful p. o'er our heads, Lr. Ill, 2, 50
(Fi pudder, Ql.3 thundring, Q,2 powther).
Potion, a drink administered, either medicinal
or poisonous: Sonn. Ill, 10. 119, 1. Wiv. Ill, 1, 105.
Mids. Ill, 2, 264 (Ff Q2 poison). Wint. I, 2, 319. H4A
V, 4, 56. H4B I, 1, 197. I, 2, 145. Rom. V, 3, 244.
249. Hml. V, 2, 337. Per. T, 2, 68.
Potpan, name in Rom. I, 5, 1. 11.
Pots, name in Meas. IV, 3, 19.
Potter, one who makes earthen vessels: my
thoughts are whirled like a — 's wheel, H6A I, 5, 19.
Potting, drinking: most potent inp. 0th. II, 3, 79.
Pottle, a large tankard (originally a measure of
two quarts): Wiv. II, I, 223. Ill, 5, 30. 0th. II, 3, 87.
Pottle-deep, to the bottom of the tankard: po-
tations p. 0th. 11, 3, 56.
Pottle-pot, a tankard containing two quarts:
H4B II, 2, 83. V, 3, 68.
Pouch, a bag, a purse; tester I'll have in p. when
thou shalt lack, Wiv. I, 3, 96. the lean and slippered
pantaloon, with spectacles on nose and p. on side, As
II, 7, 159.
Poulter, poulterer, one who deals in game and
fowls: H4A 11,4,480.
Poultice, a cataplasm: Rom. II, 5, 65.
Poultney: the parish Saint Lawrence. P. H8 I,
2, 153.
Pouncet-box, a box perforated with small holes,
for carrying perfumes: H4A 1, 3, 38.
Pound , subst. 11 a weight of sixteen ounce-s :
Merch. I, 3, 150. 166. Ill, 3, 33. IV, 1, 23. 99. 326.
will too late tie leaden — s to's heels, Cor. Ill, 1, 314.
With a numeral, plur.ja.: Wint. IV, 3, 40. 51. Troil.
1, 2, 126.
2) the sum of twenty shillings: Gent. I, 1, 111.
115. Wint. IV, 3,24 (p. and odd shilling). H6B 111,
1, 115. IV, 7, 25. for any suit of -s, H8 II, 3, 85.
With a numeral, plur. a) p.: Wiv. I, 1, 60. Ill, 3, 131.
IV, 6, 5. Meas. II, 1, 127. Err. IV, 1, 21. Ado I, 1,
90. Ill, 5, 27. Shr. Ind. 1, 21. V, 1, 22. Tw. V, 181.
John I, 69. R2 II, 2, 91. H4A II, 4, 69. 163. 176. Ill,
3, 86. 117. 152. 154. 155. H4B I, 2, 251. H, 1, 160.
III, 2, 261. V, 5, 12. 77. H6B III, 3, 13. H8 II, 3, 64.
Hml. Ill, 2, 298. Cymb. II, 1, 3. b) — s: Wiv. I, 1,
52. I, 3, 8. Ill, 4, 33. 50. V, 5, 117. Meas. II, 1, 204.
IV, 3, 7. Shr. V, 1, 23. H4A IV, 2, 15. H4B III, 2, 57.
H5 I, 1, 19. H8 II, 3, 95. Cymb. Ill, 1, 9.
Pound, subst. a pinfold: Gent. I, 1, 113.
Pound, vb. to shut up as in a pinfold: 'twere best
p. you, Gent. I, 1, 110. we'll break our walls, rather
than they shall p. us up. Cor. I, 4, 17. cf. Impound.
Pour, 1) trans, to send or to throw streaming,
as a fluid or like one: mine 'fountain) I p. your ocean-
all among, Compl. 256. I will p. some (wine) in thy
other mouth, Tp. II, 2, 98. let me p. in some sack to
the Thames water, Wiv. Ill, 5, 22. Mids. II, 1, 50. As
111, 2, 210. IV, 1, 215. V, 1, 46. All's 1, 3, 209. II, 3,
126. Wint. V, 3, 122. H4B IV, 4, 46. R3 II, 2, 87.
Tit. II, 3, 163. Mcb. IV, 1, 64. IV, 3, 98. Hml. I, 5,
63. V, 1, 197. 0th. IV, 3, 89. Ant. II, 5, 34. Used of
balms applied to wounds: in these windows I p. the
helpless balm of my poor eyes, R.*^ I, 2, 13. — est in
the open ulcer of my heart her eyes, her hairs etc.
Troil. I, 1, 53. is this the balsam that the usuring se-
nate — 5 into captains' wounds, Tim. Ill, 5, 111. cf.
meet we the medicine of the sickly weal, and with him
p. we in our country's purge each drop of us, Mcb. V,
2, 28 (or = shed?). Of rain and what comes down
like it: the sky would p. down stinking pitch, Tp. I, 2,
3, thus p. the stars dawn plagues, LLL V, 2, 394.
some airy devil — s down mischief, John 111, 2, 3. that
pretty Welsh which thou — est down from these swell-
ing heavens, H4A III, 1, 202. p. on; I ivill endure,
Lr. Ill, 4, 18 (^ rain on). Of the promiscuous con-
tents of packets : I ivould have ransacked the pedlar's
silken treasury and have — ^ it to her acceptance,
Wint. IV, 4, 361. p. out the pack of matter to mine ear.
Ant. II, 5, 54.
Figurative use: thou that —est into my verse thine
own sweet argument, Sonn. 38, 2. I would into thy bo-
886
som p. my thoughts, John III, 3, 53. p. down thy wea
ther, IV, 2, 109 (^ tell thy bad news), how London
doth p. out her citizens, H5 V Chor. ^i. force him with
praises; p. in, p. in; his ambition is dry, Troil. II, 3,
233. — ing war into the bowels of ungrateful Rome,
Cor. IV, 5, 135 (like a flood), he outgoes the very
heart of kindness. He — s {( out, Tim. I, 1, 287. and
— ed them (thy praises) down before him, Mcb. I, 3,
100. that I may p. my spirits in thine ear, I, 5, 27.
I'll p. this pestilence into his ear, 0th. II, 3, 362. your
honour has through Ephesus — ed forth your charity.
Per. Ill, 2, 43. who p. their bounty on her, V Prol. 10,
2) intr. to flow, to rash in a stream: the Scot on
his unfurnished kingdom came — ing, like the tide into
a breach, H5 1, 2, 149.
Pout, to look sullen : who blushed and — ed in a
dull disdain, Ven. 33. then we p. upon the morning,
Cor. V, 1, 52. thou — est upon thy fortune and thy love,
Rom. Ill, 3, 144.
Poverty, want of riches, indigence: Tp.ll, 1, 150.
Meas. I, 2, 85. LLL V, 2, 269. 380. Merch. IV, 1, 271
As III, 5, 100. V, 2, 7. Wint. IV, 4, 647. H4A IV, 2,
76. H4B I, 2, 146. I, 3, 75. II, 1, 116. H6B I, 3, 84.
R3 III, 7, 159. H8 IV, 2, 149. Rom. V, 1, 75. 76. Tim.
IV, 2, 14. 0th. IV, 2, 50. Per. I, 4, 30. Abstr. pro
concr,, = 1) one poor, or poor persons: to think my
p. is treacherous , As I, 3, 67 (= poor I), you house-
less p. Lr. Ill, 4, 26. 2) a little paltry stock of goods:
although thou steal thee all my p. Sonn. 40, 10. what
p. my Muse brings forth, 103, 1.
Pow, = pooh, an exclamation of contempt: Cor.
II, 1, 157.
Powder, subst. 1) any substance comminuted,
dust- Tit. V, 2, 199. Ant. IV, 9, 17.
2) gunpowder: John II, 448. H4AIV, 2, 72. Rom.
II, 6, 10. Ill, 3, 132. V, 1, 64.
Poivder, vb. to salt: if thou embowel me to-day,
ril give you leave to p. me and eat me too, H4A V, 4,
112. Applied to the customary cure of the lues vene-
rea by sweating in a heated tub : ever your fresh whore
and your — ed bawd, Meas. Ill, 2, 62. froin the — ing
tub of infamy fetch forth the lazar kite of Cressid's
kind, H5 II, 1, 79.
Power (sometimes dissyll.; f. i. Merch. IV, 1, 241.
HJB IV, 1, 177. R3 IV, 4, 480. Rom. V, 3, 93), 11
force, strength, ability, whether bodily or intellectual,
physical or moral: iliy (death's) p. had lost his p. Ven.
944. when more is felt than one hath p. to tell, Lucr.
1288. he hath no p. to^ask her how she fares, 1594.
brass, nor stone, nor earth .... but sad mortality o'er-
sways their p. Sonn. 65, 2. darkening thy p. to give
base subjects light, 100, 4. use p. with p. and slay me
not by art, 139, 4 cf. Cor. II, 3, 4). had I been any
god of p. Tjj. I, 2, 10. his art is of such p. 372. till
mine enemy has more p. 466. and deal in her (the
moon's) command without her p. V, 271 (without being
subject to the pernicious influence of the moon).
assay the p. you have, Meas. I, 4, 76. devices, which
shall then have no p. to stand against us, IV, 4, 15. to
your p. I'll yield. Err. Ill, 2, 40. whose edge hath p.
to cut, LLL II, 50. all the p. thereof it doth apply to
prove, V, 2, 77. ere a man hath p. to say Behold, Mids.
I, 1, 147. your p. to *-aw, II, 1, 197. all the p. this
charm doth owe, II, 2, 79. Dian's bud o'er Cupid's
flovier hath such force and blessed p. IV, 1, 79. there
is nop. in the tongue of man to alter me, Merch. IV, 1,
241. the sweet p. of music, V, 79. the p. of fancy. As
III, 5, 29. be able for thine enemy rather in p. than use.
All's I, 1, 75. (a medicine) chief in p. II. 1, 115. Iwill
prove so to my p. Wint. V, 2, 182 (to the best of my
ability); cf. Cor. II, 1, 262. to bear above our p. John
V, 6, 38. beyond his p. to build it, H4B I, 3, 59. knit
our — s to the arm of peace, IV, 1, 177. I have nop. to
let her pass , H6A V, 3, 60. the eternal God, whose
name and p. thou tremblest at, H6B I, 4, 28. I have
not the p. to muzzle him, H8 I, 1, 121. wisdom overtop-
ping woman's p. 11, 4, 88. entered me with a splitting
p. 183. we have p. in ourselves to do it. but it is a p.
that we have no p. to do, Cor. II, 3, 4 (we are legally
authorized to do it, but it would be immoral to make
use of our authority), what a mental p. this eye shoots
forth, Tim. I, 1, 31. be of any p. to expel sickness,
III, 1, 65. his whole action grows not in the p on't.
Ant. Ill, 7, 70 (does not rest on that which makes its
strength) etc. etc.
2) authority, dominion, sway, influence: a prince
of p. Tp. I, 2, 55. what my p. might else exact, 99.
and given his deputation all the organs of our p. Meas.
1, 1, 22. a p. I have, but of what strength and nature
I am not yet instructed, 80. my absolute p. and place
here in Vienna, I, 3, 13. if p. change purpose, 54.
which he spurs on his p. to qualify in others, IV, 2, 85.
there to give up their p. IV, 3, 137. advance their pride
against that p. that bred it, Ado III, 1, 11. if law, au-
thority and p. deny not, Merch. Ill, 2, 291. upon my
p. I may dismiss this court, IV, 1, 104. his sceptre
shows the force of temporal p. 190. earthly p. doth then
show likest Ood's, 196. there is no p. in Venice can
alter a decree, 218. / must produce my p. All's II, 3,
157. what his hatred would effect wants not a minister
in his p. H8 I, 1, 108. by commission and main p. II,
2, 7. my p. rained honour on you. III, 2, 185. every
thing includes itself in p., p. into will, Troil. 1,3, 119.
our of/ice may during his p. go sleep. Cor. II, 1, 239.
seeking means to pluck away their (the people'sl p. Ill,
3, 96. in the name o' the people, and in the p. of us the
tribunes, we banish him, 100. ere thou hadst p. Tim.
V, 4, 15. I could with barefaced p. sweep him from
my sight, Mcb. Ill, 1, 119. giving to you no further
personal 2^. to business with the king, Hml. I, 2, 36.
my powers are crescent, and my auguring hope says it
will come to the full. Ant. II, 1, 10 etc. etc. With in:
by that fatherly and kindly p. that you have in her.
Ado IV, 1, 75. you have p. in me as in a kinsman, R3
HI, 1, 109. With of: by the sovereign p. you have of
us, Ilml. II, 2, 27. my mother, having p. of his testi-
ness, Cymb. IV, 1, 22. With on: unless the next word
have some malignant p. upon my life, Gent. Ill, 1, 238.
death hath had no p. yet upon thy beauty, Rom. V, 3,
93. no man shall e'er have p. upon thee, Mcb. V, 3, 7.
/ have no p. upon you. Ant. I, 3, 23. the p. that I have
on you is to spare you, Cyinb. V, 5, 418. With over:
not age, but sorrow, over me hath p. Compl, 74. the
rabble, o'er whom I give thee p. Tp. IV, 1, 38. thou
hadst but p. over his mortal body, R3 I, 2, 47 (cf. Mids.
IV, I, 79). With unto: his p. unto Octavia, Ant. 11,2,
146 (cf. Hml, I, 2, 36). in or within the p. of = at
the discretion or disposal of: Sonn. 126, 1. Tp. I, 2,
450. Ill, 3, 90. LLL II, 51. Mids. I, 1, 50. Merch.
I, 3, 93. All's II, 1, 197. 111,6,33. Wint. II, 3, 26. H6A
1,4,37. Mcb. IV, 3, 119 etc.
3) a supernatural agent having dominion over
887
man : having solicited the eternal p, that his foul
thoughts might compass his fair fair, Lucr. 345. from
what p. hast thou this powerful might, Sonn. 150, 1.
for which foul deeds the — s have incensed the seas,
Tp. Ill, 3, 73. some heavenly p. guideus, V, 105. Gent.
II, 6, 4. Meas. V, 374. Err. IV, 3, 44. Mids. I, 1, 59.
IV, 1, 169. Merch. IV, 1, 292. John V, 7, 76. H6C
IV, 6, 68. Tit. Ill, 1, 209. Caes. V, 1, 107. Mcb. IV,
1, 69. IV, 3, 238. Lr. 1, 1, 210. 0th. II, 1, 197. Ant.
II, 1, 6 etc. etc.
4 vital organ, physical or intellectual function:
and therein heartens up his servile — s, Lucr. 295.
these rebel — s that thee (the soul) array, Sonn. 146,
2. the sudden surprise of my — s, Wiv. V, 5, 131.
courses as swift as thought in every p. , and gives to
every p. a double p. LLL IV, 3, 330. 331. to flatter
up these — .« of mine with rest, V, 2, 824. »aM my — s,
address your love and might to honour Helen, Mids. II,
2, 143. there is such confusion in my — s, Merch. Ill,
2, 179. thy conceit is nearer death than thy — s. As
II, 6, 9. sorrow and grief have vanquished all my — s,
H6B II, 1, 183. whose dismal tune bereft my vital — s,
III, 2, 41. your brain and every function of your p. H8
III, 2, 187. too sharp in sweetness for the capacity of
my ruder — s, Troil. Ill, 2, 26. my — s do their bestow-
ing lose, 39. when we will tempt the frailty of our
— s, IV, 4, 98. as if a god were slily crept into his
human — s and gave him graceful posture , Cor. II, 1,
236. my operant — s their functions leave to do, Hml.
Ill, 2, 184. what his every action speaks in every p. that
moves, Ant. Ill, 12, 36 etc.
5) armed force: the p. of Greece, Lucr. 1368.
shall we knit our —s, John II, 398. never such a p.
was levied, IV, 2, 110. V, 5, 18. V, 6, 39. E2 II, 2, 124.
Ill, 2, 63. H4A IV, 1, 132. H4B IV, 4, 5. H6A I, 4,
103. II, 2, 33. Ill, 3, 83. IV, 2, 8. IV, 3, 4. H6B IV,
4, 40. H6C V, 2, 31. E3 IV, 3, 48. IV, 4, 449. 480.
> V, 3, 10. Cor. I, 2, 32. Tit. IV, 4, 63. Mcb. IV, 3, 236.
Ant. Ill, 7, 58 etc. etc. The jDlur. form in the sense of
the sing. : Til send those — s o'er to your majesty, John
III, 3, 70. those —s of France, IV, 2, 129. the Dau-
phin and his —s, V, 1, 32. R2 V, 3, 140. H4A I, 3,
262. H6A III, 3, 30. V, 2, 5. H6B IV, 9, 10. V, 1, 44.
Tim. V, 4, 52. Hml. IV, 4, 9. Cymb. Ill, 5, 24 etc.
Seemingly abstr. pro eoncr. : most p. to do most
harm, least knowing ill, LLL II, 58 (^ a man most
able?), and now are mounted where — s are your re-
tainers, H8 II, 4, 113 (persons of the highest au-
thority?).
Powevfal, 1) strong, mighty, forcible: this p.
rhyme, Sonn. 55, 2. this p. might, 150, 1. Op. love,
Wiv. V, 5, 4. p. to araise King Pepin, All's II, 1, 79.
his p. sound, 179. 'tis p. (the planet) Wint. I, 2, 202.
you're p. at it, II. 1, 28 lyou are a master in it), gal-
lows and knock are too p. on the highway , IV, 3, 29.
p. policy, H6C I, 2, 58. winter's p. wind, V, 2, 15.
with a broad and p. fan, Troil. 1, 3, 27. p. grace, Rom.
II, 3, 15. a charm of p. trouble, Mcb. IV, 1, 18. drawn
by the p. sun, Lr. II, 4, 169. mixtures p. o'er the blood,
0th. I, 3, 104. thy p. breath, II, 1, 78.
2) having great authority or command: some p.
spirit, Wint. II, 3, 186. all their p. friends , E2 11, 2,
^5. the p. regions under earth, H6A V, 3, 11. his JJ-
arm, R3 1, 4, 223. his p. mandate. Ant. I, 1, 22.
Powerfully, strongly : all which though I most p.
and potently believe, Hml. II, 2, 203.
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
Powerless, weak, impotent: I give you welcome
with a p. hand, John II, 15.
Powle, see Paul.
Pox, the venereal disease: a man can no more se-
parate age and covetousness than a' can part young limbs
and lechery: but the gout galls the one, and the p.
pinches the other, H4B \,2,'2(>S. a p. of this gout '. or a
gout of this p. J for the one or the other plays the rogue
with my great toe, 273. the p. upon her green-sicLness
for me! Faith, there's no way to be rid on't but hy the
way to the p. Per. IV, 6, 17.
Mostly used as a slight curse (and supposed , in
this case, to mean the smallpox; cf. LLL V, 2, 46):
thep. of such fantasticoes ! Rom. II, 4, 29. the p. upon
her green- sickness. Per. IV, 6, 14. a p. of that jest,
LLL V, 2, 46. H4B I, 2, 272. Ho 111, 7, 130. Tim.
IV, 3, 148. 0th. I, 3, 365. a p. on him , All's IV, 3,
307. a p. upon him for me, 295. a p. on't. All's III,
6, 48. Cymb. II, 1, 20. a p. o' your throat, Tp. 1, 1,
43. II, 1, 77. Ill, 2, 87. Meas. IV, 3, 26. p. of your
love-letters, Gent. Ill, 1, 390. p. on't, Tw. Ill, 4, 308.
p., leave thy damnable faces, Hml. Ill, 2, 2G3. show
your knave's visage, with a ]j. to you, Meas. V, 3511.
what'a p. have 1 to do with my hostess, H4A I, 2, 53.
Pojsaiii, name: old P. the papist. All's I, 3. 56
(called so irora poison^").
Practic, practical, opposed to theoretical: so that
the art and p. part of life must be the mistress to this
theoric, H5 I, 1, 51.
Practice, subst. 1) doing, proceeding, action:
toe detest such vile base — s (as to do outrages on
women) Gent. IV, 1, 73. courage and hope both teach-
ing him the p. Tw. 1,2, 13. than... he be approved
in p. culpable, H6B III, 2, 22. heavens make our pre-
sence and our —s pleasant and helpful to him, Ijiul.
11, 2, 38. these blushes of hers must be quenched with
some present p. Per. IV, 3, 136. With of, = perform-
ance: paid me richly for thep. of it, Ado V, 1,255.
to put inp. = to carry into execution: Pilgr. 217.
Gent. Ill, 2, 89. Ado" I, 1, 330. II, 2, 53. LLL I,
1, 308.
2) habitual doing, frequent use, exercise: this is
a p. as full of labour as a wise mans art, Tw. Ill, 1,
72. and by still p. learn to know thy meaning. Tit. Ill,
2, 45. / have been in continual p. Hml. V, 2, 221. your
highness shall from this p. but make hard your heart,
Cymb. I, 5, 24.
3) exercises made for instruction : jwoceed in p.
with my* younger daughter, Shr. II, 165.
4) exercise of a profession : he hath abandoned his
physicians , under whose — s he hath persecuted time
with hope. All's I, 1, 16.
5) experience, skill acquired by experience (op-
posed to theory): as art and p. hath enriched any,
Meas. I, 1, 13. despite his nice fence and his active p.
Ado V, 1, 75. one (receipt") as the dearest issue of his
p. All's 11, 1, 109. had the whole theoric of war in the
knot of his scarf, and the p. in the chape of his dagger,
IV, 3, 163. older inp. Caes. IV, 3, 31. this disease is
beyond my p. Mcb. V, 1, 65. mere prattle, without p.
0th. I, 1, 26. and no p. had in the brave squares of
war. Ant. Ill, 11, 39. together with my p. Per. Ill, 2, 34.
6) artifice, stratagem', insidious device: lest she
some subtle p. smell, Pilgr. 307. suborned in hateful
p. Meas. V, 107. this needs must be a p. 123. to find
this p. out, 239. the p. of it lives in John the Bastard.
67
888
Ado IV, 1, i90. I overheard him nnd his — s, As 11,
3, 26. this p. hath most shrewdly passed upon thee,
Tw. V, 360. unclasped my p. Wint. Ill, 2, 168. it is
the p. and the purpose of the king , John IV, 3, 63.
sworn unto the — s of France-, to kill us here, H5 11,
2, 90. Ood acquit them oftkeir — s, 144. H6A IV, 1,
7. HOB 111, 1, 46. H8 1, 1, 204. 1, 2, 127. Ill, 2, 29.
V, 1, 129. Cor. IV, 1, 33. Tit. V, 2, 77. Hml. IV, 7,
68. 139 (a pass of p.; according to some, = a pass
in which Laertes was well practised). V, 2, 328. Lr.
I, 2, 198. II, 1, 75. 109. II, 4, 116. V, 3, 151. 0th.
I, 3, 102. Ill, 4, 141. V, 2, 292. Cymb. V, 5, 199.
Unintelligible: making p. on the times, Meas.111,2,288.
Practisants, performers of a stratagem: here
entered Pucelle and her p. H6A III, 2, 20.
Practise, vb. 1) to execute: aught but Talbot's
shadoio whereon to p. your severity, H6A II, 3, 47.
till you p. them (your infirmities) on me, Caes. IV, 3,
88 (German: auslassen).
2) to do habitually, to apply to, to use for instruction
or as a profession: there shall he p. tilts and tourna-
ments, Gent. I, 3, 30. a thousand tricks which I
will p. Merch. Ill, 4, 78. p. rhetoric in your common
talk, Shr. 1, 1, 35. which though 1 will not p. to de-
ceive, yet, to avoid deceit, I mean to learn, John I, 214.
ca)ist thou catch any fishes'? 1 never — ed it. Per. II, 1,
71. he appears to have — ed more the whipstock than
the lance, 11, 2, 51. those that p. them (measures) 11,
3, 105.
3) to exercise one's self; a) intr. on them (books
and instruments) to look and p. by myself, Shr. I, 1,
83. b)with an inf.: my true eyes have never — dhow
to cloak offences tvith a cunning brow, Lucr. 748. ere
I learn love. Til p. to obey. Err. 11, 1, 29. shall sweet
Bianca p. how to bride it? Shr. Ill, 2, 253. c) with
an accus , = 1) to make one's self master of, to study
(German: einilben, einstudiren) : throttle their — d
accent in their fears, Mids. V, 97. making — d smiles,
•Wint. I, 2, 116. p. an answer, H4A II, 4, 412. he had
no legs that — d not his gait, H4B II, 3, 23. I will p.
the insinuating nod, Cor. II, 3, 106. With to, = to
teach by much exercise: — ing behaviour to his own
shadow, Tw. 11, 5, 20. 2) to exercise, to drill, to in-
struct: the children must be — d well to this, Wiv. IV,
4, 65. to p. his judgement with the disposition of na-
tures, Meas. Ill, 1,164. cry, Trojans, cry! p. your
eyes with tears, Troil. U, 2, 108 (= study the art of
weeping, learn to weep).
4) to use stratagems, to contrive, to plot; intr.:
/ will so p. on Benedick that he shall fall in love with
Beatrice, Ado II, 1, 398. he will p. against thee by
poison. As 1, 1, 156. I will p, on this drunken man,
Shr. Ind. 1, 36. you have — d upon the easy yielding
spirit of this woman, H4B U, 1, 125. wouldst thou have
— d on me for thy use, H5 II, 2, 99. let them p. and
converse with spirits, H6A 11, 1, 25. have — d danger-
ously against your state, H6B II, 1,171. hast — don
man's life, Lr. Ill, 2, 57. thou hast — don her with
foul charms, 0th. I, 2, 73. — ing upon his peace and
quiet, 0th. II, 1, 319. if you there did p. on my state.
Ant. II, 2, 39. 40. With an inf.: for — ing to steal
away a lady, Gent. IV, 1, 48. With an accus.: my,
uncle — s more harm to me, John IV, I, 20. that heaven
should p. stratagems upon so soft a subject, Rom. Ill,
5, 211.
Fractiser, practitioner, one engaged in the exer-
cise or profession of an art: other arts ... finding
barren — s, LLL IV, 3, 325. sweet p., thy physic I will
try. All's II, 1, 188 (= physician), ap. of arts inhibit-
ed, 0th. I, 2, 78.
PracniuuiTc, a writ issued against one who has
committed the offence of introducing a foreign au-
thority or power into England: H8 111, 2, 340.
Praetor, title of the judicial officers of ancient
Rome: Caes. I, 3, 143. II, 4, 35.
Prague, capital of Bohemia: as the old hermit of
P. said to a niece of King Gorboduc, Tw. IV, 2, 15
(Douce: "not the celebrated heresiarch Jerome of
Prague, but another of that name born likewise at
Prague, and called the hermit of Camaldoli in Tus-
cany." Douce must, indeed, have been mightily im-
posed on by the learning which the clown displays on
other occasions; cf. II, 3, 23 — 29).
Praise, subst. 1) commendation bestowed, high
approbation: Sonn. 2, 8. 39, 3. 59, 14. 69, 5. 70, 11.
84, 2. 14. 85, 2, 95, 7. 101, 9. Compl. 226. Pilgr.
70. 325. Tp. IV, 10. Gent. 11, 4, 196. Ado I, 1, 174.
LLL II, 14. IV, 1, 17. 37. IV, 3, 240 (to things of sale
a seller's p. belongs). 241. V, 2, 40. Merch. 1, 2, 133.
Ill, 2, 127. As II, 4, 38. Alls I, 1, 56. H4A V, 1, 87.
H6A I, 6, 20. IV„ 2, 33. H6B III, 1, 68. H8 I, 1, 31
(him in eye, still him in p.) etc. etc. Plur, — 5; Lucr.
108. Sonn. 105, 3. 106, 9. Gent. II, 4, 72. 148. As
II, 3, 22. All's II, 1, 106. Wint. I, 2, 94. IV, 4, 147.
R2 II, 1, 18. H4A V, 2, 57. Mcb. 1, 3, 92. 99 etc.
in p. of = in commendation of: Sonn. 106, 4. Ado
V, 2, 5. LLL 1, 2, 26. 27. V, 2, 896. Tw. I, 5, 202.
H5 111, 7, 42. to give p. Wiv. Ill, 4, 62. LLL V, 2,
366. Cymb. II, 4, 92. to have p. All's IV, 5, Ip. John
III, 4, 15. Troil. Ill, 2, 100.
2) glorification, thanks, tribute of gratitude /
give heaven p. Wiv. Ill, 4, 62. my vows of thanks and
p. H6B IV, 9, 14. to sin's rebuke and my Creator's p.
H6C IV, 6, 44. cf. H6A V, 3, 173.
3) fame, renown: if my slight Muse do please
these curious days, the pain be mine, but thine shall be
the p. Sonn. 38, 14. your p. shall still find room even
in the eyes of all posterity, 55, 10. your p. is come too
swiftly home before you. As II, 3, 9. the most virtuous
gentlewoman that ever nature-had p. for creating, All's
IV, 5, 10.
4) that which deserves to be extolled; desert, vir-
tue: praise, which makes your — s worse, Sonn. 84,
14. how many things by season seasoned are to their
right p. and true perfection, Merch. V, 108. which is
the prescript p. and perfection of a good mistress, H5
111,7,49. so to be valiant is no p. at all, Troil. II, 2, 145.
her face the book of — *-, Per. I, 1, 15.
Praise, vb. 1) to commend, to applaud, to extol;
absol.: p in departing, Tp. Ill, 3, 39 (proierbial ex-
pression). / loill not p. Sonn. 21, 14. Trans.: Ven.
Ded. 3. Lucr. 11, 79. Sonn. 39, 4. 60, 14. 101, 12.
Compl. 315. Gent. Ill, 1, 102. 354. Ill, 2,54. IV, 4,
107. Wiv. II, 1, 58. Ill, 2, 48. Err. IV, 2, 15. Ado II,
1, 394. Ill, 1,19. LLL I, 2, 28. IV, 1, 14. Merch. II,
9, 98. Ill, 4, 22. All's 11, 3, 179 (she is now the —d
of the king). Tw. II, 4, 33. H4A 111, 3, 215. Troil.
IV, 2, 113 (scratch my —d cheeks). Per. Ill, 2, 102
(the diamonds of a most — d water) etc. etc.
2) to recommend, to cry up: / will not p. that
purpose not to sell, Sonn. 21, 14. she will often p. her
liquor, Gent. Ill, 1, 350 (probably by setting the ex-
889
ample of drmking). the soothsayer that you — d so to
the queen, Ant. 1, 2, 3. cf. Alls 11, 3, 179.
3) to glorify, to thank: I p. heaven for it, Wiv. I,
4, 150. I p. God for you, Ado V, 1, 325. LLL IV, 2,
75. V, 1, 2. All's V, 2, 59. p. God for the merry year,
H4B V, 3, 19. p. my Maker, H8 V, 5, 69. God be
—d, Wiv. II, 2, 324. As HI, 3, 40. Tw. II, 5, 187.
Wint. Ill, 2, 138. H5 III, 6, 10. IV, 7, 119, I-I6B II,
1, 96 etc. etc.
4) to appraise , to estimate : were you sent hither
to p. me? Tw. I, 5, 268. p. us as we are tasted, allow
us as we prove, Troil. Ill, 2, 97. Perhaps also in Per.
Ill, 2, 102 (the diamonds of a most — d water).
Praiseful, laudable; writing of some M. Edd. in
LLL IV, 2, 58; Qq Fi prayful, F2 praysful, F3.4
jpraiseworthy, deserving commendation: Ado
V, 2, 90.
Prance , to bound , to move in a sprightly and
showy manner: trimmed like a younker — ing to his
love, H6C 11, 1, 24.
Prank, vb. to deck, to dress up, to adorn: 'tis
that miracle and queen of gems that nature - s her in
attracts my soul, Tw. II, 4, 89. and me, poor lowly
maid, most goddess-like — edup, Wint. IV, 4, 10. they
do p. them in authority. Cor. Ill, 1, 23.
Pranks, licentious or mischievous tricks: Err. II,
2, 210. Tw. IV, 1, 59. Wint. IV, 4, 718. H6A III, 1,
15. Hml. Ill, 4, 2. Lr. I, 4, 259, 0th. II, 1, 143 (does
foulp.). Ill, 3, 202.
Prat, name of an old woman, from which Ford
derives a verb : come , mother P. , come , give me your
hand. Til p. her, Wiv. IV, 2, 191. 193.
Prate, subst. tattle: with his innocent p. he will
awake my mercy, John IV, 1, 25. and perish ye, with
your audacious p. H6A IV, 1, 124.
Prate, vb. to tattle, to talk idly, particularly in
a bragging manner: Tp. II, 1, 263. Wiv. I, 4, 128.
HI, 3, 51. Err. 1, 2, 101. 11, 1, 81. II, 2, 195. Merch.
V, 164. Shr. IV, 3, 114. Wint. HI, 2, 42. IV, 4, 349.
H4B lU, 2, 327. H5 IV, 1, 79. R3 I, 3, 351. Hi, 1,
151. Cor. 1,1,49. 111,3,83. IV, 5, 54. V, 3, 48. 159.
Eom. II, 4, 212. IV, 5, 135. 138 (the surreptitious Ql
pretty, Q2 prates, the rest of 0. Edd. pratest). Mcb.
II, 1, 58. Hml. HI, 4, 215. V, 1, 303. 0th. I, 2, 6. 11,
1, 227. II, 3, 153.
Prater, a twaddler: u speaker is but a p. H5 V,
2, 166.
Prattle, subst. empty talk, tattle: thinking his p.
to be tedious, R2 V, 2, 26. mere p. without practice,
0th. I, 1, 26.
Prattle, vb. to tattle: Tp. HI, 1, 57. Wiv. V, 1,
I. Meas. V, 182. Tw. I, 2, 33. H6A III, 1, 16. Cor.
II, 1, 222. 0th. II, 1, 208. With an accus. denoting
the effect: if you p. me into these perils, AirsIV,l,46.
Prattler, tattler: Mcb. IV, 2, 64.
Prattlings, idle talk: I have heard of your p. too,
Hml. Ill, 1, 148 ^Qq and M. EdA. paintings).
Prawn, the animal Palaemon serratus: a good
dish of —s, H4B II, 1, 104.
Pray, 1) to ask earnestly, to entreat; absol.: I p.
now, keep' below, Tp. I, 1, 12. pardon the fault, I p.
Gent. 1,2, 40. give us leave, I p., a while, III, 1, 1. how
I — ed and kneeled, Meas. V, 93. tell me this, I p. Eir.
I, 2, 53 etc. etc. With/o?-: the guilty rebel for remis-
tion — s, Lucr. 714. a conqueror that will p. in aid
for kindness, where he for grace is kneeled to. Ant. V,
2, 27 (top. in aid, a law-term, = to call in for help
one who has interest in the cause). With a clause:
and — s that you will hie you home. Err. I, 2, 90 etc.
/often omitted before it: p., set it down, Tp. HI, 1,
18. p., tell me that, Gent. Ill, 1, 123. Elliptically : to
what, I p.? Meas. 1, 2, 48 (i. e. I p. you to tell me).
Ip , sir, why am I beaten'? Err. U, 2, 39. what are you,
Ip., but... H6A HI, 1, 43. what. I p., is Margaret
more than that? V, 5, 36 etc. Transitively: I p. you,
hence, Ven. 382. I p. thee, mark me, Tp. I, 2, 67. 88.
175. HI, 3, 109. Gent. 1, 13, 89. Ill, 1, 239. Meas. IV,
1, 16. Shr. IV, 4, 21 etc. /omitted: no, p. thee, Tp.
1, 2, 371. HI, 1, 15. IV, 194. V, 167. Meas. II, 2, 2
etc. Elliptically: I p. you, sir, of what disposition was
the duke? Meas. HI, 2, 244. I p. you, is Signor Moun-
tanto returned? Ado I, 1 , 30. I p. you, how many hath
he killed? 42. but. 1 p. you, who is his companion? 81.
p. you, where lies Sir Proteus? Gent. IV, 2, 137. p.
you, how goes the world, Tim. II, 2, 35. she is now the
wife of Marcus Antonius. P. ye, sir? ^Tis true. Ant.
II, 6, 120 (i. e. tell me if you are in earnest) etc. A
clause following: the poor fool — 5 her that he may
depart, Ven. 578. An inf. following; a) with to: I
will p., Pompey, to increase your bondage, Meas. Ill, 2,
78. and so I p. you all to think yourselves, Shr. II, 114.
Tw. Ill, 4, 103. H5 I, 2, 9. IV, 4, 47. IV,8,68. V Chor.
3. H8 111, 1, 18 etc. b) without to: your father — s
you leave your books. Shr. HI, 1, 82. in that I p. you
use her well, H6B1I,4,81. p. 'em take their pleasures,
H8 I, 4, 74. to p. Achilles see us at our tent, Troil. V,
9, 8. With an accus. and to: and p. her to a fault for
which I chid her, Gent. I, 2, 52. I p. you home to din-
ner with me, Meas. U, 1, 292. With an accus. denoting
the thing asked: / know not how to p. your patience.
Ado V, 1, 280. H4B V, 5, 125. H5 Pro'l. 33. p. your
mother's blessing, Wint. V, 3, 120. All's I, 3, 260.
he humbly — s your speedy payment, Tim. II, 2, 28.
— edme oft forbearance, Cymb. II, 5, 10.
2) to make petitions to heaven ; absol. : for his
prey to p. he doth begin, Lucr. 342. on a love-book p.
for my success, Gent. I, 1, 19. you must p. Wiv. IV,
2, 162. top. against thy foes, H6A I, 1,43. Meas. 1,
2, 16. IV, 3, 55. Err. 1, 2, 51. IV, 2, 28. LLL I, 1,
304. Merch. I, 3, 39. V, 31. H4A II, 1, 87. H6A I,
1, 33 etc. With a clause (almost = to wish): so will
J p. that thou mayst have thy will, Sonn. 143, 13. Ip.
she may (persuade) Meas. I, 2, 192. he heartily — s
some occasion may detain us longer. Ado I, 1, 151. /
am not fair, and therefore I p. the gods make me
honest. As HI, 3, 24; cf R2 V, 3, 146. let wives with
child p. that their burthens may not fall this day, John
III, 1, 90. I cannot p. that thou mayst win, 331. 332,
and — s the Moor be safe, 0th. II, 1, 33. 34. to p.
they have their will, Cymb. II, 5, 34. / omitted: p.
heartily he be at palace, Wint. IV, 4, 731. blest p. you
be, Cymb. V, 5, 370. With to : the powers to whom I
p. Lucr. 349. I think and p. to several subjects, Meas.
11,4, 1. H4A II, 1, 88. John HI, 1, 310. Tit. IV, 2,
48. Caes. 1, 1, 59 etc. With an accus.: I p. the gods
she may, Shr. IV, 4, 67. God, Ip. him, R3 I, 3, 212.
I p. God, amen! H8 H, 3, 56 etc. /omitted: jj. heaven
he prove so, Gent. II. 7, 79. p. heaven she win him,
Meas. II, 2, 125. p. heaven his wisdom be not tainted,
IV, 4, 4, As I, 2, 109. 0th. II, 1, 34. p. God our
cheer may answer my good will, Err. HI, 1, 19. R2 I
57*
890
4, G4 etc. The wovcl prayer as object: I'll p. a thou-
sand jjrat/ers for thy death, Meas. Ill, 1, 146.
Prayer (monosyll. or dissyll. indiscriminately),
1) entreaty, supplication: hut she with vehement — s
urgeth still under what colour he commits this ill, Lucr.
475. his ear her — s admits, 558. by your j air p. to
soften Angela, Mea.<i. I, 4, G9. until my tears and — s
have won his grace, Err. V, 115. Mids. Ill, 2, 250.
Merch. Ill, 3, 20. IV, 1, 126 (to make). As IV, 3, 55.
R2 V, 3, 97. 101. 107. .109. 110. 127. H6B IV, 7,
73. H6C IV, 6, 7. Hml. I, 2, 118. 0th. I, 3, 152.
2) petition to heaven: Lucr. 344. Sonn. 108, 5.
Phoen. 67. Tp. I, 1, 55. 57. I, 2, 422. Ill, 1, 75.
Epil. 16. Geut. I, 1, 17. Wiv. II, 2, 102. Meas. II,
2, 151. II, 4, 71. IV, 3, 44. Err. IV, 4, 58. V, 104.
Mids. I, 1, 197. II, 2, 62. Merch. Ill, 1, 23. Wint.
V, 3, 141. H6A I, 1, 32. R3 I, 3, 21. V, 3, 241 etc.
etc. With to: my — s to heaven for you, H8 III, 2, 177.
Cor. V, 3, 105. Ant. II, 3, 3. a book of p. R3 III, 7,
98. a book of —s, IV, 3, 14. at —s, Tp. I, 1, 57. at
his —s. All's II, 5, 46. fall to thy —s, H4B V, 5, 51.
forgot my — s, H8 III, 1, 132. when you make your
— s, H6B IV, 7, 121. r II pray a thousand — s for thy
death, Meas, III, 1, 146. said many a p. Wint. V, 3,
141. while 1 say one p. 0th. V, 2, 83. said a century
of — s, Cymb. IV, 2, 391. to say my —s, Wiv. IV, 5,
105. has thrice her — s said, V, 5, 54. Ado II, 1, 108.
All's I, 1, 228. Tw. Ill, 4, 131. H4A V, 1, 124. H5
III, 2, 40. IV, 2, 56. Troil. II, 3, 23. Mcb. II, 2, 25.
Per. IV, 1, 66. IV, 6, 149. Passing into the sense of
kind wishes: you had my — s. All's II, 4, 17. conclu-
des in hearty — s that your attempts may overlive the
hazard, H4B IV, 1, 14. shall have my —s, H8 III, 1,
180. madam, my thanks and — 5, Per. Ill, 3, 34.
3) the act of addressing the Supreme Being: he
is given to p. Wiv. I, 4, 13. the more-my p., the lesser
is my grace, Mids. II, 2, 89. to live in p. and contem-
plation, Merch. Ill, 4, 28. Ae is famed for mildness, jjeace
and p. H6C II, 1,156. wast thou in p.'? Troil. II, 3, 39.
Prajer-liooh, a book containing prayers or the
forms of devotion: Merch. II, 2, 201. R3 III, 7, 47.
Preach, to pronounce a sermon, to speak exhor-
tatively on religious and moral subjects: harms that
p. in our behoof, Compl. 165. / have heard you p.
that malice was a sin, H6A III, 1, 127. his form and
cause conjoined, — ing to stones, Hml. HI, 4, 126. Lr.
IV, 6, 184. Transitively, = to inculcate as by a ser-
mon, to teach earnestly: he — ed pure maid, Oompl.
315 (i.e. chastity), my master — es patience to him,
Err. V, 174. where manners ne'er were — ed, Tw. IV,
1, 53, p. some philosophy to make me mad, John III,
4, 51. to have divinity — ed there, Per. IV, 5, 4.
Preacher, one who inculcates religious and mo-
ral truth: H5 IV, 1, 9.
Preachment, a sermon, a highflown discourse:
made a p. of your high descent, H6C I, 4, 72.
Preambulate, premised, introductory to the
main subject: LLL V, 1, 85 (Armado's speech. Most
M. Edd. jiraeambula^ .
Precede, to go before in the order of time : six
— ing ancestors, All's V, 3, 196. harbingers — ing still
the fates, Hml. I, 1, 122.
Precedence (precedence) something going (said)
before: to make plain some obscure p. that hath before
been sain, lAA^ III, 83. Ido not like 'But yet', it does
allay the good p. Ant. U, 5, 51.
Precedent (precedent), adj. former: our own p.
passions do instruct us what levity's in youth, Tim. I,
1, 133. your p. lord, Hml. Ill, 4, 98. thy p. services,
Ant. IV, 14, 83.
Precedent (precedent) subst. 1) original copy of
a writing; return the p. to these lords again, John V,
2, 3. the p. was full as long a doing, R3 III, 6, 7.
2) presage, sign: she seizes on his sweating pahn,
the p. of pith and livelihood, Ven.26.
3) example: the p. whereof in Lucrece view, Lucr.
1261. who ever shunned by p. the destined ill shemust
herself assay? Compl, 155. thy case shall be my p.
Tp. II, 1, 291. that I may example my digression by
some mighty p. LLL I, 2, 122. 'twill be recorded for
a p. Merch. IV, 1, 220. lest barbarism, making me the
p. Wint, II, 1, 84. R2 II, 1, 130. H4A II, 4, 37. '
H6C II, 2, 33. H8 I, 2, 91. II, 2, 86. Tit. V, 3, 44.
Hml. V, 2, 260. Lr. II, 3, 13. Cymb. Ill, 1, 75.
Precept, l)^r&cp<, instruction, lesson: what are
— s worth of stale example? Compl. 267. my father's
— s I therein forget, Tp. Ill, 1, 58. in action all of p.
Meas. IV, 1, 40. I will bestow some — s of this virgin,
All's III, 5, 103. to load me with —s. Cor. IV, 1, 10.
never learned the icy — * of respect, Tim. IV, 3, 258.
these few — s, Hml. I, 3, 58. then I — s gave her, II,
2, 142 (Qq prescripts).
2) ^!-ec^p(, mandate, summons: those — s canncft
be served, H4B V, 1, 14. send — 5 to the leviathan to
come ashore, H5 III, 3, 26.
Preceptial, instructive: would give p. medicine
to rage. Ado V, 1, 24, i. c. the medicine of precepts,
of instructions.
Precinct (precinct), district, quai-ter: within her
quarter and mine own p. 1 was emptloyed in passing to
and fro, H6A II, 1, 68.
Precious, 1) of great price, valuable: Ven. 824.
Lucr. 334. Sonn. 57, 3. 77,2. 86,2, 131,2. Gent.
II, 6, 24. Ado IV, 1, 29. 229. Merch, II, 8, 20. 111,1,
91. Asl, 3, 4. 11,1,14. JohnV, 2, 161. R2 1, 1, 32.
I, 2, 19. I, 3, 267. II, 1, 46. HI, 3, 90. H4A II, 4, 420.
H4B II, 4, 391 . H6A I, 6, 24 V, 3, 1 19, R3 HI, 2, 82.
V, 3,250. ^ Troil. II, 2, 55. Cor. II, 2, 129. Tit. I, 72.
H, 3, 227. Rom. V, 3, 31. Tim. IV, 3, 26. Hml. HI, 4,
100. Lr.III,2,71. V,3,190. Cymb, 1, 4,81. 111,4,192.
2) exquisite, rare, of great worth : Ven. 543. Lucr.
870. Sonn. 30, 6. 85, 4. Tp. Ill, 1, 25. Wiv. V, 5, 66.
LLL II, 4. IV, 3, 333. V, 2, 445. Mids. HI, 2, 227. As
HI, 3, 64. Shr, IV, 3, 177. Wint. I, 2, 79. 452. IV, 2,
27. V, 1, 222. 223. V, 3, 131. John HI, 1, 79. IV, 1,
94. IV, 3, 40. H4B IV, 5, 162. R3 II, 1, 123. Troil.
IV, 4, 10. Rom. I, 1, 239. 1, 3, 87. Tim.1,2,108. Mcb.
IV, 3, 27, 223. Hml, IV, 5, 162, Lr. I, 1, 76. 262.
0th. HI, 4, 66. Ant. I, 3, 73. Cymb. 1, 6, 37. 11,3,127.
HI, 5, 59. IV, 2, 326. V, 5, 9 242.
Ironically: p. villain. 0th. V, 2, 235. youp.pan-
dar, Cymb, III, 5, 81, thou p. varlet, IV, 2, 83,
Precious-dear, not hyphened in Q and the ear-
lier Ff : Troil, V, 3, 28.
Precious-Juiced (not hyphened in 0. Edd.) of
an exquisite sap: p. flowers, Rom. II, 3, 8.
Preciously, valuably: the time must by us both
be spent most p. Tp. 1, 2, 141 (in business of great
importance).
Precipice, a headlong steep: H8 V, 1, 140.
Precipitate, to fall headlong: so many fathom
down — ing, Lr. IV, 6, 50.
891
Precipitation, the throwing or being thrown
headlong: pile ten hills on the Tarpeian rock, that
the p. might down stretch below the beam of sight, Cor.
HI. 2, 4. in peril of p. from off the rock Tarpeian, 111,
3, 102.
Precise, exact, nice, punctilious: to keep the terms
of my honour p. Wiv. II, 2, 23. he was ever p. in pro-
mise-keeping, Meas. I, 2, 76. Lord Angela is p., stands
at a guard with envy, I, 3, 50. taffeta phrases , silken
terms p. LIjL V, 2, 406. to hold your honour more p.
andnice with others than ivith him, H4B II, 3, 40. In
the language of Elbow, = decided, doubtless: I know
not well what they are, but p. villains they are, Meas.
II, 1, 54
Precisely, 1) exactly, expressly: / have taught
him, even as one would say p. , ^thus I would teach a
dog', Gent. IV, 4, 6 (Launce's speech), therefore, p.,
can you carry your good will to the maid? Wiv. I, 1,
237 (Evans' speech), tell me p. of what complexion,
LLL I, 2, 85 (Armado's speech), such a fellow, to
say p., were not for the court, All's II, 2, 12 (the
clown's speech).
2) accurately, nicely, scrupulously: he cannot so
p. weed this land as his misdoubts present occasion,
H4B IV, 1, 206. some craven scruple of thinking too
p. on the event, Hml. IV, 4, 41.
Preciseness, nicety, scrupulousness: is all your
strict p. come to this? H6A V, 4, 67.
Precisian, perhaps = one who stands upon
punctilios; though Love use Reason for his p., he ad-
mits him not for his counsellor, Wiv. II, ], 5, i.e.
though Love may calculate the exact proportion of
age, temper etc. in making his choice (as Falstaff
does in what follows) yet, after all, he is not to be
controlled by the advice of reason. Most M. Edd.,
referring to Sonn. 147, 5, physician, but the two
passages have nothing in common.
Pre-contract (pre-contract), a betrothment pre-
vious to another: Meas. IV, 1, 72.
Precurrer, forerunner : Phoen. 6.
Precurse, subst. forerunning: the like p. of fierce
events, Hml. I, 1, 121.
Precursor, forerunner: Tp. I, 2, 201.
Predecease, to die before: if children p. pro-
genitors, Lucr. 1756. — d = deceased in ancient
times, of old : worn as a memorable trophy of p. valoitr.
Ho V, 1, 76.
Predecessor, 1) one who was in an office before
another: H5 1, 1, 81. Cor. II, 2, 147.
2) ancestor: H5 1, 2, 248. Cor. II, 1, 101. Mcb.
II, 4, 34.
Predestinate, decreed by fate: a p. scratched
face. Ado I, 1, 136.
Predicament, category, condition, situation:
the offender's life lies in the mercy of the duke only,
...in which p. thou standest, Merch. IV, 1, 357. that
J descend so low, to show the line and the p. wherein
you range, H4A I, 3, 168. piteous p.! even so lies she,
Rom. Hi, 3, 86.
Predict, prediction, prophecy: by oft p. that I in
heaven find, Sonn. 14, 8.
Prediction, presage; prophecy: these — s are to
the world in general as to Caesar, Caes. II, 2, 28. my
partner you greet with great p. of noble having, Mcb.
1,3, 55. Lr. 1, 2, 119. 152.
Predominance, superior power and influence:
underwrite his humorous p. Troil. II, 3, 138. is t night s
p. or the day's shame, Mcb. II, 4, 8. knaves, thieves
and treackers by spherical p. Lv. I, 2,' 134.
Predominant, prevalent, supreme in influence;
used of planets: All's I, 1, 211. Wint. I, 2, 202. Of
bad qualities : H6B III, 1, 145. Rom. 11,3, 29. Mcb.
HI, 1, 87.
Predominate, to prevail, to oversway; with
over: I will p. over the peasant, Wiv. II, 2, 294 (like
a meteor or planet). Transitively: let your close fire
p. his smoke, Tim. IV, 3, 142.
Pre-eminence, superiority in rank and power:
Err. II, 1, 23. Lr. I, 1, 133.
Pre -employ, to employ before another: that
villain whom I employed was — ed by him, Wint. II,,
1,49.
Preface, subst. introduction by preliminary re-
marks: this superficial tale is but a p. of her worthy
praise, H6A V, 5, 11.
Prefer, 1) to like better than , to choose before
another: have I not reason top, mine own? Gent. II,
4, 156. in our opinions she should be — ed, I-I6A V,
5, 61. why Somerset should be — ed, H6B I, 3, 117.
thou — est thy life before thine honour, H6C I, 1, 246.
p. a noble life before a long. Cor. Ill, ], 152. this be-
fore all the world do I p. Tit. IV, 2, 109. — ing you
before her father, 0th. 1, 3, 187. you must not so far
p. her fore ours of Italy, Cymb. I, 4, 70. Refl. : our
haste from herwe is of so quick condition that it — 5
itself and leaves unquestioned matters of needful value,
Meas. I, 1,55 (= that it — s itself before the most
important matters, which it leaves unquestioned).
2) to present, to lay before, to show : that strong-
bonded oath that shall p. and undertake my troth,
Compl. 280. our play is —ed, Mids. IV, 2, 39 (given
in among others for the duke's option), although in
writing I — ed the manner of thy vile outrageous
crimes, H6AIH, 1,10. why then — edyou not your sums
and bills, when your false masters eat of my lord's
meat? Tim. Ill, 4, 49. and ne'er p. his injuries to his
heart. III, 5, 34. let him go and presently p. his suit
to Caesar, Caes. Ill, 1, 28. I'll have — ed him a cha-
lice for the nonce, Hml. IV, 7, 160 (Ff prepared),
without more wider and more overt test than these thin
habits and poor likelihoods of modern seeming do p.
against him, 0th. I, 3, 109. who is the first that doth
p. himself? Per. II, 2, 17.
3) to address, to direct: if you know any such,
p. them hither, Shr. I, 1, 97. fellow, wilt thou bestow
thy time with me ? Ay, if Messala loill p. me to you.
Do so, good Messala, Caes. V, 5, 62. stood I within
his grace, 1 would p. him to a better place, Lr. 1,1,277.
4) to recommend : to callher bad, whose sovereignty
so oft thou hast — ed with twenty thousand soul-con-
firming oaths, Gent. II, 6, 15. Shylock hath — ed thee,
Merch. II, 2, 155. who — eth pecLce more than I do?
H6A III, 1, 33. 110. my book — ed me to the king,
H6B IV, 7, 77. who lets go by no vantages that may p,
you to his daughter, Cymb. II, 3, 51. the emperor's
letters should not sooner than thine own worth p, thee,
IV, 2, 386. he is—ed by thee to us, 400.
5) to promote, to advance : I will help thee to p,
her too, Gent. II, 4, 157. under the colour of commend-
ing him I have access my own love to p, IV, 2, 4. I
will love thee and p, thee too, R3 IV, 2, 82. (a bishop)
neioly — ed from the king's secretary, H8 IV, 1, 102.
892
so shall you have a shorter journey to your desires by
the means I shall then have to p. them^ 0th. il, 1, 286.
to be styled the under - hangman of his kingdom and
hated/or being — ed so well, Cymb. H, 3, 136. ere I
arise, J will p. my sons, V, 5, 326.
Preferment, 1) preference given, precedence
granted; nor is your firm resolve unknown to me, in the
p. of the eldest sister, Shr. II, 94.
2) advancement, promotion : these do labour for
their own p. H6B I, 1, 181. help you to many fail s,
R3 I, 3, 95. H8 V, 1,36. 0th. 1, 1,36. Synonymous to
good fortune: to seek p. out, Gent. I, 3, 7. if it be p.
to leave a rich Jew's service, to become the follower of
so poor a gentleman, Merch. II, 2, 166. had 1 not the
dash of my former life in me, would p. drop on my
head, Wint. V, 2, 123. Lr. IV, 5, 38. Cymb. I, 5, 71.
111,5, 116. 159. V, 4, 215.
Prefigure, to form or shape in anticipation: all
their praises are but prophecies of this our time, all
you —ing, Sonn. 106, 10.
Prefixed, appointed beforehand: Meas. IV, 3, 83.
Wint. I, 2, 42. Troil. IV, 3, 1. Rom. V, 3, 263.
Prerorined, formed in the beginning, original:
why all these things change their natures andp.facul^
ties to monstrous quality, Caes. I, 3, 67.
Pregnancy, cleverness: p. is made a tapster, and
hath his quick wit wasted in giving reckonings , H4B
I,- 2, 192.
Pregnant, 1) expert, clever, ingenious, artful:
the terms of common justice you are as p. in as .. .
any, Meas. I, 1, 12. wherein the p. enemy does much,
Tw. 11,2,29. to your own most p. and vouchsafed ear,
III, 1. 100. how p. sometimes his replies are, Hml. II,
2, 212.
2) disposed, prompt, ready: crook the p. hinges of
the knee, Hml. Ill, 2, 66. the profits of my death were
very p. and potential spurs to make thee seek it, Lr. II,
I, 78. cursed Dionyza hath the p. instrument of wrath
prestjor this blow. Per. IV Prol. 44. With to: J air
virtues all, to which the Grecians are most prompt and
p. Troil. IV, 4, 90. who, by the art of known and feel-
ing sorrows, am p. to good pity, Lr. IV, 6, 227.
3) probable in the highest degree, clear, evident:
'tis vtry p. Meas. II, 1, 23. Cymb. IV, 2, 325. most
true, if ever truth ivere p. by circumstance, Wint. V,
2,34. it is a most p. and unforce(} position, 0th. II, 1,
239. were't not that we stand up against them all,
'twere p. they should square between themselves , Ant.
II, 1. 45.
Pregnantly, clearly, evidently: a thousand moral
paintings I can show that shall demonstrate these quick
blows oj Fortune's more p. than words , Tim. 1, 1, 92.
Prejadlcate, to judge or determine beforehand
to disadvantage: wherein our dearest friend — 5 the
business and would seem to have us make denial. All's
1, 2, 8.
Prejudice, subst. detriment, injury: H8 I, 1,
182. 11,4,164.
Prejudice, vb. to injure: H6A III, 3, 91.
Prejudicial, detrimental, tending to impair;
H6C 1, 1, 144.
Prelate, a dignitary of the church: H4A I, 3,
267. V, 5, 37. H5 1,1,40. H6A I, 3, 23. 111,1,14.
46. 57. HGB I, 1, 142. R3 iV, 4, 502.
Premeditate, to revolve in the mind beforehand,
to contrive or design previously: he doth p. the dan-
gers, Lucr. 183. — d welcomes, 'M\ds:\,di. — d mur-
der, H5 IV, 1, 170. deep —d lines, H6A III, 1, 1.
Premeditation, previous deliberation: a cold p.
for my purpose, H6C III, 2, 133.
Premised (premised) sent before the time: let
the vile world end, and the p. flames of the last day
knit earth and heaven together, H6B V, 2, 41.
Premises (premises) conditions, suppositions:
that he, in lieu o' the p. of homage ..., should presently
extirpate me, Tp. 1, 2, 123. the p. observed, thy will
by my performance shall be served. All's II, 1, 204. 'i
has done, upon the p., but justice, H8 II, 1, 63.
Prenominate, to forename, foretell: to p. in nice
conjecture where thou wilt hit me dead, Troil. IV, 5,
250. Partic. ;j. = aforesaid: the p. crimes, Hml. II,
1, 43.
Prentice, apprentice: All's IV, 3, 211. H4B II,
2, 194. H6B I, 3, 201.' II, 3, 71.
Prenzie or Prenzy, probably := too nice, pre-
cise, demtire, prim: the p. Angelo, Meas. Ill, ], 94.
the damned' St body to invest and cover in p. guards,
97. cf. Burns' Halloween: poor Willie, wi' his bow-
kail runt, was brunt wi primsie Mallie. cf. also the
modern ^rini, and the ancient Scotch pnmse.
Pre-occupled, prepossessed : your minds, p. with
what you rather must do than what you should, Cor.
II, 3, 240.
Pre -ordinance, a rule previously established:
tump, and first decree into the law of children, Caes.
III, 1, 38.
Preparation, 1) the act of making fit, of putting
in readiness : you make grand p-for a duke de Jamany,
Wiv. IV, 5, 88. and have all charitable p. Meas. Ill,
2, 222. Ado I, 1, 280. II, 2, 50. Merch. 11, 4, 4. All's
III, 6, 82. H6 IV, 1, 192. Mcb. I, 5, 34. Ant. V, 2,
225. Particularly the act of putting one's self in rea-
diness for combat: Tw. Ill, 4, 246. John II, 213. IV,
2, 111. Ho II Chor. 13. 11,4, 18. IV Chor. 14. H6A
I, 1, 166. Cor. IV, 3, 18. Mcb. V, 3, 57. Hml. I, 1,
105 {—s). II, 2, 63. Lr. HI, 7, 10. Ant. Ill, 4, 26
(I'll raise the p. of a war). IV, 10, 1 (their p. is to-
day by sea).
2) the state of looking forward to sth., notice
given : / make bold to press with so little p. upon you,
Wiv. II, 2, 162 t so unexpectedly and with so little
ceremony).
3) a force ready for combat, an army or navy:
the king is set forth with strong and mighty p. H4A
IV, 1, 93. these three lead on this p. Cor. I, 2, 15. our
p. stands in expectation of them, Lr. IV, 4, 22. the
Turkish p. makes for Rhodes, 0th. I, 3, 14. 221. your
p. can affront no less, Cymb. IV, 3, 29.
4) accomplishment, qualification yyour many war-
like, court-like, and learned — s, Wiv. II, 2, 237.
Prepare, subst. preparation, ornaments; make
p. for war, H6C IV, 1, 131.
Prepare, vb. 1) trans, a) to make fit, to make
ready: Sonn. 114, 12. Tp. 1, 2, 145. Meas. II, 2,84.
III, I, 4. Ill, 2, 254. Ado I, 2, 23. Merch. Ill, 5, 66.
IV, 1, 245. 264. As II, 5, 65. All's II, 5, 66. IV, 4,
34. Tw. II, 4, 57. Wint. IV, 4, 512. H5 I, 2, 234. V
Chor. 13. H6B11,4, 15. R3 V, 3, 88. H8 III, 2, 328.
IV, 1, 64. Cor. V, 2, 77. Tit. IV, 2, 146. V, 2, 197.
Rom. 1,1, 116 (cf. Lr. II, 1,53. Ant. IV, 12,39). Caes.
Ill, 1, 253. Lr. 1, 4, 280. II, 1, 53 (cf. Rom. I, 1, 116).
Ant. Ill, 3, 41. IV, 12, 39. Per. I, 1, 43. = to make
893
ready for combat: John II, 83. V, 2, 130. 134. R2 I,
3,5. H4A11, 3, 37. H4B Ind. 12. Cor. Ill, 2, 139.
IV, 5, 140. Ant. Ill, 7,41. Re&exively: p. yourself to
death, Meas. Ill, 1, 169. IV, 2, 72. IV, 3, 57. Merch.
II, 4, 23. IV, 1, 324. Wint. 11, 3, 201. John iV, 1, 90.
R2 IV, 320. V, 1, 37 (p. thee hence/or France). H6C
V, 4, 60. Caes. V, 1, 12. Hml. Ill, 3, 2. IV, 3, 45.
b) to make to expect, to give notice to: bring him
his confessor, let him be —d, Meas. II, 1, 35. go you
and p. Aliena, As V, 2, 17. mine ear is open and my
heart — d, R2 III, 2, 93. p. her ears to hear a wooer's
tale, R3 IV, 4, 327. p. thy brow to frown. Cor. IV, 5,
69. p. thy aged .eyes to weep, Tit. Ill, 1, 69. p. her
against this wedding day, Rom. HI, 4, 32, to p. him
up against to-morrow, IV, 2, 45 (Qq up him).
Partic. — d = ready : / am ~ d, here is my sword,
H6A I, 2, 98. for that 1 am — d and full resolved.
Tit. 11, 1, 57. be — d to hear, Caes. 1, 2, 66. an you
will not, come when you are next — d for, 0th. IV, 1,
168. be — dto know, Ant. 1, 3, 66. I came here a man
— d to take this offer, 11, 6, 41. = deliberate: with a
leavened and — d choice, Meas. 1, 1, 62.
c) to provide : let us p. some welcome for the mis-
tress, Merch. V, 37. have — d great store of wedding
cheer, Shr. Ill, 2, 188. p. thy grave, Tim. IV, 3, 378.
Cleon's wife a present murderer does p. for good Ma-
rina, Per. IV Prol. 38.
2) intr. a) to make every thing ready, to put
things in order: Boyet, p., I will away to-night, LLL
V, 2, 737. p. for dinner, Merch. Ill, 5, 52 (purposely
misinterpreted by Launcelot). Lr. I, 3, 26. p. there,
the duke is coming, H8 II, 1, 97. Caes. IV, 3, 140.
b) to make one's self ready : to bid the wind a base
he now — s, Ven. 303. p. to carry it, Lucr. 1294. 1296.
1607. Tp.IV, 166. Meas. IV, 3, 136. LLLV,2, 81.
510. Merch. IV, 1, 304. H6 IV, 1, 196. H6B 1, 2,
67. R3 1, 4, 185. Cor. V, 2, 51. Rom. 1, 5, 123. Ill,
3, 162. IV, 5, 92. Caes. II, 2, 118. With against:
Sonn. 13, 3. With for: H5 V, 2, 398. Per. II, 3, 7.
= to make one's self ready for combat: John II, 78.
IV, 2, 114. H4A V, 2, 90. Cor. I, 2, 30. Mcb. HI, 6,
39. Ant. Ill, 6, 68. the Dauphin is — ing hitherward,
John V, 7, 59; cf. R2 V, 1, 37 and Cor. IV, 6, 140.
c) to look forward to, to expect, to keep one's
self ready for what is to happen : upon that day either
p. to die or else to wed Demetrius, Mids. I, 1, 86. p.
to see the life as lively mocked as ever .. ., Wint. V,
3, 18. bid him p., for I will cut his throat, H5 IV, 4,
34. you must p. to fight without Achilles, Troil. II, 3,
138. in, and p.; ours is the fall, I fear , Tim. V, 2,
16. if you have tears, p. to shed them now, Caes. Ill,
2, 173.
Preparedly, in a, state of readiness for what is
to happen: that she p. may frame herself to the way
she's forced to. Ant. V, 1, 55.
Preposterous, perverse, running counter to com-
mon sense and nature: H6C V, 6, 5. R3 11, 4, 63.
Troil. V, 1, 27. 0th. 1, 3, 333. Applied to persons:
p. ass, Shr. Ill, 1, 9 ^because he would invert the na-
tural order of things). Used with impropriety by Ar-
mado, LLL 1,1,244, and blunderingly for prosperous
by the clown in Wint. V, 2, 159.
Preposterously, perversely, against the natural
order of things: that it (my nature) could so p. be
stained, to leave for nothing all thy sum of good, Sonn.
109, 11. methinhs you prescribe to yourself very p.
Wiv. II, 2, 250. those things do best please me that
befalp. Mitls. Ill, 2, 121. whatsoever cunning fiend it
was that wrought upon thee so p. H5 11, 2, 112. for
nature so p. to err, 0th. 1, 3, 62.
Prerogative, 1) preeminence, precedence, first
rank: executing the outward face of royalty with all
p. Tp. 1, 2, 106. then give me leave to have p. Shr. Ill,
1, 6. a very serious business calls on him. The great
p. and right of love, which as your due time claims, he
does acknowledge, All's 1 1, 4, 42. our p. calls not your
counsels, Wint. 11, 1, 163. shall I detract so much from
that p., as to be called but viceroy of the whole? H6A
V, 4, 142.
2) privilege; my fortunes ... give me this p. of
speech, Tw. II, 5, 78. p. of age, crown, sceptres, lau-
rels, Troil. 1, 3, 107. insisting on the old p. andpower.
Cor. Ill, 3, 17. Misapplied by Fluellen for rule, statute :
H6 IV, 1, 67.
PrerogatlTed, privileged, exempt from certain
evils :^;. are they less than the base, 0th. Ill, 3, 274.
Presage, subst. (presage or presage), 1) pro-
gnostic: Ven. 457. Tw. HI, 2, 69. John I, 28. Ill,
4, 168.
2) foreboding, presentiment: the sad augurs mock
their own p. Sonn. 107,6. if heart's p. be not vain,
R2 11, 2, 142.
Presage, vb. (presdge), 1) to foreshow, to indi-
cate prophetically: Merch. Ill, 2, 175. I-I6A IV, 1,
191. Rom. V, 1, 2. Caes. V, 1, 79. Lr. IV, 6, 121.
Ant. 1, 2, 47. 49.
2) to have a presentiment, to foresee propheti-
cally: Merch. 1, 1, 175. H6C IV, 6, 92. V, 1, 71.
Presager, one who, or that which, indicates
something: let my hooks be then the eloquence and ^
dumb — s of my speaking breast, Sonn. 23, 10.
Prescience (prescience or prescience) foreknow-
ledge; foresight: which in her p. she controlled still,
Lucr. 727. by my p. I find my zenith doth depend upon
a most auspicious star, Tp. I, 2, 180. count wisdom as
no member of the war , forestall p. and esteem no act
but that of hand, Troil. 1, 3, 199. vex not his p. Ant.
1, 2, 20 (jestingly used as a title belonging to the
soothsayer).
Prescribe, to set down authoritatively for direc-
tion: p. not us our duties, Lr. 1, 1, 279. Used of the
directions given by a physician: Wiv. II, 2, 249. R2
I, 1, 154. Tim. V, 4, 84. In Lr. 1, 2, 24 Ff —d, Qq
and most M. Edd. subscribed.
Prescript, subst, direction, order: and then I — s
gave her, Hml. II, 2, 142 (¥i precepts), do not exceed
the p. of this scroll. Ant. Ill, 8, 5.
Prescript, adj. set down as a rule, according to
the canon (or = prescriptive, immemorial?): your
mistress bears well. Me well; which is the p. praise
and perfection of a good and particular mistress, H6
111,7,49.
Prescription, 1) direction: I'll go along by your
p. HS 1, I, 151. Particularly a medical direction, a
recipe: Sonn. 147, 6. All's 1, 3, 227. H4B I, 2, 147.
C6r. II, 1, 127. 0th. I, 3, 310.
2) a right derived from immemorial custom: a
pedigree of threescore and two years , a silly time to
make p. for a kingdom's worth, H6C III, 3, 94.
Presence, 1) the state of being in a certain place
or company: we fairies that do run from the p. of the
sun, Mids. V, 392. my p. may well abate the over-merry
894
spleen, Shr. Ind. 1, 136. his p. must be the whip of
the other, All's IV, 3, 42. what p. must not know, from
where you do remain, let paper show, R2 I, 3, 249
(= what cannot be littered here where we are toge-
ther). John II, 542. IV, 3, 22. H4A HI, 2, 39. 84.
H6A III. 1, 181. H6B I, 1, 141. Ill, 2, 219. E3 I,
2, 58. Ill, 4, 26. H8 I, 1, 30. V, 5, 72. Tit. V, 3, 42.
Mcb. Ill, 1, 15. Ill, 6, 22. 0th. Ill, 3, 281. Ant. Ill,
7, 11. Per. II, 3, 21. in the p. of: Meas. I, 4, 11. H4A
III, 2, 54. Cor. Ill, 3, 97. Caes. Ill, 1, 199. in p. of:
H6B I, 1, 6. R3 I, 3, 115. in your p. Jlerch. HI, 4,
1. Tw. II, 5, 191. H6B III, 2, 238. H8 V, 3, 124. Lr.
IV, 3, 13. in p. = present, not absent: you were in
p. then, R2 IV, 62. H4B IV, 4, 17. H5 I. 2, 2. II, 4.
111. when he apjjroacheth to your p. Gent. V, 4, 32
(=: when he approaches you). H6C 111, 3, 44. crowd
to his p. Meas. II, 4, 29 (= round him), if you come
in her p. Ado I, 1, 124. H8 I, 2, 197. lo come into
his p. All's V, 1, 21. H6B V, 1, 65. H8 I, 4, 59.
tender your persons to his p. Wint. IV, 4, 827. desires
access to your high p. V, 1, 88. call them to our p.
R2 I, 1, 15. H6B III, 2, 15. R3 I, 3, 39. admitted to
your p. Tit. V, 1, 153. ivill not be denied your highness'
p. Ant.V,2,234. take him from our p . Cymb.V,5,301.
Often = company: wherefore u-ith infection should
he live and with his p. grace impiety"? Sonn. 67, 2. re
pair me icilk thy p. Gent. V, 4. 11. I promised your
pi. and the chain. Err. IV, 1, 23. no marvel though De-
metrius dojly my p. Mids. II, 2, 97. from his p. 1 am
barred, Wint. HI, 2, 98. he somewhat scanter of your
maiden p. Hml. I, 3, 121. heavens make our p. and
our practices pleasant and helpful to him, II, 2, 38.
Mids. HI, 2, 80. Wint. 1, 2, 38. B2 II, 3, 63. V, 3, 40.
Troll. Ill, 3, 28. Lr. I, 2, 176.
2' Abstr. pro concr., := persons of rank assembled
in a place, noble company: p. majestical would put
him out, LLL V, 2, 102 (i. e. the princess being pre-
sent), here is like to be a good p. of Worthies, 536.
in such a p. here to plead my thoughts, Mids. I, 1, 61.
it ill beseems this p. to cry aim, John II, 196. come 1
appellant to this princely p. R2 I, 1, 34. the best in all
this p. IV, 32. 115. 117. H6A I, 1, 21. H6B 1, 3, 114.
11,3,101. 111,2,228. R31, 3, 54. 11,1,58.78.84.
Ill, 4, 66. H8 IV, 2, 37 (i' the p. he would say untruths,
i. e. before the king and his court). Hml. V, 2, 239
(this p. knows). Ant. II, 2, 111. Per. II, 3, 49. cf.
Cade's speech in H6B IV, 7, 32 : be it known unto thee
by these p.; cf. As I, 2, 132.
3) personal appearance, air, mien, port: be as thy
p. is, gracious and kind, Sonn. 10, 11. bear a fair p.,
though your heart be tainted. Err. HI, 2, 13. of such
enchanting p. and discourse, 166. ivhich parti-coloured
p. of loose love put on by us, LLL V, 2, 776. now he
goes, loith no less p., but with much more love, than
young Alcides, Merch. HI, 2, 54. of excellent growth
and p. As I, 2, 130. how should I behold the sternness
of his p. Wint. IV, 4, 24. your p. is too bold and per -
f'-iDplory , H4A 1, 3, 17. I will put on his p. Troll. Ill,
3, 272. shmv afairp. and put off' these frmons, Rom.
I, 5, 75. nature this dowry gave, to glad her p. Per. I,
I, 9. is'i not a goodly p.? V, 1,66 (German; eine schone
Erscheinung).
4) person, personality, the whole of the personal
qualities of an individual: lord of thy p. and no land
beside, John I, 137. lord of our p., Anglers, and of
you, II, 367. your royal — s be ruledby me, 377. hoto
dare thy joints forget to pay their awful duty to our
p.? R2 HI, 3, 76. my p., like a robe pontifical, ne'er
seen hit wondered at, H4A III, 2. 66; cf. 39. 84; and
■y^erges' blunder in Ado HI, 5, 34.
5) presence-chamber, state-room : suppose the grass
whereon thou treadest the p. strewed, R2 I, 3, 289. the
two great cardinals wait in the p. HS HI, 1, 17. her
beauty makes this vault a feasting p. full of light, Rom.
V, 3, 86.
Present, adj. 1) being in a certain place, not
absent: Lucr. 1696. Sonn. 47, 10. Tp. Ill, 3, 35. As
III, 1, 4. Wint. IV, 4, 274. R2 I, 3, 259. IV, 129. H6B
V, 2, 87. R3 I, 3, 187. H8 I, 1, 8. II, 4, 95. Troil.
HI, 3, 180. Tim. I, 1, 71. Ill, 6, 92. Mcb. m,\, 41.
Cymb. IV, 2, 343. V, 5, 36. With at: All's HI, 6, 29.
Wint. II, 2, 17. V, 2, 1.
2) being at this time, not past or future : Ven. 970.
Lucr. 632. Sonn. 106, 13. Tp. I, 2, 136. IV, 122.
Gent. II, 1, 81. Meas. IV, 2, 151. Err. I, 2, 29. IV,
3, 88. V, 401. Ado I, 2, 15. LLL I, 1, 5. Merch. I,
1, 44. I, 3, 54. 141. IV, 1, 172. As V, 3, 31. Shr.
Ind. 2, 22. All's II, 3, 306. IV, 3, 183. Tw. II, 3, 49.
HI. 4. 377. V, 365. Wint. IV, 4, 145. V, 1, 32. 96.
John V, 1, 14. 77. R2 II, 1, 132. II, 3, 14. H4A II, 4,
106. IV, 1,44. V, 1, 66. 88. H4B I, 1, 211. I, 3, 10.
16. 36. 108. IV, 1, 83. 108. IV, 2, 74. IV, 5, 153. H5
IV, 1, 18. R3 I. 1, 69. V, 1, 8. H8 I, 1, 206. II, 4, 154.
219. HI, 2, 159. Troil. II, 2, 201. Cor. I, 1, 262.
283. II, 2, 47. 11, 3, 232. 257. IV, 6. 2. Rom. IV, 1,
118. Caes. HI, 1, 166. Mcb. I, 3, 55. 137. 11, 1,59.
Hml. 1, 1, 156. Lr. II, 1, 103. V, 3, 121. 318. 0th.
1,1,156. 1,3,235. 11,2,10. HI, 4, 116. Ant. I, 2,
128. I, 3, 52. I, 4, 32. 79. H, 2, 101. 140 (= mo-
mentary). Cymb. II, 4, 5. 151. IV, 3, 43. V, 4, 214.
V, 5, 256. Per, V, 3, 40. Adverbially, = at present:
wherefore we are now p. here together, H8 H, 4, 202.
you may salve so, not what is dangerous p., but the loss
of what is past. Cor. HI, 2, 71.
3) done or used on the spot, instant, immediate:
hindering their p. fall by this dividing, Lucr. 551. with
circumstances strong of p. death, 1263. to afford some
p. speed, 1307. do I not spend revenge Upon myself
with p. moan, Sonn. 149, 8. I' II make a p. recompense,
Wiv. IV. 6, 55. sign me a p. pardon, Meas. II, 4, 152.
a p. and a dangerous courtesy, IV, 2, 171. I will give
him a p. shrift, 223. make p. satisfaction, Err. IV, 1,
5. / am not furnished with the p. money, 34 (= I have
not the money about me, to pay you here at this
instant; cf. Merch. 1, 1, 179 and HI, 2, 276). send
some p. help, V, 176. a p. remedy. Ado I, 3, 9. neither
have I money nor commodity to raise a p. sum, Merch.
I. 1, 179 (= to be immediately paid), cf. Ill, 2, 276.
beggars upon entreaty have a p. alms, Shr. IV, 3, 5.
14. All's II, 2, 67. II, 6, 61. Wint. I, 2, 281. II, 3,
184. Ill, 3, 4. IV, 2, 57. H4B IV, 1, 174. IV, 3, 80.
H6 H, 1, 112. II, 4, 67. H6A HI, 4, 39. H6B V, 3,
25. R3 IV. 5, 5. HS I, 2, 201. Cor. HI, 1, 212. HI,
3, 21. IV, 3, 53. Tit. II, 3, 173. Rom. IV, 1, 61. V,
1, 51. Tim. I, 1, 71. II, 2, 154 (p. debts = instantly
to be paid, due). 157. 111,1,21. 111,2,39 (his p.
occasion, i. e. urgent). IV, 3, 527. V, 2, 4. Caes. II,
2, 5. Mcb. I, 2, 64. Hml. IV, 3, 67. V, 1, 318. Lr.
I, 1, 195. 0th. 1, 2, 90. HI, 3, 47. Cymb. II, 4, 137.
Per. IV Prol. 38. IV, 3, 136. V, 1, 193.
Present, subst. 1) a gift, a donative: Tp. II, 2,
72. Gent. Ill, 1, 92- IV, 2, 80. IV, 4, 7. 64. Wiv. II,
895
2, 206. Merch. II, 2, lOS. 112. 114. H5 I, 2, 260.
E3 1, 1, 120. Tit. IV, 1, 116. IV, 3, 75. Tim. 1, 2,
190. II, 2, 145. Ant. I, 5, 45. Cymb. I, 6, 187. 208.
2) the present time: smothering his passions for
the p. Lucr. Arg. 13. Mob. Ill, 4, 31. crowning the
p., doubting of the rest, Sonn. 116, 12. 123, 10. Tp.
I, 1, 25. such a one I was this p. Tw. I, 5, 253 (=
this moment), mani/ a man there is even at this p.
Wint. 1, 2, 192. make stale the glistering of this p. IV,
1, 14. I'm very sorry to sit here at this p. H8 V, 3, 9.
no perfection in reversion shall have a praise in p.
Troil. Ill, 2, 100. what they do in p., though less than
yours in past, III, 3, 163. three talents on the p., in
future all, Tim. I, 1, 141. for this p. , I would not le
any further moved, Caes. I, 2, 165. thy letters have
transported me beyond this ignorant p. Mcb. 1, 5, 58.
her son gone, so needful for this p. Cymb. IV, 3, 8.
3) an affair in hand, a question under considera-
tion: use him for the p. and dismiss him, Meas. IV, 2,
27 (i. e. for the present occasion), and that you not
delay the p., but we prove this very hour. Cor. I, 6, 60.
shall I be charged no further than this p. f must all de-
termine here? Ill, 3, 42. this is from the p. Ant. II, 6,
30 (not to the purpose).
4) the money which a person has about him: I'll
make division of my p. with you, Tw, III, 4, 380.
5) a mandate, a writing: what p. hast thou there?
LLL IV, 3, 189. be it known unto all men by these
—s. As 1, 2, 132; cf. Cade's blunder in H6B1V,7,32.
Present, vb. 1) to introduce: let's p. him to the
duke like a Roman conqueror. As IV, 2, 3. thou shall
p. me as an eunuch to him , Tw. I, 2, 56, and there p.
yourself and your fair princess fore Leontes, Wint, IV,
4, 565, 873, H6B V, 1, 59, H8 II, 2, 98, Lr, V, 3,
294. Cymb. Ill, 4, 176.
2) to offer: to take advantage on — ed joy, Ven.
405. a remedy — s itself, Meas, III, 1, 204, a blinking
idiot — 17!^ me a schedule, Merch, II. 9, 55, this theatre
— s more woeful pageants , As II, 7, 138, we shall p.
our services to ajine new prince, Wint, II, 1, 17, p.
your hand, V, 3, 107, the vilest stroke that ever staring
rage — ed to the tears of soft remorse, John IV, 3, 50,
within this coffin Ip. thy buried fear, R2 V, 6, 30, he
—s no mark to the enemy, H4B III, 2, 284, IV, 1, 206,
H6B V, 1, 66, R3 IV, 4, 274, Cor, IV, 5, 101, V, 6,
31. Caes. 1, 3, 51. Ill, 2, 101. Mcb. Ill, 2, 31. Lr. II,
3, 11. 0th. I, 3, 124 (= to lay before), top. sth. to
a person = to make a person a present of sth.: p.
the fair steed to my lady Cressid, Troil. V, 5, 2. hath
—ed to you four horses, Tim. I, 2, 188. V, 1, 19.
3) to show: jealousy — eth to mine eye the picture
of a chafing boar, Ven. 661. this huge stage —eth
nought but shows, Sonn. 15, 3. my souVs imaginary
sight — s thy shadow to my sightless view, 27, 10. thou
— est a pure unstained prime, 70, 8. I will disease me
and myself p. as I was sometime Milan, Tp. V, 85.
the folly of my soul dares not p. itself, Wiv. II, 2, 253.
the truth being known, we'll all p. ourselves, IV, 4, 63.
to what end their shallow shows should be - — ed at our
tent to us, LLL V, 2, 307. As IV, 3, 104. Wint, II,
I, 42. IV, 4, 67. John IV, 2, 266. H4A III, 1, 183.
H6 IV Chor. 27. H8 I, 1, 30. Troil. Ill, 2, 81. Cor.
Ill, 2, 1. Tim. IV, 3, 192. 476. Caes. II, 1, 110. 0th.
II, 1, 249. Per. I, 3, 30. II, 2, 3. 23.
4) to represent; a) to supply the place of: you are
to p. the prince's own person. Ado 111,3, 79. the image
of the king whom I —ed, H4B V, 2, 79. the other (co-
lour of our house) his pale cheek — eth, H6C 11, 5,
100. b) to act, to perform: when I — ed Ceres, Tp.
IV, 167. must my sweet Nan p. the Fairy Queen, AViv.
IV, 6, 20. you shall p. the Nine Worthies, LLL V, 1,
124. 130. 132. 140. V, 2, 519. 537. 542. 592. Mids.
III, 1, 62, 69, III, 2, 14, V, 132, 137. 167. 243 H5
V Chor. 6. H8 Prol. 5. Ant. V, 2, 217.
5) top. a person with sth. = to present sth. to a
person: the king would have me p. the princess icith
some delightful ostentation, LLL V, 1, 117. I do p.
you with a man of mine, .cunning in music and the
mathematics, Shr, II, 55, I did p. him with the Paris
balls, H5 II, 4, 131, where I hope to be - ed by your
victories with Charles, Alengon, and that traitorous
rout, n6A IV, 1, 172. here comes the townsmen onpro-
cession, to p. your highness with the man, H6B II, 1,
69. and with his gifts p. your lordships. Tit, IV, 2, 14,
6) to accuse, to bring an action against: you
would p. her at the leet, because she brought stone jugs
and no sealed quarts, Shr, Ind, 2, 89,
Present-absent, present and at the same time
absent, being at the same time at different places :
Sonn, 45, 4,
Presentation, show, (deceptious) semblance: he
uses his folly like a stalking-horse and under the p. of
that he shoots his wit. As V, 4, 112, / called thee
then poor shadow, painted queen, the p. of but what I
was, K3 IV, 4, 84,
Presently, immediately, on the spot; loho in their
pride do p. abuse it, Lucr. 864, the moon being clouded
p. is missed, 1007, should p. extirpate me and mine,
Tp. 1, 2, 125. p.? Ay, with. a twink, IV, 42. enforce
them to this place, and p., I prithee, V, 101. when you
fasted, it was p. after dinner, Gent. II, 1, 30. I loill
send him hither to you p. II, 4, 86. and then I'll p.
attend you, 189. II, 5, 9. II, 6, 36. II, 7, 83. 89. Ill,
1, 42. Ill, 2, 91. IV, 2, 96. IV, 4, 45. 76. V, 2, 45.
Wiv. Ill, 3, 95. IV, 2, 99. Meas. Ill, 1, 276. IV, 3,
82. 86. Err. Ill, 2, 152. IV, 1, 32. V, 31. Ado 1, 1,
88. 308. 330. II, 2, 57. Ill, 1, 14. Ill, 3, 30. IV, 1,
253. V, 2, 102. V, 4, 71. Merch. I, 1, 183. II, 9, 3.
IV, 1, 281 (Ff Q2.3.4 instantly). 387. 404. 465. As
III, 2, 152. Shr. II, 108. IV, 4, 69. All's II, 3, 166.
11,4,63. 11,5,69. 111,6,80. Tw. 111,4, 217. V, 176.
Wint. II, 2, 47. V, 3, 86. John II, 538. V, 7, 86. R2
1,4,52. 11,2,91. 111,1,3. 111,2,179. H4AV, 2, 31.
H4B II, 1, 190. II, 4, 401. H5 III, 2, 58. V, 2, 79.
H6A I, 2, 149. II, 3, 60. III. 2, 34. V, 1, 40. V, 2, 13.
15. H6B I, 1, 171. I, 2, 60. I, 3, 38. II, 1, 139. Ill,
2, 18. IV, 2, 128. IV, 7, 116. 137. H6C I, 2, 36. II,
2, 59. V, 1, 110.. R3 I, 2, 213. Ill, 1, 34. HI, 2, 16.
H8 I, 2, 157. Ill, 2, 78. 229. V, 2, 10. V, 4, 29. Troil.
II, 3, 148. IV, 3, 6. Cor. II, 3, 261. Ill, 3, 12. IV, 5,
229. V, 2, 72. V, 6, 122. Tit. II, 3, 62. IV, 2, 166.
IV, 4, 45. V, 1, 146. V, 3, 69. Rom. IV, 1, 54. 95. V,
1, 21. Tim. Ill, 5, 103. Ill, 6, 38. IV, 3, 378. Caes,
III, 1, 28, 142, IV, 1, 45, IV, 3, 197, Mcb. IV, 3, 145.
Hml. II, 2, 170. 620. Ill, 2, 53. 392. V, 2, 404. Lr.
1, 2, 109. I, 4, 159. II, 4, 34. 118. V, 1, 33. 0th. Ill,
1, 38. V, 2, 62. Ant. II, 2, 161. Ill, 4, 15. Ill, 5, 22.
Cymb, II, 3, 143, III, 2, 77, IV, 2, 166. Per, III, 1,
82, IV, 2, 58,
The following passages may be taken in the mo-
dern sense of shortly, soon: Pilgr, 172, Gent. I 2
59, Wiv, IV, 1, 3, Mids, IV, 2, 37, Merch, I. 3, 177!
896
11, 6, 65. As ir, 6, 11. R2 II, 2, 119. H4A HI, 2, 3.
IV, 3, 74. H6 II, 1, 93. 0th. II, 1, 215. II, 3, 310.
Ant. Ill, 5, 8.
Presentment, 1) presentation, the act of offering
as a testimony of respect: when comes your booh forth?
Upon the heels of my p. Tim. I, 1, 27.
2) representation, picture: the counterfeitp. of two
brothers, Hml. Ill, 4, 54.
Preservation, 1) the act of preserving, of keep-
ing from injury or destruction: in their dear care
and p. of our person, H5 II, 2, 59. bi/ great p. we live
to tell il you, R3 III, 6, 36 (by the care of Providence).
nature does reqiiire her times of p. H8 III, 2, 147. those
(faces) for p. cased, Cymb. V, 3, 22.
2) the state of being preserved, escape from dan-
ger, safety: our p. Tp. 11, 1, 7. give us particulars of
thy p. V, 135.
PreserTative, a means of preserving life and
health: Cor. II, 1, 129.
Preserve, 1 ) to keep in the same state, to defend
from injury or destruction, to save; absol.: a choking
gall and a — ing sweet, Rom. I, 1, 200. Transitively:
feeding on that which doth p. the ill, Sonn. 147, 3. a
cherubin that did p. me, Tp. I, 2, 153. prayers from
— d souls, Meas. II, 2, 153 (kept pure), to p. virgi-
nity. All's I, 1, 138. Tw. V, 263. Wint. 1, 2, 328. V,
3, 124. 127. H4B II, 2, 103. IV, 5, 163. H6B III, 1,
301. IV, 5, 33. R! II, 2, 119. Tit. Ill, 2, 2. V, 3, 110.
Lr. II, 3, 6. IV, 6, 74. 0th. I, 3, 206. Ant. Ill, 4, 22.
Cymb. V, 3, 5«. Per. II, 2, 16. IV, 3, 15. V, 3. 57.
With from: to p. my sovereign from his foe, H6B 111,
1, 271. 0th. IV, 2, 84. Cymb. 1, 4, 148. Per. V, 3, 89
(0. Edd. preferred). Optatively: good angels p. the
king, Tp. II, 1, 307. Jesu p. thee, R2 V, 2, 17. H4B
11, 4, 315. H5 IV, 7, 113. H6B I, 1, 162. 1, 2, 70.
R3 I, 3, 59. Cor. Ill, 3, 143. IV, 6, 20. Tim. 1, 1, 162.
Mcb. IV, 2, 72. Ant. V, 1,60. Per. IV, 6, 114. V, 1, 14.
2) to condite, to pickle: to make perfumes , distil,
p. Cymb. I, 5. 13.
Preserver, saver: Tp. V, 69. All's 11, 3, 53. Wint.
IV, 4, 597. Cymb. V, 5, 2.
President, chief, head, sovereign: and as the p.
of my kingdom, will appear there for a man. Ant. Ill,
7, 18.
Press, subst. 1) crowd, throng: Lucr. 1301. 1408.
Joh V, 7, 19 (= thronging). H8 IV, 1, 78. V, 4, 88.
Caes. I, 2, 15. Cymb. II, 4, 72.
2) the machine for printing books: he cares not
what he puts into the p. Wiv. II, 1, 80 (quibble between
printing and squeezing).
3) a closet for tlie safe-keeping of clotlies or other
things: Wiv. Ill, 3, 226. IV, 2, 62.
4) a commission to force men into military ser-
vice: 1 have misused the king^s p. damnably, H4A IV,
2, 13.
Press, vb. 1) trans, a) to act on by ^^■eight, to be
heavy on ; noiu — ed with bearing , Ven. 430. he with
her plenty — ed, 545. with half that wish the loishers
eyes be — ed, Mids. II, 2, 65. while thou on — ed
flowers doesi sleep. III, 1, 162. on his — ed bed lolling,
Troil. I, 3, 162. thou and Romeo p. one heavy bier,
Rom. Ill, 2, 60. the hag that —es them, I, 4, 93. Tar-
quin thus did softly p. the rushes, Cymb. 11, 2, 13. her
bren%t, worthy the — inq, 11, 4, 135. Allusions to an
ancient kind ot torture (peine forte et dure): — ing
to death, Jleas. V, 528 she would p. me to death with
wit. Ado III, ], 76. I am — ed to death through want
of speaking, R2 111, 4, 72. p. it (the bed) to death,
Troil. Ill, 2, 217. Metaphorically: do not p. my tongue-
tied patience with too much disdain, Sonn. 140, 2. griefs
of mine own lie heavy in my breast, which thou wilt pro-
pagate, to have it — ed with more of thine, Rom. I, 1,
193. as if it —ed her breast, Lr. IV, 3, 28. I have
this while with leaden thoughts been — ed, 0th. Ill, 4,
177. With down: a pack of sorrows which would p.
you down ...to your timeless grave, Gent. Ill, 1, 20.
I am — ed down with conceit, Err. IV, 2, 65. enoiu to
p. a royal merchant down, Merch. IV, 1, 29.
b) to urge, to ply hard, to constrain: why should
he stay, whom love doth p. to go? Mids. Ill, 2, 184.
you p. me far, and therefore Iiinll yield, Merch. IV,
1, 425. p. me not, beseech you, Wint. 1, 2, 19. p. not
a falling man too far, H8 III, 2, 333. WithyVom, =
to drive from, to keep from: what love could p. Ly-
sander from my side? Mids. Ill, 2, 185. that humour
that —s him from sleep, Wint. II, 3, 39.
c) to force into military service: R2 III, 2, 58.
H4A IV, 2, 16. 22. 40. IMC II, 5, 64 (forth). 66. Cor.
I, 2, 9. Ill, 1, 122.
2) intr. a) to crowd, to throng: no humble suitors
p. to speak for right, H6C III, I, 19. many mazed con-
siderings did throng and — ed in with this caution, H8
II, 4, 186. it — es to my memory, like damned guilty
deeds to sinners' minds, Rom. Ill, 2, 110. great men
shall p. for tinctures, Caes. II, 2, 88. what suitors p.
to him, II, 4, 15. p. near and second him, III, 1, 29. p.
not so upon me. III, 2, 171.
b) to urge forward with force or importunity, to
strain and strive eagerly: unless thy lady prove un-
just, p. never thou to choose anew, Pilgr. 332. to p.
with so little preparation upon you, Wiv. II, 2, 162. 1
p. in here amongst the rest. As V, 4, 57. flamens do p.
among the throngs. Cor. II, 1, 230. to p. to heaven in
my young days , Tit. IV, 3, 90. to p. before thy father
to a grave, Kom. V, 3, 215.
Press -money, money given to one taken into
military service : Lr. IV, 6, 87.
Pressure , impression, stamp, character impress-
ed : HI wipe away . . . all saws of books , all forms,
all — s past, Hml. I, 5, 100. to show ...the very age
and body of the time his form and p. Ill, 2, 27.
Prest, prompt, ready; I amp. unto it, Merch. I,
1, 160. Dionyza hath the pregnant instrument of wrath
p. for this blow, Per. IV Prol. 45.
Prester, priest: P. John, Ado II, 1, 276; the
title of a fabulous monarch supposed to have a great
empire in the East.
Presume, 1) to suppose, to imagine: this gentle-
man is happily arrived, my mind — s, for his own good
and ours, Shr. 1, 2, 214. / do p., sir, that you are not
fallen from the report. All's V, 1, 12. p. not that I am
the thing I was, H4B V, 5, 60. 0 that I thought it could
be in a woman, as, if I can, I will p. in you, Troil. Ill,
2, 166. J p. or I dare p. = I dare say: All's V, 1, 32.
B3 111, -i, 21. H8 111, 2, 183. Troil. II, 2, 203. 213.
n6A IV, 1, 179. 0th. Ill, 3, 125 (Ql / dare p., the
rest of 0. Edd. I dare be sworn).
2) to be overconfident, to venture beyond license,
to be insolent: p. not, Shr. Ill, 1, 44. otherwise will
Henry ne'er p. H6A V, 5, 22. hadst thou been killed
when first thou didst p. H6C V, 6, 35. With an inf.,
= to be so bold : Gent. I, 2, 42. Merch. II, 9, 39.
897
Shr. IV, 1, 96. H6A 1, ], 140. IV, 1, 44. V, 3, 185.
H6C 111, 3, 178. Cor. 1, 1, 195. Per. I, 1, 33. With
on before the ground of coDfidence : — ing on an ague's
privilege, R2 II, 1, 116. Troil. IV, 4, 99. Caes. IV,
3, 63. Peculiar expression: p. not on thy heart when
mine is slain; thou gavest me thine, not to give hack
again, Sonn. 22, 13 (evidently = do not lay claim to
thy heart).
Presumption, arrogance, insolence: All's II, 1,
154. n6A II, 3, 70. H6B J, 2, 34. V, 1, 38. H6C IV,
1, 114. V, 6, 34.
Presumptuons, arrogant, insolent: All's I, 3,
204. H6A HI, 1, 8. IV, 1, 125. H6B I, 2, 42. H6C
I, 1, 157.
Presupposed, supposed or reqiiired as a previous
condition : then earnest in smiling , and in such forms
which here were p. upon thee in the letter, Tw. V, 358.
Presurmise, thought or suspicion previously
formed : it was your p. that in the dole of blows your
son might drop, H4B I, 1, 168.
Pretence , 1) pretext: Iter p. is a pilgrimage to
Saint Jaques, All's IV, 3, 57. under p. to see the queen
his aunt, H8 I, 1, 177. the p. for this is named your
wars in France, I, 2, 59. why hast thou abused so
many miles with a p. Cymb. Ill, 4, 106. make p. of
wrong that I have done him. Per. I, 2, 91.
2) intention, purpose, design : hath made me pub-
lisher of this p. Gent. Ill, 1, 47. the p. whereof being
laid open, Wint. Ill, 2, 18. to keep your great — s
veiled, Cor. I, 2, 20. against the undivulged p. I fight
of treasonous malice, Mcb. II, 3, 137. he hath wrote
this to no further p. of danger, Lr. I, 2, 95. which
I have rather blamed as mine own jealous curiosity
than as a very p. and purpose of unkindness , I, 4, 75.
Pretend, 1) to assert: why shall we fight, if you
p. no title ? H6C IV, 7, 57. whom you p. to honour and
adore, Tit. I, 42.
2) to alledge falsely, to use as a pretext : —ing in
her discoveries of dishonour, Meas. Ill, 1, 236. the con-
tract you p. with that base wretch, Cymb. II, 3, 118,
importuned me to temper poisons for her , still — ing
the satisfaction of her knowledge, V, 6, 250.
3) to intend, to mean : reward not hospitality with
such black payment as thou hast — ed, Lucr. 576. their
— ed flight, Gent. II, 6, 37. such as shall p, malicious
practices against his state, H6A IV, 1, 16. doth this
churlish superscription p. some alteration in good will?
54 (= mean), what good could they p.? Mcb. II, 4, 24.
Pretext (pretext) motive assigned : my p. to strike
at him admits a good construction. Cor. V, 6, 20.
Prettily, in a pleasing manner, neatly: Ven. 73.
Gent. I. 2, 126. Mids. 11, 2, 53. Wint, IV, 4, 377.
H6A IV. 1, 175. R3 III, 1, 134.
Prettiness, a pleasing form and manner: Hml.
IV, 5, 189.
Pretty, adj. pleasing, neat, line: Ven. 74. 242.
Lucr. 1233. Sonn. 41, 1 (some M. Edd. petty; but cf.
Merch. II, 6, 37). 132, 4. 139, 10. Gent. II, 1, 122.
Wiv. I, 1, 46. I, 4, 146. 148. Ill, 2, 18. Err, HI, 1,
110. Ado II, 3, 141, IV, 1, 99. IV, 2, 85 (cf. Rom. I,
1, 34). LLL I, 2, 19. 22. V, 2, 97. Mids. II, 1, 130.
IV, 1, 60. Merch. II, 6, 37 (cf. Sonn. 41, 1). Ill, 4, 64
(cf. Wint. I, 2, 62). V, 21. As II, 4, 50.- Shr. II, 188.
All's 1, 1, 103 ('twas p., to see him every hour). Wint.
1,2,62. IV, 4,156. 193. V,2,89. John 111,4,95. R2III.
3, 165. H6C IV, 6, 70. R3 I, 1, 03. Rom. I, 1, 34 (cf.
Ado IV, 2, 85). I, 3, 60. Cymb. Ill, 4; 150. IV, 2, 398
etc. etc. = moderately great: a p. while, Lucr. 1233.
my daughter's of a p. age, Rom. 1, 3, 10. Used us a
term of endearment and supplying the place of dimi-
nutives: lohy, my p. youth? Gent, rv, 2, bS. 0 p. Isa-
bella, Meas. IV, 3, 157. piteous plainings of the p.
babes. Err. 1, 1, 73 ; cf. R3 IV, 1, 101 and Mcb. IV, 3,
216. p. soul, Mids. II, 2, 76. my — est Perdita, Wint.
IV, 4, 595. p. traps to catch the petty thieves, H5 I, 2,
177. my p. cousins, R3 II, 2, 8. my p. York, II, 4, 26
(Ff ^o«n^). 31. Op., p. pledge, Troil. V, 2, 77. what
hast thou there under thy cloak, p. Flaminius? Tim. HI,
I, 15. how now, my p. knave, Lr. 1, 4, 107. the p. worm,
of Nilus, Ant. V, 2, 243 etc. Ironically: that's a p.
jest indeed, Wiv. HI, 4, 59. there are p. orders begin-
ning, Meas. II, 1, 249. J can tell thee p. tales of the
duke, IV, 3, 175. 'tis p., sure, and very probable. As
III, 5, 11. / thank your p. sweet wit for it, H4B I, 2,
231. a p. plot, well chosen to build upon, H6B I, 4, 59.
Substantively: I post unto my p. 'Pilgr. 201. may
breed thee, p. Wint. Ill, 3, 48.
Pretty, adv. in some degree, tolerably : / did think
thee ap. wise fellow. All's 11, 3, 212 (or adj.?).
Prctty-faulting (not hyphened in 0. Edd.)bound-
ing in an agreeable manner: the p. sea refused to
drown me, H6B III, 2, 94.
Prevail, to have the upperhand, to carry the vic-
tory, to gain one's object, to overrule: a sin — ing
much in youthful men. Err. V, 52. God forbid any ma-
lice should p. H6B III, 2, 23. they shall no more p. than
we give way, H8 V, 1, 144. my practise so — erf, that
I returned with simular proof enough, Cymb. V, 5, 199.
Used of reasons, entreaties and the like, having effect:
you have — ed, Gent. HI, 2, 46 (= I will be ruled by
you). V, 4, 158. Err. Ill, 1, 107. no love-broker can
more p. than report of honour, Tw. HI, 2, 40. his au-
thority, which often hath no less — ed than so, Wint.
II, 1, 54. if word nor oath p. not, go and see. III, 2,
205. 1 shall sop. to force him after, lY, 4, 678. since
my office hath so far — ed, that . ..you have congreeted,
H5 V, 2, 29. when a world of men could not p. with
all their oratory, H6A H, 2, 49. 1 would p., if prayers
might p., to join your hearts, HI, 1, 67. thus Suffolk
hath —ed, V, 5, 103. H6B IV, 2, 184. H6C IV, 6, 7.
Cor. V, 4, 43. Tit. 1, 459. HI, 1, 26. Caes. II, 2, 54.
Ant. IV, 5, 2. Cymb. HI, 3, 66. Per. V, 1, 262. it
(philosophy) helps not, it — « not, Rom. Ill, 3, 60 (=
has no effect), if wishes would p. with me, H5 HI, 2,
16 (^ if wishes, in my case, were of any avail ; Pi-
stol's poetry), cf Unprevailing.^ to conqwev&n enemy,
to be victorious: if we p., their heads shall pay for it,
R2 III, 2, 126. can you suffer hell so top.? H6A 1, 5, 9.
sleeping or waking, must Istillp.? H, 1,56. the Dauphin
hath — ed beyond the seas, H6B I, 3, 128. whose (jus-
tice's) rightful cause — s, II, 1, 205. thou hast — ed in
right, II, 3, 101. sometime the flood — -s, and then the
wind, H6C II, 5, 9. they nothing doubt —ing, Cor. I,
3, 111. but how — ed you? I, 6, 45. tohose ministers
would p. under the service of a child. Ant. Ill, 13, 23.
Used of success in love : when a woman woos, what
woman's son will sourly leave her till she have — ed?
Sonn. 41, 8. how he did p. I shame to speak, John I,
104. 'twas Reignier, king of Naples, that — ed, H6A
V, 4, 78. to understand you have — ed, Cymb. I, 4, 171.
With against , = to be victorious over : the spite
of man — eth against me, H6B I, 3, 218. With on, =
898
to work upon efficaciously, to influence, to overcome:
they that were your enemies are his, and have — ed as
much on hiin as you, R3 I, 1, 131. have — ed upon my
body irilh their hellish charms, III, 4, 63. could it icurk
so much upon your shape as it hath much — edon your
condition, J should not know you, Caes, II, 1, 254. what
false Italian hath — ed on thy too ready hearing? Cymb.
Ill, 2, 5. With with, = to win, to gain the favour or
assent of: with her personage, her height, forsooth, she
hath — ed with him, Mids. Ill, 2, 293. thy grave ad-
monishments p. with me, H6A II, 5, 98. with whom an
upright zeal to right — s more than the nature of a
brother's love, H6C V, 1, 78. did York's dread curse
p. so much with heaven, K3 1, 3, 191. he (the devil)
cannot p. with me, I, 4, 155. the rabble should have
Hrst unroofed the city, ere so — ed with me, Cor. I, 1,
223. most dangerously you have with him — ed, V, 3,
188. the ladies of Rome may p. with him, V, 4, 6. ef.
Tw. Ill, 2, 40.
Prevailment, prevalence, superior influence:
messengers of strong p. in unhardened youth, Mids. I,
1, 35.
Prevent, 1) to come before, to anticipate, to be
beforehand with: I would have stayed till 1 had made
you merry, if worthier friends had not — ed me, Merch.
1,1,61. 1 will answer you with gait and entrance. But
we are —ed, Tw. Ill, 1, 94; cf. Per. V, 1, 64. but
that I am — ed, I should have begged I might have
been employed, H6A iV, 1, 71. 1 must p. thee, Cimber,
Caes. Ill, 1, 35. / do find it cowardly and vile, so to
p. t/tr time of life, V, 1, 105. so shall my anticipation
p. your discovery, Hml. 11, 2, 305.
2) to frustrate, to disappoint, to avoid, to escape:
I could p. this storm and shun thy wrack, Lucr. 966.
give my love fame faster than time wastes life; so thou
— est his scythe and crooked knife , Sonn. 100, 14. to
p. our maladies unseen, we sicken to shun sickness when
we purge, 118, 3. I would p. the loose encounters of
lascivious men, Gent, II, 7, 40. that it wants matter to
p. so gross overreaching, Wiv. V, 5, 144. he comes
armed in his fortune and — s the slander of his wife.
As IV, 1, 61. she hath —ed me, Shr. V, 2, 49 (got out
of my way, escaped me). 1 could have well diverted
her intents, which thus she hath — ed. All's III, 4, 22.
a- disaster of war that Caesar himself could not have
— ed. III, 6, 56. many a good hanging — s a had mar-
riage, Tw. I, 5, 20. which way to be — ed, Wint. I, 2,
405. p. the ways to wail, R2 III, 2, 179 (avoid), so
both the degrees p. my curses, H4B I, 2, 259 (escape).
to p. the tyrant's violence, I'll hence forthwith unto the
sanctuary, H6C IV, 4, 29. for I, too fond, might have
— ed this, R3 III, 4, 83. how shall this be — ed? Rom.
Ill, 5, 206. IV, 1, 51. 70. I'll teach them to p. wild
Alcibiades' wrath, Tim. V, 1, 206. to p. the fiend and
to kill vermin, Lr. HI, 4, 164. you are come a market-
maid to Rome and have — ed the ostentation of our love,
Ant. Ill, 6, 51.
3) to hinder by something done before, to obviate:
which cunning love did wittily p. Ven, 471. this vile
purpose top. Lucr. 220. thou didst p. me, Tp. I, 2, 350.
Wis. II, 1, 121. II, 2, 325. Ado III, 2, 136. John I,
35. E2 IV, 148. V, 2, 55. H4A IV, 4, 35. H6C IV,
6, 96. R3 II, 2, 131. II, 3, 26. Ill, 5, 55. Troil. IV,
4, 38. Cor. IV, 6, 36. Caes. II, 1, 28 (then, lest he may,
p.). 160. Hml. Ill, 1, 175. Lr. I, 1, 46. Lr. Ill, 7, 83
(lest it see more, p. it). Ant. IV, 12, 42. Cymb. V, 5,
46. Per. Prol. 35. With /rom: — ed from a damned
enterprise, H5 II, 2, 164.
Prevention, 1) something done before an emer-
gencv, precaution: achievements , plots , orders, — s,
Troil. I, 3, 181.
I 2) hinderance by something done before: R2 II,
I, 167. H5 I, I, 21. II, 2,^158. H6B II, 4, 57. Caes.
II, 1,85. Ill, 1, 19.
Prey, subst. 1) spoil, booty : rich — s make true
men thieves, Ven. 724. the p. of every vulgar thief,
Sonn. 48, 8. reft the fishers of their p. Err. I, 1, 116.
the French might have a good p. of us, H5 IV, 4, 81.
the rascal people, thirsting after p. H6B IV, 4, 51.
Particularly that which carnivorous animals seize and
feed on: Ven. 58. 63. 647. 1097. Lucr. 421. 677.697.
Sonn. 74, 10. LLL IV, 1, 91. Merch. II, 1, 30. Tw.
III, 1, 139. H6A I, 2, 28. H6B V, 2, 11. H6C I, 3,
14. R3 IV, 4, 386. Tit. Ill, 1, 55. Caes. V, 1, 87. Ant.
Ill, 13, 167.
2) one, or something, given up to another; a vic-
tim: for his p. to pray he doth begin, Lucr. 342. the
tenderness of her nature became as a p. to her grief.
All's IV, 3, 61. give her as a p. to law and shame,
H6B II, 1, 198. H6C 1, 1, 185. II, 3, 39. R3 IV, 4,
106. Tit. IV, 2, 96.
3) the act of preying, of catching and devouring
other creatures: an overgrown lion that goes not out to
p. Meas. I, 3, 23. methought a serpent eat my heart
atoay, and you sat smiling at his cruel p. Mids. II, 2,
150. the eagle England being inp. H5 I, 2, 169. night's
black' agents to their —s do rouse, Mcb. Ill, 2, 53. dog
in madness, lion inp. \,r. Ill, 4, 97. subtle as the fox
for p. Cymb. Ill, 3, 40. to make p. R3 I, 3, 71 (the
later Qq may p.). Ill, 5, 84 (Ff make a p., Qq make
his p.). Troil. I, 3, 123. birds of p. Meas. II, 1, 2.
creatures of p. Wint. Ill, 3, 13. beasts and birds of p.
Tit. V, 3, 198.
Prey, vb. to chase and feed on animals: Ado V,
3, 25. R3 1, 1, 133. I, 3, 71 (the later Qq may p.;
the earlier Qq and Ff make p.). Tit. Ill, 1, 55. 0th.
III, 3, 263. With on: As IV, 3, 119. John V, 7, 15.
R> II, 1, 39. H4A II, 1, 90. R3 IV, 4, 57. Hml. I, 5,
57. Lr. IV, 2, 49. Ant. Ill, 13, 199 (0. Edd. in reason).
Preyful, rich in prey, killing much game: LLL
IV, 2, 58 :Qq Fl prayfull, Fi praysfull).
Priam, the old king of Troy: Lucr. 1367. 1448.
1485. 1490. All's I, 3, 77. H4B 1, 1, 72. 74. H6C II,
6, 120. Troil. Prol. 15. I, 1, 29 etc. Tit. 1, 80. V, 3,
84. Hral. II, 2, 469. 486. 494. 501. 514.
Priamns, the same: Troil. II, 2, 207. V, 3, 54.
Priapus, an ancient god the characteristic of
whose statue." was an erected yard : to freeze the god
P. Per. IV, 6, 4.
Pribliles, a word of Evans' making: p. andprab-
bles = idle prattle and quarrelling, Wiv. I, 1, 56. V,
5, 168.
Price, 1) the sum paid for a thing, or at which
it is valued: Ven. 551. Ado III, 3, 122. LLL III, 139.
Merch. Ill, 5, 26. H4A II, 1, 14. H5 II, 2, 154. Ill,
6, 47. Cor. II, 3, 79. 81. Rom. Ill, 1, 188. 0th. IV,
3, 69. Per. IV, 2, 54. At before it: we can afford no
more at such a p. LLL V, 2, 223. All's IV, 3, 309. V,
3, 190. Tw.ill, 4, 252. Cor. I, 1, IL III, 3, 91. Tit.
Ill, 1, 199.
2) worth, value: happy news of p. H4B V, 3, 100
(Pistol's speech), a pearl, tchosep.hath launched above
li
899
o thousand ships, Troil.. II, 2, 82. ;/ he overhold his
p. 11, 3, 142. Rom. IV, 1, 27. Lr. 1, 1, 200. 0th. 1,
], II. Cymb. I, 1, 51.
3) estimation : held in idle p. to haunt assemblies,
Meas. 1, 3, 9. our rash faults make trivial p. of serious
things ive have, All's V, 3, 61. falls into abatement and
low p. Tvv. 1, 1, 13.
Priceless, inestimable: Lucr. 17.
I'rich, subst. 1) a pvickle: hedgehogs mount their
— s, Tp. 11, 2, 11. he that sweetest rose will find must
find love's p. and Rosalind, As 111, 2, 118 (obscene
quibbling), pins, wooden — s, nails, Lv. II, 3, 16.
2) an impres.sion or hurt made by a prickle, a
sting, stitch: she is too hard for you at — s, LLL IV,
1, 140. live honestly by the p. of their needles, H5 II,
1, 36. my conscience first received a tenderness, scruple,
andp. H8 11, 4, 171. I feel this pin p. Lr. IV, 7, 56
(or verb?).
3) a mark: ere he arrive his weary noontide p.
Lucr. 781. made an evening at the noontide p. H6C I,
4, 34. the batvdy hand of the dial is noio upon the p.
of noon, Rom. II, 4, 119. = the point in the centre
of the butts: let the mark have a p. in't, LLL IV,
1, 134.
4) a small roll: in such indexes, although small
~-'s to their subsequent volumes, Troil. I, 3, 343.
5) By way of quibbling, = the privy member:
LLL IV, 1, 134. 140. As III, 2, 118. Rom. II, 4, 119.
Perhaps also in H5 II, 1, 36.
Prick, vb, 1) to pierce or wound as with a prickle,
to sting: the — ing spur, Ven. 285. the needle his finger
—s, Lucr. 319. Tp. IV, 180. Ado 111, 4, 76. LLL II,
189. IV, 2, 58. Merch. Ill, 1, 67. All's IV, 2, 19. John
V, 7, 17. H4B II, 2, 121. Ill, 2, 186. 190. H5 II, 1,
61. H6A 11, 4, 49, H6C 1, 4, 56. V, 5, 13. Cor. I, 3,
96. Rom. I, 4, 26. 28. Mcb. V, 3, 14. Hml. I, 5, 88.
Lr. IV, 7, 56. (or subst.?). Cymb. I, 1, 168. if honour
p. me off, H4A V, 1, 132 (== stab me, kill me; quib-
bling), a little worm — ed from the lazy finger of a
maid, Rom. I, 4, 66 (= picked with a needle. The
surreptitious Ql and some M. Edd. ^picked), by the
— ing of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes,
Mcb. IV, 1, 44 (= a pricking sensation, an itching).
2) to goad , to spur , to incite : some odd humour
— s him to this fashion, Shr. HI, 2, 75. and p. my ten-
der patience to those thdughts, R2 II, 1, 207. Caes. II,
1, 124. Mcb. I, 7, 26. 0th. Ill, 3, 412. With on: my
duty — s me on to utter that, Gent. Ill, 1, 8. LLL I, 1,
269. R2 il, 3, 78. H4A V, 1, 131. H6A III, 2, 78.
Hml. I, 1, 83.
3) to erect, to point: thev — ed their ears, Tp.
IV, 176.
4) to stick by means of a pin: the humour of forty
fancies —ed in it for a feather, Shr. Ill, 2, 70.
5) to designate by a puncture, to choose, to mark:
she — ed thee out for ivomen's pleasure, Sonn. 20, 3.
the whole world again cannot p. out five such, LLL V,
2, 548 (Ql pick), the fiend hath — ed down Bardolph
irrecoverable, H4B II, 4, 359. p. him, HI, 2, 121. 125.
144. 153 (down). 156. 162. 171. 186. 190. will you
he — ed in number of our friends? Caes. Ill, 1, 216.
their names are — ed, IV, 1, 1. p. him down, 3. who
shou d be — ed to die, 16.
6) to dress up , to trim : / was — ed well enough
before, H4B III, 2, 122. p. him no more, 166. if he
had been a man's tailor, he'ld ha' — ed you, 164.
Prick-eared, having pointed ears: p. cur of Ice-
land, ri5 II, 1, 44.
Pricket, a buck in his second year: LLL IV, 2,
12. 22. 48. 53. 58. 61.
Prickle, the thorn of a rose: Ven. 574.
Prick-song, music sung from notes: Rom. II, 4,
21 {he fights as you sing p.; German: nach Noten).
Pride, 1) splendid sliow, beauty displayed, orna-
ment: began to clothe his wit in state and jj. Lucr.
1809. in themselves their p. lies buried, Sonn. 25, 7.
new unfolding his imprisoned p. 52, 12. why is my verse
so barren of new p.? 76, 1. he of tall building and of
goodly p. 80, 12. thepurple p. that on thy (the violet's)
soft cheek dwells, 99, 3. having such a scope to show
her p. 103, 2. three winters cold have from the forests
shook three summers' p. 104, 4. her hair, nor loose nor
tied in formal plat , proclaimed in her a careless hand
of p. Compl. 30 (= a hand careless of ornament).
livery falseness in a p. of truth, 105. the madams did
almost sweat to b^ar the p. upon them, H8 I, 1, 25. let
two more summers wither in their p. Rom. 1, 2, 10. 'tis
much p. for fair without the fair within to hide, I, 3,
89 (it is a great ornament of external beauty, to en-
close internal excellencel.
2) state of being at the highest pitch: while lust
is in his p. Lucr. 706. in the very heat and p. of their
contention, H4A I, 1, 60. a falcon towering in her p.
of place, Mcb. II, 4, 12. Hence = prime, glory: thou
loathed in their shame, they in thy p. Lucr. 662. i/t p.
of all his growth a vengeful canker eat him up to death,
Sonn. 99, 12. having thee, of all men' s p. I boast, 91,
12. 0 short-lived p.! not fair 1 LLL IV, 1, 15. let's
die {n ^.1 H6A IV, 6, 57. there died my Icarus, my
blossom, in his p. IV, 7, 16, / cannot flatter thee in p.
H6B I,' 3, 169"(cf 0th. Ill, 3, 404). thus Eleanor's
p. dies in her youngest days, H6B II, 3, 46. mowed
down in tops of all their p. H6C V, 7, 4. Richard falls
in height of all his p. Tio V, 3, 1 76. my high-blown p.
at length broke under me, H8 III, 2, 361. whose easy-
borrowed jj. dwells in the fickle grace of her he follows,
Lr. II, 4, 188. p., pomp and circumstance of glorious
war, 0th, 111, 3, 354.
= exuberance of animal spirits, mettle, fire: the
colt that's backed and burdened being young loseth his
p. and never waxeth strong, Ven. 420. their (the hor-
ses') ^. and mettle is asleep, H4A IV, 3, 22. as their
captain, so their p. doth grow, Lucr. 298. 432. the
tide boundeth in his p. 1669. wert thou the unicorn,
p. and wrath would confound thee, Tim. IV, 3, 339.
Hence = lust, eager sexual desire : his hand, smoking
with p. Lucr, 438, wooing his piurity with her foul p.
Sonn. 144, 8. proud of this p. he is contented thy poor
drudge to be , to stand in thy affairs, fall by thy side,
161, 10 (the words stand aoA fall cannot be under-
stood too literally), his heart, like an agate, with your
print impressed, proud with his form, in his eye p, ex-
pressed, LLL II, 237. as salt as wolves in p. 0th. Ill,
3, 404.
= wantonness, extravagance: leaves it (his gold)
to be mastered by his young, who in their p. do presently
abuse it, Lucr. 864. noiv much beshrew my manners
and my p. , if Hermia meant to say Lysander lied,
Mids. II, 2, 64. ambitions, covetings, change of — s,
disdain, Cymb. II, 5, 26 (= one excess changed for
another). Hence = impertinence, impudence: ad-
vance their p. against that power that bred it, Ado III,
900
1, 10. to abide thy Jcingly doom and sentence of his p.
R2 V, 6, 23. such is thy audacious wickedness^ thy
lewd, pestiferous and dissentious pranks, as very in-
fants prattle of thy p. H6A HI, 1, 16. chastised with
arms our enemies' p. Tit. I, 33. with strained p. to
come between our sentence and our power, Lr. I, 1, 172.
■^= force sti-ained to the utmost, full power: could
entertain with half their forces thefullp. of France, H5
I, 2, 112. hardly we escaped the p. of France, H6A
111,2,40. and fromthe p. of Gallia rescuedthee,\\' ,Q, 15.
3) self-esteem, mostly in a bad sense, haughtiness,
arrogance: Ven. 278. Err. IV, 3, 81. LLL II, 36. As
1, 2, 264. II, 7, 70. Ill, 5, 114. All's I, 2, 37. R2 I,
3, 129. Ill, 2, 81. IV, 206. V, 5, 22. 88. H4A I, 1,
92. Ill, 1, 185. H4B IV, 5, 171. H5 V Chor, 20. H6B
1, 1, 172. 180. 201. I, 3, 179. II, 2, 71. IV, 1, 60.
H6C II, 2, 159. H8 I, 1, 68. II, 2, 82. II, 4, 110.
Troil. I, 3, 316. 371. 391. 11,3,95. 162. 1C5. 181.
215. 228. Ill, 3, 45. 47. 136. IV, 5, 79. 82. Cor. II,
1, 22. 28. 42. II, 3, 227. Ill, 2, 126. IV, 6, 31. IV,
7, 37. V, 3, 170. Tit. IV, 3, 62. Tim. IV, 3, 240.
Hml. I, 1, 83. 0th. I, 1, 12. II, 3, 98. Cymb. II, 4, 72.
Per. I, 4, 30. to take p. = to be proud, to glory in
sth. : my gravity, wherein I take p. Meas II, 4, 10. men
of all sorts take a p. to gird at me, H4B I, 2, 7. took
some p. to do myself this wrong. Cor. V, 6, 37. = the
thing of which men are proud: As III, 2, 81. H4A
I, 1, 83.
4) cold selfishness, unkindness: in thy p. so fair a
hope is slain, Ven. 762. this p. of hers, Gent. Ill, 1,
72. stand I condemned for p. and scorn so much? Ado
III, 1, 108. 109. maugre all thy p., nor wit nor reason
can my passion hide, Tw. Ill, 1, 163. let p., which she
calls plainness, marry her, Lr. I, 1, ISl. fall andblast
her p. 11,4, 170. cf. also As III, 5, 114.
Priest, one who officiates at the altar of any dei-
ty; a clergyman: Phoen. 13. Wiv. I, 4, 116. 123.
II, 1, 149. 209. II, 3, 32. 65. Ill, 1, 106. IV, 6, 31.
53. Ado III, 3, 144. As HI, 2, 337. Ill, 3, 86. IV, 1,
12-4. 140. V, 1, 3. Shr, III, 2, 5. 160. 163. 166. IV,
4, 88. 94. 103. V, 1, 1. All's II, 3, 286. Tw. Ill, 4,
298. V, 350. Wint. Ill, 2, 129. IV, 4, 469. John III,
1, 153. 163. R2 IV, 173. H5 IV, 1, 318. H6A I, 3,
30. 47. I, 6, 19. HI, 1, 8. 45. 120. V, 4, 23. H6B II,
1, 51. II, 4, 53. HI, 1, 272. 274. V, 2, 71. R3 HI, 2,
114. HI, 4, 89. H8 II, 2, 21. 82. 97. Ill, 2, 252. 276.
Troil. I, 2, 245. II, 2, 37. IV, 3, 9. Cor. I, 10, 21. II,
1, 93. Tit. I, 323. 488. Tim. IV, 3, 31. 125. Caes. II,
1, 129. II, 2, 5. Hml. V, 1, 263. Lr. HI, 2, 81. Cvmb.
IV, 2, 242. Per. IV, 6, 13.
Fem., = priestess: live, likeDiana'sp., between cold
sheets, Cymb. I, 6, 133. my maiden —s. Per. V, 1, 243.
Priesthood, the character of a priest: H6B H,
1, 23. H6C I, 3, 3.
Priest-like, 1) adj.: our p. fasts , Cor. V, 1, 56.
2) adv.; wherein p. thou hast cleansed my bosom, Wint.
1, 2. 237.
Priestly , sacerdotal : whiles J say a p. farewell
to her. Per. HI, 1, 70.
Prig, a thief: Wint. IV, 3, 108.
Primal, first: it hath the p. eldest curse upon t,
Hml. Ill, 3, 37. it hath been taught us from the p. state,
Ant. I, 4, 41.
Primater for pia mater, q. V. ; reading of 0. Edd.
in LLL IV, 2, 71.
Prime, adj. 1) first (in time or excellence): Pros-
pero the p. duke, Tp. 1, 2, 72. my p. request, 425.
from the p. creation, R3 IV, 3, 19. the p. man of the
state, H8 HI, 2, 162. to such proceeding who ever but
his approbation added, though not his p. consent. Per.
IV, 3, 27. Comp. and Superl. : there is no — r busi-
ness, H8 I, 2, 67 (more important), the — st creature,
II, 4, 229.
2) ruttish (like beasts in spring-time) : were they
as p. as goats, as hot as monkeys, 0th, III, 3, 403.
Prime, subst. 1) height of perfection, flower of
life: flowers that are not gathered in their p. Ven. 131.
they wither in their p. 418. sith in his p. Death doth my
love destroy, 1163. the lovely April of her p. Sonn. 3,
10. past p. 12, 3. a pure unstained p. 70, 8. losing
this verdure even in the p. Gent. I, 1, 49. love is
crowned with the p. in spring time. As V, 3, 33. all
that happiness and p. can happy call, All's II, 1, 185.
come to p. R2 V, 2, 51. the p. of youth, H6C II, 1, 23.
cropped the golden p. of this sweet prince, R3 1, 2,248.
thy p. of manhood, IV, 4, 170. in my p. of youth, V, 3, 119.
2) the spring of the year : to add a more rejoicing
to the p. Lucr. 332. bearing the wanton burden of the
p. Sonn. 97, 7.
Priraero, a game at cards now unknown: Wiv.
IV, 5, 104. HS V, 1, 7.
Primitive, original, archetypal: the p. statue of
cuckolds, Troil. V, 1, 60.
Primogenitive, the right of primogeniture: the
p. and due of birth, Troil. I, 3, 106 (Q primogenitie).
Primrose, the flower Primula: Wint. IV, 4, 122.
H6B HI, 2, 63. Cymb. I, 5, 83. IV, 2, 221. Adjective-
ly: this p. bank, Ven. 151. p. beds, Mids. 1, 1, 215.
go the p. way to the everlasting bonfire, Mcb. II, 3, 21.
the p. path of dalliance, Hml. I, .3, 50.
Primj, being in its prime, flourishing: a violet
in the youth of p. nature, Hml. 1, 3, 7.
Prince, subst. 1) a ruler of a state, a sovereign:
Lucr. 615. Sonn. 25, 5. Tp. I, 2, 55. V, 108. Gent.
III, 1, 10. Meas. 1, 3, 45. V, 22. 48. 57. 224. 375.
387. 630. Err. I, 1, 145. V, 162 etc. etc. the black
p., alias the p. of darkness. All's IV, 5, 44. P. Lucifer,
John IV, 3, 122. the p. of fiends, H5 HI, 3, 16. p. of
plackets, LLL III, 186. p. of cats, Rom. II, 4, 19. the
p. of palfreys, H5 III, 7, 29. the p. of chivalry, Troil.
I, 2, 249.
2) a male member of a royal family: Tp. I, 1, 57.
HI, 1, 60. Wiv. Ill, 2, 74. Ado IV, 1, 154. 165. Wint.
1, 2, 164. 330. H, 1, 17. HI, 2, 41. 145. IV, 2, 29
(the P. Florizel) etc. etc. P. of Wales: E2 II, 1, 172.
H4A II, 4, 10. R3 1, 3, 199. the Black P. (eldest son
of Edward HI): R2 II, 3, 101. H5 I, 2, 105. H6B II,
2, 11. — s = lords: Ado V, 1, 277. John V, 7, 97.
115. H5 IV, 1, 25. H8 11,2,48.
Plur. — s including both sexes: these two — s, if
you marry them, John II, 445. young — s, close your
hands, 533. Therefore we ought pei'haps to read in
Tp. I, 2, 173: made thee more profit than other — s
con; 0. Edd. princesse; most M. Edd. princesses
against the metre. (Prince sometimes fem. with the
contemporaries of Sh.; f. i. in Greene's Pandosto, ed.
Collier, p. 15: alas , Bellaria , better thou hadst been
born a beggar than a prince, p. 20 : seeing she was a
prince she ought to be tried by her peers .
Prince , vb , with it, = to play the prince : na-
ture prompts them in simple and low things top. it much
beyond the trick of others, Cymb. HI, 3, 85.
901
Prince-Ifke, becoming a prince: ike wrongs he
did me were nothing p. Cymb. V, 5, 293.
Princely, 1) pertaining to, or coining from, a
prince: jcownrfesi /iis p. name, L«cr. 599. thy p. office,
G28. hid my p. trunk, Tp. I, 2, 86. his p. feet before,
hlAi IV, 1, 92. your p. knee, R2 HI, 3, 190. p. favour,
V, 6, 42. H4A 111, 2, 17. 86. H4B IV, 2, 66. H5 I, 2,
171. H6A V, 3, 143. 176. H6B V, 1, 98. R3 II, 2,
51. HS IV, 2, 118. Cymb. Ill, 3, 93.
2) of the rank of princes (and hence = high,
august, royal) : her p. guest, Lucr. 90. these p. suitors,
Merch. I, 2, 38. thy p. son, John II, 484. IV, 3, 35.
R2 I, 1, 34. H4B II, 2, 58. IV, 1, 141. 115 V, 2, 4.
H6A II, 2, 34. Ill, 1, 173. Ill, 3, 38. IV, 1, 18. IV,
3, 17. V, 3, 152. H6B I, 1, 72. IV, 1, 91. H6C I, 1,
166. II, 1, 1. 11, 6, 51. V, 7, 27. R3 I, 3, 280. I, 4,
228. 241. II, 1, 29. 41. 47. 53. Ill, 1, 34. HI, 2, 70.
Ill, 3, 20. HI, 5, 88. IV, 4, 405. IV, 5, 6. Troil. IV,
5, 174. Tit. I, 429. Cymb. Ill, 4, 93. IV, 2, 171. 249.
V, 5, 360. 473. Per. I, 3, 33.
3) becoming a prince: a p. testimony! Ado IV,' 1,
317. his p. exercises, Wint. IV, 2, 37. p. liberty, H6A
V, 3, 140. p. care, H8 V, 1, 49. V, 5, 26. Tit. I, 266.
272. Per. I, 2, 100. Ill, 3, 16.
4) high-minded, noble: his p. heart, John I, 267.
that young and p. gentleman, R2 H, 1, 175. trimmed
up your praises with a p. tongue, H4A V, 2, 57. as
full of valour as of kindness, p. in both, H5 IV, 3, IQ.
he was most p. H8 IV, 2, 57. H6C II, 1, 91. V, 2, 12.
Troil. IV, 5, 279, Ant. V. 2, 22.
5) magnificent, majestic: her p. gait, Shr. 11, 261.
too precious p. for a grave, John IV, 3, 40. beauty's
p. majesty is such, H6A V, 3, 70. most p. gifts. Cor.
1, 9, 80.
Adverbially: my appetite was not p. got, H4B II,
2, 12.
Princess (0. Edd. princesse), 1) a female sove-
reign, or the consort of a sovereign: Lucr. 721. HS
V, 5, 58. Lr. IV, 7, 29. Ant. V, 2, 329.
2) the daughter of a sovereign , or the consort of
his son: Tp. I, 2, 59. LLL I, 1, 141. II, 90. 150. 172.
V, 1, 93 etc. As I, 2, 175. II, 2, 10. Wint. II, 3, 78
(used of a babe , and neuter). IV, 3, 555. 562. V, 1,
86. H6A V, 3, 110. H8 III, 2, 70; IV, 1, 23 (p. dow-
ager). V, 4, 91. Cymb. V, 2, 3 etc. let me kiss this
p. of pure white (your hand), this seal of bliss, Mids.
Ill, 2, 144 (cf. prince, and Ant. Ill, 13, 125). Used
in flattery as a familiar compellation : Tw. Ill, 1, 108.
V, 307.
Seemingly not inflected in the plural: Tp. I, 2,
173, but ai. prince. In As I, 2, 175 some M. Edd. the
princess' call for you, but O. Edd. the princesse cals
for you.
Principal, adj. chief: Lucr. Arg. 5. As III, 2,
369. 371. H6C HI, 1, 4.
Principal , subst. 1) a capital sum lent on inte-
rest: Merch. IV, 1, 26. 336. 342. All's I, 1, 161.
2) abettor , accomplice : what she should shame to
know herself but with her most vile p. Wint. II, 1 92.
3) employer : hath your p. made known unto you
who I ami Per. IV, 6, 89. 91.
4) a corner-post of a house : the very — s did seem
to rend, Per. HI, 2, 16.
Principality, 1) a country ruled by a prince:
he will fill thy wishes to the brim with — es, Ant. HI,
13, 19.
2) a person of the highest dignity, superior to
other men : if not divine, yet let her be a p., sovereign
to all the creatures on the earth, Gent, II, 4, 152 (ac-
cording to some commentators, = an angel of the
first order).
Principle, a truth, a tenet: these warlike — s do
not throw from you, All's II, 1, 1. that need must needs
infer this p. that faith would live again by death of
need, John HI, 1, 213. if I had a thousand sons, the
first humane p. I would teach them should be , to for-
swear thin potations, H4B IV, 3, 133.
Princox, a pert boy, an impertinent: you are a
p., go, Eom. I, 5, 88.
Print, subst. 1) any mark made by impression:
his tenderer cheek receives her soft hand's p. Ven. 353.
which any p. of goodness wilt not take, Tp. I, 2, 362.
Meas. II, 4, 130. Ado I, 1, 203. LLL II, 236. John
IV, 3, 26. Cymb. II, 3, 48.
2) typographical ■writing: we quarrel in p., by the
book. As V, 4, 94. although the p. be little, Wint. 11, 3,
98. I love a ballad in p. IV, 4, 264. in p. = to the
letter, accurately; all this I speak in p., for in p. I
found it, Gent. II, 1, 175. I will do it, sir, in p. LLL
HI, 173.
Print, vb. 1) to form by impression, to stamp:
the story that is — ed in her blood. Ado IV, 1, 124
(with the stain of which her blood is polluted). — ing
their hoofs in the earth , H5 Prol. 27. could this kiss
be — ed in thy hand, H6B III, 2, 343. heaven guide thy
pen top. thy sorrows plain, Tit. IV, 1, 75.
2) to make books by means of the press; intr. :
thou hast caused — ing to be used, H6B iV, 7, 39.
Trans.: thou shouldst p. more, not let that copy die,
Sonn. 11, 14. he will p. them, Wiv. II, 1, 79. she did
p. your royal father off, conceiving you, Wint. V, 1, 125
(cf. II, 3, 98).
Printless, leaving no trace: Tp. V, 34.
Prioress, a female superior of a convent of nuns:
Meas. 1,4, 11.
Priority, precedence, superior rank: Troil. I, 3,
86. Cor. I, 1,251.
Priory, a convent under the superintendence of
a prior or prioress: Err. V, 37. John I, 48.
Priscian, name of a Latin grammarian: LLLV,
1, 31.
Priser, see Prizer.
Prison, subst. a place of confinement: Lucr. 119.
379. 1726. Tp. I, 2,362. 490. 493. Gent. 1H,'1,235
(dose p.). Meas. H, 3, 6. 74. IV, 2, 9. 156. IV, 3, 73.
V, 135 and 331 (at the p.). 470. Err. IV, 3, 17. Mids.
I, 2, 36. Tw. IV, 2, 21. Wint. H, 2, 1. John HI, 4, 19.
IV, 3, 34. V, 2, 143. R2 V, 5, 2. 21. H4B V, 5, 36. H5
1, 2, 243. H6A IV, 7, 58. H6B JI, 4, 110. H6C II, 1,
74. R3 III, 3, 9. Tit. I, 99. II, 3, 283. Ill, 2, 10. Tim.
IV, 3, 537. Hml. II, 2, 249. Lr. V, 3, 18. 253. Ant.
V, 2, 185 (make not your thoughts your — s). Cymb.
HI, 3, 34. Without the article, = state of imprison-
ment: has deserved p. Wint. II, 1, 120. I had the most
of them out of p. H4A IV, 2, 45. H6B IV, 9, 42. Tim.
HI, 3, 4. in p.: Meas. I, 4, 25. IV, 2, 148. Wint. II,
2, 4. H6A II, 5, 116. H6C I, 3, 43. Ill, 2, 70. Hml.
HI, 2, 229. cast in p. Cymb. HI, 2, 38. put in p. H6B
IV, 7, 48. Cor. IV, 6, 38. shut up in p. Rom I, 2, 56.
out of p.: John IV, 1, 17. H8 1, 2, 201. top.: Meas.
I, 2, 61. 66. 118. 121. HI, 2, 32. 64. 201. 218. V,
121. 326. Err. IV, 1, 108. LLL I, 2, 163. Shr. V, 1,
902
98. 100. All's V, 3, 283. Wint. II, 1, 103. H4B V, 2,
70. H6B I, 3, 223. II, 3, 5. Rom. Ill, 2, 58. Hml. II,
2, 246. Lr. V, 3, 8. 27. 0th. I, 2, 85.
Prison, vb, to confine, to restrain from liberty:
a lily — ed in gaol of snoWy Ven. 362. her tears . . ,
being — ed in her eye like pearls in glass, 980. his
true respect will p. false desire, Lucr. 642. p. my heart
in thy steel bosom's ward, Sonn. 133, 9. universal
plodding — s up the nimble spirits in the arteries, LLL
IV, 3, 305 (0. Edd. poisons), the —ed bird, Cymb.
III, 3, 43.
Prisoner, 1) one confined, whether by legal ar-
rest, or as taken by an enemy: Ven. 110. Sonn. 5,
10, Tp. V, 9. Gent. II, 4, 92. Meas. Ill, 2, 264. 272.
IV, 2, 135. IV, 3, 70. V, 492. Err.IV,4. 113. 116. Ado
V, 1, 328. LLL I, 2, 168. As III, 2, 390. "Wint. I, 2,
55. 57. U, 2, 28. John III, 4, 75. 123. H4A 1, 1, 92.
I, 3, 29. 48 etc. II, 3, 57. V, 3, 10. H5 I, 2, 162 (p.
kings). Ill, 5, 55. Ill, 7, 94. IV, 6, 37. V, 2, 43. H6A
I, 4, 24. 27 etc. etc. The person in whose custody a
prisoner is kept, as well as the place in which he is
confined, following with to: — s to her womanly per-
suasion, Shr. V, 2, 120. p. to her womb, Wint. II, 2,
69. p. to the palsy, R2 II, 3, 104. to whose flint bo-
som . .. doomed a p. Y, 1,4. p. to your son, H4B I, 1,
20. p.! to whom? H6A II, 3, 33. thy daughter p.! To
whom? To me.' V, 3, 131. our king is p. to the bishop
here, H6C IV, 5, 5. Henry is p. to the foe, V, 4, 77.
now are you p. to an emperor. Tit. I, 258. To hold p.
Gent. II, 4, 92. Tit. II, 1, 15. to keep p. Wint. I, 2,
52. H6A V, 3, 57. to take p. Lucr. 1608. Ado I, 1,
326. LLL I, 2, 65. John III, 4, 7. H4A I, 1, 70. I,
3, 23. H4B I, 1, 126. H5 IV, 8, 80. H6A I, 1, 145.
IV, 1, 26. IV, 7, 66. H6C IV, 4, 7. Tim. Ill, 5, 69.
Caes. V, 3, 37. Mcb. I, 3, 85. Hml. II, 2, 499. Cymb.
1, 6, 103.
2i one tried in a court of justiee: when the judge
is robbed the p. dies, Lucr. 1652. the jury passing on
the — 's life, Meas. II, 1, 19. what 'twere to be a judge,
and what a p. II, 2, 70. produce the p. Wint. Ill, 2, 8.
Prison-house, prison, gs.ol: forbid to tell the se-
crets of my p. Hml. I, 5, 14.
Prisonnient, imprisonment, confinement: John
III, 4, 161.
Pristine, ancient: the p. wars of the Romans, H5
III, 2, 87 (Fluellen's speech), purge it to a sound and
p. health, Mcb. V, 3, 52.
Prithee, a corruption oipray thee; with /; Tp.
I, 2, 246. II, 1, 25. II, 2, 153. 171. 177. Ill, 2, 38. V,
101. Meas. I, 2, 181. 1,3,45. Ill, 2, 141. Err. II, 1,
55. As I, 2, 28. II, 4, 71. II, 5, 9, 14. Ill, 2, 193. 199
(I p. now with most petitionary vehemence). Ill, 4, 2.
H6A V, 2, 10. H6B II, 1, 33 R3 II, 4, 31 (Qq I pray
thee). IV, 4, 179. Cymb. IV, 2, 163 etc. Without 7:
Tp. II, 1, 9. 127. 170. 228. II, 2, 74. 118. Ill, 2, 91.
IV, 215. Wiv. IV, 1, 75. V, 1, 1. Merch. I, 2, 39 (Ff
and later Qq / pray thee). II, 2, 194 and III, 5, 93
(Ff and later Qq pray thee). As I, 2, 86. I, 3, 96.
Wint. II, 2, 18. H8 I, 4, 91 etc.
Privacy, 1) secrecy: Jie! p.? Jie! Wiv. IV, 5, 24.
2) retirement: of this my p. I have strong reasons,
Troil. Ill, 3, 190. 191.
Private, adj. 1) being by one's self, lonely, soli-
tary.: in respect that it (a shepherd's life) is solitary, I
like it very well; but in respect that it is p., it is a very
vile life. As III, 2, 17 (Touchstone's speech), how is
the king employed? I left himp.,full of sad thoughts
and troubles, H8 II, 2, 15. how dare you thrust your-
selves into my p. meditations? 66. and p. in his chamber
pens himself, Rom. I, 1, 144.
2) particular (opposed to general): when every p.
widow may keep her husband's shape in mind, Sonn.
9, 7 (whereas thy widow is the world at large), who
cries on pride , that can therein tax any p. party ? As
II, 7, 71.
3) personal, respecting particular individuals(opp.
to public): thy secret pleasure turns to open shame,
thy p. feasting to a public fast, Lucr. 891. why should
the p. pleasure of some one become the public plague
of many moe? 1478. to plague a p. sin in general,
1484. the p. wound is deepest, Gent. V, 4, 71. had
you a special warrant for the deed? No, my good lord,
it was by p. message, Meas. V, 465. one in the prison,
that should by p. order else have died, 471. for p.
quarrel 'twixt your duke and him, Shr. IV, 2, 84. he
is a devil in p. brawl, Tw. Ill, 4, 259. in p. brabble
did we apprehend him, V, 68. with some few p. friends,
R2 III, 3, 4. a poor and p. displeasure, H5 IV, 1,
210. let not your p. discord keep away your levied
succours, H6A IV, 4, 22. the state takes notice of the
p. difference betwixt you and the cardinal, H8 I, 1,
101. how innocent I was from any p. malice in his end,
III, 2, 268. both in his p. conscience and his place, V,
3, 40. for my p. part, Troil. II, 2, 125. one that knows
the youth even to his inches , and with p. soul did in
great Ilion thus translate him to me, IV, 5, 111 (un-
bosoming to me his personal opinion , not speaking
in a public capacity), his regard for's p. friends, Cor.
V, 1, 24. V, 3, 18. that these great towers should fall
for p. faults in them, Tim. V, 4, 26. for your p. satis-
faction, Caes. II, 2, 73. what p. griefs they have. III,
2, 217. to manage p. and domestic quarrel, 0th. II,
3, 215.
4) belonging to a particular person : his p. arbours,
Caes. Ill, 2, 253. cf. in this p. plot, H6B II, 2, 60.
6) not known or not open to everybody, but only
to one person or to a few: in this p. plot, H6B II, 2,
60 (retired from the public view, as belonging to a
private man), may it please you to withdraw into your
p. chamber, H8 III, 1, 28 (the queen having received
the cardinals in the midst of her court-ladies), saucy
controller of our p. steps , Tit. II, 3, 60 (where we
would be alone), we talk here in the public haunt of
men: either withdraw unto some p. place, Rom. Ill, 1,
54. bring me to some p. place. Per. IV, 6, 98. a p.
conference etc. = a conversation between two per-
sons , not overheard by others ( German : unter vier
Augen): Mids. I, 1, 116. All's II, 5, 62. H4A III, 2,
2. R3 I, 1, 86. H8 II, 2, 81. Cor. V, 3, 7. Per. II,
4, 17.
Hence = secret: 0 unfelt sore! crest -wounding
p. scar, Lucr. 828. your p. grudge will out, though
ne'er so cunningly you smother it, H6A IV, 1, 109. our
mind partakes her p. actions to your secrecy. Per. I,
1, 153. by public war or p. treason, I, 2, 104.
6) not invested with a public function, or not done
in an official capacity: op. man, H5 IV, 1, 254. H6A
V, 4, 136. H8 V, 3, 55. Tit. IV, 4, 75. Ant. Ill, 12,
15. a p. life, H6C IV, 6, 42. England's p. wrongs,
K2 II, 1, 166 (= wrongs committed against private
men, against quiet citizens), he hath very oft given
p. time to you, Hml. I, 3, 92 (time spared from public
903^
duties, leisure-time), not almost a fault to incur a p.
check, Utli. Ill, 3, 67 (a reproach made by a personal
friend, much less a degradation from office), 'tis not
a time for p. stomaching^ Ant. 11, 2, 9 (for personal
grudge, in the midst of threatening public dangers).
7) a p. soldier ^ a common soldier, not an offi-
cer: H4B 111, 2, 177.
Private, subst. 1) privacy, retirement: let me
enjoy my p. Tw. Ill, 4, 100. / shall be sent for in p.
to him, H4B V, 5, 83 (when he is alone; though he
may think fit to disavow me in public), we are too
open here to argue this; let's think in p. more, H8 II,
], 169. in p. = the French entre guatre yeux (unter
vier Augen): EiT. V, 60. Ado III, 2, 86. LLL V, 2,
229. 241. 254. H6A I, 2, 69. H8 II, 4, 206. Cor. II,
3, 84. 174. V, 3, 93. Lr. Ill, 4, 165. 0th. IV, 1, 3.
Cymb. V, 5, 115.
2) personal, not official, communication: whose
p. with me of the Dauphins love is much more general
than these lines import, John IV, 3, 16.
3) one not invested with a public office: what
have kings, that — * have not too9 H5 IV, 1, 255.
4) a common soldier: her (Fortune's) — s we,
Hml. 11, 2, 238 (purposely misunderstood by Hamlet).
Privately, 1) alone, by one's self, without the
attendance of others: she hath p. twice or thrice a day,
ever since the death of Sermione, visited thai removed
house, Wint. V, 2, 114.
2) not officially, but in the character of a private
man, personally: he it as you shall p. determine, either
for her stay or going, 0th. I, 3, 276.
3) not before others, but only in the presence of
the persons concerned (entre guatre yeux): if you
handled her p., she would sooner confess, Meas.V,277.
speak it p. Merch. II, 4, 21. we'll pass the business
p. and ivell, Shr. IV, 4, 57. he hears nought p. that
comes from Troy, Troil. I, 3, 249.
Privilege, subst. 1) a particular right or immu-
nity: Mids. Ill, 2, 79 (cf. II, 1, 220). All's II, 3, 220.
1V,'5, 96. Wint. Ill, 2, 104. John IV, 3, 32. R2 II,
1, 116. H4A III, 2, 86. V, 2, 18. H6A V, 4, 61. E3
III, 1, 41. 54. Troil. Ill, 2, 136. Cor. 1, 10, 23. V, 3,
25. Tit. IV, 4, 57. Lr. II, 2, 76. V, 3, 129. on one'sp.
= confiding or presuming on a particular right: LLL
IV, 2, 162. H6A II, 4, 86. under p., in the same sense,
AdoV,l,60. to bearap. John I, 261. Tit. IV, 2, 116.
2) advantage, favourable circumstance: take heed
of this large p. Sonn. 95, 13. think my patience, more
than thy desert, is p. for thy departure hence, Gent.
Ill, 1, 160. your virtue is my p. Mids. II, 1, 220 (or
= your virtue is my immunity from the common
laws of decency?), compassion on the king commands me
stoop, or 1 would see his heart out, ere the priest should
ever get that p. of me, H6A 111, 1, 121.
3) right in general: have you nuns no farthers — s?
Mids. 1, 4, 1. I beg the ancient p. of Athens, as she is
mine, I may dispose of her, Mids. 1, 1, 41. where no
venom else but only they hath p. to live, R2 II, 1, 158.
retain but p. of a private man, H6A V, 4, 136.
Privilege, vb. 1) to invest *ith a particular right
or immunity: such neighbour nearness to our blood
should nothing p. him, R2 1, 1, 120. Partic. — d: Compl
62. H6A I, 3, 46. H6C II, 2, 120. H8 I, 4, 52. Troil.
11,3,61. IV, 4, 132. With from: it shall p. him from
your hands, Err. V, 95 (exempt him from the danger
of falling into your hands).
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
2) to authorize, to license : to p. dishonour in thy
name, Lucr. 621. you yourself may p. your time to
what you will, Sonn. 58, 10.
Privily, under hand, without much noise, secret-
ly : whence he shortly after p. withdrew himself, Lucr.
Arg. 14. I'll p. away, Meas. I, 1, 68. tell him p. of
our intent, H6C I, 2, 39. he p. deals with our cardinal,
H8 I, 1, 183. I will p. relieve him. Lr. Ill, 3, 15.
Privity, joint knowledge, concurrence: without
the p. o' the king, H8 I, 1, 74.
Privy, 1 ) not destined for general use, but for
particular accommodation: his face is Lucifer s p.
kitchen, H4B II, 4, 360. is the banquet ready in the p.
chamber? H8 I, 4, 99 (not a reception-room).
2) not seen openly, secret: what p. marks I had
about Tne, Err. Ill, 2, 146. the p. maiden s groans, H5
11, 4, 107 (^ the secret groans of maiden.s. The sur-
reptitious Qq and M. Edd. pining), to take some p.
order, to draw the brats of Clarence out of sight, R3
III, 5, 106.
3) assigned to secret uses: the other half comes to
the p. coffer of the state, Merch. IV, 1, 354; cf. 371.
4) with to, = being in the secret of: Gent. Ill, 1,
12. Wint. II, 1, 94. H6B 111, 1. 47. H6C 1, 2, 46.
Rom. V, 3, 266. Hml. I, 1, 133. Ant. I, 2, 42.
5) admitted to secrets of state : your highness' p.
council, H6B II, 1, 176. H8 IV, 1^ 112.
Prize, subst. 1) anything taken and seized as
booty; truth jyroves thievish for a p. so dear, Sonn.
48, 14. a p.! a p.! Gent. V, 4, 121. give fire: she is
my p. Wiv. II, 2, 143. Tp. IV, 205. Wint. IV, 3, 31.
H4A I, 1,- 75. II, 4, 283. H4B III, 1, 101. H6A V,
3, 33. H6B IV, 1, 8. 25. IV, 7, 22. Troil. II, 2, 86.
V, 6, 10. Caes. V, 4, 27. Lr. IV, 6, 230. 0th. I, 2,
51. to make p. of = to gain: E3 III, 7, 187.
2) anything gained as the reward of exertion or
contest: desire my pilot is , beauty my p. Lucr. 279.
the proud full sail of his great verse, bound for the p.
of all too precious you, Sonn. 86, 2. doth point out thee
as his triumphant p. 151, 10. lest too light winning
make the p. light, Tp. 1, 2, 452. Merch. II, 9, 60. As
1, 1, 168. Shr. II, 344. Hml. Ill, 3, 59.
3) a contest for a reward : tiuo contending in a p.
Merch. Ill, 2, 142. you have played your p. Tit. I, 399.
4) any gain or advantage, privilege:, it is war's
p. to take all vantages, H6C 1, 4, 59. 'tis p. enough to
be his son, II, 1, 20, place, riches, favour, — s of acci-
dent as oft as merit, Troil. Ill, 3, 83.
Prize, subst. estimation: Caesar's no merchant,
to make p. with you of things that merchants sold. Ant.
V, 2, 183. then had my p. been less, and so more equal
ballasting to thee, Cymb. Ill, 6, 77.
Prize, vb. 1) to estimate, to rate: volumes that I
p. above my dukedom, Tp. I, 2, 168. so swiif and ex-
cellent a wit as she is — d to have, Ado III, 1, 90.
what we have we p. not to the worth, IV, 1, 220; cf.
Troil. IV, 4, 136. p. you yourselves: what buys your
company? LLL V, 2, 224. As HI, 2, 160. Wint. Ill,
2, 43. 111. H6A 1, 3, 22. Troil. I, 2, 315. 11,2,91.
Cor. Ill, 3, 121. Tim. I, 1, 171 {things are — rf by
their masters, i. e. according to the merit of their
owners). 0th. IV, 1, 186. Ant. I, 1, 56. to p. at = to
rate at, to esteem worth : if you — d my lady's favour
at any thing more than contempt, Tw. II, 3, 130. slight
regard, contempt... doth he p. you at, H5 II, 4, 119.
p. their hours at a cracked drachm, Cor. I, 5, 5. a
58
904
kinder value than lie hath hereto — d them at, II, 2, 64.
I do p. it at my love, Tim. V, 1, 184 (think it worth
my love), p. me at her worth, Lr. I, 1, 72.
2) to value highly, to esteem : / do love, p., honour
you, Tp. Ill, ], 73. his good nature - s the virtue t^at
appears in Cassio, and looks not on his evils, 0th. II,
3, 139 (Q,q praises), she — rf {< once, Cymb. 11,4,104.
not to p. = to make no account of: not — ing her
poor infant's discontent, Sonn. 143, 8. my love — s
not quantity of dirty lands, Tw. II, 4, 85. Wint. IV, 4,
368. 386.
Prizer, 1) a prize-fighter: the bonny p. of the hu-
morous duke. As II, 3, 8.
2) one that sets the value of a thing: it holds his
estimate and dignity as well wherein 'tis precious of
itself as in the p. Troil. II, 2, 56.
Proba1>Ie, 1) likely, having more evidence than
the contrary: As 111, 5, 11. All's III, 6, 107. 0th. I,
2, 76. Ant. V, 2, 356. Cyrab. U, 4, 115. IV, 2, 141.
2) calculated to bias the judgment, satisfactory:
single I'll resolve you, which to you shall seem p., of
every these happened accidents, 1-g.y ,2i9. strenghtened
with what apology you think may make it p. need. All's
II, 4, 52. the least of all these signs were p. H6B III,
2, 178. it is spoke freely out of many mouths, — how
p. I do not know, Cor. IV, 6, 65.
Prolial, calculated to bias the judgment, satisfac-
tory: this advice is free I give and honest, p. to think-
ing, 0th. II, 3, 344.
Probation, 1) proof: what he with his oath and
all p. ivill make up full clear, Meas. V, 157. pass-
ed in p. with you, how you were home in hand, Mcb.
Hi, 1, 80. of the truth herein this present object made
p. Hml. I, 1, 156, that the p. bear no hinge nor loop
to hang a doubt on, 0th. Ill, 3, 365. which for more
p. I can with ease produce, Cymb. V, 5, 362.
2) examination, trial: I,inp.ofa sisterhood, Mens.
V, 72 (= the vBar of noviciate), that suffers under p.
Tw. II, 5, 142."
Proceed, 1) to go forth, to issue, to come from:
7iis eye drops fire, no water thence — s, Lucr. 1552.
such childish humour from weak minds ■ — s, 1825. shou--
ing their birth and where they did p. Sonn. 76, 8. and
thence this slander — 5, 131, 14. from lowest place
when virtuous things p. All's II, 3, 132. H4B IV, 1,
148. H6A V, 4, 152. R3 I, 3, 28. H8 II, 3, 78. Cor.
1, 1, 157. Tit. IV, 4, 52. Mcb. II, 1, 39. Hence =
to arise, to be caused: little faults, — ing on distemper,
H5 II, 2, 54. I pray his absence p. by swallowing that,
Cymb. Ill, 5, 58.
2) to advance, to go on, to take one's course: and
doth so far p., that what is vile shows like a virtuous
deed, Lucr. 251. might but my bending down reprieve
thee from thy fate, it should p. Meas. Ill, 1, 145. if
thou p. as high as word, my deed shall match thy meed,
All's II, 1, 212. — ed further, cut me off the heads ...,
H4A IV, 3, 85. H6B IV, 4, 35. H8 II, 4, 90. Cor.
I, 1,1. Mcb. I, 7, 31. Cymb. I, 5, 15. Singular pass-
age : hadst thou like us ... — ed the sweet degrees,
Tim. IV, 3, 252 (the sweet degrees not an object go-
verned by — ed, but an accus. denoting the way made).
3) to go forward, to pass, to be done: what in
time — s may token to the future our past deeds, All's
IV, 2, 62. lohere nothing can p. whereof I shall not
have intelligence, R3 III, 2, 23. he will tell you what
hath —ed, Caes.'l, 2, 181.
4) to go on, to continue: Tp. Ill, 2, 59. 94. Gent.
III, 1, 360. Wiv. II, 2, 197. Meas. V, 87. LLL IV,
3, 23. V, 2, 570. Mids. I, 2, 21. 59. V, 260. As III,
2, 252. Shr. IV, 3, 139. Wint. Ill, 2, 109. 142. H8
1, 2, 17. 188. II, 4, 66. Troil. II, 3, 61. Caes. Ill, 3,
21. Hml. II, 2, 487. Cymb. II, 4, 66. V, 5,42. With
in: p. in practice with my younger daughter, Shr. II,
165. if thou p. in this thy insolence, H6A I, 3, 37. V,
4, 162. 0th. IV, 1, 267.
5) to go to work, to act: muse not that I thus sud-
denly p. Gent. I, 3, 64. when you have seen more, p.
accordingly , Ado III, 2, 125. — ed well, to stop all
good — ing, LLL I, 1, 95. 0, some authority how top.
IV, 3, 287. p., p. As III, 3, 72. V, 4, 203. Wint. V,
3, 97. the Venetian law cannot impugn you as you
do p. Merch. IV, 1, 179. All's V, 3, 236. Wint. Ill,
2, 6. R2 IV, 156. H5 I, 2, 9. H6B I, 3, 152. R3 HI,
5, 48. H8 II, 4, 5. 221. V, 1, 108. Cor. I, 2, 3. II,
2, 85. Ill, 1, 314. 333. V, 6, 16. Caes. Ill, 1, 183.
Hml. V, 2, 27. Lr. IV, 7, 19. Ant. Ill, 9, 4. V, 1, 75.
Cymb. II, 4, 55. to p. against = to take measures,
to go to work against: H6B III, 2, 20. Cor. I, 1, 26.
Hml. IV, 7, 6. Lr. I, 2, 89. loith in the same sense:
from thence, hy cold gradation and well-balanced form,
we shall p. with Angela, Meas. IV, 3, 105. top. in =
to set about: which I was much unwilling to p. in,
Gent. II, 1, 112. that I may p. in my speech, Tw. I, 5,
193. With an inf. :^. to procure my fall. Err. I, 1, 1.
orderly p. to swear him, R2I,3,9. that thus you should
p. to put me off, H8 II, 4, 21. With to: we have with
a leavened and prepared choice — ed to you, Meas. I,
), 53 (= chosen you), p. to judgment, Merch. IV, 1,
240. p. thus rashly to the villain's death, R3 III, 5,
43, Cor. Ill, 1, 219. 0th. I, 3, 220. V, 2, 138. Per.
I, 1, 113.
Procecder, one who goes on and makes a pro-
gress: quick — s, Shr. IV, 2, 11.
Proceeding, subst. 1) doing, action, course taken:
his — s teach thee, Ven. 406. like the — s of a drunken
brain, 910. I'll cross Thurio's dull p. Gent. II, 6, 41.
and here an engine fit for my p. Ill, 1, 138. determine
our — s. 111, 2, 97. to these violent — s all my neigh-
bours shall cry aim, Wiv. Ill, 2, 44. the straitness of
his p. Meas. Ill, 2, 270. unprignant and dull to all
—s, IV, 4, 24. Merch. IV, 1, 358. All's II, 4, 50.
Wint. II, 1, 179. John II, 214. Ill, 1, 97. IV, 1, 114.
IV, 2, 133. V, 2, 11. H4A II, 3, 34. IV, 1, 65. H4B
IV, 2, 110. V, 5, 103. H6C IV, 2, 11. R3 III, 5, 66.
IV, 4, 403. H8 1, 2, 108. II, 4, 18. Ill, 2, 26. Troil.
V, 7, 7. Cor. 11, 2, 163. Tit. V, 3, 8. Caes. II, 2, 103.
Hml. V, 1, 322. Lr. I, 4, 233. V, 1, 32. 0th. I, 3,
65. 93. Per. IV, 3, 25.
2) process, course: whaiplain p. is more plain than
this? H6B II, 2, 53. I have an interest in your hate's
p. Rom. Ill, 1, 193.
Process, 1) course, the act of going on and pass-
ing by f of time): in p. of the seasons, Sonn. 104,6.
(time) often at his very loose decides that which long
p. could not arbitrate ,'JAAj V, 2, 763. beguiledthe te-
diousness and p. of my travel, R2 II, 3, 12. ere the
glass finish the p. of his sandy hour, H6A IV, 2, 36.
lest that the p. of thy kindness last longer telling than
thy kindness' date, R3 IV, 4, 253 (the p. of telling thy
kindness), in the course and p. oftkis time, H8 II, 4,38.
2) a series of actions or events: and finds no other
advantage in the p. but only the losing of hope by time,
905
All's I, 1, 18. after this p. to give her the avaunt, H8
11,3, 9.
3) the way and order in -which something goes for-
wai'd or happens: to set the needless p. by, Meas V,
92. teU her the p. of Antonio's end, Merch. IV, 1, 274.
by law and p. of great nature freed, Wint. II, 2, 60.
tell the p. of their death, R3 IV^ 3, 32. witness the p.
of your speech, Troil. IV, 1, 8. Ilml. I, 5, 37. Ill, 3,
29. 0th I, 3, 142.
4) regular proceeding, course of law : proceed by
p. Cor. HI, 1, 314.
5) a mandate : thou mayst not coldly set our sove-
reign p. Hml. IV, 3, 65; where' s Fulvia's p.? Ant. I,
1,28.
ProcesBion, a train marching with ceremonious
solemnity: in p. H5 IV, 8, 118. H6A I, 6, 20. on p.
H6B 11, 1, 68.
Process-server, probably one who carries and
delivers mandates or summons : Wint. IV, 3, 102 (Au-
tolycus' speech).
Proclaim, to declare or announce openly, either
by words or in another way: peace —s olives of end-
less age, Sonn. 107, 8. her hair — ed in her a careless
hand of pride, Compl. 30. the setting of thine eye and
cheek p. a matter from thee, Tp. II, 1, 229. / will p-
myself what I am, Wiv. Ill, 5, 146. as those cheek-
roses p. you are no less (than a virgin) Meas. I, 4, 17.
these black masks p. an enshield beauty, II, 4, 80. /
will p. thee, 151 (tell every body what thou art), out-
ward courtesies would fain p, favours that keep within,
V, 15. the world's large tongue — s you for a man re-
plete with mocks, LLL V, 2, 853. I am not an impostor
that p. myself against the level of mine aim. All's II,
1, 158. this satisfaction the by-gone day — ed, Wint.
I, 2, 32. whom I p. a man of truth, III, 2, 158. the
hottest day prognostication — s, IV, 4, 8 18 . whose daugh-
ter his tears — ed his, V, 1, 160. many other evidences
p. her to be the king's daughter, V, 2, 42. H4A I, 3,
145.156. H5 II, 2, 168. H6A II, 4, 26. 1160 V, 1,
94. H8 I, 1, 138. Troil. V, 4, 18 (the Grecians begin
to p. barbarism, i. e. announce it to be their cause).
Tim. IV, 3, 503 (I do p. one honest man). Hml. I, 3,
72. II, 2, 621. Ill, 4, 85. IV, 5, 117. V, 2, 243. Lr.
III, 6, 56. V, 3, 95. Ant. Ill, 11, 19. Ill, 13, 129.
IV, 14, 126. Cymb. I, 1, 52. Per. I, 4, 15. IV, 6,
83. Intr. = to make one's declaration openly and
publicly: her tender shame will not p. against her
maiden loss, Meas. IV, 4, 27.
Particularly = to make known to the public by
criers or by advertisements: Meas. IV, 4, 9. 17. V,
514. Err. V, 130. LLL 1, 1, 121. 262. 289. 293. Shr.
in, 2, 16 (p. the banns). IV, 2, 85. 87. Wint. Ill, 2,
103. John II, 310. R2 II, 2, 56. II, 3, 30. H4A V,
1, 73. H5 IV, 3, 34. IV, 8, 119. H6A I, 1, 169. V,
4, 117. H6B II, 1, 60. IV, 1, 43. IV, 2, 187. IV, 4,
28. IV, 9, 28. H6C II, 1, 194. U, 2, 71. IV, 7, 64.
63. 69. IV, 8, 53. R3 IV, 4, 517 (Qq given out). V,
5, 16. Troil. II, 1, 26. 133. Tit. I, 275. Caes. Ill, 1,
79. V, 4, 3. Lr. II, 1, 62. II, 3, 1. IV, 6, 230. 0th.
I, 1, 69. II, 2, 9. Ant. Ill, 6, 13. Per. I, 2, 44. IV,
6, 194.
Proclamation, open declaration, manifestation:
invention is ashamed, against the p. of thy passion, to
say thou dost not (love my son) All's I, 3, 180, the
very stream of his life and the business he hath helmed
must upon a warranted need give him a better p. Meas.
III, 2, 152 (i. e. proclaim or manifest him to be a
better man).
Especially = publication, notice given to the pub-
lic: Gent. Ill, 1, 216. 111,2, 12. Meas. I, 2, 81. LLL
I, 1, 286. Meroh. IV, 1, 436. Wint. Ill, 1, 16. n4A
I, 3, 147. H8 I, 3, 17. Troil. II, 1, 22. 25. 34. 100.
Tit. I, 190. Lr. V, 3, 183. Per, IV, 2, 117. to make
p. H6A I, :\ 71- I-IGC1V,7, 70. V,5,9. R3 IV, 4,519.
Procne, see Progne.
Proconsul , ^a Roman officer who was charged
with the government of a province: Cynib. Ill, 7, 8.
Procrastiiiaie, to delay to the morrow: Err. I,
1, 159.
Procreant, generating, begetting young: this
bird hath made his pendent bed and p. cradle, Mcb.
I, 6, 8.
Procreants, two persons engaged in cohabita-
tion: leave p. alone and shut the door, 0th. IV, 2, 28.
Procreation, the act of begetting, generation:
whose p., residence and birth scarce is dividant, Tim.
IV, 3, 4.
Procris (misnamed Procrus in the play of I'yra-
mus and Thisbe) daughter of Erechtheus and wife to
Cephalns Mids. V, 200. 201.
Proculcius, name in Ant. IV, 15, 48. V, 1, 61.
70. V, 2, 12.
Procurator, one who transacts affairs for ano-
ther, a substitute: H6B I, 1, 3.
Procure, 1) to bring about, to effect, to cause:
/ am sorry that such sorrow I p. Meas. V, 479. to p.
my fall. Err. 1, 1, 1. all these could not p. me any scathe,
H6B II, 4, 62. the injuries that they themselves p.
Lr. 11, 4, 306. what cause — s her hither? Rora. Ill, 5,
68 (= causes her to come hither). With an inf. p.
the vicar to stay for me, AViv. IV, 6, 48. one that I'll
p. to come to thee, Rom. II, 2, 145. With a clause:
p. that Lady Margaret do vouchsafe to come, H6A V,
5, 88.
2) to obtain, to contrive to have, to gain, to get:
not to be tempted, would she be immured, and now, to
tempt, all liberty — d, Compl. 252. have — dhis leave
for present parting , All's II, 5, 60. Wint. IV, 4, 634.
R2 IV, 159. H6C II, 1, 180. H8 V, 1, 133. Troil. Ill,
3, 276. Cor. Ill, 3, 9. Cymb. V, 4, 162. With a dat.
and accus.: p. me music ready, Shr. Ind. 1, 50. you
should p. him better assurance, H4B I, 2, 35. Wi\', II,
3, 95, H4A II, 4, 597. Ill, 3, 208. H6A I, 4, 7. 0th.
Ill, 1, 38,
3) to contrive: (my dog) with sighs so deep — s
to weep in howling wise, Pilgr. 276 (some M. Edd.
my sighs . . . p. to weep).
4) to pimp: — s she still? Meas. Ill, 2, 58.
Prodigal,, 1) lavish, profuse.- Ven. 755. Pilgr.
411. Merch. I, 1, 129. II, 6, 15. Wint. IV, 3, 103
(the P. Son; cf. the prodigious son, in Launce's lan-
guage, Gent. II, 3, 4). R2 I, 3, 256. H8 V, 5, 13.
Tim, III, 4, 12. Hml. 1, 3, 36. With of: p. of all dear
grace, LLL II, 9, Adverbially: how p. the soul lends
the tongue vows, Hml. I, 3, 116.
Substantively: the niggard p. that praised her so,
Lucr. 79. a p. Merch. II, 6, 14. Ill, 1, 47. Tw. 1, 3,
25. Troil. V, 1, 37. Tim, IV, 3, 278, the P., the
spendthrift of S. Luke ch. 15 : Wiv. IV, 5, 8. Err. IV,
3, 19. Merch, II, 6, 17. H4A IV, 2, 37, H4B II, 1, 157,
2) ample, abundant : spend his p. wits, LLL V, 2,
64. what p. portion have I spent. As I, 1, 41. with
58*
906
oppression of their p. weight, R2 HI, 4, 31. p. bits,
Tim. II, 2, 174.
Prodigality, excessive liberality, profusion: R3
I, 2, 244.
Prodigally, lavishly, profusely: LLL II, 12.
Prodigious, portentous : nor mark p , such as are
despised in nativity, Mids. V, 419. crooked, swart, p.,
patched with foul moles, John III, 1, 46. if ever he
have child, abortive he it, p. and untimely brought to
light, R3 I, 2,22. when he performs, astronomers fore-
tell it; it is p., there will coine. some change, Troil.
V, ], 100. p. birth of love it is to me, Rom. 1, 5, 142.
yet p. grown and fearful, as these strange eruptions
are, Caes. I, 3, 77. Misapplied by Launce ioT prodi-
gal: Gent, II, 3, 4.
Prodigiously, portentously: pray that their bur-
thens may not fall this day, lest that their hopes p. be
crossed, John III, 1, 91 (viz by monstrous births).
Prodigy, portent, ominous apparition; the people
are amazed at apparitions, signs and — es. Ven. 926.
as if they saw some wondrous monument, some comet
or unusual p. Sbr. HI, 2, 98. call them meteors, — es
and signs, John III, 4, 157. now hath my soul brought
forth her p. R2 II, 2, 64 (her monstrous birth), a p.
of fear and a portent of mischief , H4AV, 1,20. where' s
that valiant crook-back p. 7 H6C I, 4, 75. disturbed
with — es, Tit, I, 101. when these — es do so conjointly
meet, Caes. I, 3, 28. these apparent — es. II, 1, 198.
Proditor, traitor; usurping p., and not protector,
of the king and realm, H6A I, 3, 31.
Produce, 1) to bring forward, to offer to view;
All's IV, 1, G. John I, 46. H6A I, 4,40. Caes. HI, 1,
228 (p. his body to the market-place). Lr. V, 1, 43. V,
3, 230. Especially = to place before a court of
justice; either as a defendant: p. the prisoner, Wint.
HI, 2, 8. — ing forth the cruel ministers of this dead
butcher, Mcb. V, 8, 68. Or as an evidence; to p. so
bad an instrument, All's V, 3, 201. to be — d against
the Moor, 0th. I, 1, 147 (Ff producted). Used of
things, = to exhibit; I must p. my power. All's II, 3,
167. Particularly to exhibit in proof of sth.: LLL
II, 161. Merch. I, 3, 100. Wint. II, 3, 118. John II,
191. Ho I, 2, 37. H8 II, 4, 68. HI, 2, 293. Lr. II, 1,
73. Cymb. V, 5, 363.
2) to bring forth, to bear: Tp. II, 1, 159. Wint.
II, 1, 160. John HI, 4, 54.
Producted, = produced; reading of Ff in 0th.
I, 1, 147; Qq and M. Edd. produced.
Proface, much good may it do you (cf. Prosit
in German): H4B V, 3, 30.
Profanation, the act of violating holy things,
irreverence: Meas. II, 2, 128. Tw. I, 6, 233. Mis-
applied by Elbow in Meas. 11, 1, 66.
Profane, adj. 1) not sacred, not holy; in shape
p. Wiv. IV, 4, 6p. our p. hours, R2 V, 1, 2:,.
2) irreverent: lesl I, too much p., should do it
wrong, Sonn. 89, 11. p. coxcomb, LLL IV, 3,84. that
word grace in an ungracious mouth is but p. R2 H, 3,
89. = gross in language, coarse-tongued ; so old and
so p. H4B V, 5, 54. what p. wretch art thou? 0th. I,
1, 115. a most p. and liberal counsellor, II, 1, 165. p.
fellow, Cymb. II, 3, 129.
Profane, vb. to desecrate, to pollute; absol. : no
hand can gripe our sceptre unless he do p., steal, or
usurp, R2 HI, 3, 81, Transitively: Lucr. 847. Sonn.
127, 8. 142, 6, Gent. IV, 4, 141. LLL IV, 1, 86. R2
1, 3, 59. I, 4, 13. H4A III, 2, 64. H4B II, 4, 391. V,
2, 93. H6A IV, 1, 41. R3 IV, 4, 367. 369. Cor. I, 9,
41. Rom. I, 5, 95. Hml. V, 1, 269. 0th. I, 3, 390.
Profanely, grossly: not to speak it p. Hml, III,
2,34.
Profaneness, irreverence: my great p. 'gainst
thine oracle, Wint, III, 2, 156.
Profaner, polluter, defiler: — s of this neighbour-
stained steel, Rom. 1, 1, 89.
Profess, 1) to declare openly and earnestly, to
assure, to avow: crown what I p. with kind event if 2
speak true, Tp, HI, 1, 69. he — es to have received no
sinister measurf, Meas. Ill, 2, 256. Angela hath to the
public ear — ed the contrary, IV, 2, 103. since you do
p. to be a suitor, Shr. I, 2, 272. let me hear what you
p. Wint. IV, 4, 380. / do p. you speak not like your-
self, H8 H, 4, 84. think us those we p., peace-makers,
friends. III, 1, 167. / p. you have it (your wish) HI,
2, 44. / do p. that for your highness' good I ever la-
boured more than mine own. 190. hear me p. sincerely,
Cor. I, 3, 24. to your — ed bosoms I commit him, Lr.
I, 1, 275 (your declared, avowed sentiments), so much
(duty) / challenge that 1 may p. due to the Moor, 0th.
I, 3, 188. where, I confess, I slept not, but p. had that
was well worth watching, Cymb. H, 4, 67. Refl. = to
declare, to pretend to be: whether dost thou p. thyself,
a knave or a fool? All's IV, 6, 23. whop, myself your
loyal servant, Wint. II, 3, 63. the day almost itself
— es yours, Mcb. V, 7, 27. I p. myself an enemy to
all other joys, Lr. I, 1, 74. such a one do I p. myself,
0th, I, 1, 65. / have —ed me thy friend, I, 3, 342. /
21. myself her adorer, Cymb. I, 4, 73. I now p. myself
the winner of her honour , II, 4, 53. Partic. — ed =
declared, avowed : a — ed tyrant to their sex. Ado I,
1, 170. my friend — erf, Rom. HI, 3, 50. thieves —ed,
Tim. IV, 3, 429.
2) to avow, to acknowledge, to declare adherence
to the dictates (of a person or a duty); I p. requital,
Wiv. IV, 2, 3 (declare it to be my duty), by the saint
whom I p. Meas. IV, 2, 192. Refl. = to own to be:
so ue p. ourselves the slaves of chance, Wint. IV, 4,
550. that Ip. myself in banqueting to all the rout, Caes.
I, 2, 77 (declare to be bound in duty and friendship,
make protestations of friendship to all the rout).
Hence absol.; = to declare friendship: dishonour-
ed by a man which ever — ed to him, Wint I, 2, 456.
3) to set up for, to make it one's business or trade;
she — es a hot-house, Meas, H, 1, 66 (Elbow's speech).
how long have you — ed apprehension? Ado III, 4, 68.
I p. curing it (love) by counsel, As HI, 2, 425. Shr.
IV, 2, 8. All's 11, 1, 105. IV, 3, 282. H4A V, 2, 92.
Troil. Ill, 3, 270. Mcb. IV, 1, 50. Lr. I, 4, 12. Per.
IV, 6, 189. With an inf.; he only — es to persuade,
Tp. H, 1, 236. rather rejoicing to see another merry,
than merry at any thing which — ed to make him rejoice,
Meas. Ill, 2, 250. I do p. to be no less than I seem,
Lr. I, 4, 14.
Profession, 1) that which a person declares to
be or to be able to do ; one that in her sex, her years,
p., wisdom and constancy, hath amazed me, All's II, I,
86. / must not yield to any rites of love, for my p. 's
sacred from above, H6A I, 2, 114. it is the privilege
of mine honours, my oath, and my pj. Lr. V, 3, 130.
2) business, calling, trade: Wiv. II, 3, 42. IV, 2,
184. Meas, IV, 3, 2. Shr. Ind. 2, 22. All's I, 1, 29, I,
3, 260 (cf. Great). Wint. IV, 3, 105. IV, 4, 698. H4A
907
11,1,78. HBA III, 1, 20. H8II, 4, 117. 111,1,157.
Tim, IV, 3, 431. i:ia. Caea. I, 1, 5. Mcb. 11, 3, 21.
Hml. V, 1, 36. Cymb. V, 2, 6. Per. IV, 2, 42 (neither
is our p. any trade.; it's no catling), IV, 6, 7. 78. 144.
Proressor, one who makes declaration of hie
sentiments: tvoe upon ye and all such false — s. H8
III, 1, 115. Particularly one who makes avowal of a
religious belief: this is a creature, would she begin a
sect, might quench the zeal of all — s else, Wint. V, 1,
108. — s of one faith, H6A V, 1, 14.
Proffer, subst. offer: Pilgr. 52. All's II, 1, 150.
H6A V, 1, 41. V, 4, 137. Per. II, 3, 68.
Proffer, vb. 1) to offer, to propose for acceptance:
John II, 258 (our —ed offer). R2 III, 2, 32. H4A
I, 3, 252. IV, 3, 71. H6A IV, 2, 9. V, 1, 19. E3 HI, 7,
196. 202. Cymb. Ill, 5, 49.
2) to offer, to attempt to do sth. : when time shall
serve, be thou not slack top., though she put thee bach,
Pilgr. 334.
Profferer, offerer: Gent. I, 2, 56.
Proficient, one who has made progress: I am
so good a p. in one quarter of an hour, that lean drink
with any tinker in his own language, H4A II, 4, 19.
Profit, subst. 1) any gain or advantage: the p.
of excess is but to surfeit, Lucr. 138. my p. on't is, J
know how to curse, Tp. I, 2, 363. have no more p. of
their shining lights, LLLi, 1,90. snail-slow in p. Metch.
II, 5, 47. the trade and p. of the city consisteth of all
nations. III, 3, 30. if you like upon report the soil, the
p., and this kind of life. As II, 4, 98 (= produce).
Wint. I, 2, 310. IV, 2, 21. R2 III, 4, 38. IV, 225.
H5 II, 1, 117. H6A III, 3, 63. H6B 1, 1, 204. 206.
H8 III, 1, 83^ III, 2, 158. 174. Tim. V, 1, 45. Mcb.
IV, 3, 62. Hml. II, 2, 24. 344. IV, 4, 19. Lr. II, 1,
77. 0th. I, 3, 392. II, 3, 10. Ill, 3, 79 (to do a pecu-
liar p. to your own person); cf. IV, 2, 238. Ant. II, 1,
7. 11,7,82. Cymb. IV, 2, 163. V, 4, 214. Per. IV, 1,
4. 81. IV, 2, 128. 132.
2) proficiency, improvement: doth blunt his natural
edge with — s of the mind, study and fast, Meas. I, 4,
61. report speaks goldenly of his p. (at school) As I,
I, 7. no p. grows where is no pleasure ta'en, Shr. I, 1,
39. I thank you for this p. 0th. Ill, 3, 379 (= this
good lesson) ; cf. to apprehend thus , draws us a p.
from all things we see, Cymb. Ill, 3, 18.
Profit, vb. 1) tr. to be of use lo, to benefit, to
advantage: these offices shall p. thee, Sonn. 77, 14.
Tp. 1,2,313. this nor hurts him nor — s you, Meas. IV, 3,
128. ill blows the wind that — s nobody, H6C II, 5, 55.
2) intr. to be proficient, to make progress, to im-
prove; intellectually or morally: here have I made
thee more p. than other princess can, Tp. I, 2, 172. my
son — 5 nothing in the world at his book, Wiv. IV, 1,
15. correction and instruction must both work, ere this
rude beast will p. Meas. Ill, 2, 34. their daughters p.
very greatly under you, LLL IV, 2, 77. p. you in what
you read^ Shr. IV, 2, 6. by my foes I p. in the know-
ledge of myself, Tvv. V, 21. God give him the ears of
— ing, H4A I, 2, 171. well read and — ed in strange
concealments. III, 1, 166. has not the boy — erf? H4B
II, 2, 90. to p. by = to be instructed by, to learn
from: men their creation mar in — ing by them, Meas.
II, 4, 128 ^men spoil women by that which these learn
from them), if that an eye may p. by a tongue, then
should I know you by description, As IV, 3, 84. 1 p.
not by thy talk, Troil. V, 1, 16.
FrofitaMe, gainful, useful: LI,LV,2, 760. Merch,
I, 3, 167. All's II, 4,36. H5 IV, 1, 294.
Profltably, 1) advantageously: the impediment
most p. removed, 0th. II, 1, 286. 2) in a manner fit
to instruct and improve: would I had a rod in my
mouth, that I might answer thee p. Tim. II, 2, 80.
Profitless, void of gain or advantage: p. usurer,
Sonn. 4, 7. thy counsel, which falls into mine ears as
p. Ado V, 1, 4. wage a danger p. 0th. I, 3, 30.
Profound, 1) deep: in so p. abysm I throw all
care, Sonn. 112, 9. the p. sea, Wint. IV, 4, 501. to
the — est pit, Hral. IV, 5, 132.
2) deep -fetched, coming from the depth of the
soul, hearty: with such a zealous laughter, so p. LLL
V, 2, 116. a sigh sopiteous and p. Hml. II, 1, 94. the,ie
sighs, these p. heaves, IV, 1, 1. Hence = heartfelt,
touching to the core: when such p. respects do pull
you on, John HI, 1, 318. with a respect more tender,
more holy and p. Cor. Ill, 3, 113.
3) intellectually deep, very wise, sage: to see ...
p. Solomon to tune a jig, LLL IV, 3, 168. an opinion
of wisdom, gravity, p. conceit, Merch. I, 1, 92. a magi-
cian most p. in his art, As V, 2, 67. no, my p. heart,
Tw. I, 6, 195. Hence = full of meaning and import:
upon the corner of the moon there hangs u. vaporous
drop p. Mcb. Ill, 5, 24.
4) thorough, complete: which of your hips has the
most p. sciatica? Meas. I, 2, 69. in most p. earnest,
Ado V, 1, 198. p. simplicity, LLL V, 2, 62.
Profoundly, deeply, heartily : why sigh you sop.?
Troil. IV, 2, 83.
Progenitors, 1) parents: if children predecease
p. Lucr. 1756. 2)_ancestors: H5 I, 2, 95. H6A IV, 1,
166. V, 4, 110.
Progeny, 1) offspring: though the mourning brow
of p. forbid the smiling courtesy of love the holy suit,
LLIv V, 2, 764 (i. e. a daughter who has lost her
father), this same p. of evils comes from our debate,
Mids. II, 1, 115.
2) descent: doubting thy birth and lawful p. H6A
111, 3, 61.
■3) race, ancestry: issued from the p. of kings,
I-I6A V, 4, 38. the Hector that was the whip of your
bragged p. Cor. I, 8, 12.
Progne (some M. Edd, Procne) daughter of Pan-
. dion and wife to Tereus, to whom she in revenge
gave his slaughtered son Itys to eat: Tit. V, 2, 196.
Prognosticate, to foretell, to prophesy: Sonn.
14, 13.
Prognostication, 1) the art of knowing the fu-
ture: in the hottest day p. proclaims, Wint. IV, 4, 817
(there are almanacs of the poet's time extant with the
title: An Almanack and Prognostication made for the
year etc.).
2) foretoken, sign: if an oily palm be not a fruit-
ful p. Ant. I, 2, 54.
Progress, subst. 1) agoing forwaj'd, advance,
course: times thievish p. to eternity, Sonn. 77, 8. future
evils . . . new-conceived, and so in p. to be hatched and
born, Meas. II, 2, 97. of that and all the p., more or
less, more leisure shall express. All's V, 3, 331. keep
a peaceful p. to the ocean, John II, 340. before (the
sun) begins his golden p. in the east, H4A III, 1, 222.
the happiest youth, viewing his p. through, H4B 111. 1,
54. in the p. of this business he did require a respite,
H8 II, 4, 175. in all the p. of my life and office, V, 3,
908
33. vo pulse shall keep his native p. Rom. IV, 1, 97.
/ cannot by the p. of the stars give guess how near to
day, Caes. II, 1, 2.
2) a journey made by a sovereign through his
own country: the Icing is now in p. towards Saint Al-
bans, HfiB I, 4, 76. hoio a king may go a p. through
the guts of a beggar, Hml. IV, 3, 33.
Progress, vb. to move, to proceed, to pass: this
honourable dew, that silverly doth p. on thy cheeks,
John V, 2, 46.
Progression, a word not very distinctly used by
Holofernes: a letter ivhich accidentally, or by the way
of p., hath miscarried, LLL IV, 2, 144 (perhaps =
by going from stage to stage, from hand to hand).
Prohibit, used in a wrong sense by Dogberry:
Ado V, 1, 33.5.
Proliibiiion, forbiddance, interdiction: Cymb.
Ill, 4, 79.
Project, subst. 1) a chalking out, a forming in
the mind, an idea: she cannot love, nor take no shape
nor p. of affection, she is so self-endeared. Ado III, 1,
55. flattering himself in p. of a power much smaller
than the smallest of his thoughts, H4B I, 3, 29 (Ff
with p.).
2) a scheme, design: Tp. II, 1, 299. IV, 175. V,
1, Epil. 12. All's I, 1, 243. Wint. IV, 4, 535. Troil.
1,3,385. 11,2,134. Cor. V, 6, 34. Hml. IV, 7, 153.
Project, vb (prdject) to chalk out, to form, to
shape: 1 cannot p. wine own cause so well to make it
clear. Ant. V, 2, 121.
Projection, outline, plan, calculation: which of
a weak and niggardly p. doth like a miser spoil his
coat with scanting n little cloth, H5 II, 4, 46.
Proliiiotis, tiresome and .superfluous: lay by all
nicely and pi. blushes, Meas. II, 4, 162.
Prolixity, tiresome length, tediousness: Merch.
Hi, 1, 13. Rom 1,4,3.
ProloKue, subst. introduction to a discourse or
performance- Tp. II, 1, 253. Wiv. III. 5, 75. LLL V,
2, 30,3. Mids. Ill, 1,18. 24. 35. V, 106. 119. 122. As
V, 3, 13. Epil. 3. H4A I, 2, 23. H6B III, 1, 151. Troil.
Prol 23. Rom. I, 4, 7 (only in Ql). Mcb. I, 3, 128.
Hml. I, 1, 123. Ill, 2, 162. IV, 5, 18. V, 2, 30. 0th.
II, 1,264. 11,3, 134.
Ps'ologue, vb. to introduce, to preface: thus he
his special nothing ever — s. All's II, 1, 95.
Prologuc-liike, like a prologue: H5 Prol. 33.
Prolong, 1) to lengthen, to draw out in time:
Err. I, 1, 120. H6C I, 4, 52. Tim. Ill, 1, 66. Hml. Ill,
3, 96. Cymb. V, 5, 29.
2) to defer, to put off- this wedding - day perhaps
is but — ed, Ado IV, 1, 256. 7 a>n not so well provided
as else I would be, ivere the day — ed, R3 III, 4, 47.
Promethean, given to men by Prometheus: the
true P. fire, LLL IV, 3, 304. 351. 0th. V, 2, 12.
Prometheus, the demigod who stole fire from
heaven: P. tied to Caucasus, Tit. II, 1,17.
Promise, subst. 1) a declaration by which a per-
son binds himself to do .something- Ven. 85. Tp. IV,
41. Wiv. Ill, 5, 43. Mids. V, 174. Merch. II, 7, 6.
III, 2, 207 (if p. last). As IV, 1, 43. IV, 3, 100. H4A
III, 1, 1. H4B 1, 3, 28. H6A I, 6, 6. H6B I, 4, 2. R3
IV, 2, 91. Cymb. 1, 6,202 etc. etc. With /or (= con-
cerning) : the p. for her heavenly picture, Gent. IV, 4,
92. your p. for the earldom, R3 IV, 2, 105. With of
(objectively): Wiv. II, 2, 217. Meas. Ill, 1,275. Ill,
2, 260. All's III, 6, 30. H4B I, 3, 28. H6C II, 1, 134.
Ill, 1, 51 etc. With to: your breach of p. to the Por-
pentine, Err. IV, 1, 49 (= to come to the P.). it is
our part and p. to the Athenians, Tim. V, 1, 123 (=
made to). With an infinitive: Meas. IV, 1, 34. Merch.
III, 2, 208. Cymb. 1, 6, 202. to break p. As IV, 1, 44.
194. IV, 3, 155. Tw. II, 3, 137 (with). Mcb. V, 8,
22. to claim a p: (== to request its fulfilment) Gent. IV,
4, 92. E3 111, 1, 107. to give p. Meas. Ill, 1, 275.
to hold p. H5 II Prol. 29. to keep p. Mids. I, 1, 179.
Merch. II, 3, 20. As I, 2, 255. IV, 1, 200. Tw. V,
106 (ivith). H4A III, 2, 168. Mcb. V, 8, 21. to make
p. Wiv. IV, 6, 34. Meas. IV, 1, 34. Cor. Ill, 3, 86.
Caes. II, 1, 56. Hml. I, 3, 119. to pass one's p. Tit.
I, 469.
2) expectation raised : he hath borne himself beyond
the p. of his age, Ado I, 1, 14. you have exceeded all
p. As I, 2, 256. nothing of that wonderful p. Tw. Ill,
4, 290. a gentleman of the greatest p. Wint. I, 1, 39.
the p. of his greener days, H5 II, 4, 136. make gallant
show and p. of their mettle, Caes. IV, 2, 24,
Promise, vb. 1) to declare to be willing to do or
give something; absol. : knows at what time to p. H4A
IV, 3, 53. top. is most courtly, Tim. V, 1, 29. With
an accus. . p. more speed, Lucr. 1349. to p. aid, 1696.
Sonn. 34, 1. Compl. 70. Tp. 1, 2, 243. Meas V, 219.
Err. IV, 1, 123. IV, 3, 70. H6A I, 2, 82. IV, 3, 10.
Tit. I, 298. Caes. I, 2, 293 (/ am —d forth = I have
accepted an invitation) etc. With a dative: p. you in-
finitely, H4B V, 5, 132. Accus. and dative; a) dat.
with to : she is — d by her friends unto a gentleman,
Gent. Ill, 1, 106. will not p. her to any man, Shr. I, 2,
262. to whom I p. a counterpoise. All's II, 3, 181.
could p. to himself a thought of added honour, Troil.
IV, 5, 144, H5 II Chor. 11. H6C II, 2, 58. b1 without
to: and p. you calm seas, Tp. V, 314. Wiv. Ill, 3, 239.
Meas. Ill, 2, 212. Err. II, 1, 106. IV, 3, 47. 85. Merch.
Ill, 2, 34. All's II, 1, 193. Wint. IV, 4, 239. H4B V,
5, 126. H6C II, 3, 52 etc. The dative subject in the
passive: / was — d them (gloves) Wint. IV, 4, 237.
shalt be what thou art — d, Mcb. I, 5, 17. he is — d
to be loived to fair Marina, Per. V, 2, 10. With an
inf. : thou didst p. to bate me a full year, Tp. I, 2, 249.
Wiv. II, 3, 5. Meas. I, 2, 75. IV, 1, 18. Err. V, 222.
Ado I, 1, 44. V, 4, 13. LLL I, 2,37. Merch. I, 1, 121.
As III, 3, 44. H6B I, 2? 78 etc. With a clause: Meas.
HI, 1, 181. H4B V, 6, 129 etc.
2) to afford reason to hope or to expect; absol.:
where most it (expectation) — s. All's II, 1, 146, we
lay our best love and credence upon thy — ing fortune,
III, 3, 3. a cause more —ing than ..., Wint. IV, 4, 576.
Ant, II, 7, 24. Transitively: my mind — s with my
habit no loss shall touch her, Meas. Ill, 1, 181. thou
meagre lead, which rather threatenest than dost p.
aught, Merch. Ill, 2, 105. those hopes of her good that
her education — s. All's 1, 1, 46. his image, which did
p. most venerable worth, Tw. Ill, 4, 396. his expedition
— s present approach, Tim. V. 2, 3. H6C U, 2, 40.
H8 1, 1, 48. II, 3, 97. V, 1, 168. Ant. Ill, 7, 47. IV,
8, 35 etc,
3) I p. you = let me tell you: not by my consent,
I p. you, Wiv. Ill, 2, 72. / do not like thy look, I p.
thee. Ado IV, 2, 47. I fear it, I p. you, Mids. Ill, 1, 29.
I p. you, your kindred hath made my eyes water ere
now, 199. therefore, I p. ye, I fear you, Merch. Ill, 5,
3. thefirst time that ever I heard .... Or I, I p. thee.
909
As I, 2, 148. Shr. II, 144. 287. Ill, I, 54. H6A IV,
1, 174. Ro I, 4, 65 (V{ methinlcs). II, 3, 2. V, 3, 232.
Tit. II, 3, 196. Rom. Ill, 4, 6. Tim. I, 2, 118. Lr. I,
2, 156.
Promise -breach, violation of promise: Meas.
V, 410.
Promise-breaker, violator of promises: All's
III, 6, 12. Cor. 1, 8, 2.
Promise-crammed, stuffed with promises: Hml.
III, 2, 99.
Promise-keeping, fulfilling one's promise : Meas.
1, 2, 77.
Promontory, a high headland: Tp. V, 46. Mids.
II, 1, 149. H6C III, 2, 135. Tit. II, 2, 22. Hml. II, 2-,
311. Ant. IV, 14, 0.
Promotion, exaltation in rank, preferment: As
II, 3, 60. Wint. I, 2, 357. John II, 492. R3 I, 3, 80.
IV, 4, 314. H8 V, 2, 23. Rom. IV, 5, 71.
Prompt , adj . full of alacrity , brisk and clever :
all replication p. and reason strong, Compl. 122. fair
virtues all, to which the Grecians are most p. and pre-
gnant, Troil. IV, 4, 90. / have observed thee always
for a toivardly p, spirit, Tim. Ill, 1, 37, a natural and
p. alacrity , 0th. I, 3, 233. / am p. to lay my crown
afsjeet. Ant. Ill, 13, 75 (ready without hesitation).
Pronifit, vb. 1) to make willing and ready, to
move, to incite: p. us to have mercy on him, Tw. Ill,
4,152. — ed by your present trouble, Zll. the advan-
tage of the time — s me aloud to call for recompense,
Troil. Ill, 3, 2, my — ed sword falling on Diomed, V,
2, 175 (= eager), ready, when time shall p. them, to
make road upon us, Cor. Ill, 1, 5. love, who first did
p. me to inquire , Rom. II, 2, 80. — ed to my revenge
by heaven and hell, Hml. II, 2, 613. nature — s them
to prince it, Cymb. Ill, 3, 84.
2) to suggest words and thoughts; absol. . the
— ing eyes of beauty's tutors, LLL IV, 3, 322 (= in-
spiring). With an object, denoting a) the thought
suggested : it goes on as my heart — s it, Tp. 1, 2, 420.
b) the person instructed or inspired: ^. me, plain and
holy innocence, Tp. Ill, 1, 82,- desires, alt — ing me
how fair young Hero is. Ado I, 1, 306. my voice shall
sound as you do p. mine ear, H4B V, 2, 119. vouch-
safe tojhose that have not read the story, that I may
p. them, H5 V Chor. 2. my proud heart sues and — s
my tongue to speak, R3 1, 2, 171. we'll p. you. Cor.
HI, 2, 106. some devil p. me, Tit. V, 3, 12. Double
accus , or dat. and ace: nor by the matter which your
heart — s^om, Cor. 111,2,54. top.in=^to instruct about,
to mnke fully acquainted with: / did endure no slight
checks, when I have — ed you in the ebb of your estate
and your great flow of debts, Tim. U, 2, 150.
Prompter, one who suggests the words to be
spoken: Rom. i, i, 8 (only in Ql1. 0th I, 2, 84.
Promptnre, instigation: though he hath fallen by
p. of the blood, Meas. II, 4, 178.
Promulgate (Ql provulgate) to make known, to
publish: 0th. I, 2, 21.
Prone, eagerly ready : that p. lust should stain so
pure a bed, Lucr. 684. unless a man would marry a
gallows and beget young gibbets, I never saw one so p.
Cymb. V, 4, 208. With to: nor tender feeling, to base
touches p. Sonn. 141, 6. 1 am not p. to weeping, Wint.
II, 1, 108. as p. to mischief as able to perform 't, HS
I, 1, 160. Peculiar passage: in her youth there is a p.
and speechless dialect, such as move men, Meab. 1, 2,
188 (Nares: prompt, ready; Malone: significant, ex-
pressive. The words p. and speechless must be con-
sidered as, a hendiadis, = speechlessly prone, prone
ei-en without speaking, speaking fervently and eagerly
without words).
Pronoun, a word used instead of a noun: Wiv.
IV, 1,41. 77.
Pronounce, 1) to speak, to utter solemnly or of-
ficially : and do p. by me : lingering perdition shall at-
tend you, Tp. Ill, 3, 76. that Edward be — d a traitor,
H6C IV, 6, 54. whom the oracle hath doubtfully — d
thy throat shall cut, Tim. IV, 3, 121. the spirits that
know all mortal consequences have — dme thus, Mcb.
V, 3, 5 (cf. H8 I, li 196). that I am to p. Caesar
thine enemy, Cymb. Ill, 1, 63. Especially applied to
the decisions of a judge: we do here p., Marcius is
worthy of death, Cor. Ill, 1, 209. let them p. the steep
Tarpeian death. III, 3, 88. p. his present death, Mcb.
I, 2, 64. whose condemnation is — d, H5 III, 6, 144.
to p. a doom, R2 I, 3, 149. Tit. Ill, 1, 50. pardon,
Merch. IV, 1, 392. H6B IV, 8, 9. a sentence, Meas.
II, 4, 62. LLL I, 1, 302. As I, 3, 87. R3 I, 4, 190.
cf. Rom. II, 3, 79.
2) to deliver, to recite : good sentences and well
— d, Merch. 1, 2, 11. after your way his tale — d shall
bury his reasons with his body. Cor. V, 6, 58. speak
the speech as I — d it to you, Hml. Ill, 2, 2. / am
tame, sir; p. 322.
3) to articulate by the organs of speech : det, when
he should p. debt, LLL V, 1, 23.
4) to declare, to express in words: I hate thee, p.
thee a gross lout, Wint. I, 2, 301. this sessions, to our
great grief we p., even pushes 'gainst our heart. III, 2,
1. — ing that the paleness of this flower bewrayed the
faininess of my master's heart, H6A IV, 1, 106. / do
p. him in that very shape he shall appear in proof, H8
I, 1, 196 (cf. Mcb. V, 3, 5). as 't please yourself p.
their office, II, 4, 115. if thou dost love, p. it faithfully,
Rom. il, 2, 94. / do here p I care not for you,
Cymb. II, 3, 112.
5) to speak out , to give utterance to : sometime
*Tarquin' was — d plain, but through his teeth, Lucr.
1786. my prime request, which I do last p. Tp. I, 2,
426. the thunder — d the name of Prosper , III, 3, 98.
for that name, which till this time my tongue did ne'er
p. John III, 1, 307. is now leased out, I die — ing it,
R2 II, 1, 59. slanders .... the which in every language
I p. H4B Ind. 7. Lord Hastings had — d your part,
1 mean your voice, R3 111, 4, 28. no tongue could ever
p. dishonour of her, H8 II, 3, 4. if what I now p. you
have found true. III, 2, 163. p. but love and dove, Kom.
II, 1, 10. wherefore could not I p. Amen, Mcb. II, 2,
31. p. it (welcome) for me to all our Jriends, III, 4, 7.
the devil could not p. a title more hateful, V, 7, 8. by
— ing of some doubtful phrase, Hjnl. 1, 5, 175. 'gainst
fortune's state would treason have — d, II, 2, 534. not
I ...p. the beggary of his change, Cymb. I, 6, 114.
Proof, subst. 1) trial, experiment, test: mine ap-
petite I never more will grind on newer p. Sonn. 110,
11. if you, in your own p,, have vanquished the resist-
ance of her youth, Ado IV, 1, 46. you have seen cruel
p. of this man's strength. As 1, 2, 184. a terrible oath
.. . gives manhood more approbation than ever p. itself
could have earned him, Tw. Ill, 4, 199. as you are like
to find him in the p. of his valour, 292. we leave that
to the p. H4A II, 2, 72. gentle exercise and p. of arms,
910
V, 2, 55. only this p. I'll of thy valour make, H6A 1,
2, 94. in the reproof of chance lies the true p. of men,
Troil. r, 3, 34. Troilus will stand to the p. I, 2, 142.
set me on the p. Tim. II, 2, IBfi (let me be tried, ex-
amined). I have made strong p. of my constancij, Caes,
II, 1, 299. that might hold, if this should blast in p.
Hml. IV, 7,155. I'llputit in p. Lr.lV,6,189. of whom
his ryes had seen the p. 0th. I, 1, 28. / will make p.
of thine (coat) V, 1, 26. let p. speak, Cynib. Ill, 1, 77.
2) a state of having been tried and having stood
the test: all my pains is sorted to no p. Shr. IV, 3, 43
(= proves to be to no purpose), there's never none
of these demure boys come to any p. H4B I V, 3, 98 (=
has proved to be of any worth). / have chastised the
amorous Trojan and am her knight by p. Troil. V, 5,
5. when false opinion ... in thy just p. repeats and re-
conciles thee, Lr. Ill, 6, 120 (= in thy proving to be
jci.'^t . of. Sonn. 110, 11. Hml. Ill, 1, 115. 0th. I, 1,
28. Particularly applied to defensive arms tried and
found impenetrable: his brawny sides ... are better pj.
than thy spear's point can enter, Ven. 626. be thou
armed J'or some unhappy words. Ay, to the p. Shr. II,
141. add p. unto mine armour with thy prayers, liJ I,
3, 73. his coat is of p. HBB IV, 2, 65 (quibbling), ten
thousand soldiers armed in p. R3 V, 3, 219. in strong
p. of chastity well armed, Rom. 1, 1, 216. put armour
on thine ears . . . whose pi. nor yells of mothers . . . nor
sight of piriests ... shall pierce, Tim. IV, 3, 124. lap-
j>ed in p. Mcb. I, 2, 54. Mars' s armour forged for p.
eterne, Hml. II, 2, .012. leap thou through p. of harness
to my heart. Am. IV, 8, 15. whose naked breast step-
ped before targets of pi. Cymb. V, 5, 5.
3) experience: a) the state of experiencing, of
trying and seeing something : a bliss in p., and proved,
a verij woe, Sonn. 129, 11. [do pronounce him in
that very shape he shall apiprar in p. H8 I, 1, 197. p.
is called impossibility , Troil. V, 5, 29. that love, so
gentle in his view, should be so tyrannous and rough in
p. Rom. I, 1, 176. b) truth or knowledge gathered by
experience: we must curb it (our blood) upon olhi-.rs'
p. Cornpl. 163. this is a,n accident of hourly p. Ado
II, 1, 188. we have ten — s to one that blood hath the
victory, II, 3, 171. I urge this childhood p. iVlerch. 1,
1, 144. 'tis a vulgar p. that very oft we pity enemies,
Tw. Ill, 1, 135. as by p. v>e see the waters .swell before
ft storm, R2 II, 3, 43. 'tis a common j). that lowliness is
young ambition's ladder, Caes. II, 1, 21. what my love
is, p. hath made you know, Hml. Ill, 2, 179. / see in
passages of p., time qualifies the spark and fire of it
(love) IV, 7, 113. the country gives me p. and prece-
dent of Bedlam beggars, Lr. II, 3, 13. who knows hy
history, report, or his own p. Cymb. 1, 6, 70. out of
your p. you .speak. III, 3, 27.
4) a convincing token or argupient: Compl. 153.
Sonn. U7, 10. Gent. 1, 1, 97. Wiv. IV, 2, 106. V, .5,
]2f;. Meas. Ill, 2, 31. IV, 2, 45. 143. Ado II, 2, 27.
V, I, 105. All's V, 3, 121. 199. Tw. I, 5, 67 (make).
71. Wint. Ill, 2, 113. V, 1, 180. V, 2, 36. R2 IV, 70.
n4A I, 2, 37. H6A III, .3, 68. V, 1, A(>. V, 3, 8. H8
I, 1, I.M. II, 1, 16. Troil. V, 2, 113 {a p. of strength
= a strong proof). Caes. V, 1, 49. 0th. I, 3, 106.
III, 3, 191. 196. 324. 360. 386. 430. 441. Cymb. Ill,
4, 24. V, 5, 200.
Used nonsensically byMrsQuickly: H4B 11,4, 127.
Proof, adj. able to resist, impenetrable: I am p.
iigriinst that title, Wint. IV, 4, 872. fight with hearts
more p. than shields. Cor. I, 4, 25. lamp, against
their enmity, Rom. II, 2, 73. it (your heart) is p. and
bulwark against sense, Hml. HI, 4, 38. cf. Ague-proof,
High-proof, Pistol-proof, Plot-proof, Shame-proof.
Prop, subst. a support, a stay: Ven. Dedic. 2.
Merch. II, 2, 70. 72. IV, 1, 375. HeC II, 1, 68. R3
III, 7, 96. Hml. IV, 5, 105.
Prop, vb. to support: H8 I, 1, 69. Cymb. I, 5,
60. I'er. IV, 6, 127.
Propagate, 1) to beget: from whence an issue I
might p. Per. I, 2, 73.
2) to promote, to improve, to increase: my low
and humble name to p. with any branch or image of
thy state. All's II, 1, 200. griefs of mine own lie heavy
in my lireast , which thou wilt p. , to have it prest with
more of thine, Rom. I, 1, 193. all kind of natures, that
labour on the bosom of this sphere to p. their stales,
Tim, I, 1,67.
Propagation, augmentation, increase: this we
came not to, only for pi. of a dower remaining in the
coffer of her friends, from whom we thought it meet to
hide our love till time had made them for us, Meas. I,
2, 154; i. e. to receive a richer dower than she was
likely to have under the existing circumstances, yisi,-
\one pirorogation , J adieon procuration , Grant White
jireservation.
Propend, to incline: J pi. to you in resolution to
keep Helen, Troil. 11,2, 190.
Propension, inclination, bent of mind: your full
consent gave wings to my p. Troil. II, 2, 133.
Proper, 1) peculiar, belonging to a particular
person or state: thyself and thy belongings are not
thine own so p. as to waste thyself ujion thy virtues,
Meas. I, 1,31; cf. what better or — er can we call our
own than the riches oj' our J'riends? Tim. I, 2, 106. it
imports no reason that with such vehemency he should
pursue faults p. to himself, Meas. V, 110. with great
imagination p. to madmen, H4B I, 3, 32. which can-
not in their huge and p. life be here presented, H5 V
Chor. 5. conceptions only p. to myself, Caes. I, 2, 41.
it is as pi. to our age to cast beyond ourselves in our
opinions, Hml. II, 1, 114.
2) (one's) own : men hang and drown their p. selves,
Tp. Ill, 3, 60. like rats that ravin drown their p. bane,
Meas. I, 2, 133. the mere effusion of thy p. loins, III,
1 , 30. in the witness of his p. ear to call him villain,
V, 310. from his p. tongue, 413. All's IV, 3, 29. Tw.
V, 327. Wint. II, 3, 139. V, 2, 109. Troil. II, 2, 89.
Cor. I, 9, 57. Hml. V, 2, 66. 0th. 1, 3, 69. 265. Oyndi.
IV, 2, 97. Combined with own: your own p. wisdom
brings in the champion Honour on my part, All's IV,
2, 49. of the king of England's own p. cost, H6B I, 1,
61. Ill, 1, 116. Caes. V, 3, 96.
3) conformable, adapted, suitable, becoming: to
cover with excuse that which apjiears in p. nakedness,
Ado IV, 1, 177. that the comparison may stand more
p. Merch. Ill, 2, 46. why not the swift foot of time?
had not that been as p.? As III, 2, 325. if damned
commotion so a/ipeared, in his true, native and most p.
shape, H4B IV, 1, 37. this noble isle doth want her p.
limbs, R3 III, 7, 125. provide thee two p. palfreys,
black as jet, Tit. V, 2, 50. p. deformity seems not in
the fiend so horrid as in woman, Lr. IV, 2, 60 (deform-
ity conformable to the character), 'tis p. J obey him,
but not now, 0th. \, 2, iUe,.
4) honc-bt, rcipect.tble (used of women): that ii
911
an advertisement to a p. maid in Florence^ to take heed
, All's IV, 3, 240. what pagan may that be? A p.
gentlewoman, and a kinswoman of my masters , H4B
II, 2, 169.
6) fine, nice, pretty (used of men): as p. a man,
as ever went on four legs, Tp. II, 2, 63. he's a p. man,
Gent. IV, 1, 10. Ado II, 3, 189. V, 1, 174. Mids. I,
2, 88. Meroh. J, 2, 77. As I, 2, 129. Ill, 5, 51. 56.
115. Tw. Ill, 1, 144. John 1, 250. H6A V, 3, 37.
H6B IV, 2, 102. R3 I, 2, 255. Troil. I, 2, 209 (a p.
man of person). Rora. II, 4, 217. Caes. I, 1, 28. 0th.
1, 3, 398. IV, 3, 35. Ant. Ill, 3, 41. Cymb. III. 4, 64
(quite = handsome), o p. squire. Ado I, 3, 54. a p.
stripling, Shr. 1, 2, 144. a p. fellow of my hands, H4B 11,
2, 72 (cf. Sand), the issue being of it so p. Lr. 1, 1, 18.
Applied to things with irony: a p. saying. Ado
IV, 1, 312. a p. Jest, H6B I, 1, 132. a p. title of a
peace, H8 I, 1, 98. Op. stuff, Mcb. Ill, 4, 60.
Proper-false (not hyphened in 0. Edd.) well-
looking and deceitful : Tw. II, 2, 30.
Properly, 1) peculiarly, as belonging to a parti-
cular person: we need no more of your advice; the
matter, the loss, the gain, the ordering on't, is all p.
ours, Wint. II, 1, 170. though I owe my revenge p.,
my remission lies in Volscian breasts. Cor. V, 2, 90.
2) conformably to the matter, suitably: he keeps
me rustically at home, or, to speak more p., stays me
here at home unkepi, As I, 1, 8. or if you will, to speak
more p., I will enforce it easily to my love, John II, 514.
Property, 1) particularity, individuality: p. was
thus appalled, that the self was not the same, Phocn. 37.
2) particular quality : it (the diamond) was beauti-
ful and hard, whereto his invised — es did lend, Compl.
212. of government the — es to unfold, Meas. 1, 1, 3.
whose liquor hath this virtuous p. Mids. HI, 2, 367. the
p. of rain is to wet. As III, 2, 27. if I break time, or
flinch in p. of what I spoke. All's II, 1, 190. the p. by
what it is should go, not by the title, II, 3^ 137. B2 III,
2, 135. H4B IV, 3, 111. Hml. II, 1, 103. 111,2, 270.
V, 1, 75. 0th. I, 1, 173. Ant. I, 1, 58.
3) ownership : here I disclaim all my paternal care,
propinquity and p. of blood, Lr. I, 1, 116.
4) a thing owned, possession: a king, upon whose
p. and most dear life a damned defeat was made, Hml.
II, 2, 597.
5) a thing wanted for a particular purpose, a tool,
implement: 'tis a thing impossible 1 should love thee
but as a p. Wiv. Ill, 4, 10 (as a means to get rid of
my debts), do not talk of him but as a p. Caes. IV, 1,
40. Plnr. — es = stage requisites: get us — es and
tricking for our fairies, Wiv. IV, 4, 78. I will draw a
nil of es, such as our play wants, Mids. I, 2, 108.
Property, vb. 1) to make a property or tool of:
they have here — ed me, keep me in darkness, Tw. IV,
2, 99 (they have done with me as with a thing having
no will of its own). 7 am too high-born to be — ed, to
be a secondary at control, John V, 2, 79. his large
fortune . . . subdues and — es to his love and tendance
all sorts of hearts, Tim. I, 1, 57.
2) partic, or rather adj., — ed, = endowed with
qualities: his voice was — ed as all the tuned spheres.
Ant. V, 2, 83.
Prophecy, subst. prediction, vaticination: Ven.
928. Sonn. 106, 9. Meas. II, 1, 259. Err. IV, 4, 44.
Wint. IV, 4, 662. H4A 111, 1, 150. IV, 4, 18. II4B
III, 1, 69. V, 2, 127. H6A 1, 5, 55. Ill, 1, 195. II6C
IV, 6, 92. V, 6, 86. E3 1, 1, 33. 39. 54. H8 I, 1, 92.
1, 2, 147. II, 1, 23. Troil. IV, 5, 218. Mcb. IV, 3, 157.
Lr. Ill, 2, 80. 95.
Prophcsier, prophet; All's IV, 3, 115.
Prophesy, vb. to foretell future events, to pre-
dict; tr. and intr.: Ven. 671. 1135. Tp. V, 217.
Wint IV, 1, 26. John IV, 2, 186. B2 IV, 136. lUA
V, 4, 83. H4B III, 1, 82. IV, 5, 237. H6A 11, 4, 124.
V, 1, 31. H6B I, 1, 146. II, 2, 76. Ill, 2, 283. 116C
V, 6, 37. R3 i, 3, 186. Ill, 4, 106. IV, 2, 99. IV, 4, 79.
V, 3, 129. Caes. Ill, 1, 259. Mcb. II, 3, 62. Hml. II,
2, 405. V, 2, 366. Lr. V, 3, 175. Ant. II, 6, 125. IV,
14, 120.
Prophet, one who foretells future events ; Meas.
II, 2, 94. Merch. I, 3, 35 (your p. the Nazarite). All's
I, 3, 62. John IV, 2, 147. V, 1, 25. R2 II, 1, 31. 104.
II, 4, 11. H6A I, 2, 150. Ill, 2, 32 (a p. to the fall of
all our foes). H6B I, 3, 60. H6C V, 6, 57. R3 U, 2,
152. IV, 2, 103. Troil. 1, 2, 10. Ill, 2, 190. V, 3, 65.
Lr. V, 3, 71.
Prophetess, a female prophet: H6A 1, 4, 102.
I, 6, 8. R3 I, 3, 301. V, 1, -21.
Prophetic, foretelling future events, divinatory:
Sonn. 107, 1. John III, 4, 126. Troil. II, 2, 102. Mcb.
1, 3, 78. Hml. I, 5, 40. 0th. Ill, 4, 72 (in her p. fury).
Prophetically, with a divining soul: H4A 111,
2, 38. Troil. Ill, 3, 248.
Prophet-like, like a prophet: Mcb. Ill, 1, 59.
Propinquity, nearness of blood, kindred: p. and
property of blood, Lr. I, 1, 116.
Propontic, the Sea of Marmora: 0th. Ill, 3, 456.
Proportion, subst. 1) comparative relation: the
realms of England, France and Ireland bear that p.
to my flesh and blood as did the fatal brand unto
the prince s heart of Calydon, H6B I, 1, 233. and part
in just p. our small strength, R3 V, 3, 26. your enemies
are many and not small; their practices must bear the
same p. H8 V, 1, 130. would thou hadst less deserved,
that the p. both of thanks and payment might have been
mine, Mcb. 1, 4, 19 (= that it had been in my power
to reward thee in proportion).
2) due relation, symmetry, order: you would have
married her most shamefully, where there was no p.
held in love, Wiv. V, 5, 235. why should we in the com-
pass of a pjale keep form and law and due p. R2 III,
4, 41. when lime is broke and no p. kept, V, 5, 43. but
thou, 'gainst all p., didst bring in wonder to wait on
treason and on murder, H5 11, 2, 109. ivhom to disobey
were against all p. of subjection, IV, 1, 153. the pla-
nets and this centre observe degree, priority and place,
insisture, course, p., season,form, Troil. 1,3, 87. keeps
time, distance and p. Rom. II, 4, 22.
3) measure : a second Hector for his grim aspect
and large p. of his strong-knit limbs, H6A II, 3, 21.
what you see is but the smallest part and least p. of
humanity, 53. dost thou not usurp the just p. of my sor-
row? R3 IV, 4, 110. will you with counters sum the
past p. of his infinite'^ Troil. II, 2, 29 (the greatness
beyond measure). Even = metre, cadence : what? in
metre? In any p. or in any language, Meas. 1, 2, 23;
cf. R2 V, 5, 43.
4) form, shape: there must be needs a like p. of
lineaments, of manners and of spirit, Merch. Ill, 4, 14.
extended or contracted all — s to a most hideous object.
All's V, 3, 51. T thought King Henry had resembled
thee in courage, courtship and p. H6B I, 3, 57. / that
912
am curtailed of this fair p. R3 I, 1, 18. well mayst
thou know her by thine own p., for up and down she
doth resemble thee. Tit. V, 2, 106.
5) number of troops: whose power was in the first
p. H4A IV, 4, 15. the just p. that we gave them out,
H4B IV, 1, 23. lay doftm our — s to defend against
the Scot, H5 I, 2, 137. let our — s for these wars be
soon collected, 304. so the — s of defence are filled,
II, 4, 45. the levies, the lists and full — s are all made
out of his subject, Hml. I, 2, 32.
6) portion, allotment, fortune: I have received my
p. Gent. 11, 3, 3. her promised — s came short of com-
position, Meas. V, 2iy. three or four thousand chequins
were as pretty a p. to live quietly. Per. IV, 2, 29.
Proportion, vb. to be adjusted, to correspond
to: which (ransom) must p. the losses we have borne,
H5 HI, 6, 134. — ed, partic. or adj., = 1) adjusted,
made equal: our size of sorrow, — ed to our cause,
must be as great as that which makes it. Ant. IV, 15,
5. 2) regular, orderly: make war against — ed course
of time, Lucr. m. 3 formed , shaped : — ed as one's
thought would wish a man, Rom. Ill, 5, 184. cf. Dis-
proporiioned, Unproportioned, Well-proportioned.
Proi>oriionable, having a due comparative re-
lation, corresponding, equal: for us to levy power p.
to the enemy is all unpossible, K2 II, 3, 125.
Propose, subst. conversation: to listen our p. Ado
III, 1, 12 (Pi purpose).
Propose, vb. 1) to uffer for consideration or ac-
ceptance: the wager u-hich we loillp. Shr. V, 2, 69.
which his majesty did first p. All's IV, 5, 78. the king
hath granted every article according to their firm
— d natures, H5 \, 2, 362. you would not hear me at
many leisures I — d, Tim. II, 2, 137. that portion which
yourself — d, Lr. I, 1, 245. many — d matrhes, 0th.
Ill, 3, 229.
2) to place before, to point out as a goal to be
reached, to promise as a reward to be obtained: when
great treasure is the meed — d, Lucr. 132. a joy — d,
Sonn. 129, 12. so yior advantage) is running away,
when fear — s the safety. All's 1, 1, 216. the gain —d,
H4B I, 1, 183. now thy beauty is ■ — d my fee, R3 I, 2,
170. the lily-beds —dfor the deserver, Troil. Ill, 2, 14.
ere we could arrive the point — d, Caes. I, 2, 1 10. what
to ourselves in passion we p., the passion ending, doth
the purpose lose, Hml. Ill, 2, 204.
2) to call before the eye of the mind, to image:
be now the father and p. a son, H4B V, 2, 92. I p. not
merely to myself the pleasures such a beauty brings with
it, Troil. II, 2, 146. Hence = to look forward to, to
be ready to meet: a thousand deaths would I p. to
achieve her. Tit. II, 1, 80.
4) to speak; my cousin Beatrice — ing with the
prince and Claudia, Ado III, 1, 3. ivhilst 1 p. the self-
same words to thee luhich thou wouldst have me answer
to, H6C V, 5, 20. p. the oath, my lord, Hml. 1, 5, 152.
wherein the toged consuls can p. as masterly as he, 0th.
I, 1, 25.
Proposer, speaker, orator: and by what more
dear a better p. could charge you withal, Hml. II, 2, 297.
Proposition, 1) reward or success offered to
sight; promise: the ample p. that hope m.akes in all
designs begun on earth below fails in the promised
largeness, Troil. I, 3, 3.
2) a quection asked: it is as easy to count atomies
as to resolve the — 5 of a lover. As HI, 2, 246.
Proponnd, to propose, to ask: such questions as
by your grace shall be — ed him, H6B 1, 2, 81.
Propriety, individuality, proper and particular
state : it is the baseness of thy fear that makes thee
strangle thy p. Tw. V, 150 1= makes thee disavow
thyself), it frights the isle from her p. 0th. 11, 3, 176
(i. e. out of herself).
Propngnation, means of combat, defence: what
p. is in one mans valour, to stand the push and enmity
of those this quarrel would excited Troil. II, 2, 136.
Prorogue, 1) to delay: death — d, Rom. II, 2, 78.
nothing may p. it, IV, 1, 48.
2) to draw out, to linger out, to keep in a languish-
ing state; that sleep and feeding may p. his honour
even till a Lethe' d dullness. Ant. II, 1, 26. nor taken
sustenance but to p. his grief, Per. V, 1, 26.
Proscription, the act of dooming to death with-
out legal proceeding: Caes. IV, i, 17. IV, 3, 173.
178. 180.
Prose, language unconfined to poetical measure:
LLL IV, 3, 57. Tw. II, 5, 154.
Prosecute, 1) to pursue with a view to reach or
accomplish: why should not I then p. my right? Mids.
I, 1, 105. that we will p. mortal revenge upon these
traitorous Goths, Tit. IV, 1, 92.
2) to pursue by law : what they loill inform 'gainst
any of us all, that ivill the king severely p. 'gainst us,
our lives etc. R2 11, 1, 244. rather comfort his dis-
tressed plight than p. the meanest or the best for these
contempts. Tit, IV, 4, 33.
Prosecution, pursuit: when 1 should see behind
me the inevitable p. of disgrace and horror, Ant. IV,
14, 65.
Proselyte, a convert: Wint. V, 1, 108.
Proserpina, the daughter of Ceres and wife of
Pluto: Wint. IV, 4, 116. Troil. II, 1, 37.
Prospect, subst. aspect, view: shall come ... into
the eye and p. of his soul, Ado IV, 1, 231. nothing that
can be can come between me and th6full p. of my hopes,
Tw. Ill, 4, 90. these flags of France, that are advan-
ced here before the eye and p. of your town, John II,
208. their chief est p. murdering basilisks, H6B III, 2,
324. to be king stands not within the p. of belief, Mcb.
I, 3, 74. it were a tedious difficulty, to bring them to
that p. 0th. Ill, 3, 398.
Prosper, abbreviation of Prospero : Tp. II, 2, 2.
83. 111,3,99.
Prosper, vb. 1) tr. to render successful, to make
happy: Wiv. Ill, 1, 30. V, 2, 14. Mids. I, 1, 172.
H4B III, 2, 313. H6A I, 1, 53. IV, 2, 56. Lr. Ill, 7,
92. IV, 6, 30.
2) intr. to succeed, to thrive, to be fortunate: Tp.
II, 1, 72. Wiv. IV, 5, 103. Merch. Ill, 2, 189. Tw. 1,
4, 38. Wint. IV, 3, 126. IV, 4, 70. R2 V, 3, 84. H6A
V, 5, 106. H6C II, 5, 18. R3 II, 1, 16. IV, 4, 397. H8
1, 2, 169. Lr. i, 1, 285. I, 2, 21. Per. IV, 2, 13.
Prosperity, good fortune, success: Meas. I, 4,
15. LLL V, 2, 871 (a jest's p.). Mids. II, 1, 73.. IV,
I, 95 (Q2 Vi posterity). Wint. IV, 4, 584. John 111, 4,
28. V, 2, 61. R2IV, 280. R3 1V, 4, 1. Cor. I, 5, 24.
II, 1, 188. V, 2, 75. Tim. IV, 3, 77 (when I had p.).
V, 1,36. 0th. II, 1, 288. Plur. —es: plenty's cup and
her — es. Per. I, 4, 53.
Misapplied by Costard in LLL I, 1, 316.
Prospero, name in Tp. 1, ■_', 20. 72. 11,1,271.
326. Ill, 2, 155. HI, 3, 70. V, 107. 119. 134. 169. 211.
913
Prosperous, 1) successful, fortunate; of persons:
Tp. IV, 104. Wint. II, 3, 189. R2 I, 3, 78. H6A I, 1,
32. Rom. IV, 1, 122. V, 3, 42. Mcb. I, 3, 73. Per.
I, 1, 59 (of all say'd yet may'st thou prove p.). V, 1,
80. Of things: Meas. I, 2, 189. Ill, 1, 271. Ill, 2, 263.
Err. I, I, 41. All's III, 3, 7. H4A III, 1, 2. 115 V, 2,
402. H6AI1, 5, 114. R3 V, 5, 34. H8 V, 5, 2. Cor.
II, 1, 114. Mcb. Ill, 1, 22. Ant. IV, 6, 6. Per.V, 1,72.
2) favourable; a p. south-wind, Wlnt. V, 1, 161.
I leave you to th^ protection of the p. gods, Tim. V, 1,
186. to my unfolding lend your p.- ear, 0th. I, 3, 245
^Qq a gracious ear).
Prosperously, snccessfuUy: Cor. V, 6, 76. Hml.
II, 2, 214 (cf. prosperity in LLL V, 2, 871).
Prostitute, vb. to abandon, to expose, to give
up: to p. our past-cure malady to empirics, All's II, 1,
124. p. me to the basest groom. Per. IV, 6, 201.
Prostrate, adj. lying at one's length; mother
Jourdain, be you p. and grovel on the earth, H6B I, 4,
13. = in a posture of extreme humility: this p. and
exterior bending, H4B IV, 5, 149. look gracious on thy
p. thrall, H6A I, 2, 117. being p. Caes. Ill, 1, 125.
I will fall p. at his feet, Err. V, 114. Bom. IV, 2, 20.
Protect, 1) to guard, to defend, to shield: Tw.
II, 4, 75. H6A I, 3, 9. H6B I, 3, 5. 40. II, 1, 54. H8
III, 2, 276. V, 1, 142. V, 4, 11. Lr. I, 4, 227. Cymb.
1, 1, 128. IV, 2, 126. Per. I, 4, 97. With from: R3
IV, 1, 20. Per. II, 1, 135.
2) to guard, to superintend, to tend: must you p.
my lady here? H6B II, 4, 79. despite the bearward that
— s the bear, V, 1, 210.
3) to be protector, to be regent for: why should
he then p. our sovereign, H6B I, 1, 166. why a king
of years should be to be — ed like a child, 11, 3, 29.
the king had virtuous uncles top. his grace, E3 II, 3, 21.
Protection, defence, shelter from evil: Merch.
V, 235. Tw. I, 2, 38. Wint. II, 3, 178. John II, 236.
HfiB III, 2, 180 (had him in p.). H6C II, 2, 28. H8
HI, 1, 93. Ill, 2, 344. Tim. V, 1, 186. Lr. Ill, 6, 99.
Cymb. I, 1, 41 (he takes the babe to his p.). I, 6, 193
(to lake them in p.). II, 2, 8.
Protector, 1) one who favours and defends:
whom we have left — s of the king, H6C I, 2, 57. thou
p. of this damned strumpet, K3 III, 4, 76. under the
covering of a careful night, who seemed my good p.
Per. I, 2, 82.
2 a regent: H6A I, 1, 37. I, 3, 8. 12. 32. 66, III,
1,45. 60. 112. IV, 1, 48. V, 1, 48. V, 5, 23. H6B
1,1,39. 147. 164, 177. 1,2,44.56. 1,3,2.14.15.
41. 71. 79. 122. 123. I, 4, 79. II, 1, 10. 54. II, 3, 24.
111,1,250. IV, 2, 167. H6CI, 1,240. 1,2,57. IV, 6,
37. 41. R3I, 3, 14. Ill, 1, 141 etc.
Protectorship , the office of a protector or re-
gent: H6B II, 1, 30 (0. Edd. an't like your lordly
lord's pt., M. Edd, lordly lord-protectorship). HI, 1,
60. 121.
Protectress, a female guardian or keeper: she
is p. of her honour too, 0th. IV, 1, 14.
Protest, subst. (protest) asseveration: leave 'in
sooth' and such p. of pepper-gingerbread, H4A HI, 1,
260. full of p., of oath and big compare, Troil. Ill,
2, 182.
Protest, vb. 1) to declare with solemnity, to as-
severate; absol.: after we had embraced, kissed and
— ed, Wiv. HI, 5, 75 (i. e. declared our love), none is.
left to p. Ado IV, 1, 289.. With against {—- to contra-
dict solemnly): but then you'll think — which I p.
against — I am assisted by wicked powers, Wint. V,
3, 90. With an accus. denoting the thing averred:
do me right, or I'll p. your cowardice. Ado V, 1, 149.
that, on mine honour, here I do p. Tit. 1, 477. the lady
— « too much, Hml. Ill, 2, 240. said nothing hut what
I p. intendment of doing, 0th. IV, 2, 206. Double
sicans.: p. me the baby of a girl, Mcb. HI, 4, 105 (=
to be the b,). Accus. denoting the effect: —ing oath
on oath, Shr. H, 311. The person with to: I p. to you,
Wiv. II, 2, 201. IV, 2, 33. Rom. H, 4, 183. Per. IV, 6,
95. Dat. and accus.: when I p. true loyalty to her,
Gent. IV, 2, 7. With an inf. : whom I p. to love. All's
IV, 2, 28. Oftenest with a subordinate clause: the
which (her heart) by Cupid's bow she doth p. he car-
ries thence, Ven. 581. I do p. that I have wept, Gent.
IV, 4, 149. Wiv. II, 1, 75. 222. Meas. V, 344. Err.
III, 1, 112. V, 2. Ado IV, 1, 282. 286. LLL 1, 1, 176.
il, 158. V, 2, 352. 410. 531. Merch. IV, 1, 290. As
IV, 1,110. IV, 3, 21. All's II, 3, 73. IV,3, 246. Tw.
1, 5, 94. Ill, 4, 330. V, 173. John II, 501. R2 II, 3,
11. V, 6, 45. H4A V, 1, 25. H6A IV, 2, 19. H6C HI,
3, 181. R3 I, 1, 52. II, 1, 26. HI, 2, 81. Troil. H, 2,
138. Rom. HI, 1, 71. Tim. HI, 2, 86. Caes. Ill, 1, 238.
Lr. V, 3, 130. 0th. II, 3, 333. 111,1,50. IV, 2, 211.
Per. II, 5, 27.
2) to promise solemnly, to vow : on Diana's altars,
to p. for aye austerity and single life , Mids. I, 1, 89.
do villany, do, since you p. to do't, like workmen, Tim.
IV, 3, 437. cf. LLL V, 2, 410. Peculiar passage : many
unrough youths that even now p. their first of manhood,
Mcb. V, 2, 11 (vow to try. According to Johnson, it
means here to prove, to give evidence of).
Not understood by the nurse in Rom. II, 4, 189.
Protestation, 1) a solemn declaration; here is
a coil with p. Gent. I, 2, 99. (letters) stuffed with — s,
IV, 4, 133. but to your p.; let me hear what you pro-
fess, Wint. IV, 4, 379. / have no cunning in p. H5 V,
2, 150.
2) a solemn promise, a vow: each present lord
began to promise aid; but she . . . the p. stops, Lucr.
1700. and to his p. urged the rest, who, wondering at
him, did his words allow, 1844. / can but say their
p. over, LLL I, 1, 33. upon his many — s to marry me
...he won me, All's V, 3, 139. be thou true, say I, to
fashion in my sequent p. Troil. IV, 4, 68.
Protester, one who utters a solemn'declaration ;
to stale ivith ordinary oaths my love to every new p.
Caes. I, 2, 74.
Pretestings, solemn declarations, vows : Pilgr.95.
Proteus (dissyll. and trisyll. indiscriminately),
1" a marine god who had the faculty of assuming
whatever shape he pleased: H6C HI, 2, 192.
2; (0. Edd. Protheus) name of the inconstant
lover in Gent. 1, 1, 1. 12. 56. 70. 1, 2, 14. 20. 38. 97.
113. 117. 124. I, 3, 3. 12. 43. 88 etc. etc.
Protract, 1) to draw out, to prolong: Ac shrives
this woman to her smock; else ne'er could he so long p.
his speech, H6A I, 2, 120.
2) to delay: let us bury him and not p. with admi-
ration what is now due debt, Cymb. IV, 2, 232.
Protraclive, dilatory: the p. trials of great Jove
to find persistive constancy in men, Troil. I, 3, 20.
Proud, adj. 1) gorgeous: which the conceited
painter drew so p. as heaven, it seemed, to kiss the
turrets bowed, Lucr, 1371, thy youth's p. livery, Sonn,
914
2, 3. from their p. lap pluck them where they grew,
9S, S. rich scarf to my p. earth, Tp. IV, S2. why should
p. summer boast, LLL I, 1, 102. the p. day is all too
wanton and too full of ffawds, John III. 3, 34. report
of fashions in p. Italy, R2 II, 1, 21. set not thy stceet
heart on p. array, Lr. HI, 4, 85. Adverbially: his crest
that — er than blue Iris bends, Troil. I, 3, 380.
2) lofty ; full of vigour, mettle or beauty : rein his
p. head to the saddle-bow, Ven. 14. a breeding jentiet,
lusty, young andp. 260. nothing else with his p. sight
agrees, 288. a p. rider on so p. a baeh. 300. the blunt
boar, rough bear, or lion p. SS4. clapping their p. tails
to the groundhelow, 923. this p. issue of a king, Lucr.
37. the flesh being p., desire doth fight with Qrace. 712.
to ruinate p. buildings, 944. a complement of p. com-
pare, Sonn. 21, 5. p. titles, 25, 2. the p. full sail of
his verse, 86, 1. the — est of them shall well hear of
it. Ado IV. 1, 194. have every pelting river made so p.
jSIids. II, 1, 91. I'll bring mine action on the — est he,
Shr. Ill, 2, 236. our purses shall be p-, our garments
poor, IV, 3, 173. our party may well meet a — er foe,
John V, 1, 79. with p. desire of bold-faced victory,
H6A iV, 6, 11. it would amaze the — tst of you all,
IV, 7, 84. at such p. rate, HS III, 2, 127. will rouse
the — est panther in the chase. Tit. II, 2. 21 etc. etc.
3) full of self-esteem, elated, haughty: Sonn. 75,
5. 80.6. Wiv. U, 2, 77. Meas. 11, 2, 117. Ado III. 1,
10. H6A 1, 2, 13S ; ef. H6C II, 1, 168 and II, 2, 84.
H6A IV, 3, 24. H6B I, 3, 143. Ant. 111. 13, 142. Cynib.
Ill, 3, 9 etc. etc. With of: Lucr. 437. Sonn, 67, 12.
78, 9. Compl. 108. Gent. II, 4, 161. Err. I, 1, 59.
LLL 11, 35. Mereh. HI, 4. 8, Alls I, 2, 44. H5 III, 3,
4. IV Chor. 17. II6B IV, 10, 77. Troil. Ill, 3, 248.
Eom. Ill, 5, 148. Tit. I, 254. Cymb. II, 4, 135, p. of
this pride, Sonn. 151, 10 (proud of being so full of
mettle? or simply = so proud?). AVith on: mine that
I tros p. on, Ado IV, 1, 139. With with, = a) hy: 2^-
with his form , LLL II, 237. 0 death, made p. n-i'h
pure and princely beauty, John IV. 3, 35. to make the
base earth p. ivith kissing it, E2 III, 3. 191. V, 5, 86.
b) to, against: an a' be p. with me, Troil. II, 0. 215.
Followed bv an inf. : ^. to see him woo her. Yen. 309.
LLL II, 17". V, 2, 66. As I, 2, 245. Troil. Ill, 3, 37.
Cor. 1, 1, 240. 11, 1, 247. Ant. IV, 15, 88. By a clause:
so p. that Bolingbroke was on his back, R2 V, 5, 84.
Eom. Ill, 5, 147. Tim. II, 2, 199.
4) selfish, cold, unkind: 0, be no) p. Ven. 113.
thy p. heart's slave, Sonn. 141, 12. p., disobedient,
stubborn, Gent. Ill, 1, 69. she is p. Out with that too;
it ivas Eve's legacy and cannot be ta'enf-om her, 341.
/ must not seem p. Ado II, 3, 237. never framed a wo-
man's heart of — er stu^. III, 1, 50. p. Tit<inia. Mids.
11, 1, 60. peevish, p., idle, made of self-love. All's I,
1, 156; cf. As III, 2, 431. is she not p.? Eom. Ill,
5, 144.
Proud, a verb of Capulet's making, = to speak
of being proud: thank me no thankings, nor p. me no
prouds, Rom. Ill, 5, 153 (don't speak of being
thankful or proud).
Proud-hearted, haughty: H6C V, 1, 98.
Proudly, 1) in a showy manner, gaudily: bearing
their birthrights p. on their backs, John II, 70.
2) with full force: the tide of blood in me hath p.
flowed in vanity till now, H4B V, 2, 130.
3) in a lofty or a hauglitv manner: Sonn. 131, 2.
Ado II, 3, 234. E2 V, 5, 83. H5 IV, 3, 108. H6A I, 2,
62. IV, 7. 43. R3 IV, 3, 42. Troil. IV, 5, 74. V, 10, 24.
Comp. — er: he bears himself more — er, Cor. IV, 7, 8.
Proud-minded, arrogant, obstinate: Shr.11,132.
Proud -pied, gorgeously variegated: p. April
dressed in all his trim, Sonn. 98, 2.
Proud-swelling (not hyphened in O.Edd.) lofty,
majestical: the unowed interest of p. state, John IV,
3, 147.
Proband, provender, food: Cor. U, 1, 267.
Prove, 1) trans, a) to try, to bring to the test:
to tie the rider she begins top. Ven. 40. she hath as-
sayed as much as may be — d, 608. not show my head
lohere thou mayst p. me, Sonn. 26, 14. to p. the con-
stancy and virtue of your love, 117, 13. how Falstaff
. . . his dove will p. Wiv. 1, 3, 107. shall we go p. what's
to be done? Ado 1, 3, 75. top. whose blood is reddest,
Mereh. II. 1, 7. which if you seek to p., I dare not
stand by, Wint. I, 2, 443. I mean to p. this lady's cour-
tesy, H6A II, 2, 58. p. me, my gracious sovereign, R3
IV. 2, 69. we p. this very hour. Cor. I, 6, 62. to p. more
tot-tunes thou'rt tired, IV, 5. 99. I'll p. him, speed how
it will. V, 1, 60. 'tis a question left us yet to p., whether
love lead fortune, or else fortune love, Hml. Ill, 2, 212.
/'// see before I doubt; when I doubt, p. 0th. Ill, 3,
190. which first she'll p. on cats and dogs, Cymb. I,
5. 38. Partic. — d = approved, tried: prescriptions
of rare and — d effects. All's I, 3. 228. by nature — d
an enemy to the flock, H6B III, 1, 258. cf. Hml. Ill,
1, 47.
b) to make for trial or by trying : thou art a mur-
derer. Do not p. me so. John IV, 3, 90. my brain I'll
p. thh female to my soul, R2 V, 5, 6. Troilus will stand
to the proof, if you'll p. it so, Troil. I, 2. 143.
c) to find by trying, to ascertain, to find: when
they in thee the like offences p. Lucr. 613. you in me
can nothing worthy p. Sonn. 72. 4. a seething bath,
which yet men p. against strange maladies a sovereign
cure, 153, 7. / am an ass, indeed; you may p. it by
my long ears. Err. IV, 4. 39. to p. my saying true, John
11171,28. that e'er I -d thee false, H6B III, 1. 205.
if I do p. her haggard, 0th. Ill, 3, 260, as you shall
p. us, praise us, V, 1, 66.
d) to experience, to taste, to see, to feel: all is
imaginary she doth p. Ven. 597. a bliss in proof, and
— d, a very woe, Sonn. 129, 11. in things q/ great re-
ceipt ivith ease ice p. among a number one is reckoned
none, 136, 7. this by that I p., love's fire heats water,
water cools not love. 154, 13. we will all the pleasures
p. Pilgr. 354. 'tis too much — d, that with devotion's
visage we do sugar o'er the devil himself, Hml. Ill, 1,
47. you have seen and — d a fairer former fortune
than that ivhich is to approach. Ant. I, 2, 33. p. you
that or p. that = if you hear that, if: p. that ever I
lose more blood toith love than I will get again with
drinking, pick out mine eyes. Ado I, 1,252. p. you
thai any man with me conversed . . . refuse me, hate me,
IV, 1, 183. p. that ever I dress myself handsome till
thy return. H4B II, 4, 302. p. that I cannot, take me
home again, Per. IV, 6. 200,
e to evince, to show: to p. by wit worth in sim-
plicity, LLL V, 2, 78. doth not the crown of England
p. the king? John II, 273. With a double accus.,
= to show to be : — ing his beauty by succession thine,
Sonn. 2, 12. andp. thee virtuous, 88,4. —dthee my
best of love. 110, 8. this — s me still a sheep, Gent.
I, 1. 82. rather —d the !,liding of your brother a merri-
915
meni, Meas. 11,4, 115. IV, 2, 40. LLL I, 2, 59. IV,
3,274. Mids. Iir, 2, 127. 253. Tw. I, 5, 64. John
IV, 3,55. H6CII1,3, 71. R3 1,3, 146 etc. Reflexively:
mercif to thee would p. itself a bawd, Meas. HI, 1, 150.
true she is, as she hath — d herself, Merch. II, 6, 55. in
first seeing he had — d himself a man. Cor. 1, 3, 18.
f) to evince or establish as a truth , to demon-
strate: — ing their right, Lucr. 67. /'// p. it, Gent. I,
1, 86. Ill, 1, 369. Meas. II, 1, 88. Ill, 2, 30. LLL II,
159. Ill, 39. Mids. HI, 2, 255. Shr. I, 2, 177. 178. Tw.
III, 1, 29. John I, 68. H6B I, 3, 159. H6C I, 1, 131.
Tim. Ill, 5, 23 etc. With against: I'll p. mine honour
against thee presently, Err. V, 30. if it be — d against
an alien that he seek the life of any citizen, Merch. IV,
1, 349. With on, in the same sense: if this be error
and upon me — d, Sonn. 116, 13. as shall be — d upon
thee by good witness. Ado IV, 2, 82. I'll p. it on his
body, V, 1, 74. Shr. IV. 3, 148. R2 I, 3, 37. IV, 47.
H6AII, 4, 98. Cor. HI, 3, 47. Lr. IV, 6, 91. V, 3, 93.
With a double accus. : be sure thou p. my love a whore,
0th. 111,3, 359. his description — dus unspeaking sots,
Cymb. V, 5, 178. With a clause: Pilgr. 33. Gent. Ill,
1, 297. Err. 11, 2, 101. Ado IV, 2, 23. V, 2, 98. Troil.
I, 2, 140 etc.
2) intr. to be found, to be ascertained, to fall out:
they wither in their prime, p. nothing worth, Ven. 418.
since men p. beasts, let beasts bear gentle minds, Lucr.
1148. Sonn. 151, 4. Tp. V, 175. Gent. I, 1, 37. Wiv.
IV, 2, 119. Mids. V, 317. John II, 270. that my re-
vengeful services p. as benefits to thee. Cor. IV, 5, 95.
p. this a prosperous day. Ant. IV, 6, 6 (if this p. a
prosperous day\ if it should p. that thou art so inhu-
man. All's V, 3, 115. 0, if it p., tempests are kind, Tw.
111,4,418. if it p. she's otherwise, Wint. II, 1, 133.
allow us as we p. Troil. Ill, 2, 98 etc. With an adverb:
hasty marriage seldom — tk well, H6C IV, 1, 18. he
was likely to have — d most royally , Hml. V, 2, 409
(Qq royal), my purpose would p. well, Cymb. Ill, 4,
122 (of. well found in All's II, 1, 105). pray heaven
hep. so, Gent. II, 7, 79. if it p. so. Err. 1, 2, 103. Ado III,
1, 105. Merch. IH, 2, 20. AU'sV,3,116. Caes. V, 1,4.
Often quite = to become, to be: they p. bankrupt
in this poor rich gain, Lucr. 140. since he died and
poets better p. Sonn. 32, 13. truth — s thievish for a
prize so dear, 48, 14. now, jerkin, you are like to lose
your hair and p. a bald jerkin, Tp. IV, 238. / cannot
now p. constant to myself, without some treachery used
to Valentine, Gent. II, 6, 31. with a prayer they (his
events) may prosperous p. Meas. Ill, 2, 253. this may
p. worse than hanging, V, 365. lest I should p. the
mother of fools, Ado II, 1, 295. how art thou — d
•Tudas? LLL V, 2, 604. the world will p. a cockney,
Tw. IV, 1, 15. in hope he'll p. a widower shortly, H6C
HI, 3, 227. Ven. Dedic. 5. Sonn. 8, 14. 10, 12. 39,
9. 125, 4. Pilgr. 59. Tp. HI, 2, 40. 153. Gent. I, 1,
147. Ill, 2, 20. IV, 4, 110. Meas. II, 4, 169. Ill, 2, 32.
Ado III, 3, 190. LLL 111, 40. V, 2, 163. Mids. II, 1,
265. IH, 2, 350. Merch. I, 2, 53. IH, 4, 64. As HI,
3, 89. R2 HI, 2, 25 etc. etc.
ProTender, dry food for beasts: Mids. IV, 1, 35.
H5 IV, 2, 58. H6A I, 2, 11. Caes. IV, 1, 30. 0th. I,
1, 48.
ProTer, one who tries : why am I a fool? Make
that demand ofthep. Troil. U, 3, 72 Ff to the creator).
Proverb, a current phrase or a maxim of wisdom,
an adage: Gent. Ill, 1, 305. Wiv. Ill, 1, 107. HI, 5,
154. Err. HI, 1,51. Ado V, 1, 17. Mids. Ill, 2, 458.
Merch. II, 2, 158. II, 5, 55. Wint. 11, 3, 96. John II,
137. H4A I, 2, 132. H5 HI, 7, 72. 124. 129. 131.
H6B III, 1, 170. Cor. I, 1, 209. Hml. Ill, 2, 359.
ProTerbed, provided with a proverb: I am p.
with a grandsire phrase, Rom. I, 4, 37.
ProTide, 1) to procure beforehand, to prepare in
careful foresight : a small spare mast, such as seafa-
ring men p. for storms. Err. I, 1, 81. to p. u. salve for
any sore that may betide, H6C IV, 6, 87. according to
our law immediately — d in that case , Mids. I, 1, 45 ;
cf. p. more piercing statutes daily. Cor. I, 1, 86. to
hold what distance his wisdom can p. Mcb. HI, 6, 45.
Used of a heavenly dispensation (cf. Providence) : 'tis
an accident that heaven — s, Meas. IV, 3, 81. he was
— d to do us good, Wint. IV, 4, 860. the gods them-
selves have — d that I shall have much help from you,
Tim. I, 2, 92.
— d, or — d that, followed by the subjunctive, =
on condition: Gent. IV, 1, 71. Merch. HI, 2, 209. As
II, 7, 45. Shr. I, 2, 217. Wint. 1, 2, 335. R2 HI, 3,
40. Hml. V, 2, 210. Cymb. 1, 4, 166. Per. V, 1, 77.
two things — d more, that ...he become u. Christian,
Merch. IV, 1, 386.
2) to take care ; absol. ; we must to horse again ;
go, go p. All's V, 1, 38. my cook and I'll p. Tim. HI,
4, 119. we'll p. Per. H, 1, 168. With an infinitive:
you must p. to bottom it (her love) on me, Gent. Ill, 2,
53. let us p. to see her coronation be performed, H6B
1, 1, 73. With for = to take care of, to do what is
necessary for: Fortune that did not better Jor my life
p. thanpublic means, Sonn. Ill, 3. 1 have — d for you,
Meas. II, 3, 17. take this mercy top. for better times
to come, V, 489. his wonted followers shall all be very
well — dfor, H4B V, 5, 105. we will presently p. for
them, H6A V, 2, 15 (i. e. arm), p. for thine own fu-
ture safety, H8 HI, 2, 421. he ihdi's coming must be
—dfor, Mcb. I, 5, 68.
■rransitively ; with an accus. of the person, = to
furnish, to supply with what is necessary : p. yourself.
As I, 3, 89. I will p. thee, H6C IV, 1, 60. we will our-
selves p. Hml. in, 3, 7. Partic. — d: I cannot be so
soon — d, Gent. I, 3, 72. it (danger) will seek me in
another place and find me worse — d, H4B 11, 3, 50.
with a sharp — d wit, R3 HI, 1, 132. you shall know
many dare accuse you boldly , more than, I fear , you
are —dfor, H8 V, 3, 57. HeB I, 4, 3. R3 HI, 4, 46.
Tim. I, 2, 185. Lr. II, 4, 235. With of: I am —d
of a torch-bearer, Merch. II, 4, 24. you are as well
—d of both, H5 III, 7, 9.
With an accus. of the thing, = to procure, to
prepare: p. your block and your axe to-morrow, Meas.
IV, 2, 55. hath he —d this music? Ado I, 2, 2. Shr.
II, 318. All's III, 4, 40. John V, 2, 98. R2 II, 2, 106.
H6B HI, 1, 276. Troil. Ill, 2, 220. Rom. HI, 5, 180.
Tim. I, 2, 198. V, 1, 35. Mcb. HI, 5, 18. 0th. I, 3,
378. Ant. IH, 4, 36 (p. your going). V, 2, 198. Dat.
and accus.: I'll p. you a chain, Wiv. V, 1, 6. H4A I
2, 214. H4B HI, 2, 102. H6B III, 1, 319. Cymb. HI,
2,77.
ProTidence, 1) foresight, timely care: the p.
that's in a watchful state, Troil. Ill, 3, 196. it will be
laid to us, whose p. should have . . . restrained this mad
young man, Hml. IV, 1, 17.
2) the care of God, divine dispensation: Tp. I, 2,
159. V, 189. Caes. V, 1, 107. Hml. V, 2, 231.
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Provident, forecasting, prudent in preparing for
future exigencies: Tw. I, 2, 12. H5 II, 4, 11.
ProTidently, providentially: He that ...p. caters
for the sparrow, As II, 3, 44.
Provider, one who procures what is wanted:
■parted with prayers for the p. Cymb. Ill, 6, 53.
Province, a country which makes part of an
empire: Meas. Ill, 2, 185. Wint. I, 2, 369. John II,
528. Ill, 1, 3. H6A III, 3, 24. H6B I, 1, 120. HGC
I, 1, 109. Ant. II, 5, 68 III, 10, 8. Per. \-. 1, 61.
Provincial, belonging to an ecclesiastical pro-
vince and subject to its jurisdiction: his subject am I
not, nor here p. Meas. V, 318.
Provincial , coming from Provins in France :
would not this and a forest of feathers, with two P.
roses on my razed shoes, get me a fellowship in a cry
of players? Hml. Ill, 2, 288 (meaning ornamental
shoe-ties called roses, which Hamlet intends to have
particularly conspicuous).
Provision, 1) provident care, preparation, mea-
sures taken beforehand : with such p. in mine art, Tp.
1, 2, 28. herself had made p. for her following we. Err.
I, 1, 48./brp. to shield thee from diseases of the world,
Lr. I, 1, 176.
2) stores of any kind necessaiy for an exigency:
we shall he short in our p. Rom. IV, 2, 38. / am now
from home, and out of that ^j. which shall be needful
for your entertainment, Lr. II, 4, 208. follow me, that
will to some p. give thee quick conduct. III, 6, 103. =
store of money: that my p. was out, Tim. Ill, 6, 18. =
victuals: that for our gold we may p. have, Per. V, 1,
56. 258.
Proviso, condition: he doth deny his prisoners,
but with p. and exception, H4A I, 3, 78.
Provocation, stimulation to lust: let there come
a tempest of p. Wiv. V, 5, 23. what an eye she has!
methinks it sounds a parley of p. 0th, II, 3, 23.
Provolie , 1) to call forth , to rouse , to cause :
swelling passion doth p. a pause, Ven. 218. dost thou
drink tears, that thou — st such iveeping? 949. my tale
— « that question, Tp. 1, 2, 140. thy best of rest is sleep,
and that thou oft — st, Meas. Ill, 1, 18. rebuke menot
for that which you p. LLL V, 2, 347. let my presump-
tion not p. thy wrath, H6A II, 3, 70, the palsy, and
not fear, — s me (to quiver' H6B IV, 7, 98. thy deed
— s this deluge, E3 I, 2, 61. in this rage, — d by him,
you cannot, Cor. V, 6, 138. our gentle flame — s itself,
Tim. I, 1, 24. what three things does dHnk especially
p.? Mcb. II, 3, 30. 32. 33. the need we have to useyou
did p. our hasty sending, Hml. II, 2, 3. that (sleep)
to p. in him, Lr. IV, 4, 13. p. not battle. Ant. Ill, 8,
3. one sin another doth p. Per. I, 1, 137.
2) to incite, to impel, to instigate; absol.: no
further enemy to you than the constraint of hospitable
zeal ... religiously — s, John II, 246. a — ing merit,
Lr. Ill, 5, 8 .ci. Merit). Transitively: — dwith raging
ire. Err. V, 216. beauty — th thieves sooner than gold,
As I, 3, 112. did you not p. me? John IV, 2, 207. like
as rigour of tempestuous gusts — s the mightiest hulk
against the tide, H6A V, 5, 6. thou wast — d by thy
bloody mind, R3 1, 2, 99. ^twas thy beauty that — d
me, 181. not — d by any suitor, I, 3, 64. the king, — d
by the queen, devised impeachments, li, 2, 21. AVith
to: what this ecstasy may now p. them to, Tp. 111,3,
109. even that power — s me to this perjury, Gent. II,
6, 5. Wiv. H, 3, 73. Meas. IV, 1, 15. LLL III, 78.
R2 II, 2, 101. H6A IV, 1, 141. Per. Prol. 26. With
an inf.: so full of him, that thou — st thyself to cast
him up, H4B I, 3, 96. With hither and thither: thither
— d and instigated by his distemper, Wiv. Ill, 5, 77.
p. us hither now to slaugther thee, R3 I, 4, 231. With
on : the bloody spur cannot p. him on, Sonn. 50, 9.
3) to rouse to anger, to incense: Ven. 1003. H6A
III, 1, 34. IV, 1, 104. R3 1, 2, 97. H8 III, 2, 288.
Troil. IV, 5, 99. Rom. V, 3, 70. 0th. I, 2, 7. II, 1,
280. Ant. IV, 15, 45. Cymb. I, 4, 72. V, 5, 293.
Provoker, that which excites or causes : drink is
a great p. of three things, Mcb. II, 3, 27.
Provost, the keeper of a prison, a gaoler : Meas.
1,2,118. 1,4,73. 11,1,32. 11,2,6. 11,3,1. 111,1,
177 and passim in this play.
Provnlgate, to make public: 0th. I, 2, 21 (only
in Ql; the rest of O. Edd. promulgate).
Prowess, bravery: H6B V, 2, 22. H6C III, 3,
86. Mcb. V, 8, 41.
Prudence, wisdom; used with irony: this Sir P.
Tp. II, 1, 286. hold your tongue, good p. Rom. Ill,
5, 172.
Prudent , wise : 'tis thought among the p. Tw. I,
3,34. Op. disciplinel John II, 413. your father was
reputed for a prince most p. H8 II, 4, 46. those cold
ways, that seem like p. helps. Cor. Ill, I, 221.
Prune, subst. a dried plum: Wint.IV,3,51. stew-
ed — s a favourite dish in bawdy-houses: Wiv. I, 1,
296. Meas. II, 1, 93. 103. 111. H4A III, 3, 128.
H4B II, 4, 159.
Prune , vb. to trim ; applied to trees, = to lop
superfluous branches: Err. II, 2, 181. As II, 3, 63.
To persons, = to dress up: or spend a minute's time
in — ing me, LLL IV, 3, 183. To birds, = to pick
out damaged feathers and arrange the plumage with
the bill : which makes him p. himself and bristle up the
crest of youth, H4A I, 1, 98. his royal bird — s the
immortal wing, Cymb. V, 4, 118.
Pry, to look with scmtinizing curiosity: why
— est thou through my window? Lucr. 1089. into my
deeds to p. Sonn. 61, 6. which — es not to the interior,
Merch. II, 9, 28. I have cause to p. into this pedant,
Shr. Ill, 1, 87. the eye of reason may p. in upon us,
H4A IT, 1, 72. to p. into his title, IV, 3, 103. let it p.
through the portage of the head, H5 III, 1, 10. to p.
into the secrets of the state, H6B I, 1, 250.^. on every
side, R3 III, 5, 6. I — ed me through the crevice. Tit.
V, 1, 114, top. in what /further shall intend to do,
Rom. V, 3, 33. cf. Narrow-prying.
Psalm, a holy song: Wiv. 11, 1, 63 (0. Edd. the
hundred — s, M. Edd. the hundredth p.). Wint. IV, 3,
47. H4A II, 4, 147 (Ff all manner of songs].
Psalmist, the author of the Psalms: death, as the
P. saith, is certain to all, H4B III, 2, 41.
Psalteries, stringed instruments of music : Cor.
V, 4, 52.
Ptolemy, name of the Macedonian dynasty in
Egypt: Ant, I, 4, 6. 17. Ill, 6, 15. Plur. — es: II, 7,
39. Ill, 12, 18.
Public, adj. 1) pertaining to the state: the body
p. Meas. I, 2, 163. the p. body, Tim. V, 1, 148. p.
weal, H6A I, 1, 177. Cor. Ill, 1, 176. pricked on by
p. wrongs, H6A 111, 2, 78. for the p. good, H6B I, 1,
199. treasury, I, 3, 134. peace, H8 V, 3, 41. benefit.
Cor. 1, 1, 156. power, 269. laws, Tim. V, 4, 62. rea-
sons, Caes. HI, 2, 7. p. leave to speak, 224 (= offi-
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cial). chair, 68. ap. minister of justice. Ant. V, 1, 20.
6^ p. war, Per. I, 2, 104.
2) general, common, open to all, or done in the
sight of the people : a p. fast, Lncr. 891. the p. plague
of many, 1479. jj. honour, Sonn. 25, 2. with p. kindness,
36, 11. p. means, 111,4. sport,'Wiv.lV,4, 14. thep.
ear, Meas. IV, 2, 102. Ant. 111. 4, 5. in the p. eye, 111,
6, 11. thanks, Meas. V, 7. p. accusation. Ado IV, 1,
SOT ; ef. Hml. IV, 7, 17. shame, LLL 1, 1, 132. stree.t,
Merch. 11, 5, 32. Ant. 11, 2, 234. our p. court. As I,
3, 46. haunt, i\, 1, 15. Rom. Ill, 1, 53. spectacle,
H6A I, 4, 41. commoner, 0th. IV, 2, 73. = vulgar:
p. means which p. manners breeds, Sonn. Ill, 4. in
p. = in open view, not in private or secretly: Wint.
II, 1, 197. Cymb. I, 4, 59.
Publican, a collector of toll: Merch. I, 3, 42.
Poblication, notification to the world, procla-
mation: Troil. I, 3, 326.
Publicly, in open view, in public: Wiv. IV, 2,
236. Meas. IV, 3, 101. V, 278. Err. V, 127. 130.
Wint. II, 3, 204. R3I,4, 222. H8 11,4,3. Ant. HI, 6, 5.
Publicola, Roman name : Cor. V, 3, 64. Ant. Ill,
7,74.
Publish , 1 ) to make generally known : Lucr.
1852. Sonn. 102, 4. Ado IV, 1, 206. Shr. IV, 2, 85.
H4B I, 3, 86. H6B III, 2, 17. H8 III, 2, 68. Lr. 1, 1,
44. IV, 6, 236 (a —ed traitor). Cymb. V, 5, 478.
2) to bring to light, to show, to utter, to express
in words: whose trial shall better p. his commendation,
Merch. IV, 1, 165. then we wound our modesty and
make foul the clearness of our deservings, when of
ourselves wep. them, Airsl,3, 7. thus far I will boldly
p. her, she bore a mind that envy could not but call fair,
Tw. II, 1, 30. how will this grieve you, when you shall
come to clearer knowledge, that you thus have — ed me,
Wint. II, 1, 98. a proof of strength she could not p.
more, Troil. V, 2, 113. if I tell how these two did coact,
shall 1 not lie in — ing a truth? 119.
Publisher, one who shows, who brings to light :
why is Collatine thep. of that rich jewel he should keep
unknown from thievish ears, Lucr. 33. love of you, not
hate unto myfnend, hath made me p. of this pretence,
Gent. Ill, 1, 47.
Pnblius, Roman praenomen: Lucr. Arg. 19.
Cor. 11, 3, 249. Tit. IV, 3, 10. 25. V, 2, 151 etc. Caes.
III, 1, 53. 57. Incorrectly used as a family name in
Caes. II, 2, 108. Ill, 1, 85. 89. 91. IV, 1, 4.
Pucelle (0. Edd. Puzel, Puzell, and Pucell), the
usual name of Joan of Arc, the maid" of Orleans:
H6A 1, 2, 110. I, 4, 101 (0. Edd. Joan de Puzel).
107 ( 0. Edd. Puzel or Pussel). 1, 5, 36. I, 6, 3 (O.
Edd. Joane de Puzel). II, 1, 20. Ill, 2, 20. 38. 58.
121. Ill, 3,40. 88.
Puck, the goblin styled also Robin Goodfellow :
Mids. II, 1, 40. 148. IV, 1, 69. V, 438. 442.
Pudder, see Pother.
Pudding, a kind of food generally made of
meal, milk and eggs: Gent. IV, 4, 34. Wiv. II, 1, 32.
All's U, 2, 29. H4A 11, 4, 498. H5 II, 1, 92. Oth. II,
I, 258. Per. II, 1, 86. Name in Meas. IV, 3, 17.
Puddle, subst. a muddy plash: Lucr. 667. 658.
H6B IV, 1, 71. Ant. I, 4, 62.
Puddle, vb. to make muddy: Err. V, 173. Oth.
Ill, 4, 143.
Pudency, modesty; did it with a p. so rosy, Cymb.
II, 5, 11.
Puff, name in H4B V, 3, 94.
Puff, vb. 1) to blow with a quick blast: his hot
heart . . . — s forth another wind that fires the torch,
Lucr. 315. tapers they are, with your sweet breaths
— ed out, LLL V, 2, 267. like foggy south —ing with
wind and rain. As 111, 5, 50. the sea — ed up with
u'inds, Shr. 1, 2, 202. distinction, with a broad and
powerful fan —ing at all, Troil. 1, 3, 28. — s away
from thence, Rom. I, 4, 102. when it (the cannon)
hath from his very arm —ed his own brother, Oth. HI,
4, 137.
2) to breathe with vehemence , as after violent
exertion : and p. to win a vulgar station. Cor. II, 1, 230.
3) to blow up, to inflate: a — ed man, Wiv. V, 5,
160. till thy cheek outswell the colic of — ed Aquilon,
Troil. IV, 5, 9. whose selfsame mettle, whereof arro-
gant man is — ed, Tim. IV, 3, 180. a — ed and reck-
less libertine, Hml. I, 3, 49. spirit with divine ambi-
tion — ed, IV, 4, 49. With up : the heart, who, great
and — ed up with this retinue, H4B IV, 3, 121. cf.
Lazy-puffing.
Pugging, thievish : set my p. tooth on edge, Wint.
IV, 3, 7.
Puh, see Pooh.
Pnisny (cf. Puny) petty, having but the skill of
a novice : as a p. filter breaks his staff like a noble
goose. As 111, 4, 46.
Puissance (dissyll. or trisyll.) 1") strength: not
arrived to pith and p. H5 HI Chor. 21. thereby is
England mained and fain to go with a staff, but that
my p. holds it up, HSJB IV, 2, 173.
2) armed force: draw our p. together, John III, 1,
339. to look with forehead bold and big enough upon
the power and p. of the king, H4BI,3, 9. C07ne against
us in full p. 77. till that the nobles and the armed com-
mons have of their p. made a little taste, II, 3, 52.
make imaginary p. H5 Prol. 25. let us deliver our p.
into the hand of God, II, 2, 190. in the main battle,
whose p. shall be well icinged with our chiefest horse,
R3 V, 3, 299.
Puissant, mighty, powerful: with your p. arm
reneiD their feats, H5 1, 2, 116. my thrice p. liege, 119.
trailest thou the p. pike? IV, 1, 40 (Pistol's speech).
with a p. and a mighty power, H6B IV, 9, 25. with a
p. host, H6CI1, 1, 207. V, 1, 6. V, 2, 31. a p. navy,
R3 IV, 4, 434. 7nost high , most mighty , and most p.
Caesar, Caes. Ill, 1, 33. his grief grew p. Lr. V, 3, 216.
Puke, to spew, to vomit : the infant mewling and
— ing in the nurse s arms, As II, 7, 144.
Puke-stocking, probably = dark-coloured stock-
ing: H4A 11,4,78.
Puling, whining, whimpering: Gent. II, 1, 26.
Troil. IV, 1, 61. Cor. IV, 2, 52. Rom. Ill, 5, 185.
Pull, subst. a pluck, a shake , a jerk: two — ,•! at
once, his lady banished, and a limb lopped off, H6B
11,3, 41.
Pull, vb. to draw, to tug, to pluck; absol. : thou
hast top. at a smack o' the contrary. All's II, 3, 237
(at a taste of folly, as at a vessel, cf. Smack). Trans. :
I'll p. thee by the lesser legs, Tp. II, 2, 108. — ed the
law uponyou, Meas. U, 1, 16. we'llp. his plumes, H6A
111, 3, 7. let them p. all about mine ears. Cor. HI, 2, 1.
p. her out of Acheron, Tit. IV, 3, 44. you — ed me by
the cloak, Caes. I, 2, 215. ne'e?- p. your hat upon i/our
brows, Mcb. IV, 3, 208. her garments . . . — ed the poor
wretch ...to muddy death, Hml. IV, 7, 183. hales and
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— s me, Oth. IV, 1, 144. With adverbs: doth backward
p. our slow designs, All's I, 1, 233. shall all our houses
be — ed down, Meas. I, 2, 105. p. down the Savot/,
H6B IV, 7, 1. hath —edfair England down, I, 1, 259
(brought down, brought low), the weight that — ed
me down, HS III, 2, 408. 'tis pride that — s the coun-
try down, 0th. II, 3, 98. I p. in resolution, Mcb. V, 5,
42 (= lose confidence), to p. ojf = to take off (orna-
ments or articles of dress) t Shr. II, 4. Caes. I, 2, 289.
Mcb. V, 3, 54. Lr. IV, 6, 177. profound respects do p.
you on, John 111, 1, 318. unless his teeth be —ed out,
H6B IV, 7, 19. -ed out thy tongue, As I, 1, 64. the
weeds .... are —ed up root and all by Bolingbroke, E2
111,4,52 (Qq plucked).
Puller - rtoivii , one who subverts or deposes:
setter-up and p. of kings, H6C III, 3, 157.
Pullet-sperm, treadle: Wiv. Ill, 5, 32.
Pulpit, the rostra of ancient Rome: Caes. Ill, 1,
80. 84. 229. 236. 250.
Pulpiter, preacher; conjectured by M. Edd. in
As III, 2, 163; 0. Edd. Jupiter.
Pulse, the throbbing of the arteries as the blood is
driven through them: Ven. 476. Tp. V, 103. 113. Err.
IV, 4, 55. V, 243. All's I, 3, 175. John IV, 2, 92.
Troil, III, 2, 38. Rom. IV, 1, 96. Hml. Ill, 4, 140.
Per. V, 1, 155.
Pnlsldgc, Mrs Quickly's form of the word pulse:
lliB II, 4, 25.
Pummel (M. Edd. Pommel) the knob on the hilt
of a sword: LLLV, 2, 618.
Pump, a light shoe (often worn with ribbons
formed into the shape of flowers): jieai ribbons to your
— s, Mids. IV, 2, 37. Gabriel's — .s were all unpinked
i' the heel, Shr. IV, 1, 136. then is my p. well flowered,
Rom. II, 4, 64. till thou hast worn out thy p. 66.
Pumplon, a gourd, Cueurbita Pepo: Wiv. Ill,
3, 43.
Pun, vb. to pound as in a mortar, to dash to
pieces: he would p. thee into shivers with his fist, as
a sailor breaks a biscuit, Troil. II, 1, 42.
Punch, vb. to bore, to perforate: — ed full of
deadly holes, R3 V, 3, 125.
Punish, 1) to afflict with a penalty, to chastise,
to correct: Gent. II, 4, 130. Wiv. IV, 4, 25. Meas. V,
31. 240. LLL I, 2, 155. Tw. V, 141. Wint. I, 2, 59.
111,2,226. IV, 4, 712. John II, 189. Ill, 1, 11. H4A
III, 2, 11. V, 2, 7. H4B I, 2, 141. H5 II, 2, 45. 48. 60.
ri6B II, 4, 7. R3 II, 1, 34. H8 TI, 4, 75. Cor. Ill, 1,
81. IV, 6, 52. V, 1, 21. Rom. V, 3, 295. 308. Hml.
HI, 4, 174. Lr. II, 2, 152. Ill, 4, 16. IV, 2, 64.
Ant. II, 5, 100. Cymh. Ill, 2, 7. Per. I, 2, 28. 32.
V, 3, 100.
2) to afflict with pain and suffering : if I have too
austerely — ed you, your compensation makes amends,
Tp. IV, 1, 1. ^. me not with your hard thoughts, As I,
2, 195. the reason why they are not so — ed and cured,
III, 2, 423. whose very naming — es me with the re-
membrance of that penitent king, Wint. IT, 2, 24. that
the people may not be — ed with my thwarting stars,
H6C IV, 6, 22. how I am —ed with sore distraction,
Hml. V, 2, 240. bid thai welcome which comes to p.
us, and we p. it seeming to bear it lightly. Ant. IV,
14, 137.
Punishment, 1) penalty, chastisement, correc-
tion: Pilgr. 32 and LLL IV, 3, 63. Wiv. Ill, 3, 208.
Meas. I, 3, 39. I, 4, 28. Ado III, 3, 4. V, 1, 316. V,
4, 130. LLL I, I, 270. H5 iV, 1, 176. H6B III, 1, 130
(to give). R3 II, ], 105. H8 III, 2, 183. Tit. V, 3.
145. Lr. Ill, 4, 76. IV, 2, 94. 0th. II, 3, 274, Ant. I,
1, 39 (on pain of p.). Cymb. I, 4, 129. Ill, 6, 11. V,
5, 334. 343.
2) affliction, suffering: (Ae^^easin^^. that women
bear. Err. I, 1, 47 (but cf. Genesis III, 16).
Punk, a strumpet: Wiv. II, 2, 141. Meas. V, 179.
528. All's II, 2, 24.
Punto, a thrust or stroke in fencing: to see thee
pass thy p. Wiv. II, 3,' 26. the p. reverso = a back-
handed stroke or cut: Rom. II, 4, 27.
Puny (cf. Puisny) little, petty : p. lies, Merch. Ill,
4, 74. a p. subject strikes at thy great glory, R2 111,
2, 86. my p. drawer, H4A II, 4, 33. his p. sword,
H6A IV, 7, 36. that thy wives with spits and boys with
stones in p. battle slay me, Cor. IV, 4, 6. every p.
whipster gets my sword, 0th. V, 2, 244.
Pupil, 1) one under the care of a tutor: Gent.
II, 1, 144. LLL IV, 2, 160. 163. Shr. II, 108. R2 I,
3, 171. H4A III, 1, 46. Rom. II, 3, 82. Cymb. I, 5, 12.
Per. V Prol. 9.
2) one under the care of a guardian, a ward: H6B
1,3,49. Adjectively, = not of age, unripe: my p.
pen, Sonn. 16, 10. to the p. age of this present twelve
0 clock, H4A II, 4, 106. his p. age man-entered thus,
Cor. II, 2, 102.
Pupil-like, like a child instructed by a tutor:
R2 V, 1, 31.
Puppet, a small human figure made to play with,
a doll: Gent. II, 1, 101. Mids. Ill, 2, 288. 289. Shr.
1, 2, 79, IV, 3, 103. 104. 106. Lr. II, 2, 39. Ant. V, 2,
208. / could interpret between you and your love, if I
could see the — s dallying, Hml. Ill, 2, 257; meaning,
according to some commentators, the babies, or mi-
niature reflections, in the eyes, but more probably al-
luding to a puppet-show , in which Ophelia and her
lover were to play a part.
Puppy, a voung dog, a whelp: Gent. IV, 4, 3.
Wiv. Ill, 5, 11. "H8 1, 1, 175. 0th. I, 3, 341. Adject-
ively: a p. dog s= a new-born dog, John II, 460. H5
III, 2, 78. a p. greyhound, H4B II, 4, 107. Term of
contempt, implying stupidity: Wint. IV, 4, 726. H8
V, 4, 30. Cymb. I, 2, 22.
Puppy -headed, stupid: this p. monster, Tp. II,
2, 159.
Pur, the low murmuring sound of a cat: here is
a p. of fortune's, sir, or of fortune's cat, All's V, 2, 20.
p., the cat is gray, Lr. Ill, 6, 47.
Purblind, 1) quite blind: this whimpled, whi-
ning, p., wayward boy, LLL III, 181. lower messes per-
chance are to this business p. Wint. I, 2, 228. p. Ar-
gus, all eyes and no sight, Troil. I, 2, 31 (PI pur-
blinded), her p. son (Cupid) Rom. II, 1, 12.
2) half-blind, short-sighted : the p. hare, Ven. 679.
any p. eye may find it out, H6A II, 4, 21.
Purlilinded, = purblind; reading of Ff in Troil.
I, 2, 31; Q purblind.
Purchase, subst. acqnisition of any kind and by
any means : the difference is p. of a heavy curse from
Rome, or the light loss of England for a friend, John
III, 1, 205. the p. made, the fruits are to ensue, 0th.
11,3,9. the p,. is to make men glorious. Per. Prol. 9
(= gain, profit). / sought the p. of a glorious beauty,
I, 2, 72. = acquisition by money, buying, bargain:
which p. if thou make, Ven. 515. these wise men that
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give fools money get themselves a good report after
fourteen years' p. Tw. IV, 1, 24 (after having paid for
it a pretty long time), there's no p. in money, H4A
III, 3, 45. will his vouchers vouch him no more of his
— s, Hml. V, 1, 117. if there were wealth enough for
the p. Cymb. 1, 4, 91. = booty: thou shall have a
share in our p. H4A II, 1, 101 {^i purpose), they will
steal any thing and call it p. H5 III, 2, 45. made prize
and p. of his lustful eye, R3 111, 7, 187.
Purchase, vb. to acquire, to obtain, to gain (a
profit), or to draw on one's self (an evil) in any
manner; absol.: there's wondrous things spoke of him.
Wondrous! ay, I warrant you, and not without his true
— ing. Cor. II, 1, 155 (desert earned by exertion).
Transitively: as my gift and thine own acquisition
worthily — d take my daughter, Tp. IV, 1, 14. / have
— d as many diseases under her roof, Meas. 1, 2, 46.
his pardon, — d by such sin, IV, 2, 111. and never gives
to truth and virtue that which simpleness . and merit
— th. Ado III, 1, 70 (= deserves; of. above), which
with pain — d doth inherit pain, LLL 1, 1, 73. how hast
thou — d this experience? HI, 27. that clear honour
were — d by the merit of the bearer, Merch. II, 9, 43.
your accent is something finer than you could p. in so
removed a dwelling. As III, 2, 360. with die and drab
I — d this caparison, Wint. IV, 3, 27. p. the sight
again of dear Sicilia, IV, 4, 522. / sent thee forth
to p. honour, E2 I, 3, 282. how can tyrants safely go-
vern home, unless abroad they p. great alliance, H6C
HI, 3, 70. true peace, which I will p. with my duteous
service, R3 II, 1, 63. which (peace) she shall p. with
still lasting war, IV, 4, 344. do this and p. us thy
lasting friends , Tit. II, 3, 275. though his right arm
might p. his own time, Tim. Ill, 5, 78. —ing but
trouble, Cymb. II, 3, 93. Dat. and accus., =: to bring
in, to gain sth. to a person: one poor retiring minute
in an age would p. thee a thousand friends, Lucr. 963.
lest it make you choleric and p. me another dry basting.
Err. II, 2, 63. the glove may haply p. him a box o' the
ear, H5 IV, 7, 181. his silver hairs will p. us a good
opinion, Caes. II, 1, 146. Partic. —d, opposed to
hereditary: what in me was — d (viz the crown)
falls upon thee in a more fairer sort, H4B IV, 5,
200. his faults ... hereditary rather than — d. Ant.
1, 4, 14.
= to acquire by paving an equivalent, to buy:
Wiv. II, 2, 213. LLL V,"2, 59. Merch. HI, 2, 89. Ill,
4, 20. IV, 1, 90. Tw. HI, 3, 45. Wint. IV, 3, 127. John
111, 1, 166 (of). H6B 1, 1, 223. HI, 3, 3. H6C HI, 2.
73. H8 I, 1, 98. Tit. Ill, 1, 199. Ant. V, 2, 148. top.
out = to buy out (q. v.), to redeem: nor tears nor
prayers shall p. out abuses, Rom. HI, 1, 198. Absol.,
:= to make a bargain: that I should p. the day before
for a little part, Tim. Ill, 2, 52.
Pure , 1) free from mixture , unalloyed : p. gold,
Gent. 11, 4, 171. Rom. V, 3, 299. he is p. air and fire,
H5 III, 7, 22. Hence figuratively, = a) mere, sheer:
a halting sonnet of his own p. brain. Ado V, 4, 87. p.
idolatry, LLL IV, 3, 75. dry -beaten with p. scoff, V,
2, 263. what follows is p. innocence, Merch. I, 1, 146.
with safety of a p. blush. As 1, 2, 30 (a blush and
nothing else), who after me hath many a weary step
limped in p. love, II, 7, 131. IV, 3, 3. All's HI, 4, 38,
p. fear, H4B II, 4, 362. blush for p. shame, H6A II,
4, 66. of p. devotion, H6B II, 1, 89. we did it for p.
need, 167. H6C HI, 1, 13. R3 IV, 1, 4. H8 11, 3, 95.
Schmidt, the Eaglish of Shakespeare..
Caes. 11, 2, 78. Lr. II, 4, 127. 0th. V, 2, 205. Per.
Ill,-2, 17.
b) absolute, perfect, not impaired or adulterated
in any manner: to mingle p. perfection with impure
defeature, Ven. 72(6. welcome, p. wit, LLL V, 2, 484.
death, made proud with p. and princely beauty, John
IV, 3, 35. the — st treasure mortal times afford, R2 1,
1, 177. in p. truth, H5 1, 2, 73, with p. heart's love,
R3 IV, 4, 403 (= sincere, true), that praise, sole p.,
transcends, Troil. 1, 3, 244. the eye itself, that most p.
spirit of sense, HI, 3, 106. let desert inp. election shine.
Tit. 1, 16 (not influenced by any other considerations).
to turn your households' rancour to p. love, Rom. II,
3, 92. the finest part of p. love. Ant. I, 2, 162.
2) unsullied, unspotted, undisturbed, clean, clear:
that p. congealed white, high Taurus' snow , Mids. Ill,
2, 141. 144. in p. white robes, Wint. Ill, 3, 22. the
— St spring is not so free from mud, H6B HI, 1, 101.
— St snow, Cor. V, 3, 66. the meanest bird that flies
in the — r air. Per. IV, 6, 109. his p. brain... doth
by the idle comments ' that it makes foretell the ending
of mortality, John V, 7, 2; cf. ingrateful man with
liquorish draughts greases his p. mind, Tim. IV, 3, 195
(i. e. naturally clear and undisturbed), o'er whom his
very madness ... shows itself p. Hml. IV, 1, 27 (i. e.
as having a clear perception of what has happened).
Hence in a moral sense, = a) stainless, blameless:
our p. honours, John IV, 3, 25. in my p. and immacu-
late valour, H4B IV, 3, 41. that p. blood, H6A IV, 6,
23. virtues as p. as grace, Hml. I, 4, 33. p. honour,
Cymb. II, 4, 59.
b) innocent, guiltless, yhaste: Ven. 69. 511. 558.
Lucr. 14. 73. 167. 194. 531 {a p. compound, i. e. not
poisonous). 542. 684. 826 (p. to CoUaiine). 1078.
1704. Sonn. 66, 4. 110, 14. Compl. 315. Pilgr. 95.
Tp. H, 1, 155. Gent. 11, 7, 77. HI, 1, 144. 229. IV, 2,
88. IV, 3, 21. Err. HI, 2, 37. Ado IV, 1, 105. LLL
V, 2, 361. Wint. II, 2, 41. John II, 429. R2 IV, 99.
H5 I, 2, 32. HI, 3, 20. H6A II, 1, 20. V, 3, 182. V,
4, 83. H8 V, 5, 26. Rom. Ill, 3, 38. Tim. IV, 3, 366.
384. Mcb. IV, 3, 53. Hml. HI, 1, 141. 0th. I, 1, 107.
Ill, 3, 138. IV, 2, 18. Per. V, 3, 69.
Adverbially : p. /or his love, Tw. V, 86 (= mere-
ly), live the — r with the other half , Hml. HI, 4, 158
(the more chastely, virtuously).
Purely, without alloy: faith and troth, strained
p. from all hollow bias-drawing, Troil. IV, 5, 169.
Purgation, 1) the act of cleansing the body
by evacuation: to put him to his p. Hml. Ill, 2, 318.
2) clearing from the imputation of guilt, excul-
pation: As I, 3, 55. Wint. HI, 2, 7. H8 V, 3, 152.
Misapplied by Costard in LLL HI, 128, and used with
purposed impropriety by Touchstone in As V, 4, 45.
Purgative, adj. having the power to cause eva-
cuation: p. drug, Mcb. V, 3, 55.
Purgatory, the place where departed souls are
purged by fire from carnal impurity: Rom. Ill, 3, 18.
0th. IV, 3, 77.
Purge, subst. cure, restoration to health: meet
we the medicine of the sickly weal, and with him pour
we in our country's p. each drop of us, Mcb. V, 2, 28.
Purge, vb. 1) to purify, to cleanse; absol.: slight
air and — ing fire, Sonn. 45, 1. Trans.: mine eyes ...
shall gush pure streams to p. my impure tale, Lucr.
1078. you must be — d too, LLL V, 2, 828. I will p.
thy mortal grossness so that thou shall like an airy
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spirit go, Mids. Ill, 1, 163. and but in — d judgment
trusting neither, H5 II, 2, 136. love is .. . being — d, a
Jire sparkling in lovers' eyes, Rom. I, 1, 197 (cleaned
from smoke), ere human statute — d the gentle weal,
Mob. Ill, 4, 76. to take him in the — ing of his soul,
Uml. Ill, 3, 85. With from: my heart is — d from
grudging hate, R3 II, 1, 9. With of: she — d the air
of pestilence , Tw. I, 1, 20. to p. him of that humour,
Wint. II, 3, 38. these hands, so lately — d of blood,
John 111, 1, 239. jo. you of your scum, H4B IV, 5, 124.
to p. this field of such a hilding foe, H5 IV, 2, 29. we
would p. the land of these drones. Per. H, 1, 50.
2) to evacuate the body by a cathartic; absol.:
we sicken to shun sickness when we p. Sonn. 118, 4.
I'll p. and leave sack, H4A V, 4, 168. Trans.: and
p. it (my land) to a sound and pristine health, Mcb.
V, 3, 52.
3) to clear from crime; always reflexively: you
cannot with such freedom p. yourself, H8 V, 1, 103.
hoping to p. himself with words, Cor. V, 6, 8. to im-
peach and p. myself, Rom. V, 3, 226. With of: I can
p. myself of many (offences) H4A 111, 2, 20. whereof
you cannot easily p. yourself, H6B HI, 1, 135.
4) to remove, to expel, to sweep away, to void;
with from: the blessed gods p. all infection from our
air, Wint. V, 1, 169. from his bosom p. this black de-
spair, H6B III, 3, 23. thus from my lips, by yours, my
sin is — d, Rom. 1, 5, 109. With a simple accus.: he
is gone aboard a new ship to p. melancholy and air
himself, Wint. IV, 4, 790. until our fears be — d and
deposed, John II, 372. let's p. this choler without let-
ting blood, R2 1, 1, 153. and p. the obstructions which
begin to stop our very veins of life , H4B IV, 1, 65. to
p. his fear, I'll be thy death, H6C V, 6, 88. till the
foul crimes done in my days of nature are burnt and
— d away, Hml. I, 5, 13. their eyes — ing thick amber,
11, 2, 200 (= secreting), when she saw that your rage
woidd not be —d, Ant. IV, 14, 124.
5) iiitr. to be cured , to be restored to health (cf.
the transitive use in Wint. IV, 4, 790. E2 I, 1, 153.
H6C V, 6, 88. Mcb. V, 3, 52): quietness, grown sick
of rest, would p. by any desperate change, Ant. 1, 3, 53.
Purser, one who cures ^nd restores to health by
clearing away noxious matter: zve shall be called —s,
not murderers, Caes. II, 1, 180.
Purifr, to make pure, to clear of evil or re-
proach : his venom in effect is — ed, Lucr. 532. the
spots whereof could weeping p. 685. falsehood thus
— es itself and turns to grace, LLL V, 2, 786. which
is a — ing o' the song, All's I, 3, 87.
Puritan, an adherent of the sect which intended
to Tcstore the church to the pure form of the aposto-
lic time; disliked and ridiculed by the poet: All's I,
3, 56. 98. Tw. II, 3, 152. 155. 159. Wint. IV, 3, 46.
Per. IV, 6, 9.
Purity , freedom from any stain or foreign ad-
mixture (of. Pure): Lucr. 780. Sonn. 144, 8. Wiv.
II, 2, 258. Ado IV, 1, 106. As V, 2, 104. Wint. 1, 2,
327. IV, 4, 394. John IV, 3, 63. Troil. Ill, 2, 174.
IV, 4, 26. Tim. IV, 3, 14.
Purl, to curl, to run in circles: from his lips did
fly thin winding breath, which — ed up to the sky,
Lucr. 1407.
Purlieus, the grounds on the borders of a forest:
in the p. of this forest, As IV, 3, 77.
Purloin, to steal: his scarlet lust came evidence
to swear that my poor beauty had —edhis eyes, Lucr.
1651.
Purple , subst. 1) a purple dress : I never see thy
face but 1 think upon hell -fire and Dives that lived in
P;for there he is in his robes, H4A ill, 3, 36.
2) the flower Orchis mascula: Hml. IV, 7, 171.
Purple, adj. 1) of the colour of the violet: the p.
pride which on thy (the violet's) soft cheek for com-
plexion dwells, Sonn. 99, 3. the p. violets, Per. IV, 1,
16. before milk-white, now p. with love's wound (the
viola tricolor) Mids. II, 1, 167. Ill, 2, 102. p. grapes,
III, 1, 170. p. the sails, Ant. II, 2, 198. cf. Wiv. V, 5,
74. Ven. 1168.
2) red; used of blood: p. tears t\at his wound
wept, Ven. 1054. the p. fountain (other wound) Lucr.
1734. R2 III, 3, 94. H6C I, 4, 12. 11, 5, 99. V, 6, 64.
R3 IV, 4, 277. Rom. I, 1, 92.
Purple -coloured, red: as the sun with p. face
had ta'en his last leave of the weeping morn, Ven. 1.
Purpled, red with blood: John II, 322. Caes.
HI, 1, 158.
Purple-Iiued, in Mustachio-purple-hued, q. v.
Pnrple-in-grain, see Grain.
Purport , subst. (purp&rt) meaning , expression :
with a look so piteous in p. Hml. II. 1, 82.
Purpose, subst. 1) that which a person intends
to do, design, plan, project: far from the p. of his
coming hither, he makes excuses , Lucr. 113. this vile
p. to prevent, 220. one midnight fated to the p. Tp. 1,
2, 129. Ihe ministers for the p. 131. forego the p. Ill,
3, 12. the sole drift of my p. V, 29. Gent. 11, 6, 42.
Wiv. II, 2, 233. IV, 4, 77. IV, 6, 3. 21. V, 5, 214.
Meas. I, 1, 74. I, 3, 4. IV, 5, 2. V, 314. LLL II, 109.
V, 2, 122. Merch. I, 1, 133. Ill, 2, 230. As I, 1, 145.
Tw. II, 3, 181. Ill, 4, 280. Wint. V, 1, 36. John 11,
28. Ill, 1, 274. H4A 1, 1, 28. H4B II, 2, 195. 11,3,
7 (undertake). IV, 2, 56. V, 2, 5. tl6B III, 1, 256. R3
III, 1, 171. H8 I, 2, 209. Ill, 2, 168. Cor. Ill, 1, 148.
Tim. V, 1, 17. Hml. HI, 2, 23. Lr. II, 1, 113 (make
your own p., how in my strength you please ; cf. Make).
0th. I, 1, 12. I, 3, 39. Ant. I, 3, 67 (bear). H, 6, 126.
IV, 3, 12 ('tis a brave army, and full of p.). V, 2, 131
etc. to have a p. John V, 1, 76. H4B IV, 5, 210. Mcb.
I, 6, 21. to have p. Wint. IV, 4, 152. Cor. IV, 6, 125.
to have the p. Meas. Ill, 1, 163. this their p. hither to
this wood, Mids. IV, 1, 166. our holy p. to Jerusalem,
H4A I, 1, 102. we recommend to you, tribunes of the
people, our p. to them. Cor. II, 2, 166. my p. was for
Tharsus, Per. V, 1, 253. by advisedp. R2 I, 3, 188.
for the selfsame p. Lucr. 1047. for ihe p. Gent. Ill,
1, 152. Meas. II, 1, 155. LLL V, 1, 143. Merch. I,
3, 99. As IV, 2, 7. R3 V, 3, 274. Rom. H, 2, 130.
Cymb. Ill, 4, 30. thai more for praise than p. meant
to kill, LLL IV, 1, 29 (a kind of zeugma, = more for
praise than on purpose), of p. = with a design: of
p. to obscure my noble birth, H6A V, 4, 22. this is of
p. laid by some that hate me to quench mine honour,
lis V, 2, 14. of p. to have him spend less, Tim. Ill, 1,
26 (later Vlonp.). on p. = designedly, intentionally,
expressly: a swallowed bait on p. laid to make the
taker mad, Sonn. 129,8. belike his wife, acquainted
with his fits, on p. shut the doors against his way, Err.
IV, 3, 92. people sin upon p., because they would go
thither (to hell) Ado II, 1, 267. as hushed on p. to
grace harmony, II, 3, 41. the lustful bed on p. trimmed
up for Semiramis, Shr. Ind. 2, 41. she sends him oii
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p. Ihat I may appear stuhhorn to him, Tw. Ill, 4, 74.
H4B II, 4, 334. Lr. IV, 2, 94. Cymb. I, 6, 202. II,
3, 61 (on angry p.). Per. II, 2, 54 (on set p.)- to
this p. Sonn. 126, 7. Wiv. II, 2, 227. Meas. IV, 6,4
Uo vail/utp.; some M. Edd. (o veil full p.). Err. IV,
1, 97. R2 I, 3, 253. Cymb. IV, 1, 25 (to a sore p.).
with a p. Troil. I, 3, 128. with p. Merch. 1, ], 91.
John V, 7, 86. ll6A I, 1, 133.
2) that which a person pursues and wishes to ob-
tain, aim, object, and hence = bent of mind: adding
one thing to my p. nothing, Sonn. 20, 12. you are so
strongly in my p. bred that all the world besides me-
thinks are dead, 112, 13. if power change p. Meas. I,
3, 54. that the resolute acting of your blood could have
attained the effect of your own p. II, 1, 13. but the next
morn betimes, his p, surfeiting, he sends a warrant for
my poor brother's head, V, 102 (having satisfied his
desire to excess), am the tongue of these to sound the
— s of all their hearts, John IV, 2, 48. it is the shame-
ful work of Hubert s hand, the practice and the p. of
the king, IV, 3, 63. this shall make our p. necessary
and not envious, Caes. II, 1, 178. be a soldier to thy
p. Per. IV, 1, 8. ask him his — s, why he appears upon
this call o' the trumpet, Lr. V, 3, 118.
3) that which a person demands ; request, propo-
sal : in the morning early shall my uncle bring him our
— s, H4A IV, 3, 111. your p. is both good and reason-
able, H6A V, 1, 36. we'll execute your p. and put on
a form of strangeness as we pass along, Troil. HI, 3,
50. may I never to this good p. dream of impediment,
Ant. II, 2, 147. therefore have we our written — s be-
fore us sent, II, 6, 4.
4) that which a person or thing means to say or
express, sense, meaning, purport: 1 endowed thy —s
n-ith words, Tp. I, 2, 357. how you the p. cherish, II,
1, 224. my words express my p. Meas. 11, 4, 148. 150.
if they do speak our language , 'tis our will that some
plain man recount their — s, LLL V, 2, 1 76. the intent
and p. of the law hath full relation to the penalty,
Merch. IV, 1, 247. solicits her in the unlawful p. All's
III, 5, 73. a passion hateful to my — s, Johnlll, 3, 47.
you start away and lend no ear unto my — s, H4A I,
3, 217. this challenge relates in p. only to Achilles,
Troil. I, 3, 323. men may construe things after their
fashion, clean from the p. of the things semselves, Caes.
1, S, 35. you bear a graver p., I hope, Cymb. 1,4, 151.
Preceded by to: have you importuned her to such ap.?
Wiv. 11, 2, 221 ^^ In such a sense; with respect to
this), the speech we had to such a p. Meas. I, 2, 79.
/ will think nothing to any p. that the world can say
against it, Ado V, 4, 107 (of any meaning, i. e. of
any importance), now I speak to some p. As V, 2, 58.
thou never spokest to better p. Wint. I, 2, 89. he bade
me take a^umpet and to this p. speak, Troil. I, 3, 264.
they have pardons as free as words to little p. Cor. Ill,
2, 89. speakest with every tongue to every p. Tim. IV,
3, 390.
5) something spoken of or to be done, matter,
question, subject: to listen our p. Ado 111, 1, 12 (^Qq
propose), the extreme parts of time extremely forms
all causes to the p. of his speed, LLL V, 2, 751 (i. e.
the haste and shortness of time, which is then the
chief subject of consideration), any such proverb so
little kin to the p. H5 111, 7, 72. haste her to the p.
Troil. IV, 3, 5. what have you dreamed of late of this
war's p ? Cymb. IV, 2, 345 (i. e. concerning this war).
to the p. = a) come to the matter in question: Gent.
IV, 1, 53. Meas. 11, 1, 120. All's V, 3, 241. H4B V,
5, 122. Lr. II, 4, 184. Cymb. V, 5, 187. b) conform-
ably to the subject or object in view, well, rightly:
he was wont to speak plain and to the p. Ado II, 3,
20. Tw. I, 3, 21. Wint. I, 2, 100. 106. Cor. 11, 1, 95.
Rom. II, 4, 46. Caes. Ill, 1, 146. Hml, II, 2, 287. V,
1, 44. to p., in the same sense: nothing is done to p.
Cor. Ill, 1, 149.
Purpose, vb. 1) to intend, to design; absol. : yet
did I p. as they do entreat, H6B 111, 2, 282. to-mor-
row, as he — s, Mcb. I, 5, 61. to speak andp. not, Lr.
I, 1, 228. he —th to Athens, Ant. Ill, 1, 35 (= to go
to A.). With an inf.: Lucr. 514. Sonn. 21, 14. Tp.
II, 1, 20. Gent. Ill, 1, 26. Ado V, 4, 106. LLL V, 3,
343. Mids. V, 93. As IV, 3, 128. John IV, 1, 124.
R2 V, 2, 55. H6A III, 1, 7. IV, 6, 25. Cor. V, 3, 119.
Cymb. V, 5, 52. With an accus.: LLL 11, 142. V, 2,
759. Merch. II, 2, 212. Wint. IV, 4, 480. 483. H4A
V, 1, 43. H4B IV, 5, 155. H5 IV, 1, 165. H8 11, 1,
164. V, 3, 149. Caes. II, 2, 27. Ant. I, 2, 184. Cymb.
III, 4, 110. IV, 3, 15. Per. Ill, 4, 12. —d = intend-
ed, designed: Sonn. 90, 8. Compl. 118. LLL V, 2,
91. Mids. IV, 1, 188. Cor. Ill, 1, 38. Hml. IV, 4, 11.
V, 2, 252. Lr. II, 2, 149. 0th. Ill, 4, 117. t)at. and
accus.: does p. honour to you, H8 II, 3, 62. we p. her
no shame. Ant. V, 1, 62. his daughter whom he — d
to his wife's sole son, Cymb. I, 1, 5.
2) to mean, to wish: / have possessed your grace
of what I p. Merch. IV, 1, 35. when 1 spake darkly
what I — d, John IV, 2, 232. or do you p. a victor
shall be known? Troil. IV, 6, 66.
Purpose-cliaiiger, one who makes people change
their intentions: John U, 567.
Purposed, having a purpose, resolved: so am I
p. Lr. II, 4, 296.
Purposely, designedly, intentionally, expi-essly:
which were on foot p. to take his brother here. As V,
4, 163. put quarrels p. on others to taste their valour,
Tw. Ill, 4, 267. p. therefore left I the court, H6B II,
3, 52. come hither p. to poison me. Tit. Ill, 2, 73.
Purr, see Pur.
Purse, subst. a small money-bag carried in the
pocket: Gent. I, 1, 134. Ill, 1, 357. IV, 4, 181. Wiv.
I, 3, 59. II, 1, 198. II, 2, 138. Err. IV, 1, 105 (a p.
of ducats). IV, 2, 29. IV, 4, 90 (a p. of ducats). Ado
II, 1, 16. Merch. 1, 1,.138. II, 5, 51. As II, 4, 14.
Shr. I, 2, 57. IV, 3, 173. All's III, 7, 14 (this p. of
gold). IV, 5, 46. Tw. I, 5, 303. Wint. IV, 3, 127
(your p. is not hot enough). John V, 2, 61. H4A 1, 2,
142 (fat —s). II, 4, 355 (cold —s). H4B V, 1, 34
(a friend i' the court is better than a penny in p.). H5
II, 2, 10. IV, 3, 37. H6A 1, 3, 64. H6B 1, 1, 112. R3
I, 4, 131. 144. IV, 4, 516 etc. etc. she bears the p.
Wiv. I, 3, 76; cf. hast had my p. 0th. 1, 1, 2. nor will
he know his p. Tim. I, 2, 200 (the state of his finan-
ces), a halfpenny p. Wiv. Ill, 5, 149. thou halfpenny
p. of wit, LLL V, 1, 77.
Purse, vb. 1) to put in a purse: / will go andp.
the ducats, Merch. I, 3, 175. With up: she — d up
his heart. Ant. II, 2, 192 (German: sie hatte sein Herz
in der Tasche).
2) to contract into wrinkles, to knit: didst con-
tract and p. thy brow together, 0th. Ill, 3, 113.
Purse-bearer, one who bears the purse of ano-
ther: Tw. Ill, 3, 47.
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Purscnt, Costard's corruption fiompresent: LLL
V, 2, 488.
Purse-taking, stealing: H4A I, 2, 116.
Pursue, 1) to follow, to attend: your sense — s
not mine, Meas. II, 4, 74. p. him and entreat him to a
peace, Tw. V, 389. i/our love — s a banished traitor,
R2 II, 3, 59. where (to his bed) eagerly his sickness
— d him still, H8 IV, 2, 25. p. we him on knees, Troil.
V, 3, 10. ignomy and shame p. thy life, V, 10, 34. — d
my humour not — ing his, Rom. I, 1, 135. p. me lasting
strife, Hml. Ill, 2, 232. Fortune p. thee! Ant. Ill,
12, 25.
2) to proceed in , to carry on , to follow up , to
continue: I pray thee, p. sentence, Merch. IV, 1, 298.
I will p. the amity. All's II, 5, 15. 1 cannot p. this
sport to the upshot, Tw. IV, 2, 76. had we —d that
life, Wint. I, 2, 71. thus far our bending author hath
— d the story, H5 Epil. 2. a speedier course must we
p. Tit. II, 1, 111. can vengeance he — d further than
death? Rom. V, 3, 55. howsoever thou — st this act,
Hml. 1, 5, 84. will they p. the quality no longer than
they can sing? Hml. II, 2, 363. she hath — d conclu-
sions infinite of easy ways to die. Ant. V, 2, 358.
3) to follow with a view to overtake, to chase;
absol.: clap on more sails, p. Wiv. II, 2, 142. when
cowardice —s, Mids. II, 1, 234. H6C I, 4, 22. R3 III,
2, 28. Transitively: p. these fearful creatures, Ven.
677. 699. Err. V, 155. Mids. I, 1, 163. 248. II, 1,
188. 232. Shr. V, 2, 47. Tw. I, 1, 23. Ill, 4, 144.
H4B IV, 2, 120. H6B V, 3, 26. H6C I, 1, 2. I, 4, 5.
II, 6, 33. Cor. Ill, 1, 309. IV, 6, 94. Lr. II, 1, 45.
91. 111. 0th. II, 3, 230. Cymb. Ill, 5, 100. 166. IV,
2, 157.
4) to persecute, to treat with hostility , to seek to
injiu-e : p. him with any further revenge , Wiv. IV, 2,
221. that with such vehemency he should p. faults pro
per to himself, Meas. V, 109. will you the knights shall
to the edge of all extremity p. each other, or shall be
divided by any voice or order of the field? Troil. IV,5,69.
5) to follow with a desire to obtain, to strive to
gain: they fright him, but he still — s his fear, Lucr.
308. possessing or — ing no delight, Sonn. 75, 11. /
have — d her as love hath — d me, Wiv. II, 2, 208.
215. 216. our natures do p. a thirsty evil, Meas. I, 2,
132. she shall p. it with the soul of love, Mids. II, 1,
182. he — d my life, Hml. IV, 7, 5. if I knew what
hoop should hold us stanch , j[rom edge to edge o' the
world I would p. it. Ant. II, 2, 118. would 1 might
never o'ertake — d success, V, 2, 103. Absol.: emu-
lation hath a thousand sons that one by one p. Troil.
III, 3, 157.
In R3 II, 3, 43 Ff men's minds mistrust — ing dan-
gers, Qq ensuing dangers.
Pursuers, such as follow in hostility: Ven. 688.
H4A V, 5, 22.
Pursuit, 1) the act of following and seeking: my
willing love set forth in your p. Tw. Ill, 3, 13.
2) the act of following with a view to overtake;
mostly in a hostile sense: Lucr. 1691. Mids. IV, 1,
128. All's III, 4, 25. H4B IV, 3, 77. H5 II, 4, 69.
H6A II, 2, 3. H6C II, 1, 3. 149. II, 3, 13. to make
. p. Lucr. 696. As I, 3, 138. R3 III, 2, 30. death doth
hold us in p. H6C II, 5, 127. in p. of: Sonn. 143, 4.
3) endeavour to gain: mad in p. and in possession
so, Sonn. 129, 9. Paris should ne'er retract what he
hath done, nor faint in the p. Troil. II, 3, 142. I'll
play the hunter for thy life with all my force, p. and
policy, IV, 1, 18.
Pursuivant, a state messenger, an attendant on
the heralds: these grey locks, the — s of death, H6A
II, 5, 5 (as forerunning and announcing death), send
for his master with a p. H6B I, 3, 37. / told the p.
R3 III, 4, 90. send out a p. at arms, V, 3, 59. — s,
pages and footboys, H8 V, 2, 24.
Pnrsy , swelled with pampering : and p. insolence
shall break his wind with fear and horrid flight, Tim,
V, 4, 12. in the fatness of these p. times virtue itself of
vice must pardon beg, Hml. Ill, 4, 163.
Purveyor, one who goes before to make pro-
vision for the table : we coursed him at the heels and
had a purpose to be his p. Mcb. I, 6, 22.
Pusli, interj. pshaw, pish: made a p. at chance
and sufferance, Ado V, 1, 38. p.! didyou see my cap?
Tim. Ill, 6, 119.
Pusli, snbst. a thrust, calculated either to over-
turn something, or to set it in motion ; hence 1) attack,
onset: sudden p. gives them the overthrow, Caes. V, 2,
6. this p. will cheer me ever, or disseat me now, Mcb.
V, 3, 20. to stand the p. of = to expose one's self to,
to face : stand the p. of every beardless vain compara-
tive, H4A III, 2, 66. / stand the p. of your one thing
that you will tell, H4B II, 2, 40. to stand the p. and
enmity of those this quarrelwouldexcite, Troii.U,2,137.
2) an impulse given, a setting in motion: lest they
desire upon this p. to trouble your joys with like rela-
tion, Wint. V, 3, 129. we'll put the matter to the pre-
sent p. Hml. V, 1, 318 (_= let us push on the matter
immediately, let us immediately go to work).
Push, vb. to thrust; absol. = to make a thrust:
this sessions . .. — es 'gainst our heart, Wint. Ill, 2, 2.
make a head to p. against a kingdom, H4A IV, 1, 81.
p. home, H5 II, 1, 103. we may as .well p. against
Paul's, H8 V, 4, 16. Transitively, = to thrust, to
drive, to press by force : backward she — ed him, Ven.
41. top. grief on, and back the same grief draw, Lucr.
1673. p. him out of doors. As III, 1, 15. will you not
p. her out? Wint. II, 3, 73. do not p. me, 126. John
V, 7, 77. H5 I, 1, 6. Cor. V, 2, 41. Rom. I, 1, 21. Caes.
V, 5, 25. Mcb. Ill, 4, 82. Per. V, 1, 127. With on, =
to urge on , to promote : doth p. on this proceeding,
Wint. II, 1, 179. one that will either p. on or pluck
back thy business, IV, 4, 762.
In Troil. II, 3, 213 Qq I'll p. him o'er the face,
Flpash.
PusU-pin, a child's play in which pins are pushed
alternately: LLL IV, 3, 169.
Pusillanimity, want of courage: the liver white
and pale, which is the badge of p. and cowardice, H4B
IV, 3, 114.
Put, I. trans. 1) to place, to set, to lay; express-
ing, in the most general manner, the causing of a
change or effect in local position: she — s the period
often from his place, liuax. 565. what eyes hath Love
p. in my head, Sonn. 148, 1. p. some lime upon your
fingers, Tp. IV, 246. I'll never p. my finger in the fire,
Wiv. I, 4, 91. what he — s into the press, II, 1, 80. p.
a toast in it. 111, 5, 3. p. him into the basket, IV, 2, 48.
to p. metal in restrained means, Meas. II, 4, 48. — ing
the hand in the pocket. III, 2, 49. to p. a ducat in her
clack-dish, 134. p. them in secret holds, IV, 3, 91. to
p. the finger in the eye. Err. II, 2, 206. a case to p. it
into, Ado I, 1, 184. you must p. in the pikes with a
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vice, V, 2, 51. p. together, LLL I, 1, 210. how easy
it is to p. years to the word three, 1, 2, 55. Flip, a
girdle round about the earth, Mids. II, 1, 175. your
vows, p. into two scales. III, 2, 132. the 7nan should be
p. into the lanthorn, V, 251. hep. his hand behind him,
Merch. II, 8, 47. p. bars between the owners and their
rights, Hi, 2, 19. so you may p. a man in your belly.
As III, 2, 215. to p. a good meat into an unclean dish,
III, 3, 3^. he p. it into his mouth , V, 1, 38. p. finger
in the eye, Shr. I, 1, 79. p. me in thy books, II, 225.
p. you in the catalogue of those. All's 1, 3, 149. tongue,
I must p. you into a butter -woman''s mouth, IV, 1, 44.
p. your grace in your pocket, Tw. V, 35. p. me into
darkness, 312. to p. him i' the ground {^ to bury
him) Wint. Ill, 3, 140. the rogue that p. me into this
apparel, IV, 3, 111. my name p. in the book of virtue,
131. I'll not p. the dibble in earth, IV, 4, 99. and p.
the same (sword) into young Arthur's hand, John I,
14. p. my eyeballs in thy brows , III, 4, 30. p. a little
water in a spoon, IV, 3, 131. p. a few flocks in the
point, H4A II, 1, 7. p. ratsbane in my mouth, H4B I,
2, 48. he hath p. all my substance into thai belly of
his, II, 1, 81. p. me a caliver into Wart's hand, 111,
2, 289. hasp, us in these ill -beseeming arms, IV, 1,
84. p. thy face between his sheets, H5 II, 1, 87. I p.
my hand into the bed, II, 3, 24. top. into mine (pocket)
III, 2, 54. our scions, p. in wild and savage stock, III,
5, 7. crowns ...p. into his purse, IV, 3, 37. io p. a
golden sceptre in thy hand, H6A V, 3, 118. you p.
sharp weapons in a madman's hands, H6B 111, 1, 347.
p. them in prison, IV, 7, 48. p. in their hands thy
bruising irons of wrath, R3 V, 3, 110. would have p.
his knife into him, H8 I, 2, 199. p. my cause into his
hands. III, 1, 118. a noble spirit, as yours was p. into
you, 170. there p. unwittingly. 111, 2, 123. some spirit
p. this paper in the packet, 129. 216. — s me her hand
to his chin, Troll. I, 2; 131. and in my vantbrace p.
this withered brawn, I, 3, 297. we'll p. you i' the fills,
111, 2, 48. wherein he — 5 alms for oblivion. 111, 3, 146.
p. your shields before your hearts. Cor. I, 4, 24. we'll
p. you in manacles, I, 9, 56. to p. our tongues into
those wounds, II, Z,l . p. not your worthy rage into your
tongue. III, 1, 241. p. in prison, IV, 6, 38. if he were
— ing to my house the brand, 115. a case top. my
visage in, Rom. I, 4, 29. p. this in any liquid thing,
V, 1, 77. has no house to p. his head in, Tim. Ill, 4,
64. we p. a sting in him, Caes. II, 1, 16. p. a tongue
in every wound. III, 2, 232. I p. it in the pocket, IV,
3, 253. p. on my brows this wreath of victory, V, 3, 82.
p. a barren sceptre in my gripe, Mcb. Ill, 1,62. p.
rancours in the vessel of my peace, 67. enchanting all
that you p. in, IV, 1,43. we will fetters p. upon this
fear, Hml. Ill, 3, 25. p. it in his pocket, III, 4, 101.
to p. his head in, Lr. I, 5, 32. p. in his legs, II, 2, 157.
she p. 'em i' the paste, II, 4, 124. who p. my man i'
the stocks, 185. a house io p. his head in. III, 2, 2o.
p. money in thy purse, Oth. I, 3, 345. 347. 349. she
— s her tongue in her heart, II, 1, 107. to p. you in
your place again, II, 3, 324. p. in every honest hand
a whip, IV, 2, 142. p. it (your rapier) home, V, 1, 2
(do not miss your adversary). p. garlands on thy head.
Ant. Ill, 1, 11. noi what you reserved ... p. we i the
roll of conquest, V, 2, 181. you should have been p.
together with so mortal a purpose , Cymb. I, 4, 43. p.
the moon in his pocket. III, 1,44. didp. theyoke upon's,
52. p. his brows within a golden crown, 60.
Eeflexively: hast p. thyself upon this island as a
spy, Tp. 1, 2, 454. have p. themselves into voluntary
exile. As I, 1, 106. I'll p. myself in poor aud mean
attire, I, 3, 113. p. you in your best array, V, 2, 78.
I p. myself into thy file. All's III, 3, 9. p. myself into
my mortal preparation III, 6, 81. England hath p. him-
self in arms, John II, 57. Ant. II, 2, 168. p. your-
self under his shrowd, Wl, 13, 71. — s himself in pos-
ture, Cymb. Ill, 3, 94. Ill, 4, 8.
Figurative use: thai same groan doth p. this in my
mind, Sonn. 50, 13. and in it (his picture) p. their
mind, Compl. 135 (cf. Cymb. V, 5, 176). the strange-
ness of your story p. heaviness in me, Tp. I, 2, 306.
and p. your trial in the villain's mouth, Meas. V, 304.
— s the world into her person. Ado II, 1, 215. to p.
a strange face on his own perfection, II, 3, 49. had p.
such difference betwixt their two estates. All's I, 3, 116.
would not p. my reputation now in any staining act,
III, 7, 6. to p. fire in your heart, Tw. Ill, 2, 21. could
p. breath into his work, Wint. V, 2, 107. that e'er I
p. between your holy looks my ijl suspicion, V, 3, 148.
p. spirit in the French, John V, 4, 2. now p. it, God,
in the physician's mind, E2 1, 4, 59. p. the world's
whole strength into one giant arm, H4B IV, 5, 44. God
p. it in thy mind, 179. let me p. in your minds, R3 I,
3, 131. II, 1, 120. p. meekness in thy mind, II, 2, 107.
p. in her tender heart the aspiring flame, IV, 4, 328.
p. your main cause into the king' s protection, H8 HI, 1,
93. — s his Shall against a graver bench, Cor, HI, 1,
105. — 'si odds amongst the rout of nations, Tim. IV,
3, 42. I will p. that business in your bosoms, 5Icb. Ill,
1, 104. — s toys of desperation into every brain, Hml.
1, 4, 75. with more offences at my beck than I have
thoughts to p. them in. III, 1, 128. p. your discourse
into some frame , III, 2, 320. you must p. me in your
heart for friend, IV, 7, 2. if any wretch have p. this
in your head, 0th. IV, 2, 15. p. colour in thy cheek,
Ant. IV, 14, 69. would I had p. my estate on the
approbation of what I have spoke, Cymb. I, 4, 133
( = laid, betted), p. them into mine hand, IV, 1, 25.
p. the strength of the Leonaii in me, V, 1, 31. and then
a mind p. in it (the picture) V, 5, 176. those arts they
have as I could p. into them, 339. in your supposing
once more p. your sight of heavy Pericles, Per. V Prol.
21 (but Ff on heavy Pericles).
Used of articles of dress or ornament taken on or
off the body : — s apparel on my tattered loving, Sonn.
26, 11. rings p. upon his fingers, Shr. Ind. 1, 38. on
your finger I'll p. another ring, All's IV, 2, 61. she
would never p. it from her finger, V, 3, 109. I p. it
(the cro"\vn) on my head, H4B IV, 5, 166. never would
he ... on him p. the vesture of humility. Cor" II, 1, 249.
p. armour on thine ears, Tim. IV, 3, 123. we p. fresh
garments on him, Lr. IV, 7, 22. p. my tires and man-
tles on him. Ant. 11, 5, 22. p. my brogues from off my
feet, Cymb. IV, 2, 214. With adverbs: — 'st down
thine own breeches, Lr. 1, 4, 189. p. off that gown, Tp.
IV, 226. —ing off his hat, H4B II, 4, 7. All's II, 2, 9.
10. Lr. IV, 7, 8. Ant. IV, 15, 56. p. his bonnet on,
Ven. 1087. when we p. them (our garments) on, Tp.
11, 1, 69. your rye-straw hats p. on, IV, 136. top. on
your hose, Gent. II. 1, 84. Wiv. IV, 2, 73. 85. Ado
V, 3, 30. Merch. IV, 1, 442. Shr. I, 1, 234. Ill, 2, 115.
128. Tw. II, 5, 186. IV, 2, 1. 5. V, 346. John IV,
2, 27. R2 V, 6, 4S. H4B II, 2, 189. H60 II, 2, 130.
HI, 3, 230. R3 II, 3, 32. Cor. II, 2, 141. Ill, 2, 34.
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Tit I, 185. Caes. I, 1, 53. Ill, 2, 175. Mcb. IV, 3,
154. V, 1, 68. V, 3, 3-1. 0th. 1, 1, 86. Ant. IV, 4, 10.
Per. U, 1, 83. IV, 4, 29. Peculiar use: some hangman
must j). on my shroud, Wint. IV, 4, 468 (i. e. for me;
= some hangman must put my shroud on me), thai
the bleak air willp. thy shirt on warm, Tim. IV, 3,223.
p. mine armour on, Mcb. V, 3, 48 (for me), p. thine
iron on. Ant. IV, 4, 3 (i. e. put on me the iron which
thou hast in thy hand. Some M. Edd. mine iron).
Figurative use: she — s on outward strangeness,
Ven. 310. hast thou p. on this shape, Lucr. 597. each
hand hath p. on nature's power, Sonn. 127, 5 (in imi-
tating nature by painting), have p. on black, 132, 3.
to p. fair truth upon so foul a face, 137, 12. (penitence)
hollowly p. on, Meas. II, 3, 23. — ing on the destined
livery, U, 4, 138. which jiarti-coaied presence of loose
love p. on by us, LLL V, 2, 777. if 1 do not p. on a
sober habit, Merch. II, 2, 199. to p. on your boldest
suit of mirth, 210. the seeming truth which cunning
times p. on. III, 2, 100. therefore p. I on the counte-
nance of stern commandment. As II, 7, 108. the duke
hath p. on a religious life, V, 4, 187. the semblance I
p on, Tw. V, 315. may a free face p. on, Wint. 1, 2,
112. ' — s on his pretty looks, John HI, 4, 95. p. on the
duuntlessjspirit of resolution, V, 1, 52. happily may
your sweet self p. on the lineal stale and glory of ihe
land, V, 7, 101. death p. on his ugliest mask, H4B I,
1, 66. p. not you on the visage of the times, II, 3, 3.
p. the fashion on, V, 2, 52. p. off your maiden blushes,
H.J V, 2, 253. p. on some other shape, E3 IV, 4, 286.
whose figure this cloud —s on, H8 I, 1, 225. thy top-
less deputation he — s on, Troil. I, 3, 152. the savage
strangeness he —s on, II, 3, 135. Ill, 3, 50. I will p.
on his presence, 272. / would have hrtd you p. your
power well on, Cor. Ill, 2, Xl.p. off these frowns, Rom.
1, 5, 75. p. on a most importunate aspect, Tim. II, 1,
28. ~ ing on the cunning of a sharper, IV, 3, 209.
didst p. this sour-cold habit on, 239. — s on this tardy
form, Caes. I, 2, 303. and p. on fear, 1, 3, 60. let not
our looks p. on our purposes, II, 1, 225. let's p. on
manly readiness, Mcb. II, 3, 139. p. we on industrious
soldiership, V, 4, 16. we p. on a compelled valour,
Hml. IV, 6, 17. to p. an antic disposition on, I, 6, 172.
p. on a livery, HI, 4, 165. p. on weary negligence, Lr.
1,3, 12. p. upon him such a deal of man, II, 2, 127.
— ing on ihe mere form of civil seeming, 0th. II, 1, 243.
2) to bestow, to confer, to impose, to inflict, to
charge; with the prepos. on or upon: do you p. tricks
upon's? Tp. II, 2, 60. — s the neglected act freshly on
me, Meas. I, 2, 174. if I p. any tricks upon 'em, All's
IV, 5, 63. dost thou p. upon me the office of God? V,
2, 21. p. quarrels jiurposely on others, Tw. Ill, 4, 266.
that forced baseness lohich he has p. upon't, Wint. II,
3, 79. this business, p. on thee by my lord, III, 3, 35.
p. not another sin upon my head, Rom. V, 3, 62. ivhat
cannot you and I ... p. upon his spongy officers? Mcb.
I, 7, 70. which — s upon them suspicion of the deed,
II, 4, 26. when first they p. the name of king upon me,
III, 1, 58. p. on him what forgeries you please, Hml.
II, 1, 19. you must not p. another scandal on him, 29.
yet must not we p. the strong law on him, IV, 3, 3. or
p. upon you what restraint and grievance the law . . .
will give him cable, 0th. 1, 2, 15. you shall think your-
self bound to p. it (death) on him , IV, 2, 248. honour,
if p. upon you. Per. IV, 6, 100. p. your sight on heavy
Pericles, V Prol. 21 (Qq of). Inverted relation: they I
do you lorong to p. you so oft upon't (the office of
constable) Meas. II, 1,280 (= top. it so often on you).
Sometimes = to impart, to communicate, to tell :
why do you p. these sayings upon me? Meas. II, 2,133.
news .. . which he will p. on us, as pigeons feed their
young. As I, 2, 99. p. strange speech upon me, Tw. V,
70. if it be so, as so 'tis p. on me, Hml, I, 3, 94. With-
out on, = to tell, to pretend: am not one that rejoices
in the common wreck, as common bruit doth p. it, Tinj.
V, 1,196.
3) to place in a state or condition : is p. besides
his part , Sonn. 23, 2. to p. him beside his patience,
H4A III, 1, 179. p. Armado's page out of his part,
LLL V, 2, 336. 478. 1 will not be p. out of countenance,
611. 624. this willp. them out of fear, Mids. Ill, 1,23.
p. out of office, Tim. I, 2, 207. when we first p. this
dangerous stone a rolling, H8 V, 3, 104. With from,
= to deprive of, to deliver from, to take from: such
a deal of skimble-skamble stuff as — s me from 7ny
faith, H4A 111, 1, 155. p. the king from these sad
thoughts, H8 II, 2, 57. did I p. Henry from his native
right, H6C III, 3, 190. to p. thee from thy heaviness,
Rom. Ill, 5, 109. which (sorrow ) may be p. from her
by society, IV, 1, 14. they have e'enp. my breath from
me, Tim. Ill, 4, 104. that thus hath p. him so much
from the understanding of himself, Hml. II, 2, 8. — s
him from fashion of himself, 111, 1, 182. hathp. himself
from rest, and must needs taste his folly, Lr. II, 4, 293 .
this is a trick to p. me from my suit, 0th. Ill, 4, 87.
With into or in: to p. in practice, Pilgr. 217. Gent.
Ill, 2, 89. Ado I, 1, 330. II, 2, 53. LLL I, 1, 308. you
have p. the wild waters in this roar, Tp. I, 2, 2. to p.
me into everlasting liberty, Wiv. Ill, 3, 31.^. not your-
self into amazement, Meas. IV, 2, 219. I could p. thee
in comfort, LLL IV, 3, 52. we have p. thee in counte-
nance, V, 2, 623. — s the wretch in remembrance of a
shroud, Mids. V. 384. we could p. us in readiness, Shr.
1, 1, 43. this has p. me in heart, IV, 5, 77. p. me into
good fooling, Tw. I, 5, 35. you should p. your lord
into a desperate assurance, II, 2, 8. p. thyself into the
trick of singularity, II, 5, 164. thou hast p. him in such
a dream, 210. may p. you in mind, V, 42. — s some
of us in distemper, Wint. I, 2, 385. the prince p. thee
into my service, H4B 1, 2, 14. — ing all affairs else in
oblivion, V, 5, 27. government ... p. into parts, H5 1,
2, 181. — ing it in expedition, II, 2, 191. to p. yout
grace in mind, R3 IV, 2, 113. he hath into monstrous
habits p. the graces that once were his, H8 I, 2, 1 22.
the queen isp. in anger, 11,4,161. top. it in execution.
Cor. II, 1, 256. this mutiny were better p. in hazard,
11, 3, 264. will you be p. in mind of his blind fortune,
V, 6, 118. Rom. I, 1, 237. I would have p. my wealth
into donation, Tim. HI, 2, 90. you shall p. this night's
qreat business into my despatch, Mcb. I, 5, 68. p. me
into a towering passion, Hml. V, 2, 79. will p. me in
trust, Lr. I, 4, 15. I'll p. it in proof, IV, 6, 189. /
would not my free condition p. into circumscription,
0th. I, 2, 27. to p. my father in impatient thoughts,
I, 3, 243. I p. the Moor into a Jealousy, II, 1, 309.
every man p. himself into triumph , II, 2, 4. to p. our
Cassio in some action, II, 3, 62. the trust Othello — s
him in, 131. the general were p. in mind of it, 137.
p. into courage, Cymb. II, 3, 8. p, into contempt the
suits, HI, 4, 92. to p. those powers in motion, IV, 3.
31. you have p. me into rhyme, V, 3, 63.
With to; a) followed by an inf., = to make: /
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amp. to know that your own science exceeds ..., Meas.
1, 1, 5. had I first been p. to speak my mind, H6B
IH, 1, 43. you p. me to forget a lady's manners, Cyinb.
II, 3, 110. b) by a noun, == 1) to bring to, to cause
to come to; be it to acting or to suffering: or my
affection p. to the smallest teen, Compl. 192. 'twould
p. me to my slipper, Tp. 11, 1, 277. to the perpetual
wink might p. this ancient morsel, 285. some defect . . .
p. it (her grace" to the foil. Ill, 1, 46. to rise and be
p. to death, Meas. IV, 3, 29. K2 V, 3, 73. K3 111, 2,
105. Ill, 5, 76. Rom. Ill, 5, 17. Caes. IV, 3, 175.
Hml. V, 2, 46. p. me to this shame and trouble, Err.
V, 14. p. the liveries to making, Merch. 11, 2, 123.
then she — s you to entreaty, As IV, 1, 80. let him p.
me to my purgation, V, 4, 44. p. him to the sword, 164.
Ii6B 111, 1, 284. I shall now p. you to the height of
your breeding. All's 11, 2, 1. J p. you to the use of your
own virtues, V, 1, 15. p. them (your legs) to motion,
Tw. Ill, 1, 87. as mine honesty — s it to utterance,
Wint. I, 1, 21. top. you to it (fear), IV, 4, 153. top.
to torment, John IV, 1, 84. / p. thee now to thy book-
oath: deny it, if thou canst, H4B 11, 1, 111. p. him to
execution, H5 HI, 6, 58. if you would p. me to verses
or to dance, V, 2, 137. our soldiers p. to flight, H6C
III, 3, 36. it should be p. to no apparent likelihood of
breach, E3 11, 2, 135. there's in him stuff that — s him
to these ends, H8 1, 1, 68. while it is hot, I'll p. it to
the issue, V, 1, 178. — ing himto rage, Cor.11,3,205.
shall it be p. to that? Ill, 1, 233. you have p. me now
to such a part which never I shall discharge to the life,
Ul, 2, 105. p. him to choler. 111, 3, 25. we need not p.
new matter to his charge, 76 (or = lay?). — s us to
our shifts, Tit. IV, 2, 176. nature — s me to a heavy
task, V, 3, 160. his land's p, to their books, Tim. 1, 2,
206. are p. to silence, Caes. I, 2, 290. p. your dread
pleasures more into {= unto) command than to entreaty,
Hml. II, 2, 28 (cf. As IV, 1, 80). to p. him% his pur-
gation, 111,2,318. we'll p. the matter to the present
push, V, 1, 318. to p. him to ill thinking, 0th. Ill, 4,
29. p. me to some impatience. Ant. II, 6, 43. you shall
p. your children to that destruction, V, 2, 131. go p. it
to the haste, 196. andp. us to our answer, Cymb. IV,
2, 161. — s himself unto the shipman's toil. Per. I, 3,
24. p. me to present pain, V, 1, 193. top. to it = to
try hard, to drive to straits : he —s transgression to't,
Meas. Ill, 2, 101. nay, p. me to't, AU'sIl, 2, 60. p.
him to't, let him have his way, HI, 6, 1. we are tougher
than you can p. us to't, Wint. I, 2, 16. they have a
leader that will p. you to it, Cor. 1, 1, 233. p. them not
to't, II, 2, 145. do not p. me to't, for I am nothing, if
not critical, 0th. II, 1, 119. and will upon the instant
p. thee to't. III, 3, 471 (try thee? or require thy acti-
vity?). 2) to leave, to give up, to confide to: and to
him p. the manage of my state, Tp. I, 2, 69. p. it to
fortuna della guerra, LLL V, 2, 633. I'll p. my for-
tunes to your service, Wint. I, 2, 440. andp. his cause
and quarrel to the disposing of the cardinal, John V,
7, 91. p. we our quarrel to the will of heaven, R2 1,
2, 6. being p. to nurse, H6B IV, 2, 160. his minority
is p. unto the trust of Richard Gloster, E3 I, 3, 12. p.
thy fortune to the arbitrement of bloody strokes, V, 3,
89. Ip. it to your care, H8 I, 2, 102. 'tisp. to lottery,
Troil. II, 1, 140. which else would p. you to your for-
tune and the hazard of much blood. Cor. Ill, 2, 60. I
p. myself to thy direction, Mcb. IV, 3, 122. to be p. to
the arbitrement of swords, Cymb. I, 4, 52. 3) to apply,
to employ: gold that's p. to use, Ven. 768. thou usurer
that —'st forth all to use, Sonn. 134, 10. what use to
p. her to. Err. Ill, 2, 97. Tw. Ill, 1, 66. happy are they
that hear their detractions and can p. them to mending.
Ado II, 3, 238. I cannot p. him to a private soldier,
H4B 111, 2, 177. 4) to impart: — s feaer to valour,
courage to the coward, Ven. 1168. if their daughters
be capable, I will p. it to them, LLL IV, 2, 82. who in
spite p. stuff to some she beggar and compounded, thee,
Tim. IV, 3, 272. p. strength enough to it (your sword)
Lr. IV, 6, 235. / do repent me that I p. it to you, 0th.
111,3,392. — s to him all the learnings, Cymb. 1, 1,43.
With upon, = to move, to incite to: when his
.soaring insolence shall touch the people, which time
shall not want, if he be p. upon it. Cor. II, 1, 272. 'tis
they have p. him on the old man's death, Lr. II, 1, 101.
Joined with adverbs; a) top. apart and to p. away
= to send off, to remove: top. apart these your attend-
ants, Wint. 11, 2, 14. Henry p. apart, the next for
me, H6B 111, 1, 383. and twice desire that which with
scorn she p. away, Pilgr. 316. two may keep counsel,
— ing one away, Kom. II, 4, 209. p. away these dis-
positions, Lr. I, 4, 241.
b) to p. back = to refuse, to say nay to, not to
admit: coming from thee, I could not p. himback, Lucr.
843. though she p. thee back, Pilgr. 334. petitioners
for blood thou ne'er —'st back, H6C V, 5, 80. injury
of chance — s back leave-taking, Troil. IV, 4, 36. when
my indisposition p. you back, Tim. II, 2, 139.
c) to p. by = 1) to push aside: hep. it by with the
back of his hand, Caes. I, 2, 221. 229. 231. 2) to
desist from , to abandon , to leave : these both (Lady
Lucy and Bona)^. by, a poor petitioner ... made prize
and purchase of his lustful eye, R3 III, 7, 183. p. by
this barbarous brawl, 0th. 11, 3, 172.
d) to p. down = to overthrow , to confound , to
repress, to abolish, to baffle: I'll exhibit a bill in the
parliament for the — ing down of men, Wiv. II, 1, 30.
the merriest (usury) was p. down, Meas. Ill, 2, 7. till
eating and drinking be p. down. 111. you have p. him
down. Ado II, 1, 292 (with a quibble; cf. Shr. V, 2,
36 and Tw. I, 3, 88). how the ladies and I have p.
him down, LLL IV, 1, 143. my Kate does p. her down,
Shr. V, 2, 35. when did I see thee p. so down'? Tw.
1, 3, 86. I saw him p. down with an ordinary fool, I,
5, 90. we'll p. thee dov.m, 'gainst whom these arms we
beaj, John II, 346. to p. down Richard, that sweet
lovely rose, H4A I, 3, 175. how a plain tale shall p.
youdown,\\,i, 281. — ing down kings and princes,
H6B Iv, 2, 38. until a power be raised to p. them
doivn, IV, 4, 40. to p. me down and. reign thyself, H6C
I, 1, 200. to p. a tyrant down, R3 V, 3, 255.
e) to p. forth = 1) to extend : to p. forth my right-
ful hand in a well-hallowed cause, H5 1, 2, 292. p.
forth thy hand, H6B I, 2, 11. 2) to send out: p. forth
their sons to seek preferment out , Gent. I, 3, 7. 3) to
lay out: — 'st forth all to use, Sonn. 134, 10. 4) to
shoot out, to emit as a sprout: peace — s forth her
olive everywhere, H4B IV, 4, 87. her hedges p. forth
disordered twigs, H5 V, 2, 44. to-day he — s forth the
tender leaves of hopes, H8 III, 2, 352.
f) to p. in = a) to instate, to install in an office:
to blot out me and p. his own son in, H6C II, 2, 92.
b) to give in, to offer, to present: I'll p. in bail. All's
V, 3, 286. p. in now, Titus, Tim. Ill, 4, 86 (i. e. your
claim).
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g) top. off = 1) to lay aside, to dismiss, to dis-
card: I will p. off my hope, Tp. HI, 3, 7. I cannot p.
off my opinion so easily, Wiv. II, 1, 243. when you p.
off that (the court) with such contempt, All's II, 2, 6.
the clothiers have p. off the spinsters, H8 I, 2, 32. to
p. vie 0^,11,4,21. 2) to turn away, to elude, to bafifle :
finely p. off, IAjL IV, 1, 112. there's a simple — ing
off, All's II, 2, 43. you p. me off with limber vows,
Wint. I, 2, 47. —s him off, slights him, IV, 4, 200. to
p. off the shame, Per.'l, 1, 140. 3 ) to refuse: ^our
steward — s me off, Tim. II, 2, 31. which (invitation)
my near occasions did urge me to p. off, III, 6, 12. 4)
to defer, to delay (by referring to): — s it off to a
compelled restraint. All's II, 4, 44. he hath p. me off ,
to the succession of new days this month, Tim. II, 2, 19.
h) to p. on = 1) to lay on (as a blow): finely p.
on, LLL IV, 1, 116. 118. 2) to set to work: the powers
above p. on their instruments , Mcb. IV, 3, 239. we'll
p. on those shall praise your excellence, Hml. IV, 7,
132. he was likely, had he been p. on, to have proved
most royally, V, 2, 408 (= had he become king), one
that ill the authority of her merit did justly p. on the
vouch of very malice itself, 0th. II, 1, 147. 3) to incite,
to instigate, to cause by instigating: awakens me with
this unwonted — ing on, Meas. IV, 2, 120. you ne'er
had done it, but by our — ing on. Cor. II, 3, 260. why
he — s on this confusion, Hml. Ill, 1, 2. deaths p. on
by cunning and forced cause , V, 2, 394. you protect
this course and p. it on by your allowance, Lr. 1, 4,
227. if this poor trash of Venice stand the — ing on,
0th. II, 1, 313. when devils will the blackest sins p. on,
11,3,357. J never had lived to p. on this, Cymb.V,l,9.
i) top. out = 1) to extend, to show: p. out all
your hands, Tim. IV, 2, 28. p. out your wit, Rom. IV,
5, 124. 2) to make to forget one's part, to embarrass,
to puzzle: presence majestical would p. him out, LLL
V, 2, 102. I have p. you out, Wint. IV, 4, 378. 3) to
extinguish, to blind: Compl. 250. Gent. V, 2, 13.
Ado V, 3, 24. John V, 1, 56. 69. Rom. V, 3, 2. Lr.
IV, 2, 71. 0th. V, 2, 7. 10.
k) to p. over = to refer: I p. you o'er to heaven
and to my mother, John I, 62.
1) to p. up, = 1) to hold up, to raise: why Peace
should not p. up her lovely visage, H5 V, 2, 37. why
then do I p. up that womanly defence, to say I have
done no harm? Mcb. IV, 2, 78. 2) to hide in a place
where a thing is kept when not used : p. thy sword up
(in the scabbard) Tp. I, 2, 469. Tw. Ill, 4, 343. IV,
1, 42. John IV, 3, 79. 98. H4B II, 4, 222. H5 II, 1,
46. 109. R3 I, 2, 197. Cor. V, 6, 136. Tit. II, 1, 53.
Rom. I, 1, 72. Ill, 1, 87. IV, 5, 123. 126. p. up this
(letter) LLL IV, 1, 109 (in the pocket). All's IV, 3,
243. Lr. I, 2, 28. had not your man p. up the fowl so
suddenly, H6B II, 1, 45 (called it back from pursuit).
we may p. up our pipes, Rom. IV, 5, 96. 0th. Ill, 1,
20. p. up thy gold, Tim. IV, 3, 107. Hence 3) = not
to resent, to pocket: be dishonoured openly and basely
p. it up without revenge, Tit. I, 433. nor am I yet per-
suaded to p. up in peace what already I have foolishly
suffered, 0th. IV, 2, 181.
4) to propose: Flip, another question to thee, Hml.
V, 1, 43 (the clown's speech).
II. intr. 1) to go or come by water, to sail: who
p. unluckily into this bay. Err. V, 125. the bark — s
from her native bay, Merch. II, 6, 15. top. to sea. Err.
V, 21. Tw. II, 4, 78. Wint. IV, 4, 509. to p. forth,
Meas. 1, 2, 14. Err. Ill, 2, 155. IV, 3, 35. H4B 1, 1,
186. Troil. Prol. 7. Per. II Prol. 27. Ant. IV, 10, 7.
p. in, 0th. II, 1, 25. 65. p. off, Ant. II, 7, 78. Pnr. V,
1, 3. p. out, Tp. V, 225. Err. Ill, 2, 190,
2) with /or(A, = to shoot out, to bud: before one
leaf p. forth, Ven. 416. to make us say: this is p.
forth too truly, Wint. I, 2, 14. his negligence, his folly,
fear . . . sometimes — s forth , 254. hewing Rutland
when his leaves p. forth, H6C II, 6, 48. your valour
— « well forth. Cor. I, 1, 255.
3) with in, = to intercede: a wise burgher p. in
for them, Meas. I, 2, 103.
4} with to, = to go io it: as any flax-wench that
— s to before her troth-plight, Wint. I, 2, 277.
Putrify, to corrupt: blood untainted still doth red
abide, blushing at that which is so — ed, Lucr. 1760.
they would but stink and p. the air, n6A IV, 7, 90.
most — ed core, so fair without, Troil. V, 8, 1.
Puttcr-on, 1) author: they vent reproaches most
bitterly on you as p. of these exactions, H8 I, 2, 24.
2) instigator : you are abused and by some p. Wint.
II, 1, 141.
Patter-out, one who goes abroad (by sea), a
voyager : which now we find each p. of five for one
will bring us good warrant of, Tp. Ill, 3, 48 (a tra-
veller of the class of five for one, i. e. one who puts
to sea on purpose to see wonders, and therefore, on
setting out on his voyage, places out a sum of money,
on condition of receiving five for one at his return.
The interpretation generally received is: one who
lays out money; but abstractedly from the verb to
put out not being used by Sh. in this sense, the con-
text would then require : each p. of one for five, as
Dyce and others are indeed bold enough to write).
Putt#ck, a kite : who finds the partridge in the
— 's nest, H6B III, 2, 191. a toad,, a lizard, an owl, u.
p. Troil. V, 1, 68. / chose an eagle, and did avoid a
p. Cymb. I, 1, 140.
Pnzzel, a hussy: H6A I, 4, 107; cf. Pucelle.
Puzzle, to perplex, to embarrass: in which (igno-
rance) thou art more — d than the Egyptians in their
fog, "Tw. IV, 2, 48. the dread of something after death
— s the will, Hml. Ill, 1, 80. your presence needs must
p. Antony, Ant. Ill, 7, 11.
Pygmalion , an ancient artist who fell in love
with a female statue which he had" made, and pre-
vailed on the gods to give it life: Meas III, 2, 48.
Pyramid, one of the celebrated structures of
ancient Egypt: Sonn. 123, 2. Mcb. IV, 1, 57. Ant.
11,7,21.
Pyramis, the same: H6A I, 6, 21. ¥\. pyramises :
Ant. H, 7, 40. pyramides : V, 2, 61.
Pyramus, the lover of Thisbe: Mids. I, 2, 12.
24 etc. Tit. II, 3, 231.
Pyreuean, the range of mountains between
France and Spain: John 1, 203.
Pyrrlius, the son of Achilles: Lucr. 1449. 1467.
Troil. Ill, 3, 209. Hml. II, 2, 472. 485. 494. 499. 502.
609. 513. 636.
Pythagoras, the famous Greek philosopher, sup-
posed to have professed the doctrine of the migrrtion
of souls: Merch.IV,l,131.AsIII,2,187.Tw.IV,2,54.S2.
Q
927
Q.
0, writing of Ff for cue in R3 III, 4, 27.
Quadrangle, the inner square or court of a large
building: H6B I, 3, 156.
Quair, to drink freely and copiously: this — ing
and drinking, Tw. I, 3, 14. With an accus.: Shr. 1,
2, 277. H4B IV, 5, 86. With off: Shr. HI, 2, 174.
Quagnmlre, a bog: and make a q. of your mingled
brains, H6A I, 4, 109. o'er bog and q. Lr. Ill, 4, 54.
Quail, subst. the bird Perdix coturnix; trained
to fighting by the ancients (as cocks at present): Ant.
11,3,37. Cant term for a loose woman: Troil.V, 1,57.
Quail, vb. 1) tr. to quell, to crush, to overawe:
q., crush, conclude and quell, Mids. V, 292 (Pyramus'
speech), when he meant to q. and shake the orb, Ant.
V, 2, 85.
2) intr. to shrink, to faint, to slacken: let not
search and inquisition q. As II, 2, 20. there is no — ing
now, because the king is certainly possessed of all our
purposes, H4A IV, 1, 39. this may plant courage in
their — ing breasts, H6C1I, 3, 54. my false spirits q.
to remember, Cymb. V, 5, 149.
Quaint, fine, neat, pretty, pleasant: my q. Ariel,
Tp. 1, 2, 317. q. in green she shall be loose enrobed,
Wiv.IV,6,41. afine, q., graceful and excellent fashion.
Ado 111, 4, 22. the q. mazes in the wanton green, Mids.
II, 1, 99. the owl wonders at our q. spirits, II, 2, 7.
tell q. lies, March. Ill, 4, 69. the q. musician, amorous
Lieio, Shr. Ill, 2, 149. a gown more q., more pleasing,
IV, 3, 102. with forged q. conceit, H6A IV, 1, 102.
to show how q. an orator you are, H6B III, 2, 274.
Quaintly, finely, neatly, pleasantly : the lines are
very q. writ, Gent. II, 1, 128. a ladder q. made of
cords, III, 1, 117. 'tis vile, unless it maybe q. ordered,
Merch. II, 4, 6. to carve out dials q. H6G II, 5, 24.
breathe his faults so q. that they may seem the taints
of liberty, Hml. II, 1, 31. and time ... with your fine
fancies q. eche, Per. Ill Prol. 13.
Quake, to tremble; mostly with fear: Ven. 899.
1045. Lucr. 1393.. 1556 (with cold). Wiv. Ill, 5,
104. Meas. Ill, 1, 74. Ado I, 1, 274 (thou wilt q. for
this shortly). Mids. II, 2, 148. V, 224. Wint. V, 1,
199. John III, 1, 18. H6A I, 1, 156. H6B IV, 8, 17.
K3 I, 3, 162. Ill, 5, 1. Tit. V, 2, 40. Hml.lU, 2,
410. Lr. IV, 6, 110. Cymb. II, 4, 6 (q. in the present
winter's state). Per. Ill, 2, 15 (as the earth did q.).
Quaked = affected with quakes, quaking: where
ladies shall be frighted, and, gladly quaked, hear more.
Cor. I, 9, 6.
Qualification, appeasement, abatement: even
out of that will I cause these of Cyprus to mutiny,
whose q. shall come into no true taste again but by the
displanting of Cassio, 0th. II, 1, 282.
Qualified, 1) of a quality, of a kind: she is so q.
as Tnay beseem the spouse of any noble gentleman,
Shr. IV, 5, 66. with thoughts so q. as your charities
shall best instruct you, measure me, Wint. II, 1, 113.
2) having a qualification, endowed, fit: that which
ordinary men are fit for, 1 am q. in, Lr. 1, 4, 37. more
fair, virtuous, wise, chaste, constant, q. Cymb. I, 4, 65
(some M. Edd. constant-qualified).
Qualify, to temper, to moderate, to abate, to
soften : his rage of lust by gazing —ed; slacked, not
suppressed, Lucr. 424. absence seemed my flame to q.
Sonn. 109, 2. 9. the fire's rage , Gent. II, 7, 22. to
enforce or q. the laws, Meas. I, 1, 66. he doth with
holy abstinence subdue that in himself which he spurs
on his power to q. in others, IV, 2, 86. all this amaze-
ment can I q. Ado IV, 1, 67. to q. his rigorous course,
Merch. IV, 1, 7. your discontenting father strive to q.
Wint. IV, 4, 543. this inundation of mistempered hu-
mour rests by you only to be — ed, John V, 1, 13. is
your blood so madly hot that no discourse of reason
can q. the samel Troil. II, 2, 118. my love admits no
— ing dross, IV, 4, 9. time —es the spark and fire of
it, Hml. IV, 7, 114. till some little time hath — ed the
heat of his displeasure, Lr.1, 2, 176. one cup, and that
was craftily — ed too, 0th. II, 3, 41 (mixed with
water).
Quality, 1) any .thing which can be predicated
as characteristic of a thing or person ; a natural or
adventitious property or adjunct :yayoi<r, savour, hue
and — es, whereat the impartial gazer late did wonder,
Ven. 747. of plagues, or dearths, or seasons' q. Sonn.
14, 4. full of virtue, bounty, worth and — es beseeming
such a wife, Gent. Ill, 1, 65. endued with worthy — es,
V, 4, 153. of what q. was your love, then? Wiv. II, 2,
223. / have many ill — es. Ado 11, 1, 106. owner of
no one good q. All's III, 6, 12. his — es being at this
poor price, IV, 3, 308. fruit of baser q. H5 I, 1, 62.
(peace) bless us with her former —es, V, 2, 67 (the
state of things described in what precedes). — es are
so weighed, Lr. I, 1, 5 (Qq equalities'), all the — es
that man loves woman for, Cymb. V, 5, 166.
2) nature, character, particular condition (Ger-
man : Wesen , Art) : may know her grief, but not her
grief's true q. Lucr. 1313. we have no good that we
can say is ours, but ill- annexed opportunity or kills
his life or else his q. 875. what is the q. of mine offence,
being constrained with dreadful circumstance? 1702.
it is the q. of the climate, Tp. II, 1, 200. the q. of
mercy is not strained, Merch. IV, 1, 184. he must ob-
serve the q. of persons, Tw. Ill, 1, 70. the q. of the
time and quarrel might well have given us bloody argu-
ment, HI, 3, 31. the q. and hair of our attempt brooks
no division, H4A IV, 1, 61. this present q. of war,
H4B I, 3, 36. to establish here a peace indeed, con-
curring both in name and q. IV, 1, 87. you must now
speak Sir John Falstafffair, ivhich sivims against your
stream of q. V, 2, 34. what worst, as oft, hitting a
grosser q. , is cried up for our best act, H8 I, 2, 84.
of grave and austere q. Tim. I, 1, 54. the flamen that
scolds against the q. of flesh, IV, 3, 156. why birds
and beasts from q. and kind, Caes. I, 3, 64. change
their faculties to monstrous q. 68. such rebel blood that
will be thawed from the true q. with that which melteth
fools. III, 1, 41. whose true-fixed and resting q. 61.
/ hold ambition of so airy and light a q. that it is but
a shadow's shadow, Hml. II, 2, 268. take more com-
position and fierce q. Lr. I, 2, 12. the q. of nothing
hath not such need to hide itself, 33. you know the
fiery q. of the duke, II, 4, 93. 97. my heart's subdued
even to the very q. of my lord, 0th. I, 3, 252. knows
928
Q
all — cs of human dealings, HI, 3, 259 (Ff Q2. 9 quan-
tities), all (/., pride, pomp and circumstance of glorious
war, 353. note the — es of people. Ant. I, 1, 54. whose
g., going on, the sides o the world may danger, 19S.
things outioard do draw the inward q. after them, to
suffer all alike. III, 13, 33. give her what comforts
the q. of her passion shall require, V, 1, 63.
3) virtue, power, efficacy (of things) ; accomplish-
ment, faculty (of persons) : each stones dear nature,
worth and q. Compl. 210. showed thee all the — es of
the isle, Tp. I, 2, 337. in your fine frame hath love no
q.? All's IV, 2, 4. allat/ the burning q. of that fell
poison, John V, 7, S. the venom of such looks, we
fairly hope, have lost their q. H5 V, 2, 19. their (the
herbs", stones' etc.) true — es, Rom. II, 3, 16. his — es
were beauteous as his form, Compl. 99. to thy strong
bidding task Ariel and all his q. Tp. 1, 2, 193. she
has more — es than a water-spaniel, Gent. HI, 1, 271.
admiring of his — es, Mids. I, 1, 231. in fortunes, in
graces, andin — es of breeding, Merch.ll, 7,33. hiding
from me all gentleman-like — 'es, As I, 1, 74. her won-
drous — es and mild behaviour, Shr. II, 50. where an
unclean mind carries virtuous — es. All's I, 1, 49. we
will, according to your strengths and - es, give you
advancement, H4B V, 5, 73. thy rare — es, HS II, 4,
137. Troil. I, 2, 94. the Grecian youths are full of q.
Troll. IV, 4, 78 (= are highly accomplished). / have
bred her in — es of the best, Tim. I, 1, 125. give us
a taste of your q. Hml. U, 2, 452. a q. ivherein you
shine, IV, 7, 73. taking a beggar without less q. Cymb.
I, 4, 24. the adornment of my — es, HI, 5, 141. has
she any —es? Per. IV, 2, 50. 53.
4) profession : a man of such perfection as we do
in our q. much want, Gent. IV, 1, 58. attend your
office and your q. Wiv. V, 5, 44. what q. are they of?
Meas. II, 1, 59. what is thy name? I know thy q. lib
HI, 6, 146. will they pursue the q. no longer than they
con sing? Hml. II, 2, 363; cf. 452. Peculiar passage:
because you are not of our q,, but stand against us like
an enemy, H4A IV, 3, 36 (do not follow the same
cause, are not of our party). Plur. — es = arts,
tricks: she hath lived too long, to fill the world with
vicious — es, H6A V, 4, 35. cf. Gent. Ill, 1, 271.
5) rank: Love no god, that would not extend his
might, only where — es were level. All's I, 3, 118. with
such powers as might hold sortance with his q. FI415
IV, 1, 11. yourname? your q.? Lr. V, 3, 120. he shall
our commission bring to you, with such things else of q.
and respect as doth import you, 0th. I, 3, 283. = high
rank: gentlemen of blood and q. H5 IV, 8, 95. any
man of q. or degree, Lr. V, 3, 111. 0th. H, 3, 110.
« stranger of his q. Cymb. I, 4, 30.
6) a state of affairs producing certain effects;
occasion, cause: give him note of our approach, with
the whole q. wherefore, Troil. IV, 1, 44. know you the
q. of Lord Timon's fury? Tim. HI, 6, 117.
7) manner: hate counsels not in such a q. Merch.
Ill, 2, 6. with how depraved a q. lit. II, 4, 139 (Qq of
how deprived a q.).
Qualm, a fit of sickness, nausea: Ado HI, 4, 75.
LLL V, 2, 279. H4B II, 4, 40 (the hostess pronoun-
ces calm). H6B I, 1, 54.
Qualmish, affected with nausea: H5 V, 1, 22.
Quandary, perplexity; the word supposed to be
meant by canary in Mrs Quickly 's language: Wiv.
11,2,61, 64.
Quantity, 1) measure, mass, extent, number,
size: he is not q. enough for that Worthy's thumb, LLL
V, 1, 137 (Armado's speech), my love prizes not q.
of dirty lands, Tw. II, 4, 85. my moiety in q. equals
not one of yours, H4A HI, 1, 97. he enriched i<oor
straggling soldiers with great q. (of gold) Tim. V, 1,
7. icith loves above their (thy griefs') q. V, 4, 18. to
set on some q. of barren spectators to laugh too, Rnil.
111,2,45. it reserved some q. of choice, \\\,i,li, with
all their q. of love, V, 1, 293. how much the q., the
weight as much, as I do love my father, Cymb. IV, 2, 1 7.
2) correspondent degree, proportion: things base
and vile, holding no q., love can transpose to form and
dignity, Mids. 1, 1,232 >bearingno proportion to whiit
they are estimated at by love), loomen's love and fear
holds q.; in neither aught, or in extremity, Hml. Ill, 2,
177 (have the same proportion).
3) a small portion, any thing very little and dimi-
nutive: thou rag, thou q., thou remnant, Shr. IV, 3,112.
retaining but a g. of life, John V, 4, 23. if I were
sawed into — es , I should make four dozen of such,
H4B V, 1, 70.
In 0th. Ill, 3, 259 Ff and later Qq quantities, Ql
and M. Edd. qualities.
Quarrel, subst. any dispute or contest that can-
not be settled by words; a, private difference as well
as a dissension and combat for a public cause and on
a larger scale: a) in the managing of — s he is wise,
Ado II, 3, 197. enter into a q. 203. in a false q. there
is no true valour, V, 1, 120. a q. already! Merch. V,
146. 238. As II, 7, 151. V, 4, 48. 61. 70. Shr. I, 1,
116. 236. I, 2, 27. IV, 2, 84. Tw. HI, 4, 266. 327.
V, 364. R2 I, 2,6. 37. H. 1, 248. H4B IV, 5, 195.
H5 IV, 1, 219. 225. IV, 8, 69. H6A U, 4, 134. IV,
1, 118. 136. H6B II, 1, 28. II, 3, 53. H6C I, 2, 5. 6.
R3 I, 4, 223. H8 I, 3, 20. Tit. I, 293. 466. II, 1, 47.
67. II, 3, 54. V, 3, 20. Rom. I, 1, 23. 111. II, 4, 168.
111,1,24. 159. Mcb. IV, 3, 83. Hml. I, 3, 66. Lr. II,
1,56. 11,2,66. 111,7,77. IV, 6, 38. 0th. II, 3, 52.
215. 290. Ant. II, 2, 52. Cymb. I, 4, 61. to pick a q.
H4A HI, 3, 76. to take up a q. {= to compose it):
As V, 4, 104. Tw. HI, 4, 320. to have a q. to = to
have a difference, to be at odds with: Ado II, 1, 213.
Tw. HI, 4, 248. Cor. IV, 5, 133. b) holy seems the q.
upon your grace's part, All's HI, 1,4. the quality of
the time and q. might well have given us bloody argu-
ment, Tw. HI, 3, 31. put his cause and q. to the dispo-
sing of the cardinal, John V, 7, 91. 0, would the q.
lay upon our heads, H4A V, 2, 48. derives from heaven
his q. and his cause, H4B I, 1, 206. / make my q. in
particular, IV, 1, 96. hold this q. up, IV, 2, 48. foreign
—s, IV, 5, 216. H5 II, 4, 17. IV, 1, 133. 240. V, 2,
20. H6A V, 4, 105. H6C II, 2, 65. II, 5, 91. Ill, 3,
216. Troil. Prol. 10. II, 2, 123. 138. II, 3, 79. 217.
V, 7, 21. Cor. IV, 5, 133. Tit. V, 3, 102. Mcb. I, 2,
14 (0. Edd. quarry), in q. or in the q. of = in the
cause of: in the king's q. H5 IV, 1, 180. in q. of the
house of York the worthy gentleman did lose his life,
II6C HI, 2, 6. to fight in q. of the house of Lancaster,
R3 1, 4, 209. my blood in Rome's great q. shed, Tit.
111,1,4.
Often = cause, occasion and motive of dispute:
what's thy q. ? R2 1, 3, 33. the q. of a true inheritor,
H4B IV, 5, 169. it is a q. most unnatural, to be reven-
ged on him that loveth you, R3 I, 2, 134. 136. since
the q. will bear no colour for the thing he is, Caes. II,
Q
929
1, 28. H6B III, 2, 233. Hml. IV, 4, 55. Mcb. IV, 3,
137. Lr. V,3, 56.
In H8 II, 3, 14: if that q. fortune do divorce it
(pomp) /ro»i the hearer^ 'tis a, sufferance panging etc.,
some commentatoi's suppose the word to be used in
the sense of dart, arrow; but it may well be abstr. pro
concr,, = quarreller.
Quarrel, vb. to wrangle, to seek occasion of a
fray, to pick a quarrel (German: Handel suchen):
Ado V, 1, 51. As V, 4, 94. Tw. I, 3, 33. Rom. 1, 1,
39. 59. Ill, 1, 26. 32. 34. Tim. Ill, 5, 27. Hml. II, 1,
25. Lr. I, 4, 222. Ant. I, 3, 66. With at: Wiv. I, 1,
303. Troil. II, 3, 182. With with: Ado V, 1, 50. Rom.
III, 1, 18. 20. 26. to q. with = to be in contrast with,
to be contrary to: some defect in her did q. with the
noblest grace she owed, Tp, III, 1, 45. yet more — ing
with occasion, Merch. Ill, 5, 61 (contrary to, and
seeking to elude, the matter in question; cavilling)
our people q. with obedience, John V, 1, 9.
Quarreller, one who picks quarrels: Tw. 1,3, 31.
Quarrellous, disposed to quarrel: Cymb. Ill,
4, 162.
Quarrelsome, the same: As V, 4, 85. 99. Shr.
I, 2, 13.
Quarry, 1) a place where stones are taken from
rocks: 0th. I, 3, 141.
2) a heap of slaughtered game (Fr. cwr^e): I'M
make a q. with thousands of these slaves , Cor. I, 1,
202. fortune, on his damned q. smiling, Mcb. I, 2, 14
(M. Edd. quarrel), on the q. of these murdered deer,
IV, 3, 206. this q. cries on havoc, Hml. V, 2, 375.
Quart, a vessel containing the fourth part of a
gallon: Wiv. Ill, 5, 3. Shr. Ind. 2, 90. Wint. IV, 3,
8. H4B V, 3, 66. a q. pot, H6B IV, 10, 16.
Quart d'ccu, see Cardecue.
Quarter, subst. 1) a fourth part: Wiv. I, 1, 28.
IV, 4, 5. Meas. Ill, 2, 213. Err. Ill, 2, 112. Ado V,
2,85. Shr. IV, 3, 109. Wint. IV, 3, 85. IV, 4, 814.
H4AII, 4, 19. 111,3,20. H5I, 2, 215. Rom. Ill, 1,
36. Mcb. V, 1, 34. = the fourth part of a year: once
or twice in a q. H4B V, 1, 53.
2) a region in the hemisphere: all the — « that
they know i' the shipman's card, Mcb. I, 3, 16.
3) the place where troops are lodged: All's III, 6,
70. John V, 5, 20. H6A II, 1, 63. 68. Tim. V, 4, 60.
Ant. IV, 3, 22.
4) peace, friendship, concord: keep fair q. with
his bed. Err. U, 1, 108 (cf. John V, 5, 20). in q. and
in terms like bride and groom, 0th. 11, 3, 180.
Quarter, vb. l)to divide into four parte: a thought
which, -^ed, hath hut one part wisdom and ever three
parts coward, Hml. IV, 4,42. = to execute by cutting
or tearing into four parts: John II, 506. 508.
2) to divide in general: I that tvith my sword — ed
the world, Ant. IV, 14, 58.
3) to cut to pieces, to slaughter: — ing steel and
climbing fire, H6A IV, 2, 11. make a quarry with thou-
sands of these — ed slaves, Cor. I, 1, 203. their infants
—ed, Caes. Ill, 1, 268.
4) to place the arms of another family in the com-
partments of a shield: Wiv. I, 1, 24. 26.
5) Partic. —ed^^ lodged,, stationed : R3 V, 3, 34.
H8 V, 4, 56. Caes. IV, 2, 28. behold their —ed fires,
Gymb. lV,-4, 18 (burning in the quarters of their army).
Quat, a pustule, a pimple: / have rubbed this
young g. almost to the sense, 0th. V, 1, 11 (Qi gnat).
Quatch-buttock, a squat or flat backside: All's
II, 2, IS.
Quean, a contemptible wench, a hussy: a witch,
a q., an old cozening q. Wiv. IV, 2, 180. as a scolding
q. to a wrangling knave , All's II, 2, 27. throw the q.
in the channel, H4B II, 1, 51. cf. Cotquean.
Queasiuess, nausea, disgust: they did fight with
q., as men drink potions, H4B I, 1, 196.
Queasy, 1) inclined to nausea, squeamish, fasti-
dious : in despite of his quick wit and his q. stomach
he shall fall in love with Beatrice, Ado II, 1, 399. q.
with =■ disgusted with: q. with his insolence, Ant. Ill,
6, 2».
2) ticklish, nice: I have one thing of q. question,
which I must act, Lr. II, 1, 19.
Queen, subst. a female sovereign, or the consort
of a king: Sonn. 96, 5. Tp. 1, 2, 449. II, 1, 75. 246.
III, 2, 115. V, 150. LLL II, 8. IV, 1, 125. Mids. I,
1, 173. H6A V, 3, HI. H6B I, 1, 12 etc. etc. q. of
love, Ven. 251; cf. 176. beauty's q. Pilgr. 46. the q.
o'the sky, Tp. IV, 70. 82. q. of night, Gent. IV, 2, 100.
As III, 2, 2. the fairy q. Wiv. IV, 4, 71. IV, 6, 20.
V, 5,50. Mids. II, 1,8 etc. Dian no q. of virgins. All's
I, 3, 119. Juno, that is q. of marriage, Per. II, 3, 30.
Phoebus' lute, the q. of music, Pilgr. 112. that miracle
and q. of gems, Tw. II, 4, 88. she is the q. of curds
and cream, Wint. IV, 4, 161. q. o' the feast. Per. II,
3, 17. 0 q. of —s, LLL IV, 3, 41. H8 II, 4, 141. Ill,
2,95. all your acts are — s, Wint. IV, 4, 146. Henry's
q. H6A V, 3, 117 (= his royal consort). H6C IV, 1,
102. Menelaus' q. Troil. Prol. 9. the q. of Ptolemy,
Ant. I, 4, 6. q. to the worthy Leontes, Wint. HI, 2, 12.
the turtle and his q. Phoen. 31. my q. Mids. Ill, 2,
375. IV, 1, 80. Wint. I, 2, 27. H6A V, 5, 51. H6C
II, 6, 90. Ill, 2, 88. 89. H8 III, 2, 405. V, 1, 168.
Hml. I, 2, 8. Per. Ill frol. 40 etc. Used as a flatter-
ing compellation to other women: Merch. II, 1, 12.
All's I, 1, 116. Cymb. I, 1, 92. 1, 3, 5. = mistress:
these mine eyes, true leaders to their q. Ven. 503. of
cither's colour was the other q. Lucr. 66. his fancy's
q. Tw. V, 397. but now I was q. o'er myself, Merch.
III, 2, 171. she was a q. over her passion, Lr. IV,
3, 15.
Adjectively: his q. mother = his royal mother,
Hml. Ill, 1, 190.
Queen, vb., with M, = to play the queen: I'll q.
it no inch farther, Wint. IV, 4, 460. a three-pence
bowed loould hire me to q. it, H8 II, 3, 37.
Quell, subst. euphemistically = murder: who
shall bear the guilt of our great q. Mcb. I, 7, 72.
Quell, vb. to crush, to destroy: Gent. IV, 2, 13.
Mids. V, 292. H6A 1, 1, 163. H6B V, 1, 212. Tim.
IV, 3, 163.
Queller, in Boy-queller , Man-queller, Woman-
queller, q. v.
Quench, 1) tr. a) to put out, to extinguish (a
fire or light): Yen. 192. Lucr. 47. 1231. 1468. Sonn.
154, 9. Gent. II, 7, 20. Err. V, 173. Mids. II, 1, 162.
All's II, 1, 167. Wint. IV, 4, 61. John III, 1, 345. IV,
1, 63. H4B Lid. -26. H6C 11, 1, 80. IV, 8, 8. H8 1,
1, 148. II, 4, 80. Cor. Ill, 1, 197. V, 2, 78. Tit. V,
I, 134. Rom. 1, 1, 91. I, 5, :]0. Lr. Ill, 7, 61. 0th.
II, 1, 15. V, 2, 8. Per. 1,4, 4. Ill, 1, 5. Figuratively;
of blushes: Ven. 50. Wint. IV, 4, 67. Per. IV, 2, 135.
of love: Meas. Ill, 1, 250. of thirst: Shr. I, 1, 24.
b) to suppress, to stifle,to check: the supposition
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Q
of the lady's death will g. the wonder of her infamy,
Ado IV, 1, 241. — ing my familiar smile with an
austere regard of control ^ Tw. II, 5, 72. might q. the
zeal of all professors else, Wint. V, 1, 107. to q. mine
honour, H8 V, 2, 16. what hath — ed them hath given
me fire, Mcb. II, 2, 2, — ed of hope, not longing, Cymb.
V, 5, 195 (checked, disappointed in my hope).
2) intr. a) to be extinguished, to go ont: in never
—ing fire, R2 V, 5, 109.
b) to lose zeal, to become cool: dost thou think
in time she will not q. and let instructions enter where
folly now possesses? Cymb. I, 6, 47.
Quenchless, inextinguishable; Lucr. 1554. H6C
1,4,28.
Quern, a handmill: skim milk, and sometimes la-
bour in the q. Mids. II, 1, 36.
Quest, 1) search: with all due diligence that horse
and sail and high expense can stead the q. Per. HI
Prol. 21. in q. or in the q. of-=^ in search of: Err. I,
I, 130. 1,2,40. ==- a body of searchers: the senate
hath sent about three several — 5 to search you out,
0th. I, 2, 46 (of. search in I, 1, 159).
2) pursuit, suit: cease your q. of love, Lr. I, 1, 196.
had, having, and in q. to have, extreme, Sonn. 129, 10.
many Jasons come in q. of her, Merch. I, 1, 172. go
in q. of beauty, John II, 426.
3) inquiry: volum.es of report run with these false
and most contrarious — 5 upon /^^(^o{n^s,Meas,IV,l,62.
4) inquest, jury: to cide this title is impanneled a
q. of thoughts, Sonn. 46, 10. ivhat lawful q. have given
their verdict up, E3 I, 4, 189. crowners q. law, Hml.
V, 1, 24.
Qucstani, seeker, aspirant: ivhen the bravest q.
shrinks, find what you seek, that fame may cry you loud.
All's II, 1, 16.
Question , subst. 1 ) the act of asjcing , and the
thing asked: Tp. 1, 2, 140. 184. Ado V, 2, 84.
LLL II, 119. Merch. HI, 4, 79. As III, 2, 291. All's
II, 2, 16. 20. 31. 41 (I will be a fool in q. ). II, 5,
42 (suffer q. for your residence). Tw. I, 5, 191. John
1, 195. 199. H6B I, 2, 80. 82. H8 II, 4, 212. Troil.
1, 2, 173. IV, 5, 248. Hml. II, 1, 10. Ill, 1, 56. Ill,
2, 212. Lr. II, 4, 66. to ask ap. a q.: Wiv. IV, 1, 16.
LLL II, 117. All's I, 1, 123. Ill, 2, 7. H4A1I, 3, 89.
II, 4, 451. 452. H6A I, 2, 87. Cor. IV, 5, 205. Tim.
II, 2, 61. Hml. V, 1, 65. Cymb*I, 5, 11. to make a q.
H4B IV, 1, 167. 0th. Ill, 4, 17. let me but move one
q. to your daughter. Ado IV, 1, 74. I'll put another q.
to thee, Hml. V, 1,43 (the clown's speech), the q. stand-
eth thus, H4B I, 3, 15. IV, 1, 53. in q. = in demand?
a commodity in g. Ado III, 3, 192 (quibbling).
2) a thing disputed, a subject of debate: a certain
q. in the law, H6A IV, 1, 95. not ever the justice and
the truth 0' the q. carries the due 0' the verdict with it,
H8 V, 1, 131. the q. of his death is enrolled in the Ca-
pitol, Caes. Ill, 2, 41. debate the q. of this straw, Hml.
IV, 4, 26.
3) judicial trial: a commodity in q. Ado III, 3, 192
(quibbling), who now has these poor men in q. Wint.
V, 1, 198. he that was in q. for the robbery, H4B i,
2,68.
Hence also a trial and decision by the force of
arms, as the ultima ratio regum: so may he (the Turk)
with more facile q. bear it (Cyprus) 0th. I, 3, 23.
4) controversy, doubt: controversy hence a q. takes,
whether ... or ,.., Cara'^X. 110. that is a q.: how shall
we try it? Err. V, 421. breed a kind ofq. m our cause,
H4A IV, 1, 68. ay, there's the g. H6B IV, 2, 149. how
that might change his nature, there's the q. Caes. II, 1,
13. to call in q. = to doubt of: Tw. 1, 4, 6. Troil.
IV, 4, 86. to make g. = to doubt: I fell; andyet do q.
make, what I should do again for such a sake, Compl.
321. you do me now more wrong in making q. of my
uttermost, Merch. I, 1, 156. / no q. make to have it,
184. make thai thy q. and go rot, Wint. I, 2, 324.
Troil. I, 2, 174. Cor. II, 1, 246. no q. = no doubt:
wise! why, no q. but he was, Meas. Ill, 2, 146. no q.
Tw. 1, 3, 92. no q. of that, H6B IV, 2, 61. Troil, II,
3, 155. 0th. 1V,3,63. o«( o/g'. = out of doubt: Ado
11,1,346. V, 4, 117. LLL IV, 1,30. Mids. Ill, 2, 279.
Tw. V, 355. H5 V, 1, 48. past q., sans q., and in con-
tempt ofq., in the same sense: Tw. I, 3, 104. LLL
V, 1, 91. Tw. II, 5, 98.
51 subject, matter, cause: that is not the q. Wiv.
I, 1, 227. as it appears in the true course of all the q.
Ado V, 4, 6. since the first sword was drawn about
this q. Troil. II, 2, 18. the cause and g. now in hand,
164. I'll decline the whole q. II, 3, 55. we dare not
move the q. of our place, 89. the king that was and is
the q. of these wars, Hml. 1, 1, 111. little eyases that
cry out on the top of q. II. 2, 356 ( above the subject,
more and louder than the occasion requires), there
was no money bid for argument, unless the poet and the
player went to cuffs in the q. 373 (obscure passage).
though some necessary q. of the play be then to he con-
sidered, III, 2, 47. so jump upon this bloody q. V, 2,
386. these domestic and particular brawls are not the
g. here, Lr. V, 1, 31. the g. of Cordelia andher father
reguires a fitter place, V, 3, 58. if you there did prac-
tise on my state, your being in Egypt might be my p.
Ant. II, 2, 40. he being the meered q. Ill, 13, 10.
6) discussion, disquisition, consideration: then of
thy beauty do I g, make, that thou among the wastes of
time must go, Sonn. 1 2, 9. all kind of arguments and
g. deep, Compl. 121. Escalus, though first in g., is thy
secondary, Meas. I, 1,47 ( = first in consideration).
/ subscribe not thai, nor any other, but in the loss ofq.
II, 4, 90 (of. Loss), the difference that holds this pre-
sent g. in the court, Merch. IV, 1, 172. make the trial
of it in any constant g. Tw. IV, 2, 63. this haste was
hot in q. H4A I, 1, 34. the unquiet time did push it out
of farther q. Ho I, 1, 5. though war nor no known
quarrel were in q. II, 4, 17. laid any scruple in your
way, which night induce you to the q. on't, H8 II, 4,
151. I'M have it come to g Lr. I, 3, 13. one thing of
a gueasy g. II, 1, 19 (to be discussed, or treated, with
nicety), thy great employment will not bear q. V, 3, 33.
if we contend, out of our g. wipe him, Ant. II, 2, 81.
this gentleman in g. Cymb. I, 1, 34. to call in g. =^
to take into consideration, to inquire into, to examine:
neither call the giddiness of it in g., nor ..., As V, 2,
6. 'tis the way to call hers (beauty) in g. more, Rom.
I, 1, 235. and call in g. our necessities , Caes. IV, 3,
165. / must call't in g. Hml. IV, 5, 217. she'll bereave
you 0' the deeds too, if she call your activity in q. Troil.
III, 2, 60 (:= if she examines it by trying).
7) conversation, speech, talk: I will not stay thy
— s; let me go, Mids. II, 1, 235. you may as well use
q. with the wolf why he hath made the eioe bleat for the
lamb, Merch. IV, 1, 73. I'll stay no longer q. 346. /
met the duke yesterday and had much q. with him. As
III, 4, 39. where meeting with an old religious man,
Q
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after some q. with htm, was converted^ V,4, 167. where
we will have some q. with the shepherd, Wint. IV, 2,
55. staying no longer q. H4B I, ], 48 (German: Rede
stehen). health to you during all q. of the gentle truce,
Troil. V, 1, 11. speak not...; q. enrages him, Mcb.
Ill, 4, 118. niggard of q., but, of our demands, most
free in his reply, Hml. HI, 1, 13. made she no verbal
g.? Lr. IV, 3, 26 (= did she not speak?), came it by
request and such fair q. as soul to soul affordeth, Oth.
1,3, 113.
Question, vb. 1) to ask; absol. : let me q. more in
particular, Hml. 11, 2, 244. you q. with a wicked tongue,
III, 4, 12. With a clause: than q. how 'tis born, Wint.
I, 2, 433. V, 3, 139. With an accus. a) indicating the
person asked : my daughter will I q. how she loves you,
Wiv. HI, 4, 94. do you q. me for my simple true judg-
ment? Ado I, 1, 167. q. him yourself , I, 2, 20. As II,
4, 64. II, 7, 172. AH's II, 1, 208. Ill, 5, 35. H4A II,
3, 106. II, 4, 33. H4B I, 3, 53. H5 II, 4, 31. V, 2,
211. Troil. Ill, 3, 42. Tit. II, 3, 48. Mcb. I, 5, 4.
b) indicating the thing asked after: to q. our delay,
H5 n, 4, 142. —ed me the story of my life, Oth. 1, 3,
129. The thing asked after with of: I am —edbymy
fears of what may chance or breed upon our absence,
Wint. I, 2, 11. I'll q. you of my lord's tricks, 60. go
we to the man that took him, to q. of his apprehension,
H6C HI, 2, 122. now will I q. Cassio of Bianca, Oth.
IV, 1, 94. to q. me of your king's departure. Per. I,
3, 12.
2) to examine , to inquire into by interrogatory :
give me leave to q. Meas. V, 272. q.your desires, Mids.
I, 1, 67. q. your royal thoughts, H4B V, 2, 91. q. her
proudly, H6A I, 2, 62. to every county where this is
— ed send our letters, H8 I, 2, 99. and q. this most
bloody piece of work, Mcb. II, 3, 134. / would thou
grewest unto the shores o' the haven and — edst every
sail, Cymb. 1, 3, 2. yourself . . . cannot be — ed, IV, 4, 34.
3) to doubt of: it is not to be — ed that they had
gathered a wise council to them, H8 H, 4, 50.
4) to discuss, to consider, to reason : nor dare I
q. with my jealous thought lohere you may be, Sonn.
57, 9. let your reason with your choler q. what 'tis you
go about, H8 I, 1, 130. With of: q. no further of the
case, how or which way, H6A II, 1, 72.
5) to talk, to converse : after supper long he — ed
with modest Lucrece, Lucr. 122. disarm them, and
let them q. Wiv. HI, 1, 78. think you q. with the Jew,
Merch. IV, 1, 70. feed yourselves with — ing. As V, 4,
144. stay not to q.,for the watch is coming, Rom. V,
3, 158. had I not brought the knowledge of your mis-
tress home, I grant we were to q. further, Cymb. II, 4,
52 (i. c. to fight a duel). Transitively, = to speak to :
with many holiday and lady terms he — ed me, H4A
I, 3, 47. live you? or are you aught that man may q.?
Mcb. I, 3, 43. it would be spoke to; q. it, Hml. I, 1,
45 (Qq speak to it).
Questionable, propitious to conversation, af-
fable : thou earnest in such a q. shape that I will speak
to thee, Hml. I, 4, 43. cf. Unquestionable.
Questionless, adj. doubtless: Merch. I, 1, 176.
Per. V, 1, 45.
Qnestrist , one going in quest of another ; some
thirty of his knights , hot — s after him, met him at
gate, Lr. Ill, 7, 17 (Qq questrits).
Qneubus, name of a place in Sir Andrew's geo-
graphy: Tw. II, 3, 25.
Quicli, adj. 1) living, alive: / had rather be set
q. i' the earth and bowled to death with turnips, Wiv.
Ill, 4, 90. one that's dead is q. All's V, 3, 304. not to
be buried, but q. and in mine arms , Wint. IV, 4, 132.
the mercy that was q. in us ... by your own counsel is
suppressed and killed, H5 II, 2, 79. 0 earth, gape open
wide and eat him q. R3 I, 2, 65. thou'rt q., but yet I'll
bury thee, Tim. IV, 3, 44. 'tis for the dead, not for the
q. Hml. V, 1, 137. 274. 302. cf. the quibbles in LLL
V, 2, 687 and E3 IV, 4, 361. to the q. = to the living
flesh, so as to cause a keen sensation: with their high
wrongs I am struck to the q. Tp. V, 25. Err. II, 2, 132.
Tit. IV, 2, 28. IV, 4, 36. cf. I'll tent him to the q. Hml.
II, 2, 626. but to the q. of the ulcer: Hamlet comes
back, IV, 7, 124.
2) lively, sprightly, nimble: mine eyes are gray
and bright and q. in turning, Ven. 140. now q. desire
hath caught the yielding prey, 547. in youth q. bearing
and dexterity, Lucr. 1389. my verse, so far from va-
riation or q. change, Sonn. 76, 2. you have a q. wit,
Gent. I, 1, 132. dumb jewels ... more than q. words
do move a woman's mind. III, 1, 91. his q. wit, Ado
II, 1, 399. V, 2, 11. is there no q. recreation granted?
LLL I, 1, 162. therefore apt, because q. I, 2, 25. 31.
o q. venue of wit, V, 1, 62. q. Biron hath plighted faith
to me, V, 2, 283. / long to see q. Cupid's post, Merch.
H, 9, 100. sudden and q. in quarrel, As II, 7, 151. if
the q. fire of youth light not your mind, All's IV, 2, 5.
0 spirit of love, how q. and fresh art thou, Tw. I, 1, 9.
thy assailant is q., skilful and deadly, HI, 4, 245. his
q. wit, H4B I, 2, 193. apjjrehensive, q., forgetive, IV,
3, 107. shall our q. blood, spirited with wine, seem
frosty? H5 III, 5, 21. cheer his grace with q. andmerry
words, R3 I, 3, 5. give way, dull clouds, to my q. curses,
196. bold, q., ingenious. III, 1, 155. a woman of q.
sense, Troil. IV, 5, 54. an eagle hath not so green, so
q., so fair an eye, Rom. HI, 5, 222. that q. spirit that
is in Antony, Caes. I, 2, 29. he was q. mettle when he
went to school, 300. liis q. hunting, Oth. II, 1, 313. the
q. comedians will stage us. Ant. V, 2, 216.
3) fresh: where the q. freshes are, Tp. Ill, 2, 75.
when our q. winds lie still, Ant. I, 2, 114 (some M.
Edd. q. minds'), the air is q. there, and it pierces and
sharpens the stomach. Per. IV, ], 28.
4) sensitive, perceptive in a high degree : you have
a q. ear, Gent. IV, 2, 63. night ... the ear more q. oj
apprehension makes, Mids. Ill, 2, 178. to have an open
ear, a q. eye, Wint. IV, 4, 685. q. is mine ear to hear
of good towards him, R2 II, 1, 234. my eye's too q.,
my heart o'erweens too much, H6C HI, 2, 144. have a
q. eye to see, Oth. I, 3, 293 (Ff and later Qq if thou
hast eyes to see), the gods are q. of ear, Per. IV, 1, 70
(hear also a short prayer).
5) swift, speedy: Ven. 38. Sonn. 45, 5. 55, 7.
113, 7. Tp. I, 2, 366. IV, 39. Meas. I, 1, 54. IV, 2,
113. LLL I, 2, 30. 11,31. Mids. Ill, 2, 342. Shr. IV,
2, 11. AU'sV, 3, 40. H4A1I, 4, 286. H5 V Chor. 23.
V, 1, 91. H6A V, 3, 8. H6B III, 1, 288. R3 IV, 4, 283.
H8 I, 2, 66. Cor. I, 4, 10. Rom. V, 3, 120. Tim. I, 1,
91. Hml. Ill, 1, 176. V, 1, 139. V, 2, 120. Lr. Ill, 6,
104. IV, 7, 35. Oth. 11, 1, 80. Ant. I, 2, 203. Ill, 1,
19. = rash: you must not be so q. LLL II, 118. your
reasons are too shallow and too q. R3 IV, 4, 361.
6) pregnant, with child ; in the language of Cost-
ard: she's q.; the child brags in her belly already,
LLL V, 2, 682. Jaqueneita that is q. by him, 687.
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Q
Quick, adv. speedily, rapidly: Tp. V, 304. Wiv.
IV, 2, 84. IV, -5, 3. 44. Meas. IV, 1, 7. IV, 3, 96.
LLL V, 1, 63. Mids. I, 1, 149. Ill, 2, 256. Merch. II,
9, 1. H4A 111, I, 230. 0th. V, 1, 3. Ant. I, 3, 5. IV,
15, 31. V, 2, 39. 286.
Quick - answered , furnished with, or having,
nimble and brisk answers: Cymb. Ill, 4, 161.
QuiGk-conceiTiiig, readily and easily understand-
ing: H4A 1, 3, 189.
Quicken, 1) tr. a) to make alive: — s what's
dead, Tp. HI, 1, 6. to breathe life into a stone, q. a
rock, All's II, 1, 77. E3 IV, 4, 297. Tim. IV, 3, 184.
Ant. I, 3, 69.
b) to cheer, to refresh : q. his embraced heaviness
with some delight, Merch. II, 8, 52. musik and poesy
use to q. you, Shr. I, 1, 36. H5 IV, 1, 20. H6A IV,
6, 13. R3 IV, 4, 124.
2) intr. to receive life: I see a — ing in his eye,
Meas. V, 500. these hairs will q. and accuse thee, Lr.
Ill, 7, 39. this forked plague is fated to us when we
do q. 0th. Ill, 3, 277. summer flies that q. even with
blowing, IV, 2, 67. q. with kissing. Ant. IV, 15, 39.
Quickly, (compar er, Air.s 1, 1, 135} speedily;
without delay, soon: Ven. 87. 520. 990. 1192. Sonn,
153,3. Compl. 113. Pilgr. 416. Tp. V, 86. Gent. II,
4, 34. 11, 6, 40. IV, 2, 89. Wiv. Ill, 3, 2. 155. 157.
III, 5, 48. IV, 2, 112. IV, 4, 83. V, 3, 4. Meas. II, 4,
51. Ill, 1, 151. 279. IV, 3, 33. Ado IV, 1, 126. XLL
V, 2, 244. 899. Mids. I, 1, 7. As II, 6, 15. Ill, 2, 208.
IV, 3, 132. Shr. Ill, 2, 243. All's I, 2, 66. II, 4, 12.
Tw. I, 6, 314. Ill, 1, 14. John V, 6, 1. R2 I, 3, 260.
H5 V, 2, 145. H6A 1, 3, 28. IV, 6, 19. H6B 1, 1, 169.
I, 3, 140. II, 1, 151. II, 4, 69. Ill, 1, 133. 171. V, I,
84. H6C I, 1, 69. I, 4, 174. IV, 1, 132. IV, 8, 7. V,
1, 65. R3 IV, 4, 313. Mcb. 1, 7, 2. Ant. Ill, 7, 23.
Cymb. V, 3, 62 etc. etc.
Quickly, name of the hostess and procuress of Fal-
staff: Wiv. I, 2, 3 etc. H4A III, 3, 106. H4B II, 1,
49 etc. H5 II, 1, 20. 82.
Quickness, speed: Hml. IV, 3, 45.
Quick-raised, swiftly levied: H4A IV, 4, 12.
Quicksand, moving sand affording an unsolid
footing: a q. of deceit, H6C V, 4, 26. —s. Ant. II,
7, 65.
Quick-shifting, rapidly changing: q. antics, ugly
in her eyes, Lucr. 459.
Quicksilver, mercury; emblem of swiftness: the
rogue /led from me like q. H4B II, 4, 248. swift as q.
it courses through the natural gates and alleys of the
body', Hml. 1, 5, 66.
Quick-witted, having a ready and sprightly wit:
Shr. V, 2, 38.
Quiddities, equivocations, subtilties, cavils: I-I4A
I, 2, 51. Hml. V, 1, 107 (Ff quiddits).
Quiddits, the same: Hml. V, 1, 107 (Qq quid-
dities').
Quid pro quo, measure for measure, tit for tat:
I cry you mercy, 'tis but Q. H6A V, 3, 109.
Quiet, subst. 1) freedom from disturbance or
alarm, tranquillity, peace, rejjose: her house is sacked,
her q. interrupted, Lucr. 1170. my limbs ..., my mind
...no q. find, Sonn. 27, 14. q. in the match, Shr. II,
332. thought to fill his grave in q. Wint. IV, 4, 465.
to thee it shall descend with better q. H4B IV, 5, 188.
IV, 1, 71. H6C 1, 1, 173. R3 III, 1, 142. H8 II, 2, 75.
Rom. I, 1, 98. Ill, 5, 100. Mcb. II, 3, 18 (at q.}.
Hml. Ill, 1, 3'. V, 1, 321. 0th. I, 1, 101. II, 1, 319.
III, 3, 152. Per. 1, 2, 5.
2) freedom from passion or emotion of the mind,
peace of the soul, patience, calmness: the staring
ruffian shall it keep in q. Ven. 11 49. / will depart in
q. Err. Ill, 1, 107. she is much out of q. Tw. II, 3,
144. thy greatest help is q. H6B II, 4, 67. for your
own q. H8 II, 4, 63.
Quiet, adj. (comp. — er in Tw. Ill, 4, 147) 1)
free from disturbance or alarm, at rest, still, tranquil,
peaceful : the q. closure of my breast, Ven. 782. muster-
ing to the q. cabinet (the heart) Lucr. 442. q. days,
Tp. IV, 24. Jove would ne'er be q, Meas. II, 2, 111.
he hath got a q. catch, Shr. II, 333. q. life, V, 2. 108.
the house will be the — er. Tw. Ill, 4, 14'7. John III,
4, 134. R2 I, 3, 96. 137. IV, 09. H4A II, 4, 117.
V, 1, 25. H4B I, 2, 171. II, 4, 199. H5 1, 2, 79. V,
1, 77. H6A II, 1, 6. HI, 2, 110. H6B iV, 10, 19.
H6C 11, 5, 40. R3 I, 3, 60. V, 3, 43. 149. 160. H8
HI, 2, 380. Hml. I, 1, 10. II, 2, 77. 0th. 1, 3, 95.
IV, 1, 54. Cymb. HI, 3, 30. IV, 2, 280. Per. Ill, 1,
29. 42.
2) free from emotion , calm, patient, contented :
be q. Tp. IV, 215. 235. Err. V, 38. 112. Shr. HI, 2,
219. H4B II, 4, 174. HeB I, 3, 146. Cor. V, 6, 135.
Rom. 1, 5, 89. Hml. V, 1, 288. Per. II. Prol. 5. lam
glad he is so q. Wiv. 1, 4, 95. a wretched soul . . . we
bid be q. Err. II, I, 35. / can be q. LLL I, 2, 171.
translate the stubbornness of fortune into so q. and so
sweet a style. As II, 1, 20. a couple of q. ones, Shr.
Ill, 2, 242. a killing tongue and a q. sword, H5 IIJ,
2, 36.
Misapplied by Dogberry in Ado HI, 3, 42.
Adverbially: a man may live as q. in hell. Ado
II, 1, 266. let me q. go, Mids. Ill, 2, 314. John IV, 1,
80. H8 IV, 2, 81 (= still, without motion).
Qai«t, vb. to calm, to appease: q. thy cudgel, H.j
V, 1,54 (Pistol's speech), q. yourselves, HGAiy,l.llu.
Quietly, 1) still, without motion: & j. Ven. 709.
2) without disturbance or alarm, peaceably: so
shall you q. enjoy your hope, Shr. HI, 2, 138. H6A V,
3, 153. 159. H6C I, 2, 15. Tim. HI, 4, 54. 111,5,44.
Hml. 1, 4, 49. Per. IV, 2, 29.
3) calmly: these_ quarrels must be q. debated. Tit.
V, 3, 20.
Quietness, 1) tranquillity, peace: H6A V, 1, 10.
H6C IV, 3, 16. Troil. II, 1, 90. Cor. IV, 6, 3. Ant.
I, 3, 53.
2) calmness: Merch. IV, 1, 12. Ant. IV, 15, 68.
Quietus, final settlement of an account, audit:
her audit, though delayed, answered must be, and her
q. is to render thee, Sonn. 126, 12. when he himself
might his q. make with a bare bodkin, Hml. Ill, 1, 75.
Quill, 1) the prickle of a porcupine: Hml. 1, 5, 20.
2) the strong feather of the wing of a bird: to
pluck the — s from ancient ravens' wings, Lucr. 949.
the wren with little q. Mids. Ill, 1, 131 (Bottom's song).
Hence = pen: Lucr. 1297. Sonn. 83, 7. 85, 3. of.
Goosr-quill.
Obscure passage : then we may deliver our suppli-
cations in the q. H6B 1, 3, 4 (Steevens : written, penned ;
Nares : in form and order, like a quilled ruff; Singer:
in the coil; Halliwell : all together).
Quilled, in Sharp-quille.d, q. v.
Quillets, sly tricks in argument, subtleties, cavil-
ling, chicanery : some tricks, some q., how to cheat the
Q
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devil, LLL IV, 3, 288. these nice sharp q. of the law,
H6A II, 4, 17. do not stand on q. how to slay him,
H6B HI, 1, 261. crack the lawyer's voice, that he may
never more ... sound his q. shrilly, Tim. IV, 3, 155.
his quiddities, his q. Hml. V, 1, 108. keep up thy q.
0th. Ill, 1, 25.
Qnilt, a cover made by putting wool or cotton
between two cloths ; Falstaff called so : H4A IV, 2, 54.
Qainapalus, an apocryphal philosopher mention-
ed by the clown in Tw. I, 5, 39.
Quince, the fruit of Pyrus Cydonia: Rom. IV, 4, 2.
Name in Mids. 1. 2, 8. 15 etc.
Quintain, a post or figure set up for beginners
in tilting to run at: my better parts are all thrown
down, and that which here stands up is hut a q., a mere
lifeless, block. As I, 2, 263.
Qaintes§ence, (quintessence) an extract from a
thing, containing its virtues in a small quantity; and
hence the best and purest part of a thing : the q. of
every sprite heaven would in little show. As III, 2, 147.
what is this q. of dust? Hml. 11, 2, 321.
Quiutns, Roman name in Cor. II, 3, 249.
Quip, a sharp jest, a sarcasm: her sudden — s, the
lea^t whereof would quell a lover's hope, G^nt. IV, 2,
12. no — s now. Pistol, Wiv. I, 3, 45. — s and sen-
tences and these paper bullets of the brain, Ado II, 3,
i'49. this is called the Q. Modest, As V, 4, 79. in thy
— s and thy quiddities, H4A I, 2, 51.
Quire, subst. 1) company : the whole q. hold their
hips and laugh, Mids. II, 1, 55.
2) a company of singers, a chorus : placed a q. of
such enticing birds, H6B 1, 3, 92.
3) a place for singers : our cage we make a q., as
doth the prisoned bird, Cymb. Ill, 3, 43.
Quire, vb. to sing in concert and be tuned accord-
ingly: the smallest orb ... like an anget sings, still
— ing to the young-eyed cherubins, Merch. V, 62. my
throat of war which — d with my. drum. Cor. 111,2, 113.
Quirh, 1) hiunour , caprice : / have felt so many
— s of joy and grief , that the first face of neither, on
the start, can woman me untot. All's III, 2, 51. belike
this is a man of that q. Tw. Ill, 4, 268. she has me her
— s, her reasons. Per. IV, 6, 8.
2) a shallow conceit : / may chance have some odd
— s and remnants of wit broken on me. Ado II, 3, 245.
one that excels the — s of blazoning pens, 0th. II, 1, 63.
Quit, (impf. and partic. quit; paitic. — ed only in
Wint. V, ], 192) 1' to leave: time had not scythed all
that youth begun, nor youth all q. Compl. 13. the rats
had q. it, Tp. I, 2, 148. q. the vessel, 211. that we q.
this place, II, 1, 322. Meas. 11, 4, 28. Wint. V, 1, 192.
Ml, 2, 168. V, 3, 86. H6 III, 2, 92. Ill, 5, 3. V Chor.
: 3. Mcb. Ill, 4, 93 (q. my sight). Lr. IV, 2, 94. Ant.
ill, 13, 65. Cymb. I, 1, 38 (he q. being). V, 5, 397.
Per. Ill, 2, 18*.
2) to set at liberty, to free, to deliver : your master
— s you, Tw. V, 329. With of: for your great seats
now q. you of great shames, H5 III, 5, 47. -~^ing thee
l/iereby often thousand shames, H6B III, 2, 218. God
safely q. her of her burthen, H8 V, 1, 70. q. = free,
safe, rid: he that dies this year is q. for the next, H4B
111, 2, 255. so I would he were (up to the neck in
Thames) and 76^ Aim, so we were q. here, H51V, 1, 122.
/ am q. Tim. IV, 3, 397. of this contradiction you shall
nowbeq. Cymb. V, 4, 1 69. cf. the pnninH4B II, 4,371.
3) to clear, to excuse, to absolve, to acquit: till
thou canst q. thee by thy brother's mouth of what we
think against thee, As III, 1, 11. here I q. him. All's V,
3, 300. I would I could q. all offences with as clear
excuse, H4A 111, 2, 19. / think thou art q. for that,
H4B II, 4, 371. God q. you in his mercy, H5 II, 2, 166.
4) to remit, to release from: unless a thousand
marks be levied, to q. the penalty. Err. 1, 1, 23. those
earthly faults , I q. them all, Meas. V, 488.. to q. the
fine for one half of his goods, Merch. IV, 1, 381.
5) to requite, to repay, to pay for: like doth q. like,
and measure still for measure, Meas. V, 416. your evil
— s you well, 501 (you receive good for evil), to q.
their grief, tell thou the lamentable tale of me, R2 V, 1,
43 ;to pay them for their sad stories. Qq quite"). I shall
q. you, H5 III, 2, 110 (tell you also interesting things).
unless the Lady Bona q. his pain, H6C III, 3, 128
(^ reward). Plantagenet doth q. Plantagenet, R3 IV,
4, 20. 64. your children's children q. it in your age,
V, 3, 262. to q. the bloody wrongs upon her foes. Tit.
1, 141. I'll q. thy pains, Rom. II, 4, 204 (0. Edd.
quite), is't not perfect conscience, to q. him with this
arm? Hml. V, 2, 68. if Hamlet give the first or second
hit, or q. in answer of the third exchange, 280. enkindle
all the sparks of nature, to q. this horrid act, Lr. Ill,
7, 87. God q. you! Ant. Ill, 13, 124. whom he may at
pleasure whip ... to q. me, 151. thy loss is more than
can thy portage q. Per. Ill, 1, 35. to q. oneself of =^ to
be even with: to q. me of them thoroughly. Ado IV, 1,
202. q. of, and q. with, = even with : to be full q. of
those my banishers. Cor. IV, 5, 89. Hortensio will be
q. with thee, Shr. Ill, 1, 92.
6) to q. oneself = to acquit oneself: now q. you
well, Lr. II, 1, 32.
Quite, vb. = quit ; reading of Qq in R2 V, 1, 43 ;
of Ff in Rom. II, 4, 204; of Qq in Per. Ill, 2, 18 (Ff
leave, M. Edd. quit.).
Quite, adv. completelv: Ven. 783. Lilcr. 1563.
Somi. 5, 7. 25, 11. 62, 11.' 72, 3. 103, 7. Pilgr. 253.
Tp. IV, 190. Gent. II, 4, 195. Meas. I, 3, 30. II, 2, 186.
HI, 2, 110. IV, 4, 23. Err. Ill, 2, 1. LLL I, 1, 70. 142.
V, 2, 150. Mids. II, 1, 32. 251. HI, 2, 88. Merch. V,
251. As HI, 4, 45. All's II, 3, 127. Tw. Ill, 1, 75.
John IV, 3, 4. H5 V Chor. 22. H6A I, 1, 90. Ill, 1,
25. IV, 1,43. H6C1V, 3, 6. Hml. Ill, 1, 162. Ant. V,
2, 100 etc.
Qnittal, requital: as in revenge or q. of such strife,
Lucr. 236.
Quittance, subst. 1) discharge from a debt, ac-
quittance: in any bill, warrant, q. or obligation, Wiv. I,
1, 10. omittance is no q. As HI, 5, 133.
2) payment, retuni, requital : rendering faint q. to
Harry Monmouth, H4B 1, 1, 108. shall forget the office
of our hand sooner than q. of desert, H5 11, 2, 34. no
gift to him, but breeds the giver a return exceeding all
use of q. Tim. I, 1, 291.
Quittance, vb. to requite, to retaliate: to q. their
deceit, H6A II, 1, 14.
Quiver, subst. a case for arrows: Ado I, 1, 274.
Quiver, adj. nimble, active: H4B III, 2, 301.
Quiver, vb. to tremble, to shake: Lucr. 1030.
H6B IV, 7, 97. Tit. II, 3, 14. Rom II, 1, 19. II, 4, 171.
Quoif, a cap or hood : Wint. IV, 4, 226. H4B I,
1, 147.
Quoint, name in R2 II, I, 284.
Quoit, subst. something thrown at' a fixed object
in play: a' plays at — s well, H4B II, 4, 266.
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Quoit, vb. to throw: q. him down like a shove-groat
shilling, H4B II, 4, 206.
Quondam, that was; former: these g. carpet-
mongers, Ado V, 2, 32. I did converse this q. day with
a companion of the king's, LLLV, 1,7 (Sir Nathaniel's
speech), hold the q. Quickly for the only she, H5 II, 1,
82. this is the q. king, H6CIII, 1, 23. Ill, 3, 153: Troil.
IV, 5, 179.
Quote, (sometimes written cote or coaie, and pro-
bably pronounced so; cf. Gent. IV, 2, 18. 19) 1) to
note, to observe, to examine: I have perused thee, and
— d joint hy joint, Troil. IV, 5, 233. note how she — s
the leaves, Tit. IV, 1, 50. I am sorry that with better
heed and judgment I had not — d him, Hml. II, 1, 112.
2) to construe, to interpret: our letters showed
much more than jest. So did our looks. We did not q.
them so, LLL V, 2, 796. cf. Misquote.
3) to perceive, to read: the illiterate will q.my
loathsome trespass in my looks, Lucr. 812. how q. you
my folly? I q. it in your jerkin, Gent. IV, 2, 18. 19.
what curious eye doth q. deformities, Rom. I, 4, 31.
4) to note, to set down, as in writing: his face's
own margent did q. such amazes, LLL II, 246 (like
mai'ginal notes), her amber hair for foul hath amber
— d, IV, 3, 87. he's — d for a most perfidious slave,
All's V, 3, 205. a fellow by the hand of nature marked,
— d and signed to do a deed of shame , John IV, 2,
222.
Quotli, say, says, said : 1) pres. say, says ; used
only to repeat in jest or irony what another has said
before: didthey, q.you9 LLL FV, 3, 221. veal, q. the
Dutchman, V, 2, 247. at hand, q. pickpurse, H4A II,
1, 53. 54. / do, q. he, perceive my king is tangled in
affection, H8 III, 2, 34 (quotation from a letter). <;.
he, Tp. Ill, 2, 36. H4A II, 1, 44 (Piq. a), q. a, Wiv.
II, 1, 142. All's I, 3, 90. H4A II, 1, 44 (Qq q. he).
H4B V, 3, 17. Troil. V, 1, 82. Rom. II, 4, 124. Per.
II, 1, 82 (0. Edd. ke-tha).
2) impf. said; sometimes placed before the speech:
q. he: she took me kindly by the hand, Lucr. 253. q. he:
I must deflower, 348. q. she: reward not hospitality,
575. q. she: here's but two, Troil. I, 2, 171. q. she:
before you tumbled me, Hml. IV, 5, 62. Oftener inserted
in the speech: g. Venus, Ven. 187. q. Adon, 769. q.
iucrece, Lucr. 1284. q. Lucretius, 1800. q.who? Gent.
II, 1, 69. q. my master, 70. q. the king, LLLV, 2, 103.
q. Jaques, As II, 1, 54. q. my uncle, R3 II, 4, 12. q.
Dighton, IV, 3, 9. q. the dove-house, Rom. I, 3, 33. q.
my husband, 55. q. 1: Gent. IV, 4, 27. 29. Err. II, 1,
62. 63. 64. 66. 67. LLL V, 2, 277. As II, 7, 18. H5
II, 3, 18. R3 III, 7, 38. IV, 1, 72. Mcb. I, 3, 5. q. he:
Ven. 409. 523. 715. 718. Lucr. 330. 512. 645. 667.
Pilgr. 235. Gent. IV, 4, 28. Err. II, 1, 62. 63. 64. 66.
71. LLL IV, 3, 109. As II, 1, 47. 51. II, 7, 18. 23.
Shr. I, 1, 219. HI, 2, 162. All's I, 2, 58. R2 V, 4, 4.
H8 [, 2, 193. Troil. I, 2, 175. 179. Cor. I, 1, 134.
Rom. I, 3, 41. 48. Ant. I, 5, 42. q. she: Ven. 4^7.
493. 537. 589. 613. 717. 720. 997. 1015. 1070. 1133.
1177. Lucr. 652. Pilgr. 84. 125. 147. 185. Shr. II,
153. All's I, 3, 74. R3 V, 1, 26. Troil. I, 2, 177.
Quotiiliaii, a fever whose paroxysms return every
day: he seems to have the q. of love upon him, As III,
2, 383. Mrs Quickly knows a burning q. tertian, H5
II, 1, 124.
B.
R, the eighteenth letter of the alphabet: both (be-
gin) with anR.Ah,mocker! that's the dog's name, 'Rom.
II, 4, 222 (cf. Dog).
Rabato (0. Edd. rebate) akind of ruff: Ado III, 4, 6.
Rabbit, the animal Lepus cunicnlus: LLL III,
16. Shr. IV, 4, 101. H4B II, 2, 91.
Rabbit-sucker, a sucking rabbit: H4AII,4,480.
Rabble, 1) a crowd: bring the r., o'er whom I give
thee power, here to this place, Tp. IV, 37. at his heels
a r. of his companions, Wiv. Ill, 5, 76. we met my
wife, her sisters , and a r. more of vile confederates.
Err. V, 236. followed with a r. that rejoice to see my
tears, H6B II, 4, 32. there's a trim r. let in, H8 V, 4,
75. your disordered r. make servants of their betters,
Lr. I, 4, 277.
2) the mean people, populace: the r. should have
first unroofed the city. Cor. I, 1, 222. make the r. call
our cares fears. III, 1, 136. IV, 2, 33. Mcb. V, 8, 29.
Hml. IV, 5, 102.
Rabblenient, rabble: Caes. I, 2, 245.
Race, 1) a root: a r. or two of ginger, Wint. IV,
3, 50 (cf. Raze).
2) lineage, generation (of men); breed (of animals
or plants): a wanton herd or r. of youthful and un-
handled colts, Merch. V, 72. make conceive a bark of
baser kind by bud of nobler r. Wint. IV, 4, 95. of the
Nevils' noble r. H6B III, 2, 215. a happy r. of kings,
R3 V, 3, 157. the whole r. of mankind, Tim. IV, 1, 40.
Duncarbs horses, the minions of their r. Mcb. II, 4, 15.
the getting of a lawful r. Ant. Ill, 13, 107. a valiant
r. Cymb. V, 4, 83. pupils of noble r. Per. V Prol. 9.
Peculiar passage; none our parts so poor but was a r.
of heaven. Ant. 1, 3, 37 (= a breed of heaven , of
heavenly origin. Warburton ; had a smack or flavour
of heaven).
3) natural disposition : thy vile r., though thou didst
learn, had that in't which good natures could not abide
to be with, Tp. I, 2, 358. now I give my sensual r. the
rein, Meas. II, 4, 160.
Race, running, course: Sonn 51, 11. John III,
3,39. H6CII, 3, 1.
Rack, subst. floating vapour, a cloud : permit the
basest clouds to ride with ugly r. on his celestial face,
Sonn. 33, 6. and like this insubstantial pageant faded,
leave not a r. behind, Tp. IV, 166. as we often see ...
the r. stand ^till, Hml. II, 2, 506. the r. dislimns, Ant.
IV, 14, 10.
Rack, subst. an engine of torture: Meas. V, 313.
Merch. Ill, 2, 25. 26. 32. Wint. Ill, 2, 177. H4A II,
4, 262. H6A II, 5, 3. Troil. I, 2, 152. Lr. V, 3, 314
(0. Edd. wrack). 0th. Ill, 3, 335.
Rack, vb. to move as clouds, to fleet: three suns
... not separated with the — ing clouds, H6C U, I, 27.
Rack, vb . 1 ) to extend , to stretch, to strain ; a)
trans. : being lacked and lost, why, then we r. the value.
Ado IV, 1, 222. that (my credit) shall be —ed, even
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to the uttermost, Merch. I, 1, 181. tliousand escapes
of wit make thee the father of their idle dreatis and r.
thee in their fancies, Meas. IV, 1, 65 (form strained
and unnatural conceptions of thee, disfigure thee; cf.
Rachef). b) intr. =: to strain, to make violent efforts:
a pair of tribunes that have ~ ed for Rome, to make
coals cheap. Cor. V, 1, 16 (0. Edd. wracked).
2) to tortureby stretching the limbs: Meas. V, 317.
H6B1II, 1, 376.
3) to put to pai4, to torment, to harass : I'll r. thee
with old cramps, Tp. I, 2, 369. how have the hours
— ed and tortured me, Tw. V, 226. the commons hast
thou —ed, H6B I, 3, 131 (i. e. by exaction).
In LLL V, 2, 828 0. Edd. —ed, M. Edd. rank.
Backer, one who disfigures by forcing into an
unnatural form (or simply = tormentor?): such — s
of orthography, as to speak dout , when he should say
doubt, LLL V, 1, 21.
Racket, the instrument with which players at
tennis strike the ball: H4B II, 2, 23. H5 I, 2, 261.
Raddock (some M. Edd. ruddock) the redbreast:
Cymb. IV, 2, 224.
Radiance, brightness shooting in rays or beams:
All's I, 1, 99. Lr. 1, 1, 111. Used of eyes: weak sights
their sickly r, do amend, Compl. 214.
Radiant, beaming, bright : Wiv. V, 5, 50. Mids.
III, 1, 95. Tw. I, 5, 181. Hml. I, 5, 55. Lr. II, 2, 113.
Cymb. I, 6, 86. V, 4, 121. V, 5, 475.
Radisb, the root of Raphanus: H4B III, 2, 334.
Not inflected in the plural: abunch o/r. H4AII, 4, 206.
Raft, afloat: Err. V, 348.
Rag, 1) a piece torn off, a tatter: not a r. of
money. Err. IV, 4, 89. tear a passion to tatters, to very
—s, Hml. HI, 2, 11.
2) a shabby beggarly person : you witch , you r.,
you baggage, Wiv. IV, '2, 194 (the later Ff and some
M. Edd. hag), thou r., thou quantity, thou remnant, Shr.
IV, 3, 112. thou r. of honour, R3 I, 3, 233. these over-
weening — s of France, V, 3, 328. thy father, that poor
r. Tim. IV, 3, 271 (cf. Tag-rag).
3) Plur. — s, = worn out clothes, mean dress;
Wiv. II, 2, 27. Err. Ill, 2, 99. LLL IV, 1, 84. Wint.
IV, 3, 56. 58. John 11, 457. H6B IV, 1, 46. Tim. IV,
3, 303. Lr. II, 4, 48. IV, 6, 171. Cymb. V, 5, 4.
Ragamuffins (O. Edd. rag of Muffins) paltry
fellows: H4A V, 3, 36.
Rage, subst. 1) violent anger, fury: Lucr. 1419.
Sonn. 23, 3. Compl. 55. Tp. I, 2, 276. LLL IV, 1,
95. Mids. V, 49. 225. Merch. IV, 1, 13. Tw. Ill, 4,
213. IV, 2, 137. John III, 1, 329. 341. 344. IV, 2,
261. 264. IV, 3, 49. 85. E2 1, 1, 19. 173. HI, 3, 59.
V, 1, 30. H5 III, 2, 24. IV, 7, 82. H6A IV, 7, 11. H6B
III, 1, 174. IV, 1, 112. H6C I, 1, 265. I, 4, 28. E3
I, 2, 188. I, 3, 278. I, 4, 229. II, 1, 56. H8 III, 1,
101. Troil. I, 3, 52. V, 10, 6. Cor. II, 3, 205. Ill, 1,
241. 248. 312. V, 6, 137. 148. Tit. IV, 2, 114. Rom.
Prol. 10. 1, 1, 91. HI, 1, 66. Tim. V, 4, 39. Caes. II,
1, 176. Ill, 2, 127. Mcb. HI, 6, 12. Hml. HI, 3, 89.
IV, 7, 93. Lr. 1, 2, 182. IV, 4, 19. 0th. II, 3, 173.
Ant. II, 5, 70. IV, 12, 44. IV, 14, 123. Cymb. I, 1,
77. 88. Per. I, 2, 107. V, 3, 97. Plur. —s: H5 IV,
7, 37 (nuellen's speech). Cor. V, 3, 85. to be in r.
Lr. II, 4, 299. to fall in r. Cor. II, 3, 266. took it in r.
Per. II, 1, 138. in r. = furious: Lucr. 1671. Err. IV,
4, 79. 140. H4A IV, 3, 100. H6A IV, 7, 80. H6B
V, 3, 2. Tim. IV, 2, 45. Hml. II, 2, 494. 0th. II, 3,
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
243. a r. — r.: it moved her. Not to a r. Lr. IV, 3,
18. in a r. H6B 1, 1, 147. in a desperate r. Lucr.219.
2) extreme violence, wild impetuosity, furioiis
fighting: in fell battle's r. Lucr. 145. murder's —s,
909. against the stormy gusts of winter's day and bar-
ren r. of death's eternal cold, Sonn. 13, 12. when some-
time lofty towers I see down -razed, and brass eternal
slave to mortal r. 64, 4 (mortal r. = r. of mortality).
how with this r. shall beauty hold a plea, 65, 3. spite
of heaven' s fell r. some beauty peeped through lattice of
seared age, Compl. 13. shall we give the signal to our
r. John II, 265. to enjby by r. and war, R2 II, 4, 14.
dry with r. and extreme toil, H4A I, 3, 31. the king be-
fore the Douglas' r. stooped his anointed head, H4B
Ind. 31. disguise fair nature with hard-favoured r.
H5 HI, 1, 8. left us to the r. of France his sword, H6A
IV, 6, 3. quickened with youthful spleen and warlike r.
13. if I die not with Frenchmen's r. 34. commence
rough deeds of r. IV, 7, 8.
Used of the elements : a river . . . swelleth with more
T. Ven. 332. qualify the fire's extreme r. Gent. II, 7,
22. so high above his limits swells the r. of Boling-
broke, R2 HI, 2, 109 (like a river), when the r. allays,
the rain begins, H6C I, 4, 146. the blasts, with eyeless
r. Lr. Ill, 1, 8. the furious winter's — s, Cymb. IV,
2, 259.
3) headlong passion, vehement desire: his r. of
lust by gazing qualified, Lucr. 424. this moves in him
more r. 468. when r. and hot blood are his counsellors,
H4B IV, 4, 63.
4) raving madness : this present instance of his r.
Err. IV, 3, 88. felt the vigour of his r. IV, 4, 81. till
this afternoon his passion ne'er brake into extremity of
r. V, 48. bearing thence rings, jewels, any thing his r.
did like, 144. in this r. Rom. IV, 3, 53. the great r. is
killed in him, Lr. IV. 7, 78.
Applied, in contempt, to poetical inspiration:
termed a poet's r. Sonn. 17, 11.
5) vehement sensation of pain: would give pre-
ceptial medicine to r. Ado V, 1, 24. I have a trick of
the old r.; bear with me, I am sick, LLL V, 2, 417.
send succours, lords, and stop the r.. betime, before the
wound do grow uneurable, H6B HI, 1, 285. to give thy
— s balm, Tim. Y, 4, 16.
6) savageness : in Ajax' eyes blunt r. and rigour
rolled, Lucr. 1398. nought so stockish, hard and full
of r. , but music for the time doth change his nature,
Merch. V, 81. kiss the rod and fawn on r. R2 V, 1,
33. harsh r., defect of manners, H4A III, 1, 183. vd-
sery could beguile the tyrant's r. Lr. IV, 6, 63.
Rage, vb. 1) intr. a) to be furious with anger or
any wild excitement: Err. V, 216. R2 II, 1, 70. H4B
V, 5, 34. H6C I, 4, 143. Troil. II, 3, 185. Lr. I, 2,
178. HI, 4, 137. Cymb. Ill, 5, 67. Per. Ill, 3, 10.
Used of the elements: Gent. 1, 2, 122. 11, 7, 26. Err.
V, 75. Shr. 1, 2, 203. H, 133. Wint. HI, 3, 90. H6B
III, 1, 302. 351. H6C I, 4, 145. Troil. I, 3, 97. Tit.
Ill, 1, 223. Rom. Ill, 5, 136. Caes. I, 3, 7. Lr. HI, 2,
1. Ill, 4, 10. Per. IV, 4, 43.
b) to ravage, to act with mischievous impetuosity :
Mids. I, 2, 33 (the — ing rocks; Bottom's poetry). Shr.
V, 2, 2. John V, 7, 80. H6A IV, 1, 185. H6C II, 3,
26. II, 5, 126. Cor. IV, 6, 76.
c) to be driven headlong by desire and passion:
when we r., advice is often seen to make our wits more
keen, Compl. 160. those pampered animals that r. in
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savar/e sensuality, Ado IV, I, 62. where his — ing eye
listed to make Ms prey, E3 II 1,6, 83 (QqZMS(/uQ. those
— ing appetites, Troil. II, 2, 181. to cool our ■ — ing
motions, 0th. I, 3, 334.
d) to rave : doth he still r.? John V, 7, 11. still in
motion of — ing waste, Tim. It, 1, 4. when one so great
begins to r. Ant. IV, 1, 7.
e) to cause extreme pain: like the. hectic in my
hlood he — s, Hml. IV, 3, 68. troubled with a — ing
tooth, 0th. Ill, 3, 414.
2) tr. to enrage, to chafe: young hot colts being
■ — d to rage the more, R2 II, 1, 70. in war was never
lion — d more fierce, 173.
Ragged, 1) rent or worn into tatters: •/■. sails,
Mercli. II, 6, 18. more r. than an old faced ancient, H4A
IV, 2, 33. r. curtains, H5 IV, 2, 41.
2) wearing tattered clothes, and hence = beggarly,
wretched : thy smoothing titles (turn) to a r. name, Lucr.
892. a ivretched r. man, As IV, 3, 107. the rest were
r., old and beggarly, Shr. IV, 1, 140. as r. as Lazarus,
H4A IV, 2, 27. thou art a very r. Wart, H4B III, 2,
152. a r. appearance, 279. a r. and forestalled re-
mission, V, 2, 38. four or five most vile and r. foils,
H5 IV Chor. 50. the r. soldiers, H6B IV, 1, 90. a r.
multitude, IV, 4, 32.
3) rugged, uneven: a r. hough, Ven. 37. a r. fear-
ful hanging rock, Gent. I, 2, 121. r. horns, Wiv.IV, 4,
31, my r. prison walls, R2 V, 5, 21. hold of r. stone,
II4B Ind. 35. their (the rocks') r. sides, H6B III, 2,
98. the r. staff, V, 1, 203. a r. rock, H6G V, 4, 27.
rude r. nurse (the Tower) R ; IV, 1, 102. the r. en-
traits of the pit. Tit. II, 3, 230. on the r. stones, V, 3,
133. Metaphorically, = rough : winters r. hand, Sonn.
6, 1. my voice is r. As II, 5, 15. the — st hour that
time and spile dare bring, H4B I, 1, 151.
Rasgedness , state of being dressed in tatters:
Lr. Ill, 4, 31.
Raginia;-raad, raving: Ven. 1151. H6B III, 2,394.
Raging-wood, the same (cf. Wood): H6A IV,
7,35.
Rago'/.iue, name in Meas. IV, 3, 75. 80. V, 539.
Rail tall tah, an exclamation expressive of
nimbleness : r. would a' say; bounce would a' say, H6B
HI, 2, 303.
Raied, see Rayed.
Rail, subst. a cross-beam forming part of a ba-
lustrade : H8 V, 4, 93.
Rail, vb. intr. to use reproachful language , to
scold in opprobrious terms: Err.IV,4,77. V,71. Mids.
HI, 2, 362. As IV, 3, 42. 43. 46. Shr. I, 2, 112. II,
171. IV, 1, 187. 209. Tw. I, 5, 102. John II, 593.
H4A III, 1, 160. H6A III, 2, 64. H6B III, 1, 172.
Troil. II, 3, 26. V, 4, 30. Lr. II, 2, 126. 0th. IV, 1,
170. Ant. I, 2, 111. IV, 15, 43. With against: Wiv.
IV, 2, 23. Ado II, 3, 246. As II, 5, 63. Ill, 2, 295.
1-15 II, 2, 41. Tim. Ill, 4, 65. With at: Lucr. 1023.
Gent. Ill, 2, 4. Ado II, 3, 147. H6C II, 6, 81. Troil.
II, 3, 3. 5. Tit. II, 4, 35. Cymb. IV, 2, 56. With on
or upon: Ven. 1002. Lucr. 1467. Merch. I, 3, 49.
As I, 1, 65. II, 7, 16. Shr. Ind. 2, 88. John II, 587.
592. R2 V, 5, 90. R3 IV, 4, 150. H8 V, 4, 50. Troil.
I, 3, 191. II, 1, 35. 100. Rom. Ill, 3, 119. Tim. I, 2,
245. 250. Lr. II, 2, 28. IV, 6, 155. With an accus.
to denote the effect: till thou canst r. the seal from off
my bond, Merch. IV, 1, 139. / shall sooner r. thee into
wit, Troil. II, 1, 17.
Railer, a scold: H6C V, 5, 38.
Raiment, vesture, dress: Sonn. 22, 6. Gent. V,
4, 106. Shr. Ind. 2, 4. 8. II, 5. Cor. V, 3, 94. Tim.
Ill, 5, 33. Lr. II, 4, 158.
Rain, subst. water falling in drops from the
clouds: Ven. 71. 200. 238. 799. 965. Lucr. 1788.
Sonn. 14, 6. 34, 6. 135, 9. Meas. Ill, 2, 52. Ado III,
3, 111. LLL IV, 3, 270. Mids. I, 1, 130. Merch. IV,
1, 185. As III, 2, 27. Ill, 5, 50. IV, 1, 152. Tw. V,
399. 401. John II, 128. H4B IV, 5, 9. H6A II, 1, 7.
III, 2, 59. H6B III, 2, 341. Ill, 2, 50 (much r. wears
the marble; cf. Ven. 200. Tit. II, 3, 141. Lucr. 560).
R3 I, 2, 164. Cor. IV, 5, 226. Tit. II, 3, 141. Mcb.
1, 1, 2. Ill, 3, 16. Hml. Ill, 3, 45. Lr. Ill, 1, 11. Ill,
2, 14. 47. 75. 77. IV, 3, 20. IV, 6, 102. Cymb. Ill,
3, 37. Per. II, 1, 2. Used of tears: Ven. 959. Compl.
7. H6C I, 4, 146. Tit. Ill, 1, 16. Ant. I, 2, 156. cf.
Lucr. 1788. Mids. I, 1,130. As III, 5,50. H4B IV, 5, 9.
Rain, vb. 1) intr. to fall in drops: the rain it
— eth, Tw. V, 401. Lr. Ill, 2, 77. dissolve, thick cloud,
and r. Ant. V, 2, 302. Impersonally: it — s, Ven.
458. Lucr. 1790. Rom. Ill, 5, 129. it begins tor. Lr.
II, 4, 81. though marble wear with — ing, Lucr. 560.
1677. Metaphorically, of tears: her tears, which long
have —ed, Ven. 83. Lucr. 1271. H4B II, 3, 59. Troil.
IV, 4, 55. Hml. IV, 5, 166.
2) tr. to shower down like rain : on the earth I r.
my waters, R2 III, 3, 59. Used of any thing poured
down in great plenty (therefore in Merch. Ill, 2, 113
read rein): heavens r. grace on that, Tp. Ill, 1, 75. let
the sky r. potatoes, Wiv. V, 5, 21. the heavens r. odours
on you, Tw. Ill, 1, 96. r. their drift of bullets, John
II, 412. r. hot vengeance, R2 I, 2, 8. with showers of
blood — eifrom the wounds. III, 3, 44. it — ed down
fortune on your head, H4A V, 1, 47. my power — ed
honour on you, H8 III, 2, 185., r. sacrificial whisper-
ings in his ear, Tim.1,1,81. — ed all kindsof shames
on my head, 0th. IV, 2, 48. as it — ed kisses, Ant.
III, 13, 85. Of tears: Ven. 360. LLL V, 2, 819. Shr.
Ind. 1, 125.
Rainbow, the iris: Lucr. 1587 (cf. All's I, 3,
157). Wiv. IV, 5, 119. Wint.lV,4, 206. John IV, 2,14.
Rainold (E{ Rainald), name: R2 II, 1, 279.
Rain-water, water falling from the clouds: Lr.
Ill, 2, 11.
Rainy, 1) attended with rain: a r. morrow, Sonn.
90, 7. besmirched with r. marching, H5 IV, 3, 111.
2) raining, weeping: •;. eyes, R2 III, 2, 146. Tit.
V, 1, 117.
Raise, 1) to lift, to put in a higher place: did
he r. his chin, Ven. 86. r. aloft the milk-white rose,
H6B 1, 1, 254. when the morning sun shall r. his car,
H6C IV, 7, 80. to r. the waters = to set all wheels
a-going, to do one's best: Merch. II, 2, 51 (Lannce-
lo's speech). Refl. : let me r. me from my knees, Meas.
V, 231.
Metaphorically, = a) to enhance, to increase '.rAhe
price of hogs, Merch. Ill, 5, 26. b) to exalt, to ad-
vance : to advance or r. myself, H6A III, 1, 32. he
would r. his issue, H6C II, 2, 22. one — d in blood,
R3 V, 3, 247. whose hand has —d me, H8 II, 2, 120.
/ — d him, Cor. V, 6, 21. my estate deserves an heir
more — d, Tim. I, 1, 119. r. me this beggar, IV, 3, 9.
to r. my fortunes, Lr. IV, 6, 232. With to: I — dhim
to the crown, H6C III, 3, 262. IV, 1, 68. R3 I, 3, 83.
2) to erect, to build up : he hath — d the wall, Tp.
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II, 1, 87. those twins of learning that he — d in you,
Ipswich and Oxford, H8 IV, 2, 58. I will r. her statue
in pure gold, Bom. V, 3, 299. the stones whereof it
(the house) is —d, Lr. Ill, 2, 64.
3) to heave, to force from the breast: sighs that
burning lungs did r. Compl. 228, he — d a sigh so
piteous and profound, Hml. II, ], 94.
41 to rouse, to stir up, to awake, to make to rise :
thy unworthiness — d love in me, Sonn. 160, 13. which
— d in me an undergoing stomach, Tp. I, 2, 156. — ing
this sea-storm, 177. J — dthe tempest, V, 6. 77/ r. all
Windsor, Wiv. V, 5, 223. — d with ti (beating"! when
I sit. Err. IV, 4, 35. the villain Jew with outcHes — d
the duke, Merch. II, 8, 4. to r. such love in mine (eyes)
As IV, 3, 51. she has — d me from my sickly bed, All's
II, 3, 118. 120. this business willr, us all. To laughter,
Wint. II, 1, 198. if you r. this house against thii house,
R2IV, 145 (German: emporen). r. the power of France
upon his head, John III, 1, 193. to r. a mutiny, H6A
IV, 1, 131. the county' s page, that — d the watch, Rom.
V, 3, 279. I shall r. you by and by on business, Caes.
IV, 3, 247. he — d the house with loud cries, Lr. II,
4, 43. the —d search, 0th. I, 1, 159. 168. 183. I, 2,
29. 43. 1, 3, 54. it — s the greater war between him
and his discretion, Ant. II, 7, 10. dust — d by your
troops, 111,6,50. With up: r. up the organs of her
fantasy, Wiv. V, 5, 55. ;■. up such a storm, Shr.'l, 1,
177. r. up the Montagues, Rom. V, 3, 178. if my
gentle love be not — d up, 0th. II, 3, 250.
5) to call up (a spirit) from below, to conjure:
H4A HI, 1, 60. H6B 1, 2, 79. I, 4, 24. Troil. II, 3,
6. Rom. II, 1, 24. Mob. Ill, 5, 27. With up: H6B II,
1, 174. Bom. II, 1, 29.
6) to levy, to collect; used of troops: Err. V, 153.
H4A 1, 3, 284. V, 1, 66. H6B IV, 4, 40. V, 1, 21.
H6C V, 3, 8. H8 II, 1, 108. Tit. Ill, 1, 286. 300.
Ant, III, 4, 26. Of money: Merch. I, 1, 179. Hd I,
2, 133. Caes. IV, 3, 71. With up: Merch. I, 3, 56,
7) to bring into being, to beget: from her blood
r. up issue to me, H5 V, 2, 376, Of news, = to in-
vent, to originate: his — ing; nothing but his report,
Cor. IV, 6, 60. — d only, that the weaker sort may
wish good Marcius home again, 69,
8) to r. a siege = to relieve a besieged place by
dislodging the enemy; H5 III, 3, 47. H6A I, 2, 13.
53. 130. 146. I, 4, 103.
Raisin, dried grape: —s o' the sun, Wint. IV,
3, 52 ( dried in the sun).
RaRe, subst. 1) an instrument with teeth used in
gathering up things from the ground; 2) a dissolute
man ; with a pun : let us revenge this with our pikes,
ere we become — s. Cor. I, 1, 24 (alluding to the pro-
verb : as lean as a rake).
Rake, vb. to scrape, to gather as with a rake;
with /rom, = to bring to light from under the cover-
ing earth: let me r. it from the earth, Gent. IV, 2, 116.
from the dust of old oblivion — d, H5 II, 4, 87. With
for, = to search for: even in your hearts, there will
he r. for it, H6 II, 4, 98. With together, = to scrape
together: how does he r. this together, H8 III, 2, 110.
With up, = to cover up with earth, to bury: here in
the sands thee I'll r. up, Lr, IV, 6, 281.
Raker, in Foot-land-raker, q. v.
Ralph, name: Shr. IV, 1, 139. H4A II, 4, 42.
H4B III, 2, 109.
Ram, subst. 1) a male sheep: Pilgr. 247, Merch,
I, 3, 82. 96. As III, 2, 83. 87. V, 2, 34. Wint. IV,
4, 29. Oth. I, 1, 88.
2) the Aries of the zodiac: Tit. IV, 3, 72.
3) a battering-ram: Lucr. 464. H8 IV, 1, 77.
Troil. I, 3, 206. Ant. Ill, 2, 30.
Ram, vb, 1) to thrust or drive with violence: r.
thou thy fruitful tidings in mine ears. Ant. II, 5, 24 (cf.
to thrust in Caes. V, 3, 74. 75).
2) to stuff, to cram tightly: — ed me in with foul
shirts, Wiv. Ill, 5, 90. till that time have we —ed up
our gates, John II, 272 (German: verrammeln).
Ramhures, French name: H5III, 5,43. IV, 8, 99.
Ramp, subst. a leap: whiles he is vaulting va-
riable — s, in your despite, upon your purse, Cymb. I,
6, 134 (according to others, = prostitutes).
Ramp, vb., used only in the partic. — ing, = 1)
rampant, springing up : a couching lion and a — ing
cat, H4A III, 1, 153. 2) knowing no restraint: what
a fool art thou, a ■ — ing fool, John III, 1, 122. under
whose shade the — ing lion slept, H6C V, 2, 13.
Rampallian, a term of low abuse for a woman :
you scullion, you r. H4B II, 1, 65.
Rampani, standing on the hind legs (term of
heraldry): the r. biar chained to the ragged staff, H6B
V, 1, 203.
Rampired, barred, barricaded, rammed : set but
thy foot against our r. gates, and they shall ope, Tim.
V, 4, 47 (cf. Lodge's Rosalynd, ed. Collier, p. 48:
Rosader rampierd up the house').
Ramston, name in R2 II, 1, 283.
Ram-tender, one who tends rams, a shepherd:
Wint. IV, 4, 805.
Rancorous, malignant: Err. I, 1, 6. H6A IV, 1,
185. H6B III, 1, 24. Ill, 2, 199. R3 I, 3, 50.
Rancour, malice, hatred: Ado IV, 1, 308, R2
I, 1, 143, H6B I, 1, 142, III, 1, 144, R3 II, 2, 117,
III, 2, 89. Rom, II, 3, 92, put — s in the vessel of my
peace, Mcb. Ill, 1, 67 (made myself live in discord
with myself).
Random; at r. = without a settled aim or pur-
pose, without care, at hap-hazard : Ven. 940. Sonn.
147, 12. Gent. II, 1, 117. Err. I, 1, 43. H6A V,3,86.
Range, subst. rank: that great face of war, whose
several — s frighted each other, Ant. HI, 13, 5.
Range, vb, 1) tr, tO dispose in order: the wide
arch o/ the — d empire fall. Ant, I, 1, 34.
2) intr, to be ranked: whatsoever comes athwart
his affection — s levenly with mine, Ado II, 2, 7. the
line and, the predicament wherein you r. under this
subtle king, H4A I, 3, 169, r. with humble livers in
content, H8 II, 3, 20, bury all, which yet distinctly — s,
in heaps and piles of ruin, Cor, III, 1, 206,
Range, vb, 1) intr, to roam, to rove at large: As
I, 3, 70, R2 III, 2, 39, H4B I, 1, 174, H5 HI, 3, 12,
H6C II, 1, 11, Caes, II, 1, 118. Ill, 1,270. Hml. Ill,
3, 2, Metaphorically, = to be inconstant: if I have
— d, like him that travels I return again, Sonn, 109,
5, if once I find thee — ing, Hortensio will be quit with
thee by changing, Shr, 111, 1, 91,
2) tr. to roam, to rove through: he did r. the town
to seek me out, Tw. IV, 3, 7.
Ranger, one who tends the game of a forest:
'tis gold which makes Diana's — « false themselves,
yield up their deer to the stand n' the stealer, Cymb.
II, 3, 74 (= makes Diana's nymphs yield up their
chastity ?).
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Rank, subsi. 1) a row, a line: the r. of osiers...
brings you to the place, As IV, 3, 80. on the brow o'
the sea stand — s of people, 0th. II, 1, 54. Doubtful
passage: it is the right butterwomen's r. to market, As
III, 2, 103 (= file? Some M. Edd. rate). Plur. —s
= lines of troops: Lucr. 73. 440. 783. 1439. John
IV, 2, 244. V, 2, 29. R2 II, 3, 102. H4A I, 1, 14.
115 IV, 5, 6. H6C II, 3, 10. Troil. IV, 5, 185. Tim.
V, 4, 39. Caes. II, 2, 20. Mcb. I, 3, 95. Lr. IV, 2, 25.
0th. Ill, 4, 135. Ant. Ill, 1, 32. Singular: a gallant
horse fallen in first r. Troil. Ill, 3, 161.
2) degree of dignity: to march in — « of better
equipage, Sonn. 32, 12. holds his r. before, 85, 12.
which shall above thai idle r. remain, 122, 3. if I keep
not my r. As I, 2, 113. bowed his eminent top to their
low — s. All's I, 2, 43. go in equal r. with the best
governed nation, H4B V, 2, 137. holds on his r. Caes.
Ill, 1, 69. not in the worst r. of manhood, Mcb. Ill, 1,
103. of the best r. and station , Hml. 1, 3, 73. stands
in some r. of praise, Lr. II, 4, 261. one of my r. Cymb.
II, 1, 17.
3) = rankness, by way of punning : if I keep not
my r. — Thou losest thy old smell. As 1, 2, 1 13. would
he had been one of my r. ! To have smelt like a fool,
Cymb. II, 1, 17.
Rank, adj. 1) too luxuriant, exuberant, grown
to immoderate height : rain added to a river that is r.
perforce will force it overfiow the bank, Ven. 71 (=
brimful), weed your better Judgments of all opinion that
grows r. in them that I am wise. As II, 7, 46 (like a
weM). I should think my honesty — er than my wit. IV,
I, 85 (= greater), wanting the scythe, all uncorrected,
r. H5 V, 2, 50. r. fumitory, V, 2, 45. cf. Lr. IV, 4, 3.
the seeded pride thai hath to this maturity blown up in
r. Achilles must be cropped, Troil. I, 3, 318 (= inso-
lent), do not spread the compost on the weeds, to make
them —er, Hml. Ill, 4, 152 (Ff r.). nor would it. yield
to Norway or the Pole u, — er rate, IV, 4, 22 (^
greater).
Adverbially, = overmuch, abundantly: whileoiher
jests are something r. on foot, Wiv. IV, 6, 22. to weaken
and discredit our exposure, how r. soever rounded in
with danger, Troil. I, 3, 196.
2) lustful: the ewes, being r., turned to the rams,
Merch, I, 3, 81. abuse him to the Moor in the r. garb,
0th. II, 1, 315 (Ff right), lust and r. thoughts, Cymb,
II, 5, 24.
3) sick (of hypertrophy), corrupted, morbid:
brought to medicine a healthful state which, r. of good-
ness, would by ill be cured, Sonn. 118, 12 (cf. v. 7:
sick of welfare), what r. diseases grow, H4B III, 1, 39.
to diet r. minds sick of happiness, IV, 1,64. the r. poison
of the old (infection) will die, Rom. I, 2, 51. who else
must be lei blood, who else is r. Caes. Ill, 1, 152. r.
corruption, mining all within, infects unseen, Hml. Ill,
4, 148. one may smell in such a will most r. 0th. Ill,
3, 232.
4) virulent, noisome, foul, disgusting, gross: io
thy fair flower add the r. smell of weeds, Sonn. 69, 12.
by their r. thoughts my deeds must not be shown, 121,
12. (0 blush at speeches r. Compl. 307. / do forgive thy
— est fault, Tp. V, 132. the — est compound ofvillanous
smell, Wiv. HI, 5, 93, he would give't thee, from this
r. offence, so to offend him still, Meas. Ill, 1, 100. de-
serves a name as r. as any flax-wench, Wint, I, 2, 277.
ha! what, so r.1 118 I, 2, 186. he's a r. weed, V, 1, 52.
when r. Thersiies opes his mastic Jaws, Troil. I, 3, 7:!,
things r. and gross in nature possess it merely, Hml. 1,
2, 136. none (forgery) so r. as may dishonour him, II,
1, 20. thou mixture r., of midnight weeds collected. III,
2, 268. my offence is r., it smells to heaven, III, 3, 36.
to live in the r. sweat of an enseamed bed, III, 4, 92.
r. and not-to-be endured riots, Lr. I, 4, 223. their thick
breaths, r. of gross diets. Ant. V, 2, 212.
5) strong-scented, rancid: Sowter will cry upon
it for all this, though it be as r. as a fox, Tw. II, 5, 136.
cf. Hml. Ill, 3, 36.
Rank, vb. 1) tr. a) to place with respect to degree
and dignity: my fortunes (are) as fairly — ed as De-
metrius', Mids. I, 1, 101. I will not r. me with the
barbarous multitudes, Merch. II, 9, 33. he was a man
of an unbounded stomach, ever — ing himself with
princes, H8 IV, 2, 34. let the world r. me in register a
master-leaver, Ant. IV, 9, 21. b) to match, to couple:
to r. our chosen truth with such a show as fool and fight
is, H8 Pcol. 18. if sour woe delights in fellowship and
needly will be —ed with other griefs, Rom. Ill, 2, 117.
2) intr. to be coupled, to go together: let thai one
article r. with the rest, H5 V, 2, 374.
Ranked, 1) placed in lines: embaiiailed and r.
John IV, 2, 200. 2) disposed of and occupied with
respect to degree and dignity: the base o' the mount
is r. with all deserts, all kind of natures, Tim. I, I, 65
("covered with ranks of all kinds of men". Johnson).
Rankle, to breed corruption, to poison: fell sor-
row's tooth doth never r. more than when he bites, but
lanceih not the sore, R2 I, 3, 302. when he bites, his
venom tooth will r. io the death , R3 I, 3, 291 (Qq r.
thee to death).
Rankly, grossly, foully: the whole earof Denmark
is by a forged process of my death r. abused, Hml. 1,
5, 38.
Rankness, exuberance: like a bated and retired
flood, leaving our r. and irregular course, stoop low
within those bounds we have o'erlooked, John V, 4, 54.
/ am stifled with the mere r. of their joy, H8 IV, 1, 59.
Hence = insolence: / will physic your r. As I, 1, 92.
Rank-scented, having a bad smell : the mutable
r. many. Cor. Ill, 1, 66.
Ransack, 1) to pillage, to plunder: and I, adrone-
like bee, have no perfection of my summer left, but robbed
and — edby injurious theft, Lucr. 838. my coffers — ed,
Wiv. II, 2, 306. I would have — ed the pedlar's silken
treasury, Wint. IV, 4, 360. — ing the church, John III,
4, 172. io r. Troy, Troil. Prol. 8.
2) to ravish: the — ed queen, Troil. II, 2, 150.
Ransom, subst. 1) price paid for the redemption
of a prisoner ; in a proper and a metaphorical sense :
Ven. 550. Meas. 11,4, 111. IV, 4, 35. All's I, 3, 121.
IV, 1, 74 (0 r., r.!). R2 II, 1, 56 (the world's r., blessed
Mary's son; cf. Wint. V, 2, 16). H4A I, 3, 141. 260.
II, 3, 57. IV, 3, 96. H5 III, 5, 60. 63. Ill, 6, 133. 163.
IV, 3, 80. 120. 122. 128. IV, 4, 11. 48. IV, 5, 9. IV,
7, 72. 73. H6A I, 1, 148. 150. Ill, 3, 72. V, 3, 73. 77.
80. 157. H6B III, 2, 297. IV, 1, 10 (make their r.,
= pay). 16. 28. 139. H6C V, 7, 40. Tim. I, 1, 105
(= a sum paid to deliver a prisoner for debt). Caes.
III, 2, 94 (— »). Lr. IV, 6, 196.
2) atonement, expiation: if hearty sorrow be a
sufficient r. for offence, Gent. V, 4, 75, lowly words
were r.for their fault, H6B III, 1, 127. R3 V, 3, 265.
Tit. Ill, 1, 156. Cymb. V, 3, 80. V, 5, 80.
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Raiiiiom, vb. 1) to redeem from captivity: Err. I,
], 23. H4A I, 3, 79. 92 (to ,: home). 219. H5 IV. 1,
127. 203. 206. H6A I, 4, 29. Ant. Ill, 13, 180. Cymb.
V, 5, 85.
2) to set at liberty, to release: — ing him, or pi-
ijjing. Cor. I, 6, 36. With to: I would take Desire
prisoner and r. him to any French courtier for a new-
devised courtesy, LLL 1, 2, 66 (Armado's speech).
3) to deliver: labouring art can never r. nature
from, her inaidible estate. All's 11, 1, 121. to r. my two
nephews from their death. Tit. Ill, 1, 173. = to redeem,
in a religious sense: a world — erf, or one destroyed,
Wint. V, 2, 16 (of. R2 II, 1, 66). With into, = to
restore to: that nor my service past nor present sorrows
can r. me into his love again, 0th. Ill, 4, 118.
4) to atone for: they (tears) r. all ill deeds, Sonn.
34, 14. your trespass now becomes a fee; mine — s
yours, and yours must r. me, 120, 14.
RanBomleas, without ransom : H4AV, 6, 28. Tit
I, 274.
Rant, vb. to speak bombast, to bluster : my — ing
host, Wiv. II, 1, 196. an thou'li mouth, I 'II r. as loell
as thou, Hiftl. V, 1, 307.
Rap, 1) to strike with a quick blow, to knock:
knock me at this gate and r. me well, Shr. I, 2, 12. 31.
she — erf 'cm o' the coxcombs with a stick, Lr. 11,4, 1 25
(Ff knapped).
2) to affect with ecstasy, to transport: what, dear
sir, thus — s you? Cymb. I, 6, 51. Partic. rapt = a)
enraptured, transported: more dances my r, heart than
when I first my wedded mistress saw bestride my thresh-
old, Cor. IV, 5, 122. of royal hope that he seems r.
withal, Mcb. I, 3, 57. how our partner's r. 142. whiles
I stood r. in the wonder of it I, 5, 6. b) besides one's
self: / am r. and cannot cover the monstrous bulk of
this ingratitude with any size of words, Tim. V, 1, 67.
c) quite absorbed, engrossed; with in: transported
and r. in secret studies, Tp. I, 2, 77. / ivas much r.
in this, Troil. HI, 3, 123. you are r., sir, in some work,
Tim. i, 1, 19. (of. Enrapt).
Rape, ravishment: Lucr. 909. 1369 {Helen's r.).
All's IV, 3, 281. John II, 97. Troil. II, 2, 148. Tit.
1, 404. II, 1, 116. IV, 1, 49. 58. 91. IV, 2, 9. V, 1,
63. V, 2, 37. 45. 94. 157.
Rapier, a small sword used in thrusting: Tp. V,
84. Wiv. I, 4, 61. 72. II, 3, 13. LLL I, 2, 1,83. 187.
Tw. Ill, 4, 258. 303. R2 IV, 40. H4B II, 4, 216. H5
II, 1, 60. H6C I, 3, 37. I, 4, 80. Tit. II, 1, 54. IV, 2,
85. Rom. I, 5, 67. Ill, 1, 87. IV, 3, 67. Hml. II, 2,
369. IV, 1, 10. 0th. V, 1, 2. the Frenchman hath good
skill in his r. Wiv. II, 1, 231. I do excel thee in my
r. LLL I, 2, 78. gave you such a masterly report /or
your r. Hml. IV, 7, 99. the r. and dagger man, Meas.
IV, 3, 15. what's his weapon^ R. and dagger, Hml. V,
2, 152. six French — $ and poniards, 156 (cf. Dagger).
Rapine, rape, ravishment: Tit. V, 2, 69. 62. 83. 103.
Rapt, see Rap.
Rapture, 1) transport, delirium: her brain-sick
— s cannot distaste the goodness of a quarrel, Troil. II,
2, 122. in this r. I shall surely speak the thing I shall
repent. III, 2, 138.
2) a syncope, a trance: your prattling nurse into
a r. lets her baby cry. Cor. II, 1, 223 (rupture proposed
by some for emendation. But cf. the German: lasst
es schreien, dass es wegbleibtl.
3) violent seizure (?): spite of all the r.' of the sea,
this Jewel holds his building on my arm. Per. II, 1,161
(0. Edd. rupture).
Rare, 1) uncommon, not often seen: were man
as r. as phoenix, As IV, 3, 17. nothing pleaseth but r.
accidents, H4A I, 2, 231. we'll have thee, as our —r
monsters are, painted upon a pole, Mcb. V, 8, 25. lived
in court — which r. it is to do — -most praised, Cymb.
I, 1, 47.
2) extraordinary; mostly in the sense of excellent,
very praiseworthy : all things r. that heaven's air in this
huge rondure hems, Sonn. 2], 7. therefore are feasts so
solemn and so r., since, seldom coming, . . . 52, 5. makes
summer's welcome thrice more wished, more r. 56, 14.
/ think my love as r. as any she, 130, 13. whose — st
havings made the blossoms dote, Compl. 235. the — st
(queen) that e'er came there, Tp. II, 1, 99. two most
r. affections, HI, 1, 75. so r. a wondered father , IV,
123. the — r action is in virtue, V, 27. Gent. I, 1, 13.
V, 4, 161. Ado 1, 1, 139. 187. Ill, 1, 91. Ill, 4, 15.
V, 1, 260. LLL IV, 2, 64. V, 2, 689. Mids. HI, 2, 226.
IV, 1,210. Merch. II, 2, 116. 118. As V, 4, 109. All's
I, 3, 228. II, 3, 7. Tw. II, 5, 36. Ill, 1, 97. HI, 2, 60.
Wint. I, 1, 14. I, 2, 367 (what is the news i' the court?
None r.). 452. HI, 1, 13. 20. IV, 2, 48. IV, 4, 32. V,
1, 112. V, 2, 105. H4A 1, 2, 72. 76. H, 4, 436 (Ff
0 r., Qq 0 Jesu). HI, 3, 229. H6A II, 3, 10. IV, 7,
62. V, 5, 1. H8 1, 2, 111. II, 4, 137. Troil. II, 3, 8.
Cor. H, 2, 108. IV, 5, 169. Hml. IV, 7, 144. Lr. I, 1,
58. I, 4, 286. Ant. I, 4, 22. 11, 2, 210. 223. V, 1, 31.
Cymb. 1, 1, 135. I, 4, 66. I, 6, 16. 175. 189. HI, 4,
163. HI, 5, 77. IV, 2, 208. V, 4, 133. V, 5, 160. 381.
Per. HI, 2, 106. 107. IV Prol. 37. V, 1, 163. 233.
Rarely, extraordinarily, excellently : , . featured.
Ado III, 1, 60. doth not my toil become me r.? Ill, 4,
70. / could play Ercles r. Mids. I, 2, 31. these thy
offices, so r. kind, Wint. V, 1, 150. how r. does it meet
with this time's guise, when man was wished to love his
enemies! Tim. IV, 3, 472. is not this buckled well? R.,
r. Ant. IV, 4, 11. slave, soulless villain, dog! 0 r.
base! V, 2, 158. so r. and exactly wrought, Cymb. H,
4, 75. I'ld wish no better choice and think me r. wed.
Per. V, 1, 69.
Rareness, 1) state of happening seldom: and won
by I. such solemnity, H4A HI, 2, 59. it is no act of
common passage, but a strain of r. Cymb. Ill, 4, 96.
2) excellence: his infusion of such dearth and r.
Hml. V, 2, 123.
Rarity, 1) excellence: beauty, truth, andr. Phoen.
53. buttheT.ofitis,T^.U,l,bi. he hath out-villained
villany so far, that the r. redeems him. All's IV, 3, 306.
2) something excellent: feeds on the — es of na-
ture's truth, Sonn. 60, 11. beyond credit, as many
vouched — es are, Tp. II, 1, 60. but what particular
r.? Tim. I, 1, 4. sorrow would be a r. most beloved, if
all could so become it, Lr. IV, 3, 25.
Rascal, subst. 1) a mean sorry wretch, a scoun-
drel: Tp. I, 1, 60. Wiv. 1, 1, 128. II, 2, 300. HI, 3,
196. IV, 2, 122. Meas. V, 284. 306. 357. Shr. I, 2,
37. II, 158 (0. Edd. r., fiddler; M. Edd. r. fiddler). '
IV, 1, 142. All's HI, 5, 87. Tw. I, 5, 90. HI, 1, 24.
V, 383. Wint. IV, 4, 197. 821. H4A 11, 2, 5. 11. 19
II, 3, 24. 31. H, 4, 383. 386. 575. HI, 3, 177. IV, 2,
70. H4B II, 4, 43. 76. 137. 140. 203. 224. 230. 232
V, 4, 10. H5 111, 2, 134. HI, 6, 64. IV, 7, 6. 130. H6A
I, 2, 35. H6B HI, 1, 381. R3 V, :;, 316. H8 V, 4, 1
II. Troil. II, 3, 59. V, 4, 11. 30. Cor. I, 6. 45. IV,
940
R
5, 182. Tim. Ill, 4, 114. IV, 3, 217. Hml. 11, 2, 694.
Lr. I, 4, 92. II, 2, 15. 38. 42. 59. 0th. II, 3, 150. IV,
2, 143. Cymb. I, 5, 27. II, 1, 42. IV, 2, 81.
2) a lean deer not fit to hunt or kill : the noblest
deer hath them (horns) as huge as the r. As III, 3, 58.
Quibbling in H4B II, 4, 45. V, 4, 34. H6A I, 2, 35.
Cor. 1, 1, 163.
Rascal, adj. mean, base; good for. nothing; al-
ways before a subst. : some r. groom, IjUCI. 611. these
r. knaves, Shr. IV, 1, 134. 165. H4B II, 4, 247. H6B
II, 4, 47. IV, 4, 51. Tim. IV, 3, 431. V, 1, 118. Caes.
IV, 3, 80. Lr. IV, 6, 164. Superl. —est: the most com-
parative, — est sweet ^oung prince, H4AI, 2, 90 (Ql. 2
rascalliest').
Rascal-like, like lean and worthless deer : if we
he English deer, be then in blood; not r. to fall down
with a pinch, H6A IV, 2, 49.
Rascally, adj. base; good for nothing: Wiv. II,
2, 276. As IV, 1, 218. All's V, 2, 25. Tw. II, 5, 6.
H4B I, 2, 41, II, 2, 93. II, 4, 133. 240. H5 IV, 8, 36.
V, 1, 5. Troil. V, 3, 101. Superl. —est: H4A I, 2, 90
(Ff Q3. 4 rascaltest).
Rase, see Haze.
Rash, adj. (used only in the positive) 1) quick,
hasty, sudden: the reason of this r. alarm to know,
Liicr. 473. i/ou may marvel why I would not rather
make r. remonstrance of my hidden power than let him
so be lost, Meas. V, 397. with no r. potion, hut with a
lingering dram, Wint. I, 2, 319. his r. fierce blaze of
riot cannot last, R2 II, 1, 33. r. bavin wits, soon kindled
and soon burnt, H4A 111, 2, 61. i . gunpowder, H4B IV,
4, 48. / scarce have leisure to salute you, my matter is
so r. Troil. IV, 2, 62. was it well done of r. Virginius
to slay his daughter'? Tit. V, 3, 36. I have no joy of
this contract to-night: it is too r. , too unadvised, too
sudden, Rom. 11,2, 118. Adverbially: why doyou speak
so staitingly andr.1 0th. Ill, 4, 79 (cf. Appendix).
2) overhasty, precipitate, inconsiderate: her r.
suspect she doth extenuate, Ven- 1010. 0 r. false heat,
Lucr. 48. seducing lust, thy r. relier, 639. 706. Tp. I,
2, 467. Meas. II, 2, 9. Mids. II, 1, 63. All's III, 2,
30. V, 3, 60. John II, 49. 67. H6B IV, 1, 28. Cor.
1, 1, 133. IV, 7, 32. Caes. IV, 3, 39. 120. Hml. Ill, 4,
27. 31. V, 1, 284. Lr. I, 1, 299. II, 4, 172. 0th. II, 1,
279. V, 2, 134. 283. Cymb. IV, 2, 272.
Rash, name in Meas. IV, 3, 5.
Rash, vb. to strike (as a boar does) : / would not
see . .. thy sister in his anointed flesh r. hoarish fangs,
Lr. Ill, 7, 58 (Ff and M. Edd. stick), cf. Nares' Glos-
sary.
Rash-embraced, too readily harboured : r. de-
spair, Merch. Ill, 2, 109.
Rasher, a slice of bacon: Merch. Ill, 5, 28.
Rash-levied, hastily collected: R3 IV, 3, 50.
Rashly, 1) hastily: that we would against the form
of law proceed thus r. to the villain s death, R3 HI, 5,43.
r ... in the dark groped I to find out them, Hml. V, 2, 6.
2) inconsiderately: H6A IV, 4, 3. R3 V, 5, 25.
Rashness, 1) quickness, haste: rashly, andprai-
' sed be r. for it, let us know, our indiscretion sometimes
serves us well, Hml. V, 2, 7 (the two significations
joined).
2) inconsiderate haste, thoughtlessness: Gent. Ill,
1, 30. Wint. HI, 2, 222. H5 III, 6, 127. R3 II, 1, 134.
Tim. Ill, 5, 53. IV, 3, 502. Lr. I, 1, 163. Ant. II, 2,
124. Ill, 11, 14.
Rat, the animal Mus rattus: Tp. I, 2, 147. Wiv.
II, 1, 237. Meas. I, 2, 133. Merch. IV, 1, 44. As 111, 2,
188 {Irish — s, rhvmed to death, cf. Nares' Glossary).
R3 V, 3, 331. Cor. I, 1, 166. 253. Rom. Ill, 1, 104.
Mcb. I, 3, 9. Hml. Ill, 4, 24. IV, 1, 10. Lr. U, 2, 80.
III, 4, 138. 144. V, 3, 306. Cymb. V, 5, 248.
Rat-catcher, one who catches rats: Rom. HI,
1, 78.
Ratcliff, name in R3 II, 1, 45 (not in Qq). Ill, 3,
2. Ill, 4, 80 etc.
Rate, subst. 1) estimate: which overprized all po-
pular r. Tp. I, 2, 92. my son is lost, and in my r. she
too, II, 1, 109. stones whose — « (0. Edd. r.] are either
rich or poor as fancy values them, Meas. II, 2, 150. /
am a spirit of no common r. Mids. Ill, 1, 157 (worth).
she reckoned it at her lifes r. All's V, 3, 91. I judge
their iiumber upon or near the r. of thirty thousand,
H4B IV, 1, 22.
2) price : reckoning his fortune at such high-proud
r. Lucr. 19. a jewel that I have purchased at an infinite
r. Wiv. II, 2, 213. thy substance, valued at the highest
r. Err. I, 1, 24. IV, 4, 14. All's V, 3, 217. H6A III,
2, 43. H6C II, 2, 51. H8 I, 1, 99. HI, 2,127. Cor.
I, 1, 193. Rom. V, 3, 301. Hml. I,^, 122. IV, 4, 22.
3) degree in which a thing is done : to be abridged
from such a noble r. Merch. I, 1, 127 (style of living).
brings down the r. of usance, I, 3, 46. 105.
Rate, vb. 1) to estimate, to value: if thou be'st
— d by thy estimation, Merch. II, 7, 26. all that life
can r. worth name of life, All's II, 1, 182. paying the
fine of — d treachery even with a treacherous fine of
all your lives, John V, 4, 37 (= appraised), who was
a —d sinew too, WiK IV, 4, 17 (taken into account,
reckoned upon), then must we r. the cost of the erection,
H4B I, 3, 44. Tim. 1, 1, 168. 11, 2, 135. Cymb. 1, 4,
83. we had not — d him his part o' the isle. Ant. HI,
6, 25 (= computed, calculated, and assigned in con-
sequence). With at: LLL V, 2, 789. Merch. HI, 2,
260. H6B IV, 1, 30. Peculiar passage : one of them
(thy tears) — s all that is won and lost, Ant. HI, 11,
69 (estimates, expresses the value of, is worth).
2) to chide (cf. Tax); absol.; Shr. IV, 1, 187.
trans.: Ven. 906. Lucr. 304. Merch. I, 3, 108. H4A
1, 2, 95. H4B HI, 1, 68. V, 2, 70. H6B HI, 2, 56.
H6C II, 2, 84. Troil. II, 2, 89 Tit, II, 3, 81. V, 1,
33, Rom, HI, 6, 170. Caes. II, 1, 216. Ant. I, 4, 31.
Cymb. V, 4, 34. With an accus. and a prepositional
phrase indicating the effect: affection is not — dfrom
the heart, Shr. 1, 1, 165. — dmine uncle from the council-
board, H4A IV, 3, 99. With at: upbraided, chid and
—dat, H6B III, 1, 175.
Rather, (monosyll. in H6C 1, 1, 224) 1) sooner,
preferably, before, more: and r. make them horn to
our desire than think that we before have heard them
told, Sonn. 123, 7. r. like a dream than an assurance,
Tp. 1, 2. 45. r. new-dyed than stained, II, 1, 63. I r.
wilt suspect the sun with cold, Wiv. IV, 4, 7. r. rejoicing
to see another merry than merry at any thing, Meas. HI,
2, 249. this you should pity r. than despise, Mids. Ill,
2, 235. I will from henceforth r. he myself than my con-
dition, H4A I, 3, 5. r. with their teeth the walls they II
tear down than forsake the siege, H6A I, 2, 39 etc.
the r. = the more: ther. will I spare my praises, All'.s
II, 1, 106. the r. by these arguments of fear, Tw. HI,
3, 12. he will the r. do it when he sees, John V, 7, 87.
and I the r. wean me from despair for love of Edward's
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offspring, H6C IV, 4, 17. the r. for =■ the more so
because , especially because : let me ask , the'r. for I
how must make you know, Meas. 1, 4, 22. the r. for 1
have some sport in hand, Shr. Ind. 1, 91. the r.for 1
think I know your hostess, All's III, 5, 45. the r./or I
earnestly beseech. Ant. II, 2, 23. the r.for 'tis said a
woman's fitness comes by fits, Cymb! IV, 1, 5. the r.
because , an A the r. that, in the same sense : the r. be-
cause 1 love thee cruelly, H5 V, 2, 215. the r. that you
give his offspring life, John II, 13.
2) more properly, more correctly speaking: I have
followed it, or it hath drawn me r. Tp. I, 2, 394, thou
let'st thy fortune sleep, die r. II, 1, 216. like hulls, or
r. lions, iiVi. where you found it. Or stoleitr. V,2d9.
returned so soon! r. approached too late, Err. I, 2, 43.
r. persuade him to hold his hands, IV, 4, 23. / would
my father looked but with jny eyes. H. your eyes must
with his judgment look, Mids. I, 1, 57. did scare away,
or r. did affright, V, 142. lend it r. to thine enemy,
Merch. I, 3, 136. mend nature, change it r. Wint. IV,
4, 96. neglected r. Ant. II, 2, 89. dead or sleeping^
But r. dead, Cymb. IV, 2, 366 etc.
3) on the contrary : and yet not cloy thy lips ...but
T. famish them, Ven. 20. patience says it is past her
cure. J r. think you have not sought her help , Tp. V,
141. / r. would entreat thy company, Gent. I, 1, 5. 'tis
not in hate of you, but r. to beget more love in you, 111,
1, 97. / speak not as desiring more, hut r. wishing a
more strict restraint, Meas. I, 4, 4, but r. tell me, II,
1, 28. do 1 sft^ak you fair? or r. do I not in plainest
truth tell you I cannot love you"? Mids. II, 1, 200 etc.
4) more willingly, with better liking : I r. chose
to cross my friend, Gent. Ill, 1, 17. why not death r.
than living torment "? 170. any extremity r. than a mis-
chief, Wiv. IV, 2, 76. thou r. with thy sharp and sul-
phurous bolt split'st the oak than the myrtle, Meas. II,
2, 115. Followed by than and an inf., with or without
to: bring a corollary r. than want a spirit, Tp. IV, 58.
let us he keen and r. cut a little than fall and bruise to
death, yie&s. II, 1, 5. he r. means to lodge you in the
field than seek a dispensation for his oath, LLL II, 85.
leap all civil hounds r. than make unprofiied return,
Tw. I, 4, 22. would thou wert shipped to hell, i. than
rob me of the people' s hearts. Tit. I, 207. hid me leap,
r. than marry Paris, from off the battlements, Rom. IV,
I, 77. if, r. than to marry County Paris, thou hast the
strength of will to slay thyself, 71. I will r. = I like
better; I will r. trust a Fleming with my butter, Wiv.
II, 2, 316. she will die r. than she will bate . .., Ado
II, 3, 183. Merch. I, 3, 156. H6A V, 4, 144. Caes. V,
6, 7 etc. 7 would r. : would let him go r. than triumph
in so false a foe, Lucr. 77. would not bless our Europe
with your daughter, hut r. lose her to an African, Tp.
II, 1, 125. I would have been a breakfast to the beast
T. than have false Proteus rescue me, Gent. V, 4, 35.
would not r.make rash rCTnonstrance of my hidden pow-
er than let him so be lost, Meas. V, 396. / r. would
have lost my life than bring a burthen of dishonour
home, H6B III, 1, 297. thou wouldst have left thy dear-
est heart-blood there r. than have made that savage
duke thine heir, H6C I, 1, 224. I would r. hide me
from my greatness, R3 III, 7, 161 (Q,C{Ihad r.). he
would miss it r. than carry it but by the suit of the
gentry. Cor. II, 1. 253 etc. I had r. = I should like
better: I had r. than forty shillings I had my book of
songs here, Wiv. 1, 1, 205. 7 had r. than a thousand
pound'he were out of the house. III, 3, 130. 134. which
had you r., that the law took your brother's life, or give
up your body, Meas. II, 4, 52. / had r. it would please
you, V, 511. / had r. he should shrive me than wive
me, Merch. I, 2, 144. I had r. than forty shillings 1
had such a leg, Tw. II, 3, 20. I had r. you would have
bid me argue like a father, R2 I, 3, 237. me (= I) r.
had my heart might feel your love. III, 3, 192. Troilus
hadr. Troy were borne to Oreece, Troil. IV, 1, 46. I'd
r. than the worth of thrice the sum, had sent to me first,
Tim. Ill, 3, 22 (0. Edd. I'de, M. Edd. Pld). had you
r. Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that
Caesdr were dead? Caes. Ill, 2, 24. which I had ,:
you felt than make't my boast, Cymb. II, 3, 115. Ihad
r. thou shouldst live, V, 5, 151. With an inf. follow-
ing; a) with to, = it would have been better: / had
r. to adopt a child than get it, 0th. I, 3, 191 . b) oftener
without to, = I should like better: I hadr. walk here,
Wiv. I, 1, 293. I hadr. be a giantess, II, 1, 81. 239.
Ill, 4, 90. Meas. II, 4, 56. Err. II, 2, 36. Ado I, 1, 132.
I, 3, 28. II, 1, 33. I.LL I, 1, 304. Mids. Ill, 2, 64. IV,
1, 41. Merch. I, 2, 55. As III, 5, 65. H4A III, 1, 129.
H5 III, 7, 62. H6C III, 2, 70. R3 1, 3, 107. IV, 2, 72.
H8 111, 2, 309. Ant. I, 2, 23. Cymb. II, 1, 20 etc. new
had he r. hear the tabor. Ado II, 3, 15. whether she
had r. stay or go to bed now, Merch. V, 302. which
we much r. had depart withal, LLL II, 147. whether
had you r. lead mine eyes or eye your masters heels?
Wiv. Ill, 2, 3. you had r. be at a breakfast, Tim. I,
2, 78.' Ace. and inf.: 1 had r. my brother die, Meas.
Ill, 1, 195. Ihad r. had eleven die. Cor. I, 3, 26. The
second inf. with to : Brutus had r. be a villager than
to repute himself a son of Rome, Caes. I, 2, 172. Ihad
r. drop my blood . . . than to wring . . . , IV, 3, 72. With-
out to : I had r. wink than look on thee, Gent. V, 2, 14.
Ado V, 1, 247. As II, 4, 11. H6C V, 1, 50. Cor. IV,
6, 5. Ant. V, 2, 146. Cymb. IV, 2, 198 etc. Than
followed by should: I hadr. crack my sinews than you
should such dishonour undergo, Tp. Ill, 1, 26. / had
r. my brother die than my son should be unlawfully
bom, Meas. Ill, 1, 195. / had r. have this tongue cut
fr&m my mouth than it should do offence to Cassio, 0th.
II, 3, 221. cf. r. than it shall, I will he free, Shr. IV,
3, 79. I myself, r. than bloody war shall cut them short,
will parley with Jack Cade, H6B IV, 4, 12. r. than I'll
shame my mother's womb, H6AIV,5, 35. Than follow-
ed by an accus. governed by had: that you had r.
refuse the offer of an hundred thousand crowns than
Bolinghroke's return, R2 IV, 15.
Ratliercst, most properly speaking ; a superlative
very ungrammatically formed by the grammarian
Holofernes: untrained, or rather unlettered, or raiher-
est unconfirmed fashion, LLL IV, 2, 19.
Ralilier, that which sanctions: as the world were
now but to begin, antiquity forgot , custom not known,
the — 5 and props of every word, Hml, IV, 5, 105.
Ratify, to confirm, to sanction, to make valid:
here, afore Heaven, I r. this my rich gift, Tp. IV, 1, 8.
as doubtful whether what I see be ti-ue, until confirmed,
signed, — ed by you, Merch. Ill, 2, 149. free power to
r., augment, or alter ... any thing, H5 V, 2, 86. the
articles . .. were — ed as he cried '■Thus let be', H8 I,
1, 170. with Him above to r. the work, Mcb. Ill, 6, 33.
a sealed compact, well — ed by law and heraldry, Hml.
I, 1, 87. in the temple of great Jupiter our peace we'll
r. Cymb. V, 5, 483.
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Peculiarly used by Holofernes : here are only num-
bers — ed, LLL IV, 2, 125 (perhaps := sanctioned and
acknowledged in their excellence by careful obser-
vation ; as the Alexandrine verse, in which the poem
in question is written, shows the good schooling of
its author).
Rational, 1) endowed with reason: the r. hind
Costard, LLL I, 2, 123 (i. c. the human hind; as hind
may also signify an animal. Armado's speech).
2) wise, judicious: loss of virginiiy is r. increase,
AU'sI, 1,139 (Hanmer national, but this is no Shake-
spearian word).
Ratolorum, Blender's blunder for Rotulorum:
Wiv. I, 1, 8.
Ratsbane, poison for rats: H4B 1, 2, 48. H6A
V, 4, 29. Lr. Ill, 4, 55.
Rattle, subst. an instrument with which a clat-
tering sound is made: Wiv. IV, 4, 51.
Rattle, vb. 1) intr. to make a clattering sound:
dead men^s — ing bones, Rom. IV, 1, 82. our — ing
tabourines. Ant. IV, 8,37. Used of a clattering tongue:
the — ing tongue of saucy and audacious eloquence,
Mids. V, 102. Of the thunder: the dread — ing thunder,
Tp. V, 44. he was as — ing thunder, Ant. V, 2, 86.
2) to berattle , to stun with noise : another (drum)
shall as loud as thine r.ihe welkin's ear, John V,2, 172.
Rauj^ht, see Reach.
Rave, to be delirious, to talk or act like a mad-
man: Lucr. 982. Tw. Ill, 4, 10. H6C I, 4, 91. Troil.
III, 3, 249. Tit. V, 3, 180. Hml. II, 2, 150. Cymb.
IV, 2, 135.
Ravel, 1) tr. to entangle: the — ed sleave of care,
Mcb. II, 2, 37. to r. out = to disentangle: must Jr.
out my weaved-up folly? R2 IV, 228. to r. all this
matter out, Hml. Ill, 4, 186.
2) intr. to become entangled: as you unwind her
love Jrom him, lest it should r., you must provide to
bottom it on me, Gent. Ill, 2, 52.
Raven, subst. the bird Corvus corax: Tp. I, 2,
322. Wiv. I, 3, 38. Mids. II, 2, 114. As II, 3, 43.
Wiut. II, 3, 186. John IV, 3, 153. H4A III, 1, 152.
Tit. U, 3, 149. Caes. V, 1, 85. Cymb. II, 2, 49. Living
to a great age: Lucr. 949. Proverbial for blackness:
Sonn. 127, 9. LLL IV, 3, 88. Troil. II, 3, 221. Rom.
Ill, 2, 19. Ominous: H6B III, 2, 40. H6C V, 6, 47.
Troil. V, 2, 191. Tit. II, 3, 97. Ill, 1, 158. Mcb. I,
5, 39. Hml. Ill, 2, 264. 0th. IV, 1, 21. Destitute of
any kind affections: Tw. V, 134. H6B III, 1, 76. Rom.
Ill, 2, 76. Feeding forsaken children: Tit. II, 3, 163;
cf. Wint. II, 3, 186.
Raven, vb. see Ravin.
Raven-coloured, black: Tit. II, 3, 83.
Ravenous, furiously voracious: Merch. IV, 1,
138. R2 III, 2, 13. H6A V, 4, 31. H6B III, 1, 78.
H8 I, 1, 159. 1, 2, 79. Tit. V, 3, 5.
Ravenspurgh, name of a sea-port in Yorkshire:
R2 II, 1, 296. II, 2, 51. II, 3, 9. 31. H4A I, 3, 248.
Ill, 2, 96. IV, 3, 77. H6C IV, 7, 8.
Ravin, adj. ravenous: the r. lion, AirsIII,2, 120.
Ravin, vb. to devour greedily: lihe rats that r.
down their proper bane, Meas. I, 2, 133. thriftless am-
bition that wilt r. up thine own life's means, Mcb. II,
i, 28. — ing the lamb, Cymb. I, 6, 49. cf. Wolvish-
ravening. ^
Ravined, adj. ravenous: the r. salt-sea shark,
Jlcb. IV, 1, 24.
Ravish, 1) to rob, to carry away by force: the
— ed Helen, Troil, Prol. 9. these hairs which thou dost
r. from my chin, Lr. Ill, 7, 38.
2) to deflower by violence; absol.: with Tarquin's
— ing strides, Mcb. II, 1, 55. Trans.: Lucr. Arg. 16.
Mids. II, 1, 78. H6B IV, 8, 31. R3 V, 3, 337. Cor.
IV, 6, 81. Tit. II, 4, 2. IV, 1, 63. V, 1, 92. 129. V,
3, 53. 57. 99. Cymb. Ill, 5, 142. Per. IV, 1, 103.
IV, 6, 5. 11. Metaphorically, = to pollute (?): with
rotten damps r. the morning air, Lucr. 778.
3) to enchant, to transport; absol.: H4A III, 1,
211. H6B 1, 1, 32. Trans.: Pilgr. 108. Ado II, 3, 60.
LLL I, 1, 168. II, 75. IV, 3, 260. 348. H6A V, 5, 15.
H8 I, 2, 120.
Ravisher, one who deflowers by violence: Lucr.
770. 888: Cor. IV, 5, 243. Tit. V, 2, 103.
Ravishment, violation of chastity: Lucr. 430.
1128. All's IV, 3, 281.
Raw, 1) not covered with the skin, showing the
naked flesh: r. as he is (having been flayed alive)
Wint. IV, 4, 816. since yet thy cicatrice looks r. and
red, Hml. IV, 3, 62. Hence the following expressions:
her eyes, though sod in tears, looked red and r. Lucr.
1692. Marian's nose looks red and r. LLL V, 2, 934.
r. eyes = inflamed eyes, Troil. V, 1, 23.
2) unripe, untutored: a thousand r. tricks of these
bragging Jacks, Merch. Ill, 4, 77. thou art r. As III,
2, 76. (my service) being tender, r. and young, R2 II,
3, 42. why do we wrap the gentleman in our more — er
breath? Hml. V, 2, 129, that she may rwt be r. in her
entertainment. Per. IV, 2, 60.
3) inclement, bleak, chilly : this r. rheumatic day,
Wiv. Ill, 1, 47. is not their climate foggy, i. and dull,
H6 III, 6, 16. the air (Ff dew) is r. and cold, R3 V,
3, 46. a r. and gusty day, Caes. I, 2, 100, the r. cold
morning, II, 1, 236,
Raw-boned, having no flesh on the bones: lean
r. rascals, H6A I, 2, 36.
Rawly, without due preparation and provision:
their children r. left, H5 IV, 1, 147,
Rawness, want of due preparation and provision:
why in that r. left you wife and child, Mcb. IV, 3, 26.
Ray, a beam of light: LLL IV, 3, 28. H6A I, 2,
85. H8 I, 1, 56. Troil. 1, 3, 47. Tit. 1, 226. Caes.
V, 3, 61.
Rayed (0. Edd. raied or raide) defiled, dirtied:
r. with the yellows, Shr. Ill, 2, 64. was ever man so
beaten ? was ever man so r. ? was ever man so weary ?
IV, 1, 3.
Raze, subst. = race (root)? or := package? 7
have a gammon of bacon and two — s of ginger, H4A
II, 1, 27 (NareS: U is not necessary to suppose the
carriers quite accurate in their expression).
Raze, vb. 1) to strike on the surface: the boar
had —d his helm, R3 HI, 2, 11 (Ff rased off). Ill, 4,
84 (Qq race, Ff rowse).
2) to level with tjie ground, to subvert: to r. the
sanctuary, Meas. 11,2,171. —th your cities, H6AII,3,65.
3'. to destroy, to make away with: to massacre
them all and r. their faction, Tit. I, 461. that (the tri-
bute) the Britons have — d out, Cymb. V, 6, 70 (0.
Edd. raced).
4) to erase, to blot out: from the book of honour
— d quite, Sonn. 26, 11. that was — d, Meas. I, 2, II.
— ing the characters of your renown, H6B 1, 1, 101.
I — d my likeness, Lr, I, 4, 4, as from thence sorrow
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were ever —d, Pcf. I, 1, 17. With out: R2 11, 3, 75.
Ill, 1, 26. H4B V, 2, 127. Mcb. V, 3, 42. Razed,
adjectively, = leaving no trace behind: till each to
— d oblivion yield his part, Sonn. 122, 7.
Razed (Ff raced?) , = slashed? or misspelt for
raised? with two Provincial roses on my r. shoes,
Hml. Ill, 2, 288.
Razor, a knife used in shaving: LLL V, 2, 267.
Per. V, 3, 76. these words are — s to my wounded
heart. Tit. 1, 314.
Razoralile, fit to be shaved: till new-born chins
be rough and r. Tp. 11, 1, 250.
Razure, erasure, obliteration: r.ofoblivion,Meas.
V, 13.
Re, note in the musical scale: ut, re, sol, la, mi,
fa, LLL IV, 2, 102. Shr. HI, 1, 74. 77. Used as a
verb: I'll re you, I'll fa you, Rom. IV, 5, 121.
Reach, subst. 1 ) the sphere to which an agency
or a power is limited: the moral of my wit is 'plain
and true' ; there's all the r. of it, Troil. IV, 4, 110. not
to strain my speech to grosser issues nor to larger r.
than to sunpicion, 0th. Ill, 3, 219. Preceded by above,
beyond, from, out of: above the r. and compass of thy
thought, H6B I, 2, 46. advanced above pale envy's
threatening r. Tit. II, 1, 4. beyond the infinite and
boundless r. of mercy art thou damned, John IV, 3, 117.
to shake our disposition with thoughts beyond the — es
of our souls, Hml. I, 4, 66. from forth thy r. he would
have laid thy shame, R2.11, 1, 106. f-om the r. of hell,
R3 IV, 1, 43. from the r. of these my hands, Rom. I II,
5, 86. out of his envy's r. Merch. IV, 1, 10.
2) power or means of attainment or contrivance,
ability: we of wisdom and of r. Hml. 11, 1, 64.
Reach, vb. (impf. raughi: LLL IV, 2, 41. H6 IV,
6, 21. H6C 1, 4, 68. Partic. raught: H6B II, 3, 43.
Ant. IV, 9, 30. reached: 0th. I, 2, 24) 1) trans, a) to
attain, to touch, to arrive at: wilt thou r. stars, be-
cause they shine on thee ? Gent. Ill, 1, 156. if my royal
fox could r. them (grapes) All's 11, 1, 75. they should
not laugh if I could r. them, Wint. 11, 3, 25. this staff
of honour raught, H6B II, 3, 43. what envy (can) r.
you? H8 II, 2, 89. as proud a fortune as this that I
have —ed, 0th. 1, 2, 24. the hand of death hath raught
him. Ant. IV, 9, 30. which, without desert, because
thine eye presumes to r. Per. I, 1, 33. when canst thou
r. i((Tyre)? Ill, 1, 76.
b) to extend , to stretch out , to hand : raught me
his hand, H5 IV, 6, 21. Tit. II, 3, 237. he shall r. his
branches to all the plains about him, H8 V, 5, 54. j . a
ehair, IV, 2, 3.
2) intr. a) to stretch out the hand in order to
touch or attain a thing: one may r. deep enough and
yet find little, Tim. Ill, 4, 16. With at: to r. at vic-
tory above my head, R2 1, 3, 72. r. at the glorious
gold, H6B|,2, 11. —es at the moon. Ill, 1, 158. raught
at mountains, H6C 1, 4, 68. u. black Elhiope — ing at
the sun. Per. II, 2, 20.
b) to be extended enough, to have the power of
touching or attaining a thing: great men have - ing
hands, H6B IV, 7, 86. I cannot r. so high, Gent. 1, 2,
87 (double meaning), my arm — ethfrom the English
court as far as Calais, R2 IV, 12. it (his sword) — es
far, H8 1, 1, 11). With to, = to extend to, to attain
to, to amount to: raught not to five weeks, LLL IV, 2,
41. my nails can r. unto thine eyes, Mids. Ill, 2, 298.
what may the king's whole battle r. unto? H4A IV, 1,
129. another close intent which I must r. unto, B3 I,
1, 159. to me you cannot r. H8 V, 3, 126.
Read or Rede, subst. speech, counsel, advice:
recks not his own r. Hml. I, 3, 51.
Read, vb. (impf. and partic. read) 1) to utter or
pronounce written words after seeing them in writing :
Mids. I, 2, 9. All's IV, 3, 131. Tw. V, 297. 302.
Wint. Ill, 2, 132. H4A V, 1, 73 etc. With a dative:
r. me this letter, LLL IV, 2, 92. shall I r. it to you.
All's IV, 3, 234. I-I4A 1, 3, 190. Tim. II, 2, 81. Ant.
III, 4, 4 etc. With over: r. it over, LLL IV, 3, 196.
that it may be r. over in Paul's, R3 HI, 6, 3. to r. out
= to r. aloud: Lr. V, 3, 109 (cf. Out).
2) to peruse; absol.: Lucr. 616. Gent. Ill, 1, 291.
329. Wiv. II, 1, 54. Ado III, 3, 12. 16. LLL 1, 2, 88.
Tw. Ill, 4, 161. V, 306. 307. John IV, 1, 33. H6B
IV, 2, 93. Tim. II, 2, 84. Hml. Ill, 1, 44 (r. on this
book, cf. On) etc. Transitively: Luor. 618. Gent. I,
3, 51. Ill, 1, 289. Meas. II, 4, 8. LLL II, 109. Mids.
1, 1, 132. Shr. Ill, 1, 72. Tw. 1, 5, 246. 11, 6, 174.
III, 4, 157. Wint. Ill, 2, 131. Tim. V, 1, 158 (write
in thee the figures of their love, ever to r. them thine).
Mcb. I, 3, 162 etc. A clause following: H6A III, 2,
94. H6B 1, 1, 128 etc. With over: Gent. II, 1, 136.
Ado II, 3, 142. R2 IV, 242. H4B III, 1,36. H6B IV,
4, 14. H8 III, 2, 201. Troil. IV, 6, 239.
Metaphorically, = to gather the meaning of, to
perceive, to discover, to guess, to understand, to learn :
how Tarquin must be used, r. it in me, Lucr. 1195.
mine own self-love quite contrary I r. Sonn. 62, 11* /
r. your fortune in your eye, Gent. 11, 4, 143. r. over
Julia's heart, Gent. V, 4, 46. if I r. it not truly, my
ancient skill beguiles me, Meas. IV, 2, 164. let not my
sister r. it in your eye. Err. Ill, 2, 9. 18. in the mo-
desty of fearful duty I r. as much, Mids. V, 102. to r.
him by his form, Tw. Ill, 4, 291. / can r. waiting
gentlewoman in the scape, Wint. Ill, 3, 73. he'll stand
and r. as 'twere my daughter's eyes, IV, 4, 173. do
you not r. some tokens of my son in the large composi-
tion of this man? John 1, 87. therein should we r. the
ijery bottom and the soul of hope, H4A IV, 1, 49. that
you shall r. in your own losses, H5 II, 4, 138. r. the
cardinal's malice and his potency together, H8 I, 1,
104. / r. in his looks matter against me, 125. like a
book of sport thou'lt r. me over, Troil. IV, 5, 239. /.
o'er the volume of young Paris' face, Rom. I, 3, 81. r.
not my blemishes in the world's report. Ant. 11, 3, 5.
by her election may be truly r. what kind of man he is,
Cymb. I, 1, 53. a precedent which not tor. jvould show
the Britons cold. III, 1, 76. this story the loorld
may r. in me. III, 3, 56. who is't can r. a woman? V,
5, 48.
3) to gather instruction by means of bpoks, to
study: never r. so far to know the cause why music
was ordained, Shr. Ill, 1, 9. profit you in what you r.'l
IV, 2, 6. he — s much, Caes. I, 2, 201. Hence = to
learn: those about her from her shall r. the perfei-t
ways of honour, H8 V, 5, 38 (Mcb. I, 3, 90?). —ing
= learning : trust not my — ing nor my observations,
which with experimental seal doth ivarrant the tenour
of my book. Ado IV, 1, 167. to reason against — ijin,
LLL I', 1, 94. such as his — ing and manifest experience
had collected. All's I, 3, 228. that you should fashion,
wrest or bow your — ing, H6 I, 2, 14. read = learn-
ed: how well he's r., to reason against —ing, LLL 1,
1, 94. well r. in poetry and other books, Shr. I, 2, 170.
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exceedingly well r. H4A III, 1, 166. thou art deeper
r. and better skilled. Tit. IV, 1, 33.
i) to give lessons about, to teach : what will you
r. to her? Shr. 1, 2, 154. 155. give me leave to r. phi-
losophy, III, 1, 13. what, master, r. you? IV, 2, 7. Ir.
that I profess, the art to love, 8 . calls me pupil or hath
r. to me, H-IA 111, 1, 4G. to r. lectures: Shr. 1, 2, 148.
E2 IV, 232. Cor. 11, 2, 243 (of. Lecture).
5) to guess, to divine (German : rathen) ? this proves
that thou canst not r. Gent. Ill, 1, 298 (punning).
Reader, one who peruses anything written: un-
clasp the tables of their thoughts to every ticklish r,
Troil. IV, 5, 61.
Readily, promptly, easily : one encompassed with
a winding maze, that cannot tread the way out r. Lucr.
1152. where this breach now in our fortunes made jjiay
r. be stopped, H6B V, 2, 83.
Readiness, 1) a state of due preparation for
what is to be done: I am joyful to hear of their r. Cor.
IV, 3, 51. let's briefly put on manly r. Mob. 11, 3, 139
(i. e. dress ourselves; cf. Ready), the r. is all, Hml.
V, 2, 234. in r. = ready, prepared: Gent. I, 3, 70.
Merch. II, 4, 33. Shr. I, 1, 43. H6A III, 1, 186. H6C
11, 2, 67. V, 4, 64. R3 V, 3, 52. Tit. I, 325. Tim. I,
2, 172. Cymb. HI, 5, 23. IV, 2, 336.
2) facility, ease: / thought, by your r. in the office,
you had continued in it some time, Meas. II, 1, 275.
Reading, subst. see Read vb.
Readins, Evans' blunder for Reading (town in
Berkshire): Wiv. IV, 5, 80.
Ready (supeil. — est; compar. not used), 1) quick,
prompt, not hesitating, not backward : what a r. tongue
suspicion hath, H4B I, 1, 84. the answer is as r.
as a borrowed cap, 11, 2, 124. bid the cheek be r. with
a blush, Troil. I, 3, 228. the din of war gan pierce his
r. sense. Cor, II, 2, 120. Rome's — est champions. Tit.
I, 151. r. in gibes, quick-answered, Cymb. Hi, 4, 161.
Sir Andrew says: I'll get 'em all three all r. Tw. HI,
1, 102 (= I will keep them in mind and make prompt
use of them).
2) easy, opportune, commodious: which is the>
— est way to the house of Baptista? Shr. I, 2, 220. the
— est way to make the wench amends, R3 I, 1, 155.
which 1 could with a r. guess declare, H5 I, 1, 96.
3) apt, willing, disposed: it makes me almost r. to
wrangle with mine own honesty, Wiv. II, 1, 88. me shall
you find r. and willing to have her so bestowed, Shr.
IV, 4, 34. 1 am r. to distrust mine eyes, Tw. IV, 3, 13.
J. to catch each other by the throat, R3 1, 3, 189. more
r. to cry out ^Who knows what follows'? Troil. II, 2,
13. the — est man to kill him, Tim. 1, 2, 49. prevailed
on thy too r. hearing, Cymb. Ill, 2, 6 (cf. the quibble
in II, 3, 86).
4) being at the point, near, about: riches r. to
drop upon me, Tp. Ill, 2, 151. my heart is r. to crack,
Wiv. 11, 2, 301. r. to leap out of himself j or joy, Wint.
V, 2, 54. if my heart be not r. to burst, Ii4B H, 4,409.
/. to starve, H6B I, 1, 229., IV, 10, 2. ,-., loith every
nod, to tumble down, R3 HI, 4, 102. the fire your city
is r. to flame in. Cor. V, 2, 49. we are r. to decline,
Caes. IV, 3, 217. r. to give up the ghost, V, 1, 89. 7
am almost r. to dissolve, Lr. V, 3, 203.
5) prepared, sufficiently lit for a purpose : when
her lips were r. for his pay, Ven. 89. one of my hus-
band's men bid thou be r. to bear a letter, Lucr. 1292.
make yourself r. for the mischance of the hour, Tp. 1,
1, 27. I am r.now, I, 2, 187. dinner is r. Gent. I, 2,
131. it (the rapier) is r. here in the porch, Wiv. 1, 4,
63. be r. here hard by, III, 3, 10. be r.for your death,
Meas. HI, 1, 107. who hath a story r. for your ear,
IV, 1, 56. is the axe upon the block? Very r., sir, IV,
3, 40. Ado II, 3, 218. Ill, 4, 53. Ill, 5, 61. V, 4, 39.
Mids. HI, 2, 402. Merch. 11, 2, 122. IV, 1, 15. 256.
337. As I, 2, 155. Shr. Ind. 1, 50. IV, 1, 41. Tw. II,
4, 50. John II, 211 (r. mounted); cf. V, 2, 169. H6A
H, 4, 104. H6B II, 3, 49. H6C IV, 1, 105. Troil. HI,
2, 31. Ant. HI, 3, 40. V, 1, 72. Cymb. II, 3, 86 (=.
dressed ; cf. the stage-direction in H6A H, 1,39: halfr.
and half unready). V,4, 152.. 154. Per HI, 1,72 etc. etc.
make r. breakfast, H4A 111,3,192. make you r. your stiff
bats. Cor. 1, 1, 165. to make r.= to make things ready,
to be prepared: go to your knees and make r. Meem.
Ill, 1, 172. let us make r. straight, Troil. IV, 4, 146.
6) in place, here, at hand (in answering to a call) :
Nick Bottom.' R. Mids. I, 2, 20. HI, 1, 166. where'.i
Peaseblossom? R. IV, 1, 6. 9. 19. is Antonio here? R.
Merch. IV, 1, 2. where is this young gallant? R. As
I, 2, 214. Rom. i, 5, 12.
7) present in hand, in cash: he made five marks
r. money, Meas. IV, 3, 7.
Reak, see Reck.
Real, 1) actually being, true, not imaginary: is't
r. that I see ? All's V, 3, 307. it must omit r. necessi-
ties, Cor. HI, 1, 147. • -
2) genuine, not artificial or factitious: his r. habi-
tude gave life and grace to appertainings and to or-
nament. Compl. 114.
Really, in truth, indeed: is't not possible to under-
standin another tongue?you willdo't, sir, r. Hml. V, 2, 132.
Realm, kingdom: Wiv. V, 5, 153. John IV, 3,
144. R2 I, 3, 198. I, 4, 45. 11, 1, 50. 266. IV, 325.
V, 1, 60. H4A HI, 2, 101. IV, 3, 66. H4B V, 3, 92.
H5 I, 2, 41. V, 2, 388. H6A I, 1, 38. 53. I, 3, 12.
32. 66. I, 6, 19. H, 2, 36. HI, 1, 114. HI, 4, 2. IV,
1, 147. IV, 7, 71. V, 1, 6. V, 4, 112. V, 5, 108. H6B
1, 1, 89. 182. 232. I, 2, 43. 1, 3, 123. 129. 164. II,
2, 24. 11, 3, 30 (England's r.). 31. Ill, 1, 61. IV, 1,
74. IV, 2, 74. IV, 7, 16. 36. 75. 127. H6C I, 1, 126.
240, H, 6, 18. V, 4, 78. R3 III, 2, 40. H8 11, 4, 52.
197. V, 3, 16. Tim. HI, 3, 34. Hml. Ill, 2, 293. Lr.
III, 2, 91. V, 3, 320. Ant. V, 2, 91.
Re-ansner, to compensate, to repay, to make
amends for : which in weight to r. his pettiness would
bow under, H5 III, 6, 136.
Reap, to cut down and gather (corn at harvest);
absol.: As 111, 2, 113. Ant. V, 2, 88. Trans.: Meas,
IV, 1, 76. LLL IV, 3, 383. H4A I, 3, 34 (his chin
new — ed, i. e. shorn), to r. a harvest: Sonn. 128, 7.
As 111, 5, 103. H6B 111, 1, 381. R3 II, 2, 116. V, 2,
15. Metaphorically, = to gather, to obtain, to earn:
r. thanks, All's II, 1, 150. when wit and youth is come
to harvest, your wife is like to r. u proper man, Tw.
Ill, 1, 144. little vantage shall Ir. R2 1, 3, 218. such
comfort as now I r. at thy too cruel hand, H6C I, 4,
166. of our labours thou shall r. the gain, V, 7, 20.
the benefit which thou shalt thereby r. Cor. V, 3, 143, to
r. the fame, V, 6, 36. this is a thing which you might
from relation likewise r. Cymb. H, 4, 86 (= hear,
learn). In a bad sense: what sudden anger's this? how
have I —ed it? H8 111, 2, 204.
Reaper, one that cuts corn , an agricultural la-
bourer: Ant, 111, 7, 36.
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Rear, subst. the hinder part of an army: lie there
for pavement to the abject t. Troil. Ill, 3, 162. in the
r. of = behind: keep you in the r. of your affection,
Hml. I, 3, 34. Of omitted: she is i the r. our birth,
Wint. IV, 4, 592 (ef. Of).
Rear, vb. 1) tr. a) to raise: when I r. my hand,
Tp. II, 1, 295. you are the first that —s your hand,
Caes. Ill, 1, 30. his — ed arm crested the world, Ant.
V, 2, 82. r. up his body, H6B III, 2, 34. —ed aloft
the bloody battle-axe. Tit. Ill, 1, 169. had our weak
spirits ne'er been higher — ed, Wint. I, 2, 72. whom 1
from meaner form have benched and — ed to worship,
314. checks and disasters grow in the veins of actions
highest —ed, Troil. I, 3, 6. let us r. the higher our
opinion, Ant. II, 1, 35.
bl to erect (cf. High-reared in R3 V, 3, 242): a
statelier pyramis to her I'll r. H6A I, 6, 21. of the
paste a coffin I will r. Tit. V, 2, 189. some beast — ed
this, Tim V, 3, 4 lO. Edd. reade).
c) to place high: r. it (his head) in the place your
father s stands, H6C II, 6, 86.
d) to rouse, to stir up : if you r- this house against
this house, R2 IV, 145 iQq raise).
e) to breed, to bring up : Til not r. another's issue,
Wint, II, 3, 192. shall thy old dugs once more a trai-
tor r.? R2 V, 3, 90. from their ashes shall be — ed a
phoenix, H6A IV, 7, 92. With tip; for her sake do 1
r. up her boy, Mids. II, 1, 136.
2) intr. to rise up on the hind legs: he — s upright,
curvets and leaps, Ven. 279.
Rear-mice (0. Edd. reremise), leather- winged
bats: Mids. II, 2, 4.
Rearward, subst. the last troop, rearguard: H6A
III, 3, 33. Figuratively: do not come in the r. of a con-
quered woe, Sonn. 90, 6 (viz to attack and afflict nie
anew), myself would, on the r. of reproaches, strike at
thy life. Ado IV, 1, 128 (would come after them to
finish what they had only done by halves), came ever
in the r. of the fashion, H4B 111, 2, 339. with a r.
following Tybalt's death, Romeo is banished, Eom. HI.
2, 121.
Reason, subst. 1) the rational faculty, the power
of the mind by which it distinguishes truth from
falsehood, or good from bad, and forms correct ideas
of things: beating r. back, Ven. 567. when r. is the
bawd to lust's abuse, 792. my will is strong, past — 's
weak removing, Lucr. 243. past r. hunted, Sonn. 129,
6. my r., the physician to my love, 147, 5. Pilgr.301.
Phoen. 47. Tp. I, 2, 208. V, 26. 68. 155. Gent. II, 4,
210. 11, 7, 23. Wiv. II, 1, 5. Meas. IV, 4, 28. V, 64.
65. Err. V, T89. Mids. II, 2. 115. 116. V, 6. Shr. V,
2, 171. Tw. 1, 5, 212. Ill, 1, 164. Ill, 2, 16. H4B
IV, 1, 157. Rom. IV, 5, 83. Cymb. IV, 2, 22 etc. rhyme
and r. joined : in despite of the teeth of all rhyme and
y . Wiv. V, 5, 133. in the why and the where/ore is
neither rhyme nor r. Err. II, 2,49. in r. nothing. Some-
thing then in rhyme , LLL I, 1, 99. a dangerous
rhyme against the r. of white and red, I, 2, 112. neither
rhyme nor r. can express how much, As III, 2, 418. cf.
Gent. 11, ], 149 and H5 V, 2, 165. in r. = injustice,
with rational ground: his unjust unkindness, that in
all r. should have quenched her love, Meas. Ill, 1, 250.
keeping such vile company as thou art hath in r. taken
from me all ostentation of sorrow, H4B II, 2, 53. yet
in r. no man should possess him with any appearance of
f^ar, H5 IV, 1, 115. his trespass, in our common r., is
not almost a fault, 0th. Ill, 3, 64. in all safe r. he
must have some attendants, Cymb. IV, 2, 131.
Abstr. pro concr. , = any thing conformable to
the principles of the rational faculty: I shall do that
that is r. Wiv. I, 1, 218. as it shall become one that
would do r. 242. / will do a greater thing than that
in any r. 249 (Slender's speeches), you should hear r.
Ado I, 3, 6. thou speakest r, V, 1, 41. his — s are as
two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff, Merch.
I, 1, 116. an you will not be ansioered with r., I must
die, As II, 7, 100. 1 am loath to prove r. with them
(words) Tw. Ill, 1, 29. my reasonable part produces r.
how I may be delivered of these woes, John III, 4, 54.
more than r. = beyond measuie: do not you love me?
Why, no; no more than r. Ado V, 4, 74. 77. it is much
that the Moor should be more than r. (i. e. with child)
Merch. Ill, 5, 45.
2) equity, fairness, justice; but yet in courtesy, in
all r., we must stay the time, Mids. V, 259. in r. he
should never come to heaven, Merch. HI, 5, 83. r. my
son should choose himself a wife, but as good r. the
father . . . should hold some counsel in such a business,
Wint. IV, 4, 417. 418. we have consented to all terms
of r. H5 V, 2, 358. 'tis but r. that I be released from
giving aid, te6C III, 3, 147. to have r. = to be in the
right: you have no r. to withholdme so, Ven. 612. love
hath ,-., r. none, Phoen. 47. have I not r. to prefer
mine ownl Gent. II, 4, 156. cf. Err. IV, 2, 62.
3) argumentation, discourse, speech: flesh stays
no farther r. Sonn. 151, 8. when she will play with r.
and discourse, Meas. I, 2, 190. your —s at dinner have
been sharp and sententious, LLL V, 1,2. lame me
with — s. As I, 3, 6. feed yourselves with questioning,
that r. wonder may diminish how thus we met, V, 4, 14.-J.
your — s are too shallow and too quick, R3 IV, 4, 361.
362. those fell mischief s our — s laid before him, H8
V, 1, 60. perhaps thy childishness will move him more
than can our — s, Cor. V, 3, 158.
4) satisfaction ; to do r. = Fr. faire raison: at thy
request I will do r., any r. Tp. Ill, 2, 128 {je vous
ferai raison). resolved withal to do myself this r. and
this right. Tit. I, 279 (a me faire raison moi-meme).
5) cause, ground, motive: Sonn. 49, 8. 115,3.
Gent. 1, 2, 23. 11, 1, 149. II, 4, 206. Wiv. II, 1, 4.
Ill, 1, 48. Meas. IV, 4, 13. Err. II, 2, 91. 105. HI, 1,
97. IV, 2, 62. IV, 3, 87. Ado IV, 1, 260. V, 1, 211
(punning, according to some commentators, upon
reasons and raisins; reference being made to H4A
II, 4, 264). LLL I, 2, 92. Mids. Ill, 1, 146. Merch.
111,1,60. AsV, 2, 39. All's III, 1,2. 12. Tw. II, 5,
178. H5 IV, 1, 113. H6B I, 3, 116. 166. H8 II, 2, 7.
Cymb. IV, 2, 22 etc. by r. of = on account of: As II,
4, 85. H6A V, 5, 33. to give — s = a) to give cause:
he loves me well, and I have given him — s , Caes. II,
1, 219. b) to tell one's motive or occasion: so can I
give no r. Merch. IV, 1, 59. I'llgive him — sfor'i, Tw.
I, 5, 325. Ill, 2, 3. H4A II, 4, 264. to render - s, in
the same sense: Meas. 1, J, 48. Merch. IV, 1, 53. there
is no r. but = it is necessary , it cannot be helped :
there is no r. but I shall be blind, Gent. II, 4, 212. cf.
I see no r. but supposed Lucentio must get a father,
called supposed Vincentio, Shr. II, 409. Elliptical ex-
pressions: r. = there is good reason for it: r., you
rogues, r. Wiv. II, 2, 15. r.: because they then less
need one another. Cor. IV, 5, 247. he is prepared, and
r. too he should: John V, 2, 130. and r. too: loho
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should succeed the father hut the son? H6C II, 2, 93.
great r., in the same sense: great r.,for past cure is
still past care, LLL V, 2, 28. then fly . . . great r. why :
lest I revenge, R3 V, 3, 186. and being intercepted in
your sport , great r. that my noble lord be rated for
sauciness. Tit. II, 3, 81. the r.? = tell me your reason:
H4B II, 2, 65. your rJ in the same sense: Tp. I, 2,
176. Gent. I, 2, 22. Err. II, 2, 62, LLL II, 233. As
III, 2, 40. Tw. 11, 3, 156. Ill, 1, 26. H4A II, 4, 260.
Reason, vb. 1) to argue, to debate: that makes
me reasonless to r. thus, Gent. II, 4, IDS. r. thus with
life, Meas. Ill, 1, 6. rightly —erf. Ado V, 1, 229. to r.
against reading, LLL I, 1, 94. this - ing is not in the
fashion to choose me a husband, Merch. I, 2. 23. teach
thy necessity to r. thus, R2 1, 3, 277. / must not have
you henceforth question me whither I go, nor r. where-
about, H4A II, 3, 107. hear him but r. in divinity, H5
I, 1, 38. ■/ will not r. what is meant hereby, R3 I, 4,
94. let's r. with the worst that may befall, Caes. V, 1,
97. I cannot r. Hml. II, 2, 272, why is this —edi Lr.
V, 1,28. With an accus. denoting the effect: these
fellows of infinite tongue, that can rhyme themselves
into ladies' favours , they do always r. themselves out
again, H5 V, 2, 166. Transitively: though the wisdom
of nature can r. it thus and thus, Lr. I, 2, 114. /. not
the need, II, 4, 267.
2) to speak: what are you — ing with yourself 1
Gent. II, ], 147. are you mad, that you do r. so? Err.
Ill, 2, 53. how fondly dost thou r. IV, 2, 57. I —ed with
a Frenchman yesterday, who told me ... , Merch. 11,8,
27. too dull to r. of such goddesses, As I, 2, 56. our
griefs, and not our manners, r. now, John IV, 3, 29.
'tis a subject for a sovereign to r. on, H5 HI, 7, 38.
let's 7. with him, R3 I, 4, 166. you cannot r. almost
with any man that looks not heavily, 11,3,39. with what
a sharp-provided wit he —s. 111, 1, 132, while we r.
here, a royal battle might be won and lost, IV, 4, 537.
we'll put you in manacles, then r. safely with you, Cor,
1, 9, 58, r. with the fellow, where he heard this, IV, 6,
51. and r. coldly of your grievances , Rom. HI, 1, 55.
I am not very sick, since 1 can t. of it, Cymb- IV, 2,
14. my commission is not to r. of the deed, but do it,
Per. IV, 1, 84. Transitively: this boy, that cannot tell
what he would have, but kneels and holds up hands for
fellowship, does r. our petition with more strength than
thou hast to deny it, Cor. V, 3, 176.
Reasonable, 1) endued with, or conformable to,
reason : their understanding begins to swell, and the ap-
proaching tide will shortly fill the r. shore, Tp. V, 81
(= the shore of reason? or, by a prolepsis, the shore
which is thus restored to reason?), my jealousy is r.
Wiv. IV, 2, 156 (cf. 147). a r. creature, Ado l,'l, 71.
Merch. I, 2, 119. out of all r. match, As III, 2, 87.
incapable of r. affairs, Wint. IV, 4, 409. a r. man,
617. my r. part produces reason, John HI. 4, 54. all
things thought upon that may with r. swiftness add more
feathers to our wings, H5 I, 2, 306 (a wise, considerate
swiftness), your purpose is both good and r. H6A V,
1, 36,
2) equitable: you shallfind me r. ^Viv. I, 1, 217.
upon any r. demands, 233, my pension shall seem the
more r. H4B I, 2, 276. it is a quarrel just and r. R3
I, 2, 136.
3) tolerable, not immoderate: if he be of any r.
stature, Wiv. Ill, 3, 138. out of all r. compass, H4A
III. 3, 26, a r. measure, 115 V, 2, 141. Used adver-
bially by Bottom and Fluellen: Mids, IV, 1, 31. Ha
III, 6, 104.
Reasonably, equitably: whate'er Lord Harry
Percy then had said ... may r. die, H4A I, 3, 74.
Reasonless, void of reason: Gent. II, 4, 198.
H6A V, 4, 137.
Reave (impf, and partic. reft) 1) to bereave, to
deprive; with of: — s his son of life, Ven, 766. would
have reft the fishers of their prey. Err. I, 1, 116. 129.
Ado IV, 1, 198. All's V, 3, 86. H6B V, 1, 187. K3
IV, 4, 233. Cymb. Ill, 3, 103 (0. Edd. refts, M. Edd.
reft'st). Per. II, 3, 84.
2) to take away : since he himself is reft from her
by death, Ven. 1174.
Rebate, to blunt, to disedge: dothr. and blunt his
natural edge, Meas. 1, 4, 60.
Rebate, see Rabaio.
Rebeck (a three - stringed fiddle) name in Rom.
IV, 6, 135.
Rebel , subst. one who revolts from lawful au-
thority: Lucr. 714. Shr. V, 2, 159, R2 I, 4, 38. II, 3,
147. 111,2,7. V, 6, 2. H4A III, 2, 160. 165. 111,3,
214, V, 2, 40. V, 4, 14. 62. H4B Ind. 27. I, 2, 86.
IV, 2, 9. 116. IV, 3,69. IV, 4, 9. 86. H6B III, 1, 283.
IV, 4, 8. 27. 42. IV, 6, 6. 9. IV, 8, 13. V, 1, 62. 212.
H6C I, 1, 50. R3 I, 3, 162. IV, 4, 332. 483. 532. Mcb.
1, 2, 10. 15. I, 3, 91. 112. With to (= against): a
very r. to my will, Ant, IV, 9, 14. a r. to her state,
Per, II, 5, 62.
Adjectively: thy ,. will, Lucr. 625. r. powers,
Sonn. 146, 2. any r. or vain spirit, H4B IV, 6, 172.
such r. blood, Caes. Ill, 1, 40.
Rebel, vb, to 'rise in violent opposition against
lawful authority, to revolt: Merch. HI, 1, 37. 38. R2
111, 2, 119. H6A IV, 1, 142. Tim. IV, 3, 391. Lr. II,
2, 82, 0th, 111, 4, 43. Cymb. V, 4, 96. With against:
H4B II, 4, 379. Cor, 1, 1, 100. With to, in the same
sense: H8 I, 1, 4b. Hml. I, 3, 44. Ant. I, 4, 33.
Rebel-like, like a rebel Lr. IV, 3, 16.
Rebellion, insurrection against lawful authority,
revolt: Meas. Ill, 2, 122. All's IV, 3, 23. V, 3, 6 (na-
tural r. = r. of nature). John III, 1, 298. V, 4, 11.
R2 II, 3, 109. 147. HI, 2, 26. H4A V, 1, 28. 74. V,
5, 1. 41. H4B Ind. 26. I, 1, 41. 194. I, 2, 90. IV,
1, 32. 92, IV, 2, 117. H5 V Chor. 32. H6C I, 1, 133
(four syllables in the middle of the verse). H8 1, 2,
29. Cor. I, 1, 162. HI, 1, 70. 167. Hml. IV, 5, 121.
Followed by to (= against) : r. to thyself, John III,
1, 289. By with: in r. with himself, Wint. I, 2, 355.
Rebellious , revolted, or apt to revolt: As II, 3,
49 (hot and r. liquors). R2 V, 1, 5. H6A II, 3, 64.
H6B IV, 2, 130, Rom. I, 1, 88. Mcb. I, 2, 56. IV, 1,
97. Hml.lH, 4, 82. With to; H6AV, 4, 171. Hml. II,
2, 492.
Rebound, subst. resilience, reverberation: I do
feel, by the r. of yours, a grief that smites my very
heart at root. Ant. V, 2, 104.
Rebreathe, to reanimate: that need to be revived
and breathed in me, H4B IV, 1, 114 (,the prefix re be-
longing to both verbs).
Rebukable, reprehensible, disgraceful : Ant. IV,
4,30.
Rebuke, subst. 1) check, restraint, correction,
chastisement : not Gaunt' s — s, nor England's private
wrongs, R2 II, 1, 166. r. and dread correction wait on
us, H4A V, 1 , 111. thus ever did rebellion find r. V,
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5. 1. to sin's T. H6C IV, 6, 44. for living murmurers
there's places of r. H8 11, 2, 132. receives r, from Nor-
way, Hml. II, 2, 69. the best of you shall sink in my r.
0th. II, 3, 209. so tender of — s that words are strokes
and strokes death to her, Cymb. Ill, 6, 40.
2) reproof, reproach: against all checks, —s and
manners, Wiv. Ill, 4, 84. why bear you, these — s and
answer not? Err. V, 89. I never knew yet but r, and
check was the reward of valour , 1143 IV, 3, 34. this
dear and deep r. IV, 5, 141. would pluck reproof and
r. from every ear, Cor. II, 2, 38. my caution was more
pertinent than the r. you give it, 68. we have your
wrong r. 0th. I, 1, 131. a good r. Ant. Ill, 7, 26.
Rebuke, vb. 1) to check, to restrain, to quell:
to r. the uturpaiion of thy uncle, John II, 9. we could
have — d him at Harfleur, H5 III, 6, 128. under him
my Genius is — d, Mcb. Ill, 1, 56. '^thou god of this
great vast, r. these surges. Per. Ill, 1, 1.
2) to chastise : so I return — d to my content, Soun.
119, 13. the gods r. me, but it is tidings to wash the
eyes of kings, Ant. V, 1,27.
3) to reprove, to chide : •/ . me not for that which
you provoke, LLL V, 2, 347. why r. you him that loves
you so? Mids. Ill, 2, 43. does not the stone r. me for
being more stone than it? Wint. V, 3, 37. rate, r. and
roughly send to prison the heir of England, H4B V,
2, 70.
Rebnse, Grumio's blunder for abuse or rebuke:
Shr. I, 2, 7.
Recall, 1) to call back : in rage sent out, — ed in
rage, Lucr. 1671. — ed from their exile, Gent. V, 4,
155. Wint. Ill, 2, 157. —ed to life again, H6A I, 1,
66. >. his life, H6B III, 2, 6i:
2) to revoke, to annul by a subsequent act : pass-
ed sentence may not be — ed, Err. I, 1, 148. r. not what
we give. Per. HI, 1, 25.
Recant, to retract, to contradict or unsay what
one has said: Merch. IV, 1, 391. R2 I, 1, 193. Tim.
1, 2, 17.
Recantation, retraction, declaration cortradic-
tory to a former one: All's II, 3, 195.
Recanter, one that recants: Tim. V, 1, 149.
Receipt, 1) the act of receiving, of taking a
thing given or sent : thou didst deny the gold's r. Err.
11, 2, 17. disburse the sum on the r. thereof (a chain)
IV, 1, 38. to confess r. of that which hath so faithfully
been paid, LLL II, 156. at the r. of your letter, Merch.
IV, 1, 151. Applied to things taken as food or medi-
cine: Romeo should, upon r. (Aerfiq/* (a poison) soon
sleep in quiet, Roni. Ill, 5, 99.
21 the thing received; used of a sum of money:
three parts of that r. I had for Calais disbursed I duly,
R2 I, 1, 126. Of meat and drink; drunken desire must
vomit his r. Lucr. 703. the mutinous parts that envied
his (the stomach's) r. Cor. 1, 1, 116.
3) capacity, power of receiving and containing:
in things of great r. with ease we prove among a num-
ber one is reckoned none, Sonn. 136, 7.
4) reception , admission of entrance for holding
and containing : the most convenient place that I can
think of for such r. of learning is Blackfriars, HS II,
2, 139.
5) receptacle, place receiving and containing: the
r. of reason a limbeck only, Mcb. I, 7, QQ.
6) a recipe, medical prescription: his goodr. shall
for my legacy be sanctified by the luckiest stars in
heaven, All's I, 3. 250. many —s he gave me, II, 1, 108.
ive have the r. of fern-seed, H4A II, 1, 96.
Receive, 1) to get; to take or obtain or suffer
as a thing offered or sent (whether good or evil):
— ing nought by elements so slow but heavy tears, Sonn.
44, 13. my name —s a brand. 111, 5. not to be — s
reproach of being, 121, 2. of whom I have — d a second
life, Tp. V, 195. — ing them from such a worthless post,
Gent. I, 1, 161. what maintenance he from his friends
— s, I, 3, 68. I have — d my proportion, II, 3, 3. she
hath — d your letter, Wiv. II, 2, 83. meed I have —d
none, 212. no promise, 217. I shall not only r. this
villa7ious wrong, 308. having — d wrong by some per'
son, III, 1, 53. r. her approbation, Meas. I, 2, 183. he
should r. his punishment in thanks, I, 4, 28. that gra-
cious denial which he is most glad to r. Ill, 1, 167. to
have — dno sinister measure from his judge, 111,2,256.
to r. some instruction from my fellow partner, IV, 2, 18.
he — s letters, 215. — ing a dishonoured life withran-
som. of such shame, IV, 4, 34. Err. II, 2, 9. IV, 1, 11.
IV, 4, 101. V, 228. AdoV, 2, 49. LLL I, 1, 269. II,
134. V, 2, 787. Merch. I, 1, 164. Ill, 2, 141. IV, 1,
41. V, 185. All's II, 1, 4. IV, 3, 362 (women that had
— d so much shame). Wint. Ill, 2, 179 (torture). 224
(affliction). H4AI,3,111 (wounds). H6AV, 1,51. V,
5,47. H6BI, 1,87. 11,1,64. 11,3,3 (cf. Per.], 1,90).
36. Troil. Ill, 1, 169. Cor. II, 3, 113. Tim. Ill, 5, 85.
Lr. 1,1,299. 11,1,110. 111,7,95. 0th. 111,3,196 etc.
2) to take into one's hand as a thing due or ser-
ving a certain purpose (German: in Empfang nehmeu):
— s the scroll without or yea or no, Lucr. 1340. did in
your name r. it, Gent, I, 2, 40. I'll visit you and then
r. my money for the chain, Err. Ill, 2, 180. r. the money
now, 181. r. it so, Tw. II, 2, 12. follow me and r. it
(your commission! Ant. II, 3, 42.
3) to accept, not to refuse : she — d my dog ? Gent.
IV, 4, 55. keep you your word, 0 duke, to give your
daughter; you yours, Orlando, to ?. his daughter. As
V, 4, 20. think you, if you should tender your supposed
aid, he would r. it? All's I, 3, 243. would never r. the
ring again, V, 3, 101. thou shalt be fortunate, if thou
r. me for thy warlike mate , H6A I, 2, 92. admit no
messengers, r. no tokens, Hml. II, 2, 144.
4) to welcome, to grant admittance to : the fairest
queen that ever king — d, H6B I, 1, 16. r. 'em nobly,
H8 I, 4, 58. did he r. you well? Hml. Ill, 1, 10. we
mustr. him according to the honour of his sender, Cymb.
II, 3, 62. Wint. IV, 4, 637 {—ing = reception). H4B
II, 4, 97. 101. H5 V, 2, 396. Tit. I, 421. IV, 2, 158.
Caes. Ill, 1, 175 (r. you in). Mcb. Ill, 6, 26. Lr. II,
4, 295. 0th. Ill, 4, 88. Cymb, IV, 4, 5.
5) to take as into a vessel or on a surface, in order
to hold and contain: absol.: thy capacity — th as the
sea, Tw. 1, 1, 11. printing their proud hoof s i the — ing
earth, H5 Prol. 27, Trans.: the sea, all water, yet — s
rain still, Sonn. 135, 9. which gifts ... the capacity of
your soft cheveril conscience would r. H8 II, 3, 32. the
basin that ■ — s your guilty blood. Tit, V, 2, 184. La-
vinia, r. the blood, 198. his cheek — s her soft hand' s
print, Ven. 353. to trust those tables (viz brain and
heart)irfa* r. thee more, Sonn. 122, 12.
6) to take in a moral sense, to embrace: why lovest
thou that which thou — st not gladly? Sonn, 8, 3. he
— s comfort like cold porridge, Tp. II, 1, 10. our hearts
r. your warnings. All's II, 1, 22. if they will patiently
r. my medicine, As II, 7, 61. which (truth) I r. much
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better than to be pitied of thee, Wint. Ill, ?, 234. how
did this offer seem — d? H5 I, 1, 82. how hath she — d
his love? Hml. II, 2, 129. my sister may r. it much
more worse, Lr. II, 2, 155. how mine (death) — d shall
be. Ant. I, 3, 65.
7) to entertain, to feel: the queen —s much com-
fort in 't, Wint. II, 2, 27. my conscience first —da
tenderness, scruple and prick, H8 II, 4, 170. r. what
cheer you may, Mcb. IV, 3, 239.
8) to embrace intellectually, to acknowledge, to
believe: once again I do r. thee honest, Gent. V, 4, 78.
drove the grossness of the foppery into a — d lelief,
Wiv. V, 5, 132. so 1 have strewed it in the common
ear, and so it is — d,- Meas. I, 3, 16. move tinder the
influence of the most —dstar. All's 11, 1, 57. his youth
will aptly r. it, Tw. Ill, 4, 212. mine integrity being
counted falsehood, shall, as I express it, be so — d,
Wint. HI, 2, 29. let me pass the same I am, ere an-
cient'st order was, or what is now — d, IV, 1, 11. will
it not be — d that they have done it? Mcb. I, 7, 74.
who dares r. it other, 77. it was, as I — d it, an ex-
cellent play, Hml. II, 2, 458.
9) to become aware of, to perceive by the senses,
to see, to hear, to smell : — d and did deliver to our
age this tale, Wiv. IV, 4, 37. we here r. it a certainty,
All's I, 2, 4. — s not thy nose court-odour from me?
Wint. IV, 4, 757. thefixeH sentinels almost r. the secret
whispers of each other's watch, H5 IV Chor. 6. this
from a dying man r. as certain, I-T8 II, 1, 125. — ing
the bad air, Caes. I, 2, 252. the most piteous tale that
ever ear — d, Lr. V, 3, 215. r. itfrom me then, Cymb.
HI, 1, 66 (cf. 0th. Ill, 3, 196). you have at large —d
the danger of the task. Per. I, 1, 1. cf. H6B II, 3, 3
and Per. I, 1, 90.
10) to conceive, to understand : to be — d plain,
I'll speak more gross, Meas. II, 4, 82. to one of your
— ing enough is shown, Tw. Ill, 1, 131.
11) Quite synonymous to take: if for my love thou
my love —st, Sonn. 40, 5. in him a plenitude ofsiibtle
matter all strange forms - s, Compl. 303. ere I last
— d the holy sacrament, R2 I, 1, 139. thou didst r. the
holy sacrament, to fight in quarrel of the house of Lan-
caster, R3 I, 4, 208; cf. R2 IV, 328. the nobles r. so
to heart the banishment of Coriolanus, Cor. IV, 3, 22.
ReceiTer, one to whom a thing is given : puts to
him all the learnings that his time could make him the
r. of, Cymb. 1, 1, 44.
Receptacle (receptacle) , a place destined to re-
ceive what life secerns from it; used of graves and
sewers: 0 sacred r. of my joys. Tit. I, 92. this fell
devouring r. II, 3, 235. in a vault, an ancient r. Rom.
IV, 3, 39. empty old — s, or common shores, of filth.
Per. IV, 6, 186.
Recbeat, (0. Edd. rechate) a hunting term for
a certain set of notes, sounded on the horn, to call
the dogs off: but that I will have a r. winded in my
forehead, ...all women shall pardon me. Ado I, 1, 242
(= supply horns for such a purpose. Nares).
Reciprocal, mutual: Lr. IV, 6, 267.
Reciprocally,mutually: H8 I, 1, 162..
Recite, to expose, to relate, to tell: to r. what
merit lived in me, Soun. 72, 1 (cf. Fore-recited).
Reck (0. Edd. reak or wreak), to care for, to
mind : what — eth he his rider's angry stir, Ven. 283.
—ing as little what betideth me , Gent. IV, 3, 40. and
little — s to find the way to heaven by doing deeds of
hospitality. As II, 4, 81. I r. not though I end my life
to-day, Troil. V, 6, 26. — s not his own rede, Hml I,
3, 51. that's alllr. Cymb. IV, 2, 154.
Reckless ,0. Edd. reci/ess or wreaWess), careless,
thoughtless: the love of r. Silvia, Gexii.'V,1,b2. care-
less, r. Meas. IV, 2, 150. softies the r. shepherd from
the wolf, H6C V, G, 7. you grave but r. senators. Cor.
Ill, 1, 92. lamr. what I do, Mcb. Ill, 1, 110. a puffed
and r. libertine, Hml. I, 3, 49.
Reckon, 1) to cast account, to compute, to cal-
culate; intr. : truth is truth to the end of — ing, Meas.
V, 46. I am ill at ~ ing, hLL I, 2, 42. V, 2, 498. until
the twelve celestial signs have brought about the annual
— ing, 808. by this — ing he is more shrew than she,
Shr. IV, 1, 87. thou hast called her to a — iiig many
a time and oft, H4A I, 2, 55. a trim — ing, V, 1, 137.
take from them the sense of — ing, H5 IV, 1, 30S. if you
could tell how to r. 241. may stand in number, though
in — ing none, Rom. I, 2, 33. how goes our — ing?
Tim. II, 2, 159. I have no more to r., he to spend. 111,
4, 56. — ing, substantively, = the money charged by
a host: As III, 3, 15 (cf. Bill). Ill, 4, 35. H4A II, 4,
113. Ill, 3, 179. H4B I, 2, 194. Troil. HI, 3, 254.
Cymb. V, 4, 159.
2) to settle an account, in a moral sense: to call
young Claudia to a —ing for it, Ado V, 4, 9. here
comes other —ings, 52. I will tear the — ing from his
heart, H4A III, 2, 152. the king hath a heavy — ing to
make, H5 IV, 1, 141. before we r. with yoxir several
loves, Mcb. V, 8, 61. no — ing made, Hml. I, 5,, 78.
3) to count, to compute, to number: trans.: I have
not art to r. my groans, Hml. II, 2, 121. 0 weary — ing,
0th. Ill, 4, 176. there's beggary in the love that can be
— ed. Ant. I, 1, 15. With up: they that level at my
abuses r. up their own, Sonn. 121, 10. you know no
house, nor no such men as you have —edup, Shr. Ind.
2, 94. in — ing up the several devils' names, H4A 111,
1, 157. tor. of = to number among: more monstrous
trespasses , whereof I r. the casting forth to crows thy
baby-daughter, Wint. Ill, 2, 191.
4) to take account of: but — ing time, ... why,
fearing of time's tyranny, Sonn. 115, 5.
5) to esteem, to think, to hold: among a number
one is ■ ed none, Sonn. 1 36, 8. / r. this always that
a man is never undone till he be hanged, Gent. II, 5, 4
(LauDce's speech), the pig, or the great, or the mighty
. .. are all one — ings, H5 IV, 7, 18 (Fluellen's speech).
my father was —ed one the wisest prince, H8 II, 4, 4S.
of honourable — ing are you both, Rom. I, 2, 4 (= esti-
mation), a warlike people, whom we r. ourselves to he,
Cymb. HI, 1, 53. all gold and silver rather turn to dirt!
and' tis no better — ed, but of those who worship dirty
gods. III, 6, 55. With at, = to estimate at: — ing his
fortune at such high-proud rate, Lucr. 19. she — ed it
at her life's rate, All's V, 3, 90.
Reckoning, subst. see Reckon.
Reclaim, to subdue, to tame, to make gentle:
this arm that hath — ed to ydur obedience fifty fortresses,
H6A III, 4, 5. beauty that the tyrant oft -s shall to
my flaming wrath be oil and flax, H6B V, 2, 54.
since this same wayward girl is so — ed, Rom. IV, 2,
47. cf. Unreclaimed in Hml. II, 1, 34.
Reclusive, retired from society: in some r. and
religious life. Ado IV, 1, 244.
Recognizance, 1) badge, token: that r. and
pledge of love which I first gave her, 0th. V, 2, 214.
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2) acknowledgment of a debt: his statutes, his — s,
Hml. V, 1, 113.
Recoil, 1) to rebound: the very thought of my
revenges that way r. upon me, Wint. II, 3, 20. these
dread curses, like the sun 'gainst glass, or like an
overcharged gun, r, and turn the force of them upon
thyself, riBB III, 2, 331.
2) to go back: methoughis I did r. twenty three
years, Wint. I, 2, 154. her will, — ing to hir better
judgement, may fall to match you with her country forms
and happily repent, 0th. Ill, 3, 236.
31 to fall off, to degenerate: a good and virtuous
nature may r. in an imperial charge, Mcb. IV, 3, 19.
you r. from your great stock, Cymb. I, 6, 128.
4) to shrink: who then shall blame his pestered
senses to r. and start, Mcb. V, 2, 23.
Recollect, to gather, to pick up: these fishers ...
from their watery empire r. all that may men approve
or men detect. Per. II, 1, 54. light airs and — ed terms
of these most brisk and giddy-paced times, Tw. II, 4,
5 (=: picked, refined? or trivial?)
Reconifiture (cf. Discomfit), see Recomforture.
Recoinforted, comforted again: ne' er through an
arch so hurried the blown tide as the r. through the gates,
Oor. V, 4, 51.
Recoin Torture, (Qq recomfiture) new comfort:
they shall breed selves of themselves, to your r. E3 IV,
4, 425.
Recommend, to deliver and commit in kindness:
tnine own purse which 1 had — edto his wse, Tw. V, 94.
we r. to you our purpose to them. Cor. II, 2, 155. Hence
= to inform, to send word in courtesy : Signior Mon-
tana with his free duty — s you thus, and prays you to
believe him, 0th. I, 3, 41. Refl., = to be agreeable:
the air nimbly and sweetly — s itself unto our gentle
senses, Mcb. I, 6, 2.
Recompense, subst. 1) compensation, amends:
if the encounter acknowledge itself hereafter , it may
compel him to her r. Meas. HI, 1, 263. wherein it doth
impair the seeing sense, it pays the hearing double r.
Mids. HI, 2, 180. with a r. more fruitful than their
offence can weigh down, Tim. V, 1, 153.
2) requital, reward: Sonn. 23, 11. Wiv. IV, 6, 55
(make). LLL I, 1, 68. As III, 5, 97. Tw. I, 5, 304.
II, 1, 7. Wint. II, 3, 150. R2 II, 3, 49. 62. H6A I,
2, 116. V, 3, 19 (pay). Troil. Ill, 3, 3. Cor. Ill, 1,
121. Tim. I, 1, 15. Mcb. 1,4,17. Cymb. II, 3, 97. Per.
111,4,17. mr.= in return: Ado V, 4,83. Tw.V, 7. 372.
Recompense, vb. 1^ to make amends for: so
shall his father's torongs be — d, H6A HI, 1, 161.
2) to requite, to reward: Meas. V, 522. As II, 3,
75. All's IV, 4, 18. Tw. I, 5, 272. Wint. IV, 4, 531.
John V, 4, 15. Tim. Ill, 6, 35.
Reconcile, 1) to make to like again, to restore
to friendship: Compl. 329. All's V, 3, 21. Wint. IV,
2, 25. R2 I, 3, 186. H6C I, 1, 204. 273. Cor. V, 3,
136. Tit. 1, 467. Rom. Ill, 3, 151. With to: Ado I,
1, 156. H6B IV, 8, 72. R3 I, 4, 184. Refl.: I'll r. me
to Polixenes, Wint. Ill, 2, 156. hath —d himself to
Rome, John V, 2, 69. to r. me to his friendly peace,
R3 II, 1, 59. Figuratively, to bring to agreement, to
make consistent: such welcome ^and unwelcome things
at once 'tis hard to r. Mcb. IV, 3, 139. — d my thoughts
to thy good truth and honour, 116. — s them to his en-
treaty, and himself to the drink. Ant. II, 7, 8. your ears
unto your eyes I'll r. Per. IV, 4, 22.
2") to make to be liked again : when false opinion
... repeals and — s thee, Lr. HI, 6, 120.
Reconcilement, reconciliation, renewal of friend-
ship: Hml. V, 2, 258.
Reconciler, one who restores to friendship: Ant.
HI, 4, 30.
Reconciliation, restoration to favour: his pre-
sent r. take, 0th. Ill, 3, 47 (according to others, =
atonement, expiation).
Record, subst. (recdrd and record indiscrimi-
nately) 1) memory, remembrance : thatr.islivelyinmy
soul, Tw. V, 253. every action whereof we have r.
Troil. I, 3, 14. we have r. that very well it can. Cor.
IV, 6, 49. the r. of what injuries you did us, though
written in our flesh , we shall remember as things but
done by chance, Ant. V, 2, 117. Especially memory
preserved by history: so should my shame still rest
upon r. Lucr. 1643. 0 that r. could with a backward
look show me your image in some antique book, Sonn.
59, 5. tky r. never can be missed, 122, 8. and on r.
left them the heirs of shame, R3 V, 3, 335 (Ql.2 in r.).
what strange, which manifold r. not matches? Tim. I,
1, 5. when men revolted shall upon r. bear hateful me-
mory. Ant. IV, 9, 8. have got upon me a nobleness in
r. IV, 14, 99.
2) that which preserves memory ; a memorial: nor
Mars his sword nor war's quick fire shall burn the
living r. of your memory, Sonn. 55, 8. thy (time's) — s
and what we see doth lie, 123, 11. brief abstract and
r. of tedious days, R3 IV, 4, 28.
3) something set down in writing for the purpose
of preserving its memory : burn all the — s of the
realm, H6B IV, 7, 16. from the table of my ntemory
I'll wipe away all trivial fond — s, Hml. I, 5, 99. hath
as oft a slanderous epitaph as r. of fair act, Cymb.
Ill, 3, 53. in r., and upon r. = set down, registered :
to fine the faults whose fine stands in r. Meas. II, 2,
40. my villany they have upon r. Ado V, 1, 247. if thy
offences were upon r. R2 IV, 230. is it upon r.? R3
HI, 1, 72.
4) witness: heaven be the r. to my speech, R2 I,
1, 30.
Record, vb. 1) to set down in writing, to register:
/, now the voice of the — ed law, Meas. II, 4, 61. r. it
with your high and worthy deeds. Ado V, 1, 278. those
statutes that are — ed in this schedule, LLL i, 1, 18.
'tvill be — edfor a precedent, Merch. IV, 1, 220. that
he do r. a gift, here in the court, of all he dies possessed,
388. Froissart — s, England all Olivers andRowlands
bred, H6A I, 2, 29. made him my book wherein my soul
— ed the history of all her secret thoughts, R3 III, 5,
27. to the last syllable of — ed time, Mcb. V, 5, 21.
and have our two wagers — ed, Cymb. I, 4, 181.
2) to witness : how proud I am of thee and of thy
gifts, Rome shall r. Tit. 1, 255. let me be — ed by the
righteous gods, I am as poor as you, Tim. IV, 2, 4
(= I take the gods to witness).
3) to sing; used of the nightingale: here can I
to the nightingale's complaining notes tune my distresses
and r. my woes, Gent. V, 4, 6. made the night-bird
mute, that still — s with moan, Per. IV Prol. 27.
Recordation, remembrance, recollection: that it
(remembrance) may grow and sprout as high as heaven,
for r. to my noble husband, H4B H, 3, 61. to make a
r. to my soui of every syllable that here was spoke,
Troil. V, 2, 116 (= to recall to mind).
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Recorder, 1) the keeper of the rolls in a city:
R3 111, 7, 30.
2) a kind of ilute or flageolet: Mids. V, 123. Hml.
III, 2, 303. 360.
Recount, to detail; to tell: Sonn. 45, 12. Tp. I,
2, 262. Ado IV, 1, 2. LLL V, 1, 111. V, 2, 176. Mids.
IV, 1, 204. Asm, 2, 375. H6CII, 1, 96. 111,3, 132.
H8 I, 2, 126. Tit. Ill, I, 29. Caes. I, 2, 165. II, 2, 16.
Hml. IV, 7, 46. Lv. V, 3, 215. Per. V, 1, 63. 142.
Recountinent, relation, tale: As IV, 3, 141.
Recourse, 1) repeated course, frequent flowing:
their eyes oergalled with r. of tears, Troil. V, 3, 55.
2) access, admission: no man hath r. to her by
night, Gent. Ill, 1, 112. to give me r. to him, Wiv. II,
1, 223. that no manner of person at any time have r.
unto the princes, R3 III, 5, 109.
Recover, 1) trans, a) to get again, to regain, to
reconquer: Err. II, 2, 73. All's III, 6, 60. 61. 63. IV,
1, 67. R2 V, 3, 47 (r. breath). H6A I, 6, 9. II, 5, 32.
III, 2, 115. Ill, 3, 2. H6B IV, 7, 71. IV, 8, 27. H6C
IV, 7, 52. V, 2, 30. R3 I, 3, 2. Hml. V, 1, 166. With
of: to r. of us those lands, Hml. I, 1, 102.
b) to reconcile: to r. the general again, 0th. II,
3, 273.
c) to restore from illness or from a swoon: Tp.
11,2,71.79.97. AsIV, 3, 151. All's III, 2, 22. Wint.
IV, 4, 815. Caes. I, 1, 28 (punning). Per. Ill, 2, 9.
86. V, 3, 24.
d) to save from danger: hill him whom you have
—ed, Tw. II, 1, 39.
e) to cover again, to sole or cobble: lohen they are
in great danger, I r. them, Caes. I, 1, 28 (punning).
f ) to get, to gain, to reach : / swam, ere I could
r. Ihe shore, five and thirty leagues, Tp. Ill, 2, 16
(Stephano's speech), if we r. that (the forest) we are
sure enough, Gent. V, 1, 12. r. the lost hair of another
man, Err. II, 2, 77 (Dromio's speech), if I cannot r.
your niece, Tw. 11,3,200 (Sir Andrew's speech). With
from: this weapon which I have here — ed from the
Moor, 0th. V, 2, 240 (= taken from). With of: why
do you go about to r. the wind of me, as if you would
drive me into a toil? Hml. Ill, 2, 361 (a term borrowed
from hunting, = to get the animal pursued to run
with the wind. Singer).
2) intr. to grow well again, to be restored from
illness or swooning: Mids. V, 317. As IV, 3, 161.
Wint. Ill, 2, 151. John V, 6, 31. H4B IV, 4, 129.
IV, 5, 13. 0th. IV, 1, 58. Ant. IV, 9, 34. V, 2, 248.
Per. V, 3, 28. = to grow sober after intoxication:
how came you thus — ed? 0th. II, 3, 293.
Confounded with discover by the watch in Ado
III, 3, 179.
Recoverable, possible to be brought back to a
better condition : a prodigal course is like the sun's,
but not, like his, r. Tim. Ill, 4, 13.
Recovery, 1) the act of gaining or conquering
again: the r. of this drum. All's IV, 1, 38. they (the
counties) are past r. H6B I, 1, 116. fine and r., a
term of law: Wiv. IV, 2, 225. Err. II, 2, 75. Hml.
V, 1, 114. 115. cf. Fine.
2) restoration from illness or swooning: Err. V,
41. All's II, 3, 42. H6C V, 5, 45. Troil. II, 3, 188.
Per. V, I, 54. 76.
.Recreant, adj originally = retracting one's er-
rors (recredens) and crying for mercy : feeble desire,
all r., poor and meek, Lucr. 710. a caitiff r. to my
cousin Hereford, R2 I, 2, 53. Hence = cowardly,
faithless: hang a calf's-skin on those r. limbs, John
III, 1, 129. 131. 133. a r. and most degenerate traitor,
R2 I, 1, 144. to be found false and r. I, 3, 106. puff
in thy teeth, most r. coward base, H4B V, 3, 96.
Recreant, subst. a cowardly and faithless wretch;
come, r.; come, thou child, Mids. Ill, 2, 409. distrust-
ful— s, fight till the last gasp, H6A I, 2, 126. you are
all — 5 and dastards, H6B IV, 8, 28. may that soldier
a mere r. prove , that means not, hath not, or is not in
love, Troil. I, 3, 287. must as a foreign r. be led ivith
manacles through our streets. Cor. V, 3, 114. 0 vassal,
r.! Lv. I, 1, 163 (^i miscreant), hear me, r. 169.
Recreate, vb. refl. to divert one's self: to r. him-
self when he hath sung, Ven. 1095. to walk abroad
and r. yourselves, Caes. Ill, 2, 256.
Recreation, 1) refreshment: we will to our r.
(i. e. to dinner) LLL IV, 2, 173 (Holofernes' speech'.
2) diversion, amusement: sweet r. barred, what
doth ensue but moody and dull melancholy. Err. V, 78.
is there no quick r. granted? LLL I, It, 162. make him
a common r. Tw. II, 3, 146. tears shed there shall he
my r. Wint. Ill, 2, 241. the true prince may, for r. sake,
prove a false thief, H4A I, 2, 173. most fit for your
best health and r. R3 III, 1, 67. it is a r. to be by and
hear him mock the Frenchman, Cymb. I, 6, 75.
RectiT;-, to set right: some oracle must r. our
knowledge, Tp. V, 245. to r. what is unsettled in the
king, H8 II, 4, 63. to r. my conscience, 203.
Rector, the chief of a religious house: All's IV,
3, 69.
Rectorship, government, guidance: had you
tongues to cry against the r. of judgment? Cor. 11,3,213.
Recure, to restore to health or soundness, to heal :
a smile —s the wounding of a frown, Ven. 465. until
life's composition be — d, Sonn. 45, 9. which to r., we
heartily solicit your gracious self to take on you the
charge, R3 HI, 7, 130. cf. Unrecuring.
Red, adj. (compar. —er: Cares. V, 1, 49. Superl.
— est: Merch. II, 1, 7) ; of the colour similar to blood :
Ven. 10. 21.35. 36. 77. 107. 116. 219. 453. 468. 1073.
Lucr. 258. 1353. Sonn. 130, 2. Wiv. I, 1, 173. Meas.
IV, 3, 158. Err. IV-, 2, 4. LLL I, 2, 96. 104. IV, 3,
264. V, 2, 44. 934. Mids. Ill, 1, 96. Merch. II, 1, 7.
Ill, 1, 43. As III, 4, 57. Ill, 5, 121. Shr. Ill, 2. 69.
Tw. I, 5, 266. Wint. IV, 3, 4. IV, 4, 54. John IV, 2,
163. H4A II, 4, 423. H4B V, 1, 17. H5 HI, 6, 111.
170. H6A II, 4, 33. 37. 50. 126. H6B II, 1, 110. Ill,
1, 154. IV, 2, 97. IV, 7, 92. H6C II, 5, 97. Ill, 2, 51.
R3 II, I, 85. IV, 3, 12. V, 5, 19. H8 I, 4, 43. Troil.
V, 2, 164. Cor. I, 4, 37. V, 1, 64. Tit. II, 4, 31. Caes.
Ill, 1, 109. Ill, 2, 120. V, 1, 49. V, 3, 61. Hml. I, 2,
233. IV, 3, 62. Lr. Ill, 6, 16. Per. IV, 6, 37. the r.
plague rid you, Tp. I, 2, 364. a r. murrain o' thy jade's
tricks, Troil. II, 1, 20. the r. pestilence strike all trades
in Rome, Cor. IV, 1, 13 (three different kinds of the
plague-sore being mentioned by tlie physicians of the
time: the red, the yellow, and the black).
Substantively: Ven. 346. 901. Lucr. 11. 59. 63.
65. 1511. Sonn. 130, 2. LLL IV, 3, 264. As III, 5,
123. Shr. IV, 5, 30. Tw. I, 5, 257. H6A II, 4, 61.
Mcb. II, 2, 63.
Redbreast, the robin: to relish a love-song like
a robin r. Gent. II, 1, 21. i. teacher, H4A III, 1, 265.
Rede, see Read.
Redeem, 1) to ransom, to purchase back, to de-
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liver from forfeiture or captivity by paying a price:
to r. Aim, give up your tiodt/^ Meas. II, 4, 63. 107. 163.
wanting guilders to r. their lives, Eir. I, 1, 8. / sent
you money to r. you, IV, 4, 86. shall our coffers he
emptied to r. a traitor home? ll-iA I, 3, 86. you may
r. your banished honours, 1 ?0. rny honour is at stakf,
and, but my going, nothing can r. it, H4B II, 3, 8. thou
hast —erf thy lost opinion. H4A V, 4, 48. — ed I was
as I desired, H6A I, 4, 34. would some part of my
young years might but r. the passage of your^age, II, 5,
108. this day haveyou — edyour lives, H6B IV, P. 15.
In a religious sense: all seals and symbols of edsin,
0th. II, 3, 350. With from: r. your brother from the
angry laa\ i\Ieas. Ill, 1, 207. if you will take it on you
to assist him, it shall r. you from your gyves, 1\, 2, 11.
let me r. my brothers both from death, Tit. Ill, 1, 181.
whom he — ed from prison, Tim. Ill, 3, 4.
2) to deliver, to set free, to save in any manner:
when he did r. the virgin tribute paid by Troy, Merch.
ill, 2, 55 (= delivered the virgin offered as a tribute).
0 that these hands could so r. my son, John III, 4, 71.
weening to r. and have installed me in the diadem, H6A
II. 5, 38. engaging and — ing of himself, Troil. \', 5.
39. before the time that Romeo come to r. me, Rom. IV,
3, 32. With from: that boy ...from the rude sea's
enraged and foamy mouth did I r. Tw. V, 82. bequeath
to death your numbness, for from him dear life — s you,
Wint. V, 3, 103. r. from broking pawn the blemished
crown, R2 II, 1 , 293. — s nature from the general curse,
Lr. IV, 6, 210. hath the king five times — t^dfrom death,
Cymb. 1, 5, 63. cf. so he that doth r. her (honour)
thence (from the deep) H4A I, 3, 206. / expect an
embassage from my Redeemer to r. me hence, K3 II, 1,4.
3) to abbolve, to acquit: he hath outvillained villany
so far, that the rarity — s him, All's IV, 3, 306. how
fain would I have hated all mankind! and thou — est
thyself, Tim. IV, 3, 507.
4) to atone for, to make compensation or amends
for: r. in gentle numbers time so idly spent, Sonn. 100,
5; cf. — ing time, R4A I, 2, 241. unless you do r. it
by some laudable attempt of valour, Tw. Ill, 2, 30. no
fault could you make which you have not — ed, Wint.
V, 1, 3. I will r. all this on Percy's head, H4A III, 2,
132. a chance which does r. all sorrows, Lr. V, 3, 266.
Redeemer, Saviour: B3 II, 1, 4. 123.
Re-deliver, 1) to give back: remembrances that
1 have longed long to r. Hml. Ill, 1, 94. In Meas. IV,
4, 6 Fl reliver, F2.3.4 deliver, M. Edd. redeliver.
2) to report: shall I r. you e'en so? Hml. V, 2,
186 (Qq deliver, q. v.).
Redemption, 1) ransom, release: lawful mercy
is nothing kin to foul r. Meas. II, 4, 113. will you send
him, mistress, r., the money in his desk? Err. IV, 2, 46.
my r. hence, 0th. I, 3, 138.
2) salvation : you bid me seek r. of the devil, Meas.
V, 29. damned without r. R2 III, 2, 129. the year of
our r. H5 I, 2, 60. held thee dearly as his soul's r. H6C
II, 1, 102. as you hope to have r. R3 I, 4, 194.
Misapplied by Dogberry in Ado IV, 2, 59.
Red-faced, having a red face: H5 111, 2, 34.
Red-hipped, having red hips: a r. humble-bee,
Mids. IV, 1, 12.
Red-hot, heated to redness: Tp. IV, 171. John
IV, 1, 61. R3 IV, 1, 61.
Red-lattice, a lattice window painted red, the
customary distinction of an alehouse: your r. phrases,
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
Wiv. II, 2, 28 (= alehouse language), cf. H4B II,
2, 86.
Red-looiied, looking red: r. anger, Wint. 11,2,34.
Redness, red colour: As III, 5, 120.
Red-nose , having a red nose : the r. innkeeper,
H4A IV, 2, 51.
Redouble, to repeat often; to multiply: passion
on passion deeply is — d, Ven. 832. thy blows, doubly
— d, R2 I, 3, 80. on my head my shames — d, H4A
III, 2, 144. they doubly —d strokes upon the foe, Mcb,
1, -, oS.
Redoubted, formidable: assume biii valour's ex-
crement to render them r. Merch, III, 2, 88. Before
names and other designations of persons, =: drear! :
my most r. lord, R2 III, 3, 198. my most r. father, H5
II, 4. 14. r. Burgundy, H6A I!, 1,8. r. Pembroke,
B3 IV, .5, 11.
Redound, to conduce, to turn out, to result: as
all things shall r. unto your good, H6B IV, 9, 47.
Redress, subst. 1) amendment, remedy, deliver-
ance from wrong ■ tell thy grief, that we may give r.
Lucr. ItiO^. r. of injustice, Meas. IV, 4, 10. wring r.
from you. V, 32. good night to your r. 301. things past
r. are with me past care, R2 11,3, 171. for these foolish
officers, I beseech you I may hove r. against them, H4B
II, 1, 118 (satisfaction? or help?), there is no need
of any such r- IV, 1, 97. I take your princely word for
these — es, IV, 2, 66. I j'romised you r. of these same
grievances, 113. not a man comes fur r. of thee, H6C
III, 1, 20 (r. to be made by thee), he writes to heaven
for his r. Tit. IV, 4,' 13. use the wars as thy r. Tim.
V, 4, 51. r. of all these griefs. Caes. I, 3, 118. if the
r. will follow, II, 1, 57. to prick us to r. 124. to have
found a safe r. Lr. I, 4, 225. nor the — es sleep, 229.
2) help, succour, safety: I defy all counsel, all r.,
but that which ends all counsel, true r., death, John III,
4, 23. 24. the proffered means of succour and r. R2
111, 2, 32. no way canst thou turn thee for r. H6A IV,
2, 25. no hope to have r. V, 3, 18. then music with her
silver sound with speedy help doth lend r. Rom. IV, 5,
146. Perhaps also in H4B II, 1, 118.
Redress, vb. to set right, to remedy, to relieve
from: broken glass no cement can r. Piigr. 178. if it
he confessed, it is not — ed, Wiv. I, 1, 107. each article
herein — ed, H4B IV, 1, 170. IV, 2, o'.i. with honour
to r. (wrongs) HOA II, 5, 12C. to r tfi-^ir harms, H(;(.'
V, 4, 2. ivhat you would thus violently r. Cor. Ill, 1,
220. speak, strike, r. Caes. II, 1, 47. that Caesar must
r. Ill, 1, 32. what lean r. Mcb. IV, 3, 9.
Red -rose, (not hyphened in O. Edd.): in a r.
chain, Ven. 110.
Red-tailed, having a red tail: All'.^ IV, 5, 7.
Reduce, 1) to bring back: which to r. into our
former favour, H5 V, 2, 63. that would r. these bloody
days again, R3 V, 5, 36.
2) to bring, to convey : all springs r. their currents
to mine eyes, R3 II, 2, 68.
Reechy, probably = smoky, and hence squalid,
filthy, stinking: Pharaoh's soldiers in the r. painting.
Ado' III, 3, 143. her r. neck. Cor. II, 1, 225. r. kisses,
Hml. Ill, 4, 184.
Reed, the hollow stem of several aquatic plants •
Tp. I, 2, 213. V, 17 {eaves of —s). H4A I, 3, 105.
Ant. II, 7, 13. Cymb. IV, 2, 267. Musical pipes made
of it: speak between the change of man and boy, with
a r. voice. Merch. Ill, 4, 67.
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Re-ediry, to continue and finish bnilding: he did
begin that 2jlace; which since succeeding ages have
— ed, R3 III, 1, 71. this monument Jive hundred years
hath stood, which I have sumptuousl)/ — ed, Tit. 1,361.
Reedy, abounding with reeds: Simois' r. banks,
Lucr. 1437.
Reck, subst. smoke, vapour: the r. of a lime-kiln,
Wiv. HI, 3, 86. r. o' the rotten fens, Cor. Ill, 3, 121.
Reek, vb. to emit vapour, to steam: her face doth
T. and smoke, Ven. 556. the red blood —ed, Lucr.
1377. the breath thatfrom my mistress — s, Sonn. 130,
8. saw sighs r.from you, LLL IV, 3, 140. draw their
honours — ing up to heaven, H5 IV, 3, 101 . how under my
oppression 1 did r. HS II, 4, 208. where he did\ run
— ing o'er the lives of men. Cor. II, 2, 123. sprinkles
in your faces your —ing villany, Tim. Ill, 6, 103 (cf.
\ . 99 : smoke and luke-warm water is your perfection),
whilst your purpled hands do r. and smoke, Caes. Ill,
1, 158. to bathe in —ing wounds, Mcb. I, 2, 39. a
— !"(; post, Lr. II, 4, 30. the violence of action hath
made you r. Cymb. I, 2, 2.
Reeky, smoky, squalid and stinking: with r.
shanks and yellow chapless skulls, Rom. IV, 1, 83 (Ff
reeky). In Ado III, 3, 143 0. Edd. reechy, some M.
Edd. reeky.
Reel, vb. to stagger as one drunk: when from
highmost pitch, with weary car, like feeble age, he (the
sun) —ethfromthe day, Sonn. 7, 10; ci. fleckled dark-
ness like a drunkard — s from forth day's path, Rom.
11, 3, 3. Trinculo is — ing ripe„ Tp. V, .279. it is a
—ing world, R3 III, 2, 38 (v. 37: our tottering state),
wotdd .■shake the press and make 'em r. before 'em., H8
IV, I, 79. I will make my very house r. to-night. Cor.
If, 1, 121. depart — ing with too much drink, Cymb.
V, 4, 164. With an accus.i keeps wassail and the
swaggering up-spring —s, Hml. I, 4, 9. to r. the streets
at noon. Ant. I, 4, 20.
Reels, motions like those of drunken men ; used
in this sense for the rhyme's sake: the third part, then,
is drunk: would it were all, that it might go on wheels.
Drink thou, increase the r. Ant. II, 7, 100.
Rcfel, to refute: how he —edme, and how I re-
plied, Meas. V, 94.
Refer, to direct as to one who is to decide the
question: these weird sisters saluted me and — ed me
to the coming on of time, Mcb. I, 6, 9. Refl., ^ to ap-
peal: I do r. me to the oracle, Wint. Ill, 2, 116. I'll
r. me to all things of sense, 0th. I, 2, 64. And = to
have recourse, to betake one's self to, to claim: only
r. yourself to this advantage, first, thai your stay with
him may not be long, Meas. HI, 1, 255. Euphuism : his
daughter . . . hath — ed herself unto a poor but worthy
gentleman, Cymb. I, 1, 6 (explained by the speaker in
the following words: she's wedded; cf. v. 17 and 18).
Reference, 1) assignment, appointment: / crave
Jit disposition for my wife, due r. of place and exhibi-
tion, 0th. I, 3, 238. to have r. to = to be appointed
and destined for, to belong to : all that lie is hath r.
to your highness. All's V, 3, 29. mxiny things, having
fullr. to one consent, may work contrariously , H5 I,
2, 205.
2) relation, respect: what will you be called? Some-
thing that hath a r. to my state. As I, 3, 129.
3) appeal : moke your full r. freely to my lord, Ant.
V, 2,23.
Rcfigure, to show the figure of, to represent as
in a copy: if ten of thine ten times — d thee, Sonn.
6, 10.
Refined, 1) purified: ,. gold, JohnlV, 2, 11.
souls r. R2 IV, 130 (freed from guilt and redeemed
by Christ).
2) polished: a r. traveller of Spain, LLL 1, 1, 164.
Reflect, 1) to throw back light: two glasses .. .
and now no more r. Ven. 1130.
2) to shine: whether it is that she — s so bright,
Lucr. 376. there were crept, as 'twere in scorn of eyes,
— ing gems, R3 I, 4, 31. whose virtues will r. on Rome
as Titan's rays on earth, Tit. I, 226. Nearly = to
look : he is one to whose kindnesses I am most infinitely
tied. R. upon him accordingly, Cymb. 1,6,25. Trans-
itively: r. / not on thy baseness court-contempt? Wint,
IV, 4, 758.
Reflection, 1) the act of throwing back: Troil.
Ill, 3, 99. Caes. I, 2, 63. 68. Cymb. I, 2, 35.
2) the act of shining; as whence the sun 'gins his
r. shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break, Mcb.
I, 2, 25. she's a good sign, hut I have seen small r. of
her wit, Cymb. I, 2, 33.
Reflex, subst. reflected light (or light, shine in
general ?) : 'tis but the pale r. of Cynthia's brow, Rom.
111,5,20,
Reflex, vb. to let shine, to send, to dai't (as raysi :
may never glorious sun r. his beams upon the country
where you make abode, H6A V, 4, 87.
Reform, vb. 1) to change from worse to better:
they are — ed, civil, full of good, Gent. V, 4, 156. thy
penitent — ed, Wint. I, 2, 239. what you would have
— ed, John IV, 2, 44. as we hear you do r. yourselves,
H4B V, 5, 72.
2) to abolish, to redress, to remedy: takes on him
to r. some certain edicts, H4AIV, 3,78. which are
heresies, and, not — ed, may prove pernicious, H8 V,
3, 19. I hope we have — ed that indifferently with us,
sir. 0, r. it althogether, Hml. HI, 2, 40. 42.
Misapplied for to inform by Dogberry: Ado V,
1, 2C2.
Reformation, 1) amendment of manners and
sentiments: LLL V, 2, 879. H4A I, 2, 237. H5 I, 1,
33. H8 1, 3, 19.
2) redress of abuses: your captain is brave and
vows r. H6B IV, 2, 70. which r. must be sudden too,
H8 V, 3, 20.
Refractory, contumacious: Troil II, 2, 182.
Refrain, to forbear, to abstain: Mcb. II, 3, 122.
Hml. Ill, 4, 165. With /rom: Pilgr. 388. John II, 525.
0th. IV, 1, 99. Transitively: scarce I can r. the exe-
cution of my big-smoln heart, H6C II, 2, 110.
Refresh, to make fresh again, to recreate, to re-
vive: Pilgr. 176. Tp. Ill, 1, 14. IV, 79. Shr. Ill, 1, II.
Wint. IV, 4, 343 (= to amuse, divert'. H5 II, 2, 37.
Caes. IV, 3, 209. Per. V, 1, 257.
Refuge, subst. 1) protection from danger, expe-
dient in distress: R2 II, 2, 135. H6A II, 2, 25. V, 4,
69. Tim. HI, 3, 11. Cor. V, 3, 11.
2) specious excuse, subterfuge: at the least this r.
let me find, Lucr. 1654.
Refuge, vb. to make a specious excuse for, to
palliate: who sitting in the stocks r. their shame, that
many have and others must sit there, R2 V, 5, 26.
Refusal, denial of any thing demanded : Cor. II,
3,267.
Refuse, subst. that which is thrown away as
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worthless and noisome : whence hast thou this becoming
of things ill, that in the very r. of thy deeds there is
such strength and warrantise of skill that in my mind
thy worst all best exceeds? Sonn. 150, 6.
Refuse, vb. 1) to decline to do: — ing her grand
hests, Tp. I, 2, 274. if thou r. and wilt encounter with
my wrath, Wint. II, 3, 137. With an inf.: he —d to
take her figured proffer, Pilgr. 52. Err. Ill, 1, 120.
Mids. I, ], 64. Mereh. I, 2, 100. 101. As V, 4, 13.
H6B 111, 2, 94. Tit. Ill, 1, 22.
2) to decline to grant: if you r. your aid, Cor. V,
1, 33. Per. II, 1, 80.
3) to decline to take, to disdain, to reject: Sonn.
40, 8. Pilgr. 219. Gent. IV, 4, 106. Err. Ill, 2, 186.
Ado III, 1, 90. IV, 2, 65. Mids. II, 2, 133. Merch. I,
2, 25. 28. IV, 1, 338. V, 211. As V, 4, 22. 24. All's
11, 3, 76. Tw. Ill, 4, 229. John I, 127. R2 III, 2, 31.
IV, 15. H6B V, 1, 121. R3 III, 7, 202. 208. H8 II,
4, 82 and 118 (I r. you for my judge). Cor. I, 9, 38.
80. V, 3, 14. Caes. I, 2, 245. 266. HI, 2, 102. Cymb.
I, 2, 28. Per. IV, 2, 53.
4) to disavow, to disown : r. me, hate me , torture
me to death, Ado IV, 1, 186. since you — d the Gre-
cians cause, Troil. IV, 5, 267. deny thy father and r.
thy name, Rom. II, 2, 34. that in wholesome wisdom
he might not but r. you, 0th. UI, 1, 50.
5) to say no to : no disgrace shall fall you for
— ing him at sea. Ant. Ill, 7, 40.
Regal, kingly, royal: the r. throne, R2 IV, 113.
thoughts, 163. dignity, H6A V, 4, 132. jurisdiction,
H6B IV, 7, 29. seat, H6C I, 1, 26. title, HI, 3, 28.
crown, 189. throne, IV, 3, 64. seat, IV, 6, 2. throne,
74. crown, IV, 7, 4. crownets, Troil. Prol. 6.
Regan, second daughter of Lear: Lr.1, 1, 69 etc.
Regard, subst. 1) look: vail your r. upon a lorong-
ed maid, Meas. V, 20. after a demure travel ofr. Tw.
li, 5, 59. quenching my familiar smile with an austere
r. of control, 73. you throw a strange r. upon me, V,
219. I have looked on thousands, who have sped the
better by my r. Wint. 1, 2, 390. lay negligent and loose
r. upon him, Troil. Ill, 3, 41. bites his lip with a po-
litic r. 255. in my r. = in my eyes, see below.
2) view, aspect: the deep-green emerald, in whose
fresh r. weak sights their sickly radiance do amend,
Compl. 213. till we make the main and the aerial blue
an indistinct r. 0th. II, 1, 40.
3) view of the mind, estimation: your worth is
very dear in my r. Mereh. I, 1, 62. sick in the world's
r. H4A IV, 3, 57. virtue is of so little r. H4B 1, 2,
191. slight r., contempt, H5 II, 4, 117. a toy, a thing
of no r. H6A IV, 1, 145. nature, what things there are
most abject in r. and dear in use, Troil. Ill, 3, 128.
and that, in my r., of the unworthiest siege, Hml. IV,
7, 76.
4'' attention bestowed, care, interest: full many a
lady I have eyed with best r. Tp. Ill, 1, 40. a son that
well deserves the honour andr. of such a father, Gent. II,
4, 60. you haveshowed a tender fatherly r. Shr. II, 288.
no attendance? no r. ? no duty? IV, 1, 129. that in r.
of me he shortens four years, R2 I, 3, 216. the king is
full of grace and fair r. H5I, 1,22. your loss is great,
so your r. should he, 116 A IV, 5, 22. 2 offered to awaken
his r.for's private friends. Cor. V, 1, 23. an you begin
to rail on society once, lam sworn not to give r. to you,
Tim. I, 2, 251. things without all remedy should be
without r. Mob. Ill, 2, 12. and in the most exact r.
support the worships of their name, Lr, \, 4, 287 (=
with the greatest care).
5) consideration, deliberation, thought; sad pause
and deep r. beseem the sage, Lucr. 277. which drives
the creeping thief to some r. 306. the mild glance that
sly Ulysses lent showed deep r. 1400. where will doth
mutiny with wifs r. R2 II, 1, 28. our reasons are so
full of good r. Caes. HI, 1, 224. full of r. and honour,
IV, 2, 12 (= wise and honoui-able).
6) consideration, respect, account: enterprises of
great pith with this r. their currents turn awry, Hml.
III, 1, 87. love's not love when it is mingled with — s
that stand aloof from the entire point, Lr. I, 1, 242 (Qq
respects), in r. = in consideration: in r. of causes
now in hand, H5 I, 1, 77. in r. King Henry gives con-
sent, H6A V, 4, 124. in which r ... I must show out
a flag and sign of love, 0th. I, 1, 154. on such — s ^
On such conditions: that it might please you to give
quiet pass through your dominions for this enterprise,
on such — s of safety and allowance as therein are
set down, Hml. II, 2, 79.
Regard, vb. 1) to look on, to observe, to notice :
your niece — s me with an eye 'of favour. Ado V, 4,
22. r. him well, Troil. II, 1, 67. let them r. me as I
do not flatter, and therein behold themselves , Cor. Ill,
1, 67. r. Titiiiius, and tell me what thou notest about
the field, Caes. V, 3, 21. feed andr. him not, Mcb. Ill,
4, 58.
2) to consider: neither — ing that she is my child,
nor fearing me, Gent. HI, ], 70. r. thy danger, 256.
3) to show attention to, to take care of: ere we
go, r. this dying prince, H6A III, 2, 86. let him be — ed
as the most noble corse that ever herald did follow.
Cor. V, 6, 144. see how J — ed Caius Cassius, Caes.
V, 3, 88.
4) to care for, to mind: love's deep groans I never
shall r. Ven. 377. how and which way I may bestow
myself to be — ed in her sun-bright eye, Gent. Ill, 1,
88. the duello he — s not, LLL I, 2, 185. H4A I, 2,
97. 100. Ill, 2, 76. H6A I, 3, 60. H6B III, 1, 18.
IV, 2, 11. H6C I, 1, 189. H8 III, 2, 11. Tit. V, 2,
130. Cymb. 11,3,98.
Regardaiice, in Non-regardance, q. v.
Regardf nlly, respectfully : whom the world voiced
so >•. Tim, IV, 3,81.
Regenerate, born anew: whose youthful spirit,
in me r. R2 I, 3, 70.
Regent, 1) governor, ruler: r. of love -rhymes,
LLL III, 183. wert thou r. of the world, R2 II, 1, 109.
here is the r. of Mytilene, Per. V, 1, 188. V, .2, 8.
2) one invested with vicarious royalty: H6AI, 1,
84. II, 1, 8. IV, 1, 163. IV, 6, 2. V, 3, 1. V, 4, 94.
H6B I, 1, 66. 197. I, 3, 109. 164. 209. Ill, 1, 290.
294. 305.
Regentship, vicarious royalty: H6B I, 3, 107.
Regiment, 1) rule, sway: gives his potent r. to
a trull, Ant. HI, 6, 95.
2) a certain body of soldiers: All's II, 1, 42. IV,
1, 76. John II, 296. R3 V, 3, 29. 37. 60. 103.
Region , tract of land or space, country , parts :
'twixt which — s there is som£ space, Tp. II, 1, 256.
she is a r. in Guiana, Wiv. I, 3, 76. to reside in thrill-
ing r. of thick-ribbed ice, Meas. Ill, 1, 123. every r.
near seemed all one mutual cry, Mids. IV, 1, 121. to
other — s Frunze is a stable, All's II, 3, 300. as he
had lost some province and a r. loved as he loves him-
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self^ Wint. I, 2, 369. to the English court assemble
now from every r. H4B IV, 5, 123. the — 5 of Artois^
Wallon and Picardy, H6A II, 1, 9. out of the power-
ful — $ under earth, V, 3, 1 1 . all the — s do smilingly
revolt, Cor. IV, 6, 102. when you come to Pluto's r.
Tit. IV, 3, 13. keep the hills and upper — s, Caes. V,
1, 3. to seek through the — s of the earth for one his
like, Cymb. I, 1, 20. y -ravished the — s round, Per.
Ill Prol. 35. from r. (0 r. IV, 4, 4.
Applied to the upper air: the r. cloud hath mashed
him from me now, Sonu. 33, 12; cf. fatted all the r.
kites, Hml. II, 2, 607. her eyes in heaven would through
the airy r. stream so bright, Rom. II, 2, 21. the dread-
ful thunder doth rend the r. Hml. II, 2, 509.
Used of parts of the body : made to tremble the r.
of my breast, H8 II, 4, 184. though the fork invade
the r. of my heart, Lr. I, 1, 147. scorns that dwell in
every r. of his face, 0th. IV, 1, 84.
= place, rank: he is of too high a r. Wiv. Ill, 2,
75. you petty spirits of r. low, Cymb. V, 4, 93.
Register, subst. account regularly kept, record:
0 night, dim r. and notary of shame, Lucr. 765. thy
(time's) — s and thee I both defy, Sonn. 123, 9. r. of
lies, Compl. 52. as you hear them (my follies) unfold-
ed, turn another (eye) into the r. of your own, Wiv. II,
2, 194. let the world rank me in r. a master -leaver,
Ant. IV, 9, 21.
Register, vb. to record: what's new to speak,
what new to r. Sonn. 108, 3. let fame live — ed upon
our brazen tombs, LLL I, 1, 2'. but say it were not — ed,
R3 III, 1, 75. those many — ed in promise, Troil. Ill,
3, 15. your jyains are — ed where every day I turn the
leaf to read them, Mob. 1, 3, 151.
Regrect, subst. greeting: /rom lohom he bringeth
sensible — s, to ivit, besides commends and courteous
breath, gifts of rich value, Merch. II, 9, 89. shall these
hands, so lately purged of blood, so newly joined in love,
unyoke this seizure and this kind r.f John III, 1, 241.
Regrcet, vb. 1) to greet again, to resalute: shall
not r. our fair dominions, R2 I, 3, 142.
2) to greet, to address, to meet: as at English
feasts, so I r. the daintiest last, R- I, 3, 67. nor never
write, ?., nor reconcile ..., 186.
Regress, passage back; thou shall have egress
and r. Wiv. II, 1, 226 (the Ijost's speech).
Reguerdon, subst. reward: in 1. of that duty
done, H6A 111, 1, 170.
Reguerdon, vb. to reward; — ed with so much as
thanks, H6A III, 4, 23.
Regular, conformable to laws and rules: offend
the stream of r. justice, Tim. V, 4, 61.
Rehearsal, 1) narration, recital: I'll requite
it with sweet r. of my morning's dream, H6B 1, 2, 24.
2) recital of a piece previous to public exhibition ;
Mids. Ill, 1,3.
Rehearse, 1) to recite, to tell, to mention: who
heaven itself for ornament doth use and every fair with
his fair doth r. Sonn. 21, 4. too excellent for every
vulg ar paper to r. 38, 4. do not so much as my poor
nam er. 71, 11. tongues to he your being shall r. 81, 11.
r. that once more, Gent. Ill, 1, 366. that which now
torments me to r. IV, 1, 26. r. your song by rote, Mids.
V, 404. thou hast incurred the danger formerly by me
— d, Merch. IV, 1, 362. those defects I have before
— d, Shr. I, 2, 124. like an old tale which will have
matter to r. Wint. V, 2, 67. p/iiy may move thee 'par-
don' to r. R2 V, 3, 12s (= to pronounce; for the sake
of the rhyme), verbatim to r. the method of my pen,
H6A 111, 1, 13.
2) to recite previously to public exhibition: Mids.
1, 2, 105. 110. Ill, 1, 75. Ill, 2, 11. V, 68.
Reign, subst. 1) exercise of royal authority , so-
vereignty; Wint. V, 2, 61. John lli, 4, 152. H4A V,
4, 66. H4B IV, 5, 198. H5 1, 1, 2. H6B IV, 6, 5. IV,
9, 49. H6C V, 2, 27. R3 111, 7, 170. Per. II, I, 108.
during whose r. H6A II, 5, 67. in the 7. of Boling-
broke, H6B II, 2, 39. Used of any dominion: thus
have I politicly begun my r. Shr. IV, 1, 191. Timon
hath done his r. Tim. V, 1, 226 (rhyming).
2) prevalence, exercise of power: all the faults
which in thy ( night's ) r. are made, Lucr. 804. grim
care's r. 1451. each (viz day and night) though ene-
mies to either's r. Sonn. 28, 5.
Reign, vb. 1) to have royal power, to be king;
Tp. Ill, 3, 24. John III, 1, 157. R2 IV, 164. H6A I,
2, 31. II, 5, 23. 83. H6B 11, 2, 20. 32. 56. IV, 2, 138
(over). 167. H6C I, 1, 53. U6. 171. 173. 200. 234.
1,2, 15. 17. R3 I, 1, 161. II, 3, 10. Ill, 7, 215. H8
II, 4, 49. Mcb. IV, 1, 103. IV, 3, 66. Hml. Ill, 2,
294. Per. II, 4, 38, V, 3, 82.
2) to be predominant, to prevail: where love — s,
Ven, 649. Sonn. 31, 3. though in my nature — ed all
frailties, 109, 9. he did in the general bosom r. Compl.
127. 196. what folly — sinus, Gent. I, 2, 15. a fever
she —s in my blood, LLL IV, 3, 96. happy star r.
now, Wint. I, 2,363. II, 1, 105. the freshest things now
— ing, IV, 1, 13. the red blood — s in the winter's pale,
IV, 3, 4. civil tumult —s, John IV, 2, 247. let one
spirit oj the first-born Cain r. in all bosoms, H4B I,
1, 158. honour's thought — s solely in the breast of
every man, H5 II Chor. 4. that such bloody strife
should r. among professors of one faith, H6A V, 1, 14.
discomfit — i in the hearts, H6B V, 2, 87. the spavin
or springhalt — ed among 'em, H8 I, 3, 13. twenty of
the dog-days now r. in his nose, V, 4, 43. there golden
sleep doth r. Rom. II, 3, 38. a house where the infec-
tious pestilence did r. V, 2, 10. in his royalty of na-
ture — s that which would be feared, Mcb. Ill, 1, 51.
our Jovial star — ed at his birth, Cymb. V, 4, 105.
till Lucina —ed. Per. I, 1, 8. to r. in = a) to be
master of; Fortune — s in gifts of the world, not in
the lineaments of nature, As I, 2, 43. blest pray you
be, that after this strange starting from your orbs you
may r. in them now, Cymb. V, 5, 372. I'll show you
those in troubles r. Per. II Prol. 7. b) to exult in, to
be made happy by: all men are bad, and in their bad-
ness r. Sonn. 121, 14. — s in galled eyes of weeping
souls, R3 IV, 4, 53.
Reignier (0. Edd. Reignier, Reignard, Reynard,
7?eynoM)duke,of Anjou and titular king of Naples:
H6A I, 1, 94. I, 2, 61. 65. IV, 4, 27. V, 3, 131. 148.
163.169. V, 4, 78. V, 5, 47. H6B I, 1, 47. 111.
H6C V, 7, 38.
Rein, subst. bridle: Ven. 31. 264. 392. H5 ill,
3, 22. to give the r. = to leave without restraint: Tp.
IV, 1, 52. Meas. II, 4, 160. LLL V, 2, 663. Cor. II,
1, 33. giving -- s and spurs to my free speech, R2 I,
I, 55. to take the r. = to go on without restraint:
Wint. II, 3, 51. where every horse bears his command-
ing r. and may direct his cou7-se as please himself, R3
II, 2, 128 (as please Aimsc^/^ relating to both verbs).
bears his head in such a r. Troil. I, 3, 189 (= bridles
R
955
np). the hard r. which both of them have borne against
the old kind king, Li. Ill, 1, 28.
Rein, vb. to govern by a bridle, to restrain : Luer.
706. LLLV, 2, 662. Merch. Ill, 2, 113 (O. Edd.
rain). With from: spur them to ruthful work, r. them
from ruth, Troil. V, 3, 48. With to: r. his proud head
to the saddle-how, Ven. 14. he cannot be — ed again
to temperance. Cor. Ill, 3, 28.
Intr. = to be governed by the bridle : he will bear
you easily and — s well, Tw. Ill, 4, 368.
Reinforce, to strengthen with additional troops,
to come-in for rescue; absol. : betimes let's i. orjiy,
Cymb. V, 2, 18. Trans. : the French have — d their
scattered men, H5 IV, 6, 36.
Reinforcement, fresh assistance: haste we to r.
Troil. V, 5, 16. with a sudden i. struck Corioli like
a planet. Cor. 11, 2, 117.
Reins, the kidneys: Wiv. Ill, 5, 24.
Reiterate, to repeat: you never spoke what did
become you less than this, which to r. were sin, Wint.
1, 2, 2S3.
Reject, to refuse with contempt: woo thyself, be
of thyself — ed, Ven. 159. you will r. her, LLL V,
2, 438. ^
Rejoice, 1) intr. to be joyful, to exult: Ven. 977.
Tp. V, 206. Err. V, 413. John II, 312. H5 HI, 6, ii.
Caes. I, 1, 37. With at: Wiv. V, 3, 8. Ado V, 4, 45.
LLL V, 2, 761. H4B IV, 4, 109. H5 11, 2, 161. Ill,
6, 56. Caes. Ill, 2, 27. With in: Gent. Ill, 1, 394.
As 1, 2, 17. E3 IV, 2, 6. Cor. 1, 3, 3. Eom. I, 2, 106.
IV, 5, 47, Tim, V, 1, 195. Caes. I, 1, 35. With an
inf.: Tp. V, 39. Meas. Ill, 2, 249. H6B 11, 4, 32.
With a subordinate clause: Wint. V, 1, 30. Cor. V,
6, 139, The gerund substantively: to add a more — ing
to the prime, Lucr. 332. my — ing at nothing can be
more, Tp. Ill, 1, 93. piece the —ing, Wint. V, 2, 117.
the dues of — ing, Mcb. 1. 5, 13. —ing fires, Cymb.
HI, 1, 32.
2) tr. a) to make joyful, to gladden: it — th my
intellect, LLL V, 1, 63. il — s me. All's IV, 5, 89.
b) to be joyful at: which I in su^erance heartily
will r. H5 II, 2, 159. ne'er mother — d deliverance
more. Cymb. V, 5, 370.
Rejoicing, subst. see Rejoice.
Rejoicingly, with joy or exultation: she hath
despised me r., and I'll be merry in my revenge, Cymb,
111, 5, 149,
Rejoindore, the act of joining again: beguiles
our lips of all r. Troil, IV, 4, 38 (i. e, kisses).
Rejourn, to adjourn, to put off: and then r. the
controversy to a second day of audience, Cor. 11,1,79,
Relapse, subst. (relapse and relapse), 1) a fall-
ing back into a disease: Vet. Ill, 2, 110.
2) a springing back, rebounding: killing in r. of
mortality. Ho IV, 3, 107 (^ by a rebound of death
or deadliness).
Relate, 1) tr. to tell, to narrate, to report: Meas.
V, 26. LLL I. 1, 172, H6C IV, 1, 88. H8 1, 2, 8. 129.
Mcb. IV, 3, 205. V, 4, 19. 0th. V, 2, 341. 371. Per.
1, 4, 2. HI Prol. 55.
2) intr. to have reference: this challenge — s in
purpose only to Achilles, Troil, 1, 3, 323.
Relation, 1) account, report: Tp, V, 164, Wint.
V, 2, 2, 92. V, 3, 130, Troil, 111, 3, 201, Mcb, IV,
3, 173. Cymb, 11, 4, 86, Per, V, 1, 124,
2) reference, connexion: the intent and purpose of
the law hath full r. to the penalty, Merch. IV. 1, 248
(= has full bearing on the p.). augures and understood
— s have by maqot-pies and choughs and rooks brought
forth the secret' st man of blood, Mcb. Ill, 4. 124 (inci-
dents which were perceived to have reference to the
question).
Relative, having reference to, and bearing on,
the question; to the piu-pose, conclusive: I'll have
grounds more r. than this, Hml. II, 2, 633,
Release, subst, dismission from confinement:
they cannot budge till your r. Tp, V. 1 1 ( the later Ff
till you r.).
Release, vb. 1 ) to set free from confinement,
obligation, or servitude: and from her twining arms
doth urge — ing, Ven. 256. the charter of thy worth
gives thee — ing, Sonn. 87, 3. r. them, Tp. V, 30. r.
me from my bands, Epil. 9. he hath — d him from the
world, Meas. IV, 3, 119, he would not r. my brother,
V, 99, I will her charmed eye r. from monster's vitir,
Mids. Ill, 2, 376. I will r. the fairy queen, IV, 1, 75.
by what means got'st thou to be — d? H6A I, 4. 23.
'tis but reason that I be — d from giving aid, H6CIII,
3, 147.
2) to quit, to let go, to remit, to give up: wi(h
mine own breath r. all duty's rites, R2 IV. 210 (Ff r,
all duteous oaths), thai the duchy of Anjou shall be
— d and delivered to the king her father, H6B 1, 1. 51.
Relent, 1) to soften, to grow less hard, in a
physical sense: stone at rain — eth, Ven, 200 (cf, un-
relenting in Tit. II, 3, 141). he, a marble to her tears,
is loashed with them, but — s not, Meas. HI, 1, 239.
2} to give way, to yield, to comply: you will not
do it, you'? I do r. Wiv. II, 2, 31, r,, sweet Hermia.
Mids, 1, 1, 91, can you behold my (the king's) sighs
and tears and will not once r.f HBA III, 1, 10$. 132.
will ye r. and yield to mercy? H6B IV, 8, 11, Esjje-
cially = to become tender and compassionate: Meas.
II. 2, 3. 124. Merch. III. 3, 15, H6A III, 3, 59, H6B
IV, 4, 17, IV, 7, 124. Eo 1, 4. 263. 264, 265, Tit.
11,3,165. IV, 1,124. — ing, adjectively, '^ too easily
moved, kind to weakness: do not steep thy heart in
such — ing dew of lamentations , Luer. 1829. as the
mournful crocodile with sorrow snares — ing passen-
gers, H6B III, 1, 227. —ing fool, R3 IV, 4, 431.
Beliauce, trust, confidence: my — s onhisfract-
ed dates have smit my credit, Tim, II, 1, 22.
Relics, see Reliques.
Relief, 1) alleviation of pain or distress, remedy,
comfort: within this limit is r. enough, Ven, 235. the
offender's sorrow lends but weak r. to him thai bears
the strong offence's cross, Sonn. 34, 11. / will give
him some r. Tp. II, 2, 70. wherever sorrow is, i. would
be. As 111, 5, 86. it (thy grief) shall be eased, if
France can yield r. H6C 111, 3, 20. my r. must be to
loathe her, 0th. Ill, 3, 267.
2) assistance, support: how true a gentleman you
send r. Merch. III. 4, 6, in the r. of this oppressed
child, John 11, 245, to r. of lazars and weak age, H5
I, 1, 15, away, for your r.I H6B V, 2, 88 ^^ to save
yourselves), to beg r. among Home's enemies. Tit, V.
3, 106, immediate are my needs, and my r. must not
be tossed and turned to me in words, Tim. II. 1, 25,
my means for thy r. Cymb, 11, 5, 115,
3) release of a sentinel from duty : for this r. much
thanks, Hml. I, 1, 8.
Relier, one too confident: to thee, to thee my
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heaved -up hands appeal, not to seducing lust, thy
rash r. Lucr. 639 (i. e. lust which confides too rashly
in tliy present disposition and does not foresee its
necessary change).
Relieve, 1) to help in distress, to free from want,
pain, grief, or danger: he (the sun) cheers the morn
and all the loorld — th, Ven. 484. misery . . . never — d
by any, 708. stooping to r, hint, Tp. II, 1, 121. will
not give a doit to r. a lame beggar, II, 2, 33. — d by
prayer, Epil. 16. Err. II, 1, 39. As II, 4, 77. All's
V, 3, 86. Tw. II, 4, 4. Ill, 4, 395. John V, 7, 45.
Cor. I, 1, 17. 19. Tit. V, 3, 181. Tim. IV, 3, 536.
Hml. IV, 3, 10. Lr. I, 1, 121. Lr. Ill, 3, 16. 20. Ant.
V, 2, 41. Cymb. Ill, 6, 8. V, 5, 400. Per. I, 2, 99.
HI, 3, 22. V, 2, 4. With of: to r. them of their heavy
load, Per. 1, 4, 91.
2) to release from duty; applied to troops: placed
behind with purpose to r. and follow them, H6A I, 1,
133. To sentinels: H6A II, 1, 70. Hml. I, 1, 17. Ant.
IV, 9, 1.
Religion, 1) the sense of any holy obligation;
duty and awe paid to things held sacred; conscience:
heep your promise. With no less r. than if thou wert
indeed my Hosalind, As IV, 1, 201. when the devout
r. of mine eye maintains suck falsehood, Rom. I, 2, 93.
piety and fear , /. to the gods, Tim. IV, 1, 16. your
command, which my love makes r. to obey. Ant. V, 2,
199. / see you have some i. in you, that you fear,
Cymb. 1, 4, 149.
2) the form and practice of divine faith and
worship: Compl. 250. Meas. I, 2, 24. LLL IV, 3,
363. Merch. Ill, 2, 77. All's I, 3, 57. John III, 1,
279. 280. H4B I, 1, 201. H6A I, 1, 41. I, 3, 65.
Tim. Ill, 2, 83. IV, 3, 34. Hml. Ill, 4, 47.
Religious, 1) devoted to any holy obligation,
conscientious: how many a holy and obsequious tear
hath dear r. love stolen from mine eye, Sonn. 31, 6.
r. love put out religion s eye, Compl. 250. as thou lovest
her, thy love's to me r. ; else, does err. All's II, 3, 190.
a coward, a most devout coward, r. in it, Tw. Ill, 4,
424. with all r. strength of sacred vows, John III, 1,
229. with thy r. truth and modesty, H8 IV, |2, 74.
most holy and r. fear it is, Hml. Ill, 3, 8.
2) belonging to the form and practice of divine
faith and worship: in some r. house, B.2 V, 1, 23. r.
canons, Tim. IV, 3, 60.
3) godly, pious: Ado IV, 1, 244. As III, 2, 362.
V, 4, 166. 187. All's I, 3, 211. H5 II, 2, 130. H6A
1, 1, 40. Ill, 1, 54. R3 III, 7, 92. H8 V, 1, 28. V, 3,
116. Tit. V, 1, 74.
Religiously, 1) with respect to any holy obli-
gation, conscientiously: being no further enemy to you
than the constraint of hospitable zeal in the relief of
this oppressed child r. provokes, John II, 246. our
souls r. confirm thy words, IV, 3, 73. justly and r. un-
fold, H5 I, 2, 10.
2) according to the precepts of divine law: you
have done this in the fear of God, very r. LLL IV, 2,
153. a nun of winter s sisterhood kisses not more r.
As HI, 4, 18. do in his (the pope's) name r. demand,
John III, ], 140. r. they ask a sacrifice, Tit. I, 124.
ReliiKiuisli, to give up, to despair of: to be — ed
of the artists, All's II, 3, 10.
Rcli<|u<-s. 1) remnants: the fragments , scraps,
the bits and greasy r. of her o'er eaten faith, Troil. V,
2, 159.
2) things which keep alive the memory of per-
sons gone or times past: now he's gone, and my idola-
trous fancy must sanctify his r. All's I, 1, 109. the
nature of his great offence is dead , and deeper than
oblivion we do bury the incensing r. of it, V, 3, 25.
shall ive go see the r. of this town? Tw. Ill, 3, 19 (^
monuments), press for tinctures, stains, ,. and cogni-
zance, Caes. II, 2, 89.
Relish, subst. 1) a pleasing taste: what r. is in
this? Tw. IV, 1, 64. the imaginary r. is so sweet, Troil.
Ill, 2, 20. some crab-trees that will not be grafted to
your r. Cor. II, 1, 206 (0. Edd. rallish).
2) an admixture just perceptible, a tincture : some
smack of age, some r. of the saltness of time , H4B I,
2, 111. the king -becoming graces ... / have no r. of
them, Mcb. IV, 3, 95. some act that has no r. of sal-
vation in it, Hml. Ill, 3, 92.
3) quality, sort: his fears ...be of the some r. as
ours are, H5 IV, 1, 114.
Relish, vb. 1) intr. a) to have a pleasing taste:
it would not have — ed among my other discredits,
Wint. V, 2, 132.
b) with of, = to have a taste or flavour: virtue
cannot so inoculate our old stock but we shall r. of it,
Hml. Ill, 1, 120. let what is here contained r. of love,
Cymb. HI, 2, 30. my thoughts, that never — ed of a
base descent, Per. II, 5, 60.
2) trans, a) to taste, and hence to feel, to perceive : •
one of their kind, that r. alias sharply, Tp. V, 23. take
a taste of my finding him , and r. it with good obser-
vance. As III, 2, 247. which if you ... cannot or will
not r. a truth like us, Wint. II, 1, 167.
b) to like, to be pleased with : r. your nimble notes
to pleasing ears, Liicr. 1126 (^ tune your merry songs
where people like to hear them. The earlier Qqralish).
to r. a love-song, Gent. II, 1, 20. / do not r. well their
loud applause, Meas. I, 1, 70. I, 2, 16. Troil. I, 3, 388.
Lr. 1, 2, 51. 0th. II, 1, 166.
Relive, to live again: how this dead que€n — s,
Per. V, 3, 64.
Beliver, to give back : and r. our authorities there,
Meas. IV, 4, 6 (the later Ff deliver, M. Edd. redeliver).
Relume, to rekindle, to light again: that Pro-
methean heat that can thy light r. 0th. V, 2, 13 (Ql
return, Q2.3 relumine).
Bely, with on, = to lean, to rest on, to depend
on: as one — itig on your lordship's will, and not de-
pending on his friendly wish, Gent. I, 3, 61. if thou
hast (wit or impudence), r. upon it till my tale be
heard, and hold no longer out, Mea«. V, 370. for I,
thy resolved patient, on thee still i. All's II, 1, 207.
hade me r. on him as on my father, R3 II, 2, 25. he
doth r. on none (excuse) 'Troil. II, 3, 173. that de-
struction which 1 'II guard them from , if thereon (my
good purposes) you r. Ant. V, 2, 133.
Remain, subst. 1) stay: let's fetch him off, or
make r. alike, Cor. I, 4, 63 (cf. Here-remain). 2) that
which is left to be done: all the r. is 'Welcome',
Cymb. Ill, 1, 87.
Plur. — s = that which is left: of five and twenty
valiant sons behold the poor — s, alive and dead, Tit.
I, 81. poor — s of friends, Caes. V, 5, 1.
Remain, vb. 1) to stay behind after others have
withdrawn: if what parts can so r. Phoen. 48 (and
consequently continue to be together), trouble being
gone, comfort should r. Ado 1, 1, 101. the ladies follow
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her and hut one visor — s, II, 1, 164. I r. a pinched
thing, Wint. II, 1, 51. if she r., whom they have ra-
vished must by me be slain, Per. IV, 1, 102. Hence =
to be left as a trace: the scar that will despite of cure
r. Lucr. 732. those blots that do with me r. Sonn. 36,
3. scratch thee but with a pin, and there - s some scar
of it, As III, 0, 21. cl. proofs new-bleeding, lohich — ed
tjie foil of this false jewel , Compl. 153. I hope it — s
not unkindly with your lordship, that I returned you an
empty messenger, Tim. Ill, 6, 39.
2) to be left out of a greater number or quantity:
what face — s alive that's worth the viewing? Ven.
1076. ofivhat she was no semblance did r. Lucr. 1453.
there — s unpaid a hundred thousand more, LLLll,134.
where now — s a sweet reversion, I'I4A IV, 1, 53. for
me nothing —s, H6A I, 1, 174. I, 2, 15. H6C V, 6,
66. Cor. IV, 5, 79. Rom. II, 4, 67. Tim. II, 2, 156.
IV, 2, 2. 0th. II, 3, 264. = to be left to be done:
then no more — s, Meas. I, 1, 7. nothing — s but that
I kindle the boy thither, As I, 1, 179. nought —s but
so, Shr. I, 1, 166. R2 IV, 222. H4A V, 5, 34. H6C
IV, 3, 60. IV, 7, 7. Cor. II, 2, 42. 138. Tit. I, 146
(—eth nought). Mob. V, 6, 5. Hml. II, 2, 104. Ill, 4,
179. 0th. V, 2, 368. — s that you anon do meet the
senate, Cor II, 3, 147. and now — s that we find out
the cause, Hml. II, 2, 100.
= to be reserved; /or thee — s a heavier doom, R2
1,3, 148. to thee and thine r. this ample third, Lr.I,l,82.
3) to rest or abide in a place, not to go away, not
to remo^e: the cry — eth in one place, Ven. 885. his
hand, that yet —supon her breast, Lucr. 463. a doioer
—ing in the coffer of her friends, Meas. 1, 2, 155.
where would you had — ed until this time , Err. IV, 4,
69. Mids. Ill, 1, 156. Ill, 2, 83. 173. All's IV, 2,58.
IV, 5, 52. 91. Tw. IV, 2, 61. Wint. IV, 4, 853. H5
III, 3, 52. Ill, 5, 66. Cor. Ill, 1, 87. 88. HI, 3, 124.
Hml. I, 2, 115. Ill, 3, 97. Ant. I, 3, 44. 104. Cymb.
IV, 2, 1. cf. Ant. II, 6, 29. Cymb. I, 1, 117.
4) to stay, to be in a place : by praising him here
who doth hence r. Sonn. 39, 14. while here you do r.
Mids. V, 152. from where you do , . let paper show,
R2 I, 3, 250. where Warwick now —s, H6C IV, 8,
59. where she — s now sick, H8 IV, 1, 35. there to r.
till the king's further pleasure be known unto us, V, 3,
90. - ing now in Gallia, Cymb. Ill, 7, 12. I nothing
know where she — s, IV, 3, 14.
Hence = to dwell: in men r. cave-keeping evils,
Luqr. 1249. one knight loves both, and both in thee r.
Pilgr. 116. / see inconstancy more in women than in
men r. 262. if you r. upon this island, Tp. I, 2, 423.
where — s he? As III, 2, 235. by his authority he — s
here. All's IV, 5, 69. in this country, where we now r.
H6C 111, 1, 75. that only like a gulf it .did r. i' the
midst o' the body. Cor. 1, 1, 101. r. in it (my father's
house) Ant. II, 6, 29. r. thou (a ring) here, while sense
can keep it on, Cymb. I, 1, 117.
And even simply = to be: but there - sa scruple
in that too, H6A V, 3, 93. wouldst thou r. a beast with
the beasts? Tim. IV, 3, 326. r. assured, V, 1, 100.
cf. Lucr. 529.
5) to last, not to perish, not to cease : both (night
and morrow) she thinks too long with hei ing, Lucr.
1572. and this with thee — s, Sonn. 74, 14. ivhich
shall above that idle rank r. beyond all date, 122, 3.
aye —ing lamps, Per. Ill, 1, 63. = to be preserved,
not to be killed: if Cassia do r. 0th. V, 1, 18.
6) to continue in a state or quality: doth always
fresh r. Ven. 801. thy husband shall r. the scornful
mark of every eye, Lucr. 519. a little harm done to a
great good end for lawful policy — s enacted, 529 (=
is always), to have their unseen sin r. untold, 753.
some of her blood still pure and red — ed, 1742. to
dwell with him in thoughts, or to r. in personal duty,
Compl. 129. imprisoned thou didst painfully r. Tp. I,
2, 278. this mystery — ed undiscovered, Wint. V, 2,
130. / do r. as neuter, R2 II, 3, 159. there (on the
gates of York) it (York's head) doth r. H6C II, 1, 66
(= is still), thou shah still r. the'duke of York, V, 1,
28. HS V, 3, IS]. Cor. II, 3, 191. Ill, 1, 202. IV, 1,
51. V, 3, 1*7. V, 6, 17. Caes, 1, 3, 18. Ill, 1, 73.
Mcb. Ill, 2, 15. Lr. I, 1, 160. II, 1, 59. V, 1, 59.
Ant. II, 2, 15. V, 2, 189. 205. Cymb. I, 1, 175. I, 4,
173. II, 4, 3. Ill, 2, 47. IV, 4, 42. Per. Ill, 3, 29. let
her T. = let her alone: Cymb. II, 3, 17 (German:
lass sie bleiben).
Remainder, 1) that which is left, the rest: abide
all three distracted, and the r. mourning over them, Tp.
V, 13 (^ the others). / would repent out the r. of
nature. All's IV, 3, 272. my sovereign liege was in my
debt upon r. of a dear account, R2 I, 1, 130. as much
as one sound cudgel of four foot — you see the poor r.
— could distribute, 1-18 V, 4, 20. the r. of our hateful
days. Tit. Ill, 1, 132. the poor r. of Andronici, V, 3,
131. some slender ort of his r. Tim. IV, 3, 401 (of the
rest of his fortune), thus it remains, and the r. thus,
Hml. II, 2, 104. and the r. to be such men, Lr. I, 4,
271 (Ff — s). the gods protect you and bless the good
— s of the court, Cymb. I, 1, 129 (viz the court which
now gets rid of my 'unworthiness').
Adjectively: as dry as the r. biscuit after a voyage.
As 11, 7, 39. the r. viands we do not throw in unrespec-
tive sieve, because we now are full, Troil. II, 2, 70.
2) an eventual inheritance or possession : cut the
entail from all — s. All's IV, 3, 313.
Remains, subst. see Remain subst.
Remarkalile, worthy of note, conspicuous, dis-
tinguished ; there is nothing left r. beneath the visiting
moon. Ant. IV, 15, 67. more r. in single oppositions,
Cymb. IV, 1, 14.
Remarked, the same: you speak of two the most
r. i' the kingdom, H8 V, ], 33.
Remediate, remedial, medicinal : be aidant and
r. in the good man s distress, Lr. IV, 4, 17.
Remedy, subst. 1) a medicine, physic: Sonn.
154, 11. Mids. Ill, 2, 452. As 111, 2, 386. All's I, 3,
234. Wint. Ill, 2, 154. H4B I, 2, 264. Troil. I, 3,
141. Rom. II, 3, 51. you set up your rest 'gainst r.
All's II, 1, 138 (=: against being cured).
2) a cure for any evil, help, redress ; the r. indeed
to do me good is to let forth my foul defiled blood, Lucr.
1028. for this sin there is no r. Sonn. 62, 3. Meas. II,
2, 75. Ill, 1, 204. Ado I, 1, 321. 1, 3, 9. Mids. Ill,
2, 109. As I, 1, 26. V, 2, 40. Shr. Ind. I, 11. II, 212.
All's I, 1, 231. V, 3, 164 {without your r. = without
your help). R2 III, 3, 203 (tears show their love, but
want their - es, = do not avail). H6A V, 3, 135. H8
II, 4, 201. V, 1, 151 (render). Cor. IV, 6, 2 (his —es
are tame; i. e. his means of redress). Tit. IV, 3, 30.
Rom. Ill, 5, 241. IV, 1, 67. 76 (give). Mcb. Ill, 2, 11.
Hml. II, 2, 18. Lr. I, 4, 268. II, 2, 177 (give). 0th.
1,3,202. Cymb. I, 6,97. 98. (Aere's no r. = it cannot
be helped: Wiv. I, 3, 36. Meas. 11, 1, 295. 299. Ill,
958
R
I, 61. 62. Ill, 2, 1. All's IV, 3, 337. Tw. Ill, 4, 325.
John IV, 1, 91. H6A II, 2, 57. Cor. Ill, 2, 26. Oth.
1,1,35. nor.: Wiv. II, 2, 127. Meas. II, 2, 48. Mids.
V, 210. Wint. IV, 4, 670. V, 1, 77. Troil. IV, 4, 57.
Cymb. Ill, 4, 165. where is no r. Gent. II, 2, 2. here
is no r. Wiv. V, 5, 244. what r. ? == what is to be
done? Wiv. V, 5, 250. Tw. I, 5, 56. H6A V, 3, 132.
Remedy, vb. to redress, to repair: mi/ own fault,
which death or absence soon shall r. Mids. Ill, 2, 244.
Rome shall r. this, H6A III, 1, 51. things that are not
to he — ed, III, 3, 4. / will r. this gear ere long, H6B
III, 1, 91. not a man shall pass his quarter, or offend
the stream of regular justice, but shall be —ed to your
public laws at heaviest answer, Tim, V, 4, 62 (= it
shall be redressed according to your laws. M. Erld.
rendered).
Remember, 1) to bear in mind, to call to mind,
to recollect: Sonn. 3, 13. 71,5. 74,12. Tp. I, 2, 38.
51. 133. 11,1,270. 111,1,49. 111,3,68. V,255. Gent.
IV, 4, 37. 103. Wiv. 1, 1, 174. 1, 4, 29. Meas. I, 1,
14. V, 330. Err. V, 291. Ado II, 3, 141. Ill, 3, 135.
LLL I, 1, 258. IV, 1, 98. IV, 3, 96. Mids. II, 1, 154.
Merch. I, 2, 123. As I, 1, 1. II, 4, 34. Ill, 2, 188. V,
4, 26. Wint. IV, 1, 21. V, 1, 6. 67. H4B IV, 1, 112.
H6B II, 1, 86. IV, 1, 59. H6C I, 1, 93. H8 IV, 2, 151.
Caes. IV, 3, 18. Cymb. V, 5, 149 etc. With a double
accus. : I r. him worthy of thy praise, Merch. I, 2, 132.
cf. — ed tolling u, departing friend, H4B I, 1, 103.
Followed by since: thou — est since once I sat, Mids.
II, 1, 148. r. since you owed no more to time, Wint. V,
1, 219. do you r. since we lay all night in the windmill,
H4B 111, 2, 206.
Intr. with of: I r. of such a time, H8 1, 2, 190.
Ir. me = 1 remember: Tw. V, 286. H4A II, 4,
468. E3 IV, 2, 98 (Qq asir). I have —ed me, thou's
hear our counsel, Eom. 1, 3, 9 (= on second thoughts).
2) to think of; to consider: thy sweet love — ed
such wealth brings, Sonn. 29, 13. to keep an adjunct
to r. thee, 122, 13. /. whom thou hast aboard, Tp. I,
1, 20. r, I have done thee worthy service, i, 2, 147.
r. first to possess his books. III, 2, 99. / r. the story,
III, 2, 156. I will forget that .Julia is alive, — ing that
my love to her is dead, Gent. II, 6, 28. r. you your
cue, Wiv. Ill, 3, 38. r. my daughter, V, 2, 2. V, 4, 1.
r. now my brother, Meas. IV, 1, 70, much deserved on
his part, and equally —ed hy Don Pedro, Ado 1, 1, 13.
marry, well — ed, Merch, 11, 8, 26. unless you could
teach me to forget a banished father, you must not learn
me how to r. any extraordinary pleasure, As 1, 2, 7.
if ever I r. to be holy, John 111, 3, 15. my humble duty
— ed, H4B n, 1, 137. whom we met here both to thank
and to r. with honours like himself, Cor. II, 2, 51. if
he r. a hinder value of the people, 62. r. thy swashing
blow, Rom. I, 1, 69. must Ir.'l why, she would hang
on him, Hml. I, 2, 143. Ado II, 1, 69. IV, 2, 79. V,
1, .815. R2 HI, 2, 82. H6A 1, 1, 162. 165, I, 4, 94.
Tira. II, 2, 237 etc. r. the porter, Mcb. II, 3, 23 (i. e.
give him a present), r. thy courtesy, LLL V, 1, 103
(i. e, put on thy hat; cf. Hml. V, 2, 108, and see
Courtesy), briefly thyself r. Lr. IV, 6, 233 (think of
thy fins; cf. Err. V, 292).
3) to mention: the ditty does r. mij drowned father,
Tp. I, 2, 405. not —ed in thy epitaph, H4A V, 4, 101.
ice will accile, as I before —ed, all our state, H4B V,
2, 142. 3 . me in all humility unto his higlir\ess, H8 IV,
2, 160 (= commend rae\
4) to remind: 0 that our night of woe might have
— ed my deepest sense, how hard true sorrow hits, Sonn.
120, 9. let me r. thee what thou hast promised , Tp. I,
2, 243. I'll not r. you of my own lord, Wint. Ill, 2, 231.
— s me of all his gracious parts, John III, 4, 96. every
stride will but r. me what a deal of world I wander, R2
1, 3, 269. it doth r. me the more of sorroto. III, 4, 14.
I must r. you, H4A V, 1, 32. — ing you 'tis past, H5
V Chor. 43. thou but — est me of mine own conception,
Lr. I, 4, 72,
Remembered, having memory: thy sting is not
so sharp as friend r. not. As II, 7, 189. to be r. = 1)
to recollect: if you be —ed, Meas. II, 1, 110. 114.
and now I am r., scorned at me. As III, 5, 131. if you
be r., I did not hid you mar it, Shr. IV, 3, 96. if your
majesties is r. of it, H5 IV, 7, 102 (Flrellen's speech).
2) to thir^ of, to consider: 0 be r., no outrageous
thing from vassal actors can be wiped au-ay, Lucr. 607.
if 1 had been r., I could have given my uncle's grace a
flout, R3 II, 4, 23. be you r., Marcus, she's gone, Tit.
IV, 3, 5.
Remembrance (sometimes quadri.syll., not only
at the end of the line, as in Tw. I, 1, 32 and John V,
2, 2, but in the middle: Wint. IV, 4, "ij, Tim. Ill, 5,
92. Mcb. Ill, 2, 30) 1) memory; a) the faculty of re-
collecting: this lord of weak r. Tp. II. 1, 232. from
the time of his r. to this very instant disaster. All's IV,
3, 126. unkind r.l John V, 6, 12. lest my r. suffer ill
report. Ant. II, 2, 159. praise be given to your r. Cymb.
II, 4, 93.
b) recollection, retention in mind, or calling to
mind: nor it nor no r. what it was, Sonn. 5, 12. /
summon up r. of things past, 30, 2. hath kept with thy
r. Tp. I, 2, 44. 46. which is from my r. 65. liow sharp
the point of this r. is, V, 138. let us not burthen our r.
with a heaviness that's gone, 199. the r. of my former
love, Gent. II, 4, 194. Wir. IV, 1, 48. IV, 2, 63. LLL
V, 2, 820. Mids. IV, 1, 172. V, 385. As I, 1, 67. All's
1, 1, 56. 91. I, 3, 140. V, 3, 20. Tw. I, 1, 32. 11, 1,
33. Ill, 4, 248. V, 289. Wint. IV, 2, 24. V, 3, 40.
John V, 2, 2. 'R2 II, 1. 14. Ill, 4, 107. H-IB IV, 1,
204. H5 I, 2, 115. 129. R3 II, 1, 118. IV, 4, 251.
421. V, 3, 233. H8 111, 2, 8 (give). Tit. HI, 1, 241.
Tim. Ill, 5, 9'2. Ill, 6, 52. Mcb. 11, 3, 67. V, 1, 37.
Hml. II, 2, 26. Cymb. II, 3, 48. II, 4, 14. Ill, 1, 2.
IV, 4, 24. Per. V, 3, 12. The rosemary ib emblem:
Wint. IV, 4, 76. Hml. IV, 5, 175. 179. cf. Hi III, 4,
107. H4B 11, 3, 59.
c) the being kept in mind, memory preserved:
his good r. All's I, 2, 48. you pity not the state, nor
the r. of his most sovereign name, Wint. V, 1, 25. cf.
Cymb. II, 3, 48, II, 4, 14. Ill, 1, 2.
2) a token by which one is kept in memory, a
keepsake: keep this r.for thy Julia's sake, Gent. II,
2, 5, take some r. of us, Merch. IV, 1, 422. 7 have
— s of yours, Hml. Ill, 1, 93. this was her first r.from
the Moor, 0th. Ill, 3, 291. this is from some mistress,
some ,. Ill, 4, 186. cf. H5 I, 2, 229: tombless, with
no r. over them.
3) thought, regard, consideration, a state of being
mindful: his majesty, out of a self-gracious r., did first
propose. All's IV, 5, 78. with this r., that you use the
same with the like just spirit, H4B V, 2, 115 (or =
admonition?), one thus descended ... we did commend
to your — s. Cor. II, 3, 256. let your r. apply to Ban-
quo, Mcb. Ill, 2, 30. together with r. of ourselves,
R
959
Hml. I, 2, 7. his r. lay in Egypt with his joy. Ant. I,
5, 57.
Misapplied by Evans in Wiv. Ill, 3, 255.
Remembrancer, one who reminds: sweet r.
Mcb. Ill, 4, 37. the agent for his master and the r. of
her to hold the hand-fast to her lord, Cj'mb. I, 5, 77.
Remiss (seemingly r€miss in H6A IV, 3, 29)
slack, negligent, careless: Meas. IV, 2, 119. B2 III, 2,
33. H6A IV, 3, 29. Troil. IV, 4, 143. Hml. IV, 7, 135.
Remission, forgiveness, pardon: Lucr. 714.
Gent. I, 2, 65. Meas. V, 503 {an apt r. = an incli-
nation -to pardon). H4B V, 2, 38. Cor. V, 2, 90.
Remissness, slackness, want of energy: Meas.
II, 2, 96.
Remit, 1) to leave unpunished, to pardon : Meas.
II, 4, 44. V, 526. Tit. I, 484.
2) to give up, to resign: will you have me, or your
pearl again? Neither of either; 1 r. both twain, LLL
V, 2, 459.
Remnant, that which is left, the rest: the r. of
mine age, Gent. I, 3, 74. where I may think the r. of
my thoughts in peace, John V, 4, 46._ to you the r.
northward, H4A III, 1, 79. bloodless r. of that royal
blood, E3 I, 2, 7. — s of packthread, Rom. V, 1, 47.
Used in contempt, = scrap, fragment: some odd
quirks and — s of wit broken on me. Ado II, 3, 245.
thou rag, thou quantity, thou r. Shr. IV, 3, 112. they
must leave those — s of fool and feather, H8 I, 3, 24.
Remonstrance, demonstration, manifestation:
would not rather make rash r. of my hidden power
than let him so be lost,'Mea,s. V, 397.
Remorse, 1) compunction of conscience: poor
wretches have r. in poor abuses, Lucr. 269. what says
Monsieur R.? H4A I, 2, 125. thy words move rage
and not r. in me, H6B IV, 1, 112. R3 I, 4, 110. IV, 3,
20. Troil. II, 2, 115. Caes. II, 1, 19. 0th. Ill, 3, 369.
468 (to obey shall be in me r.).
2) pity, tenderness bf heart : pity, she cries, some
favour, some r. Ven. 257. expelled r. and nature, Tp.
V, 76. slighted me into the river with as little r. Wiv.
HI, 5, 10. if so your heart were touched with that r. as
mine is to him, Meas. II, 2, 54 my sisterly r. confutes
mine honour, V, 100. shall change slander to r. Ado
IV, 1, 213. thou'lt show thy mercy and r. Merch. IV,
1, 20. it was your pleasure and your own r. As I, 3,
72. without any mitigation or r. of voice, Tw. II, 3, 98.
pity and r. John 11, 478. the tears of soft r. IV, 3, 50
rivers of r. and innocency, 110. H6B IV, 7, 111. H6C
III, 1, 40. V, 5, 64. R3 III, 7, 211. Tim. IV, 3. 122.
Mcb. 1, 5,45. Hml. II, 2, 513. Lr, IV, 2, 73. With of:
moved with r. of these outrageous broils, H6A V, 4, 97.
Remorseful, tender-hearted, compassionate:
Gent. IV, 3, 13. All's V, 3, 58. H6B IV, 1,1. R3 I,
2, 156.
Remorseless, pitiless: Lucr. 562. H6B III, 1,
213. H60 I, 4, 142. Hml. 11, 2, 609.
Remote, 1) distant: Sonn. 44, 4. Phoen. 29.
John V, 2, 31. H4A 1, 1, 4. Cor. IV, 5, 148. With
from: from Athens is her house r. seven leagues, Mids.
I, 1, 159 (Ff removed), r. from all the pleasures of
the world, LLL V, 2, 806.
2) solitary, desert: bear it to some r. and desert
place, Wint. 11,3,176. places r. enough are in Bohemia,
III, 3, 31.
Remotion, removal, change of place: all thy
safety were r. and thy defence absence, Tim. IV, 3,
346. this r. of the duke and her is practice only, Lr.
II, 4, 115.
Remove, subst. 1) change of place, departure,
abiSeiice: there a nay is placed without r. Pilgr. 2.jG
(= irremovably). in our i. be thou at full ourself,
Meas. I, 1, 44. so shall your loves woo contrary, de-
ceived by these — s, LLL V, 2, 135 (viz of love-tokens
iiiteichanged). author of his men just r. Hml. IV, 5,
81. there was no purpose in them of this r. Lr. II, 4,
4. our pleasuie requires our quick r. from hence. Ant.
I, 2, 203.
2) the raiding of a siege: if they set down before
us, for the r. bring up your army, Cor. I, 2, 28. cf. the
verb in Ven. 423 and I^om. V, 3, 237.
3) a post-stage: here's a petition froma Florentine,
who hath for foui or five — s come short to tender it
herself. All's V, 3, 131 (by failing to overtake the
king in his journey).
Remove, vb. 1) trans, al to put away, to cause to
be no longer in a place; in a proper and figurative
sense: r. your siege from my unyielding breast, Ven.
423. my tvill is strong, past reason's weak — ing,
Lucr. 2 ..3. thy will r. 614. love and am beloved where
1 may not r. nor be — d, Sonn. 2.j, 14. it will go near
to r. his fit, Tp. II, 2, 79. to shine, those clouds — d,
upon our watery eyne, LLL V, 2, 206. mountains may
be — d with earth-quakes. As III, 2, 195. let him that
moved you hither r. you hence, Shr. II, 197. I, 2, 72.
All's III, 6, 42. Wint. I, 2, 428. II, 3, 88. John II,
318. Ill, 1, 218. H4A II, 2, 1. H6A II, 5, 103. H6B
1, 2, 64. IV, 9, 29. V, 1, 36. R3 I, 3, 69. H8 11, 4,
102. Rom. Prol. 11. I, 1, 148. I, 5, 7. V, 3, 237.
Mcb. IV, 3, 162. V, 1, 84. 0th. II, 1, 287. IV, 2, 14.
V,2,55. Cymb. 1V,2, 257. — </= 1) distant, remote:
although my foot did stand upon the farthest earth — d
from thee, Sonn. 44, 6. this time — d, 97, 5 (= time
of absence ; ci. Absenf). who is so far from Italy ■ d,
Tp. II, 1, 110. grew a twenty years — d thing, Tw. V,
92 (as if he had not seen me for twenty years). Used
of steps in the scale of gradation: a lie seven times
— d, AsV, 4, 71. those that are germane to him, though
— d fifty times, Wint. IV, 4, 802, being but the second
generation — d from thy sin-conceiving womb, John II,
182. on this — d issue, 186. blood — d but little from
her own, Rom. Ill, 3, 96. nor did he think it meet to
lay so dear a trust on any soul — d but his own, H4A
IV, 1, 35 (who was a stranger to him in any degree).
2) retired, sequestered: I have ever loved the life — d,
Meas. I, 3, 8. your accent is something finer than you
could purchase in so — da dwelling, As 111,2, 360.
visited that — d house, W^int. V, 2, 116. it waves you
to a more — d ground, Hml. I, 4, 61.
b) to bring to another place: I must r. some thou-
sands of these logs, Tp. Ill, 1, 9. see you the fornicatress
be — d, Meas. II, 2, 23. she ivas — d to Kimbolton, H8
IV, 1, 34. Partic. — d: as interest of the dead, which
now appear but things — d that hidden in thee lie, Sonn.
31,8 (as having only changed their place). Lysander!
what, — d? Mids. II, 2, 151 (gone away).
c) to make away with, to cut off: when he's — d,
your highness will take again your queen as yours,
Wint. I, 2, 335 King Richard thus —d, H6A II, 5,
71. who — d, Earl Surrey was sent thither, H8 II,
1, 42. none can be so determinate as the —ing of
Cassia, 0th. IV, 2, 232. 234. cf. H6B I, 2, 64.
2) intr. a) to go away, to depart : from his soft
960
R
hosom never to r. Ven. 81. 1 must i. 186. love and
am beloved where Imay not r. nor be — d, Sonn. 25,
14. did thence r. Compl. 237. he hence — d last night,
All's V, 1, 23. now thy uncle is — ing hence (i. e. dying)
H6A U, 5, 104.
b) to change place, to go elsewhere: love is not
love which alters when it alteration finds, or bends with
the remover to r. Sonn. 116, 4 (to seek ;inother love).
let us r. As 111, 4, 69 (= go there). 0 nation , that
thou couldst r. John V, 2, 33. as I upon advantage did
r. V, 7, 62. till JBirnam wood r. to Dunsinane , Mcb.
V, 3, 2. once more r., good friends, Hml. I, 5, 163.
Removeduess, retirement: / have eijes under
my service which look upon his r. Wint. IV, 2, 41.
Remover, one who changes his place, one in-
constant: bends with the r. to remove, Sonn. 116, 4.
Remnueraie, to reward: Tit. 1, 398.
Remuneration, reward, requital: LLL III, 133.
137. 139. 141. 147. 148. V, 1, 76. Troil. Ill, 3, 170.
Rend, (sometimes substituted by M. Edd. for
rent, q. y. Partic. rent, impf. not used) 1) trans, to
tear asunder, to split: I will r. an oak, Tp. I, 2, 294.
thou didst r. thy faith into a thousand oaths, Gent. V,
4, 47. these rent lines, LLL IV, 3, 220. r. apparel
out, Merch. II, 5, 5. lean, rent and beggared by the
strumpet wind, II, 6, 19. to r. our own soldiers. All's
III, 6, 53 (to break their lines, to scatter them). /
could r. bars of steel, H6A 1, 4, 51. France should
have torn and rent my very heart, H6B I, 1, 126. he
(the lion) comes to r. his limbs asunder, H6C I, 3, 15.
whose rage doth r. like interrupted waters and overbear
what they are used to bear. Cor. Ill, 1,248. the thunder
doth r. the region, Hml. II, 2, 509. let not a leaner
action r. us, Ant. II, 2, 19. With /toot, := to tear
from: from thy burgonet I'll r. thy bear, H6B V, 1,
208. these nails should r. that beauty from, my cheeks,
E3I,2, 126 (Pi rent), r. and deracinate the unity and
married calm of states quite from their fixure , Troil.
I, 3, 99. we must not r, oitr subjects from our laws and
stick them in our will, H8 I, 2, 93.
2) intr. to split , to part asunder : the very prin-
cipals did seem to r. Per. Ill, 2, 16.
Render, subst. 1) a surrender, a giving vrp: but
mutual r. , only me for thee, Sonn. 125, 12. take no
stricter r. of me than my all, Cymb. V, 4, 17.
2) account, statement: and send forth us, to make
their sorrowed r. Tim. V, 1, 152 (or = the offer of
their sorrow?), may drive us to a r. where we have
lived, Cymb. IV, 4, 11.
Render, vb. 1) to give back; to give in return:
to r. it unto the gentleman, Merch. IV, 1, 383. / have
given him a penny, and he — s me the beggarly thanks,
As II, 5, 29 (cf. sub 3 Lucr. 943. LLL V, 2, 147.
Merch. IV, 1, 88. 201). it shall r. vengeance and re-
venge, R2 IV, 67. — ing faint acquittance to Harry
Monmouth, H4B I, 1, 108. if my father r. fair return,
it is against my will, H5 II, 4, 127. — s good for bad,
R3 I, 2, 69. for your great graces ... 1 can nothing r.
but allegiant thanks, H8 III, 2, 176. all dues be — ed
to their owners, Troil. II, 2, 174. there to r. him the
fair Cressid, IV, 1,37. he seeks their hate with greater
devotion than they can r. it him, Cor. II, 2, 22. that
thou wilt never r. to me more, Tit. I, 95.
2) to give: Claudia shall r. me a dear account.
Ado IV, 1, 337. what is mine my love shall i. him,
Mids. 1, 1, 96. see thou r. this into my cousin's hand.
Merch. Ill, 4, 49. the dearest grace it — s you, H4A
III, 1, 182. in kissing, do you r. or received Both take
and give, Troil. IV, 5, 36. of all the treasure .. . we r.you
the tenth. Cor. I, 9, 34. let each man r. me his bloody
hand, Caes. Ill, 1, 184. With again: Ado IV, 1, 30.
As 1,2,21. With iaci.- Troil. HI, 3, 122. Tim. IV, 1, 9.
3) to afford, to grant, to offer, to do : to wrong the
wronger till he r. right, Lucr. 943. some entertainment,
some show ... to be — ed by our assistants, LLL V, 1,
127. to their penned speech r. toe no grace, V, 2, 147.
how shalt thou hope for mercy, —ing none? Merch, IV,
I, 88. to r. the deeds of mercy, 201. 378. which shall
r. you no blame. All's V, 1, 32. slept in his face and
— ed such aspect as cloudy men use, H4A III, 2, 82.
if entreaties will r. you no remedy, H8 V, 1, 151. at
this tomb my tributary tears 1 r. for my brethren's
obsequies, Tit. I, 160; cf. this, for whom we — ed up
this woe, Ado V, 3, 3:i.
4) to surrender, to give up, to yield: her quietus
is to r. thee, Sonn. 126, 12. yield them up where I
myself must r. Compl. 221. the castle's gently — ed,
Mcb. V, 7, 24. to Caesar will Jr. my legions and my
horse. Ant. Ill, 10, 33. she —edlife, IV, 14, 33. With
up: I'll make her r. up her page to me, Mids. II, 1,
185. he shall r. every glory up, H4A III, 2, 150. to r.
up the great seal into our hands, H8 III, 2, 229. when
I to sulphurous and tormenting Jlanf.es must r. up my-
self, Hml. I, 5, 4. In Tim. V, 4, 62 M. Edd. -ed,
0. Edd. remedied.
5) to report, to state, to tell, to show (cf. Deliver):
more reasons for this action at our more leisure shall
I r. you, Meas. 1, 3, 49; cf. Merch. IV, 1, 53. Tim.
II, 2, 109. Caes. Ill, 2, 7. 10. he did r. him the most
unnatural that lived amongst men, As IV, 3, 123. the
languishings whereof the king is — ed lost. All's I, 3,
236. that freely — ed me these news for true, H4B 1,
1, 27. the word of peace is — ed: hark, how they shout,
IV, 2, 87 (= spoken along, going from mouth to
mouth), list his discourse of war, and you shall hear
a fearful battle —ed you in music, H5 I, 1, 44. to give
us leave freely to r. what we have in charge, I, 2, 238.
it were a mock apt to be — ed,for some one to say, Caes.
II, 2, 97. r. to me some corporal sign about her, Cymb.
11, 4, 119. report should r. him hourly to your ear as
truly as he moves. III, 4, 153. that this gentleman may
r. of whom he had this ring, V, 5, 135.
6) to cause to be, to make: to r. them redoubted,
Merch. HI, 2, 88. ;-. me worthy of this noble wife, Caes.
II, 1, 303.
Rendezvous, 1) meeting-place : you know the r. ,
Hml. IV, 4, 4.
2) refuge: a r., a home to fly, unto, H4A IV, 1, 57.
that is my rest, that is the r. of it, H5 II, 1, 18 (Nym's
speech), there my r. is quite cut off, V, 1, 88 i^Pistol's
speech).
Renegado (0. Edd. Renegatho) an apostate: Tw.
III, 2, 74.
Renege (apparently pronounced renegue) to act
in the manner of a renegade; to deny; to disown:
r., affirm, Lr. II, 2, 84. his captain's heart . . . — s all
temper. Ant. I, 1, 8. cf. Reny.
Renew, 1) trans, a) to make new, to give new
life and force to, to revive : no object but her passion's
strength — s, Lucr. 1103. sweet love, r. thy for<;e,
Sonn. 56, 1. wish I were — ed. 111, 8. herbs thai did
r. old Aeson, Merch. V, 14. I'llr. me in his fall, Cor.
R
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V, 6, 49. r. his sorrows, Tit. V, 3, 42. —edfire, 0th.
11, 1, 81. r. me with your eyes, Cymb. Ill, 2, 43. spirit
—ed, V, 3, 35. r. thy strength, V, 5, 150.
b) to make or cause once more, to begin again,
to repeat: whose fresh repair if now thou not — est,
Sonn. 3, 3. let our old acquaintance he — ed, H4B III,
2, 315. r. their feats, H5 I, 2, 116. r. the fight, H6A
I, 5, 27. r. his glories, H6C V, 4, 54. ,
2) intr. a) to begin again, not to desist: r., r.!
Troil. V, 5, 6 (i. c. the fight).
b) to become new : a mind that doth r. swifter than
blood decays, Troil. Ill, 2, 170. r. I could not like the
moon, Tim. IV, 3, 68.
Renounce, to disown, to disclaim, to forswear:
H6A I, 2, 97. 1, 5, 29. H6C III, 3, 194. H8 I, 3, 29.
Lr. IV, 6,35. 0th. 11, 3,349.
Reuouncemont, the act of renouncing the
world: hy your r. an immortal spirit, Meas. 1, 4, 35.
Renown, subst. 1) reputation: a, young gentle-
woman of a most chaste r. All's IV, 3, 19. that digni-
fies the r. of a bawd. Per. IV, 6, 42. ,
2) fame, glory: John V,.2, 115. H4A 111, 2, 139.
H4B IV, 5, 146. H6A 11, 2, 39. IV, 5, 40. H6B I, 1,
101. HeC 1, 4, 8. II, 1, 199. Cor. 1, 3, 13. 0th. 11,
3, 96. Ant. Ill, 1, 19. Per. Ill, 2, 48.
3) praise : if Fortune once do froion, then farewell
his great r. Pilgr. 420. of whom so often I have heard
r. Tp. V,fl93. high honour and r. to Hymen, As V, 4,
151. so am I driven by^breath of her r. either to suffer
shipwreck or arrive ..., H6A V, 5, 7. she is a theme
of honour and r. Tioil. II, 2, 199. the king of every
virtue gives r. to men, Per. 1, 1, 14. Sometimes =
that which deserves praise; praiseworthy quality (cf.
Glory) : whatever the course , the end is the r. All's
IV, 4, 36. r. and grace is dead, Mcb. 11, 3, 99. by
wounding liis belief in her r. with tokens thus and thus,
Cymb. V, 5, 202. as jewels lose their glory if neglected,
so princes their — s if not respected. Per. II, 2, 13.
Renown, vb. to make famous: the things of fame
that do r. this city , Tw. Ill, 3, 24. the blood and cou-
rage that —ed them, H8 1, 2, 118. —ed = famous,
illustrious: Wiv. Ill, 1, 61. Mens. Ill, 1, 228. Err. V,
368. 393. Ado II, 2, 24. LLL V, 2, 690. Mids. 1, 1,
20. Merch. I, 1, 169. II, 1, 20. Shr. I, 1, 10. 1, 2,
100. IV, 2, 95. John IV, 3, 101. V, 2, 54. R2 II, 1,
53. H4A III, 2, 107. H4B IV, 5, 164. H6A IV, 3,
12, IV, 4, 24. IV, 5, 41. H6B V, 1, 176. H6C II, 1,
88. Ill, 3, 38. 214. V, 7, 5. R3 I, 4, 49. IV, 5, 9.
Troil. Ill, 3, 132. Cor. II, 1, 183. Ill, 1, 291. Tit. I,
373. V, 1, 20. Rom. Ill, 5, 62. Ant. Ill, 7, 46. HI,
13, 53. Cymb. IV, 2, 281. Per. 11, 2, 18.
Rent, subst. that which is paid for anything held
of another: Sonn. 125, 6. 142, 8. R2 IV, 212. H5
IV, 1, 260. Lr. I, 4, 148.
Rent, subst. fissure, breach: see what a r. the en-
vious Casca made, Caes. Ill, 2, 179.
Rent, vb. to rend, to tear, to split: in top of rage
, the lines she — s, Compl. 55. will you r. our ancient
love asunder, Mids. Ill, 2, 215. — s the thorns and is
rent with the thorns, H6C III, 2, 175. these nails should
r. that beauty from my cheeks, R3 1, 2, 126 (Qqrenrf).
r. off thy silver hair. Tit. Ill, 1,261. groans and shrieks
that r. the air, Mcb. IV, 3, 168.
' Rent, vb. to hold by lease: I'll r. the fairest
house after three-pence a bay, Meas. II, 1, 254.
Reny, to disown, to become a renegade: love's
denying, faith's defying, heart's — ing , Pilgr. 250. cf.
Renege. i
Repair, subst.- restoration, renovation: whose
fresh r. if now thou not renewest, Sonn. 3, 3. what
holier than, for royalty's r., to bless the bed of majesty
again with a sweet fellow, Wint. V, 1, 31. even in the
instant of r. and health, John III, 4, 113. whose (our
laws') r. and franchise shall be our good deed, Cymb.
Ill, 1, 57.
Repair, subst. a resorting to a place, a coming :
a r. i' the dark, Meas. IV, 1, 43. all sense to that sense
did make their r. LLL II, 240. that we could hear no
news of his r. H6C V, 1, 20 (= coming, arrival). I
will forestal their r. hither, Hml. V, 2, 228.
Repair, vb, to restore after decay: seeking that
beauteous roof to ruinate which to r. should be thy chief
desire, Sonn. 10, 8 ; cf. Gent. V, 4, 11 ; Err. II, 1,99;
Merch. IV, 1, 141 ; R3 IV, 4, 319. so should the lines
of life that life r. Sonn. 16, 9. like a German clock,
still a — ing, LLL 111, 193. burst and now — ed with
knots, Shr. Ill, 2, 60. could I r. (like clothes) what
she will wear in me, 120. it much — s me to talk of
your good father. All's I, 2, 30. to line and new r. our
towns of war with men of courage and with means de-
fendant. Ho 11, 4, 7. like a gallant in the brow of youth,
s him ( = himself) with occasion, H6B V, 3, 5. to
r. my honour lost for him, H6C HI, 3, 193. times to r.
our nature, H8 V, 1, 3. I'll.r. the misery thou dost
bear with something rich about me, Lr. IV, 1, 79. let
this kiss r. those violent harms, IV, 7, 28. to r. his for-
tunes, 0th. 11, 3, 360. shouldst r. my youth, Cymb.
I, 1, 132. man's sense — * itself by rest, II, 2, 12. thou
givest me somewhat to r. myself, Per. II, 1, 128. here
he does but r. it (his disease) IV, 2, 120. 'The gerund
intr. : opposites of such — ing nature, H6B V, 3, 22
(i. e. easily recovering themselves from a defeat).
Repair, vb. to betake one's self, to go, to come;
with to: Phoen. 65. Gent. IV, 2, 46. Ado I, 1, 278.
Mids. IV, 1, 72. John 11, 554. R2 11, 1, 216. II, 3,
35. H6A I, 3, 77. H6C IV, 7, 15. R3 I, 2, 213. 1,
3, 345. Troil. I, 3, 82. Cor. II, 3, 156. 262. V, 6, 3.
Tit. V, 2, 124. V, 3, 2. Tim. II, 2, 25. Caes. I, 3,
147. 152. Hml. IV, 6, 23. 0th. Ill, 2, 4. Ant. I, 4,
39. Without to, = to come : when they r., blow like
sweet roses, LLL V, 2, 292. if I might beseech you to
r. some other hour, Tim. Ill, 4, 69.
Repass, to pass back, to cross again: well have
we passed and now — ed the seas, H6C IV, 7, 5.
Repast, past, gone : by times ill-used r. R3 IV, 4,
396 (Qq by time misused o'erpast).
Repast, subst. a meal: LLL IV, 2, 160. Shr.
IV, 3, 15. Cymb. V, 4, 157.
Repast, vb. to feed, to nourish: r. them with my
blood, Hml. IV, 5, 147.
Repastnre, iooA:food for his rage, r. for his den,
LLL IV, 1, 95 (Armado's poetry).
Repay, to pay back; to reqitite: Sonn. 117, 2
Wiv. V, 5, 178. LLL II, 143. 159 (back). Merch. l'
3, 147. Shr. IV, 3, 45. Tw. Ill, 3, 33. H6C II, 3, 3
R3 I, 3, 313. II, 2, 92. IV, 2, 123 (Qq rewards). Tit.
III, 1, 235. Tim. 1, 1, 288. Ant. HI, 11, 71.
Repeal, subst. recall from exile: I sue for ex-
iled majesty's r. Lucr. 640. when she for thy r. was
suppliant, Gent. Ill, 1, 234. a cause for thy r. Cor.
IV, 1, 41. as rash in the r. IV, 7, 32. have an immediate
freedom of r. Caes. Ill, 1, 54 (cf. Freedom).
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Repeal, vb. 1) to recall from exile: r. thee home
again, Gent. V, i, 143. whose bani^ed sense thou hast
— erf, All's II, 3, 55. the banished Bolingbroke — s
himself, R2 II, 2, 49. if he may be —erf, IV, 85. 87.
H6B ill, 2. 349. Cor. v, 5, 5. Caes. Ill, ], 51.
2; to restore to honour or place: when false
opinion ... — s and reconciles thee, Lr. Ill, 6, 120. that
she — s him/or her body's lust, 0th. II, 3, 363.
3) to revoke, to abrogate: my banishment — erf,
R2 III, 3,40. until that act of parliament be — erf,
H6CI, 1,249. r. daily any wholesome act, Cor. 1,1, 84.
Repeat, 1) to speak or teU again: Tp. Ill, 2, 46.
John IV, 2, 19. H4B IV, 1, 203. With again: Lucr.
1848. E5 IV, 1, 78. With over: Ado V, 1, 248.
2) to recite , to mention , to tell : r. their names,
Gent. 1.2, 7. the third of the five voice/s. if you r. them.
LLL V, 1, 57. 58. for I the ballad will r. All's I, 3,
64. she is too mean to have her name — erf, 111. 5, 64.
r. your will and take it, H8 I, 2, 13. sorry to r. tohat
follows, V, 1. 97, these evils thou — est upon thyself,
Mcb. IV, 3, 112. those —erf vexations of it, Cymb. I,
6. 4. rice — erf is like the wandering wind. Per. I. 1,
f^6. 'twould he too tedious to r. V, 1, 28. Absol., =
to talk: thou speakest like him's untutored to r. Per.
I, 4, 74 (placed in the rhyme).
3) to call before the eye of the mind, to represent
or figure to one's self: what I have I need not to r.
R2 III, 4. 17. grief puts on his pretty looks, — s his
words, John III, 4, 95 r. their semblance often on the
seas, H6A V, 3, 193,
Repel, to turn away (from a love-suit): foul
words and frowns must not r. a lover. Yen, 573, I did
r. his Itlters, Hml. II, 1, 109. and he, — ed,fell into
a sadness, 11, 2, 146 (Ff repulsed).
Repent, 1) to feel or express regret and self-
reproach; a absol.: Sonn. 34, 10. Pilgr. 313. Wiv.
IV, 5, 105. Meas. II, 3, 30. Ado II, 1, 76. ileieh.
III, 4, 72. All's I, 3, 39. II, 5, 13. John III, 1, 196.
IV. 2, 103. H4A III, 3, 5. 8. H4B I, 2, 221. H5 III,
6, 161. H6C II, 6, 70. E3 IV, 4, 397. Tim. I, 1, 184.
Hml, III, 3, 66. Ill, 4, 173. Lr. I, 4. 279, 0th, III, 3,
238, Ant. IV, 9, 10. Cymb. V, 1, 10. V, 4, 13. b)
with an inf.: that I must r. to be just, Lr. Ill, 5, 11,
c) with a clause: Merch, IV, 1, 278, E3 111, 4, 90. 0th.
Ill, 3, 392. Ant. II. 7. 83. d) with prepositions: r. at
idle times, H4B II, 2, 140. 7 never did r. for doing
good. Merch. Ill, 4. 10. all r. in their election. Cor. II,
3, 263. r. you of the sin? Meas. II, 3, 19. hath —erf
o'er his doom, II, 2. 12 'cf. Over), e) trans,; Gent. IV,
1, 27. 30. Meas. II, 3. 29. Mids. II, 2, 111. All's HI,
7. 28. Wint, 111, 2, 209. 221. John II, 48. H5 II, 2.
152. 111,6,131. RSI. 3. 307. IV, 4. 293 Troil. Ill,
2, 139. Cor. Ill, 2, 37. Tit. I, 404. V, 3, 186. 190.
Rom. Ill, 1, 196. IV, 2, 17. Hml. Ill, 4, 150. 0th. IV,
2, 202. Per. IV, 1, 37. With an accus. denoting the
effect; I would r. out the remainder of nature. All's IV,
3, 272. f) refl.: I do r. me, Meas. II, 3, 35. V, 469,
R2 V, 3, 52. R3 I, 4, 285, 0th. Ill, 3, 392. V, 2, 10,
Ant. Ill, 3, 42. I do r. me of my Jury, Mcb. II, 3, 112,
that you should here r. you, Mids, V, 115.
2) to feel any sorrow: r. but you thai you shall
lose your friend, and he — s not that he pays your debt,
Merch. IV. l, 278. I r. my fault more than my death,
H51I, 2, 152. let him r. thou wast not made his daughter.
Ant. HI, 13. 134. — erf the evils she hatched were not
effected, Cymb. v. 5. 69,
Repentanee, regret and self-reproach, penitence,
contrition: Gent, V, 4. 79. Ado II, 1, 81. H4B II, 1,
132. H5 IV, 3, 85. H8 IV. 2, 27, Mcb. I, 4, 7, Hml,
III, 3, 65. With of: H5 II, 2, ISO.
Repentant, adj. penitent: Lucr. 48, 502. John
IV, 1, HI. R3I, 2, 216.
Repetition, 1) the act of speaking again; used
of the echo: the neighbour caves make verbal r. bfher
moans, Ven. 831. make her airy tongue more hoarse
than mine with r. of my Romeo's name, Rom. II, 2, 164.
?) utterance, recital, mention : if it should be told,
the r. cannot make it less, Lucr. 1285. to cry aim to
these ill-tuned — $, John II, 197. what makest thou in
my sight'? But r. of what thou hast marred, E3 I, 3,
165, he hath faults, with surjjlus, to tire in r. Cor. I, 1,
47. 0- name whose r. will be dogged with curses, V, 3,
144. the r., in a woman's ear, would murder as it fell,
Mcb. II, 3, 90. give them r. to the life. Per. V, 1,
247.
^) a calling to mind, remembrance ; we are recon-
ciled, and the first view shall kill all r. All's V, 3, 22.
Repine, subst. vexation, mortification: had not
his (eyes) clouded with his brow's r. Ven. 490.
Repine, vb. to be mortified , to murmur in dis-
content: H6AV, 2, 20. Troil. 1, 3, 243. Cor. Ill, 1, 4.3.
Replant, to reinstate: and r. Henry in his former
state. H6C 111,3, 198.
Replenish, 1) to fill: the more she saw the blood
his cheeks r. Lucr. 1357.
2) to accomplish , to perfect : his intellect is not
— erf, LLL IV, 2, 27. — erf ^ complete, consummate :
the most — erf villain in the world, Wint. II, 1, 79. the
most — erf sweet work of nature, R3 IV, 3, 18.
Replete, filled, full: a counterpoise, if not to thy
estate a balance more r. All's II, 3, 183. Followed by
with: r. with too much rage, Sonn. 23, 3. incapable of
more, r. with you, 113, 13. a man r. with mocks, LLL
V, 2, 853. H6A I, 1, 12. I, 6, 15. V, 5, 17 (full r.; M,
Edd. fuU-r.). H6B 1, 1. 20. H6C HI, 2, 84.
Replication, 1) reverberation, echo: 2Vicr trem-
bled underneath her banks, to hear the r. of your sounds
made in her concave shores, Caes. I, 1, 51.
2) reply, repartee: all kind of arguments and ques-
tion deep, all r. prompt, and reason strong, Corapl.
122. facere as it were r.. or rather ostentare, to show,
as it were, his inclination, LLL IV, 2, 15. to be demand-
ed of a sponge.' what r. should be made by the son of
a king? Hml. IV, 2, 13.
Reply, subst. answer: Meas. HI, 2, 51. LLL IV,
1, 86. As V, 4, 80. 98. Wint. IV, 4, 366. H4A V, 1,
113 H4B H, 1, 134. R3 I, 3, 237. Tim. 111,3,25.
Caes III, 2.37. Hml. I, 2, 121. 11,2,212. Hi, 1,14.
to make r. John HI, 3, 49. nor make — es of loathness,
Ant. HI, 11, 18. before I make r. to aught you say, R2
11,3,73. ,
Reply, vb. to make answer: Ven. 385. 695. 918.
Lucr. 477. 1277. 1796. Gent. II, 1, 172. Meas. V. 94.
LLL V, 2. 105. Mids. IV. 1, 151. Merch. 111.2,66.
Shr. V. 2, 21, All's H, 3. 87. H6C IV, 8, 23. R3 III, 7.
145. H8 I. 2, 155. Troil. I, I, 50. HI, 3, 262. Cor. V,
1,19. Rom. II, 5, 61. 111,5,164. Lr. H, 1, 68. 0th.
Ill, 1, 47. Ant. II, 9, 225. Ill, 7, 6. With to: H4B V,
.?, 59. Cor. 1, 1, 114. Tit. II, 3, 18. Trans.: what I
shall r. H6A ill, 1, 28.
Report, subst. 1) a telling or speaking of some-
thing: therefore have I slept in your r. Sonn. 83, 5
H
963
(^ omitted to speak of you). irAu-A iames r. to /odour
it. Wint. V, f?. 62. which may suffer the r. C^iub. I, 4,
60 (= may be told).
*2) that which a person says or telU; assertion,
statemeut, accounu tale: naming thy name blesses an
ill r. Sonn. 95. >> (thy mere name changes blame to
praise), would it not say he liesf Ay, or very falsely
pockit up his r. Tp. II, 1, 67. you shall stirlt in your
own r. Meas. II, 4. 158. the duke is marvellous little
beholding to your — s, IV, 3. 167 (to what yon say of
him), you must change persons witfi me, ere you nmhe
that my r. V. 340. they have committed false r. Ado
V, 1, 220 (Dogberry's speech i. much too little of that
good I saw is my r. to his great worthinesSj LLL II,
63. observe his — sfor me. All's II, 1. 46 (:^ what
he says concerning me), not daring the ~ s of my
tongue, IV, 1, 34. LUfiH these dogged spies with false
— s, John IV. 1, 129. throw this r. on their incensed
ragey IV. 2. 261. let not his r. come currents H4A I, 3,
67. stand my good lord in your good r. H4B IV, 3, S9
'Speak in my favour, whether it be through force of
your r. H6A V. 5, 79. flatter my sorrows irith r. ofit^
R3 IV. 4, 245. I am free of your r. HS IL 4, 99 (inno-
cent of what Tou say against me), uothirt-j but his r.
Cor. IV, 6. 61. my scars can icitness that my r. is Just^
Tit. V, 3, 115. thou wrongest it more than tears with
that r. Rom. IV, 1, 32 (with these words), thrusting
this r. into his ears, Caes. V. 3, 74. / hav^ learned by
the perfectest r. Mcb. I, 5, 2 (from the best authority).
can perceive no truth in your r. V, 1, 2. truster of your
own r. against yourself Hml. 1. 2. 172. you were better
have a bad epitaph than their ill r. II, 2, 550. this r.
of his did Hamlet so envenom, IV. 7, 103. all my — s
go with the modest truth, Lr. IV. 7. 5. if you do find
me foul in her r. 0th. I, 3, 117. your — s have set the
murder onj Vj2, IS 7. men's — s give him mmh tcronged.
Ant. I, 4. 39. ^ead not my blemishes in the world's r.
II, 3, 5- a thing too bad for bad r. Cymb. I. 1. 17
(worse than can be expressed in words). / honour
him even -.-ut of your #. 55. charms tltis r. out, I, 6.
117. who is as far from thy r. 146. to try ut-ur taking
of a false r, 173. sell me your good r. Tl. 3. ^^ ^speak
well of me for money), son to the queen^ oi'ier his own
r. IV, 2, 119. thou hast the harvest out of thy own r.
Per. IV. 2, 153. to give good r. = to speak well of a
p.: to give me your good r. to the prince, \Vint V,2, 162.
togioe himgoodr. for it. Cor. I, 1, ZZ.gaveiiOu such a
masterly r. for art and exercise, Hml. IV, 7, 97 (spoke
of yon as being a master ). to make r. = to speak, to
tell: made such pestiferous — s of men, All's IV, 3, 340.
his clothes made a false r. of Aim, Cor. IV, 5, 157.
m iking just r. Lr. Ill, 1, 37. / made no sutA r. Ant.
II. 5. 57. she makes a very good r. o'the worm, V, 2.
256. by the r- of = according to what a person says :
by your own r. a linguist, Gent. IV, 1, 56- not better
than Ac, by her own r. Meas. V. 274. to seek me out by
computation and mine hosfs r. Err. II, 2, 4. one three
ofthem^by their own r,, hath danced before the king,
Wint- iV, 4, 345. upon r. = on or from information,
by having been told: we know on Valentine's r. Gent.
HI, 2, 57 (by having been told by V.). if you like upon
r, the soilj As II, 4, 97. I have it upon his own r.
Wint. IV, 4, 170. if she be accused on true r. Ro I, 3,
2 7 (Qq in true r.).
Used of official statements or accounts returned:
else had J half an hour since brought my r. Cor. I. 6,
21. the slave's r. is seconded^ IV, 6, 62. are hisfiits
I as full as thy rJ Tim. V, 2, 2. bring me no more — «,
Mcb. V, 3, 1. make discovery err in r. vj us^ V, 4. . .
every hour shalt thou have r. how 'tis abroad^ Ant. I,
4. 35. and have my learning from some true — s, thai
drew their swords with you, II, 2. 47 for: such that
drew etc., elliptically; or abstr. pro concr., r. for re-
porter), who worse than a physician would this r. be-
come? Cymb. V, 5, 2S.
3} that which people say or tell: the r. goes she
has aU the rule. Wiv. I, 3. 5S. volumes of r. run with
these false and most contrarious quests upon thy doings,
Meas. IV, 1, 61. my gossip r. Meich. Ill, 1, 7. r. speaks
golden/y of his profit, As I, 1,6. to make mine eye the
witness of that r. tchich 1 so oft have heard, Shr.H,bZ.
by r. I know him well, 105. I find r. a very liar, 246.
for the good r. I hear of you, IV. 4. 2S. know it before
the r. come. All's III, 2. 25. lefs return again and
suffice ourselves with the r. of it. III. 5, 11- the r. that
goes upon your goodness, V, 1, 13. r. of fashions iu
proud Italy, R2 H, 1, 21. stujfing the ears of men witJt
false — s, H4B Ind. S. to give their censure of these
rare — 5. H6A II, 3, 10. j. is fabulous and false. IS.
whether 'twas r. of her success. H6C 11, 1. 125. let
hun, like an engine notportable, lie under this r. Troil.
II, 3, 144. of no better r. than a horsedrencJi , Cor. II,
1. 129 (not better spoken of, of no better estimation).
if it be a Just and true r. that gocs of his having, Tim.
V, 1, 18. this r. hath so exasperate tlie king, Mcb. 111.
6, 37. I would not take tliis from r. Lr. IV, 6. 144. r.
is changeable, IV, 7. 92. catt you inquire him out and
be edified by r.f 0th. 111. 4. 15. if r. be square to
her. Ant. II, 2, 189. knows by history, r., or his own
proof Cymb. I, 6, 7C». t. should render him hourly to
your ear asjruly. III, 4, 153. our toui'liers say aW->
savage but at court: experience, U, thou disprovest r.
IV, 2. 34. drawn by r. Fer. 1, 1, 35- when he shall come
and find our paragon to all — i^ thus blasted, IV, 1, 36.
Hence = reputation, fame: thou being mine^ mine
I is thy qo:-d r. Suiiu. 36. 14 and 96, 14. haOi blistered
Aerr. Meas. 11. 3, 12. goes foremost in r. through Italy.
Ado 111, 1, 97. Tw. Ill, 2, 41. IU, 4, 210. IV, 1. 24.
Wint. IV, 2, 4S. H6A II, 2. 43. Cor. I, 3. 22. I. 6,
70. 1. 9. 54. 1!, 2, 32, Ant. U, 2. 159. Cymb. U, 3,
SS (quibbling). UK 3, 57. Per. IV, 6, 43.
4) noise: wiUi the clamorous r. of war, Ro IV. 4.
152. Especially the sound of fire-arms: rising and
cawing at the guns r. Mid^. 111, 2. 22. ^ucA as fear
the r. of a caliver. H4A IV, 2, 20.
Report, vb. 1) to teU: as thou — est thyself Tp.
I, 2, 271. if in 2\apl€s I should r. this now^ III, 3, 2S.
some r- a sea-maid spawned him. Me.is III. 2. 115. that
is false thou doest r. to us. Err. V. 179. his tongue [i<
not able) to conceive, nor his heart to r. what my dream
was, Mids. IV. 1, 219 (Bottom's speech), why does the
world r. that Kate doth limp? Shr. II, 254. so 'tis — ed.
AU's I. 2. 3. I shall r. it so, 11, 4, 56. that pitiful ru-
mour may r. my fiight. Ill, 2, 130. it is ~ ed that he
has taken ..., Ill, 5. 5. unless it be to r. your lord's
taking of it, Tw. U. 2, 11. I shall be hated to r. it,
"Wint. IU, 2, 144. tAou^A lr. it, IV, 4, 177. nor concern
me the —ing, 515. V, 1, 179. John 1. 25. R2 U, 2,
95. H4A 1, 1, 51 (Qq import). U. 4. 456. H4B I, 1, 75
97. H6B Ul, 2, 122. V, 3, 1 (who can r. of him?).
H6C IV. 3j S. R3 I. 3. 1S5. 11, 4, 39 tQq unfold). 111.
1, 72. IV, 4, 459 (£i but well may it be — ed, Qq but
964
R
it may well he told). H8 II, 4, 38. Cor. I, 9, 2. II, 2,
48. IV, 6, 39. V, 3, 3. Tim. IV, 3, 198. V, 1, 5. Mcb.
I, 2, 1. 36. I, 4, 4. V, 1, 16. V, 3, 31. V, 5, 31. Oth.
I, 3. 15. II, 3, 240. V, 2, 128. Ant. I, 2, 155. 1, 3,
4. I, 4, 67. Ill, 6, 19. V, 2, 25. 32. Cymb. II, 3, 89.
V, 3, 87. V, 4, 39. V, 5, 16. 26. 34. Per. IV, 2, 149.
V, 1, 120. 130.
2) to describe, to represent: he shall know you
better, if I may live to r. you, Meas. Ill, 2, 172. nor a
temporary meddler, as he's — edby this gentleman , V,
146. is she so hot a shrew as she's — ed? Shr. IV, 1,
22. ifi/ou r. him truly. Cor. V, 4, 27. r. me and my
cause aright to the unsatisfied, Hml. V, 2, 350. hid him
I. the feature of Octavia, Ant. II, 5, 112. I must r. ye
my master's enemy, Cymb. 111,5, 3. never saw I figures
so likely to r. themselves, II, 4, 83 (= to give inform-
ation about themselves, to speak themselves; cf. how
this grace speaks his own standing, Tinx, I, 1, 31).
With an accus. and inf. : a notable lubber, as thou — est
him to be, Gent. II, 5, 47. a coward, as you then — ed
him to be, Meas. V, 338. As V, 4, 33. H6B I, 4, 8.
3) to speak of with praise: / shall r.,for most it
caught me, the celestial habits, Wint. Ill, 1, 3.
4) to speak, to say : there is a gentleman —s but
coarsely of her. All's III, 5, 60. let this my sword r.
what speech forbears, H6B IV, 10, 57. that man who
shall r. he has a better wife, H8 11, 4, 134. to r. other-
wise were a malice, Cor. II, 2, 36. where the aim — s,
0th. I, 3, 6.
Reporter, one that tells or gives an account:
there she appeared indeed, or my r. devised well for
her, Ant. II, 2, 193.
Reportinsly, on hearsay: others say thou dost
deserve, and I believe it better than r. Ado III, I, 116.
Reposal (Qq reposure), the act of reposing, as-
cribing, attributing: would the r. of any trust, virtue,
or worth in thee make thy words faiihed? Lr. II, 1, 70.
Repose, subst. rest, especially in sleep: Lucr.
757. Sonn. 27, 2. 50,3. Tp. II, 1, 213. 310. H4B
III, 1, 26. H5 IV, 1, 275. H8 V, 1, 4. Rom. II, 2,
123. Caes. IV, 3, 233. Mcb. II, 1, 9. 29. Hml. Ill, 2,
227. Lr. IV, 4, 12. Ant. IV, 4, 13. Per. Ill, 2, 23.
Repose, vb. 1) tr. to place: the king — th all his
confidence in thee, R2 II, 4, 6.
2) refl. a)'to take rest (the refl. pronoun in the
form of the personal) : means to r. him here, Shr. Ind.
1, 76. E2 II, 3, 161. H6B II, 1, 200. R3 III, 1, 65.
Cor. I, 9, 74. Tit. I, 151. Lr. HI, 2, 63. b) to lean
on, to confide: on thy fortune lr. myself, H6C1V,6,47.
3) mtr. a) to lie in rest: and so r., sweet gold, for
their unrest, Tit. II, 3, 8. his right cheek — ing on a
cushion, Cymb. IV, 2, 212. b) to rest, to sleep: Lucr.
382. 933. Tp. IV, 162. B3 I, 4, 76. Tit. I, 353. c)
to confide: upon whose faith and honour 1 r. Gent.
IV, 3, 26. — ing too far in his virtue. All's III, 6, 15.
Repossess, to obtain again possession of: H6C
III, 2, 4. IV, 5, 29. IV, 6, 99. V, 7, 19. .
Reposure, see Reposal.
Reprcheud, to reprove, to blame: Ven. 470.
1065. Err. V, 57. 87. Mids. V, 436. E3 III, 7, 27. 113.
Tit. Ill, 2, 69. Confounded with represent by Dull in
LLLI, 1,184.
Represent, to fill the place of, to personate: H6A
IV, 1, 93. H6B I, 1, 14. Tit. V, 2, 89.
Reprieve, subst. respite after condemnation:
three — s for you and your coach-fellow Nym, Wiv. II,
2, 6. that in his r. he may be so fitted, Meas. II, 4, 39.
some pardon or r.for Claudio, IV, 2, 74. wrought s
for him, 140. out of r. and pardon. Cor. V, 2, 53. thy
token ofr. Lr. V, 3, 249.
Reprieve, vb. to release, to acquit, to set free:
unless her prayers r. him from the wrath of greatest
justice. All's III, 4, 28. might but my bending down r.
thee from thy fate, Meas. Ill, 1, 145.
Reprisal, prize: I am on fire to hear this rich r.
is so nigh and yet not ours, H4A IV, 1, 118.
Reproach, subst. 1) opprobrious censure: Sonn.
121, 2. Ado IV, 1, 82. 128. H6A IV, 1, 98. R3 III,
7, 231. H8I, 2, 23.
2) disgrace, infamy: r., disdain and deadly enmity,
Lucr. 503. thou backest r. against long -living laud,
622. will couple my r. to Tarquin's shame, 816. un-
desen'ed r. 824. r. is stamped in Collatinus' face, 829.
when life is shamed, and death — 's debtor, 1155. how
much of me their r. contains, Compl. 189. r. and dis-
solution hangeih over him, R2 II, 1, 258. H6 III, 6,
50. IV, 5, 4. H6A I, 1, 97. Ill, 2, 76. V, 5, 29. H6B
II, 4, 64. 96. IH, 2. 69. IV, 1, 101. Troil. I, 1, 57.
Tit. IV, 1, 94. 0th. IV, 1, 48.
Misapplied for approach by Launcelot: Merch.II,
5, 20.
Reproach, vb. to disgrace; else imputation, for
that he knew you, might r. your life, Meas. V, 426.
Reproachful, bringing reproach, disgracefid:
what r. words are these? Tit. I, 308. II, 1, 55.
Reproachfully, disgracefully: shall I then be
used r. H6B II, 4, 97.
Reprobance (Qq reprobation) perdition, eternal
damnation: curse his better angel from his side and
fall to r. 0th. V, 2, 209.
Reprobate, subst. one abandoned to sin and lost
to virtue : Meas. IV, 3, 78.
Reprobate, adj. abandoned to sin: Lucr. 300.
LLL I, 2, 64.
Reprobation, see Reprobance.
Reproof, 1) confutation, refutation: in the r. of
this lies the jest, H4A I, 2, 213. in r. of many tales
devised. III, 2, 23. in the r. of chancelies the true proof
of men, Troil. I, 3, 33. would pluck r. and rebuke from
every ear, Cor. II, 2, 37.
2) contradiction: r. and reason beat it dead, Lucr.
489. your r. is something too round, H5 IV, 1, 216. r.,
obedient and in order, fits kings, Per. I, 2, 42.
3) check, reprimand: the R. Valiant, As V, 4, 82.
98. that man is not alive might so have templed him
without the taste of danger and r. H4A III, 1, 175.
Even = punishment: who7n you yourselves shall set
out for r. Tim. V, 4, 57.
4) reproach, blame: Wiv. II, 1,59. 11,2, 195.
Meas. Ill, 1, 269. Err. V, 90. Tw. Ill, 4, 225. R3 III,
7, 142. IV, 4, 158. Ant. 11, 2, 123 (your r. were well
deserved of rashness, i. e. you would deserve the re-
proach of rashness. O. Eid. proof ). Per. 11,4, 19.
Reprove, 1) to disprove, to confute: what have
you urged that I cannot r.? Ven. 787. 'tis so, I cannot
r. it, Ado II, 3, 241. •/-. my allegation, if you can, H6B
III, I, 40.
2) to reprehend, to blame: Lucr. 242. Sonn. 142,
4. LLL IV, 3, 153. Tw. I, 5, 104. Ill, 4, 223. R3
III, 7, 143. H8 I, 2, 189. Ant. Ill, 11, 14. Per. I,
2, 95.
Reproveable, blamable: Lr. Ill, 5, 9.
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965
Repugn, to oppose: when stuhhornly he didr. the
truth, I16A IV, 1, 94.
Repugnancy, opposition, resistance : let the foes
quietly cut their throats, without r. Tim. Ill, 5, 46.
Repugnant, opposite, refractory: r. to command,
Hml. II, 2, 493.
Repulse, subst. 1) a beating back (of an enemy) :
in the r. of Tarquin, Cor. II, 1, 166.
2) refusal, denial: Gent. Ill, 1, 100. H6A III, 1,
113. Cymb. I, 4, 128.
3) failure, disappointment : do not for oner, forego
the purpose, Tp. Ill, 3, 12.
Repulse, vb. to refuse, to reject: Hml. II, 2, 146
(Qq repelled).
Repurchased, bought again , regained : r. with
the blood of enemies, H6C V, 7, 2.
Repured, purified, refined: love's thrice r. nectar,
Troil. Ill, 2, 23 {F{ reputed).
Reputation, 1) character by report, whether
good or bad: Lucr. 623. 820. Gent. 1, 3, 6. II, 7, 87.
Wiv. 11,2, 258. 307. 111,3,126. Meas. V, 221. Err.
III, 1, 86. IV, 1, 71. V, 5. Ado II, 2, 38. IV, 1, 243.
LLL II, 155. As 1, 2, 191. All's 111, 7, 6. IV, 3, 154.
201. 223. V, 3, 176. Wint. I, 2, 420. R2 1, 1, 178.
11, 1, 58. 96. H4B II, 1, 142. H5 IV, 7, 148. R3 I,
4, 157. Troil. Ill, 3, 187. 227. Rom. III. 1, 116. Tim.
HI, 5, 19. Hml. II, 2, 344. 0th. II, 3, 194. 262. 268.
271. Cymb. 1, 4, 121. Per. IV, 6, 174.
2) a good name, honour, credit : / will keep the
haviour ofr. Wiv. I, 3, 86. seeking the bubble r. even
in the cannon's mouth. As II, 7, 152. I have offended
r. Ant. Ill, 11, 49. to lose one's r. LLL V, 2, 709.
0th. II, 3, 263.
Repute, subst. estimation, reputation: here the
Trojans taste our dearest r. with their finest palate,
Troil. 1, 3, 337. a man of good r. = of good reputa-
tion, in the language of Armado: LLL I, 1, 271. I,
2, 72.
Repute, vb. 1) to estimate, to value, to prize: how
will the world r. me? Gent. II, 7, 59. by — ing of his high
descent, H6B III, 1, 48 (=valuing at a high rate; cf.
Of), well —d ^ ol good esteem: Gent.11,4, 57, Caes.
II, 1, 295. In Troil. Ill, 2, 23 Ff —d, Qq repured.
2) to think, to account, to hold: Tp. I, 2, 72.
Ado II, 1, 214. LLL III, 65. Merch. I, 1, 96. Shr.
IV, 2, 112. All's IV, 3, 322. H4A ,V, 1, 54. H4B IV,
1, 131. H6B V, 1, 177. Tit. I, 366. 448. Caes. I, 2,
173. 0th. II, 3, 271. the —d son of Cordelion, John
1, 136 (supposed). With /or; your father was — dfor
a prince most prudent, H8 II, 4, 45.
Reputeless, obscure, inglorious: left me in i.
banishment, H4A III, 2, 44.
Request, subst. 1) question: my primer, is ... if
you be maid or no, Tp. I, 2, 425. how do you, Mal-
volio? At your r.f Tw. Ill, 4, 38.
2) petition , whether entreaty or demand : Lucr.
1695. Gent. IV, 2,101. Meas. II, 4, 186. LLL 11, 150.
Merch. IV, 1, 161. Tw. V, 4. Wint. 1, 2, 22. HI, 2,
117. John IV, 2, 46. H5 V, 2, 372. H6C 111, 2, 79.
K311I, 7, 50. 101. 155. IV, 2, 87 and 97 (Qq demand).
H8 IV, 2, 116. Troil. II, 3, 179. Cor. II, 3, 150. V,
1, 57. V, 3, 90. 132. 164. Tim. II, 2, 201. Hml. I,
5, 142. 0th. I, 3, 113. Ant. Ill, 12, 13. 20. Cymb. I,
6, 181. V, 5, 89. to make a r.: Caes. V, 5, 11. to
make one's — s; Cor. II, 3, 48. Tim. 1, 1, 279. at
one's r.i Tp. Ill, 2, 128. Gent. 11, 1, 132. Wiv. I, 1,
253. Merch. Ill, 3, 10. As II, 5, 23. Wint. I, 2, 87.
V, 1, 221. John V, 6, 35. H4B V, 1, 49. H5 V, 1,
24. H6C III, 3, 110. IV, 3, 51. Troil. II, 3, 191. HI,
I, 31. 0th. Ill, 3, 474 (Ff at your r., Qq as you r.).
upon one's r.: Wiv. I, 1, 249. Meas. V, 152. Troil.
II, 3, 177.
3) state of being demanded and asked for: novelty
is only in r. Meas. Ill, 2, 237. ginger was not much in
r. IV, 3, 9. answer the time of r. All's 1, 1, 169. Wint.
IV, 4, 297. Cor. Ill, 1, 261. Ill, 2, 51. IV, 3, 37.
Request, vb. to ask, to beg, to demand : 0th. Ill,
3, 474 (Qq as you r., Ff at your r.\ Ant. Ill, 4, 24.
With an inf. : she would r. to know your heaviness,
Lucr. 1283. Shr.lV,3,122. With an accus. indicating
the person asked, and an inf. : did r. me to importune
you, Gent. I, 3, 13. Mids. I, 2, 102. HI, 1, 41. Cor.
I, 9, 86. Tim. Ill, 2, 40. to do more than she is — ed,
0th. 11,3, 327. let me r. you off. Ant. II, 7, 127. With
an accus. indicating the thing demanded: — s your
company, Wiv. Ill, 3, 25. LLL V, 2, 208. Shr. II, 95.
John IV, 2, 51. IV, 3, 22. Cor. II, 2, 56. 161. Ill, 1,
133. Rom. II, 2, 128. Mcb. Ill, 1, 16. what he —s of us,
Troil. Ill, 3, 32. — s a parley of Lucius, Tit.IV, 4,101.
Requicken, to revive, to reanimate: his doubled
spirit — edwhat in flesh was fatigate, Cor. II, 2, 121.
Requiem, a hymn sung for the dead: Phoen. 16.
Hml. V, 1, 260.
Require, 1) to ask, to beg, to demand: Sonn. 57,
4. Tp. II, 2, 186. Meas. Ill, 1, 253. H5 II, 4, 101.
H8 III, 2, 122. With an inf.: — s to live in Egypt,
Ant. Ill, 12, 12. With an accus. indicating the person
asked: to desire and r. her to solicit ..., Wiv. 1,2, 10
(Evans' speech). / r. your highness that it shall please
you to declare, H8 II, 4, 144. he will r. them, as if
he did contemn what he requested should be in them to
give. Cor. II, 2, 160. The accus. indicating the thing
asked for: Lucr. Arg. 3. Tp. V, 51. Meas. Ill, 1, 156.
All's I, 3, 30. H5 111,2,151 (misapplied by Fluellen).
R3 11, 2, 96. H8 II, 4, 177. Cor. 11,3, 1. Tim. 111,6,
77. Mob. Ill, 4, 6. Lr. I, 1, 196. 0th. I, 2, 37. Ant.
II, 2, 88. Ill, 12, 28. With of: r. my dukedom of thee,
Tp. V, 132. Err. IV, 4, 121. All's IV, 3, 108. Tit. Ill,
I, 77. Lr. V, 3, 43. Ant. Ill, 13, 66.
2) to render necessary, to need, to want: my plight
— s it, Wint. 11, 1, 118. — s nothing but secrecy. III,
3, 130. H6C 111, 3, 150. IV, 5, 18. H8 I, 1, 125. 132.
II, 1, 144. Ill, 2, 146. V, 1, 105. Cor. Ill, 2, 63. V,
3, 130. Tit. V, 3, 168. Tim. V, 1, 231. Mcb. Ill, 1,
133. Lr. V, 3, 59. 0th. Ill, 4, 39. Ant. I, 2, 202. V,
1, 63. Per. IV, 1, 68. — d = requisite, necessary: it
is — d you do awake your faith, Wint. V, 3, 94. I, 2,
245. All's II, 6, 65. Lr. IV, 3, 6. 0th. II, 1, 234.
Passing into the sense of to deserve : be prosperous
in more than this deed does r. Wint. II, 3, 190. / loved
him as in honour he — d, 111, 2, 64.
Requisite, adj. needful, necessary: a good nose
is r. also, Wint. IV, 4, 687.
Requisites, necessary things; hath all those r. in
him, 0th. II, 1, 251.
Requit, to retribute : exposed unto the sea, which
hath r. it, him and his innocent child, Tp. Ill, 3, 71.
let heaven r. it with the serpent's curse, 0th. IV, 2, 16
(thus Fl; the rest of 0. Edd. requite), the gods r. his
charity. Per. 111,2, 75 (reading of Ql; the rest of
0. Edd. requite).
Requital, retribution, reward: Wiv. IV, 2, 3.
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Meas. V, 8. All's V, 1, 5. John II, 3-t. Cor. II, '2, u4.
in r. of: Gent. I, 1, 153. Meas. II, 1, 258.
Requite, to repay, in a goo J or bad sense; to
reward, to retaliate; the person rewarded or punished
as object: Tp. V, 169. Ado III, 1, 111. V, 4, 24.
Merch. I, 2, 70. All's III, 6, 102. H5 III, 6, 51. H6A
II, 5, 50. R3 I, 4, 68. Troil. V, 10, 38. Tim. IV, 3,
5-29. V, 1, 76. Mcb. II, 3, 44. Hml. IV, 7, 140. The
deed rewarded or revenged as object: Gent. Ill, 1,
23. Ado II, 3, 232. As I, 1, 144. Tw. IV, 2, 128.
H6B I, 2, 23. H6C IV, 5, 23. IV, 6, 10. IV, 7, 78.
H8 II, 1, 46. Ill, 2, 168. Cor. IV, 2, 12. IV, 5, 76.
Tit. 1, 237. Ill, 1, 297. V, 1, 12. Tim. Ill, 3, 19.
Hml. I, 2, 251. 0th. IV, 2, 16 (Ft requit). Per. HI, 2,
75 (Ql requit).
Rere-mice, see Rear-mice.
Re-salute, to greet again, to see again: Tit I,
75. 326.
Rescue, subst. deliverance by main force : without
,-. in the first assault, Airsl,3,120. where honourable
r. and defence cries out upon the name of Salisbury,
John V, 2, IS. this fair r. thou hast brought to me,
H4A V, 4, 50. a r.l H4B II, 1, 61 (not understood
by Mrs Quickly), spur to the r. of the noble Talbot,
H6A IV, 3, 19. looks for r. IV, 4, 19. too late comes
r. 42. came in strong r. IV, 6, 26. brought r. in, IV, 7,
33. r., my lord, R3 V, 4, 1. in the r. of Lavinia, Tit.
I, 417. no r.? Lr. IV, 6, 194. to make a r. = to de-
liver forcibly from the custody of an officer : Err. IV,
4, 114. Cor. Ill, 1, 277. of. death will seize her, hut
your comfort makes the r. Ant. Ill, 11, 48.
Rescue, vb. 1) to deliver by main force: Gent.
V, 4, 35. As IV, 3, 134. Shr. Ill, 2, 239. Tw. V, 53.
John III, 2, 7. H6A V, 3, 104. H6B III, 1, 364. H6C
I, 4, 2. R3 II, 1, 112. Per. V, 1, 176. With from:
Gent. V, 4, 21. H6A I, 6, 2. IV, 6, 5. 15. H6C IV, 6,
84. Tit. Ill, 1, 49. —d the Black Prince from forth
the ranks of many thousand French, R2 II, 3, 101.
2) to save in any manner: r. those breathing lives
to die in beds, John II, 419. With from: hotv well this
yielding — s thee from shame, LLL I, 1, 118. wouldst
have me r. thee from this reproach, HBB II, 4, 64.
unless thou r. himfromfoul de.'ipair, IIBC 111, 3, 215.
Resemblance, 1) likeness, similitude: the majesty
of the creature in r. of the mother, Wint. V, 2,39. and
his r., being not like the duke, R3 III, 7, 11 (or =
semblance?).
2) likelihood, probability: but lohai likelihood is
in that? Not a r., but a certainty, Meas. IV, 2, 203.
Resemble, to be like, to have likeness to: Ven.
848. 1169. Lucr. 396. 1392. Sonn. 7,6. 8, 11. 114,
6. Gent. I, 3, 84 (—th quadrisyll.). LLL IV, ?■, 257,
Merch. Ill, 1, 70. Shr. IV, 2, 100. Tw. II, 1, 27. II,
5, 131. John III, 1, 100. H6B I, 3, 56. Ill, 1, 373.
H6CI1,1,23. 11,5,99. Tit. V, 2, 107. Tim. I, 2, 102.
Mcb. II, 2, 13. Hml. II, 2, 7. 475. Cymb. V, 5, 121.
Re-send, to send back: All's III, 6, 123.
Reservation, the act of keeping, preserving and
guarding something for one's self: that he ivilled me
ill heedjullest r. to bestow them, Alls I, 3, 231 (not to
give them away). / most unfeignedly beseech your
lordship to make some r. of your wrongs, II, 3, 260
(= to keep your affronts to yourself), have the power
still to banish your defenders, till at length your igno-
rance (which finds not till it feels) making but r. of
yourselves (still your oton foes) deliver you as most
abated captives to some nation. Cor. Ill, 3, 130 (pre-
serving, guarding 'only yourselves, and banishing
those who would be able to protect you. M. Edil
erroneously: making not r. of yourselves), with r. of
an hundred knights, Lr. I, 1, 135. but kept a r. to be
followed with such a number, II, 4, 255.
Reserve, vb. 1) to keep to one's self and withhold
from others: — d the stalk and gave him all my flower,
Compl. 147. ). them (your jests) till a merrier hour.
Err. II, 2, 69. what is yours to bestow is not yours to
r. Tw. I, 5, 201. the other part —d I by consent, R2
I, 1, 128. all lovers swear more performance than they
are able and yet r. an ability that they never perform,
Troil. Ill, 2, 92. r. still to give, Tim. Ill, 6, 81. if he
covetously r. it, how shall' s get it, IV, 3, 408. the table
is full. Here is a place — d, Mcb. Ill, 4, 46 (not oc-
cupied by others), take each man's censure, but r. thy
judgment, Hml. I, 3, 69. /. thy state, Lr. I, 1, 151
(Qq reverse thy doom), he —d a blanket, HI, 4, 67. /
have — dio myself nothing. Ant. V, 2, 143. that 1 some
lady trifles have — d, 165. 180.
2) to except from the conditions of an agreement:
shall our condition stand? It shall: only — d, you claim
no interest in any of our towns of garrison , H6A V,
4, 167.
3) to guard, to keep safe, to preserve: r. them for
my love, not for their rhyme, Sonti. 32, 7. one in the
prison I have — d alive, Meas. V, 472. all her deserving
is a — d honesty, and that I have not heard examined.
All's 111, 5, 65 (cf. Cymb. 1, 4, 143). Richard yet lives,
hell's black intelligencer, only — d their factor, R3 IV,
4, 72. Kind Rome, that hast thus lovingly —d the
cordial of mine age. Tit. I, 165. sense to eistasy was
ne'er so thralled but it — d some quantity of choic*:.
Hml. HI, 4, 75. she — s it evermore about her, 0th
HI, 3, 295. but nothing — always — d my holy duty
— what his rage can do on me, Cymb. I, 1, 87. I will
bring from thence that honour of hers which you imagine
so — d, I, 4, 143. no reason 1, since of your lives you
set so slight a valuation , should r. my cracked one to
more care, IV, 4, 49. r. that excellent complexion. Per.
IV, 1, 40.
Probably corrupt: while comments of your praise,
richly compiled, r. their character with golden quill and
precious phrase, Sonn. 85, 3 (Anon, rehearse).
Reside, to dwell: Tp. Ill, 1,65. Meas. Ill, 1,122.
277. All's IV, 3, 60. Wint. I, 2, 272. Troil. I, 1, 104.
1,3,117. 111,2,155. Tim. V, 1,113. 0th. I, 3, 242.
Ant. I, 3, 103. II, 2, 37.
Residence, 1) act of dwelling in a place: out of
it (my displeasure) you'll run again, rather than suffer
question for your r. All's 11,5,42. how chances it they
travel? their r. was better, Hml. II, 2, 343.
2) dwelling, habitation: Meas. V, 12. John II,
284. R2 II, 1, 119. Rom. II, 3, 24. Tim. IV, 3, 4.
Cymb. I, 1, 97. HI, 4, 151.
Resident, living, dwelling: hath so long been r.
in France, H6A III, 4, 14. this word 'love' be r. in men
like one another, H6C V, 6, 82.
Residue, what remains, the rest: the r. of your
fortune, go to my cave and tell me. As H, 7, 196.
Resign, to give up, to surrender an office or
possession; absol.: willinq to r. R2 IV, 190. With an
accus.: Tp. V, 118. John II, 154. R2 I, 1, 176. H,
2, 59. IV, 200. H5 II, 4, 93. H6B I, 3, 124. II, 3, 33.
H6C V, 5, 19. Tit 1, 191 (r. my life). With to, = to
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yield one's place or state to another : I r. to thee, R2
IV, 202. vile earth, to earth r. Eom. Ill, 2, 59 (turn
to dust, die). With aceus. and to, =^ to yield or commit
to: they r, their ofjice to the disposing of her brain,
Ven. 1039. what thou art r. to death, H6B 111, 1, 334.
—erf the crown to Henry, HGC 1, 1, 139. IV, 6, 24.
E3 I, 4, 98. II, 4, fO. Ill, 7, 117. Lr. V, 3, 298.
ResiKuation, cession: the r. of thy state and
crown to Henry Bolingbroke, R2 IV, 179.
Resist, 1) to withstand, to oppose, to strive
against; absol.: Ven. 563. Meas. V, 356. Shr. Ill, 2,
223. John 11, 38. Cor. IV, 6, 103. 0th. 1,2,80. Cymb.
V, 3. 50. Per. I, 2, 27'. I, 4, 84. Trans.: Tp. 1, 2,465.
R2 IV, 148. Ho 1, 1, 6. H6C II, 5, 79. IV, 3, 59.
Troil. il, 2, 179. Cor. Ill, 1, 267. 319. Ant. I, 4, 55.
Cymb. Ill, 1, 68. Per. 1, 1, 40.
2! to be distasteful to: these cates r. me, Per. II,
3, 29.
Resistance, the act of resisting, opposition : Ven.
69. Lucr. 1265. Ado IV, 1, 47. All's I, 1, 128. H4B
II, 4, 109.
Resolute, having a fixed purpose, determined,
full of bold decision: Meas. II, 1, 12. LLL V, 2,705.
As I, 1, i47. Tw. I, 5, 23. H6A 111, 1, 91. IV, 1, 38.
H6B 111, 1, 267. IV, 4, 60. H6C 1, 1, 43. V, 4, 61.
K3 I, 4, 115. Mcb. IV, 1, 79.
Substantively: a list of lawless — s, Hml. 1, 1, 98
(= desperadoes).
Resolutely, with bold determination: Wiv. I, 1,
263. H4A I, 2, 38. H6B 111, 1, 266.
Resolution, 1) fixed purpose, determination:
think you I can a r. fetch from flowery tenderness?
Meas. Ill, 1, 82. so I take my leave, in r. as I swore
before, Shr. IV, 2, 43. your r. cannot hold, Wint. IV,
4. 36. in this r. I defy thee, H6C II, 2, 170. V, 1, 95.
E3 11I, 7, 218. H8 II, 4, 176. Troil. 11, 2, 191. Cor.V,
6,05. Rom. IV, 1,63. Caes. II, 1, 113. Ant. V, 2, 238.
2) firmness, resoluteness, undaunted courage : my
will is backed with r. Lucr. 352. my r., love, shall be
thy boast, 1193. 1200. Meas. Ill, 1, 170. John IV, 1,
35. V, 1, 63. R2 I, 1, 109. H4A I, 2, 67. H5 II, 4,
35. H6B 111, 1, 332. IV, 8, 66. H6C II, 2, 77. Tit.
III, 1, 239. Mcb. V, 5, 42. Hml. Ill, 1, 84. 0th. V,
1, 5. Ant. IV, 16, 49. 91. Cymb. Ill, 6, 4.
3) satisfactory information, freedom from doubt,
certainty: / would unstate myself, to be in a due r.
Lr. 1, 2, 108.
Resolve, subst. 1) settled purpose, fixed deter-
mination : continue your r. to suck the sweets of sweet
philosophy, ShTA,l,2T. 11,93. H6C 111,3, 129. Eom.
IV, 1, 123.
2) firmness of mind: a lady of so high r. H6A V,
5,76.
Resolve, vb. 1) to dissolve, to melt; a1 trans.:
his passion — rf my reason into tears, Compl. 296. the
sea's a thief whose liquid surge — 5 the moon into salt
tears, Tim. IV, 3, 442. thaw and r. itself into a dew,
Hml. I, 2, 130. b) intr. : as a form of wax —th from
his figure 'gainst the fire, John V, 4, 25.
2) to solve, to explain: as you will live, r. it you
(viz the riddle) Per. I, 1, 71.
3) to free from doubt or perplexity and bring to
a determination: this shall absolutely r. you, Meas.
IV,. 2, 225. until our fears, — rf, be by some certain
king purged and deposed, John II, 371. r. my doubt,
H6C IV, 1, 136. Refl.: r. thee. Richard, H6C 1, 1,49.
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
r. yourselves apart, Mcb. Ill, 1, 138. / have
— rf upon a course, Ant. HI, 11, 9.
Partic. — rf = a) fixed in a determination: Gent.
11, 6, 12. LLL I, 1, 24. Shr. 1, 1, 49. 90. II, 395.
All's II, 1, 207. R2 II, 3, 29. H5 I, 2, 222. Caes. II,
1, 202. Mcb. Ill, 1, 139. 0th. Ill, 3, 180. Per, IV, 1,
12. 13. With a subordinate clause: / am — rf that
thou shall spend some time with Valentinus, Gent. I, 3,
66. / firmly am — rf you shall have aid, H6C III, 3,
219. With an inf.: she is — rf no longer to restrain
a™, Ven.579. Gent.111,1,76. All'sl[l,7, 19 (O. Edd.
r.). H6A V, 1, 37. H6B V, 1, 198. Cor. 1, 1, 4. II,
3,40. Tit. 1, 278. Caes. V, 1,91. With /or: —dfor
flight, Wint. IV, 4, 519. / am —dfor death or dignity,
H6B V, 1, 194. for that I am prepared and full — rf.
Tit. II, 1, 67. With on: I am —d on two points, Tw.
I, 5, 24 {on = concerning), b) resolute, constant in
purpose: a — rf villain, John V, 6, 29. that thy father
had been so — rf, H6(i V, 6, 22. my hardy, stout — rf
mates, R3 I, 3, 340.
4) to free from uncertainty or ignorance, to satisfy,
to inform : 1 cannot joy, until I be — rf where our father
is become, H6C II, 1, 9. that Antony may safely come
to him and be — rf how Caesar hath deserved to lie in
death, Caes. Ill, 1, 131. to be — rf if Brutus so unkindly
knocked, III, 2, 183. how he received you, let me be — rf,
IV, 2, 14. r. me , which way thou mightst deserve this
usage, Lr. 11,4,26. r. your angry father, if my tongue
did e'er solicit ..., Per. 11, 5, 68. he can r. you, V, 1,
1. 11, 4, 31. V, 3, 61. With of: single I'll r. you ...
of every these happened accidents, Tp. V, 248. we would
be — rf of some things of weight, H6 1,2,4. these letters
will r. him of my mind, R3 IV, 6, 19.
Hence almost == to answer (German: Bescheid
geben): I am now going to r. him, Meas. Ill, 1, 194.
r. me in my suit, LLL 11, 110. it is as easy to count
atomies as to r. the propositions of a lover. As III, 2,
246. what, master, read you? first r. me that, Shr. IV,
2, 7. 7nay it please your highness to r. me now, H6C
III, 2, 19. I will r. your grace immediately, R3 IV, 2,
26. r. me whether you will or no, 120.' r. me this: was
it well done of rash Virginius, Tit. V, 3, 35.
— rf =:: satisfied, convinced: long since we were
— rf of your truth , your faithful service and your toil
in war, H6A 111, 4, 20. I am — rf that Cliford's man-
hood lies upon his tongue, H6C II, 2, 124.
6) to make ready in mind, to prepare (German:
gefasst machen) : quit presently the chapel or r. you for
more amazement, Wint. V, 3, 86. and now he is — rf
to die, Meas. HI, 2, 262. s(onrf — rf, but hope withal.
Tit. I, 136.
6) to determine, to decree, to resolve on ; only in
the partic. — rf; a — rf and honourable war, John 11,
585. holds his infant up and hangs — rf correction in
the arm, H4B IV, 1, 213.
7) to make up one's mind, to determine: how yet
— s the governor of the town? H5 III, 3, 1. and so
must you r., that what you cannot as you would achieve,
you must perforce accomplish as you may, Tit. II, 1,
106. With an inf. : to obtain hjs will — I'n^, Lucr. 129.
Tp. Ill, 3, 13. LLL IV, 3, 371. H6A II, 1, 27. E3
IV, 2, 70. With for: I will r. for Scotland, H4B II,
3, 67 (= to go to Scotland). With on: r. on this,
thou shall be fortunate, if thou receive me for thy war-
like mate, H6A 1, 2, 91 (i. e. come to a resolution on
this supposition, that thou shalt be fortunate etc).
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Resolvedly, so that doubts and uncertainties are
removed, satisfactorily, clearly: of that ani all the
progress more or less , r. more leisure shall express,
All's V, 3, 332 (0. Edd. resoldnedly).
Resort, snbst. visits paid by «a_v of intercourse
and converse; kept severeli/ from r. of men, Gent. HI,
I, 108. our houses of r. Meas. 1, 2, 104, i. e. our
brothels; cf. Per. IV, 6, 86. the cause of mi/ son's r.
thither, Wint. IV, 2, 57. forbid him her r. Tim. 1, 1,
I 27. what men to-night have had r. to you. Caes. 11, 1,
1?76. she should loch herself from his r, riml.11,2, 143.
Peculiar passage: of all the fair r. of gentlemen that
every day xoith parle encounter me, in thy opinion which
is worthiest love? Gent. 1, 2, 4 (cf. the German Be-
such for Besuche?-).
Resort, vb. to betake one's self, to repair by way
of intercourse and connexion: merry fools to mock at
him r. Lucr. 989. thou makesi faults graces that to
thee r. Sonn. 96, 4. 7 would r. to her by nighf, Gent.
Ill, 1, 110. doth this Sir Proteus often r. unto this
i/eiukicoman ? IV, 2, 74. to walk where any honest men
r. Err. V, 28. men of great worth — ed to this forest,
As V, 4,161. what men of name r. to /H"m?-R3 IV,,'i,8.
where at some hours in the night spirits r. Rom. IV, 3,44.
Rcsorter, one that frequente : that your — s stand
upon sound legs, Per. IV, 6, 27.
Resound, vb. to send back sound, to reverberate :
Ven. 268. Mcb. IV, 3, 6. = to be echoed back: how
sighs r. through heartless ground, Pilgr. 278.
Rcspeak, to repeat, to echo : — ing earthly thunder,
Ilml. I, 2, 128.
Respect, subst. 1) the act of seeing, contem-
plation , view; in my r. = in my eyes: you in my r.
are all the world, Mids.ll, 1,224./ his meanest garment
is dearer in my r. than all the hairs above thee, Cymb.
II, 3, 140.
2) deliberation, reflection, thought in reference to
something: full of — s, yet nought at all respecting,
Ven. 911. )•. and reason, wait on wrinkledage, Lucr.
275; cf. reason and r. make livers pale, Troil. 11, 2,
49. in our two loves there is but one r., though in our
lives a separable spite , Sonn. 36, 5. what poor duty
cannot do, noble r. takes it in might, not merit, Mids.
V, 91. more devout than this in our — s have we not
been, LLL V, 2, 792. when perchance it fronms more
upon humour than advised r. John IV, 2, 214. on both
sides more r. Cor. Ill, 1, 181. never learned the icy
precepts of r. Tim. IV, 3, 258. With of or on: you
hold too heinous a r. oj grief, John HI, 4, 90 (= you
heinously think too much of your grief), yott have
too much r. upon the world, Merch. 1, 1, 74.
3) consideration, reason or motive in reference to
something: called to that audit by advised — s, Sonn.
49, 4. if it were not for one trifling r. , I could come
to such honour, "Wiv. II, 2, 45. I would have doffed
all other — 5 and made her half my self. Ado II, 3,
17G. my — 5 are better than they seem. All's II, 5, 71.
when such prof ound — s do pxdl you on, John ill, 1,
318. who.t a noble combat hast thou fought between
compulsion and a brave r. V, 2, 44. the love of him,
and this r. besides, for that my grandsire was an Eng-
lishman, aivakcs my conscience, V, 4, 41. the gain
proposed choked the r. of likely peril fared, H4B I,
1, 184. an ancient tradition, begun upon an honourable
r. H5 V, 1, 75. this argues conscience in your grace,
but the — s thereof are nice and trivial, R3 HI, 7, 176.
in one r. I'll thy assistant be, Rom. II. 3, 90 (= for
one consideration), there's the r. that makes calamity
of so long life, Hml. Ill, 1,68. the instances that sevonti
marriage move are base — ,t of thrift, 111,2,193. mingled
with — s that stand aloof from the entire jioint , Lr. I,
1, 242 (^Ft' regards). — s of fortune are his love. 251.
in r. = in consideration: she is not to be kissed fasting,
in r. of her breath, Gent. Ill, 1, 327. in r. that it is a
shepherd's life, it is naught. As III, 2, 14. I could be
well contented to be there, in r. of the love I bear your
house, H4AI1,3,2. minister the potion of imprisonment
to me in r. of poverty, H4B I, 2, 146. in that ?•., then,
like a loving child, shed yet some small drops. Tit. V,
3,166. and yet but yaw neither, in r. of his quick sail,
Hml. V, 2, 120. in r. of that I would fain think it
were not, Lr. I, 2, 69. our general's wife is now the
general: I may say so in this r.,for that he hath devoted
and given up himself to the contemplation of her parts,
0th. U, 3, 321.
4) relation, regard, point of view; in r. of = s.)
with regard to, as to: that in some — s makes a beast
a man, "VViv. V, 5, 5. inisgraffed in r. of years, Mids.
I, 1, 137. in r. of itself it is a good life. As III, 2, 13.
I speak in r. — , All's II, 3, 32. 7ny uncle's ivill in this
r. is mine, John 1 1, 5 1 0. in some — si grant J cannot
go, H4B I, 2, 189. she will be ruled in all — s by me,
Rom. Ill, 4, 14. nature's above art in that r. Lr. IV,
6, 86. b) in comparison with ; to : but a night-gown
in r. of yours. Ado HI, 4, 19. Hector was but a Troynn
in r. of this, LLL V, 2, 639.- Mom worms-meat in r. of
a good piece of flesh. As 111, 2, 68. he ivas a man, this
in r. a child, I16C V, 5, 56. he does deny him, in r. of
Jiis, lohat charitable men afford to beggars. Tim. Ill, 2,
81. in r. of a fine workman I am but a cobbler, Caes.
I, 1, 10.
5) attention, notice, care: to show me worthy 0/
thy sweet r. Sonn. 26, 12. sitall we serve heaven with
less r. than ive do minister to our gross selves? Meas.
H, 2, 86. he is not for your lordship's r. All's III, 6,
109. is there no r. of place, persons, nor time in you?
Tw. H, 3, 98. so it be new, there's no r. how vile, K'J
11,1,25 (^ he cares not), if you vouchsafe me hearing
and r. H4A IV, 3, 31. without observance or r. of any,
Troil. II, 3, 175. / do love my country's good with a
r. more tender than mine own life. Cor. HI, 3, 112. have
r. to mine honour, that you may believe, Caes. Ill, 2, 15
(take care of, look to, my honour), the malevolence
of fortune nothing takes from his high r. Mcb. Ill, 6,
20. you shall do small r., show too bold malice against
the person of my master, Lr. II, 2, 137. returned me
expectations and comforts of sudden r. and acquaintance,
0th. IV, 2, 192. she held the very garment of Posthumus
in more r. than my per.wn, Cymb. HI, 5, 139. not a
man hath r. with him but he. Per. II, 4, 18. who (ray
child) shall not be more dear to my r. than yours. 111,
3, 33. cf. Scmn 36, 5 and Mids. V, 91 sub def. 2;
and Merch. V, 99: nothing is good, I see, without r.,
i. e. without notice taken and attention bestowed;
according to others, = without consideration of
circumstances.
6) esteem, regard, reverence: r. to your great
/dace! Meas. V, 294. a place of high r. with me, Mids.
II, 1, 209. / attend them with all r. and duty. As I, 2,
177. if your lordship find him not a hilding, hold me
no more in your r. All's HI, 6, 4. she uses me with a
more exalted r. Tw. II, 5, 31. to tread dotpn/air r. 0/
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sovereignty/ , John III, 1, 58. what good r. I have of
thee, III, 3, 2S. throw away r. R2 111, 2, 172. that title
of r. which the proud soul ne'er pays hut to the proud,
H4A 1, 3, 8. he holds your temper in a high r. Ill, 1,
170. out of the great r. they bear to beauty, H8 1, 4,
69. a thousand pounds a year for pure r. 11, 3, 95.
should find r. for what they have been, V, 3, 75. out
of dear r. 119. you know jne dutiful; therefore, dear
sir, let me not shame r. , but give me leave to take that
course, Troi!. V, 3, 73. with courtesy and with r. enough,
Caes. IV, 2, 15. with all r. and rites of burial, V, 5, 77.
that from their coldest neglect my love should kindle to
inflamed r. Lr. 1, 1, 258. to do upon r. such violent
outrage , II, 4, 24. his worthiness does challenge much
r., 0th. II, 1, 213.
7) state of deserving or being treated with regard ;
honour, respectability (of persons) ; high value, im-
portance (of things) : true valour still a true r. should
have, Lucr. 201. his true r. will prison false desire, 642.
such offers of our peace as we with honour and r. may
lake, John V, 7, 85. many of the best r. in Rome, Caes.
1, 2, 59. thou art a fellow of a good r. V, 5, 45. this
ring, ichose high r. and rich validity did lack a parallel,
All's V, 3, 192. he shall our commission bring to you,
with such things else of quality and r. as doth import
you, 0th. 1, 3, 283.
8) modest and becoming deportment, decency:
such harmless creatures have a true r. to talk in deeds,
Lucr. 1347. I never heard a man of his place, gravity
and learning, so wide of his own r. Wiv. Ill, 1, 58. if
J do not put on a sober habit, talk with r. and swear
but now and then, Merch. II, 2, 200. there's a letter
for you. Delivered with good r. H4B II, 2, 109.
Rcs|>ect, vb. l)to consider: respice finem, r.your
end, Err. IV, 4, 43. — ing = considering : there is
none worthy — ing her that's gone, Wint. V, 1, 35 (cf.
in r. of'm Respect, subst. 4. b). — ing what a rancorous
mind he bears, H6B HI, 1, 24. whether our daughter
were ligitimate, — ing this our marriage with the
dowager, H8 II, 4, 180. With as: she — s me as her
only son, Mids. 1, 1, 160. / do r. thee as my soul, H4A
V, 4, 20. With /or: the service of the foot, being once
gangrened, is not then — ed for what before it was,
Cor. Ill, 1, 307.
21 to care for, to take notice of: like the pro-
ceedings of a drunken brain, full of respects, yet nought
at all —ing, Ven. 91 1 (cf. well —ed in H4A IV, 3, 10).
nor children's tears, nor mothers' groans — ing, Lucr.
431. then others for the breath of words r. Sonn. 85,
13. what merit do I in myself r. 149,9. if your, them
(the papers) best to take them up, Gent. I, 2, 134. win
her with gifts , if she r. not words. III, 1,89. though
you r. not aught your servant doth, V, 4, 20. in love
who — s friend? 54. since she — 5 my mistress' love
so much, IV, 4, 187. what should it be that he —s in
her, 199. and six or seven winters more r. than a per-
petualhonour, Meas. Ill, 1, 76. doyoupersuade yourself
that I r. you? IV, 1, 53 {= am interested for you).
the passado he —s not, LLL 1, 2, 185. that more than
all the world I didr. her, V,2,437. lam. mean indeed,
— ing you, Shr. V, 2, 32. thou — est not s^-'lling Ed-
wards blood, R2 II, 1, 131 (doest not caic to spill,
i. e. spillest without remorse), what doth she say?
Nothing that I r. R3 I, 3, 296. spoke like a tall fellow
that — s his reputation, 1,4, 157. as you r. the common
good, H8 HI, 2, 290. only their ends you have — ed,
Cor. V, D, 5. when we banished Mm, we — ed not them
(the gods), and he returning to break our necks, they
r. not us, V, 4, 35. 37. it is my will, the which if thou
r. , show a fair presence , Rom. I, 5, 74 they pass by
me as the idle wind, which 1 r. not, Caes. IV, 3, 69. he
hath a court he little cares for and a daughter who he
not — s at all, Cymb. I, 6, 155. as jewels lose their
glory if neglected, so princes their renowns if not — ed,
Per. IJ, 2, 13.
3) to regard with reverence: well, well, my lords,
r. him, H8 V, 3, 153. learn me how to r. you, 0th. I,
3, 184.
4) Misapplied by Elbow and Pompey: the house
is a — ed house, this is a — ed fellow, and his mistress
is a — ed woman, Meas. II, 1, 169—172. the time is
yet to come thai she was ever — ed with man, woman,
or child, 176. she iuas '—ed with him before he married
with her, 177. 183. 184 (for ill reputed).
Respective, 1) caring for, regardful: you should
have been r. and have kept it, Merch. V, 156. 'tis too
r. and too sociable for your conversion, John I, 188.
away to heaven, r. lenity, Rom. Ill, 1, 128.
2) worthy of being eared for : what should it be
that he respects in her but J can make r. in myself,
Gent. IV, 4, 200. cf. XJnrespeclive.
KespectiTcIy, regardfully, with careful notice
taken; you are very r. welcome, Tim. Ill, 1, 8.
Respite, subst. delay, time granted : to make you
understand this, I crave but four days' r. Meas. IV, 2,
170. our self ... after some r. will return to Calais,
H6A IV, 1, 170. this All-Souls' day to my fearful soul
is the determinedr. of my wrongs, R3 V, 1, 19 (:=: term;
cf. the German /r{s;). the bishop did require a r. H8
II, 4, 177. 181.
Respite, vb. to grant delay for a limited time:
injurious love, that — « me a life, Meas. II, 3, 41. forty
days longer we do r. you. Per. I, 1, 116.
ResponslTe, correspondent, suited : r. to the hilts,
Hml. V, 2, 159.
Rest, subst. 1) cessation from motion or disturb-
ance, repose: Lucr. 757 (repose and r.). Meas. Ill,
1, 17. LLL V, 2, 824. Merch. Ill, 2. 329. John IV,
2, 55. H4B I, 2, 243. IV, 5, 212. TroiL V, 6, 17.
Tit. IV, 2, 64 (God aire her good r). Rom. II, 3, 43.
Caes. II, 1, 86. V, 5,80. Hml. II, 2,84 (go to your r.).
Ant. I, 3, 53. full of r. = refreshed by rest: H4A IV,
3, 27. Caes. IV, 3, 202. to take r.: Ven. 647. 1185.
Tp. V, 301, here will I set up my everlasting r. Rom.
V, 3, 110. thought to set my r. on her kind nursery,
Lr. 1, 1, 125 (an expression probably originating in the
use of the other word of the same form. cf. Lodge's
Rosalind, ed. Collier, p. 45: Aliena resolved there to
set up her r. ).
= sleep: Ven. 784. 853. Lucr, 125. 974. Sonn.
28, 2. 61, 11. 73, 8. Pilgr. 195. Err. V, 83. LLL V,
2, 91. H5 IV, 1, 287. H6B HI, 2, 256. R3 I, 2, 112.
IV, 1, 82 (Qq sleep). IV, 4, 401. Rom. I, 5, 129. V,
3, 189. Caes. IV, 3, 228. 262. Lr. Ill, 6, 105. Cymb.
II, 2, 12. Per. H, 3, 115. at r. = abed: Meb. II, 1,
12; cf. John V, 7, 82. one that thinks a man always
going to bed and says: God give you good r. Err. IV,
3,33. R3I, 4, 75. V, 3, 43. cf. Mids. II, 2, 64. to
take r. or one's r.: Tp. H, 1, 197. Wint. II, 3, 10.
H6C II, 5, 32. IV, 3, 5. good r. (as a kind wish) :
Pilgr. 181. 182. Gent. IV, 2, 133. = the repose of
I death: John V, 7, 24. H6C 11. 1, 76. R3 H, 2, 46
62*
970
R
(Qq perpetual ?•., Ff ne'er-changing night). Tit. 1, 133.
Hml. V, 1, 260. V, 2, 371.
= quiet, ease, peace of the mind: Meas. II, 4, 187.
Meich. II, 5, 17. Wint. II, 1, 191. II, 3, 1. 8. John
III, 4, 134. B3 IV, 1, 95. IV, 2, 74. Kom. H, 2, 123
(repose andr.). Mcb. V, 3, 39. Lr. II, 4, 293. set
your heart at r. Mids. II, 1, 121 (= do not trouble
yourself about it), and I ... to do you r., a thousand
deaths would die, Tw. V, 136.
2) stay, abode; vouchsafe your r. here in our court
some little time, Hml. II, 2, 13. that in Tarsus was not
best longer for him to make his r. Per. II Pro!. 26.
3) a pause in music : my restless discord loves no
stops nor — s, Lucr. 1124. to steal at a minutes r.
AViv. I, 3, 31. he rests his minum r. Rom. II, 4, 23.
Rest, subst. 1) that which is left, the remainder:
Sonn. 115, 12. Tp. I, 2, 226. 232. 344. IV, 247.
Meas. II, 1, 105. LLL I, 1, 53. 132. Iilids. I, 1, 191.
V, 150. Merch. Ill, 1, 70. Shr. I, 1, 169. All's II, 3,
83. 155. Tw. Ill, 2, 67. V, 246. H6A V, 4, 141. H6B
I, 4, 66. II, 2, 43. H6CIII,3,92 (for the r. = more-
over, German iibrigens). Cymb. I, 6, 28 etc. etc.
above the r. = above all: wherein it finds a joy above
the r. Sonn. 91, 6. therefore, above the r., we parley to
you, Gent. IV, 1, 60. above the r. be gone, Lr. IV, 1,
50. to setup one's r. (a phrase taken from gaming)
= to have fully made up one's mind, to be resolved:
he that sets up his r. to do more exploits with his mace
than a morris-pike. Err. IV, 3, 27. I have set up my r.
to run away, Merch. II, 2, 110. since you set up your
r. 'gainst remedy. All's II, 1, 138. the County Paris
hath set up his r. that you shall rest but little, Rom.
IV, 5, 6. cf. that is my r. , that is the rendezvous of
ii, H5 II, 1, 17 ; and see in the preceding article Rom.
V, 3, 110 and Lr. I, 1, 125.
2) the others: Lucr. 1844. Arg. 13. Tp. II, 1, 287.
V, 256. Gent. I, 2, 20. 27. 28. Wiv. IV, 2, 34. Meas.
1, 2, 13. LLL II, 55. V, 1, 149. Mids. I, 2, 30. V,
250. Merch. II, 2, 214.' II, 6, 62. Ill, 2, 42. As V,
4, 57. I-I6A II, 5, 90. Ill, 2, 65 etc. etc. above the r.
= above all others: H6B II, 1, 6. Troil. I, 2, 200.
0/ omitted after it: all the r. revolted faction , E2 II,
2, 57 (Ff and the later Qq all the r. of the revolted
faction).
Passage not understood : outfacing faults in love
with love's ill r. Pilgr. 8; cf. Sonn. 138, 8.
Rest, vb. 1) intr. a) to cease from labom', to in-
dulge in repose: Tp. Ill, 3, 6. Gent. II, 7, 37. LLL V,
2,831. Mids, II, 2, 8. Merch. II, 2, 111. R2 V, 1,5.
6. H6C I, 2, 32. II, 3, 6. IV, 8, 33. H8 IV, 1, 66.
Troil. V, 8, 4. Caes. V, 5, 1. Hml. I, 5, 182. Cvmb.
IV, 2, 43. V, 4, 97. = to sleep: Mids. V, 427." H8
I, 4, 12. Rom. II, 2, 188. IV, 3, 13. IV, 5, 7. Lr.
HI, 6, 36. 87. Per. V, 1, 236. to repose in death:
Phoen. 58. H6C V, 2, 48. H8 IV, 2, 31. Tit. I, 150.
349. Caes. V, 5, 41. Lr. V, 3, 150. Per. II, 4, 30. =
to enjoy quiet, not to be disturbed: you should not r.
between the elements of air and earth, Tw. I, 5, 293.
my lord shall never r. 0th. Ill, 3, 22.
b) to lie, to stay, to abide: what nobleman is that
that with the king here — eth in his tent? H6C IV, 3,
10. at Northampton they do r. to-night, R3 II, 4, 1
(Qq they lay at N.). devise with thee where thou shalt
r. Cor. IV, 1, 39.
c) to make a pause, to cease: there r. in your fool-
ery, Err. IV, 3, 34. you have too courtly a wit for me :
I'll r. Asm, 9, 73. — s his minum rest, Rom, II, 4, 22.
and not — ing here, cu cuses him of letters. Ant. Ill, 5, 10.
d) to liu, to be in the power of; witli in: it —ed
in your grace to unloose this tied-up justice, Meas, I,
3, 31. to strive for that which — eth in my choice, Shr.
III, 1,17. what service wilt thou do mef Whal you
command, that — s in rne to do, H6C III, 2, 45: never
hopes more heaven than — .■> in thee. Tit. 11,3,41. Simi-
larly: the Mortimers, in whom the title — ed, H6A II,
5,92. "Without in: this inundation of mistempered hu-
mour — s by you only to be qualified, John V, 1, 13
(= it rests, lies in you to qualify).
e) to lean, to depend : r. on my word, Tit. I, 267.
that sju'rit upon whose weal depend and r. the lives of
many, Hml. Ill, 3, 14.
i) to pass, to be no longer spoken of; in the phrase
let it r.: but let it r. Shr. Ill, 1, oQ. let the 7nustard r.
IV, 3, 26. let that r. H6A II, &, 119. IV, 1, 180. let
herr. H6B I, 3, 95. R3 III, 1, 157. IV, 2, 88 ( Qq
pass), let her r. in her unrest awhile. Tit. IV, 2, 31.
2) trans, to place at rest, to give repose to: to r.
thy weary head, Lucr, 1621. Mids, II, 2, 40, H4A III,
1, 215. the man that, when gentlemen are tired, gives
them a sob and — s them. Err. IV, 3, 25 (punning), r.
your minds in peace, H6A I, 1, 44. r. thy unrest on
England's lawful earth , R3 IV, 4, 29. then would I
hide my bones, not r. them here, 33. Refl.: set it down
and r. you, Tp. Ill, 1, 18. r. yourself, 20. Ineeds must
r. me. III, 3, 4. my herald thoughts in thy pure bosom
r. them, Gent, III, 1, 144. we'll r. us, Mids. II, 2, 37.
III, 2, 418. 446. As II, 4, 73. H6A II, 5, 2. K3 I, 2,
32. Lr. IV, 6, 260. Per. I, 4, 1.
Used in kind wishes for departed souls : is my boy,
God r. his soul! alive or dead? Merch. II, 2, 7;'). Gml
r. all Christian souls! Rom. I, 3, 18. heaven r. them
noiv! Mcb. IV, 3, 227. r. her soul, Hml. V, 1, 147. For
a salutation in meeting, and oftener in parting (the
word God mostly omitted): God r. you merry. As V,
I, 65. )*. you irell, Meas. IV, 3, 186. r. you fair, good
.'iigjiior, Merch. I, 3, 60. ye say honestly: r. you merry,
Rom, I, 2, 65. 86. r. you happy, Ant. I, 1, 62.
Rest, vb. to remain; 1) to be left: nought — s for
me but to make open proclamation, H6A I, 3, 70. there
— s no other shift but this, II, 1, 75. 2) to continue to
be: I r. thy secret friend, Lucr. 526. so should my
shame still r. upon record, 1643. there r. Meas. II, 3,
36 (= continue in this mind), r. debtor for the first,
Merch. I, 1, 152. wilt thou r. damned? As HI, 2, 7-1.
to whom we all r. generally beholding, Shr. I, 2, 274.
may both breed thee and still r. thine, Wint. 111,3, 49.
to r. without a spot for evermore, John V, 7, 107. if
England to itselj do r. but true, 118. these differences
shall all r. under gage, R2 IV, 86. this festered joint
cut off, the rest r. sound, V, 3, 85. let it r. whrrn it
began at first, H6A IV, 1, 121. till you do return. I r.
perjib'Tcd, V, 5, 95. I hold it cowardice to r. mistrust-
ful, H6C IV, 2, 8. there shall I r. secure from fon-e,
IV, 4, oo. my sovereign shall r. in London, IV, 8,
22. — ing =^ not subject to motion or change: the
northern star, jj)hosc true-fixed and — ing quality, Cues.
Ill, 1,61. 3) to be to. bo done: and here it — s that you' II
procure ihr vicar, Wiv. IV, 6, 48. one thing more — .s,
Shr. I, 1, 250. what — eth more, but that I seek occa-
sion how to rise? H6C I, 2, 44. and now what — s but
..., IV, 2, 13. V, 7, 42. what then? what -s? Hml.
Ill, 3, 64. 4) Used almost as a mere copula, ■= to be:
R
971
of whose soft grace for the like loss I have her sove-
reign aid and r. myself content, Tp. V, 144. which with
ourselves all r. at thy dispose, Gent. IV, 1, 76. now,
thus it —s, Wiv. IV, 6, 34 (thus it is, thus matters
stand). Ir. much bounden to you, As I, 2, 298. but r.
unquestioned welcome and undoubted blest. All's II, 1,
210. I r. your servant, H8 V, 1, 55. — ing well assu-
red they ne'er did service for it, Cor. Ill, 1, 121. that
I may r. assured whether yond troops are friend or
enemy, Caes. V, 3, 17. the affairs of men r. still in-
certain, V, 1, 96. we r. your hermits, Mcb. I, 6, 20.
you shall close prisoner r. 0th. V, 2, 335. till then r.
your debtor. Per. II, 1, 149.
Rest, vb. = arrest (M. Edd. 'rest): Err. IV, 2,
42. 45. IV, 3, 25. IV, 4, 3.
Re-stem, to force back, to retrace: now they do
r. their backward course, 0th. I, 3, 37.
Restful, quiet, peaceful: Sonn. 66, 1. R2IV, 12.
Restitution, reparation, indemnification: Wiv.
V, 5, 33 (he makes r.). H6B 111, 1, 118. Cor. Ill, 1,
16. 0th. V, 1, 16.
Restive, writing of some M. Edd. for resty, q.v.,
of 0. Edd. in Sonn. 100, 9.
Restless, never resting: Lucr. 974. 1124. Meas.
III, 1, 125. Ho 111, 6, 30. R3 I, 4, 81. Mcb.lII,2,22.
Restoration, recovery, convalescence: Lr. IV,
7,26.
Restorative, an efficacious medicine: Rom. V,
3, 166. Per. Prol. 8 (read it for —s).
Restore, 1) to give back to the owner: myself
I'll forfeit, so that other mine thou wilt r. Sonn. 134,
4. tp. V, 134. LLL II, 138. R2 III, 3, 41. R3 I, 4,
144. With to: r. them to the owner. Ado II, 1, 240.
As V, 4, 170. Tit. I, 210. 296.
Hence = to make amends. for, to compensate:
all losses are — d, Sonn. 30, 14. And even: Robin
shall r. amends, Mids, V, 445.
2) to bring back, to renew: our — d love and
amity, H4B IV, 2, 65. / can again thy former light r.
0th. V, 2, 9.
3) to bring back to a former and better state ; a)
from dishonour or degradation : she that you wronged,
look you r. Meas. V, 531. till thou be — d, thou art a
yeoman, H6A H, 4, 95. With to: — d again to all his
lands, R3 IV, 88. H4B IV, 1, 110. —d to my blood,
H6A II, 5, 128. Ill, 1, 159. —d me to my honours,
H8 II, 1, 114. With into: r. yourselves into, the good
thoughts of the world again, H4A I, 3, 181.
~ b) to recover from disease, to cure, to heal: his
(tears) poisoned me, and mine did him r. Compl. 301.
their senses I'll r. Tp. V, 31. to see your wit — d, Shr.
Ind. 2, 79. All's II, 3, 154. Tw. Ill, 4, 51. IV, 2, 104.
H6B II, 1, 76. H8 II, 2, 30. Hml. HI, 1, 147. Lr.
IV, 4, 9. Ant. Ill, 13, 199. Cymb. I, 1, 148. Per. Ill,
2, 45. With to: God r. you to health, Ado V, 1, 333.
Shr. Ind. 1, 121. All's II, 3, 70. which to his former
strength may be -d, H4B III, 1, 42. could r. this
cripple to his legs again, H6B II, 1, 133.
Restrain, 1 ) to strain, to draw tight : a headstall
of sheep's leather which, being — ed to keep him from
stumbling, hath been often burst, Shr. HI, 2, 59.
2) to check, to hinder from motion, to confine:
she is resolved no longer to r. him, Ven. 579. immured,
— ed, captivated, bound, LLL 111, 126. you have — ed
yourself within the list of too cold an adieu, All's II,
1, 52. none of this could r. the stiff-borne action, H4B
I, 1, 176. my little stomach to the war and your great
love to me —s you thus, Troil. Ill, 3, 221. should have
kept short, —ed and out of haunt, this mad young man,
Hml. IV, 1, 18. should have him this —ed, Lr. II, 2,
154. With from: hoxes honesty behind, —ing from
course required, Wint. I, 2, 244. With of: me of my
lawful pleasure she — •ed, Cymb. II, 5, 9.
3) to suppress , to repress , to oppress ; his eye,
which late this mutiny —s, Lucr. 426. when men r,
their breath on some great sudden hest, H4A II, 3, 64.
to chain up and r. the poor. Cor. I, 1,87. if they should
by the cormorant belly be — ed, 125. r. in me the cur-
sed thoughts, Mcb. II, 1, 8. if she have — ed the riots
of your followers, Lr. II, 4, 145.
4) to keep back , to withhold : they would r. the
one (your lands), distain the other, R3 V, 3, 322 (with-
hold them from you and keep them to themselves, cf.
restraint in Err. Ill, 1, 97). With from: — est from
me the duty which to a mother s part belongs. Cor. V,
3, 167. With to: — ing aid to Timon, Tim. V, 1, 151.
— ed = prohibited: to put metal in — erf means, Meas.
11,4,48.
Restraint, 1) the keeping a cheek on a p. :
wishing a more strict r. upon the sisterhood, Meas. I,
4, 4. from curbed license plucks the muzzle of r. H4B
IV, 5, 132. put upon you what r. and grievance the
laio ivill give him cable, 0th. I, 2, 15. throwing r. on
us, IV, 3, 91.
2) confinement, detention: whence comes this r.?
Meas. 1, 2, 128. 132. a r. to a determined scope. III,
1, 68. whose r. John IV, 2, 52. lock up your r. Cymb.
I, 1, 74.
3) the act of withholding, of keeping back: to
know the reason of this strange r. Err. Ill, 1, 97 (of
shutting out the master of the house; cf. restrain in
R3 V, 3, 322). Hence = abstinence, reserve : puts it
off to a compelled r. Ail's II, 4, 44. madding my eager-
ness loith her r. V, 3, 213. viy love, without retention
or r. Tw. V, 84.
Resty, stiff with too much rest, torpid (cf. Resty-
stiff in Edward 3 111, 3': rise, r. Muse, Sonn. 100, 9
(some M. Edd. restive), who in this dull and long-
continued truce is r. grown, Troil. 1, 3, 263 (Ffand
M. Edd. rusty), when r. sloth finds the down pillow
hard, Cymb. Ill, 6, 34.
Resume, 1) to take again, to take back: Cor.
IV, 1, 16. Lr. I, 4, 331. Cymb. Ill, 1, 15. V, 3, 75.
2) to take: nor — s no care of what is to continue,
Tim. II, 2, 4 (0. Edd. r. no care), cf. rebate for bate,
redeliver for deliver, regreet for greet, repast for past,
reprisal io\' prize etc.
Resurrection, revival from death: Wiv. I, 1, 54
(Evans' speech).
Rcsurvcy, to read and examine again: Sonn.
32,3. H5 V, 2, 81.
Retail, 1) to tell: he is furnished with no certain-
ties more than he haply may r. from me, H4B I, 1, 32.
the truth should live from age to age, as 'twere — ed
to all posterity , R3 111, 1, 77. to whom 1 will r. my
conquest won, IV, 4, 335.
2) to sell at second hand and in small quantities:
he is wit' s pedlar and — s his wares at wakes and
wassails, LLL V, 2, 317.
Retain, 1) to keep, not to lose or lay aside: Tp.
IV, 185,Err.l,l,66. 129. JohnV,4, 23. H6AV,4,136.
Rom, 11,2,46. Hml. Ill, 3, 56. Lr. 1, 1,137. Ill, 6,62.
972
R
2) to take into service , to hire : being my sworn
servant, the duke — ed him his, H8 I, 2, 192.
Retainers, attendants, servants: mounted where
powers are your r. H8 II, 4, 113.
Retell, to tell again: 0th. I, 3, 372. Partic. re-
told: iUA I, 1, 46. I, 3, 73.
Retention, the power of keeping or confining,
as well as that which keeps or confines; 1) the power
or means of preserving impressions : that poor r. (viz
a table-book) could not so much hold, Sonn. 122, 9.
no woman's heart so big to hold so much; they lack r.
Tw. II, 4, 99. 2) reserve, restraint: my love, without
r. or restraint, Tw. V, 84. 3) confinement, custody:
to send the king to some r. and appointed guard, Lr.
V, 3, 47.
Retentive, confining, restraining: must my house
be my r. enemy, my gaol9 Tim. Ill, 4, 82. nor strong
links of iron can he r. to the strength of spirit, Caes.
I, 3, 95.
Retinue, persons attending a prince: H4B IV,
3, 121. Lr. 1, 4, 221.
Retire, subst. 1) retreat in war : Lucr. 174. John
II, 326. V, 5, 4. H4A II, 3, 54. H5 IV, 3, 86 (make).
H6C II, i, 150. Troil. V, 3, 53. V, 4, 21. V, 8, 15
(Ff retreat). Cor. I, 6, 3. Cymb. V, 3, 40.
2) return: that to his borrowed bed he make r.
Lucr. 573. with a blessed and unvexed r. we will bear
home that lusty blood again, John II, 253.
3) repair: all his behaviours did make their r. to
the court of his eye, LLL II, 234.
Retire, vb. 1) trans, to draw back, to lead back:
each (lock), by him enforced, — d his ward, Lucr. 303.
that he might have — d his power, R2 II, 2, 46.
2) refl. a) to withdraw from a public to a more
private place : and thence r. me to my Milan , where
every third thought shall be my grave, Tp. V, 310. you
must r. yourself into some covert, Wint. IV, 4, 663.
R2 IV, 96. Cor. I, 3, 30. Tim. II, 2, 171. 0th. 11, 3,
386.
b) to retreat from battle : the French fight coldly
and r. themselves, John V, 3, 13.
3) intr. (forming its perfect with to he) a) to
withdraw from action, or from a public to a more
private place: Tp. IV, 161. Wint. IV, 2, 36. H4B IV,
1, 13. H5 III, 3, 56. Cor. HI, 1, 11. Rom. Ill, 1, 1.
Tim. V, 1, 62. Mcb. II, 2, 66. Lr. I, 2, 183. Ant.
IV, 4, 35. — d = withdrawn from society, living in
private: Tp. I, 2, 91. Wint. IV, 4, 62. Cymb. Ill, 5,
36. cf. Wint. IV, 2, 36 and Tim. V, 1, 62.
b) to retreat from battle or danger: Lucr. 641.
1441. Wiv. Ill, 4, 86. John V, 4, 53. H5 III, 6, 99.
H6A 1, 1, 111. I, 5, 2. 33. IV, 2, 21. I-I6B IV, 4, 39.
IV, 9, 9. H6C I, 4, 14. II, 1, 188. II, 5, 8. Cor. 1, 4,
28. 1, 6, 50. 0th. V, 2, 271. Ant. IV, 7, 1. 8.
c) to return : this way she runs , and now she will
no further, but back — s, Ven. 906. one poor — iny
minute in an age would purchase thee a thousand friends,
Lucr. 962. he II say in Troy when he — s, the Grecian
dames are sunburnt, Troil. I, 3, 281. tahose icy current
and compulsive course ne'er feels — ing ebb, 0th. Ill,
3,455. = to return, even in the sense of to answer (?):
loith an accent tuned in selfsame key — s to chiding
fortune, Troil. I, 3, 54 (M. Edd. retorts, or returns).
Retirement, 1) the act of withdrawing from
company or from action: certain words he spake
against your grace in your r. Meas. V, 130 (= during
your absence), make up, lest your r. do amaze your
friends, H4A V, 4, 6 (your absence from the battle).
the king is in his r. marvellous distempered, Hml. Ill,
2, 312.
2) a private way of life; H5 I, 1, 58.
3) retreat, refuge: u. comfort of r. lives in this,
1I4A IV, 1, 56.
Retort, subst. reply to an incivility : this is call-
ed the r. courteous. As V, 4, 76. 96.
'^ Retort, vb. to throw back : the duke's unjust, thus
to r. your manifest appeal, Meas. V, 303 {= to reject,
not to accept). I do r. the solus in thy bowels, H5 II,
1, 54. his virtues shining upon others heat them , and
they r. that heat again to the first giver, Troil. Ill, 3,
101. with one hand beats cold death aside, and with
the other sends it back to Tybalt, whose dexterity — s
it, Rom. Ill, 1, 169. In Troil. I, 3, 54 some M. Edd.
— s, O. Edd. retires; in Wiv. II, 2, 4 some M. Edd.,
after the surreptitious Qq: I will r. the sum in equi-
page. Ff. om.
Retract, to disavow, to wish undone: Paris
should ne'er r. what he hath done, Troil. II, 2, 141.
Retraite, retreat, flight: and for a r.; how
swiftly will this Feeble run off.' H4B III, 2, 286 (the
later Ff and M. Edd. retreat).
Retreat, subst. the act of retiring in war: All's
IV, 3, 323. H4B III, 2, 286 (the earlier 0. Edd. re-
traite). ri6C I, 1, 5. Troil. V, 8, 15 (Q retire), to
make r. As III, 2, 170. IHB IV, 3, 78. to sound r. H4A
V, 4, 163. H5 III, 2, 94. H6A II, 2, 3. H6B IV, 8, 4.
Retrograde, moving backward, retre.iting; and
(in astronomy) seeming to move contrary to the suc-
cession of the signs: born under Mars. When he was
predominant. When he was r., I think, rat^- , All's
I, 1, 212. With to, := contrary, counteracting: it is
most r. to our desire, Hml, I, 2, 114.
Return, subst. 1) the act of coming or going
back: Sonn. 56, 12. Tp. II, 1, 73. Meas. IV, 2, 211.
IV, 3, 143. V, 3. Merch. II, 8, 38. Ill, 4, 26. All's
IV, 5, 75 (wasupon his r. home). Tw. 111,4, 282. John
III, 1, 321. R2 IV, 17. H4A IV, 3, 109 (again). IHB
II, 4, 303. 1-15 111, 6, 72. H8 II, 1, 45. Tit. I, 76. Hml.
III, 2, 329. IV, 7, 48. Lr. I, 4, 363. IV, 3, 6. Ant.
Ill, 6, 60. Cymb. I, 4, 165. II, 4, 31. Ill, 2, 66. Ill,
4, 110. IV, 2, 186. IV, 3, 15. Per. II, 4, 52. our home
r. Err. I, 1, 60. R2 i, 3, 267. to make r. Gent. II, 7,
14. Meas. IV, 3, 107. Tw. I, 4, 22. H6B I, 2, 83.
H6C IV, 1, 5. Lr. II, 4, 153.
2) repayment, requital: no gift to him but breeds
the giver a r. exceeding all use of quittance, Tim. I, 1,
290. I^ II pawn my honours to you upon his good — .*;,
Ill, 5, 82. as rich men deal gifts, expecting in r. twenty
for one, IV, 3, 517. / have been bold to them to use
your signet and your name; but they do shake their
heads, and I am here no richer in r. II, 2, 212 (-= for
it? or no richer in returning than in going?), most
fair r. of greetings and desires, Hml. II, 2, 60. Hence
= answer: if my father render fair r. H5 11,4, 127.
3) reimbursement: a month before this bond expires,
I do expect r. of thrice three times the value , Merch.
1, 3, 159.
Return, vb. 1) intr. a) to come or go back: Ven.
704. Lucr. 321. 641. 961. 1359. Sonn. 28, 1. 45,
10. 51, 4. Tp. IV, 98. V, 102. Gent. II, 2, 3. IV, 4, 65.
Meas. Ill, 1, 198. 111,2,164. 174. 183. 189. Err. 1,
2, 14. 42. 64. II, 1, 1. Ill, 2, 166. IV, 1,44. IV, 4,
R
973
17. Ado 1, 1, 30. 37. 205. 303. LLL III, 70. Mids.
111,2, 172. Merch. 1, 2. 111. II, 5, 52. II, 6, 17. V.
34. 116. 172. As II, 7, 134. V, 4, 180 (our - ed
fortune). Shr. IV, 1, 85. All's I, 2, 34. Tw. Ill, 4,
63. H6A I, 4, 23. H8 111, 2, 64. Cor. Ill, 2, 135. V,
1, 42. Tit. I, 33. Mcb. I, 7, 9. Lr. II, 4, 160. 210.
214. 0th. IV, 3, 8 (I will be — ed forthwith) etc. etc.
to r. again: Meas. HI, 2, 183. Mids, II, 1, 133. As
IV, 3, 100. Tw. Ill, 4, 264 etc. to r. back again: R2
I, 3, 120.
b) to speak again of a subjecl? lost out of sight:
hut to r. to the verses^ LLL IV, 2, 156. but now r. we
to the false Duke Humphrey, H6B 111, 1, 322.
c) to come back to a former, and usually a better
state : r., forgetful Muse^ and straight redeem in gentle
numbers time so idly spent, Sonn. 100, 5- if I have
ranged, like him that travels lr, again, 109, 6. so Ir.
rebuked to my content, 119,13. r. , /., and make thy
love amends, Gent. IV, 2, 99. r. thee therefore with a
flood of tears, H6A HI, 3, 56 (thee for thou), come,
come, r.j r., thou wandering lord, 76. the worst — s
to laughter, Lr. IV, 1, 6. In a bad sense ; to what base
uses we may r. Hml. V, 1, 223. Alexander — eth into
dust, 232.
d) to fall to, to become the share of: had his ne-
cessity made use of me, I would have put my wealth
into donation, and the best half should have — ed to him,
Tim. Ill, 2, 91. which had — ed to the inheritance of
Fortinbras, had he been vanquisher, Hml 1, 1, 91. your
servants ever have theirs, themselves and xvhat is theirs,
in compt, to make their audit at your highness' pleasure,
still to r. your own, Mcb. 1, 6, 28.
2) trans, a) to send back : she — s this ring to you,
Tw. II, 2', 5. say that Marcius r. me unheard, Cor. V,
1, 42. that 1 — ed you an empty messenger , Tim. Ill,
6,40.
b) to bring back: r. him here again, Meas. V, 384.
and this thou didst r. from him, that he did buffet thee,
pjrr. 11, 2, 159. I might not be admitted, but from her
handmaid do r. this answer, Tw. I, 1, 25. shaltl r. this
answer to the king? H4A IV, 3, 106. — ed my letter
back, Eom. V, 3, 252.
ci to give back: see it be — ed, Gent. I, 2, 46.
send for your ring, I will r. it home, All's V, 3, 223.
it should be so — ed, Tw. II, 2, 15. r. the precedent to
these lords again, John V, 2, 3. r. an injury, H5 IV,
7, 189. these moral laws speak aloud to have her back
— ed, Troil. II, 2, 186. till all these mischief s be — ed
again even in their throats, Tit. Ill, 1, 274. / do r.
those talents, Tim. 1, 2, 6. if she will r. me my jewels,
0th. IV, 2, 201. if you borrow one^anothers love for
the instant, you may r. it again, Ant. II, 2, 105.
d) to give in reply or in recompense or retribu-
tion : until it had — ed these terms of treason doubled
down his throat, R2 I, 1, 56. that thou — est no greet-
ing to thy friends, I, 3, 254. caves shall r. your mock
in second accent of his ordnance, H5 11, 4, 125. tell
her I r. great thanks. H6A II, 2, 51. answer was — ed
that he will come, 11, 5, 20, who — ed her thanks, H8
V, ], 64. I r. the lie. Per. II, 5, 57. which never — s
us thanks. All's 1, 1, 200 (= yields, brings in).
prayers and icishes are all I can r. H8 II, 3, 70. when
for some trifling present you have bid me r. so much,
Tim. II, 2, 146. she hath received them and — ed me
expectations and comfoxts, 0th. IV, 2, 191. I r. those
duties back as are right fit, Lr. 1, 1, 99.
e) to answer: say thus the king — s, R2 HI, 3,
121. the Dauphin —s us that his powers are yet not
ready, H5 III, 3, 46.
f) to announce, to make known to: while we r.
these dukes what we decree, R2 1, 3, 122. r. them we
are ready. Per, II, 2, 4.
Reunited, joined again: by the which marriage
the line of Charles the Great was r. to the crown of
France, H5 1, 2, 85.
Reveal , to disclose, to discover , to lay open :
Lucr. Arg. 20. Lucr. 1086. Tw. V, 157. H6A V, 3,
100. H6B II, 3, 105. Tit. IV, 1, 36. Hml, 1, 5, 119,
Per, V, 1, 245, Refl.: r. yourself to him, Meas. V, 28
(expound your case to him), we still see them r. them-
selves, All's IV, 3, 27 (betray themselves), in complete
glory she - ed herself, H6A I, 2, 83. never — ed my-
self unto him, Lr. V, 3, 192.
Revel, subst. festivity, merry-making: Wiv. IV,
4, 58. John V, 2, 132. Hml. 1, 4, 17. 0th'. H, 3, 293.
Ant, I, 4, 5, Plur. — s; Ven, 123 (keep). Tp. IV, 148.
LLL IV, 3, 379. Mids, II, 1, 18 (keep). 141. V, 36.
377. Tw. 1, 3, 121. 145. HS I, 4, 7?. Eom. 1, 4, 109.
0th. II, 2, 6. II, 3, 45. Ant, V, 2, 218. Per, 11, 3, 93.
Revel, vb. 1) to feast, to make merry: Lucr. Arg.
11. Ado 1, 1, 322. Mids. 1, 1, 19. Shr. 111,2,226,
H4B IV, 5, 126, H5 1, 2, 253, Rom, 111, 4, 26. Caes,
II, 2, 1 16, With a superfluous it: r. and feast it at my
house. Err. IV, 4, 65. and r. it as bravely as the best,
Shr. IV, 3, 54. H6C HI, 3, 225. IV, 1, 95.
2) to indulge one's inclination or caprice, to wan-
ton, to do at pleasure : there it (desire) — s, Lucr. 713.
who all this while hath — ed in the night, U2 III, 2, 48.
— ing like lords till all be gone, H6B I, 1, 224. — ed
in our parliament, H6C 1, 4, 71. his father — ed in
the heart of France, II, 2, 150. to r. in the entrails of
my lambs, R3 IV, 4, 228, and r. all with him. Cor, IV,
5> 227. and r. in Lavinia's treasury. Tit. 11, 1, 131.
where joy most — s, Hml. Ill, 2, 208.
Reveller, one who feasts and makes merry: Wiv.
V, 5, 42. Ado II, 1, 87. Caes. V, 1, 62. Cymb. 1,
6,61.
Revelry, a merry-making: As V, 4, 183.
Revenge, subst. return of an injury , retaliation,
vengeance: Lucr. 1823. Wiv, 1, 3, 99. IV, 2, 322.
Ado V, 1, 281. 301. Merch. Ill, 1, 56. 72. 74. 98.
As HI, 1, 4. IV, 3, 129. Tw. V, 374, Wint, HI, 2,
124, John IV, 3, 38, H6A 111, 2, 31. H6B IV, 1, 41,
H6C 1, 1, 190. I, 3, 26. II, 1, 86. R3 V, 1, 9. Tit,
III, 1, 271. Cymb. IV, 2, 157 etc. in ,. = by way of
retaliation : Lucr. 236. 1736. Gent, 1, 2, 110. II, 4,
133. Mids. II, 1, 89. H6A H, 2, 11; cf. 1, 5, 35. H6B
HI, 2, 127. H6C 1, 3, 41. his r. sometimes = the
act of revenging him: Lucr. Arg, 20, H6A I, 5, 35.
H6B 111, 2, 127. cf. my death'sr. H6A1V,6,39. With
for : prophesied r. for it, R3 I, 3, 186. With on: Lucr.
1180. Sonn. 149, 8. John U, 172. H6C 1, 1, 55. HI,
3, 265. H8 1, 2, 138. Tit, I, 137. Ill, 1, 117. Tim.
V, 4, 37. Plur. — s, in the same sense: Meas. IV, 3,
140. All's V, 3, 10. Tw. V, 385. Wint. 1, 2, 456. 11,
3, 19. Cor. IV, 5, 143. V, 2, 44. V, 3, 85. Tim, V,
4, 32. 37. Mcb. V, 2, 3. Lr. Ill, 7, 7. Cymh. II, 5,
24. IV, 2, 159. to have one's r. or — s; Lr. II, 4, 282.
Ill, 5, 1. to render vengeance and r. R2 IV, 67 (cf.
Render), to take r. or — s: Meas. IV, 4, 33. Tit. Ill,
1, 117, Tim. V, 4, 37. Lr. HI, 7, 7.
Revenge, vb. to take vengeance; absol.: Wiv.
974
R
I, 3, 100. Merch. Ill, 1, 69. H5 V, 1, 49. H6B IV, 1,
97. H6C II, 3, 19. Tit, IV, 1, 128. Mcb. Ill, 3, 18.
Lr. II, 1, 47. With/or; r,, ye heavens, for old An-
dronims, Tit. IV, 1, 129. cf. Lucr. 1683. Shr. V, 1,
139. Hml. IV, 5, 135. With upon: a bird that will r.
upon you all, H6C I, 4, 36.
Trans., the injury or injured person being the
object: Lucr. 1841. Mids- 111, 2, 420. R2 I, 2, 40. I,
3, 58. H4A I, 3, 183. V, 3, 12. H6A Hi, 2, 49. IV,
5, 18. IV, 6, 30. H6B IV, 1, 26. 146. II6C I, 1, 100.
II, 3, 19. Cymb. 1, 6, 135. V, 4, 34 etc. With on: r.
it on him, Tp. Ill, 2. 62. Per. Ill, 3, 24. Refl.: lest I
r. What, myself upon myself? R3 V, 3, 186. H8 II,
1, 162. Caes. IV, 3, 94. Passively; a) the injury as
subject: these injuries will he — d home, Lr. HI, 3, 13.
'twill be —d, Cymb. IV, 2, 154. b) the injured person
as subject; to be — d = to take vengeance: Lucr.
1194. Ado II, 1, 217. Shr. II, 29. H6A 1, 4, 58. 105.
H6C III, 3, 212. Tit. V, 2, 196. Caes. Ill, 2, 207.
Hml. Ill, 3, 75. IV, 5, 135. Cymb. I, 6, 126. 129.
132. II, 3, 160. With on: Lucr. 1683. Gent. V, 2, 51.
Wiv. II, 1, 30. 31. 66. 96. II, 2, 326. HI, 1, 122. V,
1, 30. Tw. V, 386. H4A I, 3, 291. H6C I, 1, 57.
266. I, 3, 20. R3 I, 2, 133. 135. 1, 3, 333. H8 III,
2, 9. Tit. Ill, 1, 301. V, 2, 95. Ant. IV, 12, 16. Cymb.
HI, 5, 79. Of for on: I'll be —d of her, H4B II, 4,
167 (Pistol's speech. Ff on). On ior for: live to be
— d on her death, Lucr. 1778.
Revengeful, vindictive: Lucr. 1693. R2 IV, 50.
V, 3, 42. H6C II, 1, 164. R3 I, 2, 174. H8 I, 1, 109
Cor. IV, 5, 95. Tit. IV, 3, 32. Hml. HI, 1, 126.
Revengement, vengeance, punishment: out of
my blood He'll breed r. and a scourge for me, H4A
III, 2, 7.
Revenger, one who takes vengeance: Ant. 11, 6,
11. Ill, 1, 3.
Revengingly, vindictively: Cymb. V, 2, 4.
Revenue (r^venite or revenue), income: Tp. I,
2, 98. Mids. I, 1, 6. 158. As HI, 2, 397. V, 2, 12.
Wint. IV, 3, 28. John III, 1, 169. R2 I, 4, 46. II, 1,
226. R3 HI, 7, 158. Troil. 11,- 2, 206. II, 3, 31. Hml.
HI, 2, 63. Lr. I, 1, 139. I, 2, 56. 79. Ant. Ill, 6, 30,
Cymb. II, 3, 148. Plur. — s: Sonn. 142, 8. As 1, 1,
107. R2U,1,161. IV,212. H6BI,3, 83. Lr.II,l, 102.
Reverb, to reverberate, to resound: whose low
sound — s no hollowness, Lr. I, 1, 156.
Reverberate, to resound; trans, and intr. ; a
drum is ready braced that shall r. all as loud as thine,
John V, 2, 170. who, like an arch, — s the voice again,
Troil. HI, 3, 120.
Reverberate, adj. reverberant, resounding: halloo
your name to the r. hills, Tw. I, 5, 291.
Reverence, subst. 1) high respect, veneration:
R2 I, 4, 27. HI, 2, 172. H4B IV, 2, 6. H6A H, 3,
71. H6B HI, 2, 207. H8 IV, 2, 101. Troil. I, 3, 227.
Caes. Ill, 1, 176. Lr. II, 2, 75. Cymb. IV, 2, 247.
With of: the fair r. of your highness curbs me, R2 I,
1, 54. this policy and r. of age makes the world bitter,
Lr. I, 2, 48. in the due r. of a sacred vow, 0th. Ill, 3,
461. With to: all r. set apart to him, John 111, 1, 159.
for r. to some alive, R3 111, 7, 193. ;■. to your calling
makes me modest, H8 V, 3, 69. to do a p. r.: Merch.
1, 1, 13. Caes. Ill, 2, 125, to have in r.: Tit. V, 1, 83.
2; a character entitled to particular regard: Ihave
as much of my father in me as you, albeit your coming
before me is nearer to his r. As I, 1, 54 (i, e. your
being older than I gives you a nearer claim to the
respect which was due to him), seltlest admired r. in
a slave, Tim. V, 1, 54. that I thus would play and
trifle with your r. 0th. 1, 1, 133. Applied to venerable
age: knavery cannot hide himself in such r. Ado II, 3,
125. / am forced to lay my r. by, V, 1, 64 (i. e. the
privilege of my age), in thy r. and thy chair-days,
H6B V, 2, 48. a gracious aged man, whose r. even the
head-lugged bear would lick, Lr. IV, 2,42. those violent
harms that my two sisters have in thy r. made, IV, 7,
29. To clerical persons: trust not my age, my r. Ado
IV, 1, 170. I charge thee (the priest) by thy r. Tw. V,
154. the r. of the grave wearers, Wint. Ill, 1, 5. a
clergyman of holy r. R2 III, 3, 29. you misuse the r.
of your place, H4B IV, 2, 23. what your r. shall incite
us to, H5 I, 2, 20.
Saving your r., a phrase used to introduce an
offensive or indecent expression: Meas.ll, 1,92. Ado
III, 4, 32. Merch. II, 2, 27. 139. H4A 11, 4, 515. the
rather — saving r. of the word — for 'tis said u.
woman' s fitness comes by fits, Cymb. IV, 1,5. save your
r., in the same sense: we'll draw you from the mire
or, save your r., love, Rom. I, 4, 42. Coirupted to sir
r.: a very reverent body, ay, such a one as a man may
not speak of without he say Sir r. Err. HI, 2, 93. In
Rom. 1, 4, 42 the surreptitious Ql and M. Edd. from
the mire of this sir r. love.
3) bow, obeisance: and with a low submissive r.
say, Shr. Ind'. 1, 53. cf. to do r. in Merch. I, 1, 13
and Caes. Ill, 2, 125.
Reverence , vb. to regard with high respect and
veneration: H6A HI, 3, 15. V, 4, 140. Cymb. IV, 2,
95. Per. II, 3, 40.
Reverend or Reverent (the two forms used in-
discriminately in 0. Edd.) 1) entitled to high respect,
venerable; a) reverend: Conipl. 67. Wiv. Ill, 1, 52.
Err. V, 134. Ado V, 1, 325. V, 4, 125. Merch, IV, 1,
226. Shr. IV, 5, 48. 60. Tw. Ill, 4, 80. Wint. IV, 4,
73. H4B 111, 2, 181. H5 III, 3, 37. Troil. 1, 3, 61.
IV, 5, 204. Cor. 11, 1, 66. 11, 2, 46. Tim. HI, 5, 80.
V, 1, 132. 185 (reverends, i. e. reverend'st) 0th I,
1,93. 1,3.33.76. Per. V, 1, 14. V, 3, 18. 61. 93.
b) reverent: Err. Ill, 2, 91. V, 5. R3 IV, 4, 35. Tit.
11, 3, 296 (M. Edd. reverend). HI, 1, 23 (M. Edd.
reverend). V, 3, 137 (M. Edd. reverend), c) Different
spelling in 0. Edd.; Ff reverend, Qq reverent: K2
V, 6, 25. H4A 11, 4, 499. R3 IV, 1, 31. Hml. II, 2,
501. M reverent, Qq reverend: H4A III, 2; 104. The
earlier Ff reverent, the later reverend: Err. V, 124.
H6A HI, 1, 49. H8 111, 1, 26.
Applied to ecclesiastics and religious institutions:
John III, 1, 224. R2 V, 6, 25 (some r. room). H4A
HI, 2, 104. H4B IV, 1, 38. H6B I, 1, 8. R3 111, 5,
100. HI, 7, 61. H8 I, 1, 51. 100. II, 2, 77. H, 4,58.
205. 220. Ill, 1, 26. 103. 181. IV, 1, 26. 99. IV, 2,
18. Rom. IV, 2,31.
Nearly equivalent to old : as you are old and r.,
you should be wise, Lr. I, 4, 261. you r. braggart, H,
2, 133 (Qq unreverent, Ff reverent, M. Edd, reverend).
2) testifying veneration, humble; a) reverend:
Lucr. 90. Merch. IV, 1, 163. Shr. IV, 1, 207. H4B
I, 2, 113. H6A V, 3, 47. b) reverent: LLL IV, 2, 1.
H6B 111, 1, 34.
Reverently, with respectful regard , with vene-
ration: H-IB IV, 4, 37. H6A 1, 2, 145. H6C H, 2,
' 109 (/ hold thee r.J.
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ReTerse, snbst. a back-handed stroke in fencing
(cf. Punto reverse): thypunto, thy stock, thy r. Wiv.
II, 3, 27.
Reverse, vb, to repeal, to annul: R3 II, I, 86.
Tit. Ill, 1, 24. Rom. Ill, 3, 59. Lr. I, 1, 151 (Qq. r.
thy doom, ¥i reserve thy state), ef. Unreversed.
Reversion, right or hope of future possession or
enjoyment: as were our England in r. his, R2I,4, 35.
II, 2, 38. nouf remains a sweet r. H4A IV, 1, 63. no
perfection in r. shall have a praise in present, Troil.
III, 2, 100.
Reverso, see Punto and Reverse subst.
Revert, to turn back : (France) armed and — erf,
making war against her heir. Err. Ill, 2, 126 (perhaps,
with a pun, = fallen to, devolved on, another pro-
prietor), my arrow would have — erf to my how again,
Hml. IV, 7, 23.
Review, vb. to see again, to see: when thou —est
this ,, thou dost r. the very part was consecrate to thee,
Sonn. 74, 5. I shall r. Sicilia, Wint. IV, 4, 680.
Revile, to vilify, to treat with contumely: did
not she r. me there? Err. IV, 4, 75. 76. his eye — rf
me as his abject object, H8 I, 1, 126.
Revisit, to visit again: Hml. I, 4, 53.
Revive, 1) intr. to return to life: Ven. 338. 464.
Meas. II, 4, 26. H6A I, 1, 18. H6B HI, 2, 36. Rom.
IV, 5, 20. V, 1, 9. Lr. IV, 6, 47. Gymb. I, 5, 42. V,
4, 142. V, 5, 456.
2) tr. to bring again to life, to reanimate: Ven.
977. All's IV, 4, 34 (time — s us; viz as summer does
briars, cf. v. 32). John IV, 1, 112. H4B IV, 1, 114.
200 H6A III, 2, 97. IV, 5, 3. H6C I, 1, 163. HI, 3,
21. Rom. 111,3,166. Caes. 11, 2, 88. Cymb. V, 6, 120.
Revoke, to repeal, to reverse: H6CII,6, 46. Cor.
II, 3, 226. 258. Lr. I, 1, 167. 182.
Revokement, repeal, revocation: H8 I, 2, 106.
Revolt, subst. 1) rebellion: Wiv. I, 3, 111. John
III, 4, 167. IV, 2, 6. H4B IV, 5, 66. Troil. V, 2, 146.
Cor. Ill, 1, 126. Tim. IV, 3, 91 (make r. = cause
rebellion). Mcb. 1, 2, 2.
2) desertion, going over to the enemy: to corrupt
him to a r. All's IV, 3, 204. let not him he slandered
with r. H4A 1, 3, 112. seek a plaster hy contemned r.
John V, 2, 13. more and less have given him the r.
Mcb. V, 4, 12. V, 2, 18. Ant. IV, 9, 19. With to:
gravity's r. to wantonness , LLL V, 2, 74 (= falling
into wantonness).
3) gross departure from duty: this r. of thine is
like another fall of man , H5 II, 2, 141. images of r.
and flying off, Lr. II, 4, 91. your daughter hath made
a gross r. 0th. I, 1, 135. Especially faithlessness in
love, inconstancy: my life on thy r. doth lie, Sonn.
92, 10. their love may he called appetite, no motion of
the liver, but the palate , thai suffer surfeit, cloyment
and r. Tw. 11, 4, 102. 0 foul r. of French inconstancy,
John III, 1, 322. ere my true heart with treacherous r.
turn to another, Rom. IV, 1, 58. the smallest fear or
doubt of her r. 0th. Ill, 3, 188. that all the plagues of
hell should at one time encounter such r. Cymb. I, 6,
112. thy r III, 4, 57,
4) deserter: you degenerate, you ingrate — s, John
Vj 2, 151. lead me to the — 5 of England here, V, 4,
7. receive us for barbarous and unnatural — s, Cymb.
IV, 4, 6.
Revolt, vb. 1) to rebel: John III, 1, 257. V, 1,
8. R2 II, 2, 57. Ill, 2, 100. Ill, 3, 163. H6A I, 1, 4.
H6B III, 1, 63. IV, 1, 87. Troil. V, 2, 144. Ant. I,
4, 52.
2) to desert, to fall off, to go over to the enemy: if
gold will corrupt him to r. All's IV,8, 310. the commons
will r. on Hereford's side, R2 II, 2, 89 (= go over
to Hereford), —erf Mortimer, H4A I, 3, 92. 93. doth
my uncle Burgundy r.? H6A IV, 1,64. the stout Pari-
sians do r. and turn again unto the warlike French, V,
2, 2. the king is merciful, if you r. H6B IV, 2, 133
(i. e. if you fall off from Cade), thou wilt r. and fly
to him, R3 IV, 4,478. IV, 5, 4. were he upon my party,
rid r. Cor. I, 1, 238. all the regions do smilingly r.
IV, 6, 103. the kings that have — erf, Ant. IV, 5, 4.
plant those that have — erf in the van, IV, 6, 9. 12. IV,
9, 8. now my thoughts r. Per. I, 1, 78 (fall off). — ed
tapsters, H4A IV, 2, 31 (having left their masters
without leave-taking). With from: doth r. from his
allegiance, John III, 1, 174. r. from him, III, 4, 165.
France is — ed from the English, H6A I, 1, 90. H6C
1, 1, 151. Tit. IV, 4, 80. Rom. II, 3, 20.
3) to be faithless : you are love's firm votary and
cannot soon r. Gent. Ill, 2, 59. — ed wives, Wiv. HI,
2, 40. Wint. I, 2, 199. —edfair, Troil. V, 2, 186.
Revolution, change produced by time: that I
might see what the old world could say to this composed
wonder of your frame; whether we are mended, or
whether better they, or whether r. he the same, Sonn.
59, 12 (whether change be identity, i. e. no change).
see the r. of the times make mountains level, H4B HI,
I, 46. here's fine r., an we had the trick to sect, Hml.
V, 1, 98. the present pleasure, by r. lowering, does
become the opposite of itself. Ant. 1,2, 129. Apparently
= any change : full of forms, figures, shapes, objects,
ideas, apprehensions, motions, — s, LLL IV, 2, 70
(Holofernes' speech).
Revolve, to consider deeply, to meditate; absol.:
Tw. II, 5,, 155. Trans.: Lucr."l27. H6A V, 5,' 101.
R3 IV, 4, 123. Troil. 11,3, 198. With a clause: Cymb.
III, 3, 14. cf. Deep-revolving.
Reward, subst. recompense: As I, 1, 87. All's
II, 1, 150. Wint. Ill, 2, 165. H4A V, 4, 166 (I'll
follow, as they say, for r.). H4B IV, 3, 35. H6A III,
4, 22. H6B I, 2, 85. I, 4, 81. II, 3, 108 (follow us
for thy r.). IV, 8, 70. V, 1, 79. H6C II, 1, 134. II,
3, 52. Ill, 3, 233. V, 6, 10. R3 I, 4, 126. 129. 133.
IV, 4, 518. H8 111, 2, 245. Tit. II, 3, 271. IV, 3, 112.
Tim. I, '2, 197. Hml. Ill, 2, 72. IV, 2, 17. Ant. Ill,
13, 123. Cymb. V, 6, 13. As a vox media, = punish-
ment: I desire nothing but the r. of a villain. Ado V,
1, 250. take thy r. Lr. I, 1, 175. sin had his r. Per.
11,4, 15. of monstrous lust the due and just r. V, 3, 86.
Reward, vb. to recompense, to requite; in a good
a well as a bad sense : r. not hospitality with such black
payment, Lucr. 675. which heaven and fortune still — s
with plagues, Gent. IV, 3,31. they are but lightly — erf,
LLL I, 2, 157. — ing my dependents , III, 134. H4A
III, 3, 54. V, 4, 153. 167. H6B III, 2, 9. IV, 3, 7.
R3 I, 4, 236. IV, 2, 123 (Pf repays). H8 III, 1, 133.
Cor. I, 9, 26. U, 2, 131. Tit. I, 82. Tim. I, 1, 130.
Lr. Ill, 6, 5. 0th. II, 1, 317. Ant. IV, 7, 14.
Rewarder, one who recompenses: R3 I, 3, 124.
Re-word, 1) to repeat in the same words: bring
me to the test, and I the matter will r. Hml. Ill, 4, 143.
2) to re-echo: a hill whose concave womb — erf a
plaintful story, Corppl. 1,
Reynaldo (Ff Reynoldo) name in Hml. II, 1. 3. 15.
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R
Rcynald, writing of 0. Edd. in H6A I, 1, 94;
M. Edd. Reignier.
Rhapsody, a cento: such a deed as from the body
of contraction plucks the very soul, and sweet religion
makes a r. of words, Hml. Ill, 4, 48.
Rhelius (O. Edd. Rheimes or Rhemes) French
town: Shr. II, 81. H6A I, 1, 60. 92.
Rhenish, adj. pertaining to the town of Rheims?
or to the river Rhine? Probably the latter: a deep
glass of R. wine, Merch. I, 2, 104. more difference
between your bloods than there is between red wine and
R. Ill, 1,44. Substantively: his draughts of R. Hml.
1, 4, 10. a flagon of R. V, 1, 197.
Rhesus, a Thracian king who came to the assist-
ance of Troy, but was slaughtered at night by Ulysses
and Diomedes: H6C IV, 2, 20.
Rhetoric, the science of oratory, the art of speak-
ing: Sonn. 82, 10. Pilgr. 29. LLL II, 229. Ill, 64.
IV, 3, 60. 239. As V, 1, 45. Shr. I, 1, 35.
Rheum, 1) rheumatism, morbid defiuxion of
humours: curse the gout, serpigo, and the r. Meas. Ill,
1, 31. is he not stupid with age and altering — s?
Wint. IV, 4, 410. I have a r. in mine eyes, Troil. V,
3, 105. that year he was troubled with a r. Ant. Ill,
2, 57.
2) humid matter secreted from the eyes, month,
or nose; a) tears: an hour in clamour and a quarter
in r. Ado V, 2, 85. why holds thine eye that lamentable
r. Johnlll, 1,22.' Aow now, foolish r. IV, 1,33. villany
is not without such r. IV, 3, 108. the north-east 7vind
awaked the sleeping r. and so by chance did grace our
hollow parting with a tear, R2 I, 4, 8. a few drops of
women's r. Cor. V, 6, 46. threatening the flames with
bisson r. Hml. II, 2, 529. b) saliva: you that did void
your r. upon my beard, Merch. 1,3, 118. cf. the valleys
whose low vassal seat the Alps doth spit and void his
r. upon, H5 III, 5, 52. c) moisture from the nose: /
guess it stood in her chin, by the salt r. that ran between
France and it, Err. Ill, 2, 131. / have a salt andsorry
r. offends me, 0th. Ill, 4, 51.
Rheumatic, affected with rheumatism, causing
rheumatism, or pertaining to it: o'erworn, despised,
r. and cold, Ven, 135. this raw r. day, Wiv.lll, 1,47.
that r. diseases do abound, Mids. II, 1, 105.
JMisapplied by Mrs Quickly: you are both as r. as
two dry toasts, H4B II, 4, 62. but then he zvas r. and
talked of the whore of Babylon, H5 II, 3, 40.
Rheumy, causing rheumatism: tempt the r. and
unpurged air to add unto his sickness, Caes. II, 1,266.
Rhinoceros, the animal Rhinoceros: Mcb. Ill,
4, 101.
Rliodes, the island of Rhodus: 0th. I, 1, 29. I,
3, 14. 22. 26. 34.
Rhodope, a famous courtezan, who acquired
riches enough by her trade to build one of the most
beautiful Egyptian pyramids: H6A I, 6, 22.
Rliuharb, the plant Rheum, used as a purgative:
Mcb. V, 3, 55.
Rhjiiic, subst. 1) correspondence of sound in the
terminating words of verses: Ado V, 2, 37. 38. 39.
Rom. II, 1, 9. Cymb. V, 3, 63. r. and reason (origi-
nally = number and sense) joined: in despite of the
teeth of all r. and reason, Wiv. V, 5, 133 (i. e. quite
absurdly). Err. II, 2, 49. neither r. nor reason can
express how much. As III, 2, 418. cf Gent. II, 1, 149.
LLL I, 1, 99. I, 2, 112. H5 V, 2, 164.
2) verses, poetry Lucr. 524. Sonn. 16, 4. 17,14.
32, 7, 55, 2. 106, 3. 107, 11. Gent. T, 2, 79. Ill, 2,
69. Wiv. V, 5, 95. LLL 1, 2, 190. IV, 3, 15. 58. 139.
181. V, 2, 6. 64. 405. Mids. 1, 1, 28. As 111, 2, 417.
All's IV, 3, 263. John IV, 2, 150. H5V, 2, 167. Troil.
Ill, 2, 181. IV, 4, 22. Rom. I, 5, 144. Per. Prol. 12.
IV Prol. 48.
Rhyme, vb. 1) to use words corresponding in
sound: Ado V, 2, 40. As III, 2, 101. Caes. IV, 3, 133.
Hml. Ill, 2, 296. Cymb. V, 3, 55.
2) to make verses: Gent. 11, 1, 149. LLL IV, 3,
14. H5 V, 2, 164.
Rhjmer, a poetaster: those old nine which — s
invocate, Sonn. 38, 10. scald — s ballad us out o' tune.
Ant. V, 2, 215.
Rialto, that part of Venice where the exchange
was: upon the R. Merch. I, 3, 20. 39. Ill, 1, 1. 48.
in the R. I, 3, 108.
Rib, subst. 1) a bone forming part of the frame
of the thorax: LLL I, 1, 27 (dainty bits make rich
the —s). Merch. II, 2, 114. As I, 2, 136. 147. John
III, 3, 9 (the fat —s of peace). H4A IV, 2, 80 (three
fingers on the — s, i. e. very fat). Troil. I, 3, 177.
Mcb. I, 3, 136. 0th. I, 2, 5. FalstafF called — s by
the prince, i. c. a fat rib-piece: H4A II, 4, 125; cf.
the similar names goodman Bones, Chops, Fatguts,
Jackanapes, Pots, Thirklips etc.
2) the timber which forms and strengthens the
side of a ship: Merch. I, 1, 28. II, 6, 18. 0th. II, 1, 8.
3) Figuratively, that which encloses and protects
or sustains a thing: that is stronger made which was
before barred up with — s of iron. Ado IV, 1, 153. the
flinty — s of this contemptuous city, John I!, 384. go
to the rude ~s of that ancient castle, R2 III, 3, 32.
V, 5, 20. join you with them like a r. of steel, H4B,II,
3, 54. cf Thick-ribbed.
Rib, vb. to enclose and protect from injury: it
(lead) were too gross to r. her cerecloth in the obscure
grave, Merch. II, 7, 51. as Neptune's park, — ed and
paled in with rocks, Cymb. Ill, 1, 19.
Ribald: but that the busy day, waked by the lark,
hath roused the r. crows, Troil. IV, 2, 9 (base, rudely
obstreperous, in contradistinction to the lark?).
Riband, (cf Ribbon) a long and narrow web of
silk, worn for ornament: Wiv. IV, 6, 42. Bom. Ill,
1, 32. Hml. IV, 7, 79.
Ribaudred, lewd, profligate: yon r. nag of Egypt,
Ant. Ill, 10, 10 (some M. Edd. ribald nag, ribald
hag etc.).
Ribbon, riband (q. v.): LLL 111, 146. Mids. IV,
2, 37. Wint. IV, 4, 205. 236. 609.
Rib-lireahini£, breaking of ribs: As I, 2, 151.
Ribs, see Rib subst.
Rice, the seed of Oryza sativa : Wint. IV, 3, 41. 42.
Rice ap Thomas, name in R3 IV, 5, 12.
Ricli, adj. 1) opulent, wealthy: Ven.1150. Sonn.
52, 1. 91, 10. Tp. IV, 75. Gent. I, 2, 12. Ill, 1, 64.
Wiv. I, 3, 95. II, 1, 117. Meas. Ill, 1, 25. 36. Ill, 2,
10. Ado II, 3, 32. Ill, 3, 120. 121. IV, 2, 86. LLL
V, 2, 1. Merch. I, 1, 10. II, 2, 130. Wint. Ill, 2,
171 etc. etc. Used of eyes, = having seen much: to
have seen much and to have nothing , is to have r. eyes
and poor hands. As IV, 1, 24. a wife whose beauty
did astonish the survey of — est eyes, All's V, 3, 17.
With in, = a) enriched by: / as rich in having such
a jewel, Gent. 11,4, 169. most r. in Timon's nod, Tim.
R
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I, 1, 62. 7. in his father's honour, Ant. I, 3, 50. b)
having in plenty : sets you most r. in youth before my
sigh, Sonn. 16, 10. more r. in hope, 29, 5. r. in will,
135, 11. make your garden r. in gillyvors, Wint. IV,
4, 98. V, 1, 214. John II, 491. Troil. 1, 3, 30. Rom.
1, 1, 221. 11, 6, 30. V, 1, 11. Tim. Ill, 5, 109. IV, 2,
29. Cymb. V, 5, 384. With with, = a) enriched by:
her womb then r. with my young squire, Mids. 11, 1, 131.
b) having in plenty: r. with merchandise , 134. make
her chronicle as r. with praise as is the bottom of the
sea with sunken wreck, H5 1, 2, 163.
2) abundant, plentiful ; copious, luxuriant, fruitful :
this r. praise; that you alone are you, Sonn. 84, 2. thy
r. leas, Tp. IV, 60. dainty bits make r. the ribs, but
bankrupt quite the wits, LLL 1, 1, 27. our duty is so
r., so infinite, V, 2, 199. in your r. wisdom, 742. your
love, so r. within his soul, Mids. HI, 2, 229. a ship of
r. lading, Merch. HI, 1, 3. r. honesty dwells in a poor
house. As V, 4, 62. a goodly dwelling and a r. H4B
V, 3, 7. our r. fields, H5 III, 5, 25., the r. stream of
lords and ladies, H8 IV, 1, 62. something not worth
in me such r. beholding as they have often given, Troil.
HI, 3, 91. r. conceit taught thee to make vast Neptune
weep, Tim. V, 4, 77. your wisdom should shotv itself
more — er, Hml. Ill, 2,317. the r. crop of sea and land,
Cymb. I, 6, 33.
3) precious: r. caparisons, Ven. 286. his lips' r.
treasure, 552. r. preys make true men thieves, 724. r.
gems, Sonn. 21,6. those tears are pearl, which thy love
sheds, and they are r. and ransom all ill deeds, 34, 14.
the r. proud cost of outworn buried age, 64, 2. that love
is merchandized whose r. esteeming the owner's tongue
doth publish every where, 102,3. within be fed, without
her.nomore, 146,12. spirits of — est coat, Compl.236
r. garments, Tp.1, 2, 164. something r. and strange, 401.
most poor Tnaiters point to r. ends. 111, 1, 4. my r. gift,
IV. 1, 8. /. scarf, 82. r. embroidery , Wiv. V, 5, 76.
stones whose rates are either r. or poor, Meas. 11, 2, 150.
this r. and precious gift, Ado IV, 1, 29. the r. worth
of your virginity, Mids. II, 1, 219. love's stories written
in love's — est book, II, 2, 122. two r. and precious
stones, Merch. II, 8, 20. gifts of r. value, II, 9, 91.
'tis the mind that makes the body i. Shr. IV, 3, 174
(i. e. not ornaments), this ring he holds in most r.
choice,' AWs 111, 7, 26. the r. golden shaft, Tw. I, 1,
35. r, jeioel, II, 5, 67. a cipher standing in r. place,
Wint. 1, 2, 7. when the r. blood of kings is set on fire,
John 11, 351. whose veins bound — er blood than Lady
Blanch? 431. the r. advantage of good exercise, IV,
2, 60. so r. advantage of a promised glory, Troil. 11,
2, 204. her — est lockram. Cor. II, 1, 225. your r.
opinion, 0th. II, 3, 195 (good fame), with admirable
r. words, Cymb. II, 3, 19. I am — er than to hang by
the walls (like a garment) 111, 4, 54. with r. and con-
stant pen, Per. IV Prol. 28 etc.
4^ delightful : love-thoughts lie r. when canopied
with bowers, Tw. I, ], 41 (of. All's I, 2, 49 and Eom.
A', 3, 303). doth think it r. to hear the wooden dialogue
and sound 'twixt his stretched footing and the scaffold-
age, Troil. I, 3, 154. let r. music's tongue unfold the
happiness, Rom. II, 6, 27.
Ricbai'd, name of 1) King K. I. Coeur de Lion :
John 1, 90. 253. 274. 11, 3. 2) King R H: R2 I, 3,
32 etc. V,6,33 (R. of Bordeaux). H4AI,3,146 etc.
HI, 2, 94. H4B I, 1, 205. I, 3, 98. 101 etc. H5 IV,
1, 312, 319. H6A II, 6, 71. H6B II, 2, 19. 27. R3
HI, 3, 12. 3) King B. HI: r-I6B V, 3, 16. H6C 1, 1,
17 etc. R3 I, 1, 52 etc. H8 I, 2, 196. II, 1, 108.
4) R. Eai-l of Cambridge, son of Edmund of York,
executed under Henry V: H6 II Chor. 23. H6A II, 4,
90. 11, 5, 84. H6B II, 2, 45. 5) R. Plantagenet, his
son, afterv?ards Duke of York: H6A II, 4, 114. II, 5,
18. 26. HI, 1, 150 etc. H6B I, 3, 186 etc. H6C I, 1,
83 etc. 6) the second son of Edward IV: R3 111, 1,
96 etc. 7) Sir R. Plantagenet, bastard of Richard 1:
John I, 162. 185 etc. 8) Sir R. Vernon: H4A V, 2,
1. 9) Sir R. Ketly: H5 IV, 8, 109. 10) Sir R. Grey:
H6C HI, 2, 2. 11) Sir R. RatclifF: R3 11, 1, 45 (not
in Ff). 111,3,2. 12) Imaginary persons: R. Conqueror,
Shr.lnd.l,4(for TWKam. Sly's speech). R.du Champ,
Cymb. IV, 2, 377.
Rich-I>uilt, built in a magnificent style: r. Ilion,
Lucr. 1524.
Rlched, enriched: with shadowy forests and with
champains r. Lr. I, 1, 65.
Ricli-cmliroidered , adorned with rich embroi-
dery: H6G II, 6, 44 (O. Edd. without hyphen).
Riches, wealth, great store, opulence (from the
Fr. richesse): Sonn. 94, 6. Tp. II, 1, 150. Ill, 2, 150.
IV, 106. Gent. IV, 1, 13. Wiv. Ill, 4, 17. Meas. HI,
1, 27. 38. Shr. II, 16. H6B IV, 7, 67. R3 IV, 4, 319.
H8 H, 3, 35. Troil. HI, 3, 82. Tim. I, 2, 107. Per,
111, 2, 28. As a plural noun: since r. point to misery
and contempt, Tim. IV, 2, 32. m.y r. to the earth, from
whence they came. Per. 1, 1, 52. Often as a singular:
for that r. where is my deserving'? Sonn. 87, 6. with
too much r. it confounds itself, R2 HI, 4, 60. that's all
the r. 1 got in his service, H5 II, 3, 46. the r. of the
ship is come on shore, 0th. 11, 1, 83. r. fineless is as
poor as winter, III, 3, 173. thy master is not there, who
was indeed the r. of it, Cymb. Ill, 4, 73. Personified
as a fem.; r. strewed herself even in the streets. Per.
1, 4, 23.
Ricli -jewelled, adorned with precious jewels;
H6A I, 6, 25.
Rlcli-Ieft, inheriting great wealth: Cymb. IV,
2, 226.
Richly, 1) with riches, wealthily: a lady r. left,
Merch. 1, 1, 161 (= rich-left in Cymb. IV, 2, 226).
three of your argosies are r. come to harbour, V, 277.
a vessel r. fraught, H, 8, 30.
2) in a costly manner, splendidly: comments of
your praise, r. compiled, Sonn. 86, 2. r. suited, All's
1, 1, 170. cased as r. Per. V, 1, 112.
3) abundantly, copiously, amply: paid me r. Ado
V, 1,255. Ant. IV, 14,37. Cymb. I, 5, 74. r. furnished
with plate, Shr. II, 349. whose worth and honesty is r.
noted, Wint. V, 3, 145. r. in both, R2 II, 1, 227. see
away their shilling r. in two hours, H8 Prol. 13. the
poor soldier that so r. fought, Cymb. V, 5, 3.
Richmond, name of an English earldom: John
11,552. Henry Earl of R , afterwards King Henry VII:
H6C IV, 6, 67, 93, 100. R3 IV, 1, 43 etc. His mother,
the Countess R,, married to Lord Stanley: R3 I, 3, 20.
Rid, vb. (partic. rid, impf. not used), 1) to make
away with, to dispatch, to destroy: kill me outright
with looks and r. my pain, Sonn. 139, 14. the red
plague r. you, Tp. I, 2, 364. I am the king's friend and
will r. his foe, R2 V, 4, 11. willingness — s way, H6C
V, 3, 21 (= annihilates), as you have r. this prince,
V, 5, 67.
2) With /row or of, = to free, to clear, to deliver:
978
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to r. us from the/ear, H6B III, 1, 231. R3 IV, 2, 78.
to r. her from this second marriage, Rom. V, 3, 241.
r. me these villains from your companies , Tim. V, ],
104. to r. me of this shame, Lucr, 1031. r. the house
of her, Shr. 1, 1, 150. till the father r. his hands of her,
186. R2 IV, 325. V, 4, 2. H4B I, 2, 226. Ant. 11, 6,
36. V, 2, 42.
Partic. rid, adjectively, with of, = clear of, free
from, having a thing or person off one's hands : Meas.
Ill, 1, 174. Ado III, 3, 31. Shr. IV, 2,49. Tw. IV, 2,
73. Wint. Ill, 3, 15. R2 HI, 2, 96. H6A IV, 7, 94.
R3 IV, 1,87. Troil. IV, 5, 164. Tim. IV, 3, 323. Caes.
Ill, 2, 75. Lr. V, 1, 64. Per. IV, 6, 5. r. on't, Mcb.
Ill, 1, 114. Per. IV, 6, 16. 0/ omitted: this Gloster
should he quickly r. the world, H6B III, 1, 233.
Riddance, a getting rid of, deliverance, disencum-
brance: a gentle r. Merch. II, 7, 78. a good r. Troil.
II, 1, 132.
Riddle, subst. an enigma: Wiv. I, 1,209 (the
Booh of—s). Meas. Ill, 2, 242. LLL III, 72. All's
V, 3, 304. Tw. II, 6, 119. H6C V, 5, 26. RS IV, 4,
460. Mcb. Ill, 5, 5. Lr, V, 1, 37. to tell a r. = to
solve it: Per. Prol. 38.
Riddle, vb. to speak enigmatically: Mids. II, 2",
53. H6A II, 3, 57. Rom. II, 3, 56.
Riddle-like, like an enigma: All's I, 3, 223.
Ride, (impf rode; partic. rid: Mids.V, 119. Caes.
III, 2, 274. rode: H4B V, 3, 98. H5 IV, 3, 2. ridden:
Wiv. V, 5, 145. H8 II, 2, 3. Rid and rode used in
the active, ridden in the passive voice) 1) intr. a) to
sit on a horse and manage it; to go on horseback:
Compl. 106. Meas. I, 2^ 164. Ado HI, 5, 40. Shr.
Ind. 2, 43. Shr. IV^ 1, 69. Tw. I. 3, 94. John I, 217.
R2 I, 3, 251.^72, 22. 115. V, 5, 78. 81. H4A I, 2,
141.179. 11,3,103. 11,4,379. 111,3,222. IV, 1,125.
H4B I, 1, 55. 58. V, 3, 98. 137. V, 5, 21. H5 111, 7,
39. 56. 60. IV, 3, 2. IV, 7, 60.. H6A IV, 1, 9. H6B
1, 2, 57. 59. IV, 7, 51. 144. R3 III, 2, 85. V, 3, 340.
Troil. IV, 4, 144. Rom. V, 3, 77. Tim. 1, 2, 218. V,
2, 9. Caes. Ill, 2, 274. V, 2, 1. 6. Mcb. I, 6, 22. Ill,
1, 19. 24. Lr. I, 4, 34. 134. Ill, 4, 57. 142. Cymb.
I, 1, 110. Ill, 2, 69. 72. 73. 78.
■ b) to be mounted on any thing, to sit astraddle:
„'o r. on the curled clouds, Tp. I, 2, 191. r. upon their
(the surges') backs, II, 1, 115. the devil — s upon a
fiddlestick, H4A II, 4, 534. the air whereon they r.
Mcb. IV, 1, 138.
c) to di'ive (in a carriage) : thou shinest in every
tear thai I do weep: no drop hut as a coach doth carry
thee; so — st thou triumphing in my woe, LLL IV, 3,35.
thai erst did follow thy proud chariot-wheels, when ihou
didst r. in triumph through the streets, H6B II, 4, 14.
d to be borne along in any manner: you leaden
messengers that r. upon the violent speed of fire. All's
III, 8, 112. upon my tongues continual slanders r. H4B
Ind. 6. the venomed vengeance r. upon our swords,
Troil. V, 3, 47. whose (slanders') breath — s on the
posting winds, Cymb. HI, 4, 38. Especially = to be
borne, or to drive, on the sea: whilst he upon your
soundless deep doth i . Sonn. 80, 10. anchored in the
bay where all men r. 137,6. a vessel — s fast by,
Wint. IV, 4, 512. on the western coast — ih a puissant
navy, R3 IV, 4, 434. as if the passage andwhole carriage
of this action rode on his tide, Troil. II, 3, 141. seeing
this goodly vessel r. before us, Per. V, 1, 18. 'gainst
whose shore — ing, V, 3, 11. he — s it (a tempest out.
lY, 4. 31 , = he maintains himself against it, is not
driven off by it.
e) to be supported, to lean, to rest, to depend in
moving : if life did r. upon a diats point , H4A V, 2,
84. the axletree on which heaven — s, Troil. I, 3, 67;
cf. II, 3, 141.
f) to move or drive in a triumphant manner : per-
mit the basest clouds to r. with ugly rack on his celestial
face, Sonn. 33, 5. disdain and scorn r. sparkling in
her eyes. Ado III, 1, 51. move these eyesl or whether,
— ing on the balls of mine, seem they in motion? Merch.
Ill, 2, 118. lei thy dauntless mind still r. in triumph
over all mischance, H6C III, 3, 18. and there r. on the
pants triumphing. Ant. IV, 8, 16. cf. Sonn. 80, 10 and
LLL IV, 3, 35.
g) to have free play, to practise at will: they r.
up and down on her (the commonwealth) H4A II, 1,
90. on whose foolish honesty my practices r. easy, Lr.
I, 2, 198.
21 t,rans. a) to sit on, to mount and manage: you
may r. us with dhe soft kiss a thousand furlongs ere
with spur we heat an acre, Wint. 1,2,94. I will r. thee
o' nights like the mare, H4BII,1,83. — s the wild-mare
with the boys, H, 4, 268 {^= plays at see-saw), cf the
quibbling expressions in Err. 11, 2, 202; Mids. V, 119
and Tw. Ill, 4, 319. = to break in (ahorse): thehorses
I saw well chosen, ridden and furnished, H8 II, 2, 3.
^ to be supported by, to be mounted on : her levelled
eyes their carriage r., as they did battery to the spheres
intend, Compl. 22.
b) to treat at will, to tease, to make a fool of: am
I ridden with a Welsh goat too? Wiv. V, 5, 145 {ivilh
= by), she — s me (like an ass) and I long for grass.
Err. II, 2, 202. he hath rid his prologue like a rough
colt, Mids. V, 119. I'll r. your horse as well as I r.
you, Tw. HI, 4, 319.
Rider, one who rides: Ven. 40. 283. 300. Sonn.
50, 8. Compl. 107. LLL II, 121 (with a pun; ct.
Ride 2b). IV, 2, 131. R2 I, 2, 52. V, 2, 9. H5 III, 7,
24. Cymb. IV, 4, 39. = one who breaks In horses:
they are taught their manage, and to that end — s dearly
hired. As I, 1, 14.
Ridge, the top of a long and narrow elevation:
the wild waves, whose — s with the meeting clouds
contend, Ven. 820. Lucr. 1439 cf Enridged). the
frozen — s of the Alps, R2 I, 1, 64. in as high a flow
as the r. of the gallows, H4A I, 2,43. leads filled and
— s (of roofs) horsed. Cor. II, 1, 227.
Ridiculous, 1) worthy of being laughed at; Ven.
988. Tp. II, 2, 169. LLL V, 1, 13. V, 2, 306. 769.
As II, 4, 30. Ill, 2, 47. Tw. HI, 4, 40. John III, I,
150. IV, 2, 16. H5 IV Chor. 51. H8 I, 3, 3. Troil. I,
3, 149. Cor. II, 1, 94.
2) risible, inclined to laughter: the heaving of my
lungs provokes me to r. smiling, LLL III, 78 (Armado's
speech), in this spleen r. appears, to check their folly,
passion's solemn tears, V, 2, 117.
Riding-robe, a robe to ride in: John I, 217.
Riding-rod, a switch: John I, 140.
Riding-suit, a suit to ride in; Cymb. HI, 2, 78.
Rife, prevailing, in fashion(?): there is a brief
how many sports are r. Mids. V, 42 (Ql ripe).
Rifle, vb. to rob, to strip: Gent. IV, 1, 4. With
of: Lucr. 692. 1050.
Rift, subst. a fissure, a rent: Tp. I, 2, 277. Ant.
HI, 4, 32.
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Rift, vb. 1) tr. to cleave, to split: and — ed
Jiioe's stout oak with his own bolt, Tp. V, 45.
2) intr. to burst, to be split : I'ld shriek, that even
your ears should r. to hear me, Wint, V, 1, 66.
Rig, to fit with tackling: Tp. 1,2, 146. V, 224.
Tim. V, 1, 53. Ant. II, 6, 20. Ill, 5, 20.
Biggish, wanton, lewd, unchaste: the holt/ priests
bless her when she is r. Ant. II, 2, 245.
Right, subst. 1) that which is conformable to
justice and natural or human law: the rough beast
that knows no gentle r. Lucr. 545. heaven prosper the
r. Wiv. Ill, 1, 30; cf. God defend the r. LLL I, 1,
216. R2 I, 3, 101. H6B II, 3, 55 (adj.?). hooking
both r. and wrong to the appetite, Meas. II, 4, 176.
whom r. and wrong have chose as umpire, LLL I, 1,
169. to do a great r., do a little wrong, Merch. IV, 1,
216. / should have been a woman by r. As IV, 3, 177.
something about, a little from the r. John I, 170. on
our actions set the name of r. V, 2, 67. heaven still
guards the r. R2 111, 2, 62. of no r., nor colour like to
r., he doth Jill fields, H4A III, 2, 100. may I with r.
and conscience make this claim? H5 I, 2, 96. he held
the r. H6A II, 4, 38. which they hold by force and not
by r. H6B 11, 2, 30. thou hast prevailed in r. II, 3, 102.
draw thy sword in r. H6C II, 2, 62. did ever fence the
r. Ill, 3, 98. the sorrow thai I have by r. is yours, R3
I, 3, 172 etc. etc. = law: 6^ all our country's — s in
Rome maintained, Lucr. 1838.
2) title, just claim : that posterity which by the — s
of time thou needs must have, Ven. 759. thou art the
next of blood, and 'tis thy r. 1184. proving their r,
Lucr. 67. your true — s be termed a poet's rage, Sonn,
17, 11. my heart (would bar) mine eye the freedom
of that r. 46, 4. 14. your own dear-purchased r. 117,
6. the r. of sepulchres, 68, 6. Phoen. 34. Mids. 1, 1,
92. 105. Merch. II, 1, 16. Ill, 2, 19. John I, 39. 40.
II, 105. V, 2, 21. H5 I, 2, 16. H6A II, 1, 35. IV, 2,
55. H6B I, 1, 244. V, 1, 1. R3 I, 3, 206 etc. With
in: you had in him no r. Err. IV, 2, 7. LLL II, 140.
Mids. Ill, 2, 336. John II, 22. Hml. V, 2, 400. With
of, in the same sense : all my r. of her I do estate unto
Demetrius, Mids. I, 1, 97. my treasures and my — s
of thee, H4A II, 3, 48. in r. of ot in the r. of ^ in
support of the claim of: John II, 153. 268. 548. Ill,
4, 142. H5 I, 2, 247. H6A III, 1, 150. Cor. Ill, 3,
14. In the same sense: upon the r. and party of her
son, John I, 34. upon the r. of him it holds, II, 237.
3) that which is due to a person or thing: to wrong
the wronger till he render r. Lucr. 943 (make satis-
fiiction). for thy r. myself will bear all wrong, Sonn.
88, 14. lest the requiem lack his r. Phoen. 16. it is
the r. of it, it must be so, Meas. Ill, 2, 61. 'tis his r.
71. give her the r. you should have given her cousin.
Ado V, 1, 300. to see like r. bereft, Err. II, 1, 40. la-
mentation is the r. of the dead. All's I, 1, 64. if justice
had her r. R2 II, 1, 227. shall we divide our r. ac-
cording to our threefold order ta'en? H4A III, 1, 70.
let me have r., and let desert mount, H4B IV, 3, 60. r.
for r. hath dimmed your infant morn to aged night, R3
IV, 4, 15 etc. to do a person r. = to give him his
due , to do him justice, to satisfy him : this helpless
smoke of words doth me no r. Lucr. 1027. do him r.
Meas. II, 2, 103. do me the common r. to let me see
them, II, 3, 5. Err. IV, 2, 8. Ado I, 1, 246. As II, 7,
84. All's II, 3, 167. IV, 2, 17. Tw. V, 317. John II,
18. Ill, 1, 185. R2 II, 3, 138. H6A 111, 1, 154. H6C
I, 1, 166. IV, 1, 69. Tit. I, 203 etc. do me r. ( =
satisfaction by combat) Ado V, 1, 149. now you have
done me r. (by drinking after me, pledging me) H4B
V, 3, 76. 77.
4) that which is conformable to reason and truth :
Nym, thou hast spoke the r. H5 II, 1, 129 (Pistol's
speech), to be in the r. = not to be wrong: Meas. II,
I, 100. 167. Shr. IV, 3, 157. Tw. II, 3, 128. R3 V,
3, 275. Hml. I, 5, 126. II, 2, 429. Ant. Ill, 7, 68.
Sometimes = to take the right way: thou'rt i' the r.,
girl; more o' that, Meas. II, 2, 129 (= well done!).
/ will beseech the virtuous Desdemona to undertake
for me You are in the r. 0th. II, 3, 339.
Right, adj. 1) accordant to the standard of truth
or to that of justice: it may be r. Meas. V, 86. a r.
description of our sport, LLL V, 2, 522. 'lis r. bTi.
'tis r. ; thus misery doth part the flux of company , As
II, 1, 51. as thy cause is r. R2 I, 3, 55. our most just
and r. desires, H4B IV, 2, 40. plain and r. must my
possession be, IV, 5, 223. shall yield the other in the r.
opinion, H6A II, 4, 42. be thy title r, or wrong, H6C
I, 1, 159. I atn glad >/our grace has made that r. use
of it, I-I8 HI, 2, 386. when every case in law is r. Lr.
III, 2, 85. you might quickly make it r. 0th. IV, 3, 83.
2) not erring, not mistaken: none else to me, nor
I to none alive, that my steeled sense or changes r. or
wrong, Sonn. 112, 8 (that may make an impression
on me, whether I be guided by truth or misled by
error), the base is r. Shr. Ill, 1, 47. you are r. H4B
V, 2, 102. you are not r. Cor. II, 3, 54.
3) true, real, not spurious, not only pretended or
supposed: who hath got the r. Anne? Wiv. V, 5, 225.
call up the r. master constable. Ado HI, 3, 178. an it
be the r. husband and the r. wife. Hi, 4, 36. thou hast
frighted the word out of his r. sense, V, 2, 56. choose
the r. casket, Merch. I, 2, 100. II, 7, 10. II, 9, 12.
my r. Rosalind, As IV, 1, 109. the r. Vincentio, Shr.
IV, 2, 70. IV, 4, 12. V, 1, 118. read i' thy r. wits. So
1 do, but to read his r. wits is to read thus, Tw. V,
305. 306. its r. father, Wint. Ill, 3, 46. you stars that
move in your r, spheres, John V, 7, 74. being in his
r. wits, H5 IV, 7, 49. 'tis the r. ring, H8 V, 3, 103.
1 will make thee do thy r. nature, Tim IV, 3, 44. this
courtesy is not of the r. breed, Hml. Ill, 2, 337. put
your bonnet to his r. use, V, 2, 95.
4) truly deserving the nape, being exactly what
the word implies: and r. perfection wrongfully dis-
graced, Sonn. 66, 7. thou hast the r. arched beauty of
the brow that becomes the ship-tire, Wiv. HI, 3, 59.
they sparkle still the r. Promethean fire , LLL IV, 3,
351. I am a r. maid for my cowardice, Mids. HI, 2,
302. how many things by season seasoned are to their
r. praise and true perfection, Merch. V, 108. it is the
r. butterwomen' s rank to market, As III, 2, 103. thflt's
the r. virtue of the medlar, 127. I answer you r. paint-
ed cloth, 290. awful rule and r. supremacy, Shr. Vj 2,
109. this is the r. fencing grace, H4B II, 1, 206. being
the r. idea of your father, R3 III, 7, 13. like a r. gipsy.
Ant. IV, 12, 28.
5) not left, but on the other side: r. hand, Ven.
158. Gent. V, 4, 67. Ado I, 3, 51. Merch. II, 2, 42.
As IV, 3, 81. Wint. IV, 4, 856. John II, 236. H6C H,
1, 152. II, 6, 80._ Caes. V, I, 18 etc. this the cranny
is, r. and sinister, Mids. V, 164. his r. cheek. All's IV
5, 103. Cymb. IV, 2, 211. on his r. side, H6C HI, 1,
44. his r. arm, Tim. HI, 5, 78,
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Right, adv. 1) in a straight line, directly: some-
limes tliei/ do extend their view r. on, Compl. 26. it
(your nose) stands loo r. LLL V, 2, 568 (Alexander
used to hold his head inclined to the left side). 7
only speak r. on, Caes. HI, 2, 227.
2) truly, correctly , not erroneously : you say not
r., old man, Ado V, 1, 73. / could teach you how to
choose r. Merch. Ill, 2, 11. then think you r.: I am. not
what I am, Tw. Ill, 1, 153. he is not his crafts master,
he doth not do it r. H4B III, 2,, 298. 'tis r. Cor. II, 1,
252. you say r., sir, Hml. II, 2, 406. thou hast spoken
r. Lr. V, 3, 173. EUiptically: r., sir, Err. Ill, 1, 39.
Meas. V, 85. Ado V, 1, 163. As III, 3, 54. Shr. V, 2,
31. All's II, 3, 15. R2 II, 1, 145. Tit. IV, 2, 24. Rom.
II, 4, 63. Tim. 1, 1, 195. Hml. I, 5, 126 etc.
3) not wrongly, not with a false aim, in order
and to the purpose : when once our grace we have for-
got, nothing goes r. Meas. IV, 4, 37. that it (a clock)
may still go r. LLL III, 195. / then do most go r.
Wint. IV, 3, 18. if all things fall out r. HCA II, 3, 4.
1 know a way, if it take r., in spite of fortune will
bring me off again, H8 III, 2, 219. ever r. Cor. 11, 1,
208 (= ever the nail hit on the head). I hit it r. Rom.
II, 3, 41. this hits r. Tim. Ill, 1, 6. that ever I was
bom to set it r. Hml. I, 5, 189. it falls r. IV, 7, 71.
4) exactly, just: here begins his morning story r.
Err. V, 356. / will tell you every thing, r. as it fell
out, Mids. IV, 2, 31. came he r. now to sing a raven's
note, H6B III, 2, 40. he is kind. M. as snow in har-
vest, R3 I, 4, 248. 'tis Nestor r. Troil. I, 3, 170.
5) in a manner deserving the name: I'll smoke
your skin-coat, an I catch you r. John II, 139 (accord-
ing to my wish; so that I would call it catching in-
deed), there is no tongue hath power to curse him r.
III, 1, 183. 7 do see the cruel pangs of death r. in thine
eye, V, 4, 60 (German ; ich sehe recht die Todesqunl
in deinem Auge'). if thou tellest the heavy story r., the
hearers will shed tears, H6C I, 4, 160. With out: and
be a boy r. out, Tp. IV, 101.
6) Before adjectives and adverbs, = highly, very,
most: to the r. honorable, Ven. Ded. Lucr. Ded. shall
will in others seem r. gracious, Sonn. 135, 7. in things
r. true my heart and eyes have erred, 137, 13. the better
angel is a man r. fair , 144, 3. 7 am r. glad that he's
so out of hope, Tp.III, 3, 11. 0 plague r. well prevented,
Ado III, 2, 136. and huy^ it with your gold r. suddenly,
As II, 4, 100. Ado I, 1, 84. LLL V, 2, 879. Merch.
11, 5, 16. As II, 7, 198. Shr. IV, 4, 40. Tw. V, 271.
John I, 15. R2 II, 1, 120. H5 IV Chor. 51. V, 2, 9.
H6A IV, 6, 23. H6C II, 1, 10. II, 5, 99. Ill, 2, 18.
R3 I, 2, 245. HI, 7, 61. 103. IV, 1, 15. Troil. HI, 3,
21. V, 2, 39. Rom. I, 1, 124. 212. Mcb. Ill, 6, 5 (M.
Edd. right-valiant). Lr. I, 1, 99. 0th. II, 3, 25. Cymb.
II, 4, 135 etc.
Right, vb. (used only in the inf.) to do justice to,
to vindicate, to avenge : being judge in love, she cannot
I . her cause, Ven. 220. knights, by their oaths, should
r. poor ladies' harms, Lucr. 1694. how much might the
man deserve of me that would r. her, Ado IV, 1, 264.
if he could r. himself with quarrelling, V, 1, 51. I will
r. myself like a soldier, LLL V, 2, 734. you scarce
can r. me throughly then to say you did mistake, Wint.
II, 1, 99. whom the king hath wronged, whom conscience
and my kindred bids to r. R2 II, 2, flS. here's to r.
our gentle-hearted king, H6C I, 4, 176. so just is God,
to r. the innocent, R3 I, 3, 182. yimr mother's hand shall
r. your mother's wrong, Tit. II, 3, 121. swear unto my
soul to r. your wrongs, HI, 1,279. to join with him
and r. his heinous wrongs, V, 2, 4.
Right-drawn, drawn in a just cause: ichat my
tongue speaks my r. sword may prove, R2 I, 1, 46.
Righteous, 1) just: this shall ye do, so help you
r. God, H6A IV, 1, 8. Rome and the r. heavens he my
judge. Tit. I, 426. let me be recorded by the / . gods,
Tim. IV, 2, 4.
2) lawful, loyal, upright : 7 love your daughter in
such a r. fashion, W^iv. HI, 4, 83. they should be good
men, their affairs as r. H8 HI, 1, 22. seal with a r.
kiss a dateless bargain, Rom. V, 3, 114.
Righteously, uprightly, honestly, genuinely: if
the truth of thy love to me were so r. tempered as mine
is to thee. As I, 2, 14.
Rightful, 1) just: no r. plea might plead for
justice there, Lucr. 1649. most r. judge, Merch. IV, 1,
301. whose r. cause prevails, H6B II, 1, 205.
2) lawful, legitimate : for the deposing of a r. king,
R2 V, 1, 50. to put forth my r. hand in a well-hallow-
ed cause, H5 I, 2, 293. to plant the r. heir, H6A II, 5,
80. IV, 1, 60. H6B I, 3, 30. 187. M, 2, 24. 61. IV,
2, 139. V, 1, 178.
Rightrully, lawfully, legitimately: which I' gainst
all the world will r. maintain, H4B IV, 5, 225.
Right-hand file, the Tory party, the aristo-
crats: Cor. II, 1,26.
Rightly, 1 ) straightly, directly, in front: per-
spectives , which r. gazed upon show nothing but con-
fusion, R2 II, 2, 18.
2) cm-rectly, fitly, not erroneously: the hardest
voice of her behaviour, to be Englished r. Wiv. I, 3, 52.
r. reasoned, Ado V, 1, 229. will never be chosen by
any r. Merch. I, 2, 35. if I heard you r. As V, 4, 186.
no Christian soul that means to be saved by believing
r. Tw. HI, 2, 76. choler, my lord, ifr. taken, H4A II,
4, 356. 357. I am assured, if I be measured r., your
majesty hath no just cause to hate me, H4B V, 2, 65.
thy name is Gaultier, being r. sounded, H6B IV, 1, 37.
few men r. temper with the stars, H6C IV, 6, 29. he
tells you r. H8 III, 1, 97. that justly thinkest and hast
most r. said, Lr. I, 1, 186. my parts, my title and my
perfect soul shall manifest me r. 0th. I, 2, 32.
3) truly, really : they r. do inherit heaven's graces,
Sonn. 94, 5. he it was that might r. say, Veni, vidi,
vici, LLL IV, 1, 68. one who shall r. love, Merch. I,
2, 36. this thorn doth to our rose of youth r. belong,
All's I, 3, 136. you may be r. just, whatever I shall
think, Mcb. IV, 3, 30. r. to be great, Hml,. IV, 4, 53.
transj'orm you from what you r. are, Lr. I, 4, 243. thou
hast been r. honest. Ant. IV, 2, 11.
4) exactly : digest things r. touching the weal o' the
common. Cor, I, 1, 154. if you consider r. of the matter,
Caes. Ill, 2, 114. to-morrow I shall be furnished to
inform you r. Ant. I, 4, 77. that I was shipped at sea,
1 well remember, but whether there delivered, I cannot
r. say, Per. Ill, 4, 8.
Rigol, a circle: about the mourning and congealed
face of that black blood a watery r. goes, Lucr. 1745.
this golden r. (the crown) H4B IV, 5, 36.
Rigorous, relentless: Err. I, 1, 9. Merch. IV, 1,
8. Cor. Ill, 1,267.
Rigorously, relentlessly: H6A V, 4, 52.
Rigour, relentless severity, hard - heartedness,
cruelty: her best work is ruined with thy r. Ven. 954.
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in Ajax' eyes Hunt rage and r. rolled.^ Lucr. 1398.
thou canst not then use r. in my gaol, Sonn. 133, 12.
follows close the r. of the statute , Meas. I, 4, 67. 'tis
r. and not law, Wint. Ill, 2, 115. t. of tempestuous
gusts, H6A V, 5, 5. let him have all the r. of the law,
[i6B 1, 3, 199. fear of Clifford's r. who thunders to
his captives blood and death, H6C II, 1, 126. let my
life be sacrificed unto the r. of severest law, Rom. V,
3, 269. whom the r. of our state forced to cry out, Lr.
V, 1, 22.
Rim, the abdomen: / will fetch thy r. out at thy
throat, H5 IV, 4, 15 (Pistol's speech. O. Edd. rymme).
Rinaldo, name in All's III, 4. 19. 29.
Rind, the skin of vegetables, bark, husk: As III,
2, 115. Eom. II, 3, 23.
Rins, subst. a circle: like-to the Garter's compass,
in a r. Wiv. V, 5, 70. I'll fear no other thing so sore
as keeping safe Nerissa's r. Merch. V, 307 (quibbling).
ere twice the horses of the sun shall bring their fiery
torcher his diurnal r. All's II, 1, 165. when that a r.
of Greeks have hemmedthee in, TroiI,IV,5, 193. make
a r. about the corpse, Caes. Ill, 2, 162. 168. like elves
and fairies in a r. Mcb. IV, I, 42. my father with his
bleeding —s (the sockets of the eyes), their precious
stones new lost, Lr. V, 3, 189. pray God, ypur voice,
like a piece of uncurrent gold, be not cracked within the
r. Hml. II, 2, 448.
Especially the gold ornament worn on the fingers :
Compl. 6. 45. Gent. IV, 4, 76. 90. 102. 136. 141. V,
4, 89. Wiv. Ill, 4, 104. Err. IV, 3, 69. 84. 96 etc.
LLL V, 2, 616. Mids. I, 1, 33. Merch, III, 1, 123.
Ill, 2, 173. 185. IV, 1, 427 etc. As III, 2, 289. Shr.
Ind. 3, 38. II, 325. IV, 3, 55. All's HI, 2, 59 etc.
Tw. I, 5, 320 etc. Wint. V, 2, 71. R2 11,2, 92. H4A
HI, 3, 162. R3 I, 2, 202. 204. H8 V, 1, 151 etc. Tit.
II, 3, 227. Rom. HI, 2, 142 etc. Hml. IH, 5, 162. Lr.
III, 1, 47. Cymb. I, 4, 98 etc. Per. V, 3, 39. Proverb:
he that runs fastest gets the r. Shr. I, 1, 145 (a ring
being one of the prizes given in running and wrestling
matches).
Ring, vb. to encircle (of. Enring): and r. these
fingers with thy household worms, John III, 4, 31. — ed
about with bold adversity, H6A IV, 4, 14.
Ring, vb. (impf. and partic. rung), 1) intr. to
sound : this dismal cry — s sadly in her ear. Yen. 889.
thy old groans r. yet in mine ancient ears, Rom. II, 3,
74. Used especially of the sound of metal, and more
especially of bells: Lucr: 1494. Pilgr. 326. Meas. IV,
2, 78. Err. IV, 2, 51. Ado V, 2, 81. H4B IV, 5, 112.
H6A I, 6, 11 (r. out). H6B V, 1, 3. Rom. IV, 4, 4.
2) trans, to cause to sound : r. a hunter' s peal. Til.
11, 2, 5. 14. Especially applied to bells; absol.: with
— ing in the king's affairs upon his coronation- day,
H4B III, 2, 194. thy friends shall r. for thee, 198.
With a superfluous it: I'llr. it, Shr. I, 2, 16 (punning
u^on wring). With an accus., denoting a) the bell
set in motion: John II, 312. H6A III, 2, 16. Mcb.
H, 3, 79. 85. V, 5, 51. 0th. II, 3, 160. b) the sound
produced: then little strength — jt oitt the doleful knell,
Lucr. 1495. my wether's bell — s doleful knell, Pilgr.
272. Tp. I, 2, 402. Merch. Ill, 2, 70. H8 H, 1, 32.
hath rung night's yawning peal, Mcb. HI, 2, 43. c) the
cause of sounding: the Dauphin's drum, a warning
bell, sings heavy music , and mine shall r. thy dire de-
parture out, H6A IV, 2, 41. no mournful bell shall r.
her burial. Tit. V, 3, 197.
Ring.carrler, a go-between: All's HI, 5, 95.
Ringer, writing of 0. Edd. in Wiv. 1, 2, 5 (Evans'
speech); M. Edd. wringer.
Ringleader, the head of a factious body: H6B
H, 1, 170.
Ringlets, small circles: Tp. V, 37. Mids. 11, 1, 86.
Ring-time, the time of exchanging rings, of
making love: in the spring time, the only pretty r. As
V, 3, 20 (0. Edd, rang time).
Ringwood, name of a dog: like Sir Actaeon he,
with R. at thy heels, Wiv. H, 1, 122.
Rinse, to cleanse with water: like u, glass did
break i' the — ing, H8 I, 1, 167 (0. Edd. wrenching).
Riot, 1) tumultuous disturbance of the peace:
the council shall hear it, it is a r, Wiv. I, 1, 35.
36. 37. 39. on the marriage-bed of smiling peace to
march a bloody host and make a r. on the gentle brow
of true sincerity, John til, 1, 247. my care could not
withhold thy —s, H4B IV, 5, 135. breaking forth in
rank and not to be endured — s, Lr. I, 4, 223. II, 4,145.
2) revel, wild and loose feasting, dissoluteness:
Ven. 1147. Sonn. 41, 11. Wiv. IH, 4, 8. Mids( V, 48.
R3 H, 1, 33. H4A I, 1, 85. H4B IV, 4, 62. IV, 5,
136. V, 5, 66. H5 I, 1, 56. Tim. H, 2, 3. IV, 1, 28.
IV, 3, 256. Per. I, 4, 54.
Rioter, one given to excessive feasting, a reveller :
Tim. HI, 5, 68.
. Rioting, revelling: Ant. II, 2, 72.
Riotous, 1) tumultuous, seditious: his i. youth,
loith dangerous sense, might have ta'en revenge, Meas.
IV, 4, 32. shall it charm thy r. tongue, H6B IV, 1, 64.
slew ar. gentleman, R3 II, 1, 100. Laertes, in a r.
head, oerbears your officers, Hml. IV, 5, 101. his
knights grow r. Lr. I, 3, 6.
2)dissolute:Tim. H, 2, 168. Lr.I,4,265. 11,1,96.
3) excessive, knowing no restraint: goes to it with
a more r. appetite, Lr. IV, 6, 125. r. madness, to be
entangled with those mouth-made vows. Ant. I, 3, 29.
Rip, 1) to cut open: to know our enemies' minds,
we'ld r. their hearts, Lr. IV, 6, 265. I must be — ed
(like a garment^ Cymb. HI, 4, 55. I'll r. thy heart to
find it, HI, 5, 86. With up: — ing up the womb of your
dear mother England, John V, 2, 152.
2) to take out by cutting : Macduff was from his
mothers womb untimely — ed, Mcb. V, 8, 16. Cvmb.
V, 4, 45.
Ripe, adj. brought to perfection in growth, ma-
ture: Sonn. I, 3. LLL IV, 2, 4. Mids. II, 2, 117. As
111, 2, 127. IV, 3, 88. R2 11, 1, 153. H5 HI, 6, 130.
Cor. HI, 2, 79. V, 4, 18. 0th. II, 3, 383. Used of
lips (= full and red): Mids. HI, 2, 139. As III, 5,
121. Lr. IV, 3, 22. Figurative use : Sonn. 86, 3. 102,
8. Tp. V, 279 {reeling r. = in a state of intoxication
sufficiently advanced for reeling). Gent. II, 4, 70.
Wiv. IV, 6, 43. Mids. V, 42 (how many sports are r.,
i. e. in due preparation; Q2 Vfrife). Merch. I, 3, 64
[the r. wants of my friend, i. e. arrived at a point where
they must be supplied). As V, 1, 22. Tw. V, 132 (my
thoughts are r. in mischief). 157. Wint. I, 2, 332
(without r. moving to it). John IV, 2, 79. R2 I, 2, 7.
II, 2, 10. H4A I, 3, 294. H4B IV, 5, 97. H5 1, 2,
121. R3 I, 3, 219. HI, 7, 158 (as my r. revenue and
due of birth). H8 IV, 2, 51. Troil. V, 5, 24. Cor. IV,
3, 23. Rom. I, 2, 11. Tim. IV, 1, 23. Caes. IV, 3,
215. Mcb. IV, 3, 238. Hml. IV, 6, 65. Per. Prol. 12.
IV Prol. 17. cf. Sinking-ripe.
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Ripe, vb. 1) tr. to make ripe, to mature : no sun
to r. the bloom, John 11, 472. to r. his growing fortunes,
H4B IV, 1, 13.
2) to grow ripe, to be matured : so 1, being young,
till now r. not to reason, Mids. II, 2, 118. stay the very
— ing of the time, Merch. II, 8, 40. we r. and r. As
II, 7, 26.
Ripely, pressingly, urgently (the time being fully
ripe) : it Jits us therefore r. our chariots and our horse-
men be in readiness, Cymb. Ill, 5, 22.
Ripen, 1) trans, to make ripe, to mature; absol. :
summer's — ing breath, Rom. II, 2, 12 1 . With an obj. :
R2 II, 3, 43. Tit. I, 227. Partie. —ed: Meas. V, 116.
Ado III, 1, 8. H6A II, 4, 99. R3 II, 3, 14.
2) intr. to grow ripe, to be matured: R2 II, 3, 48.
H4B IV, 2, 12. Ho 1, 1, 61. H8 HI, 2,357. Ant. II, 7, 103.
Ripeness, maturity: H8 V, 5, 21. r. is all, Lr.
V, 2, 11 (cf. the readiness is all, Hml. V, 2, 234).
Ripe-red, ripe and red: Ven. 1103.
Rise , subst. the appearance of the sun in the
morning, the beginning of day: the morning r. doth
cite each moving sense from idle rest, Pilgr. 194. from
the r. to set, H5 IV, 1, 289.
Rise, vb. (impf. rose; partie. risen) 1) to ascend,
to mount from a lower to a higher place: round — ing
hillocks, Ven. 237; cf. meet with me upon the — ing
of the mountain-foot, Gent. V, 2, 46. flesh, — ing at
thy name, Sonn. 151, 9. (choughs) — ing and cawing
al the guns report, Mids. Ill, 2, 22. r.fromthe ground
like feathered Mercury, H4A IV, 1, 106. / will r.
there with so full a glory (like the sun) Ho 1, 2, 278.
/70m the — ing of the lark to the lodging of the lamb,
HI, 7, 34. he — s on the toe (in walking) Troil. IV,
5, 15. a river of warm blood doth r. and fall between
thy rosed lips , Tit. II, 4, 24. — « like the issue of a
,king, Mcb. IV, 1,'87. foul deeds will r., though all the
earth overwhelm them, to men's eyes, Hml. I, 2, 257.
like to groves, being topped, they higher r. Per. I, 4, 9.
Applied to the blood and sighs ascending, as it were,
from the inner parts of the body: how her fear did
make her colour r. Lucr. 257 ; cf. the red wine first
must r. in their fair cheeks, H8 1, 4, 43. with a — ing
sigh, H4A III, 1, 10. stop the — ing of blood- sucking
sighs, H6C IV, 4, 22. Similarly: my — ing heart, Lr.
II, 4, 122; cf. Lucr. 466. my gorge —s at it, Hml.V,
I, 207 (I am like to vomit).
2 to get up; from' sitting: Pilgr. 56. Merch. II,
6, 8. R3 in, 4, 81. H8 IV, 1, 82. Cor. IV, 5, 250.
Tim I, 2, 132. Mcb. Ill, 4, ^2. Hml. Ill, 2, 276. Ant.
II, 7, 62. From kneeling: Err. V, 115. John I, 161.
R2 V, 3, 32. 105. H4B IV, 5, 147. H6A III, 1, 172.
173. H6C II, 3, 35. R3 11, 1, 97. IV, 2, 80. Troil.
V, 3, 42. Cor. V, I, 66. Tit. I, 383. Lr. II, 4, 29.
Otfa. Ill, 3, 462. Ant. V, 2, 114. Cymb. V, 4, 106.
Per. I, 2, 59. V, 1, 215. to r. up: R2 V, 2, 116. V,
3, 92. H6B IV, 2, 128. V, 1, 78. From lying: Ven.
480. 710. Lucr. 1281. Wiv. II, 2, 124. Meas. IV, 3,
23. 29. Ado III, 4, 2. As I, 3, 76. Shr. 1, 2, 27.
Wint. IV, 4, 106. H4A V, 4, 125. 128. 150. H5 IV,
I, 292. R3 111, 2, 31. Rom. Ill, 3, 89. Caes. II, 1,
234. Mcb. V, 1, 5. Hml. V, 2, 330. 0th. II, 1, 116.
II, 3, 161. Ant. IV, 4, 20. tor. up: Lucr. 466. Mids.
IV, 1, 137. Mcb. II, 3, 84. Hml. IV, 5, 52. From the
dead: John III, 4, 86. H4A 1, 3, 74. H6A I, 1, 64.
Mcb. Ill, 4, 80. cf. H8 V, 5, 47 and Mcb. II, 3, 84.
From any state of rest: r., resiy Muse, Sonn. 100, 9.
a holy prophetess new — n up, H6A I, 4, 102. early
to-morrotv will we r , and hence, Caes. IV, 3, 230. till
the wood of Birnam r. Mcb. IV, 1, 9S. Applied to a
beginning tempest: now begins a second stonn to r.
H6C 111, 3, 47. To the sun appearing above the hori-
zon: Wint. IV, 4, 105. Troil. I, 2, 8. V, 10, 25. Tit.
V, 2, 56. Figuratively: their — ing senses begin to
chase the ignorant fumes (as the sun does vapours)
Tp. V, 66. shall see us — ing in our throne, the east,
R2 III, 2, 50. cf. H5 I, 2, 278.
3) to increa-se: the humour — s, Wiv. I, 3, 63. since
the price of oats rose, 114A II, 1, 14. our griefs are
— n to the'iop. Per. II, 4, 23.
4) to thrive, to be promoted, to become great:
some r. by sin, Meas. II, 1, 38. it shallstrew the foot-
steps of my — ing, John I, 21C. thatr. thus nimbly by
a true king^s fall, R2 IV, 3 iS. fearing hewould r. HS
II, 2, 128. found thee a way to r. in, 111, 2, 438. (the
university of Oxford) so excellent in art and still so
—ing, IV, 2, 62. who's like to r. Cor. I, 1, 196. the
younger — s, when the old doth fall, Lr. Ill, 3, 26.
whose fortunes shall r. higher, Ant. II, 3, 16. this day
rilr. Per. II, 1, 172.
5) to get up for action, to be realy for combat :
that, if it chance the one of us do fail, the other yet
may r. against their force, H6A II, 1, 'V2. the scattered
foe that hopes to r. again, H6C II, 6, 93. E>peciallv
= to rebel: HIB 1, 1, 204. H6B 111, 1, 240. HOC '
1, 1, 141. I, 2, 41. 45. Cor. 1, 1, 48. Caes. Ill, 2, 21.
234. Mcb. IV, 1, 97. With «/>: H6B IV, 1, 93.
Rite, solemn observance, ceremony: Tp. IV, 1,
17. Ado II, 1, 373. V, 4, 68. Mids. IV, 1, 138 (O.Edd.
right). Merch. II, 9, 6. As V, 4, 203. Shr. HI, 2, 6.
John II, 539. R2 I, 1, 75. IV, 210 (Qq duty's — .?,
Ff duteous oaths). Tit. I, 78. 143. 337. V, 3, 196.
Rom. V, 3, 20. Caes. HI, 1, 241. V, 5, 77. Hml. IV,
5, 215. V, 1, 242. 255 (Qq crants). V, 2, 410. to do
a r.: Ado IV, 1, 209. V, 3, 23. H4A V, 4, 98. H5
IV, 8, 127. Rom. Ill, 2, 8. to perform the r. Rom. II,
2, 146. Applied to the duties in the intercourse of
love forget to say the perfect ceremony of love's r.
Sonn. 23, 6. the great prerogative and r. of love. All's
II, 4, 42. / must not yield to any — s of love, H6AI, 2,
113 (0. Edd. rights':. Godgiveus leisure for these — s
of love. R3 V,3,101. to do their amorous —s, Rom.lII,
2,8. the — sf or which Ilovehitn are bereft me,Oth 1,3,258.
Rivage, the shore: think you stand upon the r.
and behold a city on the inconstant billows dancing,
H5 HI Chor. 14.
RiTal, subst. 1) competitor: Gent. II, 4, 174. IV,
4, 203 (fem.). Mids. Ill, 2, 155. 358. Shr. I, 1, 119.
1,2,122. 142. Tim. 1,1,72. Lr. 1,1,47. Adjectively:
you are liro r. enemies, Mids. IV, 1, 147. to hold a r.
place with one of them, Merch. I, 1, 174.
2) associate, companion: and now both — s to
mock Helena, Mids. 111,2, 156. Horatio and Marcellus,
the -s of my watch, Hml. I, 1, 13. cf. Corrival a.ni
Rivalily.
Rival, vb. intr. to be competitor: who with this
king bath — ed for our daughter, Lr. I, 1, 194.
Rival-hating, hating any competitor, jealous;
r. eni;j, R2 I, 3, 131.
Rivalily, copartnership, equality: Caesar, having
made use of him in the wars 'gainst Pompey, presently
denied him r. Ant. HI, 5, 8.
Rive, 1) tr. to split, to cleave, to rend; blunt wed-
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ffes r. hard Icnots, Troil. I, 3, 316. a holt that should
but r. an oak. Cor. V, 3, 153. when the scolding winds
have — d the knotty oaks, Caes. I, 3, 6. Brutus hath
— d my heart, IV, 3, 85. close pent-up guilts, r. your
concealing continents, Lr. Ill, 2, 58.
Hence applied to heavy discharges of artillery,
which seem to burst the cannon: to r. their dangerous
artillery upon no Christian soul but English Talbot,
H4A IV, 2, 29.
2) intr. to be split: when my heart, as wedged with
a sigh, would r. in twain, Troil. I, 1, 35. the soul and
body r. not more in parting than greatness going off.
Ant. IV, 13, 5.
Rivelled, corrugated, wrinkled: the r. fee-simple
of the tetter, Troil. V, 1, 26.
River, a considerable land current of water: Ven.
71. 331. Compl. 38. Gent. II, 3, 58. Wiv. Ill, 1, 17.
III, 5, 10. IV, 4, 22. Meas. 1, 2, 91. Mids. II, 1, 91.
John HI, 1, 23. V, 7, 38. R2 III, 2, 107. H4A III,
1, 98. H4B IV, 4, 125. H5 III, 6, 180. IV, 7, 28. 29.
31. II6C IV, 8, 8. H8 III, 2, 198. Troil. Ill, 2, 66.
Cor. 1, 1, 139. Lr. I, 1, 66. Ant. II, 5, 10. Cymb.
IV, 2, 36. With a name: the r. Po, John 1, 203. the
r. Sola, H5 I, 2, 63. the r. Somme, III, 5, 1. the r.
Styx, Troil. V, 4, 20. With of: upon the r. of Cydnus,
Ant. 11, 2, 192. Used of streams of blood: Lucr. 1738.
Tit. II, 4, 22. Of tears: each cheek a r. Compl. 283.
like — s of remorse , John IV, 3, 110. drewest — s
from his eyes, E3 I, 3, 176. the fruitful r. in the eye,
Hml. 1, 2, 80.
Rivers, name of the brother of Lady Grey: H6C
IV, 4, 2. R3 I, 3, 93. 129. 210. 333. 11, 1, 66 etc.
Rivet, subst. a pin of iron driven through a hole,
to keep different pieces of armour together: the ar-
mourers, with busy hammers closing — s up, H5 IV
Chor. 13. with a palsy -fumbling at his gorget, shake
in and out the r. Troil. I, 3, 175. I'll frush it and
unlock the —s all, V, 6, 29.
Rivet, vb. to fasten with rivets: a thousand have
on their — ed trim. Ant. IV, 4, 22 (their ^-mours).
Metaphorically, =to fasten strongly: — ed with faith
unto your flesh, Merch. V, 169. / mine eyes will r. to
his face, Hml. Ill, 2, 90. that^s — ed, screwed to my
memory, Cymb. U, 2, 43.
Rivo, an exclamation used in Bacchanalian revelry
(of uncertain origin) : r., says the drunkard, H4A II,
4, 124.
Road, 1) a highway: Ado V, 2, 33. Merch. II, 9,
30. As II, 3, 33. H4A II, 1, 16. Cor. V, 1, 59. Per.
IV, 5, 9. this Doll Tearsheet should be some r. I
warrant you, as common as the way between Saint
Albans and London, H4B II, 2, 183.
2) a roadstead ; or rather a port, haven : my father
at the r. expects my coming, Gent. 1, 1, 53. I must unto
the r., to disembark some necessaries , II, 4, 187. post
to the r. Err. Ill, 2, 152. peering in maps for ports
and piers and — s, Merch. 1, 1, 19. my ships are
safely come to r. V, 288. an argosy that now is lying
in Marseilles r. Shr. II, 377.
3) a journey: at last, with easy — s, he came to
Leicester, H8 IV, 2, 17.
4) inroad, incursion: the Scot who will make r.
upon us. Ho I, 2, 138. ready to make r. upon's again.
Cor. Ill, 1, 5.
Road-way, common highway: H4B II, 2, 63.
Roam, to wander without a certain direction, to
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
ramble, to rove: Err. I, 1, 134. Shr. Ind. 2, 59. Tw.
11, 3, 40. H4B V, 3, 21. H6A III, 1, 51. With on:
shall the current of our right r. on'? whose passage,
vexed with thy impediment, shall leave his native chan-
nel, John II, 335 (i. e. shall the current continue to
overswell its banks, instead of remaining in its chan-
nel? The later Ff and some M. Edd. run on). With
a superfluous it: not to crack the wind of the poor
phrase, —ing it thus, Hml. 1,3, 109 {Qqwrongitthus;
some M. Edd. wronging, others wringing, ranging, most
running).
Roan, ancient spelling of Rouen, q. v.
Roan, a dark dappled bay horse: H4A II, 3, 72.
73. r. Barbary, R2 V, 5, 78. my r. horse, H4A II, 4, 120.
Roar, subst. the full sound of a mighty deep
voice: put the wild waters in this r. Tp. I, 2, 2. the r.
of a whole herd of lions, II, 1, 315. to set the table on
a r. (of laughter) Hml, V, 1, 211.
Roar, vb. to utter a deep mighty voice; used of
lions: LLL IV, 1, 90. Mids. I, 2, 71. 72. 74. 75. 84.
85. V, 225. 270. 378. Merch. II, 1, 30 (for prey).
Shr. I, 2, 201. All's 111, 2, 120. John II, 294. 459.
H4A III, 3, 167. H6B 111, 1, 19. Caes. I, 3, 74. Of
bears: Mids. Ill, 1, 113. Wint 111, 3, 103. H6C V, 7,
12. Rom. IV, 1, 80. Of bulls: H4B 111, 2, 187. 189.
Of cannon: H6A III, 3, 79. Of fire: Tp. I, 2, 204.
Of tempests: John 111, 4, 1. Lr. Ill, 3, 47; cf. H4B II,
4, 182 {let the welkin r.; Pistol's speech). Of the noise
of waters, particularly the sea: Lucr. 1667. Tp. 1, 2,
149 (—ed to us). V, 44. Merch. I, I, 34. Wint. Ill,
3, 103. John II, 24. H4A I, 3, 192. H4B V, 5, 42.
Rom. V, 3, 39. Caes. I, 2, 107. Hml. I, 4, 78. Lr. Ill,
4, 10 (Ff —ing, Qq raging). Cymb. Ill, 1, 20. V, 5,
295 (r. to me). Per. Ill, 3, 10. Of any thing frightful:
he had not apprehension of — ing terrors, Cymb. IV, 2,
III. Of men, particularly in distress: Tp. I, 2, 370.
IV, 193. 262. V, 233. Wint. Ill, 3, 101. 102. 103.
H4A II, 2, 118. II, 4, 286 (for mercy). H8 V, 4, 7.
Troil. V, 3, 83. V, 5, 37 (—ing for Troilus). Cor.
11, 1, 85 (for a chamber-pot). 11, 3, 59. Caes. I, 3, 74.
Mcb. I, 7, 78. Lr. II, 3, 14. 0th. V, 2, 198. Ant. Ill;
2, 55. Per. Ill, 3, 10. Of devils: H4A I, 3, 125 (for).
H5 IV, 4, 75. R3 IV, 4, 75. cf. —ing Typhon, Troil.
1, 3, 160. this torture should he — ed in dismal hell,
Rom. Ill, 2,44 (i. e. proclaimed by the voice of devils).
what act, that — 5 so loud and thunders in th^ indexi
Hml. Ill, 4, 52 (cries with the voice of hell).
Transitively: r. these accusations forth , H6A 111,
1,40; cf. above Rom. Ill, 2, 44. With an accus. deno-
ting the effect: he whined and — ed away your victory.
Cor. V, 6, 98. they'll r. him in again, IV, 6, 124.
Roarer, one that roars: Tp. I, 1, 18.
Roast, subst. in the phrase to rule the r. ^= to
have the lead, to domineer: H6B I, 1, 109.
Roast, vb. to dress or cook by exposure to the
fire: LLL V, 2, 935. Mids. II, 1, 48. H4A II, 4, 498.
H4BII, 4,361. Mcb.11,3,17. Oth.V,2,279. Ant.11,2,
183. (Pyrrhus) haked and impasted with the parching
streets, ... — ed in wrath and fire, Hml. II, 2, 483.
Roast-meat, roasted meat: Per. IV, 2, 26.
Rob, 1) to take away unlawfully; absol.: 7 )•.?
H4A I, 2, 153. to r. in that thief's company, II, 2, 10.
23. H4B IV, 5, 12S. Troil. V, 3, 22. 0th. I, 1, 105.
With from: that sweet thief which sourly — s from me,
Sonn. 35, 14. Trans.: he'll r. his bottle, Tp.ll, 2, 155.
the jewel of life was — ed, John V, 1, 41. conceit may
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r. the treasury of life, Lr. IV, 6, 42. With/rom; to r.
love from any. Ado I, 3, 31.
2) to take from, to strip unlawfully; absol.: to
watch like one that fears — ing, Gent. II, 1, 26 (i. e.
being robbed; cf. Ven. 321; Wiv. Ill, 3, 206; All's
1V,3,127; H4A V, 1,64 etc.). Trans.: when the judge
is — ed the prisoner dies, Lucr. 1652. 838. Sonn. 68,
12. Tp. V, 272. Wiv. IV, 5, 17. Wint. IV, 3, 64. 90.
John IV, 3, 78. R2 V, 3, 9. H4A I, 2, 182. 185. II,
2, 68. 99. II, 4, 77. 570. Ill, 3, 205. H5 III, 6, 106.
H6B IV, 1, 109. IV, 10, 36. V, 1, 185. H8 II, 4, 146.
Tim. IV, 3, 436. 440. 448. Caes. V, 1, 34. Oth. I, 1,
86. I, 3, 208. 209. Ill, 3, 342. Cymb. IV, 2, 15. by
the —ing of the banished duke, R2 II, 1, 261. H6B
IV, 8,42 (cf. Of). With /rom, = to deprive of: which
— s my tongue from breathing native breath, R2 I, 3,
173. With of: to r. thee of a kiss, Ven. 723. 1086.
1132. Sonn. 79, 8. 142, 8. Merch. II, 3, 3 (didst r.
it of some taste of iediousness). As I, 3, 82. All's III,
2, 69. John 1, 268. 11, 3. K2 V, 2, 93. H4A III, 1,
105. V, 4, 77. H6B III, 1, 108. Ill, 2, 104. 217. H6C
I, 4, 104. 11, 1, 124. II, 3, 4. H8 111, 2, 255. Troil.
I, 2, 19. IV, 1, 5. Cor. I, 1, 276. II, 1, 32. Tit. 1, 207.
II, 3, 179. V, 1, 41. Oth. Ill, 3, 160. Ant. IV, 14, 23.
V, i, 25. Cymb. IV, 2, 159. Per. II, 1, 51. IV, 1, 14.
IV, 6, 122.
Bobber, one who steals or plunders: R2 III, 2,
39. H5 IV, 1, 160. H6C I, 4, 64. II, 6, 22. Troil. IV,
4, 44. Tim. IV, 1, 11. Caes. IV, 3, 23. Lr. Ill, 7, 40.
Cymb. IV, 2, 74.
Robbery, the act of robbing or pillaging: Sonn.
40, 9. 99, 11. Meas. II, 2, 176. H4A II, 4, 569. Ill,
3. 197. H4B I, 2, 69. H5 IV, 1, 175. Cor. V, 6, 89.
Cymb. Ill, 3, 62.
Robe, any gaiinent : in these unreverent — s, Shr.
III, 2, 114. that lion's r. John II, 141. 142. is not a
huff jerkin a most sweet r. of durancel H4A I, 2, 49.
our easy — s of peace, V, 1, 12. they (our soldiers)
will be in fresher — s, H5 IV, 3, 117. a child that hath
new — s, Rom. Ill, 2, 30. lest our old — s sit easier
than our new, Mcb. II, 4, 38. like a giant's robe upon
a dwarfish thief, V, 2, 21. when old — s are worn out,
Ant. I, 2, 171
= a splendid female gown: Wiv. IV, 4, 72. LLL
IV, 1, 84. Wint. Ill, 3, 22. IV, 4, 134. John I, 217.
H6B II, 4, 108. Rom. IV, 1, 110. Hml. II, 2, 530.
= a gown of state, a dress of dignity: Sonn. 52,
10. Meas. II, 2, 61. Shr. I, 2, 132. Wint. V, 2, 143.
John IV, 2, 27. H4A III, 2, 56. Ill, 3, 37. H5 IV, 1,
279. H6A I, 1, 86. I, 3, 42. H8 III, 2, 453. Tit. I,
189. Caes. II, 2, 107. Mcb. I, 3, 109. Lr. IV, 6, 169.
Ant. Y, 2, 283. Per. V, 1, 224.
Robed, dressed in a gown of dignify: thou r. man
of justice, Lr. Ill, 6, 38.
Robert, Christian name of 1) R. Faulconbridge
in JohnI, 52. 80. 82. 139. 159 etc. 2) Sir R. Waterton :
R2 II, 1, 284. 3) Sir R. Brakenbury: R3 V, 5, 14.
4) Justice Shallow: Wiv. 1, 1, 4. 110. H4B III, 2, 63.
IV, 3, 139. V, 1,3. 67. V, 3, 128. V, 5, 5. 5) a servant
of Mrs Ford's ; Wiv. Ill, 3, 1. 10.
Robin, diminutive of Robert; name of l)R.Hood,
the celebrated outlaw: Gent. IV, 1, 36. As I, 1, 122.
H4B V, 3, 107. 2) R. Goodfellow, alias Puck: Mids.
11, 1, 34. Ill, 2, 355. lV/1, 51. 85. V, 445. 3) of an
imaginary person in love-songs: hey, R., jolly R., tell
me how thy lady does, Tw, IV, 2, 78. for bonny sweet
R. is all my joy, Hml. IV, 5, 187. 4) of R. Starveling,
the tailor: Mids. I, 2, 60. 62. 5) of the little page of
Falstaff: Wiv.III,3,21. 6) of a servant of Mr Ford's:
Wiv.III,3,4. 7) of some other persons: since R Ostler
died, H4A II, 1, 12. had R. Nightwork by old Nighl-
work, H4B III, 2,222. here, R., an if I die, I give thee
my apron. H6B II, 3, 74.
Robin -redbreast, the bird Sylvia mbecula: to
relish a love-song like a r. Gent. II, 1, 21.
Robustious, stout, sturdy : the men do sympathize
with the mastiffs in r. and rough coming on, H5 III, 7,
159. to see a r. periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to
tatters, Hml, III, 2, 10.
Rochester, English town: H4A I, 2, 144.
Rochford, name in H8 I, 4, 93.
Rock, subst. a large mass of stone: Lucr. 335.
Sonn. 65, 7. Pilgr.357. Tp. I, 2, 343. 361. 11,2,138.
176. Gent. I, 2, 121. II, 4, 171. Err. I, 1, 102. Ado
III, 1, 36. Mids. I, 2, 33. Merch. I, 1, 31. I, 3, 26.
Ill, 2, 274. All's II, 1, 77. John II, 452. 458. H5 111,
1, 12. H6B III, 2, 91. 97. V, 1, 24. H6C II. 2, 5.
V, 4, 10. 23. 27. 31. 36. H8 I, 1, 113. 158. Troil.
Ill, 2, 84 (eat —s). Cor. Ill, 1, 213. 223. 266. Ill,
2, 3. Ill, 3, 75. 103. V, 2, 117. Tit. Ill, 1, 93. Rom.
V, 3, 118. Caes. V, 5, 1. Mcb. Ill, 4, 22. Oth. 1, 3,
141. II, 1, 69. Ant. IV, 14, 4. Cymb. Ill, 1, 20. 29.
Ill, 3, 8. 70. IV, 2, 162. 163. V, 5, 262. Per. II, 1,5.
Rock, vb. 1) tr. to move to and fro as in a cradle,
to lull asleep : my throbbing heart shall r. thee day and
night, Ven. 1 186. take hands with me and r. the ground
whereon these sleepers be, Mids. IV, 1,91. death r. me
asleep, H4B II, 4, 211. r. his brains in cradle of the
rude imperious surge. III, 1, 19. sleep r. thy brain,
Hml. Ill, 2, 237. if drink r. not his cradle, Oth. II,
3, 136.
2) intr. to shake, to tremble : and then it (her hand)
faster — ed, Lucr. 262.
Rocky, consisting of rocks: r. shore, R2 II, 1, 62.
as firm as r. mountains, H4B IV, 1, 188. Metaphori-
cally, = hard, unfeeling : thy r. and wreck-threatening
heart, Llicr. 590. Compl. 291. R3 IV, 4, 234.
Rocky-hard, = rocky: thy sea-marge, sterile and
r. Tp. IV, 69 (in the rhyme).
Rod, (cf. Riding-rod), 1) the instrument of chas-
tisement for children (or men compared with children ) :
Meas. I, 3, 26. Ado II, 1, 227. 234. 236. Mids. Ill, 2,
410. H4A I, 3, 239. H4B IV, 1, 215. Cor. II, 3, 98.
Tim. II, 2, 79. Lr. I, 4, 189. Ant. IV, 1, 3. the r. of
heaven, H4A HI, 2, 10. to kiss the r. = to show sub-
mission after chastisement: Gent. 1,2,59. R2V,1,32.
2) a kind of sceptre : the Earl of Surrey with the
r. H8 IV, 1, 39. the r. and bird of peace, 89.
Roderigo, (0. ^AA.Rodorigo), Italian name: Tw.
II, 1, 17. Oth. I, 1, 57 and passim.
Roe, the animal Cervus capreolus: Ven. 56 1.676.
LLL V, 2, 309. Shr. Ind. 2, 50.
Roc, the spawn of fishes: Troil. V, 1, 68. Kotn.
II, 4, 39.
Roger, name of 1) R. Earl of March: H6B II, 2,
37. 38. H6C I, 1, 106. 2) R. Bolingbroke, the con-
jurer: H6B I, 2, 76.
Rogero, name in Wint. V, 2, 23.
Rogue, a term of reproach, = rascal, knave:
Wiv. 1, 3, 90. 93. II, 1, 146. 182. II, 2, 15. ?6- 286.
290. Ill, 5, 9. Meas. IV, 3, 30. 46. LLL V, 2, 167.
173. Shr. Ind. 1, 2. 3. 1, 1, 226. IV, 1, 147. V, 1, 49,
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AU'SIV, 3, 153. 176. 179. 251. Tw.I, 5, 32. II, 5, 34.
Ill, 4, 179. H4A 1, 2, 210. II, 2, 16. II, 4, 137. H5
III, 6, 70. Cor. I, 1, 168. Rom. Ill, 1, 105. Caes. I,
•2, 271. 0th. IV, 2, 131. Ant. II, 5, 73 etc. etc. Used
in pity and tenderness: you sweet little r. H4B II, 4,
233. 235. hear poor — s talk of court news, Lr. V, 3,
13. In this case even a fera. : alas, poor r., I think
she loves me, 0th. IV, 1, 112.
Perhaps = vagabond (which has been supposed
by some etymologists to be the original signification) :
having flown over many knavish professions, he settled
only in r. Wint. IV, 3, 106. to hovel thee with swine
and —s forlorn, Lr. IV, 7, 39. cf. Roguing.
Roguery, Imavery: H4A1I, 4,138. Troil.V,2,19.
Roguing, vagrant, roaming: these r. thieves serve
the great pirate Valdes, Per. IV, 1, 97.
RoguiBh , the same : get the Bedlam to lead him
where he would; his r. madness allows itself to any
thing, Lr. Ill, 7, 104.
Hoisting, bullying, blustering: I have a r. chal-
lenge sent, Troil. II, 2, 208.
Roll, subst. register, catalogue: H4A III, 1, 43.
H4B 111, 2, 106. Ant. V, 2, 181. master o' the —s, H8
V, 1 , 35 (keeper of the patents that pass the great seal).
Roll, vb. 1) tr. a) to move in a circle, to turn
round: — ing his greedy eyeballs in his head, Lucr.
368. b) to wrap round on itself, to form into a cir-
cular body: the snake — ed in a flowering bank, H6B
111, 1, 228. Tit. II, 3, 13.
2) intr. a) to move circularly, by turning round
on its axis: stands upon the — ing restless stone, H5
111, 6, 30. 38. put this stone a —ing, H8 V, 3, 104.
Used of eyes: the poet's eye, in a Jine frenzy — ing,
Mids. V, 12. makes fearful action with wrinkled brows,
with nods, with —ing eyes, John IV, 2, 192. when your
eyes r. so, 0th. V, 2, 38.
b) to move in general ; used of volumes of water :
deep woes r. forward like a gentle flood, Lucr, 1118.
And of eyes, = to look about: in Ajax' eyes blunt
rage and rigour — ed, Lucr. 1398. an eye more bright
than theirs, less false in — ing, Sonn. 20, 5. varying
in subjects as the eye doth r. to every varied object in
his glance, LLL V, 2, 774. make his eyeballs r. with
wonted sight, Mids. Ill, 2, 369.
Roniage, bustle, turmoil: this post-haste andr. in
the land, Hml. I, 1, 107.
Roman, subst. a native of Rome: Lucr. 1811.
1828. 1854. H4B II, 2, 135. H5 III, 2, 87. Cor. I, 2,
14 etc. Tit. I, 9 etc. Caes. I, 2, 125 etc. Hml. V, 2,
352. 0th. IV, 1, 121. Ant. I, 5, 43 etc. Cymb. I, 1,
30 etc.
Roman, adj. pertaining to Rome: Lucr. Arg. 2.
Lucr. 3. 51. 505. 1628. 1831. LLL V, 2, 617. March.
Ill, 2, 297. As IV, 2, 4. Shr. II, 298. Tw. Ill, 4, 31
{we do know the sweet R. hand; i. e. Latin letters;
cf. Tit. V, 1, 139). H5 II, 4, 37. Ill, 2, 77. H6B IV,
1, 135. Cor. I, 1, 71 etc. Tit. I, 22 etc. Caes. II, 1,
226 etc. Mcb. V, 8, 1. Hml. I, 1, 116. Ant. I, 2, 87
(o R. thought, i. e. a thought of Rome) etc. Cymb.
Ill, 3, 57. IV, 2, 348 etc.
Romano; Julio R., the celebrated Italian painter
(and statuary?): Wint. V, 2, 106.
Rome, (rhyming to doom: Lucr. 715; to groom:
1644; pronounced like room: John III, 1, 180. Caes.
I, 2, 156. But cf H6A III, 1, 51) the famous town in
Italy: Lucr. Arg. 4. Lucr. 715. 1644. 1833 (fem.).
Meas. Ill, 2, 94. LLL V, 2, 719. Merch. IV, 1, 154.
Shr. IV, 2, 7a. John III, 1, 180. 194. 205. 207. V, 2,
70. 72. 92. 96. 97. H4B IV, 3, 45. H5 V Chor. 26.
H6A I, 2, 56. Ill, 1, 51. H6B I, 3, 65. H8 II, 2, 94.
105. Ill, 2, 57. 90. 213. 313. 328. Cor. I, 1, 166. Ill,
Z,Wi{our R. gates ; cf Verona streets, Carthage queen,
Tiber banks, Britain court etc.). 110 (fem.) etc. Tit.
I, 6 etc. Caes. I, 1, 38 etc. Hml. I, 1, 113. II, 2, 410.
Ant. 1, 1, 18 etc. Cymb. I, 1, 96 etc.
Romeo, name in Rom. I, 1, 123 etc.
Romish, Roman (in contempt) : as in a R. stew,
Cymb. I, 6, 152.
Rondure (cf. Roundure) circle: all things rare
t^at heaven's air in his huge r. hems, Sonn. 21, 8.
Ronyon, a mangy creature: you baggage, you
polecat, you r. Wiv. IV, 2, 195. the rump-fed r. Mcb.
I, 3, 6.
Rood, the holy cross, crucifix: by the r.! H4B
III, 2, 3. Rom. I, 3, 36. Hml. Ill, 4, 14. by the holy
r. R3 III, 2, 77. IV, 4, 165.
Roof, 1) the upper part and cover of a house:
Meas. I, 2, 47 (under her r.). Ado II, 1, 99. LLL II,
92. Tw. IV, 3, 25. R2 IV, 282. H5 I, 2, 198. H6A
II, 3, 56. Cor. Ill, 1, 205. Lr. II, 4, 211. Cymb. Ill,
3, 2. 84. Per. II, 4, 36. = the skull, the head, in
contempt: thatch your poor thin — s with burthens of
the dead, Tim. IV, 3, 144.
2) the ceiling: the r. o' the chamber, Cymb. II, 4,
87; cf 111,3, 2.
3) Pars pro toto, = the house : seeking that beau-
teous r. to ruinate which to repair should be thy chief
desire, Sonn. 10, 7. within this r. the enemy of all your
graces lives. As II, 3, 17.
4) the vault of heaven, the firmament: this ma-
jestical r. fretted with golden fire, Hml. II, 2, 313. to
the r. of heaven, Ant. Ill, 6, 49. he is entered his radiant
r. Cymb. V, 4, 121. cf LLL II, 92.
5) the palate: swearing till my very r. was dry,
Merch. Ill, 2, 206. my tongue might freeze to the r. of
my mouth, Shr. IV, 1, 7. R2 V, 3, 31.
Roofed, being within a house: here had we now
our country's honour r. Mcb. Ill, 4, 40.
Rook, subst. a kind of crow, Corvus frugilegus:
LLL V, 2, 915. Mcb. Ill, 4, 125.
Rook, vb. to ruck, to cower: the raven — edher on
the chimney's top, H6C V, 6, 47 {= perched, roosted).
Rooky, full of crows: the crow makes wing to the
r. wood, Mcb. Ill, 2, 51.
Room, 1) space, any measure of extent affording
opportunity of being or moving in it: if r. enough,
Tp. I, 1, 9. H4A V, 4, 92. Caes. I, 2, 156. there's
no r. for faith in this bosom, H4A III, 3, 174. H5
Epil. 3. H8 V, 4, 77. Ant. IV, 7, 10. to give r. All's
I, 2, 67. Rom. I, 5, 28. Caes. IV, 3, 39. to make r.
Ado II, 1, 88. Merch. IV, 1, 6. John I, 255. EUipti-
cally: r. for the incensed worthies, LLL V, 2, 703.
Mids. 11,1,58. Caes. Ill, 2, 170. 172. V, 4, 16. lawful
let it be that I have r. with Rome to curse awhile, John
III, 1, 180 (= opportunity, liberty).
2) a confined space , apartment , chamber : Wiv
V, 5, 61. Meas. II, 1, 135. 219. Err. IV, 4, 97. Ado
1, 3, 61. As III, 3, 15. Tw. HI, 4, 148. Wint. II, 2
47. R2 V, 6, 25. H4A II, 4, 2. H4B II, 4, 14. IV 5'
4. 17. 83. H6C V, 6, 92. R3 1, 4, 161. Rom. I, 5, 3o'
Tim. II, 2, 169. Hml. HI, 4, 212. V, 2, 16. 0th V
2, 330. '
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3) place occupied or to be occupied.: your praise,
shall still Jind r. even in the eyes of all posterity, Sonn.
55, 10 (^ shall find ii place, shall dwell), in their
— 5 come delicate desires , Ado I, 1, 304. let Bianca
take her sister's r. Shr. Ill, 2,252. grief fills the r. up
of my absent child, John 111, 4, 93. fill another r. in
hell, R2 V, 5, 108. to fill up the —s of them, H4A IV,
2. 35. let this supply the r. H6C II, 6, 54. to take their
— s, ere I can place myself, III, 2, 132.
Roost, in Unroosted, q. v. *
Root, subst. that part of a plant by which it is
supported and nourished: Lncr. 665. 823. As II, 1,
31. R2 I, 2, 13. 18. Ill, 4, 52. H5 II, 4, 39. H6C
111,3,125. R3II, 2, 41. H8 I, 2, 97. 111,2,357. Mcb.
IV, 1, 25. 95. 0th. Ill, 3, 423. Cymb. IV, 2, 60. Per.
1, 2, 30. to take r. = to become planted and fixed:
we should take r. here where we sit, or sit state-statues
only, H8 I, 2, 87. = to grow and thrive: Lucr. 870.
Ado I, 3, 25. to pluck or hew up by the r. HGC V, 4,
69; cf. Troil. IV, 4, 56 and 0th. Ill, 3, 423. — s used
for food: Tp. 1, 2, 463. Wiv. IV, 1, 56. Tit. IV, 2,
177. Tim. I, 2, 72. 140. IV, 3, 23. 186. 192. 420. V,
1, 7,7. Mcb. I, 3, 84 (cf. Insane). Cymb. IV, 2, 48.
Per. IV, 6, 93. Metaphorical use: to the r. o' the tongue,
Tim. V, 1, 136. how oft host thou with perjury cleft
the )'., Gent. V, 4, 103 (of the heart), my hear! will be
blown up by the r. Troil. IV, 4, 56. ti curse begin at
very r. oil's heart. Cor. II, 1, 202. a grief that smites
my very heart at r. Ant. V, 2, 105. spring crestless
yeomen from so deep a r.? H6A II, 4, 85. the r. and
father of many kings, Mcb. Ill, 1, 5. I cannot delre
him to the r. Cymb. 1, 1, 28. we set the axe to thy usurj)-
iiig r. H6C II, 2, 165. II, 6, 49. grows with more per-
nicious r. than lust, Mcb. IV, 3, 85. remove the r. of
his opinion, Wint. II, 3, 89. hath weeded from my heart
a r. of ancient envy , Cor. I V, 5, 109. rape was the r.
of thine annoy, Tit. IV, 1, 49.
Root, vb. 1) intr. to take root, to grow: there — ed
hetwixl than such an affection, Wint. I, 1, 25. which
should not find a ground to r. upon, II4B III, 1,91. her
fallow leas the darnel . . . doth r. upon, H5 V, 2, 46.
the grove of sycamore that loestward — eth from the
city's side, Rom. I, 1, 129.
2) trans, a) to plant, to make to grow: r. pity in
thy heart, Sonn. 142, 11. lest the base earth .. . disdain
to r. the suniiner-swelling fiower, Gent. II, 4, 162. Refl.
= to grow: the fat weed that — s itself in ease on
Lethe wharf, Hml. I, 5, 33 (Ff rots). Partic. — ed =
planted deeply, fixed in the heart: a more — ed love.
All's IV, 5, 13. thy truth and thy integrity are — ed in
us, 1-18 V, 1, 115. a —ed sorrow, Mcb. V, 3, 41. if
your affiance were deeply — ed, Cymb. 1, 6, 164. grief
and patience, — ed in him both, mingle their spurs
together, IV, 2, 57.
b) to turn up the ground, to dig as swine do:
ivould r. these beauties as he — s the mead, Ven. 636.
— iny hog, R3 I, 3, 228. With away, out, and up, —
to unroot, to extirpate, to exterminate: I will go r.
away the noisome weeds, R2 III, 4, 37. to r. out the
whole hated family , Lucr. Arg. 22. broils r. out the
loork of masonry, Sonn. 55, 6. H6C I, 3, 32. H8 V,
1, 53. Per. V, 1, 93. I'll plant Plantagenet, r. him up
who dares, HGC I, 1, 48. who, like a boar, doth r. up
his country s peace, Tim. V, 1, 168.
Rootcdly, fixedly, inveterately, from the heart;
they all do hate him as r. as I, Tp. Ill, 2, 103.
Rope, cord, halter, cable: we will not hand a r.
more, Tp.l, 1,25. the r. of his destiny, 33 (= haltei),
buy a —'s end Err. IV, 1, 16 (for flogging). 20. 21. 96.
98. IV, 4, 12. 16. 45. 94. H6A I, 3, 53. Rom. Ill,
2, 132. Per. IV, 1, 55. Unintelligible: I see that men
make — s in such a scarre that we'll forsake ourselves,
All's IV, 2, 38.
Rope-maker, one who makes cordage: Err. IV,
4, 93.
Ropery, the nurse's word for roguery, perhaps
unintentionally alluding to the halter: Rom. 11,4, 154.
Rope-tricks, tricks deserving the halter; Grumio'a
word for rhetoric: Shr. 1, 2, 112.
Roping, running down and concreting, hanging
down (cf. Down-roping) : let us not hang like r. icicles
upon our houses' thatch, H5 III, 5, 23.
Rosalind, female name in As 1, 1, 110 etc.
Rosalinda, the same: As III, 2, 145 (in a verse).
Rosaline, female name in LLL II, 210. Ill, 168.
IV, 1, 53. 107. IV, 3, 221. V, 2, 30. 130. 442. Rom.
I, 2, 72. 8S. II, 1, 17. II, 3, 44 etc.
Roscius, the most celebrated actor of ancient
Rome: what scene of death hath R. now to actf H6C
V,6, 10. ichen R. was an actor inRome, Hml. II, 2, 410.
Rose, the flower Rosa: Ven. 10. 574. 590. 936.
Lucr. 71. 258. 479. 492. Sonn. 35, 2. 54, 3. 6. II.
95, 2. 98, 10. 130,5. Pilgr. 131. Wiv. Ill, 1, 19.
Ado I, 3, 29. LLL I, 1, 105. IV, 3, 27. V, 2, 293.
295. 297. Mids. I, 1, 76. II, 1, 108. Hi, 1, 96. As
111,2,117. Shr. II, 174. AU'slV, 2, 18. Tw. 11, 4, 39.
III, 1, 161. Wint. IV, 4, 222. John HI, 1, 54. R2 V,
1, 8. H4A I, 3, 175. II4B U, 4, 28. R3 IV, 3, 12.
Rom. II, 2, 43. 0th. V, 2, 13. Ant. Ill, 13, 39. Per.
IV, 6, 38. V Pi-ol. 7. Worn in the ears: John I, 1-12
(cf. Three-farthings), on the shoes: Hml. Ill, 2, 288.
cakes of — s; Rom. V, 1, 47. A red and a white r. the
badges of the houses of Lancaster and York: H4AM,
4, 30. 33 etc. IV, 1, 91. 152. H6B I, 1, 254. H6C 1,
2, 33. II, 5, 97. 101. R3 V, 5, 19. Denoting a florid
complexion , red cheeks : why should poor beauty in-
directly seek — s of shadow (i. e. painting), since Ins
r. is true, Sonn. 67, 8. 130, 6. Compl. 286. Gent. IV,
4, 159. Meas. 1, 4, 16. Mids. I, 1, 129. Rom. IV, 1,
99. Symbol of youth and beauty: that beauty' s r . might
never die, Sonn. 1, 2. our r. of youth, All's I, 3, 136.
the expectancy and r. of the fair state, Hml. Ill, 1, 160.
takes off the r. from the fair forehead of an innocent
love, 111,4,42. he wears the r. of youth upon him, Ant.
III, 13, 20 (cf. Wint. IV, 4, 115). Fond compellation;
.sai'C thott, my r. Sonn. 109, 14. my sweet R., my dear
R. As I, 2, 24. 0 r. of May, dear maid, Hml. IV, 5,
157. cf R2 V, 1, S and H4A I, 3, 175.
Name of a house: the duke being at the R., within
the parish Saint Laiorence Poultney, H8 I, 2, 152.
Rose-cheeked, having red cheeks: Ven. 3. Tim.
IV, 3, 86.
Rosed, crimsoned, red : a maid yet r. over with the
virgin crimson of modesty, H5 V, 2, 323. thy r. lips,
Tit. II, 4, 24.
Rosc-Iipped, having red lips: 0th. IV, 2, 63.
Rosemary, the plant Rosmarinus: Lr. II, 3, 16.
my dish of chastity loith r. and bays. Per. IV, 6, 160
("Anciently many dishes were served up with this
garniture, during the season of Christmas". Steevens).
Symbol of remembrance, particularly used at weddings
and funerals : for you there's r. and rue, . . . grace and
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remembrance be to you both, Wint. IV, 4, 74. doth not
7. and Romeo begin both with a letter? Rom. II, 4, 219.
she hath the prettiest sententious of it , of you and r.
226. stick your r. on this fair corse, IV, 5, 79. there's
r., that's for remembrance, Hml. IV, 5, 175.
Ro8cncrant2, (Ff Rosincrance or Rosincrane,
Qq Rosencraus) , name in Hml. II, 2, 1. 33. 34. 229.
IV, 6, 28. V, 2, 56. 382.
Rose-water, water distilled from roses: Shr. Ind.
1, 66.
Rosse, name: E2II,2, 54. 11,3,10. Mcb.1,2,45.
Rosslll, name in H4A I, 2, 182; M. Eild. Peto.
Rosy, resembling a rose, blooming, red: Lucr.
386. Sonn. 116, 9. Cymb. II, 5, 11. V, 5, 121.
Rot, subst, putrefaction: / will not kiss thee; then
the r. returns to thine own lips again, Tim. IV, 3, 64.
Rot, vb. (impf. not used; partic. — ed: Lucr. 823.
Mids.11,1,95. Tit.IV,4,93. ordinarily ro«cn) l)tr.
to make putrid, to bring to corruption: / would my
tongue could r. them (your hands) off, Tim. IV, 3, 370.
Refl. = to become putrid: the fat weed that — s itself
in ease on Lethe wharf, Hml. I, 5, 33 (Qq roots), like
to a vagabond flag upon a stream, goes to and back to
r, itself with motion, Ant. I, 4, 47. = to confound, to
destroy in general: the other (a sheep) — ed with deli-
cious food (honey-stayks) Tit. IV, 4, 93. vengeance r,
you all, Tit. V, 1, 58. the south-fog r. him, Cymb. II,
3, 136.
Partic. — en = a) putrid, corrupted, decayed;
— en death, Lucr. 1767. when 1 in earth am — en,
Sonn. 81, 2. a — en carcass of a butt, Tp. I, 2, 146.
— en lungs, II, 1, 47. ajealou's — en bell-wether, Wiv.
III, 5, 111. Meas. IV, 3, 184. Ado IV, 1,33. LLL V,
2, 666. Merch. I, 3, 102. As III, 2, 126. Shr. 1, 1, 139.
All's IV, 3, 189. Wint. II, 3, 89. Ill, 3, 82. John II,
456. H5 III, 7, 154. H6C I, 3, 28. R3 IV, 4, 2. Troil.
V, 1, 21. V, 3, 47. Cor. V, 6, 96 (—en silk). Hml. V,
I, 180. Lr. V, 3, 285. Ant. Ill, 7, 63. Per. IV, 2, 9.
Used of unwholesome vapours: — en damps, Lucr.
778. their — en smoke, Sonn. 34, 4. — en dews. Cor.
II, 3, 35. reek 0' the — en fens, III, 3, 121. — en
humidity, Ttm.IV,3,2. b) unsound, corrupt, perverse:
— en parchment bonds, R2 II, 1, 64. base and — en
policy, H4AI, 3, 108. a — en case abides no handling,
H4B IV, 1, 161. the unguided days and — en times
that you shall look upon, IV, 4, 60. to raze out — en
opinion who hath writ me down after my seeming, V, 2,
128. their —en privilege and custom. Cor. I, 10, 23.
hence, — en thing. III, 1, 179. something is — en in the
state of Denmark, Hml. I, 4, 90.
2) intr. to be decomposed and corrupted, to putrify :
to lie in cold obstruction and to r. Meas. Ill, 1, 119.
the green corn hath —ed ere his youth attained a beard,
Mids. II, 1, 95. festered members /■. but by degrees,
H6A III, 1, 192. Troil. II, 3, 130. Hml. V, 1, 179.
Lr. V, 2, 8. Cymb. IV, 2, 246. Used in cursing : go r.
Wint. I, 2, 324. may my hands r. off^ R2 IV, 49. thy
lips r, off, Tim. IV, 3, 63. let her r. and perish, 0th.
IV, 1, 191. may his pernicious soul r. half a grain a
day, V, 2, 156. their tongues r. Ant. Ill, 7, 16.
Applied to plants, = to fade, to wither: flowers
r. and consume themselves in little time, Ven. 132. the
branches of another root are —ed, Lucr. 823. shall
thy love-springs r.l Err. Ill, 2, 3. thou prunest a — en
tree. As II, 3, 63. from hour to hour we ripe and ripe,
and then, from hour to hour, we r. and r, II, 7, 27.
Rote; by r. = by heart, by memory, without
,book: rehearse your song by r. Mids. V, 404. they
will learn you by r. where services were done, H5 111,
6, 75. thy love did read by r. and could not spell, Rom.
II, 3, 88 (consisted of phrases learned by heart, but
knew nothing of the true characters of love), conned
by r. Caes. IV, 3, 98.
Roted, learned by heart, not coming from the
heart: nor by the matter which your heart prompts you,
but with such words that are but r. in your tongue, Cor.
III, 2, 55 (0. Edd. routed, some M. Edd. rooted).
Rother, an ox; only by conjecture in Tim. IV, 3,
12; 0. 'E.M. brother's.
Rotten, see Rot.
Rottenness, putrefaction : JohnIlI,4, 26. Cymb.
I, 6, 125.
Rotundity, roundness, spherical form: Lr. Ill,
2,7.
Rouen (0. ¥!dd. Roan), town in Normandy: H5
HI, 6, 54. 64. H6A I, 1, 65. Ill, 2, 1. 11. 17. 19. 27.
91. 124 (fem.). 133. Ill, 3, 2.
Rougemont, name of the castle of Exeter: R3
IV, 2, 108.
Rough, 1) rugged, not smooth: r. uneven ways,
R2 II, 3, 4. T. cradle, R3 IV, 1, 101. /. quarries, 0th.
I, 3, 141. = thorny: brakes obscure and r. Ven. 237.
r. thistles, H5 V, 2, 52. the r. brake that virtue must
go through, H8I, 2, 75. = hairy, shaggy: till new-born
chins be r. Tp. 11,1, 250. thou wantest a r. pash, Wint.
I, 2, 128. you are r. and hairy, IV, 4, 744. his beard
made r. and rugged, H6B III, 2, 175. Figuratively:
beauty's princely majesty is such, confounds the tongue
and makes the senses r. H6A V, 3, 71 (disturbs them
like a troubled water, ruffles them).
2) harsh and grating to the senses: r. winter, Lucr.
1255. r. winds do shake the buds of May, Sonn. 18, 3.
make r. winter, Gent. II, 4, 163. r. weather, As II, 5,
8. a lullaby too r. Wint. Ill, 3, 55. we shall be winnowed
with so r. a wind, H4B IV, 1, 194. H6C V, 4, 22. thai
r. touch, Rom. I, 5, 98. time and the hour runs through
the — est day, Mcb. I, 3, 147. 'twas a r. night, II, 3,
66. the tyranny of the open night's too r. for nature to
endure, Lr. Ill, 4, 2. the r. seams of the waters , Per.
II, 1, 155. = grating to the taste, sour, bitter: thi)
palate then did deign the — est berry, Ant. I, 4, 64. to
the ear : the r. and woeful music that we have, cause it
to sound. Per. Ill, 2, 88 (?).
3) harsh, not soft and gentle, but rugged of temper
and manners: this r. magic I here abjure, Tp. V, 50.
ill-favoured r. things, Wiv. I, 1, 311. she's too r. for
me, Shr. I, 1, 55. I, 2, 73. / am r. and woo not like a
babe, II, l38. 245. in these parts, which to a stranger
often prove r. and unhospitable , Tw. Ill, 3, 11. the
grappling vigour and r. frown of war, John 111,1, 104.
what need you be so boisterous r.iY,l,'7G. r. chastise-
ment, R2 I, 1, 106. so r. a course to come by her own,
H4B II, 1, 89. in robustious and r. coming on, H5 HI,
7, 159. our tongue is r. V, 2, 313. Suffolk's imperial
tongue is stern and r. H6B IV, 1, 121. be not too r. in
terms, IV, 9, 44. you have been too r. Cor. Ill, 2, 25.
his nature, never known before but to be r., unswayable '
and free, V, 6, 26. do not take his — er accents for
malicious sounds, 111,3, 55. my so r. usage, Cymb. IV,
1,22. Adverbially: so / rfi'd (reprehend him). Ay, but
not r. enough, Err. V, 58.
4) not mild and peaceful, but stern and requiring
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energy and severity: had a — er task in hand, Ado I,
1, 301. give even way unto my r. affairs, H4B 11,3, 2.
enforced hy the r. torrent of occasion, IV, 1, 72.
5) hard, unfeeling, cruel: the r. beast that knows
no gentle right, Lucr. 545. a fiend, a fury, pitiless and
r. Err. IV, 2, 35. brassy bosoms and r. hearts of flint,
Merch. IV, 1, 31. the fleshed soldier, r. and hard of
heart, H5 III, 3, 11. r. deeds of rage, H6A IV, 7, 8.
stern, obdurate , flinty , r., remorseless , H6C I, i, 142.
Ven.884. Mids. V, 225. As I, 2, 253. All's V, 3, 108.
Tw. Ill, 4, 124. R2 111, 2, 54. H6C I, 4, 27. II, 1, 63.
Rom. I, 1, 176. I, 4, 25. 27. Tim. IV, 3, 446. Lr. I,
2, 142. Per. II, 1, 137. II, 3, 84. Ill, 2, 79.
6) unpolished, rude, gross, coarse : their r. carriage
so ridiculous, LLL V, 2, 306. if it be not too r.for
some, Wint. IV, 4, 337. those r. rug-headed kerns,
R2 II, 1, 156. with r. and all unable pen, H5 Epil. 1.
1 have, in this r. work, shaped out a man, Tim. 1, 1,44.
7) wild, boisterous: he hath rid his prologue like
ar. colt, Mids, V, 119. asr., their royal blood enchafed,
as the rudest wind, Cymb. IV, 2, 173.
Rough-cast, a Isind of plaster mixed with pebbles :
Mids. Ill, 1, 71. V, 132. 162.
Rough-grown , grown so as to have a surface
rough and full of inequalities: in men, as in a r. grove,
remain cave-keeping evils that obscurely sleep, Lucr.
1249.
Rough-hew, to give the first rude form to : there's
a divinity that shapes our ends, r. them how we will,
Hml. V, 2, 11.
Roughly, harshly, rudely: Err. V, 59. 88 (r., rude
and wildly; the suffix ly belonging to all the three
words). Tw. Ill, 4, 124. H4B V, 2, 70. Troil. IV, 4,
36. Hml. I, 2, 142. V, 2, 243.
Roughness, harshness, asperity: doth affect a
saucy r. Lr. II, 2, 103.
Round, adj. 1) circular; r. enchanting pits, Ven.
247. a great r. beard, Wiv. I, 4, 20. at the r. table,
H4B II, 1, 95. the r. nave, Hml. II, 2, 518. her face
... is't long or r.? Ant. Ill, 3, 32. 33.
2) spherical: r. rising hillocks (the breasts) Ven.
237; cf. Lucr. 441. these six dry, r., old , withered
knights (viz apple-johns) H4B II, 4, 8. a r. little worm,
Rom. I, 4, 65. the r. world. Ant. V, 1, 15. Used of
tears, drops of blood, and pearls: Ven. 1170. Lucr.
1553. Mids. IV, 1, 59. As II, 1, 38. ,
3) big, bulky (of things); corpulent, fleshy, plump
(of men and animals): a r. hose, Gent. II, 7, 55. he
bought his r. hose in France, Merch. 1, 2, 80 (round
swelling breeches, trunk hose). I'll wear a boot, to
make it (my leg) somewhat — er, Gent. V, 2, 6. their
r. haunches. As II, 1, 25. the justice, in fair r. belly,
II, 7, 154. H4B I, 2, 212. you whoreson r. man, H4A
II, 4, 155 (Qq round-man).
4) full, large: 'tis a good r. sum, Merch. I, 3, 104.
I'll on your heads clap r. fines, H8 V, 4, 84.
5) plain, fair, honest : / will a r. unvarnished tale
deliver, 0th. I, 3, 90. but in our orbs we'll live so r.
and safe. Per. I, 2, 122 (teres atque roiundus). Parti-
cularly = plain-spoken, unceremonious: ^our reproof
is something too r. I-I5 IV, 1, 216. to be round with =
to speak freely with: am I so r. with you as you with
me, that like a foot-ball you do spurn me thus. Err. II,
1, 82. I must be r. with you, Tw. II, 3, 102. Tim. II,
2, 8. Hml. Ill, 1, 191. Ill, 4, 5. he answered me in the
■ — est manner he would not, Lr. I, 4, 58.
Round, subst. 1) a circle: fairest mover on this
mortal r. Ven. 368. turn the giddy r. of Fortune's
wheel, Lucr. 952. with — s of waxen tapers on their
heads, Wiv. IV, 4, 50. the golden r. (the crown) Mcb.
1, 2, 59. wears upon his baby-brow the r. and top of
sovereignty, IV, 1, 88.
2) performance in a circle: I'll lead you about a
r. Mids. Ill, 1, 109. = a dance in a circle: if you
will patiently dance in our r. Mids. II, 1, 140. while
you perform your antic r. Mcb. IV, 1, 130. Used of a
curveting horse : what — s, what .bounds, what course,
what stop he makes, Compl. 109.
3) the step of a ladder : when he once attains the
upmost r. Caes. II, 1, 24.
Round, adv. 1) circularly; a) turning on the axis;
he that is giddy thinks the world turns r. Shr. V, 2, 20.
/ am giddy, expectation whirls me r. Troil. ill, 2, 19.
cup us till the world go r. Ant. II, 7, 124. does the
world go r.? Cymb. V, 5, 232. b) standing or moving
in an orb: nineteen zodiacs have gone r. Meas. I, 2,
172. a health! let it go r. H8 I, 4, 97. Tim. I, 2, 54.
time is come r. Caes. V, 3, 23. Followed by ahout:
Lucr. 1586. Wiv. IV, 4, 31. V, 5, 79. 83. Meas. Ill,
1, 125. Ado V, 3, 15. Mids. II, 1, 175. Tit. Ill, 1, 123.
Mcb. IV, 1, 4.
2) on every side, or in every direction; r. under-
borne with a bluish tinsel, AdoIII, 4, 21. hang itr.
with all my wanton pictures, Shr. Ind. 1, 47. r. en-
compassed, H6A I, 1, 114. r. engirt with misery, H6B
HI, 1, 200. V, 1, 99. H6C II, 1, 15. Ill, 2, 171. Caes.
III, 2, 168. Hml. V, 2, 29. 0th. II, 1, 87. Per. Ill
Prol. 35 (the regions r.). r. about: empale him with
your weapons r. about, Troil. V, 7, 5. Caes. V, 3, 28.
0th. Ill, 3,464. the noise is r. about us, Cymb. IV, 4, 1.
3) in every part, everywhere within a certain lo-
cality: she throws her eyes about tl)fi painting r. Lacr.
1499. water once a day her chamber r. with eye-offend-
ing brine, Tw. I, 1, 29. Followed by about: the gentle
day ... r. about dapples the drowsy east with spots of
grey. Ado V, 3, 26. a scroll, and written r. about. Tit.
IV, 2, 18. proclaim it r. about the city, Meas. V, 514.
look r. about the wicked streets of Rome, Tit. V, 2, 98.
4) roundly, straightforwardly and without much
ceremony; 1 went r. to work, Hml. II, 2, 139.
Round, prepos. circularly about: gone r. Nep-
tune's salt wash and Tellus' orbed ground, Hml. Ill, 2,
165. Following its noun: we'll drink a measure the
table r. Mcb. Ill, 4, 12. = on every side, about;
skirr the country r. Mcb. V, 3, 35.
Round, vb. 1) tr. to surround, to encompass:
she his hairy temples then had — ed with coronet of
fresh and fragrant flowers , Mids. IV, 1, 56. the may-
coloured Iris — s thine eye. All's I, 3, 158. the hollow
crown that — s the mortal temples of a king, R2 III, 2,
161. R3 IV, 1, 60. —ed in with danger, Troil. I, 3,
196. Peculiar passage: we are such stuff as dreams
are made on, and our little life is — ed with a sleep,
Tp. IV, 158 (the whole round or course of life has its
beginning and end in a sleep, is nothing but a sleep,
cf. Caes. V, 3, 23).
2) intr. to become round, to grow big: the queen
— s apace, Wint. II, 1, 16.
Round, vb. to whisper: to r. me i' the ear, Pilgr.
349. whispering, — ing 'Sicilia is a so-forth', Wint. I,
2, 217. France, — ed in the ear with that same pur-
pose-changer, John II, 566.
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Roundel, a dance in a circle: now a r. and a
fairy song, Mids. 11, 2, 1.
Round-hoofed, having round hoofs: Ven. 295.
Roundly, straightforwardly, without much cere-
mony: shall we clap into't r., without hawking or spit-
ling or saying we are hoarse^ As V, 3, 11. shall I
then come r. to thee and wish thee to a shrewd ill-fa-
voured wife? Shr. 1, 2, 59. that take it on you, at the
first so r. Ill, 2, 216. I'll r. go about her, IV, 4, 108.
J-. replied, V, 2, 21. this tongue that runs so r. in thy
head, R2 II, 1, 122, come, r., r. H4A I, 2, 24. 1 would
have done any thing indeed too, and r. too, H4B 111, 2,
21. and fell so r. to a large confession, to angle for
your thoughts, Troil. Ill, 2, 161.
Round-man, a corpulent man; writing of Qq
in H4A1I,4, 156;Ff andM.Edd. without the hyphen.
Roundure (cf. Rondure) round, circle: 'tis not
the r. of your old-faced walls can hide you from our
messengers of war, John 11, 259.
Round-wombed, big, with child: Lr. 1, 1, 14.
Rouse, subst. free and copious drinking, a full
measure of liquor: the king's r. the heavens shall bruit
again, Hml, 1, 2, 127. the king doth wake to-night and
takes his r. 1, 4, 8. there was a' gaming, there o'ertook
ins r. 11, 1, 58. they have given me a r. already, 0th.
11,3,66.
Rouse, vb. 1) tr. a) to raise, to erect, to rear:
being mounted and both — d in their seats, H4B IV, 1,
118. Refl., = to" rise, to raise one's self to one's fuU
height: when I do r. me in my throne of France, H5
I, 2, 275. will stand a tip-toe when this day is named,
and r. him at the name of Crispian, IV, 3, 43. / see
him r. himself to praise my noble act. Ant. V, 2, 287.
With up: he — th up himself and makes a pause,
Lucr. 541.
b) to wake from sleep or repose : shall we r. the
night-owl in a catch'? Tw. 11, 3, 60. r.from sleep that
fell anatomy, John 111, 4, 40. H6A 11, 2, 23. Troil.
IV, 1,43. IV, 2, 9. Tit. 11, 2, 5. Rom. IV, 1,42. 108.
0th. 1, 1, 68. With up: — d up with boisterous drums,
R2 I, 3, 134.
c) to drive (a beast) from his lair : no dog shall r.
thee, Ven. 240. to r. a lion, H4A 1, 3, 198. Tit. II,
2,21. Cymb. HI, 3,98. Figuratively: to r. his wrongs
and chase them to the bay, R2 11, 3, 128. Applied to
men: we'll quickly r. the traitors, H6C V, 1, 65. cf.
H6A1I, 2, 23.
e) to excite to action : to r. our Roman gods with
invocations, Lncr. 1831. r. thy vaunting veins, H5 11,
3, 4. as —d with rage, Troil. I, 3, 52. 279. V, 5, 32.
Hml. 11, 2, 610 (0. Edd. a roused vengeance, M. Edd.
aroused «.). Lr. II, 1, 56. With up: r. up a brave
mind and run, Merch. 11, 2, 12. r. up thy youthful
blood, R2 1, 3, 83. H4B IV, 3, 15. V, 5, 39. Refl.: ex-
pect that you should r. yourself, lib 1, 2, 123. Troil.
Ill, 3, 222. r. thee, man, Rom. Ill, 3, 135.
2) intr. a) to stand erect, to stand on end : my fell
of hair would at a dismal treatise r. Mcb. V, 5, 12.
b) to rise, to get up: night's black agents to their
preys do r. Mcb. Ill, 2, 53.
Rousillon (0. Edd. i2o5i^no//, Rosilion, Rossilion)
name in All's 1, 2, 18. 1, 3, 161. 11, 3, 200. Ill, 2, 104.
123 etc.
RoussI, French name: H5 III, 5, 44. IV, 8, 104.
Rout, subst. 1) the mass, the multitude: a vulgar
comment will be made of it, and that supposed by the
common r. Err. Ill, 1, 101. and after me, I know, the
r. is coming, Shr. Ill, 2, 183. that put'si odds among
the r. of nations, Tim. IV,'3, 43. that I prof ess myself
in banqueting to all the r. Caes. 1, 2, 78. now sleep
yslaked hath the r. Per. Ill Prol. 1.
2) a gang, a set: if that rebellion came like itself,
in base and abject —s, H4B IV, 1, 33. cheering a r.
of rebels with your drum, IV, 2, 9. Charles, Alenfon
and thai traitorous r. H6A IV, 1, 173. the ringleader
and head of all this r. H6B II, 1, 170.
3) uproar, brawl: how this foul r. began, 0th. II,
3, 210.
4) disordered flight: all is on the r. H6B V, 2, 31.
a retire, anon a r., confusionthick, Cymb. V, 3, 41.
Rout, vb. to defeat and put to flight in disorder:
Ant. Ill, 1, 9. Cymb. V, 2, 12.
Rove, to wander at random, to ramble: to go r.
with one that's yet unhruised. Cor. IV, 1, 46.
Rover, a fly-away, a rogue, a scapegrace: next
to thyself and my young r. he's apparent to my heart,
Wint. 1, 2, 176.
Row, a line: a r. of pins, R2 ill, 4, 26. the first
r. of the pious chanson, Hml. 11, 2, 438. a-r. = in a
line, one after another: beaten the maids a r. Err.
V, 170.
Rowel, the wheel-shaped points of a spur: Cymb.
IV, 4, 39.
Rowel-head, the axis on which the rowel turns :
struck his armed heels against the panting sides of his
poor jade up to the r. H4B 1, 1, 46.
Rowland, name of 1) the most famous of Charle-
magne's peers: H6A I, 2, 30. Lr. Ill, 4, 187. 2) Sir
R. de Boys, the father of Oliver and Orlando in As
I, 1, 60. 1, 2, 235. 245. 248. 1, 3, 28. II, 3, 4. II,
7, 191. V, 2, 13. V, 4, 158. 3) a person mentioned
in Meas. IV, 5, 8.
Roy: Barry le R., name assumed by King Henry
in H5 IV, 1, 49.
Royal, subst. a gold coin of the value of ten
shillings ; not expressly mentioned, but alluded to by
way of punning: hail, r. prince! Thanks, noble peer;
the cheapest of us is ten groats too dear, R2 V, 5, 67
(cf. Noble ). thou camest not of the blood r., if thou
darest not stand for ten shillings, H4A I, 2, 157. there
is a nobleman of the court at door would speak with
you. Give him as much as will make him a r. man, II,
4, 321. he may keep it still at a face r.,for a barber
shall never earn sixpence out of it, H4B I, 2, 28. Per-
haps also in All's II, 1, 75.
Royal, adj. 1) pertaining or allied to a king,
kingly, regal: into the r. hand of the king, LLL IV, 2,
146. with his r. finger, V, 1, 109. V, 2, 891. thy r.
sweet breath, 524 (Armado's speeches), in your r.
speech, All's I, 2, 51. the r. blood of France, II, 1, 199.
R2 1, 2, 18. V, 5, 114. H4A 1, 2, 157. R3 1, 2, 7. your
r. thoughts, AU'sII, 1,130. their r. necessities, Wint. 1,
1, 28. your r. presence, I, 2, 38. your r. birth, H6A
HI, 1, 95. in Henry's r. name, V, 3, 160. my seat's right
r. majesty, R2 II, 1, 120. England's r. seat, H6B V,
1, 178. H6C V, 7, 1. our r. fleet, H6C III, 3, 253. your
r. preparation, Mcb. V, 3, 57 etc. etc. Applied to per-
sons: r. sir, and most r. sir. All's V, 3, 296. Wint.
I, 2, 366. V, 1, 159. Mcb. Ill, 4, 19. my r. fox, All's
II, 1, 73. 75. a r. husband, Wint. 1, 2, 107. the r. fool
thou copest with, IV, 4, 435. r. kings, R2 11, 1, 51. HI,
1, 8. your most r. image, H4B V, 2, 89. r. Charles of
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France , H6A V, 2, 4. England's r. king, V, 3, 115.
V, 5, 24. H6C II, 6, 88. R3 HI, 7, 22. your r. majesty,
H6B I, 3, 198. 215. tjour most. r. person, H6B III, 2,
254. r. commanders, H6C II, 2, 67. the king, my ever
r. master, H8 III, 2, 273. the emperor, my r. nephew,
IV, 2, 110. r. Priam, Troil. V, 3, 75. Rome's r. em-
press. Tit. II, 3, 55. V, 3, 141. r. Lear, Lr. 1, 1, 141. most
r. majesty, 196. I am a king ... a r. one, IV, 6, 205.
r. queen. Ant. V, 2, 37. 0 r. Pericles, Per. V,3, 14 etc.
Applied to countries: our r. realm, R2 I, 4,45. r.
Rome, Tit. I, 11.
Peculiar use: 0 r. piece, Wint. V, 3, 38 (represent-
ing a queen), add a r. number to the dead, John II,
347 (by the fall of kings ). to clap this r. bargain up
of peace. III, 1, 235 (made between kings\ so be thy
fortune in this r. fight, R2 I, 3, 66 (in the presence of
the king), that r. field of Shrewsbury, H4B Ind. 34
(battle fought by kings), were our r. faiths martyrs
in love, PMB IV, 1, 193 (fidelity to tte king), unto
this bar and r. interview, H5 V, 2, 27 (meeting of
kings); cf. this r. view, 32. when is the r. day? R3
III, 4, 3. 4 (the day of the coronation), a r. battle
might be won or lost, IV, 4, 538 (one deciding the fate
of kings), here I'll make my r. choice, H8 1, 4, 86
(choice of a king), it's fit this r. session do proceed,
II, 4, 66. the citizens have shown at full their r. minds,
IV, 1, 8 (their devotion to the king), r. hope, Mcb. I,
3, 56 (hope of becoming king). 0 r. knavery, Hml.
V, 2, 19 (knavery of a king).
Applied to princes of less high dignity: attends
the emperor (i. e. the duke) in his r. court, Gent. I, 3,
27. Ill, 1, 165. your (the duke's) r. grace, Meas. V, 3.
0 r. Duke, 20. 57. 137. 139. in your r. walks, Mids.
V, 31. a r. prince, R2 II, 1, 239. your (the Duke of
York's) r. excellence, H6B I, 1, 161.
2) fit to be king; becoming a king: young, valiant,
wise, and, no doubt, right r. R3 I, 2, 245. go on: right
,. Ant. Ill, 13,55.
3) noble, generous; dignified: how doth that r.
merchant, good Antonio"? Ant. Ill, 2, 242. enow topress
a r. merchant down, IV, 1, 29. the r. disposition of
that beast, As IV, 3, 118. here was a r. fellowship of
death, H5 IV, 8, 106. how i. 'twas to pardon, Cor. V,
1, 18. noble, worthy, r. Timon, Tim. II, 2, 177. mighty,
bold, r. and loving, Caes. Ill, 1, 127. Ill, 2, 249. did
prophesy a r. nobleness, Lr. V, 3, 176. ■/-. wench! Ant.
11,2,231.
4) magnificent: our r., good and gallant ship, Tp.
V, 237. 316. sport r. Tw. II, 3, 187. all was r. H8
I, 1,42. a r. train, IV, 1,37. a most r. one (army)
Cor. IV, 3, 47. r. cheer, Tim. Ill, 6, 56. the r. banner,
Otli. Ill, 3, 353. which promises r. peril, Ant. IV, 8, 35.
golden Phoebus never be beheld of eyes again so r. V,
2,321.
Royalise, to make royal: to r. his blood I spilt
mine own, R3 I, 3, 125.
Rojally, 1) in a manner becoming a king: their
encounters, though not personal, have been r. attorneyed
with interchange of gifts, Wint. I, 1, 30. to have you
r. appointed, IV, 4, 603 . sorrow so r. in you appears,
ri4B V, 2, 51. to answer r. in our defences, H5 II, 4,
3. to have proved most r. Hml. V, 2, 409 (Qq royal).
2) magnificently : r. entertained and lodged, Lucr.
Arg. 14. Ado I, 3, 45. the castle r. is manned, R2 III,
3,21. 23 (with a quibble: manned by the king in
person), let us banquet r. H6A 1, 6, 30.
Royalty, 1) the office and dignity of a king:/or
— 's repair, Wint. V, 1, 31. is this the government of
Britain's isle, and this the r. of Albion's king? H6B
1, 3, 48. lose the r. of England's throne, R3 Hi, 4, 42.
married your r., was wife to your place, Cymb, V, 6,
39. Used of the office of a duke: Tp. I, 2, 104.
2) a title of kings, == majesty : sweet r. LLL V,
2, 670. / have stayed to tire your r. Wint. I, 2, 15.
this morsel of dead r. John IV, 3, 143. swearing alle-
giance to stranger blood, to foreign r. V, 1, 11. thus
his r. doth speak in me, V, 2, 129. mingled his r. with
capering fools, H4A III, 2, 63. have seen the well-ap-
pointed king embark his r. H5.II1 Chor. 5. whose health
and r. Ipray for, H8 II, 3, 73. take vanity thepuppet's
part against the r. of her father, Lr. II, 2, 40. your r.
holds idleness your subject, Ant, 1,3,91.
3) a deportment becoming a king : that an invi-
sible instinct should frame them, to r. unlearned, Cyrab.
IV, 2, 178. And in general, = nobleness: in his r. of
nature reigns that which would be feared, Mcb. Ill, 1 , 50.
4) royal birth , high extraction : setting aside his
high blood's r. R2 I, 1, 58. by the — es of both your
bloods, 111,3, 107. Abstr. pro colicr. = persons of
royal birth or rank; kings: a branch and member of
this r. H5 V, 2, 5. to the succeeding r. he leaves the
healing benediction, Mcb. IV, 3, 155 (^ to the suc-
ceeding kings).
5) emblem of kingly dignity: that high r. (i. e. the
crown) was ne'er plucked off, John IV, 2, 5. did give
him that same r. he wears, H4A IV, 3, 55. this long
usurped r. from the dead temples of this bloody wretch
have I plucked off, R3 V, 5, 4 (Ff and later Qq —es).
Plur. — es = regalia, and then feudal rights in gene-
ral: of temporal — es he thinks me now incajiable, Tp.
I, 2, 110. the dominations, —es and rights of this op-
pressed boy, John II, 176. the — es and rights of ba-
nished Hereford, R2 II, 1,190. my rights and — es
plucked from my arms, 11,3, 120. his coming hither
hath no further scope than for his lineal — es, III, 3,
113. In R3 V, 5, 4 Ff and later Qq— es, Ql better: r.
Roynish, a term of extreme contempt (cf. Ron-
yon); paltry, mean: the r. clown, at whom so oft your
grace was wont to laugh, is also missing. As II, 2, 8.
Rub, subst. 1) that which causes friction ; uneven-
ness, inequality: to leave no — s nor botches in the
work, Mcb. Ill, 1, 134 (= to make all smooth).
2) obstacle, impediment, contrariety, cross-pur-
pose: shall blow each dust, each straw, each little r.,
out of the path, John III, 4, 128. 'twill make me think
the world is full of —s, R2III,4,4 (cf. the verb), every
r. is smoothed on our way, H5 II, 2, 188. what r. or
what impediment there is, V, 2, 33. when they onceper-
ceive the least r. in your fortunes, H8 II, 1, 129. nor
has Coriolanus deserved this so dishonoured r. laid
falsely i' the plain way of his merit. Cor. Ill, 1, 60.
there's the r. Hml. Ill, 1, 65.
Rub, vb. 1) to perfricate, to touch or handle by
moving the hand to and fro: vaded gloss no — ing
will refresh, Pilgr. 176. i. your chain with crumbs,
Tw. II, 3, 128. a' —s himself with civet, Ado HI, 2,
50. she — s her hands, Mcb. V, 1,31. r. thy brows,
Hml. V, 2, 299. ,. him about the temples, 0th. IV, 1,
53. you r. the .lore, when you should bring the plaster,
Tp. II, 1, 133. he —s the vein of him, Troil. II, 3, 210.
that, — ing the poor itch of your opinion, make your-
selves scabs. Cor. I, 1, 169. I have — ed this young
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quat almost to the sense, 0th. V, 1, 11. to r. the elbow,
a gesture of exultation: LLL V, 2, 109. H4A V, 1,
77. Used as a technical term in the game of bowls,
= to incline inwards towards the jack (or mistress),
and hence = to pfay, generally: challenge her to bowl.
I fear too much — ing, LLL IV, 1, 141 ; cf. the subst.
in B2 III, i, 4. r. on, and kiss the mistress, Troil. Ill,
2,52.
2) to hinder, to cross: whose disposition will not
be — ed nor stopped, Lr. II, 2, 161. cf. the subst.
Rubbish, waste matter, refuse, sweepings: B2
V, 2, 6. Caes. I, 3, 109.
Rubied, red like a ruby: the r. cherry. Per. V
Pro). 8.
Rubious, the same: Diana's lip is not more
smooth and r. Tw. I, 4, 32.
Ruby, a precious stone of a lively red colour:
— es red as blood, Compl. 198. the impression of keen
whips rid wear as — es, Meas. II, 4, 101. her nose,
all o'er embellished with — es, Err. Ill, 2, 138. those
be — es, fairy favours, Mids. II, 1, 12. the natural r.
of your cheeks, Mcb. Ill, 4, 115. — es unparagoned
(Imogen's lips) Cymb. II, 2, 17. Adjectively: ope their
r. lips, Caes. Ill, 1, 260.
Ruby-coloured, red: Yen. 451.
Rudder, the instrument at the stern of a vessel,
by which it is steered: Ant. Ill, 10, 3. Ill, 11, 67.
Ruddiness, red colour : the r. upon her lip is wet,
Wint.V,3, 81.
Ruddock, see Raddock.
Ruddy, red: as dear to me as are the r. drops
that visit my sad heart, Caes. II, 1, 289.
Rude, 1) raw, crude, unformed: you are born to
set a form upon that indigest which he hath left so
shapeless and so r. John V, 7, 27 (with obvious allu-
sion to the rudis indigestaque moles of Ovid).
2) harsh, rough, unpleasing to the sense : let those
whom nature hath not made for store, harsh, featureless
and r., barrenly perish, Sonn. 1 1, 10. if it see the — st
or gentlest sight, 113, 9. the r. sea grew civil, Mids.
II, 1, 152; cf. Tw. V, 81 ; ,R2 III, 2, 64; H4B III, 1,20.
why are you grown so r. Mids. Ill, 2, 262. the poor r.
world hath not her fellow, Merch. HI, 5, 87. although
thy (the winter wind's) breath be r. As II, 7, 179 ; cf.
H4B III, 1, 27; Lr. IV, 2, 30; Cymb. IV, 2, 174. their
(the walls') r. circumference, John II, 262; R2 III, 3,
32; E3 IV, 1, 102. howsoever r. exteriorly, John IV, 2,
257. peace, r. sounds, Troil. I, 1, 92. make blessed
my r. hand, Rom. I, 6, 63. r. throats (of cannon) 0th.
III, 3, 365 (Qq wide), the roughest berry on the — st
hedge. Ant. I, 4, 64.
3) raw, unrefined, uncivilized : these poor r. lines
of thy deceased lover, Sonn. 32, 4. my r. ignorance,
78, 14. like a r. and savage man of Inde, LLL IV, 3,
222. tohich the r. multitude call the afternoon, V, 1, 95.
r. mechanicals, Mids. Ill, 2, 9. she deserves a lord
that twenty such r. boys might tend upon. All's III, 2,
84. in r. harsh-sounding rhymes, John IV, 2, 150. un-
lettered, r. and shallow, H5 1, 1, 65. to salute my king
with — r terms, H6B 1, 1, 30. one so r. and of so mean
condition, V, 1, 64. r., in sooth; in ^ood sooth, very r.
Troil. Ill, 1, 69. too subtle -potent for the capacity of
my — r powers, III, 2, 26. r. am I in my speech, 0th. I,
3, 81. nor measure our good minds by this r. place we
live in, Cymb. Ill, 6, 66 (= barbarous, savage).
4) ill-mannered, uncivil, coarse : lei go that r. un-
civil touch, Gent. V, 4, 60. our r. transgression, LLL
V, 2, 431. too wild, too r. and bold ofvoiee, Merch.
II, 2, 190. a r. despiser of good manners, As II, 7, 92.
out on thee, r. man, John I, 64. how dares thy harsh
r. tongue sound this unpleasing newsl R2 III, 4, 74.
r. misgoverned hands, V, 2, 5. barren pleasures, r.
society, H4A III, 2, 14. he gave it like a r. prince,
H4B I, 2, 219, in confutation of which r. reproach,
H6A IV, 1, 98. stay with the r. multitude tilllreturn,
H6B HI, 2, 136. r. unpolished hinds, 271. IV, 10, 33.
to use so r. behaviour, H8 IV, 2, 103. ye r. slaves, V,
4, 2. 11. Hml. V, 1, 109.
5) destitute of delicacy of feeling, brutal: beaten
away by brain-sick r. desire, Lucr. 175. r. ram, to
batter such an ivory wall, 464. savage, extreme, r.,
cruel, Sonn. 129, 4. ere this r. beast willprofii, Meas.
III, 2, 34. IV, 3, 85. r. fishermen of Corinth, Err. V,
351. thy r. hand to act the deed, John IV, 2, 240. was
by the r. hands of that Welshman taken, H4A I, 1, 41.
r. and merciless, H6B IV, 4, 33. the r. son should strike
his father dead, Troil. I, 3, 115. with the r. brevity and
discharge of one ( sigh ) IV, 4, 43. grace and r. will,
Bom. 11, 3, 28. your r. brawls. III, 1, 194. 0 r. iin-
thankfulness, III, 3, 24. who is here so r. that would
not be a Roman? Caes. Ill, 2, 33. that thou darest wag
thy tongue in noise so r. against me, Hml. Ill, 4, 40.
6) violent, wild, boisterous: most r. melancholy,
valour gives thee place, LLL III, 69 (Armado's speech),
what means death in this r. assault? R2 V, 6, 106. that
the r. scene may end, H4B I, 1, 159. ^hat means this
scene of r. impatience? B3 II, 2, 38. to the mercy of a
r. stream, H8 III, 2, 364. too rough, too r., too boiste-
rous. Bom. I, 4, 26. cf. the rude sea in the passages
cited above. As for the r. eye of rebellion, in John V,
4, 11, see Unthread.
Rude-growing, rough: r. briers. Tit. II, 3, 199.
Rudely, 1) harshly, roughly: I that am r. stamp-
ed, B3 I, 1, 16. r. beguiles our lips of all rejoindure,
Troil. IV, 4, 37. or r. visit them in parts remote, Cor.
IV, 5, 148. thou art the — est welcome to this world that
ever was prince's child. Per. Ill, 1, 30.
2) uncivilly: he demeaned himself rough, rude and
wildly, Err. V, 88 (the suffix by belonging to rough
and rude as well as to wildly), you began r. Tw. 1, 5, 228.
3) brutally, coarsely; enforced hate shall r. tear
thee, Lucr. 669. maiden virtue r. strumpeted, Sonn. 66,
6. thy place in council thou hast r. lost, H4A III, 2, 32.
4) violently, wildly: throwing his mantle r. o'er his
arm, Lucr. 170.
Rudeness, 1) want of good manners, incivility,
rusticity : the r. that hath appeared in me have I learn-
ed from my entertainment, Tw. I, 5, 230. this r. is a
sauce to his good wit, Caes. 1, 2, 304.
2) brutality ; abstr. pro concr. : do, r. ; do, camel,
Troil. II, 1, 58.
3) coarseness, want of fineness, clumsiness : ywi
my clouted brogues from off my feet, whose r. answered
my steps too loud, Cymb. IV, 2, 214.
4) rough violence: his r. so with his authorized
youth did livery falseness in a pride of truth, Compl.
104. for the great swing and r. of his (the ram's) ootse,
Troil. I, 3, 207.
Rndesby, a coarse fellow, a brute: Shr. Ill, 2,
10. Tw.IV, 1, 55.
Rudiments, first principles, elements: As V, 4,
31. Shr. Ill, 1, 66.
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Rue, subst. the plant Euta graveolens, called also
herh of grace, and used, on account of its name (cf.
verb) as a, symbol of sorry remembrance: reverend
sirs, for you there's rosemary and r. Wint. IV, 4, 74.
I'll set a bank of r,, sour Herb of grace: r., even for
ruth, here shortly shall Le seen, in the remembrayice of
a weeping queen, R2 III, 4, 106. there's r. for you, and
here's some for me: we may call it herb-grace o' Sun-
days : 0, you must wear your r. with a difference, Hml,
IV, 5, 181 (loith a difference, because you are old,
and I am young. Perhaps a passage from Cogaii's
Haven of Health serves to illustrate Ophelia's speech:
The second property is that rue abateth carnal lust,
which is also confirmed by Galen. Yet schola Salerni
in this point maketh a difference between men and wo-
men, for they say: ruta viris coitum minuit, mulieribus
auget).
Rue, vb. 1) to grieve for, to regret, to lament:
absol.: John III, 1, 325. V, 7, 117. R3 HI, 2, 14.
Transitively: John III, 1, 323. K2 I, 3, 205. H6A
III, 2, 36. H6B II, 4, 24. H6C 1, 1, 94. II, 6, 109.
V, 6, 43. R3 III, 7, 222. Tit. V, 1,109. Mcb.111,6,42.
2) to pity: r. the tears I shed, Tit. I, 105. cf. Ruth.
Rufr, a neck-ornamenfc made of plaited linen;
worn by both sexes: Shr. IV, 3, 56. All's III, 2, 7.
H4B II, 4, 145. 157. Per. IV, 2, 111.
Rufflan, a brutal, boisterous, mischievous fellow:
Ven. 1149. Gent. V, 4, 60. Ado IV, 1, 92. Shr. II,
290. Tw. IV, 1, 60. John III, 1, 200. R2 II, 4, 12.
H4A II, 4, 500. H4B IV, 5, 125. H6B I, 1, 188. V,
1, 164. Troil. 1, 3, 38. Tim. IV, 3, 160. Lr. II, 2,
67. 0th. I, 1, 111. Ant. IV, 1, 4.
Adjectively : r. lust. Err. II, 2, 136. the r. billows,
H4B 111, 1, 22. to die in r^ battle, H6B V, 2, 49.
Rurfian, vb. to play the ruffian, to be boisterous,
to rage: if it (the wind) had — ed so upon the sea,
0th. II, 1, 7. cf. H4B III, 1, 22 and Troil. I, 3, 38.
Ruffle, subst. agitation, stir, bustle: sometime a
blusterer, that the r. knew of court, of city, Compl 58
(a ruffler, in contemporary writers, = a rake).
Ruirie, vb. 1) tr. a) to disorder by disturbing a
smooth surface: with robbers' hands my hospitable
favours you should not r. thus, Lr. Ill, 7, 41.
b) with up, = to stir up : would r. up your spirits,
Caes. Ill, 2, 232.
2) intr. to be noisy ; a) to rustle : to deck thy body
with his — ing treasure, Shr. IV, 3, 60. b) to be tur-
bulent and boisterous: one fit to bandy with thy lawless
sons, to r. in the commonwealth of Rome, Tit. I, 313.
the bleak winds do sorely r. Lr. II, 4, 304 (Qq russet).
Rugby, name of a servaut in Wiv. I, 4, 1. 41 etc.
Rugged, rough, bristling, shaggy: his well pro-
portioned beard made rough and r. H6B 111, 2, 175. the
r. Russian bear, Mcb. 111,4,100. the r. Pyrrhus, like
the Hyrcanian beast (cf. what follows) Hml. II, 2, 472.
474. Used of looks . sleek o'er your r. looks, Mcb. Ill,
2, 27 (= disturbed, uneasy).
Rug-heailed, having shaggy hair: those rough
r. kerns, R2 II, 1, 156. cf. H6B III, 1, 367.
Ruin, subst. 1) decay: r. hath taught me thus to
ruminate, Sonn. 64, 11. let it presage the r. of your
love, Merch. Ill, 2, 175. repair thy wit, or it will fall
to cureless r. IV, 1, 142. buildings fall to r. Per. II,
4, 37. time's r. = the decay caused by time: Lucr.
1451. cf. the chaff and r. of the times, Merch. II, 9, 48.
2) fall, overthrow, destruction, perdition : by your
r. Wint. IV, 4, 541. cry woe, destruction, r. and decay,
R2 III, 2, 102. whose r. you have sought, H5 II, 2, 176.
what r, happened in revenge of him, H6A II, 2, 11.
there comes the r., there begins concision, IV, 1, 194.
when my angry guardant stood alone, tendering my r.
IV, 7, 10. r. combat with their palaces , V, 2, 7. to thy
foul disgrace and utter r, of the house of York, H6C
I, 1, 254. our ranks are broke, and r. follows us, II,
3, 10. seek their r. that usurped our right, V, 6, 73.
I see the r. of our house , R3 II, 4, 49 (Qq downfall),
death, desolation, r. and decay, IV, 4, 409, weigh thee
down to r. V, 3, 153. _ my r. H8 III, 1, 98. as ifr.
leaped from his eyes. III, 2, 205. may bring my r. 242.
Troil. V, 3, 58. fed the r. of the state, Cor. Ill, 1, 118.
bury all in heaps and piles of r. 207. come all to r.
Ill, 2, 125. for — ' s wasteful entrance, Mcb II, 3, 120.
each small annexment attends the boisterous r. Hml. Ill,
3, 22.
Followed by of in an active or subjective sense :
see the cities and the towns defaced by wasting r. of
the cruel foe, H6A III, 3, 46 (=; the destructions
which the enemy makes); cf. above: time's r.
Lucr. 1451. Hence similarly with the possessive pro-
noun: there is betwixt that smile we would aspire to,
that sweet aspect of prinbes , and their r., more pangs
and fears than wars or women have, H8 III, 2, 369
(= the ruin which they cause).
3) any thing decayed, destroyed , or demolished ;
especially decayed buildings; sing.: kneeling before
this r. of sweet life, John IV, 3, 65. thou new r. of old
Clifford's house, H6B V, 2, 61. what's past andioha/'s
to come is strewed with husks and formless r. of obli-
vion, Troil. IV, 5, 167. triumphantly tread on thy coun-
try's r. Cor. V, 3, 116. boiv this feeble r. to the earth.
Tit. Ill, 1, 208. the r. speaks that sometime it was a
worthy building, Cymb. IV, 2, 354. With of, to note
the cause of the decay: the noble r. of her magic, Ant
III, 10, 19; cf. Merch. II, 9, 48. Plur. — s; his soul's
fair temple is defaced, to whose weak — s muster troops
of cares, Lucr. 720. what — s are in me ... by him not
—ed? Err. II, 1, 96. the —s of thy linen, H4B II, 2,
27. all the — s of distressful times repaired, R3 IV, 4,
318. and out of — s, made my name once more noble,
H8 II, 1, 114. thou art the — s of the noblest man,
Caes. Ill, 1, 256.
Ruin, vb. to demolish, to destroy, to subvert;
absol.: Sonn. 125, 4 (~ing = ruin). H8 IV, 2, 40.
Trans.: Ven. 954. Sonn. 73, 4. 119, 11. R2 III, 4,
46. H4A III, 2, 37. H5 IV Chor. 29. H8 II, 1, 54.
III, 2, 382. 440. Cor. Ill, 2, 69. Tim. IV, 2, 16. Lr.
IV, 6, 137. Ant. V, 2, 51. —-ed = ruinous: send the
breath of parley into his — ed ears, R2 HI, 3, 34. Pe-
culiar expression : what ruins are in me that can he
found, by him not — ed? Err. II, 1, 97 (cf. worth the
want that you have wanted, Lr. 1, 1, 282. our love,
which, left unshown , is often left unloved. Ant. JII, 6,
52. to mend the hurt that his unkindness marred, Ven
478).
Ruinate, vb. to ruin, to bring to decay,
to demolish : to t. proud buildings with thy hours,
Lucr. 944. seeking that beauteous roof to r. which to
repair should be thy chief desire, Sonn. 10, 7. I will
not r. my father's house, H6C V, 1, 83. to order well
the state, that like events may ne'er it r. Tit. V, 3, 204.
Partic. r. : Err. HI, 2, 4; M. Edd. for the sake of the
rhyme ruinous.
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Ruined = ininous: R2 III, 3, 34; see Ruin, vh.
Ruinous, 1) decayed: Gent. V, 4, 9. Err. Ill, 2,
4 (0. Edd. ruinate). Troil. V, 1, 32. Tit. V, 1, 21.
i/ond despised and r. man .^ . full of decay and /ailing,
Tim. IV, 3, 466.
2) pernicious : maehinaiions, hoUowness, treachery,
and all r. disorders, Lr. I, 2, 123.
Bute, subst. 1) an instrument by iwhich straight
lines are drawn, a ruler (or a square?): where is thy
leather apron and thy r.9 Caes. 1, 1, 7. Ant. V, 2, 210.
Hence = standard : so long as out of limit and true
r. you stand against anointed majesty, H4A IV, 3,
39. to square the general sex by Cressid's r. Troil. V,
2, 133. / hdve not kept my square, but that to come
shall all be done by the r. Ant. II, 3, 7.
2) canon, principle, maxim: I durst have denied
that. By what r.1 Err. II, 2, 69. 70. to change true
— sfor old inventions, Shr. Ill, 1, 81. in military — s,
H4B II, 3, 30. if your own r. be true, H4B IV, 2, 86.
H5 IV, 1, 157. H3 II, 4, 20. Caes. V, 1, 101. Lr. V,
3, 145. Hence := law, precept: 'gainst r., 'gainst sense,
'gainst shame, Compl. 271. 'tis against the r. q/ na-
ture. All's I, 1, 148. creatures that by a r. in nature
teach the act of order to a peopled kingdom., H6 1, 2,
188. you know no — s of charity, K3 I, 2, 68. if there
he r. in unity itself, Troil. V, 2, 141. against all — s of
nature, 0th. I, 3, 101.
3) course of proceeding, line of conduct: of a
strange nature is the suit you follow, yet in such r. that
the Venetian law cannot impugn you, Merch. IV, 1,
178. you would not give means for this uncivil r. Tw.
U, 3, 132. cf. Night-rule.
4) dominion, sway: Shr. V, 2, 109. 163. H6B 1,
1, 259. H6C III, 3, 76 (sway the r.). V, 2, 27. H8
H, I, 92. Troil. 1, 3, 78. Tit. I, 19. 191. Mcb. V, 2,
16. Hml. Ill, 4, 99. Lr. 1, 1, 50. Per. I, 2, 109. With
of: Wiv. I, 3, 59. With over: Tw. V, 313.
Rule, vb. 1) intr. a) to have command, to exer-
cise supreme authority: H6A IV, 1, 111. H6B II, 4,
44. V, 1, 6. R3 II, 3, 29. Cor. Ill, 1, 40. Lr. V, 3,
320. 0th. V, 2j 332. Per. .11, 4, 38. With over: H5
I, 2, 226. H6B IV, 4, 16. V, 1, 104.
b) to prevail, to decide, to give the casting vote:
let senses r. H5 II, 3, 61. away with scrupulous wit!
now arms must r. H6C IV, 7, 61. ifCassius might have
—d, Caes. V, 1, 47.
2) tr. a) to command, to govern, to have dominion
over: there be that can r. Naples as well as he, Tp.
II, 1, 262. we'll do thee homage and be — d by thee,
Gent. IV, 1, 66. Merch. II, 2, 23. 26. H6A V, 5, 107.
108. H6B I, 1, 109 (cf. Eoast). V, 1, 94. RS I, 1, 62.
II, 3, 29. Caes. II, 1,147. Lr.ll,4,150. Oth.11,3,205.
b) to control, to bridle, to restrain: never woman
yet could r. them (tongues) both, Ven. 1008. let reason
r. things worthy blame, Pilgr. 301. canst not r. her,
Wint. II, 3, 46. 50. canst not r. a traitor , H6B V, 1,
95. an army cannot r. 'em, H8 V, 4, 81. you being
their mouths, why r. you not their teeth? Cor. Ill, 1, 36.
41. close delations working from the heart that passion
cannot r. Oth. Ill, 3, 124.
c) to prevail on, to persuade ; used only passively ;
to be — d = to follow another's advice: / trust you
will be - d by your father. Ado II, 1, 54. would thou'ldst
be — d by me, Tw. IV, 1, 68. had they been — dby me,
H4B IV, 3, 72. H6A III, 3, 8. H6C HI, 2, 30. Kom.
- Ill, 4, 13. Hml. IV, 7, 60. 69. Oftenest in the impe-
rative: be —d by me, Ven. 673. Wiv. I, 1, 72. Meas.
IV, 6, 4. Err. Ill, 1, 94. John II, 377. E2 I, 1, 152.
H6A I, 4, 5. Troil. II, 3, 268. Cor. Ill, 2, 90. Tit.
I, 442. Rom. I, 1, 231. Hml. I, 4, 81. Oth. II, 1, 270.
Per. II, 5, 83.
Ruler, one that has the supreme command and
power: H6A V, 6, 30. H6B III, 1, 291. V, 1, 105.
With of: H6B I, 1, 189. II, 4, 43. Ill, 2, 296. With'
over: H6A III, 2, 11.
Rumble, to make a low and heavy sound: r. thy
bellyful (viz the thunder) Lr. Ill, 2, 14.
Ruminate, 1) intr. to muse, to meditate, to pon-
der: Gent. 1, 2, 49. Wiv. II, 2, 321. Troil. Ill, 3, 252.
Oth. Ill, 3, 132. With on: H8 I, 2, 180. With a sub-
ordinate clanse: Sonn. 64, 11.
2) tr. to muse on, to meditate over and over again :
H4A I, 3, 274. H5 IV Chor. 24. H6A V, 5, 101.
Troil. U, 3, 198. Tit. V, 2, 6. Ant. II, 2, 141.
Rumination, meditation : As IV, 1, 19.
Rummage, spelling of some M. Edd. for ro-
mage, q. v.
Rumour, subst. 1) popular report: All's III, 2,
130. Wint. I, 2, 270. John IV, 2, 123. 146. H4B
Ind. 2. 11. 16. 22. 39. Ill, 1, 97. R3 I, 3, 46. H8
II, 1, 152. Cor. Ill, 3, 125. Tim. Ill, 2, 6. V, 1, 4.
Mcb. IV, 2, 19. IV, 3, 182. Ant. IV, 3, 5.
2) fame: great is the r. of this dreadful knight,
H6A II, 3, 7.
3) a confused and indistinct noise: bear me hence
from forth the noise and r. of the field, John V, 4, 45.
I heard a bustling r., like a fray, Caes. II, 4, 18.
Rumour, vb. to spread abroad, to tell among the
people : this have I — ed through the peasant towns,
H4B Ind. 33. r. it abroad, R3 IV, 2, 5 1. it is —ed. Cor.
1, 2, 11.
Rumourer, a spreader of reports : see this i .
whipped. Cor. IV, 6, 47.
Rump, the buttocks : how the devil I/uxury, with
his fat r. and potato-Jinger, tickles these together, Troil.
V, 2, 56.
Rump-fed, according to Steevens, = fed on of-
fals (flaps, kidneys, rumps, and other scraps, having
been among the low perquisites of the kitchen given
away to the poor); more probably, according to
Nares, = fat-bottomed, fed or fattened in the rump :
aroint thee, witch! the r. ronyon cries, Mcb. 1, 3, 6.
Run, subst. it distance passed over, a passage
from one place to another: thou mayst slide from my
shoulder to my heel with no greater a r. but my head
and my neck , Shr. IV, 1 , 16 (as if the distance were
no greater than from my head to my neck).
Run, vb. (impf. usually ran; sometimes run: Pilgr.
156; Shr. Ind. 2, 67; Mcb. II, 3, 117; in H4A II, 4,
287 Ff ran, Qq run. Partic. run; the perf. sometimes
formed with to be, where to have would have been
expected, as in H8 I, 2, 110 and Caes. V, 3, 25; cf.
Be), 1) intr. a) to move by leaps or quick steps: Ven.
304. 685. 813. 871. 905. Sonn. 51, 4. 143, 1. Gent.
Ill, 1, 188. 387. Meas. Ill, 1, 13. Err. Ill, 2, 72. IV,
2, 30. Ado III, 1, 1. Mids. V, 271. Merch. II, 2, 9.
As III, 2, 9. Shr. I, 1, 145. V, 2, 53. H4A II, 4, 287.
Ill, 3, 43. H5 II, 4, 71. H6A I, 4, 19. Rom. II, 1, 5.
Ill, 1, 142 etc. etc. to r. away: Pilgr. 166. Wiv. IV,
5, 67. Merch. II, 2, 6. V, 9. All's III, 2, 26. 42 etc!
he ran in here, Wiv. I, 4, 38. Err. V, 257. to r. on,
E2 V, 5, 69 etc. = to flee: Lucr. 742. Tp. Ill, 2, 21.
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John III, 4, 5. Troil. II, 1, 6. to r. away, in the same
sense : All's III, 2, 42. H4A II, 4, 349. to r. from =
to make haste to get away from: Err. Ill, 2, 98. 149.
IV, 4, 152. Mids. II, 1, 227. Merch. 11, 2, 2. = to flee
from: as from a bear a man would r. for life, Err. Ill,
2, 159. r. from the -presence of the sun, Mids. V, 390.
sheep r. from the wolf, H6A I, 5, 30. Cor. 1, 4, 35.
II, 3, 59. Lr. IV, 6, 161. to r. before = to flee be-
fore: thou — est before me, Mids. Ill, 2, 423. Used as
a term of huntsmen: he ran upon the boar, Ven. 1112.
when night-dogs r., all sorts of deer are chased, Wiv.
V, 6, 252. a hount that —s counter, Err. IV, 2, 39.
Metaphorical use: lovers ever r. before the clock,
Merch. 11, 6, 4 (are before their hour), a woman's
thought — s before het actions. As IV, 1, 141. those
(thoughts) to God that r. before our business, H5 1,
2, 303. my desires r. not before mine honour, Wint.
IV, 4, 34. I r. before my horse to market, R3 I, I, 160.
use and liberty , which have for long r. by the hideous
law, as mice by lions, Meas. 1, 4, 63. a woman would
r, through fire and water for such a kind heart, Wiv.
III, 4, 107. and r. through fire I will for thy sweet sake,
Mids. II, 2, 103. time and the hour — s through the
roughest da,y, Mcb. I, 3, 147; cf. Cymb. V, 5, 128.
this tongue that — s so roundly in thy head, R2 11, 1,
122; cf. LLL V, 2, 664. a — ing banquet '=■ a hasty
refreshment: some of these should find a — ing ban-
quet, ere they rested, H8 I, 4, 12. besides the — ing
banquet of two beadles, V, 4, 69 (cf. Banquet).
b) to flow, to move as a fluid : in Simois' reedy
hanks the red blood ran, Lucr. 1437. a river — ing
from a fount, Compl. 283, his tears r. down his beard,
Tp. V, 16. the salt rheum that ran between France
and it. Err. Ill, 2, 131. the course of true love never
did r. smooth, Mids. I, 1, 134. all the wealth I had
ran in my veins, Merch. Ill, 2, 258. the - ing brooks,
As II, 1, 16. Shr. Ind. 2, 52. as fast as you pour
affection in, it — s out. As IV, 1, 215. what relish is
in this? how — sthe stream? Tw. IV, ], 64. shall the
current of our right r. on? John II, 335 (Fl rome).
which (blood) else • — s tickling up and down the veins,
111, 4, 44. calmly r. on to our ocean, V, 4, 56. who
(Severn) ran fearfully among the trembling reeds, H4A
1, 3, 105. the silver Trent shall r. in a new channel,
HI, 1, 102. 108. 114. H4B IV, 1, 70. the blood...
— s in your veins, H5 I, 2, 119. smooth — s the water
where the brook is deep, H6B 111, 1, 53. till !« (the
liquor) r. o'er, H8 I, 1, 144. her eyes ran o'er, Troil.
I, 2, 157. 161. those boils did r. II, 1,5. my mother's
blood — s on the dexter cheek, IV, 5, 128. all the tears
may r. into that sink. Tit. Ill, 2, 19. through all thy
veins shall r. cold and drowsy humour, Rom. IV, 1, 96.
it (grief) — s over at his eyes, Caes, V, 5, 14. from
the which my current — *, 0th. IV, 2, 59. the fresh
streams ran by her, IV, 3, 45. that tub both filled and
— ing, Cymb. 1, 6, 49. it would have r. all out, II, 1,
10. Figuratively: whose names r. smoothly in the even
road of a blank verse. Ado V, 2, 33.
Applied to the sand in an hour-glass: I should
not see the sandy hour-glass r. Merch. 1, 1, 25. the
— ing of one glass, Wint, 1, 2, 306. the glass that now
begins to r. H6A IV, 2, 35. our sands are almost r.
Per. V, 2, 1. Hence: to see the minutes how they r.
H6C II, 5, 25.
c) Used of any kind of quick motion; = to ride:
to r. upon the sharp wind of the north, Tp. 1, 2, 254;'
cf. H4A II, 4, 377. H4B I, 1, 47. = to turn, to roll:
well run, dice! LLL V, 2, 233. thus the bowl should
r. Shr. IV, 5, 24. the world, made to r. even, John II,
576. my fortune —s against the bias, R2 111, 4, 5.
when a great wheel — s down a hill, Lr. 11, 4, 73. Fi-
guratively; much upon this riddle — s the wisdom of
the world, Meas. Ill, 2, 242 (:= turns). = to rush, to
fall: whilst lr. on it (the sword) Caes. V, 5, 28. 48. 65.
d) Equivalent to to pass, to go: lest the deceiving
harmony should r. into the quiet closure of my breast,
Ven. 781. ebbing men most often do so near the bottom
r. Tp. II, 1, 227. makes him r. through alt the sins,
Gent. V, 4, 112. — s not this speech like iron through
your blood? Ado V, 1, 262; cf. in this place ran Cas-
sius' dagger through, Caes. HI, 2, 178 and V, 3, 42.
I must rather give it (my tongue) the rein, for it — s
against Hector, LLh V,"2, 664; cf. R2 II, 1, 122. the
prettiest lass that ever ran on the greensward, Wint.
IV, 4, 157. even so must J r. on, and even so stop,
John V, 6, 67. where he did r. reeking o'er the lives
of men, Cor. 11, 2, 123. where the flight so —s against
all reason, Mcb. IV, 2, 14. our wills and fates do so
contrary r. Hml. Ill, 2, 221. so — s the world away,
285. let the time r. on to good or bad, Cymb. V, 5,
128. to r. through = to go through, to pursue in
thought: / ran it through, 0th. 1, 3, 132. to r. over =
to think over, to call to mind: which you now were
— ing o'er, H8 III, 2, 139.
e) With into or to, = to come or get into a state :
r. into no further danger, Tp. Ill, 2, 76. such disgrace
as he shall r. into, As 1, I, 141. the slightest folly thai
ever love did make thee r. into, II, 4, 35. lovers r. into
strange capers, 55. to r. into my lord's displeasure,
All's II, 5, 37. have I r. into this danger, IV, 3, 334.
the commonwealth hath daily r. to wreck, H6B 1, 3, 127.
would r. to these and these extremities, Caes, II, 1, 31.
In for into: is r. in your displeasure, H8 1, 2, 110,
to r. mad = to become mad: Lucr. 997. Ado I,
1, 88. 93. Tw. II, 6, 212. Wint. Ill, 2, 184. H4A
III, 1, 145. 212. H8 II, 2, 130. Troil. V, 1, 64. Tit.
IV, 1, 21. Rom. II, 4, 6. IV, 3, 48. IV, 5, 76. 0th.
Ill, 3, 317.
f) to be reported, to be spread, to go: volumes of
report r. with these false and most contrarious quests
upon thy doings, Meas. IV, 1, 62. there ran a rumour,
Mcb. IV, 3, 182.
g) to have a tenor or purport: thus — s the bill,
H6 I, 1, 19. so r. the conditions, H8 1, 3, 24.
2) trans, a) to drive : we r. ourselves aground, Tp.
1, 1, 4. you r. this humour out of breath, Er, IV, 1, 57.
beggars mounted r. their horse to death, H6C 1, 4, 127.
r. on the dashing rocks thy weary bark, Rom. V, 3, 117.
b) to let flow, to emit: the pissing -conduit r.
nothing but claret wine, H6B IV, 6, 4. which . . . did r.
pure blood, Caes. II, 2, 78. Ill, 2, 193.
c) to strike, to pierce, to stab : I'll r. him up to the
hilts, H5 II, 1, 68 (Bardolph's speech), r. through the
ear with a love-song, Rom, 11, 4, 14 (the surreptitious
Ql and most M, Edd, shot).
d) to bring to a state, to make, to get ; this tongue
that — « so roundly in thy head, should r. thy head from
thy irreverent shoulders, R2 II, 1, 123,
e) to take, to pursue (a course), to perform: this
course which you are — ing here, H8 II, 4, 217. when
he has r. his course and sleeps in blessings, HI, 2, 398. f
when he doth r. his course, Caes. I, 2, 4. you shall r.
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a certain course, Lr. I, 2, 88. full merrily hath this
brave manage, this career, been r. LLL V, 2, 482. r.
a tilt at death, H6A III, 2, 51. thou ran'st a tilt in
honour of my love, H6B 1, 3, 54. r. the wild-goose chase,
Rom. II, 4, 75. lads more like to r. the country base,
Cymb. V,3, 19. how brief the life of man — s his erring
pilgrimage. As III, 2, 138. my life is r. his compass,
Caes, V,3, 25. In the language of Nym, to r. humours
= Tvhat he else calls to pass humours: Wiv. 1, 1, 171.
1, 3, 85. H5 II, 1, 127.
Runagate, a vagabond: Richmond is on the seas.
White-livered r., what doth he there? R3 IV, 4, 465.
lohere that same banished r. doth live, Rom. HI, 5, 90.
1 cannot find those — «, Cymb.IV,2, 62. With to: that
r. to your bed, Cymb. I, 6, 137, = bed-swerver, q. v.
Runaway, 1) one that runs away or flies: thou
T., thou coward, art thoufledl Mids. Ill, 2, 405. the
close night doth play the r. Merch. 11,6, 47 (will quickly
pass), to bring again these foolish — s, AsII,2,21. we
are most lofty — s, H5 HI, 5, 35.
2) one who runs a-ways, i. e. in the ways, one who
roves and rambles about, a vagabond : a sort of vaga-
bonds, rascals and — s, R3 V, 3, 316. ' spread thy close
curtain, love-performing night, that runaways^ eyes may
wink , and Romeo hap to these arms , untalhed of and
unseen, Rom. Ill, 2, 6 (i. e. people who ramble about
the streets at night, to spy out the doings of others).
Runner, 1) a r&cQv: forspent with toil, as — s with
a race, H6C II, 3, 1. 2) a fugitive: 'tis sport to maul
a r. Ant. IV, 7, 14.
Rapture , 1) a breach , a gap , an injury : it is a
r. that you may easily heal, Meas. Ill, 1, 244. 2) break-
ing (of the sea) : spite of all the r. of the sea, this jewel
holds his building on my arm, Per. II, 1, 161. 3) hernia:
the guts-griping — s, Troil. V, 1, 22. Substituted for
rapture by M. Edd. in Cor. II, 1, 223.
Rural, existing or living in the country, rustic:
if ever henceforth thou these r. latches to his entrance
open, Wint. IV, 4, 449. here is a r. fellow. Ant. V,
2, 233.
Rush, subst. a plant of the genus Juncus; used,
before the introduction of carpets, to strow the floors
of apartments: he takes it from the — es- where it lies,
Lucr.318. — es strewed, Shr. IV, 1,48. on the wanton
— es lay you down, H4A III, 1, 214. more — es, H4B
V, 5, 1 (to be scattered on the pavement for the pro-
cession of the king), tickle the senseless — es with their
heels, Rom. 1, 4, 36. our Tarquin thus did softly press
the — es, Cymb. II, 2, 13. Used to make rings as pro-
visional emblems of marriage: as Jit as Tib's r. for
Tom's forefinger. All's II, 2, 24. Proverbial for a
trifle: a r., a hair, a drop of blood, a pin. Err. IV, 3,
73. spurns the r. that lies before him. Ant. Ill, 5, 18.
Symbol of weakness and inefficiency : in which cage
of — es (love) I am sure you are not prisoner, As III,
2, 389. lean but upon a r., the cicatrice thy palm some
moment keeps , III, 5, 22. a r. will be a beam to hang
thee on, John IV, 3, 129. hews down oaks with — es,
Cor. 1, 1, 185. our gates we have but pinned with — es,
I, 4, 18. man but a r. against Othello's breast, and he
retires, 0th. V, 2, 270 (cf. Straw).
Rush, vb. to move with suddenness and eager
impetuosity: Ven. 630. Luor. 373. Wiv. IV, 4, 53.
Err. IV, 3, 95. V, 143. H6A I, 1, 129. IV, 7, 42.
Rom. Ill, 1, 172. Caes. Ill, 2, 183. Mcb. II, 3, 128.
Ant. IV, 15, 81. to r. by, Troil. Ill, 3, 159. to r. forth,
Ven. 262. John IV, 1, 3. to r. in, Shr. HI, 2, 93. to
r. on = to attack: to r. upon your peace, John II, 221.
what a tide of woe comes — ing on this woeful land,
R2 II, 2, 99. the king should so with civil and uncivil
arms be —ed upon. III, 3, 103. Ho III, 5, 50. H6A
I, 2, 18. 28. Tit. V, 1, 37. Caes. HI, 1, 93. = to bear
upon, to overwhelm : this great sea of joys — ing upon
me, Per. V, 1, 194. to r. to pieces = to be shattered
by the violence of the motion and the ensuing shock:
and I, like a poor bark, r. all to pieces on thy rocky
bosom, R3 IV, 4, 234. Metaphorically: many an error
... will r. into the state, Merch. IV, 1, 222. something
rare even then will r. to knowledge, Wint. HI, 1, 21.
the prince hath — ed aside the law, Rom.III,3,26 (has
openly and with partial eagerness eluded the law ; cf.
have run by the hideous law, Meas. I, 4, 63).
Rush-caudle, a candle made of a rush dipped in
tallow: Shr. IV, 5, 14.
Rushle, Mrs. Qnickly's word for rustle: so — ing
in silk and gold, Wiv. II, 2, 68.
Rushy, full of rushes: by r. brook, Mids. II, 1, 84.
Russet, 1) red, reddish: the morn, in r. mantle
clad, Hml. I, 1, 166. 2) coarse, homespun: in r. yeas
and honest kersey noes, LLL V, 2, 413.
Russet-pated, having reddish heads: r. choughs,
Mids. HI, 2, 21.
Russia, the country in the East of Europe: this
will last out a night in R. Meas. II, 1, 139. the Emperor
of E. HI, 2, 94. Wint. HI, 2, 120.
Russian, subst. a native of Russia: LLL V, 2,
121. 361. 443.
Russian, adj. pertaining to Russia: LLL V, 2,
368. 401. H5 HI, 7, 154. Mcb. Ill, 4, 100.
Rust, subst. the oxyd forming a rough coat on
the surface of metals: foul cankering r. the hidden
treasure frets, Ven. 767. John IV, 1, 65. R2 Hi, 3,
116. H4B I, 2, 246 (0. Edd. with a r., most M. Edd.
with r.). Figuratively: how he glisters thorpugh my r.
Wint. Ill, 2, 172.
Rust, vb. 1) intr. to gather rust: LLL I, 2, 187.
All's IV, 3, 373. H5 V, 2, 46. H6B HI, 2, 108. H6C
1, 3, 51 (this thy son's blood shall r. upon my weapon).
Rom. V, 3, 170. Per. II, 2, 54.
2) tr. to make rusty : this peace is nothing , but to
r. iron, Cor. IV, 5, 234. the dew will r. them, 0th. I,
2, 59.
Rustic, adj. rural; existing or practised in the
country: /a// into our r. revelry, As V, 4, 183. of that
kind our r. garden s barren, Wint. IV, 4, 84. Used with
contempt, = boorish : yield, r. mountaineer, Cymb. IV,
2, 100.
Rustic, subst. peasant: how now, — si Wint. IV,
4, 735 (Autolycus' speech).
Rustically, in a manner becoming a peasant: he
keeps me r. at home. As I, 1, 7.
Rustle , to make a noise like the rubbing of silk
or straw: Meas. IV, 3, 38. Lr. Ill, 4, 98. Cymb. HI,
3, 24. In Lr. II, 4, 304 Qq the winds do sorely russel,
Ff ruffle.
Rusty, covered with rust: Pilgr. 88. Shr. Ill, 2
46. R2HI, 2, 118. H4AI, 2, 68. H5 IV, 2, 44 Troil
I, 3, 263 (Q resty). Ill, 3, 152. Hml. II, 2, 352. Per.
H, 1, 125. II, 2, 50.
Rut, see Rutting.
Ruth , pity : looking with pretty r. upon my pain,
Sonn. 132, 4. a spectacle ofr. Pilgr. 127. rue, even
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for r., here shortly shall be seen, R2 III, 4, 106. spur
them to ruth/ul work, rein them from r. Troil. V,3,48.
would the nobility lay aside their r. and let me use my
sword, Cor. I, 1, 201.
Rutliful, piteous: that my death would stay these
r. deeds, H6C II, 5, 95. this r. piece of butchery , R3
IV, 3, 5 (Qq ruthless), spur them to r. work, Troil. V,
3, 48. villanies r. to hear. Tit. V, 1, 66.
Ruthless, pitiless, cruel: Pilgr. 394. Meas. Ill, 2,
121. H6AV,4,161. H6B 11,4,34. H6CI, 4, 31. 166.
II, 1, 61. V, 4, 25. 36. R3 IV, 3, 5 (Ffruthful). Tit.
II, 1, 128. IV, 1, 53.
Rutland, 1) the earldom granted to Edward Au-
merle , after he was deprived of his dukedom : R2 V,
2, 43. y, 3, 96. 2) son of Richard Duke of York,
slain by Clifford: H6C I, 4, 78. 88. 147. II, 1, 63 etc.
R3 1, 2, 158. I, 3, 178. IV, 4, 45. 275.
Rut-time, the time of the copulation of deer:
Wiv. V, 5, 15.
Rutting, copulating, lusting like deer: Per.
IV, 5, 9.
Ruttish, lustful, lecherous: All's IV, 3, 243.
Rye, the plant Seeale cereale: Tp. IV, 1, 61. As
V, 3, 23.
Rye-straw , made of rye-stalks : your r. hats put
on, Tp. IV, 136.
S, the nineteenth letter of the alphabet; abbre-
viation of sAtV/tn^ ; H4A1I,4,585.587.589. oiSaint:
All's III, 4, 4. Ill, 5, 39. H6A IV, 2, 55. IV, 7, 68.
H6B I, 2, 57 etc.
Sa, (four times reiterated) an exclamation inciting
to swift running: Lr. IV, 6, 207.
Saba, the queen of Sheba: S. was never more
covetous of wisdom, H8 V, 5, 24 (cf. 2 Chronicles,
Chap. rX).
Sabbath, the seventh day of the week, as kept
holy by the Jews: Merch. IV, 1, 36. R3 111, 2, 113.
Sable, adj. black, dark: till s. night, mother of
dread and fear, upon the world dim darkness doth
display, Lucr. 117. my s. ground of sin I will not
paint, 1074. s. curls all silvered o'er with white, Sonn.
12, 4. thou treble-dated crow, that thy s. gender makest
with the breath thou givest and takest, Phoen. 18. whose
s. arms , black as his purpose , did the night resemble,
Hml. II, 2, 474. his banners s. Per. V Prol. 19.
Substantively: a s. silvered, Hml. I, 2, 242. Plur.
— s (cf. Slacks) : let the devil wear black, for I'll have
a suit of — s. III, 2, 137 (with a pun; cf. Sables).
Sable-coloured, black: s. melancholy, LLL I, 1,
233 (Armado's letter).
Sables, the fur of Mustela zibellina : for youth no
less becomes the light and careless livery that it wears
than settled age his s. and his weeds, Hml. IV, 7, 81.
Quibbling in III, 2, 137.
Sack, subst. the generic name of Spanish and
Canary wines: Tp. II, 2, 126. Ill, 2, 15. 31. 88. Wiv.
II, 1, 9. II, 2, 153. Ill, 5, 3. 22. V, 5, 167. Shr. Ind.
2, 2. 6. H4A I, 2, 8. II, 2, 49. IT, 4, 129. 132. 137.
140. 345. 497. 501. 587. 592. Ill, 3, 50. IV, 2, 2. V,
4, 169. H4B II, 2, 147. II, 4, 121. 194. 196. IV, 3,
1-24.135. V,3,15. H51I,3,29. H6B II, 3, 60. 5Aems
s. H4B IV, 3, 104. old s. H4A I, 2, 3. H4B I, 2, 222.
s. and sugar, H4A I, 2, 125. II, 4, 516. burnt s. Wiv.
11,1,223. 111,1,112. Tw. II, 3, 206. brew me a pottle
of s. Wiv. Ill, 5, 30.
Sack, subst. a large bag: LLL IV, 3, 81 (more
— s to the mill!). H4B V, 1, 25. H6A III, 2, 10.
Sack , subst. storm and plunder of a town : the s.
of Orleans, H6A II, 2, 15.
Sack, vb. to storm, destroy and pillage: Lucr.
1170. 1740. All's I, 3, 75. H4A V, 3, 56. H6A III,
2, 10. V, 1, 62. Cor. Ill, 1, 316. Rom. Ill, 3, 107.
Tim. V, 1, 174.
Sackbnt, the trombone, a kind of trumpet: Cor.
V, 4, 52.
Sack-cloth, coarse cloth worn in mourning and
mortification: H4B 1, 2, 222. Per. IV, 4, 29. cf. Esther
IV, 1.
Sackerson, name of a large bear at Paris-garden:
Wiv. I, 1, 307.
Sacrament, the Eucharist: ere Hast received the
s. I did confess it, R2 1, 1, 139. Vows made and oaths
taken on the sacrament ; hence to take the s.=^ to take
an oath : thou didst receive the holy s. to fight in quarrel
of the house of Lancaster, R3 1,4,208. to take the s. ;
All's IV, 3, 156. John V, 2, 6. R2 IV, 328. V, 2, 97.
H6A IV, 2, 28. R3 V, 6, 18.
Sacred, such as must be kept holy, entitled to awe
and veneration: Lucr. 1172. Compl. 260. Wiv. IV,
4, 59. V, 5, 61. Meas, IV, 3, 149. V, 410. Merch. I,
3, 49. As II, 7, 123. Wint. II, 1, 183. II, 3, 84. Ill,
3, 7. V, 3, 122. John 111, 1, 229. H6A1, 2, 114. IV,
1, 40. H6B I, 3, 61. Tit. 1, 92. 242. II, 1, 120 {our
empress with her s. wit to villany and vengeance conse-
crate; Aaron's speech). Tim. I. 1, 82. Caes. HI, 2,
138. Mcb. II, 4, 34. Hml. HI, 2, 170. Lr. I, 1, 111.
0th. Ill, 3, 461. Ant. I, 3, 63. H, 2, 85. Per. V, 1, 74.
Epithet of royalty : serving with looks his (the sun's)
s. majesty, Sonn, 7, 4. justice, most s. duke, Err. V,
133. 0 my most s. lady, Wint. 1, 2, 76. whose person,
so s. as it is, V, 1, 172. a s. king, John HI, 1, 148.
our s. blood, R2 I, 1, 119. 1, 2, 17. Ill, 3, 9. IV, 209.
V, 2, 30. V, 6, 6. H5 I, 2, 7. H8 II, 4, 41. HI, 2, 173.
V, 5, 46. Troil. IV, 5, 134 (thy mother, my s. aunt).
Per. I, 2, 33. Applied by enthusiastic lovers to the
objects of their affection: tan s. beauty, Sonn. 115, 7.
no Valentine for s. Silvia, Gent, HI, 1, 211. s. and
sweet was all I saw in her, Shr. I, 1, 181.
Sacriflce, subst. 1) the act of offering any thing
to God: Wint. HI, 1, 6. Troil. IV, 2, 66. Cor. I, 10,
21. Tit. II, 3, 164. 0th. V, 2, 65. Cymb. V, 6, 398.
to do s. Caes. II, 2, 5. Per. V, 1, 242. V, 2, 12. give
you thankful s. Cor. 1, 6, 9. Ant. I, 2, 167.
2) that which is offered or immolated: Merch. Ill,
2,57. John II, 420. H4A IV, 1,113. H5 IV Chor. 23.
H8 II, 1, 77. Troil. I, 2, 308. V, 3, 18. Tit. i, 124.
Lr. V, 3, 20. Cymb. I, 2, 3.
3) that which is destroyed for the sake of something
else: the back is s. to the load, H8 I, 2, 50. poor — s
of our enmity, Rom. V, 3, 304.
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Sacrifice, vb. 1) to offer np to hearen (or to what
ie compared with it): Gent. Ill, 2, 74. R2 I, 1, 104.
II6C V, 1, 91. Tit. I, 98. 144 (the —ing fire = the
Kre of sacrifice).
2) to destroy or give up for the sake of something
else: Merch. IV, 1, 286. Tw. V, 133. Rom. V, 3, 268.
Sacrlflcer, one that bring an offering to the gods:
Caes. II, 1, 166.
Sacrificial, made as to a god in sacrificing, full
of devotion: rain s. whisperings in kis ear, Tim. I,
I, 81.
Sacrllegioas, violating sacred things: Mcb. II,
3, 72. Cymb. V, 5, 220.
Sacring liell, the little bell rung at mass to give
notice that the elements are consecrated : H8 III, 2, 295.
Sad, (comp. —er: Gent. IV, 2, 54. Ado III, 2, 16.
Shr. Ill, 2, 101. Superl. —est: Mids. II, 1, 51. H6C
II, 1, 67) 1) sorry, sorrowful, melancholy; used of
things as well as persons: Ven. 929. Lucr. 262. 556.
1386. 1591. Sonn. 153, 12. Tp. I, 2, 224. Gent. II,
4, 8. Ill, 1, 230. IV, 2, 64. IV, 4, 94. Meas. Ill, 2, 54.
Err. I, 1, 121. IV, 2, 4. V, 45. Ado I, 3, 2. Ill, 2, 20.
V, 1, 292. LLL I, 2, 3. Mids. II, 1, 51. Merch. I, 1,
1. 22. 37. 40. 45. 47. 79. As IV, 1, 8. Shr. Ill, 2, 100.
101. John II, 544. H6A I, 2, 48. H6C II, J, 8. 67.
Ant. I, 3, 3 etc. etc.
2) grave, serious : s. pause and deep regard beseem
the sage, Lucr. 277. what s. talk was that, Gent. I, 3,
I. you're s. Err. Ill, 1, 19. speak you this with a s.
brow? Ado I, 1, 185. in s. conference, 1, 3, 62. she is
never s. but when she sleeps, II, 1, 358. j/ou are — er,
HI, 2, 16. counterfeit s. looks, make mouths upon me
when I turn my back, Mids. Ill, 2, 237. then, my queen,
in silence s. trip we after the night's shade, IV, 1, 100.
wellstudiedin a s. ostent to please his grandam, Merch.
II, 2, 205. s. Lucretia's modesty. As III, 2, 156. s.
brow and true maid, 227. he is s. and civil, Tw. Ill,
4, 5. / sent for thee upon a s. occasion, 20. 21. a s.
face, a reverend carriage, 80. in s. talk, Wint. IV, 4,
316. a jest with a s. brow, H4B V, 1, 92. the s. and
solemn priests, H5 IV, 1, 318. the widow likes it not,
for she looks very s., H6C III, 2, 110. = surly: that
s. dog that brings me food, R2 V, 5, 70.
Sad-attending, (not hyph. in O. Edd.) sadly
listening: Tit. V, 3, 82.
Sad-beholding, looking sad? (cf. Per. V, 1, 224) :
which when her s. husband saw, Lucr. 1590.
Saddle, subst. the seat put on a horse's back for
the rider: Shr. Ill, 2,49. IV, 1, 59. H4A II, 1, 6. H4B
II, 1, 29. H5 V, 2, 143.
Saddle, vb. to put a saddle on, to cover with a
saddle: R2 V, 2, 74. H4B V, 3, 127. R3 V, 3, 64. Lr.
1, 4, 274.
Saddle-bow, the crooked pieces of wood which
form the skeleton of a saddle: Ven. 14.
Saddler, one whose trade is to make saddles:
Err. I, 2, 56.
Sad-eyed, grave-looking: H5 I, 2, 202.
Sad-faced, looking sad: Tit. V, 3, 67.
Sad-hearted, sad, full of grief: H6C II, 5, 123.
Sadly, 1) sorrowfully, mournfully: Ven. 889. 917.
Lucr. 561. 736. 1212. Sonn. 8, 1. Compl. 47. Tp.
I, 2, 235. Gent. II, 1, 31. All's III, 5, 70. John III,
I, 20. R2 V, 6, 51. H6C V, 5, 7. B3 V, 3, 287. Tim.
II, 2, 106. Hml. II, 2, 168. 0th. II, 1, 32. Cymb. V,
5, 23. 160. sad or merrily for sadly or merrily: Err.
IV, 2, 4. H4A V, 2, 12 (the suffix ly belonging to
both words).
2) gravely, seriously, in earnest: this can be no
trick; the conference was s. borne. Ado II, 3, 229. my
father is gone wild into his grave, for in his tomb lie
my affections, and with his spirit s. I survive, to mock
the expectation of the world, H4B V, 2, 125. but s. tell
me who, Rom. I, 1, 207.
Sadness, 1) sorrow, grief, dejection of mind:
Ado I, 3, 4. LLL I, 2, 4. 7. Merch. I, 1, 6. I, 2, 54.
As I, 1, 5. IV, 1, 20. Shr. Ind. 2, 34. John II, 546.
H4B V, 2, 46. Troil. I, 1, 40. Rom. I, 1, 169. Hml.
II, 2, 147. Cymb. I, 6, 62. V, 4, 162.
2) seriousness: this merry^inclination accords not
with the s. of my suit, H6C III, 2, 77. in s. or in good
s. = in earnest: therefore, in s. , now I will away,
Ven. 807. in goods., I am sorry that for my sake you
have suffered all this, Wiv. Ill, 5, 125. ay, in good s.,
is he, IV, 2, 93. now, in good s., son Petruchio, I think
thou hast the veriest shrew of all, Shr. V, 2, 64. in good
s., I do not know, All's IV, 3, 230. tell me in s. who
is that you love, Rom. I, 1, 205.
Sad-set, writing of M. Edd. in Lucr. 1662; not
hyphened in 0. Edd.; see Set.
Sad-taned, of a sad sound and purport: to list
the s. tale, Compl. 4.
Safe, adj. and adv. 1) sound, right, good: nor do
I think the man of s. discretion, Meas. I, 1, 72. on a
— r judgment all revoke your ignorant election, Cor.
II, 3, 226. a trade that I may use with a s. conscience,
Caes. I, 1, 14. the — r sense will ne'er accommodate
his master thus, Lr. IV, 6, 81. what s. and nicely I
might well delay, V, 3, 144. my blood begins my — ?•
guides to rule, 0th. H, 3, 205. are his wits s. ? IV, 1,
280. in all s. reason he must have some attendants,
Cymb. IV, 2, 131. in our orbs we'll live so round and s.,
that time of both this truth shall ne'er convince , thou
showedst a subject's shine, I a true prince, Per. 1, 2, 122.
2) in good condition, without damage, unhurt,
uninjured: are they s.? Not a hair perished, Tp. I, 2,
217. heaven keep your honour s. Meas. II, 2, 157. and
soon and s. arrived, Err. I, 1, 49. IV, 4, 125. 154 (s.
and sound). R2 II, 2, 50. H4A lY, 3, 109. H5 U Chor.
37. 111,6,5. IV, 3, 21. R3V, 3, 320. TroiL I, 3, 381.
Tit. I, 176. 221. Mcb. Ill, 2, 6. V, 8, 35. Lr. Ill, 6,
121. Oth.II,l,33. Ant.IV,14,36. Cymb. Ill, 5, 105.
Per. II Chor. 32.
3) free from danger: Angela perceives he's s. Meas.
V, 499. my money is not s. Err. I, 2, 105. thou liest
warm at home, secure and s. Shr. V, 2, 151. live — st
in shame. All's IV, 3, 374. nor shall you be — r, Wint.
I, 2, 444. thou mayst hold a fasting tiger — r by the
tooth, John III, 1, 260. HI, 4, 161. R2 III, 2, 80. H5
IV, 1, 182. H6A V, 3, 169. H6B I, 4, 39. 71. H6C
I, 1, 241. IV, 1, 40. 41. R3 I, 1, 70. Ill, 2, 68. IV,
4, 213. V, 5, 10. Troil. Ill, 2, 77. IV, 4, 117. Cor.
IV, 6, 37. Tit. II, 1, 2. IV, 2, 131. Caes. V, 4, 20.
Mcb. V, 4, 2. Lr. V, 3, 144 (cf. Safely). Ant. IV, 15,
26. Cymb. I, 4, 138. to keep s. = a) to protect, to
secure from danger: H6A III, 2, 100. H6C IV, 1, 81.
Cor. I, 2, 37. Tit. IV, 2, 110. Caes. V, 4, 27. Mcb. II,
3, 145. Hml. Ill, 3, 9. b) to guard weU: the doors be
locked and keys kept s. Gent. Ill, 1, 111. that you
keep Costard s. LLL I, 2, 133. keeping s. Nerissa's
ring, Merch. V, 307. let this be copied out and keep it
s. John V, 2, 2. I'll keep this door s. Tit. I, 288. it
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shall s. he kept, Cymb. I, 6, 209. Similarly: the gold
is laid up s. at the Centaur, Err. II, 2, 2. one he bade
me store up, as a triple eye, — r than mine own two,
All's II, 1, 112. mt/ horse is tied up s. Cymb. IV, 1, 24.
4) affording security and safety: with — st distance
I mine honour shielded, Compl. 151. in what s. place
you have bestowed my money. Err. I, 2, 78. dispatch
you with your — st haste and get you from our court,
As I, 3, 43 (i. e. with haste, which is the best means
to save yourself), devise the fittest time and — st way
to hide us, 137- 'tis — r to avoid what's grown, Wint.
I, 2, 432. convey them with s. conduct, H5 I, 2, 297;
cf. Troil. Ill, 3, 277. 288. where is the best and —st
passage in, H6A III, 2f 22. by what s. means the crown
may be recovered, H6C IV, 7, 52. a sure and s. one
(way) H8 III, 2, 439. their mother's bedchamber should
not be 5. for these bad bondmen, Tit. IV, 1, 108. if
Aaron now be wise, then is all s. IV, 4, 38. good for
their meat, and — rfor their lives, Tim. 1,2,46. which
do but what they should by doing every thing s. toward
your love and honour, Mcb. I, 4, 27 (every thing that
is sure to show you love and honour? Or every thing
consistent with the love and honour we bear you ? An
expression undoubtedly strained and obscure on pur-
pose), our — st way is to avoid the aim, 11,3, 148. nor
stands it s. with us to let his madness range, Hml. Ill,
3, 1. to have found a s. redress, Lr. I, 4, 225. 'tis
politic and s. to let him keep a hundred knights, 346.
— r than trust too far, 351. opinion throws a more — r
voice on you, 0th. I, 3, 226. to take the — st occasion
by the front, III, 1, 52. to be direct and honest is not s.
111,3,378. to have them in s. stowage, Cymb. 1,6, 192.
5) no longer dangerous, not able to do harm: he's
s. for these three hours, Tp. Ill, 1, 21. Baptista is s.,
talking with the deceiving father of a deceitful son, Shr.
IV, 4, 82. villain, I'll make thee s. R2 V, 3, 41. see
him s. i 'the Tower, H8 V,3, 97. but Banquo's s.1 Ay,
my good lord, s. in a ditch he bides, Mcb. Ill, 4, 25.
Safe, vb. 1) to render safe, to conduct safely: best
you —d the bringer out of the host. Ant. IV, 6, 26. 2)
to justify : that which most with you should s. my going,
is Fidvia's death. Ant. I, 3, 55.
Safe -conduct (not hyphened in 0. Edd.) a
warrant of security, or a guard through an enemy's
territory: H5 1, 2, 297. Troil. Ill, 3, 277. 288.
Safe-conducting, attending and conducting by
way of protection : s.the rebels from their ships , R3
IV, 4, 483.
Safeguard, subst. 1) defence, protection: to the
6. of your honour, Meas. V, 424. doves will peck Jn s.
of their brood, H6C II, 2, 18. fight in s. of your wives,
R3 V, 3, 259. for the inheritance of their loves and s.
of what that want might ruin, Cor. Ill, 2, 68.
2) safe-conduct: on s. he came to me. Cor. Ill, 1,9.
Safeguard, vb. to guard, to protect, to secure:
to s. thine own life, B2 I, 2, 35. we have locks to a.
necessaries, H5 I, 2, 176.
Safely, 1) without injury, fortunately, happily:
s. in harbour is the king's ship, Tp. I, 2, 226. we have
s. found our king and company, V, 221. my ships are
s. come to road, Merch.V,288. God, and not we, hath
s. fought, H4B IV, 2, 121 (without any bloodshed).
see them guarded and s. brought to Dover, H6A V, 1,
49. H6B IV, 1, 114. God s. quit her of her burthen,
H8 V, 1, 70. that my teaching and the strong course
of my authority might go one way, and s. V, 3, 36 (both
undamaged), has clucked thee to the war, and s. home.
Cor. V, 3, 163. letting go s. by the divine Desdemona,
0th. II, 1, 72. that the gods would s, deliver me from
this place. Per. IV, 6, 191.
2) without danger; or rather without fear of
danger or offence, securely (German: ruhig): go s. on
to seek thy son, "Tp. II, 1, 327. running out, that was
s. within, LLL III, 117. / was thinking with what
manners I might s. be admitted. All's IV, 5, 94. how
can tyrants s. govern home, unless abroad they purchase
great alliance? H6CIII,3,69. then reason s. with you.
Cor. 1, 9, 58. if Brutus will vouchsafe that Antony may
s. come to him, Caes. Ill, 1, 131, to be s. thus, Mcb. HI,
I, 49. go s. on, Hml. IV, 4, 8 (German: marschirt nur
ruhig vorwdrts. Qq softly), what safe and nicely 1
might well delay, Lr. V, 3, 144 (the suffix ly belonging
to both words), can we with manners ask what was
the difference? S., I think, Cymb. I, 4, 58. and might
so s. (have staked the ring) had it been all the worth ...,
V, 5, 190.
3) so as to prevent danger or escape, carefully,
closely : / have with such provision in mine art so s.
ordered, Tp. 1, 2, 29. I'll keep him dark and s. locked,
All's IV, 1, 104. to keep him s. till his day of trial, R2
IV, 153. had all your quarters been as s. kept, H6A
II, 1, 63. s. stowed, Hml. IV, 2, 1. placed it s. V, 2, 52.
in both words, safe and safely, the line of demar-
cation between adjective and adverb scarcely discern-
ible; see f. i. Tp. V, 221, LLL III, 117. Cor. V, 3,
163. 0th. II, 1, 72. cf. Appendix.
Safety (trisyll. in Hml. I, 3, 21; Ff sanctity);
1) state of being unhurt or uninjured: as this is true,
let me in s. raise me from my knees, Meas. V, 231. nor
(love no man) further in sport neither than with s. of
a pure blush thou mayst in honour come off again , As
I, 2, 30 (with no other hurt than a mere blush), my
arrival and my wife's in n. Wint. V, 1, 167. hath
passed in s. through the narrow seas, H6C IV, 8, 3.
the worthy Leonatus is in s. and greets your highness
dearly, Cymb. I, 6, 12 (= is well).
Hence sometimes = welfare, good fortune, suc-
cess: the gods give s. to your purposes, Meas. I, 1, 74.
/ will pray for your fair s. John III, 3, 16. your s.,
for the which myself and them bend their best studies,
IV, 2, 50. tendering the precious s. of my prince, R2
1, 1, 32. for his s. there I'll best devise, H6AI, 1, 172.
wishes towards you honour and plenteous s. H8 I, 1,
104. provide for thine own future s. Ill, 2, 422. the
gods with s. stand about thee, Troil. V, 3, 94.
2) freedom from danger: Tp. II, 1, 198. Meas. IV,
3, 94. Err. I, 1, 77. Mids. V, 427. As I, 2, 189. All's
1, 1, 217. Tw. Ill, 4, 273. IV, 2, 76. V, 218. Wint.
III, 2, 21. John III, 1, 120. Ill, 2, 8. Ill, 4, 147. 148.
IV, 3, 12. V, 2, 142. H4A II, 3, 11. HI, 2, 117. IV,
3, 103. V, 1, 65. V, 5, 11. H4B Ind. 10. 1, 1, 124.
213. IV, 2, 35. IV, 5, 31. V, 2, 88. H5 II, 2, 175. Ill,
2, 14. IV, 7, 85. H6B III, 1, 277. V, 3, 23. H6C I,
1, 241. Ill, 3, 211. IV, 1, 46. IV, 7, 18. B3 1, 1, 44.
111,5,45. IV, 4,214. H8 V, 5, 34. Cor. Ill, 3, 34.
Tit. IV, 2, 134. IV, 4, 105. Tim. II, 1, 13. IV, 3, 345.
Caes. Ill, 1, 289. Mcb. HI, 1, 54. IV, 3, 30 (—es).
Hml. I, 3, 21 (Ff sanctity). 43. II, 2, 79. IV, 3, 42.
IV, 7, 8. Lr. I, 1, 159. V,,3, 44. 0th. I, 1, 150. II, 3,
«16. Ant. II, 6, 96. IV, 15, 46. Cymb. I, 6, 194.
3) custody, ward: deliverhimto s. John IV,2, 158.
hold him in s. Rom. V, 3, 183.
999
SafTroii, the plant Crocus sativns; used to colour
piiste: whose viUanous s. would have made all the un-
baked and doughy youtli of a nation in his colour^ All's
l\', 5, '-' (perhaps with an allusion to the fashionable
custom of wearing yellow). / must have s. to colour
the u-arden pies, Wint. IV, 3, 48.
Adjectively, = deep yellow: with thy (Iris') s.
wings, Tp. IV, 78. this companion with the s. face,
Err IV. 4, 64.
Sag, to sink, to droop, to flag: shall never s. with
doubt nor shake with fear, Mcb. V, 3, 10
Sage, grave and wise: Lucr. 222. 277. Tw. Ill,
4, 413. H4B IV, 5, 121. R3 III, 7, 227. Per. IV, 6,
102. In Hml. V, ], 260 Ff «. requiem, Qq a requiem.
Magittary, 1) a Centaur who came to the assist-
ance of the Trojans: Troil. V, 5, 14. 2) a public
building in A'enice: 0th. I, ], 159. I, 3, 115.
Sail, subst. 1) the sheet which catches the wind
and carries the vessel on: Tp. I, 2, 147. V, 315. Err.
I, 1, 117. Merch. I, 1, 9. John IV, 2, 23. H6C II, 6,
35. Hml. J, 3, 56. IV, 6, 17. V, 2, 120. 0th. IJ, 1, 78.
under s. = sailing: LLL V, 2, 549. Mids. I, 1, 174.
Merch. II, 6, 68. II, 8, 1. 6. Cor. II, 2, 110. to hoist
s. = to draw up and set the sail: Sonn. 117, 7. Err.
V, 21. Tw. 1, 5, 215. R3 IV, 4, 529. Ant. Ill, 10, 15.
to strike s , i. e. to lower the sail, = to humble one's
self: H4B V, 2, 18. H6C HI, 3, 5. bear so low a =.,
to strike to thee, V, 1, 52. Metaphorically: the proud
full s of his great verse, Sonn. 86, 1. be like a king
and show my s. of greatness, H5 I, 2, 274. Plur. — s;
Tp. Epil. 11. Wiv.11,2, 142. Mids. II, 1, 128. Merch.
II, 6, 18. K2 II, 1, 265. H5 III Chor. 10. R3 IV, 4,
233 Troil. II, 2, 74. Rom. I, 4, 113. Ant. II, 2, 198.
III, 11,15. IV, 12,4. Cymb. n, 4, 28. Per. V, 1, 256.
V, 2, 15.
Pars pro toto, s. = a ship : Sonn. 68, 6. Rom. II,
4,108. Oth.II, 1,4. 51.64. 93. Cymb. 1,3,2. Per.III
Prol. 20. Pliir. —s: Ant. II, 6, 24. Ill, 7, 60. Plur.
s.; John 111, 4, 2. 0th. I, 3, 37.
2) voyage by sea, sailing: my butt and very sea-
mark of my utmost s. 0th. V, 2, 268.
3) fleet, squadron: we have descried ajiortly s. of
ships make hitherward, Per. I, 4, 61.
Sail, vb. 1) intr. to be conveyed in a vessel, to
pass by water: Wiv. I, 3, 89. Err. I, I, 63. Ado 111,
4, 58. Mids. II, I, 132. Tw. HI, 2, 28. John V, 7, 53.
H6C V, 1, 53. Troil. I, 1, 106. I, 3, 35. II, 3, 277.
Kom. 11,2,32. HI, 5, 135. Mcb.I, 3, 8. 0th. 11,3, 65.
Cymb. I, 3, 13.
2) to pass through in a vessel: s. seas in cockles.
Per. IV, 4, 2.
Sail - maker , one whose trade is to make sails :
Shr. V, 1, 80.
Sailer, a common mariner: Tp. I, 2, 270. II, 1,
4. II, 2, 53. 127. Err. I, 1, 77. Merch. I, 3, 23. Ill,
I, 109. Tw. I, 2, 5. HI, 2, 18. H6C HI, 2, 186. V,
4,5. R3I1I,4,10I. Troil. II. 1,43. Mcb. I. 3, 4. Hml.
IV, 6, 2. IV, 7, 39. Cymb. IV, 2, 66. Per, IV, 1, 54.
Sain , = said ; used by Armado for the sake of
the rhyme: LLL HI, 83. cf. Say.
Saint, subst. a person sanctified and canonized,
or deserving to be so: Lucr. 85. Sonn. 144, 7. Gent.
II, 4, 145. Meas. I, 4, 37. II, 2, 127. 180. IV, 2, 192.
V, 243. Err. Ill, 2, 14. IV, 4, 60. Merch. I, 2, 143.
11, 7, 40. Shr. Ill, 2, 28. All's V, 3, 108. John HI,
1, 177. R2 III, 3, 152. H4A I, 2, 102. II, 1, 88. H6A
Schmidt, tlie English of Shakespeare.
1, 6, 29. HI, 3, 15. H6B I, 3, 63. R3 1, 2, 49. 1, 3.
338. IV, 1, 70. IV, 4, 75. V, 3, 241. H8 V, 5, 61.
Rom. I, 5, 101. 103. 105. 107. II, 2, 55. 61. Ill, 2, 79.
Tim.V,l,65. Oth.II, 1,112. Before names: S. Anne,
Tw. II, 3, 126. Alban, H6B 1, 2, 57. Bennet, Tw. V,
42. Charity, Bml.K, 5, 5S. CTare, Meas.1,4,5. Cohne,
Mcb. I, 2, 61. Davy, 115 IT, 1, 55. Dennis, LLL V,
2, 87. 'H6A I, 6, 28. Ill, 2, 18. Edmundsbury, John
IV, 3, 11. Georjre,LLLV, 2, 620. John II, 288. H6A
1, 1, 154. IV, 2, 55. IV, 7, 68. Gregory, Gent. IV, 2,
84. Jaques, All's III, 4, 4. IV, 3, 58. Jamy, Shr. Ill,
2, 84. Katharine, HeA I, 2, 100. Lambert, R2 I, 1,
199. Luke, Meas. HI, 1, 276. Magnus, H6B IV, 8, 1.
Martin, H6A I, 2, 131. Mary, John II, 538. Michael,
H6A IV, 7, 69. Nicholas, Gent. Ill, 1, 300. HIA II,
1, 67. Paul, R3 I, 1, 138. Peter, Ado II, 1, 50. Oth.
IV, 2, 91. Philip, H6A I, 2, 143. Valentine, Mids. IV,
1,144. Hml.IV,5,48. cf. the resp. names. Jocularly:
S. Cupid, LLL IV, 3, 366. V, 2, 87.
Saint, vb. to play the saint: think women still to
strive with men, to sin and never for to s. Pilgr. 342.
Sainted, sanctified, holy: Meas. I, 4, 34. HI, 1,
89 (M. Edd. outward -sainted). All's III, 4, 7. Wint.
V, 1, 57. Mcb. IV, 3, 109,
Saint-like, like a saint: Lucr. 1519. Wint. V, 1,
2. H8 II, 4, 138. IV, 1, 83.
Saint-seducing, seducing a saint: Rom, 1,1,220.
Sake, cause, interest; always preceded by /or (by
from only in Evans' language: Wiv. HI, 1,42), = in
behalf, on account: what I should do again for such
a a. Compl. 322. With of: for the s. of them thou
sorrowest for, Err. I, 1, 122. for the s. of merit. Ant.
II, 7, 61. for the s. of it. Per. HI, 1, 21. Usually with
an Anglosaxon genitive: Lr. 633. Pilgr. 120. Gent.
II, 2, 5. Ill, 1, 17. Ill, 2, 63. IV, 4, 182. 207. V, 4,
149. Mea^. V, 408. Err. 1, 2, 93. II, 1, 77. II, 2, 24.
HI, 2, 26. LLL IV, 1, 32, IV, 3, 357. 358. 359. 360.
Merch. II, 4, 35. IV, 1, 379. As I, 2, 293. Shr. Ind
2, 1. All's 1, 1, 24. I, 3, 43. Tw. HI, 4, 34. 336. H6A
II, 5, 51. R3 I, 4, 216 etc. Proverbial phrases: can
you tell for whose s.1 Err. HI, 1, 57. are now '■for the
Lord's s'. Meas. IV, 3, 21. will lend nothing for God's
s. AdoV, 1,322. The s of the genitive omitted; after
sibilants:/or^rmse s. LLL IV, 1, 37. for alliance s.
H6A II, 5, 53. for goodness s. H8 Prol.-23. for their
poor mistress s. HI, 1, 47. for Venus s. Troil. IV, 5,
49. for conscience s. Cor. II, 3, 36. for Brutus s.
Caes. Ill, 2, 70. for justice s. IV, 3, 19. After other
letters: /or fashion s. As HI, 2, 271. for's oath s. Tw.
111,4,326, for heaven s. JohnIV,l,78. for recreation
s. H4A I, 2, 174. for sport s. II, 1, 78. for their own
credit s. 80. for safety s. V, 1,65. for your healOi and
your digestion s. Troil. 11, 3, 120. With personal pro-
nouns:/or m^ s. Ven. 105. Sonn, 42, 7. 111,1. Gent.
II, 1, 136. Wiv. HI, 6, 126. Ado IV, 1, 321. V, 2, 70.
Merch. I, 1, 185 etc for thy s. Gent. II, 2, 10. V, 4,
70. All'sII, 3,245, H6A V,4, 19. 29. R3I,2,146 etc.
for his s. Meas. HI. 1, 238. V, 495. Ado IV, 1, 320.
Mids. II, 2, 29. All's I, 1, 110. Tw. V, 85 etc. for her
s. Sonn. 145, 3. LLL IV, 3, 134. Mids. II, 1, 136. 137.
As II, 4, 76 etc. for your s. Tp. HI, 1, 66. Gent. IV,
2, 23. Wiv. I, 1, 268. Merch. IV, 1, 426 etc. for their
s. H5 Epil. 13 (rhyming). With an adjective before
it:/or whose dear s. Gent. V, 4, 47. Rom. HI, 3, 136.
for your lovely s. Meas, V, 496. for your own s. Ado
11, 1, 105. As 1, 2, 189. All's II, 3, 96. cf. Gent. IV,
64
1000
2, 24. for thy sweet s. Mids. II, 2, 103. for your good
s. Shr. II, 61. for your worthy s. All's III, 3, 5.
Plur. — s: for their — s, Wiv. IV, 6, 110. for your
fair —s, LLLV, 2, 765. for both our —s, Shr. V, 2, 15.
Sala, name of a German river: H5 1, 2, 45. 52. 63.
Salad, see Sallad and Sallet,
Salamander, an animal supposed to be able to
live in fire : H4A III, 3, 53.
Salary, recompense, hire: this is hire and s., not
revenge, Hml. Ill, 3, 79 (Qq base and silly).
Sale, 1) the act of selling: not uttered by base s.
of chapmen's tongues, LLL II, 16. who in that s. sells
pardonfrom himself, JohTil\l,l,lQ7. this s. of offices,
H6B I, 3, 138. whose s. is present death, Rom. V,
1, 51.
2) state of being venal or vendible: to things of s.
ct seller's praise belongs, LLL IV, 3, 240. are now on
s. As II, 4, 84. such a house of s., videlicet a brothel,
Hml. II, 1, 60. is not a thing for s. Cymb. I, 4, 92.
a creature of s. Per. IV, 6, 84.
Salerio, name in Mereh. Ill, 2, 222. 223. 231.
241. 269 (some M. Edd. Salanio).
Sale-work, things made for general sale, and
hence wrought with no particular care: I see no more
in you than in the ordinary of nature^ s s. As III, 5, 43.
Salique, pertaining to the Salic tribe of the
Franks: the law S. H5 I, 2, 11. 54 (a law excluding
females from succession). S. land, 39. 40. 44. 51.
52. 56.
Salisbury, 1) name of an English town: R3 IV,
4, 443. 450. 537. 540. H8 I, 2, 196. 2) of several
earls famous in English history: John IV, 2, 96. 162.
IV, 3, 81. 95. V, 2, 19. 54. R2 II. 4, 1. Ill, 3, 2. 27.
V, 6, 8. H5 IV, 3, n. 54. H6A 1, 1, 159. I, 2, 15.
25. I, 4, 73 etc. I, 5, 17. 34. 38. II, 1, 35. II, 2,4.
H6B I, 1, 70. 86. I, 3, 77 etc.
Sallad or Salad or Sallet, raw herbs dressed
for food with salt and other ingredients: All's IV, 5,
15. 18. H6B IV, 10, 9. 11. 16. Lr. Ill, 4, 137. there
were no — s in the lines to make the waiter savoury,
Hml. II, 2,462 (nothing that gave a relish to the lines
as salads do to meat). Adjectively: my s. days. Ant.
I, 5, 73 (:= green, unripe age).
Sallet, a close-fitting headpiece: H6B IV, 10, 12.
Sallow, sickly pale, yellow: s. cheeks, Rom. II,
3, 70.
Sally, subst. an issue of troops from a besieged
place: H4A II, 3, 54. H6A IV, 4, 4. Troil. V, 3, 14.
Sally, vb.to rush, to pounce: when you s. upon
him, All's IV, 1, 2.
Salmon, the fish Salmo salar: H5 IV, 7, 32. 0th.
II, 1, 156.
Salomon, orthography of the earlier 0. Edd. for
Solomon: LLL I, 2, 180. IV, 3, 168 (F3.4 Solomon).
Salt, subst. the substance generally used for sea-
soning food: Gent. Ill, 1, 369 (according to some,
= bait-cellar). Ado IV, 1, 144. H5 V, 1, 9. Figura-
tively: the spice and s, that season a man, Troil. I, 2,
277. lue have some s. of our youth in us, Wiv. II, 3,
50. Applied to tears: the salt in them (your tears) is
hot, John V, 7, 45. the s. of most unrighteous tears,
Hml. I, 2, 154. for certain drops of s. Cor. V, 6, 93.
this would make a man a man of s. Lr. IV, 6, 199.
Salt, adj. seasoned or impregnated with salt: the
s.Jish, Wiv. 1, 1, 22 (= a fish from saltwater, asea-
flsh?). Ant. II, 5, 17. Used of the sea: their s. sove-
reign, Lucr. 650. the s. deep, Tp. 1, 2, 253. stained
with s. water, II, 1, 64. LLL V, 1, 61. Mids. Ill, 2,
393. Tw. II, 1, 32. Ill, 4, 419. Ho I, 2, 209. Tim.
V, 1, 219. Hml. Ill, 2, 166. Of tears: my s. tears,
Ven. 1071. drops full s. Tp. I, 2, 155. Mids. II, 2,
92. All's I, 3, 178. Tw. II, 1, 32. R2 IV, 245. H6A
I, 1, 50. H6B III, 2, 96. 143. Cor. IV, 1, 22 (—er).
Rom. II, 3, 71. Ill, 5, 135. Tim. IV, 3, 443. Hml. IV,
5, 154. 0th. IV, 3, 47. Of other defluxions: s. rheum,
Err. Ill, 2, 131. 0th. Ill, 4, 51.
Figuratively, = 1) bitter, pungent: the pride and
s. scorn of his eyes, "Troil. I, 3, 371. 2) lecherous:
whose s. imagination hath wronged your honour, Meas.
V, 406. make use of thy s. hours: season the staves
for tubs and baths, Tim. IV, 3, 85. his s. and most
hidden loose affection, 0th. II, 1, 244. as s. as wolves
in pride, III, 3, 404. s. Cleopatra, Ant. II, 1, 21.
Salt-butter, butter seasoned with salt: mechani-
cal s. rogue, Wiv. II, 2, 290 (i, e a huckster).
Saltiers, the servant's blunder tor Satyrs in Wint.
IV, 4, 334.
Saltness, taste of salt: some relish of the s. of
time, H4BI,2, 112 (opposed to the freshness of youth\
Salt-petre, nitre : H4A I, 3, 60.
Salt-sea {ct Salt adj.): the s. shark, Mcb.W,
1,24.
Salt-water, sea-water; adjectively: thou s. thief,
Tw. V, 72 (= pirate), our s. girdle, Cymb. Ill, 1,81
(cf. Tp. II, 1, 64. Tw. II, 1, 32. 112 iV, 245. Rom,
II, 3, 71).
Salt-waved: who in a s. ocean quench their light,
Lucr. 1231 (i. e. in tears).
Salutation, a greeting: LLL V, 1, 3?.. As V, 4,
39. H4A 111, 2, 53. Rom. II, 4, 47. Mob. V, 8, 57.
Lr. II, 4, 32. to do s. R3 V, 3, 210. Caes, IV, 2, 5.
why shmdd others' false adulterate eyes give s. to my
sportive blood? Sonn. 121, 6 (= affect in any manner,
gratify or mortify, cf. the verb salute, and greet in
Per. IV, 3, 38).
Salute, 1 1 to greet, to take courteous notice of
in meeting: Err. IV, 3, 1. LLL IV, 2, 83. R2 III, 2,
6. H5 V, 2, 7. 22. H8 I, 4, 2. Troil. IV, 2, 61. Tit.
U, 1, 5. Rom. II, 3, 32.
2) to greet each other: you s. not at the court, but
you kiss your hands. As 111, 2, 50. saw them s. on horse-
back, H8 I, 1, 8.
3) to show respect, to pay homage to: to s. the
emperor, Gent. I, 3, 41. if the prince do live, let us s.
him, Per. II, 4, 27.
4) to address with the purpose of showing courtesy
or paying homage : Venus — s him with this fair good-
morrow, Ven. 859. s. thee for her king, John II, 30.
to s. my king with ruder terms, H6B I, 1, 29. be we
the first that shall s. our rightful sovereign with Jionour
of his birthright, II, 2, 61; then I s. you with this
kingly title, R3 111, 7, 239. I'll s. your grace as mother
of two queens, IV, 1^ 30. eye to eye opposed — s each
other with each other's form, Troil. Ill, 3, 108. our
general doth s. you with a kiss, IV, 5, 19. by wich title
these sisters — d me, Mcb. I, 5, 9 . lord of his fortunes
he — s thee, Ant. Ill, 12, 11.
5) to touch, to affect: when his fair angels would
s. my palm, John II, 590. if this s. my blood a jot, H8
II, 3, 103. cf. Salutation and Greet.
Salvation, redemption, reception to the bliss of
heaven: Merch. IV, 1, 200. All's IV, 3, 312. H4A II,
1001
4, 10 (F{ confidence). Hml. Ill, 3, 92. V, 1, 2. Mis-
applied by Verges in Ado III, 3, 3.
Salve, subst. medicinal substance applied to
wounds and sores: Ven. 28. Lucr. 1116. Sonn. 34,
7. 120, 12. LLL 111, 73. 75. 79. 80. 81. IV, 3, 289.
H6C IV, 6, 88.
Salve, vb. to remedy ; to palliate : mt/self corrupt-
ing, — ing thy amiss, Sonn. 35, 7. lest my liking might
too sudden seem, I would have — d it with a longer
treatise. Ado I, 1, 317. your majesty may s. the long-
grown wdimijls of my intemperance, H4A III, 2, 155.
you may s. so, not what is dangerous present, but the
loss of what is past. Cor. Ill, 2, 70.
Same, 1) identical, not another; f. i.: she would
be best pleased to be so angered with another letter. No,
would I were so angered with the s. Gent. 1, 2, 104.
this is the very s. Wiv. II, 1, 84. the very s. man, IV,
5, 37. the s. Aegeon, Err. V, 344. the s. Aemilia, 345.
the s. Athenian, Mids. Ill, 2, 41. Owen, the s. H4AII,
4, 375. this s. very day, E3 III, 2, 49.
2) that, the one : what lady is the s. to whom you
swore a secret pilgrimage? Merch. I, 1, 119. what
ring tvas yours? Much like the s. upon your finger,
All's V, 3, 226. Added to demonstrative pronouns,
not to denote identity, but to lay stress on them: call
that s. Isabel here once again, Meas. V, 270. in that
s. place thou hast appointed me, Mids. I, 1, 177. get
thee to yond s. sovereign cruelty, Tw. II, 4, 83. you
shall secretly into the bosom creep of that s. noble pre-
late, well beloved, the archbishop, H4A I, 3, 267. this
s. Cranmer's a worthy fellow, H8 III, 2, 71. for all
this s. I'll hide me hereabout, Rom. V, 3, 43. but let
this s. be presently performed, Hml. V, 2, 404. when
shall we come to the top of that s. hill? Lr. IV, 6, 1.
how far it is to this s. blessed Milford, Cymb. Ill, 2,
61. Hence used to point at a person or thing, =
f^onder: yond s, black cloud looks like a foul bombard,
Tp. II, 2, 20. 24. what is this s.? Ill, 2, 134. what
letter is this s.? Gent. Hi, 1, 137. this s. is she. Ado
V, 4, 54. what lady is that s.? LLL II, 194. this s.
shall go, IV, 3, 59. there are some shrewd contents in
yon s. paper, Merch. Ill, 2, 246. 253. take this s.
letter. III, 4, 47. a pound of that s. merchant's fleshis
thine, IV, 1, 299. what cracker is this s. John 11, 147.
if this s. were a churchyard where we stand, III, 3, 40.
this s. half-faced fellow, give me this man, H4B III, 3,
283. this s. (commission) is yours, H5 II, 2, 68. what
new alarum is this sJ IV, 6, 36. whip him till he leap
over that s. stool, H6B II, 1, 149. what Trojan is that
s, that looks so heavy? Troil. IV, 5, 95. this s. should
be the voice of Friar John, Rom. V, 2, 2. when yond
D\ star that's westward from the pole had made his
course, Hml. I, 1, 36. for this s. lord, I do repent. III,
4, 172. I'll talk a word with this s. learned Theban,
Lr. Ill, 4, 162. what did you mean by thai s. handker-
chief you gave me even now? 0th. IV, 1, 154. what
trumpet is that s.? 226 etc.
Hence used to express contempt or vexation : that
s. Biron I'll torture ere I go , LLL V, 2, 60. this s.
progeny of evils comes from our debate, Mids. II, 1,
115. that s. cowardly giant-like ox-beef hath devoured
many a gentleman of your house, Mids. Ill, 1, 197. I
must be one of these s. dumb wise men, Merch. 1, 1,
106. that s. wicked bastard of Venus, let him be judge,
As IV, 1, 216. yond's that s. knave that leads him to
these places. All's 111, 5, 85. run after that s. peevish
messenger, Tw. I, 5, 319. my Irother Robert, that s.
mighty man, John I, 225. this s.fat rogue, H4A I, 2,
209 (Ff this fat rogue), that s. sword and buckler
prince of Wales, I, 3, 230. that s. mad fellow of the
north, II, 4, 369. these s. metre ballad mongers. III, 1,
130.' that s. word rebellion, H4B I, 1, 194. fallen into
this s. whoreson apoplexy, 1, 2, 123. this s. young sober-
blooded boy, IV, 3, 94. that s. Diomed is a false-heart-
ed rogue, Troil. V, 1, 95. that s. scurvy young knave,
V, 4, 3. that s. pale hard-hearted wench, Rom. II, 4,
4. where that s. banished runagate doth live, Hi, 5, 90.
this s. wayward girl, IV, 2, 47. what a pestilent knave
is this s. IV, 5, 147. Caesar was ne'er so much your
enemy as that s. ague which hath made you lean, Caes.
II, 2, 113. these s. crosses spoil me, Lr. V, 3, 278.
these s. whoreson devils, Ant. V, 2, 277 etc.
3) Used for the third pers. pron., = it: he had of
me a chain: at five o' clock I shall receive the money
for the s. Err. IV, 1, 11. a ring he hath of mine worth
forty ducats, and for the s. he promised me a chain, IV,
3, 85. give me the paper, let me read the s. LLL I, 1,
116. desiring thee to lay aside the sword and put the
s. into young Arthur's hand, John I, l4. will not you
maintain the thing you teach, but prove a chief offender
in the s.? H6A III, 1, 130. H6B I, 2, 10. II, 3, 33.
IV, 4, 18. H6C II, 1, 66. V, 1, 65. R3 II, 4, 17. II),
4, 79. Ill, 5, 59. Troil. II, 2, 118. 179. Tit. Ill, 1, 154 etc.
Samingo, probably a blunder of Mr. Silence
for San Domingo, the patron saint of topers: H4B V,
3, 79.
Samphire (0. Edd. sampire), sea-fennel : Lr. IV,
6, 15.
Sample, example, model: a s. to the youngest,
Cymb. I, 1, 48.
Sampler, a piece of needle-work made by young
girls for improvement: Mids. Ill, 2,205. Tit. II, 4, 39.
Sampson, name in H4B III, 2, 35.
Samson or Sampson, the hero of the Old Testa-
ment: LLL I, 2, 73. 77. 78. 80. 91. 179. H6A 1, 2,
33. H8 V, 4, 22.
Sanctify, to make holy, to consecrate: my ido-
latrous fancy must s. his reliques. All's I, 1, 109. his
good receipt shall for my legacy be — ed by the luckiest
stars in heaven, I, 3, 251. whilst I from far his name
with zealous fervour .>. Ill, 4, 11. drops of balm to s.
thy head, H4B IV, 5, 115. 'as true as Troilus' shall
crown up the verse and s. the, numbers, Troil. Ill, 2,
190. — es himself with's hand. Cor. IV, 5, 208. — ed
= holy, consecrated, sacred: u nun, or sister —ed,
Compl. 233. your virtues are — ed and holy traitors
to you, As II, 3, 13. buried in highways out of all —ed
limit. All's 1, 1, 152. and draw no swords but what are
— ed, H4B iV, 4, 4. — ed and pious bonds, Hml. I,
3, 130. so help me every spirit — ed, 0th. Ill, 4, 126.
Sanctimonious, bespeaking or expressing sanc-
tity: all s. ceremonies, Tp. IV, 16. Hence = out-
wardly holy, hypocritical: like the s. pirate, that went
to sea with the ten commandments, Meas. I, 2, 7.
Sanctimony, that which implies the idea of
sanctity: if vows be. — es, Troil. V, 2, 139. Hence
piety and devoutness shown: which holy undertaking
with most austere s. she accomplished. All's IV, 3, 59.
if s. be the gods' delight , Troil. V, 2, ] 40. And =
outward sanctity, hypocrisy: if s.- and a frail vow
betwixt an erring barbarian and a supersubtle Venetian
be not too hard for my wits, 0th. I, 3, 362.
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Sanctity, holiness: his kissing is as full of s. as
the touch of holy bread, As III, 4, 14. which way is he,
in the name ofs.? Tw. Ill, 4, 94 (Sir Tqby's speech).
with suck s, of love, 395. in pure white robes, like very
s. Wint. Ill, 3, 23. the very opener and intelligencer
between the grace, the — es of heaven and our dull
workings, H4B IV, 2, 21. such s. hath heaven given
his hand, Mcb. IV, 3, 144. my s. will to my sense bend
no licentious ear. Per. V, 3, 29. In Hml. 1, 3, 21 Ff
thes. and health of the tohole state, Qq the safety. Theo-
bald conj. sanity; cf. 11, 2, 214, where also the writ-
ing of Qq is sanctity.
Sanctuarlze.to be a sanctuary to, to protect from
punishment: no place shouldmurder s. Hml. IV, 7, 128.
Sanctuary, a sacred place: Meas. II, 2, 171. Ado
II, 1, 266. Cor. I, 10, 19. Especially a sacred asylum
affording protection from any persecution: H6C IV,
4, 31. R3 II, 4, 66. 73. Ill, 1, 42. IV, 1, 94. to take
s. = to take refuge in such a place: Err. V, 94. R3
III, 1, 28. to break s. = to violate it: R3 111, 1, 47.
s. men, 55. s. children, 56.
Sand, a fine dust-like particle of stone, a grain
of sand: one s: another not more resembles , Cymb. V,
5, 120. Collectively, = a mass of such grainy: whose
hearts are all as false as stairs of s. Merch. Ill, 2,
84. Particularly those covering the shores of the sea
and forming shelves in it: twenty seas, if all their s.
were pearl, Gent. 11,4, 170. my wealthy Andrew docked
in s. Mcrch. I, 1, 27. wrecked upon a s. H5 IV, 1, 100.
make their ransom on the s. H6B IV, 1, 10. tread on the
». H6C V, 4, 30. Plur. — s, ^ 1) grains of sand:
numbering — 5, R2 II, 2, 146. turn the — 5 into eloquent
tongues, and my horse is argument for them all. Ho III,
7, 36. the northern wind will blow these — s abroad. Tit.
IV, 1,105. cf. H6C 1,4, 25. 2) the mass of such grains
covering the sliore of the sea, or forming shelves: Ven.
148. Tp. I, 2, 376. V, 34. Gent. Ill, 2, 81. IV, 3, 33.
Mids. II, 1, 126. Lr. IV, 6, 280. Lucr. 335. John V,
?,, 11. V, 5, 13. IieC III, 2, 97. V, 4, 36. 0th. II, 1,
09. Cymb. Ill, 1,21. 3) the contents of hour glasses:
the — s are numbered that make up my life, 1160 I, 4,
25. horses have been nimbler than the ~ s, Cymb. Ill,
2, 74. our — s are almost run, Per. V, 2, 1.
Sandal, name of the castle of the duke of York:
H6C I, 2, 63.
Sandal sliooii , shoes consisting only of soles
tied to the feet: Hml. IV, 5, 26.
Sand-blind, purblind: Merch. 11, 2, 37. 77.
Sanded, of a sandy colour: Mids, IV, 1, 125.
Sands, name in H8 I, 3, 47. I, 4, 23. 40.
Sandy, 1) covered with sand : the s. plains, H6B
I, 4, 39. this s.plot is plain, Tit. IV, 1, 69.
2) consisting of sand : as false as air, as water,
wind, or s. earth, Troil. HI, 2, 199. Applied to the
hourglass : Ishould not see the s. hour-glass run, Merch .
I, 1, 25. ere the glass finish the process of his s. hour,
H6A IV, 2, 36.
Sandy-bottonied, having a sandy channel: s.
Severn, H4A 111, 1, 66.
Sanguine, having the colour of blood, red: this
s. coward, H4A 11,4,268 (red-faced with much drink-
ing), the s. colour of the leaves (of the rose) II6A
IV, 1, 92. ye s. shallow ~ hearted boys , ye white-lhned
walls, ye ale-house painted signs , coal-black is better
than another hue. Tit. IV, 2, 97. had upon his neck a
mole, a s. star, Cymb. V, 5, 364.
Sanity, a, sound state: a happiness thai often
madness hits on, which rea.9on and s. could not so pros-
perously be delivered of, Ilml II, 2, 2 14 (Qq sanctity).
In 1,3,21 Vi the sanctity and health of the whole state ;
probably a misprint for sanity. Similarly insanie in
LLL V, 1, 28 was changed by the compositors to in-
famie.
Sans, without: a confidence s. bound, Tp. I, 2,
97. s. fable. Err. IV, 4, 76. s. question, LLL V, 1, 91.
s. crack or flaw. S. sans, I pray you, V, 2, 415. 416.
s. intermission. As II, 7, 32. «. teeth, s. eyes, s. taste,
s. every thing, 166. s. compliment, John V, 6, 16. s.
check, Troil. I, 3, 94. s. remorse, Tim. IV, 3, 122. s.
all, Hml. Ill, 4, 79. .s. witchcraft, 0th. I, 3, 64.
Santrailles (O. Edd. Santrayle or Santraile)
French name in H6A I, 4, 28.
Sap, the vital juice of plants: Ven. 1176. Lucr.
950. lies. Sonn. 5, 7. 15, 7. Err. II, 2, 182. R2 111,
4, 59. R3 II, 2, 42, H8 I, 2, 98. Troil. I, 3, 7. Lr.
IV, 2, 35. Used of blood: did drain the purples, from
her sweet brother's body, R3 IV, 4, 277. Metaphori-
cally : there is sorne s. in this, AVint IV, 4, 576 (there
is life in it; it bids fair). Ant. Ill, 13, 192. if with
the s. of reason you would quench or but allay the fire
of passion, H8 1, 1, 148.
Sap-consuming, wasting the vital juice: Err.
V, 312.
Sapient, sage: thou, s. sir, sit here, Lr. 111,6,24.
Sapless, wanting sap: H6A II, 5, 12. IV, 5, 4.
Sapling, a young tree: R3 111, 4, 71. Used of
young persons: Tit III, 2, 50. Per. IV, 2, 93.
Sapphire, a precious blue stonfe: Compl. 21o,
Wiv. V, 5, 75 (O. Edd. saphire-pearl). Err. Ill, 2, 13S.
Sappy, full of sap: Ven. 165.
Saracen, an Arabian, a Moor: black pagans,
Turks and s, R2 IV, 95.
Sarcenet, fine woven silk: givest such ». sure^SL
for thy oaths, I14A HI, 1, 256 (such as becomes a
mercer's ^^ife). thou green s. flap for a sore eye, Troil.
V, 1, 36.
Sardians, the inhabitants of the town ofSardis:
Caes. IV. 3, 3.
Sardinia, island in the Mediterranean: Ant. II,
6, 35.
Sardls, the capital of Lydia: Caes. IV, 2, 28. V.
1, 80. V, 5, 18.
Sarpego, see Serpigo.
Saruni plain, Salisbury plain: Lr. 11, 2, 89.
Satan, the prince of hell: Wiv. V, 6, 163. Err.
IV, 3, 48. 49. IV, 4, 57. All's V, 3, 261. Tw. Ill, 4.
130. IV, 2, 35. H4A II, 4, 509.
Satcliel, a bag used by schoolboys to carry their
books and papers in: As II, 7, 145.
Sate, to feed beyond the limit of natural desire:
lust zoill s. itself in n celestial bed and prey on garbage,
Hml. I, 5, 56. when she is — d with his body, Oth. I,
3, 356.
Satiate, fed to the full, glutted: the cloyed will,
that s. yet unsatisfied desire, Cymb. I, 6, 48.
Satiety (0. Edd. saciety, except in Oth.) 1) full
gratification: and with s. seeks to quench his thirst,
Shr. 1, 1, 24.
2) excess of gratification, state of being glutted:
Ven. 19. Tim. I, 1, 166. Oth. II, 1, 231.
Satin, soft and glossy silk : Meas.lV,3, 12. II4B
I, 2, 34. 50. Per. Ill, 1, 68.
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Satire, a, poem in which wickedness or folly is
censured : beas. to decay, Sonn . 1 00, 11 (the poet's Muse
addressed). Ado V, 4, 103. Mids.V, 54. Tim. V, 1,36.
Satirical, full of bitter mockery: Ilnil. II, 2, 198.
Satisfaction, 1) gratification: nor gives it s. to
our blood, that we must curb it upon others' proof,
Compl. 162. have you received no promise of s. at her
hands? Wiv. II, 2, 217. Meas. Ill, 1, 156. 275. Wint.
1, 2, 31. Rom. II, 2, 126. 0th. I, 3, 266.
2) payment; make present s. Err. IV, 1, 5. agood
conscience will make any possible s. H4B V, 5, 137.
of. 0th IV, 2, 203.
3) amends, atonement: Merch. Ill, 1, 98. Tw. Ill,
4, 261. Ho III, 6, 141. H6A II, 3, 77. Troil. II, 3,
4. Hml. IV, 5, 209. 0th. IV, 2, 203. to give s. Err.
V, 252. Cymb. II, 1, 16. to make s. Err. V, 399. H5
IV, 8, 48. H6C V, 5, 14. Tit. V, 1, 8.
4) full information, release from uncertainty and
suspense, conviction: we may soon our s. have touching
that point, Me&s. I, 1, 83. for my better s. let me have
Claudio's head sent me, IV, 2, 125. she ceased in heavy
s. All's V, 3, 100 (sadly acquiescing in what she
acknowledged to be necessary). King Lewis his s. H5
1, 2, 88. for the s. of my mind. III, 2, 106. for your
private s. Caes. II, 2, 73. and by an auricular assu-
rance have your s. Lr. I, 2, 99. for a s. of my thought,
0th. Ill, 3, 97. Where's s.? 401. will give you s. 408.
pretending the s.of her knowledge on^y, Cymb. V, 5,251.
Satisfy, 1) to feed to the full: which, having all,
all could not s. Lucr. 96. sharp hunger by the conquest
— ed, 422. let us s, our eyes with the things of fame
that do renown this city, Tw. Ill, 3, 22. my fancy may
be — ed, H6A V, 3, 91. whose thirst York and young
Rutland could not s. H6C II, 6, 84. she makes hungry
where most she — es. Ant. U, 2, 243. cf. the quibble
in II, 7, 56.
2) to give satisfaction; to content; to gratify:
Gent. V, 4, 79. Wiv. II, 1, 195. IV, 2, 172. Meas. II,
2, 104. Ill, 1, 170 {do not s. your resolution with hopes
that are fallible ; i. e. do not set yourself at ease , do
not gratify yourself, who where just now resolved to
die, with false hopes). IV, 3, 79. Ado V, 1, 285. LLL
II, 153. Merch. IV, 1, 415. 416. As V, 2, 124. Shr.
III, 2, 111. All's II, 3, 206. Wint. 1, 2, 232. 233.
234. IV, 4, 635. John II, 557. R2 IV, 272. 273. H4B
11, I, 143. H6A II, 5, 21. H6C II, 2, 99. II, 5, 104.
106. 108. Ill, 2, 20. R3 III, 3, 21. V, 3, 72. H8 II,
4, 148. Troil. II, 3, 149. Tit. II, 3, 180. Rom. II, 1,
9. Ill, 1, 75. Ill, 5, 93. 94. Caes. II, 2, 72. Ill, 1, 48
(Caesar does not wrong, nor without cause will he he
— ed; i. e. not base flattery, but a real cause, a reason-
able motive, can alone content him and induce him
to grant a pardon). 141. 226. IV, 2, 10. Hml. V, 2,
255. 0th. I, 2, 88. V, 2, 318. Ant. II, 7, 56. Ill, 13,
167. Cymb. IV, 4, 16. V, 4, 15 (= to give satisfac-
tion, to make amends). Per. IV, 1, 72.
3) to free from doubt and uncertainty, to inform
fully, to convince: s. me so, LLL II, 163. to s.you in
what I have said, Shr. IV, 2, 4. though I am —ed
and need no more than what I know, Wint. 11, 1, 189.
I will be — ed, let me see the writing, R2 V, 2, 59.
would be better — ed hoib in our means we should ad-
vance ourselves, H4B I, 3, 6. — ed that Queen Isabel
was lineal of the Lady Ermengare, H5 I, 2, 80. to s.
my opinion, H5 III, 2, 105 (Fluellen's speech\ to s.
myself, in craving your opinion, H6B II, 2, 3. how far
you —ed me, H8 II, 4, 211. he is returned in his opi-
nions, which have — ed the king for his divorce. III, 2,
65. let me be —ed, is't good or bad? Rom. II, 5, 37.
we will be —ed, Caes. Ill, 2, 1. I will be —ed, Mcb.
IV, 1, 104. to s. my remembrance the more strongly,
V, 1, 37. s. yourself, 0th. 1, 1, 138. would I were
- ed, III, 3, 390. 393. 394, you shall be —ed, IV, 2,
252. he hath given me —ing reasons, V, 1, 9. if you
seek for further — ing, Cymb. II, 4, 134. s. me home
what is become of her, III, 5, 92. if further yet you will
be — ed, Per. 1, 3, 16. With of, = to give full inform-
ation about: you are not — ed of these events at full,
Merch. V, 296. of this my letters before did s. you,
Ant. II, 2, 52.
Saturday, the seventh day of the week: LLL
IV, 1, 6. As IV, 1, 116.
Saturn, the god who reigned before Jupiter;
supposed to be of a melancholy and morose temper:
hath put a spirit of youth in every thing, that heavy S.
laughed and leaped with him, Sonn. 98, 4. a pudency
so rosy the sweet view on't might well have warmed old
S. Cymb. II, 5, 12. The planet of the same name
causing hate, melancholy and moroseness : born under
S. Ado I, 3, 12. S. and Venus this year in conjunc-
tion, H4BII, 4,286. though Venus govern your desires,
5. is dominator over mine, Tit. II, 3, 31. to S., Cains,
not to Saturnine,\V,3,56 (0. Edd. to Saturnine, Caius,
not to Saturnine).
Saturnine, name of the emperor in Tit. I, 208.
225. 233 etc.
Saturnlnns, the same: Tit. I, 203. 205. 232. II,
I, 90. IV, 4, 24.
Satyr, a sylvan god , part man and part goat :
Hml. 1, 2, 140.
Sauce, subst. a mixture eaten with food to im-
prove its relish and provoke the appetite: Sonn. 118,
6. Ado IV, 1, 281. As 111, 3, 31. H4A II, 4, 586.
H5 V," 1, 36. 52. Rom. II, 4, 84. Caes. I, 2, 304. Mcb.
Ill, 4, 36. IV, 3, 81. Ant. II, I, 25.
Saiice, vb. 1) to accompany with a sauce, to give
a relish to : his meat was — d with thy upbraidings.
Err. V, 73. his folly — d with discretion, Troil. I, 2,
24. praises — d with lies, Cor. I, 9, 53. to s, thy dish-
es (with poison) Tim. IV, 3, 299. — d our broths,
as Juno hadbeen sick and he her dieter, Cymb. IV, 2, 50.
2) to gratify, to tickle ; s. his palate with thy most
operant poison, Tim. IV, 3, 24. Ironically, = to pep-
per: 77/ make them pay, I'll s. them, Wiv. IV, 3, 11.
13. I'll s. her with bitter words. As HI, 5, 69.
Saucer, a small pan or platter: LLL IV, 3, 98.
Saucily, with impertinent boldness: while others
s. promise more speed, but do it leisurely, Lucr. 134 8.
this knave came something s. into the ivorld before he
was sent for, Lr. I, 1, 22. displayed So s. against your
highness, II, 4, 41.
Sauciness, impertinent boldness, impudence:
Err. II, 2, 28. All's IV, 5, 70. John V, 2, 133. II4B
II, 1, 123. 135. Tit. 11, 3, 82.
Saucy, 1) pungent, full of salt: there's vinegar
and pepper in it (the letter). Is't so s.1 Tw. Ill, 4,
159 (punning).
2) petulant, wanton, lascivious: to remit their s.
siveetness thai do coin heaven's image in stamps that
are forbid, Meas. 11,4, 45. 0 strange men, that can
such sweet use make ofivhat they hate, when s. trusting
of the cozened thoughts defiles the pitchy night, AW a
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IV, 4, 23. But in both passages the word may be
understood in its third and stronger sense.
3) impudent, insolent: Sonn 80, 7. 128, 13. Gent.
1, 2, 92. Meas. V, 135. LLL 1, '1, 85. Mids. V, 103.
As HI, 2, 314. Tw. I, 5, 209. John II, 404. H4B II,
4, 139. H6A III, 1, 45. Ill, 4, 33. H6B IV, 10, 38.
H8 IV, 2, 100. Troil. I, 3, 42. Tit. II, 3, 60. Rom.
I, 5, 85. II, 4, 153. Caes. 1, 1, 21. IV, 3, 134. Mcb.
Ill, 4, 25 {bound in to ^. doubts and fears; i. e. un-
bounded, extravagant; a very expressive oxymoron).
III, 5, 3. 0th. I, 1, 129. Ant. IV, 14, 25. V, 2, 214.
Cymb. 1, 6, 151. Ill, 4, 161. V, 5, 325. Followed by
with: s. with lords. Alls II, 3, 278. the world, too s.
with the gods, Caes. I, 3, 12. so ^. with the hand of
she here, Aut. Ill, 13, 98.
Sauudcr, Christian name of Sirapcox (Alexan-
der?,: I-I6B II, 1, 124. 125.
Savage, adj. 1) wild, untamed: in time the s. bull
doth bear the yoke, Ado I, 1, 263. V, 1, 183. V, 4,
43. their (colts') s. ei/es turnedto a modest gaze, Merch.
V, 78. any thing s. As 11,6,7 (= game), a s. clamour,
Wint. Ill, 3, 66 (as of wild beasts chased).
2) beastly, brutal: these pampered animals that
rage in s. sensuality, Ado IV, 1, 62. his lustful eye or
s. heart, R3 111, 5, 83. breaks out to s. madness, 0th.
IV, 1, 56. 1 have s. cause. Ant. Ill, 13, 128 (= cause
to act like a wild beast). Substantively: when thou
didst not, s., know thine own meaning, Tp. I, 2, 355.
3) wild, uncultivated: our scions, put in wild and
s. stock, H5 HI, 5, 7. Particularly applied to people in
the uncivilized state of nature: like a rude and s. man
of hide, LLL V, 3, 222. s. islanders (stabbed) Pom-
pey, HGB IV, 1, 137. some s. hold, Cymb. Ill, 6, 18.
In this sense it becomes quite a subst., forming a
regular plural: with — « and men of hid, Tp. II, 2, 60
(0. Edd. salvages). LLL V, 2, 202. H5 V, 2, 59. Ant.
I, 4, 61.
4) rude, unpolished, uncivil: / thought that all
things had been s. here. As II, 7, 107; cf. our courtiers
say all's s. but at court, Cymb. IV, 2, 33. Ill, 6, 23.
the s. strangeness he puts on, Troil. 11,3, 135. to fright
you thus, methinks, I am too s. Mcb. IV, 2, 70.
5) ferocious, barbarous, atrocious: bloody, full of
blame, s., extreme, rude, cruel, Sonn. 129, 4. his lines
would ravish s. ears and plant in tyrants mild humility,
LLL IV, 3, 348. o s. jealousy, Tw. V, 122. the s.
spirit of wild war, John V, 2, 74. H5 II, 2, 95. II6C
1, 1, 224. R3 I, 4, 265. Tim. V, 1, 168. Caes. Ill, 1,
223. Lr. HI, 3, 7. Per. V, 1, 218.
Savagely, atrociously: Mcb. IV, 3, 205.
Savageuess, 1) wild ferocity: wolves and bears,
iosting their s. aside, have done like offices of pity,
Wint. II, 3, 187. she will sing the s. out of a bear,
0th. V, 1,200.
2) licentiousness, unruliness, proneness to excess :
the flash and outbreak of a fiery mind, a s. in unre-
claimed blood of general assault, Hml. 11, 1, 34.
Savagci') , 1) wild growth : the coulter rusts that
should deracinate such s. H5 V, 2, 47.
2) atrocity: the bloodiest shame, the wildest s. John
IV, 3, 48.
.Savage-wild (not hyijhened in 0. Edd.) cruel,
ferocious: the time and my intents are s. Rom. V, 3,37.
Save, vb. 1) to preserve, to rescue, to release, to
guard: Wiv. II, 3, 6. Meas. 11, 1, 7. II, 4, 64. 88. 95.
HI, 1, 62. 134. 147. 264. V, 396. 402. Err. I, 1, 114.
V, 168. 193. 283. Ado II, 1, 155. All's II, 1, 181.
Wint. II, 3, 161. John IV, 1, 73. HBA I, 2, 147. HI,
2, 105. IV, 3, 26. Cor. V, 3, 75. Hml, HI, 4, 103.
Cymb. II, 4, 94 etc. With from: to s. your ship from
wreck, Gent. I, 1, 156. IV, 4, 3. Meas. II, 2, 161. IV,
3, 89. Wint. IV, 4, 521. HGA V, 4, 160. HGB II, 1,
143. Tit. II, 3, 164. Hml. IV, 7, 146. Lr. V, 3, 191
etc. God s. =: God may preserve or guard: Meas. II,
2, 25. Ado HI, 2, 82. V, 1, 327. LLL IV, 2, 149. V,
2, 310. As V, 2, 20. Shr. I, 2, 219. R2 II, 2, 41. H6A
IV, 1, 2. R3 HI, 7, 22. H8 H, 1, 1 etc. (As for God
s. the mark, see Mark). God omitted: i his majesty,
Tp. II, 1, 168 (M. Edd. God s. his majesty), s. oiir
graces. 111, 2, 115. Particularly as a kind wish in
meeting or parting : Sir Pioteus, s. you, Gent. 1, 1, 70.
s.your honour, Meas. H, 2, 161. Wiv. II, 3, 19. HI,
1,41. Airsl,l,117. 111,2,47. Tw.HI, 1,1. 76. Tim.
IV,3,414. Lr.II,l,l etc. s.your reverence, in the same
sense as saving your reverence (see Saving): Rom, 1, 4,
42 (the surreptitious Ql and M. Edd. Mis sir reverence).
2) to preserve from eternal death: my beauty will
be — d by merit, LLL IV, 1, 21. I shall be — rf by my
husband, Merch. HI, 5, 21 (cf. 1 Corinthians VH, 14;
the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband), to be
— d by believing, Tw. HI, 2, 75. if men were to be — rf
by merit, H4A 1, 2, 119. so Christ s. me, H5 HI, 2,
97. I have a — ing faith within me, V, 2,^17. there be
souls must be —d, 0th. II, 3, 106. 107. 111. 114. no,
as I shall be — d, IV, 2, 86. he that will believe all
that they say, shall never be —dby half that they do.
Ant. V, 2, 257.
3) to keep undamaged or untouched: his youthful
hose, well —d. As II, 7, 160. that honour — rf may
upon asking give, Tw. HI, 4, 232. to s. unscratched
your city's threatened cheeks, John II, 225. s. me a
piece of marchpane , Rom. I, 5, 9. couldst thou s. no-
thing? didst thou give them all? Lr. HI, 4, 66. Absol.:
he is gone to s. far off, whilst others come to make him
lose at home, R2 II, 2, 80.
4) to lay up, to gather: the thrifty hire I — d under
your father, As II, 3, 39.
5) to keep to one's self, not to spend , to spare :
to s. the money that he spends in trimming. Err. II, 2,
98. to s. their gifts, Merch. IV, 1,444. to s. both (charge
and trouble) Wint. I, 2, 26. to s. the blood on either
side, H4A V, 1, 99. s. that labour, Luor. 1290. Err.
IV, 1, 14. As II, 7, 8. Troil. Ill, 3, 241. Cor. I, 3, 90.
0th, V, 1, 101. s. your word. All's V, 2, 40. s. your
thanks, Wint. I, 2, 54. Troil. IV, 4, 119. / may s.
speech, 0th. IV, 1, 291 etc.
6) to hinder from spending or being spent, from
using or being used, to make superfluous: you might
have — d me my pains, Tw. II, 2, 6. a thousand sighs
to s. II, 4, 64. thou hast — d me a thousand marks in
links, H4A HI, 3, 48. and — d the treacherous labour
of your son, V, 4, 57. — s me so much talking, H8 I,
4, 40. I'll s. you that labour, 11, 1, 3. and — d ijour
husband so much sweat. Cor. IV, 1, 18. — rf me o day's
journey, IV, 3, 12. you have — d my longing , and I
feed most hungerly on your sight, Tim. I, 1, 261.
7) to spare, to treat with pity, not to destroy: re-
lent and s. my life, H6B IV, 7, 124. —ing of thy life,
Caes. V", 3, 38, s. him, Lr. V, 3, 151. makes the true
man killed and — s the thief, Cymb. II, 3, 76.
Save, adv. (not prepos., as it is followed by the
case required by the verb: Sonn. 109, 14. Tw. Ill, 1,
1005
172. Tim. IV, 3, 507. Caes. Ill, 2, 66. V, 5, 69) ex-
cept: Vcn. 300. Lucr. 95. 126. 409. 1426. Sonn.
12, 14. 48, 10. 67, 12. 75, 12. 109, 14. 131, 13.
Pilgr. 380. Tp. II, 1, 50. Ill, 1, 50. Ado II, 1, 183.
V, 1, 71. LLL I, 1, 87. Merch. Ill, 2, 184. All's II, 3,
1?9. Tw. II, 4, 19. Ill, 1, 172. John II, 250. R2 I, 3,
207. H6B IV, 1, 126. Troil. II, 3, 197. Tim. IV, 3,
507. Caes. I, 3, 88. Ill, 2, 66. V, 5, 69 etc. *-. /or =
but for: then was this island, s. for the son that she
did litt6r here, not honoured with a human shape, Tp.
1, 2,282. of all one pain, s.for a night of groans, R3 IV,
4, 303. s. that = were it not that : looking on darkness,
s. that my soul's imaginary sight presents ihj shadow,
Sonn. 27, 9. from these would I be gone, s. that, io\lie.
Heave my love alone, 66, 14. Meas. 1, 2, 152. IV, 4,
32. Mids. 111. 2, 309. All's III, 2, 2. H5 1, 1, 84. R3
HI, 7, 193. 0th. Ill, 3, 65. Cymb. IV, 2, 238. s. for
save that, in the language of Evans: Wiv. I, 1, 261.
Saving, l)except: ere answerknows what question
ivould, s. in dialogue of compliment, John I, 201.
2) all due respect shown to, no offence to: s. your
merry humour, here's the note. Err. IV, 1, 27. «■. your
tale, PetrU'hio, I pray, let us speak too, Shr. II, 71.
which gifts, s. your mincing, the capacity of your che-
veril conscience would receive, H8 II, 3, 31. Especially
used to apologize for the boldness or imjjropriety of
an expression: s. your reverence, a husband, Ado 111,
4,32. and longing, s. your honour's reverence , for
stewed prunes , Meas. II, 1,92. Merch. II, 2, 27. 138.
H4A II, 4, 515. s. reverence of the word, Cymb. IV, 1,
5. s. your manhoods, H4B II, 1, 29. H5 IV, 8, 35.
Saviour, the Redeemer: Hml. I, 1, 159.
Savory, the plant Satureja hortensis: Wint. IV,
4, 104.
Savour, subst. smell; in a proper and a figurative
sense: both favour, s., hue and qualities ... are on the
sudden wasted. Yen. "4:7. for compound sweet foregoing
simple s. Sonn. 125, 7. she loved not the s. of tar
nor of pitch, Tp. II, 2, 54. in those freckles live
their (the cowslips') — s, Mids. II, 1, 13. the flowers
of odious — .■! sweet, III, 1, 84. I smell sweet —s, Shr.
Ind.2, 73. as, that may strike the dullest nostril, Wint.
I, 2, 421. keep seeming and s. all the winter long, IV,
4, 75. the uncleanly — s of a slaughter-house, John IV,
3, 112. this admiration is much o'the s. of other your
new pranks, Lr. I, 4, 258 (Q3 and some M. Edd. fa-
vour); cf. the verb.
Savour, vb. 1 ) intr. to have a particular smell :
to me the very doors and windows s. vilely. Per. IV, 6,
117. Metaphorically, = to be of a pai-ticnlar nature:
a savage jealousy that sometime — s nobly, Tw.V, 123.
With of: neither — ing of poetry, wit, nor invention,
LLL IV, 2, 165. this — s not much of distraction, Tw.
V, 322. — s of tyranny, Wint. II, 3, 119. you s. too
much of your youth, H5 I, 2, 250. his jest will s.but of
shallow wit, 295.
2) trans, to like: fllths s. but themselves, Lr. IV,
3,39.
Savoury, pleasing to the taste: there were no
salletx in the lines to make the matter s. Hml. II, 2, 463.
our stomachs will make what's homely s. Cymb. Ill,
6, 33.
Savoy , name of a palace in London : H6B IV,
7,2.
Savr, subst. a moral saying, a maxim, a sentence :
who fears a sentence or an old man's s. Lucr. 244.
coughing drowns the parson's s. LLL V, 2, 932. full
of wise — s and modern instances. As II, 7, 156. now
I find thy s. of might. III, 5, 82. we'll whisper o'er a
couplet or two of most sage — s, Tw. Ill, 4, 413. his
weapons holy saws of sacred writ, H6B I, 3, 61. all
—s of books, Hml.' I, 5, 100. that must approve the
common s. Lr. II, 2, 167.
Saw, subst. (cf. Handsaw) a cutting instrument
with a dentated edge: his sighs, his sorrows, make a
s., to push grief on, and back the same grief draw,
Lucr. 1672.
Saw, vb. (partic. sawed) to cut with a saw: H4B
V, 1, 70. do not s. the air too much with your hand,
Hml. Ill, 2, 5.
Sawn, = sown (or, according to others, = seen):
Compl. 91.
Saw-pit, a pit over which timber is sawed : Wiv.
IV, 4, 53.
Saxons, name of a German people: H5 I, 2,
46. 62.
Saxony, a German country: Merch. 1, 2, 91.
Say, subst. a kind of silk: thou s., thou serge,
nay, thou buckram lord, H6B IV, 7, 27.
Say, subst. assay, taste, relish: thy tongue somes,
of breeding breathes, Lr. V, 3, 143.
Say, name in H6B IV, 2, 170. 174. IV, 4, 19. IV,
7, 23.
Say, vb. to assay: of all — ed yet, rnayst thou
prove prosperous! of all — ed yet, I wish thee happi-
ness, Per. I, 1, 59.
Say, vb. (impf. and partic. said; partic. sain used
by Armado in rhyming) 1) to utter, to express, de-
clare or pronounce in woi-ds: Ven. 12. 53. 217. 229.
253. 329. 373. 374. 510. 535 (s. Good night). 537
(s. Adieu). 583. 611. 805. 851. 852. 865. 1173. Lucr.
320 (as who should say; cf. Ven. 280; see Should).
358. 505 etc. etc. io say farewell, R3 1, 2, 225. Ant.
IV, 14, 90. The passive personally: thou art said to
have a stubborn soul, Meas. V, 485. Ado 1, 3, 32. Mids.
I, 1, 238. Tw. IV, 2, 10. Cor. IV, 5, 243. Mob. II, 3,
34. With of= concerning, about: so of collected sor-
row may be said, Ven. 333. what you said of the duke,
Meas. V, 334. As IV, 1, 47 etc. The addressed person
preceded by to: Gent. IV, 3, 35. Tw. I, 5, 153. IV, 2,
16 etc. To omitted after to say nay = to refuse, when
the dative is placed between say and nay : said him
nay, John I, 275. you'll say a beggar nay, R3 III, 1,
119. Rom. II, 2, 96. I can say nay to thee, R3 III, 7,
53. Having «o before the person or thing spoken of,
in the sense of to think, to judge of: what the old world
could say to this composed wonder of your frame, Sonn.
59, 9. ivhat say you to a letter from your friends of much
good news, Gent.l\,ii,i\, what says she to my little jewels
IV, 4, 51. what says Silvia to my suif? V, 2, 1. 8. what
says she to me? Wiv. II, 2, 81. what say you to young
Master Fenton? Ill, 2, 67. Meas. IV, 2, 131. Merch.
I, 2, 71. Shr. IV, 3, 17. 20 (how say you to afattripef).
Tw. I, 5, 88 (how say you to that?). John IV, 2, 132.
R2 III, 2, 177. H4A V, 1, 15. H4B I, 2, 1. H6C IV, 1,
107. Rom. Ill, 3, 97. Lr. I, 1,241. IV, 6, 100. 0th.
1,3,74. V, 2, 293. Similarly: how say you by the
French lord? Merch. I, 2, 58. how sayest thou thai my
master is become a notable lover? Gent. II, 5, 43. Mcb.
Ill, 4, 128.
To say so: Ven. 536. Tp.II,2,65. 111,1,37. Meas.
Ill, 2, 196. Ado II, 1, 136. LLL IV, 3, 5 etc. etc. no,
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sayst me so, friend? Shr. I, 2, 190. sayst thou me so?
H6B II, 1, 109 (me a dativus ethicus).
/ say, inserted emphatically: how would, 1 say,
mine eyes be blessed made , Sonn. 43,9. 0,ij, 1 say,
you look upon this verse, 71, 9. new created the crea-
tures that were mine, J say, or changed them, Tp.
1, 2, 82. what, I say, my foot my tutor? 468. Es-
pecially in commanding, or calling to, a person : stand,
I say, Ven. 284. out of our way, I say, Tp. I, 1, 29.
what, Robin, I say, Wiv. HI, 3, 4. Bardolph, I say,
III, 5, 1. Tp. I, 2, 315. Gent. IV, 4, 66. V, 4, 122. Wiv.
IV, 2, 125. Meas. I, 1, 16. V, 460. Ado III, 3, 104.
Merch. II, 5, 6. H4B V, 1, 2. H8 II, 4, 241. Cor. Ill,
3, 40. Eom. 1, 3, 58. IV, 2, 30. Tim. II, 1, 14. Caes.
II, 1, 3. Jlcb, V, 3, 20. Lr. I, 4, 350. II, 1,21 etc. avoid
the gallery; ha! I have said, be gone, H8 V, 1, 86. /
have said = yes, as I said: Mcb.lV, 3, 213.Aiit.l, 2,58.
Say you? = what do you say? not better than he,
by her own report. Say you? Meas. V, 275. what im-
ports this song? Say you? nay, pray you, mark, Hml.
IV, 5, 28. heaven bless us. Say you? Uth. HI, 4,82.
you are cock and capon too. Sayest thou? Cymb. II, 1,
27. say you, sir? Thy name. Fidele, IV, 2, 379. cf.
how say you? 0, I should remember him, TViv. I, 4, 29.
2) to tell: the mariners say how thou hast disposed,
Tp. 1, 2, 22.3. say what thou seest yond, 409. say how
thou earnest here, V, 181. say how you came hither,
228. say, Lucetta, wouldst thou counsel me to fall in
love? Gent. I, 2, 1. say, from whom? 35. say, who
gave it thee? 37. and may 1 say to thee, this pride of
hers hath drawn my love from her. III, 1, 72. the duke,
I say to thee again, would eat mutton on Fridays, Meas.
HI, 2, 192. say in brief the cause. Err. 1, 1, 29. say
to me, when sawesl thou the Prince Florizel? Wint. IV,
2, 28. canst thou say all this and never blush. Tit. V,
I, 121. say to the king the knowledge of the broil as
thou didst leave it, Mcb. I, 2, 6. the lady shall say her
mind freely, Hml. II, 2, 338. say to me, whose fortunes
shall rise higher. Ant. II, 3, 15. say to Ventidius I
would speak with him, 31. shall I say to Caesar what
you require of him? HI, 13, Gb. say his name, Cymb.
IV, 2, 376 etc.
3) to mention: the said Henry shall espouse the
Lady Margaret, H6B I, 1, 46.
4 to speak: to say grace, Meas. 1, 2, 20. Merch.
II, 2, 202. Tit. IV, 3, 100. to say one's prayers: Wiv.
V, 5, 54. Ado II, 1, 108. AU's I, 1, 227. Wint. V, 3,
140. H5 IV, 2, 56. Troil. II, 3, 22. Cymb. IV, 2, 391
etc. Absol.: you say honestly. Ado II, 1, 242. you say
not right, old man, V, 1, 73. say on, As HI, 2, 264. /
have to so^ with you, John IV, 1, 8. first hear me
speak. Well, say. Cor. Ill, 3, 41. answer to us. Say
then, 62. say, what, is Horatio here? Hml. I, 1, 18.
ye say honestly, Ropi. 1, 2, 65. hast most rightly said,
Lr. 1, 1, 186. say in mine ear. Ant. II, 7, 42. say boldly,
HI, 13, 47. go to, say no more, 0th. IV, 1, 177 (enough
of it ; agreed). I have said. Ant. HI, 2, 34 ( = I have
no more to say), you have said but whether wisely or
no, let the forest judge. As HI, 2, 129. you have said
= well said, quite right: Gent. H, 4, 29. Tw. HI, 1,
12. 0th. IV, 2, 204. Ant. II, 6, 113. there thou sayest,
PIml. V, 1,29 (= speakest to the purpose; the clown's
speech), to say well = 1) to speak well and to the
purpose: Wint. I, 2, 90. H8 HI, 2, 149. 152. 153.
Troil. H, 2. 163. 2) to be right: thou hast said well,
for some of you there present are worse than devils,
Tp. HI; 3, 35. said I well? Wiv. I, 3, 11. ha. Sir
John, said I well? H4B HI, 2, 227. ill will never said
well, H5 HI, 7, 123. you say well, Rom. H, 4, 130.
well said = 1) spoken well and to the purpose: Wiv.
IV, 2, 141. Meas. H, 2, 89. Ado HI, 5, 38. LLL V, 2,
552. Merch. H, 9, 37. As I, 2, 112. Shr. I, 1, 73. Tw.
IV, 2, 31. H4A 1, 2, 161. H4B III, 2, 169. H6B II, 1,
III. Troil. HI, 1,61. V, 1, 14. V, 2, 75. Cor. Ill, 2,
31. Kom. II, 4, 65. IV, 4, 19. Hml. II, 1, 6. 2) well
done: As II, 6, 14. H4A IV, 1, 1. V, 4, 75. H4B III,
2, 295. V, 3, 10. H6B I, 4, 16. H8 I, 4, 30. Tit IV,
3,63. Rom. I, 5, 88. Hml. I, 5, 162. 0th. 11, 1, 169.
IV, 1, 117. V, 1, 98. Ant. II, 5, 46. IV, 4, 28. Per.
111,2,87.
5) The imperative say = suppose; followed by
the subjunctive: say that the sense of feeling were be-
reft me, yel would my love to thee be still as much, Ven.
439. say, for non-payment that the debt should double,
is twenty hundred kisses such a trouble ? 52 1 . say, this
were death, Tp. 1 1, 1, 260. but say this weed her love
from Valentine, it follows not that she will love Sir
Thurio, Gent. Ill, 2, 49. say that she be, IV, 2, 109.
say that she rail: why then I'll tell her plain she sings
as sweetly as a nightingale, Shr. II, 171. 'tis most dan-
gerous. Say it be, 'tis true, Wint. I, 2, 298. say that
she were gone, a moiety of my rest might come to me
again, II, 3, 7. say there be, IV, 4, 88. say he be taken,
I know no pain will make him say I moved him to those
arms, H6B HI, 1, 376. say that he thrive, 379. say
that King Edward take thee for his queen, H6C III,
2, 89. but say it were not registered, R3 111. 1, 75. say
that Marcius return we unheard, what then? Cor. V, 1,
41. FoUoweJ by an indicative: well, say I am, LLL
I, 1, 102. but say it is my humour: is it answered?
Merch. IV, 1, 43. say that some lady, as perhaps there
is, hath Jor your love as great a pang of heart, Tw.
11,4, 92. well, say there is no kingdom then Jor Richard,
what other pleasure can the world afford? H6C 111, 2,
146. say Oiey are vile and false, 0th. Ill, 3, 136. Un-
certain, whether indie, or subjunctive: LLL II, 133.
Shr. Ind. 2, 42. 49. Tw. 1, 4, 23. H6C V, 4, 29. R3
I, 2, 89. iV, 4, 288. 0th. IV. 3, 88. 91. Ant. V, 2, 164.
167. say so = suppose it to be the case ; if so : Troil.
H, 1, 5. cf. and by a sleep to say we end the heart-
ache and the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir
to, 'tis a consummation devoutly to be wished, Hml. HI,
1, 61.
Saying, snbst. 1) that which is or has been said
by a person: what mean you by that s.? Gent. V, 4, 167.
you say he dineu at home; the goldsmith here denies that
s. Err. V, 274. if their singing answer your s. Ado II,
1, 241. talk with a man out at a window; a proper s. I
IV, 1, 312. I pretty, and my s. apt, LLL 1, 2, 21. the
priest was good enough, for all the old gentleman's s.
As V, 1, 4. all those — s will I overswear, Tw. V, 276.
you would believe my s. Wint. II, 1, 63. 'tis a s not due
to me, HI, 2, 59. to prove my s. true, John III, I, 28.
you'll never trust his word after! come, 'tis a foolish s.
H5 IV, 1, 215. the deed of s. is quite out of use, Tim.
V, 1,28 (= the performance of what one has said or
promised), there is much reason in his s, Caes. HI,
2, 113. thou hast proved Lucilius' s. tirue, V, 5,59.
my father is not dead for all your s. Mcb. IV, 2, 37.
give his s. deed, Hml. I, 3, 27.
2) a phrase : Fates and Destinies , and such odd
— s, Merch. II, 2, 66. where that s. was bom of I fear
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no colours, Tw. I, 5, 10. blush like a black dog, as the
5. !s. Tit. V, 1, 122.
3) a sentence, a proverb, a saw: Gent. V, 2, 11.
Meas. II, 2, 133. LLL IV, 1, 121. Merch. 11, 7, 36.
II, 9, 82. As III, 2, 136. V, 1, 34. Tw. V, 40. H5 I,
2, 166. IV, 4, 73. R3 II, 4, 16. Troil. IV, 4, 15.
'Sblood , abbreviated from God's blood; a, curse
apparently tliought indecent, and therefore nsually
omitted or replaced by other words in Ff. : H4A I, 2,
82. 1, 3, 247. 11, 2, 37. II, 4, 270 .Ff awai/}. 488
(Ff i' faith). Ill, 3, 56. 100. V, 4, 113. Hml. II, 2,
384. HI, 2, 386 (Ff why). 0th. 1, 1, 4. Found also
in Ff; H5 IV, 8, 10.
Scab, the incrustation formed over sores by dried
matter ; applied to persons as a term of extreme con-
tempt and disgust: my elbow itched: J thought there
would a s. follow, Ado 111,3, 107. out, s. Tw. II, 5, 82.
well said, t faith. Wart; thou'rt a good s. H4B 111, 2,
296. the loathsomest s. in Greece, TToil.11,1, SI. that,
rubbing the poor itch of your opinion, make yourselves
—s, Cor. I, 1, 1G9.
Scabbard, the sheath of a sword: Ado V, 1. 125.
Tw. Ill, 4, 303. H6A 11, 4, 60. Cymb. Ill, 4, 82.
Scaffold, 1) a stage: H5 Prol. 10. 2) a structure
erected for the execntion of malefactors : R3 1 V, 4, 242.
Scaffoldage (0. Edd. scaffolage), the timber-
work of the stage: to hear the wooden dialogue and
sound twixt his stretched fooling and the s. Troil. I,
3, 156.
Scald, adj. scabby, scurvy: the rascally, s., beg-
garly, lousy, bragging knave, H5 V, 1, 5. 31. 33. and
s. rhymers ballad us out o' tune Ant. V, 2, 215. Cor-
rupted to scall by Evans: ■U'iv. Ill, 1, 123.
Scald, vb. to burn with (or as with) hot liquor:
I am — edwith my violent motion, John V, 7, 49. a
rich armour worn in heat of day, that — s with safety,
H4B IV, 5, 31. in summer's —ing heat, H6C V, 7, 18.
she's e'en setting on water to s. such chickens as you
are, Tim. II, 2, 71 (it being anciently the practice to
scald off the feathers of poultry instead of plucking
them. But here, of course, the powdering-tnb is
meant), may these add to the number that may s. thee,
Tim. Ill, 1, 54 (viz in hell), there's hell, . . . there's
burning, — ing, Lr. IV, 6, 131. a wheel of fire, that
mine own tears do s. like molten lead, IV, 7, 48.
Scale, subst. 1) the dish of a balance: Compl.
226. Mids. Ill, 2, 132. All's II, 3, 161. E2 HI, 4, So.
H6B II, 1, 204. Troil. II, 2, 27. Mcb. II, 3, 10. Hml.
I, 2, 13. 0th. 1, 3, 331. till our s. turn the beam, Hml.
IV, 5, 157 (weigh the other down), a feather will turn
the s. Meas. IV, 2, 32. turn the —s, H4B II, 4, 276.
if the s. do turn but in the estimation of a hair, Merch.
IV, 1, 330. — «, = balance, used as a singular: in
that crystal — s (the two eyes, let here be weighed your
lady's love against some other maid, Rom. 1, 2, 101.
2] a shell: s. of dragon, Mcb. IV, 1, 22.
3) a step , or anything used for measuring : they
take the flow o' the Nile by certain — 5 in the pyramid.
Ant. 11, 7, 21.
Scale, vb. 1) to weigh, to measure: the corrupt
deputy — d, Jleas. Ill, 1, 266 (weighed. According to
others, = stripped as of scales, unmasked). — ing his
present bearing with his past, Cor. 11, 3, 257.
2' to climb as with a ladder; absol.: Lucr. 440.
Transitively: Lucr. 481. Gent. Ill, 1, 119. H6A II,
1,27.
Doubtful passage: since it (a tale) serves my pur-
pose, I will venture to s. it a little more, Cor. 1, 1, 95 ;
some il. Edd. stale.
Scaled, covered with scales or shells: TroU. V,
5, 22 (Q scaling). Ant. II, 5, 95.
Scales, name: H6A I, 1, 146. H6C IV, 1, 52. R3
II, 1, 67 (omitted in Qq and II. Edd.).
Scaling, reading of Q in Troil. V, 5, 22 ; Ff and
M. Edd. scaled.
Scall, Evans' word for scald: Wiv. Ill, 1, 123.
Scalp, the skull, the head : the — s of many, almost
hid behind, to Jump up higher seemed, Lucr. 1413. by
the bare s. of Robin Hood's fat friar, Gent. 1V,1, 36.
take this transformed s. from off the head of this Athenian
swain, Jlids. IV, 1, 69 viz the ass-head), their thin and
hairless —s, E2 111, 2, 112.
Scaly, covered with scales: a s. gauntlet, H4B 1,
I, 146.
Scamble, to scramble, to struggle: — ing, out-
facing, fashion-monging boys. Ado V, 1, 94. England
now is left to tug and s. and to part by the teeth the
unowed interest of proud -swelling state, John IV, 3,
146. the — ing and unquiet time, H5 I, 1, 4. I get thee
with — ing, and thou must therefore needs prove a good
soldier-Vreeder, V, 2, 218.
Scamels, a word not yet satisfactorily explained
or amended: I'll get thee young s.from the rock, Tj>.
II, 2, 176. Theobald conj. shamois, seemalls, staniels
(a kind of hawks building in rocks .
Scan, to weigh in the mind, to consider with care :
every word by alt my wit being — ed, Err. II. 2, 152.
ichich must be acted ere they may be - ed, Mcb. Ill,
4, 140. that would be — ed, Hml. Ill, 3, 75. I mi-jld
entreat your honour to s. this thing no further, 0th. ill.
3, 245. opinion s but a fool, that makes us s. the out-
ward habit by the inward man, Per. II, 2, b& (to exa-
mine, judge of, and explain the outward appearance
by taking into account the qualities of the mind, with
which it may perhaps have nothing to do).
Scandal, subst. opprobrium, reproach, shame,
disgrace: though I die, the s. wilt survive, Lucr-. 204.
thou plantest s. and displacest laud , 887, greatest s.
waits on greatest state, 1006. the imjjression ichich
vulgar s. stamped upon my brow, Sonn. 112,2. no par-
ticular s. once can touch but it confounds the breather,
iJeas. IV, 4, 30. not without some s. to yourself, Err.
V, 15. in a tomb where never s. slept, Ado V, 1, 70.
your icrongs do set a s. on my sex, Mills. II, 1, 240.
give s. to the blood o' the prince my son, "Wint. I, 2, IJ30.
would the s. vanish loith my life, R2 11, 1, G7. what a s.
is it to our crown , that two such noble peers as you
should jar, H6A 111, 1,69. thy s. were not wiped atcay,
H6B li, 4, 65. his s. of retire, H6C II, 1, 150. 151.
if black s. or foul-faced reproach attend the sequel of
your imposition, R3 III, 7, 231. to his own s. Uml. 1,
4, 38. you must not put another s. on him, II, 1, 29.
Scandal, vb. to defame, to bring into disgrace:
— ed the suppliants for the people, called them time-
pleasers, Cor. Ill, 1, 44. hug them hard and after s.
them, Cues. I, 2, 76. Sinon't weeping did a. inany «
holy tear, C}-mb.IlI,4,62. Panic. — erf ^ scandalous,
disgraceful: her and her Hind boy' s — ed company, 'T^.
IV, 90.
Scandalized, defamed, disgraced: it will make
me s. Gent. II, 7, 61. s. and foully spoken of, H4A 1,
3, 154.
1008
Scandalous, 1) opprobrious, defamatory: ablast-
ing and a s. breath to fall on him so near us, Meas.
V, 122.
2) disgraced, infamous : will ignoble make yoxt, yea,
s. to the world, Wint. II, 3, 121.
Scant, adj. scanty, not copious: it store of crowns
he s., no man will supply thy want, Pilgr. 409. With
of, = 1) sparing of: be somewhat — er of your maiden
presence, Hml. 1, 3, 121. 2) deficient in: he's fat and
s. of breath, V, 2, 298.
Scant, adv. scarcely, hardly: she shall s. show
well that now shows best, Rom. 1, 2, 104.
Scant, vb. 1) to straiten, to limit, to shorten: if
viy father had not — ed me and hedged me by his wit,
Merch. 11, 1, 17. .. this excess, 111, 2, 113. Is. this
breathing courtesy, V, 141. and —s us with a single
famished kiss, Troil. IV, 4, 49. to n. my sixes, Lr. II,
4, 178. you think I will your serious and great business
s. 0th. 1, 3,268 (be deficient in, neglect), s. our former
having, IV, 3, 92. s. not my cups, Ant. IV, 2, 21.
2) to aiford sparingly and with reluctance, to
grudge : / have — ed all wherein I should your great
deserts repay, Sonn. 117, 1. what he hath — ed men
in hair he hath given them in wit, Err. II, 2, 81. spoil
his coat with —ing a little cloth, H511,4, 47. you have
obedience —ed, Lr. I, 1, 281. to s. her duty, 11,4, 142.
force their —ed courtesy. III, 2, 67.
Scantle, a piece : cuts tne from the best of all my
land... a monstrous s.out, H4A III, 1, 100 (Ff caii(/e).
Scantling, a pattern, u sample: the success, al-
though particular , shall give as. of good or bad unto
the general, Troil. 1, 3, 341.
Scantly, niggardly, grudgingly: spoke ^. of me,
Ant. Ill, 4, 6.
Scape, subst. = escape I'q. v.) 1) a getting safe
out of danger: Shr. V, 2, 3. 0th. I, 3, 136.
2) a transgression, impropriety of conduct: day
night's —s doth open lay, Lncr. 747. simple —s,
Merch. II, 2, 174. some «. Wint. 111,3,73. Substituted
for escape by M. Edd.: Meas. IV, 1, 63. for scope:
John III, 4, 154.
Scape, vb, (cf Escape) 1) intr. to get out of
danger: Tp. II, 2, 117. 134. Gent. V, 3, 11. As III,
2, 90. Shr. II, 242. H4A II, 4, 184. V, 3, 30. H4B
II, 1, 28. H6A II, 1, 40. H6B V, 2, 79. H6C 11, 1,
I. 6. Mcb. Ill, 4, 20. IV, 3, 234. Lr. II, 1, 82. II, 3,
5. Ill, 6, 59. 121. 0th. V, 1, 113. With Jrom: H4A
II, 2, 64. H6C II, 1, 2. Rom. IV, 1, 75.
2) trans.: a) to be saved from, to avoid, to shun:
Sonn. 90, 5. Compl. 244. 310. Tp. II, 1, 146. II, 2,
61. Wiv. II, 1, 1. Ill, 5, 119. 147. Meas. Ill, 2, 197.
Ado I, 1, 135. Mids. IV, 2, 21 (Ae could not have —d
sixpence a day, i. e. he must necessarily have earned
so much). V, 439. Merch. II, 2, 172. 111,2,273. H4A
II, 2, 15. Ill, 1, 69. H6A IV, 7, 22. H6B IV, 9, 32.
H6C 1, 3, 1. II, 2, 15. Troil. 1, 3, 372. Cor. I, 8, 13.
Rom. Ill, 1,3. Tim. 1V,3,434. Caes.lV,3, 150. Hml.
1, 3, 38. II, 2, 566. Ill, 2, 94. Lr. I, 4, 229. Ant. II,
5, 77. Per. I, 3, 29. II, 1, 93. IV, 2, 80. V Prol. 1.
b) to pass unnoticed , not to be perceived or re-
cognized by: that any accent breaking from thy tongue
should s. the true acquaintance of mine ear, John V,
6, 15.
Scar, biibst. 1) a cicatrice: HS IV, 3, 47. H6B
III, 1, 300. Cor. II. 2, 152. Tit. V, 3, 114. Ant. Ill,
13, 191. IV, 5, 2. Doubtful, whether a cicatrice or a
fresh wound: All's 111,2, 124. H4B I, 1, 173 (wounds
and —s). Cor. HI, 3, 52. Cynib. V, 5, 305.
2) a hurt, a wound: bearing away the wound that
nothing healeth, the s. that will despite of cure remain,
Lucr. 732. 0 unfelt sore, crest-wounding private s.
S2S. the s of battle scapeth, Compl. 244. I bestrid
thee in the wars and took deep — s to save thy life.
Err. V, 193. scratch thee but with « pin, and there
remains some s. of it. As III, 5, 22. whether there be
a s. under it (the patch of velvet^ All's IV, 5, 101.
patches will I get unto these cudgelled — s, Ho V, 1, 93.
received deep — s, H6B I, 1, 87. let Paris bleed, 'li.i
but a s. to scorn, Troil. I, 1, 114. to such as boasting
show their — s a mock is due, IV, 5, 290. hath more
— s of sorrow in his heart. Tit. IV, 1, 126. he jests
at — s that never felt a wound, Uoni. II, 2, 1.
3) any defacing mark, a blemish: never mole,
hare-lip , nor s. shall upon their children be, Mids. V,
418. her face defaced loith — s of infamy, R3 HI, 7,
126. the — s upon your honour he does pity. Ant. Ill,
13, 68.
Scar , vb. to wound , to hurt : England hath long
been mad and — ed herself, R3 V, 6, 23. and — ed ttte
moon with splinters. Cor. IV, 6, 116 (Rowe scared; cf.
R3 V, 3, 341. According to Nares, to scar was some-
times equivalent to score, cf. Scar-vrow). whose loss
hath pierced him deep and — ed his heart , Tit. IV, 4,
31. I'll not shed her blood, nor s. that skin of hers,
0th. V, 2, 4. of. Unscarred.
Scarce, adj. scanty, not plentiful: where words
are s., they are seldom spent in vain, R2 II, 1, 7. so
abundant s. Troil. II, 3, 17.
Scarce, adv. hardly, scantly: Lucr. 857. 1360.
Pilgr. 71. 72. 388. Tp. V, 156. Gent. II, 7, 67. Ill,
I, 388. Wiv. HI, 3, 204. Meas. I, 3, 51. Ill, 2, 240.
Err. II, 1, 49. 54. Ill, 1, 23. Ado I, 1, 197. LLL IV,
3, 231. 326. V, 2, 617. Merch. II, I, 5. II, 2, 139.
Ill, 1, 47. As II, 7, 170. IV, 1, 37. All's II, 3, 219.
II, 5, 88. IV, 1, 64. Tw. I, 6, 171. Ill, 3, 28. Ill, 4,
310, 32S, Wint, II, 1, 99. Ill, 2, 26. IV, 4, 296. V,
3, 61. H4A II, 4, 170. H5 IV, 2, 20. H6A IV, 3, 50.
H6B II, 3, 40. V, 1, 23. H6C II, 1, 80. II, 2, 110, R3
I, 1, 21. 1, 3, 60. 82. 256. IV, 1, 68. H8 HI, 2, 139.
292. Troil.IV,2,61. IV, 5, 265. Cor.V,2,109. Rom.
HI, 6, 165. Tim. I, 2, 186. IV, 3, 5. Mcb. IV, 3, 171.
Hml. II, 2, 360. V, 1, 182. Lr. H, 2, 67. II, 4, 138.
306. Ill, 4, 9. IV, 1, 37. IV, 6, 14, IV, 7, 51. 0th.
HI, 3, 327. V, 2, 201. Ant. 1, 1, 21. HI, 1, 29. Cymb.
II, 3, 96. HI, 5, 155. HI, 6, 12. IV, 2, 109. IV, 4, 36.
V, 2, 10. V, 5, 469. Per. I, 4, 49. II, 1, 23. full s.
n6A I, 1, 112 (cf. Full).
= seldom ? those that she makes fair she s. makes
honest. As I, 2, 40.
Scarce -bearded, reading of 0. Edd. in Ant.
1, 1, 21.
Scarce-cold, reading of 0. Edd, in H6A IV, 3,
50 and Cymb. V, 5, 469 (scarce-cold-battle).
Scarcely, adv. = scarce: Sonn. 49, 6. Ado II,
2, 41. H4B IV, 1, 19. H5 II, 2, 104. R3 I, 3, 21. I,
4, 180, II, 3, 2 (Ff hardly). Cor, HI, 2, 35. Mcb. I,
5, 37. IV, 3, 127. Hml. 1, 2, 29. Lr. 1, 2, 179. II, 4,
273. 111,6,110. V, 3, 148. Cymb. HI, 6, 26. Per.
HI, 1, 61.
Scarcity, scantiness, the contrary to plenty: Ven.
763. Tp, IV, 116. Troil. I, 3, 302. Tim. II, 2, 234.
Scar-crow, see Scare-crow.
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Scare, to strike with terror, to frighten ; H6A II,
2, 28. H6C III, 1, 7. Rom. I, 4, 6. to s. away: Mids.
V, 142. Wint. Ill, 3, 66. thy jealous Jits have —d thy
husband from the use of wits, Err. V, 86. — d my
choughs from the chaff, Wint. IV, 4, 630. Rom. V, 3,
261. the spirit of wantonness is — d out of him, Wiv.
IV, 2, 224. s. Troy out of itself, Troil. V, 10, 21. —d
out of his wits, Lr. IV, 1, 59.
Scare-crow (0. Edd. scar-crow), a figure set up
to frighten the birds from the field; or what resembles
it: Meas. II, 1, 1. H4A IV, 2, 41. H6A 1, 4, 43.
Scarf, subst. a silken ornament hung loosely on
the shoulders or any part of the dress: rich s. to my
proud earth (viz the rainbow) Tp. IV, 82. under your
arm, like a lieutenant's s. Ado II, 1,198, the beauteous
s. veiling an Indian beauty, Merch. Ill, 2, 98. to see
thee wear thy heart in a s. It is my arm. As V, 2, 23.
with — s and fans and double change of bravery, Shr.
IV, 3, 57. the — s and the bannerets about thee , All's
II, 3, 214. bound in thy s. 238. that jackanapes with
— s, 111,5,88. had the whole theoric of war in the knot
of his s. IV, 3, 163. you are undone, alt but your s. 359.
matrons flung gloves, ladies and maids their — s and
handkerchers upon him. Cor. II, 1, 280. Cupid hood-
winked with a s. Rom. 1, 4,4. pulling — s off Caesar's
images, Caes. I, 2, 289.
Scarf, vb. to put on loosely like a scarf: my sea-
gown —ed about me, Hml. V, 2, 13. With «p, = to
cover as with a scarf, to blindfold (cf. Rom. I, 4, 4) :
seeling night, s. up the tender eye of pitiful day, Mob.
III, 2, 47.
Scarfed, furnished, adorned with flags: the ».
bark, Merch. II, 6, 15.
Scarlet, bright-red : their (the lips') s. ornaments,
Sonn. 142, 6. a s. cloak, Shr. V, 1, 69. R2 III, 3, 99.
H4A II, 4, 17. H6A I, 3, 42. Rom. II, 1, 18. Tim.
IV, 3,422. = dressed in red robes: his s. lust came
evidence to swear, Lucr. 1650. &■. hypocrite. II6A I, 3,
66 (alluding to the red soutaine of the cardinal), thou
s. sin, H8 III, 2, 255; cf. H6A I, 3, 42 and H8 111,
2, 280.
Substantively : yarfed by apiece of s. H8 III, 2, 280.
they (thy cheeks) will be in s. straight, Rom. II, 6, 73.
Name of one of Robin Hood's companions: Robin
Hood, S. and John, H4B V, 3, 107. Bardolph called
S. anrf JbAn on account of his red face: Wiv. 1, 1,177.
Scarre, a broken precipice; a word used in an
unintelligible and probably corrupt passage: I see that
men make ropes in such a s. that we'll forsake ourselves,
All's IV, 2, 38.
Scathe, subst. injury, damage: to do offence and
s. in Christendom, John II, 75. all these could not pro-
cure me any s. H6B II, 4, 62. to pray for them thai
have done s. to us, R3 I, 3, 317. wherein Rome hath
done you any s. Tit. V, 1, j.
Scathe, vb. to injure : this trick may chance to s.
you, Rom. I, 5, 86.
Scathfu], doing damage, pernicious : with which
such s. grapple did he make, Tvr. V, 59.
Scatter, 1) tr. a) to disperse: Lucr. 136. Merch.
I, 1, 33. Shr. I, 2, 50. John II, 304. Ill, 4, 3. H4A
II, 2, 112. H4B IV, 2, 120. H5 IV, 6, 36. H6C II, 6,
93. R3 I, 4, 28. 33. H8 V, 4, 14. Tit. V, 3, 69. 71.
Per. IV, 2, 121. —ed and dispersed, H6A II, 1, 76.
to s. and disperse the giddy Goths, Tit. V, 2, 78. dis-
persed and —ed, R3 IV, 4, 513.
b) to spread or set thinly: loose now and then a
-ed smile, As III, 5, 104 (like the single ears left for
the gleaners), the troops.are all —ed, All's IV,3, 152.
old cakes of roses were thinly — ed, Rom. V, 1, 48.
c) to strew : his plausive words he — ed not in ears,
but grafted them. All's 1, 2, 54^ he dives into the king's
soul and there — s dangers, doubts, H8 II, 2, 27. the
cockle of rebellion , which we ourselves have ploughed
for, sowed and — ed, Coi-. Ill, 1,71. the seedsman upon
the slime and ooze — s his grain. Ant. II, 7, 25.
d) to disunite, to distract: from France there comes
a power into this — ed kingdom, Lr. Ill, 1, 31.
2) intr. to go dispersedly, to straggle; and hence
to go at random and without a certain aim: the com-
mons, like an angry hive of bees that want their leader,
s. up and down and care not who they sting in his re-
venge, H6B III, 2, 126. nor build yourself a trouble
out of his — ing and unsure observance, 0th. Ill,
3, 151.
Scene , 1) a stage, a theatre ; or the place repre-
sented by the stage : forsook his «. and entered in a
brake, Mids. Ill, 2, 15. the s. is now transported to
Southampton; there is the playhouse now, H5 11 Prol.
34. 42. woe's s. R3 IV, 4, 27 (so the duchess of York
calls herself), a queen in jest, only to Jill the s. 91. in
Troy there lies the s. Troil. Prol. 1. when he might act
the woman in the s. Cor. II, 2, 100. where we lay our
s. Rom. I Prol. 2.
2) part of an act; so much of a play as passes
between the same persons in the same place: last s.
of all is second childishness, As II, 7, 16S. they gape
and point at your industrious — s and acts of death,
jfhn II, 376. a breath, a little s. R2 III, 2, 164. H6C
V, 6, 10. E3 II, 2, 38. Hml. II, 2, 460. HI, 2, 81. Ant.
1, 3, 78.
3) an action exhibited to spectators, a play, a
spectacle: as Chorus to their tragic s. Phoen. 52. fat
Falstaff hath a great s. Wiv. IV, 6, 17. that's the s.
that I would see. Ado II, 3, 226. what a s. of foolery
have I seen, LLL IV, 3, 163. the s. begins to cloud,
V, 2, 730. a tedious briefs, of young Pyramus, Mids.
V, 56. more woeful pageants than the s. wherein we
play in. As II, 7, 138. Wint. IV, 1, 16. IV, 4, 604.
R2 V, 3, 79. H4B I, 1, 159. IV, 5, 198. H5 I Chor.
4. Ill Chor. 1. IV Chor. 48. H8 Prol. 4. Troil. I, 3,
173. Chor. V, 3, 184. Rom. IV, 3, 19. Caes. Ill, 1,
112. Hml. II, 2, 418. 619. Per. IV Prol. 6. IV, 4, 7.
Scent, subst. the smell of game: picked out the
dullest s. Shr. Ind. I, 24. at a cold s. Tw. II, 6, 134
(i. e. at fault; cf Cold).
Scent, vb. to smell, to perceive by the nose: 7 s.
the morning air, Hml. I, 5, 58.
■ Scented, in Rank-scented, q. v.
Scent-snuffing, perceiving by the nose the track
of the game: s. hounds, Ven. 692.
Sceptre, the staff borne as an ensign of royalty :
Lucr. 217. Merch. IV, 1, 190. All's II, 1, 195. Wint.
IV, 4, 430. V, 1, 146. John III, 4, 135. R2 I, 1, 118.
II, 1, 294. Ill, 3, 80. 151. IV, 109. 205. H4A II, 4,
416. Ill, 2, 97. H5 II, 4, 27. IV, 1, 277. H6A IV, 1,
192. V, 3, 118. H6B I, 1, 245. V, 1, 9. 10. 98. 102.
H6C I, 4, 17. II, 1, 154. Ill, 1, 16. IV, 6, 73. H8 I,
2, 135. IV, 1, 38. Troil. I, 3, 107. Tit. I, 199. Mcb.
111,1,62. IV,1,121. Ant.III,6,76. IV, 15, 76. Cymb.
IV, 2, 268.
Sceptred, bearing a sceptre, royal: this s. sway.
1010
Merch. IV, 1,193. this s. isle, R2 II, 1,40. the s. office
of your ancestors, R3 III, 7, 119.
Schedale, (0. Edd. mostly Scedule) a piece of
jjaper written on: Lucr. 1312 (a letter)- Coiiipl. 43.
LLL I, 1, IS. Merch. IJ, 9, 55. Tw. I, 5, 263 (= in-
ventory). H4B IV, 1, 168. Caes. Ill, 1, 3. cf. En-
scheduled.
Scholar, 1) a schoolboy: I am no breeching s. in
the schools, Shr. Ill, 1, 18.
2) one who learns of a teacher, a pupil, disciple:
he is a better s. than I thought, Wiv. IV, 1, 82. yn;/
cousin William is become a good s. H4B 111, 2, 11. thi/
master dies thy s. Ant. IV, 14, 102. Per. 11, 3, 17. II,
5, 31. 39. IV, 6, 198.
3) a man of letters: Wiv. II, 2, 186. Meas. Ill, 2,
154. LLL IV, 2, 9. Merch. I, 2, 124. As IV, 1, 10.
Shr. I, 2, 159. II, 79. Tw. II, 3, 13. IV, 2, 12. H5 !,
1,32. H6B IV, 4, 36. H8 II, 2, 113. IV, 2, 51. Hml.
1, 5, 141. Ill, 1, 159. 0th. 11, 1, 167. I would to God
some A. would conjure her. Ado II, 1, 264. thou art a
s., speak to it, Hml. 1, 1,42 (Latin being the language
of conjurers and exorcists).
Scholarlj-, like a man of letters and learning
speak s. and wisely, Wiv. 1, 3, 2.
School, subst. 1) an establishment for the in-
struction of youth: Lucr. 615. 617. 1018. Ado V, 2,
39. LLL IV, 2, 32. Shr. Ill, 1, 18. Tw. Ill, 2, 81.
n4B IV, 2, 104. IV, 3, 20 (I have a whole s. of tongues
in this belly of mine). H6B IV, 7, 37 Co grammar s.).
Troil. 1, 3, 104. Tim. V, 4, 25. 0th. Ill, 3, 24. In
Mcb. I, 7, 6 0. Edd. upon this bank and s. of time;
M. Edd. shoal, cf. Bank.
2) the instruction given in such a place: no a. to
day? Wiv. IV, 1, 10. / have discontinued s. above a
twelvemonth, Merch. Ill, 4, 75. at s. As I, 1, 6. from
s Shr. Ill, 2, 152. to s. Wiv. IV, 1, 8. Mids. Ill, 2,
324. As II, 7, 147. Caes. I, 2, 300. V, 5, 26. Hml. 1,
2, 1 13. toivard s. Rom. II, 2, 158. to set to s. = to
teach, to instruct: Lucr. 1820. HBO III, 2, 193. we'll
set thee to s. to an ant, Lr.11,4,68 (= we'll give thee
an ant for thy teacher).
3) learning: hath wisdom's warrant and the help
o/s. LLL V, 2, 71.
4 a sect adhering to a system of doctrine: the
— s, embowelled of their doctrine, have left off the danger
to itself. All's 1, 3, 246. Perhaps corrupt in the follow-
ing passage: black is the badge of hell, the hue of
dungeons and the s. of night, LLLlV, 3, 255 (cf. Night.
Theobald scowl, Hanmer stole, Thirlby soul, Dyce
soil, Cambr. Edd. suit).
School, vb. 1) to teach, to instruct, to train:
never — ed and yet learned, As I, 1, 173. here comes
your boy; 'twere good he were — ed, Shr. IV, 4, 9. ill
— ed in bolted language, Cor. Ill, 1, 321.
2) to set to rights, to reprimand: / have some pri-
vafr — ing for you both, Mids. I, 1, 116. well, I am
—ed, H4A 111, 1, 190. I pray you, s. yourself , Mcb.
IV, 2, 15.
Schoolboy, a boy that is in his rudiments at
school: Gent. II, 1,22. Ado II, 1, 229. LLL V, 2, 403.
As II, 7, 145. Wint. II, 1, 103. H6A I, 1, 36. Cor.
Ill, 2. 116. Rom. II, 4, 156. Caes. V, 1, 61.
School-da) s, the age in which youth are sent to
school; boyhood, girlhood: Mids. Ill, 2, 202. Merch.
1, 1. 140. R3 IV, 4, 169.
Schooled, see School, vb.
Schoolfellow, onebred at the same school: Hml.
Ill, 4, 202.
Schooling, see School, vb.
School-inaids, girls at school : Meas. I, 4, 47.
Schoolmaster, 1) one who presides and teaches
in a public school: LLL IV, 2, 87. V, 2, 531.
2) a private teacher: here have I, thy s., made thee
more profit, Tp. I, 2, 172. — s will I keep within my
house, Shr. I, 1, 94. to get her cunning — s, 102. you
will be s. and undertake the teaching of the maid, 196.
a s. well seen in music, 1, 2, 133. 167. HI, 2, 140. Cor.
1,3, 61. Lr. 1, 4, 195. II, 4, 307 (the injuries that they
themselves procure must be their — s). Ant. Ill, 11,71.
Ill, 12, 2, Per. II, 5, 40.
Sciatica, a painful affection of the hip; con-
sidered as a symptom of syphilis: Meas. 1, 2, 59.
Troil. V, 1, 25. Tim. IV, 1, 23 (colds.).
Science, 1) knowledge, learning: your own s.
exceeds the lists of all advice, Meas. 1, 1, 5. Plutus
himself hath not in nature's mystery more s. All's V,
3, 103.
2) an object of study, a branch of knowledge: to
instruct her fully in those — s, Shr. II, 57. do not learn
the — s that should become our country, H5 V, 2, 58.
Scimitar, a sword Merch. II, 1, 24. Troil. V,
.1, 2. he dies upon my — 's sharp point. Tit. IV, 2, 91
(consequently not a sabre with a convex edge).
Scion, a small twig taken from one tree and in-
grafted in another: Wint. IV, '4, 93. H5 111, 5, 7.
0th. I, 3, 337.
Scissars, an instrument consisting of two cutting
blades; used for cutting the hair: Err. V, 175. cf Un-
scissared.
Scoff, subst. raillery, mockery, ridicule: LLL V,
2, 263. H6A I, 4, 39. Ill, 2, 113. R3 I, 3, 104
Scoff, vb. to mock, to ridicule; trans.: — ing his
state, R2 III, 2, 163. absol.: s. on, vile fiend, H6A
III, 2, 45.
Scoffer, a mocker: As III, 5, 62.
Scogan, see Skogan.
Scold, subst. a wrangling foul-mouthed woman:
Shr. I, 2, 188. John 11, 191. H6C V, 5, 29.
Scold, vb. intr. to wrangle, to brawl, to be cla-
morous: Wiv. II, 1, 240. Ado II, I, 249 (s. with her).
Shr.l, 1,177. 1,2,100.109.254. All's 11, 2, 27. HfiC
V, 5, 30. Cor. V, 6, 106. Tim. IV, 3, 156 (—s against
the quality of flesh). Caes. 1, 3, 5 (the — ing winds).
Ant. I, 1, 32. With an accus. denoting the effect: /
will have more, or s. it out of him, H8 V, 1, 175.
Sconce, subst. 1) a fortification, bulwark; at such
a s., at such a breach, H5 111, 6, 76. Applied In jest
to a covering for the head : an you use these blows long,
I must get a s. for my head. Err. II, 2, 37.
2) the head; in contempt: I shall break that merry
s. of yours. Err. I, 2, 79. II, 2, 34. 35. must I go show
them my unbarbed ?.? Cor. Ill, 2, 99. to knock him
about the s. with a dirty shovel, Hml. V, 1, 110.
Sconce, vb. = ensconce; only by conjecture in
Hml. Ill, 4, 4; 0. Edd. silence.
Scone, the place where the Scottish kings were
crowned: Mcb. II, 4, 31. 35. V, 8, 75.
Scope, 1) aim, intention, drift: whose worthiness
gives s., being had, to triumph, being lacked, to hope,
Sonn. 52. 13. to find out shames and idle hours in me,
the s. and tenour of thy jealousy , 61, 8. his coming
hither hath no further s. than for his lineal royalties.
1011
R2 UI, 3, \1'2. citj-bs himself even of his natural s.
H4A III, 1, 171. 'tis conceived to s. Tim. I, 1, 72 (^
to the purpose).
2) the space within which one's aims and inten-
tions are bounded : a restraint, though all the world's
vastidiiy you hady to a determined s. Meas. Ill, 1, 70,
an she agree, within her s. of choice lies my consent,
Rom. I, 2, 18. making your wills the s. of justice, Tim.
V, A, 5. an anchor^s cheer in prison be my s. Hml. Ill,
2 229
3) room to move in, free play, vent: (my Muae)
have such a s. to show her pride, Sonn. 103, 2. three
themes in one, which wondrous s. affords, 105, 12. now
give me the s. of justice j Meas. V, 234. the fated sky
gives us free s. All's 1, 1,233. no natural exhalation in
the sky, no s. of nature, no distempered day, no common
wind, no customed events but they will pluck away his
natural cause, John 111, 4, 151 (no effect produced
within the regular limits of nature. Most M. Edd. pre-
posterously scape), and as you answer, I do know the
s. and warrant limited unto my tongue, V, 2, 122. I'll
give thee (the heart) s. to beat, since foes have s. to beat
both thee and me, R2 III, 3, 140. 141. being moody^
give him line and s. H4B IV, 4, 39. and the offender
granted s. of speech, H6B III, ], 176. that my pent
heart may have some s. to beat, R3 IV, 1, 35. let them .
(words) have s. IV, 4, 130. be angry when you will, it
shall have s. Caes. IV, 3, 108. in what particular thought \
to work I know not, but in the gross and s. of my opinion
thit bodes some strange eruption to our state, Hml. I,
1, 68. giving to you no further personal power more
than the s. of these delated articles allow, I, 2, 37. let
his disposition have that s, that dotage gives it, Lr. 1,
4, 314.
4) power: desiring this mans art and that man's s.
Sonn. 29j 7. your s. is as mine own, so to enforce or
qualify the laws as to your soul seems good, Meas. I,
1, 65. ,
5) liberty, license: as surfeit is the father of much
fast, so every s. by the immoderate use turns to restraint,
Meas. I, 2, 131. 'twas my fault to give the people s.
1, 3, 35.
Scorch, to burn on the surface, to parch; his hot
heart, which fond desire doth s. Luer. 314. the appetite
of her eye did seem to s. me up like a burning-glass,
Wiv. I, 3, 74. to s. your face. Err. V, 183. u-ilhin the
~ed veins of one new-burned, John III, 1, 278. thy
burning car never had — ed the earth, H6C II, 6, 13.
In Mcb. Ill, 2, 13 0. Edd. -ed, M. Edd. scotched.
Score, subst. 1" a notch made on a tally: our/ore-
fathershadno other books than the s. and the tally, H6A
IV, 7, 38.
2) an account kept by notches, and hence account
or reckoning generally : / am not fourteen pence on the
s. Shr. Ind. 2, 25. he's an infinitive thing upon my s.
H4B II, 1, 26. eat and drink on my s. H6B IV, 2, 80.
he never pays the s. All's IV, 3, 253. strikes some — «
aioay from the great compt, V, 3, 56. he parted icell
and paid his s. Mcb. V, S, 52. strike off this s. of ab-
sence, 0th. HI, 4, 179.
3) (cf. Threescore, Fourscore etc.) a number of
twenty: Kom. II, 4, 145. Lr. I, 4, 140. Cymb. Ill, 2,
70. eight s. 0th. 111,4, 174. 175. as easy as a cannon
will shoot point-blank twelve s. (viz yards) Wiv. Ill, 2,
34. his death will be a march of twelve s. H4A II, 4,
598. a would have clapped >' the clout at twelve s.
JUB 111,2, 52. Followed by of: Tp. V, 174. H4B
111, 2, 55. 56. R3 I, 2, 257. Tim. Ill, 6, 87. Cy.nb.
III, 2, 69. 0/ omitted: Shr. I, 2, 111. II, 360. H4A
II, 4, 5.
Score, vb. 1) to notch, to cut, to chip: let us s.
their backs. Ant. IV, 7, 12.
2) to mark or set down for an account; absol.;
after he — s, he never pays the s. All's IV, 3, 253. here's
no — ing but upon the pate, H4A V, 3, 31. trans.: nor
need I tallies thy dear love to s. Sonn. 122, 10. she will
s. your fault upon my pate. Err. I, 2, 65. s. me up for
the lyingesl knave in Christendom, Shr. Ind. 2, 25. s.
a pint of bastard, H4A 11, 4, 29. have you — d mel
0th. IV, 1, 130 (i. e. made my reckoning. Ql stored).
Scorn, subst. 1) contempt, disdain: to love a cheek
that smiles at thee in s. Ven. 2.32. in my death I murder
shameful s. Lucr. 1189. place my merit in the eye of
s. Sonn. 8S, 2. twice desire, ere it be day, that which
with s. she put away, Pilgr. 316. to be in love, where
4. is bought with groans, Gent. 1, 1, 29. s. at first makes
after-love the more, HI, 1, 95. the red glow of s. and
proud disdain, As \\l, 4,51 if the s of your bright eyne
have power to raise such love in mine, IV, 3, 50. H4B
IV, 2, 37. H5 II, 4, 117. H6A 11, 4, 77 (—s). IV, 7,
39. R3 I, 2, 172. Troil. 1, 3, 371. Rom. Ill, 1. 166.
Hml. Ill, 1, 70 (~s). 0th. IV, 3, 52. to take s. and
to thinks. = to disdain : take thou no s. to wear the horn.
As IV, 2, 14. and take foul s. to fawn on him, H6A
IV, 4, 35. your majesty takes no s. to wear the leek,
H5 IV, 7, 107. I think s. to sigh, LLL I, 2, 66. by
moonshine did these lovers think no s. to meet at Xinus'
tomb, Mids.V, 138. the nobility think s. to go in leather
aprons, H6B IV, 2,13. their blood thinks s. till it fly out
and show them princes born, Cymb. IV, 4, 53 (despises
and disdains every other respect, set^ all at nought).
2) mockery, scoff, devision : at my parting did she
smile, iji s. or friendship, nill I construe whether, Pilgr.
188. become the argument of his own s. by falling in
love, Ado 11, 3, 12. have so oft encountered him with s.
133. Ill, 1, 51. 108. V, 2, 38. bruise me with s. LLL
V, 2, 397. if sickly ears will hear your idle — s, 875.
when at your hands did I deserve this s. ? Jlids. 11, 2,
1 24. why should you think that I should woo in s. ? S.
and derision never come in tears, HI, 2, 122. 123. 126.
222. All's 1, 2, 34. Tw. I, 5, 187. HI, 1, 157. John
I, 243. H4A HI, 2, 64. H5 I, 2, 288. H6A 1, 4, 39.
H6CII, 1, 64. IV, 1, 24. R3I,3, 176. \1\,1,1S3 (give).
Troil. II, 3, 123. IV, 5, 30. Cor. 11, 3, 175. Tit. Ill,
1, 238. Rom. I, 1, 119. 0th. IV, 1, 83. IV. 2, 54 see
Time). Cymb. V, 2, 7 (cf. Of). V, 4, 125 (but, 0 s.!
= 0 mockery!), a-scorn = in scorn (?): I have, as
when the sun doth light a-s., buried this sigh in torinkle
of a smile, Troil. I, 1, 37 (Fl.3 and Qq a s.. M. Edd.
a stortn). in s. of = in defiance of, vying with: a
thousand lamentable objects there, in s. of nature, art
gave lifeless life, Lucr. 1374. in those holes where
eyes did once inhabit, there were crept, as 'twere in s.
of eyes, reflecting gems, R3 I, 4, 31. to laugh to s. =
to deride, to make a mock of: Ven. 4. Err. II, 2, 207.
As IV, 2, 19. H6A IV, 7, IS. Mcb. IV, 1, 79. V, 5, 3.
V, 7, 12. Similarly: let Paris bleed: 'tis but a scar to
s. Troil. I, 1, 114 (cf. To).
3^ an object of derision: to make a loathsome ab-
ject s. of me. Err. IV, 4, 106. these oaths and laws will
prove an idle s. LLL 1, 1,311. that is honour's s., which
challenges itself as honour's born and is not like the sire.
1012
All's 11,3, 140. iohe shame' ss. and suhject of mischance,
IIlJA IV, 6, 49. thou comest not to be made a s. in Rome,
Tit. I, 265. to become the geek and s. o' ih' other's vil-
lamj, Cymb. V, 4, 67.
reculiar expression: to show virtue her own feature,
s. her own image, Hml. HI, 2, 26 (mockery, satire? or
disdain, pride?).
Scorn, vb. 1) trans, a) to disdain, to refuse or lay
aside with contempt: — ing his churlish drum, Ven.
107. spurns at his love and — s the heat he feels, 311.
the sun doth s. you and the loind doth hiss you, 1084.
she did s. a present that I sent her, Gent. HI, 1, 92. a
looman sometime — s what lest contents her, 93. if thou
s. our courtesy, thou diest, IV, 1, 68. Ado IV, 1, 304.
Mids. Ill, 2, 331. As II, 4, 22. All's V, 3, 50. John
III, 4, 42. H5 II, 1, 32. H6A I, 4, 32. R3 I, 2, 165.
Rom. Ill, 1,123. Tim, I, 2, 38. Cymb. V, 5, 106. Per.
1, 1, 56. 7s. that with my heels, Ado III, 4, 50. s. run-
ning loith thy heels, Merch. II, 2, 9 (cf. Ven. 312). Dat.
and acciis. following: law shall s. him further trial.
Cor. Ill, 1, 268. With an inf.: Is. to change my state
with kings, Sonn. 29, 14. Shr. IV, 2, 18. All's V, 3,
18. R2 IV, 9. n5 HI, 2, 40. E3 III, 4, 85. Tit. IV,
2, 100. With a clause: yet sometimes falls an orient
drop beside, which her cheek melts, as — ing it should
pass, to wash the foul face of the sluttish ground, Ven.
982. all those eyes adored Ihem ere their fall s. now
their hand should give them burial. Per. II, 4, 12.
b) to despise: so should my papers be — edlike old
men of less truth than tongue, Sonn. 17, 10. Is. you,
scurvy companion, H4B 11,4, 132. 322. 7s. thy strength,
n6A I, 5, 15. 7s. thee and thy fashion, II, 4, 76. our
nobility will s. the match, V, 3, 96. in her heart she
—s our poverty, H6B 1, 3, 84. H6C I, 1, 101. I, 4,
38. R3 I, 3, 297. Tim. IV, 3, 6. V, 4, 76. Caes. II,
1, 26. Per. I, 4, 30.
c) to scoff, to make a mock of, to laugh at: so
mild, that patience seemed to s. his woes, Lucr. 1505.
all fears s. I, Pilgr. 264. if he should s. me so appa-
rently. Err. IV, 1, 78. did not her kitchen-maid rail,
taunt and s. me? IV, 4, 77. 78. he'll s. it (her love),
for the man hath a contemptible sp)irit. Ado II, 3, 186.
to join with men in — ing your poor friend, Mids. Ill,
2, 216. 221. 247. mocked at my gains, — ed my nation,
Merch. HI, 1, 68. do not s. me. As HI, 5, 1. dare he
presume to s. us in this manner, H6C III, 3, 178. to be.
thus taunted, — ed and baited at, R3 I, 3, 109. dallies
with the wind and — s the sun, 265. to s. his corse, II,
1,80. to taunt and s. you thus opprobriously, HI, 1,153.
laughed at, —ed, fI8 III, 1, 107. this Troyan — s us,
Troil.1,3,233. does the cuckold s. me? 111,3, 64. how
in his suit he — ed you. Cor. H, 3, 230. as if he mocked
himself and — ed his spirit, Caes. 1, 2, 206. spurn fate,
s. death, Mcb. HI, 5, 30. Fortune knows we s. her most
when most she offers bloivs, Ant. HI, 11, 74.
2) intr. to mock, to scoff: how will he s. ! how will
he spend his wit, LLL IV, 3, 147. you s. Per. V, 1,
168. With at: —ed at me, As HI, 5, 131. why —est
thou at Sir Robert? John I, 228. one that — ed at me,
R3 IV, 4, 102. to fleer and s. at our solemnity, Rom.
I, 5, 59. 65.
Scornfal, 1) disdainful ; Ven. 501. Shr. V, 2,
137. All's H, 3, 158, V, 3, 48. Lr. II, 4, 168.
2) derisive, mocking, jeering: sing a s. rhyme,
Wiv. V, 5, 96. s. Lysander, Mids, I, 1, 95. thou s.
page, there lie thy part, Cymb. V, 6, 228.
3) causing contempt and derision, disgraceful : thy
surviving husband shall remain the s. mark of every
open eye, Lucr. 520.
Scoriifiill}', disdainfully, contemptuously: Ven.
275. Lucr, 187. H5 IV, 2, 42. Cor. II, 3, 171.
Scorpion, the animal Scorpio; proverbial for
its venomous sting: seek not a - s' nesC, H6B HI, 2,
86. full of — s is my mind, Mcb. HI, 2, 36. your daughter
was as a s. to her sight, Cymb. V, 5, 45.
Scot, a native of Scotland: H4A I, 1, 54, 68. I,
3, 212. 214, 215. 11,4, 116. 377. IV, 1,1. IV, 3, 12.
V,3,ll. 15. V, 4, 39. 114. V, 5, 17. H4B1, 1,126.
IV, 4, 98. H5I, 2, 138. 144. 148. 161. 170. H6A IV,
1, 157.
Scot and lot, taxes, contributions: or that hot
termagant Scot had paid me scot and lot too, n4A V,
4, 115.
Scotch, subst. slight cut, shallow incision: I have
yet room for six es more. Ant, IV, 7, 10.
Scotcli, vb. to cut with shallow incisions: he
— ed him and notched him like a carbonado, Cor. IV,
5, 198. we have —ed the snake, Mcb. Ill, 2, 13 (0.
Edd. scorched').
Scotch, adj. pertaining to Scotland: a S. jig.
Ado II, 1,77.
Scotland, the country to the north of England:
where S. ? I found it by the barrenness. Err. Ill, 2, 122.
n4A I, 3, 262. 265. 280. HI, 1,45, 111,2, 164. IV,
1,85, H4BII, 3, 50. 67. IV, 1,14. H5 1,2,168. H6C
III, 1, 13. HI, 3, 26. 34. 151. R3 HI, 7, 15. Mcb. I, 2,
28. IV, 3, 7, 88, 100. 113. 164. 186. 233. V, 8,59. 63.
Scots = Scotch, native of Scotland : the S. cap-
tain, m HI, 2, 79.
Scottish, pertaining to Scotland: Merch, 1, 2, 83.
H4AI, 3, 259. HI, 1,85.
Scoundrel, a rascal, a villain : they are — s and
suhstractors that say so of him, Tw. I, 3, 36.
Scour, 1) to rub hard: the chairs of order s. with
juice of balm, Wiv. V, 5, 65. to be — ed to nothing with
perpetual motion, ri4B I, 2, 246.
2) to rub for the purpose of cleaning, to cleanse ;
absol.: she can wash and s. Gent. HI, 1, 313. Wiv. I,
4, 101. trans.: Gent. Ill, 1, 315. H5 II, 1, 60. H6B
I, 3, 195. HI, 2, 199. Per. II, 2, 55.
3) to remove for the purpose of cleaning, to sweep
away, to purge: which (blood), washed away, shall s.
my shame with it, H4A III, 2, 137. never came refor-
mation in a flood, with such a heady currance, — ing
faults, H5 1, 1, 34. what rhubarb would s. these Eng-
lish hence? Mcb. V, 3, 56.
Scour , to run swiftly , to scamper : never saw I
men s. so on their way, Wint. II, 1, 35. fearful — ing
doth choke the air with dust, Tim. V, 2, 15.
Scourge, subst. a whip, a lash ; used as the sym-
bol of punishment and vindictive affliction: H4A I,
3, 11. HI, 2, 7. H6A I, 2, 129. II, 3, 15. IV, 2, 16. IV,
7, 77. H6B V, 1, 118, R3 I, 4, 50. Cor. II, 3, 97. Rom.
V, 3, 292. Ilml. HI, 4, 176. IV, 3, 6.
Scourge, vb. to whip, to lash: I am whipped and
— d with rods, H4A 1, 3, 239. with them (tresses) s.
the bad revolting stars, H6A 1, 1, 4. = to chastise, to
affiict: H4A V, 2, 40. H6AI1, 4, 102. Lr. I, 2, 115.
V, 3, 171 {Ff plague). Ant. II, 6, 22.
Scout, subst. one sent to reconnoitre the enemy:
LLL V, 2, 88. H6A IV, 3, 1. V, 2, 10. H6C H, 1, 116.
IV, 2, 18. V, 1, 19.
1013
8coiit, vb. to be on the look-out: s. me for him
at the cornel- of the orchard like a bum-bailj/, Tw, III,
4, 193.
Scout, vb. to sneer at: Jlout 'em and s. 'em and
s. 'em andflput 'em, Tp. Ill, 2, 130 (Stephano's song).
Scowl, to look sullen : another sadly — ing, Ven.
917. he — s and hates himself for his offence, Lucr.
738. men's eyes did s. on gentle Richard, R2 V, 2, 28.
how with signs and tokens she can s. Tit. H, 4, 5 ( Qq
scrawl), glad at the thing they s. at, Cymb. I, 1, 15.
Scrap, used only in the plnr. — s, = pieces of
food , fragments and relics of a banquet : disdain to
him disdained — s to give , Lucr. 987. they have been
at a great feast of languages and stolen the — s, LLL
V, 1, 40. those —s are good deeds past, Troil. HI, 3,
148. the fragments, — s, the hits and greasy relics, V,
2, 159. one bred of alms and fostered with cold dishes,
with — s o' the court, Cymb. I(, 3, 120.
Scrape , vb. 1 ) to clean by rubbing with some-
thing bard: nor s. trencher, Tp. II, 2, 187 (Caliban's
song), he a. u trencher? Rom. I, 5, 2 (the servant's
speech).
2) with from or out of, = to take away by rubbing
hard; to erase: the blood of King Richard, — dfrom
Pomfret stones, H4B I, 1, 205. to s. the figures out of
your husband's brains, Wiv. IV, 2, 231. — d one (com-
mandment) out of the table, Meas. I, 2, 9. you will be
— d out of the painted cloth, LLL V, 2, 579.
3) to gather riches by small gains and savings:
their — ing fathers, R2 V, 3, 69.
Scratch , subst. a slight incision in the surface
made with something sharp: H4A V, 4, 11. Cor. Ill,
3, 51. Rom. Ill, 1, 96.
Scratch, vb. to rub, or wound slightly, with some-
thing sharp: Ven. 705. 924. Lucr. 1035. Tp. II,
2, 55. Gent. I, 2, 58. Ado I, 1, 136. 137. LLL V, 1,
32 {Priscian a little — ed, i. e. offended by so gross
a mistake). Mids. IV, 1, 7. 25. 28. As III, 5, 21. Shr.
Ind. 2, 60. All's V, 2, 29. 33. Wint. IV, 4, 436. 728.
H8 V, 4, 9. Troil. II, 1, 30. IV, 2, 113. Cor. II, 2,
79. Rom. Ill, 1, 104. Caes. II, 1, 243. Hml. IV, 7, 147.
Ant. I, 2, 54. to s. out = to tear out with the nails:
s. out the angry eyes, Lucr. 1469. Gent. IV, 4, 209.
Scream, subst. a shrill cry, a shriek : strange — s
of death, Mcb. II, 3, 61.
Scream, vb.to ntter a shrill cry, to shriek: I heard
the owl s. Mcb. II, 2, 16.
Screech ( Ff Qs scritch ) , to cry as a night-owl :
whilst the screech-owl, — ing loud, Mids. V, 383.
Screech-owl, an owl hooting at night, and sup-
posed to be ominous of evil: Mids. V, 383 (Ff Q2
scritch-owl). H6B I, 4, 21. Ill, 2, 327. H6C II, 6, 56.
Troil. V, 10, 16.
Screen, subst. anything that separates or con-
ceals : to have no s. between this part he played and
him he played it for, Tp. 1, 2, 107. your leafy — s
throw down, Mcb. V, 6, 1.
Screen, vb. (cf. Sescreen) to protect by being
between: that your grace hath — ed and stqod between
much heat and him, Hml. Ill, 4, 3.
Screw, vb. 1) to fasten as with a screw : that's
riveted, — ed to my memory, Cymb. II, 2, 44.
2) to wrest, to wrench, to force: the instrument
that — s me from my true place in your favour, Tw. V,
126. s, your courage to the sticking -place , Mcb. I,
7,60.
Scribble, to write without skill or care, to scrawl:
I am a —dform, drawn with a pen upon a parchment,
John V, 7, 32. that parchment, being — d o'er, should
undo a man, H6B IV, 2, 88.
Scribe, one writing, one penning down some-
thing: that my master, being s., to himself should write
the letter, Gent. 11, 1, 146. if thy stumps will let thee
play the s. Tit. II, 4, 4. hearts, tongues , figures , — s,
bards, poets, cannot think, speak, cast, write, sing,
number his love to Antony, Ant. Ill, 2, 16.
Scrinier, a fencer: Hml. IV, 7, 101.
Scrip, a small writing, a schedule: to call them
generally, man by man, according to the s. Mids.1, 2, 3.
Scrip, a small bag, a wallet: with s. and scrip-
page. As 111, 2, 171.
Scrippage, the contents of a scrip: As 111,2,171.
Scripture, 1) any writing: the — s of the loyal
Leonatus, all turned to heresy, Cymb. Ill, 4, 83.
2) sacred writing, the bible: Merch. I, 3, 99. R3
I, 3, 334. Hml. V, 1, 41.
Scrivener, one who draws contracts: Shr. IV,
4, 59.
Scroll, a paper written on, a schedule, a letter,
a list: receives the s. Lucr. 1340 (a letter), here is the
s. of every man's name, Mids. I, 2, 4. 16. within whose
empty eye there is a written s. Merch. II, 7, 64. here's
the s., the continent and summary of my fortune. III, 2,
130. 140. the s. that tells of this war's loss, John II,
348. do you set down your name in the s, of youth,
H4B I, 2, 202. accept this s. which in the right of
Richard Planiagenet we do exhibit to your majesty,
H6A III, 1, 149. give him from me this most needful s.
R3 V, 3, 41 (Ff note), give the king this fatal-plotted s.
Tit. II, 3, 47. a s., and written round about, IV, 2, 18.
IV, 4, 16. do not exceed the prescript of this s. Ant.
Ill, 8, 5.
Scroop, name: R2 III, 2, 192. 111,3, 28. H4A
I, 3, 271. IV, 4, 3. V, 5, 37. H4B IV, 4, 84. H5 II
Chor. 24. II, 2, 58. 67. 94.
Scrowl , unintelligible reading of Qq in Tit. II,
4, 5 ; Ff scowl.
Scroyles, scabby fellows, rascals: John II, 373.
Scrubbed, paltry : a little s. boy, no higher than
thyself, Merch. V, 162. 261 (Coles, Lat. and Engl.
Dictionary: u scrub, homo misellus, and scrubbed,
squalidus).
Scruple, subst. 1) the third part of a dram; pro-
verbially a very small quantity: Meas. I, 1,38. Ado
V, 1, 93. Merch. IV, 1, 330. All's II, 3, 234. Tw. II,
5, 2. Tw. Ill, 4, 87 (punning). Troil. IV, 1, 70.
2) doubt: no dram of a s., no s. of a s. 'Tw. Ill, 4,
87. 88. how I should be your patient to follow your
prescriptions, the wise may make some dram of a s., or
indeed a s. itself, H4B I, 2, 149. made s. of his praise,
Cymb. V, 5, 182.
3) doubtful perplexity, cause of indetermination:
Wiv. V, 6, 157. Meas. I, 1, 65. John II, 370. IV, 1,
7. R2 V, 5, 13. H6A V, 3, 93. H8 II, 1, 158. II, 2,
88. II, 4, 150. 171. IV, 1, 31. Troil. IV, 1, 56 {not
making any s. of her soilure = taking no offence at
her soilure). Mcb. 11,3, 135. 1V,3,116. Hml. IV, 4, 40.
Scrupulous, full of doubt and perplexity, too
nice in determinatious of conscience: away with s.
wit! now arms must rule, H6C IV, 7, 61. equality of
two domestic powers breed s. faction, Ant. I, 3 48
(prying too nicely into the merits of either cause).
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Scuil, to run swiftly: sometime he —s far off and
there he stares, Ven. 301.
Scuffle, a close fight hand to hand: in the — s of
great fights, Ant. I, 1, 7.
Scull, the cranium, see Skull.
Scull, a shoal, a multitude offish: like scaled
— i before the belching whale, Troil. V, 5, 22.
Scullion, the lowest domestic servant, that washes
the kettles and dishes in the kitchen; used as a term
of contempt: H4B II, 1, 65. Hml. II, 2, 616.
Sculp, in Insculped, q v.
Scum, the impurities rising to the surface of li-
quors in boiling; and hence the dross, refuse: Wiv.
1, 1, 167. H4B IV, 5, 124. H6B IV, 2, 130. R3 V,
3, 317.
Scurrilc, grossly jocose, becoming a buffoon:
breaks s. jests, Troil. I, 3, 148.
Scurrility, mean buffoonery, broad jokes: LLL
IV, 2, 55. V, 1, 4.
Scurrilous, the same as scurrile: Wint. IV, 4, 215.
Scurvy, scabby, vile, contemptible: Tp. II, 2, 46.
57. 159. Ill, 2, 71. Wiv. I, 4, 115. II, 3, 65. Ill, 1,
123. Meas. V, 136. All's H, 3, 250. V, 3, 324. Tw.
III, 4, 163. H4B II, 4, 132. 296. H5 V, 1, 19. 23.
Troil. II, 1, 49. 56. V, 4, 4. 30. Rom. II, 4, 161. Lr.
IV, 6, 175. 0th. I, 2, 7. IV, 2, 140. 196.
'Scuse, subst. excuse: Merch. IV, 1, 444. 0th.
IV, 1, 80.
Scut, the tail of a deer: my doe with the black s.
Wiv. V, 5, 20.
Scutcheon, a shield with armorial ensigns : LLL
V, 2, 567. H4A V, 1, 143. Ant. V, 2, 135.
Scylla, a rock in the straits of Sicily dangerous to
seamen: Merch. Ill, 5,19 (alluding to the well-known
verse: Incidis in Scyllam cupiens vitare Charybdim).
Scytlie, subst. the instrument used to mow grass
and corn: H5 V, 2, 50. Attribute of time and death;
Sonn. 12, 13. 60, 12. 100, 14. 123, 14. LLL I, 1,
6. Ant. Ill, 13, 194.
Scytlie, vb. to cut off as with a scythe: time had
not — d all that youth begun, Compl. 12.
Scylhia, a country in the east of Europe, part
of the present Russia: was ever S. half so barbarous?
Tit. I, 131. 132.
Scythian, a native of Scythia: H6A II, 3, 6. the
barbarous S. Lr. I, 1, 118.
'Sdeath, corrupted from God's death; an excla-
mation expressive of impatience: Cor. I, 1, 221.
Sea, the ocean, or a branch of it (used as a fem.
in Troil. 1, 3, 34): Ven. 389. Lucr. 652. Sonn. 113,
11. Tp. I, 1, 17. I, 2, 4. 11. 149. 155. 301. II, 1, 62.
92. Ill, 2, 15. Ill, 3, 9. 71. 74. V, 43. Gent. I, 2, 122.
IV, 3, 33. Mids. II, 1, 152. R2 I, 1, 19. H5 IV, 1,
156. V Chor. 9. H6A IV, 1, 89. H6C II, 6, 89. 97.
R3 IV, 2, 47. Hml. IV, 1, 7. 0th. II, 1, 7. V, 2, 362.
Ant. lU, 10, 25 etc. etc. Metaphorically: hulling in
the wild sea of my conscience, H8 II, 4, 200. / have
ventured in a s. of glory, but far beyond my depth. III,
2, 360. fioai upon a wild and violent s. Mob. IV, 2,
21. Symbol of insatiable avidity: the never surfeited
s. Tp. HI, 3, 55. thy capacity receiveth as the s. Tw.
1, 1, II. as hungry as the s. II, 4, 103. Denoting any
great quantity: drenched in a s. of care, Lucr. 1100.
a s. of melting pearl (i. e. tears) Gent. Ill, 1, 224. in
that s. of blood, H6A IV, 7, 14. shed — s of tears,
H6C 11,5, 106. to weep —s, Troil. Ill, 2, 84. in a
wide s. of wax, Tim. I, 1, 47 (cf. Wax), we must all
part into this s. of air, IV, 2, 22. to take arms against
a s. of troubles, Hml. Ill, 1, 59. lest this great s. of joy
o'erbear the shores of my mortality. Per. V, 1, 194.
Proverbially rich: Gent. II, 4, 170. Wint. IV, 4, 501.
H5 I, 2, 164. R3 I, 4, 28. Troil. II, 2, 92. 0th. I, 2,
28. Cymb. I, 6, 34. Representing the element of
water in general: thus have I shunned the fire and
drenched me in the n. Gent I, 3, 79. in earth, in s , in
sky, Err. II, 1, 17. whether in s. or fire, in earth or
air, the extravagant and erring spirit hies to-his con-
fine, Hml. I, 1, 153. earth, » and air. Per. 1, 4, 34.
Used without the article, in general contradistinc-
tion to the land: a thousand furlongs of s. Tp. I, 1, 70.
by wreck of s. Err. V, 49. one foot in s. and one on
shore. Ado II, 3, 66. Publicola and Caelius are for
s. Ant. Ill, 7, 74 (= are to fight at sea)- order for s.
is given, IV, 10, 6. at s.: Gent. Ill, 1, 282. Meas. Ill,
1, 218. 225. Err. V, 359. Merch. I, 1, 24. 177. Ill,
1, 45. H6A III, 4, 28. H8 IV, 1, 72. Hml. IV, 6, 15.
0th. II, I, 1. 28. Ant. I, 4, 36. II, 6, 25. 87. Ill, 7,
40. Ill, 8, 4. Cymb. Ill, 4, 192. Per. Ill, 1, 51. HI,
3, 13. Ill, 4, 5. IV, 6, 49. V, I, 158. 198. 245. V,
3, 5. 6^ s.: Ant. II, 2, 165. II, 6, 96 III, 7, 29. 41.
62. IV, 10, 1. by 6. and land: Shr. V, 2, 149. Wint.
Ill, 3, 84. Caes. I. 3, 87. Ant, I, 4, 78. Ill, 6, 64. IV,
2, 5. to s.: Tp. I, 1, 53. I, 2, 145. II, 2, 44. 56. Wiv.
II, 1, 96. Meas. I, 2, 8. Err. IV, 1, 33. H5 II, 2, 192.
Per. Ill Prol. 44. IV, 4, 29. put to s.: Err. V, 21. Tw.
II, 4, 78. Wint. IV, 4, 509.
At the s. instead of at s. only in Per. 1, 3, 29 and
V, 3, 47. to —s for to ». only in Per. II Prol. 27
(rhyming).
Plur. — s for the sing.: though the — s threaten,
they are merciful, Tp. V, 178. promise you calm — s,
314. the —s waxed calm, Err. I, 1, 92. lords of the
wide world and wide watery — s, II, 1,21. in the nar-
row — s that part the French and English, Merch. II,
8, 28. Ill, 1, 4. the swelling Adriatic — s, Shr. I, 2,
74. II, 331. R2 III, 2, 3. H5 II Chor. 38. H6A HI,
1, 180. V, 3, 193. V, 6, 90. H6B I, 3, 128. IV, 8,
45. H6C I, 1, 239. Ill, 3, 235. IV, 7, 5. IV, 8, 3.
R3 IV, I, 42. IV, 4, 463. 464. 474 (Qq sea). Cymb.
I, 6, 202 etc.
Sea-bank, coast: Merch. V, 11. 0th. IV, 1, 138.
Sea-boy, a ship-boy: H4B III, 1, 27.
Sea-cap, a cap worn at sea: Tw. Ill, 4, 364.
Sea-change, a change wrought by the sea: Tp.
I, 2, 400.
Sea-coal, pit -coal: a s.fire, Wiv. 1, 4, 9. H4B
II, 1, 95. Name in Ado III, 3, 12. 13. Ill, 5, 63.
Sea-farer, a traveller by sea: Per. Ill, 1, 41.
Sea-faring, following the business of seamen:
s. men. Err. I, I, 81. Hml. IV, 6, 2 {m sailors).
Sea-fight, a battle at sea: Tw. Ill, 3, 26. Hml.
V, 2, 54.
Sea-gown, a garment worn at sea : Hml.V,2, 13.
Seal, subst. 1) a stamp engraved with some device
or inscripjjon, to be imprinted on wax: R3 II, 4, 71.
H8 III, 2, 245. Hml. V, 2, 50. the great s. (the prin-
cipal seal of the kingdom) : H8 III, 2, 229. 319. 347.
Figuratively : pure lips, sweet — s in my soft lips im-
printed, Ven. 511. set thy s. manual on my wax-red
lips, 516. Nature carved thee for her s and meant
thereby thou shouldst print more, Sonn. 11, 13. although
my s be stamped in his face, Tit. IV, 2, 127.
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2) the impression thus made in wax and used as
a testimony: Meas. IV, 2, 208. Merch. iV, 1, 139. Tw.
V, 341. K2 V, 2, 56. Cor. V, 6, 83. Caes. Ill, 2, 133.
here is your hand and s. for what I did, John IV, 2,
215. proceeded under your hands and — s, H8 11, 4,
222. here is the will, and under Caesar's s. Caes. Ill,
2, 245. to break the s. (= to open a sealed letter):
Gent. HI, 1, 139. Wint. Ill, 2, 130. 132, Figuratively:
the empress sends it (the child) thee, thy stamp, thy s.
Tit. IV, 2, 70. 0, could this hiss be printed in thy
hand, that thou mightst think upon these by the s. H6B
III, 2, 344.
3) token, proof, testimony: to stamp the s. of time
in aged things, Lucr. 941. it is the show and s. of na-
ture's truth. All's I, 3, 138. there is my gage, the ma-
nual s. of death, that marks thee out for hell, R2 IV,
25. a form indeed, where every god did seem to set his
s. Hml. 111,4, 61. all — s and symbols of redeemed sin,
0th. II, 3, 350.
4) ratification, confirmation, sanction, pledge : my
kisses, — s of love, Meas. IV, 1, 6. tny observations,
which with experimental s. doth warrant the tenour of
my book. Ado IV, 1, 168. lei me kiss (your hand) this
princess of pure white, this s. of bliss, Mids. Ill, 2, 144.
this zealous kiss, as s. to this indenture of my love,
John II, 20. thai you should seal this lawless bloody
book of forged rebellion with a s. divine, H4B IV, 1,
92. beguiling virgins with the broken — s of perjury,
Ho IV, 1, 172. whom after under the confession's s.he
solemnly had sworn that what he spoke my chaplain to
no creature living should utter, H8 I, 2, 164. to shame
the s. of my petition to you in praising her , Troil. IV,
4, 124 (= to disgrace the grant of my request by
praising her and thus showing that it is not my re-
quest but other motives that cause your complaisance.
Most M. Edd. preposterously zeal), how in my words
soever she be shent, to give them — s never, my soul,
consent, Hml. Ill, 2, 417 (i. c. performance), this
kingly s. andplighter of high hearts (Cleopatra's hand)
Ant. Ill, 13, 126.
Seal, vb. 1) to imprint as with a stamp; figura-
tively: seals of love, but — ed in vain, Meas. IV, 1, 6.
upon his will I — ed my hard consent, Hml. I, 2, 60.
2) to mark with a stamp, either by way of evi-
dence and testimony , or in order to shut and close
(as letters, bags of money) ; absol. : he was fain to s.
on Cupid's name, LLL V, 2, 9. the Frenchman became
his surety and — ed under for another, Merch. I, 2,
89. her Lucrece, with which she uses to s. Tw. II, 5,
104. H4A 111, 1, 270. H4B IV, 3, 142. Ant. Ill, 2,
3. Figuratively: Ven. 512.' With to: I'll s. to such a
bond, Merch. 1, 3, 153. 156. 172. / did but s. once to
a thing, H6B IV, 2, 90. Transitively: her letter now
is —ed, Lucr. 1331. a — ed compact, Hml. I, 1, 86.
Compl. 49. Wiv. Ill, 4, 16. Merch. 1, 3, 145. II, 6,
6. 11, 8, 18. Shr. Ind. 2, 90 (— ed quarts, i. e. quart-
measures officially stamped to show that they held the
proper quantity). H4A III, 1, 81. IV, 4, 1. Mcb. V,
1, 8. Hml. Ill, 4, 202. V, 2, 47. Ant. II, 6, 60. Per.
1, 3, 13. With up, = to close with a seal: this — ed
up counsel, LLL III, 170. the oracle, thus by Apollo's
(/reat divine — ed up, "Wint. Ill, 1, 19. this — ed up
oracle. 111, 2, 128. this paper, thus — ed up, Caes, II,
1,37.
3) to close, to shut (cf. seel, with which it is some-
timoj confounded): for — ing the injury of tongues,
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
Wint. I, 2, 337. who have power io s. the accuser's lip,
Lr. IV, 6, 174. I had rather s. my lips. Ant. V, 2, 146.
With up: black night that — s up all in rest, Sonn. 73,
8. our arms, like to a muzzled bear, hath all offence
—ed up, John II, 250. s. up the ship-boy's eyes, H4B
III, 1, 19. s. up your lips, H6B 1, 2, 89. the searchers
of the town — ed up the -doors and would not let us
forth, Rom. V, 2, 11. s. up the mouth of outrage for
awhile, V, 3, 216. to s. her father's eyes up close as
oak, 0th. Ill, 3, 210 (¥i seel).
4) to complete, to finish, to make up; absol.: the
— ing day betwixt my love and me, Mids. 1, 1, 84 (bring-
ging to a close what has been begun; or the day on
which we are to sign our contract), s. then, and all
is done. Ant. IV, 14, 49 (= make an end), trans. : till
we have — ed thy full desire, Tim. V, 4, 54. every
thing is — ed and done, Hml. IV, 3, 58. With w/j; and
by him s. up thy mind, whether that thy youth and kind
will the faithful offer take. As lY, 3, 58 (= make up,
bring to a determinationl. here had the conquest fully
been — ed up, H6A I, 1, 130.
5) to confirm , to ratify , to sanction , to attest :
(those lips) — ed false bonds of love, Sonn. 142. 7. to
s. our happiness with their consents, Gent. I, 3, 49, s.
the bargain with a holy kiss, 11, 2, 7. his worth and
credit that's — ed in approbation, Meas, V, 245. have
— ed his rigorous statutes with their bloods. Err. 1, 1,
9. which I had rather s. with my death. Ado V, 1, 247.
and s. the title with a lovely kiss, Shr, 111, 2, 125. all
the ceremony of this compact — ed in my function, by
my testimony, Tw. V, 164. my hand thus — s it tthe
covenant) R2 II, 3, 50. that you should s. this lawless
bloody-book of forged rebellion with a seal divine, H4B
IV, 1, 91. with blood he — ed a testament of noble-
ending love, H5 IV, 6, 26. now thou art — ed the son
of chivalry, H6A IV, 6, 29, the match is made, she — s
it with a curtsy, H6C HI, 2, 57. thus (with kissing the
king's hand) Is. my truth, IV, 8, 29. the duty that I
owe unto your majesty I s. upon the lips of this sweet
babe, V, 7, 29. — ed in thy nativity the slave of nature,
B3 I, 3, 229. with my hand I s. my true heart's love,
II, 1, 10. s. thou this league with thy embracements, 29.
1 now s. it (the truth) H8 II, 1, 105. a bargain Jiiade,
s. it, Troil, HI, 2, 204. omission to do what is neces-
sary —s a commission to a blank of danger, [l\,o, 231 .
you have received many wounds. I will not s. your
knowledge with showing them. Cor. II, 3, 116. what
may be sworn by, both divine and human, s. what I end
withal, HI, 1, 142. this hand, by thee to Romeo — ed,
Rom. IV, 1, 56. s. with a righteous kiss a dateless
bargain, V, 3, 114. her election hath — ed thee for
herself, Hml. HI, 2, 70. now must your conscience my
acquittance s. IV, 7, 1. had the virtue which their own
conscience — ed them, Cymb. 111,6, 85. s. it (our
peace) with feasts, V, 6, 483. your hands and lips
must s. it too, Per. II, 5, 86. With up, = to confirm
fully : thou hast — ed up my expectation, H4B IV, 5, 104.
Sealed-up, see Seal, vb.
8ea-Ilke, likely to keep the sea : our severed navy
too have knit again and fleet , threatening most s. Ant.
HI, 13, 171.
Sealing-day, see Seal, vb.
Seal-manual, see Seal and Manual.
Seal-ring, a ring containing a seal: H4A III, 3,
94. 117.
Seam, subst. grease, lard: the proud lord that
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hasten his arrogance with his own s. Troil. II, 3, 195
(cf. Enseamed).
Seam, sabst. suture: 'twas we that made up this
garment through the rough — s of the waters, Per. II,
1, 156 (the fisherman's speech).
Sea-maid, mermaid, siren: Meas. Ill, 2, 115.
Mids. II, 1, 154 (v. 150 mermaid).
Seaman, a mariner: Vea. 454. John III, 1, 92.
Per. Ill, 1, 8. IV, 1, 54.
Sea-marge, shore: Tp. IV, 1, 69.
Sea-mark, an object serving for a direction to
mariners : stick i' the wars like a great s. Cor. V, 3,
74. here is my butt and very s. of my utmost sail, 0th.
V, 2, 268.
Sea-monster, a huge and terribly animal living
in the sea: Merch. Ill, 2, 57. ingratitude, more hideous
when thou showest thee in a child than the s. Lr. I, 4,
283 (almost generally, though not the less absurdly,
supposed to mean the hippopotamus, -which lives in
rivers. c£. Lr. IV, 2, 50. Cymb. IV, 2, 35).
Seamy, having and showing the sutures: that
turned your wit the s. side without, 0th. IV, 2, 146 (i.e.
inside out).
Sea-nymph, a nymph or goddess of the sea: Tp.
I, 2, 402.
Sear, suhst. the state of being dry and withered :
my way of life is fallen into the s., the yellow leaf,
Mcb. V, 3, 23. cf. -Sere.
Sear, adj. see Sere.
Sear, vb. 1) to burn, to scorch: the sun that — ed
the wings of my sweet boy, H6C V, 6, 23. were red-
hot steel, to s. me to the brain, R3 IV, 1, 61. thy crown
does s. mine eye-balls, Mcb. IV, 1, 113.
2) to dry up, to wither: some beauty peeped through
lattice of — ed age, Compl. 14.
3) to brand: my maiden's name — ed otherwise,
All's II, 1, 176. calumny will s. virtue itself, Wint. II,
1, 73.
4) With up, = to dry up, to deprive of vitality?
and s. up my embracements from a next with bonds of
death, Cymb. 1, 1, 1 16 (Grant White cere. Singer seal).
— ed substituted tor feared by M. Edd.: Meas. II,
4. 9 and Cymb. II, 4, 6 (cf. Fear).
Search, subst. 1) the act of seeking: our frustrate
s. on land, Tp. Ill, 3, 10. see the issue of his s. Wiv.
Ill, 3, 186. Ill, 5, 107. not worth the s. Merch. I, 1,
118. what's spent in the s. Ill, 1, 96. As II, 2, 20. All's
II, 4, 35. Hml. V, 2, 374. Cymb. I, 1, 64. Per. 11,4,
51. With /or; let's make further s. for my poor son^
Tp. II, ], 323. With of; subjectively: infold me from
the s. of eyes, Rom. Ill, 3, 73. Objectively: of Peri-
cles the careful s. Per. II! Prol. 16.
2) quest, pursuit: it is a thing of his own s. and
altogether against my will, As I, 1, 142. seeks not to
find that her s. implies, All's I, 3, 222. go in s. of
virtue, John II, 428. a pain that only seems to seek
out danger i' the name of fame and honour, which dies
i' the s. Cymb. Ill, 3, 51. .
3) a body of seekers: lead to the Sagittary the
raised s. 0th. I, 1, 159 (cf. quest in I, 2, 46).
.Search, vb. 1 ) to seek; absol. ; the clock gives
me my cue, and my assurance bids me s. Wiv. Ill, 2,47.
s., seek, find out. III, 3, 173. once more s. with me, IV,
2, 172. we' Us. All's IV, 3, 229. H4A III, 3, 64. Rom.
V, 3, 172. 178. Cymb. II, 3, 154. Per.H,4,50. With
for: to s. for a gentleman, Wiv. Ill, 3, 115. 122. Ill,
5, 82. IV, 2, 32. Cymb. II, 3, 146. With a clause:
you and my brother s. what companies are near, Cymb.
IV, 2, 68. Transitively: to n. you out, 0th. I, 2, 47.
he hath been — ed among the dead and living, Cymb.
V, 5, 11. Doubtful passage: Per. II, 1, 58.
2) to look through and examine for the purpose
of finding something : would have — ed it (the basket)
Wiv. Ill, 5, 105. I will s. impossible places, 151. IV,
2, 167. V, 5, eo. Merch. II, 8, 5. Ill, 2, 86. H4A II,
4, 537. 580. Lr. IV, 4, 7. Per. IV, 2, 3. Ace. and
for: to s. his house for his wife's love, Wiv. Ill, 5, 78.
IV, 2, 171. Caes. II, 1, 36. s. out thy wit for secret
policies, H6A III, 3, 12.
3) to probe, to tent, to sound: thus I s. it (the
wound) with a sovereign hiss, Gent. I, 2, 116. — ing
of thy wound. As II, 4, 44. the tent that — es to the
bottom of the worst, Troil. II, 2, 16. now to the bottom
dost thou s. my wound. Tit. II, 3, 262. with this good
sword s. this bosom, Caes. V, 3, 42.
4) to penetrate, to pass into and affect the interior:
mirth doth s. the bottom of annoy , Lucr. 1109 (causes
the deepest sensation of annoy), the heaven's glorious
sun that will not be deep — ed with sauCy looks , LLL
1, 1, 85. when the — ing eye of heaven is kid, R2 III,
2, 37; cf. these eyes, as piercing as the midday sun,
to s. the secret treasons of the world, H6C V, 2, 18;
for Achilles, mine own — ing eyes shall find him by his
large and portly size, Troil. IV, 5, 161. that's a mar-
vellous — ing wine, H4B II, 4, 30 (affecting and stir-
ring the blood), bitter — ing terms, H6B III, 2, 311
(cutting to the heart).
Searchers, officers trusted with the sanitary po-
lice during a pestilence: Rom. V, 2, 8.
Sea -room, sufficient distance from land, or
shoals, or rocks; open sea: Per. Ill, 1, 45.
Sea-salt, briny: s. tears. Tit. Ill, 2, 20.
Sea -sick, 1) affected with nausea from the
pitching of a vessel: LLLV,2,393. Wint. V, 2, 128.
2) weary of travelling by sea: run on the dashing
rocks thy s. weary bark, Rom. V, 3, 118.
Sea-side, the edge of the sea, the shore: by the
s. Tp. II, 2, l38. Wint. Ill, 3, 68. to the s. IV, 4, 682.
856. John V, 7, 91. 0th. II, 1, 36. Ant. Ill, 11, 20.
Season, subst. 1) time generally: now the happy
s. once more fits, Ven. 327. now serves the s. that they
may surprise the silly lambs, Lucr. 166. make glad
and sorry — s, Sonn. 19,5. what is the time o' the day?
Past the mid s. Tp. I, 2, 239. so it would have done
at the same s. , if your mother's cat had but kittened,
H4A 111, 1, 19. not a soldier of this — ' s stamp should
go so general current through the world, IV, 1, 4. you
wish me health in very happy s. H4B IV, 2, 79 (= in
good time). / trembling waked and for a s. after could
not believe but that I was in hell, R3 I, 4, 6 1 . in brief,
— for so the s. bids us be , V, 3, 87. he is wise and
best knows the Jits o' the s. Mcb. IV, 2, 1 7. that s. where-
in our Saviour's birth is celebrated, Hml. I, 1, 158.
it draws near the s. wherein the spirit held his wont to
walk, I, 4, 5. confederate s. Ill, 2, 267. I will tell ynu
at some meeter s. Ant V, 1, 49. befriended with apt-
ness of the j>. Cymb. II, 3, 53. youth of such a s. Ill,
4, 175 (= age), we'll slip you for as.iV, 3, 22. you
did relieve me to see this gracious season, V, 5, 401.
2) one of the four divisions of the year: Sonn.
14, 4. 104,6. Mids. II, 1, 107. II, 2, 117. As II, 1,
6. Wint. IV, 4, 81. H4B IV, 4, 123. H6B II, 4, 4.
1017
Tim. HI, 6, 58. Caes. II, 1, 108. Almost = weatliev:
defend you from — s such as these, Lr. Ill, i, 32. Me-
taphorically: it is I that, lying by the violet in the sun,
do as the carrion does, not as the flower, corrupt with
virtuous s. Meas. II, 2, 168 (with the benign influence
of summer- weather and sunshine). / am not a day
of s., for thou mayst see a sunshine and a hail in me
at once. All's V, 3^ 32 (not such a day as one would
expect in the present time of the year; cf. Unsea-
sonable in R2 III, 2, 106).
3) fit and convenient time: whoever plots the sin,
thou 'point'st the s, Lucr. 879. 7 warrant you, buck,
and of the s. too, Wiv. Ill, 3, 169 (cf. unseasonable in
Lucr. 581). even for our kitchens we kill the foiol of
s. Meas. II, 2, 85 (duly matured, prepared" and fatten-
ed), these jests are out of s. Err. I, 2, 68. II, 2, 48.
time is a. very bankrupt and owes niorf than he's worth
to s. IV, 2, 58 (is seldom so convenient and opportune
as one would wish). Ado I, 3, 26. LLL 1, 1, 107. V,
2, 63. Merch. V, 107. R3 I, 4, 76. Troil. I, 3, 87.
Lr. II, 1, 121.
4) that which keeps fresh and tasteful; seasoning:
salt too little which may s. give to her foul-tainted flesh,
Ado IV, 1, 144. the s. of all natures, sleep, Mcb. Ill,
4, 141.
Season, vb. 1) to spice, to give a i-elish to, to
make fresh and tasteful : the spice and salt that s. a
man, Troil. I, 2, 278. have their honest wills, which
— s comfort, Cymb. I, 6, 9 (gives happiness its proper
relish). Applied to tears as resembling rain, and ha-
ving, besides, a salt-flavour: — ing the earth with show-
ers of silver brine , Lucr. 796. 'tis the best brine a.
maiden can s. her praise in, All's I, 1, 55. all this to
s. a. brother's dead love, which she would keep fresh, j
Tw. I, 1, 30; how much salt water thrown away in ]
waste, to s. love, Rom. II, 3, 72. cf. Compl. 18. i
2) to render more agreeable, to recommend and j
set off^ by some admixture: what plea so tainted and
corrupt but, being — ed with a gracious voice, 'obscures
the show of evil, Merch. Ill, 2, 76. how many things by
season ~ed are to their right praise and true perfec-
tion, V, 107. this suit of yours, so — ed with your faith-
ful love to me, R3 III, 7, 149.
3) to qualify, to temper : so are you to my thoughts
as food to life, or as sweet — ed showers are to the
ground, Sonn. 75, 2. earthly power doth then show
likest God's, when mercy ■ — 5 justice, Merch. IV, 1,
197. to take from Home all — ed office and to wind
yourself into a power tyrannical. Cor. Ill, 3, 64. s.
your admiration for a while with an attent ear, Hml.
I, 2, 192. you may s. it in the charge, II, 1, 28.
4) to mature, to ripen, to prepare: s. the slaves
for tubs and baths, Tim. IV, 3, 85. my blessing s. this
in thee, Hml. 1,3,81. who in want a hollow friend doth
try, directly — s him his enemy, III, 2, 219. when he
is fit and — ed for his passage, HI, 3, 86.
5) to gratify the taste of: let their palates be — ed
with such viands, Merch. IV, 1, 97.
Seasonable, in Unseasonable, q. v.
Sea-sorrow, grief suffered at sea: Tp. I, 2, 170.
Sea-storm, a tempest on the sea: Tp. I, 2, 177.
Sea-swallowed, drowned in the sea: 'Tp. II,
1, 251.
Seat, subst. 1 ) that on which one may sit ; as a
chair: give us some — s, Meas. V, 165. I must take
like s. unto my fortune , and to my humble s. conform
myself, H6C III, 3, 10. 11. E3 IV, 4, 32. keep s. Mcb.
Ill, 4, 54. forsake thy s. Ant. II, 7, 43. the wheeled s.
of Caesar, IV, 14, 75 (= triumphal car). A saddle:
newly in the s. Meas. I, 2, 165. vaulted with such ease
into his s. H4A IV, 1, 107. H4B IV, 1, 118. Hml. IV,
7, 86. 0th. II, 1, 305. A chair of office: struck me
in my very s. of judgm,ent, H4B V, 2, 80. we'll hoise
Duke Humphrey from his s. I-I6B I, 1, 169. Cor. Ill,
1, 136. Caes. Ill, 1, 34. Particularly the throne: by
■my —'s right royal majesty, R2 II, 1, 120. manage
rusty bills against thy s. Ill, 2, 119. IV, 218. the crown
ands. of France, H5 1, 1, 88. 1, 2, 269. H6B I, 2,
36. V, 1, 178. H6C I, 1, 26. II, 6, 100. Ill, 3, 28.
206. IV, 6. 2. V, 7, 13. R3 I, 3, 112. Ill, 1, 164. Ill,
7, 118. 169. Troil. 1, 3, 31. Tit. 1, 14. Cymb. I, 1, 142.
2) place of residence, abode, place possessed as a
property: oft they interchange each other ss. Lucr. 70.
within his thought her heavenly image sits, and in the
selfsame s. sits Collatine, 289. thou mightst my s. for-
bear, Sonn. 41, 9. which three till now never kept s. in
one, 105, 14. let love forbid sleep his s, on thy eyelid,
Mids. II, 2, 81. it gives a very echo to the s. where
love is throned, Tw. II, 4, 21. this earth of majesty,
this s. of Mars, R2 II, 1, 41., IV, 140, V, 0, 112. H4A
I, 1, 65, H5 I, 1, 36, 111, 5, 51. R3 111,3, 13. Cor.
I, 1, 140. Tim. IV, 2, 45. Hml. I, 5, 96 (hold a s.).
Cymb. V, 4, 69. Per. Prol. 18.
3) estate, landed property: her s. of Belmont,
Merch. I, 1, 171. the s. of Gaunt, dukedom of Lan-
caster, H4A V, 1, 45. for your great — s now quit you
of great shames, H5 111, 5, 47. thrown from Leonati
s. Cymb. V, 4, 60.
4) situation, site: this castle hath a pleasant s.
Mcb. I, 6, 1.
Seat, vb. 1 ) to settle: did a. the French beyorid
the river Sala, H5 I, 2, 62.
2) to fix. to set firm ■ let Caesar s. him sure, Caes.
I, 2, 325. Tnake my — ed heart knock at my ribs, Mcb.
I, 3, 136.
Seateil, 1) sitting: now you are fairly s. H8 I, 4,
31. when he was s. in a chariot. Per. II, 4, 7. Parti-
cularly = sitting, placed on a throne: if he were s.
as King Edward is, H6C III, 1, 96. being s., the con-
querors make war upon themselves, R3 II, 4, 60. H6C
I, 1, 22. IV, 3, 64. V, 7, 35. R3 IV, 2, 4.
2) placed: it is no mean happiness to be s. in the
mean, Merch. I, 2, 8. see what a grace was s. on this
brow, Hml. Ill, 4, 55.
3) situated : some dark deep desert , s. from the
way, Lucr, 1144,
Sea-tost, tossed by tlie sea: Per. Ill, Prol. 60.
Sea-walled, fenced by the sea: our s. garden, R2
III, 4, 43.
Sea-water, water of the sea: Tp. I, 2, 462. LLL
I, 2, 86.
Sea-wing, a sail: Ant. Ill, 10, 20.
Sebastian, name: Tp. II, 1, 136. 205. 215. 260.
V, 74. 76. Gent, IV, 4, 44, 68. All's IV, 3, 184. Tw.
II, 1, 17. 18. Ill, 4, 400. 414. V, 228. 231. 239. 240.
Second, adj. the ordinal of two; 1) the next in
order to the first: Wiv. II, 1,78. LLL 1, 2, 183. Merch.
II, 7, 6. As I, 2, 137. V, 4, 97. 158. All's V, 3, 70.
Tw. I, 5, 141. Wint. II, 1, 145. Ill, 2, 97. R3 III, 3,
12 (Richard the s.). V, 3, 31 etc.
2) not the first: a s. brother, H4B II, 2, 71. With
to, =F inferior to: s. to none. Err. V, 7. H4B II, 3, 34.
65'*
1018
3) inferior only to one: art thou not s. woman in
the realm? H6B I, 2, 43. Tullus Aufidius, the s. name
of men, Cor. IV, 6, 125. great nature's s. course-, Mcb.
11, 2, 39.
4) another, one more: struck dead at first, what
needs a s. striking? Ven. 250. a s.fear through all her
sinews spread^ 903. bear amiss the s. burden of a for-
mer child^ Sonn. 59, 4. to live a s. life on s. head, 68,
7. death's s. self, 73, 8. Tp. V, 195! Meas. 11, 1, 298.
Merch. Ill, 2, 95. IV, 1, 333. 340. As 1, 2, 218. II,
7, 16o. Shr. II, 297. All's 1, 1, 2. R2 111, 4, 76. H5
II, 4, 126. H6A II, 3, 20 etc. a s. time and the s. time
= once more: All's II, 3, 55. H4A V, 2, 101. Hml.
in, 2, 194. Per. V, 3, 44. Err. II, 2, 47. Troil. IV,
5, 237. Hml. II, 2, 402.
5) secondary, acting by deputation and in subordi-
nation: the agents, or base s. means, H4A I, 3, 165.
mock your workings in a s. body, H5 V, 2, 90. in s.
voice we'll not be satisfied; we come to speak with him,
Troil. 11, 3, 149.
6) helpful, lending assistance: good my lords, be
s. tp me, Wint. II, 3, 27.
Secoud, subst. 1) one next in order to another:
where each second stood heir to the first, 0th. I, 1, 37.
suck a place as is his own s. II, 3, 144.
2) one who, or that which, assists and supports:
I'll be thy s. Tp. Ill, 3, 103. now prove good — s, Cor.
I, 4, 43. you have shamed me in your condemned — s,
1, 8, 15. this project should have a back or s., that might
hold, if this should blast in proof , Hml. IV, 7, 154. no
— s? all myself? Lr. IV, 6, 198. if — s had answered
him, Cymb. V, 3, 90.
3) Plur. — s, a provincial term for the second kind
of flour, collected after the smaller bran is sifted: my
oblation which is not mixed with — s, Sonn. 125, 11
(.= not mixed with baser matter).
Second, vb. 1) to follow up : you some permit to
a. ills with ills, Cymb. V, 1, 14.
2) to assist, to support, to back: Wiv. I, 3, 114.
Ado V, 1, 2. As III, 3, 13. John IV, 3, 102. H4B IV,
2, 45. 46. H6B IV, 9, 35. H8 III, 2, 60. Troil. I, 3,
122. Cor. IV, 6, 62. V, 6, 57. Caes. Ill, 1, 29. 0th.
IV, 2, 244. Ant. V, 1, 70. Per. II, 4, 20.
Secondarily = secondly, in the language of
Dogberry: Ado V, 1, 221.
Secondary, one subordinate to another: old Es-
calus, though first in question, is thy s. Meas. 1, 1, 47.
to be a s. at control, John V, 2, 80.
Secrecy , 1) state of being hidden, privacy, con-
cealment: thus breathes she forth her spite against the
unseen s. of night, Lucr. 763. sealed to curious c.
Compl. 49. in nature's infinite book of s. a little 1 can
read. Ant. I, 2, 9. in s. = in secret: whom the king
hath in s. long married, H8 111, 2, 404. this to me in
dreadful s. impart they did, Hml. I, 2, 207.
2) a secret, that which is kept concealed : nor read
the subtle- shining — es writ in the glassy margents of
such books, Lucr. 101.
3) habit of keeping secrets, discretion: this s. of
thine shall be a tailor to thee, Wiv. Ill, 3, 33. thanks
for thy care and s. Meas. V, 536. LLL V, 1, 116.
Wint. Ill, 3, 130. H4A II, 3, 112. H6B I, 2, 90. II,
2, 68. Troil. I, 2, 286. Hml. II, 2, 305. Ill, 4, 192.
Per. 1. 1, 153.
Secret, subst. 1 something studiously concealed :
a thousand honey — s shall thou know, Ven. 16. to
hear her — s so bewrayed, Pilgr. 352. Gent. II, 5, 40,
III, 1, 2. 394. Meas. Ill, 2, 142. Ado I, 1, 206. LLL
1, 1, 232. IV, 3, 25. 80. All's IV, 1, 93. IV, 3, 339.
Wint. Ill, 2, 131. IV, 4, 248. 307. 783. V, 2, 132.
H6A V, 3, 100. H6B I, 1, 250. Ill, 2, 376. R3 I, 4,
35. H8 II, 1, 144. II, 3, 51. Ill, 2, 215. V, 1, 17. Tit.
IV, 2, 170. Caes. II, 1, 281. 291. 302. 306. Mcb. V,
1, 81. Hml. I, 5, 14. 0th. IV, 2, 22. Cymb. II, 2, 40.
Ill, 5, 86. Per. I, 1, 117. I, 3, 7. some marks of s. =
some secret marks: Cymb. V, 5, 206 (cf. Of).
2) privacy, state or place not seen : the —s of the
grave this viperous slander enters, Cymb. Ill, 4, 40.
in s. = privately, secretly: Ado IV, 1, 95. LLL V, 2,
236. Rom. I, 3, 8. Hml. IV, 5, 88.
3) a thing not yet discovered or explained, a
mystery : the — s of nature have no more gift in taci-
turnity, Troil. IV, 2, 74 (Q the —s of neighbour Pandar).
all blest — s, all you unpublished virtues of die earth,
spring with my tears, Lr. IV, 4, 15.
Secret, adj. 1) hidden, concealed, unseen and
unknown : and therein so ensconced his s. evil, Lucr.
1515. those s. things, Wint. IV, 4, 714. their s. pur-
poses, V, 1, 36. some s. place, some reverend room, R2
V, 6, 25. that in his s. doom out of my blood he'll breed
revengement, H4A III, 2, 6. live alone as s. as I may,
H6B IV, 4, 48. drag her husband to some s. hole. Tit.
II, 3, 129. the —'st man of blood, Mcb. Ill, 4, 126.
have s. feet in some of our best ports, Lr. Ill, 1, 32. to
rush into the s. house of death. Ant. IV, 15, 81.
2) private, confined to the knowledge of one's
self: noi- shall he smile at thee in s. thought, Lucr. 1065.
/ have toward heaven breathed a s. vow, Merch. Ill, 4,
27. / have unclasped to thee the book even of my s. soul,
Tw. I, 4, 14. as s. as maidenhead, I, 5, 232. another
s. close intent, R3 I, 1, 158. the history of all her s.
thoughts. III, 5, 28. in the s. parts of fortune, Hml. II,
2, 239.
3) kept from observation, not observed, acting or
done underhand: their s. and sudden arrival, Lucr.
Arg. 8. birds never limed no s. bushes fear, Lucr. 88.
thy s. pleasure turns to open shame, 890. the s. nameless
friend of yours, Gent. II, 1, 111. to give me s. harbour,
Meas. I, 3, 4. put them in s. holds, IV, 3, 91. to whom
you swore a s. pilgrimage, Merch. I, 1, 120. a s. and
villanous contriver against me. As I, 1, 150. by any s.
course, John III, 1, 178. unclasp a s. book, H4A I, 3, ,
188. the s. whispers of each other's watch, H5 IV Chor.
7. H6A I, 4, 10. V, 4, 147. H6B HI, 1, 174. Ill, 2,
31. H6C IV, 5, 9. IV, 6, 83. V, 2, 18. R3 1, 3, 325.
Rom. II, 4, 203. Mcb. V, 2, 17.
4) mysterious, occult: shows whereon the stars in
s. influence comment, Sonn. 15, 4. rapt in s. studies,
Tp I, 2, 77. search out thy wit for s. policies, H6A
III, 3, 12. if s. powers suggest but truth to my divining
thoughts, H6C IV, 6, 68. you s., black and midnight
hags, Mcb. IV, 1,48. I ever have studied physic, through
which A-. art ... I have made familiar to me the blest
infusions. Per. Ill, 2, 32.
5) discreet, not apt to blab: if thou yield, I rest
thy s. friend, Lucr. 526. wherein thou must be s Gent.
HI, 1, 60, / can be s. as a dumb man. Ado I, 1, 212.
R2 II, I, 298. Rom. II, 4, 208. Caes. II, 1, 125. Hinl.
1, 5, 122. HI, 4, 214. With to, = keeping the secrets
of: confess to thee that art to me as s. and as dear as
Anna to the queen of Carthage was, Shr. I, 1, 158. to
himself so s. and so close, Rom. I, 1, 155.
1019
Secretary , one who writes orders , letters etc.
for another: H8 II, 2, 116. IV, 1, 102. V, 1, 35. V,
3, 1. 77.
Secret-false, faithless in secret: Err. Ill, 2, 15.
Secretly, privily, not openly, underhand: Wiv.
IV, 3, 6. Ado IV, 1, 205. 250. V, 2, 63. Mids. V, 161.
Merch 11,3,7. Asl, 1,130. 11,2,11. H4A I, 3, 266.
R3 I, 1, 100. Troil. V, 2, 24. Tit. IV, 2, 174.
Sect, 1) a body of people nnited in some settled
tenets: Wint. V, 1, 107. H8 V, 3, 81.
2) party, faction : when — s and factions were newly
horn, Tim. Ill, 5, 30. packs and —s of great ones,
Lr. V, 3, 18.
3) class, order, rank: all — s, all ages smack of
this vice, Meas. II, 2, 5. as he in his particular s. and
force may give his saying deed, Hinl. I, 3, 26 (Qq act
and place).
4) a cutting, a .scion : whereof I take this that you
cull love to be a s. or scion, 0th. I, 3, 336.
5) sex : so is all her s. ; an they be once in a calm,
they are sick-, H4B II, 4, 41 (or = class?).
Sectary, 1) one who belongs to a sect, a dis-
senter: H8 V, 3, 70.
2) a I'ollower , disciple : how long have you been a
A. astronomical? Lr. 1, 2, 164.
Secure, adj. {secure; but secure in Hml. I, 5, 61
and 0th. IV, 1, 72) 1) free from apprehension, care-
let-y, unsuspecting, confident: though Page be a s. fool,
Wiv. II, I, 241. II, 2, 315. III,,2, 43. sleep doubtless
and s. that Hubert for the wealth of all the world will
not offend thee, John IV, 1, 130. s. foolhardy king,
R2 V, 3, 43. proud of their numbers and s. in soul,
H5 IV Chor. 17. this happy night the Frenchmen are
»., having all day caroused, H6A II, 1, 11. the wound
of peace is surety, surety s. Troil. II, 2, 15. upon my
s. hour thy uncle stole, Hml. I, 5, 61. n^t jealous nor s.
0th. Ill, 3, 198. to lip a wanton in a s. couch, IV, 1,
72. Adverbially: we may do it as s. as sleep, H4A I,
2, 145. all which s. and sweetly he enjoys, H6C II, 5,
50 (the suffix ly belonging to both adverbs).
2) free from danger, safe: there is scarce truth
enough alive to make societies s. Meas. Ill, 2, 240.
while thou liest warm at home, s. and safe, Shr. V, 2,
151. mine (quarter) was s. H6A 11, 1, 66. once again
we'll sleep s. in Rouen, III, 2, 19. no man is s. R3 I,
1, 71. Ill, 2, 83. Ill, 4, 93. Per. I, 1, 95. With from:
John II, 27. H6C IV, 4, 33. Tit. I, 152. With of: s.
of thunder's crack or lightning flash. Tit. 11, 1, 3.
3) prevented from doing harm : in iron walls they
deemed me not s. H6A I, 4, 49.
Secure, vb. 1) to make careless and confident:
to think 1 shall lack friends? s. thy heart, Tim. II, 2,
185. our means s. us, and our mere defects prove our
commodities, Lr. IV, 1,22. I do not so s. me in the error,
0th. I, 3, 10.
2) to make safe, to guard from danger : whiles we
stood here — ing your repose, Tp. II, 1, 310. to give
the enemy way and to s. us by what we can, which can
no more but fly, H6B V, 2, 76. heaven s. him! Hml. I,
5,113. we'll higher to the mountains, there s. us, Cymb.
IV, 4, 8.
Securely, carelessly, confidently: she s. gives
good cheer and reverend welcome to her princely guest,
Lncr. 89. she dwells so s. on the excellency of her
honour, Wiv. 11, 2, 252. stand s. on their battlements,
John II, 374. s. I espy virtue with valour couched in
thine eye, E2 1, 3, 97. and yet we strike not, but s.
perish, II, 1, 266. 'tis done like Hector, but s. done, u.
little proudly, and great deal misprizing the knight op-
posed, Troil. IV, 5, 73. whose youth was spent in dan-
gerous wars, whilst you s. slept, Tit. Ill, 1, 3.
Security, 1) carelessness, want of caution, con-
fidence: Bolingbroke through our s. grows strong, K2
III, 2, 34. that's mercy, but too much s. H5 II, 2, 44.
s. gives way to conspiracy, Caes. II, 3, 8. s. is mortal's
chiefest enemy, Mcb. Ill, 5, 32.
2) safety from danger: thus have we swept suspicion
from our seat and made our footstool of s. H6C V, 7,
14. and give up yourself merely to chance and hazard,
from firm s. Ant. Ill, 7, 49.
3) suretyship: hut s. enough to make fellowships
accurst, Meas. Ill, 2, 241 (ef. Proverbs XI, 15). he
liked not the s. (of Bardolph) H4B I, 2, 38. 43. 47.
49. 51. 52. fair leave and large s. Troil. 1,3, 223.
this is no time to lend money without s. Tim. Ill, 1, 46.
III, 5, 81.
Sedge, a narrow flag, a reed : Gent. II, 7, 29. Ado
II, 1, 210. Shr. Ind. 2, 63. 66.
Sedged, made of sedges: your ». crowns, Tp.
IV, 129.
Sedgy, overgrown with sedge: on the gentle Se-
vern's s. hank, H4A I, 3, 98.
Sedition , factious commotion ; H6A IV, 3, 47.
H6C II, 2, 158. Cor. Ill, 1, 70.
Seditious, factious, rebellious: since the mortal
and intestine jars 'twixt thy s. countrymen and us. Err.
I, 1, 12. ». to his grace and to the state, H6B V, 1,37.
Seduce, to mislead, to corrupt, to deprave: Lucr.
639. Gent. IV, 2, 97. LLL I, 2, 180. All's III, 6,22.
John I, 264. H5 II, 2, 156. H6B 111, 1, 356. H6C IV,
8, 37. V, 1, 19. K3 111, 7, 188. Cor. V, 6, 24. Caes.
I, 2, 316. Hml. I, 6, 45. cf. Saint-seducing in Eom.
I, 1, 220.
Seducer, one that seduces: All's V, 3, 146.
See , subst. the seat of the pope or of an arch-
bishop: Meas. Ill, 2, 232. John 111, 1, 144. V, 2, 72.
H4B IV, 1, 42.
See, vb. (impf. saw, partic. seen; sawn in Compl.
91 perhaps = sown. — m^ sometimes monosyll.: Shr.
Ind. 2, 34. Ill, 2, 182. H6C 1, 1, 218. 247. Hml. Ill,
1, 33. 0th. I, 3, 203 etc.) 1) to perceive by the eye;
absol. : to hear nor s. Veu. 437. / could not s. 440.
these mine eyes, hut for thy piteous lips, no more had
—n, 604. 720. 939. 952. Sonn. 18, 13. 113, 4. Ado
1, 1, 191. LLL IV, 3, 333. V, 2, 375. Mids. Ill, 2,
179. IV, 1, 77. H5 V, 2, 325. H8 IV, 1, 61. Hml. Ill,
I, 33. Cymb. Ill, 2, 80 etc. With an accns. denoting
the effect: s. away their shilling, H8 Prol. 12. Trans-
itively: her help she — s, Ven. 93. what ~st thou in
the ground? 118. thou canst not s. one wrinkle in my
brow, 139. 148. 287. 337. 367. 393. 397. 492. 604.
644. 667. 703. 819. 938. 962. 1031. 1093. 1107.
1109. 1194 etc. With an accus. and inf : those that I
saw suffer, Tp. I, 2, 6. which thou sawest sink, 32.
I saw him beat the surges, II, 1, 114 etc. Inf. with to:
I saw her coral lips to move, Shr. 1, 1, 179; cf. Sonn.
64, 9 and 119, 4. Double accus.: to s.him buried, R3
II, 1, 90. to s. thy Antony making his peace, Caes. Ill,
1, 197. to s. my best friend ta'en, V, 3, 35. let me see
thee a steward still, Tw. II, 5, 169 etc. cf. it is not the
fashion to s. the lady the epilogue. As Epil. 1. you see
it lawful then. All's 111, 7, 30. rohere death's approach
10-20
is seen so terrible, H6B HI, 3, 6. to s. him so little of
his great self, H8 111,2, Sou. / shall s. some squeaking
Cleopatra hoy my greatness. Ant. V, 2, 220.
^:;^ to see each other, to meet; since last we saw
in France, HS 1, 1, 2. when shall we see again? Cymb.
I, 1, 124 (cf. greet, kiss, know etc.).
2) to perceive mentally, to discover, to understand,
to observe: Is. yon have a months mind to them, Gent.
1, 2, 137. I s. things loo, 139. now I s. you'll be a
courtier, Wiv. Ill, 2, 8. Tp. I, 2,49. II, 1, 208. Gent.
1, 2, 15. Wiv. II, 2, 305. Ill, 3, 69. Ill, 4, 1. IV, 3, 2.
IV, 6, 36. V, 3, 2. V, 5, 135. Err. I, 1, 72. Ado III,
5. 38. All's 111, 7, 30. Tw. I, 5, 269. Wint. 11, 3, 12.
H6B 111, 3, 6. R3 III, 6, 14, Troil. HI, 2, 131. V, 10,
41 {let me s. = this it is, here I have it; cf. Hnil. II,
2, 471. IV, 7, 155). Rom. I, 3, 45. Hml. V, 2, 1 (so
much for this, sir: nolo let me s. the other, =■ now let
me consider, let me speak of the other; cf. let's s.your
song, Gent. I, 2, 88. Qq nolo shall you see). Lr. I, 2,
198 (/s. the business ;= I see how it will be) etc. etc.
— m^:^ in consideration, since, as: so your doctors
hold it very meet, — ing too much sadness hath congealed
your hlood, Shr. Ind. 2, 134. — ing thou f attest on me
so luckily, 1 will assay thee, H4A V, 4, 33. — ing the
deed is meritorious , H6B 111, 1, 270. — ing gentle
words will not prevail, assail theni with the army of
the king, IV, 2, 184. — ing ignorance is the curse of
God, you cannot but forbear to murder me, IV, 7, 78.
— ing thou hast proved so unnatural a father, H6C I,
1, 218. — ing thou dost (prefer thy life before thine
honour) / here divorce myself, 247. — ing 'twas he
tluxt made you to depose, your oath is vain, I, 2, 26.
— ing that death will come when it will come, Caes. II,
2, 36.
3) to visit, to call on: Wiv. I, 1, 67. Ill, 2, 11.
lis V, 3, 32. H8 I, 1, 177. Troil. IV, 5, 229. V, 9, 8.
Caes. I, 3j 154 etc.
4) to witness, to become acquainted with: when I
have seen such interchange of state, Sonn. 64, 9. will
you walk in to s. their gossiping'? Err. V, 419. mean
to s. the Tuscan service, All's I, 2, 13. the hermit that
never saw pen and ink, Tw. IV, 2, 15. cf. such ex-
pressions as Gent. II, 1, 72. Wiv. II, 1, 103 etc. ci-
vility not — n from other, Cymb. IV, 2, 179 (= not
learned by observing others; German: nicht andern
abgeseken').
Well seen = well skilled , versed : a schoolmaster
well seen in music, Shr. 1, 2, 134.
5) to experience, to know, to have, to suffer, to
enjoy: still losing when I saw myself to win, Sonn.
119, 4. I have — n when judgement hath repented o'er
his doom, Meas. II, 2, 10. and not be — n to wink of
all the day, LLL 1, 1, 43. some shall s. I, 2, 165
(Costard's speech). {5 there any else longs to s. this
broken music in his sides? As I, 2, 149. fourteen they
shall not s. Wint. II, 1, 147. had our prince — n this
hour, V, 1, 116. who ever saw the like? H6A 1, 2, 22.
u'e have many goodly days to s. R3 IV, 4, 320. he ne'er
saw three and twenty, Troil. I, 2, 255. shall never s.
his pardon, Lr. V, 1, 68. 1 have —n the day, V, 3,
-76. the griefs are ended by — ing the worst, 0th. I,
3, 203 etc. to live to see, see Live.
6) to take care, to look to, to be attentive: see
further, Cymb. V, 5, 124. 127. Per. IV, 1, 100. With
for, = to look out for, to inquire after: let's s. for
means, Rom. V, 1, 35. s.for the news, 0th. II, 1, 95-
With to, = to look to : s. to my house, Merch. I, 3,
176. s. to't well, protect yourself, H6B II, 1, 54. With
an accus. , = to take care of, to provide for: s. that
at any hand, Shr. I, 2, 147. to s. this business, R2 II,
I, 217. to s. my gelding in the stable, H4A II, 1, 38
(Gadshill's speech), s. high order in this great solem-
nity. Ant. V, 2, 368. With a double accus.: I myself
will s. his burial better than his life, H6A II, 5, 121
(= will take care that his burial be better than hie
life), s. the lists and all things Jit, H6B II, 3, 54. s.
him safe i' the Tower, H8 V, 3, 97. I'll play the cook
and s. them ready 'gainst their mother comes. Tit. V, 2,
206. cf. to s. these honours in possession, H6C II, 6,
110. s. him out at gates, Cor. HI, 3, 138. I'll s. the
church o' your back, Shr. V, 1, 5 (will help you to get
beyond the church). The second accus. a participle:
there to s. me shipped, Gent. I, 1, 64 (to take care of
my embarking), s. our pleasure herein executed, Meas.
V, 527. s. him presently discharged. Err. IV, 1, 32. 5.
him safe conveyed home, IV, 4, 125. s. him delivered
o'er, LLL I, 1, 307. s. these letters delivered, Merch.
II, 2, 123. s. it done, 164. Shr. Ind. 1, 106. 129. IV,
3, 166. Tw. V, 323. Wint. H, 3, 134. R2 HI, 1, 29.
H6A I, 3, 89. HI, 2, 133. V, 1, 48. H6B 1, 2, 84. I,
3, 255. 1, 4, 49. Ill, 1, 321. 330. H6C IV, 3, 64. H8
II, 2, 141. Tim. H, 2, 45. Cor. IV, 6, 47. Mcb. I, 2,
66. Followed by a subjunctive: s. it be returned, Gent.
I, 2, 46. «. that Claudia be executed, Meas II, 1, 33.
s. you the fornicatress be removed, II, 2, 23. s. this be
done, IV, 3, 83. s. thou do it. Err. II, 2, 141. s. thou
do commend, LLL HI, 169. s. thou bring her here,
Mids. HI, 2, 98. Merch. Ill, 4, 49. Shr. I, 2, 148. II,
9. John III, 3, 7. H4B IV, 3, 81. H6A HI, 1, 53.
H6B I, 1, 74. II, 3, 85. H6C HI, 2, 120. Tit. II, 3,
299. Rom. V, 3, 24. Hml. 1, 3, 59 (Qq took).
7)With!/ito, = to penetrate, to look through:
well hath your highness — n into this duke, H6B HI, 1,
42. Is. into thy end, Cymb. UI, 4, 169.
Seed, that from wich plants spring: Ven. 167.
Tp. II, 1, 144. Meas. I, 2, 102. All's I, 3, 152. Wint.
IV,4,490. Rom.V,l,46. ilmll,2, 136 (an unmeeded
garden that grows to s.). Metaphorical use: H4B HI,
1, 84. 90. Mcb. I, 3, 58. Per. IV, 6, 93. = offspring:
Merch. II, 9, 47. Troil. IV, 5, 121. = son, descendant:
saw his heroieal s., and smiled to see him, H5 11,4,58.
to make them kings, the — s ofBanquo kings, Mcb. HI,
1, 70 (M. Edd. seed).
Seeded, running to seed, matured, full-grown:
how will thy shame be s. in thine age, when thus thy
vices bud before thy spring, Lucr. 60^. the s. pride that
hath to this maturity blown up, Troil. I, 3, 316.
Seeduess, seeding, sowing with seeds: as blos-
soming time that from the s. the bare fallow brings to
teeming foison, Meas. I, 4, 42.
Seedsman, a sower: Ant. II, 7, 24.
Seek (impf. and partic. sought), 1) to take pains
to find, to go in search or quest of, to look for some-
thing; absol.: search, s., find out, Wiv. Ill, 3, 173.
Rom. V, 3, 198. Caes. HI, 2, 208. he will s. there,
Wiv. IV, 2, 61. rilnot s.far, Wint. V, 3, 141. let
us s. John V, 7, 79. without — ing find, Cymb. V, 4,
139. s. through this grove, Mids. 11, 1, 259. your nobles
s. through your camp to find you, H5 IV, 1, 303. cf.
Cymb. I, 1, 20. With /or: he's not here I s.for, Wiv.
IV, 2, 165. the four strangers s. for you, Merch. 1, 2,
135 (Ff s. you). II, 6, 66. As III, 2, 303. H6C V, 2,
1021
3. E3 V, 4, 5. Caes. IV, 3, 252. V, 3, 79. Hml. I, 2,
71. 0th. I, 2, 54. Cymb. I, 1, 20. With into: that you
would have me s. into myself for that which is not in
me, Caes. I, 2, 64 (= to search, sound, examine my-
self). With to, = to apply to : that eye which him he-
holds , as more divine, unto a view so false will not
incline, butwiih a pure appeal ~sto the heart, Lucr.293.
Transitively: s. a knife, Lucr. 1047. to s. anew
some fresher stamp, Sonn. 82, 7. to s. thy son, Tp. II,
1,327. 111,3,101. Gent. 1, 1, 88. 89. IV, 2,78. Wiv.
I, 3, 91. IV, 2, 168. Err. I, 2, 36. 104. II, 1, 2. V,
225. Mids. I, 1, 219. Tw. I, 5, 142. H5 III, 6, 149.
John V, 7, 79. Ant. II, 2, 161. Cymb. IV, 2, 160 (cf.
Through) etc. With out, in the same sense: to s. out
you, Gent. II, 4, 94. s. him out. III, 1, 188. Wiv. II,
1, 144. Err. II, 2, 3. As III, 2, 108. Tw. II, 4, 14. IV,
3, 7. H6B V, 2, 14. H6C I, 4, 178. II, 1, 166. H8
HI, 1, 38. Eom. IV, 3, 66. Hml. V, 2, 323. Ant. II, 2,
162 etc.
2) to try to gain, to strive, to pursue, to solicit,
to aim at; absol. ; how 1 would make him fawn and'
beg and s. "LUL V, 2, 62. what's their — ing? Cor. I,
1, 192 (their petition). With for: how comes it then,
vile opportunity, being so bad, such numbers s. for thee,
Lucr. 896. s. /or jrrace, Tp.V, 296. the sailors sought
for safety by our boat. Err. I, 1, 77. s.for rule, Shr.
V, 2, 163. and s.for sorrow with thy spectacles, H6B
V, 1, 165. unless they s.for hatred at my hands, H6C
IV, 1, 80. H8 I, 2, 114. Lr. II, 4, 79. Cymb. II, 4,
133. IV, 2, 162 etc. With after: how men of merit are
sought after, H4BII, 4, 405. that's more than we know.
Ay, or more than we should s. after, H5 IV, 1, 136
' (= than we should inquire into ; the solijier's speech).
With an infinitive : to fan and blow them dry again she
— s, Ven. 52. the warm effects she — s to kindle, 606.
477. 525. 964. Lucr. 488. 655. 998. 1438. Sonn. 10,
7. Tp. I, 2, 347. Ill, 1, 80. Gent. II, 7, 20. Ill, 1, 61.
Wiv. Ill, 4, 6. Meas. Ill, 1, 42. R2 I, 3, 241 etc. With
a subordinate clause: and s. how we may prejudice
the foe, H6A III, 3, 91. but cheerly s. how to redress
their harms, H6C V, 4, 2.
Transitively: what win 1 if I gain the thing Is.?
Lucr. 211. barred him from the blessed thing he sought,
340. .Sonn. 30, 3. what Is., my weary travel's end,
50, 2. against the think he sought he would exclaim,
Compl. 313. she was sought by spirits of richest coat,
236; cf. Wiv. HI, 4, 19; LLL III, 191; Mids. II, 1,
246; Merch. 111,4, 70; Tw. I, 2, 34; III, 1, 168; Rom.
1, 3, 74; Per. Prol. 33. you have not sought her help,
Tp. V, 142 ; Err. I, 1, 152 (M. Edd. life), to s. prefer-
ment out, Gent. I, 3, 7 (out =- abroad), doth he so s.
his life? Meas. I, 4, 72; Merch. Ill, 3, 21; IV, 1, 351 ;
Lr. Ill, 4, 172; Per. IV, 1, 90. and —ing death, find
life, Meas. Ill, 1, 43. forced me to s. delays for them
and me. Err. I, 1, 75. 5. a dispensation for his oath,
LLL II, 87. many their fortunes s. As II, 3, 73; Shr.
I, 2, 51; Troil. V, 6, 19. that sought at Oxford thy dire
overthrow, R2 V, 6, 16. we would not s. a battle, H5
HI, 6, 173. s. prevention of thy foes, H6B II, 4, 57. s.
my death, IV, 7, 107; Lr. Ill, 4, 168; III, 5, 7. the
business thai — s dispatch by day, H8 V, 1, 16. / never
sought their malice, V, 2, 15. men's prayers then would
s. you, not their fears, V, 3, 83 (= would attend you),
s. not my name, Tim. V, 4, 71 etc. Dat. and accus. :
/ s. you a better husband, Wiv. Ill, 4, 88. With of,
= to try to obtain, to beg, to request of: you bid me
s. redemption of the devil, Meas. V, 29. come you to s.
the lamb here of the fox'? 300. let him not s. it (mercy)
of us, H8 I, 2, 213. I will s. satisfaction of you, 0th.
IV, 2, 203. of Caesar s. your honour with your safety,
Ant. IV, 15, 46. which (honour) he to s. of me again,
behoves me keep at utterance, Cymb. Ill, 1, 72 (to de-
mand back again, to reclaim), cf. who — s for better
of thee, sauce his palate with thy most operant poison,
Tim. IV, 3, 24. With out: drove us to s. out this head
of safety, H4A IV, 3, 102. in cruelty will I s. out my
fame, H6B V, 2, 60. they are sheep and calves which
s. out assurance in that, Hml. V, 1, 125.
3) to search : have I sought every country far and
near, and, now it is my chance to find thee out, must I
behold thy timeless cruel death? H6A V,_4, 3 ^ or every
country = in every country? the shepherd's speech),
cf. unsought in Err. I, 1, 136.
Seel, to close up the eyes, to blind (originally a
term of falconry) : come, — ing night, scarf up the tender
eye of pitiful day, Mcb. Ill, 2, 46. lohen light-winged
toys of feathered Cupid s. with wanton dullness my
speculative and of/iced insintments, 0th. I, 3, 270
(Qq/byZes). to s. her father's eyes up close as ock. III,
3, 210 (Qq seal), the wise gods s. our eyes , Ant. HI,
13, 112. cf. Seal.
Seely, name in R2 V, 6, 14.
Seely, adj. see Silly.
Seem, 1) to look like, to have the appearance of
being: a summer's day will s. an hour hut short, Ven.
23. so shall the day s. night, 122. — s unkind, 310.
540. 830. 842. 858. 970. 984. 1064. 1067. 1156 etc.
With an inf.: would s. to melt, Ven. 144. — ing to
bury that posterity , IbS. how strange it — s not to be-
lieve, 985. — ed with him to bleed, 1056. the fire and
cracks the mighty Neptune s. to besiege, Tp. I, 2, 205.
II, 1, 36. 258 etc. With a clause: the sky, it — s, would
pour down pitch, Tp. I, 2, 3. Gent. IV, 4, 79. Err. II,
1, 66 etc. it should s. = it seems: who, it should s.,
hath sometime loved, Wint. IV, 4, 372. R2 HI, 2, 7
(Ff opjsears). Troil. HI, 1,39. Tim. Ill, 4, 30. Follow-
ed by as: Err. I, 1, 108. Mids. I, 1, 205. IV, 1, 171.
As IV, 3, 119. All's HI, 7, 31 etc. by like: makes it
s. like rivers of remorse, John IV, 3, 109. Cor. Ill, 1,
221. Withio; which to you shall seem probable , Tp.
V, 249. Wiv. II, 2, 284. Ado IV, 1, 58. Mids. IV, 1,
171. 198. Shr. Ind. 1, 43. H4B V, 5, 83 etc. me —eth
= it seems to me : me — eth then it is no policy, H6B
III, 1, 23. me —eth good, R3 II, 2, 120.
— ing, adjectively, = being in aj)pearance: he
entertained a shoto so — ing just, Lucr. 1514. love's
best habit is in — ing trust, Sonn. 138, 11. we have
very oft awaked him , as if to carry him to execution,
and showed him a — ing warrant for it , Meas. IV, 2,
160. there shall appear such — ing truth of Hero's dis-
loyalty. Ado II, 2, 49. with two —ing bodies, but one
heart, Mids. Ill, 2, 212. the —ing truth, Merch. Ill, 2,
100. the father of this — ing lady, Wint. V, 1, 191.
this — ing brow of justice, H4A IV, 3, 83. the — ing
sufferances that you had borne, V, 1, 51. there is no
— ing mercy in the king, V, 2, 35. / dare swear you
borrow not that face of — ing sorrow , it is sure your
own, H4B V, 2, 29. sorrow that is couched in — ing
gladness, Troil. I, 1, 39. unseemly woman in a — ing
man, Rom. 111,3,112. a — ing mermaid. Ant. 11,2,214.
— ing, substantively, = appearance, show, ex-
terior: my love is strengthened, though more weak in
1022
— ing, Sonn. 102, 1. tie the wiser souls to th^ false
— inff, Meas. II, 4, 15. these keep — ing and savour
all the winter long, Wint. IV, 4, 75. dismantle you and^
as you can, disliken the truth of your own — ing, 6fi7.
rotten opinion, who hath writ me down after my — ing^
H4B V, 2, 129. you sign your place and calling, in full
— ing, with meekness and humility, H8 11,4, 108. such
• to-he-pitied and o'erwrested — ing he acts thy greatness
in, Troil. I, 3, 157. we will both our jugdments join in
censure of his — ing, Hml. Ill, 2,92. that under covert
and convenient — ing hast practised on man's life, Lr.
III, 2, 56. these thin habits and poor likelihoods of
modern — ing, 0th. I, 3, 109. putting on the mere form
of civil and humane — ing, 11, 1, 244. more than a
mortal — ing, Cymb. 1, 6, 171. all good — ing shall be
thought put on for villany , III, 4, 66. thought her like
her — ing, V, 5, 65.
2) to be only in appearance and not really: truth
may s., but cannot be, Phoen. 62. s. you that you are
noti Gent. II, 4, 10. what s. I that I am not? 14. that
we were all, as some would s. to be, Meas. Ill, 2, 40.
either you are ignorant or s. so craftily, II, 4, 75. Shr.
IV, 2, 17. 70. All's II, 5, 71. IV, 3, 332. H4A V, 4,
140. H4B V, 5, 83. R3 I, 3, 338. Troil. V, 1, 6. Cor.
Ill, 1, 218. Tim. Ill, 6, 6 etc.
— ing, substantively, = false appearance, hypo-
crisy: — ing, — ing! Meas. 11,4, 150. faults from — ing
free. III, 2, 41. out on thee, — ing! Ado IV, 1, 57. she
that, so young, could give out such a — ing, 0th. 111,3,209.
3) to appear, to be seen, to show oneself or itself:
the man doth fear God, howsoever it — s not in him by
some large jests he will make. Ado II, 3, 205. there
did s in him a kind of joy to hear of it, Hml. Ill, 1,
18. Hence = to assume an air, to pretend to be:
'tis my familiar sin irith nun'ds to s. the lapwing and to
jest, tongue far from heart, Meas. I, 4, 32. it is my
study to s. despiteful and ungentle to you, As V, 2, 86.
nothing she does or — s but smacks of something greater
than herself, Wint, IV, 4, 157. With an inf.: is not
this a strange fellow , thai so confidently — s to under-
take this business, which he knows is not to be done.
All's III, 6, 94. so should he look that — s to speak
things strange, Mcb. I, 2, 47. the golden round, which
fate and metaphysical aid doth s. to have thee crowned
withal, I, 5, 30. how courtesy would s. to cover sin,
Per. I, 1, 121 (but cf. to make the truth appear where
it — « hid, Meas. V, 66. love that would s. hid, Tw. Ill,
1, 160; in which passages the word is almost peri-
phrastical. Similarly: let the prologue s. to say, we
will do no harm, Mids. Ill, 1, 19. an it shall please
you to break up this, it shall s. to signify, Merch, II,
4, 11; Bottom's and Launcelot's speeches'.
4) to have a specious appearance; only in the
partic. and gerund : the so — ing Mistress Page, Wiv.
Ill, 2, 42. that Utile —ing substance, Lr. I, 1, 201.
cf. ill-seeming in Shr. V, 2, 143. this hath some — ing,
Cymb. V, 5, 452 (seems very well founded). Adver-
bially: bear your body more — ing, AsV, 4, 72 (Touch-
stone's speech).
Seemer, one who makes a show of sth.: hence
shall we see, if power change purpose , what our — s
be, Meas. I, 3, 54.
Heeming, subst. and adj. see Seem.
Seemingly, in appearance: Wiv. IV, 6, 33.
Seeming-virtuous, virtuous in appearance, dis-
sembling: Hml. I, 5, 46.
Seemly, specious, showy: all that beauty that doth
cover thee is but the s. raiment of my heart, Sonn. 22,
6. lacking wit to make a s. answer to such persons, H8
III, 1, 178.
Seethe (partic. sod or sodden), to boil; 1) trans.:
her eyes, though sod in tears, looked red and raw, Lucr.
1592. sodden water, H5 III, 5, 18. till the high fever
s. your blood to froth, Tim. IV, 3, 433. Allusions to
the cure of the powdering - tub : my business — .s-.
Sodden business! there's a stewedphrase indeed, Troil.
III, 1, 44. the stuff we have, a strong wind will blow
it to pieces, they are so pitifully sodden, Per. IV, 2, 21.
The partic. applied to the highest degree of dulness
(as it were, a decoction and quintessence of stupidity):
twice sod simplicity, biscoctus! LLLIV, 2, 23. sodden-
witted lord, Troil. II, 1, 47.
2) intr. : a — ing hath, Sonn. 153,7. —ing brains,
Mids. V, 4. my business —es, Troil. Ill, 1, 43.
Segregation, dispersion: what shall we hear of
this? A s. of the Turkish fleet, 0th. II, 1, 10.
Seize, 1) to rush and lay hold on, to gripe, to
grasp, to catch; trans.: Lucr. 677. 882. Gent, y, 4,
33. John III, 4, 131. R2 III, 4, 55. H6B IV, 10, 27.
H6C IV, 2, 24. R3 II, 4, 50. Ill, 1, 47. Cor. Ill, 1,
183. 214. Tim. IV, 3, 343. Mcb. II, 3, 128. 0th. IV,
2, 37. Ant. Ill, 5, 12. Ill, 11, 47. Cymb. V, 5, 30.
Per. IV, 1, 98. IV, 3, 48.
With on: lei vultures vile s. on his lungs also, H4B
V, 3, 145. let's s. upon him, H6C III, 1, 23. s. on the
shame-faced Henry , bear him hence, IV, 8, 52. s. on
him. Furies, R3 I, 4, 57.
2) to take, or get possession of by force; trans.:
having first -fdhis books, Tp. Ill, 2, 97. what's open '
made to justice, that justice —s, Meas. II, 1, 22. shall
s. one half his goods, Merch. IV, 1, 353 (Ql on half).
I'll s. thy life, with what thou else callest thine, Wint.
11,3, 137. if you do wrongfully s. Hereford's rights, R2
II, 1, 201. our treasure —d, H6C III, 3, 36. Followed
by prepositional expressions: thy lands and all things
... do we s. into our hands. As III, 1, 10. R2 II, 1,
189. 209. we do s. to us the plate, 160. nor the god
of war shall s. this prey out of his father's hands. Tit.
IV, 2, 96.
With on: shall s. on half his goods, Merch. IV, 1,
353 (Ff Q2 one half). Bolingbroke — d on the realm,
H6B II, 2, 24. —d upon their towns and provinces,
H6C 1,1, 109. his lands then —d on by the conqueror,
III, 2, 3. s. upon Fife, Mcb. IV, 1, 151,
3) to fall on, to attack, to overpower: say this
were death that now hath — d them, Tp, 11, 1, 261
(cf. Ant. Ill, 11, 47. Cymb. V, 5, 30). infirmity ...
hath something — d his wished ability, Wint. V, 1,
142. sleep hath — d me wholly, Cymb. 11,2,7. despair
hath —dher, III, 5, 60.
4) to take, to get possession of in any manner:
s. thee that list, Shr. Ill, 1,91. s. it (the glove) if thou
darest, R2 IV, 48. here, cousin, s. the crown, 181. this
prince injustice — th but his own, Tit, I, 281. 405.
With on: with this she — th on his sweating palm,
Ven. 25. even thus he —d on my lips, Pilgr. 151.
another ship had —d on us, Err. 1, 1, 113 (had taken
us on board . which is the lady I must 5. upon? Ado
V, 4, 53. they may s. on the white wonder of dear
Juliet's hand, Rom III, 3, 35. thee and thy virtues I
here s. upon, Lr. I, I, 255. natures of such deep trust
we shall much need: you we first s. on, II, 1, 118. ».
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M/)on the fortunes of the Moor, 0th. V, 2, 366. to s.
love = to conceive love? can thy right hand s. love
upon thij leftf Ven. 158 (the earlier Qq ceaze).
Seized, with of, = possessed of: all those his
lands which he stood s. of, Hml. I, 1, 89.
Seizure, 1) the act of seizing, grasp, clasp : and
with her lips on his did act the s. Pilgr. 152. shall
these hands, so newly joined in love, unyoke this s.1
John 111, 1, 241. her hand, to whose soft s. the cygnet's
down is harsh, Troil. I, 1, 57.
2) the act of taking possession by force : all things
ihat thou dost call thine worth s. As III, 1, 10.
Self!, adv. seldom: goods lost ares, or never found,
Pilgr. 175. as s. I have the chance, Troil. IV, 5, 150.
cf seld-shown.
Seldom, adj. rare, not frequent: the fine point of
s. pleasure, Sonn. 52, 4. my state, s. but sumptuous,
showed like a feast, H4A 111, 2, 58.
Seldom, adv. rarely, not often: Luer. 87. 633.
1574. Sonn. 52, 6. Tp. 11, 1, 195. Wiv. II, 2, 105.
LLL II, 228. All's II, 1, 100. Ill, 6, 64. IV, 5, 88.
Wint. IV, 2, 43. V, 1, 20. R2 II, 1, 7. H4A I, 2, 230.
III, 2, 46. 80. H6B III, 1, 268. 301. H6C 111, 1, 65.
IV, 1, 18. E3 11, 3, 4 (s. comes the better). Ill, 1,11.
Tim. I, 2, 228. 11, 2, 149. 225. V, 1, 148. Caes. 1,
2, 205. Ant. V, 2, 248. Per. II Prol. 28. ». luhen =
rarely : s. when the steeled gaoler is the friend of men,
Meas. IV, 2, 89. 'tis s. when the bee doth leave her
comb in the dead carrion, H4B IV, 4, 79. s. but =
usually: to weep that you live as ye do makes pity in
your lovers : s. but that pity begets you a good opinion,
and that opinion a mere profit. Per. IV, 2, 130.
Seld-shown, seldom exhibited to public view:
s. flamens do press among the popular throngs , Cor.
II, 1, 229.
Select, adj. choice, excellent: are of a most s.
and generous chief in that, Hml. I, 3, 74.
Select, vb. to choose, to pick out: Cor. I, 6, 81.
Seleucus, name in Ant. V, 2, 140. 144. 153. 175.
Self (plur. selves') subst. , one's own person, the
identical individual: make thee another s. Sonn. 10, 13
(i. e. a child). ». so self-loving were iniquity, 62, 12.
banished from her is s. from s. Gent. Ill, 1, 173. blood
against blood, s. against s. R3 II, 4, 63. in that nest
of spicery they shall breed selves of themselves , IV, 4,
425 (cf. Sonn. 10, 13). I have a kind of s. resides
with you, but an unkind s. Troil. Ill, 2, 155. With an
Anglosaxon genitive: death's second s. Sonn. 73, 8.
^ohich action's s. was tongue to, H8 1, 1, 42. Tarquin's
s. he met, Cor. II, 2, 98. Oftenest with possessive pro-
nouns: mine enemy was strong, my poor s. weak, Lucr.
1646. my unsounded s. 1819. mine own s. Sonn. 39, 3.
mynexts. thou harder hast engrossed, 133,6. my woeful
s. Compl. 143. my poor s. Me'as. IV, 3, 148. mine oion
— 's better part, Etr. 111,2,61. Ado V, 2,35. my woeful
s. LLL V, 2, 818. my worthless s. Merch. II, 9, 18.
my former s. H4B V, 5, 62. tny wretched s. R3 I, 3,
203. my other s. II, 2, 151. my weary s. Rom I, I,
135 (reading of the authentic texts), for my single s.
Caes. I, 2, 94. to thy sweet s. too cruel, Sonn. 1, 8.
' thou of thyself thy sweet s. dost deceive, 4, 10. as thy
sweet s. growest, 126, 4. 151, 4. me and thy crying s.
Tp. 1, 2, 132. better than thy dear — 's better pari, Err.
II, 2, 125. thy cursed s. R3 I, 2, 80. thy gracious s.
Rom. II, 2, 113. to thine own s. be true, Hml. I, 3, 78.
to see him so little of his great a. H8 III, 2, 336. his
royal c. V, 3, 120. his poor s. Tim. IV, 2, 12. her
humble s. Gent. Ill, 1, 226. in her naked seeing s. H5
V, 2, 325. woman it pretty s. Cymb. 111,4, 160 (cf. Tl).
our great s. All's II, 1, 126. our innocent s. Mcb. HI,
1,79. our gross — ties, Meas. II, 2, 87. our royal —ves,
John III, 1,232. to our own —ves bend we our needful
talk, Troil. IV, 4, 141 {\. e. to each other), your sweet
s. Sonn. 114, 6. your perfect s. Gent. IV, 2, 124. .your
fair s. LLL II, 151. your sweet s. V, 1, 120. your
double s. Merch. V, 245. . when your sweet s. was got.
All's IV, 2, 10. your precious s. Wint. I, 2, 79. your
hiqh s. IV, 4, 7. your gracious s. 634. your sweet s.
John V, 7, 101. your royal s. R'3 111, 1, 63. your gra-
cious s. Ill, 7, 131. 195. your noble s. H8 If, 2, 95.
0th. I, 2, 92. make an interior survey of your good
— ves. Cor. II, 1, 44. hang their proper — ves, Tp. HI;
3, 60. The verb following in the third person , f. i.
All's IV, 2, 10 and 0th. 1, 2, 92 ; except in Sonn, 1 26,
4, where an irregularity is caused by the exigency of
the rhyme.* It must be observed that the reflexive
pronouns, except /timseZ/" and themselves, are written
in two words in 0. Edd., and ought to be so too by
M. Edd. in such passages as the following: 'tis thee,
my s., that for myself I praise, Sonn. 62, 13 (German:
mein zweiies Ich). thy s. I call it, ... that am better
than thy dear — 's better part, Err. II, 2, 123. Ill, 2,
61. 'even so my s. bewails good Gloster's case, H6B
III, 1, 217. your s, is not exempt from this, R3 II, 1,
18 (Qq your s. are), thy s. is self-misused, IV, 4, 376
(Qil thy self thy self misusest). in hope thy s. should
govern Rome and me. Tit, IV, 4, 60. my s. hath often
overheard them say, 74. unfold to me, your s. , your
half, Caes. II, 1, 274.
Seir, pronominal adjective, 1) = one's self: ere
it be s. killed, Sonn. 6, 4 (M. Edd. self-killed), if I
had s. applied love to myself and to no love beside,
Compl. 76 (M. Edd. self-applied), a common and an
outward man, that the great figure of a council frames
by s. unable motion. All's HI, 1, 13 (i. e. a motion,
which is itself unable. M. Edd. self-unable).
2) pertaining to one's self: which his majesty, out
of a s. gracious remembrance, did first propose. All's
IV, 5, 78 (^ out of his own gracious remembrance.
Most M. Edd. self-gracious), infusing him with s. and
vain conceit, R2 HI, 2, 166 (= a vain self-conceit).
loho by s. and violent hands took off her life, Mcb. V,
8, 70. my strange and s. abuse is the initiate fear, HI,
4, 142.
3) same; the s. = the same: property was thus
appalled, that the s. was not the same, Phoen. 38. this
s. and that s. = this same, that same: that s. chain
about his neck, which he forswore to have, Err. V, 10.
do not curst wives hold that s. sovereignty only for
praise sake, LLL IV, 1, 36 (0. and M. Edd. self-
sovereignty), to shoot another arroiv that s. way which
you did shoot the first, Merch. I, 1, 148. that metal,
thai s. mould thai fashioned thee made him a man, R2
I, 2, 23. ihat s. bill is urged which in the eleventh year
of the last king's reign vas like . . . to pass, H5.I, 1, 1.
what befel me on a day in this s. place where now we
mean to stand, H6C! 111,1,11. fed of that s. blood that
first gave life to you, Tit. IV, 2, 123. / am made of
that s. metal thai my sister is, Lr. I, 1, 71 (Qq of the
selfsame), that s. hand which writ his honour in the
acts he did, hath ... spliited the heart. Ant, V, 1, 21.
tomboys hired with that s, exhibition lohich your own
1024
coffers yield , Cymb. I, 6, 122. one s. = one and the
same: when liver, brain and heart are all supplied, and
filled her sweet perfections with one s. king, Tw. I, 1,
39 (the later Vf selfsame), it is in my (time's) power
to overthrow law and in one s. born hour to plant and
overwhelm custom, Wint. IV, 1, 8 (0. and M. Edd. one
self-born, quite unintelligibly), else one s. mate and
mate could not beget such different issues, Lr. IV, 3, 36.
Self-aliuse, self-deception, illusion: Mcb. 111,4,
142; cf. Self a.nA And.
Self- admission, commonly explained as self-
approbation, but jjerhaps = particular and personal
choice (cf. Admit 3): carries on the stream of his dis-
pose without observance or respect of any , in will pe-
culiar and in s. Troil. II, 3, 176.
Self-alTairs, one's own business: Mids. I, 1, 113.
Self-affected, self-loving: Troil. II, 3, 250.
Self-affrighted, frightened at one's self: B2 III,
2, 53.
Self-applied, see Self pron.
Self-assumption, one's own conception, conceit:
in s. greater than in the note of judgement, Troil. II,
3, 133.
Solf-born, see .Sc.y'pron.
Self-borne, borne for one's self (not for the king) :
to take advantage of the absent time ( = the time of
the king's absence) and fright our native peace with
s. arms, R2 II, 3,80. Some M. Edd. self-born, i. e.
begot of one's self.
Self-bounty, inherent kindness and benevolence :
/ would not have your free and noble nature, out of s.,
be abused, 0th. Ill, 3, 200.
Self-breath, one's own words: apride that quar-
rels nt s. Troil. II, 3, 182.
Self-cliarity, charity shown to one's self, charity
beginning at home: 0th. II, 3, 202.
Self-comparison, the act of comparing or mea-
suring one's self with another personally : till that
JBellona's bridegroom, lapped in ptroof, confronted him
with — s, point against point rebellious, arm 'gainst
arm, Mcb. I, 2, 55.
Self-covered, clothed, dressed in one's native
semblance (cf. Cover) : thou changed and s. thing, for
shame, bemonster not thy feature, Lr. IV, 2, 62 (Gone-
ril must be supposed to have, by changing counte-
nance, betrayed all her wickedness).
Self-danger, personal danger: Cymb. Ill, 4, 149.
Self-doing, committed by one's self: yourself to
pardon of s. crime, Sonn. 58, 12.
Self-drawing, made by drawing out of one's
self: spider-like, out of his s. web, H8 I, 1, 63.
Self-endeared, self-loving: Ado III, 1, 56.
Self-example, one's own precedent: bys.mayst
thou be denied, Sonn. 142, 14.
Self- explication, giving account of one's self:
a thing perplexed beyond s. Cymb. Ill, 4, 8.
Self- figured, conceived and planned by one's
self: to knit their souls in s. knot, Cymb. II, 3, 124.
Self-glorious, glorifying one's self, boastful:
vainness and s. pride, M5 V Chor. 20.
Self-gracious, see Self, pron. 2.
Self-harming, injuring one's self: Err. II, 1, 102.
R2 II, 2, 3 (Qq life-harming).
Self-killed, killed by one's self: Sonn. 6, 4 (0.
Edd. self killed, i. e. killed itself).
Self-love, love of one's self: Lucr. 266. Sonn.
3, 8. 62, 1. 11. All's I, 1, 157. Tw. I, 5, 97. H5 II,
4, 74. H6B V, 2, 38.
Self-Ioving, loving one's self: 'Ven. 752. Sonn.
62, 12. Cor. IV, e, 32.
Self-mettle, one's own fiery temper: a full-hot
horse, who being allowed his way, s. tires him, H8 I,
1, 134.
Self- misused, misemployed by one's self: thy
self is s. R3 IV, 4, 376 (Qq thy self thy self misusest).
Self-mould, see <Se(/' pron.
Seir-neglecting, a neglecting of one's self: H5
II, 4, 75.
Self-offences, one's own offences: Meas. Ill,
2, 280.
Self-place, see Self, pron.
Self-reproving, a, disproving of one's own pro-
ceedings: he's full of alteration and s. Lr. V, 1, 4.
Selfsame, identical, the very same; with the def.
art.: Lucr. 289. 1047. Sonn. 15, 6. Err. I, 1,54.
Merch. I, 1, 141. 142. Wint. IV, 4, 455. IICC 11, .0,
7. V, 5, 20. R3 1, 2, 11. 143. V, 3, 286. Tit. I, 130.
Tim. IV, 3, 179 (ivhose s. mettle). Caes. IV, 3, 171.
Mcb. 1, 3, 88. 94. Lr. 1, 1, 70 (Qq the s. metal, Ff
that self metal). II, 2, 145. one and the s. Meas. II, J,
173. LLL I, 2, 4. Without article : in s. manner, Meas,
V, 196. with s. kindness, Shr. V, 2, 5. s. wind, H6C
II, 1, 82. of s. feather, III, 3, 161. in s. key, Troil. I,
3, 53.
Self-slaughter, suicide: Hral. I, 2, 132. Cymb.
III, 4, 78.
Self- slaughtered, killed by one's self: Lucr.
1733.
Self -sovereignty, writing of 0. and M. Edd,
for self sovereignty, i. e. the same sovereignty, in LLL
IV, 1, 36.
Self-subdued, subdued, conquered by one's self:
Lr. 11, 2, 129.
Self- substantial, consisting of one's own sub-
stance: /eerfesi thy life's Jlame with s.fuel, Sonn. 1,6.
Self-trust, self-reliance, faith kept to one's sell':
where is truth, if there be no s.? Lucr. 158.
Self- unable, writing of most M. Edd. for self
unable, in All's III, 1, 13; see Self, pron.
Self-will, one's own will and desire: till like a
jade s. himself doth tire, Lucr. 707.
Self-willed, governed by one's own will and
desires: Sonn. 6, 13. H4A 111, 1, 198. Troil. I, 3,
188. Rom. IV, 2, 14.
.Self- wrong, injury done to one's self: Err. Ill,
2, 168.
Sell (impf. and partio. sold) 1) tr. to give for an
equivalent, to vend; absol. : I will not praise that pur-
pose not to s. Sonn. 21, 14 (cf. Troil. IV, 1, 78. LLL
II, 16. IV, 3, 240). set thy person forth to s. Pilgr.
310. LLL V, 2, 319. As III, 5, 60. Tim. I, 1, 169.
to buy and s.: LLL III, 143. Merch. I, 3, 36. Wint.
IV, 4, 138. Cor. Ill, 2, 10. Mcb. IV, 2, 41. With an
object: Ven. 513. Lucr. 214. Meas. Ill, 2, 2 (buy
ands.). Ado II, 1, 202. Merch. IV, 1, 443. As II, 4,
96. IV, 1, 22. All's IV, 3,311. Wint. IV, 4, 608.
John I, 153. II, 69. R2 II, 3, 131. H4A I, 2, 127.
H4B IV, 3, 74. H5 II Prol. 5. Ill, 2, 46. Ill, 5, 12.
IV, 3, 91. 93. V, 2, 129. H6A III, 2, 15. H6B I, 1,
231. IV, 1, 41. 86. IV, 2, 49. 71. 170. IV, 7, 23. 70.
Troil. IV, 1, 78. IV, 4, 42. Cor. I, 4, 6. Rom. Ill, 2,
27. V, 1, 52, 64. 83. Tim. II, 1, 7. II, 2, 154. Caes.
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IV, 3, 11. 25. Mcb. HI. i, 33. Hml. IV, 4, 22. 0th.
1, 3, 138 (sold to slavery). 388. IV, 1, 95. V, 2, 146.
Ant. V, 2, 184. Cymb. I, 4, 00. II, 3, SS. Per. IV, 6,
105. FigaratiTely: Luerece to lAeir sight must s. her
joy. her life, Lncr. 385. sold cheap what is most dear,
Sonn. 110, 3. but/ terms divine in — ing hours of dross,
146, 11. tnives are sold bt/fate, Wiv. V, 5, 246. s. my
title jar a glorious grave, H6B HI, 1, 92. to s. a bar-
gain, LLL III, 102. 104 (cf. Bargain), to s. one's life
= to meet death: Merch. II, 7, 67. H6A IV, 2, 53.
H6C V, 1, 74 (^have sold their lives unto the house of
York, = have fallen in fighting against the hoose of
Tork'. sold their bodies, H6A V, 4. 106. With /rom;
who in that sale — s pardon from himself, John III, 1,
167. for a day of kings' entreaties a mother should
not s. him an hour from her beholding. Cor. 1, 3, 9.
Often = to betray; sold his sovereign's life to death
and treachery, H5 II, 2, 10. 170. Cor. V, 6, 47. Ant.
IV, 12, 14. 48. to buy and s., in the same sense: the
cardinal does buy and s. his honour, H8 I. 1, 192.
bought and sold = be&ayed: Err. HI, 1, 72. John v.
4, 10. H6A IV, 4, 13. E3 V, 3, 305. Troil. II, 1, 51.
2) intr. to find purchasers: let us like merchants
show our foulest wares and think perchance they'll s.
Troil. I, 3, 160.
Seller, one who selb, a Tender: LLL IV, 3, 240.
SemblaMe, resembling, similar, like, eqnal: it
is a wonderful thing to see the s. coherence of his men's
spirits and his, H4B V, 1, 72. his s., yea, himself,
Timon disdains, Tim. IV, 3, 22. to make true diction
of him, his s. is his mirror, Hml. V, 2, 124. that and
thousands more of s. import. Ant. HI, 4, 3.
Semblably, similarly: s. famished like the king
himself, H4A V, 3, 21.
Semblance (trisyll. at the end of the Terse in
Err. V. 358 and Per. I, 4, 71) 1) appearance, show,
exterior, form : under whose love's) simple s. he (lust)
hath fed upon fresh beauty, Ven. 795. true sorrow then
is feelingly sufficed when with like s. it is sympathised,
Lacr. 1113. if you go out in your own s., you die, Wiv,
IV, 2, 67. atiolher fault in the s. of a fowl, V, o, 11.
these two Dromios, one in s. Err. V, 358. cozened with
the s. of a maid. Ado II, 2, 39. she's but the sign and
s. oj her honour, IV, 1, 34. now thy image doth appear
in the rare s. that I loved it first, V, 1, 260. many
other mannish cowards that do outface it with their — s.
As I, 3, 124. your own letter that induced me to the s.
I put on, Tw. V, 315. this skip-boy's s. hath disguised
me quite, John IV, 3, 4. forms being fetched from
glistering — s of piety, H5 II, 2, 117. overhears attaint
with cheerful s. IV Chor. 40. of ashy s. H6B HI, 2, 162.
as he made s of his duty, would have put his knife into
him, H8 I, 2, 198- put o^ff" these frowns, an ill-heseern-
ing s. for a feast. Bom. I, 5, 76. if thou path, thy
native s. on, Caes. II, 1, 83. to assume a «. that very
dogs disdained, Lr. V, 3, 187. let there he no honour,
where there is beauty; truth, where s. Cymb. II, 4. 109.
with speechless tongue and s. pale. Per. I, 1, 36. by
the s. of their white flags they bring us peace, 1, 4, 71.
2) likeness, image: no more than wax shall be ac-
counted evil wherein is stamped the s. of a devil, Lucr.
1246. of what she was no s. did remain, 1453. poor
broken glass, 1 often did behold in thy sweet s. my old
age new bom, 1759. your sweet s. to some other give,
Sonn. 13, 4. purchasing the s. of my soul from out the
state of hellish misery, Merch. HI, 4. 20. repeal their
s. of tin on the seas, H6A V, 3, 193. two mirrors of
his priicely s. are cracked in pieces, E3 H, 2, 51.
SemblatiTe, appearing, seeming: all is s. a
woman's part. Tw. I, 4, 34.
.Semlcirele, a half rotmd : Wint. H, 1, 10.
Semlcircled, half round: a s. farthingale , Wiv.
Ill, 3. 6S.
Semlramls, queen of Aisyria, proTerbial for
her Tolnptuoosne&s and cruelty : Shr. Ind. 2, 41. Tit.
II, 1, 22. II. 3, lis.
Semprsnlns, name in Tit. IV, 3, 10 and Tim.
II, 2, 19S. Ill, 4, 112.
Senate, the common coimcil of ancient Borne:
and hence similar assemblies in other towns : Cor. I,
1, 59. 190. U. I, 145. 14S. II, 2, 136. II, 3, 149.
III, 1, 69. 132. 138. IV, 6, 74. V, 6, S3. 141. Tit. I,
27. 41. IV, 4, 17. Tim. I, 2, ISO. HI, o, 5. 100. 110.
IV, 1,5. V, 1,132. Caes. II, 2, 72. 93. 9S. 111,1,32. 0th.
1,2,46. HI, 2, 2. IV,1,275. Cymb.lV,2,337. IV,3,26.
Senate -house, the house in which a senate
meets: Cor. II, 3, 153. 156. IV, 6, 5S. Caes. II, 2, 52.
59. H, 4, 1. Per. I, 1, 10.
Senator, a member of a senate : H5 V Chor. 26.
Cor. 1, 1, 117. 152. I, 3, 106. I, 9, 3. Ill, 1, 92. 102.
111,2,65. 111,3,7. IV, 3, 14. IV, 5, 133. 206. IV, 7,
30. V, 4, 56. Tim. I, 1,39. 11,2,205. 111,6,90. IV.
1, 24. IV, 3, 10. V, 1, 139. 143. 161. Caes. I, 2, ISS.
1, 3, Si. II, 2, 61. II, 4. 35. HI, 1, S2. IV. 3, 175. 177.
0th. I, 1, 119. I, 3, 230. IV. 1, 231. Ant. II, 6, 9.
Send (impf. and partic. sent), 1) to emit, to throw
or didve forth, to let fly : as from a furnace , vapours
doth he s. Ven. 274. will s. destruction into this city's
bosom, John 11, 409. trumpet, s. thf/ brass voice through
aU these lazy tents, Troil. I, 3, 257. to s. their smiles
before them to Achilles, IH, 3, 72. cf. s. forth thine eye.
All's 11,3, .5 S.
2) to cause to go on an errand or message or any
purpose; absol. : sent to me in the morning, Gent. IV,
2, 132. my wife hath sent to him, Wiv. H, 2, 303.
Hosier -Slender sent to her, to know, IV, 5, 31. s. to
Falstaff straight, IV, 4, 75. S3. ^. after the duke and
appeal to him, Meas. I, 2, 17S. let him s. no more, Tw.
I, 5, 299. he — s to know your pleasure, R3 HI, 2. 15.
Mcb. V, 3. 49. Cymb. V, 5, 214 etc. etc. Pasiively:
I was sent to by my brother, Mea>. V, 73. With for:
I would s.for certain of my creditors, Meas. I, 2. 136.
let him be sent for to-morrow, Wiv. Ill, 3, 209. she
sent for you by Dromio home to dinner, Err. II, 2, 156
(^= ihe sent Dromio for you), why am I sent for to
a king? R2 IV, 162; Troil. IV, 1, 35: Cor. II, l". 276.
am I sent for hither, B2 IV. 176; Hml. III. 1, 29. cf.
Meas. V, 249. Merch. IV, 1, 106. H4B V, 5, S2. H6C
IV, 6, 61. Cymb. V, 5, 214 (s. out) etc. etc.
Transitively; Tp. Epil. 5. Gent I, 1. 159. I, 3,
24. 29. 11,4,86. H, 7, 77. Wiv. II, 2, US. 127. HI,
3, 206. Meas. IV. 5, 10. Err. II, 1, 77. H, 2. 6. IV, 1,
56. Ado H, 1, 274 II. 3. 227 etc. etc. With /or: Gent.
IV, 4, 120. Err. IV, 4, 9. V, 231 etc. Joined with
adverbs; — s me forth, Tp. II, 1, 298. Err. V, 158.
AU's III, 4, 13. R2 I. 3, 2S2. H4B HI, 1, 100. IV, 1,
3. 5. Tim. V, 1, 152. Lr. IV, 4. 6. Fortune sent in
this fool. As I, 2, 49. I have sent twenty out, Merch.
II, 6, 66. Mcb. V, 3, 35 etc. to s. packing = to send
away, to dispatch: H4A II, 4. o2S. H6B III, 1, 342.
B3 HI, 2, 63. cf. slaves.they (my thoughts" are to me
that s. I hem flying, Gent. HI, 1, 141.
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3) to cause to be conveyed or ti-ansmitted; absol.:
he's ever — ing (i.e. presents) Tim. Ill, 2, 36. Trans. :
Gent. 1, 2, 38. I, 3, 53. Ill, 1, 92. 94. IV, 2, 132. IV,
4, 136. 137. V, 4, 95. Wiv. Ill, 3, 141. IV, 2, 126
(forth). IV, 4, 3. Meas. V, 102. Err. IV, 1, 56. IV,
2, 46. V, 145. Merch. IV, 1, 396. V, 216. E2 111, 3,
33. Tim. Ill, 2, 35. Mob. II, 1, 14 (forlh) etc. etc.
to s. word = to tell or declare by message: Wiv. Ill,
5, 69 (he sent me word to stay at home). IV, 4, 18.
Meas. 1,4, 89 (rU s. him certain word of my success).
As V, 4, 74. 76. 77. Shr. V, 2, 80. John V, 3, 7.
H4A I, 1, 94. H6B III, 2, 243. R3 III, 2, 10. Tit.
III, 1, 151 ( — s thee this word) etc. cf. s. fair-play
orders to arms invasive, John V, 1, 67. — « allegiance
to his royal person, R3 III, 3, 37. s. defiance to the
traitor, 129. has only sent his present occasion now,
Tim. Ill, 2, 39. shall Caesar s. a lie? Caes. II, 2, 65.
Is. him the greatness he has got, Ant, V, 2, 29 (=
acknowledge by message).
4) to grant, to bestow: heaven s. Anne Page no
worse fortune, Wiv. I, 4, 33. Ill, 4, 105. s. me a cool
rut-time, Jove, V, 5, 15. I shall lessen God's — ing that
way. Ado II, 1, 24. God — s a curst cow short horns,
25. 26. 27. 29. Ill, 4, 60. Shr. II, 321. V, 1, 43. All's
I, I, 190 (God s. him well). Tw. HI, 1, 51. Wint. II,
3, 126. R2 IV, 221. H4B I, 2, 223. 225. II, 2, 152.
Tit. IV, 2, 63 etc.
Sender, one that sends: All's V, 3, 59. Ho 1, 2,
299. II, 4, 119. Cymb. II, 3, 63.
Seneca, the Koinan tragic poet: Hnil. II, 2, 419.
Senior ^(0. Ed^.signior, signeor signeur) one
older than another: we'll draw cuts for the a. Err. V,
422. my tough o. LLL I, 2, 10 (reply to: nty tender
Juvenal).
Senior-Junior, old and young at once: this s.
giant-divarf, Dan Cupid, LLL III, 182 (0. Edd. signior
Juntos. Some M. Edd. Signior Julio's, i. e. Julio Ro-
mano's; whom, however, Sh. very well knew not to
be of the rank of a signior; cf. Wint. V, 2, 10(3'.
Scniory (0. Edd. signorie and signeurie), senio-
rity, eldership: if ancient sorrow be most reverend,
give mine the benefit ofs. R3 IV, 4, 36.
Senna, the plant Cassia senna, used as a cathar-
tic; writing of F4 and M. Edd. in Mcb. V, 3, 55; the
earlier Ff cyme.
Se'nnight, a week: As III, 2, 333. Mcb. I, 3, 22
(0. Edd. sevnighis). 0th. II, 1, 77.
Senoys, := Siennese, the people of Sienna: the
Florentines and S. are by the ears. All's I, 2, 1.
Sense, (sometimes not inflected in the plural:
Sonn. 112, 10. Mcb. V, 1, 29. 0th. IV, 3, 95). 1) one
of the five organs by which external objects are per-
ceived : say that the s. of feeling ivere bereft me, Ven.
439. my adder's «. to critic and to flatterer stopped are,
Sonn. 112, 10. my five wits nor my Jive — 5 can dis-
suade one foolish heart from serving thee, 141,9. Tp.
I, 2, 412. Wiv. I, 1, 181. LLL I, 1, 64. II, 240. 242.
111,2. V, 2, 259. 670. Mids. HI, 2, 179. IV, 1, 87.
Merch. Ill, 1, 62. All's I, 3, 114. Wint. H, 1, 151.
IV, 4, (;21. 688. John IV, 1, 94. R2 III, 2, 13. 11.^
IV, 1, ;i08 (talcc from them now the s. of reckoning).
H6A V, 3, 71, Troil. I, 3, 252. Cor. II, 2, 120. Tim.
1, 2, 129. Mcb. II, 1, 44. Hml. Ill, 4, 80. Lr. IH, 4,
13. IV, 6, 5. 0th. IV, 2, 69. 154. IV, 3, 95. Ant. II, 2,
217. Cymb. Ill, 2, 60. spirit of s. = the most delicate
faculty of perception: to whose soft seiiure the cygnet's
down is harsh and spirit of s. hard as the palm of
ploughman, Troil. I, 1, 58. nor doth the eye itself, that
most pure spirit of s., behold itself. III, 3, 103.
21 perception by those organs: above the s. ofs.
LLL V, 2, 259 (above the perception of the eye), the
s. of death is most in apprehension, Meas. Ill, 1, 78.
this healthful hatid, whose banished s. thou hast repealed,
All's II, 3, 54. though my soul disputes toell ivith my
s., that this may be some error, Tw. IV, 3, 9. all his
— s have but human conditions, H5 IV, 1, 108. every
fool, whose s. no more can feel but his own wringing,
252. dost thou tliink I have no s., thou strikest me thus,
Troil. 11,1, 23. they must take it in s. that feel it, Rom.
I, 1, 32. her eyes are open; but their s. are shut, Mcb.
V, 1, 29 (M. Edd. is shut), s., sure, you have, eha
could you not have motion, but sure, that s. is apoplexed,
for madness would not err, nor s, to ecstasy was ne*er
so thralled, Hml. Ill, 4, 71. burn otU the s. and virtue
of mine eye, IV, 5, 155. the hand of little employment
hath the daintier s. V, 1, 78. all other Joys which the
most precious square of s. possesses, Lr. I, 1, 76. a
father's curse pierce every s. about thee, I, 4, 323. not
difivient, blind, or lame of s. 0th. I, 3, 63. there is
mores, in thai (a wound) than in reputation, l\, 3,
268. I have rubbed (his young quat almost to the s. V,
1, 11 (= to the quick), that s. of pain, 111, 4, 147.
remain thou here, while s. can keep it on, Cymb. I, 1,
118. be her s. but as a monument, 11, 2, 32. )'( smells
most swfclh/ in my s. Per. Ill, 2, 60.
3) perception by the mind, apprehension, feeling:
impossible be strange attempts to those that weigh their
pains in s. All's I, 1, 240 (in thought), now to all s.
'tis gross you love my son, 1,3, 178. which of tliem
both is dearest to me, I have no skill in s. to make dis-
tinction, III, 4, 39. lacked the s. to know her estijnation
home, V, 3, 3. that monster custom, who alls, doth eat,
Hml. HI, 4, 161. if 'tis not gross in s. that thou hast
practised on her with foul charms, 0th. I, 2, 72. in
my s. 'tis hajjpiness to die, V, 2, 290 (in my state of
feeling). With of: to suck in the s. of fear, Troil. II,
2, 12. hath s. of its own fail, Tim. V, 1, 151. if my
love thou holdest at aught, as my great power thereof
may give thee s. Hml. IV, 3, 61. do not believe that,
from the s. of all civility, I thus would trifle with your
reverence, 0th. I, 1, 132. having s. of beauty, H, 1, 71.
have you forgot all s. of place and duty, II, 3, 166.
what s. had I of her stolen hours of lust? Ill, 3, 338.
hast such noble s. of thy friend' s wrong, V, 1, 32.
4) sensuality: one who never feels the wanton stings
and motions of the s. Meas. I, 4, 59. modesty may more
betray our s. than woman's lightness, II, 2, 169. if he
be none of mine, my sanctity will to my s. bend no licen-
tious ear, but curb >t spite of seeing. Per. V, 3, 30.
5) understanding, power of sound reasoning : she
.■.•j}cak.i this in (he infirmity of s. Meas. V, 47. men...
indued with intellectual s. and sow/s. Err. II, 1, 22.
establish him in his true s. again, IV, 4, 51. things hid
and barred from common s. LLL I, 1, 57. their s. thus
nvak lost with their fears thus strong, Mids. Ill, 2,27.
/ spake unto this crown a,s hariin/ s. n4B IV, 5, 158.
a woman of quick s. Troil. IV, ,'>, 54. as common as
any the most vulgar thing to s. Hml. I, 2, 99. restoring
his bereaved s. Lr. IV, 4, 9. the safer s. will ne'er ac-
commodate his master thus, IV, 6, 81. I'll refer me to
all things of s. 0th. I, 2, 64. a speaking sttch as «■
cannot untie, t'ymb. V, 4, 149.
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6) rational meaning, reason : to thy sensual fault
I bring in s. Sonn. 35, 9. 'gainst rule, ' gainst s., 'gainst
shame, Compl. 271. were there s. in his idolatry, my
substance would be statue in thy stead, Gent. IV, 4,
205. he speaks s. Wiv. II, 1, 129. she speaks, and
'tis such s. Meas. II, 2, 142. her madness hath the
oddest frame of s. V, 61. as there is s. in truth, 226.
against all s, you do importune her , 438. when help
past s. we deem. All's II, 1, 127. what impossibility
would slay in common «., s. saves another way, 181.
the time disordered doth in common s. crowd us and
crush us to this monstrous form , to hold our safety up,
II-IB IV, 2, 33. let — s rule, the word is Pitch and Pay,
1-15 11, 3, 61 (Pistol's speech), our project's life this
shape of s. assumes, Troil. I, 3, 385. / see no s.for't,
but his occasions might have wooed me first, Tim. Ill,
3, 14. proof and bulwark against s. Hml. Ill, 4, 38.
in despite of s. and secrecy, 192.
7) meaning, impoit, signification: and with good
thoughts makes dispensation , urging the worser s. for
vantage still, Lucr. 249 (i. e. always interpreting them
in a bad sense; giving them a bad turn), he in the
worst s. construes their denial, 324. ^It cannot be' she
in that s, forsook, 1538. an act, under whose heavy s.
your brother's life falls into forfeit, Meas. 1, 4, 65. II,
1, 229. U, 4, 74. Ado V, 2, 56. Mids. II, 2, 45. Shr.
I, 1, 220. V, 2, 18. Tw. I, 5,285. H6B III, 1, 186.
H6C III, 2, 60. Rom. 1, 1, 31. Ill, 1, 62. Mcb. V, 8, 20.
Hml. IV, 5, 7. 0th. I, 3, 12. 69. Ant. IV, 2, 39.
Cymb. V, 5, 431.
Hence in all s. = in every respect : you should in
all s, be much bound to him, Merch. V, 136. in no s.
= in no respect, in no manner: it blots thy beauty
.. . and in no s. is meet or amiable, Shr. V, 2, 141. cf.
the grief is fine, full, perfect, that I taste , and violen-
teth in a s, as strong as that which causes it, Troil.
IV, 4, 4 (Ff and no less in a s. as strong').
8) mental power, faculty of thinking and feeling,
spirit, mind : none else to me, nor I to none alive , that
my steeled s. or changes right or wrong, Sonn. 112, 8.
0, that our night of woe might have remembered my
deepest s. how hard true sorrow hits, 120, 10. ravish
human s. Pilgr. 108. the morning rise doth cite each
moving s. 195. you cram these words into mine ears
against the stomach of my s. Tp. II, 1, 107. my s.
breeds with it, Meas. II, 2, 142. your s. pursues not
mine, II, 4, 74 ("you do not understand my meaning).
his riotous youth, with dangerous s. , might in the times
to come have ta'en revenge, IV, 4, 32. let fancy still my
s. in Lethe steep, Tw. IV, 1, 66. surprised my s. Wint.
Ill, 1, 10. it enchants my s. Troil. Ill, 2, 21. how stiff
is my vile s., that J stand up and have ingenious feeling
of my huge sorrows, Lr. IV, 6, 286. have you a soul
or s, 0th. 111,3,374. steeped our s. in soft and delicate
Lethe, Ant. II, 7, 113. stupify and dull the s. awhile,
Cymb. I, 5, 37. men's o'erlaboured s. repairs itself by
rest, II, 2, 11. you are a fair viol, and your s. the
strings, Per. 1, 1, 81.
Plur. — s: the timorous yelping of the hounds appals
her — s and her spirit confounds. Yen. &S2. cheering up
her — ,9 all dismayed, 89G. their — s I'll restore, and they
shall be themselves, Tp. V, 31. to work mine end upon their
— s,53. their rising — s begin to chase the ignorantfumes,
66. howsoe'eryou have been justled from your — s, 158.
call all your — sto you, Wiv. Ill, 3, 1 26. younger spirits,
whose apprehensive —s all but new things disdain, All's
I, 2, 60. yet have I the benefit of my —s as well as
your ladyship, Tw. V, 3 14. your — s, unintelligent of our
insufficience , Wint. I, 1, 15. if not, my —s, better
pleased with madness, do bid it welcome, IV, 4, 495.
no settled — s of the world can match the pleasure of
that madness, V, 3, 72. steep my — s in forgetfulness,
H4B III, 1, 8. (sleep) give as soft attachment to thy
— s as infants empty of all thought, Troil. IV, 2, 5.
being tasted, slays all — s with the heart, Rom. 11, 3,
26. awake your — s, that you may the better judge,
Caes. Ill, 2, 17. the air nimbly and sweetly recommends
itself unto our gentle — s, Mcb. I, 6, 3. who then shall
blame his pestered — s to recoil, V, 2, 23. my — swould
have cooled to hear a night-shriek, V, 6, 10. this rest
might yet have balmed thy broken — s, Lr. Ill, 6, 105.
the untuned and jarring — s, 0, wind up of this child-
changed father, IV, 7, 16. put thyself into ahaviour of
less fear, ere mildness vanquish my staider ■ — s, Cymb.
Ill, 4, 10. found it murderous to the — s, IV, 2, 328.
andmake my —s credit thy relation. Per. V, 1, 124.
Senseless, 1) having no organ of perception:
that you in all obey her , save when command to your
dismission tends, and therein you are s. Cymb. II, 3,
58 (= have no ear).
2) not feeling, insensible: cold and s. stone, Ven.
211. she tears the s. Sinon with her nails, Lucr. 1564.
s. trees they cannot hear thee, Pilgr. 393. Gent. Ill, 1,
143. IV, 4, 203. Err. IV, 4, 25. Mids. Ill, 2, 28.
Wint. IV, 4, 622. R2 V, 1, 46. H6B IV, 1, 77. Cor.
1, 4, 53. Rom. I, 4, 36. Caes. 1, I, 40. Hml. II, 2,
496. V, 2, 380. Cymb. I, 3, 7. HI, 2, 20. With of:
to seem s. of the bob, As II, 7, 55. / am s. of your
wrath, Cymb. I, 1, 135.
3) unfelt: let my good name, that s. reputation, for
Collatine's dear love be kept unspotted, Lucr. 820; cf.
828. mock not my s. conjuration, R2 111, 2, 23 (per-
haps = conjuration of insensible things).
4) unreasonable: «. villain. Err. IV, 4, 24. Shr. I,
2, 36. to esteem a s. help when help past sense ive deem.
All's II, 1, 127. Tw. Ill, 4, 174. sos. of expense, Tim.
II, 2, 1 (= so unreasonably expensive; cf. Of). Mis-
applied by Dogberry in Ado HI, 3, 23 (for sensible).
5) void of sense, unmeaning : or s. speaking or a
speaking stfck as sense cannot untie, Cymb. V, 4, 148.
Senseless -obstinate, imreasonably obstinate:
R3 III, 1, 44 (not hyph. in 0. Edd.).
Sensible, 1) having a sensation, perceiving,
feeling: / might not this believe without the s. and true
avouch of mine own eyes, Hml. 1, 1, 57. With of: being
not mad, but s. of grief, John III, 4, 53 (= feeling
grief, grieved), if thou wert s. of courtesy, H4A V, 4,
94. his hand, not s. of fire, remained unscorched, Caes.
I, 3, 18 ^feeling no heat).
In a moral sense, = feeling: my woe too s. thy
passion maheth more feeling-painful, Lucr. 1678. with
affection wondrous s. he wrung Bassanio's hand,
Merch. II, 8, 48. that I am guiltless of your father s
death,' and am most s. in grief for it, Hml. IV, 5, 150
(Qq sensibly).
2) capable of perception, endowed with feeling:
thy outward parts would move each part in me that
were but s. Ven. 436. who are of such s. and nimble
lungs that they alioays use to laugh at nothing, Tp. II,
•1, 174. this s. warm motion, Meas. Ill, 1, 120. thou
art s. in nothing but blows. Err. IV, 4, 27. only s. in
the duller parts, LLL IV, 2, 28. love's feeling is more
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S
soft and s. IV, 3, '^o'^ . the waU^ being s., should cwse
again, Mids. \', I S3. I would your cambric were s. as
your finger. Cor. 1, 3, 95.
3) perceptible, tangible : /rom lehom hebringeth s.
regreets, to wit^ besides connne7ids and courteous breath,
gifts of rich value, Mercli. 11, 9, Sf). art thou not, fatal
rision, s. to feeling as to sight, Mcb. II, 1, 36. Pun-
ning in Shr. IV, ], 66.
4) full of good sense, judicious: 'twas a good s.
fe/hm\ Wiv. II, 1, 151. if ever the s. Benedick bear il.
Ado I, 1, 265. V, 1, lS-1. above the sense of sense, so
s. seemeth their conference, LLL Y, '.?, 'JfiM. a s. tale,
Shr. IV, 1, 66. you are very s., aud yet ijou miss mij
sense, V, 2, 18. you took it like a s. lord, H4B 1, 3,
220. to be now a s. man, and presently a beast, 0th.
11, 3, 309.
Sciisilily, 1) feelingly: how was there a costard
broken in the shinf I .will tell yon s. LLL III, 114. and
am mosts. in grief for it, Hml. IV, 5, 150 {F( sensible).
2) in a state of being sensible, of having feeling:
who s. outda7-es his senseless sn'ord. Cor. I, 4, 53. he
is your brother, hrds, s. fed of thai self blood that first
gave life to you, Tit. IV, 2, 122 (.= as a sensible
creature, endowed with the same feeling as you).
Sensual, devoted to the gratification of the sou-
ses, carnal : to thy s, fault I briiig in sense, Sonn. 35,
9. invited to any s. feast, 141, 8. I give my s. race
the rein, Jleas. II, 4, 160. a libertine, as s. as the bru-
tish sting itself As II, 7, 66.
.SriisualHj. carnal apiietito: Ado IV, 1, 62. 0th.
I, 3, 331.
Sentence, subst. 1) a maxim, an axiom; Lucr.
244. Ado II, 3,249, Merch. I, 2, II. Tw. Ill, 1, 13.
H5 I, 1, 50. 0th. I, 3, 199. 212. 214. 216.
2) a period in writing or speaking: Lucr. 566.
Mids. V, 96. As III, 2, 144. II6C V, 1, 56.
3) a judgment, judicial decision: Meas. II, 4, 37
(under your s. ). 109. V, 378. Merch. IV, 1, 304.
All's III, 2, 64. K2 I, 3, 154. 172. 175. 242. Ill, 3,
184. V, 6, 23. H5 II, 2, 166. HOB II, 3, 3. Rom. 1,
1, 95. Caes. IV, 1, 17. Lr. 1, 1, 17:!. 0th. 1, 3, 119.
Cynib. I, 1, 78. V, 5, 289. Per. I, I, 90. to give «..-
Meas. II, 2, 106. Merch. IV, 1, 205. All's I, 3, 80.
R2 IV, 121. Tit. V, 3, 177. to pass s. Err. I, 1, 148.
to pronounce a s.: Meas. II, 4, 62. LLL I, 1, 302. As
I, 3, 87. R3 1,4, 191. Rom.ll,3,79.^u«ue s. Merch.
IV, 1, 298.
Misapplied for sense by Bardolph: Wiv. I, 1, 179.
Sentence, vb. 1) to pass judgment on, to con-
demn: Meas. II, 2, 55. II, 3, 13. Ill, 2, 271. IV, 2,
168. H4B V, 2, 98. Cor. Ill, 3, 109. V, 4, 8.
2) to pronounce as judgment: what we chance to
s. Cor. Ill, 3, 22.
Sententious, abounding with sentences, rich in
judicious observations; your reasons have been sharp
and s. LLL V, 1, 3. he is very swift and s. As V, 4,
66. Misapplied by the nurse in Rom. II, 4, 225.
Sentinel, subst. one who watches or'keeps guard
to prevent surprise: Yen. 650. Mids. II, 2, 26 (stand
s.). H5 IV Chor. 6. H6AII,1,70. R3V,3, 54. Troil.
IV, 4, 74. Mcb. II, 1, 53.
Sentinel, vb. to watch, to guard ; time's glory is
...to wake the morn and s. the night, Lucr. 942.
Separable, separating, parting: in our two loves
there is but one respect, though in our lives a s. spite, Sonn.
36, 6 (= a spite of separation, a spiteful separation).
Separate, to sevor, to disjoin: Err. V, III Tw
II, :'•, 105. H4B I, 2, 256. 1160 II. 1, 37. li:! Ill, ',
20. Troil. V, 8, 18. Rom. IV, 5, 37. Mcb, II, .'.. H4.
Separation, act of separating, or slalo of being
separated: Sonn. 39, 7. Mids. II, 3, 58. Wint. I, 1.
28 (made s. of their society). 118 II, 1. 148 ( — di-
vorce). Ant. I, 3, 102.
Septentriou, tlie north: I-I6C I, 4, 136.
Sepulchre, subst. (ordinarily sepulchre, hut se-
pulchre in R2 I, 3, 196. Not used in prose, exi-opt by
the ranting Sir Toby in Tw. Ill, 4, 3(;2), a griwo, a
tomb: Ven. Ij-y2. Sonn. 68, 6. Com|)l. 46. Merch.
III, 3, 96. Tw. Ill, 4, 362. R3 I, 3, 196. II, 1, 55.
mA 1, 1, 19. H6C I, I, 236. I, 4, 17. II, 5, 115 V,
3, 20. Rom. V, 3, 141. 307 Hml. I, -I, 48.
Sepulchre, vb. (sepulchre), to bury: Lucr. 805.
Gent. IV, 2, lis. Lr. II, -I, 134.
Sequel, that which follows: I guess the s. Gent.
11, 1, 122, mark the s. Wiv. III. 5, 109. gather the s
by what went before. Err. I, 1, \'^<o. n'lien i/on have seen
the s. Ado III, 2, 137. .1/..///, follow. Like the s. I.
LLL 111, 135 (i.e. like the continuation of a story).
there is no consonancy in the s. T\\'. II, 5, 142. his
daughter first, and then in s all, 115 V, 2, 361. mark
how well the s. hangs together, R3 III, 6, 4. if blark
scandal attend the s. of your imposition. Ill, 7, 3:i2.
is there no s. at the heels of this mother^ s admiration?
Hml. Ill, 2, 341.
Sequence, succession: <ut off the s. of posterity,
John II, 96. how art thou a king but by fair s. attil
succession? R2 II, 1, 199. why lifts she up her arms
in i,. thus? Tit. IV, 1, 37 {= one after the other,
alternately; cf. sequent in 0th. I, 2, 41V tell Athens,
in the s. of degree from high to low throughout, Tim.
V, 1,211.
Sequent, adj. following, successive, consequent;
each ( minute ) changing place with that which goes
before, in s. toil all forwards do contend, Sonn. 60, -t.
immediate sentence then and s. death, Meas. V, 378.
i/our '0 Lord, sir is very s. to your whipping, All's II,
3, 56. conferred by testament to the s. issue, V, 3, 197.
to fashion in my s. protestation, Troil. IV, 4, 68, what
to this was s. thou knowest already, Hml. V, 2, 54.
nature finds itself scourged by the s. effects, Lr. 1, 2,
115. the gaUei/s have sent a donen s. messengers at one
another's heels, 0th. I, 2, 41.
Sequent, subst a follower, attendant: a letter to
a s. of the stranger queen's, LLL IV, 2, 142 (Holo-
fernes' speech).
Sequester, subst. sequestration, separation, se-
clusion : this hand of yours requires a s. from liberty,
0th. Ill, 4, 40.
Sequester, vb. to separate: a poor — ed stag.
As II, 1,33. — ing from me all that time, acquaintance,
custom and condition made tame and most familiar to
nnj nature, Troil. Ill, 3, 8. why are you — ed from all
your train. Tit. II, 3, 75 {sequestered? cf. the subst. in
0th. HI, 4, 40).
Sequestration, separation, seclusion : any retire-
ment, any s.from open haunts and popularity, H5 I,
I, 68. this loathsome s. have I had, H6A II, 5, 26. it
was a violent commencement, and thou shall see an an-
swerable s. 0th. I, 3, 351 (division, rupture, divorce).
Sere (cf. Sear), subst. dryness (?): the clown shall
make those laugh whose lungs are tickled o' the s. Hml.
II, 2, 337 (= who have a morbid pruriency in their
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lungs? Steevens; those who are asthmatical, and to
whom laughter is most uneasy. Singer: those whose
lungs are tickled with » dry cough or huskiness.
Hallivvell : tickled o the s. = wanton).
Sere, adj. (cf. Sear) dry, withered: deformed,
crooked, old and s. Err. IV, 2, 19.
Serge, a kind of woollen cloth : thou say, thou «.,
nay, thou buckram lord, H6B IV, 7, 27.
Sergeant, l)asheriff'sofficer,abailiff: ifanyhour
meet as., a' turns hack for very fear. Err. IV, 2, 56.61.
the s. of the band, he that brings any man to answer it
that breaks his band, IV, 3, 30. 40. your office, s. 118
I, 1, 198, this fell s. death is strict in his arrest, Hinl.
V, 2, 347.
2) a non-commissioned officer in the army : H6A
II, 1, 5. Mcb. I, 2, 3.
Serious, 1) not jesting, being or meant in earnest,
grave, solemn; 1 am more s. than my custom., Tp. II, 1,
219. make a common of my s. hours. Err. II, 2, 29. if
thou beest capable of things s. Wint, IV, 4, 791. our
scene is altered from a s. thing, R2 V, 3, 79. a weighty
and a s. brow, H8 Prol. 2. he did it with a s. mind,
III, 2, 80. not worth his s. considering, 135. 0 heavy
lightness, s. vanity, Rom. 1, 1, 184. lend thy s. hearing,
Hml. I, 5, 5. what s. contemplation are you in , Lr. I,
2,150. with a s. industry, Cymb.III, 5, 111. play with
that which is so s. IV, 2, 231. for more s. wooing. Per.
IV, 6, 95.
2) weighty, important, not trifling: on s. business,
LLL II, 31. All's II, 4, 41. 0th. I, 3, 268. important
and most s. designs, LLL V, 1, 105. our rash faults
make trivial price of s. things we have, Alfs V, 3, 61.
a servant grafted in my s. trust, Wint. I, 2, 246. I'll
hence to London on a s. matter, H6C V, 6, 47. Tim.
II, 2, 219. Lr. IV, 5, 8. there's nothing s. in mortality,
all is but toys, Mcb. II, 3, 98. what else rhore s. im-
porteth thee to know. Ant. I, 2, 124.
Seriously, gravely, in earnest, not in jest: Juno
and Ceres whisper s. Tp. IV, 125. if s. I may convey
my thoughts in this my light deliverance. All's II, 1, 84.
this that s. he does address himself unto. III, 6, 103.
dost thou speak s.1 Tim. Ill, 2, 47. this to hear would
Desdemona s. incline, 0th. I, 3, 146.
Sermon, subst. a discourse pronounced by a
divine for the edification of the people: As II, 1, 17.
Shr. IV, 1, 185 (making a s. of continency to her).
Sermon, vb. to lecture, to lesson : s.me no further,
Tim. II, 2, 181.
Serpent, a reptile of the genus Ophidii: Ven. 17.
Lucr. 362. Ado V, 1, 90. LLL V, 2, 595. Mids. II,
2, 146. 149. HI, 2, 73. 261. V, 440 {to scape the — s
tongue = not to be hissed). Merch. IV, 1, 69. All's
I, 3, 147. John III, 1, 258. III. 3, 61. R2 III, 4, 75.
V, 3, 58. H6B III, 2, 47. 259. 266. 326. H6C II, 2,
15 (fern.). Troil. V, 1, 97 (masc). Cor. I, 8, 3. Rom.
III, 2, 73. IV, 1, 80. Caes. II, 1, 32. Mcb. I, 5, 67.
Ill, 4, 29. Hml. I, 5, 36. 39. Lr. I, 4, 310. V, 3, 84.
0th. IV, 2, 16. Ant. I, 2, 201. I, 5, 25. II, 6, 79. II,
7, 27. 29. 54. IV, 15, 25. Per. I, 1, 132.
Serpentine, pertaining to a serpent: Mercury,
lose all the s. craft of thy caduceus, Troil. II, 3, 13
(Mercui-y's rod being wound with snakes).
Serpcnt-Iike, like a serpent: Lr. II, 4, 163.
Serpigo , (Fl sapego and suppeago , the later Ff
sarpego and serpego), a kind of tetter, or dry eruption
on the skin: Meas. Ill, 1, 31. Troil. II, 3, 81.
Servant, one whose office it is to obey the com-
mands of another; masc. and fem,: Lucr. 932. Sonn.
57, 8. 146, 9. Tp. I, 2, 187. 271. II, 1, 273. IIi; 1,
85. IV, 33. Gent. Ill, 1, 147. IV, 4, 1. 32. 109. Wiv.
I, 4, 11. II, 2, 54 (God bless them and make them his
—s). Meas. IV, 1, 46. Err. II, 2, 189. Mids. II, 1,
268. Merch. Ill, 2, 170. As II, 3, 46. All's II, 5, 77.
Wint. II, 3, 54. H4A III, 3, 66. H4B I, 1, 28. H6A
III, 1, 167. IV, 1, 80. IV, 2, 4 (s. in arms to Barry
King of England). H8 II, 2, 106. II, 4, 238. Cor. II,
3, 186 (a petty s. to the state). Ant. I, 3, 69 etc. /
shall be glad to be your s. Wiv. II, 2, 185 (= to be
at your service; to serve you), being unprepared, our
will became the s. to defect, Mcb. II, 1, 18 (was obliged
to conform to deficiency), s. to = at the service of,
waiting on the pleasure of: idle words, — « to shallow
fools, Lucr. 1016. all these (oaths, tears) are — s to
deceitful men, Gent. II, 7, 72. the best wishes that can
be forged in your thoughts be — s to you. All's I, 1, 85.
Adjectively: themoody frontier of as.brow,}iiAi, 3,19.
Used as a word of civility between equals: who
calls? Your s. and your friend, Gent, IV, 3, 4. Cesario
is your ~'s name, Tw. Ill, 1, 108. cf. LLL V, 2,574.
H6A V, 3, 178. H8 V, 1, 55. Especially applied, as
a term of gallantry, to gentlemen conversing with
ladies, not only by themselves, but by the ladies to
whom they make their court: Gent. II, 1, 106. 114.
140, II, 4, 1. 8. 36. 106. 107. 110. 113. IV, 2, 91.
V, 4, 20. LLL V, 2, 277. R3 I, 2, 207 (Qq suppliant).
cf. the verb to serve in Pilgr. 329. LLL V, 2, 841.
All's IV, 2, 17.
Serrantecl, subjected : 7ny affairs are s. to others.
Cor. V, 2, 89.
Servant-maid, a maid-servant: R3 I, 3, 107.
Servant -monster, a monster in one's service:
Tp. Ill, 2, 3. 4. 9.
Serve, 1) to be in the employment and under
the command of another person or of any authority ;
absol.; s. always with assured trust, Pilgr. 329 (as a
lover), -^d without or grudge or grumblings, Tp. 1, 2,
248. — s in offices that profit us, 312 (the later Ff
— s offices). — s for wages, Gent. Ill, 1, 270. Merch.
I, 3, 92. Shr. V, 2, 164. All's V, 3, 18. H4A II, 4,
45. H6C III, 3, 5. Tim. IV, 2, 19. Lv. I, 4, 5. II, 4,
79. Used of military duty performed: beware of being
captives before you s. All's II, 1, 22. to s. bravely is
to come halting off, H4B II, 4, 54. under what captain
s. you? H5 IV, 1, 95. IV, 7, 154. Danger — s among
them, H8 I, 2, 37. Mcb. V, 4, 13. Ant. Ill, 7, 8.
Transitively: —ing with looks his sacred majesty,
Sonn. 7, 4. dissuade one foolish heart from —ing thee,
141, 10. the tyrant tlial I s. Tp. II, 2, 166. Ill, 1, 6.
Ill, 2, 27. 66. Meas. II, 1, 64. IV, 2, 52. Err. II, 1, 116
(s. mad jealousy). IV, 4, 30. V, 161. LLL V, 2, 841
(used of a lover). Mids. II, 1, 8. Merch. II, 2, 117.
120. 151. All's IV, 2, 17 (as a lover). Tw. I, 2, 41.
55. II, 5, 127. V, 263. Tim. Ill, 4, 69 etc. s. heaven,
Wiv. IV, 6, 130. Meas. II, 2, 86. s. God, Wiv. V, 5,
136. Ado IV, 2, 18. V, 2, 96. LLL V, 2, 526 etc.
Applied to public duties: Cor. V, 3, 134. are there
not m.en in your ward sufficient to ». it? Meas. II, 1,
281 (sc. your office); cf. must I not s. a long appren-
ticehood, R2 I, 3, 271. Is. you ^ I am at your ser-
vice: Lr. 11, 1, 130.
With to: s. by indenture to the common hangman.
Per. IV, 6, 187.
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2) to perform at table the office of a menial attend-
ant; absol. : break up this capon. I am bound to s.
LLL IV, 1, 56. i.. n-ilh ihy trencher, Cor. IV, 5, 54.
Trans. = to bring and place on the table : how durst
you bring it from the dresser and s. it thus to me that
love il not, Shr. IV, 1, 167. With adverbs: i. in the
meat, Merch. IH, 5, 65. the table shall be - d in, 67.
while I pause, s. in your harmony, Shr. Ill, 1, 14. why
hast thou not — d thyself in to my table so many mealsf
Troil. II, 3, 45. is it (a sharp sance) not well — d in
to a sioeet goose? Eom. U, 4, 85. to s. in meat to villains,
Tim. IV, 3, 4S5. supper —d up, Eom. I, 3, 101.
3) to attend: health, at your bidding, s. your ma-
jisty. All's II, 1, 18. thou (mischance) thinhest to s. me
last, K2 III, 4, 95. shanm — s thy life and doth thy
death attend, R3 IV, 4, 195. cf. above Sonn. 7, 4.
4) to be employed: let it s.for table-talk, Merch.
III, ;">, 93. s as paste and rover to our bones, R'2 111,
2, 154. our bridal flowers s.for a buried corse, Eom.
IV, fi, 89. would you in their (the clothes') —ing 'fore
nubia Lucius present yourself Cymb. Ill, 4, 173.
5) to be of use, to be good, to be fit, to avail , to
snffice, to do: what ivill s. is fit. Ado 1,1, 320. it (the
ballad of the king and the beggar) would neither s.for
the u-riiiny nor the tune, LLL I, 2, 119 (for == witli
respect to). Priscinn a little scratched, 'twill s. V, 1,
32. things may s. long, but not s. ever. All's II, 2, 60.
there it — s toell ayiiin, 64. hardly s. IV, 1, 59. if this
syllogism will s., xv, Tw. 1,5, 55. it (my answer) shall
s. among wits of no higher breeding than thine, II4B
II, 2, 38. Shadoiv will s. for sumtner, III, 2, 144. no
e.n-use shall s. V, 1, 7'. nioy shall not s. 115 IV, 4, 14.
o subtle knave! but yet it shall not s. H6B II, 1, 104.
if our words icill s. V, 1, 139. if all this will not s.,
I'll drown you in the malmsey-butt, 1!3 I, 4, 276 (Ff
do), your grace's word shall s. Ill, 5, 62. a little help
will s. Cor. II, 3, 16. it (fair speech) zoill s. Ill, 2, 96.
Viv enough, 'twill s. Rom. Ill, 1, 101. this answer will
not s. Tim. Ill, 4, 57, 58. some quantity of choice, to
s. in such a difference, Ilml. Ill, 4, 76. she would s.
after a long voyage. Per. IV, 6, 48. The aim and pur-
pose expressed ; by an inf. : would s. to scale another
Hero's tower, Gent. Ill, 1, 119. let your reason s. to
make the truth appear, Meas.V, 65. the smallest thread
will s. to strangle thee, John IV, 3, 129. H4A 1, 2, 23.
I16C II, 1, 80. riml. Ill, 3, 46 etc. By as or for: will
il s.for any model to build miscMef on? Ado I, 3, 48.
one turf shall s. as pilloiv for us both, Mids. II, 2, 41.
Tw. I, 2, 20. H6A III, 1, 138. Cor. I, 7, 3. Eom. I,
I, 241. Ill, 5, 52. Ant. Ill, 7, 33 «tc.
Transitively: that 'scuse — s many men to save their
gifts, Merch. IV, 1, 444. their graces s. them but as
enemies, As 11,3, 11. / have an answer will s. all men.
All's II, 2, 14. which — s it in the office of a wall, E2
II, 1,47. the powers of us may s. so great a day, I-I4A
IV, 1, 132 (= answer, be enough for), the cry of Talbot
— s me for a sword, II6A II, 1, 79. it — « you well,
my lord, to say so much, II6B III, 1, 119. our indis-
cretion sometimes — * us icell, Ilml. V, 2, 8. Used of
garments, = to fit: it will c. him, Wiv. IV, 2, 79.
Julia's gown, which —d me as fit, Gent. IV, 4, 167.
will your answer s. fit to all questions? All's II, 2, 20.
how fit his garments n. me, Cymb. IV, 1, 3. to i. the
turn = to answer the purpose, to do : a cloak as long
as thine will s. the turn, Gent. Ill, 1, 131. 134. 388.
III, 2, 93. Shr. IV, 2, 62. All's IV, 1, 51. Tit. II, 1,
96. Ill, 1, 165. will none but Heme the hunter s. your
turn? Wiv. V, 5, lOS. this maid will not s. your turn,
LLL I, 1, 300. 301. I, 2, 184. Mids. Ill, 1, 154. As
V, 2, 53. Wint. IV, 4, 520. E2 III, 2, 90. Troil. Ill,
1, 81. Cor. IV, 5, 94. Tit. II, 1, 96. Tim. II, 1, 20
(I must s. my turn out of mine own). Hml. Ill, 3, 52.
0th. I, 1, 42.
6) to be favourable, to be at one's disposal; espe-
cially used of time ; absol. : now — s t}ie season that
they may surprise the silly lambs, Luor. 166. debate
where leisure — s with dull debaters, 1019. when time
shall s. , be thou not slack to proffer, Pilgr. 333. the
time now — s not to expostulate, Gent. Ill, 1, 251. if
your leisure — d, I icould speak tcith you , Ado III, 2,
84 (= if you had time). joAen time and place shall s.
V, 1, 264. let him be, until a time may s. Wiiit II, 3,
22. II4A I, 3, 180. H4B IV, 1, 74. 115 II, I, 6. H6B
1, 1, 248. Cor. 1, 6, 46. IV, 3, 32. Tim. 1, 1, 267 (that
time — s still = there is always time for that). Mcb.
11,1,22. Lr. V, 1,48. Ant. II, 2,10. Similarly: iieo/t
it (the compact) when your pleasure — s, H6A V, 4,
164 (= when you please), as occasion — s, II6C III,
3,236. when the day —s, before black-cornered night,
find what thou ivantest, Tim.V, 1,47 (= by day-light).
we must take the current when it —s, Caes. IV, 3,223.
Transitively, = to favour, not to fail, to be ready
to do work for: if fortune s. me, I'll requite this kind-
ness, H6C IV, 7, 78. my conscience loill s. me to run
from this Jew, Merch. II, 2, 1 (= will say nothing
against it, but, on the contrary, exhort me to it), fall
to them as you find your stomach — s you, Shr. I, 1,
38 (as you have appetite), soldiers' stomachs always
s. them well, H6AI1,3, 80. I am sorry that your leisure
— s you not, Merch. IV, 1, 405 (that you aie in such
haste), my leisure — s me now, Eom. IV, 1, 39.
7) to satisfy, to content, to act up to, to fulfil:
did his picture get , to s. their eyes, Compl. 135. less
than a pound shall s. me for carryiii j your letter, Gent.
I, 1, 111. till necessity be —d. As II, 7, 89. to s. all
hopes conceived, Shr. I, 1, 15. thy will by my perform-
ance shall be —d. All's II, 1, 205. those precepts
cannot be —d, TUB V, 1, 15. s. your lusts, 'Tit. II, 1,
130. IV, 2, 42. what touches us ourself shall be last
—d, Caes. Ill, 1, 8.
8) to do with, to treat: s. thou false Tarquin so,
Lucr. 1197. shall we tell our husbands how we have
— d him? Wiv. IV, 2, 229. ichen Is. him so, he takes
it ill. Err. II, 1, 12. the prince would have — d him
thus. Ado II, 1, 203. so he —d the second, and so the
third. As I, 2, 137. would God would s. the world so
all the year, All's I, 3, 88. were you well — d, you
would be taught your duty, R3 I, 3, 250. 251. 253. he
is justly —d, Ilml. V, 2, 338. she is — d as I would
s. a rat, Cymb. V, 5, 247.
9) to offer, to present for acceptance, to afford:
I'll s. you five hundred at the rate. Err. IV, 4, 14. it
(the Tuscan service) ivell may s. a nursery to our
gentry. All's I, 2, 15 (or as omitted?). — ing of becks
and jutting-out of bums, Tim. I, 2, 237. Hence = to
cause, to produce : the deep vexation of his inward soul
had — d a dumb arrest upon his tongue, Luor. 1780.
to s. a trick = to play a trick: the trick you — d me,
Gent. IV, 4, 38. if I be ~d such another trick, Wiv.
Ill, 5, 6. an you s. me such another trick. As IV, 1,40.
Service, 1) place and office of a servant: whom
now I keep in s. 'Tp. I, 2, 286. use of s. none, II, 1,
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151. lose thy s. Gent. II, 3, 49. 57. iflUisl in this s.,
vou ?nust case me in leather ^ En*. 11, 1, 85. / cannot
get a s. Merch. 11, 2, 165. famished in his s. 113. to
leave a rich Jew's s. 156. lost my teeth in your s. As
I, 1, 88. to leave his s. Shr. 1, 2, 30. ». is no heritage,
All's 1, 3, 25 (a proverb, meaning that a servant is a
wretched creature), she that would alter — s with thee,
Tw. 11, 5, 172. your oath of s. to the pope, John V, 1,
23. have got another s. Tim. IV, 3, 511. what wouldst
thou? s. Lr. 1, 4, 25. out of s. Wiv. 11,' 1, 183. Wint.
IV, 3, 14. to turn out ofs. As I, 3, 26 (metaphorically).
H5 IV, 3, 119 etc.
2) the attendance and duty of a servant: love will
creep in s. where it cannot go, Gent. IV, 2, 20. I'll
lend you all my life to do you s. Meas. V, 437. when
s. should in my old limbs lie lame, As II, 3, 41. the
constant s. of the antique world, when s. sweat for duty,
57. 58. choke their s. up even with the having, 61. s.
shall with steeled sinews toil, H5 11, 2, 36. both fell
bi/ our servants, a most unnatural and faithless s. H8
II, 1, 123. what s. is here! I think our fellows are a-
sleep, Cor. IV, 5, 1 etc. one's s , either subjectively, ^=
the attendance performed by one: to commend their s.
to his will,, Gent. 1, 3, 42. have nothing for my s. hut
blows, Err. IV, 4, 32. Mids. V, 86. As U, 3, 54. All's
II, 3, 110. Tw. V, 329. H8 HI, 1, 52 etc. Or objec-
tively, = the attendance due to one: thy s. to despise,
Sonn. 149, 10. loorth his s. Tw. 1, 2, 59. I have eyes
under my s. which look upon his removedness, Wint.
IV, 2, 41. I'll put my fortunes to your v. 1, 2, 440.
you at your sick s. had a prince, -John IV, 1, .')2, you
bind me to your highness' s. H6C III, 2, 43 etc. at a
person's s.: Gent. II, 5, 63. Meas. V, 390. All's IV, 5,
25. Tw. 1, 5, 318, John 1, 198. R3 III, 5, 9 etc.
Used as a term of mere courtesy : to do you s. Mids.
V, 8 1 . indebted in love and s. to you, Merch . 1 V, 1 , 4 1 -1 .
my duty and most humble s. Tw. Ill, 1, 105. 115 IV, 6,
23. H8 111, 1, 179. IV, 2, 115. Troil. V, 5, 3. Tim.
1, 1, 55. Lr. 1, 1, 29 etc. Especially, in the language
of gallantry, = the homage paid by a lover: did my
heart fly to your s. Tp. Ill, 1, 65. nor to his (love's) s.
no such joy on earth, Gent. II, 4,, 139; cf IV, 2, 20.
and shape his s. wholly to my bests, LLL V, 2, 65.
Dumain ^-ims at my s. 276. Longaville was for my s.
born, 284. all made of faith and s. As V, 2, 95. will
for ever do thee all rights of s. All's IV, 2, 17. to her
s. Wint. IV, 4, 388.
3) business done by a servant (often as a term of
courtesy): nor — s to do, till you require, Sonn. 57, 4.
I have done thee worthy s. Tp. 1, 2, 247. thou and thy
fellows your last s. did worthily perform, IV, 35. what
s. is it your pleasure to command me in, Gent. IV, 3, 9.
impose some s. on me, LLL V, 2, 850. 'tis my limited s.
Mcb. 11, 3, 57. Tp. IV, 267. V, 225. Gent, IV, 4, 45.
V, 4, 19. Meas. 1, 2, 181. Ado 11, 1, 271. LLL V, 2,
312. Mids. Ill, 2, 331. Wint. 1, 1, 3 11, 1, 17. 11, 3,
150. IV, 2, 12. 18. IV, 4, 527. V, 3, 3. John V, 7,
104. H5 II, 2, 38. Cymb. Ill, 2, 14 etc.
And hence, generally, work, business done for
another: it (the cudgel) hath done meritorious s. Wiv.
IV, 2, 218. do his (the husband's) s. All's IV, '5, 29.
33. accept his (the schoolmaster's) s. Shr. 11, 84. the
poorest s. is repaid with thanks, IV, 45. his counsel
now might do me golden s. Tw. IV, 3, 8 ; cf. 0th. 1, 2,
4 and Ant. 11, 7, 14. I am for other s. first,. Per. V,
1, 255.
Schmidt, the English of Shakesireare.
4) religions wor-ship or ceremony: earnest in the
s. of my God, R3 111,7, 106. 'tis mad idolatry to make
the s. greater than the god, Troil. 11, 2, 57. we should
profane the s. of the dead to sing a requiem, Hml. V, I ,
259. = an action concerning religious duty: whether
God will have it so, for some displeasing s. I have done,
H4A 111, 2, 5.
5) military duty, or achievement in war: he hath
done good s. in these wars. Ado 1, 1, 48. to see the
Tuscan s. All's 1, 2, 14. he did look far into the s. of
the time and was discipled of the bravest, 27. that was
not to be blamed in the command of the s. Ill, 6, 55. the
merit of s. is seldom attributed to the true performer,
64. Ill" 5, 4. 51. Tw. Ill, 3, 27. H4A IV, 2, 24. lUB
1, 2, 167. H5 IV, 2, 8. H6C II, 2, 104. V, 1, 33. 0th,
1, 1, 35. Ant, 11, 6, 98. Ill, 13, 24 (under the s. of a
child). Cymb.IV, 1, 14. V,:i,93eto. U.^ed with irony,
and applied to other kinds of business: ha,ve worn your
eyes almost out in the s, Meas, 1, 2, 1 14 (i, e, as a huwd) ;
cf. he knew the s. Ill, 2, 127. it (the coat) hath seen
hot s. Wint. IV, 3, 71. I knew by that piece of s. (viz
stealing instead of lighting") the men would carry coals,
H5II!;2,49. such apiece of s, ivill you do (run away)
H6B V, 1, 155. cf the land s., in the language of the
clown: Wint. Ill, 3, 96.
6) conrje, order of dishes at table: your fat Icing
and your lean begaar is but variable s., two dishes, but
to one table, Hml." IV, 3, 25.
ScFTicealile, officious; in a good as well as a
badsense : whose composed 7-hymes shouldbe full fraught
with s. vows, Gent. Ill, 2, 70, he s. to my son, Shr. 1,
1, 219. wherein Olivia may seem s. Tw. V, 105. a s.
villain, as duteous to the vices of thy mistress as badness
would desire, Lr. IV, 6, 257. if it be so to do good ser-
vice, never let me be counted s. Cymb. HI, 2, 15.
Servile, slavish: Lucr. 295. R21I1, 2, 185. H6A
V, 3, 58. I-ien IV, 1, 105. Tit. II, 1, 18 (Ft idle). V,
2,55. Caes.I,l,SO. Lr.i;i,2,21. With to, = meanly
subject: s. to my coy disdain, Ven. 1 12. subject and s.
to all discontents, ll61, s. to all the skyey influences,
Meas. Ill, 1, 9.
Servilely, slavishly, meanly: Ven. 392.
Servility, slavery; to be a queen in bondage is
more vile than is a slave in base s. H6A V, 3, 113.
Scrvilius, name in Tim. 11, 2, 194. Ill, 2, 30.
47. 67. Ill, 4, 66. 79.
Serving-tereattirc (not hyphened in 0. Edd.) a
servant; in contempt: Rom. IV, 5, 117. 119.
Serving-man, a servant: Wiv. I, 3, 19. Ill, 1, 2.
Shr. IV, I, 49. Tw. HI, 3, 7. John V, 2, 81. H4A IV,
2, 30. H4B V, 1, 76. V, 3, 12. Term of gallantry
(cf. Servant) : as. proud in heart and mind, that curled
my hair, Lr. HI, 4, 87 (cavaliere servente).
Servitor, servant: as — s to the unjust, liUct.2Sb.
thus are poor — s . . . constrained to watch in darkness,
H6A II, 1, 5. henceforth I am thy true s. H6C III, 3,
196. fearful commenting is leaden s. to dull delay, R3
IV, 3, 52. here none but soldiers and Rome's — s repose
in fame , Tit. I, 352. your trusty and most valiant s.
0th. I, 3, 40.
Servituile, slavery: Err. II, 1, 26. As 1, 1, 25.
H5 II, 2, 171. Per. V, 1, 95.
Servius TuIIius, the Roman king dethroned by
Tarquinius Superb'us: Lucr. Arg. 2.
Sessa , probably a cry used by way of exhorting
to swift running (cf. the German sasa): let the world
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slide, s. Shr. Incl.l,G. Dolphin my hoy, s. / let him trot
hy, Lr. Ill, 4, 104. dogs leap the hatch, and all are
fled. Do de de de. S..' come march to wakes, 111,6,76.
Session, the sitting of a council, particularly of
a court of justice: when to the — s of sweet silent
thought I summon up remembrance of things past, Sonn.
30, 1 . from this s. interdict every fowl of tyrant wing,
Phoen. 9. summon a s, that we may arraign our most
disloyal lady, Wint. II, 3, 202. every shop, church, s.,
hanging, yields a careful man work, IV, 4, 702. H8 II,
4, 66. 0th. I, 2, 86. Ill, 3, 140 (Ff — «). to hold s.:
Meas. V, 376. Lr. V, 3, 54. — s, in the same sense:
this — « even pushes against our heart, Wint. Ill, 2, 1.
the — s shall proceed, 142. in — s sit, 0th. Ill, 3, 140
(Qqs.). cf. Sonn. 30, 1.
Sestos, Thracian town on the Hellespont, where
Hero lived: As IV, 1, 106.
Set, subst. 1) a number of things suited to each
other and making a whole: take you the lute, and you
the s. of books, Shr. II, 107. a s. of beads, R2 III, 3,
147. he'll watch the horologe a double ». 0th. II, 3, 135
(twice through the twelve hours).
2) a game, a match, a bout: a s. of wit well played,
LLL V, 2, 29. shall I now give o'er the yielded s.?
John V, 2, 107. ive will in France play a s. shall strike
his father's crown into the hazard, H5 I, 2, 262. as
sure a card as ever won the s. Tit. V, 1, 100.
3) the descent of the sun below the horizon: /com
the rise to s H5 IV, 1,289. the sun hath made a golden
6. E3 V, 3, 19. ere the s of sun. Mob. I, 1, 5.
Set, vb. (impf and partic. set) I) trans. 11 to
make to sit or stand not lie) : sets you before my sight,
Sonn. 15, 10. sets down her babe, 143,3. I had rather
he set quick i' the earth, Wiv. Ill, 4, 90. set me i' the
stocks, IV, 5, 123; All's IV, 3, 127; Lr. II, 4, 13; 65;
202. to set her before your eyes. As V, 2, 73. whoever
shoots at him, I set him there. All's III, 2, 115. have
you not set mine honour at the stake (like a bear) Tw.
111,1,129. set on the head of a wasps' nesi, Wint. IV,
4, 813. set against a brick-wall, 818. set before my
face the LordAumerle, R2 IV, 6. set me lower, H8
IV, 2, 76. set me against Aufidius, Cor. 1, 6, 59. to
be set high in place, II, 3, 255. and set them upright
at their dear friends' doors, Tit V, 1, 136. set him
breast-deep in earth, V,3, 179. you will set cock a-hoop,
Rom. I, 5, 83 (cf. Cock-a-hoop), set him before me,
Caes. 1, 2, 20. within my sword's length set him, Mcb.
IV, 3, 234. / am set naked on your kingdom, Hml. IV,
7, 44. where may we set our horses? Lr. II, 2, 4. that
their great stars throned and set high. III, 1, 23. set
me where you stand, IV, 6, 24. thou hast set me on the
rack, 0th. Ill, 3, 335. I'll set thee in a shower of gold,
Ant. II, 5, 45. Antony shall set thee on triumphant
chariots. III, 1, 10. the piece of virtue (Octavia) which
is set betwixt us, III, 2, 28. set thee by Jove's side, IV,
15,36. To be set = to sit: being set, I'll smother thee
with kisses, Ven. 18. upon lohose weeping margent she
was set, Compl. 39. I would you were set, Gent. II, 1,
91. here I am set, H4A II, 4, 482. I was set at work
among my maids, H8 III, 1, 74. set at upper end o' the
table. Cor. IV, 5, 204. Refl., = a) to sit down: set
thee down, sorrow, LLL IV, 3, 4 (in I, 1,317 sit thee
down), the king by this is set him down to sleep, H6C
IV, 3, 2 (viz in a chair. The watch's speech), b) to
posture one's self: in most strange postures we have
§een him set himself, H8 III, 2, 119.
Used of things, = to place in a standing, or any
proper and natural posture : set thy seal manual on my
lips, Ven. 516; Hml. Ill, 4, 61; cf. in women's waxen
hearts to set their forms, Tw. II, 2, 31 (= to imprint).
against my heart he sets his sword, Lucr. 1640. he
sets his foot upon the light, 673; Shr. II, 404; Tw. II,
5, 205; R2 I, 1, 66; H4A III, 2, 95; H6C 11, 2, 16;
Tim. V, 4, 46; Caes. I, 3, 119; II, 1, 331 {set on your
foot = go forward); Lr. Ill, 7, 68; Cymb. Ill, 3, 92.
to set footing rU2 II, 2, 48. H6A III, 3, 64. H6B III,
2, 87. H8 III, 1, 183. Troil. II, 2, 155. set her two
courses off to sea again, Tp. I, 1, 52. set it down and
rest you. III, 1, 18; Wiv. Ill, 3, 6; IV, 2, 112; 120;
As II, 7, 167; H4B II, 4, 11; R3 I, 2, 1; 33; 36; V,
3, 75; ]?er. Ill, 2, 51. then may'I set the world on
wheels, Gent. Ill, 1, 317. love set on thy horns, Wiv.
V, 5, 4; Ado 1, 1, 266; V, 1, 183. shall I set in my
staff-1 Err. HI, 1, 51. such barren plants are set before
us, LLL IV, 2, 29. on Hyems' crown a chaplet is set,
Mids. II, 1, 111. set a glass of wine on the contrary
casket, Merch.1,2, 104. patches set upon a little breach,
John IV, 2, 32; cf. set a new nap upon it, H6B IV, 2,
7. you that set the crown upon the head of this man,
H4A I, 3, 160; H6A IV, 1, 1; V, 3, 119; H6B I, 2,
40; I, 3, 66; H6C I, 1, 115; I, 4, 95; II, 2, 82; IV, 4,
27; Per. Ill Prol. 27. the prince set a dish of apple-
johns before him, H4B II, 4, 5. set me the crown upon
my pillow here, IV, 5, 6. he wanted pikes to set before
his archers, H6A I, 1, 116. set your knee against my
foot, HI, 1, 169. to set a head on headless Rome, Tit.
1, 186. set me the stoups of wine upon that table, Hml.
V, 2, 278. set it by, 2d5. when such a spacious mirror's
set before him. Ant, V, 1, 34. With up: as one would
set up a top, Cor. IV, 5, 161. till I set you up a glass,
Hml. Ill, 4, 19 (i. e. a mirror). With on: she's e'en
setting on water to scald such chickens, Tim. II, 2, 71
(placing water over a fire to heat if.
2) to plant: I'll not put the dibble in earth to set one
slip of them, Wint. IV, 4, 100. in this place I'll set a
hank of rue, R2 III, 4, 105. set hyssop and weed up
thyme, 0th. I, 3, 325. she that — s seeds and roots of
shame and iniquity. Per. IV, 6, 92. cf. LLL IV, 2, 29.
3) to erect, to raise: there is no sure foundation,
set on blood, John IV, 2, 104. we'll set thy statue in
some holy place, H6A III, 3, 14. hath he set bounds
betwixt their love and me? R3 IV, 1, 21. set up the
bloody flag against all patience. Cor. II, 1, 84; cf.
setting it up (a scarecrow) to fear the birds of prey,
Meas. 11, 1, 2. to set up, especially used of persons
or states raised to power: to pluck a kingdom down
and set another up, H4B I, 3, 50. can set the duke up
in despite of me, H6C I, 1, 158. who set thee up and
plucked thee down, Y,1,2G. setup Lancaster, Sb. may
they not be my oracles as well and set me up in hope?
Mcb. Ill, 1, 10. Figuratively: your cares set up do not
pluck my cares down, R2 IV, 195. set up your fame
for ever. Per. Ill, 2, 97.
4) to place with a certain purpose, to fix, to ar-
range, to regulate: set spurs = clapped spurs to their
horses , Wiv. IV, 5, 70. thou art come to set mine eye,
John V, 7, 51 (to close it), to set the teeth = to press
them close together: H5 III, 1, 15. Cor. I, 3, 70. Ant.
Ill, 13, 181. set your countenance = look grave, Shr.
IV, 4, 18. to s. in order: Wiv.V, 5, 81. H6A II, 2, 32.
H6C I, 2, 70. Used of troops drawn up, and what is
like them : on his bow-back he hath a battle set of bristly
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pikes, Veil. 619. sel we our squadrons on yond side o'
the hill, Ant. Ill, 9, 1. the French are bravely in their
battles set, H5 IV, 3, 69. that never set a squadron in
the field, 0th. 1,1,22. we will before the walls of Rome
to-morrow set down our host, Cor. V, 3, 2. where we'll
set forth in best appointment all our regiments, John
II, 295. bid him set on his powers, Caes. IV, 3, 308.
set our battles on, V, 3, 108. Used of lime-twigs placed
to catch birds: lime-twigs set to catch my winged soul,
H6E 111, 3, 16. poor birds they are not set for , Mob.
IV, 2, 36. Of gems placed on a ground of less worth:
feasts ... in the long year set like stones of worth, Sonn.
52, 6. never so rich a gem was set in worse than gold,
Merch, II, 7, 55. wherein so curiously he had set this
counterfeit, All's IV, 3, 39. as foil wherein thou art to
set the precious jewel of thy home-return, R2 I, 3, 266.
this precious stone set in the silver sea, II, 1,46. I will
set you neither in gold nor silver, H4B I, 2, 19 (Qq
inset), set this diamond safe in golden palaces, H6A
V, 3, 169. a base foul stone, made precious hy the foil
of England's chair , where he is falsely set, R3 V, 3,
261. (hence probably the signification of to set off
sub 17). set with = studded with: Ado III, 4, 20. In
music, = to compose, to tune, to fit to music: set all
hearts to what tune pleased his ear, Tp. I, 2, 84. give
me a note: your ladyship can set, Gent. I, 2, 81. In
mechanics, = to regulate, to contrive: their arms are
set like clocks, still to strike on, H6AI,2, 42. In wri-
ting, = to copy fair : we took him setting of boys' copies,
H6BIV,2,95, ichich in a set hand fairly is engrossed,
I{3I1I.6,2. Partic. sel, used of words, = well-placed,
terwe, elegant: in good set terms, As II, 7, 17. the set
phrase of peace, 0th. I, 3, 82 (Vt soft).
5) to appoint, to station, to post: thou set'st the
wolf where he the lamb may get, Lucr. 878. crow so at
these set kind of fools, Tw. 1, 5, 95 (appointed, custo-
marily kept), the heaven sets spies upon us, Wint. V,
1, 203. like heralds 'twixt two dreadful battles set,
John IV, 2, 78. set to dress this garden, E2 111, 4,
73. an empty eagle were set to guard the chicken, H6B
III, 1, 248. they are set here for examples, H8 1, 3, 62.
stay not till the watch be set, Rom. Ill, 3, 148. set some
watch over jiour son, Hml. V, ], 319. my father hath
set guard to take my brother, Lr. II, 1, 18. let's set the
watch, 0th. II, 3, 126. set on thy wife to observe, III,
3, 240.
6) to fix, to determine", to appoint: now shall we
know if Gadshill have set a match, H4A I, 2, 119
(= made an appointments these whose ransom we
have set, H6B IV, 1, 139. I'll set a bourn how far to
be beloved, Ant. I, 1, 16. on set purpose, Per. II, 2,
54. With down: 'tis set down so in heaven, but not in
earth, Meas. II, 4, 50. you are set down for Pyramus,
Mids. 1, 2, 22. sets down the manner how, Tw. Ill, 4,
79. as I mine own course have set down, Wint. I, 2,
340. on Wednesday next we solemnly set down our
coronation, R2 IV, 319. many limits of the charge set
down, H4A 1, 1, 36. ruminated, plotted and set down,
1,3,274. we have not yet set down this day of triumph,
R3 III, 4, 44. to set down her reckoning, Troil. Ill, 3,
254. keep your duties, as I have set them down. Cor.
I, 7, 2. set down thine own ways, IV, 5, 144. 7 have
in quick determination thus set it down, Hml. Ill, 1, 177.
7) to stake at play: who sets me else? by heaven,
I'll throw at all, R21V, 57. to set all at one cast, II4A
IV, 1, 46. / have set my Itfe upon a cast, R3 V, 4, 9.
expectation — s all on hazard, Troil. Prol. 22. to set
upon one battle all our liberties, Caes.V,l,7u. I would
set my life on any chance, Mcb. Ill, 1, 113. set less
than thou throwest, Lr. 1, 4, 136. With up, in the phrase
to set up one's rest = to take a firm resolution: Err.
IV,3, 27.Merch.ll,2, 110. AU'slI,l,138.Rom.IV, 5,6.
8) to put in a condition, to make or cause to be;
with a double accus. : the villanies of man will set him
(the devil) clear, Tim. Ill, 3, 31. I'll set thee free. Tp.
I, 2, 442. V, 252, Epil. 20. Shr. I, 1, 142. I, 2, 268.
All's III, 4, 17. H6A 111, 3, 72. H6C IV, 5, 13. IV,
6, 16. Tit. I, 274. Per. IV, 6, 107. set ope thy ever-
lasting gates, H6B IV, 0, 13. set it right, Hml. I, 5,
189. With prepositions; hast set thy mercy and thy
honour at difference in thee, Cor. V, 3, 200. set mine
eyes at flow, Tim. II, 2,' 172. setting thee at liberty,
LLL III, 124. John III, 3, 9. sets us all at odds, Lr.
I, 3, 5. I have set my friends at peace, R3 II, 1, 6 (Ff
■made), set your heart at rest, Mids. II, 1, 121. set thee
from durance, LLL III, 129. sack sets it (learning") in
act and use, H4B IV, 3, 126. shall set them in present
action. Cor. IV, 3, 52. setting endeavour in continual
motion, H5 I, 2, 185. set my brother and the king in
deadly hate, R3 1, 1, 34. set them into confounding
odds, Tim. IV, 3, 392. let my unsounded self now set
thy wit to school, Lucr. 1820. set the murderous Ma-
chiavel to school, H6C HI, 2, 193. we'll set thee to
school to an ant, lux. II, 4, 68. Oftenest with on: a bell
once set on ringing, Lucr. 1494. to set his sense on the
attentive bent, Troil. I, 3, 252. to set on edge, Wint.
IV, 3, 7. H4A III, 1, 133. tosetonfire (= to kindle,
to inflame): Ven. 388. Wiv. V, 6, 39. John II, 351.
H6B 1, 4, 20. IV, 6, 16. Rom. Ill, 3, 133. Tim. Ill,
3, 34. set me on the proof, Tim. II, 2, 166. to set the
table on a roar, Hml. V, 1, 210. On corrupted to a:
sets every joint a shaking, Lucr. 452. thou'lt set me a
weeping, H4B II, 4, 301. set a work: Lucr. 1496.
H4B IV, 3, 124. Troil. V, 10, 38. Hml. II, 2, 510.
Lr. Ill, 6, 8. omitted: this man shall set me packing,
Hml. Ill, 4, 211.
Hence set on = intent on : a patch set on learning,
LLL IV, 2, 32. each heart being set on bloody courses,
H4B I, 1, 158. my heart's on mischief set, H6B V, 2,
84. And to set on = to make intent on, to determine
to any thing with settled purpose : set not- thy sweet
heart on proud array, Lr. Ill, 4, 84. to set my rest on
her kind nursery , Lr. I, 1, 125. cf. below: Rom. II,
3, 57. with up: here will I set up my everlasting rest,
Rom. V, 3, 110.
9) to incite, to instigate: for every trifle are they
set upon me, Tp. II, 2, 8. one fruitful meal would set
me to it, Meas. IV, 3, 161. have you not set Lysander
to follow me, Mids. Ill, 2, 222. I set him every day to
woo me. As III, 2, 428. envy and base opinion set
against them, H8 III, 1, 36. sets Thersites to match us
in comparisons with dirt, Troil. I, 3, 192. to set dogs
on sheep, Cor. II, 1, 273. set the dogs o'- the street to
bay me, Cymb. V, 5, 222. With up: thou didst set up
my disobedience 'gainst the king, Cymb. Ill, 4, 90.
Oftener with on: some one hath set you on, Meas. V,
112. 132. 238. 248. 251. did my brother set thee on
to this? Ado V, 1, 264. Mids. Ill, 2, 231. Tw. V, 189.
Wint. II, 3, 131. 141. R2 I, 3, 131. H4B II, 1, 165.
H5 II, 2, 42. H6A IV, 4, 8. 29. R3 1, 2, 183. I, 4,
261. Cor. Ill, 1, 37. Mcb. II, 3, 36. Hml. Ill, 2, 45.
Oth. II, 3, 390. V, 2, 329. Cymb. I, 5, 73.
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10) to cause, to produce, to contrive; in a bad
sense: set dissension 'twixi the son and sire, Ven. 1160.
twixt the green sea and the azured vault set roaring
n-ar, Tp. V, 44. myself and Toby set this device against
iLdvolio, Tw. V, 368. set armed discord 'twixt these
•perjured Icivgs, John III, ], 111. and set abroad new
business for you all, Tit. I, 192. set deadly enmity be-
tween two friends, V, 1, 131. With on: who set it on
(the rout) 0th. II, 3, 210. your reports have set the
■murder on, V, 2, 187. to set abroach (cf. Abroach):
II4B IV, 2, 14, R3 I, 3, 324. Rom. I, 1, 111.
1 1) to place in estimation, to value: I have letters
sent me that set him high in fame. All's V, 3, 31 (but
cf. Cor. II, 3, 255 and Lr. Ill, 1, 23 sub 1). to set me
light, Sonn. 88, 1. R2 I, 3, 293. thou mayst not coldly
set our sovereign process, Hml. IV, 3, 64. With at:
set the world at nought, Gent. I, 1, 68. H4B V, 2, 85.
Cor. Ill, 1, 270. there shall no figure at such rate be
set, Rom. V, 3, 301. Hml. I, 3, 122. / do not set my
lije ul a pin's fee, I, 4, 65. The construction inverted:
Since of your lives you set so slight a valuation, Cynib.
IV, 4, 4S. set little by such toys, Gent. I, 2, 82 ( =
mnke little account of), you set nothing by a bloody
coxcomb, Tw. V, 194.
12) to direct, to cast, to fix (the eye): with sad
set eyes, Lucr. 1662 (M. Edd. sad-set), the setting of
thine eye and cheek proclaim a matter from thee, Tp.
II, 1, 229. to set eye on = to see, to perceive: King
Cophetua set eye upon the beggar Zenelophon, LLL IV,
1, 66. no single soul can we set eye on, Cymb. IV, 2, 131.
13) to oppose: ivho would set his loit to so foolish
a bird' Mids. Ill, 1, 137. and like a civil war set'st
oath to oath, thy tongue against thy tongue, John III,
I, 264. sets the word itself against the luord, R2 V, 3,
122. V, 5, 13. will you setyour wit to a fool's^ Troil.
II, 1, 94. set limb to limb, and thou art far the lesser,
H6B IV, 10, 50. I'll set those to you that can speak,
Hml. Ill, 4, 17. With up: if knoiuledge could he set up
against mortality, All'sl, 1, 35. 0 madness of discourse
that cause sets up with and against itself, Troil. V, 2,
143. they set me up, in policy, that mongrel cur AJax
against that dog Achilles, V, 4, 13.
14) to write, to note down: that it (the day) in
golden letters should be set among the high tides in the
calendar, John 111,1,85. I'ld set my ten commandments
in your face, H6B I, 3, 145. set quarrelling upon the
head of valour, Tim. Ill, 5, 27. his faults observed, set
in a note-book, Gaes. IV, 3, 9S. Usually with down:
Lucr. 1299. Sonn. 88, 6. Tp. V, 207. Gent. Ill, 1,
337. Ado HI, 5, 68. Shr. Ill, 2, 63. All's I, 3, 234.
111,4,33. IV, 3,155. Tw. Ill, 2, 51. IV, 2, 118. Wint.
III, 2, 140. IV, 4, 189. R2 V, 3, 54. V, 2, 98. H4B
I, 2, 201. R3 III, 1, 86. Troil. IV, 5, 61 (cf. Write).
Cor. Ill, 3, 10. Tit. V, 2, 14. Tim. IV, 3, 118 (cf.
Troil. IV, 5, 61 and Write). Mcb. V, 1, 36. Hml. I,
5, 107. U, 2, 80. 205. 460. 567. HI, 2, 43. Lv. Ill,
7, 47. V, 3, 37. 0th. V, 2, 343. 351. Cymb. 1, 4, 178.
15) With to, = a) to apply to: we set the axe to
thy usurping root, H6C II, 2, 165. set his knife unto
the root, II, 6, 49. he is set so only to himself, Tim. V,
1, 120 (wrapt up in self-contemplation), b) to add to,
to attach, to join with, to impart: set smell to the
violet, Ven. 935. I never saw thai you did painting
need and therefore to your fair no painting set , Sonn.
83, 2. I would set an oxhead to your lion's hide, John
JI, 292. set feathers to thy heels, IV, 2, 174. till I have
set a glory to this hand, IV, 3, 71. if he do set the very
wings of reason to his heels, Troil. II, 2, 43. With
the adverb to: can honour set to a leg? H4A V, 1, 133
(restore a leg cut oflT).
16) With the prepos. on, = to bestow on, to affect
with, to impart: his breath and beauty set gloss on the
rose, Ven. 935. set this bateless edge on his keen ap-
petite, Lucr/ 9. on Helen's cheek all art of beauty set,
Sonn. 53, 7. time doth transfix the flourish set on youth,
60, 9. set a mark so bloody on the business, Tp. 1, 2,
141. your wrongs do set a scandal on my sex, Mids.
\y, 1,240. set upon Aguecheek a notable report of valour,
Tw. Ill, 4, 209. and on our actions set the name of
right with holy breath, John V, 2, 67. to set a form
upon that indigest, V, 7, 26. time hath set a blot upon
my pride, R2 111,2, 81. all their prayers and love were
set on Hereford, H4B IV, 1, 138. to set a gloss upon,
his bold intent, H6A IV, ], 103; cf. Tim. I, 2, 16. sin,
death and hell have set their marks upon him, R3 I, 3,
293. what grief hath set the jaundice on your cheeks^
Troil. I, 3, 2. set fire on barns and haystacks. Tit. V,
1, 133 (never to set fire to), my heart's dear love is
set on the fair daughter of rich Capulei, Rom. II, 3,
57. 59. set a fair fashion on our entertainment, Tim.
1, 2, 152. set a double varnish on the fame the French-
man gave you, Hml. IV, 7, 133.
17) Equivalent to the verbs to place or to put:
fools that in the imagination set the goodly objects,
Compl. 136. that I might set it in my prayers, Tp.
HI, 1, 35. where should they (the eyes) be set else?
III, 2, 11. 12. thou ivert best set thy lower part lohere
thy nose'stands. All's II, 3, 267. thine eye begins to
speak: set thy tongue there, R2 V, 3, 125. this present
enterprise set off his head, H4A V, 1, 88 ;not charged
to his account), set bars before my tongue, H6AII, 5,
49. set it (the head) on York gates, H6C I, 4, 179.
Cymb. IV, 2, 99. 123. set this in your painted cloths,
Troil. V, 10, 46. set honour in one eye, Caes. I, 2, 86.
set a- huge mountain 'tween my heart and tongue, 11, 4,
7. and sets a blister there, Hml. Ill, 4, 44. sets rats-
bane by his porridge, Lr. Ill, 4, 55. I'll set down the
pegs that make this music, 0th. II, 1, 202 (let down,
lower), that jjarting kiss which I had set betwixt two
charming words, Cymb. I, 3, 34. I set it at your will,
IV, 3, 13.
With adverbs ; to set apart = to cast off, to ne-
glect: all reverence set apart to him and his usurped
authority, John III, 1, 159. to set aside (cf. Aside):
Wiv. 11, 2, 109. Mids. IV, 1, 188. Shr. II, 270. R2
1, 1, 58. H4A 111, 3, 137. 139. H4B I, 2, 93. 95.
H6A 111, 1, 93. H6C III, 3, 119. IV, 1, 24. Tim. Ill,
5, 14. to set by = to pass over, not to dwell on: to
set the needless process by, Mea.s. V, 92, to set forth
= a) to show: set forth a deep repentance, Mcb. 1,4,
6. b) to recommend, to praise: to set forth that which
is so singular, Lucr. 32. set thy person forth to sell,
Pilgr. 310. I'll set you forth, Merch. Ill, 5, 95. to set
off .-= a) to remove : every thing set off that might .5o
much as think you enemies, H4B IV, 1, 145 (cf. H4A
V, 1, 88). b) to show to the best advantage: their
labour delight in them sets off, Tp. Ill, 1, 2. hath no
foil to set it off, H4A 1, 2, 239. to set me off, H4B 1,
2, 15. he hath a kind of honour sets him off, Cymb. I,
6, 170. it is place which lessens and sets off. III, 3,
13 to set out = to choose, to pick out: those enemies
of Timon's and mine own whom you yourselves shall
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set out for reproof/all and no more, Tim. V, 4, 57. to
set up ^ to placard: he set up his bill here, Ado I, 1,
39. set this up with wax upon old Brutus' statue, Caes.
1, 3, 145. to set together — to join, to compound, to
connect: Gent. 1, 1, 122. H8 I, 1, 46.
II) intr. 1) to go down, to descend below the
horizon: Lucr. 784. 1226. 1230. Tp. Ill, 1, 22. Err.
I, 2, 7. Shr. Ind. 2, 122. John V, 5, 1. R2 11, 1, 12.
II, 4, 21. R3 II, 3, 34. H8 111, 2, 225. 416. Troil.
V, 8, 5. Rom. Ill, 5, 127. Tim. I, 2, 160. Caes. V,
3, 60. 62. 63. Applied to eyes: % ei/es are almost set
in thy head, Tp. Ill, 2, 10 (extinguished, dimmed).
his eyes were set at eight in the morning, Tw. V, 205.
2) to set about = to fall to, to begin : shall we set
about some revels? Tvf. 1, 3, 145.
3) to fall on, to make an attack; followed by
against: you all are bent to set agaitist me for your
merriment, Mids. Ill, 2, 146. By on: we'll set upon
them, H4A 1, 2, 194. II, 4, 193. 200. 279. V, 1, 119.
H6A I, 1, 114. Ill, 2, 103. H6B III, 2, 241. H6C V,
1,61. R3 \', 3, 348. Cor. V, 1, 68. With the adverb
on: Percy and set on! H4A V, 2, 97. let them set on
at once, Caes. V, 2, 3. Cassio hath here been set on by
Roderigo, 0th. V, 1, 112.
4^ to begin a march or jonrney or walk: the king
is set from London, H6 II Chor. 34. With forth: it
is meet I presently set forth, Merch. IV, 1, 404. V, 271.
Tw. Ill, 3, 13. R2 V, 1, 78. H4A I, 2, 187. 189. 1,
3, 149. II, 3, 119. Ill, 1, 84. Ill, 2, 170. IV, 1, 91.
HGA IV, 4, 11. Mcb. IV, 3, 135. Lr. IV, 5, 1. 16.
With forward: John IV, 3, 19. H4A 11, 3, 30. 38.
HI, 2, 173. With on; Meas. Ill, 1, 61. Wint. IV, 4,
682. John V, 3, 16. R2 III, 3, 208. H4B I, 3, 109.
H5 V Chor. 14. With out: ready to set out for London,
H8 II, 2, 5. set forward and set on = go on: R2 I,
3, 109. 117. H4B IV, 1, 227. Cymb. V, 6,479. H4B
V, 6, 76. H8 II, 4, 241. Cor. Ill, 1, 58. Caes. I, 2, 11.
Cymb. V, 6, 484.
5) With down, = to sit down, to pitch a camp,
to begin a siege: man, setting down before you, will
undermine you, All's I, 1, 129 (M. Edd. sitting), if they
set down before us. Cor. I, 2, 28. I, 3, 110. Tim. V,
3, 9. Mcb. V, 4, 10. Ant. Ill, l.'l, 168 (M. Edd. sits).
Setebos, the god of Sycorax (said to have been
the supreme God of the Patagons): Tp. I, 2, 373.
V, 261.
Setter, H pointer, or one who makes appoint-
ments and watches opportimities: H4A II, 2, 53.
Setter-np, one who appoints and raises to power
and dignity: H6C II, 3, 37. Ill, 3, 157.
Settle, 1) trans, a) to place: (love) never — d
equally, but high or low, Ven. 1139. — st admired
reverence in a slave, Tim. IV, 1, 54.
b) to fix, to establish, to make permanent in a
place or condition : lejt behind and — d certain French.
Ho 1,2,47. if beauty, ivisdom, modesty, can s. the heart
of Antony, Ant. II, 2, 246. Partic. — d = a) fixed,
permanent, not to be removed: we'll light upon some
— d low content. As 11, 3, 68. if your more ponderous
and — d project may suffer alteration, Wint. IV, 4, 535.
your — d hate, R2 1, 1, 201. cloyed with long conti-
nuance in a — d place, H6A II, 5, 106. breed love's
— d passions in my heart, V, 5, 4. he's — d, not to come
off, in his displeasure, H8 III, 2, 22. this something — d
matter in his heart, Hml. Ill, 1, 181. imagine Pericles
arrived at Tyre, welcomed and — d to his own desire.
Per. IV Prol. 2 (no more wandering abroad). Used
of blood, = stagnant, stagnated: the blood which, be-
' fore cold and —id, left the liver irhile and pale, H4B
IV, 3, 112. how the blood is —d in his face, H6B 111,
2, 160. her blood is — d, and her joints are stiff, Rom.
IV, 5, 26.
/9) firmly resolved: lam — d, Mcb. 1, 7, 79.
y) composed, calm, sober, grave: shall reasons
find of — d gravity, Sonn. 4ri, 8. whose —d visage
and deliberate word nips youth i the head, Meas. Ill,
1, 90. no — d senses of the world can match the plea-
sure of thai madness, Wint. V, 3, 72. — d age, Hml.
IV, 7, 81.
2' intr. a) to be placed, to find a place- all the
honours that can fly from us shall on them n. All's 111,
1,21.
b) to become stationary after change: having floivn
over many knavish professions , he — d only in rogue,
Wint. IV, 3, 106.
c) to become calm: till the fury of his highness s.
Wint. IV, 4, 482. trouble him no more till further — ing.
Lr. IV, 7, 82.
Seven, one more than six: Gent. HI, 1, 126. Wiv.
1,1,51. 59. 158. II, 3, 37. Jleas. II, 1, 274. 277.
287. Err. V, 309. 320. Ado III, 3. 134. iMifls. I, 1,
159. As II, 7, 143. Ill, 2, 184. 335. V, 4, 71. lO;.
Shr. Ind. 1, 122. IV, 3, 189. 193. Tw. I, 1, 26. II,
5, 64. Wint. IV, 3, 50. R2 1, 2, 11. H4A II. 4, 115.
199. 224. 225. 229. 242. Ill, 3, 18. IV, 1, 87. H4B
!, 2, 263. H6A HI, 4, 7. H6B 1, 1, 8. 11, 2, 10. IV,
2, 71. R3 V, 3, 10. Troil. I, 3, 12. HI, 3, 278. Cor.
H, 1, 166. Tim. HI, 4, 10. Caes. II, 1, 277. III. 1,
2S6. Mcb. Ill, 1, 42. 0th. I. 3, 3. 83. Ill, 4, 173.
Per. IV, 6, 81. the s. star.'-: H4A I, 2. 16. H4B II,
4, 201. Lr. I, 5, 38. the deadly .^. sins: Meas. Ill, 1,
111 (pride, envy, wrath, sloth, covetousness, gluttony,
lechery), all is uneven, and every thing is left at six
and s. R2 H, 2, 122 (^ in disorder), s. years, pro-
verbially, ^= a pretty considerable time: thej-e shall
not at your father s house these s. years be born another
such, Wint IV, 4, 589. / did that 1 did not this s.
year before, H4A II, 4, 343. this s. years did not Tal-
bot see his son, H6A IV, 3, 37. I saio not better sport
these s. years' day, H6B 11, 1, 2. it gives me an. estate
ofs. years' health, Cor. 11, 1, 126. if I could shake
of but one s. years. IV, 1, 55. for s. long year, Lr. Ill,
4, 145. where a man may serve s. years for the loss
of a leg. Per. IV. 6, 182; cf also "Mea.-. II, 1, 274.
HI, 1, 76. Ado HI, 3, 134. As HI, 2, 235. Shr. Ind.
1, 122. Tw. I, 1, 26. 0th. I, 3, 313. Similarly: the
fire s. times tried this: s. limes tried that judgement i.<,
Merch. 11. 9, 63. tears s. times salt, Hml. IV, 6, 154.
cf. Troil. Ill, 3, 278.
Sevenfold, 1) adj. having seven layers: the j>.
shield of Aja.r. Ant. IV, 14, 3S. 2) adv. in a propor-
tion of seven to one: Tim. I, I, 289.
Sevenuis;ht. a week: Ado II, 1,375. Wint. 1,
2, 17. ct. .::^eniiight.
Seventeen, seven and tea: Wiv. I, 1, 55. Meas.
IV, 3, 6. As 11, 3, 71. 73. All's iV. 1, S3. Cor. 11,
2, 104.
Seventh, the ordinal of seven: LLL V, 2, 234.
As V, 4, 52. 101. H6B H, 2, 17. H8 II, 1, 112. Mcb.
IV, 1, lis.
Seventy, seven times ten : Cor, IV, 5, 135. Caes,
HI, 2, 247. IV, 3, 177.
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Sever, 1) trans, to separate: Tp. V, 187. Merch.
III, 2, 118. All's I, 3, 57. H4B I, 2, 227. H6C 11, 1,
28. IV, 1, 21. Tit. V, 3, 68. Ant. Ill, 13, 170. With
from: Err. 1, 1, 119. LLL IV, 3, 365. Tw. V, 279.
H6A IV, 5, 48. Lr. IV, 6, 289. Refl.. ». themselves,
Mids. 111,. 2, 23.
2) intr. to be separated, to part: soul and body's
— ing, H8 11, 3, 16. the — ing clouds, Rom. Ill, 5, 8.
Several, adj. 1) separate, different, distinct: all
jointly listening, but with s. graces, Lucr. 1410. for s.
virtues have 1 liked s. women, Tp. Ill, 1, 42. I suffered
the pangs of three s. deaths, Wiv. HI, 5, 110. I think
and pray to s. subjects, Meas. 11, 4, 2. which they'll
know by favours s. LLL V, 2, 125. Wint. I, 2, 438.
H5 1, 2, 207. H6A II, 1, 30. R3 111, 2, 78 (of. v. 20
and 111, 1, 179). V, 3, 193. 194. 198. Cor. IV, 5, 128.
IV, 6, 39. Tim. IV, 3, 5. Caes. 1, 2, 320. 321. V, 5,
18. 0th. I, 2, 46. Ant. 1, 5, 62. 77. Ill, 13, 6. each
s. and every s. = every single, every particular: each
s. limb is doubled, Ven. 1067. each s. stone, with wit
well blazoned, smiled or made some moan, Compl.216.
I'll kiss each s. paper, Gent. 1, 2, 108. Mids. V, 424.
I-I4B IV, 1, 170. Mcb. IV, 3, 96. Per. IV, 4, 6. with
every s. pleasure in the world, H6B 111, 2, 363. Rom.
1, 3, 83 (Q2 married). Caes. Ill, 2, 247.
2) particular, private: why should my heart think
that a s. plot which my heart knows the wide world's
common place? Sonn. 137, 9. my lips are no common,
though s. they be, lAAj II, 223 (fields that were enclo-
sed were called severals, in opposition to commons,
the former belonging to individuals, the others to the
inhabitants generally. Halliwell).
3) particular, respective : my meaner ministers their
n. kinds have done, Tp. 111,3,88. each fair instal-
ment, coat and s. crest, Wiv. V, 5, 67. each his s. way.
Ado V, 3, 29. every one his love-feat will advance unto
his s. mistress, LLL V, 2, 124. their s. counsels they
unbosom shall to loves mistook, 141. let us take fare-
well of our s. friends , R2 I, 3, 51. discharge your
powers unto their s. counties, H4B IV, 2, 61. H6A 1,
3, 77. V, 1, 34. H6B IV, 9, 21. E3 V, 3, 25. Troil.
II, 2, 124. 193. Tim. I, 2, 227. Caes. II, 1, 138. Mcb.
V, 8, 61. Lr. I, 1, 45. II, 1, 126. Cymb. I, 6, 23. Per.
II, 3, 110.
4) different, divers, more than one: dancing and
revelling, or in s. disports, Lucr. Arg. 11. these talents
of their hair ... I have received from many a s. fair,
Compl. 206 (cf. Hml. V, 2, 20). with strange and s.
noises of roaring, shrieking, howling, Tp. V, 232. /
have wept a hundred s. times, Gent. IV, 4, 150. the s.
chairs of order, Wiv. V, 5, 65. discover the s. caskets,
Merch. II, 7, 2. where s, worthies make one dignity,
LLL IV, 3, 236. the rest have worn me out with s.
applications, All's I, 2, 74. he sings s. tunes, Winfc. IV,
4, 184. John 1, 13. E2 V, 3, 140. H4A 111, 1, 157.
H4B I, 3, 76. H6A I, 1, 71. H6B II, 1, 128. H8 III,
2, 125. Cor. I, 1, 189. Tim. Ill, 6, 7. Hml. V, 2, 20
(cf. Compl. 206). Per. I, 4, 18.
Several, subst. (used only in the plural) 1) in-
dividual, a single person: not noted but by some —s
of head-piece extraordinary, Wint. 1, 2, 226.
2) that which concerns a particular person or
question: the — .9 and unhidden passages of his true
titles, H5 1, 1, 86. — s and generals of grace, Troil.
1, 3, 180.
Severally, 1) every one in his particular way
and manner: compare their reasons, when s. we hear
them rendered, Caes. Ill, 2, 10. I will dispatch you s.
Tim. II, 2, 196. hitting each object with a joy: the
counterchange is s. in all, Cymb. V, 5, 397.
2) particularly, singly, every one for himself: there
in the full convive we : afterwards s. entreat him, Troil.
IV, 5, 274.
Severe, rigid, hard, merciless: the boar, that
bloody beast, which knows no pity, but is stills, Veu.
1000 (rhyming), it shall be merciful and too s. 1155.
Lord Angela is s, Meas. 11, 1, 296. 0 ju»t but s, law,
11, 2, 41. Ill, 2, 267. he who the sword of heaven will
bear should be as holy as s. 276. with eyes s. and beard
of formal cut, As II, 7, 155. such strict and s. cove-
nants, H6A V, 4, 1 14. the rigour of — st law, Rom.
V, 3, 269. you are too s. a moraler, 0th. II, 3, 301.
Severely, rigorously: kept s.from resort of men,
Gent. HI, 1, 108. that will the king s. prosecute 'gainst
us, R2 II, 1, 244.
Severity, rigor, mercilessqess : it is too general
a vice, and s. must cure it, Meas. Ill, 2, 106. whereon
to practise your s. H6A II, 3, 47. law shall scorn him
further trial than the s. of the public power. Cor. HI,
1, 269. beauty starved with her s. Rom. I, 1, 226.
Severu, river in England: H4A I, 3, 98 (on the
gentle — 's sedgy bank). 103. HI, 1, 66 (sandy-bottom-
ed). 74. 76. Cymb. HI, 5, 17.
Sew, subst. see Sieve.
Sew or Sow, vb. to work with a needle and
thread; absol.: Gent. HI, 1, 307. Tit. II, 4,43. Hml.
II, 1, 77. Per. IV, 6, 194. Trans.: H4A II, 4, 130.
Cor. I, 3, 55. 0th. Ill, 4, 72. With up: the sleeves
should be cut out and — ed up again, Shr. IV, 3, 148.
With an accus. denoting the effect: s me in the skirts
of it and beat me to death with a bottom of brown
thread, Shr. IV, 3, 137. and in a tedious sampler ^ed
her mind. Per. II, 4, 39.
Sewer (0. Edd. sure or shore) a, drain to convey
off water and tilth: Troil. V, 1, 83. Per. IV, 6, 186.
Perhaps also in Troil. 11, 2, 71 (0. Edd. sieve).
Sex, in the plur. = both men and women : and
— es both enchanted, Compl. 128. In the sing. =
womankind, womanhood; once with the article: to
square the general s. by Cressid's rule, Troil. V, 2,
132. Ordinarily with a possessive pronoun: theirgenlle
s, to weep are often willing, Lucr. 1237. one of my s.
Tp. Ill, 1, 49. this testimony of your own s. Meas. II,
4, 131. Ado I, 1, 170. Mids. 11, 1, 240. HI, 2, 218.
As HI, 2, 368. IV, 1, 205. All's II, 1, 86. Tw. V, 330.
Wint. II, 1, 108. H6A 1, 2, 90. H6C I, 4, 113. Caes.
II, 1, 296. Ant. IV, 12, 36. V, 2, 124. Cymb. HI, 6,
88. poor our s. Troil. V, 2, 109.
Sexton, an under officer of the church : Ado IV,
2, 2. 72. V, 1, 262. 267. Shr. HI, 2, 175. John HI, 1,
324 (that bald s. Time). Hml. V, 1, 98. 177. Per. II,
1,41.
Sextus, Roman name: S. Tarquinius, Lucr. Arg.
5. 12. S. Pompeius, Ant. I, 2, 190. HI, 6, 25.
Seymour, name in R2 II, 3, 55.
Seyton, name in Mcb. V, 3, 19. 20. 29.
Seyward, see Siward.
'Sfoot, corrupted from God's foot; an oath used
by Thersites: Troil. II, 3, 6.
Shackle, to chain, to fetter: which — s accidents
and bolts up change. Ant. V, 2, 6. dost in vile mispri-
sion s. up my love and her desert, All's II, 3, 159.
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Shackles, fetters: bolts and s. Tw. II, 5, 62.
Shade, snbst. 1 ) the figure of a body produced
on the ground by the interception of light: every one
hath one s. Sonn. 53, 3 (rhyming).
2) the fainter light [implying coolness) produced
by the interception of the sunbeams: couchelh the
fowl with his wing's ». Lucr. 507. rjone to the hedge
for s. Pilgr. 72. toward that ». LLL V, 2, 92. their
sweetest s. a grove of cypress trees, H6B III, 2, 323.
H6C II, 5, 42. let us seek out some desolate s. Mcb.
IV, 3, 1. to some s. Cymb. Ill, 4, 194. Preceded by
in: Pilgr. 375. Mids. V, 149. By under: Pilgr. 144.
LLL V, 2, 89. Asll, 7, 111. IV, 3, 114. H6C II, 5,
49. V. 2, 13. Tit. II, 3, 16. ^ed under s. Troil. I, 3,
51. Metaphorically: under the sweets, of your govern-
ment, H5 II, 2, 28.
3) darkness: the snail shrinks backward in his
shelly cave and there in s. doth sit, Ven. 1035. sepul-
chred in thy (night's) s. Lucr. 805. nor shall death
brag thou wanderest in his s. Sonn. 18, 11. Mids. IV,
1, 101. H4A 1, 2, 29. H6A V, 4, 89. H6B 111, 2,54.
E3 I, 3, 266. 267. Plur. —s: to dwell in solemn — »
of endless night, R2 1, 3, 177. V, 6, 43.
4) a faint imaginary semblance, opposed to sub-
stance : when to unseeing eyes thy s. shines so, Sonn.
43, 8. 11.
5) a spirit, a supernatural being: you moonshine re-
vellers and —s of night, Wiv. V, 5, 42.
Shade, vb. 1) to darken: bright orient pearl, alack,
loo timely — d, Pilgr. 133.
2) to shelter: good angels fly o^er thy royal head
ands. thy person under their blessedwings, H8 V, 1,162.
ere in our own house 1 do s. my head. Cor. II, 1, 211.
3) to hide : sweet leaves, s. folly, LLL IV, 3, 44.
Shadow, subst. 1) the figure of a body projected
on the ground by the interception of the light : each
s. makes him stop, Ven. 706. at his own s. let the thief
run mad, Lucr. 997. love like a s. flies when substance
love pursues, Wiv. II, 2, 215. he will fence with his
own s. Merch. I, 2, 66. V, 8. Tw. II, 5, 21. E3 I, 1,
26. I, 2, 264. Cor. I, 1, 264. Tim. II, 2, 52. Caes.
V, 1, 87. Lr. Ill, 4, 58. 0th. II, 3, 282. I am your s.,
I follow you, H4B II, 2, 174. we'll yoke together, like
a double s., to Henry's body, H6CIV,6, 49 (cf. below).
2) shade; the fainter light and coolness caused by
the interception of the sun-beams: where they lay the
s. hud forsook them, Ven, 176. I'll make a s. for thee
of my hairs, 191. that cool s. to his melting buttock
lent, 315. I'll go find a s. As IV, 1, 222. Tp. IV, 67.
R2 III, 4, 25. Tit. II, 3, 15. II, 4, 19. IV, 4, 85. Lr.
V, 2, 1. Metaphorically (=. shelter): what mischiefs
might be set abroach in s. of such greatness, H4B IV,
2, 15. slept within the s. of your power , Tim. V, 4, 6.
he will come in our s. Per. IV, 2, 121. Symbol of
swiftness : swift as a s., short as any dream, Mids. I,
1, 144, which passage is illustrated by the following :
ten times faster than the sun's beams, driving hack — s
over louring hills, Kora. II, 5, 6. cf. Wiv. II, 2, 215.
3) darkness: whose s. — s doth make bright, Sonn.
43, 5. that the time may have all s. and silence in it,
Meas. Ill, 1, 257.
4) the reflected image in a looking-glass or in
water: died to kiss his s. in the brook, Ven. 162. 1099.
the s. of myself formed in her eye, J,ohn II, 498. 499.
the s. of your face, R2 IV, 293. no such mirrors ...
that you might see your s. Caes. I, 2, 58.
5) any image or portrait: on this sad s. (Hecuba's
image; Lucrece spends her eyes, Lucr. 1457. what is
your substance, whereof are you made, that millions of
strange — s on you tend'? since every one hath, every
one, one shade , and you, but one, can every s. lend.
Describe Adonis, and the counterfeit is poorly imitated
after you; . . . speak of the spring and foison of the
year; the one doth s. of your beauty show, the other as
your bounty doth appear, Sonn. 53, 2. A. 10. you away,
as with your s., I with these did play , 98, 14. to your
s. (Sylvia's picture) will I make true love, Gent. IV,
2, 126. would better fit his chamber than this s. IV, 4,
125. 202. how far the substance of my praise doth
wrong this s. (Portia's portrait) in underprizing it, so
far this s. doth limp behind the substance, Merch. Ill,
2, 127. so many of his — s thou hast met and not the
very king , H4A V, 4, 30. long time thy s. hath been
thrall to me, for in my gallery thy picture hangs, H6 A
11,3,36. Hence = one representing the person of
another: that are the substance of that great s. I did
represent, H6B I, 1, 14. we'll yoke together, like a
double s., to Henry's body and supply his place , H6C
IV, 6, 49.
6) an image produced by the imagination: such
— s are the weak brain' s forgeries, Lucr. 460. let ghastly
— s his lewd eyes affright, 971. my souCs imaginary
sight presents thy s. to my sightless view, Sonn. 27, 10.
whilst that this s. doth such substance give that I in thy
abundance am sufficed, 37, 10. whose s. — s doth make
bright, 43, 5. dost thou desire my slumbers should be
broken, while — s like to thee do mock my sight, &\, 4.
and feed upon ihe s. of perfection, Gent. Ill, 1, 177.
this is the silliest stuff that ever I heard. The best in
this kind are but — s, and the worst are no worse, if
imagination amend them, Mids. V, 213. — s to-night
have struck terror to the soul of Richard, Pi3 V, 3, 216.
he takes false — s for true substances , Tit. Ill, 2, 80.
when but love's — 5 are so rich in joy, Kom. V, 1, 11.
come like — s, so depart, Mcb. IV, 1, 111. nature's
piece ' gainst fancy , condemning — s quite. Ant. V, 2,
100. like motes and — s see them move awhile. Per. IV,
4, 21. '
7) any thing unsubstantial or unreal , though ha-
ving the deceptions appearance of reality: love thrives
not in the heart that — s dreadeth, Lucr. 270. why
should poor beauty indirectly seek roses of s. (i. e. paint-
ing) since his rose is true? Sonn. 67, 8. to worship — s
and adore false shapes, Gent. IV, 2, 131. some there
be that — s kiss; such have but a — 's bliss, Merch. 11,
9, 66. 'tis but the s. of a wife you see, the name and
not the thing. All's V, 3, 308. each substance of agrief
hath twenty — s, R2 II, 2, 14. nought but — s of what
it is not, 23. the s. of your sorrow, IV, 292. 294. 297.
your son had only but the corpse, but — s and the shows
of men, to fight, H4B I, 1, 193. thy mother's son, like
enough, and thy father's s. H4B III, 2, 140. 141 (not
really thy father's son. Mark the quibble between son
and sun . that you have aught but Talbot's s. H6A II,
3, 46. / am but s. of myself , 50. 62. V, 4, 133. raught
at mountains with outstretched arms, but parted but the
s. with his hand, H6C 1, 4, 69. and be true king indeed,
thou but the s. IV, 3, 50. poor s., painted queen, R3
IV, 4, 83. be not afraid of — s, V, 3, 215. / am the s.
of poor Buckingham, H8 I, 1, 224. hence, horrible s.,
unreal mockery, Mcb. Ill, 4, 106. life's but a walking
s. V,5,24. the very substance of the ambitious is mere-
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ly the s. of a dream, Hml. II, 2, 265. 266. 268. our
monarchs and outstretched heroes the beggars' — s, 271.
Lear's s. Lr. I, •1,251. haply you shall not see me more,
or if, a mangled s. Ant. IV, 2, 27.
Applied to persons by way of expressing that tliey
have a life scarcely worth the name : 'wander', a word
for — s like myself, as take the pain, but cannot pluck
the pelf, Pilgr. 101. since the substance of your perfect
self is else devoted, I am but u, s. Gent. IV, 2, 125.
come, s., come and take this s. up, IV, 4, 202. such as
you, that creep like — s by him and do sigh at each his
needless heavings, Wint. II, 3,34. thou the ». of suc-
cession, H4A HI, 2, 99. which being but the s. of your
son, becomes a sun and makes .your son a s. John II,
499. 600.
8) a departed spirit: then came wandering by a s.
like an angel, K3 1, 4, 53. that so the — s be not un-
appeased, Tit. 1, 100. 126. poor — s of Elysium, Cymb.
Y, 4, 97. cf. Pilgr. 191 (quibble). = corpse? Ant.IV,
2, 27 (cf. Ghost].
9) any spirit; gentle s. (Death) Ven. 1001. believe
me, king of — s (the fairies) Mids. Ill, 2, 347. if we
—s have offended, V, 430 (cf. Mcb. IV, 1, 111. Per.
IV, 4, 21).
Shadow, name in H4B 111, 2, 132. 135. 137.
144.267.283.
Shadow, vb. 1) to hide: coal-black clouds that s.
heaven's light, Ven. 533. his nose being — ed by his
neighbour's ear, Lucr. 1416. there serve your lust, — ed
from heaven's eye. Tit. II, 1, 130. thereby shall we s.
the numbers of our host and make discovery err in re-
port of us, Mcb. V, 4, 5.
2) to shelter, to protect: — ing their right under
your wings of war, John II, 14.
Shadowed, adj. shady, dark: the a. livery of the
burnished sun, Merch. II, 1, 2.
Shadowing, full of shapes and images of things:
nature would not invest herself in suck s. passion
ivithout some instruction. It is not words that shake me
thus. Pish! noses, ears and lips, 0th. IV, 1, 41.
Shadowy, full of shade: Gent. V, 4,2. Lr.1, 1,65.
Shady, dark: Lucr. 881. Mjfls. I, 1, 71. Rom.
I, 1, 142. thy dial's s. stealth, Sonn. 77, 7, = the
stealthy progress of the shade of the dial.
Shafalus, blunderingly for Cephalus: Mids. V,
200.
Shaft, an arrow : Wiv. Ill, 4, 24 {I'll make a s.
or a bolt on't, a proverbial expression , = I will take
the risk come what may). Mids. II, 1, 161. Merch. I,
1, 140. Tw. I, 1, 35. H4B III, 2, 52. Troil. Ill, 1, 128.
Tit. IV, 3, 61. Rom. I, 4, 19. Mcb. II, 3, 147. Lr. I, 1,
145. Per. II, 4, 15. Ill, 3, 6.
Shag, shaggy , hairy : fetlocks s. and long , Ven.
295.
Shag- eared, haying hairy ears: thou s. villain,
Mcb. IV, 2, 83 (M. Edd. shag-haired).
Shag -haired, having rough and shaggy hair:
a s. crafty kern, H6B III, 1, 367 (cf. R2 II, 1, 156).
V.'riting of M. Edd. in Mcb. IV, 2, 83 ; 0. Edd. shag-
eared.
Shalie, vb. (impf. and partic. usually shook; impf.
shaked: Tp. II, 1, 319. H4A III, 1, 17. part, shaked:
H5 II, 1, 124. Troil. I, 3, 101. Cymb. I, 5, 76. cf. loi-e-
shaked, unshaked , wind-shaked. shaken: Sonn. 116,
6. 120, 5. H4A I, 1, 1. H6C IV, 6, 2. Tit. IV, 3, 17).
I. trans. 1) to put into a vibrating motion , to cause
to tremble or totter or shiver; abs.: Macbeth is ripe
for —ing, Mcb. IV, 3, 238 (like fruit). Trans. : —ing
her wings, Ven. 57. —5 thee on my breast, 648. — ing
their scratched ears, 924. when the wind earth's foun-
dation — s, 1047. winds s. the buds of May, Sonn.
18, 3. I—dyou, Tp. II, 1, 319. Gent. II, 5, 37. Shr.
V, 2, 140. Tw. 1, 5, 82. Wint. 1, 2, 428. John III, 3,
7. H4A III, 1, 32. H5 II, 1, 124. Ill, 7, 52. IV, 2,
42. H6B III, 1, 366. H6C I, 1, 20. 47. R3 I, 3, 259.
H8IV, 1, 78. Mcb. Ill, 4, 50. Hml. II, 1, 92. 0th. II,
], 6. V, 2, 44. to s. the beard of a p. (an act of con-
temptuous defiance; Hml. IV, 7, 32. Lr. Ill, 7, 77.
to s. a chain (to make it jingle): Wiv. IV, 4, 33. Err.
IV, 3, 77. H6B V, 1, 145. to s. one's ears (a sign of
impotent displeasure): Tw. U, 3, 134. Caes. IV, 1, 26.
to s. hands (cf. Band): Sonn. 28, 6. As V, 4, 107.
Wint. 1, 1, 32. H6C I, 4, 102 (s. hands with death =
die). Mcb. I, 2, 21. Hml. I, 5, 128. Ant. IV, 12, 20.
let me s. thy hand. Ant. II, 6, 75. — s kis parting
guest by the hand, Troil. Ill, 3, 166. — ing the bloody
fingers of thy foes, Caes. Ill, 1, 198. first, Marcus
Brutus, will I s. with you, 185 (viz hands), to s. the
head (in sorrow, or disapprobation, or denial; cf.
Head): Ven. 223. Ado II, 1, 377. Merch. Ill, 3, 15.
John III, 1, 19. IV, 2, 188. 231. H6B I, 1, 227. R3
II, 2, 5. Tim, II, 2, 146. 211. IV, 2, 25. Lr. IV, 6,
122. = to nod: H6B IV, 1, 55.
Followed by adverbs or prepositional expressions,
to denote an effect: three winters have from the forests
shook three summers' pride, Sonn. 104, 4. I will s. thee
from me like a serpent, Mids. Ill, 2, 261. / could s.
them (burs) off my coat, As I, 3, 16. dare not s. the
snow from off their cassocks, lest they s. themselves to
pieces, All's IV, 3, 191. — s the rotten carcase of old
death out of his rags, John II, 456. which (dust) with
such gentle sorrow he shook off, R2 V, 2, 31. hardly
to be shook off, H5 V, 2, 191. I'll s. thy bulwarks to
the ground, H6A 111, 2, 17. tempest shook down trees,
H6C V, 6, 46. s. in and out the rivet, Troil. I, 3, 175.
that thou mayst s. the superflux to them, Lr. Ill, 4, 35.
H6C IV, 6, 2. Troil. Ill, 3, 225. Cor. Ill, 1, 179. IV,
6, 98. 100. Rom. V, 3, HI. Lr. I, 1, 40. IV, 3, 31.
Ant. V, 1, 16. Cymb. I, 3, 37. Ill, 3, 63. With "up,
= to treat with rude violence : thou shalt hear how
he will s. me up, As I, 1, 30. With out, = to blab:
many a man's tongue — s out his master's undoing. All's
II, 4, 24 (suspected passage).
Oftenest with off, metaphorically, = a) to lay
aside, to discontinue: shook off my sober guards and
civil fears, Compl. 298. before I have shook off the
regal thoughts , R2 IV, 163. Used of sleep: Tp. I, 2,
307. II, 1, 304. Mcb. II, 3, 81. Per. HI, 2, 23. b) to
rid one's self of, to get free from (cf. to s. from one's
self ia Rom, V, 3, HI and Lr. I, 1, 40): s. off fifty
years, LLL IV, 3, 24j ; Cor. IV, 1, 55. as you s. off
one (misery) to take another, Wint. IV, 4, 580. thou
shalt not s.Ahem (our curses) off, John III, 1, 296, if
we shall s. off our slnvish yoke, R2 il, 1, 291. s. off
their sterile curse, Caes. 1, 2, 9. I, 3, 100, Lr. IV, 6,
36. Cymb, III, 1, 52. c) to abandon, fo discard, to
cast off: — ing off so good a loife. All's IV, 3, 8. dis-
carded and shook off by him, H4A I, 3, 178. to s. off
my friend when he must need me, Tim. I, 1, 100. though
he do s. me off to beggarly divorcement, 0th. IV, 2, 157.
d) to deny, to refuse: that Is. off these names, 1v(.
V, 76, these offers he — s off, Ant. HI, 7, 34.
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2) to brandish: he —s aloft his Roman blade,
Lucr. 605. whilst I can s. my sword, All's II, 6, 96.
s. he his weapon at us and pass by, HOB IV, 8, 18.
Clifford shook his sword at him, R3 I, 2, 159. —s his
threatening sword against the walls of Athens, Tim.
V, 1, 169. hath ... his conquering banner shook from
Syria to Lydia, Ant. I, 2, 106.
3) to unsettle in any manner, as to cause to waver,
to trouble, to frighten, to provoke : looks on tempests
and is never —n, Sonn. 116, 6, if you were by my un-
kindiiess — n, 120, 5. this will s. your — ing, Tp. 11,
2, 87. faults may s. our frames, JUeas. II, 4, 133.
with a passion would I s. the world, John HI, 4, 39.
so — n as we are, H4A 1, 1, 1. s. the peace and safety
of our throne. 111, 2, 117. unfasten so and s. a friend,
H4B IV, 1, 209. this respite shook the bosom of my
conscience, H8 II, 4, 181. when degree is — d, Troil.
I, 3, 101. which shall a. him more than if not looked
on, 111, 3,53. let every rumours, your hearts, Cor. Ill,
3, 125. — n with sorrows in ungrateful Rome, Tit. IV,
3, 17. Caes. I, 2, 326. Mcb. 1, 3, 140. 1, 5, 47. II,
3, 135. HI, 2, 19. Hml. I, 4, 55. Lr. I, 2, 91. I, 4, 319.
0th. II, 3, i33. IV, 1, 42. 277. Ant. I, 3, 28 (of. Tim.
IV, 3, 136). Ill, 13, 81. V, 2, 85. Cymb. I, 5, 76.
II. intr. to tremble violently: doth make him s.
and shudder, Ven. 880. my frail joints s. Lucr. 227.
452. 467. those boughs which s. against the cold, Sonn.
73, 3. Tp. I, 2, 206. II, 2, 87. V, 47. Shr. II, 142.
HI, 2, 169. Wint. IV, 4, 641. John II, 228. V, 2, 143.
H4A HI, 1, 17. 21. 23. 25. 35. H4B II, 4, 114. Ho
1, 2, 154. 216. II Chor. 14. II, 4, 132. H8 V, 5, 32,
Troil. I, 3, 97. V, 2. 50. Cor. 1, 4, 60. V, 3, 100.
Tit, I, 188. Caes. 1, 2, 121. 1, 3, 4. Mcb. II, 3, 66.
V, 3, 10. 0th. HI, 3, 207. V, 1, 118. 119. Ant. HI,
13, 139. Per. HI, 2, 15. caitiff, to pieces s. Lr. HI, 2,
55. their vessel — s on Neptune's billow, Per. HI Prol.
44. Used as an interjection: s., quoth the dove-house,
Rom. I, 3, 33.
Shakesiieare , name of the poet: Ven. Ded. 10.
Lucr. Ded. 8.
Shale, shell, husk: leaving them but the — s and
husks of men, H5 IV, 2, 18.
Shall (corrupted to 's: thou.s hear our counsel,
Rom. I, 3, 9. ise try, Lr, IV, 6, 246. cf^ I shall, we
shall, as monosyllables: Tw. IV, 1, 21. John III, 4,
78. H4A1V, 2,83) 1) denoting iin obligation or com-
pulsion, under a necessity imposed by a particular
will: if thou wilt chide, thy lips shall never open, Ven.
48 (i.e. as far as it lies in my power to prevent them).
thou shah be my deer, 231. no dog shall rouse thee, 240.
which way shall she turn? what shall she say? 263 (==
what would you hare her say?), thou shalt not rise,
710. within her bosom it shall dwell, 1173. 1186. 1187.
shall we give o'er and drown? Tp. I, 1, 41 (=:= is it
your wish that etc.). what shall I do? I, 2, 300. sea-
water shalt thou drink, thy food shall be the fresh-brook
muscles, 462. hark what thou else shalt do me, 495.
shall I put him into the basket again ? Wiv, IV, 2, 48. 56.
Merch, II, 4, 40. 115 V, 2, 269. Caes. I, 3, 87 etc. etc.
The impf. should, as suggesting the idea of a pre-
vious determination, used of suLijecti\e as well as ab-
solute obligation, = ought to: beauty within itself
should not be wasted, Ven. 130. what a horse should
have, 299. upon the earth's increase why shouldst thou
feed, 169. thy palfrey, as he should, welcomes the warm
approach of sweet desire, 385. if Hove thee, I thy death
should fear, 660. what should I do? 661. loves golden
arrow at him should have Jied,di7. 1066. 1154. against
this coming end you should prepare, Sonn. 13, 3. heaven
did decree that in thy face sweet love should ever dwell,
93, 10. 12. that he should extirpate me, Tp. I, 2, 125.
you rub the sore when you should bring the plaster, II,
I, 139. 150. 207. HI. 2, 11. Gent. 1, 1, 41. II, 6, 18.
II, 1, 156. Wiv. IV, 2, 47. Meas. Ill, 2, 276. IV, 4,
11. Err. II, 1, 10. HI, 1, 17. V, 57. Mids. I, 1, 47.
II, 1, 242. All's V, 3, 27. Merch. II, 6, 44. H4B IV, 4,
109. Mcb. V, 5, 31. Ant. I, 4, 40. HI, 3, 45 etc. etc.
cf. tvhat should 1 think? and what should I say? In
Lucr. 1291. Meas. Ill, 1, 140. H6A 1, 1, 15. Troil.
11, 3, 186. Hml. II, 2, 286. Cymb. V, 5, 158.
2) denoting a futurity thought inevitable and an-
swered for by the speaker : a thousand honey secrets
shalt thou know, Ven. 16. one sweet kiss shall pay this
countless debt, 84. which thou unasked shalt have, 102.^
the kiss shall be thine own as well as mine, 117. thou
shalt have it, 374. 536. sorrow on love hereafter shall
attend, 1136. 1137. 11-10. 1141. 1144. 1145. 1147.
this fair child of mine shall sum my count, Sonn, 2, 11.
for this to-night thou shalt have cramps, side-stitches
that shall pen thy breath up, Tj). I, 2, 326. it shall be
done, 31S. beasts shall tremble at thy din, 371. one
word more shall make me chide thee, 476. 11, 1, 233.
291. 293. 294. H, 2, 77. Gent. 1, 2, 115. H, 5, 40.
Meas. II, 2, 14 etc. etc. In subordinate clauses: they
watch the door, that none shall issue out, Wiv. IV, 2, 53
(those who are watching being supposed to say: none
shall issue out), to humour your cousin, that she shall
fall in love with Hcnedick, Ado II, 1, 396. that thou
shalt see the difference of our spirits, I pardon thee thy
life, Merch. IV, 1, 368. that you shall surely find him,
lead to the Sagittary the raised search, 0th. 1, 1, 15S.
Similarly should:'his art ivith nature's workmanship at
strife, as if the dead the living should exceed, Ven, 292.
this day my sister should the cloister enter, Meas. I, 2,
182. why should we proclaim it? IV, 4, d. would make
such fearful cries- as any mortal body hearing it should
straight fall mad. Tit. II, 3, 104. thou knewest too ivell
my heart wees to thy rudder tied, and thou shouldst tow \
me after, Ant. HI, 11, 58 etc.
Inevitability and indispensableness implied also in
the following expressions: it shall go hard but I'll
prove it by another, Gent. I, 1, 86. he that escapes me
ivithout some broken limb shall acquit him loell, As 1,1,
134. he that parts us shall bring a brand from heaven
and fire us hence like foxes, Lr. V, 3,22 (else his labour
will be lost), then shalt thou see the dew-bedahbltd
wretch turn and return, Ven. 703. if they but hear per-
chance a trumpet sound, you shall pjerceive them /nuke
a mutual stand, Merch. V, 77. you shall mark many a
duteous knave, 0th. I, 1, 44. ct. a proper man as one
shall see in a summer's day, Mids. 1,2,89. your grace
shall understand that ... I am very sick, Merch. IV,
1, 150.
3) denoting futurity in general, the notion of cer-
tainty and inevitability being, perhaps, theoretically
traceable, but hardly prevalent in the speaker's mind;
not only in the first, but in the 2nd and 3d persons:
love's deep groans I never shall regard, Ven. 377. going
I shall full, 719. 1074. Sonn. 93, 1. Tp. 11, 2, 45.
John 111,4,78. 87 etc, (/ shall often used in replying
to the orders of superiors: Meas. IV, 4, 21. All's V,
3, 27. H5 IV, 1, 28. 305. IV, 3, 126. Ant. Ill, 12, 36.
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IV, 6, 4. V, 1, 3. 68). more gentle-hind than of out-
human generation you shall Jind many , Tp. Ill, 3, 33.
most welcome shall you be, As II, 4, 87. if much you
note him, you shall offend him, Mcb. Ill, 4, 57. you
shall Jind there a man who is the abstract of all faults.
Ant. 1, 4, 8. wink again, and I will wink; so shall the
day seem night, Ven. 122. I'll sigh celestial breath,
whose gentle wind shall cool the heat, 190. if thou sur-
vive my well-contented day, when that churl Death my
bones with dust shall cover, and shall b^ fortune once
more re-survey these lines, compare them ..., Sonn. 32,
, 1. this lord of weak remembrance, who shall be of as
little memory when he is earthed, Tp. U, 1, 233. which
I'll waste with such discourse as shall make it go quick
away, V, 301. there shall he practise tills and tourna-
ments, Gent. I, 3, 30. they are fairies ; he who speaks
to them shall die, Wiv. V, 5, 51. men shall deal unad-
visedly sometimes, E3 IV, 4, 292 (quite = will, ex-
piessing frequent occurrence and what is to be ex-
pected). Gent. II, 7, 11. Ill, 2, 10. Meas. I, 1, 57. II,
1, 268. Ill, 1, 6. 200. 210. Err. Ill, 1, 123. Ado IV,
1, 226. 229. 232. Mids. I, 1, 10. II, 1, 268. Merch.
II, 8, 26. Tw. Ill, 3, 44. John III, 4, 165. H5 11, 2,
2. IV, 3, 120. R3 V, 3, 201. Mcb. IV, 3, 47. Hinl.
III, 4, 166. Ant. II, 1, 1. 39. IV, 8, 3. Cymb. IV, 3,
18 etc. Especially after when: what excuse can my in-
vention make, when thou shall charge me with so black
a deed? Liicr. 226. when forty winters shall besiege
thy brow, thy youth's proud livery will be a tallered
weed, Sonn. 2, 1. against that time when ihou shall
strangely piass, 49, 5. Gent. IV, 4, 1. Ado IV, 1, 225.
John 111, 4, 162. H6 111, 5, 58. H6A I, 6, 16. IV, 1,
113 (of. II.) IV, 4, 292). 144. H6B I, 1, 239. H6C IV,
7, SO, H8 1, 2, 115 (cf. H6A IV, 1, 113 and R3 IV,
4, 292). Cor. HI, 1, 5. Mcb. IV, 3, 45. when time shall
serve: Pilgr. 333. Ado V, 1, 264. Lr. V, 1, 48.
Should in subordinate clauses: you have taken it
wiselier than I meant you should, Tp. II, 1, 22. to bear
up against what should ensue, 1, 2, 158. with cat-like
ivatch, when that the sleeping man should stir. As IV, 3,
117. told me Hubert shouldput out mine eyes, John IV,
1, 69. to whom he sung that your highness should deliver
up your crown, IV,2,152. I looked a' should have sent
me two and twenty yards of satin, H-IB 1, 2, 49. /
thought I should have seen some Hercules, H6A II, 3,
19. she replied it should be better he became her guest,
Ant. II, 2, 226. which, being took, should feed on life,
Cymb. V, 5, 51 etc. Once in a principal sentence,
quite =; would, in the sense of used: pity was all the
fault that was in me, for I should melt at an offender s
tears, H6BIII,1,126 (cf. shalliu Wiv.V,5,51. H6A
IV, 1, 113. R3 IV, 4, 292. H8 I, 2, 115). Oftenest
used to form the conditional tense, in all the three
persons: Ven. 438. Sonn. 11, 7. 13, 5. 16, 9. 17, 9.
Tp. I, 2, 118. LLL IV, 1, 50. IV, 3, 281. Merch. I,
2, 100. As 1, 2, 240. All's I, 1, 23. Wint. I, 2, 57.
John II, 427. IV, 1, 69.' Troil. I, 3, 112. 114. 115.
116. Cor. I, 3, 22. Hml. V, 1, 27. Ant. Ill, 1, 27.
Cymb. Ill, 4, 153 etc.
4) denoting not so much futurity, as destination,
= to be going to , to be to : how shall that Claribel
measure us back to Naples? Tp. II, 1, 258. what is he
that shall buy his flock. As U, 4, 88. (/' then we shall
shake off our slavish yoke, away with me, E2 II, 2,
291. this day my sister should the cloister enter, Me.is.
I, 2, 182. when the priest should ask, if Katharine'
should be his wife, Shr. 111,2, 161. his son, that should
have married a shepherd's daughter, Wint. IV, 4, 794.
all so soon as the all-cheering sun should in the farthest
east begin to draw the shady curtains from Auroras
bed, away from light steals home my heavy son, Rom.
I, 1, 141. they all strain courtesy who shall cope him
first, Ven. 888. striving who should best become her.
grief, 968. would strive who first should dry his tears,
1092. they throng who should buy first, Wint. IV, 4, 612.
cf. who should find them but the empress' villain^ Tit.
IV, 3, 73. Especially as who should say = as if to
say : anon he rears upright, as who should say ^Lo, thus
my strength is tried', Ven. 280. the needle his finger
pricks, as who should say 'This glove to wanton tricks
is not inured', Lucr, 320. do a wilful stillness entertain,
as who should say 'i am Sir Oracle', Merch. I, 1, 93.
he doth nothing but frown, as who should say 'If you
will not have, choose', I, 2, 51. Shr. IV, 3, 13. R2 V,
4, 8. H6A I, 4, 93. IV, 7, 27. H6B IV, 7, 99. Troil.
Ill, 3, 255. Tit. IV, 2, 121, Mcb. Ill, 6, 42.
5) In a interrogative sentence shall equivalent to
let me, let us etc. in an imperative sentence: shall we
meet to-morrow? say, shall we, shall we? Ven. 685 (=
let us meet. German : wollen wir uns morgen wieder
treffen?). where shall we dine? Rom. 1, 1, 179 (wo
wollen wir essen?). shall I entreat a word? Caes. H,
1, 100 (= let me entreat), shallwe to the court? Hml.
II, 2, 271. shall we see it? 0th. Ill, 2, 5. cf. do you
consent we shall acquaint him with it, Hml. I, 1, 172.
6) should used to express doubt, uncertainty, and
even perplexity (as that which ought to be is often
contrary to what is indeed) : I should know that voice :
it should be — , Tp. II, 2, 90 (= if I am not mistaken,
I know that voice), how say you? 0, 1 should remember
him, Wiv. 1,4, 29. so should a murderer look, so dead,
so grim, Mids. Ill, 2, 57 (German : so mag wol ein Mor-
der aussehen) ; cf. so should he look that seems to speak
things strange, Mcb. I, 2, 46. I should believe you.
All's HI, 7, 12. this Doll Tearsheet should be some
road, H4B II, 2, 182 (Geiman: isl wol eine Strassen-
dirne). a man at least, for less I should not be, H6C
III, 1, 57 (bin ich doch wol nicht). there should be one
amongst 'em, by his person, more worthy this place than
myself, H8 1, 4, 78. thai should be the Duke of Suffolk?
IV, 1 , 40. if my sight fail not, you should be lord am-
bassador from the emperor, IV, 2, 109. / fear it is,
and yet melhinks it should not , for he hath still been
tried a holy man, Rom. IV, 3, 28 (ist doch wol nicht),
as I remember, this should be the house, V, 1, 55. this
same should be the voice of Friar John, V, 2, 2. {/ should
not be, by the persuasion of his new feasting, I should
think so, Tim. Ill, 6, 8. 10. you should be women, Mcb.
1,3,45. there thou shouldsl be, V, 7, 20. what it should
be, I cannot dream of, Hml. II, 2, 7. thou shouldst be
honest, 0th. Ill, 3, 381. by heaven, that should be my
handkerchief, IV, 1, 164. may you suspect who they
should be that have thus mangled you? V, 1, 79. it
should appear, it should seem: Merch. II, 2, 102. 111,2,
275. Wint. IV, 4, 372. Likewise in questions (followed
by the inf. of the present even in speaking of things
past): where should this musicbe? Tp.I,2,387. where
the devil should he learn our language? 11,2,69. where
should thy find this liquor? V, 279. how should this
grow? Wint. I, 2, 431. how or which way should they
first break in? H6A II, 1, 71. why should you sigh?
H6C I, 1, 191. where should I lose that handkerchief?
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0th III, 4, -23. how should she be murdered? V, 2,126.
Tp. V, 119. Gent. IV, 4, 83. 199. 'Wiv. V, 5, 36. Ado
111, 2, 42. As II, 7, 90. H4B 1, 1, 55. IV, 4, 102. HS
III, 2, 203. Tit. IV, 1, 59. Rom. II, 4, 1. V, 3, 190.
Tim. IV, 3, 399. Caes.1,2, 142. Ant. 1V,3,15. Cymb.
IV, 2, 323.
7) should with the inf., periphrastieally, for the
simple verb in subordinate clauses: may it he that
thou shouldst think it heavy unto thee? Ven.156. what
am 1 that thou shouldst contemn me this? 205. it cannot
be ... thou shouldst strike at it, 938. it cannot be that
John should entertain one quiet breath of rest, John HI,
4,133. say l)iat the debt should double, Ven.521. why
should you think that I should woo in scorn? Mids. HI,
2 122. / would have sunk the sea within the earth or
ere it should the good ship so have swallowed, Tp. 1, 2,
12. / had rather crack my sinews than you should such
dishonour undergo. 111, 1, 27. 'tis time I should inform
thee farther, 1, 2, 23. to know ... why thou ... should
raise so great a power, H6B V, 1,21. I have been con-
tent you should lay my countenance to pawn, Wiv. 11, 2,
5. I am not glad that such a sore of time should seek
a plaster by contemned revolt, John V, 2, 13. 'tis not
well that you and I should meet upon such terms, H4A
V, 1, 10. it is no jiolicy that he should come about your
royal person, H6B 111, 1, 26. that he should die is
worthy policy, 235. a proper jest that Suffolk should
demand a whole fifteenth, 1,1, 133. who is it like should
lead his forced, H4B I, 3, 81. scorning it should pass,
Ven. 982. this is my spite, that, thou being dead, the
day should yet be light, 1134. 'tis not good that children
should know any wickedness, Wiv. II, 2, 134.. that I
should be attached in Ephesus , 'twill sound harshly in
her ears. Err. IV, 4, 6. what a scandal is it that two
such noble peers should jar , H6A 111, 1, 70. it ill be-
Jits thy state that thou shouldst stand, H6C HI, 3, 3.
which we disdain should tetter us, Cor. Ill, 1, 79. did
sting his high-pitched thoughts that meaner men should
vaunt that golden hap, Lucr. 41. 'tis a passing shame
that I should censure thus on lovely gentlemen, Gent. 1,
2, 19. lest jealousy should disturb the feast, Ven. 450.
726. 781. for fear thou shouldst lose thy tongue, Gent.
11, 3, 52. it mourns that painting should ravish doters,
LLL IV, 3, 260. to grieve it should be, Wint. II, 1, 77.
alack the heavy day when such a sacred king should
hide his head, R2 HI, 3, 9. alack, for woe, that any
harm should stain so fair a show, 71. I melt with woe
that winter should cut off our spring-time so, H6CII, 3,
47. 'twill grieve your grace my sons should call you
father, HI, 2, 100. put not yourself into amazement
how these things should be, Meas. IV, 2, 220. this 1
wonder at, that he should be in debt. Err. iV, 2, 48.
wonder to what end their shallow shows should be pre-
sented to us, LLL V, 2, 307. didst thou hear without
wondering how thy name should be hanged and carved
upon these trees? As III, 2, 182. which is a wonder^ H4B 111, 2, 5 etc.
Gent. Ill, 1, 15. A principal sentence for one with
if: for a store of kingdoms you should wrangle, and I
would call it fair play, Tp. V, 174. I should knock you
first, and then I know after who comes by the worst,
Shr. I, 2, 13.
Elliptical expression by omission of the principal
sentence : that a brother should be so perfidious! Tp. I,
2, 67. that a monster should be such a natural! IH, 2,
37. 'mongst all foes that a friend should be the worst!
Gent. V, 4, 72. 0, that a lady, of one man refused,
should of another therefore be abused! Mids. 11,2, 134.
H4B V, 4, 27. H6A 1, 3, 58. 90. R3 II, 2, 27. Rom.
I, 1, 176. ITS. Tim. IV, 3, 1T7. Cymb. II, 1, 58.
8) shall and should, diiectly joined with adverbs
or prepositional expressions, = shall go , should go :
I shall no more to sea, Tp. 11, 2, 44. thou shah to prison,
LLL 1, 2, 163. thou shalt not from this grove, Mids.
II, 1,-146. you shall henve upon your wedding-day,
Merch. Ill, 2, 313. back you shall not to the lady, Tw.
III, 4, 271. II, 4, 45. H4B V, 1, 1. H6B 1, 4, 54. V,
3, 27. H6C I, 2, 36. 38. 40. IV, 5, 20. IV, 6, 100.
R3 1, 4, 157. HI, 2, 91. H8 III, 2, 304. Tim. HI, 6,
37. Caes. II, 2, 10. Hml. 11, 2, 271. HI, 3, 4. Ant.
11, 3, 32. if the bottom were as deep as hell, I should
down, Wiv. Ill, 5, 14. if I had a thunderbolt in mine
eye, I can tell who should down. As 1,2, 227. / should
to Flashy too, R2 II, 2, 120. that we should on, H4A
IV, 1, 37.
Shall, used as a subst. : mark you his absolute
Shall? Cor. HI, 1, 90. 94.
Slialloiv, adj. 1) not deep; used of water: s. fords,
Lucr. 1329. Sonn. 80, 9 (—est). Wiv. HI, 1, 17. Hi,
5, 15. Shr. I, 1, 23. of vessels: for s. draught and
bulk unprizable , Tiv. V, 58. i\ bauble boats, Troil. I,
3, 35. of wounds: a n. scratch, H4A V, 4, 11.
2) superficial, empty, trifling: that her husband's
s. tongue in that high task had done her beauty wrong,
Lucr. 78. idle words, servants to s. fools, 1016. apish,
s., inconstant, As HI, 2, 432. H4A III, 2, 61. H4B IV,
2, 50. H5 I. 1, 55. H, 4, 28. H6A II, 4, 16. R3 IV,
4, 361. With in: youre s. in great friends. All's I, 3,
45 (you are i» superficial judge of the character of
great friends. Most M. Edd. e'en great friends).
3, silly, stupid: he throws that s. habit by, Lucr.
1814. a very s. monster, Tp. 11, 2, 147. some s. story
of deep love, Gent. I, 1, 21. so s., so conceitless, to be
seduced by thy flattery, IV, 2, 96. the — est thick-skin
of that barren sort, Mids. HI, 2, 13. Gent. I, 2, 8. Err.
HI, 2, 35. Ado 11, 3, 10. V, 1, 240. LLL 1, 1, 256.
V, 2, 305. 870. Merch. H, 5, 35. As III, 2, 58. t'2.
67. Tw. HI, 4, 137. H4A II, 3, 16. H4B 11, 4, 357.
H5 1, 2, 295. H6C IV, 1, 62. R3 II, 2, 18. HI, 2, 25.
IV, 4, 431 (s. changing hyphened in Ff). V, 3, 219.
Lr. H, 2, 16.
Shallow, name in Wiv. 1, 1, 4. 77. 110 etc. and
how his grace should glean it, H5 1, 1, 53. 'tis strange
that death should sing, John V, 7,20. is it not strange
that desire should outlive performance? H4B 11,4,283.
it seems to me most strange that men should fear, Caes.
II, 2, 35 etc. etc. Very often after if: if it should
thunder, I know not where to hide my head, Tp. 11, 2,
22. IV, 202. Gent. IV, 1, 14. Err, IV, 1, 78. Ado II,
3, 81. Merch. 1, 2, 99. Shr. IV, 3, 13. John IV, 1, 68.
Cymb. V, 1, 8. if omitted: should she thus be stolen
away from you, it would be much vexation to your age.
Shallow -hearted,' superficial, trifling: ye san-
guine, s. boys ! ye white-limed walls, ye alehouse painted
'signs. Tit. IV, 2, 97.
Shallo«l>, sillily, stupidly: most s. did you these
arms commence, fondly brought here and foolishly sent
hence, H4B IV, 2, 118.
Shallow-rooted, having no deep root: H6B HI,
1, 31.
Shallows, subst. flats, sandbanks: Merch.1, 1, 26.
Caes. IV. 3, 221.
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SSianibles, a, butchery: H6C I, 1, 71. 0th. IV,
2, 66.
Shame, subst. 1) the state of being ashamed, the
sensation which makes to blush: red for s. Ven. 36.
he burns with bashful s. 49. 69. 76. 658. 728. 808.
Lucr. 54. Sonn. 34, 9. Gent. V, 4, 73. Meas. IV, 4,
26. V, 96. LLL V, 2, 583. Mids. Ill, 2, 285. Merch.
V, 217. John V, 2, 153. H5 II, 2, 81. H6A II, 4, 66.
R3 I, 3, 143. 273. 274. Troil. Ill, 2, 43. V, 5, 18.
Tim. V, 4, 28. Hnil. IV, 7, 189. Ant. I, 1, 31. Cymb.
V, 3, 22 etc. Plui*. — s: a thousand innocent — s in
angel whiteness heat away those blushes^ Ado IV, 1,
162. let his — s quickly drive him to Rome, Ant. I, 4,
72. With of: fjlow loith s. of your proceedings , John
IV, 1, 114. for s.! = blush for yourself, be ashamed:
Ven. 379. Sorni. 10, 17 Wiv. Ill, 3, 133. IV, 1, 66.
Mids. II, 1, 74. As 111, 5, 18. Shr. II, 26. John III,
1, 128. HGA III, 1, 132. H6B V, 1, 173. 213. V, 2,
72. rieCI, 1,77. 11,2,33. 111,3,100. H8'lll, 1, 105.
Rom. IV, 0, 22. 65 etc, for godly s. Troil. II, 2, 32.
for Christian s. 0th. II, 3, 172.
2) that of which one ought to be ashamed, cause
of reproach, opprobrium: 'tis a passing s. that I should
censure thus on lovely gentlemen, Gent. 1,2, 17. it were
a s. to call her back again, 51. the more s.for him thai
he sends if. me, IV, 4, 138. why give you me this s.?
Meas. Ill, I, 81 (== why do you cast this reproach on
me?), be not thy tongue thy own — 's orator. Err. ill,
2, 10. J. hath a bastard fame, well managed, 19. is't
good to soothe him in these contraries? It is no s. IV,
4, 83. to desire that were a s. LLL II, 300. yield to
such iitevitub/c s. as to offend, himself being offended,
Merch. IV, 1, 57. that argues but the s, of your offence,
H4B IV, 1, 160 (= that your offence is a shameful
one'), to tell thee tuhence thou camesi were s. enough to
shame thee, HGCI,4, 120. sisters, s. of ladies, sisters!
Lr. I\', 3, 29. ivhat a loounding s, is this, Ant. V, 2,
159. Plur. — s: to find out — 6' and idle hours in me,
Sonn. 61, 7. to know my — s and praises from your
tongue, 112, 6. satisfaction for these deep — s and
great indignities. Err. V, 253. thy spirits loere stronger
than thy — s, Ado IV, 1, 127. lest day should look
their — s upon, Mids. HI, 2, 385. / would forget the
—-S that you have stained me with, Merch. I, 3, 140.
must I hold a candle to my — s? 11,6,41. his grandam's
wrongs and not his mother's — s draws those pearls from,
his eyes, John II, 168. IMA I, 3, 179. Ill, 2, 144. 115
HI, 5, 47. H6B III, 2, 218. Troil. I, 3, 19. Cor. I, 4,
31. 0th. IV, 2, 49.
3) dishonour, disgrace: Lucr. 223. 1188. 1190.
1202. Sonn. 95, 1. Gent. IV, 4, 67 (turns me to s.).
V, 4, 10^. Wiv. Ill, 3, 130. IV, 2, 46. Meas. II, 3,
20. 31. Ill, 1, 140. IV, 4, 35. V, 376. Err. IV, 4, 70.
V, 14 (put me to this s.). IS. Ado IV, 1, 117. V, 3, 7.
LLL I, 1, 118. 132. V, 2, 606. As IV, 3, 96. All's
IV, 3, 363 (received so much s.). P.2 II, 1, 110. 112.
H6A I, 4, 46. Ill, 2, 57. IV, 4, 8. IV, 5, 39. 46. H6B
III, 1, 307 (a s. take all:). 308. Mcb. Ill, 4, 66 (s.
itself!) etc. Followed by an indicative: 'tis s. such
icrongs are home in him, R2 II, 1, 238. by should:
John IV, 2, 93. H6B IV, 8, 43. by to: s. to knighthood,
Lucr. 197. Meas. Ill, 2, 281. H6A IV, 1, 13. H6B V,
1, 162 etc. by on or ujyon: s. on Angela, Meas. Ill, 2,
283. Ado IV, 1, 123. John II, 167. R3 1, 3, 249.
shall it for s. he spoken, H4A I, 3, 170. in more s. 177.
the gods do this in s. of cowardice, Caes. II, 2, 41. to
your notorious s. Err. IV, 1, 84. Ado V, 1, 248. LLL
V, 2, 358. H4A V, 1, 93. to do s. — to disgrace: to
do him s. Lucr. 597. Sonn. 36, 10. Err. II, 1, 113.
LLL IV, 3, 204. Tw. Ill, 4, 400. V, 317. John IV,
3, 97. V, 6, 13 (= put to the blush), think no s. of
me, Lucr. 1204.
Shame, vb. 1) trans, a) to expose to contempt
or reproach, to make ashamed, to put to the blush:
to s. the sun by day and her by night, Ven. 732. now
shall the devil be — rf, Wiv. IV, 2, 124 (cf. H4A III, 1,
57). my cunning shall not s. me. Ado II, 2, 56. they
will s. us, LLL V, 2, 5 12. / will not s. myself to give
you this, Merch. IV, 1, 431. wherein our entertainment
shall s. us, Wint. I, 1,9. his mother — s him so, poor
boy, he weeps, John II, 166 (= he is so ashamed of
his mother), would it not s. thee to read a lecture of
them, R2 IV, 231. H4A III, 1, 57. 58. 62 (cf. Wiv. IV,
2, 124). 61 (to s. him hence). H6C I, 4, 120. Troil.
II, 1, 96. V, 3, 73. Cor. V, 3, 169. Rom. H, 2, 19.
Tim. IV, 3, 208. Lr. Ill, 4, 68. Cymb. IV, 2, 225. V,
1, 32. V, 5, 4.
b) to disgrace: my posterity, — d with the note,
Lucr. 208. to s. his hope with deeds degenerate, 1003.
when life is — (/, 1155. my name live nq more to s. nor
me nor you ; for I am — d by that which I bring forth,
Sonn. 72, 12. 13. Wiv. Ill, 3, 102. IV, 2, 43. 236.
338. Meas. Ill, 1, 117. Ado III, 2, 128. Ill, 3, 173.
As I, 2, 200. Wint. IV, 4, 242. John I, 64. Ill, 1, 114.
R2 II, 1. 112. V, 3, 71. H6A IV, 5, 35. H6B V, 1,
170. R3 I, 2, 155. Troil. IV, 4, 124 (cf. Seal). Cor.
1, 8, 14. Tit. IV, 2, 112. Rom. II, 5, 23. Ill, 3, 132.
Caes. I, 2, 150. 0th. II, 3, 162 (Ef ashamed). Ant.
V, 2, 124.
2) intr. to be ashamed, to blush: Lucrece — s her-
self to see, Lucr. 1084. as — ing any eye should thee
behold, 1143. thou — st to acknowledge me in misery,
Err. V, 333. I do not s. to tell you lohat I was, As IV,
3, 336. Vi^int. II, 1, 91. Tw. Ill, 1, 15. John I, 104.
H6C 1, 1, 331. II, 3, 143. H8 V, 2, 16. Cor. II, 2, 71.
Caes. II, 1, 78. Mcb. II, 2, 64. Hml. Ill, 2, 155. Per.
IV, 3, 23.
Shame- faced, bashful: H6C IV, 8, 52. R3 I, 4,
143 (Qq shamefast, the usual spelling of the time).
Shameful, such as to make ashamed, disgrace-
ful, scandalous: Lucr. 239. 673. 832. 1189. Err. IV, 4,
108. All's V, 3, 66 (0. Edd. s. hate). Tw. Ill, 1, 127. "
John IV, 3, 62. R3 II, 1, 66. H6B I, 1, 98. II. 4, 37.
IV, 1, 95. R3 I, 3, 88. Troil. V, 10, 5. Tit. V, 2, 190.
V, 3, 76. Ilml. I, 5, 45. Lr. II, 2, 179. Ant. IV, 4, 31.
Shamefully, in a manner that may cause shame
or disgrace: Sonn. 66, 5. Wiv. V, 5, 234. H6A II, 1,
65. H6B III, 3, 269. R3 I, 3, 376.
Shameless, wanting shame, insensible to dis-
grace, impudent: H4A I, 1, 44. H6AI1I, 2, 45. H6C
1,4,120. II, 3,145. 111,3,156. Adverbially: the
wrong that she hath s. thrown on tne. Err. V, 202. grew
s. desperate, Cymb. V, 5, 58 (M. Edd. shameless-des-
perate'.
Sliamc-proof , impenetrable to shame : LLL V,
2, 513.
Shank, the part of the leg from the knee to the
ankle: As II, 7, 161. Plur. —s: Rom. IV, 1, 83. Lr.
II, 2, 41. Cymb. V, 4, 9.
Shape, subst. 1) form, figure, outline: success
will fashion the event in better s. Ado IV, 1, 237. in
every lineament, branch, s. and form, V, 1, 14. the s.
s
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of love's Tyhurn (the gallows) LLL IV, 3, 54. the o.
of Us leg, Tw. II, 3, 170. Cymb. IV, 2, 309. s. of
likelihood, H4A I, 1, 58. the front of heaven was full
of fiery — s. III, 1, 14. that gave it (action) surmised
s. Troil. I, 3, 17. 313. 385. what convenience both of
time and means may fit us to our s. Hral. IV, 7, 151
(for our form of proceeding). I'll move_ the king to any
s. of thy preferment, Cymb. I, 5, 71. nature's own s. of
bud, bird etc. Per. V Prol. 6.
Used of the form of living beings, especially of
men: Ven. 294. Lucr. 597. 1629. Sonn. 24, 10. 62,
6. 113, 6. Tp. I, 2, 284. 303. 478. Ill, 1, 56. Ill, 3,
31. 37. IV, 185. V, 291. Gent. IV, 1, 56. V, 4, 109.
Wiv. IV, 4, 60. Meas. II, 1, 3. Err. II, 2, 199. Ado
111, 1, 96. LLL II, 59. 60. V, 2, 288. Mids. II, 1, 32.
66. 111,1,142. Merch. Ill, 2, 278. AsV, 4, 126. All's
1, 1, 71. TNv. I, 5, 280. Wint. IV, 4, 27. John I, 138.
144. R2 V, 1, 26. H6A II, 3, 69. V, 3, 35. 36. 38.
H6B V, 1, 158. H6C III, 2, 192. R3 iV, 4, 286. Troil.
I, 2, 275. I, 3, 179. Cor. I, 4, 35. Eom. I, 4, 55. Ill,
3, 122. 125. 126. 130. Caes. II, 1, 253. Mob. Ill, 4,
102. Hml. Ill, 2, 394. Lr. I, 2, 8. IV, 2, 67. Ant. IV,
8, 26. IV, 14, 14. to worship shadows and adore false
— s, Gent. IV, 2, 131.
2) external appearance, semblance: you in every
blessed s. we know, Sonn. 53, 12. / would my husband
would meet him in this s. Wiv. IV, 2, 87. IV, 4, 44. V,
1, 22. she cannot love, nor take no s. nor project of
affection. Ado III, 1, 55. in the s. of two countries at
once , III, 2, 34. if commotion appeared in his true s.
H4B IV, 1, 37. H5 IV, 8, 56. .H6B HI, 1, 79. R3 II,
2, 27. H8 I, 1, 196. Tim. II, 2, 119. Ill, 2, 80. IV,
3, 430. Hml. 1, 4, 43. I, 5, 54. II, 2, 629. Lr. I, 4,
331. II, 3, 7.
3) any thing bodied forth by the imagination: /uZi
of forms,' figures, —s, LLL IV, 2, 69. V, 2, 773. the
poet's pen turns them to — s, Mids. V, 16. so full of
— 5 is fancy, Tw.1, 1, 14. find — s of grief, more than
himself, to wail, R2 II, 2, 22. full of nimble fiery and
delectable — s, H4B IV, 3, 108. — s and forms of
slaughter, Troil. V, 3, 12. imagination to give them
s. Hml. Ill, 1, 129. in forgery of — 5 and tricks, IV,
7, 90.
Shape, vb. (impf. and partic. — </), 1) trans, a)
to mould, to form; absol.: let time s. H4B III, 2, 358.
With an accus.: to the forge with it, s. it, Wiv. IV, 2,
240. some pastime, such as the shortness of the time
can s. LLL IV, 3, 378. all the other gifts appertinent
to man, as the malice of this age — s them, H4B 1, 2,
195. to s. my legs of an unequal size, H6C III, 2, 159.
V, 6, 78. R3 I, 1, 14. that —s man better. Cor. IV, 6,
92. nor age nor honour shall s. privilege. Tit. IV, 4, 57.
a divinity that — s our ends, Hml. V, 2, 10. he'll s. his
old course in a country new, Lr. I, 1, 190. it is — d
like itself. Ant. II, 7, 47. With to, = to adjust, to
make conformable: — s her sorrow to the beldam's
woes, Lucr. 1458. it — s them to your feature , Sonn.
113, 12. and s. his service wholly to my hests, LLL
V, 2, 65. s. thou thy silence to my wit, Tw. I, 2, 61.
b) to image , to body forth ; absol. : such — ing
fantasies, Mids. V, 5. With an accus. : when I do s
informs imaginary the unguided days, H4B IV, 4, 58.
it is the weakness of mine eyes that — s this monstrous
apparition, Caes. IV, 3, 277. my hopes do s. him for
the governor, 0th. II, 1, 55. my jealousy — s faiths
that are not, Ul, 3, MS. With a double accus. : s every
bush a devil, Lucr. 973. With out: I have —d out a
man, Tim. I, 1, 43.
2) intr. ; with to, = to be conformable, to square,
to suit : their dear loss, the more of you 'twas felt, the
more it — d unto my end of stealing them, Cymb. V,
5, 346.
Shapeless, 1) not shaped into a regular form,
formless: who wears a garment s. and unfinished?
Ven. 415. wear out thy youth with s. idleness, Gent. I,
1, 8 (like a stone unwrought). to set a form upon that
indigest which he hath left so s. and so rude, John V,
7, 27.
2) deformed, ugly: a hideous s. devil, Lucr. 973.
ill faced, worse bodied, s. every where. Err. IV, 2, 20.
disguised like Muscovites, in s. gear, LLL V, 2, 303.
cf. Featureless and Sightless.
Shard-borne, borne through the air by scaly
wings or rather wing-cases: thes. 6eei^e, Mcb.III, 2, 42.
Sharded, the same: the s. beetle, Cymb. Ill, 3, 20.
Shards, 1) fragments of pottery, potsherds: s.,
fiints and pebbles slwuld be thrown on her, Hml. V,
I, 254.
2) the scaly wing-cases of beetles : they are his s.
and he their beetle. Ant. Ill, 2, 20.
.Share . subst. portion allotted to one in a com-
pany: Pilgr. 181. H6B IV, 1, 14. Troil. II, 3, 230.
Hmi. Ill, 2, 290. With in: I shall have s. in this most
happy wreck, Tw. V, 273. H4A II, 1, 101. With of:
Shr. V, 1, 146. H5 IV, 3, 22. H6C I, 4, 129.
.Share, vb. 1) to divide in portions: let us s. H4A
II, 2, 104. II, 4, 199. while all is — d and all is borne
away, HGB I, 1, 228. R3 I, 3, 159. the latest of my
wealth I'll s. amongst you, Tim. IV, 2, 23.
2) to partake of, to enjoy or suffer in common
with others; absol.: didst not thou s.? Wiv. II, 2, 14.
Trans.: Sonn. 47, 8. Wiv. Ill, 2, 40. Mids. Ill, 2, 198.
As V, 4, 180. All's II, 1, 3. R2 II, 1, 273. Rom. 1, 3,
93. Tim. 1,1, 263 (we'll s. a bounteous time in different
pleasures). Caes. IV, 1, 15. to s. sth. icith = to enjoy
or suffer in common with : such gifts that heaven shall
s. with you, Meas. II, 2, 147. Troil. I, 3, 368. II, 3,
178. 0th. Ill, 4, 95. Intr., with in: every one shall s.
in the gains, Mcb. IV, 1, 40. there is an art which in
their piedness — s with great creating nature, Wint. IV,
4, 87 (which contributes as much as nature to make
tliem pied).
3) to receive as one's portion, to experience, to
enjoy or suffer: many Trojan mothers, — ing joy to see
their youthful sons bright weapons wield, Lucr. 1431.
my part of death, no one so true did s. it, Tw. 11,4, 59.
the least of you shall s. his part thereof, R3 V, 3, 268.
that book in many's eyes doth s. the glory , that in gold
clasps locks in the golden story, Rom. I, 3, 91. With
from , = to receive from , to gain from or at the ex-
pense of: / would not lose so great an honour as one
man more would s. from me, H5 IV, 3, 32. what glory
our Achilles — s from Hector, Troil. 1,3, 367. Absol.,
with with, = to go even with, to be as great as, to
equal : and thy goodness s. with thy birthright. All's 1,
1, 73. think not to s. with me in glory any more, H4A
V, 4, 64. cf. Wint. IV, 4, 87.
Shark, subst. the fish Squalus: Mcb. IV, 1, 24.
Shark, vb., with up, = to pick up, to collect in
a dishonest and illegal manner: young Fortinbras hath
in the skirts of Norway here and there — ed up a list
of lawless resolutes, Hml. I, 1, 98.
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Sharp, adj. 1) keen, having a very thin edge or
fine point: Ven. 663. 1112. Lucr. 543. 1138. Pilgr.
134. Tp. IV, 180. V, 138. Meas. II, 2, 115. All's III,
4, 18. IV, 4, 33. Wint. II, 3, 86 (cf. Cymb. Ill, 4, 36).
John IV, 3, 82. R2 I, 2, 9. H6A I, 1, 117. 11,4, 70.
H6B 111, 1, 347. H8 I, 1, 110. II, 4, 224. Tit, IV, 2,
91. Lr. II, 1, 40. Ant. V, 2, 307. Cymb. Ill, 4, 36
(cf. Wint. II, 3, 86). Per. IV Prol. 23. IV, 2, 159.
2) very thin, lean: his nose was as s. as a pen, H5
II, 3, 17. strike their s. shins and mar mens spurring,
Tim. IV, 3, 152. till the diminution of space had pointed
him s. as my needle, Cymb. I, 3, 19.
3) pinching, biting, rough: s. air, Ven. 1085. the
s. wind of the north, Tp. 1, 2, 254. thy (the sky's) sting
is not so s. As II, 7, 188.
4) acrid, acid, bitter: it is a most s. sauce, Rom.
II, 4, 84. s. physic is the last, Per. I, 1, 72. cf. some
joy too fine, tuned too s. in sweetness, Troil. Ill, 2, 25.
5) keen, pungent, sarcastic, acrimonious: what he
gets more of her than s. words, Wiv. II, 1, 191. these
s. mocks, LLL V, 2, 251. thrust thy s. wit quite through
my ignorance, 398. i-. Buckingham unhurthens with his
tongue the envious load that lies upon his heart, H6B
III, 1, 156. thy woes will make them (thy words) s. R3
IV, 4, 125.
6) harsh, severe, afflicting, painful: to keep thy s.
woes waking, Lucr. 1136. in sorrow's s. sustaining,
1573. a groan, more s. to me than spurring to his side,
Sonn. 50, 12. to that place the s. Athenian law cannot
pursue us, Mids. I, 1, 162. the — est death, Wint. IV,
4, 809. hend your — est deeds of malice on this town,
John II, 380. shall feel this day as s. to them as thorn,
K2 IV, 323. I feel such s. dissension in my breast, H6A
V, 5, 84. this one bloody trial of s. war, R3 V, 2, 16.
give me up to the — est kind of justice, HS 11, 4, 44.
whet his anger at him; s, enough, III, 2, 92. you are a
little too s. V, 3, 74. our s. wars are ended, Troil. V,
9, 10. opportunity of s. revenge. Tit. I, 137. well be
as s. with you, 410. s. misery had worn him to the hones,
Rom. V, 1,41. — er than a serpent's tooth it is to have
a thankless child, Lr. I, 4, 310. necessity's s. pinch,
11, 4, 214. do not please s. fate to grace it with your
sorrows. Ant. IV, 14, 135. there cannot he a pinch in
death more s. Cymb. I, 1, 131. you that have a —er
(life) known, 111, 3, 31. forbear s. speeches to her. III,
5, 39. we'll enforce it from thee by a s. torture, IV, 3,
12, I wait the — est blow. Per. I, 1, 55.
7) eager, keen: an empty eagle, s. by fast, Ven. 55.
i\ hunger by the conquest satisfied, Lucr. 422. blunt
the — est intents, Sonn. 115, 7. you are not s. enough,
Gent. 111,2,67. fit thy consent to my s. appelile, Meas.
II, 4, 161. how fiery and how s. he looks. Err. IV, 4,
53. thy s. envy, Merch. IV, 1, 126. my falcon now is
s. and passing empty, Shr. IV, 1, 193. roared with s.
constraint of hunger, All's 111, 2, 121. goaded with
■most s. occasions, V, 1, 14. my desire, more s. than
filed steel, Tw. Ill, 3, 5. with spirit of honour edged
more — er than your swords, H5 III, 5, 39. let him
greet England loith our s. defiance, ol. though you bite
so s. at reasons, Troil. II, 2, 33. his great love, s. as
his spur, Mcb. I, 6, 23. though inclination be as s. as
will, Hml. Ill, 3, 39. so s. are hunger's teeth, Per. I,
4, 45.
8) subtle, witty, nice, acute: voluble and s. dis-
course. Err. II, 1, 92. a good s. fellow. Ado I, 2, 19.
u s. wit matched with too blunt a will, LLL II, 49 (cf.
V, 2, 398). your reasons have been s. and sententious,
LLL V, 1, 3. these nice s. quillets of the law, H6A II,
4, 17. alleged many s. reasons, H8 II, 1, 14.
9) shrill: it (this tune) is too s. Gent. I, 2, 91. cf.
Troil. Ill, 2, 25.
Adverbially: Err. IV, 4, 53. H5 III, 5, 39. H8 III,
2, 92. Troil. II, 2, 33. see above.
Sharp, subst. an acute and shrill sound: the lark,
straining harsh discords and unpleasing — s, Rom. Ill,
5, 28.
Sharpen, to make more keen and eager: (appe-
tite) — ed in his former might, Sonn. 56, 4. now she
— s: well said, whetstone! Troil. V, 2, 75. s. with
cloyless sauce his appetite, Ant. II, 1,25. it pierces
and — s the stomach. Per. IV, 1, 29.
Sharp-ground, whetted: Rom. Ill, 3, 44.
Sharp -looking, emaciated, lean (?) or looking
hungry (?): a needy, hollow-eyed, s. wretch, a living
deadman. Err. V, 240.
Sharply, 1) keenly, pungently : for s. he did think
to reprehend her, Ven 470. relish all ass., passion as
they, Tp. V, 23. my greatest grief, though little he do
feel it, set down s. All's III, 4, 33. feel the treason s.
Cymb. 111,4, 88.
2) in a quick and cutting manner: a terrible oath,
with a swaggering accent s. twanged off, Tw. Ill, 4, 198.
Sharpness, severity, harshness: contempt nor
bitterness were in his pride or s. All's 1, 2, 37. the best
quarrels are cursed by those that feel their s. Lr. V, 3,
57. thou must not take my former s. ill. Ant. Ill, 3, 38.
Sharp -pointed, having a sharp point: R3 I,
2, 175.
Sharp-provided (not hyphened in 0. Edd.), see
Provide.
Sharp - iiuilled, having sharp quills: H6B III,
I, 363.
Sharp-toothed, having sharp teeth: s. unkind-
ness, Lr. II, 4, 137.
Shatter, to crack, to split, to break into pieces:
a sigh so piteous and profound that it did seem to s.
all his bulk and end his being, Hml. II, 1, 95.
Shave (partic. — d; attributively — n), 1) to strip
of the hair or beard: s. the head, Meas. IV, 2, 187. the
— n Hercules, Ado III, 3, 145. Bardolph was — d,
H4A 111, 3, 68. rUs. your crown, H6B II, 1, 51. «
2) to cut off with a razor: were I the wearer of
Antonius' beard, I would not s. it. Ant. 11, 2, 8.
Shaw, name of a clergyman in R3 III, 5, 103.
She (apostrophized in John III, 1, 56: sh' adulte-
rates hourly; M. Edd. she adulterates), fem. pers.
pron,; obj. case her: Ven. 7. 25. 35. 38. 40. 41 etc.
29. 53. 264 307 etc. poor she, Lucr. 1674. Demon-
stratively: mastering her that foiled the god oj fight,
Ven. 114. where is she so fair whose womb disdains
thy husbandry? Sonn. 3, 5. she that you gaze on so,
Gent. II, 1, 46. she that hath love's icings tofiy, II, 7,
II, I come to her in white, Wiv. V, 2, 6. V, 5, 209.
fetch forth the lazar kite of Cressid's kind, Doll Tear-
sheet she by name, H5 11, 1, 81. cast from her his
dearest one, Cymb. V, 4, 61 etc. Reflexively: my Muse
holds her still, Sonn. 85, 1. she opposes her against
my will, Gent. Ill, 2, 26. there wilt she hide her. Ado
III, 1, 11. bid Bianca make her ready, Shi". IV, 4, 63.
arms her with the boldness of a wife, Wint. I, 2, 184.
boioed her to the people, H8 IV, 1, 85. doth she not
count her blest, Rom. Ill, 5, 144 etc. she for her: for
s
she that was thy Lucrece, Lucr. 1682. I will detest
myself also as well as she, Meas. II, 1, 76 (Elbow's
speech), she should this Angelo have married. III, 1,
221. but she I can hook to me, Wint. II, 3, 6. for she
that scorned at me, now scorned of me, R3 IV, 4, 102
(Qq one), praise him that got thee, she that gave thee
suck, Tr.oil. II, 3,252. the earth hath swallowed all my
hopes but she, Bom. I, 2, 14. you have seen Cassio and
she together, 0th. IV, 2, 3. so saucy with the hand of
she here. Ant. HI, 13, 98. her for she: her I love now
doth grace for grace and love for love allow, Rom. II,
3, 85 (Ql and M. Edd. she whom I love now).
Substantively, = 1) woman: / think my love as
rare as any she belied with false compare, Sonn. 130,
14. you are the cruellest she alive, Tw. I, 5, 259. if I
spared any that, had a head to hit, either young or old,
he or she, cuckold or cuckold-maker, H8 V, 4, 25. that
she beloved knows nought that knows not this. Troll.
1, 2, 314. that she was never yet that ever knew love
got so swekt as when desire did sue, 316. the shes of
Italy should not betray mine interest, Cymb. I, 3, 29.
apes and monkeys 'twixt two such shes would chatter
this way, I, 6, 40. Doctor She, All's II, 1, 82. I love
thee not ajar o'the clock behind what lady she her lord,
"Wint. I, 2, 44 (i. e. a woman that is a lady). 2) mis-
tress: the ladies did change favours, and then we, fol-
lowing the signSi wooed but the sign of she, LLL V, 2,
469. the fair, the chaste and unexpressive she , As III,
2, 10. / was wont to load my she with knacks, Wint.
IV, 4, 360. I have and I will hold the quondam Quickly
for the only she, H5 li, 1, 83.
Adjeetively, = female: a she angel, Wint. IV, 4,
211. the she bear, Merch. II, 1, 29. put stuff to some
she beggar, Tim. IV, 3, 273. you she foxes, Lr. HI, 6,
24. a she lamb, As III, 2, 86. my good she Mercury,
Wiv. II, 2, 82. you she knight errant, H4B V, 4, 25.
she wolf of France, H6C I, 4, 111.
Sheaf, subst. a bundle of stalks of corn bound
together: Tit. V, 3, 71. Plur. sheaves: Sonn. 12, 7.
Sheaf, vb. to bind up stalks of corn in a bundle :
they that reap must s. and bind, As III, 2, 113.
Shealed, shelled: that's a s. peascod, Lr. 1, 4, 219.
She-angel, a female angel: Wint. IV, 4, 211.
Shear (irapf. shore, partio. shorn. Partic. shore
used by Thisbe, for the sake of the rhyme, in Mids.
V, 347 to cut with shears or scissors : before the golden
tresses were shorn away, Sonn. 68, 6. have shore with
shears his thread of silk, Mids. V, 347. pure grief
shore his old thread in twain , 0th. V, 2, 206. Used
for the cutting of wool from sheep: As II, 4, 79.
Wint. IV, 3, 35. H6C II, 5, 37. —ing, substantively:
Wint. IV, 4, 77.
Shearer, one that cuts wool from sheep; Wint.
IV, 3, 44. 130.
Shearing, ^ sheep-shearing: Wint. IV, 4, 77.
Shearman, one whose occupation is to shear
cloth: H6B IV, 2, 141.
Shears, a cutting instrument consisting of two
blades: there went but a pair of s. between us, Meas.
I, 2, 29 {i. e. we are both of the same piece). Mids.
V, 348. the s. of destiny, John IV, 2, 91. 196.
Sheath, a scabbard: H4A II, 4, 273. H6B IV,
10, 61. Tit. II, 1, 41. Rom. V, 3, 170.
Sheathe, 1) to put in a scabbard: H5 III, 1, 21.
IV, 2, 23. Tit. I, 85. 204. Caes. IV, 3, 107. Mcb. V, 7,
20. Hence = to^ cover, to hide as in a case, to put
up in general : whose tushes never — d he whetteth still,
Ven. 617. her eyes had —d their light, Lucr. 397. s.
thy impatience, Wiv. II, 3, 88 (the host's speech). Espe-
cially applied to weapons plunged into a person's
body: — d the tusk in his groin, Ven. 1116. she —d
in her breast a knife, Lucr. 1723. John. IV, 3, 80.
H6C V, 5, 70. H8 1,2,210. Tit. II, 1, 54. V,3, 112.
2) to furnish with a scabbard: Walter's dagger
was not come from — ing, Shr. IV, 1, 138.
Sheaved, made of straw: her s. hat, Compl. 31.
Shcba, see Saba.
She-ltear, female bear: Merch. II, 1, 29.
She-heggar, female beggar : Tim. IV, 3, 273.
Shed, vb. (impf. and part, shed) 1) to let fall, to
scatter, to cast: the seeded pride must or now be crop-
ped, or, — ing, breed a nursery of like evil, Troil. I,
3, 319.
2) tc^pffer or cause to flow out, to pour: a bom-
bard that would s. his liquor, Tp. II, 2, 22. a wench
that s. her milk, All's IV, 3, 124. Oftenest used of
blood and tears: of blood: Ven. 665. Merch. IV, ],
309. 325. John II, 49. R2 I, 3, 57. H4A 1, 3, 134.
H5 IV, 3, 61. H6A IV, 6, 19. H6B I, 1, 118. Ill, 2,
227. IV, 1, 52. H6C V, 5, 53. R3 1, 4, 195. V, 5, 25.
Cor. I, 6, 57. Ill, 1, 76. IV, 6, 76. V, 3, 117. Tit.III,
1,4. Rom. Ill, 1, 154. Ill, 2, 71. Caes. Ill, 1, 258.
Mcb. Ill, 4, 75. 0th. V, 2, 3. Per. I, 2, 88. Of tears:
Lucr. 683. 1376. 1549. Sonn. 34, 13. Gent. II, 3,
10. 34. Ill, 1, 230. Mids. V, 70. Merch. Ill, 1, 101.
Shr. Ind. 1, 120. 2, 66. All's I, 1, 92. Wint. Ill, 2,
194. 240. V, 2, 156. 167. R2 1, 4, 5. Ill, 3, 165.
H4A III, 1, 94. H6A V, 4, 19. H6B I, 1, 118. H6C
1, 4, 161. 162. II, 5, 106. V, 6, 64. R3 I, 2, 156. IV,
4, 321. H8 III, 2, 429. Tit. I, 105. 162. 389. II, 3,
289. Ill, 1, 267. V, 3, 152. 167. Caes. Ill, 2, 173.
Sheen , shine, brightness , splendour : they never
meet in grove or green, by fountain clear , or spangled
starlight s., but they do square, Mids. II, 1, 29. thirty
dozen moons with borrowed s. Hml. Ill, 2, 167. In
both passages rhyming.
Sheep, the animal Ovis: Gent.1,1, 74. 76. 81. 82.
88. 89. 91. 92. 93. 96. LLL II, 220. 221. IV, 3, 8.
H6C V, 6, 8. Troil. Ill, 3, 315. Lr. Ill, 4, 109. Un-
changed in tlie plural: Ven. 532. 685. Tp. IV, 1, 62.
LLL IV. 3, 7. Merch. I, 3, 72. Aslll,2, 29. 64. Wint.
HI, 3, 66. 131. John IV, 1, 17. H6A I, 5, 29. V, 5,
54. H6B IV, 2, 68. IV, 3, 4. V, 1, 27. H6C H, 5, 43.
Cor. II, 1, 273. Tit. IV, 4, 91. Lr. Ill, 6, 44. to wash
your liver as clean as a sound — 's heart. As III, 2,
444. — 's guts. Ado 11, 3, 61. — 's leather, Shr. HI,
2, 58. Symbol of harmlessness: H6A 1, 3, 55. of
stupidity: Gent. I, 1, 74 etc. Err. IV, I, 93. LLL IV,
3, 8. V, 1, 53. 69. Wint. IV, 3, 130. Hml. V, 1, 125.
of cowardice: H6AI,5,29. Caes. I, 3, 105. Quibbling
withs/!t>: Gent. I, 1, 73. Err.IV,l,93. LLLII,2]9.
Sheep -liiter, evidently = a morose, surly and
malicious fellow: wouldst thou not be glad to have the
niggardly rascally s. (i. e. Malvolio) come by some
notable shame? Tw. II, 5, 6 (Dyce: "a cant term for
a thief").
Sheep -biting, morose, suriy, malicious: show
your s. face, Meas. V, 359.
Sheep-cote, the cottage of a shepherd: As II, 4,
84. IV, 3, 78. Wint. IV, 4, 808. Lr. II, 3, 18.
Sheep-hooli, a hook fastened to a pole used by
shepherds: Wint. IV, 4, 431.
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Sheep -sjieariiis- .1 fca^t made on the occasion
of shearing sheep: "Wint. IV, 3, 125. 128. IV, 4, 3.
69. our s fifislAX, 3,33.
Slieep-skiu, the skin of sheep: Hml. V, 1, 123.
SUeep-wliistliiia:, whistling after sheep, teniling
siieep: AVint. IV, 4, 80.5.
Sheer, clear, pure: iJiou 5., immaculate and silver
/oimtam, E2 V, 3, 6]. if she say I am not fourteen
pence on the score for s. ale , Shr. Ind. 2, 25 (= iin-
liiixed? or ale alone, notliing but ale?).
Sheet, .Mibst. 1) any thing expanded: such - s
of fire, Lr. Ill, 2, 46.
2) a large piece of linen: Wint. IV, 3, 5. 23. H6B
II, 4, 105. 107. Used to slnoud the dead: Eom. V, 3,
;i7. Ural. V, 1, 103. as a part of bed-furniture: Lucr.
"172. plur. — s; Ven. 398. Shr. IV, 1, 205. Wint. I, 2,
327. II4B II, 4, 244 (a ^jair of —s ). H5 II, 1, 88.
11, 3, 15. H6B III, 2, 174. Hml. I, 2, 157. Lr. IV, 6,
1 18. 0th. I, 3, 393. II, 3, 29. IV, 2, 105. IV, 3, 22.
25. Ant. I, 2. 41. Cymb. I, 6, 133. II, 2, 16.
3) a broad piece of paper,' as it comes from the
manufacturer: a s. of paper, Ado II, 3, 138. 140. LLL
V, 2, 7. Tw. HI, 2, 50.
Punning: Ado II, 3, 144. Tw. Ill, 2, 50.
Sheet, vb. to shroud: the — ed dead, Hml. I, 1,
115. when snow the pasture — s. Ant. I, 4, 65.
Sberficld: Lord Furnival of S., one of Talbot's
titles: H6A IV, 7, 66.
.She-fox, a female fox: Lr. HI, 6, 24.
Shekels, writing of M. Edd. for sickles of 0.
Edd. q. V.
Shc-Iamh, a female lamb: As III, 2, 86.
Shelf, 1) a board fixed against a supporter to
place things on: Hml. HI, 4, 100. Plur. shelves: Rom.
V, 1, 44.
2) Plur. shelves = sandbanks: Lucr. 335. H6C
V, 4, 23.
Shell, (cf. Walnut-shell) 1) the covering of testa-
ceous animals: Lr. I, 5, 27. Per. Ill, 1, 65.
2) the covering of eggs: Troil. I, 2, 148. Caes.
II, ], 34. Hml. V, 2, 193.
Shelly, testaceous : his (the snail's) *•. cave, Ven.
1034.
Shelter, subst. 1) a covered place affording safe-
ty: Tp. H, 2, 40. Wiv. I, 3, 91. As II, 6, 17. R2
II, 1, 264. H6C V, 2, 12. Ant. Ill, 1, 8. Per. V, 1, 51.
2) protection: you will ensconce your rags under
the s. of your honour, Wiv. II, 2, 29. thou shall prove
a s. to thy friends, H4B IV, 4, 42. his feigned ecsta-
sies shall be no s. to these outrages. Tit. IV, 4, 22. the
gods to their dear s. take thee, Lr. I, 1, 185 {Qq pro-
tection').
Shelter, vb. 1) tr. a) to cover and protect: to s.
thee from tempest, Ven. 238. R2 HI, 4, 50.
b) to cover and disguise: he was the covert'st — ed
traitor, R3 HI, 5, 33.
2) refl. to betake one's self to a safe place: let
there come a tempest of provocation, I will s. me here,
Wiv. V, 5, 24.
3) intr. to take shelter, to seek a safe place: come,
s. H4A II, 2, 1. .
Shelving, projecting like a shelf: her chamber is
aloft, far from, the ground, and built so s. that one can-
not climb it without apparent hazard of his life, Gent.
HI, 1, 115.
Shelvy, consisting of a sandbank, shallow: I had
been drowned, but that the shore was s. and shallow,
Wiv. HI, 5, 15.
She-Mercnry, female Mercury: Wiv. II, 2, 82.
She -knight- errant, a female knight errant:
H4B V, 4, 25.
Shent, put to the blush, blamed," reproached, re-
viled (partic); here comes my master; we shall all be
s. AViv. I, 4, 38. / am s. for speaking to you, Tw, IV,
2, 112. do you hear how we are s. for keeping your
greatness back? Cor.V,2, 104. how in my words soever
she be s. , to give them seals never my soul consent,
Hml. Ill, 2, 416. In Troil. II, 3, 86 Q he sate our
messengers, Ff he sent etc. Some M. Edd. shent; but
there is no authorized instance of the impf.
Shepherd, one who tends sheep: Ven. 455.
Lucr. 1502. Pilgr. 167. 271. Gent. I, 1, 75. 76. 83.
88. 89. 92. 93. IV, 4, 97. Meas, IV, 2, 219. LLL V,
2, 913. 923. Mids. I, 1, 184. Merch. 1, 3, 85. As II,
4, 44. 61. 71. 78. HI, 2, 11. 23. 34. 45. 52. 71. 89.
167. 169. 111,4,51. 111,5,49. 63. 76. 82. IV, 3, 19.
40. 65. 156. V, 2, 14. 87. 89. V, 4, 14. 22. 26. Wint.
1, 2, 2. IV, 1, 27. IV, 2, 43 etc. H6A I, 2, 72. V, 4, 37
(a s. swain). H6B II, 2, 73. HI, 1, 191. H6C II, 5, 3.
43.46. V, 6, 7. Cor. I, 6, 25. IV, 6, 111. Tim. V, 4,
42. Hml. IV, 7, 171. Lr. Ill, 6, 43. Cymb. I, 1, 150.
Shepherdess, a woman that tends sheep: As III,
2, 353. HI, 4, 53. HI, 5, 77. Wint. IV, 4, 2. 77.
SherilT (cf. Shrieve) an officer to whom the exe-
cution of the laws in a county is entrusted: H4A II,
3, 70. II, 4, 529. 545. 554. 555. 563. H4B IV, 4, 99
(Q shrieve). H6B II, 4, 17. 74. 100. he'll stand at
your door like a — 's post, Tw. I, 5, 157 (at the doors
of sheriffs usually posts were set up, on which pro-
clamations were fixed).
Sherris, a Spanish wine, so called from the town
of Xeres: H4B IV, 3, 111. 114. 122. 131.
Sherris-sack, the same: H4B IV, 3, 104.
She-wolf, a female wolf: H6C I, 4, 111.
Shield, subst. a buckler: Ven. 104. Lucr. SI.
LLL V, 2, 556. Hb HI, 2, 9. R3 IV, 3, 56. Cor. 1, 4,
24. 1, 6, 80. V, 2, 44. Tit. IV, 1, 127. Mcb. V, 8, 33.
Ant. IV, 13, 2. IV, 14, 38. Per. II, 1, 132. II, 2, 19.
Shield, vb. 1) to guard, to protect: with safest
distance I mine honour — ed, Compl. 151. a woman's
shape doth s. thee, Lr. IV, 2, 67. With from: tos. thee
from diseases of the world, Lr. 1, 1, 177. — ed him from
this smart, Cymb. V, 4, 41. Optatively: God s. us!
Mids. HI, 1, 31. heavens s. Lysander, III, 2, 447. Jove
s. thee well for this, V, 179. With /rom: heaven s.your
grace from woe, Meas. V, 118. H'8 I, 2, 26. Tit. II, 3,
70. God oraittei: s. thee from Warwick' s frown, B.GC
IV, 5, 28. .
2) to forefend, to forbid, to avert (optatively'' :
heaven s. my mother played my father fair, Meas. HI,
1, 141 (i. e. God grant that thou wert not my father's
son'). God s. you mean it not. All's I, 3, 174. God s.
I should disturb devotion, Rom. IV, 1 , 4 1 .
Shift, subst. 1) change: when Fortune in her s.
and change of mood spurns down her late beloved, Tim.
I, 1, 84.
2) expedient, resource, contrivance, stratagem,
trick: danger deviseth — s, wit waits on fear, Ven.
690. a man here needs not live by — s, when in the
streets he meets such golden gifts. Err. HI, 2, 187. the
cleanliest s. is to kiss. As IV, 1 , 78. I'll find a thousand
— s to get away, John IV, 3, 7. now there rests no
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other s. but this, H6A II, 1, 75. cursed be that heart
that forced us to this s. Tit. IV, 1, 72. it is you that
puts us to our — s, IV, 2, 176. dodge and palter in the
— s of loumess, Ant.lU, 11,63. In a bail seiiBC, without
any apposition; guilty of treason, forgery and — s,
Lucr. 920. For s. or for a s. = to serve a turn: thou
singest well enough for a s. Ado II, 3, 80. an onion will
do well for such a s. Shr. Ind. 1, 126. when he was
made a shriver, 'twas for s. H6C III, 2, 108. to make
s. or to make a s. ■= to contrive, to devise: I hope I
shall make s. to go without him, Merch. I, 2, 97. you
have made s. to run into it (my displeasure) All's II,
5, 39. I'll make other s. H4B II, 1, 1G9. the rest of
thy low countries have made a s. to eat up thy holland,
II, 2, 25. / u-ill make s. for one, HGB IV, 8, 33. 7
made a s. to cast him, Mcb. II, 3, 46.
Shift, vb. 1) to change; a) trans.: what an un-
thrift in the world uoth spend — s hut his place, Sonn.
9, 10. thou runnest before me, — ing everyplace, Mids.
III, 2, 423. I mean to s. my bush, Shr. V, 2, 46. like a
—ed mind, John IV, 2, 23. not to have patience to s.
me, H4B V, 5, 23 (to put on fresh clothes), unto South-
ampton do we s. our scene, H5 II Chor. 42. my shame
will not be — ed with my'sheet, HGB II, 4, 107. he s. a
trencher! he scrape a trencher! Rom. I, 5, 2. we'll s.
our ground, Hml. I, 6, 156. should ice s. estates, Ant.
V, 2, 162 (= exchange), to s. a shirt, Cymb. I, 2, 1.
6. to s. his being is to exchange one misery with another,
I, 5, 54.
b) intr. = to change, to transform, to metamor-
phose one's self; to get or come to be by change : not
acquainted with —ing change, Sonn. 20, 4. thy com-
plexinn — s to strange effects, after the moon, Meas.
• 111, 1, 24. the sixt age — s into the Jean and slippered
pantaloon. As II, 7, 157. taught me to s. into a wad-
man's rags, Lr. V, 3, 186. Hence absol., =^ to pass by,
to fade away: no object but her passion's strength re-
news, and as one — s, another straight ensues, Lucr.
1104.
2) to contrive, to devise, to practise; absol.: in-
jurious, — ing time, Lucr. 930 (cf. 920). every man s.
for all the rest, Tp. V, 256. I must cony-catch, I must
s. Wiv. 1,3, 37. s. and save yourself. En. ^,168. With
the notion of change: thou hast —ed out of thy tale
into telling me of the fashion. Ado III, 3, 151 (^ con-
trived to get), let us not be dainty of leave-taking, but
s. away, Mcb. II, 3, 151 (contrive to get away), cf.
Lr. V, 3, 186. With an acciis. denoting the effect: i
— ed him away, 0th. IV, 1, 79 (contrived to get him
away). ~ In All's II, 1, 147 0. Edd. — s unintelli-
gibly, M. Edd. fits.
Sliilliiig, English coin, the twentieth part of a
pound: H4B II, 4, 207. H5 IV, 8, 76. H6B iV, 7, 25.
H8 Prol. 12. Plnr. — s: Wiv. I, I, 205. Ado III, 3, 84.
Tw. II, 3, 20. H4A I, 2, 158. 11,4,27. 111,3,83.
H4B II, 1, 111. Ill, 2, 236. H5 II, 1, 98. Plur. s.:
Wiv. I, 1, 160 (Slender's speech). Wint. IV, 3, 34
(the clown's speech).
Shin, the fore part of the leg: Tp. IV, 181. Wiv.
I, 1, 294. V, 5, 58. LLL III, 71. 107. 113. 118. 120.
As II, i, 60. Eom. I, 2, 53. Tim. IV, 3, 152.
Shine, subst. ( cf . Sheen ) the light emitted by a
celestial body; in a proper and a metaphorical sense:
as the bright sun glorifies the sky, so is her face illu-
mined with her eye, whose beams upon hii hairless face
are fixed, as if from thence they borrowed all their s.
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
Ven, 488. Cynthia for shame obscures her silver s.
728. if after two days' s. Athens contain thee, Tim. Ill,
5, 101. in our orbs we'll live so round and safe, that
lime of both this truth shall ne'er convince, thou show-
edst a subject's s., la true prince, Per. I, 2, 124.
Shine, vb. (imperf. and part, shone) 1) to give
light by emitting rays; used of celestial bodies: Ven.
193. 492. 861. Lucr. 786. Pilgr. 208. Err. II, 2, 30.
LLL I, 1, 90. IV, 3, 30. 91. Mids. I, 2, 38. Ill, 1, 52.
56. 59. Ill, 2, 380. 432. V, 272. 278. Merch. V, 92.
Tw.lV, 3, 34. Wint. IV, 3, 16. H6A III, 2, 31. H6B
IV, 1, 98. n6C II, 1, 28. 40. R3 II, 2, 102. V, 3, 278.
285. H8 V, 5, 51. Tit. II, 3, 96. 231. Caes. Ill, 1, 64.
Lr. II, 2, 34. Cymb. Ill, 4, 139. IV, 4,34. V, 5, 476.
to s. on sth.: Sonn. 33, 9. Pilgr. 38. Gent HI, 1, 156.
Wiv. I, 3, 70. LLL IV, 3, 69. V, 2, 205. Wint. IV, 4,
455. V, 1, 95. E2 I, 3, 145. H6A I, 2, 3. Tim. IV, 3,
184. my stars s. darkly over me, Tw. II, 1, 3. to s.
bright: Merch. V, 1. Shr. IV, 5, 2. 4. 5. Wint. V, 1,
95. H5 V, 2, 172. to s. brightly: Tit. IV, 2, 90. to s.
fair: H4A 111, 1, 142. to s. hot: Sonn. 18, 5. H6C IV,
8, 60. to s. warm: Ven. 193. to s. out, E3 1, 2, 263
(cf. Out and Outshining).
Metaphorical use: thou —st in every tear, "LhL
IV, 3, 33. when his love he doth espy, let her s. as glo-
riously as the Venus oj' the sky, Mids. HI. 2, 106. so
— s a good deed in a nQughty world, Merch. V, 91.
foolery — s everywhere,^yf . Ill, 1, 44. Merch. V, 94.
R2 IV, 287. H4A III, 2, 80. H6A I, 2, 75. H6C II,
6, 10. H8 I, 1, 20 (the French shone down the Eng-
lish). 1, 4, 60. Troil. Ill, 3, 100. Tim. Ill, 4, 10. Ant.
I, 5, 55. II, 3, 28. Cymb. I, 2, 34.
2) to be bright, to glitter: his eyes like glow-worms
s. when he doth fret, Ven. 621. — ing arms^ Lucr. 197.
the — ing glory of Ilion, 1523. with — ing falchion,
1626. when to unseeing eyes thy shade — s so, Sonn.
43, 8. 55, 3. 65, 14. Pilgr. 170. Phoen. 33. LLL IV.
3, 246. As II, 7, 146. H4A I, 3, 54. H6A II,' 4, 23.'
H6B HI, 1, 229. Tit. IT, 1, 19. II, 3, 229. Eom. I, 2,
103. Ant, I, 3, 45. Cymb. IV, 4, 89.
3) to be conspicuous : let it (desert) s. H4B IV, 3,
63. 64. let desert in pure election s. Tit. I, 16. signs
of nobleness, like stars, shall s. on all deservers, Mcb.
I, 4, 41. as upon thee their speeches s. HI, 1, 7. a qua-
lity wherein, they say, you s. Hml. IV, 7, 74.
4) to be visible : the subtle — ing secrecies writ in
the glassy margents of such books, Lucr. 101. shall
will in others seem right gracious , and in my will no
fair acceptance s. ? Sonn. 135, 8 (rhyming) ; cf. Phoen.
33 With through : these follies' are within you and s.
through you like the water in an urinal, Gent. II, 1, 40.
the lightness of his wife — s through it, H4B I, 2, 53.
your spirits s. through you, Mcb. HI, 1, 128.
Sliiny, bright: the night is s. Ant. IV, 9. 3.
Ship, subst. a large vessel made to pass over the
sea with sails: Tp. I, 1, 50. I, 2, 196. 224. 236. V,
97. 222. 307. Gent. I, 1, 156. Err. I, 1, 78. 93. 101.
104. 113. HI, 2, 190. IV, 1, 94. IV, 3, 35. Merch. I,
3, 22. 182. H, 8, 3. 6. 11. Ill, 1, 3. 6. 19. HI, 2, 317.
V, 287. Shr. IV, 2, 83. Tw. I, 2, 9. Wint. 1, 2, 451.
II, 1, 36. Ill, 3, 1. 93. 99. 112. IV, 4, 790. R2 II, ),
286. H6A I, 2, 138. HI, 1, 186. H6B IV, 9, 32 HGO
1, 4, 4. V, 4, 10. E3 IV, 4, 483. Troil. Prol. 3. II,
2, 81. Hml. IV, 6, 19. 0th. H, ], 22. 26. 79. 83. Ant
III, 7, 36. 39. 60. HI, 9, 3. HI, 1 1, 4. 21. Ill 13 ■>i
IV, 14, 59. Cymb.n, 3, 14. IV, 2, 335. Per. 1,4,61^
C7
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86. 93. 100. II PioI.>31. 11, 3, 84. Ill Prol. 50. Ill,
1, 49. IV, 4, 17. V Prol. 18. Fern.; Tp. 1, 2, 12. 227.
V, 237. Err. IV, 1,90. LLLV,2,549. Neut: Err.lII,],
281. to take s. = to embark: H5 II Chor.30. Punning
upon ship and sheep: Gent. I, 1, 73. LLL II, 219.
Ship, vb. 1) to put on board of a ship, to embark :
to see vie —ed, Gent. I, 1, 54. 72. II, 3, 37. and — eel,
from thence to Flanders, H60 IV, 5, 21 (Ft shipt; M.
Edd. ship), that I was — ed at sea, I well remember.
Per. Ill, 4, 5. Withyor: the Icing is not yet — ed for
Ireland, R2 II, 2, 42. there I'll s. them all for Ireland,
H6BIII, 1, 329.
2) to transport in a ship: would thou wert — ed to
hell, Tit. I, 206. may have — ed her hence, IV, 3,
23. we will i. him hence, Hml. IV, 1, 30. hath —ed
me intilthe land, V, 1, 81.
In 0th. II, 1, 47 — ed, adjectively, = furnished
with a ship, having a ship: is he well — erf?
Sliiplioard, preceded by prepositions, = the
ship: shall I fetch your stuff from s.? Err. V, 408. to
s. get undescried, Wint. IV, 4, 668.
Shipboy, a boy that serves in a ship: John IV.
3, 4. H4B HI, 1, 19. H5 III Chor. 8.
Shipinan, a mariner: Troil. V, 2, 172. Mcb. I,
3, 17. Per. I, 3, 24.
Shipped, see Ship vb.
Shipping, 1) ships, vessels: he lent me some s.
Ant. 111,6,27. our overplus of s. 111,7,51. his s.,
poor ignorant baitbles, Cymb. Ill, 1, 26. what s. and
what lading's in our haven. Per. I, 2, 49. to take s. =
to take ship, to embark: H6A V, 5, 87.
2) navigation: God send 'em good s. Shr. V, 1, 43.
Ship-side; by the s. = by the side of the ship:
Wint. Ill, 3, 112 (the clown's speech).
Ship-tire, a peculiar head-dress, perhaps re-
sembling a ship: Wiv. Ill, 3, 60.
Shipwrecli, snbst. (0. Edd. sliipwrack; cf.
Wreck) the destruction of a ship by rocks or shelves:
H6A V, 5, 8. Tit. II, 1, 24. Per. II, 1, 139. II, 3, 85.
Shipwreck, vb. (0. Edd. shipwrack) to throw
destructively on rocks or shelves: their — ed guests.
Err. I, 1, 115. — ed upon a kingdom, where no pity,
H8 III, 1, 149. —itig storms, Mcb. I, 2, 26.
Shipwright, a builder of ships: Hml. I, 1, 75.
V, 1, 47.
Shire, county: H8 I, 2, 103.
Shirley, name in H4A V, 4, 41.
Shirt, a garment worn by men next the body:
Wiv. Ill, 5, 91 (—s and smocks). LLL V, 2, 704.
711. 717. H4A III, 3, 77. IV, 2, 46. 47. 49. H4B.I,
2, 234. II, 2, 20. H6B IV, 7, 57. Rom. II, 4, 109 (a
s. and a smock = a man and a woman\ Tim. IV, 3,
223. Hml. II, 1, 81. Lr. Ill, 4, 142. 0th. V, 1, 47.
73. Ant. IV, 12. 43. Cymb. I, 2, 3. 6.
ShiTe, a slice: easy it is of a cut loaf to steal a
s. Tit. II, 1, 87 (proverb).
Shiver, vb. 1) tr. to break into splinters, to dash
to pieces; —ed all the beauty of my glass, Lucr. 1763.
— ing shocks, Mids. I, 2, 34.
2) intr. a) to fall into pieces: tliou'dst — ed like
an egg, Lr. IV, 6, 51.
b) to quake, to tremble : I have seen them s. and
look pale, Mids. V, 95. —ing cold, R2 V, 1, 77.
Shivers, small fragments, splinters: cracked in
a hundred s. E2 IV, 289. he would pun thee into s.
with his fist, Troil. II, 1, 42. •
Shoal, a shallow: sounded all the depths and — s
of honour. H8 III, 2, 437. In Mcb. I, 7, 6 M. Edd.
upon this bank and s. of time; 0. Edd. school.
.Shock, subst. a violent collision, a conflict, en-
counter: and sweetens ... the aloes of all forces, —s
and fears, Compl. 273. shivering — s , Mids. I, 2, 34.
with grating s. of wrathful iron arms, R2 1,3, 136.
when their thundering s. at meeting tears the cloudy
cheeks of heaven. Ill, 3, 56. the intestine s. and furious
close of civil butchery, H4A I, 1, 12. in plain s. and
even play of battle, H5 IV, 8, 114. in this doubtful s.
of arms, R3 V, 3, 93. the thousand natural — s that
flesh is heir to, Hml. Ill, 1, 62.
Shock, vb. to meet with force, to encounter, to
face: come the three corners of the world in arms, and
we shall s. them, John V, 7, 117.
Slioe, subst. (plur. shoes; shoon in i popular
rhyme, Hml. IV, 5, 26 ; and in the language of Cade,
H6B IV, 2, 195), a covering for the foot: Tp. Ill, 2,
26. Gent. II, 1, 86. II, 3, 16. 17. 19. 27. Err. Ill, 2,
104. LLL I, 2, 173. As III, 2, 399. Shr. Ind. 2, 10.
All's II, 1, 31. John II, 144 (great Alcides' — s upon
an ass; cf. in Gosson's School of Abuse: Hercules'
shoes on a child's feet. Most. M. Edd. sAouis). H4B1,
2, 44. H5 IV, 1, 47. IV, 7, 149. IV, 8, 74. 76. Cor.
1,1,200. Rom. 1, 4, 14. 111,1,31. Caes. I, 1, 27.
33. Hml. I, 2, 147. II, 2, 234. Ill, 2, 288. Lr. Ill, 4,
98. ovet s = deeply; deep enough, though not knee-
deep : more than over — s in love, Gent. I, 1 , 24. a man
may go over — s in the grime. Err, III, 2, 106. over
— 5 in blood, Mids. Ill, 2, 48. over — s iii snow, R3
V, 3, 326.
Slioe, vb. to furnish with a horseshoe: Merck.
I, 2, 47. H4B V, 1, 20. Lr. IV, 6, 188.
Shoeing-horn, a horn used to facilitate the en-
trance of the foot into a narrow shoe; emblem of one
who is a subservient tool to the caprices of another:
a thrifty s. in a chain, hanging at his brother's leg,
Troil. V, 1, 61 (alluding, at the same time, to the
cuckoldom of Menelaus).
Shoemaker, one whose occupation is to make
shoes and boots: Rom. I, 2, 39.
Shoe-tie, a riband with which women fasten
their shoes: Wint. IV, 4, 611.
Shog, Nym's word for jog, = to move off", to go :
will you s. off'? I would have you solus, H5 II, 1, 47.
shall we s.? the king will be gone from Southampton,
11,3,47.
Shoon, see Shoe.
Shoot, vb. (impf. and partie. shot; but see Shotten,
Shoulder- shoUen and Nook-shotten) 1) tr. a) to let fly,
to discharge, to dart; absol. : he will s. no more, Tp.
IV, 100. LLL IV, 1, 11. IV, 2, 59. Shr. V, 2, 51.
John V, 6, 1. H6C III, 1, 5. Tit. IV, 3, 70. Rom. II,
1, 13. Hml. V, 2, 414. s. point-blank twelve score,
Wiv. Ill, 2, 34. —ing well, LLL IV, 1, 25. John I,
174. must s. nearer, LLLIV, 1, 136. s. in each other's
mouth, John II, 414. you have shot over, H5 111,7,
133. to s. against the wind. Tit. IV, 3, 57. With at:
Sonn. 117, 12. Ado I, 1, 260. II, 1, 254. Ill, 2, 12.
All's III, 2, 110. 115. H6A I, 4, 3. With an object:
a fine volley of words, and quickly shot off, Gent. II,
4, 34. to s. an arrow, Merch. I, 1, 141. 148. As V, 4,
112. John II, 229. H5 III, 7, 132 (a fool's bolt is
soon shot). Tit. IV, 3, 61. Rom. Ill, 3, 103. Hml. V,
2, 254. Mcb. II, 3, 147. Per. I, I, 163. Accus. and
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at: they join and s. their foam at Simois' banks, Liicr.
1442. LLL HI, 66. II6A IV, 7, 80. Oymb. IV, 2, 300.
Ace. of the effect: he shot a fine shoot, H4B HI, 2,
49. thou hast shot off .one of Taurus' horns, Tit. IV,
3, 69.
Metaphorical use: my revenges were high bent upon
him and watched the time to s. All's V, 3, 11. to s.
forth thunder upon these drudges, H6B IV, 1, 104; cf.
Lr, II, 4, 230. what a mental power his eye —s forth,
Tiin. I, 1,>32. my good stars have shot their fires into
the abysm of hell. Ant. Ill, 13, 146.
b) to hit, strike or kill with any missile: a mark
marvellous well shot, LLL IV, 1, 132. shot, by heaven!
IV, 3, 23, who was shot, H5 111, 6, 77. to s. me to the
heart, H6A I, 4, 56. love's bow — » buck and doe,
Troil. Ill, 1, 127. with sighs shot through. Per. IV, 4,
26. cf. OrieJ-shot.
c) to send out, to push for£h : 'tis one of those odd
tricks which sorrow — s out of the mind. Ant. IV, 2,14.
2) intr. a) to move with velocity; used of falling
stars: Yen. 815. Lucr. 1525. Mids. II, 1, 153. R2
II, 4, 19.
b) to germinate, to bud, to sprout: the rarest ar-
gument of wonder that hath shot out in our latter times,
All's II, 3, 8.
Shoot, subst. 1) the discharge of a missile : end
thy ill aim before thy s. be ended, Lucr. 579. where
you may make the fairest s. LLL IV, 1, 10. 12. 26.
H4B III, 2, 49. H6C III, 1, 7. at a s. = at one s.
Hml. V, 2, 377 (Qq shot).
2) a young branch : thou wantest a rough pash and
the —s Ihave, Wint. I, 2, 128.
Shooter, one who shoots: LLL IV, 1,116 (quib-
bling on suitor v. 110),
Shootie (perhaps Shoe-tie) name in Meas. IV, 3,
18 (Master S. the great traveller).
Shop, a room where any thing is sold or made
for sale, or to which customers of any kind resort:
which (your image) in my bosom's s. is hanging still,
Sonn. 24, 7. a barber's s. Meas. V, 323. at your (the
goldsmith's) s. Err. Ill, 1, 3. IV, 1, 82. IV, 3, 7. LLL
III, 18 (with your hat penthouse-like o'er the s. of your
eyes). Shr. IV, 3, 91. Wint. IV, 4, 701. H6A III, 1,
85. Cor. 1, 1. 137. IV, 6, 8. Rom. V, 1, 42. 56. Tim.
IV, 3, 450. Caes, I, 1, 31. Cymb. V, 5, 166 (a s. of
all the qualities that man loves woman for).
Shore, subst. 1) the coast of the sea: Sonn. 56,
10.60,1.64,6. Tp. I. 2, 180. 11,1,120. 111,2,16.
111, 3, 74. V, 137. 161. Wiv. I, 3, 89. Merch. Ill, 2, 97.
Wint. Ill, 3, 90. IV, 4, 578. V, 1, 164. John II, 23.
338. V, 2, 36. R2 II, 1.62. 288. H4A IV, 3, 59. 77.
H5 V, 2, 378. H6B III, 2, 87. 90, 102. IV, 1. 11. H6C
111,2,136. R3 IV, 4,434. 482. 525. Troil. I, 3, 105,
112. II, 2, 64. II, 3, 260, Rom, II, 2, 83. 0th. II, 1, 11.
Aut.ll, 7,133. Cymb. I, 3,1. Per. I, 4, 60. 11,1,6.
111. 11,3,85. 89. 111,2,50. 111,3,35. IV, 4, 43. V,
1, 104. 257. V, 3, 23. Without the article: and make
my vouch as strong as s. of rock, H8 I, 1, 158 (as a
rock standing the rage of the waves). Especially after
prepositions, = land: if the wind blow from s. Err.
Ill, 2, 153. was not this nigh s.? Tp. 1,2,216. to
drown in ken of s. Lucr. 1114. on s.: Van. 817. Tp.
V, 219. Gent. I, 1, 158. Ado II, 3, 66. Tw. V, 281.
Wint. IV, 4, 510. H6B III, 2, 95. 0th. II, 1, 28. 83.
Ant. II, 7, 137. Per. V, 1, 17. Similarly: large lengths
of seas and — s, John I, 105 (= land), the tide of
pomp that beats upon the high s. of this world, lib IV,
1, 282 (i. e. the most exalted stations), darkling stand
the varying s. of the world. Ant. IV, 15, 11 (i. e. the
world itself, that part of the universe in which we
live). Metaphorical use: the approaching tide will
shortly fill the reasonable s. Tp. V, 81. I have laboured
to the extremest s. of my modesty, Meas. Ill, 2, 266.
2) the bank of a river: Lucr. 1440. Wiv. Ill, 5,
15. John II, 443. R2 III, 2, 107, H4A III, 1, 76, Tit.
I, 88. Caes. I,], 52. 65. 1,2, 101.
Shore, subst. see Sewer.
Shore; l\frs S,, name of the mistress of Ed-
ward IV, and, after his death, of Lord Hastings: R3
1,1,73.93,98. 111,1,185, 111,4,73. 111,5,31.51.
Shore, vb. to set on land: if he think it fit to s.
them again, Wint. IV, 4, 869.
Short, adj. 1) not long in space or extent: Ven.
297. 627. Wiv: II, 2, 18, Ado II, 1, 25. LLL III, 57. ,
R2 II, 3, 17. V, 1, 91. V, 3, 117. H4B I, 2, 34. H6B
I, 2, 12. H8 I, 3, 31. Lr. I, 5, 55. IV, 7, 40. 0th. II, 1,
284. Ant. II, 4, 7. Per, IV, 4, 1. Opposed to tall: Ado
I, 1, 216. H4B V, 3, 36.
2) not long in time: Ven. 22. 842. Lucr. 791.
991. 1573. Sonn, 18, 4. 125,4, 146,5, Meas, II, 4,
40, Err. V, 309. LLL I, 1, 181. V, 2, 798. Mids. I,
1, 144. Wint. I, 2, 169. R2 I, 4, 17. II, 1, 35. 223. V,
1,80. H4AI, 3, 301. 111,1, 91. V, 2, 82. 115 IV, 5,
23. R3 III, 1,94. 111,4,97. IV, 1, 79. HS Prol. 13.
Cor. I, 7, 4. V, 4, 9, Rom. I, 1, 170, 11, 6, 5, IV, 1, 1,
V, 3, 229, Tim, III, 4, 11. Lr, IV, 7, 2. in s. time,
H4A IV, 3, 90. Cymb. V, 5, 256. in s. space, H4A V,
I, 46, s. breath, H4A V, 2, 49, H4B 1, 2, 206, fet-
ches her wind so s. Troil. Ill, 2, 33, 36, Used, for the
sake of the rhyme, as a relative term of duration, =
long: a summer's day will seem an hour but s. Ven,
23. Peculiar passage: it must be shortly known to him
from England what is the issue of the business there.
It will be s. Hml. V, 2, 73 (= shortly? or = a short
time? cf. three years is but s. LLL I, 1, 181).
3) brief, not prolix, not tedious, not over-cere-
monious: this s. schedule, Lucr. 1312. s. answer, Ado
1,1, 215. s. letter, LLL V, 2, 56. we will make s.
work, Rom. II, 6, 35. a s. farewell, Cymb. HI, 4, 188.
brief, s , quick, snap, Wiv, IV, 5, 2, to be s. Shr. V, 2,
lid. H8 IV, 1, 30. s. tale to make, H6C II, 1, 120.
a s. tale to make, Hml. II, 2, 146 (cf, the quibbling in
Rom, II, 4, 104). to be s. with = not to make much
ceremony with : / will be bitter with him and passing
s. As HI, 5, 138. H8 V, 3, 52. Tit. I, 409. Substan-
tively: the s. and the long (= the whole in few words),
a phrase used by Mrs. Quickly and her equals: Wiv.
II, 1, 137. H, 2, 60. Mids. IV, 2, 39. Merch. II, 2, 135.
4) deficient, inadequate: praise too s. doth blot,
LLL IV, 3, 241. we shall be s. in our provision, Rom.
IV, 2, 38. his means most s. Tim. I, 1, 96. whose aim
seems far too s. to hit me here, Per. I, 2, 8. to come s.
= to fail, to be insufficient: how far a modern quill
doth come too s. Sonn. 83, 7. who hath for four or five \
removes come s. to tender it herself. All's V, 3, 131.
your reputation comes too s. for my daughter, 176. R2
I, 4, 47. Lr. I, 1,'74. II, 1, 90. Ant. II, 5, 8. witho/.-
her proportions came too s. of composition, Meas. V,
220 (did not equal the composition), he comes too s.
of you. Ado HI, 5, 45. LLL V, 2, 748. H8 HI, 2, 170
Troil. I, 3, 11. Hml. IV, 7, 91. Ant. I, 1, 58. Simi-
larly: striking too s, at Greeks, Hml. II, 2, 491.
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5) Adverbially, = so as to restrain or put a stop:
take up the English s. Ho il, 4, 72. should have kept
s., restrained and out of haunt this viad young man,
Hml. IV, 1,18. to cut s. = to malie away with : cutting
b-. that fraudful man-, H6B UI, ], 81. bloody war shall
cut them s. IV, 4, 12. cut s. all intermission. Mob. IV,
3, 232.
Short, vb. 1) to shorten, to abridge: s., night, to-
night, and length thyself to-morrow, Pilgr. 210.
2) to talce from, to impair, to infringe (antitheti-
cally): / shall s. my word by lengthening my return,
Cymb. 1, 6, 200.
Short-armed, having short arms, not reaching
far: s. ignorance, Troil. 11, 3, 15.
Shortcake, name in Wiv. I, 1, 211.
Shorten, 1) to make short in measure, extent or
time: Ado III, 2, 106. R2 I, 3, 227.'~H6A V, 4, 58.
Hml. V, 1, 22. The measure by which something is
diminished, expressed by an accus. : / can hut s. thy
life one week, Wint. IV, 4, 433. to s. you your whole
head's length, R2 111, 3, 13. God s. Harry's happy
life one day, H4B V, 2, 145. the — ing of my life one
day, H6A IV, 6, 37. Hence = to deduct, to strike off:
he — s four years of my son's exile, R2 1, 3, 217. With
up = to cramp together (so that free motion is hin-
dered): s. up their sinews with aged cramps. Tp. IV,
260.
2) to make to fall short, to make to fail, to pre-
judice : by the discovery we shall be — ed in our aim,
Cor. I, 2, 23. to be known — s my made intent, Lr.
IV, 7, 0.
Short-grassed, covered with short grass: Tp.
IV, 83.
Short-Jointed, having short pasterns: Ven.295.
Short-legged, having short legs: s. hens, H4B
V, 1, 28.
Short-lived, early dying: LLL II, 54. IV, 1, 15.
Shortly, in a little time, soon; used of future
time: Tp. IV, 265. V, 81. 248. Meas. II, 2, 21. Ado
1,1, 221. 274. IV, 2,25. V, 2, 58. Merch. Ill, 5, 27.
31.49. AslI, 7, 6. Tw. II, 1,47. R2 II, 1, 288. Ill,
4, 106. n4A III, 3, 7. H4B III, ^, 14. IV, 3, 141. H6A
1, 3, 26. H6B II, 4, 50. H6C III, 3, 227. IV, 1, 64. R3
1,1,119. 111,4,109. IV, 1, 87. [V, i, 428 (very s.).
lis HI, 2, 67. Cor. IV, 7, 57. Rom. Ill, 1, 17. Tim. [,
2, 248. IV, 3, 395. V, 1, 210. Hml. Ill, 2, 183. IV, 7,
33. V, 1, 321 (Qq thereby). V, 2, 71. Lr. I, 4, 113. V,
3,321. 0th. I, 3, 355. 11,1,90. 111,3,56: Ant. II, 7,
26. Of past time: he s. after withdrew himself, Lucr.
j\rg. 14. who a. also died, Tw. I, 2, 39. he did return
to he s. murdered, H4A I, 3, 152. died s. after this
roorld had aired them, H8 II, 4, 192.
Shortness, 1) little duration: LLL IV, 3, 378.
1I4A V, 2, 83. Cymb. II, 4, 44.
2) fewness of words, straightforwardness: your
plainness and your s. please me well, Shr. IV, 4, 39.
Short- numliercd (not hyphened in 0. Edd.),
few in number: on leases of s. hours, Sonn. 124, 10.
Short-winded, short-breathed, panting, asth-
matic: H4A I, 1, 3. H4B II, 2, 136.
Shot, 11 the act of shooting, discharge of mis-
.sile weapons: with a volley of our needless s. John V,
5,5. I fear the s. here, H4A V, 3, 31 (punning), a
perilous s. out of an elder-gun, H5 IV, 1, 210. vex us
with s. or with assault, H6A I, 4, 13. / abide your s.
116C 1, 4, 29. the aim. of every dangerous s. R3 IV, 4,
90. transports his poisoned s. Hml. IV, 1, 43. dis-
charge their s. of courtesy, 0th. II, 1,56. Figuratively:
safe out of Fortune's s. Tit. II, 1, 2. out of the s. and
danger of desire, Hml. I, 3, 35. at a s. V, 2, 377 (Ff
shoot), the s. of accident, 0th. IV, 1, 278. abide the
hourly s. of angry eyes, Cymb. I, 1, 89.
2) a marksman: a little, lean, old, chopt, balds.
H4B 111, 2, 295. As a collective noun, = marksmen,
shooters: a guard of chosen s. H6A I, 4, 53. ujile of
hoys behind 'em loose s. H8 V, 4, 59.
Shot, a tavern - reckoni ng : Gent. II, 5, 7. 10.
Cymb. V, 4, 158. -Punning in H4A V, 3, 31.
Shot-free, free from charge, not obliged to pay
the reckoning: H4A V, 3, 30.
Shotten, having spent the roe: a n. herring, H4A
II, 4, 143.
Shough, a kind of shaggy dog: Mcb. Ill, 1, 94.
Should, see Shalt.
Shoulder, subst. 1) the projection formed by the
bones called Scapulae: Ven. 1058. Wiv. 111. 3, 13.
III, 5, 102. IV, 2, 111. V, 5, 58. Err. Ill, 2, 147. LLL
IV, 3, 90. V, I, 108. Shr. IV, 1, 15. Wint. IV, 4, 60.
John I, 245 ; cf. R2 I, 1, 79. H4A II, 4, 164.*H4B 11,
4, 143. 231. V, 4, 3. H6A I, 5, 11. H6C V, 7, 23.
TroiL 111, 2, 15. Cor. II, 1, 163. Hml. II, 1, 97. Cymb.
V, 3, 78 (cf. Shoulder -clapper), to clap on the s., in
sign of approval and kindness: Ado 1, 1, 261. LLL
V, 2, 107. Troil. Ill, 3, 139. or in sign of arrestation:
As IV, 1, 48 (cf. shoulder-clapper), thrust virtue out of
our hearts by the head and ■ — s, Wiv. V, 5, 156. The
place on which the head stands: Meas. I, 2, 177. Ado
1, 1, 115. R2 II, 1, 123. H4A I, 2, 186. H5 IV, 1, 244.
H6B IV, 7, 128. R3 111, 2, 43. Lr. II, 2, 100. Cymb.
IV, 1, 17. men whose heads do grow beneath their — s,
0th. 1, 3, 145 (instead of standing on themV Emblem
of supporting strength: weak — s, overborne tvith
burthening grief, H6A II, 5, 10. on thy s. will I lean,
H6C II, 1, 189. in thy s. do I build my seat, II, 6, 100.
And in general, the part of the body designed to
bear burdens: so bear I thee upon my manly — s, H6B
V, 2, 63. R3 III, 1, 131. laid their guilt upon my guilt-
less — s, I, 2, 98. from these — s taken a load, H8 111,
2, 381. did from the flames of Troy upon his s. the
old Anchises bear, Caes. I, 2, 113. Hence
2) back: the wind sits in the a. of your sail, Hml.
I, 3, 56. Plur. — s; my mistress' marks upon my — .«,
Err. I, 2, 83. II, 1, 73. II, 2, 39. IV, 4, 38. no ill luck
stirring but what lights on my — s, Merch. Ill, 1, 99,
the city-woman bears the cost of princes on unworthy
— s, A's II, 7, 76. lay on that shall make your — s
crack, John II, 146. thrown over the — s like an herald's
coat without sleeves, H4A IV, 2, 48. never had the ache
in his —s, H4B V, 1, 94. to run and show their — s.
Ant. HI, 11, 8; cf. II4A II, 4, 164.
3) the upper joint of the fore leg of edible ani-
mals: Wiv. V, 5, 29.
Shoulder, vb. to push with violence and with a
view of supplanting: this —ing of each other in the
court, H6A IV, 1, 189. her royal stock graft with igno-
ble plants, and almost — ed in the sioallowing gulf of
blind forgetfulness, R3 111, 7, 128.
Shoulder- blade, the scapula: Wint. IV, 3, 77.
Shoulder- hone, the same: Wint. Ill, 3, 97,
Shoulder- clapper, one that shows cordial fa-
vour and applause; and one who claps on the shoulder
by way of arrestation; nuibbiingly: a hack-friend, a
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s. Err. IV, 2, 37 (of. for one signification: LLL V, 2,
107; Ado I, 1, 261 and Troll. Ill, 3, 139; for the
other: As IV, 1, 48 and Cymb. V, 3, 78).
Shoulder -shotten, sprained in the shoulder:
Shv. Ill, 2, 56.
Shout, subst, loud outcry of a multitude of men,
expressing exultation: Merch. Ill, 2, 144. HIA 111,
2, 53. 115 V Chor. 11. H6C IV, 8, 51. R3 III, 7, 39.
Troil. V, 9, 1. Cor. 1, 1, 47. II, 1, 283. V, 3, 19 Caes.
I, 1, 49 (make). 1, 2, 132. Ill, 2, 58. V, 3, 83.
Shout, vb. to cry in exultation: H4B IV, 2, 87.
Cor. V, 4, 53. Caes. I, 2, 79. 223. 226. 231. V, 3, 32.
Ant. IV, 12, 34. V, 2, 56. With out: John V, 2, 103.
With an accus. of the effect: — ing their emulation.,
Cor. I, 1, 218 (showing by shouts), you s. me forth in
acclamations hyperbolical, I, 9, 50 (0. Edd. shooting
and shoot in the two last passages), cf. Unshout.
Shove, to push or drive by main force: the parti-
culars of our griej\ . . . with scorn — dfrom the court.,
H4B IV, 2, 37. offence's gilded hand may s. by justice.,
Hral. 111,3,58. the hand could pluck her back that —d
her on. Ant. I, 2, 131.
Shove-groat, a game wich consisted in pushing
pieces of money on a board, to reach certain marks:
quoit him down like a s. shilling, H4B II, 4, 206.
Shovel, subst. an instrument with a broad blade
used especially for throwing earth: Hml. V, 1, 110.
Shovel, vb. to throw with a shovel: Wint. IV,
4, 469.
Shovel -board, the same a,s shove-groat (q. v.') :
iioo Mdioard — .5, that cost me two shilling and two
pence a-piece, Wiv. I, 1, 159 (Edward the Sixth's
thillings were then for the most part used at shove-
groat or shovel-board).
Show, subst. 1) the act of showing, of exhibiting
to the view: no cloudy s. of stormy weather doth yet
appear, Lucr. 115. / love not less, though less the s.
appear, Sonn. 102,2 (=: though I show it less), small
s. of man was yet upon his chim., Pilgr. 92. neither
singly can be manifested, without the s. of both, Wiv.
IV, 6, 16. you must not make the full s. of this, Ado I,
3, 21. if thou dost intend never so little s. of love to
her, Mids. Ill, 2, 334. what plea so tainted and corrupt
but, being seasoned with a gracious voice, obscures the
s. of evil? Merch. Ill, 2, 77. it is the s. and seal of
nature's truth. All's I, 3, 138. / should not make so
dear a s. of zeal, H4A V, 4, 0,3. if her feathers turn
back in any s. of resistance, H4B II, .4, 109. he is not
the man that he would gladly make s. to the world he
is. Ho III, 6, 88. make a s. of love to proud Duke
Humphrey, H6B I, 1, 241. that gentleness and s. of
love, Caes. 1, 2, 34. 47. thus much s. of fire, 177. to
offer it the s. of violence, Hml. 1, 1, 144. -i-s of grief ,
1, 2, 82 (Qq shapes). I have that within which passeth
s. 85. 'tis my breeding that gives me this bold s. of
courtesy, 0th. II, 1, 100.
2) display, parade, ostentation: ivho makest a s.,
but darest not strike, Tp. I, 2, 470. have not the grace
to grace it with such s. LLL V, 2, 320. the little foolery
that wise men have makes a great s. As I, 2, 97. if
these — s be not outward, which of you but is four
Volsces, Cor. I, 6, 77. to make up a s. Rom. V, 1, 48.
make gallant s. and promiie of their mettle, Caes. IV,
2, 24. the enemy comes on in gallant s. V, 1, 13. our
army shall in solemn s. attend this funeral, Ant. V, 2,
3H7. who makes the fairest s. means most deceit. Per.
I, 4, 75. ns if the entertainment had not a s. might
countervail his worth, II, 3, 56.
3) appearance, whether' false or true: flattered by
their leader's jocund s. Lucr. 296. he entertained a s.
so seeming just, 1514. burying in Lucrece' wound his
folly's s. 1810. flowers distilled leese but their s. Sonn.
5, 14. their virtue only is their s. 54, 9. thy odour
malchethnotthy s. 69,13. if some suspect of ill masked
not thy s. 70, 13. 93, 14. dissembled with an outward
s. Pilgr. 336. Tp. V, 63, Wiv. II, 1, 98. Err. Ill, 2,
8. Ado IV, 1, 36. 41. Mids. Ill, 2, 139. 151. Merch.
II, 9, 26. Ill, 2, 73. As 11, 7, 95. All's 11, 1, 153. Tw.
11, 4, 1-20. Ill, 4, 317. John V, 2, 77. H4B 1, 1, 193.
V, 5, 14, H5 I, 2, 72. II, 4, 23. IV, 2, 17. H6B 111,
1, 54. 225. R3 HI, 1, 10. HI, 5, 29. Troil. I, 3, 46.
Bom. HI, 2, 77. Mcb. I, 7, 81. Hml. Ill, 1, 45. 0th.
1, 1, 52. II, 3, 358. Cymb. I, 5, 40. V, 5, 54. Per. 11,
2, 48. II. 3. 6. IV, 4, 23.
4) any thing presented to the view, an object at-
tracting notice, an aspect, an external sign: and give
the harmless ». an humble gait, Lucr. 1507 (viz the
painted figure of Sinon). losing her woes in — s of
discontent, 1570 (viz pictures), how would thy shadow's
form form happy s. Sonn. 43, 6. fright me with urchin
— s, Tp. II, 2, 5. a snow in May's new-fangled — s,
LLL 1, 1, 106 (M. Edd. mirth, for the sake of the
rhyme), a golden mind stoops not to — s of dross,
Merch. 11, 7, 20. that any harm should stain so fair a
s. R2 111, 3, 71. throng our large temples with the — 5
of peace, ('or. Ill, 3, 36. live to be the s. and gaze o'
the time, Mob. V, 8,24. leaving free things and happy
— s behind, Lr. HI, 6, 112. with other spritely — s of
mine own kindred, Cymb. V, 5, 42S.
5) a spectacle, a play; this huge stage presenteth
nought but — s, Sonn. 15, 3. sivoon at tragic — s,
Compl. 308. or s. or pageant, LLL V, 1, 118. 126.
V, 2, 305. 514. 541. 543.' Mids. V, 116. 128. Shr. 1.
1, 47. H4B HI, 2, 300. H6C V, 7, 43. H8 Prol. 10.
18. Hml. Ill, 2, 149. 153. Ant. HI, 13, 30. IV. 15,
23. Per. V, 2, 271. o dumb s. = a pantomime: Ado
II, 3, 226. Merch. 1, 2, 79. Tit. HI, 1, 131. Hml. HI,
2, 14. cf. Per. HI Prol. 14.
Sho%v (impf. showed, partic. showed or shown),
1) trans, a) to exhibit to view; absol. : be not .ashamed
to s. Hml. HI, 2, 155. With objects: Tp. I, 2, 337. II,
2, 144. 152. 164. 173. HI, 2, 74. 150. Gent. I, 2, 31.
1, 3, 80. 86. II, 3, 15. Ill, 2, 18. Meas. I, 2, 120. IV,
2, 160. LLL V, 2, 296. Mids. II, 1, 109. Merch. IV,
2, 11. As HI, 5, 20. Wint. V, 3, 59. H6B 111. 1, 15.
Cor. 11, 3, 171. 111,2,22. Rom. I, 2, 103. Hml. HI, 2,
154. Ant. 11, 5, 8. V, 2, 227. Cymb. V, 5,432 etc. etc.
With to before the dative: Troil. Ill, 3, 79. Ant, IV,
14, 112. V, 1, 38. The dative subject of the passive:
no such sight to be — n, Rom. I, 2, 105 (= to see).
With a refl. pronoun: Tp, HI, 2, 137. Wiv. II, 1, 22.
Ado 111, 2, 133. Shr. 11, 61. All's II, 5, 73. H4A 11,
4, 105, Cor. 1, 2, 21. Tim. Ill, 2, 51 etc. With off:
I like your silence, it the more — 5 off your wonder,
Wint. V, 3, 21. With out: I must a. out a flag and
sign of love, 0th. I, 1, 157.
b) to let be seen, not to conceal, to betray: this
visitation — s it, Tp. HI, 1, 32. the more it seeks to hide
itself, the bigger bulk it — s, 111,1,81. see it so grossli/
— n in thy behaviours , All's I, 3, 184. to one of your
receiving enough is — n, Tw. Ill, 1, 132. 1 have — ed
too much the rashness of a woman, Wint. Ill, 2, 221.
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s. me an iron heart, Tim. Ill, 4, 84. io s. one's head:
Sonn, 26, 14. Merch. HI, 1, 47. R2 V, 6, 44. Troil.
V, 6, 1. to s. one's face: Troil. V, 5, 45. Mcb. V, 7,
14, to s. thy dangerous brow, Caes. II, 1, 78.
c) to discover, to reveal, to communicate, to teach:
I'll s. my mind, Gent. 1, 2, 7 (= tell my opinion), s.
no colour for my extremity, Wiv. IV, 2, 168. he — s
his reason for thai, Meas. IV, 4, 13. where we'll s.
lohat's yet behind, V, 544. s. me briefly how. Ado II,
2, 11. all the secrets of our camp I'll s. All's IV, 1, 93
(a strange passage in All's II, 3, 25 — 27). / will s.
thee no reason, Tw. HI, 4, 166. where you do remain
let paper s. R2 \, 3, 250. s. some reason why Somerset
should be preferred, H6B I, 3, 116. 166. I'll s. thee
wondrous things. Tit. V, 1, 55. I'll s. you how to ob-
serve a strange event, Tim. Ill, 4, 17. to you they have
— ed some truth, Mcb. II, 1, 21. with an entreaty,
herein furthei n, Hml. II, 2, 76. this hath my daughter
— n me, 125. let Ms quean mother all alone entreat
him to s. his grief. III, 1, 191. s. me thy thought, 0th.
HI, 3, 116.
d) to prove: his eye — s his hot courage, Ven. 276.
by their rank thoughts my deeds must not be — n, Sonn.
121, 12. that the contents will s. Gent. I, 2,36. / have
to s. to the contrary, Wiv. II, 1, 38. 41. the country
'proverb known in your waking shall be — n , Mids. HI,
2, 460. — ing we woidd not spare heaven, Meas. II, 3,
33. hast — ed thou makest some tender of my life, H4A
V, 4, 49. there was very little honour — ed in this, Tim.
HI, 2, 21. s. us to he loatchers, Mcb. II, 2, 71. when
I have — ed the unfitness, Lr. I, 4, 356 etc. With a
double accus.: — s thee unripe, Ven. 128. Silvia — s
Julia but a swarthy Ethiope, Gent. II, 6, 26. 1, 2, 29.
Wiv. II, 3, 56. 57. Shr. V, 1, 76 etc.
e) to offer, to commit, to do, to bestow: s. some
pity, Meas. II, 2, 99. «. justice, 100. you have —ed
me that which loell approves you're great in fortune.
All's HI, 7, 13. the fair kindness you have — ed me
here, Tw. HI, 4, 376. that souls refined should s. so
heinous a deed, R2 IV, 131. you s. great mercy, H5
II, 2, 50. IV, 4, 68. H8 I, 1, 223. Cor. I, 3, 5. V, 3,
55. 137. 161. Tit. H, 3, 146. Tim. IV, 3, 534. Hml.
I, 2, 40. 53. Lr. II, 1, 107. Cymb. V, 4, 30 etc.
f) to point out the way to, to guide: will you s,
me io this house? Merch. IV, 2, 19.
2) intr. a) to appear, to become visible: fire in a
flint, which will not s. without knocking, Troil. HI, 3,
258. the fire i' the flint — s not till it be struck, Tim.
I, 1, 23. s., s., S.J Mcb. IV, 1, 107. With a dative
without to: s. his eyes, and grieve his heart, Mcb. IV,
1,110.
b) to appear, to look, to have appearance, to be
in appearance (joined with substantives, or adjectives,
or adverbs): this beauteous combat — ed like two silver
doves, Ven. 366. perverse it shall be ivhere it — s most
lotvard, 1157. my duly would s, greater, Lucr. Ded.5.
ivhat is vile — s like a virtuous deed, Lucr. 252. whose
perfect lohite — ed like an April daisy , 395. in whom
all ill well — s, Sonn. 40, 13. the one doth shadow of
your beauty s. 53, 10. to make him seem long hence as
he —s now, 101, 14. 105, 2. Compl. 96. Gent. II, 7,
48. Meas. IV, 4, 4. Err. Ill, 2, 31. Ado 1, 2, 8. Merch.
11,2,193. IV, 1, 196. Asl, 3, 83. All's 111, 5, 24.
Wint. IV, 4, 636. John HI, 4, 115. R2 H, 2, 15. H4A
1, 2, 238. I, 3, 35. HI, 2, 58. V, 2, 51. H4B II, 2, 7.
IV, 1, 63. IV, 2, 4. IV, 3, 55. 58. H5 II, 2, 127. H6B
V, 1, 205. H8 I, 1, 22. Troil. I, 3, 84. Cor. Ill, 3,
50. IV, 5, 68. IV, 6, 114. V, 3, 13. Rom. I, 2, 104.
I, 5, 50. 51. Tim. HI, 4, Si. V, 1, 15. Mcb. I, 3, 54.
V, 6, 2. Hml. II, 2, 391. V, 2, 113 {of very soft so-
ciety and great — ing; = distinguished appearance;
Osrick*s euphuism). Lr. 1,4, 265. 289. IV, 6, 14. 0th.
V, 2, 203. Ant. H, 2, 147. HI, 3, 23. IV, 8, 7. Per.
IV, 1, 89. Perhaps followed by an inf , at least one
understood: they thai have power to hurt, and will do
none, thai do not do the thing they most do s. Sonn. 94,
2 (== they most s. to do ? But it may be explained
otherwise).
Shower, subst. a short fall of rain: Ven. 66.
Sonn. 75, 2. 124, 12. Tp. IV, 79. Wiv. Ill, 2, 38.
R2 11, 1, 35. H6B HI, 1, 337. H6C H, 2, 156. H8
HI, 1, 7. Tit. Ill, 1, 18. Tim. H, 2, 180. Ant. I, 2,
156 (a s. of rain). Used of any thing falling fast and
thick; of tears: Lucr. 796. Shr. Ind..i, 125. John
V, 2, 50. H6C I, 4, 145. II, 5, 85. Tit. V, 3, 161.
Hml. IV, 5, 39. Ant. HI, 2, 44. of blood: R2 HI, 3,
43. of pebbles: H8 V, 4, 60. a s. of gold. Ant. H, 5,
45. in the great s. of your gifts, Tim. V, 1, 73. made
a s. and thunder with their caps and shouts, Cor. H, 1,
283. — s of oaths, Mids. I, 1, 245.
.Shower, vb. to rain: evermore — ing? (i. e. weep-
ing) Rom. Ill, 5, 131. = to fall down plenteously:
it rained down fortune —^ing on your head, H4A V, I,
47. Trans. = to pour down plenteously: I s. a wel-
come onyou; welcome all, H8 1,4,63. your royal graces
— ed on me daily, HI, 2, 167.,
Show-place: the common s. where they exercise,
Ant. HI, 6, 12; North's translation, adopted by the
poet, of the Greek word yv/jvaaiov in Pint. Ant. LIV.
Shrcd8, fragments, patches; with these s. they
vented their complainings. Cor. I, 1, 212. a king of s.
and patches, Hml. Ill, 4, 102.
Shrew, subst. (often spelt shrow in 0. Edd. and
always pronounced so; cf. the rhymes in LLL V, 2,
46. Shr. IV, 1, 213. V, 2, 28. 188) a vixen, a scold:
Err. IV, 1, 51. LLL V, 2, 46. Merch. V, 21. Shr. II,
315. HI, 2, 29. IV, 1, 22. 87 (he is more s. than she).
213. IV, 2, 58. V, 2, 28. 64. 188. Tw. I, 3, 50. H4B
V, 3, 36.
Shrew, vb. = beshrew (q. v.); s. my heart, you
never spoke what did become you less, Wint. I, 2, 281.
s. me , if I would lose it for a revenue of any king's,
Cymb. II, 3, 147.
Shrewd, l).bad, evil, mischievous (German:
boese, arg) : thy eyes' s. tutor, that hard heart of thine,
hath taught them scornful tricks , Ven. 500. there is s.
construction made of her, Wiv. II, 2, 232. prove a s,
Caesar io you, Meas. II, 1, 263. so s. of thy tongue,
Ado II, 1, 20. tvhen she's angry, she is keen and s.
Mids. HI, 2, 323. there are some s. contents in yon same
paper, Merch. HI, 2, 246. endured s. days and nights.
As V, 4, 179. her eldest sister is so curst and s, Slir.
I, 1, 185. I, 2, 60. 70. 90. this young maid might do
her a s. turn. All's HI, 5, 71. foul s. news, John V, 7,
14. io lift s. steel against our golden crown, R2 HI, 2,
59. made u, s. thrust at your belly, H4B 11, 4, 228.
bears so s. a maim, H6B H, 3, 41. you are too s. R3
II, 4, 35. do my Lord of Canterbury a s, turn, and he
is your friend for ever, H8 V, 3, 178. we shall find of
him a s. contriver, Caes. II, 1, 158. 'tis a s. doubt,
0th. HI, 3, 429. this last day was a s. one to us. Ant.
IV, 9, 5.
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2) sly, cunning, artful, arch: a s. unhappy gallows
(Cupid) liLL V, 2, 12. thai s. and knavish sprite,
Mids. 11, 1, 33. a s. knave and an unhappy, All's IV,
5, 66. these women are s. tempters with their tongues,
H6A 1, 2, 123. a Jit or tivo o' the face, but they are
„. ones, H8 1, 3, 7. he has a s. wit, Troil. 1, 2, 206.
Shrewdly, in a high and mischievous degree
( quite = the German adverb arg) : you apprehend
passing s. Ado 11, 1, 84. he is s. vexed at something.
All's 111, 5, 91. you boggle s. V, 3, 232. this practice
hath most s. passed upon thee, Tw. V, 360. 'tis s, ebbed,
AVint. V, 1, 102. your mistress s. shook your back, H5
111, 7, 52. these English are 4. out of beef, 163. my
fame is s. gored, Troil. Ill, 3, 228. my misgiving still
falls s. to the purpose, Caes. Ill, 1, 146. the air bites
s. Hml. I, 4, 1.
Shrewdness, cunning: Ant. II, 2, 69.
Shrewish, quarrelsome, vixenly: Err. HI, 1, 2.
Shrewishly, tartly: Tw. I, 5, 170.
Shrewishness, quarrelsomeness: Mids. Ill, 2,
301.
Shrewsbury, English town: H4A 111, 1, 86. Ill,
2, 166. IV, 2, 58. IV, 4, 10. V, 4, 151. H4B Ind. 24.
1, 1, 12. 24. 40. 64. 65. 1, 2, 71. 116. 167. 1, 3, 2G.
Earl ofS. (Talbot): H6A HI, 4, 26. IV, 7, 61.
Shriek, subst. a sharp outcry, a scream: Wint.
HI, 3, 36. Troil. 11, 2, 97. Rom. IV, 3, 47. Mcb. IV,
3, 168. cf. Night-shriek.
Shriek, vb. to scream: Lucr. 307. Tp, V, 233.
Wiv. I, 1, 309. Mids. 1, 2, 78. Wint. V, 1, 65. Eom.
V, 3, 190. Caes. II, 2, 24. Per. Ill Prol. 51. Used of
the cry of the owl: Ven. 531. Phoen. 5. K2 HI, 3,
183. H6C V, 6, 44. Caes. I, 3, 28. Mcb. 11, 2, 3. With
out: R3 I, 4, 54 (Qq squeaked). Transitivery : — ing
undistinguished woe, Compl. 20.
Shrieve, sheriff: All's IV, 3, 213. H4B IV, 4, 99
(Ff sheriff).
Shrirt, confession made to a priest, and the ab-
solution consequent upon it : / will give him a present
s. Meas. IV, 2, 223 (hear his confession and absolve
him), the ghostly father now hath done his s. H6C HI,
2, 107. make a short s. R3 111, 4, 97. to hear true s.
Rom. I, 1, 165. riddling confession finds but riddling
s. II, 3, 56. to come (0 s. H, 4, 192. to go to s.\],b,6S.
she comes from s. IV, 2, 1 5. his bed shall seem a school,
his board a s. 0th. HI, 3, 24.
Shrill, 1) resounding, loud, clangorous: thy
hounds shall make the welkin answer them and fetch s.
echoes from the hollow earth, Shr. Ind. 2, 48. with this
s. addition, ^anon, anon, sir', H4A II, 4, 29. a tongue
— er than all the music, Caes. I, 2, 16. the »-. "irump,
0th. Ill, 3, 351.
2) of a high tone, not low : thy small pipe is as the
maiden's organ, s, and sound, Tw. 1, 4, 33. hear the
s. whistle, H5 HI Chor. 9.
Shrill, vb., with forth, = to utter loudly: An-
dromache — s her dolours forth, Troil. V, 3, 84.
Shrill-gorged, singing in a high tone: the s. lark,
Lr. IV,' 6, 58.
Shrill-shrieking, screaming in «, high voice:
H5 HI, 3, 35.
Shrill-sounding, loud: the cock ...with his lofty
and s. throat, Hml. I, 1, 151.
Shrill-tongned, 1) having aloud and resounding
voice: s. tapsters, Ven. 849. when s. Fulvia scolds,
Ant. 1, 1, 32.
2) speaking in a high tone: is she s. or low9 Ant.
III, 3, 15.
Shrill-voiced, speaking loudly, clamorous: what
s. suppliant makes this eager cry9 R2 V, 3, 75.
Shrill}, loudly: the echo ... replying s. to the
well-tuned horns, Tit. II, 3, 18. nor sound his quillets
s. Tim. IV, 3, 155.
.Shrimp, a dwarfish person, amannikin: LLL V,
2, 594. H6A II, 3, 23.
Shrine, 1) altar, or rather the place where the
image of a saint is deposited: at Saint Albans s. H6B
11, 1, 63. 88. 92.
2) the image of a saint : offer pure incense to so
pure a s. (i. e. Lucrece) Lucr. 194. from the four
corners of the earth they come, to kiss this s., this mortal-
breathing saint, Merch. II, 7, 40. if I profane with my
unworthiest hand this holy s. Rom. 1, 5, 96. laming the
s. of Venus or straight-pight Minerva, Cymb. V, 5, 164.
Shrink (impf. and partic. shrunk) 1) to contract
itself, to shrivel, to dry up: wanting the spring that
those shrunk pipes (the veins) had fed, Lucr. 1455.
his shrunk shank, As II, 7, 161. a shrunk panel, HI, 3,
89. against this fire do Is. up, JohnV, 7, 34. ill-weaved
ambition^ how much art thou shrunk, H4A V, 4, 88. in
this borrowed likeness of shrunk death, Rom. IV, 1,104.
Timon is shrunk indeed, Tim. HI, 2, 68 (== brought
low), are all thy conquests . . . shrunk to this little mea-
sure? Caes. HI, 1, 150. cf. Custom-shi-unk.
Transitively, = to wither: to s. mine arm up like
a withered shrub, H6C HI, 2, 156.
2) to shiver with cold ; to shudder, to quake with
fear: till I s. with cold, As 11, 1, 9. to be still hot
summer stanlings and the — ing slaves of winter, Cymb.
IV, 4, 30. makes me with heavy nothing faint and s.
R2 II, 2, 32. he shall s. under my courtesy, H4A V,
2, 75. not fearing death, nor — ing for distress, H6A
IV, 1, 37. when he perceived me s. and on my knee, IV,
7, 5. as if his foot were on brave Hector's breast, and
great Troy — ing, Troil. Ill, 3, 141 (Q shriking, some
M. Edd. shrieking), the ground — s before his treading.
Cor. V, 4, 20.
3) to recoil, to fall back with fear: the snail, whose
tender horns being hit, — s backward, Ven. 1034. if
there be ten, s. not, Gent. IV, 1, 2. when the bravest
questant — s,find what you seek, All's II, 1, 16. if the
first hour 1 s. and run away, H6A IV, 5, 31. at the
sound it shrunk in haste away, Hml. 1, 2, 219. Without
away , in the same sense as in Hml. : that this sight
should make so deep a wound, and yet detested life not
s. thereat. Tit. HI, 1, 248.
4) With from, = to forsake, to leave in distress:
friends for fear, which in his greatest need will s. from
him, R3 V, 2, 21 (Ft fly), if any mean to s. from me,
V, 3, 222. will find a frieni will not s. from him, H8
IV, 1, 107. his estate —s from him, Tim. HI, 2, 7.
Shrive, to hear at confession and absolve : 1 had
rather he should s. me than wive me, Merch. I, 2, 144.
he — s this woman to her smock, H6A I, 2, 119. your
honour hath no — ing work in hand, R3 HI, 2, 116.
there she shall be — d and married, Rom. 11, 4, 194.
not — ing time allowed, Hml. V, 2, 47. With of, = to
hear the confession and absolve of: /'// s. you of a
thousand idle pranks, Err. 11, 2, 210.
Shrivel, with up, = to dry up and contract into
wrinkles: Per. II, i, 9.
Shrlver, a confessor: H6C HI, 2, 108.
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Shroud, subst. 1) shelter, cover, protection: put
yourself under his s. Ant. Ill, 13, 71.
2) a winding-sheet: LLL V, 2, 479. Mids. V, 385.
Tw. II, 4, 56. Wint. IV, 4, 468. Rom. IV, 1, 85. IV,
3, 43. 52. Ilml. IV, 5, 35.
3) Plur. —s, — sail-ropes: John V, 7, 53. H6C
V, 4, 18. H8 IV, 1, 72.
Shroud, vb. 1) to shelter, to cover, to conceal:
1 have been closely — ed in this bush, LLL IV, 3, 137.
under this brake we'll s. ourselves, H6C III, 1, 1. to
n. yourselves from enemies, IV, 3, 40.
2) to dress for the grave: R3 I, 2, 2. Troil. II, 3,
36. Hml. V, 1, 103. 0th. IV, 3, 24. Per. Ill, 2, 65.
3) intr. to take shelter: I will here j. till the dregs
of the storm be past, Tp. II, 2, 42 (Trinculo's speech).
Shro-ve-tide, the day before Lent: H4BV, 3,38.
Shrove-tuesday, the same: All's 11, 2, 25.
Shrow, see Shrew.
Shrub, a woody plant of a size less than a tree,
a bush: Lucr. 664. Tp. II, 2, 18. H6C 111, 2, 156. V,
2, 15. Tit. IV, 3, 45.
Shrug, subst. a drawing up of the shoulders, ex-
pressive of slight coiitempt: Merch. I, 3, 110. Wint.
II, 1, 71. 74.
Shrug, vb. to draw up the shoulders in contempt:
Tp. I, 2, 367. Cor. 1, 9, 4.
Shrupt, unintelligible reading of Q in Troil. IV,
5, 193: when that a ring of Greeks have shrupt thee
in. Ff and M. Edd. hemmed.
Shudder, subst. a shaking with horror: Tim. IV,
3, 137.
Shudder, vb. to shake with horror: Ven. 880.
Merch. Ill, 2, 110.
Shuffle, to practise shifts, to play tricks: I am
fain to s., to hedge and to lurch, Wiv. II, 2, 25. 'tis
like the forced gait of a — ing nag, H4A III, 1,^35
(viz the gait of 'mincing poetry'), 'tis not so above;
there is no — ing, liml. HI, 3, 61. with a little ing
you may choose a sword unbated, IV, 7, 138. your life
must s. for itself, Cymb. V, 5, 105. With an accus.
denoting the effect: he shall likewise s. her away, Wiv.
IV, 6,29. oft good turns are — d off with such uncurrent
pay (thanks) Tw. 111,3, 16 (= are eluded, got rid of).
when we have — d off this mortal coil, Hml. HI, 1, 67
(ha\'e got rid, in any way, of this troublesome life).
Shun, 1) to avoid, to keep far from, not to ap-
proach, to endeavour to escape: Lucr. 966. 1322.
Sonn. 118, 4. 129,14. Compl. 155. 234. Tp.lV,116.
Gent. I, 3, 78. Ill, 1, 30. Wiv. V, 5, 241. Meas. Ill,
1,12. Mids. II, 1, 142. Merch. HI, 5, 18. As II, 5,
40. Shr. Ind. 2, 30. All's II, 3, 79. Wint. I, 2, 422.
V, 3, 105. Ho III, 6, 174. H6C I, 4, 24. R3 HI, 2, 18.
HI, 7, 155. H8 I, 1, 114. Cor. I, 3, 34. 1, 6, 44. Rom.
I, 1, 136. Lr HI, 4, 9. 21. V, 3, 210. 0th. I, 2, 67.
Cymb. I, 4, 47. V, 3, 27. Per. I, 1, 136. 142. 1, 2,
6. 121.
2) to escape: weak we are and cannot s. pursuit,
H6C II, 3, 13. you cannot s. yourself, Troil. Ill, 2, 152.
Shunless, inevitable: s. destiny, Cor. II, 2, 116.
Shut (impf. and partie. shut) 1) to close so as to
hinder ingress or egress; used of doors, gates and
windows: As IV, 1,164. Tw. HI, 1, 103. V,404. H4B
U, 4, 82. H6C IV, 7, 18. 35. Troil. II, 2, 47. Cor. I,
4, 17. Rom. IV, 1, 44. 0th. IV, 2, 28. of shops: H6A
III, 1, 85. Rom. V, 1, 56. of the spring of a trunk:
Cymb. H, 2, 17. of books: H4B HI, 1, 56. Per. I, 1,
95. of eyes: Rom. HI, 2, 49. Mcb. V, 1, 29. of the
mouth: Lr. V, 3, 154 (Qq stop . of a purse: Gent. Ill,
1,358. Followed by a/(cr: s. the door after you, Merch.
11,5,53 (i. e. when you are in the house), by against
(= to the exclusion of) : his own doers being s. against
his entrance. Err. IV. 3, 90. 92. s. his bosom against
our prayers, All's HI, 1, 8. Tim. I, 2, 150. Mcb. I, 7,
15. by on or upon, = a) so as to hinder egress: let
the doors be s. upon him, that he may play the fool
nowhere but ins own house, Hml HI, 1, 135. b) so as
to hinder ingress: Err. IV. 4, 66. V, 156. 204. As III,
5, 13. H8 II, 4, 43. Tit. V, 3, 105. c) so as to part
with: a. the gate^ upon one wooer, Merch. I, 2, 147. s.
your gates upons, Cor. I, 7, 6.
With in and out (denoting the effect): they have
s. him in, Cor. I, 4, 47. were not my doors locked up
and I s. out? Err. IV, 4, 73. fears which I would fain
s. out. All's V, 3, 115. H6A I, 3, 26. 30. Lr. Ill, 4,
18. Similarly with /raw: the chamber-door that — s
him from the heaven of his thought, Lucr. 338. With
up: I wish mine eyes would, with themselves, s. up my
thoughts, Tp. II, 1, 192. sleep, that sometimes — s up
sorrow's eye, Mids. 111,2,435. the gates of mercy shall
be all s. up, H5 HI, 3, 10. our halberds did s. up his
passage, H6C IV, 3, 20. — s up his windows, Rom. I,
1, 145. thy eyes' windows fall, like death, when he — s
up the day of life, IV, 1, 101. s. up your doors, Lr. II,
4, 307. 311.
2) to inclose, to confine: is all thy comfort s. in
Gloster's tomb? H6B III, 2, 78. s. me nightly in a
charnel-house, Rom. IV, 1, 81. With up: LLL I, 2,
158. V, 2, 817. Wint. IV, I, 19. Rom. I, 2, 56. Tim.
I, 1, 98. 0th. HI, 3, 114. Figurative use: that we
whose baser stars do s. us up in wishes, might with
effects of them follow our friends, All's I, 1, 197 ( -
confine), in whom the tempers and the minds of all
should be s. up, Troil. I, 3, 58. were all the wealth I
have s. up in thee, I'ld give thee leave to hang it, Tim.
IV, 3, 279 (= inclosed, summed up), and s. up in
measureless content, Mcb. 11, 1, 16 (summed up all
that he had to say, in expressing his measureless
content), and s. myself up in some other course to for-
tune's alms, 0th. HI, 4, 121 (make up my mind by
confining myself. A passage much controverted. Ql
shoot).
Shuttle, the instrument with which the weaver
shoots the cross threads: life is a s. Wiv. V, 1, 25
(Job VII, 6 : my days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle,
and are spent without hope).
.Shy, keeping at a distance, reserved, demure: a
s. fellow was the duke , and 1 believe I know the cause
of his withdrawing, Meas. Ill, 2, 138. ass., as grave,
as Just, as absolute as Angela, V, 54.
Shylock, name ot the Jew in Merch. 1, 3, 53 etc.
Sibyl, one of a number of prophetesses renown-
ed in the histoiy of ancient Rome: exceeding the nine
— s of old Rome, H6A I, 2, 56. blow these sands like
— s' leaves abroad. Tit. IV, 1, 105. as old as S. Shr.
I, 2, 70. = prophetess, sorceress in general : a s. that
had numbered the sun to course two hundred compasses,
0th. Ill, 4, 70.
Sibylla, the same: if I live to be as old as S.
Merch. I, 2, 116. cf. Shr. I, 2, 70.
Sicil, the kingdom of Sicily: H6B I, 1, 6. both
the —s, Ii6C I, 4, 122 (i. e. Naples and Sicily), the
—s, V, 7, 39.
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Sicilia, 1) the island to the south of Italy: Wint.
1 1 a 111, 2, 13. IV, 2, 23. 59. IV, 4, 522. 554. 600
(ihe later Ff Sicil;/). 680. V, 1, 139. H6B 1, 1, 48.
2) the king of it: Wint. 1, 2, 23. I, 2, 146. 218.
Sicilian, pertaining to Sicily: Wint. V, 1, 164.
Sicillus, name of the father of Posthumus in
Cymb. 1, 1, 29. V, 4, 51.
.Sicily, the island to the south of Italy: Wint. I,
•2, 175. IV, 4, 600 (Fl Sicilia). Tit. Ill, 1, 244. Ant.
ll', G. 7. 36. 46. HI, 6, 24.
8iciulus, name of a tribune in Cor. 1, 1, 221.
Sick, adj. (compar. — er: R2 11,1,91) 1) diseased,
not in health, ill: Yen. 702. Lucr. 901. Sonn. 140,
7 153, 11. Ado II, 1, 301. 303. Ill, 4, 72. Y, 1, 131.
LLL 1, 1, 139. V, 2, 832. 861. March. Ill, 2, 237. IV,
1, 151. Tw. I, 5, 117. 148. John IV, 1, 28. 52 (ati/our
s service = to attend you in illness). IV, 2, 88. V,
4, 6. R2 1, 3, 65. 1, 4, 54. II, 1, 84. V, 3, 133 (s.
for fear). H4A IV, 1, 16. 17. 28. H4B I, 1, 138, I,
■2, 108. 11, 2, 34. 52. II, 4, 42. IV, 3, 83. IV, 4, 102.
IV, 5, 13. H5 II, 1, 86. Ill, 5, 57. IV, 1, 188. 268.
H6A 111, 2, 95. R3 IV, 2, 52. H8 IV, 1, 35. V, 5, 75.
Troil. II, 3, 92. Ill, 1, 98. Cor. I, 1, 182. I, 10, 20.
liom. I, 1, 186. 208. IV, 4, 7. V, 2, 7. Tim. Ill, 4, 74.
IV, 3, 110. Caes. I, 2, 128. II, 1, 261. 263. 310. 315.
316. 327. 328. II, 2, 65. Mcb. V, 3, 37. Hml. Ill, 2,
173. Lr. 1, 3, 8. II, 4, 89. V, 3, 95. Ant. I, 3, 5. 13.
Cymb. I, 6, 119. HI, 6, 3. IV, 2, 5. 7. 8.^13. 37. 44.
50. Per. I, 1, 47. to fall s.: Sonn, 118, 14. Merch.
III, 4, 71. H8 IV, 2, 15. s. to death: Pilgr. 233; LLL
IV, 3, 107. H8 IV, 2, 1. Tim. Ill, 1, 64. With o/be-
fore the name of the disease: Meas. V, 151. All's I,
3, 142 (^on'l =■ of it). Troil. I, 3, 139. Cymb. V, 4,
5. s. with. = ill in consequence of: Gent. 1, 1, 69.
II6A V, 5, 86. H6B III, 2, 62. Troil. Ill, 3, 238. «.
and green = chlorotic, Rom. II, 2, 8 (cf. Greensick-
ness . my heart is s. = I feel faint, John V, 3, 4. mi/
s. heart, H6C V, 2, 8. 'tis bitter cold, and I am s. at
heart, Hml. I, 1, 9.
Applied to indispositions of the "mind: you have
some s. offence within your mind, Caes. II, 1, 268. Espe-
cially to the state of being in love: Ven, 584. Pilgr.
233 and LLL IV, 3, 107. Gent, I, 1, 69. II, 4, 149.
Ado 111, 1, 21 (sick in love). Ill, 4, 42. LLL II, 185
(s. at the heart). V, 2, 417. As III, 2, 377. All's IV,
2, 35. 0th. II, 3, 53.
2) affected with nausea : I am s. when I do look
on thee, Mids. II, 1, 212. 213. s. of a calm, H4B II,
4, 40. / am s. at heart, when I behold — , Mcb, V, 3,
19. s. at sea, Cymb. Ill, 4, 192. Hence = disgusted,
weary: eyes s. and blunted with community, H4A HI,
2, 77. with of: the commonwealth is s. of their own
choice, H4B 1,3, 87. / am s. of this false loorld, Tim.
IV, 3, 376.
3) Used of any irregular , distempered and cor-
nipted state : after many accents and delays , untimely
breathings, s. and short assays, Lucr. 1720. now my
gracious numbers are decayed and my s. Muse doth
give another place, Sonn. 79, 4. they are as s. that
surfeit with too much as they that starve with nothing,
Merch. 1, 2, 6. makes sound opinion s. and truth suspect-
ed, John IV, 2, 26. the present time's so s. V, 1, 14.
now comes the s. hour that his surfeit made, R2 II, 2,
84. though that (his immortal part) be s. H4B II, 2,
114. poor kingdom, s. with civil blows, IV, 5, 134. to
view the s. and feeble parts of France, H5 II, 4, 22.
what we oft do best, by s. interpreters, once weak ones,
is not ours, or not allowed, H8 I, 2, 82. this priest has
no pride in himf Not to speak of: I would not be so s.
though for his place, II, 2, 83. put my s. cause into his
hands that hates me, III, 1, 118. my conscience, which
I then did feel full s. II, 4, 204. the enterprise is s.
Troil. 1, 3, 103. 139. to my s. soul each toy seems pro-
logue to some great amiss, Ural, IV, 5, 17. Used of a
dim and pale light: let their breaths make s. the life
of purity , the supreme fair , Lucr. 779. this night me-
thinks is but the daylight s.; it looks aHiltle palm-,
Merch, V, 124. the moon ... s. and pale with grief,
Rom, II, 2, 5; cf. 8. the moist star was a. almost to
doomsday with eclipse, Hml. I, 1, 120.
With/or, = pining for: as to a led that longing
have been s. for, Meas. II, 4, 103. almost s. for me.
Ado V, 4, SO. s. for breathing and exploit, All's I, 2,
16. s. for one (beard) Tw. Ill, 1, 53. the young king
is s. for me, H4B V, 3, 141. cf. / am s. till I see hir,
Wiv. Ill, 2, 28. With in, = a) in a bad state with
respect to: wherein thou liest in reputation s. R2 II, 1,
96, 5, in the ivorld^s regard, wretched and low, H4A
IV, 3, 57. when we are s. in fortune, Lr. I, 2, 129, b)
morbidly affected, distempered by: / am s. in dis-
pleasure to him. Ado II, 2, 5. With of, ^ afflicted,
tainted, or conupted by: I was not s. of any fear from
thence, Sonn. 86, 12, and s. of welfare , found a kind
ofmeetness to be diseased, 118, 7. drugs poisin-^him
that so fell s. of you, 14, you are s. of self-love, Tw.
1, 5, 97. I am s. and capable of fears, John III, 1, 12,
rank minds s. of happiness, H4B IV, 1, 64, examplcd
by the first pace that is s. of his superior, Troil. I, 3,
132 (== envious of), j.. of proud heart , 11, 3, 93. /
am s. of that grief too, Tim. HI, 6, 19. / am s. of
shame, 46. that nature, being s. of mans unkindness,
shoidd yet he hungry, IV, 3, 176. / am s. of many griefs,
Caes. IV, 3, 144. quietness, grown s. of rest, would
purge by any desperate change. Ant. I, 3, 53.
Sick, vb. to sicken, to fall ill: Edward — ed and
died, H4B IV, 4, 128.
Sicken, 1) intr. a) to grow sick, to fall ilh'Sonn.
118, 4. As HI, 2, 25, Mcb. IV, 3, 173. In a moral
sense: that his soul s. not, Meas. II, 4, 41. when love
begins to s. and decay, C;ie», IV, 2, 20. mine eyes did
s. at the sight. Ant. HI, 10, 17.
b) to feel disgust, to become weary: whose nature
— 5 but to speak a truth. All's V, 3, 307. that, surfeit-
ing, the appetite may s. and so die, Tw. 1, 1, 3. though
the treasure of nature's germens tumble all together, even
till destruction s. Mcb. IV, 1, 60.
2) tr. to impair: have by this so — ed their estates,
H8 1, 1, 82.
Sick- fallen, sick, diseased: confusion waits, as
doth a raven on a s. beast, John IV, 3, 153 (cf. Caes.
V, 1, 87).
Sickle, a reaping-hook ; attribute of Time: Sonn,
116, 10, 126, 2.
Sickle, an ancient coin among the Jews: with
fond — s of the tested gold, Meas. II, 2, 149 (M. Edd.
shekels).
SickleniCD, reapers: Tp. IV, 134.
Sicklied o'er, tainted and overspread in a sicklv
manner: the native hue of resolution is s. with the pale
cast of thought, Hml. HI, 1, 85.
Sickliness, illness: impute his words to wayward
• s. and age in him, R2 H, 1, 142.
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Sickly, adj. diseased, not in healtli (quite = sick,
but usually joined to a subst,, whereas sick is oftener
in tbe predicate): the uncertain s. appetite to please,
Sonn. 147, 4. I am not such a s. creature, Wiv. HI, 4,
Gl (to make my will), if s. ears will hear your idle
scorns, LLL V, 2, 873. she has raised me from my s.
bed. All's II, 3, 118. hence, thou s. quoif, H4B I, 1,
147. H5 III, 6, 164. IV, 2, 20. R3 I, 1, 136. II, 1, 42.
Caes. II, 4, 14. V, 1, 87 (cf. John IV, 3, 153). Ilml.
III, 3, 96. Ill, 4, 80. Lr. II, 4, 112. = disordered in
general: this s. land might solace as before, R3 II, 3,
30. the s. weal, Mcb. V, 2, 27. = dim: in whose fresh
regard weak sights their s. radiance do amend, Compl.
214.
Sickly, adv. 1) ill, not in health: who wear our
health but s. in his life, Mcb. Ill, 1, 107.
2) with disgust, reluctantly: cold and s. he vented
them, Ant. Ill, 4, 7.
Sickness, 1) disease, illness: Ven. 741. Sonn.
113, 4. Err, V, 99. Ado I, 1, 251. Mids. ), 1, 142.
186. IV, 1, 178. Shr. IV, 3, 14. All's I, 2, 74. II, 1,
171. Wint. I, 2, 384. 398. II, 3, 11. IV, 2, 2. John
IV, 2, 86. V, 7, 13. R2 U, 1, 132 (the present s. that
I have). V, 1, 77. H4A IV, 1, 26. 28. 31. 42. IV, 4,
14. H4B III, 1, 106. IV, 5, 82. H5 III, 3, 55. Ill, 6,
154 H6A HI, 2, 89. H6B HI, 2, 370. IV, 7, 94. E3
I, 3, 29. H, 2, 9. H8 I, 2, 184. IV, 2, 24. V, 3, 26.
Troil. I, 3, 140. Tim. HI,], 66. V, 1, 189 (my long
s. of health and living). Caes. II, 1, 267. 321. IV, 3,
152'. Hml. II, 2, 66. Lr. V, 3, 105. Ant. I, 2, 124.
II, 2, 173. Cymb. HI, 2, 76. IV, 2, 148. it warms the
very s. in my heart, that I shall live and tell him to his
teeth, Hml. IV, 7, 56 (= faintness, depressed spirits).
2) nausea, squeamishness : LLL V, 2, 280.
3) any disordered state: a great s. in his judge-
ment, Tim. V, 1, 31.
Slck-tliouglited, full of love-thoughts: s. Venus
makes amain to him, Ven. 5.
Sicyon, town in ancient Greece: Ant. I, 2, 117.
Ii8. 123.
Side, subst. 1) the part of an animal body forti-
fied by the ribs, between the back and the belly: his
brawny — s, with hairy bristles armed, Ven. 625.
plucked the knife from Lucrece' s. Lucr. 1807. mo7-e
sharp to me than spurring to his s. Sonn. 50, 12. backs,
shoulders, —s, Wiv. V, 5, 58. As HI, 4, 47. H4B I,
1, 45. H6A,V, 3, 49. Mcb. I, 7, 26. and by my s.
ivear steel, Wiv. I, 3, 84. Ado V, 1, 126. Tit. II, 1,
39. Hml. V, 2, 166. Cymb. I, 4, 6. draw this metal
from my s. John V, 2, 16. spectacles on nose and pouch
on s. As II, 7, 159.
Used to denote immediate nearness and proxi-
mity : whose messengers are here about my s. 0th. I,
2, 89. tempieth my better angel from my s. Sonn. 144,
6. Mids. HI, 2, 185. R2 HI, 2, 80. H6A IV, 5, 48.
IV, 7, 12. II6B HI, 1, 191. Tim. IV, 3, 31. 0th. V,
2, 208. oft came Edward to my s. H6C 1, 4, 11. Often-
est preceded by 6y; by Venus' s. Ven. 180. the boy
that by her s. lay killed, 1165. by Lucrece' s. Lucr.
381. 435. Sonn. 151, 12. 154, 2. Compl. 65. Mids.
II, 1, 125. H, 2, 61. HI, 2, 39. Merch. HI, 2, 307.
All's II, 3, 53. Shr. Ind. 2, 146. Tw. V, 80. R2 I, 3,
252. H5 IV, 6, 8. H6A IV, 6, 56. H6C III, 3, 16.
Tit. V, 1, 48. V, 2, 45. Caes. HI, 1, 271. Lr. HI, 6,
40. Oth. IV, 1, 195. V, 2, 237. Ant. II, 3, 18. IV,
15, 36. Cymb. V, 5, 1. s. by s. H6A IV, 6, 54. Pre-
ceded by on: she, on his left s., craving aid, H6C HI,
1, 43. on his right, 44. went on each s. of the queen,
H8 IV, 1, 100. Of omitted after it: on each s. her
stood 2>reity boys, Ant. II, 2, 206.
2) Plur. — s = frame of the body; in a proper
and metaphorical sense: this broken music in his — s,
As I, 2, 150. let nature crush the — s o' the ^arth
together, Wint. IV, 4, 489. breaks the — s of loyalty,
H8 I, 2, 28. .whose quality the — s o' the world may
danger. Ant. I, 2, 199. Caesar's ambition which swell-
ed so vtuch that it did almost stretch the — so' the
world, Cymb. Ill, 1, 51. Especially = the breast, as
containing the heart or the lungs: both on one sampler,
... both warbling of one song, as if our hands, our
— s, voices and minds, had been incorporate, Mids. HI,
2, 207. Taurus, that's — s and heart, Tw. 1, 3, 148.
there's no woman's — s can bide the beating of so strong
a passion, II, 4, 96. he cracks his gorge, his — s, with
violent hefts, Wint. II, 1, 44. hacked one another in
the — s of Caesar, Caes. V, 1, 40. 0 — s, you are too
tough, Lr. II, 4, 200. the — s of nature will not sustain
it, Ant. I, 3, 16. as loud as his strong — s can volley,
II, 7, 118. cleave, my --s, IV, 14, 39. can my — «
hold, Cymb. I, 6, 69. Considered as the part princi-
pally fed by nourishment: it is the pasture lards the
brother's —s, Tim. IV, 3, 12. your houseless heads and
unfed — s, Lr. HI, 4, 30. As the seat of carnal desire:
/ will keep my — « to myself, Wiv. V, 5, 28. with Tar-
quin's ravishing — s, Mcb. H, 1, 55 (most M. Edd.
strides).
3) Applied, after the analogy of the animal body,
to other things having two principal parts or surfaces
opposed to each other: (the pillow) swelling on either
s. (of the hand) to want his bliss, Lucr. 389. angel
on the outward s. Meas. HI, 2, 286. on the windy s. of
care, Ado II, 1, 327; cf. still you keep o' the windy s.
of the law, Tw. HI, 4, 181. my vessel's s. Merch. 1, 1,
32. damned like an ill-roasted egg, all on one s. As
HI, 2, 39. our cake is dough on both — s, Shr. I, 1, 110.
her head on one 5*! Wint. HI, 3, 20; cf. hang my head
at one s. Oth. IV, 3, 32. on this s. my hand, and on
that s. yours, R2 IV, 183. V, 2, 18. H4A III, 1, 109.
III. 113. H6A 1, 2, 99. H6B III, 2, 98. R3 V, 3,
299. H8 I, 4, 20; cf. Mcb. HI, 4, 10. Troil. I, 3, 43.
Cor. I, 1, 48. I, 6, 51. Caes. V, 2, 2. Hml. I, 1, 85.
Lr. I, 4, 205. HI, 7, 71. Ant. HI, 9, 1. to turn the
wrong s. out = to pervert, to distort, to derange: so
turns she every man the wrong s. out, Ado III, 1, 68.
how quickly the wrong s, may be turned outward, Tw.
HI, 1, 14. Lr. IV, 2, 9. Oth. H, 3, 54. cf, that turned
your wit the seamy s. loithout, IV, 2, 146. 0/' after s.
omitted: writ o' both — s the leaf, LLL V, 2, 8. upon
this s. the sea, John II, 488. on this s. Tiber, Caes.
HI, 2, 254. to keep one's eyes of either s. 's nose, Lr.
1, 5, 22 (= on either side his nose; cf. Of), lookout
o' the other s. your monument, Ant. IV, 15, 8. cf. H,
2, 206.
Hence, generally, one of two parts, or directions,
or respects, placed in contradistinction to each other :
this s. is Hiems, winter, this Ver, LLL V, 2, 901.
Armado o'tli one s. , and his page o' t' other, IV, 1,
146. 149. then, on the other s., I checked my friends,
R3 HI, 7, 150. my back o' t' other s. Rom. II, 5, 51.
= line of descent, as only from one of the two pa-
rents: brother by the mothers s. John 1, 163. Tit. IV,
2, 126. Ant. H, 2, 120. Oftenest = party, opposed
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interest, one of two at war: Fortune shall cull forth
out of one s. her happy minion, John II, 392. which
is the s. that I must go withalf III, 1, 327. we of the
offering s. H4A IV, 1,69. both —s fiercely fought,
H6C II, 1, 123. there is expectance herefrom both the
— s, Ti'oi.l. IV, 5, 146. the one s. must have bale, Cor.
1, 1, 167. these are u s. that would be glad to have
this true, IV, 6, 151. which s. should win, V, 3, 113.
each in either s. give the all-hail to thee, 138. damnable
both-sides rogue, All's IV, 3, 251. hardly shall I carry
out my s. Lr. V, 1, 61 (= be a winner in the game).
Precede J by on: upon thy s, against myseff 1' II fight,
Sonn.8S,3. on both — s thus is simple truth siqjpressed,
138, S. Comijl. 113. Meas. IV, 6, 6. LLL IV, 1, 76.
77. 78. IV, 3, 8. Tw. V, 69. 376. Wint. II, 3, 191.
IV, 4, 650. John 111, 1, 117. 124. 335. V, 2, 8. R2 II,
2, 89. 147. H4A 11, 4, 348. V, 1, 99. H4B I, 1, 198.
I, 2, 88. H6A 1, 2, 3. II, 4, 20. 22. 40. 48. 51, 54.
64. V, 1, 10. H6B IV, 8, 54. R3 I, 4, 272. Ill, 2, 63.
V, 3, 94. 175. 240. V, 5, 12. HS II, 4, 4 (on all —s).
Troil. Prol. 21. I, 1, 93. V, 4, 10. Cor. Ill, 1, 181.
Rom. II, 4, 169. Caes. II, 4, 6. IV, 3, 4. Mob. V, 7,
25. Hml. II, 2, 370. V, 2, 272. 315. Lr. V, 3, 49.
0th. I, 3, 217. Ant. Ill, 10, 9. Cymb. V, 3, 81. o/for
on: let^us take the law of our —s, Rom. I, 1, 44. 54
(the servant's speech). Preceded by to: to train ten
thousand English to their s. John III, 4, 175. flieth to
his s. H6A I, 1, 95.
4* any external part in respect to its direction or
situation : the blood circles her body in on every s. Lucr.
1739. whose western s. is with a vineyard backed,
Meas. IV, 1, 29. on the east s. of the grove, ri6B 11,
1, 43. 48. pi'y on every s. E3 III, 5, 6. upon the north
s. of this pleasant chase , Tit. II, 3, 255. puffs away
from thence, turning his s. to the dew- dropping south,
Rom. I, 4, 103 ( = turning to the side of the dew-
dropping south. The surreptitious Ql and M. Edd.
face), as he was coming from this churchyard s. V,
3, 186.
5) margin, verge, border: close by the Thames s.
Wiv. Ill, 3, 16. / would you had been by the ship s.
Wint. Ill, 3, 1 12. thy cheek's s. struck off, H6A I, 4,
75. on our long-boat's s. strike off his head, H6B IV,
1, 68. on the forest s. H6C IV, 6, 83. to the water s.
1 must conduct your grace, 118 II, 1, 95. that west-
ward rootetk from the city's s. Rom. 1, 1, 129t abuts
against the island's s. Per. V, 1, 52.
Side, vb. 1) intr. to take one's party in a quarrel:
the nobility are vexed, whom we see have — d in his
behalf, Cor. IV, 2, 2. 2) trans, to take the party of, to
join:is. factions, Cor. I, 1, 197. In Sonn. 46, 9 0.
Edd. s., M. Edd. 'cide.
Side-piercing, heart-rending: 0 thou s. sight,
Lr .IV, 6, 85.
8ide-sleeves, hanging sleeves: Ado 111, 4, 21.
Side-etitches, stitches in the side; Tp. 1, 2, 326.
Siege, 1) the act of besetting a fortified place:
Lucr. Arg. 5. John II, 54. 213. R2 11, 1, 62. Ho 1,
2, 152. Ill Chor. 25. Ill, 2, 70. H6A I, 1, 111. IV,
3, 11. Troil. I, 3, 12. Mcb. V, 5, 3. Otli. I, 3, 130.
forsake the s. H6A I, 2, 40. to raise the s. (== to dis-
lodge the besiegers): H5 III, 3, 47. H6A I, 2, 13. 53.
130. I, 4, 103. Metaphorically, = strong endeavours
to gain entrance, assaults, attacks in general: the
wreckful s. of battering days, Sonn. 65, 6. war, death,
or sickness did lay s. to it, Mids. 1, 1 , 1 42. his (death's)
s. is now
against the mind, John V, 7, 16. the busy
fiend that lays strong s. unto this wretch's soul, H6B
III, 3, 22. to remove that s. of grief from her, Rom.
V, 3, 237. to whom all sores lay s. Tim. IV, 3, 7. Used
of an assiduous love-suit : remove your s. from my un-
yielding heart, Ven. 423. this s. that hath engirt his
marriage, Lucr. 221. to lay an amiable s, toJhe honesty
of this Ford's wife, Wiv. 11, 2, 243. lays down his
wanton s. before her beauty, All's 111, 7, 18. she will
not stay the s. of loving terms, Rom. I, 1, 218. of. whose
love-suit hath been to me as fearful as a s. Cymb.
111,4, 137.
2) seat: upon the very s. of justice, Meas. IV, 2, 101.
3) place, rank; your sum of parts did not together
pluck such envy from him as did that one, and that, in
my regard, of the unworthiest s. Hml. IV, 7, 77. /
fetch my life and being from men of royal s. 0th. I, 2,
22 (Qq height).
3) stool, excrement, fecal matter; how camest thou
to be the s. of this moon-calf? Tp. II, 2, 110.
Sienna, see Syenna.
Sieve, a utensil by which the fine parts of a pul-
verized substance are separated from the coarse: Ado
V, 1, 5. All's I, 3, 208.. Mcb. I, 3, 8. In Troil. II, 2,
71 Q the remainder viands we do not throw in unre-
spective siue; Fl same; the later ^i place; Johnson
sieve, others sew or sure, i. e. sewer.
Sift, to examine minutely, to scrutinize, to sound :
All's V, 3, 124. R2 I, 1, 12. H6A 111, 1, 24. Hml.
II, 2, 58.
Sigh, subst. a deep respiration indicative of grief:
Ven. 1071. Lucr. 563. 586. 1319. 1604. Tp. 1, 2,
222. Gent. II, 3, 60. Ill, 1, 230. H4AI11, 1, 10. H4B
1,1,80. Tit. Ill, 1, 228. Cymb. Ill, 4, 5 etc. especially
caused by love; Ven. 51. 376. 964. 966. Sonn. 47, 4.
Gent. 1, 1, 30. II, 3, 132. Ill, 2, 74. Ado V, 1, 173.
LLL 111, 177. 184. IV, 3, 164. 347. Mids. I, 1, 154.
As V, 2, 90. All's 11, 3, 82. Tw. 1, 5, 275. II, 4, 64.
68. Wint. I, 2, 278 etc. to breathe a s. Merch. HI, 1,
100. Tw. II, 2, 40. H6B 111, 2, 345. to raise a s.
Compl. 228. Hml. 11, 1, 94. Sighs forming clouds in
rising: saw — s reek from you, LLL IV, 3, 140. with
our — s we'll breathe the welkin dim and stain the sun
with fog, Tit. Ill, 1, 212. adding to clouds more clouds
with his deep — s, Rom. 1. 1, 139. love is a smoke raised
with the fume of — s, 196. the sun not yet thy — s from
heaven clears, II, 3, 73 (cf. HI, 3, 72). he furnaces the
thick — sfrom him, Cymb. I, 6, 67. Wasting life by
costing every one a drop of blood : consume away in
— s. Ado HI, 1, 78. sighs of love, that costs the fresh
blood dear, Mids. Ill, 2, 97. blood-consuming — s, H6B
III, 2, 61. blood-drinking - s, 63. blood-sucking — s,
H6CIV,4,22. like a spendthrift s. that hurts by easing,
Hml. IV, 7, 123. cf. Ado 111, 1, 78.
Sigh, vb. to suffer a deep single respiration, as in
grief: Compl. 44. Pilgr. 204. Tp, I, 2, 150. Ado 111,
2, 26. V, 3, 17. Merch. II, 2, 203. Ill, 3, 15. Shr. V,
2, 123. Wint. II, 3, 34 etc. especially in pangs of
love; Gent. II, 1, 22. II, 2, 10. Ado 11, 3, 64. LLL
I, 2, 67. 111,68. 206. AslV,l,222. Wint.I,2,117etc.
to s.for = to be in love with: Tp. I, 2, 446. LLL
III, 202. Tw. II, 5, 165. to s. to = to tell one's grief,
to complain to: to s. to the winds, Tp. I, 2, 149. to
that I'll s. and weep, Gent. IV, 2, 123.
Transitively, 1) with an adverb or prepositional
expression, to denote an effect: may s. it off (your
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head) Meas. 1, 2, 178. s. away Sundays, Ado I, 1,
204. — edhis soul toward the Grecian tents, Merch.
V, 5. 21 = to convey or express in sighs : for these
dead birds s. a prayer, Phoen. 67. 5. a note and sing
a note, LLL \l[, 13. — ed forth proverbs. Cor. I, 1,
209. 3) to emit, to exhale in sighs: I'll s. celestial
breath, Ven. 189. draws up her breath and — ing it
again, exclaims on death, 930. — edmy English breath
in foreign clouds, R2 HI, 1, 20. never man — ed truer
breath. Cor. IV, 5, 121. 4) to lament, to mourn; Is.
the lack of many a thing, Sonn. 30, 3.
Sight, 1) the sense of seeing, faculty of vision:
her s. dazzling makes the wound seem three, Ven. 1064.
sweets thai shall the truest s. beguile, 1144. the sun
bereaves our s. Lucr. 373. my soul's imaginary s. jire-
sents thy shadow to my sightless view, Sonn. 27, 9.
148,2. 150,3. Tp. 1, 2, 301. Err. Ill, 2, 57. Mids.
III, 2, 369. As V, 4, 124. 125. 126. H4B III, 2, 336
(thick s.). IV, 4, 110. H5 IV, 7, 62. H6B I, 2, 6. II,
1, 64. 71. 129. R3 IV, 4, 26. H8 IV, 2, 108. Troil.
1, 2, 31. Cor. Ill, 2, 5. Tit. II, 3, 195 (dull). Ill, 2,
84 (thy s. is young). Rom. 1, 5, 54. Caes. V, 3, 21
(thick). Mcb. II, 1, 37. II, 3, 76. Hml. Ill, 4, 78. Lr.
IV, 6, 20. 23, V, 3, 282 (dull). 0th. V, 2, 364. Per-
haps = insight, knowledge, skill, in Troil. Ill, 3, 4;
but the passage seems to be corrupt.
2) the eyes: his louring brows overwhelming his
fair s. Ven. 183. the object that did feed her s. 822.
nor could she moralize his wanton s. Lucr. 104. it be-
guiled attention, charmed the s. 1404. sets you most
rich in youth before my s. Sonn. 15, 10. if aught in me
worthy perusal stand against thy s. 38, 6. shadows like
to thee do mock my s. 61, 4. to every place at once, and
nowhere fixed, the mind and s. ditftractedly commixed,
Compl. 28. weak — s their sickly radiance do amend,
214. the turtle saw his right flaming in the Phoenix' s.
Phoen. 35. we must starve our s. from lover s food,
Mids. 1, 1, 222. take this charm from off her s. 11, 1,
183. laid the love-juice on some true-love's s. Ill, 2,
89. never more abase our s. so low as to vouchsafe
one glance unto the ground, H6B 1, 2, 15. in s. of God
and us your guilt is great, 11, 3, 2. kill the innocent
gazer with thy s. Ill, 2, 53. to rob my s. of thy land's
viev:. 105. to greet mine own land with my loishful s.
HGC 111, 1, 14. ij 1 be so disgracious in your s. R3
IV, 4, 177 (Ff eye), the bleared — s are spectacled to
see him. Cor. II, 1, 221. schoolboys' tears take up the
glasses of my s. Ill, 2, 117, amazed my s. Mcb. V, 1,
86. looked upon this love with idle s. Hml. II, 2, 138.
strike the s. of the duke, Lr, IV, 6, 283. a scorpion to
her s. Cymb. V, 5, 45. why cloud they not their —s.
Per. 1, 1, 74. to glad the s. 1, 4, 28.
Hence, as eyes, ~- presence: giiit my Ss Mcb. Ill,
4, 93. avoid my s. Lr. I, 1, 126. should transport me
jarthest jrom your s. Sonn. 117, 8. banished from her
s. Gent. Ill, 2, 2. R2 IV, 316. HGB 11, 3, 103. Ill, 2,
394. Tit. Ill, 1, 284. Mcb. Ill, 1, 119. Hml. 1, 2, 220.
Lr. 11, 4, 190, Cymb. 1, 1, 125. V, 5, 237. in my s.
forbear to glance thine eye aside, Sonn. 139, 5. never
come ill my s. more, As IV, 1, 41. 52. Shr. 11, 30. Tw.
Ill, 2, 20. Ill, 4, 171. R2 1, 1, 188. 1, 2, 38. V, 2, 86.
lUB IV, 1, 179. H6B 1, 1, H. IV, 2, 189. HGC III,
2, 389. Ill, 3, 181. R3 1, 3, 164. V, 3, 96. Tit. I,
246. 111,1,67. Rom. II, 6, 5. Lr. IV, 6,35. 115.
return no more into my s. Gent. 1, 2, 47. IV, 4, 65.
Mcb. 1, 3, 102. durst not come near your s. H4A V, 1,
63. God keep him out of my s. Ado II, 1, 113. out of
my s..'Tw. IV, 1, 53. As IV, 1,221. John IV, 2, 242.
H4A V, 1, 66. H6B 111, 2, 48. R3 1, 2, 149. Lr, I,
1, 159. 0th. IV, 1, 258. bring me to the s. of Isabella,
Meas. 1, 4, 18. you shall not be admitted to his s. IV,
3, 125. Shr. Ind 2, 76. R3 IV, 1, 25. come not within
his s. Mids. II, 1, 19.
3) the act of seeing, look, view: his eyes, whose
— s till then were levelled on my face, Compl. 2S2. at
the first s. they have changed eyes, Tp I, 2, 440. at
first s. As 111, 5, 82. Troil. V, 2, 9.
4) the manner of seeing: nothing else with his
proud s. agrees, Ven. 288. the s. whereof (your eye)
I think you had from me, Ado V, 4, 25. none could
be so abused in s. as he. As 111, 5, 80.
5) the perceiving or being perceived by the eye,
view, aspect; absol.: our sport.is not in s. Ven. 124
(cannot be seen), ivear the favours most ins. LLL V,
2, 136. vanished out of s. Sonn. 63, 7. R3 III, 5, 107.
lacked s. only , Wiut, 11, 1, 177. the dismallest object
that ever eye with s. made heart lament. Tit. II, 3, 205.
you know him well by s. Caes. I, 3, 15. Relatively: he
fed them with his s., they him with berries, Ven. 1104.
melted like a vapour from her s. 1166. each under eye
doth homage to his new-appearing s. Sonn. 7, 3. to di-
vide the conquest of thy s. 46, 2. feasting on your s.
75, 9. heart hath his hope, and eyes their wished s.
Pilgr, 202, every slight occasion that could give me s.
of her, Wiv, 11, 2, 205. upon their s. we two loill fly,
IV, 4, 54. to stick it (the rod) in their children's s.
Mens. I, 3, 25, in our s. they three were taken up. Err.
I, 1, 111. to-morrow you shall have a s. of them (pa-
pers) LLL II, 166. to have his s. Mids. 1, 1, 251. at
his s. away his fellows fly, ill, 2, 2-1. takest true delight
in the s. of thy former lady's eye, 456, / trust to take
of truest Thishe s. V, 280, good wrestling , which you
have lost the s. of. As 1, 2, 117. the s. of lovers feedeth
those in love. III, 4. 60. Ill, 5, 4. Shr. Ind. 2, 61. I,
1, 225. Tw. 1, 2, 41. Wint. 11, 2, 40. Ill, 3, 139. IV,
4, 481. 522. 680. V, 3, 57. John 11, 222. Ill, 1,36.
IV, 2, 219. R2 II, 3, 18, 111, 2, 52. H4A 111, 2, 88.
IV, 5, 230. n6A I, 1, 30. V, 3, 69. V, 4, 122. H6B
I, 1, 32. IV, 4, 46. V, 1, 90. V, 2, 49. H6C 1, 3, 30.
II, 5, 130 (having the flying hare in s.). Cor. V, 3, 98.
Tit. V, 1, 4. Rom. Ill, 2, 56. Tim. 1, 1, 255 (joyfid
of your —s). 262. IV, 3, 125. Ant, 111, 10, \i. Per.
V Prol. 21. V, 1, 33.
6) things seen or to be seen, show, spectacle,
vision: what ci s. it was, Ven. 343. doth view the s.
which makes supposed terror true, Lucr, 455, daunts
them with more dreadful — s, 462, to see sad — s moves
more than hear them told, 1324, moan the expense of
many a vanished s. Sonn. 30, S. if ive see the rudest
or gentlest s. 113, 9. but dressings of a former s. 123,
4. here's a goodly s. Tp. V, 260. you may say what
— s you see; I see things too, Gent. I, 2, 138. Mids.
IV, 1, 51. As III, 2, 255. All's 111, 5, 2. Wint. Ill, 3,
107. 118. IV, 4, 849 (we must show our strange — s,
i, e, things worth seeing; the clown's speech). V, 2,
46. H6A 1, 4, 62. H6C 11, 2, 6. R3 1, 4, 3. 23. HS
IV, 1, 11. V, 2, 20. Tit. II, 3, 216. II, 4, 53. Ill, 1,
247. 257. 262. V, 1, 52. Rom. I, 2, 105, IV, 5, 42.
V, 3, 174. 2' 6. Caes. 1, 3, 138. II, 2, 16. Ill, 2, 206.
V, 3, 78. Mcb, II, 2, -21. Ill, 4, 114. IV, 1. 122, 156.
Hml. 1,1,25. 1,2,247, IV, 7, 100. V,2,373. 378. 412.
Lr IV, 6, 85. 208. 0th, V, 2,207. 278. Ant.lV,16, 40.
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7) aperture for the eyes in a helmet: their eyes of
fire sparkling though — s of steel, H4B IV, 1, 121.
Sighted, having eyes: s. like the basilisk, Wint.
I, 2, 388. cf. Thick-sighted.
'Sigbt-hole, a chink through which one may look,
a peeping-hole : stop all —s, every loop from whence
the eye of reason may pry in upon us, H4A IV, 1,71.
Sightless, 1) not seeing, blind, dark: poor grooms
are s. night, kings glorious day, Lncr. 1013. my soul's
imaginary sight presents thy shadow to my s. view,
Sonn. 27, 10. when in dead night thy shade on s. eyes
doth stay, 43, 12.
2) not seen, invisible : wherever in your s. substan-
ces you wait on nature's mischief, Mcb. I, 5, 50. the s.
couriers of the air, I, 7, 23.
3) oJfensive to the eye, unsightly : full of unplea-
sing blots and s. stains, John II], 1, 45. cf. Featureless
and Shapeless.
, Siglitly, pleasing to the eye: John II, 143.
Sight-outrunning, swifter than sight: Tp. I, 2,
203. cf. Lucr. 1668.
Sign, subst. 1) a distinguishing mark: we, follow-
ing the — s, wooed but the s. of she, LLL V, 2, 469.
though he does bear some — 5 of me, yet you have too
much blood in him, Wint. II, 1, 57. leaving me no s.
to show the world I am a gentleman, R2 HI, 1, 25. the
s. of your profession, Caes. I, 1, 4. — s of nobleness,
like stars, shall shine on all deservers, Mcb. I, 4, 41.
lender to me some corporal s. about her, Cymb. H, 4,
119. Especially a figure distinguishing a house (the
custom of numbering houses being of a recent date):
Ado I, 1, 256. 269. H4A I, 2, 9. H4t5 II, 4, 271.
1[6B 111, 2, 81. Y, 2, 67. E3 III, 5, 79. Tit. IV, 2, 98.
I'er. IV, 2, 124. Figuratively = something of a de-
ceptive semblance, not answering the promise: before
these bastard — s of fair were horn, Sonn. 68, 3. she's
hut the s. and semblance of her honour, Ado IV, 1, 34.
wooed but the s. of she, LLL V, 2, 469. a s. of dignity,
a garish flag, R3 IV, 4, 89. which is indeed but s. 0th,
1, I, 158. she's a good s. Cymb. I, 2, 33.
2) that by which something is shown or perceived ;
a) an external proof or evidence: sawest thou not — s
of fear lurk in mine eye? Ven. 644. such — s of rage
they bear, Lucr. 1419. 1532. Pilgr. 429. Gent. Ill,
2, 18. Ado II, 3, 236. Ill, 2, 41. Shr. V, 2, 117. Wint.
V, 2, 95. John III, 1, 24. B2 V, 5, 65. H6A V, 4, 82.
H6B 1, 1, 18. Ill, 2, 178. 314. Ill, 3, 6. IT, 2, 22.
H8 III, 1, pe. Cor. I, 9, 26 (in ». of what you are).
IV, 6, 153. Tit. V, 3, 77. Cymb. Ill, 4, 128. b) a
symbol: in s. whereof .. . we may quaff carouses, Shr.
I, 2, 275. in sign whereof 1 pluck a white rose, H6A
II, 4, 58. Ill, 4, 5. V, 3, 162. H6C IT, 2, 9. IV, 8, 26.
E3 I, 3, 281. Ant. V, 2, 135. Hence — s of war =
ensigns: H5 II, 2, 192. Caes, T, 1, 14. cf. 0th. I, 1,
157. with — s of war about his aged neck, E2 II, 2,
74 {= in armour), c) a prognostic: apparitions, - s
and prodigies, 'Ven. d26. she at these sad — s draws
up her breath, 929. LLL I, 2, 1. 3. John III, 4, 15".
K2 II, 4, 15. H4A III, 1, 41. H6A T, 3, 4. H6C Y,
6, 44. Tit. II, 3, 37. Mcb. IT, 6, 62. Ant. IT, 14, 7.
d) a nod, a gesture, any motion to intimate one's
meaning : Shr. IT, 4, 80. John IT, 2, 237. Tit. II, 4,
5. Ill, 1, 143. Ill, 2, 12. 36. IT, 1, 8. give —s, 61.
gave s. for me to leave you, Caes. II, 1, 247. make a
s. H6B III, 3, 29. Tit. Ill, 1, 121. Ill, 2, 43. e) a
signal: H6A II, 1, 3. HI, 2, 8.
3) a constellation in the zodiac: Me twelve celestial
~s, LLL T, 2, 807.
Sign, vb. 1) to mark, to make distinguishable, to
set a stamp on: by the hand of nature marked, quoted
and —ed to do a deed of shame, John IV, 2, 222. you
s. your place and calling, in full seeming, with meekness
and humility, H8 II, 4, 108. here thy hunters stand,
— ed in thy spoil, Caes. Ill, 1, 206.
2) to ratify by underwriting one's name: Meas.
II, 4, 152. Merch. HI, 2, 149. IT, 1, 397. IT, 2, 2.
3) to be a prognostic or omen: it — s well, does
it not? Ant. IV, 3, 14.
Sigual, subst. 1 ) sign, token: in s. of my love to
thee will I wear this rose, H6A II, 4, 121. holdup thy
hand, make s. of thy hope, H6B III, 3, 28. the sun ...
gives s. of a goodly day to-morrow , E3 V, 3, 21 (cf.
Sign 2c). giving full trophy, s. and ostent quite from
himself to God, H5 V Chor. 21 (= the symbol of vic-
tory, cf. Sign 2b).
2) notice given by a sign at a distance, especially
in war: John II, 265. R2 I, 3, 116. H6C II, 2, 100.
V, 4, 72. 82. Rom. V, 3, S. Caes. T, 1, 26.
Signet, seal manual: Meas. iV, 2, 209. Tim. II,
2, 210. Hml. V, 2, 49.
Significant, subst. something intimating one's
meaning, a sign, a symbol: in dumb — s proclaim your
thoughts, H6A II, 4, 26. Armado calls a letter so: bear
this s. to the country maid Jaquenetta, LLL HI, 131;
cf. to signify in Gent. Ill, 1, 56 and Merch. II,
4, 11.
Signify, 1) to mean, to purport, to have a cer-
tain sense: TTiv. I, 1, 21. Meas. HI, 2, 10. Mids. Ill,
I, 71. H5 HI, 6, 33. H6C T, 6, 54. 76, Tit. II, 3, 32.
Caes. II, 2, 87. 90. Mcb. T, 5, 28.
2) to give notice, to announce, to impart (German :
melden' : the tenour of them doth but s. my health and
happy being at your court, Gent. HI, 1, 56. s. so much,
LLL II, 33. to s. the approaching of his lord, Merch.
II, 9, 88. s. within the house, your mistress is at hand,
V, 51. to s. their coming, 118. to s. my success in Li-
bya, Wint. V, 1, 165. R2 HI, 3, 49. H6B HI, 1, 283.
III, 2, 368. R3 I, 4, 97 (Ff s. to him, Qq certify his
grace ). HI, 5, 59. Ill, 7, 70 (Ff I'll s. so much unto
him, Qq /'// tell him what you say). Troil. IT, 5, 155.
Tit. T, 1, 3. Rom. HI, 3, 170. Tim. I, 2, 125. HI, 4,
37. Hml. HI, 2, 317. V, 2, 105. Ant. Ill, 1,30. Absol.:
it (a letter) shall seem to s. Merch. II, 4, 11 (Launce-
lot's speech), in such great letters as they write ''Here
is good horse to hire" let them s. under my sigji "Here
you may see Henedick the married man," Ado I,
1, 268.
Signior, a title of respect among the Italians:
Gent. HI, 1, 279. Ado I, 1, 30. II, 3, 2. 265. HI, 2,
73. V, 1, 111. 113. V, 2, 44. 103. V,4,19. 21. Merch.
1, 1, 66. 73. I, 3, 41. 60. 98. Shr. I, 1, 85. Rom. I,
2, 67. H, 4, 46. 0th. I, 1, 78. 84. 93. I, 2, 57. 60.
91. I, 3, 50. 76. 289. IV, 1, 234. Cymb. 1, 4, 111 etc.
Applied to people of other countries : Meas. I, 2, 64.
III, 1, 49. V, 261. Err. HI, 1, 1. 19. IV, 1, 36. LLL
I, 1, 188. HI, 135. Mids. IV, 1, 17. Tw. 11,5, 1. Ho
IV, 4, 67. H6A HI, 2, 67, Per. I, 2, 44 etc. Used as
an appellative : like — s and rich burghers on the flood,
Merch. I, 1, 10.
Signory, 1) principality: through all the— es it
was the first, Tp. 1,2,71.
2) estate, landed property of a lord; manor: you
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have fed upon my — e^, R'2 III, 1, '22. restored to all
his lands and —es, IV, 89. H4B IV, 1, 111.
3) the aristocracy, or the grand council of Venice:
my services ivhich I have done the s. 0th. I, "2, IS.
4) spelling of seniortj (q. v.) in 0. Edd.
Silence, subst. 1) stillness, absence of sound or
noise: Gent. Ill, 2, 86 (dead s.). Meas. Ill, 1, 257.
Mids. II, 2, 70. Merch. V, 25. 101. Tit. I, 155. Hml.
II, 2, 506.
2) forbearance of speech: Sonn. 83, 9. 86, 11.
101, 10. Tp. I, 1, 23 (command these elements to s.).
Gent. Ill, 1, 207. Meas. V, 190. Ado II, 1, 317. 345.
Mids. V, 100. Merch..I, 1, 111. Ill, 5, 50. As I, 3,
80. Shr, I, 1, 70. 11, 29. All's I, 1, 76. Tw. II, 5, 70.
Wint. II, 2, 41. V, 3, 21. H6A II, 4, 1. H6B IV, 2,
39 (command s.). R3 III, 7, 28. H8 I, 4, 45. II, 4, 2
(let s. be commanded). Troil. II, 3, 211. Ill, 2, 139.
Tit. II, 3, 33. Tim. II, 2, 222. Caes. I, 2, 290 (put to
s.). Hml. V, 1, 311. V, 2, 369. Cymb. Ill, 5, 97. s.,
alone, imperatively: Tp. I, 1, 19. I, 2, 475. IV, 124.
Wiv. V, 5, 46. Mids. IV, 1, 85. V, 170. 266. Wint.
III, 2, 10. John I, 1, 6. IV, 1, 133. H6B IV, 2, 40.
H6C HI, 2, 15. Caes. Ill, 2, 11. 59. in s. = without
words, not speaking: Mids. IV, 1, 100. Merch. II, 8,
32. H6A II, 4, 44. R3 III, 7, 141. Troil. IV, 1, 78.
Tit. I, 90. Cymb. V, 4, 29. loith s., in the same sense :
tV (my heart) must break with s. R2 II, 1,228. the grief
that swells with s. in the tortured soul^ IV, 298. H6A
II, 5, 101. V, 3, 13. Abstr. pro concr.: my gracious
s. Cor. II, 1, 192.
3) secrecy: Tw. I, 2, 61. II, 5, 116. H4B II, 2,
178. Hml. I, 2, 248. Per. I, 2, 19.
Silence, name in H4B III, 2, 4. V, 3, 4 etc.
Silence, vb. to put to silence; 1) to oblige to
hold the peace, to restrain from speaking: Meas. V,
181. As 1,2,95. H8 111,2, 447. Cor.1,9,23. II, 1,263.
Tim. II, 1, 17. Mcb.I, 3, 93. Refl.: I'll e. me even here.
Hml. Ill, 4, 4 (= I'll say no more about it, though I
could say much. Polonius' last words. Most M. Edd.
sconce). 2) to stop in sounding: s. that bell, 0th. II, 3,
175. 3) to appease: s. those whom this vile brawl dis-
tracted, 0th. II, 3, 256. 4) to put under restraint, to
restrain from liberty (euphemistically) : in your power
soft — ing your son, H4B V, 2, 97. the ambassador is
—d, H8 I, 1, 97. cf. put to s. in Caes. I, 2, 290.
Silent, adj. 1) still, having no noise: LLL II, 24.
R3 IV, 4, 330. V, 3, 85. 0th. V, 1, 64.
2) not speaking, dumb: Lucr. 71. 84. Sonn. 23,
13. 30, 1. Gent. Ill, 1, 90. Ado III, 1, 67. Wint. II,
1, 171. R2 IV, 290. PI6B I, 2, 90. II, 2, 68. H6C IV,
2, 28. Tit. II, 4, 8. Tim. I, 2, 37. to be s.: Tp. IV, 1,
59. Ado IV, 1, 158. LLL I, 2, 169. Wint. IV, 4, 178.
H6C I, 1, 122. Troil. II, 3, 241. V, 1, 16. Cor. II, 2,
34. V, 3, 94. Tit. Ill, 1, 46. Caes. Ill, 2, 14. Mcb. IV,
3, 137. Lr. I, 1, 63. I, 4, 70. Ant. II, 2, 109. Cymb.
II, 3, 99. V, 5, 127.
Silent, subst. = silence, stillness: the s. of the
night, H6B I, 4, 19.
Silently, without speaking: Mids. III. 1, 206.
Sillus, name in Ant. Ill, 1, 11. 13.
Silk, cloth made of the thfead of Bombyx movi :
Compl. 48. Wiv. II, 2, 68. IV, 4, 73. LLL III, 150.
Mids. V, 348. Wint. IV, 4, 325. H4B I, 2, 222. Troil.
V, 1, 35. Cor. I, 9, 45. V, 6, 96. Tim. IV, 3, 206. Lr.
III, 4, 108. 0th. Ill, 4, 73. Cymb. II, 4, 69. Ill, 3, 24.
Per. IV Pro!. 21. V Prol. 8. Plur. —s: Err. IV, 3, 8.
Merch. I, 1, 34. Troil. II, 2, C9. Lr. HI, 4, 98. Ad-
jectively: s. hair. As 111, 5, 46. s. stockings, H4B 11,
2, 17. s. thread, Rom. II, 2. 181. a s. button, 11,4, 24.
Silken, 1) made of silk: Compl. 17. Gent. 11, 7,
45. Ado V, 1, 25. Shr. IV, 3, 55. 82. V, 1, 68. Wint.
IV, 4, 361. H4B I, 1, 53. Ho III Chor. 6. Tit. II, 4,
46. Ant. II, 2, 214. Per. Ill, 2, 41. Used of hair:
Compl. 87.
2) smooth, soft, effeminate: taffeta phrases, s.
terms precise , LLL V, 2, 406. shall a beardless boy,
a cockered s. wanton, brave our fields, John V, 1, 70.
s. dalliance in the wardrobe lies, H5IlChor. 2. abused
by s., sly, insinuating Jacks, R3 I, 3, 53.
Silken-coated, wearing coats of silk: H6B IV,
2, 136.
Silkman, a dealer in silks: H4B II, 1, 31.
Silliness, simplicity, folly: it is s. to live when
to live is torment, 0th. I, 3, 309.
Silly (spelt seely in Lucr. 1812; in R2 V, 5, 25
F{ silly, Qq seely), 1) harmless, innocent, helpless:
fright the s. lamb, Ven. 1098. it shall be raging mad
and s. mild, 1151 (M. Edd. silly-mild), surprise the s.
lambs, Lucr. 167. do no outrages on s. women, Gent.
IV, 1, 72. which am a s. woman, H6C T, 1, 2i3.jhep-
herds looking on their s. sheep, II, 5, 43.
2) plain, simple : s. groom ! God loot, it was defect
of spirit, Lucr. 1345. it is s. sooth, Tw. II, 4, 47. my
revenue is the s. cheat, Wint. IV, 3, 28 (= petty, thie-
very), here is a s. stately style indeed, H6A V, 7, 72.
there teas a fourth man , in a s. habit , that gave the
affront with them, Cymb. V, 3, 86.
3) poor; a) as a term of pity: esteemed so as s.
jeering idiots are with kings, Lucr. 1812. she, s. queen,
forbade the boy he should not pass, Pilgr. 123. it was
a spite unto the s. damsel, 218. one s. cross wrought
all my loss, 257. s. beggars who sitting in the stocks
refuge their shame, R2 V, 5, 25. the s. owner of tli-
goods weeps over them, H6B I, 1, 225. s. ducking ob-
servants that stretch their duties nicely, Lr. II, 2, 109.
b) as a term of contempt, = poor, petty: a child,
a s. dwarf, H6A II, 3,22. a s. time to make prescription,
H6C III, 3, 93. or = simple, witless, foolish: the s.
boy claps her pale cheek, Ven. 467. of such a weak
and s. mind, 1016. a s. answer, and fitting well a sheep,
Gent. 1, 1, 81. thy s. thought (enforces) my spleen, LLL
III, 77. most s. sheep with a horn, V, 1, 53. this is the
— est stuff that ever I heard, Mids. V, 212. till I be
brought to such a s.pass, Shr.V,2,124. thou s. gentle-
man, 0th. I, 3, 308.
Silver, the metal Argentum; Tp. II, 2, 31. Wiv.
I, 1, 52. Ado III, 4, 20. Merch. I, 2, 33. I, 3, 96. II,
7, 6, 52. II, 9, 20. John III, 3, 13. H4B I, 2, 20.
Troil. I, 3, 65. Cor. I, 5, 4. Rom. II, 2, 108. Tim.
I, 2, 189. Ill, 2, 78. Ant. II, 2, 199. Cymb. II, 4, 69.
90. III. 6, 54. Used as a fem.: what says the s. with
her virgin hue'? Merch. II, 7, 22.
Adjectively: Merch.11,9,34. Shr.Ind. 1,55. Tim.
Ill, 1, 7. Denoting bright and pure whiteness: s. doves,
Ven. 366. 1190. s. white, Lucr. 56. s. cheeks, 61. s.
down, 1012. 6. skin, Mcb. II, 3, 118. whose beard the
s. hand of peace had touched, H4B IV, 1, 43. s. beards,
H5 III, 3, 36. Troil. I, 3, 296. s.hair, H6B V, 1, 162.
the s. livery of advised age, V, 2, 47. Tit. Ill, 1, 261.
Caes. II, 1, 144. Applied to the pale lustre of the
moon: Ven. 728. Lucr. 371. 786. LLL IV, 3, 30.
Mids. I, 1, 9. 210. Per. V, 1, 249. V, 3, 7.,cf. the
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morning, from whose s. breast the sun ariseth, Ven.
855. To the sea, to rivers and any limpid liquids:
Ven. 959 (tears); cf. Lucr. 796; John HI, 4, 63.
Sonn. 35, ^. the morning's s. melting dew , Lucr. 24.
s. waves, Err. Ill, 2, 48. Ado III, 1, 27. John II, 339.
441. R2 11, ], 46. Ill, 2, 107. V, 3, 61. H4A III, 1,
102. H6B IV, 1, 72. To soft and clear sounds: Rom.
IV, 5, 130. 131. 136. 142. 146 (taken from a popular
rhyme and curiously commented on by Peter ajid the
musicians).
Silver, a name of dogs: Tp. IV, 257. Shr. Ind.
1,19.
8ilTcr-ltright, bright as silver: John II, 315.
Silvered, 1) covered with silver: Merch. II, 9,
69. Ant. Ill, 6, 3.
2) tinged with grey, hoary: sable curls, all s. o'er
loith white, Sonn. 12, 4. a sable s. Hml. I, 2, 242.
Silverly, bright as silver: this honourable dew,
that s. doth progress on thy cheeks, John V, 2, 46.
Silver-shedding, an evident misprint of 0. Edd,,
as it ought to be written in two words : sad sighs, deep
groans, nor silver shedding tears, could penetrate her
uncompassionate sire, Gent. Ill, 1, 230 (i. e. a silvery
flow of tears; cf. silver melting in Lucr. 24).
Silver- sweet, having a delightful sound like
silver bells: how s. sound lovers' tongues by night,
Rom. II, 2, 166.
Silver- voiced, having a soft and clear voice:
Per. V, 1, 111.
Silver - white , white as silver: his beard, all s.
Lucr. 1405. lady-smocks all s. LLL V, 2, 905.
Silvia, female name ip Gent. II, 1, 5. 45 etc.
Sllvius, name in As III, 5, 83 etc. and Ant. II,
I, 18.
Slmilation, see Simulation.
Simile, a comparison (as a term of rhetoric): As
II, 1, 45. Shr. V, 2, 54. H4A I, 2, 89 (Qq Fl smiles\
Troil. Ill, 2, 183. take all these — s to your command,
Compl. 227 (i. e. symbolical love- tokens). In All's
V, 2, 26 some M. Edd. — s, 0. Edd. smiles.
Slmols, a Trojan river: Lucr. 1437. Shr. Ill,
1,42.
Simon, Christian name of subordinate persons
in H4B III, 2, 132 and Rom. IV, 5, 132. In H6B II,
1, 91 Fl.2 Symon, F3.4 Simon, some M. Edd. Saunder,
others Simpcox.
SImonldes, name of the king of Pentapolis in
Per. II, 1, 48. 49. 104. 105. II, 3, 20. II, 5, 1. 24.
Ill Prol. 23.
Simony, sale of church-offices: H8 IV, 2, 36.
Simpcox, name in H6B II, 1, 124. In v. 91 0. Edd.
Symon or Simon, some M. Edd. Simpcox.
Simpering, smiling in an affected manner: /
perceive by your s. none of you hates them. As Epil. 16.
yond s. dame, Lr. IV, 6, 120.
Simple, adj. 1) consisting of one thing only, un-
compounded: for compound sweet forgoing s. savour,
Sonn. 125, 7. s. were so well compounded, Phoen. 44.
with eggs, sir? S. of itself, Wiv. Ill, 5, 32.
2) mere, pure, being no more and no less than,
nothing else but: she tells to your highness s. truth,
Err. V, 211. here's a s. line of life, Merch. II, 2, 169.
nine maids is a s. coming-in/or one man, 171. here are
s. scapes, 174. that is another s. sin in you, to bring
the ewes and rams together. As III, 2, 82. whose s.
touch is powerful to araise King Pepin, All's II, 1, 78.
Salisbury and Warwick are no s. peers, 1163 I, 3, 77.
attended by a s. guard, H6C IV, 2, 16. lying with s.
shells. Per. Ill, 1, 65.
3) plain, not distinguished by any excellence, of
an average quality, common : my shallow s, skill, Gent.
1, 2, 8; Wiv. I, 1, 30; Ado I, 1, 168; Mids. V, 110.
he's a justice of peace, s. though I stand here , Wiv. I,
1, 226. not only in the s. office of love, IV, 2, 4. you
have s. wits, LLL V, 2, 264. doth my s. feature content
you? As 111. 3, 3. toward the education of your daugh-
ters 1 here bestow a s. instrument, Shr. II, 100. great
floods have flown from s. sources, All's II, 1, 143.
there's a s. putting off, II, 2, 43. / am a s. maid, II,
3, 72. this s. syllogism, Tw. 1, 5, 55. it (mine iron)
is a s. one, H5 11,1,8, no s. man that sees this jarring
discord. H6A IV, 1, 187. our s. supper ended, H6B II,
2, 2. I am a s. woman, H8 II, 4, 106. nature prompts
them in s. and low things to prince it, Cymb. Ill, 3, 85.
Almost =: mean, of low rank: this s. peasant, Shr.
Ind. 1, 135. we that are not s. men, Wint. IV, 4, 772.
a s. countryman. Ant. V, 2, 342.
4) plain, artless, harmless, unaffected, sincere: he
might be buried in a tomb so s. (as Adonis' dimples)
Ven. 244. under lohose (love's) s. semblance he (lust)
hath fed upon fresh beauty, 795. s. truth miscalled
simplicity, Sonn. 66, 11.^ 138, 8. who, young and s.,
ivould not be so lovered? Compl, 320. to witness s.
virtue. Ado IV, 1, 39. this is a gift that I have, s., c.
LLL IV, 2, 67. in his s. show he harbours treason.
H6B HI, 1, 54. his s. truth must be abiised, R3 I, 3,
52. and — r than the infancy of truth, Troil. Ill, 2,
177. think true love acted s. modesty, Rom. Ill, 2, 16.
there are no tricks in plain and s. truth, Caes. IV, 2,
22. in s. and pure soul I come to you, 0th. I, 1, 107.
5) silly, witless, weak In intellect: Gent. II, 1, 38,
Wiv. IV, 2, 182. Err. Ill, 2, 16. LLL IV, 1, 142. Mids.
III, 2, 317. Merch. Ill, 2, 81. Shr. V, 2, 161. Wint.
IV, 4, 355. 607, H6B IV, 4, 10, H6C I, 2, 59. Ill, 1,
83. R3 1, 1, 118. I, 3, 328. Ill, 2. 26 (Qq/ond). Rom.
II, 5, 38. Ill, 1, 37. Tim. V, 1,27 (—r). Hml. I, 2,
97. Lr. IV, 6, 155. 0th. IV, 2, 20. Aut. V, 2, 273.
Cymb. Ill, 4, 135.
Simple, subst. a single ingredient in a compound,
especially in a compounded medicine: the poisonous
s. sometimes is compacted in a pure comj^und, Lucr.
530. a melancholy of mine own, compounded of many
— s. As IV, 1, 16. collected from all — s that have
virtue, Hml. IV, 7, 145. Hence = medicinal herb:
dere is some — s in my closet, Wiv. I, 4, 65. smell like
Bucklersbury in s. time. III, 3,79. culling of — s, Rom.
V, 1, 40. that to provoke in him, are many — s opera-
tive, Lr. IV, 4, 14.
Simple, name in Wiv. I, 1, 136. 207. I, 4, 15.
III, 1, 2.
Simple-answered, making a simple answer: be
s. Lr. HI, 7, 43 (Qq simple answerer^.
SImpleness, 1) plainness, unrefined nativeness,
innocence: and never gives to truth and virtue that
which 5. and merit purchaseih. Ado HI, 1, 70. never
anything can be amiss, when s. and duty tender it, Mids.
V, 83. in her they are the better for their s. All's I, 1,
51. let me find a charter in your voice, to assist my s.
pth. I, 3, 247.
2) silliness, folly: what s. is this! Rom. Ill, 3, 77.
Simplicity, 1) plainness, naturalness, absence of
everything that seems extraordinary: grace in all n.
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Phoen. 54. loMles others fish with craft for great
opinion^ 1 with great truth catch mere s. Troil. IV,
4, 106.
2) plainness, artlessness, innocence: hy the s. of
Venus' doves, Mids. I, 1, 171. love and tongue-tied s.
in least speah most, V, 104. I am as true as truth's s.
Troil. Ill, 2, 176.
3) silliness, folly: simple truth miscalled s. Sonn.
66, 11. twice-sod s. LLL IV, 2, 23. Love's Tyburn
that hangs up s. IV, 3, 54. profound s. V, 2, 52. 78.
Meroh. I, 3, 44. Wint. IV, 2, 55. Used with impro-
priety by Costard in LLL I, 1, 219, and confounded
with simple by Evans in Wiv. IV, 1, 31.
8imply, 1) without addition, of itself, alone: if
he take her, let him take her s. Wiv. Ill, 2, 78 (without
her fortune\ 5. the thing lam shall make me live, All's
IV,3,369. nota man, for being s, man, hath any honour,
Troil. Ill, 3, 80.
2) without adding a word, without restriction,
unconditionally, absolutely: s. / credit her false-
speaking tongue, Sonn. ] 38, 7. he hath s. the best wit
of any handicraft man, Mids. IV, 2, 9. for s. your
having in beard is a younger brother's revenue. As III,
2, 396. you have s. misused our sex, IV, 1, 205. / am
a simple maid and therein wealthiest , that I protest I
s. am a maid. All's II, 3, 73. I have the back-trick s.
as strong as any man in Illyria, Tw. I, 3, 132. / were
s. the most active fellow in Europe, H4B IV, 3, 24. he
is s. the most active gentleman in France, H5 III, 7, 1 05.
he is s. the rarest man i' the world. Cor. IV, 5, 169.
Simulnr, subst. simulator, hypocritical preten-
der: s. of virtue, Lr. Ill, 2, 54 (Qq simular man).
Simular, adj. counterfeited, false: s. man of
virtue, Lr. Ill, 2, 54 (Ff simular of virtue). I returned
with s. proof enough, Cymb. V, 5, 200.
Simnlatiou, counterfeiting, disguise: this s. is
not as the former, Tw. II, 5, 151 (Capell: sin^lation).
Sin, subst. transgression of the divine law: Lucr.
93. Sonn. 62, 1. 142, 1. Tp. Ill, 2, 139. Ill, 3, 53.
Gent. V, 4, 112. Wiv. Ill, 3, 226. V, 5, 35. 57. Meas.
1, 4„31. II, 1, 38. II, 3, 19. 28. 31. II, 4, 57. 63. 66.
68.69.71. 111,1,149. 111,2,31. IV, 1,73. IV, 2, 111.
Err. I, 2, 102. Ill, 2, 14. V, 52. Ado II, 1, 67. IV, 1,
37. 51. 176. 182. V, 1, 283. LLL II, 105 etc. etc. the
seven deadly — s, Meas. Ill, 1, 111 (pride, envy, wrath,
sloth, covetousness, gluttony, lechery), to do a s. Meas.
Ill, 1, 134. Wint. V, 1, 172 (against), to leave you in
your madness, 'twere my s. Cymb. II, 3, 104 (= 'twere
sin in me). Personified as a masc: Lucr. 629. 882.
913. Abstr. pro concr.: cardinal — s andhollow hearts
I fear ye, H8 III, 1, 104. thou scarlet s. Ill, 2, 255.
Sin, vb. to offend against the divine law: Lucr.
630. Sonn. 141, 14. Pilgr. 342. Tp. I, 2, 118. Gent.
II, 6, 7. Wiv. Ill, 3, 51. Meas. II, 2, 163. 183. Ado
II, 1, 266. V, 1, 283. All's III, 7, 47. Wint I, 2, 84.
H4A 1, 1, 78. H4B I, 1, 98. H6A I, 3, 35. Troil. II,
3, 131. Cor. I, 1, 234. Tit. IV, 1, 64. Tim. 1, 2, 72.
246. Per. I, 1, 146. I, 3, 22. With against: All's II,
6, 10. Cymb. II, 3, 116. a man more — ed against than
—ing, Lr. Ill, 2, 60.
Sin-absolTcr, one who pronounces sin to be re-
mitted: Rom. Ill, 3, 50.
Since, prepos.', adv. and conj.; 11 ever from the
time of, after; f. i : not s. widow Dido's time, Tp. II,
1, 76. s. his exile she hath despised me most, Gent. Ill,
2, 3. s. the mortal and intestine Jars, Err. I, 1, 11. «.
Pentecost the sum is due, IV, 1,1. never s. the middle
summer's spring met we on hill, Mids. II, 1, 83. s. death
of my dearest mother it did not speak before, Cymb.
IV, 2, 190. Peculiar passage: s. night you loved me,
yet s. night you left me, Mids. Ill, 2, 276 (= it is no
longer than last night that you loved me; or trans-
posed: a night since, i. e. a night ago).
2^ from the time when; f. i. : love to heaven is fled,
s sweating lust on earth usurped his name, Ven. 794.
nature cares not for thy vigour , s. her best work is
ruined, 954. which I made with mine own hands, s. I
was cast ashore, Tp. 11,2, 129. s. they did plot the means
. . . her company I have forsworn, IV, 88. s. I saw thee,
the affliction of my mind amends, V, 114. all this ser-
vice have I done s. I went, 226. I have been in such a
pickle 5. I saw you last, 282. s. she did neglect her
looking-glass, the air hath starved the roses in her
cheeks, Gent. IV, 4, 157. I never prospered s. I for-
swore myself at primero, Wiv. IV, 5, 103. / could not
speak with Dromio s. at first I sent him from the mart.
Err. II, 2, 5. 15. how long is it s. the physician died,
All's I, 2, 70. s. the youth of the coimt's was to-day
with my lady, she is much out of quiet, Tw. II, 3, 143.
/ was not angry s. I came to France until this instant,
H5 IV, 7, 58. With another conjunction: they have
been grand-jurymen s. before Noah was a sailor , Tw.
Ill, 2, 18. s. that = since: the jealous o'erioorn widow
andherself, s. that our brother dubbed them gentlewomen,
are mighty gossips in this monarchy, R3 I, 1, 82.
3) as, seeing that; f . i : s. I have hemmed thee here
... I'll be a park, Ven. 229. why not lips on lips, s.
eyes in eyes? 120. 239. s. thou art dead, lo, here I
prophesy, 1135. 1174. s. thou dost give me pains , let
me rem.ember thee lohat thou hast promised, Tp. 1, 2, 242,
no matter, s, they have left their viands behind. III, 3,
40. 50. V, 168. Epil. 6. Gent, I, 1, 9. I, 2, 55. II, 1,
129. IV, 2, 124. 130. Meas. I, 1, 5. Err. Ill, 1, 120
s. that, in the same sense (cf. That): I force not ar-
gument a straw, s. that my case is past ike help of law,
Lucr. 1022. thou canst not vex me with inconstant mind,
s. that my life on thy revolt doth lie, Sonn. 92, 10. s.
that my beauty cannot please his eye , Til weep what s
left away, Err, II, 1, 114. Merch. Ill, 3, 30. As III, 5,
94. H5 IV, 1, 321. R3 V, 3, 202. Cor. Ill, 2, 50. V,
3, 98. Mcb. IV, 3, 106. Lr. I, 1, 251.'
4) after that time, from then till now; f. i.: stuffs
and necessaries, which s. have steaded much , Tp. I, 2,
165. mine eyes, never s. at ebb, 435. I cannot abide
the smell of hot meat s. Wiv. I, 1, 297. and s. I have
not much importuned you. Err. IV, 1, 2. my bones bear
witness , that s. have felt the vigour of his rage , IV, 4,
81. my desires e'er s. pursue me, Tw. I, 1, 23. Saint
George, that swinged the dragon, and e'er s. siti on his
horse, John II, 288. ivho s. I heard to be discomfited,
H6B V, 1, 63. is fled, as he hears s., to Burgundy,
H6C IV, 6, 79. and s., methinks, I would not grow so
fast, R3 11, 4, 14. which s. succeeding ages have re-
edified, III, 1, 71. and s. too, murders have been per-
formed, Mcb. Ill, 4, 77. brought up with him, ands.
so neighboured to his youth, Hml. II, 2, 12 (Qq sith).
I did not see him s. Ant. I, 3, 1.
5) ago (transitional use : it is but eight years s. this
Percy was the man nearest my soul, H4B III, 1, 60. how
long is it s. the physician died? All's I, 2, 70); f. i.:
twelve year s. thy father was the duke of Milan, Tp. I,
2, 53. how thou hast met us here, who three hours s.
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were wrecked upon this shore, V, 136. our ship which,
but three glasses s., we gave out split, 223. he promised
to meet me two hours s. Meas. 1, 2, 76. Jive years s.
there was some speech of marriage, V, 217. not half
an hour s. Err. 11, 2, 14. I gave it you half an hour s.
IV, 1, 65. IV, 3, 38. hut seven years s. thou knowest
we parted, V, 320. / told your lordship a year s. Ado
II, 2, 12. the world was very guilty of such a ballad
some three ages s. LLL I, 2, 117. some six months s.
All's 1, 2, 71. his wife some two months s. Jled from
his house, IV, 3, 67. a count that died some twelvemonth
s. Tw. I, 2, 37. posts are come an hour s. Wint. 11, 3,
195. who half an hour s. came from the Dauphin, John
V, 7, 83. who two hours s. I met in travel, H6A IV, 3,
35. whom I some three months s. stabbed, R3 1,2,241.
else had I half an hour s. brought my report, Cor. I, 6,
21. how long is 't s.? I, 6, 14. how long is that s.?
Hml. V, 1, 168. long s. = a) long ago: long s. thy
husband served me in my wars. Err. V, 161. for the
service that long s. I did thee, now grant me justice,
191. Joined to substantives, = long past: what canst
thou boast of things long s. Ven. 1078. what wealth
she had in days long s. Sonn. 67, 14. b) since a long
time, already a long time : and weep afresh love's long
s. cancelled woe, Sonn. 30, 7. she and I, long s. con-
tracted, are now so sure, Wiv. V, 5, 236. long s. we
were resolved of your truth , yet never have you tasted
our reward, H6A III, 4, 20.
6) when (after verbs denoting recollection): thou
rememberest s. once J sat upon a promontory, and heard
a mermaid on a dolphin's back, Mids. II, 1, 149. this
fellow I remember, s. once he played a farmer's eldest
son, Shr. Ind. 1, 84. remember s. you owed no more to
time than I do now, Wint, V, 1, 219. do you remember
s. we lay all night in the windmill in Saint George's
Held? H4B HI, 2, 206. we know the time s. he was
mild and affable, H6B III, 1, 9.
Sincere {sincere behind the subst., sincere before
it) undissembling , honest, upright: Gent. II, 7, 76.
H4B I, 1, 202. H8 I, 1, 153. Lr. II, 2, 111.
Siiicerel} , anfeignedly, from one's heart: Ado
T, 1, 201. H8 II, 3, 69. Cor. I, 3, 24.
Sincerity, freedom from hypocrisy, honesty of
intention, earnestness: Meas. I, 4, 36. V, 451. Ado IV,
1,55. John 111, 1,248. H4A II, 3, 32. 0th. II, 3, 333.
Sin -concealing, hiding sins : Lucr. 767.
Sin -conceiving, conceiving and bringing forth
sins: thy s. womb, John II, 188.
Sinel, name of Macbeth's father: Mcb. 1, 3, 71.
Sinew, subst. tendon: Tp. Ill, 1,26. IV, 260. H5
III, 1, 7. H6A III, 1, 193. Troil. IV, 5,126. V, 3, 33.
Hml. 1, 5, 94. Ill, 3, 71, Orpheus' lute was strung with
poets' — s, Gent. Ill, 2,78; cf. unless the fiddler Apollo
get his — s to make catlings on, Troil. HI, 3, 305. Con-
sidered as the seat of strength, and hence = strength:
the portion and s. of her fortune , her marriage-dowry,
Meas. HI, 1, 230. we break the —s of our plot, Tw. II,
5, 83. knit your — s to the strength of mine, John V,
2, 63. who with them was a rated s. too , H4A IV, 4,
17. H5 I, 2, 223. U, 2, 36. H6A II, 3, 63. H6C H,
3, 4. Troil. I, 3, 136. 143. II, 1, 109. Ill, 1, 166. V,
8, 12. Cor. V, 6, 45. Caes. I, 2, 108.
Confounded with nerve: a second fear through all
her — s spread, Ven. 903. this rest might yet have
halmed thy broken — s, Lr. Ill, 6, 105 (but perhaps
= strength. M. Edd. senses).
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
Sinew, vb., with together, = to knit in strength:
so shalt thou s. both these lands together, H6C1I,6,91.
cf. Insinewed.
Sinewed, having sinews, armed with strength:
when he sees ourselves well s. to our defence , John
V, 7, 88.
Sinewy, well braced with sinews, strong; Ven.
99. LLL IV, 3, 308. As II, 2, 14. All's II, 1, 62.
Troil. II, 3, 259.
Sinful, tainted with sin, unholy, wicked: Sonn.
103, 9. 142, 2. 146, 1, Wiv. V, 5, 97. Merch, II, 7,
64. All's 111, 7, 47. R2 HI, 1, 11. H4B II, 4, 309.
H6B V, 1, 183. I-I6C II, 3, 41. Mcb. IV, 3, 224. Per.
Prol. 31. I, 2, 77.
Sinfully, 1) in a sinful manner: R3 II, 1, 119.
2) in a sinful state: if a son that is by his father sent
about merchandise do s. miscarry upon the sea, H5 IV,
1, 155.
Sing (impf. and partic. sung; im.pi. sang only in
Sonn. 73, 4 for the sake of the rhyme) 1) to utter
melodious sounds; absol.: Ven. 1095. 1102. Sonn.
73, 4. 97, 13. Tp. HI, 2, 129. Wiv. V, 5, 69. Err.
Ill, 2, 47. Ado H, 1, 239. II, 3, 50. 51. LLL 1, 1, 103.
Mids. Ill, 1, 126. Tw. I, 2, 67. II, 3, 21. 42. John V,
7, 12. H4B V, 5, 113. Lr. 1, 4, 192. Ant. I, 5, 73 etc.
when to the lute she sung, Per. IV Prol. 26. With of:
— est of ravishment, Lncr. 1128. with to: then to Silvia
let us s. Gent. IV, 2, 49. John IV, 2, 150. Indicating
joy: I have decreed not to s. in my cage. Ado I, 3, 36.
now she — sin heaven. All's IV, 3,63. I could s., would
weeping do me good, R2 HI, 4, 22. that I may s. and
dance, H6C I, 4, 91. the earth — s when he touches it,
H5 HI, 7, 17. Used of birds of any kind, even of the
owl: LLL V, 2, 927 (cf. H6C II, 6, 57). of the cuckoo:
Wiv. II, 1, 127. LLL V, 2, 909. of pies: H6C V, 6,
48. of the crow: Merch. V, 102. of the raven: Tit,
III, 1, 158. of crickets: Cymb. II, 2, 11. Per. HI Prol.
7. of the bagpipe: Merch. IV, 1, 49.
Hence applied to the whistling of the wind: through
his mane and tail the high wind — s, Ven. 305. the winds
did s. it to me, Tp. Ill, 3, 97. move the still-peering
air, that — s with piercing , All's HI, 2, M4. Such a
sound supposed to announce a tempest: I hear it (the
storm) s. in the wind, Tp. H, 2, 20. o man may hear
this shower s. in the wind, Wiv. HI, 2, 38. we hear this
fearful tempest s. R2 II, 1, 263.
With an accus. denoting an effect: s. me now
asleep, MiAs.11,2, 7. Tit.V,3,163. s. Aim Aome, As IV,
2, 13. who had even tuned his bounty to s. happiness to
him. All's IV, 3, 12. flights of angels s. thee to thy rest,
Hml. V, 2, 371. she will s. the savageness out of a bear,
0th. IV, 1, 200. let us s. him to the ground, Oymb. IV,
2, 236.
2) trans.; a) to utter or recite melodiously: — sa
woeful ditty, Ven. 836. thy trespass sung by children,
Lucr. 525. Pilgr. 383. Tp, II, 2, 46. IV, 109. Gent.
I, 2, 80 (s. it to a tune). 83. 86. 89 (s. it out). Wiv.
HI, 1, 18. V, 5, 95. Ado V, 1, 294 (s. it to her bones).
LLL HI, 14. 15. Mids. I, 1, 30. V, 44 (to the harp).
Tw. I, 5, 290. Wint. IV, 4, 190. 282. H4A II, 2, 48,
(sung to filthy tunes). 111,1,210. H4B HI, 2, 340 C(oJ.
H5 IV, 8, 128. H6A I, 6, 20. H6C H, 6, 67. H8 IV,
1, 92. Tit. Ill, 1, 85. Per. Prol. 5 etc. to s. a song:
As III, 2, 261. Wint. IV, 4, 58. H4A HI, 1, 216. Ill,
3, 15. H8 V, 5, 36. Per. Prol. 1.
b) to celebrate, to give praises to in verse: that
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happy verse which aptly — s the good, Tim. I, 1, 17.
s. our bondage, Cymb. Ill, 3, 44. Dubious passage:
she will s. any man at first sight. And any man may s.
her, ij he can take her cliff, Troil. V, 2, 9. 10 (Ff any
man may find her, if he can take her life. Some M. Edd.
s. to any man, and s. to her. N. L.).
Singe, to scorch, to bum slightly or superficially:
Err. V, 171 (off). Merch. II, 9, 79. H8 1, 1, 141. Hml.
V, 1, 305. Lr. Ill, 2, 6.
Singer, one that sings: Wiv. I, 3, 29. Ado II, 3,
78. Mids. V, 49. Rom. IV, 6, 141.
8inging-nian , a man whose business is to sing:
liking his father to a s. of Windsor, H4B II, 1, 98.
Single, adj. 1) only one in number, not more
than one : . even for this let us divided live , and our
dear love lose name of s. one, Sonn. 39, 6. s. nature's
double name neither two nor one was called, Phoen. 39.
a double heart for his s. one. Ado II, 1, 289 (quibbling).
two bosoms a/id a s. troth, Mids. II, 2, 50. 'tis not the
many oaths that makes the truth, but the plain s. oath
that is voiced true. All's IV, 2, 22. to hear me one *■.
word, V, 2, 38. you beg a s. penny more, 39. I have
no further gone in this than by a s. voice, H8 I, 2, 70.
scants us with a s. famished kiss, Troil. IV, 4, 49. to
seek a s. man. Cor," IV, 1, 42. when the s. sole of it is
worn, Rom. II, 4, 66. with his own s. hand he'ld take
us in, Cymb. IV, 2, 121. no s. soul can we set eye on,
130. a princess to equal any s. crown o' the earth, Per.
IV, 3, 8.
2) separate, alone, by one's self: at picked leisure
s. I'll resolve you of every these happened accidents,
Tp. V, 248 (i. e. of every accident singly), what can
these my s. arms? Troil. II, 2, 135. the glory of our
Troy doth this day lie on his fair worth and s. chivalry,
IV, 4, 150. thou standest s., thou art not on him yet,
Tim. II, 2, 58. some s. vantages you took, 138. each
man apart, all s. and alone, V, 1, 110. the s. and pe-
culiar life is hound to keep itself from noyance, Hml.
Ill, 3, 11. when sorrows come, they come not s. spies,
but in battalions , IV, 5, 78. a s. combat = a combat
in which only one man is opposed to another: H6A
I, 2, 95. H6B I, 3, 212. u s. fight: H4A V, 1, 100.
V, 2, 47. H6C IV, 7, 75. Ant. Ill, 7, 31. IV, 4, 37.
in s. opposition: H4A I, 3, 99. Cymb. IV, 1, 14. Often
= living alone , unmarried : die s., and thine image
dies with thee, Sonn. 3, 14. thou s. wilt prove none, 8,
14. s. life, 9, 2. Ado V, 4, 116. in s. blessedness,
Mids. 1,1, 78. 90. 121. is the s. man therefore blessed?
As III, 3, 58. I'll to the wars, she to her s. sorrow,
All's II, 3, 313. till this time pomp was s., but now
married to one above itself, H8 I, 1, 15.
3) concerning only one, particular, individual: I
know but of a s. part in aught pertains to the state, H8
I, 2, 41. wherein every one of us has a s. honour in
giving him our own voices, Cor. 11, 3, 49. were there
but this s. plot to lose, this mould of Marcius, III, 2,
102. for my s. self, I had as lief not be, Caes. 1, 2, 94.
shakes so my s. state of man, Mcb. I, 3, 140. all our
service in every point twice done were poor and s. bu-
siness to contend against those honours deep and broad,
1, 6, 16. a fee-grief due to some s. breast, IV, 3, 197.
trust to thy s. virtue, Lr. V, 3, 103. the death of Antony
is not a s. doom, Ant. V, 1, 18.
4) no more than , mere , only : he thought to steal
the s. ten, H6C V, 1, 43. seal me there your s. bond,
Merch. I, 3, 146. cf. what wert thou, if the king of
Naples heard thee? A s. thing, as I am now, Tp. I,
2, 432.
5) simple, silly (only in quibbling): your chin
double, your wit s. H4B I, 2, 207. your helps are
many, or else your actions would grow wondrous s.
Cor. II, 1, 40. cf. Ado II, 1, 289.
6) not double - minded , sincere : / speak it with a
s. heart, H8 V, 3, 38. cf. All's IV, 2, 22.
Single, vb. 1) to isolate, to separate: we will be
— d from the barbarous, LLL V, 1, 86 (Ql singuled).
s. you thither then this dainty doe, Tit. II, 1, 117 (bring
her thither unattended).
2) to select from among a number : we s. you as
our solicitor, LLL II, 28. I have — d thee alone, H6C
II, 4, 1. With/ortA; H6C II, 1, 12. Tit. II, 3, 69.
with out: Ven. 693. H6C II, 4, 12.
Singleness, 1) unmarried state: Sonn. 8, 8. 2)
simplicity (quibbling) : Rom. II, 4, 70.
• Single - soled , with a quibble on sole and soul,
= having but one sole, and silly, contemptible: Rom.
II, 4, 69 (Cotgrave's French and English Dictionary,
sub Relief: Gentilhomme de bas relief, a threadbare
or single-soled gentleman, a gentleman of low degree).
Singly, 1) taking but one: the man I speak of
cannot in the world be s. counterpoised, Cor. II, 2, 91.
2) separately : neither can be s. manifested, without
the show of both, "Wiv. IV, 6, 15. demand them s. All's
IV, 3, 208. he must fight s. with Hector, Troil. Ill, 3,
247 (in single fight).
3) alone, only: thou s. honest man, Tim. IV, 3, 530.
Singular, alone in its kind, unparalleled, rare,
eminent: what needeth then apologies be made, to set
forth that which is so s. ? Lucr. 32. a most s. and choice
epithet, LLL V, 1, 17. so s. in each particular , "Wint.
IV, 4, 144. men of s. integrity and learning, H8 II, 4,
59. the jest may remain after the wearing sole s. Rom.
II, 4, 68. 69. some villain, ay, and s. in his art, Cymb.
III, 4, 124. Adverbially: very s. good, H4B 111,2,119.
Singularity, the quality of being alone in one's
kind, peculiarity : j5M( thyself into the trick of s. Tw. II,
5, 164. lets hear in what fashion, more than his ».,
he goes upon this present action, Cor. 1, 1, 282 (indepen-
dently from his peculiar private character). Used of
things, = rarity, curiosity: your gallery have we
passed through, not without much content in many — es,
"Wint. V, 3, 12.
Singule, to separate: we will be — d from the
barbarous, LLL V, 1, 85 (lection of Ql; Q2 Ffsingled).
Sinister, (sinister) 1) left, not right: this the
cranny is, right and s. Mids. V, 164. on his s. cheek.
All's II, 1, 44. my mother's blood runs on the dexter
cheek, and this s. bounds in my father's , Troil. IV,
5, 128.
2) unfair, wrong : he professes to have received no
s. measure from his judge, Meas. 111,2, 256. I am very
comptible, even to the least s. usage, Tw. I, 5, 188. 'tis
no s. nor no awkward claim, H5 II, 4, 85.
Sink, subst. a drain to carry off filthy water, a
Jakes: H5 III, 5, 59. H6B IV, 1, 71. Troil. V, 1, 83.
Cor. I, 1, 126. Tit. Ill, 2, 19.
Sink, vb. (impf. not used; partic. sunk, and, when
joined to a noun, sunken: Sonn, 2, 7. As III, 2, 393.
H5 I, 2, 165) 1) intr. a) to go down, to go to the
bottom (in water or sands) : who fears — ing where
such treasure lies? Lucr. 280. have you a mind to s.?
Tp. I, 1, 42. 67. 1, 2, 32. Wiv. Ill, 5, 13. Err. Ill, 2,
1065
52. John V, 5, 13. H4AI, 3, 194. H5 I, 2, 165. H6C
V, 4, 30. R3 IV, 4, 464. Caes. I, 2, 111. Ant. II, 7,
66. Ill, 10, 26. Ill, 13, 64.
b) to go down , to descend ; opposed to rise : love
is a spirit all compact of fire, not gross to s., but light,
and will aspire, Ven. 150. see the brave day sunk in
hideous night, Sonn. 12, 2. my life — s down to death,
46, 8. till he o. into his grave. Ado II, 1, 83. s. in
apple of his eye, Mids. Ill, 2, 104. the splitting rocks
cowered in the — ing sands, H6B III, 2, 97. will the
aspiring blood of Lancaster s. in the grounds H6C V,
6, 62. s., my knee, i' the earth. Cor. V, 3, 50. to ». in
it, Rom. I, 4, 23. as in thy red rays thou dost s. to
night, Caes. V, 3, 61 (some M. Edd. «. to-night), why
— s that cauldron? Mob. IV, 1, 106. sunken eyes =
hollow eyes: Sonn. 2, 7. As III, 2, 393.
c) to fall slowly to the ground: Ven. 593. Ado
IV, 1, 111 (down). R2 V, 5, 113 (downward). Cymb.
Ill, 6, 17 (at point to s. for food; cf. For), here many
s. Per. I, 4, 48 (die of hunger). Hence = to decay:
ne'er speak or think that Timons fortunes *mong his
friends can s. Tim. II, 2, 240.
d) to be pressed down, not to bear up against a
weight: (camels) — ing under them (burdens) Cor. II,
I, 269. under love's heavy burden do I s. Eom. I, 4,
22. Caes. IV, 2, 24. Mcb. IV, 3, 39.
e) to fall, to perish: for every false drop in her
' I veins a Grecian's life hath sunk, Troil. IV, 1,
70. the best of you shall s. in my rebuke, 0th. II, 3,
209. now, Troy, s. down, Troil. V, 8, 11. s. Athens!
Tim. Ill, 6, 114. s. Rome! Ant. Ill, 7, 16. your house
would s. and overwhelm you. Per. IV, 6, 128.
2) trans, a) to make to go down, to submerge : 1
would have sunk the sea within the earth, Tp. I, 2, 11.
where they mean to s. ye, H8 II, 1, 131. a load would
s. a navy. III, 2, 383.
b) to make to fall : why doth it not then our eyelids
s.? Tp. II, 1, 201. my heavy conscience — s my knee,
Cymb. V, 5, 413.
c) to make to perish, to ruin: lay a more nolle
thought upon mine honour than for to think that I would
s. it here. All's V, 3, 181. if I have a conscience, let
it s. me, even as the axe falls, if I be not faithful, H8
II, 1, 60.
Sink-a-pace, spelling of Fffor cingue-pace{q.v.')
in Tw. 1, 3, 139.
Sinking-ripe, near sinking: the ship, then s. Err.
1,1,78.
Sinner, one who commits or has committed sin :
Tp. I, 2, 101. EiT. II, 2, 190. Tw. V, 37. H6A I, 4,
70. H6B III, 3, 31. Eom. Ill, 2, 111. Tim. I, 2, 59.
Hml. Ill, 1, 123.
Sinon, name of the Greek who persuaded the
Trojans to carry the wooden horse into Troy : Lucr.
1521. 1529. H6C HI, 2, 190. Tit. V, 3, 85. Cymb.
III, 4, 61.
Sip, to drink a small quantity and as if only with
the lips: Shr. V, 2, 145. With on: s. on a cup, Wiv.
II, 2, 77. whereon but —ing, Hml. IV, 7, 161. With
to: she would to each one «. Wint. IV, 4, 62.
Sir, 1) used as a noun appellative, = a) sove-
reign, lord, master: sole s. o' the world. Ant. V, 2,
120. b) gentleman: a loyal s. to him thou follawest,
Tp. V, 69. in the habit of some s. of note , Tw. Ill, 4,
81. hear me breathe my life before this ancient s. Wint.
IV, 4, 372. the worthiest s. Cymb. 1, 6, 160. a s. so
rare, 175. a nobler s. ne'er lived, V, 5, 145. Used with
irony: Camillo, this great s.wiU yet stay longer, Wint.
I, 2, 212. no hearing, no feeling, but my — 's song, IV,
4, 625. that s. which serves and seeks for gain, Lr.II,
4, 79. it had been better you had not kissed your three
fingers so oft, which now again you are most apt to play
the s. in, 0th. II, 1, 176 (i.e. a gentleman of good
breeding), to draw upon an exile! 0 brave s.! Cymb.
I, 1, 166.
2) a general form of address, used to men of any
station: Tp. I, 2, 41. 55. 78. 256. 259. 268. II, 1, 1.
14. 83. 96. 102. 113. 193. Gent. I, 1, 101. 129. 139.
II, 1, 9. 14 etc. etc. s., my liege, Tp. V, 245. Wint. V,
1, 224. Cymb. Ill, 1, 16. s., my lord, Wint. I, 2, 318.
s., my gracious lord, IV, 4, 5. Preceded by adjectives:
most absolute s. Cor. IV, 5, 142. fair a. Merch. I, 3,
127. As II, 4, 75. Shr. IV, 5, 53. m^st generous s.
LLL V, 1, 96. gentle s. As II, 4, 70. good s. Tp. I,
2, 88. 442. II, 1, 8. Meas. I, 4, 90. Err. IV, 1, 60.
As I, 2, 273. Wint. 11, 1, 26. H8 IV, 1, 61. Lr. IV,
6, 32. grave s. Tp. I, 2, 189. great s. Wint. V, 1, 180.
holy s. John III, 1, 248. lordly s. H6A III, 1, 43.
mighty s. Cymb. V, 5, 327. most military s. LLL V,
1, 38. old s. Wint. IV, 4, 367. pious s. Meas. I, 3,
16. sovereign s. Wint. V, 3, 2. most wicked s. Tp. V,
130. worthy s. Cor. I, 5, 15. young s. As I, 2, 191 etc.
how fares my gracious s. ? Tp. V, 253. my holy s. Meas.
I, 3, 7. my grave s. Wint. IV, 4, 422. Before titles
and compellations of various kinds: s. king, Tp. V,
106. s. knight, H5 II, 2, 67. away, s. Corporal Nym,
Wiv. II, 1, 128. s. knave. Err. I, 2, 72. 92. Ill, 1, 64.
All's I, 3, 94. H6B I, 3, 25. s. boy. Ado V, 1, 83.
Tit. IV, 3, 2. s. page, Wint. 1, 2, 135. Ironically be-
fore abstracts used concretely: this S. Prudence, Tp.
1, 2, 286. lam S. Oracle, Merch. I, 3, 93. S. Smile,
his neighbour, Wint. I, 2, 196. at this sport S. Valour
dies, Troil. I, 3, 176. such a one as a man may not
speak of without he say Sir-reverence, Err. Ill, 2, 93
(corrupted from save your reverence. In Rom. I, 4,
42 the surreptitious Ql and M. Edd. this sir-reverence,
the authentic 0. Edd. o?' save your reverence).
Plur. — s mostly used in addressing persons below
the degree of the speaker, or persons of low rank:
Gent. IV, 1, 38. Wiv. I, 3, 34. IV, 2, 110. As II, 5,
32. Shr. Ind. I, 36. IV, 3, 195. Wint. IV, 4, 73 (re-
verend —s). H4A II, 2, 62. II, 4, 192. H6A 11, 1, 1.
V, 2, 14. V, 4, 55. H6B II, 4, 5. HI, 1, 188. Ill, 2,
242. IV, 7, 1. R3 I, 2,' 226. I, 4, 261. Troil. V, 7, 7.
Tit. II, 3, 278. 283. Ill, 1, 178. IV, 3, 6. V, 3, 15.
Caes. IV, 3, 246. 250 (goods). Hml. IV, 5, 112 etc.
The original meaning so obliterated, that even women
are addressed with — s; LLL IV, 3, 211. Ant. IV, 15,
85. cf. sirrah in V, 2, 229.
Often a whole thought implied in the simple word :
Jack Rugby! Sir? Wiv.II, 3, 2 (= what is your plea-
sure?). Fulvia is dead. Sir! Ant. 1, 2, 163 (= you
don't say so!) etc.
3) Before the Christian names of knights or baro-
nets, and of priests: Wiv. I, 1, 3. II, 1, 115. John I,
80. 82. 139. 185. R2 III, 3, 28. H4A I, 1, 63. 69.
IV, 4, 1 etc. (jestingly: Sir Alice Ford, Wiv. II, 1,
51). Wiv. I, 1, 1. 216. I, 4, 114. II, 1, 209. LLL
IV, 2, 11. 50. 140. As III, 3, 43. V, 1, 5. Tw. IV, 2,
2. H6B I, 2, 68. 88. R3 III, 2, 111. IV, 5, 1 etc. had
rather go with sir priest than sir knight, Tw. Ill, 4, 298.
Applied to names of foreigners belonging to the
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genti7: Gent. I, 1, 70. I, 2, 9. 38. I, 3, 88. II, 1, 78.
106. II, 4, 3. 50. 67. II, 7, 13. Shr. IV, 2, 106. IV, 3,
6. H5 IV, 8, 100. Tioil. IV, 4, 111. Rom. Ill, 4, 12.
IV, 5, 92. Tim. Ill, 4, 6. Sir Pandarus, Wiv. I, 3, 83.
Sir Actaeon, II, 1, 122.
Sire, subst. father (only in verse, and never as
an address): Ven. 1160. 1178. Luer. 232. 1477.
Sonn. 8, 11. Gent. Ill, 1, 231. Meas. Ill, 1, 29. Shr.
II, 413. All's II, 3, 142 (dissyll). Wint. Ill, 2, 198.
R2 III, 4, 30. H5 II, 4, 57. H6A IV, 6, 54. H6C II,
2, 22. 135. 155. II, 4, 9. R3 V, 5, 26. Tit. V, 1, 60.
Tim. IV, 1, 14. IV, 3, 383.
Sire, vb. to be father to (cf. Father, vb.): cow-
ards father cowards and base things «. base, Cymb.
IV, 2, 26.
Siren, a mermaid, a. female charmer: what po-
tions have I drunk of S. tears, Sonn. 119, 1. sing, s.,
for thyself and I will dote. Err. Ill, 2, 47. this nymph,
this s,, that will charm Rome's Saturnine, Tit. II, 1, 23.
Sirrah (never plur.) a compellation used in ad-
dressing comparatively inferior persons: Tp. V, 287.
291. Gent. II, 1, 7. Ill, 1, 204. 269. Wiv. 1, 1, 281.
I, 3, 88. Ill, 2, 21. IV, 1, 19. Meas. Ill, 2, 20. IV, 2,
1. 23. IV, 3, 22. V, 214. 506. Err. II, 2, 211. V, 274.
LLL I, 1, 283. V, 1, 36. Merch. I, 2, 146. II, 5, 38.
III, 5, 51. As III, 2, 168. Shr. Ind. 1, 74. I, I, 226.
231. 246. I, 2, 16. II, 109. Ill, 1, 15. IV, 1, 153.
All's I, 3, 72. 85. II, 3, 208. 257. 11,4, 57. V, 2, 55.
V, 3, 234. Tw. V, 148. John I, 90. 116. R2 II, 2,
90. H4A II, 4, 6. Ill, 3, 153. 173. IV, 2, SO. H4B
I, 2, 1. II, 1, 6. II, 2, 176. 11, 4, 403. H5 IV. 7, 151.
H6A 1, 4, 1. Ill, 1, 62. Ill, 4, 35. H6B I,' 3, 222.
II, 1, 117. 140. II, 3, 81. IV, 2, 104. V, 1, 111. H6C
V, 6, 6. R3 III, 2, 98. H8 V, 4, 30. Troil. Ill, 2, 7.
Cor. V, 2, 65. V, 3, 75. Tit. Ill, 2, 75. IV, 3, 78. IV,
4, 47. Bom. I, 2, 34. IV, 2, 2. IV, 4, 15. V, 3, 280.
Tim. Ill, 1, 41. Caes. Ill, 1, 10. IV, 3, 134. V, 3, 25.
36. Mcb. Ill, 1, 45. IV, 2, 30. Hml. V, 1, 127. Lr.
1, 2, 83. I, 4, 48. 123. 186. 197. II, 2, 74. Ill, 4,
184. IV, 1, 53. 0th. Ill, 4, 1. Ant. II, 3, 10. Cymb.
III, 5, 80. 106. 109. Resented by one who thinks
himself a gentleman : yours, s.f I am a gentleman, sir,
and my name is Conrade, Ado IV, 2, 14. Dseil between
equals of low degree Gent. II, 5, 11. Err, III, 1, 83.
H4A II, 1, 67. H4B II, 4, 16. Lr. I, 4, 109. Imply-
ing disrespect when used to persons of note : Wiv. IV,
2, 142. Err. IV, 1, 81. John II, 140. H4A I, 3, 118.
V, 4, 130. or at least an unbecoming familiarity:
and, s., I have cases of buckram, H4A I, 2, 200.
Followed by a noun proper or appellative: s. Cost-
ard, LLL III, 121. s. Grumio, Shr. I, 2, 5. V, 2, 96.
s. villain, I, 2, 19. s. young gamester, II, 402. 5. JBion-
dello, IV, 4, 10. V, 2, 86. s. carrier, H4A II, 1, 46.
s. Jack, II, 2, 73. s. beadle, H6B II, 1, 148. «. Clau-
dius, Caes. IV, 3, 300. Used as an address to a woman:
^. Iras, go. Ant. V, 2, 229.
Sometimes forming part of a soliloquy and ad-
dressed to an imaginary person or rather to the
speaker himself (always preceded by aA): ah, s., a
body would think this was well counterfeited, As IV, 3,
166. ah, s., quoth- a, we shall do nothing but eat and
make good cheer, H4B V, 3, 17. ah, s., this unlooked-
for sport comes well, Rom. I, 5, 31. ah, »., by my fay,
it waxes late, 128.
Sir-reTerence, see Sir.
Sirup, see Syrup.
Sister, subst. 1) a female born of the same pa-
rents: Pilgr. 104. Tj). IV, 103. Gent. II, 3, 7. IV, 4,
5. Meas. I, 2, 182. 1, 4, 19. 23. Err. I, 2, 76. II, 1,
6. HI, 2, 46. LLL V, 2, 13. As IV, 3, 88 etc. etc. =
sister-in-law: Err. V, 416. As V, 2, 21. Shr. V, 2, 6.
Tw. V, 325. 393. R2 1, *i, 56. II, 2, 90. 105. R3 I,
I, 109. U, 2, 101 (Qq madam). IV, 1, 7. Hml. I, 2,
8. Lr. Ill, 7, 7. Term of endearment: our — s' vows,
Mids. Ill, 2, 199.
2) a female of the same kind or order: the — s
three — the Parcae: Mids. V, 343. Merch. II, 2, 66.
H4B II, 4, 213. the weird —s: Mcb. I, 3, 32. I, 5, 9.
II, 1, 20. Ill, 1, 57. Ill, 4, 133. IV, 1, 136. cf I, 3,
1. IV, 1, 127. brethren and — s of the household trade,
Troil. V, 10, 52. = a nun: Compl 233. Meas. II, 4,
18. Ill, 1, 162. Mids. I, 1, 72. The French queen
addressed so by the English king: H5 V, 2, 2. 90.
Sister, vb. 1) to be akin, to resemble closely:
her art — s the natural roses. Per. V Prol. 7. 2) to be
near :/rom a — ing vale, Compl. 2.
Sisterhood, an order or convent of nuns: Meas.
1, 4, 5. II, 2, 21. V, 72. As III, 4, 17. Rom. V, 3, 157.
Sisterly, pertaining to or becoming a sister: my
s. remorse confutes mine honour, Meas. V, 100.
Sistnre, in Insisture, q. v.
Sit (impf. and partic. sat) 1) to be in a position
of rest (on the buttocks, as animals, or on the feet,
as birds): Ven. 349. 366. Pilgr. 143. Tp. I, 2, 223.
389. Ill, 1, 28. Gent. V, 4, 4. Wiv. Ill, 1, 24. Meas.
II, 1, 66. 126. 132. Err. IV, 4, 36. Ado II, 1, 332.
LLL IV, 3, 165. Mids. II, 1, 149. II, 2, 150. As II,
4, 37. Tw. II, 4, 117. H5 II, 2, 27. H6B I, 2, 36.
H6C I, 1, 60. 84. 125. Caes. 1, 1, 45. Ant. II, 2,
196 etc. s. you fast, HeC IV, 1, 119. s. fast, V, 2,3.
s. still, Tp. I, 2, 170. Mob. Ill, 4, 108. s. at dinner.
Err. I, 2, 62. Ant. 11, 1, 12. at supper, Gent. 11, 1,
46. R3 III, 4, 10. at any good man's feast. As II, 7,
115. at a piny, Hml. II, 2, 618. he does s. ingold, Cor.
V, 1, 63 ; cf. V, 4, 22. stalk on, the fowl —s (and may,
therefore, easily be caught) Ado II, 3, 96. birds s.
brooding in the snow, LLL V, 2, 9 3. o'er which his
melancholy — s on brood, Hml. Ill, 1, 173 to s. in the
stocks, Gent. IV, 4, 33. All's IV, 3, 116. R2 V, 5, 26.
27. Lr. II, 2, 141. II, 4, 114. Denoting any state of
rest and inactivity: stand, ... if not, we'll make you s,
and rifle you, Gent. IV, 1, 4. York must s. and fret
and bite his tongue, H6B I, 1, 230. / have sat too long.
Cor. V, 3, 131 (but cf. Sitting), till then s. still, my
soul, Hml. I, 2, 257.
To s. out = not to take part: LLL I, 1, 110 (an
expression taken from the card-table).
2) to set one's self down, to take a seat: Ven. 17.
Compl. 65. 66 (66;)!^ sat). Tp. IV, 1, 32. Wiv. I, 1,
,289. Merch. V, 58. As V, 3, 8. H4B IV, 5, 182. H6C
III, 3, 16 (s. thee by our side; thee nom. or accus.?i
etc. With down: Ven. 325. Tp. I, 2, 32. Ill, 1, 23.
Ill, 3, 6. Err. Ill, 1, 33. LLL I, 1, 239. Mids. Ill, 1,
75. Merch. II, 6, 9. H6C HI, 3, 2. H8 IV, 1, 65. IV,
2, 81. Tit. IV, 2, 132. Hml. I, 1, 30. Ant. Ill, 11,
28 etc. s.you down, Meas. V, 366. As II, 7, 124. s.
thee down, LLL I, 1, 317. Mids. IV, 1, 1. Caes. V, 5,
4 (you and thee nom. or accus. ?).
3) to hold a session, to be engaged in public bu-
siness: ». with my cousin, Meas. V, 246. let the crowner
s. o' my coz, Tw. I, 5, 143. Hml. V, 1, 4. to s. with
us once more, H& V, 2, 80. sat in the council -house,
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H6B r, 1, 90. long — ing to determine poor men's cau-
ses, IV, 7,93. to s. about the coronation, E3 III, 1, 173.
the gods s, in hourly synod about thy particular pros-
perity. Cor. V, 2, 74. s. in council, Caes. IV, 1, 45.
le's s. together, lit. I, 1, 308 (Qq hit), and in session
s. with meditations lawful, 0th. HI, 3, 140. the senate-
house of planets all did s. to knit in her their best per-
fections. Per. 1, 1, 10. we s. too long on trifles, II, 3, 92.
4) to be or stay or remain in a place: and there
( the snail ) all smothered up , in shade doth s. Ven.
1035. in the Bunch of Grapes, where you have a de-
light to s. Meas. II, 1, 134. / have sat here all day,
IV, 1, 20. he shows me where the bachelors s. Ado II,
I, 51. the god of love that — s above, V, 2, 27. here
upon thy cheek the stain doth s. of an old tear , Rom.
II, 3, 75. = to be about a sick person: John IV, ],
30. H4B IV, 5, 20. 53. cf. R3 I, 4, 73 (Ff s. by me,
Qq stay by me), to s. up = not to go to bed : ISom.
IV, 3, 10. •
5) to have aseat, to be placed, to dwell : whether
beauty, birth, or wealth or wit . . . entitled in their parts
do crowned s. Sonn. 37, 7; cf. that cruel eye where he
— s crowned, Tw. V, 131; upon thy eye-balls murde-
rous tyranny — s in grim majesty, H6B III, 2, 50. no
love toward others in that bosom — s, Sonn. 9, 13; as
if allegiance in their bosoms sat, H5 II, 2, 4. much
more than in my verse can s. your own glass shows
you, Sonn. 103, 13. the attribute to awe and majesty,
wherein doth s. the dread and fear of kings , Merch.
IV, 1, 192. my mother told me just how he would woo,
as if she sat in his heart. All's IV, 2, 70. 0, s. my
husband's wrongs on Hereford's spear, R2 I, 2, 47.
his treasons will s. blushing in his face, 111,2,51. every
honour — ing on his helm, H4AIII, 2, 142; everlasting
shame —s mocking in our plumes, H5 IV, 5, 5 ; fortune
and victory s. on thy helm, E3 V, 3, 79; victory — s
on our helms, 351; upon your sword s. laurel victory.
Ant. I, 3, 100. now — s Expectation in the air, H5 II
Prol. 8. to make an envious mountain on my back,
where — 5 deformity to mock my body, H6C 111,2, 158.
within thine eye sat twenty thousand deaths. Cor. HI,
3, 70. lake our good meaning, for our judgment — s
Ave times in that ere once in our five wits, Rom. I, 4,
46. is there no pity — ing in the clouds, III, 5, 198.
policy — « above conscience, Tim. Ill, 2, 94 (has a
higher place, is above c). he — s high in all the
people's hearts, Caes. I, 3, 157.
6) to be in a situation or condition : Is. at twenty
pounds a week, Wiv. I, 3, 8. under your hard construc-
tion must 1 s. Tw. Ill, 1, 126. Rome — s safe and
still without Aim, Cor. IV, 6, 37.
7) to lie, to bear on, to be felt: your brother's
death — s at your heart, Meas. V, 394. woe doth the
heavier s., where it perceives it is but faintly borne,
R2 I, 3, 280. let me s. heavy on thy soul to-morrow,
R3 V, 3, 118. 131. 139. amazement on thy mother — s,
Hml. Ill, 4, 112. Peculiar expression: this accord of
Hamlet — s smiling to my heart, Hml. I, 2, 124 (cf.
unclog my heart of what lies heavy to't, Cor. IV, 2, 48).
In All's II, 1, 147 0. Bdd. oft it hits where hope is
coldest and despair most — s; M. Hidi. fits.
8) With down, = to begin a siege: all places
yield to him ere he — s down. Cor. IV, 7, 28. In All's
1, 1, 129 and Ant. Ill, 13, 168 0. Edd. set, most M'.
Edd. sit.
9) Used of clothes or ornaments worn: here it (the
crown) —s, H4B IV, 5, 43. 187. The sense modified
by adverbs and adjectives: how well my garments s.
upon me, Tp. II, 1, 272. 0 majesty, when thou dost
pinch thy bearer, thou dost s. like a rich armour worn
in heat of day, H4B IV, 5, 29. our old robes s. easier
than our new, Mcb. II, 4, 38. Metaphorically: these
fixed evils s. so fit in him. All's I, 1, 113 (m = on),
this new and gorgeous garment majesty — s not so easy
on me as you think, H4B V, 2, 45.
10) Used of the wind, = to have a direction:
— s the wind in that corner? Ado II, 3, 102. to know
where — s the wind, Mercli. I, 1, 18. we .tec the wind
s. sore upon our sails, R2 II, 1, 265. the wind — s fair
for news to go to Ireland, II, 2, 123. H5 II, 2, 12. the
wind - s in the shoulder of your sail, Hml. I, 3, 56.
an thou canst not smile as the wind — s, Lr. I, 4, 113.
though my reason — s in the wind against me, Ant. Ill,
10, 37.
11) Refl., with down, = set; would shut the book
and s. him down and die, H4B III, 1, 56. here will I
s. me down, H6C II, 5, 14. / sat me down, Hml. V, 2,
31 (in Meas. V, 366. LLL I, 1, 110. 317. Mids. IV,
1, 1. As II, 7, 124. H6C III, 3, 16. IV, 1, 119. Caes.
V, 5, 4 thee and you may be nominatives).
12) Transitively, = to keep the seat on: he could
not s. his mule, H8 IV, 2, 16.
8ith, 1) adv. since that time: being of so young
days brought up with him, and s. so neighboured to his
youth and haviour, Hml. II, 2, 12 (Ff since).
2) conj. since, as, seeing that: the world will hold
thee in disdain, s. in thy pride so fair a hope is slain,
Ven. 762. s. in his prime death doth my love destroy,
they that love best their loves shall not enjoy, 1163. /
will not, s. so prettily he couples it to his complaining
names, Gent. I, 2, 126. Wiv. II, 2, 195. Meas. I, 3,
35. Shr. I, 1, 216. H6C I, 1, 110. I, 3, 41. Troil. I,
3, 13. V, 2, 120. Tit. I, 271. 323. IV, 3, 49. Hml.
11, 2, 6 (Ff since). IV, 4, 45. IV, 7, 3. Lr. I, 1, 183.
0th. Ill, 3, 380 (Qq since). 411. s. that, in the same
sense: Meas. IV, 1, 74. Lr. II, 4, 242.
3) prepos. since, after: I come to tell you things s.
then befallen, H6C II, 1, 106.
Sithence, 1) adv. since or after that time : have
you informed them s.? Cor. Ill, 1, 47.
2) conj . since, as : which I held my duty speedily
to acquaint you withal, s. in the loss that may happen
it concerns you to know it. All's I, 3, 1 24.
Sitting, a being together, a meeting, a being in
company : /owrscore ducats at a s. Merch. Ill, 3, 117.
the which shall point you forth at every a. what you
must say, Wint. IV, 4, 572. cf. Cor. V, 3, 131.
Situate, placed, lying: there's nothing s. under
heaven's eye but hath his bound, Err. II, 1, 16. Iknow
where it is s. LLL 1, 2, 142.
Sitaation, 1) position, site: survey the plot of s.
and the model, H4B I, 3, 51. the — s, look you, is both
alike, H5 IV, 7, 27.
2) state, condition: they would change their state
and s, with those dancing chips, Sonn. 128, 10.
Slward (0. Edd. Seyward) name in Mcb. Ill, 6,
31. IV, 3, 134. V, 2, 2. 9.
Sii, twice three: Tp. I, 2, 240. Wiv. II, 3, 37.
Meas. II, 1, 287. Ill, 1, 76. Err. I, 1, 45. Merch. II,
5, 25. Ill, 2, 301. IV, 1, 84. 85. 86. As IV, 1, 95.
Shr. II, 360. Ill, 2, 61. All's I, 2, 71. IV, 3, 151.
170. V, 3, 196. Wint. IV, 4, 273. R2 I, 3, 211. 219.
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248. 260. H4A II, 4, 115. 199. IV, 3, 56. H4B II, 4,
8. V, 1, 89. H5 I, 1, 14. H6A I, 1, 112. IV, 1, 20.
IV, 4, 41. H6C II, 1, 144. Ill, 3, 96. R3 V, 3, 10. V,
4, 11. H8 IV, 1, 27. Troil. Ill, 3, 278. Cor. II, 3,
135. IV, 1, 18. IV, 5, 174. V, 6, 130. Tim. II, 2, 30.
IV, 3, 143. Caes. II, 1, 277. Hml. V, 2, 155. 157.
168. Lr. in, 4, 142. Ill, 7, 16. Ant. Ill, 10, 34. IV,
7, 10. Cymb. IV, 2, 293. Per. Ill Prol. 31. written in
eight and s. Mids. Ill, 1, 25 (in rerses of eight and
six feet, like the popular ballads), every thing is left
at s, and seven, R2 II, 2, 122 (^ in disorder. Six
and seven often combined: Meas. II, 1, 287. Wiv. II,
3, 37. IMA II, 4, 115. 199. Caes. II, 1, 277. ». or
seven times honoured, Troil. Ill, 3, 278).
Six-gated, having six gates: Troil. Prol. 15.
Sixpence, half a shilling: Err. I, 2, 55. Ado II,
1, 42. Mids. IV, 2, 20. 21. Tw. II, 3, 26. 32. H4A
II, 4, 28. H4B I, 2, 29. II, 2, 102. 0th. II, 3, 94. cf.
Mill-sixpence.
Sixpenny, the same: s. strikers, H4A II, 1, 82.
Six-score, one hundred and twenty: Shr. II, 360.
Sixteen, six and ten: Gent. IV, 1, 21. All's IV,
3, 98. Wint. IV, 1, 6. V, 3, 31. H4A II, 4, 194. H5
IV, 8, 93. H8 II, 3, 82. Cor. II, 2, 91. Tim. IV, 1, 13.
Hml. II, 2, 567. Cymb. IV, 2, 199.
Sixt (0. Edd.) or Sixth (M. Edd.), the ordinal
of six: Tp. V, 4. Ado I. 1, 285. V, 1, 221 (s. and
lastly). LLL I, 1, 238. As 11, 7, 157. IV, 4, 100. H5
Epil. 9. H6A IV, 1, 2. IV, 7, 70. H6B II, 2, 16. H6C
III, 3, 89. R3 II, 3, 16. IV, 2, 98. V, 3, 127. H8 I,
2, 58. 94. Lr. I, 1, 178. Cymb. I, 3, 31. V, 4, 20 (a
s. = the sixth part). Per. 11, 2, 40.
Sixtly or Sixthly , in the sixth place : sixt and
lastly. Ado V, 1, 221 (the suffix ly belonging to both
words).
Sixty, ten times six : Troil. Prol. 5. Ant. Ill, 7,
50. Ill, 10, 3. Cymb. IV, 2, 199.
Si«e, 1) settled portion, allowance: to scant my
~s, Lr. II, 4, 178.
2) proportion , dimension , shape : you may know
by my s. that Ihave a kind of alacrity in sinking, Wiv.
Ill, 5, 12. a word too great for any mouth of this age's
s. As III, 2, 240. to shape my legs of an unequal s.
H6C III, 2, 159. his large and portly s. Troil. IV, 5,
162. framed of the Cyclops' s. Tit. IV, 3, 46. Figura-
tively, = measure, shape : a malice of as great s. H8
V, 1, 136. 7 have ever verified my friends with all the
s. that verity would without lapsing suffer. Cor. V, 2,
18. cannot cover the monstrous bulk of this ingratitude
with any s. of words, Tim. V, 1, 69. our s. of sorrow,
proportioned to our cause, must be as great as that
which makes it, Ant.IV,15,4. it'spastthe s. of dream-
ing, V, 2, 97.
3) shape, form : in clamours of all s., both high and
low, Compl. 21. it must be an answer of most monstrous
s. that must fit all demands, All's II, 2, 35. he hath
songs for man and woman, of all — s, Wint. IV, 4, 192.
Size, a kind of glue, in O'ersized, q. v.
Sized, having a particular magnitude: as my love
is s., my fear is so, Hml. Ill, 2, 180. cf. Great-sized.
Shaius-mate (originally = brother in arms,
froraskean or skein = sword, dagger; cf. the German
Spiessgeselle) a messmate, companion: I am none of
his flirt -gills, I am none of his — s, Rom. II, 4, 162
(the nurse's speech. According to Staunton , skain is
a Kentish provincialism for scape-grace).
Shein, a knot (of thread or silk) : Shr. IV, 3, 111.
Troil. V, 1, 35.
Skilful, 1) cunning, judicious: the s. shepherd
peeled me certain wands, Merch. I, 3, 85.
2) well versed in an art, expert, dexterous : Lucr.
1367. All's I, 1, 34. Tw. Ill, 4, 245. 293. H6C V, 4,
20. Troil. I, 1, 7. 0th. Ill, 4, 74.
SliilfuUy, expertly: thou art an old love-monger
and speakesi s. LLL II, 254.
Skill, 1) discernment, sagacity, mental power,
wit, cunning: which (her beauty) far exceeds his
barren s. to show, Lucr. 81. the impression of strange
kinds is formed in them by force, by fraud, or s. 1243.
in the very refuse of thy deeds there is such strength
and warrantise of s. that, in my mind, thy worst all
lest exceeds, Sonn. 150, 7. I'll show my mind accord-
ing to my shallow shnple s. Gent. I, 2, 8. to compass
her, I'll use my s. II, 4, 214. if I read it not truly
(viz your brow) my ancffnt s. beguiles me, Meas. IV, 2,
164. dart thy s. at me, LLL V, 2, 396. touching now
the point of human s., reason becomes the marshal to
my will, Mids. II, 2, 119. which of them both is dearest
to me, I have no s. in sense to make distinction, All's
III, 4, 39 (I cannot judge from my feelings), or stupi-
fied or seeming so in s. Wint. II, 1, 166 (= cunning).
I'll so offend, to make offence a s. H4A I, 2, 240 (wis-
dom, good policy), had I sufficient s. to utter them,
H6A V, 5, 13. this vile deed we must with all our ma-
jesty and s. both countenance and excuse, Hml. IV, 1,
31. all the s. I have remembers not these garments, Lr.
IV, 7, 66. 'tis greater s. in a true hate, to pray they
have their will, Cymb. II, 5, 33.
2) familiar knowledge of any art or science, shown
by readiness and dexterity in its application to prac-
tical purposes: Lucr. 1099. 1134. 1506. 1528. Sonn.
16, 14. 24, 5. 66, 10. 91, 1. 100, 8. 106, 12. 126,
7. Compl. 126. Ado I, 2, 28. LLL IV, 1, 28. Mids.
1, 1, 195. V, 110. As III, 3, 63. All's I, 1, 21. I, 3,
249. II, 1, 187. Tw. Ill, 4, 213. 254. John IV, 2, 29.
R2 III, 4, 103. H6A I, 2, 60. 63. Troil. I, 1, 8. V,
2, 170. Tit. II, 1, 43. Rom. II, 6, 25. Hml. Ill, 2,
378. V, 2, 267. Cymb. II, 4, 22. V, 5, 433. Per. IV,
Prol. 30. V, 1, 76. Followed by in: hath good s. in
his rapier, Wiv. II, 1, 231. All's IV, 5, 22. H4A V,
1, 135. H4B IV, 3, 123. Tim. V, 3, 7.
3) reason, motive (or rather a thought caused by
consideration and judgment) : you have as Utile s. to
fear as I have purpose to put you to't, Wint. IV, 4, 152.
Skill, vb., in the phrase it skills not greatly, or
it skills not much, = it makes no difference, it matters
not greatly: Shr. Ill, 2, 134. Tw. V, 295. H6B III,
1, 281.
Skill-contending', rivalling in skill: Lucr. 1018.
Skilled, expert, versed: Tit. IV, 1,33. Within:
Gent. Ill, 2, 92. R3 IV, 4, 116.
Skilless or Skillless, inexpert, ignorant: Troil.
I, 1, 12. Rom. Ill, 3, 132. With in: being s. in these
parts, Tw. Ill, 3, 9 (unacquainted with this country).
With of: how features are abroad, I am s. of, Tp.
Ill, 1, 53.
Skillet, a boiler, a kettle: 0th. I, 3, 273.
Skim, vb. to take the cream off from: s. milk,
Mids. II, 1, 36. such a dish of —ed milk, H4A II, 3,
36 (Qq shim milk").
Skimble-skamble, wandering, wild, confused:
such a deal ofs. stuff, H4A III, 1, 154.
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Skim-mllk, milk from which the cream has been
taken: H4A II, 3, 36 {^i shini d milk).
Skin, subst. the natural covering of the flesh:
Lucr. 419. Compl. 94. Tp. IV, 233. Wiv. Ill, 1, 111.
Err. II, 2, 138. Ill, 1, 13. IV, 3, 18. Ado III, 5, 13
{honest as the s. between his brows; Dogberry's speech).
Mids. II, 1, 255. As IV, 2, 12. Shr. IV, 3, 180. John
IV, 3, 80. H4A III, 3, 3. H5 IV, 3, 93. H6B III, 1,
77. 300. IV, 2, 25. 86. H6C III, 1, 22. Tit. V, 1, 138.
Rom. V, 1, 43. Mcb. II, 3, 118. Lr. Ill, 4, 7. 0th.
V,2,4.
Applied to other things, = crust, bark, coat: as
fit as the pudding to his s. All's II, 2, 29. the s. of our
fruit-trees, E2 III, 4, 58. the s. (of leek) is good for
your broken coxcomb, H5 V, 1, 66.
Skin, vb. to cover with skin : authority, though it
err like others, hath yet a kind of medicine in itself,
that — s the vice o' the top, Meas. II, 2, 136. it will but
s. and film the ulcerous place , whilst rank corruption,
mining all within, infects unseen, Hml. Ill, 4, 147.
8kln>coat, a (lion's) skin used as a coat: John
II, 139.
Skinker, in Under-skinker, q. v.
Skinny, consisting of skin only, wanting flesh:
her s. lips, Mcb. I, 3, 45.
Skip, 1) intr. to fetch quick bounds, to leap, to
hop: Pilgr. 153. Wiv. 11, 1, 237. Mids. II, 1, 61.
Merch. I, 2, 21. Tim. IV, 3, 225. Lr.V,3, 277. Cymb.
IV, 2, 199. Per. IV, 1,63. — ing, metaphorically, =
thoughtless, flighty, wanton: all wanton as a child,
— ing and vain, LLL V, 2, 771. allay with some cold
drops of modesty thy ■ — ing spirit, Merch. II, 2, 196. to
make one in so — ing a dialogue, Tw. 1, 5, 2 14. the — ing
king he ambled up and down, H4A III, 2,60. compelled
these — ing kerns to trust their heels, Mcb. I, 2, 30.
2) tr. to leap over, to miss, to pass: let not thy
sword s. one, Tim. IV, 3, 110.
Skipper, a thoughtless and flighty fellow: «.,
stand back: 'tis age that nourisheth, Shr. II, 341.
Skirmish, subst. a slight fight: Ado 1, 1,64. H6A
1, 2, 34 (or verb?). I, 4, 69.
Skirr, to move rapidly, to scour: make them s,
away, H5 IV, 7, 64. s. the country round, Mcb. V, 3,
35 (= round the country).
Skirt, 1) the edge of a garment: Wiv. 1, 1, 29.
Ado III, 4, 21. Shr. IV, 3, 137. cf. Foreskirt.
2) edge, margin, border: As III, 2, 354. V, 4,
165. Hml. I, 1, 97.
Skirted, wearing a coat with (laced?) skirts:
myself and s. page, Wiv. I, 3, 93.
Skittish, volatile, fickle: unstaid and s. in all
motions else, save in the constant image of the creature
that is beloved, Tw. II, 4, 18. now expectation, tickling
s, spirits, Troil. Prol. 20. how some men creep in s.
fortune's hall. III, 3, 134.
Skogan (Qq Skoggin , Ff Scoggan or Schoggan)
name (subject to much controversy, two notorious
persons of the 14th and 15th centuries, one a poet
and the other a jester, being called so): H4B III, 2,33.
Skulk, to withdraw into a close place for con-
cealment : ' — ing in corners, Wint. I, 2, 289.
Skull, the bone that encloses the head: Tp. Ill,
2, 98. V, 60. Merch. Ill, 2, 96. Tw. I, 5, 121. E2
IV, 69. 144. R3 I, 4, 29. Cor. II, 3, 23. Rom. IV, 1,
83. V, 3, 126. Hml. V, 1, 83. 107. 189. 190. 198.
Sky, the aerial region which surrounds the earth:
Ven. 153. 184. 348. 485. 815. Lucr. 12. 1587. Tp.
I, 2, 3. IV, 70. Gent. V, 1, 1. Wiv. V, 5, 21. Err, li,
1, 17 (in earth, in sea, in s.). XJLL IV, 2, 5. IV, 3,
79. Mids. Ill, 2, 23. 107. As II, 7, 184. IV, 1, 149.
Wint. I, 2, 180. 294. Ill, 3, 86. John II, 397. Ill, 2,
2. Ill, 4, 153. IV, 2, 108. R2 I, 1, 41. Ill, 2, 194.
H4B IV, 3, 56. H5 III, 7, 78. H6A I, 1, 3. IV, 7, 21.
H6B III, 2, 104. H6C II, 1, 28. R3 V, 3, 283. Troil.
V, 2, 149. Tit. I, 145. IV, 2, 89. Caes. I, 3, 39. Mcb.
1, 2, 49. Lr. II, 3, 12. Ant. II, 7, 74. Cymb. V, 5,
146. Plur. skies, in the same sense: Ven. 696. 1191.
Lucr. 506. 1524. Mids. IV, 1, 121. Shr. I, 2, 205.
Wint. Ill, 3, 3. Caes. Ill, 1, 63. Lr. HI, 2, 43. HI, 4,
107. 0th, H, 1, 92.
Used in the sense of heaven: the fated s. gives us
free scope. All's I, 232 (rhyming). Considered as the
region to which the souls of the departed rise : my
soul and body to the — es and ground, Lucr. 1199. my
soul is in the s. Mids. V, 308. H6A IV, 7, 21. cf. they
(curses) ascend the s. and there awake God's gentle-
sleeping peace, R3 I, 3, 287.
Sky-aspiring, high-aspiring, very ambitious: s.
thoughts, R2 I, 3, 130.
Skyey, pertaining to the sky (as the cause of the
weather): servile to all the s. influences, Wint. Ill, 1,9.
Skyish, being in the skies, very high: the s. head
of blue Olympus, Hml. V, 1, 276.
Sky-planted , placed in the skies : the thunderer,
whose bolt s. batters all rebelling coasts, Cymb. V, 4, 96.
Slab, slabby, glutinous : make the gruel thick and
s. Mcb. IV, 1, 32.
Slack, adj. remiss, backward, not eager: be thou
not s. to proffer, though she put thee back, Pilgr. 333.
I shall not be s. Shr. I, 2, 275. if thou be s., I'll fight
it out, H6A I, 1, 99. / will not be s. to play my part
in Fortune's pageant, H6B 1, 2, 66, the duke shall know
how s. thou art, R3 I, 4, 282. so s. , so slow. Per. IV,
2, 68. to come s. of = to be remiss in: if you come s.
of former services, Lr. I, 3, 9.
Slack, vb. 1) tr. a) to make less tight, to loosen:
s. the bolins there. Per. HI, 1, 43.
b) to make more slow : his rage of lust by gazing
qualified, — ed, not suppressed, Lucr. 425. I am no-
thing slow to s. his haste, Rom. IV, 1, 3.
c) to neglect, to be remiss in: what a beast am I
to s. it, Wiv. HI, 4, 115. if then they chanced to s. you,
we could control them, Lr. II, 4, 248 . they s. their duties,
0th. IV, 3, 88.
2) intr. to languish, to flag: their negotiations all
must s., wanting his manage, Troil. Ill, 3, 24.
Slackly, loosely; negligently: her hair ... s.
braided in loose negligence, Compl. 35. so s. guarded,
Cymb. I, 1, 64.
Slackness, remissness, negligence: Wint. V, 1,
151. Ant. Ill, 7, 28.
Slake, to abate, to decrease; 1) tr.: it could not
s. mine ire, H6C I, 3, 29. cf. Yslake.
2) intr.: no flood by raining — th, Lucr. 1677.
Slander, subst. 1) defamation, calumny: Sonn.
70, 2. 131, 14. Gent. HI, 2, 43. Meas. V, 525. Ado
II, 1, 144. Ill, 1, 84. Ill, 3, 169 (make). IV, 1, 307.
V, 1, 68. V, 4, 66. R2 I, 1, 171. H4B Ind. 6. H6B
HI, 2, 68. R3 I, 3, 26. Troil. I, 3, 193. Rom. IV, 1,
33. Hml. II, 2, 198. Lr. Ill, 2, 87. 0th. IV, 2, 133.
Cymb. II, 5, 26. HI, 4, 35. 41. IV, 2, 272. Misapplied
for slanderer by Dogberry: Ado V, 1, 221.
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2) ill report, disreputation: and yet my nature,
never in the fight, to do in s. Meas. I, 3, 43 (perhaps
= to act in danger of being misjudged. A passage
variously emended by the commentators), s. lives
upon succession, Err. Ill, 1, 105. change s. to remorse,
Ado IV, 1, 213 (i. e. ill report to pity), that s. is found
a truth now, H8 II, 1, 153. you shall not find me, after
the s. of most stepmothers, evil-eyed unto you, Cymb.
I, 1, 71.
3) reproach, disgrace, scandal: to clear this spot
hy death, at least I give a badge of fame to — '5 livery,
Lucr. 1054. my blood shall wash the s. of mine ill,
1207. free from these — s and this open shame. Err.
IV, 4, 70. prevents the s. of his wife, As IV, 1, 61. he
the sacred honour of himself ... betrays to s. Wint. II,
3, 85. a partial s. sought I to avoid, R2 I, 3, 241
(== reproach of partiality), thou hast wrought a deed
of s. upon my head, V, 6, 35. every word you speak in
his behalf is s. to your royal dignity, H6B III, 2, 209.
for more s. to thy dismal seat, R3 III, 3, 13. the purest
of their wives is foul as s. 0th. IV, 2, 19. Abstr. pro
concr. : till I have told this s. of his blood, R2 1, 1, 1 13
(this disgracer of his race), learn to know such — s of
the age, H5 III, 6, 84. thou s. of thy mother s heavy
womb, B3 I, 3, 231.
4) injury, offence done by words: I did but act,
he's author of thy s. Ven. 1006 (= the insult committed
against thee), action of s. Meas. II, 1, 190 (opposed to
an action of battery'), s. to the state, V, 325. there is
no s. in an allowed fool, though he do nothing but rail,
Tw. I, 5, 101. you speak it out of fear and cold heart.
Do me no s., Douglas, H4A IV, 3, 8. my reputation
stained with Tybalt's s. Rom. Ill, 1,117. there is never
a fair woman has a true face. No s. , they steal hearts,
Ant.- II, 6, 106 (= no offence).
Slander, vb. 1) to defame, to calumniate; abs. :
Ado V, 1, 95. With an object: Gent. Ill, 2, 38. Meas.
V, 290. 530. Ado IV, 1, 304. 315. V, 1, 88. 243.
Merch. V, 22. John IV, 2, 256. H4A III, 3, 150. R3
1, 4, 247. IV, 4, 207. Cor. I, 1, 78. Rom. IV, 1, 35.
0th. HI, 3, 368. to s. with = to reproach with: to s.
Valentine with falsehood, Gent. Ill, 2, 31. he — ed me
with bastardy, John I, 74. let not him be — ed with
revolt, H4A I, 3, 112. — s me with murder's crimson
badge, H6B III, 2, 200. thy tongue that — s him with
cowardice, H6C I, 4, 47.
2) to disgrace : now is black beauty's successive heir,
and beauty — ed with a bastard shame, Sonn. 127, 4.
— ing creation with a false esteem, 12. tax not so bad
a voice to s. music any more than once. Ado II, 3, 47.
/ would not have you so s. any moment leisure as to give
words or talk with the Lord Hamlet, Hml. I, 3, 133.
disdaining me ... — s so her judgment that what's else
rare is choked, Cymb. Ill, 5, 76.
3) to detract from, to disparage: the sentence that
you have — ed so, Meas. II, 4, 1 10. the leaf of eglantine,
whom not to s., out-sweetened not thy breath, Cymb. IV,
2, 223.
Slanderer, calumniator: Sonn. 140, 12. Meas.
V, 259. John II, 173. 175. Troil. I, 3, 150. 0th. II,
1, 114.
Slanderoas, 1) calumnious: Lucr. 161. Wiv. V,
5, 163. Meas. Ill, 2, 199. Ado V, 3, 3. Shr. II, 255.
R2 I, 1, 61. IV, 24. R3 I, 2, 97. Cymb. Ill, 3, 52.
2) disgraceful, scandalous: who so base would such
an office have as «. death's-man to so base a slave?
Lucr. 1001. ugly and s. to thy mother's womb, John
III, 1, 44. though we lay these honours on this man, to
ease ourselves of divers s. loads, Caes. IV, 1, 20 (or
= loads of calumny?).
Slash, to strike and cut with a sharp weapon:
I'll s. , I'll do 't by the sword, LLL V, 2, 701. Substan-
tively : here's snip and nip and cut and slish and s.
Shr. IV, 3, 90.
Slaughter, subst. 1) the act of slaying or killing:
Lucr. 955. Merch. IV, i, 134. H5 II, 2, 170. R3 IV,
4, 209. Caes. V, 1, 55. Mcb. IV, 3, 227. Hml. V, 2,
393. Lr. I, 4, 342 (should sure to the s. , if my cap
would buy a halter). Per. IV Prol. 40. IV, 3, 2. With
an objective genitive: Priam's s. Hml. II, 2, 469. for
s. of my son, H6C II, 5, 105. R3 IV, 4, 142. Cymb.
V, 5, 72. to do «.: R3 I, 2, 88 (upon). II, 1, 122.
IV, 4, 139. made the s. H6B III, 2, 190. Per. IV, 4,
37 (on).
2) great destruction of life, massacre: John II,
349. Ill, 1, 237. H6A I, 1, 59. V, 4, 161. H6C V, 6,
59. Troil. V, 3, 12. Cymb. V, 3, 20 (to commit). With
of: John II, 323. H6A V, 4, 103. ha' done this s. H5
IV, 7, 7. great the s. is here made by the Roman, Cymb.
V, 3, 78.
Slanghter, vb. 1) to slay, to kill, to murder;
absol. : some direful —ing death. Tit. V, 3, 144.
Trans.: Lucr. 1376. 1634. R2 I, 2, 30. H6B HI, 2,
197. H6C 11, 1, 57. IV, 2, 24. R3 I, 2, 10. 1,4, 231.
250. IV, 4, 200 (Qq murder). V, 5, 25. Tit. 11,3,223.
Rom. Ill, 2, 65. Ill, 5, 80. 103. V, 3, 84. 199. Meta-
phorically: still — ed lust, Lucr. 188. one good deed
dying tongueless — s u, thousand waiting upon that,
Wint. I, 2, 93.
2) to kill in masses , to massacre ; absol. ; your
— ing hands, H6A III, 1, 87. lolling the tongue with
— ing, Cymb. V, 3, 8. Trans.: John III, 1, 302. R2
III, 3, 44. H5 IV, 8, 79. H6A 1, 1, 147. Ill, 1, 101.
H6C V, 4, 16. R3 IV, 4, 391. V, 3, 249. Tit. 1, 112.
Mcb. IV, 3, 209.
Slaughterer, slayer: H6A II, 5, 109.
Slaughter-house, butchery, shambles: Lucr.
1039. John IV, 3, 112. H6B III, 1, 212. IV, 3, 6.
H6C V, 4, 78. R3 III, 4, 88. IV, 1, 44.
Slaughterman, slayer, destroyer: H5 III, 3,41.
H6A-II1, 3, 75. H6C I, 4, 169. Tit. IV, 4, 58. Cymb.
V, 3, 49.
Slaughterous, bent on killing, murderous: my
s. thoughts, Mcb. V, 5, 14.
Slave, subst. 1) a person who is absolutely sub-
ject to the will of another: Ven. 101. Lucr. 515.
Sonn. 57, 1. 141, 12. Tp. I, 2, 270. 308. 313. 319.
344. 351. 375. Err. II, 1, 1. II, 2, 2. 171. Merch. IV,
1, 90. 98. As III, 2, 162. Shr. I, 1, 224. II, 2. John
V, 2, 97. R2 IV, 251. H6A I, 5, 32. V, 3, 113. Tim.
I, 1, 71. IV, 3, 391. Caes. I, 3, 15. Ill, 2, 25. IV, 3,
43. Lr. II, 4, 219. Ill, 2, 19. V, 3, 221. 0th. Ill, 3,
135. 158 etc. Metaphorically; with a genitive: soft
fancy's s. Lucr. 200. the gross world's baser — s, LLL
I, 1, 30. a king, woe's s. R2 HI, 2, 210. fortune's — s,
V, 5, 24. passion's s. Hml. Ill, 2, 77. the — s of chance,
Wint. IV, 4, 551. thought's the s. of life, H4A V, 4,
81 (depends on life), the — s of drink and thralls of
sleep, Mcb. Ill, 6, 13. hot summer's tanlings and the
shrinking —s of winter, Cymb. IV, 4, 30. With to:
eater of youth, false s. to false delight, Lucr. 927.
brass eternal s. to mortal rage, Sonn. 64, 4 (i. e. sub-
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jectto). s. to slavery my sweetest friend must he, 133,
4 Tp. Ill, 1,66. Gent. Ill, 1,U1. H8 1, 2, 64. Troil.
III, 2, 90. Eom. V, 3, 221. Hml. Ill, 2, 198.
2) an abject person, a wretch: like straggling — s
for pillage fighting , Lucr. 428. let him. have time to
live a loathed s. 984. death's-man to so base a s. 1001.
lose intruder, overweening s. Gent. Ill, 1, 157. an un-
mannerly s., that will thrust himself into secrets, 393.
a s. that still an end turns me to shame, IV, 4, 67. hang
•em, — s, Wiv. II, 1, 179. Err. 1, 2, 87. 104. II, 1, 75.
78. IV, 1, 96. V, 241. Ado V, 1, 272. LLL I, 2, 159.
Shr. IV, 1, 169. IV, 3, 31. All's H, 3, 144. IV, 3, 159.
V, 3, 205. John I, 222. Ill, 1, 123. H4A II, 4, 288.
IV, 2, 19, 26. H6A 1, 2, 37. IV, 5, 15. H6B IV, 1, 67.
R3 I, 2, 90. IV, 4, 144. V, 4, 9. H8 V, 4, 3. Rom. 1,
I, 17. Tim. II, 2, 174. Ill, 1, 59 (cf. Unto). IV, 3, 33.
Mcb. I, 2, 20. Lr. 1, 4, 89. 0th. IV, 2, 132, V, 2, 292.
Cymb. IV, 2, 72. 74 etc. thou mast sealed in thy nati-
vity the s. of nature and the son of hell, R3 I, 3, 230
(i. e. thou wast marked and destined to be mean and
contemptible by nature, cf. Cymb. V, 2, 5. see Nature).
Sometimes used (like wretch) with some tender-
ness; stay, »., I must employ thee, LLL III, 152. 164.
0 — s, I can tell you news. Cor. IV, 5, 181. how the
black s. smiles upon the father, Tit. IV, 2, 120. come
on, you thick-lipped s, 175. peace, tawny s. V, 1, 27.
cf. Err. II, 2, 2.
Slave, vb. to make subject and subservient to
one's self: let the superfluous and lust-dieted man, that
— s your ordinance, feel t/our power quickly, Lr. IV, 1,
71 (Qq stands). '
Slave-like, becoming a slave : this s. habit, Tim.
IV, 3, 205.
Slaver, to be smeared with spittle (i. e, to bear
the traces of disgustful kisses): should I s. then with
lips (= by lips) as common as the stairs that mount
the Capitol, Cymb. I, 6, 105.
Slavery, servitude, bondage: Sonn. 133, 4. Tp.
III, 1, 62. H6B IV, 8, 29. H8 II, 2, 44. 0th, I, 3, 138.
Slavish, servile; mean: Lucr. 299, 537. Merch.
IV, 1, 92: R2 I, 1, 193. II, 1, 291. Tit. II, 1, 18.
Cymb. IV, 2, 73,
Slay (impf. slew, partic. slain) to kill, to put to
death: Ven. 243. 473. 624. 762. 1019. 1111. Lucr.
515. 518. 955. 1046. 1522. Sonn. 139, 4. 13. Gent.
IV, 1, 28. Ado V, 3, 13. Mids. 11, 1, 190. Ill, 2, 47.
66. V, 146. Merch. II, 1, 25. All's III, 5, 7. Tw. II,
4, 55. Ill, 3, 29. John III, 4, 7. V, 5, 10. R2 I, 1,
133. I, 2, 25. Ill, 2, 157. 183 etc. etc. ta'en or slain:
R2 V, 6, 4, H6A IV, 4, 42. Troil. V, 5, 13. Caes. V,
5, 3. to s. one's self: Ven. 765. H6A I, 1, 141. Rom.
III, 2, 45. Ill, 3, 116. IV, 1, 72. Caes. Ill, 1, 22. Ant.
IV, 13, 7. Metaphorically, = to annihilate, to destroy,
to ruin: sad souls are slain in merry company, Lucr,
1110. number there in love was slain, Phoen. 28. what
impossibility would s. in common sense, sense saves
another way, All's 11, 1, 180. to save a paltry life and
s. bright fame, H6A IV, 6, 45. a man by his own alms
empoisoned and with his charity slain. Cor. V, 6, 12.
this, being tasted, — s all senses with the heart, Rom.
II, 3, 26.
Slayer, one that slays, a killer: xoith plumed helm
thy s. begins threats, Lr. IV, 2, 57 (lection of Ql.3; Q2
thy state begins thereat, and hence some M. Edd. thy
state begins to threat. Ff om.).
Sleave or Sleave-silk, soft floss silk used for
weaving: sleep that knits up the ravelled sleave of care,
Mcb, 11, 2, 37. thou idle immaterial skein of sleave-silk,
Troil. V, 1, 35 (Ff sleyd silk).
Sledded, probably = having a sled or sledge,
i. e. a heavy hammer, to it, or similar to a heavy
hammer: such was the very armour he had on when he
the ambitious Norway combated; so frowned he once,
when in an angry parte he smote the s. pollax (OT pole-
axe) on the ice, Hml, I, 1, 63 (Qq shaded. Hamlet,
provoked to anger in a conference with the king of
Norway, struck the ice with his pole-axe as with a
mighty hammer. Almost all M. Edd. the sledded
Polacks, i. e, Polanders conveyed on sledges, whom
Hamlet is supposed to have fought and defeated on
a field of ice. But the whole scene is evidently taken
from a war against Norway , where ice-fields may be
expected; besides, he smote the Polacks cannot well
be = he beat or defeated the Polacks, but only = he
struck them).
Sleek, adj. smooth and glossy: thy s. smooth
head, Mids, IV, 1, 3, In a moral sense: how s. and
wanton ye appear in every thing may bring my ruin,
H8 III, 2, 241.
Sleek, vb. to make smooth: s. o'er your rugged
looks, Mcb. Ill, 2, 27.
Sleek-headed, having the hair well combed: let
me have ... s. men, Caes. 1, 2, 193.
Sleekly, smoothly, nicely: let their heads be s.
combed, Shr, IV, 1, 93.
Sleep, subst. slumber, rest taken by a suspension
of the voluntary exercise of the bodily and mental
powers: Lucr. 163. Sonn. 87, 14. Tp. I, 2, 185. II,
1, 202. 212. 267. Ill, 2, 148. IV, 158. Gent. II, 4,
134. Meas. Ill, 1, 17. 33. IV, 2, 69. Mids. II, 2, 64.
III, 2, 364 etc. etc. dead of s. Tp. V, 230. in a most
fast s. Mcb, V, 1, 9. a sound s. H4B IV, 5, 35. With
the poss. pron.: Gent. Ill, 1, 333. Mids. HI, 2, 47.
All's IV, 3, 286. H4A II, 3, 44. 60. H4B IV, 5, 62,
H6B II, 1, 90. R3 I, 2, 122. V, 3, 130. Cor. IV, 4,
19. IV, 5, 130 etc, Plur. : his — s were hindered. Err.
V, 71. have broke their — s with thoughts, H4B IV, 5,
69 (Ff «.). break not your —s for that, Hml. IV, 7, 30.
thai in their — s will mutter their affairs, 0th. Ill, 3,
417. Used of death: Tit. I, 155. II, 4, 15. Hml. Ill,
1, 66 etc.
Sleep, vb. (impf. and partic, slept) to take rest
by a suspension of the voluntary exercise of the bodily
and mental powers : Ven. 786. Sonn. 154, 8. Tp. I,
2, 305. 412. II, 1, 190. 238. 263. Ill, 2, 96. 149.
Gent. I, 1, 80. II, 4, 141. Ill, 1, 334. Wiv. Ill, 5,
142. V, 5, 54. Meas. IV, 3, 35. Err. I, 2, 14. II, 2,
186.215. V,63. Mids. IV, 1,152 (Aa?/«., halfiuaking;
the suffix ing belonging to both words), etc. etc. to s.
fast, Lucr, 360. to s. sound, 363. Wiv. V, 5, 56. Meas.
IV, 3, 50. Mids. II, 2, 74. Ill, 2, 449. H4B IV, 5, 26.
Caes. II, 1, 233 etc. to s. soundly: Shr, Ind, 1, 33.
H5 IV, 1, 285, —ing hour, Mids. Ill, 2, 8. As HI, 2,
102. Troil. 1, 3, 254. a —ing potion, Rom, V, 3, 244.
to s. on sth. = a) to pass in sleep: ne'er may I look
on day nor s. on night. Err. V, 210, b^ to neglect, to
be inattentive to: heaven will one day open the king's
eyes , that so long have slept upon this bold bad man,
H8 11, 2, 43. why do fond men expose themselves to
battle and not endure all threats^ s. upon 't and let the
foes quietly cut their throats? Tim. Ill, 5, 43. With an
accus, denoting the effect: we did s. day out of counie-
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nance, Ant. II, 2, 181. to s. out = to pass and forget
in sleep: All's V, 3, 66. Wint. Ill, 3, 61. IV, 3, 31.
Lr. II, 2, 163. Ant. I, 5, 5. With an accus. of time:
never slept a quiet hour, E3 V, 3, 160. H8 Epil. 3.
s. thou a quiet sleep , R3 V, 3, 164 (cf. Cymb. V, 4,
178). I have not slept one wink, Cymb. Ill, 4, 105.
U.-ed of death: Ven. 951. Ado V, 1, 70. H4A V,
4, 100. H4B IV, 4, 61. R3 IV, 3, 38. H8 III, 2, 398.
434. V, 1, 32. V, 5, 40. Eom. V, 1, 18. Mcb. Ill, 2,
23. Ant. V, 2, 7 etc. .
Denoting any state of entire repose and quiet, or
of idleness and inefficacy: therefore have I slept in
your report, Sonn. 83, 5. let'st thy fortune s. Tp. II,
1, 216. hath he any eyes? hath he any thinking? sure,
they s. Wiv. Ill, 2, 31. the laio hath not been dead,
though it hath slept, Meas. U, 2,90. why should a man
s. tvhen he wakes, Merch. 1,1,85. how street the moon-
light — s upon this bank, V, 54 (lies still and silent).
all proofs — ing else but what your Jealousies awake,
Wint. Ill, 2, 113. those — ing stones, John II, 216.
where hath it (our intelligence) slept, IV, 2, 117.
awaked the — ing rheum, R2 I, 4, 8. peace shall go s.
with Turks and infidels, IV, 139. a kind of — ing in
the blood, H4B I, 2, 128. awake our -- ing sword of
war, H5 I, 2, 22. we die, while remiss traitors s. H6A
IV, 3,29. — ing negleciion, 4d. our title still had slept,
H6C 11,2, 160. where slept our scouts? V, 1, 19. when
didst thou (God) s. when such a deed was done? R3
IV, 4, 24. you have ever wished the — ing of this busi-
ness, H8 U, 4, 163. our office may during his power
go s. Cor. II, 1, 239. hath it (hope) slept since? Mcb.
1, 7, 30. do not s., hut let me hear from you, Hml. I,
3, 3. a knavish speech — s in a foolish ear, IV, 2, 25.
have a father killed, a mother stained, excitements of
my reason and my blood, and let all s. IV, 4, 59. nor
there dresses s. Lr. I, 4, 229. truth can never be con-
firmed enough, though doubts did ever s. Per. V, 1,204.
Sleeper, one who sleeps: Tp. V, 49 (graves at
my command have waked their — s). Mids. IV, 1, 91.
R3 III, 4, 24. Mcb. II, 3, 88. Ant. IV, 9, 31.
Sleepy, 1) drowsy, inclined to sleep: I am s.
Meas. IV, 3, 31. this is a s. tune, Caes. IV, 3, 267.
2) sleeping, not awake: it is a s. language, Tp. II,
1,211 (^= you speak as if in sleep), when we have
marked with blood those s. two, Mcb. I, 7,75. II, 2, 50.
3) causing sleep, soporiferous : we will give you s.
drinks, Wint. I, 1, 15.
4) lazy, indolent, inactive: ere twice in murk and
occidental damp moist Hesperus hath quenched his s.
lamp, All's II, 1, 167 (inefficacious, not awakening to
life and activity, but only attending on sleep\ in the
mildness of your s. thoughts, which here we waken to
our country's good, R3 III, 7, 123. peace is ... mulled,
deaf, s., insensible, Cor. IV, 6, 239. 'tis not s. business,
Cymb, III, 5, 26.
Sleeve , that part of a garment that covers the
arm: Err. II, 2, 175. Ill, 2, 23. Ado III, 4, 20 (doion
— s, side ■ — s). LLL V, 2, 321 (this gallant pins the
wenches on his s.) 455. Mids. Ill, 2, 30. As III, 2, 398.
Shr. IV, 3, 88. 142 (a trunk s.). 143. 147. All's II, 3,
266. H4A IV, 2, 49. H5 IV, 3, 47. Caes. I, 2, 179.
0th. I, 1, 64. Worn as a favour: Troil. IV, 4, 72. V,
2, 66. 69. 169. V, 3, 96. V, 4, 4. 8. 19. 26. the tune
of Green — s (a lascivious song) Wiv. II, 1, 64. V, 5, 22.
Sleeve-Iiand, the cuff attached to a sleeve : Wint.
IV, 4, 211.
SleeTeless, unprofitable, bootless: of a s. errand,
Troil. V, 4, 9.
Sleid or Sleided silk, raw, untwisted silk:
letters . . . with sleided silk enswathed, Compl. 48. skein
of sleid silk, Troil. V, 1,35 (Q sleave silk), sheweaved
the sleided silk, Per. IV Prol. 21.
Sleight, trick, artifice, stratagem : as Ulysses and
stout Diomede with s. and manhood stole to Rhesus'
tents, H6C IV, 2, 20. distilled by magic — s, Mcb. Ill,
5, 26 (0. Edd. slights}.
Slender, 1) thin, slim, not thick or gross: LLL
IV, 1, 49. As III, 2, 112. Shr. II, 256. H4B I, 2, 162
(—er). Tit. Ill, 2, 61.
2) small, inconsiderable, insufficient: of s. repu-
tation, Gent. I, 3, 6. s. wit, LLL IV, 1, 49. at so s.
warning, Shr. IV, 4, 60. a thin and s. pittance, 61.
means, H4B I, 2, 159. some s. ort of his remainder,
Tim. IV, 3, 400. on s. accident, Hml. Ill, 2, 209.
Slender, name in Wiv. I, 1, 7 etc.
Slenderly, indifferently, insufficiently: he hath
ever but s. known himself, Lr. I, 1, 297.
Slice, a thin piece cut off: «., I say, pauca,
pauca: s.! Wiv. I, 1, 134 (a term applied to Mr.
Slender by Nym).
'Slid , a mean oath, used by such persons as Mr.
Slender and Sir Andrew, corrupted from Ood's lid:
Wiv. Ill, 4, 24. Tw. Ill, 4, 427. cf. Troil. I, 2, 228.
Slide, 1) to move without stepping, to slip, to
glide : thou mayst s. from my shoulder to my heel, Shr.
IV, 1, 15. the fool — s o'er the ice, Troil. Ill, 3, 215.
2) to pass swiftly or inadvertently: these present
absent (thought and desire) with swift motion s. Sonn.
46, 4. so — s he down upon his grained bat, Compl.
64. let the world s. Shr. Ind. 1, 6 (Sly's speech, cf
daff'd the world aside and bid it pass, H4A IV, 1,
96; and Shr. Ind. 2, 146 : let the world slip). Is. o'er
sixteen years, Wint. IV, 1, 5. lei the famished flesh s.
from the bone, Tim. IV, 3, 535.
3) to slip, to fall, to ofi'end: the — ing of your
brother, Meas. II, 4, 115.
Slight, adj. 1) trifling, inconsiderable: leaveher
on such s. conditions, Gent. V, 4, 138. fee'd every s.
occasion that could but niggardly give me sight of her,
Wiv. II, 2, 204. I will go on the — est errand now to
the Antipodes, Ado II, 1, 272. in some s. measure,
Mids. Ill, 2, 86. As I, 1, 155. II, 4, 34. All's IV, 1,
41. H4A III, 2, 151. H4B II, 1, 156. IV, 1, 190. V,
1, 92 (a lie with a s. oath). H6A IV, 1, 112. H6C I,
2, 6. Cor. V, 3, 62. Tim. II, 2, 149. Hml. II, 1, 39.
Cymb. I, 4, 45. 51. s. regard = contempt, H5 II, 4,
117. so s. a valuation, Cymb. IV, 4, 49.
2) insignificant, worthless, frivolous: if my s.
Muse do please these curious days, Sonn. 38,13. some
please-man, some s. zany, LLL V, 2, 463. a name 'so
s., unworthy and ridiculous, John III, 1, 150. / muse
you make so s. a question, H4B IV, 1, 167. ye 're so
s. Cor. V, 2, 1 10. a s. unmeriiable man, Caes. IV, 1, 12.
away, s. man, IV, 3, 37. so s., so drunken, and so in-
discreet an officer, 0th. II, 3, 279 (Qq light), is Caesar
with Antonius prized so s.? Ant. I, 1, 56. s. thing of
Italy, Cymb. V, 4, 64.
3) taking any thing light, careless, negligent: be
not ceased with s. denial, Tim. II, 1, 17. we have been
too s. in sufferance, Cymb. Ill, 5, 35.
4) being made out of nothing, insubstantial, light:
s. air and purging fire, Sonn. 45, 1.
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Sllgbt, vb. to treat as insignificantf to put off
with contempt: puts him off, , — s Mm, Wint. IV, 4,
300. your most dreadful laws so loosely — ed, H4B
V, 2, 94. my letters were —ed off, Caes. IV, 3, 5. the
rogues — ed me into the river with as little remorse as
they would have drowned a blind bitch's puppies, Wiv.
III, &, 9 (= threw me heedlessly).
'Slight, Sir Andrew's oath, corrupted from God's
light (cf. 'Sblood, 'Slid etc.): Tw. 11, 5, 38. Ill, 2, 14.
Slightly, 1) inconsiderably: if I gall him s. Hml.
IV, 7, 148. some s. touched, Cymb. V, 3, 10.
2) carelessly, negligently: the guards are but s.
lasted on neither, Ado I, 1, 289. to part so s. with
your wife's first gift, Mercli. V, 167. untouched or s.
handled, B3 III, 7, 19. you have gone s. o'er low steps,
H8 II, 4, 112 (as if you were born for the highest
place), a host that s. shakes his parting guest by the
hand, Troil. Ill, 3, 166. my arrows, too s. timbered,
Hml. IV, 7, 22 (cf. the adj. slight in Sonn. 45, 1.).
so s. valued in his messenger, Lr. II, 2, 153.
Slightness , trifling , frivolousness : it must omit
real necessities, and give way the while to unstable s.
Cor. Ill, 1, 148.
Slily, see Slyly.
Slime, viscous mire; any glutinous substance:
Tit. Ill, 1, 126. Ant. I, 3, 69. II, 7, 25. V, 2, 355.
hates the s. that sticks on filthy deeds, 0th. V, 2, 148.
Slimy, overspread with slime: the s. bottom of
the deep, R3 1, 4, 32. their (fishes') s. jaws, Ant II,
5,13.
Sling , a missive weapon with which stones are
thrown: H6 IV, 7, 65. Hml. HI, 1, 58.
Slink (impf. slunk) to move stealthily, to creep :
we will s. away in supper-time , Merch. II, 4, 1. s. by
and note him, As III, 2, 267. or slunk not Saturnine,
as Tarquin erst, that left the camp to sin in Lucrece'
bed? Tit. IV, 1,63. his familiars to his buried fortunes
s. atl away, Tim. IV, 2, 11.
Slip, subst. 1) escape, desertion : what counterfeit
did I give you? The s. Rom. 11, 4, 51 (quibbling; see
snb 4).
2) a false step, fault, offence: for fear of — s,
Ven. 515 (quibbling; see sub 4). without any — s of
prolixity, Merch. Ill, 1, 12. these — s have made him
noted long. Tit. II, 3, 86. wanton, wild and usual — s,
Hml. II, 1, 22. 'tis a venial s. 0th. IV, 1, 9.
3) a noose in which greyhounds were held, before
they were suffered to start for the game : you stand
like greyhounds in the ■ — s, H5 III, 1, 31.
4) a piece of false money : for fear of — « set thy
seal manual on my wax-red lips, Ven. 515. Rom. II,
4, 51 (cf. sub 1).
5) a twig separated from the main stock, a scion :
Meas. Ill, 1, 142. All's 1, 3, 152. Wint. IV, 4, 85.
100. H6B II, 2, 58. HI, 2, 214. Tit. V, 1, 9. Mcb.
IV, 1, 27.
Slip, vb. I"' intr. a^ to glide, to pass imperceptibly :
let the world s. Shr. Ind. 2, 146 (cf. let the world slide, 1,
6 ; and H4A IV, 3, 96). Especially = to pass unnoticed :
let not advantage s. Ven. 129. laws ... which for these
nineteen years we have let s. Meas. I, 3, 21. let him let
the matter s. Tw. HI, 4, 314. With away: you might
s. away ere he came, Wiv. IV, 2, 54. to s. away with
Slender, IV, 6, 23. the snake did s. away into a bush.
As IV, 3, 113. With from or out of: then s, I from
her bum, Mids. II, 1, 53. if J could have remembered
a gilt counterfeit, thou wouldst not have — ed out of my
contemplation, Troil. II, 3, 28. a thing —ed idly from
me, Tim. I, 1, 22. that from it (the mind) all con-
sideration — s, IV, 3, 196.
b) to start for the game; a coursing term used of
greyhounds, but only in the phrase to let s.: before
the game is afoot, thou still let'st *. H4A 1, 3, 278.
holding Corioli in the name of Home, even like a fawn-
ing greyhound in the leash, to let him s. at will. Cor. 1,
6, 39. let s. the dogs of war, Caes. Ill, 1, 273. C'We
let s. a greyhound, and we cast off a hound"- Art of
VenerieJ.
c) to commit an offence: you would have — edlike
him, Meas. II, 2, 65. one so wise should s. so grossly,
V, 477. that you — ed noth with any but with us, Wint.
1, 2, 85.
2) trans, a) to let pass unnoticed, not to be obser-
vant of, to neglect '.we had — ed our claim until another
age, H6C II, 2, 162. I have almost — ed the hour,
Mcb. 11,3,52. the bonds of heaven are — ed, dissolved
and loosed, Troil. V, 2, 156.
b) to make or let loose : from which (yoke) even
here I s. my weary neck, R3 IV, 4, 112. we'll s. you
for a season, Cymb. IV, 3, 22. Used of greyhounds
allowed to start for the game: Lucentio — ed me like
his greyhound, Shr. V, 2, 52.
Slipper, subst. a light shoe worn in undress: Tp.
II, 1, 277. LLL V, 2, 672. Shr. IV, 1, 156. John IV,
2, 197.
Slipper, adj. slippery: as. and subtle knave, 0th.
II, 1, 246 (the later 'Si slippery and subtle, Qq subtle
slippery) .
Slippered, wearing slippers : the lean and s. pan-
taloon. As II, 7, 158.
Slippery, 1) smooth, glib: as s. as the Gordian
knot was hard, Cymb. II, 2, 34. Metaphorically: all
minds, as well of glib and s. creatures as of grave and
austere quality, Tim. 1, 1, 53. a s. and subtle knave,
0th. II, 1, 246 (Fl slipper).
2) not affording firm footing: he that stands upon
a s. place, John HI, 4, 137. hanging them (the billows)
in the s. clouds, H4B III, 1, 24. my credit now stands
on such s. ground, Caes. Ill, 1, 191. whose top is so s.
Cymb. HI, 3, 48.
3) not standing firm: «. standers, Troil. HI, 3, 84.
Hence = inconstant , unstable ,, fickle : the love that
leaned on them as s. too, Troil. HI, 3, 85. 0 world,
thy s. turns! Cor. IV, 4, 12. our a. people. Ant. I, 2,
192. Even = unchaste, wanton: my wife is s. Wint.
1, 2, 273.
Slipshod, wearing slippers: Lr. I, 5, 12.
Slish and slash, much cutting: here's snip and
nip and cut and s. Shr. IV, 3, 90.
Slit, to cut lengthwise: I'll s. the villain s nose,
Shr. V, 1, 134.
SliTer, subst. a small branch (broken oft): an
envious s. broke, Hml. IV, 7, 174.
Sliver, vb . to break or tear off (a branch) : slips
of yew — ed in the moon's eclipse, Mcb. IV, 1, 28. she
that herself will s. and disbranch from her material
sap, Lr. IV, 2, 34.
Slobbery, wet and foul: to buy a s. and a dirty
farm in that nook-shotten isle of Albion, H5 HI, 5, 13.
Slop, large loose trowsers: a German from the
waist downward, all — s, Ado 111, 2, 36. my short
cloak and my — s, H4B I, 2, 34. a French salu.'ativn
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to your French s. Rom. II, 4, 47. In LLL IV, 3, 69
0, Edd. shop, some M. Edd. slop.
Slope, to bend down: though palaces and pyramids
do s. their heads to their foundations, Mcb. IV, 1, 57.
Sloth, slowness, sluggishness, laziness ; Tp. II, 1,
223. 228. H6A I, 1, 79. H8 II, 4, 237. Lr. Ill, 4, 96.
Cyrab. Ill, 6, 34.
Slothful, lazy: HGA III, 2, 7.
Slough, 1) a place of deep mud or mire: in a s.
of mire, Wiv. IV, 5, 69.
2) the skin of a snake: cast thy humble s. Tw. II,
5, 161. Ill, 4, 76. with casted s. H5 IV, 1, 23. with
shining checkered s. H6B 111, 1, 229.
Slovenly, wanting neatness: to bring a s. unhand-
some corse betwixt the wind and his nobility, H4A I,
3, 44.
Slovenry, want of neatness: time hath worn us
into s. H5 IV, 3, 114.
Slow, not swift, not quick: Lucr. 696. 1081.
1220 (with soft s. tongue). 1336. 1738. Sonn. 44, 13.
51, 1 (the s. offence = the offence of slowness). Tp.
II, 1, 249. Gent. I, 1, 133. II, 1, 13. Hi, 1, 336. 338.
Meas. V, 400. LLL III, 60. 62. 63. Mids. IV, 1, 128.
Shr. II, 248. IV, 1, 34. All's I, 1, 234. Tw. Ill, 4, 81.
R2 V, 2, 10. H4A III, 1, 268. H6B IV, 1, 5. V, 2,
72. H6C IV, 8, 40. R3 I, 2, 116. II, 4, 16. H8 I, 1,
132. Troll. I, 2, 21. Rom. II, 5, 17. II, 6, 15. IV, 1,
3. Mcb. I, 4, 17. Ill, 1, 96. Hml. I, 2, 68. 0th. IV,
2, 55. Ant. V, 2, 324. Cymb. I, 1, 64. I, 5, 10. Ill,
4, 100. Per. IV, 2, 68. s. of = s. concerning sth. .• s.
of tongue, Gent. Ill, 1, 357 (= slowly speaking), s.
of sail. Err. I, 1, 117. Hml. IV, 6, 17. s. of study,
Mids. I, 2, 69. With to: to temptation s. Sonn. 94, 4
(== slowly tempted).
= dull, heavy : it makes me have a s. heart, Gent.
IV, 2, 65. other s. arts entirely keep the brain, LLL IV,
3, 324.
Adverbially: how s. time goes, Lucr. 990. how s.
it creeps, 1575. how s. this old moon wanes, Mids. I,
1, 3. creep time ne'er so s. John III, 3, 31. thou stri-
kest as s. as another, Troil. II, 1, 33. wisely and s.
Rom. II, 3, 94. goes s. and stately by them, Hml. I, 2,
202. till the speed of his rage goes — er, Lr. I, 2, 183.
how s. his soul sailed on, Cymb. I, 3, 13. could never
go so s. Ill, 2, 73.
Slowed, retarded: / would I knew not why it
should be s. Rom. IV, 1, 16.
Slow-gaited, going slowly: LLL III, 56.
Slowly, not quickly, tardily: Tp. II, 2, 16. As
IV, 1, 56. All's V, 3, 68. Wint. V, 1, 211. John IV,
2, 269.
Slowness, want of speed or of readiness: the
complaints I have heard of you I do not all believe: 'tis
my s. that I do not. All's I, 3, 10. this fool's speed be
crossed with s. Cymb. Ill, 6, 168.
Slow-winged, flying slowly: Shr. II, 208.
Slubber, 1) to sully, to soil: you must be content
to s. the gloss of your new fortunes with this more stub-
born and boisterous expedition, 0th. I, 3, 227. cf. Be-
slubber.
2) to do carelessly and negligently , to slur over :
s. not business for my sake, Merch. II, 8, 39.
Slug, a kind of snail; used as the symbol of
slowness and laziness: thou drone, thou snail, thou s.
Err. II, 2, 196. what a s. is Hastings, R3 HI, 1, 22.
fie, you s. a-bed, Rom. IV, 5, 2.
Sluggard, subst. a lazy fellow : R3 V, 3, 225.
Sluggard, adj. lazy: Lucr. 1278. R2 III, 2, 84
(Qq coward).
Sluggardized, made lazy and dronish: Gent. I,
1,7.
Sluggish, slow, inert, indolent: Cymb. IV, 2, 205.
Sluice, subst. a floodgate, a vent for water : Ven.
956. Lucr. 1076.
Sluice, vb. to emit, to make to flow as by a flood-
gate: she has been — d in his absence and his pond
fished, Wint. 1, 2, 194. — d out his innocent soul through
streams of blood, R2 I, 1, 103.
Slumber, subst. sleep; Lucr. 124 (cf. R3 V, 3,
105). Sonn. 61, 4. Tp. II, 1, 304. As IV, 3, 133. Wint.
Ill, 3, 39. H4A II, 3, 50. H4B III, 1, 11. IV, 6, 24.
H5 111, 2, 123. H6B III, 2, 262. 390. R3 III, 2, 27.
V, 3, 106 (cf. Lucr. 124). H8 I, 1, 122. Troil. II, 2,
37. Tit. II, 3, 26. Ill, 1, 253. Oaes. II, 1, 230. IV, 3,
267. 0th. II, 3, 268. Cymb. IV, 2, 210. Per. Ill, 2,
23 (the golden s. of repose). V, 1, 236.
Slumber, vb. to sleep: Mids. V, 432. Tit. II, 4,
16. HI, 1, 266. Metaphorically, = to be inactive:
you must not now s. in it, All's III, 6, 78. if heaven s.
while their creatures want, Per. 1, 4, 16.
Slumbry , sleeping, taking place in sleep ; in this
s. agitation, Mcb. V, 1, 12.
Slut, a slovenly and ungracious woman: Wiv.V,
5, 50. As III, 3, 36. 38. Tim. IV, 3, 134.
Sluttery, the qualities and practice of a slut:
Wiv. Y, 6, 50. Cymb. I, 6, 44.
Sluttish, unclean, nasty: Ven. 983. Sonn. 55,
4. All's V, 2, 7. Rom. 1, 4, 90. In a moral sense : s. spoils
of opportunity, Troil. IV, 5, 62 (cf. Tim. IV, 3, 134).
Sluttishness, the qualities and practice of a
slut: As 111, 3, 41.
Sly, name in Shr. Ind. 1, 3 etc.
Sly, adj . 1) artful, cunning, insidious : Lucr. 1399.
Gent. II, 4, 61. John II, 567. H6C III, 3, 160. K3 I,
3, 63. IV, 4, 171 (Ff s. and bloody, Qq bloody, trea-
cherous). H8 I, 3, 39. Tit. IV, 4, 69 (cf. crafty).
Cymb. I, 5, 75.
2) secret, imperceptible : the s. slow hours shall not
determinate the dateless limit of thy dear exile, R2 I,
3, 150 (Fa and some M. Edd. fiy slow).
Slyly or Slily, 1) cunningly: deceive mores, than
Ulysses did, H6C III, 2, 189.
2) secretly, imperceptibly, imderhand: a serpent
that s. glided towards your majesty, H6B III, 2, 260.
he s. stole away, H6C I, 1, 3. the king was s. fingered
from the deck, V, 1, 44. here in these confines s. have
I lurked, R3 IV, 4, 3. as if that god ... were s. crept
into his human powers. Cor. II, 1, 236.
Smack, subst. aloud kiss: Shr. Ill, 2, 180.
Smack, subst. 1) taste, savor, tincture: thou hast
to pull at a s. o'the contrary. All's II, 3, 237 (with
a pun? meaning also a small vessel, a sloop?!, some
s. of age, H4B I, 2, 111.
2) smattering: he hath a s. oj all neighbouring lan-
guages, All's IV, 1, 18.
Smack, vb. to have a taste or tincture: my father
did something s., he had a kind of taste, Merch. II, '2,
18. whether Is. orno, Johnl,209. With p/; a// serts,
all ages s. of this vice, Meas. II, 2, 5. nothing she does
or seems but — s of something greater than herself,
Wint. IV, 4, 158. John I, 208. II, 396. Mcb. I, 2, 44.
IV, 3, 69.
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Small, adj. 1) thin, fine: as s. as a wand, Gent.
II, 3, 23. the — est twine may lead me, Ado IV, 1, 252.
a — er hair than may be seen, LLL V, 2, 258. the — est
thread that ever spider twisted, John IV, 3, 127. the
—est spider's web, Eom. 1, 4, 61. with fingers long,
s., white as milk. Per. IV Prol. 22. :>. showers = soft
and gentle showers: R2 II, 1, 36. grind their bones
to powder s. Tit. V, 2, 199 (= fine). Peculiar ex-
pression: these things seem s. and undistinguishable,
like far-off mountains turned into clouds , Mids. IV, 1,
192 (not gross and palpable, but thin and fading into
indistinctness).
2) fine, of a clear and high sound: thy s. pipe is
as the maidens organ, Tw. I, 4, 32. a pipe s. as an
eunuch, Cor. Ill, 2, 114.
Adverbially: speaks s. like a woman, Wiv. I, 1, 49.
you may speak as s. as you will, Mids. I, 2, 52.
3) of minute dimensions, not large: s. head, Ven.
296. ». lights, Lncr. 647. in the s. orb of one particu-
lar tear, Compl. 289. too s. apasture, Gent. I, 1, 105.
Err. I, 1, 80. Mids. II, 2, 5. V, 223. Merch. V, 60.
Shr. II, 101. IV, 3, 140. John IV, 1, 95. R2 II, 1, 102.
III, 2, 163. H4A V, 4, 90. H6A II, 3, 52. IV, 6, 33.
H6B III, 1, 18. IV, 10, 20. H6C II, 2, 17. IV, 8, 64.
R3 II, 4, 13. Troil I, 3, 343. Cor. I, 1, 142. Tit. v,
3, 167. Rom. I, 4, 64. Hml. Ill, 3, 21. Lr. Ill, 4, 117.
144. IV, 6, 20. 114. Cymb. IV, 2, 304.
4) short (in a temporal sense) : after some s. space,
As IV, 3, 152. a night is but s. breath and little pause,
H5 II, 4, 145. «. time, Epil. 5. within so s. a time, R3
IV, 1, 79 (Qq in so short a space).
5) little, inconsiderable, not great: ofs. worth held,
Sonn. 2, 4. some s. glory, 84, 6. s. show of man, Compl.
92. the — est teen, 192. shows his love but s. Gent. I,
2, 29. so s. a fault, IV, 1, 31. a —er boon, V, 4, 24.
the — est scruple of her excellence, Meas. I, 1, 38. the
— est article,^ lY, 2, 107. s. cheer and great welcome.
Err. Ill, 1, 26. that violates the — est branch, LLL I,
I, 21. had s. reason for it, I, 2, 92. his s. light of
discretion, Mids. V, 257. a s. trifle of wives, Merch.
II, 2, 169. the s. acquaintance, As V, 2, 7. there's s.
choice in rotten apples, Shr. I, 1, 138. s. experience,
I, 2, 52. none so s. advantage, John III, 4, 151. of s.
consequence, R2 V, 2, 61. the — est parcel of this vow,
H4A III, 2, 159. our s. conjunction, IV, 1, 37. a power
much — er than the — est of his thoughts, H4B I, 3, 30.
s. offences, H6B III, 1, 59. s. things make base men
proud, IV, 1, 106. thy share thereof (h&sxity') is s. H6C
I, 4, 129. of s. defence, V, 1, 64. =.joy, R3 I, 3, 110.
our s. strength, V, 3, 26. your enemies are many and
not s. H8 V, 1, 129. of s. wit, V, 4, 49. s. thanks,
Troil. I, 1, 72. things s. as nothing, II, 3, 179. a s.
patience, Cor. 1, 1, 129. a s. thing would make it flame,
IV, 3, 21. the tears have got s. victory by that, Rom.
IV, 1, 30. s. love, Tim. I, 1, 258. some s. kindnesses,
111,2,22. the — est particle of any promise , Caes. II,
1, 139. s. fault, Lr. I, 4, 288. s. respect, II, 2, 137.
s. train, II, 4, 64. s. vices, IV, 6, 168. 0th. IV, 3, 70.
s. hurt, II, 3, 381. the — est fear, 111,3, 188. the — est
opinion, IV, 2, 109. s. to greater matter must give way.
Ant. II, 2, 11. s. reflection of her loit, Cymb. I, 2, 33.
a s. request, I, 6, 181. though the gift s. Per. Ill, 4, 18.
Adverbially: it s. avails my mood, Lucr. 1273.
Substantively: to cross this in the — est, Meas. IV,
2, 179. s. have continual plodders ever won, LLL 1, 1,
86. that unlettered s. knowing soul, 253 (Armado's
letter. M. Edd. small-knowing). I play the torturer, by
s. and s. to lengthen out the worst, R2 III, 2, 198.
6) Used of beverages, = weak: s. ale, Shr. Ind.
2, 1. 77. s. beer, H4b II, 2, 8. 13. H6B IV, 2, 73.
0th. II, 1, 161.
.Small, subst. the part of the leg below the calf:
he is best indued in the s. LLL V, 2, 646.
Smallncss, minute dimension: the s. of a gnat,
Cymb. I, 3, 21.
Smalns, name in Wint. V, 1, 157.
Smart, subst. (used, with one exception, only in
rhyming): keen pain: Lucr. 1238. H8 II, 1, 166.
Troil. IV, 4, 20. Cymb. V, 4, 42.
Smart, adj. painful, pungent: their softest touch
as s. as lizards' stings, H6B III, 2, 325. how s a lash
that speech doth give my conscience, Hml III, 1, 60.
Smart, vb. to feel a pungent pain: some of us
j will s.for it. Ado V, 1, 109. although he s. As II, 7,
54. H4A I, 3, 49. H6A IV, 6, 42. Ant. II, 5, 66. =
to cause pain : / have some wounds upon me, and they
s. Cor. I, 9, 28.
Smartly, briskly, vigorously: and loosed his love-
shaft s. from his bow, as it should pierce a hundred
thousand hearts, Mids. II, 1, 169 (or is it ^ in a
manner calculated to inflict the most painful v.'ounds?).
Smateli, smack, taste, tincture: thy life hath had
some s. of honour in it, Caes. V, 5, 46.
Smatter, to chatter, to prattle: s. with your gos-
sips, Rom. Ill, 6, 172.
Smear, to daub, to soil, to stain: s. with dust
their glittering golden towers, Lucr. 945. 1381. — ed
thus and mired with infamy. Ado IV, 1, 135 (Q smirch-
ed), triumphant death, — ed with captivity, H6A IV, 7,
3, my glory — ed in dust and blood, H6CV,2,23. this
painting wherein you see me — ed. Cor. I, 6, 69. s. the
sleepy grooms with blood, Mcb. II, 2, 49. — ed with
heraldry more dismal, Hml. II, 2, 477. cf. Besmear.
Smell, subst. 1 ) the sense of which the nose is
the organ: Ven. 441. Sonn. 141, 7. Tim. I, 2, 132.
2) odor, the manner of affecting the olfactory or-
gan: Ven. 165. 936. Sonn. 69, 12. 98, 5. Tp. II, 2,
27. Gent. IV, 4, 25. Wiv. I, 2, 297. Ill, 5, 94. As I,
2, 114 (if I keep not my rank, — Thou losest thy old
s.; = smell of ancient race?). John IV, 3, 113. H5
IV, 3, 103. V, 1, 22. H6B I, 1, 265. Rom. IV, 3, 46
(—s). Mcb. V, 1, 56. = scent: Ven. 686. 691. Lucr.
695.
Smell, vb. (impf. and partic. smelt) 1) to perceive
by the nose; absol. : Ven. 444. Ado III, 4, 64. Tim.
IV, 3, 160 ( — s from the common weal; cf. From).
Hml. Ill, 4, 79. 0th. IV, 3, 95. With an object: Ven.
1171. Tp. IV, 178. Wiv. V, 6, 84. LLL III, 17. Merch.
I, 3, 34. Shr. Ind. 2, 73. All's V, 3, 321. H4B I, 2,
175. Cor. V, 1, 31. Rom. II, 3, 25. Lr. II, 4, 72. Ill,
4, 189. IV, 6, 183. 0th. V, 2, 16. Cymb. V, 4, 115.
to s. out = to find out by the nose: LLL IV, 2, 128.
Wint. IV, 4, 687. Lr. I, 5, 23 to s. = to smell out:
let him s. his way to Dover, Lr. Ill, 7, 93.
Metaphorically, = to perceive, to guess at, to find
out by mental sagacity: lest she some subtle practice
s. Pilgr. 307. I s. some I'envoy, LLL III, 122. Is.
false Latin, V, 1, 83. I s. some device, Tw. II, 3, 176.
Wint. II, 1, 151. IV, 4, 657. H4A I, 3, 277. Lr. I, 1,
16. 0th. Ill, 3, 232. V, 2, 191. With out: can you s.
him out by that? Ado III, 2, 51. — ing out a suit, Rom.
I, 4, 78. there I smelt 'em out, Lr. IV, 6, 105.
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2) to affect the olfactory nerves, to have a parti-
cular odor; absol.: Sonn. 99, 2. Tp. II, 2, 26. Wiv.
III, 3, 79. H5 IV, 1, 106. Caes. Ill, 1,274. Hml. Ill,
3, 36. V, 1, 221. Cjmb. II, 1, 18. to s. strong, All's
V, 2, 6. strongly, 8. sweet, H4A I, 3, 54. Rom. II, 2,
44. 0th. IV, 2, 68. sweetly, Wiv. II, 2, 67. Per. Ill,
2, 60. tender — ing , lAA^ V, 2, 569. to s. well. Cor.
IV, 5, 5. worse, Sonn. 94, 14. wooingly, Mcb. I, 6, 6.
With of: it — s of mortality, Lr. IV, 6, 136. knaves
that s. of sweat. Ant. I, 4, 21. Metaphorically, = to
have a smack or tincture of: s. of calumny, Meas. II,
4, 159. s. of her strong displeasure, All's V, 2, 5. thy
counsel — s of no cowardice. Tit. II, 1, 132.
Trans.: / do s. all horse-piss, Tp. IV, 199 {= I
smell or stink of nothing but horse-piss), all the cham-
ber smelt him, Gent. IV, 4, 22 {= smelt like him, was
filled with his scent), he — s April and May, Wiv.
Ill, 2, 69. she smelt brown bread and garlic, Meas.
Ill, 2, 194. your nose — s no in this, LLL V, 2, 569.
Smile, subst. a kind of slight laugh without ut-
terance of a sound; a look expressive of pleasure or
kindness or slight scorn: Ven. 465. Merch. I, 1, 55.
As III, 5, 104. Tw. II, 5, 73. H4B Ind. 10. H5 IV
Chor. 33. H6B V, 1, 100. H8 III, 2, 368. Troil. I,
1, 38. Cor. I, 1, 111. Tim. V, 4, 45. Cymb. IV, 2,
53. Plur. — s; Gent. Ill, 1, 158. Mids. I, 1, 195. As
III, 2, 433. All's V, 2, 26 (M.Edd. similes). Tw. II,
5, 190. Wint. I, 2, 116. II, 3, 102. R2 I, 4, 28. Ill,
2, 9. V, 2, 32. H4A I, 3, 246. H5 II, 1, 6. R3 III, 5,
9. H8 III, 2,413. Troil. 111,3, 72 etc. Metaphorically,
^^= favour: methought I stood not in the s. of heaven,
H8 II, 4, 187. our stars that frown lend us a s. Per.
1, 4, 108.
Smile, name in As II, 4, 49 and Wint. I, 2, 1 96.
Smile, vb. to laugh without uttering a sound, to
have a look of joy or kindness or slight scorn; absol. :
Ven. 106. Lucr. 1400. Compl. 172. 217. Pilgr. 187.
Tp. I, 2, 153. Gent. I, 2, 63. V, 4, 163. Meas. II, 2,
187. 233. Ado V, 1, 15. LLL III, 78. V, 2, 864.
Mids. II, 1, 44. Merch. 1, 2, 52. As II, 1, 9. Shr.
Ind. 1, 99. Tw. II, 5, 190. 193. Ill, 1, 137. H6A IV,
3, 32. IV, 7, 27. H6C V, 2, 22. R3 IV, 4, 115. Troil.
Ill, 3, 168. Caes. I, 2, 205. Cymb. IV, 2, 52 etc. Fol-
lowed by at, to denote the occasion or cause of smi-
ling; by on, to denote the person or object to which
it is directed and addressed: at this Adonis — s, Ven.
241. 252. whereat she — d with so sweet a cheer, Lucr.
264. nor shall he s. at thee, 1065. Tp. IV, 1, 9. Meas.
V, 163. Mids. II, 2, 150. Ado I, 3, 15. Shr. V, 2, 3.
Tw. II, 4, 118. IV, 1, 61. Wint. IV, 4, 822. John V,
2, 134. H6A IV, 7, 4. H6B IV, 1, 76. H6C III, 3, 91.
168. R3 III, 4, 109. Troil. V, 10, 7. Caes. I, 2, 207.
Mcb. V, 7, 12. Lr. IV, 2, 5. Cymb. II, 4, 22. the flower
that — s on every one, LLL V, 2, 331. he will s, upon
her, Tw. II, 5, 220. — s upon his fingers' ends, H5 II,
3, 15. H6A I, 4, 92. Tit. IV, 2, 120. Rom. II, 3, 1.
Mcb. IV, 1, 123. 0th. II, 1, 170. at for on: —d at
one another and shook their heads, Caes. I, 2, 286. on
for at: — st upon the stroke that murders me, Rom. Ill,
3, 23. to s. in a p.' s face = to smile on a p. : he — d
me in the face, Ii5 IV, 6, 21. a. in men's faces, R3 I,
3, 48. while it was — ing in my face, Mcb. I, 7, 56.
s. to't'^ s. in telling it: if it he summer news, s. toH
before, Cymb. Ill, 4, 13. With an accus. denoting an
effect: he does s. his face into more lines than is in the
new map, Tw. Ill, 2, 84. —ing extremity out of act.
Ler. V, 1, 139. some Dick that —s his cheek inyears,
LLL V, 2, 465 (i. e., as it is usually explained, who
smiles so much that his cheek seems to be in years,
i. e. old).
Trans, in a doubtful passage : s. you my speeches,
as I were a fool? Lr. II, 2, 88 (lection of F4; the rest
of 0. Edd. smoile).
Metaphorically, = 1) to look gay and joyous:
affliction may one day s. again, LLL I, 1, 316. — ing
plenty and fair prosperous days, R3 V, 5, 34. so rich
advantage of a promised glory as —s upon the fore-
head of this action, Troil. II, 2, 205. 2) to be propi-
tious or favourable : it (my love) suffers not in — ing
pomp, Sonn. 124, 6 (the favour of greatness) s., gentle
heaven, H6C II, 3, 6. Fortune, s. once more, Lr. II, 2,
180. with on: good fortune and the favour of the king
s. upon this contract. All's II, 3, 185. who knows on
whom fortune would then have — d, H4B IV, 1, 133.
upon us he (Itfars) —s, H6A I, 2, 4. R3 V, 5, 20.
Rom. II, 6, 1. IV, 3, 4. Mcb. I, 2, 14. Hml. I, 3, 54.
Smilet, diminutive oi smile: Lr. IV, 3, 21.
Smilingly, with a look of pleasure or slight
scorn: Lucr. 1567. Cor. IV, 6, 103. Lr. V, 3, 199.
Smircti, to smear, to daub, to soil: Ado III, 3,
145. IV, 1, 135 (Ff smeared). As I, 3, 114. H5 III,
3, 17. cf. Besmirch, Unsmirched.
Smite (impf. smote; partic. smit in Tim. II, 1,
23 ; smote or, in the spelling of O.Edd., smot, in LLL
IV, 3, 28 and Cor. Ill, 1, 319) 1) to strike, to reach
with a stroke or throw: they smote the air, Tp. IV,
172. I will s. his noddles, Wiv. Ill, 1, 128 (Evans'
speech), when their fresh rays have smote the night of
dew, LLL IV, 3, 28. our aediles smote. Cor. Ill, 1, 319.
my reliances . . . have smit my credit, Tim. II, 1,23. and
smote him thus, 0th. V, 2, 356. the next Caesarian s.
Ant. Ill, 13, 162. a grief that — s my very heart at
root, V, 2, 104 (0. Edd. suits). With an accus. deno-
ting an effect: s. flat the thick rotundity o' the world,
Lr. Ill, 2, 7 (Ff strike), it — s me beneath thefaUI
have, Ant. V, 2, 171.
2) to strike, to drive, to make to come down: his
falchion on a flint he softly — th, Lucr. 176. he smote
the sledded pole-axe on the ice, Hml. I, 1, 63 (cf.
Sledded).
Smith, one who forges with the hammer: Merch.
I, 2, 48. John IV, 2, 193. H4B V, 1, 19.
Smith, name in H6B IV, 2, 30.
Smithlield, a market-place in London (cf.
Paul) : H4B I, 2, 56. 59. H6B II, 3, 7. IV, 5, 10. IV,
6, 14.
Smock, the under garment of a woman, a shift:
Wiv. Ill, 5, 91. Ado II, 3, 137. LLL V, 2, 479. 916.
Wint. IV, 4, 210. H6A I, 2, 119. 0th. V, 2, 273.
Used for a woman: All's II, 1, 30. Rom. II, 4, 109.
Ant. I, 2, 175.
Smoke, subst. 1) the sooty exhalation from burn-
ing things; Lucr. 312. 1042. As IV, 1, 165. Tw. V,
56. John II, 462. H6A I, 5, 23. Tit. I, 145. Rom. I,
1, 186. Cymb. V, 5, 477. Per. I, 1, 138. Proverbial
expression: thus must I from the s. into the smother.
As I, 2, 299.
2) any vapour: 0 night, thou furnace of foul-reek-
ing s. Lucr. 799. their (the clouds') rotten s. Sonn.
34, 4. for s. and dusky vapours of the night, H6A II,
2, 27. in the dunnests. of hell, Mcb. I, 5, 52.
3) Metaphorically, == phrases, idle words: this
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helpless s. of words doth me no right, Luci'. 1027 (cf.
1042). sweet s. of rhetoric, LLL HI, 64 (Arinado's
speech), they shoot but calm words folded up in s. John
II, 229; cf. 462. love is a s. made (Qi and M. Edd.
raised) with the fume of sighs, Rom. I, 1, 196. s. and
luke-marm water is your perfection, Tim. Ill, 6, 99. let
your close jire predominate his s. IV, 3, 142 ; cf. 140.
Smoke, vb. 1) intr. a) to emit vapour, to steam:
her face doth reek and s. Ven. 555. his hand . . . — ing
with pride, Lucr. 438. this night, whose Hack conta-
gious breath already — s about the burning crest of the
old sun, John V, 4, 34. his — ing blood, H6C II, 3,
21; thy falchion — ing in his blood, R3 I, 2, 94; Cor.
I, 4, 11 ; Caes. Ill, 1,158; Mob. I, 2, 18 ; Lr. V, 3, 223.
b) to suffer, to be in a sad pickle: some of you
shall s. for it in Rome, Tit. IV, 2, 111.
2) tr. a) to scent by smoke : I was — ing a musty
room. Ado I, 3, 61. «. the temple with our sacrifices,
Cymb. V, 5, 398.
h) to smell out, to find out: he was first — d by
the old lord Lafeu, All's III, 6, 111. they begin to s.
me, IV, 1, 30.
c) to curry : I'U s. your skin-coat, an I catch you
right, John II, 139.
Smoky, emitting smoke; filled with smoke; tar-
nished with smoke: Lucr. 783. All's III, 2, 111. H4A
III, 1, 161. IV, 1, 114. H4B 111,1,9. Cymb. I, 6, 109.
Smolkin, see Smulkin.
Smooth, adj. 1) having an even surface; opposed
to rough : my s. moist hand, Ven. 143. thy sleek s.
head, Mids. IV, 1, 3. why are our bodies soft and
weak and s. Shr. V, 2, 165. Diana's lip is not more s.
Tw. I, 4, 32. wears his boots very s. H4B II, 4, 270.
mys. body, Hml. I, 5, 73. s. as alablasler, 0th. V, 2, 5.
2) level: the path is s. that leadeth on to danger,
Ven. 788. Used of waters, = gently flowing, not
ruffled: the sea being s. Troil. I, 3, 34.
Adverbially: the course of true love never did run
s. Mids. I, 1, 134. d'. runs the water where the brook
is deep, II 6B III, 1, 53. Metaphorically: with such a
s., discreet and stable bearing, Tw. IV, 3, 19. how s.
and even they do bear themselves, H5 II, 2, 3. to bear
all s. and even, Hml. IV, 3, 7.
3) bland, mild, gentle, insinuative: hath ta' en from
me the show of s- civility. As II, 7, 96. / have been
politic with my friend, s. with mine enemy, V, 4, 47.
my condition, which hath been s. as oil, H4A I, 3, 7.
;.. tongue, II, 4, 79. my condition not s. H5 V, 2, 314.
s. Duke Humphrey, H6B III, 1 , 65. in this s. discourse,
H6C III, 3, 88. most smiling, «. , detested parasites,
Tim. in, 6, 104. he hath a person and a s. dispose to
be suspected, 0th. I, 3, 403.
Adverbially: looks cheerfully and s. to-day, R3
III, 4, 60. so s. he daubed his vice with show of virtue,
III, 5, 29.
4) easy and elegant, free fr6m anything dis-
pleasing or indecent: thy verse swells with stuff so
fine and s. Tim. V, 1, 87.
5) perfectly agreeable and acceptable, not alloyed
with any painful sensation or difficulty : s. and wel-
come news, H4A I, 1, 66. they bring s. comforts false,
H4B Ind. 40. a-, success be strewed before your feet,
Ant. I, 3, 100.
Smooth, name in H4B II, 1, 31.
Smooth, vb. 1) to make smooth or even: to s.
the ice, John IV, 2, 13. every rub is — ed on our way,
H5 II, 2, 198. I would remove these stumbling - stocks
and s. my way upon their headless necks, H6B I, 2, 65.
his —ed brows, H6A III, 1, 124; H6C II, 6, 32; R3
1, 1, 9.
2) to make bland and insinuative: s. not thy tongue
icithfiled talk, Pilgr. 306.
3) to soften, to palliate, to colour: to s. his fault
I should have been more mild, R2 I, 3, 240. Warwick
tells his title, —s the wrong, H6C III, 1, 48. to s. that
rough touch with a tender kiss, Rom. I, 5, 98. what
tongue shall s. thy name, when I have mangled if? Ill,
2, 98. s. every passion that in the natures of their
lords rebel, Lr. II, 2, 81.
4) to soften with blandishments, to flatter, to hu-
mour; absol. : thy — ing titles (turn) to a ragged name,
Lucr. 892. let not his — ing words bewitchyour hearts,
H6B I, 1, 156. sweet —ing words, R3 I, 2, 169 (Qq
soothing), s,, deceive and cog, I, 3, 48. I can s. and
fill his ear with golden promises, Tit. IV, 4, 96. «. and
speak him fair, V, 2, 140. the sinful father seemed not
to strike, but s. Per. I, 2, 78. With a superfluous it:
dangerous peer, that — est it so with king and common-
weal, H6B II, 1, 22. Trans.: every grise of fortune is
— ed by that below, Tim. IV, 3, 17.
Smooth-faced, having a bland and winning
look: LLL V, 2, 838. John II, 573. R3 V, 5, 33.
Smoothly, with easy elegance: whose names yet
run s. in the even road of a blank verse. Ado V, 2, .33.
when it comes so s. off, LLL IV, 1, 145.
Smoothness, freedom from roughness, gentle-
ness : Aeir (women's) s., like a goodly champaign plain,
lays open all the little worms that creep, Lucr. 1247.
her s., her very silence and her patience speak to the
people. As I, 3, 79. in the very whirlwind of passion
you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give
it s. Hml. HI, 2, 9.
Smooth -pate, one having a sleek head (and
bland manners): H4B I, 2, 43.
Smother, vb. to suffocate, to stifle: Ven. 18.
Lucr. 783. 1418. R3 1,4,40. Ill, 7, 164. IV, 3, 17.
IV, 4, 70. 134. V, 3, 151. Cymb. Ill, 2, 60. With
up: and there (the snail) all — ed up, in shade doth
st7, Ven. 1035. stalls, bulks, windows, are — ed up.
Cor. II, 1, 227 (filled to stifling), to s. up his (the
sun's) beauty from the world, H4A I, 2, 223.
Metaphorically, = to suppress; to crush; to
destroy: — ing his passions for the present, Lucr. Arg.
13. their own' transgressions partially they s. Lucr.
634. thou — est honesty, thou murderest truth, 885.
heart in love with sighs himself doth s. Sonn. 47, 4.
since that our faults in love thus — ed be, Pilgr. 14.
my earthy-gross conceit, — ed in errors, Err. Ill, 2, 35.
your private grudge will out, though ne'er so cunningly
you s. it, H6A IV, 1, 110. in the breath of bitter words
let's s. my damned son, R31V, 3, 133. function is — ed
in surmise, Mcb. I, 3, 141. {( is fit, what being more
known grows worse, to s. it. Per. I, 1, 106. With up:
these things, come thus to light, s. her spirits up. Ado
IV, 1, 113 (cf. Ven. 1035). enow to s. up the English
in our throngs, H5 IV, 5, 20.
Smother, subst. thick and suflfocating smoke:
thus must I from the smoke into the s. As 1, 2, 299.
Smug, neat, trim, spruce : used to come so s.upon
the mart, Merch. Ill, 1, 49. the s. and silver Trent
H4A III, 1, 102. I will die bravely, like a s. bride-
groom, Lr. IV, 6, 202 (Qq like a bridegroom).
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Smulkiu (Qq snulbug, most M. Edd. Smollcin)
name of a fiend; Lr. Ill, 4, 146.
Smutch, to stain, to smirch: hast — ed thy nose,
Wint. I, 2, 121.
Snaffle, a bridle which crosses the nose: Art. II,
2, 63.
Snail, animal of the genus Cochlea or Limax:
Ven. 1033. Mids. II, 2, 23. LLL IV, 3, 338. Lr. I,
5, 29. Emblem of slowness: Err. II, 2, 196. As II, 7,
146. IV, 1, 52.
Snail-paced, slow: E3 IV, 3, 53. Troil. V, 5, 18.
Snail-slow, slow, lazy: Merch. II, 5, 47.
Snake, a serpent: LLL V, 1, 142. 146. Mids. II,
1, 255 (fem.). 11, 2, 9. As IV, 3, 71. 109. E2 III, 2,
131. H4B V, 5, 39. H6B HI, 1, 228. 343. Tit. II, 3,
13. 100. Ill, 1, 252. Mcb. Ill, 2, 13 (fern.). IV, 1, 12.
Ant. IJ, 5, 40. 96.
Snaky, serpentine, winding: crisped »-. golden
locks, Merch. HI, 2, 92.
Snap, a kind of interjection, expressive of quick-
ness : brief, short, quick, s. Wiv. IV, 5, 3. snip, »., guick
and home, LLL V, 1, 63.
Snap, vb. 1) tr. to bite suddenly: tohavehadour
two noses — ed off with two old men without teeth. Ado
V, 1,116. 2) intr., with at, = to aim at with the teeth :
/ mai/ s. at him, H4B III, 2, 357.
Snappcr-up, one who snatches up: as. of un-
considered trifles, Wint. IV, 3, 26.
Snare, subst. a gin, a noose: Lucr. 928. H6A
IV, 2, 22. H6B III, 1, 262. 340. Tim. V, 2, 17 (cf.
H6A IV, 2, 22 and Ant. IV, 8, 18). Mcb. V, 8, 67.
Ant. IV, 8, 18.
Name of a sheriflF's officer: H4B II, 1, 6. 7. 10.
27. 44.
Snare, vb. to ensnare, to entrap: Tp. II, 2, 174.
H6B II, 3, 73. II, 4, 56. Ill, 1, 227.
Snarl, to growl, to gnarl as an angry dog: John
IV, 3, 150. H6C V, 6, 77. R3 I, 3, 188.
Snatch, subst. 1) a hasty catch: some certain s.
or so would serve your turns, Tit. II, J, 95.
2) anything broken or interrupted: the — es in
his voice, and burst of speaking , were as his, Cymb.
IV, 2, 105 (liis abrupt manner of speaking). Hence =
scrap, fragment: leave me your — es, Meas. IV, 2, 6
(your scraps of wit), she chanted — es of old tunes,
Hml. IV, 7, 178.
Snatch, vb. 1) tr. to seize suddenly: a sceptre
— ed with an unruly hand, John HI, 4, 135. a purse
of gold most resolutely — ed, H4A I, 2, 38. an honour
— ed with boisterous hand, H4A IV, 5, 192. s. 'em up,
as we take hares behind. Ant. IV, 7, 13. you s. some
hence for little faults , Cymb. V, 1, 12. s. them (gifts)
straight away. Per. Ill, 1, 24. With out of or: from, =
to take or tear suddenly from: from my finger — ed
that ring. Err. V, 276. to s. words from my tongue,
LLL V, 2, 382. John III, 1, 244. R3 II, 2, 57. Troil.
V, 2, 81. Tim. IV, 3, 441. this youth I —ed one half
out of the jaws of death, Tw. HI, 4, 394. Hence =
to take away, to rob : the life of Helen was foully — ed,
All's V, 3, 154.
2) intr. to catch eagerly at something; absol. :
they 'II be —ing, Lr. 1, 4, 169. With at: briers and
thorns at their apparel s. Mids. Ill, 2, 29. and like a
dog s. at his master, John IV, 1, 117. fiends will s. at
it (my soul) 0th. V, 2, 275.
Snatchers, pilferers: H5 I, 2, 143.
Sneak, vb. to creep stealthily and meanly : s. not
away, Meas. V, 363. a poor unminded outlaw — ing
home, H4A IV, 3, 58. the weasel Scot comes — ing and
so sucks her princely eggs, H5 1, 2, 171. what — ing
fellow comes yonder? Troil. 1, 2, 246. s. away so guilty-
like, 0th. UI, 3, 39 (Ff s(eoO-
Sneak, name in H4B II, 4. 12. 23.
Sneak-cup, one who sneaks from his cup? or a
sneak-up, one who creeps up to people in a mean and
insidious manner? in any case a paltry fellow: the
prince is a Jack, a s. H4A III, 3, 99.
Sneap, subst. a reprimand, a snubbing: I will not
undergo this i. without reply, H4B II, 1, 133.
Sneap, vb. to check, to pinch, to nip: to add a
more rejoicing to the prime and give the — ed birds more
cause to sin^, Lucr. 333. an envious — ing frost that
bites the first-born infants of the spring, LLL 1,1, 100.
that may blow no — ing loinds at home, Wint. I, 2, 13.
Sueck up, an exclamation of contempt used by
Sir Toby to Malvolio, = go and be hanged: Tw. II,
3, 101 (cf. Nares' Glossary).
Snip, a quick cut with scissors, as well as that
which is cut off, a small shred : keep not too long in one
tune, but a s. and away, LLL III, 22. s., snap, quick
and home, V, ], 63. here's s. and nip and cut and slish
and slash, Shr. IV, 3, 90.
Snipe, a simpleton: 0th. 1, 3, 391.
Snipt, cut off at once, consisting of a small
shred : your son was misled with a s. taffeta fellow
there , All's IV, 5, 2 ( a fellow who wore a patch or
rag of taffeta. M. Edd. snipt-ioffetd).
Snore, vb. to breathe hard and noisily in sleep:
Tp. II, 1, 217. 300. Mids. V, 380. Merch. II, 5, 5.
H4B IV, 5, 28 (out). Cymb. HI, 6, 34.
Snares, subst. hard and noisy breathing in sleep :
Tp. II, 1, 218. Mcb. H, 2, 6. Per. HI Pro!. 2.
Snort, to blow through the nose as a high-spirit-
ed horse: "Ven. 262.
2) to snore: H4A II, 4, 578. 0th. I, 1, 90.
Snout, the nose of a swine: Ven. 622.
Name in Mids. I, 2, 63. IV, 1, 208. V, 157.
Snow, subst. water congealed into soft white
flakes: Ven. 354. 362. 750. Lucr. 1218. Sonn. 130,
3. Gent. II, 7, 19. LLL I, 1, 106. V, 2, 933. Mids.
HI, 2, 141. IV, 1, 171. V, 59. Merch. HI, 2, 31. All's
IV, 3, 191. Wint. IV, 4, 220. 375. John III, 4, 176.
R2 I, 3, 298. IV, 260. H5 HI, 5, 50. H6B HI, 1, 223.
R3 I, 4, 249. V, 3, 326. Tit. UI, 1, 20. Rom. HI, 2,
19. Mcb. IV, 3, 53. Hml. Ill, 3, 46. IV, 5, 35. 195.
Lr. II, 2, 83. 0th. V, 2, 4. Ant. I, 4, 65. Emblem of
chastity: the white cold virgin s. upon my heart, Tp.
IV, 55. chaste as the icicle that's curdled by the frost
from purest s. Cor. V, 3,66. the consecrated s. that lies
on Dian's lap, Tim. IV, 3, 386. as chaste as ice, as
pure as n. Hml. Ill, 1, 141. whose face between her
forks presages s. Lr. IV, 6, 121. as chaste as unsunned
s. Cymb. 11, 5, 13. Of hoary age- sap-consuming winter's
drizzled s. Err. V, 312.
Snow, vb. to fall as snow: let it s. eringoes, Wiv.
V, 5, 22.
Snow-ball , a round lump of snow : Wiv. Ill, 5,
24. Per. IV, 6, 149.
Snow-broth, snow and water mixed: Meas. 1,
4, 58.
Snow-white, white like snow: Lucr. 196. 420.
1011. LLL I, 1, 245. IV, 2, 136. Tit. II, 3, 76.
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Snovpy, white like snow : a s. dove, Rom. 1, 5, 50.
Snnir, subst. 1) the burning wick of a candle, as
darkening the flame or remaining after it: there lives
within the very flame of love a kind of wick or s. that
will abate it, Hml. IV, 7, 116. to hide me from the
radiant sun and solace i the dungeon by a s. Cymb. I,
6, 87. Denoting, metaphorically, weak and spiritless
old age: my s. and loathed part of nature should burn
itself out, Lr. IV, 6, 39. let me not live, afUr my flame
lacks oil, to be the s. of younger spirits. All's I, 2, 59
(i. e. to be called a snuff by younger spirits). Quib-
bling in LLL V, 2, 22 and Mids. V, 254.
2) a huff expressed by a snuffing of the nose,
lesentment, offence-taking: what hath been seen, either
in — s and packings of the dukes, Lr. Ill, 1, 26. to be
in s., and to take it in s. =■ to take offence: it is
already in s, Mids. V, 254. you II mar the light by
taking it in s. LLL V, 2, 22. who (the nose) therewith
angry . . . took it in s. H4A I, 3, 41.
Snuff, vb. 1) to inhale, to scent; as if you — edup
love by smelling love, LLL III, 16 (cf. Scent-snuffing').
2) to crop (a wick): I must s. it, H8 III, 2, 96.
Snug, name in Mids. I, 2, 66. Ill, 1, 47. V, 226.
So, 1) in such a degree; joined to verbs as well
as to adjectives and adverbs: being so enraged, Ven.
29. though mine be not so fair, 116. is love so light,
155. young and so unkind, 187. a tomb so simple, 244.
blessed bankrupt, that by love so thriveth, 466. for
having so offended, 810. give thanks you have lived so
long, Tp. 1, 1, 27. 29. 30. 68. 112. 142. 207.419. 471.
Gent. II, 1, 38. I'll venture so much of my hawk, Shr.
V, 2, 72. As I, 3, 53. H6B IV, 1, 17. Mcb. I, 7, 51.
so out of hope, Tp. Ill, 3, 11. so out of love with life,
Meas. Ill, 1, 174. he is so above me. All's I, I, 98.
Ceres' blessing so is on you, Tp.IV, 117. so I charmed
their ears that calf-like they my lowing followed, 178.
prayer which pierces so that it assaults mercy itself,
Epil. 17. she that you gaze on so, Gent. II, 1, 46. hath
so humbled me as I confess there is no woe to his cor-
rection, II, 4, 137. chafed him so ... that ..., Ill, 1, 233.
if so your heart were touched as mine is, Meas. II, 2,
54. my place ... will so your accusation overweigh, that
you shall stifle ..., II, 4, 157. doth he so seek his life?
1, 4, 72. hast thou so cracked my tongue that here my
son knows not my feeble key. Err. V, 308 etc. etc. Be-
fore an adj. followed by the ind. art. : so hard a mind,
Ven. 203. on so proud a back, 300. so white a friend,
364. so brave a lass, Tp. Ill, 2, 111. so high a servant,
Gent. II, 4, 106. so great a favour, 161 etc. etc. The
article omitted : in so profound abysm I throw all care,
Sonn, 112, 9. with so full soul, Tp. Ill, 1, 44. of so
quick condition, Meas. I, 1, 54. call him to so strict
account, H4A III, 2, 149. of so floodgate and o'erbearing
nature, 0th. I, 3, 56.
Followed (without as) by an infinitive denoting
the effect: that is so proud thy service to despise, Sonn.
149, 10 (= as thy service to despise; proud enough
to despise thy service) . you must be so good to rise,
Meas. IV, 3, 29. that thou art so fond to come abroad
with him, Merch. Ill, 3, 9. no woman's heart so big to
hold so much, Tw. 11,4, 99. he would have been so brief
with you to shorten you, R2 III, 3, 12. shall I so much
dishonour my fair stars , on equal terms to give him
chastisement, IV, 21. I wonder he is so fond to trust the
mockery of unquiet slumbers, R3 III, 2, 26. / would
thou wert so happy by thy stay, to hear true shrift, Rom.
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
1, 1, 164. this alliance may so happy prove, to turnyour
households' rancour to pure love, II, 3, 91. I U make so
bold to call, Mcb. II, 3, 56. As for to: I'll be so bold
as stay, Wiv. IV, 5, 13 >Siraple's speech), can you so
stead me as bring me to the sight of Isabella, Meas. I,
4, 17. will you be so good as eat it, H5 V, 1, 31
(Fluellen's speech).
Followed by a relative : no perfection is so absolute,
that some impurity doth not pollute, Lucr. 853. a witch,
and one so strong that could control the moon, Tp. V,
269. sail so expeditious that shall catch your royal fleet,
315. who's so gross that sees not this palpable device?
R3 III, 6, 10. who so flrm that cannot be seduced?
Caes. I, 2, 316. a jealousy so strong that judgement
cannot cure, 0th. II, 1, 310. the search so slow that
could not trace them, Cymb. 1, 1, 64. Hence almost =
ever so, however, by the omission of the relative in
negative and interrogative sentences: what king so
strong can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue?
Meas. Ill, 2, 198. none so dry or thirsty will deign to
sip, Shr. V, 2, 144. no cataplasm so rare can save the
thing from death, Hml. IV, 7, 144.
2} in the same degree; as: so soon was she along
as he was down, "Ven. 43. Spurio, a hundred and fifty;
Sebastian, so many, All's IV, 3, 184. to speak so much
more French, H5 V, 2, 196. which sixteen winters cannot
blow away, so many summers dry, Wint. V, 3, 51. as
my love is sized, my fear is so, Hml. Ill, 2, 180. all of
her that is out of door most rich! if she be furnished
with a mind so rare, Cymb. I, 6, 16. so long as, so
much as, so soon as etc. = as long as etc.: so long as
men can breathe or eyes can see, Sonn. 18, 13. so long
as youth and thou are of one date, 22, 2. so oft as thou
wilt look, 77, 13. so long as brain and heart have fa-
culty to subsist, 122, 5. had women been so strong as
men, Pilgr. 321. so glad of this as they 1 cannot be,
Tp. Ill, 1, 92. was there ever man a coward that hath
drunk so much sack as I, III, 2, 31. so soon as I came
beyond Eton, they threw me off, Wiv. IV, 5, 67. just so
much as you mag take upon a knife's point , Ado II, 3,
263. if the truth of thy love were so righteously tempered
as mine. As 1, 2, 14. so near our public court as twenty
miles, I, 3, 46. he shall need none, so long as I lipe,
Shr. V, 1, 25. twenty times so much, V, 2, 73. so long
as I could see, Tw. I, 2, 17. so soon as ever thou seest
him, draw. III, 4, 194. so sure as this beard's grey,
Wint. II, 3, 162. so long as nature will bear up. III, 2,
241. so soon as you arrive, IV, 4, 633. the day shall
not be up so soon as I, John V, 5, 21. how went he
under him ? So proudly as if he disdained the ground,
R2 V, 5, 83. so far as my coin would stretch, H4A I,
2, 61. so long as out of limit and true rule you stand
against anointed majesty, IV, 3, 39. / will live so long
as I may, H5 II, 1, 15. ten titnes so much, H6A 11, 1,
53. had I twenty times so many foes, H6B II, 4, 60.
what sorrow can befall thee, so long as Edward is thy
friend, H6C IV, 1, 77. look I so pale as the rest? R3
II, 1, 83. so long as heaven and nature lengthens it,
IV, 4, 353. even so most fitly as you malign our se-
nators, Cor. I, 1, 116. sofar as thou hastpower, III,
2,85. all so soon as the sun should ... begin to draw
the shady curtains, Rom. 1, 1, 140. so soon cts dinner's
done, we'll forth again, Tim. II, 2, 14. so oft as that
shall be , so often shall the knot of us be called ...,
Caes. Ill, 1, 116. so well thy words become thee as thy
wounds, Mcb. i, 2, 43. to devour so many as will to
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greatness dedicate thernsehes, IV, 3, 74. with a look so
piteous as if he had been loosed out oJ'heU, Hml. II, 1,
82. so much as from occasion you may glean, II, 2, 16.
provided I he so able as now, V, 2, 211. twice so many,
Lr. II, 4, 265. that I might do you service so good as
you have done, Ant, IV, 2, 19. follow the noise so far
as we have quarter, IV, 3, 22. so soon as I can win the
offended king, Cymb. I, 1, 75. to prove so worthy as
since he hath been allowed the najne of, I, 4, 3. so soon
as I had made my meal. III, 6, 51. V, 4, 126. V, 5,
.323. so sure as you your father' s (issue) 332 etc. Of
course also in negative sentences: As I, 3, 53. H6B
II, 4, 63 etc. etc.
Introducing an optative sentence , after or before
asseverations : I never saw the chain, so help me Heaven,
Err. V, 267. never, Paulina; so be blest my spirit!
Wint.V, 1,71. speak like a true knight, so defend thee
Heaven, R2 I, 3, 34. as my duty springs, so perish
theiff H6A 111, 1, 175. so thrive I, as I truly swear the
like, K3 II, 1, 11. so prosper I, as I swear perfect
love, 16. so thrive I in my dangerous attempt, IV, 4, 398.
so help me every spirit sanctified, 0th. Ill, 4, 126 etc.
3) in such a manner, thus: even so she kissed his
brotv, Ven. 59. how a bird lies tangled in a net, so
fastened in her arms Adonis lies, 68. like a divedapper
...so offers he to give, 88. so shall the day seem night,
122. Narcissus so himself forsook , 161. and so thou
dost survive, 173. even so she languisheth, 603. to with-
hold me so, 612. as their captain, so their pride doth
grow, Lucr. 298. if it so hap, Tp. I, 1, 28. by being
so retired, I, 2, 91. ere it should the good ship so have
swallowed, 12. the visitor will not give him o*er so, 11,
1, 11 (cf. Mens. II, 2, 43). as his body uglier grows,
so his mind cankers, IV, 192. as the morning steals
upon the night, so their rising senses begin to chase the
fumes, V, 66 (cf. Gent. I, 1, 43. Meas. I, 2, 131. I, 3,
27). were I so minded, V, 126. he that is so yoked by
a fool, Gent. I, 1, 40. you are so without these follies
that these follies are within you, II, 1, 39. and so by
many loinding nooks he strays, 11, 7, 31. my jealous
aim might err and so unworthily disgrace the man. III,
I, 29. she persevers so, III, 2, 28. ne'er repent, if it
were done so, IV, 1, 30. when it jars so, IV, 2, 67. I
will so plead that you shall say my cunning drift excels,
82. so to enforce or qualify the laws as to your soul
seems good, Meas. I, 1, 66. I, 3, 15. II, 1, 27. 29. 229.
II, 4, 24. Err. I, 1, 97. I, 2, 39. II, 1, 12. 14. 38. IV,
3, 83. H8 V, 3, 182. Troil. II, 3, 265 (were your days
as green as Ajax' and your mind so tempered; i. e. thus
tempered, tempered in that manner which we perceive
in you). Rom. IV, 2, 47. Hml. I, 1, 104. II, 2, 14.
Ant. Ill, 6, 19. V, 2, 186 etc. etc.
Hence == the case being such, accordingly: so
you're paid, Tp. II, 1, 36. so you may continue and
laugh at nothing still, 178. so, king, go safely on, 327.
I'll bring you to your ship and so to Naples, V, 307.
so by your circumstance you call me fool, Gent. 1, 1, 36.
and so I'll commend you to my master, 154. and so
farewell, 62. and so good morrow , II, 1, 140. and so
good rest, IV, 2, 133. so fare you well, Meas. 1, 1, 59.
so you must be the first that gives this sentence, II, 2,
106. so then it seems your act was mutually committed,
II, 3, 26. these knights will hack, and so thou shouldst
not alter the article of thy gentry, Wiv. II, 1, 52. so let
me hear you speak, Tw. Ill, 1, 133 etc. Used (quite
as in German) to introduce the principal sentence
after a subordinate clause as you love strokes, so jest
with me again. Err. 11, 2, 8. if this were so, so were it
uttered. Ado I, 1, 217. when this hail some heat from
Hermiafeh, so he dissolved, Mids. I, 1, 245. if thou
canst serve lohere thou dost stand condemned, so may it
come thy master shall find thee full of labours, Lr. I,
4, 6. cf. / would you were set, so your affection would
cease, Gent. II, 1, 91.
4) in the same manner ; also : now let me say Good
night, and so say you, Ven. 535. mad in pursuit, and
in possession so , Sonn. 129, 9. therefore my mistress'
brows are raven black, her eyes so suited, 127, 10. my
brother's daughter is queen of Tunis; so is she heir of
Naples, Tp. II, 1, 256 (cf. I, 2, 165). so, with good
life and observation strange, my meaner ministers their
several kinds have done , III, 3, 86. 'tis so with me,
Meas. I, 1, 82. one of these men is genius to the other,
and so of these. Err. V, 333. so won, so lost, LLL 1, 1,
147. so he served the second, and so the third. As 1, 2,
136. thou dost overween in all, and so in this. Tit. II,
1, 30. good morrow, Antony. So to most noble Caesar,
Caes. II, 2, 118.
5) Implying the sense of a word or sentence going
before or following; = as I said, such, this, that:
hearing you praised, I say 'Tis so, iis true, Sonn. 85,
9. Gent. II, 3, 18. HI, 1, 152. Err. II, 2, 203. V, 10.
LLL I, 1, 225. can this be sol Meas. Ill, 1, 233. he
it so! amen! Tp. V, 215. my friends — That's not so,
ve are your enemies, Gent. IV, 1, 8. Meas. II, 1, 87.
Err. Ill, 1, 85. 324. too low a mistress for so high a
servant. Not so, sweet lady, Gent. U, 4,107. IV, 2, 61.
UO. IV, 4, 80. LLL V, 2, 359. if so, the world wilt
hold thee in disdain, Ven. 761. no more, unless the
next word that thou speakesi have some malignant power
upon my life; if so, I pray thee, breathe it in mine ear,
Gent. 111,1,239. xvhen they see time they'll go or come;
if so, hepaiient. Err. 11, 1, 9. and more than so,pre-
senteth to mine eye the picture of an angry chafing boar,
Ven. 661. it is worse for me than so, Shr. IV, 2, 88.
.so (a loyal wife) am I now, Lucr. 1049. though not to
love, yet to tell me so, Sonn. 140, 6. being so (the prime
duke) reputed, Tp. I, 2, 72. where was she born? In
Argier. 0, was she so? 261. I will do my spiriting
gently. Do so, 298. cursed be I that did so, 339. II, 1,
193.222. roe TOouW so (lift the moon out of her sphere)
185. dost thou think so? V, 19. thou liest. Do I so?
Ill, 2, 84. you must be so too (more serious) II, 1,220.
I would, not so (a king) III, 1, 61. so (a fool) I fear
you' II prove, Gent. I, 1, 37. I think him so (b^st) I, 2,
24. I seem so (sad) II, 4, 9. if you think so, II, 7, 62.
pray heaven he prove so, 79. so I believe, III, 2, 16.
I'll use thee kindly for thy mistress' sake, that used me
so, IV, 4, 208. I will visit her: tell her so, Wiv. HI, 5,
50. so you do (deserve it) III, 3, 90. / have done so
(sent after the duke) Meas. 1, 2, 180. say Pompey told
you so, II, 1, 257. hail to you, provost! so I think you
are, II, 3, 1. let me excuse me, and believe me so, my
mirth it much displeased, but pleased my woe, IV, 1, 12.
had the gods done so, Err. I, 1, 99. Ill, 1, 123. V, 58.
206. if it prove so, I, 2, 103. and so tell your master,
HI, 1, 50. brave conquerors, for so you are, LLL 1, 1,
8. will they so (know their mistresses)? V, 2, 126. if
love have touched you , nought remains but so, Redime
te captum quam queas minimo, Shr. I, 1, 166 (= but
this. cf. above: Meas. IV, 1,12). how came the posterns
so easily open ? By his great authority, which often hath
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no less prevailed than so, Wint- II, 1, 54. I say good
queen , and would by combat make her good so , were I
a man, II, 3, 60 (M. Edd. preposterously: good, so were
la man), cousin, farewell ; and, uncle, bid him so, R2
1, 3, 247. I will after straight and tell him so, H4A I,
3,127. Troil. 1, 3, 256. aged custom, but hy your voices,
will not so permit me (to be consul) Cor. II, 3, 177.
you so remain (the people's magistrates) III, 1, 202.
tell them there I have gold; look, so J have, Tim. IV, 3,
289. the perfume and suppliance of a minute ... No
more but so? Hml. I, 3, 10. but to know so must be my
benefit, 0th. Ill, 4, 119. so to them both. Ant. Ill, 12,
24. yet is't not probable to come alone , either he so
undertaking (i. e. to come alone) or they so suffering,
Cymb. IV, 2, 142 etc. Sometimes omitted, where
modern usage would require it: I think, Meas. I, 2,
24. Cor. I, 6, 46. which if. Lord have mercy on thee.
All's II, 3, 223. 0, if it prove, tempests are kind, Tw.
III, 4, 418. not like a corse, or if, not to be buried,
Wint. IV, 4, 131. haply you shall not see me more; or
if, a mangled shadow, Ant. IV, 2, 26. Inserted, on the
contrary, where modern usage would omit it: repair
to the Capital. We will so. Cor. II, 3, 262. cf. above;
Tp. I, 2, 261. Ill, 2, 84. LLL V, 2, 126.
Emphatical inversion of the subject {so am 1= so
am I too) : let me say Good night, and so say you, Ven.
535. rich preys make true men thieves; so do thy lips
make modest Dian cloudy, 724. you have cause, so have
we all, of joy, Tp. II, 1, 2. the fault's your own. So is
the dearest o' the loss, 135. I will stand, and so shall
Trinculo, III, 2, 47. my nose is in great indignation.
So is mine, 1V,201. she is fair, and so is Julia, Gent.
II, 4, 199. and so suppose am I, IV, 2, 114. IV, 4, 197.
I'll keep him above deck. So will I, Wiv. II, 1, 95.
keep in your weapon. So do you, III, 1, 77. you shall
go ; so shall you, 111,2,83. as I find her, so am I affect-
ed, III, 4, 95. so say I too, IV, 2, 134. so think I too,
IV, 4, 26. Err. II, 2, 198. IV, 3, 42. V, 372. Ado III,
2, 16. Ill, 5, 31. V, 4, 2. Mids. I, 1, 53. Ill, 1, 142.
III, 2, 265. Merch. II, 4, 26. IV, 1, 98. As I, 2, 13.
H4A III, 2, 163. H6A II, 4, 131. Ant. II, 6, 1 etc.
As for how so and why so = why, see How and
Why.
6) provided that, if it be so that (cf. Mids. I, 1,
39), on condition that, if (followed by the subjunctive
or an auxiliary verb) : wishing her cheeks were gardens
full of flowers , so they were dewed with such distilling
showers, Ven. 66. 180. she will never rise, so he will
kiss her, 480. to sell myself I can be well contented,
so thou wilt buy, 514. so thou be good, slander doth
but approve thy worth the greater, 70, 5. what care I
who calls me well or ill, so you o'ergreen my bad, 112,
4. myself T U forfeit, so that other mine thou wilt restore,
134,3. for nothing hold me, so it please thee hold that
nothing me a something sweet to thee, 136,11. Gent. I,
2, 3. 89. II, 1, 119. Ill, 1, 120. 334. Wiv. II, 2, 149.
Err. II, 1, 108. II, 2, 35. Ado II, 1, 91. V, 1, 152.
LLL II, 127.222. IV,1,124. Mids. Ill, 2,314. Merch.
III, 2, 197. 211. IV, 1, 291. As I, 2, 11. II, 3, 30. IV,
2, 10. Shr. II, 227. IV, 3, 16. All's IV, 3, 274. John
111,4,16. IV, 1,17. R2 II, 2,101. H4AI, 3,76. H6A
IV, 7, 94. V, 3, 17. H6B III, 1, 264. Ill, 2, 361. H6C
IV, 7, 32. R3I,2,124. IV, 4, 209. 250. "ifrcil. V, 1,72.
Rom. II, 2, 97. Caes. I, 2, 166. Ant. Ill, 13, 15 etc.
So please = if it please: on a trice, so please you, were
vie divided from them, Tp. V, 238. so please my lord
to quit the fine, I am content, Merch. IV, 1, 380. do
you intend to stay with me to-night? So please your
lordship to accept our duty, Shr. Ind. 1, 82. so please
you, one day shall crown the alliance, Tw. V, 324. ready
are the appellant and defendant, so please your high-
ness to behold the fight, H6B II, 3, 51. I'll cross the
sea, so it please my lord, II6C II, 6, 98. tell him, so
please him come unto this place, he shall be satisfied,
Caes. Ill, 1, 140. I will follow you, so please you
entertain me, Cymb. IV, 2, 394 (cf. Please).
Exceptions from the general rule: 1) so followed
by the indicative: nothing comes amiss, so money comes
withal, Shr. 1, 2, 82 (Grumio's speech). 2) = though:
should I lie, madam? 0, I would thou didst, so half my
Egypt were submerged. Ant. II, 5, 94.
If so, and so that, = if: might you do't ... if so
your heart were touched with that remorse, Meas. II, 2,
54. (/ so you'll not overrule me to a peace, Hml. IV, 7,
61 (Qq so you will not), so that you had her wrinkles
and I her money, I would she did as you say. All's II,
4, 20. so that thy state might be no worse, I woy.ld my
skill were subject to thy curse, R2 III, 4, 102. So as,
in the same sense: so as thou livest in peace, die free
from strife, R2 V, 6, 27.
7) Used with reference to a manner or degree or
quantity not expressly mentioned, but only hinted at
and left to guessing: applying this to that, and so to
so, Ven. 713. when for some trifiing present you have
bid me return so much, Tim. II, 2, 146 (German: so
und so viel). to borrow so many talents, III, 2, 13. 26.
41. addicted so and so, Hml. II, I, 19. this service is
not service, so being done, but being so allowed, Cymb.
Ill, 3, 16. Or so = or anything like this, somewhere
about this; often used as a mere expletive: for an
eternal moment or so, Wiv. II, 1, 50. is she wedded, or
no? To her will, sir, or so, LLL II, 212. I'll make one
in a dance or so, V, 1, 160. she may perhaps call him
half a score knaves or so, Shr. I, 2, 111. some two
thousand strong or so, Tw. Ill, 2, 59. score a pint of
bastard in the Half-moon or so, H4A II, 4, 30. some
half an hour or so, H8 IV, 1, 66. some certain snatch
or so would serve your turns , Tit. II, 1, 95. Thisbe a
grey eye or so, but not to the purpose, Rom. II, 4, 45.
good sir, or so, or friend, or gentleman, Hml. II, 1, 46.
girdle, hangers, or so, V, 2, 158 (Qq and so).
8) Expressing acquiescence or approbation, =
well: so; lie there, my art, Tp. I, 2, 24. so, slave;
hence, Zlb. are you of fourscore pounds a year? Yes,
an't please you, sir. So; what trade are you of? Meas.
II, 1, 206. your brother is to die. .So, II, 4, 84. reach
a chair: so; now, methinks, I feel a little ease, H8 IV,
2, 4. your grace must wait till you be- called for. So,
V, 2, 7. so: thou wilt not hear me now, Tim. I, 2, 253.
have you wisdom? so, Lr. I, 4, 102. give me your arm;
up, so, IV, 6, 65. lend me a garter; so, 0th. V, 1, 82.
whose he is we are, and that is Caesar's. So, Ant. Ill,
13, 52. our crows shall fare the better for you, and
there's an end. So, sir, Cymb. Ill, 1, 85. tohy , so =
well, well: Shr. IV, 3, 198. R2 II, 2, 87. R3 II, 1, 1
(Qq so, now have I done). Mcb. Ill, 4, 107. As for
even so, see Even.
Supplying the place of a principal sentence, = it
is well, it is good: if it please you, so; if not, why, so,
Gent. II, 1, 137. if it be my luck, so, Wiv. HI, 4, 67.
on whom it will, it will; on whom it will not, so, Meas.
I, 2, 127. if he will take it, so, Merch. I, 3, 170. if
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that this simple syllogism will serve, so, Tw. 1, 5, 55.
if you will deny the sheriff, so, H4A II, 4, 545. if he
do come in my way, so, V, 3, 60. V, 1, 122. V, 3, 64.
V, 4, 144. H4B HI, 2, 252. Lr. II, 2, 106. Cymb. II,
3, 16.
So, so, = a) well, well (like the simple so") : so, so,
quoth he, these lets attend the time, Lucr. 330. before
you can breathe twice and cry so, so , Tp. IV, 45. the
dog is me and I am myself; ay, so, so, Gent. II, 3, 26.
so, so: farewell; we are gone, Wint. II, 3, 130. so, so;
these are the limbs 6 the plot, H8 1, 1, 219. so, so; rub
on, Troil. Ill, 2, 52. so, so, we draw together, V, 5, 44.
so, so; now sit. Tit. Ill, 2, 1. most welcome, sir. So, so,
there! Tim. I, 1, 256. I would not have thee linger in
thy pain: so, so, 0th. V, 2, 89. so, so; come, give me
that. Ant. IV, 4, 28. so, so: well done, Cymb. 1, 5, 82.
so, so, so (expressive of satisfaction) : Tp. V, 96. Lr.
Ill, 6, 90. 91. cf. 0th. IV, 1, 126. b) indifferent, not
worth much, somewhat amiss (adjectively as well as
adverbially); what thinkest thou of the rich Mercatio?
Well of his wealth, but of himself so so, Gent. I, 2, 13.
his leg is but so so. As HI, 5, 119. art rich? Faith, sir,
so so, V, 1, 28. so so is good, very good, very excellent
good; andyet it is not; it is but so so, 29. thou counter-
feitesi most lively. So so, my lord, Tim. V, 1, 85.
Costard uses the simple so in the same sense: he is, in
telling true, but so, LLL I, 1, 227.
9) so as == such as: so am I as the rich, Sonn.
52, 1. thou art as tyrannous, so as thou art, as those
whose beauties proudly make them cruel, 131, 1 (=
though thou art such; cf. against whose person, so
sacred as it is, I have done sin, Wint. V, 1, 172, =
sacred as it is ; though it is sacred).
Soader, see Solder.
Soak, 1) to draw in by the pores, to imbibe: thy
conceit is — ing, will draw in more than the common
blocks, Wint. I, 2, 224. a sponge ... that — s up the
king's countenance etc. Hml. IV, 2, 16.
2) to steep in a fluid till the substance has imbibed
what it can contain, to drench: many princes ... lie
drowned and soaked in mercenary blood, H5 IV, 7, 79.
3) to enter by the pores or any interstices : all the
tears ... may run into that sink, and — ing in drown
the lamenting fool. Tit. Ill, 2, 19.
Soar, to fly aloft, to tower, to rise high: Shr.Ind.
2, 45. R2 I, 1, 109. H5 HI, 7, 16. H6B II, 1, 14. HI,
2, 193. Cor. H, 1, 270. Bom. I, 4, 18. 20. Caes.T, 1,
79. Cymb. V, 5, 471. cf. High-soaring.
Sol», subt. a convulsive sigh: Ven. 222. Err. IV,
3, 25 (most M. Edd. fob). R3 1, 4, 252. Troil. IV,
2, 114.
Sob, vb. to sigh with tears: Lucr. 1088. Ado II,
3, 153. As n, 1, 66. E3 1, 2, 162. Tit. Ill, 1, 137.
Sober, 1) not intoxicated : Ado III, 3, 49. Merch.
I, 2, 93.
2) calm, serene, not rash : with s. speed, H4B IV,
3, 86. with such s. and unnoted passion, Tim. Ilf, 5,
21. forgive my general and exceptless rashness, you
perpetual s. gods, IV, 3, 503 (M. ^Ai. perpetual-sober),
this s. form of yours hides ivrongs, Caes. IV, 2, 40.
3) serious, earnest: speak in s. judgement. Ado I,
1, 171. speakest thou in s. meanings. As V, 2, 76.
4) grave, dignified, decent: making such s. action
ivith his hand, Lucr. 1403. as subtle Sinon here is
painted, so s. sad, 1542 (M. Edd. sober-sad), nor that
fidl star ... doth half that glory to the s. west, Sonn.
132, 8. if I do not put on a s. habit, March. H, 2, 199.
let not the sound of shallow foppery enter my s. house,
II, 5, 36. what damned error, but some s. brow will
bless it, m, 2, 78. disguised in s. robes, Shr. I, 2, 132.
a s. ancient gentleman, V, 1, 75. Applied to women,
= modest, demure, chaste: shook off my s. guards
and civil fears, Compl. 298. her loisdom, her s.virtue.
Err. HI, 1,'90. a queen, fair, s., wise, Hml. HI, 4, 189.
chastised with the s. eye of dull Octavia, Ant. V, 2, 54.
Sober-blooded, calm, cool, considerate: H4B
IV, 3, 94.
Soberly, with dignity: Ant. I, 5, 48.
Sober-sad, see Sober.
Sober-suited, decently dressed: Rom. HI, 2, 11.
Sobriety, modesty, decency: maid's mildbeha-
viour and s. Shr. I, 1, 71. H5 IV, 1, 74 (Fluellen's
speech).
Soccard (Ff Surecard) name in H4B III, 2, 95.
Sociable, companionable: 'tis too respective and
too s. John I, 188. to that drop ten thousand wiry
friends do glue themselves in s. grief, 111,4,65. can he
not be s.? Troil. II, 3, 220. now art thou s. Rom. II, 4,
93. society is no comfort to one not s. Cymb.IV, 2, 13.
With to: mine eyes, even s. to the show of thine, fall
fellowly drops, Tp. V, 63.
Society, company: grief best is pleased with
grief's s. Lucr. 1111. that sin should lace itself with
his s. Sonn. 67, 4. of her s. be not afraid, Tp. IV, 91.
my riots past, my wild — es, Wiv. HI, 4, 8. there is
scarce truth enough alive to make — es secure, Meas.
HI, 2, 240. / beseech your s. LLL IV, 2, 166. «. is the
happiness of life, 167. thou makest the triumviry, the
corner-cap of s. IV, 3, 53. that in love's grief desirest
s. 128. to abjure the s. of men, Mids. I, 1, 66. Ithank
you for your s. As HI, 2, 272 (cf. 268). s., which in
the boorish is company, V, 1, 53. 56. made separation
of their s. Wint. I, 1, 29. the s. of your father, V, 1,
135. this is worshipful s. John 1, 205. H4A III, 2, 14.
H4B V, 1, 78. R3 IV, 4, 38. H8 I, 4, 14. Rom. IV,
I, 14. Tim. 1, 2, 250. HI, 6, 79. IV, 1, 31. IV, 3, 21.
Mcb. HI, 1, 42. HI, 4, 3. Hml. V, 2, 112. Lr. V, 3,
210. Cymb. I, 6, 167. IV, 2, 12.
Sock, a short stocking covering only the foot:
Wiv. HI, 5, 91.
Socrates, the celebrated philosopher: Shr.1,2,71.
Sod, Sodden, and Sodden-wltted, see Seethe.
Soder, see Solder.
Soe'er, adv. separated from how , what , or who,
with which words it is usually compounded in however
or howsoever, etc.: Tw. I, 1, 12. John IV, 3, 91. Tit.
V, 1, 82. Hml. I, 5, 170. Cymb. I, 6, 8. HI, 5, 112.
Soever, the same: Wiv. IV, 2, 25. LLL I, 1, 194.
R3 I, 1, 87. IV, 4, 224. Troil. 1, 3, 196. Hml. HI, 2,
416 (Ff and earlier Qq somever). 0th. HI, 3, 469 (Qq
what bloody work s., Viwhat bloody business ever).
So-forth (cf. Forth) et cetera: Sicilia is a s.
Wint. I, 2, 218 (= what decency forbids to name).
Soft, 1) not hard or rough, but easily yielding
to pressure and smooth to the touch: Ven. 81. 142.
353. 511. 633. 1053. 1116. Sonn. 99, 4. Pilgr. 88.'
Wiv. I, 3, 108. Meas. II, 2, 117. Ill, 1, 16. LLL IV,
3, 337. Merch. IV, 1, 96. As HI, 5, 12. Shr. Ind. 2,
40. 73. V, 2, 165. Wint. IV, 4, 374. H5 II, 3, 61.
IV, 1, 14. H6B HI, 2, 325. Cor. I, 9, 45. V, 3, 53.
Tit. HI, 1, 45. Tim. V, 4, 68. Hml. HI, 3, 71. Ant.
II, 6, 51. Cymb. V, 3, 71.
s
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2) affecting the senses in a bland and delicate
manner: with s. slow tongue, Lucr. 1220 (= in a low
voice), touches so s. still conquer chastity, Pilgr. 50.
H6B III, 2, 325. s. stillness, Merch. V, 56. with s. low
tongue, Shr. Ind. 1, 114. Lr. V, 3, 272. that death is
too s. for him, Wint. IV, 4, 807. whose (her hands')
s. seizure, Troil. 1, 1, 56. sleep give as s.' attachment
to thy senses, IV, 2, 5. like — est music, Eom. II, 2,
167. as sweet as balm, as s. as air, Ant. V, 2, 314.
in s. and delicate Lethe, II, 7, 114.
3) mild, gentle, delicate, tender: Ven. 376. Lucr.
200. Tp. V, 142. Meas. II, 4, 129. Ado I, 1, 305.
Shr. II, 253. V, 2, 167. Tw. V, 331. Wint. I, 2, 95.
John II, 478. H4A I, 3, 7. H4B III, 1, 6. H6C III,
2, 154. H8 II, 3, 32. Troil. I, 3, 25. II, 2, 11. 105.
Cor. Ill, 2, 82. Eom. Ill, 5, 212. Hml. V, 2, 112.
0th. I, 3, 82. Ill, 3, 264. Ant. I, 1, 44. II, 2, 3. Per.
IV, 4, 45. = tender-hearted, pitiful: Lucr.595. Compl.
278. Merch. Ill, 3, 14. John IV, 3, 50. H5 III, 3, 48.
H6C I, 4, 141. II, 2, 57. R3 I, 3, 141. Tit. Ill, 1, 45.
Tim. IV, 3, 115.
Used adverbially : little have you to say . . . hut s.
and low. Remember now my brother, Meas. IV, 1, 69.
and sleep as s. as captain shall, All's IV, 3, 368. and
in your power s. silencing your son, H4B V, 2, 97.
drink wine, lie n. Tim. IV, 3, 206. Imperatively, =:
hold, stop: Pilgr. 347. Tp. I, 2, 449. Err. II, 2, 111.
III, 1, 30. Ill, 2, 69. IV, 1, 19. LLL IV, 3, 186. V,
2, 418. Mids. IV, 1, 132. Merch. I, 3, 59. IV, 1, 320.
As III, 2, 265. Shr. IV, 4, 23. Tw. I, 5, 312. Wint.
IV, 4, 402. R2 V, 1, 7. H4A I, 3, 155. II, 1, iO. V,
4, 134. H6B II, 4, 15. R3 I, 3, 339. V, 3, 178. Tit.
IV, 2, 51. Ant. II, 2, 83. Cymb. IV, 2, 295. 353 etc.
s. and fair. Ado V, 4, 72 (= festina lente). s. you:
Ado V, 1, 207. Hml. Ill, 1, 88. 0th. V, 2, 338.
Sof t-conscienced , having a tender conscience:
Cor. I, 1, 37.
Soften, 1) tr. to make soft: Lucr. 591. Gent. Ill,
2, 79. Meas. I, 4, 70. Merch. IV, 1, 79. H6B IV, 4,
1. Rom. Ill, 1, 120. 0th. IV, 3, 47. Ant. II, 1, 21.
2) intr. to become soft or tender: how he may s.
at the sight o' the child, Wint. II, 2, 40.
Soft-hearted, tender-hearted (in a bad sense),
weak: H6B III, 2, 307. H6C II, 3, 25.
Softly, 1) gently, quietly, without violence: Ais
falchion on a flint he s. smiteth, Lucr. 176. s., my
masters, Shr. I, 2, 238. Tw. II, 5, 132. Wint. IV, 3,
76. H4B IV, 4, 132. speak your griefs s. Caes. IV,
2,42.
2) low, not loudly: Lucr. 1628. Tp. IV, 194. 206.
Err. V, 9. LLL V, 2, 255. Shr. V, 1, 1. Wint. II, 1,
30. H6A I, 1, 63. H8 IV, 2, 82. Ant. V, 2, 323.
Cymb. II, 2, 13.
3) slowly, leisurely: Ado II, 1, 91. As III, 2, 346.
Wint. IV, 3, 121. Caes. V, 1, 16. Hml. IV, 4, 8 (Ff
safely). Per. IV, 1, 49.
Softly-sprighted, a word used by Mrs Quickly,
perhaps in the sense of gentle: Wiv. 1, 4, 25.
Softness, vicious delicacy, effeminacy: a satire
against the s. of prosperity, Tim. V, 1, 36.
Soft-slow, see Soft.
Soho, a cry of sportsmen, when the hare was
found in her form: Gent. Ill, 1, 189. Rom. II, 4, 136.
Soil, subst. 1) ground, land, earth: I have seen . . .
the firm s. win of the watery main, Sonn. 64, 7. on the
face of terra, the s., the land, the earth, LLL IV, 2, 7.
2) country : ^esA his spirit in a warlike soil, John
V, 1, 71. England's ground, farewell; sweet s. , adieu,
R2 I, 3, 306. no more the thirsty entrance of this s.
shall daub her lips with her own children's blood, H4A
I, 1, 5. renounce your s., give sheep in lions' stead,
H6A I, 5, 29. I had hope of France, even as I have
of fertile England's s. H6B I, 1, 238. leads discon-
tented steps in foreign s. R3 IV, 4, 312.
3) a field, a landed estate: if you like the s., the
profit and this kind of life. As II, 4, 98. here's the
lord of the s. H6B IV, 10, 26.
4) the ground with respect to its quality and fer-
tility: such the — 's fertility, R2 III, 4, 39. stained
with the variation of each s. betwixt Holmedon and
this seat, H4A I, 1, 64. most subject is the fattest s.
to weeds, H4B IV, 4, 54.
Soil, subst. stain, tarnish, blemish: Meas. V, 141.
Ado III, 2, 5. LLL II, 47. 48. H4B IV, 5, 190. H8
I, 2, 26. Troil. II, 2, 148. IV, 1, 56 (Ff soilure).
Caes. I, 2, 42, Hml. I, 3, 15. In Ant. I, 4, 24 some
M. Edd. —s (a plural not used by Sh.), 0. Edd. foils.
Soil, vb. to stain, to sully: R2 I, 3, 125. IV, 23.
Troil. II, 2, 70 (Fl spoiled). V, 2, 134 (Q spoil). Tim.
Ill, b, 16. Hml. I, 4, 20. 11, 1, 40. In Cymb. II, 3,
126 some M. Edd. s., 0. EM. foil.
Soiled, high fed with green food (from the Fr.
soul) : the fitchew, nor the s. horse, goes to't with a more
riotous appetite, Lr. IV, 6, 124.
Soilure, stain, delileifient: not making any scruple
of her s. Troil. IV, 1, 56 (Q soil).
Sojourn, subst. ( sdjourn) fitay, temporary resi-
dence: in our court have made their amorous s. Lr. 1,
1, 48.
Sojourn, vb. ( s6journ and sojourn) to stay, to
dwell for a time: Gent. IV, 1, 20. Mids. Ill, 2, 171
(my heart to her but as guest -wise sojourned; to her
the dat. commodi). John I, 103. R3 III, 1, 62. Rom.
Ill, 3, 169. Lr. II, 1, 105. II, 4, 206. Cymb. I, 4, 24.
Sojourner, a temporary dweller: report what a
s. we have. Per. IV, 2, 149.
Sol, the sun, in the language of astrologers:
therefore is the glorious planet S. in noble eminence
enthroned and sphered amidst the other, Troil. I, 3, 89.
Sol, a note in the gamut: ul, re, sol, la, mi, fa,
LLL IV, 2, 102. Shr. 1, 2, 17. Ill, 1, 76. Lr. I, 2, 149.
Sola, a cry to attract notice: LLL IV, 1, 151.
Merch. V, 39. 41. 42. 44.
Solace , subst. 1) comfort: sorrow would s. and
mine age would ease, H6B II, 3, 21.
2) delight, happiness: sorrow changed to s. Pilgr.
203. with his soul fled all my wordly s. H6B III, 2,
151. my hazards still have beenyour s. Cor. IV, 1, 28.
Solace, vb. 1) tr. to delight, to amuse: we will
with some strange pastime s. them, LLL IV, 3, 377.
2) to be happy, to take delight: this sickly land
might s. as before, R3 II, 3, 30. one thing to rejoice
and s. in, Rom. IV, 5, 47. to hide me from the radiant
sun and s. i' the dungeon by a snuff, Cymb. I, 6, 86.
Solder, to unite and make solid (as metallic
substances) : that — est close impossibilities and makest
them kiss, Tim. IV, 3, 388. as if the world should cleave,
and that slain men should s. up the rift, Ant. Ill, 4,
32 (0. Edd. soader or sodder).
Soldier (trisyll. at the end of the line in Cor. I,
1, 120 and V, 6, 71) a military man, a warrior: Gent.
V, 4, 57. Wiv. II, 1, 12. II, 2, 10. 176. Meas. I, 2, 15.
lOS-1
18. Ado I, 1, 53. 300. II, 3, 20. Ill, 3, 143. LLL I, 2,
61. IV, 3, 366. V, 1,113. V, 2, 710. 735. Asll,7,149.
IV, 1, 13. John 1, 150. H4A 111, 1, 195. H6A I, 1, 70.
II, 1, 2. Ill, 2, 66. IV, 7, 31. H6B I, 1, 186. Ill, 1, 105.
IV, 1, 8. Troil. I, 3, 286. Tim. IV, 3, 416. Ant. II, 2,
108. Ill, 7, 69. IV, 2, 4 etc. etc. Opposed to captain:
Ven. 893. Meas. II, 2, 131. common — s, H6C I, 1, 9.
a private s. H4B III, 2, 177. Emphatically: Meas. Ill,
1, 217. Ill, 2, 155. Merch. I, 2, 124. Hml. Ill, 1,
159 etc. sworn my s. John III, 1, 125. Cor. Ill, 2, 81.
Ant. I, 3, 70. as God's own s. John II, 566. H4A 1,
1, 20. Mcb. V, 8, 47. i. to = firmly and constantly
devoted to: this attempt I am s. to, and will- abide it
with u prince's courage, Cymb. Ill, 4, 186. nor let
pity melt thee, hut be a s. to thy purpose, Per. IV, 1, 8.
Soldier-breeder, a woman that brings forth sol-
diers: H5 V, 2, 219.
.SoIdier-Iike, fit for a soldier: a s. phrase, Wiv.
II, 1, 13. H4B 111, 2, 83.
Soldiership, military character: All's I, 2, 26.
III, 6, 89. IV, 3, 300. H4B I, 2, 93. Mcb. V, 4, 16.
0th. I, 1, 27. Ant. II, 1, 34. Ill, 7, 42.
Sole, subst. 1) the bottom of the foot: Ado III,
2, 10.
2) the bottom of a shoe: Gent, II, 3, 19. Merch.
IV, 1, 123. Rom. I, 4, 15. II, 4, 68. Caes. I, 1, 15.
Hml. II, 2, 234.
Sole, adj. 1) alone in its kind, unique: on the ».
Arabian tree, Phoen. 2. though it alter not love's s.
effect, Sonn. 36, 7. the s. inheritor of all perfections
that a man may owe, matchless Navarre, LLL II, 5.
this murder, so s. and so unmatchable, John IV, 3, 52.
s. singular, Rom. II, 4, 68 (Fi sole-singular), affecting
one s. throne, without assistance, Cor. IV, 6, 32.
2) alone, with no others beside: that praise, s.
pure, transcends, Troil. I, 3, 244.
3) only : the s. drift of my purpose doth extend not
a frown further, Tp. V, 29. my s. earth's heaven. Err.
111, 2, 64. s. dominator of Navarre, LLL I, 1, 222.
5. imperator of trotting 'paritors, HI, 187. s. possessor
of my love, H6C III, 3, 24. she shall be s. victress, R3
IV, 4, 336. s. monarch of the earth, Rom. Ill, 2, 94.
«. sir o' the world, Ant. V, 2, 120. his s. child. All's
I, 1, 44. H5 I, 2, 70. H6B II, 2, 50. Hml. Ill, 3, 77
{¥ifout}. Cymb. I, 1, 5. 56. 138. Per. IV, 3, 39.
4) alone, without any addition, in itself, mere:
whose s. name blisters our tongues, Mcb. IV, 3, 12.
Solely (0. Edd. sometimes solie or soly) adj. and
adv. 1) alone in one's kind, having no equal, unique:
/ think him a great way fool, s. a coward. All's I, 1,
112. s. singular, Rom. 11, 4, 69. which shall to all our
nights and days to come give s. sovereign sway and
masterdom, Mcb. I, 5, 71.
2) alone: leave me s. Wint. II, 3, 17. to him had
left it s. Cor. IV, 7, 16. honour's thought reigns s. in
the breast of every man, H5 II Chor. 4. not s. = not
alone, not only: I am not s. led by nice direction of a
maidens eyes, Merch. 11, 1, 13.
3) only: left s. heir to all his lands, Shr. II, 118;
Solemn, 1) religiously grave and venerable, at-
tended with religious rites, and hence awful, ceremo-
nious, formal in general: therefore are feasts so s.
and so rare, Sonn. 52, 5. the s. temples, Tp. IV, 153.
sing your s. hymn, Ado V, 3, 11. our s. festival, Shr.
Ill, 2, 103. the s. feast. All's II, 3, 187. before the s.
priest I have sworn, 286. a s. combination of our souls,
Tw. V, 392. how ceremonious, s. and unearthly, Wint.
Ill, 1, 7. the sad and s. priests, H5 IV, 1, 318. our s.
hymns, Rom. IV, 5, 88. a s. air, Tp. V, 68. it hath in
s. synods been decreed. Err. I, 1, 13. of whom he hath
taken a s. leave, All's IV, 3, 90. mock not Jlesh and
blood with s. reverence, R2 III, 2, 172. here we enter-
tain a s. peace, H6A V, 4, 175. a s. vow, H6B V, 1,
184. 190. H6C I, 4, 100. IV, 3, 4. a dreadful oath,
sworn with a s. tongue, H6B III, 2, 158. Tit. V, 3, 81.
at thy s, feast, V, 2, 115. Mcb. Ill, 1, 14. a s. hunt-
ing is in hand. Tit. II, 1, 112 (arranged and executed
by the emperor and his court), we' II make a s. wager,
Hml. IV, 7, 156. with s. march, I, 2, 201. in s. show,
Ant. V, 2, 367.
2) grave, serious: in s. talk, As II, 4, 21. with a
s. earnestness, 0th. V, 2, 227.
3) sad, melancholy, sullen: this s. sympathy poor
Venus noteth, Ven. 1057. s. night with slow sad gait
descended to ugly hell, Lucr. 1081. rejoice to hear the
s. curfew, Tp. V, 40. passion's s. tears, LLLV, 2, 118.
why do you bend such s. brows on me? John IV, 2, 90.
in s. shades of endless night , R2 I, 3, 177. suits of s.
black, Hml. I, 2, 78. all s. things should answer s.
accidents, Cymb. IV, 2, 191.
Soleiniiess, see Solemnness.
Solemnity, 1) ceremony performed (especially
the celebration of nuptials; cf. solemn in Shr. Ill, 2,
103. All's II, 3, 187. Tw. V, 392. Rom. IV, 5, 88);
and hence, festivity: Gent. V, 4, 161. Meas. Ill, 1,
224. Mids. I, 1, 11. IV, 1, 139. 190. V, 376. John
II, 555. Rom. I, 5, 59. 65. IV, 5, 61. Ant. V, 2, 369.
2) awful grandeur, stateliness, dignity: my state,
seldom but sumptuous, showed like a feast and won by
rareness such s. H4A III, 2, 59.
Solemnize, to celebrate (a marriage): Tp. V,
309. LLL II, 42. Merch. II, 9, 6. Ill, 2, 194. As HI,
2, 333. John 11, 539. HI, 1, 77. H6A V, 3, 168.
Solemnly, gravely, ceremoniously, formally:
Mids. IV, 1, 93. R2 IV, 319. H4A I, 3, 228.. H5 V
Chor. 14. K3 I, 2, 214. H8 I, 2, 165.
Solemnness, gravity, sadness: turn thy s. out o'
door. Cor. I, 3, 120.
Solicit, subst. solicitation: frame yourself to
orderly — s, Cymb. II, 3, 52 (El solicity; some M.
Edd. soliciting').
Solicit, vb. 1) to move, to rouse, to stir: the part
I had in Woodstock' s blood doth more s. me than your
exclaims , to stir against the butchers of his life, R2 I,
2, 2. s. Henry with her wondrous praise, H6A V, 3,
190. / am — ed, not by a few, that your subjects are
in great grievance, H8 I, 2, 18. this supernatural — ing
cannot be ill, Mcb. i, 3, 130. how he — s heaven, him-
self best knows, IV, 3, 149. with the occurrents, more
and less, which have — ed, Hml. V, 2, 369.
21 to make petition; absol.: a still — ing eye, Lr.
I, 1, 234. if my tongue did e'er s. Per. II, 5, 69. if you
bethink yourself of any crime, . . . s.for it straight, 0th.
V, 2, 28. Trans. ^ a) to apply to, to ask: having — ed
the eternal power that his foul thoughts might compass
his fair fair, Lucr. 346. we heartily s, your gracious
self to take on you the charge, R3 HI, 7, 130. Cor. II,
3, 208. Tit. IV, 3, 50. 0th. H, 3, 393. to .. him for
mercy. Cor. V, 1, 72. Used of making love for lewd
purposes : s. me no more, Gent. V, 4, 40. if the prince
do s. you in 'hat kind, you know your answer, Ado II,
1, 70. how you have been — ed by a gentleman. All's
1085
111, 5, 16. the amorous count — s her in the unlawful
purpose, 72. — est here a lady, Cymb. I, 6, 147. cf.
Per. II, 5, 69.
b) to seek by petition, to ask for: I had rather
hear you to s. that, Tw. Ill, 1, 120.
Misapplied by Evans in Wiv. I, 2, 10.
Solicilatlon, illicit courtship: repent my unlaw-
ful s. Oih. IV, 2, 202.
Soliciting, the'same: has his — s all given to
mine ear, Hml. 11,2, 126 (Ff «.). cf. Mcb. I, 3, 130
sub Solicit.
Solicitor, one who petitions for another , attor-
ney, advocate: LLL II, 29. 0th. Ill, 3, 27.
Solid, firm: H4B III, 1, 48. Troil. I, 3, 113.
Hml. I, 2, 129. 0th. IV, 1, 277.
Solidare, a small piece of money: Tim. Ill, 1, 46.
Solidity, firmness ; abstr. pro concr. : this s. and
compound mass, Hml. Ill, 4, 49.
Solinns, name of the duke in Err. I, 1, 1.
Solitary, lonely, destitute of company : Gent. IV,
4, 94. As III, 2, 16.
Solomon, see Salomon.
Solon, the sage who said that no man could be
■called happy before his death: Tit. I, 177.
Solus, Latin for alone, a word which causes
much misunderstanding between Nym and Pistol: H5
II, 1, 48. 49. 50. 51. 54.
Solve, solution: why thy odour matcheth not thy
show, the s. is this, that thou dost common grow, Sonn.
69, 14 (0. Edd. solye).
Soly, see Solely.
Solyman, name of a sultan: Merch. II, 1, 26.
Some, indef. pron. used to note an indeterminate
kind or quantity or number; 1) kind (often almost
equivalent to the indef. article): their light blown out
in s. mistrustful wood, Ven. 826. her fawn hid in s.
brake, 876. she hears s. huntsman hollo, 973. behind
s. hedge, 1^94. saying, s. shape in Sinon's was abused,
Lucr. 152^ not a soul ... but played s. tricks of des-
peration, Tp. I, 2, 210. s. god o' the island, 389. s.
sailor's wife, II, 1, 4. 5. this is s. monster of the isle,
II, 2, 67. s. defect in her. III, 1, 44. s. vanity of mine
art, IV, 41. your father's in s. passion that works him
strongly, 143. when thou seest s. rare object, Gent. I,
1, 13. s. love of yours hath writ to you, I, 2, 79. such
loeeds as may beseem s. well-reputed page, II, 7, 43. o.
merchant hath invited him. Err. II, 1, 4. s. such strange
bull. Ado V, 4, 49. speak their mind in s. other sort,
LLL V, 2, 589. / will s. other be, s. Florentine, Shr.
I, 1, 209 etc. etc. (S. certain, see Certain). With one:
why should the private pleasure of s. one become the
public plague of many moe^ Lucr. 1478. s. one with
child by him, Meas. I, 4, 45. s. one hath set you on, V,
112. s. one among us. All's IV, 1, 5. if case s. one of
you would fly from us, H6C V, 4, 34. s. one take order,
R3 IV, 4, 539. for s. one to say. Break up the senate,
Caes. II, 2, 97 etc. Alone, substantively, = one, some
one: go s. of you and J etch a looking-glass, E2 IV,
268. save that, for reverence to s. alive (i. c. the mo-
ther of Richard), 1 give a sparing limit to my tongue,
R3 III, 7, 193. s. of = something of, a sample of:
what must, we understand by this ? S. of my shame. As
IV, 3, 96. s. of your function, mistress, 0th. IV, 2, 27.
— S. other where = somewhere else: Err. II, 1, 30.
Rom. 1, 1, 204.
2) Quantity: s. favour, s. remorse, Ven. 257. s.
food, Tp. I, 2, 160. that you will s. good instruction
give, 424. you have done yourself s. wrong, 443. lack
s. gentleness, II, 1, 137. 'twixt which regions there is
s. space, 267. / will give him s. relief, II, 2, TO. put
s. lime upon your fingers, IV, 246. s. more test of my
metal, Meas. I, 1, 49. that is s. good. Ado IV, 1, 213.
keep s. state in thy exit, LLLV, 2, 598. he would make
s. speed of his return, Merch. II, 8, 37. intend s. fear,
R3 III, 7, 45 etc. etc. Without a subst. : s. of her blood
still red remained, and s. looked black, Lucr. 1742.
get you s. of this distilled Carduus Benedictus , Ado
III, 4, 73. take thou s. of it, Mids. II, 1, 259. Refer-
ring to a subst.: I will pour s. (wine) in thy other
mouth, Tp. II, 2, 98. 'tis all engaged, s. (land) for-
feited and gone, Tim. II, 2, 155 etc. Substantively, =
something: monarchs' hands that let not bounty fall
where want cries s., but where excess begs all, Compl.
42. let me see s. more, H4A II, 3, 7. hate me s. and I
will pay you s. H4B V, 5, 131. you shall hear s. Cor.
IV, 2, 14. take s.; nay, put out all your hands, Tim.
IV, 2, 27. how's this? s. more; be sage, Per. IV, 6, 102.
3) Number; in the sing. = many a: who had,
no doubt, s. noble creature in her, Tp. I, 2, 7. and
undergoes such assaults as would take in s. virtue,
Cymb. Ill, 2, 9. Oftener plur. : bore us s. leagues to
sea, Tp. I, 2, 145. ». thousands of these logs, III, 1,
10 etc. as s. my equals did, Compl. 148. I have said
to s. 7ny standers by, Troil. IV, 5, 190 (Ff unto my
standers by). Without a subst.: Ven. 872. 1102. Tp.
II, 1, 251. Err. IV, 3, 4. Ado V, 1, 109. Mids. I, 1, 226
(other s.). Wint. Ill, 3, 20 etc. etc. Before numerals,
= about: a-, sixteen months, Gent. IV, 1, 21. a dish of
s. three pence, Meas. II, 1, 95. s. six or seven, 287. IV,
3,11. LLLI, 2, 117. V, 2, 50. Mids. V,61. Merch.
IV, 1, 147. Shr. IV, 3, 189 (s. seven o clock). All's
I, 2, 71. Ill, 7, 24. IV, 3, 56. Tw. Ill, 2, 48. Wint. II,
1,145. H4AI1, 2, 67. 111,3,119. H6C II, 1, 144. V,
I, 10. E3 I, 2, 241. 257 (s. score or two). Ill, 7, 36.
Rom. I, 5, 39. Ill, 4, 27. Lr. I, 2, 5. Ill, 7, 16. 0th. 1,
3, 84 etc. Even before singular substantives of time,
= about one, about a: s. hour hence, Err. Ill, 1, 122.
Merch. II, 4, 27. s. half an hour, LLL V, 2, 90. H8
IV, 1, 66. a. month or two, Merch. Ill, 2, 9. s. twelve-
month since, Tw. I, 2, 37. s. hour before you took me,
II, 1, 22. 5. day or two, R3 III, 1, 64. s. minute ere the
time of her awaking, Rom. V, 3, 257. o. year elder,
Lr. I, 1, 20.
Somebody, a person undetermined: Wiv. IV, 2,
121. Ado III, 3, 137. Shr. V, 1, 40. H4B V, 4, 14. R3
I, 3, 311. V, 3, 280. Troil. I, 1, 45. Caes. II, 1, 60.
Somerset; John and Edmund Beaufort Dukes
of S., descendants of John of Gaunt, and famous par-
tisans of Henry VI during the wars of the Roses : H6 A
II, 4, 6. 37. 68. II, 5, 46. Ill, 4, 34. IV, 1, 108. IV, 3,
9. 24 etc. H6B 1, 1, 69. 167. I, 2, 29 (Edmund Duke
of S.) etc. H6C I, 1, 18. IV, 1, 27 etc.
Somerville, name in H6C V, 1, 7.
Something (sdmething and something). 1) indef.
pron. ; a certain thing , or a certain quantity : to the
most of praise add s. more, Sonn. 86, 10. hold that
nothing me a s. sweet to thee, 136, 12. s. rich and
strange, Tp. I, 2, 401. Ill, 3, 94. IV, 126. Wiv. Ill, 3,
75. IV, 2, 75. Meas. IV, 2, 99. Err. II, 2, 62. 55. Ill,
1, 69. LLL I, 1, 99. IV, 3, 121. Mids. I, 1, 126. V,
26. Merch. Ill, 2, 4. 183 (every s.). HI, 5, 86. IV, 1,
305. As I, 1, 18. I, 3, 129. Ill, 2, 433. All's III, 5,
1086
92 etc. etc. nothing hath begot mij s. grief, R2 U, 2,
36 (i. e. existing, but of uncertain nature); cf. this s.
settled matter in his heart, Hml. Ill, 1, 181 (M. Edd.
something-settled),
2) adv. in some measure, somewhat, rather, a
little: s. stained, Tp. 1, 2, 414. I prattle s. too wildly,
III, 1, 58. my will is s. sorted with his wish, Gent. 1,3,
63. s. peevish, Wiv. I, 4, 14. hath s. emboldened me,
II, 2, 173. IV, 6, 22. Meas. I, 1, 62. 1, 2,78. 11,4,
119. Ill, 2, 104. Ado II, 1, 305. LLL IV, 2, 66. Mids.
III, 2, 304. IV, 1, 187. Morch, I, 1, 124. 129. II, 2,
18. 194. II, 3, 14 (Ff somewhat). As II, 4, 63. Ill, 2,
359. HI, 4, 9. Shr. II, 184. V, 2, 54. All's I, 3, 125.
Wint. 1, 2, 147. II, 2, 25. 55. IV, 4, 417. V, 1, 142.
John II, 396. H4B I, 2, 212 (with a white head and
s. a round belly; cf. Merch.1, 1, 124 and R3I,2, 116).
IV, 2, 80. H5 IV, 1, 216. V, 1, 91. H6C II, 2, 166.
R3 I, 2, 116 (Qq somewhat). Cor. II, 1, 54. Tit. 11,
3, 156. Tim. IV, 3, 55. Mob. Ill, 1, 132. Hml. 1, 3,
121 (Bi somewhat). Lr. I, 1, 21. Ant. IV, 8, 20 etc.
Sometliiiig-seitled, see Something sub 1.
.Sometime (sometime and sometime) 1) from
time to time, now and then (cf. at some time in Caes.
1, 2, 139): Lucr.95. 331. 1786. Sonn.41,2. 102, 13.
Compl. 10. Tp. 1, 2, 198. II, 2, 9. 12. Ill, 2, 147.
Meas. II, 1, 14. V, 295. Ado 1, 1,288. II, 3, 158.
LLL V, 1, 108. Mids. II, 1, 38. 47. 52. 253 (there
sleeps Titania s. of the night; M. Edd. some time). Ill,
2, 435 CEi sometimes). Shr. Ind. 2, 11. Tw. V, 123.
Wint. 1, 2, 254. H4A HI, 1, 148. H6B II, 4, 42. IV,
1, 48. Troil. I, 3, 151. Cor. Ill, 1, 115. Tit. Ill, 1,
213. Rom. 1,4, 77. 79. Tim. II, 2, 131. Caes. II, 1,
251. Mcb. I, 6, 11. II, 3, 46. IV, 2, 76. Lr. IV, 3, 41.
0th. II, 3,202 (¥i sometimes). Ant. IV, 14,2. 3. Cymb.
II, 3, 77. s. ... s. = now ... now: that s. true news,
s. false doth bring, Ven. 658. Lucr. 1105. LLL III,
14. H6BIII, 2, 373. Lr. II, 3, 19. ,...s... s.: Mids.
III, 1, 111. Tim. II, 2, 115. s... ands.: Mids. Ill, 2,
360. sometimes ... .s.. . s. : Ado III, 3, 143. s...anon:
Ven. 277. 301. Compl. 24. s. all full, and by and
hy clean starved, Sonn. 75, 9. s. too hot the eye of
heaven shines, and often is his gold complexion dim-
med, 18, 5. s. the flood prevails , and then the wind,
H6C II, 5, 9.
2) once: Heme the hunter, s. u keeper here, Wiv.
IV, 4, 29. a gentleman which 1 have s. known. All's III,
2, 87. a fond creature, whpm s. I have laughed with,
V, 3, 179. this ancient sir, who ... hath s. loved, Wint.
IV, 4, 373. Henry the Fifth did s. prophesy, ... he'll
make his cap co-equal to the crown, H6A V, 1, 31.
present to her, as s. Margaret did to thy father, a
handkerchief, R3 IV, 4, 274. / s. lay here in Corioli,
Cor. I, 9, 82. that Belarius whom you s. banished,
Cymb. V, 5, 333. ;'/ was s. target to a king. Per. II,
1, 143.
3) formerly: s. lofty towers I see down-razed, Sonn.
64, 3. s. a blusterer, Compl. 58. I will myself present
as I was s. Milan, Tp. V, 86. did they not s. cry All
hail to me, R2 IV, 169. which was s. his general, Cor.
V, 1, 2. this was s. a paradox, but now the time gives
it proof, Hml. Ill, 1, 114. the ruin speaks that s. it
was a worthy building, Cyrab. IV, 2, 354. Adjectively,
= that was, former, late, whilom: good s. queen, R2
V, 1, 37. my s. general, Cor. IV, 1, 23. our s. sister,
now our queen, Hml. I, 2, 8 (Ff sometimes), thou my
s. daughter, Lr. I, 1, 122.
4) at other times, on other occasions (German
sonst) : that same dew which s. on the buds was wont
to swell like round and orient pearls, stood now . . . like
tears, Mids. IV, 1, 58. even with those wings, which s,
they have used with fearful flight, make war, H6C II,
2, 30.
Somelimcs ( sdmetimes and sometimes ) l) from
time to time, now and then: Ven. 225. 981. Lucr.
530. Sonn. 50, 10. Tp. II, 2, 175. Ill, 2, 146. Gent.
III, 1, 93. Wiv.l, 1, 283. II, 2, 23. Meas. IV, 5, 5. Err.
11,2,26. LLL II, 198. IV, 1,30. Mids. II, 1, 36. Ill,
2, 435 (Qq sometime). Shr. Ind. 2, 91. II, 187. All's
IV, 3, 76. V, 1, 11. Tw. I, 3, 88. 121. II, 3, 151.
Wint. I, 2, 151. Ill, 3, 92. IV, 4, 733. R2 V, 5, 32.
H4A III, 1, 181. H6B II, 4, 1. R3 IV, 4, 292. H8 IV,
1, 55. Troil. IV, 4, 97. Cor. V, 2, 19. Rom. II, 3, 22.
II, 4, 216. Caes. II, 1, 285. Hml. II, 2, 160. 212. V, 2,
8. Lr. I, 4, 202. 0th. I, 2, 4. II, 3, 241. Ill, 3, 138.
434. Ant. I, 1, 57. II, 3, 1. Cymb. IV, 2, 302. «... s.
= now ... now: Wiv. I, 3, 68. «... and «.; As V, 4,
3. H5 III, 6, 110. s... sometime: CompL 22. Ado III,
3, 142. «... and then: Ven. 223. «. her head on one
side, some another, Wint. Ill, 3, 20.
2) once: s.from her eyes I did receive fair speech-
less messages, Merch. I, 1, 163.
3) formerly: the dowager, «. our brother's wife,
H8 II, 4, 181. in which the majesty of buried Denmark
did s. march, Hral. I, 1, 49. Adjectively: thy s. bro-
ther's wife, R2 I, 2, 64. my «. royal master, V, 5, 75.
our s. sister, Hml. 1, 2, 8 (Qq^ sometime), yon s. famous
princes, Per. I, 1, 34.
Somever, soever: Hml. Ill, 2, 416 (Qe and M.
Edd. soever).
Somewhat, 1) pron. something: here is a letter
will say s. Wiv. IV, 5, 128. this gentleman told s. of
my tale, Meas. V, 84 (later Ff something), s. we must
do, R2 II, 2, 116. an old man can do s. H4BV, 3, 83.
s. we will do, R3 III, 1, 193 (Ff something), s. doth
she mean, Tit. IV, 1, 9. thou givest me s. to r^air my-
self, Per. II, 1, 128.
2) adv. in some measure, rather, a little : Gent. V,
2, 6. Meas. V, 89. Merch. II, 3, 14 (Qq something).
Shr. IV, 2, 100. All's V, 2, 5. R2 I, 4, 44. H6A V, 2,
14. R3 I, 2, 116 and III, 5, 56 (Ff something). H8 III,
2, 394. V, 4, 41. Troil. 1, 1, 41. Tit. II, 2, 15. Hml.
I, 3, 121 (Qq something).
Somewhere, 1) in some place or other: «. else,
Tw. IV, 1, 10 and Tit. IV, 3, 40. Severed: some other
where, Err. II, 1, 30. Rom. I, 1, 204.
2) to some place or other: he's «. gone to dinner.
Err. II, 1, 5.
Somewhither , to some place or other : Tit. IV,
1,11.
Somme, a river in France: H5 III, 5, 1.
Son, male child: Ven. 201. 754. 766. 863. 1160.
Tp. I, 2, 120. 212. 221. 282. 284. 438. II, 1, 91 etc.
etc. 5. to: As I, 2, 236. Shr. II, 104. V, 1, 118. Wint.
V, 3, 150. H4A II, 4, 448. H6A II, 4, 84. V, 5, 73
etc. the s. to Lewis, H5 I, 2, 76. H6A II, 6, 75. my s.
of York (= my son York) R3 H, 4, 6. IV, 1, 14. my
s. of Gloster, H4B IV, 4, 12. our s. of Cornwall, Lr.
(, 1, 42. 43. like my lady's eldest son, evermore tattling,
Ado II, 1, 11. that would hang us, every mother's s.
Mids. 1, 2, 80 (cf. there lives a s. that sucked an earthly
mother, Ven. 863). mothers' —s, R2 III, 3, 96. should
have fewer words than a parrot, and yet the s. of a
1087
woman, H4A II, 4, HI. we are the — s of women
(i.e. frail men) Wiv. II, 3, 51. by my mother's s.,
and that's myself, Shr. IV, 5, 6. = son in law:
Wiv. Ill, 4, 79. V, 2, 3. V, 5, 188. Ado W, 1, 374.
IV, 1, 27. Shr. V, 2, 13 etc. = descendant, or issue
of any kind: Adam's — s are my brethren, Ado
11, 1, 66. the — i and children of this isle, John V,
2, 25. the —s of Troy, Troil. Prol. 19. — s of
Rome, Tit. V, 3, 67. Caes. I, 2, 173. all thy (earth's)
human — s, Tim. IV, 3, 185. they are villains and the
—s of darkness, H4A It, 4, 191. Ill, 3, 42. this Hydra
s. of war, H4B IV, 2, 38 (i. e. war, the son of Hydra;
cf. Of), thou art sealed the s. of chivalry, H6A IV, 6,
29. 0 war, thou s. of hell, H6BV,2,33. R3 I, 3, 230.
like the eldest s. of fortune, H8 U, 2, 21. emulation
hath a thousand — s, Troil. Ill, 3, 156. all you have
done hath been but for a wayward s. Mcb. Ill, 5, 1 1
(i. e. a son of hell). Used as a tender appellation given
to ayoungerman: Meas. Ill, 1, 161. Cor. V, 2, 68 etc.
Quibbling on sun: Ven. 863. LLL V, 2, 168. 171.
John II, 499. H4A 11, 4, 135. 451. H4B III, 2, 139.
H6C II, 1, 40. R3 1, 3, 267. Rom. Ill, 5, 127.
Souance, sound, tune: let the trumpets sound the
tucket s. H5 III, 2, 35.
Song, 1) music made by modulations of the voice:
Sonn. 8, 13. Gent. 1, 2, 95. Wiv. IV, 4, 54. Ado 1, 1,
188. Wint. IV, 3, 11.
2) a lay , a strain, a poem sung or to be sung :
Ven. 777. 841. 974. Sonn. 17, 12. 100,8. 102,14.
105, 3. Pilgr. 226. Gent. I, 2, 88. Wiv. I, 1, 206.
Meas. IV, 1, 7. Err. Ill, 2, 169. Ado II, 3, 45. 77. V,
3, 14. LLL V, 2, 405. 941. Mids. II, 1, 152. II, 2, 1.
111,2,206. V, 404. As 11, 5, 13. 32. 11,7,4. 111,2,
. 261. IV, 2, 6. V, 3, 9. 41. All's 1, 3, 85. 87. Ill, 2,
10. 111,7,40. Tw. 11,3, 31. 33. 36 (as. of good life).
11, 4, 2. 3. 43. Wint. IV, 4, 58. 191. 315. 618. 625.
H4A 111, 1, 216. 250. HI, 3, 16. H4B II, 4, 299. R3
IV, 4, 509 (nothing but —s of death). H8 1, 3, 41. V,
5, 36. Troil. Ill, 1, 115. 119. Tit. II, 3, 28. Hml. 1,
3, 30. IV, 5, 27. V, 1, 209. Lr. I, 4, 186. 0th. II, 3,
77. 101. IV, 3, 28. 30. V, 2, 246. Cymb. IV, 2, 254
(we'll say our s. the whilst). Per. Prol. 1.
Song -men, singers: three-man o. , Wint. IV, 3,
45 (singers of songs in three parts. The clown's
speech).
Son-in-law, a man married to one's daughter:
Ado V, 1, 296. Shr. Ill, 2, 3. All's V, 3, 148. Wint.
V, 2, 57. V, 3, 149. H4A 11, 4, 375. H6B IV, 7, 117.
H8 1, 2, 136. Tit. I, 311. Rom. IV, 6, 38. Lr. IV, 6,
190. 0th. I, 3, 291. Cymb. V, 5, 421.
Sonnet, a short poem made in praise of some-
body or of something: deep-brained — s that did am-
plify each stone's dear nature, Compl. 209. to tangle
her desires by wailful — s, whose composed rhymes
should be full-fraught with serviceable vows, Gent. Ill,
2, 69. I have as. that will serve the turn, 93. my book
of songs and — s, Wiv. 1, 1, 206. will you then write me
a s. in praise of my beauty ? Ado V, 2, 4. a halting
s fashioned to Beatrice, V, 4, 87. she hath one of
my — s already, LLL IV, 3, 16. did never s. for her
sake compile, 134. the n. you writ to Diana in behalf
of the Count Rousillon, All's IV, 3, 355. it is with me
as the very true s. is. Please one, and please all, Tw.
Ill, 4, 25. / once writ a s. in his praise, H5 111, 7, 42.
I have heard a s. begin so to one's mistress, 44. The
Spaniard Armado, feeling disposed to fill 'whole vo-''
lurnes in folio' with hymns of praise on his mistress,
says: / am sure I shall turn s. LLL 1, 2, 190 (all love
and poetry from top to toe. M. Edd. sonneteer, son-
netist, sonnetmaker ; but cf. now is he turned orthogra-
phy. Ado II, 3, 21).
Sonneting', composing of sonnets : LLL IV, 3, 158.
Sonties : by God's s., old Gobbo's oath in Merch.
11,2,47, a corruption probably from sanlgox sanctity.
Soon, 1) shortly, early, quickly, before long: s.
she stops his lips, Ven. 46. which the hot tyrant stains
and s. bereaves, 797. Lucr. 23. Sonn. 120, 11. Pilgr.
205. Tp. II, 1,191. Gent. 1,3,72. 11,2,4. 111,1,390.
Wiv. 11, 2, 327. Meas. Ill, 1, 32. Err. 1, 1,49. 61.
1, 2, 103. II, 1, 99. LLL 11, 1 12. Merch. 1, 2, 9. Tw.
III, 1, 159 {more s.. in rhyming). H6A V, 1, 15. H6B
1, 4, 17 (the —er the better). Troil. II, 1, 18. Rom.
V, 1, 60 (M. Edd. soon-speeding) etc. no — er ... but:
Sonn. 129, 5. Gent. IV, 4, 9. As V, 2, 36. H4A I, 2,
193. H5 1, 1, 25 (but that). V, 2, 257. H6B IV, 9, 3.
Mcb. 1,2, 29. V,8,41. Hml. IV, 1,29 etc. so s. as: Wiv.
IV, 5, 68. Tw. HI, 4, 195 (cf. So), so s. ivas she along
as he was down, Ven 43. all so s. as: Rom. I, 1, 140.
2) easily, readily, likely: small lights are s. blown
out, Lucr. 647. thou wouldst as s. go kindle fire with
snow as seek to quench the fire of love with words,
Gent. II, 7, 19. you are already love's firm votary and
cannot s. revolt, 111, 2, 59. if any man may, you may
as s. as any, Wiv. II, 2, 246. let us withdraw together,
and we may s. our satisfaction have touching that point,
Meas. I, 1, 83. if you handled her privately, she would
— er confess, V, 277. lest that your goods too s. be con-
fiscate. Err. 1, 2, 2. the plainer dealer, the — -er lost,
II, 2, 89. you sent me for a rope's end as s. IV, 1, 98.
devils — est tempt, resembling spirits of light, LLL IV,
3,257. Mids. Ill, 2, 52. As 1, 3, 112. 111,2,61. Shr.11,146.
All'sl,3,40. R2 1, 1,101 (M.'E.M. soon-believing).nb
II, 2, 34. H6AV, 5,47. H6B1V, 1, 127. H6C1V, 7, 62. R3
111,4,9. Troil.11,1,17. 18. Rom.l, 1,213. Caes. 1,2, 201.
Hml. Ill, 1,112. Ant. HI, 13, 24. Cymb. IV, 2, 385. Per.
IV, 1, 3 etc.
3) s. at night = this very night, so early as to-day
in the evening: we'll have a posset for 't s. at night,
Wiv. 1, 4, 8. come to me s. at night, II, 2, 295. 298.
s. at night I'll send him certain word of my success,
Meas. I, 4, 88. / shall be sent for s. at night, H4B V,
5, 96. you shall bear the burden s. at night, Rom. 11,5,
78. say if I shall see you s. at night, 0th. Ill, 4, 198.
Similarly: s. at five o' clock I'll meet withyou. Err. I,
2, 26. and s. at supper-time I'll visit you. 111, 2, 179.
5. at supper shalt thou see Lorenzo, Merch. 11, 3, 5.
come to me s. at after supper, R3 IV, 3, 31 (Ff s., and
after supper).
Superl. — est adjectively: the gentler gamester is
the — est winner. Ho 111, 6, 120. make your — est
haste, Ant. Ill, 4, 27.
Soon -believing and Soon -speeding, see' sub
Soon.
Sooiistake, see Swoopstake.
Sootli, 1) ti'uth: understand you this of jne in s.
Shr. 1, 2, 259. it is silly s. Tw. II, 4, 47. he looks like
s. Wint. IV, 4, 171. if I say s. Mcb. I, 2, 36. if thy
speech be s. V, 5, 40. to say the s. H5 HI, 6, 151. to
say s. H8 11, 3, 30. s. to say , Err. IV, 4, 72. Shr. IV,
2, 99. Oftenest used in asseverations: in s.: Wiv HI
4, 110. LLL V, 2, 586 (Qq faith). Merch. I. 1, ]'
Shr. II, 242. All's V, 2, 47 {was I, in s.? = indeed).
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Tw. 11, 3, 22. John I, 123. iV, 1, 29. H4A II, 3, 82
(Qc( in failh). HI, 1, 269. Troil. HI, 1, 59. 0th. Ill,
4, 97. Ill good s.: Tp. II, 2, 151. Meas. Ill, 2, 108.
As III, 2, 410. John IV, 1, 106. H4A HI, 1, 251. 252.
254. Troil. Ill, 1, 59. Lr. II, 2, 111. «., without m;
Mids. Ill, 2, 265. Tw. II, 1, 11. II, 4, 91. Wint. IV,
4, 357. Caes. II, 4, 20. 0th. Ill, 3, 52. Ant. IV, 4, 8.
good s.; Mids. II, 2, 129. Merch. II, 6, 42. Shr. Ill,
2, 118. Wint. IV, 4, 160. H4B II, 4, 40 (Q, faith).
Tioil. 11, 1, 119. Per. 1, 1, 86. IV, 1, 89. veri/ s.:
Wint. I, 2, 17.
2) saying Yes to what another says, officious
assentation, cajoling: 0 God! that e'er this tongue of
mine, that laid the sentence of dread banishment on yon
proud man , should take it off again with words of s.
R2 111, 3, 136. when Signior S. here does proclaim a
peace, he flatters you. Per. I, 2, 44.
Soothe, 1) to humour (properly to say Yes to
what another says): shrill-tongued tapsters answering
every call, — ing the humour of fantastic wits , Ven.
850. is't good to s. him in these contraries'^ It is no
shame: the fellow finds his vein and yielding to him
humours well his frenzy. Err. IV, 4, 82, has your king
married the Lady Grey'^ and now, to s. your forgery
and his, sends me a paper to persuade me pjatience?
H6C 111, 3, 175 (to enter into the humour of, to act
in conformity with, your forgery), what doth she say,
my Lord of Buckingham? Nothing that I respect, my
gracious lord. IT7;'//, dost thou si'orn me for my gentle
counsel, and s. the devil that I warn thee from'? R3 1,
3, 298. / say again, in — ing them, we nourish 'gainst
our 'senate the cockle of rebellion, Cor. HI, 1, 69. good
my Lord, .„. him; let him take the fellow, Lr. Ill, 4, 182.
2) to cajole, to flatter; loves best habit is a — ing
tongue, Pilgr. II. thou art perjured too , and — st up
greatness, John 111, 1, 121. my tongue could.never learn
sweet — ing words, R3 1, 2, 169 (Ff smoothing), let
courts and cities be made all of false-faced — iiig. Cor.
I, 9, 44. you — ed not, therefore hurt not, II, 2, 77.
Soother, iJatterer: / do defy the tongues of — s,
H4A IV, 1, 7.
Soothsay, to foretell, to predict: Ant. I, 2, 52.
Soothsayer, one who foretells future events:
Caes. 1, 2, 19. Ant. 1, 2, 3. 6. Cymb. V, 5, 426.
Sooty, black like soot: to the s. bosom of such a
thing as thou, 0th. I, 2, 70.
Sop, any thing steeped and softened in liquor:
quaffed off the muscadel and threw the — s all in the
sexton's face, Shr. Ill, 2, 175. 178 ("at weddings,
cakes, wafers, and the like, were blessed, and put into
the sweet wine, wliich was always presented to the
bride on those occasions" Nares). we will chop him
in the malmsey-butt. 0 excellent device! make a s. of
him, R3 I, 4, 162. the waters should lift their bosoms
higher than the shores and make a s. of all this solid
globe, Troil. 1, 3, 113. I'll make a s. o' the moonshine
of you, Lr. II, 2, 35 (an allusion to the old dish of
eggs in moonshine. Douce).
Sophister, a captious and fallacious reasoner, a
prevaricator: a subtle traitor needs no s. H6B V, 1, 191.
Sophisticated, adulterated: here' s three on' s are
s. Lr. Ill, 4, 110.
Sophy, the Shah of Persia: Merch. II, 1, 25.
Tw. II, 5, 197. Ill, 4, 307.
Sorcerer, magician : Tp. Ill, 2, 49. Err. I, 2, 99.
IV, 3, 11 (Lapland —s). H6A I, 1, 26.
Sorceress, a female magician: Err. IV, 3, G7.
H6A III, 2, 38. V, 4, 1.
Sorcery, magic, witchcraft: Tp. Ill, 2, 60. H6A
II, 1, 15. Plur. —es: Tp. 1, 2, 264.
Sore , subst. any thing painful in the surface of
the body, a wound as well as an ulcer: 'gainst venomed
— « the only sovereign plaster, Ven. 916 (= wounds).
0 unfelt s.! crest -wounding private scar, Lucr. 828.
here was the s. Pilgr. 128 (= wound), you rub the s.,
when you should bring the plaster, Tp. II, 1, 138. to
strange — s strangely they strain the cure, Ado IV, 1,
254. As II, 7, 67. John V, 2, 12. R2 I, 3, 303. H4A
IV, 2, 29. H6C IV, 6, 88. Troil. Ill, 1, 130. Cor. Ill,
1, 235. Tim. IV, 3, 7. 39. 0th. IV, 2, 49. of. Plague-
sore.
Sore, subst. a buck of the fourth year: LLL IV,
2, 59. 60.
Sore, adj. 1) feeling or causing pain: his wounds
will not be s. Lucr. 1568. now made s. with shooting,
LLL V, 2, 59. a s. eye, Troil. V, 1, 36. my arm is s.
Ant. II, 5, 4. the s. eyes see clear, Per.1,1,99 (blind-
ed bv dust). Quibbling: Tp. V, 288. Err. Ill, 1, 65.
H6B"iV, 7, 9.
2) grievous, heavy, evil: upon a s. injunction, Tp.
III, 1, II. you'ldbe king o' the isle, sirrah? I should
have been a s. one then, V, 288. if you went in pain,
master, this ^knave' would go s. Err. HI, 1, 65. a woe,
a s. complaint against him, H5 I, 2, 26. 'twill be s.
law, H6B IV, 7, 9 (quibbling), this s. agony, R3 I, 4,
42. s. blows. Cor. 11, 1, 268. 5. labour's bath, Mcb. 11,
2, 38. this s. night, II, 4, 3. s. task, Hml. I, 1, 75.
your water is a s. decayer of your whoreson dead body,
V, 1, 188. punished with s. distraction, V, 2, 241. though
the conflict be s. Lr. HI, 5, 24. to lapse in fulness is
— r than to lie for need, Cymb. Ill, 6, 13. out, sword,
and to a s. purpose, IV, 1, 25. the s. terms we stand
upon with the gods. Per. IV, 2, 37.
Sore, adv. grievously, violently: one s. sick, Ven.
702. John V, 4, 6. H4B IV, 3, 83. her senses s. dis-
mayed, Ven. 896 (the earlier Qq all dismayed"). I'll
fear no other thing so s. Merch. V, 307. your sorrow
was too s. laid on, Wint. V, 3, 49. we see the wind sit
s. upon our sails, R2 II, 1, 265. his soul shall stand
s. charged, H5 I, 2, 283. 5. hurt and bruised, Troil.
V, 5, 14. too s. enpierced with his shaft, Rom. 1, 4, 19.
0 bill, s. shaming those rich-left heirs, Cymb. IV, 2, 225.
Sorel, a buck of the third year: LLL 1V,2,60 sq.
Sorely, grievously, violently: this drum sticks s.
in your disposition, All's 111, 6, 47. thou strikest me s.,
to say I did, Wint. V, 1, 18^ aS'a man s. tainted, H8
IV, 2, 14. the heart is s. charged, Mcb. V, 1, 60. the
bleak winds do s. ruffle, Lr. II, 4, 304. I do accuse
myself so s. Ant. IV, 6, 19.
Sorrow, subst. sadness, grief: Ven. 455, 481.
583. 671. 963. 964. 970. Lucr. 186. 991. 1221. 1458.-
Compl.-7. Tp. II, 1, 9. 195. V, 14. 214. Gent. IV, 4,
152, 177. Meas. II, 3, 32 (towards). Err. I, 1, 36. Ado
1, 1, 102. V, 1, 16. LLL I, 1, 317. IV, 3, 4. Mids. Ill,
2, 84. 435. Wint. V, 1, 2 (performed a saint-like s.).
H6B H, 1, 183. H6C I, 1, 128. I, 4, 171. Tit. HI, 1,
119 (to make). Hml. I, 2, 92 (to do) etc. etc. Plur.
—s: Gent. HI, 1, 20. IV, 3, 33. Err. V, 54. As I, 3,
106. John IV, 2, 102. H6C HI, 3, 22. R3 I, 2, 166.
Ant. IV, 14, 136 etc. Used of the torments of love
(cf. Ven. 1136): Ven. 333. Gent. 11,4, 135. = a state
of being sorry, of repenting or pitying sth. : if hearty
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s. he a sufficient ransom for offence, Gent. V, 4, 74.
your s. hath eaten up my sufferance, Wiv. IV, 2, 1. /
am sorry ... 7 am sorry that such s. I procure , Meas.
V, 479. / am sorry for thee, gentle Silvius. Wherever
s. IS, relief would be. As IH, 5, 87. 88. that nor mi/
service past, nor present — s ... can ransom me, 0th.
Ill, 4, 116. In Cymb. V, 5, 297 FI /am s.for thee, the
later Ff and M. Edd. sorry, but cf. Abbott's Shakespea-
rian Grammar p. 153.
Sorrow, vb. to be sad, to grieve: Pilgr. 398.425.
Wint. V, 2, 99. Per. IV, 1, 24. With at: As III, 5, 87
(= to be sorry for). Ant. IV, 15, 52. With /or; Err.
1,1,107.122. H6AII, 5, 111.
Sorroived, adj. sorrowful, regretful: to make their
». render, Tim. V, 1, 152.
Sorrowful, sad, full of grief : Tit. Ill, 1, 147. IV,
2, 67. V, 3, 142. 154. Ant. I, 3, 64.
Sorrow -wreathen, folded in grief : unhnit that
s. knot, Tit. Ill, 2, 4 (arms folded in grief).
Sorry, 1) sore, painful: a salt ands. rheum, 0th.
Ill, 4, 51 (Qq sullen).
2) sorrowful, sad : burnt the shining glory of llion,
that the skies were s. Luer. 1524. make glad and s.
seasons as thou fleets, Sonn. 19, 4. the place of death
and s. execution. Err. V, 121. / never wished to see
you s. Wint. II, 1, 123. I am but s., not afeard, IV, 4,
474. a s. breakfast for my lord protector, H6B I, 4,
79. glad or s. as 1 saw it inclined, H8 II, 4, 26. this
is a s. sight, Mcb.II, 2, 21. of — est fancies your com-
panions making, III, 2, 9. ist enough I am s.? Cymb.
V,4, 11.
3) Used as an expression of any regret : H4B V,
2, 32 C—erJ. Tim. 1,2, 17. 0th. V, 2, 289. With /or.-
I am s.for her, Ado II, 3, 172. 206. I am s. for thy
much misgovernment, IV, 1, 100. lam s. for my cousin,
275. V, 1, 103. Merch. IV, 1, 3. As III, 5, 86. Lr. II,
2, 159. Cymb. V, 5, 297 (Fl sorrow), are s. for our
pains, All's III, 2, 66. I am so s. for my trespass
made, H6C V, 1, 92. Tit. V, 1, 123. Tim. V, 1, 142.
Caes. IV, 3, 64. 65. 0th. Ill, 1, 44. lam s.for' i, Wint.
Ill, 2, 219. H6B IV, 2, 102. H8 !I, 1, 9. 0th. I, 3,
73. Cymb. IV, 2, 93. V, 5, 270 etc. Followed by an
inf.: s. I am to hear what I have heard, H6B II, 1,
193. H8 1, 1, 193. 204. 0th. Ill, 3, 344. V, 1, 81. Ant.
I, 3, 14. Ill, 13, 135 etc. By a clause; in the indie:
Tp. Ill, 2, 119. Gent. V, 4, 69. Wiv. Ill, 5, 125. Meas.
V, 479. Err. V, 1. 43. Ado IV, 1, 89. LLL V, 2, 726.
Merch. II, 3, 1. IV, 1, 405. H5 HI, 5, 56. H6A II, 3,
71. H8 I, 2, 109. Tim. Ill, 6, 17 etc. With should:
I am s. one so learned should slip so grossly, Meas. V,
475. H4B I, 1, 105. R3 III, 7, 88. H8 III, 1, 51. who
I would be s. should be thus foolishly lost, Meas. I, 2,
196. I would be s. but the fool should be as oft with your
master, Tw. Ill, 1, 45. J would be s. but it should be
thus, H4B IV, 3, 33 (= if it were not thus). With if:
he is much s,, if any thing more than your pleasure did
move your greatness to call upon him, Troil. II, 3, 116.
Sort , subst. 1) kind, species : all — s of deer are
chased, Wiv. V, 5, 252. none of noble s. would so offend
a virgin, Mids. Ill, 2, 159. we are spirits of another s.
388. there are a s. of men whose visages do cream ...,
Merch. 1, 1, 88. with musics of all —s, All's III, 7, 40.
I can sing and speak to him in many — s of music, Tw.
I, 2, 58. men of all — s take a pride to gird at me,
H4B 1, 2, 7. spirits of vile s. V, 2, 18. they have a
king and officers of — s, H5 1, 2, 190 (= of different
kinds; cf. what follows), subdues all —s of hearts,
Tim. I, 1, 58. I have bought golden opinions from all
—s of people, Mcb. I, 7, 33. larded with many several
— s of reasons, Hml. V, 2, 20.
2) order, class of people: of all — s enchantingly
beloved. As 1, 1, 174. the better s., as thoughts of things
divine, R2 V, 5, 1 1, choked with ambition of the meaner
s. H6A II, 5, 123. talk like the vulgar s. of market
men, III, 2, 4. discharge the rommon s. with pay and
thanks, H6C V, 5, 87. that the weaker s. may wish
good ilaix'ius home again. Cor. IV, 6, 69. with roices
and applause of every s. , Patricians and Plebeians,
Tit. I, 230. assemble all the poor men of your s. Cues.
1, 1, 62. it is common for the younger s. to lack dis-
cretion, Hml. II, 1, 116. other — s offend as well as
we. Per. IV, 2, 40. the people, especially of the younger
s. 106.
3) rank, quality : give notice to such men of s. and
suit as are to meet him, Meas. IV, 4, 19. few of any
s., and none of name. Ado I, 1, 7. there was none such
in the army of any s. 33. a gentleman of great s. H5
IV, 7, 142. what prisoners of good s. are taken? IV,
8, 80.
4) set , company (in a bad sense) : the shallowest
thick-skin of that barren s. Mids. Ill, 2, 13. a s. of
traitors, R2 IV, 246. a s. of naughty persons, H6B II,
1, 167. sent from a s. of tinkers to the king. III, 2, 277.
any he the piroudest of thy s. H6C II, 2, 97. a s. of
vagabonds, R3 V, 3, 316. Peculiar expression: russet-
pated choughs, many in n. Mids. HI, 2, 21 (= many
consorted or assembled).
6) manner, way (always preceded by prepositions ;
Tp. H, 1, 104 no exception; usually in, once by): I
love thee in such s. as ... mine is thy good report, Sonn.
36, 13 and 96, 13. you do look in a moved s. Tp. IV,
146. / defy all angels, in any such s., as they say, but
in the way of honesty, Wiv. H, 2, 74. will speak their
mind in some other s. JAAj V, 2, 590. unless you may
be won by some other s. than your father's imposition,
Merch. I, 2, 113. to teach you gamut in a briefer s.
Shr. Ill, 1, 67. in a more fairer s. H4B IV, 5, 201.
the mayor and all his brethren, in best s. H6 V Chor.
25. not furnished in his s. H6A IV, 1, 39. let's on our
way in silent s. H6C IV, 2, 28. love in suck a s. Troil.
IV, 1, 23. in beastly s. V, 10, 5. express yourself in a
more comfortable s. Cor. I, 3, 2. I'll deceive you in
another s. Tit. IH, 1, 191. smiles in such a s. Caes. I,
2, 206. am I yourself but, as it were, in s. or limitation?
II, 1,283 (in a certain manner and with restrictions).
in some s.: Wiv. I, 1, 106. Meas. HI, 2, 29. Wint. IV,
4, 844. H4A I, 3, 77. H5 II, 3, 39. Cor. IV, 5, 242.
Tit. Ill, 1, 39. Tim. II, 2, 190. IV, 3, 76. in a s.: Tp.
II, 1, 103. Troil. V, 4, 37.
Sort, subst. lot: let Ajax draw the s. to fight with
Hector, Troil. I, 3, 376.
Sort, vb. 1) trans, a) to order and put together
or asunder with respect to kind and quality: to s. our
nobles from our common men, H5 IV, 7, 77. Hence ^
to join, to associate: — ed and consorted ... with a
wench, LLL 1, 1, 261. 'occupy', which was an excellent
good word before it was ill — ed, H4B II, 4, 162. /
loill not s. you with the rest of my servants, Hml. II,
2, 274.
b) to choose with respect to fitness: to s. some
gentlemen well skilled in music, Gent. IH, 2, 92. I'll
s. some other time to visit you, H6A II, 3, 27. to hchi
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me s. stick needful ornaments as you think fit to furnish
me to-morrow^ Rora. IV, 2, 34.
c) to find out, to contrive: when wilt thou s. an
hour great strifes to end? Lucr. 899. all my pains is
■ — ed to no proof Shv. IV, 3, 43. I will s. a pitchy day
for thee, H6C V, 6, 85. I'll s. occasion to part the
queen's kindred from the king, R3 II, 2, 148. With out:
hath — ed out a sudden day of joy, Rom. HI, 5, 110.
d) to ordain, to dispose : but God s. all! Merch. V,
132. all may be well; but, if God s. it so, 'tis more than
we deserve, R3 II, 3, 36.
e) to adapt, to fit, to malce conformable; with to:
and — s a sad look to her lady's sorrow, Lucr. 1221.
i>. thy heart to patience, H6B II, 4, 68. With with: my
will is something — ed with his wish, Gent. I, 3, 63.
2) intr. a) to associate, to consort: and sometime
— eth with a herd of deer, Ven. 689.
b) to be fit: why then it — s, brave warriors, let's
away, H6C 11, 1, 209. this woman's answer — s, Troil.
1, 1, 109. to s. with ^ to be in accordance with: not
— ing ivith a nuptial ceremony, Mids. V, 55. it — s well
with your jiercenesss, H5 IV, 1, 63. his currish riddles
s. not with this place, H6C V, 5, 26.
c) to fall out, to have an issue: if it s. not well,
you may conceal her, Ado IV, 1, 242. / am glad that
all things s. so well, V, 4, 7. so far am I glad it so
did s. Mids. Ill, 2, 352. s. how it will, I shall have gold
for all, HBB I, 2, 107. well may it s. that this portentous
figure comes armed through our watch, Hml. i, 1, 109
(or = it may be in accordance with your supposition ?).
Soriance, suitableness, agreement: with such
poioers as might hold s. with his quality, H4B IV, 1, 11.
8ossius, name in Ant. Ill, 1, 17.
Sot, dolt, blockhead: Tp. Ill, 2, 101. Wiv. Ill,
1, 119. Err. II, 2, 196. Tw. 1, 5, 129. V, 202. Lr. IV,
2, 8. Cymb. V, 5, 178. cf. Besotted.
Soto, name in Shr. Ind. 1, 88.
Sottish, stupid: Ant. fV, 15, 79.
Soud, a word imitative of a noise made by a
person heated and fatigued: Shr. IV, 1, 145.
Soul (sometimes fem. : Lucr. 719. 1169. John
III, 3, 21. R2 II, 2, 64. H6C II, 1, 74. II, 6, 42. R3
III, 5, 27. Hml. II, 2, 579. Ill, 2, 68. cf. on the other
hand : R2 V, 5, 6) the immaterial part of man (and of
beasts, when considered as governed by human affec-
tions: Merch. IV, 1, 132. 135), the immortal spirit
which inhabits the body and is the cause of life and
sense: a knife, that thence her s. unsheathed, Lucr.
1724. poor s., the centre of my sinful earth, Sonn. 146,
I. 9. body and s. Ado III, 3, 3. IV, 1, 261. within this
wall of flesh there is a s. counts thee her creditor, John
III, 3, 21. sluiced out his innocent s. R2 I, 1, 103. my
— 's palace is become a prison: ah, would she break
from hence, H6C II, 1, 74. whose s. is that which takes
her heavy leaved II, 6, 42. if thy s. check thee that I
come so near, Sonn. 136, 1. lending credent s. to that
strong-bonded oath, Compl. 279. the prophetic s. of the
wide world dreaming on things to come, Sonn. 107, 1.
it goes on, as my s. prompts it, Tp. I, 2, 420. his looks
are my — 's food, Gent. II, 7, 15. to qualify ike laws,
as to your s. seems good, Meas. I, 1, 67. men indued
with intellectual sense and — s. Err. II, 1, 22. now is
his s. ravished! is it not strange that sheeps' guts should
hale — s out of men's bodies, Ado II, 3, 60. 62 (cf. Tw.
II, 3, 61). will you with free and unconstrained s. give
me this maid? IV, 1, 25. come into the eye and prospect
of his s. 231. as sure as I have a thought or a s. 334.
my soul doth tell me Hero is belied, V, 1, 42. entreat
out of a new-sad s. LLL V, 2, 741. whose yoke my s.
consents not to give sovereignity -^ Mids. I, 1, 82. made
love to Helena and won her s. 108. by that which knit'
teth — s, 172. you must join in — s to mock me too, 111,
2, 150 (cf. do in consent shake hands to torture me,
Sonn. 28, 6). deny your love, so rich within his s. 229.
shall she be placed in my constant j>. Merch. II, 6, 57.
with an unquiet s. HI, 2, 308. not on thy sole, but on
thy s. thou makest thy knife keen, Merch. IV, 1, 123
(the same quibble in II, 4, 68 and Caes. 1, 1, 15). and
all those swearings keep as true in s. Tw. V, 277. now
hath my s. brought forth her prodigy, R2 H, 2,64. that
all have torn their — 5 by turning ihein from me, HI, 3,
83. I'll prove the female to my s. V, 5, 6. never did
young man fancy with so eternal and so fixed a s.
Troil. V, 2, 166. this is the world's s., and just of the
same piece is every flatterer's spirit, Tim. HI, 2, 71.
could force his s. so to his own conceit, Hml. II, 2, 579.
it offends me to the s. to hear ..., 111,2, 10. I am glad
at s. 0th. I, 3, 196 etc. etc. Figuratively: dear father,
s. and substance of us all, Tit. I, 374. s. of Rome!
Caes. II, 1, 321. With emphasis: if none of them have
s. in such a kind, Troil. I, 3, 286. of no more s. nor
fitness for the world than camels in the war, Cor. II, 1,
266. that might to half a s. and to a notion crazed say
'Thus did Banquo', Mcb. HI, 1, 83. these fellows have
some s. 0th. I, 1, 54. Used in swearing: sir, as I have
a s., she is an angel, H8 IV, 1, 44. so thrive my s.
Rom. II, 2, 153. by my s.! Ado V, 1, 284. 309. LLL
IV, 1, 142. H4A IV, 1, 86. H6A II, 4, 107. I charge
you, on your — s, Ado IV, 1, 14. on my s.! 148. John
V, 1, 43. H4A I, 3, 81. 0th. V, 2, 181 etc. Represent-
ed as the seat of real, not only professed, sentiments:
Ihave debated, even in my s., what sorrow I shall breed,
Lucr. 498. hear my s. speak, Tp. HI, 1, 63. whom my
very s. abhors, Gent. IV, 3, 17. Err. IH, 2, 163. (Hiked)
never any with so full s. Tp. Ill, 1, 44. we have with
special s. elected him, Meas. 1, 1, 18. were it not against
our laws, my s. should sue as advocate for thee, Err.
I, 1, 146. against my — 'spure truth why labour you
to make it wander in an unknown field? Ill, 2, 37. thinh
you in your s. the Count Claudio hath' wronged Hero ?
Ado IV, 1, 331. there is some s. of goodness in things
evil, H5 IV, 1, 4 (^ something really good), speak it
from your — s, H6B III, 1, 247. wherein my s. recorded
the history of all her secret thoughts, R3 IH, 6, 27. from
my s. I mourn for yours , IV, 1, 89. from my s. I love
your daughter, IV, 4, 265. 262. tell me true, even in
the s. of sound good fellowship , Troil. IV, 1, 52. that
I may swear unto my s. to right your wrongs , Tit. HI,
I, 279.
In a religious sense , 1) the moral agent liable to
sin: his — 's fair temple is defaced, Lucr. 719. sits
Sin, to seize the — s that wander by him, 882. 1169.
thinkest thou I'll endanger my s. gratis? Wiv. 11, 2, 16.
II, 3, 40. Meas. II, 2, 73. 153. II, 4, 41. 56. 65. 187.
V, 485 etc. 2) a departed spirit: Gent H, 7, 38. Mids.
V, 308. Tw. I, 5, 74. John V, 7, 72. Ant. IV, 14,
51 etc.
Periphrastical use : the folly of my s. dares not
present itself, Wiv. II, 2, 253 (= my folly), bless my
s. HI, 1, 11 (= bless me), our s. cannot but yield you
forth to public thanks, Meas. V, 6 (^ we cannot), so
befall my s. as this is false, Err. V, 208. to knit my s.
1091
to an approved wanton. Ado IV, 1,45. my father loved
Sir Rowland as his s. As I, 2, 247 {^= as himself) ;
cf. Gent. V, 4, 37, H4A V, 4, 20 and Tit. I, 373. for
mine (demerits) fell slaughter on their — s, Mcb . 1 V, 3,
227. since my dear s. was mistress of her choice, Hml.
III, 2, 68. heaven defend your good — s that you think,
Oth. 1, 3, 267. cf. Tp. I, 2, 420. Gent. II, 7, 15. Meas.
I, 1, 67. Ado IV, 1, 25. Mids. I, 1, 82. 108. Ill, 2,
229. Hml. II, 2, 579 etc.
Similarly, often , = person , creature : so o'er this
sleeping s. doth Tarquin stay, Lucr. 423. free that s.
which wretchedness hath chained, 900. guiltless — s,
1482. leave the faltering feeble — s alive, 1768. all
ignorant that s. that sees thee without wonder , Pilgr.
65. no s. Tp. I, 2, 29. not a s. but felt a fever, 208.
the fraughting souls within her, 13. the fair s. herself,
II, 1, 129. tie the wiser — s to thy false seeming, Meas.
II, 4, 14. a wretched s., bruised with adversity, Err. 11,
1, 34. an honest s. Ado III, 5, 41. that unlettered small-
knowing s. LLL I, 1, 254. mirth cannot move a s. in
agony, V, 2, 867. pretty s. Mids. II, 2, 76. an evil s.
jjroducing holy witness, Merch. I, 3, 100. sweet s., let's
in, V, 49. a gracious innocent s. Wint. II, 3, 29. to lay
so dear a trust on any s. removed, H4A IV, 1, 35. there
is no English s. H8 1, 1 , 146. 0 this false s. of Egypt,
Ant. IV, 12, 25. no single s. can we set eye on, Cymb.
IV, 2, 130. poor s., a term of pity: Tp. I, 2, 9. Meas.
V, 46. 299. Err. I, 1, 108. IV, 2, 40. IV, 4, 62. 132.
LLL IV, 1, 94. Mids. Ill, 2, 161. V, 134. H6B II, ],
84. R3 II, 1, 87. 109. IV, 1, 64. 91 etc.
Denoting the chief part and quintessence of a
thing: grace, being the s. of your complexion, Meas.
III, 1, 187. she shall pursue it with the s. of love, Mids.
II, 1, 182. therein should we read the very bottom and
the s. of hope, H4A IV, 1, 50. what is thy s. of adora-
tion? H5 IV, 1, 262. the mortal Venus, the heart-blood
of beauty, love's invisible s. Troil. Ill, 1,35. my very s. of
counsel. III, 2, 141. he's the very s. of bounty, Tim. I,
2,215. brevity is the s. of wit, Hml. 11,2,90. from the
body of contraction plucks the very s. Ill, 4, 47. my s.,
a term of endearment applied by lovers to their
mistresses: Mids. Ill, 2, 246. Tw. I, 5, 288. Rom. II,
2,165. 111,5,25. Cymb.V,5,263. cf. LLL IV, 2, 104.
Sonl-conflrmlng, confirming, ratifying the sen-
timents of the soul: with twenty thousands, oaths, Gent.
II, 6, 16.
Soul-curer, a physican of the soul: Wiv. HI,
1, 100.
Soul-fearing, terrifying the soul, appalling: till
their (cannon's) s. clamours have brawled down the
flinty ribs, John II, 383.
Soul-killing, killing the soul: Err. I, 2, 100.
Soulless, mean, base: slave, s. villain, dog J 0
rarely base! Ant, V, 2, 157.
Soul -vexed, irritated, made angry: Wint. V,
1,59;
Sound, subst. a narrow passage of water: deep
— s make lesser noise than shallow fords, Lucr. 1329.
Sound, subst. 1) any thing perceived by the ear,
whether a noise, or a voice, ormnsic: Ven.780. 848.
976. Sonn. 8, 5. 130, 10. Pilgr. 111. Phoen. 4. Tp.
1, 2, 406. Ill, 2, 145. 157. Ill, 3, 37. V, 234. LLL
IV, 3, 335. Mids. 1, 1, 143. V, 123. Merch. II, 5, 35.
HI, 2, 51. V, 55. 84. Shr. Ind. 1, 51. John III, 1, 230
(gave the s. of words). Ill, 3, 51. R2 II, 1, 17. 19. V,
5, 55. H4B II, 3, 37. Ill, 1, 14. H5 III Prol. 10. IV,
4, 74. H6A HI, 3, 29. H6B HI, 2, 44. IV, 1, 33. V,
2, 44. H6C II, 6, 58. V, 7, 9. Troil. I, 1, 92. I, 3,
155. Rom. IV, 5, 130. Tim. I, 2, 103. Ill, 6, 37. Mcb.
IV, 1, 129 (to give to s., i. e. to make music). V, 5,
27. Hml. I, 2, 219. Lr. IV, 6, 215. V, 3, 115. Ant.
IV, 8, 38. Per. II, 3, 63. V, 1, 233.
2) a particular manner of striking the ear: / re-
member you by the s. of your voice , Meas. V, 330.
Merch. I, 1, 109. Cor. 1, 6, 26. Rom. H, 2, 59. that
bears a frosty s. H4A IV, 1, 128. I'll have Jive hundred
voices of that s. Cor. 11, 3, 219. harsh in s. IV, o. 65.
3) something said or uttered, words, cries: idle
words, unprofitable — s, Lucr. 1017. cf. 1464. breathed
forth the s. that said 'I hate', Sonn. 145, 2. 0 heaven,
0 earth, bear witness to this s. Tp. Ill, 1, 68. convert-
ing all your — s of woe into Hey nonny nonny. Ado 11,
3, 70. no s., no word? Mids. II, 2,162. mine ear brought
me to thy s. Ill, 2, 182. his voice pipes and whistles in
his s. As H, 7, 163 (in speaking), in thee some blessed
spirit doth speak his powerful s. AU'-s II, 1, 179. it
came o'er my ear like the sweet s. that breathes upon a
bank of violets, stealing and giving odour, Tw. 1, 1, 5
(like the sweet talk of lovers upon a bank of violets,
perfuming the air and perfumed by it. Some M. Edd. '
south; cf. South), the thunder-like percussion of your
— s. Cor. I, 4, 59. do not take his rougher accents for
malicious — s, 111,3,55. brief — s determine of my weal
or woe, Rom. HI, 2, 51. to hear the replication of your
— s, Caes. 1, 1,51. shall possess them (your ears) with
the heaviest s. that ever yet they heard, Mcb. IV, 3, 202.
if thou hast any s., or use of words, Hml. I, 1, 128.
Sound, adj. 1) healthy: Meas. I, 2, 54. 56. Ado
111,2,13. As III, 2,443 (as clean as a s. sheep's heart).
All's II, 1, 170. IV, 3, 189. Wint. II, 3, 90. (rotten as
ever oak or stone was s.). John HI, 4, 26. R2 V, 3,
85. H5 III, 6, 26. Troil. I, 3, 8. Cor. I, 6, 30. Tim.
I, 2, 240. Mcb. V, 3, 52. Lr. H, 4, 113. Per. IV,
6, 27.
2) not defective , whole , undecayed : look that my
staves be s. R3 V, 3, 65. cf. Per. IV Prol. 24.
3) unhurt, safe: safe ands. aboard, Err.IV,4, 154.
bleedest not, speakest, art s. Lr. IV, 6, 52.
4) valid, solid, right, just: s. advice, Lucr. 1409.
try your penitence, ifitbes. Meas. 11,3,22. s. reasons.
Err. II, 2, 92. my love to thee is s., sans crack or flaw,
LLLV, 2,415. your exposition hath been most s. Merch.
IV, 1, 238. a more — er instance. As HI, 2, 62. thy
counsel's s. Shr. I, 1, 169. a s. affection, Wint. IV, 4,
390. makes s. opinion sick, John IV, 2, 26. men of s.
direction, R3 V, 3, 16. one of the — est Judgements,
Troil. I, 2, 208. in the soul of s. good fellowship , IV,
1, 52. here's no s. Jest, Tit. IV, 2, 26. the best and
— est of his time hath been but rash, Lr. I, 1, 298.
5) honest, virtuous, blameless: dare mate a — er
man than Surrey can be, H8 III, 2, 274. you are nots.
V, 3, 81.
6) strong, stout: one s. cudgel of four foot, H8
V, 4, 19.
7) profound, unbroken: this sleep is s. indeed
H4B IV, 5, 35. '
8) clear , shrill : thy small pipe is as the maiden's
organ, shrill and s. Tw. I, 4, 33. Quibbling: so s. as
things that are hollow, Meas. I, 2, 56. he hath a heart
as s. as a-bell. Ado III, 2, 13.
Adverbial use: 1) let the fairies pinch him s. Wiv.
IV, 4, 61. 2) to sleep s.: Lucr. 363. Wiv. V, 5, 56.
1092
Meas. IV, 3, 50. Mids. II, 2, 74. HI, 2, 449. H4B IV,
;,, SU. Rom. IV, 5, 8 (s. asleep). Caes. II, 1, 233.
Sound , vb. ancient orthography for Swound or
Swoon, q. V.
Sound, vb. to search with a iilummet, to try, to
examine: Tp. Ill, 3, 101. V, 56. Wiv. II, 1, 246. As
IV, 1, 211. Shr. V, 1, 141. R2 1, 1, 8. H4B IV, 2, 51.
H6AI, 2, 63. R3 III, 1,170. 111,4,17.38. IV, 2, 87.
H8 111, 2, 437. V, 2, 13. Tit. IV, 3, 7. Rom. I, 1, 156.
Caes. II, 1, 141. Hml. II, 1, 42. HI, 1, 7. Lr. I, 2, 74.
Cymb. IV, 2, 204. Quibbling in Hml. Ill, 2, 383.
Sound, vb. 1) intr. a) to make a noise, to utter
a voice, to stril^e the ear in any manner: Sonn. 128,
2. Pilgr. 271. Tp. I, 2, 388. Meas. IV, 6, 12. Ado
V, 3, 11. LLL V, 2, 157. Mids. IV, 1, 90. Merch. Ill,
2, 43. V, 75. Shr. Ind. I, 74. R2 V, 5, 61. H4B I, 3,
74. V, 5, 2. 42. H5 IV Chor. 5. IV, 2, 34. H6A I, 4,
80. H8 IV, 1, 36. V, 4, 86. Troil. V, 3, 13. Cor. I,"
9, 42. Lr, V, 1, 41. V, 3, 107. 217. Ant. II, 7, 140.
Cymb. IV, 2, 187. Per. Ill, 2, 89. With on: if the
midnight hell did ... s. on into the drowsy race of nighty
John III, 3, 39 (as if it would never cease). With
out: s. out. Ant. II, 7, 140. = to make music: musi-
cians s. for silver, Rom. IV, 5, 137. have no gold for
— ing, 143.
b) to strike the ear in a particular manner: how
oddly will it s. that 1 must ask my child forgiveness,
Tp. V, 197. Amaimon —s well, Wiv. II, 2, 311. Err.
IV, 4, 7. Merch. V, 100. H4B 1, 1, 102. H6C V, 2,
44. Rom. II, 2, 166. Caes. HI, 1, 50. Mcb. I, 3, 52.
2) trans, a) to cause to make a noise or utter a
voice or make music: s. hut another (drum) John V,
2, 171. I have — ed the very base-siring of humility,
H4A H, 4, 6. s. all the lofty instruments of war, V, 2,
98. when fame shall in our islands s. her trump, Troil.
111,3,^10. they are not a pipe for fortune's finger to
s. what stop she please, Hml. HI, 2, 76. you would s,
me from my lowest note to the top of my compass, 383
(quibbling), s. trumpet, H6C IV, 7, 69. Lr. V, 3, 110.
s. trumpets, R2 I, 3, 117. H6C II, 2, 173. s. the trum-
pets, H6C II, 1, 200. s. thy trumpet. Cor. I, 5, 27. s.
drums and trumpets, H6B V, 3, 32. H6C I, 1, 118.
V, 7, 45. R3 V, 3, 269. Absol.: s.! Lr. V, 3, 116.
b) to order or proclaim bv a musical sound : to s.
aparley, Lucr. 471. R2 I, i, 192. H5 HI, 2, 149.
H6C V, 1, 16. 0th. II, 3, 23. the trumpet —s retreat,
H4A V, 4, 163. H5 III, 2, 94. H6A H, 2, 3. H6B IV, 8,
4. Troil. V. 8, 16. s. alarum, H6A I, 2, 18. H6B II, 3,
95. V, 2, 3. trumpet^ s. the general doom, Rom. Ill, 2,
67. s. to this town our terrible approach, Tim. V, 4, 1.
c) to make audible by the voice, to speak, to cry;
absol.: my voice shall s. as you do piromjit mine ear,
H4B V, 2, 119. every one with claps can s.; Our heir
apparent is a hingl Per. HI Prol. 36. With an object,
= to pronounce, to express, to utter, to speak of:
now against himself he — s this doom, Lucr. 717. let
it (your heart) not s. a thought upon your tongue against
my brother's life, Meas. II, 2, 140. hearing thy beauty
— ed, Shr. II, 193. as one that am the tongue of these
to s. the purposes of all their hearts, John IV, 2, 48.
how dares thy harsh rude .tongue s. this unpleasing
news'? R2 HI, 4, 74. thy name is Gaultier, being rightly
— ed, H6B IV, 1,37. craclc my clear voice with sobs
and break my heart with — ing Troilus , Troil. IV, 2,
115. no words can that woe s. Rom. HI, 2, 126. no
reason can a. his state in safety, Tim. II, 1, 13 (can
proclaim, declare openly his state to be safe ; or, can
safely speak of his state? Most M. Eid. found), thai
he may never s. ... his quillets shrilly, IV, 3, 155. what
should that name be — ed more than yours'? Caes. I, 2,
143. 5. them, it doth become the mouth as well, 145.
luhen to s. your name it not concerned me. Ant. II, 2,
34. our tongues and sorrows do s. deep our woes into
the air. Per. I, 4, 13.
Soundless, 1) unfathomable: Sonn. 80, 10. 2)
devoid of sound, dumb: Caes. V, 1, 36.
Soundly, 1) well, satisfactorily: effect this busi-
niss s. R3 HI, 1, 186.
2) fast, closely, so as not to be easily awakened:
to sleep .. Ven. 786. Shr. Ind. 1, 33. H5 IV, 1, 285.
Caes. H, 1, 4. when Duncan is asleep, whereto the
rather shall his day's hard journey s. invite him, Mcb.
1, 7, 63.
3) truly, heartily: if you will love me s. with your
French heart, H5 V, 2, 105. suspects, yet s. loves, 0th.
HI, 3, 170 (Qq strongly).
4) stoutly, strongly, smartly; he shall pay for him,
and that s. Tp. II, 2, 81. this will shake your shaking
and that s. 88. let them be hunted s. IV, 263. I had
swinged him s. Meas. V, 130. knock me here s. Shr. I,
2, 8. 31. 42. V, 2, 104. Tw. Ill, 4, 428. H4B V, 4,
21. H5 IV, 7, 136. H6A I, 3, 48. Cor. II, 1, 139.
Rom. HI, 1, 113. IV, 5, 113. Ant. Ill, 13, 132.
Soundness, health : All's I, 2, 24.
Soundpost, name of a musician in Rom. IV,
5, 138. '
Sour, adj. 1) having a pungent taste, acid, tart:
Ven. 528. T'p. V, 37. As HI, 2, 115. R2 I, 3, 236.
s. breath, Gent. Ill, 1, 331.
Substantively : the sweets we wish for turn to loathed
— s, Lucr. 867. palates both for sweet and s. 0th. IV,
3,96.
2) crabbed, morose, sullen: jealousy, that s. un-
welcome guest, Ven. 449. 655. he hath been heavy, s.,
sad, Err. V, 45 (dissyll.). you must not look so s. Shr.
II, 229. 231. peevish, sullen, s. V, 2, 157. sweet love
turns to the — est hate, R2 HI, 2, 136. my s. husband,
my hard-hearted lord, V, 3, 121. thai s. ferryman, R3 .
I, 4, 46 (Qq grim), lofty and s. to them that loved him
not, H8 IV, 2, 53. nor with s. looks afflict his gentle
heart. Tit. I, 441. so j>. a face, Rom. II, 5, 24. this s.
cold hahit, Tim. IV, 3, 239. after his s. fashion, Caes.
I, 2, 180.
3) bitter, hateful, distasteful in any manner: thy
s. leisure gave sweet leave to entertain the tim£ with
thoughts of love, Sonn. 39, 10. nor think the bitterness
of absence s. Ill, 7. sweetest things turn — est by their
deeds, 94, 13. the s. cup of prosperity, LLL I, 1, 315
(Costard's speech), a s. offence, Ail's V, 3, 59. how s.
sweet music is, when time is broke, R2 V, 5, 42. to
make a sweet lady sad is a s. offence, Troil. Ill, 1, 80.
lips, let s. words go by, Tim. V, 2, 223. touch the — est
points with sweetest terms. Ant. H, 2, 24.
4) gloomy, sad: speak sweetly, although thy looks
he s. R2 HI, 2, 193. a bank of rue, s. herb of grace,
III, 4, 105. my s. cross, IV, 241. s. melancholy, V, 6,
20. heart's discontent ands. affliction, H6B III, 2, 301.
«. adversity, H6C HI, 1, 24. s. annoy, H6C V, 7, 45.
s. woe, Rom. Ill, 2, 116. such s. company (as sorrow)
HI, 3, 7. s. misfortune, V, 3, 82.
Sour, subst. see Sour adj.
Sour, vb. 1) trans, to make acid: the tartness of
1093
his face — s ripe grapes. Cor. V, 4, 18. Figuratively,
= a) to embitter: to s. your happiness, Cymb. V, 5,
26. b) to s. one's cheek = to look gloomy: and now
Adonis , . . — ing his cheeks cries ''Fie, no more of love ,
Ven. 186. have fiver made me s. my patient cheek, R'2
II, 1, 169. Peculiar expression: three crabbed months
had —ed themselves to death, Wint. I, 2, 102 (had
gone by in bitter tediousness).
2) intr. to become acid: his taste delicious, in di-
gestion — ing, Lucr. 699.
Source, spring, origin, first cause: great floods
have flown from simple — s. All's II, 1, 143. blow it
(the cloud) to the s.from whence it came, H6C V, 3,
1 1. quell the s. of all erection, Tim. IV, 3, 164. Mcb.
II, 3, 104. Hml. I, 1, 106. II, 2, 55. Ant. Ill, 13, 160.
In Per. IV, 3, 28 M. Edd. —s, 0. Edd. courses.
SoHr-coId, writing of M. Edd. in Tim. IV, 3, 239 ;
0, Edd. not hyphened.
Soarest-natared, most harsh -tempered: Gent.
II, 3, 6.
8onr-eyed, looking crabbed and sullen: s. dis-
dain, Tp. IV, 20.
8onr-faced, looking sad: Lucr. 1334.
Sourly, 1) morosely, sullenly: when a woman
woos, what woman's son will s. leave her till she have
prevailed? Sonn. 41, 8. though I showed s. to him. Cor.
V, 3, 13.
2) in a bitter and mortifying manner : that sweet
thief which s. robs from me, Sonn. 35, 14.
Souse, to pounce upon : and like an eagle oer his
aery towers , to s. annoyance that comes near his nest,
John V, 2, 150.
Soused, pickled; a s. gurnet, H4A IV, 2, 13.
Sooth, 1) the part where the sun is atnoon : the
s. John II, 411. H6C 1,4, 136. Caes. II, 1, 107. the
rotten diseases of the s. Troil. V, 1, 21. all the conta-
gion of the s. Gor. 1, 4, 30. the drew-dropping s. Rom.
1, 4, 103. the spongy s. Cymb. IV, 2, 349. Without
the article: by east, west, north and s. LLL V, 2, 566.
by s. and east, H4A III, 1, 75. from east, west, north
and s. Wint. 1, 2, 203. from north to s. John II, 413.
from the north to s. H4A I, 3-, 196. from s. to west,
Cymb. V, 5, 471. s. = to the south: they take their
courses east, west, north, s. H4B IV, 2, 104 and Cor.
II, 3, 24. half a mil-e s. from the power of the king,
E3 V, 3, 38. 'tis s. the city mills. Cor. I, 10, 31. the
chimney is s. the chamber, Cymb. II, 4, 81.
Adjectively: in the s. suburbs, Tw. Ill, 3, 39. s.
wind, Wint. V, 1, 161. at the s. entry, Mcb. II,
2, 66.
'2) the wind that blows from the south : like foggy
s. puffing with wind and rain, As III, 5, 50. tempest of
commotion, like the s. borne with black vapour, H4B
II, 4, 392. cf. the similar epithets sub 1, and besides,
H4A V, 1, 3; H6B III, 2, 384 and Cor. II, 3, 32;
therefore the sweet s. for sound in Tw. I, 1, 5 a more
than improbable conjecture of M. Edd.
Southam, place in England: H6C V, 1, 9. 12.
Southampton, place in England; H5 II Chor.
30. 35. 42. 11,3,48. Earl of S.: Ven. Ded. and
Lucr. Ded.
Southerly, coming from the south: the wind is
s. Hml. U, 2, 397.
Southern, being in or coming firom the south:
R2 III, 2, 202. H4A V, 1, 3. H6B III, 2, 384. H6C
I, 1, 155.
South-fog, a fog coming from the south: Cymb.
I!. 3, 136.
South-north, an impossible quarter devised by
the clown in Tw. IV, 2, 42.
South-sea, the sea of the south, the Pacific; a
sea very imperfectly known at the time of the poet:
one inch of delay more is a S. of discovery. As III,
2, 207.
Southnard, 1) adj. southern: the sun looking
with a s. eye upon him, Wint. IV, 4, 819. 2) adv. to-
wards the south: Cor. U, 3, 32.
Southwark, the southern part of London: H6B
IV, 4, 27. IV, 8, -25.
SonthneU, name in H6B I, 4, 14.
South-%vest, a wind coming from between south
and west: a s. blow on ye and blister you all o'er, Tp.
I, 2, 323. Per. IV, 1, 51.
South-wind: Wint. V, 1, 161.
Sovereign, snbst prince, king: Lucr. 6.j0. Sonn.
57, 6. LLL III, 184. As I, 3, 68. Shr. V, 2, 147.
All's V, 3, 37. 87. John I, 15. R2 I, 1, 21. 45. 111.
I, 3, 46. H6A I, 2, 111. I, 3, 24. Ill, 1, 25. 149. Ill,
4, 4. IV, ], 52. H6B I, 1, 2S. II, 2. 61. R3 III, 1, 2.
Rom. V, 3, 195 etc. etc. Applied to women, = queen:
AirsI,l,lS3. HCC 111,2,92. Ant. I, 5, 34. IV. 15. 69.
Sovereign, adj. 1) princely, royal: thou art a sea,
a s. king, Lucr. 652. flatter the mountain tops with s.
eye, Sonn. 33. 2. nature, s. mistress over ivrarl; 126,
5. with her s. grave to come and sport, Tp. IV, 72. s.
potver, All's II, 3, 60. liver, brain and heart, theses,
thrones, Tw. I, 1, 38. my s. mistress, Wint. 1, 2, 2.S0.
our s. lord the king, III, 2, 17. the remembrance of his
most 9. name, V, 1, 26. holding of the poj/e your s.
greatness, John V, 1, 4. V, 2, 82. R2 II, :!, 157. H5
V, 2, 386 (my s. queen). H6B III, 1, 161. 178. Tim.
I, 1, 68. Mcb. I, 5, 71. V, 2, 30. Hml. II, 2, 27. IV,
3, 65. Ant. I, 3, 60. IV, 9, 12. V, 2, 81. my s. liege,
R2 I, 1, 129. I, 3, 154. H4A 1, 3. 10. H6C IV, 1, 86.
R3 II, 1, 52. 75. IV, 3, 23. my s. lord, H4B IV, 4,
113. II.5 IV, 3, 6S. my s. king,'R3 II, 1, 46. H8 I, 1,
202. s. sir, Wint. V, 3, 2.
2) supreme , paramount , excellent : such a gentle
s. grace, Err. Ill, 2, 165. a man of s. parts, LLL II,
44. yond same s. cruelty, Tw. II, 4, 83. thou shall
have charge and s. trust Inrein, H4A III, 2, 161. thy
parts s. and pious else, H8 II, 4, 140. that noble and
most s. reason, Hml. Ill, 1, 165. a s. shame so elbows
him, Lr. IV, 3, 44. opinion, a 8. mistress of effects,
0th. I, 3, 225. let me lament with tears as s. as the
blood of hearts. Ant. V, 1, 41. With to, = paramount
to, superior to : let her be a principality , s. to all the
creatures on the earth, Gent. II, 4, 153.
3) supremely medicinal and efficacious: calls it
halm, earth's s. salve, Ven. 28. 'gainst venomed sores
the only s. plaster, 916. c^gainst strange maladies a s.
cure, Sonn. 153, 8. of whose (patience's) soft grace
I have her s. aid, Tp. V, 143. thus I search it with a
s. kiss, Gent. I, 2, 116. the — 'st thing on earth was
parmaceti for an inward bruise, H4A I, 3, 57. the
most s. prescription in Galen is but empiricutic, Cor.
II, 1, 127-
Sovereignly, supremely : so s. being honourable,
Wint. I, 2, 323.
Sovereignty, 1) royalty, royal dignity: no s.
Tp. II, 1, 156. employed your unknown s. Meas. V,
392. John 111, 1, 58. E2 IV, 251. H4B V, 2, 101.
1094
H6B I, 3, 130. H6C III, 2, 86. 134. R3 111, 7, 79
(Ff ihe s. thereof, Qq the s. thereon). 146. IV, 4, 329.
356. H8 I, 2, 150. II, 3, 29. Mcb. II, 4, 30. IV, 1,
89. Lr. I, 4, 253. Cymb. Ill, 5, 6 (to show less s.
than they).
2) any s*ay or predominant power: the s. of either
being so greats Lucr. 69. whose yoke my soul consents
not to give s. Mids. I, 1, 82. as is the osprey to the
fishy who takes it hy s. of nature. Cor. IV, 7, 35. might
deprive your s. of reason, Hml. I, 4, 73.
3) supreme excellence: his boast of Liicrece' s.
Lucr. 36. to call her bad, whose s. so oft thou hast
preferred, Gent. II, 6, 15. of all complexions the culled
s. LLL IV, 3, 234.
4) highly efficacious medicinal quality: ^rescrtp-
tions . . . such as his reading and manifest experience
had collected for general s. All's I, 3, 230.
Sow, subst. a female swine: H4B I, 2, 13. H5
III, 7, 67. Mcb. IV, 1, 64.
8ow, vb. (cf. Sew. Impf. and partic. — ed) 1) to
scatter on the ground for the purpose of growth: Tp.
II, 1, 92. Meas. IV, 1, 76. LLL IV, 3, 383. H6B 111,
1, 381. Cor. Ill, 1, 71. 0th. I, 3, 325. Cymb. IV, 2,
181. Figuratively: when time hath — ed a grizzle on
thy case, Tw. V, 168. we are to cure such sorroiDS, not
to s. 'em, H8 HI, 1, 158. consumptions s. in hollow
bones of man, Tim. IV, 3, 151.
2) to scatter over, to stock with seed: he'ld s. it
with nettle-seed, Tp. II, 1, 144. H4B V, 1, 15. Figu-
ratively: Tim. IV, 1, 29.
Sawn, in a very problematical passage (Compl.
■ 91), explained by some as the partic. of the verb.
Sowl (0. Edd. sole) to pull by the ears; he'll go
and s. the porter of Rome gates by the ears. Cor. IV,
5, 213.
Sow-skin, made of hog-leather: the a. budget,
Wint. IV, 3, 20.
Sowtcr, name of a hound: Tw. 11, 5, 135.
Space, 1) room, extent: despite ofs. I would be
brought where thou dost stay, Sonn. 44, 3. vow, bond,
nor s., in thee hath neither sting, knot, nor confine,
Compl. 264. distance and no s. was seen 'twixt the
turtle and his queen, Phoen. 30. s. enough have I in
such a prison, Tp. I, 2, 492. II, 1, 257. with blank s.
for different names, Wiv. II, 1, 77. the mightiest s. in
fortune nature brings to Join like likes, All's I, 1, 237
(= the mightiest distance; cf. above: Phoen. 30).
for her whom, we know well, the world's large — s can-
not parallel, Troil. II, 2, 162. no s. of earth shall
sunder our two hates, V, 10, 27. sell the mighty s. of
our large honours for so much trash as may be grasped
thus, Caes. IV, 3, 25. for the whole s. that's in the ty-
rant's grasp, and the rich East to boot, Mcb. IV, 3, 36.
a king of infinite s. Hml. II, 2, 261. dearer than eye-
sight, s. and liberty, Lr. I, 1, 57. no less in s. 83. 0
undistinguished s. of woman's will, IV, 6, 278. here is
my s. Ant. I, 1, 34. make s. enough between you, II, 3,
23. the diminution ofs. Cymb. I, 3, 19.
2) time : counterfeits to die with her a s. Lucr. 1776
(= some time), within which s. she died, Tp. I, 2, 279.
All's II, 1, 162. H4A III, 1, 89. for three years' s.
LLL I, 1, 52. 151. H6B III, 2, 295. after some small
t>. he sent me hither. As IV, 3, 152. the solemn feast
shall more attend upon the coming s. All's II, 3, 188.
thou art granted s. IV, 1, 98. in short s. H4A V, 1, 46.
in so short a s. K3 IV, 1, 79 (Ff so small a time), to-
morrow, or at further s. Lr. V, 3, 53. 'tis a s. for
further travel. Ant. II, 1, 31. if you require a little s.
for prayer. Per. IV, 1, 68.
Spacious, wide, large, extensive: Sonn. 135, 5.
All's II, 1, 51. H6A II, 3, 55. R3 I, 2, 246. Troil.
II, 3, 261. V, 2, 150. Cor. IV, 6, 67. Tit. II, 1, 114.
Tim. Ill, 5, 97'. Mcb. IV, 3, 71. Hml. V, 2, 90 (s. in
the possession of dirt). Ant. V, 1, 34. Per. IV, 3, 5.
Spade, an instrument for digging: Tit. IV, 3, 11.
Rora.V,3,185. Tim.IV,3,204. Hml.V,l,33. 98. 102.
Spain, the country to the south-west of France:
Err. Ill, 2, 133. 139. LLL I, 1, 164. m (tawny S.).
John II, 64. 423. H5 III, 6, 62 (the fig of S.). H6C
III, 3, 82. H8 II, 4, 48. 55. Caes. I, 2, 119. 0th. V,
2, 253 (a sword of S.).
Span , the space from the end of the thumb to
the end of the little finger extended: Troil. II, 2, 31.
Used of a short time, especially the duration of hu-
man life: As III, 2, 139. H8 III, 2, 140. Tim. V. 3, 3.
0th. II, 3, 74.
Span, vb. to measure, to fix the term of: my life
is — ed already, H8 I, 1, 223.
Span- conn ter, a puerile game, in which one
throws a counter, which the other wins, if he can
throw another so as to hit it, or lie within a span of
it (Nares) : in whose time boys went to s. for French
crowns, H6B IV, 2, 166.
Spangle, to sprinkle with spangles or small
brilliant bodies: —d starlight sheen, Mids. II, 1, 29.
what stars do s. heaven with such beauty, Shr. IV, 5,
31. stuck and — d with your flatteries, Tim. Ill, 6, 101
(0. Edd. — d you with flatteries).
Spaniard, a native of Spain: Ado 111,2,36. LLL
1, 2, 183.- IV, 1, 100. H4B V, 3, 124. H8 II, 2, 90.
Per. IV, 2, 108.
Spaniel, subst. a kind of dog: Shr. IV, 1, 153.
Mcb. Ill, 1, 93. Lr. Ill, 6, 72. Per. IV, 6, 133 (let
me be gelded like a s.). Emblem of fawning submiss-
iveness: Mids. II, 1, 203. 205. H8 V, 3, 126. Caes.
III, 1, 43.
Spaniel, vb. to follow like a spaniel: the hearts
that — ed me at heels. Ant. IV, 12, 21(0. Edd. pan-
nell'd).
Spaniel-like, like a spaniel: Gent. IV, 2, 14.
Spanlslt, pertaining to Spain : my S. word. All's
IV, 1, 52. & pouch. H4B II, 4, 79. S. blades, Rom. I,
4, 84. Substantively, = the language of Spain: in S.
Per. II, 2, 27.
Spare , subst. parsimony, frugal use : as much as
one sound cudgel of four foot could distribute , I made
no s. H8 V, 4, 21 (the servant's speech).
Spare, adj. 1) parsimonious, frugal: as it is a s.
life, it fits my humour well, As III, 2, 20. s. in diet,
H5 II, 2, 131.
2) thin, lean : give me the s. men, and spare me the
great ones, H4B III, 2, 288. that s. Cassius , Caes. I,
2, 201.
3) not wanted in ordinary circumstances , held in
reserve for any emergency : a small s. mast, such as.
seafaring men provide for storms. Err. I, 1, 80.
Spare, vb. 1) to be parsimonious; a) intr.: it shall
be — ing and too full of riot, Ven. 1147. a niggardly
host and more — ing guest. Err. Ill, 1, 27. in him — ing
would show a worse sin than ill doctrine, H8 I, 3, 60.
in that — ing makes huge waste, Rom. J, 1, 224. With
for: we will s. for no wit. Ado III, 5, 66 (Dogberry's
1095
speech), s.for no faggots, H6A V, 4, 56. ». not for
coat, Rom. IV, 4, 6.
b) trans. ^ to use frugally, not to waste, to hus-
band : tlie rather will I s. my praises towards him,
All's II, 1, 106. s, your threats, Wint. Ill, 2, 92. you
may, then, s. thai time, H8 II, 4, 5. yould s. your
spoons, V, 3, 167, s. your oaths, Tim. IV, 3, 138. s.
speech, Lr. IV, 2, 21. 0th. II, 3, 199. which (oath)
you'll give me leave to s. Cyrab. II, 4, 65. «. your ariih-
tnetic, 142.
2) to forbear; absol.: I prithee, s. Tp. II, 1, 25.
shall I bid him go, and s. not? Tw. II, 3, 120. tell him,
and s. not, R3 I, 3, 1 14. With' an inf. : s. not to spend,
Pilgr. 324. s. not to tell him that he hath wronged his
honour. Ado II, 2, 22. being moved, he will not *. to
.gird the gods, Cor. 1, 1, 260. With an accus.: shun me,
and I will s. your haunts, Mids. II, 1, 142. give me the
spare men, and s. me the great ones, 1148 HI, 2, 289
3) to do without, to dispense with : you shall well
be — d, Meas. II, 2, 14. I prize it as I lueigh grief,
which 1 would s. Wint. Ill, 2, 44. with other princes
that may best he — d, John V, 7,97. I could have better
-da better man, H4A V, 4, 104. such aid as I can
s. you shall command, H6B IV, 5, 7. your presence
must . . . take from his heart . . . what should not then be
—d, Ant. Ill, 7, 13.
4) to hold in reserve for the use of another, to
grant, to allow : 1 shall hardly s. a pound of flesh to-
morrow to my bloody creditor, Merch. HI, 3, 33. when
Clifford cannot spare his friends an oath, H6C II, 6,
78. my youth can better s. my blood than you, Tit. Ill,
1, 166. 1 am poor of thanks and scarce can s. them,
Cymb. II, 3, 95.
5) to forbear to afflict or destroy, to use tenderly,
to treat with mercy: Lucr. 582. 1687. Meas. II, 2, 83.
Err. IV, 1, 77. LLL II, 51. Shr. IV, 3, 153. All's 1,
3, 47. II, 2, 47. 53. 55. IV, 1, 89. John IV, 1, 102. R2
II, 1, 124. H4B II, 1, 18. H6B IV, 1, 23. IV, 2, 195.
IV, 8, 52. V, 2, 51. E3 I, 4, 72. Ill, 7, 194. 118 II, 4,
54. V, 4, 23. Cor. II, 3, 243. Tit. I, 120. 111,1,184.
Tim. I, 1,177. IV, 3, 118. V, 4, 40. Lr. II, 2, 68. 72.
Cymb. II, 3, 100. V, 5, 92. 327. 418. Per. I, 2, 93. II,
1, 137.
Doubtful passage: we would not s. heaven as we
love it, but as we stand in fear, Meas. II, 3, 33 (Ma-
lone : = not spare to offend heaven\
Sparingly, in a forbearing manner, with ma-
nagement: or shall we s. show you far off the Dauphin's
meaning? H5 I, 2, 239. but touch this s., as 'twere far
off, R3 III, 5, 93.
Spark, 1) a small particle of fire emitted from
burning bodies: Lucr. 177. H6B III, 1, 302. HS II,
4, 73. Caes. IV, 3, 112. Lr. Ill, 4, 118. Per. I, 2, 40,
Uted of the stars : the skies are painted with unnum-
bered — s, Caes. Ill, 1, 63. Figuratively, = a small
portion of any thing vivid and active: some — s that
are like wit. Ado II, 3, 193. some — s of better hope,
R2 V, 3, 21. high —s of honour, V, 6, 29. H6C I, 1.
184. one s. of evil, H5 II, 2, 101. one s. of fire, Troil,
1, 3, 294. «. of life, H6C V, 6, 66. Caes. I, 3, 57. the
s. and fire of it (love) Hml. IV, 7, 114. enkindle all
the — s of nature, Lr. Ill, 7, 86. how hard it is to hide
the —s of nature, Cymb. Ill, 3, 79.
2) a brisk and showy young man : 'tis not his fault,
the s. All's II, 1, 25. good — s and lustrous, 41.
Sparkle, 1) to emit sparks, to let sparks fly: it
Schmidt, the Kiiglish of Shakespeare.
(the fire) will s. in your eyes, John IV, 1, 115 (i. e.
hurt your eyes by sparks), afire — ing in lovers' eyes,
Rom. I, 1, 197.
2) to shine, to glitter, to glisten: —ing stars,
Sonn. 28, 12. give a favour from you to s. in the spi-
rits of my daughter. All's V, 3, 75. his viands — ing
in a golden cup, HOC II, 5, 52. — s this stone as it
was wont? Cymb. II, 4, 40. Used of eyes (glowing
with anger or excitement): Ado II, 3, 51. H4B IV, 1,
121. H6A I, 1, 12. HCB III, 1, 154. Ill, 2, 317. H6C
11,5, 131. 'Trans., = to shoot forth: they (ladies'
eyes) *-. still the right Promethean fire, LLLIV,3,35i.
Sparrow, the bird Fringilla domestica or mon-
tana: Lucr. 849. Tp. IV, 100. Meas. HI, 2, 185 (leche-
rous). Mids, III, 1, 133, As II, 3, 44, John I, 231
(cf, Philip), H4A II, 4, 380. 382. V, 1, 61. Troil.
II, 1, 79. Ill, 2, 36. V, 7, 11. Mcb. I, 2, 35. Hml. V,
2, 231. Lr. I, 4, 235 (hedges.).
Sparta, town in ancient Greece: Troil. II, 2, 183.
Per. II, 2, IS, hounds of S. Mids, IV, 1, 119. 131.
Spartan, native of Sparta: hounds ... of the S.
kind, Mids. IV, 1, 124. 0 S. dog, 0th. V, 2, 3G1.
SpaTin, a disease of horses consisting in a swell-
ing of some joints, by which lameness is produced:
H8 I, 3, 12. -s: Shr. Ill, 2, 53.
Spawn, subst. a fry: your multiplying s. how can
he flatter. Cor. II, 2, 82.
Spawn, vb. to bring forth as fishes do eggs: a
sea-maid — ed him, Meas. Ill, 2, 115.
Spay, to castrate: to geld and s. all the youth of
the city, Meas. II, 1, 243 (0. Edd. splay).
Speak (impf. spake or spoke; partic. spoke or
spoken; spake in H8 II, 4, 153 to be explained by an
anacoluthon) ; 1 ) to use language, to express one's
thoughts by words: Ven. 208. 221. 913. 1097. 1146.
Tp. 1, 2, 260. 314. 354. 444. HI, 1, 63, III, 3, 96,
IV, 1, 31, V, 201. Gent. I, 2, 29. II, 1, 26, IV, 2, 87,
Wiv. I, 3, 14, Meas. HI, 1, 86. Err. II, 1, 50. Ado
H, 1, 201. As IV, 1, 72. Shr. V, 2, 37. All's V, 2, 12.
Wint. J, 2, 88. 106. John III, 1, 124. IV, 2, 177. V,
2, 64 (even there, methinks, an angel spake). R2 V,
2, 12. H4B I, 1, 59. IV, 5, 142. H6B HI, 1, 266.
H6C I, 1, 66. 257. 258. II, 2, 66. E3 I, 4, 156. 0th.
HI, 1, 4 (they s. i' the nose. cf. Nose). Ant. II, 2,
102 etc. etc. Used of the contents of writings: or
senseless — ing or a — ing such as sense cannot untie,
Cymb. V, 4, 148. cf. Caes. IV, 3, 177. to stand and
s. = to be in life: Ant. V, 1, 7. V, 2, 344; cf. Tp.
II, 1, 214. to s. together = to be together, to meet:
R2 II, 3, 29. Tim. 1, 1, 62. Caes. V, 1, 99. Mcb. HI,
1, 74. to s. on =: to continue to speak: H8 III, 2,
306. you spake in Latin, Wiv. I, 1, 185. 5. in Eng-
lish, H8 HI, 1, 46. in that he spake too far, Cymb. V,
5, 309. s. true, Tp. II, 1, 20. As V, 4, 82. II6B III, 1,
183. truly, Meas. V, 37. John IV, 3, 92. H4A I, 2,
105. (to s. fair, false, hig, low, small, thick, see in the
resp. articles), to s. with a p. = to talk, to converse
with a p.: Gent. II, 4, 116. IV, 4, 114. Wiv. H, 2,
32. 151. Ill, 3, 95. IV, 5, 35. 40. V, 2, 4. Meas. I,
4, 10. V, 223. 271. Err. H, 1, 47. II, 2, 5. 167. Mids.
1, 1, 112. Merch, I, 3, 31. H, 2, 154. Ill, 1, 78. IV,
2, 12. Shr. V, 1, 20. All's II, 1, 85. 11, 5, 60. Ill, 4,
20. Wint. V, 1, 197. H4B I, 1, 25. R3 III, 7, 46. 57.
Lr. I, 2, 169. IV, 5, 4 etc. etc.
to s. to = to say sth. to, to address, to apply to
by words: Ven. 918. Tp. II, 2, 105. Wiv. V, 5, 51.
70
1096
Meas. Ill, 1, 198. V, 286. Err. II, 2, 120. 183. V, 12.
As 1, 3, 81. Ill, 5, 105. Tw. V, 190. H4B IV, 5, 158.
R3 HI, 4, 89. HI, 7, 30. Hml. I, 1, 45. Ant. IV, 2,
40 etc. Sometimes ^ to apply to, to call upon, to
address one's self to in any manner : s. to the mari-
ners, Tp. I, 1, 3 (exhort them, bid them do their best),
s. to Mistress Page, Wiv. HI, 4, 81. {( is the manner
of a man to s. to a tooman, LLL I, 1, 212. never to s.
to lady afterward in way of marriage, Merch. 11, 1,
41. 1 was spoke to, with Sir Henry Guildford, this
night to be comptrollers, H8 I, 3, 66. say thou No, this
sword, this arm, and my best spirits, are bent to prove
upon thy heart, whereto I s., thou liest , Lr. V, 3, 140
(which X call up to bear evidence), my demerits may
s. unbonneted to as proud a fortune as this, 0th. I, 2,
23 (^ may apply to, may claim), more urgent touches
do strongly s. to us. Ant. I, 2, 188.
to s. of, usually = to talk about: Wiv. IV, 4, 17.
Meas. I, 2, 140. I, 3, 6. V, 284. 306. 340. Mids. I, 1,
1 12. Shr. II, 193. All's III, 6, 119. Tw. II, 3, 23. H4A
I, 1, 46. HI, 1, 12. R3 H, 1, 108. 0th. II, 1, 31 (but
cf. Comfort) etc. etc. to s. ill of, Tw. HI, 4, 111. to s.
well of, Sonn. 34, 7. Wiv. IV, 5. 65. H4B II, 2, 69
(on). R3 V, 3, 192. Tim. IV, 3, 173. better, All's II,
5, 51. foully, H4A I, 3, 154. admiringly, All's I, 1,
33. scantly. Ant. IH, 4, 6 etc. Peculiar passage: we
have not spoke us yet of torch-bearers , Merch. II, 4, 5
{us evidently the dativus commodi ; = we have not
yet spoken of torch-bearers as necessary to our pur-
pose, i. e. we have not yet bespoken torch -bearers).
Sometimes to s. of = to express in words (in nega-
tive sentences) : / would not break with her for more
money than I'll s. of, Wiv. IH, 2, 57. they are not to
be named, not to be spoke of, Ado IV, 1,97 (Ff spoken
of), then have you lost a sight, which was to be seen,
cannot be spoken of, Wint. V, 2, 47. this priest has no
pride in him? Not to s. of, H8 H, 2, 82. u, sight past
— ing of in a king, Lr. IV, 6, 209.
To s., abs., = to confer about sth. by way of co-
ming to an agreement: what says he to your daughter?
have you spoke? All's V, 3, 28. we will s. further, Mcb.
I, 5, 72. I have spoke already, and it is provided. Ant.
V, 2, 195.
Sometimes , in a kind of euphemism , = to ex-
change blows, to fight: they lie in view, but have not
spoke as yet, Cor. 1, 4, 4. would we had spoke together,
Ant. II, 2, 167. we'll s. with thee at sea, II, 6, 25.
2) to be expressive, to have a mestmng :' her foot
— s, Troil. IV, 5, 56. she — s, yet she says nothing,
Rom. II, 2, 12. most — ing looks, Lr. IV, 5, 25. Trans.,
= to be expressive of, to show, to prove : whose fury
not dissembled — s his griefs, Tit. I, 438. how this
grace — s his own standing, Tim. I, 1, 31. sundry
blessings hang about his throne, that s. him full of
grace, Mcb. IV, 3, 159. whose virtue and whose graces
s. that which none else can utter, Ant. II, 2, 132. what
his very action — i in every poiOer that moves, HI, 12,
35. With a clause: are you so much in love as your
rhymes s.? As IH, 2, 417. whose love had spoke, even
since it could s., freely that it was yours, Wint. HI, 2,
70. the ruin — s that sometime it was a worthy build-
'".?)_ Cymb. IV, 2, 354. his sealed commission doth s.
sufficiently he's gone. Per. I, 3, 14. Absol. ^ let proof
s. Cymb. HI, 1, 77.
3) to utter with the mouth, to pronounce, to utter
articulately: s. fair words, or else be mute, Ven. 208.
spoke the prologue of our comedy, Wiv. Ill, 5, 75. are
these things spoken, or do I but dream? Ado IV, 1, 67.
68. s. off half a dozen dangerous words, V, 1, 97.
Hhen' is spoken. V, 2, 46. one that hath spoke most vil-
lanous speeches, Meas. V, 265; LLL V, 2, 110; 148:
Mids. Ill, 1, 77; Rom. 1, 4, 1 ; Hml. II, 2, 454. thou
hast spoken no word all this lohile, LLL V, 1, 156;
Meas. V, 129; Err. II, 2, 13; As I, 1. 89; Shr. I, 2,
39; R2 V, 4, 1; H6A III, 4, 31; H6B I, 3, 200; R3
HI, 7, 24; H8 11, 4, 153; Tit. I, 359; Caes. IV, 2,33;
Lr. Ill, 4, 91. to s. dout, when he should say doubt,
LLL V, 1, 22. vows in number more than ever women
spoke, Mids. I, 1, 176. after some oration fairly spoke
by a beloved prince, Merch. Ill, 2, 180. s. your office,
Tw. I, 5, 223. but spoke the harm that is by others
done, John III, 1, 39. God s. this Amen, H5 V, 2, 396.
now we three have spoke it, it skills not greatly who
impugns our doom, H6B IH, 1, 280. and more he would
have said , and more he spoke,... that mought not be
distinguished, H6C V, 2, 43. every syllable that here
was spoke, Troil. V, 2, 117. s. out the rest, Hml. II,
2, 545. s. out thy sorrows. Per. I, 4, 58 etc. = to re-
cite, as opposed to singing: we'll s. it, then, Cymb.
IV, 2, 242. Peculiar expressions: he —s holiday, Wiv.
IH, 2, 69 (festival terms), she — i poniards. Ado II,
1, 255 ; cf. / will s. daggers to her, but use none, Hml.
IH, 2, 414. to s. all mirth and no matter, Ado II, 1,
343. s. sad brow and' true maid, As III, 2, 226 (=
what becomes a grave and honest maid. Some M. Edd.
s., sad brow. cf. Ado I, 1, 185). he — s nothing but
madman, Tw. I, 5, 115. he — s plain cannon fire, John
II, 462. s. treason, R2 V, 3, 44. R3 I, 1, 90. 7 s. to
thee plain soldier, H5 V, 2, 156. there's no leprosy but
what thou — est, Tim. IV, 3, 367. «. parrot, 0th. II,
3, 281.
4) to talk or converse in , to use or to be able to
use as one's language : the best of them that s. this
speech, Tp. I, 2, 429. 430. s. the former language,
Meas. II, 4, 140. — i three languages, Tw. I, 3, 27.
Wint. HI, 2, 81. H4A II, 4, 26. HI, 1, 49. 121. H5 V,
2, 196. H6B IV, 7, 63. H8 I, 4, 57. 65 etc.
5) to convey in words, to express, to talk of: if
you s. love. Ado II, I, 103. m£n can counsel and s.
comfort to that grief which they not feel, V, 1, 21. tos.
patience, 27. there thou — est reason, 41; cf. Wiv. II,
1, 129. it is my father's music to s. your deeds, Wint.
IV, 4, 530. spoke your deservings like a chronicle, H4A
V, 2, 58. may it please your highness to hear me s. his
good now? H8 IV, 2, 47. Christendom shall ever s. his
virtue, 63. not to s, it profanely, Hml. 111,2,34. if thy
rare qualities ... could s. thee out, H8 II, 4, 140. let
me s. myself. III, 1, 125. thus far give me leave to s.
him, and yet with charity, IV, 2, 32. / s. my good lord
cardinal to this point, and thus far clear him, 11,4, 166.
I cannot s. him home, Cor. II, 2, 107. you s. him far,
Cymb. I, 1, 24.
6) to say : the truth you s. doth lack some gentleness,
Tp. II, 1, 137. 'twere false, if I should s. it, Gent. IV,
2, 107. it is spoke in hate, HI, 2, 34. it must with cir-
cumstance be spoken, 36. s. the truth by her, 11,4, 151
(cf. By). I'll s. it before the best lord, Wiv. HI, 3, 53.
if it be honest yok have spoke, Meas. Ill, 2, 166. what
you have spoke I pardon, V,366. I spoke it but accord-
ing to the trick, 509. you s. this to fetch me in, Ado I,
1,225. though I have for barbarism spoke more, LLL
I, 1, 112. vice (not virtue) you should have spoke, V,
1097
2, 349. thoa — est it, well, Merch. II, 2, 161 (= well
said). I have spoke thus much, IV, 1, 202. you never
spoke what did become yon less, Wint. I, 2, 282. V, 1,
21. to lengthen out the worst that must be spoken , R2
111,2, 199. I heard thee say, and vauntingly thou spakest
it, IV, 36. under the correction of bragging be it spoken,
H5V,2, 144. things are often spoke and seldom meant,
H6B III, 1, 268. who spake aloud: what scourge for
perjury ..., E3 I, 4, 50 (Qq cried), but nothing spake
in warrant from himself. III, 7, 33 (Ff sp'oke). this is
about that which the bishop spake, H8 V, 1, 84. repent
what you have spoke. Cor. Ill, 2, 37. what I spake, I
spake it to my face, Rom. IV, 1, 34. what he spake
was not like madness, Hml. Ill, 1, 171. I dare s. it
to myself, Cymb. IV, 1, 7 etc. Is. my thought, Ado I,
1, 226. 227. 229. I will s. my conscience, H5 IV, i,
123. H6B III, 1, 68. »■. his very heart, Wint. IV, 4,
575. Mcb. 1, 3, 154. to s. your bosom freely, 0th. Ill,
1, 58. dare not s. their knowledge. Ant. IV, 12, 6.
(cf. Mind), your lordship — s your pleasure, Tim. Ill,
I, 35 (German; es beliebt Euer Gnaden so zu sagen.
cf. Pleasure).
7) to tell, to report, to communicate : to s. my griefs
unspeakable. Err. I, 1, 33. they have spoken untruths.
Ado V, 1, 220. s. it privately, Merch. II, 4, 21. I have
spoke the truth, All's V, 3, 230. if she be so abandoned
to her sorrow as it is spoke, Tw. 1 , 4, 20. when 1 spake
darkly what I purposed, John IV, 2, 232. whoever
spoke it, it is true, V, 5, 19. s. plainly your opinions,
H4B i, 3, 3. who hath not heard it spoken how deep
you were within the books of God, IV, 2, 16. s. it to us,
H8 IV, 1, 61. I heard a senator s. it. Cor. I, 3, 107.
there's wondrous things spoke of him, II, 1, 152. and
'tis spoken, to the succeeding royalty he leaves the
healing benediction, Mcb. IV, 3, 154. a. your griefs
softly, Caes. IV, 2, 42. I cannot s. any beginning to this
peevish odds, 0th. II, 3, 184. did 1 but s. thy deeds,
IV, 2, 76. even but now he spake, after long seeming
dead, lago hurt him, V, 2, 327. from what cause, he
will by no means s. Hml. Ill, 1, 6. so far as thou wilt
s. it (thy story) Cymb. Ill, 6, 93 etc.
8) to make itself felt and call up to action ; therein
you can never be too noble, but when extremities s. Cor.
Ill, 2, 41. if his fitness — s, mine is ready, Hml. V, 2,
209. the shame itself doth s. for instant remedy, Lr. I,
4, 267. such time that — s as loud as his own state and
ours. Ant. I, 4, 29. the present need — s to atone you,
II, 2, 102. With an obj. (accus. or dative?): the oc-
casion — s thee, Tp. II, 1, 207 (summons thee, calls
thee up).
9) to give sound: beat thou the drum, that it s.
mournfully, Cor. V, 6, 151. make all our trumpets s.
Mcb. V, 6, 9. let the kettle to the trumpet s. etc. Hml.
V, 2, 286. trumpets, ^..' Lr. V, 3, 150. the wind hath
spoke aloud at land, 0th. II, 1, 5. since death of my
dearest mother it (the instrument) did not s. before,
Cymb. IV, 2, 191. of. / can sing and s. to him in many
sorts of music, Tw. I, 2, 58.
Spoken, adjectively, = spealcing, having a lan-
guage: methinks you're better spoken, Lr. IV, 6, 10.
cf. Foul-spoken, Well-spoken.
Speaker, 1) one speaking: that contempt will kill
the — 's heart, IAAj V, 2, 149. let me be privileged by
my place and message, to be a s. free, Troil.IV,4, 133.
stay, you imperfect — s, tell me more, Mcb. I, 3, 70.
what's the newest grief? That of an hour's age doth hiss
the s. IV, 3, 175. never say hereafter but I am truest
s. Cymb. V, 5, 376. With of: after my death I wish
no other herald, no other s. of my living actions, but
such an honest chronicler as Griffith, H8 IV, 2, 70.
2) an orator: a s. is but a prater, H5 V, 2, 166.
a most rare s. H8 I, 2, 111.
3) the president of the parliament: to us the s. in
his parliament, H4B IV, 2, 18. H6A III, 2, 60.
Spear, a lance: Ven.626. 11 12. Lucr. 1424. R2
I, 1, 171. 1,2,48. 1,3,60. 119. H4A I, 3, 193. H6A
1, 1, 138. H6B IV, 7, 10. V, 1, 100.
Spear-grass, a long stiff grass: H4A II, 4, 340.
Special, 1) particular, peculiar: Sonn. 52, 11.
Gent. II, 1, 18. Wiv. Ill, 3, 200. Meas. I, 1, 18. 1, 2,
123. HI, 2, 233. IV, 5, 4. V, 464. LLL I, 1, 153. II,
162. Merch. V, 292. Shr. II, 11. 129. All's II, 2, 6
(what place make you s., = specify in H6A 111, 2, 21).
H6A I, 1, 171. Ill, 1, 66. H6C iv, 1, 87. Rom. II, 3,
18. Hml. Ill, 2, 20. IV, 7, 9. V, 2, 231. Lr. IV, 6, 219.
0th. I, 1, 183. 1, 3, 72. V, 2, 322.
2) particular, uncommon, select, choice: to make
some s. moment s. blest, Sonn. 52, 11 (adverbially), con-
flrm his welcome with some s. favour, Gent. 11, 4, 101.
a s. virtue. III, 1, 314. you have ta'en a s. stand to
strike at me, Wiv. V, 5, 248. some certain s. honours
it pleaseth his greatness to impart to Armado, LLL V,
1, 112. thus he his s. nothing ever prologues , All's 11,
1, 95. have a s. care of him, Tw. Ill, 4, 69. R2 III,
1, 39. the king hath drawn the s. head of all the land
together, H4A IV, 4, 28. 'tis my s. hope that you will
clear yourself, H6B III, 1, 139. the people of Rome,
for whom we stand a s. party. Tit. I, 21. thought on s.
dignities, Tim. V, 1, 145. without our s. wonder, Mcb.
III, 4, 112.
Special-Mest, see Special, 2.
Specially, particularly, especially, above all:
Shr. I, 1, 20. 121.
Specialty, 1) particular nature: the s. of rule
hath been neglected, Troil. I, 3, 78.
2) Plur. — es = special terms or articles of a con-
tract: the packet where that and other — es are bound,
JAAj II, 1 65. let — es be therefore drawn between us,
Shr. II, 127.
Specify, to indicate particularly , to point out:
how will she s. where is the best and safest passage in?
H6A III, 2, 21. of. Dogberry's speech in Ado V, 1,
264. Launcelot uses it in the sense of to tell, to ex-
pose: as my father shall s. Merch. II, 2, 131. 137.
Speciously, in the language of Mrs. Quickly, =:
especially: Wiv. Ill, 4, 113. IV, 5, 114.
Spectacle, 1) show, sight; Lucr.631. Pilgr. 127.
Tp. I, 2, 26. As II, 1, 44. John IV, 3, 56. H6A I, 4,
41. H6B IV, 1, 144. H6C II, 1, 67. II, 5, 73. Troil.
IV, 4, 14 (a pair of — s; Pandarus' speech). Cor. IV,
1, 25. Caes. Ill, 1, 223. Ill, 2, 202.
2) Plur. — s, = a) glasses to assist the sight: Ado
I, 1, 191. As II, 7, 159. H6B V, 1, 165. Lr. I, 2, 36.
b) organs of vision: and bid mine eyes be packing
with my heart and called them blind and dusky — s, for
losing ken of Albion's wished coast, H6B III, 2, 112.
hath nature given them eyes ..., and can we not partition
make with — s so precious 'twixtfair and foul? Cymb.
I, 6, 37.
Spectacled, furnished with spectacles : the bleared
sights are s. to see him. Cor. II, 1, 222.
Spectator, one who beholds a play or spectacle:
70*
1098
Wint. Ill, 2, 38. IV, 1, 20. Hml. Ill, 2, 46. Cymb. V,
4, 158.
Spcctatorship, the act of beholding: some death
more long in s. and crueller in suffering, Cor. V, 2, 71.
Speculation, 1) the act of looking on: though
we upon this mountain s basis hy took stand for idle s.
115 IV, 2, 31.
2) vision, power of sight: s. turns not to itself, till
it hath travelled and is married there where it may see
itself, Troil. Ill, 3, 109. thou hast no s. in those eyes,
Mclj. Ill, 4, 95. Abstr. pro concr. : servants ... which
are to France the spies and — s intelligent of our state,
Lr. Ill, 1, 24 (= speculators, observers, watchers).
Speculative, seeing, watching, prying: thoughts
a. their unsure hopes relate, but certain issue strokes
must arbitrate, Mcb. V, 4, 19 (i. e. the visions of the
mind. Perhaps in the modern sense, = notional,
theoretical), when light-winged toys of feathered Cupid
seel loith wanton dulness my s. and ofjiced instrument,
0th. I, 3, 271 (i. e. my eye. Qq speculative and active
instruments').
Spcecli, 1) speaking: in s. his heard wagged up
and down , Lucr. 1405. my father's of a better nature
than he appears hy s. Tp. I, 2, 497. to affect s. and
discourse, Meas. I, 1, 4. there was some s. of marriage
betivixt myself and her, V, 217. first he did praise my
beauty, then my s. Err. IV, 2, 15. without more s. Merch.
II, 9, 7. slow in s. Shr. II, 248. be checked for silence,
but never taxed for s. All's I, 1, 77. common s. gives
him a worthy pass, II, 5, 57. which deserves high s.
Wint. II, 1, 70. pardon should be the first word of thy
s. R2 V, 3, 114. in s., in gait, in diet, H4B II, 3, 2S.
my lungs are wasted so that strength of s. is utterly
denied me, IV, 5, 218. his deeds exceed all s. H6A 1,
1, 15. though thy s. doth fail, I, 4, 82. her grace in s.
H6B I, 1, 32. granted scope of s. Ill, 1, 176. in face,
in gait, in s. 373. what was the s. among the Londoners
concerning the French journey, H8 I, 2, 154. 'tis his
kind of s. Cor. II, 3, 169. only fair s. Ill, 2, 96. be
not a niggard of your s. Mcb. IV, 3, 180. she has no
i". 0th. II, 1, 103. while I spare s., which something
now offends me, II, 3, 199. to entreat your captain to
soft and gentle s. Ant. II, 2, 3 etc.
2) any thing said or spoken : which to his s. did
honey passage yield, Ven. 452. to blush at — es rank,
Compl.307. (0 utter /ow/ — es, Tp. II, 2, 96. Idobend
my s. to one, Meas. I, 1, 41. with most painful feeling
of thy s. 1, 2, 38. spoke most villanous —es of the duke,
V, 265. 343. runs not this s. like iron through your
blood? Ado V, 1, 252. LLL V, 2, 110. 147. 341. 402.
As II, 7, 82. Tw. I, 2, 20. V, 70. Wint. Ill, 2, 219.
V, 1, 121. R2 I, 1, 30. H4B IV, 1, 32. H6A III, 1, 6.
H6B I, 1, 140. I, 3, 197. Ill, 2, 221. H6C IV, 1, 47.
Troil. IV, 1, 8. Tit. II, 1, 55. Mcb. Ill, 1, 7. 76. Hml.
IV, 2, 25. IV, 5, 91. Ant. Ill, 13, 148. Cymb. Ill, 5,
W.) etc. = oration: Caes. Ill, 1, 245. 251. HI, 2, 62
(make). = apiece of poetry or any thing else recited:
Mids. Ill, 1, 77. V, 125. H4A II, 4, 428. H4B Epil. 2.
Kom, I, 4, 1. Hml. II, 2, 451. 454. 467. 566. Ill, 2, 1.
3) the act of speaking with another, conversation,
interview: to have free s. with you, Meas. I, ], 78. the
s. we had to such a purpose, I, 2, 79. I would have
some s. with you, III, ], 155. helping me to the s. of
Beatrice, Ado V, 2, 3. he desires some private s. with
you. All's II, 5, 62. if I may come to the s. of him,
Wint. IV, 4, 786. protract his s.B.&&.\,2,nO. o'erhear
the s. Hml. Ill, 3, 33. Lr. V, 1, 38. 0th. 11, 3, 8. 225.
HI, 1, 29.
4) language , tongue : the best of them that speak
this s. Tp. I, 2, 429.
Speechless, not speaking, wanting language,
silent, dumb: Lucr. 1674. Sonn. 8, 13 (s. song, i. e.
without words). 107, 12. Meas. I, 2, 188. LLL V, 2,
246. 861. Merch. I, 1, 164. John V, 6, 24. R2 I, 3,
172. Cor. V, 1, 67. Tit. HI, 2, 39. Caes. I, 2, 255.
Hml. II, 2, 507 (the bold winds s., cf. Speak 9). Cymb.
1, 5, 52. Per. I, 1, 36.
Speed, subst 1) swiftness, celerity: s. more than
s. but dull and slow she deems, Lucr. 1336. in winged
s. no motion shall I know, Sonn. 51, 8. with more s.
Err. I, 1, 110.. the s. of your tongue. Ado I, 1, 142.
ride upon the violent s. of fire. All's III, 2, 112. their
s. hath been beyond account, Wint. H, 3, 197. 199. this
action of swift s. John II, 233. HI, 4, 11. IV, 2, 113.
rides at high s. H4A II, 4, 379. with great s. of judge-
ment, ay, with celerity, Troil. I, 3, 329. this s. of
Caesar's, Ant. HI, 7, 75. =^ impetuosity, headlong
violence: stop the headlong fury of his (affection's) s.
Lucr. 501 . luiihhold thy s., dreadful occasion, John IV,
2,12b. till the s. of his rage goes slower, Lr. 1, 2, 182.
2) haste: Lucr. 44. 745. 1307. LLL V, 2, 751.
Merch. HI, 4, 49. Wint. IV, 4, 683. V, 1, 210. John
IV, 2, 176. V, 7, 50. H4A HI, 2, 162. H4B I, 1, 37.
Rom. V, 2, 12. Caes. I, 2, 6. Hml. I, 2, 156. 0th. I,
3,278. mV/i s. : Lucr. 1294. Meas. II, 2, 17. 111,1,60.
LLL V, 2, 804. Wint. IV, 1,23. John IV, 3, 157. H4A
1, 1, 105. V, 2, 76. H4B I, 1, 214. IV, 2, 59. H5 IV,
3,68. H6CIV, 6, 61. Troil. V, 10, 6. Rom. IV, 1,123.
Caes. HI, 1, 287. Hml. HI, 1, 177. IV, 3, 56. with all
s.: H4A IV, 3, 48. H5 H, 4, 141. H6B I, 1, 73. H6C
IV, 6, 64. R3 HI, 2, 17. HI, 5, 103. with all convenient
s. Merch. Ill, 4, 56. with all good s. R2 I, 2, 66. with
what good s. All's V, 1, 34. with greatest s. H4B 1, 1,
120. with sober s. H4B IV, 3, 86. with alt swift s.
R2 V, 1, 54. with imagined s. Merch. Ill, 4, 52 (=
with the s. of imagination), with swiftest wing of s.
All's III, 2, 76. with your dearest s. H4A V, 5, 36.
to make s.: his rider loved not s. being made from thee,
Sonn. 50, 8. make s. from hence, Gent. Ill, 1, 169.
makes s. Mids. II, 1, 233. H6C II, 5, 135. Til make
all s. Meas. IV, 3, 109. make good s. H4B III, 1, 3. to
make your s. to Dover, Lr. HI, 1, 36. he would make
some s. of his return, Merch. II, 8, 37. one of my fellows
had the s. of him, Mcb. 1, 5, 36 (= was swifter than
he, was in advance of him, had the start of him), cf
whose footing here anticipates our thoughts a se'nnight's
s. 0th. II, 1, 77.
3) fortune, success: happy be thy s. Shr. II, 139.
with mere conceit and fear of the queen's s. Wint. Ill,
2, 146 (== fear, that the queen might not succeed).
this fool's s. be crossed with slowness, Cymb.III, 5, 167
(quibbling).
4) a protecting and assisting power : Saint Nicholas
be thy s. Gent. HI, 1, 301. Hercules be thy s. As I, 2,
222. good manners be your s. H4A III, 1, 190. Saint
Dennis be my s. H5 V, 2, 194. Saint Francis be my s.
Rom. V, 3, 121. has had most favourable and happy s.
0th. II, 1, 67 (i. e. Desdemona has been his guardian
angel).
Speed, vb. (impf. and partic. sped; partic. speeded
= hastened in Meas. IV, 5, 10 and H4B IV, 3, 38)
1) intr. a) to make haste: and early in the morning
1099
— eth away, Lucr. Arg. 16. your wit's too hot, it —s
too fast, LLL II, 120. —sfrom me, Wint. I, 2, 373.
we must s. for France, John I, 178. II, 297. H4A I,
3, 283. IV, 4, 35. H4B IV, 3, 38. ». thee straight,
Cor. IV, 5, 93 (thee = thou). ^ to go, to travel in
general : thus can my love excuse the slow offence of my
dull bearer when from thee I s. Sonn. 61, 2. not long
before your highness sped to France, H8 1, 2, 151.
b) to faie, to have any fortune, good or bad: 0
cruet — ing! Pilgr. 269. you shall know how Is. Wiv.
U, 2, 278. Ill, 6. 137. how s. you with my daughter'!
Shr. II, 283. it were impossible I should s. amiss, 285.
how I have sped among the clergymen, JohnIV,2, 141.
/ marvel how he sped, H6A II, 1, 48. Troil. HI, 1,165.
how you shalls. in your Journey* s end, Cymb.V,4, 190.
Of things, = to fall out: I'll prove him, s. how it will.
Cor. V, 1, 61.
c) to succeed; 1) applied to things: which (plot)
if it s., is wicked meaning in a lawful deed. All's III, 7,
44. on honest tale — s best being plainly told, R3 IV,
4, 358. have got a — ing trick to lay down ladies, H8
1, 3, 40. if this letter s., Edmund the base shall top the
legitimate, Lr. I, 2, 19. 2) to persons: my rams s. not,
Pilgr. 247 (do not thrive). I would not have him s.
Gent. IV, 4, 112. and sped you, sir? Wiv. Ill, 5, 67.
Merch. V, 115. Shr. I, 2, 247. 11,303. All's 111, 6, 72.
Wint. I, 2, 389. Ill, 3, 46 (thee = thou). H6C IV, 1,
58. E3 V, 3, 102. Tit. I, 372. II, 1, 101. Tim. Ill, 2,
69. Lr. IV, 6, 212. 0th. IV, 1, 109. Ant. 11, 3, 35.
Per. II, 3, 116.
2) trans, a) to hasten , to dispatch : she will s. her
foot again, All's 111,4, 37. it shall be — ed well, Meas.
IV, 6, 10. where is Montjoy the heralds s. him hence,
H5 III, 5, 36.
Partie. sped = dispatched, undone (German: ab-
gethan); so be gone: you are sped, Merch. II, 9, 72.
sped with spavins, Shr. 111,2,63. we three are married,
butyoutwo are sped,'V,2, 185. I am sped, Rom. U\, 1, 9i.
b) to assist, to guard, to favour; used only in ex-
pressing wishes; absol.: God s. K3 II, 3, 6 (only in
Ff). With an object: heaven so s. me in' my time to
come, Wiv. Ill, 4, 12. Hymen now with luckier issue s.
us. Ado V, 3, 32. God s.fair Helena! Mids. 1, 1, 180.
Fortune s. us, Wint. IV, 4, 681. R2 I, 4, 32. H6A III,
2, 60. H8 I, 1, 52. Caes. I, 2, 88. II, 4, 41.
Speedily, quickly, with haste: Meas. 1,4, 84. Ill,
1, 274. All's I, 3, 124. V, 3, 152. H4A III, 1, 197.
IV, 1, 92. 133. H6C IV, 6, 102. H8 III, 2, 89. Lr. Ill,
7, 1. IV, 2, 80. Cymb. Ill, 5, 27.
Speediness, quickness, haste: Cymb. 11,4, 31.
Speedy, 1) quick, hasty: Lucr. 695. 1853. Gent.
1, 3, 37. All's I, 2, 7. Wint. Ill, 1, 13. John II, 554.
H4A 1, 3, 120. V, 4, 55. H6A IV, 3, 1. V, 3, 5. 8. R3
HI, 1, 60. Tit. II, 1, 110. Rom. IV, 5, 146. Tim. II,
2, 28. Hml. IV, 6, 33 (— er adverbially). Lr. I, 5, 4.
IV, 2, 82. IV, 6, 217. V, 1, 65. Ant. V, 1, 67 (with
your — est bring us what she says; cf. with your earliest,
0th. II, 3, 7).
2) soon to be expected, quickly approaching, near:
God send you a s. infirmity, Tw. I, 5, 84. hath sent
out a s. power to encounter you, H4B I, 1, 133. craves
your company for s. counsel, H6C II, 1, 208. / will
wish her s. strength, Cor. I, 3, 87. arm you to this s.
voyage, Hml. Ill, 3, 24.
Speken, obsol. for speak, substituted by M. Edd.
for spoken of 0. Edd. in Per. II Prol. 12.
Spell, subst. charm, magic: Tp. IV, 127. V, 253.
Epil. 8. Wiv. IV, 2, 186 (by charms, by -s). Mids.
11, 2, 17 (nor s. nor charm). Wint. V, 3, 105. H6A
V, 3, 2. H8 I, 3, 1. Ill, 2, 20. Cor. V, 2, 102. Mcb.
III, 6, 18. 0th. I, 3, 61. Ant. IV, 12, 30 (ah, thou s.!
avaunt.').
Spell, vb. 1! to read by teUing letters singly: she
would s. him backward. Ado 111, 1,61 (turn the wrong
side out, misconstrue his qualities), o, b, spelt back-
ward, LLL V, 1, 50. thi^love did read by rote and could
not s. Rom. II, 3, 88 (you knew only some phraseS of
love, but not its true nature\
2) to charm: with —ing charms, H6A V, 3, 31
(in V. 2 charming spells^-.
Spell -stopped, spell -bound, locked up by a
charm: Tp. V, 61.
Spencer, name in R2 V, 6, 8 (Ff Salisbury,
Spencer, Blunt; Qq Oxford, Salisbury, Blunt).
Spend, (impf. and p.artic. spent) 1) to afford, to
bestow, to lend, to employ (German: spenden): which
(blood) by him tainted shall for him be spent, and as
his due writ in my testament, Lucr. 1182. on this sad
shadow Lucrece — s her eyes, 1457 (i. e. she looks on
it), lohy doest thou s. upon thyself thy beauty's legacy .'
Sonn. 4, 1. I have no precious ti?ne at all to s. , nor
services to do, till you require, 57, 3. and in the praise
thereof — s all his might, 80,3. all my best is dressing
old words new, — ing again what is already spent, 76,
12. — est thou (my Muse) thy furij on some worthless
song, 100,3. in this change is my invention spent, 105,
11. why so large cost doest thou upon thy fading man-
sion s. 146, 6. the time Hwixt six and now must by us
both be spent most preciously, Tp. I, 2, 241. suit ill
spent and labour ill bestowed. Ado HI, 2, 103. — ing
your wit in the praise of wine, LLL H, 19. hoiv will
he s. his wit, IV, 3, 147. s. his prodigal wits in bootless
rhymes, V,2,64. we number nothing that we s. for you,
198. thou — est such high- day tvit in praising him,
Merch. II, 9, 98. that loe with thee may s. our wonder
too. All's II, 1, 92. this man may help me to his majesty's
ear, if he would s. his power, V, 1, 8. s. a fawn upon
'em. Cor. HI, 2,67. and s. our flatteries, to drink those
men ..., Tim. 1, 2, 142. this night I'll s. unto a fatal
end, Mcb. HI, 5, 20. / loore my life to s. upon his haters.
Ant. V, 1, 9. his comforts thrive, his trials well are
spent, Cymb. V, 4, 104. in your search s. your ad-
venturous worth. Per. II, 4, 51.
To s. one's mouth, used of dogs, = to bark: then
do they s. their mouths; Echo replies, Ven.695. cotvard
dogs most s. their mouths, H5 II, 4, 70. he will s. his
mouth and promise , like Brabhler the hound, Troil. V,
1, 98. cf. above: — s her eyes, Lucr. 1457.
Applied to words, = to utter, to speak: where
words are scarce^ they're seldom spent in vain, R2 II,
1, 7. / will but s. a word here in the house , 0th. I, 2,
48. cf. we may as bootless s. our vain command upon
the enraged soldiers, H5 III, 3, 24. and in his bosom s.
my latter gasp, H6A II, 5, 38. as if I borrowed mine
oaths of him and might not s. them at my pleasure,
Cymb. II, 1, 6.
Applied to notions of passion, = to indulge, to
vent: he did behave his anger ere 'tiuas spent, Tim. Ill,
5,22. the fury spent, Wint. lU, 3, 26. on sheep or oxen
could J s. my fury, H6B V, 1, 27. men ne'er s. their
fury on a child, H6C V, 5, 57. thy fury spent, Tim.
IV, 3, 127. to s, his fury upon himself. Ant. IV, 6, 10.
1100
cf. Sonn. 100, 3. he may well in fretting s. his gall,
H6A1,2,16. our cannon's malice vainly shall be spent,
John II, 251. what I think 1 utter, and s. my malice
in my breath. Cor. II, 1, 58. the life and feeling of her
passion she hoards, to s. when he is by to hear her,
Lucr. 1318. you s. your ^yassion on a misprised mood,
MiJs. Ill, 2, 74. do I not s. revenge upon myself with
present woan? Sonn. 149, 7. hes worth more sorrow,
and that I'll s. for him, Mcb. V, 8, 51. cf. he robs
himself that — s a bootless grief, 0th. I, 2, 209.
2) to part with, to give away, to lose : and gain by
ill thrice more than 1 have spent, Sonn. 119, 14. this
arm shall do it, or this life be spent, R2 1, 1, lOS. words,
life and all, old Lancaster hath spent, R2 II, 1, 150.
nought's had, all's spent, where our desire is got without
content, Mcb. Ill, 2, 4, s. your rich opinion for the name
of a night-brawler, 0th. II, 3, 195. on either side 1 come
to s. my breath, Cymb. V, 3, 81 (^ to lose my life).
3) to consume, to use up: Mouldy, it is time you
were spent, H4B III, 2, 128. stale and hoar ere it be
spent, Rom. II, 4, 140. 146.
4) to consume, to waste, to exhaust, to destroy,
to finish: s. the dowry of a lawful bed, Lucr. 938. what
spite hath thy fair colour spent'? 1600. pitiful thrivers,
in their gazing spent, Sonn. 125, 8. if Cupid have not
spent all his quiver in Venice, Adol, 1,273. you s. but
time, Merch. I, 1, 153. — ing his manly marrow in her
arms. All's II, 3, 298. my son and my servant s. all,
Shr. V, 1, 72. not to s. it (blood) so unneighbourly, John
V, 2, 39. he shall s. mine honour with his shame, R2
V, 3, 68. did my brother s. his youth, his valour, coin
and people, in the wars? H6B I, 1, 78, s. her strength
with overmatching waves, H6CI, 4, 21. though we have
spent our harvest of this king, R3 II, 2, 115. after so
many hours, lives, speeches spent, Troil. 11,2, 1. Partic.
spent = exhausted : two spent swimmers, Mcb. I, 2, 8.
almost spent with hunger, Cymb. 111,6, 63. cf. H6A II,
5, 8. Ant. IV, 15, 85. = gone, passed: foretell new
storms to those already spent, Lucr. 1589. when tyrant's
crests and tombs of brass are spent, Sonn. 107, 14. a
beauty spent and done, Compl. 11. the time is spent,
Ven. 255. the night is spent, 717. R2 I, 3, 211. II, 1,
154. H6B in, 1, 325. R3 III, 2, 91.
5) to lay out, to expend; absol.: spare not to s.
Pilgr. 324. thou hast wherewith to s. 408. H4A IV, 1,
54. With an object: Sonn. 9, 9. Gent. II, 4, 39. 41.
Wiv. II, 2, 166. 241. Err. II, 2, 99. Merch. Ill, 1, 96.
Tw. I, 5, 302. R2 II, 1, 180. Tim. Ill, 4, 26 (cf. Of).
Mcb. V, 8, 60. Hml. V, 2, 137. Ant. V, 2, 305 etc.
6) to pass (time): Ven. 847. Lucr. 1577. Sonn.
100, 6. Gent. I, 3, 5. 14. 66. II, 4, 63. 80. IV, 2, 104.
Err. 1, 1,133. LLLII, 68. IV, 3, 182. V, 2, 831. Mids.
II, 2, 112. R2 I, 3, 219. H4A 1, 1, 56. V, 2, 83. H6A
II, 5, 116. H6C V, 7, 42. R3 1, 4, 5. Mcb. 11, 1,23 etc.
Spendthrift, a prodigal: a s. of his tongue, Tp.
II, 1, 24. Adjectively: a s. sigh, Hml. IV, 7, 123.
Spenser, the celebrated English poet: Pilgr. 109.
Spermaceti, see Parmaceti.
Sperr, to shut; Theobald's emendation generally
received by M. Edd. in Troil. Prol. 19 (0. Edd. stirre).
Spet, see Spit vb.
Sphere, the orbit in which a star moves: Tp. II,
I, 183. Mids. II, 1, 7. 153. Ill, 2, 61. As III, 2, 3.
All's I, 1, 100. John V, 7, 74. H4A V, 4, 65. Rom.
II, 2, 17. Hml. IV, 7, 15. Ant. IV, 15, 10. as they did
battery to the —s intend, Compl. 23 (i. e. to the stars).
all kind of natures that labour on the bosom of this j.
Tim. 1, 1, 66 (the earth). The stars supposed to pro-
duce an unearthly music by their motion: discord in
the - s, As II, 7, 6. music from the — s, Tw. Ill, 1, 121.
Ant. V, 2, 84. Per. V, 1, 231. — Figurative use: how
have mine eyes out of their — s befitted, Sonn. 119, 7.
make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their — s, Hml.
I, 5, 17. to be called into a huge s., and not to be seen
to move in't. Ant. II, 7, 16.
Sphered, 1) placed in a sphere: therefore is the
glorious planet Sol in noble eminence enthroned and s.
Troil. I, 3, 90. — 2) round: blow, till thy s. bias cheek
outswell the colic of puffed Aquilon, Troil. IV, 5, 8.
Spherical, 1) planetary: knaves, thieves, and
treachers, by s. predominance, Lr. I, 2, 134.
2) globular, round: she is s. like a globe, Err. Ill,
2, 116. her foot is fixed upon a s. stone, H5 III, 6, 37.
Sphery, star-like, celestial: Hermia's s. eyne,
Mids. II, 2, 99.
Sphinx, the monster of ancient fable , that pro-
posed riddles to the passers-by : subtle as S. LLL IV,
3, 342.
Spial, spy: writing of some M. Edd. in H6A I,
4, 8 ; 0. Edd. espials.
Spice , subst. an aromatic vegetable substance
used for seasoning: Wint. IV, 3, 128. Plur. — s;
Merch. I, 1, 33. Wint. IV, 3, 125. Rom. IV, 4, 1. Per.
111,1,66. 111,2,66. Figuratively: thy by-gone fooleries
were but — « of it, Wint. Ill, 2, 185 (served only to
season it, to give it a zest), for all this s. of your
hypocrisy, H8 II, 3,26 (taste, tincture), the s. and salt
that season a man, Troil. 1, 2, 277. he hath — i of them
all, not all. Cor. IV, 7, 46.
Spice, vb. to season with spice, to mak e aromatic :
Mids. II, 1, 124. Tim. IV, 3, 40.
Spicery, spices, aromatic substances : in that nest
ofs. R3 IV, 4, 424.
Spider, the insect Aranea: Meas. 111,2,289. Mids.
II, 2, 20. Merch. Ill, 2, 121. Wint. U, 1, 40. 45. John
IV, 3, 128. R2 III, 2, 14 (thy —s, that suck up thy
venom). H6B III, 1, 339. R3 I, 2. 19. I, 3, 242. IV,
4, 81. Troil. II, 3, 18. Rom. I, 4, 61. Cymb. IV, 2,90.
Spidcr-lilie, like a spider: H8 I, 1, 62.
Spigot, a peg put into the faucet to keep in the
liquor: wilt thou the s. wield? Wiv. I, 3, 24.
Spill (impf. and partic. spilled or spilt) 1) to
shed; once used of tears: Lucr. 1236. Usually of
blood: Ven. 1167. Lucr. 999. 1801. LLL IV, 1, 35.
John III, 1, 102. R2 I, 2, 19. II, 1, 131. V, 5, 115.
H4B 11,2,122. H6AIV, 6, 22. R3 1, 3, 125 (Ff spe»().
111,3,22. Rom. Ill, 1,152. Tim. 111,5,88. Ant. IV, 8,3.
2) to destroy: so full of artless jealousy is guilt, it
— s itself in fearing to be spilt, Hml. IV, 5, 20. crack
nature's moulds, all germens s. at once, Lr. Ill, 2, 8.
cf. Lucr. 1801 and R2 V, 5, 115.
Spilth, effusion : our vaults have wept with drunken
s. of wine, Tim. II, 2, 169.
Spin (impf. and partic. spun) 1) tr. and intr. to
draw out into threads; to work at drawing threads:
Lucr. Arg. 10. Gent. HI, 1, 316. Tw. I, 3, 110. H6B
IV, 2, 31. Cor. I, 3, 93,
2) to issue in a thread or small current: make
incision in their hides, that their hot blood may s. in
English eyes, H5 IV, 2, 10.
Spinll, name in All's II, 1, 43: in the regiment
of the S.
1101
Spinner, a spider with long legs: Mids. li, 2, 21.
Kom. I, 4, 59.
Spinster , one whose occupation is to spin : Tw.
II, 4, 45. H8 I, 2, 33. 0th. I, 1, 24.
Spire, top, summit: to silence that, which, to the
s. and top of praises vouched, would seem but modest,
Cor. 1, 9, 24.
Spirit (dissyll. and monosyll.) 1) vital power,
life: the expense of s. in a waste of shame is lust in
action, Sonn. 129, 1. the breath of heaven hath blown
his (the coal's) s. out, John IV, 1, 110. now my s. is
going; 1 can no more, Ant. IV, 15, 58. Plur. — s; my
— s, as in a dream, are all bound up, Tp. 1, 2, 486.
my — s are nimble, II, 1, 202. weariness, to the dulling
of my — s. III, 3, 6. these things smother her — s up,
Ado IV, 1, 113. thought 1 thy — s were stronger than
thj shames, 127. LLL IV, 3, 306. As II, 4, 1. All's
v' 1, 2. Wint. V, 3, 41. John II, 232. Cymb. I, 5,
41 etc.
2) vivacity, mettle, fire, courage: defect of s., life
and hold audacity, Lucr. 1346. I do applaud thy s.
Gent. V, 4, 140. I have s. to do any thing, Meas. 111,1,
213. all things are with more s. chased than enjoyed,
Meich. II, 6, 13. woo her with some s. Shr. II, 170.
let thy blood and s. embrace them, Tw. II, 5, 160. threw
off his s., his appetite, his sleep, Wint. II, 3, 16. John
V, 4, 2. H4A IV, 1, 101. H6B III, 2, 308. H6C I, 2,
43. R3 III, 4, 52. Cor. I, 5, 14. Cymb. V, 3, 36 etc.
Plur. — s: summon up your dearest — s, LLL II, 1.
pluck up thy — s, Shr. IV, 3, 38. you do draw my — s
from me with new lamenting ancient oversights, H4B
II, 3, 46. H5 II, 1, 72. H6A V, 2, 1. H6C II, 2, 56.
Ant. HI, 13, 69. V, 2, 173 etc.
3) temper, disposition, sentiments: 1 measure him
by my own s.,for I should flout him. Ado II, 3, 149.
the man hath a contemptible s. 188. his jesting s. Ill,
2, 60. a man of great s. LLL I, 2, 2. it (reckoning)
filteth the s. of a tapster, 43. of such a merry, nimble,
stirring s. V, 2, 16. that's the way to choice a gibing
s. 868. allay with some cold drops of modesty thy ship-
ping s. Merch. II, 2, 196. thou shalt see the difference
of our s. IV, 1, 368 (Ql — s). Ill, 2, 165. Ill, 4, 15.
IV, 1, 133. As I, 1, 23. 74. Tw. 1, 5, 311. John I,
167. IV, 2, 176. IV, 3, 9. V, 1, 53- H5 III, 5, 58. R3
IV, 4, 196. Rom. V, 1, 4. Cymb. I, 5, 34 etc. Plur.
— s: my — s to attend this double voice accorded,
Compl. 3. these well express in thee thy latter — s,
Tim. V, 4, 74. that I may pour my — s in thine ear,
Mcb. I, 5, 27. your — s shine through you. III, 1, 128.
that no revenue hast but thy good — s, Hml.III,2,63etc.
4) mental power, vigor of intellect: was it his s.
... that struck me dead? Sonn. 86, 5. a foolish extra-
vagant s., full of forms, LLL IV, 2, 68. I have per-
haps some shallow s. of judgment, H6A II, 4, 16. so
much is my poverty of s. R3 111, 7, 169.
5) that which pervades and tempers the whole
mind, or the whole state and nature of a thing (often
used periphrastically , when followed by of): April
hath put a s. of youth in every thing, Sonn. 98, 3. do
not kill the s. of love with a perpetual dulness, 56, 8.
if the gentle s. of moving words can no way change
you, Gent. V, 4, 55. the s. of wantonness is scared out
of him, Wiv. IV, 2, 223. awake the pert and nimble s.
of mirth, Mids. I, 1, 13. 0 s, of love, how quick and
fresh art thou, Tw. 1, 1, 9. the s. of humours intimate
reading aloud to him, II, 5, 93. God give thee the s. of
persuasion, H4A I, 2, 170. as if he mastered there a
double s. of teaching and of learning, V, 2, 64. the
dove and very blessed s. of peace, H4B IV, 1, 46. con-
jure up the s. of love in her, H5 V, 2, 316. the s. of
deep prophecy she hath, H6A I, 2, 65. 0 thou invisible
s. of wine, 0th. II, 3, 283. to whose soft seizure the
cygnet's down is harsh and s. of sense hard as the palm
of ploughman, Troil. I, 1, 58 (i. c. sense or sensibility
itself), the eye itself, that most pure s. of sense, HI, o,
106 (i. e. which is sense itself, the very emblem of
perceptivity). Without of: love is a s. all compact of
fire, Ven. 149. that surly s., melancholy, John III, 3,
42. death, that dark s., in's nervy arm doth lie. Cor.
11, 1, 177.
6) mind, soul: appals her senses and her s. con-
founds, Ven. 882. my s, is thine, the better part of me,
Sonn. 74, 8. their guilt now 'gins to bite the — s, Tp.
Ill, 3, 106. — s are not finely touched but to fine issues,
Meas. 1, 1, 36. anything that appears not foul in the
truth of my s. Ill, 1, 214. the delighted s. to bathe in
fiery floods, 121. my s. grows heavy in love, LLL I,
1, 127. the liberal opposition of our — s, V, 2, 743.
tempt not too much the hatred of my s. Mids. II, 1, 211.
giddy in s. Merch. Ill, 2, 145. quietness of s. IV, 1,
12. the motions of his s. are dull as night, V, 86. had
our weak — s ne'er been higher reared, Wint. I, 2, 72.
so be blest my s.! V, 1, 71. holding the eternal s.,
against her will, in the vile prison of afflicted breath,
John III, 4, 18. his s. is come in , V, 2, 70. hear me
speak with a prophetic s. Ill, 4, 126. when that this
body did contain a s. H4A V, 4, 89. your s. is too
true, your fears too certain, H4B 1, 1, 92 (cf. True),
whisper the — s of thine enemies, R3 IV, 4, 192. can
thy s. wonder a great man should decline? H8 III, 2,
3'74. of s. so still and quiet, 0th. I, 3, 96. with a learn-
ed s. HI, 3, 259. puddled his clear s. III, 4, 143 etc.
Plur. — s; heaven give your — s comfort, Meas. IV, 2,
73. her — s are as coy and wild as haggards of the
rock. Ado III, 1, 35. John the bastard, whose — s toil '
inframeofvillanies,Vl, 1, 191. your — »■ are atten-
tive, Merch. V, 70. your — s are too bold for your years.
As I, 2, 183. entame my — s to your worship, HI, 5,
48 . give a favour from you to sparkle in the — s of
my daughter. All's V, 3, "75. with my vexed — s.,! can-
not take a truce, John III, 1, 17. her wanton — s look
out a every joint, Troil. IV, 5, 56. forth at your eyes
your —s wildly peep, Hml. 111,4, 119. his — s should
hunt after new fancies, 0th. Ill, 4, 62. make thy — s
all of comfort. Ant. Ill, 2, 41. his — s fly out into my
story, Cymb. Ill, 3, 90 etc.
7) a human being, a person with respect to his
kind or sphere of activity: a better s. doth use your
name, Sonn. 80, 2. every hymn that able s. affords,
85, 7. she was sought by —s of richest coat, Compl.
236. he's a s. of persuasion, Tp. II, 1, 235 icf. def. 5).
the afflicted — s here in the prison, Meas. II, 3, 4. that
s. is possessed with haste that wounds the unsisting
postern with these strokes, IV, 2, 91. is no bar to stop
the foreign — s, Merch. II, 7, 46. I will not jump with
common — s, II, 9, 32. the best conditioned and un-
wearied s, in doing courtesies. III, 2, 295. to be the
snuff of younger — s. All's 1, 2, 60. a braver choice of
dauntless — s, John U, 72. these fiery — s, V, 2, 114.
inland petty —s, H4B IV, 3, 119. the flat unraised —s,
H5 Prol. 9. the choice and master — 5 of this age
Caes. Ill, 1, 163. that s. upon whose weal depend and
1102
rest the lives of many , Hml. Ill, 3, 14. nohle swelling
— s, 0th. II, 3, 57. there's a great s. gone. Ant. I, 2,
126. thai huge s. IV, 15, 89.
8) any snpernatuval being, an angel, a ghost, a
daemon, a fairv etc.: Sonn. 61, 5. 86, 5. 144, 2. Tp.
1, 2, 193. 206." 215. 272. 409. 411. 420. 458. II,
2, 3. 15. 66. HI, 2, 102. IV, 1, 58. 120. 149. 165.
V, 2. 251. 261. Epil. 14. Gent. Ill, 1, 195. Wiv. Ill,
3, 230. IV, 4, 35. 63 . V, 2, 13. V, 5, 33. Meas. I, 4,
35. IV, 2, 76. Err. V, 334. LLL IV, 3, 257. Mids.
II, 1, 1. 16. II, 2, 7. Ill, 1, 157. Ill, 2, 382. 388. Tw.
V, 242. H4A II, 4, 405. H6A II, 1, 25. V, 3, 10.
H6B I, 2, 79. H8 III, 2, 129. Caes. I, 2, 147. IV, 3,
282. Mcb. IV, 1, 112. Hml. I, 1, 171. I, 4, 6. Lr.
IV, 2, 46. 0th. Ill, 4, 126. Ant. II, 3, 19. Cymb. V,
4, 93 etc.
Spirited, inspirited, enlivened, animated: our
quick bloody s. with wine, H5 III, 5, 21.
Spiriting, writing of some M. Edd. for spright-
ing, q. v.; 0. Edd. spryting.
.Spiritless, wanting life and animation: so faint,
so s., so dull, so dead in look, ri4B I, 1, 70.
Spirit-stirring, exciting the spirit: 0th. Ill,
3, 352.
Spiritual, not temporal, relating to sacred things,
ecclesiastical, religious: Wint. II, 1, 186. H5 I, 1, 76.
H6AII1, 1, 50. H8II, 4, 117. 111,2,132. 140. In
Lr. I, 2, 134 Qq knaves, thieves, and ireachers, by s.
predominanee ; Ff spherical.
Spiritualty, ecclesiastical body, clergy: we of
the s. H5 I, 2, 132.
Spirt, to sprout, to shoot, to grow fast: shall
our scions, put in wild, and savage stock, s. up so sud-
denly into the clouds, 115 III, 5, 8.
Spit, subst. an iron prong on which meat is
roasted: Err. I, 2, 44. Ado II, 1,261 (turned s.).
LLL 111, 20. Cor. IV, 4, 5. Tit. IV, 2, 146. Lr. Ill,
6, 16. Per. IV, 2, 1 12.
Spit, vb. (partic. —ed) to put as on a spit: in-
fants — ed upon pikes, H5 III, 3, 38. did s. his body
upon a rapier's point, Eom. IV, 3, 56.
Spit, vb. (in Merch. spei. Impf. and partic. spit)
1) absol. to throw out saliva: orators, when they are
out, they will s. As IV, 1, 76 ; cf. V, 3, 12 and Troil.
I, 3, 173. 5. in the hole, man, and tune again, Shr. Ill,
1, 40 (^= fall to it with fresh courage), if it be a hot
day, and I brandish any thing but a bottle, I would I
might never s. white again, H4B I, 2, 237 (Nares ad-
duces some passages from contemporary writers to
prove that to spit white was thought to be the conse-
quence of intemperance in drinking; but he has for-
gotten to ascertain the colour of other people's spittle).
to s. at or on a p., a, mark of extreme contempt and
disgust: Err. II, 2, 36. As III, 2, 438. Wint. IV, 3,
113. R2 I, 1, 60. R3 I, 2, 145. Merch. I, 3, 113. 127.
132. E2 IV, 75. Tim. IV, 3, 364. Cymb. V, 5, 222.
she s. in his face, Meas. II, 1, 86. n4A II, 4, 214.
2) tr. to throw out from the mouth : a mouth that
— s forth death and mountains, John II, 458. «. it in
Mowbray's face, K2 I, 1, 194. tongues s. their duties
out, H8 I, 2, 61 (utter disrespectful language).
Applied, metaphorically, to other things ejecting
fluids or fire: Merch. II, 7, 45. John II, 211. H5 III,
5, 52. Cor. I, 3, 45. Lr. Ill, 2, 14. Per. Ill, 1, 8.
Spital, an hospital (in contempt): H5 II, 1, 78.
V, 1, 86.
Spital-house, the same: Tim. IV, 3, 39.
Spite, subst. 1) malice, ill-will: made lame by
fortune's dearest s. Sonn. 37, 3 join with the s. of
fortune, 90, 3. when other petty griefs have done their
s. 10. the ragged'st hour that time and s, can bring,
H4B I, 1, 151. speak not in s. H6B V, 1, 213. let him
do his s. 0th. I, 2, 17. H6A IV, 1, 135. H6B I, 3,
218. H6C IV, 6, 19. Cor. IV, 5, 88. Tim. I, 2, 144.
IV, 3, 228. Cymb. V, 4, 31.
2) any disposition to thwart and disappoint the
wishes of another, as well as that which is done to
mortify others: what s. hath thy fair colour spent?
Lucr. 1600 (what has happened to vex thee and make
thee so pale?), in our two loves there is but one respect,
though in our lives a separable s. Sonn. 36, 6 (= a s.
of separation), kill me with — s, yet we must not be
foes, 40, 14 (however you may break my heart by
doing what makes me unhappy). I'll find Demetrius
and revenge this s. Mids. Ill, 2, 420. the more my
wrong, the more his s. appears, Shr. IV, 3, 2. where he
sits croivned in his master's s. Tw. V, 131. a villain
that is hither eome in s. Rom. 1, 5, 64 (only to defy
and provoke us), who in s.put stuff to some she beggar,
Tim. IV, 3, 272 (against her will, notwithstanding her
reluctance), the tears have got small victory by that,
for it (the face ) was bad enough before their s. Eom.
IV, 1, 31.
In s. of = a) to the mortification of: to fashion
this false sport in s. of me, Mids. Ill, 2, 194. these my
friends in s. of thee shall wear, H6A II, 4, 106. fiou-
rishes his blade in s. of me, Rom. I, 1, 85. b) not-
withstanding: Ven. 173. Pilgr. 180. Ado V, 2, 69
(quibbling). R2 III, 2, 28. H6A I. 3, 50. 1, 5, 37.
III, 3, 73. H6B IV, 10, 37. V, 1, 206. H8 III, 2, 219.
Troil. V, 5, 41 (in very s. of cunning). Mcb. IV, 1, 86.
0th. I, 3, 96. s. of = in spite of, notwithstanding:
Sonn. 107, 11. Compl. 13. LLL I, 1, 4. John III,
4, 9. Lr. II, 4, 33. Per. II, 1, 161. V, 3, 31. in s. of
s., or s. of s. = come the worst that may, notwith-
standing any thing that may happen: that misbegotten
devil, Faulconbridge, in s. of s., alone upholds the day,
John V, 4, 5. and s. of s. needs must I rest awhile,
H6C II, 3, 5.
3) vexation, mortification: this is my s., that, thou
being dead, the day should yet be light, Ven. 1133.
thus breathes she forth her s. Lucr. 762. to put in prac-
tice either, ahis, it was a s. unto the silly damsel, Pilgr.
217. that change is the s. Gent. IV, 2, 69. 0 s. of—s!
we talk with goblins. Err. II, 2, 191. the more my s.
IV, 2, 8. 0 s. .' too old to be engaged to young, Mids.
I, 1, 138. Ill, 2, 145. V, 281. this is the 'deadly s. that
angers me, H4A III, 1, 192. 0 unbid s..' is sportful
Edivard come'? H6C V, 1, 18. that were somes. Eom.
II, 1, 27. 0 cursed s., that ever I was born to set it
right, Hml. I, 5, 188. 'tis the s. of hell, 0th. IV, 1, 71.
Spite, vb. to thwart malignantly, to mortify: to
s. me now, each minute seems a moon, Pilgr. 207. to s.
my wife. Err. Ill, 1, 118. if you s. it (your heart) /or
my sake, I will s. it for yours. Ado V, 2, 70. that which
— s me more than all these wants, Shr. IV, 3, 11. to s.
a raven's heart, Tw. V, 134. beguiled, divorced, wrong-
ed, — d, slain, Eom. IV, 5, 55. I am reckless what I
do to s. the world, Mcb. Ill, 1, 111.
Spiteful, 1) malignant: H6B I, 3, 158. Troil.
11, 3, 7. 2) disposed to thwart the expectations of
others: all you have done hath been but for a wayward
1103
son, s. and wrathful, who, as others do, loves for his
own ends, not for you, Mcb. Ill, 5, 12.
gplay, lection of 0. Edd. in Meas. II, ], 243;
M. Edd. spay, q. v.
Spleen, 1) fire, heat, impetuosity, eagerness: a
brook where Adon used to cool his s. Pilgr. 76. with
ladies' faces and fierce dracjons — s, John II, R8. at
this match , with swifter s, than powder can enforce,
the mouth of passage shall we fling wide ope, 448. or
teach thy hasty s. to do me shame, i\, 3, 97. scalded
with my violent w-oiion, and s. of speed, V, 7, 50. leaden
age, quickened with youthful s. and warlike rage, H6A
IV, 6, 13. robbed my soldiers of their heated s. H6C
II, 1, 124. inspire us with the s. of fiery dragons, R3
V, 3, 350. Jove forbid there should be done amongst
us such things as might offend the weakest s. to fight
for and maintain, Troil. II, 2, 128 (the dullest and
' coldest heart), could not take truce with the unruly s.
of Tybalt, Rom. Ill, 1, 162.
2) hate, malice: 0 preposterous and frantic out-
rage, end thy damned s. R3 II, 4, 64. take good heed
you charge not in your s. a noble person, H8 I, 2, 174.
/ have no s. against you, II, 4, 89 (cf. v. 83). your
heart is crammed with arrogancy, s. and pride, 110.
I will fight against my cankered country with the a. of
all the under fiends. Cor. IV, 5,97. it is a cause worthy
my s. and fury, Tim. Ill, 5, 113. create her child of
s. Lr. I, 4, 304.
3) a sudden motion , a fit : the lightning , that, in
a s., unfolds both heaven and earth, Mids. I, 1, 146.
Hence = any sudden impulse or tit beyond the con-
trol of reason; a) a fit of laughter: who, irith our — s,
would all themselves laugh mortal, Meas. II, 2, 122.
thy silly thought enforces my s. LLL III, 77. in this s.
ridiculous appears, to check their folly, passion s solemn
tears, V, 2, 117. abate their over -merry s. Shr. Ind.
1, 137. if you desire the s., and will laugh yourselves
into stitches, Tw. Ill, 2, 72 (or rather here = a sple-
netic disease). / shall split all in pleasure of my s.
Troil. I, 3, 178.
b) a fit of passion : a hair-brained Hotspur, govern-
ed by a s. H4A V, 2, 19. you shall digest the venom of
your s. Caes. IV, 3, 47. marry, patience: or I shall say
you are all in all in s,, and nothing of a man, 0th. IV,
1,89.
c) a caprice; a disposition acting by fits and starts:
a thousand — s bear her a thousand loays, Ven. 907.
(love) begot of thought, conceived of s. and born of
madness. As IV, 1, 217. a nf ad-brain rudeshy full of
s. Shr. Ill, 2, 10. a weasel hath not such a deal of s.
as you are fossed with, H4A II, 3, 81. like enough,
through vassal fear, base inclination and the start of s.,
to fight against me. III, 2, 125. the performance of our
heaving —s, Troil. II, 2, 196.
Spleenative or SpleenltiTe, hot, passionate,
impetuous: though I am not s. and rash, Hnil. V, 1,
286. M. Edd. splenitive.
Spleenful, hot, eager: myself have calmed their
s. mutiny, until they hear the order of his death , H6B
III, 2, 128. let my s. sons this trull deflower. Tit. II,
3, 191.
Spleeny, eager, headstrong: I know her for a s.
Lutheran, H8 III, 2, 99.
Splendour, great brightness, brilliant lustre:
Lucr. 25. Sonn.33,10. John HI, 1,79. Rom. 1,2,106.
Splenitive, see Spleenative.
Splint, see Splinter, vb.
Splinter, subst. a piece of wood broken off:
Troil. I, M, 283. Cor, IV, 5, 115.
Splinter, vb. to join again and secure by splints:
the broken rancour of your hearts, but lately — ed, knit
and joined together , R3 II, 2, 118 (Qj and some M.
Edd. splinted), this broken joint between you and her
husband entreat her to s. 0th. II, 3, 329.
Split, 1) trans, (partic. splitted: Err. I, 1, 104.
V, 308. H6B III, 2,411. Ant. V, 1, 24. Impf. not
found) to rive, to cleave, to burst: thou rather — 'st
the gnarled oak, Meas. II, 2, 116. thou —'st thine own
(heart) Wint. 1, 2, 349. / stabbed your fathers' bo-
soms, s. my breast, H6C II, 6, 30. when he shall s. thy
very heart with sorrow, R3 I, 3, 300. V, 1, 26. enter-
ed me with a — ing power, H8 II, 4, 183. when the
- ing wind makes flexible the knees of knotted oaks,
Troil. 1, 3, 49. crack thy lungs, and s. thy brazen pipe,
IV, 5, 7. —ing the air with noise. Cor. V, 6, 52. though
it do s. you, Caes. IV. 3, 48. tear a passion to tatters,
to very rags, to s. the ears of the groundlings, Hml. Ill,
2, 12 (to fill them to bursting), let sorrow s. my heart,
Lr. V, 3, 177. hath — ed the heart. Ant. V, 1, 24.
blow and s. thyself. Per. Ill, 1, 44 (cf. Tp. I, 1, 8:
blow till thou burst thy wind).
= to break on a rook: our ship was - ed in the
midst, Err. I, 1, 104. the — ing rocks cowered in the
sands, H6B III, 2, 97 (cf. the —ing wind, Troil. I, 3,
49). a - ed bark, 411.
Applied to the manner of speaking, = to muti-
late, to make inarticulate : mine own tongue — s what
it speaks, Ant. II, 7, 131. hast thou so cracked and
— ed my poor tongue. Err. V, 308.
2) intr. (partic. split: Tp. V, 223. Per. II Prol. 32.
Impf. not found) to burst, to part asunder: give me
ribs of steel! I shall s. all in pleasure of my spleen,
Troil. I, 3, 177 (burst with laughter). Quibbling: a
part to tear a cat in, to make all s. Mids. I,' 2, 32 (^to
make all split, a phrase expressing violence of action.'
Nares). = to be broken on a rock, to be wrecked:
Tp. I, 1, 65. 66. V, 223. Tw. I, 2, 9. H6C V, 4, 10.
Per. 11 Prol. 32.
Spoil, subst. 1) that which is taken from the
enemy and carried home in triumph, the Latin spolia:
laden with honour's — s. Tit. I, 36. all thy conquests,
glories, triumphs, — s, Caes. Ill, 1, 149. thou doest
shame that bloody s. (the lion's skin) John III, 1, 115.
is not this an honourable s.f a gallant prize? H4A I,
1,74.
2) booty: having felt the sweetness of the s. Ven.
553. the s. got on the Aniiates was ne'er distributed.
Cor. Ill, 3, 4. we looked for no less s. tha^n glory^ V,
G, 44. a power of high-resolved men^ bent to the s. Tit,
IV, 4, 64. Plur. — s: 1 have loaden me with many — s,
H6A 11, 1. 80. our — .s he kicked at. Cor. 11, 2, 128.
our — s ive have brought home, V, 6, 77.
3) the act of plimdering or ranrfacking: the en-
raged soldiers in their s. 115 III, 3, 25. heady murder,
s. and viltany^ '62. defer the s. of the city until night,
H6B IV, 7, 142. to live but by the $., by robbing of
your friends, IV, 8, 41. his soldiers fell to s. Caes V,
3,7.
4) ravage, destruction, havoc: make time's — s de-
spised everywhere, Sonn. 100, 2. the foil of this false
jewel, and his amorous s. Compl. 154. fit for treasons
stratagems and 4, Merch. V, 85. old age can do no
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more s. upon my face, H5 V, 2, 249. death doth front
thee with apparent s. H6A IV, 2, 26. yonder- is the
wolf that makes this s. H6C V, 4, 80. having bought
love with such a bloody s. R3 IV, 4, 290. commit their
cheeks to the s. of Phoebus' burning kisses^ Cor. U, 1,
233. where he did run reeking o'er the lives of men, as
if 'tv;ere a perpetual s. II, 2, 124. here thy hunters
stand, signed in thy s. and crimsoned in thy lethe, Caes.
III, 1, 206. Followed by of, objectively, = waste, cor-
ruption, perdition: who his (time's) s. of beauty can
forbids Sonn. 65, 12. he fleshes his will in the s. of
her honour. All's IV, 3, 20. villanous company hath
been the s. of me, H4A III, 3, 11. to have the waste
and s. of his revenues, Lr. II, 1, 102 (Ql Ff the ex-
pense and waste}.
5) prey: leaving his s. (i. e. Lucrece) perplexed in
greater pain, Lucr. 733. set them down for sluttish
— s of opportunity and daughters of the game, Troil.
IV, 5, 62.
Spoil, vb. 1) to plunder; to strip by violence:
to s. the city and your royal court, H6B IV, 4, 53. ha-
ving in Sicily Sextus Pompeius — ed, we had not rated
him his part o'the isle. Ant. Ill, 6, 25.
2) to seize by violence; to rob: not his that • — s
her young before her face, H6C II, 2, 14.
3) to corrupt; to damage; to mar; to destroy; to
ruin: to s. antiquities of hammered steel, Lucr. 951.
her sacred temple spotted, — ed, corrupted, 1172. in,
or we are — ed. Err. V, 37. — ed with the staggers,
Shr. Ill, 2, 55. we are — ed, V, 1, 113. bitter shame
hath — ed the sweet loorld's taste, John III, 4, 110.
s. his coat with scanting a little cloth, H5 II, 4, 47. dis-
order, that hath — ed us, IV, 5, 17. the boar that — ed
your suminer fields, K3 V. 2, 8. and s. your nobler soul,
H8 I, 2, 175. v:e turn not back the silks upon the mer-
chant, when we have — edthem, Troil. II, 2, 70 Q
soiled), what hath she done, prince, that can s. our
mothers? V, 2. i:i4 (Ff better: soil), it — sthepleasure
of the time, Mcb. Ill, 4, 98. these same crosses s. me,
Lr. V, 3, 278. / am — ed, undone by villains, 0th. V,
1, 54.
Spoken, see Speken.
Spokes (cf. Waggon-spokes) the rays of a wheel
serving to support the felly: Hml. 11,2, 517. Ill, 3, 19.
Spokesman, one who speaks for another: to be
a s. for Mfidam Silyia To whom? To yourself: why,
she wooes you by a figure, Gent. II, 1, 152.
Sponge, a soft porous substance imbibing fluids :
Merch. I, 2, 108. Hml. IV, 2, 12. 15. 22.
Spongry, 1) imbibing like a sponge: more s. to
suck in the sense of fear, Troil. II, 2, 12. = drench-
ed, soaked: his s. officers, Mcb. I, 7, 71.
2) soft, porous and pliable like a sponge : that sad
breath his s. lungs bestowed, Compl. 326.
3) wet, rainy: s. April, Tp. IV, 65. the s. south,
Cymb. IV, 2, 349. cf. Dispunge.
Spoon, a domestic utensil used in eating liquids:
1 will leave him ; I have no long s. Tp. II, 2, 103. be-
speak a long s. Why, Dromio? Marry, he must have
a long s. that must eat with the devil, Err. IV, 3, 62.
64 (proverb). John IV, 3, 131. you' d spare your — s,
H8 V, 3, 168 I spoons being at that time, as to this
day in Germany, the common present made by spon-
sors at a christening). V, 4, 40. Cor. I, 5, 6.
Spoon -meat, food that must be taken with a
spoon: Err. IV, 3, 61.
Sport, snbst. 1) diversion; pastime; amusement;
pleasure : such time-beguiling s. Ven. 24. others delight
in such- like circumstance, with such -like s. 844. his
time of folly and his time of s. Lucr. 992. making las-
civious comments on thy s. Sonn. 95, 6. some say thy
grace is youth and gentle s. 96, 2. youth is full of s.
Pilgr. 161. all our evening s. from us is fled, 291.
there be some — s are painful, Tp. Ill, 1, 1. he strays
with willing s. to the wild ocean, Gent. II, 7, 32. we
have s. in hand, Wiv. II, 1, 204. 219. Ill, 2, 82. Ill,
3, 180. IV, 6, 30. V, 2, 14. V, 6, 256. Err. V, 77.
83. Ado II, 3, 223. LLL 1, 1, 180. V, 2, 153. Mids.
II, 1, 87. Ill, 2, 119. 353. V, 79. 90. As I, 2, 26. 32.
106. 107. 142. 147. Shr. Ind. 1, 91. Tw. II, 1, 49.
11, 3, 187. II, 5, 2. 195. 217. IV, 2, 76. John V, 2,
175. R2 HI, 4, 1. 9. H4A II, 1, 78. II, 4, 430. H5
1, 1, 56 (s). H6B III, 2, 338. Troil. II, 3, 117.
Cor. II, 2, 109. Tit. Ill, 1, 239 (—s). IV, 3, 70. V,
I, 96. 118. Rom. I, 5, 31. 121. Tim. II, 2,48. Caes.
II, 1, 189 (s). Hml. Ill, 2, 227. HI, 4, 206. Lr. I,
1, 23. IV, 1, 39. 0th. I, 3, 376. 392. II, 2, 6. IV, 3,
98. 102. Ant. 1, 1, 47. I, 4, 29. IV, 7, 14. IV, 15,
.32. Cymb. IV, 2, 31 (I wish ye s.). Per. V, 3, 41. to
make s. to = to amuse : to make us public s. Wiv. IV,
4, 14. one that makes s. to the prince, LLL IV, 1, 101.
my lord made himself much s. out of him , All's IV, 5,
68. we'll make you some s. with the fox. III, 6, 110.
thou wouldst be fee'd, I see, to make me s. H6C I, 4,
92. to make s. = to amuse one's self; to take plea-
sure ; to play : let foolish gnats make s. Err. II, 2, 30.
/ with the morning's love have oft made s. Mids. HI,
2, 389. wait on me home, I'll make s. with thee, All's
V, 3, 323. misery makes s. to mock itself, R2 II, 1, 85.
when she saw Pyrrhus make malicious s. in mincing
her husband's limbs, Hml. II, 2, 536.
Special significations: a) a play, on theatrical per-
formance: to our s., away.' LLL V, 1, 162. might not
you foretell our s. V, 2, 473. 517. 522. have made our
s. a comedy, 886. in their s. forsook his scene, Mids.
III, 2, 14. this s., well carried, shall be chronicled, 240.
if our s. had gone forward, IV, 2, 17. V, 42. mark the
moral of this s. R2 IV, 290. our wars will turn unto
a peaceful comic s. H6A II, 2, 45. who set the body
and the limbs of this great s. together? H8 I, 1, 47. at
this s. Sir Valour dies, Troil. I, 3, 175. how many
times shall Caesar bleed in ^. Caes. Ill, 1, 114. cf.
Compl. 242 (?).
b) out of door diversions, especially the chase:
Wiv. IV, 2, 35. LLL IV, 2, 1. H6B II, 1, 2. 46. Troil.
IV, 5, 239 (a book ofs.). Tit. II, 2, 19. II, 3, 197.
Cymb. HI, 3, 10. Used of bear-baiting: Wiv. I, 1,
302. Of war and fighting: sheathe for lack ofs. H5
IV, 2, 23. till fields and blows and groans applaud our
s. H4A I, 3, 302. hark, what good s. is out of town to-
day, Troil. I, I, 116. 118.
c) a game of hazard : we shall never win at that s.,
and stake down, Merch. HI, 2, 219. in our — s my
better cunning faints under his chance, Ant. 11, 3, 34.
d) amorous dallying; sensual enjoyment of love:
ours, is not in sight, Ven. 124. he had some feeling
of the s. Meas. HI, 2, 127. intercepted in your s. Tit.
II, 3, 80. when the blood is made dull with the act oj
s. 0th, II, 1, 230. she is s. for Jove, II, 3, 17. cf. Tit.
V, 1,96. 118. Lr.1, 1,23; and sportful in Shr. 11,263.
2) jest, as opposed to earnest : 'tis holy s. to be a
little vain, when the sweet breath of .flattery conquers
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strife, Err. Ill, 2, 27; cf. of the same piece is every
flatterer's s. Tim. Ill, 2, 72 (M. Edd. spirit, port etc.).
tn a merry s. let the forfeit be nominated for an equal
pound of your fair flesh, Merch. 1, 3, 146. vchat is
thisf s.f Wint. II, 1, 58. name not your loss your s.
Cymb. II, 4, 48. in s. = in jest: Ado I, 1, 179. As
1, 2, 30. IV, 3, 157. Lr. II. 1, 37.
= contemptaons jesting, mockery: you shall buy
this s. as dear. Err. IV, 1, 81. would behold in me this
shameful s. IV, 4, 108. to fashion this false s. Mids.
Ill, 2, 194. all to make you s. 161. Ae wouldmake but
a s. of it. Ado U, 3, 163. to make s. at, oi with, =; to
mock at: make s. at me, AViv. Ill, 3, 160. lest she
make s. at it. Ado III, 1, 58. to make s. witJial, As
I, 2, 28.
Sport, vb. to amuse one's self, to make merry,
to play; 1) intr. : hath learned to s. and dance^ Ven.
105. advice is — iny while infection breeds, Lucr.907.
bids thee ... to come and s. Tp. IV, 1, 74. to s. would
be as tedious as to work, H4A I, 2, 229.
2) refl.: where I list to s. me, Ven. 154. to feast
and s. us, Shr. IV, 3, 185. let her s. herself with that
she's big with, Wint. II, 1, 60. must I s. myself, H6C
II, 5, 34.
Sportful, 1) merry, frolicsome: how with a s.
malice it was followed, Tw.V,373. is s. Edward cornel
H6C V, 1, 18.
2) amorous, wanton (cf. Sport, snbst. 1. d): let
Kate he chaste and Dian s. Shr. II, 263.
3) done in jest: though it be a s. combat, Troil. I,
3, 335.
Sporting-place, play-gronnd : like a school broke
up, each hurries toward his home and s. H4B IV. 2, 105.
SportiTe, 1) giving or taking pleasure, meriy.
playful: for s. words, Lucr. 1813. in a s. humour, Err.
I, 2, 58. drive thee from the s. court. All's III, 2, 109.
2) amorous, wanton: why should others' false adul-
terate eyes give salutation to my s. blood? Sonn. 121,
6. /, that am not shaped for s. tricks, E3 I, 1, 14.
Spot, snbst. 1) a speck, a blot, a mark: Ado V,
3, 27. Mids. II, 1, 11. Caes. I, 2, 183. IV, 1, 6. Mcb.
V, 1, 35. 39.
2) a small extent of space : you cannot see a white
i. about her, W'iv. IV, 5, 116.
3) a stain, a disgrace: Lncr. 685. 1053. All's v,
3, 20G. John V, 2, 30. V, 7, 107. H6A III, 3, 57.
Hml. Ill, 4, 90. Ant. IV, 12. 35.
Quibbling: there shall not be one s. of love in't,
As III, 2, 444. not painted with the crimson — s of
blood, John IV, 2. 253. lions make leopards tame. Yea,
but not change his — s, R2 I, 1, 175. wert thou a leo-
pard, thou wert gemian to the lion, and the — s of thy
kindred were jurors on thy life, Tim. IV, 3, 344. his
faults in him seem as the — s of heaven, more flery by
night's blackness, Ant. 1. 4, 12.
4) a figure in needle -work (?): what are you
sewing here? a fine s. Cor. I, 3, 56 (cf. spotted in 0th.
III, 3, 435).
Spot, vb. 1) to mark with a colour different from
thegronnd; only in the partic. — ed: — ed snakes,
Jlids. II, 2, 9. —ed livers, Troil. V, 3, IS. the —ed
die, Tim. V, 4, 34. a handkerchief — ed with straw-
berries, 0th. Ill, 3, 435.
2) to stain, to taint: Lucr. 196. 721. 1172. Sonn.
95, 3. Wint. I, 2, 328. R3 I, 3, 283. 0th. V, 1, 36.
— ed = polluted, guilty : this — ed and inconstant man,
JUds. 1, 1, 110. their— ed souk, R21U, 2, 134. —ed,
detested and abominable. Tit. II, 3, 74. let die the — ed,
Tim. V, 4, 35. cf. Toad-spotted.
Spotless, 1) free from spots or discoloration:
this palliament of white and s. hue. Tit. I, 182.
2) nntainted, immaculate: Lucr. 1656. Wint. II,
1, 131. R2 I, 1, ITS. H5 IV, 1, 168. H6B V, 1, 186.
H8 III, 2, 301. Tit. V, 2, 177.
Spousal, marriage, nuptials: H5 V, 2, 390. s.
rites. Tit. 1, 337.
Spoase, wife: Err. I, 1, 44. Shr. IV, 5, 67. H5
II, 1, 77. Lr. Ill, 4, 84.
Spoot, snbst. 1) a pipe ont of which water is
poured: Wint. Ill, 3, 26. Tit. II, 4, 30. Caes. II,
2,77.
2) a violent discharge of water raised in a column
at sea ; a water-spout : not the dreadful s. which shipmen
do the hurricane call, Troil. V, 2, 171.
Spout, vb. to pour, to throw out as from a spont:
John II, 256. Troil. IV, 5, 10. Caes. II, 2, 85. Lr. Ill,
2, 2. 14.
Sprack, pronounced sprag by Sir Hugh, = qnick,
alert: he is a good s. memory, Wiv. IV, 1, 84.
Sprat, the fish Clupea sp^attus : tell me what a s.
you shall find him. All's III, 6, 113.
Spra« I, to struggle in the convulsions of death :
H6C V, 5, 39. Tit. V, 1, 51.
Spraj , a shoot, a branch, a twig: E2 III, 4, 34.
H5 III, 5, 5. H6B II, 3, 45. H6C II, 6, 50.
Spread (impf. and partic. spread) 1) trans, a) to
expand, to display: lawn being s. upon the blushing rose,
Ven. 590. the fishes s. on it their golden gills, 1100.
great princes' favourites their fair leaves s. Sonn. 25,
5; Kom. I, 1, 158. j.\ o'er the silver waves thy golden
hairs. Err. Ill, 2,48. let there be the same net s.for her.
Ado II, 3, 221. with one hand on his dagger, another
s. on's breast, HS I, 2, 205. ;,. thy close curtain, night,
Rom. Ill, 2, 5. do not s. the compost on the weeds, Hml.
III, 4, 151. with thy banners s. Tim. V, 4, 30. Lr. IV,
2, 56. to s. his cohurs, John 11, 8. V, 1. 72. H6A III,
3, 31. H6C I, 1, 91. 252. 253. Refl.: masters, ^. your-
selves, Mids. I, 2, 16 (place yourselves in a row.
Bottom's speech).
b) to diffuse; to propagate; to divulge: whose frothy
mouth ... a second fear through all her sinews s. Ven.
903. Is. my conquering might, LLL V, 2, 566. so great
fear of my name 'mongst them was s. H6A I. 4, 50.
there's an ill opinion s. of yourself. H8 II, 2, 125. this
challenge ... however it is s. in general name. Troil. I,
3, 322. when fame had s. their cursed deed, Per. V, 3,
96. Refl. . rice repeated is like the wandering wind,
blows dust in others' eyes, to s. itself. Per. I, 1 , 97.
c) absol. to lay the cloth and serve up: s. for
dinner. Err. II, 2, 1S9. s., Davy, H4B V, 3, 9.
2) intr. a) to expand or display itself: I might as
yet have been a — ing flower, Comp!. 75. she is s. of
late into a goodly bulk, Wint. II, 1,19. his arms s. wider
than a dragon' s wings, H6AI,1,11. tillby broad — ing
it a circle) disperse to nought, I, 2, 135. Jove's — ing
tree, H6C V, 2, 14. her clothes s. wide, Hml. IV, 7, 176.
b) to be propagated from one place to others:
dying fear through all her body s. Lucr. 1266. lest his
infection s. further, Cor. Ill, 1, 311.
.Sprig, a small shoot, a spray: Lr. 11, 3, 16.
Spright or Sprite, = qjirit; 1) mood, occa-
sional state of the mind: tcith a lazy .,. Ven. ISl.
1106
intending iveariness with heavy s. Lucr. 121. cheer we
up his —s, Mcb. IV, 1, 127.
2) mind, soul: her winged s. Lucr. 1728. the quin-
tessence of every s. heaven would in little show, As III,
2, 147.
3) any supernatural being : Tp.1,2,381. 11,2,121.
Err. II, 2, 192. Mids. II, 1, 33. V, 400. Wint. II, 1,
26. 23. Mcb. Ill, 5, 27. = ghost: Lucr. 451. Mids.
V, 38S Troil. Ill, 2, 34 (Q spirit). Mcb. II, 3, 84.
Sprighted, haunted: I am s. with a fool, Cymb.
II, 3, 144.
Sprightful, or Spriteful, full of spirit: a s. noble
gentleman, John IV, 2, 177.
Sprightfully, with great spirit: R2 I, 3, 3.
Sprightlng, playing the spirit; the service done
by a spirit: and do rliy s. gently, Tp. I, 2, 298.
Sprightly or Spritely, 1) lively, brisk, in good
spirits: dance canary with s.fire and motion. All's II,
I, 78. that s. Scot of Scots, H4A II, 4, 377. my s.
brethren, Troil. II, 2, 190. thy s. comfort. Ant. IV, 7,
15. well ... with our s. port make the ghosts gaze, IV,
14, 52. be s., for you fall 'mongst friends, Cymb. Ill,
6, 75.
Adverbially: address yourself to entertain them s.
Wint. IV, 4, 53. it (war) is s. walking, audible, and
full of vent. Cor. IV, 5, 237 ("the expression refers to
the more lively and definite advance of a hound, ari-
sing from the discovery of good vent, i. e. scent, as
compared with the dissatisfied snuCfings and uncertain
progress when nothing is in viow." Edinb. Rev. Oct.
72, p. 342. Most JM. Edd. sprightly, waking).
2) having the quality of a s|iiiit: Jupiter appeared
to me, with other s. shows of mine own kindred, Cymb,
V, 5, 428.
Spring, subst. 1) fountain; source; in a proper
and in a metaphorical sense: Lncr. 1455. Tp.I,2,338.
II, 2, 164. R2 I, 1, 97. H4A V, 2, 23. H6B III, 1, 101.
IV, 1, 72. H6C IV, 8, 55. U'l II, 2, 68. Tit. V, 2, 171.
V, 3, 167. Rom. 111,2, 102. V, 3, 218. Tim, IV, 3,421.
Mcb, 1,2,27. 11,3,103, Hml. 1V,7, 20. Cymb, 11,3,23.
2) the vernal season (only once without the article :
Tp. IV, 114): Yen. 141, Lucr. 331, 869. Sonn. ], 10.
53, 9. 98, 1. 104, 5. Pilgr. 132, Tp. IV, 114. LLL I,
1. 97. 101. V, 2, 901, Mids, II, 1, 111. As V, 3, 22.
Tw. Ill, 1. 161. Wint. IV, 4, 113. V, 1, 152. i;3 I, 3,
214. Ill, 4, 48. V, 2, 47. H4B I, 3, 38. H6B III, 1, 31.
H6C II, 2, 163. R3 111, 1, 94. H8 III, 1, 8. Hml. I, 3,
39, Per. I, 1, 12. Emblematic of youth: the tender s.
upon thy tempting lip, Ven. 127. thy vices bud before
thy s. Lucr. 604. stealinq away the treasure of his s.
Sonn. 63,8. farewell, the latter s. H4A I, 2, 177 (end
of the spring; i, e, a man old in years and young in
desires), in^s s. became a harvest, Cymb. 1, 1,46. who
withered in her s. of year. Per. IV, 4, 35.
Hence = the beginning, the first and freshest part
of any state or time: love's gentle s. doth always fresh
remain, Ven, 801. thy hasty s. still blasts, Lucr. 49.
our love was new and then but in the s. Sonn. 102, 5.
how this s. of love resembleth the uncertain glory of an
April day, Gent, I, '-J, 84. in the s. of love. Err. Ill, 2,
3. the April's in her eyes: it is love's s. Ant. 111,2,43.
in this new s. of time, R2 V, 2, 50. Even: since the
middle summer s s. Mids. II, 1, 82. as sudden as flaws
congealed in the s. of day, H4B IV, 4, 35.
3) a young shoot, a sprig: this canker that eats up
love's tender s. Ven, 656. to dry the old oak's sap and
cherish — s, Lucr, 950 (perhaps also in 869). shall in
the s. of love thy love-springs rot? Err. Ill, 2, 3.
4) an elastic body used in locks; a spring -lock:
to the trunk again, and shut the s. of it, Cymb. 11,2,47.
Spring, vb. (impf. sprang: H6C V, 7, 31. Cor. I,
3, 17. sprung: Ven. 1168. Err. I, 1,6. H4B 1,1,111.
HS III, 1, 7. Tim, I, 2, 116. Hml. HI, 1, 186. Partic.
sprung) 1) to leap, to bound: away he — s, Ven. 258.
from whence with life he never more sprung up, H4B
I, 1,111. straight — s out into fast gait, H8 III, 2, 1 16.
Metaphorically, = to exult: I sprang not more in joy
at first hearing he was a man-child, Cor. I, 3, 17. cf.
joy ... at that instant like a babe sprung up , Tim. I,
2, 116 (quibbling: exulted; and flowed forth as from
a fountain).
2) to rise out of the ground and grow by vege-
tative power: Ven. 167. 417. Pilgr. 378. R2 1, 2, 13.
Ho II, 4, 40. H6C II, 6, 50. H8 III, 1, 7. Tit. V, 1, 9.
Hml. V, 1, 263. Lr. IV, 4, 17. With up: Ven. 1168.
Troil, I, 2, 190. Used of any manner of growing and
rising or thriving: as my duty — s, so perish they,
H6A III, 1, 175. they never then had sprung like
summer-flies, H6CII,6, 17. there is sprung up an heretic,
H8 III, 2, 101. cf. Gallant-springing.
Hence = to issue, to proceed, to originate; with
from: Err. 1, 1, 6. Ill, 2, 55. LLL IV, 3, 304. H6A 11,
4,85. 111,1,166. H6CIII, 2, 126. 111,3,67. V, 7, 31.
Rom, I, 5, 140. Tim. IV, 3, 203. Hml. Ill, 1, 186. IV,
5, 76, Lr, I, 1, 188, I, 4, 302. Per. V, 1, 29. With of:
what stock he — s of, Cor. II, 3, 245. With the adv.
whence: whence — s this deep despair'? H6C III, 3, 12
{from whence: LLL IV, 3, 304. H6A III, 1, 166. H6C
V, 7, 31).
3) to issue as from a fountain: clear wells s. not,
Pilgr, 281. currents that s. from one most gracious
head, R2 III, 3, 108.
Springe, a gin, a noose for catching birds: Wint.
IV, 3, 36. Hml. I, 3, 115. V, 2, 317.
Spring-halt, a kind of lameness in which a horse
suddenly twitches up his legs: H8 I, 3, 13.
Spring-time, the vernal season: As V, 3, 20. 26.
Shr. II, 248. H6B III, 1, 337. H6G II, 3, 47. Tit.
Ill, 1, 21.
Sprlnlile, 1) to scatter in drops: — s in your faces
your reeking villany, Tim, III, 6, 102. upon the heat
and Jlame of thy distemper s. cool patience, Hml. Ill,
4, 124,
2) to scatter on in drops, to besprinkle: that blood
should s. me to make me grow, R2 V, 6, 46, ;i. our
society ivith thankfulness, Tim. Ill, 6, 79.
Sprite, Spriteful, Spritely, see Sjirighi etc.
Sprout, vb. to grow fast and high, thai it may
grow and s. as high as heaven, n4B II, 3, 60.
Spruce, 1) trim (in a bad sense), affected: too
picked, too s., too affected, too odd, LLL V, 1,14. three-
piled hyperboles, s. affectation, V, 2, 406.
2) brisk, dashing: now, my s. companions, Shr. IV,
1, 116.
Spnnge and .Spungy, see Sponge and Spongy.
Spur, subst. 1) the instrument worn on horsemen's
heels to prick the horses: Ven. 285. Sonn. 50, 9. Meas.
I, 2, 166. All's II, 5, 40. Wint, I, 2, 96, H4B I, I, 42.
40. IV, 1, 119. Rom. II, 4, 73. Caes. IV, 2, 25. V, 3,
15, Mcb. I, 6, 23. set — s, Wiv. IV, 5, 70. usurping
his — ,s too long, All's IV, 3, 119 (in the ceremonial
degradation of a knight his spurs were hacked off from
1107
his legs), giving reins and — s to my free speech, E"2
I, 1, 55. from helmet to the s. H5 IV, 6, 6. horsemen
that make to him on the s. Caes. V, 3, 29.
Figuratively, = incitement, instigation: finds
brotherhood in thee no sharper s.? Ii*2 I, 2, 9. H6B I,
3, 153. Tim. Ill, 6, 73. Caes. II, 1, 123. Mob. I, 7,
25. Per. 111,3,23. With to: which is another s. to my
departure, Wint. IV, 2, 10. Troil. II, 2, 200. Lr. II,
1,78.
2) a shoot of the root of a tree: bt/ the — s plucked
up the pine and cedar, Tp. V, 47. grief and patience,
rooted in him both, mingle their — s together, Cymb. iV,
2,58.
Spar, vb. to priolc and drive with the spur; trans. :
LLL IV, 1, 1. As HI, 4, 47. R2 IV, 72. H6C V, 7, 9.
R3 V, 3, 340. H8 V, 3, 23. Troil. IV, 5, 186. Absol.:
Sonn. 50, 12. 51, 7. R2 II, 3, 58. Tim. IV, 3, 153.
= to ride fast, to travel with great expedition: R2
II, 1, 36. V, 2, 112. H4B I, 1, 36. H6A IV, 3, 19.
Caes. V, 3, 30 (he — s on). Mcb, III, 3, 6. Ant. Ill,
1, 7.
Figuratively, = 1) to incite, to impel: love will
not be — ed to what it loathes, Gent. V, 2, 7. LLL II,
119. Troil. V, 3, 48. Hml. IV, 4, 33. With forth: my
desire did s. me forth, Tw. Ill, 3, 5. with on: Meas.
IV, 2, 85. R2 IV, 53. 2) to hasten : so much they s.
their expedition, Gent. V, 1, 6. that to the pace of it 1
may s. on my journey. Cor. I, 10, 33. Opposed to stop
in both senses : whose spiritual counsel shall stop or s.
me, Wint. II, \, 187. discover to me what both you s.
and stop, Cymb. I, 6, 99.
Spur-ftalled, wounded with the spur: s. and tired
by jauncing Bolingbroke, R2 V, 5, 94 (Qq spurr'd,
galled).
Spnrio, name in All's II, 1, 43. IV, 3, 184.
Spnrn , subst. 1) a thrust , a stroke , a hurt : that
which gives my soul the greatest s. , is dear Lavinia,
Tit. Ill, 1, 101. who dies that bears not one s. to their
graves of their friends' giftf.Tim. I, 2, 146.
2) a kick, an insult: the — s that patient merit of
the unworthy takes, Hml. Ill, 1, 73.
Spurn, vb. 1) to strike with the foot, to kick;
trans.: that like a football you do s. me thus? yous. me
hence, and he will s. me hither. Err. II, 1, 83. and s.
in pieces posts of adamant, H6A I, 4, 52. Usually ex-
pressive of disdain and contempt, or of anger : spaniel-
like, the more she — s my love, the more itfawneih on
her, Gent. IV, 2, 14. Mids. II, 1, 205. HI, 2, 225. 313.
Merch. I, 3, 119. 128. 132. John II, 24. H6C 1, 4,
58. Cor. V, 3, 165. Tim. I, 1, 85. 281. Caes. Ill, 1,46.
Ant. II, 5, 63. HI, 5, 17. Cymb. IV, 1, 20. V, 5, 294.
Intr. ; with against: why thou against the church,
our holy mother, so wilfully dost s. John II), 1, 142
(cf. to kick against the pricks. Acts IX, 5). With at:
— s at his love , ... beating his kind embracements with
her heels, Ven. 311. wouldst thou not spit at me and s.
at me, Err. II, 2, 136. — s enviously at -liraws, Hml.
IV, 5, 6. With upon: I'll strike thee to my foot, and s.
upon thee, R3 I, 2, 42.
2) to treat with contempt, to scorn ; trans. : he shall
s. fate, scorn death, Mcb. Ill, 5, 30. what safe o,nd
nicely I might well delay ...I disdain and s. Lr. V, 3,
145. Intr., with at: thou that — est at right, at law, at
reason, Luor. 880. in vain I s. at my confirmed despite,
1026. to s. at your most royal image, H4B V, 2, 89.
wilt thou s. at his edict and. fulfil a man's? R3 I, 4,
203. = to be angry with: / know no personal cause
to s. at him, Caes. II, 1, 11.
Spy, subst. 1) seer, perceiver, observer: if these
be true — es which I wear in my head, here's a goodly
sight, Tp, V, 259.
2) one watching, or sent to watch, the movements
of others: Ven. 655. Tp. I, 2, 455. Gent. V, 1, 10.
John IV, 1, 129. Cor. I, 6, 18. Lr. HI, I, 24. V, 3, 17.
Ant. Ill, 7, 78. With on: or on my frailties why are
frailer — es, Sonn. 121, 7. the heaven sets — es upon
us, Wint. V, 1, 203.
3) an advanced guard, Fr. gclaireur, Germ, Pldnk-
ler: when sorrows come, they come not single — es, but
in battalions, Hml. IV, 5, 78. within this hour at most
I will advise you where to plant yourselves; acquaint
you with the perfect s. o' the time, the moment on't, Mcb.
HI, 1, 130 (i. e. that which will precede the time of
the deed, and indicate that it is at hand). Perhaps
also in Cor. I, 6, 18.
Spy, vb. 1) intr. to look, to pry: revealing day
through every cranny — es, Lucr. 1086. now will 1 to
the chink, to s. an I can hear my Thisby s face , Mids.
V, 195. / s. You s. ! what do you s. ? Troil. HI, 1, 102
("the usual exclamation at a childish game called Hie.^
spy, hie'' Steevens). With into: what a man cannot
smell out, he may s. into, Lr. I, 5, 24. it is my nature's
plague to s. into abuses, 0th. HI, 3, 147.
2) tr. to perceive , to see : like one that — es an
adder, Ven. 878. she — ed the hunted boar, 900. — es
the foul boar' s conquest, 1029. he — es Lucretia's glove,
Lucr. 316. in thy shady cell, where none may s. him,
sits Sin, 881, he — ed in her some blemish, 1358., such
signs ofiruthin hisplainface she — ed, 1532. he, — ing
her, bounced in, Pilgr. 83. Love ... — ed a blossom,
229 and LLL IV, 3, 103. what is in Silvia's face, but
I may s. more fresh in .Julia's, Gent. IV, 4, 114. Is.
entertainment in her, Wiv. I, 3, 48. IV, 2, 204. IV, 6,
43. Meas. HI, 2, 44. Ado H, 3, 254. Mids. HI, 2, 19.
V, 187. 328. Shr. IV, 2, 60. All's III, 5, 93. R2 II, 1,
271. H4B H, 2, 87. H6A I, 1, 127. 1, 4, 19. 22. H6B
I, 1, 242. H6C HI, 2, 136. IV, 6, 28. V, 3, 4. R3 I,
1, 26 (Ff see). I, 4, 270. Troil. I, 2, 163. 165. Rom.
IV, 1, 68. Tim. I, 2, 52. Lr. II, 4, 250. 0th. 1, 1, 77.
to s. out (= to look out in Tim. HI, 2, 67): what eye
but such an eye ivould s. out such a quarrel? Rom. HI,
1, 23.
Squabble, to quarrel, to brawl: 0th. II, 3, 281.
Squadron, part of an army; a troop: H6A IV, 2,
23. Caes. II, 2, 20. 0th. I, 1, 22. Ant. HI, 9, 1.
Squander, 1) tr. to scatter: and other veniwes he
hath, — ed abroad, Merch. I, 3, 22.
2) intr. to go at random and without a certain aim
(cf. Scatter, intr.): the wise man's folly is anatomized
even by the — ing glances of the fool. As II, 7, 57.
Square, subst. 1) rule, regularity, just proportion :
/ have not kept my s., but that to come shall all be done
by the rule. Ant. 11, 3, 6. all other joys, which the most
precious s. of sense prof esses , Lr. I, 1, 76 (^= which
the soundest sense acknowledges as joys. Qq possesses
iot professes ; see below).
2) squadron, troop: our — s of battle, H51V,2,28.
no practice in the brave — s of war. Ant. Ill, 11 "40.
3) equal extent on all sides; compass, range (?):
all other joys, which the most precious s. of sense
possesses, Lr. I, 1, 76 {Ft professes iot possesses).
i) the embroidery on the bosom part of a shift
1108
(Nares and Toilet) : you would think a smock were a
she-angelj he so chmxts to the sleeve-hand and the work
about the s. on't, Wint. IV, 4, 212.
Square, adj. 1) having four equal sides: myqueens
s. brows , Per. V, 1, 109 (a forehead as high as it is
broad, consequently a high forehead).
2) suitable: for those that were, it is not s. to take
on those that are, revenges, Tim. V, 4, 36. With to: if
report be s. to her , Ant. II, 2, 190 (^ if she is such
as the report goes).
Square, vb. 1) to adjust, to regulate, to shape:
thou art said to have a stubborn soul, that apprehends
no further than this world, and — st thy life according,
Meas. V,487. with us that s. our guess by shows. All's
II, 1, 153. / will be —d by this (dream) Wint. HI, 3,
41. 0, thai ever I had — d me to thy counsel! V, 1, 52.
to s. the general sex by Cressid's rule, Troil. V, 2,
132 {= to judge), how franticly I s. my talk, Tit.
III, 2, 31.
2) to quarrel: they never meet ... but they do s.
Mids. II, 1, 30. are you such fools to s. for this? Tit.
II, 1, 100. 124. 'twere pregnant they should s. between
themselves, Ant. II, 1, 45. mine honesty and I begin to
s. Ill, 3, 41.
Squarer, quarreller : is there no young s. now that
will make a voyage with him to the devil. Ado I, 1, 82.
Squash, an unripe peascod: Mistress S., your
(Peaseblossom's) mother, Mids. Ill, 1, 191. as a s. is
before 'tis a peascod, Tw. I, 5, 166. this kernel, this
*., this gentleman, Wint. I, 2, 160.
Squeak, to cry with a shrill acute tone: Merch.
II, 5, 30 (Ff Q2.3.4 squealing). Tw. II, 3, 97. R3 I, 4,
54 (^i shrieked). Hml. 1, 1, 116. Ant. V, 2, 220.
Squeal, to cry with a shrill voice: the vile — ing
of the wry-necked fife, Merch. II, 5, 30 (Ql squeaking),
ghosts did shriek and s. Caes. II, 2, 24.
Squeeze, to press closely with the fingers : Hml.
IV, 2, 22.
Squeic, name in H4B III, 2, 23.
Squler or Squire, a square, a rule, a measure:
do not you know my lady's foot by the s.? LLL V, 2,
474. twelve foot and a half by the s. Wint. IV, 4, 348.
four foot by the s. H4A II, 2, 13.
Squint, to turn (the eye) to an oblique position :
— s the eye, Lr, III, 4, 122. cf. Asquint.
Squiiiy, to look asquint: dost thou s. at me? Lr.
IV, 6, 140 (Q3 squint).
Squire, see Squier.
Squire, 1) a gentleman next in rank to a knight:
come cut and long-tail, under the degree of a s. Wiv.
III, 4, 48. a bearing-cloth for a — 's child, Wint. Ill,
3, 119. a landless knight makes thee a landed s. John
1, 177. now is this Vice's dagger become a s. H4B III,
2, 344. knights and —s, H5 IV, 8, 83. 94. I will make
you a s. of low degree, V, 1, 38 (allusion to a popular
romance entitled '27/e Squire of low degree'), a hun-
dred knights and — s, Lr. I, 4, 262. no s. in debt. III,
2, 86. a —'s cloth, Cymb. II, 3, 128.
2 ) an attendant on a noble warrior or on a royal
person: us that are — s of the night's body, H4A 1, 2,
27. my queens a s. more tight at this than thou, Ant.
IV, 4, 14. cf. H5 IV, 8, 83. 94. Lr. I, 4, 262.
3) a familiar title, given sometimes in tenderness,
and sometimes in contempt; almost = fellow: a pro-
per s.! Ado I, 3, 54. her womb then rich with my young
s. Mids. II, 1, 131. so .stands this s. otficed with me,
Wint. I, 2, 171. like to a trusty s. did run away, H6A
IV, 1, 23. some such s. he was that turned your wit the
seamy side without, 0th. IV, 2, 145.
Squire-like, like an attendant; to knee his throne
and s. pension beg, Lr. II, 4, 217.
Squirrel, the animal Sciurus: Gent. IV, 4, 59.
Mids. IV, 1, 40. Rom. I, 4, 68.
Stall , subst. a thrust with the sharp point of a
weapon: Tp. HI, 3, 63. Mcb. II, 3, 119. In a moral
sense: this sudden s. of rancour, R3 III, 2, 89.
Stab, vb. 1) to thrust or to kill with the point of
a weapon: Lucr. Arg. 21. Gent. IV, 1, 51. Meas. IV,
3, 19. Wint. I, 2, 138. H4A II, 4, 160. H5 IV, 5, 7.
H6B IV, 1, 65. 137. H6C II, 4, 6. II, 6, 30. V, 5, 53.
R3 1, 2, 11. 182. 242. I, 3, 212. I, 4, 56. 101. 108.
Ill, 3, 16. IV, 4, 63. Tit. V, 2, 47. 100. 103. Eom.
II, 4, 14. Tim. V, ] , 105. Caes, III, 2, 157. / am -~ed
with laughter, LLL V, 2, 80 (= I have side-stitches).
Obscene double-meaning: he — ed me in mine own
house, H4B II, 1, 15. if Caesar had — ed their mothers,
Caes. I, 2, 277. cf. Wint. I, 2, 138(?).
2) absol. to make or offer a thrust with the point
of a weapon: — ing steel, Wint. IV, 4, 748. M wills.
H4B II, 1, 13. Caes. Ill, 2, 180. 188. IV, 3, 20. With
at: to s. at half an hour of my life, H4B IV, 5, 109.
In a moral sense, = to mortify, to be extremely cut-
ting: she speaks poniards, and every word — s. Ado
II, 1, 255. to say a soldier lies, is —ing, 0th. Ill, 4,
6. cf. first let my words n. him, H6B IV, 1, 66; and
see H6C II, 1, 98.
3) to drive, to plunge, to thrust (the weapon as
object): s. poniards in our flesh, H6C II, 1, 98.
Stable, subst. a house for horses : All's 11,3, 301.
John V, 2, 140. R2 111, 3, 117. V, 5, 72. H4A II, 1,
39. 106. if your husband have — s enough, you'll see
he shall lack no barns. Ado III, 4, 48. I'll keep my — s
where I lodge my wife, Wint. II, 1, 134 (in both pas-
sages perhaps some danger apprehended from coach-
men is alluded to. The common interpretation , ac-
cording to which Antigonus would be hinting at some
unnatural propensity of Seniiramis recorded by Pliny,
presupposes in the poet's audience too much scholar-
ship and too strong nerves).
Stable, adj. steady, constant: a smooth, discreet
and s. bearing, Tw. IV, 3, 19.
Stalileness, constancy: Mcb. IV, 3, 92.
Stablisli, to establish: and s. quietness on every
side, ri6A V, 1, 10.
Stahllshmeut, settled inheritance: unto her he
gave the s. of Egypt, Ant. Ill, 6, 9 (cf. Establish).
Stack, in Hay-stack, q. v.
Stair (plur. staves; the same form as Anglos,
genitive in Tw. V, 292) 1) a stick carried for support,
or used as a weapon: Gent. II, 3, 21. II, 5, 28. 31.
III, 1, 246. Ado V, 4, 126. Merch. II, 2, 72. H6B
IV, 2, 172. H8 V, 4, 8. Cor. I, 1, 70. Tit. I, 198. by
Jacob's s. Merch. II, 5, 36. hermits' staves, H4B V, 1,
71. a palmer's s. H6B V, 1, 97. Hml. IV, 5, 25. he
holds Belzebub at the staves end, Tw. V, 292 (stands
at bay and keeps him off), the s. of my age, Merch.
II, 2, 70. we have no s., no stay, n6C II, 1, 69. of
his fortunes you should make a s. to lean upon, Ant.
III, 13, 68. Proverbs: a s. is quickly found to beat a
dog, H6B III, 1, 171. have at you with a proverb —
Shall J set in my s.? Err. Ill, 1, 51 (is here a lance
meant? And does the expression receive some light
s
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from Ado V, 2, 20: you must put in the pihe with a
vice?).
2) a pole, a stake : the rampant bear chained to the
ragged s. H6B V, 1, 203.
3) an ensign of office, a badge of authority: R2
II, 2, 69. II, 3, 27. H4A V, 1, 34. H4B IV, 1, 126.
H6B I, 2, 25. II, 3, 23. 32. 43. = magic wand: Tp.
V, 54.
4) the shaft of a lance ; and the lance itself: John
II, 318. H4B IV, 1, 120. K3 V, 3, 65. Mcb. V, 3, 48.
V, 7, 18. to break a s. = to tilt, to combat with a
lance: Ado V, 1, 138. As HI, 4, 47. R3 V, 3, 341.
Per. II, 3, 35 (cf. the German Lamenbrechen).
5) a strophe, a stanza: let me hear a s. , a stanze,
a verse, LLL IV, 2, 107.
StalTord, name: H4A V, 3, 7. 13. V, 4, 41. H4B
I, 1, 18. H6B I, 4, 55. IV, 2, 120. IV, 4, 34. H6C I,
1, 7. 10. IV, 1, 130. H8 I, 1, 200.
Staffordshire, English county: H4B III, 2, 22.
Stag, the male red deer: Wiv. V, 5, 14. As II,
1, 33. Shr. Ind. 2, 50. H6A IV, 2, 50. Tit. II, 3, 71.
Ant. I, 4, 65.
Stage,. subst. 1) a temporary structure, a scaffold:
that these bodies high on a s. be placed to the view,
Hml. V, 2, 389. 407.
2) the floor on which theatrical performances are
exhibited (often in a figurative sense): Lncr. 278.
766. Sonn. 15, 3. 23, 1. Mids. Ill, 1, 4. Merch. 1, 1,
78. As II, 7, 139. Tw. Ill, 4, 140. Wint. V, 1, 58.
R2 V, 2, 24. H4B I, 1, 155. H5 Prol. 3. Epil. 13.
Bom. Prol. 12. Mob. II, 4, 6. V, 5, 25. Hml. II, 2,
358. 588. Lr. IV, 6, 187. Per. Ill Prol. 59.
3) a single step of gradual process : supplying every
s. with an augmented greeting. Ant, III, 6, 54. to learn
of m& the — s of our story. Per. IV, 4, 9.
Stage, vb. to exhibit publicly, as in a theatre:
/ do not like to s. me to their eyes, Meas. I, 1, 69. be
— d to the show against a sworder, Ant. Ill, 13, 30.
the quick comedians will s. us, V, 2, 217.
Stagger, 1) tr. a) to make to reel, to fell down:
that hand shall burn in never -quenching fire that — s
thus my person, R2 V, 5, 110.
b) to cause to hesitate, to bewilder: the question
did at first so s. me, H8 II, 4, 212.
2) intr. to waver, to hesitate: without any pause or
— ing take this basket, Wiv. Ill, 3, 12. whether the
tyranny be in his place , or in his eminence , I s. in,
Meas. I, 2, 169. a man may s. in this attempt. As III,
3,49.
Staggers, 1) a sensation which makes to reel;
giddiness, vertigo : does the world go round? How come
these s. on me? Cymb. V, 5, 234.
2) perplexity, bewilderment: I will throw thee from
my care for ever into the s. and the careless lapse of
youth and ignorance. All's II, 3, 170.
3) a disease of horses indicated by staggering and
falling down: spoiled with the s. Shr. Ill, 2, 55.
Staid, composed, calm : put thyself into a haviour
of less fear, ere wildness vanquish my — er senses,
Cymb. Ill, 4, 10.
Stain, subst. 1) any spot different from the colour
of the ground: the s. upon his silver doion will stay,
Lucr. 1012. scarce blood enough to give each curtle-
axe a s. H5 IV, 2, 21. upon thy cheek the s. doth sit
of an old tear, Rom. II, 3, 75. press for tinctures, — s,
Caes. II, 2, 89. = a natural mole: full of unpleasing
blots and sightless — s, John III, 1, 45. you do remem-
ber this s. upon her, Cymb. II, 4, 139.
2) tincture, tinge: you have some s. of soldier in
you. All's I, 1, 122. there is no man hath a virtue that
he hath not a glimpse of, nor any man an attaint but he
carries some s. of it, Troil. 1, 2, 26.
3) a taint of disgrace: Lucr. 1701. 1708. Sonn.
109, 8. Meas. Ill, 1, 208 (do no s. to your person).
Wint. II, 2, 19. John II, 114. H4A III, 1, 187. H6A
IV, 5, 42. R3 III, 7, 234. Cor. I, 10, 18 (suffering s.
by him). Tim. V, 1, 176 (giving our virgins to the s.
... of beastly war). Cymb. II, 4, 140. s. to all nymphs,
Ven.9 (bv eclipsing them), s. to thy countrymen, H6A
IV, 1, 45!
Stain, vb. 1) tr. a) to dye, to tinge with a diffe-
rent colour : beauty would s. that ore with silver white,
Lucr. 56.
b) to discolour, to spot, to maculate; absol.: as
the berry breaks before it — eth, Ven. 460. With an
object: Ven. 664. 1122. Tp. II, 1, 64. Mids. V, 144.
288. As IV, 3, 98. Wint. V, 3, 82. John II, 45. 357.
R2 IV, 29. V, 5, 111. H4A I, 1, 64. Ill, 2, 136. V,
2, 94. V, 4, 13. H4B V, 5, 25. H6A V, 4, 44. H6ti
II, 2, 65. Ill, 1, 259. IV, 1, 11. H6C I, 4, 79. 153.
II, 3, 21. Cor. V, 6, 113. Tit. I, 116. HI, I, 125. 213.
V, 2, 171. Rom. Ill, 3, 95. V, 3, 140. Lr. II, 4, 28i:
Ant. V, 1, 25.
c) to darken, to dim : through their light joy seemed
to appear, like bright things — ed, a kind of heavy
fear, Lucr. 1435. clouds and eclipses s. both moon and
sun, Sonn. 35, 3. to s. the track of his bright passage,
R2 III, 3, 66. if that her breath will mist or s. the stone,
Lr. V, 3, 262. In a moral sense, := to eclipse: I'll
raise the preparation of a war shall s. your brother.
Ant. Ill, 4, 27.
d) to disfigure , to deface : which (beauty) the hot
tyrant (lust) — s and soon bereaves, Ven. 797. he's
something — ed with grief, Tp. I, 2, 414. — ed the
beauty of a fair queen's cheeks with tears, R2 III, 1,
14. that any harm should s. so fair a show, HI, 3, 71.
I'll corrupt her manners, s. her beauty, R3 IV, 4, 206.
e) to soil, to taint, to disgrace; absol.: lust and
murder wake to s. and kill, Lucr. 168. would not put
my reputation in any — ing act. All's III, 7, 7. With
an object: Lucr. 196. 655. 684. 1181. 1655. 1743.
1836. Meas. 11, 4, 55. Err. II, 2, 138. Ado III, 1, 85.
Merch. I, 3, 140. John IV, 2, 6. H4A I, 1, 85. H6A
IV, 5, 26. Troil. V, 2, 179. Tit. V, 3, 38. Rom. HI,
1, 116. Tim. I, 1, 16. Caes. II, 1, 13-2. Hml. IV, 4, 57.
f) to pervert, to corrupt: that it (my nature) could
so preposterously be — ed, to leave for nothing all thy
sum of good, Sonn. 109, 11. we must not so s. our
judgment, to prostitute our malady to empirics. All's
H, 1, 123.
2) intr. to grow dim, to be obscured, to be soiled:
suns of the world may s. when heaven's sun — eth, Sonn.
33, 14. if virtue's gloss will s. with any soil, LLL
II, 48.
Stained, adj. (see Appendix) caused by a stain
or concerning a stain: full of disgrace : thou shall not
know the s. taste of violated troth, Lucr. 1059. ere she
with blood hath stained her s. ^excuse, 1316. wash away
thy country's s. spots, H6A III, 3, 57.
Staines, place in England: H5 II, 3, 2.
Stainless, immaculate: Tw. 1, 5, 278. Rom 111,
2, 13.
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stair, 1) steps made for the purpose of ascending:
cords made like a tackled s. Rom. II, 4, 201.
2) a single step leading up; but used only in the
plural: the — s, as he treads on them, kiss his feet,
LLL V, 2, 330. as false as — s of sand, Merch. Ill,
2, 84. in these degrees have they made a pair of — s
to marriage. As V, 2, 41. as common as the — a thai
mount the Capitol, Cymb. I, 6, 105. Hence — s = the
whole order of steps by which the upper part of a
building is arrived at: as you go up the — s, Hml. IV,
3, 39. keep below — s. Ado V, 2, 10 (in the servants'
room), up — s and down — s, H4A II, 4, 112. gone
down — s, H4B 11, 1, 107. 202.
Stair -work, work made on a staircase: Wint.
HI, 3, 75.
Stake, subst. 1) a strong stick or a post fixed in
the ground: Tp. HI, 2, 98. H6A 1, 1, 117. Especially
a) the post to which one condemned to die by fire is
fastened: I will die in it at the s. Ado I, 1, 235. when
thou earnest to the s. H6A V, 4, 44. Hence = pyre:
place barrels of pitch upon the fatal s. H6A V, 4, 57.
And = judgment, execution in general: bringing the
murderous coward to the s. Lr. II, 1, 64. b) the post
to which a bear is tied to be baited: have you not set
mine honour at the s. and baited it, Tw. HI, 1, 129.
call hither to the s. my two brave bears, H6B V, 1, 144.
Caes. IV, 1, 48. Mcb. V, 7, 1. Lv. HI, 7, 54. Used in
a lascivious sense by way of punning: IVIerch. Ill,
2, 270.
2) that which is pledged or wagered : the rich s.
drawn, Wint. I, 2, 248.
3) the state of being laid and pledged as a wager;
always preceded by at: at s. Troil. HI, 3, 227. Cor.
HI, 2, 63. 0th. IV, 2, 13. at the s. All's II, 3, 156.
Hml. IV, 4, 56.
Stake, vb. 1) to set and plant like a stake: I have
a soul of lead so ■ — 5 me to the ground I cannot move,
Rom. I, 4, 16.
2) to wager, to put to hazard: Cymb. V, 5, 188.
s. down, Merch. Ill, 2, 218.
Stale, subst. 1) a decoy, a bait: the trumpery in
my house, go bring it hither, for s. to catch these thieves,
Tp. IV, 187. to cast thy wandering eyes on etiery
s. Shr. HI, 1, 90. Explained by some in this sense in
Err. H, 1, 101 and H6C III, 3, 260.
2) a laughing-stock, a dupe: but, too unruly deer,
he breaks the pale and feeds from home; poor lam but
his s. Err. II, 1, 101 i perhaps with a quibble- he is
my dear, but I his s., i. e. one of whom he is weary).
to make a s. of me amongst these mates, Shr. I, 1, 58
(perhaps a quibbling allusion to the expression stale-
mate at chess), had he none else to make a s. but me?
H6C HI, 3, 260. luas there none else in Rome to make
a s,, but Saturnine? Tit. I, 304.
3) that which has become vapid und tasteless, or
is worn out by use (Err. H, 1, 101?); hence almost
e<|uivalent to a prostitute: marrying the renowned
C'laudio to a contaminated s. Ado II, 2, 26. to link my
dear friend to a common s. IV, 1, 66.
4) the urine of horses: thou didst drink the s. of
horses. Ant. 1, 4, 62. The host calls Dr. Caius bully
e. in Wiv. II, 3, 30; cf. Castalion King Urinal, v. Z4.
Stale, adj. worse for age, vapid and tasteless,
worn out by use: Lucr. 1362. Compl. 268. Merch.
II, 5, 55. As II, 4, 63. Wint. IV, 1, 13. R2 V, 5, 104.
H4A III, 2, 41. H4B H, 4, 141. Troil. II, 2, 79. V,
4, 11. Rom. II, 4, 139. Hml. I, 2, 133. Lr. I, 2, 13.
Cymb. HI, 4, 53.
Stale, vb. to render stale, to make common and
worthless: must not so n. his palm nobly acquired,
Troil. II, 3, 201 (O. Edd. staul). to s. it (an old story)
a little more, Cor. I, 1, 95 (0. Edd. scale), to s. with
ordinary oaths my love to every new protester, Caes. I,
2, 73. out of use and — dby other men, IV, 1, 38. age
cannot wither her, nor custom s. her infinite variety.
Ant. H, 2, 240.
Staleuess, the state of being corrupted by time:
Per. V, 1, 58.
Stalk, subst. the stem of a plant: Ven. 1175.
Compl. 147. R3 IV, 3, 12. Per. IV, 6, 46.
Stalk, subst. a. stately walk: with martial s. Hml.
I, 1, 66.
Stalk, vb. 1) to walk with a stately step: it — s
away, Hml. I, 1, 50. Used with some dislike or irony:
shall we give the signal to our rage and s. in blood to
our possession? John II, 266. Is. about her door, Troil.
111,2,9. he — s up and down like a peacock, 111,2,251.
2) to walk like a fowler behind a stalking-horse:
into the chamber wickedly he — s, Lucr. 365. s. on;
the fowl sits, Ado II, 3, 95.
Stalkiug-liorse, a real or artificial horse, behind
which the fowler conceals himself: he uses his folly
like a s. and under the presentation of that he shoots
his wit, As V, 4, 111.
Stall, subst. 1) the part of a stable in which a
horse or an ox is kept: Shr. II, 360. H4A V, 2, 14
(feed like oxen at a s.). Mcb. II, 4, 16.
2) a small shed in which an occupation is carried
on: work for bread upon Athenian — s, Mids. HI, 2,
10. — 5, bulks, windows, are smothered up. Cor. II,
1, 226.
Stall, vb. 1) to keep in a stall or stable: differs
not from the — ing of an ox. As I, 1, 11.
2) to place as in a stall; to fix or fasten so as to
prevent escape : to secure : the steed is — ed up, Ven.
39. and - ed the deer that thou shouldst strike, Pilgr.
300. Metaphorically, = to keep close: s. this in your
bosom, All's I, 3, 131.
3) to install, to invest: decked in thy rights, as thou
art —ed in mine, R3 I, 3, 206.
4) to dwell, to live as in a common stall: we could
not s. together in the whole world. Ant. V, 1, 39.
Stailion, lection of O. Edd. in Tw. II, 5, 124
(M. Edd. staniel), and of Qq in Hml. II, 2, 616 (Ff
and M. Edd. scullion).
Stamford, place in England: H4B HI, 2, 43.
Stammer, to stutter: As III, 2, 209.
Stainp, subst. 1) the act of striking the foot for-
cibly downward; at our s. here o'er and o'er one falls,
Mids. HI, 2, 25.
2) an instrument by which an impression is made:
to seek anew some fresher s. of the time-bettering days,
Sonn. 82, 8. coin heaven's image in —s that are for-
bid, Meas. H, 4, 46. his sword, death's s,, where it did
mark, it took, Cor. II, 2, 111.
3) a mark imprinted, an impression: hath upon
him still that natural «. (a mole) Cymb. V, 5, 366.
Figuratively, = visible character: without the s. of
merit, Merch. II, 9, 39. not a soldier of this season's
s. should go so general current, H4A IV, 1, 4. your
fire-new s. of honour is scarce current, R3 I, 3, 256.
the s. of nobleness, H8 HI, 2, 12. he has the a. of
1111
Marcius, Cor. I, 6, 23. carrying the s. of one deject,
Hml. 1, 4, 31. change the s. of nature. III, 4, 168.
4) that which is marked with an Impression: the
empress sends it thee, thy s., thy seal, Tit. IV, 2, 70
(i. e. a child, cf. the verb in Cymb. il, 5, 6."'. Especially
= coin: — s in gold or sums in sealed bags, Wiv. Ill,
4, 16. hanging a golden s. about their necks, Mcb. IV,
3, 153 (the coin called angel), 'tween man and man
they weigh not every s. V, 4, 24.
Stamp, vb. 1) to strike with the foot forcibly
downward: Ven. 316. Shr. Ill, 2, 169. 230. John 111,
1, 122. H6C I, 4, 91. Ill, 3, 169. Cor. I, 3, 35. Tim.
I, 2, 149 (s. upon me). Caes. II, 1, 244. With an
accns. expressing an eiFect: under my feet Is. thy car-
dinal's hat, H6A 1, 3, 49. your hearts I'll s.out, 1,4, 108.
2) to impress, to imprint: wax ... wherein is — ed
the semblance of a devil, Lncr. 1246. reproach is — ed
in CoUatinus' face, 829. 941. Sonn. 112, 2. Meas. I,
1, 51. Merch. 11, 7, 57. H8 HI, 2, 325. Tit. IV, 2,
127. Lr. I, 4, 306.
3) to mark with an impression: as the event — s
them, Ado 1, 2, 7. — ed coin, Wint. IV, 4, 747. I that
am rudely — ed, R3 1, 1, 16. when I was — ed, Cymb.
II, 5, 5 (cf. the subst. in Tit. IV, 2, 70).
4) to make valid and current (by marking with
an impression) : and in his praise have almost — ed
the leasing, Cor. V, 2, 22. has an eye can s. and coun-
terfeit advantages, 0th. II, 1, 247.
Stancb, adj. strong and tight, firm, steady : what
hoop should hold us s. Ant. II, 2, 117.
Stanch, vb. to satiate: let my tears s. the earth's
dry appetite, Tit. HI, 1, 14. cf. Unstanched.
Stanchless, insatiate: s. avarice: Mch. IV, 3, 78.
Stand , subst. 1) a stop, a halt : make a mutual s.
Merch. V, 77. all and every part of what we would
doth make a s. at what your highness will, John IV,
2, 39. a stride and a s. Troil. Ill, 3, 252. the measure
done, I'll watch her place ofs. Rom. I, 5, 52.
2) opposition, resistance: neither foolish in our
— s, nor cowardly in retire. Cor. I, 6, 2. where they
made the s. Cymb. V, 3, 1.
3) place \\here one stands, mostly for the purpose
of waiting or watching; station: I have found you out
a s. most Jit, Meas. IV, 6, 10. o s. where you may make
the fairest shoot, LLL IV, 1, 10. to make one's s. Lucr.
438. H6C III, 1, 3. to make s. Merch. II, 6, 2 (Ff a
s.). to take one's s. Pilgr. 121. H6C IV, 3, 1. H8 IV,
1, 2. Caes. II, 4, 25. 0th. V, 1, 7. Cymb. HI, 4, 111.
to take s. H5 IV, 2, 31. to take a special s. Wiv. V,
5, 248. Particularly applied to the station of hunts-
men waiting for game (Wiv. V, 5, 248. LLL IV, 1,
10. H6C III, 1, 3. Cymb. HI, 4, 111): yield up their
deer to the s. of the stealer, Cymb. II, 3, 75.
Stand, vb, (impf. and partic. stood) I. intr. 1)
to be on the feet, in the upright posture between mo-
tion and rest; neither to walk or run, nor to sit or
kneel or lie: the fair breeder that is — ing by, Ven.
282. how like a jade he stood, 391. poor Wat . . . — 5
on his hinder legs, 698. thus — s she in a trembling
ecstasy, 895. 1121. Lucr. 1401. 1431. Gent. IV, 4,
35 (I have stood on the pillory). V, 4, 129. Wiv. I,
1, 226. Err. Ill, 1, 68. 71. V, 185. Ado III, 3, 110.
IV, 1, 70. V, 1, 275. LLL IV, 1, 8. Mids. 11, 2, 26
(one aloof s. sentinel; cf, as I did s. my watch upon
the hill, Mcb. V, 5, 33). Shr. IV, 1, 188. H4B V, 6, 5.
H6C I, 1, 84. Mcb. IV, 1, 126. Ant. I, 5, 19 etc.
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
Emphatically: had Narcissus seen her as she stood,
Lucr. 265 (German: wie sie dastand). the poor fright-
ed deer that —s at gaze, 1149. why s. you in this
strange stare? Tp. HI, 3, 94. I s. for judgment, Merch.
IV, 1, 103. 142 (cf. below), how many then should
cover that s. bare, II, 9, 44. —est thou aloof upon com-
parison? H6A V, 4, 150. s.fair, I pray thee; let me
look on thee, Troil. IV, 5, 235. / s. in pause where I
shall first begin, Hml. HI, 3, 42.
Opposed to verbs of motion: — ing lakes, Tp. V,
33. a — ing pond, Merch. I, 1, 89. the — indpool, Lr.
HI, 4, 139. I am — ing water, Tp. 11, 1, 221 (between
ebb and flood), 'tis with him in — ing water, between
boy and man, Tw. I, 5, 168. cf. the swan's feather,
that —5 upon the swell at full of tide, and neither way
inclines. Ant. HI, 2, 49. my deadly — ing eye. Tit. II,
3, 32 (fixed, staring), never s. '■you had rather', Wiv.
HI, 3, 133 (i. e. do not lose time with saying 'you had
rather', but look to what you have to do), s. not to
discourse, Gent. V, 2, 44. — ing to prate and talk,
Wint. Ill, 2, 41. take leave and s. not to reply, H6C
IV, 8, 23. we will not s. to prate, R3 I, 3, 351. s. not
to answer: here, take thou the hilts, Caes. V, 3, 43. he
stood by, whilst I was made a wonder, H6B II, 4, 45
(and did nothing to prevent it), grace to s., and virtue
go, Meas. HI, 2, 278 (probably = grace in rest, and
virtue in action), s., I say, Ven. 284 (= stop). Gent.
IV, 1, 3. Ado HI, 3, 27. 32. 177. Caes. IV, 2, 1. Cor.
V, 2, 1. Hml. I, 1, 14. Cymb. V, 3, 88 etc. there s.,
for you are spell-stopped, Tp. V, 60. if thou darest s.
Err. V, 31 (i. e. remain here), cf. which if you seek to
prove, I darenot s. by, Wint. I, 2, 444 (I am resolved
to fly), let it (the dish) s. Shr. IV, 3, 44 (don't take
it away), s. again, Troil. IV, 5, 248. he — s still. As
HI, 2, 329. Wint. V, 3, 95. John IV, 1, 77. s. fast,
in the same sense: Gent. IV, 1, 1. Caes. V, 1, 22.
darest not s. Mids. HI, 2, 424 (viz to fight with me).
to he valiant is to s. Rom. I, 1, 12. if thou darest not
s.for ten shillings, H4A I, 2, 157 (quibbling; see be-
low), s. fast = do your best, do not flinch : John III,
1, 208. H4A II, 2, 75. Troil. II, 3, 273. V, 2, 187.
Cor. I, 4, 41 etc. (cf. Fast). I'll fight with him alone;
s., Diomed, Troil. V, 6, 9 (= forbear; let him alone).
s., Aufidius, and trouble not the peace. Cor. V, 6, 128.
Opposed to sitting, or kneeling or lying: — ing,
speaking, moving, Tp. II, 1, 214 (not lying and sleep-
ing), whiles we stood here securing your repose ,310.
kneel and repeat it; I will s. HI, 2, 47. here's a man
—s. All's H, 1, 65. canst s. Wint. IV, 3, 78. that thou
shouldst s. while Lewis doth sit, H6C 111, 3, 3. s., rise
and c^. Rom. Ill, 3, 88. we will s. and watch your
pleasure, Caes. IV, 3, 249 (= be up), she stood and
spoke. Ant. V, 2, 344 etc. s. on end, Ven. 272. R3 I,
3, 304 etc. (cf. Fnd). it — s upright, H6B III, 3, 15.
R3 HI, 2, 38. Applied, in a quibbling way, to the
erected yard: Sonn. 151, 12. Gent. II, 1, 90. 91. II,
5, 23. All's HI, 2, 43. Shr. Ind. 2, 127. Rom. I, 1,
34. H, 1, 25. Mcb. II, 3, 38. to s. up, see below.
2) to remain upright, not to fall, not to be lost,
not to perish: to times in hope my verse shall s. Sonn.
60, 13. to s. in thy affairs, fall by thy side, Sonn. 151,
12. now doth thy honour s ... as firm as faith, Wiv.
IV, 4, 8. that it may ». till the perpetual doom, V, 5,
62. they shall s.for seed, Meas. I, 2, 102. that John
may s., then Arthur needs must fall, John III, 4, 139.
if it (this day) must s. still (in the calendar) 111, 1, 89.
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no conditions of our peace can s. H4B IV, 1, 184. our
peace shall s. as firm as rocky mountains, 188. while
England — s, H6B IV, 10, 45. the cardinal cannot s.
under them (your complaints) H8 III, 2, 3. Troy walls
s. Troil. I, 3, 12. Troy in our weakness — s, not in
her strength, 137 (Ff lives'), the commonwealth doth s.
Cor. IV, 6, 14. it should not a. in thy posterity, Mcb.
Ill, 1, 4. that thou mayst s., to enjoy thy banished lord
and this great land, Cymb. 11, 1, 69. when peers thus
knit, a kingdom ever — s. Per. 11, 4, 58.
Hence = to be valid : whose will — s but mine ?
H6A 1, 3, 11. shall our condition s.? V, 4, 165.
3) to be placed in any manner, to hare a position
or situation: my heart — s armed in mine ear, Ven.
779. the blood which in round drops upon their white-
ness stood, 1170. twenty consciences that s. 'iwixt me
and Milan, Tp. II, 1, 279. whose heads stood in their
breasts. 111, 3, 47. thy head — s so tickle on thy shoul-
ders, Meas. I, 2, 176. two prunes .. . stood, as it were,
in a fruit-dish, II, 1,94 (Pompey's ideas are associated
in a peculiar manner), in what part of her body — s
Ireland? Err. HI, 2, 118. England stood in her chin,
131. 142. it (your nose) — s too right, LLL V, 2, 568.
there s. the caskets , Merch. II, 9, 4. where . . . — s a
sheep-cote. As IV, 3, 77. where thy nose — s. All's II,
3, 268. my house doth s. by the church , Tw. Ill, 1, 7.
if thy tabor s. by the church, 9. I will s. betwixt you
and danger, Wint. II, 2, 66. there — s the castle, R2
II, 3, 53. the tomb that — « upon your grandsire's bones,
III, 3, 106. where old Troy did s. V, 1, 11. the burning
torch in yonder turret — s, H6A III, 2, 30. where cast-
les mounted s. H6B 1,4, 40. this staff of honour raught,
there let it s. where it best fits to be, in Henry's hand,
II, 3, 43. his head will s. steadier on a pole, IV, 7,
101. in the place your father's (head) — s, H6C II, 6,
86. yonder — s the thorny wood, V, 4, 67. cold fear-
ful drops s. on my trembling fiesh, R3 V, 3, 181. hoio
many Grecian tents do s. hollow upon this plain, Troil.
I, 3, 79. let all untruths s. by thy stained name, and
they'll seem glorious, V, 2, 179. the high east — s di-
rectly here, Cans. II, 1, 111. seeing those beads of
sorrow s. in thine (eyes) III, 1, 284. — s Scotland
where it did? Mcb. IV, 3, 164. behold where — s the
usurper's cursed head, V, 8, 54. where late the diadem
stood, Hml. 11, 2, 530. why one's nose — s i' the middle
on s face, Lr. I, 5, 19. nature in you — s on the very
verge of her confine, II, 4, 149. a more unhappy lady,
if this division chance, ne'er stood between. Ant. Ill,
4, 13. where yond pine does s. IV, 12, 1. your isle,
which — s as Neptune' s park, Cymb. Ill, 1, 18 etc.
4) to be written : if aught in me worthy perusal s.
against thy sight, Sonn. 38, 6. whose fine — s in record,
Meas. II, 2, 40. the strong statutes s. like the forfeits
in a barber's shop, V, 323. it — s as an edict in destiny,
Mids. I, 1, 151. if it (this day) must n. still (in the
calendar) John III, 1, 89. s. aye accursed in the ca-
lendar, Mcb. IV, 1, 134.
5) to exist; to make one's appearance: nothing — s
but for his scythe to mow, Sonn. 60, 12. the blots of
nature's hand shall not in their issue s. Mids. V, 417.
poor trespasses, more monstrous — ing by, Wint. Ill,
2, 191. every man that stood showed like a mine, H8
I, 1, 21.
6) to be in a state or condition : how — s the matter
with them? Gent. II, 5, 21. when it — s well with him,
it — s well with her, 23. thus — s it with me, Meas. 1,
2, 149. as the matter now — s. III, 1, 201. so — * the
comparison, LLL IV, 1, 80. you stood as fair as any
comer for my affection, Merch. II, I, 20 (cf. H4A V, 3,
29). to s. high in your account. III, 2, 157. many fools
that s. in better place, 111, 5, 73. {( — s so that I may
hardly tarry so long, Shr. Ind. 2, 127. thus it — s, I,
I, 184. thus it — s with me, I, 2, 53. our soldiers s.
full fairly for the day, H4A V, 3, 29 (cf. Merch. II, 1,
20). the question —eth thus, H4B I, 3, 15. IV, 1, 53.
as the state stood then, 115. the state of Normandy — s
on a tickle point, H6B 1, 1, 216. so it —s, 1, 2, 104. for
my wife, I know not how it — s, II, 1, 192. injustice'
equal scales, whose beam — 5 sure, 205. if Warwick
knew in what estate he — s, H6C IV, 3, 18. thus — s
the case, IV, 5, 4. they that s. high, R3 I, 3, 259. so
stood the state when Henry the Sixth was crowned, II,
3,16. 18. «. in authentic place, Troil. I, 3,108. if e'er
thou s. at mercy of my sword, IV, 4, 116. the Volsces
$., but as at first, ready to make road. Cor. Ill, 1,4. they
s. in their ancient strength, IV, 2, 7. here — s all your
state, Kom. Ill, 3, 166. how — s your disposition to be
married? 1, 3, 65. since the case so — s. III, 5, 218.
doubtful it stood, Mcb. I, 2, 7. nor — s it safe with us,
to let his madness range, Hml. Ill, 3, 1. how his audit
— s, 82. hows. I then, that have a father killed, amother
stained, and let all sleep? IV, 4, 56. wherefore should
Is. in the plague of custom, Lr. 1, 2,3. as the condition
of this country — s, 0th. H, 3, 303. not to consider in
what case thou — est, Ant. Ill, 13, 54. darkling s. the
varying shore o' the world, IV, 15, 10. how the case
— s with her, Cymb. 1, 5, 67. Tyrus — i in a litigious
peace. Per. Ill, 3, 2 etc.
Hence almost equivalent to the auxiliary verb to
be ; with participles : the truest issue of thy throne by
his own interdiction — s accursed, Mcb. IV, 3, 107 (cf.
IV, 1, 134). how s. you affected to his wish? Gent. I,
3, 60. 11, 1, 90. R3 III, 1, 171. it —s agreed, H8 V,
3, 87. s. not amazed, Wiv. V, 5, 244. why s. these
royal fronts amazed thus? John II, 366. s. you so
assured, Shr. I, 2, 156. — est not thou attainted, H6A
II, 4, 92. his soul shall s. sore charged, H5 I, 2, 283.
s. / condemned for pride so much, Ado III, 1, 108. R2
II, 2, 132. II, 3, 119. Troil. Ill, 3, 219. Lr. I, 4, 5.
thou shah s. cursed, John 111, 1, 173. more than I s.
debted to this gentleman. Err. IV, 1, 31. through the
length of times he — s disgraced, Lucr. 718. 1833. Is.
dishonoured. Ado IV, 1, 65. I stood engaged. All's V,
3, 96. Troil. V, 3, 68. s. excommunicate, John III, 1,
223. s. excused, IV, 3, 51. R3 I, 2, 86. s. indebted to
you, Merch. IV, 1, 413. how s. you minded, H8 III, 1,
85. if her fortunes ever stood necessitied to help. All's
V, 3, 84. so — s this squire officed with me, Wint. I,
2, 171. whereby we s. opposed, H4A V, 1, 67. whereof
our uncle did s. possessed, R2 II, 1, 162. R3 III, 1,
196. so you s. pleased withal, Merch. Ill, 2, 211. s.
resolved. Tit. 1, 135. lands which he stood seized of,
Hml. I, 1, 89. things — ing thus unknown, V, 2, 356.
and s. unshaken yours, H8 III, 2, 199.
With adjectives : I s. accountant for as great a sin,
0th. II, 1, 302. they would s. auspicious to the hour,
Lucr. 347. Wint. IV, 4, 52. — s chief in power. All's
11, 1, 115. the fold— s empty, Mids. II, 1, 96. H8 V,
3,10. ancestors who stood equivalent with mighty kings.
Per. V, 1, 92. s. forfeit, LLL V, 2, 427. the gods to-
day s. friendly, Caes. V, 1, 94. s. gracious to the rites,
Tit. I, 78. he —s obdurate, Merch. IV, 1, 8. of many
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mine being one may s. in number, though in reckoning
none, Rom. 1, 2, 33 (cf. Meas. \\, 4, 58). he should s.
one of the three to share it, Caes. IV, 1,14. how loathly
opposite I stood, Lr. II, 1, 51. but all alone — s hugely
politic, Sonii. 124,11. that the comparison may s.more
proper, Merch. Ill, 2, 46.
With substantives; s. my friend, H4B III, 2, 235.
245. H8 IV, 2,167. o. good father to me now, Shv. IV,
4, 21. where each second stood heir to the first, Oth. I,
1, 38. s. my good lord, H4B IV, 3, 89. —ing your
friendly lord, Cor. II, 3, 198. to s. auspicious mistress,
Lr. II, 1, 42.
With adverbs or prepositional expressions: the
Cyprus wars, which even now s. in act, Oth. I, 1, 152.
though our proper son stood in your action, I, 3, 70. s.
under the adoption of abominable terms, Wiv. II, 2, 308.
the people do s. but in a forced affection, Caes. IV, 3,
205. regards that s. aloof from the entire point, Lr. I,
1,242. he that breaks them — s in attainder of eternal
shame, LLL I, 1, 158. s. at my bestowing, All's II, 3,
59. his integrity — s without blemish, Meas. V, 108.
what case s. I in? Wint. I, 2, 352. on what condition
— i it (my fault) and wherein? R2 II, 3, 107. a true
soul when most impeached — s least in thy control,
Sonn.125,14. s. in hard cure, IjY. HI, 6, lOT. my hopes
5. in bold cure, Oth. 11,1, 51. you s. within his danger,
Merch. ZV, 1, 180. ». in your own defence, LLL V, 2,
85. nice affections wavering stood in doubt, Compl. 97.
to be worst, — s still in esperance, Lr. IV, 1, 4. you s.
in coldest expectation, H4B V, 2, 31. our preparation
— s in expectation of them, Lr. IV, 4, 22. if it s. within
the eye of honour, Mereh. I, 1, 136. as we s. in fear,
Meas. H, 3, 34. H6B IV, 2, 66. / s. on fire: come to
the matter, Cymb. V, 6, 168. the doom — s in effectual
force, Gent. Ill, 1, 223. LLL 1, 1, 11. my woeful self,
that did in freedom s. Compl. 143. 'tis best we s. upon
our guard, Tp. II, 1, 321. — « at a guard with envy,
Meas. I, 3, 51. in the great hand of God I s. Mcb. H,
3, 136. one would speak to her and s. in hope of answer,
Wint. V, 2, 110. Tit. II, 1, 119. which else would s.
under grievous imposition, Meas. I, 2,194. my life — s
in the level of your dreams, Wint. Ill, 2, 8-2. such as s.
not in their liking, Cor. I, 1, 199. *. in assured loss,
Lr. 111,6, 102. many lives s. between me and home, H6C
III, 2, 173. a note of what Is. in need of, Gent. II, 7,
84. what dangerous action, stood it next to death, V, 4,
41. freely have they leave to s. on either part. All's I,
2, 15. in which predicament thou — est, Merch. IV, 1,
357. to be king — s not within the prospect of belief ,
Mcb. 1, 3, 74. not being the worst — 5 in some rank of
praise, Lr. II, 4, 261. .«. in readiness, Tit. I, 325.
whose fine — s in record, Meas. 11, 2, 40 (cf. sub 4).
to both it — s in like request. Cor. Ill, 2, 51. if thou
—est not in the state of hanging, V, 2, 70. the help of
one — 5 me in Utile stead, H6A IV, 6, 31. have I lived
to s. at the taunt of one, Wiv. V, 5, 151. but 0, the
thorns we s. upon, Wint. IV, 4, 596. none — s under
more calumnious tongues, H8 V, 1, 113.
7) Followed by prepositions; a) to s. against =
to oppose ; to offer resistance : devices . . . which shall
then have no power to s. against us, Meas. IV, 4, 16 . ».
against us like an enemy, H4A IV, 3, 37. H4B IV, 4,
95. manhood is called foolery, when it — s against a
falling fabric, Cor. Ill, 1, 246. Caes. Ill, 2, 124. Lr.
II, 1, 70. IV, 7, 33.
b) to s. by = to maintain, to support, to assist:
will you s. by us? H6CIV,1, 145. to s.firm by honour,
Troil.11,2,68. s.byourAjax, IV, 5, 89 (as his second).
c) to s.for = 1) to be for, to side with, to support,
to fight for: I s. wholly for you, Wiv. Ill, 2, 62. I will
s.for it (virginity) a little. All's I, 1, 145. s.for your
own. Ho I, 2, 101. I'll s. to-day for thee and me and
Troy, Troil.V,3,36. thathaththus stood forhis country,
Cor.11,2,45. when Marcius stood for Rome, IV,6,45.
— est so for Posthumus, Cymb. Ill, 5, 56. cf Merch.
IV, 1, 103. 142. Wint. Ill, 2, 46. 2) to be in the place
of, to represent: for Achilles' image stood his spear,
Lucr. 1424. a face, a leg, a head, stood for the whole,
1428. craft, being richer than innoeency, — sfor the
facing, Meas. Ill, 2, 11. / am to s. for him, LLL V, 2,
508. I s.for sacrifice, Merch. Ill, 2,57. thanks which
... — s for my bounty, R2 U, 3, 67. if thou darest not
s.for ten shillings, H4A 1, 2, 157 (quibbling), do thou
s.for my father, II, 4, 413. 477. I s. here for him, H5
II, 4, 116. there — s your friend for the devil. III, 7,
128. my will shall s.for law, H6C IV, 1, 50. the com-
moners, for whom we s. Cor. II, 1, 243. the people of
Rome, for whom we s. a special party. Tit. 1,20. must
thou needs s. for a villain in thine own work? Tim. V,
I, 39. do thou for him s. Lr. I, 4, 157. this borrowed
passion — s for true old woe, Per. IV, 4, 24. (cf . s. thou
as Dauphin in my place, H6A I," 2, 61). 3) to be as
good as; to be reckoned: a woman's nay doth s. for
nought, Pilgr. 340. / hope this reason — s for my ex-
cuse, Shr. Ind. 2, 126. cf. our compelled sins *. more
for number than for accompt, Meas. 11,4, 58 (compare
Rom. I, 2, 33). 4) to offer one's self as » candidate
(in the fashion of ancient Rome) : when he shall s. for
his place. Cor. II, 1,165. were he to s. for consul, 248.
II, 2, 2. II, 3, 195. V, 6, 28.
d) to s. in = to insist on ; lection of 0. Edd. in
Tit. IV, 4, 105 : if she «. in hostage for his safety.
M. Edd. s. on hostage; but cf. R2 II, 3, 107.
e) to s. on = 1) to insist on : if that thy valour s.
on sympathy, R2 IV, 33. and then s. upon security,
H4B I, 2, 42. when articles too nicely urged be stood
on, H5 V, 2, 94. and s. upon my common part. Cor. I,
9, 39. do not s. upon it, II, 2, 154. 2) to make much
of, to attach a high value to : in these times you s. on
distance, Wiv. II, 1, 233. you s. upon your honour! II,
2,20. this fellow doth not s. upon points, Mids.V,118.
we s. upon our 7nanners, Wint. IV, 4, 164. let him that
is a true-bom gentleman and — s upon the honour of
his birth , H6A II, 4, 28. do not s. on quillets how to
slay him, H6B III, 1, 261. wherefore s. you on nice
points, H6C IV, 7, 58. your franchises , whereon you
stood. Cor. IV, 6, 86. you that stood so Trvuch upon the
voicei of occupation, 96. this minion stood upon her
chastity. Tit. II, 3, 124. who s. so much on the new
form, Rom. U, 4,35. I never stood on ceremonies,
Caes. II, 2, 13. s. not upon the order of your going,
Mcb. Ill, 4, 119. to s. on more mechanic compliment.
Ant. IV, 4, 31. 3) to depend on (to rely on as well as
to be in a state of dependanoe from): — s so firmly
on his wife' s frailty , Wiv. II, 1, 242. the good I s. on
is my truth and honesty, H8 V, 1, 123. it stood upon
the choice of friends, Mids.l, 1,139. your fortune stood
upon the casket there, Merch. Ill, 2, 203. upon whose
influence Neptune's empire — s, Hml. I, 1, 119. 4) to
concern, to be of importance to: consider how it — s
upon my credit. Err. IV, 1, 68. my state — s on me to
defend, not to debate, Lr. V, 1, 69. The preposition
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transposed : it — s your grace upon to do Mm right, R2
II, 3, 138 (= it is your office, your duty), it — s me
much upon to stop all hopes, E3 IV, 2, 59. does it not
s. me now upon, ... is't not perfect conscience, to quit
him with this arm? Hml. V, 2,63. it only — s our lives
upon to use our strongest hands. Ant. II, 1, 50. 5) to
have to do with; to concern one's self about: — s on
tricks when I am indisposed, Err. 1, 2, 80. I s. on sudden
haste, Rom. 11,3, 93. 'tis but the time and drawing days
out that men s. upon, Caes. Ill, 1, 100. 6) to be on:
what terms the enemy stood on, H5 III, 6, 78 (^ what
were the terms of the enemy; cf. Term), the sore terms
we s. upon with the gods, Per. IV, 2, 38. to determine
of what conditions we shall s. upon, H4B IV, 1, 165
(= what shall be our conditions), the main descry
— s on the hourly thought, Lr. IV, 6, 218 (= is to be
expected every hour).
f) to s. to = 1) to side with, to assist, to support;
to maintain, to guard, to be firm in the cause of: s.
to me, H4B II, 1, 70. call them pillars that will s. to
us, H6CII, 3,51. .s. to me in this cause, Cor. V, 3,199.
who ever yet have stood to charily, and displayed the
effects of disposition gentle, H8 II, 4, 86. or let us s,
to our authority, or let us lose it. Cor. Ill, 1, 208. 2) to
abide by, to persist in : s. fast, good Fate, to his hanging,
Tp. 1, 1,32. now I'll s. to't, the pancakes were naught,
As I, 2, 69. Sir John —s to his word, H4A I, 2, 130.
and yet you will s. to it ; you loill not pocket up wrong,
III, 3, 183. will speak more in a minute than he will
s. to in a month, Rom. II, 4, 157. to this point Is....
that both the worlds I give to negligence , ... only Pll
be revenged, Hral. IV, 5, 133. 3) to go through, to
maintain one's ground in: Troilus will s. to the proof,
Troil. I, 2, 142 (= stand the test), to s. to it = to
be brave and stout-hearted ; not to flinch ; to do one's
best: an thy mind s. to it, boy, steal away bravely. All's
II, 1, 29. the danger is in — ing to it. III, 2, 43 (quibb-
ling\ is't a lusty yeomani will a s. to'tl H4B II, 1, 5.
we stood to't in good time. Cor. IV, 6, 10. 'tis he. S. to
it, Mcb. Ill, 3, 15..
g) to s. with ■= 1) to join, to make common cause
with: / think he will s. very strong with us, Caes. II, 1,
142. then s. with us, Mcb. 111,3,4. 2) to agree; to be
consistent with: your good will may s. with ours, this
day to be conjoined. Ado V, 4, 29. if it s. with honesty.
As II, 4, 91. such assurance ta'en as shall with either
part's agreement s. Shr. IV, 4, 50. if with thy will it
— s, H6C II, 3, 38. if it may s. with the tune of your
voices that I may be consul, Cor. II, 3, 91.
8) with adverbs; a) to s. off, = 1) to keep at a
distance: our bloods ... s. off in differences so mighty,
All's II, 3, 127. o. no more off, IV, 2, 34. 2) to have
relief, to appear prominent: the truth of it — s off as
gross as black and white, H5 II, 2, 103.
b) to s. out = 1) not to take part, to keep off:
repaying ivhat ice took from them, ... only myself stood
out, Tw. Ill, 3, 35. what, art thou stiff? — est out?
Cor. 1, 1, 245. 2) to be in arms, to rebel: you have of
late stood out against your brother, Ado I, 3, 22. his
spirit is come in, that so stood out against the church,
John V,2,7 1 . the rebels whichs. out in Ireland, 112 1,4,38.
<i)tos.to^ to fall to work : / will s. to and feed,
Tp. Ill, 3, 49. makes him s. to and not s. to, Mcb. II,
3, 38 (cf. All's II, 1, 29).
d) to s. up = 1) to be on the feet, to remain
upright: that which here — s up is but a quintain, As
I, 2, 262. s. close up, H8 V, 4, 92. who sensibly out-
dares his senseless sfuord, and, when it bows, — s up,
Cor. I, 4, 54. how stiff is my vile sense, that I s. up,
Lr. IV, 6, 287. / have an absolute hope our landmen
will s. up. Ant. IV, 3, 11. whilst he stood up and spoke,
V, 1, 7. 2) to ascend a higher place: shall we s. up
here and see them? Troil. I, 2, 193. 3) to rise: Meas.
V, 460. Mids. IV, 1, 146. Merch. II, 2, 86. All's II, 1,
64. 67. R2 V, 3, HI. H6A HI, 4, 25. H8 V, 1, 114.
Cor. Ill, 2, 12. V, 3, 52. Tit. I, 485. Rom. Ill, 3, 75.
88. IV, 2,28 etc. In a moral sense, =; to rise in arms;
to fight ; to rebel : he that tempered thee bade thee s.up,
gave thee no instance why thou shouldst do treason, H5
II, 2, 118. we stood up about the corn. Cor. II, 3, 16.
we all s. up against the spirit of Caesar, Caes. II, 1,
167. gods, s. up for bastards, Lr. I, 2, 22. a peasant
s. up thus! Ill, 7, 80. were't not that we s. up against
them all. Ant. II, 1, 44. = to rise in order to make a
declaration or put in a claim: nature might s. up and
say to all the world, Caes. V, 5, 74. the which immediacy
may well s. up and call itself your brother, Lr. V, 3, 65.
to weet we s. up peerless. Ant. I, 1, 40. — s up for the
main soldier, I, 2, 197. where was he that could s. up
his parallel? Cymb. V, 4, 54.
e) As with up, similarly with many other adverbs
it receives the sense of motion, or rather of a state
caused by previous motion, and becomes equivalent
to to step, to go, to come: hoio coldly those impediments
s. forth of wealth, of filial fear , Compl. 269. that my
accusers ... may s. forth face to face, H8 V, 3, 47.
Mostly in the imperative: s. all aloof, Merch. HI, 2,
4-2. s. apart. Err. V, 364. R2 HI, 3, 187. s. aside,
Gent. IV, 2, 81. Ado IV, 2, 32. LLL IV, 1, 55. As
III, 2, 132. H6C III, 3, 110. «. auiay, H5 IV, 8, 14.
All's V, 2, 17. s. back, Shr. II, 341. John IV, 3, 81.
H6A I, 2, 70. I, 3, 33. 38. R3 I, 2, 38. Caes. Ill, 2,
172. 6. by, Ado IV, 1, 24. Shr. I, 2, 143. John IV, 3,
94 (= step aside, withdraw). H6B II, 1, 72 (= ap-
proach, come up). Ant. Ill, 11, 41. s. forth, Mids. I,
1, 24. Ill, 1, 83. Merch. IV, 1, 175. R2 IV, 7. H8 I,
2, 129. s. off Tp. Ill, 2, 92. 94. Caes. Ill, 2, 171. In
the same manner with the prepos. from : s. from him,
H4B II, 1, 74. IV, 4, 116. s. from the hearse, Caes.
HI, 2, 169.
II. trans. 1) to resist: an she s. him but a little, he
will throw a figure in her face, Shr. I, 2, 113. none
durst s. him, H6A I, 1, 123. a great sea-mark — ing
every flaw, Cor. V, 3, 74. the lust-dieted man, that — s
your ordinance, Lr, IV, 1, 71 (Ff slaves), the villain
would not s. me, Cymb. I, 2, 15. who dares not s. his
foe, V, 3, 60.
2) to go through , to abide , to sustain : thou hast
strangely stood the test, Tp. IV, 7. and s. the push of
every vain comparative, H4A HI, 2, 66. H4B H, 2, 40.
Troil. II, 2, 137. / will s. the hazard of the die, R3 V,
4, 10. Tim. V, 2, 5. if this poor trash of Venice s. the
putting on, 0th. II, 1,313. I must s. the course, Lr. HI,
7, 54. his love, which — 5 an honourable trial, Ant. I,
3, 74. to s. the buffet with knaves, I, 4, 20.
3) With an accus. of time : you have stood your
limitation, Cor. II, 3, 146 (your limited or prescribed
time), as I did s. my watch, Mcb. V, 5, 33 (cf. s.
sentinel, Mids. II, 2, 26).
.Standard, 1) an ensign of war, a banner: LLL
IV, 3, 367. H6AII, 1, 23. H6B 1, 1, 256. R3V,3, 22.
264. 348.
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2) a standard-bearer: Tp. Ill, 2, 18 (Stephano's
speech). 20 (quibbling between «. and slander).
Stander, one who stands: being slippery — s,
Troil. Ill, 3, 84.
8tander-by, one present, a bystander: Wint. 1, 2,
279. R3 I, 2, 163. I, 3, 210. Troil. IV, 5, 190. Cymb.
U, 1, 12.
Standing, subst. 1) time of existence: will con-
tinue the s. of his body, Wint- I, 2, 431.
2) station: how this grace speaks his own ». Tim.
I, 1, 31 (how exactly this grace expresses the place
due to its owner. Steevens: 'how the graceful attitude
of this figure proclaims that it stands firm on its centre,
or gives evidence in favour of its own fixure'.
Standing-bed, a bed supported by legs (distin-
guished from a truckle-bed, q. v.) : Wiv. IV, 5, 7.
Standing-bowl (not hyph. in 0. Edd.) a bowl
resting on a foot: Per. II, 3, 66.
Standing -tuck (not hyph. in 0. Edd.) a rapier
placed upright: H4B II, 4, 274.
Stand-nnder, a word coined by Launce by way
of quibbling: Gent. II, 5, 33.
Stauiel, a species of hawk; a word substituted
by M. Edd. for stallion of O. Edd. in Tw. II, 5, 124;
, and proposed by some for scamels in Tp. II, 2, 176.
Stanley, name of 1) Sir John S. H6B II, 3, 13.
U, 4„ 77. 91. 104. 2) Sir William S. H6C IV, 5, 1.
23. R3 IV, 5, 10. 3) Lord S. (cf. Derby): R3 I, 3, 17.
111,1,167.111,2,3. 111,4,84. IV, 2, 90 etc. 4) his son
George S. R3 IV, 4, 497. IV, 5, 3. V, 3, 346. V, 5, 9.
Stannyel, see Sianiel.
Stanze (the later Ff and some M. Edd. stanza)
a strophe: LLL IV, 2, 107.
Stanzo (some M. Edd. stanza) the same: As II, 5,
18. 19.
Staple, 1) a loop of iron made to receive a bolt:
with massy — s and corresponsive and fulfilling bolts,
Troil. Prol. 17.
2) thread , pile : he draweth out the thread of his
verbosity finer than the s. oj his argument, LLL V, 1, 19.
Star (masc. in Ven. 861) a celestial body shining
in the night: Ven. 861. 1032. Lucr. 164. 1008. Sonn.
132,7. Gent II, 6, 9. 111,1,156. Wiv. 1,3,101. Meas.
1V,2,219. LLL IV, 3, 231. V, 2, 205. Mids. 111,2,407.
Shr. IV, 5, 7. 31. All's 1, 1, 97. Wint. I, 2, 48. 425. V,
1,206. Ant. Ill, 13, 95 etc. the seven —s, B.iAl,2,ie.
H4B 11, 4, 201. Lr. I, 5, 38. fixed s. Ill, 1, 1, 89. the
north s. Ado II, 1, 258. the northern s. Caes. Ill, 1, 60.
the watery s. (the moon) Wint. 1, 2, 1 ; the moist s. Hml.
1, 1, 118. a blazing s. All's 1, 3, 91. a falling s. H8 IV,
1, 55; cf. Ant. IV, 14, 106. a shooting s. E2 II, 4, 19;
cf. Ven. 815; Lucr. 1525; Mids. II, 1, 153; Hml. I, 5,
17. Brilliant things called — s; especially bright eyes:
Lucr. 13. Sonn. 14,10. Wint. V, 1,67. Or persons of
brilliant qualities: Phoen. 51. H5 Epil. 6. H6A I, 2,
144. R3 II, 2, 102. H8 IV, 1, 54. Rom. I, 2, 25. Ant.
IV, 14, 106. V,2, 311. Eminent persons made — s after
their death: H6A 1, 1, 55. Cymb. V, 5, 352. Per. V, 3,
79. cf. Rom. Ill, 2, 22.
Influencing human fortune: Sonn. 14, 1. 25, 1.
26, 9. Tp. I, 2, 182. Gent. II, 7, 74. Ado II, 1, 349.
LLL III, 79. V, 2, 394. Shr. IV, 5, 40. All's 1, 1, 197.
205. I, 3, 252. II, 5, 80. Tw. I, 3, 142. II, 1, 3. II, 5,
156. 184. Wint. I, 2, 363. John III, 1, 126. R2 IV, 21.
H6AI, 1, 4. IV, 5, 6. H6B III, 1, 206. H6C IV, 6, 22.
K3 III, 7, 172. IV, 4, 215. Rom. 1, 4, 107. V, 1, 24. V,
3, 111. Caes. I, 2, 140. Hml. I, 4, 32. Lr. IV, 3, 35.
Ant. Ill, 13, 145. Cymb. V, 4, 105 (Jovial s.) etc.
Lord Hamlet is a prince, out of thy s. Hml. II, 2, 141
(above thee in fortune).
= loadstar: it (love) is the s. to every wandering
bark, Sonn. 116, 7. there's no more sailing by the s.
Ado 111, 4, 58. cf. Sonn. 26, 9 and All's II, 1, 57.
= a mark or figure resembling a star : a mole, u
sanguine s. Cymb. V, 5, 364.
Star-blasting, pernicious influence of the stars
(cf. Blast) : Lr. Ill, 4, 60.
Star-chamber, a court of criminal jurisdiction:
Wiv. I, 1, 2.
Star-crossed, not favoured by the stars, unfor-
tunate: Rom. Prol. 6.
Stare, subst. a fixed look with eyes wide open:
why stand you in this strange s.? Tp. Ill, 3, 95.
Stare, vb. 1) to be stiff, to stand on end : makest
...my hair to s. Caes. IV, 3, 280.
2) to look with fixed eyes wide open: Ven. 301.
1149. Wiv. V, 5, 168 ( — ings, in Evans' speech). LLL
V, 2, 927. 936. Shr. Ill, 2, 230. John IV, 3, 49. R2 V,
3, 24. H6B HI, 2, 170. 371. Caes. I, 3, 2. Ill, 1, 97.
IV, 3, 40. Mcb. II, 3, 110. Lr. IV, 6, 110. 0th. V, 1,
107 (Qq stir). V, 2, 188. Cymb. HI, 4, 5. With on:
Lucr. 1448. Wint. V, 2, 13. R3 III, 7, 26 (Qq gazed).
Caes. II, 1, 242. in her sad face he — s, Lucr. 1691.
With an accus. expressing the effect : / will s. him out
of his wits, Wiv. II, 2, 291.
Star-gazer, astrologer: Ven. 509.
Stark, adj. stiff (used only in speaking of a dead
body) : lies s. and stiff, H4A V, 3, 42. stiff and s. and
cold, Rom. IV, 1, 103. how found you him'i S., as you
see, Cymb. IV, 2, 209.
Stark, adv. absolutely, quite: s. mad. Err. [1, 1, 59.
V, 281. Shr. I, 1, 69. Wint. Ill, 2, 184. s. naked, Pilgr.
80. Tw. Ill, 4, 274. Ant. V, 2, 59. s. spoiled, Shr. m,
2,65.
Starkly, stiffly (as in a dead body) : as fast locked
up in sleep as guiltless labour when it lies s. in the
traveller's bones, Meas. IV, 2, 70.
Starlight, the light of the stars: Wiv. V, 5, 106.
Mids. II, 1, 29. V, 320.
Star-like, resembling or like a star: H8 V, 5,47.
Tim. V, 1, 66.
Starling, the bird Sturnus vulgaris : H4AI,3,224.
Starred, fortuned, fated : s. most unluckily, Wint.
Ill, 2, 100.
Starry, adorned with stars: the s. welkin, Mids.
III, 2, 356.
Start, subst. 1) a sudden and involuntary motion
of the body : these flaws and — s . . . would well become
a woman's story, Mcb. Ill, 4, 63.
2) a hasty fit, a sudden and capricious impulse ; a
sudden appearance: the first face of neither (joy or
grief), on the s., can woman me unto't, All's III, 2, 52
(when it comes suddenly and unawares), base incli-
nation and the s. of spleen, H4A III, 2, 125. such un-
constant — s are we like to have from him, Lr. 1, 1, 304.
by — s, his fretted fortunes give him hope and fear. Ant.
IV, 12, 7. by — s and in — s = by fits, by snatches, in-
coherently: mangling by — « the full course of their
glory, H5 Epil. 4 (by a desultory and fragmentary
representation; cf. the verb in Troil. Prol. 28). she
did speak in — s distractedly, Tw. II, 2, 22.
3) a sudden setting out, a breaking forth: take the
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»., run away, Merch. II, 2, 6. seven of my people, with
an obedient s., make out/or him, Tw. II, 6, 65. you
stand like greyhounds in the slips, straining upon the s.
H5III, 1,32. the French ... should make a s. o'er seas
and vanquish you, II6B IV, 8, 45. this will give it (his
rage) s. again, Hml, IV, 7, 194. to get the s. of = to
leave behind : should so get the s. of the majestic world,
Caes. I, 2, 130. to have the s. of = to have the ad-
vantage over: you have the s. of me, Wiv. V, 5, 171.
Start, vb. 1) intr. a) to make a sudden and in-
voluntary motion of the body, as if by a twitch: Lucr.
348. Wiv. V, 5, 90. Wint. V, 3, 104. H4A II, 3, 46.
H6B II, 4, 35. IV, 1, 32. R3 III, 4, 87 (Qq startled).
H8 III, 2, 113. Mcb. I, 3, 51. V, 1, 50. V, 2, 23. Hml.
I, 1, 148. With at: Ven. 302. 878. Alls I, 3, 148. E3
III, 5, 7. IV, 2, 108. Rom. 1, 4, 86.
b) to niove suddenly, to rise or go away abruptly
from her betumbled couch she — elh, Lucr. 1037. / did
begin to s. and cry, 1639. by this, — s Collatine as
from a dream, 1772. blushing apparitions to s. into her
face. Ado IV, 1, 162. you s. away and lend no ear y.nto
my purposes, HI A 1, 3, 216. and —ing so he seemed
in running to devour the way, H41i I, 1, 46. made him
from my side to s. H6A IV, 7, 12. beginning in the
middle, — ing thence away to what may be digested in
a play, Troil. Prol. 28. with — ing courage give thy
trumpet a loud note to Troy, IV, 5, 2. each chance that
— s t the way before thee. Cor. IV, ] , 37. s., eyes! Mcb.
IV, 1, 1 16 (i. e. from your sockets), make thy two eyes,
like stars, s. from their spheres, Ilml. 1, 5, 17. «. not
so wildly from my affair, 111,2,321. then away she
— ed, Lr. IV, 3, 33. kings would s. forth, Ant. Ill, 13,
91. after this strange — ing from your orbs, Cymb. V,
5, 371. The place mentioned, not from which, but
for which, one suddenly sets out: how if your husband
s. some other where? Err. II, 1, 30. With up: and then
— s up (from her bed) Rom. Ill, 3, 100. your bedded
hair — s up, Hml. Ill, 4, 122.
2) trans, a) to startle, to alarm suddenly: every
feather — syou. All's V,3,232. itstraight — syou, Troil.
V, 2, 101. direness ... cannot once s. me, Mcb. V, 5,15.
b) to rouse : he — ed one poor heart of mine in thee,
Tw. IV, 1, 63 (play upon the words heart and hart),
do but s. an echo with the clamour of thy drum, John
V, 2, 167. to s. a hare, H4A 1, 3, 198. s. a spirit, Caes.
I, 2, 147. to s. my quiet, 0th. I, 1, 101.
Starting -hole, evasion, subterfuge: whdt trick,
what device, what s. canst thou now find out to hide thee
from this open and apparent shame? H4A II, 4, 290.
Startingly, by starts, abruptly: why do you speak
so s. and rash? 0th. Ill, 4, 79.
Startle, 1) intr. to move In a sudden alarm; to
be frighted or shocked: patience herself would s. at
this letter. As IV, 3, 13. my horse ... — d, when he
looked upon the Tower, R3 111,4,87 (Fi started), what
fear is this which — s in our ears? Rom. V, 3, 194.
2) tr. to alarm, to rouse, to shock: — s and frights
consideration, John IV, 2, 25. — s mine eyes, V, 2, 51.
H8 III, 2, 294. Per. V, 1, 147.
8tart-up, one newly come into notice ; an upstart:
Ado I, 3, 69.
Starve or Stervc (the latter form in Merch. IV,
1, 138. Cor. IV, 2, 51. Rom. I, 1, 225. Tim. I, 1, 257.
Cymb. I, 4,180. rhyming to deserve in Cor. 11,3,120)
1) intr. a) to perish, to die: I'll s. ere I'll rob afoot
further, H4A II, 2, 22. he had better s. than but once
think this place becomes thee not, H8 V, 3, 132. better
it is to die , better to s. , than crave the hire which first
we do deserve, Cor. II, 3, 120. we'll see 'em «. first,
Lr. V, 3, 26.
b) to be benumbed with cold: you but warm the
— d snake, H6B 111, 1,343. comfortless as frozen water
to a — d snake, Tit. Ill, 1, 252. lest the bargain should
catch cold and s. Cymb. I, 4, 180.
c) to perish with hunger: H4A I, 3, 89. 159. II, 1,
30. H6A III, 2, 48. H6B 1, 1, 135. 229. Cor. 1V,'2~51.
Rom. Ill, 5, 194. Per. II, 1, 72.
d) to suffer hunger or want: Merch. 1,2,7. V, 295.
H5 IV, 2, 16. Rom. V, 1, 70. With /or (of. Die) = to
be hungry for , extremely desirous of: clean — d for
a look, Sonn. 75, 10. 7s. for a merry look, Err. II,
1, 88. am — ed for meat, Shr. IV, 3, 9. — ing for a
time of pell-mell havoc, H4A V, 1, 81. Partic. — d =
1) hungry , ravenous : thy desires are wolvish , bloody,
— d and ravenous, Merch. IV, 1,138. 2) famished, lean
(cf. Starveling): this same — d justice, H4B 111,2,327.
you — d bloodhound, V, 4, 31.
2) trans, a) to paralyze, to disable: aches contract
and s. your supple joints , Tim. I, 1, 257. they (their
mouths) are now — d for want of exercise, Per. I, 4,
38. Peculiar expressions: it is too — d a subject for
my sword, Troil. I, 1, 96 (too powerless, too incon-
siderable), never go home; here s. we out the night, V,
10, 2 (let us here see the night come to an end).
b) to destroy with cold , to nip : the air hath — d
the roses in her cheeks, Gent. IV, 4, 159.
c) to afflict with want or hunger: when she (nature)
did s. the general world beside and prodigally gave them
(graces) all to you, LLL II, 11. beauty — d with her
severity, Rom. I, 1, 225. give them life whom hunger
— d half dead. Per. 1, 4, 96. who — s the ears she
feeds, and makes them hungry, V, 1, 113. Vf ith from:
we must s. our sight from lovers' food till morrow, Mids.
1, 1, 222.
Starve-lackey, name: S. the rapier and dagger
man, Meas. IV, 3, 15.
Starveling, a hunger-starved and extremely lean
person: H4A II, 1, 76. II, 4, 270.
Name in Mids. I, 2, 60. 62. IV, 1, 208.
State, suhst. 1) mode of standing: a face, an eye,
a gait, a s. LLL IV, 3, 185.
2) condition, situation, circumstances of nature
or fortune : unlocked the treasure of his happy s. Lucr.
16. thou shalt see thy s. and pity mine, 644. nor laugh
with his companions at thy s. 1066. I all alone beweep
my outcast s. Sonn. 29, 2. 10. 14, such interchange of
s. 64, 9. a better s. to me belongs, 92, 7. brought to
medicine a healthful s. 118, 11. 128, 9. 142, 3. 146,
4. 150, 12. Gent. V, 4, 144. Wiv. V, 5, 63. Meas. I,
2, 184. Err. II, 2, 177. Ado V, 2, 63. V, 4, 30. Merch.
III, 4, 21. IV, 1, 30. As I, 3, 129. Ill, 2, 45. All's I, 3,
196. 220. II, 5, 12. Tw. 1, 5, 297. 309. II, 2, 38. V,67.
R2 III, 2, 195. IV, 225. H4A III, 3, 186. H4B 1, 1, 107.
H5 I, 2, 184. H6B I, 1, 215. HI, 2, 154. H6C I, 4, 86.
IV, 6, 3. R3 III, 2, 83. 86. IV, 4, 416. H8 II, 4, 228.
V, 1, 128. Cor. V, 2, 70. Rom. Ill, 3, 166. Mcb. 1, 2, 3.
Hml. Ill, 1, 10. Ill, 3, 67. V, 2, 86. Ant. II, 5, 56 etc.
Equivalent to fortune: my s. being galled with my
expense, Wiv. Ill, 4, 5. when I told you my s. was
nothing, Merch. Ill, 2, 262. shall share the good of our
returned fortune, according to the measure of their — »i
As V,4, 181. were my s.far worser than it is, J would
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not wed her /or a mine of gold, Shr. I, 2, 91. to set
the exact wealth of all our — < all at one cast, H4A
IV, 1, 46.
3) station, place, rank : the greatest scandal waits
on greatest s. Lucr. 1006. made me exchange my s.
with Tranio, Shr. V, 1,128. thy beauty . . . more homely
than thy s. Wint. IV, 4, 437. and, as you are a king,
speak in your s. what I have done that misbecame my
place , H4B V, 2, 99. tell the Dauphin I will keep my
s., be like a king, H5 I, 2, 273. when his holy s. is
touched so near, H6A III, 1, 58. that (the triple crown)
were a s. fit for his holiness, H6B I, 3, 67. there to be
used according to your s. II, 4, 95. 99. sufficeth that I
have maintains my s. IV, 10, 24. had he matched ac-
cording to his s, H6C II, 2, 152. by my s. I smear to
thee, III, 2, 93. it ill befits thy s. and birth that thou
shouldst stand, 111, 3, 2. replant Henry in his former s.
198. his s. usurped, V, 4, 77. thy honour, s. and seat
is due to me, B3 I, 3, 112. your s. of fortune and your
due of birth, HI, 7, 120. more honourable s., more court-
ship lives in carrion-flies than Romeo, Kom. Ill, 3, 34.
I am not to you known, though in your s. of honour I
am perfect, Mcb. IV, 2, 66. my s. stands on me to
defend, Lr. V, 1, 68 etc.
4) all that 'concerns and composes the life and
existence of man: this huge s. presenteth nought but
shows, Sonn. 15, 3 {= this vast world in which man
lives. M. Edd. stage), in love the heavens themselves
do guide the s. Wiv. V, 5, 245 {= the affairs of men).
the s. of man, like to a little kingdom, suffers then the
nature of an insurrection, Caes. 11,1,67. shakes so my
single s. of man, Mcb. \, 3, 140.
Hence used periphrastically ; how many gazers
mightst thou lead away, if thou wouldst use the strength
ofallthys. Sonn. 96,12 (= all thy strength); cf. 150,
12. thy thoughts , low vassals to thy s. Lucr. 666 (=
thy low vassals), so perttaunt-like would I o'ersway
his 8. that he should be my fool and 1 his fate , LLL
V, 2, 67. our — s are forfeit, 425 {= we are forfeit).
praises of his s. R2 II, 1, 18 (personal flatteries. Qq
praises, of whose tasteetc). mys., seldom but sumptuous,
showed like a feast, H4A III, 2, 57. thus stands my s.,
'twixt Cade and York distressed, H6BIV,9, 31. to raise
my s. to title of a queen, H6C IV, 1, 68. death on my
s.! wherefore should he sit here? Lr. II, 4, 113. the
question did at first so stagger me, bearing a s. of
mighty moment in't, H8 II, 4, 213 (= being of great
consequence).
4) high place; power; greatness; majesty: his
honour, his affairs, his friends, hiss., neglected all,
Lucr. 45. the government I cast upon my brother and
to my s. grew stranger , Tp. I, 2, 76. highest queen of
»., great Juno comes, IV, 101. in s. as wholesome as in
s. 'tis fit, Wiv. V, 5, 63. flat treason 'gainst the kingly
s. of youth, LLL IV, 3, 293. my low and humble name
to propagate with any branch or image of thy s. All's
II, 1, 201. outfaced infant s. John II, 97 (= infant
majesty, i. e. the child that was the legitimate king).
my s. is braved, even at my gates, with ranks of foreign
powers, IV, 2, 243. the unowed interest of proud-swelling
s. IV, 3, 147. to be an instrument to any sovereign s. V,
2, 82. happily may your sweet self put on the lineal s.
and glory of the land, V, 7, 102. bend their bows of
yew against thy s. R2 HI, 2, 117. scoffing his s. and
grinning at his pomp, 163. proud majesty a subject, s.
a peasant, IV, 252. 192. 209. whose s. and honour I
for aye allow, V, 2, 40. to thy sacred s. wish I all
happiness, V, 6, 6. carded his «., mingled his royalty
with capering fools , H4A III, 2, 62. doion, royal s..'
H4B IV, 5, 121. where it (my blood) shall mingle with
the s. of floods and flow henceforth informal majesty,
V, 2, 132 ('with the majestic dignity of the ocean'.
Malone). look too near unto my s. 213. practised dan-
gerously against your s. H6B II, 1, 171. false allegations
to o'erthrow his s. Ill, 1, 181. mischance unto my s. Ill,
2, 284. 7 am unfit for s. and majesty, R3 III, 7, 205.
reserve thy s. Lr. I, 1, 151 fQq reverse thy doom),
bending to your s. 0th. I, 3, 236. / came unto your
court for honour's sake, and not to be a rebel to her s.
Per. II, 5, 62 etc.
5) appearance of greatness ; a) dignity of deport-
ment: began to clothe his wit in s.and^nde,Lucr.l809.
a measure, full of s. and ancientry. Ado II, 1, 80. keep
some s. in thy exit, and vanish, LLL V, 2, 598. an
affectioned ass, that cons s. without hook, Tw. II, 3, 161.
to have the humour of s. II, 5, 58. let thy tongue tang
arguments of s. 164. with what great s. he heard their
embassy, H5 II, 4, 32. sad, high, and marking, full of
s. and woe, H8 Prol. 3. they keep s. so, I, 3, 10.
b) pomp, splendour: wear their brave s. out of me-
mory, Sonn. 15, 8. s. itself confounded to decay, 64,
10. if my dear love were but the child of s. 124, 1. do
their gay vestments his affections bait? that's not my
fault; he's master of my s. Err. II, 1, 95. trim gallants,
full of courtship and of s. LLL V, 2, 363. then his s.
empties itself into the main of waters, Merch. V, 95.
under the canopies of costly s. H4B III, 1, 13. with the
same full s. paced back again, H8 IV, 1, 93. in this
s. she gallops night by night, Rom. I, 4, 70. such ne-
cessaries as are behoveful for our s. to^nwrrow, IV, 3,
8. inplace of greater s. Cymb. Ill, 3, 78. shrouded in
cloth of s. Per. Ill, 2, 65.
A chair o/«. = a seat of dignity, a canopied chair :
H6C 1, 1, 51. 168. H8 IV, 1, 67. s., alone, in the same
sense: sitting in my s. Tw. II, 5, 60. this chair shall
be my s. H4A II, 4, 416. 418. he sits in his s. as a
thing made for Alexander, Cor. V, 4, 22. our hostess
keeps her s. Mcb. Ill, 4, 5.
6) that which surrounds, as well as those who
attend on, a great person ; a court, a household : to thy
s. of darkness hie thee, Err. IV, 4, 59. the summer still
doth tend upon my s. Mids. Ill, 1, 158. to me and to
the s, of my great grief lei kings assemble, John III, 1,
70. his grace of Canterbury, who holds his s. at door,
'mongst pursuivants, H8 V, 2, 24. would have brooked
the eternal devil to keep his s. in Rome, Caes. I, 2,
160.
7) persons representing a body politic, or entrusted
with its highest functions: how like you this wild coun-
sel, mighty — s? John II, 395 (= princes), did move
your greatness and this noble s. to call upon him, Troil.
11, 3, 118 (this retinue of princes), hail, all you s. of
Greece, IV, 5, 65. the general s., I fear, can scarce
entreat you to be odd with him, 264. we will accite all
our s. H4B V, 2, 142 (the parliament), without the
king's will or the — 's allowance, H8 III, 2, 322. rails
on our s, of war, Troil. I, 3, 191 (council of war), to
call together all his s. of war, II, 3, 271. is it so con-
cluded? By Priam and the general s. of Troy, IV, 2,
69. the s. hath another (letter) Cor. II, 1, 118 (the
senate). I have a note from the Volscian s. IV, 3, H.
our s. thinks not so, 17. the s. cannot with safety cast
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him, Oth. I, 1, 148. ani/ of my brothers of the s. I, 2,
96. so was I bid report here to the s. I, 3, 15 etc.
8) the body politic, community; the people united
under one government as well as the government it-
self: Lucr. Arg. 25. Tp. I, 2, 70. 84. Ill, 2, 8. Meas.
II, 4, 7. 156. Ill, 2, 99. V, 318. 325. Merch. Ill, 2, 280.
III, 3, 29. IV, 1, 222. 312. 365. 367. 371. 373. All's
HI, 1, 10. R2 II, 1, 114. H4A III, 2, 98. 169. H6A I,
I, 2. I, 6, 10. V, 4, 96. H6B I, 1, 75. V, 1, 37. R3 II,
3, 16. 18. Ill, 2, 37. Mcb. IV, 3, 53. Hml. 1, 1, 101.
Lr. V, 1, 22 etc. Without the article; those that know
the very nerves of s. Meas. I, 4, 53. they'll talk of s.
R2 111, 4, 27. that trick of s. was_ a deep envious one,
H8 II, 1, 44. papers of s. he sent me to peruse, III, 2,
121. an old man broken with the storms ofs. IV, 2,21.
love the fundamental part of s. Cor. Ill, 1, 151. I am
an officer o/" s. V, 2, 3. we shall have cause ofs. craving
us jointly, Mcb. Ill, 1, 34. divisions in s. Lr. I, 2, 159.
something , sure , of s. ... hath puddled his clear spit-it,
0th. Ill, 4, 140.
Statc-affalTS, public affairs: 0th. 1, 3, 72. 190.
Stately, adj. lofty, majestic, dignified : Lucr. 946.
R2 V, 2, 10. H6A I, 1, 21. 1, 6, 21 (~-er). IV, 2, 13.
IV, 7, 72. H6C V, 7, 43. Tit. I, 316. IV, 2, 60. Cymb.
V, 4, 140.
Stately , adv. : goes slow and s. by them, Hml. I,
2,202.
State-matters, public affairs: 0th. Ill, 4, 155.
Statesman, one employed in public affairs and
versed in the arts of government: Meas. Ill, 2, 165.
Wint. I, 2, 168. 0th. I, 2, 99.
State - statues , not statesmen , but mere images
resembling them: or sit s. only, H8 I, 2, 88.
Statllius, name in Caes. V, 5, 2.
Station, 1) act or mode of standing: in the un-
shrinking s. where he fought, Mcb. V, 8, 42. a s. like
the herald Mercury, Hml. Ill, 4, 58. her motion and
her s. are as one. Ant. Ill, 3, 22.
2) a place to stand in: puff to win a vulgar s. Cor.
II, 1, 231. take up some other s. IV, 5, 33.
3) position: if you have a s. in the file, not i' the
worst rank of manhood, Mcb. Ill, 1, 102. they in France
of the best rank and s. Hml. I, 3, 73.
Statist, a statesman, a politician: I do believe,
s. though I am none, that this will prove a war, Cymb.
II, 4, 16. / once did hold it, as our — s do, a baseness
to write fair, Hml. V, 2, 33.
Statua, writing of M. Edd. for statue, as often as
this word is trisyllabic.
Statue (trisyll., and to be written statue, in H6B
III, 2, 80. R3 III, 7, 25. Caes. II, 2, 76. Ill, 2, 192) an
image shaped by a sculptor: Ven. 213. 1013. Sonn.
55, 5. Gent. IV, 4, 206. Wint. V, 2, 103. V, 3, 10. 47.
88. H6A 111, 3, 14. H6B III, 2, 80. R3 111, 7, 25. H8
I, 2, 88. Troil. V, 1, 60. V, 10, 20. Cor. II, 1, 282.
Rom. V, 3, 299. Caes. 1, 3, 146. II, 2, 76. 85. Ill, 2,
55. 192. Ant. Ill, 3, 24. Per. II Prol. 14.
Blunder of Dogberry for statutes: Ado III, 3, 85
(Q and the later Ff statutes').
Stature, size: Gent. IV, 4, 163. Wiv. Ill, 3, 138.
Mids. Ill, 2, 291. As HI, 2, 285. H4B 111, 2, 277. Per.
V, 1, 110.
Statute, 1) an edict, a law: Meas. I, 3, 19. I, 4,
67. V, 322. Err. 1, 1, 9. I, 2, 6. V, 126. Ado HI, 3,
85 (Fl statues). LLL 1, 1, 17. R2 IV, 213. H6B IV,
7, 19. H6C V, 4, 79. Cor. I, 1, 86. Mcb. HI, 4, 76.
2) a bond ; a mortgage : the s. of thy beauty thou
wilt take, thou usurer, that put' st forth all to use, Sonn.
134, 9. a great buyer of land, with his — s, his recog-
nizances, Hml. V, 1, 113.
Statute -caps, woollen caps, which, by Act of
Parliament in 1571, the citizens were enjoined to
wear on holydays : better wits have worn plain s. LLL
V, 2, 281 (= better wits may be found among the
citizens).
Staunch, see Stanch.
Staves, see Staff.
Stay, subst. 1) continuance in a place ; forbearance
of departure: Lucr. 328. my s. must be stolen out of
other affairs, Meas. Ill, 1, 158. your s. with him may not
be long, 256. IV, 1, 44. Wint. I, 2, 16. 25. 97. R2 11,1,
223. V, 5, 95. H5 V Chor. 37. H6A IV, 6, 40. Rom. 1,
1, 164. 0th. I, 3, 277. Intake some s. Mids. Ill, 2, 87.
2) continuance in a state: this inconstant s. Sonn.
15, 9 (= transitoriness).
3) delay, tarrying: no more of s.; to-morrow thou
must go, Gent. I, 3, 75. no bed shall e'er be guilty of
my s. Merch. Ill, 2, 328. our dinner will not recompense
this long s. Tim. Ill, 6, 35. make no s. Mids. V, 428.
let's make no s. Tim. Ill, 6, 128.
4) prop, support: what hope, whats. JohnV, 7, 68.
these feet, whose strengthless s. is numb, H6A II, 5, 13.
H6B II, 3, 25. H6C H, 1, 69. R3 H, 2, 74. 76. 76.
Troil. V, 3, 60.
5) The imperative of the verb used substantively:
here's a s. that shakes the rotten carcass of old death
out of his rags, John 11, 455 (i. e. a word of command:
stay! = stand! hold! stop! German: ein Halt).
Stay, vb. 1) intr. a) to stand : so o'er this sleeping
soul doth Tarquin s. Lucr. 423. who — s it (time) still
withal? As HI, 2, 348. I'll s. above the hill, H6C III,
1,5. to s. on = to stand on, to insist on: I s. hereon
my bond, Merch. IV, 1, 242. to s. = to make a stand,
not to flee: give them leave to fly that will not s. H6C
II, 3, 60. not that I fear to s. H, 5, 138. an he had
— ed by him. Cor. II, 1, 143 (:= opposed him), s. by
me, my lords, H6C 1, 1, 31 (= assist me), s. thou by
thy lord, Caes. V, 5, 44. you — ed well by't in Egypt,
Ant. H, 2, 179 (= you have stood your ground).
b) to stand still , to stop : each shadow makes him
stop, each murmur s. Ven. 706. to make her s. 873.
there she — ed, Lucr. 1275 (stopped, paused), in pur-
suit of the thing she would have s. Sonn. 143, 4. and
never — s to greet him. As II, 1, 64. the glorious sun
— s in his course, John 111, 1, 78. s. and breathe awhile,
H4A V, 4, 47. Ofteuest in the imperative: Wiv. V, 5,
84. Meas. V, 354. Err. V, 364. Mids. II, 2, 84. 87. V,
281. H4A II, 2, 85 (Qq stand). H6A HI, 1, 103. H6C
IV, 3, 27. R3 I, 2, 33. Cor. V, 2, 1. Rom. IV, 3, 57.
Hml. I, 1, 51. 127 etc. etc.
Hence = to cease , to have an end : here my comr
mission — s, H6B II, 4, 76.
c) to be in a place : when ... thy shade ...on
sightless eyes doth s. Sonn. 43, 12. / would be brought
where thou dost s. 44, 4. tell him where I s. Meas. IV,
6, 7. and s. here in your court for three years, LLL 1,
I, 52. how long within this wood intend you s.? Mids.
II, 1, 138. the chamber where we ■ — ed, H4B IV, 5, 57.
if he s. in France, H5 H, 4, 139. Distinguished from
to abide : they cherish it (virtue) to make it s. there,
and yet it will no more but abide, Wint. IV, 3, 98 (the
clown's speech).
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d) to continue in a place or state, to remain : she
— s, exclaiming on the direful night, Lucr. 741. the stain
upon his silver down will s. 1012. that to my use it
might unused s.from hands of falsehood, Sonn. 48, 3.
then s. at home and go not, Gent. II, 7, 62. s. with me
awhile, 111, 1, 58. 244. IV, 1, 21. Wiv. I, 4, 40. Ill, 5,
59. Meas. II, 2, 26. Err. I, 2, 10. IV, 1, 86. IV, 4, 155.
V, 336. LLL 1, 1, 111. Mids. II, 1, 145. Tw. I, 3, 119.
Wint. I, 2, 15. R2 I, 2, 57. H6A IV, 5, 20. 50. H6C
III, 2, 58. Cor. II, 3, 45 (we are not to s. all together).
Tim. IV, 3,47 (j. thou out /or earnest, = remain with-
out) etc. etc. to s. behind = not to join a person or
an enterprise: John III, 3, 1. V, 7, 70. R3 II, 2, 154.
Lr. HI, 6, 108. Ant. Ill, 7, 20. not to s. behind a person
or an enterprise: As 1, 1, 115. All's II, 1, 24. Tw. Ill,
3, 4. Troil. I, 1, 83. Cor. I, 1, 247.
e) to delay, to tarry, to he long: thou — est too
long, Pilgr. 168. thou hast — ed so long that going will
scarce serve the turn, Gent. Ill, 1, 388. — est thou to
vex me here? IV, 4, 66. we s. too long, Wiv. IV, 1, 87.
no longer — ing but to give the mother notice , Meas. I,
4, 86. Is. too long from her, Shr. Ill, 2, 112. Err. Ill,
2, 173. Err. IV, 1, 33. 91. V, 20. H6B III, 1, 94. IV,
8, 62 etc. s. not to expostulate, H6C 11, 5, 135 (lose
no time with expostulating; cf. Stand), s. not to talk
with them. Tit. II, 3, 306. Cor. IV, 2, 43. Rom. V, 3,
158. cf. H6B II, 4, 86.
f) to wait: but, like a, sad slave, s. and think of
nought, Sonn. 57,11. s.: not yet, Tp. I, 2, 36. dinner
is ready, and your father — s, Gent. I, 2, 131. Ill, 1,
53. Wiv. IV, 6, 13. Meas. 11, 3, 17. Err. Ill, 1, 36.
LLL V, 2, 845. Mcrch. V, 302. H4A II, 4, 63. IV,
3, 29. H6B IV, 10, 7. H6C IV, 1, 5 etc. With for:
not — ing for the people's suffrages, Lucr. Arg. 3. you
are —ed for, Gent. II, 2, 19. Ill, 1, 382. 385. Wiv.
I, 1, 213. 314. IV, 6, 49. Err. I, 2, 76. Ill, 2, 189.
IV, 1, 91. Mids. I, 1, 168. Merch. II, 6, 48. Ill, 4, 82.
John II, 44. R2 I, 3, 5. Tim. 1, 1, 179 etc.
With on, = 1) to attend on, to wait on : I thank
you, and will s. upon your leisure, All's III, 5,48. thine
eye hath — ed upon some favour that it loves, Tw. II,
4, 24. my house and welcome on their pleasure s. Rom.
I, 2, 37. worthy Macbeth, we s. upon your leisure,
Mcb. 1, 3, 148. they (the players) s. upon your patience,
Hml. Ill, 2, 112. he —s upon your will. Ant. I, 2, 119.
2) to wait for: I have a servant comes with me along,
that — s upon me, Meas. IV, 1, 47. our throats are
sentenced and s. upon execution. Cor. V, 4, 8. cf. Err.
V, 20.
2) trans, a) to help to stand upright, to keep from
falling, to support, to prop : makes nice of no vile hold
to s. him up, John III, 4, 138. struck'me, that thought
to s. him, overboard, R3 I, 4, 19. two props ... to s.
him from the fall of vanity. III, 7, 97.
b) to make to stand, to keep from proceeding on
its way, to stop: a river — ed swelleth with more rage,
Ven. 331. all these poor forbiddings could not s. him,
Lucr. 323. she her plaints a little while doth s. 1364. if
you meet the prince, you may s. him, Ado 111,3,81. 85.
88. IV, 1, 285. Wint. II, 3, 110. H6A I, 5, 2. Eom.
V, 2, 12.
c) to keep back ; to restrain : he was — ed by thee,
Lucr. 917. your ships are — ed at Venice, Shr. IV, 2,
83. s. your thanks awhile, Wint. I, 2, 9. ». thy revenge-
ful hand, R2 V, 3, 42. H6A I, 2, 104. s. my thoughts,
hat labour to persuade my soul, H6B III, 2, 136. HI,
1, 105. Caes. IV, 3, 127. Hml. IV, 5, 136. With from:
to s. you from election, Merch. HI, 2, 24. you might s.
him from his intendment. As I, I, 139. how my men
will s. themselves from laughter, Shr. Ind. 1, 134. Ill,
2, 23. H4B IV, 1, 123.
d) to cease, to finish: the goose came out of door,
and — ed the odds by adding four, LLL III, 93. 99.
retreat is made and execution — ed, H4B IV, 3, 78.
0 that my death would s. these ruthful deeds, H6C II,
5, 95. s. your strife. Tit. Ill, 1, 193.
e) to put off, to retard: to s. him not too long, lam
content ...to have him matched, Shr. IV, 4, 30. did
entreat his holiness to s. the Judgement o' the divorce,
H8 III, 2, 3 J. we do our longing s. to hear the rest un-
told, Per. V, 3, 83.
f) to make to remain, to detain : that tide will s.
me longer than I should, Gent. II, 2, 15. — s me here
at home unkept. As I, 1, 8. if they (anchors) can but
s. you where you'll be loath to be, Wint. IV, 4, 582.
my heart hath one poor string to s. it by, John V, 7,
55. H8 I, 1, 5. Tit. 11, 3, 181. Rom. V, 3, 187. Caes.
II, 2, 75. = to suffer to remain : we — ed her for your
sake. As I, 3, 69.
g) to wait ior: flesh — s no farther reason, Sonn.
151, 8. my father — s my coming, Gent. II, 2, 13. we
must s. the time, Mids. V, 259. s. the very riping of the
time, Merch. II, 8, 40. let me s. the growth of his beard.
As III, 2, 221. R2 I, 3, 4. Troil. I, 1, 25. Rom. 11,
5, 36. Mch. IV, 3, 142. Hml. Y, 2, 24. 0th. IV, 2,
170. Ant. Ill, 13, 155. to s. one's leisure: Sonn. 58,
4. Shr.III,2, 219. IV,3,59. JohnII,58. H4AI, 3,258.
h) to remain for the purpose of: I cannot s. thanks-
giving, LLL II, 193 (= I have no time for thanking
you), s. not thy compliment, IV, 2, 147 (= lose no time
with thy courtesy, but go). / s. dinner there, R3 111,
2, 122. Rom. IV, 5, 150. to s. question (German:
Rede stehen) : I will not ». thy questions, Mids. II, 1,
235. I'll s. no longer question, Merch. IV, 1, 346.
— ing no longer question, H4B I, 1, 48-
i) to abide, to undergo, to meet, to stand: they
basely fly and dare not s. the field, Ven. 894. she mil
not s. the siege of loving terms, Rom. I, 1, 218. arming
myself with patience to s. the providence of some high
powers, Caes. V, 1, 107.
Stead, subst. 1) place which another had or might
have; preceded by in: Gent. IV, 4, 206. Merch. IV,
1, 161. Shr. I, 1, 207. H6A 1, 5, 29. Cor. V, 3, 192
(were you in my s.). Tim. IV, 1,6 ( — s). Caes.V, 1, 85
(—s). Mcb.V,3,26.
2) use, help : the help of one stands me in little s.
H6A IV, 6, 31.
Stead, vb. 1) to supply, to replace: with up: we
shall advise this wronged maid to s. up your appoint-
ment, go in your place, Meas. Ill, 1, 260.
2) to be of use to, to benefit, to help : necessaries
which since have — edmuch, Tp. 1, 2, 165. so it s. you,
1 will write, Gent. II, 1, 119. can you so s. me as
bring me to the sight of Isabella'? Meas. 1, 4, 17. may
you s. me? Merch. I, 3, 7. Shr. I, 2, 266. All's III, 7,
41. V, 3, 87. Rom. II, 3, 54. 0th. I, 3, 344. Per. Ill
Prol. 21. IV Prol. 41. cf. Bested.
Steadfast, fixed, not turned aside: and with a s.
eye receives the scroll, Lucr. 1339. oppose thy s. gazing
eyes to mine, H6B IV, 10, 48.
Steadfastly, with fixed eyes: upon this hurt she
looks so s. Ven. 1063.
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steady, firm, fixed, not tottering : if his head will
stand — er on a pole, H6B IV, 7, 101.
Steal (impf. stole; partic. stolen; stole only in
Caes. U, 1, 238). 1) tr. a) to take clandestinely and
without right; absol.: Tp. IV, 239. Wiv. I, 3, 30. 32.
Meas. I, 2, 10. 14. II, 2, 177. H5 V, 1, 92 etc. With
an object: Yen. 160. 934. 1056. Sonn. 48, 13. 75,
6. Tp. V, 299. Gent. IV, 4, 10. 34. Wiv. Ill, 4, 40,
Meas. Ill, 1, 159. Err. III. 1, 44. Ado II, 1, 206. 231.
Ill, 3, 44. LLL V, 1, 40. Merch. I, 3, 91. All's II, 5,
86. John IV, 3, 136. H6B III, 1, 55. H6C IV, 5, 17.
V, 1, 43 etc. With away: Lucr. 1056. Sonn. 63, 8.
With from: Lucr. 1068. 1555. Sonn. 36, 8. 79, 9.
99, 2. 15. Gent. IV, 4, 59. Meas. II, 4, 43. Ado V, 4,
89. Mids. Ill, 1, 171. Ill, 2, 284. 436. Merch. II, 8,
19. Ill, 2, 247. Wint. IV, 4, 646. H6C V, 5, 24. H8
III, 2, 140. 0th. I, 3, 208. Ill, 3, 310. Cymb. II, 4,
117 etc. With of: s. dead seeing of his living hue,
Sonn. 67, 6. had stolen of both, 99, 10. of a cut loaf
to s. a shive, Tit. II, 1, 87. Eefl.: but do thy worst to
s. thyself away, for term of life thou art assured mine,
Sonn. 92, 1. there's warrant in that theft which — s
itself, when there's no mercy left, Mcb. II, 3, 152 (in
both passages quibbling). With a dat, comra.. al-
though thou s. thee all my poverty, Sonn. 40, 10.
Applied to the act of running away with a girl or
of ravishing children: Mids. II, 1, 22. H6B IV, 2, 151.
Gent. Ill, 1, 11 (nway). 15. IV, 1, ii(away). Wiv.
IV, 4, 74 (away). Merch. IV, 1, 385. Hml. IV, 5, 173.
0th. I, 3, 60, of. As I, 3, 131.
Used in a good sense, in speaking of things taken
or gained in a bland and imperceptible manner: to s.
a kiss, Ven. 726. Gent. II, 4, 160. how many a tear
hath love stolen from mine eye, Sonn 31, 6. I stole all
courtesy from heaven, H4A III, 2, 50. which — s men's
eyes, Sonn. 20, 8. Merch. Ill, 2, 125. Per. IV, 1, 41.
stalest away the ladies hearts, H6B I, 3, 55. Caes. ill,
2, 220. Ant. II, 6, 106. cf. Mids. Ill, 2, 284. thou hast
stolen the impression of her fantasy, Mids. I, 1, 32.
— ing her soul, Merch. V, 19. to s. your thoughts, II,
1, 12.
b) to assume hypocritically; who cannot s. a shape
thai means deceit? H6B III, 1, 79. that deceit should
s, such gentle shapes, R3 II, 2, 27.
c) to conceal ; to perform secretly : 'twere good to
s. our marriage, Shr. HI, 2, 142. stolen = secret:
their stolen marriage day , Rom. V, 3, 233. her stolen
hours of lust, 0th. HI, 3, 338.
2) refl. to creep, to slink furtively : he will s. him-
self into a man's favour, AWs III, 6, 98. he is wise,
and hath stolen him home to bed, Rom. II, 1,4. cf. Sonn.
92, 1 and Mcb. II, 3, 152.
3) intr. to go or come furtively: she came — ing
to the wayward boy, Ven. 344. lest jealousy should by
his — ing in disturb the feast, 450. he — eth into her
chainber, Lucr. Arg. 15. away he — s, Lucr. 283.
through the dark night he — eth, 729. Sonn. 33, 8.
104, 10. Meas. Ill, 2, 99. Ado HI, 1, 7. Ill, 3, 63.
IV, 2, 64. LLL V, 2, 94. Mids. I, 1, 164. 213. II, 1,
65. 191. HI, 2, 51. IV, 1, 161. 209. Merch. V, 15.
As II, 1, 30. All's II, 1, 29. HI, 2, 132. HI, 5, 55.
H4A II, 4, 392. H5 V, 1, 92. H6C I, 1, 3. 212. HI,
1, 13. IV, 2, 20. R3 HI, 7, 168. H8 111, 2, 57. Rom.
I, 1, 132. Caes. II, 1, 238. Mcb. II, 4, 26. Hml. HI,
4, 134. 0th. HI, 3, 39 etc. With the adv. on: the hour
—s on, Err. IV, 1, 52. IV, 2, 60. R3 V, 3, 85. With
the prep, on or upon: now stole upon the time the dead
of night, Lucr. 162. as the morning — s upon the night,
Tp. V, 65. on us both did haggish age s. on, All's I,
2, 29. 'tis strange he thus should s. upon us, Wint. V,
1, 115. All's V, 3, 42. H4B II, 2, 172. Hml. I, 5, 61.
Lr. IV, 6, 190. Ant. HI, 6, 42.
Stealer, one who steals, a thief: Ado II, 1, 233.
Hml. HI, 2, 349. Cymb. II, 3, 75.
Stealth, 1) the act of stealing, theft: Tim. Ill, 4,
27. Lr. HI, 4, 96.
2) clandestine practice : the s. of our most mutual
entertainment, Meas. I, 2, 158. Lr. I, 2, 11. by s. =
clandestinely: Err. HI, 2, 7. Rom. HI, 5, 217.
3) clandestine motion; a going secretly: thy dial's
shady s. Sonn. 77, 7. your s. unto this wood, Mids.
HI, 2, 310. IV, 1, 165. I feel this youth's perfections
with an invisible and subtle s. to creep in at mine eyes,
Tw. I, 5, 316.
Stealthy, done clandestinely: with his s. pace,
Mcb. H, 1, 54.
Steam, vapour: she feedeth on the s. (of Adonis'
breath) Ven. 63.
Steed, a horse for state or war: Ven. 13. 39.
263. 290. Compl. 112. Tp. IV, 30. Shr. I, 2, 207.
All's H, 3, 300. R2 HI, 3, 117. V, 2, 8. 19. H4A II,
3, 52. H5 IV Chor. 10. IV, 2, 8. IV, 7, 81. H6B V,
2, 9. H6C II, 1, 183. II, 3, 20. H, 6, 12. IV, 2, 21.
R3 I, 1, 10. Troil. IV, 5, 186. V, 5, 2. Cor. I, 1, 121.
I, 9, 12. 61. 71. Tit. II, 3, 76. Rom. HI, 2, 1. 0th.
III, 3, 351. Ant. I, 5, 48. Cymb. II, 3, 23.
Steel, subst. refined and hardened iron: Wint.
IV, 4, 228. H4B I, 1, 146. H6C II, 1, 160. R3 IV, 1,
61. Troil. Ill, 3, 121 {a gate of s. ; cf. Sonn. 65, 8).
Tit. IV, 1, 103. true as s.: Mids. II, 1, 197. Troil.IlI,
2, 184. Rom. II, 4, 210. Emblem of hardness: Ven.
III. 199. Lucr. 755. 951. Sonn. 65, 8. 120, 4. Gent.
I, 1, 149. Ill, 2, 79. Err. HI, 2, 150. IV, 2, 34. E2
HI, 2, 111. H4B II, 3, 54. H6A 1, 4, 51. IV, 2, 51.
H6C II, 1, 201. Troil. I, 3, 177. Tit. IV, 3, 47. V, 3,
88. Rom. Ill, 1, 120. Hml. I, 3, 63. Ill, 3, 70. Ant.
IV, 4, 33.
Denoting weapons or armour: Tp.II, 1, 283. Wiv.
1, 3, 84. 102. As V, 1, 60. Tw. HI, 3, 5. Wint. IV,
4, 748. John II, 352. R2 III, 2, 59. 111. IV, 50. H4A
v., 1, 13. H4B IV, 1, 121. H5 III, 7, 161. H6A IV,
2, 11. H6B HI, 2, 234. IV, 10, 59. H6C I, 1, 58. II,
5, 132. H8 II, 1, 76. Troil. Ill, 1, 165. IV, 5, 195.
Cor. I, 9, 45. Tit. V, 3, 112. Rom. I, 1, 89. Ill, 1,
164. Caes. HI, 2, 181. V, 3, 76. Mcb. I, 2, 17. Ill,
2, 24. Hml. I, 4, 52. Cymb. I, 2, 12. Per. II, 1, 160.
Adjectively: thy s. bosom, Sonn. 133, 9. s. pikes.
Cor. V, 6, 152. the flinty and s. couch of war, 0th. I,
3, 231.
Steel, vb. to make hard: s. my lance' s point , R2
1, 3, 74. Figuratively, = 1) to harden, to make in-
sensible: lest thy hard heart do n, it, Ven. 375. 376.
my — ed sense, Sonn. 112, 8. the — ed gaoler, Meas.
IV, 2, 90. had not God —ed the hearts of men, R2 V,
2, 34. 2) to make firm and strong: from his metal was
his parly — ed, H4B I, 1, 116. service shall with —ed
sinews toil, H5 II, 2, 36. «. my soldiers' hearts, IV, 1,
306. H6B HI, 1, 331. H6C II, 2, 41. R3 I, 1, 148.
Troil. I, 3, 353. Caes. H, 1, 121.
Steeled, adj. made of steel: my s. coat, H6A I,
1, 85.
Steely , made of steel : the s. point of Clifford's
1121
lance, H6C 11, 3, 16. Figuratively, = hai-d, firm, un-
bending : but these fixed evils (lying, folly, cowardice)
sit so fit in him, that they take place, when virtue's s.
hones look bleak i' the cold wind. All's I, 1, 114 (=
steel-boned, unyielding and uncomplying virtue).
Steep, subst. rock, mountain (?): come from the
farthest s. of India, Mids. II, 1, 69 (Ql steppe).
Steep, adj. precipitous: LLL IV, 1, 2. H8 I, 1,
131. Cor. Ill, 3, 88. Hml. I, 3, 48. Lr. IV, 6, 3.
Steep, vb. to dip and soak in a liquid : and his
love-kindling fire did quickly s. in a cold fountain, Sonn.
163, 3. there may be in the cup a spider — ed, Wint.
II, 1, 40. • — s his safety in true blood, John III, 4, 147.
H4B II, 2, 147. H6C II, 1, 62. R3 I, 3, 178. IV, 4,
275. Rom. V, 3, 145. Mcb. 11, 3, 121. Figuratively,
= to imbue: do not s. thy heart in such relenting dew
of lamentations, Lucr. 1828. four days will quickly s.
themselves in night, Mids. I, 1, 7. let fancy still my
sense in Lethe s. Tw. IV, 1, 66. s. my senses inforget-
fulness, H4B III, 1, 8. have — ed their galls in honey,
H5 II, 2, 30. with tongue in venom — ed, Hml. II, 2,
533. — ed me in poverty to the very lips, 0th. IV, 2,
50. — ed our sense in Lethe, Ant. II, 7, 113. are — ed
in favours, Cymb. V, 4, 131.
Steep-down, precipitous : wash me in s. gulfs of
liquid fire, 0th. V, 2, 280.
Steeple, turret of a church, spire: Gent. II, 1,
142. H4A III, 1, 33. Lr. Ill, 2, 3. Per. II, 1, 38.
Steep-np, high and precipitous: having climbed
the s. heavenly hill, Sonn. 7, 6. her stand she takes upon
as. hill, Pilgr. 121.
Steepy, having a precipitous declivity: when his
youthful morn hath travelled on to age's s. night, Sonn.
63, 5 (cf. 7, 5). bowing his head against the s. mount
to climb his happiness, Tim. I, 1, 74.
Steer, subst. the male of the bovine kind; a bull
as well as an ox: the s., the heifer and the calf are all
called neat, Wint. I, 2, 124. like youthful — s unyoked,
H4B IV, 2, 103.
Steer, vb. 1) tr. to direct, to govern (the course
of a ship) ; abs. : at the helm a seeming mermaid — s,
Ant. II, 2, 214. With an object : you shall s. the happy
helm, H6B I, 3, 103. a rarer spirit never did s. hu-
manity. Ant. V, 1, 32. boats that are not — ed, Cymb.
IV, 3, 46.
2) intr. to direct one's course at sea ; to sail : thus
hulling in the wild sea of my conscience, Idids. toward
this remedy, H8 II, 4, 200. — ing with due course to-
wards the isle of Rhodes, 0th. I, 3, 34.
Steerage, the act of directing at sea : Rom. I, 4,
112. Per. IV, 4, 19.
Stell, to place , to fix : to find a face where all
distress is — ed, Lucr. 1444. mine eye hath played the
painter and hath — ed thy beauty's form in table of my
heart, Sonn. 24, 1. quenched the — ed fires, Lr. HI, 7,
61 (the fixed stars. According to others, = stellated,
starry).
Stem, subst. 1) stalk; branch: two lovely berries
moulded on one s. Mids. Ill, 2, 211. this is a s. of that
victorious stock, H5 II, 4, 62. sweet s. from York's
great stock, H6A II, 5, 41.
2) the forepart of a ship : fell below his s. Cor. II,
2, 111. they skip from s. to stern, Per. IV, 1, 64.
Stem, vb. to oppose (a current), to press forward
through: to s. the waves, H6C II, 6, 36. — ing it, Caes.
I, 2, 109. cf. Re-stem.
Stench, a disgusting smell: John III, 4, 26, H6A
I, 5, 23. Lr. IV, 6, 131.
Step, subst. 1) pace; progression by one advance
of the foot: as if he told the —s, Ven. 277. perdition
shall attend you s. by s. Tp. Ill, 3, 78. to measure
kingdoms with his feeble —s, Gent. II, 7, 10. make a
pastime of each weary s. 35. 36. LLL V, 2, 194. 195.
As II, 7, 130. R2 I, 3, 265. turn two mincing — s into
a manly stride, Merch. Ill, 4, 67. Wint. I, 2, 173. R2
1, 3, 290. Ill, 2, 17. 125. V, 1, 91. H8 I, 2, 43 (front
but in that file where others tell — s with me). Troil.
II, 3, 193 (make). Mcb. II, 1, 57. Hml.V, 1,79. Cymb.
IV, 2, 215. Per. II, 1, 164.
2) one remove in climbing, a stair, a degree: they
are as children but one s. below, R3 IV, 4, 301. you
have gone slightly o'er low — s, H8 II, 4, 112. the ge-
neral's disdained by him one s. below, Troil. I, 3, 130.
131. that is a s. on which I must fall down, or else
o'erleap, Mcb. I, 4, 48. one s. 1 have advanced thee,
Lr. V, 3, 28. as a grise or s. 0th. I, 3, 200.
3) measure, proceeding, action: no unchaste action
or dishonoured s. Lr. 1, 1, 231. doth watch Bianca's
— s so narrowly, Shr. Ill, 2, 141. Plur. — s = path,
way (in a moral sense) : fears which attend the — s of
wrong, John IV, 2, 57. we will untread the — s of
damned flight, V, 4, 52. vengeance tend upon your — s,
H6B III, 2, 304. leads discontented — s in foreign soil,
R3 IV, 4, 312. controller of our private — s. Tit. II,
3, 60. followed your sad —s, Lr. V, 3, 289.
Step, vb. 1) to tread; as your feet hit the ground
they s. on, Tw. Ill, 4, 306.
2) to make some steps ; to go a little distance and
with a limited purpose : who sees the lurking serpent
— s aside, Lucr. 362. he — sme to her trencher, Gent.
IV, 4, 9. 5. into the chamber, Wiv. IV, 2, 11. now s. I
forth to whip hypocrisy, LLL IV, 3, 151. deadly di-
vorce c. between me and you. All's V, 3, 319. s. forth
mine advocate, Wint. V, 1, 221. none so small advan-
tage shall s. forth to check his reign, John III, 4, 151.
let's s. into the shadow, R2 III, 4, 25. s. aside, H4A
II, 4, 36. — ed forth before the king, V, 2, 46. — s me
a little higher, IV, 3, 75. to s. out of these dreary
dumps. Tit. I, 391. s. aside, Rom. I, 1, 162. by whose
death he's — ed into a great estate, Tim. II, 2, 232.
who, in hot blood, hath — edinto the law, which is past
depth to those. 111, 5, 12. what judgement would s. from
this to this? Hml. Ill, 4, 71. s. between her and her
fighting soul, 113. this gentleman — s in to Cassio and
entreats his pause, 0th. II, 3, 229. s. you forth, Cymb.
V, 5, 130.
Scarcely to be distinguished from to go, to walk,
to march : since we are — erf thus far in, Shr. I, 2, 83.
wherein loe s. after a stranger, John V, 2, 27. we should
not s. too far, H4B I, 3, 20. if well, he — ed before
me, happily for my example, H8 IV, 2, 10. not — ing
o'er the bounds of modesty, Kom. IV, 2, 27. I am in
blood —ed in so far, Mcb. Ill, 4, 137. whose naked
breast — ed before targes of proof, Cymb. V, 5, 5.
Step-dame, stepmother: Mids. 1, 1, 5. Troil. HI,
2, 201. Cymb. I, 6, 1. II, 1, 63.
Stephano {Stgphano in Tp. V, 277; Stephdno in
Merch.) name in Tp. II, 2, 65. 100. 104. 113. Ill, 2,
161. IV, 221 (allusion to a popular ballad; cf 0th
II, 3, 92). V, 277. 286. Merch. V, 28. 51.
Stephen, name: Shr. Ind, 2, 95 (S. Sly). John
III, 1, 143 (S. Langton). R2 III, 3, 28 (Sir S. Scroop).
1122
Tit. IV, 4, 42 (Saint S.). 0th. II, 3, 92 (old ballad:
King S. was a worth)/ peer).
Steiimother, a mother by marriage only: Cymb.
I, 1, 71.
Steppe, a vast uninhabited plain (?) : from the
farthest s. of India, Mids. II, 1, 69 (Q2 Pf sieepe).
Sterile, barren, not fertile: Tp. IV, 69. H4B
IV, 3, 129. Caes. I, 2, 9. Hml. II, 2, 310. 0th. I,
3, 328.
Sterility, barrenness: Lr. I, 4, 300.
Sterling, adj. of full value: if my ivord he s. yet
in England, R2 IV, 264. with s. money, H4B II, 1, 131.
you have ta'en these tenders for true pay, which are not
s. Hml. I, 3, 107.
Stern, subst. the hind part of a ship where the
rudder is placed : sit at chief est s. of public weal, H6A
I, 1, 177. turn our s. upon a rock, H6B HI, 2, 91.
skip from stem to s. Per. IV, 1, 64.
1 Stern, adj. 1) severe, austere, gloomy, sullen,
grim: the s. and direful god of war, Ven. 98. though
men can cover crimes with bold s. looks, Lucr. 1252.
I would outstare the — est eyes that look, Merch. II, 1,
27. therefore put I on the countenance of s. command-
ment. As II, 7, 109. the ». hrow and waspish action,
IV, 3, 9. he hath a s. look, but a gentle heart, John IV,
1,88. swearing and s. looks, H5 V, 2, 61. let thy looks
be s. H6A 1, 2, 62. why look you still so s. and tragi-
cal9 III, 1, 125. Suffolk's imperial tongue is s. and
rough, H6B IV, 1,121. our s. alarums changed to merry
meetings, E3 I, 1, 7. / have seen thee s. Cor. IV, 1, 24.
the fatal bellman which gives the ^est good-night, Mob.
II, 2, 4.
2) unkind, hard-hearted, pitiless : but he, like you,
wo\dd not have been so s. Meas. II, 2, 66. pierced through
the heart with your s. cruelty, Mids. Ill, 2, 59. will you
— er be than he that dies and lives by bloody drops?
As III, 5, 6. you are cold and s. All's IV, 2, 8. «., ob-
durate, flinty, H6C I, 4, 142. that I am s. and love
them not, R3 I, 3, 44, ambition should be made of — er
stuff, Caes. Ill, 2, 97. attend you here the door of our
s. daughter? Cymb. II, 3, 42.
3) fierce and rude; cruel, ferocious: there we will
unfold to creatures s. sad tunes, to change their kinds,
Lucr. 1147. how many lambs might the s. wolf betray,
Soun.^6, 9. we cannot deal but with the very hand of
s. injustice and confused wrong, John V, 2, 23. teaching
s. murder how to butcher thee, R2 I, 2, 32. the s. tyrant
war, H4B Ind. 14. rough deeds of rage and s. impa-
tience, H6A IV, 7, 8. thy mother took into her blameful
bed some s. untutored churl, H6B III, 2, 213. s. Fal-
conbridge commands the narrow seas, PI6C I, 1, 239.
murder, s. murder, R3 V, 3, 197. what s. ungentle
hands have ... made thy body bare. Tit. II, 4, 16. more
s. and bloody than the Centaurs' feast, V, 2, 204. lest
with this piteous action you convert my s. effects, Hml.
HI, 4, 129. if wolves had at thy gate howled that s. time,
Lr. HI, 7, 63. ,
Sternage, stern, steerage : grapple your minds to
s. of this navy, H5 HI Cbor. 18.
Sternness, severity of look: how should J behold
the s. of his presence? Wint. IV, 4, 24.
Sicrve, see Starve.
Stew, 1) a vessel in which things are stewed or
seethed (?); I have seen cormption boil and bubble, till
it o'er-nm the s. Meas. V, 321.
2) a house of prostitution: to mart as in a Roman
s. Cymb. I, 6, 152. Plur. — s in the same sense: E2
V, 3, 16. H4B I, 2, 60.
Steward, one who manages the affairs of another:
they are the lords and owners of their faces, others but
—s of their excellence, Sonn. 94, 8. Tw. II, 3, 77. 123.
II, 5, 169. Wint. V, 2, 28. R2 IV, 126. H4B V, 3, 136.
R3 HI, 7, 133. Tim. I, 1, 288. II, 2, 18. 31. HI, 4, 41.
109. IV, 2, 1. 50. IV, 3, 487. 496. 505. V, 1, 8. Hml.
IV, 5, 173. high a. (title of an officer of state): H8
IV, 1, 18. 41.
Stewardship , the office of a steward : R2 II, 2,
59. HI, 3, 78.
Stewed, seethed in a slow moist heat: more than
half s. in grease, Wiv. Ill, 5, 121. in the rank sweat
of an enseamed bed, s. in corruption-, Hml. Ill, 4, 93.
s. in his haste, Lr. II, 4,31. whipped with wire, and s.
in brine, Ant. II, 6, 65. s. prunes , a favourite dish in
brothels: Wiv. I, 1, 296. Meas. H, 1, 92. H4A III, 3,
128 (there's no more faith in thee than in a s. prune,
i. e. than in any thing to be found in a brothel). H4B
II, 4, 158. sodden business! there's a s. phrase indeed,
Troil. Ill, 1, 44 (quibbling : a phrase becoming a stew
or a brothel).
Stick, subst. l)astaff; arod: Tp. 1, 2,472. H6B
IV, 10, 52. Lr. II, 4, 125.
2) any stem of a tree broken or cut for fuel or an-
other purpose : I'll bear him no more — s, Tp. II, 2,
167. he that breaks a s. of Gloster's grove, H6B I,
2, 33.
Stick, vb. (impf. and partic. stuck) 1) tr. a) to
stab, to pierce: you were best s. her, Gent. 1, 1, 108
(= kill, slay; quibbling), to s. the heart of falsehood,
Troil. HI, 2, 202.
b) to thrust in: thou — est a dagger in me, Mereh.
HI, 1, 115. in his anointed Jlesh s. bearish fangs , Lr.
III, 7, 58 (Qq rash).
c) to fix by piercing: a codpiece to s.pins on, Gent.
II, 7, 56. s. it in thy cap, H5 IV, 7, 161.
d) to fasten, to attach in any manner: to s. it (the
rod) in their children's sight, Meas. I, 3, 25. with two
pitch-balls stuck in her face for eyes, LLL III, 199.
s. musk-roses in thy sleek smooth head, Mids. IV, 1, 3.
he stuck them (wands) up before the fulsome ewes,
Merch. I, 3, 87. a thing stuck on with oaths upon your
finger, V, 168. in mine ear I durst not s. a rose, John
I, 142. 5. your rosemary on this fair corse, Rom. IV,
5, 79.
e) to fix, to place, to settle : millions of false eyes
are stuck upon thee, Meas. IV, 1, 61. / stuck my choice
upon her. All's V, 3, 45. thai he might s. the smallest
opinion on my least misuse, 0th. IV, 2, 108. we must
not rend our subjects from our laws, and s. them in our
will, H8 I, 2, 94.
f) Followed by with, = to set with, to furnish or
adorn with on the surface : a lemon stuck with cloves,
LLL V, 2, 654. my shroud of white, stuck all with yew,
Tw. 11,4, 56. stuck and spangled with your flatteries,
Tim. HI, 6, 101. Similarly: suspicion all our lives shall
be stuck full of eyes, H4A V, 2, 8.
2) intr. a) to be fastened to something i,by'piercing,
or by cleaving to the surface, or by adhering in any
manner): the green plum — sfast, Ven. 527. Lucretia's
glove, wherein her needle —s, Lucr. 317. a born devil,
on whose nature nurture can never s. Tp. IV, 189. /
am a kind of burr; I shall s. Meas. IV, 3, 190. there
stuck no plume in any English crest, John 11, 317. on
1123
the sheets his hair is — ing, H6B III, 2, 174. they are
burrs; they'll s. where they are thrown, Troil. Ill, 2, 120.
wherein thou — est up to the ears, Rom. I, 4, 42. when
every feather — s in his own wing, Tim. II, 1, 30. Amen
stuck in my throat, Mcb. 11, 2, 33. his secret murders
— ing on his hands, V, 2, 17. which now, like fruit un-
ripe, — s on the tree, Hml. Ill, 2, 200. the slime that
- son filthy deeds, 0th. V, 2, 149.
b) to be fixed, not to move: that thou mayst s. V
the wars like a great sea-mark, Cor. V, 3, 73. his sword
seemed in the air to a. Hml. 11, 2, 501.
e) to adhere ; in a moral sense : — ing together in
calamity, Johnlll,4,67. the knave wills, by thee, H4B
V, 3, 70 (i. e. thou wilt ever be a knavel. constantly
thou hast stuck to the hare fortune of that beggar, Cymb,
111, 5, 119. «. to your journal course, IV, 2, 10.
d) to be fixed; in a moral sense: so deep — s it
in my penitent heart, Meas. V, 480. my father's rough
and envious disposition — s me at heart, As I, 2, 254.
this drum ■ — s sorely in your disposition, All's III, 6, 46.
our fears in Sanquo s, deep, Mcb. HI, 1, 50. this ava-
rice — s deeper, grows with more pernicious root than
lust, IV, 3, 85. his speech — s in my heart, Ant. 1,
5,41.
e) to be placed, to be set, to be settled : maidens'
eyes stuck over all his face, Compl. 81 ; the mouths, the
tongues, the eyes and hearts of men . . . that numberless
upon me stuck as leaves do on the oak, Tim. IV, 3, 263;
opinion that so — s on Marcius, Cor. I, 1, 275. all
their other senses stuck in ears, Wint. IV, 4, 621. a'
saw a flea s. upon Bardolph's nose, H5 II, 3, 43. {(
(honour) stuck upon him as the sun in the grey vault
of heaven, H4B II, 3, 18. therein (in his face) stuck a
sun and moon. Ant. V, 2, 79. With off, = to be set
off, to be prominent: your'skill shall, like a star, s.
fiery off, Hml.V,2,268.
f) to hesitate, to scruple (always followed by an
inf.) : ' gainst thyself thou — est not to conspire, Sonn.
10, 6. she will not s. to round me i' the ear, Pilgr. 349.
H4B I, 2, 26. H8 II, 2, 127. Cor. II, 3, 17. Hml. IV,
5, 93.
Sticklng-place, the place in which the peg of a
stringed instrument remains fast; the proper degree
of tension: screw your courage to the s. Mcb. I, 7, 60.
Stickler - like , like an arbitrator or umpire in
a combat: the dragon wing of night o'erspreads the
earth, and s. the armies separates, Troil. V, 8, 18.
Stiff, 1) rigid, not pliant: clap their female joints
in s. unwieldy arms, E2 III, 2, 115. with s. unbowed
knee, H6B III, 1, 16. how s. is my vile sense, that 1
stand up, Lr. IV, 6, 286. Used of limbs made rigid
and inflexible by weariness, age or death: Err. I, 2,
15. H4A V, 3, 42. Cor. 1, 1, 245. Horn. IV, 1, 103. IV,
5, 26. Cymb. Ill, 3, 32.
2} hard, strong: in a s. tempest, H8 IV, 1, 72. make
you ready your s. bats and clubs. Cor. I, 1, 165. this is
s. news, Ant. I, 2, 104 (hard to digest? or, according
to Johnson, = asserted with good evidence?).
StilT-borne, carried on with unpliant constancy:
none of this could restrain the s. action, H4B 1,1,177.
of. Hml. I, 5, 95.
Stiifen, to make stiff and unpliant: s. the sinews,
summon up the Hood, H5 III, 1, 7.
StifflyjSO as not to bend : and you, my sinews, . . .
bear
■ «P.
Hml. I, 5, 95.
Stifle, 1) tr. to suffocate: Veu. 934. John IV, 3,
113. H6C II, 6, 83. H8 IV, 1, 58. Rom. IV, 3, 33.
With up: John IV, 3, 133.
2) intr. to be suffocated or choked: you shall s. in
your own report, Meas. II, 4, 158.
Stigniatic, one branded by nature with defor-
mity:/ou/s. H6B V, 1, 215. H6C II, 2, 136.
Stlsniiitlcal, branded by nature with deformity:
s. in making, worse in mind, Eit. IV, 2, 2'1.
Stile, a step or set of steps to get over a fence:
Wiv. Ill, 1, 33. Wint. IV, 3, 133. Lr. IV, 1,58, Quib-
bling in Ado V, 2, 6 and LLL I, 1, 201. iV, 1, 98. 99.
Still, adj. 1) silent; calm and quiet; motionless
(three different significations, but mostly combined in
one or another manner): pure thoughts are dead and
s. Lucr. 167. deeper sin than bottomless conceit can
comprehend in s. imagination, 702. s. swine eat all the
draff, Wiv. IV, 2, 109 (Ray's Proverbs; the still sow
eats up all the draught), at s. midnight, IV, 4, 30. hoiv
s. the evening is. Ado II, 3, 40. s. and contemplative in
living art, LLL I, 1, 14. the heart's s. rhetoric, II, 229.
as ever s. sleep mocked death, Wint. V, 3, 20. in the
calmest and most — est night, H4B III, 1, 28. as dead
midnight s. H5 111 Chor. 19. the air is s. I, 1, 48. s.
and motionless, IV, 2, 50. H6A V, 4, 174. H6B V, 2,
29. R3 IV, 4, 18 (Ff s. and mute, Qq mute and dumb).
H8Prol. 11. 111,2,380. Troil. 1, 3, 200. IV, 4, 92.
Cor. Ill, 2, 11. IV, 6, 37. Tit. Ill, 1, 264. Ill, 2, 14.
Rom. I, 1, 187 (s. waking sleep). Caes. I, 2, 14. Hml.
III, 4, 214. 0th. 1, 3, 95. V, 2, 94. Ant. II, 6, 131. IV,
II, 1. IV, 15, 28. Cymb. V, 4, 69 (—er). be s., im-
peratively, = be silent: LLL I, 2, 188. H4A HI, 1,
244. H6B 1, 1, 248. Ill, 1, 304. Ill, 2, 207. H6C II,
2, 122. 0th. V, 2, 46. = be pacified, be contented:
Caes. V, 5, 50. to lie s.: John IV, 1, 50. H4A III, 1,
238. H4B IV, 5, 212. Caes. IV, 3, 201. Ant. I, 2, 114.
V, 2, 299. Cymb. II, 3, 70. to sit s.: Tp.I,2, 170. Cor.
IV, 6, 37. to stand s.: Sonn. 104, 11. As III, 2, 329.
Wint. V, 3, 95. H4B IV, 2, 98. H6C II, 3, 30. R3 IV,
4, 445. Hml. II, 2, 606. to stay s. As III, 2, 348. my
tongue-tied Muse in manners hold her s. (^ is silent)
Sonn. 85, 1. hold you s. Err. Ill, 2, 69. I cannot, nor
I will not, hold me s. IV, 2, 17.
2) continual, constant (?): s. use of grief makes
wild grief tame, R3 IV, 4, 229. I of these will wrest
an alphabet and by s. practice learn to know thy mean-
ing. Tit. Ill, 2, 45 (or = silent, calm, patient?).
Still, vb. 1) to silence: *■. thy deafening thunders.
Per. Ill, 1,4. Mostly used in speaking of crying babes:
the froward infant — ed with dandling, Ven. bG2. the
nurse, to s. her child, will tell my story, Lucr. 813.
Sonn. 143, 14. Ado III, 3, 70. H6A II, 3, 17.
2) to appease, to calm : to s. my beating mind, Tp.
IV, 163. whose advice hath often — edmy brawling dis-
content, Meas. IV, 1, 9.
Still, adv. 1) always, ever, constantly : s. she en-
treats, ... s. is he sullen, s. he lours and frets, Ven. 73.
75. 358. she will never rise, so he will kiss her s. 480.
512. 693. whose tushes never sheathed he whetteth s.
617. her anthem s. concludes in woe, 839. 964. knows
no pity, but is s. severe, 1000. 1106. thy hasty spring
s. blasts, and ne'er grows old, Lucr. 49. like s. pining
Tantalus he sits, 868. his naked armour of s. slaugh-
tered lust, 188. thou left' St me more than I did crave :
for why I craved nothing of thee s. Pilgr. 140. the s.
vexed Bermoothes, Tp. I, 2, 229. the s. closing waters,
III, 3, 64. you'll s. be too forward, Gent. II, 1, 11. love
1224
is s. most precious in itself , II, 6, 24. a 7nost unholy
match, which heaven and fortune s. rewards with
plagues, IV, 3, 31. did not I bid thee s. mark me and do
as I do? IV, 4, 39. 'tis the curse in love, and s. approved,
V, 4, 43. as you trip, s. pinch him, Wiv. V, 5, 96.
on whom it will, it will; on whom it will not, so; yet s.
'tis just, Meas. I, 2, 127. pardon is s. the nurse of se-
cond woe, II, 1, 298. a life whose very comfort is s.
a dying horror, 11,3,42. him thou labourest by thy
flight to shun and yet runnest toward him s. Ill, 1, 13.
his friends s, wrought reprieves for him, IV, 2, 140.
measure s. for measure, V, 416. one so wise as you
have s. appeared, 476. their business s. lies out o'
door, Err. II, 1, 11. wilt thou s. talk? IV, 4, 46. ». did
I tell him it was vile and bad, V, 67. / see we s. did
meet each other's man, 386. the summer s. doth tend
upon my state, Mids. Ill, 1, 158. if it stand as you
yourself s. do, within the eye of honour, Merch. I, 1,
136. the s. discordant wavering multitude, H4B Ind.
19. which (peace) she shall purchase with s. lasting war,
R3 IV, 4, 344. this thy countenance, s. locked in steel,
I never saw till now, Troil. IV, 5, 195. thou s. hast
been the father of good news, Hml. II, 2, 42. nothing
is at a like goodness s. IV, 7, 117. a s. soliciting eye,
Lr. I, 1, 234. but s. the house-affairs would draw her
hence, 0th. I, 3, 147. s. close as sure, Cymb. I, 6, 139
etc. etc.
<S. and anon = ever and anon : s. and anon cheered
up the heavy time, John IV, 1, 47. Corrupted to s.
an end: a slave that s. an end turns me to shame, Gent.
IV,- 4, 67.
2) to this time; even now; now no less than be-
fore: to hearken if his foes pursue him s. Ven. 699.
such seems your beauty s, Sonn. 104, 3. for s. 'tis
beating in my mind, Tp. I, 2, 176. thy shape invisible
retain thou s. IV, 185. and s. I see her beautiful, Gent.
II, 1, 73. she holds them prisoners s. II, 4, 92. your
old vice s. Ill, 1, 283. and youthful s. Wiv. Ill, 1, 46.
/ am s. attorneyed at your service, Meas. V, 389 etc.
3) in future (no less than formerly) ; for ever : thou
dost survive, in that thy likeness s. is left alive, Ven.
174. as they last, their verdure s. endure, 507. let him
keep his loathsome cabin s. 637. bids them s. consort
with ugly night, 1041. to give away yourself keeps
yourself s. Sonn. 16, 13. hourly joys be s, upon you,
Tp. IV, 108, let grief and sorrow s. embrace his heart
that doth not wish you joy, V, 214. since thou lovest,
love s. and thrive therein, Gent. 1,1,9. if the fat knight
shall be any further afflicted, we two will s. be the mi-
nisters, Wiv. IV, 2, 234. he would give't thee, from this
rank offence, so to offend him s. Meas. HI, 1, 101. /
could find in my heart to stay here s. and turn ivitch,
Err. IV, 4, 160. as I have ever found thee honest-true,
so let me find thee s. Merch. Ill, 4, 47. whether Ibe as
true begot or no, that s. I lay upon my mother's head,
John I, 76. thou shalt be placed as viceroy under him,
and s. enjoy thy regal dignity, H6A V, 4, 132. for
France, 'tis ours; and we will keep it s. H6B I, 1,
106 etc.
4) even after all that has happened or has been
said ; nevertheless, all the same : if nothing but the very
smell were left me, yet would my love to thee be s. as
much, Ven. 442. they fright him, but he a. pursues his
fear, Lucr. 308. though thou repent, yet 1 have s. the
loss, Sonn. 34, 10. yet seemed it winter s. 98, 13. so
you may continue and laugh at nothing s. Tp. II, 1, 179.
give me thy favour s. IV, 204. this proves me s. a sheep,
Gent. I, 1, 82. keep tune there s. I, 2, 89. thou shalt
find me tractable to any honest reason : thou seest I am
pacified s. H4A III, 3, 196 (i. e. even without any
honest reason. Some M. Edd. / am pacified. Stilli).
Gent. IV, 2, 15. Wiv. 111,4, 19. Meas. 111,2,206. Err.
II, 1, 110. LLL V, 2, 301. Mids. I, 1, 194. II, 2, 110.
Cymb. II, 3, 97 etc.
5) Accompanying words denoting increase of de-
gree, to imply a gradation beyond what would have
seemed sufficient: to whom I wish long life, s. lengthen-
ed with all happiness, Lucr. Dedic. 5. the guilt being
great, the fear doth s. exceed, Lucr. 229. Before com-
paratives: Lucr. 98. Sonn. 119, 10. Meas. V, 8 etc.
Stillatory or Stillltory, an alembic : /rom the s.
of thy face comes breath perfumed, Ven. 443.
Still-liorn, dead at the birth : H4B I, 3, 64.
Still -breeding, continually propagating: B2
V, 5, 8.
Still-closing (not hyphened in 0. Edd.) always
coalescing again: the s. waters, Tp. Ill, 3, 64.
Still-gazing, continually gazing, or silently ga-
zing : in silent wonder of s. eyes, Lucr. 84.
Stillness, silence; taciturnity; calmness, quiet:
do a wilful s. entertain, Merch. 1, 1, 90. soft s, and
the night, V, 56. modest s. and humility, H5 HI, 1, 4.
in patient s. while his rider mounts him. III, 7, 24. the
gravity and s. of your youth, 0th. II, 3, 191.
Still-peering, motionless in appearance (?):
move the s. air, that sings with piercing ; do not touch
my lord, AirsIII,2, 113 (Emendations proposed: still-
pierced, still-piercing, still-pacing, still-piecing etc.).
Still - stand , a halt, a stop ; absence of motion :
the tide swelled up unto his height, that makes a s., run-
ning neither way, H4B II, '3, 64.
Still-vexed, see Still and Vex.
Stilly , softly , lowly : the hum of either army s.
sounds, H5 IV Chor. 5.
Sting, subst. 1) a sharp point with which some
animals are armed : Lucr. 364. 493. Gent. I, 2, 107.
Shr. II, 211. 215. H4B IV, 5, 206. H5 I, 2, 193. H6B
III, 2, 267. H6C II, 2, 15. 138. Troil. V, 10, 43. Caes.
U, 1, 16. Mcb. IV, 1, 16. Ant. IV, 15, 26.
2) the thrust made with it: H6B III, 2, 47. 325.
Applied to other things giving acute pain: killed by
death's sharp s. Pilgr. 134. thou bitter sky , thy s. is
not so sharp, As II, 7, 188. what sharp — s are in her
mildest words, All's III, 4, 18. slander, whose «. is
sharper than the sword's, Wint. II, 3, 86.
3) impulse, incitement: vow, bond, nor space, in
thee (love) hath neither s., knot, nor confine, Compl.
265. Especially sexual desire: the wanton — s and
motions of the sense, Meas. 1, 4, 59. the brutish s. As
II, 7, 66. our carnal — s, 0th. I, 3, 335.
Sting, vb. (impf. and partic. stung) to hurt with
a point darted out; absol.: Tp. I, 2, 329. Mids. Ill,
2, 73. H6B IV, 2, 89. H6C II, 6, 94. H8 III, 2, 56.
Tit. V, 1, 14. Caes. V, 1, 38. With an object: Merch.
IV, 1, 69. R2 III, 2, 131. V, 3, 58. H4A I, 3, 240.
II, 1, 16. H6B III, 1, 229. 344. Ill, 2, 127. Tit. 11, 3,
132. Hml. I, 5, 36. 39. 88. Lr. V, 1, 56. Used of
other things causing a similar pain : — ing nettles, R2
III, 2, 18. Figuratively, = to pain acutely: envy did
s. his high-pitched thoughts, Lucr. 40. there's something
in't that —s his nature. All's IV, 3, 4. these things s.
his mind so venomously, Lr. IV, 3, 47. cf. Hml. I, 6,88.
1125
StlDKless, having no sting: Caes. V, 1, 35.
Stink (impf. stunk, partic. not found) to emit an
offensive smell: Tp. I, 2, 3. Wiv. IH, 5, 115. Meas.
Ill, 2, 29. All's V, 2, 13. H4A II, 4, 394. H6A IV,
7, 76. 90. H6B IV, 7, 12. 13. Cor. II, 1, 252. IV, 6,
131. Caes. I, 2, 248. Lr. I, 4, 126. II, 4, 72. Cymb.
I, 6, 110. IV, 2, 59. Per. II, 4, 10. IV, 6, 145. of.
O'ersiink.
Stinkingly, disgustingly: so s. depending, Meas.
III, 2, 28.
Stint , subst. check , constraint ( ? ) : and with the
s. of war will look so huge, amazement shall drive cou-
rage from the state, Per. I, 2, 25 (M. Edd. ostent).
Stint, vb. 1) tr. to check, to stop, to cause to
cease : we must not s. our necessary actions, in the fear
to cope malicious censurers , H8 I, 2, 76. the combat-
ants being kin half —s their strife before their strokes
begin, Troil. IV, 5, 93. he can at pleasure s. their me-
lody. Tit. IV, 4, 86. make war breed peace, make peace
s. war, Tim. V, 4, 83.
2) intr. to cease: it — ed and said Ay, Rom. I, 3,
48. 57. and s. thou too, 58. wherefore she does, and
swears she'll never s., make raging battery upon shores
of flint, Per. IV, 4, 42.
Stir, subst. 1) the state of being in motion or in
action: what s. keeps good old York there with his men
of war'? R2 II, 3, 51. there is no s. or walking in the
streets, Caes. I, 3, 127. chance may crown me without
my 5. Mcb. I, 3, 144. what you shall know of — s
abroad, Ant. I, 4, 82 (= of things happening, of
enterprises attempted abroad).
2) commotion, tumult, uproar: the strumpet that
began this s. Lucr. 1471. what halloing and what s. is
this to-day? Gent. V, 4, 13. what ». is this? H6A I,
4,98.
3) agitation, excitement: what recketh hehis rider's
angry s.? Ven. 283. as the Jits and — s ofs mind could
best express, Cymb. I, 3, 12.
Stir, vb. 1) trans, a) to disturb : my mind is troub-
led, like a fountain — ed, Troil. 111,3,311. a bubbling
fountain — ed with wind. Tit. II, 4, 23. s. no embers
up, Ant. II, 2, 13.
b) to move : they are heavier than all thy woes can
s. Wint. Ill, 2, 210. he would not s. his pettitoes, IV,
4, 619. or s. thy foot, John IV, 3, 96. dares s. a wing,
H60 I, 1, 47. we may as well push against Powle's as
s. 'em, H8 V, 4, 16.
c) to awaken: let none of your people s. me, Mids.
IV, 1, 43. 'tis time to s. him from his trance, Shr. I, 1,
182. you ever have wished the sleeping of this business;
never desired it to be — ed, H8 II, 4, 164.
d) to excite, to raise: this flower's force in — ing
love, Mids. II, 2, 69. — s good thoughts in any breast,
John II, 112. to s. a mutiny in the mildest thoughts.
Tit. IV, 1, 85. With up: careless lust — sup a despe-
rate courage, Ven. 556. I will s. up in England some
black storm, H6B III, 1, 349. the thoughts of them
would have — ed up remorse, H6C V, 5, 64.
e) to excite , to move , to rouse, to agitate : never
could the strumpet . . . once s. my temper , Meas. II, 2,
185. so shall we pass along and never s. assailants.
As I, 3, 116. / am sorry I have thus far — ed you,
Wint. V, 3, 74. he was — ed with such an agony, H8
II, 1, 32. 'twill s. him strongly. III, 2, 218. Antony
will be himself. But — ed by Cleopatra, Ant. I, 1, 43.
I could not s. him, Cymb. IV, 2, 38. With up: s. De-
metrius up with bitter wrong, Mids. Ill, 2, 361. whose
worthiness would s. it up (the king's virtue) All's I,
1, 10. —ing my subjects up, H6C V, 5, 15. you do
yourselves but wrong to s. me up, Tim. Ill, 4, 53. the
senate hath — ed up the conjiners, Cymb. IV, 2, 337.
lest you s. up mine (impatience) V, 4, 112. men must
s. you up. Per. IV, 2, 98. 156.
f) to incite, to impel, to instigate: — ed by a paint-
ed beauty to his verse, Sonn. 21, 2. As 1, 1, 170. John
II, 63. 415. R3 1, 3, 331. H8 III, 2, 418. Caes. Ill,
2, 126. Hml. V, 2, 256. Lr. II, 4, 277. With on: LLL
V, 2, 695. Tw. Ill, 2, 63. With up: Mids. I, 1, 12.
John II, 55. R2 IV, 133. H6B III, 1, 163. H6C IV, 8,
13. R3 IV, 4, 468. Caes. II, 1, 176. Ill, 2, 214. Hml.
IV, 7, 9.
2) intr. a) to move one's self: he starts at — ing
of a feather, Ven. 302. j>. not! Ado III, 3, 103. As IV,
3, 117. Wint. V, 3, 98. John IV, 1, 81. H4A III, 2,
46. H4B IV, 5, 32. H6B II, 4, 18. R3 I, 4, 164. Troil.
III, 3, 184. Rom. V, 3, 147. Caes. V, 1, 26. Mob. V,
5, 12. Hml. I, 1, 10. IV, 1, 9. Lr. I, 1, 128. V, 3, 265.
0th. II, 3, 173. 207. IV, 1, 56. V, 2, 95.
b) to change place; to go or be carried in any
manner: if I did not think it had been Anne Page,
would I might never s. Wiv. V, 5, 199 (Slender's
speech, cf. John I, 145). s. not you till you have well
determined on these slanderers , Meas. V, 258 (= do
not go away). I will not let him s. till I have used the
approved means. Err. V, 102. / will determine this be-
fore Is. 167. Mids. Ill, 1, 125. Wint, V, 3, 101. 103.
John I, 145. 172. H6A I, 4, 55. H6C I, 1, 100. V,
1, 96. Rom. I, ], 11. 87. Caes. II, 2, 9. 38. Hml. I,
I, 161 (Qq dares s., Ff can walk). Lr. 1, 2, 186. 0th.
III, 1, 30 {if she will s. hither; quibbling). V, 1, 107
(Qq an you s., Ff if you stare), look how thou — est
now! Per. II, 1, 16 (= how awkward you are!), how
thou — est, thou block. III, 2, 90.
c) to be in motion; to be enlivened: now in the
— ing passage of the day. Err. Ill, 1, 99. a merry,
nimble, — ing spirit, LLL V, 2, 16. the blood more — s
to rouse a lion, H4A 1, 3, 197. now is the mad blood
— ing, Rom. Ill, 1,4.
d) to be roused, to be excited: the wrongs I have
done thee s. afresh within me, Wint. V, 1, 148. that
for which the people s. Cor. Ill, 1, 53. With against:
to s. against the butchers of his life, R2 I, 2, 3. a man
that more detests, more — s against defacers of a public
peace, H8 V, 3, 39. With at: (blood) unapt to s. at
these indignities, H4A I, 3, 2. nor s. at nothing till the
axe of death hang over thee, H6B II, 4, 49.
e) to be active ; to be busy : be — ing as the time,
John V, 1, 48. Mortimer doth s. about his title, H4A
II, 3, 84. s. not to-night, IV, 3, 5. all hell shall s.for
this, H5 V, 1, 72. a — ing dwarf we do allowance give
before a sleeping giant, Troil. II, 3, 146. Cor. I, 3, 13.
IV, 5, 233. Rom. IV, 2, 39. IV, 4, 3. Hml. 1, 5, 34.
IV, 4, 54. Ant. II, 1, 36.
f) to be on foot; to exist: no ill luck — ing but
what lights on my shoulders, Merch. Ill, 1, 99. what
wisdom — s amongst you? Wint. 11, 1, 21. there's no
equity — ing, H4A II, 2, 106. / will keep where there
is wit — ing, Troil. II, 1, 130.
g) to be already out of bed in the morning ; to be
up: myself was — ing ere the break of day, Lucr. 1280.
you are early — ing, R3 III, 2, 36. s. with the lark to-
morrow, V, 3, 56. Troil. I, 2, 52. Caes. 11, 2, 110
1126
(are you —ed). Mcb. II, 3, 47. 50. 0th. Ill, 1, 27.
30. Per. Ill, 2, 12.
Stirrer, a riser in the morning: an early s. H4B
111, 2, 3. H5 IV, 1, 6.
Stirrup, that in which the horseman sets his foot
in mounting and riding: Shr. Ill, 2, 50. IV. 1, 124.
H6B IV, 1, 53. Cor. Ill, 2, 119. Tim. I, 1, 82.
Stitchery, needlework: Cor. I, 3, 75.
Stitches, a sharp lancinating pain: will laugh
yourselves into s. Tw. Ill, 2, 73. of. Side-stitches.
Stith (Ff styth, Qq stithy} anvil: as foul as Vul-
can's s. Hml. Ill, 2, 89.
Stithy, snbst. smithy: Hml. Ill, 2, 89 (Ff styth).
Stithy, vb. to form on an anvil, to forge: by the
forge that — ed Mars his helm, Troil. IV, 5, 255.
Stoccado, a thrust in fencing: your passes, — es,
Wiv. II, 1, 234.
Stoccata, the same: alia s. carries it away, Rom.
Ill, 1, 77 (0. Edd. Alia Slucatho).
Stock, subst. 1) the trunk, the main body of a
tree: Lucr. 1063. Wint. IV, 4, 93. H5 III, 5, 7. HGE
111, 2, 213. R3 III, 7, 125. H8 V, 1, 22. Hml. Ill, 1,
119. Cymb. V, 4, 143.
2) race, lineage, parentage : Merch. IV, 1, 296. H5
I, 2, 71. H, 4, 63. H6A 11, 5. 41. H6B II, 2, 58. R3
ill, 7, 122. H8 IV, 2, 49. Cor. II, 3, 245. Tit. I, 300.
Rom. I, 5, 60. Cymb. I, 6, 128. Per. V, 1, 68.
3) a log, a post; the emblem of a senseless person:
no stoics nor no — s, Shr. I, 1, 31. cf. Flouting- stock.
Laughing-stock, Pointing-stock.
4) plur. — s, a machine consisting of two logs, in
nhich the legs of mean offenders were confined by
way of punishment: All's IV, 3, 122. 273. Wint. IV,
3, 22. Cor. V, 3, 160. Lr. II, 2, 132. 135. 140. 146.
II, 4, 88. 201. to put in the — s, Lr. II, 4, 185. to set
in the —s, Wiv. IV, 5, 123. All's IV, 3, 127. Lr. II,
4,65. to sit in the — s, Gent. IV, 4, 33. AIl'sIV,3, 117.
R2 V, 5, 26. a pair of—s, Err. Ill, 1, 60. Shr. Ind.
1,2. the commmon — s, Wiv. IV, 5, 123. The singular,
in quibbling: Gent. Ill, 1, 311.
5) a stocking: Gent. Ill, 1, 312. Shr. Ill, 2, 67.
Tw. I, 3, 144. nether —s, H4A II, 4, 130.
6) = stoccado, thrust in fencing: to see thee pass
thy punto, th'i s. Wiv. II, 3, 26.
Stock, vb. to set in the stocks: — ing his messenger,
Lr. II, 2, 139 (Qq stopping), who — ed my servant? II,
4, 191 (Qq struck). Ill, 4, 140 (Ff —ed, punished; Qq
stock-punisked).
Stoch-flsh, dried cod: I'll make a s. of thee, Tp.
HI, 2, 79. he was begot between two — es, Meas. Ill, 2,
116. you s. H4A II, 4, 271. Name in H4B III, 2, 35.
Stockings, coverings for the feet and legs: Wiv.
III, 5, 92. Shr. Ind. 2, 10. IV, 1, 50. Tw. II, 5, 166.
Ill, 2, 78. Ill, 4, 63. V, 346. H4B II, 2, 18. Hml. II,
1, 79. tall — s (i. e. reaching above the knees) H8 I,
3,30.
Stockish, insensible: nought so s., hard and full
of rage , but music for the time doth change his nature,
Merch. V, 81.
Stock -punished, punished by being set in the
stocks: Lr. Ill, 4, 140 (Ff stocked, punished).
Stoic, a rigorist: let's be no — s nor no stocks,
Shr. I, 1, 31.
Stokesly, name in H8 IV, 1, 101.
Stole, a long garment worn by women : my white
s. of chastity I daffed, Compl. 297.
Stomach, subst. 1) the organ of digestion: Tp.
11, 2, 118. HI, 3, 41. Ado I, 1, 52. LLL I, 2, 154 (on
a full s.). IV, 3, 294. Mids. II, 2, 138. Merch. HI, 5,
54. Shr. V, 2, 9 (to close our —s up). All's I, 1, 156.
John 1, 191. H6A II, 3, 80. H6B IV, 10, 10. Tit. V,
3, 29. Tim. IV, 3, 294. 0th. Ill, 4, 104. Per. Ill, 2, 54.
IV, 1, 29. Quibbling in Gent. I, 2, 68. H5 II Chor. 40.
Ill, 7, 166.
= power of digestion , figuratively : in despite of
his quick wit and his queasy s. , he shall fall in love
with Beatrice, Ado II, 1, 399. we'll not offend one s.
with our play, H5II Chor. 40 (quibbling), all goodness
is poison to thy s. H8 HI, 2, 283. this rudeness is a
sauce to his good wit, which gives men s. to digest his
words with better appetite, Caes. I, 2, 305. my great
revenge had s. for them all, 0th. V, 2, 75.
2) appetite : that you might kill your s. Gent. I, 2,
68 (satisfy your appetite), what is't that takes from
thee thy s. H4A H, 3, 44, she (Fortune) either gives a
s. and no food, H4B IV, 4, 105. our — s will make
what's homely savoury, Cymb. HI, 6, 32. graze as you
find pasture. Ay, or a s. V, 4, 2. to have a s., and to
have s. = to have appetite: Ado I, 3, 16. Merch. HI,
5, 92 (quibbling). Shr. IV, 1, 161. to have no s.: Err.
I, 2, 49. Ado II, 3, 265.
3) inclination, disposition: you cram these words
into mine ears against the s. of my sense, Tp. II, 1, 107.
let me praise you while I have a s. Merch. HI, 5, 92
(quibbling), it goes much against my s. As III, 2, 22.
fall to them (metaphysics) as you find your s. serves
you, Shr. 1, 1, 38. if you have a s., to't, I, 2, 195. All's
III, 6, 67. / begin to love with no s. Ill, 2, 18. their
villany goes against my weak s. H5 HI, 2, 57. they
have only — s to eat and none to fight, HI, 7, 166. call
some knight to arms that hath a s. Troil. II, 1, 137.
you may have every day enough of Hector, if you have
s. IV, 5, 264. when you have ■ — s, Caes. V, 1, 66. make
the wars against my s. Ant. II, 2, 50. With to: he which
hath no s. to this fight. Ho IV, 3, 35. my little s. to the
war, Troil. HI, 3, 220.
4) anger, resentment : kill your s. on your meat and
not upon your maid, Gent. I, 2, 68. these nobles should
such — s bear , H6A I, 3, 90. how will their grudging
— s be provoked to wilful disobedience , and rebel, IV,
1, 141. the winds grow high; so do your — s, H6B II,
1, 56. to ease their — « with their bitter tongues. Tit.
Ill, 1, 234. else I should answer from a full-flowing s.
Lr. V, 3, 74. cf. High-stomached.
5) stubborn courage : which raised in me an under-
going s. Tp. 1,2,157. the bloody Douglas ... 'gan vail
his s. H4A 1, 1, 129. some enterprise that hath a s. in't,
Hml. I, 1, 100.
6) pride, arrogance: vail your —s and place your
hands below your husbands' foot, Shr. V, 2, 176. aman
of an unbounded s., ever ranking himself with princes,
H8 IV, 2, 34.
Stomach, vb. to be angry at, to resent: believe
not all; or, if you must believe, s. not all. Ant. HI, 4,
12. 'tis not a time for private — ing, II, 2, 9.
Stomacher, an ornamental covering of the breast,
worn by women: Wint. IV, 4, 226. Cymb. Ill, 4, 86.
Stomach -qnalmed, sick at heart, qualmish:
Cymb. HI, 4, 193.
Stone, subst. 1) concreted earthy matter, neither
ductile nor soluble ; the substance as well as a single
piece of it : Lucr. 177. 592. Sonn. 65, 2. Gent. I, 2,
1127
111 (cf. B2 I, 2, 69). 11, 7, 28. Wiv. I, 4, 119. IV, 1,
33. Meas. I, 3, 53. Mids. V, ie2. 182. 192. Merch. I,
1, 30. V, 80. As II, 1, 17. All's II, 1, 76 (to breathe
life into a s.). Tw. 1, 5, 92 (has no more brain than a
s.). Wint. II, 3, 90 (as. ever oak or s. was sound, cf.
Mcb. HI, 4, 22). E2 III, 3, 26. H5 II, 3, 26 (as cold
as any s.). IV, 7, 64. H6A 111, 1, 89. H6C V, 1, 84.
H8 V, 3, 104 (when we first put this dangerous s. a
rolling) etc. etc. = a monument of stone: Sonn. 55,
4. Witit. I, 2, 360. Denoting the glass of a mirror:
if that her breath will mist or stain the s. Lr. V, 3, 262.
The philosopher's s. (a substance supposed to have the
property of turning any thing into gold): H4B III, 2,
355. Tim. II, 2, 117.
Adjectively : s. jugs, Shr. Ind. 2, 90. hunger broke
s. malls, Cor. I, 1, 210 (proverb).
Symbol of hardness and of insensibility : Ven. 200.
211. Lucr. 959. 978. Sonn. 94, 3. Gent. I, 1, 149. II,
3, 11. Ill, 2, 79. Tw. Ill, 4, 221. H4B V, 2, 50. R3 III,
7, 25. Caes. I, 1, 40. Ill, 2, 147. 0th. IV, 1, 193 etc.
Peculiar use of the plural: / am not made of — s, R3
III, 7, 224 (M. Edd. s.). you are men of—s, Lr. V, 3,
257. Symbol of dumbness: your considerate s. Ant. II,
2, 112.
21 a precious stone, a gem: Sonn. 52, 7. Compl.
216. Meas. II, 2, 150. Merch. II, 8, 20. 21. 24. Wint.
IV, 4, 609. E2 II, 1, 46. H6C III, 1, 63. R3 I, 4,
27. V, 3, 250. Lr. V, 3, 190. Cymb. 1, 4, 84. II, 4,
40. 46.
3) the hard covering which encloses the seed of
some fruits : cracking the — s of the prunes , Meas. II,
1, 110.
4) a thunderbolt: are there no — s in heaven but
what serve for the thunder? 0th. V, 2, 234. the gods
throw — s of sulphur on me, Cymb. V, 5, 240.
5) a hail-stone: Ant. Ill, 13, 160.
6) a testicle: Wiv.1,4,118. H4B III, 2,355. Rom.
I, 3, 53. Tim. II, 2, 117. Perhaps also, by way of
quibbling, in Gent. I, 1, 149 and As II, 4, 47.
Stone, vb. 1) to pelt or kill with stones: Lucr.
978. Wint. IV, 4, 807. 835.
2) to make like stone , to harden : thou dost s. my
heart, 0th. V, 2, 63.
Stone -bow, a cross-bow, from which stones or
bullets were shot: Tw. II, 5, 51.
Stone-cntter, one who cut« figures in stone : Lr.
II, 2, 63.
Stone-hard, hard as a stone: R3 IV, 4, 227.
Stone-still, still as a stone, without any motion :
Lucr. 1730. John IV, 1, 77.
Stonlsh, = to astonish, to amaze : — ed as night-
wanderers often are, their light blown out, Ven. 825.
0 wonderful son, that can so s. a mother, Hml. Ill, 2,
340 (Ei astonish).
Stony, 1) made of stones: Tit. Ill, 1, 259. Rom.
II, 2, 67. V, 3, 141. Caes. I, 3, 93.
2) hard, pitiless: Merch. IV, 1, 4. H4B IV, 5, 108.
H6B V, 2, 51.
Stony-hearted, hard-hearted: H4A II, 2, 28.
Stony-Stratford, place in England: R3 II, 4, 2.
Stool, any chair: a s. and a cushion for the
sexton. Ado IV, 2, 2. fetch me a s. hither, H6B II, 1,
142. 144. 149. thou s.for awitch,T:xo\\. II, 1, 46 (an
instrument of torture), each man to his s. Tim. Ill, 6,
73. you look but on a s. Mcb. Ill, 4, 68. push us from
Bur — «, 82. rise from thy s. Ant. II, 7, 62. a three-
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
foot s. Mids. II, 1, 52. Cymb. Ill, 3, 89. a three-legged
s. Shr. I, 1, 64. cf. Footstool, Jointstool.
Stoop or Stoup, subst. a drinking vessel (of un-
certain size): Marian, I say! a s. of wine! Tw. II, 3,
14. 129. fetch me a s. of liquor, Hml. V, 1, 68. set me the
— sof wine upon that table, V, 2,27 S. I have as. of wine;
andhere without are a brace of Cyprus gallants that would
fain have a measure, 0th. II, 3, 30 (0. Edd. slope).
Stoop, adj. (?), crooked : as upright as the cedar.
S., I say; her shoulder is with child, LLL IV, 3, 89.
Stoop, vb. 1) intr. a) to bend the body down: the
grass — s not, she treads on it so light, Ven. 1028. the
cedar — s not to the base shrub' s foot, Lucr. 664. — ing
to relieve him, Tp. II, 1, 121. Gent. I, 2, 72. Meas. II,
1, 24. V, 420; cf. H6B IV, 1, 125 and H6C V, 5, 6.
Shr. Ill, 2, 164. Tw. II, 2, 16. R2 I, 1, 74. Ill, 4, 31.
H*B IV, 2, 4-2. H6A III, 1, 169. V, 4, 26. Caes. Ill,
1, 105. Hml. II, 2, 498. Cymb. Ill, 3, 2, IV, 2, 176.
= to get the habit of bending, to become crooked:
a straight back will s. Ho V, 2, 168.
Figuratively, = to bow down, to yield, to submit :
bend the dukedom to most ignoble — ing, Tp. I, 2, 116.
till she s. she must not be full-gorged , Shr. IV, 1, 194.
grief is proud and makes his owner s. John III, 1, 69
(a passage justly suspected. Some M. Edd. stout; but
perhaps the fault is in the -word proud). V, 4, 55. E2
III, 3, 48. H6A 111, 1, 119. V, 1, 61. H6B IV, 1, 119.
H6C I, 1, 108. II, 2, 151. Cor. V, 6, 29. Tit. II, 1, 11.
V, 2, lis. Ant. II, 2, 98. With to: and s. to honour,
not to foul desire, Lucr. 574. a golden mind — s not to
shows of dross, Merch. II, 7, 20. make you a. unto the
sovereign mercy of the king, R2 II, 3, 156. you should
s. unto a Frenchman's mercy, H6B IV, 8, 50. before
he should thus s. to the herd. Cor. Ill, 2, 32. — ing to
your clemency, Hml. Ill, 2, 160. when majesty — s to
folly, Lr. I, 1, 151 (Fi falls), cf. H4B IV, 2, 42 and
H6C V, 5, 6.
b) to come down on prey, to pounce: forthwith
they fly chickens, the way which they — ed eagles, Cymb.
V, 3, 42. the holy eagle — ed, as to foot us, V, 4, 116.
cf. Shr. IV, 1, 194 (quibbling). And in general, =
to alight from the wing : though his affections are higher
mounted than ours, yet, when they s., they s. with the
like wing, H5 IV, 1, 112.
2) trans, to bow down : have — ed my neck under
your injuries, R2 III, 1, 19. the king before the Douglas'
rage — ed his anointed head as low as death, H4B Ind.
32. With to, = to humiliate, to subdue to: before his
sister should her body s. to such pollution, Meas. II, 4,
182. I will s. and humble my intents to your directions,
H4B V, 2, 120.
Stop, subst. 1) cessation of progressive motion :
my restless discord loves no — s nor rests, Lucr. 1124
(perhaps quibbling; cf. sign. 5). what course, what s.
he makes, Compl. 109. he hath rid his prologue like a
rough colt; he knows not the s. Mids. V, 1 20 (quibbling ;
cf. sign. 3). yea, without s., didst let thy heart consent,
and consequently thy rude hand to act the deed, John
IV, 2, 239. time, that takes survey of all the world, must
have a s. H4A V, 4, 83. no care, no s. Tim. II, 2, 1.
let's teach ourselves that honourable s., not to outsport
discretion, 0th. II, 3, 2. then began a s. in the chaser,
Cymb. V, 3, 40.
2) cessation of speech, interruption: where did I
leave? At that sad s., where rude hands etc. R2V, 2,4.
these — s of thine fright me, 0th. Ill, 3, 120.
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3) mark in writing, to show the proper pauses in
reading or reciting: Mids. V, 120 (see sub 1). come,
the full s. Merch. ill, 1, 17 (_= speak the whole sen-
tence out).
4) hinderance, obstacle: these be the — s that
hinder study quite, LLL I, 1, 70. thi/ kinsmen are no
s. to me, Rom. 11,2,69 (the surreptitious Ql and some
M. Edd. let), more impediments than twenty times your
s. 0th. V, 2, 264.
5) In music, a) that by which the sounds of wind
instruments are regulated : u. pipe of so easy and so
plain a s. H4B Ind. 17. they are not a pipe for for-
tune's Jinger to sound what s. she please, Hml. 111,2,76.
these are the — s, 376. 381. b) regulation of musical
chords by the fingers : his jesting spirit is now crept into
a lute-string and now governed by — s. Ado 111, 2, 62.
6) the act of filling up and making whole again ; a
breach that craves a quick expedient s. H6B III, 1, 288.
Stop, vb. 1) trans, a) to close by filling up or ob-
structing : an oven that is —ed burneth more hotly, Ven.
331. s. that (the keyhole) As IV, 1, 165. ». this gap
of breath with dust, John III, 4, 32. tears do s. the
flood-gates of her eyes, H4A II, 4, 435. s. all sight-
holes, IV, 1, 71. the obstructions which begin to s. our
very veins of life, H4B IV, 1, 65. so much wit as will
s. the eye of Helen's needle, Troil. II, 1, 87. like an
oven — ed. Tit. II, 4, 36. — ing a bung-hole, Hml. V,
I, 225. s. a beer-barrel, 235. 237. Applied particu-
larly to the ear, mouth and nose: my ears are — ed,
Gent. Ill, 1, 205. I'll s. mine ears against the mer-
maid's song. Err. Ill, 2, 169. Merch. II, 5, 34. Shr. IV,
3, 76. Wint. V, 1, 201. John IV, 2, 120. H4B I, 1,
79. H6C IV, 8, 39. Troil. V, 3, 2. Cor. V, 3, 5. Per.
IV, 2, 86. cf. my adder's sense to critic and to flatterer
— ed are, Sonn. 112, 11 ; the suspicious head (= ear)
of theft is — ed, LLL IV, 3, 336 ; s. the vent of hearing,
H4B Ind. 1. — Why dost thou s. my mouth? Gent. II,
3, 50. s. his mouth with a kiss. Ado II, 1, 321. V, 4,
98. John III, 1, 299. R2 V, 1, 95. H4B I, 2, 48. H5
V, 2, 297. H6B III, 2, 396. H8 II, 2, 9. Troil. Ill, 2,
141. Tit. II, 3, 185. V, 1, 151. V, 2, 162. 168. Tim.
II, 2, 156. Lr. V, 3, 155. 0th. II, 3, 308. V, 2, 71.
cf. 'gins to chide, but soon she — s his lips, Ven. 46. —
to s. your nose. All's V, 2, 11. 14. heaven — s the nose
at it, 0th. IV, 2, 77. against the blown rose may they
s. their nose, Ant. Ill, 13, 39.
Applied to wounds or any hurts , = to dress ; to
make whole, to heal: some surgeon ...to s. his wounds,
lest he do bleed to death, Merch. IV, 1, 258. where this
breach now in our fortunes made may readily be — ed,
H6B V, 2, 83. now civil wounds are — ed, peace lives
again, R3 V, 5, 40. s. those maims of shame , Cor. IV,
5, 92. With up: to s. up the displeasure he hath con-
ceived. All's IV, 5, 79.
With in , = to shut or cram in : s. in your wind.
Err. I, 2, 53 (=: keep your breath, be silent a while).
to be — ed in , like a strong distillation , with stinking
clothes, Wiv. Ill, 5, 114. the envious flood — ed in my
soul, R3 I, 4, 38 (Qq kept).
b) to fill entirely: it (his ear) is — ed with other
sounds, R2 II, 1, 17. — ing my greedy ear with their
bold deeds, H4B I, 1, 78. a. their mouths with stubborn
bits, H8 V, 3, 23.
c) to encumber, to obstruct, to render impassable:
distance should not s. my way, Sonn. 44, 2. let me s.
this way first (i. e. the door) Wiv. Ill, 3, 174. the
proudest he that — s my way, Shr. Ill, 2, 237. my
father's blood hath — ed the passage where thy words
should enter, H6G I, 3, 22. nor you ... should s. my
way, Troil. V, 3, 57. why you s. our way with such
prophetic greeting. Mob. 1, 3, 77. he'll s. the course by
which it might be known, Per. I, 2, 23. With up: s. up
the access and passage to remorse. Mob. I, 5, 45.
d) to hinder from proceeding, to arrest, to keep
back: to s. the loud pursuers in their yell, Ven. 688.
her eyelids, who, like sluices, — ed the crystal tide, 956.
those bars which s. the hourly dial, Lucr. 327. s. his
speed, 501. a gentle flood, being — ed, the bounding
banks overflows, 1119. counsel may s. a while what
will not stay, Compl. 159. the current being — ed,
Gent. II, 7, 26. s. the air by which he should revive,
Meas. II, 4, 25. proceeded well, to s. all good proceed-
ing, LLL 1, 1, 95. no bar to s. the foreign spirits, MercTi.
II, 7,46. — ing the career of laughter with a sigh, Wint.
I, 2, 286. whose counsel shall s. or spur me, II, 1, 187.
to s. their marches, John V, 1, 7. but ». no wrinkle in
his pilgrimage, R2 I, 3, 230. do you mean to s. any of
William's wages, H4B V, 1, 24. turn head, and s. pur-
suit, H5 II, 4, 69. force those waters from me which I
would have — ed, IV, 6, 29. who in proud heart doth s.
my cornets, H6A IV, 3, 25. to s. devoted charitable
deeds, R3 I, 2, 35. he —ed the fliers. Cor. II, 2, 107.
your good tongue might s. our countryman, V, 1, 38'. s.
thine unhallowed toil, Rom. V, 3, 54. the fountain of
your blood is — ed, Mcb. II, 3, 104 (has ceased to flow),
s. it, Marcellus, Hml. I, 1, 139; cf. Lr. II, 1, 38 and
III, 6, 57. whose disposition will not be rubbed nor — ed,
Lr. II, 2, 161. send to darkness all that s. me. Ant. Ill,
13, 182. what both you spur and s. Cymb. I, 6, 99. to
s. the air, Per. I, 1, 100. how I might s. this tempest
ere it came, I, 2, 98.
= to hinder from utterance, to put to silence: her
voice is — ed, Ven. 1061. to blow the grief away that
— s his answer so, Lucr. 1664. but she ...the protesta-
tion — s, 1700. Philomel — s her pipe in growth of riper
days, Sonn. 102, 8. we shall s. her exclamation, John
II, 558. vexation almost — s my breath, H6A IV, 3, 41.
death shall s. his dismal sound, H6C II, 6, 58. fills
mine eyes with tears and — s my tongue. III, 3, 14. to
s. the rumour, H8 II, 1, 152. it — * me here, 0th. II,
1, 199.
= to suppress: to s. posterity, Sonn. 3, 8. to s.
Arthur's title in the whole, John II, 562. send succours,
and s. the rage betime, H6B III, 1, 285. s. the rising of
blood-sucking sighs, H6C IV, 4, 22. his deafened parts,
which now are -midway — ed. Per. V, 1, 48.
Hence = to put an end to, to finish: revenge on
him that made me s. my breath, Lucr. 1 180, i. e. end my
life, kill myself; cf. Rom. V, 3, 211 and 0th. V, 2,
202. to s. effusion of our Christian blood, H6AV, 1,9.
to a. all hopes, R3 IV, 2, 60. to s. the inundation of
her tears, Rom. IV, 1, 12. whoso please to s. affliction,
Tim. V, 1, 213.
2) intr. a) to cease to go forward, to stand still:
Ven. 706. John V, 7, 67. H4B I, 1, 38. R3 IV, 2, 45.
H8 III, 2, 114. 116. Cor. Ill, 1, 32. Caes. IV, 1, 32.
= to cease to flow : now — sthy spring, H6C IV, 8,55.
b) to cease to speak: Tp. I, 2, 34. V, 198. Gent.
III, 1, 364. H6C III, 2, 52. R3 III, 5, 3. IV, 3, 16.
Rom. II, 4, 98. 99. Per. V, 1, 162.
Store, subst. (used only in the sing, ; therefore in
Sonn.136,10. store's, not stores', which is the writing of
1129
M. Edd.) 1) property, possession, having: poor
chastity is rifled of her s. Lucr. 692. if s. of crowns
he scant, Pilgr. 409. / am debating of my present s.
March. I, 3, 54. aid me with that s. of power you have,
All's V, 1, 20. your s. is not for idle markets, Tw. Ill,
3, 45. many a pound of mine own proper s. H6B III, 1 ,
115. this man may be possessed with some s. of crowns,
H6C II,. 5, 57.
In s. = a) laid up, hoarded: how many sons of
mine hast thou (the tomb) in s., thai thou wilt never
render to me more. Tit. I, 94; cf. Store-house in Mcb.
II, 4, 34. b) at one's disposal, in readiness, prepared
for use: I have better news in s. for you, Merch V,274.
if heaven have any grievous plague in s. R3 I, 3, 217.
I have an hour's talk in s. for you, Caes. 11,2, 121. the
vengeance that they had in s. Per. II, 4, 4.
2) plenty, abundance, great number or quantity:
poorly rich, so wanteth in his s. Lucr. 97. heaven's fair
sun that breeds the fat earth's s. 1837. I make my love
engrafted to this s. Sonn. 37, 8. increasing s. with loss
and loss with s. 64, 8. in whose confine immured is the
s. which should example where your equal grew, 84, 3.
in thy — 's account I one must be, 136, 10. the sea . ..
receives rain still and in abundance addeih to his s. 135,
10. to aggravate thy s. 146, 10. too small a pasture
for such s. of muttons, Gent. 1, 1, 105. thou callest
for such s., when one is one too many, Err. Ill, 1, 34.
to your huge «. wise things seem foolish , LLL V, 2,
377. great s. of wedding cheer, Shr. Ill, 2, 188. what
s. of parting tears were shed? R2 I, 4, 5. H4A II, 2,
94. H4B IV, 3, 131. H6B III, 1, 169. E3 I, 2, 155.
H8 V, 4, 77. Cor. I, 9, 32. Rom. I, 1, 222. I, 2, 22.
Caes. IV, 1, 30. Ant. IV, 1, 15. Cymb. 1, 4, 107.
3) increase of men, fertility, population : let those
whom Nature hath not made for s. , harsh , featureless
andrude, barrenly perish, Sonn. 11,9. truth andbeauty
shall together thrive, if from thyself to s. thou wouldst
convert, 14, 12. cf. the verb in 0th. IV, 3, 86.
Doubtful passage: whose warped looks proclaim
what s. her heart is made on, Lr. Ill, 6, 57 (Collier
stone).
Store, vb. 1) to preserve, to lay up, to hoard:
him she — s, to show what wealth she had in days long
since, Sonn. 67, 13. him as for a map doth nature s.,
to show false art what beauty was of yore, 68, 13. five
hundred crowns , which I did s. to be my foster-nurse.
As II, 3, 40. all the — d vengeances of heaven, Lr. II,
4, 166. With up: which he bade me s. up, as a triple
ej/e. All's II, 1, 111.
2) to stock with people, to populate: to new s.
France with bastard warriors, H5 III, 5, 31. as many
to the vantage as would s. the world they played for,
0th. IV, 3, 86.
Partic. — d = furnished, supplied, provided : their
tables were — d full. Per. I, 4, 28. a cup that's — d
unto the brim , II, 3, 50. With of: whereof the city is
well — d. Cor. 1, 1, 194. Oftener with: so — d with
friends, John V, 4, 1. — d with all (faults) Cor. II, 1,
20. —d with ill. Per. 1, 1, 77. —d with corn, 1, 4, 95.
Store -house, a magazine: Cor. I, 1, 83. 137.
III, 1, 114. Applied to a burying -place: Colmekill,
the sacred s. of his predecessors , Mcb. II, 4, 34 ; cf.
store in Tit. I, 94.
Storm , subst. a tempest (usually a violent wind
attended with rain): Tp. I, 1, 15. II, 2, 19. 39. 43.
114. 116. Err. I, 1, 81. Shr. Ill, 2, 174. V, 2, 150.
Wint. Ill, 2, 214. Ill, 3, 49. John IV, 2, 108. R2 II,
I, 35. 264. H6B III, 2, 103. V, 1, 206. H6C V, 3, 13.
R3 II, 3, 35. 44. H8 I, 1, 90. Ill, 1, 164. Troil. I, 1,
37 (0. Edd. scorn). Tit. II, 3, 23. II, 4, 54. IV, 4, 71.
Tim. IV, 3, 266. Mcb. I, 2, 26. Hml. II, 2, 505. Lr.
II, 4, 82. 290. 312. Ill, 1, 49. Ill, 4, 6. 29. HI, 7, 59.
IV, 1, 34. IV, 3, 30. Ant. I, 2, 154 (s and tempests).
III, 13, 165. Cymb. HI, 3, 62. Per. Ill Prol. 53. Ill,
1, 19. IV, 1, 21.
Figuratively, = commotion, tumult, disturbance,
violent excitement, extreme danger: Lucr. 966.1518.
1589. Compl. 101. Ado V, 4, 42. Mids. 1, 2, 29. Shr.
I, 1, 177. John V, 1, 20. V, 2, 55. R2 II, 4, 22. H6B
III, 1, 349. V, 1, 198. H6C III, 3, 38. 47. IV, 1, 38.
IV, 6, 98. IV, 7, 43 (in his time of s.). H8 IV, 2, 21.
Troil. 1, 3, 47 (—s of fortune). Tit. I, 154. II, 1, 25.
Rom. HI, 2, 64. Caes. V, 1, 68. 0th. I, 3, 250 (my
downright violence and s. of fortune ; Ql scorn). Ant.
IV, 4, 13.
Storm, vb. 1) intr. a) to blow with violence : then
s. venomously , Per. HI, 1,7 (M. Edd. thou — est, or
thou s. thou).
b) to be passionate, to chafe, to fume: why, look
you, how you s. Merch. 1, 3, 138. to be so baited, scorned
and — ed at, R3 I, 3, 109 (Qq thus taunted, scorned
and baited at), now is a time to s. Tit. HI, 1, 264. the
ocean swells not so as Aaron — s, IV, 2, 139. wherefore
s. you so? Rom. I, 5, 62.
2) tr. to agitate , to infest, to disquiet: — ing her
world with sorrow's wind and rain, Compl. 7.
Storm-beaten, violently blown against and
struck by a storm : to dry therain on my s, face, Sonn.
34,6.
Stormy, 1) tempestuous, full of wind and rain:
like a s. day, now wind, now rain, Ven. 965. 5. bluster-
ing weather, Lucr. 115. the s. gusts of winter's day,
Sonn. 13, 11. as. day, which makes the rivers drown
their shores, R2 HI, 2, 107. a s. night, Per. Ill, 2, 4.
2) violent, passionate : if you give o'er to s. passion,
H4B I, 1, 165. his s. hate, H6B HI, 1, 155.
Story, subst. 1) history, account of memorable
events: he that can endure to follow with allegiance a
fallen lord does conquer him that did his master conquer,
and earns a place i' the s. Ant. Ill, 13, 46.
2) any tale of true or fabulous events: she told him.
— es to delight his ear , Pilgr. 47. some shallow s. of
deep love, Gent. I, 1, 21. the s. of the Prodigal, Wiv.
IV, 5, 8 and H4B II, 1, 157. the s. shall be changed:
Apollo flies, and Daphne holds the chase, Mids. II, 1,
230. love's — es, 11, 2, 122. Pyramus and Thisbe, says
the s., did talk through the chink of a wall. III, 1, 65.
tell sad — es of the death of kings, R2 III, 2,156. our
author will continue the s. H4B V, 5, 144. those that
have not read the s. H5 V Chor. 1. Epil. 2. H8 Prol.
26. I, 1, 36. II, 3, 90. Tit. HI, 2, 83. V, 3, 83. Rom.
I, 3, 92. V, 3, 309. Mcb. HI, 4, 65. Hml. HI, 2, 273.
Cymb. II, 2, 27 and II, 4, 69 (= the subject repre-
sented by a picture; cf. Wiv. IV, 5, 8 and H4B II, 1,
157). Per. IV Prol. 19. IV, 4, 9. V Prol. 2.
3) report, account given about a matter or person ;
recital of facts and incidents : the light will show, cha-
ractered in my brow, the s. of sweet chastity's decay,
Lucr. 808. the nurse, to still her child, will tell my s.
813. / can set down a s. of faults concealed, Sonn.
88, 6. that tongue that tells the s. of thy days, 95 9.
the s. of my life, Tp.V,304. 312. to hear the s. of your
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loves discovered, Gent. V, 4, 171. to tell sad — es of
my own mishaps. Err. I, 1, 121. 138. all the s. of the
night told over , Mids. V, 23. which makes her s* true,
All's IV, 3, 66 (i. e. that which is told about her).
H5 IV, 3, 56. H6C I, 4, 160. R3 I, 2, 161. IV, 3, 8
(Ff s., Qq —es). IV, 4, 280 (Ff letter). Hml. V, 2,
360. 0th. I, 3, 129. Ant. V, 2, 364. Cymb. Ill, 6, 92.
Per. V, 1, 135. 166.
4) that which a person says or tells ; where did I
leave? No matter where, quoth he, leave me, and then
the t!. aptly ends, Ven. 716. their (lovers') copious
— es oftentimes begun ... are never done, 845. whose
(Sinon's) enchanting s. the credulous old Priam after
slew, Lucr. 1521. he that writes of you ...so dignifies
his s. Sonn.84, 8. could make me any summer's s. tell,
98, 7 (i. e. praise the delights of summer), reworded
a plaintful s. Compl. 2. without the which this s. were
most impertinent, Tp. I, 2, 137. 306. V, 117. make me
not your s. Meas. 1, 4, 30 (^ make me not your theme,
i. e. don't make a fool of me). Err. V, 356. Ado I, 1,
313. IV, 1, 124. As IV, 3, 154. All's V, 3, 229. R2
V, 2, 2. H4A III, 3, 191 {it appears so by the s., i. e.
there is no denying it after what has been said). H4B
II, 4, 272. H6C II, 1, 44. Caes. I, 2, 92. Mcb. V, 5,
29. Hml. I, 1, 32. 0th. 1, 3, 158. 165. IV, 1, 135.
Cymb. Ill, 3, 55. 91. V, 5, 286. Hence almost =
matter, subject, business: when Prospero is destroyed.
That shall be by and by: I remember the s. Tp. Ill, 2,
156. who hath a s. ready for your ear, Meas. IV, 1, 66.
let us from point to point this s. know. All's V, 3, 325.
as index to the c. we late talked of, R3 II, 2, 149. /
must read this paper; I fear, the s. of his anger, H8
III, 2, 209.
Story, subst. = floor, see Clear-stories.
Story, vb. to relate, to give an account of: — es
his victories, his triumphs and his glories, Ven. 1013.
he — es to her ear her husband' s fame, Lucr. 106. how
worthy he is I will leave to appear hereafter, rather
than s. him in his own hearing, Cymb. I, 4, 34.
Stoup, see Stoop, subst.
Stout, 1) strong, firm: rifted Jove's s. oak, Tp.
V, 45. rocks impregnable are not so s. ... but time
decays, Sonn. 65, 7.
2) vigorous, full of life; pluck s. men's pillows
from below their heads, Tim. IV, 3, 32.
3) proud, overbearing: I will be strange, s. Tw.
11,5,185. as s. and proud as he were lord of all, H6B
I, 1, 187. correcting thy s. heart, Cor. Ill, 2, 78.
4) bold and resolute: with dreadful pomp of s. in-
vasion, John IV, 2, 173. this earth ... bears not alive
so s. a gentleman, H4A V, 4, 93. the s. Lord Talbot,
H6A I, 1, 106. s. Pendragon, III, 2, 95. a — er cham-
pion never handled sword. III, 4, 19. the s. Parisians
do revolt, V, 2, 2. s. kerns, H6B IV, 9, 26. «. Diomede,
H6C IV, 2, 19. a wise s. captain, IV, 7, 30. s. resolved
mates, R3 I, 3, 340. the s. Marl Northumberland, H8
IV, 2, 12. s. Mercutio, Rom. 111,1, 174. ». Tybalt, 178.
the s. Norweyan ranks, Mcb. I, 3, 95.
Stoutly, 1) strongly, firmly: his bark is s. tim-
bered, 0th. II, 1, 48.
2) boldly, resolutely, obstinately : /atn( not, faint
heart, but s. say: so be it, Lucr. 1209. thou that so «.
hast resisted me, H6C 11, 5, 79. she speaks for you s.
0th. Hi, 1, 47.
Stoutness, overbearing and unbending pride: let
thy mother rather feel thy pride than fear thy dangerous
s. Cor.lII, 2, 127 (the stress seems to be on the words
feel and fear. Let thy mother rather be in person
offended by thy pride than be further solicitous about
its dangerous consequences), his s. when he did stand
for consul, V, 6, 27.
StoTer, fodder for cattle, as hay, straw, and the
like : the turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep, and
flat meads thatched with s., them to keep, Tp. IV, 63.
Stow, to bestow, to place, lo lodge, to lay up:
night ... in her vaulty prison — s the day, Lucr. 119.
the mariners all under hatches — ed, Tp. I, 2, 230.
safely — ed, Hml. IV, 2, 1. where hast thou — ed my
daughter? 0th, I, 2, 62.
Stowage, state of being laid up: to have them in
safe s. Cymb. 1, 6, 192.
Strachy, a name or title not yet satisfactorily
explained : the lady of the S. married the yeoman of the
wardrobe, Tw. II, 5, 45.
Straggler, rover, vagabond: let's whip these — s
o'er the seas again, R3 V, 3, 327.
Straggling, roving dispersedly and apart from
the main body: s. slaves for pillage fighting , Lucr.
428. he enriched poor s. soldiers with great quantity,
Tim. V, 1, 7.
Straight (cf. Strait) adj. passing from one point
to another by the nearest way, right, direct, not crook-
ed; 5. legs and passing strong, Ven. 297. I may be s ,
though they themselves be bevel, Sonn. 121, 11. Shr. II,
256. Tw. II, 3, 148. H4A I, 1, 82. II, 4, 164. H5 V,
2,168. Rom. II, 1,19. Cymb. 111,1,38. Per. V, 1,110.
Straight, adv. 1) straight-forward, not by a de-
viating course: bear thine eyes s., though thy proud
heart go wide, Sonn. 140, 14. floating s., obedient to
the stream. Err. 1, 1, 87. lo, he is tilting s. LLL V, 2,
483 (not breaking his spear across; cf. Across), he
runs $. and even, H4A III, 1, 114.
2) immediately, without delay: the steed breaketh
his rein, and to her goes he s. Ven. 264. and s., in
pity of her tender years, they both would strive who first
should dry his tears, 1091. what fond beggar, but to
touch the crown , would with the sceptre s. be struj:ken
down? Lucr. 217. as one shifts, another s. ensues,
1104. 1299. 1634. Sonn. 45, 14. 89, 3. 100, 5. 129,
5. 145, 5. Wiv. 1, 1, 118. IV, 2, 85. 103. IV, 4, 75.
IV. 6, 32. Meas. I, 2, 166. 1, 4, 85. II, 2, 1. Err. Ill,
2, 190. IV, 1, 102. IV, 2, 63. IV, 4, 59. 143. LLL V,
2, 277. Mids. Ill, 2, 403. IV, 1, 65. Merch. I, 1, 31.
I, 2, 65. I, 3, 175. II, 4, 25. II, 6, 50. II, 9, 1. As II,
1, 68. Ill, 5, 136. Wint. II, 3, 14. R2 II, 1, 215. V,
3, 139. H6A IV, 1, 73. IV, 4, 40. V, 4, 47. H6B II, 1,
141. HI, 2, 15. 244. H6C I, 2, 71. R3 I, 3, 355. H8
III, 2, 115. Hml. II, 2, 451. 0th. IV, 1, 58 etc. etc.
Straight-pight, straight-fixed, erect :/or/ca(«!"e,
laming the shrine of Venus, or s. Minerva, Cymb. V,
5, 164.
Straightway, immediately, on the spot> Tp. V,
235. Mids. Ill, 2, 34. V, 204. H6A I, 5, 7. H6B IV,
9,33. Caes. II, 2,127. Ant. Ill, 11,20. Cymb. Ill, 5, 83.
Strain, subst. 1) effort of thought (as if by violent
stretching of the mind) ; and, in the publication, make
no s. , but that Achilles . . . will find Hector's purpose
pointing on him, Troil. 1, 3,326 (= make no difficulty,
no doubt).
2) motion of the mind , internal action , impulse,
feeling (German: Regung): other — s of woe, which
now seem woe, compared with loss of thee will not seem
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so, Sonn. 90, 13. unless he know some s. in me, that I
know not mi/self, he would never have boarded me in this
fury, Wiv. II, 1, 91. measure his woe the length and
breadth of mine, and let it answer evert/ s, for s. , as
thus for thus, and such a grief for such. Ado V, 1, 12.
love is full of unbefitting — s, LLL V, 2, 770. if it did
infect my blood with joy, or swell my thoughts to any s.
of pride, H4B IV, 5, 171. do not these high — s of
divination in our sister work some touches of remorse ?
Troil. II, 2, 113. can it be that so degenerate a s. as
this should once set footing in your generous bosoms ?
154. thou hast affected the fine — s of honour, to imitate
the graces of the gods. Cor. V, 3, 149. praise his most
vicious s., and call it excellent, Tim. IV, 3, 213. it is
no act of common passage, but a s. of rareness, Cymb.
111,4, 95. 0 nobles.! IV, 2, 24.
3) natural disposition: 7 would all of the same s.
were in the same distress, Wiv. Ill, 3, 197. he is of a
noble s., of approved valour and confirmed honesty. Ado
II, 1, 394. you have shown to-day your valiant s. Lr.
V, 3, 40.
4) stock, race : he is bred out of that bloody s. that
haunted us in our familiar paths, H5 II, 4, 51. the s.
of man's bred out into baboon and monkey , Tim. I, 1,
259. if thou wert the noblest of thy s. Caes. V, 1, 59.
I do shame to think of what a noble s. you are , and of
how coward a spirit, Per. IV, 3, 24.
5) note, tune, song : I at each sad s. will strain a
tear, Lucr. 1131. the s. of strutting chanticleer, Tp. I,
2, 385. play false — s. As IV, 3, 68. thai s. again!
Tw. I, 1, 4. touch thy instrument a s. or two, Caes. IV,
3, 257.
Strain, vb. 1) tr. a) to press, to squeeze: our king
has all the Indies in his arms , and more and richer,
when he — s that lady, H8 IV, 1, 46.
b) to extend, to stretch : / am to pray you not to s.
my speech to grosser issues nor to larger reach than to
suspicion, 0th. Ill, 3, 218. Absol. : you s. too far, H4A
IV, 1, 75 (you go too far in your apprehensions).
c) to exert, to ply hard, to put to the utmost
strength : to strange sores strangely , they s. the cure.
Ado IV, 1, 254. my breast I'll burst with — ing of my
courage, H6A I, 5, 10. our hope in him is dead: let us
return, and s. what other means is left unto us, Tim.
V, 1, 230. he sweats, — s his young nerves, Cymb. Ill,
3, 94. to s. courtesy = to insist on the precedence of
others, to decline to go first: they all s. courtesy who
shall cope him first, Ven. 888; and hence = to remain
behind: my business was great; and in such a case as
mine a man may «. courtesy. Bom. II, 4, 55. Partic.
— ed = excessive: this — ed passion doth you wrong,
H4B I, 1, 161. with — ed pride to come between our
sentence and our power, Lr. I, 1, 172 (Qq strayed).
d) to urge: note, if your lady s. his entertainment
roith any strong or vehement importunity, 0th. Ill,
3, 250.
e) to wrench ; to force, to constrain : s. their cheeks
to idle merriment, John III, 3, 46. nor aught so good
but — ed from that fair use revolts from true birth,
Rom. II, 3, 19. it — s me past the compass of my wits,
IV, 1, 47. Partic. — ed = forced, constrained: what
—ed touches rhetoric can lend, Sonn. 82, 10. on what
compulsion must I? The quality of mercy is not — ed,
Merch. IV, 1, 184.
f) to filter: I at each sad strain will s. a tear,
Lucr. 1131. I love thee in so —ed a purity, Troil. IV,
4, 26 (P{ strange), faith and troth, —ed purely from
all hollow bias-drawing, IV, 5, 169.
g) to tune (?): it is the lark that sings so out of
tune, — ing harsh discords, Eom. Ill, 6, 28.
2) intr. to make efforts, to exert one's self: more
— ing on for plucking back, Wint. IV, 4, 476 (like a
hound in the leash), like greyhounds in the slips, — ing
upon the start, H5 III, 1,32. to build his fortune I will
s. a little, Tim. I, 1, 143. I do not s. at the position,
— it is familiar, — but at the author's drift, Troil. Ill,
3, 112 (I do not put my brains on the rack; I see no
difficulty in the position, cf. subst. Strain 1. Ff s. it
at). Remarkable expression: with what encounter so
uncurrent I have — ed to appear thus, Wint. Ill, 2, 51
(perhaps = brought about, contrived. Dyce: with
what unwarrantable familiarity of intercourse I have
so far exceeded bounds, or gone astray, that I should
be forced to appear thus in a public court as a cri-
minal.— CoWieTstrayedjJohnsonhave I been stained).
Strait, subst. 1) a narrow passage: the tide ...
boundeth ... back to the s. that forced him on so fast,
Lucr. 1670. honour travels in a s. so narrow, where
one but goes abreast, Troil. Ill, 3, 154.
2) difficulty, distress: Iknow into what — s of for-
tune she is driven, As V, 2, 71.
Strait, adj. (cf. Straight) 1) nstrrovr: flying through
a s. lane, Cymb. V, 3, 7. 11.
2) tight, close: you rode, like a kern of Ireland,
your Frenchhose off , andinyour s.strossers, H5 111,7,57.
3) parsimonious, niggardly: / do not ask you much,
I beg cold comfort; and you are so s. and so ingrateful,
you deny me that, John V, 7, 42.
4) strict: whom I believe to he most s. in virtue,
Meas. II, 1, 9. some s. decrees that lie too heavy on
the commonwealth, H4A IV, 3, 79. such a s. edict,
H6B III, 2, 258. his means most short, his creditors
most s. Tim. I, t, 96.
Adverbially: proceed no — er 'gainst our uncle
Gloster than . . ., H6B III, 2, 20.
Straited, put to difficulty, at a loss : if your lass
should call this your lack of love or bounty, you were
s.for a reply, Wint. IV, 4, 365.
Straitly, strictly: his majesty hath s. given in
charge that no man shall have private conference with
his brother, R3 1, 1, 85. IV, 1, 17 (Pt strictly).
Straitness , strictness , severity : if his own life
answer the s. of his proceeding, Meas. Ill, 2, 269.
Strand, see Strond.
Strange, Lord S. of Blackmere, one of Talbot's
baronial titles: H6A IV, 7, 65.
Strange, adj. 1) of another country, foreign: one
of the s. queen's lords, LLL IV, 2, 134. wear s. suits,
disable all the benefits of your country. As IV, 1, 34.
as by s. fortune it came to us, Wint. II, 3, 179 (as the
child of a foreigner), studies his companions like a s.
tongue, H4B IV, 4, 69. H8 III, 3, 45. he (my man) is
s. and peevish, Cymb. 1, 6, 54. I am something curious,
being s., to have them in safe stowage, 191.
2) not one's own, belonging to another: the im-
pression of s. kinds is formed in them by force , Lucr.
1242. millions of s. shadows on you tend, Sonn. 53, 2.
in him a plenitude of subtle matter, applied to cautels,
all s. forms receives , Compl. 303. some such s. bull
leaped your father's cow. Ado V, 4, 49. s. fowl light
upon neighbouring ponds, Cymb. I, 4, 97. cf. Strange-
achieved.
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3) unknown; unnsed before; new: to new-found
methods and to compounds s. Sonn. 76, 4. what s.fish
hath made his meal on thee? Tp. II, 1, 112; cf. II, 2,
28. 32 (and !H8 V, 4, 34). the signet is not s. to you,
Meas. IV, 2, 209. thy complexion shifts to s. effects,
after the moon, 111,1,24. as s. as the thing I know not.
Ado IV, 1,271. learned without opinion, and s. without
heresy, LLLV, 1,6 (new and original), love to Richard
is a s. brooch in this all-hating world, E2 V, 5, 66.
you did devise s. tortures, H6B HI, 1, 122. / stalk
about her door, like a s. soul upon the Stygian banks,
Troil. Ill, 2, 10 (newly arrived), these s. flies, these
fashion-mongers , Rom. II, 4, 34. new honours come
upon him, like our s. garments, Mcb. I, 3, 145.
4) not knowing, unacquainted: I will acquaintance
strangle and look s. Sonn. 89, 8. as s. unto your town
us to your talk. Err. 11,2, 151. why look you s. on me?
you know' me well, V, 295. to put a s. face on his own
perfection, Ado II, 3, 49 (= not to seem to know his
own accomplishment), am become as new into the
world, s., unacquainted, Troil. Ill, 3, 12. / know thee
well, hut in thy fortunes am unlearned and s. Tim. IV,
3, 56. you make me s. even to the disposition that I owe,
Mcb. HI, 4, 112 (you make me not to know myself,
not to know whether I am a brave man or a coward).
5) reserved, distant, estranged, not familiar: in
many's looks the false heart 's history is writ in moods
and frowns and wrinkles s. Sonn, 93, 8. look s. and
frown. Err. II, 2, 112. thy self I call it, being s. to me,
123. you grow exceeding s. Merch. I, 1, 67. why do
you look so s. upon your wife? All's V, 3, 168. J will
be s., stout, Tw. II, 5, 184. you throw a s. regard upon
me, V, 219. if he were proud, or covetous of praise, or
!,. or self -affected , Troil. II, 3, 250. those that have
more cunning to be s. Rom. II, 2, 101. I should have
been more s. 102. s. love, grown bold. III, 2, 15. you
bear too stubborn and too s. a hand over your friend,
Caes. I, 2, 35.
6) extraordinary, enormous, remarkable, singular:
against s, maladies a sovereign cure, Sonn. 153, 8. with
good life and observation s. Tp. Ill, 3, 87. he is sick
of a s. fever, Meas. V, 152. to s. sores strangely they
strain the cure, Ado IV, 1, 254. we will ivith some s.
pastime solace them, LLL IV, 3, 377. thou It show thy
mercy and remorse more s, than is thy s. apparent
cruelty, Merch. IV, 1, 20. he hath s. places crammed
with observation, As II, 7, 40. full of s. oaths and
bearded like the pard, 150. impossible be s. attempts
to those that weigh their pains in sense, All's I, 1, 239.
J see a s. confession in thine eye, H4B I, 1, 94. a s,
tongue makes my cause more s., suspicious, H8 III, 1,
45. this (murder) most foul, s. and unnatural, Hml. 1,
5, 28. a. and fastened villain, Lr. II, 1, 79 (Qq strong),
there is some s. thing toward, III, 3, 20. 'tis a s. truth,
0th. V, 2, 189. he hath laid s. courtesies and great of
late upon me, Ant. II, 2, 157. all s. and terrible events
are welcome , IV, 15, 3. nature wants stuff to vie s.
forms with fancy, V, 2, 98. she doth think she hath s.
lingering poisons, Cymb. I, 5, 34. fame answering the
most s. inquire. Per. Ill Prol. 22.
To make it s. ^ to do as if something extra-
ordinary had happened ; to seem to be shocked : she
makes it s. , but she would be best pleased to be so an-
gered with another letter, Gent. 1, 2, 102. why makest
thou it so sj Tit. II, 1, 81.
7) surprising, wonderful, odd: Ven. 791. 985. Tp.
I, 2, 178. 401. II, 1, 199. 213. 318. II, 2, 28. 32. 41.
Ill, 3, 95. IV, 143. 234. V, 117. 228. 232. 242. 289.
Meas. IV, 2, 216. V, 38. 39. 42. 44. Err. 1, 1, 52. Ill,
1, 97. Ado II, 3, 22. IV, 1, 270. LLL V, 2, 210. Mids.
Ill, 1, 90. 107. V, 69. Merch. I, 1, 51. II, 8, 13. IV,
1, 177. Shr. I, 1, 85 (will you be so s.f). Tw. I, 3,
120. V, 70. John I, 44 etc. etc. Followed by should:
Wint. V, 1, 114. John V, 7, 20. Caes. II, 2, 35. Ant.
III, 7, 58.
Adverbially : how s. or odd soe'er I bear myself,
Hml. 1, 5, 170. she will speak most bitterly and s. Most
s., but yet most truly, Meas. V, 36. 37 (the suffix ly be-
longing to both adverbs; cf. Appendix).
Strauge-achieved, gained and' yet not enjoyed;
acquired not for one's own self, but for the benefit of
others : for this they have engrossed and piled up the
cankered heaps of s. gold, H4B IV, 5, 72.
Strange -disposed, of a remarkable disposition
or nature: it is a s. time, Caes. I, 3, 33.
Strangely, 1) as something not one's own, as a
thing belonging to another country or to other people:
that thou commend it s. to someplace where chance may
nurse or end it, Wint. II, 3, 182.
2) in themanner of one who does not know another
or pretends not to know him ; in a distant and reserved
manner: when thou shalt s . pass and scarcely greet me,
Sonn. 49, 5. I have looked on truth askance and s. 110,
6. you all look S' on me, H4B V, 2, 63. which of the
peers have uneontemned gone by him, or at least s. ne-
glected? H8 III, 2, 11, to pass s. by him, Troil. Ill, 3,
39. they pass by s. 11.
3) extraordinarily, uncommonly: thou hasts. stood
the test, Tp. IV, 7. 0 mischief s. thwarting, Ado HI, 2,
135. to strange sores s. they strain the cure, IV, 1,254.
the herds were s. clamorous, H4A HI, 1, 40. s. visited
people, ... the mere despair of surgery, he cures, Mcb.
IV, 3, 150.
4) in a manner to cause wonder and surprise : Tp.
III, 3, 40. V, 160. 313. Meas. I, 4, 50. IV, 2, 120. John
IV, 2, 144. H8 III, 2, 29. IV, 1, 81. IV, 2, 112. V, 3,
94. Mcb. HI, 6, 3. Hml. V, 1, 172. 173. Cymb. V, 2,
17. V, 6, 272. Per. H, 2, 63.
Strangeness, 1) distant behaviour, reserve: she
puts on outward s. Ven. 310. measure my s. with my
unripe years, 524. ungird thy s. Tw. IV, 1, 16. the
s. of his altered countenance, H6B 111,1, 5. the savage
s. he puts on, Troil. II, 3, 136. between your s. and his
pride, HI, 3, 46. put on a form of s. 61. he shall in s.
stand no farther off than in a politic distance, 0th. HI,
3, 12 (Qq in strangest).
2) wonderfulness, power of exciting surprise : Tp.
I, 2, 306. V, 247. Meas. V, 386. Lr. IV, 6, 66.
Stranger, 1) one of another country or place:
Err. I, 2, 60. IV, 2, 9, LLL V, 2, 174. 218. Merch.
HI, 3, 27. As IV, 3, 163. Shr. II, 87. 90. V, 1, 111.
All's IV, 1, 17. Tw. HI, 3, 9. John V, 2, 27 (0. Edd.
stranger, march; M. Edd. stranger march). R2 11,3,3.
H8 I, 4, 63. U, 2, 102. II, 4, 15. Tit. IV, 2, 33. Oth.
1, 1, 137. Cymb. I, 6, 59. 161. II, 1, 35. 37. 44. II, 4,
126. Per. I, 4, 25. II, 2, 42. 52. II, 6, 46. V, 1, 114.
Adjectivcly the s. queen, LLL IV, 2, 143. to seek
new friends and s. companies, Mids. 1, 1, 219 (O.Edd.
strange companions), swearing allegiance to s. blood,
John V, 1, 11. the s. paths of banishment, R2 I, 3, 143.
my s. soul, R3 I, 4, 48. u s. knight. Per. II, 3, 67. II,
5, 16.
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2) one unknown or, at least, not familiar; one not
belonging to the house, a guest: lends embracements
unto every s. Ven. 790. in the interest of thy bed a s.
came, Lucr. 1620. count the world a s. Gent. V, 4, 70.
Err. IV, 1, 36. Merch. I, 2, 135. Ill, 2, 240. As lir,
2, 275. All's II, 5, 91. V, 3, 26. Tw. I, 4, 4. E2 I,
3, 239. H6B I, 3, 82. H8 II, 3, 17. V, 1, 170. Rom.
I, 5, 146. Mcb. IV, 3, 163. Hml. I, 5, 165. Cymb. I,
4, 30. 111. Per. II, 5, 77. With to: we are but —s to
him , Tim. Ill, 2, 4. metaphorically : and to my state
grew s. Tp. I, 2, 76. to make us — s to his looks of
love, H4A I, 3, 290. Mcb. IV, 3, 125. Lr. I, 1, 117.
0th. Ill, 3, 144.
Adjectively: never coped with s. eyes, Lucr. 99.
a s. cur, Merch. I, 3, 119.
3) any other person, not one's self: when shall he
think to find a s. just , when he himself himself con-
founds, Lucr. 159. Adjectively: she thought they (her
words) touched not any ». sense. All's I, 3, 114 (=
were not overheard by any other person).
4) one unacquainted, not knowing; a s. to those
most imperial looks, Troil. I, 3, 224. my child is yet a
s. in the world, Rom. 1, 2, 8.
Strangered, estranged, alienated : dowered with
our curse, and s. with our oath, Lr. I, 1, 207.
Strangle, to choke, to kill by stopping respi-
ration: — ing a snake, LLL V, 1, 142. V, 2, 595. the
smallest thread will serve to s. thee, John IV, 3, 129.
H4A II, 4, 547. H6B II, 3, 8. Ill, 2, 170. R3 IV, 4,
138. Rom. IV, 3, 35 (= to suffocate). Otb. IV, 1, 220.
Metaphorically, = to hinder from appearance, to
suppress, to extinguish: / will acquaintance s. and
look strange, Sonn. 89, 9. it is the baseness of thy fear
that makes thee s. thy propriety , Tw. V, 150 (disown
what thou art). ». such thoughts, Wint. IV, 4, 47. va-
pours that did seem to s. him, H4A I, 2, 227 (i. e. the
sun), he has — d his language in his tears, H8 V, 1,
157. — s our dear vows even in the birth of our own
labouring breath, Troil. IV, 4, 39. dark night — s the
travelling lamp, Mcb. II, 4, 7.
Strangler , that which chokes and destroys : the
band that seems to tie their friendship together will be
the very s. of their amity. Ant. II, 6, 130.
Strap, a slip of leather attached to boots to make
their putting on more easy : an they (boots) be not, let
them hang themselves in their own — s, Tw. I, 3, 13.
Strappado, a species of torture, in which a per-
son was drawn up by his arms tied behind his back,
and then suddenly let down with a jerk : an I were
at the s. H4A II, 4, 262.
Stratagem, 1) an arti6ce in war, a trick to de-
ceive the enemy (a deed as well as a practice 1 : All's
III, 6, 37. 68 (your mystery in s.). IV, 1, 56 (it was
in s.). H5 IV, 8, 113. H6A III, 2, 18. IV, 5, 2. Lr.
IV, 6, 188.
2) any artiBce or trick: H4B II, 4, 22. R3 III, 5,
11. Tit. II, 1, 104. II, 3, 5.
3) a dreadful deed , anything amazing and appal-
ling; fit for treasons, — s and spoils, Merch. V, 85.
every minute now should be the father of some s. H4B
I, 1, 8. what — s, how fell, how butcherly, this deadly
quarrel daily doth beget, H6C II, 5, 89. that heaven
should practise — s upon so soft a subject, Rom. Ill,
5, 211.
Strata , name in Caes. V, 5, 32. 33. 44. 48. 50.
53, 64.
Straw, snbst. 1) the stalk on which com grows,
and from which it is thrashed : when shepherds pipe
on oaten —s, LLL V, 2, 913. those that with haste
will make a mighty fire, begin it with weak — s, Caes.
1,3,108. Emblem of weakness and insignificance:
our lances are but — s, Shr. V, 2, 173. oaths are — s,
H5 II, 3, 53. start at wagging of a s. R3 III, 5, 7.
spurns enviously at — s , Hml. IV, 5, 6. a pigmy's s.
does pierce it, Lr. IV, 6, 171. Hence = trifle; I force
not argument a s. Lucr. 1021. I prize it' not a s. Wint.
HI, 2, 111. shall blow each dust, each s., each little
rub, out of the path , John III, 4, 128. will not debate
the question of this s. Hml. IV, 4, 26. find quarrel in
a s. 65.
2) a mass of stalks of grain cut and thrashed ; a
platted hive ofs. Compl. 8. stuff me out with s. H4B
V, 5, 88. a wisp of s. were worth a thousand crowns,
to make this shameless callet know herself, H6C II, 2,
144 ("a wisp, or small twist, of straw or hay, was
often applied as a mark of opprobrium to an immo-
dest woman, a scold, or similar offenders ; even the
showing it to a woman was, therefore, considered as
a grievous affront." Nares). first thrash the corn, then
after burn the s. Tit. II, 3, 123. Proverbially com-
bustible: she burned with love, as s. with fire flameth,
Pilgr. 97. the strongest oaths are s. to the fire i the
blood, Tp. IV, 52. = bed-straw, litter: Meas. IV, 3,
38. All's IV, 3, 289. Lr. Ill, 2, 69. Ill, 4, 45. IV,
7, 40.
Straw, vb. =: strew; see O'erstrawed.
Strawberry, the fruit of the plant Fragaria: H5
1, 1, 60. R3 III, 4, 34. 49. 0th. Ill, 3, 436.
Straw-colour, of a light yellow: your s. beard,
Mids. I, 2, 95.
Strawy, resembling straw : the s. Greeks, ripe for
his edge, fall down before him, like the mower's swath ,
Troil. V, 5, 24 (Ff straying).
Stray, subst. 1) dereliction , aberration ; / would
not from your love make such a s. Lr. I, 1, 212.
2) a straggler, a vagabond ; impounded as a s. the
king of Scots, H5 I, 2, 160. to seize me for a s. H6C
IV, 10, 27.
Collectively, = stragglers : /jursue the scattered s.
H4B IV, 2, 120.
Stray, vb. 1) intr. to wander from a direct course
or from company; Ven. 234. Tp. I, 2, 417. Ill, 3, 9.
Gent. I, 1, 74. II, 7, 31. Mids. V, 409. Merch. II, 7,
35. V, 30. R2 I, 3, 206. H6B III, 1, 211. H6C 111,
2, 176. Troil. V, 5, 24 (Ff —ing, = straggling; Qq
and M. Edd. strawy). Tit. Ill, 1, 88. V, 1, 20. Ant.
IV, 14, 47. Metaphorically: love is ... skipping and
vain, . . . full of — ing shapes, . . . varying in subjects,
LLL V, 2, 773 (—ing monosyll., like many similar
participles; M. Edd. stray or strange). In a moral
sense, = to go astray, to deviate from the right:
Sonn. 41, 10. H8 V, 3, 64. Lr. I, 1, 172 (Ff — «</,
Qq strained). Per. I, 1, 104.
2) tr. to mislead: hath not else his eye — ed his
affection in unlawful love? Err. V, 51.
Streak, subst. a line of colour different from the
ground ; chequering the eastern clouds with — s of light,
Rom. II, 3, 2. what envious — s do lace the severing
clouds in yonder east. III, 5, 7. the west yet glimmers
with some — s of day, Mcb. Ill, 3, 5.
Streak, vb. to overspread, to anoint: with the
juice of this I'll s. her eyes, Mids. II, 1, 257.
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streaked, variegated with lines of a different
colour, dappled: the eanlings which were s. and pied,
Merch. I, 3, 80. s. gillyvors, Wint. IV, 4, 82.
Stream, subst. any current of water : in vain you
strive against the s. Ven. 772. left me to the mercy of
a rude s. H8 III, 2, 364. a vagabond flag upon the s.
Ant. I, 4, 45.
= a current in the sea : floating straight, obedient
to the s. Err. I, 1, 87. my boat sails freely , both with
wind and s. 0th. II, 3, 65. = a river, brook, or rivu-
let: the petty — s that pay a daily debt to their salt
sovereign, Lucr. 649. Gent. II, 7, 34. Ado III, 1, 27.
As- II, 1, 46. IV, 3, 80. John II, 443. R2 V, 3, 62.
H5 I, 2, 209. Caes. I, 1, 64. Hml. IV, 7, 168. 0th.
IV, 3, 45. Cymb. IV, 2, 184.
Figuratively , = a moving throng of people : the
rich s. of lords and ladies, H8 IV, 1, 62. we will be
there before the s. o' the people. Cor. II, 3, 269. cf. to
forswear the full s. of the world. As III, 2, 440.
Applied to tears and to blood flowing plentifully :
Lucr. 1078. Compl. 285. Merch. I II, 2, 46. Lucr. 1774.
R2 I, 1, 103. H6A HI, 3, 55. R3 V, 5, 37. To full
beams of light: thy (the moon's) gracious, golden,
glittering —s, Mids. V, 279 (Qq Fl teams). Toco-
pious language : that we must lave our honours in these
flattering —s, Mcb. Ill, 2, 33 (= streams of flattery).
In a moral sense, = course, drift, bent, tendency :
the very s. of his life . . . 7nust give him a better procla-
mation, Meas. Ill, 2, 150. he that in this action con-
trives against his own nobility, in his proper s. o'er-
flows himself. All's IV, 3, 29. what relish is in this?
how runs the s. ? Tw. IV, 1, 64. we see which way the
s. of time doth run, H4B IV, 1, 70. which swims against
your s. of quality, V, 2, 34. the s. of his dispose, Troil.
II, 3, 174. that 'gainst the s. of virtue they may strive,
Tim. IV, 1,27. offend the s. of regular justice, V,4,60.
Sometimes = water, flood in general: gilding pale
— s with heavenly alchemy, Sonn. 33, 4. turns into
yellow gold his (Neptune's) salt green — s, Mids. Ill,
2, 393. would scatter all her spices on the s. Merch.
I, 1, 33. bubbles in a late disturbed s. H4A II, 3, 62.
as plays the sun upon the glassy — s, H6A V, 3, 62.
the s. to cool this heat. Tit. II, 1, 133. suffocating — s,
0th. HI, 3, 389.
Stream, vb. 1) intr. to flow like a current; used
only figuratively: round about her tear-distained eye
blue circles — ed, like rainbows in the sky: these water-
galls in her dim element foretell new storms, Lucr. 1587
(cf. All's I, 3, 157). to imperial Love do my sighs s.
All's II, 3, 82. her eyes in heaven would through the
airy region s. so bright, Rom. II, 2, 21 (cf. the subst.
in Mids. V, 279).
2) tr. to emit, to pour out: as they (thy wounds)
s. forth thy blood, Caes. Ill, 1, 201. = to unfurl, to
display fully in the wind : — ing the ensign of the
Christian cross against black pagans, R2 IV, 94.
Streamer, ensign, flag: his brave fleet with silken
— s the young Phoebus fanning, H5 III Chor. 6.
Street, a public way in a town: Lucr. 1834. Wiv.
IV, 2, 40 (at s. end; cf. End). LLL IV, 3, 278. 281.
Merch. II, 5, 32. Shr. I, 2, 233. V, 1, 149. Tw. Ill,
3, 25. John IV, 2, 148. V, 1, 39. R2 V, 5, 77. H4A
III, 2, 68. H4B III, 2, 329. H6A III, 1, 84. H6B II,
4, 8 etc. etc. in the s.: Meas. IV, 4, 12. Ei- :il, 1,
36. HI, 2, 188. IV, 1, 106. V, 225. Ado U,, ,i, 36.
Merch. II, 8, 14. All's IV, 3, 89. Tw. V, 67. John
IV, 2, 185. H4A i, 2, 95. 98. 100. H6A I, 6, 13 etc.
through the —s: Wiv. IV, 5, 32. Err. V, 140. H6B II,
4, 14. IV, 7, 144. Cor. V, 3, 115. Ant. II, 2, 234.
Strength, 1) power of the body, vigour, force:
Ven. 42. 111. 280. Lucr. 124. Sonn. 23,4. Gent.
II, 4, 193. Meas. II, 2, 108. Err. II, 2, 178. Ado IV,
1,200. LLL I, 2, 180. As I, 2, 182. 185. Tw. HI,4,
254. Wint. Ill, 2, 107 (cf. Limit). IV, 4, 414. John
II, 330. V, 2, 63. 137. R2 I, 1, 73. HI, 2, 180. 181.
H4A III, 3, 7. H4B II, 3, 55. Ill, 1, 42. IV, 4, 8. IV,
5, 44. 218. H5 IV, 7, 90. V, 2, 141. H6A I, 5, 1. 15.
II, 3, 63. HI, 2, 112. V, 5, 32. H6B HI, 2, 173. IV,
10, 53. H6C I, 4, 21. H, 3, 4. II, 6, 24. Ill, 2, 145.
V, 2, 8. V, 4, 9. 68. Troil. I, 1, 7. I, 3, 114. 137.
Cor. I, 3, 87. IV, 5, 118. Tit. II, 3, 117. 238. 241.
242. HI, 2, 2. Rom. V, 1, 78. Hml. IV, 4. 45. Lr.
IV, 6, 235. V, 3, 131. Ant. IV, 14, 49. IV, 15, 33.
Cymb. IV, 2, 160. V, 1, 31. V, 5, 150. Per. I, 4, 49.
Abstr. pro concr. : conferring them on younger — s,
Lr. I, 1, 41 ; cf. Cor. IV, 7, 55.
In a relative sense, = any degree of personal
force; little s. rings out the doleful knell, Lucr. 1495.
your swords are now too massy for your — s, Tp. HI,
3, 67. what s. I have's mine own, Epil. 2. As 1, 2, 206.
Shr. V, 2, 174.
2) power of resisting, fastness, solidity: seven
walled towns of s. H6A III, 4, 7. for s. and safety of
our country, H6C HI, 3, 211. the king's name is a
tower of s. R3 V, 3, 12. thy country's s. andweakness,
Cor. IV, 5, 146. all the policy, s. and defence, that
Rome can nwke against them, IV, 6, 127. our castle's
s. will laugh a siege to scorn, Mcb. V, 6, 2.
3) power of mind; moral or intellectual force:
though she strive to try her s. Pilgr. 317. all advice my
s. can give you, Meas. I, 1, 7. a charge too heavy for
my s. All's III, 3, 4. we will, according to your — s
and qualities, give you advancement, H4B V, 5, 73 (Fi
s. ). I have no s. in measure, H5 V, 2, 140. women
may fall, when there's no s. in men, Rom. 11, 3, 80.
thou hast the s. of will to slay thyself, IV, ], 72. 125.
retentive to the s. of spirit, Caes. I, 3, 95. you do un-
bend your noble s. , to think so brainsickly of things,
Mcb. II, 2, 45. with all the s. and armour of the mind,
Hml. HI, 3, 12.
4) force, efficiency, weight; energy: no object but
her passion's s. renews, Lucr. 1103. a power I have,
but of what s. and nature I am not yet instructed, Meas.
I, 1, 80. thy threats have no more s. than her weak
prayers, Mids. HI, 2, 150. with all religious s. of sa-
cred vows, John HI, 1, 229. those prisoners were not
with such s. denied, H4AI, 3,25. arguments of mighty
s. H6C III, 1, 49. disguise the holy s. of their command,
Troil. II, 3, 136. o proof of s. sh^ could not nublish
more, V, 2, 113 (^ she could not publish a stronger
proof; cf. Of), this boy does reason our petition with
more s. than thou hast to deny it. Cor. V, 3, 176. by
the s. of their illusion, Mcb. Ill, 5, 28. whose (circum-
stances') s. 1 will confirm with oath, Cymb. II, 4, 63.
whose wisdom's s. Per. I, 2, 119.
5) power, sway, authority: s. by limping sway dis-
abled, Sonn. 66, 8. to leave poor me, thou hast the s.
of laws, 49, 13. if thou wouldst use the s. of all thy
state, 96, 12. in the very refuse of thy deeds there is
such s. and warrantise of skill, 150, 7, ere they can
behold bright Phoebus in his s. Wint. IV, 4, 124. to
give him s. to make a more requital of your love, John
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II, 33. bidding me depend upon thy stars, thy fortune
and thy s. Ill, 1, 126. it shall be so t the right and s.
n' the commons. Cor. Ill, 3, 14. they stand in their an-
dent s. IV, 2, 7. no more deep will I endart mine eye
than your consent gives s. to make it fly, Kom. I,
3, 99. our arms, in s. of malice, and our hearts of
brothers' temper, do receive you in, Caes. Ill, 1, 174
(having full power of doing you harm), make your
own purpose, how in my s. you please, Lr. II, 1, 114.
grown to s. Ant. I, 3, 48.
6) high degree, vehemence: dishonoured me even
in the s. and height of injury , Err. V, 200. you would
abate the s. of your displeasure, Merch. V, 198. I'll
wrestle with you in my s. of love, Ant. Ill, 2, 62.
7) number, amount of force: of what s. they are
a-foot, All's IV, 3, 181. to descry the s. o' the enemy,
Lr. IV, 5, 14. V, 1, 52. Ant. II, 2, 164.
8) aimed force, body of troops, army: dissever
your united — s, John II, 388. should draw his several
— s together, H4B I, 3, 76. all France with their chief
assembled s. H6A I, 1, 139. gathers, and march unto
him straight, IV, 1, 73. leader of our English s. IV,
3, 17. then from Ireland come I with my s. H6B III,
1, 380. H6C V, 3, 22. R3 IV, 3, 50 (Qq army). IV,
4. 449. V, 3. 26 [m power). Tit. I, 43. 194. Ant. II,
],17.
Strengthen , 1 ) tr. to make stronger or more
efficacious: Sonn. 102, 1. All's II, 4, 51. Tw. V, 162.
John 111, 1, 103. H4B II, 2, 30. H6C I, 2, 58 (s.
themselves). II, 6, 7. Ill, 1, 52. IV, 1, 37. H8 V, 3,
118. Tit. 1,214. Caes. II, 1,248 (to s. that impatience).
Hml. V, 1, 317. Per. IV, 6, 114.
2) to grow stronger and stronger: they s. from
strange to stranger, Tp. V, 227.
Strengthless, wanting strength, weak: Ven. 153.
Lucr. 709. H4B I, 1, 141. HSA II, 5, 13.
Stretch, 1) tr. a) to extend (German: rechen,
and streckeii) : the duke dare no more s. this finger of
mine than he dare rack his own, Meas. V, 316; cf.
would upon the rack of this tough world s. him out lon-
ger, Lr. V, 3, 315. their (groans') discharge did s. his
leathern coat almost to bursting, As II, 1, 37. — ed
along like a wounded knight. III, 2, 253. if both gain,
all the gift doth s. itself as 'tis received, and is enough
for both. All's II, 1, 4. upon uneasy pallets — ing thee,
H4B III, 1, 10. my grief — es itself beyond the hour
of death, IV, 4, 57. he — edkim, and, with one hand
on his dagger, ...he did discharge a horrible oath, H8
I, 2, 204 (he rose to his full height), if you might
please to s. it (your cheveril conscience! II, 3, 33.
reverend for thy — ed out life, Troil. I, 3, 61. leave
nothing out for length, and make us think rather our
state's defective for requital than we to s. it out. Cor.
II, 2, 55 (to extend, i. e. to show or offer it), thus far
having — ed it (your hand) III, 2, 74. my sinews shall
be — ed upon him, V, 6, 45. / s. it out for that word
^broad', Rom. II, 4, 89. have I in conquest — ed mine
arm so far, Caes. II, 2, 66. would s. thy spirits up into
the air, Lr. IV, 2, 23. Caesar's ambition, which swelled
so much that it did almost s. the sides o' the world,
Cymb. Ill, 1, 50.
b) to open wide: how shall we s. our eye when ca-
pital crimes appear before us, H5 II, 2, 55. s. the no-
stril wide, III, 1, 15. his nostrils —edwith struggling,
H6B III, 2, 171.
c) to strain , to put to the utmost strength or ef-
ficacy: the ox hath — ed his yoke in vain, Mids. II, 1,
93. s. thy chest, Troil. IV, 5, 10. let our alliance be
combined, our best friends made, our means — ed, Caes.
IV, 1, 44. ducking observants that s. their duties nicely,
Lr. II, 2, 110. since your kindness we have — ed thus
far. Per. V, 1, 55. cf. Cor. V, 6, 45. —ed = strained,
constrained, affected, exaggerated: — ed metre of an
antique song, Sonn. 17, 12. extremely — edandconned
with cruel pain, Mids. V, 80. to hear the wooden dia-
logue and sound 'twixt his — ed footing and the scaffold-
age, Troil. I, 3, 156.
2) intr. a) to be extended, to be drawn out: there's
not a minute of our lives should s, without some pleasure
now. Ant. I, 1, 46.
b) to reach, to extend to: the — ing of a span
buckles in his sum of age , As III, 2, 139. had it (his
skill) — edsofar. All's I, 1, 22. so far as my coin
would s. H4A I, 2, 62. which (his lust) — ed to their
servants, R3 III, 5, 82. it (his will) — es beyond you,
to your friends, H8 I, 2, 141. that the precipitation
might down s. below the beam of sight. Cor. Ill, 2, 4.
a wit of cheveril, that — es Jrom an inch narrow to an
ell broad, Rom. II, 4, 87. his means may wells, so far
as to annoy us all, Caes. II, 1, 159. will the line s. out
to the crack of doom"! Mob. IV, 1, 117.
Stretch - mouthed , open - mouthed : Wint. IV,
4, 196.
Strew (spelling of 0. Edd.) or Strow (rhyming
to dew in Rom. V, 3, 12; to so in Cymb. IV, 2, 287.
Impf. — ed in Per. I, 4, 23, a rather doubtful passage ;
partic. strewn in Tw. II, 4, 61 ; everywhere else strew-
ed) 1) to scatter, to spread by scattering: rushes
— ed, Shr. IV, 1, 48. not a flower on my cojfln let there
be — n, Tw II, 4, 61. has — ed repentant ashes on his
head, John IV, 1, 111. R3 1, 3, 242. Cor. V, 5, 3.
Caes. I, 1, 55. Cymb. Ill, 6, 50. IV, 2, 287. Per. 1,
4,23;?). Metaphorically: s. good luck on every sacred
room, Wiv. V, 5, 61. so I have — ed it in the common
ear, Meas. I, 3, 15. she may s. dangerous conjectures
in ill-breeding minds , Hml. IV, 5, 14. smooth success
be — ed before your feet. Ant. I, 3, 101.
2) to spread by being scattered over, to cover
with things scattered: — ing her way with flowers,
LLL IV, 3, 380. whose delay is — ed with sweets, All's
II, 4, 45. to s. him o'er and o'er, Wint. IV, 4, 129.
John I, 216. R2 I, 3, 289. V, 2. 47. H8 IV, 2, 168.
Troil. IV, 5, 166. Rom. V, 3, 12. 17. 36. 281. Hml.
V, 1, 269. Cymb. IV, 2, 390. Per. IV, 1, 15.
Strewlngs, things strewed : s. fittest for graves,
Cymb. IV, 2, 285.
Strewnients, the same : she is allowed her virgin
crants, her maiden s. Hml. V, 1, 256.
Strict, 1) tight, close: she wildly breaketh from
their s. embrace, Ven. 874.
2) exact, accurate, rigorously nice; a) used of
things: keepi the obsequy so s. Phoen. 12, s. statutes
and most biting laics, Meas. 1, 3, 19. a more s. restraint,
I, 4, 4. other s. observances, LLL I, 1, 36. the — est
decrees, 117. with what s. patience have I sat, IV, 3,
165 (German: mit peinlicher Geduld). my s.fast, R2
II, 1, SO. twill call him to so s. account, H4A III, 2,
149. keep aloof from s. arbitrement, IV, 1, 70. your
s. preciseness, H6A V, 4, 67. such s. and severe cove-
nants, 114. you undergo too s. a paradox, striving to
make an ugly deed look fair, Tim. Ill, 5, 24 (= what
is too strictly, too positively a paradox?), law is s.
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85. this s. and most observant watch, Hml. I, 1, 71.
take no — er render, Cymb. V, 4, 17. our s. edict. Per.
I, 1, 111. this s. charge, II, 1, 131. — b) of persons,
= 1) severe, proceeding by exact rules: the s. deputy,
Meas. I, 2, 186. this ». court of Venice, Merch. IV, 1,
204. I was too s. to make mine own away, R2 1, 3, 244.
this fell sergeant, death, is s. in his arrest, Hml. V, 2,
348. 2) rigorous, hard, cruel: the s. fates, Per.
III, 3, 8.
Strictly, exactly, severely, without remission or
indulgence : the king hath s. charged the contrary, R3
IV, 1, 17 (Qq straitly). she has so s. tied her to her
chamber, Per. II, 5, 8.
Stricture, strictness: a man of s. and firm absti-
nence, Meas. I, 3, 12.
Stride, subst. a step ; especially a long and proud
step: turn two mincing steps into a manly s. Merch.
Ill, 4, 68. every tedious s. R2 I, 3, 268. every s. he
makes upon my land is dangerous treason. III, 3, 92.
a s. and a stand, Troil. Ill, 3, 252. follow his — s,
Tim. I, 1, 80. the —s they victors made, Cymb. V, 3,
43. In Mcb. II, 1, 55 M. Edd. — s, 0. Edd. sides.
Stride, vb. (cf. Bestride) 1) to step over : a debt-
or, that not dares to s. a limit, Cymb. Ill, 3, 36.
2) to mount as a rider : / mean to s. your steed.
Cor. I, 9, 71. —ing the blast, Mcb. I, 7, 22.
Strife, 1) endeavour: one that, above all other — s,
contended especially to know himself, Meas. Ill, 2, 246.
with s. to please you. All's V, 3, 338. I'll do my best
to woo your lady: yet, a barful s. ! whoe'er I woo, my-
self would be his wife, Tw. I, 4, 41. / do beseech thee
to cease thy s., and leave me to my grief, Rom. II, 2,
152 (M. Edd. suit).
2) endeavour to excel another, emulation: his art
with nature' s workmanship at s. Ven.291. theredblood
reeked, to show the painter's s. Lucr. 1377 (cf. 1374).
then son and father weep with equal s. ivho should weep
most, 1791. artificial s. lives in these touches, livelier
than life, Tim. 1, 1, 37.
3) contrariety, contradiction, variance: as if be-
tween them twain (life and death) there were no s.
Lucr. 405. ybr the-peace of you Ihold such s. as 'twixt
a miser and his laealth is found, Sonn. 75, 3. if thou
keep promise, I shall end this s. (of being ashamed to
be my father's child), Merch. II, 3, 20. bothhere and
hence pursue me lasting s. Hml. Ill, 2, 232.
4) discord, contention, contest, combat, fight : na-
ture, with herself at s. Ven. 11. civil home-bred s. 764.
Lucr. 143. 236. 689. 899. Err. Ill, 2, 28. Mids. V,
228. Shr. II, 343. Ill, 1, 21. All's II, 3, 308. John
II, 63. R2 V, 6, 27. H6A I, 3, 70. Ill, 1, 88. IV, 1,
123. 151. IV, 4, 39. V, 1, 13. V, 5, 63. H6B II, 1,
58. H6C 1, 2, 4. R3 II, 1, 74. Troil. IV, 5, 93. Tit.
III, 1, 193. Rom. I Chor. 8. HI, 1, 183. Caes. 1, 3,
11. Ill, 1, 263. Lr. I, 1, 45. V, 3, 42. 0th. H, 3, 258.
Ant. II, 2, 80.
Striiie. Impf. struck; H6A I, 4, 80. IV, 6, 10.
H6B IV, 7, 84. H6C II, 1, 132. Cor. II, 2, 99. 117.
Caes. IV, 3, 22. Mcb. Ill, 1, 123. stroke (M. Edd.
struck): Shr. II, 1, 154. Tw. IV, 1, 38. Troil. I, 2, 35.
Lr. II, 4, 162 (¥i strooke). stroak or strooke (M. Edd.
struck): Tp. II, 1, 313. Err. II, 1, 52. H4A I, 3, 139.
H4B I, 1, 44. IV, 5, 152. V, 2, 80. R3 I, 4, 19. Troil.
1, 2, 6. Cor. IV, 2, 19. Bom. II, 5, 1. Caes. Ill, 1, 182.
V, 1, 44. Lr. II, 4, 162 (Qq stroke). Ant. Ill, 11, 36.
Cymb. V, 3, 9. 70. V, 5, 154. — Partic. struck: Wint.
1, 2, 358. John IV, 2, 235. R2 IV, 277. H4A IV, 2,
21. V, 4, 107. H5 11, 4, 54. H6A I, 1, 134. I, 4; 75.
H6B I, 1, 54. IV, 2, 28. IV, 7, 86. 87. R3 I, 4, 228./
Tit. II, 1, 93 (Ql strooke). 11, 3, 117 (Ff Qs strook).
-Ill, 1, 258. Cor. V, 6, 149. Caes. I, 2, 177. Hml. V,
2, 25 (Qq strooke). stroke (M. Edd. struck): Wiv. V,
5, 1. R3 V, 3, 217. Troil. II, 2, 7. Tit, 1,364. Hml.
111,2,339 (Qq strooke). Ant. Ill, 1, 1. strook or strooke
(M. Edd. struck): Tp. V, 25. Wiv. V, 2, 11. Err. Ill,
1, 56. Shr. II, 362. H4B V, 4, 11. H5 IV, 8, 27. B3
I, 1, 92. H8 V, 1, 1. Cor. I, 6, 4. II, 2, 80. IV, 1, 8.
IV, 5, 230. Tit. II, 1, 93 (Ff Q2 struck). II, 3, 117
(Qi struck). Bom. I, 1, 167. Tim. I, 1, 23. Mcb. IV,
3, 225. Hml. I, 1, 7. I, 4, 4. II, 2, 620. Ill, 2, 339
(Fi stroke). V, 2, 25 (Ft struck). 378. Ant. I, 2, 87.
Cymb. Ill, 4, 117. IV, 2, 320. strucken: Lucr. 217.
Err. I, 2, 45. Caes. II, 2, 114. Hml. Ill, 2, 282 (Qq
strooken; the surreptitious Ql and M. Edd. stricken).
Lr. I, 4, 94 (Qq struck), stroken: Cor. IV, 5, 166.
Caes. Ill, 1, 209. strooken: LLL IV, 3, 224 Rom. I,
1, 238. Hml. Ill, 2, 282 (Ff strucken). stricken: R2
V, 1, 25 (Qq thrown). Caes. II, 1, 192.
1) to make to disappear, to efface, to blot (Germ.
streichen): that thou didst love her, — s some scores
away from the great compt. All's V, 3, 56. all damage
else . .. shall be stroke off, Troil. II, 2, 7. her presence
shall quite s. off all service I have done. III, 3, 29. /
shall s. off this score of absence, 0th. Ill, 4, 179.
As a naval term, used of sails, = to lower, to
let down: must ». sail to spirits of vile sort, H4B V,
2, 18 (= do them homage), now Margaret must s.
her sail and learn a while to serve, H6C III, 3, 5.
Absol. . we see the wind sit sore upon our sails, and
yet we s. not, R2 II, 1, 266. than bear so low « sail,
to s. to thee, H6C V, 1, 52.
2) to make or give a blow; absol.: «. now, or else
the iron cools, H6C V, 1, 49. thou hast stroke upon
my crest. Tit. I, 364. s. on the tinder, 0th. 1, 1, 141.
With an obj.: the fire i the flint shows not till it be
strook, Tim. I, 1, 23.
= to beat (with the hand or a stick); absol.: shall
Is.? Gent. Ill, 1, 199. he strook so plainly. Err. II, 1,
52. now you s. like the blind man. Ado II, 1, 206. I'll
cuff you, if you s. again, Shr. II, 221. as he is — ing,
holds his infant up, H4B IV, 1, 212. thou canst «.,
canst thou? 'Troil. II, 1, 20. With an obj.: he — s her
on the cheeks, Ven. 475. whawouldst thou s.? Gent.
III, 1, 200. let him not s. the old woman, Wiv. IV, 2,
190. Mids. II, 1, 205. Ill, 2, 269. 303. Shr. II, 154.
22:5. Tw. Ill, 2, 88. IV, 1, 38. B2 V, 2, 86. H4AII,
2, 76. H4B I, 2, 63. V, 2, 80. V, 4, 11. H5 IV, 7,
184. IV, 8, 32. 43. H6B I, 3, 150. H8 III, 2, 117.
Troil. 1, 2, 6. II, 1, 24. 40. Cor. IV, 5, 166. Tit. Ill,
2, 14. Lr. I, 3, 1. I, 4, 94. 277. 0th. IV, 1, 193. 283.
IV, 3, 91. Ant. II, 5, 42. 82. Per. V, 1, 192. With
at, = to offer a blow: to s. at me, Lr. II, 2, 124. Qth.
II, 1, 280.
Used of any hurt inflicted or offered with any
weapon ; absol. : what needs a second — ing? Ven, 260.
makest a show but darest not s. Tp. I, 2, 470. well
strook! there was blow for blow! Err. Ill, 1, 66. s.
home, Meas. I, 3, 41. his sword did ne'er leave — ing
in the field, H6A I, 4, 81. he stirs: shall Is.? RS I,
4, 164. struck home to show my strength. Tit. II, 3,
117. Is. quickly, being moved, Rom. I, 1, 7. 8. foes
that s. beside us, Mcb. V, 7, 29. in rage — s wide,
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Hml. 11, 2, 494. he dies that — s again, hi. 11, 2, 53.
shall I s. now? Ant. IV, 14, 93. nor feel him (death)
where he strooke, Cymb. V, 3, 70. With at, = to aim
at, to direct or point one's weapon at: it cannot be,
seeing his beauty , thou shouldst s. at it, Ven. 938.
though you have ta'en a special stand to s. at me, your
arrow hath glanced, Wiv.V, 5, 248. myself would s.
at thy life, Ado IV, 1, 129. she — s at the brow, LLL
IV, 1, 119. the heavens do s. at my injustice, Wint.
III, 2, 148. K2 III, 2, 86. Cor. 1, 1, 70. 244. V, 6, 20.
Tit. Ill, 2, 52. Tim. Ill, 5, 114. Caes. IV, 3, 105.
Mcb. V, 7, 17. Hml. 1, 1, 140. II, 2, 491. Transitive-
ly (sometimes = to kill): Ae (the boar) — swhate'er
is in his way, Ven. 623. 624. doth bend his bow to s.
a doe, Lucr. 581. the deer that thou shouldst s. Pilgr.
300. calumny the whitest virtue —s, Meas. Ill, 2, 198.
thousands that had struck anointed kings, Wint. I, 2,
358 (^= killed), death hath not struck so fat a deer
to-day, H4A V, 4, 107. a struck fowl, IV, 2, 21. s.
those that hurt, H6A III, 3, 53. as if they struck their
friends, H6C II, 1, 132. s. her (this dainty doe) home
hy force, if not by words. Tit. II, 1, 118. hast not thou
full often struck a doe, 93. s. me the counterfeit matron,
Tim. IV, 3, 112. 152. when I strooke him (Caesar)
Caes. Ill, 1, 182. a deer, stroken by many princes, 209.
struck the foremost man of all this world, IV, 3, 22.
V, 1, 44. Mcb. IV, 3, 225. Hml. Ill, 2, 282. V, 2, 378.
Lr. II, 4, 162. 0th. II, 3, 243. Ant. Ill, 11, 36. IV,
14, 68. Cymb. Ill, 3, 74.
The instinment as object: he struck his hand upon
his breast, Lncr. 1842. when I s. my foot upon the
bosom of the ground, John IV, 1, 2. strooke his heels
against the sides, H4B I, 1, 44. s. in their bare arms
pins, Lr. II, 3, 15.
The effect produced as object: when from the Dau-
phins crest thy sword struck fire, H6A V, 6, 10. that
my words have struck but thus much show of fire from
Brutus, Caes. I, 2, 177. cf. who strooke this heat up?
H4A I, 3, 139. Especially blow or stroke as object:
R2 IV, 277. H6B IV, 7, 84. Cor. IV, 1, 8. IV, 2, 19.
Per. I, 2, 59. H5 II, 1, 68. H6A I, 1, 134.. I, 5, 35.
Troil. V, 7, 3. Ant. IV, 14, 91. The eflrect expressed
by a double accus. : to s. a person dead, Ven. 250. 948.
Sonn. 86, 6. Mids. IV, 1, 86. As III, 3, 14. John IV,
3, 98. H6B IV, 7, 87. E3 I, 2, 64. 151. I, 4, 228.
Troil. I, 3, 115. Rom. I, 5, 61. Ant. IV, 14, 108. s.
flat the thick rotundity of the world, Lr. HI, 2, 7 iQq
smite). By an accus. wi^ an adverb or a preposition-
al expression: would with the sceptre straight be
strucken down, Lucr. 217. now? subscribe your names,
that his own hand may s. his honour down that violates
..., LLL I, 1, 20. a new worMs crown, which our
profane hours here have stricken down , R2 V, 1 , 25
(Qq thrown), then is sin struck down like an ox, H6B
IV, 2, 28. stroke him down, Troil. I, 2, 35. wail his
fall who I myself struck down, Mcb. Ill, 1, 123. strooke
down some mortally, Cymb. V, 3, 9. one of thy eyes
and thy cheek's side struck off, H6A I, 4, 75. s. off
his head, H6B IV, 1, 69. IV, 7, 116. Hml. V, 2, 25.
/ wiU s. it out soundly (the glove in his cap) H5 IV,
7, 135. who did s. out the light? Mcb. Ill, 3, 19. strooke
me overboard, R3 I, 4, 19. let the mutinous winds s.
the proud cedars 'gainst the fiery sun , Cor. V, 3, 60.
hath from this most bravest vessel of the world strooke
the main-top, Cymb. IV, 2, 320. struck him on his knee.
Cor. II, 2, 99 (so that he fell on his knee). I'll s.
thee to my foot, E3 I, 2, 41. to s. me to death with
mortal joy, Cymb. V, 5, 235.
3) to use one's weapons , to be active in fight or
on any occasion of employing force : to those Italian
fields, where noble fellows s. All's II, 3, 308. s.! down
with them! H4A II, 2, 87. since we have begun to s.
H6CII,2,167. smile, gentle heaven! or s. , ungentle death !
II, 3, 6. the still and mental parts, that do contrive
how many hands shall s. Troil. I, 3, 201. when thou
art forth in the incursions, thou — st as slow as another,
II, 1, 32. s., fellows, 8. V, 8, 10. clubs, bills, and par-
tisans! s.! Rom. 1, 1, 80. if we and Caius Marcius
chance to meet, 'tis sworn between us we shall ever s.
till one can do no more. Cor. 1, 2, 35. s., you slave, Lr.
II, 2, 44. 46. he'll s., and quickly too, V, 3, 285.
woo't thou fight well? I'll s. and cry 'Take all,' Ant.
IV, 2, 8. if thou fear to s. and to make me certain it is
done, Cymb.111,4, 31. do his bidding, s. 73. that — ing
in our country's cause fell bravely, V, 4, 71. the sinful
father seemed not to s. , but smooth. Per. I, 2, 78. he
should have struck, not spoke, IV, 2, 69. Quite = to
fight: God's arm s. with us! H5 IV, 3, 5. whiles we
have strooke. Cor. I, 6, 4. s. not by land. Ant. Ill, 8,
3. Even actively : when Cressy battle fatally was struck.
Ho II, 4, 54; cf. the subst. stroke in Cymb. V, 5, 468.
Hence in general, = to act not by fair means, but
by force: such as will s. sooner than speak, H4A II,
I, 85. there speak, and s., brave boys. Tit. II, 1, 129
(cf. 118). speak, s., redress! Caes. II, 1, 47. 55. 56.
cf. Per. I, 2, 78; IV, 2, 69, and the subst. Striker;
and stroke in Caes. V, 1, 29.
4) to afflict, to punish, to chastise: to s. and gall
them for what I bid them do, Meas. I, 3, 36. whose
cruel — ing kills for faults of his own liking,\l\,2,2?i\.
oft have I struck those that I never saw, H6B IV, 7,
86. it — s where it doth love, 0th, V, 2, 23. now,
darting Parthia, art thou stroke. Ant. Ill, 1, 1. pardon
me, or s. me, if you please. Per. I, 2, 46. there to s. the
inhospitable Cleon, V, 1, 263.
Applied to superhuman powers, especially to the
influence of planets, = to blast, to destroy, to con-
found: a bawdy planet, that will s. where 'tis predomi-
nant, Wint. I, 2, 201. armies of pestilence, and they
shall s. your children, R2 III, 3, 87. struck Corioli like
a planet. Cor. II, 2, 17. the red pestilence s. all trades
in Rome, IV, 1, 13. some planet s. me down. Tit, II,
4, 14. then no planets s. Hml. I, 1, 162. s. her young
bones, you taking airs, with lameness, Lr. II, 4, 165,
so had you (Gods) ... strooke me, Cymb. V, 1, 10.
5) to affect in a particular manner by a sudden
impression : his meaning struck her ere his ivords begun,
Ven, 462, it strooke mine ear most terribly, Tp. II, 1,
313. I am strook to the quick, V, 25. a savour that
may s. the dullest nostril, Wint. I, 2, 421. thou — st
me sorely, V, 1, 17. s. all that look upon with mairvel,
V, 3, 100. how cold it strooke my heart, H4B IV, 5,
152. some sudden qualm hath struck me at the heart,
H6B I, 1, 54. / am struck with sorrow. Cor. V, 6, 149.
guilty creatures have been strook so to the soul, Hml.
II, 2, 620. with this ungracious paper s. the sight of the
death-practised duke, Lr. IV, 6, 283. a Roman thought
hath strooke him, Ant. I, 2, 87. Pompey's name — s
more than could his war resisted, I, 4, 54. high events
as these s. those that make them, V, 2, 364. your cause
doth s. my heart with pity, Cymb. I, 6, 118. mine ear
therein false strooke. 111, 4, 117. it —s me, past the
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hope of comfort, IV, 3, 8. fairness which — s the eye,
V, 5, 168.
The effect produced as object: should s. such terror
to his enemies , H6A II, 3, 24. shadows have stroke
more terror to the soul of Richard, R3 V, 3, 217. will
c^. amazement to their drowsy spirits, Troil. II, 2, 210.
— s life into my speech, Cymb. Ill, 3, 97. The effect
expressed by a double accus.: strooken blind, LLL IV,
3, 224. I will ... s. the Dauphin blind to look on us,
H5 I, 2, 280. strooken blind, Rom, I, 1, 238. s. the
wise dumb, Ven. 1146. this parting — s poor lovers
dumb, Gent, II, 2, 21. deep shame had struck me dumb,
John IV, 2, 235. with this dear sight struck pale and
bloodless. Tit. Ill, 1, 258. which struck her sad, Lucr.
262. things to s, honour sad, H8 1, 2, 126. By a prepo-
sitional expression: which — s him into melancholy.
Ado II, 1, 154. your behaviour hath stroke her into
amazement, Hml. Ill, 2, 339.
6) to cause to sound by percussion: how one string
... — s each in each, Sonn. 8, 10. clamorous groans
which s. upon my heart, which is the bell, R2 V, 5, 56.
she 5. upon the bell, Mcb. II, 1, 32. new sorrows s.
heaven on the face that it resounds, IV, 3, 6. Hence
used of clocks, trans, and intr. : it (the watch) will s.
Tp. II, 1, 13. it hath strooke ten o' clock, Wiv. V, 2,
11. V, 5, 1. Err. I, 2, 45. 67. IV, 2, 54. H6A I, 2,
42. R3 IV, 2, 115. 116. H8 V, 1, 1. Rom. 1, 1, 167.
II, 5, 1. Caes. II, 1, 192. II, 2, 114. Hml. I, 1, 7. I,
4, 4. Cymb. V, 5, 154. Of mill-wheels: as fast as
mill-wheels s. Tp. I, 2, 281.
Used of drums, trans, and intr.: s. alarum, drums!
R3 IV, 4, 148. s., 1 say, 150. when the alarum were
strooke. Cor. II, 2, 80. s. drum, Rom. I, 4, 114. s.!
Tim. IV, 3, 175. let our drums s. V, 4, 85. Lr. V, 3,
81. Figuratively: his beating heart, alarum — ing,
Lucr. 433. With up: s. up the drums, John V, 2, 164.
179. H4B IV, 2, 120. whilst any trump did sound, or
drum struck up, H6A I, 4, 80. s. up drums, H6C II,
1, 204. drummer, s. up, IV, 7, 50. s. up the drum, V,
3, 24. R3 IV, 4, 179. you shall have the drum strooke
up. Cor. IV, 5, 230. s. up the drum towards Athens,
Tim. IV, 3, 169.
And hence of any music : s. up, pipers, Ado V, 4,
130. come on, s. up! Wint. IV, 4, 161. 165. music,
awake her, s..' V, 3, 98. s. a free march to Troy, Troil.
V, 10, 30. that heaven and earth may s. their sounds
together. Ant. IV, 8, 38.
7) particular significations: we shall play a set
shall s. his father's crown into the hazard, H5 I, 2, 263
(= set on the hazard. German: in die Schanze schla-
gen). s. the vessels. Ant. II, 7, 103 (= tap, broach).
struck in years = of an advanced age: myself am
strooke in years, Shr. 11, 362, well strooke in years,
R3 I, 1, 92.
Striker, one who is ready to use force: no foot
land-rakers , no long-staff sixpenny — s, H4A II, 1,82
{striker, as well as the verb to strike, seem to have
been technical terms in the slang of thieves and high-
waymen, for robber and to rob. cf. Nares' and Dyce's
Glossaries).
String, subst. any thin line or cord: I'll knit it
(the hair) up in silken — s, Gent. II, 7, 45. spiders'
— s, Meas. Ill, 2, 289. good — s to your beards, Mids.
IV, 2, 36 (to tie them fast), hast had my purse as if
the — s were thine, 0th. I, 1, 3.
= fibre, nerve, tendon (cf. Heart -string): John
V, 7, 55. H8 HI, 2, 105. Hml. Ill, 3, 70. Lr. V, 3,
216. Ant. Ill, 11, 57.
= the cord of a musical instrument: Sonn. 8, 9.
Gent. IV, 2, 60. R2 V, 5, 46. H4A II, 4, 6. H6B II,
I, 67. R3 IV, 4, 364 (harp not on that s.). Troil. I,
3, 109- Tit. II, 4, 46 (silken —s). Caes. IV, 3, 292.
Per. I, 1, 81.
< String, vb., used only in the partic. strung—-^
furnished with strings: Orpheus' lute was strung with
poets' sinews, Gent. Ill, 2, 78. LLL IV, 3, 343.
Stringless, having no strings or cords: a s. in-
strument, R2 II, 1, 149.
Strip, 1) to pull off: then will he s. his sleeve,
H5 IV, 3, 47. she — ed it from her arm, Cymb. II,
4, 101.
2) to make naked, to deprive of covering : how, in
— ing it, you more invest it, Tp. II, 1, 225. s. myself to
death, Meas. II, 4, 102. there ---ed himself. As IV, 3,
147. to drown my clothes, and say I was — ed. All's
IV, 1, 58. «. your sword stark naked, Tw. Ill, 4, 274.
s. thine own back, Lr. IV, 6, 165.
2) Metaphorically. = a) to take away: all the
temporal lands would they s. from us, H5 I, 1, 11. b)
to deprive: — ed her from his benediction, Lr. IV, 3,
45. if such tricks s. you out of your lieutenantry, 0th.
II, 1, 173.
Stripe, a stroke made' with a lash: Tp. I, 2, 345.
Wint. IV, 3, 60. Cor. V, 6, 108. Ant. Ill, 13, 152.
Stripling, a youth, a lad: Shr. I, 2, 144. R3 I,
3, 101. Cymb. V, 3, 19.
Strive (impf strived: Lucr. 52. Per. V Prol. 16.
strove: All's I, 3, 241. Lr. IV, 3, 18. Paitic. strove:
H8 II, 4, 30) 1) to make efforts, to do one's best, to
endeavour: s., man, and speak, Cymb, V, 5, 152. With
for, = to make efforts to attain: /or enlargement — ing,
H4A III, 1, 31. s. by factions . . . for rule and empery,
Tit. 1, 18. Usually with an inf. : croivs that s. to overfly
them, Ven. 324. nor sun nor wind will ever ». to kiss
you, 1082. Lucr. 504. 1665. Sonn. 103, 9. 112, 5.
Tp. I, 2, 459. Ill, 1, 23. Meas. Ill, 1, 22. LLL IV,
1, 37. V, 2, 518. All's I, 1, 241. II, 3, 152. Ill, 3, 5.
Tw. V, 417. Wint. IV, 4, 543. John IV, 2, 28. R2
III, 2, 97. 114. V, 1, 100. H6B IV, 1, 98. R3 1, 4,
36. H8 II, 4, 30. Cor. Ill, 2, 20. Rom. I Chor. 14.
Tim. Ill, 3, 32. Ill, 5, 25. Lr. I, 1, 87. I, 4, 369. II,
1, 110. Ill, 1, 10. 0th. II, 3, 364. Ant. I, 1, 50. Per.
II Prol. 19. V Prol. 16. In H8 I, 2, 169 0. Edd. bid
him s. to the love o'the commonalty; F4 and M. Edd. s.
to gain the love.
2) to try (without the notion of effort) : I did s. to
prove the constancy and virtue of your love, Sonn. 1)7,
13. though she s. to try her strength, Pilgr. 317. if I
did think I were well awake, I'ld s. to tell you, Tp.V,
230. thou wrongest thyself, if thou shouldst s. to choose.
All's II, 3, 153. I'll s. to take a nap, R3 V, 3, 104.
3) to contend, to struggle, to resist: mastering
what not — s, Compl. 240. but if thou s. , poor soul,
what art thou theni LLL IV, 1, 94. nay, if thou s. 0th.
V, 2, 81. With against: in vain you s. against the
stream, Ven. 772. / know 1 love in vain, s. against
hope. All's I, 3, 207. do not s. against my vows, IV, 2,
14. that 'gainst the stream of virtue they may s. Tim.
IV, 1, 27. to s. with = to struggle against: think
women still to s. with men, to sin and never for to saint,
Compl. 341. so — « the woodcock with the gin, H6C I,
4, 61. vex not yourself, nor s. not with your breath,
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R2 II, 1,3 (i. e. your want of breath imposing the
necessity of being silent), now hid me run, and I will
s. with things impossible; yea, get the better of them,
Caes. II, 1, 325.
4) to quarrel , to be in contention or dispute : do
as adversaries do in law, s. mightily, but eat and drink
as friends, Shr. 1, 2, 279. you do me double wrong, to
s.for that which resteth in my choice. III, 1, 17. the
fatal colours of our — ing houses, HGC II, 5, 98. s. no
more. Tit, 111, 1, 178.
5) to emulate, to vie: variable passions throng
her constant woe, as — ing who should best become her
grief, Ven. 968. they both would s. who first should
dry his tears, 1092. within whose face beauty and
virtue — d which of them both should underprop her
fame, Lucr. 52. adoption — s with nature. All's I, 3,
151. daughter and mother so s, upon your pulse, 175.
patience and sorrow s. who should express her good-
liest, Lr. IV, 3, 18. apiece of work so bravely done,
so rich, that it did s. in workmanship and value, Cymb.
U, 4, 73 (it was doubtful, which of the two, work-
manship or value, was greatest).
Stroke, subst. 1) any sudden act of one body
upon another: oared himself with his good arms in
lusty s. to the shore, Tp. II, 1, 119. wounds the un~
sisling postern with these — s, Meas. IV, 2, 92. the
oars, which to the tune of flutes kept s. Ant. II, 2, 200.
amorous of their — s, 202.
:= blow: as you love — s, Err. II, 2, 8. enraged
him on to offer —s, H4B IV, 1, 211. Cor. HI, 3, 79.
97. 0th. IV, 1, 285. Cymb. Ill, 5, 40.
= a cut or thrust made with a weapon: one s.
shall free thee, Tp. II, 1, 292. with bloodless s. Tw. II,
5, 117. without s. or wound, John II, 418. H6C II, 1,
54 (allusion to the proverb: many — s fell great oaks).
II, 3, 3. R3 V, 3, 90. Troil. IV, 5, 93. Cor. I, 4, 58.
Caes. V, 1, 29. 30. Mcb. I, 2, 38. V, 4, 20. V, 7, 15.
Lr. IV, 2, 77. Ant. IV, 14, 117. to give a s. H6A IV,
1, 22. to strike a s. H5 II, 1, 68. H6A I, 1, 134. I,
5, 35. Tioil. V, 7, 3. Ant. IV, 14, 91. = death-blow:
the Destinies will curse thee for this s. Ven. 945. the
bloodiest shame, the wildest savagery, the vildest s. John
IV, 3, 48. R2 III, 1, 31. R3 I, 2, 178. Rom. Ill, 3,
23. Ant. V, 1, 64. V, 2, 298.
3) the agency of any hostile and pernicious power:
free from oppression or the s. of war, H6A V, 3, 156.
Henry ... all that made me happy at one s. has taken,
H8 II, 1, 117. when the greatest s. of fortune falls, II,
2, 36. 'tis fond to wail inevitable — s, Cor. IV, 1, 26.
what not done, that thou hast cause to rue, wherein 1
hadno s. of mischief in it, Tit. V, 1, 110. your potent
and infectious fevers heap on Athens, ripe for s. Tim.
IV, 1, 23. their fears of hostile — s, V, 1, 202. nor all
deserve the common s. of war, V, 4, 22. virtue itself
scapes not calumnious —s, Hml, 1, 3, 38. whom the
heavens' plagues have humbled to all — s, Lr. IV, 1, 68.
the nimble s. of quick cross lightning, IV, 7, 34. some
distressful s. that my youth suffered, 0th. I, 3, 157.
thou art past the tyrant's s. Cymb. IV, 2, 265.
4) the sound of a clock announcing a full hour:
upon the s. of four, R3 111, 2, 5. IV, 2, 115. V, 3, 235.
thou keepest the s. IV, 2, 117.
5) fighting, giving battle: ere the s. of this battle,
Cymb. V, 5, 468 (cf. strike in H5 II, 4, 54).
G) a line (as made with a pen) : his life isparallel'd
evenwith thes. andline of his great justice,Mess.Vf,2,'iZ.
Strolie, vb. to rub gently with the hand; Ven.
45. Tp. I, 2, 333. Ado V, 1, 15. As I, 2, 75. H4B
II, 4, 106. Troil. I, 3, 165. V, 2, 51.
Stroud (most M. Edd. strand) the shore, the
beach: Lucr. 1436. Merch. 1, 1, 171. Shr. I, 1, 175
(F4 strand). H4A I, 1, 4. H4B I, 1, 62. H8 V, 4, 55
(a quarter of London. F4 Strand).
Strong, 1) vigorous, of great physical power:
so s. a prop to support so weak a burden, Ven. Ded.
2. his ' er strength, Ven. 111. straight legs and pass-
ing s. 297. the colt . . . never waxeth s. 420. with his s.
course opens them again, 960. the —est body shall it
make most weak, 1145. Lucr. 1646. 1767. Soun. 65,
4. 11. Err. 11, 2, 177. Ado IV, 1, 127. V, 1, 25. As
I, 2, 224. II, 3, 6. IV, 3, 152. John IV, 2, 82. R3 V,
3, 311. Cor. I, 1, 62 etc.
Hence = acting by physical force : from me by
s. assault it is bereft, Lucr. 835. if by s. hand you
offer to break in. Err. Ill, 1, 98. I wot not by what s.
escape he broke from those, V, 148. to tie thee to my
s. correction, R2 IV, 77. the busy meddling fiend that
lays s. siege unto this wretch's soul, H6B III, 3, 22. to
recover of us, by s. hand, those foresaid lands, Hml. I,
1, 102. yet must not we put the s. law on him, Hml. IV,
3, 3.
2) endowed with great force of mind or will:
divert s. minds to the course of altering things, Sonn.
115, 8. had women been so s. as men, Pilgr. 321. we
are made to be no — er than faults may shake our
frames, Meas. II, 4, 132. crouching marrow in the
bearer s. Tim. V, 4, 9. 0 constancy, be s. upon my
side, Caes. II, 4, 6.
3) powerful, mighty: high winds, s. pirates, shelves
and sands, Lucr. 335. your charter is so s. that you
yourself may privilege your time, Sonn. 58, 9. Is. o'er
them, and you o'er me being s. Compl. 257. to thy s.
bidding task Ariel, Tp. I, 2, 192. one so s. that could
control the moon, V, 269. what king so s. can tie the
gall up in the slanderous tongue, Meas. Ill, 2, 198. in
any breast of s. authority, John II, 113. in place and
in account nothing so s. and fortunate as I, H4A V, 1,
38. the s. Illyrian pirate, H6B IV, 1, 108. a word de-
vised to keep the s. in awe, R3 V, 3, 310. s. thief (i.e.
gold) Tim. IV, 3, 45. your voice shall be as s. as any
man's, Caes. Ill, 1, 177. Pompey is s. at sea. Ant. I,
4, 36 etc.
Especially = supplied with forces, having suf-
ficient troops: his forces s. John II, 61. with s. and
mighty preparation, H4A IV, 1, 93. 'tis but wisdom to
make s. against him, IV, 4, 39. we are a body s. enough,
H4B 1, 3, %&. the marshal and the archbishop are s. II,
3, 42. our armour all as s. IV, 1, 156. think we King
Harry s. H5 II, 4, 48. s. enough to issue out, H6A IV,
2, 20. s. rescue, IV, 6, 26. is he but retired to make
him s. H6B IV, 9,9. In a relative sense, when preceded
by numerals, = amounting to, powerful to the extent
of: how many horse the duke is s. All's IV, 3, 149.
seven thousand s. H4A IV, 1, 88. he was not six and
twenty s. IV, 3, 56. H4B III, 1, 96. H6A IV, 1, 20.
H6C II, 1, 177. V, 3, 14. Jocularly. I have been dear
to him, lad, some two thousand s., or so, Tw. Ill, 2, 59
(Sir Toby's speech).
4) firm, solid: nor gates of .steel so s., but time
decays, Sonn. 65, 8. though the ship were no — er than
a nutshell, Tp. I, 1, 50. not on a band, but on a — er
thing, a chain, Err. IV, 2, 50. by Cupid's —est bow.
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Mids. I, 1, 1G9. a s. mast, Tw. I, 2, 14. it (my leg) is
s. I, 3, 143 (i. e. thick, bulky), what — er breastplate
than a heart untainted, H6B III, 2, 232. s. staves, H8
V, 4, 8. ». as the axletree on which heaven rides, Troil.
1, 3, 66. s. fetters. Ant. I, 2, 120. Metaphorically, =
fixed, firm, constant: which makes thy love more s.
Sonn. 73, 13. her mother, even s. against that match,
Wiv. IV, 6, 27. the s. statutes stand like the forfeits in
a barber's shop, Meas. V, 322. any vice whose s. cor-
ruption inhabits our frail blood, Tw. Ill, 4, 390. our s.
possession and our right for us, John I, 39. 40. thou
ever s. upon the — er side, III, 1, 117. s. reasons make
s. actions. III, 4, 182. the s. warrant of an oath, B2
IV, 235. s. as a tower in hope, I, 3, 102. makes one
pardon s. V, 3, 135. the s. course of my authority, H8
V, 3, 35. to steel a s. opinion to themselves, Troil, 1, 3,
353. he will stand very s. with us, Caes. II, 1, 142. be
s. in whore, Tim. IV, 3, 141. things bad begun make
themselves s. by ill, Mcb. Ill, 2, 55. my — er guilt de-
feats my s. intent, Hml. Ill, 3, 40. cannot remove nor
choke the s. conception that I do groan withal , 0th. V,
2, 55. we are s. in custom, Per. Ill, 1, 52. hath built
Lord Cerimon such s. renown as time shall ne'er decay,
III, 2, 48.
Hence, in a good sense, = sure, to be relied on,
certain: how is this justified^ The — er part of it by
her own letters, AU'sIV, 3, 65. there is no English soul
more — er to direct you than yourself, H8 I, 1, 147. /
held Epicurus s. and his opinion, Caes. V, 1, 77. whose
death indeed' s the — est in our censure. Per. 11, 4, 34
{= most certain).
In a bad sense, = obdurate , reckless : 0 heinous,
.9. and bold conspiracy , R2 V, 3, 59. s. and fastened
villain, Lr. II, 1, 79 (Ff strange').
5) afiecting the senses forcibly : to be stopped in,
like a s. distillation, Wiv. 111,5,114. poor suitors have
s. breaths. Cor. 1, 1,61 (bad breaths, of. All's V, 2, 5).
In a general sense, = working forcibly, forcible,
effectual, powerful: assailed by night with circum-
stances s. of present death, Lucr. 1262. far the weaker
with so s. a fear, 1647. to him that bears the s. offence's
cross, Sonn. 34, 12. I will drink potions of eisel 'gainst
my s. infection, 111, 9. my s. imagination sees a crown
dropping upon thy head, Tp. II, 1, 208. the — est sug-
gestion, IV, 26. the —est oaths are straw to the fire
i'the blood, 52. in my heart the s. and swelling evil of
my concepjtion, Meas. 11, 4, 6. the fiend is s. within
him. Err. IV, 4, 110. with the force and s. encounter
of my amorous tale, Ado T, 1, 327. messengers of s.
prevailment, Mids. I, 1, 35. lost with their fears thus
s. Ill, 2, 27. such tricks hath s. imagination, V, 18. the
spirit of my father grows s. in me. As 1, 1, 75. let
gentleness my s. enforcement be, II, 7, 118. the oath
of a lover is no — er than the word of a tapster , III,
4, 34. my reasons are most s. All's IV, 2, 59. to tell,
he longs to see his son, were s, Wint. 1, 2, 34. s. matter
of revolt and wrath, John III, 4, 167. s. reasons, 182.
think them (reasons) s. IV, 2, 41. 42. know the —est
and surest way to get, E2 111, 3, 201. had not God,
for some s. purpose, steeled the hearts of men, V, 2,
34. s. poison, H6B III, 3, 18. reasons s. and forcible,
H6C I, 2, 3. 0 instance, s. as Pluto's gates, Troil. V,
2, 153. I am his kinsman andhis subject, s. bothagqinst
the deed, Mcb. I, 7, 14. my — er guilt defeats my s.
intent, Hml. Ill, 3, 40. which drives o'er your content
these s. necessities, Ant. Ill, 6, 83. the sore terms we
stand upon with the gods will be s. with us for giving
over. Per. IV, 2, 38 etc.
6) of a high degree, great, violent: night doth
nightly make griefs strength seem — er, Sonn. 28, 14.
whose inward pinches therefore are most s. Tp. V, 77.
folly in fools bears not so s. a note as foolery in the
wise, LLL V, 2, 75. so s. a liking. As 1, 3, 28. love's
s. passion. All's I, 3, 139. her (Fortune's) ». displea-
sure, V, 2, 6. so s. a passion, Tw. II, 4, 97. the verity
of it is in s. suspicion, Wint. V, 2, 31. a s. disease,
John III, 4, 112. the fit is — est, 114. my pains and
s. endeavours, H5 V, 2, 25. I'll amerce you with so s.
a fine, Rom. Ill, 1, 195. s. shudders, Tim. IV, 3, 137.
nor our s. sorrow upon the foot of motion, Mcb. II, 3,
130. 1 am weak with toil, yet s. in appetite, Cymb. Ill,
6, 37 etc.
7) severe (German: strenge)! ef. the passages
quoted above: Meas. V, 322. LLL V, 2, 75. H8 V, 3,
35. Hml. IV, 3, 3. Ant. Ill, 6, 83.
Adverbial use: smell somewhat s. All's V, 2, 5. /
have the back-trick simply as s. as any man in Illyria,
Tw. I, 3, 132. though it do work as a. as aconitum,
H4B IV, 4, 47. violenteth in a sense as s. as that
which causeth it, Troil. IV, 4, 4. I am armed so s. in
honesty, Caes. IV, 3, 67. conceit in weakest bodies —est
works, Hml. Ill, 4, 114. he that builds — er than the
mason, V, 1, 46. 54.
Strong-barred, shut with strong bolts : «. gates,
John II, 370.
Strong- based, standing on a firm foundation:
the s. promontory, Tp. V, 46.
Strong -besieged, besieged by a mighty force,
hard-beset: s. Troy, Lucr. 1429.
Strong -bonded, imposing a strong obligation ;
that s. oath, Compl. 279.
Strong -fixed, firmly established: s. is the house
of Lancaster, H6A II, 5, 102.
Strong-framed, of a strong make : tut, lams.,
he (the devil) cannot prevail with me, R3 1, 4, 154
(Qq strong in fraud).
Strong-jointed, having strong limbs: s. Samson,
LLL I, 2, 77.
Strong-knit, firmly joined or compacted: ».
limbs, H6A II, 3, 21. s. sinews, H6C II, 3, 4.
Strongly , 1) firmly , in such a manner as not
easily to be shaken or removed: thy merit hath my
duty s. knit, Sonn. 26, 2. you are so s. in my purpose
bred, 112, 13. / am affianced this man's wife as s.
as words could make up vows, Meas. V, 227.
2) with great force and power, in such a manner
as not easily to be forced or resisted: too s. embattled
against me, Wiv. 11, 2, 260. s. guarded, John HI, 3, 2,
who s. hath set footing in this land, R2 II, 2, 48. look
you s. arm to meet him, H5 II, 4,49. fortify it s. 'gainst
the French, 111,3,53. 'tis s. wedged up in a blockhead,
Cor. II, 3, 30. Dunsinane he s. fortifies, Mcb. V,
2, 12.
3) with energy; forcibly: our late edict shall s.
stand in force, LLL I, 1, 11. which each to other hath
so s. sworn, 309. which was so s. urged past my defence,
John I, 258. we all have s. sworn to give him aid, E2
II, 3, 150. delivered ». through my fixed teeth, H6B
III, 2, 313. all these accused him s. H8 II, 1, 24. she
for him pleads s. to the Moor, 0th. II, 3, 361. do «.
speak to us. Ant. 1, 2, 188. this will witness outwardly^
ass. as the conscience does within, Cymb.U, 2, 36. 'tis
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not sleep)/ business , hut must be looked to speedily and
.. Ill, 5, 27.
4) in a high degree, much, violently: what did he
note but s. he desired? Lucr. 415. some passion that
works him s. Tp. IV, 144. i/our charm so s, works 'em,
V, 17. which appears most s. in bearing thus the absence
of your lord, Merch. HI, 4, 3. if it smell so s. All's V,
2,8 (of. 6). possessed with fear so s. that they dare not
meet each other, H4A II, 2, 113. though s. apprehended,
H4B 1,1,176. 'toirtsftVAms. H8III,2,218. to satisfy
my remembrance the more s. Mcb. V, 1, 38. suspects,
yet s. loves, 0th. Ill, 3, 170 (Ff soundly).
Strong-necked, having a strong neck : Ven. 263.
Strong-ribbed, having strong ribs: Troil. 1, 3,40.
Strong-tempered, very hard (of. Temper): s.
steel, Ven. 111.
Strong-winged, having strong wings : Ant. IV,
15, 35.
Strossers (most M. Edd. trossers; cf. Nares' and
Dyce's glossaries) tight drawers or breeches : in your
strait s. H5 HI, 7, 57.
StTow, Strowingg, and Strowments, see
Strew etc.
Stroy, destroy: what I have left behind — ed in
dishonour, Ant. Ill, 11, 54.
Straggle, vb. to strive, to make efiforts in order
to escape from the grasp of a superior force : Ven.
227. 710. 1047 (—ing for passage). John IV, 1, 77.
H6B III, 2, 171. H6C I, 4, 62. Hml. Ill, 3, 68.
Strumpet, a prostitute: Lucr. 1471. Meas. II, 2,
183. Err. IV, 4, 127. All's II, 1, 174. V, 3, 293. Wint.
Ill, 2, 103. H6A I, 5,12. V, 4, 84. R3 HI, 4, 73. 76.
Tit. V, 2, 191. Hml. II, 2, 240. 0th. IV, 1, 97. IV, 2,
81. 82. 85. V, 1, 34. 78. 121. 122. V, 2, 77. 79. Ant.
1, 1, 13. V, 2, 215. Cymb. HI, 4, 22. 116. the s. wind,
Merch. II, 6, 16. 19. that s. Fortune, John III, 1, 61.
Hml. 11, 2, 515.
Strampeted, made a strumpet, debauched, de-
filed: Sonn. 66, 6. Err. H, 2, 146.
Strung, see String, vb.
Strut, to walk with a proud gait or affected dig-
nity: Tp. 1, 2, 385. Wiv. 1, 4, 31. E3 1, 1, 17. Troil.
I, 3, 153. Mcb. V, 5, 25. Hml. HI, 2, 36. Ant. HI, 13,
114. Cymb. HI, 1, 33.
Stubble, the part of corn-stalks left in the ground
by the reaper : like a s. land at harvest-home , H4A I,
3,35 (courtiers' beards , at that time , would not be
closely shaved , but trimmed with a pair of scissors).
to kindle their dry s. Cor. II, 1, 274.
Stubborn, 1) stiff, hard, not flexible: are you
more s. hard than hammered iron? John IV, 1, 67
(M. Edd. stubborn-hard), stop their mouths with s. bits,
H8 V, 3, 23. his s. buckles, with these your white en-
chanting fingers touched, shall more obey than to the
edge of steel, Troil. Ill, 1, 163. bow, a. knees, Hml.
Ill, 3, 70.
2) unreasonably obstinate, contumacious, head-
stiong -.^ptoud, disobedient, s., lacking duty, Gent. Ill,
1, 69. turned her obedience to s. harshness, Mids. 1, 1,
38. leaving his wealth and ease, a s. will to please. As
II, 5, 55. the queen is obstinate, s. to justice, H8 II, 4,
122. to s. spirits they (the hearts of princes) swell. III,
1, 163. your s. answer about the giving back the great
seal, HI, 2, 346. as she is s., chaste against all suit,
Trojl. I, 1, 100 (M. Edd. stubborn-chaste).
3) rough, rude, rugged, harsh: J fear these a. lines
lack power to move, LLL i V, 3, 55. that I may appear
s. to him, Tw. HI, 4, 74. upon some s. and uncourteous
parts, V, 369. though authority be a s. bear, Wint. IV,
4, 832. your s. usage of the pope, John V, 1, 18. created
with a s. outside, H5 V, 2, 244. this s. Cade, H6B III,
1, 360. your bear too s. and too strange a hand over
your friend, Caes. I, 2, 35. you s. ancient knave, you
reverend braggart, Lr. II, 2, 133. to slubber the gloss
of your new fortunes with this more s. and boisterous
expedition, 0th. I, 3, 228.
4) ruthless, insensible: thou art said to have a s.
soul, that apprehends no further than this world, Meas.
V, 485. pluck commiseration from s. Turks and Tartars,
Merch. 1V,1,32. it is the — est young fellow of France,
As 1, 1, 148. the sepulchre in s. Jewry, R2 II, 1, 55.
free from a s. opposite intent, H6B III, 2, 251. do not
give advantage to s. critics , apt , without a theme , for
depravation, Troil. V, 2, 131.
Stubborn -chaste, see Stubborn sub 2.
Stubborn -bard, see <>S^u66orn sub 1.
.Stubbornly , obstinately : when s. he did repugn
the truth, H6A IV, 1, 94.
Stubbornness, 1) obstinacy, contumacy: toper-
sever in obstinate condolement is a course of impious s.
Hml. I, 2, 94.
2) roughness, harshness : translate the s. of fortune
into so quiet and so sweet u, style, As II, 1, 19. even
hiss., his checks, his frowns ... have grace and favour
in them, 0th. IV, 3, 20.
Stucli, stoccado, thrust in fencing: he gives me
the s. in with such a mortal motion, that it is inevitable,
Tw. Ill, 4, 303 (most M. Edd. stuck-in or stuckin). if
he by chance escape your venomed s. Hml. IV, 7, 162.
Stud, an ornamental knob or protuberance : coral
clasps and amber — s, Pilgr. 366. two letters for her
name fairly set down in — s, Shr. Ill, 2, 63.
Studded, adorned with shining knobs: the s.
bridle, Ven. 37. their harness s. with gold and pearl,
Shr. Ind. 2, 44.
Student, one devoted to books, a scholar: Wiv.
HI, 1, 38. LLL II, 64. HI, 36. Tw. IV, 2, 9.
Studied, 1) studious, intent, inclined: a prince
should not be so loosely s. as to remember so weak a
composition (viz small beer) H4BII, 2, 10. your graces
have been more than could my s. purposes requite , H8
HI, 2, 168. I have heard it, and am well s. for a liberal
thanks which I do owe you. Ant. II, 6, 48.
2) With in , = having made a thing one's study ;
well versed, practised: one well s. in a sad ostent,
Merch. II, 2, 205. as one that had been s. in his death,
to throw away the dearest thing he owed, as 'twere a
careless trifle, Mcb. I, 4, 9.
Studious, 1) diligent, eager to attain a thing:
be wary in thy s. care, H6A II, 5, 97.
2) given to books and learning : the s. universities,
Gent. I, 3, 10.
Studiously, diligently, carefully: written pam-
phlets s. devised, H6A 111, 1, 2.
Study, subst. 1) any endeavour of the mind : it is
my s. to seem despiteful and ungentle to you, As V, 2,
85. to be more thankful to thee shall be my s. Wint. IV,
2, 21. / have laboured, and with no little s., that my
teaching and ...my authority might go one way, H8 V
3, 34. Tit. V, 2, 12. Lr. I, 1, 279. Plur. — es; your
safety, for the which myself and them bend their best
— es, JohnlV,2,51. H4AI,3,228. H8 HI, 1,123. 174.
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2) application to books and learning: Pilgr. 61.
Tp. II), 1, 20. Meas. I, 4, 61. LLL I, 1, 55. 58. 67. 68.
70. 84. 143. 1, 2, 53. II, 23. IV, 2, 113. IV, 3, 300.
311. Mids. 1, 2, 69 (7 am slow of s.; Snug's speech).
H4B J, 2, 132. H5 I, 1, 57. H6A II, 4, 56. V, 1, 22.
Plur. —es: Tp. I, 2, 77. Gent. 1, 1, 67. LLL 1, 1, 172.
As V, 4, 32. Shr. I, 1, 9. Ill, 1, 12.
3) the object of such application: those (liberal
arts) heing all my s. Tp. I, 2, 74. H6 I, 1, 42. Lr. Ill,
4, 163. Peculiar expression : an he were (in my books),
I would burn my s. Ado I, 1, 81.
4) an apartment appropriated to literary employ-
ment: H6B I, 3, 62. Tit, V, 2, 5. Rom. Ill, 3, 76. Caes.
11,1,7. Figuratively: the idea of her life shall sweetly
creep into his s. of imagination, Ado IV, 1, 227 (cf. my
bosom's shop in Sonn. 24, 7).
Study, vb. 1) to fix the mind on a subject, to
dwell on in thought, to be intent: the state whereon
I — ed, Meas. II, 4, 7. to s. where I well may dine,
LLL 1,1,61. hath mine uncle Beaufort and myself . . .
— ed so long, sat in the council-house, H6B I, 1, 90.
how to s. for the people's welfare, H6CIV,3,39. With
an inf.: or s. where to meet some mistress fine, LLL I,
1, 63. s. to break it, 66. 80. 144. then I'lls. how to
die, As IV, 3, 63. as had she — ed to misuse me so,
Shr. II, 160. who — es day and night to answer all the
debt he owes to you, H4A I, 3, 184. who should s. to
prefer a peace, H6A III, 1, 110.
Transitively, = to meditate; to devise; to think
on ; to be intent on : s. help for that which thou lament-
est, Gent. Ill, 1, 242. I have — ed eight or nine wise
words It speak to you. Ado III, 2, 73. what — ed tor-
ments hast for mc? Wint. 111,2, 176. aslhave watched
the night ...in — ing good for England, H6B III, 1,111.
to s. fashions to adorn my body, R3 1, 2, 258. I shall
s. deserving, Lr. I, 1, 32. 'tis a — ed, not a present
thought, Ant. II, 2, 140.
2) to apply the mind to books and learning: to
live and s. here three years, LLL I, 1, 35. 48. 51. 59.
108. 181. I, 2, 37. 56. IV, 3, 292. 296. As III, 2, 339.
Shr. I, 1, 17. II, 80.
Trans., =: to apply to for the purpose of learning:
he hath — ed her will, Wiv. I, 3, 54. do you s. them
both? (the sword and the word) 111,1,45. s. what you
most affect, Shr. 1, 1, 40. H4B IV, 4, 68. Per. Ill, 2, 32.
Hence = to learn by heart: painted cloth, from
whence you have — ed your questions, As III, 2, 291.
where did you s. all this goodly speech? Shr. II, 264.
I can say little more than I have — ed, Tw. I, 5, 190.
206. s. a speech of some dozen lines, Hml. II, 2, 566.
cf. the subst. in Mids. I, 2, 69.
3) to meditate, to muse, to ponder: — es my lady?
mistress, look on me, LLLV, 2, 847. 1 have been — ing
how I may compare this prison unto the world, R2 V,
5, 1. With of: you make me s. of that, Tp. II, 1, 82.
With on: bids thee s. on what fair demands thou meanest
to have him grant thee. Ant. V, 2, 10.
4) to make out by scientific research : here is three
—ed, LLL I, 2, 54.
Stuff, subst. 1) that of which a thing is made;
materials: we are such s. as dreams are made on, Tp.
IV, 156. nature never frameda woman's heartof prouder
s. Ado III, 1, 50. what s. 'tis made of, Merch. I, 1, 4.
ambition should be made of sterner s. Caes. Ill, 2, 97.
if it be made of penetrable s. Hml. Ill, 4, 36. that we
are made of s. so flat and dull, IV, 7, 31. nature wants
s. to vie strange forms with fancy, Ant. V, 2,97. great
nature moulded the s. so fair, Cymb. V, 4, 49. Specially,
= cloth, texture of any kind: 7 gave him the s. Shr.
IV,3,119. what s. wilt have a kir tie of? H4BII, 4,297.
2) matter, substance, thing; in a physical sense:
he'll make us strange s. Tp. IV, 234. I never knew man
hold vile s. so dear, LLL IV, 3, 276. youth's a s. will
not endure, Tw. II, 3, 53. there's a whole merchant's
venture of Bourdeaux s. in him, H4B II, 4, 69. who in
spite put s. to some she beggar, Tim. IV, 3, 272. cleanse
the stuffed bosom of that perilous s. Mcb. V, 3, 44. did
compound for her a certain s. Cymb. V, 5, 255 (a potion).
In a moral or intellectual sense: there's in him s.
that puts him to these ends, H8 I, 1, 58. you are full
of heavenly s. Ill, 2, 137. serves as s.for these two to
make paradoxes, Troil. I, 3, 184. thy verse swells with
s. so fine and smooth, Tim. V, 1, 87. there was no such
s. in my thoughts, Hml. 11,2,324. yet do I hold it very
s. o'ihe conscience to do no contrived murder, 0th. I, 2,
2. I do not think so fair an outward and such s, within
endows a man but he, Cymb. I, 1, 23.
Especially, things spoken or recited; it is morepleas-
ing s. Shr. Ind. 2, 142 (i. e. a comedy). Usually in
contempt: what s. is this! how say you? Tp. II, 1, 254.
0 heavens! what s. is here? Meas. Ill, 2, 5. this is the
silliest s. that ever I heard, Mids. V, 212. such a deal
of skimble-skamble s. H4A III, 1, 154. here's goodly
s. toward, H4B II, 4, 214. at this fusty s. ... Achilles
laughs, Troil. I, 3, 161. 0 proper s.! Mcb. HI, 4, 60.
such s. as madmen tongue, Cymb. V, 4, 146.
3) furniture; goods; utensils: rich garments, linens,
— s and necessaries , Tp. I, 2, 164. household s. Shr.
Ind. 2, 143. Ill, 2, 233. what masking s. is here? IV,
3, 87. his treasure, rich — s, and ornaments of house-
hold, H8 III, 2, 126. such boiled s. as well might poison
poison, Cymb. I, 6, 125; cf. the s. we have, a strong
wind will blow it to pieces. Per IV, 2, 19. = luggage:
fetch our s. from thence, Err. IV, 4, 153. 162. V, 408.
409.
Stuff, vb. 1) to fill very full, to cram: till gorge
be —ed, Ven. 58. a maid, and — ed! Ado III, 4, 65.
a hulk better — ed in the hold, H4B II, 4, 70. cleanse
the — ed bosom , Mcb. V, 3, 44. 7 will s. your purses
full of crowns, H4A I, 2, 146. Followed by with: they
(the lines) are — ed with protestations, Gent. IV, 4, 134.
to s. my head with more ill news, John IV, 2, 133. with
afoul traitor's name s. 7 thy throat, R2 I, 1, 44. H4B
Ind. 8. Cor. V, 1, 53. 0th. I, 1, 14. Per. I, 4, 67. 93.
Applied to empty things swelled out by putting
something in: a — ed man. Ado 1, 1, 59. — ed tennis-
balls, 111, 2, 47. parsley to s. a rabbit, Shr. IV, 4, 101.
John I, 141. H4A II, 4, 497. Cor. II, 1, 98. Rom. V,
1, 43. With out: — s out his vacant garments with his
form, John IH, 4, 97. H4B V, 5, 87.
Figuratively, = to make full, to complete: it will
s. his suspicion more fully, Lr. Ill, 5, 22. With up: his
servile powers , who , flattered by their leader's jocund
show, s. up his lust, as minutes fill up hours, Lucr. 297.
Partic. — ed = full, complete; whom you know of — ed
sufficiency, Wint. II, 1, 185. —ed with = full of: —ed
with all honourable virtues. Ado I, 1, 56. — ed with
honourable parts, Rom. Ill, 5, 183.
2) to press or thrust in: in ivory coffers I have — ed
my crowns, Shr. II, 352.
3) — ed = unable to smell in consequence of a
cold: Ado III, 4, 64.
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Stnfflng, that which is used to fill any thing:
Ado 1, 1, 59.
Stumble, 1) to trip in walking, to be near falling:
Shr. Ill, 2, 59. IV, 1, 79. R2 V, 5, 87. H4B I, 1, 131.
R3 I, 4, 18. Ill, 4, 86. With at: «. at the threshold,
H6C IV, 7, 11. Rom. V, 3, 122. — ing caused by dark-
ness: it grows dark, he may s. LLL V, 2, 633. before
the — ing night did part our weary powers, John V, 5,
18 (the night in which there is no safe walking or
acting). Applied to the tongue : his tongue, all impatient
to speak and not see, did s, with haste, LLL II, 239. my
tongue should s. in mine earnest words, H6BIII,2,316.
In a moral sense, = to err: so you s. not unheed-
fully, Gent. 1, 2, 3. she'll not s. VS^int. II, 3, 52. blind
reason — ing without fear, Troil. 111,2, 77. they s. that
run fast. Bom. 11, 3, 94. / — ed when I saw, Lr. IV,
I, 21.
2) With on, = to light on by chance or inadvert-
ently: what man art thou that thus bescreened in night
so — St on my counsel? Rom. II, 2, 53. nor aught so
good but strained from that fair use revolts from true
birth, — ing on abuse, II, 3, 20.
Stombllng-block, that which obstructs the way:
/ would remove these tedious — s and smooth my way
upon their headless necks, H6B I, 2, 64.
' Stump, a part remaining after the rest is am-
putated or destroyed: H8 I, 3, 49 (of a tooth). Tit.
II, 4, 4. Ill, 2, 42. V, 2, 22. 183.
Stupid, dull, wanting sensibility and appre-
hension; s. with age, Wint. IV, 4, 409.
Stupiry, to make insensible, to benumb: will s.
and dull the sense awhile, Cymb. 1, 5, 37. Partic. — ed
= stupid; or — ed or seeming so in skill, Wint. II,
1, 165.
Sturdy, 1) stout, strong: the forceless floweri
s. trees support me, Ven. 152.
2) brutally relying on one's strength •/ look where
the s. rebel sits, H6C I, 1, 50.
Sty, subst. an inclosure for swine: R3 IV, 5, 2.
Ant. IV, 15, 62. Figuratively, a place of bestial de-
bauchery: Hml. Ill, 4, 94. Per. IV, 6, 104.
Sty, vb. to lodge as in a sty: here you s. me in
this hard rock, Tp.^, 2, 342.
Stygian, pertaining to the infernal river Styx:
upon the S. banks, Troil. Ill, 2, 10.
Style, 1) manner of writing/with regard to lan-
guage: Sonn. 32, 14. 78, 11. 84, 12. Ado V, 1, 37.
V, 2, 6.
2) manner of expression appropriate to particular
characters: I can construe the action of her familiar s.
Vfiv. I, 3, 51. LLL I, 1, 201. IV, 1, 98. As II, 1, 20.
IV, 3, 31. H6A IV, 1, 50. R3 IV, 4, 360.
3) title, appellation: Ford's a knave, and I will
aggravate his s. ; thou. Master Brook, shalt know him
for knave and cuckold, Wiv. H, 2, 297. count's master
is of another s. All's II, 3, 205. here is a silly stately
s, indeed! the Turk, that two and fifty Ifingdoms hath,
writes not so tedious a s. as this, H6A IV, 7, 72. 74.
King Reignier, whose large s. agrees not with the lean-
ness of his purse, 1168 1, 1, 111. a queen in title and
in s. I, 3, 51.
As for plays on the word, see Stile.
Styled, titled: thou wert dignified enough, to be s.
the under-hangman of his kingdom, Cymb. II, 3, 134.
Styx, the infernal river: Troil. V, 4, 20. Tit. 1,
88. Alluded to in R3 1, 4, 45.
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
Sub-contracted, contracted after a former con-
tract, betrothed for the second time: she (my wife)
is s. to this lord, Lr. V, 3, 86,
Subdue, 1) to overcome, to overpower, to van-
quish: their cheer is the greater that I am — d, Ado 1,
3, 74. a peace is of the nature of a conquest, for then
both parties nobly are — d, H4B IV, 2, 90. you fly
from your oft — d slaves, H6A I, 5, 32. tugged for
life and was by strength — d, H6B HI, 2, 173. by many
hands your father was — d, H6C II, 1, 56. if he do
resist, s. him at his peril, 0th. I, 2, 81. thou hast — d
his judgement too. Ant. Ill, 13,36. with those hands ...
s. my worthiest self, IV, 12, 47. could this carl have
— d me, Cymb. V, 2, 5.
2) to bring into subjection: having — dtheSaxons,
H5 1, 2, 46. 62. John of Gaunt, which did s. the greatest
part of Spain, H6C 111, 3, 82.
In a moral sense, = to prevail over, to subjugate,
to render submissive; absol.: his — ing tongue, Compl.
120. With an object : the accident . . . did her force s.
Compl. 248. pensived and — d desires, 219. this vir-
tuous maid — s me quite, Meas. II, 2, 186. IV, 2, 84.
LLL 1, 2, 187. IV, 1, 40. Wint. IV, 4, 587. H6A I,
2, 109. 0th. 1, 3, 112. II, 3, 346. V, 2, 348. Cymb.
I, 1, 136. With to: her infinite cunning — d me to her
rate. All's V, 3,217. his large fortune ... — s and pro-
perties to his love and tendance all sorts of hearts, Tim.
I, 1, 57. 'twould s. my father entirely to her love, 0th.
III, 4, 59. — d to = subject to, subjugated by; my
nature is — d to what it works in, like the dyer's hand,
Sonn. Ill, 6. this man's threats, to whom I am — d,
Tp. I, 2, 489. my heart's — d even to the very quality
of my lord, 0th. I, 3, 251. his face — d to penetrative
shame , Ant. IV, 14, 74 (not showing any trace of i ts
former pride).
x^) to crush, to oppress, to tame, to disable : being
once ' — d in armed tail, Troil. V, 10, 44. to make him
worthy whose offence — s him. Cor. I, 1, 179. nothing
could have — d nature to such a lowness but his unkind
dauaiters, Lr. Ill, 4, 72.
Subduement, conquest, victory: despising many
foijfeits and —s, Troil. IV, 5, 187.
Subject, subst. 1) one under the dominion of
another; Ven. 1045. Lucr. 616. 722. Tp. I, 2, 341
(I anidlt the — s that you have). II, 1, 165. 11, 2, 131.
157. Ill, 2, 41. V, 167. Gent. II, 6, 8. Meas. V, 317.
Err. II, 1, 19. Ado 111, 3, 33. 35. Merch. Ill, 2, 49.
Shr. V, 2, 155. H6A 111, 1, 182. IV, 1, 166. IV, 2, 7.
IV, 4, 160. H6B 1, 3, 52 (to). II, 2, 8. IV, 9, 5. 6.
H6C III, 1, 70. 78. 81. R3 IV, 4, 356. Lr. V, 3, 60
(/ hold you but a s. of this war, not as a brother; i. e.
one who ought to obey, not to command). Ant. I, 3,
92 (your royalty holds idleness your s.) etc. etc.
2) the people under the dominion of a sovereign;
the general s. to a well-wished king quit their own part,
Meas. II, 4, 27 (M. Edd. the general, s.). the greater
file of the s. held the duke to be wise , 111, 2, 145. let
the s. see, to make them know ..., V, 14. one that indeed
physics the s., makes old hearts fresh , Wint. 1, 1, 43.
why this watch so nightly toils the s. of the land, Hml.
I, 1, 72. the levies ... are all made out of his s. I, 2,
33. how from the finny s. of the sea these fishers tell
the infirmities of men. Per. II, 1, 52. cf. also H6B IV,
1,82.
3) creature, being; that which is in existence: our
very priests must become mockers, if they shall encounter
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such ridiculous — s as you are, Cor. II, 1, 94. that
heaven should practise stratagems upon so soft a s. as
mi/self, Rom. Ill, 5, 212 (perhaps collectively in Per.
II, 1, 52; see sub 2). Hence the following expression;
thoughts ara no — s; intents but merely thoughts, Meas.
V, 458; i. e. thoughts are no real, existing things.
4) he who, or that which, is exposed or liable to
something: have I scaped love-letters in the holiday-
time of my beauty, and am I now a s. for them? Wiv.
II, 1,3. leaves his part-created cost a naked s, to the
iveeping clouds, H4B I, 3, 61. we are time's — s, and
time bids be gone, 110. to be shame's scorn and s. of
mischance, H6A IV, 6, 49. / am too mean a s. for thy
luratk, H6C 1, 3, 19. live each of you the — s to his
hale, R3 1,3,302. proved the s. of my own soul's curse,
IV, 1, 81. beauty, wit, high birth, ... are — s all to
envious and calumniating time, Troil. Ill, 3, 173.
5) that which is spoken or thought or treated of;
theme, argument : how can my Muse want s. to invent,
Sonn. 38, 1. the wits of former days to — 5 worse have
given admiring praise, 59, 14. 82, 4. 84, 6. 100, 4.
103, 10. Meas. II, 4, 2. Err. V, 65. Ado V, 1, 137.
LLL I, 2, 120. V, 2, 774. H6C III, 2, 91. H8 Prol. 7.
Tim. IV, 3, 272. Caes. 1, 2, 92.
6) he who, or that which, is the cause or occasion
of something ; I am the unhappy s. of these quarrels,
Merch. V, 238. / could be sad. Very hardly upon such
a s. H4B 11, 2, 47. / cannot fight upon this argument;
it is too starved a s. for my sword, Troil. 1, 1, 96. none
so noble whose life were ill bestowed or death unfamed
ivhere Helen is the s. II, 2, 160. the dry serpigo on the
6. (of the quarrel) II, 3, 81. near approaches the s. of
our watch, Mcb. Ill, 3, 8.
Su1>ject, adj. 1) being under the dominion of
another; let me have no s. enemies, John IV, 2, 171
(i. e. no enemies among my subjects). /, her sovereign,
am her s. love, R3 IV, 4, 355 (Qq s. low), the eastern
tower, whose height commands as s. all the vale, Troil.
1, 2, 3. With to: I am s. to a tyrant, Tp. Ill, 2, 48.
Meas. 11, 4, 27 (0. Edd. the general s., M. Edd. the
general, s.). John II, 43. H5 I, 2, 242. H8 II, 4, 26.
Tim. lY, 3, 347. Hml. I, 3, 18. Cymb. I, 1, 172.
2) exposed, liable, obnoxious : s. to the tyranny of
mad mischances, Ven. 737. s. and servile to all dis-
contenis, llCl. s. to Times love or to Time's hate,
Sonn. 124, 3. be s. to no sight but thine and mine, Tp.
I. 2, 301. Wiv. Ill, 5, 117. Err. V, 54. Merch. Ill, 1,
G4. John III, 1, 14. R2 III, 4, 103. H4B III, 2, 325.
IV, 4, 64. H5 IV, 1, 251.
Subject, vb. l)to put under the power of another:
6. his coronet to his crown, Tp. I, 2, 114.
2) to expose , to make liable : I rather will s. me
to the malice of ... a bloody brother. As 11, 3, 36.
Sul)jcctecl, adjectively, 1) having the qualities of
a subject; s. thus, how can you say to me, lam a king'?
R2 III, 2, 176.
2) due from a subject, becoming in a subject:
needs must you lay your heart at his dispose, s. tribute
to commanding love, John I, 264.
Hulijeciion, the state of being a subject; service:
brought in s. her immortality , and made her thrall to
living death, Lucr. 724. (the horse) proud of s., noble
by the sway, Compl. 108. his majesty ...to whom 1 am
now in ward, evermore in s. All's 1, 1, 6. to whom I do
bequeath my faithful services and true s. everlastingly,
John V, 7, 105. whom to disobey were against all pro-
portion of s. H5 IV, 1, 153. / dare be bound he's true
and shall perform all parts of his s. loyally , Cymb.
IV, 3, 19. I II tame you, I'll bring you in s. Per. II,
5, 75.
Submerged , put under water , drowned : so half
my Egypt were s. and made a cistern for scaled snakes,
Ant. II, 5, 94.
Submission, 1) the act of submitting, delivery
of one's self to the authority of another ; «., Dauphin !
'tis a mere French word, H6A IV, 7, 54. proclaim a
pardon to the soldiers fled that in s. will return to us,
R3 V, 5, 17.
2) humble behaviour, reverence : to whom, with all
s., I do bequeath my services , John V, 7, 103. give
sorrow leave awhile to tutor me to this s. R2 IV, 167.
tell her I return great thanks, and in s. will attend on
her, H6A II, 2, 52. all the court admired him for s.
H6B III, 1, 12. / commend this kind s. V, 1, 64. in all
s. and humility, 58.
3) acknowledgment of a fault, confession of error :
be not as extreme in s. as in offence, Wiv. IV, 4, II.
/ may ... find pardon on my true s. H4A III, 2, 28.
0 calm, dishonourable, vile s. Rom. Ill, 1, 76.
Submissive, testifying submission or inferiority ;
humble: LLL IV, 1, 92. Shr. Ind. 1, 53. H6A HI, 4,
10. IV, 7, 63.
Submit, 1) trans, to subject, to yield or resign
to the power of another: / «. my fancy to your eyes,
All's II, 3,174. Refl. : we should s. ourselves to an un-
known fear. All's II, 3, 6. s. thee, boy, John II, 159.
Ill, 1, 194. H5 II, 2, 77. H6A V, 4, 130. Cor. Ill, 3,
44. Caes. I, 3, 47 (= expose). Ant. Ill, 12, 17.
2) intr. to yield, to give up resistance, to acknow-
ledge the power of another : what must the king do now ?
must he s.? R2 III, 3, 143. he shall s., or I will never
yield, H6A III, 1,118. With to: H6A V, 1, 56. Cymb.
V, 5, 460. Per. II, 4, 39.
Suliorn, to procure by secret collusion, to abet:
thou hast — ed the goldsmith to arrest me. Err. IV, 4, 85.
what peer hath been — ed to grate on you? H4B IV, 1,
90. whom 1 did s. to do this ruthless piece of butchery,
R3 IV, 3, 4. they (the murderers of Duncan) were — ed,
Mcb. II, 4, 24. Applied especiall^to false witnesses:
Sonn. 125, 13. Meas. V, 106. 308. H6AV,4,21. H6B
III, 1, 180. 0th. Ill, 4, 163.
Subornation, the crime of procuring one to do
a bad action, and specially to bear false witness:
guilty of perjury and s. Lucr. 919. wear the detested
blot of muriherous s. H4A I, 3, 163. the duchess by his
s. began her devilish practices, H6B III, 1, 45. foul s.
is predominant, 145.
Subscribe, 1) to underwrite (one's name) ; absol. :
my uncle's fool — d for Cupid, Ado I, 1, 41. write to
him; I will s. Ant. IV, 6, 14. With to: s. to your deep
oaths, and keep it too, LLL I, 1, 23. if my tongue did
e'er solicit, or my hand s. to any syllable that made love
to you. Per. II, 6, 69. Transitively, = to write or place
underneath: s. your names, LLL I, 1, 19. they shall
s. them for large sums of gold, R2 I, 4, 50 (underwrite
their names).
2) to sign and attest with one's own hand : he hath
not yet — d this, H5 V, 2, 363. — d by the consuls,
Cor. V, 6, 82. —d it, Hml. V, 2, 52.
3) to become surety, to guaranty; with /or; J know
thou rt valiant; and, to the possibility of thy soldiership,
will s. for thee. All's III, 6, 89 (I warrant that thou
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wilt do all that thou possibly canst). I will s. for thee,
thou art both knave and fool, IV, 5, 34.
4) to admit of, to grant, to acknowledge : as I s.
not that, nor any other, biU in the loss of question, Meas.
11, 4, 89. / will s. him a coward. Ado V, 2, 59. will
you s. his thought? Troil. II, 3, 166. With to, in the
same sense : plead a new state in thy unrivalled merit,
to which I thus s.: Sir Valentine, thou art a gentle-
man etc., Gent. V, 4, 145. but when I had ■ — d to mine
own fortune and informed her fully. All's V, 3, 96
(acknowledged, confessed the state of my affairs).
6) to yield, to confess one's self to be in the wrong,
to submit: if I have fewest (roses), Is. in silence, H6A
II, 4, 44. which fear if better reasons can supplant, I
will s. and say I wronged the duke, H6B III, 1,38. all
cruels else — d, Lr. Ill, 7, 65. With to, = to submit
to , to acknowledge the superiority of, to pay respect
to, to obey: death to me — s, since spite of him I'll live
in this poor rhyme, Sonn. 107, 10. to your pleasure
humbly I s. Shr. I, 1, 81. Hector in his blaze of wrath
— s to tender objects, Troil. IV, 5, 105. we will all s.
to thy advice, Tit. IV, 2, 130. Transitively, = to
make to be inferior, to reduce to the state of depen-
dency: the king gone to-night! — d his power ! Lr. I, 2,
24 (^(prescribed).
Subscriiitiou , submission, obedience: you owe
me no s. Lr. Ill, 2, 18.
Subsequent , following : small pricks to their s.
volumes, Troil. I, 3, 344.
Subsidy, a tax imposed on a particular occasion:
H6B IV, 7, 25. PI. — es; H6C IV, 8, 45.
Subsist, to live, to continue: so long as brain and
heart have faculty by nature to s. Sonn. 122, 6. no more
infected withmy'country's love than when I parted hence,
but still — ing under your great command, Cor. V, 6, 73.
Substance, 1) matter; that of which things con-
sist: if the dulls, of my flesh were thought, Sonn. 44, 1.
what is your s., whereof are you made? 53, 1. so mtch
as makes it light or heavy in the s. Mcrch. IV, 1, 328.
all of one nature, of one s. bred, H4A 1, 1, 11. the pur-
pose is perspicuous even as s. , whose grossness little
characters sum up, Troil. 1, 3, 324 (as the material
world , which seems immense , but is calculated and
defined by means of little figures. According to others,
it means here wealth, treasure, estate), as thin of s.
as the air, Eom. I, i, 99. thou dost breathe, hast heavy
.. Lr. IV, 6, 52.
2) any thing existing by itself, of which we can
say that it is ; abeing: you murderingministers, wherever
in your sightless — 5 you wait on nature's mischief, Mcb.
1,5,50. all the noble s. Hml. I, 4, 37 (corr. pass.), that
little seeming s. (Cordelia) Lr. 1, 1, 201. earthly man
is but a s. that must yield to you, Per. II, 1, 3.
3) that which constitutes the thing itself, and
not only a vain semblance of it (usually opposed to
shadow) : flowers distilled leese but their show ; their s.
still lives sweet, Sonn. 5, 14. since the s. of your perfect
self is else devoted, I am hut a shadow, Getit. IV, 2, IM.
127. my s. should be statue in thy stead, IV, 4, 206.
so far this shadow (a picture) doth limp behind the s.
Merch. Ill, 2, 130. each s. of a grief hath twenty sha-
dows, R2 II, 2, 14. there (in my soul) lies the s. (of
liiy grief) IV, 299. much of the father's s.! H4B III,
2, 142. now the s. shall endure the like (as the picture,
viz hang) H6A II, 3, 38. then have I s. too, id. mys.is
not here, 51. these are his s., sinews, arms and strength,
63. the s. of that great shadow I did represent, H6B
1, 1, 13. shadows have struck more terror to the soul
of Richard than can the s. of ten thousand soldiers,
R3 V, 3,218. he takes false shadows for true — s. Tit.
Ill, 2, 80. despised s. of divinest show, Rom. Ill, 2, 77.
the very s. of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a
dream, Hml. II, 2, 264.
Hence = the main and essential part of a thing:
dear father, soul and s. of us all. Tit. I, 374. conceit,
more rich in matter than in toords, brags of his s., not
of drnament, Rom. II, 6, 31.
4) material means and resources : grows strong and
great in s. andinpower, R2 111, 2, 35. andyet, in s.
and authority, retain but privilege of a private man,
H6A V, 4, 135. Hence ^ goods, means of living,
treasure; this shadow doth such s. give that I in thy
abundance am sufficed, Sonn. 37, 10. you take the sum
and s. that 2 have, Gent. IV, 1, 15. he is of s. good,
Wiv. I, 3, 40. love like a shadow flies when s. love
pursues, II, 2, 215. he shall not knit a knot in his for-
tunes with the finger of my s. Ill, 2, 77. thy s. cannot
amount unto a hundred marks, Err. 1, 1, 24. he hath
put all my s. into that fat belly of his, H4B II, 1, 81.
the sixth part of his s. to be levied without delay, H8 I,
2, 58. you have sent innumerable s. ...to furnish Rome,
III, 2, 326.
5) contents , purport : how far the s. of my praise
doth wrdng this shadoio in underprizing it, Merch. Ill,
2, 127. their (the letters') cold intent, tenour and d.,
thus, H4B IV, 1, 9. unto your grace do I in chief ad-
dress the s. of my speech, 32.
Substantial, 1) material, corporeal, bulky: to
draw with idle spiders' strings most ponderous and s.
things, Meas. Ill, 2, 290. cf. Self-substantial.
2) real , solid , not merely seeming , not illusive :
your reason was not s. Err. II, 2, 105. acquitted by a
true s. form, H4B IV, 1, 173. a dream, too flattering-
sweet to be s. Rom. II, 2, 141.
Substitute, one acting with delegated power in
the place of another: Meas. Ill, 1, 192. IV, 2, 198. V,
133. 140. Merch. V, 94. R2 I, 2, 37. I, 4, 48. H4B
IV, 2, 28. IV, 4, 6. H6A V, 3, 5. H6B HI, 1, 371. R3
HI, 7, 133. 181. 0th. I, 3, 224. Per. V, 3, 51.
Substituted, 1) put in the place of another: how
their child shall be ... s. in the place of mine , Tit. IV,
2, 159.
2) invested with delegated authority: who is s.
'gainst the French, I have no certain notice, H4B I,
3, 84.
Substitution, the office of a substitute, delegated
authority: Tp. I, 2, 103.
Substractor, detractor, slanderer: Tw. I, 3, 37.
Subtile and Subtllty, see Subtle, Subtlety.
Subtle, 1) thin, fine, nice, delicate ; it must needs
be of s., tender and delicate temperance, Tp. II, 1, 41.
some joy too fine, too s., potent, Troil. 111,2,25 (M.Edd.
subtle-potent), a point as s. as Ariachne's broken woof,
V, 2, 161.
2) sly, artful, cunning: am I politic'? amis.? Wiv.
Ill, 1, 103. s. as Sphinx, LLL IV, 3, 342. a s. traitor
needs no sophister, H6B V, 1, 191. Warwick is a s.
orator, H6C III, 1, 33. incensed by his s. mother to taunt
and scorn you, R3 III, 1, 152. nor sweeten talk, nor
play at s. games, Troil. IV, 4, 89. bolder, though not
so s. (as the devil) Cor. 1, 10, 17. the s. queen of
Goths, Tit. I, 392. the swift, the slow, the s. -(dog)
73*
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Mcb. Ill, 1, 9G. s. as the fox for prey, Cymb. Ill,
3, 40.
3) acting under the cover of a false appearance;
being other than in seeming: deceptions, treacherous:
the s. shining secrecies writ in the glassy margents of
such books, Lucr. 101 (secrecies hid jmcler a false
show, but well discernible to the eye of a man of ex-
perience), swift s. post, 926 (moving imperceptibly
and approaching unawares), to mock the s. in them-
selves beguiled, 957. as s. Sinon here is painted, so
sober, sad, so weary and so mild, 1541. in him apleni-
tude of s. matter, applied to cautels, all strange forms
receives, Compl. 302. smooth not thy tongue with filed
talk, lest she some s. practice smell, Pilgr. 307. a deli-
cate wench. Ay, and as. Tp. II. 1,44. thou s., perjured,
false, disloyal man , Gent. IV, 2, 95. she is too s.for
thee, and her smoothness , her very silence and her pa-
tience speak to the people. As I, 3, 79. I feel these
youth's perfections with an invisible and s. stealth to
creep in at mine eyes, Tw. 1, 5, 316 (i. e. imperceptible ;
or rather not sufficiently guarded against, as not seem-
ing dangerous at first), this s. king, IHA I, 3, 1G9.
a s. knave! but yet it shall not ser re, IIGB II, 1, 104
(playing the innocent). «., false and treacherous, R3
1, 1 , 37. the s. traitor this day had plotted ...to murder
me. III, 5, 37. thy age confirmed, proud, s., bloody, IV,
4, 171. he is equal ravenous as he is s. H8 I, 1, 160.
like to a boivl upon a s. ground, I have tumbled past the
throw. Cor. V, 2, 20 (seeming smooth and even, but in
fact uneven and treacherous), what s. hole is this, whose
mouth is covered with rude-groiving briers. Tit. II, 3,
198. when s. Greeks surprised King Priam's Troy, V,
3, 84. suck the s. blood o' the grape, till the high fever
seethe your blood to froth, Tim. IV, 3, 432 (running
glibly over the palate, but heating the blood. German:
heiwfiickisch) . is not thy kindness s. Ol5. let our hearts,
as s. masters do, stir up their servants to an act of rage,
I and after seem to chide 'em, Caes. II, 1, 175. a slipper
and s. knave:, 0th. II, 1, 246. this is- a s. whore, IV,
2, 21.
Subtlety, 1) cunning; stratagem: the fox which
lives by s. Ven. 675. by gins, by snares, by s. H6B III,
1, 262.
2) false appearance, deception, illusion: unlearned
in the world's false — es, Sonn. 138, 4. you do yet taste
some — es of the isle, that will not let you believe things
certain, Tp. V, 124 (Steevens: "this is a phrase adopted
from ancient cookery and confectionary. When a dish
was so contrived as to appear unlike what it really was,
they called it a subtlety. Dragons, castles, trees etc.
made out of sugar, had the like denomination". A
remark furnishing a new instance for the peculiar use
of the word, but hardly illustrative of the above pass-
age), 'tis the king's s. to have my life. Per. II, 5, 44.
Subtle-witted, crafty: the s. Frenth conjurers,
H6A I, 1, 25.
Subtly, deceitfully: thou proud dream, thatplayest
so s. with a king's repose, H5 IV, 1, 275. and danger,
like an ague, s. taints even then when we sit idly in the
sun. Troil. 111,3,232. a poison, which the friar s.hath
ministered to have me dead, Eom. IV, 3, 25 (Ff subtilly).
Subtractor, writing of some M. Edd. for sub-
stractor, q. v.
Suburbs, the parts of a city that lie without the
walls: Meas. I, 2, 98. 105. II, 1, 65. Tw. Ill, 3, 39.
H6A I, 4, 2. 9. H8 V, 4, 76. Metaphorically: dwell
I but in the s. of your good pleasure? Caes. II, 1, 285
("the s. were the general resort of disorderly persons
in fortified towns, and in London also. It was the
same in ancient times"- Nares).
SubTcrsion, destruction : seek s. of thy harmless
life, H6B III, 1, 208.
Subvert, to destroy: — s your towns, H6A II,
3, 65.
Succeed, 1) to follow, to come after, to be sub-
sequent or consequent; absol. : a most harsh one (lan-
guage), and not to be understood without bloody — ing.
All's II, 3, 199 (= consequence), after summer ever-
more — s barren winter, H6B II, 4, 2. a pattern- to all
princes living with her, and all that shall s. H8 V, 5, 24. -
the effects he writes of s. unhappily, Lr. 1, 2, 157 (come
to pass after his prediction), not another comfort like
to this — s in unknown fate, 0th. II, 1, 195. bethought
me what loas past, what might s. Per. I, 2, 83. — ing
= later, living in after-times: sung by children in
— ing times, Lucr. 525. beauty's pattern to — ing men,
Sonn. 19, 12. to God, my king, and my — ing issue, K2
1,3,20. — ing ages, R3 111,1,71. to the — ing royalty
he leaves the healing benediction, Mcb. IV, 3, 155.
Trans.: the curse of heaven and men s. their evils.
Per. I, 4, 104.
2) to take the place which another has left; to be-
come heir; absol.: no ivoman shall s. in Salique land,
H5 1, 2, 39. H6B II, 2, 52. H6C I, 1, 146. 227. HS
II, 1, 112. Tit. I, 40 (Hanmer: —ed). Mcb. Ill, 1,
64. IV, 3, 49. Per. I, 4, 64.
Trans., = a) to be heir or successor to: s. thy
father in manners as in shape. All's 1, 1, 70. not Amu-
rath an Amurath —s, H4B V, 2, 48. H5 Epil. 10.
H6A II, 6, 83. H6C II, 2, 94. b) to inherit: if not a
fedary, but only he owe and s. thy weakness, Meas. II,
4, 123.
3) to come down by order of succession, to de-
scend, to devolve: a ring, that downward hath — ed
in his house from son to son, All's III, 7, 23. seize upon
the fortunes of the Moor, for they s. on you, 0th. V, 2,
367 (Qq s. to you), hope, — ing from so fair a tree as
your fair self, doth tune us otherwise. Per. I, 1, 114.
Succeeder, successor, heir: E3 IV, 4, 128. V,
5, 30.
Success, 1) succession: our parents' noble names,
in whose s. we are gentle, Wint. I, 2, 394. and so s.
of mischief shall be born, and heir from heir shall hold
this quarrel up, H4B IV, 2, 47.
2) issue, result, fortune (as a vox media): let me
hear of thy s. in love, Gent. I, 1, 68. I'll sendhimcer-
tain word of my s. Meas. I, 4, 89. s. will fashion this
event in better shape. Ado IV, 1, 236. to try s. All's I,
3, 253. when your lordship sees the bottom of his s. in
it, 111, 6, 39. we cannot greatly condemn our s. 59. /
know not what the s. will be, 86. so thrive I in my enter-
prise and dangerous s. of bloody wars, R3 IV, 4, 236
(Qq dangerous attempt of hostile arms), the s. shall
give a scantling of good or bad unto the general, Troil.
I, 3, 340. lead their — es as we wish our own. Cor. I,
6,7. / shall ere long have knowledge of my s. V, 1 , 62.
my speech should fall into such vile s. as my thoughts
aim not at, 0th. IH, 3, 222. Caesar and Lepidus have
made wars upon Pompey. What is the s.? Ant. Ill, o,
6, bads. H6C 11,2,46. Troil. 11,2, 117. goods. H6C
HI, 3, 146. Cor. I, 1, 264. Lr. V, 3, 194. Ant. II, 4, 9.
best s. HGC II, 2, 74. well found s. Cor. II, 2, 48.
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3) prosperous termination of an enterprise, good
fortune: greets heaven/or his s. Lucr. 112. on a love-
book prat/ for my s. Gent. 1, 1, 19. Merch. Ill, 2, 243.
All's IV, 3, 100. Wint. V, 1, 166. H5 II, 2, 24. H6A
1, 2, 82. 1, 6, 5. IV, 7, 62. V, 2, 8. II6C I, 2, 76. II,
1, 125. R3 IV, 4, 193. V, 3, 165. Troil. I, 3, 183. IV,
5, 149. Cor. I, 9, 75. Caes. II, 2, 6. V, 3, 66. Mcb. I,
3, 90. 132. 1, 5, 1. I, 7, 4. Ant. I, 3, 100. V, 2, 103.
Cymb. I, 1, 32. IV, 2, 352.
Successaatlj , successfully? or following after
another (viz Aemilius, who had gone before) ? then go
s., and plead to him, Tit. IV, 4, 113 (some M. Edd.
successfully; Capell incessantly).
Successful, effective, prosperous, fortunate : Shr.
1, 2, 158. Wint. Ill, 1, 12. H4B IV, 4, 1. H6C II, 2,
41 (fortune). Tit. I, 66. 172.
Successfully, fortunately: As 1,2,162 {he holes
s.; cf. Look). Shr. IV, 1, 192. Tit. I, 194.
Succession, 1) the act of following, of doing as
another has done before: example, that so terrible shows
in the wreck of maidenhood, cannot for all that dissuade
». All's 111, 5, 25.
2) that which is to come; futurity: slander lives
upon s. , for ever housed where it gets possession , Err.
Ill, 1, 105 (feeds on futurity, makes all that is to come
its prey), he hath put me off to the s. of new days this
month, Tim. II, 2, 20. their writers do them wrong, to
make them exclaim against their own s. Hral. 11,2,368.
3) the act or right of succeeding or coming to the
inheritance of ancestors: Sonn. 2, 12. Tp. II, 1, 151.
All's IV, 3, 314. Wint. IV, 4, 440. 491. R2 II, 1, 199.
H4A III, 2, 99. H6C II, 1, 119. 172. IV, 6, 56. Hml.
Ill, 2, 356.
4) successors , heirs , descendants : Cassibelan . . .
for him .and his s. granted Home a tribute, Cymb. Ill,
1, 8. thinking to bar thee of s., as thou reft'st me of
my lands, III, 3, 102.
Successive {successive in Meas. II, 2, 98), 1) fol-
lowing in order or uninterrupted course: what future
evils, either now or by remissness new -conceived, and
so in progress to be hatched and born, are now to have
no s. degrees, but, ere they live, to end, Meas. II, 2, 98
(viz the degrees of being conceived, of being hatched,
and of being born), an union richer than that which four
s. kings in Denmark's crown have worn, Hml. V, 2, 284.
2) having or giving the right of succeeding to
an inheritance; hereditary, legitimate: now is black
' beauty's s. heir, Sonn. 127, 3. as next the king he was
s. heir, H6B III, 1, 49. plead my s. title with your
swords, Tit. I, 4.
Successively, 1) in nninterrupted order, one fol-
lowing another: is it upon record, or else reported s.
from age to age? R3 HI, 1, 73.
2) by order of succession and inheritance: so thou
the garland wearest s. n4B IV, 5, 202. but as s. from
blood to blood, your right of birth, R3 III, 7, 135.
Successor (successor), one that follows in the
place of another: Wint. V, 1, 48. = descendant:
Wiv. I, 1, 14. H8 I, 1, 60.
Succour, subst. any kind of relief or assistance:
As II, 4, 75. R2 HI, 2, 32. H4A V, 4, 45. H6A I, 2,
60. IV, 3, 30. HS II, 1, 109. Per. 1, 1, 171. far from
his s. H8 III, 2, 261 (from the possibility of coming
to his assistance), draw to her s. V, 4, 55. Plur. — s
= auxiUary ti-oops: H5 III, 3, 45. H6A IV, 4, 23.
H6B III, 1, 285.
Succour, vb. (used only in the inf. pres.). to re-
lieve, to help, to assist: shine sun to s. flowers, Pilgr.
208. God will s. us , H6B IV, 4, 55. H6C III, 3, 41.
207. IV, 7, 56. Tit. IV, 4, 80.
Such, 1) of that or the like kind or degree: some
of us are gentlemen, s. as the fury of ungoverned youth
thrust from the company of awful men, Gent. IV, 1, 45.
a spare mast, s. as seafaring men provide, Err.1,1,81.
s. is the simplicity of man, LLL I, 1, 219. though the
devil lead the measure, s. are to he followed. All's II,
1, 58. 5. as to my claim are liable, John V, 2, 101. s.
as thou, Mcb. IV, 2, 82. s. the adornment of her bed,
Cymb. II, 2, 25 etc. Adjectively: /our s. lamps, Ven.
489. s. nectar, 572. 949. Lucr. 102. 155. 363. 460.
806. 1555. Tp. I, 2, 28. 372. 465. V, 184. Cor. Ill, 3,
19 (s. time = then) etc. etc. 6. time-beguiling sport,
Ven. 24. s. distilling showers, 66. s. petty bondage,
394. 638. Lucr. 832, 999. 1347. 1825. Tp. II, 1, 174.
The ind. art. placed between it and the noun: s. a
park, Ven. 239. 522. s. a weak and silly mind, 1016.
s. a peerless dame, Lucr. 21. 464. 1540. Tp. 1, 2, 101.
457. 493. Ill, 2, 37. Gent. I, 1, 161. Ado V, 1, 7 (s. a.
one) etc. s. a coloured periwig , Gent. IV, 4, 196 (see
A), s. another proof , Gent. 1,1,97; and, on the other
hand, another s. offence, Meas. 11,3,14. As for a par-
ticular signification of s. another, see Another.
Followed by the conjunction that: s. disdain that
they have murdered this poor heart, Ven. 501. the birds
s. pleasure took, that some would sing, 1101. Lucr. 19.
1265. 1385. 1403. 1433. 1532. 1561 etc. By as, in
the same sense ; such signs of rage they bear ... as' it
seemed they would debate with angry swords, Lucr.
1419. I feel s. sharp dissension in my breast as I am
sick, H6A V, 5, 84 etc. (cf. As). By an inf., in the
same sense (viz of an effectl : / tcould with s. perfection
govern, to excel the golden age, Tp. II, 1, 167. s. is the
simplicity of man to hearken after the flesh, LLL I,
1, 219.
As, correlatively, before the thing related to or
compared with: with s. black payment as thou hast
pvfitf^nded, Lucr. 576. who so base would s. an of/ice
hare as slanderous death's man to so base a slave,
1000. in me thou seest the twilight of s. day as after
sunset fadeth in the west, Sonn. 73, 5. Tp. Ill, 3, 16.
Gent. IV, 1, 45. Err. I, 1, 81. John V, 2, 101. Mcb.
IV, 2, 82 etc. etc. «. as it is = of -whatever kind :
every man has business and desire, s. as it is , Hml. I,
5, 131. I have other holy reasons, s. as they are, All's
I, 3, 35.
The relative pronoun in the same sense: no man
well of s. a salve can speak , that heals the wound and
cures not the disgrace, Sonn. 34, 7. in me thou seest
the glowing of s. fire that on the ashes of his youth doth
lie, 73, 9. s. a youth that can do my business, Gent. IV,
4, 70. with s. gifts that heaven shall share with you,
Meas. 1!, 2, 147. s. things that want no ear but yours,
IV, 3, 108. whose state is s. that cannot choose but lend
and give where it is sure to lose. All's 1, 3, 220. s.
allowed infirmities that honesty is never free of, Wint.
I, 2, 263. s. words that are but rooted in your tongue,
Cor. Ill, 2, 55. to s. a man that is no fleering tell-tale,
Caes. 1,3,116. s. suffering souls that welcome wrongs,
U, 1, 130. her offence must be ofs. unnatural degree
that monsters it, Lr. I, 1, 222. put upon him s. a deal
of man that worthied him, II, 2, 127. to confound s.
time that drums him from his sport, Ant. I, 4, 28. they
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are people s. iJiat mend upon the world, Cymb. 11,4, 25.
purchased hy s. sin, for which the pardoner himself is
in, Meas. IV, 2, 111. in s. forms which here were pre-
supposed upon thee, Tw. V, 358. s. an affection, which
cannot choose but branch now, Wint. 1, 1, 26. s. a pari
which never I shall discharge to the life, Cor. Ill, 2, 105.
such I will have , whom I am sure he knows not from
the enemy. All's 111, 6, 24. for the most part s. to whom
as great a charge as little honour he meant to lay upon,
H8 I, 1, 76.
Such like = of the like kind, of the same sort:
others, they think, delight in s. like circumstance , with
s. like sport, Ven. 844. with s. like flattering , Pilgr.
413. even with s. like valour men hang and drown their
proper selves, Tp. ill, 3, 59. and I for s. like petty
crimes as these, Gent. IV, 1, 52. and many s. like li-
berties of sin. Err. I, 2, 102. s. like toys as these, R3
1, 1, 60. plate, jewels, and s. like trifles, Tim. Ill, 2, 23.
and many s. like Ases, Hml. V, 2, 43. At the close of
enumerations, = and so forth: virtue, ^/outh, liberality,
and s. like, Troil. I, 2, 277 (Ff and so forth), cf. ac-
cording to Fates and Destinies and s. odd sayings,
Merch, H, 2, 65.
2) By omission of the correlative, = so great,
emphatically; very great, very mn eh, very conside-
rable: frame some feeling line that may discover s.
integrity, Gent. Ill, 2, 77. / could come to s. honour!
Wiv. II, 1, 46. this creature's no s. thing. Ant. Ill, 3,
44. your daughter, whom she bore in hand to love with
a. integrity, she did confess was as a scorpion to her
sight, Cymb. V, 5, 44. = very bad: / shall have s. a
life! Troil. IV, 2, 22.
3) ofthe same kind, not other: my songs and praises
be to one, of one, still s., and ever so, Sonn. 105,4. the
canker-blooms have fidl as deep a dye as the perfumed
tincture of the roses, hang on s. thorns and play as
wantonly, 54, 7. it hath s. senses as we have, s. Tp. I,
2, 412. in the self-same inn a meaner woman was de-
livered of s. a burthen. Err. I, 1, 56. as his your case
is s. LLL IV, 3, 131. let their beds be made as soft as
yours, and let their palates be seasoned with s. viands,
Merch. IV, 1, 97.
4) Used to hint in a general and indefinite manner
at persons or things, that could very well be distinctly
indicated and pointed out, if the speaker pleased: that
s. a one and s. a one were past cure, Meas. II, 1, 114.
youspurnedme s. a day, Merch. 1, 3,128. if you repay
me not on s. a day, in s. a place, s. sum, 147. I'ld
venture the well-lost life of mine on his grace's cure by
s. a day and hour, AU'sI, 3, 255. at ). and s. a sconce,
at s. a breach, at s. a convoy, H5 III, 6, 75. we died at
a. a place, IV, 1, 144. I saw him yesterday, . . . with s.,
or s. PIml. II, 1, 57. this might be my lord s. a one, that
praised my lord s. a one's horse, V, 1,92. how I would
think on him at certain hours s. thoughts and s. Cymb.
I, 3, 28. s. and s. pictures, II, 2, 25.
Snch-a-oue, and Such-like, see Such.
Such, subst. to give s. = to suckle; abs.: Mcb. I,
7,54. With a dat. : she thatgave thee s. Troil. 11,3,252.
Suck, vb. 1) absol. to draw in with the mouth:
lohere the bee — s, there s. I, Tp.V, 88. to s., to s. H5
II, 3, 58. Especially =: to draw the breast: to see my
lambs s. AslII,2,81. at their mothers' moist eyes babes
shall s. H6A I, 1, 49. — ing on her bosom, Rom. II, 3,
12. = to be at the breast: when Hector's grandsire
—ed, Troil. 1, 3, 292. —ing: Merch. It, 1, 29. H6A
111,1,197. H6B III, 1,71. Bottom even sayst as gently
as any — ing dove, Mids. I, 2, 85. Figuratively, = to
draw in as a whirlpool , to absorb : England his ap-
proaches makes as fierce as waters to the — ing of a
gulf, H5 II, 4, 10.
2) tr. to draw in, to draw out; a) t^e matter im-
bibed as object: such nectar from his lips she had not
— ed, Ven. 572. a wasp — edthe honey that thy chaste
bee kept, Lucr. 840. Err. II, 2, 194. As II, 5, 13. Shr,
1, 1, 28. R2 III, 4, 38. H5 II, 3, 58. IV, 4, 68. H6B
IV, 1, 109. Rom. V, 3, 92. Tim. IV, 3, 432. Caes. II,
2, 87. Hml. Ill, 1, 164. = to draw from the breast
as a suckling : thy valiantness was mine , thou — edst
it from me. Cor. HI, 2, 129. the milk thou — edst from
her. Tit. II, 3, 144. hadst — ed wisdom from my breast,
Rom. 1, 3, 68. With up: all the infections which the
sun — s up from bogs, Tp. II, 2, 1. Mids. II, 1, 89.
R2 III, 2, 14. Caes. H, 1, 262. Cymb. Ill, 1, 22.
b) that from which matter is drawn as object: as
the weasel — s eggs. As II, 5, 14. Is. my teeth, John
1, 192. — s her princely eggs, H5 I, 2, 171. Applied
to the breast: a son that — ed an earthly mother, Ven.
863. the — ed and hungry lioness. As IV, 3, 127. when
thou —edst her brea.'st, H6A V, 4, 28. Tit. IV, 2, 178.
Hml. V, 2, 196.
c) the accus, denoting the effect: the ivy that — ed
my verdure out on't, Tp. I, 2, 87. your fair show shall
s. away their souls, H6 IV, 2, 17. my sea shall s. them
dry, H6C IV, 8, 65. more spongy to s. in the sense of
fear, Troil. II, 2, 12, my baby at my breast, that — s
the nurse asleep. Ant. V, 2, 313.
Suckle, to nurse at the breast: Cor. I, 3, 44. 0th.
II, 1, 161.
Sudilen, 1) h.appening without previous notice,
coming unexpectedly: a s.pale usurps her cheek, Ven.
589. their secret and s. arrival, Lucr. Arg. 8. the s.
surprise of my powers, Wiv. V, 5, 130. s. breaking out
of mirth, LLL V, 1, 121. thes. hand of death closeup
mine eye, V, 2, 825. whose s. sight hath thralled my
wounded eye, Shr. I, 1, 225. his approach, so out oj
circumstance and s. Wint. V, 1, 90. on some great s.
hest, H4A II, 3, 65. «. sorrow serves to say thus ...,
H4BIV,2,83. this s. mischief never could have fallen,
H6A n, 1, 59. one s. foil shall never breed mistrust,
HI, 3, 11. somewhat too s., sirs, the warning is, V, 2,
14. some s. qualm hath struck me, H6B I, 1, 54. his
s. death. III, 2, 133. what makes you in this s. change,
H6C IV, 4, 1. this s. stab of rancour, R3 III, 2, 89.
by s. floods, IV, 4, 512. what s. anger's this, H8 III, 2,
204. that's somewhat s. 394. that mirth fate turns to
s. sadness, Troil. I, 1, 40. with a s. reinforcement. Cor.
II, 2, 117. this my s. choice. Tit. I, 318. too rash, too
unadvised, too s. Rom. II, 2, 118. no s. mean of death,
III, 3, 45. sorted out a s. day of joy, HI, 5, 110. this
so s. business, IV, 3, 12. such a s. flood of mutiny,
Caes. Ill, 2, 215. s.push gives them the overthrow, V,
2, 5. with a s. vigour it doth curd ...the wholesome
blood, Hml. 1,5, 68. this s. sending him away, IV, 3, 8.
my s. and more strange return, IV, 7, 47. they for s.
joy did weep, Lr. 1, 4, 191.
Adverbially: report that I am s. sick, Ant. I, 3, 5.
Substantively; of a s.: Shr. I, 1, 152. Tit. I, 393.
on a s.: Wiv. IV, 4, 51. H8 111, 2, 114. Rom II, 3,
60. on such a s. As 1, 3, 27. on the s.: Ven. 749. H4B
IV, 2, 80. H6A II, 2, 23. H8 IV, 2, 96. Cor. I, 4, 60.
II, 1, 237. Ant. 1, 2, 86. V, 2, 347.
1149
2) tmpi-epared , not provided for, extemporal: all
her s. quips, Gent. IV, 2, 12. thai you might the better
arm you to the s. time, John V, 6, 26. never was such
a s. scholar made] H5 1, 1, 32. as I with s. and extem-
poral speech purpose to answer, H6A III, 1, 6. you
were ever good at s. commendations, H8 V, 3, 122.
3) happening immediately, speedy: to-morrow!
0, that's s. Meas. II, 2, 83. join not with grief ...to
make my end too s. R2 V, 1, 17. none durst come near
for fear of s. death, H6A I, 4, 48. to-morrow is too s.
R3 III^ 4, 45. this tempest aboded the s. breach of it
(the peace) H8 I, 1, 94. which reformation must be s.
too, V, 3, 20. who, raging with thy tears, and they with
them, without a s. calm, will overset thy tempest-tossed
body, Rom. Ill, 5, 137. should the bearers put to s.
death, Hml. V, 2, 46. returned me expectations and
comforts of s. respect and acquaintance, 0th. IV, 2, 192.
4) quick, hasty : let us both bes. Tp. II, 1 , 306. lest
my liking might too s. seem, Ado I, 1, 316. my s. woo-
ing, nor her s. consenting. As V, 2, 8. there was never
any thing so s. 33. therefore I will be s. and dispatch,
John IV, 1, 27. how thou shalt escape by s. flight, H6A
IV, 5, 11. it will excuse this s. execution of my will, V,
5, 99. he's s., if a thing comes in his head, H6C V, 5,
86. be s. in the execution, R3 I, 3, 346. / stanif on s.
haste, Rom. II, 3, 93. Casca, be s. , for we fear pre-
vention, Caes. Ill, 1, 19.
5) rash, inconsiderate: I am too s. bold, LLL II,
107 (M. Edd. sudden-bold), some s. mischi&fmay arise
of it, H5 IV, 7, 186 (a mischief caused by rashness).
revoke your s. approbation. Cor. II, 3, 259.
6) violent ; impetuous ; passionate : e. and quick in
quarrel. As II, 7, 151. small showers, last long, but s.
stm-ms are short, R2 II, 1, 35. as humorous as winter
and as s. as flaws congealed in the spring of day, H4B
IV, 4, 34. false, deceitful, s., malicious, Mcb. IV, 3, 59.
he is rash and very s. in choler, 0th. II, 1, 279. In R2
1, 3, 227 Ff s. sorrow, Qq sullen sorrow.
Sudden-liold, see Sudden 5.
Suddenly, 1) unexpectedly, all at once: and
witKal s. stabbed herself, Lucr. Arg. 21. muse not that
I thus s. proceed, Gent. I, 3, 64. when J s. call you,
come forth, Wiv. Ill, 3, 11. Hero s. died. Ado IV, 2,
66. you were best to tell Antonio what you hear; but
do not s.,for it may grieve him, Merch. II, 8, 34. your
argosies are come to harbour s. V, 277. As IV, 3, 111.
All's III, 6, 24. John V, 6, 30. R2 I, 4, 55. Ho III,
5, 8. H6A I, 4, 72. Ill, 3, 59. IV, 7, 12. V, 3, 40.
H6B II, 1, 45. HI, 2, 370. H8 IV, 2, 15. V, 4, 58.
Troil. V, 3, 65. Tit. II, 3, 104. V, 1, 23. 38. Caes.
II, 1, 239. Lr. II, r, 58. IV, 3, 1. Cymb. I, 4, 131.
2) without premeditation, extempore: do it without
invention, s. H6A III, 1, 5. but s. to nominate them all,
it is impossible, H6B II, 1, 129. how to make ye s. an
answer, H8 III, 1, 70.
3) within a short time, quickly: a shining gloss
that vadeth s. Pilgr. 170. was ever match clapped up
so s.? Shr. II, 327.
4) presently , immediately : be s. revenged on my
foe, Lucr. 1683. Mistress Ford desires you to come
s. Wiv. IV, 1, fe. and s. resolve me in rny suit. I will,
if s. I may, LLL II, 110. 111. his malice 'gainst the
lady will s. break out, As I, 2, 295. do this s. II, 2, 19.
/ will buy it right s. II, 4, 100. the great Apollo s. will
have the truth of this appear, Wint. II, 3, 200. when
time is ripe, which will be s. H4A I, 3, 294. I'll re-
pent, and that s: III, 3, 5. H5 V, 2, 81. H6B II, 2, 67.
H6C IV, 2, 4. R3 IV, 2, 19. 20. IV, 4, 76. 450 (Qq
presently). H8 V, 4, 83. Troil. IV, 4, 35. Hml. II, 2,
215. Per. Ill, 1, 70. IV, 1, 96.
Sue, to beg, to entreat, to petition; 1) absol.:
when maidens s., men give like gods, Meas- I, 4, 80.
Err. I, 1, 146. LLL 111, 191. 206. R2 I, 1, 196r R3
I, 2, 171. IV, 4, 94 (Ff who —s and kneels, Qq who
—s to thee). 101. Troil. I, 2, 317. Ant. HI, 12, 24.
As a term of law, = to prosecute, to make legal
claim : iow can this he true , that you stand forfeit,
being those that s.? LLL V, 2, 427 (punning).
An inf. following: to s. to live, I find I seek to die
Meas. Ill, 1, 42. / will s. to be rid of it (life) 174.
R2 V, 3, 129. H6C III, 2, 61. Lr. 1, 1, 30. 0th. II,
3, 278.
2) With /or (before the thing requested): / s. for
exiled majesty's repeal , Lucr. 640. 7 s. for yours
(acquaintance) Wiv. II, 2, 170. Meas. II, 4, 163. H8
II, 1, 70. Cor. II, 3, 216. Ant. II, 1, 5. to whom I—d
for my dear son's life. Tit. 1, 453.
With to (before the person applied to): her eyes
petitioners to his eyes — ing, Ven. 356. my master — s
to her, Gent. II, 1, 143. H6A I, 2, 112. V, 1, 4. H6B
I, 3, 42. R3 I, 2, 168. II, 1, 106. IV, 4, 94 (see sub 1).
101. Tit. I, 453 (see sub 2). 0th. II, 3, 276. Ill, 3,
79. Ant. Ill, 12, 13.
3) trans. = to beg, to ask for : to s. and be denied
such common grace, Tim. Ill, 5, 95. when you — d
staying. Ant. I, 3, 33. As a term of law, ^ a) to lay
legal claim to : the statute of thy beauty thou wilt take,
thou usurer, that put' st forth all to use, and s. a friend
came debtor for my sake, Sonn. 134, 11. by his attor-
neys-general to s. his livery, R2 II, 1, 203. II, 3, 129.
IV,-3, 62 (cf. Livery). 2) to seek for in law: that
therefore swcA a wjrif (of a praemunire) be — d against
you, to forfeit all your goods, H8 III, 2, 341.
Sueno, see Sweno.
Suffer, 1) to bear with patience or constancy ; to
support , not to sink under ; absol. ; if wisdom be in
— ing, Tim. Ill, 5, 51. with patience more than savages
could s. Ant. I, 4, 61. a Roman with a Roman's heart
can s. Cymb. V, 5, 81. thou art a man, and I have
• — ed like a girl. Per. V, 1, 138. Trans. : s. question,
All's II, 5, 42. the one part —ed, the other will I do,
Cor. II, 3, 131. can wisely s. the worst that man can
breathe, Tim. Ill, 5, 31. to s. the slings and arrows of
fortune, Hml. HI, 1, 57. my duty cannot s. to obey your
daughter's hard commands, Lr. HI, 4, 153.
2) to undergo or bear with a lively sense of pain ;
absol., = to be in pain and distress : how once I — ed
in your crime, Sonn. 120, 8. her — ing ecstasy, Compl.
69. the — ing pangs it bears, 272. my — ing youth,
178. 1 have —ed with those that I saw s. Tp. 1, 2, 5.
6. / do as truly s. as e'er I did commit, Gent. V, 4,
76. Wiv. HI, a, 233. IV, 5, 113. Ado V, 1, 40. LLL
I, 1, 313. All's IV, 4, 30. V, 3, 163. Tw. I, 5, 284.
Wint. II, 1, 128. H4B IV, 1,-101 (cf To). Cor. I, 1,
69 (your — ing in this dearth). IV, 6, 6. Mcb. HI, 2, 16.
IH, 6, 48. Hml. HI, 1, 37. Lr. II, 4, 110. HI, 6, 111.
0th. Ill, 3, 54. V, 5, 335. Per. IV, 4, 23.
Trans.: let me s. the imprisoned absence of your
liberty, Sonn. 58, 5. what I have — ed, Wiv. HI, 5, 97.
that you have — ed all this, 126. / — erf the pangs of
three deaths, 109. IV, 5, 110. V, 5, 177. the wrongs I
s. Err. HI, 1, IS. V, 398. Ado HI, 3, 3. Merch. IV, 1,
1150
12. All's IV, 4, 27. Wint. IV, 4, 800. H4B IV, 1, 68.
H8 IV, 2, 8. Mcb. IV, 3, 48. Hml. II, 2, 191. Ill, 2,
71. Lr. II, 4, 45. Oth. 1, 3, 158. IV, 2, 182.
3) to be injured, to sustain loss or damage: it — s
not in smiling pomp, Sonn. 124,6. that — s under proba-
tion, Tw. 11,5, 142. your jewel hath — ed under praise,
Tim. I, 1, 165. our naked frailties, that s. in exposure,
Mcb. II, 3, 133. who hast not in thy brows an eye dis-
cerning thine honour from thy — ing, Lr. IV, 2, 53
(what does you honour from what is detrimental to
you), things outward do draw the inward gudiity after
them, to s. all alike, Ant. Ill, 13, 34.
4) to be put to death : hath lately — ed by a thun-
derbolt, Tp. II, 2, 38. sure as I live, he had — edfor
it, Gent. IV, 4, 17. 36. so must you be the first that
gives this sentence, and he, that — s, Meas. II, 2, 107
(or = — s it?), to let him s. 11,4,97. cf. All's IV, 4, 30.
5) to undergo, to be affected by, to experience (in
a good or a bad sense) : why dost thou pine within and
s. dearth, Sonn. 146, 3. their — ed labour, Tp. I, 2,
231. doth s. a sea-change into something rich and
strange, 400. he shall not s. indignity, HI, 2, 42. for
which of my good parts did you first s. love for mef S,
love! a choice epithet! I do s. love indeed, for Hove
thee against my will, Ado V, 2, 65. 67 (cf. sufferance
in Troil. II, 1, 104). no motion of the liver, but the pa-
late, that s. surfeit, cloyment and revolt, Tw. II, 4, 102.
Hermione hath — ed death, Wint. HI, 3, 42. if your
settled project may s. alteration, IV, 4, 536. R2 II, 1,
267. H5 IV, 8, 56. H6A V, 5, 8. H8 I, 2, 51. Troil.
IV, 1, 74. Cor. I, 10, 18. Ill, 3, 46. V, 2, 72. Caes.
II, 1, 68. Ill, 2, 44. Hml. HI, 2, 141. V, 2, 117. Ant.
1,2, 139. 11,2, 159. IV, 2, 23.
6) to bear, to allow, to let, not to hinder; absol.
(=: to acquiesce, to put up with anything) : such — ing
souls that welcome wrongs, Caes. II, 1, 130. thou hast
no weapon, and perforce must s. Oth. V, 2, 256.
Transitively; that they will s. these abominations
.. .from forth her fair streets chased, LiTXCI. 1832. would
s. her poor knight surprised. All's I, 3, 119. how long
shall tender duty make me s. wrong? R2 II, 1, 164.
— ing so the causes of our wreck, 269. he that hath
— ed this disordered spring, HI, 4, 48. detraction will
not s. it, H4A V, 1, 142. s. them now, and they'll o'er-
grow the garden, H6B III, 1, 32. H6C I, 1, 59. R3 1,
3, 271. H8 V, 3, 24. Cor. Ill, 1, 40. 303. V, 2, 19.
Lr. I, 2, 54. Cymb. I, 4, 59. Cymb. IV, 2, 143. The
passive to be — ed = to be allowed to have one's own
way, not to be hindered or interfered with: affection
is a coal that must be cooled; else, — ed, it will set the
heart on fire, Yen. 388. so did your son (tvy himself);
he was so — ed, H4B II, 3, 57. being —ed in that
harmful slumber, H6B HI, 2, 262. being — edwith the
bear' s fell paw, V, 1, 153 (cf With), a little fire is
quickly trodden out, which, being — ed, rivers cannot
quench, H6C IV, 8, 8.
Followed by an inf. , a) without to : to s.the flesh-
fly blow my mouth, Tp. Ill, 1, 62. never — s matter of
the world enter his thoughts, Troil. II, 3, 196. b) with
to : — ing my friend for my sake to approve her, Sonn.
42, 8. would s. him to spend his youth at home, Gent.
1, 3, 5. Err. IV, 4, 113. V,'l57. LLL 1, 2, 133. Mids.
HI, 2, 327. Merch. V, 213. Tw. V, 349. Ii2 I, 2, 30.
H4A IV, 3, 93. H4B II, 4, 372. H6A I, 5. 9. HI, 1,
97. V, 4, 127. E3 IV, 1, 16. H8 V, 2, 29. V, 3, 106.
Cor. I, 1, 82. IV, 5, 83. Tit. I, 375. II, 1, 124. IV,
4, 83. Eom. l\, 4, 163. Hml. V, 1, 109. Lr. IV, 2, 44.
Cymb. I, 1, 170. V, 4, 63. Per. V, 1, 79. The inf.
omitted: Shr. H, 31. Wint. IV, 4, 863. John II, 559.
Troil. IV, 2, 31.
Sufferance, 1) a bearing with patience; mo-
deration, patience : if not a present remedy, at least a
patient s. Ado i, 3, 10. s. is the badge of all our tribe,
Merch. I, 3, 111. if a Christian wrong a Jew, what
should his s. be by Christian example? HI, 1, 73. Il^ng-
land shall... admire our s. H5 IH,, 6, 132. our yoke
and s. show us womanish, Caes. I, 3, 84.
2) pain, torment : shall his death draw out to lin-
gering s. Meas. II, 4, 167. the beetle ... in corporals,
finds a pang as great, HI, 1, 80. 'tis a s. panging as
soul and body's severing, H8 II, 3, 15. her s. made
almost each pang a death, V, 1, 68.
3) distress, misery, suffering : ^arienoe , tame to s.,
bide each check, Sonn. 58, 7. your sorrow hath eaten
up my s. Wiv. IV, 2, 2. made a push at chance and s.
AdoV,l,38. the seeming — s that you had borne, H4A
V, 1, 51. of s. comes ease, H4B V, 4, 28. patience
herself... doth lesser blench at s. Troil. I, 1, 28. our
s. is a gain to them. Cor. I, 1, 22. thy nature did com-
mence in s. Tim. IV, 3, 268. breathed our s. vainly,
V, 4, 8. the «. of our souls, Caes. II, 1, 115. then the
mind much s. doth o'erskip, Lr. HI, 6, 113.
3) damage, loss: a noble ship of Venice hath seen
a grievous wreck and s. on most part of their fleet, Oth.
II, 1, 23.
4) death by execution: which 1 in s. heartily will
rejoice, H5 II, 2, 159.
5) permission, allowance, connivance; negative
consent by not hindering: some villains of my court
are of consent and s. in this, As 11, 2, 3. lest example
breed, by his s., more of such a kind, H5 H, 2, 46 (i. e.
by his being suffered), thou shalt reign but by their s.
H6C I, 1, 234. your last service was s., 'twas not vo-
luntary: no man is beaten voluntary, Troil. 11, 1, 104.
they do prank them in authority, against all noble s.
Cor. HI, 1, 24. we have been too slight in s, Cymb. Ill,
5, 35.
SufTering, see Suffer 2 & 3.
Suffice, 1) absol. to be enough: if the love of
soldier can s. Wir. II, 1,12. if that will not s. Merch.
IV, 1, 210. 213. Shr. I, 2, 66. Wint. 1, 2, 235. H4B
IH, 2, 178. 180. H6B HI, 3, 71. Ant. IV, 14, 117
(—ing strokes for death). Per. II, 1, 78. Followed by
an inf. : let it then s. to drown one woe, Lucr. 1679. to
know thee shall s. Pilgr. 63 and LLL IV, 2, 115. By
a clause: it — th that Brutus leads me on, Caes. H, 1,
333. V, 1, 125. The pron. it omitted: — th, my rea-
sons are good, Shr. I, 1, 252. Ill, 2, 108. —th that I
have maintains my state, H6B IV, 10, 24. — th not that
we are brought to Home? Tit. I, 109. — th a Roman
with a Roman's heart can suffer, Cymb. V, 5, 80.
2) trans, a) to satisfy, to content: true sorrow then
is feelingly — d when with like semblance it is sympa-
thised, Lucr. 1112. / in thy abundance am — d, Sonn.
37, 11. till he be first — d, I will not touch a bit, As
H, 7, 131. when my knightly stomach is — d, John
I, 191.
b) to be enough for (though not quite adequate
to the want or demand): it shall s. me, LLL II, 167.
let it s. the greatness of your powers to have bereft a
prince of all his fortune. Per. II, 1, 8. Used especially
to express that enough has been said : let it s. thee ...
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that Hove thee, Wiv. II, 1, 10. As 1, 3, 57. Troil. II,
3, 73. 0th. Ill, 4, 131.
' 3) refl. to content one's self (Germ, sich begnugen) :
let's return again, and s. ourselves with the report of
it. All's III, 5, 10.
Sarficicncy, adequate qualification, ability: then
no more remains but that to your s. Meas. 1, 1, 8. but
no man's virtue nor s. to be so moral when he shall en-
dure the like himself, Ado V, 1, 29. whom you know of
stuffed s. Wint. II, 1, 185. a substitute of most allowed
s. 0th. I, 3, 224.
Suriicieni, 1) adequate to the end proposed,
enough: Gent. V, 4, 75. Shr. IV, 4, 45. H5 I, 2, 141.
III, 2, 64. I-16A II, 3, 56. V, 5, 13. 92. H6C 1, 3, 26.
Tim. Ill, 5, 61. Cymb. 1, 4, 161.
2) fit, able: are there not men in your ward s. to
serve it? Meas. II, 1, 281. 287. some s. honest wit-
nesses, Shr. IV, 4, 95. half a dozen s. men, H4B 111,
2, 102. you'll never meet a more s. man, 0th. Ill, 4,
91. all in alls. IV, 1, 276.
In the language of Shylock, = capable of paying,
solvent, rich : my meaning in saying he is a good man
is to have you understand me that he is s. Merch. I, 3,
17. the man is, nothioithsianding, s. 27.
Sufficiently, to a degree answering the purpose,
satisfactorily , so as to have or to be enough : busi-
nesses which none without thee can s. manage, Wint.
IV, 2, 16. we will be revenged s. H6A 1, 4, 58. his
sealed commission doth speak s. he's gone to travel, Per.
I, 3, 14.
Suffigance, Dogberry's blunder for sufficient:
Ado III, 5, 56.
Suffocate, to kill by stopping respiration, to
choke: let nothemp his windpipe s. H5III,6,45. — ing
streams, 0th. Ill, 3, 389. Unchanged in the partic:
for Suffolk's duke, may he be n. H6B I, 1, 124. this
chaos, when degree is s. , follows the choking, Troil.
1, 3, 125.
Suffocation, death caused by choking: Wiv.
Ill, 5, 119.
Suffolk, name of an English county: H6C I, 1,
156. IV, 8, 12. JSarl or Duke ofS. the baronial title
of several peers famous in English history: H5 IV, 6,
10. 11. 15. 24. IV, 8, 108. H6A V, 3, 53. 132 etc.
H6BI,1,17. 45. 64. 124 etc. H8IV,1,17. 41. V,l,8.
Suffrage , a voice given in the choice of a man
for an office: entreat them to give their s. Cor. II, 2,
142. Plur. —s: Lucr. Arg. 3. Tit. I, 218. IV, 3, 19.
Per. II, 4, 41.
Sugar, subst. the sweet substance made from
Saccharum officinarum: Wiv. 11,2,70. LLL V,2,231.
As III, 3, 31. Wint. IV, 3, 40. B2 II, 3, 6. H4A I,
2, 126. II, 4, 25. 34. 65. R3 I, 3, 242. Adjectively,
= sweet : severed lips , parted with s. breath, Merch.
Ill, 2, 119. there is more eloquence in a s. touch of them
(your lips) H5 V, 2, 303.
Sugar, vb. to sweeten (in a metaphorical sense),
to embellish, to colour: these sentences, to s. , or to
gall, being strong on both sides,-are equivocal, Otb. I,
3, 216. with devotion's visage and pious action we do
s. o'er the devil himself, Hml. Ill, 1, 48. Partic. — ed
= sweetly tempting , enticing : wouldst have ...fol-
lowed the — ed game before thee, Tim. IV, 3, 269. thy
— ed tongue (turns) to bitter wormwood taste, Jjici.
893. —ed words, H6A III, 3, 18. H6B HI, 2, 45. R3
111, 1, 13.
Sugar -candy, sugar clarified and crystallized:
one poor penny-worth ofs. to make thee long-winded,
H4A III, 3, 180.
Sugarsop, name of a servant in Shr. IV, 1, 92.
Suggest, 1) to insinuate, to intimate, to infuse:
(jc:ilousy) gives false alarms, — eth mutiny, Ven. 05 1.
irhat spirit, what devil, — s this imagination'^ Wiv. Ill,
3, 230. if secret powers s. but truth to my divining
thoughts, H6C IV, 6, 69. this, as you say, — ed at some
time when his soaring insolence shall touch the people.
Cor. 11, 1, 269.
2) to prompt or inform underhand, to whi.sper:
two loves I have of comfort and despair, which like
two spirits do s. me still, Sonn. 144, 2. he did s. his
soon-believing adversaries, R2 1, 1, 101. we ^musL s.
the people in what hatred he still hath held them. Cor.
11, 1, 261.
3) to tempt, to seduce : his boast of Lucrece' sove-
reignty — ed this proud issue of a king, Lucr. 37. tender
youth is soon — ed, Gent. HI, 1, 34. those heavenly
eyes, that look into these faults, — ed us to make, LLL
V, 2, 780. to s. thee from thy master, Shr. IV, 5, 47.
what Eve, what serpent, hath — ed thee to make a se-
cond fall of cursed man? R2 III, 4, 75. all other de-
vils that s. by treasons, H5 II, 2, 114. — s the king to
this last costly treaty, H8 I, 1, 164. they (devils) do s.
at first with heavenly shows, 0th. 11, 3, 358.
Suggestion, 1) any intimation or insinuation:
who (the heart) like a king perplexed in his throne, by
their (the eyes') s. gives a deadly groan, Ven. 1044.
2) a prompting to do evil, secret incitement, tempt-
ation, Seduction : they'll take s. as a. cat laps milk;
they'll tell the clock to any business that we say befits
the hour, Tp. II, 1, 288. the most opportune place, the
strongest s. our worser genius can , shall never melt
mine honour into lust, IV, 26. — s are to others as to
me, LLL I, 1, 159. a filthy officer he is in these — s
for the young earl. All's HI, 5, 18. arm thy constant
and thy nobler parts against these giddy loose — s,
John 111, 1, 292. Arthur, whom they say is killed on
your s. IV, 2, 166. misled by your s. H4A IV, 3, 51.
that the united vessel of their blood, mingled with venom
of s., ... shall never leak, H4B IV, 4, 45. then was I
going prisoner to the Tower, by the s. of the queen's
allies, R3 III, 2, 103. one that, by s., tied all the king-
dom, H8 IV, 2, 35 (an expression taken from Holin-
shed, meaning perhaps any underhand practice), why
do I yield to that s. whose horrid image doth unfix my
hair, Mcb. I, 3, 134. I'ld turn it all to thy s., plot,
and damned practice, Lr. II, 1, 75.
Suit, subst. 1) attendance: which late her nobles,
in court did shun, Compl. 234. give notice to such men
of sort and s. as are to meet him, Meas. IV, 4, 19 (such
as owed attendance to the prince as their liege lord,
cf. the term of feudal law: suit and service). Hence
the phrase: out of — s with fortune. As 1, 2, 258 (no
more in the service and attendance of fortune). Quib-
bling in LLL V, 2, 275.
2) a prosecution at law, an action brought against
a person: the client (the heart) breaks, as desperate in
.hiss. Ven. 336 (quibbling), hast thou no s. against
my knight? Wiv. 11, 1, 220. I do arrest you, sir; you
hear the s. Err. IV, 1, 79. that I follow thus a losing
s. against him, Merch. IV, 1, 62. of a strange nature
is the s. you follow, 177. to arrest a p. at the s. of
another: Err. IV, 1, 69. IV, 2,43. 44. IV, 4, 134. Tw.
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III, 4, 360. H4B II, 1, 48. 77. in durance, at Mal-
volio's s. Tw. V, 283; cf. Meas. IV, 3, 10. — s of du-
rance, quibbling: Err. TV, 3, 26.
3) petition, address of entreaty : if opportunity and
humhtesi s. cannot attain if, Wiv. Ill, 4, 20; not a man
of them shall have the grace, despite of s., to see a
}adij s face, LLL V, 2, 129; and might by no n. gain
our audience, H4B IV, 1, 76; be not yon spoke with,
but by mighty s. R3 III, 7, 46 ; at my s. pardon what is
past. Tit. I, 431; whose life I have spared at s. of his
grey beard, Lr. II, 2, 68. where his s. may be obtained,
Lucr. 898. the king of Naples ... hearkens my brother s
s. Tp. I, 2, 122. moneys is your s. Merch. I, 3, 120.
U, 2, 145. 146. thou hast obtained thy s. 153. As IV,
1, 87. 89 (quibbling), if this s. be won, that you ex-
press content, All's Epil. 336. Wint. 1, 2, 402. R2 IV,
154. H6A II, 2, 47. V, 3, 19. H6B IV, 1, 124. H6C
III, 3, 142. H8 V, 3, 161. Cor. II, 3, 231. V, 2, 94.
V, 3, 6. 17. 136. Otli. 1, 1, 9. Ill, 3, 26. 80. Ill, 4,
87. 110. IV, 1, 108. Per. V, 1, 262. to make s. H8
I, 2, 197. Tit. I, 223. Cyrab. V, 6, 71. With to before
the person applied to : many a wooer does commence his
s. to her he thinks not worthy. Ado II, 3, 52. I have
a s. to you, Merch. II, 2, 186. we will make it our s.
to the duke that the wrestling might not go foncard. As
1, 2, 192. H4B V, 1, 79. H6B IV, 7, 4. Cor. II, 1,
254. Caes. II, 4, 27. 0th, III, 1, 36.
Specially = a) a request made to a prince, a
court-solicitation: Tp. I, 2, 79. Ill, 2, 44. Meas. II,
2, 28. II, 4, 70. V, 460. LLL II, 110. V, 2, 749.
Wint. IV, 4, 828. John IV, 2, 62. 84. R2 V, 3, 130.
H4A I, 2, 80. H6A V, 1, 34. H6B I, 3, 42. IV, 7, 4.
H6C III, 2, 4. 8. 13. 16. 81. 117. IV, 8, 40. R3 III,
7, 63. 140 (¥i cause). 148. 203. 214 and 221 (accept).
H8 1, 2, 10. II, 3, 85 (for any s. of pounds). Rom.
I, 4, 78 (she gallops o'er a courtier's nose, and then
dreams he of smelling out a s.). Caes. II, 4, 27. 42.
III, 1, 5. 6. 28. Hml. I, 2, 43. Cymb. V, 5, 71.
b) amorous solicitation, courtship ; sometimes pro-
posal of marriage : what great danger dwells upon my
s.? Ven. 206. tender my s. Lucr. 534. I attended a
youthful s. Compl. 79 (== the suit of a youth), in thy
s. be humble true, Pilgr. 330. Gent. IV, 2, 102. IV, 4,
186. V, 2, 1. Wiv. I, 4, 153. II, 1, 98. Ill, 5, 126.
Err. IV, 2, 14. Ado II, 1, 78. 365. II, 3, 52. HI, 2,
103. LLL V, 2, 275. 750. 849. Merch. I, 2, 113. 11^
7, 73. All's 1, 3, 204. II, 3, 82. Ill, 5, 74. Tw. I, 2,
45. 1,5,116. Ill, 1, 119. John I, 254. H5 V, 2, 132.
H6A V, 3, 75. 150. R3 1, 2, 236. Troil. I, 1, 100.
Rom. I, 2, 6. Hml. I, 3, 129. 0th. IV, 1, 26. IV, 2,
201. Cymb. HI, 4, 92. V, 5, 185.
4) dress, apparel: some four — s of satin, Meas.
IV, 3, 11. gives them — s of durance, Err. IV, 3, 26
(quibbling), in a s. of buff , IV, 2, 45. a page's s.
Merch. II, 4, 33. As II, 7, 44 (quibbling). IV, 1, 34.
Shv. Ind. 1, 59. 106 (see him dressed in all — s like
a lady). Tw. V, 242. H4A 1, 2, 81 (quibbling). II,
4, 213. 228. H5 111, 6, 81. IV, 2, 57. Hml. I, 2, 78.
Ill, 2, 137. Lr. Ill, 4, 141. Cymb. Ill, 2, 78. Ill, 5,
128. 141. Metaphorically: iopui on your boldest s. of
mirth, Merch. II, 2, 211. these but the trappings and
the — s of woe, Ilml. I, 2, 86.
S<iit, vb. 1) tr. a) to clothe, to dress: that I did
s. me all points like a man, As I, 3, 118. I'll s. myself
as does a Briton peasant, Cymb. V, 1, 23. Partic. — ed
= dressed: Merch. I, 2, 79. All's I, 1, 170. Tw. V,
241. Troil. Prol. 24. Lr. IV, 7, G. Metaphorically:
therefore my mistress' brows are raven black, her eyes
so — ed, Sonn. 127, 10. and s. thy pity like in every
part, 132, 12. description cannot s. itself in words, H5
IV, 2, 53. Similarly: there's, one meaning well — ed,
Ado V, 1, 231 (German: eingekleidet).
b) to fit, to adapt: 0 dear discretion, how his
words are ~ed, Merch. Ill, 5, 70. but therein — s his
folly to the mettle of my speech. As II, 7, 81. j. the
action to the word, Hml. Ill, 2, 19. his whole function
— ing with forms to his conceit, Hml. II, 2,682 (fitting,
by means of external forms, his whole action to the
image of his mind).
c) to be adapted to, to become: what he is indeed,
more — s you to conceive than I to speak of, As I, 2,
279. such furniture as — s the greatness of his person,
H8 II, 1, 99.
2) intr. to agree, to accord: such a one whose
wrongs do s. with mine, Ado V, 1, 7. Tw. I, 2, 50. Ill,
4, 6. H5 I, 2, 17. Tim. II, 2, 23. Mcb. II, 1, 60. let
him be so entertained amongst you as — s with gentle-
men of your knowing, to a stranger of his quality, Cymb.
1, 4, 29 (as it agrees with, as it becomes, gentlemen
of your breeding towards a stranger etc.).
Suitable, fit: what is amiss in them , you gods,
make s.for destruction, Tim. Ill, 6, 92.
Suitor (pronounced like shooter in LLL IV, 1,
110) 1) a petitioner: LLL II, 34. All's V, 3, 151.
H4B II, 1, 138 (I will not be your s., i. e. submissive
to you). H6C 111, 1, 19. R3 1, 3, 64. H8 I, 2, 9. Cor.
I, 1, 61 (they say poor — s have strong bi'eaths). Tit.
1, 44. Caes. II, 3, 12. 11, 4, 15. 35. Ill, 1, 227 (am
moreover s. that 1. may produce his body). 0th. Ill, 1,
51. 111,3,42. Withio; I am a woeful s. to your honour,
Meas. II, 2, 27. she hath been a s. to me for her brother,
V, 34. Ccr. V, 3, 78. Tim. Ill, 5, 7. Ant. II, 1, 4.
2) one who follows women: no heretics burned,
but wenches' — s, Lr, III, 2, 84. she that could ... see
— s following and not look behind, 0th. il, 1, 158.
3) a wooer, a lover: Ven. 6. Gent. 11, 1, 143.
Ado I, 1, 130. LLL IV, 1, 110. Merch. I, 1, 169. I,
2, 38. As III, 2, 438. Shr. I, 1, 189. I, 2, 243. 261.
272. II, 8. 336. Wint. V, 3, 109. With to: —s to her,
Shr. I, 2, 122. are you a s. to the maid? 230. II, 91.
Cymb. I, 6, 2.
Sullen, 1) sad, melancholy, dismal :^ou shall hear
the surly s. bell give warning to the world, Sonn. 71,
2. be thou the trumpet of our wrath and n. presage of
your own decay, John I, 28. shorten my days thou
canst with s. sorrow, R2 I, 3, 227 (Ff sudden), the s.
passage of thy weary steps, 265. put on s. black, V,
6, 48. a s. bell, remembered tolling a departing friend,
H4B I, 1, 102. our solemn hymns to s. dirges change,
Rom. IV, 5, 88. In 0th. Ill, 4, 51 Qq a salt and s.
rheum, Ff sorry.
2) morose, peevish, waspish: still is he s., still he
lours and frets, Ven. 75. she is peevish, s. , froward,
Gent. Ill, 1, 68. / love to cope him in these s. fits. As
II, 1, 67. rough and coy and s. Shr. II, 245. froward,
peevish, s., sour, V, 2, 157. rude ragged nurse, old s.
playfellow for tender princes, R3 IV, 1, 102. like u
misbehaved and s. wench, Rom. Ill, 3, 143. Apeman-
tus, if thou wert not s., T would be good to thee, Tim.
I, 2, 242. / am sick and s. Ant. 1, 3, 13.
3) gloomy, dark : like to the lark at break of day
arising from s. earth, Sonn. 29, 12. like bright metal
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on a s. ground, H4A I, 2, 236. tvJii/ are thine eyes
fixed to the s. earth? I-16B I, 2, 5.
SuIIens, moroseness, dumps; let them die that age
and s. have, E2 II, 1, 139.
Sully , subst. stain , blemish : laying these slight
— es on my son, Hml. 11, 1, 39.
Sully, vb. 1) tr. to soil, to stain, to tarnish: where
wasteful time debateth with decay, to change your day
of youth to — erf night, Sonn. 15, 12. that may not s.
the chariness of our honesty, Wiv. II, 1, 102. s. the
purity and whiteness of my sheets, Wint. I, 2, 326.
H6A IV, 4, 6.
2) intr. to be soiled^ to get dirty: your white can-
vas doublet will s. n4A II, 4, 84.
Sulphur, brimstone: 0th. Ill, 3, 329. V, 2, 279
(cf. Sulphurous y Considered as that of which light-
ning consists: to charge thy s. with a boltythat should
but rive an oak, Cor. V, 3, 152. the gods throw stones
of s. on me, Cymb. V, 5, 240, i. e. thunderbolts.
Sulphurous, made of brimstone, or impregnated
•with it; considered as a quality of thunder and light-
ning: the fire and cracks of s. roaring, Tp. I, 2, 204.
thy sharp and s. bolt, Meas. II, 2, 115. you s. and
thought-executing fires, Lr. 111,2,4. he came in thunder;
his celestial breath was s. to smell, Cymb, V, 4, 115.
thy nimble e. flashes. Per. Ill, 1, 6. Applied to the
flames of hell (cf. sulphur in 0th. V, 2, 279) : when I
to s. and tormenting flames must render up myself, Hml.
I, 5, 3. there's hell, there's darkness, there's the s.pit,
Lr. IV, 6, 130.
Sultan, the Turkish emperor: Merch. II, 1, 26.
Sultry, oppressively hot: Hml. V, 2, 101. 103.
Sum, subst. 1) the aggregate or whole of several
numbers or quantities added : when as thy love hath
cast his utmost s. , called to that audit by advised re-
spects, Sonn. 49, 3. to your audit comes their distract
parcels in combined — s, Compl. 231. how much the
g7-oss s. of deuce-ace amounts to, LLL I, 2, 49.
2) the whole abstracted, abridgment, amount, up-
shot: thai is the s. of all. Ado I, 1, 147. 'confess' and'
'love' had been the very s. of my confession, Merch. Ill,
2,36. the full a. of me is s. of something ivhich ...,
159. this is the very s. of all, John II, 151. the s. of
all is that the king hath won, H4B I, 1, 131. the s. of
all our answer is but this, H5 III, 6, 172. the s. of all
I can 1 have disclosed, R3 II, 4, 46. grates me: the s.
Ant. I, 1, IS. the s. of this, brought hither to Penta-
polis. Per. Ill Prol. 33.
3) the whole number or quantity: to leave for
nothing all thy s. of good, Sonn. 109, 12. the s. and
substance that I have, Gent. IV, 1, 15. giving thy s. of
more to that which had too much, As II, 1, 48. the
stretching of a span buckles in his s. of age. III, 2, 140.
produce the grand s. of his sins, H8 III, 2, 293. were
the s. of these (kisses) countless. Tit. V, 3, 158. / can-
not s. up s. of half my wealth, Rom. JI, 6, 34. your s.
of parts did not together pluck such envy from him,
Hml. IV, 7, 74. forty thousand brothers could not, loith
all their quantity of love, make up my s. ,V, 1, 294.
parcel the s. of my disgraces by addition of his envy.
Ant. V, 2, 163.
4) number, quantity (of money): a s. of money.
Ho IV, 1, 159. H6A V, 1, 52. H6B III, 1, 61. — « of
gold. All's IV, 3, 204. R2 I, 4, 50. H6B I, 1, 129.
Caes. IV, 3, 70. heaps and — s of love and wealth,
Tim. V, 1, 155. a., alone, = a quantity of money:
Wiv. Ill, 4, 16. Err. I, 1, 154. IV, 1, 1. 7. 38. 72. IV,
4, 136. V, 131. 284. LLL II, 131. 134. 162. Merch.
I, 1, 179. I, 3. 104. 148. Ill, 2, 289. 299. IV, 1, 210.
Shr. Ill, 2, 137. John IV, 2, 142. H4B II, 1, 78. 91.
H5 I, 1, 79. I, 2, 133. II Chor. 33. H6B IV, 1, 22.
Tim. I, 2, 238. II, 1, 2. Ill, 3, 22. Ill, 4, 30. 49. 93.
V, 1, 9. Cymb. I, 1, 147. I, 6, 186. profitless usurer,
why dost thou use so great a s. of — s, Sonn. 4, 8 (=
so immense a sum).
Sum, vb. to compute, to cast up: this fair child
of mine shall s. my coitnt, Sonn. 2, 11. — ed the ac-
count of chance, H4B I, 1, 167. will you with counters
s. the past proportion of his infinite? Troil. II, 2, 28.
With up : whose grossness Utile characters s. up, Troil.
I, 3, 325. Rom. II, 6, 34. Cymb. V, 4, 170.
Sunilcss, inestimable: as rich with praise as is
the ooze and bottom of the sea with sunken wreck and
s. treasuries, H5 I, 2, 165.
Summary, abridged account, abstract: Merch.
Ill, 2, 131. H4B IV, 1, 73.
Summer, the warmest part of the year: Ven. 91.
802. Liicr. 837. Sonn. 5, 5. 6, 2. 54, 8. 104, 14.
Pilgr. 160. Wiv. II, 1, 127. Ado II, 3, 75. LLL I,
1, 102. Mids. II, 1, 82. 111. Merch. II, 9, 94. HI, 1,
66. V, 264. All's IV, 4, 31. Tw. I, 5, 21. Wint. I, 1,
6. IV, 4, 80. 107. V, 3, 51. John V, 7, 30 (there is so
hot a s. in my bosom, that all my bowels crumble up to
dust). R2 I, 3, 299. H4B III, 2, 144. H6 I, 2, 194.
V, 3, 340. H6B I. 1, 81. II, 4, 2. H6C II, 2, 164. V,
7, 18. R3 I, 1, 2. Ill, 1, 04 (short —s lightly have a
forward spring). Tit. II, 3, 94. V, 2, 172. Rom. 1,
3, 77. II, 2, 121. Mcb. I, 6, 3. Cymb. IV, 2, 219. IV,
4, 29. Per. II, 5, 36. With the def. art., in a general
sense: the s. still doth tend upon my state, Mids. HI, 1,
158. show not their mealy wings but to the s. Troil. Ill,
3, 79.
Compounded with other words: .9. air, LLL V, 2,
293. Roni.ll, 6, 19. their s. beauty, R3 IV,3, 13. «. bird,
H4B IV, 4, 91. Tim. Ill, 6, 34. s. buds, Mids. II, 1,
110. 6. butterflies. Cor. IV, 6, 94. .. corn, R2 III, 3,
162. s. days. Per. IV, 1, 18. s. grass, H5 I, 1, 65.
s. fields, R3 V, 2, 8. s. flies, LLL V, 2, 408. H6C II,
6, 17. 0th. IV, 2, 66 (Qq —'s flies), s. house, H4A
111, 1, 164. s. leaves, R2 1,2,20. s. morn, Pilgr. 159.
s. news, Cymb. HI, 4, 12. s. smocks, LLL V, 2, 910.
s. songs, Wint. IV, 2, 11.
On the other hand : a — 's bower, H4A III, 1, 210.
a —'s cloud, Mcb. Ill, 4, 111. — 's corn, H6B III, 2,
176. a —'s day, Ven. 23. Sonn. IS, 1. Mids. I, 2,
89. H5 III, 6, 67. IV, 8, 23. Tit. V, 1, 14. in — 's
drought, Tit. Ill, 1, 19, the — 's dust, R2 III, 3, 43.
on a — 's evening, Caes. Ill, 2, 176. — 's flies, 0th.
IV, 2, 66 (Ff «. flies), as clear as is the — 's sun, H5
I, 2, 86. — 's tirne, Sonn. 97, 5. any — 's story, Soim.
98, 7.
All-halloivn s. H4A I, 2, 178 (= late summer; as
an emblem of an old man with the passions of youth).
expect Saint Martin's s. H6A I, 2, 131 (see Martin),
on the bat's back I do fly after s. merrily, Tp. V, 92 ;
cf. the swallow follows not s. more willing, Tim III
6,31.
-S. implying the idea of all that is pleasant and
gratifying: could make me any — 's story tell, Sonn.
98, 7. thou art a s. bird, ivhich ever in the haunch of
winter sings the lifting up of day, H4B IV, 4, 91. to
those men that sought him sweet as s. H8 IV, 2. 54. if't
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hii s. neivs, smile io't before^ Cyrab. Ill, 4, 12. as one
shall see in a — 's day = it would be a lucky hit, if
you should happen to see the like: a proper man, as
one shall see in a — '« day^ Mids. 1, 2, 89 (Quince's
speech), uttered as brave words at the bridge as you
ihnll see in a — 's day, H5II1, 6, 67. a most contagious
treason come to light, as you shall desire in a — 's day,
I V, S, 23 (Fluellen's speeches).
Used for the whole yeax-.five — s. Err. I, 1, 133.
cf. R2 1, 3, 141. H8 111, 2, 360. Eom. I, 2, 10. Per.
1, 4, 39 (0. Edd. savours).
Summered, carried through the summer, kept
Avarm: maids, well s. and warm kept, are like flies at
Bartholomew-tide, H5 V, 2, 335.
Summer-seeming, appearing like summer; seem-
ing to be the effect of a transitory and short-lived
heat of the blood: this avarice sticks deeper, grows
with more pernicious root than s. lust, Mcb. IV, 3, 86.
.Suminor-sivelllng, growing up in summer: the
s. flower, Gent. H, 4, 162.
Summit (O. Edd. somnet) highest point, top:
Hml. I, i, 70 {Fi sonnet). Ill, 3, 18. Lr. IV, 6, 57.
Summon, 1) to call on, to warn: coal-black
clouds ... do s. us to part, Ven. 534. s. the town. Cor.
I, 4, 7 (i. e. to surrender).
2) to call, to cite, to give notice to appear: s. a
session, Wint. II, 3, 202. what lusty trumpet thus doth
s. usi JohnV, 2, 117. s. a parley, H6A III, 3, 35.
I'll knock once more to s. them, H6C IV, 7, 16. With
an ini.: the people ... are —ed to meet. Cor. II, 3, 151.
The place of destination added : why hath thy queen
— ed me hither'! Tp. IV, 83. those sounds that... s.
him to marriage, Merch. Ill, 2, 53. some trumpet s.
hither to the walls these men of Angiers, John II, 198.
H6A IV, 2, 2. H6B II) 4, 70. E3 III, 1, 172. Mcb.
II, 1, 64. 0th. IV, 2, 169.
With up: when to the sessions of sweet silent thought
Is. up remembrance of things past, Sonn. 30, 2. s. up
your dearest spirits, LLL IVl. s. up the blood, H5
III, 1, 7 (0. Edd. cotnmune). they — ed up their meiny,
Lr. II, 4, 35.
Suranioners, persons employed to warn offenders
to appear in court: close pent-up guilts, riveyour con-
cealing continents, and cry these dreadful s. grace, Lr.
Ill, 2, 59.
Summons, a call, warning, citation : on this green
land answer your &. Tp. IV, 131. stays but the s. of
the appellant's trumpet, 112 I, 3, 4. to make this pre^
sent s. HS II, 4, 219. a heavy s. lies like lead upon me,
and yet I would not sleep, Mcb. II, 1, 6. black Hecate's
s. Ill, 2, 41. it started like a guilty thing upon a fear-
ful s. Hml. I, 1, 149. ivky you answer this present s.
Lr. V, 3, 121. what is the reason of this terrible s.?
0th. I, 1, 82.
Sumptcr, a pack-horse: to he slave and s. to this
detested groom, Lr. II, 4, 219.
Sumptuous, costly, splendid: H4A III, 2, 68.
H6A V, 1, 20. H6B I, 3, 133. IV, 7, 106.
Sumptuously, splendidly; Tit. I, 351.
Sun (usually masc: Ven. 856. 859. Lucr. 781.
Sonn. 33, 9. Err. II, 2, 30. Wint. IV, 4, 105. 819. 112
111,2,42. 111,3,63. H4AI, 2, 10. 221. H6C V, 3, 5.
R3V, 3, 277. Caes. II, 1, 106. 110. Neut. in Sonn.
148, 12 : the s. itself), 1) the luminary that makes the
day: Ven. 1. Sonn. 69, 6. Tp. II, 1, 248. V, 42. Gent.
I, 3, 86. II, 6, 10. V, 1, 1. Wiv. I, 3, 70. IV,4, 7. Meas.
IV, 3, 92. Err. I, 1, 28. 89. LLL IV, 3, 369 (get the
s. of them). Mids. HI, 2, 50. Shr. IV, 5, 3. Wint. IV,
3,52 (raisins o'thes.) H4A II, 4, 135. H6A V, 4,
87. H6B II, 4, 39 {enjoy the s. = live). H6C II, 1, 35.
R3 V, 3, 282. Tim. IV, 3, 69. 0th. II, 3, 282 etc. Without
the article: when s. doth melt their snow, Lucr. 1218.
to — 's parching heat displayed my cheeks, H6A I, 2,
77. as s. and showers there had made a lasting spring,
H8 III, 1, 7. ere the set of s. Mcb. I, 1, 6. never shall
s. that morrow see, I, 5, 62. a huge eclipse of s. and
moon, 0th. V, 2, 100.
The blessed s. Shr. IV, 5, 17. 18. H4A I, 2, 10. II,
4, 449. the cheerful s. Tit. II, 3, 13; cf. Rom. 1, 1,140.
the fair s. Ven. 483. Err. Ill, 2, 56. LLL IV, 3, 69.
R2 IV, 35. R3 I, 2, 263. the glorious s. LLL I, 1, 84.
Tw. IV, 3, 1. John III, 1, 77. H6B III, 1, 353. H6C
11, 1, 22. 26. the golden s. LLL IV, 3, 26. H5 II, 4, 58.
Tit. II, 1, 6. the holy s. Cymb. IV, 4, 41 ; cf. Rom. I,
1, 125. Ill, 2, 25. Lr. 1,1, 111. the s. arises, Ven. 856.
Caes. II, 1, 106. the s. rises, Wint. IV, 4, 105. Troil.
1, 2, 8. V, 10, 25. Tit. V, 2, 66. the — 's uprise. Tit.
III, 1, 169. Ant. IV, 12, 18. the s. sets, Tp. Ill, 1, 22.
Err. I, 2, 7. Shr. Ind. 2, 122. John V, 5, 1. R2 II, 1,
12. II, 4, 21. R3 II, 3,'34. H8 III, 2, 416. Troil. V, 8,
6. Tim. I, 2, 150 etc. the sun hath made a golden set,
R3 V, 3, 19. ere the set of s. Mcb. I, 1, 5. five hundred
courses of the s. (= years) Sonn. 59, 6. H8 II, 3, 6.
Troil. IV, 1, 27. by the fifth hour of the s. Troil. II, 1,
134. as many lies as may be hollaed from s. to s. E2
IV, 65 (in the course of a day? According to commen-
tators,_= fioni sunrise till sunset. 0. Edd. from sin
to sin), one score (of miles) 'twixt s. and s. Cymb. Ill,
2, 70. show thy descent by gazing 'gainst the s. H6C
II, 1, 92. could behold the s. with as firm eyes as
he, Cymb. 1,4, 12. worse than the s. in March, this
praise doth nourish agues, H4A IV, 1, 111. all the in-
fections that the s. sucks up from bogs etc. Tp. II, 2,
1. some meteor that the s, exhales, Rom. Ill, 5, 13 (cf.
Exhale).
Emblem of supreme beauty: Lucr. 780. Most
excellent things compared with it; as eyes: Ven*. 198.
Lucr. 1224. Sonn. 49, 6. persons: Sonn. 33, 14. H8
I, 1, 6. 33. Badge of the house of York: H6B IV, 1,
98. H6CII, 1,40. R3I, 1,2.
2) a sunny place; sunshine: tempest after s. Ven.
800. parch in Afric s. Troil. I, 3, 370. in the s. (=
where the rays of the sun fall): Meas. II, 2, 166. As
II, 7, 15. Tw. II, 5, 20. Wint. I, 2, 67. R3 I, 1, 26.
Troil. Ill, 3,233. Hml. 11,2,185. Used to express care-
less idleness: who doth ambition shun and loves to
live i'the sun. As II, 5, 41. the spinsters and the knitters
in the s. do use to chant it, Tw. II, 4, 45. / had rather
have one scratch my head i'the s. when the alarum were
struck. Cor. II, 2, 79. thy dog that hatii lain asleep in
the s. Rom. 111,1,29. how is it that the clouds still hang
on you? Not so, my lord; I am too much i'the s. Hml.
I, 2, 67 (I am more careless and idle than I ought to
be). Proverb: thou out of heaven's benediction earnest
to the warm s. Lr. II, 2, 169 (= out of the frying-pan
into the fire. cf. Benediction).
Plays on the words sun and son, see sub Son.
Sunbeam, a ray of the sun : Cymb. IV, 2, 350.
Sunbeamed, radiant like the sun: your s. eyes,
LLL V, 2, 168 (a ridiculed expression).
Sun -bright, resembling the sun in brightness:
her s. eye, Gent. Ill, 1, 88.
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Snn-liurnlng, the tanning effect of the sun:
whose face is not worth s. H5 V, 2, 154.
Sun-burnt, tanned by the sun : you s. sicMemen,
■ Tp. IV, 134, thus goes every one to the world but I, and
I am s. Ado II, 1, 331. the Grecian dames are s. and
not worth the splinter of a lance, Troil, I, 3, 282.
Sunday, the Lord's dav: sigh away — s, Ado 1,
1, 204. Shr. II, 299. 300. 32"4. 326. 395. 397. Troil.
I, 1, 79. Hml. 1, 1, 76. velvet-guards and S. citizens,
H4A III, 1,261 (citizens apparelled in their Sunday
finery), there' s rue for you , and here's some for me:
we may call it herh-grace o' Sundays, Hml. IV, 5, 182
(when we mean to speak with elegance).
Sunder, subst. in s. = in two: who (the pillow)
seems to part in s., swelling on either side, Lucr. 388.
gnawing my bonds in s. Err. V, 249 (F2. 3.4 asunder),
cut my lace in s. R3 IV, 1, 34 (Ff asunder).
Sunder, vb. ]) to separate: that vile wall which
did these lovers s. Mids. V, 133. so sioeet a bar should
s. such sweet friends, Mercli. Ill, 2, 120. shall we be
—ed, As I, 3, 100. H6A IV, 3, 42. H6C IV, 1, 23.
E3V, 3, 100. Troil. V, 10, 27. Vfith from: the sea
that — s him from thence, H6C III, 2, 138. Peculiar
estpression : what more favour can I do to thee, than
wnh that hand that cut thy youth in twain to s. his that
was thine enemy, Rom. V, 3, 100 (i.e. to cut it in twain
too, to separate the soul from the body).
2) intr. to be separated, to quit each other , to
part: strangers and foes do s., and not hiss. All's II,
5,91. even as a splitted bark, so s. loe, H6BI1I, 2,411.
Sundry, manifold ; revolving the s. dangers of his
will's obtaining, Lucr. 128. it is a melancholy of mine
own, compounded of many simples, extracted from many
objects, and indeed the s. contemplation of my travels.
As IV, 1, 17. mashing the business from the common
eye for s. iveighty reasons, Mcb. HI, 1, 126. my poor
country shall have more vices than it had before, more
suffer and more s. ways than ever, IV, 3, 48. «. bless-
ings hang about his throne, that speak him full of
grace, 158.
Sun-expellins, keeping the sun off: her s. mask,
Gent.IV, 4, 158.
Sun-like, resembling the sun: s. majesty, H4A
III, 2, 79.
Sunny, 1) proceeding from the sun : sweet moon,
Ithank thee for thy s. beams, Mids. V, 277 (Pyramus'
speech).
2) bright: my decayed fair a s. look of his would
soon repair. Err. II, 1, 99. her s. locks hang on her
temples like a golden fleece, Merch. I, 1, 169.
Sunrise, the first appearance of the sun above
the horizon: Meas. II, 2, 153.
Sunrising, the same: R3 V, 3, 61.
Sunset, the descent of the sun below the horizon :
Sonn. 73, 6. John III, 1, 110. H6C II, 2, 116. Rom.
Ill, 5, 127.
Sunshine, the light of the sun , or the place
where it shines : Ven. 799. All's V, 3, 33. Lr. IV, 3,
20. Metaphorically, = anything that has a genial
and beneficial influence, or that makes happy: vouch-
safe to shoiv the s. of your face, LLL V, 2, 201. send
him many years of s. days, R2 IV, 221. ripens in the
s. of his favour, H4B IV, 2, 12. ne'er may he live to
see a s. day, H6C II, 1, 187. even then that s. breived
a shower for him, II, 2, 156. our s. made thy spring, 163.
Sup, 1) intr. to eat the evening meal: Pilgr. 186.
Gent. 11, 4, 141. Meas. IV,3, 159. Err.lV,3,e6. Merch.
11,4,18. Wint. V, 2, 112. H4AI, 2, 216. H4Bir, 1,
201. II, 2, 159. II, 4, 14. H6B I, 4, 84, V, 1, 214. 216,
R3 III, 1, 199, V, 3, 48, Troil, III, 1, 89, 94, Cor, IV,
2, 49, 50 (I s. upon myself). Rom. I, 2, 88. Caes. I,
2, 292. Mcb. I, 7, 29. V, 5, 13 (I have —ed full with
horrors). 0th. IV, 1, 172. 273, IV, 2, 239, V, 1, 117.
119. Ant, IV, 8, 33, Cymb. Ill, 6, 91.
2) tr. to treat with supper, to feed : if a' have no
more man's blood in's belly than will s. a flea, LLL V,
2, 698. s. them (the dogs) loell and look unto them all,
Shr, Ind, 1, 28.
Superlius, surname of the last Roman king Tar-
quin: Lucr. Arg. 1.
Super-dainty, highly delicate, lovely: my s.
Kate, Shr. II, 189.
Superficial, shallow, slight: a very s., ignorant,
umoeighing fellow, Meas. Ill, 2, 147. this s. tale is hit
a preface of her worthy praise, H6A V, 5, 10.
Superficially, shallowly, slightly: you have
glozed, but s. Troil. II, 2, 165. you know me , do you
not? Faith, sir, s. Ill, 1, 10.
Superfinical, spruce, foppish in the highest
degree: s. rogue, Lr. II, 2, 19 (Ff superserviceable,
finical).
Superfluity, more than enough, plenty beyond
what is wanted : s. comes sooner by white hairs , but
competency lives longer, Merch. I, 2, 8. one (shirt) for
s., and another for use, H4B II, 2, 20. if they would
yield lis but the s. Cor. 1, 1, 17. then we shall ha' means
to vent our musty s. 230.
Superfluous, 1) overflowing, exuberant: the love
I dedicate your lordship is without end; whereof this
pamphlet, without beginning, is but a s. moiety , Lucr.
Ded. 2 (a part, as it were, running over), that their
hot blood may spin in English eyes, and dout them with
s courage, H5 IV, 2, 11.
2) exuberant, too great: a proper title of a peace,
and purchased at a s. rate, H8 I, 1, 99.
3) more than enough ; unnecessary, useless : / have
no s. leisure, Meas. HI, 1, 158, that s. case that hid the
worse and showed the better face, LLL V, 2, .187. this
abundance ofs. breath, John II, 148. that your highness
pleased, was once s. IV, 2, 4. s. branches we lop away,
R2 HI, 4, 63. why thou shouldst be so s. to demand the
time of the day, I-I4A I, 2, 12 it were s. IWB HI, 2,
154, our s. lacqueys, H5 IV, 2, 26, this, like .to a mur-
dering-piece, in may pltces gives me s. death, Hml, IV,
5, 96, which had s. kiiir/s for messengers. Ant. HI, 12,
5, to say you re welcome were s. Per, II, 3, 2,
4) having more than enough, living in abundance :
cold wisdom waiting on s. folly. All's I, 1, 116. our
basest beggars are in the poorest thing s. Lr. II, 4, 268.
lei the s. and lust-dieted man ...feel your power ,'W ,
1, 70. their s. riots. Per. I, 4, 54.
Superfluously, in a degree beyond wliat is ne-
cessary, needlessly; H5 HI, 7, 80.
Supcrflux, more than enough, superfluity: that
thou mayst shake the s. to them, Lr. Ill, 4, 35.
Superior, one higher in rank than another; that
meaner men should vaunt that golden hap jvhich their
— s ivant, Lucr. 42. every step, exampled by the first
pace that is sick of his s. Troil. I, 3, 133.
Supernal, placed above, heavenly: that s. judge,
John H, 112.
Supernatural, not produced accoi ding to the
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laws of nature, miraculous: to make modem and fa-
miliar^ things s. and causeless ^ All's II, 3, 3. this s.
soliciting cannot be ill, Mcb. I, 3, 130.
Supei'iiraise, to overpraise: Mids. 111,2, 153.
Suiiei'Si-ript, the direction of a letter: LLL IV,
2, 135.
.SuiierscTiption, the same; H6A IV, 1, 53. Tim.
II, 2, 81.
Siiiicrserviccalile, over -officious: Lr. II, 2, 19
(Ff. s., finical; Qq superfinical).
8uperstiiiou, belief in, and reverence of, things
which are no proper objects of worship: Wiut. T, 3,
43. Per. Ill, 1, 50.
Superstitious, 1) addicted to superstition: Wiv.
IV, 4, 36. Troil. V, 3, 79. Caes. II, 1, 195.
2) devoted with idolatry: been, out of fondness,
s. to Imn, H8 III, 1, 131.
Superstitiously, in a superstitious manner, with
erroneous religion; Wint. Ill, 3, 40. Per. IV, 3, 49.
8upersul>tle , cunning, crafty in an excessive
degree : 0th. I, 3, 363.
Supervise, subst. inspection; on the s. = at sight:
that, on the a., no leisure bated, no, not to siaij the
I/rinding of the axe, my head should be struck off, Hml.
V o -J*:!
Supervise, vb. to inspect, overlook: let me s. the
canzonet, LLL IV, 2, 135 (Holofernos' speech).
Supervision, inspection : icould you the s. grossly
gape on?- behold her topped! 0th. Ill, 3,395 (Ql super-
visor') .
Supervisor, a looker-on: would you, the s.,
grossly gape on? 0th. 111,3,395 (Ff and later Qq
supervision).
Supper, the evening meal (its time at five or six
o' clock: LLL I, 1, 240. Merch. II, 2, 122; but cf.
R3 V, 3, 47): Ado I, 3, 44. 72. II, 1, 156 (will eat no
s.). LLL I, 1, 240. Merch. II, 2, 122. II, 5, 11. As
III, 2. 102 (dinners and — s). Shr.IV, 1,47. 142. John
1, 204. R2 IV, 333. H4A I, 2, 144. H4B II, 1, 172.
H6B 11, 2, 2. K3 III, 2, 123. Cor/lV, 3, 43. Eom. I,
2, 78. I, 3, 100. I, 4, 105. II, 4, 135. Tim. Ill, 1,
26. Mcb. 1II,,1, 26. Lr. Ill, 6, 90. 0th. I, 'l, 99. IV,
I, 166. IV, 2, 169. Ant. II, 2, 225. IV, 2, 44. we hold
a solemn s. Mcb. Ill, 1, 14. to make a s. H6C V, 5,
85. H8 I, 3, 52. after s. Lucr. Arg. 6. Lucr. 122.
Gent. Ill, 2, 96. I-I4A I, 2, 3. II, 4, 689. IIIB III, 2,
332. soon at after s. R3 IV, 3, 31 (Ff soon, and after
s.). at s. Gent. II, 1, 47. Ado I, 1, 279. II, 1, 1.
H4A I, 2, 210. II, 1, C2. H4B II, 1, 177. II, 2, 173.
V, 3, 15. R3 II, 4, 10. Troil. Ill, 1, 84. Caes. II, 1,
238. Hml. IV, 3, 18. 0th. Ill, 3, 57. soon at s. Merch.
II, 3, 5 (cf. Soon). With the def. article: his daughter
is to be brought by you to ike s. Shr. IV, 4, 86.
'Supper-time, the time of the evening meal: Tp.
III, 1, 95. Shr. IV, 3, 192. V, 2, 128. H6A I, 4, 59.
R3 V, 3, 47 (it's s., my lord; it's,nine o' clock). Mcb.
Ill, 1,44. 0th. IV, 2, 249. at s. Merch. 11, 2, 215.
soon a* s. Err.Ill, 2, 179 (ci. Soon), m s. Merch.11,4, 1.
Supplant, to displace, to remove, to make away
^\ith: 7/oH did s. your brother Prospero, Tp. II, 1, 2X1.
I will s. sorrk of your teeth, III, 2, 56 (Stephano's
speech), you three from Mdan did s. good Prospero,
ill, 3, 70. we must s. those rough rug-headed kerns,
li2 II, 1, 156. which fear if better reasons can s. H6B
III, 1,37. lest the people ... s. you for ingratitude, Tit.
1, 447. I
Supple, pliant, flexible ; in a physical and moral
sense: that are of — r joints, Tp. Ill, 3, 107. the tri-
bute of his s. knee, R2 I, 4, 33. I'll knead him, I'll
make him s. Troil. II, 3, 231. s. knees feed arrogance,
III, 3, 48. s. and courteous to the people, Cor. II, 2,
29. whe7i we have stuffed these pipes , ... we have — r
souls, V, l,-55. each part, deprived of s. government,
Rom. IV, 1, 102. contract and starve your s. joints,
Tim. I, 1, 257.
Suppliauce, satisfaction, gratification, pastime,
diversion (cf. Supply): for Hamlet and ike trifling of
his favour, hold it a fashion and a toy in blood, a violet
in the youth ofprimy nature, forward, not permanent,
sweet, not lasting, the perfume ands. of a minute, Hml.
I, 3, 9.
Suppliant, subst. an humble petitioner (dissyll.
also in the middle of the line): Lucr. 897. All's V, 3,
134. R2 V, 3, 75. R3 I, 2, 207. Cor. Ill, 1, 44. Tit.
IV, 3, 117. With for: when she for thy repeal was s.
Gent. Ill, 1, 234. heard ye not what an humble s. Lord
Hastings was to her for his delivery ? R3 I, 1 , 74.
Suppliant, adj. (suppliant), suppletory, auxi-
liary: whereunto our levy must be s. Cymb. Ill, 7, 14.
Supplicant, adj. beseeching submissively: and
s. their sighs to you extend, Compl. 276. *
Supplication, humble petition: H6B I, 3, 3. 16.
IV, 4, 48. Cor. V, 3, 31. Tit. IV, 3, 107. 109. -
Supply, subst. a furnishing with what is wanted,
aid, support, relief: ybr the which s., admit me Chorus
to this history, H5 Clior. 31 (i. e. to have the assistance
of 'your imaginary forces^), my relief must not be tossed
and turned to me in words, but find s. immediate, Tim.
II, 1, 27. toAise 'em toward a s. of money, II, 2, 201.
to expend your time with us awhile, for the s. and profit
of our hope, Hml. II, 2, 24.
Especially = sucfiours, additional forces : the great
s. that was expected by the Dauphin here, are wrecked,
John V, 3, 9. your s., which you have wished so long,
are cast away, V, 5, 12. looks he not for s. ? H4A IV,
3, 3. eating the air on promise of s. H4B I, 3, 28. the
Earl of Salisbury craveth s. H6A I, 1, 159. delays my
promised s. of horsemen , IV, 3, 10. the prince shall
follow with a fresh s. H6C III, 3, 237. with a s. of
Roman gentlemen, Cymb. IV, 3, 25. Plur. — es, in the
same sense : our — es live largely in the hope of great
Northumberland, H4B 1,3,12. we have — es to second
our attempt, IV, 2,45. with new —es of men, Mcb. 1,2,
32. 'tis their fresh — es, Cymb. V, 2, 16.
Supply, vb. 1) to fill (a place) : to s. the places at
the table, Shr. Ill, 2,249. lohen these sovereign thrones
are all — ed, Tw. 1, 1, 38. the chairs of justice — ed
with worthy men. Cor. Ill, 3, 35. Particularly applied
to places that have become vacant : our absence to s.
Meas. I, 1, 19. I fill up a place, which may be better
— ed wheji I have made it empty. As I, 2, 206, you
shall s. the bridegroom's place, Shr. Ill, 2, 251. thy
place ..., which by thy younger brother is — ed, H4A
HI, 2, 33. instead whereof let this s. the room, H6C II,
6, 64. s. his place, IV, 6, 60. s. the place, Lr. IV, 6,
273. I being absent and my place — ed, 0th. 111,3, 17.
2) to furnish with what is wanted : no man will s.
thy leant, Pilgr.410. to s. the ripe wants of my friend,
Merch. I, 3, 64. s. your present wants, 141. to s. your
wants, R2 I, 4, 51. a hundred almshouses right well
— ed, H5 I, 1, 17. an empty box, which ... I come to
entreat your honour to a. Tim^. Ill, 1, 18. nor has he
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with him to s. his life, IV, 2, 47. if he care not fort,
he will s. us easily, IV, 3, 407. Followed by with: s.
me with the habit, Meas. I, 3, 46. well — ed with noble
counsellors , H5 11, 4, 33. requesting your lordship to
.5. his instant use with so many talents, Tim. Ill, 2, 40.
s. it with one gender of herbs, 0th. I, 3, 326. — est me
with the least advantage of hope, IV, 2, 178. — ing every
stage with an augmented greeting. Ant. Ill, 6, 54.
3) to strengthen by additional troops, to succour,
to reinforce : Macdonald . . . from the western isles of
kerns and gallowglasses is — ed. Mob. I, 2, 13 {of
= by).
4) to gratify the desire of, to content: and did s.
thee at thy garden-house, Meas. V, 212. knaves be such
abroad, who having , by their own importunate suit , or
voluntary dotage of some mistress, convinced or — ed
them, 0th. IV, 1, 28.
Supply ant, see Suppliant, adj.
Supplymeut , additional assistance (?) : / will
never fail beginning nor s. Cymb. Ill, 4, 182 (Dyce: a
continuance of supply).
Support, subst. maintenance, means of sustenance :
a thousand pound a year, annual s., out of his grace he
adds, H8 II, 3, 64.
Support, vb. 1) to prop, to sustain, to keep from
-falling or sinking: so strong a prop to s. so weak a
burden, Ven. Ded. 2. these forceless flowers like sturdy
trees s. me, Ven. 152. s. him by the arm. As II, 7, 199.
here am 1 left to underprop this land, who, weak with
age, cannot s. myself, R2II, 2, 83. these feet ... unable
to s. this lump of clay, H6A II, 5, 14.
2) to uphold by aid or countenance: to s. so dis-
solute a crew, R2 V, 3, 11. to strengthen and s. King
Edward's place, H6C III, 1, 52. make edicts for usury,
to s. usurers. Cor. I, 1, 84. 'tis not enough to help the
feeble up, but to s. him after, Tim. I, 1, 108. kept his
credit with his purse, —ed his estate, HI, 2, 76. for
— ing robbers, Caes. IV, 3, 23. wherefore darest thou
s. a published traitor? Lr. IV, 6, 236.
3) to maintain , to sustain : and in the most exact
regards, the worships of their name,, Lr. I, 4, 287.
4) to bear, to endure: his flawed heart , too weak
the conflict to s. Lr. V^ 3, 197. la heavy interim shall
s. by his dear absence, 0th. I, 3, 269.
Supportable, bearable, endurable: ands. tomake
the dear loss, have I means much weaker, Tp. V, 145.
Supportance , 1) that which keeps from falling
or sinking, support, prop: give some s. to the bending
twigs, R2 III, 4, 32.
2) that which keeps up and preserves from failing :
an upholding : he will fight with you for' s oath sake ; ...
therefore draw, for the s. of his vow, Tw. Ill, 4, 329.
Supporter, a prop : come, Escalus, you must walk
by us on our other hand; and good — s are you, Meas.
V) 18. he'll stand'-at your door like a sheriff's post, and
be the s. to a bench, Tw. 1, 5, 158. no s. but the huge
firm earth can hold it up, John III, 1, 72.
Supposal, opinion: holding aweak s. of our worth,
Hml: I, 2, 18.
Suppose, subst. supposition, presumption, opi-
nion : have by marriage made thy daughter mine, while
counterfeit — s bleared thine eye, Shr. V, 1, 120. we
come short of our s. so far that after seven years' siege
yet Troy walls stand, Troil. I, 3, 11. lose not so noble
a friend on vain s. Tit. I, 440.
Suppose, vb. 1) to lay down or state as a pro-
position or fact that may be true, for the sake of ar-
gument: you must lay down the treasures of your body
to this —d, Meas. II, 4, 97. ». they take offence without^
a cause, H6C IV, 1, 14. s. he did it unconstrained, H6C
I, 1, 143.
2) to form in the mind, to figure to one's self, to
imagine ; absol. : in your — ing once more put your sight
of heavy Pericles, Per. V Prol. 21. With an object;
nor dare I question with my jealous thought where you
may be, or your affairs s. Sonn. 57, 10 (form an idea
of your affairs). Passively : when great treasure is the
meed proposed, though death be adjunct, there's no death
— d, Lucr. 133. whether it is that she reflects so bright,
thai dazzleth them, or else some shame — d, 377. a
vulgar comment will be made of it and that — d by the
common rotit ... that may ... Err. Ill, 1, 101. more
furious raging broils than yet can be imagined or — d,
H6A IV, 1, 186. Hence — d = imaginary: the sight
which makes — d terror true, Lucr. 455. make such
wanton gambols with the wind, upon — d fairness,
Merch. Ill, 2, 94. — With a clause: s. within the girdle
of these walls are now confined two mighty monarchies,
H5 Prol. 19. s. that you have seen the king embark his
royalty, III Prol. 3. that you aptly wills, what pageantry
... the regent made in Mytilene, Per. V, 2, 5.
3) to imagine, to fancy, to think (erroneously) : he
shall s. no other but that he is carried .. ., All's III, 6,
26. With a double accus.: allhearts, which Iby lack-
ing have — d dead, Sonn, 31, 2. so many have — d
them mistress of his heart, Compl. 142. he — s me tra-
velled to Poland, Meas. I, 3, 14. »■. the singing birds
musicians, R2 I, 3, 288. he doth s. my sleep my death,
H4B IV, 5, 61. which vainly I — d the Holy Land, IV,
5,239. they s. me mad. Tit. V, 2, 142. to s. her chaste,
0th. IV, 1, 73. Passively: how easy is a bush — d a
bear, Mid3.V,22. I am — d dead. All's IV, 4, 11. idly
— d the founder of this law, H5 I, 2, 59. — d dead.
Per. V, 3, 35. cf. — d as forfeit to a confined doom,
Sonn. 107, 4. s. him now at anchor , Per. V Prol. 16.
Hence — d = pretended: let my unsounded self, — d
a fool, now set thy wit to school, Lucr. 1819. let the
— d fairies pinch him, Wiy. IV, 4, 61. — d Lucentio
must get a father , called — d Vincentio, Shr. II, 409.
if you should tender your — d aid. All's I, 3, 242.
wounding — d peace, H4B IV, 5, 196. so termed of our
—d father, H6B IV, 2, 33. tell false Edward, thy —d
king, H6C III, 3, 223. IV, 1, 93. these —d evils, R3
I, 2, 76. to his foe ■ — d he must complain, Rom. II
Chor. 7. in this — d distress of his, Tim. V, 1, 15.
Edmund, — d Earl of Gloster, Lr. V, 3, 113.
With an inf. : whom he — s to be a friar. All's IV,
3, 125. With a clause: s. thou dost defend me from
what is past, Lucr. 1684. so shall I live, — ing thou
art true, like a deceived husband , Sonn. 9.3, 1. — ing
that they saio the king's ship wrecked, Tp. I, 2, 236.
whom they s. is drowned. III, 3, 92. I hear that Valen-
tine is dead. And so s. am I, Gent. IV, 2, 114. s. what
hath been cannot be. All's I, 1, 240. / did s. it should
be on constraint, John V, 1, 28. s. devouring pestilence
hangs in our air, E2 1,3,283. if you s. as fearing you
it shook, H4A III, 1, 23. they — d I could rend bars of
steel, H6A 1,4,51. s. this arm is for the duke of York,
H6C II, 4, 2. s. that I am now my father's mouth, V, 6,
18. — d their state was sure, E3 III, 2,86. those wrongs
which thou — st I have done to thee, IV, 4, 252. ivtt
that I lacked it. Ant. II, 2, 86.
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4) to be of opinion, to think, to presume: 7 s. we
are made to be no stronger, Meas. II, 4, 132. eldest
son, as J s , to Robert Fauleonbridge, John I, 1, 52.
who would e'er 5. the// had such courage, H6A I, 2, 35.
if he s. that I have pleaded truth, 11,4,29. as little joy
as you s. you should enjoy, R3 I, 3, 151. 153. after
conflict such as was — d the wandering prince and
Dido once enjoyed, Tit. II, 3, 21. it is — d he that
meets Hector issues from our clioice, Troil. I, 3, 346.
/ aimed so near, when I — dt/ou loved, Rom. 1, 1, 211.
with which grief, it is — d, the fair creature died, V, 3,
51. bid him s. some good necessity touches his friend,
Tim. 11,2,236, With a double accu.s., ^ to think, to
hold to be: — ing it a thin^ impossible, Shr. I, 2, 123.
I s. him virtuous, Tw. 1, 5, 277. which some s. the
soul's frail dwelling-house, John V, 7, 3. — d sincere
and holy in his thoughts, H4B 1,1,202. would you not
s. your bondage happy, H6A V, 3, 110.
Confounded with depose by Pompey in Meas. II,
1, 162.
Siivpnsition, 1) hypothesis, imagination unpro-
ved: yet his means are in s.: he hath an argosy bound
to Tripolis, ... but ships are but boards, IVIerch. I, 3, IS.
In HIA V, 2, 8 O. Edd. .,. , M. Edd, , for the sake of
the metre, suspicion.
2) imagination, conceit: and in that glorious s.
think he gains by death that hath such means to die,
Err. Ill, 2, 50.
3) opinion: the s. of the lady's death will quench
the wonder of her infamy. Ado IV, 1 , 240. only to seem
to deserve ivell, and to beguile the s. of that lascivious
young boy the count, have I run into this danger, All's
IV, 3, 333.
Suppress, 1) to keepin, to keep under, to restrain,
to Kt'iUe, to stop, to quell: his rage of lust ... slacked,
not — ed, Lucr. 425. on both sides thus is simple truth
— ed, Sonn, 138, 8. the mercy that ivas quick in us but
late, by your own counsel is — ed and killed, H5 II, 2,
80. well didst thou, Richard, to s. thy voice, H6A IV,
I, 182. to bridle and s. the pride of Suffolk, H6B 1, 1,
200. yet heavens are just, and time -^eih larongs, H6C
III, 3, 77. till Warwick or himself be quite — ed, IV,
3, 6. to s. his further gait herein, Hml. I, 2, 30. to s.
his nephew's levies, II, 2, 61.
2) to supplant, to displace: to crown himself king
and s. the prince, H6A 1, 3, 68. thus the Mortimers,
in ivhom the title rested, were — ed, II, 5, 92.
Supremacy, highest place and power: Shr.V, 2,
109. 163. John HI, 1, 156. Per. II, 3, 42. With over:
o'er my spirit thy full s. thou knewest. Ant. Ill, 11, 59.
Supreme [supreme before a subst. ; after it, only
in Cor. Ill, 1,110, supreme) highest: the life of purity,
the s. fair, Lucr. 780. s. head, John 111, 1, 155. s.
magistrates, H6A I, 3, 57. the s. King of kings, R3
II, 1, 13. the s. seat, 111,7, 118. two authorities, neither
s. Cor. HI, 1, 110. s. Jove, V, 3, 71. my s. crown of
grief, Cymb.^ I, 6, 4.
Substantively: imperious s. of all mortal things,
Ven. 996.
Sur-ad<lition, additional title, surname: so gain-
ed the s. Leonatus, Cymb. 1, 1, 33.
Surance, assurance, surety, wariant: now give
some s. thai thou art Revenge, stab them. Tit. V, 2,46.
Surcease, subst. cessation, stop: if the assassina-
tion could trammel up the consequence , and catch with
his (i- e- the consequence's) s. success, Mcb. I, 7, 4.
Surcease, vb. to cease: 0 time, cease thou thy
course and last no longer, if they s. to be that should
survive, Lucr. 1766. I will not do't, lest Is. to honour
mine own truth. Cor. Ill, 2, 121. no pulse shMkeep
his native progress, but s. Rom. IV, 1, 97.
Sure, adj. 1) secure, safe: if we recover that (the
forest), we are s. enough, Gent. V, 1, 12. are you s.
of your husband now? Wiv. IV, 2, 6 (of = from).
supposed their state loas s. R3 III, 2, 86. a s. and safe
one (way) HS ill, 2, 439. to guard s. their master,
Tim. Ill, 3, 40.
2) affording security and safety; no more able to
do harm: I have made him s. H4A V, 3, 48 (i. e. I
have killed him). I'll make him s. V, 4, 127. hold him
s. H4B 11,1,27. see you guard him s. IV, 3, 81. guard
him s. H6B HI, 1, 188. we icill make that s. Tit. II, 3,
133. see that you make her s. 187. whilst I at a ban-
quet hold him s. V, 2, 76. bind them s. 161. is he s.
bound? 166. I'll make him s. enough. Per. I, 1, 169.
3) firm, stable, steady : there is no s. foundation set
on blood, John IV, 2, 104. consent upon a s. foundation,
H4B 1,3,52. though thou standest more s. than I could
do, IV, 5, 203. in justice' equal scales, whose beam
stands s. H6B II, 1, 205. let Caesar seat him s. Caes.
I, 2, 305. thou s. and firm-set earth, Mcb. II, 1, 56
(0. Edd. soivre). horses swift and s. of foot, III, 1, 38.
great tyranny, lay thou thy basis s.,J'or goodness dare
not check thee, IV, 3, 32.
Hence = indissolubly united, betrothed, married:
she and I ... are now so s. that nothing can dissolve
us, Wiv. V, 5, 237. Dumain is mine, as s. as bark on
tree, LLL V, 2, 285. you and you are s. together, as
the winter to foul weather, AsV, 4, 141.
4) unfailing, infallible: s. ones (reasons) Err. II, 2,
94. 95. s. wit, follow me this jest now, Rom. II, 4, 65
(the spurious Ql and most M. Edd. well said), you are
too s. an augurer, Ant. V, 2, 337. than be cured by the
s. physician death, Cymb. V, 4, 7.
To be s., followed by an infinitive , synonymous
to infallibly, certainly: I'll be s. to keep him above
deck, Wiv. II, 1, 94 (= I'll certainly keep him etc.).
where she is s. to lose. All's I, 3, 221. so should I be
s. to be heart-burned, I-I4A III, 3, 58. so should he be
s. to be ransomed, H5 iV, 1, 127. if we both stay, we
both are s. to die, H6A IV, 5, 20. H6C IV, 4, 35. he
s. to hear some news, V, 5,48. thou art s. to lose. Ant.
II, 3, 26. I would I were so s. to win the king, Cymb.
II, 4, 1. I am s. to be hanged at home. Per. I, 3, 3.
Be s. , followed by a subjunctive , = do not fail :
be s. you be not loose, HS II, 1, 127. be s. thou prove
my love a whore, be s. of it, 0th. Ill, 3, 359.
With of, = assured, certain of meeting or obtain-
ing: I would I were as s. of a good dinner, Shr. I, 2,
218. the j)Oor chicken should be s. of death, H6B III,
1, 251. then am I s. of victory, H6C IV, 1, 147. that's
s. of death ivithoul it. Cor. Ill, 1, 155. thou art s. of
me, 0th. I, 3, 371 (i. c. of my help), ply Desdemona
well, and you are s. on't, yv, 1, 107. we will awake
him and be s. of him, Caes. I, 3, 164. such friends as
thought them s. of you. Cor. V, 3, 8. Similarly : I will be
s. my Katharine shall be fine, Shr. 11,319 (= assured).
5) certain, not liable to failure, doubtless: until I
know this s. uncertainty. Err. II, 2, 187. nothing so s.
LLL IV, 3, 283. uncertain life and s. death, All's II,
3, 20. that know the strongest and — st way to get, R2
III, 3, 201. as s. as day, H4A III, 1, 255. certain, 'tis
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certain; very s., very s. H4B III, 2, 40. linger not our
s. destructions on, Troil. V, 10, 9. a s. destruction.
Cor. II, 1, 259. 'tis s. enough, an you knew how, Tit,
IV, 1,96 (?). if money were as certain as your waiting,
'twere s. enough, Tim. 111,4,48. there might be thought,
though nothing s., yet much unhappily, Hml. IV, 5, 13.
most s. and vulgar, Lr. IV, 6, 214. it is as s. as you
are Roderigo, 0th. I, 1, 56. where death is s. Ant.
III, 10, 10.
6) to be relied on: in s. wards of trust, Sonn. 48,
i. you are both s., and will assist me^ Ado I, 3, 71.
these promises are fair, the parties s. H4A III, 1, 1.
you are no — r than is the coal of fire upon the ice,
Cor. I, 1, 176. he is your brother by the — r side. Tit.
IV,, 2, 126. as s. a card as ever won the set, V, 1, 100.
I'll make assurance double s. Mcb. IV, 1, 83. still close
as s. Cymb. I, 6, 139.
7) certainly knowing , assured : »-. I am, the wits
of former days to subjects worse have given admiring
praise, Sonn. 59, 13. I am s. she is not buried, Gent.
IV, 2, 107. meed, I am s., J have received none, Wiv.
II, 2, 212. in my house I am s. he is, IV, 2, 154. Err.
V, 119. Ado II, 1, 138. Ill, 1, 36. V, 4, 84. Mids. Ill,
2, 154. IV, 1, 197. Merch. I, 1, 97. II, 2, 86. As III, 2,
110 {be s. = know for certain; certainly). Ill, 5, 26.
All's 11, 3, 310, Tw. I, 5, 37. Wint, I, 2, 30. Cor. II, 3,
173. Tim. IV, 3, 514. 0th. 1, 1,102. Cymb. 1,6, 96 etc.
With of; he ivas not s. of it, Gent. V, 2, 40. Meas. I,
2, 72, 73. 11,1, 55. Tim. Ill, 6, 63 {be s. of it = know
it for certain). Lr. IV, 5, 24. Ant. HI, 13, 62. 0th, IV,
1,238.
8) having full confidence, persuaded: and, to be s.
that is not false 1 swear, a thousand groans ...do wit-
ness bear thy black is fairest, Sonn. 131, 9. for this,
be s., to-night thou shalt have cramps, Tp. I, 2, 325.
less than this, I am s., you cannot give, Gent. V, 4, 25.
I am s. you both of you remember me, Err. V, 29 1 . 303 .
his discretion, I am s. , cannot carry his valour, Mids.
V, 239. I am s. thou wilt not take his flesh, Merch. Ill,
1, 53. I am s. the duke ivill never grant ..., Ill, 3, 24;
I am s. care's an enemy to life, Tw. I, 3, 2. be s. I
count myself in nothing else so happy, R2 11, 3, 45. be
thou s. I'll well requite thy kindness, H6C IV, 6, 10.
I would be s. to have all well, Tit. V, 3, 31 etc. With
of: you two would marry. Be s. of that, — two other
husbands, Wiv. Ill, 2, 16. Merch. V, 229. Shr. II, 76.
All's I, 3, 261. Mcb. V, 1, 54. Lr. V, 3, 194. 0th. I, 2,
II (Pf assured). Ant. II, 6, 103 (that art not what
thou'rt s. of; viz an honest man?).
Sure, adv. 1) safely : and open perils — st answer-
ed, Caes. IV, 1, 47.
2) firmly : the sooner to effect and — r bind this knot
of amity, H6A V, 1, 16. J found a friend, and s. as
death I swore I would not part a bachelor from the
priest. Tit. I, 487.
3) unfailingly , infallibly : this brain . . . hunts not
the trail of policy so s. as it hath used to do, Hml. H,
2,47.
4) assuredly , certainly : / know most s. my art is
not past power, All's II, 1, 160. how s. you are my
daughter, Per. V, 1, 228. God and his angels guard
your sacred throne. S., we thank you , H5 I, 2, 8 (^
be sure, be assured? cf. he shall, s. on't, Cor. Ill, 1,
273). revenged 1 will be, as s. as his guts are made of
puddings, Wiv. II, 1, 31. as s. as I have a thought.
Ado IV, 1, 333. as s. as I do see your grace, Err. V,
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
279, as s. as English Harry lives ... so s. I swear to
get the town, H6A 111, 2, 80. so s. as this beard's grey,
Wint. II, 3, 162. s. as I live, he had suffered for t,
Gent, IV, 4, 17. Simply inserted by way of assevera-
tion : and s. it waits upon .some god o'the island, Tp. I,
2, 388. most s. the goddess on whom, these airs attend,
421. s. it was the roar of a whole herd, II, 1, 315. he
is s. i'the island, 325, Gent, II, 4, 92, III, 1, 63. IV, 2,
127. Wiv: II, 1,77. 90, 111,2,31. IV, 1,3. IV, 2, 223.
IV, 4, 77. Meas. Ill, 1, 1 10. V, 68. Err. II, 1, 3. 57. 59.
IV, 3, 10. V, 176, Ado II, 1,161. II, 3, 125. HI, 1, 56.
AslI, 4, 29. 111.5,11. IV, 3,30. V, 4, 35, Tw. Ill, 4,
9. Wint. IV, 4, 691. H4B II, 2, 135. V, 2, 29. H6A II,
1 , 47. V, 3, 85. H6B 1,3,8. II, 4, 50. HI, 2, 283, V, 1,
13. R3 III, 7, 80. H8 I, 3, 15. Ill, 2, 141. Troil. V, 2,
126. V, 3, 6. Hml. II, 2, 281. V, 2, 79. 0th. HI, 1,
45 etc.
Surecard (Qq Soccard), name in H4B HI, 2, 95
(cf. Tit. V, 1, 100).
Surely, 1) firmly: that I may s. keep mine oatJi,
Shr. IV, 2, 36. by this knot thou shalt so s. tie thy now
unsured assurance to the crown, John II, 470.
2) certainly, undoubtedly: and s. as I live, lama
maid. Ado V, 4, 64. none are so s. caught, LLL V, 2,
69. he pays you as s. as your feet hit the ground, Tw.
111,4,305. 05 s. as /fee, R2 IV, 102. ass. as my soul
intends to live . .. I do believe, H6B HI, 2, 153. Simply
inserted by way of asseveration : and s. it is a sleepy
language, Tp. II, 1, 210. s. / think you have charms,
Wiv. II, 2, 107. Meas. I, 2, 175. Ill, 2, 137. IV, 2, 34.
Err. IV, 4, 89. 156. Ado II, 3, 180. HI, 2, 103. IV, 1,
261. 317. 319., LLL I, 2, 92. As II, 2, 16. Shr. IV, 2,
65. All's HI, 5, 58. H4B III, 2, 77. H5 HI, 2, 126
(Captain Jamy: suerly). H6A IV, 6, 50. H6B HI, 1,
77. V, 1, 216. H6C II, 6, 41. H8 I, 1, 57. II, 2, 124.
III, 2, 356 (full s.). V, 4, 62. Troil. Ill, 2, 138. Tim.
HI, 4, 32. IV, 3, 500. Hml. HI, 2, 351 (Fi freely). 0th.
I, 1, 158. II, 3, 244. Cymb. V, 5, 92.
Surety, subst. 1) security, confidence of safety:
the wound of peace is s., a. secure, Troil. II, 2, 14.
2) certainty : but I, for mere suspicion in that kind,
will do as if for s. 0th. I, 3, 396,
3) foundation of stability, support, trust : what s.
of the world, what hope, what stay, when this was now
a king, and now is clay? J ohri V, 7, 68. with s. stronger
than Achilles' arm, Troil. I, 3, 220.
4) confirmation, warrant, guarantee: in s. of the
which one part of Aquitaine is bound to us, LLL II,
135. she called the saints to s. that she would never
put it from her finger. All's V, 3, 108. makest an oath
the 6. for thy truth against an oath, John 111, 1, 282.
givest such sarcenet s. for thy oaths, H4A HI, 1, 256.
he is a man who with a double s. binds his followers,
H4B I, 1, 191. we'll tq,ke your oath ... for s. of our
leagues, H5 V, 2, 400. give me some token for the s. oj
it, Troil. V, 2, 60.
5) bail; hostage: I'll be his s. Tp. I, 2, 475. the
Frenchman became his s. Merch. 1, 2, 89. V, 254. All's
IV, 4, 3. procure your — es for your days of answer,
B2 IV, 159. let there be impawned some s. for a safe
return again, H4A IV, 3, 109. the bastard boys of York
shall be the s. for their father, H6B V, 1, 116. bane to
those that for my s. will refuse the hoys, 121.
Surety, vb. to be evidence for; to bail: the jew-
eller that owes the ring is sent for, and he shall s. me,.
All's V, 3, 298. we'll s. him, Cor, III, 1, 178.
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Surety-like, like a bondsman or bail: Sonn.
134, 7.
Surfeit, subst. excess in eating and drinking,
gluttony ; and sickness and satiety caused by it ; in a
physical and a moral sense ; s. is the father of much
fast, Meas. I, 2, 130. as a s. of the sweetest things the
deepest loathing to the stomach brings, Mids. II, 2, 137.
thou, mt/ s. and my heresy, 141. now comes the sich
hour that his s. made, R2 II, 2, 84. to cure thy o'er-
night's s. Tim. IV, 3, 227. — s, imposthumes, grief,
Ven. 743. suffer s., cloyment and revolt, Tw. II, 4,
102. by js. die your king, E3 I, 3, 197. thou art too
full of the wars' — s. Cor. IV, 1, 46. the s. of our own
behaviour, Lr. I, 2, 130. full — s, Ant. I, 4, 27.
Surfeit, vb. 1) tr. to feed to excess, to cloy
(used only in the partic. — ed) : the never — ed sea,
Tp. HI, 3, 35. the — ed grooms, Mcb. II, 2, 5. myhopes,
not — ed to death, stand in bold cure, 0th. 11, 1, 50.
2) intr. a) to indulge one's appetite to excess, to
gluttonize , to revel: whereon ihey s., yet complain on
drouth, Ven, 544. as poor birds, deceived with painted
grapes, do s. by the eye and pine the maw, 602. thus
do I pine and s. day by day, or gluttoning on all, or
all away, Sonn. 75, 13. with our — ing and wanton
hours have brought ourselves into a burning fever, H6B
IV, 1, 55. as one that — s thinking on a want, H4B III,
2, 348. what authority — s on would relieve us. Cor. I,
1, 16. voluptuously s. out of action, I, 3, 28. this the
banquet she shall s. on, Tit. V, 2, 194.
b) to feel uneasy and sick in consequence of ex-
cess; love — s not, lust like a glutton dies, Ven. 803.
the profit of excess is but to s. Lucr. 139, excess of it
will make me s. Gent. HI, 1, 220. Meas. V, 102. Merch.
I, 2, 6. Ill, 2, 115. All's III, 1, 18 (s. on their ease).
Tw, 1,1,2. H4AIII,2,71, H4BI,3,88. H6BI,1,251.
Surfeiter, glutton, reveller: this amorous s. Ant.
II, 1, 33.
Surfeit-swelled, tumefied by gluttonv: H4B V,
5, 54.
Surfelt*taking, surfeiting, cloyed: Lucr. 698.
Surge, a large wave: Tp. II, 1, 114. 117. Tw. V,
236. H4B III, 1, 20. H5 III Chor. 13. Tit. Ill, 1, 96.
Tim. IV, 2, 21. IV, 3, 442. V, 1, 221. Lr. IV, 6, 20.
0th. II, 1, 13. Cymb. Ill, 1, 28. Per. Ill, 1, 1. Only
once in prose , in a passage justly suspected : to he
thrown into the Thames, and cooled, glowing hot, in
that s., like a horse-shoe, Wiv. Ill, 5, 123 (Capell pro-
poses forge, with little probability).
Surgeon, one who cures by manual operation:
Mids. V, 316. Merch. IV, 1, 257. Tw. V, 175. 202. H5
IV, 1, 145. H6A II, 4, 53. Ill, 1, 146. Troil. V, 1, 12.
Rom. Ill, 1, 97. Caes. I, 1, 27. Mcb. I, 2, 44. Lr. IV,
6, 196. 0th. II, 3, 253. V, 1, SO. 100. Per. IV, 6, 29.
Surgery, the art and practice of a surgeon; cure
by manual operation : tarred over with the s. of our
sheep. As III, 2, 64. skill in s. H4A V, 1, 135. H4B
II, 4, 56. Mcb, IV, 3, 152, 0th, II, 3, 260.
Surly, 1) gloomy, dismal: than you shall hear the
s. sullen bell give warning to the world, Sonn. 71, 2.
that s. spirit, melancholy, 3 o\m III, 3, 42.
2) gloomily morose, sullen, crabbed: 'tis likeyou'll
prove a jolly s. groom, Shr. Ill, 2, 215. s. with servants,
Tw. IJ, 5, 163. the sad-eyed justice, with his s. hum,
H5 I, 2, 202. under the s. Gloster's governance, H6B
I, 3, 50. see how the s. Warwick mans the wall, H6C
V, 1,17. covetous of praise, or s. borne, Troil. II, 3,
249. it would have galled his s. nature, Cor. II, 3, 203.
who glared upon me and went s. by, Caes. I, 3, 21.
Surmise, 1) reflection, thought: that praise
which Collatine doth owe enchanted Tarquin ansivers
with s. , in silent wonder of still-gazing eyes, Lucr. 83
(by thinking to himself, how much CoUatine's praise
had come short of Lucrece's beauty), being from the
feeling- of her own grief brought by deep s. of others*
detriment, 1579.
2) speculation, imagination, conjecture: in a theme
so bloody-faced as this conjecture , expectation, and s.
of aids incertain should not be admitted, H4B I, 3, 23.
function is smothered in s. Mcb. I, 3, 141.
3) suspicion: book both my wilfulness and errors
down and on just proof s. accumulate , Sonn. 117, _I0.
if I shall be condemned upon — s, Wint. Ill, 2, 113.
rumour is a pipe blown by — s, jealousies, conjectures,
H4B Ind. 16. if any here, by false intelligence or wrong
s., hold me a foe, R3 II, 1, 54. to behold the thing whereat
it trembles by s. Tit, II, 3, 219. such exsufflieate and
blown — s, 0th. Ill, 3, 182. / speak not out of weak
—■s, Cymb. Ill, 4, 24.
Surmise, vb. to imagine, to conjecture: it (my
grief) is but — d whiles thou art standing by, H6B Ml,
2, 347. that unbodied figure of the thought that gave't
(the action) — d shape, Troil. I, 3, 17. now gather and
s. Hml. II, 2, 108.
Surmount , to surpass , to exceed : as I all other
in all worths s. Sonn. 62, 8. this Hector far — ed
Hannibal, LLL V, 2, 677. your presence makes us
rich, ... and far — s our labour to attain it, R2 II, 3,
64, Absol., = to be surpassing: bethink thee on her
virtues that s. , and natural graces that extinguish art,
H6A V, 3, 191.
Surname, appellation added to the original name :
my s. Coriolanus, Cor. IV, 6, 74. 77. V, 3, 170.
Surnanied, having an appellation added to the
original name: Lucr. Arg. 1. LLL V, 2, 653. 555.
Tit, I, 23.
Surpass , to go beyond in excellence , to excel :
Ven, 289. Tp. Ill, 2, 110. Wint. Ill, 1, 2.
Surplice , a white garment worn by the clergy :
Phoen. 13. All's I, 3, 99 (it must be remembered that
the Puritans objected to the use of the surplice and
substituted for it the black gown).
Surplus, overplus, more than suffices: it is a s.
of your grace, Wint. V, 3, 7. he hath faults, with s., to
tire in repetition, Cor. I, 1, 46.
Surprise, subst. a state of being overpowered; ex-
treme confusion and perplexity caused by something
extraordinary: the guiltiness of my mind, the sudden
s. of my powers, drove the grossness of the foppery into
a received belief, Wiv. V, 5, 131. the very principals
did seem to rend, and all to topple; pure s. and fear
made me to quit the house. Per. Ill, 2, 17.
Surprise, vb. 1) to fall on, to attack or take
suddenly: now serves the season that they may s. the
silly lambs, Lucr. 166. you'll be — d, LLL V, 2, 84. /
will s. him. All's III, 6, 24. we had not been thus shame-
fully — d, H6A II, 1, 65. suddenly — d by bloody hands,
V, 3, 40. —d our forts, H6B IV, 1, 89. we may s. and
take him, H6C IV, 2, 17. 25. by his foe — d at unawm-es,
IV, 4, 9. when with a happy storm they were — d. Tit.
II, 3, 23. when subtle Greeks — d King Priam's Troy,
V, 3, 84. the castle of Macduff I icill s. Mcb. IV, 1,
150. IV, 3, 204.
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Used of an assault made on the chastity of a wo-
man: how she (lo) was beguiled and — d, Shr. Ind. 2,
57. would suffer her poor knight — d, All's I, 3, 120.
Lavinia is — d, Tit, 1,284. loert thou thus — d, ravish-
ed and wronged, IV, ], 61.
2) to seize , to take prisoner : the prisoners which
he in this adventure hath — d, H4A I, 1, 93. — d and
taken prisoners, H6A IV, 1, 26. to s. me, H6B IV, 8,
61. IS the traitor Cade — d? IV, 9, 8. / rushed upon
him, — d him suddenly, Tit. V, 1, 38. how easily she
may he ^d, Ant. V, 2, 35.
3) to overpower, to perplex, to confound : this dis-
mal cry rings sadly in her ear, through which it enters
to s. her heart, Ven. 890. this mutiny each part doth so
s. that from their dark beds once more leap her eyes,
1049. so glad of this as they I cannot be, who are — d
withal, Tp. Ill, 1, 93. ». her with discourse of my dear
faith, Tw. 1, 4, 25. the ear-deafening voice o'the oracle
...so — d my sense, that I was nothing, Wint. Ill, 1,
10. 7 am — dwith an uncouth fear. Tit. II, 3,211. you
witch me in it, s. me to the very brink of tears, Tim. V,
1, 159.
Snr- reined, overridden, knocked up: a drench
for s. jades, H5 III, 5, 19.
Surrender , subst. cession , resignation : the s. of
those lands, Hml. 1,2, 23. if our father carry authority
with such dispositions' as he bears, this last s. of his will
but offend us, Lr. I, 1, 309.
Surrender, vb. to resign, to yield ; that in common
view he may s. R2 fV, 156. to whom ... I would s. it
(this place) H8 I, 4, 81.
Surrender- up, subst. cession: about s. of Aqui-
taine to her father, LLL I, 1, 138.
Surrey, name: K2 IV, 65. 74. H4B III, 1, 1. R3
V, 3, 2. 69. 273. H8 II, 1, 43. Ill, 2, 253. 274. IV, 1,
39. Name of a horse: E3 V, 3, 64.
SurTey, aubst. 1) view, look: whose beauty did
astonish the s. of richest eyes, All's V, 3, 16. time, that
takes s. of all the world, H4A V, 4, 82.
2) inspection , examination : / leave it to your ho-
norable s. Ven. Ded. 6. make but an interior s. of your
good selves, Cor. II, 1, 44. lest the people , and patri-
cians too, upon a just s., take Titus' part. Tit. I, 446.
Survey, vb. 1) to look on: the which (treasure)
he will not every hour s.'Sonn. 52, 3. my love's sweet
face s., if time have any wrinkle graven there, 100, 9.
which here thou viewest, beholdest, — est, or seest, LLL
1, 1, 247 (Armado's letter). / will s. the inscriptions,
Merch. II, 7, 14. s. with thy chaste eye . . . thy huntress'
name. As III, 2, 2. to the furthest verge thai ever was
— ed by English eye, E2 I, 1, 94. to s. his dead and
earthy image, H6B HI, 2, 147.
2) to inspect, to examine: we first s. the plot, H4B
1,3,42.50. — s the singing masons, H5 1,2, 197. lam
come to s. the Tower, H6A I, 3, 1. to s. the bodies of
the dead, V, 7, 57. let us s. the vantage of the field,
E3 V, 3, 15.
3) to see, to perceive: the Norweyan lord — ing
vantage, Mcb. I, 2, 31. cf. sub 1 : R2 1, 1, 94.
Surveyor, {surveyor; in H8 I, 1, 222 sarveyor"),
an overseer: H6B III, 1, 253. H8 I, 1, 115. 222. I, 2,
172. II, 1, 19. = a measurer of land: H4B I, 3, 53.
Survive, 1) tr. to outlive: if thou s. my well-con-
tented day, Sonn, 32, 1. Shr. II, 125. H6A III, 2, 37.
Tit. V, 3,41.
2) intr. to live after the death of another or after any
thing else that has happened : and so, in spite of death,
thou dost s. Ven. 173. Lucr. 204, 223. 519. 1766.
Sonn. 81, 2. Gent. IV, 2, 110. H4A III, 2, 154 (Ff i/
J perform and do s., Qq if He be pleased I shall per-
form'). H4B V, 2, 125. Tit. I, 82. 102. 133. 173.
Survivor, one who outlives another: Cor. V, 6,
19. Hml. I, 2, 90.
Susan, female name in Rom. 1, 3, 18. 19. I, 5, 10.
Suspect, subst. suspicion: her rash s. she doth
extenuate, Ven. 1010. the ornament of beauty is s., a
crow that flies in heaven's sweetest air , Sonn. 70, 3.
Err. Ill, 1, 87. H6B I, 3, 139. Ill, 1, 140 (0. Edd. sus-
pence). Ill, 2, 139. H6C IV, 1, 142 (have you in s.).
E3 I, 3, 89 C—s). 111,5,32 (Ff—s). Tim.lV,3,519.
521. With of: if some s. of ill masked not thy show,
Sonn. 70, 13.
Suspect, vb. to imagine guilt or danger, to mistrust ;
absol. : it shall s. where is no cause of fear, Ven. 1153.
Wiv. Ill, 3, 159. IV, 2, 138. 0th. Ill, 3, 170. With a
subord. clause: whether that my angel he turned fiend
s. I may, yet not directly tell, Sonn. 144, 10. thou dost
s. that 1 have been disloyal, E2 V, 2, 104. H6B III, 2,
190. R3 III, 7, 111. Rom. V, 2, 9. 0th. II, 1, 304. V,
1, 78. Ant. IV, 14, 122. Per. I, 2, 21.
Trans., = to regard with mistrust; to fear; little
— eth the false worshipper, Lucr. 86. teaches them s.
the thoughts of others, Merch. 1,3, 162. that truth shoidd
be — ed. All's I, 3, 187. who would have — ed an am-
bush? IV, 3, 335. he will s. us still, H4AV,2,6. John
IV, 2, 26. IV, 3, 134. H6B III, 1, 152. H6C V, 4, 44.
Tit. II, 3, 213. Tim. II, 2, 164. IV, 3, 333. Lr. I, 2,
197. 0th. I, 3, 404. IV, 2, 2. Cymb. I, 5, 31. Double
accus.: if you my father do s. an instrument of this
your calling back, 0th. IV, 2, 44. With as or for: s.
these noblemen as guilty, H6B III, 2, 186. thy friends
s.for traitors, R3 I, 3, 223. cf. lest she s. her children
not her husband's, Wint. II, 3, 107. With an inf : you
may s. him to be no true man. Ado III, 3, 53. I do s.
this trash to be a party, 0th. V, 1, 86. With a clause:
should s. me that I mean no good to him, R3 III, 7, 89.
With prepositions: if you s. me in any dishonesty, Wiv.
IV, 2, 140. most — ed of this murder, Kom. V, 3, 224.
to be — ed of more tenderness, Cymb. 1, 1, 94. lest I he
— ed of your carriage from the court, ill, 4, 189. /
rather will s. the sun with cold than thee with wanton-
ness, Wiv. IV, 4, 7. to s. me with the Moor, 0th. IV,
2, 147.
Confounded with respect by Dogberry: Ado IV, 2,
76. 77.
Suspence, reading of O. Edd. in H6A1II, 1, 140:
that you will clear yourself from all s.; M. Edd. rightly
suspect.
Suspend, to delay, to stay ,' to hinder from pro-
ceeding : to s. your indignation against my brother till
you can derive from him better testimony of his intent,
Lr. 1, 2, 86. s. thy purpose, if thou didst intend to make
this creature fruitful, I, 4, 298.
Suspicion, imagination and apprehension of some-
thing ill : Ven. 448. Wiv. Ill, 3, 108. IV, 2, 36. Ado
I, 1,201. Wint. II, 1, 160. Ill, 2, 162. V, 3, 149. R2
IV, 157. H4A V, 2, 8 (0. Edd. supposition). H4B 1, 1,
84. H5II, 2, 140. H6B111, 2, 25. H6CV, 6, 11. V,7,
13. R3 II, 1, 94. Ill, 5, 8. H8 III, 1, 53. 128. Rom. V,
3, 222 (the parties of s. = the suspicious parties).
0th. 1, 3, 395. Ill, 3, 179. 220. IV, 2, 215. to bear s.
= to suspect: Lucr. 1321. to take s. (= to conceive
74*
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S
s.): Wint. 1,2,460. in s. = suspicious: so like an old
tale, that the verity of it is in strong s. Wint. V, 2, 31.
out of s. = without, free from s. : out of all s., she is
virtuous, Ado 11, 3, 166. Tlic object of apprehension
added with in or of: because in York this breeds s.
H6B 1, 3, 210. have some special s. of Falstaff's being
here , Wiv. Ill, 3, 200. ivhich jmts upon them s. of the
deed, Mcb. 11, 4, 27. The possessive pronoun usually
subjective (f. i. Wiv. IV, 2, 36. Wint. I, 2, 460) , but
also objective: thei/ shall be ready at your highness'
will to answer their ». with their lives. Tit. 11, 3, 298
(i. e. the s. conceived against tliem). if I find him
comforting the king , it will stuff his s. more fully , Lr.
Ill, 5, 22. Abstr. pro concr. : we took this mattock and
this spade from him. A great s. Rom. V, 3, 187 (=
suspicious circumstance).
Suspicious, 1) entertaining suspicion or inclined
to su,spect, apprehensive: the s. head of theft, LLL IV,
3, 336. that any one should be s. I more incline to So-
merset than York, H6A IV, 1, 153.
2) giving reason to imagine ill: even so s. is this
tragedy, H6B 111,2, 194. a black, s., threatening cloud,
H6C V, 3, 4. a strange tongue makes my cquse more
strange, s. H8 111, 1, 45.
Suspiratioii, respiration, breathing: nor windy
s. of forced breath, Hral. 1, 2, 79.
Suspire, to breathe: did he s., that light and
weightless down perforce must move, H4B IV, 5, 33. =
to be born, to come into life: since the birth of Cain,
the first male child, to him that did but yesterday s.,
there was not such a gracious creature born, John 111,
4, 80.
Sustain, 1) to support, to uphold: the prop that
doth s. my house, Merch. IV, 1,376. your need to s.
Tw. IV, 2, 135. and the gored state s. Lr. V, 3, 320.
s. me, 0! Ant. Ill, 11,45.
2) to afford the means of subsistence, to maintain,
to keep; absol.: the idle weeds that grow in our — ing
corn, Lr. IV, 4, 6 (nourishing). Trans.: an hundred
knights, by you to be — ed, Lr. 1, 1, 136. if she s. him
and his hundred knights, 1, 4, 355. nor any way s. him,
111,3,6.
3) to endure, to bear up against sth.; absol.: on
their — ing garments not a blemish, Tp. 1, 2, 218 (ac-
cording to others, the garments that bore them up in
the sea). Trans.: spending his manly marrow in her
arms, which would s. the bound and high curvet of
Mars' s fiery steed. All's 11, 3, 299. the sides of nature
will not s. it. Ant. I, 3, 17.
4) to maintain ; refl. =: to maintain one's place (?) :
a better (weapon) never did itself s. upon a soldier s
thigh , 0th. V, 2, 260 (= maintained its place on ac-
count of its excellent quality?).
5) to suffer, to undergo : the profit of excess is but
to surfeit, and such griefs s., that they prove bankrupt
in this poor-rich gain, Lucr. 139. if thou dost weep for
grief of my — ing, 1272. short time seems long in sor-
row's sharp — ing, 1673. let me s. no scorn, Tw. I, 5,
186. pricked on by public wrongs — edin France, H6A
111, 2, 78. to do them good, I would s. some harm, H6C
111, 2, 39. you shall s. moe new disgraces, H8 111, 2, 5.
with other incident throes that nature's fragile vessel
doth s. in life's uncertain voyage, Tim. V, 1,204. lohat
loss your honour may s. Ilml. 1, 3, 29. / doubt not you
s. what you're worthy of (viz a repulse) Cymb. 1, 4,
125.
Sustenance, food: let him receive no s. Tit. V,3,
6. nor taken s. but to prorogue his grief, Per. V, 1, 25.
• Sutler, one who sells provisions and liquors in a
camp: Ha II, 1, 116.
Suttou-Cophlll, name of a place in England:
H4A IV, 2, 3. Ilanmer Sutton - Colfield , Cambridge
Editors Sutton- Co'fil'.
Suum, sound imitative of the whistling of the
wind : through the hawthorn blows the cold wind: says
s., mun, ha, no, nonny, Lr. Ill, 4, 103.
Swabber, one wliose office it is to clean the deck
of a vessel: Tp. 11, 2, 48. Tw. I, 5, 217.
Swaddling - clouts (PI swathing -clouts) linen
bandages wrapped round new-born childien: Hml. II,
2,401.
Swag-bellied, having a large overhanging belly:
your s. Hollander, 0th. II, 3, 80.
Swagger, to rant, to be noisy and boisterous :
what hempen homespuns have we — ing here? Mids. Ill,
1, 79. will he s. himself out on's own eyes? Troll. V, 2,
136. the — ing upspring,}im\.l,i,9. Especially ^ to
bluster, to bully; a terrible oath, with a —ing accent
sharply twanged off, Tw. Ill, 4, 197. when 1 came to
wive, ...by — ing could I never thrive, V, 408. hang
him, —ing rascal! H4B II, 4, 76. 79. 84. 102. 112. 113
(very imperfectly understood by Mrs Quickly), an I
should have been — ed out of my life, Lr, IV, 6, 243 (Ed-
gar,inthecharacterofapeasant: zwaggered). squabble,
s., swear, 0th. 11,3,281. With before, the person bul-
lied: he'll not s. with a Barbary hen, H4B II, 4, 107.
a rascal that — ed with me last night, H5 IV, 7, 131.
Swaggerer, a blusterer, a bully; As IV, 3, 14.
H4B 11, 4, 81. 83. 91. 104. 105. 117.
Swain, 1) a peasant, particularly a shepherd:
onward to Troy with the blunt — s he goes, Lucr. 1504
(shepherds in v. 1502). all our pleasure known to us
poor — s, Pilgr. 289. that young s. that you saw here.
As II, 4, 89. a — 's wearing, Wint. IV, 4, 9. 30. 166.
377. 402. to be no better than a homely s. H6C H,
5, 22.
2) any person of low rank: Costard the a. and he
shall be our sport, LLL I, 1, 180. 250. 277. Ill, 5. 50.
66. V, 1, 134. V, 2, 538. take this transformed scalp
from off the head of this Athenian s. Mids. IV, 1, 70.
Used as a term of contempt: a s.l a most simple
clown! LLL IV, 1, 142. too light for such a s. as you
to catch, Shr. II, 205. you peasant s. IV, 1, 132. a
hedge-born n. H6A IV, 1, 43. begotten of a shepherd
s. V, 4, 37. obscure and lowly s. H6B IV, 1, 50. shall
I stab the forlorn s.? 65.
3) a youth given to thoughts of love ; a lover :
what is she, that all our — s commend her? Gent. IV,
2, 40. cherish thy forlorn ». V, 4, 12. true — s in lone
shall in the world to come approve their truths by
Troilus, Troll. Ill, 2, 180.
Swallow, subst. the bird Hirundo; Wint. IV, 4,
119. H4B IV, 3, 36. R3 V, 2, 23. Tit. II, 2, 24. IV,
2, 172. Tim. Ill, 6, 31. Ant. IV, 12, 4.
Swallow, vb. 1) to receive through the gullet
into the stomach: a —ed bail, Sonn. 129,7. had —ed
snow-balls for pills, Wiv. Ill, 5, 24. LLL III, 15. V,
1, 45. Caes. IV, 3, 156. Hml. IV, 2, 20. Lr. Ill, 4,
137. Ant. V, 2, 348. Cymb. Ill, 6, 58. V, 5, 381.
Metaphorically: now s. down that lie, R2 I, 1, 132
(and try to digest it), capital crimes, chewed, — ed
and digested, H51I,2,56 (gone through all the stages
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of concoction ). rU make thee ... s. my sword, H6B
IV, 10, 31 (receive it into your body; cf. EaC).
2) to devour, to englut, to engulf; absol. : what is
thy body but a — inff grave, seeming to bury that poste-
rity, Ven. 757. a — ing gulf, Lucr. 557. the —ing
gulf of blind forgetfulness , R3 111, 7, 128. the — ing
womb of this deep pit. Tit. II, 3, 239. Trans.: these
lovely caves . . . opened their mouths to s. Venus' liJcing,
Ven. 248. they that lose half with greater patience
bear it than they whose whole is — ed in confusion,
Lucr. 1159. ere it should the good ship so have — ed,
Tp. 1, 2, 12. sea-swallowed, II, 1, 251. — ed his vows
whole, Meas. Ill, 1, 235 (retracted, disavowed them;
cf. to eat one's word, sub Eat'). — ed withyest and
froth, Wint, 111, 3, 94. with open mouth — ing a tailor's
news, John IV, 2, 195. being daily — edby men's eyes,
they surfeited with honey, H4A III, 2, 70. for fear of
— ing, V, 1, 64. shall be — ed in this controversy, H5
II, 4, 109. for — ing the treasitre of the realm, H6B
IV, 1, 74. may that ground gape and s. me alive, H6C
I, 1, 161. half our sailors — ed in the flood, V, 4, 5.
the interview, that — ed so much treasure, H8 1, 1, 166.
they have — ed one another, Ti'oil.' V, 4, 36. some en-
vious surge will s. him. Tit. Ill, 1, 97. s. her own in-
crease, V, 2, 192. the earth hath — ed allmyhopes but
she, Rom. 1, 2, J4. let prisons s. 'em, Tim. IV, 3, 537!
it engluts and — s other sorrows, 0th. 1, 3, 57. they've
— ed the whole parish. Per. II, 1, 37. 43. Thetis ...
— ed some part o' the earth, IV, 4, 39.
With up: seemed to s. up his sound advice, Lucr.
1409 (to listen to it dagerly). the sea whose envious
gulf did s. up his life, H6CV, 6, 25. as thou (the earth)
■ dost s. up this good king's blood, E3 I, 2, 66. blind
oblivion — ed cities up, Troil. Ill, 2, 194. though the
yesty waves confound and a. navigation up, Mcb. IV,
1, 54. till that a capable and ivide revenge s. them
(my thoughts) up, 0th. Ill, 3, 460 (make an end of
them).
Swan, the bird Cygnus: Lucr. 1011. Wiv. V, 5,
7. H6A V, 3, 56. H6C 1, 4, 19 (fem.). Tit. IV, 2, 102
(fem.). Eom. I, 2, 92. Ant. Ill, 2, 48. Cymb. Ill, 4,
142. Sacred to Juno: As I, 3, 77. Singing shortly
before its death: and now this pale s. in her watery
nest begins the sad dirge of her certain ending, Lucr.
1611. let the priest in surplice white, that defunctive
music can, be the death -divining s. Phoen. 15. this
pale faint s. who chants a doleful hymn to his own
death, John V, 7, 21. / will play the s. and die in
music, 0th. V, 2, 247.
SWftn-lifce, like a swan : he makes a s. end, fading
in music, Merch. Ill, 2, 44.
Swarm, subst. infinite number: thiss. affair ad-
vantages, H4A V, 1, 55.
Swarm, vb. 1) to throng in multitudes: our pea-
sants, who in unnecessary action s. about our squares
of battle, H5 IV, 2, 27. thi plebeians — ing at their
heels. Ho Chor. 27. the common people by numbers s.
to us, H6C IV, 2, 2. the multiplying villanies of nature
do s. upon him, Mcb. I, 2, 12. Inserted in H6C II, 6,
8 by M. Edd. from the surreptitious Qq.
2) to be crowded, to be overrun: her wholesome
herbs — ing with caterpillars, R2 HI, 4, 47.
Swart, black, dark (of complexion): what com-
plexion is she ofl S., like my shoe, Err. Ill, 2, 104.
lame, foolish, crooked, s., prodigious , John III, 1, 46.
/ was black and s. before, H6 A I, 2, 84.
Swart-complexioned, black, dark: the s. night,
Sonn. 28, 11.
Swartb, subst. swath : cons state without book and
utters it by great — s, Tw. II, 3, 162.
Swarth, adj. black (of complexion): your s.
Cimmerian, Tit. II, 3, 72 (Qq swartif).
Swarthy, the same: a s. Ethiope, Gent. II, 6, 26.
Sivarty, the same: Tit. II, 3, 72 (Ff swarth).
Snasber, a braggart, a bully: I have observed
these three —s, H5 III, 2, 30.
Sivashing, swaggering, hectoring, dashing,
smashing: we'll have a s. and a martial outside, as
many other mannish cowards have. As I, 3, 122. re-
member thy s. blow, Rom. I, 1, 70 (German: deinen
Schwadronenhieb) .
Swath, subst. (cf. Swarth) that which the mower
cuts down with one sweep of the scythe: Troil. v,
5, 25.
Swath, subst. the bandages wrapped round new-
born children : /rom our first s. Tim. IV, 3, 252.
Swathe, vb. in Enswathed, q. v.
Swathlng-clothes, the bandages wrapped round
new-born children: H4A III, 2, 112 (Qq swathling
clothes). Cymb. 1, 1, 59.
Swathing-clouts, the same: Hral. II, 2, 401 (Qq
swaddling clouts).
Swathllng-clothes, see Swathing-clothes.
Sway, sub.st. 1) direction, manage, government:
strength by limping s. disabled, Sonn. 66, 8 (by being
misdirected), proud of subjection, noble by the s. Compl.
108 (the manege of the rider). With of; a) subject-
ively: ^roceerf i'the s. of your own will, Lr. IV, 7, 20.
b) objectively: this s. of motion, this Commodity, John
II, 578 (cf. the verb in Mids. I, 1, 193). should not our
father bear the great s. of his affairs with reasons,
Troil. II, 2, 35. a place of potency and s. o'the state.
Cor. II, 3, 190. when all the s. of earth shakes like
a thing unfirm, Caes. I, 3, 3 (all the government and
established order of the earth. Johnson: the whole
weight or momentum of this globe. Craik : all the
balanced swing of earth).
2) rule, dominion: so dry he was for s. Tp. I, 2,
112. to behold his s. Meas. I, 3, 43. you would bear
some s. Err. II, 1, 28 {bear = have), mercy is above
this sceptred s. Merch, IV, 1, 193. Shr. V, 2, 163. R2
IV, 206. H4A V, 1, 57. V, 5, 41 (Ff way). H6C IV,
6, 32. Troil. 1, 3, 60. Rom. IV, 1, 10. Mcb. I, 5, 71.
Lr. I, 1, 139. II, 4, 193.
Sway, vb. 1) to govern, to direct, to manage, to
influence, to rule; a) trans.: when thou gently — est
the wiry concord, Sonn. 128, 3. with insufficiency my
heart to s. 150, 2. let my counsel s. you. Ado IV, 1,
203. with what art you s. the motion of Demetrius'
heart, Mids. I, 1, 193. the will of man is by his reason
— ed, II, 2, 115. affection, master of passion, — s it to
the mood of what it likes or loathes, Merch. IV, 1, 51.
a thing not in his power to bring to pass, but — ed and
fashioned by the hand of heaven, I, 3, 94. thy huntress'
name that my full life doth s. As III, 2, 4. M, 0, A, I,
doth A. my life, Tw. II, 5, 118. 121. she could not s.
her house, IV, 3, 17. the sword which — s usurpingly
these several titles, John I, 13. this hand... that s
the earth this climate overlooks, II, 344. usurpers s.
the rule awhile, H6C III, 3, 76. minds — ed by eyes
are full of turpitude, Troil. V, 2, 112. nought but hu-
mour —s him, Tim. Ill, 6, 122. ». our great designs,
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Ant. II, 2, 151. With from, = to turn away from:
tkem that so much have —ed your majestys good
thoughts away from vie, H4A III, 2, 130. was — edfrom
the point, by looking down on Caesar, Caes. Ill, 1, 219.
b) absol. to rule, to have dominion: so — s she
level ill her husband's heart, Tw. II, 4, 32. let thy fair
luisdom s. IV, 1, 56. no one should s. but he, H6A III,
1, 37. a gentler heart did never s. in court. III, 2, 135.
hadst thou — ed as kings should do, H6C II, 6, 14. I
had rather be their servant in my way than s. with them
in theirs. Cor. II, 1, 220. his affections — edmore than
his reason, Caes. 11, 1,20. who — s, not as it hath pow-
er, Lr. I, 2, 53. you gods that s. in love, Per. I, 1, 19.
2) intr. to be biassed, to be directed, to move:
he seems indifferent, or rather — ing more upon our
part, H5 I, 1, 73. now — s it this way, like a mighty
sea, ... now — s it that way, H6C II, 5, 5. the mind I
s. by and the heart I bear shall never sag with doubt,
Mcb. V, 3, 9. to s. on = not to yield to doubt and
fear, but rather go on: let us s. on and face them in
the field, H4B IV, 1, 24.
Swayed, a term of veterinary science, = stained
and weakened in the hinder parts of the body; sub-
stituted by some M. Edd. for waid of 0. Edd. in Shr.
Ill, 2, 56.
Swear (impf. usually swore, partic. sworn; impf.
sware: H4B III 2, 342. Tit. IV, 1,91. m sware, Qq
swore: Tit. I,'4y-s5. Partic. swore, for the sake of
the rhyme, in LLL I, 1, 114) 1) to declare or affirm
in a solemn manner: — ing I slew him, Lucr. 518. one
would s. he saw them quake, 1393. Lucrece — s he did
her wrong, 1462. his scarlet lust came evidence to s.
that my poor beauty had purloined his eyes, 1650. s.
that brightness doth not grace the day, Sonn. 150, 4.
s. how thou escapedst, Tp. II, 2, 132. whether this be
or be not, I'll not s. V, 123. Gent. IV, 3, 12. Wiv.
II, 1, 60. IV, 2, 31. 88. Meas. IV, 3, 62. V, 208. 516.
Err. Ill, 2, 145. IV, 2, 9. Ado I, 1, 152. LLL IV, 1,
58. V, 2, 359. Mids. H, 1, 56. Merch. I, 1, 66. Ill,
I, 119. IV, 2, 15. All's II, 5, 54. Tw. 1, 5, 147. H4B
III, 2, 342. H6A IV, 4, 31. IV, 5, 28. 0th. Ill, 3,
336 etc. etc. With an accus. : / heard him s. his af-
fection. Ado II, 1, 175. tells a lie and — s it, IV, 1,
325. s. the lies he forges. All's IV, 1, 26. as you s.
them lordship, V, 3, 156. to s. false allegations, H6B
III, 1, 180. he swore consent to your succession, H6C
II, 1, 172. if something thou wilt s. to be believed, R3
IV, 4, 372. the truest princess that ever swore her faith,
Cymb. V, 5, 417 etc. Double accus, : I have sworn thee
fair, Sonn. 147, 13 and 152, 13. those unproper beds
which they dare s. peculiar, 0th. IV, 1, 70. Followed
by prepositions or adverbs: made them s. against the
thing they see; for I have sworn thee fair; more per-
jured I, to s. against the truth so foul a lie, Sonn. 1 52,
12 — 14. he'll be hanged yet, though every drop of
water s. against it, Tp. I, 1, 62. procure knaves to s.
against you, H8 V, 1, 134. I'll s. for 'em, Wint. IV,
4, 165 (= answer, be surety for them), to s. to sth.
= to s. sth. : he knows I am no maid, and he'll s. to't.
All's V, 3, 291. to s. to a person, = to give a. p. a
solemn assurance: although Is. it to myself alone,
Sonn. 131, 8. s. to thy blind soul that I was thy Will,
136, 2. that's to ye sworn to none was ever said, Compl.
180. — ing to my friends you were good soldiers, Wiv.
11, 2, 9. / have heard him s. to Tubal that he would
rather have Antonio's flesh, Merch. HI, 2, 286. Is. to
thee by the white hand of Rosalind, I am that he. As
III, 2, 413. Wint. V, 2, 168. H6C 111, 2, 93. Cymb.
Ill, 3, 67. Per. IV, 3, 60 etc. there did this perjured
goldsmith s. me down that I received.... Err. V, 227
(cf. Down), s. his thought over by each particular star,
Wint. I, 2, 424 (cf. Over). With an accus. and a pre-
positional expression denoting an effect: though they
would s. down each particular saint, Meas. V, 243.
Biron did s. himself out of all suit, LLL V, 2, 276.
2) to promise in a solemn manner : love made me
s. Gent. II, 6,6. — s he will shoot no more, Tp. IV, 100.
he — s he'll turn me away, Wiv. Ill, 3, 32. swore that
he would labour my delivery, R3 I, 4, 262. 'tis sworn
between us we shall ever strike till one can do no more,
Cor. I, 2, 35. 1 swore I would not part a bachelor from
the priest. Tit. I, 487. *■. with me ... as Brutus sware
... that we will prosecute mortal revenge, IV, 1, 89.
91 etc. my hand hath sworn ne'er to pluck thee from
thy thorn, Pilgr. 237. I'll s. to be thy true subject, Tp.
II, 2, 130. have sworn to live with me , LLL I, 1, 16.
51. 59. 111. Merch. V, 170. H6A V, 4, 129. Ant.
IV, 14, 81 etc. surfeits... s. nature's deaih,Yen.74i.
though I had sworn the contrary. Ado I, 1, 198. so
much I have already sworn, LLL 1, 1, 34. I'll keep
what I have swore, 114. to whom you swore a secret
pilgrimage, Merch. I, 1, 120. what to your sworn coun-
sel I have spoken. All's HI, 7, 9. I have heard her s.
it, Tw. I, 3, 117. let us s. our resolution, Caes. II, 1,
113 (i. e. to perform what we have resolved). John
III, 1, 1. 268. V, 1, 10. R2 I, 1, 134. H4A IV, 3, 65.
V, 1, 46. E3 II, 1, 8. Troil. V, 2, 62 etc. I'lls. my-
self thy subject, Tp. 11, 2, 156. our general has sworn
you out of reprieve and pardon. Cor. V, 2, 53. — /
had no judgment when to her I swore, Mids. Ill, 2, 134.
/ s. to thee, Merch. V, 242. 247. / s. to thee... to-
morrow will I meet with thee, Mids. I, 1, 169. you
swore to me that you would wear it, Merch. V, 162.
thou didst s. to me to marry me, H4B II, 1, 98. to me
love — ing, Sonn. 152, 2. that which each to other hath
so strongly sworn, LLL I, 1, 309. where we swore to
you dear amity, John V, 4, 19. a. allegiance to his
majesty, H6A V, 4, 169. — To s. to sth. = to vow
sth.; to promise adherence on oath: when they had
sworn to this advised doom, Lucr. 1.849. s. to that, Tp.
II, 2, 145. you swore to that, LLL I, 1, 53. what you
first did s. unto, IV, 3, 291. to these injunctions every
one doth s. Merch. II, 9, 17. hath sworn unto the prac-
tices of France, to kill us here, H5 II, 2, 90. to the
which this knight hath likewise sworn, 93. two yoke-
devils sworn to cither's purpose, 106. it is great sin to
s. unto a sin, H6B V, 1, 182. had I so sworn as you
have done to this, Mcb. I, 7, 58. though Is. to silence.
Per. 1, 2, 19. With out, = to renounce solemnly, to
forswear: your grace hath sworn out housekeeping,
LLL II, 104.
That to which reference is made, in order to make
the assurance or vow more forcible, preceded by the
preposition by: Ven. 80. Tp. II, 2, 125. Gent. IV, 2,
100. Ado IV, 1, 278. 330. Merch. IV, 1, 36. V, 142.
245. 247. Tw. Ill, 1, 169. V, 129. Wint. I, 2, 424.
II, 3, 168. R2 I, 1, 78. R3 IV, 4, 366. 368. 373 etc.
With the omission of by, the verb used transitively in
the same sense: thou — est thy gods in vain, Lr. I, 1,
163. That on which the hand is placed in taking an
oath (usually a book, i. e. a bible, or a sword, as re-
presenting and resembling the holy Cross), preceded
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by on; to s. on a book, Wiv. I, 4, 156. Tp. II, 2, 130.
Merch. 11, 2, 168. V, 301. Wint. Ill, 2, 125. H4A II,
4, 371. Hml. I, 5, 145 etc.
3) With the words oath or vow as objects, = to
make, to take: that (vow) they swore, Lncr. 1848. /
liave sworn deep oaths, Sonn. 152, 9. Pilgr. 92. LLL
I, 1, 65. II, 97. V, 2, 451. Merch. HI, 3, 5. As III, 4,
44. All's IV, 3, 252. H4A III, 1, 258. H6AI, 1, 162.
H6C HI, 1, 72 etc. The word vow subject of the active
verb: God keep all vows unbroke that s. to thee, E2
IV, 215 (Ff are made).
4) to pat to an oath, to cause to take an oath : were
you sworn to the duke or to the deputy? Meas. IV, 2,
196. s. me to this, LLL I, 1, 69. thejirst inter'gatory
that my Nerissa shall be sworn on, Merch. V, 301. to
s. him in the justice of his cause, R2 I, 3, 10. swore
the devil his true liegeman upon the cross, H4A U, 4,
371. whom after under the confession's seal he so-
lemnly had sworn, H8I,2, 165. s. priests and cowards,
Caes. 11, 1, 129. unto bad causes s. such creatures as
men doubt, 131. then I swore thee ... that thou shouldsi
..., V, 3, 38.
Hence to be sworn = a) to have sworn : if you are
armed to do as sworn to do, LLL I, 1, 22. my hand
is sworn ne'er to pluck thee, IV, 3, 111. yet am I sworn
and I did purpose, boy, with this same very iron to
bum them out, John IV, 1, 124. whom thou wert sworn
to cherish, R3 I, 4, 213. thou art sworn as deeply to
effect what we intend as ..., Ill, 1, 158. I am sworn
not to give regard to you, Tim. 1, 2, 251. thou art
sworn that, when the exigent should come, . . . thou then
wouldst kill me, Ant. IV, 14, 62. / am sworn to do my
work with haste. Per. IV, 1, 70. to Bolingbroke are
we sworn subjects now, R2 V, 3, 39. we iis subjects
sworn in all allegiance, H6C 111, 1,70. you were sworn
true subjects unto me, 78. / am sworn of the peace,
Wiv. II, 3, 55 (have taken an oath as justice of
peace), the sworn twelve, Meas. II, 1, 20 (the jury).
/ should blush to see you so attired, sworn, I think, to
show myself a glass, Wint. IV, 4, 13. Madam, as
thereto sworn by your command, I tell you this. Ant.
V, 2, 198. Thus the participle passed into the sense
of closely tied, engaged, intimate (the idea of an oath
taken, however, never quite lost sight of) : the king is
my love sworn, LLL V, 2, 282. be but sworn my love,
Rom. II, 2, 35. being sworn my soldier, John III, 1,
125. being my sworn servant, the duke retained him his,
H8 I, 2, 191. her attendants are all sworn and honor-
able, Cymb. II, 4, 125. now my sworn friend, Wint.
I, 2, 167. friends now fast sworn. Cor. IV, 4, 12.
commit not with man's sworn spouse, Lr. Ill, 4, 84.
Especially in the phrase sworn brother (cf. the mediae-
val/rafres j'araii) , originally one of two who have
covenanted to share each other's fortune, = bosom
friend (cf. they shook hands and swore brothers. As V,
4, 107) : he hath every month a new sworn brother. Ado
I, 1, 73. trust, his sworn brother, Wint. IV, 4, 607.
I am sworn brother to grim Necessity, R2 V, 1, 20. /
am sworn brother to a leash of drawers, H4A II, 4, 7.
H4B III, 2, 345. H5 II, 1, 13 {we'll be sworn brothers
to France; quibbling). HI, 2, 47. Cor. II, 3, 102.
Applied, in the same manner, to the contrary: thy
sworn enemy, Tw. HI, 4, 187. his sworn and mortal
foe, H6C III, 3, 257. And to inveterate propensities:
a sivom rioter, Tim. HI, 5, 68.
b) to swear, in the phrases / dare be sworn and
rU be sworn (= I protest) : I dare be sworn for him
he would not leave it, Merch. V, 172. / can swim like
a duck, I'll be sworn, Tp. II, 2, 134. I'll be sworn 'tis
true, 111, 3, 26. Gent. IV, 4, 33. Wiv. 1, 4, 156. II, 2,
39. Ill, 3, 29. Err. V, 259. Ado II, 1, 308. H, 3, 25
(I will not be sworn). LLL V, 2, 720. Merch. 11, 2,
97. Tw. I, 5, 86 (Sir Toby will be sworn). Wint. II,
1, 63. H4A II, 4, 55. HI, 1, 61. Troil. I, 2, 188 etc.
5) to use profane language (f. i. zounds, 'sblood
etc.): another smothered seems to pelt and s. Lucr.
1418. he would not s. Wiv. II, 1, 58. this would make
mercy s. and play the tyrant, Meas. HI, 2, 207. Merch.
H, 2, 200. Shr. II, 290. Ill, 2, 169. IV, 1, 81. 187.
Tw. Ill, 4, 196. H4A III, 1, 253. II, 4, 490. H6B I,
1, 188. H6C II, 6, 76. R3 I, 4, 140. HI, 7, 220. Tim.
IV, 3, 122 (cf. Object). Cymb. H, 1,5 etc. Transitive-
ly, or rather with an accusative expressing the effect:
being thus frighted — s aprayer or two and sleeps again,
Rom. I, 4, 87 (utters some profaneness which must
serve him for a prayer). — est grace o'erboard, Tp.
V, 219.
Swearer, 1) one who takes an oath, or who calls
God to witness for the truth of his declaration: I'll
be sworn, as my mother was (a maid), the first hour I
was bom. I do believe the s. Wiv. II, 2, 41. what is a
traitor? Why, one that swears and lies... Then the
liars and — s are fools, Mcb. IV, 2, 55. 56.
2) one who uses profane language; she'll disfur-
nish us of all our cavaliers, and make our — s priests,
Per. IV, 6, 13. ^
Swearings, oaths, vows: all those s. keep as true
in soul, Tw. V, 277.
Sweat, subst. the moisture excreted from the skin :
Lucr. 396 (cf. the verb in Ven. 25). 1381. As III, 2,
58. Shr. 1, 2, 203. H4A II, 3, 61. H8 Prol. 28. Tit.
11, 3, 212. Hml. Ill, 4, 92. Ant. I, 4, 21. Emblem of
toil and labour: without s. or endeavour, Tp. II, 1,
160. the ploughman lost his s. Mids. 11, 1, 94. saved
your husband so much s. Cor. IV, 1, 19. the s. of in-
dustry would dry and die , but for the end it works to,
Cymb. Ill, 6, 31. Considered as the chief specific in
the venereal disease: what with the war, what with the
s., ... I am custom- shrunk, Meas. I, 2, 84. Falstaff
shall die of a s. H4B V, 5, 147. Used of blood, meta-
phorically : drops bloody s.from his war-wearied limbs,
H6A IV, 4, 18.
Sweat, vb. (impf. sweat: Merch. HI, 2, 205. As
H, 3, 58. H8 II, 1, 33. partic. sweat: Tim. Ill, 2, 28.
sweaten, in rhyming: Mcb. IV, 1, 65) 1) intr. to ex-
crete moisture from the skin : his — ing palm, the pre-
cedent of pith and livelihood, Ven. 25 (cf. Moist), the
love-sick queen began to s. 175. — ing with guilty fear,
Lucr. 740. Wiv. Ill, 3, 93. Err. Ill, 2, 105. As HI,
2, 57. H4A II, 2, 115. H4B II, 4, 234. 388. H8 I, 1,
24. n, 1, 33. Cor. I, 4, 27. Mcb. H, 3, 7. Lr. V, 3,
55. 0th. 11,3,85. Cymb. Ill, 3, 93. —%iKs< usurped
his (Love's) name. , Ven. 794. cf a young and — ing
devil, that commonly rebels, 0th. Ill, 4, 42. — ing con-
sidered as a cure of the venereal disease: till then I'll
s. and seek about for eases, Troil. V, 10, 56.
= to toil, to labour: did make my foe to s. LLL
V, 2, 556. why s. they under burthens? Merch. IV, 1,
95. when service s. for duty. As II, 3, 58. none will s.
but for promotion, 60. for that England's sake with
burden of our armour here we s. John 11, 92. j. in this
business and maintain this war, V, 2, 102. I mean not
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to s. exlraordinarily. H4B 1,2, 235. shall 1 s.for you^
IV, 3, 13. — s in the eye of Phoebus, H5 IV, 1, 290.
if you do s. to put a tyrant down, R3 V, 3, 255. I have
s. to see his honour, Tim. Ill, 2, 28. to groan and s.
under the business, Caes. IV, 1, 22. if arguing make
us s. V, 1,48. to grunt and s. under a weary life, Hinl.
Ill, 1, 77. 'tis — ing labour to bear such idleness, Ant.
], 3, 93. cf. Merch. ill, 2, 205. H4B V, 5, 26. E3 HI,
1, 24.
2) trans, to emit, to exude, to shed : whiles a more
frosty people s. drops of gallant youth in our rich fields,
H5 111, 5, 25. it is no Utile thing to make mine eyes to
s. compassion. Cor. V, 3, 196. grease that's — en from
the murderer's gibbet, Mcb. IV, 1, 65.
Sweaty, moist with sweat: their s. night -caps,
Caes. 1, 2, 247. = toilsome: this s. haste, Hml. 1, 1, 77.
Sweep, subst. probably = a pompous passing
along, a dashing motion: what a s. of vanity comes
this way! Tim, 1, 2, 137.
Sweep, vb. (partic. swept, impf. not found) 1) tr.
a) to drive away or to clean as with a besom: to s.
the dust behind the door, Mids. V, 397. cobwebs swept,
Shr. IV, 1, 49. thy lips that kissed the queen shall s. the
ground, H6B IV, 1, 75. / am the besom that must s.
the court clean of such filth, IV, 7, 34. they inust s. my
way, Hml. Ill, 4, 204. some friends that will s. your
way for you. Ant. Ill, 11, 17.
b) to brush, to carry off as with a brushing stroke:
ears that s. away the morning dew, Mids. IV, 1, 126.
thus have we swept suspicion from our seat, H6C V, 7,
13. unless we s. 'em from the door with cannons, H8
V, 4, 13. / could with barefaced power s. him from my
sight, Mcb. Ill, 1, 119.
c) to drag along , to carry with pride : let Talbot
like a peacock s. along his tail, H6A III, 3, 6.
d) to pass over or along with swiftness : (choughs)
madly s. the sky, Mids. Ill, 2, 23.
2) intr. a ) to pass with swiftness : s. ore, you fat
and greasy citizens, As II, 1, 55. Harry England, that
— s through our land with pennons ..., H5 III, 5, 48.
lo, where George of Clarence — * along, H6C V, 1, 76.
that I ... may s. to my revenge, Hml. I, 5, 31.
b) with a superfluous it, = to pass with pomp
(like a peacock): she — s it through the court with
troops of ladies, H6B I, 3, 80.
Sweepstake, see Swoopstake.
,Sweet, adj. pleasing to any sense; as to the taste:
one s. kiss, Ven. 84. for one s. grape who will the vine
destroy? Lucr. 215. s. honey, Gent. I, 2, 106. Troil.
V, 10, 45. Rom. II, 6, 11. a surfeit of the — est things,
Mids. II, 2, 137. s. hay, IV, 1, 37. — est nut hath sour-
est rind. As III, 2, 115. things s. to taste prove in di-
gestion sour, R2 I, 3, 236. have their palates both for
s. and sour, 0th. IV, 3, 96. s. fish, Cymb. IV, 2, 36 etc.
Peculiar expression ; she hath a s. mouth (= she has
a sweet tooth, is dainty - mouthed ) Gent. HI, 1, 330.
Agreeable to the smell, fragrant: the fields' chief
flower, s. above compare, Ven, 8. the flowers are s.
1079. s. issue of a more s. smelling sire, 1178. their
(flowers') substance still lives s. Sonn. 5, 14. b. musk-
roses, Mids. II, 1, 252. s. breath, IV, 2, 44. wrapped
in s. clothes, Shr. Ind. 1, 38. burn s. wood to make the
lodging s. 49. I smell s. savours, 2, 73. s. marjoram.
All's IV, 6, 17 and Lr. IV, 6, 94. s. beds of flowers,
Tw. I, 1, 40. very s. and contagious (breath) II, 3, 57.
gloves as s. as damask roses, Wint. IV, 4, 222. 253.
call for s. water, wash thy hands. Tit. II, 4, 6 (i. e.
perfumed water); cf. which with s. water nightly I
will dew, Rom. V, 3, 14. as s. as balm. Ant. V, 2, 314
etc. etc. Pleasing to the ear : marvellous s. music, Tp.
Ill, 3, 19. Gent, II, 7, 28, its s. air^ I, 3, 393. Ill, 2,
145. Mids. 1, 1, 183. with some s. concert, Gent. Ill,,
2, 84. such s. complaining grievance, 86 (someM.Edd.
sweet-complaining^, s. harmony, Merch. V, 57. s.soundsy
84. silver hath a s. sound, Rom, IV, 5, 134. «. instru-
ments hung up in cases, Tim. 1, 2, 102. s. bells jangled ^
Hml. Ill, 1, 166 etc. To the touch (= soft): s. bottom-
grass, Ven. 236. a s. embrace, 539. 811. when the .s.
loind did gently kiss the trees, Merch, V, 2. the air
most s. Wint. Ill, 1, 1. Troil. Ill, 2, 54.
Hence in general = pleasing, delightful, lovely,
charming: that s. coral mouth, Ven. 542. s. lips, 633.
the s. channel of her bosom, 958. s. beginning, but un-
savoury end, 1138. to make the breach and enter this
s. city, Lucr. 469. the story ofs. chastity's decay, 808.
such s. observance in this work was had, 1385. loath-
some canker lives in — est bud, Sonn. 35, 4. s.fire (of
the eye) Pilgr. 68 and LLLIV, 2, 120. these s. thoughts,
Tp. Ill, 1, 14. 'twas a s. marriage, II, 1, 72. no s. as-
persion shall the heavens let fall, IV, 18. in the — est
bud the eating canker dwells, Gent. 1, 1, 42. hear s.
discourse, I, 3, 31. omitting the s. benefit of time to
clothe mine age with angel-like perfection, II, 4, 65. a
s. virtue in a maid, III, 1, 277. give up your body to
such s. uncleanness , Meas. II, 4, 54. either death or
life shall thereby be the — er, HI, 1, 6. 'tis a physic
that's bitter to s. end, IV, ,6, 8. my s. hope's aim. Err.
HI, 2, 63. 5. recreation barred, V, 78. so s. and voluble
is his discourse, LLL II, 76 (cf. a Roman sworder
7nurdered s. Tully, H6j3 IV, 1, 136). so s. a changeling,
Mids, II, 1, 23. i. are the uses of adversity. As II, 1, 12.
the s. sound that breathes upon a bank of violets, Tw.
I," 1, 5. 'tis not so s. now as it was before. 8. nature's
own s. and cunning hand, I, 5, 258. so s. a breath to
sing, II, 3, 21. this affliction has a taste as s. as any
cordial comfort, Wint. V, 3, 76. the s. milk of concord,
Mcb. IV, 3, 98. 'tis most s., when in one line two crafts
directly meet, Hml. Ill, 4, 209 etc.
= kind, gentle, mild, meek: welcomes the warm
approach ofs. desire, Ven. 386. for one s. look, 371.
chiding that tongue that ever s. was used in giving gentle
doom , Sonn. 145, 6. the s. glances of thy honoured
love, Gent. I, 1, 4. some other mistress hath thy s. as-
pects, EiT, II, 2, 113. this most patient, s. andvirtuous
wife, Shr. Ill, 2, 197. that their souls may make a peace-
ful and a s. retire, H5 IV, 3, 86. plant Christian -like
accord in their s. bosoms, H5 V, 2, 382 (a prolepsis,
cf. Appendix; =: in their bosoms which thus may be-
come kind), to those men that sought him s. as summer,,
H8 lA', 2, 54. s. mercy is nobility's true badge. Tit, I,
119. let me report to him your s. dependency, Ant. V,
2, 26 etc. In a bad sense, = feigning kindness and
friendship, smooth, hypocritical; a blister on his s.
tongue! LLL V, 2, 335. that there should be small love
'mongst these s. knaves, Tim. I, 1, 258. s. words, low-
cr.ooked courtesies, Caes. Ill, 1, 42. he (death) hides
him in fresh cups, soft beds, s. words, Cymb. V, 3, 72.
With to, = dear: a something s. to thee, Sonn.
136, 12. thy life to me is s. H6A IV, 6, 55.
Hence a general word of endearment: s. boy, Ven.
155. 583. 613. s. seals, 511. ;>. Death, Ididbutjest,
997. s. sprites, the burthen bear, Tp.1, 2, 381. ». lord,
1167
yott play me false, V, 172. s. heart, LLL V, 1, 115; cf.
V, 2, 1 and Tit. I, 481 (see Sweetheart). Gent. I, 1, 11.
56. I, 3, 45. II, 1, 4. II, 4, 37. II, 5, 3. Ill, 2, 90.
Wiv. U, 1, 155. Meas. Ill, 1, 133. V, 4:55. 442. Err.
V, 197 etc. pardon me, «. one, Tw. V, 221. to the s.
Julia, Gent. I, 2, 125. aiming at Silvia as a — er
friend,U,Q,SO. the s. woman leads an ill life with him,
Wiv. II, 2, 92. my s. love, Ven. 1188. his s. uplocked
treasure, Sonn. 52, 2. thy s. beloved name, 89, 10. my
— est friend, 133,4. my s. mistress, Tp. Ill, 1, 11.
Gent. IV, 4, 182. for thy more s. understanding, LLL
I, 1, 267 (Armado's letter), set not thy s. heart on
proud array, Lr. HI, 4, 85. s. my child LLL I, 2, 71.
s. my lord, V, 2, 882. s. my coz. As I, 2, 1. s. my lord,
Troil. IV, 2, 2. Applied even to heaven and celestial
things: s. welkin, LLL III, 68. is there not rain enough
in the s. heavens to wash it white as snow, Hml. Ill, 3,
45. and s. religion makes a rhapsody of words. III, 4,
47. let me not be mad, s. heaven, Lr. I, 5, 50. broke
them (oaths) in the s.face of heaven, 111, 4, 91. Amen
to that, s. powers, 0th. II, 1, 197 (cf. in German: der
Hebe Himmel).
Substantively, in the same sense: bid my s. prepare
to chide, Rom. HI, 3, 162. — s to the s. Hml. V, 1, 266.
liegers for her s. Cymb. 1, 5, 80. Especially in the vo-
cative; thus far for love my love-suit, s., fulfil, Sonn.
136, 4. 5., now, silence! Tp. IV, 124; cf. Err. IV, 2,29.
s., except not any, Gent. II, 4, 154. Err. Ill, 3, 66. Ado
V, 4, 55. LLL IV, 1, 109. V, 2, 329 (the ladies call him
s.). Mids. II, 2, 45. Ill, 2, 247. V, 99. Merch. II, 6, 44.
II, 9, 77. As III, 2, 264. Wint. IV, 4, 136. R2 V, 1, 20.
Troil. Ill, 1, 172. Ill, 2, 137. Ill, 3, 222. Tit. 1, 431.
Rom. II, 2, 120. 183. Hml. Ill, 2, 235. 0th. HI, 8, 56.
Ant. Ill, 7, 24 etc. 0 my S. Compl. 239. LLL IV, 2,
145. V, 2, 132. 0th. II,' 1, 207. gentle s. Mids, V, 87.
LLL V, 2, 373. good s. Merch. HI, 5, 76. dear my s.
Tw. II, 5, 192.
Sweet , subst. (cf . the last section of the prece-
ding article) 1) anything agreeable and luscious to the
taste: the bottom poison, and the top o' erstrcCived with
— s, Ven. 1144. the — 5 we wish for turn to loathed
sours, Lucr. 867. honey, and milk, and sugar; ... me-
theglin, wort, and malmsey; . . . there's half a dozen — s,
LLL V, 2, 234. culling from every flower the virtuous
— s, H4B IV, 5, 76. let them not lick the s. which is
their poison. Cor. 111,1,157. a choking gall and a pre-
sening s. Rom. 1,1,200. have their palates both for s.
and sour, 0th. IV, 3, 96.
2) agreeable smell, perfume: whence didst thou
steal thy s. that smells , if not from my love's breath 9
Sonn. 99, 2. but s. or colour it had stolen from thee, 15.
3) any thing pleasing and delightful : — s with — s
war not, Sonn. 8, 2. — s and beauties do themselves
forsake, 12, 11: the wide world and all her fading — s,
19, 7. in what — s dost thou thy sins enclose, 95, 4.
— s grown common lose their dear delight, 102, 12. for
compound s. forgoing simple savour, 125, 7. to be for-
bad the — s that seem so good, Compl. 164. youth so
apt to pluck a s. Filgr. 240 and LLL IV, 3, 114. to
suck the — s of s. philosophy, Shr. 1,1,28. whose want
and whose delay is strewed with — s, All's 11, 4, 45.
the bitter past, more welcome is the s. V, 3, 334. then
comes in the s. o'the year, Wint. IV, 3, 3 ; cf. now comes
in the s. o'the night, H4B V, 3, 53 (cf. H, 4, 396). the
setting sun, and music at the close , as the last taste of
— s, is — est last, R2 II, 1, 13. nor with thy — s comfort
his ravenous sense, 111,2,13. my unblown flowers, new-
appearing — s, R3IV,4,10. tempering extremities with
extremes. Rom. U Choi: li. —s to Me s. Hml. V, 1,266.
melt their — s on blossoming Caesar, Ant. IV, 12, 22.
Sweet, adv. 1) in a manner agreeable to the
senses; as a) to the smell: smell so s. H4AI,3, 54.
Rom. H, 2, 44. 0th. IV, 2, 68. b) to the ear: how
silver s. sound lovers' tongues. Bom. H, 2, 166.
2) softly, gently, blandly, benignly; as oft 'twixt
May and April is to see, when winds breathe s., unruly
though they be, Compl. 103. look s., spAtk fair , Err.
III, 2, 11. how s. the moonlight sleeps upon this bank,
Merch. V, 54. slee^) with it now! yet not so sound and
half so deeply s. as he ..., H4B IV, 6, 26. s. rest his
soul, H6C V, 2, 48. so s. to rest, Rom. II, 2, 188. what
early tongue so s. saluteth me"? II, 3, 3-.
Sweet-aud-twenty, a term of endearment: then
come kiss me, s. Tw. 11,3, 52 (cf. good even and twenty,
good Master Page! Wiv. II, 1, 202. tricks eleven and
twenty long, Shr. IV, 2, 57).
Sweeten, to make sweet or to perfume; and,
metaphorically, to make grateful and pleasing, to
soften: — s the aloes of all forces, Compl. 272. the ^
face to s. of the whole dungy earth, Wint. II, 1, f56-' '
theirs (travel) is — ed with the hope, R2 H, 3, 13. to
s. which name of Ned, I give thee tins pennyworth of
sugar, H4A II, 4, 24. s. the bitter mock, H5 II, 4, 122.
I cannot sing, ... nor s. talk, Troil. IV, 4, 88. s. with
thy breath this neighbour air, Rom. II, 6, 26. all the
perfumes of Arabia will not s. this little hand, Mcb. V,
1,57. an ounce of civet, to s. my imagination, Lr. IV, 6.
133. with fairest flowers I'll s, thy sad grave, Cymb.
IV, 2, 220.
Sweet-raced, handsome: a s. i/outh. Err. V, 418.
Mids.l, 2, 88.
Sweetheart, 1) mistress: take your — 's hat,
Wint. IV, 4, 664.
In all the other passages, where the word is found,
it is used as a tender address, and ought to be written
in two words (whicli is, indeed, the prevalent spelling
of 0. Edd.): Wiv. IV, 2, 12. V, 5, 26. All's H, 3, 285.
288. Tw. 1, 3, 75. HI, 4, 33. H4B II, 4, 24. 197. H8
I, 4, 94. Rom. IV, 5, 3 (cf. Sweet).
2) Name of a dog: the little dogs and all. Tray,
Blanch, and S., see, they bark at me, Lr. Ill, 6, 66.
Sweeting, 1) a kind of sweet apple: thy ivit is a
very bitter s.; it is a most sharp sauce, Rom. II, 4, 83.
2) a word of endearment: Shr. IV, 3, 36. Tw. II,
3,43. H6AIII, 3, 21. 0th. II, 3, 252.
Sweetly, 1) in a manner agreeable to the senses:
the air breathes upon us here most s. Tp. II, 1, 46. the
air nimbly and s. recommends itself ... , Mcb. 1,6, 2.
smelling so s. Wiv. II, 2, 67. it smells most s. in my
sense. Per. Ill, 2, 60. Metaphorically: my conversion
so s. tastes. As IV, 3, 138.
2) gratefully, delightfully, gently; so as to please:
th' one s. flatters, th' other fearelh harm, Lucr. 172.
they do hut s. chide thee, Sonn. 8, 7. which time and
thoughts so s. doth deceive, 39,12. so many have s.
supposed them mistress of his heart, Compl. 142. at my
parting s. did she smile, Pilgr. 187. that so s. were
forsworn, Meas. IV, 1, 2. hoiv s. you do minister to love.
Ado 1, 1, 314. so you walk softly and look s. II, 1, 91.
the idea of her life shall s. creep into his study of ima-
gination, IV, 1, 226. when tongues speak s., then they
name her name, LLL III, 167. how most s. a' will swear,
1168
IV, 1,148. the epithets are s. varied, IV, 2,9. the crow
doth sing as s. as the lark, Merch. V, 102. she sings as
s. as a nightingale, Shr. II, 172. riddle-like lives s.
where she dies, All's I, 3, 223. speak s., although thy
looks be sour, K2I1I, 2, 193. brought s, forth the freck-
led cowslip, H5 V, 2, 48. words s. placed, H6AV, 3,
179. from whence that tender spray did s. spring, H6C
II, 6, 50. all which secure and s. he enjoys, II, 5, 60. s.
in force unto her fair life's end, E3 IV, 4,351. s. show-
ed a noble patience, H8 II, 1, 35. 0 trespass s. urged,
Rom. 1,5, 111. he and myself have travail'd in the
great shower of your gifts, and s. felt it, Tim. V, 1,
74. to sound more s. in great Caesar's ear, Caes. Ill,
1,50.
Sweet-marjoram, see Marjoram.
Sivectmeats, fruits preserved with sugar, espe-
cially perfumed sugar-plums: Mide. I, 1, 34. Kom. I,
4, 76 (alias kissing-comfits).
Sweetness, the quality of being sweet, in its pro-
per and its figurative sense: having felt the s, of the
spoil, Ven. 553. thy looks should nothing thence but s.
tell, Sonn. 93, 12. being full of your s,, to bitter sauces
did I frame my feeding, 118,5. they surfeited with
honey and began to loathe the taste of s. H4AIII,2, 72.
how hast thou with jealousy infected the s. of affiance,
H5 II, 2, 127. some joy too fine, tuned too sharp in s.
Troil. Ill, 2, 25. our lives' s. Lr. V, 3, 184. (joys)
drown me with their s. Per. V, 1, 196. Peculiar ex-
pression : to remit their saucy s. that do coin heaven's
image in stamps that are forbid, Meas. II, 4, 45 ; i. e.
the sweet pleasure in which they saucily indulged.
Sweet -savoured, having a sweet taste: meats,
in thy taste. Err. II, 2, 119.
Sweet-seasoned, well tempered, soft, gentle: so
are you to my thoughts as food to life, or as s. showers
are to the ground, Sonn. 75, 2.
.Sweet-smelling, fragrant: Ven. 1178.
Sweet-suggesting, sweetly tempting, seductive :
Gent. II, 6, 7.
Swell, subst. the highest rise of the water, high-
tide: the Sloan's down-feather, that stands upon the s.
at full of tide. Ant. Ill, 2, 49. Subst. or verb in All's
II, 3, 134? 0. Edd. where great additions swell's, and
virtue none. Is this: where great additions' swell is,
or: where great additions swell us?
Swell, vb. (impf. swelled; partic. swelled: Wiv.
III, 5, 18. H4B II, 3, 63. Cymb. V, 5, 162. swollen or
swoln: Ven. 325. Tp. II, 1, 117. H4A II, 4, 496..H4B
Irtd. 13. Mob. IV, 3, 151) 1) trans, to make bigger, to
make tumid, to cause to rise (as waves) : the water — s
a man, Wiv. 111,5, 16. when I had been — ed, 18. bids
the loind ... s. the curled waters 'bove the main, Lr. Ill,
1, 6. a. his sail with thine own poiverful breath, 0th. II,
1, 78. Metaphorically, = to inflate: where great ad-
ditions swell's, and virtue none, All's II, 3, 134 (^swell
us? or subst.?). if it did ... s.my thoughts to any strain
of pride, H4B IV, 5, 171. beauty that made barren the
— ed boast of him that best could speak, Cymb. V, 5,
162. = to inflate with anger: not to s. our spirit, he
shall be executed presently, Tim. Ill, 5, 102.
2) intr. a) to grow bigger, to grow turgid: all
swoln with chafing, Ven. 325. whose — ing dugs do
ache, 875. that swollen parcel of dropsies, H4A II, 4,
496. ten thousand — ing toads. Tit. II, 3, 101. people
swoln and ulcerous, Mcb. IV, 3, 151. 'twould appear
by external — ing. Ant. V, 2, 349. Applied ta women
with child: Polixenes has made thee s. thus, Wint. II,
1, 62. the big year, swoln with some other grief, is
thought with child by the stern tyrant war, H4B Ind.
13. unless it s. past hiding, Troil. I, 2, 294.
Used of waters, = to rise above the ordinaiy level,
or to be agitated arfd driven into waves : a river stay-
ed... — eth with more rage, Ven. 332. my uncontrolled
tide ... — s the higher by this let, Lucr. 646. their un-
derstanding begins to s., and the approaching tide will
shortly fill the reasonable shore, 'Tp. V, 80. so high
above his limits — s the rage of Bolingbroke, R2 HI,
2, 109. 'tis with my mind as with the tide — edup unto
his height, H4B II, 3, 63. my sea shall s. so much the
higher by their ebb, H6CIV, 8, 56. the higher Nilus
— 5, the more it promises. Ant. II, 7, 23. Cydnus — ed
above the banks, Cymb. II, 4, 71. whose waves to imitate
the battle sought with — ing ridges, Lucr. 1439. breasted
the surge most swoln, Tp. U, 1, 117. the — ing Adriatic
seas, Shr. I, 2, 74. float upon the — ing tide, John II,
74. the waters s. before a boisterous storm, E3 II, 3, 44.
the ocean — s not so as Aaron storms. Tit. IV, 2, 139.
I have seen the ambitious ocean s. Caes. 1,3, 7. s. billow,
V,l,67.
In a sense half physical, half moral (of. below):
who (the pillow) , therefore angry , seems to part in
sunder , — ing on either side to want his bliss , Lucr.
389. they (his veins) s. in their pride, 432. emptying
our bosoms of their counsel — ed, Mids. I, 1, 216 (i. e.
brimful of secrets. 0. Edd. sweld, M. Edd. sweet).
— est thou, proud heart? R2 III, 3, 140. here he comes,
— ing like a turkey-cock, H5 V, 1, 15. from that spring
whence comfort seemed to come, discomfort — s, Mcb.
I, 2, 28. how this mother — s up toward my heart, Lr.
II, 4, 56. o., bosom, with thy fraught, 0th. Ill, 3, 449.
the silken tackle s. with the touches of those hands.
Ant. II, 2, 215. Caesar's ambition, which — edso much
that it did almost stretch the sides o'the world,. Cymh.
III, 1, 50.
b) to rise and increase gradually , to gather and
grow : the maid with — ing drops gan wet her circled
eyne, Lucr. 1228. the tears that s. in me, LLL IV, 3,
36. these — ing heavens, H4A III, 1,202 (i. e. eyes
filling with tears), that same dew, which sometime on
the buds was wont to o. like round and orient pearls,
Mids. IV, 1, 59. the summer-swelling flower, Gent II,
4, 162. cf. above: Tp. V, 80.
c) Followed by with, = to be full of: flowing and
— ing o'er with arts and exercise, Troil. IV, 4, 80. thy
verse — s with stuff so fine and smooth, Tim. V, 1, 87.
cf. above: Mids. 1, 1,216.
d) In a metaphorical and moral sense, = 1) to
grow in the mind and fill the soul : — ing passion doth
provoke apause, Ven. 218. in my heart the strongand
— ing evil of my conception, Meas. II, 4, 6. the unseen
grief that — s with silence in the tortured soul, R2 IV,
298. my mildness hath allayed their — ing griefs, H6C
IV, 8,42. here no envy —s, Tit. 1, 153. cf. above: Mcb.
I, 2, 28. Cymb. Ill, 1, 50. 2) to be inflated: imagined
worth holds in his blood such swoln and hot discourse,
Troil. 11,3, 183. noble —ing spirits, 0th. II, 3, 57
(cf. — ing like u turkey-cock, H6 V, 1, 16; and Ant.
II, 2, 215). Hence — ing = grand, pompous, magni-
ficent: a more — ing port than my faint means would
grant continuance, Merch. 1, 1, 124. monarchs to behold
the — ing scene, H5 Prol. 4. as happy prologues to the
— ing act of the imperial theme, Mcb. I, 3, 128. 3) to
1169
be inflated with anger or passion: to stubborn spirits
they (the hearts of princes) s. H8 III, 1, 164. the — ing
difference of your settled hate, R2 I, 1, 201. from en-
vious malice of thy — ing heart, H6A 111, 1, 26. these
— ing wrong-incensed peers, R3 11,1,51. the venomous
malice of my — ing heart, Tit. V, 3, 13. cf. above:
Lucr. 389. 432. R2 111, 2, 109. Ill, 3, 140. 0th. HI,
3,449.
Swelter, to breed by internal heat, to exsude:
toad, that under cold stone days and nights has thirty
one — ed venom sleeping got, Mcb. IV, 1, 8.
Sweno, name of the Norwegian king in Mcb. I,
3,59.
Swerve , to leave the due or intended course , to
go astray, to be inconstant: the cause of this fair gift
in me is wanting, and so my patent back again is • — ing,
Sonn. 87, 8. the fairest youth that ever made eye s.
Wint. IV, 4, 385. constant in spirit, not — ing with the
blood, H5 11, 2, 133. / have offended reputation, a most
unnoble — ing. Ant. Ill, 11, 50. but, alas. Is. Cymb.
V, 4, 129. yfith from, = to deviate from: that you s.
not from the smallest article of it, Meas. IV, 2, 107. if
I be false, or s. a hair from truth, Troil. Ill, 2, 191.
Swerver, in Bed-swerver, q. v.
Swin, adj. 1) rapid, quick, speedy: Ven. 1190.
Lncr. 46. 926. 1215. 1691. Soun. 45, 4. 10. 51, 6. 65,
II, 143, 3. Tp. I, 2, 450. Gent. 1, 3, 23. II, 6, 42.
Meas. Ill, 1 58. IV, 3, 107. LLL V, 2, 261. Mids. Ill,
2, 379. As 11, 1, 42. Ill, 2, 324. Shr. Ind. 2, 49. All's
III, 2, 76. Wint. I, 2, 289. Ill, 2, 164. IV, 1, 5. John
II, 448. R2 I, 3, 79. H4A I, 3, 103. H4B 1, 1, 109.
H5 II 4, 6. Ill Chor. 1. Ill, 5, 33. V Chor. 15. H6A
IV, 5, 9. R3 IV, 1, 49. V, 2, 23. Troil. Ill, 2, 12. IV,
2, 14. Cor. Ill, 1, 3. Rom. II, 5, 13. Ill, 1, 170. V, 1,
35. Tim. V, 1, 231. Mcb. I, 4, 17. 11, 4, 15. Ill, 1, 38.
96. Ill, 6, 47. Hml. I, 5, 29. Lr, 111, 7, 12. 0th. 11, 3,
232. Ill, 3, 477. Ant. Ill, 7, 37. IV, 6, 35. Cymb. 11, 4,
27. s. celerity, Meas. V, 399. — est expedition, Gent.
III, 1, 164. in all s. haste, Troil. I, 1, 119. the —er
speed, Wint. IV, 4, 683. John II, 233. R2 V, 1, 54.
Substantively: too s. arrives as tardy as too slow,
Rom. 11, 6, 15.
2) rapidly passing, of short continuance : how s.
and short his time of folly, Lucr. 991. the — est hours,
Compl. 60. s. as a shadow, short as any dream, Mids.
1, 1, 144. make s. the pangs of my queen's travails. Per.
Ill, 1, 13.
3) ready, prompt, quick: having so s. and excellent
a wit. Ado 111, 1, 89. he is very s. and sententious, As
V, 4, 65. With a quibble : / say lead is slow. You are
too s. to say so , LLL 111, 62 (= too rash). Luceittio
slipped me like his greyhound . .. A good s. simile, but
something currish , Shr. V, 2, 54. his evasion , winged
thus s. with scorn, cannot outfly our apprehensions,
Troil. II, 3, 123.
Swift, adv. swiftly, rapidly: Away! As s. as lead,
LLL 111, 58. courses as s. as thought, IV, 3, 330. my
eyes can look as s. as yours, Merch. Ill, 2, 199. skiiT
away as s. as stones, H5 IV, 7, 64. another would fly
.!. , but wanteth wings, H6A I, 1, 75. light boats sail s.
Troil. 11, 3, 277. V, 10, 29. Tit. IV, 1, 3. IV, 2, 172.
V, 2, 51. Hml. I, 5, 66. Cymb. 1, 3, 14. II, 2, 48.
Compar. — er: I do wander every where, — er than
the moon's sphere, Mids. 11, 1, 7. about the wood go — er
than the wind. 111, 2, 94. 101. IV, 1, 103. H4B 1, 1, 123.
Ill, 2, 282. Troil. Ill, 2, 170.
Swift-footed, fleet, rapid: s. time, Sonn. 19, 6.
Swiftly, speedily, quickly: Ven. 321. Tp. Ill, 3,
107. As II, 3, 9. Shr. V, 1, 1. Wint. I, 2, 409. H4B
III, 2, 287. H6A II, 2, 29. H6C 11, 1, 109.
Swiftness, speed, celerity: Tw. II, 5, 186. H5 1,
2, 306. H8 i, 1, 142. Cor. Ill, 1, 313.
Swift -winged, fleet as if borne on wings: yet
are these feet ... s. with desire to get a grave, H6A 11,
5, 15. that our s. souls may catch the king's, R3 II, 2, 44.
Swill, to drink grossly and greedily, to gulp
down : his (the rock's) confounded base, — ed with the
wild and wasteful ocean, H5 111, 1, 14. the boar that . . .
— 8 your warm blood like wash, R3 V, 2, 9.
Swim (impf. swam, Tp. Ill, 2, 16. sworn, Gent. I,
I, 26. partic. swam. As IV, 1, 38. sworn, Tp. II, 2,
133), to move in water by the motion of the limbs:
Tp. I, 2, 191. 11, 1, 238. II, 2, 133. 134. 136. Ill, 2,
16. Gent. I, 1, 26 (you never sworn the Hellespont, cf.
he trots the air, H5 111, 7, 16). Mids. 11, 1, 174. H4A
1, 3, 194. H6C 1, 4, 20. V, 4, 2^ H8 111, 2, 359. Troil.
V, 4, 21. Cor. 1, 1, 184. Caes. I, 2, 104. Lr. Ill, 4, 116.
134.
' ^ = to float, to be borne and carried by the water :
you have swam in a gondola. As IV, 1, 38. s. bark!
Caes. V, i, 67.
Metaphorically: which she, with pretty and with
— ing gait following, Mids. II, 1, 130 (with a waving
motion, in imitation of the ships), which — s against
your stream of quality, H4B V, 2, 34.
Swimmer, one who swims: Lucr. 1097. Ado V,
2,31. Mcb. I, 2, 8.
Swine, the animal Sus scrofa: Ven. 616. 1115.
LLL IV, 2, 91 (pearl for a s.). Shr. Ind. 1, 34. Ro
V, 2, 10. Plur. *.; Wiv. IV, 2, 109 (still s. eat all the
draff). John V, 2, 142. Tim. V, 1, 52. Mcb. 1, 3, 2.
Lr. IV, 7, 39.
Sivine-drunk, drunk in a beastly manner: All's
IV, 3, 286.
Swine-Iierd, keeper of swine : Wint. IV, 4, 332.
Swine -keeping, keeping of swine, as a swine-
herd : H4A IV, 2, 38.
Swing, subst. vibratory motion of a thing sus-
pended and hanging loose: the great s. and rudeness
of his (a ram's) poise, Troil. 1, 3, 207.
Swing, vb. (impf. swong; M. Edd. swung), to
brandish, to flourish: which (sword) he swong about
his head, Rom. I, 1, 118.
Swinge, to whip: you — d me for my love , Gent.
II, 1, 88. now will he be — dfor reading my letter. 111,
1, 392. I would have — d him, Wiv. V, 5, 197. / had
— d him soundly , Meas. V, 130. s. me them soundly
forth unto their husbands, Shr. V, 2, 104. saint George,
that — d the dragon, John 11, 288. I will have you
soundly —d, H4B V, 4, 21. 23.
Swinge -liuckler, a riotous fellow, a roisterer:
H4B 111, 2, 24.
Swinish , beastly , gross : when in s. sleep their
drenched natures lie, Mcb. 1, 7, 67. they clepe us drun-
kards, and with s. phrase soil our addition, Hml. 1,4, 19.
Swinstead (corrupted from Swineshead), place
in England : John V, 3, 8. 16.
Swissers, see Switzers.
Switch, a flexible twig, a roi: fetch me crab-tree
staves, and strong ones: these are but — es to 'em, H8
V, 4, 9. s. and spurs, Rom. 11, 4, 73 (0. Edd. su-ils).
Swithald or Swithold, contraction of Saint
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Wilhold (who was invoked against the nightmare):
S. footed thrice the old, Lr. Hi, 4, 125. Most M. Edd.
Saint Withold.
8 witzers(Qq<Swi5sers), hired guards from Switzer-
land: Hml. IV, 5, 97.
Swoon, to sink into a fainting fit; a word dif-
ferently spelt in 0. Edd,: 1) swoon: AslV,3,159. R3
IV, 1, 35 (Qq sound). 2) swoond: H4B IV, 5, 234. Cor.
V, 2, 72. 107. Tim. IV, 3, 373 {YiA swound). Ant. IV,
9, 26. 3) swoun or swown: Mids. II, 2, 154 (Fl sound,
Q2 and later Ff swound), H6C V, 5, 45. 4) swound:
Lucr. 1486 (rhyming to wounds'). Meas. 11, 4, 24.
Mids. II, 2, 154 (Ql swoun, Fl sound). As III, 5, 17.
AVint. V, 2, 99. John V, 6, 22 (F4 swoon). Caes, I, 2,
249. 253. 5) sound: Compl. 305. 308. LLL V,2,392.
Mids. II, 2, 154 (Ql suioun, Q2 and later Ff sioound).
As V, 2, 29 (Fl swound). R3 IV, 1, 35 (Ff swoon).
Troil. Ill, 2, 24. Tit. V, 1, 119 (later Ff swooned).
Bora. Ill, 2, 56. Hml. V, 2, 319.
Swoond, see Swoon.
Swoop, the sudden pouncing of a bird on its prey :
all my pretty chickens at one fell s. Mob. IV, 3, 219.
Sivoopstake (0. Edd. soopsiake, most M. Edd.
sweepstake), winning and taking all stakes at once;
by wholesale, indiscriminately: is't writ in your re-
venge, that s. you will draw both friend and foe, winner
and loser"} Hml. IV, 5, 142.
Sword, a weapon worn at the side, and used by
hand either for thrusting or cutting: Lucr. 1421. 1640.
Sonn. 55. 7. Tp. II, 1, 161. HI, 3, 62. 67. Wiv. II, 1,
3:!5. Ill, 1, 112. Ado V, 1, 54. 57. LLL V, 2, 276.
-181. 701. Mids. Ill, 1. 19. V, 350. As II, 3, 32. II, 4,
47. All's U, 1, 40 etc. etc. no s. worn hut one to dance
with, All's II, 1, 32. kept his s. like a dancer, Ant. Ill,
11,36 (cf. Dancing-rapier), my long s. Wiv. II, 1 , 236.
Kom. 1, 1, 82. thy two-hand s. H6B II, 1,46. six French
—s, Hml. V, 2, 168. my Spanish s. All's IV, 1, 52. a
s. of Spain, the ice-brook's temper, 0th. V, 2,253. play-
ing at s. and dagger, Wiv. 1, 1, 295 (cf. Dagger), s.
against s. Ant. Ill, 13, 27. »■. to s. Cor. Ill, 1, 13. to
die on one's s. (= by one's s.): Mids. 11,2, 107. Caes.
V, I, 58. Mcb. V, 8, 2. to measure —s, As V, 4, 91. to
eat a s. (= to receive it into the body, to be wounded
or killed): 1 will make him eat it, Ado IV, 1, 279. 1
would make him eat a piece of my s. H4A V, 4, 157. a
should eat — s first, Troil. II, 3, 228. cf. swallow my
s. like a great pin, H6B IV, 10, 31. to put to the s. =
to kill: AsV, 4, 164. H6B III, 1, 284. avarice hath
been the s. of our slain kings, Mcb. IV, 3, 87 (= the
death, ruin), to draw the s.: Lucr. 626. Tp. II, 1,292.
Err.V, 151.262. LLL I, 2, 62. Mids. Ill, 1, 11. 111,2,
411. Tw. I, 3, 66. 68. Ill, 4, 429. IV, 1,45. V, 191.
Rom. Ill, 1, 9 {draws him on the draioer; where him
is the dativus ethicus: most M. Edd., following the
surreptitious Ql, draws it) etc. etc. I hide my s. (=
I sheathe it) As II, 7, 119. to put up the s.: Tp. I, 2,
469. Tw. Ill, 4, 343. 354. John IV, 3, 79. 98. H5 II,
1, 46. Cor. V, 6, 136. Rom. I, 1, 72. 75. Caes. I, 3,
19 etc. cf. up, s.! Hml. Ill, 3, 88. to sheathe the s. H5
III, 1,21. Tit. I, 85. 204. here sheathe thy s. (i. e. in
my body) H6C V,-5,70. to unsheathe the s. H6C 11,2,
59. strip your s. stark naked, Tw. HI, 4, 274. naked
— s. Err. IV, 4, 148. w7ien I see a s. out (=-- drawn):
Wiv. II, 3, 47. Lr. II, 1, 40. IV, 6, 233. 0th. II, 3, 183.
out, s.! Mids. V, 301. Cymb. IV, 1, 24. forth, my s.!
0th. V, 1,10.
Symbol of combat and war: the s. should end it,
Wiv. I, 1, 41. the world's mine oyster, which I with s.
will open, II, 2, 3. / wooed thee with my s. Mids. I, 1,
16. awake our sleeping s. of war, H5 1, 2, 22. — s our
law, R3 V, 3, 311. he had rather see the — s. Cor. 1,3,
60. / will use the olive with my s. Tim. V, 4, 82. since
yet thy cicatrice looks raw and red after the Danish s.
Hml. IV, 3, 63. Joined to Jire ani famine: thou hadst
fire and s. on thy side, H4A II, 4, 348. famine, s. and
fire, H5 Prol. 7. with blood and s. and fire, I, 2, 131.
I fear neither s. nor fire, H6B IV, 2, 63. Opposed to
the word (= gospel): Wiv. HI, 1, 44. H4B IV, 2, 10,
cf. Mids. H, 2, 107. H4B HI, 2, 83.
Emblem of power and authority; not the king's
crown, nor the deputed s. Meas. II, 2, 60. he who the
s. of heaven will bear. III, 2, 275. to lay aside the s.
which sways usurpingly these several titles, John 1, 12.
and blunt the s. that guards the peace and safety of
your person, H4B V, 2, 87. still bear the balance and
the s. 103. the s., the mace, the crown, H5 IV, 1, 278.
I gird thee with the valiant s. of York, H6AIII, 1, 171.
we here create thee the first duke of Suffolk , and gird
thee with the s. H6B I, 1, 65. the mayor's s. IV, 3, 16.
except a s. or sceptre balance it, V, 1, 9. is the s. un-
swayed? R3 IV, 4, 470. persuade justice to break hers.
0th. V, 2, 17.
Solemn oaths taken upon a sword: you shall swear
upon this s. of justice, Wint. Ill, 2, 125. lay on our
royal s. your banished hands, R2 I, 3, 179. upon my s,
Hml. 1,5, 147. swear by this s. Wint. II, 3, 168. swear
by my s. Hml. I, 5, 154. 160. cf. Ado IV, 1, 276. R2
I, 1, 78. H4A V, 3, 26. H5 II, 1, 105. H6B V, 3, 15.
A sword hung over the grave of a knight: no
trophy, s., nor hatchment o'er his bones, Hml. IV, 5,214.
Sword-and-liucliler, formerly the most common
weapons of fencers, but supplanted, in the poet's time,
by the rapier and dagger, and accounted fitting for
the vulgar only; hence used with some contempt: that
same s. Prince of Wales, FI4A I, 3, 230.
.Swordvr, a gladiator: a Roman s. and banditto
slave murdered sweet Tully, H6B IV, 1, 135. and be
staged to the show against a s. Ant. Ill, 13, 31.
Sword-hilts, the handle of a sword: hold thou
my s., whilst 1 run on it, Caes. V, 5, 28.
Sword-men, soldiers: like to prove most sinewy s.
All's II, 1, 62 (Parolles' speech).
Swoun and Swound, see Swoon.
Swounds, an exclamation contracted from God's
wounds, used as an oath (cf. Zounds): Hml.II, 2, 604
(Ffwhy). V, 1, 297 (Ff come).
Sycamore, the tree Ficus sycomorus: LLLV, 2,
89. the grove of s. Rom. I, 1, 128. a s. tree, 0th. IV,
3, 41.
Sycorax, name of Caliban's mother: Tp. 1,2,258.
263. 290. 331. 340. Ill, 2, 109. 110.
Syenna (most M. Edd. Sienna) name in Cymb.
IV, 2, 341.
Sjlla, the celebrated Roman dictator, proverbial
for cruelty : like ambitious S. overgorged with gobbets
of thy mother's bleeding heart, H6B IV, T, 84.
Syllable, 1) that which is uttered by one arti-
culation; the smallest part of speech: do all points of
my command. To the s. Tp. I, 2, 500. which you shall
find by every s. a faithful verity, Meas. IV, 3, 131. who
dare speak one s. against him, H8 V, 1, 39. every s.
that here was spoke, Troil. V, 2, 117. if thou deniesi
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the least s. of thy addition, lit. II, 2, 25. I heard each
s. 0th. IV, 2j 5. subscribe to any s. that made love to
you, Per. II, 5, 70. / will believe you by the s. of what
you shall deliver, V, 1, 169.
Metaphorically , = the smallest particle , a little,
a jot; the duke will extend to you what further becomes
his greatness , even to the utmost s. of your worthiness,
All's III, 6, 75. wish he were something mistaken in't.
No, not a s. H8 I, 1, 195.
2) = word: / can't say your worships have de-
livered the matter well, when I find the ass in com-
pound with the major part of your — s, Cor. II, 1, 65.
with such words that are but rooted in your tongue,
though but bastards and — 5 of no allowance to your
bosom's truth, III, 2, 56. ;( (heaven) resounds as if it
felt with Scotland and yelled out like s. of dolour, Mcb.
IV, 3, 8. Metaphorically: creeps in this petty pace to
the last s. of recorded time, Mcb. V, 5, 21.
Syllogism, the logical form of reasoning, con-
sisting of two premises and the conclusion: Tw. I,
5,55.
Symbol , emblem , type : were't to renounce his
baptism, all seals and — s of redeemed sin, 0th. II,
3, 350.
Symet, reading of 0. Edd. in John V, 7, 21;
M. Edd. cygnet.
Sympathize, 1) intr. to agree, to be of the same
disposition: we s. Troil. IV, 1, 26. Followed by with:
the southern wind . . . foretells a tempest. Then with the
losers let it s. H4A V, 1, 7. the men do s. with the
mastijfs in robustious and rough coming on, H5 III, 7,
158. the thing of courage, as roused with rage, with
rage doth s. and with an accent tuned in selfsame key
retorts to chiding fortune, Troil. I, 3, 52.
2) trans, to answer to, to correspond with: true
sorrow then is feelingly sufficed when with like sem-
blance it is — d, Lucr. 1113 (when it meets with the
semblance of the same suffering), yet when they have
devised what strained touches rhetoric can lend, thou
truly fair wert truly — d in true plain words by thy
true-telling friend, Sonn. 82, 11 (my plain words were
most suitable to, expressed best, thy fair nature), all
that are assembled in this place , that by this — d one
day's error have suffered wrong , go keep us company,
Err. V, 397 (entered into, shared), a message ipell — d:
a horse to be ambassador for an ass, LLL III, 52. the
senseless brands will s. the heavy accent of thy moving
tongue and in compassion weep the fire out, E2 V,
1,46,
Sympathy, any conformity; agreement of dispo-
sition, or of fortune, or of rank, or of age etc.: no
flower was nigh ... but stole his blood and seemed with
him to bleed. This solemn s. poor Venus noteth, Ven.
1057. even so the maid with swelling drops gan wet
her circled eyne, enforced by s. of those fair suns set
in her mistress' sky, who in a salt-waved ocean quench
their light, Lucr. 1229 (s. of, objectively, = s. with;
cf. the verb), you are not young, no more am /; go to
then, there's s.: you are merry, so am I; ha, ha! then
there's more s. : you love sack, and so do I; would you
desire better s,? Wiv. II, 1, 7. 9. 10. if there were a
s. in love, Mids. I, 1, 141 (i. e. no difference in blood,
or rank, or age), if that thy valour stand on s. R2 IV,
33 (equality of blood and rank. Pf — es). if s. of
love unite our thoughts, H6B I, ), 23. what a s. of woe
is this. Tit. Ill, 1, 148 (not fellow-feeling, not a state
of being affected by the sufferings of another, but
correspondence, similarity of suffering), he is even
in my mistress' case, just in her case! 0 woful s.! Rom.
Ill, 3, 85. «. in years, manners and beauties, 0th. II,
I, 232. be what it is, the action of my life if like it,
which I'll keep, if but for s. Cymb. V, 4, 151 (as I
am in the same situation).
Synagogue, a house appropriated to the religious
worship of Jews: Merch. Ill, ], 135. 136.
Synod, assembly of a legislative body: it hath in
solemn — s been decreed, both by the Syracusians and
ourselves. Err. I, 1, 13. Particularly an assembly of
the gods : thus Rosalind of many parts by heavenly s.
was devised, As III, 2, 158. the glorious gods sit in
hourly s. about thy particular prosperity. Cor. V, 2, 74.
all you gods, in general s.. take away her power, Hml.
II, 2, 516. gods and goddesses, all the whole s. of them.
Ant. Ill, 10, 5. we poor ghosts will cry to the shining
s. of the rest against thy deity, Cymb. V, 4, 89.
Syracusa (0. Edd. Siracusd) town in Sicily: Err.
I, 1, 3. 37. V, 320. 325.
Syracuse (0. Edd. SiVaciise) the same: Err. V, 363.
Syracusian (0. Edd. Siracusian) 1) subst. a na-
tive of Syracuse: Err. I, 1, 14. 29. V, 285. 326. 2)
adj. pertaining to Syracuse: Err. 1, 1,18. 1,2,3. V, 124.
Syria, country in Asia: Ant. I, 2, 106. Ill, 1, 18.
ni, 6, 10. 16. V, 2, 200. Per. Prol. 19.
Syrup, a decoction for medicinal purposes: with
wholesome — s, drugs and holy prayers, Err. V, 104.
not poppy, nor mandragora, nor all the drowsy — s of
the world, shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep,
0th. Ill, 3, 331.
T, the twentieth letter of the English alphabet:
LLL V, 1, 24. Tw. II, 5, 96. 99. Ant. IV, 7, 7.
Ta, in wo't ta, corrupted from wouldst thou : H4B
II, 1, 63 (ei thou wilt not?).
Talilc, 1) that on which a picture is painted:
mine eye hath played the painter and hath stelled thy
beauty's form in t. of my heart, Sonn. 24, 2 (the heart
itself being the table; cf. Of), to sit and draw his
arched brows ... in our heart's t. All's 1, 1, 106. I be-
held myself drawn in the flattering t. of her eye, John
II, 503. 504.
2) that on which something is written: who
art the t. wherein all my thoughts are charactered,
Gent. II, 7, 3. unclasp the — s of their thoughts to every
ticklish reader, Troil. IV, 6, 60. you (seals) clasp
young Cupid's —s (i. e. letters) Cymb. Ill, 2, 39. /roM
the t. of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond
records, Hml. I, 5, 98. Used a) of the boards contain-
ing the ten commandments: scraped one (command-
ment) out of the t. Meas. 1, 2, 9. the great King of
kings hath in the — s of his laio commanded, R3 I, 4,
201 (Ff U). b) plur, — s = memorandum -book: thy
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c/ift, thy — s, are within my brain full characlered with
lasting memory ^ Sonn. 122, 1. to trust those — s that
receive thee more, 12. his master's old — s, his note-
book, his counsel-keeper, H4B II, 4, 289. therefore vnll
he wipe his — s clean, IV, 1, 201. my — s, -r- meet it
is I set it down, Hml. I, 5, 107. c) the palm of the
hand, in the language of chiromancy: if any man in
Italy have a fairer t. which doth offer to swear upon a
book, Merch. II, 2, 167.
3) the article of furniture usually consisting of
boards supported by four legs: H4B II, 1, 95 (at the
round t.). Rom. Ill, 1, 7. Hml. V, 2, 278. Particu-
larly used for meals: Gent. IV, 4, 20. Wiv. I, 1, 270.
Err. Ill, 1, 23. Merch. Ill, 5, 65 (cover the t). 67.
As II, 7, 105. Shr. Ill, 2, 249. Wint. IV, 4, 59. H4B
II, 2, 190. Troil. I, 1, 29. II, 3, 45. Cor. IV, 6, 205.
IV, 7, 4 (at t). Rom. I, 5, 29. Tim. I, 2, 30. 132.
III, 6, 88. Mob. Ill, 4, 12. 46. Ill, 6, 34. Hml. I, 2,
181. IV, 3, 26. IV, 5, 44 (God be at your t.). Per. I,
4, 28. T. and bed the symbols of conjugal life (cf.
Board): H6C I, 1, 248. to set foot under a person's t.
= to live upon his charity ; your father were a fool to
give thee all, and in his waning age set foot under thy
t. Shr. II, 404.
4) a company sitting together at a table: it shall
please you to gratify the t. with a grace, LLL IV, 2,
161. you may worst of all this t. say so, H8 V, 3, 79.
a perfecter giber for the t. Cor. II, 1,91. hy the entreaty
and grant of the whole t. IV, 5, 213. / drink to the
general joy o' the whole i. Mcb. Ill, 4, 89. to set the t.
on a roar, Hml. V, 1, 211.
5) — s = backgammon: when he plays at — s,
chides the dice in honourable terms, LLL V, 2, 326.
Talilc-liooli, memorandum - book : Wint. IV, 4,
610. Hml. II, 2, 136.
Tallied, set down in writing: though the catalogue
of his endowments had been t. by his side and I to pe-
ruse him by items, Cymb. I, 4, 6.
TaMe- sport, the object of diversion at table;
standing-butt: let me for ever be your i. Wiv. IV, 2, 169.
Talilet, a small table to write on: this t. lay
upon his breast, Cymb. V, 4, 109.
Table - talk , conversation at table : Merch. Ill,
5, 93.
Tabor, a small drum used for festivity: Tp. IV,
175. LLL V, 1, 161. Cor. I, 6, 25. V, 4, 53. Ac-
companied by a pipe: I have known when there was no
music tvith him but the drum and the fife; and now had
he rather hear the t. and the pipe. Ado II, 3, 15. you
would never dance again after a t. and pipe, Wint. IV,
4, 183. T^sed by fools: Tw. Ill, 1, 2. 10.
Taborer, a player on the tabor: Tp. Ill, 2, 160.
Tabourines, drums: beat loud the t., let the trum-
pets blow, that this great soldier may his welcome know,
Troil. IV, 5, 275. trumpeters, make mingle with our
rattling ^s. Ant. IV, 8, 37.
Tacltarnity, silence, discretion: the secrets of
nature have not more gift in t. Troil. IV, 2, 75.
Tacked, stitched together: the half shirt is two
napkins t. together, H4A IV, 2, 47.
Tackle, the ropes of a ship, cordage, rigging:
Tp. I, 2, 147. John V, 7, 52. H5 III Chor. 8. H6C
V, 4, 15. Cor. IV, 5, 67. Ant. II, 2, 214 (Fl the silken
t. swell, later Ff swells'), cf. Ladder-tackle.
Tackled; a t. stair = rope-ladder: bring thee
cords made like a t. stair, Rom. II, 4, 201.
Tackling, cordage, rigging: the friends of France ■
our shrouds and — s, H6C V, 4, 18 (trisyll.?). a poor
bark, of sails and t. reft, R3 IV, 4, 233.
Taddle, see Tiddle taddle.
Tadpole, a frog in its first state from the spawn :
Tit, IV, 2, 85. Lr. Ill, 4, 135 (0. Edd. lod-pole).
Taffeta , a fine and smooth stuff of silk : beau-
ties no richer than rich t. LLL V, 2, 159. t. phrases,
silken terms precise, 406. your t. punk, All's II, 2, 23.
a snipt t. fellow , IV, 5, 2. the tailor make thy doublet
of changeable t. Tw. II, 4, 77. a fair hot wench in
flame-coloured t. H4A 1, 2, 11.
Tag , the rabble : will you hence, before the t. re-
turn? Cor. Ill, 1, 248.
Tag-rag people, the same : if the t. did not clap
him and hiss him, Caes. I, 2, 260.
Tah, in rah iah tah , an exclamation expressive
of nimbleness: H4B III, 2, 303.
Tail, 1) the part of an animal which terminates
its body behind: Ven. 298. 305. 314. 923. Gent. II,
5, 37. Merch. II, 2, 101. 103. 104. Shr. 11,215. Wint.
I, 2, 329. H6A III, 3, 6. H6B V, 1, 154. Troil. V, S,
21. V, 10, 4. 44. Rom. I, 4, 79. Mcb. I, 3, 9. 0th.
II, 1, 156. Metaphorically: this body hath a t. more
perilous than the head, Cymb. IV, 2, 144. As for dra-
gon's t., Lr. I, 2, 140, see Dragon.
2) backside, arse: if they (his eyes) were set in
his t. Tp. Ill, 2, 13. where should I lose my tongue?
In thy tale. In thy tail? Gent. II, 3, 55. with my tongue
inyourt.Shr. II, 219.
3) the yard: Troil. V, 10, 44 (quibbling), Rom.
II, 4, 101. 105.
Quibbling between t. and tale: Gent. II, 3, 55.
Rom. II, 4, 101. 0th. Ill, 1, 8 (thereby hangs a t.).
Tailor, one whose occupation is to make clothes :
Tp. II, 2, 55. Err. IV, 3, 7. Mids. 1, 2, 60, Merch.
III, 1, 30. As V, 4, 48. Shr. IV, 3, 59. 61. 86. 92. 166.
168. All's II, 5, 18. 21. Tw. II, 4, 76. John IV, 2,
195. H4A II, 4, 273. H4B III, 2, 164 (a mans t).
160 and 169 (a woman's t.). R3 I, 2, 257. H8 I, 3,
20. Cor. IV, 5, 235. Rom. I, 2, 40. Ill, 1, 30. Mcb.
II, 3, 15. Lr. Ill, 2, 83. 0th. II, 3, 95. Ant. I, 2, 170.
Cymb. II, 3, 84. IV, 2, 84. (to sing) 'tis the next way
to turn t. H4A III, 1, 264. this secrecy of thine shall
be a t. to thee and shall make thee a new doublet and
hose, Wiv. Ill, 3, 34. a t. made thee, Lr. II, 2, 60. 61.
63 (as the best thing about thee are thy clothes).
knowest me not by my clothes? No, nor thy t., who is
thy grandfather: he made those clothes, which, as it
seems, make thee, Cymb. IV, 2, 81 (cf. whose mother
was her painting, 111,4, 52). cf. the poor jest of
Cloten, IV, 1, 4.
Peculiar use : down topples she and 'tailor' cries,
Mids.II, 1, 54 (the custom of crying tailor at a sudden
fall backwards, Johnson 'thinks he remembers' to
have observed. Emendations proposed: rails or;
tailsore).
Taint, subst. 1) stain, spot, blemish : any t. of
vice whose strong corruption inhabits our frail blood,
Tw. Ill, 4, 390. the — s and blames I laid upon my-
self, Mcb. IV, 3, 124. they may seem the — s of liberty,
Hml. II, 1, 32. his —s and honours waged equal with
him, Ant. V, 1, 30.
2) corruption, infection : commotions, uproars, with
a general t. of the whole state, H8 V, 3, 28.
3) disparagement, disgrace, discredit: we did our
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main opinion crush in t. of out best man, Troil. I, 3,
374. your fore-vouched affection fallen into t. Lr. 1,
1, 224.
Taint, vb. ((. for —ed in H6A V, 3, 183; cf. V,
5,81), 1) trans, a) to imbue, to touch: a pure un-
spotted h^art, never yet t. with love, 1 send the king,
H6A V, 3, 183. Nero will be — ed with remorse, H6C
III, 1, 40. cf. attaint in H6A V, 5, 81.
b) to soil , to stain : which I will not t. my mouth
with, H8 111, 2, 332. their breaths with sweetmeats — ed
are, Rom. I, 4, 76. In H5 I, 2, 173 some M. Edd.
taint, others tear; 0. Edd. con-uptly tame.
c) to infect with a disease: whether thou art — ed
or free, Meas. 1, 2, 44. I am a — ed wether of the flock,
Merch. IV, 1, 114. Applied to diseases of the mind:
pray heaven his wisdom be not — ed, Meas. IV, 4, 5.
wise men, folly-fallen, quite t. their wit, Tw. Ill, 1, 75.
the man is — ed ins wits. III, 4, 14. pride, which out
of daily fortune ever — s the happy man. Cor. IV, 7,
38. Absol.: danger, like an ague, subtly — s even then
when we sit idly in the sun, Troil. Ill, 3, 232.
d) to injure, to prejudice, to impair, to take from :
travel-tainted as J am, H4B IV, 3, 40 (weakened, ex-
hausted by travelling), that my disports con-upt and
t. my business, 0th. 1, 3, 272. his unkindness may de-
feat my life, but never t. my love, IV, 2, 161.
e) to stain in a moral sense, to defile, to corrupt:
by our ears our hearts oft — ed are, Lucr. 38. which
(blood) by him — ed shall for him be spent, 1182. cor-
rupt and —ed in desire, Wiv. V, 5, 94. bear a fair
presence, though your heart be — ed, Err. Ill, 2, 13.
her foul — ed flesh. Ado IV, 1, 145. what plea so — ed
and coiTupt, Merch. Ill, 2, 75. a very — ed fellow,
and full of wickedness. All's III, 2, 89. let no quarrel
t. the condition of this present hour, Tw. V, 365. cor-
rupt and — ed with a thousand vices, H6A V, 4, 45.
t. not thy mind, nor let thy soul contrive against thy
mother aught, Hml. I, 5, 85. if thy faith be not — ed
with the breach of hers, Cymb. 111,4,27. to t. his nobler
heart and brain with jealousy, V, 4, 65.
f) to disgrace, to discredit, to expose to blame:
punish my life for — ing ofmyjove, Tw. V, 141. my
age was never — edwith such shame, H6A IV, 5, 46.
to t. that honour every good tongue blesses , H8 III, 1,
55. brought him, as a man sorely — ed, to his answer,
IV, 2, 14. speaking too loud, or — ing his discipline,
0th. II, 1, 275.
2) intr. a) to be affected with incipient putre-
faction, to be corrupted: you cannot preserve f< (flesh)
from — ing, Cymb. 1, 4, 148.
b) to be infected and corrupted in a moral sense :
I cannot t. with fear, Mcb. V, 3, 3.
c) to be impaired, to become stale and tasteless :
pursue him now, lest the device take air and L Tw. Ill,
4, 145.
Taintnre, defilement: the t. of thy nest, H6B II,
1, 188.
Take (impf. took, partic. took, taken, ia'en), I)
trans, in its original sense = to touch; to strike in
a beneficial or pernicious manner; 1) to charm, to
captivate: which must t. the ear strangely, Tp. V, 313.
devised and played to t. spectators, Wint. Ill, 2, 38.
(. the winds of March with beauty, IV, 4, 119. to t.
your imagination, Per. IV, 4, 3. 2) to destroy; absol. :
here, there, and everywhere, he leaves and — s, Troil.
V, 5, 26 (= he spares or kills), his sword, death's
stamp, where it did mark, it took. Cor. II, 2, 112. t. or
lend, Cymb. Ill, 6, 24 (cf. Lend). With an object:
how soon confusion may ... t. the one by the other. Cor.
Ill, 1, 111. whose plots have broke their sleep to t. the
one the other, IV, 4, 20. consumed with fire, and took
what lay before them, IV, 6, 78. not fear still to be —n,
Lr. I, 4, 353. Used of the malignant influence of
superhunaan powers: he blasts the tree and — s the
cattle, Wiv. IV, 4, 32. then no planet strikes, no fairy
— s, Hml. I, 1, 163. strike her young bones, you — ing
airs, with lameness, Lr. II, 4, 166. bless thee from
whirlwinds, star -blasting and — ing. 111, 4, 61. now
the witch t. me. Ant. IV, 2, 37. = tostrike, to give
a blow: t. him over the costard with the hilts, B3 I,
4, 159. With a dat. and accus.: he took you a box
o' the ear, Meas. II, 1, 189. took him such a cuff, Shr.
III, 2, 165. does not Toby t. you a blow o' the lips? Tw.
II, 5, 75. I will t. thee a box on the ear, H5 IV, 1, 231.
IV, 7, 133.
= to seize, to lay hold of: she — 5 him by the hand,
Ven. 361. 1124. t. hands, Tp. I, 2, 377. As V, 4, 134.
i. a serpent by the tongue. Ado V, 1, 90. let me i. you
a button-hole lower, LLL V, 2, 706. till you t. her hand
before this friar, V, 4, 56. (. him by the arm. As IV,
3, 163. / *. her hand. All's II, 3, 183. your fathers
— n by the silver beards, H5 III, 3, 36. the worst is
filthy and would not hold — ing, Tim. I, 2, 159. cf.
Wiv. I, ], 308. IV, 6, 37. Meas. IV, 1, 55 etc. Meta-
phorically: many a man would t. you at your word.
Err. I, 2, 17. LLL II, 217. Rom. II, 2, 49.
= to have recourse to, to betake one's self to:
7-un, master, run; for God's sake t. a house. Err. V, 36
(enter, take refuge in, a house), he took this place
for sanctuary, 94. shouldst thou t. the river Styx , I
would sioim after, Troil. V, 4, 20 (go, plunge into). /
(. the earth to the like, R2 IV, 52 (I apply to the earth,
by throwing down my glove. Ql task; Ff om.). make
you t. the hatch, John V, 2, 138 (leap over it). Hence
the phrases: to i. horse, H4A I, 1, 60. H6B IV, 4, 54.
R3 III, 2, 16. let me t. my horse, H4A IV, 1, 119 (the
earlier Qq taste), ere lie t. ship for France, H5 II Chor.
30. i. shipping, H6A V, 5, 87. lest the device t. air
and taint, Tw. HI, 4, 145 (= get public), to t. one's
way, Sonn. 48, 1. All's II, 5, 69. Cymb. 1, 5, 31. t.
the instant way , Troil. Ill, 3, 153. every fairy t. his
gait, Mids. V, 423. t. thy flight, Mids. V, 310. t. the
start, Merch. II, 2, 6. t. a travel, B2 I, 3, 262. I'll
t. my heels, Err. 1, 2, 94. t. sanctuary, B3 III, 1, 28.
/ will t. the wall of any man, Rom. I, 1, 15 (cf. Walt).
= to come upon unexpectedly, to catch by sur-
prise, to find at advantage or disadvantage : / will t.
him, Wiv. Ill, 2, 41. I will now t. the lecher. III, 5,
146. where we may t. him, IV, 4, 16. he vows if he
can t. you, to scorch your face. En'. V, 182. to be — n
with a wench, 111, I, 1, 290. 291. 299. that girl that
I took with the hind Costard, I, 2, 123. — n napping,
IV, 3, 130. you took the moon at full, but now she's
changed, V, 2, 214. when I did him at this advantage
t. Mids. Ill, 2, 16. I took him sleeping, 38. let not me
t. him, Merch. V, 236. you shall never t. her without
her answer, unless you t. her without her tongue. As
IV, 1, 175. / have ta'en you napping, Shr. IV, 2, 46.
though I took him at's prayers. All's II, 5, 45. when
at Bohemia you t. my lord, Wint. I, 2, 40. were I ta'en
here it would scarce be answered, 'j'w. Ill, 3, 28. half
my power «, are — n by the tide, John V, 6, 40. wert
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— n with the manner, H4A II, 4, 346 (cf. Manner),
we took him setting of boys' copies, H6B IV, 2, 95. to
t. her in her heart's extremest hate, R3 I, 2, 232. be
not ta'en tardy by unwise delay, IV, 1, 52. you have
taen a tardy sluggard here, V, 3, 225. he was not — n
well; he had not dined, Cor. V, 1, 50. let the county t.
you in your bed, Rom. IV, 5, 10. you t. us even at the
best, Tim. I, 2, 157. he look my father grossly, full of
bread, Hml. Ill, 3, 80. you may t. him at your pleasure,
0th. IV, 2, 24." etc. = to find ( but in a tone of re-
proach) : I thought to have ta'en you at the Porpentine,
Err. Ill, 2, 172.
-= to seize, to make prisoner, to catch (as ani-
mals), to get into one's power ( as towns etc.): his
master goeth about to t. him, Ven. 319. Valentine, if
he be ta'en, must die. Gent. Ill, 1, 232. she's ta'en (like
a bird), 1 warrant you, Ado III, 1,104 (Qq limed), ha'
ta'en a couple of knaves. III, 5, 34. John is ta'en in
flight, V, 4, 127. well ta'en, Shr. II, 207. he has —n
their greatest commander, All's 111, 5, 5. ta'en, John
III, 2, 7. t. purses, H4A I, 2, 15. 110. II, 4, 452. in
his flight was took, H4B I, 1, 131. slaughtered or took,
H6A I, 1, 147. Talbot is ta'en, 1, 2, 14. he is ta'en
or slain, IV, 4, 42. what prisoners thou hast ta'en, IV,
7, 56. if you be ta'en, H6B V, 2, 78. had he been
ta'en, H6C II, 1, 4. Henry is ta'en, III, 2, 118. (. an-
other Troy, 190. if Troy be not — n till these two un-
dermine it, Troil. II, 3, 9. a new-ia'en sparrow. III, 2,
36. a prisoner, yesterday took. III, 3, 19. the town is
ta'en. Cor. I, 10, 1. — s it (fish) by sovereignty of
nature, IV, 7, 34. ta'en or slain, Caes. V, 5, 3. Antony
be took alive. Ant. IV, 6, 2 etc. to t. prisoner: Lucr.
1608. John III, 4, 7. H4B 1, 1, 126. H6AI, 1,145 etc.
Applied to diseases, = to seize, to attack: a fit
of madness took him. Err. V, 139. being — n with the
cramp, As IV, 1, 104. old John of Oaunt is grievous
sick, suddenly — n, R2 I, 4, 55. a grievous sickness
took him, H6B III, 2, 370.
= to lay hands on and carry away: when death
— s one (babe) Lucr. 1161. the devil t. one party, Wiv.
IV, 5, 108. Tp. Ill, 2, 89. As III, 2, 226. R2 V, 5,
103. Troil. IV, 2, 77 etc. then Lucifer t. alt, Wiv. I,
3, 84. her brother's ghost would t. her hence in horror,
Meas. V, 441. nay, then, a shame t. all! H6B III, 1,
307. a bugbear t. him, Troil.JV, 2, 34. Lucina lent not
me her aid, but took me in my throes, Cymb. V,4, 44etc.
= to bring out of the power or possession of an-
other ; absol. : that opportunity which they had to, t.from
us, to resume we have again, Cymb. Ill, 1, 15. and all
in war with Time for love of you, as he — s from you,
I engraft you new, Sonn. 15, 14. With an object:
when your highness took his dukedom. As I, 3, 61. t.
but my shame, R2 I, 1, 175. when they did t. his eyes,
Lr. IV, 2, 89. what cannot be preserved, when fortune
— s, patience her injury a mockery makes, 0th. I, 3,
206 (_^= when fortune — s what cannot be preserved).
and ta'en the treasure of her honour, Cymb. II, 2, 41.
to t. a person's life: Tp. I, 2, 267. V, 274. Meas. II,
4, 53. As I, 1, 158. H6A III, 1, 22. Ant. Ill, 12, 23
etc. With away: to t. away the edge of that day's cele-
bration, Tp. IV, 28. a cloud — s all away, Gent. I, 3,
87. to t. away a life true made, Meas. II, 4, 47. Ill,
2, 122. Wint. Ill, 2, 16. John III, 1, 178. V, 1, 41.
Hml. II, 2, 516 etc. With from: unless thou t. that
honour from thy name, Sonn. 36, 12. me from myself
thy cruel eye hath — n, 133, 5; of. Hml. V, 2, 245.
which (island) thou —st from- me, Tp. I, 2, r!3-2. HI,
2, 73. Gent. Ill, 1, 343. Meas. V, 211 (the body that
took away the match from Isabel). Err. II, 1, 89. V,
117. 352. Mids. Ill, 2, 177. As I, 1, 19. II, 7, 95.
Tw. Ill, 3, 34. Wint. IV, 3, 65. V, 3. 41. R2 I, 1,
183. H4A II, 4, 179. H6B II, 4, 17. H6C II, 5, 58.
R3 I, 4, 223. IV, 4, 291. H8 11, 2, 7. Cor. II, 2, 150.
II, 3, 222. Rom. V, 3, 185. Ant. Ill, 7, 12. Cymb.
III, 4, 62 etc. With off: you t. it off again (the con-
sulship) Cor. Ill, 3, 61. who by self and violent hands
took off her life, Mcb. V, 8, 71. it would cost you a
groaning to t. off my edge, Hml. Ill, 2, 259. your power
and your command is — n off, 0th. V, 2, 331. the
heaviness and guilt within my bosom — s off my man-
hood, Cymb. V, 2, 2. whose life she had ta'en off by
poison, V, 5, 47. that monster envy ... Marina's life
seeks to t. off. Per. IV Prol. 14. Hence to t. off = to
kill, to make away with: the deep damnation of his
— ing off, Mcb. I, 7, 20. whose execution — s your
enemy off, 111, 1, 105. let her who would be rid of him
devise his speedy — ing off, Lr. V, 1, 65. I must have
your maidenhead — n off, or the common hangman shall
execute it. Per. IV, 6, 136.
= to deduct, to subtract: cannot I. two from twenty
and leave eighteen, Cymb. II, 1, 60.
= to bear , or carry , or lead along : t. with you
your companions, Tp. V, 292. t. him to prison, Meas.
III, 2, 32. t. him hence, V, 313. 382. 526. t. him to thy
custody. Err. T, 1, 156. t. the stranger to my house,
and with you t. the chain, IV, 1, 36. t. away this villain,
LLL I, 2, 158, how I shall t. her from her father's
house, Merch. II, 4, 31. t. her to thee. As III, 5, 63. .
t. them to the buttery, Shr. Ind. 1, 102. a sword ta'en
out of the town-armoury. III, 2, 47. t. in your love, IV,
2, 71. t. the fool away, Tw. I, 5, 42. 43. 58. 60. to
have ta'en it away yourself, II, 2, 6. t. this fellow in,
H6B 1, 3, 36. t. her to thee, I, 4, 55. with your holy
load, — nfrom Paul's, R3 I, 2, 30. Furies, t. him to
your torments, I, 4, 57. I'll t. her to my guard, Ant.
V, 2, 67 etc.
Metaphorically: I would your grace would t. me
with you, H4A II, 4, 506 (i. e. would be clear and
explicit, that I might be able to follow and under-
stand your meaning), soft! t. me with you, Rom. Ill,
5, 142.
= to choose and make to be one's own: to t. a
wife, Gent. Ill, 1, 76. if he t. her, let him t. her simply,
Wiv. Ill, 2, 77. / will never t. you for my love again,
V, 5, 121. / t. thee for pity, Ado V, 4, 93. do it for
thy true-love t. Mids. II, 2, 28. I t. thee for wife, As
IV, 1, 135. I take thee for my husband, 139. a woman
that Brutus took to wife, Caes. II, 1, 293. Mids. Ill,
2,459. Asm, 3, 69. All's II, 3, 109. 112. Tw. II,
4, 30. H6C III, 2, 89 etc.
= to catch (as a disease) : he hath ta'en the infec-
tion. Ado II, 3, 126. his very genius hath — n the in-
fection of the device, Tw. HI, 4, 142. t. cold, Shr. IV,
1, 11. to t. a cold, H4A II, 3, 9. his corruption being
ta'en from us, V, 2, 22. as men t. diseases one of an-
other, H4B V, 1, 85. t. some new infection to thy eye,
Rom. I, 2, 50. their virtues shall t. corruption from
that particular fault , Hml. I, 4, 35. Similarly: I will
t. my death, 1 never meant him any ill, H6B II, 3, 90.
let me pray before I t. my death, H6C 1, 3, 35. . will
this woodt.firel Wiv. V, 5, 92. Absol. to t. = to t.
fire : / can t., and Pistol's cock is up, H5 II, 1, 55.
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= to seize on, to catch, to choose, not to neglect:
conspiracy his time dolh t. Tp. II, 1, 302. have no lei-
sure — n to weigh how once I suffered, Sonn. 120, 7.
to t. an ill advantage of his absence, Vfiv. Ill, 3, 116.
the next advantage will we t. throughly, Tp. Ill, 3, 14.
ffe that might the vantage best have took, Meas. II, 2,
74. t. time to pause, Mids. I, 1, 83. let's t. the instant
by the forward top, AU'sV, 3, 39. you might t. occasion
to kiss. As IV, 1, 75. if you t. not the heat, H4B II, 4,
324. t. the time, kneel down, H6C V, 1, 48. o tide
irhich, — n at the flood, Caes. IV, 3, 219. we must t.
the current when it serves, 223. who, having some ad-
vantage, took it too eagerly, V, 3, 7. t. tky fair hour,
Hml. i,-2, 62. took once a pliant hour, 0th. I, 3, 151.
=: to receive into the hand, to begin to hold:
he — s it (a glove) /roOT the rushes, Lucr. 318. t. the
paper, Gent. I, 2, 46. you t. the sum and substance that
I have, IV, 1, 15. the jewel that we find, we stoop and
t. it, Meas. II, 1, 24. he hath ta'en his bow and ar-
rows. As IV, 3, 4. t. it to you, Shr. IV, 1, 168. t. my
sword, Mcb. II, 1, 4. t. thee that too, 5 etc. etc.
= to receive into the mind; 1) to hear, to learn: t.
this of me, ... myself am moved to woo thee for my
wife, Shr. II, 191. 'twill not be well, t. it of one, H8
V, 1, 30. no, t. more. Cor. Ill, 1, 140. t. this of me:
Lucrece was not more chaste. Tit. II, 1, 108. t. it of
my soul, my lord leans to discontent, Tim. Ill, 4, 70.
t this note : my lordis dead; Edmund and I have talked,
Lr.lV,6,29. I would not i. this from report, 1V,6,144.
t. that of me , who have the power to seal the accuser's
Up, 173. 2) to understand; to interpret; to suppose to
mean: would not t. her meaning, Pilgr. 154. you have
— n it wiselier than I meant you should, Tp. II, I, 21.
good Lord, how you i. it, 80. if thou beest a devil, t. it
as thou list. III, 2, 138. in what key shall a man t. you,
to go in the song? Ado 1, 1, 188. let me t. you a button-
hole lower, LLL V, 2, 706. 0, t. the sense of my in-
nocence, Mids. II, 2, 45. love — s the meaning in love's
conference, 46. our sport shall be to t. what they mistake,
V, 90. noble respect — s it in might, not merit, 92. was
this — n 6^ any understanding pate but thine ? Wint. 1,
2, 222. choler, if rightly —n, H4A II, 4, 356. t. it in
what sense thou wilt, Eom. I, 1, 31. t. our good mean-
ing, I, 4, 46. very well took, II, 4, 131. you t. me in
too dolorous a sense. Ant. IV, 2, 39. 3) to consider, to
take into view: the whole world cannot pick out five
such, t. each one in his vein, LLL V, 2, 548. he was a
man, t. him for all in all, Hml. I, 2, 187. 4) to hold,
to think; with an infinitive: what the best is, (my eyes)
I. the worst to be, Sonn. 137, 4. / took him to be killed
with a thunderstroke, Tp. II, 2, 112. we t. him to be a
thief, Meas. Ill, 2, 17. 1 1. him to be valiant ,. AAo II,
3, 195. which 1 1. to be either a fool or a cipher. As
III, 2, 308. / 1. my young lord to be a very melancholy
man, All's HI, 2, 3. which 1 1. to be too little for pomp
to enter, IV, 5, 54. so (a shepherdess) he then took her
to be, Wint. V, 2, 127 etc. With a double accus. : the em-
press' sons 1 1. them, Tit. V, 2, 154. With /or (whether
the opinion be erroneous or not): the doors ...he — s
for accidental things of trial, Lucr. 326. to t. this drun-
kard for a god, Tp.,V, 296. a better woodman than thou
— St him for, Meas. IV, 3, 171. I was ta'en for him.
Err. V, 387. not the men you took them for. Ado III, 3,
51. t. salve for I' envoy, liTJLWX,!^. I took three threes
for nine, V, 2, 495. / 1. him for the better dog, Shr. Ind.
1, 25. to be generous, guiltless, and of free disposition,
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
is to t. those things for bird-bolts, Tw. I, 5, 99. Merch.
III, 5.46. All's 11,5,4. Tw. 111,4,410. John IV, 2, 209.
H6A III, 2, 62. H6B 1, 3, 14. 82. R3 I, 3, 224. HI, 5,
25. Cor.I, 5, 3. Tit. II, 3, 71. Hml. Ill, 4, 32. Lr. IV,
6, 78. Cymb. Ill, 3, 104 etc. to t. it = to think , to
believe: howe'er it pleases you to t. it so, the ring was
never hers, AU'sV, 3,88. you overween to t. it so, H4B
IV, 1, 149. one would t. it ... the spavin reigned among
'em, H8 I, 3, 11. who hath got, as It. it, an ague, Tp.
II, 2, 68. Sir Proteus, as 1 1. it, Gent. IV, 2, 90. as I
t. it, it is almost day, Meas. IV, 2, 109. who, as 1 1. it,
have stolen his birds' nest, Ado II, 1, 237. whither is
he gone? Marry, as 1 1. it, to Rousillon, All's V, 1, 28.
Wint. II, 1, 198. H4B I, 2, 126. H5 IV, 7, 22. H8 1, 1,
175. Hm. V, 2, 156. 0th. V, 1, 51. Ant. IV, 11,2./ 1.
it, your own business calls on you, Merch. 1, 1, 63. and
here. It. it, is the doctor come, IV, 1, 168. / t. it there's
but two ways, H4B V, 3, 114. HS I, 3, 33. IV, 1, 51.
V, 3, 88. Mcb. II, 1, 3. Hml. i, 1, 104 etc. 5) to con-
ceive, to form in the mind, to feel: the birds such
pleasure took, Ven. 1101. — s delight to see his active
child, Sonn. 37, 1 . It. all my comfort of thy worth and
truth, 4. save what (delight) must from you be took,
75, 12. I should t. a displeasure against you, Tp. IV,
202. there will be pity — n on you, Meas. I, 2, 112.
wherein 1 1. pride , II, 4, 10. — s pity on decayed men.
Err. IV, 3, 25. you t. pleasure in the message. Ado II,
3," 262. she cannot love, nor t. no shape nor project of
affection. III, 1, 65. t. comfort, Mids. I, 1, 202. when
thou — St true delight in .. ., HI, 2, 454. hath ta'en dis-
pleasure 'gainst his niece. As I, 2, 290. 1 1. some joy
to say you are, IV, 1, 90. t. thou no scorn to wear the
horn, IV, 2, 14. t. a good heart and counterfeit to be a
man, IV, 3, 174. t. no unkindness of his hasty words,
Shr. IV, 3, 169. wondering how thou tookest it (wonder)
All's II, 1, 93. his ill ta'en suspicion, Wint. I, 2, 460.
t. mercy on the poor souls, H5 II, 4, 103. and t. foul
scorn to fawn on him, H6A IV, 4, 35. hence I took a
thought, this was a judgment on me, H8 11, 4, 193. took
some pride to do myself this wrong. Cor. V, 6, 37. t.
thought and die for Caesar, Caes. 11,1, 187. now I
have — n heart thou vanishest, IV, 3, 288. t. patience,
Lr. II, 4, 140. t. to you no hard thoughts. Ant. V, 2,
116. their father took such sorrow, Cymb. 1, 1, 37.
cf. the articles Comfort, Delight, Displeasure, Heart,
Joy, Liking, Mercy, Offence, Pity, Pleasure, Scorn,
Sorrow^
= to submit to the hazard of, to be contented
with: yoifmust t. your chance, Merch. II, 1, 38. t. thy
fortune, Hml. HI, 4, 32. he might have took his answer
long ago, Tw. I, 5, 282. wilt t. thy chance with me?
Cymb. IV, 2, 382. t. the lot, Ant. 11, 6, 63. Hence =
to acquiesce in, to put up with: swouds, I should t. it,
Hml. 11, 2, 604. an they will t. it (the truth), so; if not,
he's plain, Lr. II, 2, 106. Modified in sense by adverbs
or other additions: unless I took all patiently, I should
not live, Lucr. 1641. my daughter — s his going grie-
vously, Gent. 111,2, 14. andt. the shame with joy, Meas.
II, 3, 36. I'll t. it as a peril to my soul, II, 4, 65. if you
t. it not patiently. III, 2, 79. he — s it ill. Err. II, 1, 12.
t. them (my cates) in good part, HI, 1, 28. you'll mar
the light by —ing it in snuff, LLL V, 2, 22. since you
do t. it so much at heart, Merch. V, 145. how he — s {(
at heart, Tw. HI, 4, 112. to t. the death of her brother
thus, 1, 3, 2. to tell me how he — s it, 1, 5, 301. to report
your lord's — ing of this, II, 2, 11. t. it how you will,
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II, 3, 204. tooTc it deeply, V7int. II, 3, 14. t. thy cor-
rection mildly, R'2 V, 1, 32. I will t. it as a sweet dis-
grace, H4B 1, 1, 89. It. it kindly, H6B III, 1, 346. that
you t. with unthankfulness his doing, R3 II, 2, 90. which
he'll t. in gentle pari, III, 4, 21. if you t. it as a plea-
sure to you in being so , Cor. II, 1, 34. you'll t. it ill,
Tim. V, 1, 93. how the people t. the qruel issue, Caes.
III, 1, 293. t it to heart, Hml. I, 2, 101. / t. it much
unkindly, 0th. I, 1, 1. you t. things ill. Ant. II, 2, 29.
you must not t. my former sharpness ill, III, 3,38. how
he — s my death, IV, 13, 10. to try your —ing of a
false report, Cymb. I, 6, 173.
= to receive and swallow as a drink or medicine;
the thing she took to quench it, Wint. IV, 4, 61. I have
— n my last draught, H6B II, 3, 73. t. physic, Lr, 111,
4, 33. have you ia'en of it? Cymb. V, 5, 258 etc. of. t.
a taste of my finding him. As III, 2, 246.
= to assume: he — s and leaves, in cither's apt-
ness , as it best deceives , to blush at speeches rank , to
weep at woes, or to turn white, Corapl. 305. t. this
shape, Tp. I, 2, 303. t. apy shape but that, Mcb. Ill, 4,
102. t. you, as 'twere, some distant knowledge of him,
Hml. II, 1, 13 (= pretend). With upon and the refl.
pronoun, =^ 1) to charge one's self with; to under-
take: to t. a fault upon me that he did, Gent. IV, 4, 15.
she'll t. the enterprise upon her, Meas. IV, 1,66. if yon
will t. it on you to assist him , IV, 2, 10. you must t.
Thisby on you, Mids. I, 2, 46. do not seek to t. your
change upon you, As I, 3, 104. this way will 1 1. upon
me to wash your liver clean, III, 2, 442. / t. the fault
on me, Tw. Ill, 4, 344. I'll t. it upjon me, Wint. 11, 2,
32. I should t. on me the hostess-ship o' the day, IV,
4, 7 1 . 'twere no good part to t. on me to keep and kill
thy heart, R2 V, 1, 98. t. on himself the sovereignty, R3
111,7, 79. to i. onyou the charge, 131. we shall t. upon's
what else remains to do, Mcb. V, 6, 5. 2) to assume;
to appropriate to one's self: that I have took upon me
such an immodest raiment, Gent. V, 4, 105. to t. upon
you another man's name, Shr. V, 1, 37. have — n the
shapes of beasts upon them, Wint. IV, 4, 26. that dread
King that took our state upon him, H6B HI, 2, 154. fear
not yet to t upon you what is yours, Mcb. IV, 3, 70.
3) to pretend, to arrogate: I now t. upon me, in the
name of Time, to use my wings, Wint. IV, 1, 3. — s on
him to reform, some edicts, H4A IV, 3, 78. why the devil
. . . took he upon him to appoint who should attend on
him? H8 1, 1, 73. 4) to pretend to a quality or to a
knowledge, to profess: one that — s upon him to be a
dog indeed, Gent. IV, 4, 13. this slave took on him as
a conjurer. Err. V, 242. / told him you were sick; he
— s on him to understand so much, Tw. I, 5, 149. how
comes that? says he that — « upon him not to conceive,
H4B II, 2, 123. / 1. not on me here as a physician, IV,
1, 60. she — s upon her to spy a white hair on his chin,
Troil. I, 2, 153. t. upon's the mystery of things, Lr. V,
3, 16. you must either be directed by some that t. upon
them to know, or do t. upon yourself that which I am
sure you do not know, Cymb. V, 4, 186. 5) without an
object, or with it, = to play one's part, to cut a figure:
you'll prove a jolly surly groom, that t. it on you at the
Hrst so roundly, Shr. Ill, 2, 216. look that you t. upon
you as you should, IV, 2, 108. she — s upon her bravely
at first dash, H6A I, 2, 71.
^ to receive, or to get possession of, as of a thing
desired or claimed: / will not t. too much for him, Tp.
11, 2, 80. and much less t. what I shall die to want, HI,
1, 78. t. my daughter, IV, 1, 14. turn her out to who
will t. her in, Gent. Ill, 1, 77. t. all, pay all, ... all is
as she will, Wiv. 11,2, 123. (. your places, Mids. V, 84.
by ■ — ing or by giving of excess, Merch. I. 3, 63. t. in-
terest, 76. and such assurance ta'en, Shr IV, 4, 49. t.
the Highest to witness. All's IV, 2, 24. t. and give back
affairs, Tw. IV, 3, 18. t. not, good cousin, further than
you should, R2 HI, 3, 16. let us t. any man's horses,
H4B V, 3, 141. we render you the tenth, to be ta'en
forth at your only choice. Cor. 1, 9, 34. let us t. the law
of our sides, Rom. 1, 1,44. t. all myself, II, 2, 49. I'll
t. the ghost's word for a thousand pound, Hml. Ill, 2,
297. or that you will t. longer time, V, 2, 207. t. the
shadow of this tree for your good host, Lr. V, 2, 1. to
have bought what I have took, Cymb. Ill, 6, 48. I having
ta'en the forfeit, V, 5, 208 etc. t. all, a proverbial phrase,
properly, as it seems, = the French va tout: I'll strike
and cry T. all. Ant, IV, 2, 8. the longer liver t. all, Rom.
I, 5, 17 (German: wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten).
unbonneted he runs, and bids what will t. all, Lr. HI,
1, 15 (bids defiance to any thing). — To t. sth. upon
one's death , or upon one's honour etc. , = to give an
assurance, to protest by one's honour , or by the cer-
tainty of death ; / took it upon mine honour thou hadst
it not, Wiv. II, 2, 12. took it on his death that this my
mother's son was none of his , John I, 1 10. — s on the
point of honour to support so dissolute a crew , R2 V,
3, 11. they t. it already upon their salvation, that ... 1
am the king of courtesy, H4A 11, 4, 9. I'll t. it upon
my death, I gave him this wound, V, 4, 154.
=^ to make a mark or copy of a thing, to note
down: although his (the star's) height be — n, Sonn.
116,8. the character I'll t. with wax, Tim. V, 3, 9.
they t. the flow o'the Nile by certain scales i'the py-
ramid. Ant. 11, 7, 20. t. the marks of her, Per. IV, 2,
61. = to set down in writing: his confession is — n.
All's IV, 3, 1 30. cf. below : to t. measure, to t. an inven-
tory, to t. a note.
= to receive as a thing in any way given or com-
municated : as new-fallen snow — s any dint, Ven. 354.
which (well) /rom love's fire took heat perpetual, Sonn.
154, 10. that horse his mettle from hisrider — s, Compl.
107. which any print of goodness wilt not t. Tp. 1, 2,
352. t. thou that (i. e. a blow). III, 2, 84; cf. Err. 1, 2,
92; 11, 2, 23; Shr. IV, 1, 151; R3 I, 4, 276. t. it for
your pains, Gent. 1, 1, 124. t. this again (a writing)
11,1,124. «. ^our AcmoM?-s, Meas. 1, 1, 53. tot. life from
thine own sister's shame, Meas. Ill, I, 139. t. my de-
fiance, 143. took deep scars to save thy life. Err. V,
192. a stag that had ta'en a hurt. As II, 1, 34. to t.
dust, Tw. 1, 3, 135. hob, nob, is his word; give 't-or t.
't. 111, 4, 263. as you shake off one (misery) to i. an-
other, Wint. IV, 4, 580. then t. my king's defiance from
my mouth, John 1, 21. t. his mother's thanks, II, 32.
heaven t. my soul, IV, 3, 10. heaven will t. our souls,
R2 111, 1, 33. those mouthed wounds which valiantly he
took, H4AI, 3, 97. let this acceptance t. H5 Epil. 14.
t. him, and use him well, H8 V, 3, 154. there's laying
on, t. it off who will, as they say: there be hacks, Troil.
I, 2, 224 (cif. Tw. Ill, 4, 263). telling how I took the
blow, 294. I took him, made him joint-servant with me.
Cor. V, 6, 31 (cf H8 V, 3, 154.). from forth the fatal
loins ... a pair of lovers t. their life, Rom. Prol. 6.
then have my lips the sin that they have took, I, 5, 1 1 0.
the spurns that patient merit of the unworthy — s, Hml.
111,1,74. have took their discharge, Lr, V,3, 105. make
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death proud to t. us, Ant. IV, 15, 88. if thou please to
t. me to thee, V, 1, 10. can t. no greater wound, Cymb.
Ill, 4, 117. home art gone, and ta'en thy wages, IV, 2,
261 etc.
To t. and leave joined, as contradistinctive, in
different significations: he — s and leaves, in cither's
aptness, as it best deceives, to blush ... or to turn white,
Compl. 305 (he chooses or forbears), as though I knew
not what to t. and what to leave, Shr. I, 1, 104 (what
to do and -what not), t. her or leave her, Lr. I, 1, 208.
every where he leaves and — s, Troil. V, 5, 26 (spares
or Itills). Perhaps also in Cymb. Ill, 6, 24 (0. Edd. t.
or lend).
To t. the sacrament, properly = to receive the
communion, to partake of the Lord's supper, in the
sense of to make a vow : shall I set down your answer
so? Do: I'll t. the sacrament on't, how and which way
you will. All's IV, 3, 156. that they and we, perusing
o'er these notes, may know wherefore we took the sacra-
ment, aud keep our faiths firm and inviolable, John V,
2, 6. you shall not only t. the sacrament to bury mine
intents, R2 IV, 328. a dozen of them here have ta'en
the sacrament , to kill the king, V, 2, 97. ten thousand
French have ta'en the sacrament to rive their artillery
upon no soul but Talbot, H6A IV, 2, 28. as we have
ta'en the sacrament, we will unite the white rose and
the red, R3 V, 5, 18 ; cf I, 4, 208. This may contribute
to explain the use of to take an oath (administered by
another) = to make an oath : Merch. II, 9, 2. Shr. IV,
2, 32. H6C I, 1, 196. I, 2, 22 etc. (to t. an oath of =
to administer an oath to : Lucr. Arg. 20). And hence
perhaps the following expressions: betwixt mine eye
and heart a league is took, Sonn. 47, 1 (= a peace is
concluded), till he t. truce with her contending tears,
Ven. 82. with my vexed spirits I cannot t. a truce, John
III, 1, 16. offences 'gainst me, that 1 cannot t. peace
with, H8 II, 1, 85. the seas and winds, old wranglers,
took a truce, Troil. II, 2, 75. could not t. truce with the
unruly spleen of Tybalt, Rom. Ill, 1, 162 (cf. his present
reconciliation t. 0th. Ill, 3, 47?).
= to accept, not to refuse: they'll t. suggestion,
as a cat laps milk, Tp. II, 1, 288. i. no repulse, what-
ever she doth say, Gent. Ill, 1, 100. It. your offer, IV,
1, 70. t. the honour, Wiv. II, 1, 46. / may t. his bond,
Merch. 1, 3, 28. if he will t. it (my friendship), so, 170.
proffers not took reap thanks for their reward. All's II,
1,150. would you t. the letter of her ,\\\, 4,1. we'll t.
your offer kindly. III, 5, 104. will you t. eggs for money?
No, I'll fight, Wint. 1, 2, 161 (cf. Egg), such offers ...
as we may t. John V, 7, 85. t. this compact of a truce,
H6A V, 4, 163. / will t. thy word, Rom. II, 2, 91 (i. e.
believe thee). Iwas afinefooltot.it, 0th. IV, 1,155.
1. 1 your wish (i. e. the crown), / leap into the seas.
Per. II, 4, 43 etc.
Joined with adverbs or prepositional phrases to
express any change of place or state produced by any
action or manipulation : first red as roses that on lawn
we lay, then white as lawn, the roses took away, Lucr.
259. which (twilight) black night doth t. away, Sonn.
73, 7. t. those lips away, Meas. IV, 1, 1. t. away the
grief of a wound, H4A V, 1, 134. let me still t. away
the harms I fear, Lr. I, 4, 352 (remove), an a' speak
any thing against me, I'll t. him down, Rom. II, 4, 159
(= I will put him down, i. e. baffle, crush him. The
nurse's speech), t. thy face hence, Mcb. V, 3, 19. and
t. unmingled thence that drop again. Err. II, 2, 129. t.
in the top-sail, Tp. 1, 1, 7. or t. off tjiine (wonder)
All's II, 1, 92 (remove it, make an end of it), to t.
off so much grief from you, 'Wint. V, 3, 55. should t.
it (sentence of banishment) off again, R2 III, 3, 135.
it sets him on, and it — s him off, Mcb. II, 3, 36 (pulls
him back, restrains him), speak, man: thy tongue may
t. off some extremity, which to read would be even mortal
to me, Cymb. Ill, 4, 17. I'll have my brains ta'en out
and buttered, 'Wiv. Ill, 5, 7. their stings and teeth newly
ta'en out, H4B IV, 5, 206. the fairest votary took up
that fire, Sonn. 154, 5. what is't that you took up so
gingerly? Gent. I, 2, 70. 134. t. up those clothes, Wiv.
Ill, 3, 155. t. it (the basket) up, IV, 2, 114. they three
were — n up by fishermen. Err. I, 1, 111. by men of
Epidamnum all were — n up, V, 350. why had I not
took up a beggar's issue at my gates? Ado IV, 1, 134.
(. him up, Shr. Ind. 1, 45. 72. as he stooped to t. it up,
III, 2, 164. t. it (the gown) up unto thy master's use.
T. up my mistress' gown for thy master's use? IV, 3,
IGO, 161. 164. i. it up straight, Wint. II, 3, 135. 183.
(. up the corse, R3 I, 2, 226. (. up those cords, Rom.
Ill, 2, 132. — the shame that from them no device can
take, Lucr. 535. to t. this poor maid from the world,
Meas. Ill, 1, 240. t. me from the world, H6C I, 4, 167
(= kill me), something that does t. your mind from
feasting, Wint. IV, 4, 356. / am sorry to see you ta'en
from liberty, H8 I, 1, 205. and from these shoulders
ta'en a load. III, 2, 382. your loves took from you the
apprehension of his present portanne. Cor. II, 3, 231.
his own impatience — s from Aufidius a great part of
blame, V, 6, 147. t. this from this (head from shoulder)
Hml. II, 2, 156. if Hamlet from himself be ta'en away,
V, 2, 245. t, the present horror from the time, Mcb. II,
1, 59. t. me from this world with treachery, 0th. IV, 2,
220. with his own sword I have ta'en his head from
him, Cyrab. IV, 2, 150. t. this charm from off her sight,
Mids. II, 1, 183. the other — s in hand no cause, but
company, of her drops' spilling, Lucr. 1235 (cf. Band),
he hath ta'en you newly into his grace, Ado I, 3, 23.
(. the cork out of thy mouth. As 111, 2, 213. to t. our
brother Clarence to your grace, R3 II, 1, 76. t. to your
royal self this proffered benefit of dignity. III, 7, 195
(cf. Shr. IV, 1, 168. Wint. Ill, 2, 232. H8 V, 1, 105.
Cor. II, 1, 34. II, 2, 147. Ant. V, 1, 10. V, 2, 1 16) etc.
Peculiar use of some adverbs: to t. in = to con-
quer, to subdue, to take: affliction may subdue the
cheek, but not i. in the mind, Wint. IV, 4, 588. to t. in
many towns. Cor. 1, 2, 24. to t. in a town with gentle
words. 111, 2, 59. t. in that kingdom. Ant. I, 1, 23. t. in
Toryne, III, 7, 24. mused of — ing kingdoms in. III,
13, 83. such assaults as would t. in some virtue, Cyrab.
III, 2, 9. swore with his own single hand he'ld t. us in,
IV, 2, 121.
To t.out = 1) to ask to dance: I were unmannerly,
to t. you out, and not to kiss you, H8 I, 4, 95. 2) to
copy: I'll have the work ta'en out, 0th. Ill, 3, 296. t.
me this work out, III, 4, 180. IV, 1, 156. 159. 161.
To t. up ^ 1) to occupy, to take: t. up some other
.station. Cor. IV, 5, 32. 2) to trip: he took up my legs
sometime, Mcb. II, 3, 45. 3) to intercept, to obstruct:
such a keech can t. up the rays o' the sun, H8 1, 1, 56.
schoolboys' tears t. up the glasses of my sight. Cor. Ill,
2,116. 4) to seize, to have recourse to : dare not t. up
arms like gentlemen, H6A 111, 2, 70. 5) to adopt, to
acknowledge, to be contented to receive: fear not
Cesario, t. thy fortunes up; be that thou knowest thou
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art, Tw. V, 151. (. up this mangled matter at the best,
0th. I, 3, 173. 6) to make up, to settle: how was that
(quarrel) ta'en up ? As V, 4, 50. seven justices could
not t. up a quarrel, 10-1. / have his horse to t. up the
quarrel, Tw. Ill, 4, 320. to t. up a matter of brawl be-
twixt my uncle and one of the emperial's men, Tit. IV,
3, 92. 7) to obtain on trust, to borrow: if a man is
through with them in honest — ing up, they stand upon
security, H4B I, 2, 46. cf. the quibbles: to prove a
goodly commodity , being — n up of these men's bills.
Ado III, 3, 191. t. up commodities upon our bills, H6B
IV, 7, 135. 8) to levy: you are to t. soldiers up in coun-
ties, H4B II, 1, 199. you have taen up the subjects of
his substitute, IV, 2, 26. 9) to rebuke, to rate, to scold :
/ was — n up for laying them down, Gent. I, 2, 135.
t. this shadow up, for 'tis thy rival, IV, 4, 202 (quib-
bling), yet art thou good for nothing but — ing up. All's
II, 3, 218. a whoreson jackanapes must t. me up for
swearing, Cymb. II, 1, 4. 10) to oppose, to encounter,
to cope with: a third must t. up us, H4B I, 3, 73. t. up
the English short, H5 II, 4, 72. I will t. up that (pro-
verb) with 'Give the devil his due', III, 7, 126. I could
myself t. up a brace o' the best of them. Cor. Ill, 1, 244.
Sence 9 and 10 joined in the clown's speech: how it
(the sea) chafes, how it rages, how it — s up the shore,
Wint. Ill, 3, 90.
Various periphrastical use with substantives (cf.
the resp. nouns): — s no account how things go from
him, Tim. II, 2, 3. to t. a new acquaintance of thy mind,
Sonn. 77, 12. a certain aim he took, Mids. II, 1, 157.
t. thy breath, H6A IV, 6, 4. Troil. IV, 5, 192. V, 8, 3.
let no man t. care for himself, Tp. V, 257. had I a
sister were a Grace, he should t. his choice, Troil. 1, 2,
258. Cor. I, 6, 65. Tit. IV, 1, 34. (. counsel of their
friends, Ven. 640. to fast like one that — s diet, Gent.
II, 1, 25. shall I not t. mine ease in mine inn? H4A III,
3, 92. a potion, which so took effect as I intended, Rom.
V, 3, 244. by water shall he die and t. his end, H6B 1,
4,36. t. their examination, Ado III, 5, 53. lest he should
t. exceptions to my love, Gent. I, 3, 81, V, 2, 3. let him
t. his haste, Tim. V, 1, 213. makes it t. head from all
indifferency , John 11, 579. for — ing so the head, R2
III, 3, 14. t. heed, Tp. IV, 22. Merch. II, 2, 8. there t.
an inventory of all I have, H8 III, 2, 452. his — n la-
bours, All's III, 4, 12. Hml. II, 2, 83. let us t. our leave,
Gent. I, 1, 56. IV, 4, 38. Meas. I, 4, 90. took measure
of my body. Err. IV, 3, 9. to t. a note of what I stand
in need of, Gent. II, 7, 84. Meas. II, 2, 94. IV, 1, 38.
V, 80. H8 II, 3, 59. — ing no notice that she was so
nigh, Ven. 341. to t. order, Shr. I, 2, 126. R2 V, 1, 53.
to t. the pain, Pilgr. 192. to t. pains, Tp. I, 2, 354.
IV, 190. Gent. I, 1, 123. Err. V, 393. Mids. I, 2, 111.
Merch. IV, 1, 7.- Tim. Ill, 5, 26. t. your patience to you,
Wint. Ill, 2, 232. H8 V, 1, 105. t. your place, Merch.
IV, 1, 170. with my nobler reason against my fury do
1 1. pari, Tp. V, 27. Meas. V, 435. Mids. Ill, 2, 322.
333. t. but possession of her with a touch, Gent. V, 4,
130. lohen she will t. the rein I let her run, Wint. II,
3, 51. —s no rest, Ven. 647. 1185. Tp. II, 1, 197.
V, 301. Wint. II, 3, 10. H6C II, 5, 32. might have
ta'en revenge, Meas. IV, 4, 33. unwholesome weeds t.
root with precious flowers, Lucr. 870. Ado I, 3, 24.
H8 I, 2, 87. I must t. like seat, H6C III, 3, 10. I trust
to t. of truest Thisby sight, Mids. V, 280 {Yitaste).
you have ta'en a special stand, Wiv. V, 6, 247. cf., be-
sides, the substantives Course, Farewell, Harm, Hold,
Muster, Nap, Occasion, Render, Rouse, Survey, Turn,
Vantage, Vengeance, Wreak.
II. refl. = to betake one's self: ere these eyes oj
mine t. themselves to slumber, H5 III, 2, 123. I. you to
your tools. Tit. IV, 3, 6. a vestal livery will 1 1. me to.
Per. Ill, 4, 10. (. away thyself = go away: Tim. IV,
3, 283. As for the clown's speech in Wint. IV, 4, 751 :
your worship had like to have given us one (i. e. a lie),
if you hadnot — n yourself with the manner, see Planner.
III. intr. 1) to betake one's self, to have recourse,
to apply: have you any thing to t. to? Nothing but my
fortune, Gent. IV, 1, 42.
2) to have the intended effect (German: sich
machen) : I know a way , if it t, right , in spite of for-
tune, will bring me off again, H8 III, 2, 219. Partic.
— n: whatsome'er he is, he's bravely — n here. All's
111,5,55 (be has done well here, has behaved bravely).
never greater (shows and pageants), nor, I'll assure
you, better — n, H8 IV, 1, 12 (of a better effect, better
executed).
3) With on, = to be furious, to chafe, to fret: t. on
as you would follow, but yet come not, Mids. Ill, 2,258.
Followed by with: she does so t. on with her men, Wiv,
III, 5, 40. he so — 5 on yonder with my husband, IV, 2,
22. how will my mother for a father's death t. onwith
me, H6C II, 5, 104.
Taker, 1) one who catches a disease: he is sooner
caught than'the pestilence, and the t. runs presently mad,
Ado I, 1, 88.
2) one who swallows something: a swallowed bait
on purpose laid to make the t. mad, Sonn. 129, 8. that
the life-weary t. may fall dead, Rom. V, 1, 62.
Taking, subst. state of extreme alarm, agony of
fear: what terror 'tis! but she, in worser t. Lucr. 453.
what a t. was he in ivhen your husband asked who was
in the basket, Wiv. Ill, 3, 191. As for t. = malignant
influence, witchery (Lr. HI, 4, 61), and t. off = cut-
ting off, killing (Mcb. 1, 7, 20. Lr. V, 1, 65), see Take.
Talbouites, name given in contempt to the Eng-
lish by the Pucelle: H6A III, 2, 28. Hanmer Talbo-
tines, most M. Edd. Talbotites.
Talbot, 1) name of the renowned English general
in the French wars of the fifteenth century: H5 IV,
3, 54. H6A I, 1, 106. 121. 128 (a T.l a T.! cf. A).
1,4,23. II, 2, 37 and III, 3, 20 (the T.). IV, 2, 3 (John
T.). IV, 7, 61 (his various titles enumerated) etc. etc.
2) his son John T.: H6A IV, 3, 35. IV, 5, 1 etc. 3) Sir
Gilbert T., a partisan of Richmond: R3 IV, 5, 10.
Talbotites, see Talbonites.
Tale, 1) any thing told, a story, a narrative:
Lucr. 1078. 1496. Pilgr. 93. Tp. I, 2, 106. 140. Wiv.
IV, 4, 28. 38. Meas. V, 370. Ado I, 1, 218 {like the
old t. cf. Dyce's Glossary). II, 1, 135 [the Hundred
Merry — s; a book lately reprinted). Ill, 3, 157.
Mids. I, 1, 133. Merch. IV, 1, 276. As I, 2, 128. Shr.
IV, 1, 65. 74. Wint. II, 1, 23. 25. IV, 1, 14. V, 2, 30.
66. John I, 98. Ill, 4, 108. IV, 2, 18. 202. R2 III, 4,
10. V, 1, 41. 44 (Ff/a«). H4A II, 4, 281. V, 4, 158.
H5 IV, 7, 45. H6A II, 5, 62. V, 5, 10. H6C II, 1, 120.
Cor. I, 1, 93. 98. Tit. II, 3, 105. Ill, 2, 27. 47. IV, 1,
47. V, 3, 94. Mcb. V, 5, 26. Hml. I, 5, 15. II, 2, 468
(Qq talk). 522. Lr. I, 4, 36. V, 3, 12. 214. 0th. I, 3,
90. 171. IV, 1, 85. Cymb. II, 2, 45. Ill, 3, 14. V, 5,
297. Per. I, 4, 2. vows as light as — s, Mids. Ill, 2.
133. truths would be — s, where now half — s be truths.
Ant. H, 2, 136. cf. Pilgr. 93. to tell —s — to com-
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munioate things not much to the credit of a person:
Tp. V, 129. MeaB. IV, 3, 175. Tw. 11, 1, 43. Lr. II, 4,
231. of. Err. IV, 3, 89. Ado III, 2, 63. H4A III, 2, 23.
Cymb. I, 6, 143. H8 V, 3, 110. Proverbial phrase:
thereby hangs a t. Wiv. I, 4, 159. As II, 7, 28. Shr.
IV, 1, 60. 0th. Ill, 1, 8.
2) any thing that is or has been said or spoken:
to a pretty ear she tunes her t. Ven. 74. she trembles
at his t. 591. she wispers in his ears a heavy t. 1125.
when thou earnest thy t. to tell, Pilgr. 305 (to say that
thoB lovest her), my amorous t. Ado I, 1, 327. they
are both in a t. IV, 2, 33 (both say the same), thou
canst not . . . devise a name so slight ... as the pope.
Tell him this t. John III, 1, 152. my death's sad t. may
yet undeaf his ear, R2 II, 1, 16 (what I say in death).
that his t. to me may be nothing but 'Anon', H4A II, 4,
35. I should have told your grace's t. H6B III, 1, 44
(I should have said the same as you), to end a t. of
ienjrt, Troil.I, 3, 136 (alongspeecb). Compl.4. Tp.
Ill, 2, 56. 91. Gent. II, 3, 54. II, 4, 126. Wiv. I, 1,
79, I, 4, 85. Meas. V, 84. Ado III, 3, 109. 151. LLL
11, 74. V, 2, 729. Mids. II, 1, 51. Merch. I, 2, 52. Shr.
II, 71. IV, 2, 67. V, 2, 24. John III, 1, 5. 25. 26. IV,
2, 234. R2 III, 2, 121. V, 3, 37. H4A 1, 3, 256. II,
3, 51. II, 4, 135. V, 2, 91. R3 III, 7, 31. IV, 4, 327.
358. 359. 462. V, 3, 194. Troil. I, 2, 91. Cor. V, 6,
58. Tit. Ill, 1, 40. Rom. I, 5, 25. II, 4, 99. 11, 5, 34.
V, 3, 230. Mob. 1, 3, 97 (as thick as t. came post with
post; perhaps = as thick as words, as speech can
utter it. M. Edd. hail). 0th. V, 1, 125. Ant. 1, 2, 102.
Always joined with the verb to tell, except the
following passages: my tongue hath but a heavier t. to
say, B2 III, 2, 197 (rhyming). 1 will a round unvar-
nished t. deliver, 0th. I, 3, 90. / could a t. unfold,
Hml. 1, 5, 15. The case is another in the phrase short
t. to make, H6C II, 1, 120. Hml. II, 2, 146.
Punning upon t. and tail: Gent. II, 3, 54. Rom.
II, 4, 99.
Talent, 1) a sum of money among the ancient
Greeks: Tim. I, 1, 95. 141. I, 2, 6. II, 2, 202. 208.
235. 238. Ill, 1, 19. Ill, 2, 13. 26. 43. Ill, 4, 94. in
you, which I account his beyond all — s, Cmb. I, 6, 80
(exceeding any price. Read: which I account's, i. e. is).
2) 'a locket consisting of hair platted and set in
gold' (Malone) : behold these — s of their hair , with
twisted metal amorously impleached, Compl. 204.
3) a natural gift, faculty: a rare t. LLL IV, 2, 64.
those that are fools, let them use their — s, Tw. 1, 5, 16.
4) see Talon.
Tale-porter, name in Wint. IV, 4, 273.
Talk, subst. 1) the act of speaking: sometime it
(her grief) is mad and too much t. affords, Lucr. 1106.
so she sleep not in her t. Gent. HI, 1, 335. crossing the
plain highway of t. Merch. Ill, 1, 13. practise rhetoric
in your common t. Shr. 1,1, 35. to be cross in t. II, 251.
our argument is all too heavy to admit much t. H4B V,
2, 24. R3 III, 1, 126. Troil. IV, 4, 88. 141. Tim. V,
2, 14. Hml. Ill, 2, 300. Ant. V, 2, 50.
2) something spoken : mine ears, that to your wan-
ton t. attended, Ven. 809. mingling my t. with tears,
Lucr. 797. smooth not thy tongue with filed t. Pilgr.
306. as strange unto your town as to your t. Err. II, 2,
161. Meas. IV, 3, 188; Ado 111, 1, 20. R2 IV, 14. H6C
III, 3, 168. Troil. V, 1, 17. Tit. Ill, 2, 31. V, 2, 17.
3) mutual discourse, conversation: what sad I. was
that, Gent. I, 3, 1. break their t. Wiv. Ill, 4, 22. our
t. must only be of Benedick, Ado III, 1,17. spent an
hour's t. IXiL li, 68. I would not have my father see
me in t. with thee, Merch. II, 3, 9. As U, 4, 21. Wint.
IV, 4, 317. H6A I, 2, 118. Ill, 1, 63. H6C IV, 1, 6.
R3 III, 1, 177. Cor. IV, 7, 4. Caes. II, 2, 121. IV, 3,
226. 289 (hold). Hml. I, 3, 134 (to give words or t.
with the Lord Hamlet). Lr. Ill, 3, 16 (maintain), to
have t. of = to converse about: we had an hour's t.
of that wart, Wiv. I, 4, 162. 11, 1, 172. / had t. oj
you last night. All's V, 2, 56. to have more I. of these
sad things, Rom. V, 3, 307.
Talk, vb. 1) to speak, to utter words; absol. :
canst thou t.f Ven. 427. begins to t. Lucr. 1783. he
will be — ing , Tp. II, 1, 27. without any more — ing,
II, 2, 178. she doth t. in her sleep, Gent. Ill, 1, 333.
Err. Ill, ], 38. IV, 4, 46. Ado I, I, 117. LLL IV, 3,
274. As V, 2, 57. H4A V, 2, 92 etc. In a bad sense,
= to speak impertinently, to prattle: to babble and
to t. Ado III, 3, 37. he will be —ing, HI, 5, 36. to
prate and t.for life, Wint. 111,2,42. 1 do not t. much,
H8 II, 1,146. this —ing lord, 111,2,265. poor prattler,
how thou — est, Mob. IV, 2, 64. come, come, you t. 0th.
IV, 3,26. Modified by an adverb or prepositional ex-
pression: to t. in deeds, Lucr. 1348. does not i. after
the wisest, Tp. 11,2, 76. love — 5 with better knowledge,
Meas. Ill, 2, 159. you t. greasily, LLL IV, 1, 139.
Merch. II, 2, 200. As I, 3, 26. Ill, 5, 110. H6A HI,
2, 4. V, 3, 108.
With of: — ed of virtue, Lucr. 846. ivhen you t.
of war, Gent. V, 2, 16. Wiv. I, 1, 301. IV, 2, 30. 94.
Ado HI, 2, 107. V, 1, 317. LLL HI, 119. Merch. I, 2,
45. H, 2, 50. V, 151. As HI, 5, 94. 1148 I, 1, 54 etc.
With on: this Sir Proteus that we t. on, Gent. IV, 2, 73.
Rom. H, 5, 43. Ant. II, 2, 85. Cymb. It, 4, 132. With
to, = to address words to: (. not to me, Wiv. IV, 6, 1.
Gent. IV, 2, 104. As III, 4, 1. Shr. II, 35. John HI,
4, 91. IV, 1, 25. H4A I, 3, 234. HI, 1, 163. Rom.
III, 5, 204. 0th. HI, 3, 296. IV, 2, 102. With to and
of: what — est thou to me of the hangman^ H4A II, 1,
73. R3 111, 4, 77 (Ff —est thou to me of if si Qq tellest
thou me of ifs ?) .
With a clause: ice were — ing that our garments
seem fresh, Tp. II, 1, 96.
With an accus. denoting an effect: thou dost t.
nothing to me, Tp. II, 1, 170. all tongues to t. their
bitterest, Wint. HI, 2, 217. Double accus.: they would
t. themselves mad. Ado II, 1, 369. t. thy tongue weary,
Cymb. 111,4, 115. Accus. and prepositional expression :
t. us to silence, H8I, 4, 45. t. him out of patience, 0th.
HI, 3, 23.
2) to converse: to t. and greet, LLL V, 2, 144.
Pyramus and Thisby did t. through the chink of a wall,
Mids. HI, 1, 65. the very time Aumerle and you did t.
R2 IV, 61. we must out and t. Caes. V, 1, 22. Edmund
and I have ■ — ed, Lr. IV, 5, 30 (have spoken of the
matter and come to an agreement), toe shall t. before
we fight, Ant. II, 6, 2. Followed by with: t. with her,
Tp. IV, 32. Meas. I, 4, 36. V, 348. Err. II, 2, 192.
Ado V, 1, 340. Merch. 1, 3, 37. H6A 111, 3, 35. Lr.
HI, 4, 159 etc. I must t. a word with you, R3 IV, 4,
198 (accus. of measure. Qq speak). I'll t. a ivord
with this Theban, Lr. Ill, 4, 162.
Talker, one who talks much, a prattler: III
grow a t. Merch. 1, 1, 110. ■ — s are no good doers, R3
I, 3, 352. I be not found a t. H8 11, 2, 79.
Tall, 1) high in stature: how t. was she? About
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my stature, Gent. IV, 4, 162. ift., a lance ill-headed;
if low, an agate, Ado III, I, 64. which is the greatest
laihj, the highesf? The thickest and the — est, LLL IV,
3, 47. few — er are so young, V, 2, 846. the cowslips
t. her pensioners be, Mids. II, 1, 10. her t. personage,
her height, 111, 2, 292. As I, 2, 284 (M. Edd. smaller,
or lesser, or lower). I, 3, 117. HI, 5, 118. Tw. IV, 2,
7. H4B V, 1, 65. V, 3, 36. Ant. II, 5, 118. Ill, 3, 14.
Applied to stockings, = long, high: t. stockings, short
blistered breeches, H8 I, 3, 30.
2) large and strong, stout: 1 am a worthless boat,
he oft. building, and of goodly pride, Sonn. 80, 12.
many a t. ship, Merch. Ill, 1, 6. R2 11, 1, 286. 0th.
II, 1, 79. yondt. anchoring bark, Lr. IV, 6, 18.
3) stout, sturdy, lusty, spirited (German tiichtig):
and carry back to Sicily much t. youth that else must
perish here, Ant. II, 6, 7. Except this passage, the
word , in this sense , is either used with irony , as by
FalstafF: good soldiers and t. fellows, Wiv. II, 2, 11;
by Sir Toby: he's as t. a man as any, Tw. I, 3, 20;
and by Percy: which many a good t. fellow had de-
stroyed, H4A I, 3, 62; or with braggardism, as by
Shallow: I would have made you four t. fellows skip
like rats, Wiv. II, 1, 237; or ridiculed, as by Mer-
cutio: a very good blade! a very t. man! Rom. II, 4,
31; or only put in the mouth of mean persons: anon
comes Pyramus, sweet youth and t. Mids. V, 145 (in
the play of Pyramus and Thisbe). a — er man than I
will take cold, Shr. IV, 1, 1 1 (Grumio's speech), thou'rt
a t. fellow, IV, 4, 17 (Tranio's speech). Sir John Fal-
staff, at. gentleman, H4B 111,2,67 (Bardolph's speech).
spoke like a t. fellow that respects his reputation, R3
1, 4, 156 (the second murderer's speech). Pistol even
says: thy spirits are most t. H5 II, 1, 72. As for the
phrase a t. man of one's hands (Wiv. 1, 4, 26. Wint.
V, 2, 177. 179. 181. 185), employed by Simple and
the clown, see Hand.
Tallow, the grease or fat of an animal: Wiv. V,
5, 16 (a phrase properly applied to bucks growing
lean after rutting- time). Err. Ill, 2, 100. H4A II, 4,
125. H4B I, 2, 179. Rom. Ill, 5, 158 ((. face, i. e.
pale face). Cymb. I, 6, 110.
TaUow-catch, reading of 0. Edd. in H4A II, 4,
252; supposed by some to be = tallow-ketch, i. e. a
vessel filled with tallow; by others = tallow-keech,
i. e. fat rolled up in a round lump.
Tally , subst. a stick on which notches or scores
are cut , to keep accounts by : our fore-fathers had no
other books but the score and the t. H6B IV, 7, 39. nor
need I — es thy dear love to score, Sonn. 122, 10.
Talou (0. Edd. talent; cf. DuU's pun in LLL IV,
2, 65) the claw of a bird of prey: H4A II, 4, 363.
H6B III, 2, 196. H6C I, 4, 41. Per. IV, 3, 48.
Tame, adj. 1) having lost its native wildness, ac-
customed to man, domestic: Ven. 1096. Tp. II, 2, 71.
80. Gent. Ill, 2, 80. All's II, 5, 50. Wint. I, 2, 92
(make's fat as t. things; cf. Thing). RSI, 1,174. H4A
V, 2, 10. Til watch him t. 0th. Ill, 3, 23 (like a hawk).
you must be watched ere you be made t. Troil. Ill, 2,46.
Used of things, =: wonted, accommodated to one's
habits, grown into a custom: sequestering from me all
that time, acquaintance, custom and condition made t.
and most familiar to my nature, Troil. Ill, 3, 10.
2) subdued: how t. a meacock wretch can make the
curstest shrew, Shr. II, 314. With to, = bearing pa-
tiently :2)a(!ence, t. to sufferance, bide each check, Sonn.
58, 7. make them t. to their obedience, John IV, 2, 262.
made t. to fortune's blows, Lr. IV, 6, 225 (Qq made
lame by fortune's blows).
3) Metaphorically, either in a good sense, = free
from passion, mild, gentle, meek; or in a bad sense,
= heartless, spiritless, insensible, dull : fair nature is
both kind and t. Compl.311. youth is wild, and age is
t. Pilgr. 164. to be what 1 would not shall not make me
1. Wiv. Ill, 5, 153. you could not with more t. a tongue
desire it, Meas. II, 2, 46. you are a t. man, go! Mids.
III, 2,259. I see love hath made thee a t. snake. As IV,
3, 70. yet can J not of such t. patience boast, R2 1, 1,
52. he's no swaggerer; a t. cheater, H4B II, 4, 105.
their (horses') courage with hard labour t. and dull,
H4A IV, 3, 23. still use of grief makes wild grief t.
R3 IV, 4, 229. weaker than a woman's tear, — r than
sleep, fonder than ignorance, Troil. 1, 1, 10. be not too
t. neither, Hml. Ill, 2, 18. start not so wildly from my
affair. I am t., sir, 322. at your age the hey-day in
the blood is t. Ill, 4, 69.
In a physical sense , = harmless , ineffectual, im-
potent : his remedies are t. in the present peace and
quietness of the people, Cor. IV, 6, 2.
Tame, vb. 1) to reduce from a wild to a domestic
state, to make gentle: Ven. 560. Lucr. 956. HS V, 3,
21. Troil. I, 3, 391. Ill, 2, 84.
2) to subdue, to crush, to depress: continuance — s
the one (woe) Lucr. 1097. if justice cannot t. you. Ado
V, 1, 210. to t. you Kate, Shr. II, 278. IV, 1, 213. IV,
2,53.58. V,2, 188. winter — s man, woman andbeast,
IV, 1, 24. 25. t. the savage spirit of wild war, John
V, 2, 74. — d the king and made the dauphin stoop,
H6G II, 2, 151. I'll t. you, I'll bring you in subjection.
Per. II, 5, 75. With to: — ing my wild heart to thy
loving hand, Ado III, 1, 112.
Peculiar expressions: would drink up the lees and
dregs of a flat — d piece, Troil. IV, 1, 62 (not unman-
ned, as Juliet calls herself in Rom. Ill, 2, 14, but re-
sembling a hawk grown too familiar with man. Per-
haps flat-tamed, i. e. tamed to flatness or staleness).
if that the heavens do not their visible spirits send
quickly down to t. these vile offences, Lr. IV, 2, 47
(= to restrain).
Tamely, with a subdued spirit, with unresisting
submission: H4B IV, 2, 42. H8 III, 2, 279. Lr. II,
4, 279.
Taraeness, 1) state of being reclaimed from wild-
ness: Lr. HI, 6, 19. 2) meekness, gentleness: any mad-
ness . . . seemed but t. , civility and patience , Wiv. IV,
2, 27.
Taming -school, a school in which the art is
taught of subduing a contumacious spirit: Shr. IV, 2,
54. 55.
Tamora, name of the queen of the Goths in Tit.
I, 139 etc.
TaniwortU, place in England: R3 V, 2, 13.
Tan, 1) to make (leather) firm and impervious
to water: his (a tanner's) hide is so — ed with his
trade, that he will keep out water a great while, Hml.
V, 1, 186.
2) to make brown, to deprive of the freshness of
youth: beated and chopped with — ed antiquity, Sonn.
62,10. time, whose accidents . ..t. sacredbeauty, 115,7.
Tang, subst. a shrill sound, a twang: she had a
tongue laith a t. Tp. II, 2, 52.
Tang, vb. to ring, to twang: let thy tongue t. argu_
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menls of state, Tw. II, 5, 163. let thy tongue t. with
arguments of state, III, 4, 78 (Fl langer).
Tangle, 1) to implicate, to ravel: his speech was
like a — d chain, Mids. V, 125.
2) to ensnare: how a bird lies — d in a net, Ven.
67. lay lime to t. her desires, Gent. Ill, 2, 68. she
means to t. my eyes too. As HI, 5, 44. with the snares
of war to t. thee, H6AIV, 2, 22. have all limed bushes,
and ... they' lit. thee, H6B II, 4, 55. my king is — d
in affection to a creature of the queen's, H8 III, 2, 35,
Tanling, one tanned or scorched by the sun: to
be still hot summer's — s and the shrinking slaves of
winter, Cymb. IV, 4, 29.
Tanner, one whose occupation is to tan leather:
H6B IV, 2, 24. Hml. V, 1, 183.
Tantalus, the fabulous king condemned to be
placed in water and beneath a fruit-tree, without the
power of reaching either: Ven. 599. Lucr. 858.
Tap, subst. a slight blow: this is the right fencing
grace, my lord; t. for t., and so part fair , H4B II, 1,
206.
Tap, vb. to pierce or broach a cask: he shall
draw, he shall t. Wiv. I, 3, 11. With out, = to draw,
to let out (liquor); that blood ... hast thou ■ — ed out
and drunkenly caroused, R2 II, 1, 127.
Tape, a narrow fillet or band of linen: Wint. IV,
4, 322. 610.
Taper, a candle: Wiv. IV, 4, 50. 62. LLL V, 2,
267. B2 I, 3, 223. Cor. I, 6, 32. Tit. I, 324. II, 3,
228. IV, 2, 89 (by the burning —s of the sky). Caes.
II, 1, 7. 35. IV, 3, 164. 275. 0th. I, 1, 142. 167.
Cymb. II, 2, 5. 19. cf. Night-taper.
Taper-light, candle-light: John IV, 2, 14. Per.
Prol. 16.
Tapestry, woven hangings : the desk that's cover-
ed o'er with Turkish t. Err. IV, 1, 104. the shaven
Hercules in the smirched worm-eaten t. Ado III, 3, 146.
my hangings all of Tyrian t. Shr. II, 351. to pawn the
t. of my dining-chambers, H4B II, 1, 154. 159 (—es).
hanged with t. of silk and silver, Cymb. II, 4, 69.
Taphoase, alehouse: Meas. II, 1, 219.
Tapster, one who draws beer and serves the cus-
tomers of an alehouse (= the modern waiter^ : shrill-
tongued — « answering every call, Ven. 849. Wiv. I,
3, 17. 19. Meas. I, 2, 112. 115. II, 1, 63. 207. 215.
223. 224. 232. LLL I, 2, 43 (I am ill at reckoning;
itfitteth the spirit of a t.). As III, 4, 34. H4A IV, 2,
31. H4B I, 2, 193. Troil. I, 2, 123. Tim. IV, 3, 215.
Tar, subst. a, resinous substance obtained from
pine and fir-trees: Tp. II, 2, 54. As III, 2, 65. 70.
Tar, vb. to smear with tar: — ed over with the
surgery of our sheep, As III, 2, 63.
Tardily, slowly: could speak low and t. H4B II.
3, 26.
Tardiness, slowness, or rather a habit of being
behindhand in sth.; a t. in nature which often leaves
the history unspoke that it intends to do, Lr. I, 1, 238.
Tardy, adj. slow and behindhand in one's busi-
ness, being too late, laggard: is your t. masternow at
hand? Err. II, 1, 44. an you be so i., come no more in
my sight. As IV, 1,51. whose manners still our t. apish
nation limps after, R2 11, 1, 22 (being always in the
rear, behindhand with others), these t. tricks of yours
will . . . break some gallows' back, H4B IV, 3, 31. some
t. cripple bore the countermand, E3 II, 1, 89. be not
ta'en t, by unwise delay, IV, 1, 52. you have ta'en a t.
sluggard here, V, 3, 225. you're t. H8 I, 4, 7. the
prince, must think me t. and remiss, Troil, IV, 4, 143.
however he puts on this t. form, Caes. I, 2, 303 (the
contrary to 'quick mettle', 300). this overdone, or come
t. off, Hml. Ill, 2, 28 (cf. Come and Lag), your t. son
to chide. III, 4, 106.
Adverbially: too swift arrives as t. as too slow,
Rom. II, 6, 15 (and perhaps in Hml. HI, 2, 28).
Tardy, vb. to retard, to render slow: Camilla
— ed my swift command, Wint. Ill, 2, 163.
Tardy-gaited, slow, laggard ; the cripple I. night
who ... doth limp so tediously away, H5 IV Chor. 20.
Tarentum, town in Italy: Ant. Ill, 7, 22.
Targe, a shield: LLL V, 2, 556 (with t. and shield.
Holofernes' poetry). Ant. II, 6, 39. Cymb. V, 5, 5.
Target, the same: H4A II, 4, 224. H6C II, 1,
40. H8 Prol. 15. Cor. IV, 5, 126. Hml. II, 2, 334.
Ant. I, 3, 82. IV, 8, 31. Per. I, 1, 140. II, 1, 143.
Tarpcian , pertaining to the rocky steep in an-
cient Rome, from which criminals were precipitated:
bear him to the rock T. Cor. Ill, 1, 213. the T. rock,
266. Ill, 2, 3. the steep T. death. III, 3, 88. the rock
T. 103.
Tarqulu, name of the last king of Rome and of
his sons: Lucr. Arg.22. 25. Lucr. 3 and passim. Cor.
II, 1, 166. II, 2, 92. 98. V, 4, 46. Tit. Ill, 1, 299.
IV, 1, 63. Caes. II, 1, 54 (the T.). Mcb. II, 1, 55.
Cymb. II, 2, 12.
Tarquinius, the same: Lucr. Arg. I. 5. 12.
Tarre, to set on (dogs): and like a dog that is
compelled to fight, snatch at his master that doth I. him
on, John IV, 1, 117. pride alone must t. the mastiffs
on, as 'twere their bone, Troil. I, 3, 392. and the na- ,
tion holds it no sin to t. them to controversy , Hml. II,
2, 370.
Tarriance , 1 ) the act of remaining in a place,
of not going away : / am impatient of my t. Gent. I!,
7,90. 2) the act of waiting, of staying in expectation:
Cytherea a longing t. for Adonis made under an osier,
Pilgr. 74.
Tarry, 1) intr. a) to stay, to abide, to lodge: thou
knowest where I will t. Merch. IV, 2, 18.
b) to continue in a place, to remain, not to go
away: t. I here, I but attend on death, Gent. Ill, 1,
186. I t. too long, Wiv. I, 4, 64. 93. 117. farewell.
T., sweet Beatrice, Ado IV, 1, 294. 327. (., rash wan-
ton, Mids. II, 1, 63. (., Jem, Merch. IV ,1, 346. I'll t.
no longer with you: farewell. As HI, 2, 309. I chafe
you, if 1 1.: let me go, Shr. II, 243. 1 cannot t. IV, 4,
99. if you t. longer, 1 shall give worse payment, Tw.
,1V, 1, 20. if you will not (go), (. at home and be hanged,
H4A I, 2, 147. 162. leave me, or t., Edward will be
king, H6C IV, 1, 65. better do so (go along) than t.
and be hanged, IV, 5, 26. / will not t. H8 II, 4, 131.
there is no — ing here, Troil. II, 3, 269. prithee, t.',
you men will never t. IV, 2, 15. 16. / might have still
held off, and then you would have — ed, 18. those that
go or t. V, 1, 85. 86. t. with him till I turn again. Tit.
V, 2, 141. fly; there is no — ing here, Caes. V, 5, 30.
there is nor flying hence nor — ing here, Mcb. V, 5, 48.
if you will measure your lubber's length again, t.; but
away! Lr. I, 4, 101. but I will t., the fool will stay,
H, 4, 83.
c) to stay in expectation, to wait: nay, t., I'll go
along with thee, Meas. IV, 3, 174. Thisby, — ing in
mulberry shade, Mids. V, 149. it stands so that I may
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' t. so long, Shr. Ind. 2, 127. 129. t., Petruchio,
I must go with thee, I, 2, 117. if you will t., lut till
the troops come by, I will conduct you. All's 111, 5, 42.
I'lli. till my son come, Wint. Ill, 3, 78. (., dear cousin,
H5 IV, 6, 15. have Inot —ed? Troil. I, 1, 17. 19. 21.
t. till they push us, Caes. V, 5, 26. (. and take the fool
with thee, Lr. I, 4, 338. With /or: I brought you word
an hour since that the barh Expedition put forth to-
night; and then were you hindered by the sergeant to t.
for the hoy Delay, Err. IV, 3, 40. we'll rest us and t.
for the comfort of the day, Mids. 11, 2, 38. i. for the
mourners, and stay dinner, Eom. IV, 5, 150.
d) to delay: you'll lose the tide, if you t. any longer,
Gent. 11, 3, 39. / pray you, t. Merch. Ill, 2, 1. t. a
little; there is something else, IV, 1, 305.
2) trans, to wait for, to remain till: here's a Bo-
hemian Tartar — es the coming down of thy fat woman,
Wiv. IV, 5, 21. I cannot t. dinner, H4B III, 2, 204
(= stay dinner), he that will have a cake out of the
wheat must needs t. the grinding, Troil. 1, 1, 16. 18. 20.
Tarsus, see Tharsus.
Tart, subst. in Apple-tart, q. v.
Tart, adj. sour, harsh, crabbed; another way, the
news is net so t. Lr. IV, 2, 87. so t. a favour to trumpet
such good tidings, Ant. 11, 5, 38.
Tartar, 1) a native of Tartary : here's a Bohemian
T. tarries the coming down of thy fat woman, Wiv. IV,
5, 21. swifter than arrow from the — 's low, Mids.
Ill, 2, 101. out, tawny T., out! 263. stubborn Turks
and — «, Merch. IV, 1, 32. through flinty — 's bosom.
All's IV, 4, 7. bearing a — 's painted bow of lath, Rom.
I, 4, 6. nose of Turk and — 's lips, Mcb. IV, 1, 29.
2) Tartarus, hell: he's in T. limbo, worse than hell,
Err. IV, 2, 32. follow me. To the gates of T., thou most
excellent devil of wit, Tw. II, 5, 225. he might return
to vasty T. back and tell the legions ... , H5 11, 2, 123.
Tartly, sourly, crabbedly : how t. that gentleman
looks ! I never can see him but 1 am heart-burned an
hour after, Ado 11, 1, 3.
Tartness, sourness, asperity: they (letters of
commendations) cannot be too sweet for the King's t.
All's IV, 3, 96. the t. of his face sours ripe grapes,
Cor. V, 4, 18.
Task , subst. 1 ) business imposed , work to be
done: (the sun) his day's hot t. hath ended, Ven. 630.
her husband's shallow tongue in that high i. (of praising
her) hath done her beauty wrong, Lucr. 80. then be
this all the t. it (the tongue) hath to say, 1618. she,
that yet her sad t. hath not said, 1699. this my mean t.
(of bearing logs) Tp. Ill, 1, 4. Err. 1, 1, 32. Ado 1,
1, 301. LLL 1, 1, 47 (keep). V, 2, 862. John 11, 55.
R2 II, 2, li5(undertake). HI, 2, 191. H6A 1, 1, 152.
H6B 1, 1, 9 (perform). Ill, 1, 318. H6C II, 1, 200.
III, 2, 52. 53. R3 111, 7, 246 (Ff worife). Tit. Ill, 1,
276 (do). V, 2, 58 (do). V, 3, 150. 0th. IV, 1, 196.
IV, 2, 112. Ant. IV, 14, 35 (do). Cymb. IV, 2, 260
(do). Per. I, 1, 2 (undertake).
2) work, labour, toil: the heavy ploughman snores,
all with weary t. fordone, Mids. V, 381. why such im-
' press of shipwrights , whose sore t. does not divide the
Sunday from the week, Hml. I, 1, 75.
3) at t. = censured, blamed: you are much more
at t. for want of ivisdom than praised for harmful mild-
ness, Lr. I, 4, 366 (Q2 and M. Edd. attask'd. cf. the
modern to take to t.).
Task, vb. 1) to impose a business to, to employ,
to charge : white other sports are — ing of their minds,
Wiv. IV, 6, 30 (cf. Of), to t. the tasker, LLL II, 20.
some things of weight that t. our thoughts , H5 I, 2, 6.
therefore let every man now t. his thought, that this
fair action may on foot be brought, 309. a harvfst-man
that's — ed to mow or all or lose his hire. Cor. 1, 3, 39.
With to, = to challenge, to summon, to command to
do; lest the world should t. you to recite what merit
lived in me, Sonn. 72, 1. to Ay strong bidding t. Ariel
and all his quality, Tp. 1, 1, 192. what earthy name to
interrogatories can i. the free breath of a soared king?
John III, 1, 148. /*. the earth to the like, R2 IV, 52
(the later Qq take, q. v.) t, me to my word, approve me,
H4A IV, 1, 9 ( challenge me to act up to my word).
Hence = to put to the proof, to test, to try: the
gallants shall be —ed, LLL V, 2, 126. / am unfor-
tunate in the infirmity, and dare not t. my weakness
with any more, 0th. 11, 3, 43.
2) = to tax (as ask was sometimes spelt ax): — ed
the whole state, H4A IV, 3, 92. It. not you, you ele-
ments, loith unkindness, Lr. Ill, 2, 16 (Ff tax).
3j In H4A V, 2, 51 Qq and M. Edd. how showed
his — ing? seemed it in contempt? i. e. his challenge.
The rest of 0. Edd. talking.
Tasker, one that imposes a task : but now to task
the t. LLL U, 20.
Tassel , an ornamental bunch of silk : thou t. of
a prodigal's purse, Troil. V, 1, 36.
Tassel-gentle, properly tiercel - gentle , the male
goshawk: for a falconer's voiie, to lure this t. back
again, Rom. II, 2, 160. cf. Tercel.
Taste, subst. 1 ) the sense the organs of which
are the tongue and the palate, and by which we per-
ceive the relish of things : what banquet wert thou to
the t. Ven. 445. nor t., nor smell, desire to be invited,
Sonn. 141, 7. never meat sweet-savoured in thy t. Err.
II, 2, 119. love's tongue proves dainty Bacchus gross
in t. LLL IV, 3, 339- come to my natural t. Mids. IV,
1, 179. sans teeth, sans eyes, sans t. As 11, 7, 166. the
ear, t., touch and smell, Tim. I, 2, 132. will the cold
brook . . . caudle thy morning t. IV, 3, 226. inventions
to delight the t. Per. I, 4, 40.
Applied to the mind, = intellectual relish and
discernment: which we oft. and feeling are, LLL IV,
2, 30 (Sir Nathaniel's speech).
2) the particular manner in which this sense is
affected; the sensation which a thing produces on the
tongue and palate: that sweet coral mouth, whose pre-
cious taste her thirsty lips well knew , Ven. 543. the
petty streams . . . add to his (the ocean's ) flow , but
alter not his t. Lucr. 661. his t. delicious, in digestion
souring, devours his will, 699. thy sugared tongue
(turns) to bitter wormwood t. 893. began to loathe the
t. of sweetness, H4A III, 2, 72. this bitter t. yield his
engrossments to the ending father , H4B IV, 5, 79. do
you like the t.? H6A III, 2, 44. when, both your voices
blended, the greatest t. most palates theirs. Cor. Ill, 1,
103. till the fresh t. be taken from that clearness. Tit.
III, 1, 128.
In a moral sense : tliou shalt not know the stained
t. of violated troth, Jjucr. 1059. thou didst rob it (om'
house) of some t. of tediousness , Merch. II, 3, 3. this
affliction has a t. as sweet as any cordial comfort,
Wint. V, 3, 76. bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet
ivorld's t. John III, 4, 110. not palating the t. of her
dishonour, Troil. IV, 1, 59. whose qualification shall
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come into no true i. again btit by the displanting of
Cassio, 0th. II, 1, 283 (all will be distasted, though
they should seem appeased for the moment. Qq trust).
cf. sub 6 Mob. V, ^9.
3) a flavour of something extraneous to the thing
itself; a relish, a tang, a tincture: nor hath love's mind
of any judgment- 1. Mids.1,1,236. my father did some-
thing smack, something grow to, he had a kind of t.
Mereh. 11, 2, 19. my negation hath no t. of madness,
Troil. V, 2, 127. Hence in some t. = in some sort;
and in some t. is Lepidus but so, Caes. IV, 1, 34.
4) the act of trying by the tongue; gustation; me-
taphorically: take a t. of my finding him, and relish it
with good observance. As HI, 2, 246. now I begin to
relish thy advice, and I will give a t. of it forthwith to
Agamemnon, Troil. 1, 3, 389.
5) trial, experiment; proof; specimen : /or a (. As
111, 2, 106. till that the nobles . . . have of their puis-
sance made a little t. H4B II, 3, 52. have we not had
a t. of his obedience? Cor. Ill, 1, 318. I do beseech you,
as in way of t., to give me now a little benefit, Troil.
Ill, 3, 13 (cf. As III, 2, 106). give us a t. of your qua-
lity, Hml. 11, 2, 452. he wrote this but as an essay or
t. of my virtue, Lr. I, 2, 47.
6) the act of eating or drinking: the sweetest honey
is loathsome in his own deliciousness and in the t. con-
founds the appetite, Rom. II, 6, 13. Metaphorically
= the act of feeling or experiencing sth.; a) enjoy-
ment: but yet be blamed, if thou thyself^ deceivest by
wilful t. of what thyself refusest, Sonn. 40, 8. the
setting sun, and music at the close, as the last t. of
sweets, is sweetest last, R2 II, 1, 13. b) painful sense,
suffering: that man is not alive might so have tempted
him as you have done, without the t. of danger and re-
proof, H4A III, 1, 175. if you give him life, after the
t. of much correction, H5 II, 2, 51. the t. whereof
(death) God of his mercy give you patience to endure,
179. I have almost forgot the t. of fears, Mcb. V, 5, 9.
Taste , vb. 1 ) trans, a) to perceive by means of
the tongue and palate: being early plucked, is sour to
t. Ven. 528. man's hand is not able to t., his tongue to
conceive ... what my dream was, Mids. IV, 1, 218
(Bottom's speech), things sweet to t. prove in digestpon
sour, R2 I, 3, '236. when that the watery palate — s
indeed love's thrice repured nectar, Troil. HI, 2, 22.
when it did t. the wormwood, Rom. I, 3, 30.
b) to try by the tongue : who did t. to him ? John
V, 6, 28 ("allusion to the royal taster , whose office
it was to taste and declare the goodness of the wine
and dishes." Dyce). t. of it first, as thou art wont to
do, R2 V, 5, 99. to t. sack and drink it, H4A II, 4, 501,
c) to try, to prove in general: some kind of men
that put quarrels purposely on others, to t. their valour,
Tw. Ill, 4, 267. here the Trojans t. our dearest repute
with their finest palate , Troil. I, 3, 337. praise us as
we are — d, allow us as we prove. III, 2, 98. Sir Toby,
with purposed affection: t. your legs, sir; put them to
motion, Tw. Ill, 1, 87; cf. 91.
d) to have a particular relish as of something
extraneous to the thing itself: you do yet t. some sub-
tilties of the isle, Tp. V, 123.
e) to eat or dripk; properly and figuratively:
shows thee unripe; yet viayst thou well be — d, Ven.
128. dainties are made to t. 164. the one a palate hath
that needs will t. Compl. 167. you are sick of self-love
and t. with a distempered appetite, Tw. I, 5, 98. they
might have lived to bear and he to t. their fruits of duty,
R2 Hi, 4, 62. gall, worse than gall, the daintiest that they
t. H6B III, 2, 322. let them not live to t. this land's
increase, R3 V, 5, 38. this, being smelt, with thai part
cheers each part; being — d, slays all senses with the
heart, Rom. II, 3, 26. go in and t. some wine with me,
Caes. II, 2, 126. I'll prove it on thy heart, ere It.
bread, Lr. V, 3, 94. to t. the fruit of yon celestial tree,
Per. I, 1, 21.
With of, in a partitive sense : he shall t. of my
bottle, Tp. II, 2, 77. will't please you t. of what is
here? HI, 3, 42. t. of these conserves, Shr. Ind. 2, 3.
that we may t. of your wine, H6A II, 3, 79. which she
... shall be assured to t. of too, Cymb. I, 5, 82. I'll
now t. of thy drug, IV, 2, 38.
f) to feel, to experience, to undergo, to suffer, to
enjoy: of this book this learning mayst thou t. Sonn.
77, 4. so shall 1 1. at first the very worst of fortune's
might, 90, 11. — ing it (grief), their counsel turns to
passion, Ado V, 1, 22. I trust to t. of truest Thisby
sight, Mids. V, 280 (Qq take), never to t. the pleasures
of the world, John IV, 3, 68. feel want, t. grief, R2
HI, 2, 176. look to t. the due meet for rebellion, H4B
IV, 2, 116. not a man of them that we shall take shall
t. our mercy , H5 IV, 7, 68. never have you — d our
reward, H6A HI, 4, 22. the grief is fine, full, perf ect,
that 1 1. Troil. IV, 4, 3. and t. Lord Timon's bounty,
Tim. I, 1, 285. hath put himself from rest and must
needs i. his folly, Lr. II, 4, 294. all friends shall t. the
wages of their virtue, and all foes the cup of their de-
servings, V, 3, 302. if the general camp had — d her
sweet body, 0th. HI, 3, 346. that you have — d her in
bed, Cymb. II, 4, 57. let them be joyful too, for they
shall t. our comfort, V, -5, 403. t. gentlemen of all
fashions, Per. IV, 2, 83. And thus even: let me t. my
Aorse, H4A IV, 1, 119 (Pf and later Qq toie). Inever
— d Timon in my life, nor came any of his bounties
over me, Tim. HI, 2, 84.
With o/ (parti tively : whose every word deserves
to t. of thy most worst, Wint. 111. 2, 180. how much
salt water thrown away in waste, to season love that
of it doth not t. Rom. II, 3, 72. all that of his bounties
t. Tim. I, 2, 129. V, 1, 61. the valiant never i. of death
but once, Caes. II, 2, 33. by — ing of our wrath, Cymb.
V, 5, 308. those cities that of plenty's cup and her
prosperities so largely t. Per. 1, 4, 53.
2) intr. to have a smack, to produce a particular
sensation on the palate; properly and figuratively:
since my conversion so sweetly — s. As IV, 3, 138. for
conspiracy, I know not how it — s, Wint. HI, 2, 73.
how — s it? is it bitter? H8 II, 3, 89. she will t. as like
this as a crab does to a crab, Lr.I, 5,18. With of, to
denote the particular smack: every idle, nice and wan-
ton reason shall to the king t. of this action, H4B1 V,l,192.
Tattered (sometimes tottered) torn; ragged: thy
youth's proud livery . . . will be a t. weed, Sonn. 2, 4.
puts apparel on my t. loving, 26, 11. from this castle's
t. battlements, R2 HI, 3, 52 (Qi. 2 tottered), a hundred
and fifty t. prodigals, H4A IV, 2, 37 (Qq and earlier
Ff tottered), in t. weeds, Rom. V, 1, 39. through t.
clothes small vices do appear, Lr. IV, 6, 168.
Tattering (M. Edd.) or Tottering (0. Edd.),
hanging in rags: and wound our t. colours clearly up,
John V, 5, 7.
Tatters (Ff) or Totters (Qq), fluttering rags:
tear a passion to t. Hml. Ill, 2, 11.
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Tattle, 1) to talk idly, to prate : peace your — ings,
Wiv. IV, 1, 26 (Evans' speech), like my lady's eldest
son, evermore — ing, Ado II, 1, 11. let the ladies t.
what they phase, Tit. IV, 2, 168.
2) to tell tales, to blab : she shall not see me, ...
she's a very — ing woman, Wiv, 111, 3, 99.
Taunt, subst. scoff, insulting mockery: to stand
at the t. of one who makes fritters of English, Wiv. V,
5, 151. Usually in the plur. — s: H6A I, 4, 39. H6C
II, 1, 64. II, 6, 66 (give). K3 1, 3, 106. Cor. I, 1,
259. Ant. II, 2, 73.
Tauut, vb. to scoff, to mock; 1! trans.: did not
her kitchen-maid rail, t. and scorn me? Err. IV, 4, 77.
Mids. IV, 1, 62. Tw. Ill, 2, 47. II6A III, 2, 54. R3
I, 3, 109 (Qq — erf, scorned and baited at; Ff baited,
scorned and stormed at). Ill, 1, 134. 153. Ant. I, 2,
III. 2) absol.: I'll write to him a very — ing letter.
As III, 5, 134. 3) with at: to t. at slackness, Ant. Ill,
7, 28 (cf. R3 I, 3, 109).
Tauntingly, scoffingly: Cor. I, 1, 114.
Taurus, name of l)a chain of mountains in Asia:
high —' snow, ilids. Ill, 2, 141.
2) the sign of the zodiac next to Aries: Tit. IV,
3, 69. shall we set about some rerels? What shall we
do else? were we not born under T.? T.! that's sides
and heart. No, sir: it is legs and thighs, Tw. 1, 3, 147
(The medical astrology of that time referred the af-
fections of particular parts of the body to the predo-
minance of particular constellations. According to
Hopton's Concordancy of Years, 1615, Taurus ^go-
verneth the neck, throat and voice').
3) a general of Octavius Caesar: Ant. Ill, 7, 79.
Ill, 8, 1.
Tavern, a house where liquors are sold and
drinkers entertained: Wiv.V,5,167. R2V,3,5. H4A
1, 2, 45. 54. II, 2, 59. HI, 3, 49. 230. H4B II, 4, 388.
H6A HI, 1, 148. Rom. HI, 1, 6. Lr. I, 4, 266.
Tavern-ljill, a bill made out in a tavern: Cymb.
V, 4, 161.
Tavern-reckoning, the same: H4AHI, 3, 178,
Tawdry-lace, a rustic necklace: Wint. IV, 4,
253 (said to be corrupted from Saint Audrey, i. e.
Saint Ethelreda, on whose day, the 17th of October,
a fair was held in the isle of Ely, where gay toys of
all sorts were sold).
Tawny, of a yellowish-dark colour: the ground
indeed is t. Tp. II, 1, 54. from t. Spain, LLL I, 1,
174. out, t. Tartar, Mids. HI, 2, 263. we shall your
t. ground with your red blood discolour, Ho HI, 6, 170.
blue coats to t. coats, H6A I, 3, 47. HI, 1, 74 (the
usual livery of ecclesiastical apparitors \ peace, t.
slave, half me and half thy dam. Tit. V, 1, 27. turn
... their view upon a t. front, Ant. I, 1, 6. cf. Orange-
tawny.
Tawny-flnned ,0. Edd. tawny fine), having dark
fins: I loill betray t. fishes. Ant. II, 5, 12.
Tax, subst. 1) impost, tallage: the commons hath
he pilled with grievous — es, R2 II, 1, 246.
2) reproach, charge: t. of impudence, All's II,
1,173.
Tax, vb. 1) to load with imposts: / would not i,
the needy commons, H6B HI, 1, 116.
2' to load with any charge; to charge, to demand :
i. not so bad a twice to slander music any more than
once. Ado 11, 3,46 (perh'.ps confounded with task,q.v.),
3) to censure, to reproach, to inveigh against:
thus wisdom wishes to appear most bright when it doth
t. itself, Meas. II, 4, 79. you t. Signior Benedick too
much, Ado I, 1, 46. who cries out on pride, that can
therein t. any private party? As II, 7, 71. my — ing
like a wild-goose flies, 86. never — ed for speech, AW s
I, 1, 77. they t. our policy, Tro'd. 1,3, 197. both — ing
me, V, 1, 46. traduced and — ed of other nations, Hml.
I, 4, 18. she'll t. him home. III, 3, 29. Followed by
of: my fore-past proof s shall t. my feurs of little vanity.
All's V, 3, 122. By with: to t. him with injustice, Meas.
V, 312. so many giddy offences as he hath generally
— ed their whole sex withal. As HI, 2, 368. with all
the spots o'the world — erf and deboshed. All's V, 3,
206. It. not you, you elements, with unkindness, Lr.
III, 2, 16 (Qq task).
Taxation, 1) the act of loading with imposts:
R2 II, 1, 260. H8 I, 2, 30. 37. 38. 40.
2) demand, claim (cf. tax vb. 2) : I bring no over-
ture of war, no t. of homage, Tw. I, 5, 225.
3) censure, satire, invective: you'll be whipped for
t. one of these days, As I, 2, 91.
Teach (impf. and partic. taught) to make to learn,
to instruct, to inform, to communicate knowledge or
skill; absol.: to follow mine own — ing, Merch.1,2,19.
the manner of his — ing , Shr. IV, 2, 5. a mistress to
most that t. Wint. IV, 4, 594. H4A I, 1, 96. H8 V, 3,
16. 34. Trans ; as object the thing which one is made
to learn ; thou didst t. the way, Lucr. 630. not learning
more than the fond eye doth t. Merch. II, 9, 27. t. la-
voltas high, IT5 111, 5, 33. maintain the thing you t.
H6A III, 1, 129. that we but t. bloody instructions,
which, being taught, return, Mcb. I, 7, 8 ; cf. Shr. Ill,
1, 69. 0th. II, 3, 2 low-selves nom. or accus.?). Per.
IV, 6, 199 etc. 'The person instructed as object: his
proceedings t. thee, Ven. 406. / have taught him, even
as one loould say precisely, thus I would t. a dog, Gent.
IV, 4, 5. 6. my love is thine to t. Ado I, 1, 293. to t.
a teacher ill beseemeth me, LLL H, 108. highly fed
and lowly taught. All's 11, 2, 4. Shr. I, 1, 197. Caes.
IV, 1, 35. 0th. IV, 2, 111. V, 1, 33 etc. Double accus.:
hath taught them scornful tricks, Ven. 501. your love
taught it this alchemy, Sonn. 114, 4. if I might t. thee
wit, 140, 5. taught thee one thing or other, Tp. I, 2, 354.
you taught me language, 363. the catch you taught me,
HI, 2, 127. Wiv. IV, 1, 67. IV, 5, 61. Meas. II, 4, 19.
EiT. HI, 2, 14. LLL V, ], 49. V, 2, 99. 431. Mids.
I, 1, 152. 195. Merch. Ill, 1, 74. R2 I, 4, 13. H6C
V, 6, 19. Hml. II, 2, 293 etc. The passive with the
thing as subject and the person as object: it hath been
taught us from the primal state. Ant. I, 4, 41. With
the person as subject and the thing as object: they
are taught their manage. As I, 1, 13. you would be
taught your duty, E3 I, 3, 250. where I was taught of
your chaste daughter the wide difference twixt amorous
and villanous, Cymb. V, 5, 193. The person placed
after the thing: he was a fool that taught them (these
manners) me, H4B II, 1, 205. Preceded by to in this
case : creatures that by a rule in nature t. the act of
order to a peopled kingdom, H5 I, 2, 188.
Followed by a subordinate clause: I'll t. you how
you shall arraign your conscience, Meas. II, 3, 21. /.
me how you look, and with what art you sway the mo-
tion of Demetrius' heart, Mids. I, 1, 192. i. twenty
what were good to be done, Merch. I, 2, 17, IV, 1, 440.
Asl, 3, 99. Rom. I, 1, 232. Mcb. I, 6, 12. Lr. II, 4,
69. By an infinitive: those eyes that taught all other
1185
eyes to see, Ven. 952. t. the fool to speak, 1146. — ing
decrepit age to tread the measures, 1148. Luor. 996.
Sonn. 50, 3. 64, 11. 78, 5. 86, 5. 145, 8. Pilgr.
320. Geat. 11, 1, 143. 174. II, 6, 8. Wiv. I, 4, 115.
II, 2, 214. Ill, 3, 44. Evr. IV, 1, 101. LLL IV, 3, 13.
Merch. IV, 1, 439. As 1, 1, 32. Ill, 2, 362. Shr. IV, 5,
79. H6C I, 4, 124. Hml. I, 2, 175 etc. The inf. pre-
ceded by how: thou — est horn to make one twain, Sonn.
39, 13. It. thee how to make him seem ..., 101, 13.
Tp. I, 2, 334. II, 1, 222. Merch. Ill, 2, 10. As III, 2,
388. JohnV, 2, 88 etc. The inf. without to: whose
own hard dealings — es them suspect the thoughts of
others, Merch. I, 3, 162. To it in the place of a pre-
ceding intiuitive : / believe you: your honour and your
goodness t. iRe to't. Per, III, 3, 26 (i. e. to believe you;
which in modern English would be : t. me so, or t.
me to).
Sometimes not so much = to make to learn, as
to make to know, to tell, to show : — ing the sheets a
whiter hue than white, Ven. 398. where is any author
in the world — es such beauty as a woman s eye? LLL
IV, 3, 313. she doth t. the torches to burn bright, Rom.
I, 5, 46 (i. e. she shows the torches, by her own ra-
diance, what it is to burn bright), he learned to sin,
and thou didst t. the way, Lucr. 630. cf. Meas. II, 4,
19. K2 IV, 301. All's n, 4, 35. John III, 1, 120. who
is the suitor? Shall It. you to know? LLL IV, 1, 110
(= shall I tell you?), to what end, my lord? That you
must t. me, Hml. II, 2, 293.
Sometimes = to induce, to prevail on, to set on
to: him that thou taughtest this ill, Lucr. 996. how
angerly I taught my brow to frown, Gent. 1, 2, 62. /
could have taught my love to take thy father for mine.
As I, 2, 12. his false cunning taught him to face me out
of his acquaintance, Tw. V, 91. if thou ... t. thy hasty
spleen to do me shame, John IV, 3, 97. they whom
youth and ease have taught to glose, R2 II, 1, 10. this
is his uncle's — ing, H4A 1, 1, 96. t. not thy lips such
scorn, R3 I, 2, 172. the bloody proclamation to escape,
... taught me to shift into a madman's rags, Lr. V, 3,
186.
Teacher, instructor, preceptor: LLL II, 108.
IMA 111, 1, 265. H8 I, 2, 113. Cymb. Ill, 4, 87.
Team , horses , or things serving in their stead,
drawing the same carriage: Ven. 179. Gent. Ill, 1,
265 (at t. of horse). Mids. V, 391. All's I, 3, 48. H4A
HI, 1, 221. Rom. I, 4, 57 (a t. of atomies).
Tear, subst. a drop of water secreted by the eve :
Ven. 49. 82. 192. 360. 425. 491. 949. 961. 962. 966.
979. 1071 (salt —s). 1092. 1176. Lucr. 570. 688.
594. 682 etc. cf. the articles Drop, Fall, Shed, Salt.
Applied to other fluids in the form of drops : ^W)-pfc
— s = drops of blood, Ven. 1054. H6C V, 6, 64.
dewy — s = dew-drops: R3 V, 3, 284.
Tear, vb. (impf. tore, partic. torn) 1) to draw by
violence, to pull: to t. his hair, Lucr. 981. Ado II, 3,
153. John III, 4, 45. Troil. IV, 2, 113. Rom. HI, 3,
68. Lr. Ill, 1, 7. stab them, or i. them on thy chariot-
wheels. Tit. V, 2, 47. With adverbs: that I II t. away,
Gent. 1, 2, 125. do not t. away thyself from me. Err.
II, 2, 126. the lioness had torn some flesh away. As IV,
3, 148. with their teeth the walls they'll t. down, H6A
1, 2, 40. the bear tore out his shoulder-bone, Wint. Ill,
3, 97. — ing his country's bowels out, Cor. V, 3, 102.
With prepositions : from thy cheeks my image thou hast
iorn, Lucr. 1762. will you t. impatient answers from
my gentle tongue, Mids. Ill, 2, 286. / tore them (hairs)
from their bonds, John 111, 4, 70. from my own win-
dows torn my household coat, R2 HI, 1, 24. I tore it
(the paper) /rom the traitor's bosom, V, 3, 55. / loill t.
the reckoning from his heart, H4A III, 2, 152. to I. the
garter from thy craven's leg, H6A IV, 1, 15. they will
by violence t. him from your palace, H6B 111, 2, 246.
t. the crown from the usurper's head, H6C 1, 1, 114.
honour torn from Hector, Troil. IV, 5, 145. torn from
forth that pretty hollow cage. Tit. Ill, 1, 84. (. the
stained skin of my harlot brow. Err. II, 2, 138 (M.Edd.
off my h. b.). him will It. out of that cruel eye, Tw.
V, 130. *. the lions out of England's coat, H6A I, 5,
28. mandrakes torn out of the earth, Rom. IV, 3, 47.
2) to pull in pieces, to rend: —ing of papers,
Compl. 6. which she tore, 44; 51; Gent. 1, 2, 105;
IV, 4, 136; Ado II, 3, 146; LLL IV, 3, 57; 200;
Merch. IV, 1, 234; Rom. II, 2, 57 ; Mcb. HI, 2, 49;
Lr. V, 3, 157. when their thundering shock at meeting
— 5 the cloudy cheeks of heaven, R2 HI, 3, 57; to t.
with thunder the wide cheeks o' 'le air. Cor. V, 3, 151.
for — ing a poor whore's ruff, H4B 11,4, 156. my
arins torn and defaced, H6B IV, 1, 42. did so set his
teeth and t. it (a butterfly) Cor. 1, 3, 70. though thy
tackle's torn, IV, 5, 67. t. a passion to tatters, Hml.
HI, 2, 11. a part to t. a cat in, Mids. 1, 2, 32 (pro-
verbial phrase, particularly applied to theatrical
ranting). France should have torn and rent my very
heart, H6B 1, 1, 126. a tempest, which his mortal vessel
—s. Per. IV, 4, 30. t. me, take me, Tim. HI, 4, 100.
i. him for his bad verses, Caes. HI, 3, 34. woo't t. thy-
self, Hml. V, 1, 298. to dislocate and t. thy flesh and
bones, Lr. IV, 2, 65. / will t. thee joint hy joint, Rom.
V, 3, 35. to t. her limb-meal, Cymb. II, 4, 147. torn
to pieces with a bear, Wint. V, 2, 68. to t. us all to
pieces, R2 II, 2, 139. H8 V, 4, 80. Cor. V, 6, 121.
Caes. HI, 3, 30. 0th. Ill, 3, 431. Hence = to lacerate,
to laniate; to hurt or destroy in a savage manner:
enforced hate . . . shall rudely t. thee , Lucr. 669. she
with her nails her flesh doth t. 739. that with my nails
her beauty I may t. 1472. 1564. through his teeth, as
if the name he tore, 1787; cf. a — ing groan did break
the name of Antony, Ant. IV, 14, 31. these hands shall
t. her. Ado IV, 1, 193. torn with briers, Mids. HI, 2,
443. — ing the Thracian singer in their rage, V, 49.
my teeth shall t. the slavish motive of recanting fear,
R2 I, 1, 192. 1 could t. her, H4B 11, 4, 167. did he
not straight in pious rage the two delinquents t. Mcb.
HI, 6, 12. as this mouth should t. this hand, Lr. HI,
4, 15.
With an accus. denoting the effect: these nails
may t. a passage through the flinty ribs, R2 V, 5, 20.
3) to burst, to break: they seemed almost, with
staring on one another, to t. the cases of their eyes,
Wint. V, 2, 14. patient fools , whose children he hath
slain, their base throats t. with giving him glory. Cor.
V, 6, 63. else would It. the cave where Echo lies ...
with repetition of my Romeo's name, Rom. 11, 2, 162.
cf. Ant. IV, 14,31. = to break, in a moral sense:
new faith torn, Sonn. 152, 3. our faith not torn, LLL
IV, 3, 285.
A difficult passage (though not pointed out as
such by the commentators) : though you think that all,
as you have done, have torn their souls by turning them
from us, and we are barren and bereft of friends, R2
HI, 3, 83 (it cannot mean the same as in H6B I, 1,
1186
126. Perhaps = destroyed, doomed to perdition;
with a licence accounted for by the consonance with
turning).
Tear-distained, stained by fears : Lucr. 1586.
Tear-falling, shedding tears: R3 IV, 2, 66.
Tearful, weeping: t. eyes, H6C V, 4, 8.
Tearslieet, name of a loose girl in H4B II, 1,
176. II, 2, 167. II, 4, 13. 416. Ho II, 1, 81 etc.
Tear-stained, stained by tears: H6B II, 4, 16.
Teat, the nipple of the female breast: Tit. II, 3,
145. Rom. I, 3, 68.
Teder, see Tether.
Tedious, 1) wearisome, tiresome, too long: Ven.
841. Lucr. 1379. Gent. I, 1,31. Meas. II, 1, 119. II,
4,9. Adolll, 5, 20. Mids. II, 2, 112. 111,2,431. V,
56. 58. 64. Merch. II, 6, 11. 11,7,77. As III, 2, 19.
163. Shr. Ill, 2, 107. John III, 4, 108. R2 I, 3, 268.
V, 1, 40. V, 2, 26. H4A III, 1, 159. H6A I, 2, 53. IV,
7, 74. H6C III, 1, 9. R3 I, 4, 90. Ill, 1, 5. Ill, 2, 6.
Bom. Ill, 2, 28. V, 3, 230. Tim. IV, 3, 374. Hml. II,
2, 223. Ill, 2, 237. 0th. Ill, 4, 175. Per. IV, 1, 69. V,
1, 28. that is the brief and the t. of it, All's II, 3, 34
(instead of: the short and the long of it. ParoUes'
speech).
2) full of annoyance, odious: my woes are t.,
though my words are brief, Lucr. 1309. heavy t. penury.
As III, 2, 342. within me grief hath Icept a t.fast, R2
II, 1, 75. to sport would be as t. as to work, H4A I,
2, 229. I would remove these t. stumbling-stocks, H6B
I, 2, 64. brief abstract and record of t. days, R3 IV,
4, 38. a man's life is a t. one, Cymb. HI, 6, 1. cf.
Mids. II, 2, 112. John III, 4, 108.
3) laborious; can trace me in the t. ways of art,
H4A III, 1, 48. my brain more busy than the labouring
spider weaves t. snares to trap mine enemies, H6B III,
1, 340. and in a t. sampler sewed her mind, Tit. II,
4, 39. lam in blood stepped in so far that, should I
wade no more, returning were as t. as go o'er, Mcb.
III, 4, 138. it were a t. difficulty to bring them to that
prospect, 0th. Ill, 3, 397.
Misapplied by Dogberry in Ado HI, 5, 23.
Tediously, so as to weary; longer or more slowly
than is desired: the cripple tardy -gaited night who,
like afoul and ugly witch, doth limp so t. away, H5
IV Chor. 22. night hath been too brief. Beshreiv the
witch! with venomous wights she stays as t. as hell,
Troil. IV, 2, 13 (Ff hideously).
Tediousncss, tiresomeness, irksomeness, pro-
lixity: Ado III, 5, 26. Merch. II, 3, 3. R2 II, 3, 12.
Hml. II, 2, 91.
Teem, 1) trans, to bring forth: the even mead ...
conceives by idleness and nothing — 5 but hateful docks,
H5 V, 2, 51. whose (nature's) womb and breast — s
and feeds all, Tim. IV, 3, 179. each minute — s a new
one (grieO Mcb. IV, 3, 176.
2) intr. to bear fruit or children, to be fruitful:
the — ing autumn, big with rich increase, Sonn. 97, 6.
— ing foison, Meas. 1, 4, 43. this — ing womb of royal
kings, R2 II, 1, 51. is not my — ing date drunk up
ivith time, V, 2, 91. the — ing earth, H4A III, 1, 28.
if she must t., create her child of spleen, Lr. I, 4, 303.
Followed by with, = a) to conceive by: if that the
earth could t. with looman s tears , each drop she falls
would prove a crocodile, 0th. IV, 1, 256. b) to be big
with, to bring forth: t. with new monsters, Tim. IV,
3, 190.
Teen, vexation, pain, grief: my face is full of
shame, my heart oft. Ven. 808. or my affection put to
the smallest i. Compl. 192. to think o'the t. that I have
turned you to, Tp. 1, 2, 64. of sighs, of groans, of sor-
row and of t. LLL IV, 3, 164. each hour's joy wrecked
with a week of t. R3 IV, 1, 97. I'll lay fourteen of my
teeth, — and yet, to my t. be it spoken, I have but four,
Rom. 1, 3, 13.
Telaniou, the father of Ajax, confounded with
his son (in consequence of the latter being sir.-
named Telamonius): he is more mad than T. for his
shield, Ant.IV, 13,2 ("i. e. for the armour of Achilles,
the most valuable part of which was the shield."
Steevens).
Telamonius, son of Telamon: now, like Ajax
T., on sheep or oxen could I spend my fury, H6B V,
1, 26.
Tell (impf. and partic. told) l)to count, to num-
ber: sometime he trots, as if he told the steps, Ven.
277. are they (ten hundred touches) not quickly told?
520. t. o'er the sad account of fore -bemoaned moan,
Sonn. 30, 10. age in love loves not to have years told,
138, 12. one: t. Tp. II, 1, 15. they'll t. the clock to
any business, 289. how many is one thrice told? LLL
I, 2, 41. the measure then of one is easily told, V, 2,
190. you may t. every finger I have with my ribs,
Merch. II, 2, 114 (Launcelot's speech), faster than
you'll t. money, Wint. IV, 4, 185. you t. a pedigree of
threescore and two years, H6CIII, 3, 92. shall we
(instead of numbering Ave-Maries) on the helmets of
our foes t. our devotion? II, 1, 164. while one would t.
twenty, R3 I, 4, 122. t. the clack there, V, 3, 276. and
front but in that file where others t. steps with me, H8
1, 2, 43. longer than I have time to t. his years, II, I,
91. (. out my blood, Tim. HI, 4, 95. while they have
told their money. III, 5, 107. while one with moderate
haste might t. a hundred, Hml. I, 2, 238. as many do-
lours as thou canst t. in a year, Lr. II, 4, 55. when
usurers i. their gold i the field. III, 2, 89. cf. the fol-
lowing phrases: when I do count the clock that —s the
time, Sonn. 12, 1. the iron tongue of midnight hath told
twelve, Mids. V, 370. the sound that — s what hour it
is, R2 V, 5, 55. till the bell have told eleven, O'th. II,
2, 11. To t. over = to reckon up, to sum up: but all
the story of the night told over, and all their minds
transfigured so together, more witnesseth than fancy's
images, Mids. V, 23. t. o'er your woes again, R3 IV,
4, 39. what damned minutes — s he o'er who dotes, yet
doubts, Oth. Ill, 3, 169.
2) to narrate: I'll t. you my dream, Wiv. HI, 3,
171. t. Mistress Anrte the jest, how my father stole two
geese. III, 4,40. It. this tale vilely, Ado III, 3, 157.
to t. sad stories. Err. I, 1, 121. t. her the process of
Antonio's end, Merch. IV, 1, 274. 276. t. us the man-
ner of the wrestling, As I, 2, 118. to t. this story, IV,
3, 154. t. us a tale, Wint. II, 1, 23. we'll t. tales, E2
III, 4, 10. a tale told by an idiot. Mob. V, 5, 27 etc.
3) to communicate, to inform, to show by words:
thou told'st me thou wouldst hunt the boar, Ven. 614.
shall t. my loving tale, Lucr. 48C . that we before have
heard them told, Sonn. 123, 8. t. your piteous heart
there's no harm done, Tp. I, 2, 14. 34. 43. 100 (see
Into. As for the construction, cf. Wint. 1, 2, 337 : and
thereby for sealing the injury etc. = for sealing there-
by). 117. 260. HI, 2, 48. Gent. I, 3, 1. 11,4, 87.
II, 7, 5. Wiv. I, 1, 137. Ill, 4, 9. IV, 4, 60. Err. IV,
1187
3, 89 etc. etc. to t. fortune, Sonn. 14, 5. Ant. 1, 2, i3.
56. to t. a lie, Tp. I, 2, 248. Ill, 2, 32. Wiv. I, 1, 69.
Ado IV, 1, 324. Merch. Ill, 4, 69 etc. to t. one's mind,
Gent. I, 1, 148. Eir. II, 1, 48 (cf. Mind), to t. tales
(see Tale), Tp, V, 129. Meas. IV, 3, 175. Tw. II, 1,
43 etc. cf. Sonn. 76, 7. 89, 12. R3 1, 3, 113 {threat
you me with — ing of the king? a construction only
possible in the supposition, that in the phrase to tell
the king the latter word is accus., not dative), he — s
you rightly. Ye t. me what you wish for both, my ruin,
H8 III, 1, 97. 98 (i. e. he counsels you well). With
of: — s him of trophies, Ven. 1013. not to t. of good
or evil luck, Sonn. 14, 3. Tp. Ill, 3, 96. IV, 168. Wiv.
III, 3, 31. Meas. II, 4, 186. Err. II, 2, 18. Mids. Ill,
2, 310. As I, 2, 243. John II, 348. R2 V, 3, 1. H4A
V, 2, 37. Ant. II, 2, 78 (I told him of myself , i. e. I
gave him an account of my manner of living). Ill, 6,
45 etc. To before the person: nor can I fortune to
brief minutes tell, Sonn. 14, 5. she — s to your highness
simple truth, Kit. V, 211, I heard him t. it to one of his
company, H4A II, 1, 62, I could t. to thee, as to one
it pleases me to call my friend, H4B II, 2, 44, t. this
heavy message to the king, H6B HI, 2, 379. no jocund
health . . . but the great cannon to the clouds shall t.
Hml. 1, 2, 126. The person subject of the passive: /
was told you were in a consumption. Ado V, 4, 96. /
have been told so of many, As 111, 2, 361. has been told
so, Tw, I, 5, 156. he must be toldon't, Wint. II, 2, 31.
John IV, 2, 114. H5 III, 7, 113 (I was told that).
Troil. II, 3, 88, Tim, IV, 3, 214. The thing subject
of the passive: my tale is told, LLL V, 2, 729. Merch.
IV, 1, 276. 'twas told me you were rough, Shr. II, 246.
Wint. HI, 3, 121. were it but told you, V, 3, 116. the
news was told, H4A I, 1, 68. this shall be told our
lovers, Troil. 1, 3, 284, two truths are told, Mcb, I,
3, 127, 'tis told me he hath oft given private time to
you, Hml. I, 3, 91. when 'tis told, Lr, V, 3, 182, our
ills told us, Ant, I, 2, 114, what by me is told. Per, HI
Prol, 57,
Peculiar phrases: a) lean t. you = you shall see;
trust me ; you may rely on it ; take warning : this wilt
shake your shaking, I can tell you, Tp, II, 2, 88. there
are pretty orders beginning, I can t. you, Meas. II, 1,
260, you will take little delight in it, I can t. you, As
1, 2, 169. 'tis in request, I can t. you, Wint. IV, 4, 297.
it jumps with my humour, ... leant. you, H4A1,2,79,
you shall find no boys' play there, I can t. you, V, 4, 76,
he'll lay about him to-day, I can t. them that, Troil, I,
2, 58. let them take heed of Troilus, I can t. them that
too, 61. they are burs, I can t. you, HI, 2, 120, Simi-
larly: you are a churchman, or, I'll t. you, cardinal, 1
should judge now unhappily, H8 1,4,88, when his dis-
guise and he is parted, t. me what a sprat you shall find
him, All's III, 6, 113, b) I cannot i. =: I don't know
what to say or what to do: I cannot t.; I make it breed
as fast, Merch, 1, 3, 97, good Grumio, fetch it me. I
cannot t.; I fear 'tis choleric, Shr, IV, 3, 22, I cannot
t, but I had as lief take her dowry with this condition,
I, 1, 135, IV, 4, 91. and yet, in some respects, I grant
I cannot go : I cannot t. ; virtue is of so little regard,
H4B I, 2, 190, she did you wrong, for you were troth-
plight to her. I cannot t. .- things must be as they may,
H5 II, 1, 22, / cannot t., the world is grown so bad,
ESI, 3, 70. I cannot t.; we must proceed as we do find
the people. Cor, V, 6, 15, c) when? can you tell? an ex-
pression of contemptuous defiance or refusal: have at
you with a proverb — shall I set in my staff? Have at
you with another; that's — when? can you tell? Err,
HI, 1, 52, lend me thine. Ay, when? canst t.? H4A II,
1, 43. cf. we have French quarrels enow, if you could
t. how to reckon, H5 IV, 1, 241, proud and ambitious
tribune, canst thou t.? Tit, I, 201. d) (. not me =- go
to; nonsense! t. not me; when the butt is out, we will
drink water, Tp. Ill, 2, 1. but t, not me: I know, An-
tonio is sad to think upon his merchandise, Merch. 1, 1,
39, (, not me of mercy. III, 3, 1. tilly-fally, Sir John,
ne'er t. me, H4B II, 4, 90. tush! never t. me; I take
it much unkindly, 0th, I, 1, 1,
4) to say, to speak : wilt thou make the match ? He
— s her, no, Ven. 687, more I could t., hut morel dare
not say, 805. as if they heard the woeful words she
told, 1126 (rhyming), marking what he — s with trem-
bling fear, as fowl hear falcon's bells, Lucr. 610
(rhyming), remember what I told you: if the prince do
solicit you, you know your answer, Ado II, 1, 69. but
t. me then, 'tis so. All's I, 3, 182. my dear dear love
to your proceeding bids me t. you this, Caes. II, 2, 103
(i. e. my love bids me say this to, i. e. with respect to,
your proceeding), to t. true, to t. truly, to t. truth, to t.
plain etc. (cf. the resp. words) = to speak truth etc. :
Gent. II, 5, 36. Wiv. HI, 4, 11, LLL IV, 3, 272. Mids.
HI, 2, 68. All's 1, 3, 181. 191. Tw. IV, 2, 121. H4A
III, 1, 59 etc.
6) to explain, to solve: whoso asked her for his
wife, his riddle told not, lost his life, Per. Prol. 38.
Teller, one who tells or communicates: the nature
of bad news infects the t. Ant. I, 2, 99.
Tell-tale, one who gives mischievous informa-
tion about the concerns of other persons: Gent. I, 2,
133. Wiv, 1, 4, 12, Merch, V, 123. H4B IV, 1, 202.
Caes. I, 3, 117. Adjectively: the t. day, Lucr. 806.
these t. women, R3 IV, 4, 149,
Tellus, the earth, personi6ed: Neptune's salt wash
and — ' orbed ground, Hml, III, 2, 166, I will rob T.
of her weed, Per, IV, 1, 14.
Temnest, reading of Qq (Ff om.) in Lr. II, 2,
160; M. Edd. contemned' st.
Temper, subst. 1) the state of a metal as to its
hardness; the quality of a sword: to stain the t. of my
knightly sword, E2 IV, 29. a sword, whose t. I intend
to stain with the best blood, H4A V, 2, 94. which (blade)
bears the better t. H6A II, 4, 13, sivord, hold thy t. H6B
V, 2, 70, it is a sword of Spain, the ice-brook's t. 0th,
V, 2, 253,
2) disposition, constitution, temperament: never
could the strumpet ... once stir my t. Meas, II, 2, 185,
a hot t. leaps o'er a cold decree, Merch, I, 2, 20, you
know your father's t. Wint, IV, 4, 478, a noble t. dost
thou show in this, John V, 2, 40, he holds your t. in a
high respect, H4A III, 1, 170, what man of good t.
would endure this tempest of exclamation? H4B II, 1,
87, his t. must be well observed, IV, 4, 36, 0 that the
living Harry had the t. of him, V, 2, 16, if thou canst
love a fellow of this t. Ho V, 2, 153, hearts of most
hard t. melt and lament for her, H8 II, 3, 11, you have
a gentle, noble t. HI, 1, 166, in whom the — s and the
minds of all should be shut up, Troil, 1, 3, 57, you
keep a constant t. Cor, V, 2, 100, thy beauty hath made
me effeminate and in my t. softened valour's steel, Rom.
Ill, 1, 120. his comfortable t. hath forsook him, Tim. HI,
4, 71. a man of such a feeble t. Caes. I, 2, 129. our
hearts of brothers' t. Ill, 1, 175. that dauntless t. of
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his mind, Mcb. Ill, 1, 52. after the nohle t. of your
lordship, Cymb. II, 3, 6.
Eraphiitically, = wonted disposition, freedom
from excess or extravagance, equanimity: keep me in
t.: I would not be mad, Lr. I, 5, 51 (cf. Distemper),
his captain's heart . . . reneges all t. Ant. I, 1, 8.
Temper, vb. 1) ti-ans. to bring to a proper or
desired state or quality: lack of — ed judgment, Meas.
V, 478. never durst j^oet touch a pen to write until his
ink were — ed with love's sighs, LLL IV, 3, 347. Par-
ticular significations : a) to compound, to mix: the
poison of that lies in you to t. Ado II, 2, 21. — ing ex-
tremities loith extreme sweet, Rom. II Clior. 14. tf you
could find out a man to bear a poison, I would t. it. III,
5, 98. it is a poison — ed by himself, Hml. V, 2, 339.
to t. poisons for her, Cymb. V, 5, 260.
b) to wet, to moisten (dry things): the herns of
Ireland are in arms and t. clay with blood of English-
men, H6B HI, 1, 311. and cast you (the eyes) with the
waters that you lose, to t. clay, Lr. I, 4, 326. let me go
grind their bones to powder small and with this hateful
liquor t. it. Tit. V, 2, 200 (or = mix it).
c) to warm : what wax so frozen but dissolves with
—ing? Ven. 565.
d) to make hard by cooling: the elements, of whom
your sivords are — ed, Tp. HI, 3, 62 (or = compound-
ed?), cf. strong-tempered in Ven. Ill, and mistempered
in Rom. I, 1, 94.
e) to fashion, to mould, to dispose: where you may
t. her by your persuasion to hate young Valentine, Gent.
111,2,64. Ae (the devil) that — ed thee bade thee stand
up, gave thee no instance why thou shouldst do treason,
H5 II, 2, 118. ^tis she that — s him to this extremity,
R3 I, 1, 65 (Ff tempts), and t. him with all the art I
have, to pluck proud Lucius from the warlike Goths,
Tit. IV, 4, 109.
The partic. — ed, adjectively, = 1) disposed:
when you are better — ed to attend, H4A I, 3, 235.
when was my lord so much ungently — ed, to stop his
ears against admonishment? Troil. V, 3, 1. when grief
and blood ill — ed vexeth him, Caes. IV, 3, 115. 116.
2) having a certain state or quality; conditioned: if
the truth of thy love to me were so righteously — ed as
mine is to thee, As I, 2, 14. took fire and heat away
from the best — ed courage of his troops, H4B 1, 1, 115.
were your days as green as Ajax' and your brain so
— ed, Troil. II, 3, 265. I thought thy disposition better
—ed, Rom. Ill, 3, 115.
2) intr. to have or get a proper or desired state or
quality; I have him already — ing between my finger
and my thumb, and shortly will I seal with him, H4B
IV, 3, 140 (becoming warm and soft like wax), few
men rightly I. with the stars, H6C IV, 6, 29 (act and
think in conformity with their fortune), cf. untemper-
ing in Ho V, 2, 241.
TemperalUy , Mrs Quickly's word for temper:
H4B II, 4, 26.
Temperance, 1) agreeable temperature, mild
climate: it (the island) must needs be of subtle, tender
and delicate t. Tp. II, 1, 42.
2) moderation ; calmness : a gentleman of all I.
Meas. Ill, 2, 251. are you chafed? ask God for t. H8
1, 1, 124. being once chafed, he cannot be reined again
to t. Cor. HI, 3, 28. justice, verity, t., stableness, Mcb.
IV, 3, 92. in the whirlwind of passion you must acquire
and beget a t. Hml. Ill, 2, 8. / doubt not of his t. Lr.
IV, 7, 24 (cf Distemperance). 0 t., lady, Ant. V,
2, 48.
3) chastity: thou makest the vestal violate her oath;
thou blowest thefirewhent. is thawed, Lucr. 884. though
you can guess what t. should be, you know not what it is,
Ant. Ill, 13, 121.
4) female name: T. was a delicate wench, Tp II,
1, 43 (Taylor: though badthey be, they willnot bate an
ace to be called Prudence, Temp'rance, Faith, or Grace).
Temperate, 1) of a mild temperature: shall I
compare thee to a summer's day? thou art more lovely
and more t. Sonn. 18, 2. cf. H5 III, 3, 30.
2) moderate, calm; peace, lady! pause, or be more
t. John II, 195. such I. order in so fierce a cause, HI,
4, 12. my blood hath been too cold and t. H4A I, 3, 1.
whiles yet the cool and t. wind of grace o'erblows the ...
clouds; H5 HI, 3, 30. there was more t.fire under the
pot of her e^e.9, Troil. I, 2, 160. who can be ... t. and
furious in a moment, Mcb, II, 3, 114.
3) chaste: come, t. nymphs, Tp. IV, 132. she is not
hot, but t. as the morn, Shr. H, 296.
Temperately, moderately, calmly: Cor. H, 1,
240. Ill, 1, 219. HI, 3, 67. Hml. HI, 4, 140.
Tempest, a violent storm: Ven. 238. 454. 800.
Lucr. 1788. Sonn. 116, 6. Tp. 1, 2, 194. V, 6. 153.
Wiv. II, 1, 64. V, 5, 23. Mids. 1, 1, 131 {the t. of my
eyes, i. e. tears). Tw. HI, 4, 419. John III, 4, 1. IV, 3,
156. V, 1, 17. V, 2, 50. R2 I, 3, 187. II, 1, 263. Ml,
3, 46. H4A V, 1, 6. H4B II, 1, 87. H, 4, 392. H5 H,
4, 99. H6B HI, 1, 351. HI, 2, 102. 176. IV, 9, 32. V,
1, 197. H6C II, 5, 86. V, 6, 46. R3 T, 4, 44. IV, 4,
523. H8 I, 1, 92. IV, 1, 72 (in a stiff t.). Troil. I, 3,
26. Tit. I, 458 (dies in t. of thy angry frown). IV, 2,
160. Caes. I, 3, 5. 10. Hml. HI, 2, 7. Lr. Ill, 2, 62.
in, 4, 12. 24. 0th. II, 1, 21. 34. 68. 187. Ant. I, 2,
154. Per. I, 2, 98. HI Prol. 48. IV, 1, 19. IV, 4, 30.
V, 3, 33.
Tempest-dropping-fire, reading of 0. Edd. in
Caes. I, 3, 10; M. Edd. tempest dropping fire; perhaps
tempest-dropping fire, i. e. fire dropping with the fury
of a tempest.
Tempest-tossed, tossed or thrown about by a
tempest: Rom. HI, 5, 138. Mcb. I, 3, 25.
Tempestuous, blowing with violence: (. gusts,
H6A V, 5, 5. Tit. V, 3, 69.
Temple, 1) an edifice appropriated to public wor-
ship: Tp. IV, 163. Ado HI, 3, 172. Mids. II, 1, 238.
IV, 1, 185. 202. IV, 2, 16. Merch. II, 1, 44. As III, 3,
50. Wint. II, 1, 183. HI, 1, 2. H6A II, 2, 12. Cor. Ill,
3, 36. IV, 6, 85. V, 3, 67. 207. Cymb. V, 4, 106. V,
6, 398. 482. Per. HI, 4, 13. V, 1, 241. V, 2, 17. V, 3,
25. Used of man and of the human body as the ha-
bitation of the soul: Lucr. 719. 1172. Tp. I, 2, 457.
Tim. V, 1, 51. Mcb. H, 3, 73. Hml. I, 3, 12. Cymb.
II, 1, 69. IV, 2, 55. V, 5, 200.
2) name of the two inns of court in London : H6A
11,5,19. r. garden, H6A 11,4, 125. T. hall, HiklW,
3, 223. H6A II, 4, 3.
Temple, the upper part of the sides of the head
where the pulse is felt: lays his finger on his t. H8 III,
2, 115. Plur. —s: Mids. IV, 1, 56. Merch. I, 1, 170.
John II, 108. R2 HI, 2, 161. H6AV,4, 134. H6C I,
4, 104. R3 IV, 4, 383. V, 5, 5. Tit. II, 3, 62. 0th. IV,
1, 53.
Temple-garden, see Temple.
Tcmple-liall, see Temple.
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Teniiile-Iiauntlng, resorting to, and dwelling
abont, temples: the t. martlet, Mob. 1, 6, 4.
Temporal, 1) pertaining to this life or this world,
not spiritual, not eternal: my library was dukedom
large enough: oft. royalties he thinks me now incapable,
Tp. I, 2, 110. whose minds are dedicate to nothing t.
Meas. 11,2, 156. his sceptre shews the force oft. power,
Merch. IV, 1, 190. is this an hour for i. affairs? H8 II,
2, 73. much better she ne'er had known pomp: though
't be t., yet if that quarrel fortune do divorce it from
the bearer, 'tis a sufferance panging, II, 3, 13. so chil-
dren t. fathers do appease; gods are more full of mercy,
Cymb. V, 4, 12.
2) secular, not ecclesiastical : all the t. lanrls which
men devout by testament have given to the church, H5
I, 1, 9.
Teraporary, temporal, respecting things not spiri-
tual: I know him (Friar Lodowick) for a man divine
and holy; not scurvy, nor a t. meddler, Meas. V, 145
(meddling with things which do not concern his spiri-
tual profession. Henley: one who introduces himself,
as often as he can find opportunity, into other men's
concerns)
Temporize, to come to terms, to compromise:
thou wilt quake for this shortly. I look for an earth-
quake too, then. Well, you will t. with the hours. Ado
1, 1, 276. the Dauphin is too wilful-opposite and will
not t. with my entreaties, John V, 2, 125. if I could I.
with my affection, or brew it to a weak and colder pa-
late, the like allaymeni could 1 give my grief, Troil. IV,
4,6. alVs well, and might have been much better, if he
could have —d. Cor. IV, 6, 17.
Temporizer, one who seeks to come to terms
with anybody and anything : o mindless slave, or else
a hovering t., that canst with thine eyes at once see
good and evil, inclining to them both, Wint. I, 2, 302.
Tempt, 1) as a vox media, a) when a person is
object, = to call on, to invite, to induce : who but to-
day hammered of this design, but durst not t. a minister
of honour, Wint. II, 2, 50. withhold thine indignation,
mighty heaven , and t. us not to bear above our power,
' John V, 6, 38. how often have I — ed Suffolk's tongue
...to sit and witch me, H6B III, 2, 114. who — ed me
to walk upon the hatches, K3 1, 4, 12. t. him with speed
aboard, Hml. IV, 3, 56. b) when a thing is object, =
to try , to risk , to venture on : nor i. the danger of my
true defence, John IV, 3, 84. let grow thy sinews till
their knots be strong , and t. not yet the brushes of the
war, Troil, IV, 3, 34. when we will t. the frailty of
our powers, IV, 4, 98. and t. the rheumy and unpurged
air to add unto his sickness, Caes. II, 1, 266.
2) to try to seduce, to entice; absol. ; thy ■ — ing
Up, Ven. 127. the — ing tune, 778. noiv, to t., all liberty
procured, Compl. 252. nor doth she t. Meas. II, 2, 165.
LLL IV, 3, 257. Mids. Ill, 2, 140. Shr. Ind. 1, 118.
Troil. IV, 4, 93. Trans.: Compl. 251. Gent. \\, 6, 8.
Meas. II, 1, 17. II, 2, 163. Err. IV, 2, 1. 13. IV, 3, 48.
Ado IV, 1, 53. LLL I, 2, 179. V, 2, 322. Merch. II,
2, 3. John III, 1, 208. R3 IV, 4, 418. 419. Troil. IV,
4, 93. Cor. V, 3, 20. Lr. IV, 6, 222. 0th. IV, 1, 8.
With prepositions following, = to seduce: my female
evil — eth my better angel from my side, Sonn. 144, 6.
his eye unto a greater uproar — s his veins, Lucr. 427.
thy beautg — ing her to thee, Sonn. 41, 13. mine ear
hath - ed judgment to desire, H6C III, 3, 133. 'tis she
that — s him to this harsh extremity, E3 I, 1, 66 (Qq
tempers him to this extremity), whom corrupting gold
would t. unto a close exploit of death, IV, 2, 35. gold
will t. him to any thing, 39. t. me no more to folly,
Troil. V, 2, 18. let the bloat king t. you again to bed,
Hml. Ill, 4, 182. if it t. you toward the flood, I, 4, 69.
3) to provoke; to defy: (. not too much the haired
of my spirit, Mids. II, 1,211. do not t. my misery, Tw.
111,4,383. if thou darest t. me further, draw thy sword,
IV, 1, 45. you t. him overmuch, Wint. V, 1, 73. that
man is not alive might so have — ed him, H4A III, 1,
174. you t. the fury of my three attendants , H6A IV,
2, 10. in — ing of your patience , H8 I, 2, 55. he — s
judgment, Troil. V, 7, 22. t. not a desperate man, Rom.
V, 3, 59. t. the heavens, Ca.es,. \,Z,bi. t. me no further,
IV, 3, 36. 59. 62. they t. heaven, 0th. IV, 1, 8. (. him
not so too far. Ant. I, 3, 11.
Temptation, motive to ill, enticement: Sonn.
41, 4. 94, 4. Meas. II, 2, 158. 182. Merch. I, 2, 106.
Wint. 1, 2, 77.
Tempter, one who entices to evil: Compl. 318.
Meas. II, 2, 163. H6A I, 3, 123. Cymb. II, 2, 9,
Ten, twice five: Ven. 22. 519 (t. hundred). 1008.
Tp. I, 1, 61. II, 1, 247. II, 2, 34. Ill, 1, 8. Gent. IV,
1, 2. IV, 4, 62. Wlv. I, 3, 8. II, 2, 86. Ill, 5, 54. V,
2,11. Meas. I, 2, 8 ftfte «. Commandments). 11,1,252.
254. 11,4,128. V, 1,42. 45 etc. etc. one to t. {ci. To):
H6A I, 2, 34. *. to one: H6A IV, 1, 21. H6C I, 2, 75.
1, 4, 60. 'tis t. to one = it is very probable : Shr. V,
2, 62. H4B I, 1, 182. H6A V, 4, 167. H6B U, 1, 4.
V, 1, 46. H8 Epil. 1. cf. Ado II, 3, 171. by these t.
bones! (i. e. the ten fingers) H6B I, 3, 193. I'ldset
my t. commandments in your face, 145 (i. e. the ten
fingers with their nails), as fit as t. groats is for the
hand of an attorney, All's II, 2, 22 (the customary fee
to an attorney), hail, royalprince! Thanks, noblepeer;
the cheapest of us is ten groats too dear, R2 V, 5, 72
(cf. Noble and Royal). Substantively: the value of one
t. Troil. II, 2, 23. thou shalt have more than two — s
to a score, Lr. I, 140. Denoting a playing-card with
ten spots: H6C V, l, 43. cf. Shr. 11, 407.
Tenable, probably = capable to be retained,
not let out, not littered (cf. Intenible). if you have
hitherto concealed this sight, let it be t. in your silence
still, Hml. I, 2, 248 (Ff treble).
Tenant, 1) one who holds of another, vassal;
servant : those proud lords, to blame, make weak-made
women — .s to their shame, Lucr. 1260. a quest of
thoughts, all — s to the heart, Sonn. 46, 10. you may
have drawn together your — s, friends and neighbouring
gentlemen, H4A III, 1, 90. where are thy — s and thy
followers? R3 IV, 4, 481. you were the duke's surveyor,
and lost your office on the complaint o'the — s, H8 1, 2,
173. I have been your t., and your father's t, these
fourscore years, Lr. IV, 1, 14.
2) dweller, inhabitant: that frame outlives a thou-
sand — s, Hml. V, 1, 50.
Tenantius, name of a king of ancient Britain-
Cymb. I, 1, 31. V, 4, 73.
Teuantless, unoccupied: leave not the mansion so
long t. Gent. V, 4, 8. the graves stood t. Hml. 1, 1, 115.
Tench, the fish Cyprinus tinea: lam stung like a
t. H4A II, 1, 17.
Tend, 1) to have a tendency, to move in a certain
direction: his affections do not that way t. Hml. Ill 1
170. With to, = to be directed to, to aim at, to con-
tribute to : to no other pass my verses t. than of your
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graces and your gifts to tell, Soiin. 103, 11. the dia-
mond, 'twas beautiful and hard, whereto his invised
properties did t. Compl. 212. ichereto — s all this?
Mids. Ill, 2, 256. where doing — s to ill, John HI, 1,
272. — s that thou wouldst speak to the Duke of Here-
ford^ R2 II, 1, 232. thoughts —ing to ambition, V, 5,
18. 23. any thing that —s to laughter, H4B I, 2, 9.
any choice ^s to God's glory, H6A V, 1, 27. — ing
to the good of their adversaries. Cor. IV, 3, 44. that
our request did t. to save the Romans, V, 3, 132. wri-
tings all — ing to the great opinion, Caes. 1, 2, 322. his
speech — ing to Caesar's glories. III, 2, 63. whereto we
see in all things nature — s, 0th. Ill, 3, 231. that you
in all obey her, save when command to your dismission
' s, Cymb. II, 3, 57. no motion that — s to vice in man,
II, 5, 21.
2) = to attend (q. v.); a) to be ready for service,
to be in waiting: the time invites you; go; your servants
t. Hml. I, 3, 83. the associates t., and every thing is
bent for England, IV, 3, 47. give him — ing (= attend-
ance) Mcb. I, 5, 38.
b) with on, = to wait on : millions of strange sha-
dows on you I. Sonn. 53,2. what should I do but t. upon
the hours and times of your desire? 57, 1. andt. on no
mans business. Ado I, 3, 17. the summer still doth t.
upon my slate, Mids. Ill, 1, 158. from tohenee thou
earnest, how — ed on, All's II, 1,210. a lord that twenty
such rude boys might t. upon, III, 2, 84. three months
this youth hath — ed upon me, Tw. V, 102. threefold
vengeance t. upon your steps, H6B HI, 2, 304. let us
address to t. on Hector's heels, Troil. IV, 4, 148. Ajax
commands the guard to t. on you, V, 1, 79. you spirits
that t. on mortal thoughts, Mcb. I, 6, 42. hitherto doth
love on fortune t. Hml. Ill, 2, 216. the knights that t.
upon my father, Lv. II, 1, 97.
c) with to, = to be attentive to, to listen to : t. to
the master's whistle, Tp. I, 1, 8.
d) trans. 1) to attend, to wait on, to serve: four
or five women that — ed me, Tp. I, 2, 47. in u house
where twice so many have a command to t. you, Lr. II,
4, 266. t. me to-night. Ant. IV, 2, 24. 32. 2) to do
homage: worthier than himself here t. the savage
strangeness he puts on, Troil. 11, 3, 135. her gentle-
ivomen ... — ed her i'the eyes, Ant. II, 2, 212. 3) to
guard , to take care of: who didst thou leave to t. his
majesty? John V, 6, 32. cherish Duke Humphrey's
deeds, while they do t. the profit of the land, H6B I,
1, 204. so many hours must 1 1. my flock, H6C II, 5,
31. good angels t. thee! R3 IV, 1, 93 (Qq guard').
4) to accompany: they (cares) t. the crown, E2 IV, 199.
Tendance, attendance; 1) waiting on, attention,
care: subdues and properties to his love andt. all sorts
of hearts, Tim. I, 1, 57. she purposed, by watching,
weeping, t., kissing, to o'ercome you with her show,
Cymb. V, 5, 53. With to: nature does require her times
of preservation, which perforce I, her frail son, ... must
give my i. to, H8 111, 2, 149.
2) persons attending : his lobbies fill with t'. Tim.
I, 1, 80.
Tender, subst. 1) an offer for acceptance: such
welcome as honour without breach of honour may make
t. of to thy true worthiness, LLL II, 171. which (debt)
now in some slight measure it (sleep) will pay, if for
his t. here I make some stay, Mids. III. 2, 87. the like
t. of our love toe make, John V, 7, 106. and then to
have a wretched puling fool ... in her fortune's t., to '
answer 'I'll not wed', Rom. HI, 5, 186. ichich is ma-
terial to the t. of our present , Cymb. I, 6, 208. Espe-
cially a proposal of marriage or of love: there is, as
'twere, a t., a kind oft., made afar off by Sir Hugh,
Wiv. I, 1, 215. if she should make t. of her love. Ado
II, 3, 186. I will make a desperate t. of my child's
love, Rom. HI, 4, 12. he hath of late made many — s
of his affection to me, Hml. I, 3, 99. do you believe
these — s, as you call them? 103. 106.
2) a thing offered: of pensived and subdued desires
the t. Compl. 219 (= present). Especially something
offered for payment : the barren t. of a poet's debt,
Sonn. 83, 4; cf. Mids. Ill, 2, 87. that you have ta'en
these — s for true pay, Hml. I, 3, 106 (perhaps =
tokens representing money).
Tender, subst. regard, care: hast showed thou
makest some t. of my life, H4A V, 4, 49. nor the re-
dresses sleep, which, in the t.ofa wholesome weal, might
in their working do you that offence, Lr. I, 4, 230.
Tender, adj. 1) soft, smooth and we:ik in a
physical sense, not rough or hard: t. hide, Ven. 298.
her t. hand, 352. his — er cheek, 353. Love's t. spring,
656. the t. leaves, 798. unruly blasts wait on the t.
spring, Lucr. 869. the t. inward of thy hand. Sunn.
128, 6. the soft and t. fork of a poor worm, Meas. Ill,
1, 16. wisdom and blood combating in so t. a body.
Ado II, 3, 171. those t. limbs of thine, All's 111, 2, 107.
thy t. lambkin, H4B V, 3, 121. my t. lambs, H6A 1, 2,
76. thy t. side, V, 3, 49. my t. feet, H6B 11, 4, 34. thai
t. spray, H6C II, 6, 50. the t. leaves of hopes, HS HI,
2, 353. too great oppression for a t. thing, Rom. 1, 4,
24. with t. Juliet matched, II Prol. 4. 0th. I, 2, 66.
Especially applied to immature youth : the t. boy,
Ven. 32. the t. spring upon thy lip, 127. his t. years,
1091. Sonn. 1,4. 12. Pilgr. 53. Gent. 1, 1, 3. 47. Ill,
1, 34. LLL I, 2, 8. 12. 14. 16. As 1, 1, 135. Wint. Ill,
2, 197. John IV, 2, 58. R2 II, 3, 42. H6A HI, 1, 71.
IV, 1, 149. V, 4, 50. V, 5, 81. H6C II, 2, 115. R3 III,
I, 28. IV, 1, 4. 99. 103. IV, 4, 9. 224. 342. 383. 385.
V, 3, 95. Tit. Ill, 2, 22. 48. 50. V, 3, 167. Hml. IV, 4,
48. in protection of their t. ones (= their young) H6C
II, 2, 28.
2) delicate, in a physical and moral sense; a)
gentle, kind: never trained to offices of t. courtesy,
Merch. IV, 1, 33. thou art she in thy not chiding, for
she was as t. as infancy and grace, Wint. V, 3, 26.
b) easily impressed, veiy susceptible of any sensation :
the snail, whose t. horns being hit, Ven. 1033. LLL IV,
3, 338. your affections would become t. Tp. V, 19. her
t. shame will not proclaim against her maiden loss,
Meas. IV, 4, 26. / am such a i. ass, if my hair do
but tickle me, I must scratch, Mids. IV, 1, 27. corrupt
the t. honour of a maid. All's 111, 5, 75. your soft and
t. breeding, Tw. V, 331. her frights and griefs, which
never t. lady hath borne greater, Wint. H, 2, 24. / will
devise a death as cruel for thee as thou art t. to't, IV,
4, 452. t. womanish tears, John IV, 1, 36. put in her
i. heart the aspiring flame of golden sovereignty , R3
IV, 4, 328. come, seeling night, scarf up the t. eye of
pitiful day, Mcb. Ill, 2, 47. why should we be t. to let
an arrogant piece of flesh threat us, Cymb. IV, 2, 126.
With of: so t. of rebukes that words are stroke^ to her,
Cymb. Ill, 5, 40. With over: you that are thus t. o'er
his follies, Wint. II, 3, 128. Oiou that hast a heart so
t. o'er it, 133. a page so kind, so t. over his occasions,
Cymb. V, 5, 87 (so nicely sensible of his wants), c) ef-
1191
feminate: the many will he too chill and t., and they'll
be for the flowery way. All's IV, 5, 56. d) quick, keen,
sharp: (a hound) unapt for t. smell, Luer. 695. nor
are mine ears with thy tongue's tune delighted, nor t.
feeling, Sonn. 141, 6.
3) loving, fond: which I will keep so chary as t,
nurse her babe, Sonn. 22, 12. gone in t. embassy of
love, 45, 6. a t. fatherly regard, Shr. 11,288. how long
shall t. duty make me suffer wrong? K2 II, 1, 164. prick
my t. patience to those thoughts, 207. in their dear care
and t. preservation of our person, H5 II, 2, :id. I thank
them for their t. loving care, H6B III, 2, 280. H6C IV,
(1, 66. the t. love I bear your grace, R3 III, 4, 65. 7 do
love my country's good with a respect more t. than mine
own life, Cor. Ill, 3, 1 12. at. kiss, Rom. I, o, 98. whom.
Fortune's t. arm with favour never clasped, Tim. IV,
3, 250.
4) making a soft impression , mild : of subtle , t.
and delicate temperance, Tp. II, 3, 41. embrace by a
piece oft. air, Cymb. V, 4, 140. V, 5, 437. 446. soft
and t. flattery, Per. IV, 4, 45.
5) exciting kind feelings: subscribes to t. objects,
Troil. IV, 5, 106. / know how t. 'tis to love the babe
that milks me, Mcb. I, 7, 55. With to, = dear: whose
life's as t. to me as my soul, Gent. V, 4, 37.
Tender, vb. 1) to offer, to present: the honey fee
of parting —ed is, Ven. 538. — edthe humble salve
which wounded bosoms fits, Sonn. 120, 11. who once
again 1 1. to thy hand, Tp. IV, 5. those (tear-s) at her
father's churlish feet she — ed, Gent. Ill, 1, 225. if
hearty sorrow be a sufficient ransom for offence, It. 't
here, V, 4, 76. some t. money to me, Err. IV, 3, 4. t. me
affection, Mids. Ill, 2, 230. never any thing can be
amiss, when simpleness and duty t. it, V, 83. here 1 1.
it (money) /or him, Merch. IV, 1, 209. if you should
t. your supposed aid, All's I, 3, 242. / come to t. it, U,
1, 116. to t. it (the petition) herself, V, 3, 132. the
faith/ullest offerings that e'er devotion — ed, Tw. V,
118. / (. you my service, E2 il, 3, 41. to your high-
ness' hand I t. my commission , H8 II, 2, 104. what
kind of my obedience I should t. 11,3,66. loving kiss
for kiss thy brother Marcus — s on thy lips. Tit. V, 3,
157. 'til not amiss we t. our loves to him, Tim. V, 1,
14. I crave no more than hath your highness offered,
nor will you t. less, Lr. I, 1, 198. let me my service t.
on your lips , Cymb. I, 6, 140. those duties which you
t. to her, II, 3, 56. why — est thou that paper to mel
HI, 4, 11. nor to us hath — ed the duty of the day, 111,
5, 31. With down: had he twenty heads to t. down on
twenty bloody blocks, Meas. U, 4, 180. t. down their
services to Lord Timon, Tim. I, 1, 54. Reflexively:
he hut duteous, and true preferment shall t. itself to
thee, Cymb. Ill, 5, 160.
2) to show: who (jewels) — ing their own worth
from where they were glassed, did pjoint you to buy
them, LLL II, 244. I'll bring you where he is aboard,
t. your persons to his presence, Wint. IV, 4, 826 (=
show, or introduce ? Antol yens' speech, in his assumed
character of a courtier), t. yourself more dearly, or ...
you'll t. me a fool, Hml. I, 3, 109 (you will show me a
fool, i. e. be a fool).
Tender, vb. to regard or treat with kindness; to
like; to hold dear; to take cave of: t. my suit, Lucr.
534. how does your content t. your own good fortune?
Tp. II, 1, 270. I thank you that you t. her, Gent. IV,
4, 145. if any friend will pay the sum for him, he shall
Schmidt, the English of Shalcespeare.
not die; so much we t. him. Err. V, 132. by my life, I
do; which 1 1. dearly, As V, 2, 77. t. well my hounds,
Shr. Ind. 1, 16. your minion, whom. ...It. dearly, Tw.
V, 129. — ing the precious safety of my prince, R2 I,
I, 32. 115 II, 2, 175. II6B III, 1, 277. R3 I, 1, 44.
and so betide me as well I !. you and all of yours, II,
4, 72. if with pure hearts love ...It. not thy beauteous
princely daughter, IV, 4, 405. you t. more your person s
honour than your high profession spiritual, IIS II, 4,
1 16. — ing our sister's honour. Tit. 1,476. which mime
I I. as dearly as my own, Kom. Ill, 1, 74. t. yourself
more dearly, Hml. I, 3, 107. for thine especial safely,
which we do t. IV, 3,43. Strange expression: when viy
angry guardant stood alone, — ing my rnin and assailed
of none, UGA IV, 7, 10 (the same as tender over my
ruin, i. e. my fall; cf. Wint. II, 3, 128. 133; full of
pity and grief at my fall).
Tender-liodicd, having a tender body, very
young: Cor. I, 3, 6.
Tender-dyiii^, dying in early youth: lohen death
doth close his t. eyes, H6A III, 3, 48 (M. Edd. tender
dying).
Tender-feeling, very sensible: her t. feet, H6B
II, 4, 9.
Tender- hearted, having great sensibility: R2
III, 3, 160.
Tender -hefted: thy t. nature shall not give thee
o'er to harshness , Lr. II, 4, 176 (Qq tender hested).
Steevens: "t. = tender-heaved, i. e. whose bosom is
agitated by tender passions." Edinb. Rev. Jul. 1869,
p. 106: "heft is a well-known older English word for .
handle, that which holds or contains, and tender-hefted
is simply delicately-housed, daintily-bodied, finely-
sheathed. Heft was in this way applied proverbially
to the body, and Plowel has a phrase quoted by Halli-
well: loose in the heft, to designate an ill habit of body,
a person of dissipated ways". But is haft or heft, i. e.
handle, indeed that which holds or contains, or not
rather that by which u thing is held? Loose in the
handle, applied to a person, could not possibly mean
any thing else than what loose in the heft is said to
have designated. Verhn^is te7ider- hefted, i. e. tender-
handled, is = tender, gentle, to touch or to approach ;
of an easy and winning address, affable.
Tender-hestcd, lection of Qq in Lr. II, 4, 174,
defended by Nares as meaning 'giving tender bests
or commands'. Ff and M. Edd. tender-hefted.
Tenderly, 1) softly, gently: t. apply to her some
remedies for life, Wint. Ill, 2, 153. 0, good sir, t., 0!
IV, 3, 74. will as t. be led by the nose as assee are,
0th. I, 3, 407.
2) kindly, fondly: so t. officious to save this bast-
ard's life, Wint. II, 3, 159. my stooping duty t. shall
show, R2 III, 3, 48. that so t. and entirely loves him,
Lr. I, 2, 104.
Tender-minded, susceptible of soft passions,
compassionate: to be t. does not become a sword, Lr.
V, 3, 31.
Tenderness, 1) the state or quality of being soft
and weak : the t. of her nature became as a prey to her
grief, All's IV, 3,60. Abstr. pro coucr. : go, t. of years,
LLL III, 4 (= tender boy. Armado's speech), think
you I can a resolution fetch from flowery t.? Meas. Ill,
1, 83 (from a tender woman, 'whose action is no
stronger than a flower', Sonn. 66, 4).
2) sensibility, delicacy: doing these fair rites oft.
7C
1192
H4A V, 4, 98. my conscience first received a i., scruple
and prick, 118 II, 4, 170. her delicate t. will find itself
abused, 0th. II, 1, 235. Especially lively sympathy,
susceptibility of soft passions, particularly of love and
pity: nature will heiray its folly, its t. Wint. I, 2, 152.
make blind itself with foolish t. H4A III, 2,91. tears . . .
which nature, love and filial t. shall pay thee, H4B IV,
5, 39. your t. of heart, R3 III, 7, 210. melting with t.
and kind compassion , IV, 3, 7. not of a woman's t. to
be. Cor. V, 3, 129. more t. than doth become a 7nan,
Cymb. I, 1, 94.
Tender-smelling, having a delicate smell : your
7iose smells 'no' in this, most t. knight, LLL V, 2, 569.
Tending: Mcb. I, 5, 36; see Tend.
Tenedos, an island near Troy: Troil. Prol. 11.
Tenement, a house or any property held by a
tenant or vassal: leased out like to a t. or pelting farm,
R2 II, 1, 60. to forfeit all your goods, lands, — s, H8
III, 2, 342.
Tenfold, adj. and adv. ten times greater; ten
times more: our t. grief. Tit. Ill, 2, 6. I will reward
thee ... t. for thy good valour. Ant. IV, 7, 15.
Tennis , a play at which a ball is driven with a
racket: H8 I, 3, 30. Hml. II, 1, 59.
Tennis -1>all, a ball used in the play of tennis:
Ado III, 2, 47. H5 I, 2, 258.
Tennis-court, a place for playing at tennis: Per.
II, 1, 64. (. keeper: H4B 11, 3, 21.
Tenonr (0. Edd. tenor, and oftener tenure) sense
contained, purport: Gent. HI, 1, 56. Meas. IV, 2, 216.
AdoIV,l,]69. Meich. IV,1,235. As IV, 3, 11. Wint.
V, 1, 38. H4A IV, 4, 7. H4B IV, 1, 9. V, 5, 75. H5 V,
2, 72 (pi). HS I, 2, 206. Troil. IT, 1, 100. Caes. IV, 3,
171. Cymb. II, 4, 36. Ill, 7, 1. Per. I, 1, 111. Ill Prol,
24. here folds she up the t. of her woe, Lucr. 1310
(i. e. her letter), to find out shames and idle hours in
me, the scope andt. of thy jealousy, Sonn.61,8 (^= the
aim and substance of etc.). misuse the I. of thy kins-
man's trust, H4A V, 5, 5 (the meaning, the intention
vrhich he had in confiding the matter to thee).
Tent, subst. a pavilion: costly apparel, — s and
canopies, Shr. II, 354. Especially the portable lodge
of soldiers: Ven. lOS. Lucr. Arg. 5. Lucr. 15. Meas.
11,1,263. LLL IV, 3, 373. V, 2, 307. 309. 311. Merch.
V, 5. All's 111, 6, 29. IV, 3, 232. John II, 544. Ill, 2,
6. H4A II, 3, 54. V, 4, 8. V, 5, 22. H5 III, 7, 74. 136.
IV, 1, 304. H6A I, 4, 110. IV, 7, 51. H6B V, 1, 55.
H6C IV, 2, 20. IV, 3, 10. R3V, 3, 1. 7. 23. 303 (cf. On).
Caes. HI, 2, 176. IV, 2, 46. 51. Ant. IV, 6, 23. V, 1,
73 etc. etc. [at and in indiscriminately before it).
Tent, subst. a probe for searching a wound : the
t. that searches to the bottom of the worst, Troil. II, 2,
16. Punning: who keeps the t. noto? The surgeon s box,
or the patient's wound, V, 1, 11,
Tent, vb. to lodge as in a tent, to tabernacle: the
smiles of knaves t. in my cheeks. Cor. Ill, 2, 116 (the
soldier Coriolanus' speech).
Tent, vb. 1) to seai'ch, to probe (as a wound):
I'll observe his looks, I'll t. him to the quick, Hml. II,
2, 626. mine ear, therein false struck, can take no
greater wound, nor t. to bottom that, Cymb. Ill, 4, 118
(cannot find the bottom of it).
2) to cure: well might they (your wounds) /es(er
'gainst ingratitude, and t. themselves with death. Cor.
I, 9, 31 (cure themselves, be cured by dying), 'tis a
sore upon us you rnnnnl t. yourself. III, 1, 236. cf. wn-
iented = incurable in Lr. I, 4, 322.
Tented, covered with tents: the t. field, 0th. I,
3, 85.
Tenth, the ordinal of ten: Sonn. 38, 9. H5 I, 2,
77. H6A I, 1, 110. Troil. Ill, 2, 95. Lr. I, 1, 179.
Substantively, = 1) one out of ten: if we have
lost so many — s of ours , Troil. II, 2, 21. take thou
the destined t. Tim. V, 4, 33 (by decimation). 2) the
tenth part: the t. of mankind would hang themselves,
Wint. I, 2, 199. ive render you the t., to be ta' en forth.
Cor. I, 9, 34. who of their broken debtors take a third,
a sixth, a t. Cymb. V, 4, 20. 3) a tithe: among the
people gather up a t. n6A V, 5, 93.
Ten-times-liarrcil-iip, writing of some M. Edd,
in R2 I, 1, 180; not hyphened in 0, Edd.
Tent-royal, the tent of a king: H5 I, 2, 196.
Tenure, the manner of holding lands and tene-
ments of a superior: lohere be his quiddities , his quil-
lets, his cases, his — s and his tricks, Hml, V, 1, 108.
Tercel, the male hawk: the falcon (i. e. the female
hawk) as the t. , for all the ducks in the river, Troil,
III, 2, 56 (i. e. Cressida will be as good for hawking
as Troilus ; cf. the German phrase : sie gelit ins Wasser,
properly =; she takes the water well), cf Tassel-gentle.
Tereu, a sound imitative of the voice of the night-
ingale: Pilgr. 386.
Terctis, a Thracian king, who ravished his sister-
in-law Philomele and then cut out her tongue: Lucr.
1134. Tit. II, 4, 26, 41. IV, 1, 48. Cymb. II, 2, 45.
Term, subst. 1) the time in which a court is held
for the trial of causes : they (lawyers) sleep between i.
and t. As III, 2, 350. the wearing out of six fashions,
which is four — s, or two actions, H4B V, 1 , 90.
2) time in general: for t. of life thou art assured
mine, Sonn. 92, 2. buy — s divine in selling hours of
dross, 146, 11. have sworn for three years' t. to live
with me, LLL I, 1, 16. not to see a woman in that t.
37. within the t. of three years, 131. you shall this
twelvemonth t. ... visit the sick, V, 2, 860. till t. of
eighteen months be full expired, H6B I, 1, 67. expire
the t. of a despised life, Rom. 1, 4, 109. for some t. to
do obsequious sorrow, Hml. I, 2, 91. doomed for a cer-
tain t. to walk the night, I, 5, 10. taking leave as long
a t. as yet we have to live, Cymb. I, 1, 107.
3) expression , word : stand under the adoption of
abominable — s, Wiv. II, 2, 309. 310. / cannot woo in
festival — s. Ado V, 2, 41. chides the dice in honourable
— s, LLL V, 2, 327. taffeta .phrases, silken ■ — s, 406.
she in mild — s begged my patience, Mids. IV, 1, 63.
I like not fair — s and a villain's mind, Merch. I, 3,
180 (or = conditions?), as you would say in plain
— s, II, 2, 68. to have defended it with any — s of zeal,
V, 205 As II, 7, 16. Shr, II, 159. 271. Tw. II, 4, 5.
IV, 2, 36. R2 1, 1, 57. H4A I, 3, 46. II, 3, 52. IV, 1,
85. IV, 3, 63. V, 4, 162. H4B IV, 4, 73. H5 II, 1, 32.
IV, 8, 44. V, 2, 99. H6A I, 2, 93. II, 5, 47. IV, 1, 97.
H6B I, 1, 30. HI, 2, 311. IV, 9, 44. IV, 10, 38. V, 1,
25. H6C I, 1, 265. II, 2, 85. R3 IV, 4, 359 (Qq in
plain — s tell her my lovinq tale; Fi plainly to her tell
my I. i.). Troil. 1, 3, 159. V, 2, 38. Tit. II, 3, 110.
Rom. I, 1, 218. Ill, 1, 64. Caes. HI, 1, 203. Mcb. V,
8, 8. Hral. I, 3, 132. 0th, I, 2, 7. IV, 2, 116. 121.
Ant. II, 2, 24. Ill, 4, 7.
4) condition (only in the plur.); a) stipulation,
proposition stated and offered for acceptance: if we
can make our peace upon such large — s and so absolute
1193
as our conditions shall consist upon, ri4B IV, 1, 186.
we have consented to all — s of reason, H5 V, 2, 357.
Perhaps also in Merch. 1, 3, 180 (see above).
b) relation, footing: shall I so much dishonour my
fair stars , on equal — s to give him chastisement , R2
IV, 22. that you and I should meet upon such — s as
now we meet, H4A V, 1, 10, did not we send grace,
pardon and — s of love to all of you? V, 5, 3. to close
in — s of friendship with thine enemies, Caes. Ill, 1, 203
(or =-- expressions?), parted you in good —s? Lr. I,
2, 171. in quarter and in — s like bride and groom,
0th. II, 3, 180. if you seek us afterwards in other — s
(i. e. as an enemy), you shall find us in our salt-water
girdle, Cymb. Ill, 1, 80. the sore — s we stand upon
with the gods, Per. IV, 2, 37.
c) state, situation, circumstances: long upon these
— s J held my city, Compl. 176 (== in this state), what
— s the enemy stood on, H5 III, 6, 78 (what was the
position of the enemy), the — s of our estate may not
endure hazard so dangerous, Hml. 111,3,5. Used with
some latitude: were I under the — s of death, Meas. II,
4, 100 (= were I to die), now to deliver her possession
up on — s of base compulsion, Troil. II, 2, 153 (= in
consequence of compulsion; by compulsion), to re-
cover of us, by strong hand and — s compulsatory, those
lands, Hml. 1, 1, 103. a sister driven into desperate — s,
IV, 7, 26.
d) mode of being or of acting; sometimes used in
a quite jjeriphrastical way: may any — 5 acquit me
from this chance? Lucr. 1706 (any thing that 1 might
do), to keep the — 5 of my honour precise, Wiv. II, 2,22
(all that concerns my honour; or, in short, = my
honour) ; cf. but in my — s of honour I stand aloof,
Hml. V, 2, 257. 50 rushling in silk and gold, and in
such alligant — s, Wiv. 11,2,69 (^ in so fine a style;
Mrs Quickly's speech), in — s of choice I am not solely
ledby nice direction of a maiden's eye, Merch. II, 1, 13
(with respect to the choice; in my choice), both my
revenge and hate loosing on thee loithout all — s of pity.
All's II, 3, 173 (= without any pity), ivhom thou in
— s so bloody and so dear hast made thine enemies,
Tw. V, 74 (in so bloody a manner), if you grow foul
with me, 1 will scour you with my rapier, as I may, in
fair — i, H5 II, 1, 60 (Nym's speech). 74. lest your
displeasure should enlarge itself to wrathful — s, Troil.
V, 2,38 (= to wrath; or = words), he judge yourself,
whether I in any just i. am affined to love the Moor,
0th. I, 1, 39 (justly in any respect; the only instance
of the singular). Peculiar passage: our city's institu-
tions and the — s for common justice, Meas. 1, 1, 11 (the
conditions on which common justice proceeds; the
proceedings at law).
Term, vb. to name, to call: Sonn. 17,11. Tp. V,
15. Err. I, 1, 100. Ado II, 2, 44. Merch. Ill, 2, 160.
Wint. Ill, 1, 5. HGA II, 1, 20. H6B III, 2, 196. IV, 2,
33. IV, 7, 66. IV, 9, 30. R3 III, 4, 41. Ill, 5, 79. Troil.
I, 1, 44. Cor. IV, 5, 164, 221. Lr. II, 4, 200. Cymb.
I, 4, 106. V, 5, 448.
Termagant, an imaginary God of the Mahome-
tans, represented as a most violent character in the
old Miracle-plays and Moralities: 'twas time to counter-
feit, or that hot t. Scot had paid me scot and lot too, H4A
V,4, 114. Iwouldhave such a fellow whipped for o'er-
doing T.; it outherods Herod, Hml. Ill, 2, 15. Very
impertinently substituted by M. Edd. for armgaunt of
p. Edd. in Ant. I, 5, 48.
Termination, term, word: she speaks poniards,
and every word stabs : if her breath were as terrible as
her — s, there were no living near her. Ado II, 1, 256,
Termless, inexpressible, indescribable: like un-
shorn velvet on that t. skin, Compl. 94. cf. Phraseless.
Terrene, terrestrial, earthly: our t. moon is now
eclipsed. Ant. Ill, 13, 153. (accentuated on the first
syllable, as preceding the subst.).
Terrestrial, pertaining to the earth, earthly:
give me thy hand, t. Wiv. Ill, 1 , 108 (the host's speecli).
this t. ball (i. e, the earth) R2 HI, 2, 41.
Terrible, 1) causing fear, formidable: Tp. I, 2,
264. Ado II, 1, lUC. All's III, 5, 23. IV, 1, 3. Tw. Ill,
4, 197. R2 III, L>, 133, 11 IB I, 2, 244, Ho II, A, 35,
HI, 1, 9. 1I6A IV, 5, 8. IICB III, 3, 6. R3 I, 4, 63.
H8 HI, 1, 164. Cor. 1, 4, 57. Tim. V, 4, 2. Caes. I,
3, 130. II, 2, 47. jMcb. I, 2, 51. I, 7, 80. II, 3, 62.
Ill, 2, 18. Ill, 4, 78. Lr. IV, 7, 34. 0th. I, 1, 82. V,
2, 203 {Vi horrible). Ant. IV, 15, 3. Cymb. Ill, 1, 27.
Per. Ill, 1, 57.
2) fearful, affrighted: what paper were you read-
ing? Nothing, my lord. No? what needed, then, that
t. dispatch of it into your pocket? Lr. I, 2, 32.
TerriWy, formidably: Tp. H, 1, 313. Mids. 1,2,
76. Tim, IV, 3, 136,
Territory, tlie land under the dominion of a
prince or state: As HI, 1, 8, Lr, I, 1, 51, Plur, — es:
Gent. HI, 1, 163. John I, 10. V,2, 136. R2 I, 3, 139.
H6A V, 3, 146. V, 4, 139. H6B III, 1, 84. Ill, 2, 245.
Cor. IV, 5, 140. IV, 6, 40. 77.
Terror, 1 ) great fear or fright felt : which with
cold t. doth men's minds confound, Ven. 1048. coward-
like with trembling t. die, Lucr. 231. what t. 'tis, 453.
effects oft. and dear modesty, Compl. 202. Wiv. IV,
4, 23. tw. in, 4, 207. R2 V, 4, 9. H4B IV, 5, 177.
R3 HI, 5, 4. V, 3, 170. Lr. IV, 2, 12. to strike t. to:
HGA II, 3, 24. B3 V, 3, 217.
2) fear communicated, dre.adfuiness : lent him our
t. Meas. I, I, 10. to stick it in their children's sight
for t. I, 3, 26. to our perjury to add more t. LLL V,
2, 470. meet with no less t. than the elements, R2 HI,
3, 55. R3 1, 4, 7. H8 V, 1, 89. V, 5, 48. Cor. II, 2,
109. Rom. Ill, 3, 13. IV, 4, 38. Caes. II, 1, 199. IV,
3, 66.
3) the cause of fear: their perch and not their t.
Meas. II, 1, 4. ve make trifles of — s. All's II, 3, 4.
both joy and t. of good and bad, Wint. IV, 1, 1. beating
and hanging are — s to me, IV, 3, 30. thou hate and t.
to prosperity, John HI, 4, 28. here is the t. of the
French, H6A I, 4, 42. II, 2, 17. IV, 2, 16. IV, 7, 78.
H6B III, 2, 328. Tit. I, 29. V, 1, 10. Lr. II, 4, 285.
Cymb. IV, 2, 111.
Tertian, a fever returning every other day: a
burning quotidian t. H5 H, 1, 124 (Mrs Quickly's
speech).
Test, subst. proof; 1) trial, examination: thou
hast strangely stood the t. Tp. IV, 7. let there be some
more t. made of my metal, Meas. I, 1, 49. bring me to
the i. Hml. HI, 4, 142.
2) testimony, evidence: an esperance so obstinately
strong, that doth invert that t. of eyes and ears, Troil.
V, 2, 122 (Q the attesff. to vouch this is no proof,
without more wider and more overt t. 0th. I, 3, 107.
Testament, a will, a writing by which a person
disposes of his property after his death: Lucr. 1183
As I, 1, 78. II, 1, 47, All's V, 3, 197. H5 I, 1, l(i.
76*
1194
IV, 6, 27. HGA I, 5, 17. Tim. V, 1, 30. Caes. Ill, 2,
135. 158: Per. JV, 2, 107. he is come to open the purple
t. of bleeding war, R2 III, 3, 94, i. e. he is come to
try, who will become heir of England by the decision
of war.
Tested, tried by a test, refined, pure: the t. gold,
Meas. II, 2, 149.
Tester, a coin of the value of sixpence: hold,
there's a t. for thee, H4B HI, 2, 296. For money in
general: /. I'll have in pouch when thou shalt lack,
Wiv. I, 3, 96 (Pistol's speech), cf. Testril.
Testern, to present with a tester : you have — ed
me, Gent. I, ], 153 (Speed's speech).
Testify (used only in the infinitive) to give evi-
dence, to witness, to prove: to t. your bounty, I thank
you, you have testerned me, Gent. J, 1, 152. here is the
note of the fashion to t. Shr. IV, 3, 131. her mother
can t. she was the first fi-uit of my bachelorship, H6A
V, 4, 12. the brides are alive at this day to t. it, H6B
IV, 2, 158. no warmth, no breath, shall t. thou livesi,
Rom.lV,l,98. some natural notes about her body above
ten thousand meaner moveables loould t. Cymb. 11,2,30.
as yon grim loots do t. Per. Prol. 40.
Testimoiiieil , attested, witnessed, proved by
testimony: let him be but t. in his own bringings forth,
Meas. Ill, 2, 153.
Testimony, declaration of a witness, proof by
witness, evidence given: Meas. II, 4, 131. V, 244. 470.
Ado IV, 1, 318. As IV, 3, 171. All's II, 5, 5. Tw. V,
164. Wint. II, 3, 137. Ill, 2, 25. Ho IV, 8, 38 (bear.
Flnellen's speech). Tit. V, 3, 8. Lr. I, 2, 88. Cymb.
I, 4, 161. Ill, 4, 22. very reverend sport, truly; and
done in the t. of a good conscience , LLL IV, 2, 2 (with
the approbation of conscience. Sir Nathaniel's speech).
Testiness, fretfulness, peevishness: Cyrab. IV,
1, 23.
Testril, a sixpence (cf. Tester): Tw. II, 3, 34.
Testy, easily angry, fretful , peevish : Yen. 319.
Lucr. 1094. Sonn. 140, 7. Gent. I, 2, 58. Mids. Ill,
2, 358. R3 III, 4, 39. Cor. II, 1, 47. Caes. IV, 3, 46.
Per. I, 1, 17.
Tetchy, touchy, fretful, peevish: t. and wayward
ivas thine infancy, R3 IV, 4, 168. he's as t. to be woo-
ed to woo, as she is stubborn-chaste, Troil. I, 1, 99. to
see it t. and fall out with the dug, Rom. I, 3, 32.
Tetlier (Qq teder or tider; cf. the low German
tidern') a rope by which a beast is confined within
certain limits : with a larger t. may he walk than may
■ be given you, Hml. I, 3, 125.
Tetter, subst. a cutaneous disease; scab, scurf:
Troil. V, 1, 27. Hml. I, 5, 71.
Tetter, vb. to affect with tetter: those measles,
which we disdain should i. us. Cor. Ill, 1, 79.
Tewkshury, town in England : his wit's as thick
as T. mustard, H4B II, 4, 262. Last battle -field of
Queen Margaret: H6C V, 3, 19. R3 I, 2, 242. I, 3,
120. 1, 4, 66. II, 1, 111. V, 3, 120.
Text, 1) something written for instruction: and
I. underneath, 'Here dwells Benedick the married man,'
Ado V, 1, 185. fair as a t. B in a copy-book, LLL
V, 2, 42. what shall he next, pardon old Gower, —
thus long's the t. Per. II Prol. 40.
2) that on which a comment is written: the t. is
old, Ven. 806. tohat is your t? Tw. I, 5, 237. 240.
251. that's a certain t. Rom. IV, 1, 21. no more; the
t. is foolish, Lr. IV, 2, 37.
3) a passage of Scripture: society, saith the t., is
the happiness of life, LLL IV, 2, 168. 169. approve
it xcith a t. Merch. Ill, 2, 79. your exposition on the
holy t. H4B IV, 2, 7.
Tiiaisa ( tiisyll. ; accentuated now on the first,
now on the second syll.), female name in Per. II, 3,
57. V, 1, 212. 213. V, 3, 4. 27. 34. 35. 46. 55. 70.
Tlialiard, name in Per. 1, 1, 151. 170. 1, 3, 31.
II Prol. 23.
Tliaines, the river on which London lies: to be
thrown into the T. Wiv. Ill, 5, 6. 122. thrown into T.
129. H5 IV, 1, 120. H6B IV, 8, 3. by the T. side,
Wiv. Ill, 3, 16. the T. loater. III, 5, 23.
Tlian (spelt then in 0. Edd., as the modern then
is sometimes spelt than, and rhymes to ran and began
in Lucr. 1410) the particle used after comparatives,
to introduce the second member of the comparison:
Ven. 7. 9. 10. 92. 200. 398. 599. 661. 764. 776. 909.
Lucr. 77. 105. 299. 418. 537 etc. Tp. I, 1, 21. 48.
50. 1, 2, 20. 45. 173. 219. 362. II, I, 20. 21. 64. 86.
134 etc. etc. = than that: nor could she moralize his
ivanton sight, more than his eyes were opened to the
light, Lucr. 105. ive are made to be no stronger than
faults may shake our frames , Meas. II, 4, 133. hath
amazed me more than I dare blame my weakness, All's
II, 1, 88. I had rather glib myself than they should not
produce fair issue, Wint. II, 1, 149. Omitted (?): yet
in this life lie hidmoe thousand diaths, Meas. Ill, 1,40.
Tliane, an old Scottish title of honour, nearly
equivalent to Earl: Mcb. I, 2, 45. 48. 53. I, 3, 48.
49. 71. 72. 87. 105. 108. 109. 116. 119. 122. 133.
1, 4, 35 and passim.
Thank, vb. to express gratitude to; with an
accus.: Tp. I, 2, 175. 293. II, 1, 198 (I omitted,
cf. I). Ill, 2, 43. IV, 164. Gent. II, 1, 88. 11,4, 35.
IV, 2, 24. IV, 4, 143. 145. Wiv. I, 1, 85. Ill, 4, 60.
Meas. IV, 5, 11. Ado I, 1, 158. 240. As 1, 2, 252. II,
5, 25. 28. Shr. V, 1, 78. H4B V, 3, 69. Caes. V, 1,
45 etc. etc. Passively: you shall find yourself to be
well — ed, All's V, 1,36. he (Jove) is to be — ed, Tw.
III, 4, 92. God be —ed. Ado V, 1, 190. Merch. fl, 2,
55. Shr. Ind. 2, 99. John V, 1, 29. H4A III, 3, 214.
H5 II, 2, 158. R3 III, 7, 165. With /or: (. him not for
that which he doth say, Sonn. 79, 13. heavens t. you
for it, Tp. I, 2, 175. 11, 1, 123. Gent. Ill, 1, 161. IV,
2, 86. Wiv. II, 2, 84. Merch. II, 1, 22. Ill, 4, 43. IV,
1, 341. Shr. Ind. 2, 99. All's V, 1, 33. H4A III, 3,
214. H5 II, 2, 158 etc. etc. a thing to t. God on, H4A
111,3, 133. t. me no thankings, nor proud me no prouds,
Rom. Ill, 5, 153. Ironically: so that my errand, due
unto my tongue, 1 1. him , I bare home upon my shoul-
ders, Err. II, 1, 73. nay, I have verses too, It.Biron,
LLL V, 2, 34. and Lord Biron, 1 1. him , is my love,
457. cf. Tp. II, 1, 123. Caes. V, 1, 45 etc. Used to
decline a request: yiill't please your worship to come
inf No, It. you, Wiv. I. 1, 277. 280. 293. 315 etc. cf.
H4B V, 3, 69.
Thankful, 1) grateful: Ado V, 1, 324. LLL IV,
2, 29. As III, 2, 221. All's II. 3, 43. IV, 3, 366. V,
1, 17. Tw. HI, 4, 83. H8 V, 5, 73- Cor. I, 6, 9 (J.
sacrifice, i.e. the sacrifice of thanks). Tit. I. 215.
Rom. Ill, 5, 147. Ant. I, 2, 167 (give the gods a t.
sacrifice, i. e. a thank-oflPering). With to: Gent. 11, 4,
52. Wint. IV, 2, 20. H8 I, 1, 150. With /or; LLL
IV, 2, 74. Shr. II, 166. Rom. Ill, 5, 149. With to and
for: Tw. IV, 2, 89.
1195
2) earning thanks, thankwOi'thy: that he can hither
come so soon, is by your fanci/s i. doom, Per. V, 3, 20.
Thankfully, with thanks, gratefully: Merch. I,
1, 152. IV, 2, 9. Tim. I, 2, 162. V, 1, 9i. Lr. Ill, 6,
2. Cymb. I, 6, 28. 79. Per. IV, 6, 65.
Thankrulncss, 1) gratitude: Ado IV, 1, 31. H5
II, 2, 32. H6B I, 1, 20. Tim. Ill, 6, 80.
2) thanks: accept my t. Cor. V, 4, 62. take from
my heart all t. Per. Ill, 3, 4.
Thanking, subst. gratitude: the charge and t.
shall be for me, Airslll,5, 101. Plur. — s = thanks:
many and hearty — s to you both, Meas. V, 4. thank
me no — s, Rom. Ill, 5, 153. and graced the — s of a
king, Cymb. ^, 5, 407.
Thankless, iingratefal: Cor. IV, 5, 76. Tim. V,
1, 63. Lr. I, 4, 311.
Thanks, gratitude expressed, kindness acknow-
ledged: Gent. IV, 4, 53. Meas. I, 1, 41. I, 4, 28. IV,
2, 191. V, 7. Ado II, 3, 259. 271. LLL V, 2, 748.
Shr. IV, 3, 41. 45. R2 II, 3, 61 etc. etc. to con t. —
to be thankful: All's IV, 3, 174. Tim. IV, 3, 428. to
give t. = to thank: Sonn. 38, 5. Err. IV, 3, 5. Ado
I, 1, 242. Ill, 3, 20. Mids. V, 89. Merch. IV, 1, 288.
Shr. II, 178. All's II, 1, 133. John V, 7, 108. HBA
V, 3, 163. R3 I, 1, 127 etc. give t. you have lived so
long (= thank God) Tp. I, 1, 26 ; cf. t. be given, she's
very well. All's II, 4, 4. to give t. = to say grace : Shr.
IV, 1, 162. cf. Cor. IV, 7, 4. to have t. — to receive
t., to be thanked: Mids. I, 1, 249. All's IV, 3, 195.
Cor. V, 1, 46. Ant. IV, 14, 140 etc. to render t. As
II, 5, 29. to return t. H6A II, 2, 61. t., absol.: Meas.
III, 1, 106. V, 534. Ado V, 3, 28. LLL V, 2, 559.
Mids. I, 1, 21. V, 179. Merch. I, 1, 111. H6A II, 4,
132. H6B I, 1, 68. H6C I, 1, 31. Hml. I, 1, 8.
In spite of the phrase a thousand t. (Shr. II, 85.
H5 IV, 4, 64. H6C III, 2, 56. H8 I, 4, 74. cf. the
German tausend Dank), always used as a singular:
much t. for my good cheer, Err. V, 392. little t. Merch.
IV, 1, 288. must have that t. from Rome, Cor. V, 1,
46. t. to men of noble minds is honourable meed. Tit.
I, 215. else is his t. too much, Rom. II, 6, 23. much t.
Hml. I, 1, 8. well studied for a liberal t. Ant. 11,6,48.
ThanksgiTing, 1) thanking: 1 cannot stay i. LLL
II, 193. 2) a short prayer, grace said at table: in the
t. before meat, Meas. I, 2, 15.
Tharborongh, corrupted from thirdhorough, =
constable: LLL 1, 1, 186.
Tharsus (M. Edd. mostly Tarsus) name of a
town (Tarsus in Cilicia?): Per. I, 2, 115. I, 4, 21.
56. II Frol. 11 etc. Changed to Thasos or Thassos
by M. Edd. in Caes. V, 3, 104, more in eongruity,
perhaps, with history than with the principles of tex-
tual criticism. It seems too probable that Sh. took
Tarsus and Thasos for the same.
That, demonstr. pron. (plur. those), used to in-
dicate and point to an object of perception (either
seen, or — in which case it is called a determinative
pronoun — only imagined) as separated from the
subject; and therefore distinguished {romihis: apply-
ing this to that, Ven. 713. that time offered sorrow,
this, general joy , H8 IV, 1, 6. two ships, of Corinth
that, of Epiiaurus this. Err. I, 1, 94. that gold (i. e.
the crown on thy head) must round engirt these brows
of mine, H6B V, 1, 99. to the boy Caesar send this
(i. e. my) grizzled head. That (i. e. your) head, my
lord^ Ant. Ill, 13, 19. my ears would love that (i.e.
thy) inward beauty, Ven. 434, that hardheart of thine,
500. 631. she had spied him already with those sioeet
eyes, Mid.s. V, 328. thy lips, those kissing cherries,
III, 2, 140. what means that hand upon that breast of
thine? John III, 1, 21. bind up those tresses, III, 4, 61
(v. 68: bind up your hairs). Surrey durst better have
burnt that tongue than said so, H8 III, 2, 254. teach
me, Ahides, thy rage,... and with those hands that
grasped the heaviest club, subdue my worthiest self.
Ant. IV, 12, 46 etc.
Used absolutely a^ well as adjectively; a) adject-
ively: that sweet coral mouth, Ven. 542. to bury that
posterity which ..., 758. at that time, Tp. I, 2, 70.
wherefore did they not that hour destroy us? My tale
p'rovokes that question , 139. 140. that man, 169. no
hope that way, II, 1, 240 etc. those fair lips of thine,
Ven. 115. if those hills he dry, 233. love made those
hollows, 243 etc. not that devoured, but that which doth
devour, is worthy blame, Lucr. 1256. foretell new
storms to those already spent, 1589. out of that 'no
hope', Tp. II, 1, 239. that most deeply to consider is
the beauty of his daughter, III, 2, 106. that to come.
Ant. II, 3, 6. the names of those their nobles that lie
dead, H5 IV, 8, 96. that her hand, Troil. I, I, 55.
that their fitness does unmake you, Mcb. I, 7, 53. thy
demon, that thy spirit which keeps thee. Ant. II, 3, 19
(M. Edd. unnecessarily: that's thy spirit), threats the
throat of that his officer that murdered Pompey, III, 5,
19. draw that thy honest sword, IV, 14, 79. those poor
number saved with you, Tw. I, 2, 10. for those of old
and the late dignities, Mcb. I, 6, 18.
b) absolutely; with reference to things: begged
for that which thou unasked shalt have, Ven. 102. the
bettering of my mind with that which . . . overprized all
popular rate, Tp. I, 2, 91. if he were that which noiv
he's like, II, 1, 282. those (liberal arts) being all my
study, Tp. 1, 2, 74. those (tears) at her father s churly
feet she tendered, Gent. Ill, 1, 225 etc. Plural form
of the subject caused by that of the predicate: those
are pearls that were his eyes , Tp. I, 2, 398. those are
the very words, Merch. IV, 1,254. the armour thai I
saiv in your tent, are those stars or suns upon it ? H5
III, 7, 74. Referring to sentences, or to things thought
or acted: what of that? Ven. 717. Mids. I, 1, 228 (cf.
What), but that I do not (remember) Tp. I, 2, 52. take
thou that (blows) Err. II, 2, 23. it is not thai that hath
incensed the duke, H6A III, 1, 36. mark but my fall,
and that that ruined me, H8 III, 2, 440. what's thai?
(i. e. what you say) Troil. I, 2, 42 etc. that is = that
is to say: Tp. II, 1, 282. Meas. II, 4, 135 etc. and
that, used to explain or add to what is said : / heard
a humming, and that a strange one, Tp. II, 1, 318. he
shall pay for him that hath him, and that soundly, II,
2, 81. to deliver all the intelligence against you, and
that with the divine forfeit of his soul. All's III, 6, 33.
I find it, and that to the infection of my brains, Wint.
I, 2, 145. I'll repent, and that suddenly, H4A III, 3,
5. scarce half made up, and thai so lamely, R3I,1,22.
given hostile strokes, and that not in the presence of
dreaded justice. Cor. Ill, 3, 97. so 'tis put on me, and
that in way of caution, Hml. I, 3, 95. heard others
praise, and that highly. III, 2, 33. you have been talked
of, ... and that in Hamlet's hearing, IV, 7, 73. his
voice was propertied as all the tuned spheres, and that
to friends, Ant, V, 2, 84. Sometimes for the modem
so: trim it handsomely. Ay, that I will, Tp. V, 294.
11%
was there a wise woman with thee? Ai/, that there was,
Wiv. IV, 5, 60. Jcnowest thou not the duke hath banish-
ed inef That he hath not. As 1, 3, 97. i/ou saw the ce-
remonyl That 1 did, IIS IV, 1, 60. cf. Dogberry's
phrase: gifts that God i/ires, Ado 111, 5, -17.
Referring to persons; not only in the plural: those
that I saw suffer, Tp. I, 2, 6. let it lie for those that
it eonceriis, Gent. I, 2, 76. those that betray them do
no lieacherij, Wiv. V, 3, 24. God punish me with hate
in those where I expect most love, li'i II, 1, :I5. who
(ire those at the gate? Err. Ill, 1, 48. me they left with
those of Epidamnum, V, 353. my loving greetings to
those of mine in court. All's I, 3, 2.jl). combined with
those of Norway, Mcb. I, 3, 112. those oj his chamber
had done it, II, 3, 106 etc. But also in the singular":
who is that that spake? Gent. IV, 2, 87. who is that at
the door that keeps all this noise? Err. Ill, 1, 61. who's
that which calls? Meas. I, 4, 6. the eanlents dies in the
zeal of that which it presents, LLL V, 2, 519. he; that
with the plume. All's III, 5, 81. then thou art as great
as that thou fearest, Tw. V, 163 (== as he whom thou
fearest). who's that that bears the sceptre? 118 IV, 1,
38. shall he be worshipped of that we hold an idol
more than he? Troil. II, 3, 199 (= worshipped by him
whom we hold etc.) loho's that at door? IV, 2, 36.
that, with his sons, a terror to our foes, hath yoked a
nation strong. Tit. I, 29. who is that you love? Rom.
1, 1, 205 (= she whom), who's that which rings the
bell? 0th. II, 3, 160 (Qq that that rings).
Sometimes pointing not so much to persons or
things as to their qualities, and almost = such, or
things of such a nature: that's to ye stvont to none was
ever said, C'ompl. ISO. thy vile race had that in' t which
good natures could not abide to be with, Tp. I, 2j359.
and that (will be) supposed... that may dwell upon
your grave. Err. 111,1, 101. had you that craft, to reave
her .. ., All's V, 3, S6. a heart of that fine frame to
pay this debt of love, Tw. I, 1, 33. there's that in this
. fardel will make him scratch his beard, Wint. IV, 4,
727. hast thou that holy feeling ... to counsel me ... ,
R3 I, 4, 257. I will put that business in your bosoms,
whose execution takes your enemy off, Mcb. Ill, 1,
104. there cannot be that vulture in you, to devour so
many ..., IV, 3, 74. whose love was of that dignity that
it went hand in hand with the voiv, Hral. I, 5, 48. there
cannot be those numberless 'offences 'gainst me that 1
cannot take peace with, H8 II, 1, 84. think us those
we profess, peace -makers. 111, 1, 167. I have known
those which have walked in their sleep, Mcb. V, 1, 66.
In this sense, sometimes followed by as as its corre-
lative : those as sleep and think not on their sins, Wiv.
V, 5, 57. I could not answer in thai course of honour
as she had made the overture. All's V, 3, 98. bear that
proportion to myjiesh and blood as did the fatal brand,
IIGB I, 1, 233. wish his mistress were that kind of
fruit as maids call medlars, Rom. H, 1,35. that gentle-
ness ...as I was wont to have. Cor. I, 2, 33. 1 return
those duties hack as are right fit, Lr. I, 1, 99. enter-
tained with that ceremonious affection as you wi're
loont, I, 4, 63. those arts they have as I coidd put into
them, Cymb. V, 5, 338.
Used emphatically, either in dislike or in praise:
betiveen that sun and thee, Ven. 194. jealousy, that
sour unwelcome guest, 449. the boar, that bloody beast,
999. she' s fled unto that peasant Valentine, Gent. V,
2, 35. by that most famous ivarrior, Duke Menaphon,
Err. V, 367. Hiat angel knowledge,!.^!. I, 1, 113. that
pure congealed white, high Taurus' snow. Milk. Ill, 2,
141. making that idiot laughter keep men's eyes, John
III, 3, 45. then was that noble Worcester ta'en prisoner,
II4B I, 1, 125. that furious Scot , 126. that tcretvhrd
Anne, thy wife, R'J V, 3, 159. till death, that winter,
kill it, IIS III, 2, 179. the fool will not; he there, that
he, Troil. II, 1, 91 etc. Similarly that is, with a pre-
dicate, by way of applause and encouragement, :^=
there is, i. e. thou art, you are: why, that's my spirit .'
Tp. I, 2, 215. that's my noble master, 299. lohy, that's
my dainty Ariel, V, 95. why., that's my bawcock, Witit.
I, 2, 121. sweet queen! that's a sweet tjueen, i' faith,
Troil. Ill, 1, 77. that's my brave boy. Cor. V, 3, 76.
ay, that's my boy. Tit. IV, 1, 110. that's my good son,
Kom. II, 3, 47. that's my brave lord. Ant. Ill, 13, 177,
cf. / ivould have men of such constancy put to sea, that
their business might be every thing and their intent
every where; for that's it that always makes a good
voyage of nothing, Tw. II, 4, 80.
Ellijitically, = so it is, yes: she found Benedick
and Btatrire between the sheet? That. Ado II, 3, 145.
crown him? that. Cues. II, 1, 15.
By the omission of the following relative, that
== a) he i\ho, she who: who is that calls so coldly?
Shr. IV, 1, 13. as great as that thou fearest, Tw. V,
153. the shaft confounds not that it wounds, but tickles
still the sore, Troil. Ill, 1, 129 (i. e. kills not her, whom
it wounds. M. Edd. confounds, not that eta.'), who is
that you lone, Rom. I, 1, 205. who's that knocks? Caes.
II, 1, 309. tvoe that too late repents, Lr I, 4, 279 (=
woe to him who), b) = what, that which: great grief
grieves at that would do it good, Lucr. 1117. 1 joy in
that 1 honour most, Sonn. 25, 4. I a.m that I am, 121,
9. seem you that you are not? Gent. II, 4, 10. cease
to lament for that thou canst not help. III, 1, 241. throw
us that you have about ye, IV, 1, 3. the knave bragged
of that he could not compass, Wiv. Ill, 3, 212, over
and above that you have suffered, V, 5, 177. be that
you are, Meas. II, i, 134, gather the sequel by that
went before, Err, I, 1, 96. the meat wants that I have,
II, 2, 57. consent to pi ay thee that I never had, IV, 1,
74. have you that I sent you for? IV, 4, 9. let me be
that I am. Ado I, 3, 38. aim better at me by that I now
will manifest. III, 2, 100. if you dare not trust that you
see, confess not that you know, 122. here's that shall
drive some of them to a noncome. III, 5, 67. let me go
with that I came, V, 2, 47. 'tis strange, that these
lovers speak of, Mids. V, 1. we are accomplished with
that we lack, Merch. Ill, 4, 62. that they call compli-
ment is like the encounter of two dog-apes. As II, 5,
2G. I earn that I eat, get that I uxor, 111, 2, 77, /
will continue that I broached in jest, Shr. I, 2, 84. /
read that I profess. IV, 2, 8. seeks not to find that her
search implies, All's I, 3, 222. is it possible he should
know what he is, and be that he is? IV, 1, 49. I am
not that I play, Tw. I, 5, 196. the heavens with that
we have in hand are angry, AVint, III, 3, 5. do you al-
most think, although you see, that you do see? John IV,
3, 44. doth that Iioouldnot have it do, H4A III, 2, 90.
meditating that shall dye your white rose in a bloody
red, H6A II, 4, 60 (thinking on what shall dye etc.,
i.e. combat. A passage strangely misinterpreted).-
answer that I shall ask, H6B I, 4, ^0. be that thou
hopest to be. III, 1, 333. 'tis true that Henry told me
of, H6C V, 6, 69. on him I lay that you would lay on
1197
me, R3 HI, 7, 171 (Qq what). I am possessed of that
is mine, Tit. I, 408. where liest o' nights^ Under that's
above me, Tim. IV, 3, 292. now follows that you know,
-Hml. I, 2, 17. followed that I blush to lookupon. Ant.
HI, 11, 12. thatyou did fear is done, V, 2, 338.
By the omission of the following conjunction, in
that = considering that, inasmuch as, since, as: in
spite of death thou dost survive , in that thy likeness
stilt is left alive, Ven. 174. pardon me, in that my
boast is true, Compl. 246. my brother had but Justice,
in that he did the thing for which he died, Meas. V,454.
fjut in thai thou art like to be my kinsman, live unbrui-
sed. Ado V, 4, 111. in that each of you have forsworn
his book, can you still dream and pore and thereon
look, LLL IV, 3, 297. my better, in that you are the
first-born, As I, 1, 50. brook such disgrace well as he
shall run into, in that it is a thing of his own search,
141. thou dost consent in some large measure to thy
father's death, in that thou seest thy wretched brother
die, R2 I, 2, 27. for thy treachery, what's more mani-
fest? in that thou laid'st a trap to take my life, H6A
111, 1, 22. Hike it not, in that he bears the badge of
Somerset, IV, 1, 177. let him die, in that he is a fox,
H6B III, 1, 267. coal-black is better than another hue,
in that it scorns to bear another hue. Tit. IV, 2, 100.
to suppress his further gait herein , in that the levies
are all made out of his subject, Hml. I, 2, 31. Coming
near the sense of because: Hove thee well, in that thou
nicest it not, Shr. IV, 3, 83. entreat her not the worse
in that I pray to use her well, H6B II, 4, 81. in that
you brook it ill, it makes him worse, R3 I, 3, 3. happy,
in that we are not over-happy, Hml. II, 2, 232.
Tliat, relat; pron. , chiefly used to introduce a
distinctive clause: rain addid to a river that is rank
perforce will force it overflow the hank, Ven. 71. thus
he that overruled I overswayed, 109. mastering her
that foiled the god of fight, 114. flowers that are not
gathered in their prime rot and consume themselves,
131. the sun that shines from heaven shines but warm,
193 (opposed to the earthly son, i. e. Adonis), none
that I love more thanmyself, Tp. I, 1, 22. I have suf-
fered with those that 1 saw suffer, I, 2, 6. 43. 46. 47.
64. 82. 135. 195. 214. 282. 292. 313. 336. 341. 398.
399. 407. 429. 445 etc. etc. Hence the phrases: un-
happy that I am; naught that I am, Gent. V, 4, 28.
Mcb. IV, 3, 225 etc. (never which lam). A difference
apparently observed between that and other relatives :
my heart bleeds to think o' the teen that I have turned
you to, which is from my remembrance, Tp. I, 2, 64.
hail, many-coloured messenger that neer dost disobey
the wife of Jupiter, who with thy saffron wings . . . dif-
fusest honey-drops, IV, 76, it was the swift celerity of
his death, which I did think with slower foot came on,
that brained my purpose, Meas. V, 401. / to the world
am like a drop of ivater that in the ocean seeks another
drop, who, falling there to find his fellow forth, unseen,
inquisitive , confounds himself. Err. I, 2, 36. you have
oft enquired after the shepherd that complained of love,
who you saw sitting by me on the turf. As III, 4, 51.
that eyes, that are the frailest and softest things, who
shut their coward gates on atomies , should be called
tyrants, III, 5, 12. here's a prophet that I brought with
me, ... whom I found with many hundreds treading on
his heels, John IV, 2, 147. now sir, the sound that tells
what hour it is are clamorous groans, which (Ff that)
strike upon my heart, which is the bell, R2 V, 5, 55.
like one that draws the model of a house beyond his
power to build it; who, half through, gives o'er, H4B 1,
3,58. and such other gambol faculties a has, that show
a weak mind and an able body, for the which the prince
admits him, II, 4, 273. the jades that drag the tragic
melancholy night, who with their drowsy wings clip
dead men's graves, H6B IV, 1, 4. it was he that made
the overture of thy treasons to us , who is too good to
pity thee, Lr. Ill, 7, 89.
But often quite = who or which, in appositional
and merely descriptive clauses : nature that made thee
... saith that the world hath ending with thy life, Ven.
II. there they hoist us, to cry to the sea that roared to
us, Tp. I, 2, 149. some food we had and some fresh
water, that a noble Neapolitan, Oonzalo , did give us,
J.60. stained with grief that's beauty's canker, 415.
a single thing, as I am now, that wonders to hear thee
speak of Naples, 432. breasted the surge most swoln
that met him, II, 1, 117. oared himself to the shore,
that o'er his wave-worn basis bowed, 120. you may
thank yourself, ... that would not bless our Europe
with your daughter, 124. my foolish rival, that her
father likes only for his possessions are so huge , is
gone with her, Gent. II, 4, 174. one Julia, that his
changing thoughts forget, woidd better fit his chamber,
IV, 4, 124. alas, their love may be called appetite, no
motion of the liver, but the palate, that suffer surfeit,
Tw. II, 4, 102. cut off the heads of too fast growing
sprays, that look too lofty in our commonwealth, K2
III, 4, 35. as if it were Cain's jaw-bone, that did the
first murder, Hml. V, 1, 85 etc. Alternating with
who and which, without any perceptible difference (but
never, like which, referring to a whole sentence): you,
brother mine, that entertain ambition, expelled remorse
and nature; who, with Sebastian, woidd here have
killed your king, Tp. V, 75. sometime like apes that
mow and chatter at me and after bite me, then like
hedgehogs which lie tumbling in my way, ... sometime
am I all wound with adders who with cloven tongues
do hiss me into madness, II, 2, 9. to her whose state is
such that cannot choose but lend and give where she is
sure to lose; that seeks not to find that her search im-
plies , All's I, 3, 222. it is an heretic that makes the
fire, not she which burns in't, Wint. 11,3, 115. the
weeds which his broad- spreading leaves did shelter,
that seemed in eating him- to hold him up, are plucked
up, R2 III, 4, 51. there are other Trojans that thou
dreamest not of, the which for sport sake are content
to do the profession some grace : that would .. . make
all whole, H4A II, 1, 77. he doth sin that doth belie the
dead, not he which says the dead is not alive, H4B I,
1, 98 (cf. John II, 511). milk-livered man, that bearest
a cheek for blows, a head for wrongs; who hast not . . .
an eye discerning thine honour .. .; that not knowest . ..,
Lr. IV, 2, 51. cf. 111,4, 134 etc.
Correlative to so and such: no perfection is so ab-
solute, that some infirmity doth not pollute , Lucr. 854,
no man well of such a salve can .speak that heals the
wound and cures not the disgrace, Sonn. 34, 8. such
fire that on the ashes of his youth doth' lie, 73, 10. a
witch and one so strong that could control the moon,
Tp, V, 270. sail so expeditious that shall catch your
• royal fleet, 315. such a youth that can with some dis-
I eretion do my business, Gent. IV, 4, 70. whose state is
such that cannot choose but ,.., All's I, 3, 220, such
' allowed infirmities that honesty is never free of, Wint.
1198
1, 2, 263. ivho's so gross, thai seeth not this palpable
device'' R3 III, 6, 11. such words that are but rated
in your tongue. Gov. Ill, 2, 55. smh a man that is no
Jieering tell-tale^ Caes. 1,3, 116. who so firm that cannot
be seducedi I, 2,31G. such things were, that were most
j}recious to me, Mcb. IV, 3, 223. such an act that blurs
the grave and blush of modesty , Hml. Ill, 4, i\. put
upon him such a deal of man, that worthied him, Lr. II,
2, 128, a kind of men so loose of soul that in their sleeps
will mutter their affairs, 0th. HI, 3, 417. a prohibition
so divine that cravens my weak hand, Cymb. Ill, 4,
80 etc.
That, conj. 1) serving to introduce a clause which
is, logically, either the subject of the principal sen-
tence, f i. : 'tis childish error that they are afraid, Ven.
898. this is my spite, that,, thou being dead, the day
should yet be light, 1134. how is it that this lives in
thy mind? Tp. I, 2, 49. my brother's suit, which was . . .
that he should presently extirpate me, 123. or the ob-
ject: saith that the world hath ending, Ven. 12. say
that the sense of feeling were bereft me, 439. 621.
ivhisjyers in mine ear that if I love thee, I thy death
should fear , 660, hoping thai Adonis is alive, 1009.
now thinks he that her husband's tongue ,,. hath done
her beauty wrong, Lucr. 78, nought knoiving . . . that I
am more better than Prospero, Tp, I, 2, 19. (at the end
of the verse in H8 I, 1, 106). or a necessary comple-
ment of an essential part of the principal sentence;
f. i. : taking no notice thai she is so nigh , Ven, 341,
prays her that he may depart, 578, envy ... did sting
his thoughts , that meaner men should vaunt that golden
hap, Lucr, 41. I conjure thee that thou neglect me not,
Meas. V, 50. thy father's loealth was the first motive
that I icooed thee, Wiv. Ill, 4, 14. flatter themselves
thai they are not the first of fortune's slaves, R2 V, 5,
24. / have incensed the lords that he is a most arch
heretic, H8 V, 1, 43 etc. etc.
The principal sentence omitted, and the subordi-
nate clause (with should) expressing indignant sur-
prise : that a brother shoidd be so perfidious! Tp. 1,
2, 67 (i. e. it is strange, or incredible; or can it be
that etc.). that a monster should be such a natural!
Ill, 2, 36, 'mongst all foes that a friend should be the
loorst! Gent, V, 4, 72. that a lady ... should be abused!
Mids, II, 2, 133, that right should thus overcome might!
H4B V, 4, 27. H6A I, 3, 57, E3 II, 2, 27. Rom. I, 1,
175, 177. Tim. IV, 3, 176. Cymb. II, 1, 57 etc. (cf. the
complete periods in Ven. 156 and 205: tnay it be that
thou shouldst think it heavy unto thee? what am I that
tliou shouldst contemn me thi.i?).
Used, by means of a similar ellipsis, as an optative
particle : that god forbid ... I should in thought control
your times of pleasure, Sonn. 58, 1. 0, that record
could with a backward look show me your image, 59, 5.
0, thai our night of woe might have remembered my
deepest sense, how hard true sorrow hits, 120, 9. Ah,
that I had my lady at this bay, Pilgr. 155. 0, that you
bore the mind thai I do, Tp, II, 1, 266. 0 heavens, that
they were living both in Naples, V, 149. Gent. II, 1,76.
Ill, 1, 374. AViv. 11, 1, 103. Meas. Ill, 2, 40. Err. IV,
4, 62. Ado IV, 1, 305. LI.L V, 2, 61. Mids. 1, 1, 195
(would). 197. Merch. II, 9, 41, As II, 4, 23, II, 7, 42,
Tw, I, 2, 41, John V, 7, 44. I-I6A IV, 3, 24. H6B I,
4, 31 (that I had said and done!). II, 1, 134. Ill, 1,
193, H6C II, 5, 95 (would). R3 1, 3, 257. Tim, IV,
3, 281 etc.
Likewise the use of not that to be explained by an
ellipsis (originally: I do not say, I do not pretend
that); a) not that = not because, not inasmuch as:
she would have me as a beast : not that, I being a beast,
she would have me , but that she , being a very beastly
creature, lays claim to me, Err, 111, 2, 87, we have
been called so of many; not that our heads are some
brown, some black, . . . but thai our wits are so diverse-
ly coloured. Cor. 11,3, 20, if then that friend demand
why Brutus rose against Caesar, t/iis is my answer: not
tliat I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more,
Caes. Ill, 2, 22, words before blows: is it so, country-
men? Not that we love words belter, V, I, 28, b) not
thai 1 Icnow = not to my knowledge, not for aught I
know: charges she more than me? Not tliat I know,
Meas, V, 200, halh there been such a time that I have
positively said ' Tis so, when it proved otherwise ? Not
thai I know, Hml, 11,2, 155, Perhaps also that I know
=^ for aught I know; there's nine that Ihnoiv, Cor, II,
I, 168 (but it may be = which I know).
2) correlative to so and such: taught them such
disdain that they have murdered this poor heart of mine,
Ven. 502. doth pitch tJie price so high, that she will draw
his lips' rich treasure dry, 552. 858. 970. 1050. 1064.
1102. Lucr. 20. 70. 98. 1561, Tp. I, 2,29. 207. Meas.
II, 4, 41, Ant, IV, 15, 44 etc. etc. Used for as, the
subject of the principal and subordinate sentences
being the same: who are of such sensible and nimble
lungs thai they always use to laugh at nothing, Tp, II,
1, 174, which pierces so that it assaults mercy, Epil.
17, she so loves the token ... that she reserves it ever-
more, 0th, III, 3, 295, you love your child so ill thai
you run mad, seeing that she is ivell, Rom. IV, 5, 76 etc.
3) denoting a consequence, = so that: at this
Adonis smiles as in disdain, that in each cheek appears
a pretty dimple, Ven. 242. he will not manage her, al-
though he mount her: that worse than Tantalus' is her
annoy, 599. and now she beats her breast, whereat it
groans, that all the neighbour caves make verbal repeti-
tion of her moans, 830, ne'er settled equally, but high
or low, that all love's pleasure shall not match his woe,
1140, hiding base sin in plaits of majesty, thainothing
in him seemed inordinate , Lucr, 94, his falchion on a
fiini he softly smiteth, thai from the cold stone sparks of
fire do fly, 177, 467, 1353, 1524, 1738, 1764, Somi,
76, 7, 98, 4. Compl, 127, 309, Tp. I, 2, 85. 371, III,
2, 151, IV, 183, Gent, II, 1, 32. Ill, 1, 109, 112, III,
2, 5, V, 4, 169, Wiv, III, 5, 92, Mea^, IV, 2, 204, Err,
V, 140, LLL V, 2, 9. Mids, II, 1, 105, Shr, Ind. 2,60.
All's I, 3, 218. Wint. I, 1, 31, IV, 4, 146, H4B I, 1,
197, IV, 1, 216. H6B I, 1, 55, III, 1, 12. 123. H6C
111,1,47. H8I, 1, 25. Tit, III, 1, 240. Rom. IV, 3,48.
Caes. 1, 1, 50. Mcb. I, 2, 58, 1, 7, 8, II, 2, 7. 24, Cymb.
V, 4, 45 etc.
Noting not so much a consequence as a fact sup-
posed to be in connexion with what precedes, = see-
ing that, it being the case that: what am I, that t!iou
shouldst contemn me this? Ven, 205, dost thou drink
tears, that thou provokest such weeping? 949, what un-
couth ill event halh thee befallen, that thou dost tremblitig
stand, Lucr, 1599, where art thou. Muse, that thou
forget' si so long to speak ..., Sonn. 100, 1. what foul
play liad?t'e, that we came from thence? Tp, I, 2, 60.
what is she, thai all our swains commend her? Gent.
IV, 2,40, I doubt /le be not well, that he comes not Iiome,
Wiv, I, 4, 43. ivhat an unweighed behaviour halh he
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picked out of my conversation , that he dares in this
manner assay me? II, 1, 25. have I laid my brain in
the sun and dried it, that it wants matter . .., V, 5, 144.
do I love her, that I desire to hear her speak again,
Meas. II, 2, 178. there is something in the wind, that
we cannot get in, Err. Ill, 1, 69. these hands do lack
nobility, that they strike a meaner than myself. Ant. II,
5, 82. Err. II, 2, 12. Ado I, 1, 108. 181. IV, 1, 63. V,
1, 233. V, 4, 41. Mide. I, 1, 207. As I, 1, 42. Tw. I,
1, 10. H6B IV, 7, 107. H6C IV, 1, 10. R3 IV, 3, 45.
Tit. IV, 4, 82 etc.
4) denoting a reason, = because: her eyes are
mad that they have wept till now, Ven. 1062. if it be
poisoned, 'tis the lesser sin that mine eye loves it and
doth first begin, Sonn. 114, 14. that he does I weep,
Tp. I, 2, 434. do not smile at me that I boast her off,
IV, 9. 1 have entertained thee, partly that I have need
of such a youth, Gent. IV, 4, 69. the reason that I gather
he is mad. Err. IV, 3, 87. I wonder that you loill still
be talking, AdoI,l,'117. their cheer is the greater that
I am subdued, I, 3, 74. he who shall speak for her is
afar off guilty but that he speaks, Wint. II, 1, 105.
refuge their shame, that many have and others must sit
there, R2 V, 5, 27. is he gracious in the people's eye?
The more that Henry was unfortunate, H6C III, 3, 1 1 8.
how goes the world with thee? The better that your lord-
ship please to ask, E3 III, 2, 99. only poor, that when
she dies with beauty dies her store, Rom. I, 1, 222 etc.
Especially, when preceded by but: thou hadst been gone
ere this, but that thou told'st me thou wouldst hunt the
boar, Ven. 614 etc. cf. But.
5) denoting a purpose, = in order that; parti-
cularly when followed by may (see May) , but also
with the simple subjunctive and with shall, should,
and' even will (cf. the resp. verbs): that they were
(living), I wish myself were mudded ..., Tp. V, 150.
you will the sooner (resolve me) that I were away,
LLL II, 1 12. / should wish it dark, that I were couch-
ing with the doctor s clerk, Merch. V, 305 (only in Ql;
the rest of O. Edd. tiW). wipe the dim mist from thy
doting eyne, that thou shalt see thy state and pity mine,
Lucr. 644. watch the door with pistols, that none shall
issue out, Wiv.IV,2,53. I will teachyou how to humour
your cousin, that she shall fall in love with Benedick,
Ado II, 1,396. that thou shalt see the difference of our
spirits, I pardon thee thy life, Merch. IV, 1, 368. that
you shall surely find him, lead to the Sagittary the raised
search, 0th. I, 1, 158. was Milan thrust from Milan,
that his issue should become kings of Naples? Tp. V,
205. that you should think we come not to offend, Mids.
V, 109. I speak not this that you should bear a good
opinion of my knowledge, As V, 2, 59. hath my sword
therefore broke through London gates, that you should
leave me at the White Hart? H6B IV, 8, 24. in fierce
tempest is he coming, . . . that, if requiring fail, he will
compel, H5 II, 4, 101. there is so much (money) that
thou wilt kill me straight, Caes. V, 4, 13.
6) supplying the place of a relative preceded by a
preposition (as the pronoun that cannot have a pre-
position before it): now the happy season once more
fits, that love-sick Love by pleading may be blest, Ven.
328. so, till the judgment that yourself arise, you live
in this, Sonn. 55, 13. this is the hour thai Madam
Silvia entreated me to call, Gent. IV, 3, 1. V, 1, 3. in
the instant that I met with you he had of me a chain.
Err. IV, ], 9. upon the instant that she was accused.
Ado IV, 1,217. now thy image doth appear in the rare
semblance that J loved it first, V, 1, 260. upon the next
occasion that we meet, LLL V, 2, 143. is not this the
day that Hermia should give answer of her choice?
Mids. IV, 1, 141. now it is the time of night that the
graves ... every one lets forth his sprite, V, 387. who
riselh from a feast with that keen appetite that he sits
down ? Merch. II, 6, 9. in the instant that your messenger
came, IV, 1, 152. thou lovesl me not with the full weight
that I love thee. As 1, 2, 9. since Pythagoras' time, that
I was an Irish rat. III, 2, 187. this is the time that the
unjust man doth thrive, Wint. IV, 4, 688. the morn that
I was wedded to her mother, H6A V, 4, 24. shall rue
the hour that ever thou wast born, H6C V, 6, 43. / was
your mother much upon these years that you are now a
maid, Rom. I, 3, 73. hath there been such a time ...
that I have positively said ..., Hml. II, 2, 154 etc.
Similarly now that = now whenj: now that their
souls are iopfid of offence, John III, 4, 180. now that
God and friends have shaken Edward from the regal
seat, H6C IV, 6, 1 (cf. Now), then that = then when:
and then that Henry Bolingbroke and he, being mounted
and both roused in their seats, . . . then, then, when there
was nothing ... H4B IV, 1, 117. cf unsafe the while
that we must lave our honours in these flattering streams,
Mcb. Ill, 2, 32.
7) supplying the place of other conjunctions in
the second part of a clause: as if between them twain
there were no strife, but that life lived in death, and
death in life, Lucr. 406 (^ but as if), if frosts and
fasts nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, but that
it bear this trial and last love, LLL V, 2, 813. but
since he stands obdurate and that no lawful means can
carry me out of his envy's reach, Mprch. IV, 1, 9. sith
wives are monsters to you, and that youfiy them. All's
V, 3, 156. since you to non-r eg ar dance cast my faith,
and that J partly know the instrument ..., Tw. V, 125.
the offences we have made you do we'll answer, if you
first sinned with us and that with us you did continue
fault and that you slipped not with any but with us,
Wint. I, 2, 84. if he think it fit to shore them again
and that the complaint they have to the king concerns
him nothing , let him call me rogue, IV, 4, 869. if we
have entrance ... and that we find the watch hut weak,
ri6A III, 2, 7. when but in all I was six thousand strong
and that the French were almost ten to one, IV, 1, 21.
before we met or that a stroke was given, 22. / am not
your king till I be crowned and that my sword be stained
with heart-blood of the house of Lancaster, H6B II, 2,
65. if all obstacles were cut away, and that my path
were even to the crown, R3 III, 7, 157. ;/ this law of
nature be corrupted, and that great minds . . . resist the
same, Troil. 11,2, 178. ivhen he had carried Home and
that we looked for no less spoil than glory. Cor. V, 6, 43.
if the measure of thy joy be heaped like mine and that
thy skill be more to blazon it, Rom. II, 6, 25. whether
he was combined with those of Norway, ...or that ivith
both he laboured in his country's wreck, I know not,
Mcb. I, 3, 113. though yet of Hamlet our dear brother's
death the memory be green, and that it us befitted to bear
our hearts in grief, Ilml. I, 2, 2. if he be now returned
as checking at his voyage, and that he means no more
to undertake it, IV, 7, 63. if this should fail, and that
our drift look through our bad performance, 152. when
you are hot and dry, . . . and that he calls for drink, 160.
since thy outside looks so fair and warlike, and that thy
I ino
tongue some say of breeding breathes, Lr. V, 3, 143.
nothirig can or shall content my soul till I am evened
with him, wife for wife, or failing so, yet that 1 put
the Mrior at least into a jealousy, 0th. II, 1, 309. if
you think Jit, or that it may be done, III, 1, 54. if e'er
my will did trespass Against his love, or that mine eyes
. . . delighted them in any other form, or that I do not . . .
IV, 2, 164. as if the world should cleave, and that slain
men should solder up the rift. Ant. Ill, 4, 31. howsoever
'tis strange, or that the negligence may well be laughed
at, yet is it true, Cymb. I, 1, 66. / love and hate Iter,
for she's fair and royal, and that she hath all courtly
pa^ts more exquisite than lady. III, 5, 71. if you ...
accept my rhymes, and that to hear an old man sing
may to your wishes pleasure bring, Per. Prol. 13.
Placed in the second part of a conditional clause,
though omitted in the first : were it not thy sour leisure
gave sweet leave to entertain the time . . . and that thou
teachest how to make one twain, Sonn. 39, 13. had time
cohered with place or place with wishing, or that the re-
solute acting of your blood could have attained the effect,
Meas. II, 1, 12.
8) Added to other conjunctions and relative ad-
verbs, without modifying their sense: after that the
holy rites are ended, Ado V, 4, 68. after thai things
are sfH in order here, tve'll follow them,, HQA II, 2, 32.
because that I familiarly sometimes do use you for my
fool, your sauciness will jest upon my love. Err. II, 2,
'}{). Oheron is wrath, because that she hath a lovely boy,
ilids. II, 1,21. Asl, 3, 117. John V, 2, 96. R3 III, 1,
130. IV, 2, 1 1 7. Cor. HI, 2, 52. a little time before thai
Ediriti-d sicked and died, H4B IV, -1, 128. take my soul,
before that England give the French the foil, H6A V, 3,
23. the breath no sooner Ifft hisfatJier's body, but thai
his icildness ... seemed to die too, H.o I, 1, 26. all this
. . . could not take truce loith the unruly sjilcn of Tybalt,
but that he tills ...at bold iLrcutio's breast, Eom. Ill,
1.163. when by no means he could persuade me ..., but
that I told him, the revenging gods 'gainst parricides
did all their thunders bend, ...he charges home my un-
provided body, Lr. II, 1, 47. to be diseased ere that
there was true needing, Sonn. 118, 8. ere that we will
suffer such a prince . . . to be disgraced, we all will fight,
I16A 111,1,97. for that I love your daughter, ...I must
advance the colours of my love, Wiv. Ill, 4, 82. Mids.
II, 1, 220. Mcb. IV, 3, 185. hearing how that every
<hnj men of great worth resorted to this forest. As
V. 4. 100. marked you not how that the guilty kind-
red of the queen looked jiale, R3 II, 1, 135. H8 111, 2,
32. if that from him there may be aught applied ...,
Uis promised, Compl. 68. what would you u-ith her, if
that I be she? Gent. IV, 4,115. if that 1 am I, Err. Ill,
2, 41. to try if that our oivn be ours or no, H6A 111, 2,
63. to say if that the boys of York shall be the surety,
H6B V, 1, 115. LLL IV, 3, 252. Mids. I, 2, 81 (Qq if
you should). Merch. II, 6, 54. HI, 2, 224. As I, 3, 45.
51. 11,4,71. 11,7,191. IV, 3, 84. Tw. I, 5, 54. 324.
V, 375. John II, 89. 484. 111,3,48. 111,4,163. IV, 3,
59. R2 n, 3, 123. IV, 33. II4A IV, 1, 58. H4B IV, 1,
32. II.-i 1, 2, 167. H6A I, 3, 28. II, 5, 61. H6B IV, 4,
23. H:! II, 2, 7. IV, 4, 141. 221 (as if thai). V, 1, 7.
Troil. V, 5, 41 (as if that). Cor. IV,'2, 13. Rom. II,
2, 143. Caes. IV, 3, 103. Ilml. IV, 4, 5. Lr. IV, 2, 46.
V, 3, 2G2. lest that my mistress hear my song, Pilgr.
348. lest thai our goods be confiscate. Err. 1,2,2. Tw.
III, 4, 384. Wint. II, 1, 195. John III, 1, 91. 196. H5
11,4,141. H6CI, 1,98. Cor. IV, 4, 5. Rom. II, 2, HI.
Caes. HI, 1, 92. Lr. IV, 6, 237. Per. I, 3, 22. I force
not argument a straw, since that my case is past the
help of law, Lucr. 1022. Sonn. 92, 10, Err. II, 1, 114.
Merch. Ill, 3, 30. As III, 5, 94. H5 IV, 1, 321. R3 I,
1, 82. V, 3, 202. Cor. Ill, 2, 50. V, 3, 98. Mcb. IV, 3,
106. Lr. I, 1, 251. 'tis no sin, sith that the justice of
your title to him doth flourish the deceit, Meas. IV, 1,
74. Lr. II, 4, 242. so that (= on condition that; if)
you had her wrinkles and I her money, I would she did
as you say, AlI'sII,4,20. Wint. II, 1,9. R2I11, 4,102.
does it not flow as hugely as the sea, till that the weary
very means do ebb? As II, 7, 73. H4B II, 3, 51. IV, 4,
40. H6B III, 1, 362. R3 IV, 4, 231. Mcb. I, 2, 54.
Hml. IV, 7, 182. 0th. Ill, 3, 459. V, 2, 336. Ant. II,
7, 113. Per. I, 2, 107. though that nature with a beau-
teous wall doth oft close in pollution, yet of thee I will
believe ...,Tw.\,2,i8. John HI, 3, 57. Cor. 1, 1,144.
Lr. 1V,6,219. 0th. 1,1,71. 111,3,261. whenthatmine
eye is famished for a look, ... with my loves picture
then my eye doth feast, Sonn. 47, 3. LLL IV, 3, 145.
As H, 7, 75. IV, 3, 117. Tw. V, 398. John 1, 95. II,
405. H4A V, 4, 89. H4B IV, 2, 5. IV, 5, 135. R3 I,
4,241. HI, 5, 86. Troil. HI, 2, 22. IV, 5, 193. Tit. V,
2, 198. Rom. IH, 3, 62 Cues. HI, 2, 96. Hml. V, 1,
310. and where that you have vowed to study, . . . can
you still dream ..., LLL IV, 3, 296. where that his lords
desire him to have borne his helmet, H5 V Chor. 17.
and whether that my angel be turned, fiend suspect I
may, yet not directly tell, Sonn. 144, 9. Meas. 1,2,163.
As IV, 3, 59. H6A IV, 1,28. while that the armed hand
doth fight abroad, the advised head defends itself nl
home, H5 I, 2, 178. V, 2, 46. whiles that his mountain
sire ... smiled to see him, 11, 4, 57. so then I am not
lame, ... lohilst that this shadoiv doth such substance
give, Sonn. 37, 10. R2 IV, 238. Tit. V, 2, 183. what
impediment there is , why thai the naked, poor and
mangled peace should not . . . put up her lovely visage,
H5 V, 2, 34.
9) Omitted : nor could she moralize his wanton sight,
more than his eyes were opened to the light, Lucr. 105.
we are made to be no stronger than faults may shake
our frames , Meas. II, 4, 133. hath amazed me more
than I dare blame my loeakness , All's II, 1, 88 (my
astonishment has been too great to be laid to the
charge of my weakness, or to be callefl weakness).
I'ld give bay Curtal and his furniture, my mouth no
more were broken than these hoys', 11, 3, 66 (= that
my mouth etc.). 7 had rather glib myself than they
should not produce fair issue, Wint. II, 1, 349. direct
mine anus I may embrace his neck, H6A II, 5, 37.
have we some strange Indian ... come to court, the
women so besiege us? H8 V, 4, 35 etc. Omitted in the
first part of the clause and placed in the second: '(is
best ive stand upon our guard, or that we quit this place,
Tp. II, 1. 322. would face me down he met me on the
mart and that 1 beat him, Err. HI, 1, 7. but now I am
returned and that war-thoughts have left their places
vacant. Ado 1, 1, 303. she says I am not fair, that I
lack manners, As IV, 3, 15. think I am dead and that
even here thou take^l thy last leave, R2 V, 1, 38.
Tlialch, sulist. roof: let us not hang like roping
icicles upon our houses' t. 115 III, 5, 24 (the French
constable's speech).
Thatch , vb. to cover as with a roof of straw: (.
your poor thin roofs leith burthens of the dead, Tim.
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IV, 3, 144 (i. e. with false hair), —ed = having a
roof covered with straw: my visor is Philemon's roof
... Why, then, your visor should be — ed, Ado 11, 1,
102. ill-inhabited, worse than Jove in a — ed house,
As III, 3, 11. In Tp. IV, 63: flat meads —ed with
stover, it seems =: covered in general, which is the
original signification of the word.
Thaw, subst. the melting of things frozen: a man
of continual dissolution and t. Wiv. Ill, 5, 119. that I
was duller than a great t. Ado II, 1, 2o2.
Thaw, vb. to melt, to dissolve; 1) trans. : /auoMr,
savour, hue and qualities . . . are on the sudden wasted,
— ed and done, Ven. 749. thou blowest the fire when
temperance is — ed, Lucr. 884. now my love is — ed,
Gent. II, 4, 200. where Phoehua' fire scarce — s the
icicles, Merch. II, 1, 5. afire to t. me, Shr. IV, 1, 9.
— ing cold fear, H5 IV Chor. 45. t. the consecrated
snow, Tim. IV, 3, 386. — edfrom the true quality with
that which melteth fools, Caes. Ill, 1, 41.
2) intr. : that this too too solid flesh would melt, t.
and resolve itself into a deto, Hml. I, 2, 130.
Tlie (often apostrophized before vowels, f. i. th'one
sweetly flatters, th' other feareth harm, Lncr. 172. i'tV
air or ih'earth, Tp. I, 2, 387. the other abbreviated to
t'other or tother : she vaunted 'mongst her minions t'other
day, H6B I, 3, 87. here comes sleeve and t'other, Troil.
V, 4, 19 (Ff th'other). I'll lean upon one crutch and
fight with tother. Cor. 1, 1, 246. I saw him yesterday,
or tother day, Hml. II, 1, 56 etc. In R2 II, 2, 112 and
113 Qq t'one, t'other, Ff th'one, th'other. In Troil. V,
4, 10 even: o' th'tother side; a vulgarism very frequent
in contemporary writers, cf. Other), the definite article,
employed in general as at present: the sun, Ven. 1. the
weeping morn, 2. hied him to the chase, 3. the field's
chiefflower, 8. the loorld, 12. the god of fight, 114? so
shall the day seem night, 122. my beauty as the spring
doth yearly grow, 141 (cf. Spring), the earth's increase,
169. the fire that burneth me , 196. the time is spent,
256. when a painter would surpass the life, 289. her
eyes wooed still, his eyes disdained the loooing, 358. she
tales him by the hand, 361. the sense of feeling, 439.
what banquet wert thou to the taste, 445. as the wolf
doth grin, 459. as the berry breaks, 460. he strikes
her on the cheeks, 475. all the earth, 484. in the loest,
530. fall to the earth, 546. the night is spent, 717. on
the sudden, 749. confounded in the dark she lay, 827.
catch her by the neck, 872. strike the wise dumb and
teach the fool to speak, 1146. from the besieged Ardea,
Lucr. 1. his eye commends the leading to his hand,
436. thefiesh being proud, desire doth fight ivith grace,
712 etc. etc.
Sometimes instead of the possessive pronoun : hang
the head, Ven. 666 (cf. Head), to put the finger in the
eye and weep, Err. II, 2, 206. hard in the palm of the
hand. III, 2, 124 (Rowe: her hand), for putting the
hand in the pocket, Meas. Ill, 2, 49. to shake the head,
Merch. Ill, 3, 15. you shake the head. Ado II, 1, 377.
he bites the lip, R3 IV, 2, 27 (F£ he gnaws his lip), he
hangs the lip at something, Troil. Ill, 1, 152. he drops
down the knee before him, Tim. 1, 1, 61. at the feet sat.
Ant. Ill, 6, 5.
Before gerunds governing an accusative: have
hanged a man for the getting a hundred bastards,
Meas. Ill, 2, 125. in the delaying death, IV, 2, 174.
be cunning in the working this, Ado II, 2, 53. you need
not fear the having any of these lords, Merch. 1, 2, 109.
in the cutting it if thou dost shed one drop, IV, 1, 309.
for the better increasing your folly, Tw. I, 5, 85. whose
state so many had the managing, lib Epil. 1 1. the giving
back the great seal to us, H8 III, 2, 347. what she doth
cost the holding, Troil. II, 2, 62 (cf. Hml. V, 1, 100).
nothing in his life became him like the leaving it, Mcb.
I, 4, 8. what can man's wisdom in the restoring his
bereaved sense, Lr. IV, 4, 9. I will attempt the doing
it, 0th. Ill, 4, 22. the seeing these effects, Cymb. I, 5,
26. the lo(-king-up the spirits a time, 41. (o/ after the
gerund, f. i. As II, 4, 49. Caes. Ill, 1, 51).
Before proper names: the Hero that here lies. Ado
V, 3, 4 (punning upon the appellative noun hero9 cf.
IV, 1, 101. At least the female form heroine is un-
kno*^ to Sh.). else the Puck a liar call, Mids. V, 442.
at the Saint Francis here. All's III, 5, 39 (i. e. at an
inn called so), the Douglas, H4A II, 3, 28. IV, 1, 3.
H4B Ind. 31. the Douglas and the Hotsjnir , H4A V,
I, 116. the Talbot, HGA II, 2, 37. Ill, 3, 20. 31. the
Burgundy, 111, 3, 37. the Tarquin, Caes. II, 1, 54.
Similarly: the Count Claudia, Ado II, 2, 1. 34. IV, 1,
331. the Count Rousillon, All's I, 2, 18. I, 3, 161.
II, 3, 200. the Count Orsino, Tw. I, 5, 109. II, 1, 44.
the Prince Florizel, Wint. IV, 2, 29. the Count Melun,
John IV, 3, 15. V, 4, 9. the Lieutenant Cassio, 0th.
111,4,1 (El Lieutenant Cassio). the great Apollo, Wint.
II, 3, 200. Ill, 2, 138 (III, 1, 14 and III, 2, 129 great
Apollo), the good Camilla, III, 2, 167. the old An-
dronicus. Tit. IV, 4, 89. the young Romeo, Rom. II,
4, 125.
Before abstract terms seemingly used in a general
sense, but in fact restricted by their particular ap-
plication : torches are made to light, . . .fresh beauty for
the use, Ven. 164 (Venus has a certain use in mind).
doth not the appetite altera Ado II, 3, 247 (i. k. with
respect to marriage), the fashion wears out more ap-
parel than the man. III, 3, 148 (quite personified; cf.
V. 140 sq.). when the age is in, the wit is out, 111, 5, 37
(Dogberry's proverbial saying, specially applied to
his colleague Verges and the wit which he once was
master of), the mathematics and themetaphysics , fall to
them as you fiiid your stomach serves you, Shr. 1, 1,37
(i. e. the studies about which you make so much fuss).
so is running away, when fear proposes the safety. All's
1, 1, 217 (which before was recommended by advan-
tage), smacks it not something of the policy 1 John II,
396 (which you make so much of), to live but by the
spoil, H6B IV, 8, 41 (read this together with what
follows: by robbing of your friends), but say it ivere
not registered, methinks the truth should live from age
to age, R3 III, 1, 76. the leisure and the fearful time
cuts off the ceremonious vows of love, V, 3, 97. what
will you give US'? No money, but the gleek, Rom. IV, 5',
1 15 (the one that I know), all is the fear, and nothing
is the love; as little is the wisdom, where the flight so
runs against all reason, Mcb, IV, 2, 12. their dear
causes would to the bleeding and the grim alarm excite
the mortified man, V, 2, 4. dared to the combat, Hml.
1, 1, 84. if it be not now, yet it will come; the readiness
is all, V, 2, 234 (i. e. of leaving or dying), that Venus
where we see the fancy outwork nature. Ant. II, 2, 206
(i. e. that fancy which we are wont to place so far
below nature. But cf. imagination, understanding etc.
in their present use), see the death sub Death.
The same point of view perhaps admissible in the
following cases: who is so faint, that dare not be so
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hold to touch the fire, the weather being cold'? Ven. 402.
i. e. the flame), in the Ocean drenched, or in the fire,
494. air and loater do abate the fire, 664. to swim, to
dive into the fire, Tp. I, 2, 191. the fire seven times
tried this, Merch. II, 9, 63. a death that I abhor; for
the water swells a man, Wiv. Ill, 5, 16. what is she in
the white'? LLL II, 197. the April's in her eyes. Ant.
111,2,43 (i. e. tears). I have a poor penny-worth in the
English, Merch. I, 2, 77 (which is the only language
he understands), skill in the weapon is nothing without
sack, IMB IV, 3, 123 (opposed to learning), how dare
the plants look up to heaven , from whence they have
their nourishment? Per. 1,2,55 (not plants in general,
but we that are like plants).
In the predicate: am I the man yet? As IlI^.S, 3
(cf. Man), live you the marble -breasted tyrant slid,
Tw. V, 127. made his majesty the bawd to theirs, John
111, 1, 59. he was the wretched'st thing when he was
young, R3 II, 4, 18. they are the poorest, H8 IV, 2, 148.
if he return the conqueror, Lr. IV, 6, 271. I am alone
the villain of the earth. Ant. IV, 6, 30. thy father was
the duke of Milan , Tp. I, 2, 54. that they ivere living
both in Naples, the king and queen there, V, 150. Ill
make you the queen of Naples, I, 2, 449. were I but
now the lord of such hot youth, R2 II. 3, 99 (Qq lord.
cf. Lord), the Marchioness of Pembroke! H8 11, 3, 94
(cf. 63).
Before the vocative: the wild waves, whist! Tp. I,
2, 379, brother, my lord the duke! Ill, 3, 51. 7ny lord
the king! Wint. Ill, 2, 143. my lord the emperor, re-
solve me this, Tit. V, 3, 35. farewell, the latter spring,
II4A 1, 2, 177 (M. Edd. thou latter spring). 0 the father,
how he holds his countenance, II, 4, 432. the Roman
gods, lead their successes, ... that we may give you
thankful sacrifice ! Cor. 1, 6, 6 (M. Edd. ye Roman gods;
or: the Roman gods lead etc.) 0 the gods! IV, 1, 37.
hark, Tamora,,the empress of my soul. Tit. II, 3, 40.
the last of all the Romans, fare thee well! Caes. V, 3,
no. the gods! it smites me beneath the fall I have, Ant.
V,2, 171. 0 the good gods. 221. as you, 0 the dearest
of creatures, would even renew mewith your eyes, Cymb.
Ill, 2, 43. exposing it — 0, the harder heart! alack!
no remedy! — to the greedy touch of Titan, 111,4,164.
the god of this great vast, rebuke these surges, Per. Ill,
I, 1 (most M. Edd. thou god), cf, the venom clamours
of a jealous woman, poisons more deadly than a mad
dog's tooth! Err. V, 69 (most M. Edd. the venom cla-
mours of a jealous looman poison etc.).
The following differences from modern or common
usage easily accounted for: the one so like the other.
Err. 1, 1, 52. the one of them contains my picture, Merch.
II, 7, 11. tvhich is the wiser here? Justice or Iniquity?
l\Ieas. II, 1, 180. at the first sight they have changed
eyes, Tp. I, 2, 440. for urging it the second time to me,
Err. II, 2, 47. bad news, by'r lady; seldom comes the
better, R3 II, 3, 4. by that you love the dearest in the
world, ri8 IV, 2, 155. as common as any the most vulgar
thing to sense, Mml.1,2,99. never will I undertake the
tiling wherein thy counsel and consent is wanting, PI6C
II, 6, 101 ; cf. in this rapture I shall surely speak the
thing I shall repent, Troil. Ill, 2, 139. when he might
act ih<! woman in the scene, Cor. II, 2, 100. we shall
buy maidenheads by the hundreds, H4A 11,4, 398. knock
'em doion by the dozens, H8 V, 4, 33. should by the
minute feed on life, Cymb. V, 5, 51. cf. the articles
Heaven, Day, Night, Which etc.
Before two comparatives, denoting corresponding
gradation (cf. Much) : the mightier man , the mightier
is the thing that makes him honoured, Lucr. 1004. the
more she saw the blood his cheeks replenish, the more
she thought he spied in her some blemish, 1357. the
sooner the better, PI6B I, 4, 17. Tp. Ill, 1, 80. Gent.
II, 7, 24. IV, 2, 14. EiT. II, 2, 89. As IV, 1, 162. R2
1,1,41. H4AV, 2, 15, H5IV,3,22. H6CV, 1,70 etc.
The first comparative replaced by another form of ex-
pression, ox supplied in thought: her words are done,
her woes the more increasing, Ven. 254. and that his
beauty may the better thrive, with Death she humbly
doth insinuate, 1011. never did he bless my youth with
his; the more am J accurst, 1120. swells the higher by
this let, Lucr. 646. the baser is he ... to shame his hope,
1002. you swinged me for my love, which makes me the
bolder to chide you for yours, Gent. II, 1, 89. if you
turn not, you will return the sooner, II, 2, 4. Ill, 1, 95.
III, 2, 19. IV, 4, 29. 63. V, 4, 136. Wiv. II, 1, 56. 186.
III, 2, 86. IV, 6, 39. Meas. I, 4, 22. II, 1, 233. Ill, 1,
6. IV, 3, 48. 50. Err. I, 2, 103. Mids. II, 1, 202. All's
1, 1, 101. H6A V, 1, 15. H6B I, 1, 29, H6C IV, 1, 83.
IV, 8, 56. Mcb. Ill, 1, 26. IV, 3, 184. Ant. Ill, 2, 52 etc.
The article before the second comparative omitted:
who taught thee how to make me love thee more the more
I hear and see just cause of hate? Sonn, 150, 10. Com-
parative omitted: the more you beat me, I will fawn on
you, Mids, II, 1, 204. The article seemingly super-
fluous: what were thy lips the worse for one poor kiss?
Ven. 207. let them alone till they are sober: if they
make you not then the better answer, you may say they
are not the 7nen you took them for. Ado 111, 3, 49. how
much the better to fall before the lion than the wolf, Tw.
Ill, 1, 139. I am the worse, when one says ^swagger'
H4^ II, 4, 112.
Omitted with the liberty peculiar to poetical lan-
guage and still more common in ancient than in
modern poetry: to cabin! Tp. 1, 1, 18. safely in har
hour is the king's ship, I, 2, 226. stealing unseen to
west, Sonn. 33, 8. ere I went to wars. Ado I, 1, 307.
the smallest mouse that creeps on floor, Mids. V, 223.
milk comes frozen home in pail, LLL V, 2, 925, slicks
me at heart, As 1, 2, 254. loith spectacles on nose and
pouch on side, II, 7, 159. no man at door^ Shr. IV, 1,
123. Wint. IV, 4, 352. he be at palace, IV, 4,731. their
grace 'fore meat, their talk at table, and their thanks at
end, Cor. IV, 7, 3. on one and other side, Troil. Prol.
21. foamed at mouth, Caes. !, 2, 255. performed at
height, Hml. I, 4, 21. I will be thrown into Etna, as I
have been into Thames, Wiv. Ill, 5, 129. from the banks
of Wye and sandy-bottomed Severn, H4A III, 1, 65.
from Trent and Severn hitherto, 74. you shall have
Trent turned, 136. from the waves of Tiber, Caes. I,
2, 114. all the loorms of Nile, Cymb. Ill, 4, 37. if
Marcius should be joined with Volscians , Cor. IV, G,
89. King of Pont, Ant. Ill, 6, 72. ears deep-sweet
mitsic, and heart's deep-sore wounding, Ven. 432. />ro-
ving from world's minority their right, Lucr. 67. wilt
thou be glass wherein it shall discern authority for sin,
619- greatest scandal loaits on greatest state, 1006. to
drown in ken of shore, 1114. when sun doth melt their
snoio, 121S. eclipses stain both moon and sun, and loath-
some canker lives in sweetest bud, Sonn. 35, 3. more
tuneable than lark to shepherd's ear, Mids. I, 1, 184
plain as ivay to parish church. As II, 7, 52. he that can
assure my daughter greatest dower, Shr. II, 345. if thou
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proceedas high as word, All's II, 1, 213. migjdsi never
draw sword again, Tw. 1, 3, 66. longest waij shall have
the longest moans, R2 V, 1, 90. to sun's parching heal
displayed my cheeks, H6A I, 2, 77. where is best place
to make our battery next, I, 4, 65. this jarring discord
of nobility, IV, 1, 188. York is meeiest man to be your
regent, H6B I, 3, 163. as sail as sea. III, 2, 96. lohile
heart is drowned in cares, III, 3, 14. in humblest manner,
H8 II, 4, 144. / propend to you in resolution to keep
Helen still, Troil. 11,2, 191. as false . . . as fox to lamb,
III, 2, 200. fallen in first rank. III, 3, 161. that (love)
which dearest father bears his son, Hml. 1,2,111. best
safety lies in fear, I, 3, 43. left me bare to iveather,
Cynib. Ill, 3, 64. as nurse said. Per. IV, 1, 53 etc.
Very often omitted before substantives followed by
of: overcharged with burden of mine own love's might,
Sonn. 23, 8. in table of my heart, 24,2. our dear love
lose name of single one, 39, 6. in pride of all his growth,
99, 12. in process of the seasons, 104, 6. some beauty
peeped through lattice of seared age, Compl. 14. by help
of her ministers, Tp. I, 2,275. in absence of thy friend,
Gent. 1, 1, 59. sink in apple of his eye, Mids. Ill, 2, 104.
with splendour of his precious eye, John III, 1, 79. to
crouch in litter of your stable planks, V, 2, 140. we at
time of year do looundthe bark, R2 III, 4, 57. in reproof
of many tales devised, H4A III, 2, 23. rock his brains
in cradle of the rude surge, H4B III, 1, 20. in shadow
of such greatness, IV, 2, 15. H5 I, 1, 15. I, 2, 58. 110.
HI Chor. 18. Ill, 5, 22. IV, 7, 81. V, 2, 400. I-I6A III,
2, 77. H6B I, 2, 36. 79. II, 3, 71. H6C 1, 4, 13. II, 1,
133. 11,5,8. 111,2,6. 111,3,211. IV, 1, 68. IV, 6,51.
IV, 7, 18. E3 III, 5, 81. Ill, 7, 35 (Ff at lower end of
the hall; cf. Cor. IV, 5,205; Qq at the lower end etc.).
V, 3, 176. H8 III, 2, 128. IV, 1, 10. 16. Troil. 1,1, 38.
1,3,178. Cor. Ill, .3, 121. IV, 5, 205. Tit. 1, 197. 458.
Rom. I, 2, 106. 111,2,82. Caes. I, 2, 301. 111,1,216.
Hml. 1, 5, 65. Lr. I, 2, 120. II, 2, 68. 0th. II, 1, 24.
Ant. II, 2, 160. Cymb. Ill, 5, 61. IV, 2, 190.
Theatre, aplayhonse: As II, 7,137. John 11,375.
R2 V, 2, 23. Caes. I, 2, 26.3. I, 3, 152. Hml. Ill, 2, 31.
Thcban, a native of Thebes: Lr. Ill, 4, 162.
Thebes, town in ancient Greece: Mids. V, 51.
Tlice, see T/iou.
Theft, 1) the act of stealing: Ven. 160. Lucr.
838. 918. Sonn. 99, 12. Wiv. I, 3, 28. Err. IV, 2, 61.
All's II, 1, 34. H4A IV, 2, 67 (= practice of stealing).
H6A HI, 1, 48. Troil. II, 2, 92. V, 3, 21. Cor. 1, 9, 22.
Tim. IV, 3, 430. 447. Mcb. II, 3, 151. Lr. IV, 6, 44.
Cymb. V, 5, 341. Abstr. pro concr. : when the suspicious
head of theft is stopped, LLL IV, 3, 336 (^ the ears
of thieves).
2) the thing stolen : if he steal aught the whilst this
play is playing, ...I will pay the t. Hml. Ill, 2, 94.
3) (for the sake of quibbling) the act of with-
drawing privily: I'll steal away. There's honour in
the t. All's II, 1, 34. shift away; there's warrant in
that t. which steals itself, when there's no mercy left,
Mcb. II, 3, 151.
Their, poss. pron. of the third pers. plur. : Ven.
20. 44 (each leaning on their elbows). 131. 165. 216.
248. 418. 488. 503. 506. 507. 532 etc. Godsend every
one their heart's desire. Ado III, 4, 61. Picardy hath
slain their governors, H6B IV, 1, 89. Superfluous: tears
show their love, but want their remedies, R2 III, 3, 203.
Theirs, absol. poss. pron. of the third pers. plur. :
a mischief worse than civil home-bred strife, or theirs
whose desperate hands themselves do slay, Ven. 7(15
(= the mischief of them whose etc.). an eye more
bright than t. Sonn. 20, 5. 32, 14. Tp. I, 1, 58. Gent.
III, 1, 24 (this love of t. = this their love). Meas. 1, 4,
82. LLL V, 2, 138. John II, 35. R2 II, 3, 13. n4B
IV, 2, 46. HGB III, 2, 385. Cor. II, 1, 220. 111,1,211.
V, 6, 4 {in theirs and in the commons' ears ; cf. yours
in Tp. II, 1, 254. Tim. V, 1, 156. Mcb. I, 6, 26 (your
servants ever have theirs, themselves, and what is theirs,
in conipt) etc. etc.
Tiicin, see They.
Xhcmc, 1) a subject on which one speaks or
writes: leave this idle t., this bootless chat, Ven. -122.
you will fall again into your idle over-handled t. 770.
if that (my good name) be made a t. for disputation,
the branches of another root are rotted, Lucr. 822. fair,
kind and true, ... three — s in one, Sonn. 105, 12. /
am your t. Wiv. V, 5, 170. to me she speaks ; she moves
me for her t. Err. II, 2, 183. this weak and idle i. , no
more yielding but a dream, Mids. V, 434. a son who is
the t. of honour's tongue, H4A I, 1, 81. it is a t. as
fluent as the sea, H5 III, 7, 36. she is a t. of honour
and renown, Troil. II, 2, 199. 0 deadly gall, and t. of
all our scorns, IV, 5, 30. she's a deadly t. 181. handle
not the t., to talk of hands. Tit. Ill, 2, 29. that is the
very t. I came to talk of, Rom. I, 3, 63. to reason most
absurd, whose comment, is death of fathers, Ilml. 1,2,
103. big of this gentleman our t. Cymb. I, 1, 39. ivill
to ears and tongues be t. and hearing ever, 111, 1, 4.
when a soldier was the t. HI, 3, 59.
2) discourse on a certain subject: it was the subject
of my t. Err. V, 65. your writing now is colder than that
t., 'She haxl not been, nor was not to be equalled' ; thus
your verse flowed with her beauty on^e, Wint. V, 1, 100;
cf. above Err. II, 2, 183 (most commentiitors: colder
than dead Hermione, the former subject of your praise).
3) subject, question, cause, matter: have just our t.
of woe, Tp. II, 1, 6. shall I to this lady? Ay, that's the
t. Tw. 11,4, 125. the gracious queen, part of his t., but
nothing of his ill-ta'en suspicion, Wint. I, 2, 459. in a
t. so bloody-faced as this, conjecture ... should not be
admitted, H4B 1, 3, 22. you are pleasant. With your
t. I could o'ermount the lark, H8 II, 3, 93. stubborn
critics, apt, tvithout a t., for depravation, Troil, V, 2,
131. it will in time win upon power and throw forth
greater — s for insurrection's arguing, Cor. 1, 1, 224.
to honour and advance the t. of our assembly, II, 2, 61
(him for whose sake we are assembled, i. e. Corio-
lanus). here he comes, and I must pjly my t. Tit. V, 2,
80 (that which I am about), happy prologues to the
swelling act of the imperial t. Mcb. I, 3, 129. / icill
fight with him upon this t. Hml. V, 1, 289. 291. their
contestation was t. for you ; you were the word of war,
Ant. II, 2, 44 (a matter, an enterprise undertaken in
your interest).
Themselves, 1) they or them in contradistinction
to others: things growing to t. Ven. 166. if pleased t.,
others, they think, delight in such-like circumstance, 843.
Tp. II, 1, 192. V, 32. Wiv. IV, 1, 69. Meas. I, 1, 34.
1,3,28. 1,4,83. II, 2,177. Tw. 111,4,391 fOAeaiicns
t.!) etc. etc. Refl.: Ven. 132. 765. 810. 1032. Wiv. II,
2, 357. Meas. II, 4, 125. H6C I, 2, 58 etc. etc.
2) each other: each in her sleep t. so beautify, as
if between them twain there were no strife, but that
life lived in death , and death in life , Lucr. 404. ij
they were but a week married, they would talk t. mad,
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Ado II, 1,369. thatforatoy, a thing of no regard, King
Henry' s peers and chief nobility destroyed t. and lost the
realm of France, H4A IV, 1, 147. valour and pride excel
1. in Hector; the one almost as infinite as all, the other
blank as nothing, Troil. IV, 5, 79. cf. Ourselves.
Then (originally spelt than, and sometimes found
in tliis form in Sh., f. i. Merch. II, 2, 200. H6C II, 5,
9. rhyming to began: Lucr. 1440) 1) at that time:
then thou 2vast not out three years old, Tp.1, 2,40. hoio
I cried out then, 133. 162.162.212.213.271.281. II,
1,274. 111,2,148. Gent. V, 4, 47 etc. Adjeetively: our (.
dictator, Cor. II, 2, 93. Substantively: then call me hus-
band, but in such a then I write a never, All'slll, 2, 62.
2) after that: mark his condition and the event; then
tell me, if this might be a brother, Tp. I, 2, 117. hear
a Utile further, and then I'll biding thee to the present
business, 136. 201. 336. 377. II, 1, 185. Ill, 2, 123.
V, 317. Gent.1, 1,33. Meas. Ill, 2, 86 etc. = further,
besides: Shr. II, 358. Ant. II, 2, 75. Ill, 6, 26 etc. now
and then = sometimes: Merch. II, 2, 200. As III, 5,
103. H.5 HI, 6, 71. Lr. IV, 3, 14 etc. first ... then:
Err. IV, 2, 15. H8 V, 3, 15. first ... then ... then:
Meas. IV, 3, 4. 9. 13. Err. IV, 2, 7. 9. 11. H8 III, 2,
310. 313. 316. 326. first ... and then: R3 HI, 2, 8.
10. frst ... and then ... and lastly: H6C III, 3, 52.
53. 54. now ... then: H6C II, 5,10. sometime ... then:
Tp. II, 2, 10. sometime ... and then: 1160 II, 5, 9.
sometimes ... and sometime ... and then: Tp. HI, 2,
14;). then ... then (= now ... now): As HI, 2, 436.
3) if it is so; in that case: icork you then, Tp. I,
1, 45. my affections are then most humble, I, 2, 482.
then ivisely ireigh our sorrow icith our comfort, H, 1, 8.
why doth it not then our eyelids sink? 201. 244. 306.
11. 2, 56. 132. 157. HI, 1, 87. HI, 2, 59. IV, 1, 32. V,
288. Gent. I, 1, 72. 77. 79 (why t.). I, 2, 2. 72. 76.
85. II, 1, 85. II, 5, 17 (how t.?). II, 7, 33. 62. Ill, 1,
195 and 197 (who i.? what t.? cf. As II, 7, 83. H6C
I, 1, 136). IV, 2, 49. Meas. Ill, 2, 85. Err. II, 1, 97.
Merch. 1,1, 158. 1,3, 115 etc. Transposed : /lojo comes
it that thou art then estranged from thyself? Err. II, 2,
] 22 (= how comes it then that etc. , a liberty very
common in German. Most M. Edd., adopting Rowe's
emendation, that thou art thus estranged).
4) on the other hand ; in return : thou shalt be as free
as the mountain winds: but then exactly do all points of my
roinmand, Tp.1,2,499. he is then a. giant to an ape; but
then is an ape a doctor to such a man, Ado V, 1, 205.
1 )ifficult passage; more (reasons), more strong, then
lesser is my fear, I shall indue you with, John IV, 2,
42 (explained by some as meaning 'then when my
fear is les.s', and emended by others to when lesser
etc. Perhaps it ought to be: the lesser).
Tlieiiee, 1) from that place, from there: Ven.
582. Lucr. 736. 743. 1552. 1724. 1850. Sonn. 48,
13. 51,3. Tp. I, 2, 62. 131. 393. 11,1,108. V, 310.
Gent. 1, 2, 122. Ill, 1, 37. IV, 1, 23. IV, 2, 117. Meas.
IV, 3, 66. Err. II, 2, 129. V, 143. 246. Mids. I, 1, 218.
All's HI, 2,55. Wint. 11, 2, 60. H6AI,4, 12. H6C
II, 2, 107 etc. whatever thy thoughts or thy heart's
workings be, thy looks should nothing t. but sweetness
tell, Sonn. 93, 12. in the great hand of God I stand,
and t. against the undivulged pretence I fight of trea-
sonous malice, Mcb. II, 3, 136.
Preceded byyi-om, in the same sense: Ven. 195.
227. 488. Lucr. 760. Sonn. 86, 12 (I was not sick
of any feax from t.). Compl. 34. Tp. I, 2, 60. Gent.
11,4,53. Meas IV, 3, 103. Err. IV, 4, 79. 153. Mids.
HI, 2, 368. H6A IV, 1, 171. H6B II, 3, 6. H6C HI, 2,
138 (chides the sea that sunders him from i.) etc.
2) from this, out of this; from that source, for
that reason : but t. I learn, Sonn. 118, 13. in nothing
art thou black save in thy deeds, and i. this slander,
as I think, proceeds, 131, 14. t. comes it that my name
receives a brand, and almost t. my nature is subdued
to what it luorks in, Sonn. Ill, 5, 6. t. it came that . . .,
All's V, 3, 52. t. it is, that I to your assistance do make
love, Mcb. Ill, 1, 123.
3) not there, elsewhere, absent: who would be i.
that has the benefit of access? Wint. V, 2, 118. 'tis
not the land I care for, wert thou t. H6B HI, 2, 359.
they prosper best of all when I am t. H6C II, 5, 18.
xvhen fair Cressid comes into my thoughts, — so, trai-
tor! When she comes! when is she t.? Troil. I, 1. 31.
From t., in the same sense: to feed were best at home;
from t. the .wtice to meat is ceremony , Mcb. Ill, 4, 36
(= from home, as another's guest).
Theoric, theory (opposed to practice): had the
whole t. of uHfr in the knot of his scarf, and the prac-
tice in the chape of his dagger. All's IV, 3, 162. the
art and priirlir part of life must be the mistress to this
t. 115 1, 1, 52. the bookish t., wherein the ioged consuls
can propose as masterly as he, 0th. I, 1, 24.
There, 1) in or at that place: Ven. 119. 245.
301. 691. 915. 1035. Lucr. IIJ etc. etc. Superfluous:
and in a dark and dankish vaidt at home there left me,
Err. V, 248. the County Paris at Saint Peter's Church
shall hapjnly make thee there a joyful bride, Rom. Ill,
5, 116. so that my speed to Mantua there was stayed,
V, 2, 12. if at Philippi ire do face him there. Cues. IV,
3, 211. Here and there, see Here.
2) to or into that place : will not let a false sound
enter there, Ven. 780. there they hoist us, Tp.1,2,148.
the rarest that e'er came there, II, 1, 99 etc.
3) Multifariously employed to point to, and single
out, persons and things; applied to persons (present
or absent): his testy master goeth about to take him;
when lo, the unbacked breeder, fidl offear,jrutous of
catching, swiftly doth forsake him, with her the horse,
and left Adonis there, Ven. 322 (not = left Adonis
in that place, but i= left Adonis where he .stood).
he ran upon the boar with his sharp spear, who did not
whet his teeth at him again, but by a kiss thought to
persuade him there, 1 1 14 (him who ran on him), for,
in conclusion, he did beat me there. Err. II, 1, 74 (i. e.
he there, your husband, my master), that goldsmith
there, V, 219. he dined irith her there, at the Porpen-
lijic, 275. Lady Margery, your midwife there, Wint.
11,3, 160. aicay toward Bury, to the Dauphin there,
John IV, 3, 114. knock him down there, H6B IV, 6, 9.
that good man of worship , Anthony Woodvilie , her
brother there, R3 I, 1, 67. the haughty prelate Bishop
of Exeter, his brother there, IV, 4, 503 ( Ff his elder
brother), the fool will not, he there, that he: look you
there, 'Troil. II, 1,91. loves the whore there, V, 4, 7.
ha, art thou there? V, 6, 8 (art thou come, thou, whom
I am seeking?), who's there? Hml. 1, 1, 1 (challenge
of a sentinel). Used as a call to servants or other in-
ferior persons: what, ho! Abhorson! where's Abhorson
there! Meas. IV, 2, 21. where are you there? HGB I,
2, 68. who is there? Take this fellow in, 1,3,36. within
there! Flnminius! Servilius! Tim. H, 2, 194. come in,
without there! Mcb. IV, 1, 135. louder the music there!
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Lr. IV, 7, 25. from Sicyon, ho, the news! speak there,
Ant. I, 2, 117. on, there! pass along. III, 1, 37. ap-
proach, there! Ill, 13, 89. somewine, within there, and
our viands! HI, 11, 73. set on there! Cymb. V, 5, 484.
In other cases also, the person not expressly named,
but understood: keep tune there still, Gent. I, 2, 89
(i. e. thou, to whom I am speaking), what is he of
basest function that says his bravery is not on my cost,
thinking that J mean him, but therein suits his folly to
the mettle of my speech? There then; how then? what
then? As II, 7, 83 (i. e. to such a person as this, what
am I to reply?).
Pointing to things: there, take the paper, Gent. I,
2, 46. try me in thy paper. There, and Saint Nicholas
be thy speed, III, 1, 300. there , take it (the diamond)
Err. V, 392. what letter are you reading there, Gent.
1, 3, 51. toward Swinstead, to the abbey there, John
V, 3, 8. there is my hand, H4B V, 2, 117. Or to ac-
tions or occurrences: what a blow was there given!
Tp. II, 1, 180. there spake my brother; there my father's
grave did utter forth a voice, Meas. HI, 1, 86. tliere,
take you that (blows) Err. I, 2, 92. there's for you.
Why, there's for thee, and there, and there, Tw. IV,
1, 27; cf. Troll. II, 1, 127. how now there! Wint. Ill,
2, 148. there's a bargain made, Caes. I, 3, 120. there's
a great spirit gone. Ant. I, 2, 126 (by Fulvia's death).
why, there then : thus I do escape the sorrow of An-
tony's death, IV, 14, 94. there; my blessing with thee,
Hml. I, 3, 57.
Hence often = this , that : thou art thy father s
daughter; there's enough. As 1, 3, 60. you shall read it
in — what do ye call there? All's II, 3, 26. there was
the weight that pulled me down, H8 111, 2, 408. tvhy,
there's the privilege your beauty bears, Tit. IV, 2, 116.
there's a fearful point, Rom. IV, 3, 32. hoio that might
change his nature, there's the question, Caes. II, 1, 13.
you and 1 must part, but that's not it: Sir, you and 1
have loved, but there's not it, Ant. 1, 3, 88. it was not
brought me , my lord; there's the cunning of it, Lr. 1,
2, 63. but when to my good lord I prove untrue, I'll
choice myself: there's all I'll do for you, Cymb. I, 5,87.
And = in this, by this: what I will, I will, and
there an end, Gent. I, 3, 65. II, 1, 168. E2 V, 1, 69 (cf.
End), there she lost a noble and renowned brother,
Meas. Ill, 1, 227. serve God, love me, and mend. There
will I leave you too. Ado V, 2, 95 (with these words).
there all is marred; there lies a cooling card, H6A V,
3, 84. you break no privilege nor charter there, R3 III,
1, 54. thy Juliet is alive, for whose dear sake thou
wast but lately dead; there art thou happy; Tybalt
would hill thee, but thou slewest Tybalt; there art thou
happy too, Rom. Ill, 1, 137; cf. 140. there stand I in
much peril, 0th. V, 1, 21. dost thou hold there still?
Ant. II, 5, 92. you have been a great thief by sea. And
you by land. There I deny my land service, II, 6, 98
(in this point), there was our error, Cymb. V, 5, 260.
== on this occasion ; at this point ; almost = then :
his passion . . . even there resolved my reason into tears,
there my white stole of chastity I daffed, Compl. 296.
Heme the hunter . . . doth walk round about an oak,
with great ragged horns; and there he blasts the tree
and takes the cattle and makes milch-kine yield blood,
Wiv. IV, 4, 32. and there indeed let him name his name,
Mids. Ill, 1, 46. and even there he put his hand behind
him, Merch. II, 8, 46. and there put oh him what for-
geries you please, Hml. II, 1, 19. there site shook the
holy water from her heavenly eyes, Lr. IV, 3, 31. when
the rain came, ... there I found 'em, there I smelt 'em
out, IV, 6, 104.
Emphatically, by way of applause: ay, touch him;
there's the vein, Meas. II, 2, 70 (= that's the right
way), there's a girl goes before the priest. As IV, 1,
140. why, there's a wench, Shi-. V, 2, 180. there's a
good grandam, Johnl\,ie3. H4B V, 3, 24. Troil. I,
2, 217. 218. 223. 248. Ant. II, 7, 94. and with irony;
you leer upon me, do you? there's an eye wounds like
a leaden sword, LLL V, 2, 480. Or = to the point;
that's the point: now prove our loving lawful, and our
faith not torn. Ay, marry, there! some flattery for this
evil, LLL IV, 3, 286. why, there, there, therS', there!
a diamond gone, Merch. Ill, 1, 87 (= that touches to
the core), ivhy, there 'tis; so say I too. All's II, 3, 17.
you are so fretful, you cannot live long. Why, there is
it, H4A III, 3, 15. ay, there's the question, H6B IV, 2,
149. there thou hast it, E3 IV, 2, 73 (Ff then), there
was it. Cor. V, 6, 44. there thou say'st, Hml. V, 1, 29.
0 ho, are you there with me? Lr. IV, 6, 148. there's
the point. Ant. II, 6, 31.
Used as a cry of encouragement: Silver! there it
goes. Silver! Fury, Fury, there! Tyrant, there! Tp.
IV, 257. there, there, Hortensio, will you any irifi ?
Shr. I, 1, 56. his blows are well disposed: there, Ajax,
Troil. IV, 5, 116. Troilus, thou coward Troilus! Ay,
there, there! V, 5, 43. why, there it goes. Tit, IV, 3, 7G.
so, so, there! aches contract and starve your supple
joints, Tim. I, 1, 256.
4) Very frequently placed before the verb, when
tliere is inversion of the subject: where there are but
twain, Ven. 123. there wanteth but a mean, Gent. I,
2, 95. let there be some more test made, Meas. I, 1,49.
Ven. 863. 1187. Lucr. 133. 14:i. 976. Tp. I, 2, 15.
29.238.242. 11,1,257. 111,3,22.44. Meas. I, 2, 28.
Err.111,2, 185. Asl,3, 121 etc. there is no hiding you =
it is impossible to hide you, Wiv. IV, 2, 64. thei-e ii no
following her, Mids. 111,2,82. Ado 111,2,41. All's 11, 3,
251. H4A IV, 1, 39. H8 I, 3, 43. Cymb. IV, 4, 9.
Omitted : whose wraths to guard you from ... is
nothing but heart-sorrow , Tp. Ill, 3, 81. sigh for the
tooth-ache? lohere is but a humour or a worm, Ado HI,
2, 27. satisfaction can be none, Tw. Ill, 4, 261. was
never subject longrd to be a king , H6B IV, 9, 5. re-
maineth nought but to inter our hrotliren, Tit. I, 146 etc.
Thereabout, 1) near that nuiiiher, not much
more or less: 0 for a fine thief of the age of two and
twenty or t. H4A 111, 3, 212 (Qq thereabouts).
2) concerning that: 'twas Aeneas' tale to Dido,
and t. of it especially, where he speaks of Priam's
slaughter, Hml. H, 2, 468.
Thereabouts, 1) near that nvmbev: five or six
thousand horse, ... or t. All's IV, 3, 171. H4A HI, 3,
212 (Vi thereabout).
2) of that import, or aiming at that: how! dare
not! do not. Do you know and dare not? Be intelligent
to me; 'tis t.: for to yourself, what you do know, you
must and cannot say, you dare not, Wint. I, 2, 378.
he has given example for our flight, most grossly, hy
his own. Ay, are you t. ? why, then, good night indeed.
Ant. HI, 10, 29.
Thereafter, according: how a scores of ewes
now? T as they be: a .score of good ewes may be worth
tenpiounds, H4B 111, 2, 56.
Thereat, at it, at that : not for Bohemia, nor the
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jKiiiq) lliiit may he t. rjleaned, Wint, IV, 4, 500 (at or
in possessiiif,^ it), that this sight should make so deep
II wound, and t/et detested life not shrink t. Tit. Ill, 1,
248. /. enraged, Lr. IV, 2, 75.
Tlicrelty, 1) annexed to that: t. hangs a tale,
Wiv. I, 4, 159. As II, 7, 28. Shr. IV, 1, 60. 0th.
111, 1, 8.
2) by that, by means of ^ihai: from fairest crea-
tures we desire increase, thai t. beauty's rose might
never die, Sonn. I, 2. Gent. Ill, 1, 31. Meas. Ill, 1, 6.
IV, 1, 1C2. LLL IV, 3, 283. Tw. IV, I, 60. Wint. 1,
2, 337. John 111, 1, 276. R2 1, 3, 21S. H4A V, 4,
119. Hf.A V, 4, 115. H6B II, 1, 187. Ill, 2, 218. IV,
2, 171. II6C n, 5, 25. R3 I, 3, 68. Cor. V, 3, 133.
Tit. II, 3, 207. Mcb. V, 4, 5. she carved thee for her
seal, and meant t. thou skouldst print more, Sonn. 11,
13. As V, 1, 38. Tit. IV, 4, 84.
Tlicrcrorc, 1) for that: t. my son i' the ooze is
bedded, Tp. Ill, 3, 100 (in punishment for this), what
should I get t.? Mids. Ill, 2, 78. (. we meet not noii;
IMA I, 1, 30 (for this purpose), lament t. H4B V, 3,
1 12. we are t. provided, II6B I, 4, 3 (we are provided
with wliat is nece.ssary to perform this), haih my sword
t. broke thningh London gates, that you should leave
me at the Wliilc. Ilarti IV, 8, 24. thou will revolt and
fly to him, [fear. No, 7nighty liege; t. mistrust me not,
1!3 IV, 4, 479 (as for this; concerning this), often have
you Ihanks t. Troil. Ill, 3, 20.
2) on that account, accordingly, consequently:
Ven. 390. 733. 751. 807. 1087. Tp. I, 2, 360. II, 1,
23. Ill, 2, 2. IV, 22. 206. V, 77. Gent. I, 1, 90. 1, 3,
89. Ill, 1, 84. 276. 323. 370. Ill, 2, 36. 51. 90. IV,
4, C2. 169 etc. etc.
Therein, 1 ) in it or in them; in this; a) refer-
ring to nouns: and therein (in a just show) so en-
sconced his secret evil, Lucr. 1515. to gaze i, (in my
breast) on thee, Sonn. 24, 12. Mids. V, 67. R2 I, 3,
181. II, 1, 81. Ill, 3, 168. IV, 276. H5 111 Cher. 25.
n6A III, 2, 127. V, 4, 140. Troil. I, 2, 124. Hml.
II, 2, 80 etc.
b) referring to sdntences, = in this, in this point,
in this respect: I prattle something too wildly and my
father^ s precepts I t. do forget, Tp. Ill, 1, 59. since
thou lovest, love still and thrive t. Gent. I, 1, 9. IV, 1,
34. Mcas. II, 1, 100. Ado V, 1, 33. Merch. Ill, 2, 90.
As II, 7, 71. All's II, 3, 72. Tw. V, 269. Wint. 1,2,
247. IV, 2, 22. IV, 4, 447. 698. HOC IV, 6, 57. R3
I, 3, 96. Ill, 4, 18. H8 III, 2, 143. Tim. Ill, 1, 21.
Caes. I, 3, 91. 92. Ant. Ill, 2, 35 etc.
2) by this (cf. /n): and t. heartens up his servile
powers, Lucr. 295. so doest thou too, and t. dignified,
Sonn. 101,4. who hast hy waning grown, and i, showest
thy lovers withering as thy sweet self growest, 126, 3.
since t. she doth shnn a thousand cursed hours, Wiv.
V, 5, 241. and t. do account myself well paid, Merch.
IV, 1, 417. but t. suits his folly to the mettle of my speech,
As II, 7, 81. *. thou wrongest thy children, 1160 III, 2,
74. hi' is my son, yea, and t. my shame, R3 II, 2, 29.
/. thou hast undone, Tit. IV, 2, 77. comforting t., that
irhen old robes are worn out, there are members to make
new. Ant. I, 2, 170.
Thereof, 1) of it, of that: she dares not t. make
discovery, Lucr, 1314. in the praise t. spends all his
might, Sonn. SO, 3. maiden-tongued he was, and t. free,
Compl. 100. the loss t. still fearing, Pilgr. 94. in lieu
«. Gent. II, 7, 88. on the receipt t. Err. IV, 1, 38. to \
hare spoke t. Mids. I, 1, 1 12. LLL I, 1, 191. Ill, 130.
Wint. I, 2, 396. IV, 4, 384. H4B V, 3, lOU. IICA II,
4,79. riOBV, 1,207. II6C I, 1, 58. 1,3,41. 1,4,
129. 133. IV, 7, 64. R3 I, 3, 154. 308. HI, 1, 48, III,
2, 47. Ill, 7, 79. 86. 175. 234. 236 {Vi of this). V,
:!, 268. Rom, HI, 5, 99, Hml. IV, 3, 61 etc. Often
= its, even when referring to the subject of the sen-
tence: all the poiver t. it (wit) doth apply to prove, by
wit, worth in simplicity, LLL IV, 2, 77 (i.e. all its
own power), meaning his house, which, by the sign t.,
was termed .so, R3 III, 5, 79.
2) from that (cf. Of): t. comes the proverb, Gent.
III, 1, 305. Err. IV, 3, 53. v, 68. 72. t. the raging
fire of fever hred, 75,
Thereon, on it, on that: shall t. fall and die,
Lucr. 1139. promise -breach t. dependent, Meas. V,
411. and t. look, JAJL IV, 3, 298. t. his execution
sworn, Wint. I, 2, 445. /. I pawn my credit, H6C III,
3, 116. t. engrave Edward and York, R3 IV, 4, 272.
from his reason fallen t. Hml. II, 2, 165. if t. you
rely. Ant. V, 2, 133.
Thereto, 1) to it, to that; governed by verbs:
accords t. Gent. I, 3, 90. adding t. LLL V, 2, 446.
All's V, 3, 133. Tw. V. 83. Wint. II, 1, 67. H5 V,
2, 90. H6A V, 3, 138, Cor. Ill, 2, 97. IV, 5, 73. Mcb.
IV, 1, 33. Hml. I, 1, 83. Lr. I, 4, 361. Ant. V, 2,
198. By an .adjective: if my reason will t. (to my
fancy) be obedient, Wint. IV, 4, 494.
2) besides, over and above, to boot (cf. To): you
are certainly a gentleman, t. clerkly experienced, Wint.
I, 2, 391. (fshe be black, and t. have a wit, Oih, II,
I, 133. so out of thought, and t. so o'ergrown, Cymb.
IV, 4, 33.
Thereunto, to it; for it; besides: points of igno-
rance pertaining t. H8 I, 3, 27. asking your pardon
t. Hml. IV, 7. 46. there'' s none so foul and foolish t.
Oth. II, 1, 142.
Thereupon, on this; in consequence of this;
therefore (always referring to sentences) : and t I drew
my sword on you. Err. V, 262. and i. these errors are
arose, 388. and t. I will kiss thee. Ado V, 2, 50. and
t. thou speake.it the fairest shoot, LLL IV, 1, 12. and
t. I drink unto your grace, H4B IV, 2, 68. and t. give
me your daughter, H5 V, 2, 375. and. t. he sends you
this good news, R3 III, 2, 48. / dare t. pawn the
moiety of my estate to your ring, Cymb. I, 4, 118.
Therewith, with it: t. angry, II-IA I, 3, 40. dry
her weeping eyes t. R3 IV, 4, 278 (P{ withal), t. .sali.i-
fied, Oth. I, 2, 88
Therewithal, with it, with that; at the same
time (cf. Withal) : give her that ring and t. this letter,
Gent. IV, 4, 90. moved t. 175. thy slanders I forgive,
and t. remit thy other forfeits, Meas. V, 525. .showed
me silks . . . and t. took measure of my body , Err. IV,
3, 9. and t. to win me, LLL V, 2, 858. did buy a poison,
and t. came to this vault to die, Rom. V, 3, 289. but of
that to-morrow, ivhen t. we shall have cause of state
craving us jointly, Mcb. Ill, 1, 34. rwt alone the imper-
fections of long - engraved condition , but i. die unruly
waywardness , Lr. I, 1, 301. your lady is one of the
fairest that I have looked upon. And t. the best, Cymb.
II, 4, 33.
Thersites, name of the railer in the Trojan war;
Troil. 1, 3, 73 etc. Cymb. IV, 2, 252.
Theseus, the fabulous king of Athens: Gent. IV,
4, 173. Mids. I, 1, 20, and passim in this play.
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Thessatian, pertaining to 'thessaly: dew-lapped
like T. bulls, Mids. IV, 1, 127.
Thessaly, country of ancient Greece : a cry more
tuneable was never holla d to, nor cheered with horn,
in Crete, in Sparta, nor in T. Mids. IV, 1, 131. the
boar of T. was never so embossed, Ant. IV, 13, 2.
Thetis, a sea-goddess; mother of Achilles; Troil.
I, 3, 212. Ill, 3, 94. Confounded with Tethys, the wife
of Oceanus , and used for the sea, the ocean : let the
ruffian Soreas once enrage the gentle T. Troil. I, 3,
39. T., being proud, swallowed some part o'the earth.
Per. IV, 4, 39. Cleopatra called so by Antony in their
naval war against Octavius: Ant. Ill, 7, 61.
Thewes or Tliewg, muscles and sinews , bodily
strength: care I for the limb, the t., the stature, bulk,
and big assemblance of a man? H4B III, 2, 276. Ro-
mans now have t. and limbs like to their ancestors,
Caes. I, 3, 8 1 . nature, crescent, does not grow alone in
t. and bulk, Ilml. I, 3, 12.
They (obj. case them, often mutilated to 'em, f.i.
Tp. I, 2, 82. 83. 3.30. 417. II, 2, 7. Ill, 1, 76. V, 265.
280. Wiv. 1, 1, 311. / will leave 'em them, H5 IV, 3,
124), personal pronoun of the third pers. plur. ; they:
Ven. 66. 116. 176. 184. 192 etc. etc. them: Ven. 20.
21. 52. 176 etc. etc. Indefinitely, = people, men:
they say there's but five upon this isle, Tp. Ill, 2, 6.
Gent, II, 4, 96. Wiv. II, 2, 135. 174. Err. I, 2, 97.
Ado IV, 1, 254 (to strange sores strangely they strain
the cure). H6B I, 2, 100 etc. Determinatively : they
of those marches, H5 I, 2, 140. they of Rome are en-
tered in our counsels. Cor. I, 2, 2. they in France of
the best rank and station, Hml. I, 3, 73. they that level
at my abuses, Sonn. 121,9. the best of them that speak
this speech, Tp. I, 2, 429. Gent. I, 2,31. Err. II, 1,
33. Ado II, 3, 237. H6A III, 3, 75 etc. Superfluous:
poor birds they are not set for. Mob. IV, 2, 36. they
for them: what stays had I but they? R3 II, 2, 76. hast
not the soft way which were fit for thee to use as they
to claim, Cor. Ill, 2, 83. them for they: for the which
myself and them bend their best studies, John IV, 2, 50.
here's them in our country of Greece gets more with
begging, Per. II, 1, 68 (the fisherman's speech), them
for themselves, refl.: unto the wood they hie them, Ven.
323 (cf. JSie"). little stars may hide them when they
list, Lucr. 1008. old woes bear them mild, 1096.
Compl. 142. Gent. II, 4, 123. Ado III, 3, 46. Mids.
II, 1, 31. Shr. IV, 1, 5. H4A I, 3, 173. Cor. Ill, 1, 23.
V, 3, 8. Rom. II, 3, 27. IV, 5, 90. Mcb. II, 2, 25. Hml.
1, 2, 56. 0th. II, 3, 181 etc.
Thick, adj. 1) having a great circumference, not
thin or slender: his short t. neck, Ven. 627. the — est
and the tallest (lady) LLL IV, 1, 47. 48. 51. smite flat
the t. rotundity o' the world, tr. Ill, 2, 7. = having or
producing more depth or extent than usual ; laid on
so as to increase the bulk: this shoulder was ordained
so t, to heave, H6C V, 7, 23. if this cursed hand were
— er than itself with brother's blood, Hml. Ill, 3,44. And
adverbially: let her paint an inch t. Hml. V, 1, 214.
2) dense, close, set with things close to each other,
or being close to each other: thin name, t. tail, Ven.
298 (having much hair), in the — est troop, H6C II,
1, 13. though perils did abound, as t. as thought could
make 'em, H8 III, 2, 195. the dews of heaven fall t. in
blessings on her, IV, 2, 133. where you perceive them
t. Caes. 1, 1, 76. a retire, anon a rout, confusion t.
Cymb. V, 3, 41.
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
Adverbially : tfiou shall be pinched as t. as honey-
comb, Tp. I, 2, 329. the floor of heaven is t. inlaid
with patines of bright gold, Merch. V, 59. bears his
blushing honours (blossoms) t. upon him, H8 III,
2, 354.
3) inspissated, crass: had baked thy blood and
made it heavy, t. John III, 3, 43. his wit's as t. as
Tewkshury mustard, H4B li, 4, 262. make t. my blood,
Mcb. I, 5, 44. make the gruel t. and slab, IV, 1, 32.
their eyes purging t. amber, Hml. 11,2, 200. In a moral
sense, = heavy, dull: t. slumber hangs upon mine eyes.
Per. V, 1, 235. see above: John III, 3, 43. H4B II, 4,
262. Mcb. I, 5, 44.
4) not transparent , not clear; turbid (of fluids);
dense, dark (of vapours and clouds): let thy misty
vapours march so t. Lucr. 782. come, t. night, Mcb. I,
5, 51. their t. breaths, rank of gross diet. Ant. V, 2,
211. dissolve, t. cloud, and rain, 302. a fountain
troubled, muddy, ill-seeming, t. Shr. V, 2, 143. cf. the
quibble: thine (desert) is loo t. to shine, H4B IV, 3, 64.
In a moral sense: the people muddied, I, and unwhole-
some in their thoughts and whispers , Hml. IV, 5, 82
(cloudy in mind).
Applied to eyes, = dim, short-sighted: his dimen-
sions to any t. sight ivere invincible, H4B III, "2, 336.
my sight was ever I. Caes. V, 3, 21. cf. your eyeglass is
— er than a cuckold's horn, Wint. 1, 2, 269.
6) following each other in quick succession , ra-
pid, quick: through his lips do throng weak words, so
t. come in his poor heart's aid, that no man could dis-
tinguish what he said, Luer. 1784. he furnaces the t.
sighs from him, Cymb. 1, 6, 67 (or = dense, vaporous ?).
Adverbially: 0 Lord, sir! t, t., spare not me. All's
II, 2, 47 (fast, quickly!), and speaking U, which na-
ture made his blemish, became the accents of the valiant;
for those that could speak low and tardily would turn
their own perfection to abuse, H4B II, 3, 24. my heart
beats — er than a feverous pulse, Troil. HI, 2, 38.
as t. as tale (M. Edd. hail) came post with post, Mcb.
1, 3, 97. why do you send so t.? Ant. I, 5, 63. say, and
speak t. Cymb. Ill, 2, 58.
Thicli, adv. (see Thick, adj.): Lucr. 782. 1784.
Tp. I, 2, 329. Merch. V, 59. All's II, 2, 47. H4B II, 3,
24. H8 III, 2, 354. Troil. Hi, 2, 38. Mcb. I, 3, 97.
Hml. V, 1, 214. Ant. I, 5, 63. Cymb. Ill, 2, 58.
Thicl(, vb. to thicken, to inspissate: tlioughts that
would t. my blood, Wint. 1, 2, 171.
Thick -comiug, crowding: not so sick, as she is
troubled with t. fancies, Mcb. V, 3, 38.
Thicken, 1) tr. to strengthen, to confirm: this
may help to t. other proofs that do demonstrate thinly,
0th. Ill, 3, 430.
2) intr. to grow dim, to become dark: light — s,
and the crow makes wing to the rooky wood, Mcb. Ill,
2, 50. thy lustre — s, when he shines by. Ant. II, 3, 27.
Thicket, a close wood or copse: Gent. V, 3, 11.
LLL IV, 2, 60. V, 2, 94. H6C IV, 5, 3. Troil. II, 3,
270 (keeps t.).
Thick -eyed, having dim eyes: and given my
treasures and my rights of thee to t. musing and cursed
melancholy, H4A II, 3, 49.
Thick-grown, dense: this t. brake, H6C III, 1, 1.
Thick-lipped, having thick lips: Tit. IV, 2, 175,
Thick-lips, one having thick lips: 0th. 1, 1, 66.
As to the form of the word, cf. Chops, Fatguts,
Jackanapes, Pols, Ribs.
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Thick-pleaclied, thickly interwoven: a t.
in mine orchard, Ado I, 2, 10.
Thick-rililied, having strong ribs; enclosing so
as not to be broken through (cf. Rib): to reside in
thrilling region of t. ice, Meas. Ill, 1, 123.
Thick -sighteil, short-sighted, purblind: Ven.
136. cf. H4B III, 2, 336. Caes. V, 3, 21.
Thick-skin, an insensible fellow, a blockhead:
what wouldst thou have, boor? what, t.? Wiv. IV, 5, 2.
the shallowest t. of that barren sort, Mids. Ill, 2, 13.
Thidias, name in Ant.; M. Edd., following Plu-
tarch, Thyreus, q. v.
Thief, one who steals: Lucr. 305. 693. 888. 997.
Sonn. 48, 8. 99, 2. Wiv. U, 2, 319. Meas. II, 1, 20.
Ill, 2, 17. IV, 2, 47. 49. 50. Err. Ill, 2, 16. IV, 2,
59. Ado III, 3, 53. 57. 62. 134. LLL1V,3,187. Mids.
Ill, 2, 283 (you t. of love). Merch. Ill, 1, 97. 98. As
111, 2, 345. All's II, 5, 86. Ill, 2, 132. Tw. V, 77. 121.
R2 III, 2, 47. H4A I, 2, 70. II, 1, 103. H, 2, 10. II,
4, 452. Ill, 3, 212. H6B IV, 10, 36. H6C V, 6, 12.
Cor. II, 1, 32. Tim. II, 2, 100. IV, 3, 45. 439 sq. Mcb.
V, 2, 22. Lr. Ill, 7, 23. IV, 6, 156. 0th. I, 2, 57. 62.
1, 3, 208. Ant. II, 6, 96. Cymb. I, 4, 100. II, 3, 76.
IV, 2, 75. 86. Per. IV, 6, 121. Plur. thieves: Yen.
724. 1086. Lucr. 126. Tp. IV, 187. Wiv. II, 1, 126.
Meas. II, 1, 23. II. 2, 176. Merch. II, 6, 23. As I, 3,
112. Tw. V, 404. R2 III, 2, 39. IV, 123. H4A I, 2,
28 (of). 75. II, 2, 29. II, 4, 99. Ill, 3, 63. H5 I, 2,
177. H6C I, 4, 42. 63. Troil. II, 2, 94. Tim. IV, 3,
35. 415 sq. V, 1, 187. Lr. 1, 2, 133. 0th. I, 1, 79.
81. Ant. II, 6, 100. Cymb. I, 4, 107.
Sometimes equivalent to robber: so full of fear
as one with treasure laden, hemmed with thieves, Ven.
1022. draw forth thy weapon, we are beset with thieves,
Shr. Ill, 2, 238. notable pirate, thou salt-water t. Tw.
V, 72. a foul felonious t. that fleeced poor passengers,
H6B III, ], 129. where be these bloody thieves? 0th.
V, 1, 63. cf. Lucr. 693. 888. 997. As I, 3, 112. Tw.
V, 121. H4A II, 2, 98. 99. 112. H6C I, 4, 63. Hml.
IV, 6, 21. Per. IV, 2, 97.
Used as a term of reproach: Angela is an adulte-
rous t. Meas. V, 40 (or — a secret fornicator), what
a deformed t. this fashion is, Ado III, 3, 131. 140. lie
still, ye t. H4A III, 1, 238. my little tiny t. H4B V,
3, 60. ay me, most credulous fool, egregious murderer,
t., any thing that's due to all the villains past, in being,
to come, Cymb. V, 5, 211. caused a lesser villain than
myself, a sacrilegious t., to do't, 220. cf. IV, 2, 86.
Thief-stolen, stolen by thieves: Cymb. I, 6, 5.
Thievery, I) theft: it's an honourable kind of t.
Gent. IV, 1 , 40. I'll example you with t. Tim.IV, 3, 438.
2) that which is stolen: crams his rich t. up, Troil.
IV, 4, 45.
Thievish, 1) practising theft: that rich jewel he
should keep unknown from t. ears, Lucr. 35. like a
t. dog, 736. truth proves t. for a price so dear, Sonn.
48, 14.
Applied to violent robbery: with a base and
boisterous sword enforce a t. living on the common road,
As II, 3, 33. toalk in t. ways, Rom. IV, 1, 79 (ways in-
fested by robbers).
2) moving stealthily: time's t. progress to eternity,
Sonn. 77, 8. hath told the I. minutes how they pass,
All's II, 1, 169.
Thigh, that part of the body which is between
the trunk and the knee: Ven. 873. Pilgr. 127. Mids.
III, 1, 172. As I, 3, 119. Tw. I, 3, 149. H4A IV, 1,
105. V,4,131. 155. H4BIV,5,77(plur. — ei, dissyll.).
H6B III, 1, 362. Cor. II, 1, 167. Rom. II, 1, 19. Caes.
II, 1, 301. 0th. Ill, 3, 425. V, 2, 261. Cymb. IV,
2, 310.
Thill-horse, see Fill-horse.
Thimble, a metal cover for the finger, used to
secure it from the needle in sewing: Shr. IV, 3, 108.
149. John V, 2, 156.
Thin, adj. 1) lean, slender: my face so t. John I.
141. you t. man, H4B V, 4, 20. 34. Metaphorically,
= scanty: a t. and slender pittance, Shr. IV, 4, 61.
2) having little extent from one of the two sur-
faces to the other: the mure that should confine it in so
t. that life looks through, 1146 IV, 4, 120. Used of light
clothes: if your garments were t. Err. Ill, 1, 70. t.
weeds, LLL V, 2, 811. gave himself, all t. and naked,
to the numb cold night, R3 II, 1, 117 .lightly dressed).
Metaphorically, = not sufficient for a covering,
slight, easily seen through: we will not line his t.
bestained cloak with our pure honours, John IV, 3, 24.
they (fiatteries) are too t. and bare to hide offences,
H8 V, 3, 125. wider and more overt test than these t.
habits and poor likelihoods, 0th. I, 3, 108.
3) not closely set; used of hair: (. mane, Ven. 298.
his beard grew t. Shr. Ill, 2, 177. their t. and hairless
scalps, R2 III, 2, 112. thatch your poor t. roofs, Tim.
IV, 3, 144. with this t. helm, Lr. IV, 7, 36 (a bald
head).
4) rare, not dense; used of the air and of fluids:
from his lips did fly t. winding breath, Lucr. 1407.
melted into air, t. air, Tp. IV, 150. fantasy, which is
as t. of substance as the air, Rom. I, 4, 99. the t. and
wholesome blood, Hml. I, 6, 70. (. drink, abhorred by
Falstaff and recommended by King Henry VI : H4B
IV, 3, 98. 134. H6C II, 5, 48.
Thin-belly, a lean belly (characteristic of a man
in love): with your arms crossed on your t. doublet
like a rabbit on a spit, LLL III, 19 (0. Edd. thinbellies
doublet and thinbellie doublet; M. Edd. thin belly-
doublet).
Thine, possessive pronoun of the second pers.
sing.; 1) adjectively before vowels: Ven. 145. Lucr.
483. 516. Tp. I, 2, 25. 37. 318. 408. II, 1, 229. II,
2, 139. V, 121. Gent. Ill, 1, 22. Meas. IV, 3, 158.
Err. II, 2, 116. Mids. Ill, 2, 298 etc. before h: thine
host, thine Ephesian calls, Wiv. IV, 5, 19. with own:
Ven. 157. Tp. I, 2, 356. IV, 13. Wiv. II, 1, 15. Meas.
I, 2, 39. Ill, 1, 29. 140. Err. I, 2, 61. II, 2, 200 etc.
Perhaps throughout unemphatical , thy, not thine,
being used, where some stress is laid on the pronoun :
why, Suffolk, England knows thine insolence. And thy
ambition, Gloster, H6B U, 1, 31.
2) without a noun, but with reference to one pre-
ceding: to no sight but t. and mine, Tp. I, 2, 302. V,
63. Gent. Ill, 1,131. IV, 2,118. Wiv. II, 1, 74. Meas.
V, 210 etc. with own: Tp. IV, 218. Ven. 117 etc. of
t., following a noun, not only = one of those whom
or which thou hast: some worthless slave oft. I'll slay,
Lucr. 515. 1632. misbegotten blood I spilt oft. H6A
IV, 6, 22. but as often = of thee, thy: those fair lips
oft. Ven. 115. that hard heart oft. 500. 631. Sonn.
92, 4. 142, 5. Err. II, 2, 175. John III, 1, 21. H6A
11,3,39. R3 IV, 4, 5 16. Tit. 1, 306. Mcb. V, 3, 16 etc.
3) substantively, = a) thy property: thou mine,
I I. Sonn. 108, 7. Gent. V, 4, 135 etc. she is t own,
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Tp. IV, 32. Gent. V, 4, 151. Meas. I, 1, 31 etc. b) thy
relations, thy children, thy family: ihat t. may live,
when thou thyself art dead, Ven. 172. lasting shame
on thee and t. I will inflict, Lucr. 1630. Sonn. 10, 14.
Tit. I, 49. 115. Lr. 1, 1, 81 etc.
Thin- raced, having a thin face: a t. knave, a
gull, Tw. V, 213.
Thing, any substance ; whatever is : — s growing
to themselves are growth's abuse, Ven. 166. t. like a
man, hut of no woman bred, '214. if springing — s be
any jot diminished, they wither in their prime, 417.
lohat canst thou boast of — s long since, or any t. en-
suing, 1078. all — s in common nature should produce,
Tp. II, 1, 169. / will requite you with as good a t. V,
169. hears no impression of the t. it was, Gent. II, 4,
202. good — s should be praised, III, 1, 353. of ano-
ther t. she may (be liberal) 359. you would have them
always play but one t. IV, 2, 71. the t. is to he sold,
AsII, 4,96. we will have rings and — s and fine array,
Shr. II, 325. IV, 3, 56. I can hardly forbear hurling
— « at him, Tw. Ill, 2, 87. has this t. appeared again?
Hml. 1, 1, 21 etc. etc.
Applied to men and animals, = being, creature:
imperious supreme of all mortal — s, Ven. 996. we
leave to be the — s we are for that which we expect,
Lucr. 149. some fierce t. replete with too much rage,
Sonn. 23, 3. in pursuit of the t. she would have stay
(a hen) 143, 4. thou liest, malignant t. Tp. I, 2, 257.
dull t., I say so, 285. gabble like a t. most brutish,
357. I might call him a t. divine, 418, a single t., as
1 am now, 432. good — s will strive to dwell with it,
459. these he fine — s, II, 2, 120. but this t. dare not,
III, 2, 63. what — s are these, V, 264. this t. of dark-
ness, 275. this is as' strange a t. as e'er I looked on,
289. sweet 07-nament that decks a t. divine, Gent. II,
1, 4. she excels each mortal t. upon the dull earth
dwelling, IV, 2, 51. they (bears) are very ill-favoured
rough — s, Wiv. 1, 1, 312. I hold you as at. enskyed
and sainted, Meas, 1, 4, 34. wake when some vile i. is
near, Mids. II, 2, 34. vile t. , let loose, III, 2, 260. a
poor virgin, an ill-favoured t. As V, 4, 60. you are
idle shallow — s, Tw. Ill, 4, 137. make us as fat as
tame —s, Wint. I, 2, 92. Othou t..' II, 1, 82. poor t.,
condemned to loss, II, 3, 192. such goodly — s as you,
V, 1, 178. go, you t., go. Say, what t., what t.9 H4A
III, 3, 131. see, sons, what — s you are, H4B IV, 5,
65. have you dispatched this i? H6B III, 2, 6. he loas
the wretched'st t. when he was young, R3 II, 4, 18.
every man ... was a t. inspired, H8 I, 1, 91. the t. of
courage ... with rage doth sympathize , Troil. I, 3, 51.
hence, rotten t. Cor. HI, 1, 179, thou noble t. IV, 5,
122. vows revenge as spacious as between the youngest
and oldest t. IV, 6, 68. such — s as you, V, 2, 109.
none serve with him but constrained — s, Mcb. V, 4, 13.
710 cataplasm . . . can save the t. from death , Hml. IV,
7, 146. the king is a t. A thing , mylord! Of nothing,
IV, 2, 31 (Nares: a t. of nothing, a common phrase to
express any thing very worthless, cf. a t. of naught in
Mids. IV, 2, 14). — s that love night, Lr. HI, 2, 42.
leaving free — s and happy shows behind. III, 6, 112.
he is a t. too bad for had report, Cymb. 1, 1, 16. thou
basest t. 125. the same dead t. alive, V, 5, 123 etc.
Supplying abstract notions, = matter, afifair, cir-
cumstance, fact, action, story etc.: — s out of hope
are compassed oft with venturing, Ven. 567. in hand
with all — s, nought at all effecting, 912. for one t. she
did they would not take her life, Tp. I, 2, 266. taught
thee each hour one t. or other, 355. / would by con-
traries execute all —s, H, 1, 148. will not let you be-
lieve — s certain, V, 125. think of each t. tcell, V, 251.
I see — s too, although you Judge I wink, Gent. 1, 2,
139. are all these — s perceived in me? II, 1, 34. three
— s that women highly hold in hate, HI, 2, 33. 'tis a
foul t. when a cur cannot keep himself in all companies,
IV, 4, 11. to be a dog at all — s, 14. there's no such
t. in me, Wiv. Ill, 3, 72. they can tell you how —s go
better than I can, III, 4, 69. / would not have — .s cool,
IV, 2, 240. you shall hear how — s go, IV, 5, 126. 'tis
one t. to be tempted, another t. to fall, Meas. II, 1, 17.
it is the only t.for a qualm. Ado HI, 4, 75. a little I.
would make me tell them ..., Tw. Ill, 4, 332. rob the
exchequer the first t. thou dost, H4A HI, 3, 205. — s
are often spoke and seldom meant, H6B HI, 1, 268.
— s have fallen out so miluchibj, Rom. HI, 4, 1. 1 fear
some ill unlucky t. V, 3, 136. where, both in time, form
of the t., each word made true and good, the apparition
comes, Hml. I, 2, 210. — s standing thus unknoirn, V,
2, 356. to scan this t. no further, 0th. HI, 3, 245. it is
a common t. to have a foolish wife, 302. the breaking
of so great a t. should make a greater crack. Ant. V,
1, 14 etc. etc. cf. All-thing, Any, Every, Some etc. the
t. often = that: 'twas I did the t. you wot of, Gent.
IV, 4, 30; cf. past cure of the t. you wot of, Meas. II,
1, 115. presume not that I am the t. I was, H4B V, 5,
60. never will 1 undertake the t. wherein thy counsel is
wanting, H6C II, 6, 101. / shall surely speak the t. I
shall repent, Troil. Ill, 2, 139 etc. a (. = something:
should I have wished a t., it had been he, Gent. II, 4,
82. / will do a greater t. than that, Wiv. I, 1, 248. I
shall discover a t. to you, H, 2, 190. when shall you
see me write a t. in rhyme? LLL IV, 3, 181. shall I
tell you a t.? V, 1, 152. there is a t. within my bosom
tells me . . ., H4B IV, 1, 183. a t. devised by the enemy,
R3 V, 3, 306. I told you a t. yesterday, Troil. I, 2,185.
thou wilt undertake a t. like death, Rom. IV, 1, 74. /
should impart a t. to you, Hml. V, 2, 92. I have a t.
Jor you, 0th. HI, 3, 301 etc.
Tliink (inipf. and partic. thought; thoughten in
Per. IV, 6, 115 not partic.) 1) to have the mind oc-
cupied, to revolve ideas in the mind, to meditate:
hath he any eyes? hath he any — ing? Wiv. Ill, 2, 31.
when 1 would pray andt. Meas. II, 4, 1. an bad — ing
do not wrest true speaking. Ado HI, 4, 33. / cannot
speak nor t. Wint. IV, 4, 462. on — ing on no thought
It. R2 II, 2, 31. /(., but dare not speak, Mcb. V, 1,
87. there is nothing either good or bad, hut — ing makes
it so, Hml. II, 2, 256. to put him to ill — ing, 0th. HI,
4, 29. wltat shall we do, Enobarbus ? T. and die. Ant,
HI, 13, 1 etc. With an accus. denoting the effect: if
I would t. my heart out of — ing, Ado 111,4, 84. Trans.,
with the object of thought, = to form or liarbour in
the mind, to conceive, to imagine, to devise: It. good
thoughts, whilst other write good words, Sonn. 85, 5.
nimble thought can jump both sea and land as soon as
t. the place where he would he, 164, 8. what his heart
— s his tongue speaks, Ado HI, 2, 14. may this be so?
Iwill not t. it, 121. *. but this ... that you have but
slumbered here, Mids. V, 431. to t. so base a thought,
Merch. II, 7, 50. that we might show what we alone
must t. All's I, 1, 199. what might you t.? Tw. HI, 1,
128. all the unmuzzled thoughts that tyrannous heart
can t. 131. 'tis powerful, t. it, from east, west, north
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and south, Wiiit I, 2, 202. where I may t. the remnant
of my thoughts in peace, John V, 4, 46. thoughts which
honour and allegiance cannot t. Ii2 11, 1, 208. these
deeds must not be thought after these ways, Mcb. 11, 2,
33. / saw 't not, thought it not, it harmed not me, 0th.
Ill, 3, 339 etc. to t. no harm, LLL 1, 1, 44. Ii3 1, 3,
51. never thought offence. Per. 1, 2, 28. t. no shame
of me, Lucr. 1204. to t. scorn, iee sub Scorn. With
a clause : dost thou t., Claudio ? if I would yield him
my virginity, thou mightst be freed, Meas. Ill, 1, 97.
sleep 1 now andt. 2 hear all this? Err. 11, 2, 185 (ima-
gine only), that little — « she has been sluiced, Wint.
1, 2, 194. / tremble to t. your father should pass this
way, IV, 4, 19. / am afraid to t. what I have done,
Mcb. 11, 2, 51. yet have 1 fierce affections, andt. what
Venus did with Mars, Ant. 1, 5, 17 etc.
2) to consider: she bids me i. how Ihave been for-
sworn, Gent. IV, 2, 10. bid her t. what a man is, Wiv.
Ill, 5, 51. do thou but t. what 'tis to cram a maw from
such a vice, Meas. Ill, 2, 22. t. you question with the
.Jew, Merch. IV, 1,70. I was — ing with what manners
1 might safely be admitted. All's IV, 5, 93. t. with thy-
self how more unfortunate than all living women are
we come hither. Cor. V, 3, 96 etc. With on: these
things further thought on, Tw. V, 324. now It. on't,
they should be good men, H8 111, 1,21. t. on that, and
^ix most firm thy resolution, 0th. V, 1, 4 etc.
3) With of or on, = to call to mind, to recollect,
to dwell or to light on by meditation: to t. o'the teen
that 1 have turned you to, Tp. 1, 2, 64. t. of that, a
man of my kidney, t. of that, Wiv. Ill, 5, 116. what
we do not see we tread upon, and never t. of it, Meas.
11, 1, 26. and t. no more of this night's accidents but
as the fierce vexation of a dream, Mids. IV, 1, 73. /
should t. of shallows, Merch. 1, 1, 26. made me to t.
of this, All's I, 3, 238. bid Gloster t. of this, R3 1, 4,
245. the most convenient place that I can t. of, H8 11,
2, 138 etc. haply It. on thee, Sonn. 29, 10. 30, 13.
if — ing on me then should make you woe, 71, 8. — ing
on thy face, 131, 10. 149, 3. t. on thy Proteus, Gent.
I, 1, 12. urge not my father's anger, but t. upon my
grief, IV, 3, 28. — ing on it makes me cry ^alas' , IV,
4, 89. to t. upon her ivoes, 149. / weep myself to t.
upon thy words, 180. Wiv. II, 1, 166. V, 5, 12. 57.
Meas. II, 2, 77. Ado V, 4, 43. 129. Merch. I, 1, 37.
II, 2, 178. II, 8, 31. All's I, 1, 90. Tw. Ill, 1, 114.
R2 I, 3, 295. H4A HI, 3, 35. H6A IV, 1, 148. H6B
11,4,41. 111,2,344. 348. IV, 7, 15. H6C I, 4, 173.
R3I, 1,141. V, 3, 126. Cor. U, 3, 196. Hml. I, 2, 6.
Lr. 1, 1, 144. 0th, V, 2, 191 etc.
4) to be of opinion : others, they t., delight in such-
like circumstance, Ven. 843. she — s he could not die,
1060. / do not t. thou canst, Tp. I, 2, 40. I do t., a
king. III, 1, 60. when I shall t. Phoebus' steeds are
foundered, IV, 30. dost thou t. sol V, 19. you speak
not as you t. Mids. Ill, 2, 191. Gent. I, 1, 141. 11, 7,
62. Meas. II, 1, 143. Err. I, 1, 88. Ado II, 3, 24. 179.
111,4,81. V, 4, 43. All's V, 3,210. 0th. V, 2, 192 etc.
etc. to my — ing, = in my opinion: H4B V, 5, 114.
Caes. !, 2, 240. Trans., with a pronoun as object, =
to believe: / (. it well, Meas. II, 4, 130. would heart
of man once t. it? Hml. I, 5, 121. do you t. this? II, 2,
151 (Ff think 'tis this). I'll hit him now. I do not t.
it, V, 2, 306. It. it freely, 0th. II, 3, 336.
With a double accus., = to esteem, to hold to be:
ehouldst t. it heavy, Ven. 156. he — s me noio incapable,
Tp. I, 2, in. may I be bold to t. these sprites, IV, 120.
Gent. 1,2,21. 24. 11,1,33. Meas. 1,1,72. Tw. V,325.
H4B IV, 1, 146 (every thing set off that might so much
as t. you enemies) etc. etc. to t. long = to expect
with impatience, to long for: but long she — s till he
return again, Lucr. 1359. have I thought long to see
this morning' s face , Rom. IV, 5, 41. to I. much = to
hold it to be a great thing (cf. Lr. Ill, 4, 6): — est it
much to tread the ooze, Tp. 1, 2, 252. Ace. c. inf. : — ing
his prattle to be tedious, R2 V, 2, 26. / (. this lady to
be my child Cordelia, Lr. IV, 7, 69 etc.
With for : the conceit is deeper than you t. for, Shr.
IV, 3, 163. dost not t. me for the man I am. Cor. IV,
5, 62 (cf. H4B I, 2, 6, and see For).
5) to judge, to form an opinion; with of or on:
to t. nobly of my grandmother, Tp. 1, 2, 119. t. of each
thing well, V, 251. perchance you t. too much of so
much pains, Gent. II, 1, 119 (estimate them at too
high a rate). I shall t. the worse of fat men, Wiv. II,
1, 56. as you hear of me, so t. of me. Ado IV, 1, 338.
It. nobly of the soul, Tw. IV, 2, 59. *. of me as you
please, V, 317. an honest woman and well thought on,
H4B1I,4, 100 (of good fame. Mrs Quickly's speech).
to make us no better thought of, a little help will serve,
Cor. II, 3, 15. — ing too precisely on the event, Hml.
IV, 4, 41 etc. Trans., with what as object: what — est
thou of the fair Sir Eglamour? Gent. I, 2, 9. V, 4, 164.
Wiv. II, 1,85. Meas. I, 1,22, Tw. I, 5, 79. 11,5,32.
IV, 2, 58. H8 II, 3, 107. Caes. 1, 2, 214 etc.
6) to mean, to intend: I thought all for the best,
Rom. HI, 1, 109. With an inf.: he did t. to reprehend
her, Ven. 470. he thought to kiss him, 1110. 1114. if
you t. well to carry this, Meas. HI, 1, 267. I thought to
close mine eyes, LLL V, 2, 90. thou thoughtest to help
me. All's II, 1, 133. I thought to stay him, R3 I, 4,
19. — ing to bar thee of succession, Cymb. HI, 3, 102
etc. Inf. of the perfect (cf . Have) : here thought they to
have done some wanton charm, Tp. IV, 94. I thought
to have told thee of !<, 168 . / did t.to have beaten thee.
Ado V, 4, 111. thought to have spoke thereof, Mids. I,
1, 112 etc.
7) to expect ; to hope : 1 thought to have ta'en you
at the Porpentine, Err. Ill, 2, 172. / did never t. to
marry, Ado II, 3, 236. you t. to dine with me, Shr. HI,
2, 187. that I should love a star and t. towed it. All's
1,1,98. when men t. least I will, H4AI, 2, 241. all
goes well. As heart can t. IV, 1, 84. he little thought of
this divided friendship, R3 I, 4, 244. / did not t. to
shed a tear in all my miseries, H8 HI, 2, 429. he that
will t. to live till he be old. Lr. HI, 7, 69. 1 did not t.
to draw my sword 'gainst Pompey, Ant. II, 2, 156.
8) to bear in mind, to have regard to, to pay atten-
tion to, to provide for : always thought that I require
a clearness, Mcb. Ill, 1, 132. With on: that likewise
have we thought upon, and thus, Wiv. IV, 4, 46. t. upon
patience. All's III, 2, 50. the heavens have thought well
on thee, to bring forth this discovery, V, 3, 150. have
you thought on a place whereto you'll go? Wint. IV, 4,
547. if any order might be thought upon, H6 IV, 6, 2 1 .
when I have chased all thy foes from hence , then will
It. upon a recompense, H6A I, 2, 116. I'll t. upon
the questions, H6B 1, 2, 82. not a thought but — s on
dignity. III, 1, 338. well thought upon, R3 I, 3, 344
and Lr. V, 3, 250. what ever have been thought on in
this state, that could be brought to bodily act ere Rome
had circumvention? Cor. I, 2, 4.
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9) Impersonally, it — s = it seems (cf. Methinks
and Methouffht) : where it — ^s best unto your royal sel/\
R3 111, 1, 63 (¥( where it think' st best; Ql.2 where it
seems best), does it not-, thinks 't tkee, stand me now
upon, Hml. V, 2, 63 iFf thinkst thee, Qq think thee. cf.
methinkst in All's II, 3, 269). Perhaps thinks for me-
thinks: what largeness thinks in Paradise was sau-n,
(Jompl. 91.
Thinking, subst. (cf. Think), thought: / am
wrapped in dismal — s. All's V, 3, 128. his — s are
below the moon, H8 III, 2, 134. speak to me as to thy
—s, 0th. 111,3, 131. of. Wiv. Ill, 2,31. As V, 2, 55.
Cor. IV, 6, 31. Tim. 1, ly219. 0th. I, 2, 76. II, 3, 344.
Oymb. I, 4, 157.
Thinly, 1) not thickly, not closely ornunieroiisly:
like stones of worth they (feasts) t. placed are, Sonn.
52, 7. about his shelves a beggarly account of empty
boxes ... were t. scattered, Rom. V, 1, 48-
2) slightly, insufficiently: this may help to thicken
other proofs that do demonstrate t. Oth. Ill, 3, 431 (cf.
thin in I, 3, 108).
Third, the ordinal of three; 1) the first after the
second: Sonn. 99, 10. Tp. I, 2, 445. V, 311. Gent.
IV, 4, 24. Wiv. V, 1, 2. Ado V, 1, 276. LLL V, 1,
56. V, 2, 113. Merch. I, 3, 20. 75. II, 7, 8. Ill, 1,
11. 81. As I, 2, 137. V, 4, 98. Shr. Ind. I, 13. 57.
Tw. I, 5, 141. 143. II, 3, 189 (let the fool make a
l; cf. H6B III, 2, 303), V, 40 (the old saying is, the
1. pays for all). Wirt, II, 1, 145. Ill, 2, 99. H4A 1,
2, 207. H4B I, 3, 72. Ill, 2, 330. H5 I, 2, 248 (Ed-
ward the T.) etc. the poor t. is up, Ant. Ill, 5,12 (i.e.
Lepidus, the last of the three triumvirs).
2) as a fractional number, = one of three equal
(parts): the t. part of a minute, Mids II, 2, 2. a full t.
part. Cor. V, 6, 78. Substantively: Lr. I, 1, 82. 88.
Ant. II, 2, 63. Cymb. V, 4, 19. three — s (i. e. the
whole, all) All's II, 5, 32. In Tp. IV, 3 0. Edd. /
have given you here «- t. of mine own life; M. Edd-
thread or thrid.
Thirdborough, a kind of constable; substituted
(on account of Sly's answer) by M. Edd. for head-
borough of O. Edd. in Shr. Ind. 1, 12. Corrupted to
tharborough in LLL I, 1, 186.
Thirdly, in the third place: Ado V, 1, 222.
Thirst, subst. want and desire of drink : tf quench
his t. Shr. I, 1, 24. unstanched t. H6G II, 6, 83. =
any desire: not in t. for revenge. Cor. 1, 1, 25.
Thirst, vb. 1) to feel want and desire of drink:
to all, and him. we t. Mob. Ill, 4, 91. With /or; t. for
drink, Ven. 92. for blood, H6A III, 1, 117. With
after: and more (blood) — s after. All's III, 1, 4.
2) to have any vehement desire: whom I so much
t. to see, Wint. IV, 4, 524. dost thou t. to have me fold
up Parca's fatal loeb? Ho V, 1, 20 (Pistol's speech).
With after: — ing after prey, H6B IV, 4, 51.
Thirsty, feeling want and desire of drink : her
t. lips, Ven. 543. our natures do pursue, like rats that
ravin down their proper bane, a t. evil; and when we
drink we die, Meas. I, 2, 134 (a t. evil := an evil of
thirst, a thirst-evil, i. e. an evil thirsted for. cf. their
hungry prey in H6A 1, 2, 28; and see Appendix).
LLL V, 2, 372. Shr. V, 2, 144. H4A I, 1, 5. H6C
II, 3, 16. my heart is t.for thai noble pledge, Caes.
IV,3, 160. to be t. after tottering honour. Per. Ill, 2,40.
Thirteen, ten and three: Tw. V, 252. 265. John
11,460. H6A 1,4, 78. Tim, II, 2, 120.
Thirtieth, the ordinal of thirty: ere the t. of
May, H6B 1, 1, 49.
Thirty, three times ten: Tp. Ill, 2, 17. Err. V,
400. Shr. Ind. 2, 116. I, 2, 33 (cf. Pip). All's IV,
1, 63. IV, 5, 86. John II, 530. H4A I, 2, 211. Ill,
3,54.221. IV, 1, 130. H4BII, 1,111. 11,4,179.
IV, 1, 22. H6C II, 1, 177. II, 2, 68. Ill, 3, 96. V, 3,
14. Eom. I, 5, 35. 41. Caes. V, 1, 53. Mcb. IV, 1, 7.
Hml. Ill, 2, 165. 167. V, 1, 177. Lr. Ill, 7, 16. Oth.
1,3,37. Ant. 111,3,31. Plur. — es : thirty dozen moons
with borrowed sheen about the world have times twelve
—es been, Hml. Ill, 2, 168.
This (plur. these. This is sometimes contracted
to this: this a good friar, belike, Meas. V, 131. this a
heavy chance 'twixt him and you, Shr. I, 2, 46. this a
good block, Lr. IV, 6, 187. this or these abbreviated
to 's: my father died within's two hours, Hml, III, 2,
134; M. Edd, these), demonstrative pronoun used to
point to something that is present or near in place or
time, or to something that is just mentioned or about
to be mentioned; adjectively: deign this favour, Ven.
15, pay this countless debt, 84, upon this promise did
he raise his chin, 85, for this good turn, 92, this prim-
rose bank, 151, these violets whereon we lean, 120.
these forceless flowers support me, 152, these lovely
caves... opened their mouths, 247, would root these
beauties, 636, pursue these creatures, Qll . these mine
eyes, 503, this her mother's plot, Wiv, IV, 6, 32, Mi's
her easy-held imprisonment , H6A V, 3, 139 etc. etc.
within this mile = within a mile of this place: Cor.
1, 4, 8. Mcb. V, 5, 37. Absolutely, with reference
either to single things or to whole sentences or
speeches: ivith this she seizeth on his palm, Ven. 25.
811. 1121. this said, 217. 865. at this Adonis smiles,
241. this I do to captivate the eye, 281. what hour is
this? 495. kow is it that this lives in thy mind? Tp. I,
2, 49. tell me if this might be a brother, 118. is not this
true? 267. for this thou shall have cramps, 325. didst
thou offer her this (iog) from me? Gent. IV, 4, 58. your
nose smells 'no in this (Nathaniel's nose) LLL \, 2,
569. 0 Antony, I have followed thee to this. Ant. V,
1, 36. that our stars should divide our equalness to
this, 48 (= to this point, this extremity), take this
from this, if it be otherwise, Hml. II, 2, 156. when thou
shalt have overlooked this, IV, 6, 13 etc. etc. Op.posed
to that: applying this to that, and so to so, Ven. 713.
two ships, of Corinth that, of Epiduurus this. Err. I, 1,
94 etc. (cf. That). Plur. these: tired with all these,
for restful death I cry, Sonn. 66, 1 (i. e. the following
considerations), these are they, Tp. II, 2, 109. nor the
lover's (melancholy) which is all these. As IV, 1, 15.
there lie, and there thy character; there these, AVint.
111,3,47. one of these is true, \\,i,bi&. all these and
more we hazard by thy stay, H6A IV, 6, 40. these in-
deed seem, Hml. 1, 2, 83. last, and as much containing
as all these, IV, 5, 87. where virtue is, these are more
virtuous, Oth. HI, 3, 186. are letters brought, the tenour
these. Per. HI Prol. 24. Emphatically (evidently ex-
plained by a gesture, as this in Hml. II, 2, 156): 0
could this kiss be printed in thy hand, that thou mightst
think upon these by the seed, through whom a thousand
sighs are breathed for thee, H6B III, 2, 344 (i. c. my
lips). The plural attracted by the form of the pre-
dicate: these are devils, Tp. II, 2,91. thesebefine things,'
120. Ill, 3, 30. V, 259. Gent. II, 7, 72. IV, 1, 5. V, 4,
14. Err. IV, 3, 10. LLL 1, 1, 47. 70. Ill, 22. Mids.
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11,1,81. As IV, 1, 107. H6B 111, 1, 64. H8 IV, 2,
154 etc.
Not only these, but also this, absol. with reference
to persons: to the most of men this is a Caliban, Tp.
1, 2,480. which is that Barnardine? This, my lord,
Meas. V, 483, Hymen now with luckier issue speed's
than this for whom we rendered up this woe. Ado V,
3, 33. Hector was but a Troyan in respect of this, LLL
V, 2, 640. there be fools ulive, I wis, silvered oer; and
so was this, Merch. II, 9, 69. we'll make an instrument
of this, Wint. IV, 4, 637. they are both hanged, and
so would this be, H5 IV, 4, 78. he was a man; this in
respect a child, H6C V, 6, 56. a son some year elder
than this, Lr. I, 1, 20.
Applied to notions of time, this = 1) the present;
this day — to-day: Mea.s.1,2, 182. Err. V,204. Merch.
11,2,154. IV, 1,409. H4AII, 4, 176. II6C II, 6, 20.
H8 IV, 1, 75. Tit. I, 235 etc. This, absolutely, = the
present time, now : between this and supper, Cor. IV,
3, 43. the time 'twixt this and supper, Mcb. Ill, 1, 26.
and as a stranger . . . hold thee from this for ever, Lr.
1, 1, 118. Particularly in the phrases by this and ere
this; of. By and Ere. 2) = last; this other day =
very lately: writ to me this other day, All's IV, 3, 226.
you denied to fight with me this other day, Wint. V, 2,
140. and said this other day, H4A III, 3, 152. did but
try us this other day, Tim. Ill, 6, 3. when your lord-
ship this other day sent to me, 46. a prediction I read
this other day, Lr. I, 2, 153. this even = last evening:
she did intend confession at Patrick's cell this even;
and there she was not, Gent. V, 2,42. this night =^ last
night: my troublous dream this night doth make me sad,
H6B I, 2, 22. Mi's month, this week etc. = last month,
since a month etc : whereon this month I have been
hammering, Gent. I, 3, 18. lohere have you been these
two days'? IV, 4, 48. have done any lime these three
hundred years, Wiv. I, I, 13. this week he hath been
heavy. Err. V, 45. these fifteen years you have been in
a dream, Shr. Ind. 2, 81. have been so any time these
four hours, Wint. V, 2, 1 47. the language 1 have learned
these forty years, R2I, 3, 159. within these forty hours
Surrey durst better have burnt that tongue, H8 III, 2,
253. he hath put me off to the succession of new days
this month, Tim. II, 2, 20. how does your honour for
this many a day"! Hml. Ill, I, 91. IMA II, 3, 41.
H6A 1. 4, 16. H6B IV, 2, 2. IV, 10, 3. 41. Troil. V,
2, 182. Cor. I, 1, 59. Caes. II, 1, 88. Lr. IV, 1, 14.
Cymb. IV, 2, 66 etc. Often this for these (the sum
being reckoned up, as it were, in a total): which for
this nineteen years we have let slip, Meas. I, 3, 21. has
been a vile thief this seven year, Ado III, 3, 134. who
for this seven years hath esteemed him ... , Shr. Lid.
I, 122. / have forsiuorn his company this two and
twenty years, H4A II, 2, 17. that I did not this seven
year , II, 4, 343. / have maintained that salamander
this two and thirty years, III, 3, 54. this seven years
did not Talbot see his son, 1I6A IV, 3, 37. have ven-
tured this many summers in a sea of glory , H8 III, 2,
360. for this many hundred years, Rom. IV, 3,40 (only
in Q2: the rest these), hath lain this two days, V, 3,
176 (only Q'j). this thrfe years I have taken a note of
it, Hml. V, 1 , 1 50 (Pf these). 1 have not seen him this
two days, Lr. I, 4, 77. this twenty years ... these de-
mesnes have been my world, Cymb. Ill, 3, 69. who for
this three months hath not spoken. Per. V, 1, 24. 3)
= next to come: this night I'll waste in sorrow, Ven.
583. this night he meaneth to climb ..., Gent. II, 6, 33.
he's safe for these three hours, Tp. Ill, 1, 21. 'twill be
this hour ere I have done weeping, Gent. II, 3, 1. within
these three days his head to be chopped off, Meas. I,
2, 69. within these two days he will be here, IV, 2,213.
within these two months .. . I expect return, Merch. I,
3, 158. within these ten days if that thou be'st found,
As I, 3, 45. for these two hours I will have thee, l\ ,
1, 180. within these three hours 'twill be time, AW'a
IV, 1, 27. there shall not these seven years be born
another such, Wint. IV, 4, 589. / must leave you within
these two hours, I14A II, 3, 39. nor shall we need liU
help these fourteen days, 111,1,88. the first of this
next month, H6B II, 4, 71. are like to dance these
three days, H8 V, 4, 68. shall hold ye play these two
months, 90 etc. this for these: he cannot draw his
power this fourteen days, H4A IV, 1, 126. within this
three hours will fair Juliet wake, Rom. V, 2, 25.
In other cases, likewise, now pointing to what
has preceded, now to what is to follow: this it is to
be a peevish girl, Gent. V, 2, 49 (German: so geht's,
wenn etc.). this it is, when men are ruled by women,
R3 I, 1, 62. why, this it is, see, see! 118 II, 3, 81.
this it is to have a name. Ant. II, 7, 12. Hector's
opinion is this in way of truth ( ^ as I said), Troil.
II, 2, 189. this for him. Ant. Ill, 2, 15. On the other
hand: why, this it is: my heart accords thereto, and
yet a thousand times it answers ^no' , Gent. I, 3, 90.
marry, this it is, sir. Ado III, 5, 7 (^ I shall tell you).
your reasoni This it is: ..., Caes. IV, 3, 198. but this
it is: our foot shall stay with us. Ant. IV, 10, 4. this
above all: to thine own self be true, Hml, I, 3, 78. if
thou fall, 0 then imagine this, the earth .. . thy footing
trips, Ven. 721. this ii my spite, that, thou being dead,
the day should yet be light, 1133. at last she smilingly
with this gives o'er: Fool, fool, quoth she, Lticr, 1567,
let this be done : put them ..., Meas. IV, 3, 90. what
was his cause of anger? The noise goes, this: there is
among the Greeks ..., Troil. I, 2, 12. nor will he yield
me this, to show him ..., Tim. I, 2, 200 etc.
Used, not to define or point to something, but to
designate things or persons as sufficiently known in
their qualities ; sometimes in a good, oftener in a bad
sense: shall cool the heat of this descending sun, Ven.
190. whether doth my mind ... drink up the monarchs'
plague, this flattery, Sonn. 114, 2. where should they
find this grand liquor that hath gilded 'em? Tp, V, 280.
alas! this parting strikes poor lovers dumb, Gent. II,
2, 21. what should it be that he respects in her, . .. if
this fond Love were not u, blinded god? Gent. IV, 4,
201, as these black masks proclaim an enshield beauty,
Meas, 11, 4, 79 (cf, Rom, I, 1, 236). how will you do
to content this substitute? HI, 1, 192. she should this
Angelo have married, 221. her comhinate husband, this
well-seeming Angelo, 231. this Angelo was not made
by man and woman. III, 2, 11 2, this Claudia is con-
demned for untrussing, 189. what is the news from this
good deputy? IV, 1, 27, get you some of this distilled
Carduus Benedictus , Ado HI, 4, 73, for men's sake,
the authors of these women, LLL IV, 3, 359, Lord,
what fools these mortals be, Mids. Ill, 2, 115, where
are these lads? whrre are these hearts? IV, 2, 25, now
will I stir this gamester. As I, 1, 170, this duke hath
ta'en displeasure 'gainst his gentle niece, I, 2, 289, 0
this learning, what a thing it is ,' Shr. I, 2, 1 60. as we
watch these kites that bate and beat , Shr. IV, 1, 198.
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shall we hear this dialogue between the fool and the
soldier^ All's IV, 3, 112. out of this nettle danger we
pluck this flower safety, H4A II, 3, 10. like one of
these harlotry players , II, 4, 436. how subject we old
men are to this vice of lying! H4B III, 2, 326. these
fellows of infinite tongue, that can rhyme themselves
into ladies' favours , they do always reason themselves
out again, H5 V, 2, 163. these women are shrewd
tempters, H6A I, 2, 123. where be these warders, I, 3,
3. have you dispatched this things H6B 111, 2, 6. where
are these porters, these lazy knaves? H8 V, 4, 73.
where is this Hector? Troil V, ,5, 44. this peace is
nothing but to rust iron, Cor. IV, 5, 234. these happy
masks that kiss fair ladies' brows, Rom. I, 1, 236 (cf.
Meas. II, 4, 79). where's this girl? what, Juliet, I, 3,
4. these tedious old fools! Hml. II, 2, 223. when I have
stolen upon these sons-in-law, Lr. IV, 6, 190. the un-
tuned and Jarring senses, 0, wind up of this child-
changed father, .IV, 7, 17. the ingratitude of this Se-
leuius does even make me wild. Ant. V, 2. 153. Hence
these sometimes found, where those would be expect-
ed : with these nails I'll pluck out these (i.e. thy") false
eyes. Err. IV, 4, 107. why have these banished and
forbidden legs dared once to touch a dust of England's
ground? R2 II, 3, 90 (Qq those), if I shall return once
more to kiss these lips, I will appear in blood. Ant.
III, 13, 174. will I cause these of Cyprus to muting,
0th. II, 1, 281. cf. especially Meas. II, 4, 79 and Rom.
I, 1, 236, with the notes of the commentators.
Peculiarities of use : = such : would run to these
and these extremities , Caes. II, 1, 31. with arms en-
cumbered, thus, or this head-shake, Hnil.l,5.174(shown
by a gesture), these many = so many: these many
shall die, Caes. IV, 1,1. Having as for its correlative :
do me this courteous of/ice as to know of the knight
what my offence to him is, Tw. Ill, 4, 278. under these
hard conditions as this time is like to lay upon us, Caes.
I, 2, 174.
^ thus or so : what am I that thou shouldst con-
temn me this? Ven. 205. further I will not flatter you
... than this , that nothing do I see in you . . . should
merit any hate, John II, 518. this long's the text. Per.
II Prol. 40 (perhaps long substantively. Ff. thus long').
Thisbe (0. Edd. thisby or Thisbie, a form re-
tained by M. Edd. only in the speeches of the clowns)
the mistress of Pyramus: Mids. I^ 2, 13. 46. HI, 1, 10.
HI, 2, 18. IV,2,4b. V,57. 131. 267. 271. 319.366 etc.
Merch. V, 7. Rom. II, 4, 45.
Thisby, see Thisbe.
Thisne, Bottom's blunder for Thisbe: Mids.
I, 2, 65.
Thistle, a prickly plant of the class Syngenesia
(Cirsium); Ado III, 4, 76. 80. Mids. IV, 1, 12. H5
V, 2, 52.
Thither, to that place: Lucr.113. Sonn.153,12.
Pilgr. 190. Gent. I, 1, 55. I, 3, 29. Ill, 1, 128. 145.
Wiv. Ill, 5, 77. IV, 4, 27. 44. Meas. Ill, 2, 67. Err.
IV, 1, 112. V, 224. Ado 1, 3, 67. II, 1, 267. Ill, 2, 3.
LLL II, 96. IV, 3, 374. V, 2, 312. Mids. I, 1, 251.
Merch. IV, 1,455. AslV,3,162. Shr. IV, 3,188. All's
III, 2, 75. Wint. IV, 2, 57. R2 III, 2, 78. H4A II, 3,
118. H6A III, 1, 51. H6B I, 4, 78. Ill, 1, 290. IV, 5,
II. H6C III, 1, 30. V, 3, 21. V, 6, 67. R3 1, 2, 107.
II, 4, 69. V, 2, 13. H8 1, 1, 112. 0th. II, 1, 216 (Qq
hither) etc. Seemingly = to that (but the idea of
change of place always retained) : nothing remains but
that Handle the boy t. As\, 1, nd. let your wedding
be to-morrow: t. will I invite the duke, V, 2, 16. you
are transported by calamity t. where more attends you,
Cor. I, 1, 78. cf. Wiv. Ill, 5, 77.
Thitherward, in that direction : he's gone to serve
the duke of Florente: we met him t. All's 111, 2, 55.
Thoag, see Thous.
Thomas, Christian name of several persons: T. of
Woodstock Duke of Gloster, sixth son of Edward III,
R2 I, 2, 16. H6B II, 2, 16. T. of Clarence, son of
Henry IV, H4B IV, 4, 16. 19. 21. 41. Sir T. More,
Lord chancellor in the reign of Heni-y VIII, H8 III,
2, 393. Sir T. Bullen, father of the second wife of
Henry VIII, H8 I, 4, 92. Sir T. Erpingham, R2 II, 1,
283. H5 IV, 1, 13. 24. 96. Sir T. Gargrave, H6A I,
4, 63. 88. SirT. Grey, Ho II Chor. 25. 11,2, 1.50. Sir
T. Lovell, R3 IV, 4, 520. H8 I, 2, 185. I, 3, 16. 49.
64. I, 4, 10. II, 1, 82. V, 1, 5. 7. 10. 22. 27 etc. T.
Mowbray Duke of Norfolk, R2 1, 1, 6. 29. 110. I, 3,
16. 38. 110. H4B III, 2, 31. T. Earl of Surrey, R3
V, 3, 69. 'Sir T. Vaughan, R3 II, 4, 43. T. Cromwell,
H8 V, 1, 108. T. Horner, H6B I, 3, 29. T. Page, Wiv.
1, 1, 46. T. Wart, H4B 111, 2, 147. Rice ap T. R3 IV,
5, 12.
T. a name commonly applied to tapsters: Pompey
addressed as T. tapster by Mrs Overdone; Meas. I,
2, 115.
Thong, a leathern strap (part of a bridle) : throw-
ing the base t.from his bending crest, Ven. 395; cf. 392.
Tliorii, 1) a sharp prickle growing from the stem
of a plant; a spine: Lucr. 492. Sonn. 35, 2. All's I,
3, 135. IV, 2, 19. IV, 4, 32. Wint. I, 2, 329. R2 IV,
323. H6A II, 4, 69. H6C III, 2, 175. V, 5, 13. Rom.
I, 4, 26. The nightingale or Philomel supposed to
lean, in singing, her breast against a thorn , to make
her song more doleful : whiles against a t. thou bearest
thy part, to keep thy sharp woes waking, Lucr. 1135.
she leaned her breast up-iill a t., and there sung the
dolefullest ditty, Pilgr. 382. Figurative use: those —s
that in her bosom lodge, Hml. 1,5, 87. the — s we stand
upon.' Wint. IV, 4, 596; and quibbling: the roses fear-
fully on — s did stand, Sonn. 99, 8 (felt very uneasy).
2) a tree or shrub armed with spines: the canker-
blooms hang on such — s, Sonn. 54, 7. ne'er to pluck
thee from thy t. Pilgr. 238 and LLL 1V,3, 112. through
. . . pricking goss and — s, Tp. IV, 180. withering on the
virgin t. Mids. 1, 1,77. a bush of — s. III, 1, 61. briers
and — s, III, 2, 29. bush of t. V, 136. plant this t., this
canker, H4A I, 3, 176. H6A II, 4, 33. H6B III, 1, 67.
H6C III, 2, 175. Figuratively: among the — s and dan-
gers of this world, John IV, 3, 141.
Thorn-bash, a shrub that has thorns: Mids.
V, 263.
Thorny, full of thorns, or pricking like thorns;
properly and metaphorically: t. brambles, Ven. 629.
t. hedgehogs, Mids. 11,2, 10. the t. point of bare distress.
As II, 7, 94. a t. wood, Shr. Ind. 2, 59. H6C III, 2,
174. V,4,67. the sharp I. points of my alleged reasons,
H8 II, 4, 224. the steep and t. way to heaven, Hml. I,
3, 48. a — er piece of ground, Per. IV, 6, 153.
Thorough, prep, through: to show her bleeding
body t. Rome, Lucr. 1851. go t. the streets, Wiv. IV,
5, 32. t. bush, t. brier, ... t. flood, t. fire, Mids. II, 1,
3. 5 (Q2 Ff through), and t. this distemperalure we see
the seasons alter, 106 (Q2 Fl.4 through), how he glisters
t. my rust, Wint. Ill, 2, 172 (0. Edd. through), with
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Cain go wander t. shades of nighl, R"2 V, 6, 43 (Qq
through ; Ff through the shades), the false revolting
Normans t. thee disdain to call us lord, H6B IV, 1,87.
be led t. our streets, Cor. V, 3, 1 15. whose eyes do never
give but t. lust and laughter, Tim. IV, 3, 492. these
words become your lips as they pass t. them, V, 1, 198.
will follow the fortunes and affairs of noble Brutus t.
the hazards of this untrod state, Caes. Ill, 1, 136. to be
led t. the streets of Rome, V, 1, 110. t. tattered clothes
small vices do appear, Lr. IV, 6, 168 (Qq through).
Thorough, adv. through: who, halft., gives o'er,
H4B I, 3, 59 (Ff through), it pierced me t. Per. IV,
3, 35.
Thorough, adj. complete, full, perfect: all his
behaviours did make their retire to the court of his eye,
peeping t. desire, LLL II, 235 (Q2 through).
Thoroughfare, writingof someM.Edd.in Cymb.
I, 2, 11; see Through/are.
Thoroughly (cf. Throughly) fully, completely:
woidd t. woo her, wed her and bed her and rid the
house of her, Shr. 1, 1, 149. to look into this business
t. H6B II, 1, 202. we shall heat you t. anon, V, 1, 159.
these are almost t persuaded. Cor. I, 1, 205.
Thou (apostrophized: tA'art: Shr. IV, 4, 17. All's
II, 4, 28. Ill, 6, 88. Tw. II, 3, 128. Cor. IV, 5, 100.
Tim. 1, 2, 34. II, 2, 58. IV, 3, 481 etc. M. Edd. thou'rt.
O. Edd. thou'rt in Wint. I, 2, 211. Meas. I, 2, 33 etc.
th'hast, Tim. IV, 3, 394; M. Edd. thou'st. th'hadst:
Tim. IV, 3, 309; M. Edd. thou hadst), objective case
thee; personal pronoun of the second person in the
singular number; oftener used than at present, as
being the customary address from superiors to in-
feriors, and expressive, besides, of any excitement of
sensibility; of familiar tenderness as well as of anger;
of reverence as well as of contempt. (Thus the con-
stant address of Venus to Adonis in Ven. is thou, of
Adonis to Venus you. Tarquin and Lucrece, being
both in a state of extreme emotion, constantly address
each other with thou. The swaggering host in Wiv.
uses thou to every body, as long as he is in his pride,
but you, when he is crestfallen, Wiv. IV, 6, 6. In a
solemn style even princes are addressed with thou:
Err. V, 191. H5 IV, 7, 74. H8 V, 1, 162. Cymb. Ill, 1,
5 ; whereas Falstaff uses you even to Jove : Wiv. V, 5,
6. cf. Abbott's Shakespearian Grammar p. 163 sq.).
Thou and you alternating : for you, most wicked sir, . . .
I do forgive thy rankest fault, and require my dukedom
of thee, Tp. V, 133. sir, by your leave; hast thou or
word or wit etc. Meas. V, 368. what is in youl why
doest thou tear it? LLL IV, 3, 200. what wilt thou do?
... get you in. As I, 1, 80. your father were a fool to
give thee all, Shr. II, 403. you notorious villain, didst
thou never see thy master^s father? V, 1, 64. come you,
my lord, to see my open shame? now thou dost penance
too, H6B II, 4, 20 (yoU in tlie first seutence preferred
on account of the appellative ^my lord'), sealyou this
league with thy embracements , Ii3 II, 1, 29 (Qq thou;
cf my peace we will begin, Cymb. V, 5, 459). thou
wouldst be gone to join with Richmond; I will not trust
you, sir, IV, 4, 491 ('when the appellative sir is used,
even in anger, thou generally gives place to you'. Ab-
bott), if you plead as well for Ihem as I can say nay
to thee for myself. III, 7, 53. you play the spaniel, ...
but whatsoever thou takest me for, thou hast a cruel
nature, H8 V, 3, 128. you are kindly met, sir: fare
thee well, Tim. Ill, 2, 31. if thou beest not immortal,
look about you, Caes. II, 3, 7. as in the rest you said
thou hast been godlike perfect, Per. V, 1, 208 etc.
Joined with other words; with an adjective: by
cruel cruel thee quite overthrown, Kom. IV, 5, 57. good
thou, save me a piece of marchpane, 1,5,9. With sub-
stantives in the vocative case: thou dearest Perdita,
Wint. IV, 4, 40. thou Icarus, H6A IV, 6, 56. fellow
thou, awake, Caes. IV, 3, 301. thou drone, thou snail,
Err. II, 2, 196. 0 thou thing, Wint. II, 1, 82. thou
dotard, II, 3, 74. why, thou loss upon loss, Merch. Ill,
1, 96. thou unadvised scold, John 11, 191. thou full
dish of fool, Troil. V, 1, 10. thou disease of a friend,'l\m.
III, 1,66. Preceding and following terms of reproach
(in 0. Edd. without the comma employed by M. Edd.):
thou deboshed fish thou, Tp. Ill, 2, 29. thou jesting mon-
key thou, 52. thou drunkard thou, Err. Ill, 1, 10. thou
gaoler thou, IV, 4, 112. thou dissembler thou, Ado V,
I, 53. thou knave thou, H4A 111, 3, 141. 147. thou
thing of no bowels thou, Troil. 11, 1, 54. I shall fore-
stall, thee. Lord Ulysses thou, IV, 5, 230. thou damnable
box of envy thou, V, 1, 29. thou tassel of a prodigaCs
purse thou, 36 etc.
Redundant after imperatives: wipe thou thine eyes,
Tp. I, 2, 25. know thou, for this I entertain thee, Gent.
IV, 4, 75. follow thou thy desperate sire, H6A IV, 6.
54 etc. As a dativus commodi : although thou steal thee
all my poverty, Sonn. 40, 10. made thee no mistakings,
Tp. 1, 2, 248. thou wilt never get thee a husband, Ado
II, 1, 20. I'll devise thee brave punishments for him,
V, 4, 130. get thee a sword, H6B IV, 2, 1 etc.
Thee reflexively: withdraw thee, Gent. V, 4, 18.
get thee away. Err. 1, 2, 16. bear thee well. Ado III, 1,
13. set thee down, LLL IV, 3, 4. prepare thee, Merch.
IV, 1,324. till thou canst quit thee. As 111, 1,11. scratch
thee but with a pin. III, 5, 21. warm thee, Shr. Ind. 1,
10. uncase thee, 1, 1, 212. betake thee to't, Tw. HI, 4,
240. disease thee, Wint. IV, 4, 648. yield thee to my
hand, John II, 156. submit thee, 159. cloister thee, E2
V, 1, 23. unbuttoning thee, H4A I, 2, 3. to hide thee,
11, 4, 291. thou bearest thee like a king, V, 4, 36. em-
ploy thee for our good, H6A 111, 3, 16. no way canst
thou turn thee , IV, 2, 25. hide thee from their looks,
H6B 11, 4, 23. hast thought thee happy, IV, 1, 56. hide
thee from the bear, V, 2, 2. address thee instantly, 27.
resolve thee, H6C I, 1, 49. bethink thee, 1, 4, 44. hie
thee to hell, K3 I, 3, 143 (cf. Hie), defend thee. III, 5,
19. guard thee well, Troil. IV, 6, 253. do not chafe
thee, 260. speed thee, Cor. IV, 6, 93. hast thou hurt
thee. Tit. II, 3, 203. calm thee, IV, 1, 83. lay thee all
along, Rom. V, 3, 3 etc.
Thou for thee: nothing this wide universe I call,
save thou, my rose, Sonn. 109, 14. Thee for thou: to
breed another thee , Sonn. 6, 7. 'tis thee, myself, that
for myself I praise, 62,13. if this should be thee, Tw.
11,5,113. how agrees the devil and thee? H4A I, 2, 127.
here*s none but thee and I, H6B I, 2, 69. it is thee I
fear, IV, 1,117. I am..not thee, Tim, 1V,3,277. Iwould
not be thee, Lr. I, 4, 204. Particularly after impera-
tives: look thee, Gent. II, 5, 30. Wint. HI, 3, 16. Cor.
V, 2, 77. Tim. IV, 3, 630. hark thee, Gent. HI, 1, 127.
run thee to the parlour. Ado III, 1, 1. stand thee close,
III, 3, 110. IV, 1, 24. sit thee down, LLL I, 1, 317.
Mids. IV, 1, 1. hear thee, Merch. II, 2, 189. hold thee
that to drink, Shr. IV, 4, 17. All's IV, 5, 4&..hang thee,
Tw. II, 5, 114. return thee, H6A HI, 3, 56. stay thee,
H6C III, 2, 58. take thee that, Mcb. II, 1,4. break thee
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off^ Ilml. I, ], 40. come thee on, Ant. IV, 7, 16 etc.
ci. fare thee well, sub Fare.
Thou easily omitted, as the second person is suffi-
ciently indicated by the inflexion of the verb: then
earnest in smiling, Tw. V, 357. pratest, Rom. IV, 5,
135. 138 (Q2 prates; the surreptitious Ql and most
M. %AA. pretty), shouldst have kept one to thyself, Tim.
I, 1, 275. Particularly in questions: why dost abhor
me? Ven. 138. why didst not tell me sooner? Gent. HI,
1, 390. art not ashamed? Ado HI, 4, 28. hast any
philosophy in thee? As III, 2, 22. wast ever in court?
34. wast born in the forest here? V, 1, 24. art rich?
27. All's IV, 1, 10. Tw. II, 3, 26. 122. V, 202. Wint.
I, 2, 121. 325. Ill, 2, 176. HI, 3, 81. IV, 3, 78. IV, 4,
262. H4A H, 1, 34. II, 4, 3. H6A I, 3, 22. V, 3, 68.
H8 I, 2, 202. Tit. II, 3, 209. II, 4, 21. V, 1, 46. Tim.
I, 1, 206. 223. 226. 235. II, 2, 84. IV, 3, 221. 480.
Caes. I, 1, 31. Hml. Ill, 2, 298. V, 2, 83. Lr. II, 2, 1.
114. U, 4, 196. HI, 4, 4. 0th. II, 1, 260. Ill, 3, 110.
Ant. V, 2, 296. Cymb. Ill, 5, 125. IV, 2, 81. 382. V,
5, 110 etc.
Thou, vb. to address with the pronoun thou (which
was thought indecent, when done to strangers) : if thou
— est him somethrice, it shall not be amiss, Tw. Ill, 2, 48.
Tbougli, conj. 1) notwithstanding that, however:
travellers ne'er did lie, t. fools at home condemn 'em,
Tp. HI, 3, 27. t. the seas threaten, they are merciful,
V, 178. Gent. II, 1, 178. II, 4, 64. V, 4, 20. Wiv. I,
I, 174. II, 1, 148. Err. I, 1, 70 etc. etc. Elliptically:
governed him in strength, t. not in lust, Ven. 42. thou
art no man, t. of a man's complexion, 215. lovers' hours
are long, t. seeming short, 842. Tp. II, 1, 251. Gent.
HI, 1, 103. Ado II, 1, 215. Wint. I, 2, 284 etc.
Followed by the indicative, in speaking of things
founded on fact: my woes are iedioxts, t. my words are
brief, Lucr. 1309. thy vile race, t. thou didst learn,
had that in't ..., Tp. I, 2, 359. t. thou canst swim like
a duck, thou art made like a goose, II, 2, 135. t. I am
struck to the quick , yet . . . 'gainst my fury do I take
part, V,25. I do forgive thee, unnaturalt. thou art, 79.
thy letters may be here, t. thou art hence, Gent. Ill, f,
248. t. Page stands so firmly on his wife's frailty, yet
I cannot.put off my opinion, Wiv. II, 1, 241. t. we are
justices ..., we have some saltofour youthinus, II, 3,
48. the law hath not been dead, t. it hath slept, Meas.
II, 2, 90. (. he hath fallen by prompture of the blood,
yet hath he in him such a mind of honour, II, 4, 178.
not of this country, t. my chance is now to use it, HI, 2,
230. Err. 1, 1, 147. V, 3. Merch. II, 3, 18. As I, 2, 48.
Wint. II, 1, 189. IV, 4, 732. R2 I, 2, 24. H6A I, 4,
82. H6B III, 2, 230. H6C II, 2, 166 etc.
Followed by the subjunctive in hypothetical cases:
t. they be outstripped by every pen, reserve them for my
love, Sonn. 32, 6. t. thou repent, yet I have still the
loss, 34, 10. which t. it alter not love's sole effect, yet
doth it steal sweet hours, 36, 7. the summer' s flower is
to the summer sweet, t. to itself it only live and die, 94,
10. / love not less, t. less the show appear, 102, 2. I'll
warrant him for drowning, t. the ship were no stronger
than a nutshell, Tp. 1, 1, 49. he'll be hanged yet, t. every
drop of water swear against it, 62. t. this island seem
to he desert, II, 1, 35. IV, 213. V, 41. Wivl II, 1, 4.
11, 2, 230. Meas. 11, 2, 134. Err. Ill, 1, 28. HI, 2, 13.
IV, 2, 28. Mids. II, 2, 84. HI, 1, 138. Merch. J, 1, 56.
Tw. II, 5, 136. H6A IV, 1, 102. Lr. Ill, 3, 18 etc. The
subjunctive also expressing real things founded on
fact: tears harden last, t. marble wear with raining,
Lucr 560. t. his false finger have profaned the ring,
mine shall not do his Julia so much wrong, Gent. IV, 4,
141. cf. below t. that in Tw. I, 2, 48., Lr. IV, 6, 219.
Be and were often found so (but cf. Me, with respect
to their being used as indicative forms), f. i.: only
Collalinus finds his wife, t. it were late in the night,
spinning amongst her maids, Lucr. Arg. 9. by whose
aid, weak masters t. ye be, I have bedimmed the sun,
Tp. V, 41. and true he swore, t. yet forsworn he were,
Lr. IV, 2, 10. V, 311. Mids. Ill, 2, 325. Merch. IV, 1,
198. H6C II, 6, 34 etc.
No marvel t. (with the subjunctive) = it is not
strange that: no marvel t. thy horse be gone, Ven. 390.
no marvel then t. I mistake my view, Sonn. US, 11. no
marvel t. he pause. Err. II, 1, 32. Mids. II, 2, 96. R3
I, 4, 64. Troil. II, 2, 33. Lr. II, 1, 100.
/ care not or / reck not t. (with the subjunctive)
= it is all one to me, it does not signify: / care not
t. he burn himself in love, Gent. II, 5, 55. I reck not t.
I end my life to-day, Troil.V, 6, 26. Elliptically, what
t. = what should I cave? never mind; and hence ^~^
though alone: what t. the rose have pricktess, yet 'ti-i
plucked, Ven. 574. what t. her frowning brows be bent,
her cloudy looks will calm, Pilgr. 311. what t. she strive
to try her strength, her feeble force will yield, 317. what
t. care killed a cat, thou hast mettle enough in thee to
kill care. Ado V, 1, 132. what i. he love your Hermia?
Lord, what t.? Mids. II, 2, 109. what t. I be not so in
grace as you, . . . this you should pity rather, HI, 2, 232.
As HI, 5, 37. H6A V, 3, 101. H6B I, 1, 158. H6C V,
4, 3. R3 I, 1, 154. H8 111, 2, 97. Ant. HI, 13, 4, what
t. alone, without a following clause, = I do not care;
it is all the same to me: / keep but three men, .i. but
what t.? yet I live like a poor gentleman born, Wiv. I,
1, 286. but what t.? courage! As III, 3, 31. by chance
but not by truth; what t.? John 1, 169. it (my iron) is a
siriiple one, but what t.? it will toast cheese, H5 II, 1,9.
T. that = though (cf. Thai) : t. that nature with a
beauteous wall doth oft close in piollution, yet of thee I
will believe ..., Tw. I, 2, 48. John III, 3, 57. Cor. I,
I, 144. Lr. IV, 6, 219. 0th. I, 1, 71. Ill, 3, 261.
2) as t. = as if: / thank you as much as t. I did,
Wiv. 1, 1, 291. shall 1 be appointed hours, as t. Iknew
not what to leave and what to take? Shr. 1, 1, 104. I'll
give her thanks, as t. she bid me stay by her a week,
II, 179.
Though, adv. however, yet' your hands than mine
are quicker for a fray, my legs are longer t. to run
away, Mids. Ill, 2, 343. would Katharine had never
seen him t. Shr. Ill, 2, 26. I would not be so sick t. for
his place, H8 II, 2, 83.
Thought, 1) any thing formed in the mind; an
idea, a conception, a reflection, a fancy, an opinion,
a recollection, an expectation, a design etc.: the en-
gine of her — s, Ven. 367; i. e. her tongue; cf. Tit.
HI, 1, 82. all my mind, my t., my busy care, is how to
get my palfrey from the mare, Ven. 383. whose vulture
t. doth pitch the price so high, 551. the t. of it doth
make my faint heart bleed, 669. the one (hope) doth
flatter thee in — s unlikely, in likely — s the other (de-
spair) Mils thee quickly, 989. even in this t. through the
dark night he stealeth, Lucr. 729. within his t. her
heavenly image sits, 288. / think good — s whilst other
write good words, Sonn. 85,5. more to know did never
meddle with my —s, Tp. I, 2, 22. / wish mine eyes
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would . . . shut up my — 5, II, 1, 192. thy — s I cleave
to, IV, 165. I do begin to have bloody — s, 220. every
third t. shall be my grave, V, 311. the table wherein
all my — s are charactered, Gent. II, 7, 3. his — s im-
maculate, 76. my — s do harbour with my Silvia nightly,
HI, 1, 140. one Julia, that his changing — s forget, IV,
4, 124. heaven make you better than your — s, Wiv.
Ill, 3, 219. / luas three or four times in the t. they were
not fairies, V, 5, 129. throw away that t. Meas. I, 3, 1.
let it not sound a t. upon your tongue against my bro-
ther's life, II, 2, 140. — s are no subjects, V, 458. let
this be duly performed, with a t. that more depends on
it, IV, 2, 127. I speak my t. Ado I, 1, 226. to think so
base a t. Merch. 11,7,50. punish me not with your hard
— s, As 1, 2, 196. never so much as in a t. unborn did
I offend your highness, I, 3, 53. there was no t. of
pleasing you when she was christened. III, 2, 283. let
i/our highness lay a more^noble t. upon, mine honour,
All's V, 3, 180. I come to whet your gentle — s on his
behalf, Tw. Ill, 1, 116. all the unmuzzled — s that
tyrannous heart can think, 130. with t. of such affec-
tions, step forth mine advocate, Wint. V, 1, 220. xvhere
1 may think the remnant of my —s in peace, John V,
4, 46. those — s which honour and allegiance cannot
think, R2 II, 1, 207. on no t. I think, II, 2, 31. swayed
your majesty' s good — *■ away from me, H4A III, 2, 131.
a poiver much smaller than the smallest of his — s, H4B
I, 3, 30 (-- hopes, expectations). I think you are Sir
John Falslnff, and in that I. yield me, IV, 3, 19.
question your royal — s, V, 2, 91. we have-now no t.
in us but France, H5 I, 2, 302. a name that in my — s
becomes me best, III, 3, 6. it follows in his t. that I am
he, R3 I, 1, 59. when fair Cressid comes into my — 5,
Ti'oil. I, 1, 30. ivill you subscribe his t. II, 3, 156. who,
in your — s, merits fair Helen best? IV, 1, 53. how this
villany doth fat me with the very — s of it. Tit. Ill, 1,
204 (later Ff i.). receive you in with all kind love, good
— s, and reverence, Caes. Ill, 1, 176. in a general honest
t. V, 5, 71. with more offences at my beck than J have
— s to'put them in, Hnil. ill, 1, 128. the main descry
stands on the hourly t. Lr. IV, 6, 218 (= is hourly ex-
pected), if we make i. of this, we must not think the
Turk is so unskilful, 0th, I, 3, 26. prove such a wife
as my — s make thee. Ant. Ill, 2, 26. will their good
— s call from him. 111, 6, 21. how 1 would think on
him ... such — s and such, Cymb. I, 3, 28. yourself so
out of t. IV, 4, 33 etc. etc.
Plur. — s sometimes —- the manner of thinking,
the disposition of tlie mind : whose high imperious — s
hare punished me, Gent. II, 4, 130. manage it against
despairing — s. 111, I, 247. your own good — s excuse
me, LLL II, 176. bear free and patient —s, J^r. IV, 6,
80. to put my father in impatient — s, 0th. I, 3, 243.
fair — i and good — s (i. e. joy, happiness), as a kind
wish : fair — s and happy hours attend on you ! Merch.
Ill, 4, 41. good — s possess thee! R3 IV, 1, 94. fair
— ,v be your fair pillow , Troil. Ill, 1, 49 (Yorkshire
tragedy 1,4: never look for prosperous hour, good — s,
quiet sleep, contented walks) . c^. holy and heavenly — 5
still counsel her, 118 V, 5, 30.
In this first as well as in the second sense, often
applied to love, as a p.ission bred and nourished in
the mind: bending all my loving — s on thee, Sonn. 88,
10. made wit with musing weak, heart sick with t. Gent.
I, 1, 69. a little time will melt her frozen — s. III, 2,9.
whose (lust's) flames aspire as -s do blow them, Wiv.
V,5,102. «os(ea?^our —s, Merch. II, 1,12. thai same
wicked bastard of Venus, that was begot oft., conceived
of spleen, and born of madness. As IV, 1, 217. for his
— s, would they were blanks, rather than filled with me,
Tw. Ill, 1, 114. she pined in t. II, 4, 115. to angle for
your —s, Troil. Ill, 2, 162.
2) the act and operation of thinking, the forming
of ideas, meditation : those parts of thee that the loorld's
eye doth view want nothing that the t. of hearts van mend,
Sonn. 69, 2. (. is free, Tp. HI, 2, 132. Tw. I, 3, 73
(proverb), if I in t. felt not her very sorrow, Gent. IV,
4, 177. those that lawless and incertain t. imagine howl-
ing, Meas. 111,1, 127. now he's there, past t. of human
reason, Err. V, 189. it is past the infinite oft. Ado II,
3, 106. when such bad dealing must be seen in t. R3
HI, 6, 14. sicklied o'er with the pale cast of t. Hml. Ill,
1, 85. had he been where he thought, by this had i. been
past, Lr. IV, 6, 45. she deceives me past t. 0th. I, 1,
167. Ant. I, 2, 150. Ill, 6, 87. Almost = mind, fa-
culty of thinking, of forming ideas: whereon the t.
might think sometime it saw the carcass of a beauty
spent, Compl. 10. as sure as I have at. or a soul, Ado
IV, 1, 333. how far dost thou excel, no t. can think, nor
tongue of mortal tell, LLL IV, 3, 42. shall I have the
t. to think on this, and shall I lack the t. that such a
thing bechanced would make me sad? Merch. 1, 1, 36.
thou hast a perfect t. John V, 6, 6.
Used of sad contemplations, almost = sorrow,
melancholy: take t. and die for Caesar, Caes. II, 1,
187. t. and affliction, passion, hell itself, she turns to
favour and to pretliness, Hml. IV, 5, 188. if swift t.
break it not (the heart), a swifter mean shall outstrike
t.; but t. will do't. Ant. IV, 6, 35. Similarly of single
sorrowful reflections: hence I took a t., this was a judg-
ment on me, H8 II, 4, 193. there ispansies, that's for
— s, Hml. IV, 5, 177. take to you no hard — s. Ant.
V, 2, 116. make not your — s your prisons, 195. cf.
Thought-sick.
T. swifter than any thing: Sonn. 44, 1. H4B IV,
3, 37. H5 V Chor. 15. Rom. II, 6, 4 etc. as stvift as t.
LLL IV, 3, 330. fleeter than t. V, 2, 261. faster than t.
Wint. IV, 4, 566. fly like t. John IV, 2, 175. of no less
celerity than 1. 115 III Chor. 3. with a t. = in, a twink-
ling, in no time: come with a i. Tp. IV, 164. with a i.
seven of the eleven I paid, H4A II, 4, 242. I will be
here again, even with a t. Caes. V, 3, 19. even with a
t. the rack dislimns, Ant. IV, 14, 9. upon at., in the
same sense: upon a t. he will again be well, Mcb. Ill,
4, 55.
3) the least imaginable degree or quantity; an
atom, a trifle: if the hair were a t. browner. Ado 111,
4, 14. not Neoptolemus . .. could promise to himself a t.
of added honour torn from Hector, Troil. IV, 5, 145.
Thouglited, in Holy-thoughted ar\A Sick-thoughl-
ed, q. v.
Thoughten, having a thought; thinking: /or me,
be you I. that I came with no ill intent. Per. IV, 6, 1 15.
Thoughl- executing, doing execution in the
same moment as it is thought of; rapid like thought;
you sulphurous and t. fires, Lr. HI, 2, 4.
Thoughtful, mindful, careful: /or this they have
been t. to invest their sons with arts, H4B IV, 5, 73.
Thought - sick, uneasy with sad reflections,
sorrowful : this solidity and compound mass, with trist-
ful visage, as against the doom, is t. at the act, Hml.
HI, 4, 51.
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Thous (M. Edd. Thoas), name in Troil. V, 5, 12.
ThoDSsnil, ten hnndied; often used to denote
any great number: a t. furlongs , Tp. I, 1, 69. Ill, 2,
146. Gent. I, 3, 91. 11, 7, 69. IV, 4, 139. V, 3, 3. V, 4,
48. Wiv. 11, 2, S4. 259. Err. I, 1, 22. 11, 1, 61 etc. etc.
a t. good-morrows, Gent. II, 1, 102. IV, 3, 6. Cor. IV,
5, 151 etc. poor a t. crowns, As 1, 1, 2. two t. Gent.
II, 1, 107. Wiv. II, 2, 44. three t. Meas. I, 2, 50. five
t. Gent. 11, 5, 10 etc. a t. t. Lucr. 963. Tp. Ill, 1, 91.
Tw. II, 4, 64. 0th. IV, 1, 203. the t. marks, Err. I, 2,
81. a t. of these letters, Wiv. U, 1, 76. mani/ I. on's
(= of ns) Wint. I, 2, 206. H4B III, 1, 4. many a I.
grains, Sleas. Ill, 1, 20. a many t. warlike French,
John IV, 2, 199. some t. verses, LLL V, 2, 50. Without
an article: t. escapes of u-it,Meas. IV, 1,63. thegeneral
throng of t. friends, H8 Prol. 29. cast t. beams upon
me, IV, 2, 89. that's t. to one good one. Cor. II, 2, 83.
from t. dangers, Tit. Ill, 1, 196. with t. doubts. Per.
I 2 97.
Plur. — s: Tw. II, 5, 196. Wint. I, 2, 389. H6B
III, 1, 152. H8 II, 3, 97. Cor. I, 1, 203 (of). Mcb. IV,
3, 44. Cymb. V,4, 170 etc. some — s of these logs, Tp.
Ill, 1, 10. many — s, Wint. 1, 2, 8. that, and — s more
ofsemblable import. Ant. Ill, 4, 2 (= a thousand things
more).
Thousand-fold, multiplied by a thousand: brings
a t. more care, H6C II, 2, 52. a t. it doth, II, 5, 46. a
t. more bitter, H8 II, 3, 8. but more in Troilus t. I see,
Troil. I, 2, 310.
Thousandth (0. Edd. thousand), the ordinal of
thousand: As IV, 1, 46. Per. V, 1, 136.
Thracian, adj. native of, or pertaining to, Thrace:
the T. singer (Orpheus) Mids. V, 49. Tit. II, 4, 51. the
T. fatal steeds, H6C IV, 2, 21 (the horses of King
Rhesus), the T. tyrant. Tit. I, 138 (Polymestor, who
had murdered I'riam's son Polydore). the T. king
Adallas, Ant. Ill, 6, 71.
Thraldom, bondage, slavery : he delivers thee from
this world's t. to the joys of heaven, E3 1, 4, 255.
Thrall, subst. 1) a slave, one subject to another:
/, my mistress' t. Sonn. 154, 12. look gracious on thy
prostrate t. H6A I, 2, 117. long time thy shadow hath
been t. to me, for in my gallery thy picture hangs, II, 3,
36. make me die the t. of Margaret's curse, R3 IV, 1,
46. that were the slaves of drink and — s of sleep,
Mcb. Ill, 6, 13.
2) slavery : love hathforlorn me, living m <. Pilgr. 266.
Thrall, adj. enslaved, bound in servitude: love
makes young men t. and oldmen dote, Ven.837. brought
in subjection her immortality, and made her t. to living
death and pain perpetual, Lucr. 725.
Thrall, vb. to enslave: nor falls under the blow of
— ed discontent, Sonn. 124, 7. that maid whose sudden
sight hath — ed my wounded eye, Shr. I, 1, 225. sense
to ecstasy was ne'er so — ed but it reserved some quan-
tity of choice, Hml. 111,4,74. cf. Enthralled, which is,
almost exclusively, used of the ser\itude of love.
Thrash, to beat out from the husk with a flail:
first t. the corn. Tit. U, 3, 123. = to drub: thou art
here but to t. Trojans, Troil. II, 1, 50.
Thrasher, one who thrashes grain: H6C II, 1,131.
Thrasonical, boastful, hectoring: his general be-
haviour vain, ridiculous and t. LLL V, 1, 14. Caesar's
t. brag of ^1 came, saw, and overcame'. As V, 2, 34.
Thread , subst. a small twist drawn out to con-
siderable length: golden — », Lucr. 400. a silken t.
Ado V, 1, 25. Rom. II, 2, 181. thou t. Shr. IV, 3, 108.
a skein of t. III. with needle and t. 121. a bottom of
brown t. 138. weave their t. with bones, Tw. 11, 4, 46.
any silk, any t. Wint. IV, 4, 325. the smallest U that
ever spider twisted, John IV, 3y 127. one t., one little
hair, V, 7, 54. Emblem of life, as being spun and cut
by the Parcae : you have shore with shears his t. of silk,
Mids. V, 348 (Thisbe's speech). 0 Fates, come, come,
cut t. and thrum, 291 (Pyramus' speech), let not Bar-
dolph's vital t. be cut, H5 HI, 6,49 (Pistol's speech), his
I. of life had not so soon decayed, H6A 1, 1 , 34. their I.
of life is spun, H6B IV, 2, 3 1. grief shore his old t. in
twain, 0th. V, 2, 206. cut hii t. of life. Per. I, 2, 108.
Figuratively: he draweth out the t. of his verbosity, ^
LLL V, 1, 18. In Tp. IV, 3 0. Edd. / have given you '
here, a third of mine own life; M. Edd. a thread or
thrid.
Thread, vb. to pass as a thread through the eye
of a needle: for a camel to t. the postern of a needle's
eye, R2 V, 5, 17. they would not t. the gates. Cor. HI,
1, 127. — ing dark-eyed night, Lr. II, 1, 121 (the ad-
jective dark-eyed evidently formed in allusion to the
eye of a needle, cf. unthread the rude eye of rebellion,
John V, 4, 11).
Threadbare, having the nap worn off, shabby;
a t. juggler. Err. V, 239. 'tis t. H6B IV, 2, 8.
Threaden, made of thread: her t. fillet, Compl.
33. the t. sails, Bo HI Chor. 10.
Threat, subst., ti^ed only in verse and in the plur.
—s = menaces: Tp. I, 2, 488. Gent. Ill, 1, 2.j6 (with
many bitter — s of biding there). Mids. Ill, 2, 250. Ac
IV, 3, 110. Wint. HI, 2, 92. H6C I, I, 72. 101. Troil.
IV, 5, 261. Tim. HI, 5, 43. Caes. IV, 3, 66. Hml. IV,
1, 14. Lr. IV, 2, 07.
Threat, vb. (used only in verse and in the present
time), to menace, to threaten; ab..ol. : no more than he
that — s, John 111, 1, 347. — est icheic's no cause,
H6B I, 4, 51. Tim. IV, 2, 21. Caeo. V, 1, 38. Jlcb. II,
I, 60. An inf. following: who — s to do as much as
ever Curiolanus did. Tit. IV, 4, G7. A clause: icho-^c
crooked beak — s if he mount he dies, Lucr.50S. Trans-
itively, a) the person menaced as object: that ever t.
his foes, Ven. 620. Lucr. 331. 547. 112 111, 3, 90. Tit.
II, 1, 40. Ant. HI, 5, 19. Cjrab. IV, 2, 127. t. you me
with telling of the king? R3 1,3, 113. and t. me I shall
never come to bliss, Tit. Ill, 1, 273. b) the evil to be
inflicted as object: every one did t. to-morrow's ven-
geance on the head of Richard, R3 V, 3, 205.
Threaten, to menace; absol.: though the seas t ,
they are merciful, Tp. V, 178. Meas. I, 3, 24. Err. 1, 1,
10. Merch. II. 7, 18. 111,2, 105. Shr. V, 2. 136. John
III, 4,120. V. 2, 73 R2H1, 3, 51. H5 11. 4, 110. H6B
IV, 1, 107. HCC 1, 3, 17. II, 6, 58. V. 3, 4. Tit. I, 134.
11, 1, 4. IV, 2, 94. Tim. V, 1, 169. tats. 1, 3, 8. ^ml.
111,4,57. Ant. 1,3,52. HI, 13, 171. With an inf.: hath
-^ed to put me into everlasting liberty^ 'Wiy. Ill, 3, 30.
IV, 2, 89. Lr. II, 1, 68. Transitively; 1) the thing or
person.rnenaced as object: the twigs that t. them, All's
HI, 5, 56. Wint. Ill, 2, 165. John II, 225. 4S1. V, 1,
49. H4A V, 4, 42. H5 11, 4, 70. IV Chor. 10. Cor. 1.
6, 36. Tit. Ill, 1, 224. Caes. 11, 2, 10. Mcb. II, 4, 0.
Per. V, 1, 201. An inf. following: — ed me to strike
me, Mids. HI, 2, 312. With following: —ing Ilion
with annoy, Lucr. 1370. Wint. V, 1, 201. H6C V 4,
20. R3 1, 4, 193. Rom. V, 3, 276. Hml. II, 2, 52'^!
Cymb. V, 5, 77. 2) the evil to be inflicted as object:
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the shies I. present blusters, Wint. Ill, 3, 4. the law
that — ed death, Rom. HI, 3, 139. no less is — ed me,
Lr. Ill, 3, 19. — s life or death, Per. I, 3, 25.
Threatener, one who menaces: John V, I, 49.
Threateningly, in a menacing manner ; All's II,
3, 87.
Three, two and one: Ven. 1064. Sonn. 104, 3.
Pilgr. 211. Tp. I, 2, 41. II, 1, 283. Ill, 2, 7. Ill, 3, 53.
104. V, 136. 272. Gent. Ill, 2, 33. IV, 4, 4. 19. V, 1,
11. Wiv. I,'l, 13. II, 2, 327. Ill, 5, 110. Meas. I, 2,
50. V, 362. Err. I, 1, I'll. Ado II, 1, 278. Mids. Ill,
2, 193. H4A 1, 3, 102. Lr. I, 1, 39 etc. etc. the picture
of 'we t.' Tw. II, 3, 17 (Malonc: a common sign, in
which two wooden heads are exhibited with this in-
'scription under it, 'We three loggerheads be'; the
spectator being supposed to make the third).
Substantively: now here is t. studied, LLL I, 2,
54. / always took t. — sfor nine, V, 2, 495. hy twos and
— s, Wint. I, 2, 438. these four — s of herdsmen, IV,
4, 344. one t. of them hath danced before the king, 345.
by ones, by twos, and by — s. Cor. II, 3, 47.
Misapplied by Evans for third: Wiv. I, I, 142.
Three-farthings: my face so thin that in my ear
I durst not stick a rose lest men should say 'Look where
t. goes', John I, 143. Dyce: an allusion to the three-
farthing silver pieces of Queen Elizabeth, which were
very thin, and had the profile of the sovereign with a
rose at the back of her head : and we must remember
that in Shakespeare's time sticking roses in the ear
was a court-fashion.
Three-fardilng-Horth, a quantity of the value
of three farthings: t. of silk, LLL III, 150 (Ff Ql
iliree farthings worth).
Threefold, three-double, thrice repeated, triple;
1) adj.: a torment thrice t. Sonn. 133, 8. this t. per-
jury, Gent. II, 6, 5. with t. love, LLL V, 2, 835. ac-
cording to our t. order ta'en, H4A III, 1, 71. ^ vengeance,
H6B 111, 2, 304. a i. death, H6C V, 4, 32. the t. world
divided, Caes. IV, 1, 14.
2) adv. : 'tis t. too little, Gent. 1, 1, 116. (. renowned,
H6C V, 7, 5. t. distressed, Ii3 11, 2, 86.
Three-foot, having three legs: t. stool. Mids. II.
1, 52. Cymb. Ill, 3, 89.
Three-lieaded , having three heads: Cerberus,
that t. canis, LLL V, 2, 593.
Three-lioopcd: the t. pot shall have ten hoops,
H6B IV, 2, 72. Douce: the old drinking-pots, being
of wood, were bound together, as barrels are, with
hoops; whence they were called hoops. Cade promises
that every can which now had three hoops shall be in-
creased in size so as to require ten.
Three-hours, of three hours' standing: thy t.
wife, Rom. Ill, 2, 99.
Three-inch, three inches high: you t. fool, Shr.
IV, 1, 27.
Three-legged, having three legs: to comb your
noddle with a t. stool, Shr. I, 1, 64.
Three-man: t. song-men, •'^mt. IV, 3, 44 (i. e.
singers of songs in three parts), a t. beetle, H4B I, 2,
255 (a rammer managed by three men).
Three-nooked, having three corners: the t. word
shall bear the olive freely. Ant. IV, 6, 6 (cf. the three
corners of the world, John V, 7, 116).
Three-pence, a coin of three times the value of
a penny: Meas. II, 1, 95. 107. 255. H8 II, 3, 36 (a t.
bowed would hire me), cf. Cor. II, 1, 80.
Three-pile , the ricjiest and most costly kind of
velvet (called so probably from a richer accumulation
of the pile) : and in my time wore t. Wint. IV, 3, 14.
Name: Master T. mercer, Meas. IV, 3, 11.
Three-piled, set with a thick, rich pile; of first-
rate quality: thou art good velvet; thou 'rt a t. piece,
Meas. I, 2, 33 (perhaps with a hidden meaning similar
to the German dreiharig, or with an allusion to peeled,
i. u. stripped of hair). Metaphorically, = superfine,
exaggerated: (. hyperboles, LLL V, 2, 407.
Threescore, sixty: Sonn. 11, 8. Ado I, 1, 201:
H4A II, 4, 467. H5 IV, 3, 3 (t. thousand). H6C III,
3, 93. I-Iml. II, 2, 73 {Vl three), t. and ten, H4A II, 2,
27. Mcb. II, 4, 1.
Three-suited: a base, proud, shallow, beggarly,
t. . . . knave, Lr, II, 2, 16 (generally explained as
meaning poor, beggarly, as it. would have become a
gentleman to have more than three suits. But this
seems very improbable. Perhaps we have here a trace
of a custom once reigning among the peasantry of
Germany, to put on their whole wardrobe on festival
occasions, one suit over another; and then the ex-
pression would exactly have the sense required by its
collocation : finical in a mean, peasantlike manner).
Threne (the following superscription has the
Greek form threnos) lamentation, funeral song: where-
upon it made thist. to the phoenix and the dove, Phoen. 49.
Thresh and Thresher, see Thrash and Thrasher.
Trcshold, the plank that lies at the bottom of a
door: Lucr. 306. LLL HI, 118. Mereh. I, 3, 120.
H6C IV, 7, 11. Cor. I, 3, 82. IV, 5, 124.
Thrice, three times: Gent. I, 2, 117. 111,1,365.
Wiv. H, 1,26. V, 5, 54. Ado III, 2, 1 1. LLL I, 2, 41.
54. Merch. II, 2, 173. IV, 1, 227. 234. 318. Shr. Ill,
2, 44. All's H, 5, 33. Tw. HI, 2, 48. Wint. III. 3, 24.
V, 2, 115. H4A HI, 1, 137. HI, 2, 112. IV, 4, 125.
H5 I, 2, 217. IV, 6, 4. V, 1, 79. Cor. II, 3, 135. Rom,
1, 1, 98. Tim. Ill, 3, 22. Caes. I, 2, 226. 228. H, 2,
2. HI, 2, 101. 102. Mcb. I, 3, 35. IV, 1, 1. 2. Hml.
I, 2, 202. II, 1, 93. HI, 2, 269. Lr. HI, 4, 125. three
times and t. alternating: H4A HI, 1, 65. H6B V, 3,
9. H6C I, 4, 10. three times t. LLL V, 2, 488. H6B
III, 2, 358. t. three times, Merch. I, 3, 160. the t. three
Muses, Mids. V, 52.
Used by way of general amplification : makes sum-
mer's welcome t. more wished, Sonn. 56, 14. gain by
Hit. more than I have spent, 119, 14. a torment t.
threefold, 133, 8. he is t. a villain, As I, 1, 61. my
limbs are t. themselves, H4B I, 1, 145. t. is he armed
that hath his guarrel just, H6B III, 2, 233.
Often before adjectives and participles (sometimes
hyphened by 0. andM. Edcl.,but without consistency) :
t. blessed, Mids. 1, 1, 74. t. crowned queen of night, As
III, 2, 2 ('alluding to the triple character of Proser-
pine, Cynthia, and Diana.' Johnson), a t. double ass,
Tp. V, 295. my t. driven bed of down, 0th. I, 3, 232.
t. fair lady, Merch. HI, 2, 147. t. fairer thanmyself,
Ven. 7. t. fam'd, H6B HI, 2, 157. Troil. II, 3, 254.
t. gentle, 0th. HI, 4, 122. t. gorgeous, H5 IV, 1, 283,
t. gracious, R2 H, 2, 24. H4A III, 2, 92. t. noble, Shr,
Ind. 2, 120. R2 HI, 3, 103. H6B HI, 1, 266. Tit. 1, 120.
t. nobler, Ant. IV, 14, 95. t. puissant, H5 I, 2, 119. (.
renowned, R3 IV, 2, 13. t. repured, Troil. Ill, 2, 23
(Ff t. reputed), t. valiant, H5 IV, 6, 1. Tit. V, 2, 112.
t. victorius, H6A IV, 7, 67. t. welcome, Tw. V, 248.
H6A I, 2, 47. (. wider, H4B V, 5, 58. (. worse, R2 111,
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2, 132. (. worthi/, LLL V, 1, 151. H5 IV, 4, 6G. Troil.
II, 3, 200.
Tlirid, writing of some M. Edd. for third oi 0.
Edd. in Tp. IV, 3; otiiers thread, q. r.
Thrift, I) frugality, good husbandry: t., t., Ho-
ratio ! the funeral baked meats did coldly furnish forth
the marriage tables, Hml. I, 2, 180.
2) profit , gain : / am note about no waste , I am
about I. Wiv. I, 3, 47. French t., you rogues, 93. my
bargains and my well-won t. Merch. 1,3,51. t.isblessing,
if men steal it not, 91. to see alike mine honour as their
profits, their own particular — s, Wint. I, 2^311. how,
i' the name of t., does he rake this together! H8 HI,.2,
^Od.from my first have been inclined to t. Tim. 1, 1, 118.
wheret.may follow fawning, Hml. Ill, 2, 67. the instances
that second marriage move are base respects of t. 193.
3) success, prosperity in any way : / have a mind
presages me such t. Merch. I, 1, 175. you snatch some
hence for little faults; that's love, to liare them fall no
more: you some permit to second ills with ills, each elder
worse, and make them dread it, to the doers' t. Cymb.
V, 1, 15 {= to their advantage).
Thriftless, 1) prodigal, extravagant: he shall
spend mine honour with his shame, as t. sons their scra-
ping fathers' gold, R2 V, 3, 69. t. ambition, that wilt ravin
up thine own life's means, Mcb. II, 4, 28.
2) unprofitable: an all-eating shame and t. praise,
Sonn. 2, 8. what t. sighs shall poor Olivia breathe! Tw.
11, 2, 40.
Thrifty, frugal, economical, intent on profit: like
a t. goddess, she determines herself the glory of a creditor,
both thanks and use, Meas.1,1,39. a proverb never stale
in t. mind, Merch. II, 5, 55. the t. hire I saved under
your father, As II, 3, 39. they are t. honest men, H6B
IV, 2, 196. a t. shoeing-horn in a chain, Troil. V, 1, 61.
Thrill , 1) to affect with a sharp, shivering sen-
sation running through the system: to reside in — ing
region of thick-ribbed ice, Meas. Ill, 1, 123. — edwith
remorse, Lr. IV, 2, 73.
2) to have a shivering' sensation running- through
the system, to be chilled: to t. and shake even at the
trying of your nation's crow, John V, 2, 143, doth not
thy blood t. at it? H4A II, 4, 407. I have a faint cold
fear —s through my veins, Eom. IV, 3, 15.
Thrive (impf. — d, Per. V, 2, 9. partic. — d. Ant,
I, 3, 51) 1) to grow, to increase, to flourish, to take
well (German gedeihen) : love — s not in the heart that
shadows dreadeth, Lucr. 270. truth and beauty shall
together t. Sonn. 14, 11. honours t., when rather from
our acts we them derive. All's II, 3, 142. wholesome ber-
ries t. andripen best, H5 I, 1, 61. why shouldit (meat)
(. and turn to nutriment, Tim, III, 1, 61. let copulation t.
Lr. IV, 6, 116.
2) to prosper in business, to increase in goods and
estate: blessed bankrupt, that by love so — th, Ven. 466.
I will t. Wiv. I, 3, 22. 81. this was a way to t. Merch.
I, 3, 90. now t. the armourers , H5 11 Chor. 3. do well
t. by them, 0th. I, 1, 53. such as have not — d upon the
present state. Ant. 1,3,51. letting them (debtors) t. again,
Cymb. V, 4, 20.
3) to prosper, to succeed in any way, to be fortu-
nate, to be happy: they that t. well take counsel of their
friends, Ven. GiO. that his beauty may the better t. 1011.
if he t. and I be cast away, Sonn. 80, 13. love still and
t. therein, Gent. I, 1, 9. if these four Worthies in their
first show t. LLL V, 2, 541. here do I choose, and 1. 1
as I may, Merch. II, 7, 60. to wive and t._ Shr, I, 2, 56.
he cannot t., unless her prayers . . . reprieve him. All's
111,4,26. by foolery t. IV, 3, 374. would not have knaves
t. long, V, 2, 34. by swaggering could I never t. Tw. V,
408. the unjust man doth t. Wint, IV, 4, 689. my in-
nocency and Saint George to t. R2 1, 3, 84. as York
— s to beat back Bolingbroke, II, 2, 144, as I intend to
t.in this new world, IV, 78. ill mayst thou t., if thou grant
any grace, V, 3, 99. we shall t., I trust, H4A I, 3, 300.
say that he t. H6B III, 1, 379. if we mean to t. and do
good, IV, 3, 17. if you t. well, bring them to Baynard's
castle, E3 III, 5, 98. a jolly — ing wooer, IV, 3, 43.
who — s and who declines, Cor. I, 1, 197. Sue and I.
IV, 6, 23. iflt. well, I'll visit thee again, Tim. IV, 3,
170. seek to t. by that which has undone thee, 210. to
have us t. in our mystery, 457. if ever thou will t., bury
my body, Lr. IV, 6, 253. t. by other means, V, 3, 34.
how 1 did t.' in this fair lady's love, 0th. I, 3, 125.
Pompey — s in our idleness. Ant, I, 4, 76. if you t. Per.
II, 1, 157. so he — d, that he is promised to be u-ived to
fair Marina, V, 2, 9. = to be victorious, to conquer:
if Lord Percy t. not, H4A IV, 4, 36. as I intend to t.
to-day, H6B V, 2, 17. if ice I. H6C II, 3, 52. K3 V, 3,
267. Lr, V, 2, 2. Ant. IV, 3, 10, IV, 4, 9. so t. I, as a
form of solemn assurance: so t. I as I duty swear the
like, R3 II, 1, 11. so t. I and mine, 24, so t. I in my
enterprise, IV, 4, 235. 398. of. so t. it (greatness ' in
your game, John IV, 2, 95. so t. Richard as thy foes
may fall, H6A III, 1, 174. so t. my soul, Rom. II, 2, 153.
4) to succeed (used of things), to go on or turn
out well, to have a good issue: how — s your love?
Gent. II, 4, 125. your undertaking cannot miss a — ing
issue, Wint. II, 2, 45. / will not wish thy wishes t. John
III, 1, 334. I wish your enterprise may t. Caes, III, 1,
13, if this letter speed, and my invention t. Lr. 1, 2, 20,
his comforts t.,his trials well are spent, Cymb. V, 4, 104.
Thriver, one who makes profit : pitiful — s, in their
gazing {^t^vmion gaining) spent, Sonn, 125, 8,
Throat, the forepart of the neck, which is the
passage for food and breath (oftenest used as the best
assailable part of an enemy): Tp, I, 1, 41, III, 3, 45,
Meas, U, 4, 153. IV, 3, 26. LLL III, 15. As I, 1, 63.
Tw. 1, 3, 42, H5 II, 1, 24, IV, 4, 15. H6C V, 6, 9. R3
1, 3, 189. Troil IV, 4, 56 (my heart will be blown up
by my t.; Ff. by the root). Cor. IV, 5, 102. V, 4, 8. 59.
V, 6, 31. 53. Tit. V, 2, 197. Tim. I, 2, 53. V, 1, 182.
Hml. V, 1, 283. Lr. I, 1, 168. Ant. II, 5, 35. II, 6,
144. Ill, 5, 19. Cymb. IV, 2, 150. in the t. of death
= in the jaws of death: LLL V, 2, 865. R3 V, 4, 5.
to cut one's (. = to kill, to murder him: Wiv. 1, 4, 115.
H4A II, 2, 88. H5 II, 1, 73. 96. Ill, 2, 119. IV, 4, 34.
IV, 7, 10. 66. H6B IV, 1, 20. IV, 2, 29. Troil, IV, 4,
131. Tit, V, 2, 182. Rom. 1, 4, 83. Tim. Ill, 5, 44.
IV, 1, 10. IV, 3, 121. 452. Caes, 1, 2, 268. Mcb. Ill,
4, 16. Hml. IV, 7, 127. Cymb. Ill, 4, 35. fly... to our
enemies' — s, H6A I, 1, 98. Jail to their — s, Ant. II.
7, 78, catch each other by the t. R3 I, 3, 189. 0th. V,
2, 355. Lies or slanders thrown back into the throat
from which they proceeded: until ithad returned these
terms of treason doubleddown his t. R2 1, 1, 57. as low
as to thy heart, through the false passage of thy t., thou
liest, 125. I'll turn my part thereof into thy t. H6A II,
4, 79. the solus in thy teeth, and in thy t. H5 II, 1, 51.
thrust these reproachful speeches down his t. Tit. II, 1,
55. till all these mischiefs be returned again even in their
—s that have committed them, III, 1, 275. that it did
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(-i\'e me tlin lie) i'tlie very t. on me, Mcb. 11,3, 43. gives
we the lie i'the I., as deep as to the lungs, Hml. II, 2,
GOl. even in his t. . . I return the lie, Per. II, 5, 56.
Hence the following phrases : I lie in my t. LLL IV,
3, 13. Shr. IV, 3, 133. Tw. Ill, 4, 172. H4B I, 2, 94.
R3 I, 2, 93. 0th. Ill, 4, 13. that's a lie in thy t. H5
IV, 8, 17 (Fluellen's speech), with afoul traitor's name
stuff I thy t. R2 I, 1, 44.
= voice : and turn his merry note unto the sweet
bird's t. As II, 5, 4. my t. of war be turned ... into a
pipe small as an eunuch. Cor. Ill, 2, 112. the cock...
with his lofty and shrill-sounding t. Hml. 1, 1, 151. whose
rude — s Jove's dreadful clamours counterfeit, 0th. Ill,
3, 355.
Throb, to beat violently (as the heart), to palpitate:
Ven. 1186. H6B|V,4,5. Tit. V, 3,95. Mcb. IV, 1,101.
Throe (O.Edd. throwe) subst. extreme pain, pang,
agony : that gave to me many a groaning t. H8 II, 4,
199. other incident — s that nature's fragile vessel doth
sustain, Tim. V, 1, 203. Lucina took me in my — s,
Cymb. V, 4, 44.
Throe, vb. (0. Edd. throw or throwe) to pain, to
put in agony: a birth indeed which — s thee much to
yield, Tp. II, 1, 231. with news the time's with labour,
and — s forth each minute some. Ant. Ill, 7, 81 (but
this may be throws forth = brings forth).
Throne, subst. a royal seat: Lucr. 413. Tp. Ill,
3, 22. Meas. V, 295. All's IV, 4, 3. Tw. I, 1, 38. John
III, 1, 74. H6A I, 1, 149. II, 5, 69. H6B II, 3, 38. IV,
9, 1. H6CI, 1,74. 11,1,93.193. Cor. IV, 6, 32. 0th. Ill,
3, 448 etc. Preceded hy in: Ven. 1043. H6A III, 1, 44,
H6C I, 1, 22. 84. 124. IV, 3, 64. V, 7, 1. R3 II, 2, 100.
Ill, 7, 216. Rom. V, 1, 3 etc. By on: H5 1, 2, 117. IV,
1,281. Troil. V, 10, 7.
Throne, vb. 1) intr. to be enthroned: he wants
nothing of a god but eternity and a heaven to t. in. Cor.
V, 4, 26.
2) trans, to enthrone: as who have not, that their
great stars — d and set high ? Lr. Ill, 1,23. Partic. — d:
a —d queen, Sonn. 96,5. a fair vestal — d by the west,
Mids. II, 1, 158. Merch. IV, 1, 189. Tw. II, 4, 22. H8
I, 1, 11. Tim. I, 1, 64. Ant. I, 3, 28.
Throng, subst. a crowd pressing forward to some
purpose: a short knife and a t. Wiv. II, 2, 18 (cf. Lr.
Ill, 2, 88). so play the foolish — s with one that swoons,
Meas. II, 4, 24. strange fantasies which, in their t. and
press to that last hold, confound themselves, John V, 7,
19. nor the t. of words that come with such more than
impudent sauciness from you, H4B II, 1, 122. troop in
the — s of military men , IV, 1, 62. to smother up the
English in our —s, H5 IV, 5, 20. I'll to the t. 22. fol-
lowed zrith the general t. and sweat of thousand friends,
H8 Prol. 28. Jlamens do press among the popular — s,
Cor. II, 1, 230. be abhorred all feasts, societies, and — s
of men, Tim. IV, 3, 21. fellow, come from thet. Caes.
I, 2, 21. the t. that follows Caesar at the heels, II, 4, 34.
nor cutpurses come not to - s, Lr. Ill, 2, 88.
Throng, vb. 1) inti". to crowd and press forward
to some purpose : which (her breath) — ing through her
lips, so vanisheth as smoke from Aetna, Lucr. 1041 . much
like a press of people at a door, t. her inventions, which
shallgo before, 1302. through his lips do t. weak words,
so thick come..., 1783. wherefore t. you hither 9 Err.
V,38. in their rooms come — ing soft and delicate desires.
Ado I, 1, 305. they t. who should buy first, Wint. IV, 4,
612. where be the — ing troops that followed thee? K3
IV, 4, 96. to the shore t. many doubt f id friends, inj.
all several sins... t. to the bar, V,3,199. many mazed
eonsiderings did t. and pressed in with this caution, HS
II, 4, 185. I have seen the dumb men t. to see him. Cor.
II, 1, 278. I'll say th'hast gold: thou wilt be — ed to,
Tim. IV, 3, 395.
2) trans, a) to press (in a crowd): here one being
— ed bears back, all bollen and red, Lucr. 1417.
b) to crowd about: variable passions t. her constant
woe, as striving who should best become her grief, Ven.
967. Hence := to fill with a crowding multitude: t.
our large temples with the shows of peace, and not our
streets with war. Cor. Ill, 3, 36 (0. Edd. through), the
blind mole casts copped hills towards heaven, to tell the
earth is — ed by men's oppression. Per. 1, 1, 101 (the
earth is completely taken up and filled by the encroach-
ing avidity of man). With up, = to fill completely, to
possess entirely: a man — edup with cold, Per. II, 1, 77.
Throstle, the thrush, Turdus musicus: Mids. Ill,
1, 130. Merch. I, 2, 65 (0. Edd. trassell).
Throttle, to choke: t. their practised accent in
their fears, Mids. V, 97.
Through, prepos. 1) in all, throughout; locally
and temporally : /car (. all her sinews spread, Ven. 903.
t. the length of times he stanrs disgraced, Lucr. 718. /.
all the signories it was the first, Tp. 1, 2, 71. this is
enough to be the decay of lust t. the realm, Wiv. V, 5,
153. t. Athens I am thought as fair as she, Mids. I, 1,
227. 1, 2, 6. seek t. this grove, II, 1, 259. a merchant
of great traffic t. the world, Shr. I, 1, 12. seek t. your
camp to find you, H5 IV, 1, 303. so much applauded t.
the realm of France, H6A II, 2, 36. we will make thee
famous t. the world, III, 3, 13. levy great sums of money
i. the realm, H6B 111, 1, 61. proclaimed a coward t. the
world, W, 1,43. those maims of shame seen t. thy country.
Cor. IV, 5, 93 etc.
2) Denoting way or passage from end to end, or
from side to side: two doves wilt draw me t. the sky,
Ven. 153. he., t, the dark laund runs apace, 813.
conveyed I. the empty skies, 1191. wandered t. the forest,
Gent. V, 2, 38. roaming clean t. the bounds of Asia,
Err. I, 1, 134. he hurried t. the street, V, 140. followed
t. toothed briars, Tp. IV, 179 etc. Emphatically re-
duplicated : thy slander hath gone t. and t. her heart,
Ado V, 1,68. I'llt. and t. you, Troil. V, 10, 2%. carries
them t. and t. the most fond and winnowed opinions,
Hml. V, 2, 200.
3) Denoting a medium passed: a dive-dapper peer-
ing t. a wave, Ven. &6.t.his mane and tail the high tvind
sings, 305. hers (eyes) which t. the crystal tears gave
light, id 1. the brambles ... t. whom he rushes, 630. the
many musets t. the which he goes, 683. this dismal cry
rings sadly in her ear, t. which it enters, 890. (. the
floodgates breaks the silver rain, 959. /. little vents...
the wind wars with his torch, Lucr. 310. the very eyes
of men t. loopholes thrust, 1383. might I but t. my prison
once a day behold this maid, Tp. I, 2, 490. here's a
maze trod indeed t. forth-rights andmeanders, 111, 3, 3.
these follies are within you and shine t. you like the
water in an urinal, Gent. II, 1, 40. I'll convey thee t.
the city-gate, 111,1, 262. go you t. the town to Frogmore,
Wiv. II, 3, 78. do but behold the tears that swell in me,
and they thy glory t. my grief will show, LLL IV, 3, 37.
thrust thy sharp wit quite t. my ignorance, V, 2, 398.
half his face must be seen t. the lion's neck, Mids. Ill,
1, 38. that the moon may t. the centre creep, III, 2, 54,
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pierced t. the heart, 59. some that will evermore peep t.
their eyes, Merch. I, 1, 52. thy casement 1 need not open,
for 1 look t. thee. All's II, 3, 226. thrust t. the doublet,
H4A II, 4, 185. these (i. c. lips) t. whom a thousand
sighs are breathed for thee, H6B III, 2, 345 etc.
4) Denoting instrumentality, = by means of, by:
so him 1 lose t. my unkind abuse, Sonn. 134, 12. falls
t. wind, before the fall should be, Pilgv. 136. my master
t. his art foresees the danger, Tp. II, 1, 297. sluiced
out his innocent soul t. streams of blood, R2 I, 1, 103.
thou wouldst have me drowned on shore , with tears as
salt as sea, t. thy unkindness , H6B III, 2, 96. begun
t. malice of the bishop's men, H6A III, 1, 76. whether
it be t. force of your report, V, 5, 79. the interview
betwixt England and France might, t. their amity, breed
him some prejudice, H8 I, 1, 181. make sacred even
his stirrup, andt. him drink the free air, Tim. !, 1, 82.
something you may deserve of him t. me, Mcb. IV, 3,
15. when Antony is gone, t. whom I might command it
(Herod's head) Ant. Ill, 3, 6 etc.
Hence denoting a source, a cause, ^ out of, on
account of: thou art like enough, t. vassal fear, to fight
against me, H4AIII,2, 124. some falling merely t. fear,
Cymb. V, 3, 11. if this law of nature be corrupted t.
affection, Troil. II, 2, 177. I love the king and t. him
what is nearest to him, Wint. IV, 4, 533. I am pressed
to death t. want of speaking, E2 III, 4, 72. the subjects'
grief comes t. commissions, H8 I, 2, 57 etc.
Through, adv. 1) from side to side, from begin-
ning to end, to the end: who, halft., gives o'er, H4B
I, 3, 59. the happiest youth, viewing his progress t. Ill,
I, 54. give the word t. H5 IV, 6, 38. 7 am halft. Cor.
II, 3, 130. my good intent may carry t. itself to that full
issue, Lr. I, 4, 3. / ran it t. 0th. 1, 3, 132. when shall
I hear all (.? Cymb. V, 5, 382. with sighs shot t. Per.
IV, 4, 26. to go t. = to do one's utmost, not to stick
at any thing : / do it for some piece of money, and go
t.with all, Meas. II, 1,285. 1 have gone t. for this piece.
Per. IV, 2, 47. Similarly: if a man is t. with them in
honest taking up , then they must stand upon security,
H4B I, 2, 45 (i. e. if a man does his utmost in borrow-
ing, or rather if a man condescends to borrow, in an
honourable manner). Sometimes = fully, completely :
he's not yet t. warm, Troil. II, 3, 232. I would revenges
... would seek us t. and put us to our answer, Cymb.
IV, 2, 160.
Emphatically reduplicated : / will t. and t. cleanse
the foul body of the infected world. As II, 7, 59. blasts
of January would blow you t. and t. Wint. IV, 4, 112.
my buckler cut t. and t. H4A II, 4, 186.
2) Denoting a way or passage : were beauty under
twenty locks kept fast, yet love breaks t. Ven. 576. he
himself must speak t. (t. the lion's skin) Mids. Ill, 2,
39. show me thy chink, to blink t. with mine eyne, V,
178. our soldiers shall march t. H4A IV, 2, 3. life looks
t. and will break out, H4B IV, 4, 120. he had made two
holes... and so peeped t. II, 2, 89. in this place ran
Cassiits' dagger t. Caes. Ill, 2, 178. giants may jet t.
Cymb. Ill, 3, 5.
ThroughTare, a thoroughfare, an open and un-
obstructed passage: the vasty wilds of wide Arabia are
as — s now for princes to come view fair Portia, Merch.
II, 7, 42. his body 's a passable carcass, if he be not
hurt: it is a t. for steel, Cymb. I, ,2, 11.
Throughly, thoroughly: the next advantage will
we take t. Tp. Ill, 3, 14. till thy wound be t. healed,
Gent. I, 2, 115. if he had been t. moved, Wiv. 1, 4, 95.
we'll do it t. Meas. V, 260. to quit me of them. t. Ado
IV, 1, 202. I am informed I. of the cause, Merch. IV,
1, 173. now do your duty t. Shr. IV, 4, 11. you scarce
can right me t. then, Wint. II, 1, 99. most t. to be win-
nowed, H8 V, 1, 111. /'// be revenged most t. Ilml.
IV, 5, 136. my point and period will be t. wrought, Lr.
IV, 7, 97, Lucius will do's commission t. Cymb. II, 4,
12. I am t. weary. III, 6, 36.
Throughout, prep, in every part of, in all: a man
well known t. all Italy, Shr. II, C9. every sovereign slate
t. the world, John V, 2, 82. ne'er t. the year to church
thou goest, H6A I, 1, 42. t. the town, I, 6, 11. t. every
town proclaim them traitors, H6B IV, 2, 186. follow
thee t. the world, Rom. II, 2, 148.
Throughout, adv. in every place, from first to
last: tell my friends , tell Athens, in the sequence of
degree from high to low t. Tim. V, 1, 212.
Throw, subst. a cast of dice or of a bowl in ga-
ming : abate t. at novum, LLL V, 2, 547. if Hercules and
Lichas play at dice, the greater t. may turn from the
weaker hand, Merch. II, 1, 33. Metaphorically: like to
a bowl upon a subtle ground, I have tumbled past the t.
(in praising Coriolanus) Cor. V, 2, 21. you can fool
no more money out of me at this t. Tw. V, 45 (by this
device, by this trick).
Throw, vb.(impf.MreTO,partic. thrown) l)to fling,
to cast, to drive to a distance: which one by one she in
a river threw, Compl. 38. / t. thy name against the
bruising stones, Gent. I, 1, 111. t. it thence into the
raging sea, 122. (. us that you have about ye, IV, 1, 3.
a stone to t. at his dog, Wiv. I, 4, 119; cf. As I, 3, 3.
5. t. foul linen upon him, Wiv. Ill, 3, 139. — ing him
into the water, 194. Ill, 5,6.37. 122. 128. they threw
me off from behind one of them, IV, 5, 68. how far that
little candle — s his beams, Merch. V, 90. he will t. a
figure in her face, Shr. i, 2, 114. threw the sops in the
sexlori s face, 111,2,175. burs — n upon thee in holiday
foolery. As I, 3, 13. the name of her that threw it, All's
V, 3, 95. you threw it him out of a casement, 229. you
peevishly threw it to her, Tw. II, 2, 14. I'll t. your
dagger o'er the house, IV, 1, 30. there It. my gage, R2
1, 1, 69. IV, 46. t. down your gage, I, 1, 161. 162. 186
(Qq t. up). IV, 84. (. the rider headlong in the lists, I,
2, 52. the king hath — n his warder down, I, 3, 118;
H4B IV, 1, 125. 126. threw dust on Richard's head,
R2 V, 2, 6. 30 ; H4B 1, 3, 103. t. the quean in the channel,
H4B II, 1, 51. *. none away, H5 V, 1, 66. threw it
(a jewel) towards thy land, H6B III, 2, 108. t. them
into Thames, IV, 8, 2. he that — s not up his cap for
joy, H6C II, 1, 196; Cor. IV, 6, 135; Caes. I, 2, 246.
they threw their caps, Cor. I, 1, 216. our masters may
t. their caps at their money, Tim. Ill, 4, 101 (whistle
for it, give it up for lost). It. my infamy at thee, H6C
V, 1, 82. I'll t. thy body in another room, V, 6, 92. /
will t. my glove to Death himself, Troil. IV, 4, 65 ; Tim.
V, 4, 49. (. it (my dust) against the wind. Cor. Ill, 2,
104. in the poisoned entrails t. Mcb. IV, 1, 5. 66. your
leafy screens t. down, V, 6, 1. — n out his angle for my
proper life, Hml. V, 2, 66. to t. my sceptre at the in-
jurious gods, Ant. IV, 15, 76. threw her in the sea,
Per. Ill, 2, 80. V, 3, 19 etc.
Applied to dice : / had rather be in this choice than
t. ames-acefor my life. All's II, 3, 84. set less than thou
— est, Lr. 1, 4, 136. Figuratively: who sets me elsef
by heaven, I'll t. at all, R2 IV, 57.
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Used of fluids, = to cast, to pour: they threw on
him great pails of puddled mire, Err. V, 172. t. cold
water on thi/ choler, Wiv. II, 3, 89. upon thy eyes It.
all the power this charm doth owe, Mids. II, 2, 78. Meta-
phorically: t. this report on their incensed rage, John
V, 2, 261.
Often implying the idea of haste, or of negligence
and contempt: — ing the base thong from his bending
crest, Ven. 395. now he — s that shallow habit by, Lucr.
1814. in so profound abysm It. all care of others' voices,
Sonn. 112, 9. threw her sun-expelling mask away, Gent.
IV, 4, 158. t. away that thought, Meas. I, 3, 1. I'ld t.
it (life) down for your deliverance as frankly as a pin,
III, 1, 105. the grosser manner of these world's delights
he — 5 upon the gross world's baser slaves, LLL I, 1,
30. t. away that spirit, V, 2, 877. unregarded age in
corners — n, As II, 3, 42. the duke hath ... — n into
neglect the pompous eourZ, V, 4, 188. off with that bauble,
t. it under foot, Shr.V, 2, 122. these warlike principles
do not t. from you, All's II, 1, 2. I will t. thee from
my care for ever, II, 3, 169. some achieve greatness,
and some have greatness — n upon them, Tw. V, 379.
what reverence he did t. away on slaves, R2 I, 4, 27.
t. away respect, tradition. III, 2, 172. I have — n a brave
defiance in king Henry's teeth, H4A V, 2, 42 ; cf. 0th.
111,4, 184. thus khig Henry — 5 away his eruicA, H6B
III, 1, 189. wilt thou, o God, fly from such gentle lambs
and t. them in the entrails of the wolf? R3 IV, 4, 23.
the remainder viands we do not t. in unrespective sieve,
Troil. II, 2, 71. meal and bran together he — s without
distinction. Cor. Ill, 1, 323. how much salt water — n
away in waste, Rom. II, 3, 71. you would t. them off
(my accounts) Tim. II, 2, 143. were I like thee, I'ld
t. away myself, IV, 3, 219. to t. away the dearest thing
he owed (viz. life) Mcb. I, 4, 10. t. physic to the dogs,
V, 3, 47. t. to earth this unprevailing woe, Hml. I, 2,
106. there has been much — ing about of brains, II, 2,
375. thy dowerless daughter, —n to my chance, Lr.1, 1,
259. I see that nose of yours, but not that dog 1 shall
t. it to, 0th. IV, 1, 147. I. your vile guesses in the devil's
teeth. III, 4, 184 (cf. H4A V, 2, 42). threw a pearl
away, V, 2, 347. you therein t. away the absolute soldier-
ship you have by land. Ant. Ill, 7,42. now t. me again,
Cymb. V, 5, 263. With up, = to give up, to resign:
t. up your gage, R2 I, 1, 186 (Ff t. down).
2) to drive with force: what tempest threw this
rohale ashore, Wiv. 11, 1, 65. Per. II Prol. 35. V, 3,
23. (. him (the devil) out, Hml. Ill, 4, 169. — nfrom
Leonaii seat, Cymb. V, 4, 59.
3) to bring down from an erect station; Charles
in a moment threw him and broke three of his ribs, As
I, 2, 135. t. their power i'the dust. Cor. Ill, 1, 171.
Cimber — s before thy feet an humble heart, Caes. Ill,
1,34. With down , in a proper and figurative sense :
7ny better parts are all — n down. As I, 2, 262. the
crown, which waste of idle hours hath quite — n down,
E2 111, 4, 66. to t. down Hector, Troil. Ill, 3, 208.
hath — n down so many enemies. Tit. Ill, 1, 164. Refl. :
Lucrece' father . . . himself on her body threw , Lucr.
1733. myself 1 1. ... at thy foot, R2 1, 1,165. thenthrew
he down himself, RiBlV , 1, 127. threw him on my father,
Lr. V, 3, 213.
4) to direct, to turn, to cast: 'I hate' from hate
away she threw , and saved my life, saying ' not you',
Sonn. 145, 13 (^ turned off, averted ; made it to be
no hate). /(. my hands, mine eyes, my heart to thee,
H6C II, 3, 36. to t. out our eyes for brave Othello, Otii.
II, 1, 38. Applied to the eye, ^ to cast: she —s her
eyes about the painting round, Lucr. 1499. how mine
eyes t. gazes to the east, Pilgr. 193. — ing it (your
eye) on any other object, Meas. V, 23. he threw his eye
aside, As IV, 3, 103. you t. a strange regard upon me,
Tw. V, 219. t. thine eye on yon young boy, John III,
3, 59. threw many a northward look, H4B II, 3, 13.
H6B II, 4, 22. H6C I, 4, 37. II, 5, 80 (up). Cymb. V,
5, 394.
5) to lay or put in haste : on his neck her yoking
arms she — s, Ven. 592. over Suffolk's neck he threw
his wounded arm, H5 1 V, 6, 25. — ing his mantle rudely
o'er his arm, Lucr. 170. he comes and — s his mantle
by, Pilgr. 79. Often quite ;= to put (particularly in
speaking of articles of dress, but also in other cases) :
threw my affections in his charmed power, Compl. 146.
t. in the frozen bosoms of our part hot coals of venge-
ance, H6B V, 2, 35. t. it (the veil) o'er my face, Tw.
I, 5, 175. tacked together and — n over the shoulders,
H4A IV, 2, 48. t. off this sheet, H6B II, 4, 105. shall
we go t. away our coats of steel, H6C II, 1, 160. (. over
her the veil of infamy, R3 IV, 4, 208. I have seen her
t. her night-gown upon her, Mcb. V, 1, 5. before my
body It. my warlike shield, V, 8, 33. Metaphorically:
threw off his spirit, his appetite, his sleep, Wint. 11, 3,
16. when this loose behaviour It. off, H4A I, 2, 232.
cf. Lucr. 1814. Gent. IV, 4, 158.
Used of snakes casting their skin: there the snake
. — s her enamelled skin, Mids. II, 1, 255.
6) With/ortA, = to utter, to produce, to bring to
light : with a sigh . . . she — s forth Tarquin's name,
Lucr. 1717. it will in time t. forth greater themes for
insurrection's arguing. Cor. I, 1, 224. Perhaps also:
with news the time's with labour, and — s forth each
minute some. Ant. Ill, 7, 81 ; M. Edd. throes, q. v. (cf. to
thrust forth).
7) With the prep, on, either in a good sense, =
to bestow on, to impart to, to give ; or in a bad sense,
= to inflict on, to lay on: (her eyes) threw unwilling
light upon the wide wound, V.en. 1051. to t. a perfume
on the violet, John IV, 2, 12. an act that very chance
doth t. upon him, Troil. Ill, 3, 131; cf. Tw. V, 379. /
threw the people's suffrages on him. Tit. IV, 3, 1 9. — ing
but shows of service on their lords, 0th. 1, 1, 52. opinion
... — s a more safer voice on you, 1,3,226. begin to t.
Pompey the Great and all his dignities upon his son.
Ant. I, 2, 194. — ing favours on the low Posthumus,
Cymb. Ill, 5, 75. (cf. Mids. II, 2, 78. John IV, 2, 261).
the wrong that she hath — n on me. Err. V, 202. a lurk-
ing adder whose double tongue may with a mortaltouch t.
death upon thy sovereign's enemies, R2 III, 2, 22. though
that his joy be joy, yet t. such changes of vexation on't,
0th. I, 1, 72. — ing restraint upon us, IV, 3, 91. — n
such despite and heavy terms upon her, IV, 2, 116.
Throiver-out, one who exposes, casts out to
chance: made thy person for the t. of my poor babe,
Wint. Ill, 3, 29.
Thrum, the tufted end of weavers' threads: 0
Fates, come, come, cut thread and t. Mids. V, 291 (Py-
ramus' speech).
Thrummed, composed of coarse ends or tufts:
her t. hat, Wiv. IV, 2, 80.
Thrush, the bird Turdus musicus; Wint. IV, 3,
10. cf. Throstle.
Thrust, subst. an attack with the point of a sharp
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■weapon; opposed to blow: H4B II, 1, 21. Rom. Ill,
], 173. 0th. V, 1, 24. to make a t. H4B II, 4, 228.
H5 II, 1, 105. interchanging — s and blows, Rom. 1, 1,
120. at blow and t. 0th. II, 3, 238.
Thrust, vb. (impf. and partic. thrust) 1) trans,
a) to throw, to put in haste: as you Id t. a cork into
a hogshead, Wint. Ill, 3,95. slippers which his nimble
haste had falsely t, upon contrary feet , John IV, 2,
198. these affairs thus t. disorderly into my hands, R2
II, 2, no.
b) to put (the idea of haste dropped) : there would
appear the very eyes of men through loopholes t. Lucr.
1383 (put forth, advanced; cf. Merch. II, 5,32). each
trifle under truest bars to t. Sonn. 48, 2. an thou will
needs t. thy neck into a yoke, Ado 1, 1 , 203. nor t. your
head into the public street, Merch. 11,5,32. betwixt the
■firmament and it you cannot t. a bodkin's point, Wint.
HI, 3, 87. thou shall t. thy hand as deep into the purse
of rich prosperity , John V, 2, 60. to t. his icy fingers
in my maw, V, 7, 37. the Hon dying — elh forth his paw,
R2 V, 1,29. you might have t. him and all his apparel
into an eel-skin, H4B 111,2,350 (Yi truss' d). by — ing
out a torch from yonder lower, I-I6A 111,2,23. to t. his
hand between his (a cur's) teeth, HGC I, 4, 57.
Figuratively: craft and perjury should t. into so
bright a day such black-faced storms, Lucr. 1517. you
... acquainted me with' interest of this land, yea, t. this
enterprise into my heart, John V, 2, 90. can t. me from
a level consideration, H4B II, 1, 124. — ing this report
into his ear, Caes. V, 3, 74.
With /orrt, ^= to put forth: where doth the world
t forth a vanity, R2 II, 1, 24. if the time t. forth a
cause for thy repeal. Cor. IV, 1, 40. who ... — s forth
his horns again into the world, IV, 6, 44.
With the preposition on (cf. to throw on), = to
impart to, to bestow on, to present with gratuitously:
understand what advice shall t. upon thee. All's I, 1,
225. some achieve greatness and some have greatness t.
upon 'em, Tw. II, 5, 158. Ill, 4, 49 (in V, 379 thrown),
Refl., = to place one's self, to enter, to mingle:
/ have t. myself into this maze, haply to wive and thrive,
Shr. I, 2, 55. go and t. thyself intq their companies,
John IV, 2, 167. In a bad sense, = to intnide: an
unmannerly slave, that will t. himself into secrets, Gent.
111,1,393. he — s me himself into the company of three
or four gentlemanlike dogs, IV, 4, 18. how dare you t.
yourselves into my private meditations^ H8 II, 2, 65.
c) to push ; to drive with force : backward she
pushed him, as she would be t. Ven. 41; cf. women ...
are ever t. to the wall, Rom. 1, 1, 20. 22. which was
t. forth of Milan, Tp. V, 160. was Milan t.from Milan,
205. such as the fury of ungoverned youth t.from the
company of awful men, Gent. IV, I, 46. though we
would have t. virtue out of our hearts by the head and
shoulders, Wiv.V, 5,155. t. but these men away, John
IV, 1, 83. t. him down stairs, H4B II, 4, 202. thou be
t. out like a fugitive, H6A 111, 3,67. so wish I, I might
t. thy soul to hell, H6B IV, 10, 85. the house of York,
t.from the crown, IV, 1, 94. unless he seek to I. you
outperforce, H6C I, 1, 34. I come to have thee t. me
out of doors, Tim. I, 2, 25. (. him out at gates, Lr. Ill,
7,93.
Figuratively: not a dangerous action can peep out
his head but I am t. upon it, H4B I, 2, 239 (forced
upon it against my inclination), as if we were ...all
that we are evil in. by a divine — ing on, Lr. I, 2, 137
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
(forcing on, incitement), shall join to I. the lie unto
him, Cor.V,6, 110 (to make him swallow it perforce) .
till I have ... t. these reproachful speeches down his
throat. Tit. II, 1, 55.
d) to attack with the point of a weapon; absol.:
these four t. at me, H4A 11, 4, 223. every minute of his
being — s against my nearest of life, Mcb. Ill, 1, 117.
With an object; 1) the hurt person object ; eight times
t. through the doublet, H4A II, 4, 184. (. Talbot with
a spear into the back, H6A I, 1, 138. he was t. in the
mouth with u spear, H6B IV, 7, 10. as I t. thy body
with my sword, IV, 10, 84 (O. Edd. (. in thy body). 2)
the weapon object: the bloody spur ... that sometimes
anger — s into his side, Sonn. 50, 10. t. thy sharp wit
quite through my ignorance, LLL V, 2, 398. /'// 1. my
knife in your mouldy chaps, H4B II, 4, 138.
2) intr. with in, = to intrude: that never may ill
office, or fell jealousy ... t. in between the paction of
these kingdoms, H5 V, 2, 393.
Thumb, the short strong finger answering to the
other four: LLL V, 1, 138. Mcb. 1, 3, 28. another,
with his finger andhis t., cried ' Via! we will dot, come
what will come', LLL V, 2, 111. 'twixl his finger and
his t. he held a pouncet-box, H4A I, 3, 38. / have him
already tempering between my finger and my t. H4B
IV, 3, 141. he turned me about with his finger and his
t. Cor. IV, 5, 160. govern these ventages with your
finger and t. Hml. Ill, 2, 373. / will bite my t. at them,
Rom. I, 1, 49. 51. 52. 53. 57. 58 (an insult performed
by putting the nail of the thumb between the teeth
and 'making it to knack'. Cotgrave). by the pricking
of my — s, something wicked this way comes, Mcb. IV,
1,44.
Thuinh-Tlng, a ring worn on the thumb (as was
the custom of grave personages. Nares": I could have
crept into any alderman's t. H4A II, 4, 365.
Thump, name in H6B II, 3, 84.
Thump, vb. to beat with something blunt, to
cuff (cf. Bethump): jump her and t. her, Wint. IV, 4,
196. see thou t. thy master well, H6B II, 3, 85. whom
our fathers have beaten, bobbed and — ed, R3 V, 3, 334.
thus It. it (my heart) down. Tit. Ill, 2, 11. Applied
to the stroke of a bird-bolt: proceed, sweet Cupid:
thou hast — ed him with thy bird-bolt under the left pap,
LLL IV, 3, 24. And used as an interjection : I shoot
thee at the swain. T. then and I flee, LLL III, 66.
Thunder, subst. the loud noise following a flash
of lightning: Ven. 268. Sonn. 14, 6. Pilgr. 67. Tp.
Ill, 3, 97. V, 44. Meas. II, 2, 113. 114. LLL IV, 2,
119. Shr. 1, 2, 96. Wint. Ill, 1, 10. John 111, 1, 124.
Ill, 4, 38. V, 2, 173. H5 II, 4, 100. Troil. II, 3, 209.
Cor. I, 6, 25. II, 1, 283. V, 3, 151. Mcb. I, 2, 26
(.—s). IV, 1, 86. Hml. II, 2, 508. Lr. Ill, 2, 15. 46.
III, 4, 160, IV, 6, 103. IV, 7, 33. Ant. V, 2, 86. Cymb.
V, 4, 114. Per. II Prol. 30. II, 1, 2. Ill, 1, 5 (—s).
IV, 2, 154 (t. shall not so awake the beds of eels). V,
1, 201. Joined with lightning: secure of — 's crack
or lightning flash. Tit, II, 1,3. in t., lightning, or in
rain, Mcb I, 1,2. Its effect confounded with that of
lightning: let thy blows .. .fall like amazing t. on the
casque ..., R2 I, 3, 81. H6B IV, 1, 104. Lr. II, 1,
48 (—s). Ill, 2, 6. 0th. V, 2, 235. Used of other
mighty sounds: the I. of my cannon, John I, 26. II,
411. Hml. I, 2, 128. that forced t. from his heart did
fly, Compl.325. such sweet t. (of barking dogs) Mids.
IV, 1, 123. that engenders t. in his breast and makes
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him. roar these accusations forth , H6A III, 1, 39. thy
voice is (. R3 T, 4, 172.
Thunder, vb. to make thunder, to make a sound
as after a flash of lightning; impersonally : if it should
t. Tp. II, 2, 22. let il t. Wiv. V, 5, 21. Personally:
could great men t. Meas. II, 2, 110. have I not heard
... heaven's artillery t. in the skies? Shr. I, 2, 205. R2
III, 3, 56 (the poet's theory expounded here). H6A
HI, 2, 59. Troil. IV, 5, 136. Cor. Ill, 1, 257. Ant.
III, 13, 85. Used of a loud and threatening voice:
the youths that t. at a playhouse, H8 V, 4, 63. — est
with thy tongue, Tit. II, 1, 58. a man... that — s,
lightens, Caes. I, 3, 74. what act that roars so loud
and — s in the index? llml. Ill, 4, 52. Trans., == to
utter with a loud voice: with groans that t. love, Tw.
1, 5,275. who — s to his captives blood and death, H6C
II, 1, 127.
Thunder-hearer, he in whose hands is the thun-
der; Jove: I do not bid the t. shoot, Lr. II, 4, 230.
Thunderbolt, a bolt or arrow supposed to be
sent down in lightning: Tp. II, 2, 38. As I, 2, 226,
H4A IV, 1, 120. Caes. IV, 3, 81. Lr. Ill, 2, 5. Ant.
II, 5, 77.
Thunder- claps, bursts, peals of thunder: Tp.
1, 2, 202.
Thunder -darter, he who darts the thunder;
Jove: Troil. II, 3, 11.
Thunderer, he who thunders, Jove: Cymb. V,
4, 95.
Thunder-like, resembling thunder: Cor. 1,4, 59.
Thunder-master, master of the thunder, Jove:
Cymb. V, 4, 30.
Thunder-stone, = thunderbolt: have bared my
bosom to the t. Caes. I, 3, 49. the all-dreaded t. Cymb.
IV, 2, 271.
Thunder-stroke , the effect of a thunderbolt, a
blast of lightning: they dropped as by a t. Tp. II, 1,
204. killed with a t. II, 2, 112.
Thurio, name in Gent. II, 4, 3. 23 etc.
Thursday, the fifth day of the week: H4A II, 4,
74. Ill, 2, 174. H4B II, 4, 298. Rom. Ill, 4, 20. 28.
29. 30. Ill, 5, 113. 154. 162. IV, 1, 1. 20. 42. 49.
IV, 2, 36.
Thus, 1) in this manner, or in this state; a) point-
ing to something that is present and in view, and
usually accompanied by a gesture explaining its
meaning: ''even thus', quoth she, ^the warlike god em-
braced me', and then she clipped Adonis in her arms;
'even thus', quoth she, 'the warlike god unlaced me', as
if the boy should use like loving charms; 'even thus' etc.
Pilgr. 147. whiles you, doing thus, to the perpetual
wink for aye might put this ancient morsel, Tp. II, 1,
284 (the words being accompanied by the gesture of
stabbing), ivithhis royal finger, thus, dally with my
excrement, \J-iL V, 1, 109. thus must thou speak, and
thus thy body bear, V, 2, 100 (as I show thee to do it).
one rubbed his elbow, thus, 109. thus did he strangle
serpents, 595. let him hold his fingers thus, Mids. Ill,
1, 72. hood mine eyes thus with my hat, Merch. II, 2,
203. I extend my hand to him thus, Tw. II, 5, 72. but
now a king, now thus, John V, 7, 66 (dead, as you see
him before you), traverse: thus, thus, thus, H4B III,
2, 291. ".' would manage you his piece thus, 302. why
lifts she up her arms in sequence thusj Tit. IV, 1. 37.
the cap plays in the right hand thus, Tim. II, 1, 19.
waving thy head, which often thus correcting thy stout
heart. Cor. Ill, 2, 78. with a kind of smile, ... even
thus, I, 1, 112. to Aufidius thus (bleeding as I am) /
will appear and fight, 1, 5, 20. let him... wave thus,
1, 6, 74. dismissed me thus with his speechless hand,
V, 1, 67. he put it by with the back of his hand thus,
Caes. I, 2, 222, thus, Brutus, did my master bid me
kneel; thus did Mark Antony bid me fall down. III, 1,
123. for so muih trash as may be grasped thus, IV, 3,
26. with arms encumbered thus , Hml. I, 5, 174. with
his other hand thus o'er his brow, II, 1, 89. do not saw
the air with your hand thus. III, 2, 6. how long hath
she been thus? IV, 5, 66 (in the state we see her. Fl
this). 1 should e'en die with pity, to see another thus,
Lr. IV, 7, 54. wear your eye thus, not jealous nor se-
cure, 0th. Ill, 3, 198. the nobleness of life is to do thus.
Ant. I, 1, 37 (explained by an embrace), were we to
fight, I should do thus, II, 2, 27 (i. e. greet you), he's
walking in the garden thus. III, 5, 17. thy master thus
with pleached arms, IV, 14, 73. cf. besides: Tp. Ill,
3, 9. IV, 231. V, 188. Gent. I, 2, 19. 116. Meas. I,
2, 83. II, 4, 20. Ill, 2, 56. Err. II, 1, 83. U, 2, 48.
155 etc.
Frequent in this sense before adjectives and ad-
verbs, and not to be confounded with so: my mistress,
dearest; and I thus humble ever, Tp. Ill, 1, 87 (i. e. on
my knees), up, cousin, up; your heart is up, I know,
thus high at least, although your knee be low, R2 HI,
3, 195 (as high as the crown on my head, to which
I am pointing), when a' was a crack not thus high,
H4B HI, 2, 34 (not the height from the ground to my
hand), thus high ... is Richard seated, K3 IV, 2, 3
(on this throne), go to them, with this bonnet in thy
hand; and thus far having stretched it, here be with
them. Cor. HI, 2, 74. his evasions have ears thus long,
Troil II, 1, 75. thus much of this will make black
!«7n'(e, Tim.lV, 3, 28 (the quantity which I am grasp-
ing here with my hand), to his good friends thus wide
I'll ope my arms, Hml. IV, 5, 145. she hath bought the
name of whore thus dearly, Cymb. II, 4, 128 (for this
jewel here), though trained up thus meanly, HI, 3, 82.
Judge by these of the following passages: muse not
that I thus suddenly proceed, Gent. 1, 3, 64. according
to your ladyship's impose, I am thus early come, IV, 3,
9. thy life . . . should be thus foolishly lost at a game of
tick-tack, Meas. I, 2, 195. to counterfeit thus grossly
with your slave , Err. II, 2, 171. the chain unfinished
made me stay thus long, HI, 2, 173. why are you thus
out of measure sad? Ado I, 3, 2. how come you thus
estranged? LLL V, 2, 213. we shall be rich, if fair-
ings come thus plentifully in, V, 2, 2. their sense thus
weak, lost with their fears thus strong, Mids. HI, 2, 27.
we are amazed, and thus long have we stood to watch
the fearful bending of thy knee, R2 HI, 3, 72. a sub-
ject speaks . . . thus boldly for his king, IV, 133. that
rise thus nimbly, 318. why are you thus alone? H4A
II, 3, 40. that you ... thus contumeliously should break
the peace, H6A I, 3, 58. we had not been thus shame-
fully surprised, II, 1, 65. noble uncle, thus ignobly used,
II, 5, 35. whose maiden blood, thus rigorously effused,
V, 4, 52. makes them thus forward in his banishment,
H6B III, 2, 253. to be thus bold in terms before thy
sovereign, H6C II, 2, 85. stand you thus close, to steal
the bishop's deer? IV, 5, 17. it is his policy to haste
thus fast, V, 4, 63. to be thus opposite with heaven, R3
II, 2, 94. to taunt and scorn you thus opprobriously,
HI, 1, 153. that we woidd ... proceed thus rashly to the
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villain's death, 111, 5, 43. have I lived thus long ... a
wi/e, a true one? H8 III, 1, 125 (to be a curse like
this), i/ we live thus tamely, to be thus jaded, HI, 2,
279, his evasion, winged thus swift with scorn, Troil.
II, 3, 123. temperately proceed to what you would thus
violently redress, Cor. Ill, 1, 220. I am most fortunate
thus accidentally to encounter you, IV, 3,40. the sorrow
that delivers us thus changed, V,3, 39 (not = so much
changed, but as you see us), that have been thus for-
ward in my right, Tit. I, 56. after that he came thus
sad away , Caes. I, 2, 279. why stands Macbeth thus
amaitedty? Mcb. IV, 1, 126. tell me why thou art thus
incensed, Hml. IV, 5, 126. thus out of season, Lr. 11,
1, 121. that discarded fathers should have thus littlf
mercy on their flesh, III, 4, 75. our general cast us thus
early for the love of Desdemona, 0th. II, 3, 14.
Oftenest before far and much, not in the sense of
Ho such a point , to such a degree' , but = to this
point, to this degree, demonstratively, and never fol-
lowed by a correlative as or that: thus far the miles
are measured from thy friend, Sonn. 50, 4. thus far
for love my love-suit, sweet, fulfil, 136, 4. since we are
step;ed thus far in, I will continue that I broached in
jest, Shr. 1, 2, 83. thus far, with rough and all unable
pen, our bending author has pursued the story , H5
Epil. 1. yet thus far fortune mdketh us amends, H6C
IV, 7, 2. thus far our fortune keeps an upward course,
V, 3, 1. thus far into the bowels of the land have we
marched on without impediment, R3 V, 2, 3. you that
thus far have come to pity me, H8 II, 1, 56. I speak
my good lord cardinal to this point, and thus far clear
him, II, 4, 167. and thus far I confirm you, Tim. I, 2,
98. having thus far proceeded, ... is it not meet ...,
Cymb. 1, 5, 15. thus far, and so farewell. 111, 5, 1.
since your kindness we have stretched thus far, let us
beseech you. Per. V, 1, 55. are you not ashamed...
to be thus much o'ershot? LLL IV, 3, 160. you would
not do me thus much injury, Mids. Ill, 2, 148. I have
spoke thus much to mitigate the justice of thy plea,
Merch. IV, 1, 202. thus mUch for greeting, Shr. IV,
I, 115. / am glad that my weak words have struck but
thus much show of fire from Brutus, Caes. I, 2, 177.
when your mistress hears thus much from you, Lr. IV,
5,34.
b) pointing to what immediately follows: teach-
ing them thus to use it in the fight, when shame assail-
ed, the red should fence the white, Lucr. 62. and justly
thus controls his thoughts unjust: 'Fair torch' etc. 189.
'it cannot be' she in that sense forsook , and turned it
thus, 'It cannot be, I find, but such a face should bear
a wicked mind' , 1539. if J lose them, thus find I by
my loss : for Valentine myself, for Julia Silvia, Gent.
II, 6, 21. to which I thus subscribe : Sir Valentine, ...
take thou thy Silvia, V, 4, 145. were he my kinsman,
it should be thus with him: he must die to-morrow,
Meas. II, 2, 82. I have heard herself come thus near,
that, should she fancy , it should be one of my com-
plexion, Tw. II, 5, 29. because they speak no English,
thus they prayed to tell your grace, that they could ...,
H8 1, 4, 65. the end of all is bought thus dear, the
breath is gone ..., Per. I, 1, 98. Lucr. 477. Sonn.
42, 5. 46, 13. 51, 1. 99, 1. 117, 1. 145, 8. Compl.
177. Wiv. IV, 4, 46. IV, 6, 34. Meas. I, 4, 39. Ill,
1, 6. Err. II, 2, 107. LLL IV, 1, 26. R2 111, 3, 121.
H4B IV, 2, 84. H6A IV, 2, 5. R3 III, 7, 32. H8 11,
4, 169. V, 3, 87. 1, 1, 188. Cor. I, 1, 100. Tim. V,
1, 171. Caes. Ill, 1, 125. Hral. I, 2, 199. V, 1, 231.
Ant. II, 7, 20. Ill, 13, 53. Cymb. IV, 2, 347 etc.
EUiptically: thus, sir: although this lord etc. Tp. II,
1, 231. as thus: to study where I well may dine, LLL
1, 1, 61. thus in plain terms, Shr. II, 271. then thus,
R2 II, 1, 277. marry, sir, thus, H4B V, 1, 14 (= I
have something to tell you), then thus, H6B II, 2, 9.
but, marry., thus, my lord, Troil. Ill, 1, 68. as thus:
I know his father, Hml. II, 1, 14 etc.
Often before /ar and much: yet with the fault I
thus far can dispense: myself was stirring ere the break
of day etc. Lucr. 1279. know thus far forth , Tp. I,
2, 177. thus far I witness with him, that he dined not
at home, but was locked out. Err. V, 254. thus far can
1 praise him: he is of a noble strain. Ado 11, 1, 393.
let me buy your friendly help thus far. All's III, 7, 15.
yet thus far 1 will boldly publish her: she bore a mind
etc. Tw. II, 1, 29. thus far come near my person: tell
them etc. R3 111, 5, 85. thus far we are one in for-
tunes: both fell by our servants, H8 II, 1, 121. and
thus far hear me. 111, 2, 432. thus far give me leave to
speak him: he was a man etc. IV, 2, 32. thus far may
it like your grace to let my tongue excuse all, V, 3, 147-
thus far you shall answer : if you make etc. Cymb. 1,
4, 169. were thus much overheard: the prince discovered
to Claudia that he loved my niece. Ado I, 2, 10. thus
much I have learnt : he rather means to lodge you in
the field, LLL II, 84. at least thus much: I'll pawn
the little blood, Wint. II, 3, 165. add thus much more,
that no Italian priest shall tithe or toll in our dominions,
John 111, 1, 153. dost thou understand thus much Eng-
lish: canst thou love me? H5 V, 2, 205. tell 'em thus
much from me, H8 1, 4, 77. but thus much, they are
foul ones. III, 2, 300. I'll say thus much for him, V,
3, 155. only thus much I give your grace to know, Tit.
I, 413. so much far him. Now for ourself, ... thus
much the business is, Hml. 1, 2, 27.
c) pointing to what precedes or has been said:
thus chides she death, Ven. 932. thus weary of the
world, away she hies, 1189. thus graceless holds he
disputation, Lucr. 246. thus cavils she with every thing
she sees, 1093. thus by day my limbs, by night my mind,
for thee and for myself no quiet find, Sonn. 27, 13. 64,
II. 69, 5. Phoen. 37. Tp. 1, 2, 89. 97. II, 1, 225.
Gent. I, 3, 78. II, 4, 198. Ill, 1, 15. Wiv. V, 5, 40.
Meas. II, 2, 68. II, 4, 78. Ill, ], 109. V, 119. Err. 1,
1, 84. LLL IV, 3, 153. Mids. 11, 1, 74. Ill, 2, 327.
363. IV, 2, 19. H6B II, 2, 29. Ill, 1, 88. 191. Ill, 2,
56. Mcb. II, 2, 44 etc. etc.
Joined to so: wast thou mad, that thus so madly
thou didst answer me? Err. II, 2, 12. you that are thus
so tender o'er his follies, Wint. II, 3, 128. thy spirit
within thee hath been so at war and thus hath so he-
stirred thee in thy sleep, H4A 11, 3, 60.
d) = accordingly, in consequence, so (leading over
from what precedes to what follows) : thus hoping that
Adonis is alive, her rash suspect she doth extenuate,
Ven. 1009. thus is his cheek the map of days outworn,
Sonn, 68, 1. thus for my duty's sake I rather ahose to
cross my friend, Gent. Ill, 1, 17. thus fail not to do
your office, Meas. IV, 2, 129. thus when I shun Scylla,
your father, I fall into Charybdis, your mother, Merch.
HI, 5, 18. thus we are agreed. Ant. II, 6, 58.
2) Denoting degree or quality, = so: let me be
thus bold with you to give you over at this first encoun-
ter, Shr. I, 2, 104, I am thus bold to put your grace in
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mind etc. R3 IV, 2, 113. if study's gain be thus and
this be so, LLL I, 1, 67. I have be/ore-time seen him
thus, Cor. I, 6, 24. yet will I still be thus to them, HI,
2, 6. to be thus is nothing, but to be safely thus, Mcb.
Ill, 1, 48. 'tis in ourselves that we are thus or thus,
0th. I, 3, 323. he approves the common liar, who thus
speaks of him at Rome, Ant. I, 1, 61. With to be, to
say, and to do =; to be so, to do so etc. Meas. II, 2,
68. As I, 3, 54. H4B IV, 3, 34. HSA II, 4, 87. H6C
III, 1, 53. H8 I, 1, 171. Troil. 1, 1, 61. Mcb. Ill, 1,
84. Ant. Ill, 6, 19. Cymb. Ill, 5, 28. thus did he an-
swer me, Cymb. IV, 2,41 (= the same answer he made
to me).
3) Used indefinitely (the manner or quality not
defined, but left to the imagination of the heaver):
for these courtesies I'll land you thus much moneys,
Merch. I, 3, 130. though the wisdom of nature can
reason it thus and thus, Lr. 1, 2, 114. wounding his
belief in her renown with tokens thus and thus, Cymb.
V, 5, 203.
Thwack, to beat, to bang: he shall not stay, we'll
t. him hence with distaffs, Wint. I, 2, 37. he that was
wont to t. our general, Cor. IV, 5, 189. 190. 192.
Thwart, adj. perverse, cross-grained: create her
child of spleen, that it may live and be a t. disnatured
torment to her, Lr. I, 4, 305.
Thwart, vb. to cross; 1) to pass over: Pericles
is now again — ing the wayioard seas. Per. IV, 4, 10.
2) to counteract, to interfere with, to hinder: in
this aim there is such — ing strife, Lucr. 143. if crooked
fortune had not — ed me, Gent. IV, 1,22. to t. me in my
mood. Err. II, 2, 172. 0 mischief strangely —ing. Ado
III, 2, 135. Merch. Ill, 1, 59. H6C IV, 6, 22. Troil.
1, 3, 15. V, 1, 42 (from). Rom. V, 3, 154. In Cor.
111,2,21 M.Edd. — ings, 0. Edd. nonsensically things.
Thy, poss. pron. of the second pers. sing. (cf.
Thou): Van. 12. 13. 15. 19. 48. 113 etc, etc. Before
vowels: Ven. 500. Lucr. 522. 579. 841. 912. 1067.
Sonn. 4, 13. Tp. I, 2, 66. Ill, 2, 10. Gent. IV, 2, 112.
Wiv. IV, 4, 8. Meas. V, 526. Err. HI, 2, 10. V, 73.
Mids. II, 2, 32. 81. Caes. Ill, 1, 197 etc. More em-
phatical, in this case, than thine: upon the earth's in-
crease why shouldst thou feed, unless the earth with thy
increase be fed? Ven. 170. yet for thy honour did I
entertain him, Lucr. 842. so sweet a kiss the golden
sun gives not... as thy eye-beams, LLL IV, 3, 28.
England knows thine insolence. And thy ambition,
Gloster, H6B II, 1, 32.
Xhymbria (Ff Timbria; M. Edd. Tymbria) one
of the gates of Troy: Troil. Prol. 16.
Thyme, the plant Thymus: luhere the wild t.
blows, Mids. II, 1, 249. set hyssop and weed up t. 0th.
1, 3, 326 (0. Edd. time).
Thyreus (O.Edd. Thidias) name in Ant. Ill, 12,
31. Ill, 13, 73.
Thyself (0. Edd. in two words), 1) thy own per-
son: be of t. rejected, Ven. 159. an image like t. 664.
so in t. art made away, 763. t. thou gavest, Sonn. 87,
9. Tp. I, 2, 68. HI, 2, 116. Gent. HI, 1, 32. 167.
255. IV, 2, 110. IV, 3, 18. Wiv. Ill, 4, 3. Meas. HI,
1, 19. HI, 2, 24. Err. 11, 2, 122 etc. etc. As it is
written in two words in 0. Edd., selfhemg considered
as a substantive (cf. Selj'), the verb may follow in the
third person: thy self is self -misused, R3 IV, 4, 376
(Qq thy self thy self misusest). thy self should govern
Rome and me, Tit. IV, 4, 60.
2) in thy own person: when thou t. art dead, Ven.
172. what he owes thee thou t. dost pay, Sonn. 79, H.
as thou reportest I. Tp. I, 2, 271. thou t. art a wicked
villain, Meas. 1, 2, 26 etc.
3) refl : woo t. Ven. 159. make t. like a nymph,
Tp. I, 2, 301. 454. Ill, 2, 137. IV, 70. Gent. 11, 5, 3.
Meas. 1, 1, 32. Err. II, 2, 126. 131 etc. etc.
Tib, a cant term for a low, common woman: as
fit as — 's rush for Tom's forefinger, All's II, 2, 21.
every coistrel that comes inquiring for his T. Per. IV,
6, 176.
Tiber, the river of Rome; fern, and without
article: I would they were in T. Cor. HI, 1, 262. T.
trembled underneath her banks, Caes. I, 1, 50. draw
them to T. banks, 63. from the waves of T. I, 2, 114.
on this side T. HI, 2, 264. let Rome in T. melt. Ant.
I, 1, 33. the troubled T. chafing with her shores, Caes.
1, 2, 101. = Tiber-water: with not a drop of allaying
T. in't. Cor. H, 1, 53.
Tlberio, name in Rom. I, 5, 131.
TIce, vb. to entice: these two have — d me hither
to this place, Tit. II, 3, 92. In Wint. I, 2, 416 some
M. Edd. t. for vice of 0. Edd.
Tichflelil : Baron of T., one of the baronial titles
of the Earl of Southampton, Ven. and Liicr. Ded.
Tick, the insect Ixodes: I had rather be a t. in a
sheep than such a valiant ignorance, Troil. HI, 3, 315.
Tickle, adj. unstable, precarious, ticklish: thy
head stands so t. on thy shoulders that a milkmaid . . .
may sigh it off, Meas. 1, 2, 177. the state of Normandy
stands on a t. point, H6B I, 1, 216.
Tickle , vb. to titillate, to affect with a prurient
sensation: which is as bad as die with — ing. Ado 111,
1, 80. if my hair but t. me, I must scratch, Mids. IV, 1,
28. if you t. us, do we not laugh? Merch. HI, 1, 68. the
trout that must be caught with — ing, Tw. II, 5, 26. to
t. our noses with spear-grass, H4A 11, 4, 340. she — d
his chin, Troil. I, 2, 150. — s siillthe sore, III, 1, 130.
let wantons ... i. the senseless rushes with their heels,
Rom. I, 4, 36. — ing a parson's nose, 80. the clown
shall make those laugh whose lungs are — d o'the sere,
Hml. 11, 2, 337 (cf. Sere), smiling, as some fly had
—d slumber, Cymb. IV, 2, 210.
Metaphorically, ^ 1) to gratify in any manner,
to cajole, to flatter, to stir up to pleasure or to lust;
absol.: mock with thy — ing beams eyes that are sleep-
ing, Lucr. 1090 (cf. Cymb. IV, 2, 210). that smooth-
faced gentleman, — ing commodity, John 11, 573. (the
blood) which- else runs — ing up and down the veins,
making that idiot laughter keep men's eyes, John HI,
3, 44. unclasp the tables of their heart to every — ing
reader, Troil. IV, 5, 61 (every reader who knows how
to handle them. Q and M. Edd. ticklish), how fine this
tyrant can t. where she wounds, Cymb. I, 1, 85. With
an object: to be so — d, they (my eyes) would change
their state with those dancing chi2)S, Sonn. 128, 9. ex-
pectation, — ing skittish spnrits , Troil. Prol. 20. the
devil Luxury ... — s these together, V, 2, 56. such a
nature, — d with good success, disdains the shadow
which he treads on. Cor. 1, 1, 264. 2) to nettle, to vex:
she's — d now; her fume needs no spurs, H6B I, 3,
153. 3) to serve one right, to make one pay for it:
if he had not been in drink, he loould have — d you
othergates than he did, Tw. V, 198. I'll t. ye for a
young prince, H4A II, 4, 489. I'll t. your catastrophe,
H4B II, 1, 66. he'll t. it for his concupy, Troil. V, 2, 177.
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Tickle-brain, a species of strong liquor: peace,
good pint-pot; peace, good t. H4A II, 4, 438.
Ticklish, easily tickled, wanton, prone to lust:
unclasp the tables of their heart to every t. reader, Troil.
IV, 5, 61 (Si tickling).
Tick-tack, a game at tables, a sort of backgam-
mon (Fr. tric-trac) ; used in a wanton sense : thy life
. . . should be thus foolishly lost at a game of t. Meas.
1, 2, 196.
Tiddle taddle, tattling: H6 IV, 1,71 (Fluellen's
speech), cf. Tittle-tattle.
Tide, subst. 1) time; season: set among the high
—s in the calendar, John III, 1, 86. With a pun: flow
this way! he keeps his — s well, Tim. 1, 2, 57. Per-
haps also in the broken speech of Capulet : day, night,
hour, t., time, work , play, ...my care hath been ...,
Rom. Ill, 5, 178.
2) the alternate ebb and flow of the sea : a' parted
even just between twelve and one , even at the turning
o' the t. H5 II, 3, 14 (according to the old superstition
that people die only in the time of ebb), his ebbs, his
flows, as if the passage and whole carriage of this
action rode on his t. Troil. II, 3, 141. marks the waxing
t. Tit. Ill, 1, 96. there is a t. in the affairs of men,
which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune, Caes. IV,
3, 218. lackeying the varying t. Ant. I, 4, 46. at full
of t. Ill, 2, 49. More especially the flow: as through
an arch the violent roaring t. outruns the eye, Lucr.
1667 (masc. 1670. cf.Cor.V,4,50). world thou mighist
lie drowning the washing of ten — s, Tp. I, 1, 61. the
approaching t. will shortly flll the reasonable shore, V,
80. the t. is now, Gent. II, 2, 14. you'll lose the t. II,
3, 39. 43. both wind and t. stays for this gentleman,
Err. IV, 1, 46. whose foot spurns back the ocean's roar-
ing — 5, Johnll, 24. a braver choice of dauntless spirits
. . . did never float upon the swelling t. 74. Jwas amazed
under the t., but now I breathe again aloft the flood,
IV, 2, 138. half my power . . . are taken by the t. V, 6,
40. H4B II 3, 63. H5 I, 2, 149. iV, 1, 101. H6A V,
5, 6. H6C I, 4, 20. II, 5, 6. Ill, 3, 38 ; IV, 3, 59 and
V, 1, 53 (wind and t.). V, 4, 31. H8 V, 4, 18. Troil.
Ill, 3, 159. Cor. V, 4, 50.
Metaphorically; denoting a) a state of being at the
height or in superabundance: my uncontrolled t. (of
desire) turns not, but swells the higher by this let, Lucr.
645. what a t. of woes, R2 II 2, 98. turn the t. of
fearful faction, H4A IV, 1, 67. the t. of blood in me
hath flowed in vanity, H4B V, 2, 129. the t. of pomp
that beats upon the high shore of this world, H6 IV, 1 ,
281. I have important business the t. whereof is noio,
Troil. V, 1, 90. let in the t. of knaves, Tim. Ill, 4, 118.
Used of copious tears: Ven. 957. 979. Lucr. 1789.
Gent. II, 2, 14. H6A I, 1, 83. — b) a regular course
and process: the noblest man that ever lived in the t. of
times, Caes. Ill, 1, 257.
Tide, vb. to betide : *. life, t. death, I come with-
out delay, Mids. V, 205 (Thisbe's speech).
Tider, see Tether.
Tidings, news, intelligence: Lucr. 254. As III,
2, 214. All's II, 1, 63. R2 II, 4, 3. Ill, 4, 71. H4B I,
1, 35. IV, 2, 106. V, 3, 99. H6A V, 2, 10. H6B II, 1,
165 (what t. with our cousin Buckingham? cf. H4B I,
1, 33). H6B IV, 9, 7. R3 IV, 1, 37. H8 V, ], 160. Cor.
V, 4, 61. Tit. IV, 3, 78. V, 1, 120. Mcb. IV, 3, 181.
0th. II, 2, 2. Ant. II, 5, 24. 39. Cymb. IV, 3, 39. With
of: Ven. 867. B2 III, 2, 105. H4A I, 1, 47. H6A I,
I, 58. H6C II, 1, 7. 109. R3 1, 4, 237. Tit. Ill, 1,
159. Rom. Ill, 3, 8. V, 3, 287. Caes. V, 3, 78, 0th.
II, 1, 88. Cymb. II, 4, 19. V, 5, 10. Used indiscrimi-
nately as a sing, and plur. ; as a sing, : this t. R2 111, 4,
80. R3 IV, 3, 22 (later Ff these t.). Ant. IV, 14, 112.
thatt. Caes. IV, 3, 155. the t. comes, John IV, 2, 115.
how near the t. of our comfort is, R2 II, 1, 272, that's
the worst t. H4A IV, 1, 127. what good t. comes with
you? H4B I, 1, 33. is colder t. R3 IV, 4, 536 (Ff
news), what is your t.? Mcb. I, 5, 31. it is t. to wash
the eyes of kings. Ant. V, 1, 27. As a plural: these t.
Wiv. IV, 5, 57. As V, 4, 159. John IV, 2, 132. H6A
1, 1, 83. Tit. IV, 4, 70. Caes. V, 3, 54. t. were brought
me, H6C II, 1, 109. joyful t.... What are they? Rom.
III, 5, 105. let ill t. tell themselves when they be felt.
Ant. II, 5, 87. t. to the contrary are brought, Eer. II,
Prol. 15.
Tidy, used in a scarcely ascertainable (and at any
rate improper) sense by Doll Tearsheet in addressing
Falstaff : thou whoreson little t. Bartholomew boar-pig,
H4B II, 4, 250.
Tie, subst. knot, fastening; to the which my duties
are with a most indissoluble t.for ever knit, Mcb. Ill, 1, 17.
Tie, vb. to bind, to fasten with a knot: to t. the
rider she begins to prove, Ven. 40. if the — d (viz. dog)
were lost, Gent. II, 3, 41. 42. 44. Ill t. them (horses)
in the wood, H4A I, 2, 199. II, 2, 12. horses are — d
by the heads, Lr. II, 4, 8. — ing his new shoes with old
ribands, Rom. Ill, 1,31. one that — s his points. Ant.
Ill, 13, 157. her hair, nor loose, nor — d in formalplat,
Compl. 29. shave the head and t. the beard, Meas. IV,
2,187 (some M.Edd.itVc, others dye). Metaphorically:
sin and obstinacy t. thy tongue. All's 1, 3, 186. — d it
by letters-patents, H8 111, 2, 250 (fastened, confirmed
it), one that by suggestion — d all the kingdom, IV, 2,
36 (cf. suggestion). Cressid is mine, — dwith the bonds
of heaven, Troil. V, 2, 154. — ing her duty, beauty
in an extravagant stranger, 0th, I, 1, 136. the band
that seems to t. their friendship together. Ant. II, 6, 129.
With to: the steed, being — d unto a tree, Ven, 263.
391. have their provender — d to their mouth, H6A I,
2, 11. Troil. V, 8, 21. Cor. Ill, 1, 314. Tit. II, 1, 17.
Mcb. V, 7, 1. Lr. Ill, 7, 54. Ant. Ill, 11, 57. Meta-
phorically, = to bind to: whereto all bonds do t. me,
Sonn. 117, 4. 137, 8. their (the eyes') poor balls are
— d to the orbed earth, Compl. 24 (fixed), t. the wiser
souls to thy false seeming, Meas. II, 4, 14, Shr. Ill, 1,
19. John 11,470. R2 IV, 77. H4A I, 3, 238. H6C IV,
1, 66. H8 II, 2, 90. Cor. II, 3, 205. Lr. IV, 2, 14.
Cymb. I, 6, 23. Ill, 7, 15. Per. II, 5, 8 (she has so
strictly — d her to her chamber, = confined). With an
infinitive: will t. the hearers to attend each line, Lucr.
818. I am — dto be obedient, Shr. I, 1, 217 (obliged).
R2 1, 1, 63. Cor. II, 2, 69. Here and wAere = hereto,
whereto : his liking, where you were — d in duty, Wint.
V, 1, 213. she hath — d sharp-toothed unkindness, like
a vulture, here, Lr. II, 4, 136. to t. over to = to put
off' to or till : this moral — s me over to time and a hot
summer, H6 V, 2, 339.
With wp, = to bind completely, so as to hinder
from any motion : to unloose this — d up justice, Mea'i.
I, 3, 32, if 'twill t. up thy discontented sword. Ant. II,
6, 6. t. up the libertine in afield of feasts, II, 1, 23.
my horse is —dup safe, Cymb. IV, 1,24. t. my trea.sure
up in silken bags. Per. Ill, 2, 41. Used of the tongue:
t.up my love's tongue, Mids. Ill, 1, 206. death ... s
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up my tongue, Rom. IV, 5, 32. cf. this thy praise cannot
he so thy praise, to t. up envy evermore enlarged, Sonn.
70, 12 (= to put it to silence), what king so strong
can t. the gall up in the slanderous tongue? Meas. Ill,
2, 199.
Tiger , the animal Felis tigris ; proverbially fero-
cious: Ven. 1096. Lucr. 955. 980. Sonn. 19, 3. Gent.
III, 2, 80. Mids. II, 1, 233. John 111, 1, 260. H5 III,
1, 6. H6C I, 4, 137. 155. IH, 1, 39. E3 II, 4, 50.
Troil. I, 3, 49. Ill, 2, 84. Cor. V, 4, 31 (a male t.).
Tit. Ill, 1, 54. 55. V, 3, 5. Rom. V, 3, 39. Tim. IV,
3, 189. Mcb. Ill, 4, 101. IV, 1, 33. Unchanged in the
fem. (the form tigress unknown to Sh.) : when did the
— 's young ones teach the dam? Tit. II, 3, 142. that
heinous t. Tamora, V, 3, 195. — s, not daughters, Lr.
IV, 2, 40.
Name of an inn: Err. Ill, 1, 96. of a ship: Tw. V,
65. Mcb. I, 3, 7.
Tiger-footed, moving in bounds, hastening to
seize one's prey: this t. rage. Cor. Ill, 1, 312.
Tight, sound, able, fit, in a good state : our ship
...is t. and yare and bravely rigged, Tp. V, 224. my
father hath ... twelve t. galleys, Shr. II, 381. my queens
a squire more t. at this than thou, Ant. IV, 4, 15.
Tightly, ably, adroitly, soundly: bear you these
letters t. Wiv. I, 3, 88. he will clapper-claw thee t.
II, 3, 67.
Tike , dog, cur : bobtail t. or trundle-tail, Lr. Ill,
6, 73. Term of reproach: base t., callest thou me host?
H5 II, 1, 31 (Pistol's speech). In Wiv. IV, 5, 55 the
surreptitious Qq and some M. Edd. ay, sir tike; Ff
ay, sir; like etc.
Tile, a plate of baked clay used to cover the roofs
of buildings: his brains are forfeit to the next t. that
falls. All's IV, 3, 217.
Till, 1) prepos. to the time of: from morn t. night,
Ven. 154. must not die t. mutual overthrow of mortal
kind, 1018. and t. action, lust is perjured, Sonn. 129,
2. farewell t. half an hour hence, Tp. Ill, 1, 91. never
t. this day, IV, 144. t. the perpetual doom, Wiv. V, 5,
62. t. that I'll view the manners of the town, Err. 1,
2, 12. (. bed-time, 28. (. a merrier hour, 69. I never
saw her t. this time, II, 2, 164. t. doomsday, III, 2, 101.
i. this present hour, V, 401. not t. a hot January, Ado
I, 1, 94. nott. Monday, 11, 1, 374. wonder not t. further
warrant. III, 2, 115. t. the break of day, Mids. Ill, 2,
446. fight t. the last gasp, H6A I, 2, 127. t. the point
of death, III, 1, 168. t. further trial, H8 V, 1, 104. not
t. Thursday, Rom. IV, 2, 36. bepatient t. the, last, Caes.
III, 2, 12. from the first corse t. he that died to-day,
Hml. I, 2, 105 (he for him) etc. etc. Before adverbs
of time and prepositional expressions: I knew not what
'twas to be beaten t. lately, Wiv. V, 1, 28. t. now, Ven.
1062. Meas. IV, 2, 141. V, 233. Err. I, 1, 124. Mids.
V, 73, Merch. Ill, 1, 90. t. soon, R3 IV, 3, 35 (Eft.
then), t. then. Err. I, 2, 30. V, 422. LLL I, 1, 317.
H5 11 Chor. 41 (not t. then), t. when, Tp. V, 250. t.
after supper, Gent. Ill, 2,96. t. after Theseus' wedding-
day, Mids. II, 1, 139 etc. Seemingly = to: sleep and
feeding may prorogue his honour even t. a Lethe' d dull-
ness. Ant. II, 1, 27. cf. Whereuntil and Up-till.
2) conj. to the time when: (. breathless hedisjoined,
Ven. 541. t. they have singled the cold fault out, 693.
(. the wild waves will have him seen no more, 819. t.
time had made them for us, Meas. I, 2, 157. stay there
1. 1 come to thee. Err. 1, 2, 10. cf. Tp. I, 2, 347. Meas.
V,321. Err. V, 153 etc. etc. Followed by the indicative,
in speakingof matters of fact, as well as in hypothetical
cases : claps her pale cheek ; t. clapping makes it red,
Ven. 468. on the grass she lies as she were slain, t. hit
breath breatheth life in her again, 474. thus stands she
in a trembling ecstasy, till . . . she tells them 'tis a cause-
less fantasy, 896. who with a lingering stay his course
doth let, t. every minute pays the hour his debt, Lucr.
329. the wolf hath seized his prey, the poor lamb cries,
t. with her own white fleece her voice controlled entombs
her outcry, 678. no exclamation ... can rein his rash
desire, t. like a jade self -will himself doth tire, 707 etc.
some good conceit of thine . . . will bestow it, t. whatso-
ever star that guides my moving points on me graciously
. . . and puts apparel on my tattered loving, Sonn. 26,
9. I will peg thee in his entrails, t. thou hast howled
away tioelve winters, Tp I, 2, 295. I will resist such
entertainment t. mine enemy has more power, 465. do
not approach t. thou dost hear me call, IV, 50. lead him
on with a fine-baited delay, t. he hath pawned his horses,
Wiv. II, 1, 99. t. 'tis one o'clock, our dance of custom
let us not forget, V, 5, 78. Iwill never mistrust my wife
again, t. thou art able to woo her in good English, 142.
let him continue in his courses t. thou knowest what they
are, Meas. II, 1, 196. that stays but t. her owner comes
aboard. Err. IV, 1, 86. lead them thus, till o'er their
brows . . . sleep . . . with leaden legs . . . doth creep, Mids.
III, 2, 364. till Lionel's issue fails, his should not reign,
H6B II, 2, 56 etc.
Followed by the subjunctive in hypothetical and
problematical cases: as an empty eagle tires with her
beak on feathers, flesh and bone , ... t. either gorge he
stuffed or prey be gone, Ven. 58. she swears .. . . never
to remove, t. he take truce with her contending tears, 82.
Cynthia for shame obscures her silver shine, t. forging
nature be condemned of treason , 729. to wrong the
wronger i. he render right, Lucr. 943. and with my
trespass never will dispense, t. life to death acquit my
forced offence, 1071. die I will not t. my Collatine have
heard the cause, 1177. but long she thinks t. he return
again, 1359. this windy tempest, t. it blow up rain, held
back his sorrow's tide, to make it more, 1788. when a
woman woos, v)hat woman's son ivill sourly leave her t.
she have prevailed? Sonn. 41, 8. till each to razed'
oblivion yield his part of thee, thy record never can be
missed, 122, 7. yet this shall 1 ne'er know ... t.my bad
angel fire my good one out, 144, 14. blow t. thou burst
thy wind, Tp. I, 1, 8. II, 1, 249. II, 2, 42. IV, 97.
Gent. I, 2, 115. II, 5, 5. 6. II, 7, 14. 36. HI, 2, 75.
Wiv. II, 1, 68. IV, 4, 60. Meas. II, 1, 3. Ill, 2, 110.
V, 162. 266. Err. II, 1, 31. Ill, 1, 58. Ill, 2, 156. IV,
1, 108. Ado II, 1, 373. II, 3, 137. LLL I, 2, 131.
Mids. II, 2, 61. V, 129. As II, 7, 89. John II, 29. H6B
1,1,67. 1,4,30. 11,1, 149. 11,4,49. Rom. 11,2, 172 etc.
not t. Ado II, 1, 62. LLL II, 121 (not before) etc.
Elliptically : he will not hear t. feel, Tim. II, 2, 7.
Peculiar passages: Ilong t. Edward fall by war's mis-
chance, H6C III, 3, 254. as in the common course of
all treasons, we still see them reveal themselves, t. they
attain to their abhorred ends. All's IV, 3, 27 (= in the
time before they etc., or simply = before), cf. above :
Sonn. 41, 8. Till that, see That.
Till, vb. to husband, to cultivate, to plough and
prepare for seed : manured, husbanded and — ed, H4B
IV, 3, 130.
Tillage, the practice of ploughing and preparing
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for seed : where is she so fair whose uneared womb dis-
dains the t. of thy husbandry^ Sonn. 3, 6.
Tillj-rally (Mrs. Quickly) or Tilly-vally (Sir
Toby), an exclamation of contempt at what has been
said: am I not of her blood? t, lady! Tw. II, 3, 83.
dost thou hfsar? it is mine ancient. T., Sir John, ne'er
tell me, H4B 11, 4, 90.
Tilt, subst. a tournament, a military game in the
time of knighthood, at which the combatants ran
against each other with lances on horseback: practise
—s and tournaments, Gent. I, 3, 30. break a lance, and
run a t. at death, H6A III, 2, 51. thou ran'st a t. in
honour of my love, H6B 1,3,54.
Tilt, vb. 1) to run in a tournament and thrust
with a lance; lo, he is — ing straight, LLL V, 2, 483.
2) to fight, to thrust in general: this is no world
to play with mammets ifnd to t. with lips, H4A 11, 3, 95.
he — s with piercing steel at bold Mercutio's breast,
Rom. HI, 1, 163. swords out, and — ing one at other's
breast, 0th. II, 3, 183.
3) to toss, to play unsteadily: what observation
madest thou in this case of his heart's meteors — ing in
his face? Err. IV, 2, 6.
Tilter, one who runs with a lance in a tournament :
apuisny t., that spurs his horse but on one side. As III,
4, 46. In Meas. IV, 3, 17 probably = fighter, fencer:
Master Forthlight the t.
Tilth, tillage, husbandry: contract, succession,
bourn, bound of land, t., vineyard, none, Tp. II, 1, 152.
her plenteous womb expresseth his full t. and husbandry,
Meas. 1, 4, 44. In Meas. IV, 1, 76 some M. Edd. t,
0. Edd. tithes.
Tilt-yard, a place for tilting: H4B III, 2, 347.
H6B I, 3, 62.
Timaudra, name of a courtesan in Tim. IV, 3, 8 1 .
88. V, 1, 6.
Timber, wood fit for building: one of you will
prove a Shrunk panel and like green t. loarp. As III,
3, 90. we take from every tree lop, bark, and part o'the
t. H8 I, 2, 96. In Merch. U, 7, 69 0. Bid. gilded t.
do worms infold; M. Edd. gilded tombs,
Timliered, built, framed, shaped : my arrows, too
slightly t. for so loud a wind, would have reverted, Hml.
IV, 7, 22. his bark is stoutly t. 0th. II, 1, 48.
Tinibrla, one of the six gates of Troy: Troll.
Prol. 16.
Time, subst. 1) the general idea of successive
existence; the measure of duration: as the riper should
by t. decease, Sonn. 1, 3. what seest thou else in the
dark backward and abysm of time ? Tp. I, 2,50. have
more t. for vainer hours, 173. t. goes upright with his
carriage, V, 2 (does not sink under its load, but carries
aUinto execution), wherefore waste It. Gent. I, 1, 51.
for want of idle i. II, 1, 172. omitting the sweet benefit
oft. II, 4, 65. i. is the nurse and breeder of all good,
HI, 1, 243. t. wears, Wiv. V, I, 8. till t. had made them
for us, Meas. I, 2, 157. the tooth of t. V, 12. t. shall
try, Ado 1, 1, 262. .':pite of cormorant devouring t.
LLL I, 1, 4. spend a minute's t. in pruning me, IV, 3,
182. take t. to pause, Mids. 1, 1,83. who t. trots withal
etc. As HI, 2, 328. *. lost, V, 3, 41. what else mayhap
to 1. 1 will commit, Tw. I, 2, 60. 0 t., thou must un-
tangle this, II, 2, 41. faster than thought or t. Wint.
IV, 4, 565. the yet unbegotten sin of — s, John IV, 3,
54. Jill up chronicles in t. to come, H4A I, 3, 171. /
have a young conception in my brain; be you my t. to
bring it to some shape. Troll. 1, 3, 313 (play the part
of time, whose office it is to develop things) etc. etc.
in little t. Ven. 132. long t. (= a long t.) R2 H, 1,
77. H6A II, 3, 36. in short t. after, H4A IV, 3, 90.
t. out of mind, Meas. IV, 2, 17. Eom. I, 4, 69. Con-
sidered as serving for particular purposes: we shall
lose our t. Tp. IV, 248. let him spend his t. no more at
home, Gent. I, 3, 14. here he means to spend his I.
awhile, 11,4, 80. give me so much of your i. in exchange,
Wiv. II, 2, 242. heaven so speed me in my t. to come,
111, 4, 12 etc. etc. In t. = in the course of things ; by
degrees ; once : in t. the rod becomes more mocked than
feared, Meas. I, 3, 26. he in t. may come to clear him-
self, but at this instant he is sick, V, 150. in t. the
savage bull doth bear the yoke. Ado I, 1, 263. you will
try in t. As I, 3, 25. in 1. 1 may believe, yet I mistrust,
Shr. HI, 1, 51. 1 did in t. collect myself, Wint. HI, 3,
38. likely in t. to bless a regal throne, H6C IV, 6, 74.
in t. will find their Jit rewards, H8 HI, 2, 245. it will
in t. win upon power, Cor. I, 1, 223. which will in t.
break ope the locks o'the senate. 111, 1, 137. that in t.
will venom breed, Mcb, HI, 4, 30. you may do then
(hear of it) in t. Lr. 11, 1, 14. in t. we hate that which
we often fear. Ant. I, 3, 12. wrinkled deep in t. I, 5,
29. dost thou think in t. she will not quench, Cymb. I,
5, 46. and in t. may make some stronger head, IV, 2,
138. and in t. to work her son into the adoption of the
crown, V, 5, 54 etc.
Personified as masc. : mis-shapen T. etc. Lucr.
925. nothing 'gainst — 's scythe can make defence save
breed, to brave him, Sonn. 12, 13. wasteful T. 15, 11.
14. his scythe and crooked knife, 100, 14. his bending
sickle, 116, 10. — 's fickle glass, his sickle hour, 126,
2. where shall — 's best jewel from — 's chest lie hid?
65, 10 (i. e. from the coffin), the plain bald pate of
father T. himself. Err. II, 2, 71. T. himself is bald,
107. if T. were in debt, IV, 2, 57. 58. 60. 61. 7(t.)
turn my glass, Wint. IV, 1, 16. 32. old T. the clock-
setter, that bald sexton, John HI, 1, 324. thy word is
current with him (T.) for my death, R2 I, 3, 231. T.
hath a wallet at his back , wherein he puts etc. Troll.
Ill, 3, 145.
2) a particular part of duration, conceived either
as a space or as a point; a period as well as a moment:
the t. is spent, Ven. 255. now stole upon the t. the dead
of night, Lucr. 162. these lets attend the t., like little
frosts that sometime threat the spring, 330 (i.e. are
natural, when one has such business before one), the
clock that tells the t. Sonn. 12, 1. not with the t. ex-
changed, 109, 7 (i. c. the time of absence), canst thou
remember a t. before we came unto this cell? Tp. I, 2,
39. at that t. it was the first, 70. the t. 'twixt six and
now, 240. before the t. be out, 246. since Dido's t. II,
1, 76. I was the man i'the moon when t. was, II, 2, 142.
at that t. I made her weep, Gent. IV, 4, 170. in these
— s you stand on distance, Wiv. II, 1, 233. I have seen
the t. 236. the t. was once when thou wouldst vow . . . ,
Err. H, 2, 115. his word might bear my wealth at any
t. V, 8. to take the present t. by the top. Ado 1, 2, 15.
in eaning t. Merch. I, 3, 88. by this t. Merch. 11, 6,
59; cf. John II, 219. the 1. 1 linger here, Merch. H,
9, 74. m,any that have at — s made moan to me, 111, 3,
23. music for the t. doth change his nature, V, 82. the
t. was that I hated thee. As HI, 5, 92. did I never
speak of all that t.? Shr. Ind. 2, 84 (= in all that t.
Sly's speech), t. was, I did him a desired office. All's
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IV, 4, 5. the t. will bring on summer, 31 (i. e. not time
in general, butthat period of time which isimmediately
before us; hence the article), at this t. of night, Tw.
II, 3, 95. the t. hath been..., R2 III, 3, 11. whatt.do
you mean to come to London^ H4A II, 1, 46. the t.
was that you broke your word, H4B II, 3, 10. the t. of
night when Troy was set on fire , the t. when screech-
owls cry, H6B 1, 4, 20. where and what I. your majesty
shall please, R3 IV, 4, 490. and when such t. they have
begun to cry, let them not cease. Cor. Ill, 3, 19. the — 5
have been, that, when the brains were out, the man would
die, Mob. Ill, 4, 78. the t. has been, my senses would
have cooled, V, 5, 10. in the fatness of these pursy —s,
Hml. Ill, 4, 153. that t. — 0 —s! — / laughed him
out of patience. Ant. II, 5, 18. the locking-up the spirits
a t. Cymb. I, 5, 41 etc. etc. from t. to t. Wiv. IV, 6, 8.
As IV, 1, 107. Cor. Ill, 3, 94. Rom. Ill, 3, 170. upon
this t. Meas. IV, 1, 17. upon a t. Cymb. Ill, 5, 137.
one t. or other, Tw. II, 4, 73. H4B IV, 3, 32. H5 II,
1, 73. nature hath framed strange fellows in her t.
Merch. I, 1, 51. have I not in my t. heard lions roar?
Shr. I, 2, 201. and in my t. wore threepile, Wint. IV,
3, 13. any t. these three hundred years, Wiv. I, 1, 12.
hourly any t. this two and twenty years, H4A II, 2, 17.
III, 3, 54. dinner t., supper t., winter t. etc. Tp. Ill, 1,
95. Wiv. IV, 4, 30 (cf. the resp. articles), good t. =
good hap: good t. encounter her, Wint. II, 1, 20 (i. e.
a happy delivery). / wish my brother make good t.
with him, Cymb. IV, 2, 108 (may acquit himself well),
cf. 0 t. most accurst , 'mongst all foes thai a friend
should be the worst, Gent. V, 4, 71. What is the t. o'
the day? = what o' clook is it: Tp. 1, 2, 239. H4A
I, 2, 1 etc. ; used as a ludicrous question to change
the theme: LLL II, 122; cf. As III, 2, 318. fair t. of
day, good t. of day. used as a salutation : LLL V, 2,
339. H4B I, 2, 107. H5 V, 2, 3. R3 I, 1, 122. I, 3,
18. 11, 1, 47. IV, 1, 6. Tim. Ill, 6, 1 etc. when every
one will give the t. of day (= greet) Ii6B III, 1, 14.
a malkin not worth the t. ofday(= not worth greeting)
Per. IV, 3, 35.
3) season proper or appropriated to something:
make use oft., let not advantage slip, Ven. 129. 'tis
t. I should inform thee farther , Tp. I, 2, 22. the truth
you speak doth lack some gentleness and t. to speak it
in, II, 1, 138. conspiracy his t. doth take, 302. the t.
now serves not to expostulate, Gent. Ill, 1, 251. when
you see your t. Wiv. V, 3, 2. when they see t. they'll
go or come, Err. II, 1, 8. there's a t. for all things, II,
'2, 66. 'tis high t. that I were hence, III, 2, 162. lest
1 come not t. enough, IV, 1, 41 (cf. H4A II, 1, 48). 'tis
t. that I were gone, IV, 2, 53. 'tis i. you were ready,
Ado III, 4, 53. stay the riping of the t. Merch. II, 8,
40. if I break t. All's II, 1, 190. is there no respect
of place, persons, nor t. in you? Tw.ll,3,99. we have
landed in ill t. Wint. Ill, 3, 3. we at f. of year do
wound the bark, R2 III, 4, 57. t, enough to go to bed
with a candle, H4A II, 1, 48. wizards know their — s,
H6B I, 4, 18. take the «.H6C V, 1, 48. take t. to do
him dead, 1, 4, 108. take your t. Ant. II, 6, 23. my
occasions have found t. to use 'em,, Tim. II, 2, 200. in
best t. loe will require her welcome, Mcb. Ill, 4, 5 etc.
etc. in I. = at the right moment; before it is too late:
look to't in t. H6B I, 3, 147. that gentle physic, given
in t., had cured me, H8 IV, 2, 122. come in t. Mcb.
II, 3, 6. send in t. Lr. V, 3, 247. just to the t. Sonn.
109, 7. In good t., in happy t. = a) at the right mo-
ment, in good season, not too early and not tuo late:
to jest in good t. Err. II, 2, 65. we stood to't in good t.
Cor. IV, 6, 10. and in good t. you gave it, Lr. II, 4,
253. b) fortunately, happily, upon a wish (Fr. a
propos) : hei'e comes the rascal I spoke of. In very
good t. Meas. V, 286. come in happy t. Shr. Ind. 1, 90.
were now the general of our gracious empress, as in
good t. he may, from Ireland coming, H5 V Chor. 31.
and in good t. here comes the noble duke, R3 II, 1, 45.
Ill, 1, 24. 95. 111,4,22. IV, 1,12. the king and queen
and all are coming down. In happy t. Hml. V, 2, 214.
cf. the pun in Ado II, 1, 73. hence = well met: Gent.
I, 3, 44. All's V, 1, 6. Rom.1,2,45. Oth.III,l,32 etc.
c) = the French o la bonne heure , used either to ex-
press acquiescence, or astonishment and indignation :
and sowing the kernels of it in the sea , bring forth
more islands. Ay. Why, in good t. Tp. II, 1, 95. pray
you, use your patience : in good t. Wiv. Ill, 1,84. leave
me awhile with the maid ...In good t. Meas. Ill, 1, 183.
I think the meat wants that I have. In good t., sir,
what's that? Err. II, 2, 58. myself am moved to woo
thee for my ivife. Moved! in good t., let him that moved
you hither remove you hence, Shr. II, 196. marry, garlic,
to mend her kissing with ! Now, in good t. Wint. IV, 4,
163. hath sorted out a sudden day of joy, that thou ex-
pectest not. Madam, in happy t., what day is that?
Rom. Ill, 5, 112. he, in good t., must his lieutenant be,
0th. I, 1, 32.
4) season, moment, mefltioned with reference to
repetition: another t. mine eye is my heart's guest,
Sonn. 47, 7. Tp. Ill, 2, 85. but one fiend at a t. (=;
at once) 111, 3, 102. any man living may be drunk at
a t. 0th. II, 3, 319 (= once. Qq at some t.). a greater
sum than ever at one t. the clergy yet did part withal,
H5 I, 1, 80. I, 2, 134 (= at once), it were fit that all
the plagues of hell should at one t. encounter such revolt,
Cymb. I, 6, HI. at all —s = always, All's I, 1, 9.
for this t. Gent II, 4, 30. Meas. II, 1, 265. Cymb. I,
1, 1, 178. this one t. Wiv. IV, 2, 168. yet one t. he
did call me 4>y my name. Cor. V, 1, 9. how mightily
some other — s we drown our gain in tears, All's IV, 3,
79. and other — s to see ..., H4B 111, 1, 49. many a
t. Tp. Ill, 1, 40. many a t. and oft, Merch. I, 3, 107.
H4A I, 2, 56. at many — s I brought in my accounts,
Tim. II, 2, 142. every t. gentler than other, Caes. I,
2, 230. urging it the second t. Err. II, 2, 47. a second
t. H4A V, 2, 101. this is the third t. Wiv. V, 1, 2. the
last t. IV, 2, 32. last t. 98 etc.
Hence simply used by way of multiplication: 'ay
me' she cries, and twenty — s 'woe, woe' , Ven. 833. a
thousand — s, 1130. he ten — s pines, Lucr. 1115.
1604. Sonn. 6, 8. Tp. Ill, 1, 8. Gent. I, 3, 91. Wiv.
V, 5, 129. Meas. II, 4, 80. V, 42. 45. LLL III. 48.
Merch. II, 6, 5. Wint. IV, 4, 802. H4A I, 3, 102. II,
4, 184. H6B II, 4, 60. 61. H8 V, 4, 46 etc. etc.
5' eternal duration, eternity: when in eternallines
to t. thou growest, Sonri. IS, 12. to keep your name
living to t. Cor. V, 3, 127.
6) duration of a being, age: a youth of greater t.
than I shall show to be, Gent. II, 7, 48. tough senior,
as an appertinent title to your oldt. LLL 1, 2, 18. when
old t. shall lead him to his end, H8 II, 1, 93. all the
learnings that his t. could make him the receiver of,
Cymb. I, 1, 43.
7) life: not of this country, though my chance is
now to use it for my I. Meas. Ill, 2, 231. the great
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debts wlierein my I. something too proiigalhath left me
gaged, Merch. 1, 1,129. I like this place, and willingly
would 'vaste my t. in it, As H, 4, 95. he hath persecuted
t. with hope. All's I, 1, 17 (cf. Persecute), the purest
treasure mortal — s afford is spotless reputation , R2
1, 1, 177. out of thy long - experienced t. give me some
counsel, Rom. IV, 1, 60. his right arm might purchase
his own t. and be in debt to none, Tim. Ill, 5, 77. upon
this bank and school of t. Mcb. 1, 7, 6. the best and
soundest of his t. hath been but rash, Lr. I, 1, 298.
makes the world bitter to the best of our — s, I, 2, 50.
what's to come of my despised t. is nought but bitterness,
0th. 1, 1, 162. the t. shall not outgo my thinking on
you. Ant. HI, 2, 60 (= my life shall not last loDger
than etc. ). where I have paid more pious debts to
heaven than in all the fore -end of my t. Cymb. Ill,
3, 73.
8) the present state of things ; circumstances -.that
the — 's enemies may not have this to grace occasions,
John IV, 2, 61. I am not glad thai such a sore oft.
should seek a plaster by contemned revolt, V, 2, 12.
that you might the better arm you to the sudden t. V,
6, 26. let us pay the t. but needful woe, V, 7, 110. hut
t. will not permit, R2 II, 2, 151. 1 would the state of
I. had first been whole ere he by sickness had been
visited, H4A IV, 1, 25. the ragged'st hour that t. and
spite dare bring, H-4B I, 1, 151. thus we play the fools
with the t. II, 2, 155. to beguile the t. (cf. Tw. Ill, 3,
41), look like the t. Mcb. 1, 5, 64. as I shall find the
t. to friend, I will (redress) IV, 3, 10. the I. is free,
V, 8, 55. the t. is out of joint, Hml. I, 6, 188. beyond
him in the advantage of the t. Cymb. IV, 1, 12.
Hence almost equivalent to the present moment,
the present: as bombast and as lining to the t. LLL V,
2,791 (to fill up the emptiness of the present moment).
that what in t. proceeds may token to the future our past
deeds. All's IV, 2, 62. it spoils the pleasure of Ae t.
Mcb. Ill, 4, 98. this was sometime a paradox, but now
the t. gives it proof , Hml. Ill, 1, 115.
9) men, the world: that posterity which by the rights
oft. thou needs must have, Ven. 759 (the claim which
the world has on thee), wonder of t. 1133. ifallwere
minded so, the ^s should cease, and threescore year
ivould make the world away, Sonn. 11, 7. slander doth
but approve thy worth the greater, being wooed of t.
70, 6. that I have frequent been with unknown minds
and given to t. your own dear-purchased right, 117, 6.
the fashion of the t. is changed, Gent. Ill, 1, 86. picked
from the chaff and ruin of the — s, Merch. II, 9, 48.
they wear themselves in the cap of the t. All's II, 1, 55.
mock the t. with fairest show, Mcb. 1, 7, 81. you may
convey your pleasures in a spacious plenty , and yet
seem cold, the t. you may so hoodwink, IV, 3, 72. live
to be the show and gaze o'the t. V, 8, 24. who would
bear the whips and scorns oft. Hml. Ill, 1,70. to show
the very age and body of the t. his form and pressure,
HI, 2, 27. a fixed figure for the t. of scorn to pointhis
sloiv and moving finger at it, 0th. IV, 2, 64 (t. of scorn
= scornful world; cf. Of).
10) musical measure: distress likes dumps when t.
is kept with tears, Lucr. 1127. he kept not t. Wiv. I,
3, 29. As V, 3, 39. Tw. II, 3, 100. R2 V, 5, 42. Rom.
11,4,21. Hml. 111,4, 140. 0th. IV, 1, 93 (figuratively).
pinch him to your t. Wiv. V, 5, 96. the fault will be in
the music , if you be not wooed in good t. Ado II, 1, 73
(quibbling), when t. is broke, R2 V, 5, 43. sweet bells
jangled, out oft. and harsh, Hml. 111,1,166 (Ff tune).
In Mcb. IV, 3,235 O.Edd. this t. goes manly, M.Edd.
this tune.
Time-begniling, making the time pass quickly:
t. sport, Ven. 24.
TIme-bctterIng, improving the state of things,
full of innovations : some fresher stamp of the t. days,
Sonn. 82, 8.
Tlme-bewastcd, consumed, used up by time:
my oil-dried lamp and t. light, K2 I, 3, 221,
Timed, measured as in music, regulated by giving
the time : whose every motion was t. with dying cries,
Cor. II, 2, 114.
Time-honoured, being of a venerable age: old
John of Gaunt, t. Lancaster, R2 I, 1, 1.
Timeless, 1) unseasonable, unseemly: some un-
timely thought didinstigate his all too t. speed, Lucr. 44.
2) untimely, premature, unnatural : a pack of sor-
rows which would press you down ...to your t. grave,
Gent. Ill, 1, 21. who performed the bloody office of his
t. death,U21V,6. must I behold thy t. cruel death? H6A
V, 4, 5. guilty of Duke Humphrey's t. death, H6B HI,
2,187. their parents' t. death, H6CV,6,42. the causer
of the t. deaths of these Plantagenets, R3 1,2,117. the
complot of this t. tragedy. Tit. II, 3, 265 (the murder
of Bassianus). poison hath been his t. end, Rom. V.
3, 162.
Timely, adj. early, soon attained: happy were I
in my t. death. Err. I, 1, 139. to gain the t. inn, Mcb.
Ill, 3, 7.
Timely, adv. early: bright orient pearl, alack, too
t. shaded, Pilgr. 133. he did command me to call t. on
him, Mcb. II, 3, 51. called me — er than my purpose
hither,. Ant. II, 6, 52. certainties either are pastremedies,
or, t. knowing, the remedy then born, Cymb. I, 6, 97.
Timely -parted, having died in time (cf. Un-
timely) , i. e. having died a natural death ; oft have I
seen a t. ghost, H6B III, 2, 161.
Time-pleaser, one who complies with prevailing
opinions, whatever they may be, and sets up his sail
to every wind : the devil a puritan that he is, or any
thing constantly, but a t. Tw. II, 3, 160. scandaled the
suppliants for the people, called them — s, flatterers.
Cor. Ill, 1, 45.
Timon, the celebrated misanthrope of antiquity :
and critic T. laugh at idle toys, LLL IV, 3, 170. Tim.
I, 1, 13 and passim.
Timorous, full of fear, timid: the t. flying hare,
Ven. 674. the t. yelping of the hounds, 881, like a t.
thief. All's II, 5, 86. sings heavy music to my t. soul,
H6A IV, 2, 40. (. deer, 46. t. wretch, H6C I, 1, 231.
his t. dreams, R3 IV, 1,85. with like t. accent and dire
yell, 0th. I, 1, 75.
Timorously, timidly : heard the traitor speak and
t. confess ..., R3 III, 5, 57.
Tinct, 1) dye, colour: there I see such black and
grained spots as will not leave their t. Hml. Ill, 4, 91.
white and azure laced with blue ofheaveris own t. Cymb.
H, 2, 23.
2) tincture, the grand elixir of the alchemists:
Plutus himself, that knows the i. and multiplying medi-
cine. All's V, 3, 102. that great medicine hath with his
t. gilded thee, Ant. I, 5, 37.
Tincture, dye, colour: the perfumedt. of the roses,
Sonn. 54, 6. the lily t. of her face, Gent. IV, 4, 160.
if you can bring t. or lustre in her lip, her eye, Wint.
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III, 2, 206. press for — s, stains, Caes. II, 2, 89 (by
dipping their handkerchiefs in the blood of Caesar).
Tinder, something very inflammable used for
kindling fire from a spark: strike on the t. 0th. 1, 1,
141. Falstaff calls Bardolph t. box, Wiv. I, 3, 27, on
account of his fiery face.
Tinder -like, like tinder, easily catching fire:
hasti/ and t. upon too trivial motion, Cor. II, 1, 55.
Tine, see Tiny.
Tingling, a pricking sensation: a kind of sleep-
ing in the blood, a whoreson t. H4B I, 2, 128.
Tinker, a mender of old brass: Mids. I, 2, 63.
IV, 1, 208. Shr. Ind. 2, 22. 75. Tw. II, 3, 95. Wint.
IV, 3, 19. 103. H4A II, 4, 20. H6B III, 2, 277. Pro-
verbial tipplers and would-be politicians.
Tinsel, a kind of shining cloth: shirts, round
underborne with a bluish t. Ado III, 4, 22.
Tiny (0. Edd. tine or tt/ne), small, puny (always
joined with little, by way of giving the expression
some tenderness): when that I was and a t. Utile boy,
Tw. V, 398. any pretty little 1. kickshaws, H4B V, 1,
29. my little t. thief, V, 3, 60. he that has and a little
t. wit, Lr. Ill, 2, 74.
Tip, subst. point, end, extremity: on the t. of Ms
subduing tongue, Compl. 120. in love, to the very t. of
the nose, Troil. Ill, 1, 138.
Tip, vb. to furnish or cover on the end or top:
we'll t. thy horns with gold. Ado V, 4, 44. there is no
staff more reverend than one — ed with horn, 126. by
yonder blessed moon I swear that — « with silver all
these fruit-tree tops, Rom. II, 2, 108.
Tippling, quaffing: to sit and keep the turn oft.
with a slave, Ant. I, 4, 19.
Tipsy, intoxicated, fuddled: the riot of the t. Bac-
chanals, Mids. V, 48.
Tlp-toe, on the end of the toes: jocund day stands
t. on the misty mountain tops, Rom. HI, 5, 10. = on the
alert, awake, attentive: will stand a t. when this day
is named, and rouse him at the name of Crispian, H5
IV, 3, 42.
Tire, subst. 1) furniture of any kind (?); I much
marvel that your lordship, having rich t. about you,
should at these early hours shake off the golden slumber
of repose, Per. Ill, 2, 22.
2) head-dress : on Helen's cheek all art of beauty
set, and you in Grecian — s are painted new, Sonn. 53,
S. if I had such a t., this face of mine were full as
lovely, Gent. IV, 4, 190. thou hast the right arched beauty
of the brow that becomes the ship t., the t. valiant, or
any t. of Venetian admittance, Wiv. Ill, 3, 60. 1 like
the new t. within excellently, if the hair were a thought
browner, Ado HI, 4, 13. put my — s and mantles on
him, Ant. II, 5, 22.
Tire, vb. to attire, to dress, to adorn: imitari is
nothing : so doth the hound hismaster, the ape his keeper,
the — d horse his rider, LLL IV, 2, 131 (the horse
adorned with ribbons or trappings). In Err. II, 2, 99
some M. Edd. the money that he spends in — ing; O.Edd.
trying; some M. Edd. trimming. In Ven. 177: Titan,
— d in the midday heat, with burning eye did hotly over-
look them ; — d may be dressed , but is explained by
most as meaning weary.
Tire, vb. 1) trans a) to fatigue, to weary; absol.:
he hath faults ... to t. in repetition, Cor. 1, 1,47. witness
the — ing day and heavy night. Tit. V, 2, 24. With an
object: Lucr. 1363. LLL IV, 3, 307. R2 V, 5, 94. R3
IV, 4,188. H8 1, 1,134. 0th. 11,1, 65. —rf = weary:
Ven. 561. Lucr. 1617. Sonn. 27, 2. Err. IV, 3, 24.
Shi-. IV, 1, 1. 56. Tw. Ill, 4, 152 (— d out of breath).
R2 IV, 178. H4A III, 1, 160. H5 II, 1, 26. Troil. Ill,
2, 183. Cor. I, 9, 91. Caes. I, 2, 115. Refl.: self-will
himself doth t. Lucr. 707. when thou hast — d thyself
in base comparisons, H4A II, 4, 276. I have — d my-
self, Cymb. Ill, 6, 2.
b) to fill with satiety, to make sick of sth., to dis-
gust: the beast that bears me, — d with my woe, Sonn.
50, 5. — d with all these, for restful death I cry, 66, 1.
and I, the hearer with a book of words, Ado I, 1, 309.
I have stayed to t. your royalty, Wint. 1, 2, 15. to prove
more fortunes thou art — d. Cor. IV, 5, 100. then should
not we be — d with this ado, Tit. II, 1, 98. within a
dull, stale, — dbed, Lr. I, 2, 13. Fortune, — d with
doing bad. Per. II Prol. 37.
2) intr. to be fatigued, to become weary: your wit
will t. LLL II, 120. as truest horse that yet would never
t. Mids. Ill, 1, 98. 105. your sad (heart) — s in a mile,
Wint. IV, 3, 135. he — s betimes that spurs too fast,
R2 II, 1, 36. the posts come —ing on, H4B Ind. 37.
Tire, vb. 1) intr. to tear a prey, to seize and feed
on it ravenously (used of birds of prey) : as an empty
eagle, sharp by fast, — s with her beak on feathers,
flesh and bone, Ven. 56. will like an empty eagle t. on
the flesh of me, H6C I, 1, 269. Metaphorically: upon
that were my thoughts — ing, Tim. Ill, 6, 5 (eagerly
intent and busy), when thou shall be disedged by her
that now thou — st on, Cymb. Ill, 4, 97. cf. Woman-
tired.
2) tr. to make to feed ravenously, to glut: in his
will his wilful eye he — d, Lucr. 417.
Tire-valiant, a fanciful head-dress: Wiv. Ill,
3, 60.
Tiring-house, the dressing-room of a theatre:
Mids. ill, 1, 4.
Tirra - ly ra , a sound imitative of the note of a
lark: Wint. IV, 3, 9.
Tirrel, see Tyrrel.
Tirrits, a, word from the vocabulary of Mrs
Quickly, probably meaning terrors: H4B II, 4, 220.
Tisick, phthisic, or perhaps hectic; the com-
plaint of Pandarus in Troil. V, 3, 101. Name in
H4B II, 4, 92.
Tissne, cloth interwoven with gold or silver:
cloth of gold, of t. Ant. II, 2, 204. cf. Inter-tissued.
Titan, the god of the sun: Ven. 177. H4A 11,4,
133 (in V. 134 it ought perhaps to be: pitiful-hearted
butter). Troil. V, 10, 25. Tit. 1, 226. II, 4, 31. Rom.
II, 3, 4. Cymb. Ill, 4, 166.
Titania, the queen of the fairies: Mids. II, 1, 60.
74. 119. 177. 253. Ill, 2, 1. 34. IV, 1, 80.
Titlic, 1) subst. the tenth part: the t. of a hair
loas never lost in my house before, H4A III, 3, 66
(0. Edd. tight"), a slave that is not twentieth part the
t. of your precedent lord, Hml. Ill, 4, 97.
2) adj. tenth: every t. soul, 'mongst many thousand
dismes, hath been as dear as Helen, Troil. II, 2, 19. cf.
the t. woman in All's I, 3, 89.
In Meas.IV, 1,76 O.Edd. unintelligibly: our corn's
to reap, for yet our — s to sow. Some M. Edd. tilth's.
Tithe, vb. 1) to levy the tenth part: no Italian
priest shall t. or toll in our dominions, John III, 1, 154.
2) to decimate: by decimation and a — d death ...
take thou the destined tenth, Tim. V, 4, 31.
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Tithe - pig , a pig given to a priest as a church-
rate: Bom. I, 4, 79.
Tithe-woman, not hyphened in 0. Edd.; the
tenth woman, and a woman that pays the tithe : weld
^nd no fault with the t.,if I were the parson , All's I,
3,89.
Tithing, a decennary, a district: whipped fromt.
to t. Lr. Ill, 4, 140.
Titinius, name in Caes. 1, 2, 127. IV, 2, 52 etc.
Title, 1) an inscription put over any thing as a
name hy which it is distinguished: tell me once more
what t. thou (a casket) dost bear, Merch.ll, 9, 35. cf.
Title-leaf and Title-page.
2) an appellation of dignity and honour: Lucr.
892. Sonn. 25, 2. Meas. V, 56. LLL IV, 1, 85. All's
II, 3, 124. 138. 209. John II, 492. R2 II, 1, 226. II, 3,
72. 75. Ill, 3, 11. IV, 255. H4A V, 3, 23. H5 IV, 1,
271. 280. H6A IV, 7, 85. V, 4, 151. V, 5, 38. H6B I,
2, 73. 1, 3, 51. H6C II, 2, 140. HI, 3, 8. 28. IV, 1, 68.
72. R3 I, 4, 78. 82. Ill, 1, 99. IV, 1, 20. IV, 4, 348.
H8 II, 3, 39. 63. Ill, 1, 140. IV, 2, 112. Troil. Ill, 1,
17. Cor. Ill, 1, 144. Tit. V, 1, 5. Tim. IV, 3, 36. Mcb.
I, 2, 65. I, 5, 8. Lr. I, 4, 163. V, 3, 48. 81. 0th. 1, 2,
31. Cymb. 1, 1, 31. V, 2, 7.
3) any appellation or name : what a happy t. do I
find, happy to have thy love, happy to die, Sonn. 92,
11 (= how am I to be called happy), this deceit loses
the name of craft, of disobedience , or unduteous title,
Wiv. V, 5, 240 (unduteous t. = name of undutifulness).
it may be I go under that t. (the prince's fool) Ado II,
1,212. think you of a worse t., and I will Jit her to it,
III, 2, 114. tough senior, as an appertinent t. to your
old time, LLL I, 2, 18. I will love her everlastingly.
But how long shall that t. 'ever' last?. R3 IV, 4, 350.
a proper t. of a peace, H8 I, 1, 98 (= a peace pro-
perly called so). Romeo would, were he not Romeo
called, retain that dear perfection which he owes without
that t. Rom. II, 2, 47. the devil himself could not pro-
nounce a t. more hateful to mine ear (than Macbeth)
Mcb. V, 7, 8. LLL IV, 2, 39. Merch. Ill, 1, 15. Shr.
1, 2, 130. Ill, 2, 125. Wint. II, 1, 94. IV, 4, 872. R2
1, 1, 24. H4A II, 4, 307. Ill, 2, 110. V, 4, 79. H6B
III, 1,359. R3 IV, 4, 300. 340. H8 IV, 1, 96. V, 3, 138.
Tim. I, 2, 94. Cymb. I, 4, 96. Per. V, 1, 205.
4) a claim, a right: Sonn. 46, 9. Mids. I, 1, 92.
John II, 192. 200. 277. H4A II, 3, 85. IV, 3, 104. H5
I, 2, 16. 72. 87. 89. 94. H6A II, 5, 92. H6B III, 1, 92.
V, 1, 176. H6C I. 1, 130. 134. 169. 169. II, 2, 160.
HI, 1, 48. Ill, 2, 129. iV, 7, 57. Tit. !, 4. Tim. IV, 3,
154. Mcb. IV, 3, 34. With in: to have his t. live in
Aguitaine, LLL II, 146. Arthur's t. in the whole, John
II, 562. my t. in the queen, H6B I, 1, 12. With to: the
justice of your t. to him, Meas. IV, 1, 74. his — s to
some dukedoms, H5 1,1, 87. my t. to England's crown,
H6B II, 2, 4. H6C 1, 1, 102. 104. Ill, 3, 145. IV, 7,
46. H8 I, 2, 144. Ant. V, 2, 291. to make t. = to lay
claim : she may lawfully make t. to as much love as she
finds, All's I, 3, 107. make claim and t. to the crown
of France, H5 I, 2, 68. With an inf.: having so great
a t. to be more prince, John IV, 1, 10. With of: lost
that t. of respect which the proud soul ne'er pays but
to the proud, H4A I, 3, 8.
5) property , possession (as founding a right) : to
say nothing, to do nothing, to know nothing, and to have
nothing, is to be a great part of your t. AU's^lI, 4, 27.
the suord which sways usurpingly these several — s, John
1, 13. to guard a t. that was rich before, IV, 2, 10. for
ever should they be expulsed from France and not have
t. of an earldom here, H6A III, 3, 26. so much interest
have I in thy sorrow as I had t. in thy noble husband
(as his mother) R3 11,2,48. to leave his wife, to have
his babes, his mansion and his^s in a place from whence
himself does fly, Mcb. IV, 2, 7. now does he feel his t.
hang hose about him, V, 2, 20; cf. IV, 3, 34.
Titled, having a name: t. goddess. All's IV, 2, 2
(■= having the name of a goddess, by being called
Diana), as amply t. as Achilles is, Troil. II, 3, 203
(great as Achilles' name is).
Title-leaf, the leaf of a book which contains its
title: this man's brow, like to a t., foretells the nature
of a tragic volume, H4B I, 1, 60. "In the time of the
poet the title-page to an elegy, as well as every inter-
mediate leaf, was totally black". Steevens.
Titleless, having no name: Cor. V, 1, 13.
Title-page, the page which contains the title of
a book: Per. II, 3, 4.
Tittles, trifles: what shall thou exchange for rags?
robes; for t.? titles, LLL IV, 1, 85 (Armado's letter).
Tittle-tattling, prating, talking idly: you must
be t. before all our guests, Wint. IV, 4, 248. cf. Tiddle
taddle.
Titus, name: Tw. V, 66. Cor. I, 1, 243. I, 4, 25.
1,5,12. 1,9,89. Tit. I, 38 and passim. Tim. Ill, 4, 1.85.
To, adv. (often spelt too in O. Edd.) 1) forward,
on: to, Achilles! to, Ajax, to! Troil. II, 1, 119. very
well, go to! I cannot go to, man, 0th. IV, 2, 195. go to,
imperatively, very frequently used as an expression of
exhortation or of reproof (cf. Go, and add to the in-
stances quoted there Tp. IV, 253 and 0th. IV, 2, 194).
to and fro = forward and backward, up and down:
H6A II, 1, 69. H6B IV, 8, 57. debating to and fro,
H6B 1,1,91. the to and fro conflicting Kind and rain,
Lr. Ill, 1, 11. to and back, in the same sen-se: goes to
and back, lackeying the varying tide. Ant. I, 4, 46.
2) Denoting motion towards a thing for the pur-
pose of laying hold of it; particularly applied to food:
to fall to = to help one's self, to eat freely: As 11,7,
171. R2 V, 5, 98. H5 V, 1, 38. Tit. Ill, 2, 34. to stand
to, in the same sense: I will stand to and feed, Tp. Ill,
3, 49. 52. Similarly: lay to your fingers, Tp. IV, 251.
any flax -wench that puts to before her troth - plight,
Wint. I, 2, 277.
3) Denoting direction: my wind cooling my broth
would blow me to an ague, Merch. I, 1, 23 (= would
blow an ague towards me. Me dat., not accus.).
4) Denoting junction : can honour set to a leg? H4A
V, 1, 133 (rejoin a leg to the body from which it is
cut off). Hence to clap to = to shut hastily: clap to
the doors, H4A 11,4,305. who upon the sudden clapped
to their gates. Cor. I, 4, 51.
6) Denoting an aim proposed in doing something:
thou rather shall enforce it with thy smile than hew to
it with thy sword, 'Tim. V, 4, 46 (= than shape it for
thy purpose by hewing or cutting it).
To, prepos. 1) Denoting motion towards a place
or a state, f. i.: hastelh to his horse, Ven. 258. to her
straight goes he, 264. she came stealing to the wayward
boy, 344. the sheep are gone to fold, birds to their nest,
532. fall to the earth, 546. driven to doubt, 692. the
path ... leadeth on to danger, 788. love to heaven is
fled, 793. she hasteth to a myrtle grove, 865. she
coasteth to theory, 870. clapping their tails to the ground.
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923. holding their course to Paphos, 1193. they all
posted to Rome, Lucr. Arg. 8. departed to the camp,
13. to cabin! Tp. I, 1, 18. off to sea again, 53. the
teen I have turned you to, 1, 2, 64. brought to this shore,
180. I shall no more to sea, II, 2, 44. to Milan let me
hear from thee, Gent. I, 1, 57 (later Ff at), must I go
to him? Ill, 1, 386. welcome to Milan, 11, 5, 1 (cf.
Welcome), come to me soon at night, Wiv. II, 2, 295.
bring me to the sight of Isabella, Meas. 1, 4, 18. I shall
beat you to your tent, II, 1, 262. go you to Angela, 111,
1, 253. first go with me to church, . . . and then away
to Venice to your friend, Mevch. Ill, 2, 305. 306. /
part with him to one that I would have 11, 5, 50.
take her to thee. As HI, 5, 63. to him will I, V, 4, 190.
take it to you, Shr. IV, 1, 168. bid him repair to us to
Ely House, R2 II, 1, 216. I see thy glory fall to the
base earth, 11, 4, 20. to shoot me to the heart, H6A 1,
4, 56. stoop to the block, H6B IV, 1, 125. a cockatrice
hast thou hatched to the world, R3 IV, 1, 55. came to
the bar, H8 II, 1, 12. when the planets to disorder
wander, Troil. I, 3, 96. to him! Cor. I, 5, 10. go you
to the senators, Tim. II, 2, 205. take it to heart, Hml.
I, 2, 101. hell itself breathes out contagion to this world,
III, 2, 408. to hell, allegiance! vows, to the blackest
devil! IV, 5, 131. lam cut to the brains, Lr. IV, 6, 197.
sold to slavery, 0th. 1, 3, 138. 'tis easy to't. Ant. Ill,
10, 32 (i. e. to go there), shall uplift us to the view,
V, 2, 211. he takes the babe to his protection, Cymb. 1,
1,41. she'll home to her father, 111,2,77. if you' II back
to the court, HI, 4, 133.
2) Denoting motion towards a work to be done or
a question to be treated: Adonis hied him to the chase,
Ven. 3. I'll bring thee to the present business, Tp. I,
2,136. to thy strong bidding task Ariel, 192 (ci.task).
I'll to my book. 111, 1, 94. to prayers! 1, 1, 54. only to
the plain form of marriage, Ado IV, 1, 1. but to the
place where, LLL 1, 1, 247. so to your pleasures! As
V, 4, 198. now to your younger daughter, Shr. 11, 334.
once more to this Captain Dumain, All's IV, 3, 276.
but to your protestation, Wint. IV, 4, 379. to work!
John II, 37. now to our French causes, H5 II, 2, 60.
now, sir, to you, H6A III, 4, 28. then to breakfast,
H8 III, 2, 202. but to the sport abroad, Troil. 1, 1, 118.
to our sport! Tit. II, 2, 19. to our work alive, Caes.
IV, 3, 196. beware of entrance to a quarrel, Hml. I, 3,
66. now to you, Lr. Ill, 1, 34 etc. etc. Often to it =
to work: fall to't, Tp. I, 1, 3. they will to't then, Meas.
II, 1, 246; in an obscene sense; cf. IV, 3, 161 and
Lr.lV,6,119 (cf. besides Go), to' t they go like lightning,
Rom. HI, 1, 177. we shall to't presently (i. e. to dinner)
Tim. HI, 6, 38. we'll e'en to't like French falconers,
Hml. II, 2, 449. to !(, absolutely and imperatively: Gent.
H, 7, 89. IV, 2, 25. Shr. I, 2, 195. All's HI, 6, 67. Tw.
III, 4, 340. H4A I, 3, 257. H, 4, 275. V, 4, 75. H6C
II, 1, 165. V, 4, 72. Tit. IV, 3, 58. Lr. IV, 6, 119.
Hml. V, 1, 56. 0th. HI, 1,17 etc. Similarlywith desig-
nations of persons : as he fell to her, so fell she to him,
Pilgr. 146 (as he assailed her, took hold of her), to
her, boy, Wiv. 1, 3, 61 (assail her, make at her), to her,
coz, HI, 4, 36. Meas. II, 2, 43. 47. 124. Merch. II, 2,
119. Shr. V, 2, 33. Tw. IV, 2, 20. Troil. HI, 3, 274.
Ant. Ill, 11, 25 etc.
3) Denoting a point or limit reached in space, time,
or degree, = as far as ; till ; no less than ; not even
excepted : the turtle's loyal breast to eternity doth rest,
Phoen. 58. the sea mounting to the welkin's cheek, Tp.
I, 2, 4. performed to point the tempest, 1, 2, 194 ; cf.
to every article, 195; to the syllable, 500; even to the
utmost syllable of your worthiness, All's III, 6, 74; to
a hair, Troil. HI, 1, 157. struck to the quick, Tp.V,25.
punish them to your height of pleasure, Meas. V, 240.
Time ...to the world's end wilt have bald followers,
EiT. II, 2, 108. from the hour of my nativity to this in-
stant, IV, 4, 31. she would infect to the north star, Ado
II, 1, 258. command me any service to the world's end,
272. being two hours to day, Merch. V, 303. I'll pull
off all my raiment , to my petticoat , Shr. 11,5. from
below your duke to beneath your constable. All's II, 2,
32. to the possibility of thy soldiership, I will subscribe
for thee. 111, 6, 88. 'tis long to night, Tw. Ill, 3, 21.
incensed againt you, even to a mortal arbitremeni, HI,
4, 286. to be her advocate to the loudest, Wint. 11, 2, 39.
since the birth of Cain ...to him that did but yesterday
suspire, John III, 4, 80. like the watchful minutes to
the hour, IV, 1, 46 (cf. hour), to the furthest verge, R2
I, 1, 93. as low as to thy heart, 124. pierced to the soul,
171. up to the ears in blood, H4A IV, 1, 117. what may
the king's whole battle reach unto ? To thirty thousand,
130. we ready are to try our fortunes to the last man,
H4B IV, 2, 44. Mars his true moving ...to this day is
not known, H6A 1, 2, 2. all I have, to the last penny,
H8 HI, 2, 463. / was a chaste wife to my grave, IV, 2,
170. they came to the broomstaff to me, V, 4, 67. knows
the youth even to his inches, Troil. IV, 6, 111. applaud
it to the clouds, Hml. IV, 5, 107. invades us to the skin,
Lr. HI, 4, 7. he cried almost to roaring, Ant. Ill, 2, 65.
round even to faultiness, HI, 3, 33. divide our equalness
to this, V, 1,48. how far it is tothis same blessed Milford,
Cymb. HI, 2, 61. skipped from sixteen years of age to
sixty, IV, 2, 199. her stature to an inch. Per. V, 1, 110.
credit thy relation to points that seem impossible, 125
etc. etc.
Hence signifying a result or effect produced ; f. i. :
dashed to pieces, Tp. 1, 2, 8 (cf. tear to pieces, cut to
pieces etc. sub Piece). I shall laugh myself to death,
II, 2, 168. bite him to death, HI, 2, 37. attached with
weariness to the dulling of my spirits, HI, 3, 6. I will
plague them even to roaring, IV, 193. dissolves to water,
Gent. HI, 2, 8. I shall have law in Ephesus, to your
notorious shame. Err. IV, 1, 84; Ado V, 1, 248; LLL
V, 2, 358; Cor. IV, 5, 106. if he love me to madness,,
Merch. I, 2, 69. to the world's pleasure. All's II, 4, 37.
to the full arming of the verity, IV, 3, 72. I find it, and
that to the infection of my brains, Wint. I, 2, 146. then
shall this hand and seal witness against us to damnation,
John IV, 2, 218. to our heart's great sorrow, H6C I, 1,
128. spread they shall be to thy foul disgrace, 263. and
in devotion spend my latter days, to sin's rebuke and my
Creator's praise, IV, 6, 44. what may befall him, to his
harm and ours. 96. to our grief , R3 HI, 1, 98. God
hold it, to your honour's good content, III, 2, 107. they
shall breed selves of themselves, to our recomforture,
IV, 4, 425. to the mere undoing of all the kingdom, H8
III, 2, 329. God safely quit her of her burthen ...to
the gladding of your highness, V, 1, 71. she shall be,
to the happiness of England, an aged princess, V,5,57.
of whom, even to the state' s best health, I have deserved
this hearing, Tim. II, 2, 206. this embalms and spices
(her) to the April day again, IV, 3, 41. to all our lamen-
tation, Cor. IV, 6, 34. worthy to be a rebel, for to that
the multiplying villanies of nature do swarm upon him,
Mcb. 1, 2, 10 (= to that effect), to the amazement of
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mine eyes, II, 4, 19. tlie moist star ... was sick almost
to doomsday with eclipse, Hml. 1, 1, 120. did your letters
pierce the queen to any demonstration of grief? Lr. IV,
3, 11. lam hurt to danger, 0th. II, 3, 197. to your so
infinite loss, Cymb. I, 1, 120. make her go back, even
to the yielding, 1, i, 115. this will witness ...to the
madding of her lord, II, 2, 37. love's counsellor should
fill the bores of hearing to the smothering of the sense,
III, 2, 60. thatwe have taken no care ioyour bestcourses,
Per. IV, 1,39. cf. to laugh to scorn; to chance,toturn, and
similar verbs.
4) Denoting direction, tendency and application :
her eyes petitioners to his eyes suing, Ven. 356; the
suit I made to thee, Tp. Ill, 2, 45; that's my business
to you, III, 3, 69. 1 am an humble suitor to your virtues,
Tim. Ill, 5,1 ; my business is to the king. What advocate
hast thou to him? Wint. IV, 4, 765; tell me what you
have to the king, 824; to give me your good report to
theprince, V, 2, 162; do my service to his majesty, H8
III, 1, 179; J have business to my lord, Troil. Ill, 1,
63. my love to thee, Ven. 442 ; Gent. II, 6, 28 ; III, 2,
48; my hate to Marcius, Cor. I, 10, 24; Tim. IV, 1,
40; my good will is to it, Tp. Ill, 1, 30; his appetite
is more to bread than stone, Meas. I, 3, 53; to feel my
affectiontoyourhonour,LT.l,2,9i; myzealto Valentine
is cold, Gent. II, 4, 203; have respect to mine honour,
Caes. Ill, 2,15; let mild women to him lose their mildness,
Lucr.979; treachery used to Valentine, Gent.II, 6,32;
arms her with the boldness of a wife to her allowing
husband, Wint. I, 2, 185. look well to her heart, Ven.
580 ; mine ears that to your wanton talk attended, 809 ;
treason can but peep to what it would, Hml. IV, 5, 124
(cf. the verbs to hearken , to listen etc.). applying this
to that, Ven. 713; if I had self-applied love to myself,
Compl. 77 ; gold that's put to use, Ven. 768 ; and to him
put the manage of my .state, Tp. I, 2, 69. he puis trans-
gression to't, Meas. Ill, 2, 101. to cry to the sea that
roared to us, Tp. 1, 2, 149 ; then to Silvia let us sing,
Gent. IV, 2, 49; clamorous to the frighted fields, H4A
III, 1, 40 ; to whom by oath he menaced revenge upon the
cardinal, H8 I, 2, 137; few words to fair faith, Troil.
Ill, 2, 103 (cf. the verbs to say, to speak, to talk, to
write etc.). inclined to sleep, Tp. I, 2, 185; hath no
.stomach to this fight, H51V, 3, 35; he was disposed to
mirth. Ant. 1,2,86; to inure thyself to what thou art like
to be, Tw. U, 5, 1 60 ; unused to the melting mood, 0th
V, 2, 349. you were kneeled to, Tp. II, 1, 128; II, 2,
123; your knees to them, not arms, must help. Cor. I, 1,
76 ; off goes his bonnet to an oyster-wench, R2 I, 4, 31 ;
bow to any, H6B IV, 1, 125; bowed her to the people,
H8 IV, 1, 85; bending to your state, 0th. I, 3, 236.
doth mistake in her gifts to women. As I, 2, 38; by thy
help to this distressed gueen, H6CIII,3,213. is'tpossible
that my deserts to you can lack persuasion? Tw, III, 4,
382 ; H6B I, 4, 50 ; Tit. I, 24. command me any service
to her thither, LLL V, 2, 312 ; be eloquent in my behalf
toiler, R3IV, 4,357; whatwouldst thou have to Athens?
Tim. IV, 3,287 (cf. I would to God, sub Will); if you'll
employ me to him, Ant. V, 2, 70. no man hath any quarrel
tome, Tw. 111,4, 248; Ado 11,1,244; Cor. IV, 5, 133;
cf. the king does whet his anger to him, H8 III, 2, 92.
the phrase is to the matter, Meas. V, 90 ; speak to the
business, H8 V, 3, 1 ; that's to't indeed, Troil. Ill, 1,32;
to prove upon thy heart whereto I speak, thou liest, Lr.
V, 3, 140. no thought . . . save those to God, H5 1, 2, 303 ;
my integrity to heaven, H8 III, 2, 454; 'tis a fault to
heaven, Hml. I, 2, 101; Ihold my duty, as I hold my
soul, both to my God and to my gracious king, II, 2,45 ;
the assault you have made to her chastity, Cymb, I, 4,
175 etc.
Hence denoting destination, aim, design and pur-
pose (almost = for): called him all to naught, Ven.
993, tutor both to good and bad, Lucr, 995. that to my
useit might unused stay, Sonn.48,3. one midnight fated
to the purpose, Tp. I, 2, 129. swear to that, 11, 2, 145.
destined to a drier death, Gent. I, 1, 158. pray her to
a fault for which I chid her, 1,2,52, would not force
the letter to myview, 54. lay their swords to pawn, Wiv,
III, 1, 113, spiritsare not finely touched but to fine issues,
Meas, 1,1,37. strip myself to death, II, 4, 102. prepare
yourself to death, III, 1, 169. the beggary he was never
born to, III, 2, 100. that you are thus bound to your
answer, Ado V, 1, 233. let me go no farther to mine
answer, 236. wherefore was I to this keen mockery
born? Mids. II, 2, 123. I shall hardly spare a pound
of flesh ...to my bloody creditor, Merch. Ill, 3, 34. to
good wine they do use good bushes. As Epil. 5. / have
a hundred milch-kine to the pail, Shr. II, 359. naturally
born to fears, John III, 1, 15. arm you to the sudden
time, John V, 6, 26. well sinewed to our defence, V, 7,
88. to this we swore our aid, H4A V, 1,46. doth offer
him ... with her to dowry some petty dukedoms, H5 HI,
Cher. 30. give signal to the fight, H6C V, 4, 72. he is
franked up to fatting, R3 1, 3, 314. fashioned to much
honour, H8 IV, 2, 50, follow to thine answer, Cor. Ill,
1, 177. to this your son is marked. Tit. I, 125. a pig
prepared to the spit, IV, 2, 146. pawn me to this your
honour, Tim. I, 1, 147. you have my voice to it. III, 5, 1.
disbursed ten thousand dollars to our general use, Mcb.
I, 2, 62. giving to you no further personal power to
business with the king, Hml. I, 2, 37. a command to
parley, Hml. I, 3, 123. / am native here and to the
manner born, I, 4, 15. arm you to this speedy voyage,
III, 3, 24. do but blow them to their trial, V, 2, 202. hath
had three suits to his back, Lr. Ill, 4, 141. sounds a
parley to provocation, 0th. U, 3, 23 (Qq. of), is it not
an alarum to love? 27. a special purpose, whichurought
to his desire, V, 2, 323 etc. etc. (cf. to boot sub Boot).
Hence = in the quality of, as, for: Tunis was
never graced before with such a paragon to their queen,
Tp. II, 1, 75. Destiny, that hath to instrument this lower
world, III, 3, 54. therefore would I have thee to my
tutor, Gentl. Ill, 1, 84. have a woman to your lord,
As V, 4, 140. for my thoughts, you have them ill to
friend. All's V, 3, 182. Caes. Ill, 1, 143. Mcb. IV, 3,
10. Cymb. I, 4, 116. I have a king here to my flatterer,
R2 IV, 308. I had rather have my horse to my mistress,
H5 III, 7, 62. 67. this fellow had a Volscian to his
mother. Cor. V, 3, 178. has a fool to his servant, Tim.
II, 2, 103. a yeoman that has a gentleman to his son,
Lr. Ill, 6, 14. to have to wife: As IV, 1, 130. Shr. II,
121.282. having an honest man to your husband, Wiv.
III, 3, 107. IV, 2, 137. to take to wife: Caes. II, 1,
293. Hml. I, 2, 14. Ant. II, 2, 130. to crave to wife:
H6C HI, 1, 31. cf. thou shalt have more than two tens
to a score, Lr. 1, 4, 140.
5) Denoting addition; rain added to a river, Ven.
71. 994. foretel new storms to those already spent,
Lucr. 1589 (= besides), if Iliad his (shape) ..., and,
to his shape, were heir to all this land, John I, 144. a
greater gift! 0 that's the sword to it (the dagger).R3
111, 1, 116, the Greeks are strong and skilful to their
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strength, fieric to their skill, and to their Jierceness
valiant, Troil. I, 1, 7. where he hath won a name to
Cuius Marcius, Cor. II, 1, 181. seek happy nights to
happy days, Itom. I, 3, 106. those (honourH) of old,
and the late dignities heaped uj) to them, Mcb. I, 6, 19.
and to thai dauntless lenijjer ... he halh a wisdom ...,
Ill, 1, 52. to the/ell absence now I fi'id a cause, 0th.
Ill, 4, 182. to them the legions gar risonrd in Gallia ...
have crossed the sea, Cymb. IV, 2, 333.
6) Denoting junction: rein his proud head to the
saddle-how, Vcmi. lA. tied to the tree, 391. face grows
to face, ,540. Ins grief may he compared well to one
sore sick, 702. 1172. bound him to her breast, 812.
his breath and beauty set gloss on the rose, smell to the
violet, 936. put fear lo valour, courage to the coward,
1 1 58( kings might be espoused to more fame, Lucr. 20.
do not marry me to yond fool, Wiv. Ill, 4, 87. thy
thoughts I cleave to, Tp. IV, 165. my very lips might
freeze to my teeth, Shi-. IV, 1, 7. as if she would pin
her to her heart, Wint. V, 2, 84. false blood to false
blood joined. John III, 1, 2. have woe to woe, sorrow
to sorrow joined, R2 II, 2, 66. grow to the ground, V,
3, 106. thy son's blood cleaving to my blade, H6C I, 3,
50. what lies heavy tot (the heart) (Jor. IV, 2, 48; ef,
this gentle and unforced accord of Hamlet siis smiling
to my heart, Hml. I, 2, 124. to-night she's mewed up
to her heaviness, Rom. Ill, 4, 11 (= together with);
cf. confined, bound in to saucy doubts and fears, Mcb.
Ill, 4, 25. hold thee to my heart, I, 4, 32. screwed to
my memory, Cymb, II, 2, 44. (an air) with rich words
to it, II, 3, 20. thou hast stuck to the bare fortune of
that beggar Posthumus, 111,5, 119. this fierce abridgment
hath to it circumstantial branches, V, 5, 383 etc. etc.
Hence to be to = to belong to (cf. Bti); lo stand
to = to side with, or to [jcrsi.st in (cf. Stand).
Nearly related is its use in comparisons, := in
comparison of: thou, to whom my jewels trifles are,
Sonn. 48, 5. to the most of men this i-i a Caliban, and
they to him are angels, Tp, I, 2, 480. who in this kind
of fooling am nothing to you, II, 1, 178. there is no woe
to his (Love's) correction, nor to his service no such joy
on earth, Gent. II, 4, 138. all I can is nothing to her
whose worth makes other worthies nothing, 166. any
madness I ever beheld seemed but tameness to this his
distemper, Wiv. IV, 2, 28. the weariest life ... is a
paradise to what we fear of death, Meaa. Ill, 1, 132.
I to the world am like a drop of water. Err. I, 2, 36.
he is then a giant to an ape, but then is an ape a doctor
to such a man, Ado V, 1, 205. LLL II, 63. As III, 2,
98. Shr. Ill, 2, 159. All's II, 3, 300. 309. Ill, 5, 62.
Wint. IV, 1, 15. H4A 111, 3, 130. H4B IV, 3, 56. H6A
III, 2, 25. H6B III, 1, 64. IV, 10, 51. Troil. I, 2, 259.
Cor. II, 1, 128. Tit. V, 1, 90. Rom. II, 4, 41. Ill, 5,
221. Mcb. Ill, 4, 64. Hml. I, 2, 140. 1, 5, 52. Ill, I,
52. 0th. II, 3, 81. Ant. Ill, 12, 8. Cvmb. Ill, 2, 10.
III, 3, 26.
Hence, in general, denoting opposition and con-
trast: Saint Denis to Saint Cupid! what are they that
charge their breath against us? LLL V, 2, 87. set'st
oath to oath, thy tongue against thy tongue, John 111, 1,
264. face to face, and frowning brow to brow , R2 I,
1, 15. H8 V, 3, 47. will I make good against thee, arm
to arm, YVi 1, 1, 77. one half -penny worth of bread to
this intolerable deal of sack, H4A II, 4, 592. Harry to
Harry shall, hot horse to horse, meet and ne'er part,
IV, 1, 122. blue coats to tawny coats, H6A I, 3, 47.
set limb to limb, and thou art far the lesser, IT6B IV,
10, 50. match to match I have encountered him, V, 2,
10. will you set your wit to a fool's? Troil. II, 1, 94.
were half to half the world by the ears, ('or. I, 1, 237.
if e'er again I meet him beard to beard, I, 10, 11. true
sword to sword, 15. Ill, 1, 13. dares me to personal
combat, Caesar to Antony, Ant. IV, 1, 4. Numbers
-thus opposed ; we have ten proofs to one that blood hath
the victory. Ado II, 3, 171. there's five to one; besides,
they all are fresh, H5 IV, 3, 4. H6A I, 2, 34. IV, 1,
21. H6C I, 2, 72. 75. I, 4, 60. Used in betting; my
hat to a half-penny, Pompcy proves the best Worthy,
LLL V, 2, 563. for heaven to earth, some of us never
shall a second time do such a courtesy, n4A V, 2, 100.
to win her, all the world to nothing, R3 I, 2, 238. Rom.
III, 5, 215. my dukedom to a beggarly denier, R3 I, 2,
262. my horse to yours, Cor. I, 4, 2. it is lots to blanks,
V, 2, 10. his cocks win the battle . . . when it is all to
naught, Ant. II, 3, 37. I pawn the moiety of my estate
toyour ring, Cymb. 1, 4, 119. Ivill lay you /en thousand
ducats to your ring, 139./ wilt wage against your gold,
gold to it, 1 '1 4. twenty to one then he is shipped already,
Gent. I, 1, 72. 'tis ten to one it maimed you, Shr. V, 2,
62. Ado III, 3, 84. Tw. I, 3, 113. 1141! I, I, 182. IIOA
V, 4, 157. neB II, 1, 4. IieC V, l, 46. 118 I'Vil, 1.
Contrariety implied uIho in the phra.9es: to one's
eyes, to one's face, to one's teeth, = in presence and
defiance of: her shall you hear disproved to her eyes,
Meas. V. 161. even to the eyes of Richard goA'C him
defiance, H4B III, 1, 64. to seeyowr wives dishonoured
to your noses, (lor. IV, 6, 83. thit I shall line and tell
him to his teeth 'Thus didest thou', Hml. IV, 7, .iT. being
spoke ... to your face, Rom. IV, 1,28. 34. weepesl thou
for him to my face? 0th. V, 2, 77.
7) Denoting measure and proportion: task me lo
the word, H4A IV, 1, 9. construe the times lo their
necessities, H4B IV, 1, 104. made us pay one shilling
to the pound, H6B IV, 7, 25. that to the pace of it I
may spur on my journey. Cor. I, 10, 32.
Hence = according to, in congruity or harmony
with: just to the time, Sonn. 109, 7. e.r.e.n to my wish,
Wiv. IV, 6, 12. pinch him to your time, V, 6, 96. set
all hearts to what tune pleased his ear, Tp. I, 2, 85.
that I might sing it to a tunc, Gent. I, 2, 80, fashion
your demeanour to my looks. Err, II, 2, 33. what ve
have we prize not to the worth whiles v>e enjoy it. Ado
IV, 1 , 220. my lady, to the manner of the days, in cour-
tesy gives undeserving praise, LLL V, 2, 365. love and
simj/licity in least speak most, to my capacity, Mids. V,
105. fortune now to my heart's hope! Merch. II, 9, 20.
you to hie love must accord. Ax V, 4, 139. according lo
the fashion and the time, Shr. IV, 3, 95. / did not bid
you mar it to the time, 97. if it be aught to the old tune,
Tw. V, 111. here's one to a very doleful tune, Wint.
IV, 4, 266. / vnll prove so to my power, V, 2, 182. to
my thinking (= in my opinion) H4B V, 5, 1 14, J never
did her any, to my knowledge, R3 I, 3, 309. as loud,
and lo as many tunes, H8 IV, 1, 73. when I am hence,
I'll answer to my lust, Troil. IV, 4, 134. to her own
worth she shall be prized, 1 .'55. u, soldier even to Cato's
wish. Cor. I, 4, 57. that lo his power he would have
madethemmules, II, 1,262 (a.sfara9 it lay in his power).
to my poor unviorlhy notice, he mocked us, II, 3, 1 66. re-
medied lo your public laws, Tim. V, 4, 62 (M. Edd. ren-
dered to), to my thinking, Caes. I, -', 240. vient it not
so? To the selfsame tune and words, Mcb. I, 3, 88. he
123
deKvers our ojfiea ...to the directioH just. III, 3. 4. «o
my mind {^= in my opiDion) Hml. I, i. 14. to myjmdge-
meitt, tr. I, 4, 62. they tcear their faces to the heal of
the ting's looks, Crmb. I, 1, 13. welcomed and settled
to his oan desire. Per. IV Prol. 2. vhtn he shall come
and Jhtd oitr paragon to aU reports thus blasted, Vi,
1. 36 etc.
Siniilirly denoting eorreapondency and simnltane-
ousness ^oi. to-day, to-night'): to jig off a tune at the
tongue's end, canary to it with y oar feet, IXL 111, 12.
to dance our ringlets to the whistling wind, >Iids. II, 1,
86 (cf. to cry to the sea that roared to us, Tp. 1, 2,
149. i.e. to cry to the roaring of the sea, which roared
to onr cries), sung to the harp, T, 45. sung to her late,
H4A III, 1. 211. to his music plants and flowers evfr
sprung, H8 III, 1, 6. she donees to her lays. Per. T,
Prol. 4. cf. if it be summer news, smile tot before, Cymb.
III. 4. 13. he went to bed to her rery description. Per.
IT, 2. 109.
S Denotiiigrelation,=conceniing, as to(or more
properly: on occasion of, on starting the qnestion):
to make you answer truly to your name. Ado IV, 1, iC
(i.e. concerning the appellation which yon deserve);
once more to this Captain Lhimain : you hatre answered
to his refutation with the duke and to his valour: \r^-at
is his honesty? All's IV, 3, 277: where we may leisurely
each one demand and answer to his pari performed in
this wide gap of time, Wint. V. 3, 153. what's this to
my I^sanderf where is hef 'Siiii. Ill, 2. 62 (^ what
has this to do with etc.). he shall be none; we'll keep
him hen: then what is that to him? R2 T, 2. 100. where
to his accusations he pleaded still not guilty, H8 II, 1,
12. Hector is not TroHus in some degrees. 'Tis just to
each of them; he is himself, Troil. I, 2, 75. few words,
but-, to effect, more than all yet, Lr. Ill, 1, 52. though
I am bound to every act of duty, lam not hound to that
all slates are freeto,Oth.\n,Z,\Zh (eoDceming which [
all slaves are free. Pf aU slares arefref, widiont to").
what say you to = what do yon think abont: what I
sayst thou to ihisf B2 1, 1, 110. what shall be said to I
thee? Oth. V, 2. 293 (et Say) wty bne to your pro-
ceedingbids me teUyoulUs, Caes. 11,2, 103 (on occasion
of^ concerning, yonr proceeding), guilty to, originally
= gnil^ concerning sdL, and thai ^ guilty of, see
snb Guilty.
9) Supplying, in an infinity of cases, the place of
the dative of other langnages: as dativns commodi et
incommodi: jton to all m/mphs, Ven. 9. to a pretty
ear she tunes her tale, 74. thongs growing to themselves I
are growth's abuse. 166. what banquet wert thou to the
taste, 445. wredc to the seaman, 454. thy beauty hath |
ensnaredlhee to tas night, Lncr. 485. £e to themselves, I
Sonn. 54, 11. I to all the world must die, 81. 6. the !
samnmr's flower is to the summer sweet, though to itself
it Olds '«"« ™<^ *«j S*! 9- 10. Meas. 1, 3, 28. T.T.T. i.
1, 31. Cymb. Ill, 4, 133. fresh to myself, Compl. 76.
drink to me, Tp. Ill, 2. 4 (cf. Drink); here's to my
love. Bom. V. 3, 119. this will prove a brave kingdom I
to me, Tp. Ill, 2, 153. Meas. II, 1. 263. that's more to
me than m/ weUiag, Tp. IV, 211. what's that to youf
Shr. n, 305. IV. 1, 72. John V, 2, 92. V. 6, 4. Lr. UI, ,
4, 7. Oth. m. 3, 315. Ant. n, 2, 36. make me fear |
misfortune tc my ventures, Merch. 1, 1, 21. more Qoy) j
than to us woxE in your royal walks, Midi. V, 30. my \
heart to her hut as guest-wise sojourned. III, 2. 171. [
this is a dear manaUn to you, Tw. Ill, 2, 57. the queen
is spotless in the eyes of heaven and to you , Wint. II,
1, 132. hath made us iy-iroi-ds to our enemies, H6C I,
1, 42. /or his trial and fair purgation to the world,
H* V, 3. 152. your secrecy to tJie king and queen mo'jlt
no feather, HnJ. II, 2. oOtj. ere I could make a prologue
to a^ brains, they had begun the play, V, 2. 30 etc. etc
Denoting-, .ifter substantives, the state of bein^
appertineni, = of: Me bawd to lust's abuse, Ven. 792.
true leaders to their queen, 503. thou lackey to eternity,
Lncr. 967. my reason, the physician to my lore. Soan.
147, 5. ^-I'n./ an enemy to me inTfteraff, Tp. I, 2. 122.
rich scarf to my proud atrii, IV, ^2. ■,'•! best com/c't*"
to an unsettled fancy , V, 59. she is daughter to lUs
duke. V. 192. to be my feUow-serrant to your ladyship,
Gent. 11. 4. 105. slaves they are to me. III, 1, 141. lie
fair sister to her unhappy brother Claudia, Mens I,
4. 20. lam con/fssor to Angelo, HI, 1, 168. melancholy,
kinsman to despair. Err. V, SO. foes to life, ' J . being
a prof essed tyrant to their sex. Ado I. 1, 170. ^■i'jsi'X
becomes the mortal to my will, Mills. II, 2. 120 though
I am daughter to his blood, I am not to his manners,
Merch. II, 3, IS. she is issue to a Jailhless Jew, II. 4.
38. ion to some man eJsr, As I. 2, 2»6. /jn shepherd
to another man, II. 4, 7s. he was a brother to your
daughter, V, 4. 29. they are bastards to thiz Eaaliih.
All's n, 3, 100. and be the supporter to a bench, Tw.
1, 5, 158. this child was prisoner to the womb, Wmr.
II, 2. 59 (never o/" after ^m'ioner. heir to all this land,
John I, 144. the honourable fathir to unj foe. R2 1. 1,
136. third son to the third Edward, H>3A II. 4, S4. the
third son to king Edward, II. 5. 76. a jrrophet to the
fall of all our foes. III, 2. 32. as procurator to your
exceUenci. H6B I, 1, 3. foe to the public weal. Cor.
III, 1, 176. the grandchild to her blood, V, 3, 24. tU
coek that is the trumpet to the mom, Hml. I, 1. 150.
my news shall be the fruit to that great feast, 11, 2. o2.
ire still retain the name and all the adStians to a king,
Lr. L 1, 1 3 S . / cannot speah any beginning to this
peevish odds, Oth. II, 3. 135 etc. etc.
Indicating, after adjectives, the person or thing,
with respect to which, or in whose interest, a qoality
is shown or perceived (whereas, in general, o/" serves
to designate the object or material, in or by which
the quality shows itself: f. i. iSe is too liberal of her
tongue, Gent. Ill, 1, 355. = she spends her tongue too
liberally; you are liberal of your loves, HS II, 1, 126 ;
but liberal to mine orvn children in good bringing up,
Shr.l, 1, 9S: free of speech, Oth. III. 3. 1S5: but free
and bounteous to her mind, I, 3, 266; ; servile to my co'/
disdain, Ven. 112. to thine own face aj-itttd. 157.
i-ubjeet to the tyranny of ndsehances, 737. contrary to
the Moman laws, Lncr. Ajg. 2. correspondent to com-
mand, Tp. 1. 2, 297. inrisilk to etrery fyi-laU. 303.
my father's loss, the wreck of all my friends ... are
but light to me. 439. I will be thankful to any happy
messenger, Gent. II, 4. 53. constant to myself, II, 6,
31 etc. etc. cf. accessary, adrant-j'jtous . apparent,
appertinent, attributive, auspicious etc. etc.
The same difference between flie accusative and
dative after verbs (the near and distant objects of
grammariani) : mud not the fountain that gave drink to
th-:e. Lucr. 577. lefi me to a bootless inquisition, Tp. I,
2. 35. subject his coronet to his crown, 114. give a name
to every fixed star, LLL I. 1, y? etc. etc. To omitted:
when dreams do show thee me, Sonn. 43. 14 (= thee
to me). I'll ifidd him thee asleep, Tp. ni, 2. 63 did
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bring them me, Err. V, 385. as God did give her me,
Ado IV, I, 27. seek to spill the poor deer's blood, that
my heart means no ill, LLL IV, 1, 35. whose unwished
yoke my soul consents not to give sovereignty , Mids. I,
3,81. wilt thou give him me? Ill, 2, 63. happier the
man, whom favourable stars allot thee for his lovely
bedfellow, Shr. IV, 5, 40. those that vulgars give boldest
titles, Wint. II, 1, 94. he ivas a fool that taught them
(manners) me, H4B II, 1, 205. you will give them me,
H6B III, 1, 345. I may ere night yield both my life and
them to some man else, as this dead man doth me, H6C
II, 5, 60. the law I bear no malice for my death, H8
II, 1, 62. a stirring dwarf we do allowance give before
a sleeping giant, Troil. II, 3, 146. now play him me,
1, 3, 170. you'll give him me, III, 2, 113. / give him
you. Tit. I, 102. he hath left them you, Caes. Ill,
2, 254. the man that gave them thee, Cynab. IV, 2,
85. cf. Apply. Of its omission, when the dative is
placed before the accusative, every page offers in-
stances.
Placed after the noun: what to? Rom. Ill, 1, 15.
my father did something smack, something groiv to, Merch.
II, 2, 18. As for Wint.I, 2,437: your followers I will
whisper to the business, cf. Whisper.
To, the infinitival particle, used in general as at
present. The infinitive having the force of the sub-
ject of the sentence, f. i. to get it is thy duty, Ven.
168. to die and go we know not where, . . . 'tis too hor-
rible, Meas. Ill, 1, 118. of the predicate: to speak on
the part of virginity is to accuse your mothers. All's I,
1, 148. of the object: 'gins to woo him, Ven. 6. learned
to sport, 105 etc. etc. of the preposition of (or a ge-
nitive): despair to gain, Lucr. 131. take the pains to
go with us. Err. V, 394, your power to draw, Mids. II,
1,197. the art to love, Shr. IV, 2, 8. this is no month
to bleed, R2 I, 1, 157. I'll give thee scope to beat. III,
3, 140. easy ways to die. Ant. V, 2, 359. some falls
are means the happier to arise, Cymb. IV, 2, 403 etc.
of the prepos. for or to : earth's sovereign salve to do
a goddess good, Ven. 28, unapt to toy, 34. to bid the
wind a base he now prepares, 303. bound to stay, Sonn.
58, 4 etc. etc. preceded by so or such {^ as to): Tp.
II, 1, 168. H4A I, 2, 240"etc.; cf. Cyrab. IV, 2, 200.
= in order to: Ven. 227. 238. 281. Tp. 1, 2, 107 etc.
etc. Serving, in short, as at present, to give a special
determination to any general notions, negative as
■well as positive. To treat this matter thoroughly,
•would almost be as much as to write an E)nglish
grammar; therefore, referring the reader to the several
words, which are followed by an infinitive with to,
we confine ourselves to such cases as have found no
place in other articles.
1) Referring not to single words, to individualize
a general notion , but to the whole sentence , and
denoting the particular circumstance under which the
matter takes, or is to take, place ; a) equivalent to a
gerund preceded by in or by; poor queen of love, in
thine own law forlorn, to love a cheek that smiles at thee
in scorn, Ven. 252. what dost thou mean to stifle beauty
and to steal his breath, 934. thou art well appaid as
ivell to hear as grant what he has said, Lucr. 915. poor
hand, why quiverest thou at this decree? honour thyself
to rid me of this shame, 1031, shake hands to torture
me, the one by toil, the other to complain how far I toil,
Sonn. 28, 7. mine own true love that doth my rest defeat,
to play the watchman ever for thy sake, 61, 12. I have
broke your hest to say so, Tp. Ill, I, 37. what do you
mean to dote thus on such luggage? IV, 231. to think
upon her woes, I have wept a hundred several times,
Gent. IV, 4, 149. I weep myself to think upon thy words,
180. I'll make you amends next, to give you nothing for
something, Err, II, 2, 54. may he not do it by fine and
recovery? Yes, to pay a fine for a periwig and recover
the lost hair of another man, 76. you wrong me much
to say so, IV, 1, 66. certain stars shot madly from their
spheres, to hear the sea-maid's music, Mids. II, 1, 154.
I'll follow thee and make a heaven of hell, to die upon
the hand Hove so well, 244. you would not use a gentle
lady so, to vow and swear and superpraise my parts,
III, 2, 153. thou but offendest thy lungs to speak so loud,
Merch. IV, 1, 140. I will not shame myself to give you
this, 431. lie not, to say mine eyes are murderers. As
III, 5, 19, thou strikest me sorely to say I did, Wint.
V, 1, 18. thou art not holy to belie me so, John III, 4,
44. I was too strict to make mine own away, R2 I, 3,
244. I shall grieve you to report the rest, II, 2, 95, no
worse can come to fight. III, 2, 183, tliou canst make no
excuse current, but to hang thyself, R3 1, 2, 84. wy hair
doth stand on end to hear her curses, 1, 3, 304. what
meanest thou to curse thus? Troil. V, 1, 30. yet to bite
his lip and hum at good Cominius , much unhearts me,
Cor.V,l,48 (= that he bites, or his biting), to answer
that, I should confess to you, Rom. IV, 1, 23. what
mean these masterless and gory swords to lie discoloured
by this place of peace? V, 3, 143, never mind was to
be so unwise, to be so kind, Tim. II, 2, 6. to fright you
thus, methinks, I am too savage, Mcb. IV, 2, 70. to
know my deed, 'twere best not know myself, II, 2, 73.
what mean you, sir, to give them this discomfort ? Ant.
IV, 2, 34. / the truer, so to be false with her, Cymb.
I, 5, 44. the wandering loind blows dust in others^ eyes
to spread itself , Per. 1, 1, 97. Peculiar passage: and
suffer the condition of these times to lay a heavy and
unequal hand upon our honours, H4B IV, 1, 102 (i. e.
to suffer from these times laying etc.).
b) equivalent to a conditional clause: to clear this
spot by death, at least I give a badge of fame to slanders
livery, Lucr. 1053. to die. Heave 7ny love alone, Sonn.
66, 14. / should sin to think but nobly of my grand'
mother, Tp. I, 2, 119. a Jew would have wept to have
seen our parting, Gent. II, 3, 13. to leave my Julia,
shall I be forsworn; to love fair Sihna, shall I be for-
sworn; to wrong my friend, I shall be much forsworn,
II, 6, 1. I fly not death, to fly this deadly doom. III, 1,
185. mine were the very cipher of a function, to fine
the faults ... and let go by the actor, Meas. II, 2, 40.
I may make my case as Claudia's, to cross this in the
smallest, IV, 2, 178. I should wrong it (your desert),
to lock it in the wards of covert bosom, V, 10. I should
be guiltier than my guiltiness, to think I can be undis-
cernible, 373. to be ruled by my conscience, I should stay
with the Jew, Merch. II, 2, 23. you might have saved
me my pains to have taken it away yourself, Tw. II, 2,
6. you scarce can right me throughly then to say you did
mistake, Wint, II, 1, 99. / know not what I shall incur
to pass it, II, 2, 57. would you not suppose your bondage
happy, to be made a queen ? H6 A V, 3, 1 11 . Nero will be
tainted withremorse, tohear and seeherplaints, H6C III,
1,41. you shall have better cheer . . . and thanks to stay
and eat it, Cymb. Ill, 6, 68. thou'lt torture me to leave
unspoken that lohich, to be spoke, would torture thee, V,
5, 139. The infinitive not referring to the subject of
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the principal sentence: my laments would he drawn
out tdo long, to tell them all with one poor tired tongue,
Luor. 1617. your falsehood shall become you well to
worship shadows, Gent. IV, 2, 131. I'll give you a
pottle of burnt sack to give me recourse to him, Wiv. 11,
1, 223. so to study, three years is but short, LLL I, 1,
181. ill to example ill, would from my forehead wipe a
perjured note, IV, 3, 124. to crush this a little, it would
bow to me, Tw. II, 5, 152. so that, conclusions to be as
kisses, if your four negatives make your two affirmatives,
why then, the worse for 7ny friends, V, 23. to do this deed,
promotion follows, Wint. 1, 2, 356. to keep them here,
they would but stink, H6A IV, 7, 89. thus to have said,
... had touched his spirit. Cor. II, 3, 198. to pay five
ducats , 1 would not farm it, Uml. IV, 4, 20. to seek
through the regions of the earth for one his like , there
would be something failing in him that should compare,
Cymb. I, 1, 20. disguise that which, to appear, itself
must not yet he, Cymb. Ill, 4, 148 (0. and M. Edd.
that which to appear itself, must etc.). The subject of
the infinitive preceded hy for (cf. For): Cor. II, 2, 13.
34. II, 3, 10. Hml. Ill, 2, 317. Per. I, 1, 93.
c) equivalent to a causal clause : who (the pillow)
therefore angry, seems to part in sunder, swelling on
either side to want his bliss, Lucr. 389. the beast that
bears me , tired with my woe , plods dully on, to hear
that weight in me, Sonn. 50, 6. who can blame me to
piss my tallow? Wiv.V, 5, 16. his tongue, all impatient
to speak and not see, LLL 11, 238. nor do I now make
moan to be abridged from such a noble rate, Merch. I,
1, 126. why blame you me to love you? As V, 2, 109.
I cannot blame thee now to weep, Shr. Ill, 2, 27. he is
grown too proud to be so valiant. Cor. I, 1, 263. who
then shall blame his pestered senses to recoil, Mcb.
V, 2, 23.
2) Employed , conformably to common usage , to
denote a) destination; f. i. Adonis had his team to
guide, Ven. 179. we all were ...by that destiny to per-
form an act, Tp. II, 1, 252. his forward voice now is
to speak well of his friend , 11,2,94. a very virtuous
maid, and to be shortly of a sisterhood, Meas. II, 2, 21.
b) futurity, f. i.: tongues to be, Sonn. 81, 11. ages yet
to be, 101, -12. what is to come, Tp. 11, 1, 253. I am
to break with thee of some affair, Gent. Ill, 1, 59. and
so in progress to be hatched and born, Meas. II, 2, 97.
/ am to discourse wonders, Mids. IV, 2, 29. whereof it
is born, I am to learn, Merch. I, 1, 5; cf. are you yet
to learn what late misfortune is befallen King Edward?
H6C IV, 4, 2. yet is the hour to come that e'er I proved
thee false, H6B III, 1, 204. c) possibility, f. i. he's not
to be found, Meas. 1, 2, 180. LLL I, 2, 118. she is a
woman, therefore to be won, H6A V, 3, 79. that's not
suddenly to be performed, HGB II, 2, 67. d) obligation
or necessity; f. i. thou art to post after, Gent. II, 3,
37. she is not to be kissed fasting. III, 1, 326. now am
I ... to plead for that which I would not obtain, IV, 4,
105. you are not to go loose any longer, Wiv. IV, 2,
128. thou art to continue now, Meas. II, 1, 200. then
have you lost a sight, which was to be seen , cannot be
spoken' of, Wint. V, 2, 47. why a king of years should
be to be protected, H6B II, 3, 29. thou art to die, 0th.
V, 2, 66. adjectively: such to he pitied and o' erwrested
seeming, Troil. I, 3, 157.
Used also, in a peculiar manner, e) to denote
quality and capacity: not gross to sink, Ven. 150. not
an eye that sees you but is a physician to comment on
Schmidt, the Enslisli of Shakesiieare.
your malady, Gent.II, 1,42. that which seems the wound
to kill, Troil. Ill, 1, 132 (= mortal wound), wertthou
an oracle to tell me so, IV, 5, 252. cf. he could not see
to garter his hose, Gent. II, 1, 82 (could not see so as
to be able to garter etc.). the approbation of those . . .
are wonderfully to extend him, Cymb.1, 4, 21 (qualified
to extend him), f) periplirastically, after to be: I am
to entreat you, to con them, Mids. 1, 2, 101. he hath
been all this day to look you, As II, 5, 34 {= looking
for you). I have been to seek you, 0th. V, 1, 81. never
mind was to be so unwise, to be so kind, Tim. II, 2, 6.
where there is advantage to be given, both mm-e and less
have given him the revolt, Mcb. V, 4, 11. courtesies,
which I will be ever to pay and yet pay still, Cymb. 1,
4, 39. cf. Come.
3) The active inf. instead of the passive : savage,
extreme, rude, cruel, not to trust, Sonn. 129, 4. such a
storm as oft 'twixt May andApril is to see, Compl. 102.
that most deeply to consider is the beauty of his daughter,
Tp. Ill, 2, 106. too hard to keep, LLL 1, 1, 47. what's
to do? Tw. Ill, .", 18. were I to get again, John I, 259.
0 that it were to do, H6B III, 2, 3. the lustre of the
better yet to show shall show the better, Troil. I, 3, 361.
why was my Cressid then so hard to win? Ill, 2, 124.
what's to do? Caes. II, 1, 326. little is to do, Mcb. V,
7, 28. V, 8, 64. this thing's to do, Hml. IV, 4, 44. 'tis
get to know, 0th. I, 2, 19. that's the next to do, Ant.
II, 6, 60.
4) The accus. with the inf. common to a far greater
extent than even in Latin ; f. i. think women still to
strive with men, Pilgr. 341, thou shaltfind those children
nursed ...to take a new acquaintance of thy mind, Sonn.
77, 12. when 1 saw myself to win, 119, 4. whom 1
believe to be most strait in virtue, Meas. II, 1, 9. shall
we thus permit a blasting and a scandalous breath to
fall on him so near us? V, 122. who heard me to deny
it or forswear it? Err. V, 25. will never grant this for-
feiture to hold, Merch. Ill, 3, 25. this to be true, I do
engage my life. As V, 4, 171. I feel this youth' s per-
fections . . . to creep in at mine eyes, Tw. I, 5, 317. /
had rather hear you to solicit that. III, 1, 120. I have
deserved all tongues to talk their bitterest, Wint. Ill, 2,
217. we profess ourselves to be the slaves of chance,
IV, 4, 551. which to prove fruit, hope gives not so much
warrant, H4B I, 3, 39. myself have heard a voice to
call him so, H6B II, 1, 94. would ye not think his
cunning to he great, 132. they would not have you to
stir forth to-day, Caes. II, 2, 38. and the remainder,
that shall still depend, to be such men as may besort your
age, Lr. I, 4, 272.
But quite idiomatically, also a nominative and inf.
joined: it is the lesser blot, modesty finds , women to
change their shapes than men their minds, Gent. V, 4,
109. a heavier task could not have been imposed than
1 to speak my griefs unspeakable , Err. I, 1, 33. what
he is indeed, more suits you to conceive than I to speak
of, As 1,2,279. thou this to hazard needs must intimate
skill infinite or monstrous desperate, All's II, 1, 186.
which that it shall, is all as monstrous ...as my An-
tigonus to break his grave, Wint. V, 1, 42. to beg of
thee , it is my more dishonour than thou of them , Cor.
HI, 2, 124. I to bear this ... is some burden, Tim. IV,
3, 266. nature so preposterously to err, . . . sans witch-
craft could not, 0th. I, 3, 62. which he to seek of me
again perforce , behoves me keep at utterance, Cymb.
III, 1, 72.
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5) Elliptical expressions: I know not where to hide
my head, Tp. II, 2, 23 (= where I am to hide). /
know not what to say, Mids. Ill, 2, 344. R2 II, 2, 100.
the Icing knows at what time to promise , when to pay,
H4A IV, 3, 53 etc. and he to die for it! Meas. II, 2,
6. and I to sigh for her! LLL III, 202. 0 hateful
hands, to tear such loving words! injurious tvasps , to
feed on such sweet honey, Gent. I, 2, 105. my own flesh
and blood to rebel! Merch. Ill, 1, 37. /, that killed her
husband, to take her in her heart's extremest hate, R3
I, 2, 231. if my shirt were bloody, then to shift it, Cymb.
1, 2, 6 (cf. the German inf. as imper.). now, the gods
to bless your honour! Per. IV, 6, 23 (i. e. now for the
gods and their power, to bestow blessings on you ; the
bawd's speech. M. Edd. to-bless).
6) Repeated before a second infinitive: lam fain
to shuffle , to hedge , and to lurch , Wiv. II, 2, 25. he
teaches him to hick and to hack, IV, 1, 68. to scorch
your face and to disfigure you, Err. V, 183. / come by
note, to give and to receive, Merch. Ill, 2, 141. it is as
easy to count atomies as to resolve the propositions of a
lover. As III, 2, 245. to leave the Talbot and to follow
us, H6A III, 3, 20. to see Caesar and to rejoice in his
triumph, Caes. I, 1, 35 etc. Partially repeated : learned
to sport and dance, to toy, to wanton, dally, smile and
jest, Ven. 105. 1 have no one to blush with me, to cross
their arms and hang their heads ivith mine, to mask their
brows and hide their infamy, Lucr. 792 etc.
Omitted in the second and i'ollowing places : neither
eyes nor ears, to hear nor see, Ven. 437. as well to
hear as grant, Lucr. 915. to live or die, 1154. to stand
in thy affairs, fall by thy side, Sonn. 151, 12. to stead
up your appointment, go in your place, Meas. Ill, 1, 261.
grace to stand, and virtue go. III, 2, 278. lam come to
advise you, comfort you and pray with you, IV, 3, 55.
unfit to live or die, 68. to go with us into the abbey here
and hear at large discoursed all our fortunes, Err. V,
395. to disgrace Hero .. . and not marry her. Ado IV,
2, 57. not to see ladies, study, fast, not sleep, LLL I,
I, 48. to speak andnot see, II, 238. to jig off a tune,
... canary to it etc. Ill, 12. to lean upon my shoulder
and dally with my excrement, V, 1, 109. to excuse or
hide the liberal opposition, V, 2, 742. to pity and be
pitied. As II, 7, 117. to chat as well as eat, Shr. V, 2,
II, as good to die and go, as die and stay, John IV,
3, 8. to insinuate, flatter, bote, and bend my limbs, R2
IV, 165. to wake a wolf is as bad as smell a fox, H4B
I, 2, 175 (Ff to smell), to quell the Dauphin or bring
him in obedience, H6A 1, 1, 164. to crown himself king
and suppress the prince, I, 3, 68. not to wear, handle,
or use any sword, 78. the sooner to effect and surer
hind this knot, IV, 1, 15 etc.
7) Placed before the second infinitive, though
omitted, conformably to grammar, before the first: /
should control your times of pleasure, or at your hand
the account of hours to crave, Sonn. 58, 3. to make
him much outlive a gilded tomb, and to be praised of
ages yettobe, 101, 12. would no more endure this wooden
slavery than to suffer the flesh-fly blow my mouth, Tp.
III, 1, 62. heaven would that she these gifts should have,
and I to live and die her slave, As III, 2, 162. that
you'll marry me, or else refusing me, to wed this shepherd,
V, 4, 22, dares better be damned than to do't, All's III,
6, 96. bade me come smiling, to put on yellow stockings,
Tw. V, 346. hadsi thou rather be a Falconbridge and
like thy brother to enjoy thy land, John I, 135. didst
let thy heart consent, and consequently thy rude hand to
act the deed, IV, 2, 240. make you take the hatch, to
dive like buckets, etc. V, 2, 139. bids you ... deliver
up the crown and to take mercy on the poor souls, H5
II, 4, 103. I desire you do me right and justice, and to
bestow your pity on me, H8 II, 4, 14. who would be so
mocked with glory, or to live but in a dream of friend-
ship? Tim. IV, 2, 33. Brutus had rather be a villager
than to repute himself a son of Rome, Caes. I, 2, 173
(cf. Rom. IV, 1, 77). / had rather coin my heart ...
than to wring ..., IV, 3, 73. make thy two eyes start
from their spheres, thy knotted and combined locks to
part, Hml. I, 5, 18. how we may steal from hence, and
for the gap ...to excuse, Cymb. Ill, 2, 66. makes both
my body pine and soul to languish. Per. 1, 2, 31, she'll
wed the stranger knight, or never more to view nor day
nor light, II, 5, 17.
Passages unnecessarily emended by M, Edd, : then
let them all encircle him about and fairy-like to pinch
the unclean knight , Wiv, IV, 4, 57 {M.Eid. to-pinch).
let it be rather thought you affect a sorrow than to have.
All's I, 1, 60 (M. Edd. than have it}, where these two
Christian armies might combine the blood of malice in
a vein of league, and not to spend it so unneighbourly,
John V, 2, 39 (M. Edd. to-spend). you must either be
directed by some that take upon them to know, or to take
upon yourself that which I am sure you do not know,
Cymb. V, 4, 187 (M. Edd. or do take; some or take).
8) Greatdifferences from modern,usage in inserting
or omitting it after certain verbs : they would not have
you to stir forth, Caes. II, 2, 38. / durst to wager she
is honest, 0th. IV, 2, 12. still losing when I saw myself
to win, Sonn. 119, 4, 64, 10, LLL IV, 3, 168, thou
shalt find those shildren ...to take anew acquaintance
of thy mind, Sonn. 77, 12, who heard me to deny it?
Err, V, 25.; Tw. Ill, 1, 120. H6B II, 1, 94. I feel this
youth's perfections ...to creep in at mine eyes, Tw. 1, 5,
317. cf. besides the verbs to bid, dare, make, need etc.
On the other hand : how long within this wood intend
you stay? Mids. II, 1, 138. your betters have endured
me say my mind, Shr. IV, 3, 75; cf. suffer in Tp. Ill,
1, 62. will you be so good as eat it? H5 V, 1, 31. to
pray Achilles see us at our tent, Troil. V, 9, 8. you
were wont be civil, 0th. II, 3, 190 (Ff to be), cf. the
verbs to behove, beteem, cause, chance, charge, come,
command, constrain, desire, enforce, entreat, forbid,
'gin, go, help, know, list, have need, ought, perceive, per-
suade, please, pray, teach, vouchsafe, will, wish etc.
9) For to, = to, see sub For conj. 4, and add to
the passages quoted there : though bride and bridegroom
wants forto supply the places at the table, Shr. Ill, 2, 249.
Toad, a paddock, Bufo; emblem of loathsomeness;
Tp. I, 2, 340. Wint. IV, 4, 268. R3 IV, 4, 81. 145.
Troil. II, 3, 170. V, 1, 67. Tit. IV, 2, 68. Rom. II, 4,
215. Tim. IV, 3, 181. 375. Lr. Ill, 4, 135. 0th. Ill,
3, 270. IV, 2, 61. Cymb. IV, 2, 90. Thought to be
venomous: Lucr. 850. As II, 1, 13. R2 III, 2, 15.
H6C II, 2, 138. R3 I, 2, 19, 148, I, 3, 246, Tit, II,
3, 101. Mcb, IV, 1, 6, Having a precious stone in its
head: AsII,l,l3. Changing eyes with the lark: Rom.
III, 5, 31.
Toad-spotted, tainted and polluted with venom
like the toad : from the extremest upward of thy head
to the descent and dust below thy foot a most t. traitor,
Lr. V, 3, 138 (with a play on the word: spotted like
Bufo va''iabilis).
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Toadstool, " poi'sonons mushroom, Agaricus;
Thevsites called so by Ajax: Tvoil. II, 1, 22.
To-and-rro- coniHcting, writing of M. Edd. in
Lr. HI, 1,11; not hyphened in 0. Edd.; see Fro and To.
Toast, siibst. dried and scorched bread, dipped in
melted butter or put into liquor: fetch me a quart of
sack; put a t. in 't, Wiv. Ill, 5, 3. I pressed me none
but such — s and butler, H4A IV, 2, 22 (efifeminate
fellows), as rheumatic as two dry toasts, H4B II, 4,
63 (Mrs. Quickly's speech), made a t. for Neptune,
Troil. I, 3, 45 (a rich morsel to be swallowed).
Toast, vb. to dry and scorch at a fire; applied
only to cheese: Wiv. V, 5, 147. H5 II, 1, 9. H6B IV,
7, 13. Lv. IV, 6, 90.
Toasting-iron, an iron used for toasting cheese ;
a sword called so in contempt: John IV, 3, 99.
Toaze, probably = to tonse, i.e. to pull, to tear:
thinJcest thou, for that I insinuate , or i. from thee thy
business, I am therefore no courtier'? Wint. IV, 4, 760.
To-be-pitied, pitiful, paltry: Troil. 1, 3, 157; not
hyphened in 0. Edd.
To-bless, writing of M. Edd. in Per. IV, 6, 23;
0. Edd. now the gods to bless your honour! see To,
inf. part. 5.
Toby; Sir T. Belch, name in Tw. I, 3, 4. 47 etc.
Tod, subst. twenty eight pounds of wool: every t.
yields pound and odd shilling, Wint. IV, 3, 34.
Tod, vb. to yield a tod: every 'leven wether — s,
Wint. IV, 3, 33.
To-day, the present day, or on the present day:
Sonn. 56, 3. 105, 5. Tp. Ill, 2, 31. Gent. V, 4, 13.
Wiv. I, 4, 166. Meas. IV, 1, 17. Ei-r. I, 2, 52. II, 2,
209. Ill, 1, 40. IV, 3, 47. IV, 4, 4. Ado II, 3, 93. LLL
IV, I, 5. Merch. 1, 1, 121. Ill, 4, 84. As II, 1, 29. Shr.
Ind. 1, 24. All's 1, 2, 33. Tw. V, 294 ((. morning).
Wint. 1, 2, 64. John IV, 1, 28. R2 I, 3, 57. II, 1, 197.
H4A II, 3, 119. H4B II, 3, 44. H5 II, 2, 63. H6A II,
4, 124. IV, 6, 34. H6B II, 1, 161. H6C II, 2, 127 etc.
Todpole, see Tadpole.
Toe, one of the extremities of the foot, corres-
ponding to a finger on the hand: Tp. IV, 46. LLL V,
2, 114. Shr. Ind. 2, 12. Tw. 1, 3, 44. H4B I, 2, 274.
Troil, II, 1, 116. IV, 5, 15. Cor. 1, 1, 159. 160. Rom.
1, 5, IS. Mcb. IV, 1, 14 (t. of frog). Hml. V, 1, 152.
Lr. Ill, 2, 31. from t. to crown, Tp. IV, 233. from the
crown to the t. Mcb. I, 5, 43. /rom the top to t. R3 III,
1, 156. from top to t. Hml. J, 2, 228.
Toe, vb., see Top, vb. 1.
Tof ore, previously ; formerly : to make plain some
obscure precedence thai hath i. been sain, LLL III, 83
(Armado's speech). 0 would thou wert as thou t. hast
been, Tit. Ill, 1, 294.
Toge or Toguc, a gown, a Roman toga; a word
conjectnrally introduced into the modern texts: why
in this woolvish t. should I stand here. Cor. II, 3, 122.
Fl wooluish tongue; later ^i woolvish gown. A passage
yet to be set to rights.
Toged, wearing a toga, gowned; lection of Ql in
0th. I, 1, 25: wherein the t. consuls can propose as
masterly as he; the rest of O. Edd. tongued.
Togetlier , 1) in a state of union , blent in one,
not divided or separated: were never four such lamps
t. mixed, Ven. 489. milk and blood mingled t. 902.
every something, being blent t. Merch. Ill, 2, 183. let
nature crush the sides o'the earth t. Wint. IV, 4, 489.
mingle their spurs t. Cymb. IV, 2, 68 etc.
2) so as to be clo.sely joined: their lips t. glued,
Ven. 546. Til manacle thy neck and feet t. Tp. I, 2,
461. that set together is noddy, Gent. I, 1, 122. do no
more adhere and keep place t. than the hundredth psalm
to the tune of Green Sleeves, Wiv. II, 1, 63. if it were
chained t. Err. IV, 1, 26 etc. to join t. (trans.): As III,
3, 88. H6C II, 1, 37. IV, 1, 22. R3 II, 2, 118. Per.
Ill Prol. 18. intr.: Ven. 971. H5 IV, 1, 143. H6B I,
1, 199. as idle as she may hang t. (without dissolving)
Wiv. Ill, 2, 13 ; cf. as well as one so great and so for-
lorn may hold t. Wint. II, 2, 23.
3) incompauy,onewiththeother; or into company,
one to the other : all t. lost, Lucr. 147. all which t. ...
beat at thy heart, 589. crabbed age and youth cannot
live t. Pilgr. 157. they fell t. all, as by consent, Tp. II,
I, 203. draw t. 294. confined t. in the same fashion,
V, 7. brought us thus t. 188. get your apparel t. Mids.
IV, 2, 36. Gent. II, 4, 63. Wiv. II, 1, 193. Ill, 2, 40.
III, 3, 247. IV, 5, 129. V, 3, 5. Meas. I, 1, 82. IV, 1,
73. Err, V, 208. Ado I, 1, 162. LLL IV, 3, 192. Mid.'j,
IV, 1, 136. Merch. Ill, 4, 12. IV, 1, 157. As V, 2, 44.
122. Ant. Ill, 13, 79 (zoisdom and fortune combating t.).
Cymb. I, 2, 32 (her beauty and her brain go not t.) etc.
to meet t.: Err. V, 361. Mids. Ill, 2, 11. Shr. II, 133.
All's IV, 5, 92. H4B IV, 4, 64. Tim. Ill, 4, 3. Mcb.
II, 3, 140. Per. V, 1, 243.
4) each other; with each other: their breaths em-
braced t. 0th. II, 1, 266. / cannot hope Caesar and
Antony shall well greet t. Ant. II, 1, 39. loe have known
t. Cymb. 1, 4, 36. let's consult t. Wiv, II, 1, 111. we'll
pluck a crow t. Err. Ill, 1, 83. reason and love keep
little company t. Mids. Ill, 1, 147. tliey have con.tpired
t. Merch. II, 6, 22. we have 'greed so well t. Slir. II,
299. when last we spake t. R2 II, 3, 29. would we had
spoke t. Ant. 11, 2, 167. you should not speak t. Cymb.
I, 1, 83.
5) without intermission: for ten year t. Meas. II,
1, 252. 277. As III, 2, 101. Wint. Ill, 2, 212. V, 3,
71. a year t. As III, 5, 64. an hour t. Ado V, 1, 172.
two hours t. H4A II, 4, 183. Cor. I, 3, 64. Hml. II, 2,
160. Lr. I, 2, 170. three market-days t. H6BIV, 2, 62.
two nights t. Hml. I, 2, 196. Cymb. Ill, 6, 2. urged it
twice t. R2 V, 4, 5.
Toil, subst. net, snare: LLL IV, 3, 2 (they have
pitched a t.). Caes, II, 1, 206. Hml. Ill, 2. 362. Ant.
V, 2, 351.
Toil, subst. labour, exertion, effort: Sonn. 27, 1.
28, 7. 60, 4. Tp. I, 2, 242. LLL IV, 3, 326. Shr. V,
2, 166. John II, 93. V, 5, 6. H4A I, 3, 31. I-I5 I, 1,
16. IV, 1, 296. H6A III, 4, 21. H6C 11, 3, 1. R3 I,
4, 79, Troil. I, 3, 203. Rom. I Chor, 14. V, 3, 54.
Mcb. IV, 1, 10. 20. 35. Cymb. Ill, 3, 49. Ill, 6, 37.
Per. I, 3, 24.
Toil, vb. 1) intr. to labour, to exert one's strength,
to make efforts: Sonn. 25, 12. 28, 8. Ado IV, 1, 191.
LLL IV, 3, 3. H4B HI, 1, 62. H5 II, 2, 36. H6C III,
2, 178. H8 I, 1, 24. Rom. II, 5, 77.
2) trans, a) to put to pains and labour, to strain:
have — ed their memories, Mids. V, 74. t. his wits, H6B
I, 1, 83. why this watch ...so nightlv — s the subject
Hml. I, 1, 72.
b) to weary, to fatigue: —ed with works of war,
R2 IV, 96.
Token, subst. 1) any sign by which something is
perceived : to expound the meaning or moral of his signs
and — s, Shr, IV, 4, 80 (i. c. winks and gestures; cf.
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Tit. II, 4, 5). in t. of which duty ...my hand is ready,
V, 2, 178. i follow him not by any t. of praswnptuous
suit, All's 1, 3, 204, do you not read some —s of my
son in the large composition of this man ? John I, 87.
that all their eyes may hear those — s home of our re-
stored love, ri4B IV, 2, 64. this t. serveth for a flag of
truce, H6A III, 1, 138. gives t. of a goodly day to-
morrow, R3 V, 3, 21 (Qq signal), by the same t. you
are a bawd, Troil. I, 2, 307. in t. of the which my noble
steed 1 give him. Cor. I, 9, 60. how with signs and. — s
she can scrowl. Tit. II, 4, 5. when the most mighty gods
by — ssendsuchdreadfulheralds,CeLes. 1,3, bo. wounding
kis belief in her renown with — s thus and thus, Cyrab.
V, 5, 203.
2) a sign of infection: corrupted blood some watery
t. shows, Luci'. 1748. Especially spots indicating the
infection of the plague: you are not free, for the Lord's
— s on you do I see, LLL V, 2, 423 (with a pun on the
word. cf. death-token in Troil. 11,3, 187, and tokened).
3) a sign by which one proves the legitimacy of a
commission or demand ; whether an action or a thing
produced : to pinch her by the hand, and on that t. the
maid hath given consent to go with him, Wiv. IV, 6, 44.
are there no other — s between you 'greed concerning her
observance? Meas. IV, 1, 41. say, by this t., I desire
his company, IV, 3, 144. either send the chain or send
me by some t. Err. IV, 1, 56. by this t. I would relieve
her, All's V, 3, 85 go by this t. R3 IV, 2, 80. send
thy t. of reprieve, Lv. V, 3, 250.
4) a pledge of faith : give me some t. for the surety
of it, Troil. V, 2, 60. throw the glove, or any t. of thy
honour else, Tim. V, 4, 50.
5) a pledge or memorial of love or friendship, a
love-token, a keepsake: give her no t. but stones,
Gent. I, 1, 148. it seems you loved not her, to leave
her t. IV, 4, 79. gave these —s to us, LLL V, 2, 424.
promises, enticements, oaths, --—s, All's III, 5, 20. Ill,
6, 123. V,3,68. H6A V, 3, 181 (loving t.). 186. Troil.
I, 2, 306. V, 1, 45. Hml. II, 2, 144. 0th. HI, 3, 293.
HI, i, 181. IV, 1, 159. V, 2, 61. 216. Ant. V, 2, 168.
Token , vb. to be a sign and memorial of: what
in time proceeds , may t. to the future our past deeds,
All's IV, 2, 63.
Tokened , spotted, denoting the infection of the
plague (cf. Token, subst. 2) : the I. pestilence , where
death is sure. Ant. Ill, 10, 9.
Toledo, Spanish town: 118 II, 1, 164.
Tolerable, supportable? or passable, not con-
temptible? thou didst make t. vent of thy travel; it might
pass. All's II, 3, 212. Misapplied for intolerable by
Dogberry in Ado III, 3, 37.
Toll, vb. 1) to pay toll or tallage: I will buy me
a son-in-law in a fair, and t. for this: I'll none of him,
All's V, 3, 149 (= pay a tax for the liberty of selling.
The later Ff and some M. Edd. and t. him: for this,
I'll none of him).
2) to take toll, to raise a tax: no Italian priest shall
tithe or t. in our dominions, John III, 1, 154. Trans.,
= to raise, to levy, to collect, to glean: like the bee,
— ing from every flower the virtuous sweets , H4B IV,
5, 75 (Ff culling).
Toil, vb. <Co sound or ring, as a bell: the clocks do
t. H5 IV Chor. 15. Trans., = to sound or ring for:
a sullen bell, — ing a departing friend, H4B I, 1, 103.
Tom, diminutive of Thomas, a favourite name
among the common people: nnd T. bears logs into the
hall, LLL V, 2, 924. T. Snout the tinker, Mids. I, 2,
63. as Tib's rush for — ' s forefinger , All's U, 2, 24.
good T. Drum, lend me a handkercher , V, 3, 322 (cf.
Drum). I prithee, T., beat Cut's saddle, H4A II, 1, 6.
their (the drawers') christen names , as T., Dick and
Francis, II, 4, 9. here, T., take all the money, H6B II,
3, 76. T. o' Bedlam, Lr. I, 2, 148, the common name
of vagabond beggars, either mad or feigning to be so ;
the name and part assumed by Edgar in his disguise :
Lr. II, 3, 20. Ill, 4, 43. 51. 59 etc.
Tomb, subst. 1) a grave, a place where a dead
body is deposited (never in prose): "Ven. 244. Sonn.
3, 7. 83, 12, 86, 4. Mids. V, 335. All's II, 3, 147. Tw.
V, 241 (his watery t.). II4B V, 2, 124. H6A IV, 5, 34.
H6I3 HI, 2, 78. H6C 1, 4, 16. Cor. IV, 7, 52. Tit. II,
3, 196. Rom. II, 3, 9. Ill, 5, 56. Hml. IV, 4, 64. Cymb.
IV, 2, 217. Per. I, 2, 5.
2) a monument erected to enclose, and preserve
the memory of, the dead: Ven. 1013. Sonn. 17, 3.
101, 11. 107, 14. Ado V, 1, 70. 293. V, 2, 80. V, 3,
9. 15. LLL 1, 1, 2. Mids. Ill, 1, 99. V, 139. 204. 268.
Merch. II, 7, 69 (O.PMd. timber). All's I, 2, 49. II, 3,
145. R2 III, 3, 105. V, 1, 12. H5 I, 2, 103. H6A II,
2, 13. H6B IV, 10, 73. H8 III, 2, 399. Tit. 1, 116.
159. 349. 388. Rom. IV, 3, 30. V, 2, 30. V, 3, 73. 201.
262. 283. Tim. V, 3, 6. Lr. II, 4, 133.
Tombed, entombed, buried: thy unused beauty
must be t. with thee, Sonn. 4, 13.
Xonibless, destitute of a sepulchral monument:
H5 I, 2, 229.
Tomboy, a strumpet, a drab: partnered with — s
hired ... Cymb. 1,6, 122.
To-morrow, the day, or on the day, after the
present: 'Ven. 585. Sonn. 56, 4. 105, 5. Pilgr. 185.
204. 210. Gent. I, 3, 39. 70. IV, 2, 78. Wiv. Ill, 3,
210 (t. eight o'clock). 245 (t. morning). IV,3,2.Meas.
II, 1, 34 (t. morning). II, 2, 7. IV, 2, 7 (t. morning).
23. 56 (t.four o'clock). IV, 3, 162. Err. Ill, 1, 5. Ado
II, 1, 372. II, 3, 88 (t. night) III, 1, 101. V, 1, 295 ((.
morning). LLL II, 166. Mids. I, 1, 164; 247; I, 2,
103 (t. nighi). IV, 1, 93 (t. midnight). Merch. 111,3,
34. As V, 2, 16. John V, 5, 22. R2 II, 1, 197. 217
(t. next). H4A II, 4, 664 (by t. dinner-time). H5 III,
6, 181 (on t. bid them march away). IV, 1, 230 (after
t.). H6A IV, 6, 35. H6B I, 4, 84 ((. night). V, 1, 46.
R3 V, 3, 45. Troil. Ill, 2, 149 (till t. morning). V, 1,
43 (in —'s battle). Tim. V, 1, 189. Hml. IV, 5, 48.
0th. Ill, 3, 58 (t. dinner). Ant. IV, 2, 42 (I hope well
oft.) etc.
Tomyris, the queen of the Massagetae, by whom
Cyras was slain : as famous ... as Scythian T. by Cyrus
death, H6A II, 3, 6.
Ton, see Tun.
Tongs: let' shave the t. and the bones, Mids. IV, 1,
32; a musical instrument unknown at present. Dyce:
The music of the tongs was produced, I believe, by
striking them with a key, while the bones were played
upon by rattling them between the fingers.
Tongue, subst. 1) the limb within the mouth : a
neat's t. Merch. I, 1, 112. (. of dog, Mcb. IV, I, 15.
adders with cloven — s, Tp. II, 2, 13. a serpent with
forked t. H6B III, 2, 259. snakes with double t. Mids.
II, 2, 9. Ill, 2, 72. R2 III, 2, 21. hold a serpent by the
t. Ado V, 1, 90. John HI, 1, 258. aspics' —s, 0th.
III, 3, 450. with my I. in your tail, Shr. H, 219; cf
Gent. II, 3, 52. lolling the t. with slaughtering, Cymb,
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V, 3, 8. In man, an instrument of taste : love's i. proves
dainty Bacchus gross in taste, \AJL IV, 3, 339. Oftener
the instrument of speech: Ven. 217. 775. Lucr. 78.
Sonn. 89, 9. Tp. II, 1, 24. II, 2, 53. HI, 1, 41. Ill, 2,
14. Ill, 3, 38. IV, 59. Gent. II, 6, 14. Ill, 1, 104. 356.
Meas. I, 1, 46. I, 4, 33 (t. far from heart). 11, 2, 46.
140. II, 4, 173. V, 413. Err. II, 1, 72. Ill, 2, 10. V,
308. Ado II, 1, 284 (my Lady T.). IV, 1, 323. LLL
I, 2, 101. V, 2, 242. 382. 727. 852. H5 V, 2, 164.
H6C 11,1,44 etc. keep a good t. in your head, Tp.in,2,
39. 120 (take care what yon say), to scape the serpent's
t. Mids. V, 440 (not to be hissed). I have ne'er a i. in
my head, Mevch. II, 2, 166 (I cannot speali). I as one
that am the t. of these, John IV, 2, 47 (spolicsman). /
must find that title in your t. R2 II, 3, 72. have not loell
the gift of t. H4A V, 2, 78, which action's self zoas t. id,
H8 I, 1, 42. none stands under more calumnious — s,
V, 1, 113. put not your worthy rage into your t. Cor.
III, 1, 241. hadt. at will, 0th. ll', 1, 150. which you
shall never have t. to charge me with. Ant. II, 2, 83. to
bite one's t. — to be silent, IT6B I, 1, 230. H6C I, 4,
47. to find one's t. = to be able to speak, H4B 1, 1,
74. to keep one's t. = to keep silence, Shr, I, 1, 214.
to hold one's t., in the same sense: Sonn. 102, 13. Err.
IV, 4, 22. As II, 5, 31. John IV, 1,97. H6AII1, 1,61.
V, 3, 42. Troil. Ill, 2, 137. Rom. Ill, 5, 171. Mcb, II,
3, 125. Hml. I, 2, 159. Lr. I, 4, 214. to tie one's t. =
to ptit to silence : sin and hellish obstinacy tie thy t.
All's I, 3, 186. to tie up, in the same sense: Mids.
Ill, 1, 206. Rom. IV, 5, 32. to wag one's t. = to
speak unseasonably: H8 1, 1, 33. V, 3, 127. Hml.
III, 4, 39. a double t. = double-dealing, duplicity:
Ado V, 1, 170. LLL V, 2, 245. Mids. Ill, 2, 72. this
knave's t. begins to double (=; to speak brokenly) H6B
II, 3, 94.
2) themannerof speaking; a) withrespectto sound,
= voice: the t. of Isabel, Meas.IV,3, 111. I know your
t. Merch. II, 6, 27. with soft low t. Shr. Ind. I, 114.
knowestmyt. soivelt, JohnV, 6, 8. the sound of Marcius'
t. Cor. I, 6, 26. / hear a t., shriller than all the music,
cry Caesar, Caes. I, 2, 16. dull of t. Ant. Ill, 3, 19.
b) with respect to meaning or expression : / have no
t. but one : gentle my lord, let me entreat you speak the
former language, Meas. II, 3, 139. 173. a bird of my
t. Ado I, I, 140. he speaks the common t., which all
men speak with him, Tim. I, 1, 174. is't not possible
to understand in another t.? Hml. V, 2, 132. mince not
the general t. Ant. I, 2, 109.
3) a language (as used by a particular nation) :
Wiv. II, 3, 62. As V, 4, 38. All's IV, 1, 82. Tw. 1, 3,
97. H4A III, 1, 125. H4B IV, 4, 69. H5 V, 2, 203.
313. H6B IV, 2, 181. H8 I, 4, 57. Ill, 1, 45. have you
the — s, (= do you know foreign languages?) Gent.
IV, 1, 33. Ado V, 1, 167.
4) a vote: your sued-for — s. Cor. II, 3, 216. dis-
claim their — s. 111. 1, 35.
5) the clapper of a bell : the iron t. of midnight hath
told twelve, Mids. V, 370. the midnight bell, with his
iron t. and brazen mouth, John 111, 3, 38. cf. he hath
a heart as sound as a bell, and his t. is the clapper, Ado
III, 2, 13.
Tongue, vb. l)to speak: such stuff as madmen t.
, and brain not, Cymb. V, 4, 148. cf. out-tongue.
2) to speak of: but that her tender shame will not
proclaim against her maiden loss, how might she t. me,
Meas. IV, 4, 28.
Tongueil, having a tongue, loquacious; the t. con-
suls, 0th. I, I, 25 (Ql and most M. Edd. loged).
Tongneless, 1) having no tongue, speechless,
silent: the t. caverns of the earth, R2 I, 1, 105. our
grave . . . shall have a t. mouth, not ivorshipped with a
waxen epitaph, H5 I, 2, 232. what t. blocks were they!
would they not speaks R3 III, 7, 42.
2) not mentioned , not spoken of: one good deed
dying t. slaughters a thousand, Wint. I, 2, 92.
Tongue-tied, keeping silence: art made t. by
authority, Sonn. 66, 9. a better spirit doth use your
name ...to make me t. 80, 4. my t. Muse in manners
holds her stilt, 85, I. do not press my t. patience with
too much disdain, 140, 2. love and t. simplicity in least
speak most, Mids. V, 104. t. our queen? speak you,
Wint. I, 2, 27. n6A II, 4, 25. H6C III, 3, 22. R3 III,
7, 145. IV, 4, 132. Troil. Ill, 2, 219. Caes. I, 1, 67.
To-night, 1) this, or in this, present night: Ado
II, 1, 177. Ill, 3, 100. 154. Tw. II, 3, 142 (for t'.).
John V, 5, 15. 20. H4A II, 4, 306. H6A II, 1, 61. II.
2, 9. B3 V, 3, 216. H8 V, 1, 56. Rom. Ill, 4, 5. 11.
IV, 3, 2. Mcb. Ill, 3, 16 etc.
2) last night: Wiv. Ill, 3, 171. Ado III, 5, 33.
Merch. II, 5, 18. Wint. II, 3, 10. John IV, 2, 85. 165.
H4A II, 4, 392 (Ff by night). H5 HI, 7, 74. H6B HI,
2, 31. R3 II, 1, 71. Ill, 2, 11. Rom. I, 4, 50 etc.
3) in the night after the present day, next night:
Pilgr. 210. Tp. I, 2, 325. Ill, 3, 14. 17. Wiv. Ill, 4,
103 (once t.). IV, 6, 19. V, 5, 180. 259. Meas. Ill, 2,
292. IV, 3, 145. Err. HI, 2. 154. IV, 3, 35. IV, 4, 161.
Ado I, 1, 322. LLL V, 2, 270. 737. Mids. II, 1, 18.
Merch. I, 2, 139. H, 2, 180. 208. H, 4, 18. II, 6, 37.
II, 6, 68. IV, 2, 2. H4A IV, 2, 3. H6B V, 1, 214. R3
V, 3, 7. 48 etc. Opposed to last night: Shi-. IV, 1, 201.
R3 II, 4, 2.
Too, (often spelt to in 0. Edd.) 1) more than
enough, or more than is suitable: too delicate to act her
commands, Tp. I, 2, 272. lest too light winning make
the prize too light, 451. II, 1, 249. HI, 1, 42 etc. etc.
all too short a date, Sonn. 18, 4 (cf. All), too rash a
trial, Tp. 1, 2, 467. Gent. I, 1, 105. I, 2, 94. II, 4,
106. Wiv. HI, 2, 74. Meas. HI, 2, 106. 175. LLL II,
49 etc. Reduplicated: too too oft, Lucr. 174. too too
much, Gent. 11,4, 205. Wiv. II, 2, 260. LLLV,2, 532.
Merch. II, 6, 42. Hml. I, 2, 129 etc. too much substan-
tively: goodness, growing to aplurisy, dies in his own
too much, Hml. IV, 7, 119. another, to amplify too much,
would make much more, Lr.V, 3,206. cf. Rom. 1,1,195.
2) likewise, also, at the same time: Tp. II, 1, 80.
87. 109. 155. 220. 318. II, 2, 57. HI, 2, 87. Gent. I,
2, 139. H, 4, 157. II, 5, 30. Ill, 1, 342. Wiv. IV, 5,
42. Err. I, 2, 2. II, 2, 131. H8 V, 4, 72 etc. etc. Before
the word to which it refers : you thai have so fair parts
of woman on you, have too a woman's heart, H8 II, 3,
28. and too = and at the same time: it shall be .^paring
and too full of riot, Ven. 1147. it shall be merciful
and too severe, 1155. ivild and yet too gentle. Err. \i\,
1, 110. then you scratched your head, and too impa-
tiently stamped with your foot, Caes. II, 1, 244.
Tool, any instrument of manual operation : sirs,
take you to your — s. Tit. IV, 3, 6. some coiner with''
his — s 7nade me a counterfeit, Cymb. II, 5, 5.
Hence, or rathei- originally, = weapon: this no
slaughterhouse no t. imparteth to make more vent for
passage of her breath, Lucr. 1039. draw thy I. Rom,
I, 1, 37. lolling the tongue with slaughtering, having
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work more pk-ntiful than — s to do' i^ Cj'mb. V, 3, 9.
Kupheinistically := the yard: have we sot/ie strange
Indian with the great t. come to court, the women so
besiege us? H8 V, i, 35. cf. Rom. I, 1, 37 and Cymb.
II, 5, 5.
Tooth, bony substance growing out of the jaws:
Err. V, 70. Shr. I, 2, 80 (with ne'er a t. in her head).
All's a, 3, 48. Wint. IV, 3, 7 (doth set my pugging
i. on edge; cf. H4A III, ], 133). IV, 4, 375. John I,
213. Ill, 1, 260. H4A 11, 2, 26. H4B IV, 5, 133. H6C
1, 4, 112. R3 1, 3, 291. II, 4, 29. Mcb. Ill, 2, 15. IV,
1, 22 etc. Plur. teeth: Ven. 269. 1113. Lucr. 1787.
Sonn. 19, 3. Tp. Ill, 2, 57. Gent. Ill, 1, 344. 348.
Err. V, 249. Ado V, 1, 116. LLL V, 2, 332. Merch.
1, 1, 55. As I, 1, 88. H6A !, 2, 39. Ill, 1, 90. H6C
V, 6, 53 etc. to pick one's teeth, All's III, 2, 8. Wint.
IV, 4, 780 (the custom indicating a person of quality).
chill-pick your teeth, Lr. IV, 6, 250. / suck my teeth,
John 1, 192. to tug and scumble and to part by the
teeth the unowed interest of state, IV, 3, 146. your colt's
tooth is not cast yet, 118 I, 3, 48 (you are still like a
boy), 'tis a secret must be locked within the teeth and
the lips, Meas. Ill, 2, 143. to fix one's teeth, H6B III,
2, 313. to set one's teeth, H5 HI, 1, 15. Cor. I, 3, 70.
Ant. Ill, 13, 181. ^Tarquin' was pronounced plain, but
through his teeth, as if the name he tore, Lucr. 1787.
when the best hint was given him, he not took 't or did
it from his teeth, Ant. Ill, 4, 10 (not from his heart,
only for form's sake and ^^'ith reluctance), in despite
of the teeth of all rhyme and reason, Wiv. V, 5, 133
(in open defiance of), dost thou jeer and flout me in
the teeth, Err. U, 2, 22 (= directly to my face). I have
throivn a brave defiance in King Henry s teeth, PI4A
V, 2, 43. Puffin thy teeth, H4B V, 3, 96. the solus in
thy teeth, H5 II, 1, 51. conned by rote, to cast into my
teeth, Caes. IV, 3, 99. defiance hurl we in your teeth,
V, 1, 64. throw your vile guesses in the devil's teeth,
from whence you have them, 0th. Ill, 4, 184. daring the
event to the teeth, H8 I, 2, 36. compelled, even to the
teeth and forehead of our faults, to give in evidence,
Hml. HI, 3, 63. that I shall live and tell him, to his
teeth, 'thus didest thou', IV, 7, 57. Metaphorically: the
tooth of time, Meas. V, 12. thy (winter's) tooth is not so
keen, As II, 7, 177. Jell sorrow's tooth, R2 I, 3, 302.
sweet love is food for fortune' s tooth, Troil. IV, 5, 293.
live out of the teeth of emulation, Caes. II, 3, 14. by
treason's tooth bare-gnawn, Lr. V, 3, 122. so sharp are
hunger's teeth, Per. I, 4, 45.
Tooth -ache, pain in the teeth: Ado 111, 2, 21.
26. 72. V, 1, 36. Cymb. V, 4, 178.
Tooth-drawer, one whose business is to extract
teeth: worn in the cap of a t. LLL V, 2, 622.
Toothed, having teeth: hadlbeent. likehini, Ven.
1117. In botany, = dentate, thorny: t. briers, Tp.
IV, 180.
Tooth iiick, an instrument for cleaning the teeth:
like the brooch and the t., which wear not now. All's I,
1, 171. now your traveller, he and his t. at my worship's
mess, Johnl,190.cf AirsIIl,2,8 and Wint. IV, 4,780.
Toothpicker, the same: 1 will fetch you a t. now
from the furthest inch of Asia, Ado II, 1, 274 (to use
toothpicks being a foreign fashion, introduced by
travellers).
Top, subst. 1) the highest part of any thing: the
bottom poison, and the t. o'erstraioed loith sioeets, Ven.
1143. skins vice o'the t. Meas. II, 2, 136. on the t. of
the mountain (cf. Mountain-top) LLL V, 1, 87. Mids.
IV, 1, 114. H4A II, 2, 8. Rom. Ill, 5, 10. Tit. II, 1, 1.
Tim. I, 1, 86. Lr. IV, 6, 1. the highest promontory t.
Tit. II, 2, 22. on the t. of a thistle, Mids. IV, 1, 12. to
wag their (pines') high — s, Merch. IV, 1, 76. As IV,
3, 106. R2 III, 2, 42. R3 I, 3, 264. Rom. II, 2, 108.
Cymb. IV, 2, 175. Per. I, 2, 29. 11, 2, 43 (a branch
. . . only green at t.). (a ship) vailing her high t. lower
than her ribs, Merch. I, 1, 28. had I seen the vanity t.
of heaven figured quite o'er, John V, 2, 52. rude hands
from windows' — s threw dust, R2 V, 2, 5. take the
ruffian billows by the t. H4B 111, 1, 22. / will have it
in a particular ballad else, with mine own picture on the
t. on't, IV, 3, 53. on this turret's t. H6AI,4,26. Troil.
IV, 5, 220. Hml. II, 2, 497. Ill, 4, 193. they use to
write it on the t. of letters, H6B IV, 2, 107. on the
chimney's t. H6C V, 6, 47. Caes. I, 1, 44.
Metaphorically, = the highest point or degree:
nolo stand you on the t. of happy hours, Sonn. 16, 5.
the t. of admiration, Tp. Ill, 1, 38. He, which is the t.
of judgement, Meas. II, 2, 76. this is the very t., the
height, the crest ... of murder's arms, John IV, 3, 45.
from t. of honour to disgrace's feet, H6B I, 2, 49. which,
to the spire and t. of praises vouched, Cor. I, 9, 24.
bears upon his baby brow the round and t. of sovereignty,
Mcb. IV, 1, 89 (interpreted by the commentators as
meaning the upper part of the crown), sound me from
my lowest note to the i. of my compass, Hml. Ill, 2,
383. they fool me to the t. of my bent, 401. the art o'the
court ... whose t. to climb is certain falling , Cymb. Ill,
3, 47. our griefs are risen to the t. Per. 11, 4, 23. in t.
of=^ in the height of: in t. of rage the lines she rents,
Pilgr. 55. in — s of all their pride, H6C V, 7, 4. my
competitor in t. of all design, Ant. V, 1, 43. in the t.
0/= higher than, above: whose judgements cried in
the t. of mine, Hml. II, 2, 459. cf. cry out on the t. of
question, 355 (see IV, 7, 28, and Question').
2) Applied to men, = the crown of the head : from
the t. to toe, R3 III, 1, 156. from t. to toe, Hml. 1, 2,
228. Pars pro toto, = the head: bowed his eminent t.
to their low ranks. All's 1, 2, 43. all the stored venge-
ances of heaven fall on her ingratefult. Lr. 11, 4, 165.
what trunk is here without his t.? Cymb. IV, 2, 354.
Tottmi pro parte, = the forelock : to take the present
time by the t. Ado I, 2, 16. let's take the instant by the
forward t. All's V, 3, 39.
3) the inverted conoid which children play with
by setting it to turn on the point: since I whipped t.
Wiv. V, 1, 27. not big enough to bear a schoolboy's t.
Wint. II, 1, 103. as one would set up a t. Cor. IV, 6,
161. cf. Parish-top.
• Top, vb. 1) to rise above, to surpass: — ing all
others in boasting. Cor. II, 1, 23. a devil more damned
in evils to t. Macbeth, Mcb. IV, 3, 57. so far he — ed
my thought, Hml. IV, 7, 89 (Ff past), would make much
more and t. extremity, Lr. V, 3, 207. In Lr. I, 2, 21 >
most M. Edd. .Edmund the base shall t. the legitimate;
Ff to', Qq tooth'; some M. Edd. toe, a pretended pro-
vincialism, = to pluck up by the root.
2) to crop, to lop: like to groves, being — ed, they
higher rise. Per. I, 4, 9.
3) to tup, to cover, to copulate with: would you
... behold her —ed? 0th. Ill, 3, 396. Cassio didt. her, ,
V, 2, 136 (some M. Edd. tup).
Topas , name of a curate in Tw. IV, 2, 2 etc.
Top-branch, the highest branch: H6C V, 2, 14.
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Tor-fuU, full to the brim: their souls are t. of
offence, John III, 4, 180. fill me ... t. of direst cruelly,
Mcb. 1, 5, 43.
Toii-gallaiil, the top-gallant-sail above the top-
sail; metaphorically = the summit, the pinnacle:
cords made like a tackled stair, which to the high t. of
my joy must be my convoy, Rom. II, 4, 202.
Xo- pinch, writing of M. Edd. in Wiv. IV, 4, 57;
see To, inf. part. 7.
Topless, without a superior, supreme (or im-
measurably high ?) : thy t. deputation he puts on, . Troil.
I, 3, 152.
Topmast, the mainmast; Tp. 1, 1, 37. I, 2, 199.
H6C V, 4, 14. Cymb. Ill, 1, 22.
Topple, 1) intr. to tumble, to fall down: down
— s she, Mids. II, 1, 53. though castles t. on their warders'
heads, Mcb. IV, 1, 56. lest my brain turn, and the de-
ficient sight t. down headlong, Lr. IV, 6, 24. the very
principals did seem to rend and all to t. Per. Ill, 2, 17
(cf. All-to).
2) to throw down,, to overturn : — s down steeples,
H4A III, 1, 32 {F{ tumbles).
Top-proud, proud to the highest degree: this t.
follow, H8 I, 1, 151.
Top-sail, a sail extended across the topmast: tahe
in the t. Tp. I, 1, 7.
Topsy-turvy, with the top downward and the
bottom upward: we shall o' erturn it (the kingdom) «.
down, H4A IV, 1,82.
Torch, it big wax light that may be used in the
open air as well as in a chamber; often equivalent to
candle: Ven. 163. Lucr. 178 (a waxen t.). 190. 311.
448. Tp. IV, 97 (Hymen's t.). Meas; I, 1, 33. Ado V,
3, 24. H4A III, 3, 48. H6A II, 6, 122. HI, 2, 23. 26
(wedding t.). 30. Troil. V, 1, 92. V, 2, 5, Rom. I, 4,
II. 35. I, 5, 46. 127. V, 3, 1. 21. 125. 171. Caes. 1,
3, 17. Lr. II, 1, 34. Ant. IV, 2, 41. IV, 14, 46. Per.
II, 2, 32.
Torch -bearer, one who attends another with a
torch: Merch. II, 4, 5. 24. 40. II, 6, 40. Rom. 111,5, 14.
Torcher, one who gives light: ere twice the horses
of the sun shall bring their fiery t. his diurnal ring,
All'6 II, 1, 165.
Torch-light, light of a torch ; a signal given with
lighting a torch: Statilius showed the t. Caes. V, 5, 2.
Torch-staves, staves to fix candles on: thehor se-
men sit like fixed candlesticks , with i. in their hand,
H6 IV, 2, 46.
Torment, subst. extreme pain, anguish, torture:
Lucr. 861. Sonn. 39, 9. 133, 8. Tp. 1, 2, 251. 287.
289. V, 104. Gent. Ill, 1, 170. Ado II, 3, 130. LLL
V, 2, 353. Merch. Ill, 2, 37. Wint. Ill, 2, 176. John
IV, 1, 84. H6A I, 4, 57. H6C III, 2, 180. R3 I, 4, 67.
IV, 4, 163 (Qq anguish). Troil. V, 2, 43. Tit. V, 2, 42.
Lr.l, 4,305. Oth.1,3,309. V,2,305. Cymbl.111,6, 143.
Torment, vb. to put to extreme pain: Ven. 202.
Lucr. 151. Sonn. 132, 2. Tp. II, 2, 15. 58. 66. 74.
Gent. II, 2, 12. IV, 1, 26. Ado II, 3, 163. Mids. II, 1,
147. E2 IV, 270 (0. Edd. — s, M.Edd. —st). H6C I,
1, 270. I, 3, 31. R3 I, 3, 226. Tit. V, 1, 150. Rom.
I, 2, 67. II, 4, 5. HI, 2, 43. Tim. IV, 3, 335. Hml. I,
5, 3. 0th. V, 2, 334. Cymb. V, 5, 142. Refl.. H6B
III, 2, 329. H6C III, 2, 179. R3 II, 2, 35.
Tormentor, he who or that which gives pain:
these words hereafter thy — « be, R2 II, 1, 136.
Torrent, a violent and rapid stream, a strong
current : ^n/orcerf /rom our quiet by the rough i. of
occasion, H4B IV, 1, 72. the t. roared, Caes. I, 2, 107.
in the very t., tempest, and ... whirlwind of passion,
Hml. Ill, 2, 6.
Tortive, twisted, turned aside: divert his (tlic
pine's) grain t. and errant from his course of growth,
Troil. I, 3, 9.
Tortoise, animal of the order Chelonii: Tp. I, 2,
316. Rom. V, 1, 42.
Torture, subst. 1) torment judicially inflicted:
All's II, 1, 177. IV, 3, 137. Wint. II, 3, 181. Ill, 2,
178. IV, 4, 796. H6B III, 1, 122. H6C II, 6, 72. Rom.
1, 1, 93. Mcb. Ill, 2, 21 (on the t. of the mind to lie).
0th. V, 2, 369. Cymb. IV, 3, 12. IV, 4, 14. V, 5, 133.
2) excruciating pain : Lucr. 1287. John IV, 1, 34.
H4B II, 4, 171. H6A V, 4, 58. H6B III, 2, 401. Rom.
Ill, 2, 44. Ill, 3, 18. 29. Ant. IV, 14, 46.
Torture, vb. 1) to punish with torture: All's II,
1,36. H6B 11,1, 146. 111,1,131. 376. 111,2,247. 111,3,
11. Ant. Ill, 13, 1511. Cymb. V, 5, 139.
2) to excruciate, to torment: Sonn. 28, 6. 133, 3.
Wiv. Ill, 2, 41. Ado IV, 1, 186. LLL V, 2, 60. Mids.
V, 37. Merch. Ill, 1, 122. 125. Tw. V, 226. John IV,
3, 138. R2 IV, 298. K3 IV, 4, 108. Tit. II, 3, 286.
0th. Ill, 3, 368. Cymb. V, 5, 140.
Torturer, one who tortures: Merch. Ill, 2, 37.
R2 III, 2, 198. Cymb. V, 5, 215.
Torjne, place in ancient Epirus : Ant. Ill, 7,24.56.
To-spend, writing of some M. Edd. in John V,
2, 39; see To, inf. part. 7.
Toss, 1) to throw: my relief must not he —ed and
turned to me in words, but find supply immediate, Tim.
II, 1, 26. back do It. these treasons to thy head, Lr.
V, 3, 146. even now did the sea i. up upon our shore
this chest. Per. Ill, 2, 50 (M. Edd. t. upon our shore),
so huge a billow as — ed it upon shore, 59. Especially,
= to thi'ow upward : I will t. the rogue in a blanket,
H4B II, 4, 240. And = to throw up and down, to
cause to rise and fall, to move to and fro : what book
is that she —eth so? Tit. IV, 1, 41. particularly used
of the rolling and tumbling motion of waves (cf. Sea-
tost): he by waves from coast to coast is — ed. Per. II
Prol. 34. on the sea tumbled and — ed, V Prol. 13
(Ql we there him left, most M. Edd. we there him lost).
participle and gerund passively: your mind is — ing on
the ocean, Merch. I, 1, 8. after your late — ing on the
breaking seas, R2 HI, 2, 3. Metaphorically: madly
- ed between desire and dread, Lucr. 171. such a deal
of spleen as you are — ed with, H4A II, 3, 82. often
up and down my sons were —ed, R3 II, 4, 58. thou
hadst been — edfrom wrong to injury. Per. V, 1, 131.
2) to carry triumphantly 'on a pike or anything
similar: good enough to t. H4A IV, 2, 71. a sceptre ...
on which I'll i. the flower-de-luce of France, II6B V,
1, 11. the soldiers should have — ed me on their pikes,
H6C I, 1, 244.
Toss-pot, a toper: Tw. V, 412.
Total, adj. complete, entire: head to foot now is
he t. gules, Hml. II, 2, 479.
Total, subst. the whole sum or amount: may soon
bring his particulars to a t. Troil. 1, 2, 124.
Totally, completely: he doth but mistake the truth
t. Tp. II, 1, 57.
Tother, see Other.
Totter, 1) to shake so as to threaten a fall,
to vacillate, to stagger: if th' other two be brained
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like us, the state — s, Tp. HI, 2, 8. our —ing state, R3
III, 2, 37.
2) to waver, to balance, to be uncertain: many
likelihoods ... which hung so — ing in the balance that
I could neither believe nor misdoubt. Alls I, 3, 129. to
be thirsty after — ing honour, Per. HI, 2, 40.
Tottering (M. Edd. tattered or tattering) hanging
in rags: wound our t. colours clearly up, John V, 5,7.
Tottered, (M. Edd. tattered) torn, ragged: from
this. castle's t. battlements, R2 III, 3, 52 (Ff tattered),
an hundred and fifty t. prodigals, H4A IV, 2, 37.
Totters i^'Si tatters) rags: tear a passion to t.
Hml. Ill, 2, 11.
Touch, subst. 1) contact, reach of any thing so
that there is no space between : scape the dreadful t.
of merchant-marring rocks, Merch. Ill, 2, 273. the t.
of holy bread, As III, 4, 15. whose simple t. is powerful
to araise King Pepin, All's II, 1, 78. their t. affrights
me as a serpent's sting, H6B HI, 2, 47. 325. Rom. I,
5, 98. Mcb. IV, 3, 143. Hml. V, 2, 297. Ant. II, 2,
215. Cymbl. I, 6, 100.
2) the act of touching, a contact sought and per-
formed; either for an injurious purpose: let go, that
rude uncivil t. Gent. V, 4, 60. 130. a sweet t., a quick
venue of wit, LLL V, 1, 62 (= hit? cf Hml. V, 2,
297. Armado's speech), whose (adders') double tongue
may with a mortal t. throw death upon ..., R2 HI, 2,
21. the least loord that might be to the prejudice of her
present sla'e, or t. of her good person, H8 II, 4, 155.
or out of love : what is ten hundred — es (i. e. kisses)
unto thee? Ven. 519. enforced hate, instead of love's
coy t., shall rudely tear thee, Lucr. 669. — es so soft
still conquer chastity, Pilgr. 50. Err. II, 2, 118. H5
V, 2, 303. 0th. IV, 3, 39. Cymb. Ill, 4, 165.
Hence euphemistically, = sexual commerce: to
base — es prone, Sonn. 141, 6. f-om their beastly — es
I drink, I eat, Meas. Ill, 2, 25. free from t. or soil
with her, V, 141. to preserve this vessel from every
other foul unlawful t. 0th. IV, 2, 84.
3) the sense of feeling : the ear, taste, t. and smell,
Tim, I, 2, 132. might I but live to see thee in my t.
Lr. IV, ], 25.
4) affection, sensation, feeling: hast thou a t., a
feeling of their afflictions, Tp. V, 21. didst thou but
know the inly t. of love , Gent. H, 7, 18. have you no
modesty, no maiden shame, no t. of bashfulness, Mids.
Ill, 2, 286. this she delivered in the most bitter t. of
sorrow that e'er I heard virgin exclaim in, All's I, 3,
122. no beast so fierce but knows some t. of pity, R3
I, 2, 71. some —es of remorse, Troil. II, 2, 115. I
know no t. of consanguinity, IV, 2, 103 . he wants the
natural t. Mcb. IV, 2, 9. the death of Fulvia, with more
urgent —es, do strongly speak to us. Ant. 1, 2, 187. /
am senseless of your wrath; a t. more rare subdues all
pangs, all fears, Cymb. 1, ], 135.
5) touchstone : to-morrow is a day loherein the
fortune of ten thousand men must bide the t. H4A IV,
4, 10. now do I play the t., to try if thou be current
gold indeed, R3 IV, 2, 8. thou t. of hearts (viz, gold)
Tim, IV, 3, 390.
Hence ^= test, proof: hast thou killed him sleeping?
0 brave t.! could not a worm, an udder, do so much?
Jlids,lll,2,70(^ test or proof of bravery), my friends
of noble i. Cor. IV, 1, 49 (of tried nobleness).
6) any single act in the exercise of an art; a) a
stroke of a pen: what strained — es rhetoric can lend,
Sonn. 82, 10. b) the act of the hand on a musical in-
strument: whose heavenly t. upon the lute doth ravish
human sense, Pilgr. 107. Orpheus' lute, whose golden t.
could so/ten steel and stones, Gent. HI, 2, 79. stillness
and the night become the — es of sweet harmony, Merch.
V, 57. with sweetest — es pierce your mistress' ear, 67.
put into his hands that knows no t. to tune the harmony,
R2 I, 3, 165. I know no t. of it (a recorder) Hml. Ill,
2, 271. c) a stroke of a pencil: such heavenly — es
ne'er touched earthly faces , Sonn. 17, 8. here is a t.,
is't good? Tim. I, 1, 36. artificial strife lives in these
-es, 38.
7) trait: to have the — es dearest prized, As HI, 2,
160. some lively —es of my daughter's favour, V, 4,
27. one of the prettiest —es of all, Wint. V, 2, 80,
one t. of nature makes the whole world kin, that all icith
one consent praise new-born gawds, Troil. Ill, 3, 175.
Hence 8) a dash, a spice, a smack: I perceive in
you so excellent a t. of modesty, Tw. II, 1, 13. behold
...a little t. of Harry in the night, Ho IV Chor, 47.
I have a t. of your condition, which cannot brook the
accent of reproof, R3 IV, 4, 157. give your friend some
t. of your late business, H8 V, 1, 13 (= hint).
Touch, vb. 1) to come in contact with in any
manner, but particularly by means of the hand : t. but
my lips with those fair lips of thine, Ven. 115. to t. the
fire, 402. though neither eyes nor ears, to hear nor see,
yet should I be in love by — ing thee, 438. but to t. the
crown, Lucr. 216. the boy for trial needs would t. my
breast, Sonn. 153, 10. Pilgr. 49. Tp. II, 2, 105. V,
286. Wiv. V, 5. 88. Err. H, 1, 111. H, 2, 120. Ado
HI, 3, 60. Merch. I, 1, 32. Shr. IV, 1, 96. Tw. II, 5,
171. R2 I, 3, 43.' II, 3, 91. H4B iV, 1, 17 (t. ground
and dash themselves to pieces). H5 HI Chor. 33. Ill,
7, 17. H6A II, 5, 39. V, 3, 47. H8 I, 4, 75. Troil. I,
3, 304. HI, 1, 164. Rom. I, 5, 53. 101. H, 2, 25. Caes.
I, 2, 7. 8. Ant. V, 2, 246. Cymb. V, 3, 78. Per. I, 1,
28.80. 87. V,3, 75. Used of kissing and other amorous
actions : that you have — ed his queen forbiddenly, Wint.
1, 2, 416. *. her soft mouth and march, H5 II, 3, 61.
the sun no sooner shall the mountains t. Hml. IV, 1, 29
(cf. below def. 8). that \might t.! but kiss, one kiss,
Cymb. II, 2, 16. on the —ing of her lips, Per. V,3,'4?.
2) to take as food or drink, to taste: she — ed no
unknown baits, Lucr. 103. Pilgr. 63. to t. no food,
LLL I, 1, 39. he dies that —es any of this fruit, As
II, 7, 98. / will not t. a bit, 133. / am forbid to t. it
(bm-ntmeat) Shr. IV, ], 174. before you t. the meat,
IV, 3, 46. or t. one drop of it, V, 2, 145. ready to starve
and dare not t. his own, H6B 1, 2, 229. Similarly:
never durst poet t. a pen to write, LLL IV, 3, 346.
3) to strike, to hurt, to injure: no loss shall t. her
by my company, Meas. HI, 1, 181. thai no particular
scandal once can t. IV, 4, 30. this — es me in reputation,
Err. IV, 1, 71. t. her whoever dare, Shr. HI, 2, 235.
they shall not t. thee, 240. do not t. my lord, All's III,
2, 114. he will not t. young Arthur's life, John 111,4,
160. I will not t. thine eye, IV, 1, 122. the lion willnot
t. the true prince, H4A 11,4, 300. that face of his the
hungry cannibals would not have —ed, H6C I, 4, 153.
he would not then have —ed them. Tit. II, 4, 47. he
that — es this my son, IV, 2, 92. 1 have —ed thee to
the quick, IV, 4, 36. (. not the boy, V, 1, 49. seeing his
reputation —ed to death, Tim. HI, 5, 19. shall no man
else be — ed but only Caesar? Caes. II, 1, 154. what
villain — ed his body, IV, 3, 20. nor steel, nor poison
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... can (. him further, Mcb. Ill, 2, 26. he hath not
— ed you yet, IV, 3, 14. they cannot t. me for coining,
Lr. IV, 6, 83. with shame — the first that ever — ed
him — , Cymb. Ill, 1, 25. heavens, how deeply you at
once do t. me, IV, 3, 4. some mortally, some slightly
—ed, V, 3, 10.
4) to hit, to come near: a loss in love that — es
me more nearly, Sonn. 42, 4. ay, t. him, there's the
vein, Meas. II, 2, 70. you — ed my vein at first, As II,
7, 94. when his holy state is — ed so near, H6A III, 1,
68. to t. his growth nearer than he — ed mine, R3 II,
4, 25. there you — ed the life of our design, Troil. II,
2, 194. (. me not so near, 0th. II, 3, 220.
5) to land, to come to shore; absol.: our ship
hath — edupon the deserts of Bohemia, Wint, III, 3, 1.
Trans.: by his command have 1 here — ed Sicilia, Wiut.
V, 1, 139. shortly mean to t. our northern shore, R2 II,
1, 288. he —ed the ports desired, Troil. II, 2, 76.
6) to reach, to attain: — ing now the point of
human skill, Mids. II, 2, 119. lohere fathom-line could
never t. the ground, H4A I, 3, 204. / have — ed the
highest point of all my greatness, H8 III, 2, 223. if he
will t. the estimate, Tim. I, 1, 14 (pay the price at
which it is estimated), hills whose heads t. heaven,
0th. I, 3, 141. thy thoughts t. their effects in this. Ant.
V, 2, 333 (are realized).
7) to test by the touchstone, to probe, to try;
which, being — ed and tried, proves valueless, John III,
I, 100. had — erf his spirit and tried his inclination,
Cor. II, 3, 199. they have all been — erf and found base
metal, Tim. Ill, 3, 6. t. them with several fortunes, IV,
3, 5. a suit wherein I mean to t.your love indeed, 0th.
Ill, 3, 81.
8) to handle in a skilful manner; a) to play on as
a musician: before you t. the instrument, Shr. HI, 1,
64. /. thy instrument a strain or two, Caes. IV, 3, 257.
b) to paint or to form as an artist: such heavenly
touches ne'er — erf earthly faces, Sonn. 17, 8. spirits
are not finely — erf but to fine issues, Meas. I, 1, 36.
cf. whose beard the silver hand of peace hath — erf,
H4B iV, 1, 43 ; the sun no sooner shall the mountains t.
Hml. IV, 1, 29 (gild their summits. In both the latter
passages a combination of different significations).
9) to mention in speaking: but t. this sparingly,
R3 III, 5, 93. — edyou the bastardy of Edward's children ?
HI, 7, 4. nearer than your particular demands will t. it,
Hml. II, 1, 12. t. you the sourest points with sweetest
terms, Ant. II, 2, ^i.
10) to relate to, to concern: some affairs that t.
me near, Gent. Ill, 1, 60. the contempts thereof are as
— ing me, LLL I, I, 191. it —eth us both ... to labour
and effect one thing specially, Shr. I, 1, 118. to treat
of high affairs —ing that time, John 1, 101. the quarrel
— eth none but us alone, H6A IV, 1, 118. R3 I, 3, 262.
II, 3, 26. Ill, 2. 23. Troil. II, 2, 9. 126. Cor. Ill, 1,
123. Caes. III. 1, 7. 8. Hml. 1, 3, 89. Ill, 2. 252. IV,
5, 207 (if theyfindus — ed; i. e. accessary to the deed).
Lr. V, 1, 25. 0th. IV, 1, 209.
— ing-= concerning: we may soon our satisfaction
have —ing that point, Meas. I, 1, 84. H5 II, 2, 174.
H6A III, 1, 50. H6B II, 3, 89. H6C II, 1, 119. HI, 3,
136. Cor. I, 1, 155. Hml. I, 1, 25. I, 5, 137. 0th. II.
1,32. Cymb. HI, 5. 100. as —ing, in the same sense:
LLL IV, 1, 123. H5 I, 1, 79. Ill, 2, 102. 107. R3
V, 3, 271.
11) to affect in any manner: a) applied to the
senses: if any air of music t. their ears, Merch. V, 76
(is heard by them), they (her words) —erf not any
stranger sense. All's I, 3, 114. my name hath —edyour
ears, Cor.V,2,ll. ifthedrinlc.-.t.mypalateadversely,
H, 1, 61.
b) = to infect : that lam—ed with madness, Meas.
V, 51. to be — erf with so many giddy offences. As III,
2,366. — erf with that malignant cause. All's II, 1, ll'j.
the life of all his blood is — erf corruptibly, John V, 7,
2, I'll t. my point with this contagion, Hml. IV, 7, 147.
cf. sub d: Ado IH, 2, 19. Shr. I, 1, 166.
c) to move, to rouse: ivhich — erf the very virtue
of compassion in thee, Tp. I, 2, 26. my patience hci e
is — erf, Meas. V, 235. their familiarity, which was as
gross as ever — erf conjecture, Wiut. II, 1, 176.
d) to make an impression on, to move, to strike
mentally, to fill with passion or a tender feeling: how
seems he to be — erf? Meas. IV, 2, 148. how dearly
would it t. thee to the giiivf:, Err. II, 2, 132. if lore
have — edyou, nought remains but so, Shr. I, 1, 16C.
he is —ed to the noble heart, AVint. HI, 2, 222. this
deep disgrace in brotherhood — es me deeper than you
can imagine, R3 I, 1, 112. his curses and his blessings
t. me alike, H8 II, 2, 54. insupportable and — ing loss,
Caes. IV, 3, 151. hoio Antony is — erf with what is
spohe already. Ant. 11, 2, 142. Caesar is — erf, V, 1,
33. / think the king be —ed at very heart, Cymb. I, 1,
10. Followed by with, to denote the passion or feeling
inspired: —erf ivith anger, Tp. IV, 145. if so your
heart were — erf with that remorse, Meas. II, 2, 54. lo
be truly — erf with love. Ado III, 2, 19. — erf tvith
human gentleness and love, Merch. IV, 1, 25. — ed with
choler, H5 IV, 7, 188. i. me with noble anger, Lr. II,
4, 279. — es us not with pity, V. 3, 232.
Toiicliiug, concerning, see Touch vb. 10.
Touclistoue. a stone by which gold is tried: go/d
that's by the t. tried, Per. II, 2, 37.
Name of the clown in As II, 4, 19. HI, 2, 12. iC.
Tough, 1) not soft and flexible, but stiff and nn-
impressible: 7ny t. senior, LLL I, 2, 10. 11. 17. IS.
2) not easily worn or broken: tee are — er than
you can put us to't, AVint. I, 2, 15. thy I. commixture
melts, H6C II, 6, 6. 0 sides, you are too t. Lr. II, -J,
200. upon the rack of this t. world, V. 3, 314.
Toughness, strength of texture, durability: cabk.i
of perdurable t. 0th. I, 3, 343.
Touraine, French province : John I, 11. II, 152.
487. at T., in Saint Katharine' s churchyard, H6A I,
2, 100.
Tonrnanicnt, tilt, joust: tilts and — s, Gent.
I, 3, 30.
Tourney, vb. to tilt in the lists: to just and t. for
her lore, Per. 11. 1, 116. will thou t.for the ludy? 150..
Tours, French town: H6A iv', 3, 45. H6B I, 1,
5. 1,3,53.
Touse (cf. toaze), to pull, to tear, to rend: to the
rack tvith him .' ice'll t. you joint by joint, Meas. V, 313.
Toil . to drag through the water by means of a
rope; writing of M. Edd. in Ant. HI, 11, 58: thou
knewest too well my heart was to thy rudder tied by the
strings, and thou shoiddst t. me after. 0. Edd. stoice.
Tonard, adj. l)willing. apt,readyto do; opposed
to froward: perverse it (love) shall be where it shotos
mostt. Ven. 1157. then fell she onjier back, fair queen
and t. Pilgr. 55. 'tis a good hearing when children are
t. Shr. V, 2, 182.
124S
2) forward, bold: that is spoken like a t. prince,
H6C1I, 2, 66.
Toward, adv. in preparation and expectation,
near at hand: a play t. Mids. Ill, 1, 81. there is, sure,
another Jlood t. As V, 4, 35. here' s some good pastime
t. Shv. I, I, 68. some cheer is t. V, 1, 14. here'^ goodly
stuff I. H4B II, 4, 214. here's a noble feast t. Tim.
III, 6, 68. what might be t. Hml. I, 1, 77. what feast
is t. V, 2, 376. have you heard of no likely wars i. Lr.
II, 1, 11. there is some strange thing t. Ill, 3, 21. do
you hear aught of a battle t. IV, 6, 213. four feasts
are t. Ant. II, 6, 75.
Toward, prep, (usually monosyll., sometimes
dissyll.), 1) in a direction to: leads t. Mantua, Gent.
V, 2, 47. runnest t. him still, Meas. Ill, 1, 13. t. that
shade addrest, LLL V, 2, 92. sighed his soul t. the
Grecian tents, Merch. V, 5 ; cf. Ihave t. heaven breathed
a secret vow, III, 4, 27. my father's (house) hears more
i. the market-place , Shr. V, 1, 10. the clear stones t.
the south north, Tw. IV, 2, 41. what incidency of harm
is creeping t. me, Wint. I, 2, 404. H6B IV, 2, 198.
K3 1, 4, 13. H8 II, 4, 165. Mcb. II, 1, 34. Ant. HI,
10, 31. Cymb. II, 2, 20 etc.
Often quite equivalent to to : and then go It. Arragon,
Ado HI, 2, 2. / tnust away this night t. Padua, Merch.
IV, 1, 403. fly t. Belmont, 457. his big manly voice,
turning again t. childish treble. As II, 7, 162. once
more I. our Jather's, Shr. IV, 5, 1. go thou t. home.
All's II, 5, 95. upjon which eri-and I now go t. him,
Wint. V, 1, 232. it draws t. supper in conclusion so,
John I, 204. aivay t. Bury, to the Dauphin there, IV,
3, 114. tell him, t. Swinslead, to the abbey there, V,
3, 8. arroios fled not swifter t. their aim, H4B 1, 1,
l-'3. now dispatch we t. the court, IV, 3, 82. it now
drinrs t. night, H5 III, 6, 179. in travel t. his warlike
father, H6A IV, 3,36. to-morrow t. London hack again,
n6B II, 1, 201. marched t. Saint Albans, H6C II, 1,
114. they hold their course t. Tewkshury , V, 3, 19.
post t. the north, K3 III, 2, 17. shall we t. the Tower'?
91. 119 (Qqio). when mine oratory drew t. end. III, 7,
20 (Qq grew to an end), lei us t. the king, Mcb. I,
3, 152 etc.
2) tending to, aiming at and contributing to; for:
t. the education of your daughters I here bestow a
simple instrument, Shr. II, 99. to use 'em t. a supiply
of money, Tim. II, 2, 200. if it be aught t. the general
t/nod, Caes. I, 2, 85. by doing every thing safe t. your
love and honour, Mcb. I, 4, 27. cf. H5 IV, 8, 4 and
Tim. V, 1, 23.
3) to, in a moral sense: no love t. others in that
bosom sits, Sonn, 9, 13. in his love t. her ever most
kind and natural, Meas. Ill, 1, 229. wherein t. me my
homely stars have failed, All's II, 5, 80. this was a
great argument of love in her i. you, Tw. Ill, 2, 13.
disobedience and ingratitude to you and t. your friend,
Wint. In, 2, 70. have misdemeaned yourself t. the king,
118 V, 3, 15. they confess t. thee forgetfulness, Tim,
V, 1, 147. cold-hearted t. jne, Ant. Ill, 13, 158.
4) Denoting a person referred to in a question, =
with: 1 will he thy adversary t. Anne Page, Wiv. II,
3, 90. your loving motion t. the common body, to yield
what piisHts here, Cor. II, 2, 57 (cf. towards: Cor.
V, 1, 41, Cymb. II, 3, 68).
Towardly, ready to do or learn, docile, tractable:
7 have observed thee alwaiis for a t. nrompt spirit,
Tim. Ill, 1, 37. 1 r 1 '
Towards, adv. in preparation, at hand: we have
a trifling foolish banquet t. Kom. 1, 5, 124.
Towards, prep, (usually monosyll., sometimes
dissyll.), 1) in a direction to: t. thee I'll run and give
him leave to go, Sonn. 51, 14. as the waves make t.
the pebbled shore, 60, 1. cutting the clouds t, Paphos,
Tp. IV, 93. always bending t. their project, lib. his
intent t. our wives, Wiv. II, 1, 181. if he should intend
this voyage t. my wife, 189. was carried i. Corinth,
Err. I, 1, 88. some unborn sorrow is coming t. me, K2
II, 2, 11. with what wings shall his affections ffy t.
fronting peril, H4B IV, 4, 66. blow t, England's blessed
shore, H6B III, 2, 90. threw it t. thy land, 108. glided
t. your majesty, 260. we'll forward t. Warwick, H6C
IV, 7, 82 (i. e. to oppose him), it ripens t. it. Ant. II,
7, 103 etc.
Equivalent to to : a reverendman ...t. this afflicted
fancy drew, Compl. 61. if you can carry her your de-
sires t. her, Wiv. I, 1, 245 (Evans' speech), t. Florence
is hel All's III, 2, 71. pace softly t. my kinsman'i,
Wint. IV, 3, 121. It. the north, ...my wife to France,
R2 V, 1, 76. you ... t. York shall bend you, II4A V,
5, 36. the king is now in progress t. Saint Albans, H6B
1, 4, 76. let's march t. London, IV, 3, 20. t. Berwick
post amain, H6C II, 5, 128. he comes t. London, IV,
4, 26. now t. Chertsey, R3 I, 2, 29. 226. the mayor t.
Guildhall hies him. III, 5, 73. t. London they do bend
their course, IV, 5, 14. gallop apace ... t. Phoebus'
lodging, Rom. Ill, 2, 2. strike up the drum t. At/tens,
Tim. IV, 3, 169. we first address t. you, Lr. I, 1, 193.
and t. himself ...we must extend our notice, Cymb. II,
3, 64 etc.
2) tending to, aiming at, for: t. our assistance we
do seise to us the plate , R2 II, 1, 160. quick is mine
ear to hear of good t. him, 234. certain issue strokes
must arbitrate, I. which advancethe war, Mcb. V, 4,21.
3) to, in a moral sense : which sorrow is always t.
ourselves, not heaven, Meas. II, 3, 32. what warmth is
there in your affection t. any of these suitors? Merch. I,
2, 37. there is some ill a brewing t. my rest, II, 5, 17.
the rather will I spare my praises t. him. All's II, 1,
106. if the duke continue these favours t.you, Tw. I,
4, 1. the manner of your bearing t. him, Wint, IV, 4,
569. a heart that wishes t. you honour and plenteous
safety, 118 I, 1, 103. like her true nobility, she has
carried herself t, me, II, 4, 143. his malice t. you. Cor.
11,3, 197. Rome,whose gratitude t.her deservedchildren,
III, 1, 292. our graces t. him, Mcb. I, 6, 30. if there
be any good meaning t. you, Lr. 1, 2, 190. our intents,
which t. you are most gentle. Ant. V, 2, 127. the malice
t. you, Cymb. V, 5, 419.
4) with (cf. toward, prep. 4) ; make trial what your
love can do for Rome t. Marcius, Cor. V, J, 41. we
shall have need to employ you t. this Roman, Cymb.
II, 3, 68.
5) about: t. three or four o'clock, R3 HI, 5, 101.
Tower, suhst, 1) a very high and strong building:
Lucr. 945. 1382. Sonn. 64, 3. Pilgr. 327. Tp. IV,
152. Gent. Ill, 1, 35. 119. John H, 325. H4A III, 1,
33. H6A I, 4, 11. 76. HI, 2, 23. IV, 2, 13. Troil. 1,
2, 2. IV, 5, 220. Rom. IV, 1, 78. Tim. V, 4, 25. Caes.
1, 1, 44. I, 3, 93. Lr. HI, 4, 187. Per. I, 4, 24. Symbol
of strength: strong as a t. in hope, R2 I, 3, 102. the
king's name is a t. of strength, R3 V, 3, 12.
2) name of the ancient castle of London used as
a citadel, an arsenal, and a state-prison: R2 IV, 316.
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V, 1, 52. H6A 1, 1, 167. I, 3, 1. 61. H6B IV, 5, 5.
IV, 6, 17. IV, 9, 38. H6C 111, 2, 120. IV, 8, 57. V,
5, 50. R3 1, i, 45. H8 1, 1, 207. 1, 2, 194. V, 1, 107.
V, 3, 54 etc. at the T. H6A HI, 1, 23. K3 111, 1, 65.
139 etc. in the T. H6B V, 1, 41. R3 IV, 2, 76. V, 3,
151 etc. Said to have been built by Julias Caesar;
E2 V, 1, 2. R3 111, 1, 68.
Tower, vb. to fly high, to soar as a bird of prey :
which like a falcon — ing in the skies couchetk the fowl
below, Lucr. 506. ha, majesty! how high thy glory — s,
John II, 350. and like an eagle o'er his aery —s, V,
2, 149. my lord protector' s hawks do t. so well, H6B
II, 1, 10. a falcon — ing in her pride of place, Mcb.
II, 4, 12. — ing == very high: the bravery of his grief
did put me into a — ing passion, Hml. V, 2, 80.
Towered, having towers: a t. citadel, Ant. IV,
14,4.
Towerhill, meeting-place of the Puritans in the
poet's time: the tribulation of T. H8 V, 4, 65.
Town , a collection of houses larger than a vil-
lage: Pilgr. 327. Gent. V, 4, 3. Wiv. I, 1, 299. I, 3,
39. II, 1, 149. II, 2, 198. II, 3, 78. V, 5, 112. Err.
I, 1, 15. I, 2, 6. 12. 22. 97. II, 2, 151. Ado 111,4, 102.
LLL 1, 1, 147. Mids. I, 1, 165. II, 1, 238. As III, 3, 59.
V, 4, 149. 152. H6A I, 1, 63. 91. H6B I, 3, 138. II,
1, 164. Ill, 1, 63. H6C IV, 2, 15 etc. etc. the peasant
— s, H4B Ind. 33 (German: Landstttdte). out s of
war, H5 II, 4, 7. 0th. II, 3, 213. through every market
t. H6B II, 1, 159. Lr. Ill, 6, 78. seven walled —s of
strength, H6A III, 4, 7. — s of garrison, V, 4, 168.
this enemy t. Cor.W, 4, 24. With of: our t. of Cicester,
R2 V, 6, 3. the t. of Orleans, H6A I, 6, 9. H6C I, 4,
180. II, 2, 1. E3 V, 2, 12. Leicester t. R3 V, 5, 10.
Lud's t. Cymb. Ill, 1, 32. IV, 2, 99. V, 5, 481. With-
out the article : at — 's end, H4A IV, 2, 10 (Ff at the
— 's end), infield and t. Mids. Ill, 2, 398. there's a
nobleman in t. Rom. II, 4, 213. 0th. 1, 3, 44. what
good sport is out oft. Troil. I, 1, 116. come to i. Wiv.
IV, 5, 78. Shr. I, 1, 47. H4B II, 2, 108. 177. Distin-
guished from city: razeth your cities and subverts your
—s, H6A II, 3, 65. Ill, 3, 45. HI, 4, 7. R3 I, 4, 146.
Confounded with city: Tw. Ill, 3, 19. 24. Cor. IV, 4,
1. 24. = the inhabitants of the town: the t. will rise,
0th. II, 3, 161. the t. might fall in fright, 232.
Compounds: (. armoury, Shr. Ill, 2, 47. (. bull,
H4B II, 2, 172. t. crier, Hml. Ill, 2, 4. t. gate, I.LL
I, 2, 75. t. way, Wiv. Ill, 1, 7.
Towii-crier , a public crier who makes procla-
mation ; Hml. Ill, 2, 4.
Township, the body of the inhabitants of a town:
1 am but a poor petitioner of our whole t. H6B 1,3,27.
Townsmen, the inhabitants of a town: John II,
361. H6B II, 1, 68.
Toy, subst. 1) any thing liked and affected, thc/ugh
of little worth; abawble: haply your eye shall light
upon some t. you have desire to purchase, T\y.III,3, 44.
any silk, any thread, any — s for your head, Wint. IV,
4, 326. cf. Ant. V, 2, 166.
2) a futile thing, a nothingness: sells eternity to
get a t. Lucr. 214. (set) as little by such — s as pos-
sible, Gent. I, 2, 82. J do not like des — s, Wiv. 1, 4,
46 (Dr. Caius' speech), silence, you airy — s, V, 5, 46.
critic Timon laugh at idle — s, LLL IV, 3, 170. a t.,
my liege, 201. I never may believe these antique fables
nor these fairy — s, Mids. V, 3. even a t. in hand here,
As HI, 3, 77. tut, a t.! Shr. II, 404 (= nonsense!), a
knack, a t., a trick, a baby's cap, IV, 3, 67. a foolish
thing was but a t. Tw. V, 400. dreams are — s, Wint.
III, 3, 39. shall we fall foul for — s? H4B II, 4, 183.
for a I., u, thing of no regard, H6A IV, 1, 145. being
but a t., which is no grief to give, R3 III, 1, 114. there's
nothing serious in mortality; all is but — s, Mcb. II, 3,
99. each t. seems prologue to some great amiss, Hml.
IV, 5, 18. light-winged — s of feathered Cupid, 0th. I,
3, 269 (cf. the verb to toy), some lady trifles, ... im-
moment —s. Ant. V, 2, 166. triumphs for nothing and
lamenting — s is jollity for apes and grief for boys,
Cymb. IV, 2, 193.
3) an idle fancy, an odd conceit, a folly: the tricks
and — s that in them (Avomen) lurk, Pilgr. 337. there's
— « abroad, JohnI, 232 (there are follies in the world).
such like — 5 as these have moved his highness to com-
mit me now, R3 1, 1, 60. if no inconstant t. nor wo-
manish fear abate thy valour in the acting it, Rom. IV,
1, 119. hold it a fashion and a t. in blood, Hml. I, '.j,
6. the very place puts — s of desperation . . . into every
brain, I, 4, 75. no conception nor no jealous t. corcern-
ing you, 0th. HI, 4, 156.
Toy, vb. to trifle, to dally amorously: with leaden
appetite, unapt to t. Vcn. 34. to t., to wanton, 106.
Toze, see Toaze.
Trace, subst. mark left, vestige: no t. of him,
Cymb. V, 5, 12.
Plur. — s = harness for beasts of draught: the
— s of the smallest spider's web, Rom. I, 4, 61.
Trace, vb. 1) to follow by footsteps or other
marks left: why may not imagination t. the noble dust
of Alexander^ Hml. V, 1, 224. the search so slow,
that could not t. them, Cymb. I, 1, 65.
2) to follow: can t. me in the tedious ways of art,
H4A III, 1, 48. all my joy t. the conjunction, H8 III,
2, 45. his vnfe, his babes, and all unfortunate souls
that t. him in his line, Mcb. IV, 1, 153.
3) to put on the track : this poor trash of Venice,
whom 1 1. for his quick hunting, 0th. II, 1, 312 (most
M. "EM. trash).
4) to delineate, to draw: who else would t. him,
his umbrage, nothing more, Hml. V, 2, 125.
5) to walk over, to pace: as we do t. this alley up
and down. Ado HI, 1, 16. to t. the forests, Mids. II,
1, 25.
Track (Ff iraci) course, way; used of the sun:
the envious clouds are bent to dim his glory and to
stain the t. of his bright passage to the accident, R2 111,
3, 66. the weary sun hath made^ u golden set and, by
the bright t. of his fiery car, gives signal of a goodly
day, R3 V, 3, 20.
Tract, 1) trace, track: flies an eagle flight, bold
and forth on, leaving no t. behind, Tim. I, 1, 50 (by
which to trace and follow it).
2) course, way (of the sun) : the eyes note convert-
ed are from his low t. Sonn. 7, 12. R2 111, 3, 66 and
R3 V, 3, 20 (Qq and M. Edd. track).
3) course, proceeding: the t. of every thing would
by a good discourser lose some life, HS I, 1, 40.
Tractable, manageable, governable, compliant:
thou shaltfinii me t. to any honest reason, H4A HI, 3,
194. if thou dost find him t. to us, R3 HI, 1, 174. this
t. obedience, H8 1, 2, 64. Troil. II, 3, 160. Tit. I, 470.
Per. IV, 6, 211.
Trade, subst. 1) traffic, commerce: the t. and
profit of the city consisteth of all nations, Merch. Ill, o.
1250
30. others, like ■merchants., venture t. abroad, H5 I,
2, 192.
2) frequent resort and intercourse: some way of
common t. R2 III, 3, 156. where most t. of danger
ranged, H4B 1, 1, 174. stands in the gap and t. of moe
preferments, H8 V, 1, 36.
3) business of any kind : if your t. he to her, Tw.
III, 1, 83. have you any further t. with us? Hml. Ill,
2, 346.
4) business pursued for procuring subsistence; oc-
cupation, profession, particularly mechanical employ-
ment: Wiv. I, 3, 18. Meas. I, 2, HI. II, 1, 237. 238.
270. IV, 2, 53. 58. IV, 3, 20. Shr. Ill, 1, 69. Troil.
V, 10, 52. Cor. Ill, 2, 134. IV, 1, 13. Tim. IV, 1, 18.
IV, 3, 133. 460. Caes. I, 1, 13. Mcb. 11,3, 121. Hml.
V, 1, 187. Lr. IV, 1, 40. IV, 6, 15. Otb. I, 2, 1. Per.
IV, 2, 12. 42. IV, 6, 74. 76. what t. are you of? Meas.
II, 1, 206. what t. art thou? H4B III, 2, 160. Caes.
1, 1, 5. 9. 12. had ieen but two hours at the t. Lr. II,
2, 65. how long have you been at this t.? Per, IV, 6, 73.
5) standing practice, custom, habit: thy sin's not
accidental, but a t. Meas. Ill, 1, 149.
Trade, vb. to traffic, to carry on commerce, to
deal : they shall be my East and West Indies, and I
?j.'ill t. to them both, Wiv. I, 3, 79. the common ferry
which — s to Venice, Merch. Ill, 4, 54. we shall have
good — ing that way, H4A II, 4, 401. how did you
dare to t. and traffic with Macbeth in riddles and af-
fairs of death, Mcb. Ill, 5, 4. music, moody food of
us that t. ill love. Ant. II, 6, 2.
Traded, professional: villany is not without such
rheum (tears) , and he , long t. in it, makes it seem like
rivers of remorse, John IV, 3, 109. eyes and ears, two
t. pilots 'twixt the dangerous shores of will and judg-
ment, Troil. II, 2, 64.
Trade - fallen , fallen, brought low in one's bu-
siness: revolted tapsters and ostlers t. H4A IV, 2, 32.
Traders, persons engaged in trade or commerce:
I'll view the manners of the town, peruse the t., gaze
upon the buildings , Err. I, 2, 13. the embarked t. on
the flood, Mids. II, 1, 127. t. riding to London with fat
purses, H4A I, 2, 141. good t. in the flesh, Troil. V,
10, 46 (= dealers).
Tradesman, probably a shopkeeper: / meddle
with no — 's matters, nor women's matters, but with
awl, Caes. I, 1, 25. Plur. tradesmen: it (lying) be-
comes none but tradesmen, Wint. IV, 4, 745. our trades-
men singing in their shops, Cor. IV, 6, 8.
Tradition, old custom: the courtesy of nations
allows you my better, . . . but the same t. takes not away
my blood. As I, 1, 51. throw away respect, t., form
and ceremonious duty, R2 III, 2, 173. will you mock at
an ancient t., begun upon an honourable respect, H5 V,
1, 74.
Traditional, attached to old customs, old-
fashioned: too ceremonious and t. R3 III, 1, 45.
Traduce, to censure, to decry, to defame: a divul-
ged shame — d by odious ballads. All's II, 1, 175. ^d
by ignorant tongues, H8 I, 2, 72. — d and taxed of
other nations, Hml. I, 4, 18. beat a Venetian and — d
the state, 0th. V, 2, 354. he is already — dfor levity,
Ant. Ill, 7, 14.
Traducement, obloqviy: 'twere a concealment
n'orse than a theft, no less than a t., to hide your doings,
Cor. I, 9, 22.
Traffic, subst. 1) trade, commerce: having t. with
thyself alone, thou of thyself thy sweet self dosi deceive,
Sonn. 4, 9. no kind of t. would I admit, Tp. II, 1, 148.
to admit no t. to our adverse towns. Err. I, 1, 15. a
merchant of great t. through the world, Shr. I, 1, 12.
which for — 's sake most of our city did, Tw. HI, 3, 34.
my t. is sheets, Wint. IV, 3, 23. t. confound thee, Tim.
I, 1, 244. 246. 247.
2) business, transaction : / give thee kingly thanks,
because this is in t. of a king, H6AV, 3, 164. the fear-
ful passage of their love . . . is now the two hours' t. of
our stage, Rom. Prol. 12.
Traffic, vb. 1) to practise commerce : despair to
gain doth t. of t for gaining, Luer. 131.
2) to have business, to deal, to have to do: since
dishonour — 5 ivith man's nature, he is but outside, Tim.
I, 1, 158. to trade and t. with Macbeth in riddles and
affairs of death, Mcb. Ill, 5, 4.
TrafBcker, trader, merchant: Merch. I, 1, 12.
Tragedian, an actor of tragedy (or actor, player,
in general ?) : has led the drum before the English — s.
All's IV, 3, 299. / can counterfeit the deep t. 113 III,
5, 5. those you were wont to take delight in, the — s of
the city, Hml. II, 2, 342.
Tragedy, 1) a dramatic representation of a se-
rious.action: Mids.V,367. Hml.II, 2,416. 111,2,159.
2) a mournful and dreadful event: Luer. 766. H5
I, 2, 106. H6A I, 4, 77. H6B III, 1, 153. Ill, 2, 194.
H6C II, 3, 27. R3 III, 2, 59. Tit. II, 3, 265. IV, 1, 60.
Tragic, of the nature of tragedy, mournful, cala-
mitous: Compl. 308. Phoen. 52. Err. I, 1, 65. H4B
I, 1, 61. H6B I, 1, 4. H6C V, 6, 28. R3 II, 2, 39. IV,
4, 68 (E{ frantic). Tit. IV, 1, 47. 0th. V, 2, 363.
Tragical, the same: Mids. V, 57. 66. H6A III,
1, 125. R3 IV, 4, 7. tragical-historical, tragical-comi-
cal-historical-pastoral, Hml. II, 2, 417. 418.
Trail, subst. trace, track, scent: if I cry out thus
upon no t. Wiv. IV, 2, 208 (if I bark, like a hound,
on a wrong scent), or else this brain of mine hunts not
the t. of policy so sure, Hml. II, 2, 47. how cheerfulh/
on the false t. they cry, IV, 5, 109. this is an aspir'x
t., and these fig-leaves have slime upon them. Ant. V,
2, 354.
Trail, vb. to draw along the ground: — est thou
the puissant pike? H5 IV, 1,40 (Pistol's speech), along
the field I will the Trojan t. Troil. V, 8, 22. beat thou
the drum, that it speak mournfully: t. your steel pikes,
Cor. V, 6, 152.
Train, subst. 1) something drawn along behind ;
the end of a robe: Gent. II, 4, 159. H6B 1, 3, 88. H8
II, 3, 98 (honour's t. is longer than his foreskirt). IV,
1, 51. the tail of a peacock: we'll pull his plumes and
take away his t. H6A III, 3, 7. Applied to the tail of
a comet: stars with — s of fire, Hml. I, 1, 117.
2) a retinue, a number of attendants : Tp. V, 300.
LLL III, 166. Mids. II, 1, 25. Wint. II, 1, 33. V, I,
92. 163. H6A V, 4, 100. R3 II, 2, 120. H8 IV, 1, 37.
Tit. II, 3, 75. Caes. I, 2, 184. Lr. I, 4, 270. 274. 285.
II,4,64(Ffram6e»-). 161. 177. 207. 308. = company:
which of this princely t. call ye the warlike Talbot^
H6A II, 2, 34. = troops, army: let our — s march by
us, H4B IV, 2, 93.
3) something used to allure and entice; a bait:
Macbeth by many of these — s hath sought to win me
into his power, Mcb. IV, 3, 118.
Train, vb. 1) to draw, to entice, to allure: t. ma
not with thy note, to drown me. Err. HI, 2, 45. t. out
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intellects to vain delight, LLL I, 1, 7]. as a call to t.
ten thousand English to their side, John HI, 4, 175. we
did t. him on, H4A V, 2, 21. /or that cause I — edthee
to my house, H6A II, 3, 35. you t. me to offend you,
Tvoil.V, 3,4. I —ed thy brethren to that guileful hole,
Tit. V, 1, 104.
2) to bring up, to educate, to teach: never — ed
to offices of courtesy, Merch. IV, 1, 32. you have — ed
me like apeasant, As I, 1, 72. they mere — ed together,
Wint. J, 1, 24. Henry the Fifth he first — ed to the
M'ors, H6A I, 4, 79. nobly —ed, Rom. HI, 5, 182 (Ff
and later Qq allied), he must be taught and — ed.
Cues. IV, 1, 35. by Clean — edinmusic, Per. IV Prol.
7. With up: I was — ed up in the English court, H4A
111, 1, 122. he was never — ed up in arms, R3 V, 3,
272. Tit. I, 30. Cymb. Ill, 3, 82. V, 5, 338. Training
= education: H8 l", 2, 112. Per. Ill, 3, 16. IV, 6, 119.
Traitor, one guilty of treason: Lucr. 361. 877,
888. 1686. Tp. I, 2, 460. 469. V, 128. Meas. I, 4,
77. LLL IV, 3, 212. V, 2, 604. As I, 3, 54. All's I,
1, 50. H6A I, 3, 15. II, 1, 19. II, 4, 97. IV, 3, 27.
H6BI, 3, 177. 182. 197. I, 4, 44. II, 3, 103. Ill, 1,
174. IV, 2, 115. 177. R3III, 4, 77. H8 I, 2, 214.
Tit. V, 2, 178 etc. With to before the person or cause
betrayed: Gent. IV, 4, 110. Err. Ill, 2, 167. As II,
3, 13. Shr. V, 2, 160. R2 I, 3, 24. 39. IV, 135. H6C
1, 1, 79. R3 I, 4, 210. Cor. Ill, 3, 66.
Used as a feminine: As I, 3, 58. 74. Shr. V, 2,
160. All's II, 1, 99. Wint. II, 1, 89. In Wiv. Ill, 3,
65 the spurious Qq and M. Edd. t., Ff tyrant.
Adjectively: his t. eye, Lucr. 73. a t. coward, R2
1, 1, 102. a t. villain, H6A IV, 3, 13. their t. father,
H6B V, 1, 116. the t. murderer, Rom. Ill, 5, 85 (Ff
and later Qq om. murderer).
Traitorly, treacherous: Wint, IV, 4, 821 (Auto-
lyeus' speech).
Traitorous, treacherous: H6A IV, 1, 173. H6B
III, 2, 240. Cor. Ill, 1, 175. Tit, I, 302. 452. IV, 1,
93. IV, 4, 53. Hml. I, 5, 43. Lr. Ill, 7, 8.
Trailorously, treacherously, perfidiously ; All's
IV, 3, 339. H6B II, 2, 27. HI, 2, 123. IV, 7, 35.
Traitress, a woman who betrays; apparently
used as a term of endearment : u, counsellor, at. and
a dear. All's I, 1, 184.
Trammel up , either to tie up or to net up (a
trammel meaning both a kind of long net and a con-
trivance used for regulating the motions of a horse) :
if the assassination could t. up the consequence and
catch with his surcease success, Mcb. I, 7, 3.
Trample, to stamp, to paw : a breeding jennet . . .
Adonis' — ing courser doth espy, Ven. 261. With on,
= to tread on in contemjjt: — ing contemptuously on
tliy disdain, Gent. 1,2, 112. t. on their sovereign's head,
R2 III, 3, 167. o'erun and —d on, Troil. HI, 3, 163.
Trans, in the same sense : which with usurping steps
do t. thee, R2 HI, 2, 17.
Trance, want of self - consciousness , a state of
being beside one's self; 1) ecstasy: 'tis time to stir him
from his t. Shr. 1, 1, 182. 2) bewilderment: disturb
his hours of rest with restless — s, Lucr. 974. both
stood, like old acquaintance in a t., met far from home,
loondering each other's chance, 1595.
Tranced, seemingly dead, insensible: Lr. V, 3,
218. cf. Entranced.
Traiiect, a word probably corrupted from the
Italian traghetto (= ferry): bring them ... unlo the t.,
to the common ferry which trades to Venice, Merch. Ill,
4, 53.
Tranio, name in Shr. I, 1, 1. 17 etc.
Tranquil, peaceful, calm: t. mind, 0th. HI, 3, 348.
Tranquillity, ease, freedom from care : with no-
bility and t., burgomasters and great oneyers, H4A
II, 1, 84.
Transcend, to be superior to others: that praise,
sole pure, — s, Troil, I, 3, 244,
Transcendence, supereminence : in a most weak
and debile minister great power, great t. All's II,
3, 40.
Transfer, to transport or remove from one situa-
tion to another, to transform, to change: in things
right true my heart and eyes have erred, and to this
false plague (i, e. this plague of being false) are they
now — ed, Sonn, 137, 14.
Transfigure, to transform, to metamorphose:
all their minds — d so together, Mids, V, 24.
Transfix, to transplace, to remove: time doth t.
the flourish set on youth, Sonn, 60, 9.
Transform, to. metamorphose: Wiv. IV, 5, 98.
Err, II, 2, 197. Ill, 2, 40. LLL IV, 3, 82. Mids. IV,
1, 69 {this — ed scalp, i.e. this scalp by which a trans-
formation is effected). E2 V, 1, 27. Tit. 11,3,64, Tim.
V,4, 19. Caes.1,3,24, Whh. from: the power of beauty
will sooner t. honesty from what it is to a bawd, Hml,
HI, 1, 112, these dispositions that of late t. you from
what you rightly are, Lr, I, 4, 242, With into: As II.
7, 1, 0th, II, 3, 293, Ant. I, 1, 12, With to: Wiv.
V, 5, 86, Err, 111, 2, 151, Ado H, 3, 25. LLL IV, 3,
166. Merch. II, 6, 39. R3 IV, 4, 322. Hml. HI, 1, 112,
Ant, IV, 2,36. With a double accus, : if the fat villain
have not — ed him ape, H4B II, 2, 77.
Transformation, change of appearance, meta-
morphosis: Wint, IV, 4, 31. H4A I, 1, 44, H4B II,
2, 194, Tim, IV, 3, 349, Hml, II, 2, 5. = the shape
to which one is changed : how my t. hath been washed
and cudgelled, Wiv. IV, 5, 98, the goodly t. of Jupiter
there, his brother, the bull, Troil, V, 1, 59,
Transgress, to offend, to sin: let sin, alone com-
mitted, light alone upon his head that hath — ed so,
Lucr, 1481. before he (Adam) —ed, Ado H, 1, 260.
you — ing slave, LLL I, 2, 159. virtue that — es is but
patched with sin, Tw. 1, 5, 53. my — ing boy, R2 V, 3,
96, With against: 1 have then sinned against his ex-
perience and — ed against his valour. All's II, 5, 11.
Transgression, offence, crime: Lucr. 634. Sonn,
120,3, Gent.11,4, 197, Meas.111,2,101, AdoH,l,229,
232. 233. LLLV,2,431. JohnI,256. Rom.I, 1,191.
Transilvanian, see Transylvanian.
Translate, 1 ) to transform, to change: so are
those errors that in thee are seen to truths — d, Sonn.
96, 8. how many lambs might the stern wolf betray, if
like a lamb he could his looks t. 10 (i. e. change his
shape so as to look like a lamb), were the world mine,
Demetrius being bated, the rest X'ld give to be to you
— d, Mids. I, 1, 191 (I would give the rest, to be
changed to you, i, e, if, in return, I were you). Bot-
tom, thou art — d, III, 1, 122. left sweet Pyramus — d
there, HI, 2, 32, t. thy life into death, thy liberty into
bondage. As V, 1, 58. would t. his malice towards you
into love. Cor. II, 3, 197. whose present grace to pre-
sent slaves and servants — s his rivals, Tim. 1, 1, 72.
than the force of honesty can t. beauty into his likeness,
Ilml. HI, 1,113.
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2) to render into another language (or rather to
change by rendering into another language); — dher
icill out of honesty into English, Wiv. 1, 3, 54. can t.
the stubbornness of nature into so quiet and so sweet a
style. As II, I, 19. wherefore do you so ill t. yourself
out of the speech of peace that bears such grace into
the harsh and boisterous tongue of war? H4B IV, 1, 47.
3) to interpret, to explain : that any thing he sees,
which moves his liking, 1 can with ease t. it to my will,
John II, 513. Aeneas ... did in great Ilion thus t. him
to me, Troil. IV, 5, 112. there's matter in these sighs;
these profound heaves you must t.; 'tis fit we understand
them, Hml. IV, 1, 2.
Translation, interpretation, explication, ana-
lysis : some thousand verses of a faithful lover , a huge
t. of hypocrisy, LLL V, 2, 51 (a huge commentary on
the nature of hypocrisy).
Transmigrate, to pass from one body into
another: the elements once out of it, it — s, Ant.II,7,51.
Transmutation, change into another state : by
education a card-maker, by t. a bear-herd, Shr. Ind.
2, 21 (Slj's speech).
Transparent, 1) pervious to the light, pellucid:
nor shines the silver moon one half so bright through
the t. bosom of the deep, LLL IV, 3, 31. t. Helena, na-
ture shows art, that through thg bosom makes me see
thy heart, Mids. II, 2, 104. bay windows t. as barri-
cadoes, Tw. IV, 2, 40.
2) bright: the glorious sun's t. beams, H6B III, 1,
353. t. heretics (the eyes), be burnt for liars, Rom.
I, 2, 96.
Transport, vb. 1) to bear or carry from one place
to another: the winds which shoiddt. me farthest from
your sight, Sonn. 117, 8. the scene is now — ed to
Southampton, H5 II Chor. 35. for costs and charges
in — ing her, HGB I, 1, 134. Applied to letters, mes-
sages and the like borne or sent: / shall not need t.
my words by you; here comes his grace in person, R2
11,3,81. a servant — ing a sum of money, H5 IV, 1,
159. which (conditions of peace) shall be — ed pre-
sently to France, H6A V, 1, 40. when I came hither
to t. the tidings, Mcb. IV, 3, 181. might not you t. her
purposfs by word? Lr. IV, 5, 20 (instead of by letter).
2) to bear, to carry : her ashes ... — ed shall be at
high festivals before the kings and queens of France,
H6A I, 6, 26. he cannot temperately t. his honours from
where he should begin and end. Cor. 11,1, 240 (^ from
where he should begin to where he should end. cf. the
gap that we shall make in time, from our hence- going
and our return, Cymb. Ill, 2, 65). whose whisper ...as
level as the cannon to his blank, ■ — s his poisoned shot,
Hml. IV, 1, 43. — ed^.. to the gross clasps of a las-
civious Moor, 0th. I, 1, 125.
3) to remove from this world to the next, to kill
(euphemistically) : to t. him in the mind he is were
damnable, Meas. IV, 3, 72. he cannot be heard of; out
of doubt he is — ed, Mids. IV, 2,4 (Starveling's speech).
4) to put beside one's self; a) to hurry away by
violence of passion: being — ed hy my jealousies, to
bloody thoughts, Wint. Ill, 2, 159. you are — ed by
calamity thither where more attends you. Cor. I, 1, 77.
b) to bear away the soul in ecstasy, to ravish: being
— ed and rapt in secret studies, Tp. I, 2, 76. my lord's
almost so far — ed that he'll think anon it lives, Wint.
V, 3, 69. thy letters have — ed me beyond this ignorant
present, Mcb. I, 5, 57.
Transportance, conveyance, waftage: be thou
my Charon and give me swift t. to those fields, Troil.
III, 2, 12.
Transpose, to change: things base andvile, holding
no quantity, love can t. to form and dignity, Mids. I, 1,
233. that which you are my thoughts cannot t. Mcb
IV, 3, 21.
Trans-shape, to shape into another form, to
distort, to caricature: thus did she ... t. thy particular
virtues. Ado V, 1, 172.
Transylvanian, a native of Transylvania: Per.
IV, 2, 23.
Trap, subst.an engine shutting with a spring, used
for taking mice: H5 I, 2, 177. Figuratively, an in-
sidious stratagem: Ado III, 1, 106. to lay a t. H6A
111,1,22. H8V,1,143. I will say 'marry t.' with you,
Wiv. I, 1, 170 ('exclamation of insult when a man
was caught in his own stratagem.' Johnson).
Trap, vb. 1) to catch insidiously, to ensnare:
snares to i. mine enemies, H6B HI, 1, 340. cf. Entrap.
2) to dress (a horse) with ornaments : thy horses
shall be — ed, Shr. Ind. 2, 43. horses — ed in silver,
Tim. I, 2, 189.
Trapping, ornaments of horse furniture: rich
caparisons or t. gay, Ven. 286. Plur. — s = any orna-
mental appendages: we are some of her — s, Tw. V,
10. these but the — s andthe suits of woe, Hml. 1, 2, 86.
Trash, subst. worthless matter, dross, lumber: it
is but t. Tp. IV, 223. lay hands upon these traitors and
their t. H6B 1, 4, 44. Troil. II, 1, 138. Caes. I, 3, 108.
IV, 3, 26. 74. 0th. Ill, 3, 157. Used of worthless per-
sons: this poor t. of Venice, 0th. II, 1, 312. I do
suspect this t. to be a party in this injury, V, 1, 85.
Trash, vb. to lop, to crop: who to advance and
who to t. for overtopping, Tp. I, 2, 81.
Substituted by M. Edd. for brach in Shr. Ind. 1 , 17,
and for trace in 0th. II, 1, 312, and explained as
meaning 'to restrain a dog by a trash, i. e. a strap or
rope, fastened to his neck'; a signification applied by
some commentators also to the passage in Tp.
Trassell , lection of 0. Edd. in Merch. I, 2, 65;
M. Edd. throstle.
Travail or Travel, subst. (0. Edd. not niaking
the distinction observed at present, but using- the two
forms indiscriminately in any of the following signi-
fications) 1) labour, toil: weary with toil, I haste me
to my bed, the dear repose for limbs with t. tired, Sonn.
27, 2. desenes the t. of a worthier pen, 79, 6. is all
our t. turnedto this effect? H6A V, 4, 102. Ihave had
my labour for my t. Troil. I, 1, 70. as honour, loss of
time, t., expense, II, 2, 4. what he learns by this may
prove his t., not her danger, Cymb. Ill, 5, 103.
2) labour in childbirth : thirty three years have I
but gone in t. of you, my sons. Err. V, 400. on this t.
look for greater birth. Ado IV, 1, 215. God safely
quit her of her burthen, and with gentle t. H8 V, 1 , 7 1 .
the lady ... does fall in t. with her fear. Per. Ill Frol.
52. make swift the pangs of my queen's — s. III, 1, 14.
3) much walking, and fatigue caused by it: as if
with grief or t. he had fainted, Lucr. 1543. now they
are oppressed with t. 'Tp. Ill, 3, 15. with long t. I am
stiff and weary. Err. I, 2, 15. would he not be a comfort
to our t.? As I, 3, 133. u, young maid with t. much
oppressed, II, 4, 74.
4) a wandering, rambling: after a demure t. of
regard, Tw. II, 5, 59. jealousy what might befall your
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t. Ill, 3, 8. in my —s history, 0th. I, 3, 139 (Ff
traveller's).
5) a journey or voyage: Sonn. 50, 2. Gent. I, 1,
13. I, 3, 16. Err. I, 1, 140. LLL V, 2, 197. As IV,
1, 18. All's II, 3, 213. Tw. I, 2, 23. R2 I, 3, 262
(take). II, 3, 12. H4B V, 5, 25. HGA IV, 3, 36. Hml.
IV, 7, 72. Ant. I, 2, 161. II, 1, 31. Per. I, 2, 116. I,
3, 14 (gone to t.). 35. II, 4, 56.
6) the act of travelling : my youthful t. therein made
me happy, Gent. IV, 1, 34. a man oft. LLL V, 1, 114.
those types oft. H8 I, 3, 31.
Travail or Travel , vb. (the two forms used in-
discriminately in 0. Edd.) 1) to labour, to toil: obey
our will, which — s in thy good. All's II, 3, 165. to
toad our purposes with what they t. for, Tim. V, 1, 17.
2) to walk, to wander: time — s in divers paces. As
III, 2, 326. toward my grave I have — ed bat two hours,
Tw. V, 166, if I t. but four foot farther afoot, H4A
II, 2, 12. not able to t. with her furred pack, H6B IV,
2, 51. speculation turns not to itself, till it hath — ed
and is married, there where it may see itself, Troil.
III, 3, 110. honour — s in a strait so narrow, 154. he
and myself have — ed in the great shower of your gifts,
Tim. V, 1, 73. how chances it they t.? Hml. II, 2, 343
(= stroll).
3) to make a journey or voyage: t. forth without
my cloak, Sonn. 34, 2. his youthful morn hath — ed
on to age's steepy night, 63, 5. like him thai — s, I
return again, 109, 6. whither t. you? Gent. IV, 1, 16.
he supposes me — ed to Poland, Meas. I, 3, 14. LLL
V, 2, 657. As I, 3, 111 (forth). IV, 1, 29. Shr. Ind.
1,76 (—ing some journey). IV, 2, 73. IV, 5, 51. All's
IV, 3, 50. John IV, 2, 143. R2 V, 5, 73. H8 I, 3, 19
(ow — edgallants). Mcb.11,4,7 (dark night strangles
the —ing lamp). Lr. II, 2, 162. II, 4, 90. Cymb. Ill,
3, 33. Per. I, 2, 106.
Travailer or Travailor or Traveller or Xra-
vellour or Traveller (the last form alone used by
M. Edd.), 1) a labourer: as fast locked up in sleep as
guiltless labour when it lies starkly in the — 's bones,
Meas. IV, 2, 70. as motion and long-during action tires
the .sinewy vigour of the t. LLL IV, 3, 308.
2) one who goes a journey, a wayfarer: Gent. IV,
1,6. As II, 4, 18. Shr. IV, 5, 72. H4A II, 2, 35. Mcb.
III, 3, 6. Hml. Ill, 1, 80. 0th. I, 3, 139 (Qq travels).
Cymb. I, 4, 47. Per. IV, 2, 123.
3) one who has seen foreign countries: Tp. Ill, 3,
26. Meas. IV, 3, 18. LLL I, 1, 164. IV, 2, 97. As
IV, 1, 21. 33. All's II, 3, 277. II, 5, 30. John 1, 189.
Travel-tainted, fatigued with travelling: H4B
IV, 3, 40.
Travers, name in H4B I, 1, 28. 33. 55.
Traverse, vb. a military word of command, =
march, go on; hold, Wart, t.; thus, thus, thus, H4B
HI, 2, 291. t., go, provide thy money, 0th. 1,3,378.
Used of fencing, probably := to make a thrust : to
see thee fight, to see thee foin, to see thee t. Wiv. II, 3,
25 (the host's speech).
Traverse, adv. across: swears brave oaths and
breaks them hively, quite t., athwart the heart of his
■ lover, As 111, 4, 45.
Traversed, crossed, folded : have wandered with
our t. arms and breathed our sufferance vainly, Tim.
V, 4, 7.
Tray, name of a dog in Lr. Ill, 6, 66.
Tray-trip, a game at dice ('in which success de-
pended upon throwing atrois'. Nares): shalllplaymy
freedom at t. and become thy bond-slave? Tw. 11,5,207.
Treacher (Ff) or Treacherer (Qq), traitor:
knaves, thieves and — s by spherical predominance : Lr
I, 2, 133.
Treacherous, committing treason, faithless, per-
fidious: Tp. I, 2, 128. Gent. V, 4, 63. Ado III, 1, 28.
As I, 1, 157. I, 3, 67. John V, 4, 38. R2 III, 2, 16.
IV, 54. 'V, 3, 60. H4A V, 4, 57. H5 II Chor. 22. H6A
1, 4, 35. II, 2, 16. H6C II, -2, 114. E3 I, 1, 37. I, 4,
211. II, 1, 38. IV, 4, 171 (not in Ff). Tit. IV, 2, 117.
Rom. IV, 1, 68. Mcb. IV, 3, 18. Hml. II, 2, 609. V,
2, 327. Lr. Ill, 7, 87. 0th. V, 1, 58. Cymb. IV, 2, 317.
sheep run not half so t. from the wolf ...as you fly
from your oft-subdued slaves, H6A I, 5, 30. (some
M. Edd. timorous. But in the opinion and language
of a man like Talbot cowardice is treachery; cf. I, 4,
35, and see trusty in IV, 1, 23).
TreacUerously,perfidiousIy: Lucr. Arg.l5. H6C
II, 1, 72.
Treachery, treason, perfidy: Gent. IV, 1, 29.
Ado V, 1, 257. Wint. II, 1, 195. John V, 4, 37. R2
I, 1, 11. V, 2, 75. H5 II, 2, 11. H6A 1, 1, 69. HI, 1,
21. Ill, 2, 37. IV, 1, 61. V, 4, 109. H6B I, 2, 47.
H6C II, 6, 46. Mcb. Ill, 3, 17. IV, 2, 84. Hml. V, 2,
318. 323. Lr. I, 2, 123. IV, 2, 6. 0th. IV, 2, 221. to
do t. Wiv. V, 3, 24. to use t. Gent. II, 6, 32. H6A
I, 1, 68.
Tread, subst. footing, stepping with the foot: her
feet were much too dainty for such t. LLL IV, 3, 279.
the quaint mazes . . . for lack oft. are undistinguishable,
Mids. II, 1, 100. it no more merits the t. of a man's
foot, All's II, 3, 292. list if thou canst hear the t. of
travellers, H4A II, 2, 35.
Tread, vb. (impf,(rod; partic. trod, used to form
active and passive tenses ; trodden, used to form passive
tenses, and joined adjectively to substantives. In H4A
1,3, 135 Qq down-trod Mortimer, 'Ff downfall or down-
fain) 1) to set the foot; a) intr.: t. softly', Tp. IV, 194.
bid me be advised how It. HGB II, 4, 36. the ground
shrinks before his — ing, Cor. V, 4, 20. "With on, in a
physical sense , = to step on , to set the foot on : she
— s on it (the grass) so light, Ven. 1028. my mistress,
when she walks, — s on the ground, Sonn. 130, 12.
what we do not see we t. upon, Meas. II, 1, 26. Ill, I,
79. LLL V, 2, 330. R2 I, 3, 289. H4A II, 4, 442. V,
4, 13. H5 IV, 7, 149. H6C II, 2, 17. Cor. I, 1, 265.
I, 3, 50. V, 6, 135. Per. IV, 1, 79. Peculiar expression :
he ne'er drinks but Timon's silver — 5 upon his lip,
Tim. Ill, 2, 78. to t. on the heels of ^ to follow close:
with many hundreds — ing on his heels, John IV, 2, 149.
Rom. I, 2, 28. Hml. IV, 7, 164. to t. on, in a moral
sense, = to trample, to set the foot on in contempt:
misery is trodden on by many , Ven. 707. this down-
trodden equity, John II, 241. on my heart they t. now
whilst I live, R2 III, 3, 158. you t. upon my patience,
H4A I, 3, 4. V, 2, 86. Cor. V, 3, 116. 123. 127. Tim.
IV, 3, 95. Mcb. IV, 3, 45.
b) trans, (or rather with an accus.and an adverbial
expression denoting the effect); in a physical sense:
swear by her foot, that she may t. out the oath, H5 HI,
7, 103. t. it underfoot, H6B V, 1, 209. a little fire is
quickly trodden out, H6C IV, 8, 7. 7 will t. this villain
into mortar, Lr. II, 2, 71. In moral sense, to t. down
= to trample under one's feet: John HI, 1, 58. 215,
216. E2 1I,3, 126. H6C III, 3, 8.
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2) to walk, to go, to move ; a) intr. : any emperor
that ever trod on neat's leather, Tp. II, 2, 73. Caes. I,
I, 29. will/ in their so sacred paths he dares to t. Wiv.
IV, 4, 59. where her shoe ... doth t. LLL I, 2, 174.
wheresoe'er this foot of mine doth t. John III, 3, 62. 6^
this heacenli/ ground I t. on, H4B II, 1, 152 (Mrs.
Quickly's speech), ani/ that — s but on four pasterns,
H5 IN, 7, 12. a far-off shore where he would t. H6C
III, 2, 13G. /. on the sand, lohy, there you quickly sink,
V, 4, 30. so shall no foot upon the churchyard t., hut
.. ., Rom, ¥,3,5. the land bids me t. no more upon 't,
Ant. Ill, 11, 1. Joy to see him t. Per. II, 1, 165. cf.
Mistreadings.
b) trans, to walk in or on: she — s the path that
she untreads again, Ven. 908. one encompassed with
a winding maze, that cannot t. the way out readily, Lucr.
1152. to t. the ooze of the salt deep, Tp. I, 2, 252. he
trod the water, II, 1, 115. here's is a maze trod indeed,
III, 3, 2. as strange a maze as e'er man trod, V, 242.
may t. the groves, Mids. Ill, 2, 390. a kinder gentleman
— s not the earth, Merch. II, 8, 35. if we walk not in
the trodden paths. As I, 3, 15. we t. in warlike march
these greens, John II, 241. (. the stranger paths of
banishment, R2 I, 3, 143. to t. them (the streets) loith
her tender-feeling feet, H6B II, 4, 9. t. the path that
thou shall ne'er return, R3 I, 1, 117. would [ had
never trod this English earth, H8 III, I, 143. trod the
ways of glory, 111,2,436. himself the path of dalliance
— s, Hml. I, 3, 50. I'll t. these flats, Cymb. Ill, 3,
II. you should t. a course pretty and full of view. III,
4, 149. Applied to dancing: to t. a measure, Ven.
1148. LLL V, 2, 185. 187. As V, 4, 45.
3) to copulate as birds ; intr. : when turtles t. LLL
V, 2, 915. trans.: the cock that — s them, Pilgr. 338.
Treason, 1) any perfidy; insidious and deceitful
practice, or breach of fidelity : thus t. works ere traitors
be espied, Lucr. 361. (night) whispering conspirator
with close-tongued t. and the ravisher, 770. 'tis thou
that executest the traitor s t. 877. wrath, envy, t., rape,
909. 920. / do betray my nobler part to my gross
body's t. Sonn. 151, 6. Tp. II, 1, 160. Ado III, 3, 113.
LLL IV, 3, 190. 194. Merch. Ill, 2. 27. 28. V, 85.
All's IV, 3, 26. Ho IV, 1, 245. H6A III, 2, 36. IV, 1,
74. V, 3, 189. V, 4, 109. H6B III, 1, 54. H6C V, 2,
18. Troil. II, 2, 150 (to) etc.
2) a crime committed against the safety or dignity
of the state or king: As I, 3, 63. R2 II, 3, 109. H4B
IV, 2, 133. H5 II Chor. 29. II, 2, 119 (do). H6A II,
4, 91. 92. 97. H6B I, 3, 180. II, 3, 97. Ill, 1, 169.
174. IV, 6, 6. H8 I, 2, 7. Cymb. V, 5, 345 etc. With
to: I-I6B 111, 1, 70. 102. capital t. R2 IV, 151. H4B
IV, 2, 109. H6B V, 1, 107. high t. (a crime that im-
mediately affects the king): Wint. Ill, 2, 14. R2 I, 1,
27. H4B IV, 2, 107. H5 II, 2, 145. 147. 149. H6B
I, 3, 185. Ill, 1, 97. H8 I, 1, 201. II, 1, 27. Figura-
tively: till forging nature be condemned of t. for stealing
moulds from heaven that were divine, Ven. 729. by
their (the eyes') high t. is his heart misled, Lucr. 369.
fiat t. 'gainst the kingly state of youth, LLL IV, 3, 293.
Treasonable, involving the crime of treason : his
t. abuses, Meas. V, 347.
Treasonous, treacherous., perfidious: this top-
proud follow ... I know to be corrupt and t. HS I, 1,
156. against the undivulged pretence Ifight oft. malice,
Mcb. II, 3, 138.
Treasure, subst. 1) wealth accumulated: Ven.
767. Lucr. 1056. Sonn. 52, 2. 75, 6. Gent. IV, 1, 75.
R3 II, 4, 69. Cor. Ill, 3, 115 ((. of my loins, i.e. the
hoarded riches of my loins, viz my children). Hml. I,
1, 137. Ant. I, 5, 44 (this t. of an oyster, i. e. a pearl).
Per. Ill, 2, 41. = money in store for public use: H6B
III, 3, 2. IV, 1, 74. H6C III, 3, 36. V, 4, 79.
2) riches, property; properly and figuratively; she
will draw his lips' rich I. dry, Ven. 552. enrich the
poor with — s, 1 150. unlocked the t. of his happy state,
Lucr. 16. all the t. of thy lusty days, Sonn. 2, 6.
treasure thou some place with beauty's t. 6, 4. mine he
thy love, and thy love's use their t. 20, 14. stealing
away the t. of his spring, 63, 8. she may detain, but
not still keep, her t. 126, 10. for all the t. that thine
uncle owes, John IV, 1, 123. my — s and my rights of
thee, H4A II, 3, 48. the t. in this field achieved. Cor.
I, 9, 33. the gods have sent thee t. Tim. IV, 3, 532.
though the t. of nature's germens tumble all together,
Mcb. IV, I, 58. pour our — s into foreign laps, 0th.
IV, 3, 89. my t.'s in the harbour, Ant. Ill, 11, 11. 21.
hath after thee sent all thy i. IV, 6, 21. I have picked
the lock and ta'en the t. of her honour, Cymb. II, 2, 42.
Often almost = money: as one with t. laden,
hemmed with thieves, Ven. 1022, you have an exchequer
of words, and no other i. to give your followers, Gent.
II, 4, 44. / have writ my letters, casketed my t. All's
II, 5, 26. the interview that swallowed so much t. H8
I, 1, 166. his plate, his t., rich stuffs, and ornaments of
household. 111, 2, 125. want t. Tim. II, 2, 214. cf.
Tim. IV, 3, 404. Caes. IV, 1, 24. Ant. IV, 5, 10. 12.
Per. Ill, 2, 74.
3) any thing very much valued : what i. hast thou
lost, Ven. 1075. when great t. is the meed proposed,
Lucr. 132. lay down the — s of your body, Meas. II,
4, 96. our copper buys no better t. LLL IV, 3, 386. in
Baptista's keep my t. is, Shr. I, 2, 118. she is your t.
II, 32. to deck thy body with his ruffling t. IV, 3, 60.
you waste the t. of your time with a foolish knight, Tw.
II, 5, 85. have taken t. from her lips, Wint. V, 1, 54.
the purest t. mortal times afford, R2 I, 1, 177. this tun
of t. ... What t., uncle? Tennis-balls, H5 I, 2, 255.
258. thine eyes and thoughts beat on a crown, the t. of
thy heart, H6B 11, 1, 20. my soul's t. Ill, 2, 382. this
t. in mine arms. Tit. IV, 2, 173. the precious t. of his
eyesight, Rom. I, 1, 239. your chaste t. Hml. I, 3, 31.
what a t. hadst thou, II, 2, 423. 424. that rarest t. of
your cheek, Cymb. Ill, 4, 163.
4) treasury: Will will fulfil the t. of thy love, ay,
fill it full with wills, and my will one, Sonn. 136, 5.
Treasure, vb. to enrich, to make precious: (.
thou some place with beauty's treasure, Sonn. 6, 3.
Treasure-house, a house where treasures are
kept: then to thee, thou silver t. Merch. II, 9, 34.
Treasurer, one who has charge of treasure: Ant.
V, 2, 142.
Treasury, 1) a place where stores of wealth are
reposited: (heaven) the t. of everlasting joy, H6B II,
1, 18.
2) treasure : I would have ransacked the pedlar's
silken t. and have poured it to her acceptance, Wint.
IV, 4, 361. all my t. is yet but unfelt thanks, R2 II, 3,
60. as rich as is the ooze and bottom of the sea with
sunken wreck and sumless — es, H5 I, 2, 165. have cost
a mass of public t. H6B I, 3, 134 (later Ff treasure),
revel in Lavinia's t. Tit. II, 1, 131. conceit may rob
the t. of life, Lr. IV, 6, 43.
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Treat, vb. to discourse, to speak, to have for
subject: say what the play — s on, Mids. I, 2, 9. that
pari of philosophy that — s of happiness, Shr. I, 1, 19.
— s of Ter.eus' treason, Tit. IV, 1, 48. to t. with = to
negotiate with: there with the emperor to t. of high
affairs, Jolin I, 101.
Treatise, discourse, talk, tale : your t. makes me
lite you worse and worse, Ven . 7 74 . lest my liking might
loo sudden seem, X would have salved it with a longer
t. Ado I, 1, 317. my fell of hair would at a dismal t.
rouse and stir. Mob. V, 5, 12.
Treaty, 1) negotiation: suggests the king to this
last costly t., the intei-view, that swallowed so much
treasure, H8 I, 1, 165.
2) an agreement relating to public affairs: what
good condition can a t.find i'the part that is at mercyl
Cor. I, 10, 6. making a t. where there was a yielding,
V, 6, 68. thy father would ne'er have made this t. Ant.
11,6, 85.
3) a proposal tending to an agreement: why an-
swer not the double majesties this friendly t. of our
threatened town? John II, 481. we are convented upon
a pleasing t. and have hearts inclinable to honour and
adrance the theme of our assembly, Cor. II, 2, 69. /
must to the young man send humble — es. Ant. 111,11, 62.
Treble, subst. the highest of the four principal
parts in music: As II, 7, 162. Shr. Ill, 1, 39. H4B
111, 2, 351 (a t. hautboy).
Treble, adj. threefold: Ven. 329. Meas. Ill, 2,
205. 283. H4B IV, 5, 129. Tit. V, 1, 8. Meb. IV, 1,
121. Hml. V, 1, 269. 270.
Treble, vb. to make thrice as much: tohich to do
— s thee o'er, Tp. 11, 1, 221 (makes thee thrice what
thou art, i. e. a king), for you I would be — d twenty
times myself, Merch. Ill, 2, 154. double six thousand,
and then t. that, 302. our battalion — s that account,
R3 V, 3, 11. — s their confusion, Per. IV, 1, 65. In
Hml. 1, 2, 248 Ff. unintelligbly t., Qq tenabU.
Treble-dated, living thrice as long as man: t.
crow, Phoen. 17.
Treble-siuewed, having thrice the strength of
other times: I will be t., hearted, breathed. Ant. HI,
13, 178 (the word t. belonging also to hearted and
breathed).
TrebouIu9, name in Caes. I, 3, 148. II, 1, 94.
II, 2, 120 etc.
Tree, a plant with a woody and perennial stem:
Ven. 152. 263. 391. Sonn. 12, 5. Pilgr. 135. 378.
Phoen. 2 (the sole Arabian t.). Tp. II, 2, 128. Hi, 2,
40. Ill, 3, 23 (one i., the Phoenix' throne). Wiv. IV,
4, 32. V, 5, 83. LLL IV, 3, 341. V, 2, 285 (Dumain
is mine, as sure as bark on t.). 908. IWerch. V, 2, 80.
As 11, 1, 16. II, 3, 63. HI, 2, 9. 249 {.Tove's U, i. e. the
oak). R2 II, 3, 53. H4A II, 4, 471 (the t. may be known
by the fruit). H6A II, 4, 41. H6B 11, 1, 96. H6C II,
5, 49. V, 2, 14 (Jove's spreading t.). Tit. II, 3, 2. V,
1, 47. 138. 0th. V, 2, 15. 350 (Arabian —s). Cymb.
HI, 3, 60. V, 5, 264. Per. I, 1, 114 etc. cf. Cypress,
Elder, Medlar, Pomegranate, Willow etc.
Tremble, to shake involuntarily, to quake, to
quiver ; as the effect of cold : Wint. IV, 4, 8 1 . of a
fever: Cor. I, 4, 61; or of different emotions; as of
amorous desire: Ven. 27. Ant. V, 2, 30. of mad rage:
Err. IV, 4, 54. of anger: Rom. I, 5, 92. of grief and
anguish: Lucr. 1599. H6B 11, 1, 166. Hml. V, 2,345.
0th. IV, 1, 40. in most cases of fear: Ven. 642. 895.
SchmUlt^ the English of Shakesjienre.
Lucr. 231. 261. 457. 511. 1020. 1391. Tp. I, 2, 205.
II, 2, 83. Wiv. Ill, 1, 12. Ado II, 3, 203. LLL V, 2,
693. Mids. HI, 1, 43. V, 224. As V, 1, 63. John H,
294. R2 I, 1, 69. H6B I, 1, 227. Ill, 1, 19. H6C 1,
1, 242. V, 6, 14. R3 I, 2, 43. I, 3, 160. Cymb. IV, 2,
87 etc. Followed by at, to denote the external cause:
Ven. 591. 668. Tp. I, 2, 371. Wint. HI, 2, 33 (tyranny
shall t. at patience, i. c. at looking on patience). R2
HI, 2, 46 (at themselves). 53. H4A I, 3, 144. H5 I,
2, 154. H6B 1, 4, 29. Tit. H, 1, 11. Ilml. V, 2, 345.
0th. IV, 1, 40. Cymb. IV, 2, 90. By with, to denote
the internal motive: R2 II, 2, 12. Cymb. IV, 2, 303.
a —ing contribution, I-I8 I, 2, 95, i. e. a contribution
attended by trembling ( — ing being the gerund); cf.
all-obeyiny breath, unrecalling crime, feeling sorrows.
Treiiiblinglr, so as to shake: i. she stood and on
the sudden dropped. Ant. V, 2, 346.
Trench, subst. a ditch cut and earth thrown up
for defence ; used only in the plural : of — s, tents,
H4A II, 3, 54. retire into your — es, H6A I, 5, 33.
Cor. I, 4, 42. I, 6, 12. 40. Figuratively, = wrinkles,
furrows: when forty winters shall besiege thy brow and
dig deep — es in thy beauty's field, Sonn. 2, 2. these
— es made by grief and care. Tit. V, 2, 23.
Trench, vb. to cut: the wide wound that the boar
had — ed in his soft flank, Ven. 1052. a figure — ed
in ice, Gent. HI, 2, 7. with twenty — ed gashes on his
head, Mcb, HI, 4, 27. cf. Entrench. = to dig, to make
furrows- no more shall — ing war channel her fields,
H4A 1, 1, 7. = to drain by digging, to turn off and
divert from the usual channel : a little charge will t.
him here (the river Trent) H4A HI, 1, 112.
Trenchant, cutting, sharp: let not the virgin's
cheek make soft thy t. sword, Tim. IV, 3, 115.
Trencher, a plate: nor scrape t., nor wash dish,
Tp. 11,2, 187. he steps me to her t. andsteals her capon's
leg, Gent. IV, 4, 10. holding at. LLL V, 2, 477. take
it to you, — s, cups and all, Shr. IV, 1, 168. fed from
my t. H6B IV, 1, 57. serve with thy t. Cor. IV, 5, 51.
Ae shift at.? he scrape at.? Rom. I, 5, 2. one which
holds at. Tim. I, 1, 120 (=: is a servant). 1 found you
as a morsel cold upon dead Caesar's t. Ant. Ill, 13, 117.
Trencher -friends, spongers, parasites: Tim.
III, 6, 106.
Trencher -knight, a serving-man attending at
table: LLL V, 2, 464; cf. 476.
Trencher-inau , a feeder, eater: he is a very
valiant t. Ado 1, 1, 51.
Trent, a river in England: H4A IH, 1, 74. 79.
102 (the smug and silver T.). 136.
Trespass, subst. offence, sin, crime: Lucr. 524.
632. 812. 1070. 1476. 1613. Sonn. 35, 6. 120, 13.
Tp. Ill, 3, 99. Wint. I, 2, 265. II, 2, 63. Ill, 2, 190.
R2 I, 1, 138. V, 2, 89. H4A V, 2, 16. H5 II, 4, 125.
H6A 11, 4, 94. H6B HI, 1, 132. Rom. I, 5, HI. Hml.
HI, 4, 146. Lr. II, 2, 151. II, 4, 44. 0th. HI, 3, 64.
to do i. : have paid down more penitence than done t.
Wint. V, 1, 4. if e'er my will did t. 'gainst his love,
0th. IV, 2, 152. his wife did — es to Caesar, Ant. H,
1, 40. to make i.: sorry for my t. made, H6C V, 1, 92.
Tr.essel, name in R3 I, 2, 222.
Tresses, knots or curls of hair : Sonn. 68, 5. John
III, 4, 61. H6A I, 1, 3.
Trey, a three at cards: honey, milk, and sugar;
there is three. Nay then, two — s, . . . metheglin, wort,
and malmsey, LLL V, 2, 232.
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Trial, 1 ) examination, probation, test : the doors,
the wind, the glove, he takes for accidental things of t.
Lucr. 326. the boy for t. needs would touch my breast,
Sonn. 153, 10. all thy vexations were but my — s of
thy love, Tp. IV, 1, 6. with t. fire touch his finger-end,
Wiv. V, 5, 88. a t., come, 92. if it (your love) bear
this t. LLL V, 2, 813. let us teach our t. patience,
Mids. 1, 1, 152. whose t. shall better publish his com-
mendation, Merch. IV, 1, 165. was rather meant for
his t. and fair purgation to the world, H8 V, 3, 151.
the protractive — s of great Jove to find persistive con-
stancy in men, Troil. I, 3, 20. in the t. of his several
friends, Tim. Ill, 6, 6. sink in the t. Caes. IV, 2, 27.
blow them to their t. Hnil. V, 2, 202. stands an honour-
able t. Ant. I, 3, 75. 'tis a punishment or t. Cjmb. Ill,
6, 11. his — s well are spent, V, 4, 10-t. to make t.
or a t. of: to make t. of that which every one had
avouched, Lucr. Arg. 9. make not too rash a t. of him,
Tp. I, 2, 467. he made t. of you only, Meas. Ill, 1, 202.
make the t. of it in any constant question, Tw. IV, 2,
52. before thou make a t. of her love, H6A V, 3, 76.
make t. what your love can do, Cor. V, 1, 40.
2) judicial examination: Meas. V, 304. 377. LLL
I, 1, 279. Wint. II, 3, 205. Ill, 2, 122. E2 IV, 153.
H6B 111, 1, 114 (t. day). 138. Ill, 3, 8. H8 I, 2, 211.
II, 1, 111. 118. 11, 2, 92. Ill, 1, 96. IV, 1, 5. V, 1,
104. V,3,53. Cor. Ill, 1,268. Lr. Ill, 6, 26 faii.J. 37.
3) a combat decisive of the merits of a cause ;
challenge thee to t. of a man. Ado V, 1, 66. let your
gentle wishes go with me to my t. As I, 2, 199. in dread-
ful t. of our kingdom's king, John II, 286 (i. e. a battle
which was to decide which of two was the legitimate
king), in this hot i. 342. 'tis not the t. of a woman's
war, the bitter clamour of two eager tongues, can arbitrate
this cause, R2 I, 1, 48. I'll answer thee in any fair
degree of knightly t. 81. to assign our t. day, 151. order
the t., marshal, I, 3, 99. IV, 56. 71. 90. 106. to wage
an instant t. with the king, H4A IV, 4, 20 (= battle).
if once they join in t. V, 1, 85. by this one bloody t.
of sharp wiir, E3 V, 2, 16. in the t. much opinion
dwells, Troil. 1, 3, 336. it would come to immediate t.
llml. V, 2, 175. the opposition of your person int. 179.
4) a state of being tried and known by experience ;
proof, verification: they will scarcely believe this with-
out t. Ado II, 2, 41. allp)urity, all t., all observance,
As V, 2, 104 (Schlegel very well: ganz Bewdhrung).
do not plunge thyself too far in anger, lest thou hasten
thy t. All's II, 3, 223 (= lest thou be found out too
soon), sith every action ... t. did draw bias and thwart,
Troil. 1, 3, 14 (^ proof, experience), of. Merch. IV,
1, 165 and H8 V, 3, 151.
Trial-day, see Trial sub 2 and 3.
Trial-lire, see Trial sub 1.
Tribe, 1) the Roman tribus: have you collected
them by —s? Cor. Ill, 3, 11. V, 5, 2.
2) race; a body of people as having a particular
descent : he (death) insults o'er dull and speechless — s,
Sonn. 107, 12. cursed be my t., if I forgive him, Merch.
I, 3, 52, a wealthy Hebrew of my t. 58. sufferance is
the badge of all our t. 111. here comes another of the
t. Ill, 1, 80. thy t. before him. Cor. IV, 2, 24. six
Aufdiuses, or more, his t. V, 6, 130. to the creating a
whole t.. of fops, Lr. I, 2, 14. too hard for my wits
and all the t. of hell, Otli. I, 3, 364. the souls of all
my t. defend from jealousy. III, 3, 175. richer than all
his t V, 2, 3-18.
Tribulation, a very common name among the
Puritans; applied to the whole sect : that no audience,
but the t. of Tower-hill, or the limbs of Lime-house,
their dear brothers, are able to endure, H8 V, 4, 65
(a passage not yet satisfactorily explained).
Tribunal, an elevated place, a tribune: i'the
market-place, on a t. silvered, Cleopatra and himself in
chairs of gold were publicly enthroned. Ant. HI, 6, 3.
In Tit. IV, 3, 92 the clown says t. plebs for tribunus
plebis.
Tribune, an officer of ancient Rome, chosen by
the plebeians to defend their liberties against the
nobility : Cor. I, 1, 219. I, 9, 6. II, 2, 155. Ill, 1, 21.
31 etc. Tit. 1, 46. 63. 181 etc. Cymb. 111,7,8. Invested
with the office of judges: Cor. II, 1,77. Tit. 111,1,23.
Tributary, adj. paying tribute, subject; or paid
in tribute : that face ...to which Love's eyes pay t.
gazes, Ven. 632. whereat each t. subject quakes, 1045.
at this tomb my t. tears I render. Tit. I, 159. Ill, 1,
270. your t. drops belong to woe, Rom. Ill, 2, 103.
poor t. rivers, Cymb. IV, 2, 36.
Tributary, subst. one that pays tribute, a vassal:
Caes. I, 1, 38. Hml. V, 2, 39. Ant. Ill, 13, 96.
Tribute , stated payment made in acknowledg-
ment of submission, or as the price of peace, or by
virtue of a treaty: Tp. I, 2, 113. 124. II, 1, 293.
Merch. Ill, 2, 56. Shr. V, 2, 152. H4B III, 2, 331. H6A
V,4, 130. H6B IV, 7, 128. Tit. I, 251. Hml. Ill, 1, 178.
Cymb. II, 4, 13. 20. Ill, 1, 8. 34. 42. 46. 46. 49. V, 5,
69. 462. Figuratively := any thing done or given out
of devotion : paying more slavish t. than they owe, Lucr.
299 (being more submissive than necessary), what — s
wounded fancies sent me, Compl. 197. take some re-
membrance of us, as a t., not as a fee, Merch. IV, 1,
422. needs must you lay your heart at his dispose,
subjected t. to commanding love, John I, 264. hkd the
t. of his supple knee, R2 1,4,33. his majesty shall have
t. of me, Hml. II, 2, 333.
Trice, a very short time, a moment: in this t. of
time, Lr. I, 1, 219. in a t. Tw. IV, 2, 133. Cymb. V,
4, 171. on a t. Tp. V, 238.
Trick, snbst. 1) artifice, stratagem, device: the
— s and toys that in them (women) lurk, Pilgr. 337.
I'll quickly cross by some sly t. blunt Thurio's dull pro-
ceeding, Gent. II, 6, 41. this can be no t. Ado II, 3,
229. some — s, some quillets, how to cheat the devil,
LLL IV, 3, 288. I see the t. on't: here was a consent,
V, 2, 460. teacheth — s eleven and twenty long, Shr. IV,
2, 57. / smell the t. on't, Wint. IV, 4, 657. / know
a t. worth two of that, H4A 11, 1, 41. what t., what
device, what starting-hole, II, 4, 290. at this instant he
bores me with some t. H8 I, 1, 128. that t. of state was
a deep envious one, II, 1, 44. I abhor this dilatory sloth
and — s of Rome, II, 4, 237. all his — s founder. 111,
2, 40. raised only, that the weaker sort may wish good
Marcius home again. The very t. on't. Cor. IV, 6, 70.
with twenty popish — s. Tit. V, 1, 76. is it your t. to
make me ope the door? V, 2, 10. there are no ■ — s in
plain and simple faith, Caes. IV, 2, 22. there's — s i'the
world, Hml. IV, 5, 5. his cases, his tenures, and his
—s, V, 1, 109. — s of custom, 0th. HI, 3, 122. this
is a t. to put me from my suit, 111, 4, 87. the — s in war,
Cymb. HI, 3, 15. '
2) a knack, art, a dexterous contrivance: knows
the I. to make my lady laugh, LLL V, 2, 465. such — s
hath strong imagination, Mids. V, 18. the sly whoresons
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have got a speeding t. to lay down ladies, H8 I, 3, 40.
h&te is fine revolution, an we had the t. to see it, Hml.
V, 1, 99. to prince it much beyond the t. of others,
Cymb. Ill, 3, 86. if such — s as these strip you out of
your lieutenantry, 0th. II, 1, 172. Especially ^= a sleight
of hand, the legerdemain of a juggler: have toe devils
here? do you put — s upon us with savages and men of
Ind? Tp. II, 2, 60. I must use you in such another t.
IV, 37. a juggling t., to be secretly open, Troil. V, 2,
24. in forgery of shapes and — s, Hml. IV, 7, 90. of.
Back-trick and Tumbling-trick,
3) particular habit, custom, character; is the world
as it was, man? which is the way? is it sad, and few
words, or how? the t. of it? Meas. HI, 2, 55. 1 spoke
it hut according to the t. V, 510 (= to act in character).
it was alway yet the t. of our English nation, if they
have a good thing, to make it too common, H4B 1,2, 240.
it is our t. (viz. to weep) Hml. IV, 7, 188. you laugh
when boys or women tell their dreams; is't not your t.?
Ant. V, 2, 75.
4) a peculiarity : heart too capable of every line
and t. of his sweet favour. All's I, 1, 107. the t. of his
frown, Wint. II, 3, 100. he hath a t. of Cordelion' s face,
John I, 85. a villanous t. of thine eye, H4A II, 4, 446.
the t. of that voice 1 do well remember, Lr. IV, 6, 108.
5) a touch, a dash, a trait of character : yet I have
a i. of the old rage: bear with me, I am sick, lAAj V,
2, 416. tx man that had this t. of melancholy sold a
goodly manor for a song. All's IH, 2, 9. put thyself
into the t. of singularity, Tw. II, 5, 164. II), 4, 79. (the
fox) will have a wild t. of his ancestors, H4A V, 2, 11.
6) any thing done not deliberately, but out of
passion or caprice; a vicious or foolish action or
practice: thy eyes' shrewd tutor, that hard heart of
thine, hath taught them scornful — 5, Ven. 501. this glove
to wanton — s is not inured, Lucr. 320. played some
— s of desperation, Tp. I, 2, 210. didst thou ever see
me do such at.? Gent. IV, 4, 43. that were a t. indeed!
Wiv. II, 2, 117. plays such fantastic — s before high
heaven, Meas. II, 2, 121. why wouldhe for the momentary
t he perdurably fined? Meas. Ill, 1, 114. it was a mad
fantastical t. of him to steal from the state. III, 2, 98.
these tardy — s of yours, H4B IV, 3, 31. this t. may
chance to scathe you, Rom. I, 5, 86. these are unsightly
— s, Lr. II, 4, 159. how comes this t. upon him? 0th.
IV, 2, 129. 'tis one of those odd —s which sorrow shoots
out of the mind, Ant. IV, 2, 14. jade's tricks: Ado I,
1, 145. All's IV, 5, 64. Troil. II, 1, 21.
7) any thing mischievously and roguishly done to
cross and disappoint another: the t. you served me,
Gent. IV, 4, 38. I'll never be drunk whilst I live again,
but in honest company, for this t. Wiv. I, 1, 188. we
will yet have more — s with Falstaff, 111, 3, 203. if I
be served such another t. Ill, 5, 7. As IV, 1, 40. if I
put any — s upon 'em. All's IV, 5, 63. as good a t. as
ever hangman served thief, Tim. II, 2, 99.
8) Plur. — s 1= pranks, frolics, jokes: stands on
— s, when I am undisposed. Err. I, 2, 80. I have within
my mind a thousand raw — s of these bragging Jacks,
Merch. 111,4,77. let my horses be well looked to, without
any — s. All's IV, 5, 62. — s he hath had in him, which
gentleman have, V, 3, 239. I'll question you ofmylord's
■ — s and yours when you were boys, Wint. I, 2, 61.
what need these — s? Troil. V, 1, 15. you are never
without your — s. Cor. U, 3, 38. cf. Rope-tricks.
9) a toy, a trifle, a plaything: a knack, a toy, a t.,
a baby's cap, Sh. IV, 3, 67. I remain a pinched thing,
yea, a very t. for them to play at will, Wint. II, 1, 51.
by some chance, some t. not worth an egg, shall grow
dear friends. Cor. IV, 4, 21. for a fantasy and t. of
fame, Hml. IV, 4, 61.
Trick, vb. to dress out, to adorn: in the phrase of
war, which they t. up with new-tuned oaths, H5 III, 6,
80. head to foot now is he total gules, horridly — ed
with blood of fathers, mothers etc. Hml. II, 2, 479
(Dyce: 'this is properly an heraldic term, = blazoned,
trick meaning a delineation of arms, in which the
colours are distinguished by their technical marks,
without any colour being laid on').
Tricking, dresses, ornaments: properties and t.
for our fairies, Wiv. IV, 4, 79.
Trickling, flowing down gently: (. tears are vain,
H4A II, 4, 431 (Falstafl^'s tragi-comedy). cf. Trill.
Tricksy, 1) full of tricks and devices: myt. spirit,
Tp. V, 226. 2) quaint (see trick vb. and trick subst. 9) :
/ do know a many fools . . . garnished like him, that for
a t. word defy the matter, Mercb. Ill, 5, 74.
Trident, the three-forked sceptre of Neptune:
Tp. 1, 2, 206. Cor. Ill, 1, 256.
Trier, that which brings to the test: extremity
was the t. of spirits. Cor. IV, 1, 4.
Trifle, subst. a thing of no moment: "Ven. 1023.
Sonn. 48, 2. 5. Tp. 11, 2, 8. Wiv. II, 1, 46. 47. Merch.
II, 2, 170 (a small t. of wives). IV, 1, 430. All's II,
2, 36. Wint. IV, 3, 26. IV, 4, 368. V, 1, 222. 224.
H4A 11, 4, 121. Ill, 3, 119. H6A IV, 1, 150. R3 III,
7, 9. Tim. 1, 2, 213. Ill, 2, 24. Mcb. I, 3, 125. I, 4,
11. Lr. I, 3, 7. V, 3, 295. 0th. Ill, 3, 322. V, 2, 228.
Ant. V, 2, 165. Cymb. 1, 1, 120. I, 4, 88. Per. 11, 3,
92. to make — s of^ to make light of: All's II, 3, 4.
Wint. 11, 3, 62.
Sometimes = a toy, a pleasing bawble : some en-
chanted t. to abuseme, Tp. V, 112. knacks, — s, nosegays,
Mids. I, 1, 34. to fetch me —s, II, 1, 133. cf. Ant. Y,
2, 165 and Cymb. I, 1, 120.
Trifle, vb. 1) intr. to act or talk without the be-
coming seriousness: this is — ing, Tp. Ill, 1, 79. for
Hamlet and the — ing of his favour, Hml. I, 3, 5. /
feared he did but t. and meant to wreck thee, 11, 1,112.
Followed by with, = to play with : how love can t.
with itself, Gent. IV, 4, 188. the cardinals t. with me,
H8 II, 4, 236. I do t. thus with his despair, Lr. IV, 6,
33. I thus would play and t. with your reverence, 0th.
1, 1, 133.
2) trans, a) to make a trifle of, to make trivial:
this sore night hath — d former knowings, Mcb. II, 4,4.
b) to waste in levity: we t. time, Merch. IV, 1,298.
we t. time away, H8 V, 3, 179.
Trifler, one Avho acts or talks with levity: H4A
II, 3, 93.
Trifling, adj. insignificant: if it were not for one
t. respect, Wiv. II, 1, 45. we have a t. foolish banquet
towards, Rom. I, 5, 124. some t. present, Tim. II,
2, 145.
Trigoii, triangle: look whether the fiery T. be not
lisping to his masters old tables, H4B II, 4, 288. Nash:
'The twelve signs in astrology are divided into four
trigons, or triplicities, each denominated from the
connatuial element: so they are three fiery (Aries,
Leo, Sagittarius), three airy, three watery, and three
earthly. When the three superior planets met in Aries,
Leo, or Sagittarius, they formed a fiery trigon.'
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Trill, to trickle: an ample tear — ed down her
delicate cheek, Lr. IV, 3, 13.
Trim, subst. ornamental (Ivess: jn'oud-pied April
dressedin allhis t. Sonn.98,2. their purposed t. pieced
not his grace, but were all graced by him, Compl, 118.
they come like sacrifices in their t. H4A IV, 1, 113. our
hearts are in the I. H5 IV, 3, 115 (notwithstanding our
outwavd slovenry). my noble steed I give him, with all
his i. belonging, Cor. I, 9, 62. a thousand . . . have'on
their riveted i. Ant. IV, 4, 22. forget your laboursome
and dainty — s, Cymb. HI, 4, 167.
In speaking of ships ^ the state of being fully
prepared for sailing:, where we in all her t. freshly
beheld our royal ship, Tp. V, 236. the ship is in her t.
Err. IV, 1, 90.
Trim, adj. nice, fine; mostly used with irony:
the flowers are sweet, their colours fresh and t. Ven.
1079. men are only turned into tongue, and t. ones too.
Alio IV, 1, 323. t. gallants, full of courtship and of
state, LLL V, 2, 363. a t. exploit, Mids. Ill, 2, 157.
a t. reckoning, H4A V, 1, 137. these t. vanities, H8 I,
3, 37. there's a t. rabble lei in, V, 4, 75. 0, this is t.
Troil. IV, 5, 33. 'tioas t. sport for them. Tit. V, 1, 96.
Adverbially: he that shot so t. Rom. II, 1, 13.
Trim, vb. 1) to put in due order, to adjust in any
way; to make neat, to cleanse, to prune : t. it (the cell)
handsomely, Tp. V, 293. the house — ed, rushes strewed,
Shr. I V, 1 , 48 . that he had not so —ed and dressed his
land as loe this garden, R2 HI, 4, 56. help to t. my tent,
Troil. V, 1, 50. cut her hands and — ed her as thou
sawesl. Tit. V, 1,93. 94. 95. Wiih.up: the lustful bed
on purpose — ed up for Semiramis, Shr. Ind. 2, 41.
— ing up the diadem. Ant. V, 2, 345.
Used of ships, ^= to fit out: a vessel that is new
— ed, H8 I, 2, 80. — ed with rich expense, Per. V.
Prol. 19.
2) to dress up, to deck, to array : needy nothing
— ed in jollity, Sonn. 66, 3. / was — ed in Julia's
gown, Gent. IV, 4, 166. — ed like a younker, H6C II,
1, 24. — ed in forms and visages of duty, 0th. I, 1,
50. one another's glass to t. them by. Per. I, 4, 27.
"Withw^: — ed up your praises with a princely tongue,
IMA V, 2, 57. go and i. her up, Rom. IV, 4, 24.
Peculiar passage: being now — ed in thine oivn desires,
H4B I, 3, 94, = having fully obtained thy desires;
cf. Attire, Dress, Enwrap, Wrap.
Trimly, nicely, finely, sprucely: neat and t.
dressed, H4A 1, 3, 33.
Trinculo, name of the jester in Tp. II, 2,105 etc.
Trinkets, 1) toys, small ornaments: as if my i.
had been hallowed, Wint. IV, 4, 613.
2) implements, tools, tackle: we'll see your t. here
all forthcoming, H6B 1, 4, 56.
Ti'ii>, subst. a stroke or catch by which a wrestler
supplants his antagonist: or will not else thy craft so
quickly grow, that thine own t. shall be thine overthrow'?
Tw. V, 170(that thounilt be caught in thy own snare).
Trip, vb. 1) intr. a) to walk or run with quick,
short and light steps; used of women: (. and go, my
sweet, LLL IV, 2, 144. t. Audrey, As V, 1, 68. t. no
further, pretty sweeting, Tw. II, 3, 43. your own ladies
...come — ing after drums, JohnV,2,155. ofuymphs,
fairies, and the like: like a fairy t. upon the green,
Ven. 146. many nymphs came ing by, Sonn. 164, 4.
— ing on his toe, Tp. IV, 46. ;., t., fairies, Wiv. V, 4,
1,4. as you t., still pinch him, V, 5, 96. t. we after the
night's shade, Mids. IV, 1, 101. t. away, make no stay,
V, 428 (cf. Night -tripping). Used of dancing: the
triplet is a good — ing measure, Tw. V, 41. all the
Greekish girls shall — ing sing, Troil. Ill, 3, 211. ex-
cellent in making ladies t. Per. II, 3, 103. cf. Wiv.
V, 5, 96.
b) to stumble, to fall, to ofl'end : you have — ed
since, Wint. I, 2, 76.
2) trans, to supplant, to cause to fall by striking
the feet suddenly from under the person: the earth, in
love with thee, thy footing — s, Ven. 722. then t. him,
that his heels may kick at heaven, Hml. Ill, 3, 93. Lr.
1, 4, 95. II, 2, 126. to t. up a person's heels: As III,
2, 224. Lr. II, 2, 32.
Metaphorically: to t. the course of law, H4B V, 2,
87. these her women can t. me, if lerr, Cymb. V,5,35
(refute me, give me the lie).
Tripartite, drawn up in three correspondent
copies: our indentures t. are drawn, H4A III, 1, 80.
Tripe, entrails prepared for food: how say you
to dfat t. finely broiled'? Shr. IV, 3, 20.
Tripc-Tlsaged, an epithet applied by Doll Tear-
sheet to the beadle, in a sense probably not quite clear
to herself (pale? sallow?): thou damned t. rascal, H4B
V, 4, 9.
Triple, 1) threefold: by the t. Hecate' s team, MiAs.
V, 391 (in allusion to her threefold character, — Luna
in heaven, Diana on earth, and Hecate in the nether
world), the t. crown (of the pope) H6B I, 3, 66.
2) third : which ...he bade me store up as a t. eye,
safer than mine own two, more dear. All's II, 1, 111.
you shall see in him the t. pillar of the world transformed
into a struynpet' s fool. Ant. 1, 1, 12.
Triple-turned, three times faithless: t. whore.
Ant. IV, 12, 13.
Triplex, triple time: the t. is a good tripping
measure, Tw. V, 41.
Tripollc (Shr.) or Trlpolis (Merch.), town in
Africa: Merch. I, 3, 18. Ill, 1, 106. Ill, 2, 271. Shr.
IV, 2, 76.
Trippingly, with a light step ; nimbly: sing and
dance it t. Mids. V, 403. speak the speech ... t. on the
tongue, Hml. Ill, 2, 2.
Tristful, sad, sorrowful : this solidity and compound
mass, with t. visage, as against the doom, is thought-
sick at the act, Hml. HI, 4, 50 (Qq heated). In H4A
IT, 4, 434 0. Edd. trustful, M. Edd. tristful.
Triton, a sea-god, the trumpeter of Neptune:
hear you this T. of the minnows? Cor. HI, 1, 89.
Triumph, subst. 1) the solemn procession of a
victorious general and his army in ancient Rome:
Pompey, ... art thou led in t.? Meas. HI, 2, 47. Caes.
V, 1, 109. Ant. V, 2, 109. to beautify thy — s. Tit. 1,
110. safer i. is this funeral pomp, 176. to rejoice in his
t. Caes. 1, 1, 36. comes in t. over Pompey' s blood, 56.
thy conquests, glories, — s, spoils, III, 1, 149. Ant. HI,
13,136. IV, 12,33. V, 1, 66. Applied to modern times:
grace the t. of great Bolingbroke, R2 HI, 4,99. Figu-
ratively : let thy dauntless mind still ride in t. over all
mischance, H6C 111, 3, 18.
2) victory, conquest: his victories, his —s and his
glories,Ven. 1014. life's t. in the map of death, Lucr. 402.
3) exultation: whose worthiness gives scope, being
had, to t., being lacked, to hope, Sonn. 52, 14. t. is
become an alehouse guest, R2 V, 1, 15. ivhich I will
bear in t. to the king, H6B IV, 10, 89. Tit. II, 1, 14,
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Rom. II, 6, 10. HI, ], 127. Caes. Ill, 2, 54. Hml. 1,
i, 12. 0th. 11, 2. 4. Cymb. IV, 2, 193.
4) pomp of any kind: let those who are in favour
with their stai's of public honour and proud titles boast,
whilst /, whom fortune of such t. bars, . . . Sonn. 25, 3.
ivhen thou didst ride in t. through the streets, Ii6B
II, 4, 14.
6) a public festivity or exhibition of any kind,
particularly a tournament: we will include all jars with
— s. mirth and rare solemnity, Gent. IV, 4, 161. with
pomp, with t. and with revelling, Mids. I, 1, 19. hold
those justs and — s? R2 V, 2, 52. for gay apparel
'gainst the t. day, 66. those —s held at Oxford, V, 3,
14. Mow art a perpetual t , an everlasting bonfire-light,
H4A III, 3, 46. at a t. having vowed to try his strength,
H6A V, 5, 31. spend the time with stately — 5, mirthful
comic shows, H6C V, 7, 43. this day oft. (viz of co-
ronation) R3 HI, 4, 44. to begin the t. Per. II, 2, 1.
5. 53. honouring of Neptune^ s — s, V, 1, 17.
6) a trump-card (?): packed cards with Caesar and
false-played my glory unto an enemy's t. Ant. IV, 14, 20.
Triumph, vb. {wsn^Wy triumph ; triumph in Lucr.
1388. LLL IV, 3, 35. H4A V, 4, 14. V, 3, 15. R3
III, 4, 91. IV, 4, 69. Ant. IV, 8, 16) 1) to return home
and enter publicly as a victorious general: weepest to
see me t. Cor. II, 1, 194.
2) to be victorious: he may t. in love, Sonn. 151,
8. With in, to denote the conquered enemy: t. in so
false a foe, Lucr. 77. With on and over, in the same
sense: I never had — ed upon a Scot, H4A V, 3, 15
(Ff o'er). Antony's (valour) hath — ed on itself. Ant.
IV, 15, 15. — s over chance. Tit. I, 178.
3) to exult; air, quoth he, thy cheeks may blow; air,
would I might t. so, Pilgr. 236 and LLL IV, 3, 1 10. how
will he t., leap and laugh at it, LLL IV, 3, 148. let
frantic Talbot t. for a while, H6A III, 3, 5. do you t.,
Roman? 0th. IV, ], 121. With a(.- as 'twere — ing at
mine enemies, R3 III, 4, 91 (Ff as too — ing, how etc.).
With in: so ridest thou — ing in my woe, LLL IV, 3,
35. rebels' arms t. in massacres, H4A V, 4, 14. France,
t. in thy glorious prophetess, H6A I, 6, 8. here's the
heart that - s in their death, H6C II, 4, 8. t. in thy day
of doom, V, 6, 93. (. not in my woes, R3 IV, 4, 59. With
over: I, with mine enemies, will t. o'er my person, H8
V, 1, 125. With upon or on: t. thus upon my misery,
Shr. IV, 3, 34. so t. thieves upon their conquered booty,
H6C I, 4, 63. to t. ... upon their looes whom fortune
captivates, 114. and there ride on the pants — ing. Ant
IV, 8, 16.
4) to shine forth (German: prangen): the clear un-
matched red and white which — ed in that shy of his
delight, Lucr. 12. in great commanders grace and
majesty you might behold, — ing in their faces, 1388.
the blood of tiventy thousand men did t. in my face, R2
III, 2, 77.
Triumphant, 1) celebrating victory, pertaining
to a triumph in the Roman style: a t. car, H6A I, 1,
22. loith t. march, H6C II, 6, 87. ivilt t. garlands, R3
IV, 4, 333. make t. fires. Cor. V, 5, 3. on t. chariots,
Ant. Ill, 1, 10.
2) victorious : doth point out thee as his t. prize,
Sonn. 151, 10 (^= as the prize of his triumph, his
victory), that which his t. father's hand had won, R2
II, 1, 181. (. death, H6A IV, 7, 3.
3) exulting : think you, but that I know our state
secure, I would be so t. as I am? R3 HI, 2, 84.
4) glorious, of supreme magnificence and beauty;
my sun one early morn did shine with all t. splendour
on my brow, Sonn. 33, 10. the red rose on t. brier,
Mids. Ill, 1, 96 (Thisbe's speech). England, bound in
with the t. sea, R2 II, 1, 61. I'll bury thee in a t. grave,
Rom. V, 3, 83. a most t. lady. Ant. II, 2, 189.
Triumphantly, 1) in the manner of a victorious
conqueror: banners ... t, displayed, John II, 309. or
else t. tread on thy country's ruin. Cor. V, 3, 116.
2) festively, rejoicingly: dance in Duke Theseus'
house t. Mids. IV, 1, 94.
Triumpher, (tritimpher) one who returns as a
victorious general: Tit. I, 170. Tim. V, 1, 199.
Triumvirate, the union of three men who di-
vided among them the Roman empire: Ant. HI, 6, 28.
Triumviry, the full number of three men; thou
makest the t., the corner-cap of society, LLL IV, 3, 53.
Trivial, trifling, worthless, inconsiderable : make
t. price of serious things. All's V, 3, 61. we have but
t. argument, more than mistrust, that shoics him worthy
death, H6B 111, 1, 241. the respects thereof are nice
and t. R3 III, 7, 175. hasty and tinder-like tepon too t.
motion. Cor. II, 1, 55. I'll wipe away all t. fond re-
cords, Hml. I, 5, 99. when we debate our t. difference
loud. Ant. II, 2, 21. of so slight andt. a nature, Cymb.
I, 4, 45.
Troiau, see Trojan.
Trolen, one of the six gates of Troy: Troil.
Prol. 16.
Troilus or Troylus, a son of Priam's, lover of
Cressida: Lucr. 1486. AdoV, 2, 31. Merch. V, 4. As
IV, 1, 97. Tw. Ill, 1, 59. Troil. I, 1, 5 and passim.
Name of a spaniel; Shr. IV, 1, 153.
Trojan (0. Edd. Troian or Troyari) 1) subst. a
native of Troy: Lucr. 1551. Mids. I, 1, 174. H6A V,
5, 106. Troil. I, 1, 4. I, 3, 233 etc.
Used as a cant term for persons of a doubtful
character : Hector was but a T. in respect of this, "LXAi
V, 2, 640. unless you play the honest T., the poor wench
iscastaway,^%\. there are othei s than thoudreamest
not of, H4A II, 1, 77. base T. H5 V, 1, 20. 32.
2) adj. pertaining to Troy: Lucr. 1431. Merch.
V, 4. H4B II, 4, 181. Troil. Prol. 21. I, 2, 13 etc.
Per. 1, 4, 93.
Troll, to let go round, to sing in succession ; will
you t. the catch, Tp. HI, 2, 126.
Troll -my -dames, the French game of Trou-
madame: Wint. IV, 3, 92.
Troop, subst. 1) a number of people, a company:
to whose weak ruins muster — s of cares, Lucr. 720.
to this t. come thou not near, Phoen. 8. in — s I have
dispersed them 'bout the isle, Tp. I, 2, 220. her t. of
fairies, Wiv. V, 3, 12. a huge infectious t. of pale dis-
temperatures. Err. V, 8 1 . a jolly t. of huntsmen, John
II, 321. is not the Lady Constance in this t.? 540. R2
IV, 231. H6C II, 1, 13 (in the thickest t.). R3 III, 7,
85. H8 I, 4, 53. Ill, 2, 412. IV, 2, 87. V, 4, 89. Troil.
IV, 5, 64. Cor. I, 1, 208. Mcb, V, 3, 25. 0th. I, 2,
54. = retinue : with — s of ladies, H6B 1, 3, 80. ivhere
be the thronging — s that followed thee? R3 IV, 4, 96.
unfurnished of her well beseeming t. Tit. II, 3, 56. your
populous — s, Ant. HI, 6, 50. Dido and her Aeneas
shall want — s, IV, 14, 53.
2) a body of soldiers; the t. is past. All's HI, 5,
96. with a t. of Florentines, III, 6, 23. having full scarce
six thousand in his t. H6A I, 1, 112. amongst the — s
12G0
of armed men^ II, 2, 24. unite your — s of horsemen
with his bands of foot, IV, 1, 165. two mightier — s,
IV, 3, 7. a t. of kerns, H6B 111, 1, 361. they have s
of soldiers, H6C I, 1, 68. some — s pursue the queen,
II, 6, 33. with a puissant t. V, 1, 6. from t. to t. R3 V,
3, 70. vihether yon — -s are friend or enemy, Caes. V,
1, 16. 18. a t. of horse, Lr. IV, 6, 189. the plumed t.
0th. Ill, 3, 349 (Ff — «). Plur. — s = army: All's
III, 5, 43. IV, 3, 152. John V, 2, 133. H4B Ind. 25.
H6A 1, 5, 2. 22. Ill, 3, 32. H6C II, 3, 49. IV, 8, 4.
Tit. V, 1, 20. Tim. Ill, 5, 115. Lr. IV, 5, 16. Cymb.
V, 2, 14.
Troop, vb. to march in a body, to march in com-
pany: I second thee; t. on, Wiv. I, 3, 114 (Pistol's
speech), at whose approach ghosts ...i. home to church-
yards, Mids. Ill, 2, 382. nor do las an enemy to peace
t. in the throngs of military men, H4B IV, 1, 62. there
will the lovely Roman ladies t. Tit. II, 1, 113. a snowy
dove — ing with crows, Rom. 1, 5, 50. all the large
effects that t. with majesty, Lr. I, 1, 134.
Trophy, 1) a sign and token of victory: giving
full I., signal and osient quite from himself to God,
H5 V Chor. 21. let no images be hung with Caesar's
—es, Caes. 1, 1, 74 (of. 1, 2, 288 : Marullus and Flavius,
for pulling scarfs off Caesar's images, are put to silence.
Sueton. Caes. 79: coronam lauream Candida fascia
praeligatam).
2) memorial; monument: tells him of — es, statues,
tombs, Ven. 1013. hung with the — es of my lovers
gone, Sonn. 31, 10. all these — es of affections hot,
Compl. 218. the mere word's a slave deboshed on every
tomb, on every grave u, lying t. All's II, 3, 146. worn
as a memorable t. of predeceased valour, H5 V, 1, 76.
it (blood) more becomes a man than gilt his t. Cor. 1,
3, 43 (= his sepulchral monument), till we with — es
do adorn thy tomb, Tit. I, 388. that these great towers,
— es and schools should fall for private faults in them,
Tim. V, 4, 25. no t., sword, nor hatchment o'er his bones,
Hml. IV, 5, 214. zvhen down her weedy — es and her-
self fellin the weeping brook, IV, 7, 175 (i. e. a garland
of flowers gathered to hang them over her father's
grave).
Tropically, figuratively : the mouse-trap. Marry,
howl t. Hml. 111,2,247.
Trossers, see Strossers.
Trot, subst. a decrepit old woman : an old t. with
ne'er a tooth in her head, Shr. I, 2, 80. Lucio calls
Pompey so: Meas. Ill, 2, 53.
Trot, vb. to move with a high jolting pace: Ven.
277. Wiv. I, 3, 7. LLL 111, 188. As III, 2, 328. 330.
331 (the trotting pace represented, in these passages,
as disagreeable to the rider). H5 HI, 7, 83. 86. Tit.
V, 2, 55. Lr. Ill, 4, 57. 104. Peculiar passage: he — «
the air, H5 III, 7, 16 (not transitively; the air being
an accus. denoting the space passed over ; cf. you never
swum the Hellespont, Gent. 1, 1, 26, and see Wingvh.)
Troth, 1) truth: to speak t. Mids. II, 2, 36. to
say the t. on't. Cor. IV, 5, 198. I'll speak t. Cymb.
V. 6, 274.
2) faith: she conjures him ■■■ by holy human law
and common t. Lucr. 571. thou smotherest honesty,
ihou murderest t. 885. thou shall not know the stained
taste of violated t. 1059. that strong-bonded oath that
shall prefer and undertake my t. Compl. 280. and not
break my t. LLL 1, 1, 66. break faith and t. IV, 3,
143. virtue's office never breaks men's t. V, 2, 350.
two bosoms and one t. Mids. II, 2, 42. 50. one man
holding t. Ill, 2, 92. violation of all faith and t. sworn
to us, H4A V, 1, 70. faith and t. Troil IV, 5, 168.
bid her alight and her t. plight, Lr. Ill, 4, 128. the
loyallest husband that did e'er plight t. Cymb. I, 1, 96.
Used to express a slight oath: t.! Wiv. 1, 4, 154. II,
2, 177. Meas. 11, 1, 228. Ill, 2, 59. Ado II, 1, 220.
III, 4, 6. V. 4, 77. Tw. HI, 1, 27. H8 11, 3, 34 (yes,
t. and t.) etc. good t. Mids. II, 2, 129. H8 II, 3, 33.
Cymb. Ill, 6, 48. in t. H4B II, 2, 12 (Qq by my t.).
in good t. Troil. Ill, 1, 124. o' my t. Tp. II, 2, 30.
LLL IV, 1, 144. Oftenest by my L: Wiv. I, 1, 199.
297. Meas. IV, 3, 163. 187. Err. HI, 1, 62. Ado I, 1,
226. 228 (by my two faiths and — s). II, 1, 19. 355.
II, 3, 77. 242. HI, 4, 9. 18. V, 1, 230. LLL IV, 1, 131.
V, 2, 450. Merch. I, 2, 1. As 1, 2, 94. Ill, 2, 303. IV,
1, 192. V, 1, 12. All's HI, 2, 3. John HI, 3, 55. H4B
II, 2, 12 (Ff in t.). H6C 111, 2, 64. R3 H, 4, 23. HI,
7, 43. HS II, 3, 23. Troil. Ill, 1, 116 etc.
Trothed, betrothed: my new t. lord. Ado III, 1,
38 (new t. hyphened by M. Edd.).
Troth-plight, beti'othment, affiance: puts to be-
fore her t. Wint. I, 2, 278.
Troth-plight, betrothed, affianced : is t. to your
daughter, Wint. V, 3, 151. you were t. to her, Ho
II, 1, 21.
Trouble, subst. 1) disturbance, perplexity, em-
barrassment, affliction, suffering: mark the poor, to
overshoot his — s, how he outruns the wind, Ven. 680.
all torment, t., wonder and amazement inhabits here, Tp.
V, 104. — s of the marriage-bed, Err. H, 1, 27. that
you would put me to this shame and t. V, 14. is it your
dearfriend that is thus int.? Meich. Hi, 2, 293. prompted
by your present t. Tw. Ill, 4, 377. I would his — s like-
wise were expired, H6A II, 5, 31. H6B V, 1, 70. H6C
V, 5, 16. H8 H, 2, 16. Ill, 1, 1. Caes. I, 2, 38. Mcb.
IV, 1, 18. V, ], 80. V, 3, 42. Hml. HI, 1, 59. 0th. HI,
3, 150. Per. II Prol. 7. 11, 4, 44.
2) molestation: what t. was I then to you, Tp. I,
2, 151. you are come to meet your t. Ado 1, 1, 97. 99.
100. forgive me your t. Tw. II, 1, 35. Wint. 1, 2, 26.
V, 3, 9. H8 IV, 2, 162. Mcb. I, 6, 11. 14.
3) pains, labour: is twenty hundred kisses such a
t.1 Ven. 522. unapt to toil and t. in the world, Shr.
V, 2, 166. double toil and t. Mcb. IV, 1, 10. 20. 35.
this is a joyful t. to you, II, 3, 53. you lay out too much
pains for purchasing but t. Cymb. 11, 3, 93.
Trouble, vb. 1) to put into agitation, to distiurb,
to disorder: like a — d ocean, Lucr. 589. a woman
moved is like a fountain — d, Shr.V,2, 142. the meteors
of a — dheaven, H4AI,1,10. cf. Mcb. II, 4, 5. whose
filth and dirt — 5 the silver spring where England
drinks, H6B IV, 1, 72. the — d Tiber chafing with her
shores, Caes. I, 2, 101. a mote it is to t. the mind's eye,
Hml. I, 1, 112.
2) to come in one's way, not to let alone, to in-
terrupt: hence, t. us not, Tp. 1, 1, 19. R3 1, 2, 50. if
you t. him any more in's tale, Tp. Ill, 2, 55. my father
and the gentleman are in sad talk, and we'll not t. them,
Wint. IV, 4, 317. t. me no more with vanity, H4A I,
2, 91. / will be gone, sir, and not t. you, Rom. V, 3, 40
(cf. Err. IV, 3, 71). (. hitn not, his wits are gone, Lr.
III, 6, 94. t. him no more till further settling, IV, 7, 81.
Hence = to hinder, to make an end to by interrup-
tion: to t. your joys with like relation, Wint. V, 3, 129.
(. not the peace, Cor. V, 6, 129.
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3) to perplex, to vex, to disquiet, to afflict, to
distress: all the neighbour caves, as seeming — d, make
verbal repetition of her moans, Ven. 830. her — d brain,
1040. 1068. —d minds, Lucr. 126. this —d soul, 1176.
my old brain is — d, Tp. IV, 159. t. not yourself, Wiv.
III, 4, 92. with pure love and — d brain, As IV, 3, 3.
your husband, being — d with a shrew, Slir. V, 2, 28.
fresh expectation — d not the land with any longed-for
change, John IV, 2, 7. a mitch — d breast, 73. H5 II,
3, 22. V, 2, 392. H6B V, 1, 34. E3 IV, 3, 49. V, 3,
104. Troil. Ill, 3, 311. Tit. II, 2, 9. IV, 4, 3. Rom.
I, 1, 127. Tim. Ill, 6, 42. Mob. V, 3, 38. Hml. I, 2,
224. V, 2, 226. Ant. Ill, 6, 82.
4) to molest: t. deaf heaven with my bootless cries,
Sonn. 29, 3. this babble shall not henceforth t. me, Gent.
1, 2, 98. I have a bag of money here — s me, Wiv. 11,
2, 178. your town is — d with unruly boys. Err. Ill, 1,
62. I'll be gone, sir, and not t. you, Err. IV, 3, 71
(cf. Rom. V, 3, 40). Ado I, 1, 130. Meroh. I, 2, 112.
IV, 1, 44. As I, 1, 82. II, 7, 171. Wint. II, I, 1. R2
IV, 303. H4A V, 1, 113. H4B IV, 5, 128. H6A II, 3,
25. Ill, 1, 144. IV, 1, 127. V, 3, 180. H6B I, 1, 141.
1, 3, 94. Ill, 1, 324. IV, 5, 8. H6C IK, 3, 155. V, 5, 5.
R3 I, 3, 61. IV, 2, 122. Cor. II, 3, 76. 117. Tit. I,
367. Tim. Ill, 3, 1. V, 1, 216. Caes. 11, 1, 87. Lr. I,
4, 275. II, 4, 222. Per. Ill, 2, 19.
Applied to diseases: — dwith the lampass, Shr. Ill,
2, 52. this fever, that hath — d me so long, JohnV, 3,
3, H4B I, 2, 139. Troil. V, 3, 102. 0th. Ill, 3, 414.
Ant. Ill, 2, 5. 57.
5) to put to pains and labour : meaning henceforth
to t. you no more, Gent. II, 1, 125. / would not by my
will have —d you, Tw. Ill, 3, 1. H6A I, 4, 22. H8 IV,
2, 77. Troil. IV, 2, 3. V, 1, 75. Tit. I, 189. Rom. IV,
4, 18. Caes. IV, 3, 259. Refl.: t. not yourself, Troil.
IV, 2, 1. 0th. IV, 3, 1. Ant. II, 4, 1.
Troubler, disturber: the t. of the poor world's
peace, R3 I, 3, 221. not to.be a t. of your peace. Per.
V, 1, 153.
Tronblesonie , giving trouble : I'll rather be un-
mannerly than t. Wiv. I, 1, 325. this act is as an an-
cient tale new told, and in the last repeating i. John
IV, 2, 19. and be like them (the times) to Percy t. H4B
II, 3, 4. so t. a bedfellow (the crown) IV, 5, 22. how
t. it sat upon my head, 187. you are strangely t. H8
V, 3, 94. Cor. IV, 5, 17. the time is t. Cymb. IV, 3, 21.
Troublous, disturbed, restless, turbulent: my t.
dream this night doth make me sad, H6B I, 2, 22. in
this t. time, H6C II, 1, 159. in this t. world, V, 5, 7.
'twill prove a t. ivorld, R3 11, 3, 5 (¥i giddy). 9.
Trough, a piece of timber excavated to give
swine their food in: R3 V, 2, 9.
Trout, the fish Salmo trutta or Salmo fario:
Meas. 1, 2, 91. Tw. II, 5, 25 (the t. that must be caught
with tickling).
Trow, 1) to trust, to believe: learn more than thou
— est, Lr. 1,4, 135 (don't believe all that thou learnest
or hearest). 2) to think, to suppose: — est thou that
e'er I'll look upon the ivorld? H6B 11, 4, 38. — est
thou that Clarence is so harsh, V, 1 , 85. 3) to know : he
privily deals with our cardinal; and as I t., — which
I do well, etc. H8 I, 1, 184. you t., nuncle, the hedge-
sparrow etc. Lr. I, 4, 234 (Ff knoio).
/ «. = I dare say, certainly : / (. this is his house,
Shr. 1, 2, 4. 'tis time. It. R2 II, 1, 218. 'twas time.
It., to wake and leave our beds, H6A II, 1, 41. now
Winchester will not submit, 1 1., or be inferior to the
proudest peer, V, 1, 56. 'twas no need, 1 1., to bid me
trudge, Rom. 1,3,33. are you so hot? marry, come up.
It. II, 5, 64.
t. you = can you tell? do you know? guess! : and
t. you what he called me? LLL V, 2, 279. t. you who
hath done this? Aslll, 2, 189. t. you whither I am going?
Shr. I, 2, 165.
/ t. or t. alone, added to questions, expressive
of contemptuous or indignant surprise (nearly = I
wonder): who's there. It.? Wiv. 1,4, 140. what tempest.
It., threw this whale ... ashore? 11,1,64. what means
the fool, t.? Ado III, 4, 59. what is the matter, t.?
Cymb. I, 6, 47.
Trowel, the mason's tool used to take up mortar
and spread it on the bricks: well said: that was laid
on with a t. As I, 2, 112 (a proverbial phrase, pro-
bably = without ceremony).
Troy, the famous town besieged and destroyed
by the Greeks: Lucr. 1367. 1382. 1429. 1547. Wiv.
I, 3, 83. LLL V, 2, 537. 890. Merch. Ill, 2, 56. All's
1, 3, 76. R2 V, 1, 11. H4B I, 1. 73. II, 4, 237. H6B
1,4,20. 111,2, 118. H6C II, 1,' 51. 52. Ill, 2, 190.
IV, 8, 25. Troil. Prol. 1 etc. I, 3, 12 (T. walls). 135
(fem.) etc. Tit. I, 136. Ill, 1, 69. Ill, 2, 28. IV, 1, 20.
V, 3, 84. 87. Caes. I, 2, 113.
Troyan, see Trojan.
Troylus, see Troilus.
Truant, an idler, one neglecting his duty: myself
have been an idle t. , omitting the sweet benefit of time,
Gent. 11,4, 64. since I played t. and whipped top, Wiv.
V, 1, 27 (stayed from school). I will never be a t., love,
till I have learned thy language, H4A 111, 1, 207. /
have a t. been to chivalry, V, 1, 94. / have been a t. in
the law , H6A II, 4, 7. / am not such a t. since my
coming , as not to know the language I have lived in,
H8 III, 1, 43. you are no t. Hml. I, 2, 173.
Hence = a trifler , a rover (German : Springins-
feld): I hope he be in love. Hang him, t.! there's no
true drop of blood in him, Ado 111, 2, 18. aged ears
play t. at his tales, LLL II, 74.
Adjectively: 0 t. Muse, what shall be thy amends
for thy neglect of truth in beauty dyed? Sonn. 101, 1.
chid his t. youth, H4A V, 2, 63. with t. vows to her
own lips, Troil. I, 3, 270. a t. disposition , Hml. 1,
2, 169.
Truant, vb. to play the truant, to be inconstant:
'tis double ivrong, to t. with your bed and let her read
it in thy looks. Err. Ill, 2, 17.
Truce, 1) armistice, temporary cessation of hosti-
lities: I have atvhile given t. unto my wars, H6A 111,
4, 3. in this dull and long-continued t. Troil. I, 3, 262.
the seas and ivinds ... took a t. II, 2, 75. during all
question of the gentle i. IV, 1, 11.
2) peace: keep then fair league and I. with thy true
bed. Err. II, 2, 147. before this t. John III, 1, 233 (231
and 235 peace), make compromise, insinuation, parley
and base t. to arms invasive, V, 1,68. in the next par-
liament called for the t. of Winchester and Gloster,
H6A II, 4, 118. this token serveth for a flag of t.
betwixt ourselves and all our followers. III, 1, 138.
peaceful t. shall be proclaimed in France, V, 4, 117.
take this compact of a t. 163. excitements to the field,
or speech for t. Troil. I, 3, 182. to take t. = to make
peace : till he take t. with her contending tears, Ven. 82.
with my vexed spirits I cannot take a t. John 111, 1, 17.
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all fhi^ ... could not tale t. with the unruly spleen of
Tybalt, Rom. Ill, 1, 162.
Truckle-bed, a bed tliat runs on wheels and may
be pushed under another: Wiv. IV, 5, 7. Rom. 11, 1,
39. cf. Standing-bed.
Trudge, to trot, to run (hastily and heavily):
vanish like hailstones, go, i., plod away o'the hoof,
Wiv. I, 3, 91. t. with it in all haste and carry it among
the whitsters in Daichet-mead, HI, 3, 13. 'tis time to ^,
pack and be gone. Err. Ill, 2, 158. night-walking heralds
that t. betwixt the king and Mistress Shore, R3 I, 1,
73. go, sirrah, t. about through fair Verona, Rom. 1,
2, 34. 'twas no need to bid me t. I, 3, 34.
True, 1) conformable to fact: Ven. 658. Tp. I,
2, 167. II, 1, 50. 255. 271. Ill, 3, 26. Epil. 3. Gent.
1, 1, 25. 83. II, 1, 87. V, 2, 13. V, 4, 110. Wiv. 1, 1,
162. II, 1, 132. Meas. V, 43. 44. Mids. I, 1, 95. Ill,
2, 280. All's IV, 3, 66 etc. etc. to say t. Sonn. 114, 3.
Wiv. II, 2, 49. All's IV, 3, 171. Tw. II, 5, 213. H4A
1, 3, 250 etc. to speak t. Tp. II, 1, 20. Ill, 1, 70. LLL
V, 2, 364. As V, 4, 82. H6B III, 1, 183. Troil. Ill, 2,
105 etc. to tell (one) (, Gent. II, 5, 35. Wiv. 111,4, 11.
Meas. 11, 1, 233. Err. V, 180. Ado II, 1, 121. 123.
LLL I, 1, 227. IV, 1, 18. Mids. Ill, 2, 68. Merch. Ill,
2, 259. All's I, 3, 181. 225. IV, 3, 183. V, 3, 234.
H4A V, 3, 6. Troil. I, 1, 60 (as t. thou tellest me).
IV, 1, 51. Cor. V, 2, 33. Tim. 1, 2, 223. IV, 3, 513.
Ant. I, 2, 102. IV, 6, 26 etc. and t. he swore, though
yet forsworn he were, Err. IV, 2, 10. Substantively:
my false o'erweighs your t. Meas. II, 4, 170.
2) veracious, free from falsehood, not lying, not
mistaken, not feigned: these mine eyes, t. leaders to
their queen, Ven. 503. sweets that shall the — st sight
beguile, 1144. my t. eyes have never practised how to
cloak offences, Lucr. 748. with soft slow tongue, t.
mark of modesty, 1220. what eyes hath love put in my
head, ivhich have no correspondence with t. sight, Sonn.
148, 2. love's eye is not so t. as all men's No, 8. 9.
give the lie to my t. sight, 150, 3. if these be t. spies
which 1 wear in my head, Tp. V, 259. with t. prayers,
that shall be up at heaven, Meas. II, 2, 151. my t.
complaint, V, 24. there are no faces — r than those
that are so washed. Ado I, 1, 27. fair she is, if that
mine eyes be t. Merch. II, 6, 54. with many vows of
faith and ne'er a t. one, V, 20. you have deserved high
commendation, t. applause and love. As I, 2, 275. if
sight and shape be t. V, 4, 126. is there no exorcist
beguiles the — r office of mine eyes, All's V, 3, 306. it
is with me, as the very t. sonnet is, Tw. 111,4, 24. prove
t., imagination, 409. as yet the glass seems t. V, 272 (?).
the t. acquaintance of mine ear, John V, 6, 15. your
spirit is too t., your fears too certain, H4B I, 1, 92.
from t. evidence, H6B 111, 2, 21. his napkin, with his
t. tears all beivet. Tit. Ill, 1, 146. the last I. duties of
thy noble son, V, 3, 155.. 0 t. apothecary, Rom. V, 3,
119. but a sickly part of one t. sense could not so
mope, Hml. Ill, 4, 80. / am — st speaker, Cymb. V, 5.
376 etc. Adverbially: the plain simple vow that is
vowed t. All's IV, 2, 22,
3) honest: rich preys make t. men thieves, Ven.
724. my t. preserver, Tp. V, 69. mark hut the badges
of these men: then say if they be t. 268. though the priest
o'the town commended him for a t. man, Wiv. U, 1, 149.
every t. man's apparel fits your thief, Meas. IV, 2, 46.
^^- '/ you meet a thief, you may suspect him ... to be
no t. man. Ado III, 3, 54. a t. man or a thief that
gallops so? LLL IV, 3, IS 7. us t. we are ds flesh and
blood can be, 214. the t. man's put to death, R2 V, 3,
73. cried 'Stand' to a t. man, H4A I, 2, 122. as I am
a t. man, II, 1, 101. to turn t. man and to leave these
rogues, 11,2,24. the thieves have bound the I. men, 9.S,
it loas the bloodoft. men, 11, 4, 343. now for a t. face
and good conscience, 550. as 1 am a t. woman, III, 3,
82. so t. men yield, with robbers so o'ermatched, H6C
I, 4, 64. / thought to ci-ush him in an equal force, I.
sword to sword. Cor. 1, 10, 15. there is no time so
miserable but a man may be t. Tim. IV, 3, 463. / am
no t. man, Caes. 1, 2, 263. makes the t. man killed and
saves the thief, Cymb. II, 3, 76. 77.
In a general sense, ^= trustworthy, to be depended
on , not failing ; each trifle under — st bars to thrust.
Sonn. 48, 2. strong joints, t. swords, Troil. 1, 3, 238.
with your t. sword, V, 3, 56 (cf. Cor. 1, 10, 15, and see
Steel), as t. a dog as ever fought at head. Tit. V, 1, 102.
4) faithful: the death of this t. wife, Lucr. 1841.
the t. concord of well-tuned sounds, Sonn. 8, 5. mine
own t. love, 61, 11. supposing thou art t. 93, 1. fair,
kind and t. 105, 9. tny most t. mind thus makes mine
eye untrue, 113, 14. neither t. nor trusty, Pilgr. 86.
t. or fair, Phoen. 64. to be thy t. subject, Tp. II, 2,
130. look thou be t. IV, 51. 84. Gent. II, 2, 8. 17. II,
7, 74. IV, 2, 5. 7. Wiv. II, 1, 15. Err. II, 2, 147.
Mids. II, 1, 197 (t. as steel). V, 280. Merch. Ill, 2,
49. All's II, 5, 79. H4B IV, 5, 148. H6C IV, 1, 40.
Troil. Ill, 2, 106. Hml. IV, 5, 120 etc. ((. and faith-
fully, in LLL V, 2, 841 = truly and faithfully, cf.
Appendix). Withto; Compl.34. Wiv. 111,3,28. LLL
V, 2, 783. Mids. Ill, 2, 50. IV, 1, 181. V, 200. Wint.
V, 1, 124. John V, 7, 118. R2 I, 3, 86. H6B V, 1, 82.
t. love often = love : who sees his t. love in her naked
bed, Ven. 397. do it for thy t. love take, Mids. 11, 2,
28. Gent. IV, 2, 126. IV, 3, 20. LLL IV, 3,122. Mids.
Ill, 2, 89. Tit. II, 3, 41 etc.
5) genuine, real, not factitious, but being indeed
so: let me, t. in love, but truly write, Sonn. 21, 9. to
find where your t. image pictured lies, 24, 6. so t. a
fool is love, 57, 13 (quibbling), his rose is t. 67, 8.
beauty . . . without all ornament , itself and t. 68, 10.
to be diseased ere that there was t. needing, 118, 8.
the t. gouty landlord which doth owe them, Cojupl. 140.
how t. a twain seemeth this concordant one, Phoen. 45.
her t. perfection, Gent. U, 4, 197. that is my t. humour,
Wiv. I, 3, 112. as I am a t. spirit, V, 5, 33. how I may
bear me like a t. friar, Meas. I, 3, 48. it is impossible
you should take t. root, Ado 1,3, 25. in a false quarrel
there is no I. valour, V, 1, 120. takest t. delight, Mids.
Ill, 2, 455. / thought you lord of more t. gentleness,
II, 2, 132. gleaned from the t. seed of honour, Merch.
II, 9, 47. the — st poetry is the most feigning. As III,
3, 19. there is no t. cuckold but calamity, Tw. I, 5, 56.
as I am t. knight, II, 3, 54. R2 I, 3, 34. never call a
t. piece of gold a counterfeit, H4AII,4, 539. acquitted
by a t. substantial form, H4B IV, 1, 173. prince, as thou
art t., for blood of ours shed blood of Montague, Rom.
III, 1, 153 (= as thou art truly a prince), ne'er did
poor steward wear a — r grief, Tim. IV, 3, 487. let
our just censures attend the t. event, Mcb. V, 4, 15. all
men's faces are t. ... but there is never a fair woman
has a t.face, Ant. II, 6, 102. 105 (quibbling), is this
letter tJ Cymb. Ill, 5, 106 (not counterfeited) etc.
Adverbially: a dear, a t. industrious friend , H4A I,
1, 62.
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6) conformable to reason or to rules; just, right,
correct, exact: here comes the almanac of my i. date,
Err. I, 2, 41. establish him in his t. sense again, IV,
4, 51. she cannot be so much without t. judgment. Ado
III, 1, 88. an bad thinking do not wrest t. speaking,
111, 4, 34. as it appears in the t. course of all 'the
question, V, 4, 6. the numbers t. LLL V, 2, 35. the
throstle with his note so t. Mids. Ill, 1, 130 (of. as duly,
but not as truly, as bird doth sing on bough, H5 III, 2,
19). it is not enough to speak, but to speak t. Mids. V,
121. knew the t. minute when exception bid him speak,
All's I, 2, 39. so long as out of limit and t. rule you
stand against anointed majesty, H4A IV, 3, 30. in t.
English, I love thee, H5 V, 2, 237. by t. computation
of the time, K3 III, 5, 89 {Q,qjust). deaf to the voice
of any t. decision, Troil. II, 2, 173. manifests the t.
knowledge he has in their disposition. Cor. 11, 2, 15.
your dishonour mangles t. judgment. III, 1, 158. let
me still remain the t. blank of thine eye, Lr. I, 1, 161
(straitly within the aim of thy eye), if it be a sin to
make a t. election, she is damned, Cymb. I, 2, 30. Ad-
verbially: chance as fair and choose as t. Merch. Ill,
2, 133. my dial goes not t. All's II, 5, 6. how t. he
keeps the wind, H6C III, 2, 14.
7) conformable to law and justice, rightful, legi-
timate: your t. rights be termed a poets rage, Sonn.
17, 11. upon a t. contract I got possession of Julietta's
bed, Meas. I, 2, 149. 'tis all as easy falsely to take
away a life t. made as to put metal in restrained means
to make a false one, II, 4, 46. screws me from my t.
place in your favour, Tw. V, 126. as t. begot, John I,
75. his father never was so i. begot, II, 130. he that
steeps his safety in t. blood, HI, 4, 147. nor tempt the
danger of my t. defence, IV, 3, 84. the t. prince, H4A
I, 2, 173. 11, 4, 298. 300. his t. titles to some duke-
doms, H5 I, 1, 87. in honour of a t. Plantagenet, PI6A
li, 5, 52. to conquer France, his t. inheritance, H6B I,
1, 82. an oath ... not took before a t-. and lawful ma-
gistrate, H6C I, 2, 23. Caesar shall have all t. rites
and lawful ceremonies, Caes. Ill, 1, 241. the — st issue
of thy throne, Mcb. IV, 3, 106.
8) conformable to nature , due , natural : that will
ask some tears in the t. performing of it, Mids. 1, 2, 27.
he shall think by our t. diligence he is no less than what
we say he is, Shr. Ind. 1, 70. / can give his humour
the t. bent, Caes. II, 1, 210. = of due proportions,
well-shaped : no shape so t. , no truth of such account,
Sonn. 62, 6. my mind as generous and my shape as t.
as honest madam's issue, Lr. I, 2, 8.
True-anointed, writing of M. Edd. in H6C III,
3, 29; not hyphened in 0. Edd.
Trae-begotten (not hyphened in 0. Edd.) legi-
timate: my t. father, Merch. II, 2, 36 (Launcelot's
speech).
True-betrothed (not hyphened in 0. Edd,) law-
fully affianced: Tit. 1,406.
True-born, having a right by birth to a title : a
t. Englishman, E2 I, 3, 309. a t. gentleman, H6A II,
4, 27.
True-bred, of a right breed , genuine: she's a
beagle, t. Tw. II, 3, 195. t. cowards, H4A I, 2, 206.
a' (the knave) will not out; he is t. H4B V, 3, 71. 0,
■t.! Cor. 1, 1, 247.
True-confirmed (not hyphened in 0. Edd.) not
to be shaken in faith: / am my master's t. love, Gent.
IV, 4, 108.
True-derived, of lawful descent, legitimate: to
draw forth your noble ancestry from the corruption of
abusing times unto a lineal t. course, R3 III, 7, 200.
True-devoted , full of true devotion and honest
zeal: a i. pilgrim, Gent. II, 7, 9.
True -disposing, justly ordaining, just: 0 up-
right, just and t. God, R3 IV, 4, 55.
True-divining, having a true presentiment: Tit.
II, 3, 2U.
True-fl-ved, (not hyphened in 0. Edd.) steadily
and immovably settled: whose t. and resting quality,
Caes. Ill, 1, 61. .
True-liearted, faithful, honest: H6C IV, 8, 9.
H8 V, 1, 155. Lr. I, 2, 126.
True-love (hyphened or not hyphened, indis-
criminately; cf. True): t. knots, Gent. 11,7, 46. Mids.
III, 2, 89. E2 V, 1, 10. Hml. IV, 5, 39.
True-man (cf. Man and True), an honest man :
Cymb. II, 3, 76. 77.
True- meant, really intended: his givings-out
were of an infinite distance from his t. design, Meas.
I, 4, 55.
True -penny, an honest fellow: art thou there,
tJ Hml. I, 6, 150.
Truer- liearted, more faithful and honest: but
an honester and t. man, H4B II, 4, 414.
Truest-mannered, most honestly and faithfully
disposed: Cymb. I, 6, 166.
True-sweet: the floioers are sweet , their colours
fresh and trim; but t. beauty lived and died with him,
Ven. 1080 (not hyphened in 0. Edd.).
True-telling, veracious: Sonn. 82, 12.
Trull, a lewd and worthless woman, a drab:
H6A II, 2, 28. H6C I, 4, 114. Tit. 11, 3, 191. Ant.
Ill, 6, 95. Cymb V, 5, 177.
Truly, 1) according to truth, in agreement with
fact: let me, true in love, but t. write, Sonn. 21, 9. the
wrinkles, which thy glass will t. show, 77, 5. most
strange, but yet most t., will I speak, Meas. V, 37.
Mids. IV, 1, 154. All's 1, 3, 224. John IV, 3, 92. R2
I, 3, 14. H4A I, 2, 106. Hml. IV, 4, 17. tell me t.
how thou likest her, Ado I, 1, 180. Shr. IV, 5, 28.
All's I, 3, 191. H5 IV, 7, 86. Lr. V, 1, 8. bid her
answer t. Ado IV, 1, 76. 80. All's IV, 3, 147. Caes.
III, 3, 13. 17. 29. as I am t. given to understand, H4A
IV, 4, 11. in every branch i. demonstrative, H5 II, 4,
89. more t. now may this be verified, H6A 1, 2, 32.
as 1 1. swear, R3 11, 1, 11. God shall be t. known, H8
V, 5, 37. to us that give you t. Cor. I, 9, 55. if you
report him t. V, 4, 27. there's none can t. say he gives,
Tim. I, 2, 11. shapes of grief , that can denote me t.
Hml. I, 2, 83. all this can J t. deliver, V, 2. 397. as
t. as to heaven I do confess the vices ofm.y blood, 0th.
I, 3, 122. swear thou art honest. Heaven doth t. knotc
it, IV, 2, 38. 39. by her election may be t. read ivhat
kind of man he is, Cymb. 1, 1,53. report should render
him hourly to your ear as t. as he moves. III, 4, 154.
or more t., woman its pretty self, 159. than 1 did t.
find her, V, 5, 188.
2) really, not only in appearance: thou t. fair,
Sonn. 82, 11. / do as t. suffer as e'er I did commit,
Gent. V, 4, 76. to be t. touched with love. Ado 111, 2,
19. they were never so t. turned over and over in love
V, 2, 34. As II, 7, 195. Ill, 2, 434. All's IV, 4, 17.
H4A 1, 2, 5. 6. H5 V, 2, 203. H6B III, 1, 330. V '->
37. H8 II, 1, 112. Ill, 2, 289. 377. Cor. Ill, 1, 218.
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T
Rom. II, 3, 68. Tim. Ill, 5, 31. Mcb. IV, 3, 131. 0th.
Ill, 3, 48.
3) rightly, correctly, justly : iflreadit (your face)
not t. , my ancient skill beguiles me, Meas. IV, 2, 164.
as duly, hut not as t., as bird doth sing on hough, H5
111, 2, 19 (cf. true in Mids. HI, 1, 130). fears make
devils ofcherubins; they never see t. Troil. Ill, 2, 75.
if Pisanio have mapped it t. Cymb. IV, 1, 2.
4) honestly, faithfully: ve have always t. served
you, Wint. II, 3, 147. H4B V, 1, 52. V, 2, 7. Lr. I, 4,
15. II, 1, 119. Cymb. IV, 2, 373. thou worshippest
Saint Nicholas as i. as a man of falsehood may, H4A
II, 1,71. if like a Christian thou hadst t. borne betwixt
our armies true intelligence , V, 5, 9. (a good heart)
keeps his course t. H5 V, 2, I 73. all masters cannot
be t. followed, 0th. I, 1, 44. it shall safe be kept and
I. yielded you, Cymb. I, 6, 210. what villany soe'er I
bid thee do, to perform it directly and I. Ill, 5, 113.
5) conformably to law and justice, legitimately:
and him by oath they t. honoured, Lucr. 410. his inno-
cent babe i. begotten, Wint. Ill, 2, 135. to pay that duty
ivhich you t. owe to him that owes it, John II, 247. that
which thou hast sworn to do amiss is not amiss when it
is t. done, 111, 1, 271 (in a lawful manner), as It. fight,
defend me heaven, R2 I, 3, 25. to give obedience where
'tis t. owed, Mcb. V, 2, 26.
6) according to nature, duly, naturally; his effigies
... most t. limned and living in your face, As 1 1, 7, 1 94.
apageant t. played, III, 4, 55. 'tis beauty t. blent, Tw.
1,5, 257. to make us say 'This is put forth too t.' Wint.
I, 2, 14.
7) indeed; a slight affirmation, sometimes almost
expletive: Sonn. 132, 5. Gent. I, 1, 141. Wiv. I, 1,
322. 1,3,4. 11,2,121.125. 111,2,11. 111,4,65. IV,
1, 4. Meas. I, 4, 3. II, 1, 194. 234. IV, 2, 61. IV, 3,
43. Ado I, 1, 112. II, 1, 67. Ill, 1, 34. 84. Ill, 3, 69.
V, 4, 83. LLL IV, 2, 1. Mids. I, 1, 178. IV, 1, 35. 153.
V, 272. 367. Merch. Ill, 5, 1. As I, 2, 19. Ill, 2, 35.
All's II, 3, 22. H6A II, 2, 54. R3 V, 3, 245. H8 11, 1,
8. Lr. IV, 6, 4 etc. etc.
Trump, trumpet: IKA 1,4,80. Troil. Ill, 3,210.
Tit. 1, 275. Tim. I, 2, 120. 0th. Ill, 3, 351.
Trumpery, things fallaciously splendid, showy
trifles: Tp. IV, 186. Wint. IV, 4, 608.
Trumpet, suhst. 1) a wind instrument of music,
chiefly used for military purposes and for making
signal's: Lucr. 470. LLL V, 2, 157. Merch. V, 122.
Shr. Ind. 1, 74. I, 2, 207 f— .s' clang). All's III, 5, 9.
V, 2, 55. John II, 198. 205. Ill, 1, 303 (braying —s).
V, 2, 117. R2 I, 3, 4. H4B IV, 1, 52. 122. H5 IV, 7,
59. B3 IV, 4, 148 etc. o'/Ae — s' sounrf, Tim. III,'6,37.
ticice have the — ,? sounded, Meas. IV, 6, 12. Merch.
V, 75. R2 I, 3, 117. H6B V, 3, 32. H6C 1, 1, 118.
11,1,200. IV, 7, 69. R3V, 3, 269. H8 IV, 1, 36. Troil.
V, 3, 13. Lr. V, 1, 41. V, 3, 108. 110. the t. sounds
retreat, H4AV,4, 163. H5 III, 2, 94. let the —s sound
the tucket sonance, H5 IV, 2, 34. sound, — s, alarum,
H6B II, 3, 95. V, 3, 3. Summoning to the last judg-
ment: let the general t. blow his blast, H6B V, 2, 43.
dreadful t., sound the geyieral doom, Rom. Ill, 2, 67.
till the last t. Hml. V, 1, 253.
Metaphorically, = he who, or that which, pub-
lishes and proclaims: to be the i. of his own virtues.
Ado V, 2, 87. let my tongue blister and never to my
red-looked anger he the t. any more, Wint. II, 2, 35.
be thou the t. of our wrath, John I, 27. the southern
wind doth play the t. to his purposes, H4A V, 1 , 4 . pride
is his own glass, his own t., his own chronicle, 'Troil.
II, 3, 166. what's the business, that such a hideous t.
(viz the alarm-bell) calls to parley the sleepers, Mcb.
11, 3, 87. the cock, that is the t. to the morn, Hml. I,
1, 150.
2) a trumpeter: let the bird of loudest lay herald
sad and t. he, Phoen.3. bring the — s to the gate, Meas.
1V,5,9. I will the banner from a t. take, H5 IV, 2,61.
go, t., to the walls and sound a parle, H6C V, 1, 16.
thou, t., there's mypurse, Troil. IV, 5, 6.
Trumpet, vb. to publish, to proclaim : that I did
love the Moor to live with him , my downright violence
and storm of fortunes may t. to the world, 0th. I, 3,
251. so tart a favour to t. such good tidings, Art. II,
5, 39. he must not live to t. forth my infamy. Per.
I, 1, 145.
Trumpet-clangor, the sound of trumpets H4B
V, 5, 42.
Trumpeter, one who sounds a trumpet; H6A
IV, 2, 1. Cor. 1, 1, 121. Ant. IV, 8, 35. Metaphorically,
one who proclaims and publishes : to be — s of our
unlawful intents, All's IV, 3, 32.
Trumpet-tongned , proclaiming loudly as with
the voice of a trumpet: will plead like angels, t.,
against etc. Mcb. I, 7, 19.
Truncheon, subst. 1) a short staff, a club, a
cudgel: thy leg a stick compared with this t. IieB IV,
10, 52.
2) a staff of command; Meas. II, 2, 61. Troil. V,
3, 53. Hml. I, 2, 204. 0th. II, 1, 280 (not in Ff).
TruncUeon, vb., a word of Doll Tearsheet's
making: an captains were of my mind, they would t.
you out, for taking their names upon you, H4B II, 4,
154; i. e. probably: they would cudgel you out of
your usurped title with their truncheons.
Trnncheoner, one armed with a club : H8 V,4, 54.
Trundle-bed, = truckle-bed; reading of the
surreptitious Qq inWiv. IV, 5, 7 and Rom. II, 1, 39.
Trundle-tail, a dog with a curling tail; or hob-
tail tike or t. Lr. Ill, 6, 73.
Trunk, 1) the stem of a tree (as an image of the
human body) : the ivy which had hid my princely t. and
sucked my verdure out on't, Tp. I, 2, 86. would bark
your honour from that t. you bear, Meas. Ill, 1, 72.
health ... is flown from this bare withered i. H4B IV,
5, 230.
2) the body of an animal, especially of man: souls
of animals infuse themselves into the — s of men, Merch.
IV, 1, 133. my honesty, that lies enclosed in this t. Wint.
I, 2, 435. this frail and worthless t. H5 III, 6, 163.
his dumb deaf t. H6B III, 2, 144. leaving thy t. (without
the head) ybr crows to feed upon, IV, 10, 90. until my
mis-shaped t. that bears this head be round impaled
with a glorious crown, H6B III, 2, 170. the honoured
mould loherein this t. was framed, Cor. V, 3, 23. make
his dead t. pillow to our lust. Tit. II, 3, 130. to shtd
obsequious tears upon this t. V, 3, 152. that the t.may
be discharged of breath, Rom. V, 1, 63. the creatures
. . . ivhose bare unhoused — s . . . answer mere nature,
Tim. IV, 3, 229. thy banished t. Lr. 1, 1, 180. what t.
is here without his top? Cymb. IV, 2, 353.
3) a chest: Wiv. IV, 2, 62. John V, 2, 141. Cymb.
1, 6, 196. 209. II, 2, 47. (. work (work made on a
chest) Wint. Ill, 3, 75. Metaphorical use, essentially
influenced by the preceding .signification : the beauteous-
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evil are empty — s o' erflourished by the devil, Tw. HI,
4, 404. that t. of humours, H4A II, 4, 495.
Trunk sleeve, a large wide sleeve : Shr. IV,3, 142.
Tru§s, to pack close: you might have — ed him
and all his apparel into an eel- skin, H4B III, 2, 350
(Q thrust).
Trust, subst. 1) confidence, reliance; actively or
subjectively: Priam's t. false Sinon's tears doth flatter,
Lucr. 1560. love's best habit is in seeming t. Sonn.
138, 11. serve always with assured t. Pilgr. 329. my
t., like a good parent, did beget of him a falsehood,
Tp. I, 2, 93 (Johnson finds here an allusion to the
proverb: heroum fllii noxae). 96. wilt thou make a t.
a transgression^ Ado II, 1, 232. give me t., the count
he is my husband, All's III, 7, 8. wrangle with my reason
that persuades me to any other t. but that I am mad,
Tw. IV, 3, 15 (nearly = opinion, belief), grafted in
my serious t. Wint. 1, 2, 246. honesty, andt., his sworn
brother, IV, 4, 607. H4A V, 1, 11. V, 5, 5. H4B I, 3,
100. H8 III, 1, 89. Mcb. I, 4, 14. Hml. Ill, 2, 228.
Lr. II, 1, 71 (reposal of any t. in thee). Cymb. I, 6,
26. 158. to have t. in: H6B IV, 4, 59. Cymb. I, 4,
165. to lay t. on: H4A IV, 1, 34. Lr. Ill, 5, 25.
2) passively or objectively, the state of being con-
fided in, of being relied on: so I, for fear of t., forget
to say the perfect ceremony of love's rite, Sonn. 23, 5
(doubting of being trusted), on my t. Meas. V, 147
{:=■ upon my faith). / no question make to have it
(money) of my t. Merch. I, 1, 185 (=; on credit), you
never had a servant to whose i. your business was more
welcome. All's IV, 4, 15 (who was more glad to be
trusted with it), thou shalt have charge and sovereign
t. H4A III, 2, 161. what is the t. or strength of foolish
man? H6A III, 2, 112 (how far can he be trusted?).
his minority is put unto the t. of Richard Gloster , R3
1,3,12. there's no t., no faith, no honesty in men, Rom.
III, 2, 85. the t., the office, I do hold of you, 0th. I, 3,
118. have entertainment, but no honourable t. Ant. IV,
6, 18. to put in t. = to trust with important business:
Lr. I, 4, 15. 0th. II, 3, 131. this was his gentleman in t.
H8 I, 2, 125 (his confident), oft. = reliable: in sure
wards oft. Sonn. 48, 4. their men of t. Cor. I, 6, 52.
their bands i'the vaward are the Antiates, of their best
t. 54. natures of such deep t. we shall much need, Lr.
11,1, 117. a man he is of honesty and t. 0th. I, 3, 285.
0 slave, of no more t. than love that's hired, Ant. V,
2, 154.
Abstr. pro concr. , = one confided in and relied
on : by me, their tribune and their t.1it.\,\i\. you, his
false hopes, the t. of England's honour, H6A IV, 4, 20.
3) a state of being confided to another's care and
guard: he's here in double t. Mcb. I, 7, 12. his sealed
commission left in t. with me. Per. I, 3, 13.
Trust, vb. 1) to confide; a) absol.: more to know
could not be more to t. All's II, 1, 209. safer than t. too
far, Lr. 1,4,351. have no use for — ing. Ant. V, 2,15.
b) intr.; with in: in them 1 1. H6C 1, 2,42. he that
— s in the tameness of a wolf, Lr. Ill, 6, 19. With to:
'tis no — ing to yond foolish lout, Gent. IV, 4, 71. a
man is well holp up that ^s to you. Err. IV. 1, 22.
never will 1 1. to speeches penned, LLL V, 2, 402. Wint.
IV, 4, 547. John V, 2, 174. R3 I, 4, 148. Cor. I, 1,
174. 111,2,136. Tim. IV, 3, 139. Lr. V, 3, 103. Ant,
III, 7, 63. t. to it = depend on it: t. to it, thou shalt
Mo(, Cor.V,3,124. t. to it ; bethink you, Rom. Ill, 5, 197.
c) trans. (= to confide in) : to t. those tables that
receive thee more, Sonn. 122, 12. rude, cruel, not to t.
129,4 (= not to be —ed in Ant. V, 2, 267). not daring
t. the office of mine eyes, Pilgr. 196. we dare t. you in
this kind, Gent. Ill, 2, 56. V, 4, 67. 69. Wiv. II, 2,
315. IV, 2, 209. Meas. IV, 3, 152. Err. IV, 4, 5. Ado
I, 1, 197. 246. I, 3, 34 (/ am —ed with a muzzle, i. e.
when I am muzzled). 11,1,186. 11,3,220. IV, 1,167.
LLL V, 2, 804. Mids. Ill, 2, 268. 340. Merch. II, 2,
206. V, 88. As I, 3, 57. All's 1, 1, 73. John II, 231.
Ill, 1, 7. H6A I, 2, 150. Ill, 3, 63. 84. H6B IV, 4, 57.
58. H6C I, 2, 59. IV, 1, 42. R3 IV, 4, 492. H8 111,
1, 173. Cor. I, 1, 185. Tim. I, 2, 66. IV, 3, 434. Lr.
V, 3, 96. Ant. V, 2, 13. Per. I, 1, 46 etc. never t. me
then = God forbid! of course not: but you'll not de-
liver it? Never t. me then, Tw. Ill, 3, 62. you may not
despise her suit. Ne'er t. me then, H6A II, 2, 48.
With an adverb or a prepositional expression, =
to venture confidently ; how darest thou i. so great a
charge from thine oion custody? Err. I, 2, 60. my ven-
tures are not in one bottom — ed, Merch. I, 1, 42. /
wonder men dare t. themselves with men, Tim. I, 2, 44.
no man's life was to be — ed with them, Mcb. II, 3, II I
(= committed to them), t. me here, Cymb. IV, 2, 1-1.
(:= leave me confidently here).
To t. a person (or a thing personified) with sth.
= to commit sth. confidently to a person: I will rather
t. a Fleming with my butter, Wiv. II, 2, 316. Mids. II,
1, 217. Wint. I, 2, 235. II, 2, 37. R2 IV, 83. Tit. IV,
2, 169. Tim. I, 2, 66—69. Cymb. I, 5, 35.
2) With an infinitive or a clause, ^= to hope con-
fidently (used only in the first person of the present,
It.): 1 1. to take of truest Thisby sight, Mids. V, 280.
It. ere long to choke thee, H6A 111, 2, 46. / t. it will
grow to a most prosperous perfection, "Meas. Ill, 1, 271.
It. you will be ruled by your father, Ado II, 1, 53.
As I, 3, 52. V, 4, 204. John II, 555. Ill, 1, 7. H6A
V, 2, 16. R3 III, 4, 27 (Qq I hope). 1 1. inserted in
the sentence: but thus, 1 t., you will not marry her,
Shr. Ill, 2, 117. H4A I, 3, 300. Ho IV, 3, 96. Ant. 1,
5, 7. Cymb. I, 1, 161. II, 4, 36. .
3) to believe; with a clause: / never unshed to
see you sorry; now 1 1. 1 shall, Wint. II, 1, 124. With
an accus. expressing the thing believed: if you dare
not t. that you see, Ado III, 2, 122 (i. e. that which
you see), if he be credulous and t. my tale, Shr. IV, 2,
67. when saucy — ing of the cozened thoughts defiles
the pitchy night, All's IV, 4, 23 (cf Of"), t. it, he shall
not rule me, Wint, II, 3, 49. to t. the mockery of un-
quiet slumbers, R3 III, 2, 27. that — ed home might yet
enkindle you unto the crown, Mcb. I, 3, 120, The person
believed with to : t. to me, Ulysses, our imputation shall
be oddly poised, Troil. I, 3, 338. Simple accus. in the
phrase t. me = truly, indeed: now t. me, 'tis an office
of great worth, Gent. I, 2, 44. now t. me, madam, it
came hardly off, II, 1, 115. no, t. me. III, 1, 68. t. me,
I think 'tis almost day, IV, 2, 138. t. me, I was going
to your house, Wiv. II, 1, 33. t. me, a mad host, III, 1,
115. II, 1, 165. Ill, 2, 52, III, 3, 244. IV, 2, 212. Err.
1, 1, 143. Mids. V, 99. Shr. Ind. 1, 25. Tit. I, 261
etc. Similarly never t. me, after conditional phrases:
if my lady have not ..., never t. me, Tw. II, 3, 79. if
I do not, never t. me, 204. I will, la; never t. me else,
Troil. V, 2, 59. never t. me, if I be afeard, Shr. V, 2,
17. cf. Wiv. IV, 2, 209. Merch. II, 2, 206.
Truster, 1) believer: to make it (mine ear) t. of
your own report against yourself, Hml. 1, 2, 172,
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2) crei3itor; bankrupts, ... out with your knives^ and
cut your — s' throats, Tim. IV, 1, 10.
Trustful, faithful: convey my t. queen, H4A II,
4, 434 (M. Edd. unnecessarily tristful).
Trustless, faithless, fallacious: borne by the t.
wings of false desire, Lucr. 2.
Trusty, fit to be depended on, faithful, honest:
neither true nor t. Pilgr. 86. the t. knight was wounded
with disdain, 221. adieu, t. Ponipey, Meas. Ill, 2, 80.
a t. villain. Err. I, 2, 19. the t. Thisby, Mids. V, 141.
146. like Limander am It. still, 198. come, t. sword,
360. my t. servant, Shr.1, 1,7. 1, 2,47. thou t. Welshman,
R2 II, 4, 5. our t. brother-in-law, V, 3, 137. like to a
t. squire did run away, H6A IV, 1, 23 (cf. treacherous
in 1, ,5, 30). our t. friend, H6C IV, 7, 41. choose t.
sentinels, R3 V, 3, 54. a t. Goth, Tit. V, 1, 34. be t.
Rom. II, 4, 204. this t. servant, Lr. IV, 2, 18. your t.
servitor, 0th. I, 3, 40.
Peculiar passage: he might at some great and t.
business in a main danger fail you. All's III, 6, 16 (a
t. business = a business of trust, one in which faith
and honesty is required, cf. Appendix).
TrutU, 1) conformity to fact or reality: into t.
by telling of it, Tp. I, 2, 100 (cf. Into), their eyes do
offices oft. V, 156. I would have sworn his disposition
would have gone to the t. of his words, Wiv. II, 1, 61.
fewness and t., 'tis thus, Meas. I, 4, 39. V, 226. Ado
II, 2, 49 (Qq(., Ff — s). Mids. II, 1, 200. As V, 4,
136. H8 II, 4, 84. Ml, 1, 39. Mcb. IV, 3, 130 etc. in
t. = in fact, really: Wiv. I, 4, 148. II, 2, 108. Err.
V, 254. Mids. V, 185. Merch. I, 2, 61 etc. in good t.
H4B II, 4, 28. H5 III, 6, 39. in very t. H4B III, 2,
237. in most comely t. Ado V, 2, 8.
2) any thing conformable to fact or reality: t. I
must confess, Ven. 1001. bring t. to light, Lucr. 940.
to hide the t. of this false night's abuses, 1075. uttering
bare t. Sonn. 69, 4. my thoughts and my discourse as
hindmen's are, at random from the t. vainly expressed,
Sonn. 147, 12. mistake the t. totally, Tp. II, 1, 57.
hear the t. of it, Wiv. I, 4, 80. V, 5, 233. did deliver
to our age this tale for a t. IV, 4, 38. Meas. II, 1, 131.
138. I, 2, 82. V, 45. Err. IV, 4, 146. Ado II, 3, 239.
LLL I, 1, 75. Merch. II, 2, 83. All's V, 3, 326. Wint.
II, 1, 167. R3 III, 1, 76. Ant. II, 2, 136. 137 etc. to
say the t. Meas. I, 3, 137. IV, 6, 2. Mids. Ill, 1, 146
etc. the t. you speak doth lack some gentleness, Tp. II,
1, 137. specik the t. by her, Gent. II, 4, 151. you speak
t. Ado III, 1, 69. Ant. V, 2, 144 etc. till he tell the t.
Wiv. IV, 4, 60. I will tell t. All's I, 3. 226. Err. V,
211. H4A III, 1, 58. tell us —s, Mcb. I, 3, 124. 127.
tellmefort. Yl&C n\, 2,, \-20. hast thou read t.'> Wint.
III, 2, 139 (i. e. that which is really written in the
paper).
3) veracity, purity from falsehood : love is all t.,
lust full of forged lies, Ven. 804. more praise ... than
niggard t. would ivillingly impart, Sonn. 72, 8. do you
think there is t. in them? Wiv. II, 1, 178. against my
soul's pure t. why labour you to make it wander in an
unknownfield? Err. 111,2, 37. syllables of no allowance
to your bosom's t. Cor. Ill, 2, 57. lest I surcease to
honour mine own t. 121. if I may trust the flattering
t. of sleep, Rom. V, 1, 1 (some M. Edd., following
the spurious Ql, the flattering eye of sleep), to you they
hnve showed some t. Mcb. II, 1, 21. thy t. then be thy
doner, Lr. I, 1, 110. t. 's a dog must to kennel, I,
4, 124.
4) genuineness, the state of not being counterfeited
or adulterated : / take all my comfort of thy worth and
t. Sonn. 37, 4 {thy worth and t. = thy genuine, real
worth), (time) /eerfs on the rarities of nature's t. 60,
11 (nature's t. = true nature), no shape so true, no
t. of such account, 62, 6. so are those errors that in thee
are seen to — 5 translated and for true things deemed,
96, 8 (cf. True), she, having the t. of honour in her,
Meas. Ill, 1,166. if the t. of thy love loere so righteously
tempered as mine is to thee, As I, 2, 13. it is the show
and seal of nature's t., where love's strong passion is
impressed in ^outh. All's I, 3, 137. thou art framed of
the firm t. of valour, H6 IV, 3, 14.
5) faith, honesty, righteousness: where is t ,if there
be no self-trust? Lucr. 158. such signs of t. in his plain
face she spied, 1532. t. proves thievish for a prize so
dear, Sonn. 48, 14. thy face and thy behaviour, which
. . . witness good bringing up, fortune and t. Gent. IV,
4, 74. / have spirit to do any thing that appears not
foul in the t. of my spirit, Meas. Ill, I, 214. there is
scarce t. enough alive to make societies secure, III, 2,
240. what authority and show of t. can cunning sin
cover itself withal. Ado IV, 1, 36. the errors that these
princes hold against her maiden t. 166. malice bears
down t, Merch. IV, 1, 214. even so void is your false
heart of t. V, 189. / will follow thee ... with t. and
loyalty. As II, 3, 70. there is no t. in him, III, 4, 22.
now will I charge you in the band of t. All's IV, 2, 56.
by maidhood, honour, t. Tw. Ill, 1, 162. the t. is then
most done not doing it, John III, 1, 273. the life, the
right and t. of all this realm is fled to heaven, IV, 3,
144. R2 1, 3, 19. 96. IV, 171. H4A III, 3, 125. 128.
174. H4B V, 2, 39. R3 I, 3, 52. Ill, 2, 94. Cor. Ill,
3, 18. Mcb. IV, 3, 117 etc.
6) faithfulness, fidelity: his t. and lasting fealty to
the new made king, R2 V, 2, 44. long since we were
resolved of your t. H6A III, 4, 20. in thy face I see
the map of honour, t. and loyalty, H6B III, 1, 203. in
sign of t. I kiss your highness' hand, H6C IV, 8, 26.
29. briefly die their joys that place them on the t. of
girls and boys, Cyrab. V, 5, 107. Particularly = faith-
fulness in love : forced to break a twofold t. Sonn. 41,
12. 64, 2. 14. 101, 2. 3. 6. 7. Gent. II, 2, 18. II, 7,
81. IV, 2, 88. Tw. Ill, 1, 170. IV, 3, 33. Troil. Ill,
2, 167. 181. Cymb. Ill, 2, 7.
Try, subst. trial, test: this breaking of his has been
but a t. for his friends, Tim. V, 1, 11.
Try, vb. 1) to purify, to refine as gold: — edgold,
Merch. II, 7, 53. the fire seven times —ed this; seven
times — ed that judgment is, II, 9, 63. 64.
2) to prove by a test, to approve, to find or show
by experience what a person or a thing is; absol. : as
time shall t. Ado I, 1, 262. As IV, 1, 204. trans.: thus
my strength is —ed, Ven. 280. cf. Lucr. 353. let the
endt. the man, H4B II, 2, 50. we have — ed the utmost
of our friends, Caes. IV, 3, 214. — ed = approved:
he hath still been — ed a holy man, Rom. IV, 3, 29.
he's a — ed and valiant soldier, Caes. IV, 1, 28. those
friends thou hast, and their adoption — ed, Hml. I, 3,62.
3) to examine by a test: to t. an older friend, Sonn.
110, 11. not being — ed and tutored in the loorld, Gent.
I, 3, 21. / will t. thee, III, 1, 293. 299. and t. your
penitence, if it be sound, Meas. II, 3, 22. Shr. II, 220.
All's III, 6, 19. Wint. IV, 1, 1. V, 2, 144, John 111,
1, 100. R2 II, 2, 85. H4B II, 3, 56. II, 4, 334. H6A
I, 2, 60. 89. H6C III, 2, 33. R3 IV, 2, 9. Cor. II, 3,
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200. Tim. II, 2, 187. 192. Ill, 6, 3. Hml. Ill, 2, 218.
0th. IV, 2, 48. Ant. II, 7, 133. Per. II, 2, 37.
4) to examine, to inquire into in any manner: /
will lay a plot to t. that, Wiv. Ill, 3, 202. that's a
tjuestion: how shall we t. it? Err. V, 421. to t. whose
right, of thine or mine, is most in Helena, Mids. Ill, 2,
337. I wish you had only in your silent judgement — ed
it, Wint. II, 1, 171. to t. if that our own be ours or no,
H6A III, 2, 63. if my actions were — ed hy every tongue,
H8 III, 1, 35. here shall 1 1. how the people talce the
cruel issue of these men, Caes. Ill, 1, 292. how may we
1. it further? Hml. II, 2, 159. 167. t. honour's cause,
forbear your suffrages , Per. II, 4, 41 (M. Edd. for
honour's cause).
Especially, = to examine judicially: guiltier than
him they t. Meas. II, 1, 21. the party — ed the daughter
of a king, Wint. Ill, 2, 2. we intend to t. his grace to-
day, if he be guilty, H6B III, 2, 16. disdainful to be
— ed by it (justice) H8 II, 4, 123. I gave ye power as
he was a counsellor to t. him, V, 3, 143. would t. him
to the utmost, 146. defying those whose great power
must t. him, Cor. HI, 3, 80.
And = to settle and decide by combat: to t. with
it (the crown), as with an enemy, the quarrel of a true
inheritor, H4B IV, 5, 167. no king, if it come to the
arbitrement of swords, can t. it out with all unspotted
soldiers, H5 IV, 1, 169. let this dissension first be — ed
by fight, H6AIV, ^,116. to see this quarrel— ed, H6B
II, 3, 53. fight for a plot whereon the number cannot i.
the cause, Hml. IV, 4, 63. cf. Mids. Ill, 2, 337. H6A
III, 2, 63.
5) to make an experiment: bring her to t. with
main-course, Tp. I, 1, 38. I will marry one day, but
to t. Err. II, 1, 42. I have — ed (to malce verses) Ado
V, 2, 36. you will t. in time, As I, 3, 24. H6A I, 2,
149. Troil.ill, 2, 154. Cymb. II, 3, 16. With a clause:
(. what my credit can in Venice do, Merch. I, 1, 180.
/ would t. if I could cry hem. As I, 3, 19. / will t.
how you can ..., Shr. 1, 2, 17. t. upon yourselves what
you have seen me, Cor. Ill, 1, 225. Wint. Ill, 2, 74.
II6A I, 4, 111. V, 3, 32. H6B III, 1, 309. Cor. Ill, 1,
251. Rom. IV, 2, 4. 5. Hml. Ill, 3, 65. Lr. IV, 6, 246.
Transitively, = to make experiment of ; a)aperson :
how god Mars did t. her, Pilgr. 145. *. all the friends
thou hast in Ephesus, Err. I, 1, 153. if he were living,
I would t. him yet, All's I, 2, 72. he might have — ed
Lord Lucius, Tim. HI, 3, 2. t. many (masters) Cymb.
IV, 2, 373. b) a thing: thoughts are but dreams till
their effects be — ed, Lucr. 353. that mother — es a
merciless conclusion, 1160; cf. Merch. II, 2, 39 and
Hml. Ill, 4, 195. though she strive to t. her strength,
Pilgr. 317. to t. their fortune, Gent. I, 3, 8. Wiv. IV,
2, 96. Meas. V, 76. Merch. II, 1, 24. All's I, 3, 253.
II, 1, 137. 188. Tit. II, 3, 69 (to t. experiments). Ant.
III, 12, 26. 31. Cymb. I, 5, 18. 21. I, 6, 173.
Especially applied to any kind of combats ventured
on in order to settle a question: we'll t. no manhood
here, Mids. Ill, 2, 412 (= we will not fight here).
to t. a fall. As I, 1, 132. I, 2, 216. to t. with him the
strength of my youth, 181. when thy father andmyself
in friendship first — ed our soldiership. All's I, 2, 26.
to t. the fair adventure of to-morrow, John V, 5, 22.
mine honour let me t. R2 1, 1, 184. to t. his honour,
IV, 85. will t. fortune with him in a single fight, H4A
V, 1, 100. to t. our fortunes, H4B IV, 2, 43. to t. his
strength, H6A V, 5, 32. t. your hap against the Irish-
men, H6B III, 1, 314. we shall t. fortune in a second
fight, Caes. V, 3, 110. yet I will t. the last, Mcb. V,
8, 32. to t. a larger fortune. Ant, II, 6, 34. cf. Pilgr.
317. H6A I, 2, 60. 89.
Tuli, an open wooden vessel : that satiate yet un-
satisfied desire, that t. both filled and running, Cymb.
I, 6, 48 (evident allusion to the cask of the Danaides).
Sweating in aheated tub the usual cure of lues venerea :
she is herself in the I. Meas. Ill, 2, 60. the powdering
t. of infamy, H5 II, 1. 79. season the slaves for - s
and baths, Tim. IV, 3, 86.
Tulial, name of a Jew in Merch. I, 3, 58. Ill, 1,
83. 111. Ill, 2, 287 etc.
Tub-fast (0. EM. fubfast), strict abstinence ob-
served during the cure of the tub: Tim. IV, 3, 87.
Tuck, a rapier: dismount thy t. Tw. Ill, 4, 244.
you vile standing t. H4A II, 4, 274.
Tucked, in Untucked, q. v.
Tucket, a. flourish on a trumpet: let the trumpets
sound the t. sonance and the note to mount, H5 IV, 2,35.
Tuesday, the third day of the week: Meas. V,
229. Ado V, 1, 170. All's 11, 2, 25 (Shrove T.). H4A
I, 2, 40. H4B 1, 1, 29. Mcb. II, 4, 11. 0th. Ill, 3, 60.
Tuffe, a knot, a bunch: and ' Honi soit qui mal
y pense' write in emerald — s, flowers purple, blue,
and white, Wiv. V, 5, 74 (M. Edd. tufts).
Tuft, cluster, clump: at the t. of olives. As III, y,
75. behind the t. of pines, Wint. II, 1, 34. by yon t. of
trees, R2 II, 3, 53.
Tug, 1) trans, to pull, to draw, to drag, to haul
along: J mean to t. it (your beard) H6A I, 3, 48. so
weary with disasters, — ed with fortune, Mcb. Ill, 1,
112 (drawn and hauled about by fortune in my at-
tempt to grapple with her; cf. Wint. IV, 4, 508). t.
him away. Ant. Ill, 13, 102.
2) intr. to pull, to strive, to struggle, to grapple:
let myself and fortune t. for the time to come, Wint.
IV, 4, 508. England now is left to t. and scamble, John
IV, 3, 146. one that grasped and — ed for life, H6B
III, 2, 173. both (flood and wind) —ing to be victors,
H6C II, 5, 11.
Tuition, protection: and so I commit you — To
the t. of God, Ado I, 1, 283.
Tullius; Servius T., name of the sixth king of
Rome: Lucr. Arg. 2.
Tullus, T. Aifidius, the general of the Volscians
in Cor. I, 1, 233. I, 8, 7. IV, 5, 60. V, 6, 133.
TuUy, the family name of Cicero: H6B IV, 1,
136. Tit. IV, 1, 14.
Tnnilile, 1) intr. a) to roll about by turning one
way and another: hedgehogs which lie — ing in my
barefoot way, Tp. II, 2, 11. into the — ing billows of
the main, R3 I, 4, 20. when I saw the porpus how he
bounced and — d. Per. II, 1, 27. a (the whale) plays
and — s, driving the poor fry before him, 34. In a
lascivious sense : while we lie — ing in the hay, Wint.
IV, 3, 12. it is not amiss to t. on the bed of Ptolemy,
Ant. I, 4, 17.
b) to lose footing and totter or fall downward:
they all did t. on the ground, LLL V, 2, 115. now
Phaethon hath — dfrom his car, H6C 1, 4, 33. ready,
with every nod, to t. down into the fatal bowels of the
deep, R3 HI, 4, 103. sometimes, like to a bowl upon a
subtle ground, I have — dpast the throw. Cor. V, 2, 21.
though tlie treasure of nature's germens t. all together,
Mcb. IV, 1, 59.
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2) trans, a) to roll about: a Utile snow, — d about,
anon becomes a mountain, John HI, 4, 176.
b) to toss : where we left him at sea, — d and tost,
Per. V Prol. 13 (Qq we there him left; M. Edd. we
there him lost)-
c} to rumple (as abed; cf. Betumble) ; in a lascivious
sense: before you — d me, Hml. IV, 5, 62.
d) to malie to totter and fall, to throw down: — s
down steeples and towers, H4A III, 1, 32. to t. down
thy husband and thyself from top of honour to disgrace's
feet, H6B I, 2, 48. as many coxcombs as you threw
caps up will he t. down. Cor. IV, 6, 135. t. me into
some loathsome pit, Tit. II, 3, 176.
Tumbler, one who plays mountebank tricks by
various librations and movements of the body; a
harlequin : wear his colours like a — 's hoop, LLL III,
190 ('tumblers' hoops are to this day bound round
with ribbons of various colours'. Harrisl.
Tunililing-trick, a trick performed by a tumbler:
a Christmas gambold or a t. Shr. Ind. 2, 140 (Sly's
speech).
Tumult, commotion, agitation, uproar: peeping
forth this t. to behold, Lucr. 447. hostility and civil t.
reigns between my conscience and my cousin's death,
John IV, 2, 247. here's a goodly t. H4B II, 4, 219.
ivhat t. 's in the heavens? H6A 1,4,98. what t. 's this,
in, 1, 74. what hath broached this t. but thy pride?
H6C II, 2, 159.
Tumultuous, full of commotion and disorder:
t. wars, R2 IV, 140. strife, H6A I, 3, 70. clamour,
II6B 111, 2, 239. broils, H6C V, 5, 1.
Tun, 1) a large cask : a t. of man is thy companion,
H4A II, 4, 493. sends you ... this t. of treasure, H5 I,
2, 255. — s of blood, Cor. IV, 5, 105.
2) a certain measure: with so many — s of oil in
his belly, Wiv.IIjljeS. is thai a t. of mays? H5 IV, 4,23.
Tunable, see Tuneable.
Tun-dish, a tunnel, a funnel: for filling a bottle
with a t. Meas. Ill, 2, 182.
Tune, subst. 1) sound of voice, accent; sound in
general: heavenly t. harsh-sounding, Yen.iSl. nor are
mine ears with thy tongue's t. delighted, Sonn. 141, 5.
such a noise arose as the shrouds make at sea in a stiff
tempest, as loud, and to as many — s, H8 IV, 1, 73. if
if may stand with the t. of your voices that I may be
consul, Cor. 11,3,92. the t. of Imogen, Cymb. V, 5, 238.
2) state of giving the due sounds: both in a t. As
V, 3, 16. in t. = well tuned, giving the due sounds:
'lis no matter how it be in t. As IV, 2, 9. Shr. HI, 1,
24. 38. 46. out of t.: out of t. on the strings, Gent.
IV, 2, 60. Tw. II, 3, 122. Rom. Ill, 5, 27. Hml. Ill,
1, 166 (Qq time). Ant. V, 2, 216. Cymb. IV, 2, 241.
Metaphorically, = disposition, temper, humour:
v^hat sayesi thou to this t., matter and method? Meas.
Ill, 2, 51. do you speak in the sick t.? Ado III, 4, 42.
/ will fit it with some better t. John HI, 3, 26 (M.
Edd. time), is he not in this t., is he? Troll. Ill, 3, 301.
this t. goes manly, Mcb. IV, 3, 235 (0. Edd. time),
only got the t. of the time, Hml. V, 2, 198. who some-
time, in his better t., remembers what we are come about,
Lr. IV, 3, 41. in t. 0th. HI, 4, 123. out oft. Ado HI,
4, 43. Troil. Ill, 3, 302. 0th. V, 2, 115.
3) note, air, melody: from mine ear the tempting
t. is blown, Ven. 778. your — s entomb within your
breasts, Lucr. 1121. we loill unfold to creatures stem
sad — s, 1147. this is ri very scurvy t. Tp. H, 2, 46.
57. in, 2, 133. 135. Gent. I, 2, 89. 90, Wiv. H, 1,
64. LLL I, 2, 119. HI, 12. 22. As 111, 2, 262. Tw. II,
4, 14. 20. Wint. IV, 4, 184. 186. 216. 300. 619. n4A
H, 2, 49. H4B III, 2, 340. H6B HI, 2, 41. Cues. IV,
3,267. Hml.IV, 7, 178. set all hearts to what t. pleased
his ear, Tp. I, 2, 85. that I might sing it to a t. Gent.
I, 2, 80. let it thunder to the t. of Green Sleeves, Wiv.
V, 5, 21. if it be aught to the old t. Tw. V, 111. Wint.
IV, 4, 265. 295. Mcb. I, 3, 88. Ant. II, 2, 200.
Tune, vb. 1) to put (instruments) into a state
adapted to produce music ; absol. : let's t., and to it
lustily awhile, Gent. IV, 2, 25. his lecture will be done
ere you have — d, Shr. Ill, 1, 23. come on, t. Cymb.
II, 3, 15. Trans.: t. your instrument, Shr. Ill, 1, 2a.
Metaphorically: these means . . . shall t. our heart-
strings to true languishment, Lucr. 1141. who had even
— d his bounty to sing . happiness to him, All's IV, 3,
12. some joy too fine, too subtle-potent, — d too sharp
in sweetness, Troil. Ill, 2, 25 (Ff and), you are well
— d now, 0th. II, 1, 201. hope . . . doth t. us otherwise,
Per. I, 1, 115. cf. Tuned, adj.
2) to give utterance by musical sounds, to sing, to
play (and metaphorically, to give utterance, to express) :
to a pretty ear she — s her tale, Ven. Ti. feast finding
minstrels, — ing my defame, Lucr, 817. the little birds
that t. their morning' s joy, 1107. I'll t. thy woes with
my lamenting tongue, 1465. to their instruments t. a de-
ploring dump, Gent. Ill, 2, 85. and to the nightingale's
complaining notes t. my distresses and record my woes,
IV, 4, 6. to t. a jig, LLL IV, 3, 168. knows no touch
to i. the harmony, R2 1, 3, 165. thefingers of the powers
above do t. the harmony of this peace, Cymb. V, 5, -^ 66.
Tuneable, musical, harmonious: more t.than lark
to shepherd's ear, Mids, I, 1, 184. a cry more t. was
never hollaed to, IV, 1, 129.
Tuned, adj. having a tune, sounding: and wish
her (Philomela's) lays were t. like the lark, Pilgr. 198.
new t. oaths, H5 HI, 6, 80. with an accent I. in self-
same key, Troil. I, 3, 53. his voice was propertied as
all the t. spheres, Ant. V, 2, 84. cf. Sad-tuned. Compl.
4, and Well-tuned.
Tuner, one who tunes or utters : these new — s
of accents, Rom. II, 4, 30.
Tunis, town in Africa: Tp. II, 1, 71. 82. 83. 246.
V, 209 etc.
Tup, to cover as a ram : an old black ram is — ing
your white ewe, 0th. I, 1, 89. In HI, 3, 396 and V, 2,
136 some M. Edd. — edand (.; O.Edd. topped Siui top .
Turband (Fl turbonds), a turban : giants may jet
through and keep their impious — s on, Cymb. HI, 3, 6
('the idea ofagiantwas, among the readersof romances,
always confounded with that of a Saracen.' Johnson).
Turbaned, wearing a turban : a malignant and a
t. Turk, 0th. V, 2, 353 (Ff Turbond-Turke).
Turbulence, tumult, commotion : I have dreamed
of bloody t. Troil. V, 3, 11.
Turbulent, tumultuous, uproarious : the t. surge,
Tim. V, 1, 221. with t. and dangerous lunacy, Hml.
III, 1,4. at. and stormy night, Per. Ill, 2, 4.
Turf, a piece of earth covered with short grass:
one t. shall serve as pillow for us both, Mids. II, 2, 41.
sitting by me on the t. As HI, 4, 52. H5 IV, 1, 15. Hml.
IV, 5, 31. Cymb. V, 3, 14. Holofernes says a t. of earth
for a clod of earth: LLL IV, 2, 90.
Turfy, covered with short grass: thyt mountains,
where live nibbling sheep, Tp. IV, 62.
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Turk, a native of Turkey (appellatively = an
infidel): Wiv. 1, 3,97 (^base Phrygian T.; Pistol's
speech). Ado 111, 4, 57 (fern.)- Merch.lV, 1,32 (siuiiorn
— s and Tartars). As IV, 3, 33. R2 IV, 95. 139. H4A
V, 3, 46 (T. Gregory; cf. Gregory). R3 HI, 5, 41.
Mcb. IV, 1, 29. 0th. 11, 1, 21. 115. 204. 11, 3, 170.
V, 2, 353. to turn T., proverbially, = to undergo a
complete change for the worse: an you be not turned
T., there's no more sailing by the star, Ado 111, 4, 57.
if the restof my fortunes turn T.with me, Hml. Ill, 2, 287.
The T., by way of eminence, = the grand Turk,
thesultan: I would send them to the T, to make eunuchs
of, All's II, 3, 94. duerpaid than the — 's tribute, H4B
111, 2, 331. take the T. by the beard, H5 V, 2, 222. the
T, that two and fifty kingdoms hath, H6A IV, 7, 73
(supposed to allude to an ostentatious letter of Sultan
Solyman the Magnificent to the Emperor Ferdinand).
out-jjaramoured the T. Lr. Ill, 4, 94. 0th. 1, 3, 20. 22.
27. 210.221.
Turkey, 1) subst. the bird Meleagris: H4A11, 1,
29. 2) adjectively = Turkish: T. cushions, Shr. 11,
355 (cf. Err. IV, 1, 104). a t. cock, Tw. 11, 5, 36. H5
V, 1, 16 (the male of Meleagris, representative of fool-
ish vanity and pride).
Turkish, pertaining to the Turks: covered o'er
with T. tapestry, Err. IV, 1, 104 (cf. Shr. 11, 355). this
is the English, not the T. court, H4B V, 2, 47. like T.
mute, H5 1, 2, 232. u T. fleet, 0th. 1, 3, 8. 14. 11, 1,
10. 17. 32. II, 2, 4.
Turkols, see Turquoise.
Turlygod (Ff) or Turlygood (Qq) , seemingly a
name given to bedlam-beggars ; derived by some from
tlie French turlupin: Lr. II, 3, 21.
Turmoil, subst. tumult, commotion, harassing
trouble: there I'll rest, as after much t. a blessed soul
doth in Elysium, Gent. II, 7, 37.
Turmoiled, harassed with commotion and trouble :
who would live t. in the court, H6B IV, 10, 18.
Turn, subst. 1) a walk to and fro: a t. or two
I'll walk, Tp. IV, 162. you and I must walk a t. to-
gether, H8 V, I, 94. I'll fetch a t. about the garden,
Cymb. I, 1, 81.
2) change, vicissitude: 0 world, thy slippery — s!
Cor. IV, 4, 12.
3) successive course ; time at which, by successive
vicissitudes, any thing is to be had or done : would
sing her song and dance her t. Wint. IV, 4, 58. there
speak and strike, brave boys, and take your — s. Tit.
11, 1, 129. by t. to sei-ve our lust, IV, 2, 42. shall our
abode make with you by due t. Lr. I, 1, 137 (Qq — s).
keep the t. of tippling with a slave. Ant. 1, 4, 19. then
'twas my t. to fly, and now 'tis thine, H6C II, 2, 105.
V, 6, 90. Tit. V, 3, 119.
4) occasion, exigence : if you have occasion to use
me for your own t. Meas, IV, 2, 60. and neigh and
bark ... like horse, hound ...at every t. Mids. Ill, 1,
114 (every now and then; whenever occasionrequired).
for learning and behaviour fit for her t. Shr. 1, 2, 170.
she is not for your t. U, 63. / am a husband for your
t. 274. we'll fit him to our t. Ill, 2, 134. I'll meet you
at the t. Tim. V, 1, 50 (as soon as it will seem proper).
he does well to commend it himself; there are no tongues
else for's t. Hml. V, 2, 192. to serve the t. = to be
just the thing required; to do: Gent. Ill, 1, 131. 389.
Ill, 2, 93. Shr. IV, 2, 62. Alls IV, 1, 51. Tit. II, 1,
96. Ill, 1, 165. to serve one's t. : Wiv. V, 5, 108. LLL
1, 1, 300. 301. 1, 2, 184. As V, 2, 64. Wint. IV, 4,
520. R2 III, 2, 90. Troil. Ill, 1, 81. Cor. IV, 5, 94.
Tit. II, 1, 96. Hml. Ill, 3, 52. / must serve my t. out
of mine own, Tim. II, 1, 20. I follow him to serve my
t. upon him, 0th. I, 1, 42. I have enough to serve mine
own t. Mids. Ill, 1, 154.
5) an action of kindness or malice; never did
passenger more thirst for drink than she for this good
t. (viz a kiss) Ven. 92. see what good — s eyes for eyes
have done, Sonn. 24, 9. each doth good — s nou: unto
the other, 47, 2. Meas. IV, 2, 62 (perhaps with a quibble,
= a turn off the ladder). Shr. II, 166. Tw. Ill, 3, 15.
Tit. 1, 397. Tim. Ill, 2, 67. Hml. IV, 6, 22. Per. iV,
2, 151. this young jnaid might do her a shrewd t., if she
pleased. All's III, 5, 71. do my lord of Canterbury a
shrewdt., and he is your friend for ever, H8 V, 3, 178.
this sight would make him do a desperate t. 0th. V, 2,
207. nor did ill t. to any living creature, Per. IV, 1,
76. spare your arithmetic: never count the ■ — s; once,
and a million, Cymb. II, 4, 142 ; cf. he's bound unto
Octavia. For what good t.f For the best t. i'the bed.
Ant. II, 5, 58. 59.
Turn, vb. l)trans. a)toputintoa circular motion,
to move round : t. the giddy round of Fortune's wheel,
Lucr. 952. Lr. II, 2, 180. do not t. me about, Tp. II,
2, 118. Wiv. V, 5, 108. Ado lit, 3, 140. Cor. IV, 5,
159. have — ed spit. Ado II, 1, 261.
b) to form on a lathe by moving round : / had
rather hear a brazen canstick — ed, H4A 111, 1, 131.
c) to form, to shape in any manner : every object
... the other — s to a mirth-moving jest, LLL II, 71.
we will t. it finely off, V, 2, 511 (Costard's speech).
the poet's pen — 5 them to shapes, Mids. V, 16. and t.
his merry note unto the sweet bird's throat. As II, 5, 3
(some M. Edd. tune).
Hence = to change or alter from one purpose or
effect to another: and — ed it thus '■It cannot be' etc.
Lucr. 1539. let us confess and t. it to a jest, LLL V,
2, 390. great Apollo t. all to the best, Wint. Ill, 1, 15.
in her right we came, which we have — ed another way,
to our advantage, John II, 549. wouldst thou t. our
offers contrary, H4A V, 5, 4. I will t. diseases to com-
modity, H4B I, 2, 278. t. all to a merriment, U, 4, 324.
that blind priest, like the eldest son of fortune, — s what
he list, H8 II, 2, 22. you t. the good we o^er into envy,
III, 1, 113. t. all her mother's pains and benefits to
laughter and contempt, Lr. I, 4, 308. I' Id t. it all to
thy suggestion, II, 1, 74. my mother shall t. all into my
commendations, Cymb. IV, 1, 23.
And in general, = to change, to transform: 0
day untowardly — ed. Ado 111, 2, 134. Cymb. V, 2, 17.
her favour — 5 the fashion of the days, LLL IV, 3, 262.
else nothing in the world could t. so much the constitution
of any constant man, Merch. Ill, 2, 249. will nothing t.
your unrelenting hearts, H6A V, 4, 59. H8 V, 2, 15.
.some news is come that — -s their countenances. Cor. IV,
6, 59. he has — ed his colour, Hml. II, 2, 542. t. thy
complexion, 0th. IV, 2, 62. With a double accus. : it
almost — s my dangerous nature wild, Tim. IV, 3, 499.
With into: to t. all beauty into thoughts of harm. Ado
IV, 1, 108. men are only — ed into tongue, 323. — s
into yellow gold his salt green streams, Mids. Ill, 2,
393. mountains — ed into clouds, IV, 1, 193. Merch.
Ill, 4, 67. Tw. I, 1, 21. Wint. IV, 4, 284, H4B V, 1,
76. H5 Prol. 30. HI, 7, 36. V, 2, 348. H6A IV, 7,
79. Cor. II, 2, 109. HI, 2, 112. Caes. HI, 1, 38. 0th.
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II, 3, 366. Cymb. IV, 2, 200. With to: the night of
sorrow now is — ed to day, Ven. 481. mine eyes are
— ed to fire, 1072. three beauteous springs to yellow
autumn — ed, Sonn. 104, 5. all be — ed to barnacles,
Tp. IV, 249. the young and tender wit is — ed to folly,
Gent. I, 1, 48. Mids. I, 1, 37. 207. Mereh. V, 78.
John 111, 1, 79. V, 7, 54. II4B I, 1, 201. II, 3, 27. IV,
1, 50. IV, 2, 10. IV, 4, 78. H5 1, 2, 282. IV, 1, 212.
H6B IV, 10, 62. V, 2, 50. H6C 111, 3, 199. 261. IV,
6, 3. R3 I, 3, 266. H8 II, 4, 73. Tioil. I, 1, 40. II, 2,
83. Ill, 1, 133. V, 1, 64. V, 10, 18. Tit. IV, 2, 102.
Rom. II, 3, 92. Ill, 3, 27. 140. Ilml. IV, 5, 189. V, I,
236. Lv. Ill, 2, 34. Ill, 4, 80. 0th. IV, 1, 193. Cymb.
V, 3, 33. V, 4, 80. Per. II, 1, 125.
d) to change or shift with regard to the sides ; to
put the upper side downward, or one side in the place
of the other: he knows how to t. his girdle, Ado V, 1,
142. / t. my glass, Wint. IV, 1, 16. this house is — ed
upside down, H4A 11, 1, 11. t. the tables up, Rom. I,
5, 29. — s up the white o'the eye, Cor. IV, 0, 208; cf.
— ing up your eyelids, LLL III, 13. a torch that's — ed
upside down. Per. II, 2, 32. to t. one's back = to show
the back instead of the face : that ever —ed their backs
to mortal views, LLL V, 2, 161. make mouths upon me
when I t. my back, Mids. HI, 2, 238. As IV, 3, 128.
Cor. Ill, 3, 134. Tim. IV, 2, 8. Caes. II, 1, 25. Mcb.
III, 6, 41. Lr. I, 1, 178. = to fly : t. thy back and run,
Rom. 1, 1,41. H4B1, 1, 130. to (. 6ac/t = to fly: H4A
I, 2, 206. H6C I, 4, 4. II, 1, 185. Caes. V, 3, 3. t. thy
face inpeace = go in peace: John V, 2, 159. t. thy
false face = look me in the face, stand, face me,
Troil. V, 6, 6; cf. whereto the climber-upward — s his
face, Caes. II, 1, 23. to t. head = to stand, to meet
the enemy,not to ily: —sheadagainst the lion's armed
jaws, H4A HI, 2, 102. t. head and stop pursuit, H5
II, 4, 69. to t. the key == 1) to lock the door: R2 V,
3, 36. 2) to unlock the door: Meas, I, 4, 8. Mcb. II,
3, 2. Lr. II, 4, 53. HI, 7, 64. 0th. IV, 2, 94. to t. the
leaf, = to read from leaf to leaf: where every day I
t. the leaf to read them, Mcb. 1, 3, 151. how busily she
— s the leaves. Tit. IV, 1, 45. we — ed o'er many books
together, Merch. IV, 1, 156. — ing o'er authorities. Per.
HI, 2, 33. is not the leaf —ed down? Caes. IV, 3, 273
(folded or doubled down). Cymb. II, 2, 45. the coldest
that ever — edup ace, Cymb. II, 3,2. Applied to clothes,
= to bring the inside out: a pair of old breeches thrice
— ed, Shr. HI, 2, 45. how quickly the wrong side (of
the glove) may be — ed outward, Tw. Ill, 1, 14. figu-
ratively: so — s she every man the wrong side out, Ado
HI, 1, 68. to dress the commonwealth and t. it, HGB
IV, 2, 6. — ed the wrong side out, Lr. IV, 2, 9. 0th.
II, 3, 54. IV, 2, 146.
e) to change with respect to direction: — s his
lips another way, Ven. 90. her tears began to t. their
tide, 979. H4A IV, 1, 07. she — s away the face, Lucr.
1711. LLL V, 2, 148. Merch. II, 8, 47. R2 I, 1, 111.
Tit. II, 4, 28. Rom. I, 4, 103. Caes. V, 5, 47. from
my face she — s my foes (viz her eyes) Sonn. 139, 11.
from Athens t. away our eyes, Mids. 1, 1, 218. Cor. 11,
1, 42. Cymb. I, 3, 22. t. your forces from this paltry
siege, John II, 54. have torn their souls by — ing them
from us, R2 111, 3, 83. you shall have Trent — ed, H4A
III, 1, 136. to t. and wind a fiery Pegasus, IV, 1, 109.
to t. your looks of favour from myself, V, 1, 30. (. thy
edged sword another ivay, HI, 3, 52. (. the force of
them upon ihyselj, H6B HI, 2, 332. so shouldst thou t.
my flying soul, 397. and to my brother t. my blushing
cheeks, H6C V, 1, 99. hath — ed my feigned prayer on
my head, R3 V, 1, 21. he'll t. your current in a ditch,
Cor. Ill, 1, 96. — s our swords into our own proper
entrails, Caes. V, 3, 95. with his head over his shoulder
— ed, Hml. II, 1, 97. enterprises ... their currents t.
awry, 111, 1, 87. t. their halcyon beaks with every gale,
Lr. II, 2, 84. t. our impressed lances in our eyes which
do command them, V, 3, 50. fly and t. the rudder. Ant.
III, 10, 3, t.from me that noble countenance, IV, 14, 85.
to her father t. our thoughts again. Per. V Prol. 12.
= to bend from a perpendicular or horizontal
direction: this news hath —ed your weapon's edge,
H6B 11, 1, 180 (blunted it), steel, if thou t. the edge,
IV, 10, 59. a feather will t. the scale, Meas. IV, 2, 32.
the weight of a hair will t. the scales, H4B II, 4, 276.
a mote will t. the balance, Mids. V, 324. till our scale
t. the beam, Hml. IV, 5, 157.
Refl.: t.you where your lady is, Merch. Ill, 2, 138.
thus I t. me from my country's light, R2 1, 3, 176. t.
thee bach and tell thy king, H5 HI, 6, 148. t. thee,
J^envolio, look upon thy death, Rom. I, 1, 74. the foul
practice hath — ed itself on me, Hml. V, 2, 329.
f) to bend, to direct: t. another (eye) into the re-
gister of your own (follies) Wiv. II, 2, 193. no more t.
me to him. III, 4, 2. that ever — ed their eyes to mortal
views, LLL V, 2, 163. t. face to face and bloody point
to point, John II, 390. I. thou the mouth of thy artillery
against these walls, 403. — ed an eye of doubt upon my
face, IV, 2, 233. if 1 1. mine eyes upon myself, R2 IV,
247. H4A I, 3, 143. t. not thy scorns this way, H6A
II, 4, 77. or t. our stern upon a dreadful rack, H6B
III, 2, 91. t. you all your hatred now on me? R3 1, 3,
190, 11, 1, 32. to t. their own points on their masters'
bosoms, V, 1, 24. why such unplausive eyes are bent,
why — ed on him, Troil. HI, 3, 43. t. the dregs of it
(your wrath) upon this varlet, Cor. V, 2, S3. — s deadly
point to point, Rom. Ill, 1, 165. Caesar is — edtohear,
Caes. I, 2, 17. 1 1. the trouble of my countenance merely
upon myself, 38. such mirrors as will t. your hidden'
worthiness into your eye, 56. thou — est mine eyes into
my very soul, Hml. 111,4,89. when I shall t. the business
of my soul to such ... surmises, 0th. Ill, 3, 181. t. the
office and devotion of their view upon a tawny front,
Ant. I, 1, 4. t. your displeasure that tvay, III, 4, 34.
t. your eyes upon me, Per. V, 1, 102. toward Ephesus
t. our blown sails, 256. Refl.: no way canst thou t.
thee for redress, H6A IV, 2, 25. circle me about, that
I may t. me to each one of you, Tit. Ill, 1, 278.
g) to get, to put, to bring, to place in a state or
condition: I would t. her loose to him, Wiv. II, 1, 189
(= let loose). I would be loth to t. them together, 193.
t. him going (= send him packing) As HI, 1, 18. Caes.
HI, 3, 38. — ed my daughter into green, Wiv. V, 5,
214. so truly — ed over and over in love. Ado V, 2,35.
you are a fool and — ed into the extremity of love. As
IV, 3, 23. it cannot but t. him into a notable contempt,
Tw. II, 5, 223. first I'll t. yon fellow in his grave, R3
I, 2, 261. on your head — ing the widows' tears, H5
II, 4, 106. to t. to = to put to: nothing could be used'
to t. them both to gain, Pilgr. 220. the teen that I have-
— edyou to, Tp. 1, 2, 64. a slave, that still an end — s:
me to shame, Gent. IV, 4, 67. the flame will t. him tO'
no pain, Wiv. V, 5, 90. hate — s one or both to worthy
danger and deserved death, R2 V, I, 67. (. him to any
cause of policy, H5 I, 1, 45. all the trouble thou hasC
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— ed me to, H6C V, 5, 16. which shall t. you to no
further harm, Cor. Ill, 1, 284. — ed her to Joreign
casualties, Lr. IV, 3, 45.
With away, off, out, and similar words, = to dis-
card: I must t. away some of my followers, Wiv. I, 3,
4. Ill, 3, 32. IV, 3, 12. Tw. I, 5, 18. 21. H4B V, 5,
62. H8 II, 4, 42. Ant. IV, 2, 30. t. melancholy forth
to funerals, Mids. 1, 1, 14. I am the — ed forth, Tim.
V, 3, 109. have — ed off a first so noble wife. All's V,
3, 220. Caes. IV, 1, 25. Ant. Ill, 6, 94. t. her out to
who will take her in, Gent. Ill, 1, 77. Tit. V, 3, 105.
Lr. Ill, 7, 96. With out of, = to drive out, to expel:
I'll t. my mercy out o' doors, Tp. Ill, 2, 78. Wiv. 1, 4,
131. Tw. II, 3, 78. John IV, 1, 34. H4B II, 4, 229.
Cor. I, 3, 120. — ing these jests out of service, As 1, 3,
a.T. H5 IV, 3, 119. I'll t. you out of my kingdom, Tp.
IV, 253. to I. him out o'the band, All's IV, 3, 227. (.
this day out of the week, John III, 1, 87. it is — ed
out of all towns, R3 I, 4, 145.
h) to return, to give or send back: I will t. thy
falsehood to thy heart, R2 IV, 39. Umfrevile — ed me
bach with joyful tidings, H4B I, 1, 34. I'll t. my part
thereof {thy scorns) into thy throat, H6A II, 4, 79. we
t. not back the silks upon the merchant, Troil. II, 2, 69.
my relief must not be tossed and — ed to me in words,
Tim. II, 1,26.
2) iutr. a) to have a circular motion, to move
round: we in your motion t. and you may move us. Err.
111,2, 24. made me t. i'the wheel, 151. the fourth — ed
on the toe, LLL V, 2,' 114. the world — 5 round, Shr.
V, 2, 20. go, wind, to wind, there t. and change together,
Troil. V, 3, 1 10. t. giddy, and be holp by backward
— ing, Eom. I, 2, 48. Applied to the brain, = to grow
giddy: till his brains t. o'the toe, Tw. I, 3, 44. lest my
brain t. Lr. IV, 6, 23. my wits begin to t. Ill, 2, 67.
b) to move the face to another si&e: gentle my lord,
t. back, Meas. II, 2, 143. 145. Err. IV, 2, 56. 62. (.,
good lady; our Perdita is found, Wint. V, 3, 120. from
the one side to the other — ing, R2 V, 2, 18. cdl the
rest — ed on themselves , H4B I, 1, 118. so did he t.
H5 IV, 6, 24. he —s away. Cor. V, 3, 168. H6B 111,
2, 74. E3 I, 3, 163. did Romeo t. and fly, Rom. III^ 1,
179. t. aside and weep for her. Ant. 1, 3, 76.
Hence = not to fly, but to face an enemy: (.,
slave, and fight, Troil. V, 7, 33. Rom. Ill, 1, 70. Mcb.
V, 8, 3. should It. upon the true prince? B.4A]\,i, 297 .
t. on the bloody hounds, H6A IV, 2, 51. the smallest
worm will t. being trodden on, H6C II, 2, 17 (= oifer
resistance), he'll not swagger with a Barhary hen, if
her feathers i. bach in any show of resistance , H4B
II, 4, 108. cf. your own reasons t. into your bosoms, as
dogs upon their masters, H5 II, 2, 82,
Applied to a throw at dice: the greater throw may
t. by fortune from the weaker hand, Merch. II, 1, 34.
c) to return: t. back to me, Sonn. 143, 11. Rom.
II, 1, 2. Caes. Ill, 1,21. his voice, — ing again toward
childish treble. As II, 7, 162. or t. thou no more to seek
a living in our territory, III, 1, 7. ere from this war thou
i. a conqueror, E3 IV, 4, 184. tarry with him till It.
again, Tit. V, 2, 141. you did wish that I would make
Aeri. 0th. IV, 1,263.
d) to change direction : my tide — s riot, but swells
the higher by this let, Lucr. 646. now doth it t. and ebb
back, H4B V, 2, 131. at the —ing of the tide, H5 II,
3, 13. if the scale do t. but in the estimation of a hair,
Merch. IV, 1, 330.
Schmidt, the English of Sb.".!:esiiear?.
e) to be changed, to alter; applied to milk, = to
become sour: has friendship such a faint and milky
heart, it —s in less than two nights, Tini. Ill, I, 58. In
a moral sense, = to be fickle and inconijtant: she hade
love last, and yet she fella - ing, Pilgr. 100. her fancy
fell a — ing, 214. if you t. not, you will return the
sooner, Gent. II, 2, 4. some true love — ed, Mids. Ill,
2, 91. she is — ing and inconstant, H5 III, 6, 35. done
like a Frenchman; t. andt. again, H6A III, 3, 85. she
can t. and t., and yet go on, and t. again, 0th. IV, 1,
264. 265. triple —ed whore, Ant. IV, 12,13. cf. Troil.
V, 3, 110. to t.from = to fall off from; to t. to = to
go over to; when he saw the fortune of the day quite
— -ed from him, H4A V, 5, 18. the stout Parisians do
revolt and t. again unto the loarlike French, n6A V,
2, 3. 6. all will revolt from me and t. to him, H6C I,
1, 151. his friends will t. to us, R3 V, 2, 19 iQ,q fly),
ere my true heart t. to another, Rom. IV, 1, 59.
Followed by -n. predicate, quite = to become:
sweetest things t. sourest by their deeds, Sonn. 94, 13.
whether that my angel be — ed fiend, 144,9. tot. white,
Compl. 308. — ing mortal for thy love, Pilgr. 244 and
LLL IV, 3, 120. you will t. good husband now , Meas.
Ill, 2, 74. Err. IV, 4, 160 Ado I, 1, 196. II, 3, 21. HI,
4, 57. LLL I, 2, 190. V, 2, 70. Mids. Ill, 3, 91. Merch.
1, 3, 179. Ill, 1, 82. As I, 2, 23. II, 5,53. IV, 1, 101.
All's V, 3, 59. Tw. Ill, 2, 74. lUA II, 2, 24. II, 4, 393.
Ill, 1, 264. Ill, 3, 114. H4B I, 2, 192. H5 V, 1, 90. V,
2,168. Troil. V, 2, 114. V, 3, 81. Rom. I, 2, 48. II,
3,21. Tim. IV, 1,3. IV, 3, 217. Caes. V, 3, 2. Mcb.
11,4, 16. Hml. Ill, 2, 287. Lr. II, 4,85. Ill, 7, 102.
0th. II, 3, 170. Ant. I, 3, 39. Cymb. V, 3, 35. Per. II,
1,92. IV, 3, 4.
With the prepos. to, in the same sense: the sweets
... ^ to loathed sours, Lucr. 867. thy honey — s to
gall, 889. 890. all things t. to fair, Sonn. 95, 12. every
scope by the immoderate use — s to restraint, Meas. I,
2, 132. their counsel — s to passion. Ado V, 1,23. day
would t. to night, LLL IV, 3, 233. falsehood — s to
grace, V, 2, 786. that pure white ... — s to a crow,
Mids. Ill, 2, 142. Merch. Ill, 2, 184. Ill, 4, 78 (quib-
bling; see below). V, 78. As IV, 3, 40. Wint. I, 2, 417.
420. John III, 1, 344. R2 111, 2, 136. H6A II, 2, 45.
11,3,44. H8I, 2, 117. Tit. II, 3, 144. Rom. I, 2, 94.
I, 5, 106. IV, 5, 85. Tim. Ill, 1, 61. 62. Caes. V, 1, 49.
Hml. Ill, 2, 228. Ant. II, 5, 79. 11,6,108. Cymb. Ill,
4,84. 111,6,54. Per. II, 1, 125. With into: the best
grace of wit will shortly t. info silence, Merch. Ill, 5,49.
f) to take a way or direction; to be bent or di-
rected: (eyes) quick in — ing, Ven. 140. which way
shall she t.f 253. then shalt thou see the dew-bedabbled
wretch t. and return, 704. t. up on your right hand at
the next turning, Merch. II, 2, 42. t. of no hand, 44.
t. down, 45. now, Thomas Mowbray, do It. to thee,
R2 I, 1, 35. t. this way, H6C I, 1, 189. speculation — s
not to itself, Troil. Ill, 3, 109. I know not where to t.
Cor. II, 1, 197. With to, 1) applied to femiles, = to
suffer to be covered : the ewes — ed to the rams, Merch.
I, 3, 82. shall we t. to men? Ill, 4, 78 (quibbling). 2)
to fall into: she — ed to folly, 0th. V, 2, 132. to rage
the city t. Per. V, 3, 97. cf. Gent, I, 1, 48. 3) to have
a consequence, to result or terminate in: is all our
travail — ed to this effect? H6A V, 4, 102. who knows
how that may t. back to my advancement, Wint. IV,
4, 867.
XuruliuII Street, 'now, and indeed originally,
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Turnmill-Stveet, near Clerkenwell , anciently the re-
sort of bullies, rogues, and other dissolute persons'
(Nares): H4B III, 2, 329.
Turncoat, one who forsakes his party or prin-
ciples: Ado I, 1, 125. Tim. IV, 3, 143.
Turning, a place at which one way is left for
anothex: I wtllleave thematthe next I. A.Aoll,\,\&(y. turn
up on your right hand at the next t. Merch.11,2,43. 44.
Turnip, the root of Brassica rapa: bowled to
death with —s, Wiv. Ill, 4, 91.
Turpli, name in Shr. Ind. 2, 96.
Turpitude, extreme baseness and depravity:
minds swayed by eyes are full of t. Troil. V, 2, 112.
my t. thou dost so crown with gold, Ant. IV, 6, 33.
Turquoise, a precious stone of a bluish-green
colour: Merch. Ill, 1, 126.
Turret, a tower erected for purposes of fortifi-
cation: Lucr. 441. 1372. H6A 1,4, 26. Hi, 2, 30.
Turtle, the bird Columba turtur: LLL V, 2, 915.
Shr. II, 208. Emblem of chaste and faithful love:
Phoen. 23. 31. 57. Wiv. II, 1, S3. Ill, 3, 44 (to know
—sfrom jays). LLL IV, 3, 211. Wint. IV, 4, 154. V,
3, 132. Troil. Ill, 2, 185.
Turtle-dove, the same : H6A 11,2, 30.
Tuscan, pertaining to Tuscany: All's I, 2, 14. II,
3, 290.
Tusli, interjection expressive of contempt for
what has been said by another: Ado III, 3, 130. V, 1,
58. V, 4, 44. LLL IV, 3, 158. Shr. 1, 1, 130. 1,2,211.
H4AIV, 2, 73. H6AIV, 1,178. V, 3, 89. 107. V, 6,
10. H6C IV, 7, 13. R3 1, 2, 188. I, 3, 350 (Fitut). H8
I, 2, 182. Cor. Ill, 2, 45. Rom. IV, 2, 39. V, 1,29.
Hml. I, 1, 30. 0th. I, 1, 1.
Tusk, the long pointed tooth of the boar: Ven.
1116. Plur. tushes: 617. 624 (dissyll.).
Tut, interjection expressing contempt of what
has been said by another: Gent. II, 3, 46. Wiv. I, 1,
117. II, 1, 232. Shr. II, 404. Ill, 1, 79. Ill, 2, 159. IV,
4,13. Tw. I, 3, 117. E2II, 3, 86. H4AI, 2, 198. II,
1,76. IV, 2, 64. 71. IV, 3, 89. H5 III, 7, 1. H6A II,
1,49. 11,4,19. H6BI, 2, 32. 111,1,64. H6C II, 6,
108. Ill, 2, 195. E3 I, 3, 350 (Qq tush). I, 4, 154. Ill,
5,5. IV, 2, 22. 121. Tit. V, 1,89. V, 2, 150. Rom. I,
1, 203. I, 2, 99. Caes. V, 1, 7. Lr. I, 2, 142.
Tutor, subst. one who teaches and instructs, a
master : thy eyes' shreiod t. , that hard heart of thine,
hath taught them scornful tricks, Ven. 500. 0 time,
thou t. both to good and bad, teach me to curse him,
Lucr. 995 (cf. the verb in R2 IV, 166). Tp. I, 2, 174.
469 (my foot my t.?). Gent. II, 1, 144. Ill, 1,84.
LLL IV, 3, 323 (beauty's — s, i. e. those who taught
you what beauty was). Shr. II, 111. H4B V, 5, 66.
H6CI, 3, 2. Troil. II, 3, 32. 253. Tit. V, 1, 98. Hml.
Ill, 2, 19. Lr. HI, 2, 83 {when nobles are their tailors'
— s, i. e. are able to instruct them in their art, are
their masters).
Tutor, vb. to teach, to instruct: Gent. I, 3, 21.
LLL IV, 2, 77. As V, 4, 31. H4B IV, 1, 44 (whose
learning and good letters peace hath — ed). H6A IV,
5, 2. Troil. II, 1, 49. Rom. V, 3, 243. Tim. I, 1, 37.
With to; to t. me to this submission, R2 IV, 166 (cf.
the subst. in Lucr. 995). With from: thou wilt t. me
from quarrelling, Rom. Ill, 1, 32 (wilt lesson me how
to avoid quarrelling).
Tu-wUit, tu-wUo, a sound imitative of the cry
pf the owl: LLL V, 2, 928. 937.
Twain, two (never before a substantive): Ven.
123. 210. 1067. Lucr. 405. 1154. Sonn. 39, 13 (to
make one t. = to unite two in one). Phoen. 25. Tp.
I, 2, 438. LLL V, 2, 48. Mids. V, 151. Merch. Ill, 2,
329. Shr. II, 306. Wint. IV, 4, 674. R2 1, 1, 50. V, 3,
134. H6BV, 1,55. H6C IV, 1, 135. Troil. I, 3, 1S5.
IV, 5, 123. Mcb. Ill, 1, 28. Hml. Ill, 2, 238. Lr. iV,
1,44. IV,6,211. V,3,319. Ant. I, 4, 73. II, 1, 35.
III, 4, 30. Cymb. 111,6, 87. V, 4, 70. to cleave a heart
in t. Meas. HI, 1, 63. yourself in t. divide, H6A IV, 5,
49. this staff was broke in t. H6B I, 2, 26. Troil. I,
I, 35. II, 3, 256. Rom. V, 3, 99. Hml. HI, 4, 156. Lr.
II, 2, 80 (Ff a-twain). 0th. V, 2, 206 (Ql a-twain). we
two must be t. Sonn. 36, 1 (parted, separated), they
two are t. Troil. Ill, 1, HI. Rom. Ill, 5, 241. both t.
= both, the one as well as the other: both find each
other, and I lose both t. Sonn. 42, 11. 1 remit both t.
LLL V, 2, 459.
Substantively, = pair, couple : how true a t. seem-
eth this concordant one, Phoen. 45. to bless this t. Tp.
IV, 104. when such a mutual pair and such a t. can
do't. Ant. I, 1, 38.
Twanged, uttered with a shrill and sharp sound:
a terrible oath, with a swaggering accent sharply t. off,
Tw. Ill, 4, 198. cf. Tang.
TwangIing,shrilI-sounding,jingling, noisy: some-
times a thousand t. instruments will hum about mine ears,
Tp. HI, 2, 146. she did call me rascal fiddler and t.
Jack, Shr. H, 159.
Tweak, to twitch: — s me -by the nose, Hml. II,
2,601.
'Tween, prepos. (never adv.) = between (O.Edd.
sometimes 'tween, usually tween): Ven. 269. Lucr.
247. Merch. HI, 2, 31. 104. H4B IV, 1, 226. R3 III,
7, 95 (Qq between). Tit. V, 2, 183. Caes. 11,4, 7. IV,
3,235. Hml. V, 2, 42. Lr. I, 2, 15. IV, 6, 118. 0th.
H, 3, 10. Ant. Ill, 6, 61. Cymb. IV,2,249. V,4,24 etc.
Twelfc (M. Edd. twelfth), twelfth: Tw. H, 3, 90.
cf. the title of the comedy 'Twelfe Night'.
Twelve, twice six, a dozen: Tp. 1,2,53. 296.
Wiv. IV, 6, 19. V, 5, 1. Meas. II, 1, 20 (the sworn
twelve, i. e. the jury). Err. I, 2, 45. Ado IV, 1, 85.
LLL V, 2, 807. Mids. V, 370. Merch. I, 3, 105. Shr.
1, 2, 258. II, 381. Wint. IV, 4, 347. R2 III, 2, 70. IV,
170. H4A II, 4, 107. Ill, 2, 177. H5 H, 3, 13. Ill,
2,46. 1V,8,67. H6AHI, 4, 7. l\, l,2i (t. hundred).
H6B I, 1, 8. Cor. IV, 5, 128. 135. Rom. I, 3, 2. II,
5, 10. Tim. Ill, 6, 87. Mcb. II, 1, 3. Hml. I, 1, 7. I,
2, 252. I, 4, 3. Ill, 2, 168. V, 2, 174. Lr. I, 2, 5. 0th.
IV, 2, 243. Ant. II, 2, 184. HI, 7, 60. Per. II, 5, 10.
HI, 3, 2. (. score, elliptically , = so many yards: as
easy as a cannon will shoot point - blank t. score, 'W'lw
HI, 2, 34. his death will be a march of t. score, H4A
II, 4, 598. clapped i'the clout at t. score, H4B 111,2, 52.
Twelvemonth, a year: Ado IV, 1, 161. LLL V,
2, 831. 837 (a t. and a day). 843. 860. 880. 881.
887 (a t. and a day). Merch. HI, 4, 76. As HI, 1, 7.
III, 2, 86. Tw. I, 2, 37. H4A I, 1, 28 (Pf a t., Qq
twelve month). R3 III, 2, 57. Per. II, 4, 45. H, 5, 3.
Twelve-score, see Twelve and /Score.
Twentieth, the ordinal of twenty: Merch. IV, 1,
329. Hml. HI, 4, 97.
Twenty, twice ten: Wiv. II, 2, 73. V, 5, 117. Err.
V, 326. Merch. HI, 4, 84. As 1, 3, 46. V, 1, 21. Shr.
IV, 4, 4. V, 2, 70. All's II, 1, 168. AVint. HI, 3, 60.
H4A I, 1, 68. H6C I, 2, 72. R3 1, 4, 122. Rom. IV,
1273
2, 2 etc. Indefinitely, = a considerable number, never
so many: one (kiss) long as t. Ven. 22. t. hundred
kisses, 522. under t. lochs kept fast, 675. t. thousand
tongues, 775. t. times ^ Woe, woe', 833. t. echoes, 834.
wAy of two oaths' breach do I accuse thee, when I break
tJ Sonn. 152, 6. Tp. 11, 1, 278. Gent. 1, 1, 31. 72
(i. to one). II, 4, 95. 170. II, 6, 16. II, 7, 46. Wiv.
1, 1, 3. 307. II, 1, 82. Ill, 2, 33. IV, 4, 90. V, 5, 82.
Meas. II, 4, 180. Err. Itl, 2, 177. Ado II, 3, 136. V,
2, 76. LLL V, 2, 265. Merch. I, 2, 17. 67. II, 6, 66.
Ill, 2, 154. 289. 309. Ill, 4, 74. As I, 1,52. Shr.V,
2, 73. All's III, 2, 84. Tw. V, 92. R2 II, 2, 14. IV,
38. V, 2, 101. H4B II, 2, 149. II, 4, 385. H6B II,
4, 60. Ill, 2, 206. 268. R3 1, 2, 162. IV, 2, 88. H8
1, 4, 30. Tit. V, 1, 76. Rom. II, 2, 72. 170. II, 4, 160.
11, 5, 50. Ill, 3, 153. Caes. I, 3, 17. Mcb. HI, 4, 27.
Lr. II, 2, 109. II, 4, 72 (Qq a hundred). 0th. V, 2,
166. Ant. Ill, 13, 96 etc. good even and t. Wiv. II, 1,
203. tricks eleven and t. long, Shr. IV, 2, 57. sweet
and t. Tw. II, 3, 52.
Twice, two times: Luer. 567. Sonn. 17, 14. 152,
2. Pilgr. 315. Tp. IV, 45. V, 103. 177. Gent. I, 2,
117. 123. Ill, 1, 365. Wiv. Ill, 5, 103. Meas. IV, 1,
41. IV, 3, 92. IV, 6, 12. Err. I, 1, 101 (t.five). Ill,
2, 177. Ado III, 2, 10. LLL V, 2, 227. Merch. IV,
I, 69. 210. As IV, 3, 128. Shr. Ind. 1, 24. II, 382.
All's II, 1, 164. John II, 275 (t. fifteen thousand).
R2 I, 3, 141 (t.five). H4A IV, 2, 18. H6A IV, 6, 6.
H6B III, 2. 83. H6C I, 4, 60 (t. two). R3 V, 3, 210.
Cor. II, 3, 220. 252. Hml. Ill, 2, 135 ((. two). Ant.
II, 7, 68. Cymb. IV, 2, 392. Per. Ill Prol. 31 (t. six)
etc. Used by way of enforcement, = doubly, tho-
roughly: a victory ist. itself, Ado I, 1, 8. offending t.
as much, LLL IV, 3, 132. bolted t. o'er, Wint. IV, 4,
376. all our service in every point t. done and then
done double, Mcb. I, 6, 15. an old man is t. a child,
Hml. 11, 2, 403. thou aH t. her love, Lr. II, 4, 263.
his soldiership is t. the other twain. Ant. II, 1, 35. two
boys, an old man t. a hoy, Cymb, V, 3, 57. Before ad-
jectives and participles (hyphened by some M. Edd.):
t. treble shame on Angela, Meas. HI, 2, 283. t. sod
simplicity, LLL IV, 2, 23. (. blest, Merch. IV, 1, 186.
to make the world t. rich. Per. Ill, 2, 103.
Twiee-sod, see twice and seethe.
T%vice-told : life is as tedious as'a t. tale, John
111,4, 108.
Twig, a branch, a shoot: Meas. I, 3, 24. All's
III, 5, 26. Ill, 6, 115. R2 III, 4, 32. H6 V, 2, 44.
Twiggen, cased in twigs or wicker-work: I'll
heat the knave into a t. bottle, 0th. II, 3, 152 (Qq wicker
bottle).
Twilight, the faint light after sunset : Sonn. 73, 5.
Twilled, a word not yet satisfactorily explained ;
according to some = hedged; more probably = co-
vered with reeds or sedges {twills a provincialism for
reeds) : thy hanks with pioned and t. brims, Tp. IV, 64.
Twin, one of two children born at a birth: the t.
Dromio, Err. V, 350. Plur. — s; Err. I, 1, 66. 82. H8
IV, 2, 68. Ant. Ill, 10, 12. t. brother, Wiv. II, 1, 74.
0 hard condition, twin-born with greatness, H5 IV,
1,251.
Adjectively, = perfectly resembling: an apple,
cleft in two, is not more t. than these two creatures, Tw.
V, 230. Perhaps also in Per. V Prol. 8.
Twin, vb. 1) to be born at a birth: we were as
■^ed lambs, Wint. I, 2, 67 (0. Edd. twyn'd). —ed
brothers of one womb, Tim. IV, 3, 3. though he had
—ed loith me, both at a birth, 0th. II, 3, 212. — ed =
perfectly resembling each other : distinguish 'twixt the
fiery orbs above and the — ed stones upon thenumber-
ed beach, Cymb. I, 6, 35.
2) to be like twins , either in love or in perfect '
resemblance : who t., as 'twere , in love unseparable,
Cor.lV,4, 15. her inkle, silk, t. with the rubied cherry.
Per. V Prol. 8 (0. Edd, twine).
Twip-lioru, see Twin, subst.
Twin-lirother, see Twin, subst.
Twine, subst. a twisted thread: the smallest t.
may lead me. Ado IV, 1, 252.
Twine, vb. to wind round, to embrace, to cling
to :/rom her - ing arms, Ven. 256. some t. about her
thigh, 873. Trans.: let me t. mine arms about that
body. Cor, IV, 5, 112.
In Cor. IV, 4, 15 the later Ffwho twine, as 'twere,
in love; Fl twin.
T winK, a twinkling, an instant : Presently ? Ay,
with a t. Tp. IV, 43. in a t. she won me, Shr. II, 312.
Twinkle, to sparkle, to shine with a quivering
light; used of the stars: Lucr. 787. Gent. II, 6, 9.
Rom.. II, 2, 17. Lr. I, 2, 144. With an accus. deno-
ting the effect: as plays the sun upon ilie glassy streams,
— ing another counterfeited beam, H6A V, 3, 63.
In the — ing of an eye = in a moment: Merch.
II, 2, 177 (Launcelot's speech).
Twinned, see Twin.
Twire, to shine at intervals, or with an unsteady
light: when sparkling stars t. not thou gildest the even,
Sonn. 28, 12.
Twist, subst. a thread, a sti'ing: breaking his
oath like a t. of rotten silk. Cor. V, 6, 96.
Twist, vb. to form into a thread by convolution :
with — ed metal amorously impleached , Compl, 205.
the smallest thread that ever spider — ed from her
womb, John IV, 3, 128. a poor prisoner in his — ed
gyves, Rom. II, 2, 180. Figuratively: began' st to t. so
fine a story. Ado I, 1, 313.
Twit, to reproach sneeringly: she — s me with
my falsehood to my friend, Gent. IV, 2, 8. and t. with
cowardice a man half dead, H6A III, 2, 55. there's
for — ing me with perjury, H6CV, 5,40. Partic. twit:
hath he not t. our sovereign lady here with ignominious
words, H6B III, 1, 178.
'Twixt, prepos. (never adv.) = betwixt (q. v.):
Ven. 76. 1160. Sonn. 75, 4. 115, 6. Compl. 102.
Pilgr. 105. Phoen. 31. Tp. I, 2, 240. II, 1, 266. 279.
V, 43. Wiv. Ill, 5, 132. IV, 6, 19. 49. Meas. I, 4, 71.
II, 2, 33. Err. 1, 1, 12. Merch. HI, 2, 329. As III, 2,
142. Shr. I, 2, 46. 65. II, 306. IV, 2, 84. 118. Wint.
1, 2, 134. IV, 4, 563. V, 1, 132. V, 2, 79. John III,
I, 111. IV, 2, 78. 216. R2 V, 1, 72. 74. H4A I, 3,
37. Ill, 1, 219. H5 I, 2, 52. V, 2, 383. 390. H6A
II, 5, 46. H6B III, 1, 221. IV, 9, 31. H8 I, 1, 7. Troil.
I, 3, 156. II, 1, 135. II, 3, 184. IV, 5, 123. Cor. II, 2,
19. Rom. Ill, 1, 172. IV, 1,62. Tim. IV, 3, 383. Caes.
IV, 3, 204. Mcb. Ill, 1, 26. Hml. I, 2, 252. Ant. Ill,
4, 20. Cymb. I, 6, 34. Ill, 2, 70 etc.
Two, one and one: Tp. I, 1, 52. I, 2, 240. 298
421. II, 1, 196. II, 2, 93. 117. Ill, 1, 76. Ill, 2, 7.'
V, 274. Gent. II, 1, 106. IV, 4, 48. V, 4, 50. 118.
Wiv. Ill, 3, 250. IV, 2, 234. IV, 4, 55. V, 3, 4. Meas.
II, 4, 112 (ignomy in ransom and free pardon are of
t. houses). Err, I, 1, 51. Ado II, 1, 397 (with your t.
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helps; cf. Both). Mids. Ill, 2, 213 ( t. of the first; cf.
First). Merch. IH, 4, 64 etc. etc. he shall kill t. of
us, Ado V, 1, 80, H6B III, 2, 303. Caes. I, 3, 138 (cf.
Of), t. andt., Newgate fashion, H4A III, 3, 104. by
—s and threes, Wint. I, 2, 438. Cor. II, 3, 47. t. and
thirty, a pip out, Shr. I, 2, b3 (cf. Pip), in t. = into
two parts, asunder: Err. V, 289. Tw. V, 230. 0th. V,
1,72. cf. Per. 1,1,70. Used to denote a little number:
the t. hours' traffic of our stage, Rom. Prol. 12. (.
charming tvords, Cymb. I, 3, 35. t. or three, Mids. IV,
■2, 16. All's III, 6, 106. Mcb. IV, 1, 141. 0th. V, 1, 42
(cf. Falstaff's t. or three and fifty, H4A II, 4, 206).
one or t. Rom. I, 5, 5. some month or t. Merch. Ill, 2,
9. R3 III, 1, 64. a turn or t. Tp. IV, 162. a word or
t. Gent. I, 3, 52. 73. Wiv. 11, 2, 43. Meas. 11, 1, 20.
Ill, 1, 48. Ado II, 1, 153. Mids. IV, 1, 41. Merch.
Ill, 2, 1. Tw. Ill, 4, 412. IV, 1, 47 etc.
Twofold, adj. double; a) as consisting of two of
the same kind: to break a t. truth (hers and thine)
Sonn. 41, 12. you violate a t. marriage, R2 V, 1, 72.
sherris-sack hath a t. operation in it, H4B IV, 3, 104.
(. balls, Mcb. IV, ], 121. what's in prayer but this t.
force, to be forestalled . .. or pardoned, Hml. HI, 3, 48,
b) as being twice so great: doth with a t. vigour lift
me up, R2 I, 3, 71.
Two-hand, wielded with both hands: come with
thy t sword, H6B II, 1, 46.
Ttvo-hcaded, having two heads (or rather two
faces): by t. Janus, Merch. I, 1, 50.
Two-legged, having two legs: H4A II, 4, 207.
Ttvo-pciice, a coin of the value of two pence: if
you do not all show like gilt — s to me, H4B IV,
3, 55.
Xjiialt, name in Rom , passim. Tyhert or Tybalt
was the name of the cat in the History of Reynard
the Fox ; this circumstance alluded to : what is T ?
More than prince of cats, Rom, II, 4, 18, T,, thou rat-
catcher, III, 1, 7S. good king of cats, 80
T5l>urii, the usual place of execution in Middle-
sex: the shape of Love's T. LLL IV, 3, 64 (the
triangular form of the gallows).
Tjmbria, writing of M. Edd. in Troil. Prol. 16;
Ff Tiiiibria, Qq Thymbria.
Type, distinguishing mark, sign, badge: so (loyal)
am I now: 0 no, that cannot be; of that true t. hath
Tarquin rifled me, Lucr. 1050. thy father bears the t.
of king of Naples, H6C I, 4, 121 (i. e. the crown), the
high imperial i. of this earth's glory, R3 IV, 4, 244.
tall stockings, short blistered breeches, and those — s
of travel, H8 1,3, 31.
Tjphoii, Typhoeus, a giant of ancient fable,
who attempted to dethrone Jove, but was defeated
and imprisoned under Mount Aetna: roaring T. Troil.
1, 3, 160. his threatening band of — 's brood. Tit. IV,
2, 94,
Tyrannical, despotic, arbitrary: t. power, Cor.
Ill, 3, 2. power t. 65.
Tyrannically, dreadfully, violently: andaremost
t. clapped for it, Hml. II, 2, 356.
Tyrannize, to play the tyrant, to be cruel, to
inflict pain and torment: shame folded up in blindcon-
cealing night, when most unseen, then most doth i. Lucr.
676. there the poison is as a fiend confined to t. on un-
reprievable condemned blood, John V, 7, 47. this poor
right hand of mine is left to t. upon my breast, Tit. Ill,
2^ 8. on him that thus doth t. o'er me, IV, 3, 20.
Tyraunons, 1) despotic, unjustly severe: were
he mealed with that which he corrects, then were he t.
Meas. IV, 2, 87. fear you his t. passion more, Wint,
II, 3, 28. let us be cleared of being t. Ill, 2, 5.
2) cruel, inhuman, pitiless: thou art as t. ... as
those whose beauties proudly make them cruel, Sonn.
131, 1. it is excellent to have a giant's strength, but it
is t. to use it like a giant, Meas. II, 2, 108. all the
thoughts that t. heart can think, Tw. Ill, 1, 131. the I.
and bloody deed is done, R3 1 V, 3, 1. that love . . . should
be so t. and rough, Rom, 1, 1, 176. lend a t. and damn-
ed light to their lord's murder, Hml. II, 2, 482. this
t. night, Lr. Ill, 4, 156. to t. hate, 0th. HI, 3, -l-lli.
and like the t. breathing of the north shakes all our buds
from growing, Cymb. I, 3, 36. / knew him t. Per. I,
2, 84.
Tyranny, 1) hard and arbitrary exercise of power:
with o. bitter invective against the t. of the king, Lucr.
Arg. 24. that part of t. that I do bear lean shake
off at pleasure, Caes, 1, 3, 99. so let high-sighted
t. range on, II, I, 118. Wint. II, 3, 120. 111,2,32. 180.
H6A II, 5, 100. H6B IV, 1, 96. R3 II, 4, 51. V, 2, •-',
Caes. Ill, 1, 78. Mob. IV, 3, 32. 67. V, 8, 67. Lr. I,
2, 52. 0th. I, 3, 197.
2) cruelty, injurious violence: subject to the t. of
mad mischances , Ven. 737. why, fearing of time's t.,
might I not then say, Sonn. 115, 9. whether the t. be in
his place or in his eminence, Meas. I, 2, 167. 'twould
be my t. to strike and gall them for what 1 bid them do,
I, 3, 36. to suffer . . . the very t. and rage of his, Merch.
IV, 1, 13. the t. of her sorrows takes all livelihood from
her cheek, All's I, 1, 57. waste for churlish winter's t
H4B I, 3, 62. (. which never quaffed but blood, would
have washed his knife with gentle eye-drops, IV, 5,
86. H6A II, 3, 40. IV, 2, 17. IV, 7, 19. H6B HI, 1,
123, 149. Ill, 2, 49. R3 HI, 7, 9. V, 3, 168. Cor. V,
3, 43, Tit, II, 3, 145. 267. Ill, 2, 55. Lr. HI, 4, 2.
Tyrant, 1) a hard, despotic, or lawless ruler:
Sonn, 107, 14. Tp. II, 2, 166. Ill, 2, 49. Meas. II, 4,
114. Mids. I, 2, 24. 31. 42. As II, 1,61. Wint, 11, 3,
116. 122. Ill, 2, 135. 176. 208. H5 I, 2, 241. H6C
III, 3, 69. 71 (= the Greek Tvoavvo?, usurper? of. As
II, 1, 61). 206. IV, 4, 29, R3 V, 3, 246. 255. 256. Tit.
I, 138. Tim. Ill, 5, 9. Caes. I, 3, 92. 103. HI, 2, 74.
V, 4, 5. Mcb. -HI, 6, 22. 25. IV, 3, 12. 36. 45. 104.
178. 185 etc. Lr. IV, 6, 63. 0th. I, 3, 230 (the t.
custom). Cymb. IV, 2, 265. Per, I, 2, 79. 84. 103.
2) one pitiless and cruel: which (beauty) the hot t.
(lust) stains, Ven. 797. hard-favoured t. (death) 931.
make war upon this bloody t. Time, Sonn. 16, 2. and
I, a t; have no leisure taken to weighhow once I suffered
in your crime, 120, 7. when 1 forgot am of myself, all
t.,for thy sake, 149, 4. Meas. HI, 2, 207. LLL IV, 3,
349. As HI, 5, 14. IV, 3, 39. Tw. V, 127. H4B Ind.
14 (the stern t. war). H6B V, 2, 54. R3 I, 3, 185.
IV, 4, 62 (that excellent grand t. of the earth). Troil.
HI, 2, 127. Rom. 1, 1, 26. HI, 2, 76. Hml. H, 2, 602.
Cymb. I, 1, 84. In Wiv. HI, 3, 65 Ff thou art a t. to
say so, perhaps with a pun on the preceding tire; the
spurious Qq and M. Edd. traitor.
With to: those hours ... will play the — s to the
very same, Sonn. 5, 3. I'll prove a t. to him, Meas. II,
4, 169. a professed t to their sex. Ado I, 1, 170.
Adjectively: or t. folly lurk in gentle breasts, Lucr.
851. fowl of t. wing, Phoen. 10. As 1, 2, 300. John
V, 3, 14.
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Name of a dog: Tp, IV, 258.
Tyre, the town of Tyrus in Phoenicia: Per. I, 1,
1. 156. I, 2, 115 etc.
Tyriaii, pertaining to Tyrus; T. tapestry, Shr. li,
361. mr T. ship, Per. V Prol. 18,
Tyn-cl or TIrrcI, name in E3 IV, 2, 40. 68. 80.
85. IV, 3, 24.
Tyrus, town in Phoenicia: Per. Ill Prol. 26. Ill,
1, 80. Ill, 3, 2. IV, 4, 36. V, 3, 82.
Tythe and Tything, see Tithe and Tithing.
V.
V, the fifth vowel of the English alphabet: LLL
V, 1, 60 (pronounced like^ou). Tw. II, 5, 96.
Udder, teat, dug: a lioness, with — s all drawn
dry, As IV, 3, 115.
Ugly, deformed ; contrary to beautiful, in a moral
as well as a physical sense: Ven. 931. 1041. Lucr.
459. 925. 1082. Sonn. 33, 6. Tp. IV, 191 (—er).
Mids. II, 2, 94. Merch. Ill, 2, 28. As II, 1, 13. John
HI, 1, 37. 44. IV, 3, 123. R2 I, 1, 42 (—er). H4A
I, 2, 226. H4B I, 1, 66 (—est). IV, 1, 39. H5 IV
Chor. 21. H6A V, 3, 34. 189. E3 I, 2, 23. I, 3, 227.
1, 4, 3. 23. H8 1, 2, 117. Troil. V, 8, 6. Tim. Ill, 5,
25. 100. Hml. Ill, 1, 52. Lr. 1, 4, 289. 0th. V, 1, 20.
Ant. II, 5, 97. Cymb. V, 3, 70.
Ulcer, an open sore: Troil. 1, 1,53. Hml. IV, 7, 124.
Ulcerous, 1) having the nature of an ulcer: u.
sores, Tim. IV, 3, 39. 2) affected with an ulcer : people
all swoln and u. Mcb. IV, 3, 151. the u. place, Hml.
Ill, 4, 147.
Ullona, an apocryphal name which has been a
whetstone to the sagacity of emendators : Tim. Ill, 4,
112 (Globe: all, sirrah, all; Collier all, look, sir;
Walker Valerius, all, etc.).
Ulysses, the famous king of Ithaca: Lucr. 1394.
1399. H6C III, 2, 189. IV, 2, 19. Troil. I, 3, 58.
69 etc. Cor. I, 3, 93. Not mentioned by name, but
spoken of in Tit. I, 380.
Umber, a species of ochre, of a brown colour:
with a hind of u, smirch my face. As I, 3, 114.
Umbered, embrowned, darkened: through their
paly flames each battle sees the other's u. face,/Bb IV,
Chor. 9.
Umbrage, shadow : his semhlahle is his mii-ror, and
who else would trace him, his u., nothing more, Hml.
V, 2, 125 (a speech tainted with Euphuism).
Umfrevile, name in H4B I, 1, 34.
'Umpire , one to whose arbitration a question is
referred: Wiv. I, 1, 139. LLL I, 1, 170. H6A IV, 1,
151. Applied to death as the general peace -maker:
H6A II, 5, 29. Rom. IV, 1, 63.
Unable, 1) with an inf., = not having the power
or means: w. to support this lump of clay, H6A II, 5,
14. we are u. to resist, Per. I, 4, 84.
2) absol.weak, impotent: making bothit(the heart)
u.foritself, Meas. 11,4, 21. you froward and u. worms,
Shr. V, 2, 169. with rough and all u. pen, H5 Epil. 1.
sapless age and weak u. limbs, H6A IV, 5, 4. a love
that makes breath poor, and speech u. Lr. I, 1, 61.
Unaccommodated, unsupplied with convenien-
ces: u. man is no more but such a poor, bare, forked
animal, Lr. HI, 4, 111.
Unaccompanied, without a companion: which
honour must not u. invest him only, Mcb. I, 4, 40.
Unaccustomed, unusual, extraordinary, strange:
leave this peevish broil and set this u. fight aside, H6A
III, 1, 93. what u. cause procures her hither? Rom. Ill,
5, 68. shall give him such an u. dram, that he shall
soon keep Tybalt company, 91. an u. spirit lifts me
above the ground, V, 1,4. the u. terror of this night,
Caes. II, 1, 199.
Unaching, not giving pain: Cor. II, 2, 152.
Unacquainted , 1) not having familiar know-
ledge of things: am become as new into the world,
strange, u. Troil. HI, 3, 12.
2) not familiarly known, strange, foreign: kiss the
lips of u. change, John III, 4, 166. follow u. colours,
V, 2, 32.
Unacted, not executed: the fault unknown is as
a thought u. Lucr. 527.
UnactiTe, not doing any thing, idle: it did remain
i'the midst o'the body, idle and u. Cor. I, 1, 102.
Unadvised, 1) not directed by certain knowledge,
ignorantly done: friend to friend gives u. wounds,
Lucr. 1488 (not seeing whom he strikes). I have u.
delivered you a paper that I should not, Gent. IV, 4,
127 (without previously looking at it).
2) inconsiderate, rash, imprudent: stay for an
answer to your embassy, lest u. you stain your swords
with blood, John II, 45. thou u. scold, 191. this har-
nessed mash and u. revel, V,2,132. although our mother
u. gave you a dancing -rapier. Tit. II, 1, 38. it is too
rash, too u., too sudden, Rom. II, 2, 118.
Unadvisedly, inconsiderately: men shall deal u.
sometimes, R3 IV, 4, 292.
Unagreealile, unsuitable, not adapted: the time
is u. to this business, Tim. II, 2, 41.
Unaneled, not having received extreme unction:
unhouseled, disappointed, u. Hml. 1, 5, 77.
Unansivered, not replied to : your petition is yet
u. Wint. V, 1, 229.
Uuappeased, not pacified: that so the shadows
be not u. Tit. I, 100.
Unapproved, not justified and confirmed by
proof: what u. witness dost thou bear, Compl. 53.
Unapt, 1) unfit: the full-fed hound or gorged
hawk, u. for tender smell or speedy flight , Lucr. 695.
why are our bodies soft and weak and smooth, u. to toil
and trouble in the world, Shr. V, 2, 166.
2) not prepense or ready : with leaden appetite, u.
to- toy, Ven. 34. my blood hath been too cold and tem-
perate, u. to stir at these indignities , H4A 1, 3, 2 (cf.
Apt sub 2). / a?n a soldier and u. to weep, H6A V, 3,
133. we pout upon the morning, are u. to give or to
forgive. Cor. V, 1, 52.
Unaptness, disinclination: Tp. II, 2, 140.
Unarm, 1) tr. to disarm, to strip of armour or
arms; absol.: «., Eros, Ant. IV, 14, 35 (take off my
armour). With an aocus.: to help u. our Hector, Troil.
Ill, 1, 163. Kefl.: there he —s him, Troil. 1, 2, 300.
u. thee, V, 3, 35.
1276
U
2) iiitr. to put off one's aim.^: I'll u. again, Troil.
1, 1, 1. u. and do nolfight to-day, V, 3, 3. 25.
( narmed, having no arms, not furnished with
■weapons: he leaves his bach u. H4B I, 3, 79. our bare
u. heads, II, 4, 394. E3 IV, 4, 436. Troil. I, 3, 235.
III, 3, 237. 276. IV, 5, 153. V, 8, 9.
Unasked, not begged, not sought by entreaty:
begged for that which thou u. shall have, Ven. 102.
rnassailalile, not to be tempted and seduced:
that u. holds on his rank, Caes. HI, 1, 69.
llnassailed, not attacked: H6B V, 2, 18.
Cuattalnted, not infected, sound: wit.hu. eyecom-
pare her face with some that I shall show, Rom. 1, 2, 90.
Vnatteinpted, not tempted: my hand, as u. yet,
like a poor beggar, raileth on the rich, John II, 591.
Unattended, unaccompanied, left alone: your
constancy hath left you u. Mcb. II, 2, 69.
Duauspicious, unfavourable, not propitious: to
whose ingrate and u. altars my soul the faiihfullest
offerings hath breathed out, Tw. V, 116.
Dnauthorized , unjustifiable; an u. kiss, 0th.
IV, 1, 2.
rnavoided, 1) not avoided or shunned: whose u.
tj/e is murderous, R3 IV, 1, 56.
2) inevitable : and u. is the danger now, R2 II, 1,
268. a terrible and u. danger, H6A IV, 6, 8. all u. is
the doom of destiny, R3 IV, 4, 217.
Unaware, inadvertently: as one that u. hath drop-
ped a precious jewel in the flood, Ven. 823. nuzzling
in his flank, the loving swine sheathed u. the tusk in his
soft groin, 1116. cf. Unwares.
Unawares, unexpectedly, by surprise: Pucelte ...
hath wrought this hellish mischief u. H6A III, 2, 39.
take the great-grown traitor u. H6C IV, 8, 63. at u.,
in the same sense: so we . .. at u. may beat down Ed-
-ivard's guard, H6C IV, 2, 23. or by his foe surprised
u. IV, 4, 9. like vassalage at u. encountering the eye
of majesty, Troil. Ill, 2, 40.
Unbacked, never mounted, not taught to bear a
rider: Ven. 320. Tp. IV, 176.
Unbaked, not baked: whose villanous saffron
would have made all the u. and doughy youth of a
nation in his colour. All's IV, 5, 3.
Unbanded, having no band: your bonnet u. As
III, 2, 398.
Unbar, to unfasten, to open: the key to u. these
locks, Cymb. V, 4, 8.
Unbarbed, unharnessed, bare: mztst I go show
them my u. sconce? Cor. Ill, 2, 99.
Unbasliftil, shameless: As II, 3, 50.
Unbated, 1) undiminished: doth untread again
his tedious measures with the u. fire that he did pace
them first, Merch. II, 6, 11.
2) unblunted (without a button on the point): you
may choose a sword u. Hml. IV, 7, 139. V, 2, 328.
Unbattered, not bruised or injured by blows: or
else my sword with an u. edge I sheathe again undeede'd,
Mcb. V, 7, 19.
Unbecoming, improper, indecorous: Mcb. Ill,
1, 13.
Unbefitting, unbecoming: love is full of u.
strains, LLL V, 2, 770.
llnbegot, not yet generated: your children yet
unborn and u. R2 III, 3, 88.
Unbegotten, the same: the yet u. sin of times,
John IV, 3, 64.
Unbelieved, notfinding credit: as I, thuswronged,
hence u. go, Meas. V, 119.
Unbend, to free from flexure (as a bow); to remit
from a strain, to relax: you do u. jyour ^oble strength,
to think so brainsickly of things , Mcb. If, 2, 45. The
physical and moral significations joined: why htist
thou gone so far, to be unbent when thou hast ta'en thy
stand, the elected deer before thee? Cymb. Ill, 4, 111.
a brow unbent = a brow not knit, not frowning:
Lucr. 1509.
Unbewailed, not lamented: Ant. Ill, 6, 85.
Unbid, (unhid, because placed before the subst )
uninvited, unwelcome : 0 u. spite ! is sportful Edward
come? H6C V, 1, 18.
Unbidden, uninvited: u. guests are often wet-
comest when they are gone, H6A II, 2, 55.
Unbind, to untie, to loose: now am I Dromio and
his man unbound. Err. V, 290 (or = not bound?), u.
my hands, Shr. II, 4. unbound the rest, H4A 11,4,201.
u. my sons. Tit. Ill, 1, 24.
Unbilted, unbridled: our u. lusts, 0th. I, 3, 33.').
Unbless, to neglect to make happy; to make un-
happy: thoudostbeguiletheivorld,u.somemother, Sonii.
3,4. Partic. or adj. unblessed or unhlest = unhappy,
cursed , wretched : every inordinate cap is unblessed,
0th. II, 3, 311. your nnblest fate hies, V, 1, 34.
I nliloodied, not made bloody: u. beak, H6B III,
2, 193.
Unblowed (Fi) or Unblown (the rest of 0. Edd.)
not blown, not having the bud expanded : my u. flowers,
R3 iv; 4, 10.
Unbodied, not having a corporeal shape: that u.
figure of the thought that gave't surmised shape, Troil.
I, 3, 16.
Unbolt, to unfasten, to open : he shall u. the gates.
Troil. IV, 2, 3. Figuratively, ^= to open, to reveal:
1 will u. to you, Tim. 1, 1, 51.
Unbolted , unsifted , coarse : / will tread this u.
villain into mortar, Lr. II, 2, 71.
Unbonneted, having no bonnet on: w. he runs,
Lr. Ill, 1, 14. Difficult passage: my demerits may speak
u. to as proud a fortune as this'that I have reached,
0th. I, '2, 23. Steevens: ^unbonneted may signify,
without taking the cap off' (cf. the verb Bonnet).
The common explanation is: without the addition of
patrician or senatorial dignity; the bonnet, as well
as the toge, being at Venice a badge of aristocratic
honours. But nowhere, not even in those plays, the
scene of which is Venice, the word bonnet is found in
this sense. Perhaps the meaning of unbonneted is
simply : I may say so with all courtesy and humility ;
and Othello's words must perhaps be accompanied by
a corresponding gesture, as the writing of 0. Edd.,
at least of Fl , seems to imply , by placing the word
unbonneted in a parenthesis.
UnbookisU, ignorant, unskilled: his u. jealousy
must construe poor Cassio^s smiles . . . quite in the wrong,
0th. IV, 1, 102.
Unborn (unburn; but when placed before the
subst., unbo7-n) 1) not born, not brought into life, not
existing: never so much as in a thought u. did I offend
your highness. As I, 3, 53. the accusation which they
have often made against the senate , all cause u. Cor.
Ill, 1, 129,
2) not yet born, future, to come: some u. sorrow,
ripe in fortune's womb, is coming towards me, R2 II, 2,
1277
10. in, 3, 88. IV, 322. H4A V, 1, 21. H5 I, 2, 287.
Caes. Ill, 1, 113. Per. IV Prol. 46.
rnbosoni, to disclose, to reveal: their several
counsels ihei/ u. shall, LLL V, 2, 141.
Inbound, not bound; with a quibble: thy pre-
cioits book of love , this w. lover , to beautify him , only
lacks a cover, Kom. I, 3, 87. of. Err. V, 290.
Unbounded, unlimited, infinite: H8 IV, 2, 34.
Unbowed, not bent: with stiff u. knee, H6B III,
1, 16. In a moral sense, = not put under the yoke,
not subjugated : bend the dukedom yet u. to most ignoble
stooping, Tp. I, 2, 115.
rnbraced, loosened, ungirt, unbuttoned : thus u.
have bared my bosom to the thunder - stone , Caes. I, 3,
48. to walk u. and suck up the humours of the dank
morning, II, 1, 262. with his doublet all u.. Hml. II, 1, 78.
I'nbraided, perhaps = not counterfeit, sterling,
but probably the clown's blunder for embroidered: has
he any u. wares? Wint. IV, 4, 204.
Dnbrcathed, unexercised, unpractised : have toiled
(JciVw. OTcmon'es, Mids.V, 74 (MdireaiAed, because placed
before the subst.).
I'nbred, unbegot, unborn: hear this, thou age u.;
ere you were born was beauty's summer dead, Sonn.
104, 13.
L'ubreeched, wearing no breeches: Wint. 1, 2, 155.
Inbridlc, to free from the bridle, to let loose:
u. all the sparks of nature, to quit this horrid act, Lr.
III, 7, 86 (Ff and M. Edd. enkindle).
rubridled, unruly: rash and u. boy , All's III, 2,
30. my thoughts were like u. children, grown too head-
strong for their mother, Troil. Ill, 2, 130.
rnbroke, not broken, not violated : R2 IV, 215.
Unbrulsed, unhurt, undamaged : live u. und love
my cousin, Ado V, 4, 112. helmets all u. John II, 254.
the fresh and yet u. Greeks , Troil. Prol. 14. too full
of the wars surfeits, to go rove with one thafs yet u.
Cor. IV, 1, 47. where u. youth ivith unstuffed brain
doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign,
Rom. II, 3, 37.
Cnbuckle, to loose from buckles, to unfasten,
to take off (clothes): «., «. Wint. IV, 4, 661. = to
pluck off in a scuffle; we have been down together in
my sleep, — ing helms, fisting each other's throat , Cor.
IV, 5, 131. he thai — s this, till we do please to daff't
for our repose, shall hear a storm. Ant. IV, 4, 12.
Unbnlld, to raze, to destroy : to a. the city and to
lay all flat,. Cor. Ill, 1, 198.
Unburden, see Unburthen.
Unburied, not interred: Cor. 111,3, 122. Tit. 1,87.
Unbnmt, not consumed by fire: Cor. V, 1, 27.
Unbnrthen , to unload , to free from a burden :
while we — ed crawl toward death, Lr. 1, 1, 42. Figura-
• tively, =: to disclose (what lies heavy on the mind):
to u. all my plots and purposes, Merch. I, 1, 133.
Buckingham — s ivith his tongue the envious load that
lies upon his heart, H6B III, 1, 156.
Unbutton, to loose any thing buttoned: H4A I,
2, 3. Lr. Ill, 4, 114.
Unbuttoned, not fastened with buttons; your
sleeve u., your shoe untied, As HI, 2, 399.
Uncapable, incapable (q. v.); not susceptible;
unable; with of: u. of pity, Merch. IV, 1, 5. making
him u. of Othello's place, 0th. IV, 2, 235.
Uncape, probably == to uncouple (hounds) ; I'll
warrant we'll unkennel the fox. Let me stop this way
first. So, now u. Wiv. Ill, 3, 176 (Warburton: to dig
out the fox when earthed; Steevens: to turn the fox
out of the bag).
Uncase, to undress: Pompey is — ing for the com-
bat, LLL V, 2, 707. u. thee, Shr. I, 1, 212.
Uncaught, not caught, not taken; Lr. II, 1, 59.
Ant. IV, 8, 18.
Uncertain (cf. Incertain) 1) doubtful , not to be
relied on; the u. glory of an April day, Gent. I, 3, 85.
u. life and sure death. All's II, 3, 20. the friends ... .(.
H4A II, 3, 12. u. way of gain, R3 IV, 2, 64. the end
of war's u. Cor. V, S, 141. in life's u. voyage, Tim. V,
1, 205. u. favour, Cymb. Ill, 3, 64.
2) not knowing what to think or do; the u. sickly
appetite, Sonn. 147, 4. be not u. Wint. I, 2, 441. the
people will remain u. Cor. V, 6, 17. With of: u. of the
issue, H4A I, 1, 61.
Uncertainly, not distinctly, not so as to convey
certain knowledge; her certain sorrow writ u. Lucr.
1311.
Uncertainty, 1) want of reliability ; doubtful-
ness, pi'ecariousness (of things); inconsistency, in-
constancy (of persons) ; our fortunes . . . ivhich now we
hold at much u. H4A I, 3, 299. and here remain with
your u. Cor. Ill, 3, 124.
2) something not certainly and exactly known:
until I know this sure u. Err. II, 2, 187.
Uucliain , to let loose ; u. your spirits now, H6A
V, 3, 31.
Uacbanging, unalterable: thy face is , visard-
like, u. H6C I, 4, 116.
Uncharge , to acquit of blame , not to accuse :
even his mother shall u. the practice and call it acci-
dent, Hml. IV, 7, 68.
Uncliarged, unassailed: open your u. ports, Tim.
V, 4, 55.
Uncharitably, not with Christian love and kind-
ness: R3 I, 3, 275.
Uncharmed, not worked upon, not fascinated by
magic power: from love's weak childish bow she lives
u. Rom. 1, 1, 217 (the surreptitious Ql and M. Edd.
unharmed).
Unchary, heedless: laid mine honour too u. on't,
Tw. Ill, 4, 222 (M. Edd. out for on'i).
Unchaste (unchaste or unchaste; always before
the subst.) not pure, lewd: Wiv. V, 5, 100. All's IV,
3, 22. Lr. I, 1, 231. Cymb. V, 5, 284.
Unchecked, 1) unrestrained: the laws ...have
u. theft, Tim. IV, 3, 447.
2) not contradicted: it lives there u. that Antonio
hath a ship wrecked, Merch. Ill, 1, 2.
Cncheerrul, joyless, ungenial: u. night, Lucr.
1024.
Unchild, to deprive of children: he hath widowed
and ■ — ed many a one, Cor. V, 6, 153.
Uncivil, ill-mannered, impolite, rude; u. outrages,
Gent. V, 4, 17. that rude u. touch, 60. this u. rule,
Tw. II, 3, 132. this is as u. as strange. III, 4, 277.
this u. and unjust extent against thy peace, IV, 1, 57.
u. lady, V, 115. with civil and u. arms, R2 III, 3, 102.
the u. kerns, H6B 111,1, 310. cf. Incivil.
Unclaimed, not claimed, not pretended to: 'my
taxing like a wild-goose flies, u. of any man. As II,
7, 87.
Unclasp, 1) tr. to open what is shut with clasps:
I have — ed to thee the book even of my secret soul, Tw.
r::^
I'
1, i. 13. 7iri7/ M. <i secret hod. H4A I, 3. ISS. ii. IJ.e
iabks of their iJiougA s. Tinil. IV, 6, 60.
Hence --- to Ji>close, to reveiU: in her bosom I'll
I.. ' heart. Ado 1, 1, 32a. he ... to mg kingly ifutsl
— t ' nil/ practice , Wint. 111. 3, 16S.
-) ;il'>ol. to leave joining hands: ii. Per. II, 3, 107.
Incle, sub.-t. the brother of one's father or mother:
Tp. 1. i\ 66. 77. Wiv-. Ill, 4, oS. 39. -11. 66. Err. V.
oi;S. Ado I, 1, 1?. 40. II, 1, 15. t?6. 353. 11. 3. 173.
IV. 1. 114. 115. V, 2, 37. 106. V. 4. 75. Jieroh. 1,3,
72. As I, 1, 116. 1, 3, 9. 2S6. 1,3,44. 52. 109. Ill,
2, 362. o?7. V, 4, 32 etc. etc. The name sometimes
following with c/: u. of Zxiter, Ho 11, 2. 39. — « of
Gloster and or' Minchesler, H6A 111,1,65. «. of Win-
chesttr. H6B'i, 1, 56.
rncle, a verb coined by York in R2 11, 3, S7 :
{frace me no Qrace. nor u. me no uncle; i. e. do not
c.ill me tmcJe.
Vnrlean v^before the snbst, vnclean. behind un-
clean') fonl, dirty : As III, 3, 36. Alls V. 2. 22. Kom. I
Prol. 4. In a moral sense, ^ impure: Wiv. IV, 4, 57.
All's 1, 1. 4S.
l'ucleaalines«i, impurity or indecency : Meiis. U,
I, S2 (Elbow's speech^.
rncleaiily. foul, filthy : Me vfiy tt. jJu.r of a cat.
As 111, 2, 70. tJie u. .favours or a slauffhterhouse, John
IV. 3. 112. In ;i moral sense, = indecent, unbecoming:
coiirtesi/ tcould be n . ir' courtiers icere shepherels . As
HI, 2, 51. II. scruples fear not you, John IT, 1, 7.
some u. aprr^Jiension ... in .^e^si'oH sj'/ with meditations
hic/iil. Oth 111, 3, 139.
I'lirleanness, impurity, defilement: Lucr. 193.
Mos,-. 11. 4, 54.
I'licle-fatlier, one that is at the -same time uncle
and father of the same person: Hml. II. 3. 393.
I'nclew. see Undue.
I'liclo^, to disencumber, to unload: it would u.
nil/ heart of what lies heavi/ tot. Cor. IV, 2, 47.
Cnclue 1,0. Edd. unclew), to unwind; metapho-
rically . = to leave bare , to ruin (?) : if I should pair
i/ou/or't as 'tis extolled, it would n. me quite, Tim. 1,
"l, 11^ ?.
Vncoined: take a fellow of plain andii. constancy,
for he perforce must do thee ri^h! . because he hath not
the gift to woo in other places. H5 V, 2, 161. Explained
by some ;is = not conntevfcit, re;\l. true; by others
as implying that Katharine was the first woman that
ever made an impression on Henry. But what follows
seems to show, that by uncoined constancy a constancy
is meant which has not the cnrrent st.amp on it ^viz
insiiuiating words etc.) and. being therefore unfit for
circulation, must for ever remain in one and the same
place.
I'nrolted. deprived of one's horse: a word coined
by Prince Henry for the sake of a pun : H4A 11, 2, 42.
rncomoliuess. indecency: gave such orderly and
irelt-behared r, /•looi to all u. VTiv. 11. 1, 60.
l'u<-oinfor(nble, cheerless, iovless: u. time, "Rom.
IV, 5, 60.
I nconipassionate, pitiless: Gent. Ill, 1, 231.
l'uconi|»rchensive . inco^nprehen^ible, myste-
no«s:_^iirfs bottom in the u deeps. Troil. Ill, 3, 19S.
riicoiifiiialile, unrestr.ainable, not to be kept in
check by any considerations; thou u. baseness, \Viv.
II. 2, 21.
rnronfirmed, inexperienced, ra>v: I wonder at
it. J.'. .1 show.^ 'hou art «. Ado 111, o. 124. after his
undre.<s,d, unpolished, unedmaleii. unpruneJ. untrained,
! or rather, unlettered, or ratieres!. ii fashion. LLL IV,
2, 19.
I I'nranquered, not vanquished or subdued: Lner.
; 40S. H6A IV, 2, 32. H6B IV, 10. 69.
I I nrousidered, not attended to. not thonght of:
j a snopper-up or ii. trifles, Wint. IV,3, 26, not u. leai-e
i/our honour. IIS 1, 2, 15.
rnconstaut, unsteady, fickle: Shr. IV, 2, 14.
John HI, 1, 243. H6C V, i. 102. Lv. 1. 1. 304.
ruconslrained, free from constraint; T voUin-
tary: with free and u. soul. Ado IV, 1, 25. he did it u.
H6C 1, 1, 143. 2) not pat on in opposition to natme
and inclination, and therei'ore imposing no con.-.train! :
f'/iiying patient fjiori." in u gyres. Compl. 242 (cf.
Cynib. Y, 4. 15i.
rurontruiued. not despised: HS 111. 2, 10.
I ncoutrollod. nnehecked , imrestrained ; and
hence irresistible: nerer did captit-e in'/i a freer heart
... embrace '.iV <;oWt7i u. enf'ranchi.^eineitt. R3I, 3, 9''.
Ats u. erest. Ven. 104. my w, tide turns not. Lucr. 645.
lursrrected, not set right, not kept in order:
the eren mead ... wanting the sci/the. all u , loiii, H5
V, 2. 50.
rnroiinted, innnmerable: the blunt nonsttr witli
II. heads (i. e. the multitude) H4B Ind, IS.
Incuiiple, to loose hounds from their couples,
to set loose: ii. in Me western valley; let them qo. Mi'^^.
IV, 1. 112. M. /i,-r, . Tit, 11. 2, 3. AVith at: u. at tiie
timorous ^flying hare, Ven 674.
rncourieous. not complaisant, uncivil: Tw.
V, 369.
Vncouth (itncouth; always before the snbst. \pvo-
pierly = not known, not familiar, strange, and I.ence
(= the German unheimlieh'^ perplexing, filling the
sonl with dismal apprehen.^ions: lehat «. ill ecent hath
thee befal/e-n. that thou dost trembling standi Lncr.
lo9S. if this u.jore.^t yield any thing savage, -Vs II, t\
6. 7 am surprised with an it rear. Til. II, 3, 211.
I'ncover. to remove the cover: ii., ii'v<;s, and lap,
Tim. Ill, 6, 95.
I'ncovered. not covered, open, bare: with public
accusation. « slander, unmitigated rancour. Ado IV, 1,
307. stand u. to the vulgar groom, H6B IV, 1, 12S
(^bare-headed), in My be.-t robes u. on the bier thou shall
be borne. Kom. IV. 1, 110 i,cf. Hml. IV, 5, 164: they
bore him barefaced on the bier), to answer tcith thy u.
body this vxtremily of the .<kies, Lr. Ill, 4. 106 (tm-
clothed, naked).
Vucropped, not plucked: a rresfi u. /Joirer, All's
V, 3, 327.
Tncrossed, not struck out. not cancelled, not
erased: such gain the cap of him that makes 'em fru,
but keeps his boo!:u. Cymb. 111,3, 26 (^CoUier: the trades-
man's book was crossed when the account was paid^.
l'ncro«ii. to deprive of the crown, to dethrone:
H6C HI, 3, 232. IV, I, 111.
rnrtion, a salve; lay not that ^flattering u. to your
soul. Hml. Ill, 4, 145. 1 bought an u. of a mountebank
so mortal. IV, 7, 142.
I'nrtiotis ^M. Edd. iinc^iioii.f) fat, oily: with liquo-
rish draughts and morsels u. Tim. IV. 3. 195.
rnciickolded, not made a cuckold: Ant. 1, 2, 76.
I uciirable, incurable; irremediable: H6B III, 1,
2S6. V, 2, SG.
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I'ucurbalile, unrestrainable : Ant. II, 2, 67.
Cncnrbed, not refrained, not kept back: with
frani and with u plainness tell us the Dauphin's ?nind,
'H5 I, 2, ■2U.
llncnri , to fall from a curled state , to become
straight: wy fleece of leooUt/ hair that now — 5 even
as an adder when she doth unroll, Tit. I[, 3, 34.
Fucarrent, 1) not having currency, not passing
in common payment: ojl good turns are shuffled off
with such u. pay, Tw. HI, 3, 16 (viz with thanks), pray
God, your voice, like a piece of u. gold, be not cracked
icithin the ring, Hml. II, 2, 448.
2) objectionable : with what encounter so u. I have
strained to appear thus, AVint. Ill, 2, 50.
rncurse, to free from execration: again u. their
souls, R3 III, 2, 137.
Fndaunted, fearless, intrepid: H6A I, 1, 127.
HI, 2; 99. T, 0, 70. Mcb. I, 7, 73.
Dndeaf, to free from deafness: my death's sad
tale may yet u. his ear, R2 II, 1, 16.
IndecKj to divest, to undress: to u. the pompous
body of a king, R2 IV, 2oX
Cndeeded, not signalized by action, having done
nothing: my sword ... I sheathe a. Mcb. V, 7, 20.
Under, prepos. below, beneath ; so as to be lower
than or covered by ; f . i. : u. her other (arm) was the
tender boy, Ven. 32. u. whose brim the gaudy sun would
peep, 1088. he learned but surety - like to write for me
H. that bond, Sonn. 134, 8. the mariners all u. hatches
slowed, Tp. 1,2,230. I saw him beat the surges u. him,
11,1,114. creep u. his gaberdine, 11,2,40.115. merrily
shall I live now u. the blossom, V, 94. asleep u. the
hatches, 99. you may bear it «. a cloak, Gent. HI, 1,
130. «. the duke's table, IV, 4, 19. lie u. Mount Pelion,
Wiv. U, 1, 81. «. the shade of melancholy boughs. As
11,7,111. «. Aeaucn's eye. Err. II, 1, 16 etc. etc. Placed
after the snbst. : her lily hatid her rosy cheek lies u.
Lucr. 386.
Modifications of the same notion : 60™ «. a chari-
table star. All's 1, 1, 204. 206. 207.210. bom u. Taurus,
Tw. I, 3, 147 (below, and hence influenced by), note
is the jerkin u. the line, Tp. IV, 236. when the false
Troyan u. sail was seen, Mids. 1, 1, 174. ii. thai colour
(^= ensign) am I come -to scale thy fort, Lucr. 481.
were beauty u. twenty locks kept fast, Ven. 575. each
trifle «. truest bars to thrust, Sonn. 48, 2. keep thy
friend u. thy own life's key. All's 1, 1, 76. had he Dun-
can's sons u. his key, Mcb. HI, 6, 18. u. the degree of
a squire, Wiv. Ill, 4, 48. matched in mouth like bells,
each M. each, Mids. IV, 1, 129.
Denoting a state of being loaded, or oppressed,
or overwhelmed by: u. lohose sharp fangs .. . doth lie
an image, Ven. 663. so u. his insulting falchion lies
Lucretia , Lucr. 509. falls u. the blow of thralled dis-
content, Sonn. 124, 7. u. my burthen groaned, Tp. I,
2, 156. fainting u. the pleasing punishment. Err. I, 1,
46. I shall perish u. device and practice, HS 1,1,204.
none stands u. more calumnious tongues, V, 1, 113. sin-
king u. them (burthens) Cor. II, 1, 269. to groan and
sweat ti. the bitsiness, Caes. IV, 1, 22. an exploit ... 11.
the which he shall not choose but fall, Hml. IV, 7, 66.
J fall u. this plot. Ant. IV, 12, 49 etc. Similarly: 11.
him my genius is rebuked, Mcb. Ill, 1, 55. my better
cunning faints «. its chance, Ant. II, 3, 35. cf. also
the following expressions: if J could speak so wisely
M. an arrest, Meas. I, 2, 135. which else would stand
u. grievous imposition, 194. he must die. U. your sen-
tence? II, 4, 37. were I u. the terms of death, 100. if
this sweet lady lie not guiltless here u. some biting error,
Ado IV. 1, 172. u. your hard construction must I sit,
Tw. HI, 1, 126. «. this conjuration speak, H5 1, 2, '2'J.
your jewel hath suffered «. praise, Tim. I, 1, 165.
Denoting the predicament, or the semblance and
form of a state or action: u. whose (love's) simple sem-
blance he (lust) hath fed upon fresh beauty, Ven. 795.
«. what colour he cotnmits this ill, Lucr. 476. «. the
colour of commending him I have access ..., Gent. IV,
2, 3. what's brought to pass u. the profession of fortune-
telling, AViv. IV, 2, 184. it may be I go u. that title, Ado
H, 1,21 2. which indeed is not u. white and black, V. ] .
313 (Dogberry's speech), unkss she do it u. this ex-
cuse, ilerch. n, 4, 37. he does it u, name of perfect
love, Shr. IV, 3, 12. all these engines of lust are not
the things they go u. All's HI, 5, 22. what your highness
suffered u. that shape, H5 IV, 8, 56. «. pretence to see,
H8 1, 1, 177. yet go we u. our opinion still that we have
better men, Tioil. 1,3,383. like those that u. hot ardent
zeal would set whole realms on flre, Tim. HI, 3,33. t/iis
villain of mine comes u. the prediction, Lr. 1,2, 119 etc.
Denoting inferiority or subordination; to come u.
one body's hand, V\'iv. I, 4, 105. proflt very greatly u.
you, LLL IV, 2, 78. J have eyes u. my service, Wiut.
IV, 2, 40. as ice, u. heaven, are supreme head, so u.
Him that great supremacy ... we will uphold, John 111,
1, 155. I am, sir, u. the king, in some authority, H4I>
V, 3, 116. u. his master's command transporting a sum
of money, H5 IV, 1, 15S. substitutes u. the lordly mo-
narch of the north, H6A V, 3, 6. the noble senate, who,
u. the gods, keeps you in awe, Cor. I, 1, 191 {:= next
to the Gods), to be commanded u. Cominius, 267. icoulil
prevail u. the service of a child as soon. Ant. HI, 13,
24. my youth 1 spent much u. him, Cymb. HI, ], 71.
Denoting protection and authorisation : and u. tliee
their poetry disperse, Sonn. 7S. 4. as u. privilege of
age to brag. Ado V, 1, 60. u. whose (God's) warrant I
impeach thy larong, John II, 116. u. whose countenance
we steal, H4A I. 2, 33. u. the countenance and confe-
deracy of Lady Eleanor, H6B 11, 1, 168. am boldened
u. your promised pardon, H8I,2.56. proceeded u. your
hands and seals, 11,4,222 (see above: John HI, 1,115.
H4B V, 3, 1 16. Cor. 1. 1, 191). cf. the phrases 11. allow-
ance, u. your correction, u. favour , u. leave, u. your
patience, u. pardon: Lr. II, 2, 112. Me:\s- II, 2, 10.
Tim. HI, 6, 40. Caes. HI. 2, 86. Tit. II, 3, 66. LLL
IV. 2, 103. Caes. IV, 3, 213. Lr. 1, 4, 365 (see the
resp. articles).
I'nder, adv. below: sealed u.for another, Jlerch.
I, 2, 89. to bring u. = to bring down, to bring low:
the least of all these 7naladies . . . brings beauty u. Ven.
746. Similarly: the wars have so kept you u. All's I,
1, 209, a expression used by way of quibbling, like
Lannce's grammatical observation: stand u. and un-
derstand is all one, Gent. H, 5, 33.
Under, adj. lower: 1) infernal: a spirit raised from
depth ofu. ground, H6B I, 2. 79. II, 1, 174 (M. Edd.
underground), with the spleen of all the u. fiends, Cor.
IV, 5, 98. 2) sublunary: each u. eye doth homage to his
new appearing light, Sonn. 7, 2. thou beacon to this u.
globe. Lr. H, 2. 170(cf. (Ai's beneath world. Tim. 1, 1,44).
the u. substituted, with great probability, by M. Edd.
for yond in Meas. IV, 3, 93: ere twice the sun hath made
his journal greeting to the u. generation.
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U
Uiidorlicar, 1) to guaril, to face, to trim: slcirts
round underborne with a bluish tinsel, Ado III, 4, 21.
2) to beai", to endure : leave those woes alone which
I alone am hound to u. John HI, 1, 65. with the craft
of smiles and patient — ing of his fortune, R2 I, 4, 29.
lliidercrest, to wear as on the crest: I mean ...
at ail times to u. your good addition to the fairness of
my power. Cor. I, 9, 72.
Guderfoot, so as to be trodden on: throw it u.
Shr. V, 2, 122 (most M. Edd. in two words).
I'ndergo (impf. underioent, partic. undergone)
1) to endure with firmness, to sustain without fain-
ting", to bear up against: some kinds of baseness are
nobly — ne, Tp. Ill, 1, 3. — es, more goddess-like than
wife -like, such assaults as would take in some virtue,
Cymb. Ill, 2, 7. Absol.: which raised in me an — ing
stomach, Tp. I, 2, 157.
2) to experience; a) in a bad sense, = to suffer,
to bear: than you should such dishonour u. Tp. Ill, 1,
27. Claudia — es my challenge, Ado V, 2, 57. much
danger do I u. for thee, John IV, 1, 134. is't not I
thai u. this charge? V, 2, 100. that you a world of
curses u. H4A I, 3, 164. for whom these shames ye
underwent, 179. / will not u. this sneap without reply,
H4B II, 1, 133.
b) in a good sense, = to partake of, to enjoy: to
u. such ample grace and honour, Meas. I, 1, 24. as in-
finite (virtues) as man may u. Hml. I, 4, 34.
3) to talce upon one's self, to undertake, to per-
form: lohai dangerous action would 1 not u. Gent. V, 4,
4-2. thrice blessed they that master so their blood to u.
such maiden pilgrimage, Mids. I, 1, 75. any thing that
my ability may u. Wint. II, 3, 164. if you loill u. this
flight, IV, 4, 554. hoio able such a work to u. H4B I,
", 54. to u. any difficulty imposed, Troil. Ill, 2, 86.
you It. too strict a paradox, striving to make an ugly
deed look fair, Tim. Ill, 5, 24. to u. with me an enter-
jtrise of consequence, Caes. I, 3, 123. I am the master
of my speeches, and would u. what's spoken, Cymb. I,
4, 153. to It. those employments ... with a serious in-
dtistry. III, 5, 110.
Under-ground, writing of some M. Edd. in H6B
I, '3, 79 : a spirit raised from depth of u. (i. e. the space
beneath the surface of the earth); not hyphened in
O. Edd.; cf. II, 1, 174.
IJnderUand, 1) private : have by u. means laboured
to dissuade him from it, but he is resolute, As 1, 1, 146.
2) fraudulent, insidious: all thai have miscarried
by u. corrupted foul injustice, R3 V, 1, 6.
I)ni!ler-hangman,asubordinatehangman: Cymb.
II, 3, 135.
Under-honest, too little considering what is be-
coming; a word used antithetically: we think him over-
proud and u. Troil. II, 3, 133.
Underlings, mean fellows : the fault is . . . in our-
selves, that we are u. Caes. I, 2, 141.
Undermine, to sap: All's I, 1, 130. Troil. II, 3,
9. Figuratively: H6B I, 2, 98.
Underminer, a sapper: All's I, 1, 131.
Underneath, prepos. under, beneath: u. thy black
all-hiding cloak, Lucr. 801. u. that consecrated roof ,
Tw. IV, 3, 25. till these rebels come u. the yoke of
government, H4B IV, 4, 10. the strawberry grows u.
the nelllc, H5 1, 1,60. if u. the standard of the French
she carry armour, H6A II, 1, 23. w. her wings, V, 3,
57. «. an alehouse' paltry sign, H6B V, 2, 67. t». the
belly of their steeds, H6C II, 3, 20. bruised u. the yoke
of tyranny, R3 V, 2, 2. / heard a child cry u. a wail,
Tit. V, 1, 24. «. the grove of sycamore, Rom. 1, 1, 128.
u, whose arm an envious thrust from Tybalt hit the life
of stout Mercutio, III, 1, 172. Tiber trembled u. her
banks, Caes. 1, 1 , 50. groaning u. this age's yoke, 1, 2, 6 1 .
Underneath, adv. below, under it: and text u.,
'■here dwells Benedick' etc. Ado V, I, 185.
Underpeep, to cast a look under: the flame ...
would u. her lids, Cymb. II, 2, 20.
Underpraise, a word not used by the poet, but
apparently thought of by the jeweller in purposely
mistaking the words of Timon : your jewel hath suffered
under praise. What, my lord! dispraise? Tim. 1, 1, 165.
Underprize, to undervalue: Merch. Ill, 2, 128.
Underprop, to support, to uphold: which of them
both should u. her fame, Lucr. 53. what penny hath
Rome borne ... to u. this action? John V, 2, 99 ' here
am I left to u. his land, who, weak with age, cannot
support myself, R2 II, 2, 82.
Under-skinker, an under-drawer, one that serves
liquors: H4A II, 4, 26.
Understand, (impf. and partic. understood) 1) to
perceive the meaning of, to comprehend: Tp. II, 1,
268. Gent. II, 5, 25. 28. 31. 33. Wiv. I, 1, 140. 216.
219. II, 2, 133. 251. Err. II, 1, 49. 54. II, 2, 153. IV,
3, 21. Ado V, 1, 234. LLL IV, 2, 101. V, 1, 158. V,
2, 762. 764. Mids. Ill, 2, 236. Merch. I, 2, 74. I, 3,
16. Ill, 2, 7. Ill, 5, 63. As III, 3, 12. Shr. I, 1, 240.
All's I, 1, 69. 224. II, 2, 72. II, 3, 198. IV, 1, 4. 5.
81. IV, 3, 123. Tw. I, 5, 286. Ill, 1, 60. 89. 90. Wint.
1, 2, 229. Ill, 2, 81. IV, 4, 684. John III, 3, 63. IV,
2, 237. R2 V, 3, 124. H4A III, 1, 119. 201, 205. 233.
H5 I, 2, 266. Ill, 6, 52. V, 2, 135. 205. H6B I, 4, 7,'i.
H8 V, 3, 72. Troil. Ill, 1, 29. IV, 5, 240. V, 10, 11.
Cor. IV, 7, 17. Tit. HI, 1, 143. Tim. I, 1, 51. IV, 3,
316. Caes. I, 2, 285. Mcb. I, 3, 43. Ill, 4, 124 (augurs
and understood relations). Hml. I, 3, 96 (you do not
u. yourself so clearly). Ill, 2, 365. IV, 1, 2. IV, 2, 24.
V, 1, 41. V, 2, 131. Lr. I, 2, 43. I, 4, 260. II, 4, 100.
0th. I, 2,52. IV, 2, 32. V, 2, 153. Ant.V, 2, 75. Cymb.
II, 3, 80. Per. IV, 2, 133.
The gerund substantively: their — ing begins to
swell, Tp. V, 79 (they begin to perceive, to become
conscious of, their situation), hast thou no — ings for
thy cases, Wiv. IV, 1, 72 (Evans' speech), /or thy mom
sioeet — ing, LLL I, 1, 267 (that thou mayst better
understand. Armado's letter), to thy better — ing, As
V, 1, 57. H5 V, 2, 126. H6C II, 6, 60 Hml. I, 2, 250
(give it an — ing, but no tongue). II, 2, 9 (from the
— ing of himself).
Absol., = to have the faculty of perception and
discernment, to be wise and judicious : now let us u.
Wiv. 1, 1,138 (Evans' speech), and u. again like honest
men, H8 I, 3, 32. The partic. adjectively: was this
taken by any — ing pate but thine? Wint. I, 2, 223.
will leave us never an — ing friend, H8 Prol. 22.
The gerund substantively = intellectual faculty,
judgment : a man's good wit seconded with the forward
child — ing. As HI, 3, 14. I am only old in judgment
and —ing, H4B I, 2, 215. I had thought I had had
men of some — ing and wisdom of my council, H8 V, 3,
135. an — ing simple and unschooled, Hml. I, 2, 97.
2) to interpret mentally, to conceive with respect
to meaning: figuring that they their passions likewise
lent me of grief and blushes, aptly understood in blood-
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less while and the encrimsoned mood, Compl. 200. what
must we u. hy this (a bloody napkin)? As IV, 3, 95.
on the winking of authority to u. a law, John IV, 2, 212.
3) to hear, to be told, to learn: — ing that the
citrate and yourself are good at such eruptions, LLL
V, 1, 119. you must u. he goes but to see a noise, Mids.
III, 1, 93. / M. moreover upon the Mialto he hath a
third at Mexico, Mereh. I, 3, 19. your grace shall u.
that . .. lam very sich, IV, 1, 160. give me your hand
and let me all your fortunes u. As II, 7, 200. u. you
■this ofine, Shr. I, 2, 259. my suit, as I do «., you know,
All's V, 3, 160. but by bad courses may be understood
that their events can never fall out good, R2 II, 1, 213.
as more at large your grace shall w. H6B II, 1, 177.
you shall u. from me her mind, R3 IV, 4, 429. the king
shall u. it presently, H8 V, 2, 10. «. more clear, Troil.
IV, 5, 165. he — s you are in arms. Tit. V, 1, 158. as
I u. how all things go, Tim. Ill, 6, 20. you shall u.
what hath befallen, 0th. V, 2, 307. since my landing I
have understood your lord has ..., Per. I, 3, 34.
To give to «. = to tell, to inform: if you give me
directly to u. you have prevailed, Cymb. I, 4, 171. here
I give to u. Per. Ill, 2, 68. to be given to u. = to be
told, to be informed: Merch. II, 8, '7. As 1, 1, 130.
H4A IV, 4, 11. to have to u. = to learn, to be in-
formed: and as I further have to «., w neio committed
to the Bishop of York, H6C IV, 4, 10. to let u. = to
tell, to inform: Wiv. II, 2, 171. Meas. Ill, 2, 144.
■Shr. IV, 2, 116. H6C V, 4, 33. to make u., in the same
sense: Meas. Ill, 2, 255. Tim. II, 2, 43.
4) to know : weu. it, and thank heaven for it. All's
II, 3, 71. he takes on him to u. so much, Tw. I, 5, 149.
you are well understood to be a perfecter giber^ Cor.
II, 1, 90. to let and to make u. ^ to let know: to make
you u. this in a manifested effect, I crave but four days'
respite, Meas. IV, 2, 169. and let ourselves again but
u. that as it more concerns the Turk than Rhodes, so
may he with more facile question bear it, 0th. 1, 3, 21.
The gerund substantively = knowledge : the assault
that Angela hath Tnade to you, fortune hath conveyed to
my — ing, Meas. Ill, 1, 190. / speak as my —ing in-
structs me, Wint, I, 1, 20. I speak in — ing; you are,
I know it, Lr. IV, 5, 28.
The partic. adjeetively : or nicely charge your — ing
soulwith opening titles miscreate, H5 1, 2, 15 (= knowing
better).
5) For the sake of quibbling, in a quite physical
sense, = to stand under sth.: my staff — s me, Gent.
II, 5, 28 ; of. my legs do better u. me than I u. what
you mean, Tw. Ill, 1, 89. I scarce could u. it, Err.
II, 1, 49.
Cnderstandlng, subst. see Understand.
Undertake (impf. undertook; partic. undertook:
Merch. 11, 4, 7. 0th. V, 2, 311. underta'en: Wint. Ill,
2, 79) 1) to take upon one's self; a) to assume: his
name and credit shall you u. Shr. IV, 2, 106.
b) to have to do with : you'll u. her no more, Wiv.
III, 5, 127. I would not u. her in this company, Tw. I,
3, 61. Sir Nicolas Vaux, who — s you to your end,
H8 II, 1, 97 (takes charge of you), it is not fit your
lordship should u. every companion that you give offence
to, Cymb. II, 1, 29 (give him satisfaction), for this
twelvemonth she'll not u. a married life. Per. II, 5, 3.
c) to engage one's self to, to charge one's self with,
to promise to perform (German : Ubernehmen) ; with
anaccus.: — s them (qaamls) with amost Christian-like
fear, Ado II, 3, 199. you must needs play Pyramus.
Welt, I will u. it, Mids. I, 2, 92. you will be school-
master and u. the teaching of the maid, Shr. 1, 1, 197.
lundertook it (to tender a petition) All's V, 3, 132.
to u. the business for us, Wint. IV, 4, 836. your beauty,
which did haunt me in my sleep to u. the death of all
the world, so I might live one hour in your sweet bosom,
R3 I, 2, 123 (i. e. to charge my conscience with the
death of all the world), since first he undertook this
cause of Rome, Tit. 1, 31. and do u. these present wars
against the Ottomites, 0th. I, 3, 234. the one of them
imports the death of Cassia to be undertook by Roderigo,
V, 2, 311. wherefore then didst u. if? Cymb. Ill, 4, 105.
full weak to u. our wars against the Britons, III, 7, 5.
With an inf.: then youmusi u. to slander him, Gent.
HI, 2, 38. will u. to woo curst Katharine, Shr. 1, 2, 184.
which you hear him so confidently u. to do, All's ill, (1,
22. will you u. to betray the Florentine? IV, 3, 326.
Til show it the king and u. to be her advocate, Wint.
II, 2, 38. what you have underta'en to do. III, 2, 79.
who undertook to sit and vatch by you, H4B IV, 5, 53.
Til u. to make thee Henry's queen, H6A V, 3, 117. will
they u. to do me good? H6B I, 2, 77. I'll u. to laml
them on our coast, H6C III, 3, 205. Til go to him and
u. to bring him where he shall answer. Cor. Ill, 1, 324.
/ will u. all these to teach, Per. IV, 6, 196.
d) to warrant, to answer for, to guarantee: thu
strong-bonded oath that shall prefer and u. my troth,
Compl. 280. I will u. your ben venuto, LLLIV,2,163.
those two counties I 'wil^u. your grace shall well and
quietly enjoy, H6A V, 3, 158. those . . . Til u. may see
away their shilling richly, H8 Prol. 12. on mine honour
dare 1 u. for good Lord Titus' innocence. Tit. I, 436,
2) to attempt, to do, to perform ; absol. (= to act,
to be active) : it is the cowish terror of his spirit that
dares not u. Lr. IV, 2, 13. / will beseech the virtuoxis
Desdemona to u. for me, 0th. II, 3, 337. either he so
— ing, or they so suffering, Cymb. IV, 2, 142. With
an accus.; how Imay u. a journey to ..., Gent. II, 7,
6.60. I will u, one of Hercules' labours, Adolf, 1,380.
and better in my mind not undertook, Merch. II, 4, 7.
All's III. 6, 76. 94. IV, 1, 37. Tw. Ill, 1, 119. Ill, 4,
272. John III, 3, 56. R2 II, 2, 145. H4A II, 3, 7.
H6C 11, 6, 101. R3 I, 4, 197. V, 3, 42. Troil. Ill, 3,
36. Cor. V, 1, 47. Rom. IV, 1, 73. Hml. IV, 7, 64.
125. Per. I, 1, 2.
Undertaker, one who takes a business upon him-
self, charges himself with sth. : for Cassio, let me be
his u. 0th. IV, 1, 224 (let me take charge of him,
dispatch him. German : ich will ihn Ubernehmen. cf.
Undertake 1 b). Absolutely, = one who makes any
thing his own business, a meddler: nay, if you be an
u., I am for you, Tw. Ill, 4, 349.
Undertaking, 1) that which one takes on him-
self and promises to perform; engagement: nornothing
monstrous neither? Nothing but our — s; when we vow
to weep seas etc. Troil. Ill, 2, 83.
2) beginning, attempt, enterprise: Meas. 111,2,239.
All's IV, 3, 69. Wint. II, 2,41. Troil. II, 2, 131. Hml.
II, 1, 104.
Undervalued, with to, --^ inferior in value to:
her name is Portia, nothingu. to Cato' s daughter, Brutus'
Portia, Merch. I, 1, 165. silver ...ten times u. to tried
gold, 11, 7, 53.
Underwork, to undermine :<Ao«Aas<Mnrfer«)roujA«
his lawful king, John II, 95.
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Underwrite, 1) to write under sth.: painted upon
a pole, and underwrit: Sere, can you see the tyrant,
Mcb. V, 8, 26. cf. Sonn. 134, 7.
2) to subscribe, to submit to: «. in an observing
hind his humorous predominance, Troil. II, 3, 137.
Uudcrwrought, see Underwork.
Undescried, unperceived, undiscovered : Wint.
IV, 4, 669.
Undeserved, not deserved, not merited: Lucr.
824. Merch. II, 9, 40. Slir. IV, 1, 202. All's II, 3, 273.
John IV. 1, 108.
Undcserver, one of no merit: the u. may sleep,
when the man of action is called on, H4B II, 4, 406.
your great graces heaped upon me, poor u. H8 III, 2,
175. to sell andmartyour offices to — s, Caes.IV,3, 12.
UndescrTing, adj. not deserving, unworthy: your
favours done to me, u. as I am, Gent. Ill, 1, 7.
Undeserving, subst. (cf. Deserving') want of merit,
unworthiness : my lady, to the manner of the days, in
courtesy gives u. praise, LLL V, 2, 366 («. the dative;
not = undeserved, as it is generally explained).
Undetermined, not decided, not settled (or =
indeterminable ?) : mousing the flesh of men in u.
differences of kings, John II, 355.
Undinted, not impressed by blows, unbattered:
bear back our targes u. Ant II, 6, 39.
Undiscernihie, undiscoverable, not to be seen
through : to think I can be u. Mens. V, 373.
Undisco-vercd, not detected, not found out: Wint.
V, 2, 130. H6B III, 1, 369.T-Iml. Ill, 1, 79.
Undishonoured, not dipgr^ced : Err. II, 2, 148.
Undisposed, not inclined (to merriment): stands
on tricks when 1 am u. Err. I, 2, 80.
Undisting'uislialile, not to be distinctly seen:
Mids. II, 1, 100. IV, 1, 192.
Undistinguished, not discernible in its peculiar
form and nature : as often shrieking u. woe, in clamours
of all size, both high and low, Conipi. 20. 0 u. space
of woman's wit I (Ff Oindistinguished space of woman's
V)il[); a plot upon her virtuous husband's life; and the
exchange my brother, Lr. IV, 6, 278 (i. e. incalculable,
unaccountable; German: unberechenbar. The general
interpretation is' boundless, unlimited).
Undiiidalile, not separable (or not divided, not
separate ; cf. Dividable) : thyself I call it, being strange
to me, that u., incorporate, am better than thy dear
self's better port, Err. II, 2, 124.
Undivided, not disunited: our u. loves are one,
Sonn. 36, 2.
Undivulged, secret, hidden: against then. pretence
J fight of treasonous malice, Mcb. II, 3, 137. hast within
thee u. crimes, Lr. Ill, 2, 52.
Undo, (impf undid, partic. undone) 1) to reverse
what has been done, to annul: Tp. I, 2, 291. Mids.
IV, 1, 67. Tw. II, 1, 38. H6B 1, 1, 103. Tit. IV. 2,
75. Mcb. V, 1, 75. 0th. IV, 3, 71. Ant. Ill, 4, 17.
Per. IV, 3, 1. 6. Sometimes = to make not to be or
happen, to hinder from coming into existence: and
u. a great deal of honour, Tim. Ill, 2, 53. distribution
should u. excess, Lr. IV,J, 73. she's able to freeze the
god Priapus and u. a whole generation, Per. IV, 6, 4.
Joined, in contradistinction, with to do (and in this
case usually accented on the first syllable): what to
your wisdoms seemetli best, do or u., as if oarself were
here, H6B III, 1, 196. Warwick, as ourself, shall do
and u. as him pleaseth best, H6C II, 6, 105. and what
they undid did. Ant. II, 2, 210. what can it not do and
u. Cymb. II, 3, 78. Singular expressions: — es de-
scription to do it, Wint. V, 2, 63 (strikes description
dumb, beggars it), if you would put me to verses ....
you undid me, H5 V, 2, 138 (you would baffle my
whole love-suit), equivocation will u. us, Hml. V, 1,
149 (will put us to silence).
2) to untie, to loose: to bind me, or u. me, Ado V,
4, 20 (quibbling), u. this button, Lr. V, 3, 309. Meta-
phorically, = to solve : if by which time our secret be
— ne, Per. I, 1, 117 (our riddle be guessed).
3) to ruin: Ven. 783. Gent. II, 5, 5. IV, 1, 5. Wiv.
Ill, 3, 103. 117. IV, 2, 42. IV, 5, 93. Ado II, 2, 29. IV,
1,315. V, 4, 20 (quibbling). LLL V, 2, 425. Merch.
III, 1, 129. As V, 4, 47. Shr. V, 1, 44. 70. All's I, I,
95; II, 3, 284. Ill, 2, 22. IV, 1, 80. IV, 3, 358. V, 3,
147. Tw. I, 3, 14. Wint. I, 2, 312. IV, 4, 462. 464.
471. R3 IV, 203. H4A II, 2, 91. 93. V, 2, 3. H4B II,
1, 25. Ill, 2, 124. IV, 3, 25. V, 5, 120. H6B IV, 2, 88.
H6C I, 1, 232. H8 II, 1, 159. Ill, 2, 210, Troil. Ill,
1, 120. Ill, 3, 258. Cor. 1, 1, 64. 65. IV, 6, 107. Tit.
II, 1, 62. IV, 2, 55. 76. 78. Rom. Ill, 2, 38. Tim. IV,
2, 2. 38. IV, 3, 211. 488 (his —ne lord). Mcb. V, 6,
50. 0th. II, 3, 365. V, 1, 54. V, 2, 76. Ant. II, 6, 106.
Cymb. IV, 2, 123. V, 5, 307. Per. IV, 6, 133. 158.
The gerund substantively, = ruin, destruction :
his master's — ing. All's II, 4, 24. to the mere — ing
of all the kingdom, H8 III, 2, 329. 'tis rny —ing, V,
3, 62. by the —ing of yourself. Ant. V, 2, 44.
Undone, not done, not performed : leaves nothing
u. Cor. II, 2, 22. IV, 7, 24. 0th. Ill, 3, 204. Ant. Ill,
1, 14. to wish things done u. Caes. IV, 2, 9. Mcb. I, 5,
26. Lr. I, 1, 17.
Undoubted, 1) indubitable: till it be u., we do lock
our former scruple in our .. gates, John II, 369.
2) unsuspected : rest unquestioned welcome and w.
blest. All's II, 1, 211.
3) free from fear; a) subjectively, = fearless:
hardy and u. champions, H6C V, 7, 6. b) objectively,
not feared for, unallayed by apprehensions: brave
Burgundy, u. hope of France, H6A ill, 3, 41 (a hope
mingled with no fear).
Undoubtedly, without doubt, indubitably: H8
IV, 2, 49.
Undoubtful, indubitable, evident: his fact came
not to an u. proof, Meas. IV, 2, 142.
Undreamed, not dreamt or thought of: to un-
pathed waters, u. shores, Wint. IV, 4, 578 (accented
on the first syllable, on account of its place before
the subst.).
Undress, to strij^ of clothes: u. you, Shr. Ind.
2, 119.
Undressed, not put in order, not trimmed, form-
less: his u., unpolished, uneducated ... fashion, LLL
IV, 2, 17.
Undrovvned, not drowned: Tp. II, 1, 237. 239.
Unduteous, undutiful, not obedient: this deceit
loses the name of craft, of disobedience, or u. title, Wiv.
V, 5, 240 (= title, name of undutifulness. cf. Ap-
pendix).
Undutiful, not acting up to duty: I know my
duty ; you are all u. H6C V, 5, 33.
Uncared, untilled, unploughed: Sonn. 3, 5.
Unearned, imdeserved: if we have u. luck now to
'scape the serpent's tongue, Mids. V, 439.
Unearthly, superterrestrial: Wint. Ill, 1, 7.
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Uneasiness, want of content, care: H5 II, 2, 27.
Uneasy, 1) difficult: this swift business I must u.
make, lest too light ii'inning make the prize light, Tp.
1. 2, 451. from whose simplicity I think it not u. to get
the cause of my son's resort thither, Wint. IV, 2, 06.
2) incommodious, uncomfortable: uponu. pallets
stretching thee, H4B III, 1, 10. u. lies the head that
wears a crown, 31.
Uneath, not easily, difficultly: «. may she endure
the flinty streets, H6B II, 4, 8.
rneducated, untaught, illiterate : undressed, un-
polished, u. LLL IV, 2, 17 (Holofemes' speech).
Uiieifectual, inefficacious: the glow-worm shows
the matin to be near and 'gins to pale his u. fire, Hml.
1, 5, 90 (by a prolepsis, = the fire which loses its
effect by the approach of the morning).
Unelected, not chosen: Cor. II, 3, 207.
Unequal, 1) not equal, not of the same size, or
weight or power: H6A V, 5, 34. H6C III, 2, 169.
Hml. II, 2, 493.
2) unjust, unfair : to lay a heavy and u. hand upon
our honours, H4B IV, 1, 102. to punish me for what
you make me do seems much u. Ant. II, 5, 101.
Uneven, 1) not level, not smooth, rugged: fallen
am I in dark u. loay, Mids. Ill, 2, 417. R2 11, 3, 4.
H4A II, 2, 26.
2) not uniform; not straight, not direct: every
letter he hath writ hath disvouched other. In most u.
and distracted manner, Meas. IV, 4, 3. ytm say you do
not know the lady's mind; u. is the course. Hike it not,
Rom. IV, 1, 5.
3) intricate, full of difficulties, embarrassing: all
is «., and every thing is left at six and seven, R2 II, 2,
121. «. and unwelcome news, H4A I, 1, 50.
Unexamined, not interrogated judicially: R3
III, 6, 9.
Unexecuted, not put in practice, not set at work
(German: unbethdtigt): leave u. your own renowned
knowledge, Ant. Ill, 7, 45.
Unexpected, not looked for, sudden: John II, 80.
V, 7, 64.
Unexperienced, having gained no knowledge,
ignorant : which now shall die in oblivion and thou re-
turn u. to thy grave, Shr. IV, 1, 86 (Grumio's speech).
Unexperient, inexpei'ienced: that the u. gave the
tempter place, Compl. 318.
UnexpressiTe, inexpressible, ineflFable: the fair,
the chaste and u. she, As III, 2, 10.
Unfair, vb. to deprive of beauty: those hours ...
V-'ill play the tyrants .. . and that u. which fairly doth
excel, Sonn. 5, 4.
Unfaithfal, faithless, illoyal: As IV, 1, 199.
Unfallible, quite certain: believe my words, for
they are certain and u. H6A I, 2, 59.
Unfamed, inglorious: death u. Troil. II, 2, 159.
Unfasliionable, shapeless, deformed: so lamely
and u. that dogs bark at me, R3 I, 1, 22.
Unfasten, to unfix, to loose: plucking to unfix
an enemy, he doth u. so and shake a friend, H4E IV,
1, 209.
Unfathered, fatherless ; and hence produced con-
trary to the course of nature; not to be accounted
for: this abundant issue seemed to me but hope of
orphans and u. fruit, Sonn. 97, 10. if my dear love
were hut the child of state, it might for Fortune's bastard
be u. 124, 3 (as not born in the natural way), the
people fear me, for they do observe u. heirs and loathly
births of nature, H4B IV, 4, 122 (= unnatural pro-
creations; cf. Heir. The genitive of nature governed
by both the preceding substantives).
Unfed (unfed) not supplied with food: Lr. Ill,
4, 30 (u. sides).
Unfced, unpaid: an u. lawyer. Tut. I, 4, 142.
Unfeeling, insensible, in a physical as well as
moral sense: u. fools can with such wrongs dispense.
Err. II, 1, 103. thou u. man, Merch. IV, 1, 63. dull u.
barren ignorance, R2 I, 3, 168. and with my fingers
feel his hand u. H6B III, 2, 145.
Unfeigned, not feigned, sincere: Shr. IV, 2, 32.
H6C III, 3, 51. 202.
Unfcignedly, sincerely: All's II, 3, 269. John
II, 526. R3 II, 1, 22.
Unfellowed, having no equal: Hml. V, 2, 150.
Unfelt, (unf^lt orMn/c&, according as the following
subst. is accentuated: unfdt imagination; unfelt sdrrow
etc.) 1) not felt, not affecting the heart: for u. imagi-
nation they often feel a world of restless cares, R3 I,
4, 80. to show an u. sorrow is an office which the false
man does easy, Mcb. II, 3, 142.
2) not perceived, not afl^ecting the senses: 0 unseen
shame, invisible disgrace, 0 u. sore, crest-wounding
private scar, Lucr. 828. all my treasury is yet but u.
thanks, R2 II, 3, 61 (perhaps with intentional am-
biguity).
Unfenced, defenceless; tillu. desolation leave them,
as naked as the vulgar air, John II, 386.
Uufilial, unbecoming in a child, undutiful: Wint.
IV, 4, 417.
Unfilled, empty: Tw. II, 3, 7. Cor. V, 1, 51.
Unfinished, not finished, incomplete, half done:
Ven. 415. Err. Ill, 2, 173. R3 I, 1, 20. H8 IV, 2, 61.
Unfirm, (three times unfirm, once unfirm before
the subst.) not strongly fixed, or loosened: all the
sway of earth shakes like a thing u. Caes. I, 3, 4. loose,
u. with digging up of graves, Rom. V, 3, 6. In a moral
sense, = inconstant: our fancies are more giddy and
u. Tw. II, 4, 34. = weak: so is the u. king in three
divided, H4B I, 3, 73.
Unfit, not fit, unsuitable, unqualified: Tp. Ill, 3,
58. Meas. IV, 3, 68. All's V, 1, 26. H6C III, 2, 92.
R3 I, 2, 109. Ill, 7, 205. H8 I, 2, 34. 11, 2, 61. Troil.
II, 2, 167. 0th. Ill, 3, 33.
Unfitness, inconvenience: Lr. I, 4, 356.
Unfitting, unbecoming; a passion most u. such a
man, 0th. IV, 1, 78. Ff resulting, M. Edd. unsuiting.
Unfix, to unsettle, to move from a place; whose
horrid image doth u. my hair, Mcb. I, 3, 135 (cf. Hml.
I, 5, 18). = to unroot: H4B IV, 1,208. Mcb. IV, 1,96.
Unfledged, young and unripe: Wint. I, 2, 78.
Hml. I, 3, 65. Cymb. Ill, 3, 27.
Unfold, 1) to release from a fold or pen: the
— ing star calls up the shepherd, Meas. IV, 2, 2l8.
2) to open the folds or plaits of, to spread out;
metaphorically: crush him together rather than u. his
measure duly, Cymb. I, 1, 26. cf. Lr. 1, 1,283. Applied
to a folded letter, = to open: to u. their grand com-
mission, Hml. V, 2, 17 (E{ unseal).
3) to bring forth from any ward : by new — ing
his imprisoned pride (i. e. his wardrobe) Sonn. 62, 12.
4) to discover, to reveal, to bring to light, to betray
(what has been hidden) : they their guilt with loeeping
will u. Lucr. 754. u. the evil which is here wrapt up
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in countenance^ Meas. V, 117. never to u. to any one
which casket 'twas I chose, Merch. II, 9, 10. makes
and — s error, Wint. IV, 1, 2. his contrary proceedings
are all — ed, H8 111, 2, 27. time shall u. what plaited
cunning hides, Lr. I, 1, 283. 0 heaven, that such com-
panions thou'ldst u. 0th. IV,- 2, 141. the Moor may u.
me to him, V, 1, 21. must I he — ed with (•= by) one
that I have hredl Ant. V, 2, 170.
5) to display, to show : there we will u. to creatures
stern sad tunes, Lucr. 1 146. that (lightning) in a spleen
— s both heaven and earth, Mids. I, 1, 146. stand and
u. yourself, Hml. 1, 1, 2 (make yourself known). /
shall u. equal discourtesy to your best kindness, Cymb.
II, 3, 101.
6) to disclose, to tell, to communicate; absol.: to
my — ing lend your prosperous ear, 0th. I, 3, 245.
Trans. : / to Ford shall eke u. how . . . Wiv. I, 3, 105.
as you hear them (my follies) — ed, II, 2, 193. to what
purpose have you — ed this to me? 227. Meas. I, 1, 3.
30. Mids. I, 1, 208. All's I, 1, 127. Tw. I, 2, 19. I,
4, 24. V. 155. R2 III, 1, 7. Ill, 2, 94. H4B Ind. 4.
IV, 1, 77. H5 I, 2, 10. Ill, 6, 124. H6B II, 1, 166.
III, 2, 117. R3 II, 4, 39 {^ report). Rom. II, 6, 28.
Caes. II, 1, 274. 330. Mcb. Ill, 6, 46. Hml. I, 5, 6.
15. 0th. Ill, 3, 243. Cymb. V, 5, 313.
Unfool, to make satisfaction for calling one a
fool, to make the reproach of folly undone: have you
any way to u. me again? Wiv. IV, 2, 120.
Enforced, not constrained : this gentle and u.
accord of Hamlet, Hml. I, 2, 123. = easy, natural:
it is a most pregnant and u. position, 0th. II, 1, 239.
Unforreitcd, kept, maintained, not lost: to keep
obliged faith u. Merch. II, 6, 7.
Unfortined, not strengthened against attacks,
weak: a heart u., a mind impatient, Hml. I, 2, 96.
Unfortunate, not prosperous, not favoured by
fortune: As III, 2, 414. All's III, 2, 28. H6A I, 4, 4.
H6C III, 3, 118. Cor. V, 3, 97. Tim. Ill, 6, 47. Mcb.
IV, 1, 152. Lr. IV, 6,68. 0th. II, 3,42 (M infortunate).
V, 2, 283 (Qq infortunate). Cymb. IV, 2, 39.
Unfortunately, by ill fortune: Ven. 1029.
Unfought, not fought; if they march along u.
withal. Ho 111, 5, 12.
Unfrequented, rarely visited, solitary : Gent. V,
4, 2. Tit. II, 1, 115.
Unfriended, destitute of friends: Tw. Ill, 3, 10.
Lr. I, 1, 206.
Unfriendly, unkind, unfavourable: Per. Ill,
1, 58.
Unfruitful, not producing good effects, empty,
vain ; his u. prayer, Lucr. 344.
Uufurnish, to deprive, to leave destitute: thy
speech will bring me to consider that ivkich may u. me
of reason, Wint. V, 1, 123. Rome's royal empress,
— edofher well-beseeming troop. Tit. II, 3, 66.
Unfurnished, unprovided, unsupplied wjth what
is necessai'y : having made one (eye), methinks it should
have power to steal both his and leave itself u. Merch.
Ill, 2, 126 (for no face would be beautiful with only
one eye, the one being a necessary and indispensable
supplement and addition to the other), empty lodgings
and u. walls, R2I, 2,68 (untapestried). his u. kingdom,,
H5 I, 2, 148 (unprepared for defence), we shall be
much u. for this lime, Rom. IV, 2, 10.
Ungained, not yet gained: 'Troil. I, 2, 315. 319.
Ungalied, unhurt, uninjured: your yet u. esti-
mation. Err. Ill, 1, 102. let ... the hart u. play, Hml.
Ill, 2, 283.
Ungartered, wearing or having no garters (a
sign of being in love) : Gent. II, 1, 79. As III, 2, 398.
Hml. II, 1, 80.
Ungenitured, wanting the power of propagation,
impotent: Meas. Ill, 2, 184.
Ungentle, unkind, harsh, rude: Err. IV, 2, 21.
As V, 2, 86. Wint. Ill, 3, 34. V, 1, 154. H4A V, 1,
13. 60. H6B III, 2, 290. H6C II, 3, 6. Tit. II, 4, 16.
Caes. II, 1, 242. Ant. V, 1, 60. Per. IV, 6, 103.
Ungentleness, unkindness: you have done me
much u. As V, 2, 83.
Ungently, unkindly: Tp. I, 2, 444. Troil. V, 3,
1. Caes. II, 1, 237.
Ungird, to loose from a girdle, to open: u. thy
strangeness and tell me, Tw. IV, 1, 16 (German: sei
nicht so zugekndpft).
Ungodly, impious, sinful: this u. day, John 111,
I, 109.
Ungored, unwounded, unhurt: to keep my name
u. Hml. V, 2, 261.
Ungot, not begotten: Meas. V, 142.
Ungotten, the same: H5 I, 2, 287.
UngoTerned, 1) without government or rule,
anarchical: the state is green and yet u. R3 II, 2, 127.
all good men of this u. isle. III, 7, 1 10. =^ uninstructed,
untutored: the children live, whose parents thou hast
slaughtered, u. youth, R3 IV, 4, 392.
2) uncontrolled, unbridled: the fury of u. youth,
Gent. IV, 1, 45. his u. rage, Lr. IV, 4, 19.
Ungracious, wanting grace: 1) odious, hateful:
u. wretch, Tw. IV, 1, 51. thy most u. head, H6B IV,
10, 88. you u. clamours, Troil. I, 1, 92. thisu. paper,
Lr. IV, 6, 283.
2) impious, wicked : that word grace in an u. mouth
is but profane, R2 II, 3, 89. swearest thou. u. boy?
H4A II, 4, 490. tior I u. speak unto myself for him,
R3 II, 1, 127. as some u. pastors do, Hml. I, 3, 47.
Ungrateful, unthankful: Mids. Ill, 2, 195. R3
II, 2, 91. Cor. IV, 5, 136. Tit. IV, 1, 111. IV, 3, 17.
Tim. Ill, 2, 80. cf. Ingrateful.
Ungravely, without dignity, indecently: which
most gibingly, u., he did fashion after the inveterate hate
he bears you, Cor. II, 3, 233.
Ungro^vn (ungrown, as preceding its subst.) not
yet full-grown, young: Ven. 526. H4A V, 4, 23.
Unguarded, not guarded, not defended or pro-
tected against enemies: H5 I, 2, 170. Mcb. 1, 7, 70.
Cymb. V, 3, 46.
Unguided, 1) having no guide ; a stranger u. and
unfriended, Tw. Ill, 3, 10. 2) ungoverned, anarchical:
the u. days and rotten times that you shall look upon,
H4B IV, 4, 59.
Unhacked, not hacked, not blunted by blows:
with u. swords and helmets all unbruised, John II, 254.
to part with u. edges. Ant. II, 6, 38.
Unhair, to strip of hair: I'll u. thy head, Ant.
11, 5, 64.
Unhaired, writing of M. Edd. in John V, 2, 133;
0. Edd. un-heard, q. v.
UnhalloAved, 1) not kept holy, not celebrated:
let never day nor night u. pass, H6B II, 1, 85.
2) unholy, impious, wicked : Lucr. 192. 392. 552.
Meas. V, 307. Merch. IV, 1, 136. H6A 111, 1,59. Tit. II, 3,
210. V,2,191. V,3,14. Rom. V, 3, 54. Per. IV, 6, 107.
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I'nhand, to loose from the hand, to let go: «. me,
gentlemen, Hml. 1, 4, 84.
llnhandled, 1) not treated, not touched: has left
the cause o'the king u. H8 III, 2, 58.
2) not managed, not trained, not broken in: youth-
ful and u. colts, Merch. V, 72.
€nhandsome, 1) wanting beauty: were she other
than she is, she were «. Ado I, 1, 177.
2) improper, indecent : it is no more u. than to see
the lord the prologue. As Epil. 2. u slovenly u. corse,
H4A I, 3, 44.
3) unfair, illiberal : «. warrior as I am, 0th. Ill,
4, 151.
Unhanged, nothanged, not executed by the halter,
H4A II, 4, 144.
I'nhaply, reading of 0. Edd. in Lucr. 8 ; M. Edd.
unhappily.
■ Unhappied, depraved : a happy gentleman in blood
and lineaments, by you u. and disjigured clean, R2
III, 1, 10.
I'nhappily, 1) unfortunately, with regret be it
said: With child, perhaps? U. even so, Meas. 1, 2, 160.
2) mischievously, evilly: haply that name of chaste
u. set this hateless edge on his keen appetite, Lucr. 8
(O.EAd.unhaply). purest faith u. forsworn, Sonn. 66,
4. you are a churchman, or, I'll tell you, cardinal,
I should judge now u. H8 I, 4, 89. would make one
think there might be thought, though nothing sure, yet
much u. Hml. IV, 5, 13. the effects he writes of succeed
u. Lr. I, 2, 157.
Cnhappiuess, evilness: she hath often dreamed
ofu. and waked herself with laughing, Ado II, 1, 361
(i. e. wanton or mischievous tricks, of. unhappy in
All's IV, 5, 66). and that be heir to his u. E3 I, 2, 25.
Unhappy, 1) unfortunate, miserable, wretched,
poor: Gent. IV, 4,104. V,4, 15. 28. 29. 31. 84. Meas.
I, 4, 20. 21. IV, 3, 126. Err. I, 2, 40. As II, 3, 16.
II, 7, 136. Tw. II, 5, 172. Wint. Ill, 2, 36. IV, 2, 30.
IV, 4, 523. H4A I, 3, 148. H6B III, 2, 70. R3 II, 2,
4. V, 3, 158. H8 III, 1, 147. Tit. II, 3, 250. Lr. I, 1,
93. 0th. I, 1, 164. Ill, 4, 102 (u. in the loss of it).
Ant. Ill, 4, 12. Per. 1, 4, 69.
2) disastrous, calamitous: u. day, Err. IV, 4, 127.
K21II, 2, 71. Rom. IV, 6, 43. u. fortune, Rom.V,2,17.
3) evil, mischievous, fatal, pernicious (but often in
a somewhat milder sense ; cf. the German unselig and
theFrench malheureux): comparing him to that u. guest,
Lucr. 1565. Omost u. strumpet! En. \Y, 4,121. ashrewd
a. gallows, LLL V, 2, 12. / am the u. subject of these
quarrels, Merch. V, 238. be thou armed for some u.
words, Shr. II, 140. a shrewd knave and an u. All's
IV, 5, 66 (= roguish, full of tricks; cf. unhappiness
in Ado II, 1, 361). thou old u. traitor, Lr. IV, 6, 232.
I have poor and «. brains for drinking, 0th. II, 3, 35.
a most u, one (division) IV, 1, 243. u. was the clock
that struck the hour, Cymb. V, 5, 153.
Unhardened, soft, sensible : messengers of strong
prevailment in u. youth, Mids. I, 1, 35.
Unharmed, reading of the surreptitious Ql and
M. Edd. in Rom. 1, 1, 2 1 7 ; Q2, 3 etc. and Ff uncharmed.
Unhatched, 1) not yet disclosed from the egg;
unripe ; not yet brought to light : each «., unfledged
comrade, Hml. I, 3, 65 (Qq and M.Edd. new-hatched),
some u. practice made demonstrable here in Cyprus to
him, 0th. Ill, 4, 141.
2) unhacked, not blunted by blows (cf. hatched in
Troil. I, 3, 65): dubbed with u. rapier and on carpet
consideration, Tw. HI, 4,257 (most M. Edd. unhacked).
Unheard, 1) not perceived by the ear : the sea-
man's whistle is as a whisper in the ears of death, u.
Per. Ill, 1, 10.
2) not admitted to audience, not listened to : that
Marcius return me u. Cor. V, 1, 43. she shall not sue
u. Ant. Ill, 12, 24.
3) not learned, not received by communication :
lei the worst u. fall on your head, John IV, 2, 136.
4) unheard of, unprecedented: this u. sauciness
and boyish troops, John V, 2, 133 (M. Edd. unhaired,
in the sense of unbearded, in which the poet would
hardly have used the word ; cf. Hair and its derivatives).
Unheart, to dishearten, to discourage: Cor. V,
1, 49.
Unheedful, rash, inconsiderate : u.vows mayheed-
fully be broken, Gent. II, 6, 11. this u., desperate, wild
adventure, H6A IV, 4, 7.
Unheedfally, inattentively, inconsiderately: so
you stumble not u. Gent. I, 2, 3.
Unheedy, inattentive, inconsiderate: wings and
no eyes figure u. haste, Mide. I, 1, 237.
Unhelpful, affording no help, unprofitable, un-
availing : bewails good Gloster's case with sad u. tears,
H6B III, 1, 218.
Unhidden, not hidden, open, manifest: the several
and u. passages of his true titles to some certain duke-
doms, H5 I, 1, 86.
Unholy, not holy, profane, impious, wicked: a
most u. match, Gent. IV, 3, 30. this u. braggart. Cor.
V, 6, 119. «. suits, Hml. I, 3, 129. her u. service. Per.
IV, 4, 50.
Unhoped, not hoped for: such as fill my heart
with u.joys, H6C 111, 3, 172.
Unhopeful, unpromising: Benedickisnot the — est
husband that I know. Ado II, 1, 392.
Unhorse, to throw from the saddle: he would u.
the lustiest challenger, R2 V, 3, 19.
Unhospiialile, unkind to strangers: Tw. Ill, 3, 11.
Unhoused, 1) having no house to seek shelter in:
bare u. trunks, to the conflicting elements exposed, Tim.
IV, 3, 229. 2) homeless, unsettled, not tied to a house-
hold and family: / would not my u. free condition put
into circumscription and confine, 0th. I, 2, 26.
Unhouseled, not having received the sacrament:
Hml. 1, 5, 77.
Unhurtful, wanting the power of doing harm:
you imagine me too u. an opposite, Meas. Ill, 2, 175.
Unicorn, a fabulous animal with a single horn,
of proverbial ferocity : to tame the u. and lion wild,
Lucr. 956. I will believe that there are — s, Tp. Ill, 3,
22. wert thou the u., pride and wrath would confound
thee, Tim. IV, 3, 339. — 5 may be betrayed with trees,
Caes. II, 1, 204 (running on them in their blind fury
and sticking their horn fast in them).
Unimproved, not yet used for advantage, not
turned to account, unemployed, unactive : younq Fortin-
bras, ofu. mettle hoiand full, Hml. 1, 1, 96. ci. Improve.
Uninhabitable, unfit to be the residence of men:
Tp. II, 1, 37.
Unintelligent, not perceiving, not aware : we will
give you sleepy drinks, that your senses, u. of our in-
sufficience, may etc. Wint. I, 1, 16.
Union, 1) junction (especially by marriage): the
true concord of well-tuned sounds by — « married, Sonn.
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8, 6. the u. of your bed, Tp. IV, 21. an u. in partition,
Mids. Ill, 2, 2 10. thiau. shall do more than battery can,
John II, 446.
2) a fine pearl: in the cap an u. shall he throw,
IJml. V, 2, 283 (Qq unice or onyx). 337.
tnite, 1) trans, to join: your — d strengths, John
ll, 388. like a broken limb —d, HIB IV, 1, 222. the
— d vessel of their blood, IV, 4, 44. u. your troops of
horsemen with his bands of foot, H6A IV, 1, 164. if
sympathy of love u. our thoughts, H6B I, 1, 23. con-
tinue this u. league, R3 II, 1, 2. we will u. the white
rose and the red, V, 6, 19. Hymen did our hands u.
rommutual in most sacred bands, Hnjl. Ill, 2, 170. our
nrincely eagle . .. should again u. his favour with the
radiant Cymbeline, Cymb, V, 5, 474.
2) intr. to join, to act together: if you willnow u.
in youf complaints, H8 111, 2, 1.
rnited, adjectively, = pertaining to union: to
give our hearts — d ceremony, Wiv. IV, 6, 51 (i. e.
the ceremony of union, of marriage).
I'nUy, 1) oneness, the state of being one: if there
be rule in u. itself, this is not she, Troil. V, 2, 141 (i. e.
if one is one).
2) concord, agreement: these contraries such u. do
hold, Lucr. 15.58. such u. in the proofs, Wint. V, 2,
35. make me happy in your u. R3 II, 1, 31. the unity
the king thy brother made, IV, 4, 379. the u. and married
calm of states, Troil. I, 3, 100. confound all u. on
earth, Mcb. 1V,3, 100. to divine of this u. Ant. 11,6, 124.
Universal, 1) general, pertaining to all or to the
whole: u. plodding poisons up the nimble spirits in the
arteries, LLL IV, 3, 305 (perpetual ? or pervading the
whole system?). M.s/iOM(, Merch. Ill, 2, 144. this wide
and u. theatre, Asll,7,l37. the woe had been u. Wint.
V, 2, 100. a largess u. like the sun, H5 IV Chor. 43.
appetite, an u. wolf, Troil. 1, 3,. 121. make an u.prey,
123. an u. shout, Caes. 1, 1, 49. the u. peace, Mcb.
IV, 3, 99. the u. landlord. Ant. Ill, 13, 72. u. peace,
IV, 6, 5.
2) whole, total: in the u. ivorld, H5 IV, 1, 66 and
IV, 8, 1 1 (Fluellen's speeches), sole monarch of the u.
earth, Eom. Ill, 2, 94.
tnivcrse, the world: nothing this wide u. I call,
save thou, Sonn. 109, 13. the poring dark fills the wide
vessel of the u. H5 IV Chor. 3.
University, a school in which all branches of
learning are taught: Gent. I, 3, 10. Shr. V, 1, 72
(at the u.). Hml. Ill, 2, 104 (i'ihe u.).
Unjoinlea, wanting joints, incoherent: this bald
u. chat, H4A I, 3, 65.
Unjust, {onca unjust, before a subst.: Gent. IV,
4, 1 73) 1) not conforming or not conformable to law
and justice: Meas. V, 303. 315. IMA I, 3, 173. H6A
II, 5, 68. Tit. 1, 292. Mcb. IV, 3, 83.
2) not founded in fact, untrue: they have verified
u. things. Ado V, 1, 223.
3) dishonest : " this is the time that the u. man doth
(AnM, Wint.IV,4, 688. discarded u. serving-men, H4A
IV, 2, 30.
4) groundless, unjustified : in this u. divorce of us.
Err. I, 1, 105. this uncivil and u. extent against thy
peace, Tw. IV, 1,57. say my request' s u. Cor.V,3,164.
5) faithless, false, perfidious: and justly thus con-
trols his thoughts u. Lucr. 189. foul hope and fond
mistrust ...as servitors to the u. 285. now J must be
as u. to Thurio, Gent. IV, 2, 2. our displeasures, to
ourselves u. , destroy our friends, All's V, 3, 63. his
honour is as true in this appeal as thou art all u. li>
IV, 45. thou art an u. man in saying so, Ii4A III, .'1.
146. 0 passing traitor, perjured and u. H6C V, 1.
106. a most u. knave, Troil. V, 1, 96. Used of faith-
lessness in love: whereforesays she not she is u ? Sonii.
138, 9. unless thy lady prove u. Pilgr. 331. Theseus'
perjitry andu. flight, Gent. IV, 4, 173. his u. kindness,
that in all reason should have quenched her love, Meas.
Ill, 1,249.
Unjustice (Ft injustice) want of equity: Tit. IV,
4, 18.
Unjustly, 1) in a manner contrary to law and
justice, wrongfully: R2 I, 1, 83. H5 1, 2, 40. B3 II, 1,
125. 111,3,22. 0th. IV, 2, 186. Cymb. Ill, 3, 100.
2) faithlessly; dishonestly: this chaste blood so u.
stained, Lucr. 1836. to cozen him that would u. win,
All's IV, 2, 76.
Unkennel, to drive from his hole: we'll u. the
fox, Wiv. Ill, 3, 174. Metaphorically, = to discover:
if his occulted guilt do not itself u. in one speech, Hml.
Ill, 2, 86 (Qq discover).
Unkept, not guarded, not tended: As I, 1, 9.
Unkind, subst. (?), unnaturaliiess , averseness to
the works of love (?) : let no u. no fair beseechers kill;
think all but one, and me in that one ]Vill, Sonn. 135,13.
Unkind, adj. {unkind; but when placed before
the subst., usually Unkind: Gent. 1, 2, 109. Err. II, 1,
38. Shr. V, 2, 136. IMA V, 1, 69. H6B 111, 2, 87.
Rom. V, 3, 145. Lr. Ill, 4, 73. 0th. IV, 1, 238) 1)
wanting a race or generation: had thy mother borne
so hard a mind, she had not brought forth thee, but died
u. Ven. 204 (= cliildless).
2) destitute of benevolence and amiable qualities,
ungentle, hard-hearted, rough: Gent. 1, 2, 109. II, 3,
42. 43. Err. IV, 2, 21. Mids. Ill, 2, 162. Merch. V,
175. Shr. V, 2,136. Tw. Ill, 4, 402. John V, 6, 12.
H4A V, 1, 69. H6B III, 2, 87. IV, 9, 19. Troil. Ill,
2, 156. Rom. V, 3, 145. Tim. IV, 1, 36. V, 4, 21.
Caes. Ill, 2, 187. Used of coldness in love: young and
so u.? Ven. 187. she puis on outward strangeness,
seems u. 310. that you were once u. befriends me now,
Sonn. 120, 1. so him I lose through my u. abuse, 134,
12. Err. II, 1, 38. Tw. IV, 2, 81. Hml. HI, 1, 101.
0th. IV, 1, 238.
In the following passages some commentators have
interpreted it as meaning unnatural : blow, blow, thou
winter wind, thou art not so u. as man's ingratitude.
As II, 7, 175. when envy breeds u. division, H6A IV,
1, 193. Titus', u. and careless of thine own, Tit. I, 86.
what hast thou done, unnatural and u. V, 3, 48. bid
them farewell, Cordelia, though u. Lr. I, 1, 263. his u.
daughters. III, 4, 73.
Unkindly, adv. in a harsh and ungentle manner:
Mids. Ill, 2, 183. Tit. V, 3, 104. Caes. Ill, 2, 184.
take it not «. (= don't take it ill) Shi-. Ill, 1, 57. /
take it 7nuch u. 0th. I, 1, 1. / hope it remains not u.
with your lordship, Tim. Ill, 6, 39 (you owe me no
grudge), cf. Unkindness 2.
Unkindness, 1) want of love and tenderness;
Ven. 478. Sonn. 120, 5. 139, 2. Meas. II, 4, 166.
Ill, 1, 250. Err. 11, ], 93. Wint. IV, 4, 563. R2 II,
1, 133. H6B 111, 2, 96. Cor. V, 1, 45. Tim. IV, 3,
176. Mcb. Ill, 4, 42. Lr. I, 4, 76. II, 4, 137. Ill, 2,
16. IV, 3, 44. 0th. Ill, 4, 152. IV, 2, 159. 160. Ant.
1, 2, 138 (an u.).
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2) ill-will, grudge, a disposition to fall out and
quarrel: we shall drink down all u. Wiv. 1, 1, 204.
take no u. of his hasty words, Shr. IV, '^, 169. is there
any u. between my lord and you? All's II, 5, 35. in
this I bury all u. Caes. IV, 3, 159.
Unkinged, deprived of royalty, dethroned: R2
IV, 220. V, 6, 37.
Vnkinglike, unbecoming in a king: Cymb.
III, 6, 7.
Unkiss, to annul by a kiss: let me u. the oath
'twixt thee andme, R2 V, 1, 74.
Unkissed, not kissed: Ado V, 2, 54.
Vnknit (partic. unknit), 1) to untie, to loose (a
knot): will you again u. this churlish knot of all-ab-
horred war? H4A V, 1, 16. / would he had ... not u.
himself the noble knot he made, Cor. IV, 2, 31. u. that
sori-ow-wreathen knot, Tit. Ill, 2, 4.
2) to unwrinkle, to smoothe: u. that threatening
unkind brow, Shr, V, 2, 136.
Unknowing, not knowing, ignorant: Hml. V, 2,
390.
Unknown (ilnknown, when placed before a sub-
stantive: Lucr. 103. Sonn. 117, 5. Meas. V, 392. Err.
111,2,38. Ado IV, 1,137. Wint. IV, 4, 65. 502. R3
I, 2, 218. Troil. Ill, 3, 125. Mcb. IV, 1, 69. Lr. V, 3,
153. 0th. II, 1, 195. Per. I, 3, 35), 1) not known:
Lucr. 34. 103. 527. Meas. V, 392. Err. Ill, 2, 38. Ado
IV, 1, 137. Mids. V, 15. Wint. IV, 4, 65. 395. Ho III,
7, 40. H6A IV, 5, 23. H6B HI, 1, 64. Rom I, 5, 141.
Caes. Ill, 1, 113. V, 1, 33. Mcb. IV, 1, 69. Hml. V,
2,356. Lr. V, 3, 153. 0th. II, 1, 195. 111,3,204 Cymb.
IV, 4, 43. V, 1, 27. Per. I, 3, 35. With to: Gent. Ill,
I, 61. Err. Ill, 1, 91. Merch. 1, 1, 122. Shr. I, 2, 241.
II, 93. All's I, 3, 14. Wint. IV, 2, 35. E3 II, 4,48. Cor.
I, 1, 58. Ill, 1, 329. Mcb. IV, 3, 126 (I am yet u. to
woman). Hml. II, 2, 17, we make trifles of terrors,
ensconcing ourselves into seeming knowledge , when we
* should submit ourselves to an u. fear, All's II, 3, 6 (an
unknown object of fear, or the fear of something un-
known).
2) that is not to be expressed or communicated:
that I have frequent been with u. minds' Sonn. 117, 5
(such as I should be ashamed to mention), for divers
u. reasons, I beseech you, grant me this boon, R3 I, 2,
218 (such as I must not tell).
Hence = inexpressible, incalculable, immense : it
(love) is the star to every wandering bark,whose worth's
u. ,althoughhisheightbetaken, Sonn. 116,8. my affection
hath an u. bottom, like the bay of Portugal , As IV, 1,
212. for all . .. the profound sea hides in u. fathoms,
Wint, IV, 4, 502,
3) Adverbially, u. to = without the knowledge
of: that he u. to me should be in debt. Err, IV, 2, 48.
when as a lion's whelp shall to himself u. without seek-
ing find, Cymb, V, 4, 139, V, 5, 436, ivho, even now,
... u. to you, unsought, were clipped about with this
most tender air, 451.
Hence, adjeetively in appearance , but in fact ad-
verbially, before nouns, = meant, hinted at without
one's knowledge; unconscious: to the u. beloved, Tw.
II, 5, lOl (beloved without knowing it), and appre-
hended here immediately the u. Ajax. Heavens, what
a man is there! a very horse, that has he knows not
what, Troil. Ill, 3, 125 (hinted at unintentionally and
unconsciously).
Unlace, 1) to unfasten, to loose (a woman's
Schmidt, the English of Shalxespeave.
dress): even thus the warlike god — d me, Pilgr,
149,
2) to strip of ornaments, to disgrace: that you u.
your reputation thus, 0th. II, 3, 194.
Unlaid, not exorcised: ghost u. forbear thee,
Cymb. IV, 2, 278.
Unlaid ope, not laid open, undiscovered, un-
betrayed: to keep his bed of blackness u. Per, I, 2, 89,
Unlawful, 1) illegitimate: u. issue, Ant. lU,
6, 7.
2) contrary to law, illicit: Meas. IV, 2, 16. Wint.
V, 3, 96. H6A V, 5, 30. R3 I, 4, 193. Ill, 7, 190.
Applied to illicit love: Err. V, 51. All's HI, 5, 73. IV,
3, 32. 0th. IV, 2, 84. 202.
Unlawrully, in violation of law: Meas. Ill, 1,
196, R3 IV, 4, 30, 0th, V, 2, 70.
Unlearned, 1) not learned, not acquired by in-
struction: that an invisible instinct should frame them
to royalty u., honour untaught, civility not seen from
other, Cymb. IV. 2, 178.
2) uninstructed in science, illitei'ate: LLL IV, 2,
165. All's I, 3, 246.
3) ignorant, unacquainted; with in: u. in the
world's false subtleties, Sonn. 138, 4. but in thy for-
tunes am u. and strange, Tim. IV, 3, 56.
Unless, except, but for: we must not seem to un-
derstand him, u. some one among us whom we must pro-
duce for an interpreter. All's IV, 1, 15. my tongue cleave
to my roof ... u. a pardon ere I rise or speak, R2 V,
3, 32 (but for a pardon; or = except if a pardon
rises or speaks sooner than I), nor knows he how to
live but by the spoil, u. by rubbing of your friends and
us, H6B IV, 8, 42. hare no delight to pass away the
time, a. to spy my shadow in the sun, R3 I, 1, 26. u.
for that, my liege, I cannot guess, IV, 4, 475. 476. all
hope is vain, u. his noble mother and his wife, Cor, V,
I, 71, here nothing breeds u. the nightly owl, Tit, II,
3, 97, u, the bookish theoric, 0th. I,'l, 24.
Usually with a clause, = except if: Sonn. 72, 5.
121,13. Gent. Ill, 1, 180. IV, 4, 110. 193. V, 4, 50.
Wiv.IV,2,68. Meas.1,4,69. 11,1,115. Err. II, 2,
120. V, 176. Ado IV, 1, 30. LLL II, 220. V, 2, 681.
Mids. V, 79. Merch, I, 2, 113. II, 4. 6. As IV, 1, 176.
All's III, 4, 27. V, 3, 268, H6B IV, 2, 103. H6C I, 4,
126, Caes II, 1, 73, Hml. II, 2, 539 etc. Followed by
the subjunctive: Yen, 170. 410. Lucr. 961. 1633.
Sonn. 7, 14. 36, 12. 65, 13. 120, 4. Pilgr. 331. Tp,
II, 1, 248. II, 2, 7. Epil. 16. Gent. I, 2, 78. II, 7, 56.
III, I, 176. 237, V, 1, 5, Wiv, II, 1, 90. II, 2, 212. Err.
I, 1, 22. II, 2, 169. Ado II, 1, 122. 340. Ill, 2, 32.
Merch. I, 2, 117. 11,4,37, 111,1,81. 111,2,237, IV,
I, 105, V, 283. As 1, 2, 5, III, 3, 29. IV, 3, 73. Shr.
1, 2, 159. H4A V, 2, 54. V, 3, 10. H6A II, 4, 56. H6B
HI, 1, 96. 128. Ill, 2, 244. IV, 7, 80, H6C II, 2, 128.
R3 IV, 4, 286 etc. Rarely by the indicative: u. the
fear of death doth make me dote , 1 see my son Anti-
pholus. Err, V, 195, u. thou tellest me where thou hadst
this ring, thou diest within this hour. All's V, 3, 284.
thou canst not die by traitors' hands, it. thou bringest
them with thee, Caes, V, 1, 57, u. thou thinkest me de-
vilish, Cymb. I, 5, 16.
Unlessoned, untaught, uninstructed: Merch. Ill,
2, 161.
Unlettered, illiterate, ignorant; Sonn. 85, 6. LLL
1, 1,253. IV, 2, 18. H5I, 1, 55.
Unlicensed, not permitted, without having leave ;
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why, as it were u. of your loves, he would depart, Per.
I, 3, 17.
liilickcfl, not Ueked: an u. bear-whelp, H6B III,
2, 161 (the bear being supposecl to bring forth shape-
less lumps of flesh, which she licked into the form of
bears).
I'niike, 1) adj. and adv. not like, dissimilar,
different or difi^erently from: u. myself thou hearest
me moralize, Ven. 712. how much u. my hopes, Merch.
II, 9, 57. sent you hither so u yourself, Shr. Ill, 2,
106. H6B I, 1, 189. Ill, 1, S. Troll, if, 2, 166. 0th.
I, 1, 143. Ant. I, 5, 35. Cj'mb. I, 6, 178. V, 4, 136.
With to: how much u. art thou to Portia, Merch. II,
9, 56.
2) unlikely, improbable: make not impossible that
which hut seems u. Meas. V', 52. she is a most sweet
lady. Not u., sir, that may be, LLL II, 208. you are
like to do such business. Not u. each way to better
yours, Cor. Ill, 1, 48. the service that you three have
done is more u. than this thou tellest, Cyrab. V, 5, 354.
linlikely, improbable: Ven. 989. R2 V, 5, 19.
H6C 111, 2, 151. Cor. IV, 6, 72.
Unliinited, undefined, not to be circumscribed by
peculiar terms: scene individahle, or poem u. Hml. II,
2,419.
Unlineal, not coming in the direct order of suc-
cession, not hereditary: u barren sceptre ... to be
wrenched with anu. hand, no son of mine succeeding,
Mcb. Ill, 1, 63.
Unlink, to untwist, to disjoin: it (the snake) — ed
itself. As IV, 3, 112.
I'niived, deprived of life: iphere shall I live now
Lucrece is u 1 Lucr. 1754.
Unload, 1) to discharge of a load, to disburden:
Meas. Ill, 1, 28. H4A IV, 2, 40. Ant. IV, 6, 24.
2) to throw off like a load, to disclose and vent
what lies heavy on the heart: Humphrey must u. his
grief, H6B I, 1, 76. nor can my tongue u. my hearCs
great burthen, H6C II, 1, 81.
Unlock , 1 ) to open what is shut with a lock ;
properly and figuratively; Lucr. 16, LLL I, 1, 109.
Merch. I, 1, 139. II, 9, 52. Mcb. V, 1, 6.
2) to unfasten in general, to loose: I'llfrushit
and u. the ri rets all, Troil. V, 6, 29.
Unlookcd (unlooked, placed before the subst.) un-
expected: by some u. accident cut off. R3 1, 3, 214.
Unlooked-for, 1) unexpected: Lucr. 846. John
11,79.560. R2I,3,155. HeCV,l,14. Rom.1,5,31.
2) not sought after: whilst I, whom fortune of such
triumph bars, u joy in that I honour most, Sonn. 25,
4 (neglected by the world), if not, honour comes «.,
and there's an end, H4A V, 3, 64.
3) unwished, unwelcome: Clarence, Henry, and
his son young Edward, and all the u. issue of their
bodies, H60 IM, 2, 131.
Unlooked on, unnoticed, not cared for : so thou,
thyself out-going in thy noon, u. diest, unless thou get a
son, Sonn. 7, 14.
Unloose, to loose; to untie; to set at liberty:
they scatter and u. it from their bond, Lucr. 136. to u.
this tied-up justice, Meas. I, 3, 32. the Gordian knot
he will u. H5 I, 1, 46. u. thy long-imprisoned thoughts,
H6B V, 1, 88. where I am robbed and bound, there
must I be — d, H8 II, 4, 147. shall from your neck u.
his amorous fold, Troil. Ill, 3, 223. the holy cords which
are too intrinse t u. Lr. II, 2, 81.
Unloved, not loved: Mids. Ill, 2, 234. the osten-
tation of our love, which, left unshown, is often left u.
Ant. Ill, 6, 53 (i. e. not felt; to love a love being a
similar phrase as f i. to think a thought, cf. what ruins
are in me ... by him not ruined? Err. II, 1,96. the want
that you have wanted, Lr. I, I, 282).
UnloTiiiK. devoid of love: H6C II, 2, 25.
Unluckily, unfortunately: Err. V, 125. Shr. IV,
5, 25. Wint. Ill, 2, 100. Rom. Ill, 4, 1. Tim. Ill, 2,
51. Peculiar use: if like an ill venture it come u. home,
H4B V, 5, 128 (in an unlucky plight or state), things
u. charge my fantasy, Caes. Ill, 3, 2 (in an unlucky
manner, so as to foreshow some misfortune, cf. we
have safely found our king, Tp. V, 221. 236. if a son
do sinfully miscarry, H5 IV, 1, 155.' see Appendix.
Most M. Edd. unlucky; others unlikely").
Unlucky, unfortunate: H4A V, 1, 53. Tit. II, 3,
251. Rom. Ill, 1, 148. V, 3, 136 (Q2 unthrifty). 0th.
V, 2, 341.
Unlustrous, a needless emendation of M. Edd.
for illustrious in Cymb. I, 6, 109; cf. such words as
facinerious, robustious, dexteriously etc.
Unmade (^unmade, because placed before the
subst.) not made: taking the measure of an u. grave,
Rom. Ill, 3, 70.
Unmake (unmake and unmake) to deprive of
quality or being: they have made themselves, and that
their fitness now does u. you, Mcb. I, 7, 54. she may
make, «., do what she list, 0th. II, 3, 352.
Unmanly, unbecoming in a man: H6C 1,1,186.
H8 I, 3, 4. Tim. IV, 3, 203. Hml. I, 2, 94.
Unmanned, 1) not accustomed to man (a term
of falconry); hood my u. blood, bating in my cheeks,
with thy black mantle, Rom. Ill, 2, 14.
2) deprived of the qualities of a man: quite u. in
folly, Mcb. Ill, 4, 73.
Unmannered, uncivil, rude: Shr. IV, 1,169. R3
I, 2, 39.
Unmannerly, adj. uncivil; indecent: Gent. Ill,
1, 393. Wiv. I, 1, 325. Merch. I, 2, 54. John V, 2,
131. H4A 1, 3, 43. H8 I, 2, 27. I, 4, 95. IV, 2, 105.
Tit. n, 3, 65. Hml III, 2, 364. Lr. I, 1, 147.
Unmannerly, adv. uncivilly; indecently: H8 III,
1, 176. Mcb. II, 3, 122.
Unmarried, not married : Wint. IV, 4, 123.
Unmask (unmdsk; unmask in Lucr. 940) 1) tr.
to strip of a mask; to lay open: to u. falsehood and
bring truth to light, Lucr. 940. u. this moody heaviness
and tell thy grief , 1602. if she u her beauty to the sun,
Hml. I, 3, 37. ■
2) intr. to put off a mask , to unveil one's self;
now I will u, Meas. V, 206.
Unmastered, uncontrolled, unbridled: his u. im-
portunity, Hml. 1, 3, 32.
Unmatchalile, matchless, incomparable, unpa-
ralleled: Tw. I, 5, 181. JohnlV, 3, 52. H5 111,7,151.
Ant. II, 3, 20.
Unmatched (always before the subst. ; unmdtched,
when trisyllabic ; Mnmate/ierf, when dissyll.), unequalled,
matchless: Lucr. II. John I, 265. H8 11,4,47. Tim.
IV, 3, 523. Hml. Ill, 1, 167.
Unmeasurable, infinite, boundless: Wiv. II, 1,
109. Tim. IV, 3, 178.
Unmeet, not proper, unfit: Pilgr. 239 and LLL
IV, 3, 113. Meas. IV, 3, 71. Ado IV, 1, 184. H6B I,
3, 167. 168.
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Vnmcllowed, not ripe: Gent. 11, 4, 70.
Vnmercifnl, pitiless, cruel: Lr. Ill, 7, 33.
Unmeritable, devoid of merit; my desert u. shuns
your high request, R3 111, 7, 155. a slight u. man, Cftes.
IV, 1, 12.
I'nmeriting, the same: Cor. 11, 1, 47.
Cnminded , not taken notice of, not cared for :
a poor u. outlaw, H4A IV, 3, 58.
Unniindrul, careless, negligent: R3 IV, 4, 444.
Vniningled, having no foreign admixture: takeu.
thence that drop again, Err. II, 2, 129. lies rich in virtue
and u. Troil. 1, 3, 30 (quadrisyll. at the end of the line).
Gnmltigable , unappeasable, implacable: Tp. I,
2, 276.
Unmitigated, not softened in harshness: Ado
IV, 1, 308.
Unmixed, not mingled: Hml. 1, 5, 104.
Unmoaned, not lamented : R3 II, 2, 64.
UnmoTed, 1) not roused, not excited, not ex-
asperated: patience u. , no marvel though she pause,
Err. 11, 1, 32.
2) not susceptible of excitement: u., cold, and to
temptation slow, Sonn. 94, 4.
UnnioTing, having no motion: his slow u. finger,
0th. IV, 2, 55 (Ff slow and moving").
Unmusical, not pleasing to the ear: a name u.
to the Volscians* ears^ Cor. IV, 5, 64.
Unmuzzle, to loose from a muzzle, to free from
restraint: a. your wisdom, As 1, 2, 74. — d thoughts,
Tw. Ill, I, 130.
Unnatural, 1) contrary to the laws and order of
nature: R3 I, 2, 23. 61. Cor. V, 3, 184. Rom. V, 3,
152 (come from that nest of death, contagion, and u.
sleep, i. e. where it is unnatural to sleep). Mcb. 11, 4,
10. V, 1, 80. 0th. Ill, 3, 233. V, 2, 42.
2) contrary to the feelings of human nature, vio-
lating the first principles of nature, inhuman in the
highest degree; used of persons: u. though thou art,
Tp. V, 79. the most u. that lived amongst men. As IV,
3, 123. 125. a most unworthy and u. lord, Wint. II, 3,
113. John II, 10. H6C 1, 1, 218. V, 1, 86 Cor. Ill,
1, 293. V, 3, 84. Tit. V, Z- 48. Hml. Ill, 2, 413. Lr.
I, 2, 81. II, 4, 281. Cymb. IV, 4, 6. Of things or
actions : grow like savages ...to swearing and stern
looks, and every thing that seems u. H5 V, 2, 62. the
most u. wounds which thou thyself hast given her woful
breast, H6A 111, 3, 50. V, 1, 12. H6C II, 5, 90. R3
1, 2, 60. 134, H8 II, 1, 123. Mcb V, 1, 79. Hml. I,
5, 25. 28. V, 2, 392. Lr. I, 1, 222. II, 1, 52. Ill, 1,
38. Ill, 3, 2. 7. Per. IV, 4, 36.
Unnaturally, in opposition to natural feelings:
H6C 1, 1, 193.
Unnaturalness, a state contrary to the feelings
of nature: a. between the child and the parent, Lr. I,
2, 157.
Unnecessarily, superfluously: can prate as amply
andu. as this Gonzalo, Tp. II, 1, 264.
Unnecessary, not wanted, needless, useless: H5
IV, 2, 27. Lr. 11, 2, 69. II, 4, 157.
Unneighbourly, adv. in a manner not suitable
to neiglibours or countrymen: John V, 2, 39.
Unnerved, strengthless, weak: Hml. II, 2, 496.
Unnoble, ignoble: Ant. Ill, 11, 50.
Unnoted, 1) not perceived, or imperceptible: with
such sober and u. passion he did behave his anger, Tim.
Ill, 5, 21.
2) not taken notice of: gnats are u. wheresoe'er
they fly, Lucr. 1014. till their own scorn return to them
u. All's I, 2, 34.
Unnumbered, innumerable: Caes. Ill, 1,63. Lr.
IV, 6, 21.
Inordinate, irregular, excessive ; reading of Ql
in 0th. II, 3, 311 ; the rest of 0. Edd. inordinate.
Inowed, having no owner: the u. interest of proud-
swelling state, John IV, 3, 147 (unowed, because placed
before the subst.).
Unpack , to unload (in contempt) ; must like a
whore u. my heart with words, Hml. II, 2, 614.
Unpaid, not paid: there remains u. u, hundred
thousand more, LLL II, 134. rustling in u. for silk,
Cymb. Ill, 3, 24. she should that duty leave u. to you,
HI, 5, 48. the worth thou art u. for, V, 5, 307.
Unparagoned, matchless: Cymb. 1, 4, 87. 11,2,17.
Unparalleled, unequalled, matchless: Wint. V,
I, 16. Cor. V, 2, 16. Ant V, 2, 319.
Unpardonable, irremissible, not to be forgiven:
H6C 1, 4, 106.
Unpartlal, impartial: H8 II, 2, 107.
Unpailied (unpathed, because placed before the
subst.) trackless: u. waters, Wint. J\', 4, 578.
Unpa-ved, a word applied by Cloten to a eunuch,
:= having no stones (cf. Stone): Cymb. II, 3, 34.
Unpay, to annul by payment, to make undone:
pay her the debt you owe her , and u. the villany you
have done her, H4B II, 1, 130.
Unpeaceable, quarrelsome: Tim. 1, 1, 280.
Unpeeled, stripped, desolate; to let you enter his
u. house. LLL II, 88 (reading of Qi; the other O. Edd.
unpeopled).
Unpeg, to open by loosing a peg: u. the basket,
Hml. Ill, 4, 193.
Unpeople, 1) to deprive of people; with of: which
if he take, shall quite u. her of liegers for her sweet,
Cymb. I, 5, 79.
2) to deprive of inhabitants, to depopulate: Lucr.
1741. Meas. Ill, 2, 184. H6C 1, 1, 126. Ant, I, 5, 78.
Unpeopled, uninhabited, desolate: LLL II, 88
(Ql unpeeled). As III, 2, 134. R2 I, 2, 69.
Unperceived, notperceived,not seen: Lucr.lOlO.
Unperfect, deficient, not exactly knowing one's
part: Sonn. 23, ].
Unperfectness , imperfection, deficiency: 0th.
II, 3, 298.
Unpicked, unpluoked, ungathered, unenjoyed:
now comes in the sweetest morsel of the night , and we
must hence and leave it u. H4B II, 4, 397.
Unpin, to loose from pins: 0th. IV, 3, 21. 34.
Uuplnked, not pierced with eyelet-holes: Ga-
briel's pu7nps were all u. i'the heel, Shr. IV, 1, 136.
Unpitied, 1) not pitied, not regarded with sym-
pathetic sorrow: All's II, 1, 191. R3 IV, 4, 74. Ant.
I, 3, 98.
2) unmerciful: with an u. whipping, Meas. IV, 2, 13.
UnpitlfuIIy, unmercifully: Wiv. IV, 2, 215.
Unplagued, not plagued, not afflicted: toes u.
with corns, Rom. 1, 5, 19.
Unplausive, displeased, disapproving: why such
u. eyes are bent on him, Troil. Ill, 3, 43.
Unpleasantest, saddest, most disagreeable: the
u. words that ever blotted paper, Merch. Ill, 2, 254.
Uupleaeed, displeased: R2 III, 3, 193.
Unpleasing, disagreeable, offensive: LLL V, 2,
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U
ni2. 921. Jolin ill, 1, 45. R-2 III, i, 74. R3 IV, 1, 37.
Rom. Ill, 5, 2S.
l'iipolicied,devoiilofj)olicy,stupid: Ant.V,2,311.
Unpolished, unrefined, rude: Ven. Ded. 1. LLL
IV, 2, 17. Shr. IV, 1, 12S. H6B III, 2, 271.
I'npolliited, undefiled, ijuie: Hnil. V, 1, 262.
L'uposscssed, having no j)OSbessor: R31V,4,471.
I'lipossessiug;, not coming to an estate (cf. land-
less): thou u. bastard, Lv. II, 1, 69.
Unpossible, impossible: R2 11, 2, 126 (Ff im-
possiOle).
L'npractised, wanting experience, unskilful:
Lucr. 1098. Merch. HI, 2, 161. Troil. I, 1, 12.
Vnpregnaiii , unapt for business: this deed un~
shapes me quite, mahes me u. and dull to all proceedings,
Meas. IV, 4, 23. AVith of, = having no lively sense
of, indifferent to: u. of my cause, Elml. 11,^, 595.
Vnpreiuediiatcd, without premeditation, ex-
tempore: 7 will ansioer u. H6A I, 2, 88.
luprepared, not prepared, not made ready, not
provided: iVIeas IV, 3, 71. John II, 560, R3 III, 2, 65.
Mcb. II, 1, 17. 0th. V, 2, 31.
I'npressed, not pressed, not lain on: have I my
pilloio left u. in Rome. Ant. Ill, 13, lOS.
I'lipreTailing, unavailing: throw to earth this u.
woe. Hnil. 1, 2, 107.
I'lipre vented, not obviated, not frustrated: Gent.
Ill, 1,21.
I-'uprizahle, 1) invaluable, inestimable: ymir
brace ofu. estimations, Cymb. I, 4, 99.
2) not to be valued highly, valueless: a bawbling
vessel ...for shallow draught and Imlh u. Tw. V, 58.
t'liprized (unprized, because placed before its
noun) not valued, despised: Lr. I, 1, 262.
Inprofitable, yielding no gain or advantage,
serving no purpose, useless: Lucr. 1017. Meas. V,
460. H4A 111, 1,63. H5 HI Chor. 31. Hml. I, 2, 133.
Per. IV, 1, 26.
I'nprofited, profitless: leap all civil bounds rather
than make u. return, Tw. 1, 4, 22.
Inproper, 1) not peculiar to an individual, not
one's own, common; 2) indecent; with a double mean-
ing: lie in those u. beds which they dare swear pe-
culiar, 0th. IV, 1, 69.
I'nproperly, improperly, unsuitably; andu. show
duty. Cor. V, 3. 54.
I'nproporiioned, disorderly, unsuitable: jt'i'S thy
thoughts uotong^te, nor any u. thought his act, }im[. I, S, SO.
Unprovide, to deprive of what is necessary: lest
her body and beauty u. my mind again, 0th. IV, 1, 218
(divert it of resolution).
I'nprovidcd, unprepared, not supplied with what
is necessary; as not in sullicient j)reparation to meet
an enemy: H6C V, 4, 63. unarmed: R3 III, 2, 75. Lr.
11,1,54. not decently dressed: Shr. 111,2, 101. wanting
money: H4A 111,3,213. not duly prepared for death:
H5 IV, 1,183. With of: I yet am u. of a pair of bases,
Per. II, 1, 166.
L'nprovident, not careful in preparing for future
exigencies: deny that thou bearest love to any, who for
thyself art so u. Sonn. 10, 2.
I'liprovoke, to counteract an incitement or im-
pulse given, to frustrate: lechery it (drink) provokes
and — s, Mcb. II, 3, 32 (the porter's speech).
I'upruned, not trimmed, not lopped: R2 III, 4,
i'o. H5 V, 2, 42. Metnphoricnlly: LLL IV, 2, 18.
Unpublished, unknown, secret: all blest secrets,
all you u. virtues of the earth, Lr. IV, 4, 16.
Inpurged, impure, imwholesome: the rheumy
and u. air, Caes. II, 1, 266.
Unpurposed, not intended: or thy precedent ser-
vices are all but accidents u. Ant. IV, 14, 84.
Unqualitied (0. Edd. unqualited) deprived of
one's character and faculties : he is u. with very shame.
Ant. Ill, 11, 44.
Unqueened, divested of the dignity of queen:
H8 IV, 2, 171.
Unquestionable , averse to talk and conversation :
an u. spirit (a mark of love) As HI, 2, 393.
Unquestioned, unexamined, not inquired into :
Meas. I, 1, 55. All's II, 1, 211.
Unquiet, subst. disturbance, agitation: thunder
above and deeps below make such u. Per. 11 Prol. 31.
Unquiet, adj. not tranquil, restless: Err. V, 74.
Merch. Ill, 2, 308. IV, 1, 294. H4B I, 2, 170. H5 I,
1,4. R; 11,4, 55. Ill, 2, 27.
Unquie(I)', in a disturbed and agitated manner:
one minded like the iceather, most u. Lr. Ill, 1, 2.
Unquietness, want of tranquillity, uneasiness,
agitation: Ado 1, 3, 50. 0th. Ill, 4, 133.
Unraised, not lifted up to a higher place, not
elevated, remaining below: the flat u. spirits, H5
Prol. 9 (opposed to the 'Mluse of fire that would ascend
the brightest heaven of invention' in v. 1).
Unraked, not raked together: where fires thou
findest u. Wiv. V, 5, 48.
Unread, unlearned, illiterate : the wise and fool,
the artist and u. Troil. I, 3, 24.
Unready, undressed: H6A 11, 1, 39. 40.
Unreal, not real, only imaginary: Wint.I, 2, 141.
Mcb. HI, 4, 107.
Unreasonable, 1) not endowed with reason, ir-
rational: u. creatures feed their young, H6C II, 2, 26.
2) not agreeable to reason, absurd, foolish: Wiv.
IV, 2, 147. Merch. V, 203. Rom. HI, 3, 111.
Unreasonably, in a manner contrary to reason :
Cor. I, 3, 84.
Unrecalling, past recall, not capable of being
repealed : his u. crime, Lucr. 993 (not the partic, but
the gerund used adjectively; cf. trembling contribution;
feeling sorrows; his all-obeying breath; unrecuring
wound).
Unreclaimed, untamed : a savageness in u. blood,
Hml II, 1, 34.
Unreconciled, not reconciled, not restored to
favour: any crime u. as yet to heaven and grace, 0th.
V, 2, 27.
Unreconciliable, not capable of being brought
to peace and friendship; incompatible: that our stars
u. should divide our equalness to this. Ant. V, 1, 47.
Unreconnted, untold: H8 III, 2,48.
Unrce :i!-ing, past cure, incurable: the deer that
hath recei' ed some u. wound, Tit. HI, 1, 90 (cf. Un-
recalling }.
Unregarded, not noticed, neglected: As II,
3, 42.
Unregistered, not recorded: Ant. HI, 13, 119.
Unrelenting, pitiless: H6AV, 4, 59. H6CII, 1,
58. Tit. II, 3, 141 (cf. Relent).
Unremoveable, not to be removed, firmly fixed:
how u. and fixed he is in his own course, L'- Hi 4, 94.
Unremoveably, in a manner that admits no
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removal, fixedlj' : his discontents are u. coupled to
nature, Tim. V, 1, 227.
Unreprievable, not to be reprieved or saved :
to tyrannize on u. condemned blood, John V, 7, 48.
Dnresisted, irresistible: heedful fear is almost
choked by u. lust, Lucr. 282.
Ilnregolved, not determined : R3 IV, 4, 436.
Unrespected, unnoticed, unregarded: when most
1 wink, then do mine eyes best see, for all the day they
view things u. Sonn. 43, 2. they live unwooed and u.
fade, 54, 10.
llnrespectfve, 1) devoid of respect and consi-
deration, regardless, unthinking : / loill converse with
iron-witted fools and u. boys, R3 IV, 2, 29.
2) seemingly = not attended with regard, used at
random : the remainder viands we do not throw in u.
sieve, Troil. II, 2, 71 ; i. e. we do not throw them un-
respectively into the sewer.
Unrest, disquiet: Lucr. 1725. Sonn. 147, 10. R2
11,4,22. R3 IV, 4, 29. V, 3, 320. Tit. II, 3,8. IV, 2, 31.
Rom. I, 5, 122.
Unrestored, not given back: Ant. Ill, 6, 27.
Unrestrained, licentious: R2 V, 3, 7.
Unrevenged, not revenged: H4A V, 3, 44. H6B
I, 3, 150.
Unrcverend or Un reverent (used indiscrimi-
nately; cf. Reverend) irreverent, disrespectful: Gent.
II, 6, 14, Meas. V, 307. Shr. Ill, 2, 114. John I, 227.
R2 II, 1, 123. H6A 111, 1, 49. Lr. II, 2, 133 (Ff. re-
verend).
Unreversed, not revoked, not repealed : Gent. Ill,
1, 223.
Unrewarded, not rewarded: Tp. IV, 242.
Unrighteous, not honest and upright, insincere,
false: ereyet the salt of most u. tears had left the flushing
in her galled eyes, she married, Hml. I, 2, 154.
Unrightful, illegitimate: R2 V, 1, 63.
Unrip, to rip, to cut open : — edst the bowels of thy
sovereign's son, R3 I, 4, 212.
Unripe (before the subst. unripe, behind unripe)
not ripe, not mature: Ven. 128. 524. Pilgr. 61. Hml.
III, 2, 200.
Unrivalled, peerless: Gent. V, 4, 144.
Unroll, to unfold or uncoil itself: as an adder
when she doth u. Tit. II, 3,35.
Unrolled, struck offtheroll or register (of thieves) :
let mebeu, and my name put in the book of virtue, Wint.
IV, 3, 130.
Unroof, to strip of the roof, to ravage: the rabble
should have first — ed the city. Cor. I, 1, 222.
Unroosted, driven from the roost, hen-pecked:
u. by thy dame Partlet here, Wint II, 3, 74.
Unroot, to tear up by the root, to deracinate:
Alls V, 1, 6.
Unrongh (unrough, because placed before the
subst.) smooth, unbearded: many u. youths that even
now protest their first of manhood, Mcb. V, 2, 10 (0.
Edd. unruffe).
Unruly, not submitting to rules, disregarding
restraint, ungovernable: Ven. 326. Gent. I, 2, 96.
Meas. Ill, 1, 252. Err. II, 1, 100. Ill, 1, 62. John III,
4, 135 (a sceptre snatched with an u. hand). R2 111,
3, 179. Ill, 4, 30. V, 2, 110. Rom. Ill, 1. 162. Tim.
V, 1, 183. Lr. I, 1, 301. Applied to the elements, =
turbulent, tempestuous : Lucr. 869. Compl. 103. H4A
III, 1, 30. Mcb. II, 3, 59.
Unsafe {unsafe; u/wtt/e before a tubst), 1) ex-
posed to danger: Mcb. Ill, 2, 32. 0th. v, 1, 43.
2) dangerous, not to be trusted: no incredulous or
u. circumstance, Tw. Ill, 4, 88. these dangerous u. lunes
i' the king, Wint. II, 2, 30 (or = unsound, crazy?
cf. Safe 1).
Unsalted, not salted, unseasoned: speakthen, thou
u. leaven, Troil. II, 1, 15 (Ff. whinid'st, M, Edd. vi-
newedst").
Unsaluted, nots:iliited, not greeted: Cor. V, 3,50.
Unsanctifled, 1) not consecrated : she should in
ground u. have lodged, Hml. V, 1, 252.
2) profane, wicked : in no place so u. where surh
as thou maystfind him, Mcb. IV, 2, 81. the post u. of
murderous lechers, Lr. IV, 6, 281.
Unsatiate, insatiate, greedy: R3 III, 5, 87 (Ff.
insatiate). III, 7, 7 (Qq. insatiate).
Unsatisfied, 1) not contented, not gratified to
the full: we think ourselves u. H4A I, 3, 287. u. in
getting, H8 IV, 2, 55. wilt thou leave me so u.'/ Rom.
II, 2, 125. that satiate yet u. desire, Cymb. I, 6, 48.
2) unpaid: that one half which is u. LLL II, 139.
3) not fully informed and settled in opinion : re-
port me and my cause aright to the u. Hml. V, 2, 351.
Unsavoury, having a bad taste: sweet beginning,
but u. end, Ven. 1138. Obitter conduct, come, u. guide,
Rom. V, 3, 116. all viands seem u. Per. II, 3, 31.
Metaphorically, = displeasing: the most u. similes,
H4A I, 2, 89. u. news, H6C IV, 6, 80.
Unsay, to deny something declared, to retract:
Mids. I, 1, 181. R2 IV, 9. H4A I, 3, 76. H8 V 1, 177.
Unsealeable, not climbable Cymb. Ill, 1, 20.
Unscanned, inconsiderate: the harm of u. swift-
ness. Cor. Ill, 1,313 (unscanned, because placed before
the subst.).
Unscarred ('wnscarrec? before the subst. ; in another
collocation unscarred) not wounded, unhurt: live u.
of bleeding slaughter, R3 IV, 4, 209 (Qq. u.from). the
u. braggarts of the war, Tim IV, 3, 161.
Unschooled, not educated, not developed by study:
Merch. Ill, 2, 161. Hml. I, 2, 97.
Unscissared, unshorn: Per. Ill, 3, 29 (0. Edd.
unsistered).
Uuscorclied, not scorched, not affected by fire:
Caes. I, 3, 18.
Uuscoured (unscoured, because placed before the
subst.) not scoured, not cleaned by rubbings Meas. I,
2, 171.
Unscratched, not scratched: John II, 225.
Unseal, to break the seal of, to open : Merch. V,
275. H8 III, 2, 79. Hml. V, 2, 17 (Qq. unfold). Lr.
IV, 5, 22.
Unsealed, having no seal, not ratified, not con-
firmed, not sanctioned : your oaths are words and poor
conditions, but u. Alls IV, 2, 30.
Unseam, to rip, to cut open : he — ed him. from the
nave to the chaps, Mcb. I, 2, 22.
UnsearcUed, not searched, not looked through
and examined: Tit. IV, 3, 22.
Unseasonable, 1) not being in the proper season
or time, untimely, ill-timed: at any u. instant of the
night. Ado II, 2, 16. at a time u. John IV, 2, 20.
2) not agreeable to the season: to strike the poor
u. doe, Lucr. 581. like an u. stormy day, R2 III, 2, 106.
Unseasonably, at an improper time: As III,
2, 258.
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I'useasoned, 1) unseasonable, ill-tinaed: em-
boldened me to this u. intrusion, Wiv. II, 2, 174. these
u. hours must add unto your sickness, H4B \\\, 1,
105.
2) nnripe, imperfect: 'tis an u. courtier; good my
lord, advise him, Alls 1, 1, 80.
Uiiseconited, not assisted : H4B II, 3, 34.
Vnsecret, not discreet, not close: who shall be
true to us, when we are so w. to ourselves? Troil. Ill,
2, 133.
I'nseduced, not corrupted, not enticed to a sur-
render of chastity: Cymb. I, 4, 173.
Unseeing, not seeing: Sonn. 43, 8. Gent. IV,
4, 209.
Vnseeming, votseemiog: youwrongthereputation
of your name in so u, to confess receipt of that which
hath so faithfully been paid, LLL II, 156.
Unseemly, uncomely: w. woman in a seeming man,
Rom. Ill, 3, 112.
Unseen {unsein; but Unseen, when placed before
a subst.: Lucr. 753. 763. 827. K2 IV, 297. Hml. IV,
1,12. Only once in prose: Ant. I, 2, 159) 1) not seen,
not perceived or discovered: Lucr. 676. 753. 763 (the
u. secrecy of night, i. e. the quality of hiding unseen
secrets). 827. Sonn. 33, 8. 118, 3. Pilgr. 232 and
LLL IV, 3, 106. Gent. V, 4, 4. Err. I, 2, 38. LLL
V, 2, 358. All's II, 3. 296. Wint. I, 2, 292. R2 III, 2,
39. IV, 187. 297. H5 1, 1, 66. Rom. Ill, 2, 7. Hml.
III, 1, 33. HI, 4, 149. IV, 1, 12. Ant. I, 2, 159.
2) invisible ■ himself behind loas left u. save to the
eye of mind, Lucr. 1426. Ojest u., inscrutable, Gent.
II, 1, 141.
Unseminared, destitute of seed or sperm: Ant.
1, 5, 11.
Unseparalile, inseparable, not to be parted: Cor.
IV, 4, 16.
Unserviceable, not fit for service: Jive or six
thousand, but very weak and u. All's IV, 3, 152.
Unset, unplanted : many maiden gardens yet w.
Sonn. 16, 6.
Unsettle, to become unfixed, to give way, to be
disordered : his wits begin to u. Lr. Ill, 4, 167.
Unsettled, 1) not firmly resolved: prepared I
luas not for such a business ; therefore am I found so
much u. All's II, 5, 68. to rectify what is u. in the king,
H8 II, 4, 64.
2) unhinged, disturbed, troubled, contrary to calm
and composed: the best comforter to an u. fancy, Tp.
V, 59. he something seems u. Wint. I, 2. 147. dost think
J am so muddy, so u. 335 (properly = turbid), all the
M. humours of the land, John II, 66 (restless).
Unsevered, inseparable: like k. friends. Cor, III,
2, 42.
Unsex, to unwoman: Mob. I, 5, 42.
Unsliaked, not shaken, firm, steady: Caes. Ill,
1, 70 (cf Motion and Of). Cymb. II, 1, 68.
Unsliahen, 1) without being shaken and put into
a vibrating motion : but fall u. when they mellow be,
Hml. Ill, 2, 201.
2) firm, steady: stand u. yours, H8 III, 2, 199.
Unshape, to deprive of shape, to derange: this
deed — s me quite, Meas. IV, 4, 23.
Uushaped unshdped before the subst. , because
trisyll.)havingno shape, formless, confused: herspeech
is nothing, but the u. use of it doth move the hearers to
collection, Hml. IV, 5, 8.
Unsliapen, shapeless, deformed : thai halt and am
u. thus, R3 I, 2, 251.
Unsheathe, to draw from the scabbard : Lucr.
1724. H4B IV, 4, 86. H6C II, 2, 59. 80. 123.
Unshorn (unshorn, because placed before the
subst.) not shorn, not clipped with shears: like u.
velvet, Compl. 94.
Unshout, to make undone, to recall what is done
by shouting : u. the noise that banished Marcius, Cor.
V, 5, 4.
Unshown, not shown: Ant. Ill, 6, 52.
Unshrinking, not recoiling, not falling back
with fear: Mcb. V, 8, 42.
Unshrubbed {unshrubbed, because placed before
the subst.) not set with shrubs: Tp. IV, 81.
Unshunnable, inevitable: 0th. Ill, 3, 275.
Unshunned, the same: an u. consequence, Meas.
Ill, 2, 63.
Unsifted, untried: you speak like a green girl, u.
in such perilous circumstance, Hml. I, 3, 102.
Unsightly, displeasing to the eye: Lr. II, 4, 159.
Unslnewed (reading of the later Ff ; the earlier
Ff and Qq unsiiinowed) strengthless, weak: two special
reasons, which may to you perhaps seem much u., but
yet to me they are strong, Hml. IV, 7, 10.
Unsistered, reading of O.Edd. in Per. Ill, 3, 29;
M. Edd. unscissored.
Unsisting, perhaps = unresting, but probably a
misprint: that spirit's possessed with haste that wounds
the u. postern with these strokes, Meas. IV, 2, 92. The
proposed emendations are all of them very unsatis-
factory.
Unskilful, 1) wanting art or knowledge : Wiv.
1, 3, 29. H6C V, 4, 19. With in: u. in the world's false
forgeries, Pilgr. 4.
2) destitute of discernment: though it make the u.
laugh, Hml, III, 2, 29. we must not think the Turk is
so u. to leave that latest etc. 0th. I, 3, 27.
Unskilfully, without knowledge and discernment:
therefore you speak u~, or if your knowledge be more
it is much darkened in your malice, Meas. Ill, 2, 156.
Unslipping, not liable to slipping, to escaping
from: to knit your hearts with an u. knot, Ant. II,
2, 129. cf. Unrecalling.
Unsniirched, unsoiled, unstained : Hml. IV, 5, 1 19.
Unsoiled (unsoiled, because before the subst. and
dissyll.), unstained: Meas. II, 4, 155.
Unsolicited, not applied to, unasked, unpeti-
tioned: w. / left no reverend person in this court, H8
II, 4, 219. there's not a god left u. Tit IV, 3, 60.
Unsorted, unfit, unsuitable : the time itself u: H4A
II, 3, 13.
Unsought, 1) not sought, not searched for: un-
known to you, u. Cymb. V, 5, 451.
2) not pursued, not solicited : love sought is good,
but given u. is better, Tw. Ill, 1, 168.
3) not searched (?) : loath to leave u. or that or
any place that harbours men, Err. I, 1, 136. cf. H6A
V, 4, 3.
Unsound, not sound in character, not really vir-
tuous, unprincipled : lest that it make me so u. a man
as to upbraid you with those kindnesses that Ihave done
for you, Tw. Ill, 4, 384.
Unsounded, not sounded, not explored: Lucr.
1819. Gent. Ill, 2, 81. H6B 111, 1, 57.
Uuspeak, to unsay, to retract: Mcb. IV, 3, 123.
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Unspeakable, ineffable, unutterable: Eit.I,1,33.
Wint. I, 1, 37. IV, 2, 46. Tit. I, 256. V, 3, 126.
Vnspeaklng, wanting power of speech: his de-
scription proved us u. sots, Cymb. V, 5, 178.
L'nsphere, to remove from its orb: to u. the stars
with oaths, Wint. I, 2, 48.
Vnspoke, not uttered, untold: Lr. 1, 1, 239.
Enspoken, the same: Cymb. V, 5, 139.
rnspotted, spotless, unstained: Lucr. 821. H.5
IV, 1, 169. H6A V, 3, 182. H6B III, 1, 100. H8 V,
5, 62. Per. I, ], 53.
I'nsqaare (Q) or Cnsquared (Ff), not suitable,
not shaped and adapted to the purpose: with terms u.
Troil. I, 3, 159.
Unstable, not fixed, inconstant: Cor. Ill, 1, 148.
I'nstaid (unstaid'm R2 II, I, 2, where it is placed
immediately before a subst.) thoughtless, volatile,
giddy-headed : /or undertaking so u. a journey, Gent.
II, 7, 60. u. and skittish in all motions else, Tw. 11, 4,
18. in wholesome counsel to his u. youth , R2 II, 1, 2.
Unstained {unstained, when dissyll. and placed
before the subst.), spotless: Lucr. 87. 366. Sonn. 70,
8. Wint. IV, 4, 149. John II, 16. H4B V, 2, 114.
Rom. IV, 1, 88.
Unstanched or Unstaunched, 1) insatiate, un-
quenched, unquenchable: whose u. thirst York and
young Rutland could not satisfy, H6C II, 6, 83.
2) incontinent (? Nares) or urinae incontinens
(? Dyce) or being in her terms (?) : as leaky as an u.
wench, Tp. I, 1, 51.
Unstate , to deprive or divest of estate and
dignity: I would u. myself, to be in a due resolution,
Lr. I, 2, 108. Caesar will u. his happiness. Ant. Ill,
13, 30.
Unsteadfast, not fixed, not standing firm : on the
II. footing of a spear, H4A I, 3, 193.
Unstooping, unbending: the u. firmness of my
upright soul, R2 1, 1, 121.
Unstrlnged, having no strings: an u. viol, R2 I,
3, 162.
UnstnfTed (unstuffed, because dissyll. and placed
before a subst.) not crammed, not overcharged: where
unbruised youth with u. brain doth couch his limbs, Rom.
II, 3, 37.
Unsubstantial, immaterial, incorporeal: that u.
death is amorous, Rom. V, 3, 103. thou u. air that I
embrace, Lr. IV, 1, 7.
Unsuitable, unbecoming, unfit, unadapted : richly
suited, but u. Alls I, 1, ]70. ivhich will now be so u. to
her disposition, Tw. II, 5, 221.
Unsnitlng, not becoming; writing of M. Edd. in
0th. IV, 1, 78: a passion most u. such a man. Ql un-
fitting, Ff resulting.
Unsullied, unstained: LLL V, 2, 352.
Unsunned (dissyll. and placed before the subst. ;
therefore unsunned^ not having been exposed to the
sum as chaste as u. snow, Cymb. 11, 5, 13.
Unsure (unsure ; but before a subst. either un-
sure or unsure, according as the subst. is accentuated:
insure hdpes; unsure observance) 1) unsafe, liable to
danger: an habitation giddy and u. H4B I, 3, 89. ex-
posing what is mortal and u. to all that fortune, death
and danger dare, ITml. IV, 4, 51.
2) not assured, not certainly knowing, liable to
error: the truth thou art u. to swear, John HI, 1, 283.
his scattering and u. observance, 0th. Ill, 3, 151.
3) uncertain, doubtful: what's to come is still u.
Tw. II, 3, 50. their u. hopes, Mcb. V, 4, 19.
Unsured, made uncertain or unsafe : by this knot
thou shalt so surely tie thy now u. assurance to the crown,
John II, 471.
Unsuspected, not mistrusted ; Shr. I, 2, 137. R3
III, 5, 23.
Unswayable, ungovernable, not to be influenced
by others: Cor. V, 6, 26.
tjnswayed, not governed, not managed: who (my
heart) leaves u. the likeness^of a man, thy proud heart's
slave to be, Sonn. 141, 11. is the chair empty? is the
sword u.? R3 IV, 4, 470.
Unsivear, 1) to recant by oath what is sworn:
u. faith sworn, John III, I, 245. 2) to deny by oath:
hath he saidany thing? Hehath; hut be youwellassured,
no more than hell u. 0th- IV, 1, 31.
Unswept {unsio€pt; but unswept before a subst.)
not swept, not brushed, not cleaned : Sonn. 55, 4. Wiv.
V, 5, 48. Cor. II, 3, 126.
Unsworn, not having taken an oath: Meas. 1, 4,9.
Untainted, 1) undefiled: Lucr. 1710. 1749. Meas.
Ill, 1, 264. H6B III, 2, 232. R3 III, 1, 7.
2) uninjured: him in thy course u. do allow for
beauty s pattern to succeeding men, Sonn. 19, 11.
3) not charged with a crime : u., unexamined, free,
at liberty, R3 III, 6, 9.
Untalked of, not spoken of: Rom III, 2, 7.
Untangle, to unravel, to disentangle: Tw. II, 2,
41. Rom. I, 4, 91.
Untasfed, not tasted, not eaten: Troil 11,3,130.
Untaught (untaught; before a subst. untaught)
1) not communicated and imparted by instruction:
royalty unlearned, honour u. Cymb. IV, 2, 178.
2) not instructed, notaccustomed: used to command,
u. to plead for favour, H6B IV, 1, 122.
3) unmannerly: their u. love must needs appear
offence, Meas. II, 4, 29. called them u. knaves, H4A I,
3, 43. 0 thou «., what manners is in this, Rom. V,
3, 214.
Untenipering, not producing the desired efi'ect,
not disposing another in one's favour, not winning
(or ^ not fit for the occasion? cf. 2'emper): the poor
and u. effect of my visage, H5 V, 2, 241.
Untender, unkind, ungentle: Lr. 1, 1, 108. Cymb.
Ill, 4, 12.
Untendered, not offered, unpaid: Cymb. 111,1, 10.
Untent, to bring out of the tent: why will he not
u. his person? Troil. II, 3, 178. •
Untented, not to be probed by a tent; incurable:
the u. woundings of a father s curse, Lr. I, 4, 322.
Unthankful, ungrateful: n4A I, 3, 136.
Unthankfulness, ingratitude: Alls I, I, 226. R3
II, 2, 90. Rom. Ill, 3, 24. Per. I, 4, 102.
Unthink, to retract in thought: I do beseech you
to u. your .ipeaking and to say so no more, H8 II, 4, 104.
Unthonght, with of or on, not thought of: Heave
my duty a little u. of, Tw. V, 318. the u. on accident,
Wint. IV, 4, 549. your u. of Harry, H4A III, 2, 141.
Unthread, to draw out a thread from ; metapho-
rically: u. the rude eye of rebellion, John V, 4, 11
(German: entfddek die roh eingefddelte Emporung.
cf. to thread the postern of a needle's eye, R2 V, 5, 17.
threading dark-eyed night, Lr. II, 1, 121. The constant
combination of the words thread and eye in all these
passages is sufficientto refute the difl^erent emendations
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attempted in this lexicon sub Eye subst. 4).
Vnthrift, subst. 1) a prodigal: what an u. in the
world doth spend shifts but his place, Sonn. 9, 9. 13, 13.
2) one good for nothing: my rights and royalties
plucked from my arms perforce and given away to up-
start —s, R2 If, 3, 122.
UntUrift, adj. 1) prodigal: what man didst thou
ever know u. that was beloved after his means? Tim.
IV, 3, 311.
2) good for nothing: and with an u. love did 7"un
from Venice, Merch. V, 16.
Unthrifty, l)noteconomical,notintenton profit:
u. loveliness, why dostthouspenduponthyself thy beauty's
legacy^ Sonn. 4, 1. our absence makes usu. to our know-
ledge, Wint. V, 2, 121 (not intent on increasing, and
hence not increasing, our knowledge).
2) unprofitable, unfortunate: much I fear some ill
u. thing, Rom. V, 3, 136 (reading of Q2; the rest of
0. Edd. unlucky).
3) good for nothing: my house left in the fearful
guard of an u. knave, Merch. I, 3, 177. can no man
tell me of my u. son? K2 V, 3, 1.
Untie, to unbind, to unfasten, to loosen: u. my
hands, Shr. U, 21. too hard a knot for me to u. Tw. 11.
2,42. the amity that wisdom knits not, folly may easily
u. Troil. II, 3, 111. though you u. the winds, Mcb. IV,
1, 62. this knot of life at once u. Ant. V, 2, 308.
= to solve (a riddle): a speaking such as sense
cannot u. Cymb. V, 4, 149. = to break (a charm) :
u. the spell, Tp. V, 253.
I'ntied, not bound, not tied: your shoe u. As 111,
2, 399. The negative form producing an incorrectness
of expression: u. I still my virgin knot will keep. Per.
IV, 3, 160, i. c. not untied, not loosed.
I'ntil, = till, 1) prepos. : u. this time. Err. IV, 4,
69. u. last night. Ado IV, 1, 150. u. to-morrmo morning,
V, 1, 337. things growing are not ripe u. their season,
Mids. II, 2, 117. u. the break of day, V, 408. Merch.
III, 4, 26. 30. H5 1, 2, 57. IV, 7, 59. H6A I, 1, 8.
H6B III, ], 138. IV, 7, 143. H6C II, 2, 162. Tit. V, 2,
57. Caes. V, 1, 36 etc. cf. whereuntil.
2) conj.: Lucr. 263. Err. II, 2, 187. V, 115. Ado
IV, 1, 306. LLL III, 92. 98. IV, 3, 347. V, 2, 807.
Merch. Ill, 2, 205. V, 191. All's HI, 2, 103 (u. he has
no wife). Wint. I, 2, 28. II, 3, 22. H6B 111, 2, 129.
Mcb. IV, 1, 92. Ant. I, 4, 42 etc. Followed by the sub-
junctive: Sonn. 45, 9. Mens. IV, 2,93 V, 170. Merch.
V, 95. 283. R2 V, 3, 95. H6A II, 4, 110. H6B I, 2,
10. 11,4,56. 111,1.352. IV, 1,143. IV, 4, 40. IV, 9,
40. H6C I, 1, 249. E3 I, 4, 288. Cor. V, 3, 181 etc.
Elliptically: u. confirmed, signed, ratified by you, Merch.
Ill, 2, 149.
rntinibered, not furnished with timber, weak:
Troil. 1, 3, 43.
rntimeable, writing of some M. Edd. in As V,
3, 37; 0. Edd. untuneable.
Untimely, adj. 1) not done or happening in the
right season: u. storms make men expect a dearth, R3
11, 3, 35. death lies on her like an u. frost upon the
sioeetest flou-er, Rom. IV, 5, 28.
2) ill-timed, inopportune: an u. ague, H8 I, 1, 4.
0 u. death! Lr. IV, 6, 256.
3) happening before the natural time; applied to
violent death: my u. death, Lucr. 1178. Rom. I, 4,
111. V, 3, 234. this u. bier, R2 V, 6, 52. the u. fall
of virtuous Lancaster, R3 I, 2, 4. die by u. violence,
1, 3, 201. it hath been the u. emptying of the happy
throne, Mcb. IV, 3, 68.
4) unsuitable, unfitting, improper: some u. thought
did instigate his all too timeless speed, Lucr. 43. she
conjures him ...by her u. tears, 570 ii. e. which she
ought not to have shed), and hwu. frenzy thus awakcth,
1675. after many accents and delays, u. breathings,
1720 (as hindering and retarding her purpose), by
your u. claspings with your child. Per. I, 1, 128.
Untimely, adv. 1) not at the right time, unsea-
sonably, amiss : what's u. done, Hml. IV, 1,40. u. comes
this hurt, Lr. Ill, 7, 98.
2) before the natural time: fair flower u. plucked,
Pilgr. 131. prodigious, and «. brought to light, R3 I,
2, 22. from his mother's womb u. ripped, Mcb. V, 8,
16. Especially used of violent death: my father came
u. to his death, H6C HI, 3, 187. how sweet a plant
have you u. cropped, V. 5, 62. u. smothered, R3 IV,
4, 70. lohich too u. here did scorn the earth, Rom. HI,
1, 123. here u. lay the noble Paris and true Romeo
dead, V, 3, 258.
Untirable, indefatigable: Tim. 1, 1, 11.
Untired {untired; untired before a subst.) not
fatigued, not exhausted: R31V, 2, 44. Caes.ll, 1,227.
Untitled, having no claim or right, illegitimate:
an u. tyrant, Mcb. IV, 3, 104.
Unto, = to, prepos. (never adv. or infinitival
particle; the accent usually on the second syllable)
denoting, quite like to (q. v.) motion towards a place
or state or work proposed, a point or limit reached,
direction and tendency, application, addition, junction,
opposition, correspondency and simultaneousness, and
all those relations which in other languages are ex-
pressed by the dative: Venus makes amain u. him,
Ven. 5. u. the wood they hie them, 323. Lucr. 120. 337.
671. Pilgr. 201. Tp. I, 2, 39. 376. Gent. I, 2, 121.
II, 4, 187. IV, 1, 51. IV, 2, 74. IV, 4, 93. V, 2, 35.
Err. I, 1, 68. IV, 4, 123. Mids. H, 1, 191. Ill, 2, 310.
As IV, 3, 146. Shr. II, 316. R2 V, 1, 52. H6A 111,3,
30. IV, 1, 73 (march u. him, = against) etc. etc. feasts
of love I have been called u. Compl. 181. his eye . . .
u. a greater uproar tempts his veins^ Lucr. 427. he
hath turned a heaven u. a hell, Mids. I, 1, 207 (Q2 Ff
into'), our wars will turn u. a peaceful sport, H6A II,
2, 45. which humbleness may drive u. a fine, Merch.
IV, 1, 372. I'll follow you u. the death, John I, 154.
send danger from the east u. the west, H4A I, 3, 195.
what may the king's whole battle reach u.? IV, 1, 129.
amount u. a hundred marks. Err. I, 1, 25. my nails can
reach u. thine eyes, Mids. HI, 2, 298. lean tell her age
u. an hour, Rom. 1, 3, 11. he neighs u. her, Ven. 307.
that eye ... u. a view so false will not incline, Lucr.
292. those thine eyes betray thee u. mine, 483. exposed
u. the sea ... him and his child, Tp. Ill, 3, 71. your
letter u. the nameless friend, Gent. II, 1, 111. to write
u. her lover, 174. not hate u. my friend, HI, 1,46.
promised by her friends u. a youthful gentleman, 107.
what dear good will I bear u. Valentine, IV, 3, 15. if
Falstaff have committed disparagements u. you, "Wiv.
I, 1, 32. complain u. the duke of this indignity. Err. V,
113. speak u. the same Aemilia, 345 (Wiv. IV, 5, 10).
my inwardness and love is very much u. the prince, Ado
IV, 1, 248. Mids. HI, 2, 309. lam prest u. it, Merch.
I, 1, 160. committing me u. my brother's love. As IV, 3,
145. I drink u. your grace, H4B IV, 2, 68. have con-
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senied u. ITenrifs death, H6A 1, 1,5. his power u.
Oatavia, Ant. II, 2, 146. all mi/ right of her I do estate
u. Demetrius, Mids. I, 1, 98. 1 will seal u. this bond,
Merch. 1, 3, 173. to grow u himself was his desire,
Veil. 1180. u. our shame perpetual, Wint. Ill, 3, 238.
/ should have given him tears u. entreaties. As I, 2,
350 (in addition to), this is ... the crest, or crest u.
the crest, of murder's arms, John IV, 3, 46. this slave,
u. his honour, has my lord's meat in him, Tim. Ill, 1,
60 (i. e besides his honourable rank, abstractedly
from his being called 'yowr Aonour', which alone should
induce him to act otherwise), tiedu. a tree, Ven. 263.
near allied u. the duke, Gent, IV, 1,49. wedu.a woman.
Err. I, 1, 36. fastened him u. a mast, 80. my heart u.
yours is knit, Mids. II, 8, 47. my wretchedness u. a row
of pins, R2 111,4, 26. wilt thou flout me thus u. my face?
Err. I, 2, 91. u. my mother's prayers I bend my knee,
B2 V, 3, 97. bear that proportion .. . as did the fatal
brand ... «. the prince's heart of Calydon, H6B I, 1,
235. therefore must his voice be circumscribed u. the
voice and yielding of that body, Hml.1,3,33 (according
to), u. thy value J will motmt myself upon a courser.
Per. II, 1, 163. heavy u. thee, Ven. 156. sorrow to
shepherds, woe u. the birds, 455. what is ten hundred
touches u. thee? 519. lends embracements. u. every
stranger, 790. 7ni/ honour I'll bequeath «. the knife,
Lucr. 1184. Lucrece' cheeks u. her maid seem so, 1217.
her sighs u. the clouds bequeathed her sprite, 1727. each
does good turns now u. the other, Sonn. 47, 2. I gave
this u. Julia, Gent. V, 4, 97. my errand, due u. my
tongue. Err. 11, 1, 73. as strange u. your town as to
your talk, 11, 2, 151. known a. these, and to myself
disguised, 216. as it may appear u. you. Ado 111, 5,
55. now «. tht/ bones good night, V, 3, 22. every one
his love-feat will advance u his mistress, LLL V, 2,
124. ere I will yield my virgin patent up u. his lordship,
Mids. I, 1,^1. the sun was not so true u. the day, III,
2, 50. goocrnight u. you all, V, 443. like a shifted wind
a. a sail, John IV, 2, 23 (= a wind shifted to a sail)
etc. etc. u suitor to your daughter, u. JBianca, Shr. II,
92. as deputy u. that gracious king, H6A V, 3, 161.
daughter u. Reignier, H6B 1, 1, 47. heir u the English
crown, I, 3, 187. II, 2, 44. sole daughter u. Lionel,
II, 2, 60 etc. etc.
IJutold, 1) not numbered: then in the number let
me pass u. Sonn. 136, 9.
2) notrelated, not revealed : Lucr. 753. Per. V, 3, 84.
Untouched, 1) uninjured: depart u. Caes.III, 1,
142. 2) not mentioned: left nothing u. R3 III, 7, 19.
Untoward, refractory, unmannerly: if she be
froward, then hast thou taught Hortensio to be u. Shr.
IV, 5, 79. what means this scorn, thou most u. knave?
John I, 243.
Untowardly, unaptly, unsuitably (?): 0 day u.
turned. Ado III, 2, 134.
Untraded, not used in common practice, un-
hackneyed : mock not that I affect the u. oath, Troil.
IV, 5, 178.
Untrained, uneducated, uninstructed : LLL IV,
2, 18. H6AI, 2, 73.
Untread, to retrace: she treads the path that she
— 5 again, Ven. 908. the horse that doth u. again his
tedious measures, Merch. II, 6, 10. we*will u. the steps
of damned flight, John V, 4, 52.
Untreasured, deprived as of a treasure; they found
the bedu. of their mistress, As II, 2, 7.
Untried, unexamined, unnoticed: Wint. IV, 1, 6.
Untrimnied, stripped of ornamental dress: every
fair from fair sometime declines, by chance or nature s
changing course u. Sonn. 18, 8. the devil tempts thee
here in likeness of a new u, bride, John 111, 1, 209
(a bride recently divested of her wedding-gown).
I'ntrod (untrod, because placed before the subst.),
not trodden, untraced : thorough the hazards of this u.
state, Caes. Ill, 1, 136.
Untrodden, not trodden, not visited: unpeopled
offices, u stones, E2 I, 2, 69.
Untroubled, tranquil: E3 V, 3, 149.
Untrue, 1) not true, contrary to fact: if it appear
not plain and prove w. All's V, 3, 318.
Substantively: my most true mind thus maketh mine
u. Sonn. 113, 14 (some M. Edd. makes mine eye u.).
Adverbially: that you for love speak well of me u. T2,
10 (contrary to truth).
2} faithless, not to be trusted: this man's u. Compl.
169. to make us thus u. LLL V, 2, 473. he that steeps
his safety in true blood shall find but bloody safety and
u. John III, 4, 148. when to my good lord I prove u.
Cymb. I, 5, 86.
Untrussing, unpacking : this Claudio is condemned
for u. Meas. Ill, 2, 190.
Untruth, 1) falsehood: Ado V, 1, 220. H8 IV,
2, 38.
2) disloyalty, want af fidelity: so my u. had not
provoked him to it, R2 II, 2, 101. let all — s stand by
thy stained name, and they'll seem glorious, Troil. V,
2, 179.
Untucked, dishevelled: Compl. 31.
Untuualile, unharmonious, discordant; they (my
news) are harsh, u. and bad, Gent. Ill, 1, 208. tkovjii
there was no great matter in the ditty, yet the note was
very u. As V, 3, 37 (some M. Edd. untimeable, more
logically indeed, but not to the improvement of the
jest).
Untune, to deprive of sound or harmony: u. that
string, and, hark, what discord follows ! Troil. I, 3, 10!).
Untuned, either partic, = deprived of harmony,
or of the usual sound: with —d tongue she hoarsefy
calls her maid, Lucr. 1214. here my only son knows
not my feeble key of — d cares? Err. V, 310 (my voice
which has become soundless by giving utterance to
nothing but sorrow. The accent on the first syllable,
as the word is placed immediately before the subst.).
the — d and jarring senses, Lr. IV, 7, 16.
Or adj., = unharmonious: roused up with boisterous
—d drums, R2 1, 3, 134.
Untutored, untaught, uninstructed, rude, raw :
my u. lines, Lucr. Ded. 3. she might think me some u.
youth, Sonn. 13S, 3. some stern u. churl, H6B III, 2,
213. u, lad, thou art too malapert, H6C V, 5, 32. thou
spealcest like him's u. to repeat, Per. 1, 4, .74.
Untwine, to cease winding round and clinging
to: let the stinking elder, grief, u. his perishing root
with the increasing vine, Cymb. IV, 2, 59 (cf. With).
Used nonsensically by Pistol: let grievous, ghastly,
gaping wounds u. the Sisters Three, H4B 11, 4, 213
(a mutilated scrap of poetry).
Unurg'ed, unsolicited, voluntary, of one's own
accord: the time was once when thou u. wouldst vow.
Err. II, 2, 115. we swear a voluntary zeal and an u.
faith to your proceedings, John V, 9, 10.
Unused, {unused before a subst). 1) not put to
1296
U
use, not employed: Sonn. 4, 13. 9, 12. 48, 3. Hml.
IV, 4, 39.
2) not accustomed: Sonn. 30, 5. 0th. V, 2, 349
(u. to the melting mood).
I'liusual, not customary, uncommon: at an u.
hour, Meas. V, 463. some comet or u. prodigy, Shr.W,
2, 98. these your u. weeds, Wint. IV, 4, 1. strange u.
blood, when man's worst sin is, he does too much good,
Tim. IV, 2, 38. in u. pleasure, Mcb. II, 1, 13. «. vigi-
lance, Lr. 11, 3, 4.
IIoTalued, 1) not valued, not prized, mean: he
may not, as u. persons do, carve for himself, Hml. 1,
3, 19.
2) invaluable, inestimable: u. jewels, RSI, 4, 27.
Vnranquished, not conquered: H6AV, 4, 141.
rnvarnished, not overlaid with varnish, not
artificially adorned: a round u. tale, 0th. 1, 3, 90.
Unveil, to uncover, to disclose to view: Troil.
III, 3, 200.
Unvenerable, not worthy of veneration, con-
temptible: Wint. II, 3, 77.
I'liTexed, not troubled, not molested: a blessed
andu. retire, John II, 253.
I'nviolabic, (Ff inviolable) not to be violated or
broken: R3 II, 1, 27.
CInviolated,notviolated, uninjured: Err. Ill, 1,88.
rnvlrluous, destitute of virtue: Wiv. IV, 2, 232.
I'nvisited, not visited: LLL V, 2, 358.
llnwares. undesignedly: whom in this conflict I
u. have killed, 1160 II, 5, 62.
I'liwarily, unexpectedly: were in the Washes all
u. devoured, John V, 7, 63.
rn\va§hed, not washed, unclean: another lean u.
artificer, John IV, 2, 201. roh me the exchequer the
tlrst thing thou doest, and do it with u. hands too, H4A
111,3, 206 (without staying to wash your hands), when
good manners shall lie all in one or two men's hands
and they u. too, 'tis a foul thing, Rom. I, 5, 5.
I'ntvatchcd (umoatched) not observed with vigi-
lance: Hml.. Ill, ], 196.
I'nwearied, indefatigable: Merch. Ill, 2, 295.
Unweave, to undo what is woven: she — s the
web that she hath wrought, Ven. 991.
Unwed, unmarried: Pilgr. 304. Err. 11, 1, 26.
Unwedgeable, not to be split with wedges: Meas.
II, 2, 116.
Unweeded, not cleared of weeds: Hml.I, 2,135.
Unweigbed, inconsiderate, unguarded: what an
a. behaviour, Wiv. U, 1, 23.
Unweighing, thoughtless: a very superficial,
ignorant, u. fellow, Meas. Ill, 2, 147.
Unwelcome, not welcome, not gladly received:
Ven. 449. Gent. II, 4, 81. H4A 1, 1, 50. H4B I, 1,
100. Troil. IV, 1, 45. Mcb. IV, 3, 138.
Unwept, not mourned: R3 II, 2, 65.
Unwhipped, not whipped, unpunished: Lr. Ill,
2, 53.
Unwholesome, 1) not sound, diseased; and in a
moral sense, := tainted, impaired, defective: this u.
humidity (viz Falstaff) Wiv. Ill, 3, 42. they're too u.
Per. IV, 2, 22. the people muddied, thick andu. in their
thoughts and whispers, Hml. IV, 5,82. bear some charity
to my wit; do not think it so u. 0th. IV, 1, 125.
2) unfavourable to health, insalubrious: Lucr. 779.
870. Tp. I, 2, 322. H6 II, 3, 59. Troil. II, 3, 129. Cor.
IV, 6, 130.
Unwieldy, moved or moving with difficulty, too
heavy: R2 III, 2, 115. IV, 205. Rom. II, 5, 17.
Unwilling, 1) not willing, disinclined, reluctant:
Ven. 365. Lucr. 309. Gent. II, 1, 112. Err. I, 1, 61.
R2 1, 3, 245. H4B 111, 2, 240. R3 HI, 1, 176. H8
IV, 2, 60.
2) undesigned, involuntary: and being opened,
threw u. light upon the loide wound, Ven. 1051. 'twas
a fault u- Shr. IV, 1, 159.
Unwillingly, against one's wish, reluctantly : Tp.
I, 2, 368. Gent. II, 1, 129. Merch. V, 196. As II, 7,
147. Wint. IV, 4, 477. 7 have, and most «., of late
heard many grievous complaints of you, H8 V, 1, 98
(= with regret).
Unwillingness, reluctance, loathness : with some
u. B-' I, 3, 149. with dull u. R3 II, 2, 92. with all u.
IV, ,, 58 (Qq in all «.).
Unwind, 1) to untwine, to untwist: as you u. her
love from him, . . . you must provide to bottom it on me,
Gent. Ill, 2, 51.
2) to display: u, your bloody flag, H5 I, 2, 101.
Unwiped, not wiped, not cleaned by rubbing:
Mcb. II, 3, 108.
Unwise, not wise, defective in judgment: E3 IV,
1, 52. Cor. Ill, 1, 91. Tim. II, 2, 6.
Unwisely, not wisely, imprudently: Lucr. 10.
Tim. II, 2, 183.
Univish, to wish away, to make away with by
wishing: now thou hast — ed five thousand men, H5
IV, 3, 76.
Unwished, not desired, unwelcome: Mids.1, 1,81.
Unwit, to deprive of understanding: as if some
planet had — ed men, 0th. II, .3, 182.
Unwitnessed, not perceived: trifles u. with eye
or ear thy coward heart with false bethinking grieves,
Ven. 1023.
Unwittingly, without consciousness, involun-
tarily: R3 II, 1, 56. H8 III, 2, 123. *
Unwonted, uncommon, unusual: Tp. I, 2, 497.
Meas. IV, 2, 120.
Unwooed, not wooed, not courted : Sonn. 54, 10.
Unworthily, undeservedly; in a good as well as
a bad sense: and so u. disgrace the man, Gent. Ill, 1,
29. because u. thou wast installed in that high degree,
H6A IV, 1, 16
Unworthiness, want of worth and merit: Sonn.
150, 13. Tp. Ill, 1, 77. All's III, 7, 41. H5 IV Chor.
46. Cymb. I, 1, 127.
Univorlhy, 1) not deserving; absol.: Gent. I, 2,
18. Mids. II, 1, 207. Merch. II, 1, 37 (—er). As II,
7, 76. All's 111, 4, 26. H5 Prol. 10. H6B III, 2, 230.
286. Rom. 1, 5, 95 (—est). Ill, 3, 31. Ill, 5, 145.
Ant. Ill, 13, 84. With an inf.: 1 am u. to be Henry's
wife, H6A V, 3, 122. 123. H6B IV, 4, 18. H8 111, 2,
414. Troil. IV, 4, 127. With /or, in the same sense:
I am u. for her schoolmaster. Per. II, 5, 40 (reading
of Ql; the other O. Edd. to be her s). With of: As
IV, 1, 197. All's III, 4, 30. H6B I, 3, 108. Troil. II,
2, 94. 0th. II, 3, 104. With a simple accus.: how
much he is u. so good u lady. Ado II, 3, 217 (Ff io
have to good a lady), as one «. all the former favours,
Shr. IV, 2, 30. u. this good gift. All's II, 3, 158. u. thee,
Wint. IV, 4, 448. as u. fight, H6A IV, 7, 43.
2) wanting merit, worthless, vile : thou worthy lord
of that u. wife, Lucr. 1304. a poor u. brother of yours.
As I, 1, 36. Wint. II, 3, 113. John III, 1, 150. H5 1,
u
1297
2, 228 (in an u. urn). Troil. I, 3, 84 C-ost). Cor. II,
3, 166. Tit. 1, 346. Hml. HI, 1, 74. Ill, 2, 379. IV, 7,
77 (—est). Cymb. 1, 4, 157 (t/our u. thinking).
3) not deserved, not justified : doing worthy venge-
ance on thyself, which didst u. slaughter upon others,
R3 1, 2, 88.
IJnwrung, not pinched, not galled : let the galled
jade wince, our withers are u. Hml. HI, 2, 253.
Unyielding, not surrendering: remove your siege
from my u. heart, Ven. 423.
Unyoke, 1) to free from a yoke: like youthful
steers — d, H4B IV, 2, 103. Absol.: ay, tell me tfiat,
and «. Hml. V, 1, 59 (= and then your day's work
is done ; German : dann kannst du ausspannen. The
grave-digger's speech).
2) disjoin: shall these hands ... u. this seizure,
John III, 1, 241.
Unyoked, licentious: the u. humour of your idle-
ness, H4A I, 2, 220 (unyoked, as preceding the subst.).
Up, prepos. denoting motion from a lower to a
higher place, opposed to down : runs o' horseback up
a hill perpendicular, H4A U, 4, 378. as you go up the
stairs into the lobby, Hml. IV, 3, 39. you do climb up
it now, Lr. IV, 6, 2 (Qq climb it up). Applied to a
horizontal direction: up Fish Street.' down Saint
Magnus' Corner ! H6B IV, 8, 1. she says up and down
the town that her eldest son is like you, H4B II, 1, 114
(cf. Down).
Up, adv. 1) aloft, on high: the lark ... mounts up
on high, Ven. 854. true prayers that shall be up at
heaven, Meas. II, 2, 152. yonr heart is up thus high at
least, E2 III, 3, 194. thy seat is up on high, V, 5, 112.
his mountain sire, on mountain standing, up in the air,
H5 II, 4, 68. shall we stand up here? Troil. I, 2, 193.
sojiie two months hence up higher toward the north he
(the s\m) first presents his fire, Caes. 11,1, 109. Applied
to a level direction (in consequence of the natural
illusion produced by distance) : up higher to the plain,
John II, 295. Metaphorically: which first she'll prove
on cats and dogs, then afterward up higher, Cymb. I,
5, 39.
Denoting any direction from a lower to a higher
place: holdup thy head, Ven. 118. she heaveth up his
hat, Zbl. a purple fiower sprung up, 1168. 'his guilty
hand plucked up the latch, Lucr. 358 (ci. Pluck), all
the infections that the sun sucks up, Tp. II, 2, 1. Mids.
II, 1, 89. what is't that you took up, Gent. I, 2, 70. 73.
hang him up, IV, 4, 24. look up, V, 4, 87 (cf. Look).
I'll creep up into the chimney, Wiv. IV, 2, 56. run up,
81. pluck up thy spirits, Shr. IV, 3, 38. piled up heaps
of gold, H4B IV, 5, 71 (cf. Tp. Ill, 1, 10). those of
old, and the late dignities heaped up to them, Mcb. I,
6, 19. when they shall see his crest up again, Cor. IV,
5, 225. he wore his beaver up, Hml. I, 2, 230. awhile
they (her clothes) bore her up, IV, 7, 177 etc. etc.
Often followed by to: dancing up to the chins, Tp. IV,
183. we will up to the mountain's top, Mids. IV, 1, 1 14.
up to the ears in blood, H4A IV, 1, 117. in Thames up
to the neck, H5 IV, 1, 120. bathe our hands in Caesar's
blood up to the elbows, Caes. Ill, 1, 107. you lie up to
the hearing of the gods. Ant. V, 2, 95. up to yond hill,
Cymb. Ill, 3, 10 etc. By with: up with your fights,
Wiv. II, 2, 142. up with it (= take it from the ground)
Wint. HI, 3, 128. up with my tent, R3 V, 3, 7 (= pitch
it) etc. As for up and down, see Down.
2) upright, erect; opposed to any state of recum-
bency, or prostration, or repose in general; a) = out
of bed: ere I was up, Lucr. 1277. where once thou
calledst me up at midnight, Tp. I, 2,228. to be up early
and down late, Wiv. 1, 4, 108. Ado II, 3, 136. Tw.
II, 3, 2. H4A II, I, 64. H6B IV, 2, 2 (punning). R3
V, 3, 211. Troil. I, 2, 50. IV, 2, 18. V, 2, 1. Rom.
HI, 5, 64. 66. IV, 3, 10 (sit up). V, 3, 188 (punning).
Caes. H, 1, 88. II, 2, 117. Mcb. II, 3, 82. Cymb. II,
3, 37.
b) standing on one's feet ; not sitting or lying, or
kneeling: to stayhimup, John 111, 4, 138. up, cousin,
up, R2 HI, 3, 194; Cor. II, 1, 188; Lr. IV, 6, 65.
stand close up, H8 V,4, 92. 93. over and over he comes,
and up again, Cor. I, 3, 68. set up a top, IV, 5, 161.
my sinews, bear me stiffly up, Hml. I, 5, 95. cf. to bear
up against what should ensue, Tp. I, 2, 157 (not to
sink under it), so long as nature will bear up with this
exercise, Wint. HI, 2, 242 ; etc. etc.
c) on foot, agoing, in motion or action : hist stirs
up a desperate courage, Ven. 556. cheering up her
senses, 896. Philip, make up, John III, 2, 5. blew this
tempest up, V, 1, 17. the day shall not be up so soon
as I, V,5,21 (^ stirring, in activity), to pluck a king-
dom down and set another up, H4B I, 3, 50 (cf. Set).
since gentleman came up, H6B IV, 2, 10 (began to exist
and be active. Holland's speech), when two authorities
are up. Cor. HI, 1, 109. the hunt is up. Tit. 11, 2, 1.
the citizens are up, Rom. HI, 1, 138. what misadventure
is so early up? V, 3, 188. the storm is up, Caes, V, 1,
68. the game is up, Cymb. Ill, 3, 107. why then do I
put up that womanly defence, to say I have done no
harm? Mcb. IV, 2, 78 (= assert, urge), up from my
cabin, Hml. V, 2, 12. Elliptically, as a word of in-
citement or exhortation : up, gentlemen, follow me, Wiv.
HI, 3, 179. up once again, John V, 4, 2. up and away,
H4A V, 3, 28. up, princes! H5 III, 5, 38. IV, 2, "l.
up, vanity! down, royal state! H4B IV, 5, 120. up,
sir, go with me, Rom HI, 1, 144 etc.
Often = in arms: Percy, Northumberland, ...
capitulate against us and are up, H4A III, 2, 120. the
archbishop of York is up with well-appointed powers,
H4B I, 1, 189. rebels there are up, H6B HI, 1, 283.
IV, 1, 100. IV, 2, 2. 187. R3 IV, 4, 530.
3) Denoting an approach or coming to a place or
person: bear up and board 'em, Tp. HI, 2, 3. certain
horse are not yet come up, H4A IV, 3, 20 (cf. Come),
make up, lest your retirement do amaze your friends,
V,4,5.58 (= join our troops), to see his father bring
up his powers, H4B II, 3, 14. bring up your army, Cor.
I, 2, 29. whither should they come? Up, Rom. I, 2, 76
(i. e. to our house. The servant's speech), bring up the
brown bills, Lr. IV, 6, 91 etc.
4) Denoting a state of due preparation and readi-
ness for use: he's winding up the watch, Tp. H, 1, 12.
Tw. II, 5, 66. Mcb. I, 3, 37. Lr. IV, 7, 16. what he
... will make up full clear, Meas. V, 157. make up
that, Tw. 11, 5, 133 (make that intelligible), bring him
up to liking, Wint. IV, 4, 544. Pistol's cock is up, H5
II, 1, 55. help to deck up her, Rom. IV, 2, 41. to pre-
pare him up against to-morrow, 45. go and trim her
up, IV, 4, 24 (cf. H4A V, 2, 57. Ant. V, 2, 345). draw
up your powers, Lr. V. 1,51 etc.
5'i Denoting a state of being reposited in a place
where a thing is keptwhen not used: the steed is stalled
up, Ven. 39. put thy sword up, Tp. 1,2, 469; the sword
goes up again, Caes. V, 1, ii2 ; up, sword, ilm\. HI, 3,
1298
U
88 ; keep up your bright swords, 0th. I, 2, 59. put up
this letter^ LLL IV, 1, 109. thj/ threatening colours now
wind up, John V, 2, 73. V, 5, 7. keep up thy quillets,
0th. Ill, 1, 25. 'tis up again, Cymb. II, 4, 97 etc.
flence implying the notion of laying together and of
closing : an adder wreathed up in fatal folds, Ven.
879. here folds she up the tenour of her woe (i. c. the
letter) Lucr. 1310. the sleeves should be cut out and
sewedup again, Shr. IV, 3, 148. heavy sleep had closed
up mortal eyes, Lucr. 163 (cf. Close), to stop up the
displeasure he hath conceived, All's IV, 5, 80.
6) Denoting confinement or concealment: draws
up her breath, Ven. 929. there, all smothered up, in
shade doth sit, 1035. shame folded up in blind con-
cealing night, Lucr. 675 (cf. John II, 229. R3 I, 3,
269). that shall pen thy breath up, Tp. I, 2, 326. my
spirits are all bound up, 486. mine enemies are all knit
up in their distractions , III, 3, 89. shorten up their
sinews with aged cramps, IV, 260. / wish mine eyes
would shut up my thoughts, Tp. II, 1, 192 (cf. Mids.
Ml, 2. 435, and see Shut), tie up my love's tongue,
Mids III, 1, 206; tie my treasure up in silken bags, Per.
III, 2, 41 (cf. Tie), could trammel up the consequence,
Mcb. I, 7, 3. here in the sands thee I'll rake up, Lr.
IV, 6, 281. the locking up the spirits a time, Cymb. I,
5, 41. sands that will . .. suck them up to the topmast,
HI, 1, 22 etc. so the poor third is up, Ant. Ill, 5, 13
(= in confinement).
7) Imparting to verbs the sense of completion, by
indicating that the action expressed by them is fully
accomplished : dries up his oil, Ven. 766. / would the
lightning had burntup thoselogs, Tp. Ill, 1, 17 ; cf. Tim.
IV, 3,141 and 0th. IV, 2, 75. to make up the sum, Err.
I, 1, 154 (cf. Make, and made up = finished, accom-
plished, R3 I, 1, 21 etc.). he that sets up his rest to do
more exploits. Err. IV, 3, 27 (bets all his rest, is firmly
resolved; cf. Rest andi Set), poisons up the nimble
spirits, LLL IV, 3, 305. to kill them up in their native
dwelling-place, As II, 1, 62. to stifle such a villain up,
John IV, 3, 133. winding up days with toil and nights
with sleep, H5 IV, 1, 296. how many days will finish
up the year, H6C II, 5, 28. all princely graces that
mould up such a mighty piece, H8 V, 5, 27. ^as true as
Troilus' shall crown up the verse, Troil. Ill, 2, 189.
the enemy by them shall make a fuller number up, Caes.
IV, 3, 208 (cf. H8 1, 1, 75). shut up in measureless
content, Mcb. II, 1, IB etc. cf. to eat up, to drink up,
to devour up, to swallow up etc. sub Eat, Drink etc.
The same signification discernible in to break up, to
rip up (q. v.), where it becomes synonymous to open ;
and in to give up, to render and surrender up, to yield
up, though it sometimes might be called a mere ex-
pletive scarcely modifying the sense.
I'pliraid, to reproach , 1) with an accusative of
the person: / did u. her and fall out with her, Mids
IV, 1, 55. H4B IV, 5, 159. H5 III, 6, 117. H6B 111,
1, 175. 0th. V, 2, 325. The cause of reproach pre-
ceded by about: — ed me about the rose I wear, H6A
IV, 1, 91. By on; himself —s us on every trifle, Lr.
1, 3, 6. Oftenest by with: Err. Ill, 1, 113. Tw. Ill,
1, 141. Ill, 4, 385. H6A II, 5, 48. IV, 1, 156. Cor.
V, 1, 35.
2) with an accus. of the thing; the person implied
by a possessive pronoun : this Sir Prudence, who should
not u. our course, Tp. II, 1, 287. / had many living to
u. my gain of it by their assistances, H4B IV, 5, 193.
let memory . . . u. my falsehood, Troil. HI, 2, 198.
minutely revolts u. his faith-breach, Mcb. V, 2, 18.
Ipbraidings, reproaches: Err. V, 73. R3I,3,104.
Up-cast, a cast, a throw (a term peculiar to the
game of bowls) : when I kissed the jack, upon anu. to
be hit away! Cymb. II, 1, 2 (0. Edd. when I kissed
the jack upon an a., to be hit away).
Upflll, to fill completely: ere the sun advance his
burning eye, I must u. this osier cage of ours with baleful
weeds, Rom. II, 3, 7.
Cplieave, to raise : her two blue windows (i. e. her
eyes) faintly she —ih, Ven. 482.
I'plioard, to store, to hoard up: if thou hast — ed
in thy life extorted treasure in the womb of earth, Hml.
I, 1, 136.
Tpliold (used only in the present) to keep from
falling or declining, to support, to sustain, to maintain :
who lets so fair a house fall to decay, which husbandry
in honour might u. Sonn. 13, 10. the noble lord most
honourably doth u. his word, LLL V, 2, 449. even he
that did u. the very life of my dear friend, Merch. V,
214 ;Ff 0,2. 3. i had held up), so under Him that great
supremacy, where we do reign, we will alone u., without
the assistance of a mortal hand, John III, 1, 157. that
which —eth him that thee — s, his honour, 315. Faul-
conbridge . . . alone — s the day, V, 4, 5. and ivill awhile
u. the unyoked humour of your idleness, H4A I, 2, 219.
for — ing the nice fashion of your country, H5 V, 2,
299. while life — s this arm, this arm — s the house of
Lancaster, H6C III, 3, 106. 107. whate'er I forge to
feed his brain-sick fits, do you u. and maintain in your
speeches. Tit. V, 2, 72.
L'plirt, to lift, to raise: your swords are now too
massy ... and will not be —ed, Tp. Ill, 3, 68. with
— ed arms, R2 II, 2, 50. hands — ed in my right, Mcb.
IV, 3, 42. slaves ... shall u. us to the view. Ant. V, 2,
211. your low-laid son our godhead will u. Cymb. V,
4, 103. Metaphorically — to exalt, to elevate with
joy: how were I then — ed! Troil. Ill, 2, 175.
Up-locked, locked up, kept under lock and key:
Sonn. 52, 2.
Upmost, uppermost, highest: when he once attains
the u. round, Caes. II, 1, 24.
Upon, prepos. denoting contact with the surface
of a thing: I will trip u. the green, Ven. 146. his mane
u. his compassed crest now stand on end, 272. lawn
being spread u. the blushing rose, 590. whose blood u.
the fresh flowers being shed, 665. poor Wat, far off
u. a hill, 697. u. the Mediterranean Jiote, Tp. 1,2, 234.
if you remain u. this island, 423. hast put thyself u.
this island as a spy, 455 ; cf. Ill, 2, 6. this music crept
by me u. the waters, I, 2, 391. sees a crown dropping
u. thy head, II, 1, 209. the earth he lies u. 281. wrecked
u. this shore, V, 137. u. the altar of her beauty, Gent.
III, 2, 73. each mortal thing u. the dull earth dwelling,
IV, 2, 52. u. whose grave thou vowedst pure chastity,
IV, 3, 21. u. his place governs Lord Angela, Meas. I,
4, 55 (i. e. sitting in his chair', ni meet with you u.
the mart. Err. I, 2, 27. the penalty which here appeareth
due u. the bond, Merch. IV, 1, 249. carvedu. these trees,
As III, 2, 182. appearedu. the coast, Wint. IV, 4, 280.
to die, u. the bed my father died, 466. when I strike
my foot u. the bosom of the ground, John IV, 1, 3. sets
his foot u. her back, BI6C II, 2, 16. rages u. our terri-
tories, Cor. IV, 6, 77. so shall no foot u the churchyard
tread, Rom. V, 3, 5. our foot u. the hills . . shall
u
1299
sta!/ with us, Ant. IV, 10, 5. rest u. your hanhs of
flowers, Oymb. V,4, 98 etc. etc. Transposed: the cold
ground u. Alls III, 4, 6. — Hence used to express mul-
tiplicity (of things heaped one over anotlier): jest u.
jest. Ado II, 1, 252. thou loss u. loss, Merch. Ill, 1, 96.
Applied to articles of dress covering the body or
part of it, and to what is like them ; f. i. how loellmy
garments sit u. me, Tp. 11,1,272. let me feel thy cloak
u. me, Gent. Ill, 1, 136. thrust u. contrary feet, John
IV, 2, 198. new honours come u. him like our strange
garments, Mcb. 1, 3, 144. with that suit u. my back,
Cymb. Ill, 5, 141 . to set a gloss u. his bold intent, H6A
IV, 1, 103. Likewise to any thing borne about one;
f, i. we have found u- him a strange picklock, Meas. Ill,
2, 18. she hath the stones u. her and the ducats, Merch.
II, 8, 22. with instruments u. them, Rom. V, 3, 200.
And to any external mark or peculiarity seen in a
person or thing: the tender spring u. thy tempting lip,
Ven. 127. he hath no drowning mark u. him, Tp. I, 1,
31. the white cold virgin snow u. my heart, IV, 55. there
is none^of my uncle's marks u. you. As III, 2, 387. hadst
thou not the privilege of antiquity u. thee, All's II, 3,
221. / have some wounds u. me. Cor. I, 9, 28. II, 1,
170. 'tis a sore u. us. 111, 1, 235. can show for Rome
her enemies' marks u. me. III, 3, 1 1 1 . as u. thee, Mac-
beth, their speeches shine, Mcb. Ill, 1, 7. these evils
thou repeatest u. thyself, IV, 3, 112. the gashes do better
u. them, V, 8, 3. since I saw you last, there is a change
u. you. Ant. II, 6, 54. he wears the rose of youth u.
him. III, 13, 21. you do remember this stain u. her?
Cymb. U, 4, 139 etc.
Placed before that by which a thing is borne or
supported; f. i. leaves Love u. her back. Ven. 814. to
run u. the sharp wind of the north, Tp. I, 2, 254. ride
u. their backs, II, 1, 115. I escaped u. a butt of sack,
II, 2, 126. u. her knees, Gent. Ill, 1, 226. what passion
hangs these weights u my tongue? As I, 2, 269. u. the
foot of fear, H4A V, 5, 20. u. the foot of motion, Mcb.
II, 3, 131. M. the next tree shalt thou hang, V, 5, 39.
Similarly: hang u. his gown, Meas. II, 2, 44. hangs
and lolls and weeps u. me, 0th. IV, 1, 143. Hence,
metaphorically,denotingcharge, dependence, reliance:
the government I cast u. my brother, Tp. 1, 2, 75. the
present business which now' s u. us, 137. a torment to
lay u. the damned, 290. one that takes u. him to be a
dog indeed, Gent. IV, 4, 13. wishing a more strict re-
straint u. the sisterhood, Meas. I, 4, 5. accusations ...
more strong than are u. you yet, Cor. Ill, 2, 141. thou
hast years u. thee, IV, 1, 45. iohat (cannot we) put u.
his spongy officers, Mcb. I, 7, 70. 1 will lay trust u.
thee, Lr. Ill, 5, 25. his death's u. him, but not dead.
Ant. IV, 15, 7. my zenith doth depend u. a- most
auspicious star, Tp. I, 2, 181. much u. this riddle
runs the wisdom of the world, Meas. Ill, 2, 242. much
u. this it is, LLL V, 2, 472. nor is my whole estate
u. the fortune of this present year, Merch. I, 1, 44.
it stood u. the choice of friends, Mids I, 1, 139. it
stands your grace u. to do him right, R2 II, 3, 138;
cf. R3 IV, 2, 59; Hml. V, 2, 63; Ant. II, 1, 50 (see
Stand), u. such terms, H4A V, 1, 10. «. all hazards,
John V. 6, 7. M. condition I may quietly enjoy mine
own, H6A V, 3, 153. V, 4, 129 etc. you stand u. your
honour, Wiv. II, 2, 20. rely u. it till my tale be heard,
Meas. V, 370. / have it u. his own report, Wint. IV,
4, 170. we may boldly spend u. the hope of what is to
come in, H4A IV, 1, 54; cf. Caes. Ill, 1, 221. upon the
witness of, Hml. I, 2, 194. stand u. security, H4B I,
2, 42; cf. Err. IV, 1, 68; Cor. 1, 9, 39, and see Stand.
In asseverations and obsecrations: u. mine honour, Tp.
II, I, 317. Gent. Ill, 1, 48. Meas. V, 524. u.my faith
and honour, 224. «. my life, Wiv. V, 5, 200. Err. I,
2, 95. V, 180. Shr. Ill, 2, 22. Hml. I, 1, 170. u. my
blessing, I command thee go, H6A IV, 5, 36. u. mv re-
putation. Alls IV, 3, 1 53. u. the love you bear me, get you
in, Troil. V, 3, 78. Cymb. Ill, 2, 12. u. my soul, a lie,
0th, V, 2, 181. rilswearu. ihatbottle, Tp. II, 2, 130.
thou didst swear to me u. a parcel-gilt goblet, li4B II,
1 , 94. my soul u. the forfeit, Merch. V, 252. my life u. it,
Tw. II, 4, 23. my life'u. her faith, 0th. I, 3, 295 etc.
Used, in consequence, to express the ground or
occasion of any thing done : u. this promise did he raise
his chin, Ven. 85. thy great gift, u. misprision growing,
Sonn. 87, 11. Imust pile them up u. a sore injunction,
Tp. Ill, 1, 11. thispride of hers, u. adi'ice, hath draivn
my love from her , Gent. Ill, 1, 73. tvill you u. good
dowry marry her? Wiv. 1, 1, 246. I will do a greater
thing than that u. your request, 248. heaven may decrease
it u. better acquaintance, 255. u. a true contract I got
possession, Meas. I, 2, 149. let me not find you before
me again u. any complaint, II, 1,. 260. il any thing Jail
to you u. this, IV, 2, 190. condemned u. the act of forni-
cation, V, 70. M. ivhat bargain do you give it me? Err.
11,2,26. u. what cause? 'V,12S. if he do not dote on her
u. this. Ado 11,3,219. she diedu. his words, IV, 1,225.
IV, 2, 56. and u. the grief of t'nis suddenly died, 65.
the lady is dead u, mine and my master' s false accu-
sation, V, 1 , 249. fled he is u. this villany, 258. accused
her u. the error that you heard debated, V, 4, 3. I yield
u. great persuasion, 95. make such wanton gambols
with the wind u. supposed fairness , Merch. Ill, 2, 94.
u. my power I may dismiss this court, IV, 1, 104. that
u. knowledge of my parentage I may have welcome,
Shr. II, 96. I am yours u. your will to sujfer. Alls IV, 4,
30. kings break faith u. coynmodity , John U, 597. it
frowns moreu. humour than advised respect, IV, 2, 214.
blew this tempest up u. your stubborn usage of the pope,
V, 1, 18. thy son is banished u. good advice, R2 I, 3,
233. u. compulsion, H4A II, 4,261. you ran away u. in-
stinct,S^\. the thing that's heavyin itself, u. enforcement
flies with greatest speed, H4B 1, 1, 120. to love their
present pains u. example, H5 Vf, 1, 19. u. my death
the French can little boast, H6A IV, 5, 24. / am come
hither u. my man's instigation, 'H6B II, 3, 88. u. what
cause? R3 1, 1, 46. u. the like devotion., R3 IV, 1,
9. condemned u it, H8 II, 1, 8. nor ever more u.
this business my appearance make, II, 4, 132. a good
quarrel to draw emulous factions and bleed to death u.
Troil. II, 3, 80. they u. their ancient malice will forget
... these his new honours, Cor. II, 1, 244. this is no
time to lend money, especially u. bare friendship, Tim.
III, 1, 45. u. what sickness (dead)? Caes. IV, 3, 152.
to strike at me u. his misconstruction , Lr. II, 2, 124.
to do u. respect such violent outrage, II, 4, 24. u. ma-
liiious bravery doest thou come, 0th. I, 1, 100. such as
have not thrived u. the present state. Ant. I, 3, 52. u.
my mended judgement ...my quarrel was not altogether
slight, Cymb. I, 4, 49. Passages leading over to the
temporal use : u. their sight ive two will fly, Wiv. IV,
4, 54. to render it u. his death, Merch. IV, 1, 384.
ivhat may chance or breed u. our absence, Wint. 1, 2, 12-
10, «. thy wish, our messenger is arrived, John II, 50.
he comes u. a wish, Caes. Ill, 2, 271. Lord Cloten, u.
1300
U
my lady'n missing, came to me, Cymb. V, 5, 276. stole
these children u. trty banishment, 342.
Temporal use: the accident ... u. the moment did
her force subdue, Compl. 248. as it/ell u. a day, Pilgr.
373. u. All-hallowmas last, Wiv. 1, 1, 211. much u.
this time have I promised here to meet, Meas. IV, 1, 17.
u. the heavy middle of the night, 35. u. that day pre-
pare to die, Mids. I, 1, 86. you shall hence u. youY
wedding-day, Merch.111,2, 313; Wint.lV,4, 55; John
I, 235; R2 1, 1, 199. / was your viother much u. these
years, Rom. 1, 3, 72. you come most carefully u. your
hour, Hml. 1, 1, 6. she said v. a time, Cymb. Ill, 5,
137. V, 5, 153. Siniiiai'iy; u. our spiritual convocation,
H5 1, 1, 76 (but perhaps = in pursuance of the decrees
passed there).
The idea of collateral position originating in that
of contiguity : u. thy side against myself I' II fight, Sonn.
88,3. u. the left hand of the even field, Caes. V, 1 , 1 7 etc.
Hence the following expressions: till she had kindled
all the world u. the right and parly of her son , John
I, 34. whose (my hand's) protection is most divinely
vowed u. the right of him it holds, 11, 237. u. his aid
to wake Northumberland, Mcb. Ill, 6, 30.
Denoting the direction given to an action: there
is no day for me to look u. Gent. Ill, 1, 181. Ill, 2, 21
(cf. Gaze, Look etc.). you have too much respect u. the
world, Merch. I, 1, 74. turn the office of their view u.
a tawny front. Ant. I, 1,6. to turn thy hated back u.
our kingdom, Lr. I, 1, 179. till sable night . . . u. the
tvorld dim darkness doth display, Lucr. 118 (as it were,
in the face of the world), u. a homely object love can
ivink, Gent. II, 4, 98. Similarly: to shut the door u. a
person, which may be either = to shut out (Err. IV,
4, 66. V, 204. Merch. I, 2, 147. I-I8 II, 4, 43) or to
shut in (As IV, 1, 163. HmL 111, 1, 135. cf. you shall
not now be stolen, you have locks u. you, Cymb. V, 4, 1).
Expressing motion towards an object, either in
a hostile sense, as of something coming down in a
threatening manner and without having been suffi-
ciently guarded against: he ran u. the boar, Ven. 1112.
shall I come u. thee with an old saying, \XiLi IV, 1,
121. u. them, lords! IV, 3, 367; cf R3 V, 3, 351. to
rush u. your peace, John II, 221. a hundred u. poor
four of us, H4AII,4, 180. the Scot who will make road
XI. us, H5 1, 2, 138. thus comes the English with full
power u. us, II, 4, 1. they will not come u. us now, III,
6, 177. go down u. him, III, 5, 53. the last hour of my
long weary life is come u. me, H8 II, 1, 133. we turn
not back the silks u. the merchant, Troil. II, 2, 69.
hope to come u. them in the heat of their division. Cor.
IV, 3, 18. swoon for what's to come u. thee, V, 2, 73.
/'ear comes u. me, Rom. V, 3, 135. press not so u. me,
Caes. Ill, 2, 171. come down u. us with a mighty power,
IV, 3, 169. it comes u. me, 278. if you make your
voyage u. her, Cymb. I, 4, 170 etc. Or implying the
notion of imperceptibleness: now stole u. the lime the
dead of night, Lucr. 162. I have an exposition of sleep
come u. me, Mids. IV, 1, 44 (Bottom's speech), the
morning comes u. us, Caes. II, 1, 221. the deep of night
is crept u. our talk, IV, 3, 226. cf. the eye of reason
may pry in u. us, H4A IV, 1, 72.
Hence used to express an advantage gained over
anothei: begin you to grown, me'/ Asl, 1,91. Inever
had triumphed u. a Scot, H4AV,3, 15. sickness growing
u. our soldiers, H5 III, 3, 56. the rabble .. . will in time
win u. power. Cor. i^ 1, 224. this sorrow ... would
usurp u. my watery eyes. Tit. HI, 1, 269. you'll win
two days u. me, Ant. II, 4, 9. have got u. me a nobleness
in record, IV, 14, 98. people such that mend u. the world,
Cymb. II, 4, 26.
Placed before the person or thing aimed at or
suffering in an action : this desire might have excuse
to work u. his wife, Lucr. 235. pot by the devil himself
u. thy wicked dam, Tp. I, 2, 320. the air breathes u.
us here most sweetly, II, 1, 46. for every trifie are they
set u. vie, II, 2, 8. do you put tricks u. us? 60. now
Prosper works u. thee, 84. to have done some wanton
charm u. this man and maid, IV, 95. that you might-
kill your stomach on your meat, and not u. your maid,
Gent. I, 2, 69. huddling jest upon jest u. me, Ado II,
1, 253. I beg the law u. his head, Mids. IV, 1, 160.
scolding would do Utile good u. him, Shr. I, 2, 110. to
break a jest u. the company, IV, 5, 73. to breathe them-
selves u. thee. All's II, 3, 272. you drew your sword u.
me, Tw, V, 191. sets spies u. us, Wint. V, 1, 203. done
a rape u. the maiden virtue of the crown, John II, 98.
make work u. ourselves, 407. denouncing vengeance u.
John, III, 4, 159. will maintain u. his bad life to make
all this good, R2 I, 1 , 99. thou hast done much harm
u. me, H4A 1, 2, 103 (reading of Ql; the rest of
0. Edd. unto), one that no persuasion can do good u.
Ill, 1, 200. thy cruelty in execution u. offenders, H6B
1, 3, 136. didst unworthy slaughter u. others, R3 I, 2,
88. they that I would have thee deal u. IV, 2. 75. 1
will beget mine issue u. your daughter, IV, 4, 298. the
part my father meant to act u. the usurper Richard,
H8 I, 2, 195. and with his deed did crown his word u.
you, III, 2, 156. try u. yourselves what you have seen
me, Cor. Ill, 1, 225. my sinews shall be stretched u.
him, V, 6, 45. that my sword u. thee shall approve.
Tit. II, 1, 35. we are too bold u. your rest, Caes. II, 1,
86. what cannot you and I perform u. the unguarded
Duncan, Mcb. I, 7, 69. / must draw my sword u. you,
Lr. II, 1, 31. I have o'erheard aplot of death u. him,
111, 6, 96. the goodness I intend u.you, V, 1, 7. I follow
him to serve my turn u. him, 0th. I, 1, 42. 'tis a monster
begot u. itself. III, 4, 162. there is mettle in death, which
commits some loving act u. her, Ant. 1,2, 148. demuring
u. me, IV, 15, 29. our care and pity is so much u. you,
V, 2, 188. to be revengedu. her, Cymb. Ill, 6, 79. they
will but please themselves u. her. Per. IV, 1, 101 etc.
(cf. such imprecations and good wishes as: a plague
u. this howling, Tp. I, 1, 39. out u. thee, Err. HI, 1,
77. thyself u. thyself, Troil. II, 3, 30. mercy u. us,
Tp. Ill, 2, 141. hourly joys be still u.you, IV, 108. a
good wish u.you, As I, 3, 24. R3 I, 3,218. Lr. 11,4,
171. 0th. 1, 2, 35. Per. Ill, 3, 5 etc.). Particularly
placed after verbs implying the idea of feeding and
consuming: u. the earth's increase why shouldst thou
feed, Ven. 169. lives u. his gains, Sonn. 67, 12. live
thou u. thy servant's loss, 146, 9. dine, sup and sleep
u. the very naked name of love, Gent. II, 4, 141. Ihave
fed u. this woe already, HI, 1, 219. feast u. her eyes,
Meas. II, 2, 179. that I'll live u. As HI, 5, 104. to
feast u. whole thousands of the French, JohnV, 2, 178.
preys u. itself, R2 II, 1, 39. live u. the vapour of a
dungeon, 0th. Ill, 3, 271. he is vaulting variable ramps
...u. your purse, Cymb. 1,6, 1 35 (= at your expense)
etc. Similarly after some expressions of amorous
affection, f. i. thou seest me dote u. my love, Gent. II,
4, 173 (cf. Dote), more fond on her than she u. her
love, Mids. II, 1, 266 etc. Thus even; can thy right
u
1301
hand seize love u. thy lefll Ven. 168. my birth-place
hate I, and my love's u. this enemy town, Gov. IV, 4, 23.
Direction and tendency implie'l also in the phrase
to call u. a person: Sonn. 79, I. Meas. IV, 1, 36 etc.
(of. Call), cf. cried in fainting u. Rosalind, As IV, 3,
150. H5 IV, 1, 145 (cf. Cry' etc. No less in tlie fol-
lowing expressions: have some Tualignant power u. my
life, Gent. Ill, 1, 238. 1 have no power u. you. Ant,
I, 3, 23. let your highness command u. me, ilcb. Ill,
I, 16.
Denoting a design or btisiness in wliich a person
is employed: u. some book I love I'll pray for thee,
Gent. 1, 1, 20. when 'tis u. ill employment, Wiv. V, 5,
135. set forth u. his Irish expedition, H4A I, 3, 150.
in what fashion ...he goes u. this action. Cor. 1, 1 , 283.
we are convented u. a pleasing treaty, II, 2, 59. are
summoned to meet anon u. your approbation, II, 3, 152.
I have myself resolved u. a course which has no need
of you. Ant. HI, 11, 9. that they will waste their time
u. our note, Cymb. IV, 4, 20 etc. Hence the expressions :
'tis best we stand u. our guard, Tp. II, 1, 321. work
for bread u. Athenian stalls, Mids. Ill, 2, 10. will stay
u. your leisure. All's III, 5, 48. thine eye hath stayed
u. some favour, Tw. II, 4, 24. it waits u. some god
o' the island, Tp. 1, 2, 388. shall wait u. your father's
funeral, John V, 7, 98. what danger dwells u. my suit?
Ven. 206 (cf. the resp. articles). For the same reason
after expressions of thought or speech: love can com-
ment u. every woe, Ven. 714. think u. my grief, Gent.
IV, 3, 28. I have ta'en a due and wary note u. it, Meas.
IV, 1,38. doprophesyu.it dangerously, John IV, 2, 186.
examine me u. the particulars of my life, H4A II, 4,
414. I'll make my heaven to dream u. the crown, H6C
III, 2, 168. think u. what hath chanced, Meb. I, 3, 153.
some words u. that business, II, 1, 23. my first false
♦ speaking was this u. myself, IV, 3, 13] etc.
Singular use: I judge their number u. or near the
rate of thirty thousand, H4B IV, 1, 22 (= at), it was
u. this fashion bequeathed me etc. As I, 1, 1. this
shepherd's passion is much u. my fashion, II, 4, 62 (cf.
Euphues' Golden Legacy, ed. Collier, p. 64: he returned
them a salute on this manner. Greene's Pandosto, p. 36 :
began to parley with her on this manner), to die u. the
hand I loved so well, Mids. II, 1, 244 (cf. on in Gent.
II, 4, 113. Mids. II, 2, 107. Caes. V, 1, 68).
Upon, adv. 1) expressing a state of being placed
on the surface of a thing : that's insculped u. Merch.
II, 7, 57.
2) Expressing direction, in the phrase to look u.
= to be a spectator or witness: strike all that look u.
with marvel, Wint. V, 3, 100. all of you that stand
and look u., whilst that my wretchedness doth bait my-
self, K2 IV, 237 (Pf look u. me), and look u. as if the
tragedy were played in jest, H6C II, 3, 27. he is my
prize: I will not look u. Troil. V, 6, 10.
3) Joined with other adverbs, to express progress
and approach in time: and very near u. the duke is
entering, Meas. IV, 6, 14. the hour prefixed . . . comes
fastu. Troil.lV,3,3. it followed hard u. Hml.1,2,179.
Seemingly adverbial, but indeed prepositional in
the phrase it stands me u. ; see Stand.
Upper, higher: / nightly lodge her in an u. tower,
Gent. Ill, 1, 35. at u. end o' the table, Wint, IV, 4, 59
and Cor. IV, 5, 205. let my woes frown on the u. hand,
R3 IV, 4, 37. the u. Germany, H8 V, 3, 30. keep the
hills and u. regions, Caes. V, 1, 3.
I'p-pricked, erected, pointed, pricked: his ears
u. Ven. 271.
I'prear, to raise: and this my hand against my-
self u. Sonn. 49, 11. H4B IV, 1, 214. high —ed and
abutting fronts, H5 Prol. 21. his hair —ed, H6B III,
2, 171.
Ipright, 1) adj. and adv. (Upright and upright
indiscriminately), straight up, erect: he rears u. Ven.
279. time goes u. with his carriage, Tp. V, 3 ('brings
forward all the expected events, without faltering
under his burden'. Steevens). as u. as the cedar, LLL
IV, 3, 89. you whoreson u. rabbit, H4B II, 2, 91. /
have seen him caper u. H6B III, 1, 365. it (his hair)
stands u. Ill, 3, 15. it (the world) will never stand u.
K3 III, 2, 39. u. he held it (the sceptre) Tit. I, 200.
set them u. at their dear Jriends' doors, V, 1, 136. who
dares in purity of manhood stand u. and say, Tim. IV,
3, 14. would I not leap u. Lr, IV, 6, 27 (= straight
up. cf. H6B III, I, 365).
-') adj. liipright before the siibst , upright behind)
righteous, just, honest: live an u. life, Merch. HI, 5,
79, 0 wise and u. judge, IV, 1, 250.313. the unstooping
firmness of my u. soul, R2 I, 1, 121. I, 3, 87. IV, 118.
H4B V, 2, 39. H6A III, 1, 95. H6C V, 1, 78. R3 IV,
4, 65. Cymb. V, 5, 214.
rprigliteously, righteously, in ajust and honour-
able manner: you may most u. do a poor wronged lady
a merited benefit, Meas. HI, I, 205.
Tprightuess, righteousness, integrity, virtue:
Tit. I, 48.
I'prise, subst. (uprise and uprise) the appearance
(of the sun) above the horizon: Tit. Ill, I, 169. Ant.
IV, 12, IS.
Uprising, rising, ascent : spurred his horse so hard
against the steep u. of the hill, LLL IV, 1, 2.
Uproar, subst, (uproar) commotion, disturbance,
tumult: his eye ... unto a greater u. tempts his veins,
Lucr. 427. an u. begun through malice of the bishop's
men, H6A III, 1, 74. are all in u. H8 I, 2, 36. com-
motions, —s, V, 3, 28. by —s severed. Tit. V, 3, 68
(later Ff u ).
Uproar, vb. (uprodr) to stir up to tumult, to dis-
turb: u.the universal peace, Mcb. IV, 3, 99.
Upronsed, roused from sleep: Rom. II, 3, 40.
Upslioot, a word used by Costard with an io-
decent pnn upon upshot and a shooting upward: LLL
IV, 1, 138.
Upshot, final issue, conclusion: I cannot pursue
this sport to the u Tw. IV, 2. 76. and in this u. pur-
poses mistook, Hml. V, 2, 395.
Upside douii, with the lower part above the
higher: a burning torch that's turned u. Per. H, 2, 32.
Metaphorically. = in complete disorder: this house is
turned u. H4A II, 1, 11.
Upspring, a sort of dance (according to Elze, a
translation of the German Hiipfauf: but Hiipfauf is
an apocryphal dance and may as well be translated
from upspring) : keeps wassail and the swaggering u.
reels, Hml, I, 4, 9. According to others, = upstart.
Up-stairs, see Stair.
Up-staring, standing on end: with hair u. Tp
I, 2, 213.
Upstart, subst, used indefinitely (certainly not
in the modern sense of one suddenly raised to
honour) : / think this u. is old Talbot's ghost, H6A
V, 7, 87,
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Ipstart, adj. suddenly raised to honour: my rights
and royalties . . . gii-en away to u. unthrifts, E2 II, 3, 122.
I'p - snanii, to raise in swarms: have here — ed
them (his subjects) H4B IV, 2, 30.
L'p-till, prepos. on: leaned her breast u. a thorn,
Pilgr. 382.
rptumed, turned up: the white u. wondering eyes
of mortals, Rom. II, 2, 29.
ITpnard, adv. I) tOMards a liiglier place, higher
up: a Spaniard from the hip u. Ado HI, 2, 36. what
u. lies the street should see, LLL IV, 3, 280. H5 II, 3,
:!7. Mcb. IV, 2, 24. Lr. II, 4, 7o (Qq up the hill).
2) more (used of time): I have lived fourscore years
and u. "Wiv. Ill, 1, 56. fourscore and u. Lr. IV, 7, 61.
u. of = more than: u. of twenty years, HS II, 4, 36.
I'pward, adj. directed or turned to a higher place :
our fortune keeps an u. course, H6C V, 3, 1 . thy u.face,
Tim. IV, 3, 190. Titinius' face is u. Caes. V, 3, 93.
rpvvard, subst. top: from the extremest u. of thy
head, Lr. V, 3, 136.
I'pnards, adv. so as to be turned to a higher
place, and not to the ground: she shall he buried with
her face u. Ado III, 2, 71.
Urchin, 1) a hedgehog: — s shall forth at vast of
night that they may work all exercise on thee, Tp. I, 2,
326 (cf. II, 2, 10: like hedgehogs which lie tumbling in
my barefoot way and, mount their prides at my footfall),
they'll nor pinch, fright me with u. shows, II, 2, 5. a
thousand hissing snakes, ten thousand swelling toads, as
many —s. Tit. II, 3, 101.
2) a goblin, a sort of fairy: like — s, ouphes and
fairies, green and white, Wiv. IV, 4, 49.
trchinfleld; Lord Talbot of Goodrig and U.
I-I6A IV, 7, 64.
L'rchin- shoiv, the sight of hedgehogs or of
goblins like them : Tp. II, 2, ,5. cf. Urchin. '
I'rchin- snouted, having a snout like that of
a hedgehog (?), or having a goblin-like, demoniac
snont (?)• this foul, grim , and u. boar, Ven. 1105.
lirge, 1) to press, to ply hard, to impel, to solicit,
to move: and to his protestations — d the rest, who,
wondering at him, did his words allow, Lucr. 1844.
give Helen this and u. her to a present answer back.
All's II, 2, 67. u. them while their souls are capable of
this ambition, John 11,475. what I hai'e done my safety
— d me to, H4AV, 5, 1 1. downright oaths, which I never
use till — d, nor never break for — ing, H5 V, 2, 151.
152. then he was — d to tell my tale again, E3 III, 7,
31. u. the king to do me this last right, H8 IV, 2, 157.
the oath lahich by that god he swears, to that I'llu. him.
Tit. V, ] , 8 1 . an earnest inviting, which many my near
occasions did u. me to put off, Tim. Ill, 6, 12. I —d
you further, Caes. II, 1, 243.
2) to stimulate, to incite, to irritate: to make our
appetites more keen, with eager compounds we our
palates u. Sonn. 118, 2. wilt know again, being ne'er
so little — d, another way to pluck him . . . from the
throne, R2 V, 1, 64. I'll in, to u. his hatred more to
Clarence, R3 I, 1, 147. — ing me to fury, Rom. V, 3,
63. u. me no more, I shall forget myself, Caes. IV, 3,
35. With 07i: murder, as hating what himself hath done,
doth lay it open to u. on revenge, John IV, 3, 38.
3) to ask, to question with more or less earnest-
ness and importunity: but she with vehement prayers
— th still under what colour he commits this ill, Lucr.
475 you — d me as a judge, R2 I, 3, 237. if you u.
7ne farther than to say 'do you in faith' f I wear out my
suit, H5 V, 2, 131.
4) to demand, to request with more or less earnest-
ness, to claim, to insist on: and from her twining arms
doth u. releasing, Ven. 256. speed more than speed but
dull and slow she deems: extremity still — th such ex-
tremes, Lucr. 1337. so thou ... with — ing helpless
patience wouldst relieve me. Err. II, 1, 39. as thou — st
justice, Merch. IV, ], 315. to u. the thing held as a
ceremony, V, 206. she — d conference , As I, 2, 270.
my dear offence, which was so strongly — d past my
defence, John I, 258. 7nay bring that right in peace
which here toe u. in war, II, 47. u. it no more, R2 IV,
271. when I — d the ransom of my wife's brother, H4A
1,3,141. therefore I u. thy oath, Tit.Y, 1,78. I should
not u. thy duty past thy might, Caes. IV, 3, 261. the time
ivill not allow the compliment which very manners — 5,
Lr.V, 3,234. to u. sth. to or on a person ^= to demand
from, to insist on with: they didu. u (Clarence's death)
still unto the king, R3 II, 1, 137. your haste is now —d
on you, Lr. V, 1, 54 (you are earnestly summoned to
make haste).
Intr. , with for: was with the Lord Lucullus to
borrow so many talents, nay, — d extremely for' t and
showed what necessity belonged to't, Tim. Ill, 2, 14.
5) to speak; a) absol. to produce arguments, to
alledge proofs as an accuser: the king's attorney ...
— d on (prepos.) the examinations, proofs, confessions
of divers witnesses, H8 II, 1, 16. that my accusers ...
may stand forth face to face and freely u. against me,
V, 3, 48.
b) trans, to allege, assert: and with good thoughts
makes dispensation, — ing the worser sense for vantage
still, Lucr. 249 (always alleging, and placing in an
advantageous light, what could be said against them
in a bad sense), u. not my amiss, lest guilty of my fault -,
thy sweet self prove , Sonn. 151, 3. she hath — dher
height, Mids. HI, 2, 291. he knows not what I can u.
against him. Cor. IV, 7, 19. if his occasion were not
virtuous, I should not u. it half so faithfully, Tim.
Ill, 2, 46.
Hence = to speak of, to mention, to bring upon
the carpet; what have you — d that I cannot reprove?
Ven. 787. u. not my father' s anger, but think upon my
grief, Gent. IV, 3, 27. for — ing it the second time to
me. Err. II, 2, 47. he slept not for my —ing it, V, 63.
besides her — ing of her wreck at sea, 359. / u. this
childhood proof , Merch. 1, 1, 144. patience once more,
whiles our compact is — d. As V, 4, 6. an ancient tale
new told, and in the last repeating troublesome , being
— d at a time unseasonable, John IV, 2, 20. why — st
thou so oft young Arthur's death, 204. u. doubts to them
thatfear, R2 II, 1, 299. / will not rex your souls ...
with too much — ing your pernicious lives. III, 1, 4. he
spake it twice, and — d it twice together, V, 4, 5. a
challenge — d more modestly, H4A V, 2, 53. that self
bill is — d, H5 1, 1, 1 {= brought in), this bill —d by
the commons, 71. the peace which you before so — d,
lies in his answer, V, 2, 76 (on which you expatiated
so eloquently), a woman's voice may do some good,
when articles too nicely — d be stood on, 94. well — d,
H6A HI, 1, 152. u. it no more, H6C I, 1, 98. in those
busy days which here you u. to prove us enemies, R3 1,
3, 146. w. neither charity nor shame to we, 274. the
— ing of that word judgement, I, 4, 1011. how canst
thou w. God's dreadful name to us? 214. it should be
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put to no apparent likelihood of breach , which haply
by much company might be — d, II, 2, 137 (== might
be spoken of in consequence of too great an attend-
ance), thou knowest our reasons — d upon the way,
HI, 1, 160. u. his hateful luxury, III, 5, 80. u. the
necessity and state of times, IV, 4, 416. / — d our old
acquaintance, Cor. V, 1, 10. wherefore dost thou u. the
name of hands? Tit. Ill, 2, 26. word ill — d to one that
is so ill, Rom. I, 1, 209. 0 trespass sweetly — d, I, 5,
III, and — d withal your high displeasure, III, 1, 159.
M. it no more, on height of our displeasure, Tim. Ill, 5,
86. Decius, well ^d, Caes. II, 1, 155. u. you your
petitions in the street? Ill, 1, 11. my brother never did
u. me in his act. Ant. U, 2, 46. whom he may at plea-
sure whip ... to quit me: u. it thou. III, 13, 151.
Urgent, pressing, cogent: to take the u. hour,
Wint. I, 2, 465. with more u. touches. Ant. I, 2, 187.
Urinal, a bottle in which urine is kept for inspec-
tion: Gent. II, 1,41. Wir. Ill, 1, 14. 91. cf. Gastalion.
Urine, animal water: Meas. Ill, 2, 118. Merch.
IV, 1, 50. Mch. II, 3, 32.
Urn, 1) a vessel in which the ashes of the dead
were kept: Phoen. 65. H6A I, 6, 24.
2) a grave : lay these bones in an unworthy u., tomb-
less, with no remembrance over them, H5 I, 2, 228. the
most noble . corse thai ever herald did follow to his u.
Cor. V, 6, 146. cf. Inurned.
In Tit. Ill, 1, 17 M. Edd. urns, in the un-Shake-
spearian sense of waterpots ; 0. Edd. ruins.
Ursula, female name (particularly of servants):
Gent. IV, 4, 122. Ado III, 1, 4 (Q Ursley). 15. 34.
Ill, 4, 1. 104. V, 4, 78. H4B I, 2, 269.
Urswick, name; Sir Christopher U., E3 IV, 5, 1
[U. only in the stage-direction).
Usage, 1) treatment: Tw. I, 5, 188. Wint. II, 3,
117. V, 1, 153. John V, 1, 18. H4A V, 1, 69. H6A
V, 3, 58. H6C IV, 5, 6. Troil. IV, 4, 121. Tit. I, 266.
Lr. II, 4, 26. Cymb. IV, 1, 22.
2) manners, behaviour: heaven me such u. send,
not to pick bad from had, but by bad mend, 0th. IV, 3,
105 (only in Ql; the rest of 0. Edd. uses).
Usance, interest paid for money : brings down the
rate ofu. Merch. 1, 3, 46. my moneys andmy — s, 109.
take no doit of u. for my moneys, 142.
Use, subst. 1) the act of employing a thing : torches
are made to light, ...fresh beauty for the u. Ven. 164.
mho (the tongue) mad that sorrow should his u. control,
Lucr. 1781. mine be thy love, and thy love's u. their
treasure, Sonn. 20, 14. all corners else o'the earth let
liberty make u. of, Tp. I, 2, 492. u. of service none, II,
1,151. no a. of metal, 153. they want the u. of tongue,
III, 3, 38. he hath no u. of them (his eyes) Wiv. Ill, 2,
32. every scope by the immoderate u. turns to restraint,
Meas. I, 2, 131. / know not what u. to put her to. Err.
111,2,97. thy jealous fits have scared thy husband from
the u. of wits, V, 86. you have forsworn the u. of eyes,
LLL IV, 3, 310. for u. of that which is ncine own, Merch.
I, 3, 114. be able for thine enemy rather in power than
u. All's 1, 1, 75. can serve the world for no honest u.
IV, 3, 341. can such sweet u. make of what they hate,
IV, 4, 22. I put you to the u. of your own virtues, V,
1, 16. mine own purse, which I had recommended to
his u. Tw. V, 94. the time is worth the u. on't, Wint.
111,1, 14 (= the time is worth having been used, i. e.
spent most usefully ) . creatures of note for mercy-lacking
— s, John IV, 1, 121. my tongue's u. is to me no more
Schmidt, tho English of Shakespeare.
than an unstringed viol, R2 I, 3, 161. when we need
your u. and counsel, H4A I, 3, 21 (= the use of your
counsel; cf. And). I make as good u. of it, HI, 3, 33.
another for u. H4B 11, 2, 21. things that are mouldy
lack u. Ill, 2, 119. more perfect in the u. of arms, IV,
1, 155. sets it in act and u. IV, 3, 126. comes to no u.
IV, 4, 72. Dui'y serves you for good ^s,\,S, 11. what
u. we made of them, H5 1,2,268. thou makest u. of any
thing, III, 7, 70. many hands, and no u. Troil. I, 2, 30.
served me to effectless u. Tit. Ill, 1, 76. strained from
that fair u. Bom. II, 3, 19. dignities which vacant lie
for thy best u. and wearing, Tim. V, 1, 146. ij thou
hast any sound or u. of voice, Ilml. I, 1, 128. to what
base — s we may return, V, 1, 223. wic must have u. of
your advice, Lr. II, 1, 123. craves the instant u. 130.
having made u. of him, Ant. HI, 5, 7. have no u. for
trusting, V, 2, 15 (don't know what to do with it) etc.
Often preceded by to instead of for: for terror, not
to u. Meas. I, 3, 26. rohat I saw, to my good u. I re-
membered, Wint. IV, 4, 616. spare mine eyes, though
to no u. hut still to look on you, John IV, 1, 103. to
one's u. = in order to be at one's disposal: take it up
unto thy master's u. Shr. IV, 3, 159 (quibbling), wy
fair name ...to dark dishonour's u. thou shalt not have,
R2 1, 1, 169 (that disgrace may dispose of it, deal with
it, at pleasure), the prisoners . ..to his own u. he keeps,
H4A I, 1, 94. hath here distrained the Tower to his u.
H6A I, 3, 61. till he disbursed ... ten thousand dollars
to our general u. Mcb. I, 2, 62. to u,, without a geni-
tive, = at command : o'er whom both sovereign power
and father' s voice I have to u. AirsII,3,61. any thing
I have is his to u. H6B V, 1, 53.
2) utility, advantage, proiit: make u. of time, Ven.
129 (=: improve the moment), made u. and fair ad-
vantage of his days, Gent. II, 4, 68. can you make no
u. of your discontent? Ado I, 3, 40 (= derive advan-
tage from it), sweet are the — s of adversity, As II, 1,
12. which should give us a further u. to be made than
alone the recovery of the king, All's II, 3, 41. I must
lose the u. of all deceit, John V, 4, 27. I rather of his
absence make this u. H4A IV, 1, '76. a good wit will
make u. of any thing, H4B I, 2, 277. made her serve
your — s, II, 1, 127. practised on me for thy u. H5 II,
2, 99. any groat I hoarded to my u. H6B III, 1, 113.
make u. now, and provide for thine own future safety,
H8 111,2,421 (== let not advantage slip), what things
there are most abject in regard and dear in u. Troil.
Ill, 3, 128. make u. of thy salt hours, Tim. IV, 3, 85.
3) present possession, usufruct: so he will let me
have the other half in u., to render it, upon his death,
unto the gentleman, Merch. IV, 1, 383. my full heart
remains in u. with you, Ant. I, 3, 44.
4) interest paid for borrowed money: gold that's
put to u. more gold begets, Ven. 768. thou usurer, that
put' St forth all to u. Sonn. 134, 10. that u. is not for-
bidden usury which happies those that pay the ivilling
loan, 6, 5. she (nature) determines herself the glory of
a creditor , both thanks and u. Meas. I, 1, 41. he lent
it me awhile, and I gave him u. for it. Ado II, 1, 288.
being kept together and put to u. Tw. Ill, 1, 57.
5) occasion or need of employment, necessity,
exigency: should we ne'er have u. for 'em (friends)
Tim. I, 2, 101. my — s cry to me, II, 1, 20. to supply
his instant u. with so many talents. III, 2, 41. here is
no u. for gold, IV, 3, 290. that mine own u. invites me
to cut down, V,l,209. Ihave u.for it, 0th, 111,3,319.
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receive us for barbarous and unnatural revolts during
their u and slay us after, Cyiub. IV, 4, 7.
6) practice, habitual exercise: every alienpen hath
got my u. Soiin. 78, 3. how u. doth breed a habit in a
man, Gent. V, 4, 1. to give fear to u. and liberty, Meas.
1,4,62 (= to the practice of liberty, or to licentious
practice), my dull deaf ears (have) a Utile u. to hear,
Err V, 316. still u. of grief makes loild grief tame, R3
IV, 4, 229. my arms are out of u. Troil. V, 6, 16. a
brain that leads my u. of anger to better vantage, Cor.
111,2,30. to the u. of actions fair and good he (custom)
likewise gives a frock or livery that aptly is put on,
Hml. 111,4, 163. her speech is nothing, yet the unshaped
u. of it doth move the hearers to collection, IV, 5, 8.
our laws, whose u. the sword of Caesar hath too much
mangled, Cymb. Ill, 1, 56. custom what they did begin
loas with long u. account no sin, Per. Prol. 30.
Hence = custom (habitual practice as well as
common occurrence) : his u. was to put a ducat in her
clack-dish, MesiS. Ill, 2, 134. it is still her (Fortune's)
u. to let the wretched man outlive his wealth, Merch.
IV, 1, 268. with more haste than is his u. All's V, 1, 24.
made impudent with u. of evil deeds, H6C I, 4, 117. a
return exceeding all u. of quittance, Tim. 1, 1,291. the
deed of saying is quite out of u. V, 1, 28. these things
are beyond all u. Caes. 11, 2, 25. blood and destruction
shall be so in u. Ill, 1, 265. out of u. and staled by
other men, IV, 1, 38. against the u. of nature, IMcb. I,
3, 137. cleave not to their mould but with the aid of n.
146. my strange and self -abuse is the initiate fear that
wants hard u. Ill, 4, 143. u. almost can change the
stamp of nature, Hml. Ill, 4, 168. is it his «.? 0th.
IV, 2, 285. though tongues ivere out' of u. V, 1, 110.
Plur. — s = manners, ways, doings: how weary,
stale, flat and unprofitable seem to me all the — s of
this world, Hml. I, 2, 134. heaven me such — s send,
not to pick bad from bad, but by bad mend, 0th. IV, 3,
105 (Ql usage).
Use, yb. 1) trans, a) to make use of, to employ:
he hath it when he cannot u. it, Lucr. 862. ivho heaven
itself for ornament doth u. Sonn.21,3. I cannot blame
thee for my love thou — st, 40,6. a better spirit doth u.
your name, 80, 2. 82, 3. 133, 12. 139, 4. 145, 7. Tp.
1, 1, 25. IV, 36. Gent. II, 4, 214. II, 7, 73. Ill, 1, 123.
V, 3, 14 [loill not u. « woman laivlessly; cf. Tim. IV, 3,
83. 0th. V, 2, 70). Wiv. II, 1, 5. 11, 2, 244. 285. V, 5,
77. Meas. II, 2, 109. 113. IV, 2, 26. 60. Err. II, 2, 27.
V, 103. Ado I, 2, 28. II, 1, 184. IV, 1, 329. V, 1, 124.
V, 2, 20. LLL I, 1, 177. Merch. II, 2, 5. IV, 1, 81. 92.
As V, 4, 111. Epil. 5. Shr. I, 1, 36. All's II, 3, 114. II,
5, 32. Tw. I, 5, 15. Wint. 11, 1, 72. 85. II, 2, 52, IV,
1,4. IV, 4, 215. John 111, 3, 11. IV, 1, 108. 118. IV,
2, 159. V, 1, 6. R2 III, 3, 42. H4A I, 3, 11. H4B III,
2, 309. V, 2, 115. V, 5, 134. H5 HI, 7, 71. IV, 2, 62.
V, 2, 151. H6A I, 3, 43. 78. II, 1, 81. H6C II, 2, 65.
IV, 1, 42. V, 5, 45. E3 I, 3, 353. IV, 4, 396. V, 3, 309.
Troil. V, 1, 104. Tim. I, 2, 87 (that you ivould once u.
our hearts). II, 2, 188. 200 (my occasions have found
time to u. 'em toward a supply of money). Ill, 1, 39.
Ill, 2, 56 (/ was sending to u. Lord Tivion myself, i. e.
to borrow money of him). IV, 3, S3 (they love thee
not that u. thee; cf. Gent. V, 3, 14 and 0th. V, 2, 70).
Mcb. II, 1, 43. V, 5, 29.' Hml. II, 2, 3. 0th. V, 2, 70.
Cymb. Ill, 5, 111 etc.
b) to practise customarily, to make a practice of:
do nothing but u. their abuses, Meas. II, 1,42 (Elbow's
speech), he hath not —d it before, IV, 2, 121. borrows
money in God's name, the which he hath — d so long,
Ado V, 1, 320. I do never u. it, Merch. I, 3, 71 (viz
to lend or borrow upon advantage), so long I daily
vow to u. it (this exercise) Wint. Ill, 2, 243. thou hast
caused printing to be — d, H6B IV, 7, 39. all several
sins, all — d in each degree, R3 V, 3, 198. if thou u.
to beat me, I will . . . tell lohat thou art, Troil. 11,1,52.
to give forth the corn o'the storehouse gratis, as 'twas
— d sometime in Greece, Cor. Ill, 1, 114. a trade that
I may u. icith a safe conscience, Caes. I, 1, 14. shows
a most pitiful ambition in the fool that —s it, Hml. Ill,
2, 50. / have — d it (to be full of songs) ever since
thou madest thy daughters thy mothers, Lr. I, 4, 187.
going shall be — d with feet, III, 2, 94. they fiave — d
their dearest action in the tented field, 0th. I, 3, 84.
Hence — d^ accustomed: a beggar that was — d
to come so smug upon the mart, Merch. Ill, 1, 48. your
greatness hath not been — d to fear, Wint. IV, 4, 18.
— d to comtnand, untaught to plead for favour , H6B
IV, 1, 122. the people were not — d to be spoke to, R3
111, 7, 29 (Qq wont), the madams too, not — d to toil,
H8 I, 1, 24. they were — rf to bend, Troil. Ill, 3, 71.
o'erhear what they are — d to bear , Cor. Ill, 1, 250.
he hath been — d ever to conquer , 111, 3, 25. you were
— d to say extremity was the trier of spirits, Cor. IV,
1, 3. 9. my so — d a guest, Per. I, 2, 3.
c) to practise in general, to do, to make, to apply
to ; joined with the most different nouns almost peri-
phrastically: so thou, wilt buy and 2>ay and u. good
dealing, Ven. 514. they that fawned on him before u.
his company no more, Pilgr. 422. 7nore mickle was the
pain that nothing could be — d to turn them both to gain,
220. they cannot u. such vigilance, Tp. Ill, 3, 16. trea-
chery — d to Valentine, Gent. II, 6, 32. u. your patience,
Wiv. Ill, 1, 83 (Evans' speech), an you u. these blows
long, Err. II, 2, 37. you u. this dalliance to excuse your
breach of promise, IV, 1, 48. I make all icse of it (my
discontent), /or I u. it only. Ado I, 3,41 (= harbour
it, have it), this civil war of wits zaere much better — d
on Navarre, LLL II, 226. she should not u. a long one
(passion) ybr such a Pyramus, Mids. V, 322. «. all the
observance of civility, Merch. II, 2, 204. u. your plea-
sure, 111, 2, 323 (do as you please). «. thou all the
endeavour of a man in speed to Padua, III, 4, 48. you
may as well u. question with the wolf, IV, 1,73. there-
fore u. thy discretion. As I, 1, 152 (do as you please).
the stern brow and waspish action which she did u. as
she was writing of it, IV, 3, 10. u. your manners dis-
creetly in all kind of companies, Shr. I, 1, 247. u. a
more spacious ceremony to the noble lords. All's U, 1,
51. do not u. it oft (tempting him thus) H4A III, 1,
176. rendered such aspect as cloudy men u. to their
adversaries, III, 2, 83 (Ff u. to do to), u. lenity, H5
111,2,26. M. mercy to them all. III, 3,64. to u. his good
pleasure. III, 6, 57. what treachery was — d1 H6A I,
1,68. u. no entreaty, for it is in vain, V, 4, 85. words
and threats shall be the war that Henry means to «.
H6C I, 1, 73. while I u. further conference with War-
wick, III, 3,111. if we u. delay, cold biting winter mars
our hoped-for hay, IV, 8, 60. m. careful watch, R3 V,
3, 54. we are ready to u. our utmost studies in your
service, H8 111, 1, 174. to u. so rude behaviour, IV, 2,
103. we must u. expostulation kindly, Troil. IV, 4, 62.
thou dost affect my manners and dost u. them, Tim. IV,
3, 199. that thou wilt u. {he wars as thy redress and
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not as our confusion, V, 4, 51. nor with such free and
friendly conference as he hath — d of old, Caes. IV, 2,
18. the i-est is labour, which is not — d for you, Mcb.
1,4,44. — inff those thoughts which should indeed have
died, III, 2, 10. «. all gently, Hml. Ill, 2, 6. to u. some
gentle entertainment to Laertes before you fall to play,
V, 2, 215. knavery' s plain face is never seen till — d,
0th. II, 1,321. Antony will u. his affection where it is,
Ant. II, 6, 139.
d) to treat: how Tarquin must he — d, Lucr. 1195.
I have — d thee with humane care, Tp. 1, 2,345. V, 72.
Gent. IV, 4, 207. Wiv. Ill, 3,42 {we'll u. this unwhole-
some humidity; with reticence of the adverb). 215. IV,
4, 26. V, 5, 173. Err. II, 2, 155. Ill, 2, 6. Mids. II, 1,
205. 210. Ill, 2, 45. 152. Shr. 1, 1, 65. I, 2, 32. 11,111.
All's I, 1, 229. V, 2, 23. Tw. II, 5, 31. Ill, 4, 171. IV,
2, 37. John IV, 1, 55. H4B II, 2, 150. V, 1, 33. H5 III,
2, 138. 139. H6A 11, 5, 35. H6B II, 4, 82. H6C III, 2,
123. 124. IV, 3, 36. 38. R3 111, 2, 33. IV, 1, 103. Tit.
IV, 2, 40. Tim. Ill, 1, 39. Cymb. Ill, 3, 8 etc.
e) to have, possess, occupy or enjoy for a time:
why dost thou u. so great a sum of sums , yet canst not
live? .Sonn. 4, 7. som.e necessaries that I needs must u,
Gent. II, 4, 188. not of this country, though my chance
isnow to u. itformy time, Meas.111,2,231. Jthendid
a. the person of your father; the image of his power lay
then in me, H4B V, 2, 73. having great and instant
occasion to u. fifty talents, Tim. Ill, 1, 19. heaven's
bounty towards him might be — d more thankfully,
Cymb. I, 6, 79. cf. Ado I, 3, 41.
2) refl. to behave : forgive me, if I have — d myself
unmannerly, H8 III, 1, 176.
3) intr. a) to be accustomed, to be wont: where
Adon — d to cool his spleen, Pilgr. 76. the unstained
sword that you have — d to bear, H4B V, 2, 114. Tp.
II, 1, 175. Wiv. IV, 2, 58. As II, 3, 23. Tw. II, 4, 47.
II, 5, 104. H4A III, 2, 83 (Ff u. to do to their adver-
saries, Qqu. to their a.). H5IV,7,70. H6BIV,2,107.
109. H6CV.5,75. Troil. 111,3,73. Koni. II Chor. 10.
111,5,191. Caes. I, 2,72.262. Hml. II, 2, 48. Ant. U,
5, 32. Ill, 7, 66. Per. II, 1, 66 etc.
b) to do, to deal, to dispose: brought him hither,
to use as you think needful of the man. Tit. V, 1,39.
Useful, profitable, helpful: u. serving-man, John
V, 2, 81. Adverbially: which thou hast worn most u.
for thy country, Ant. IV, 14, 80.
Useless, answering no purpose, unserviceable:
Tp. V, 60. Adverbially: and u. barns the harvest of
his wits, Lucr. 859.
User, one who uses (cf. the verb use): beauty's
waste hath in the world an end, and kept unused, the
u. so destroys it, Sonn. 9, 12.
Usher, subst. one whose business is to walk be-
fore and Introduce another: Cor. II, 1, 174. Ant. Ill,
6,44.
Usher, vb. to introduce as a forerunner or har-
binger: that full star that — s in the even, Sonn. 132,
7. in — ing mend him who can, LLLV, 2, 328. no sun
shall ever u. forth mine honours, H8 III, 2, 411.
Usual, customary, common: Mids. V, 35. Merch.
IV, 1, 72. Shr. Ill, 1, 12. H6C IV, 5, 11. H8 I, 2, 132.
Hml. II, 1, 22.
Usually, customarily, ordinarily: H6BIV, 7, 43.
Mcb. Ill, 3, 12.
Usurer, one who lends money and takes interest
for it (which was thought disreputable , at any rate,
in the poet's time): Sonn. 4, 7. 134, 10. Ado II, 1,
197 (like an — 's chain). Merch. Ill, 1, 50. Wint. IV,
4, 266. 271. H6A 111, 1, 17. Cor. 1, 1, 84. Rom. Ill, 3,
123. Cor. II, 2; 62. 77. 101. 103. IV, 3, 112. Lr. HI,
2, 89. IV, 6, 167.
Usurliig, usurious: the balsam that the u. senate
pours into captains' wounds, Tim. Ill, 5, 110. a u.
kindness, IV, 3, 516.
Usurp, 1) intr. to be in a place contrary to right:
if aught possess thee from me , it is dross , — ing ivy,
Err. II, 2, 180. it mourns that painting and — ing hair
should ravish doters, LLL IV, 3, 259 (= false hair).
the treacherous feet which with — ing steps do trample
thee, R2 III, 2, 17. With on, = to enter on illegiti-
mately, to encroach on, to intrude: this sorrow is an
enemy and would u. upon my watery eyes. Tit. Ill, 1,
269. thy natural magic ...on wholesome life u. imme-
diately, Hml. Ill, 2, 271. death may u. on nature many
hours. Per. Ill, 2, 82.
Especially = to hold regal power without right.
As 1, 2, 286. II, 1, 27. John II, 119. 121. Ill, 1, 61:
R2 III, 3, 81. H6A I, 3, 31. H6C I, 1, 81. 169. II, 2,
165. Ill, 3, 79. R3 V, 2, 7. V, 3, 112. H8 II, 1, 108.
2) trans, to seize or take or assume falsely or
against right: a sudden pale — s her cheek, Ven. 5ftl.
sweating lust — ed his (love's) name, 794. iliou doest
here u. the name thou owest not, Tp. I, 2, 453. to steal
from the state and u, the beggary he was never horn to,
Meas. Ill, 2, 99. the boy will well u. the grace, voice,
gait and action of a gentlewoman, Shr. Ind. 1, 131
(= counterfeit). — ing his spurs so long. All's IV, 3,
119. are you the lady of the house? If I do not u. my-
self, I am, Tw. I, 5, 198. 200. my masculine — ed
attire, V, 257. R2 IV, 257. V, 5, 89. H6A IV, 1, 40.
H6C II, 2, 12. E3 I, 3, 173. IV, 4, 27. Hml. 1, 1, 46.
Lr. IV, 2, 28. V, 3, 317. 0th. I, 3, 346 (on —ed beard
= a false beard).
Especially applied to regal rights: John II, 118.
175. Ill, 1, 160. R2 V, 1, 65. H5 I, 2, 69. 96 (—ed
from you; cf. From). H6A V, 4, 151. H6B I, 1, 244.
H6C'l, 1, 23. I, 2, 25. Ill, 3, 28. IV, 7, 66. V, 4, 77.
V, 5, 37. V, 6,73. R3 IV, 4, 109. 110. 367. 371. V,5,4.
Usurpation, illegal occupation: so looks the
strand whereon the imperious flood hath left a witnessed
u. H4B J, 1, 63. Especiallyillegal possession of royalty:
John II, 9. H6A II, 5, 68.
Usurper, one who occupies a place, especially a
throne, without right: Lucr. 412. As II, 1, 61. John
II, 120. H5 I, 2, 78. H6B I, 3, 35. 188. IV, 4, 30. H6C
I, 1, 114. Ill, 3, 76. H8 I, 2, 196. Mcb. V, 8, 55.
Usurpiugly, by usurpation, illegitimately: John
I, 13.
Usury, the practice of taking interest for money :
that use is not forbidden u. Sonn. 6, 5. like u. applying
wet to wet, Compl. 40. 'tioas never merry world since
of two — es the merriest was put down, and the worser
allowed by order of law a furred gown, Meas. Ill, 2, 7.
make edicts for u., to support usurers. Cor. I, 1, 84.
banish u., that makes the senate ugly, Tim. Ill, 5, 99.
did you but know the city's — es and felt them know-
ingly, Cymb. Ill, 3, 45.
Ut, the first note in Guide's musical scale: ut, re,
sol, la, mi, fa, LLL IV, 2, 102. Shr. Ill, 1, 76.
Utensil, a household implement, any thing for
daily use: Tp. Ill, 2, 104. Tw. I, 5, 264.
Utility, usefulness: H5 V, 2, 53.
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ttis (from the French huit; originally the time
between a festival and the eighth day after it) merri-
ment, fun : here will be oldu. H4B II, 4, 22 (the drawer's
speech). *
Utmost, 1) being at the furthest point, extreme:
that u. corner of the west, John II, 29. here is my butt
and very sea-mark of my u. sail, 0th. V, 2, 268. Sub-
stantively: that's the u. of his pilgrimage, Meas. II,
1,36.
2) being in the highest degree or quantity: use
our commission in his u. force, John III, 3, 11. six or
seven thousand is their u. power, R3 V, 3, 10. H8 III,
1, 174. Cor. Ill, 1, 326. Per. V, 1, 76 (Ff and later
Qq uttermost). Substantively: try him to the u. H8 V,
3, 146. though he perform to the u. of a man, Cor. 1, 1,
272. that's the u. of your having, V, 2, 61. we have
tried the u. of our friends, Caes. IV, 3, 214.
3) most accurate, computed with absolute exact-
ness; last: when as thy love hath cast his u. sum, Sonn.
49, 3. how much your chain weighs to the u. carat, Err.
IV, 1, 28. what they weigh, even to the u. scruple, Ado
V, 1, 93. extend to you what further becomes his great-
ness, even to the u. syllable of your worthiness. All's
III, 6, 74. the very list, the very u. bound of all our
fortunes, H4A IV, 1, 51. that we now possessed the u.
man of expectation, H4B I, 3, 65. he weighs time even
to the u. grain, H5 II, 4, 138. given to captivity me
and my u. hopes, 0th. IV, 2, 51 (none excepted, Qq
om.).
Utter, adj. complete, total: the son ofu. darkness,
H4A in, 3, 42. I foresee with grief the u. loss of all
the.realm of France, H6A V, 4, 112. io thy foul dis-
grace and u. ruin of the house of York, H6C I,
I, 254.
Utter, vb. 1) to emit, to send forth (German:
von sich geben) : pecks up wit . . . and — s it again, LLL
V, 2, 316. — ing such dulcet and harmonious breath,
Mids. II, 1, 151. eat no onions, for we are to u. sweet
breath, IV, 2, 44. cons state without book and — s it
by great swarths, Tw. II, 3, 161. he — s them (tunes)
as he had eaten ballads, Wint. IV, 4, 185. — ed such
a deal of stinking breath, Caes. I, 2, 247.
2) to cause to pass from one band to another (not
exactly = to sell, as the commentators explain it,
but the German unter die Leute bringen, or an den
Mann bringen') : beauty is bought by judgement of the
eye, not — ed by base sale of chapmen's tongues, LLL
II, 16. money's a medler, that doth u. all men's ware-a,
Wint. IV, 4, 330. Mantua' s law is death io any he
that — s them, Kom. V, 1, 67.
3) to disclose, not to keep secret : my tongue shall
u. all, Lucr. 1076. to a. that which else no worldly
good should draw from me, Gent. Ill, 1, 8. the vile con-
clusion I now begin with grief and shame to u. Meas.
V, 96. Err. I, 1, 36. Ado I, 1, 217. Ill, 3, 112. IV, 1,
14. H4A II, 3, 114. H4B V, 3, 115. H8 I, 2, 167.
Hml. II, 1, 119. 0th. Ill, 3, 136. Cymb. V, 5, 141.
4) to pronounce, to speak: she — s this, Lucr.
1721. — ing foolish things, 1813. — ing bare truth,
Sonn. 69, 4. his backward voice is to u. foul speeches,
Tp. II, 2, 95. there is not chastity enough in language,
without offence to u. them, Ado IV, 1, 99. / have drunk
poison whiles he uttered it, V, 1, 253. graves, yawn
and yield your dead, till death be — ed, heavily, heavily,
V, 3, 20 (i. e. the cry 'graves, yawn' etc. shall be raised
till death). LLL V, 2, 524. Merch. U, 8, 14. Shr. II,
177. All's V, 3, 208. Wint. I, 2, 104. 410. 443. John
III, 4, 43. V, 7, 56. H4A I, 1, 107. II, 4, 272. H4B
V, 3, 138. H5 III, 6, 66. H6A V, 5, 13. H6C IV, 1,
98. H8 I, 2, 136. II, 4, 171. V, 5, 16. Troil. II, 1,
75. Cor. II, 1, 58. II, 2, 87. V, 2, 25. Tit. V, 2, 169.
V, 3, 89. Rom. 11, 2, 59 ( -ing; most M. Edd., fol-
lowing the surreptitious Ql, utterance). Ill, 1, 160.
Ill, 5, 175. Caes. Ill, 1, 235. Hml. Ill, 4, 142. Lr. I,
4, 354. Ant. I, 2, 113. II, 2, 133. With forth: there
my father's grave did u. forth a voice, Meas. HI, 1, 87.
that my tongue may u. forth the 'malice of my heart.
Tit. V, 3, 12.
I'tteraiice, extremity (Fr. outrance): come fate
into the list, and champion me to the u. Mcb. Ill, 1, 72.
which (honour) he to seek of me again perforce, behoves
me keep at u. Cymb. Ill, 1, 73.
Utterance, I) emission, asending forth (of soimd):
these cannot I command to any u. of harmony, Hml.
HI, 2, 378.
2) the act of speaking or expressing: I speak ...
as mine honesty puts it to u. Wint. I, 1, 22. the u. of a
brace of tongues must needs tcant pleading for a pair
of eyes, John IV, 1, 98. he has a merit to choke it in
the u. Cor. IV, 7, 49. floods of tears will . . . break my
very u. Tit. V, 3, 91. the voice and u. of my tongue,
Caes. HI, 1, 261. In Rom. II, 2, 59 the spurious Ql
and most M. Edd. u., the authentic 0. Edd. uttering.
3) elocution : with all the gracious u. thou hast, R2
HI, 3, 125. I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth,
action, nor u. Caes. HI, 2, 226.
Utterly, completely, entirely: Wiv. IV, 2, 43.
H4A II, 4, 516. H4B IV, 5, 218. H6A I, 1, 163. H6B
HI, 1, 85. H8 II, 4,81. HI, 1, 160. Ant. II, 2, 238.
Per. HI, 1, 59.
Uttermost, extreme, being in the highest degree,
last, utmost: my u. power, H5 HI, 6, 9 (Fluellen's
speech), my u. skill, Per. V, 1, 76 (Ql. 2 utmost).
Everywhere else substantively : making question of
my u. Merch. I, 1, 156 (doubting that I will do my
utmost), that shall be racked even to the u. 181. I will
be free even to the u. Shr. IV, 3, 80. to the u. Troil. IV,
5, 91. by the eighth hour: is that the «.? Caes. II, 1,
213. 214 (= latest), to effect it to my u. 0th. Ill,
4, 167.
V.
Vacancy , 1) empty space , vacuity : that you do
bend your eye on v. Hml. HI, 4, 117. whistling to the
air, which, but for v., had gone to gaze on Cleopatra
too and made a gap in nature, Ant. II, 2, 221.
2) empty and idle time: if he filled his v. with his
voluptuousness, Ant. I, 4, 26.
3) intermission: no interim, not a minute's v., but
day and night did we keep company, Tw. V, 98.
Vacant, empty, not filled: the v. leaves thy mind's
imjtrint will bear, Sonn. 77, 3. war-thoughts have left
their places V. Ado I, 1, 304. stuffs out his v. garments
with his form, John HI, 4, 97. with a bodjj filled and
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V, mind, ETS IV, 1. 286. special dignities, which v. lie
for thy best use and wearing, Tim. V, 1, 145. With
of = devoid of: being of those virtues v. H8 V, 1 , 126.
Vacation, the time of nonterm: As 111, 2, 349.
Vade, to fade : untimely plucked, soon — d, plucked
in the bud, and — d in the spring, Pilgr. 131. 132. a
shining gloss that — th suddenly, 170. a gloss ... — d,
174. 176. his summer leaves all — d, R2 I, 2, 20
(Qq faded).
Vagal)ond, subst. one who wanders about with-
out a settled habitation, a vagrant: All's II, 3, 277.
R2 11, 3, 120. R3 V, 3, 316.
Vagabond, adj. vagrant, wandering: v. exile,
Cor. Ill, 3, 89. a v. flag upon the stream, Ant. 1,
4, 45.
Vagrom, Dogberry's blunder for vagabond: Ado
III, 3, 26.
Vail, subst. a going down, a sinking, setting:
with the v. and darhing of the sun, Troil. V, 8, 7. (or
does the termination ing belong to both words? vail
and darking for vtfiling and darkingT).
Vail, vb. 1) tr. to lower, to let fall: he — s his
tail, Ven. 314. she — ed her eyelids, 956. v. your re-
gard upon a wronged maid, Meas. V, 20. — ing her
high-top lower than her ribs, Merch. I. 1, 28. France
must V. her lofty-plumed crest, H6A V, 3, 25. do not
for ever with thy ~ed lids seek for thy noble father in
the dust, Hml. 1, 2, 70. did v. their crowns to his supre-
macy, Per. 11, 3, 42. Metaphorically: v. your stomachs,
Shr. V, 2, 176. Douglas ... 'gan v. his stomach, H4B
I, ], 129. if he have power, then v. your ignorance, Cor.
Ill, 1, 98.
Doubtful passage : fair ladies . . . dismasked . . . are
angels — ing clouds, LLL V, 2, 297 (Johnson: letting
those clouds which obscured their brightness sink from
before them. Could it not possibly be = clouds letting
down, bearing down, angels? As for the construction,
cf Hml. 1, 2, 2. Lr. 11, 2, 129).
2) intr. to bow, to stoop, to do homage: when she
would with rich and constant pen v. to her mistress
Dian, Per. IV Prol. 29.
Vailfnl, available, advantageous; writing of some
M. Edd. in Meas. IV, 6, 4; O.Edd. to vail full purpose ;
some M. Edd. to veil full purpose.
Vails, money given to servants: there are certain
condolements, certain v. Per. U, 1,157 (the fisherman's
speech).
Vain, 1) empty, idle, unsatisfying, frivolous (Ger-
man: nichtig): beauty is but a v. and doubtful good,
Pilgr. 169. have more time for — er hours and tutors
not so careful, Tp. I, 2, 174. / will not hear thy v.
excuse, Gent, ill, 1, 168. train our intellects to r. de-
light, LLL !, 1, 71. brings in the champion Honour
on my part against your v. assault. All's IV, 2, 51.
leave thy v. bibble babble, Tw. IV, 2, 105. the want of
tohich V. dew (i. e. tears) Wint. II, 1, 109. thy word
is hut the v. breath of a common man, John HI, 1, 8.
if heart's presages be not v. B2 II, 2, 142. how these
V. weak nails may tear a passage, V, 5, 19. his ad-
diction was to courses v. H5 1, 1, 54. your oath is v.
and frivolous, H6C 1, 2, 27. poor painted queen, v.
flourish of my fortune, K3 1, 3, 241. a v. prophecy,
H8 1, 2, 147. V. pomp and glory of this world. 111, 2,
365. lose not so noble a friend on v. suppose, Tit. 1,
440. hands, to do Rome service, are but v. HI, 1, 80
(idle, answering no purpose, superfluous), begot of
nothing but V. fantasy, Rom.1,4,98. not with v. thanks,
0th. Ill, 3, 470. 0 v. boast, V, 2, 264.
2) unwise, foolish, silly: my father would enforce
me marry v. Thurio, Gent. IV, 3, 17. school-maids
change their names by i}. though apt affection, Meas. I,
4, 48. there's no man is so v. that would refuse so fair
an offered chain, Err. HI, 2, 185. one whom the music
of his own v. tongue doth ravish, LLL 1, 1, 167. it
would ill become me to be v., indiscreet, or a fool, IV,
2,31. 0 V. petitioner, beg a greater matter, V, 2, 207.
love is ... all tvanton as a child, skipping and v. 771.
every beardless v. comparative, H4A 111, 2, 67. speak
to that V. man, H4B V, 5, 48. a v., giddy, shallow,
humorours youth, 11511,4,28. 0 v. fool, Lr. IV, 2, 61.
3) not true ; used a) of things, = fallacious : all
hope is v., unless his noble mother and his wife. Cor.
V, 1, 70. b) of persons, = false, deceitful; 'tis holy
sport to be a little v., when the sweet breath of flattery
conquers strife, Err. Ill, 2, 27 (placed in the rhyme).
4) proud of petty things, conceited; his general
behaviour v., ridiculous and thrasonical, LLL V, 1, 13.
the schoolmaster is exceeding fantastical, too too v, V,
2, 532. infusing him with self and v. conceit, R2 111,
2, 166. any rebel or v. spirit of mine, H4B IV, 5, 172.
(But in all these passages the word may have another
meaning; cf. Vanity).
5) answering no purpose, ineffectual; All's 111,4,
25. R2 III, 2, 214. H4B 11, 4, 431. H5 111, 3, 24. Hml.
1, 1, 146. Lr. V, 3, 293.
Substantively, for v. = to no purpose, idly; which
the air beats for v. Meas. 11, 4, 12. Oftener in v. =
to no purpose, ineffectually; Ven. 607. 771. 772. Lucr.
1023. 1044. 1665. Pilgr. 391. Tp. IV, 97. Mids. HI,
1, 199. IV, 1, 6. LLL 1, 1, 140. Mids. II, 1, 88. 93.
All's I, 3, 207 (I love in v.). Wint. V, 3, 140. R2 11,
1, 4. 7. H4B H, 3, 14. H6A V, 4, 85. H6B H, 1, 146.
III, 2, 146. IV, 1, 77. 92. H6C I, 3, 21. II, 1, 135.
Tit. I, 455. II. 3, 163. HI, 1, 27. 73. Rom. I, 4, 45.
Tim. I, 1, 128. Ill, 5, 59. V, 1, 193. Lr. I, 1, 163.
it is in V. Rom. II, 1, 41. Tim. V, 1, 119. 187. Per.
V, 1, 41.
Vain-glory, vanity: I dare say without v. HS lU,
1, 127. if Hector break not his necki'the combat, he'll
break 't himself in v. Troil. Ill, 3, 260. these feasts,
pomps and — es, Tim. I, 2, 249. it is not v. for a man
and his glass to confer in his own chamber, Cymb.
IV, 1, 8.
Vainly, 1) idly, unreasonably: v. thinking that
she thinks me young, Sonn. 138, 5. my thoughts and my
discourse as madmen's are, at random from the truth v.
expressed, 147, 12. shall tax my fears of little vanity,
having v. feared too Utile, All's V, 3, 123.
2) falsely, erroneously: lohich v. I supposed the
Holy Land, H4B IV, 5, 239.
3) to no purpose, ineffectually, in vain, idly; this
article is made in vain, or v. comes the admired princess
hither, LLL I, 1, 141. our cannons' malice v. shall be
spent against the invulnerable clouds of heaven, John
11,251. benefit no further than V. longing, H8I, 2, 81.
luhat torch is yond that v. lends his light to grubs, Rom.
V, 3, 125. breathed our sufferance v. Tim. V, 4, 8.
V'ainness, 1) falseness; / hate ingratitude more
in a man than lying v., babbling drunkenness, Tw. HI,
4, 389.
2) vanity, empty pride :/ree/ro»i v. and self -glorious
pride, H5 V Ghor. 20.
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Valance, (0. Edd. Vallens) fringes of drapery:
V. of Venice gold in needlework, Shr. II, 356.
Valanccil, fringed: thy face is v. since I saw thee
last, Hml. II, 2, 442 (decorated with a beard).
Valdes, name of a pirate in Per. IV, 1, 97 (it
has been observed by the commentators that an ad-
miral in the Spanish Armada bore the same name).
Vale, low ground (used only in verse) : Compl. 2.
Err. V, 120. H8 I, 1, 7. Troil. I, 2, 3. Tit. II, 3, 93.
V, 2, 36. Ant. IV, 11, 3. Cymb. IV, 2, 176. Metaphori-
cally, a place and state of misery or decline : Az's comfort
in this earthly e. H6B II, 1, 70. / am declined into the
u. of years, 0th. Ill, 3, 266.
Valence, Earl of V., one of Talbot's baronial
titles: H6A IV, 7, 63.
Valencius (M. Edd. Valentinus) name in Meas.
IV, 5, 8.
Valentine, name 1) of the saint, on whose day
(Febr. 14) birds began to couple and mates were
chosen by the different sexes: Saint V. is past: begin
these wood-birds but to couple now? Mids. IV, 1, 144.
to-morrow is Saint — 's day, Hml. IV, 5, 48. to be
your V. 51 (i. e. your true-love), cf. there's not a hair
on's head but 'tis a V. Gent. HI, 1, 192. no V. indeed
for sacred Silvia, 211.
2) of different persons in Gent. I, 1, 11. 18. 55 etc.
Tit. V, 2, 151. Rom. I, 2, 70.
Valentinus, another form of Valentine in Gent.
1, 3, 67 (later Ff Valentino). Some M. Edd. V. in
Gent. II, 4, 196 (0. Edd. Valentine's) and Meas. IV,
5, 8 (0. Edd. Valencius).
Valentio, name in Rom. I, 2, 72.
Valeria, female name in Cor. 1, 3, 29. 46. V,3,67.
Valerius, l)PubliusV. (Publicola), the celebrated
friend of the elder Brutus: Lucr. Arg. 19. 2) name of
a robber in Gent. V, 3, 8.
Valiant (sometimes trisyll.: Gent. IV, 3, 13. R2
1, 3, 83. R3 I, 2, 246) brave, courageous: Compl.
245. Tp. Ill, 2, 27. 53. Gent. IV, 3, 13. Meas. U, 1,
270. Ill, 1, 15. Ado I, 1, 51. II, 1, 64. II, 3, 195. IV, 1,
324. Merch. II, 1, 9. As II, 3, 6. V, 4, 83. 99. All's 1, 1,
127. II, 5, 3. 9. Ill, 6, 88. Tw. ), 5, 279. Ill, 4, 164.
312. John III, 1, 116. V, 3, 5. R2 I, 3, 83. H4A 1, 1,
54. I, 3, 107. II, 4, 52.309. 523. 524. Ill, 1, 167. V,4,
62. H4B II, 3, 25 (trisyll. ?). II, 4, 225. Ill, 2, 170. IV,
1, 132. IV, 3, 127. 132. H5 I, 2, 115. 111,5, 20 etc.etc.
Valiantly, bravely: H4A I, 3, 97. H5 111, 6, 12.
IV, 3, 12. Troil. I, 2, 137. Ant. IV, 15, 58.
Valiautness, bravery: Cor. Ill, 2, 129.
Valiant-young, writing of M. Edd. in H4A V,
I, 90; in 0. Edd. not hyphened.
Validity, 1) strength, efficacy: purpose is but the
slave to me>nori/,ofviolentbirth,butpoorv.}lmi.l[l,2,ld9.
2) value: this ring, whose high respect and rich v.
did lack a parallel. All's V, 3, 192. nought enters there,
of what V. and pitch soe'er, Tw. I, 1, 12. more v. ...
lives in carrion-flies than Romeo, Rom. Ill, 3, 33, «o
less in space, v. and pleasure, Lr. I, 1, 83.
Valley, low ground between hills: Pilgr. 355.
Mids. IV, 1, 112. Wint. V, 1, 206. H5 111,5, 51. Tit.
II, 3, 84. Cymb. Ill, 3, 78. Denoting a certain part
of the human face : the whole matter and copy of the
father, eye, nose, lip, the trick of's frown, his forehead,
nay, the v., the pretty dimples of his chin and cheek,
Wint. II, 3, 100 (depth, cavity; apparently explained
by the pretty dimples as its apposition).
Valley-fonntaln, a fountain in a valley : Sonn.
153, 4.
Valorous, brave: H4B II, 4, 236. IV, 3, 43. H5
III, 2, 81. IV, 4, 66. Troil. Ill, 3, 275.
Valorously, bravely: H5 HI, 2, 125 (Captain
Jamy's speech).
Valour, bravery: Lucr.201. Tp. 111,3, 59 (Ihave
made you mad; and even with such-like v. men hang and
drown their jnoper selves). IV, 172. Gent. V, 2, 19.
Wiv. II, 3, 63. Ado II, 1, 395. Ill, 1, 96. IV, 1, 322.
V, 1, 120. LLL I, 2, 187. Ill, 69. IV, 3, 340. Mids.
II, 1, 234. V, 234. 236. 240. Merch. Ill, 2, 87. All's
I, 1, 217. II, 5, 11. IV, 3, 80. 201. 278. Tw. Ill, 2,
21. 31. 33. 36. 41. Ill, 4, 210. 267. 292. John 11, 138.
R2 I, 3, 15. 37. IV, 33. V, 5, 114. H4A 11, 2, 107. V,
4, 121. 153. V, 5, 29. H4B I, 2, 192 etc. etc.
Valuation, estimation: our v. shall be such that
every slight and false-derived cause . . . shall to the king
taste of this action, H4B IV, 1, 189. since of your lives
you set so slight a v. Cymb. IV, 4, 49.
Value, subst. worth; price: Wiv. Ill, 4, 15. Meas.
I, 1, 66. Ado IV, 1, 222. Merch. I, 3, 160. II, 7, 25.
II, 9, 91. Ill, 2, 289. IV, 1, 366. 434. V, 151. R2 II,
3, 19. H6A V, I, 44. H8 V, 3, 108 (how much more
is his life in v. with him). Troil. II, 2, 23. 53. Cor. 1,
9, 21. II, 2, 63 (a kinder v. ofthepeople than hehath
hereto prized them at). Tim. I, 1, 79. 170. Caes. I, 2,
50. Cymb. I, 4, 16. I, 6, 190 (—s). II, 4, 74. Per.
II, 1, 163. II, 4, 8.
Value, vb. 1) to rate, to prize, to estimate: rich
or poor, as fancy — s them, Meas. II, 2, 151. thy sub-
stance, — d at the highest rate. Err. I, 1, 24. her u-it
— s itself so highly, Ado III, 1, 53. / myself was to
myself not mine, — ing of her, IV, 1, 141 (estimating
what she was to me. cf. Of). LLL 11, 137. V, 2, 445.
Merch. IV, 1,451 (let his deservings and my love withal
be — d 'gainst your wife's commandment). As I, 3, 73.
John 111, 1, 343. I-I4A III, 2, 177. V, 2, 60 (making
you ever better than his praise by still dispraising praise
— d loith you; i. e. compared with your worth). H5 I,
1, 11. H6C V, 3, 14. Troil. 11, 2, 52. Lr. 1, 1, 58. II,
2, 153. II, 4, 141. Ant. V, 2, 139. Cymb. I, 6, 24.
2) to rate at a high price, to esteem: we never — d
this poor seat of England, H5 I, 2, 169. which of the
dukes he —s most, Lr. I, 1, 5. cf. II, 2, 153.
3) to be worth: the peace between the French and
us not — s the cost that did conclude it, H8 I, 1, 88.
it — s not your asking, II, 3, 52.
Valued, adj. pertaining to the value of things,
appreciative: the v. file distinguishes the swift, the slow,
the subtle, Mcb. Ill, 1, 95 (= the list of prices, the
price-current).
Valueless, worthless: John HI, 1, 101.
Vanilirace, see Vantbrace.
Van, the first line, vanguard: Ant. IV, 6, 9.
Vane, weathercock: Ado HI, 1, 66. Ill, 3, 138.
LLL IV, 1, 97.
Vanish, (conjugated with to be) to disappear:
Sonn. 63, 7. Tp. Ill, 3, 40. Gent. HI, 1, 216. Wiv. 1,
3, 90. LLL V, 2, 598. Mids. V, 275. R2 II, 1, 67.
R3 I, 4, 52. Caes. 1, 1, 67. II, 2, 12. IV, 3, 288. Mcb.
I, 3, 80. I, 5, 5. Hml. 1, 2, 220. 0th. HI, 1, 21. Ant.
IV, 12, 32. V, 2, 300 (= to die; cf R2 II, 1, 67).
Cymb. IV, 2, 350. V, 5, 473. —ed = gone, past : he
runs and chides his — ed loathed delight, Lucr. 742.
moan the expence of many a — ed sight, Sonn. 30, 8.
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picked from the worm-holes of long — ed days, H5 II,
4, 86.
Used of breath issuing from the mouth: which,
thronging through her lips, so vanisheth as smoke from
Aetna, Lucr. 1041. Hence, perhaps, the singular ex-
pression : a gentler judgement — edfrom his lips, Rom.
Ill, 3, 10.
Vanity, 1) empty and vain pursuit, frivolity; sub-
'ectivelyand objectively: for your writing and reading,
let that appear when there is no need of such c. Ado
III, 3, 22. where doth the world thrust forth av. R2 II,
1, 24. light v., insatiate cormorant, consuming means,
soon preys upon itself, 38. trouble me no more with v.
H4AI,2, 92. that V. in years, 11,4,500. there's honour
for you! here's no v. V, 3, 33. if I were much in love
with V. V, 4, 106. up, v.! down, royal state! H4B IV,
5, 120. the tide of blood in me hath proudly flowed in
V. V, 2, 130. matching to his youth and v. H5II,4, 130.
to stay him from the fall of v. R3 III, 7, 97. what did
this V. but minister com^nunication of a most poor issue?
H8 I, 1, 85. 0 heavy lightness, serious v. Rom. I, 1,
184. so light is v. II, 6, 20. what a sweep of v. comes
this way, Tim. I, 2, 137. take v. the puppet's part
against the royalty of her father, Lr. II, 2, 39. to do
the act . . . not the world's mass of v. could make me,
0th. IV, 2, 164. Plur. — es: thy violent — es can never
last, Lucr. 894. I can no longer brook thy — es, H4A
V, 4, 74. you shall find his — es forespent were but the
outside of the Roman Brutus, H5 II, 4, 36. what had
he to do in these fierce — es, H8 I, 1, 54. these wim
— es, I, 3, 38. nor my wishes more worth than empty
—es, II, 3, 69.
2) ehiply and vain conceit, illusion, deception: 7
must bestow upon the eyes of this young couple some v.
of mine art, Tp. IV, 41 (some illusion produced by
my art. Or simply = ti-ifle?). 0 heaven, the v. of
wretched fools, Meas. V, 164. my fore-past proofs ...
shall tax my fears of little v., having vainly feared too
little, Airs V, 3, 122. even now he sung. 0 v. of sick-
ness! fierce extremes in their continuance will not feel
themselves, John V, 7, 13.
Vanquish, to overcome, to conquer; absol. : if
thou — est, thy words are true, H6A I, 2, 96. With an
object: Lucr. 75. Pilgr. 280. Gent. I, 1, 35. Ado IV,
1, 47. H6A HI, 2, 96. HI, 3, 78. IV, 7, 38. H6B H,
1, 183. 184. IV, 8, 44. 45. IV, 10, 80. H6C II, 1, 72.
73. Caes. Ill, 2, 190. Mcb. IV, 1, 92. Lr. V, 3, 153.
Ant. IV, 15, 58. Cymb. Ill, 4, 10. Per. I, 2, 27. With
to, = to prevail on, to persuade, to determine to : /
undertook it, — ed thereto by the fair grace and speech
of the poor suppliant. All's V, 3, 133.
Vanquisher, conqueror, victor: Cor. Ill, 1, 17.
Hml. I, 1, 93.
Vantage, subst. = advantage; 1) profit, gain:
the injuries that to myself I do, doing thee v. Sonn. 88,
12. which though thouwouldst deny, denies thee v. Meas.
V, 41 8. in her right we came, which we ... have turned
to our own v. John H, 550. little v. shall 1 reap there-
by, R2 I, 3, 218. 0 happy v. of a kneeling knee, V, 3,
132. to match loith her that brings no — s, H6B 1, 1,
131. you have all the v. of her wrong, R3 I, 3, 310.
to win some v. Cor. I, 1, 164. a brain that leads my
use of anger to better v. HI, 2, 31. for my v. excellent,
Cymb. V, 5, 198.
Of v. = to boot, besides: 'tis meet that some more
audience than a mother . . should o'erhear the speech
ofv. Hml. HI, 3, 33. ioi^et)., in the same sense : and
as many (women) to the v. as would store the world,
0th. IV, 3, 86.
2) condition favourable to success ; good oppor-
tunity: having thee at v. Ven. 635. with the v. of mine
own excuse hath he excepted most against my love, Gent.
I, 3, 82. 1 slew him ... without false v. IV, 1, 29. when
the doctor spies his v. ripe, Wiv. IV, 6, 43. He that
might the v. best have took, Meas. II, 2, 74. where you
may have such v. on the duke, he shall not pass you, IV,
6, 11. my V. to exclaim on you, Mercb. Ill, 2, 176.
watch our V. Shr. HI, 2, 146. if I have any v. of ground
to get up, II4B 11,1,85. till time and v. crave my com-
pany, II, 3, 68. you fled for v. IIGA IV, 5, 28 (to take
your time), it is war's prize to take all — s, H6C I,
4, 59. HI, 2, 25. at your meetest v. of the time, R3 III,
5, 74 (Qq advantage), thus I took the v. of those few,
HI, 7, 37. all for our v. V, 2, 22. let us survey the v.
of the field, V, 3, 15. I am unarmed; forego this v.
Troil. V, 8, 9. answer the v. of his anger. Cor. II, 3,
268. at your v. ... let him feel your sword, V, 6, 54.
some single — s you took, Tim. II, 2, 138. surveying v.
Mcb. I, 2, 3 1. did line the rebel with hidden help and v.
1, 3, 113. coign of v. I, 6, 7 (= advantageous c).
which (rights) noio to claim my v. doth invite me, Hml.
V, 2,401. take v., heavy eyes, not to behold this shameful
lodging, Lr. II, 2, 178. these offers, which serve not
for his v., he shakes off, Ant III, 7, 34. when v. like
a pair of twins appeared, III, 10, 12. when shall we
hear from him? With his next v. Cymb. I, 3, 24. lets
go by no — s, II, 3, 60.
3) superiority : urging the worser sense for v. still,
Lucr. 249 (placing it in a more advantageous light).
my fortunes as fairly ranked,ifnotwiiliv., as Demetrius' ,
Mids. I, 1, 102. 'tis no wisdom to confess so much unto
an enemy of craft and v. H5 HI, 6, 153 (to a cunning
enemy, who is besides favoured by circumstances).
to get v. of^= to get the better of: if they get ground
and V. of the king, H4B 11, 3, 53. such a wretch . , .
had the forehand and v. of a king, H5 IV, 1, 297.
Vantage, vb. in Double-vantage, q. v.
Vantbrace, (Q vambrace), armour for the arm:
and in my v. put this withered brawn, Troil. 1, 3, 297.
Vaplans, an apocryphal people in Sir Andrew's
geograjjhy: Tw. II, 3, 24.
Vaporous, full of vapours or exhalations : Lucr.
771. Meas. IV, 1, 58. upon the corner of the moon there
hangs a v. drop profound, Mcb. Ill, 5, 24; cf. Tim.
IV, 3, 442.
Vapour, avisible fluid floating in the atmosphere:
Ven. 184.274. 1166. Lucr. 550. 782. Pilgr. 37.39;
cf. LLL IV, 3, 68. 70. Err. I, 1, 90. H4A I, 2, 227.
H4B II, 4, 393. IV, 3, 106. H5 IV, 2, 24 (^the v. of
our valour, i. e. our breath). H6A H, 2, 27. H6C V,
3, 12. R3 HI, 7, 164. Tim. HI, 6, 107. Hml. II, 2,
315. 0th. HI, 3, 371. Ant. IV, 14, 3. V, 2, 213.
^'ara. Costard's pronunciation of very: LLL V,
2, 487.
Variable, 1) changeable, inconstant: lest that
thy love prove likewise v. Rom. II, 2, 111.
2) changing, various, dilferent: v. passions throng
her constant woe, Ven. 967. / never heard a passion
so confused, so strange, so outrageous, and so v. Merch.
II, 8, 13. ridges horsed with v. complexions. Cor. II, 1,
228. countries different with v. objects, Hml. Ill, 1,
180. your fat king und your lean beggar is but v. ser-
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vice, IV, 3, 25. whiles he is vaulting v. ramps, Cymb.
I, 6, 134.
Variance, dissension, quarrel: shall prove the
author of their v. Ant. II, 6, 138.
Variation, change, variety: why is my verse so
barren of new pride, so far from v. or quick change?
Sonn. 76, 3. stained with the v. of each soil, H4A 1, 1,
64. Misapplied by Fluellen: H5 III, 6, 36. IV, 7, 19.
Variety, succession of different things, multi-
fariousness: making them red and pale with fresh v.
Vcn. 21. age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her
infinite v. Ant. II, 2, 241.
Varlet, 1) a servant to a knight: my horse, v.!
laquais, ha ! H5 IV, 2, 2, call here my v., I'll unarm
again, Troil. I, 1, 1.
Used in a kind of hermaphroditical form, between
varlei and harlot (to denote a person being in his
forepart a varlet, and in his hindpart a harlot) : ihou
art thought to be Achilles' male varlot. Hale varlot,
you rogue! what's that? Why, his masculine whore,
Tvoil V, 1, 18. 19 (some M. Edd. harlot, not consi-
dering that a plain and intelligible word would not
provoke the question what was meant by it).
2) a term of reproach, = knave, rascal : Tp. IV,
170. Wiv. I, 3, 106. IV, 2, 104. Meas. II, 1, 174. 182.
Ado IV, 2, 74. H4A II, 2, 25 (I am the veriest v. that
ever cheioed with a tooth). II, 4, 474. H4B II, 1, 50.
Troil. V, 1, 106. V, 4, 3. Cor. V, 2, 84. Lr. II, 2, 30.
11,4, 190. Cymb. IV, 2,83. Used coaxingly by Shallow
(cf. Knave) in praising his servant Davy: a good v.
H4B V, 3, 13. 14. 15. Misapplied by Elbow in Meas.
II, I, 88.
Varletry, rabble, mob: the shouting v. of cen-
suring Rome, Ant. V, 2, 56.
Varletto, the host's Italiauated form of varlet in
Wiv. IV, 5, 66.
Varnish, subst. that which gives a gloss and sets
a thing off to the best advantage : they are both the v.
of a complete man, LLL I, 2, 46. set a double a. on
the fame the Frenchman gave you, Hml. IV, 7, 133.
Varnlsli, vb. to set a gloss on, to give a fair and
fresh appearance to: beauty doth v. age, LLL IV, 3,
244 (makesold people appear young again). Christian
fools with — ed faces, Merch. II, 5, 33 (= painted).
to be new — ed, II, 9, 49. only painted, like his — ed
friends, Tim. IV, 2, 36.
Varriiis, name in Meas. IV, 5, 11. 13. Ant.
II, 1, 27.
Varro, name: Tim. II, 1, 1. II, 2, 9. 27. Ill, 4, 2.
In Cacs. IV, 3, 244 and 290 M. Edd. V., 0. Edd.
Varrus.
Varrus, see Varro.
Varj, subst. variation, change: turn their halcyon
beaks with every gale and v. of their masters, Lr.
II, 2, 85.
Vary, vb. 1) tr. a) to change, to make unlike it-
self: once more I'll mark how love can u. loit, LLL
IV, 3, 100.
b) to diversify by change: every — ed object in his
glance, LLL V, 2, 775. Used of musical variations:
it sung sweet —ed notes. Tit. Ill, 1, 86. Of modifi-
cations of expression by language: fair, kind and
true' is all my arguminl, ''fair, kind and true' —iny to
other words, Sonn. 105, 10. this was no damsel neither;
she tvas a virgin. It is so — ed too. for it loas pro-
claimed 'cirgin', LLL I, 1, 296. the epithets are sweetly
— ed, IV, 2, 9. the man hath no wit that cannot, from
the rising of the lark to the lodging of the lamb, v. de-
served praise on my palfrey, 115 111, 7, 35.
2) intr. a) to differ: thou — est no more from picking
of purses than giving direction doth from labouring,
H4A II, 1, 55.
b) to change, to alter, to turn: fortune's mood — es
again. Per. Ill Prol. 47. Partic. — ing = full of
changes and variations: — ing in subjects as the eye
doth roll to every — ed object in his glance, LLL V, 2,
774. with his — ing childness cures in me thoughts that
would thick my blood, Wint. I, 2, 170. lackeying the
— ing tide, Ant. I, 4, 46. darkling stand the — ing
shore of the world, IV, 15, 11.
Vassal, 1) a subject, a dependant: Lucr. 666.
Tp. 1, 2, 374. Meas. V, 391. All's II, 1, 202. H4B IV,
5, 176. Ant. V, 2, 29. Cymb. V, 5, 113.
2) a servant: the duteous v. scarce is gone, Lucr.
1360. being your v., bound to stay your leisure, Sonn.
58, 4. LLL IV, 1, 65. All's I, 3, 165. Ho III, 2, 8.
R3 II, 1, 121 (waiting —s). Ant, II, 6, 57.
3) a low wretch, a slave : like straggling slaves for
pillage fighting, obdurate — s fell exploits effecting,
Lucr. 429. that shallow v. LLL I, 1, 256. presump-
tuous ~s, H6A IV, 1, 125. H6B IV, 1, 111. R3 1,4,
200. Cor. Ill, 2, 9. Lr. I, 1, 163.
Adjectively, in the different senses: no outrageous
thing from v. actors can be wiped away, Lucr. 608.
thy jnoud heart' s slave and v. wretch to be, Sonn. 141,
12. through V. fear, H4A III, 2, 124. LLL IV, 3, 224.
K2 III, 3, 89. H5 III, 5, 51.
Vassalage, the state of a subject or servant:
Sonn. 26, 1. Abstr. pro concr., = subjects: like v. at
■unawares encountering the eye of majesty, Troil. Ill,
2, 40.
Vast, adj . boundless, having an extent not to be
surveyed or ascertained: more devils than v. hell can
hold, Mids. V, 9. to seek the empty, v. and wandering
air, R3 I, 4, 39. we shall not send o'er the v. world to
seek a single man, Cor. IV, 1, 42. wert thou as far as
that V. shore washed with the farthest sea, Rom. II, 2,
83. Used of the sea: the sun ... robs the v. sea, Tim.
IV, 3, 440. to make v. Neptune iceep for aye, V, 4, 78.
in that v. tennis-court, Per. II, 1, 64. Of darkness and
dark places not to be taken in at a view : v. sin-con-
cealing chaos (viz night) Lucr. 767. forced in the
ruthless, u. and gloomy woods, Tit. IV, 1, 53. no v.
obscurity or misty vcde, V, 2, 36. antres v. and deserts
idle, 0th. I, 3, 140. Hence = indiscriminate, ranging
at large and striking at random: v. confusion waits
...the imminent decay of wrested pomp, John IV, 3, 152.
Vast, subst. (cf. the adj.) l)aboundless sea: shook
hands as over a v. Wint. I, 1, 33 (later Ff a v. sea),
the god of this great c. Per. HI, 1, 1.
2) Applied to the darkness of midnight in which
the prospect is not bounded in by distinct objects:
urchins shall forth at v. of night, Tp. I, 2, 327 (O.Edd.
for that V. of night), in the dead v. and middle of the
night, Hml. 1, 2, 198 (lection of Ql. 5. G; the rest of
0. Edd. waste).
Vastidity, immensity: though all the world's v.
you had, ]Meas. Ill, 1, 69.
Vastly, far and wide; as far as the eye can reach:
who, like a late-sacked island, u. stood bare and un-
peopled in this fearful flood, Lucr. 1740.
Vasty, vast, boundless: the v. wilds of wide Arabia,
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Merch. II, 7, 41. lean call spirits from the v. deep,
H4A III, 1, 52. can this cockpit hold the o. fields of
France^ H5 Prol. 12. to o. Tartar, II, 2, 123. for
whom this hungry war opens his v. jaws, II, i, 105.
Vat, siibst., see Fat, subst. 1.
Taudeiuont, French name: H5 III, 6, 43. IV,
8, 105.
Taiiifhau; Sir Thomas V., name in R3 I, 3, 333
(Ff Dorset). II, 4, 43. Ill, 2, 67. Ill, 3, 24. IV, 4, 69.
147. V, 1, 5. V, 3, 142.
Vault, subst. 1) an arched roof ; used of the sky :
Tp. V, 43. II4B II, 3, 19. Lr. V, 3, 259.
2) a room with an arched roof; as a cellar: Wiv.
IV, 2, 62. Err. V, 247. John V, 2, 143. H6C V, 2, 44
(sounded like a cannon in a vault; cf. H5 11, 4, 124.
The surreptitious Qq and M. Edd. like a clamour etc.).
Tim. II, 2, 168. Mcb. II, 3, 101. a repository for the
dead: Rom. IV, 1, 111. IV, 3, 33. 39. V, 1, 20, V, 3,
86. 131. 254. 276. 290.
Vault, vb. to leap, to jump: — ed into his seat,
H4A IV, 1, 107. —ing'into my saddle, H5 V, 2, 142.
— ing ambition, Mcb. I, 7, 27. ■ — ing variable ramps,
Cymb. I, 6, 134. cf. Pretty-vaulting.
Vaultages, vaulted rooms: caves and womhy v.
of France shall chide your trespass and return your
mock in second accent of his ordnance. Ho II, 4, 124
(cf. H6C V, 2, 44).
Vaulted, arched: this v. arch (the canopy of
heaven) Cymb. I, 6, 33.
Vaulty, arched, concave: {h/ic?' (night's) u.pri.son,
Lucr. 119. thy (death's) v. broios, John 111, 4, 30. the
V. top of heaven, V, 2, 52. the v. heaven, Rom. Ill, 5,22.
Vaumond, name in All's IV, 3, 187.
Vaunt, subst. the first beginning: our play leaps
oer the v. andfirstlings of those broils, Troil. Prol. 27.
Vaunt, subst. boast, brag: such high — s of his
nobility, H6B III, 1, 50.
Vaunt, vb. 1) intr. a) to glory, to exult: v. in
their youthful sap, at height decrease, Sonn. 15, 7.
under the hoofs of — ing enemies, H4A V, 3, 43. rouse
thy — ing veins, H5 II, 3, 4 (Pistol's speech), the foe
—s in the field, R3 V, 3, 288.
b) to boast: make your — ing true, Caes. IV, 3, 52.
With a clause : she — ed ... the train of her gown was
better worth than etc. H6B I, 3, 87.
2) tr. to boast of, to glory in, to possess with pride :
that meaner men should v. that golden hap which their
superiors want, Lucr. 41.
Vaunt-courier, forerunner: — s to oak-cleaving
thunderbolts, Lr. Ill, 2, 5.
Vannter, a braggart: Tit. V, 3, 113.
Vanntingly, boastfully: R2 IV, 36.
\»u\, name in H6B III, 2, 367 and H8 II, 1, 96.
Vaward, the vanguard : / beg the leading of the
V. H5 IV, 3, 130. their bands i' the v. are the Antiates,
Cor. 1, 6, 53. Used with some confusion in H6A I, 1,
132: he being in the v., placed behind with purpose to
relieve and follow them (some M. Edd. rearward).
Metaphorically = forepart: since we have the v.
of the day, my love shall hear the music of my hounds,
Mids. IV, 1, 110. we that are in the v. of our youth,
H4B I, 2, 199.
Veal, mentioned, by way of punning, as the
pronunciation of well common among Dutchmen,
and as signifying a calf at the same time : LLL V,
2, 247,
Vegctives, vegetables, plants: the blest infusions
that dwell in v., in melals, stones. Per. HI, 2, 36.
Vehemence, violent ardour, fervour, eagerness:
As III, 2, 200.
Vehemcncy, the same: Wiv. II, 2, 247. Meas.
V, 109. H8 V, 1, 149.
VelienienI, ardent, eager, urgent: Lucr. 475.
Meas. I, 1, 71. Merch. V, 155. John I, 254. R3 III,
7, 139. 0th. Ill, 3, 251.
Vehemently (Evans pronounces fehemently)
eagerly: Wiv. Ill, 1,8.
Veil, subst. a curtain, a cover to conceal or
protect the face: Ven. 1081. Tw. I, 5, 175. Meta-
phorically, any thing that conceals or disguises: wher&
beauty's v. doth cover every blot, Sonn. 95, 11. the
borrowed v. of modesty, Wiv. Ill, 2, 42. obscured his
contemplation under the v. of wildness , H5 I, 1, 64.
these eyes, that now are dimmed with death's black v.
H6C V, 2, 16. throw over her the v. of infamy, R3
IV, 4, 208.
Veil, vb, to cover with a veil or curtain: Merch.
Ill, 2, 99. Tw. I, 1, 28. Cor. II, 1, 231. Metaphori-
cally, to conceal, to disguise: and — edin them, did
win whom he looidd maim, Compl. 312. to keep your
great pretences — ed, Cor. I, 2, 20. if 1 have — ed my
look, Cacs. I, 2, 37. In Meas. IV, 6, 4 0. Edd. to vail
full purpose ; some M. Edd. to v. full p. ; others to
vailful p.
Vein, 1) one of the vessels or pipes which convey
the blood through animal bodies: Lucr. 419 (azure).
427. 440 and 1454 (blue). Sonn. 67, 10. 99, 5. Merch.
III, 2, 178. 258. Wint. V, 3, 64. John II, 431. Ill, 1,
278. Ill, 3, 44. Ill, 4, 132. V, 2, 38 (combine the
blood of malice in a v. of league). H4A I, 3, 133. H4B
IV, 1, 66 (our very —s of life). H5 I, 2, 119. II, 3,
4 [rouse thy vaunting — s; Pistol's speech). IV, 2, 20.
H6C I, 1, 97. R3 I, 2, 59. Troil. IV, 1, 69. Cor. I, 1,
142. V, 1, 51. Rom. I, 1, 92. IV, 1, 95. IV, 3, 15. V,
1, 61. Ant. II, 5, 29 (my bluest —s). Cymb. IV, 2,
222 (azured). Per. II, 1, 77. Metaphorically, = the
interior of a thing: to do me business in the — s o'the
earth, Tp. I, 2, 255. checks and disasters grow in the
— s of actions highest reared, Troil. I, 3, 6. the Trojan
horse ivas stuff ed within with bloody — s expecting over-
throw, Per. I, 4, 94.
2) disposition, temper, humour: to see you in this
merry v. Err. II, 2, 20. the fellow finds his v. IV,, 4, 83.
(humours him), there is no folloiving her in this fierce
V, Mids. Ill, 2, 82. you touched my v. at first. As II,
7, 94. now to Paris in this conquering v. H6A IV, 7,
95. / am not in the giving p. R3 IV, 2, 119. I am not
in the v. 122. he rubs the v. of him, Troil. II, 3, 210.
/ am i'the v. of chivalry, V,. 3, 32. cf. John V, 2, 38.
3) strain, style, manner of speech or action: touch
him; there's the v. Meas. II, 2, 70. the whole world
again cannot pick out five such, take each one in his v.
LLL V, 2, 548. this is Ercles v., a tyrant's v. Mids.
I, 2, 42. I will do it in King Cambyses' v. H4A II, 4,
426. cf. Liver-vein.
Velure, velvet- Shr. Ill, 2, 62.
Velutus; Sicinius V., one of the Roman tribunes
in Cor. I, 1, 221.
Velvet, silk covered on the outside with a short
shag or nap: Compl. 94. Meas. I, 2, 31. 32. 33. 36.
All's IV, 5, 100. 101. 102. H4A II, 2, 2.
Adjectively : a v. dish, Shr. IV, 3, 65. a v. hose.
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V, 1, 69. my branched v. gown, Tw. II, 5, 54. v. coat,
Wint.I, 2,156. o. guards, H4A 111, 1,261 (trimmings
of velvet being a city fashion in the poet's time). ;=
soft, delicate: the v. leaves, Pilgr. 231. LLL IV, 3,
105. a V. broic. 111, 19S. his ii. friends. As 11, 1, 50.
V. buds, H5 1, 2, 194.
Velvei-guards, see Velvet and Guard.
Vcmliblcsaleable: March. 1,1, 112. AU'sI, 1,168.
'Venerable, worthy of reverence: As 11, 7, 167.
Tw. Ill, 4, 397. Troil. 1, 3, 65. Cymb. II, 5, 3.
Venereal, pertaining to sexual intercourse: these
are no v. signs, Tit. 11, 3, 37.
Venetian, 1) adj. pertaining to Venice : an^/ tire
of V. admittance, Wiv. Ill, 3, 61. Mevch. Ill, 2, 222.
IV, 1, 178. 0th. V, 2, 337.
2) subst. a native of Venice: Merch. I, 2, 124. II,
9, 87. 0th. 1, 3, 363. IV, 1, 138. V, 2, 112. 354.
Venew or Venue or Veney, a thrust received
at playing with weapons, and hence a turn or bout at
fencing: three venei/sfor a dish of stewed prunes, Wiv.
I, 1, 296. u, sioeet touch, a quick venue of wit, LLL
V, 1, 62.
Veney, see Venew.
Venge, to avenge: Lucr. 1691. R2 I, 2, 36. H5
1, 2, 292. H6A III, 4, 42. H6C 11, 1, 87. Rom. Ill, 5,
87; Lr. IV, 2, 80. Cymb. 1, 6, 92.
Vengeance, 1) retribution of injury, retaliation,
punishment: Tp. V, 28. Wint. Ill, 2, 202. IV, 4, 801.
John III, 4, 159. R2 I, 2, 8. H4A 111, 2, 10 fAoi v.).
H5 I, 2, 283. IV, 1, 178. H6A V, 4, 53. H6B V, 2,
36. H6C 1, 4, 148. 11, 5, 134. IV, 1, 82. R3 1, 4, 204.
206. V, 3, 206. Troil. V, 3, 47. V, 5, 31. Tit. II, 1,
121. II, 3, 38. Rom. Ill, 5, 88. V, 3, 55. Hml. II, 2,
510, 610. Lr.Il, 1,90. 11,4, 164 (stored— s of heaven).
Ill, 7, 66. 72. 0th. Ill, 3, 447. Cymb. 11, 5, 8. V, 1,
II, Per. II, 4, 4. to do v. on: R3 I, 2, 87. Troil. II,
2, 73. render v. and revenge, R2 IV, 67. to take v.
AVint. 1, 2, 281. to take v. on: 11, 3, 22. Tit. IV, 3,
34. Cymb. V, 1, 8. of: Tit. V, 2, 63. working loreakful
V. on thy foes. Tit. V, 2, 32.
2) harm, mischief, evil : whiles the eye of man did
tvoo me, that could do no v. to me. As IV, 3, 48. this v.
on me had they executed. Tit. II, 3, 113.
Used as a curse: this shoe is my mother, and this
my father; a v. on't, there 'tis, Gent. II, 3, 21. v. of
Jenny's case.' fie on her, Wiv. IV, 1, 64. a v. on your
crafty withered hide! Shr. II, 406. a plague of all
cowards, and a v. too, H4A II, 4, 128. threefold v.
tend upon your steps! H6B III, 2, 304. the v. on the
whole camp, Troil. 11, 3, 19. what the v.! could he not
speak 'em fair'? Cor. HI, 1, 262. v. rot you all, Tit.
V, 1, 58. v., plague, death, confusion! Lr. II, 4, 96.
Quite adverbially: he's v. proud. Cor. II, 2, 6 (the
officer's speech).
Vengeful, vindictive: Sonn. 99, 13. H6B 111,2,
198. Tit. V, 2, 51.
denial, pardonable: a v. slip, 0th. IV, 1, 9.
A enice, town in Italy: Ado I, 1, 274. (if Cupid
have not spent all his quiver in V,). IJLh IV, 2, 98.
Merch. I, 1, 115. 180. 1, 3, 46. 11, 8, 23. Ill, 1, 119.
III, 2, 241. 306. IV, 1, 204 etc. Shr. II, 316. 356
(valance of V. gold in needlework). IV, 2, 83. IV, 4,
15. R2 IV, 97. ,0th. 1, 1, 105 etc.
Vonlson, edible beasts of chase: Wiv. I, 1, 81.
84. 202 (v. pasty). As II, 1, 21. Cymb. Ill, 3, 76.
IV, 4, 37.
Venom, poison: the poisonous simple sometimes
is compacted in a pure compound; being so applied, his
V. in effect is purified, Lucr. 532. spiders that suck
up thy (the earth's) v. R2 III, 2, 14, Particularly
poison discharged from animals: Wint. 11, 1, 41. R2
11, 1, 157 (St. Patrick was said to have banished all
venomous reptiles from Ireland). H4B IV, 4, 45. 115
V, 2, 18 (the V. of such looks). R3 IV, 1, 62 (Qq
poison). Caes. IV, 3, 47. Mcb. Ill, 4, 30. IV, I, 8.
Hml. 11, 2, 533. V, 2, 333. Sir Andrew called V. by
Sir Toby for his pretended virulency: Tw. Ill, 2, 2.
Adjectively: toads infect Jair founts with v. mud,
Lucr. 850. v. toads, H6C II, 2, 138. R3 1, 3, 291.
Metaphorically, = pernicious: the v. clamours of a
jealous woman. Err. V, 69. lascivious metres, to whose
V. sound the open ear of youth doth always listen, R2
II, 1, 19.
Venomed, 1) envenomed, infected or tainted with
venom: v. sores, Ven. 916. slander's v. spear, R2 1,
1, 171. your v. stuck, Hml. IV, 7, 162.
2) venomous, having in it and discharging venom:
any creeping v. thing, R3 I, 2, 20. v. worm, Tim. IV,
3, 182. Metaphorically, = malignant: the v. venge-
ance ride upon our swords, spur them to ruthful work,
rein them from ruth, Troil. V, 3, 47.
Venom'd-mouth'd (M. Edd. venom-mouthed),
venomous: this butcher's cur is v. H8 1, 1, 120.
Venomous, full of venom, poisonous: As II, 1,
13. Ant. V, 2, 308. Metaphorically == pernicious;
malignant : ihy tears are .i.v.to thine eyes. Cor. IV,
1 , 23. the V. malice of my swelling heart. Tit. V, 3, 13.
Singular expression : beshrew the witch (Night) ! with
V. wights she stays as tediously as hell, Troil. IV, 2,
1 2 (Steevens : 'v. ivights, venefici, those who practise
nocturnal sorcery;' which explication, strange to say,
has been acquiesced in by the other commentators.
Perhaps the words mean simply people thinking on
evil).
Venomously, grievously, poignantly; malig-
nantly, spitefully: these things sting his mind so v. Lr.
IV, 3, 48. thou stormest v. Per. Ill, 1, 7.
Vent, 1) a small aperture or passage for air:
through little — s and crannies of the place the wind
wars with his torch, Lucr. 310. this no slaughter-house
no tool imparteth to make more v. for passage of her
breath, 1040.
2) any small hole or opening made for passage:
which of you will stop the v. of hearing when hud
Rumour speaks, H4B Ind. 2. how thy wounds bleed
at many — s, Troil. V, 3, 82.
3) discharge, emission: here, on her breast, there
is a V. of blood. Ant. V, 2, 352.
4) utterance : free v. of words love's fire doth
assuage, Ven, 334. thou didst make tolerable v. of thy
travels, All's II, 3, 213.
5) freedom from restraint, liberty of indulging
one's animal spirits: it (war) is sprightly walking,
audible, and full of v. Cor. IV, 5, 238 (according to
the common interpretation, = 'full of rumour, full of
materials for discourse.' If vent is, indeed, a technical
term of sportsmen for scent, as it has been asserted
in Ediub. Rev. Oct. 72, and if it could be proved to
have been so in the time of Shakespeare, the expla-
nation given there would be undoubtedly preferable
to any other: 'when the hound vents anything, he
pauses to verify the scent, and then, full of eager
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excitement, strains in the leash to be after the game.
Blull of vent, therefore, means keenly excited, full of
pluck and courage').
Tent, vb. l)to let out, to emit: can hev.Trinculos?
Tp. H, 2, 111. there s none (air) abroad so wholesome
as that you v. Cymb. I, 2, 5. then we shall have means
to V. our mustij superfluity, Cor. 1, 1, 229 (=to void;
to get rid of).
2) to utter: Tp. 1, 2, 280. As II, 7, 41. Shr. 1,2,
179. Tw. IV, 1, 10. 12. 14. 17. H8 I, 2, 23. Cor. I,
1, 213. Ill, 1, 258. Lr. 1, 1, 168. Aut. Ill, 4, 8. Cymb.
V, 3, 66.
\eiitages, small holes for the passage of air:
govern these v. with your finger and thumb, Hml. Ill,
2, 373 (= the stops in a flute).
Venlidlus, name in Tim. 1, 1, 99. 1, 2, 9. II, 2,
229. 231. Ill, 3, 3. 8. Ant. 11, 2, 16. II, 3, 31. Ill, 1, 5.
Ventricle, a place of organic function : begot in
the V. of memory, nourished in the womb of pia mater,
LLL IV, 2, 70.
Venture, subst. 1) a hazard, an undertaking of
chance and danger, the staking of something as for
a wager: this was a v. that Jacob served for, Merch.
1, 3, 92. but to the purpose, and so to the v. H4B V, 5,
123. to desperate — 5 and assured destruction, R3 V,
3, 319. thy personal v. in the rebels' fight, Mcb. 1,
3, 91 (= the V. of thy person), at a v. = at hazard,
at random: spoke at a v. H4B 1, 1, 59 (Ff at ad-
venture').
2) a thing put to hazard: with diseased — s that
play with all infirmities for gold, Cymb. 1, 6, 123
(creatures who put their persons to hazard for gold).
]?articularly, that which is sent to sea in trade (Ger-
man: schwimmendes Gut): had I such v. forth, Merch.
I, 1, 15. fear misfortune to my — s, 21. my — s are
not in one bottom trusted, 42. other — s he hath, squan-
dered abroad, I, 3, 21. Ill, 2, 270. H4B II, 4, 69. V,
5, 127. Caes. IV, 3, 224.
Venture, vb. 1) absol. to try the chance, to run
all hazards : things out of hope are compassed oft with
— ing, Ven. 567. in — ing ill we leave to be the things
we are, Lucr. 148. I'll make a shaft or a bolt on't;
'tis but — ing, Wiv. Ill, 4, 25. before you v. for me,
Merch. Ill, 2, 10. As 1, 2, 251. H4B I, 1, 183. 185.
H6B II, 1, 101. H8 111, 2, 358. Lr. IV, 2, 20. With
at: the king will v. at it, H8 II, 1, 156. With on, =
to dare to attack, to dare to try: on the lion he will v.
Ven. 628. to o. upon the charged chambers, H4B II,
4, 56. / play a merchant's part, and v. madly on a
desperate mart, Shr. 11, 329. we — d on such dangerous
seas, H4B 1, 1, 181.
2) trans, a) to put to hazard, to risk, to stake :
I'll V. so much of my hawk or hound, hut twenty times
so much upon my loife, Shr. V, 2, 72. I'M v. the well-
lost life of mine on his grace's cure, All's 1, 3, 253.
upon thy certainty and confidence what darest thou v.?
II, 1, 173. 50 dare we v. thee, H4A V, 1, 101. and v.
maidenhood for' t, H8 II, 3, 25. he had rather v. all
his limbs for honour. Cor. II, 2, 84.
b) to run the hazard of: I'll v. it, John IV, 3, 5.
others v. trade abroad, H5 I, 2, 192. I'll v. one have-
at-him, H8 II, 2, 85. for little England you' Id v. an
emballing, II, 3, 47. / should v. purgatory for't, 0th.
IV, 3, 77. With an inf.: / may v. to depart alone,
Gent. IV, 3, 36. how thou darest v. to be drunk, Wint.
V, 2, 184. H8 V, 1, 40, Cor. I, 1, 94. Lr. Ill, 4, 157.
Venturous, daring, bold: Mid». IV, 1,39. H6A
II, 1, 45. I16B III, 2, 9. 1!3 IV, 4, 170. H8 I, 2, 54.
■\enuc, see Venew.
^'enus, 1) the goddess of beauty and love: Ven.
5.180. 187.248.816. 859. 1057. Lucr.58 (—'doves).
Pilgr. 143. Tp. IV, 87. Ado IV, 1, 61. LLL 11, 256.
Mids. I, 1, 171 f— • doves). Merch. U, 6, 5 (—'
pigeons). As IV, 1, 216. Troil. Ill, 1, 34. IV, 1, 22.
IV, 5, 49. 179. V, 2, 165. Kom. II, 1, 11. IV, 1, 8.
Ant. I, 6, 18. II, 2, 205. Cymb. V, 5, 164.
2) name of a iJanet, the evening star: Mids. Ill,
2, 61. 107. H4B II, 4, 286. H6A 1, 2, 144. Tit. 11,
3, 30.
V erb, a part of speech that expresses existence
or any modification of it: H6B IV, 7, 43.
A eriial, 1) literal, having word answering to word:
all the neighbour caves ... makev.repetitionofhermoans,
Ven. 831.
2) spoken, not written: she told me in a sweet v.
brief. All's V, 3, 137.
3) expressed or conveyed in words : made she no
V. rjueslioni Lr. IV, 3, 26 {= did she not speak?).
4) plain-spoken, wording one's thoughts without
reserve: youpiut me to forget a lady's manners, by being
so V. C3'mb.ll,3, 111 (according to others, = verbose).
Verbatim, orally: or am not able v. to rehearse
the method of my pen, H6A 111, 1, 13.
Verbosity,' exuberance of words: hedrawethout
the thread of his v. finer than the staple of his argument,
LLL V, 1, 18 (Holoferncs' speech).
^'erdict, judgment, decision: but quickly on this
side the v. went, Conipl. 113. whereto my tongue a
party v. gni:e, R2 1, 3, 234. giving my v. on the v:hite
rose side, H6A II, 4, 48. must your bold v. enter talk
withlords^ \\\,1, 63. let uskill him, ... is't a v. 9 Cor.
I, 1, 11. Specially, the determination of a jury de-
clared to a judge: to 'cide this title is impanneled a
quest of thoughts, . . . and by their v. is. determined . . . ,
Sonn. 46, 11. what lawful quest have given their v. up
unto the frowning judged -R3 I, 4, 189. not ever the
justice and the truth o'tlie question carries the due o'the
V. with it, US V, 1, 132.
Verdun, Lord V. of Alton, one of Talbot's baro-
nial titles: H6A IV, 7, 65.
Verdure, freshness, life and vigour: their (your
li]is')v. still endure, to drive infection from the dangerous
year, Ven. 507. the ivy which had hid my princely trunk
and sucked my v. out on't, Tp. I, 2, 87. by love the
young and tender wit is turned to folly, blasting in the
bud, losing his v. even in the pHme, Gent. I, 1, 49.
Vere; Lord Aubrey V., name in H6C 111, 3, 102.
■\'ergc, 1) brink, edge, margin, border: on the
extremest v. of the swift brook. As II, 1, 42. to the
furthest v. that ever was surveyed by English eye, R2
I, 1, 93. upon the beached v. of the salt flood, Tim. V,
1, 219. nature in you stands on the very v. of hrr con-
fine, Lr. 11,4, 149. you are now within a foot of the
extreme v. IV, 6, 26.
2) compass, circle : (thy crown) incaged in so small
a V. R2 II, 1, 102. whom we raise, we will make fast
within a hallowed v. H6B I, 4, 25. the inclusive v. of
golden metal that must round my brow, R3 IV, 1,59.
Verges, name of the headborough in Ado 111, 5,
10. 19. 39.
Verify, 1) to prove to be true, to confirm: to v.
our title with their lives, John II, 277. then I perceive
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that will he — ed Henry the Fifth did sometime pro-
phesy^ H6A V, 1, 30. unless the adage must be — ed
that beggars mounted run their horse to death, H6C I,
4, 126. the common voice is — ed of thee, H8 V, 3, 176.
2) to back, to support the credit of: I have ever
— ed my friends ... with all the iize that verity would
without lapsing suffer, Cor. V, 2, 17.
3) to affirm, to maintain: thei/ have — ed unjust
things, Ado V, 1, 222 (Dogberry's speech). I will v.
as much in his beard, H5 111, 2,75 (Fluellen's speech).
more truly now may this be — ed, H6A 1, 2, 32.
Verily , in truth, really : there was a noise, that's
V. Tp. II, 1, 321 (i. e. that is to say, in fact, not only
in my dream. Some M. Edd. verity). I think v. he had
been hanged for't, Gent. IV, 4, 16. / v. did think that
her old gloves were on. As IV, 3, 25. v. , I speak it in
the freedom of my knowledge, Wint. I, 1, 12. I may
not, V. I, 2, 45. 46. 49. 50. 55. that those veins did v.
bear Hood, V, 3, 65. v. and in truth, H5 V, 1, 64. v.,
I swear, 'tis better to be lowly born, H8 II, 3, 18. u., I
do not jest with you, Cor. I, 3, 103.
Veritable, true: is't iruef Most v. 0th. Ill, 4, 76.
Verity, 1) truth, fact, reality: which you shall
find by every syllable a faithful v. Meas. IV, 3, 131.
to the full arming of the v. All's IV, 3, 73. the v. of it
is in strong suspicion, Wint. V, 2,31. 'twould prove the
V. of certain loords, H8 1, 2, 159. with all the size that
? . would without lapsing suffer. Cor. V, 2, 18. by the
— es on thee made good, Mcb. Ill, 1, 8. in the v. of
extolment, Hml V, 2, 121. in v. = in truth: Err. IV,
4, 80. in sincere v. Lr. II, 2, 111. — In Tp. II, 1, 321
0. Edd. verily, some M. Edd. v.
2) faith, honesty : I think he is not a pickpurse nor
a horsestealer, but for his v. in love, I do think him as
concave as a covered goblet. As III, 4, 25 (or =: his
really being in love?), justice, v., temperance, Mcb.
IV, 3, 92.
Vermilion, a beautiful red colour: praise the
deep v. in the rose, Sonn. 98, 10.
Vermin, noxious little animals: Lr. Ill, 4, 164.
Vernon; 1) Sir Richard V.: H4A IV, ], 86. IV,
3, 20. IV, 4, 24. V, 2, 1. V, 5, 14. 2) Master V. : H6A
11,4,43. 128.
Veroles, French name in Per. IV, 2, 115.
Verona, town in Italy: Gent. 111,1, 81. IV, 1,17.
47. V, 4, 129. Shr. I. 2, 1. 22. 49. 191. II, 1, 47. Rom.
Prol. 2. I, 1, 99. 1, 2, 35. 89. I, 3, 70. 77. I, 5, 69.
III, 1, 92 (in V. streets). Ill, 3, 15. 17 (without F.
walls). V, 1, 12. V, 3, 300.
Veronessa , (Fl Verennessa, later Ff Veronesso,
M. Edd. Veronesd), a ship of Verona (or equipped by
the city of Verona): 0th. II, 1, 26.
Versal, the nurse's blunder for universalin Rom.
n, 4, 219.
Verse, 1) a metrical line: 'tis a v. in Horace, Tit.
IV, 2, 22. 24. a blank v. (not in rhyme) : Ado V, 2,
34. As IV, 1, 32. Hml. II, 2, 339. Plur. —s: LLL
IV, 2, 105. 166. 164. V, 2, 50. As III, 2, 119. 175.
H6A I, 1, 27. — s = poetical compositions: to no
other pass my — s tend, Sonn. 103, 11. he v>rites — s,
Wiv. Ill, 2, 69. LLL V, 2, 34. Mids. I, 1, 31. As III,
2, 172. 177. 278. 411. Ill, 3, 12. Ill, 4, 44. H5 V, 2,
137. Caes. Ill, 3, 34.
2) a short division of a poem, a strophe, couplet:
a staff, a stanze, a v. LLL IV, 2, 107. but one v. Tw.
II, 4, 7.
3) poetry, poetical composition: who will believe
my V. Sonn. \7, 1, my love shallin my V. ever live young,
19,14. stirred bg a painted beauty to his v. 21,2. 38,
2. 54, 14. 60, 13. 71, 9. 76, 1. 78, 2. 86, 1. 103, 13.
As II, 5, 48. Ill, 2, 1. 179. 180. Wint. V, 1, 101. Troil.
III, 2, 189. IV, 4, 24. V, 10, 40. Tim. 1, 1, 16. V, 1, 87.
Versing, telling in verse: v. love to amorous
Phillida, Mids. II, 1, 67.
Very, adj. originally = veritable, true, real:
there vmuld appear the v. eyes of men through loopholes
thrust, Lucr. 1383. thou art v. IVinculo indeed, Tp.
II, 2, 109. two of them have the v. bent of honour. Ado
IV, 1, 188. here is the v. remuneration I had of thy
master. LLL V, 1, 76. this is the v. false gallop of
verses. As III, 2, 119. what would you say to me now,
an I were your v. v. Rosalind? IV, 1,71. so many of
his shadows thou hast met and not the v. king, H4A V,
4, 31. hath the Prince John a full commission, in v.
ample virtue of his father, to hear and absolutely to
determine ? H4B IV, 1, 163. / have found the v.
cause of Hamlet's lunacy, Hml. 11,2,49. which I have
rather blamed as mine own jealous curiosity than as a
v. pretence and purpose of unkindness, Lr. I, 4, 75. /
am absolute 'twas v. Cloten, Cymb. IV, 2, 107. she is
thy V. princess, Per. V, 1, 220. Hence = full, com-
plete, perfect; cf. the following instances: a bliss in
proof, and proved, a v. woe, Sonn. 129, 11. v. rogues,
Wiv. II, 1, 182. you have paid ... the v. debt of your
calling, Meas. Ill, 2, 264. he is a v. paramour for a
sweet voice, Mids. IV, 2, 12. a v. fox for his valour,
V, 234. (1. V. beadle to a humorous sigh, LLL 111,177.
my master's a v. Jew, Merch. II, 2, 112. stay the v.
riping of the time, II, 8, 40. thinkest thou any man is
so V. a fool to be married to hell? Shr. I, I, 129. such
an injury would vex a v. saint. III, 2, 28. I find report
a V. liar, II, 246. a v. monster in apparel. III, 2, 71.
an I were not a v. coward, All's IV, 3, 356. thy mind
is a v. opal, Tw. II, 4, 77. he's a v. fool, I, 3, 25.
words are r. rascals since bonds disgraced them, III, 1,
24. he is a v. man per se, and stands alone, Troil. I,
2, 15. I should make v. forges of my cheeks, 0th. IV,
2, 74 etc. Compar. and snperl ; was not my lord the
— er wag o'the twol Wint. I, 2, 66. there are — er
knaves desire to live, Cymb. V, 4, 209. were he the
— est antic in the world, Shr. Ind. 1, 101. thou hast
the — est shrew of all, V, 2, 64. / am the — est varlet
that ever cheioed ivith a tooth, H4A II, 2, 25. yield me
to the — est hind that shall once touch my shoulder,
Cymb. V, 3, 77.
Generally placed before substantives to indicate
that they must be understood in their full and un-
restricted sense: now is she in the v. lists of love, Ven.
595. so shall I state at first the v. worst of fortune's
might, Sonn. 90, 12. the cry did knock against my v.
heart, Tp. I, 2, 9. which touched the v. virtue of com-
passion in thee, 27. he is a stone, a v. pebble stone,
Gent. II, 3, 11. 'tis an ill office for a gentleman, espe-
cially against his v. friend. III, 2, 41 (one who is in-
deed, and in the full sense of the word, his friend,
cf. Merch. Ill, 2, 226). he grieves my v. heart-strings,
IV, 2, 62. whom my v. soul abhors, IV, 3, 17. that with
his V. heart despiseth me, IV, 4, 99. would I might be
dead if 1 in thoitght felt not her v. sorrow, 177. there's
the point, the v. point of it, Wiv. I, 1, 230. the v. yea
and the no is ..., 1,4,98. those that know the v. nerves
of state, Meas. I, 4, 53. a man whose blood is v, snow-
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broth, 68. upon the v. siege of justice Lord Angela hath
professed the contrary, IV, 2, 101. time is a v. bankrupt,
Err. IV, 2, 58. the v. sum of all is ..., LLLV, 1, 115.
the V. best at a beast, Mids. V, 232. the Jeio is the v.
devil ini.arnal, Mercli. II, 2, 28. the boy was the v. staff
of my age, my v. prop, 70. ^confess and love' had been
the V. sum of my confession, 111,2,36. I bid my v. friends
and countrymen, dear Portia, welcome, 226 (indeed my
friends, though met here verj unexpectedly), to suffer
... the V. tyranny and rage of his, IV, 1, 13. contrived
against the v. life of the defendant, 360. he that did
uphold the v. life of my dear friend, V, 2 14. till that
the weary v. means do ebb, As II, 7, 73, they are in the
V. wrath of love, V, 2, 44. / came thence for v. shame,
Shr. Ill, 2, 182. in pure while robes, like v. sanctity,
Wint. Ill, 3, 23. this is the v. sum of all, John II, 15 1 .
in V. sincerity of fear , H4A II, 3, 32. France should
have torn and rent my v. heart, H6B I, 1, 126. it irks
my v. soul, H6C II, 2, 6. in the v. pangs of death he
cried, II, 3, 17. eyes sparkling for v. wrath, II, 5, 131.
he shall split thy v. heart with sorrow, R3 I. 3, 300.
even of your mettle, of your v. blood, IV, 4, 302. a curse
begin at v. root on's heart, Cor. II, 1, 202. I hold it v.
stuff 0 the conscience to do no contnved murder, 0th. I,
2, 2. you could not lack ...v. necessity of this thought.
Ant. II, 2, 58. / think the king be touched at v. heart,
Cjmb. I, 1, 10 etc. very sooth, Wint. I, 2, 17. in v.
truth, H4B III, 2, 237. Before adjectives nsed snb-
stantively: in v. brief, the suit is impertinent to myself ,
Merch. II, 2, 146. to grace him only ... av. little I have
yielded too, Cor. V, 3, 16 (= a mere trifle).
Similarly denoting exact conformity Tvith what is
expressed by the word-- when thou reviewesi this, thou
dost review the v. part was consecrate to thee, Sonn.
74,6 (exactly that part), even her v. words didst thou
deliver to me, En-. II, 2, 165. Hero was in this manner
accused, in this v. manner refused. Ado IV, 2, 65. in
V. likeness of a roasted crab, Mids. 11, 1, 48. I dote on
his V. absence, Merch, 1, 2, 120 (his absence is just
what I wish for), those are the v. words, IV, 1, 254.
H6C IV, 1, 92. I will be point-devise the v. man, Tw.
II, 5, 177. when we have marked with blood those sleepy
two and used their v. daggers, Mcb. I, 7, 76. to hold
my V. course, Zii. 1,3, 26. Temporally: the hour's now
come; the v. minute bids thee ope thine ear, Tp. I, 2,
37. spring come to you at the farthest in the v. end of
harvest, IV, 115 (as soon as the harvest is ended), the
V. instant that Isaw you, did my heart fly to your service,
III, 1, 64. when would you use if? This v. night, Gent.
Ill, 1, 124. it is about the v. hour that Silvia should
meet me, V, 1, 2. at the v. instant of Falstaffs and our
meeting, Wiv. V, 3, 16. he this v. day receives letters,
Meas. IV, 2, 215. that v. hour, Err. 1, 1, 54. this v. day,
1, 2, 3. the V. night before the icedding, Ado II, 2,45 etc.
Hence denoting Identity: on this grass-plot, in
this V. place, Tp. IV, 73. / am Prospero and that v.
duke which was thrust forth of Milan, V, 159. all the
kind of the Launces have this v. fault, Gent. II, 3, 3.
that V. person, Wiv. I, 1, 50. this is the v. same, the
V. hand, the v. words, II, 1, 84. Master Troth here,
this V. man, Meas. II, 1, 104. we do condemn thee to
the V. block where Claudia stooped to death, V, 419.
unless you were the v. man. Ado II, 1, 123. that v. time
I saw ... Cupid all armed, Mids. II, 1, 155. this v.
sword entrenched it. All's II, 1, 45. not three hours'
ti-avel from this V. place, Tw.1, 2, 23. whose fair flower
being once displayed, doth fall that v. hour, II, 4, 40
etc. the r. same (^ci. Same): Sonn. 5, 3. 108,6. All's
II, 3, 29. Cymb. IV, 2, 380 etc. with this same v. iron,
John IV, 1, 12.5. this same v. day, R3 III, 2, 49.
Equivalent to the adverb even: thou atoay, the v.
birds are mule, Sonn. 97, 12. in the v. refuse of thy
deeds there is such strength, 150, 6. the v. rats in-
stinctively had quit it, Tp. I, 2, 147. a life whose v.
comfort is still a dying horror, Meas. II, 3, 41. the v.
mercy of the law cries out, V, 412. my v. visor began
to assume life, Ado II, 1, 248. 1 do affect the v. ground . . .
where her shoe doth tread, LLLI,2, 172. Ihave deceived
even your v. eyes. Ado V, 1, 233 (cf. Even, adv. 5).
swearing till my v. roof was dry, Merch. Ill, 2, 206.
if we walk not in the trodden paths, our v. petticoats
will catch them. As I, 3, 15. consumes itself to the v.
paring. All's I, 1, 155. v. envy and the tongue of lof:
cried fame and honour on him, Tw. V, 61. v. infants
prattle on thy pride, H6A III, 1, 16. the v. parings of
our nails shall pitch afield, 102. chaste and immaculate
in V. thought, V, 4, 51. v. force entangles itself with
strength. Ant. IV, 14, 48 etc.
Equivalent to alone, mere: say that ... nothing
but the v. smell were left me, Ven. 441. now can 1 ...
dine upon the v. naked name of love, Gent. II, 4, 142.
'lis the V. riches of thyself that now I aim at, Wiv. Ill,
4, 17. mine were the v. cypher of a function, Meas. II,
2, 39. the V. stream of his life . . . must give him a better
proclamation. III, 2, 150. a' turns back for v. fear.
Err. IV, 2, 56. thou feedest me with the v. name of
meat, Shr. IV, 3, 32. whose v. naming punishes me,
Wint. IV, 2, 24. may we cram within this wooden 0
the V. casques that did affright the air at Agincourt?
H5 Prol. 13. all our general force might with a sally
of the v. town be buckled with, H6A IV, 4, 4. the v.
train of her worst gown ivas better worth, H6B 1, 3,
88. with the v. shaking of their chains they may astonish
these curs, V, 1, 145. the v. beams wilt dry those vapours
up, H6C V, 3, 12. with the v. noise I trembling waked,
US I, 4, 60. this is the v. coinage of your brain, Hml.
III, 4, 137. a V. riband in the cap of youth, IV, 7, 7S.
the V. conveyances- of his lands will hardly lie in this
box, V, 1, 119. V. nature will instruct her in it, 0th.
II, I, 237 etc.
^erj , adv. modifying adjectives and adverbs;
originally used to signify that the resp. word is to be
understood in its full and unrestricted sense, = qtiite,
just: is the axe upon the block, sirrah? V. ready, sir,
Meas. IV, 3, 40. even now, noiv, v. now, an old black
ram is tupping your white ewe, 0th. I, 1, 8S. Usually
denoting a high degree: Ven. 531. Tp. II, 1, 67. 139".
142. 189. Gent. I, 1, 74. II, 1, 114. 128. IV, 2, 129.
W'iv. I, 1, 146. 199. 261. 278. 311. II, 1, 36. II, 2,
49. 93. 191. 197. 249. HI, 1, 51. 101. Ill, 3, 98. 181.
IT, 1, 4. 31. IV, 4, 81. Meas. I, 4, 50. II, 1, 23. 97.
106. 113. 116. 118. 131. 137. 157 etc. etc.
Vesper, the evening: black — 's pageants, Ant.
IV, 14, 8.
Vessel, 1) a ship: Tp. I, 2, 31. 211. Meas. lU,
I, 225. Merch. Ill, 2, 273. Tw. V, 57. Wint. IV, 4,
512. HS I, 2, 79. Cor. II, 2, 110. 0th. IT, 1, 37. Ant.
II, 7, 77. Cymb. II, 4, 29. Per. I, 4, 67. HI Prol. 44.
V, 1, 23. fem.: Tp. I, 2, 6. Merch. 1, 1, 32. nent.:
Merch. II, 8, 30. Ant. I, 4, 53. Per. V, 1, 18. Figu-
ratively, applied to man: believing thee a v. of too
great a burthen, All's II, 3, 215. though thy tackle's
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torn, tJiou sJiotoest a noble v. Cor. IV, 5, 68. from this
most bravest v. struck the 7nan-toj>, Cymb. IV, 2, 319.
2) a cask or other utensil for holding liquors and
the like: the empty v. makes the greatest sound, Ho IV,
4, 73 (proverb), your — s and your spells provide,
Mcb. Iir, 5, 18. strike the —s. Ant. II, 7,103 (= tap
them). Figuratively applied to human affairs: that
the united v. of their blood ... shall never leak, H4B
IV, 4, 44. if I loould broach the — s of my love , Tim.
II, 2, 186 (i. e. my friends), put rancours in the v. of
my peace, Mcb. Ill, 1, 67. Hence denoting the state
of man: other incident throes that nature's fragile v.
doth sustain, Tim. V, 1, 204. to preserve this v. for
my lord from any foul touch, 0th. IV, 2, 83. a tempest,
which his mortal v. tears, Per. IV, 4, 30. And even =:
a person: I never saw a v. of like sorroio, so filled and
so becoming, Wint.III, 3, 21. noio is that noble v. full
of grief , Caes. V, 5, 13. the weaker v. ^ a, woman:
for Jaquenetta, — so is the weaker v. called..., I
keep her as a v. of thy law's fury, LLL I, 1, 276. /
must comfort the weaker v. As II, 4, 6. you are the
loeaker v., as they say , the emptier v. H4B H, 4, Q&.
67. luomen, being the weaker — s, Rom. I, 1, 20.
Sh'ange application of a microcosmical metaphor to
the macrocosm of the rmiverse: creeping miirmxtr and
the poring dark fills the wide u. of the universe, H5
IV Chor. 3.
Vestal, a priestess of Vesta: Ven. 752. Lucr.
883. Ant. Ill, 12, 31. Per. IV, 5, 7. a chaste woman
in general: a fair v. throned by the ivest, Mids. II, 1,
158 (viz Queen Elizabeth). Ironically: the kitchen v.
scorned you, Err. IV, 4, 78.
Adjectively : her v. livery, Rom. II, 2, 8 (i. e. her
chastity), in pure and v. modesty, 111,3, 38. a v. livery
will I take me to. Per. Ill, 4, 10.
Vestments, garments: Err. II, 1, 94. 'Tim. IV,
3, 125.
Vesture, dress, garment: Gent. II, 4, 160. Cor.
II, 1, 250. Caes. Ill, 2, 200. Metaphorically, the hu-
man body as that in which the soul is dressed: this
muddy v. of decay, Merch. V, 64. in the essential v. of
creation, 0th. II, 1, 64.
Vetclies, the jjlant Vicia sativa: Tp. IV, 61.
Vex, 1) to plague, to torment, to harass, to afflict,
to molest: thou canst not v. me with inconstant mind,
Sonn. 92, 9. more than enough am I that «•. thee still,
135, 5. how can love's eye be true, that is so — ed with
watching and with tears? 148, 10. it hath no tongue
to V. you, Tw. Ill, 4, 229. hyperbolicalfiend, how —est
thou this man? IV, 2, 29. a twice-told tale, — ing the
didl ear of a drowsy man, John III, 4, 109. a trespass
that doth V. my grieved soul, R2 I, 1, 138. Ill, 1, 2.
H4A III, 1, 29. H6A I, 4, 13. H8 V, 3, 107. Lr. HI,
4, 62. V, 3, 313.
2) to disturb, to agitate : the still — ed Bermoothes,
Tp. I, 2, 229. OS mad as the — ed sea, Lr. IV, 4, 2.
cf. Rom. I, 1, 198 and John II, 336.
3) to afflict or agitate in mind ; a) to distress : to
misuse the prince, to v. Claudio, Ado II, 2, 29. a sight
to V. the father's soul withal, Tit. V, 1, 52. 'twill v. thy
soul to hear what 1 shall speak, 62. love, . . . being — ed,
a sea nourished with lovers' tears, Rom. I, 1, 198. my
poor heart, so for a kinsman — ed, III, 5, 96. to v. her,
Cymb. Ill, 5, 147. cf. soul-vexed in Wint. V, 1, 59.
b) to disquiet: with my — ed spirits I cannot take a
truce, John III, 1, 17. v. not yourself, R2 II, 1, 3.
— ed I am of late with passions of some difference,
Caes. I, 2, 39. when grief and blood ill-tempered — e/h
him, IV, 3, 115. c) to fret, to irritate: lam — ed, Tp.
IV, 158. stayest thou to v. me here? Gent. IV, 4, 60.
such an injury would v. a very saint, Shr. Ill, 2, 28.
All's III, 5, 92. John II, 336. H6B I, 3, 78. H6C II,
6, 68. H8 II, 4, 130. Ill, 2, 104. Cor. IV, 2, 2. Rom.
II, 4, 170. Tim. IV, 3, 236. Ant. I, 2, 20. Cymb. II,
1, 19.
Vexation, 1) torment, affliction, suffering: oK
thy — s were but my trials of thy love, Tp. IV, 5. your
children were v. to your youth, R3 IV, 4, 305.
2) any state of being troubled or afflicted in mind;
a) agitation: the fierce v. of a dream, Mids. IV, 1, 74.
b) disquiet, trouble, great uneasiness: to appoint my-
•;elf in this v. Wint. I, 2, 326. throw such changes of
V. on it, 0th. I, 1, 72. c) grief: the deep v. of his in-
ward soul, Lucr. 1779. it would be much v. to your
age, Gent. Ill, 1, 16. v. almost stops my breath, H6A
IV, 3, 41. those repeated — s of it, Cymb. I, 6, 5. e)
anger, mortification :/t(W of v. come I, Mids. I, 1, 22.
you do me most insupportable v. All's II, 3, 244. give
him deserved v. Cor. Ill, 3, 140. haj-m not yourself
with your v. Cymb. I, 1, 134.
Via, an interjection of encouragement (from the
Italian. Florio: 'Fi'a, an adverb of encouraging much
used by commanders, as also by riders to their hor-
ses') : Mistress Ford and Mistress Page , have I en-
compassed you? go to; v. Wiv. IT, 2, 159. v., goodman
Dull! thou hast spoken no word all this while, LLL V,
1, 156. another, with his finger and his thumb, cried
v., we will do't, V, 2, 112. the most courageous fiend
bids me pack: v., says the fiend; away, says the fiend,
Merch. II, 2, 11. v.! les eaux et la terre, H5 IV, 2, 4.
why, v., to London will we march amain, H6C 11,1,182.
Vial (0. Edd. viol, violl, violle; some M. Edil.
phial), a glass vessel or bottle: Sonn. 6, 3 (cf. 5, 10).
Wint. V, 3, 122. R2 I, 2, 12. 17. Rom. IV, 1, 93.
|V, 3, 20. Hml. I, 5, 62. Ant. I, 3, 63. Per. Ill, 2, 90.
Viand, meat dressed, food, victuals: still cup-
boarding the V. Cor. I, 1, 103. Phir. — «: Tp. Ill, 3,
41. Merch. IV, 1, 97. H6C II, 5, 52. Troil. II, 2, 70.
Ant. Ill, 11, 73. Cymb. V, 5, 156. Per. II, 3, 31.
Vicar, a parish priest: Wiv. IV, 6, 48. 52. As
III, 3, 43. Shr. Ill, 2, 170.
Vice, subst. 1) an habitual transgression of moral
duties: Lucr. 604. 1646. Sonn. 95, 9. Meas. II, 2,
5. 29. 136. II, 4, 42. Ill, 2, 24. 106. 109. 284. 291.
IV, 2, 115. Err. Ill, 2, 12. LLL V, 2, 349. Merch.
III, 2, 81. Tw. Ill, 4, 390. Wint. Ill, 2, 56. IV, 3, 96.
100. John II, 596. R2 V, 3, 67. H4A II, 4, 499.
I-I4B III, 2, 326. H6A V, 4, 45. R3 II, 2, 28 (Ff deep
v., Qq foul guile). Ill, 5, 29. Troil. II, 3, 246. Cor.
1, 1, 43. Rom. II, 3, 21. 22. Mcb. IV, 3, 47. 51. Lr.
IV, 6, 168. 258. V, 3, 170. 0th. T, 3, 123. II, 3, 128.
Cymb. II, 6, 21. 29. 31. Per. I, 1, 96. 103. Personi-
fied as masc: Hml. Ill, 4, 154.
2) a single transgression, a sin: rather proved the
sliding of your brother a merriment than a v. Meas. II,
4, 116. wilt thou be made a man out of my v.? Ill, 1,
138. unless self-charity be sometimes a v. 0th. II, 3,
202. she holds it a v. in her goodness not to do more,
326. livest to make thine honesty a v. Ill, 3, 376. did
you perceive how he laughed at his v.? IV, 1, 181. it is
a great price for a small v. IV, 3, 70. cf. also Wint.
Ill, 2, 56 and R2 V, 3, 67.
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3) an inipevfection, a defect, a fault: your own v.
still; mistake the word, Gent. Ill, 1, 283. here follow
her — s, 324. 338. on that v. on him (vanity) will my
revenge find notable cause to worlc, Tw. II, 3, 165.
your air of France hath blown that v. in me (to brag)
H5 III, 6, 161. it is my v., my fault, Troil. IV, J, 104.
you have a v. of mercy in you, V, 3, 37. 39. 'tis a v.
to know him, Hnil. V, 2, 87. it is a v. in her ears,
Cymb. II, 3, 33 (0. Edd. voice'), cf. also Troll. II,
3, 246.
4) the buffoon of the old moralities (alias In-
iquity): like to the old V.,who with dagger of lath, in
his rage and his wrath, cries ah ha! to the devil, Tw.
IV, 2, 134. now is this — 's dagger become a squire,
H4B III, 2, 343. like the formal v., Iniquity, I mora-
lize two meanings in one word, R3 III, 1, 82. a v. of
kings, Hml. Ill, 4, 98. cf. also H4A II, 4, 499.
Vice, subst. an iron press with a screw, for hold-
ing things fast; you must put in the pikes tvith a v.
AdoV, 2, 21 (quibbling), an I but fist him once, an
a' come but within my v. H4B II, 1,24 (= my grasp).
Vice, to screw: as he had seen't or been an in-
strument to V. you to't, Wint. I, 2, 416 (cf. I partly
know, the instrument that screws me from my true place
in your favour, Tw. V, 125).
Vicegerent, substitute, one having a delegated
power: the welkin's v. LLLI, 1,222 (Armado's letter).
Viceroy, substitute of a king: Tp. HI, 2, 116.
H6AV, 4, 131.143.
Vicious, 1) devoted to vice, morally corrupt:
Err. IV, 2, 21. H6AV, 4, 35. H8I, 2, 117. Tim. IV,
3,213. Lr. I, 1,230. V, 3, 172.
2) defective, faulty : for some v. mole of nature in
them, Hml. I, 4, 24.
3) wrong: though I perchance am v. in my guess,
as, I confess, it is my nature's plague to spy into abuses,
0th. Ill, 3, 145. it had been v. to have mistrusted her,
Cymb. V, 5, 65 (= blameable).
VIcionsness, state of being vicious, corruptness:
Ant. Ill, 13, 111.
Victor, one who vanquishes another (never fol-
lowed by an objective genitive): Lucr. 730. 1211.
Sonn. 70, 10. 86, 11. Pilgr. 223 (v. of the day).
John II, 324. R2 I, 1, 203. H4B IV, 1, 134. H6A 1,
2, 4. H6C II, 3, 53. II, 5, 11. V, 2, 6. Troil. IV, 5, 67.
Lr. V, 3, 132 (thy v. sword). Cymb. V, 3,43. V,5,460.
Victorcss, a female who conquers: she shall be
sole v., Caesar's Caesar, R3 IV, 4, 336 (F4 and M.Edd.
victress).
VictOTlons, 1) having conquered, or wont to
conquer: John V, 2, 146. H5 II, 4, 63. H6A II, 3, 67.
III, 4, 16. IV, 7, 67. H6BI, 1, 86. V, 1, 211. H6C I,
1, 21. R3 I, 4, 242. V, 5, 1. Tit. I, 70. 105. 163. Ant,
IV, 2, 43.
2) emblematic of conquest: v. wreaths, R3 I, 1, 5.
Victor -sword, writing of Ff in Lr. V, 3, 132;
Qq and M. Edd. in two words.
Victory, success in contest, conquest: Ven. 1014.
Lucr. Arg. 11. Lucr. 110. Sonn. 25, 10. Compl. 258.
Adol, 1, 8. 11,3,172 (hath the v.). LLL IV, 1, 75.
As IV, 2, 6, John II, 307. 394. R2 I, 3, 72. H4A IV,
3, 97. H4B Ind. 23. IV, 2, 88. H6A I, 1, 20. I, 6, 31.
111,2,117. IV, 1, 172. IV, 6, 1. 12. H6B IV, 3, 12.
IV, 8,54. IV, 10, 78. H6CI, 1,261. 1,2,73. 11,2,
174. II, 3, 55. II, 5, 15. IV, 1, 147. V, 1, 70. 113. V,
8,2. R3I1I, 7, 15. IV,4, 193. V,3, 79. 106. 114.166.
231. 270. 351. Troil. IV, 5, 66. Cor. II, 1, 135. V, 3,
108. 186. V, e, 98. Rom. IV, 1, 30 (the tears have
got small v.). Tim. Ill, 5, 81. Caes. V, 3, 82. Mcb. I,
2, 58. Lv. V, 1, 41 (if you have v.). Ant. I, 3, 100. IV,
7, 12. Cymb. V, 5, 24. Per. II, 3, 10.
Victress, see Victoress.
Victiiul, subst. provisions: he hath done good
service in these wars. You had musty v., arid he hath
holp to eat it. Ado I, 1, 50.
Plur. — s = food: am nourished by my — », Gent.
II, 1, 180. eat your — s, H6 V, 1, 35. it eats our — s,
Cymb. Ill, 6, 41.
Victual, vb. to supply with provisions: AsV, 4,
198. H6AI, 5, 14.
Victualler (Qq vitlar), a tavern-keeper: H4B II,
4,375 (Steevens: 'the brothels were formerly screened
under pretext of being victualling houses and ta-
verns').
Videlicet, see Latin in the Appendix. '
Vie, to show or practise in competition, to con-
tend with respect to: nature wants stuff to v. strange
forms with fancy. Ant. V, 2, 98 (to contend with, to
rival, fancy in producing strange forms), we here
below recall not what you give, and therein may v. ho-
nour with you, Per. Ill, 1, 26 (may contend with you,
i. e. the gods, in honour), so tvith the dove ofPaphos
might the crow v. feathers white, IV Prol. 33. kiss on
kiss she — d so fast, Shr. II, 311 (i. e. as if to outdo
me), cf. Outvie.
Vienna, the capital of Austria: Meas. 1, 1, 23.
45. 1,2,98. 1,3, 13. II, 1, 203. 241. 254. V, 269.
319. Hml. Ill, 2, 249.
View, subst. 1) perception by the eye, sight (sub-
jectively and objectively: the seeing as well as the
being seen) : her eyes, as murdered with the v. Ven.
1031. at his bloody v. her eyes are fled, 1037. that
eye which him beholds, as more divine , unto a v. so
false ivill not incline, Lucr. 292. presents thy shadow
to my sightless v. Sonn. 27, 10. that, when they see
return of love, more blest may be the v. 56, 12. who in
despite of v. is pleased to dote, 141, 4. no marvel then
though I mistake my v. 148, 11. on the first v. to swear
I love thee, Mids. Ill, 1, 144. then I will her charmed
eye release from monster's v. Ill, 2, 377. greater than
shows itself at the first v. All's II, 5, 73. the first v.
shall hill all repetition, V, 3, 21. shall not behold her
face at ample v. Tw. I, 1, 27. when the dusky sky be-
gan to rob my earnest-gaping sight of thy land's v.
H6B III, 2, 105. / lost fair England's v. 110. to af-
fright thee with the v. thereof, V, 1, 207. whose aspect
may fright the hopeful mother at the v. R3 I, 2, 24. then
you have lost the v. of earthly glory, H8 I, 1, 14. order
gave each thing v. 44 (let it be seen indeed ; set it off).
which when the people had the full v. of, IV, 1, 71.
mine eyes are cloyed with v. of tyranny, Tit. Ill, 2, 55.
love, whose v. is muffled still, Rom. I, 1, 177. which
on more view, of many mine being one , may stand in
number, I, 2, 32. soar above the v. of men, Caes. 1, 1,
79. invite you to my sister's v. Ant. II, 2, 170. the sweet
v. on't might well have warmed old Saturn, Cymb. II,
5, 11. we, poor unfledged, have never winged from v.
o'lhe nest, HI, 3, 28. you should tread a course pretty
andfidl of v. Ill, 4, 150 (offering many opportunities
of seeing and observing). Applied to letters, = peru-
sal: would not force the letter to my v. Gent. I, 2, 54.
on the V. am, knoiving of these contents, Hml. V, 2, 44.
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V
In V. = in sight: the enemy's in v. Lr. V, 1, 51.
they lie in v., hut have not spoke as yet , Cor. I, 4, 4
(can see each other), to deliver the head in the v. of
Angelo, Meas. IV, 2, 177 (that Angelo may see it).
wrecked ... in the v. of the shepherd, Wint. V, 2, 76.
have I not hideous death within my v. ? John V, 4, 22.
here in the v. of men I will unfold, E2 III, 1, 6. that in
common v. he may surrender, IV, 155. HOC I, 1, 138.
Cor. I, 9, 85. II, 2, 97. Hector, in v. of Trojans and of
Greeks, shall make it good, Troil. 1,3, 273. Similarly:
before this royal v. Ho V, 2, 32 (in presence of these
royal persons).
To the V. = so as to be seen by ererybody; in
public: made myself a motley to the v. Sonn. 110, 2. that
these bodies high on a stage be placed to the v. Hml.
V, 2, 389. shall uplift us to the v. Ant. V, 2, 211.
2) look, regard: sometimes they do extend their v.
right on, Compl. 26.' the beam of her v. gilded my foot,
Wiy. I, 3, 69. that ever turned their backs to mortal
— s, LLL V, 2, 161. 163. gives all gaze and bent of
amorous v. on the fair Cressid, Troil. IV, 5, 282. turn
the office and devotion of their v. upon a tawny front.
Ant. I, 1, 5. could not endure a further v. Ill, 10, 18.
3) survey, inspection, examination by the eye : she
made good v. of me, Tw. II, 2, 20. to behold his visage,
even to my full of r. Troil. Ill, 3, 241. / have with
exact V. perused thee, IV, 5, 232.
4) look, appearance, show: you that choose not by
the V. Merch. 111,2, 132. love, so gentle in his «. Rom,
I, 1, 175.
View, vb. 1) to perceive by the eye, to see: to v.
how she came, Ven. 343. where they — ed each other's
sorrow, 963. what face remains alive that's worth the
— ing, 1076. ivhich Tarquin — ed, Lncr. 72. 454. 632.
1101.1261.1526. Sonn. 3,1. 31,13. 43,2. 69,1.
Meas. II, 4, 125. LLL I, 1, 246. Merch. II, 7, 43. Ill,
■>. 59. 62. IV, 1, 270. H6B V, 1, 69. H6C I, 4, 46. II,
1, 67. E3 I, 2, 53. H8 I, 4, 71. Ill, 2, 405. 0th. II, 1,
16. Per. 1, 1, 30. 73. II, 5, 17. Applied to writings,
= to read: v. these letters, H6A I, 1, 89. IV, 1, 48.
the first he —ed, H8 III, 2, 79.
2) to look on, to survey, to examine with the eye :
I'll V. the manners of the town. Err. I, 2, 12. 31. feed
your knowledge with — ing of the town, Tw. Ill, 3, 42.
to V. the sick and feeble parts of France, H5 11, 4, 22.
IV, 3, 2. IV, 7, 85. H6AI, 1,168. 1,4,61. 81. H6B
III, 2, 132. 149. Troil. IV, 5, 238. = to survey or
examine with the eye of the mind: the happiest youth,
■ — ing his progress through, H4B III, 1, 54. tell o'er
your woes, again by — ing mine, R3 IV, 4, 39. in — ing
o'er the rest o' the selfsame day, Mcb. I, 3, 94.
Viewless, invisible: to be imprisoned in the v.
winds, Meas. Ill, 1, 124.
Vigil, the eve of aholiday: onthev. H5IV,3,45.
Vigilance, watchfulness: Tp. Ill, 3, 16. H6B I,
1, 96. Lr. II, 3, 4.
Vigilant, watchful: H4A IV, 2, 64. H6AII, 1,
1. Cor. 1, 1,119. Corrupted to !)!yi<a)« by Dogberry
in Ado III, 3, 100.
Vigitant, see Vigilant.
Vigour, 1) force, strength: Ven. 953. Tp. I, 2,
485. Err. IV, 4, 81. LLLIV, 3, 308. John 111, 1, 104.
R2 I, 3, 71. Troil. II, 3, 257. Ill, 3, 172. Tit. IV,
2, 108.
2) efficacy, efficiency: never could the strumpet,
with all her double v., art and nature, Skce stir my
temper; Meas. II, 2, 184. with a sudden v. it doth posset
and curd ... the blood, Hml. I, 5, 68. to try the v. of
them (compounds) Cymb. I, 5, 21.
Vild, see Vile.
Aildly, see Vilely.
\ ile (almost as often spelt vild, or vitd, or vilde,
in 0. Edd. In some plays, f. i. Rom. and Caes. , rile
predominant, in others, f. i. Lr. and 0th , riW. Ff
rild, Qq vile: Tit. V, 2, 201. Hml. II, 2, 11 1. IV, 5,
115. 0th. Ill, 3, 136), originally ^ low, mean: '/1.9
v., unless it may be quaintly ordered, Merch. II, 4, 6.
in V. apparel, H4B I, 2, 20. why liest thou with the r.
in loathsome beds. III, 1, 15. be he ne'er so v., this dm/
shall gentle his condition, H5 IV, 3, 62. great men oft
die by v. bezonians, 1166 IV, 1, 134. Sometimes =
evil, mischievous: 'tis a v. thing to die, R3 III, 2, 64.
to dare the v. contagion of the night, Caes. II, 1, 265.
the v. blows and burets of the world, Mcb. Ill, 1, 109.
But in general used as a vague term of contempt,
= base, bad, abject, villanous: Lucr. Arg. 23. Lucr.
202. 631. Sonn. 71, 4 (—st). 121, 1. Tp. I, 2, 358.
Gent. IV, 1, 73. Wiv. 1, 3, 106. Ill, 4, 42. V, 5, 87.
Meas. V, 95. Err. I, 1, 35. V, 67. 236. Ado III, 3, 134.
IV, 1, 94. LLL IV, 3, 276. 280. Mids. I, 1, 232. II, 2,
34. 107. 111,2,260. V, 133. 144. Merch. H, 5, 30.
As III, 2, 17. V, 1, 6. Shr. II, 159. V, 2, 93. All's II,
1, 177 C—sO. 11,3,159. Ill, 5, 87. Tw. Ill, 4, 399.
Wint. II, 1, 92. John II, 509. 577. 586. Ill, 1, 165.
Ill, 4, 19. 138. IV, 1, 96. IV, 2, 241. IV, 3, 48 (—si).
R2 II, 1, 27. H4A I, 3, 63. 241. HI, 2, 87. V, 4,39.
H4BII, 2, 52. 11,4,171. V, 2, 18. V, 3, 145. H5 II,
I, 49. 64. II, 4, 74. Ill, 6, 50. IV Chor. 50. H6A I,
4,33 (vile esteemed, O.EiA. pil'd esteemed ). 111,1,
II, Ill, 2, 45. IV, 1, 97. IV, 3, 33. V, 3, 112. V, 4, 16.
H6B V, 2, 40. R3 I, 3. 89. Troil. II, 1, 99. V, 10, 23.
Cor. I, 1, 188. Tit. V, 2, 173. 201. Rom. I, 4, 111. II,
3, 17. Ill, 1, 76. 146. Ill, 2, 59. 83. Ill, 3, 106. V, 3,
54. Tim. 1, 1, 15. IV, 3, 470 (vilder). Caes. I, 3, 111.
III, 2, 35. IV, 3, 71. 74. V, 1, 39. 104. V, 5, 38. Hml.
1, 5, 72. II, 2, 111. 483 (Ff tlieir vild murthers, Qq
their lord's murder). IV, 1, 30. IV, 5, 115. Lr. Ill, 2,
71. 111,4,150. 111,7,83. IV, 2, 38. 47. IV, 6, 286.
0th. II, 3, 256. Ill, 3, 136. 222. Ill, 4, 184. Ant. II,
2, 243 (—St). IV, 14, 22. Cymb. I, 1, 143. Ill, 4, 75.
V, 4, 18. V, 5, 252. Per. Ill, 3, 21. IV Prol. 41.
Vile-concluded, basely settled or made : v. peace,
John II, 586.
Vile-drawing, writing of some M. Edd. in John
II, 577; 0. Edd. not hyphened.
Vile-esteemed, writing of M. Edd. in H6A I, 4,
33 ; 0. Edd. in two words.
Vilely (0. Edd. vildly 01: vildely ; vilely only in
H4AIII, 3, 1. 122)'l) meanly, basely, shamefully;
he speaks most v. of you, H4A III, 3, 122. H4B II, 4,
327. doth it not show v. in me to desire small beer? II,
2, 7. they had so v. yielded the town. Cor. Ill, 1, 10.
operate most v. Cymb. V, 5, 198. the very doors and
windows savour v. Per. IV, 6, 117.
2) in a worthless manner, badly, ill, sorrily: let
me be v. painted, Ado I, 1, 267. an agate very v. cut,
III, 1, 65. / tell this tale v. Ill, 3, 157. u. compiled,
LLL V, 2, 52. prologue v. penned, 305. I'cry v. in the
morning, Merch. I, 2, 92. his work so noble v. bound
up, Wint. IV, 4, 22. am I not fallen away v. H4A HI,
3, 1. how V. doth this cynic rhyme, Caes. IV, 3, 133.
Vileiiess, baseness, badness: good alone is good
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without a name; v. is so; the property by what it is
should go, not hy the title, All's II, 3, 136 (i.e. it is
the same with badness ; it is bad without a name).
Villaco, see Villiago.
Tillage, a small assemblage of houses in the
country: As III, 3, 44. 60. B2 II, 3, 94. H4A IV, 3,
69. H5 III, 6, 116. IV, 8, 118. V, 2, 184. R3 V, 3,
209 (v. cock). H8 II, 4, 159 (v. curs). Lr. II, 3, 18.
Villager, a peasant: Caes. I, 2, 172.
■Villagery, villages : /n^/i^s the maidens of the v.
Mids. II, 1, 35.
Villain, originally = bondman, slave, servant;
the homely v. courtesies to her low , Lucr. 1338. / am
no v.; I am the youngest son of Sir Rowland, As I,
1, 59. who should find them but the empress' v. Tit.
IV, 3, 73. my v. Lr. Ill, 7, 78.
But usually as a term of reproach , = a vile and
wicked person, a wretch, a rascal: Tp. I, 2, 309.
Gent. Ill, 1, 202. IV, 1, 5. Wiv. IV, 2, 121. Meas.
V, 304. 311. Err. II, 2, 17. Ado I, 3, 34. II, 3, 272.
III, 3, 121. IV, 1, 93. 303. LLL I, 2, 158. Mids. Ill,
2, 402. 415. Merch. I, 3, 101. 180. As I, 1, 58. Tw.
HI, 4, 180 etc. etc. Adjectively: the u. Jew, Merch.
II, 8, 4. thou V. slave , R3 IV, 4, 144. v. boy. Tit. I,
290. that V. cousin, Eom. HI, 2, 101. some v. moun-
taineers, Cymb. IV, 2, 71.
Sometimes used in a less opprobrious sense, parti-
cularly in addresses: Gent. Ill, 1, 337. IV,1,41. Wiv.
IV, 5, 73. 94. Meas. I, 2, 27. Err. I, 2, 96. II, 1, 58
etc. Even as a term of endearment: a trusty v. Err.
I, 2, 19. sweet v. Wint. I, 2, 136. v., thou might' st
have been an emperor, Tit. V, 1, 30. Applied to fe-
males: here comes the little v. Tw. II, 5, 16 (Maria).
it is the prettiest v. Troil. Ill, 2, 35 (Cressida).
Villain-like, adv. viUanously; v. he lies, Lr. V,
3, 98. Cymb. V, 5, 218.
Villanous, 1) very vile and wicked: Wiv. II, 2,
308. Meas. V, 265. As I, 1, 151. 161. All's IV, 5, 2.
H4A I, 3, 60. 11, 4, 138. 140. 504. 508. Ill, 3, 11.
Eom. V, 3, 52. Tim. II, 2, 182. Lr. I, 2, 147. 0th.
I, 3, 312. II, 1, 266. IV, 2, 22. 139. V, 2, 229. Cymb.
V, 5, 195.
2) pitiful, sorry, wretched: v. smell, Wiv. Ill, 5,
93. the V. inconstancy of man's disposition, IV, 5, 111.
the most v. house for fleas, H4A II, 1, 15. there's v.
news abroad, II, 4, 366. a v. trick of thine eye, 445.
that's V. and shows a most pitiful ambition , Hml. Ill,
2,48.
Adverbially: /orcAeods v. low, Tp. IV, 250.
Villanonsly, 1) in a vile and wicked manner:
Meas. V, 149. 2) vilely, sorrily, wretchedly: ei-oss-
gartered? Most v. Tw. Ill, 2, 80.
Tillany, 1) extreme depravity and wickedness:
pinch him for his v. Wiv. V, 5, 104. the commendation
is not in his wit, but in his v. Ado II, 1, 146. Ill, 3,
120. 168. All's IV, 3, 305. Wint. I, 2, 361. John
HI, 1, 116. IV, 3, 108. H4A II, 4, 504. Ill, 3, 187.
H6 III, 2, 56. R3 I, 3, 336. Tim. Ill, 6, 103. IV, 3,
20. 0th. V, 2, 151. Cymb. V, 2, 13 (the v. of our
fear). V, 4, 68. V, 6, 225. Per. IV, 4, 44. Plur. ~es:
the — es of 'man will set him clear, Tim, III, 3, 30. the
multiplying — es of nature do swarm upon him, Mcb.
I, 2, 11.
2) wicked practice ; or a single action of deep de-
pravity: Ado III, 3, 117. V, 1, 71. 72. 246. 258.
LLL I, 1, 189. Merch. Ill, 1, 74. Shr. V, 1, 140.
Schmidt, the English of Shakespenvei
John IV, 2, 225. H4B II, 1, 130. H5 III, 3, 32. Tit.
II, 1, 116. 121. II, 3, 7. Ill, 1, 203. IV, 4, 51. Tim.
IV, 3, 437 (do v.). Hml. V, 2, 322. 0th. V, 2, 190.
Ant. II, 7, 80. Cymb. Ill, 4, 58. Ill, 5, 112 (do). V,
5, 142. Plur. —es: Ado IV, 1, 191. H6B III, 1, 370.
Tit. V, 1, 66. Hml. V, 2, 29. The sense somewhat
softened: to act any v. against him, Wiv. II, 1, 102.
the sleeves curiously cut. There's the v. Shr. IV, 3, 145.
Misapplied by Dr. Caius: Wiv. I, 4, 71. II, 3, 16.
Villiago (0. Edd.) or Viliaco (the spelling of
contemporary writers, adopted by some M. Edd.),
from the Italian vigliacco, = a base coward: I see
them (the French) lording it in London streets, crying
V. unto all they meet, H6B IV, 8, 48.
Vincentio , name in Shr. I, 1, 13. 14. 200. II,
104 etc.
VindicatlTe (vindicative), vindictive, revengeful :
more v. than jealous love, Troil. IV, 5, 107.
Vine, the plant 'V^itis vinifera: Lucr. 215. Tp.
IV, 112. Err. II, 2, 176. H5 V, 2, 41. H6A II, 5, 11.
E3 V, 2, 8. H8 V, 5, 35. 50. Tim. IV, 3, 193. Lr.
I, 1, 86. Ant. II, 7, 120. Cymb. IV, 2, 60.
Vinegar , an acid liquor chiefly obtained from
wine: H4B II, 1, 103. Emblem of sourness and aspe-
rity: of such v. aspect, Merch. I, 1, 54. there's v. and
pepper in it, Tw. Ill, 4, 158.
Vinewed'st, most mouldy; writing of M. Edd.
in Troil. II, 1, 15: thou v. leaven; Pf whinid'st, Qq
unsalted.
Vineyard, a ground planted with vines: Tp. II,
1, 152. IV, 68. Meas. IV, 1, 29. 30. 33. H5 III, 5, 4.
V, 2, 64.
Viol (cf. Vial) a sort of violin: E2 I, 3, 162. Per.
I, 1, 81. cf. Base-viol and Viol-de-gamboys.
Viola, female name in Tw. V, 248. 251. 260.
Violate, to sin against; to break (a vow etc.), to
dishonour, to do violence to (maiden honour) : makest
the vestal v. her oath, Lucr. 883. — d troth, 1059.
LLL I, 1, 21. As III, 2, 141. E2 I, 3, 18. V, 1, 71.
to V. the honour of my child, Tp. I, 2, 347. Cymb. V,
5, 284. experience, manhood, honour, ne'er before did
V. so itself. Ant. Ill, 10, 24.
Violation, the act of sinning against sth.; in-
fringement ; ravishment: in double v. of sacred chastity
and of promise -breach, Meas. V, 409. the v. of my
faith, Wint. IV, 4, 488. v. of aU faith and troth, H4A
V, 1, 70. if your pure maidens fall into the hand oj
hot and forcing v. H5 III, 3, 21.
Violator, in Virgin-violator, q. v.
Viol-de-gamboys, a base-viol or a violoncello
(a viol taken between the legs, as it is defined by
some contemporary writers): he plays o'the v. Tw.
1, 3, 27 (which was a fashionable accomplishment).
Violence, 1) vehemence, intensity of action or
motion: blown with restless v. round about the world,
Meas. HI, 1, 125. to make an act of tragic v. E3 II,
2, 39. that seal, you ask with such a v. H8 III, 2, 246.
the V. of either grief or joy, Hml. Ill, 2, 206. pass
with your best v. V, 2, 309. my downright v. and storm
of fortunes, 0th. I, 3, 250. with what v. she first loved
the Moor, II, 1, 224. be'st thou sad or merry, the v.
of either thee becomes. Ant. I, 5, 60. the v. of action
hath made you reek, Cymb. I, 2, 2.
2) force, power exerted against consent or un-
justly: lest your justice prove v. Wint. II, 1,128. o_ffer
him no v. H6C I, 1, 33. Hml. I, 1, 144. to prevent the
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tyrant's v. H6C IV, 4, 29. die by untimely v. R3 I, 3,
201. unless . .. to defend ourselves it be a sin when v.
assails us, 0th. II, 3, 204. by o. = by force: H6B
III, 2, 246. to do v.: nor shall you do mine ear that v.
to make it truster of your own report against yourself,
Hml. I, 2, 171. you would not do me v. Per. V, 1, 101.
to do V. on: Rom. V, 3, 264.
Violent, adj. 1) forcible, moving or acting with
strength, vehement; a) in a physical sense: the v.
roaring tide, Lucr. 1667. ride upon the v. speed of
fire. All's III, 2, 112. he cracks his sides with v. hefts,
Wint. II, ], 45. / am scalded with my v. motion, John
V, 7, 49. V. fires soon hum out themselves, R2 II, 1,
34. by V. swiftness, H8 I, 1, 142. thy exercise hath
been too v. Cor. I, 5, 16. upon a wild and v. sea, Mcb.
IV, 2, 21. make your bouts more v. Hml. IV, 7, 159.
foul and v. tempest, 0th. II, 1, 34. with v. pace. III, 3,
457. never was waves nor windmore v. Per. IV, 1, 60.
b) vehement in a moral sense, fierce, passionate:
thy V. vanities can never last, Lucr. 894. to these v.
proceedings all my neighbours shall cry aim, Wiv. Ill,
2, 44. his unhindness ... hath made it (her love) more
V, and unruly, Meas. Ill, 1, 252. mMS( ii (his jealousy)
be v. Wint. I, 2, 454. the v. carriage of it. III, 1, 17.
proud, v., testy magistrates , Cor. II, 1, 47. where the
disease is v. Ill, 1, 222. the v. fit o'the time. III, 2, 33.
mature for the v. breaking out, IV, 3, 27. these v. de-
lights have V, ends, Bom. II, 6, 9. the expedition of my
V. love outrun the pauser reason, Mcb. II, 3, 116. v.
son'ow, IV, 3, 169. whose (love's) v. property fordoes
itself, Hml. II, 1, 103. of v. birth, but poor validity,
III, 2, 199. the most v. author of his own Just remove,
IV, 5, 80. it was a v. commencement, 0th. I, 3, 350.
2) enormous, excessive, outrageous: he and Au-
fidius can no more atone than — est contrariety. Cor.
IV, 6, 73. in a v. popular ignorance, V, 2, 43. to do
upon respect such v. outrage , Lr. II, 4, 24. those v.
harms that my two sisters have in thy reverence made,
IV, 7, 28.
3) acting, or produced, by force and violence:
some V. hands were laid on Humphrey' s life, H6B III,
2, 138. 156. Tit. Ill, 2, 22. Mcb. V, 8, 70. v. thefts,
Troil. V, 3, 21. they have been v. to me and mine. Tit.
V, 2, 109. a v. death, H6A V, 4, 64. H6B I, 4, 34.
63. Tit. V, 2, 108.
Tiolent, vb. to be violent: the grief is fine, full,
perfect, that I taste, and — eth in a sense as strong as
that which causeth it, Troil. IV, 4, 4 (Ff and no less
in a sense).
Violently, 1) vehemently, forcibly, impetuously :
which being v. borne upon. Err. I, 1, 103. thou art v.
carried away from grace, H4A II, 4, 491. temperately
proceed to what you would thus v. redress. Cor. Ill, 1,
220. discharged of breath as v. as hasty powder fired
doth hurry, Rom. V, 1, 64. if you v. proceed against
him, Lr. I, 2, 89.
2) by force: v. ravished her, Lucr. Arg. 16.
Violet, the plant Viola: Ven. 125. 936. Sonn.
12, 3. 99, 1. Meas. II, 2, 166. LLL V, 2, 904. Mids.
II, 1, 250. Tw. I, 1, 6. Wint. IV, 4, 120. John IV,
2, 12. R2 V, 2, 46. H5 IV, 1, 106. Hml. I, 3, 7. IV,
5, 184. V 1, 263. Cymb. I, 5, 83. IV, 2, 172. Per.
IV, 1, 16.
Viper, the animal Vipera; / am no v., yet I feed
on mother's fiesh, Per. I, 1, 64 (cf. H6A III, 1, 72).
Emblem of mischievous malignancy: R2 HI, 2, 129.
H5 II, 1, 49. Troil. Ill, 1, 146. Cor. Ill, 1, 263. OtTi.
V, 2, 285.
Viperons, having the nature of a viper: civil
dissension is a v. worm that gnaws the Ibowels of the
commonwealth, H6A III, 1, 72 (cf. Viper in Per. I, 1,
64). = venomous, malignant: this v. traitor. Cor.
Ill, 1, 287. this v. slander, Cymb. HI, 4, 41.
Virago, see Firago.
Virgllia, name ofCoriolanus' wife: Cor.1,3, 120.
Virgin, subst. a maiden, a woman who has no
knowledge of man: Merch. I, 4, 16. LLLI, 1,295 —
298. All's I, 1, 133. 140. 141. 151. I, 3, 119. H6A
V, 3, 178. V, 4, 50. 83. H6B V, 1, 186. H8 V, 5, 61.
Tim. V, 1, 176. Per. IV, 2, 45. IV, 6, 127. Used of
any young woman not yet married : Tp. I, 2, 447.
Meas. I, 4, 33. LLL IV, 2, 132. Mids. HI, 2, 160.
Merch. II, 1, 10. As V, 4, 60. Shr. IV, 5, 37. All's I,
3, 123. 246. HI, 5, 103. H5 III, 3, 14. IV, 1, 172.
H6A III, 3, 16. Troil. I, 1, 11. H, 2, 104. Tim. IV,
3, 114. Per. V, 1, 141.
Adjectively, = 1) pertaining to a maiden: the
general of hot desire was sleeping by a v. hand dis-
armed, Sonn. 154, 8. this v. palm now kissing thine,
LLL V, 2, 816. the v. tribute paid by howling Troy,
Merch. Ill, 2, 56 (== the tribute of a virgin). Cor.
III, 2, 114. Hml. V, 1, 255. Per. II, 5, 12. 2) pure,
chaste: break her v. knot, Tp. IV, 15. Per. IV, 2, 160.
the white cold v. snow upon my heart, Tp. IV, 55. thy
V. knight. Ado V, 3, 13. withering on the v. thorn,
Mids. I, 1, 77. 80. Merch. II, 7, 22. Wint. IV, 4, 115.
H5 V, 2, 323.
Virgin, vb., with a superfluous it, = to play the
virgin, to be chaste : my true lip hath — ed it e'er since.
Cor. V, 3, 48.
Virginal, adj. maidenly: tears v. H6B V, 2, 52.
the V. palms of your daughters, Cor. V, 2, 45. without
any more v. fencing. Per. IV, 6, 62.
Virginalling, playing as upon a virginal, (a
sort of small pianoforte), fingering: still v. upon his
palm, Wint. I, 2, 125.
Virginia, the Roman virgin whom her father
killed to save her from dishonour; not mentioned by
name, but alluded to in Tit. V, 3, 37.
Virginity, maidenhood: Meas. Ill, 1,98. Ado
IV, 1, 48. LLL I, 1, 298. Mids, H, 1, 219. All's I, 1,
121. 124. 126. 131. 134. 138. 139. 142. 148. 151.
153. 156. 174. 179. IV, 3, 249. V, 3, 186. Tim. IV,
1, 7. Per. IV, 2, 63. IV, 6, 22 (—es). 151. Misap-
plied by Evans: Wiv. I, 1, 47.
Virgluius , the Roman who killed his daughter
to preserve her from slavery and dishonour: Tit. V,
3, 36. 50.
Virgin-knot, see Virgin.
Virgin-like, innocent: art thou a feodary for this
act, and lookest so v. without? Cymb. Ill, 2, 22.
Virgin -Tiolator, a ravisher of virgins: Meas.
V, 41.
Virgo, a constellation of the zodiac: Tit. IV, 3, 64.
Virtue, 1) moral goodness: talked of v. Lucr. 846.
847. thy mother was apiece of v. Tp. I, 2, 56. V, 28.
Gent. Ill, 1, 65. Wiv. V, 5, 155. Meas. II, 1, 9. 38. II,
2, 161. 183. II, 4, 145. HI, 1, 164. 215. Ill, 2, 198.
278. V, 226. 533. Err. HI, 1, 90. Ill, 2, 12. Ado III, 1,
69. IV, 1, 39. 83. 223. V, 1, 29. LLL HI, 76. V, 2, 349.
350. Mids. 11, 1, 220 etc. Abstr. pro concr.: my poor
V. (viz Doll Tearsheet) H4B II, 4, 51. two reverend
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cardinal — s, H8 III, 1, 103 (the two cardinals). / am
an humble suitor to youi s, Tim. Ill, 5, 7. 0 infinite
V. Ant. IV, 8, 17. Personified as fern.: Hml. Ill, 2, 25.
Cyrnb. V, 5, 221.
2) a particular moral excellence : every one com-
mended the — « of his own wife, Lucr. Arg. 6. love is
my sin and thy dear v. hate, Sonn. 142, 1. if our — s
did not go forth of us, Meas. I, 1, 34. it becomes a v.
Ill, 1, 136. Ado I, 1, 57. V, 1, 172. V. 2, 88. Merch.
1, 1, 163 etc.
3) bravery (the predominant signification of virtus
among the Romans; cf. valour is the chief est v. Cor. II,
2, 88): which (viz proud) he is, even to the altitude of
his V. Cor. 1, 1, 41. trust to thy single v. Lr. V, 3, 103.
cf. Ant. IV, 8, 17.
4) any good quality, merit, or accomplishment:
for several — s have I liked several women, Tp. Ill, 1,
42. she can milk; a sweet v. in a maid, Gent. Ill, 1,
278. 314. 320. 322. 325. 339. 340. to waste thyself
upon thy virtues, Meas. I, 1, 32. do you think I do not
know you by your excellent wit? can v. hide itself? Ado
II, 1, 127. that's the right v. of the medlar, As III, 2,
127. a V. that was never seen in you, H4A 111, 1, 126.
my V. or my plag,ue , . . . she's so conjunctive to my life
and soul, Hml. IV, 7, 13. I can sing, weave, sew and
dance, with othei s. Per. IV, 6, 195. Proverbial: to
make a v. of necessity, Gent. IV, 1, 62 (originally =
to make a merit of what cannot be helped, and hence
= to yield to necessity), there is no v. like necessity,
R2 I, 3, 278.
5) power, efficacy : their (his eyes') v. (of reflecting)
lost, Ven. 1131. you still shall live; such v. hath my pen,
Sonn. 81, 13. the v. of your eye must break my oath,
LLL V, 2, 348. thy fair —'s force, Mids. Ill, 1, 143
(= the power of thy beauty), silence bestows that v.
on it (music) Merch. V, 101. if you had known the v.
of the ring, 199. much v. in If, As V, 4, 108. John V,
7, 44. R3 IV, 4, 370. Cor. V, 2, 12. Rom. II, 3, 13.
Tim. IV, 3, 391. Mcb. IV, 3, 156. Hml. IV, 5, 155. IV,
7, 145. Lr. IV, 4, 16. 0th. I, 3, 320 (it is not in my
V. to amend it). Cymb. I, 5, 23. hy v. of = by the
efficacy or authority of: you may suspect him, by v. of
your office, to be no true man. Ado 111, 3, 54. my com-
mission, by whose v. ... you are joined with me ..., H8
II, 2, 104. by V. of that ring I take my cause out of the
gripes of cruel men, V, 3, 99. cf. the following ex-
pressions: ^ou are a counsellor, and, by that v., no man
dare accuse you, H8 V, 3, 50. you have some sick offence
within your mind, which, by the right and v. of my place,
I ought to know of, Caes. II, 1,269. Similarly: in very
ample v. of his father, H4B IV, 1, 163 (in the full power
and authority of his father).
6) the very substance , essence : which touched the
very v. of compassion in thee, Tp. 1, 2, 27. all the faith,
the V. of my heart, ...is only Helena, Mids. IV, 1, 174.
the V. of this jest will be the incomprehensible lies, H4A
1, 2, 208. pity is the v. of the law, and none but tyrants
use it cruelly, Tim. Ill, 5, 8.
Virtuous, 1) morally good; applied to persons
and practices: Luor. 252. 391 (like a v. monument;
cf. Monument). Sonn. 16, 7. 72, 5. 88, 4. Gent. IV,
4, 185. Wiv. I, 1, 191. IV, 2, 136. Meas. II, 2, 20. 185.
III, 2, 239 (it is v. to he constant). Err. V, 134. Ado
II, 3, 29. 33. 166. 240. V, 1, 311. LLL II, 38. Mids.
!1, 2, 59. Merch. I, 2, 30. As J, 3, 83. II, 3, 5. IV, 1,
64. All's 1, 1, 48 (v. qualities). H4A II, 4, 460. H6A
II, 2, 20. 38. IV, 1, 35. V, 1, 43 (v. gifts). V, 4, 39.
H6B I, 2, 20. H6C II, 2, 49. H8 II, 2, 128. Cor. V, 2,
27 (though it were as v. to lie). V, 3, 26 (let it be v.
to he obstinate). Tim. Ill, 2, 45 (if his occasion were
not v., i. e. caused by his virtue) etc. etc.
2) powerful, efficacious by inherent qualities,
beneficial: corrupt with v. season, Meas. II, 2, 168.
whose liquor hath this v. property, to take from thence
all error, Mids. Ill, 2, 367. culling from every flower
the V. sweets, H4B IV, 5, 76. that by your v. means I
may again exist, 0th. Ill, 4, 111.
Virtuously, in a virtuous manner, in conformity
with the moral law: Gent. IV, 3, 38. H4A III, 3, 16.
Troil. II, 3, 127. 0th. IV, 1, 7. we are .so v. bound,
Tim. I, 2, 232 (= efficaciously? powerfully?).
Visage, face, countenance, look: from the world
his (the sun's) V. hide, Sonn. 33, 7. which fortified her
v.from the sun, Compl. 9. 90. 96. Meas. Ill, 1, 90.
IV, 3, 79. V, 358. LLL V, 2, 144. Mids. I, 1, 210.
IV, 1, 84. Merch. I, 1, 88. Ill, 2, 59. All's V, 3, 136.
Tw. Ill, 2, 69. Wint. I, 2, 266. IV, 4, 456. R2 V, 2,
15. H4B II, 3, 3. H5 V, 2, 37. 241. H6B V, 1, 69.
H8 HI, 2, 88. Troil. Ill, 3, 240. Cor. I, 9, 93. Rom.
1, 4, 29. Tim. II, 1, 29. Caes. II, 1, 81. Hml. I, 2,
81. II, 2, 580. Ill, 1, 47. Ill, 3, 47. Ill, 4, 50. Lr. I,
4, 330. II, 2, 87. 0th. I, 1, 50 (trimmed in forms and
— s of duty). I, 3, 253. Ill, 3, 387. Ant. IV, 12, 38.
Visaged, in Tripe-visaged, q. v.
Visard, see Vizard.
Viscount, a title of nobility next in rank to an
earl: H8 I, 4, 93.
Visible, 1) perceptible by the eye: Tim. IV, 3,
387. Lr. IV, 2, 46. Ant. IV, 14, 14. Cymb. Ill, 4, 152.
2) apparent, open: Fortune, u. an enemy, Wint.
V, 1, 216.
Visibly, in a manner perceptible by the eye : loho
art the table wherein all my thoughts are v. charactered
and engraved, Gent. II, 7, 4.
Vision, sight; 1) the faculty of seeing: nor his
(my eye's) own v. holds what it doth catch, Sonn. 113, 8.
2) something seen; a) something seen in reality:
to a V. so apparent rumour cannot be mute, Wint. I,
2, 270 (perhaps used here with intended ambiguity),
b) a supernatural or imaginary appearance seen in
waking or dreaming: Tp. IV, 118. 151. V, 176. Wiv.
III, 5, 141. Mids. Ill, 2, 371. IV, 1, 81. 210. V, 433.
H6A I, 2, 52. 79. Troil. V, 3, 63. Caes. II, 2, 84.
Mcb. II, 1, 36. Hml. I, 5, 137. Cymb. IV, 2, 346. V,
5, 467. Per. V, 3, 69.
Visit, vb. 1) to go or come to see: Lucr. 1307.
Wiv. Ill, 5, 50. Err. Ill, 2, 179. Ado V, 4, 14. LLL
I, 2, 140. II, 177. V, 2, 119. 343. Merch. II, 2, 215.
Shr. I, 1, 202. Ill, 2, 116. IV, 5, 56. Wint. I, 1, 1.
II, 3, 46. Ill, 2, 239. V, 1, 163. V, 2, 116. V, 3, 6.
R2 I, 2, 66. I, 4, 56. 63. H4B III, 2, 314. IV, 3, 139.
H6A II, 2, 41. II, 3, 27. R3 I, 3, 32. Ill, 7, 60. IV,
1, 16. H8 IV, 2, 116. Troil. II, 3, 87 (cf. Of). V, 2,
74. Cor. I, 3, 29. 85. II, 1, 212. Tim. I, 2, 181. IV,
3, 170. Caes. Ill, 2, 270. V, 1, 9. Hml. I, 2, 258. II,
I, 4. II, 2, 35. 279. Lr. II, 1, 120. Cymb. Ill, 5, 45.
Per. Ill, 1, 79.
2) to go to look after; to survey; to attend for
some duty: we'll v. Caliban my slave, Tp. I, 2, 308.
in these fits I leave them, while I v. young Ferdinand,
III, 3, 91. to V. the afflicted spirits in theprison, Meas.
II, 3, 4. ere long I'll v. you again, III, 1, 46. I am
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going to v. the prisoner, III, 2, 272. v. the sj
sick, LLL V, 2, 8G1. comes to v, Malvolio the lunatic,
Tw. IV, 2, 25. kept in a dark house, — ed by a priest,
V, 350. forth he goes and — s all his host, H5 IV Chor.
32. —ing the sick, Rom. V, 2, 7.
3) to attend, to be about, to seek, to follow: it
(sleep) seldom — s sorrow, Tp. II, 1, 195. / likewise
will V. thee with mine (letters) Gent. I, 1, 60. v. by
night your lady' s chamber-window with some sweet con-
cert, III, 2, 83. I will, as 'twere a brother of your order,
V. both prince and people, Meas. I, 3, 45. all places
that the eye of heaven — s, R2 I, 3, 275. I will zuish
her speedy strength and v. her with my prayers, Cor.
I, 3, 87. the ruddy drops that v. my sad heart, Caes.
II, 1, 290. that he might not beteem the winds of heaven
V. her face too roughly, Hml. I, 2, 142 (cf. visitation
in H4B HI, 1, 21). Absolutely: there is nothing left
remarkable beneath the — ing moon, Ant. IV, 15, 68.
In a hostile sense; by day's approach look to be
— ed, Mids. Ill, 2, 430. ere the king dismiss his power,
he means to v. us, H4A IV, 4, 37. whether to knock
against the gates of Rome, or rudely v. them in parts
remote. Cor. IV, 5, 148.
Strange expression: please your ladyship to v. the
next room, Wint. II, 2, 47 (simply = to go into).
4) to afflict; used a) of diseases: these lords are
■ — ed, LLL V, 2, 422 (viz with the plague), ere he
by sickness had been — ed, H4A IV, 1, 26. strangely
— ed people, Mob. IV, 3, 150.
b) of heavenly judgments, = to punish, to chastise :
the sins of my mother should be — ed upon me, Merch.
III, 5, 16. thy sins are — ed in this poor child, John
II, 179. those impieties for the which they are now — ed,
H5 IV, 1, 185.
Visitation, a visit (the subst. visit not yet used
by Sh.): this v. shows it, Tp. Ill, 1, 32. you have lent
him V. Meas. Ill, 2, 255. nothing but peace and gentle
V. LLL V, 2, 181. in loving v. was loith me a young
doctor, Merch. IV, 1, 153. means to pay Bohemia the
V. Wint. I, 1, 7. what colour for my v. shall I hold up,
IV, 4, 566. 'tis not a v. framed, but forced by need, V,
1, 91. in cradle of the rude imjjerious surge and in the
V, of the loinds, H4B III, 1, 21 (cf. visit in Hml. I, 2,
142). neglecttheii. of my friends, R31U, 7, 101. Charles
the emperor ... here makes v. H8 I, 1, 179. your queen
desires your v. V, 1, 169. to give thee nightly v. Troil.
IV, 4, 75. / take all and your several — s so kind to
heart, Tim. I, 2, 224. what have you now to present
unto him'? Nothing but my v. V, 1, 20. your v. shall
receive such thanks, Hml. II, 2, 25. is it a free v.?
284. this V. is but to whet thy purpose, III, 4, 110.
Visitiugs, accessions, attacks, fits: that no com-
punctious V. of nature shake my fell purpose, Mcb.
1, 5, 46.
Visitor, one who comes to see another: Wint.
II, 2, 11. Tim. 1, 1, 42. Used of one who administers
spiritual comfort: he receives comfort like cold por-
ridge. The V. will not give him o'er so, Tp. II, 1, 11.
■*isor or Vizor (cf. Vizard), a mask for men:
Ado II, 1, 99. 101. 164. 248. LLL V, 2, 227. R3 II,
2, 28 (Qq vizard). Rom. I, 4, 30. I, 5, 24. Per. IV,
4, 44.
Name in H4B V, 1, 42. 45.
Vital, pertaining to life, being the cause or effect
of lite: the v. commoners and inland petty spirits, H4B
IV, 3, 119. let not Bardolph's v, thread be cut, H5
U\,e,4:9. bereft my V. powers, H6B 111,2,41. Icannot
give it v. growth again, 0th. V, 2, 14.
Vitlar, see Victualler.
VitruTio, name in Rom. I, 2, 69.
Vives, see Fives.
Vixen, a quarrelsome girl : she was a v. when she
went to school, Mids. Ill, 2, 324.
Viz, to whit, that is, namely : Jiow many pair of
silk stockings thou hast, v. these, and those that were
thy peach coloured ones, H4B II, 2, 18.
Vizaineuts, Sir Hugh Evans' word for advise-
ments: Wiv. I, 1, 39.
Vizard or Visard (cf. Visor), a mask : Wiv. IV,
4, 70. LLL V, 2, 242. 246. 271. 385. 386. 387. 404.
H4A I, 2, 142. 199. II, 2, 55. R3 II, 2, 28 (Pi vizor).
Mcb. Ill, 2, 34.
Vizarded, masked; disguised: they must all be
masked and v. Wiv. IV, 6, 40. degree being v., the
unworthiest shows as fairly in the mask, Troil. I, 3,83.
Vizard-like, likeamask: thy faceisv. unchanging,
H6C I, 4, 116.
Vizor, see Visor.
Vocation, calling, profession : H4A 1,2, 116. 117.
H6A I, 2, SO. H6B IV, 2, 18.
"* ocative, the grammatical case used in calling
or addressing a person: Wiv. IV, 1, 53. 55.
Voice, subst. 1) the sound uttered by the mouth
of living creatures, particularly of man (either in
speaking or singing) : Ven. 139. 429. 921. 978. 1061.
Lucr. 1661. Compl. 3. Pilgr. 67. Tp. II, 2, 90. 93.
94. 95. Ill, 2, 147. Gent. IV, 2, 89. Meas. I, 4, 7. V,
331. Err. V, 300. 307. Ado II, 3, 46. 83. LLL IV, 2,
119. IV, 3, 344. Mids. I, 1, 31. 188. I, 2, 84. Ill, 1,
88. 111,2,207.412. IV, 2, 12. V, 194. Merch. 111,4,
67. V, 110. 113. Tw. Ill, 1, 99. H5 IV, 4, 72. R3 1,
4, 172 etc. etc. I'll speak in a monstrous little v. Mids.
I, 2, 54. to him in thine own v. Tw. IV, 2, 71. haunts
poor Tom in the v. of a nightingale, Lr. Ill, 6, 32.
Applied, metaphorically, to lifeless things : what
warlike v. is this? (viz cannon discharged) H8 I, 4,
50, thy (the trumpet's) brass v. Troil. I, 3, 257.
2) he who, or that which, speaks in the name of
another : all tongues, the v. of souls, give thee that due,
Sonn. 69, 3. /, now the v. of the recorded law, Meas,
II, 4, 61. the imagined v. of God himself, H4B IV, 2,
19. in my v. = in my name : implore her in my v. that
she make friends to the strict deputy, Meas. I, 2, 185.
but what is , come see , and in my v. most welcome shall
you be, As II, 4, 87. cf. in second v. we'll not be satis-
fied: we come to speak with him, Troil. II, 3, 149.
3) words, speech, language : the hardest v. of her
behaviour, to be Englished rightly, is '/ am Sir John
Falstaff's' Wiv. I, 3, 51. let me have thy v. in my
behalf, 1,4,167 (= speak for me), there my father'. i
grave did utter forth a v. Meas. Ill, 1, 87. too rude
and bold of v. Merch. II, 2, 190. what plea so tainted
and corrupt but, being seasoned with a gracious v., ob-
scures the show of evil? Ill, 2, 76. now we speak upon
our cue, and our v. is imperial, H5 III, 6, 131. haply
a woman's v. may do some good, V, 2, 93. well, didst
thou, Richard, to suppress thy v. H6A IV, 1, 182. more
deaf than adders to the v. of any true decision , Troil.
II, 2, 172. IS there no v. more worthy than my own,
Caes. Ill, 1, 49. my v. is in my sword, Mcb. V, 8, 7.
you cannot speak of reason to the Dane and lose your v.
Hml. I, 2, 45. shouldst not want my v. for thy prefer-
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ment, Cymb. HI, 5, 115. / have drawn her picture with
■my V. Per. IV, 2, 102.
With one v. = unanimously: H6B 1, 1, 36. Troil.
1, 3, 221. cf. all the country, in a general v., cried hate
upon him, H4B IV, 1, 136. the common v. do cry 'it
shall be so'. Tit. V, 3, 140. they answer in a joint
and corporate v. Tim. II, 2, 213. whose — « I desire
aloud with mine: 'Sail, king of Scotland', Mob. V, 8,58.
4) that which is said or spoken; talk, report: in
so profound abysm I throw all care of others' — s,
Sonn. 112, 10. in —s well divulged, Tw. I, 5, 279.
the V. is now only about her coronation, H8 III, 2, 406.
the V. goes, IV, 2, 11. the common v., I see, is verified
of thee, V, 3, 176. buy men's — s to commend our deeds,
Caes. II, 1, 146.
5) opinion expressed, judgment: hath got the v. in
hell for excellence, H5 II, 2,113. committing freely
your scruple to the v. of Christendom, H8 II, 2, 88.
who . . . opinion crowns with an imperial v. Troil. I, 3,
187. till by some elder masters ...I have a v. and pre-
cedent of peace, Hml. V, 2, 260.
6) vote, suffrage : wanting your father's v. Mids.
1, 1, 54. the offender's life lies in the mercy of the duke
only, 'gainst all other v. Mereh. IV, 1, 356. o'er whom
both sovereign power and father's v. I have to use. All's
II, 3, 60. that I'll give my v. on Richards s. R3 III,
2, 53. in the duke's behalf I'll give my v. Ill, 4, 20.
pronounced your part, I mean your v., for crowning of
the king, 29. I have no farther gone in this than by a
single v. H8 I, 2, 70. have their free — s, II, 2, 94.
it stands agreed by all — s, V, 3, 88. divided by any
V. or order of the field, Troil. IV, 5, 70. the people
must have their — s. Cor. II, 2, 144. II, 3, 1. 41 (give).
50 (give). 84. 87. 112 (give). 116. 119. 132. 133.
134. 136. 137. 140. 145. 147. 164 (have). 167. 177.
178. 179. 180. 184. 196. 219. 223 (of no more v. than
dogs). Ill, 1, 30. 103. 119. 120. IV, 6, 147 etc. Tit.
1, 21. 218. Eom. I, 2, 19. Tim. Ill, 5, 1. Caes. Ill, 1,
177 (your V. shall be as strong as any man's). IV, 1,
16. Hml. I, 3, 23. 28. V, 2, 367. 403. 0th. I, 2, 13
(hath a v. potential). I, 3, 226. 246.
Voice, vb. 1) to report, to proclaim: is this the
Athenian minion whom the world — d so regardfully ?
Tim. IV, 3, 81.
2) to vote, to nominate: to v. him consul. Cor. II,
3, 242.
Void, adj. 1) empty, not occupied: I'll get me to
a place more v. Caes. II, 4, 37 (= less crowded).
2) ineffectual, vain, null: by this alliance to make
V. my suit, H6C III, 3, 142.
3) destitute: v. and empty from any dram of mercy,
Merch. IV, 1, 5. With of: v. of all profanation. Ado
II, 1, 55 (Elbow's speech), u. of truth, Merch. V, 189.
V. of pity, H6B IV, 7, 69.
Void, vb. 1) to evacuate, to emit (saliva and ex-
crementitious matter) : did v. your rheum upon \my
beard, Merch. I, 3, 118. whose low vassal seat the Alps
doth spit and v. his rheum upon, H5 III, 5, 52. to drink
those men upon whose age we v. it up again, Tim. 1,
2, 143.
2) to evacuate, to leave empty, to quit: bid them
come down or v. the field, H5 IV, 7, 62. — ing lobby,
= anteroom, a waiting-room for persons not admitted
to the presence-chamber: how in our — ing lobby hast
thou stood and duly waited for my coming forth? H6B
IV, 1, 61. cf. Avoid.
3) to avoid, to shun: of all the men i'the world I
would have — ed thee, Cor. IV, 5, 88.
Volalile (Ff Q2 uofojfe) nimble-witted : LLL III,
67 (Armado's speech).
Voice and Volcian, see Volsce and Volscian.
Volley, subst. a discharge of many firearms at
once: John V, 6, 5. Hml. V, 2, 363. Metaphorically:
a fine v. of words, and quickly shot off, Gent. II, 4, 33.
Volley, vb. to discharge or throw out as with the
noise of fire-arms; to thunder forth, to roar forth:
another flap-mouthed mourner ... against the welkin
— s out his voice, Ven. 921. the holding every man
shall hear as loud as his strong sides can v. Ant. II,
7, 118.
Volauessen, the country of Vexin in France:
John II, 527.
Volsce, (0. Edd. Voice), one of the Volsci, a
Latin people, often at war with Rome: Cor. I, 4, 28.
1, 10, 5. Plnr. —s: I, 1, 228 (0. Edd. Volscies). 232.
253 etc.
Volscian, (0. Edd. Volcian or Volcean), 1) subst.
= Volsce, q. v. : Cor. IV, 5, 64. 249. IV, 6, 89. V, 3,
178 (fern.). V, 6, 116. 2) adj. pertaining to the Volsci:
IV, 3, 11. IV, 7, 22. V, 2, 91. V, 3, 3.
Voltimand, name in Hml. 1, 2, 34. II, 2, 59.
Voluliility, fluency of speech: Shr. IT, 176. All's
IV, 3, 284.
Voluble, fluent: v. and sharp discourse. Err. II,
1, 92. so sweet and v. is his discourse, LLL II, 76.
Applied to persons, = having fluency of speech
and a nimble wit: a most acute juvenal; v. and free
o/ (/race, LLL HI, 67 (Armado's speech. Q,l volable).
a knave very v. 0th. II, 1, 242.
Volume, 1) as much printed or written paper as
is folded and bound together and forms a whole book:
— s of report run with these fake quests, Meas. IV, 1,
61. I am for whole — s in folio, LLL I, 2, 191. the
hand of time shall draw this brief into as huge a v.
John 11, 103. a v. of farewells, B2 I, 4, 18. would
make a o. of enticing lines, H6A V, 5, 14. will bear
the knave by the v. Cor. Ill, 3, 33 (will bear a whole
book full of insults).
2) a book: furnished me from mine own library
with — s, Tp. I, 2, 167. this man's brow, like to a title-
leaf , foretells the nature of a tragic v. H4B I, 1, 61.
such indexes, although smalt pricks to their subsequent
— s, Troil. I, 3, 344. read o'er the v. of young Paris*
face, Rom. I, 3, 81. 85. threescore and ten I can re-
member well, within the v. of which time I have seen
hours dreadful, Mcb. II, 4, 2. thy commandment all
alone shall live within the book and v. of my brain, Hml.
I, 5, 103. i^the world's v. our Britain seems as off it,
but not in it, Cymb. Ill, 4, 140. to place upon the v. of
your deeds, as in a title-page, your worth in arms,
Per. II, 3, 3.
Volumnia, mother of Coriolanus : Cor. V, 4, 55.
Volumnins, name in Caes. V, 5, 15. 16. 21. 22.
25. 31.
Voluntary, adj. 1) acting or done by choice and
free will: the right of v. choosing, Merch. II, 1, 16.
have put themselves into v. exile. As I, 1, 107. we swear
a V. seal and an unurged faith, John V, 2, 10. giving
myself a v. wound, Caes. II, 1, 300.
Adverbially: it is but v. John V, 1, 29. / serve
here v. Troil. 11, 1, 103. 'twas not v.; no man is beaten
V. 105.
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Substantively: fiery — es, John 11, 67 (= volun-
teers). Ajax was here the v. Troil. 11, 1, 106.
2) spontaneous, proceeding from an internal im-
pulse: by their own importunate suit, or v. dotage of
some mistress, 0th. IV, 1, 27.
3) willing, ready; thr/ v. oath lives in thisibosom,
John 111, 3, 23. that thou wilt be a v. mute to my design,
Cymb. Ill, 5, 158.
Voluptuously, luxuriously, with indulgence of
sensual pleasure: Cor. I, 3, 27.
Voluptuousness, luxuriousness, intemperance in
sensual gratification: Mcb. IV, 3, 61 (= lust). Ant.
1, 4, 26.
Vomit, siibst. matter thrown up from the stomach;
H4B 1, 3, 99. 0th. 11, 3, 86.
Vomit, vb. to throw up from the stomach ; Lucr.
703. Tit. Ill, 1, 232. Cymb. I, 6, 45. With/orrt; B3
V, 3, 318.
Votaress (trisyll. in Per. ; dissyll. and spelt votresse
in Mids.) a woman that has taken a vow : Mids. II, 1,
123. 163. Per. IV Prol. 4.
Votarlst, votary, one who has taken a vow;
masc.: Tim. IV, 3, 27. fern.: Meas. 1, 4, 5. 0th. IV,
2, 190.
Votary, the same; masc.: Gent. 1, 1, 52. Ill, 2,
58. LLL 11, 37. IV, 2, 141, V, 2, 892. fem. . Sonn.
154, 5.
Votress, see Votaress.
Vouch, subst. testimony, attestation; my v. against
you, Meas. II, 4, 156. and make my v. as strong as
shore of rock, H8 I, 1, 157. to beg of Hob and Dick
. . . their needless — es, Cor. II, 3, 124. one that in the
authority of her merit did justly put on the v. of very
malice itself, 0th. 11, 1, 147.
Vouch, vb. 1) to bear witness, to give testimony :
V. with me, heaven, I therefore beg it not, 0th. 1,3,262.
2) to warrant, to be surety for; most fain would
steal what law does v. mine own. All's II, 5, 87. will
his vouchers v. him no more of his purchases, Hml. V,
1, 117.
3) to answer for, to make good (cf. avouch) : we
here receive it a certainty, — edfrom our cousin Austria,
All's I, 2, 5. where I will v. the truth of it, Cor. V, 6,
5. what villain was it spake that word? He that would
V. it in any place but here. Tit. I, 360.
4) to maintain, to assert: almost beyond credit, as
many — ed rarities are, Tp. II, 1, 60. a man that never
yet did, as he — es, misreport your grace, Meas. V,
148. lohat canyou v. against him'? 326. which, to the
spire and top of praises — ed, tvould seem but modest,
Cor. 1, 9, 24. which, I dare v., is more than that he
hath. III, 1, 300. the feast is sold thai is not often
— ed, while 'tis a-making, 'tis given with welcome, Mcb.
Ill, 4, 34. / therefore v. again that with some mixtures
. . . he wrought upon her, 0th. 1, 3, 103. 106. this
gentleman — ing ... his to be more fair, Cymb. 1, 4, 63
(cf. Disvouch).
Voucher, witness, attestation; with his statutes,
his recognizances , his fines , his double ■ — s , his re-
coveries, Hml. V, 1, 114. will his — s vouch him no more,
117. on her left breast a mole .,., here's a v. stronger
than ever law could make, Cymb. II, 2, 39.
Vouchsafe, 1) with an inf., = to condescend,
to deign: v. to alight thy steed, Ven, 13. v. to afford
some present speed, Lucr. 1305. wilt thou . .. not once
V. to hide my will in thine, Sonn. 135, 6. that you v. . .
to excuse, LLL V, 2, 741. that you have — d ...my
poor house to visit, Wint. V, 3, 4. — ing here to visit
me, Ant. V, 2, 160. Err. V, 393. LLL 11, 109. V, 2,
165. 201. 205. 238. John 11, 416. 523. H5 V, 2, 99.
H6A II, 2, 40. Ill, 1, 27. V, 3, 103. V, 5, 89. H6C
III, 3, 55. 110. 203. R3 I, 2, 75. 78. 202. H8 11, 3,
71. Ant. I, 4, 8 (Fl v., later Ff did v.).
2) to grant in condescension ; a) with a subordi- '
nate clause: v. my prayer may know, Tp. I, 2, 422.
v.to those that have not read the story,that I may prompt
them, H5 V Chor.l. if Brutus will v. that Antony may
safely come to him, Caes. Ill, 1, 130.
b) with an accus. : v. a word, Meas. Ill, 1, 152.
do but V. one change, LLL V, 2, 209. v. some motion
to it, 216. our ears v. it, 217. 344. to your own most
pregnant and— dear, Tw. Ill, 1, 100. 101. the French
amazed v. a parle, John 11, 226. that you v. your rest
here in our court, Hml. II, 2, 13. if your lordship would
V. the answer, V, 2, 176. she — s no notice, Cymb.
II, 3, 45.
With accus. and dative: v. me but this loving
thought, Sonn. 32, 9. v. vie your picture, Gent. IV, 2,
121. V. me one fair look, V, 4, 23. that she u. me
audience, LLL V, 2, 313. if you o. me hearing and
respect, H4A IV, 3, 31. will you v. me a few disputa-
tions tvith you, H5 III, 2, 101. to v. one glance unto
the ground, H6B I, 2, 16. will you v. me a word, Troil.
III, 1, 64. Tim. I, 2, 183. Hml. Ill, 2, 307. that you'll
V. me raiment, Lr. II, 4, 158. Improperly used by Mrs
Quickly: Wiv. II, 2, 42. 45.
AYith accus. and inf., = to allow : v. me speak a
word, Err. V, 282. The inf. understood, though not
expressed: I'll bring you thither, if you'll v. me. Ado
III, 2, 4. cf. LLL V, 2, 888.
3) to receive or accept in condescension : our prayers
come in, if thou v. them, John III, 1, 294. if your back
cannot v. this burthen, H8 II, 3, 43. v. my labour, Tim.
1, 1, 152. V. good morrow from a feeble tongue, Caes.
II, 1, 313.
Vow, subst. 1) a solemn promise; Ven. 425. Lucr.
809 (wedlock v.). 1843. Sonn. 152, 7. Compl. 173.
179. 263. Pilgr. 35. 239. Tp. IV, 54. 96. Gent. Ill,
2, 70. IV, 2, 9. 98. Wiv. II, 2, 259 (marriage v.).
Meas. Ill, 1, 235. IV, 2, 180 (the v. of my order). IV,
3, 149. V, 228. Err. II, 2, 140. LLL IV, 3, 66. 68.
70. 113. 311. 319. Mids. Ill, 2, 124. 130. Merch. Ill,
4, 27. All's II, 3, 97. Ill, 4, 7. IV, 2, 14. V, 3, 142.
171 (heavens —s). 173. Tw. II, 4, 121. Ill, 4, 329.
Wint. IV, 4, 497 (it doesfulfilmy v.). V, 3, 138. John
III, 1, 229. 288. IV, 3, 67. H6A II, 2, 7. Ill, 2, 85.
H6B V, 1, 184. H6C II, 3, 34. Ill, 3, 250 (to pledge
my v.). IV, 1, 141. R3 111, 7, 180. H8 11, 1, 88. Troil.
IV, 4, 39. V, 1, 49. V, 2, 139. V, 3, 16. 23. Tit. II,
3, 125 (nuptial v.). Eom. I, 1, 229. II, 2, 127. II, 3,
62. Tim. IV, 2, 11. Hml. I, 3, 114 (all the holy —s
of heaven). 117. 127. Ill, 1, 164. Ill, 4, 44. IV, 5,
131. Lr. IV, 6, 267. 0th. 1, 3, 362. Ill, 3, 461. Cymb.
Ill, 2, 47. HI, 4, 56. Per. Ill, 3, 27. The thing pro-
mised with of: a v. of single life, Mids. I, 1, 121.
— s of faith, Merch. V, 19. your — s of love, Caes. 11,
1, 272. The person to whom a promise is made,
with to: your — s to her and me, Mids. Ill, 2, 132.
Troil. 1, 3, 270. To break a v., Sonn. 152, 3 (thy
bedv. broke). Gent. II, 6, 11. LLL IV, 3, 63. 72. 178.
Mids. 1, 1, 175. H4A 111, 2, 159. R3 1, 4, 211. Lr. I,
1, 171. Ant. I, 3, 30. cf. Lucr, 809. so hold your v.
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LLL V, 2, 345 (intr. ? cf. Troil. V, 3, 24). to infringe
a V. H6C II, 2, 8. Cor. V, 3, 20. to keep a v. John
III, 1, 279. H5 IV, 7, 146. 151. to make a v. Lucr.
1847. LLL II, 22. IV, 3, 218. As III, 5, 73. R2 I, 1,
118. H6C IV, 3, 34. Troil. Prol. 7. I, 2, 308. Cor.
I, 6, 57. Tit. Ill, 1, 280. Hml. II, 2, 70. Cymb. II, 4,
III, to make a v. to: John 111, 1, 265. H4A IV, 3,
75. Hml. I, 5, 49. Cymb. Ill, 2, 12. the—s we made
each other, Tw. V, 221. to swear a v. Rom. II Prol.
10. to violate a v. As III, 2, 141. a v. vowed, All's
IV, 2, 22.
2) a solemn asseveration ; Imay not,verily. Verily!
youput me off with limber — s, Wint. I, 2, 47. as surely
as my soul intends to live — , 1 do believe that violent
hands were laid upon the life of this thrice-famed duke.
What instance gives Lord Warwick for his v.? H6B
III, 2, 159. heaven, set ope thy everlasting gates, to
entertain my — s of thanks and praise, lY, 9, 14. cf.
R3 II, 1, 42. V, 3, 98. Lr. 1, 1, 171.
Vow, vb. 1) to promise in a solemn manner;
absol. : till now did ne'er invite, nor never v. Compl.
182 (M. Edd. woo, for the sake of the rhyme), when
you have — ed, you must not speak with men, Meas. I,
4, 10 (i. e. when you have made your profession).
when I v., I weep, Mids. Ill, 2, 124; 153. With an
accus. denoting the thing promised: now he — s a
league, and now invasion, Lucr. 287. that he may v.
revenge on him, 1179. Sonn. 89, 13. 123, 13. 152, 4.
Gent. IV, 3, 21. All's III, 6, 87. John II, 237. R2 I,
3, 49. H6A 111, 1, 167. H6B IV, 2, 70. H6C I, 1, 55.
II, 1, 30. Troil. Ill, 2, 93. V, 6, 31. Cor. IV, 6, 67.
0th. 111,3,21. Per. II, 5*11. With to before the person
to whom something is promised : never faith could hold,
if not to beauty — ed, Pilgr. 58 and LLL IV, 2, 110.
Ihave — ed to Jaquenetta to hold the plough, V, 2, 892.
All's IV, 3, 260. H6C II, 3, 29. Followed by> an in-
finitive: Ven. Ded. 3. Lucr. Arg. 22. Sonn. 154, 3.
Err. V, 182. LLL IV, 3, 296. V, 2, 892. Shr. IV, 2, 28.
Wint. Ill, 2, 243. H6A HI, 2, 77. IV, 1, 14. V, 5, 31.
H6B IV, 4, 31. H6C I, 1, 160. Troil. Ill, 2, 84. Tit.
V, 1, 81. Rom. Ill, 3, 129. By a clause: Merch. IV,
I, 442. Shr. IV, 5, 15. H6B I, 3, 203. H6C 1, 1, 24.
II, 3, 29. Tit. II, 3, 296.
2) to asseverate, to protest solemnly: or else, by
Jove I v., 1 should have scratched out your eyes, Gent.
IV, 4, 208. when thou unurged wouldst v. that never
words were music to thine ear. Err. II, 2, 115. she
thought, I dare v. for her, they touched not any stranger
sense, All's I, 3, 113. he heard him swear and v. to
God he came but to be duke of Lancaster, H4A IV, 3,
60. we u. to heaven and to his highness that what ive
did was mildly as we might. Tit. 1, 474.
3) Partic. — ed = a) confirmed by oath, sworn
to : with a — ed contract, Meas. V, 209. heavenly oaths,
— ed with integrity, LLL V, 2, 356. the plain single
vow that is — ed true, All's IV, 2, 22.
b) sworn, constant, inveterate: so mighty are his
— ed enemies, H6B III, 1, 220. ^ou were — ed Duke
Humphrey's foes, 111,2, 182. thy —ed friend, H6C
HI, 3, 50.
Vowel, a letter which represents a simple sound:
the five — s, LLL V, 1, 56. Rom. Ill, 2, 46.
Vow-fellow, one bound by the same vow : LLL
II, 38.
Vox, in the Latin of the clown, = a full and loud
voice: I do but read madness: an your ladyship will
have it as it ought to be, you must allow V. Tw. V, 304
(cf. voce opus est, in Terentius).
Voyage, a travel by sea: Tp. V, 208. Gent. II, 3,
47. 48. 56. Err. 1, 1, 41 (make). IV, 1, 4. Mids. II, 1,
134. As II, 7, 40. Tw. II, 1, 11. II, 4, 81. R2 V, 6,
49. H8 I, 3, 6. Hml. Ill, 3, 24. IV, 7, 63. Cymb. V,
3,44. Per. IV, 1,37. IV, 6, 49. A walk taken on land
called so by the seaman Antonio: Tw. Ill, 3, 7.
Metaphorically: thy loving v. is but for two months
victualled, As V, 4, 197. in life's uncertain v. Tim. V,
1, 205. all the v. of their life is bound in shallows,
Caes. IV, 3, 220.
Used, in jest, of any way or course taken: if he
should intend this v. towards my wife, Wiv. II, 1, 189 ;
cf. if you make your v. upon her, Cymb. I, 4, 170. is
there no young squarer now that will make a v. with
him to the devil? Ado I, 1, 83. / am hound to your
niece; I mean, she is the list of my v. Tw. Ill, 1, 86.
Vulcan, the god who presided over the art of
forging: Ado 1, 1, 187. Tw. V, 56. Troil. I, 3, 168
(F. and his wife, i. e. Venus). V, 2, 170. Tit. II, 1,
89 ( — 's badge, i. e. the horns of cuckoldom). Hml.
Ill, 2, 89.
Vulgar, adj. common; 1) pertaining or suiting
to the common people, plebeian: he that buildeth on
the V. heart, H4B 1, 3, 90 (on the heart of the people).
talk like the v. sort of market-men, H6A III, 2, 4. five
tribunes to defend their v. wisdoms, Cor. 1, 1, 219. puff
to win a v. station, II, 1, 231 (among the crowd), is
no less, apparent to the v. eye, IV, 7, 21.
2) low, mean: too excellent for every v. paper to
rehearse, Sonu. 38, 4. the prey of every v, thief, 48, 8.
stale and cheap to v. company, H4A III, 2, 41. stand
uncovered to the -p. groom, H6B IV, 1, 128. be thou
familiar, but by no means v. Hml. I, 3, 61 (German:
mache dich nicht gemein).
3) ordinary, common-place: 'tis a v. proof, Tw.
III, 1, 135. as common as any the most v. thing to sense,
Hml. I, 2, 99.
4) of general circulation, public: the impression
ivhich V. scandal stamped upon my brow, Sonn. 112, 2.
a V. comment will be made of it, Err. HI, 1, 100. most
sure and v.: every one hears that, Lr. IV, 6, 214. un-
registered in V. fame. Ant. Ill, 13, 119.
5) general, common to all : as naked as the v. air,
John II, 387.
Misapplied by Costard: most incony v. wit, LLL
IV, 1, 144.
Vulgar, subst. 1) the common people: which the
base V. do call three, LLL 1, 2, 51. so do our v. drench
their peasant limbs in blood of princes, H5 IV, 7, 80.
drive away the v. from the streets, Caes. I, 1, 75. — s,
in the same sense: as bad as those that — s give boldest
titles, Wint. II, 1, 94.
2) the common and vernacular tongue (in the
language of Armado and Touchstone): which to anno-
thanize in the v. — 0 base and obscure v. ! LLL
IV, 1, 69. 70. abandon, which is in the v. leave, As V,
1, 53.
Vulgarly, before all the people, publicly: so v.
and personally accused, Meas. V, 160.
Vulnerable, susceptible of wounds : let fall thy
blade on v. crests, Mcb. V, 8, 11.
Vulture, the bird Vnltur; emblem of voracity:
there cannot be that v. in you to devour so many, Mcb.
IV, 3, 74. Adjectively: whose v. thought doth pitch the
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price so high, thai she will draw his lips' rich treasure
dry, Ven. 551. her sad behaviour feeds his v. folly,
Lucr. 556.
Emblem of internal torments (in allusion to the
fable of Prometheus) : let — s gripe thy guts , Wiv. I,
3, 94. let — s vile seize on his lungs , H4B V, 3, 145.
while the v. of sedition feeds in the bosom of such great
commanders, H6A IV, 3, 47. to ease the gnawing v. of
thy mind. Tit. V, 2, 31. she hath tied sharp-toothed
unkindness like a v. here, Lr. II, 4, 137,
w.
Waddle , to walk in a vacillating manner, to
toddle: she could have run and — d all about, Rom.
I, 3, 37.
Wade, to walk through a substance that yields
to the feet like water: Shr. IV, 1, 80. Wint. V, 2, 50.
John II, 42. R2 1, 3, 138. Mcb. Ill, 4, 137.
Wafer - cake , a thin cake : men's faiths are — s,
H5 II, 3, 53 (i. e. very fragile. Pistol's poetry).
Wart (impf. and partic. waft: Merch. V, 1 1 . John
II, 73) 1) to beckon: who — s us yonder'? Err. II, 2,
III, andw. her love to come again to Carthage, Merch.
V, 11. whom Fortune with her ivory hand — s to her,
Tim. J, 1, 70. it —s me still, Hml. I, 4, 78 (Qq waves).
2) to cast, to turn quickly: — ing his eyes to the
contrary, Wint. 1, 2, 372. cf. H6B IV, 1, 116.
3) to carry or send over the sea: a braver choice
of dauntless spirits than now the English bottoms have
w. o'er, John II, 73. w. me safely cross the Channel.
... I must w. thee to thy death, H6B IV, 1, 114. 116.
shall w. them over with our royal fleet, H6C 111,3, 253.
w. her hence to France, V, 7, 41.
Waftage, passage by water: a ship you sent me
to , to hire w. Err. IV, 1, 95. a strange soul upon the
Stygian banks slaying for w. Troil. Ill, 2, 11.
Warture (0. Edd. wafter) the act of waving: with
an angry w. of your hand, Caes. II, 1, 246.
Wag, subst. a merry droll: Gent. V, 4, 86. LLL
V, 2, 108. Wint, I, 2, 66. H4A I, 2, 18. 26. 50. IV, 2,
55. H4B I, 2, 200. Perhaps also in Ado V, 1, 16: if
such a one will smile and stroke his beard, and sorrow,
w. (O. Edd. wagge), cry hem, when he should groan;
i. e. and if sorrow, a merry droll, will cry hem etc.
A passage variously corrected by the commentators on
the supposition, that «>. must be the homonymous verb.
Wag, vb. 1) to stir, to move; a) intr.: tremble and
start at — ing of a straw, R3 111,5,7. the empress never
— s but in her company there is a Moor, Tit. V, 2, 87.
b) trans. : no discerner durst w. his tongue in censure,
H8 1, 1, 33. think with — ing of your tongue to move me,
V, 3,127. let me see the proudest ... but w. his finger
at thee, 131. what have I done, that thou darest w. thy
tongue in noise so rude against me? Hml. Ill, 4, 39.
2) to move up and down, or from side to side;
a) intr. : his beard . . . ■ — ed up and down, Lucr. 1406.
'tis merry in hall when beards w. all, H4B V, 3, 37
(when there are only men present), when you speak
best unto the purpose, it is not worth the — ing of your
beards, Cor. II, 1, 96. until my eyelids will no longer
IP. Hml. V, 1, 290.
b) trans.: forbid the mountain pines to w. their high
tops, Merch. IV, 1,76. zephyrs blowing below the violet,
not —ing his sweet head, Cymb. IV, 2, 173.
3) to go one's way: let them w.; trot, trot, Wiv. I,
3, 7. here, boys, here, here! shall we w.? II, 1, 238.
I will provoke him to'i, or let him w. II, 3, 74. let us
w. then, 101 (all the mad host's speeches), thus may
we see, quoth he, how the world — «, As II, 7, 23. As
for Ado V, 1, 16, see the preceding article.
Wage, 1) trans, a) to stake, to bet: the king hath
— d with him six Barbary horses, Hml. V, 2, 154 (Qq
wagered), my life I never held but as a pawn to w.
against thine enemies, Lr. I, 1, 158. I will w. against
your gold, gold to it, Gymb. 1, 4, 144.
b) to hazard, to attempt, to venture on, to en-
counter: against whose fury ... the aweless lion could
not w. the fight, John 1, 266. too weak to w. an instant
trial loiih the king, H4A IV, 4, 20. neglecting an attempt
of ease and gain, to wake and w. a danger profitless,
0th. I, 3, 30. dared him ...to w. this battle at Phar-
salia. Ant. 111,7,32. Hence = to undertake, to carry
on : he hath — d new wars 'gainst Pompey, Ant. 111,4, 3.
c) to pay wages to, to remunerate; he — dme with
his countenance, as if I had been mercenary , Cor. V,
6,40.
2) intr. a) to be opposed in combat, to contend,
to strive ; choose to w. against the enmity o'the air, Lr.
II, 4, 212.
b) to he opposed as a stake, to be equal: his taints
and honours — d equal with him, Ant. V, 1, 31. the
commodity — s not with the danger. Per. IV, 2, 34.
Wager, subst. something staked upon a chance ;
a bet: Tp. II, 1, 28. 32. Shr. V, 2, 70. Cor. I, 4, 1.
Hml. V, 2, 271. Cymb. I, 4, 181. HI, 2, 73. I'll hold
thee any to. Merch. Ill, 4, 62. to play a w. Hml. V, 2,
264. to lay a w. Hml. V, 2, 106 (on). Cymb. II, 4, 95.
if the gods should play some heavenly match and on the
w. lay two earthly women, Merch. 111,5,85. to make a
w. Hml. IV, 7, 156 (on). Cymb. I, 4, 120 (against),
to lose a w. Hml. V, 2, 219. Cymb. I, 6, 18, to win a
w. Shr. V, 2, 69. 112. 116. 186.
Wager, vb. to bet: and to. on your heads, Hml.
IV, 7, 135. Ant. II, 5, 16. hath — ed with him siv Bar-
bary horses, V, 2, 154 (Eiwaged). Cymb. V, 5, 182
(later Ff waged). I durst to w. she is honest, 0th. IV,
2, 12. Per. V, 1, 43.
Wages, pay given for service: Gent. I, 1, 94. 96.
III, 1, 270. As 11, 3, 67. II, 4, 94. Wint. I, 2, 94. H4B
V, 1, 25. H8 IV, 2, 150. Tim. Ill, 2, 77. Lr. V, 3, 303
(all friends shall taste the w. of their virtue). Cymb.
IV, 2, 261 (home art gone, and ta'en thy lo.).
Waggish, frolicsome, wanton, roguish: Mids. I,
1, 240. Cymb. Ill, 4, 160.
Waggling, wagging, shaking, moving from side
to side: I know you by the w. of your head. Ado II,
1, 119.
Waggon , a carriage ; a chariot : we must away,
ourw. is prepared, AU'slV, 4, 34. from Dis's w. Wint.
IV, 4, 118. to hale thy vengeful w. swift away, Tit. V,
2, 51. by the w. wheel trot all day long, 54. her w.
spokes made of long spinners^ legs, Bom. I, 4, 69.
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Waggoner, charioteer: Tit. V, 2, 48. Rom. I, i,
64. Ill, 2, 2.
Waggou - spoke and Waggon • tvlicel , see
Waggon.
Wagtail, the bird Motacilla: spare my gray
beard, you w.1 lit. II, 2, 73.
M'aid, lection of O. Edd. in Shr. Ill, 2, 56: w.
in ihe back and shoulder -shotten. M. Edd. swayed or
Wail, to lament, to moan, to monrn; absol. :
begins a — ing note, Ven. 835. buy's a minute's mirth
to u\ a week, Lncr. 213. eyes — ing still, 1508. Sonn.
42, 3. Gent. II, 3, 7. R2 IV, 301. H6A I, 1, 86 (- ing
robes). R3 II, 2, 34. Rom. Ill, 2, 128. IV, 5, 31.
Hml. II, 2, 151 (Qq mourn). Lr. Ill, 6, 74 (Tom will
make them, i. e. dogs, weep and w.). IV, 6, 184 (Ff
icawT).
Trans., = to bewail: to ic. his death, Ven. 1017.
— s his case, Lucr. 711. 994. 1799. Sonn. 9, 4. 30, 4.
Err. IV, 2, 24. LLL V, 2, 759. R2 II, 2, 22. Ill, 2, 178.
H6A 1, 1, 51. H6B III, 1, 216. H6C II, 3, 26. V, 4, 1.
R3 1, 3, 204. II, 2, 11. 102. 103. Ill, 5, 61. IV, 4, 99.
348. 392. 394. Troil. IV, 5, 289. Cor. IV, 1, 26. Mcb.
Ill, 1, 122. IV, 3, 8. Ant. Ill, 2, 58.
Wailful, mournfnl, doleful: w. sonnets, Gent.
III, 3, 69.
Wain, a waggon, a cart; Charles' w., a popular
name of the constellation Ursa major: H4A II, 1, 2.
Waiurope, a cartrope: oxen and — s camiot hale
them together, Tw. Ill, 2, 64.
Wainscot, a wooden lining of walls made in
panels: As III, 3, 88.
Waist, 1) the small part of the human body
between the thorax and hips: Lucr. 6. Wiv. 1, 3, 46.
Ado 111, 2, 35. LLL IV, 1, 49. 50. IV, 3, 185. H4A II,
4, 364. H4B I, 2, 162. Hml. 11, 2, 236. Lr. IV, 6, 126.
In Troil. II, 2, 30 and Hml. I, 2, 198 0. Edd. waste,
most M. Edd. waist.
2) that which is worn round the waist, a girdle:
his neck will come to your w., a cord, sir, Meas. Ill, 2,
42 (i. e. he will be hanged. Elbow's speech), those
sleeping stones, that as a w. doth girdle you about, John
11,217. the noble Talbot, who now is girdled with a w.
of iron and hemmed about with grim destruction, H6A
IV, 3, 20.
3). the middle part of a ship : now on the beak, noio
in the w., the deck, Tp. I, 2, 197.
Wait, 1) trans, a) to stay in expectation of: w.
the season and observe the times, LLL V, 2, 63. vast
confusion — s, as doth a raven on a sick -fallen beast,
the imminent decay of wrested pomp, John IV, 3, 152.
ready for the way of life or death, I w. the sharpest
blow, Per. I, 1, 55.
b) to w, attendance, = to be in attendance:
w. attendance till you hear further from me, Tim. I,
I, 161.
2) intr. a) to stay or rest in expectation: not J,
but my affairs, have made you w. Merch. 11, 6, 22. /
must «-., and watch withal, Shr. Ill, 1, 61. H8 V, 2, 7.
17. V,3,139. Tim. Ill, 4, 47. Wm for: wretches ...
that w.for execution, Gent. IV, 2, 134. Ado 1, 3, 16.
H6B IV, 1, 62. Tim. Ill, 4, 20. 46. Caes. I, 2, 310.
II, 2, 119.
b) to pay attendance ; to do service ; to be on duty :
I am to w., though — ing so be hell, Sonn. 58, 13. /
will . . . never more in Russian habit w. LLL V, 2, 401 .
— ing in the court, H4A I, 2, 78. to w. at my heels,
II4B I, 2, 18. whe7e be these warders, that they w. not
here? H6A I, 3, 3. how often hast thou — ed at my cup,
H6B IV, 1, 56. your —ing vassals, R3 II, 1, 121. the
two great cardinals w. in the presence, H8 III, 1, 17.
who — s there? V, 2, 4. I must hence to w. Rom. 1, 3,
103. I will not w, pinioned at your master's court, Ant.
V, 2, 53.
With on, = to pay attendance to, to attend as a
servant ; or to be at the service of i wrath, envy, treason,
rape, and murder's rages, thy heinous hours w. on them
as their pages , Lucr. 910. / must ic. on myself, Wiv.
I, 1, 208. go w. upon my cousin Shallow, 282. Shr. I,
1, 213. 238. All's I, 1, 116. H4B II, 2, 190. Tit. II,
1, 10. Ant. IV, 2, 20. it (the music) — s upon some
god o'the island, Tp. I, 2, 388. / w. upon his pleasure,
Gent. 11, 4, 117. we'll ic. upon your grace till after
supper, HI, 2, 96. in every thing I w. upon his will,
All's II, 4, 55. rebuke and dread correction w. on us,
H4A \, 1, 111 (are at our service), tlie noble troops
that — ed upon my smiles, H8 111, 2, 412. I purpose
not to iL\ on fortune till these wars determine. Cor. V, 3,
119 (not to be a slave to fortuue, i. e. not to live), to
\L\ upon this new-made empress. Tit. II, 1, 20. 21. you
murdering ministers , wherever ...you w. on nature's
mischief, Mcb. I, 5, 51.
=^ to take care of, to tend : whilst I — ed on my
tender lambs, H6A 1, 2, 76.
c) to attend, to be about, to follow, to accompany;
more (joy) than to us w. in your royal walks, Mids. V,
31. w. close; I will not see him, H4B I, 2, 65 (follow
close at my heels). With on, = to attend, to be appen-
dant to or united with: it (love) shall be — ed on with
{= hy) Jealousy, Ven. 1137. danger deviseth shifts, wit
— s on fear, 690. respect and reason, w. on wrinkled
age, Lucr. 275. unruly blasts w. on the tender spring,
869. greatest scandal — s on greatest state, 1006.
stimmer and his pleasures w. on thee, Sonn. 97, 11.
infirmity which — s upon worn times (i. e. old age)
Wint. V, 1, 142. didst bring in wonder to w. on treason,
H5 II, 2, 110. care, mistrust and treason — s on him,
H6C II, 5, 54. impatience — eth bn true sorrow. 111, 3,
42. good digestion w. on appetite, and health on both,
Mcb. Ill, 4, 38. no man on whom perfections w. Per. I,
1, 79. neiv joy w. on you! V, 3, 102.
Hence = to be with or to go with, to join, to
accompany, to follow ; originally as a term of courtesy :
my father desires your worships' cojnpany. 1 will w. on
him, Wiv. I, 1, 272. let us withdraw together ... I'll
w. upon your honour, Meas. 1, 1, 84. Ado I, 3, 77. Ill,
5, 61. Mids. Ill, 1, 202. John V, 7, 98. H4B II, 1, 196.
H5 I, 1, 98. R3 1, 3, 323 (Ff we w. upon your grace;
Qq we will attend your grace). II, 1, 140. Ill, 2, 124.
Tit. I, 338. Tim. II, 2, 35. Hml. II, 2, 273. 0th. Ill, 2,
6. And then = to follow, to accompany in general:
the wealth I have — -s on my consent, Wiv. Ill, 2, 78.
w. on me home. All's V, 3, 323. one good deed dying
tongueless slaughters a thousand — ing upon that, Wint.
I, 2, 93. then my soul shall w. on thee to heaven, John
V, 7, 72. thy friends are fled to w. upon thy foes, R2
II, 4, 23. the maiden cities you talk of may w. on her.
Ho V, 2, 354. heralds, w. on us, H6A 1, 1, 45. what
means this armed guard that — s upon your grace, R3
1, 1, 43. we'll be —ed on, Tit. IV, 1, 122. letting 'I dare
not' w. upon 'I would', ^Icb. 1, 7, 44. at your age the
hey-day in the blood is tame, it's humble, and — s upon
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the judgment., Hml. Ill, i, 70. I pray you, good Horatio,
w. upon him, V, 1, 316.
Wailing- gentle woiuau (not ahvaj's hyphened
in O. Edd.) an upper servant attending on a lady in
her chamber: Ado 11, 1, 37. 11, 2, 14. Wint. Ill, 3, 74.
H4A I, 3, 55.
Waiting-vassal (not hyphened in 0. Edd.), at-
tendant: E3 11, 1, 121.
Waltiiig-woineu, upper servants attending on a
lady: Troil. V, 2, 91 {Diana's w., i. c. the stars). Lr.
lV,"l, 65.
Wake, subst. 1) the state of not sleeping, of being
awake: making such difference' iwixtw. and steep, H4A
111,1,219. got'tween asleep andw. Lr. 1,2, 15 (M.Edd.
asleep and w.). and turn Ins sleep to w. Ill, 2, 34.
2) the feast of the dedication of a church (formerly
kept by watching all night) : at — s and wassails, LLL
V,2,318. he haunts— s, fairs, Wint. IV, 3, 109. march
to — s and fairs, Lr. Ill, 6, 77.
Wake, vb. (impf. and partic. — d) 1) trans, to
rouse from sleep: Vcn. 855. Lucr. 943. Tp. 11,1,312.
V, 49. Err. IV, 4, 35. Ado 111, 3, 74. Ill, 4, 1. Mids.
HI, 1, 132. IV, 1, 143. Merch. V, 66. E2 I, 3, 132 (to
10. our peace; cf. IV, 139. Ado V, 1, 102. R3 1, 3, 288.
Cor. HI, 1, 98. See Awake). H4B I, 2, 174. H6B Hi,
2, 261. E3 IV, 1, 85 (Ff awaked). H8 1, 1, 122. IV, 2,
82. Troil. 11, 2, 213. IV, 2, 9. Tit. 11, 3, 4. 11, 4, 13.
Rom. IV, 5, 9. Caes. IV, 3, 270. IMcb. II, 2, 24. 74. Lr.
1, 2, 55. 58. IV, 7, 18. 0th. 11, 3, 258. Ant. IV, 9, 31.
V, 2, 323. Metaphorically, = to arouse, to excite, to
put in action: she — s her heart by beating on her
breast, Lucr. 759. we will not w. your patience. Ado
V, 1, 102 (cf. to w. our peace, R2 1, 3, 132; and see
Awake), upon his aid to w. Northumberland, Mcb. Ill,
6, 31-. to w. and wage a danger profitless, 0th. 1, 3,30.
answer my — d wrath. 111, 3, 363.
2) refl. to be awakened: — d herself with laughing,
Ado II, 1, 361. he will . . .find Hector's purpose pointing
on him, and w. him to the answer, Troil. 1, 3, 332.
3) intr. a) to be roused from sleep, to cease to
sleep, to be awakened: 219. 450. Sonn. 87, 14. Tp.
HI, 2, 148. 151. Meas. IV, 2, 71. Mids. 11, 1, 179. 11,
2, 27. 33. 34. HI, 2, 34. 40. 108. 370. 460. IV, 1, 80.
89. Shr. Ind. 1, 40. 50. 73. All's V, 3, 65. H6A II, 1,
41. R3 1, 4, 61. 104. 105. 106. 164 (Qq stirs). V, 3,
155. Cor. IV, 5, 132. Tit. IV, 1, 97. Rom. 1, 4, 86. IV,
1, 116. IV, 3, 31. 46. V, 2, 25. V, 3, 253. 260. Mcb.
1, 7, 37. Lr. HI, 4, 93. IV, 7, 42. 0th. V, 2, 22. Cymb.
V, 4, 129. V, 5, 233. 429.
b) to be awake, not to sleep: Lucr. 126. 168. Pilgr.
426. Tp. 11, 1, 209. 217. Gent. 1, 1, 80. Err. 11, 2, 215.
Mids. IV, 1, 152. Merch. 1, 1, 85. Shr. Ind. 2, 82. IV,
3, 10. Wint. HI, 3, 19 (ne'er loas dream so like a — ing).
H6A H, 1, 66. H6B 1, 1, 26. 249. Ill, 1, 263. HI, 2,
227. R3 V, 3, 117. H8 1, 4, 23. Troil. 1, 2, 37. Rom.
1, 1, 187. Lr. I, 4, 249. HI, 6, 43. Cymb. IV, 2, 306.
With an accus. denoting the eifect: I'll lo. mine eye-
balls blindfirst, Cymb. HI, 4, 104 (0. Edd. I'llw. mine
eyeballs first). Metaphorically: to keep thy sharp woes
— ing, Lucr. 1136. all replication prompt ... for his
advantage still did w. and sleep, Compl. 123. keep in
Tunis, and let Sebastian w. Tp. II, 1, 260.
= to sit up for amusement, to hold a nightly revel :
for thee watch I whilst thou dost w. elsewhere , Sonn.
61, 13. the king doth w. to-night and takes his rouse,
Hml. I, 4, 8.
Wakerielft , the last battle-field of the Duke of
York: HCCII, 1, 107.
WakL-n, to rouse from sleep: H6CIV,3,19. Eom.
HI, 1, 28. IV, 4, 24. 0th. II, 1, 188. Cymb. II, 3, 13.
Metaphorically: in your — ed hate, -Sonn. 117, 12.
your sleepy thoughts, which here we w. to our country's
good, R3 HI, 7, 134. that I might w. reverence, Troil.
I, 3, 237.
Wales, principality in the west of England: H4A
1, 1, 37. 11, 4, 370. Ill, 1, 45. 76. IV, 3, 95. V, 5, 39.
H4B 1,2,119. 11,1,189. 11,4,318. R31V,5,7. Cymb.
Ill, 2, 62. Prince of W., the title of the hereditary
prince of England: R2 11, 1, 172. H4A 1, 3, 230. 11, 4,
II. HI, 2, 1. IV, 1, 95. 121. IV, 4, 29. V, 1, 86. 101.
V, 2, 46. V, 4, 12. 42. 63. 67. H4B U, 1, 146. H, 2,
131. IV, 5, 54. H5 11, 4, 56. IV, 7, 97. H6B11, 2, 11.
R3 1, 3, 199. 200.
Walk, subst. 1) the act of walking or going on
foot: my very w. should be a jig, Tw. 1, 3, 138. all
men... make it their w. Mcb. Ill, 3, 14 (instead of
riding).
Used of a tour made by two partners in a mas-
querade : / am yours for the w. Ado 11, 1, 92 (cf. Eom.
1, 5, 19).
2) way, course : / will ...be absent from thy — s,
Sonn. 89, 9. hop in his — s and gambol in his eyes,
Mids, 111, 1, 168. more (joy) than to us wait in your
royal — s, your board, your bed, V, 31. who loould live
turmoiled in the court , and may enjoy such giuet ■ — s
as these? H6B IV, 10, 19 (cf. the Yorkshire Tragedy
1, 4: never look for prosperous hour, good thoughts,
quiet sleep, contented — s, nor anything that makes man
perfect), let's leave her to her silent — s. Tit. 11, 4, 8.
in the day's glorious w., or peaceful night, Per. 1, 2,
4 (cf. the verb in Merch. V, 128. Tw. Ill, 1, 43. Hml.
1, 1, 167).
3) an avenue set with trees: Malvolio's coming
down this w. Tw. 11, 5, 19.
3) a piece of ground fit to walk and wander in;
particularly a park or garden: the fellow of this w.
Wiv. V, 5, 29 (Dyce, without quoting an authority:
'district in a forest' ). in this close w. (the Duke of
York's garden) H6B 11, 2, 3. my parks, my — s, my
manors, H6C V, 3, 34. the forest — s are wide and
spacious. Tit. II, 1, 114. he hath left you all his — s,
his private arbours and new-planted orchards, Caes. Ill,
2, 252. Applied to a town: her (Rome's) wide — s
encompassed but one man, Caes. 1, 2, 155 (M. Edd,
unanimously walls).
Walk, vb. 1) to move slowly on the feet, to step
along: when you — ed, to iv. like one of the lions, Gent.
II, 1, 28. 29 (cf. Ven. 1093. H5 11, 2, 122. H6C I,
3, 14). he loould have — ed ten mile a-foot to see a
good armour, Ado II, 3, 16. to see him w. before a
lady and to bear her fan, LLL IV, 1, 147. as she — ed
overhead, IV, 3, 281. let me see thee w. Shr. II, 258.
and thither w. on foot, IV, 3, 188. / can stand and w.
Wint. IV, 3, 120. H4A 11, 2, 83. H6C I, 3, 14. Cor.
1, 1, 105. IV, 5, 238 (it's sprightly —ing, audible,i.e.
walking in a lively manner. M.Edd. sprightly,wahing)..
V, 4, 19. Lr. 1, 4, 247. Ill, 4, 119. 0th. IV, 3, 39.
Ant. 1, 5, 20.
Much oftener used than in modern language =
to go, to move, and even = to come: the lion — ed
along behind some hedge, Vcn. 1093. about he — s,
rolling his greedy eyeballs, Lucr. 367. those dancing
w
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chipSj o'er whom thy Jingers w. with easy gait, Sonii.
128, 11. my mistress, when she — s, treads on the
ground, 130, 12. hope is a lovers staff; w. hence with
that, Gent. Ill, 1, 246. as we w. along, V, 4, 162. /
pray you, sir, w. in, Wiv. I, 1, 292. feg,r ... to w. by
this Hemes oak, IV, 4, 40. you must w. hy us on our
other hand, Meas. V, 17. let him w. from whence he
came, Err. Ill, 1, 37. pleaseth you w. with me down to
his house, IV, 1, 12. yonder, as I think, he — s, V, 9
(= ho comes; cf. Merch. II, 2, 183). will you w. in
to see their gossijiingl 419. Ado 11, 1, 93. Mids. Ill,
1, 126. Merch. II, 2, 183. As I, 3, 14. Shr. IV, 1, 149.
Tw. Ill, 4, 295. Wint. IV, 4, 855. John III, 4, 94.
H4A II, 2, 8. 63. 116. II, 4, 550. Ill, 3, 49. H4B
1, 1, 4. 170. I, 2, 12. H5 II, 1, 61. IV Chor. 30. H6A
I, 4, 54. H8 IV, 1, 116. Troil. Ill, 2, 7. 64. 107. IV,
3, 6. 12. IV, 4, 140. Rom. IV, 1, 79. IV, 2,44. Caes.
II, 2, 8. Ill, 1, 108. Mcb. II, 1, 57. Hml. II, 2, 185.
0th. V, 2, 30. Cymb. V, 5,. 119.
Figuratively: foolery does w. about the orb like
the sun, Tw. Ill, 1, 43. how wildly then — s my estate
in France, John IV, 2, 128. he's — ed the way of na-
ture, H4B V, 2, 4 (^ has died), thou hast so long
— ed hand in hand with time, Troil. IV, 5, 203 (= hast
lived so long), that craves wary ■ — ing, Caes. II, 1, 15.
the morn ... — s o'er the dew of yon high eastward hill,
Hml. I, 1, 167. with a larger tether may he w. than
may be given you, I, 3, 125.
Often, like to go, = to go away , to come away,
to withdraw: will' t please you w. aside? Meas. IV, 1,
59. come, we will w. IV, 5, 12. will you w.? dinner is
ready. Ado II, 3, 218. w. aside with me. III, 2, 73. to.
aside the true folk, and let the traitors stay, LLL IV,
3, 212. you may go w. and give me leave awhile, Shr.
III, 1, 59. we two will w. and leave you to your graver
steps, Wint. I, 2, 172. will you w. on, my lord? Tr.
IV, 5, 291. pray you, w. near; I'll speak with you
anon, Tim. II, 2, 132 (leave me, but remain in the
vicinity), will't please your highness w.? Lr. IV, 7, 83.
will you W; sir? 0th. IV, 3, 4. w., let's see if other
watchmen do hear what we do, Ant. IV, 3, 17. pray,
w, awhile, Cymb. I, 1, 176.
2) to move or go about for recreation or any
other purpose: a turn or two I'll w., to still my beating
mind, Tp. IV, 162. 1 had rather w. here, Wiv. I, 1, 293.
I love to w. by the Counter-gate, III, 3, 85. come, iv. in
the Park, 240. will you w. with me about the town?
Err. I, 2, 22. Ill, 2, 156. Ado I, 2, 9. Ill, 1, 5. LLL
1, 1, 237. 242. Shr. Ind. 2, 42. II, 112. John V, 6,
17. H4A III, 1, 257. H6B I, 3, 156. R3 I, 4, 12. H8
V, 1,94. 117. Troil. Ill, 2, 17. Rom. I, 1, 127. 130.
Caes. I, 3, 40. 46. 127. II, 1, 239. Ill, 2, 256. Mcb.
Ill, 6, 5. 7. Hml. II, 2, 160. 208. Ill, 1, 43. V, 2,
180. Lr. IV, 6, 17. 0th. Ill, 2, 3. Ill, 4, 165. IV, 3,
2. Ant. Ill, 5, 17. Cymb. I, 1, 104. Per. IV, 1, 28. 30.
40. 46. 49.
Used of a tour in dancing (at a masquerade):
Lady, will you w. about ivith your friend? Ado II, 1,
89. 91. ladies that have their toes unplagued with corns
will w. about with you, Rom. I, 5, 19 (the surreptitious
Ql and most M. Edd. have a bout). Hence applied to
fighting: Tybalt, you rat-catcher, will you w.? Rom.
Ill, 1, 78 (German: willst Du einen Tanz machen?).
3) to act and move on the feet in sleep: when was
it she last —ed, Mcb. V, 1, 3. 13. 66.
4) to move about as a spirit or spectre: Heme the
hunter ... doth at still midnight to. round about an oak,
Wiv. IV, 4, 31. the spirits o'the dead may w. again,
Wint. Ill, 3, 17. were I the ghost that —ed, V, 1, 63.
80. spirits w. H6B I, 4, 22. affairs that w., as they
say spirits do, at midnight, H8 V, 1, 13. in all shapes
...this spirit — s in, Tim. II, 2, 121. Caes. I, 3, 25.
V, 3, 95. Mcb. 11, 3, 84. V, 5, 24 (life's but a —ing
shadow). Hml. I, 1,138. 161 (Ff can w., Qq (?a«s
stir). I, 2, 202. 243. I, 4, 6. I, 5, 10. Lr. Ill, 4, 121.
Similarly: we should hold day with the Antipodes, if
you would w. in absence of the sun, Merch. V, 128. now
heaven — s on earth, Tw. V, 100.
5) to go, to be dressed in a particular manner:
she will veiled w. Tw. I, 1, 28. when I have — edlike
a private man. Tit. IV, 4, 75. you ought not to. without
the sign of your profession, Caes. 1,1,3. is it physical
to w. unbraced, 11, 1, 262. in his livery — ed crowns
and crownets. Ant. V, 2, 91.
6) to live and follow one's pursuits: 'tis pity that
thou livest to w. where any honest men resort , Err. V,
28. those that w. and wot not what they (the stars)
are, LLL I, 1, 91. / will buy with you, sell with you,
talk with you, w. with you, Merch. 1, 3, 37. do not then
w. too open, Tw. Ill, 3, 37. who dares not stir by day,
must w. by night, John I, 172. nor attend the foot that
leaves the print of blood where'er it — s, IV, 3, 26. for
ever will I to. upon my knees, R2 V, 3, 93 (Ff /cneeZ).
o'er whose acres — ed those blessed feet, H4A I, 1, 25.
we w. invisible, II, 1, 96. 99. we petty men to. under
his huge legs, Caes. I, 2, 137. to w. alone = to be an
outcast, to be forsaken : to w. alone, like one that had
the pestilence, Gent. II, 1, 21. tchen wert thou wont to
w. alone, dishonoured thus. Tit. I, 339. his poor self
... — s, like contempt, alone, Tim. IV, 2, 15. Simi-
larly: methinks you w. like a stranger, Shr. II, 87.
7) Transitively, a) to pass or go through: do not
without danger w. these streets, Tw. HI, 3, 25. if that
same demon... should with his lion gait iv. the whole
world, H5 II, 2, 122. (In Tp. IV, 165. Ado II, 3, 16.
Hml. I, 5, 10 not trans., but with an accus. of the
measure, see Wing vb.).
b) to cause to step slowly, to lead or ride with a
slow pace : / will rather trust ...a thief to to. my am-
bling gelding, Wiv. II, 2, 319.
WallUug' - staff, a staff carried for support in
walking: a palmer's to. R2 III, 3, 151.
AVall, subst. a structure raised to enclose and de-
fend a place: Mids. Ill, 1, 64. 66. 67. 69 etc. V, 133
etc. 210 (when — s are so wilful to hear without warn-
ing). Wint. IV, 4, 818. H6B IV, 10, 7. 37. H6C II,
4, 4 (a brazen w.). Tit. V, 1, 24. Rom. I, 1, 20. 22.
II, 1, 5. I'roverbial : hunger broke stone — s, Cor. I,
1, 210. how has the ass broke the w., that thou art out
of the city? Tim. IV, 3, 354. I will take the w. of any
man or maid, Rom. I, 1, 15 (= get the better of); cf.
21. the iceakest goes to the w. 18 (cf. the Life and
Death of Thomas Lord Cromwell, III, 3: though the
drops be small, yet have they force to force men to
the toall).
= fortification: John IV, 3, 1. R2 II, 1, 47. Ill,
2, 170. H5 III, 1, 2. H6A IV, 2, 2. H6C V, 1, 17. Tim.
IV, 1, 1. 38. Plur. —s; Lucr. 1429. Tp. II, 1, 87.
Merch. V, 4. Shr. II, 369 (Pisa —s). John II, 198.
201 etc. H5 V, 2, 349. H6A I, 2, 40. I, 6, 1. 11, 1, 3.
II, 2, 25. Ill, 2, 69. H6C V, 1, 16. R3 IV, 1, 100. Troil.
I, 1, 2 etc. Cor. I, 4, 13. l,S,S (Corioli ~s) etc. Rom,
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W
III, 3, 17 C Verona ~s). Tim. V, 1, 170. V,4, 22, Mcb.
V, 5, letc. Figuratively: rude ram, to bailer such on
ivo7-i/ w. Lucr. 464. 723. thei/ of those marches...
shall be a w. sufficient to defend our inland, H5 I, 2,
141. take thou my soldiers, prisoners, patrimony : dis-
pose of them: the walls are thine, Lr. V, 3, 77 (^ I
surrender at discretion. Fl the walls is thine; Qq om.).
the heavens hold firm the — s of thy dear honour, Cymb.
11, 1,68.
= the structure enclosing a building and its se-
veral rooms: LLL V, 2, 922 (when icicles hang by the
w.). Merch. II, 9, 29. R2 1, 2, 68. V, 2, 15. V, 5, 21.
H4B II, 1, 156. H5 Prol. 19. Ill, 3, 37. H6A I, 4, 49.
R3 III, 3, 11. Ill, 5, 17. Rom. I, 3, 27. Hml. V, 1,
239. Lr. U, 2, 72. to hang by the w. =: not to be made
use of , to be neglected: the enrolled penalties which
have, like unscoured armour, hung by the w. Meas. I,
2, 171. than picture- like to hang by the w. Cor. I, 3,
12. / am richer than to hang by the — s, Cymb. Ill, 4,
54. Figuratively: through crystal — s each little mote
will peep, Lucr. 1251. a liquid prisoner pent in — s
of glass, Sonn. 5, 10. Used of the human body as the
external part of man: painting thy outward — s so
costly gay, Sonn. 146, 4. nature with a beauteous w.
doth oft close in pollution, Tw. I, 2, 48. within this w.
of flesh, John 111, 3, 20. ye white-limed — s. Tit. IV, 2,
98. cf. out-wallm Lr. Ill, 1, 45.
Wall, vb. to enclose and defend with a wall: this
flesh which — s about our life, R2 111, 2, 167. — ed =
surrounded with walls, fortified: As III, 3, 59. H6A
III, 4, 7. Lr. V, 3, 18. Cymb. V, 3, 14. a lady —ed
about with diamonds, LLL V, 2, 3. of. Sea-walled,
With, from, = to hinder as by a wall opposed:
on either hand thee there are squadrons pitched, to w.
thee from the liberty of flight, H6A IV, 2, 24.
Wallet, 1) any thing protuberant and swagging:
whose throats had hanging at 'em — s of flesh, Tp.
111,3,46.
2) a knapsack: Troil. Ill, 3, 145.
Wall-eyed, glaring -eyed, fierce-eyed: w. wrath
or staring rage, John IV, 3, 49. say, lo. slave. Tit. V,
I, 44 (As for the origin of the expression, Nares ob-
serves: Whally, applied to eyes, means discoloured,
or, what are now called wall - eyes ; from whaule , or
whall, the disease of the eyes called glaucoma).
Wall -newt, a sort of lizard: the w. and the
water, Lr. Ill, 4, 135.
Walloon (0. Edd. Wallon), 1) the border-coun-
try between the Netherlands and France: the regions
ofArtois, W. and Picardy, H6A II, 1, 10. 2) a na-
tive of it: a base W. I, 1, 137.
Wallow, to roll one's body: w. in December
snow, R2 I, 3, 298. in the lily-beds, Troil. Ill, 2, 13.
Walnut, the fruit of Juglans regia: Wiv. IV, 2,
171. a w. shell, Shr. IV, 3, 66.
Walter, name of 1) Sir W. Blunt: H4A I, 2, 63.
69. IV, 3, 32. 107. V, 3, 32. 63. 2) Sir W. Herbert:
R3 IV, 5, 9. 3) W. Lord Ferrers: R3 V, 5, 13 (Qq
Wat.r). 4) W. Whitmore; H6B IV, 1, 14. 31. 38.
115. 5) a servant of Petruchio: Shr. IV, 1, 92. 138.
M'an, adj. pale: H4A 1, 1, 1. pale andw. Err.
IV, 4, 111. Tit. II, 3, 90.
Wan, vb. to turn pale: that from her working all
hisvisage — ned, Hml.II, 2, 580 (Fiwarmed). In Ant.
II, 1, 21 0. Edd. her wand lip; M. Edd. waned: per-
haps wanned.
Wand, 1) a small twig, a rod: Gent. II, 3, 23.
Merch. I, 3, 85.
2) a staff of authority: H6B I, 2, 28.
Wander, to go here and there without a certain
object, to roam, to ramble: in thy weak hive a — ing
wasp hath crept, Lucr. 839. to make it w. in an un-
knownfield, Err. MI, 2, 38. a — ing knight, Mids. I,
2, 47. H4A I, 2, 16. he gives them good leave to w. As
I, 1, 109. when I w. here and there, Wint. IV, 3, 17.
a grain, a dust, a gnat, a — ing hair, John IV, 1, 93.
R2 I, 3, 270. 308. II, 3, 120. V, 0, 43. H6A V, 3, 188.
R3 I, 4, 39 (the —ing air). Troil. I, 1, 105 (the —ing
flood). Tit. II, 3, 22. Per. I, 1, 96 (the —-ing wind).
Used of celestial bodies: swifter than the — ing moon,
Mids. IV, 1, 103. by Phoebus, he, the — ing knight so
fair, H4A I, 2, 16. ruled like a — ing planet over me,
H6B1V, 4, 16. when the planets in evil mixture to dis-
order w. Troil. 1, 3, 95. conjures the — ing stars, PIml.
V, 1, 279. Used of spirits and walking ghosts: w.,
a word for shadows like myself, Pilgr. 191. whither
w. youl (viz Puck) Mids. II, 1, 1. I do w. every inhere,
6. ghosts — ing here and there. 111, 3, 381. one of our
souls had — ed in the air, R2 1, 3, 195. then came — ing
by a shadoio, B3 1, 4, 52. icf. sits Sin, to seize the
souls that w. by him, Lucr. 882. nor shall Death brag
thou — est in his shade, Sonn. 18, 11.
Implying the idea of error, = to go astray, to
deviate: here we w. in illusions, Eit. IV, 3, 43. how
now, wit! whither w. you? As I, 2, 59 (quibbling), to
cast thy — ing eyes on every stale, Shr. Ill, 1, 90. wherein
my youth hath faulty — ed, H4A III, 2, 27. return,
thou — ing lord, H6A III, 3, 76. you w.from the good
we aim at, H8 III, 1, 138.
Often = to travel , to walk , to go : it is the star
to every — ing bark, Sonn. 116, 7. again to make me
w. thither, Pilgr. 190. as he in penance — ed through
the forest, Gent. V, 2, 38. w. up and down to view the
city, Err. I, 2, 31. the heedful slave is — ed forth in
care to seek me out, II, 2, 3. you faint with — ing in the
wood, Mids. II, 2, 35. and w. we to see thy honest son,
Shr. IV, 5, 69. — ed hither to an obscure plot. Tit. II,
3, 77. what cursed foot — s this way? Rom. V, 3, 19.
R2 III, 2, 49. H5 IV, 7, 75. R3 IV, 1, 3. IV, 4, 514.
Tim. V, 4, 7. Caes. Ill, 3, 3. Ant. I, 1, 53. Cymb.
Ill, 5, 105. IV, 2, 371.
Wandevev, one that wanders; used of creatures
stirring but by night: I am that merry w. of the night,
Mids. 11, 1, 43. hast thou the flower there? welcome,
w. 247. the wrathful skies gallow the very — s of the
dark, Lr. Ill, 2, 44. cf. Night -wanderer and Night-
wandering.
Wanderiugly, writing of some M. Edd. for
wondringly of 0. Edd. in Per. Ill, 3, 7.
Wand-like, like a rod or staff: w. straight, Per.
V, 1, 110.
Wane , subst. decrease : he is in the w. (viz the
man representing the moon) Mids. V, 258.
Wane, vb. to decrease; to decline: in — ing age,
Lucr. 142. Shr. Ind. 2, 65. II, 403. as fast as thou
shall w. . so fast thou growest in one of thine, Sonn.
11, 1. who hast by — ing grown, and therein showest
thy lovers withering as thy sweet self growest, 126,3.
how slow this old moon — s, Mids. I, 1, 4. I seek not
to wax great by others —ing, H6B IV, 10, 22 (O.Edd.
warning). 1 shall interchange my —d state for Henry's
regal crown, H6C IV, 7, 4. to watch the —ing of my
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adversaries, R3 IV, 4, 4. In Ant. II, 1, 21 0. Edd. %
wand lip ; M. Edd. waned; perhaps wanned, cf. Beauty-
waning.
Wanion or Wannion, 'used only in the phrase
with a w., but totally unexplained, though exceedingly
common in use ; seemingly equivalent to with a ven-
geance, or with a plague' (Nares): come away, or
I'll fetch thee with a w. Per. 11, 1, 17.
Want, subst. 1) the state of not having ; absence
of a necessary thing or quality: spites me more than
all these — s, Shr. IV, 3, 11. she wants nothing, to name
w., if w. it be not that she is not he, John II, 435. what
that w. might ruin, Cor. Ill, 2, 69. Lr. 1, 1, 282 (exclu-
sion from the inheritance). With of or a genitive:
how w. of love iormenteth, Ven. 202. no w. of con-
science hold it, Sonn. 151, 13. lohose w. and whose de-
lay is streioed with sweets. All's II, 4, 45. Wint. U,
1, 109. R2 III, 4, 16. 72. H4A III, 1, 184. IV, 1, 44
(his present w. = the present w. of him, i. e. his being
absent at present). H5 V, 2, 69. H6A I, 1, 69. H6B
IV, 8, 65. H6C I, 4, 133. V, 2, 8 etc. /or w. of: Lucr.
153. 1099. Tp. II, 1, 146. Gent. II, 1, 31. 172. Wiv.
Ill, 2, 14. Err. II, 2, 181. LLL V, 2, 719. Mids. I,
1, 130. All's IV, 1, 77. Tw. 1, 5, 70. H5 V, 2, 57. H6B
HI, 1, 33 etc.
2) indigence, state of being without means : where
w. cries some, Compl. 42. no man loill supply thy w.
Pilgr. 410. scarcity and w. shall shun you , Tp. IV,
116. feel w. R2 III, 2, 175. one that surfeits thinkintj
on a w. H6B III, 2, 348. Tim. II, 2, 63. Hml. III. 2,
218. Ant. Ill, 12,30.
3) need, necessity, occasion for sth. : nothing wants
that w. itself doth seek, LLL IV, 3, 237. to supply the
ripe —s of my friend, Merch. I, 3, 64. 141. R2 I, 4,
51. my master's — s, Tim. 11,2,29. 190. your greatest
w. is, you want much of meat, IV, 3, 419. the w. is
hut to put those powers in motion, Cymb. IV, 3, 31.
Want, vb. 1) .not to have, to be without: that
golden hap which their superiors w. Lucr. 42. to lo.
his bliss, 389. — ing the spring thatthose shrunk pipes
had fed, 1455. eyes this cunning w. to grace their art,
Sonn. 24, 13. how can my Muse to. subject to invent,
38, 1. thoseparts of thee ... w. nothing that the thought
of hearts can mend, 69, 2. unripe years did w. conceit,
-Pilgr. 51. much less take what I shall die to w. Tp.
III, 1, 79. Ill, 3, 25. 38. IV, 58. Epil. 13. Gent. II,
4, 112. II, 6, 12. Ill, 1, 147. Wiv. II, 2, 268. 270.
V, 5, 144. Err. I, 1, 8. II, 2, 153. IV, 1, 4. Ado III,
2, 20. LLL IV, 2, 81. Mids. I, 1, 54. II, 1, 101. Merch.
V, 205. As III, 2, 26. Ill, 3, 64. Shr. Ind. 1, 104. Ill,
2, 5. All's I, 1, 81. II, 4, 4. Wint. I, 2, 128. Ill, 2,
56 ( — ed less, = had less; see Appendix). IV, 2, 15.
IV, 4, 617. John II, 435. R2 III, 3, 179. H4A I, 2,
225. H6A I, 1, 75. Troil. Ill, 3, 25. Per. I, 4, 19 etc.
didw. of what I was in the morning, Ant. II, 2, 76
(o/used partitively, = part of what; cf. Of), —ing
of thy love, Rom. II, 2, 78 (cf. Of). As for the phrase
the want that you have — ed, Lr. I, 1, 282, see Ruin,
vb., and cf wrong in Err. II, 2, 174.
2) to need, to have occasion for; abs.: what help
we have that to your — ing may be ministered. As II, 7,
126. Trans.: what thou — est shall be sent after thee,
Gent. I, 3, 74. a man of such perfection as we do in
our quality much w. IV, 1, 58. Meas. IV, 2, 154. Err.
II, 2, 57. HI, 1, 77. LLL V, 2, 887. Mids. I, 2, 108.
Wint. IV, 3, 87. John IV, 3, 187. H4AI,2,175. H6A
I, 2, 27. Ill, 2, 41. H6B III, 1, 236. H6C V, 1, 66.
R3 III, 4, 5. 89. Per. I, 4, 11. II, 3, 101. Hence =
to wish for: such things that w. no ear but yours, Meas.
IV, 3, 109. I w. more uncles here to welcome me, R3
III, 1, 6. those uncles which you w. are dangerous, 12.
cf. Per. II, 3, 101.
3) to suffer indigence: but, poorly rich, so — eth
in his store, Lucr. 97. a swallowing gulf that even in
plenty —eth, 557. why should you w.? Tim. IV, 3, 420.
if heaven slumber while their creatures w. Per. I, 4,
16. With for: he cannot w. for money , Tim. Ill, 2,
10 (= he cannot want money).
4) to be wanted, to be missed, not to be in suffi-
cient quantity: the cause of this fair gift in me is — ing,
Sonn. 87, 7. there — eth but a man to Jill your song,
Gent. I, 2, 95. there w. not many that do fear ...to
walk by this Heme's oak, Wiv. IV, 4, 39. where no-
thing — s that want itself doth seek, LLL IV, 3, 237.
Shr. Ill, 2, 248. 250. All's I, 1, 11. R2 III, 4, 13.
H6A I, 1, 82. H6C II, 6, 102. R3 II, 1, 43. Cor. II,
I, 217. 271. Lr. IV, 6, 269. Cymb. IV, 3, 20. (Per-
haps also in LLL V, 2, 887 and R3 III, 4, 5).
Wanton, adj. 1) playful, sportive, frolicsome:
w. modesty, Lucr. 401. playing in the w. air, Pilgr.
230 and LLL IV, 3, 104. all w. as a child, skipping
and vain, V, 2, 771. make such w. gambols toith the
wind, Merch. Ill, 2, 93. a wild and w. herd, V, 71.
Wint. I, 2, 126. John III, 3; 36. R2 V, 1, 101. H4A
IV, 1, 103. H4B IV, 1, 55. H6C I, 4, 74. H8 III, 2,
359. Rom. II, 6, 19. Hml. II, 1, 22. Lr. IV, 1, 38.
2) loose, light, trifling, petulant, frivolous: dare
you presume to harbour iv. lines, Gent. I, 2, 42. the
injuries of aw. time, H4A V, 1, 50. every idle, nice
and 10. reason, H4B IV, 1, 191. how sleek and w. you
appear in every thing may bring my ruin, H8 III, 2, 241.
3) luxuriant; luxurious: the quaint mazes in the
u\ green, Mids. II, 1, 99. four lagging winters and
four IV. springs, R2 I, 3, 214. on the w. rushes lay you
down, H4A III, 1, 214. a guard too w. for the head,
H4B I, 1, .148. yond towers whose w. tops do buss the
clouds, Troil. IV, 5, 220. 7iow comes the w. blood up
in your cheeks, they'll be in scarlet straight at any
neios, Rom. II, 5, 72. my plenteous joys, w. in fulness,
Mcb. I, 4, 34.
4) lustful, lascivious: bewitching like the w. mer-
maid's song, Ven. 777. mine ears that to your w. talk
attended, 809. nor could she moralize his w. sight,
Lucr. 104. this glove to w. tricks is not inured, 320.
the teeming autumn . . . bearing the w. burden of the
prime, Sonn. 97, 7. to have done some w. charm upon
this man and maid, Tp. IV, 95. the w. stings and
motions of the sense, Meas. I, 4, 59. LLL IV, 3, 58.
Mids. II, 1, 129. Shr. Ind. I, 47. All's III, 7, 18. V,
3, 211. Tw. Ill, 1, 18. 23. H6A III, 1, 19. V, 1, 23.
H6C III, 3, 210. R3 I, 1, 17. Ill, 7, 187 (Qq lustful).
Troil. Prol. 10. Ill, 3, 222. IV, 5, 56. Cor. II, 1, 233.
0th. I, 3, 270. let the bloat king tempt you again to
bed, pinch w. on your cheek, Hml. Ill, 4, 183 (cf.
Pinch), he hath not yet made w. the night with her,
0th. II, 3, 16.
Wanton, subst. 1) one apt to play and dally;
a merry rogue, a tomboy: her hair ... played with her
breath; 0 modest — s! Lucr. 401. nay then, the w.
lies, Gent. V, 2, 10. your worship's a w. Wiv. II, 2,
57. a whitely w. LLL III, 198. tarry, rash w. Mids.
II, 1, 63. shall we play the —s with our woes, R2 HI,
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3, 164. lei — s light of heart tickle the senseless rushes,
Rom. I, 4, 35. no further than a — 's bird, II, 2, 178.
down, — s, down, Lr. II, 4, 126.
2) one brought up in luxury, an effeminate boy :
a beardless boy, a cockered silken w. John V, 1, 70.
young w. and effeminate boy , R2 V, 3, 10. you make
a w. of me, Hml. V, 2, 310. not so citizen a w. as to
seem to die ere sick, Cymb. IV, 2, 8.
3) a lascivious woman : not to knit my soul to an
approved w. Ado IV, 1, 45. to lip a w. in a secure
couch, 0th. IV, 1, 72. Perhaps also in LLL III, 198.
Wanton, vb. to play, to dally: to toy, to v\, dally,
smile and jest, Ven. 106. ichich (sedges) seem to move
and w. with her breath, Shr. Ind. 2, 54. then you'ld
w. with us, if we would, have you, Wint. II, 1, 18. to
w. with this queen, Tit. II, 1, 21.
Wantonly, playfully, frolicksomely : play as w.
when summer's breath their masked buds discloses,
Sonn. 54, 7.
Wantonness, 1) sportiveness : young gentlemen
would be as sad as night, only for w. John IV, 1, 16.
much misconstrued in his w. H4A V, 2, 69.
2) triflingness , lightness : how one man eats into
another's pride, while pride is feasting in his w. Troil.
Ill, 3, 137.
3) lasciviousness, lechery: some say thy fault is
youth, some ii>. Sonn. 96, 1. the spirit of w. is scared
out of him, Wiv. IV, 2, 223. I rather will suspect the
sun with cold than thee with w. IV, 4, 8. the blood of
youth burns, not icith such excess as gravity's revolt to
w. LLL V, 2, 74. make your lo. your ignorance, Hml.
Ill, 1, 152 (conceal your lasciviousness under the ap-
pearance of innocent simplicity).
Want-wit, an idiot: Merch. I, 1, 6.
Wappencd, over-worn, stale ( see the glossaries
of Nares and Dyce): this (gold) is it thai makes the
w. tuidow wed again, Tim. IV, 3, 38 (Emendations
proposed: waped, loained, wappered, vapid, woe-
pined etc.).
War, subst. a contest between two powers carried
on by force of arms: Ven. 98. 1159. Lucr. 831. Sonn.
55, 5. Tp. V, 44. Gent. V, 2, 16. Meas, I, 2, 83. Err. V,
161. LLL II, 132. Mids. I, 1, 142. Shr. V, 2, 2, 162.
All's I, 1, 209. I, 2, 3. II, 1, 44. II, 3, 307. Ill, 1, 2.
Ill, 2, 108. Ill, 4, 8. R2 II, 1, 252. H5 II, 4, 7 {towns
ofw.= fortified towns) etc. etc. Plur. — s in the sense
of the singular: some to the — s, to try their fortune
there, Gent. I, 3, 8. when I bestrid thee in the — s.
Err. V, 192. is Signior Mountanto returned from the
— s? Ado I, 1, 31. 43. 49. 'tis brave ~s. All's II, 1,
25. I have seen those — s, 26. I'll to the Tuscan — s,
II, 3, 290. 292. in his unlucky Irish —s, H4A V, 1,
53. she'll to the — s. 111, 1, 195. thou art going to the
— s, I-I4B II, 4, 72. since I have entered into these — s,
H6A I, 2, 132; cf. I, 1, 74. attend upon Cominius to
these — s. Cor. I, 1,241 etc. etc. Even: as — s, in some
sort, may be said to be a ravisher. Cor. IV, 5, 242
(M. Edd. w.). a man ofw. = a soldier: R2 II, 1, 286.
II, 3, 52. H4B V, 1, 31. at w. = in the state of war
(figuratively): Sonn. 46, 1. Meas. II, 2, 33. H4A II,
3, 59. Caes. I, 2, 46. at —s, H4B III, 1, 60. in w.,
in the same sense: Sonn. 15, 3. to go to w. Troil. II,
3, 145. to go to —s. Ado I, 1, 307. Ant. II, 2, 66. to
make w. HCA I, 2, 17. to make — .9, Ant. II, 2, 95;
cf. II, 1, 13. to make w. against, Lucr. 774. Err. Ill,
2, 127. to make v>. on or upon, Sonn. 16, 2. R2 III,
2, 133. R3 II, 4, 62. Per. 1, 2, 45. to make —s on or
upon, Cor. I, 4, 40. Ant. II, 2, 43. Ill, 5, 4. IV, 12,
15. to make w. with, H6C II, 2, 31. Mcb. II, 4, 18.
to make — s with. Cor. I, 1, 239. to wage — s, Ant.
Ill, 4, 3. this civil w. of wits were much better used on
Navarre, LLL II, 226. frowns, words and threats shall
be the w. that Henry means to use, I-I6C I, 1, 73. that
thou icilt use the — s as thy redress, Tim. V, 4, 51.
Figurative use: their silent w. of lilies and of roses,
Lucr. 71. a w. of looks, Sonn. 355. such civil w. is
in my love and hate, Sonn.j35, 12. a kind of merry w.
Ado I, ], G2. such w. of white and red, Shr. IV, 5,
30. Cor. II, 1, 232. the morning's w. H6C II, 5, 1 etc.
etc. cf. above at w. and in w.
Used of a single combat: telling the bushes that
thou lookestfor — s, Mids. Ill, 2, 408 (rhyming).
Personified as masc: R3 I, 1, 9.
War, vb. to make war, to fight, to combat, to
contend: — ed he hath not, R2 II, 1, 252. teach them
how to w. H5 III, 1, 25. lions w. and battle for their
dens, H6C II, 5, 74. why should I w. without the walls
of Troy, Troil. I, 1, 2. those that w. for aplacket, II,
3, 22. to he opposed against the — ing winds, Lr. IV,
7,32 (Qq jarring). Wifh against: you w. against your
reputation. Err. Ill, 1,86. w. against your own affections,
LLL I, 1,9. — est thou 'gainst Athens? Tim. IV, 3,
102. With upon: his brother — ed upon him. Ant. II,
I, 41. With with: Lucr. 311. Sonn. 8, 2. Gent. I, 1,
68. Mids. II, 2, 4. As IV, 3, 45. R3 I, 4, 260. Troil.
Ill, 2, 178. 179.
Warble, subst. song, melodious utterance: Phi-
lomel had ended the well-tuned w. of her nightly sorrow,
Lucr. 1080.
Warble, vb, to sing: w., child, LLL III, 1. As
II, 5, 38. both —ing of one song, Mids. Ml, 2, 206.
rehearse your song by rote, to each word a — ing note,
V, 405.
Ward, subst. 1) guard, preservation: the best w.
of mine honour is rewarding my dependents, LLL HI,
133 (Armado's speech).
2) guard made in fencing, posture of defence: come
from thy w. Tp. I, 2, 471. what — s, what blows, what
extremities he endured, H4A I, 2, 211. thou knowest
my old w. II, 4, 215. Metaphorically: I could drive
her then from the w. of her purity, Wiv. II, 2, 258.
he's beat from his best w. Wint. I, 2, 33. at all these
— s I lie, at a thousand watches, Troil. I, 2, 288.
3) state of being under a guardian: I must attend
his majesty's command, to whom I am now in to. All's
I, 1, 5.
4) one under the care of a guardian: his son was
but a i«. two years ago, Rom. I, 5, 42. the father
should be as w. to the son, Lr. I, 2, 79.
5) custody, confinement: ere they will have me go
to IV., they'll pawn their swords for my enfranchisement,
H6B V, 1, 112.
6) a prison-cell : prison my heart in thy steel bosoms
w. Sonn. 133, 9. if you have any thing to say to me,
come to my iv. Meas. IV, 3, 66. to lock it in the — « of
covert bosom, V, 10. in which (prison) there are many
confines, — s and dungeons, Hml. II, 2, 252.
7) that which secures a door; a bolt: the locks,
. . . each one by him enforced, retires his w. Lucr. 303.
how careful loas I ... each trifle under truest bars to
thrust, that it might stay ...in sure — s of trust, Sonn.
48, 4. doors thai were ne'er acquainted with their — s
w
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V, 10.
8) a district of a town : are there not men in your
w. sufficient to serve it? Meas. II, 1, 281. the deputy's
wife of the w. H4A HI, 3, 130. Proverbial: one knows
not at what w. you lie, Troil. I, 2, 283.
Ward, vb. to protect: God will injustice w. you
as his soldiers, R3 V, 3, 254. if I cannot w. what I
mould not have hit, Troil. I, 2, 292. a hand that —ed
him from thousand dangers. Tit. Ill, 1, 195.
Warden, a baking-pear: saffron to colour the w.
vies, Wint. IV, 3, 48.
Warder, 1) a guard, a keeper, a sentinel: where
he these — s, that they wait not here? H6A I, 3, 3.
memory, the w. of the brain. Mob. I, 7, 65. though
castles topple on their — s' heads, IV, 1, 56.
2) a sort of truncheon, by the throwing down of
which farther proceedings in a combat were stayed:
the king hath thrown his w. down, R2 I, 3, 118. H4B
IV, 1, 125.
Wardrobe, 1) a place where clothes are kept:
Sonn. 52, 10. H6 II Chor. 2. yeoman of the w. Tw.
II 5 45.
2) a store of clothes: Tp. IV, 222. H4A I, 2, 82.
V, 3, 27.
Ware, subst. merchandise: doth utter all men's
ware-a, Wint. IV, 4, 330. Plur. — «: LLLV, 2, 317.
Wint. IV, 4, 204. Troil. I, 3, 359.
Ware, town in England, at an inn of which a
large bed (of about eleven feet square) attracted the
curiosity of travellers: although the sheet were big
enough for the bed of W. in England, Tw. Ill, 2, 51.
Ware, vb. (used only in the imperative) to be-
ware, to take heed of: w. pencils, ho! LLL V, 2, 43.
w. horns, ho! Troil. V, 7, 12.
Ware, adj. aware: Troil. IV, 2, 57. Rom. II, 2,
103. With of: As II, 4, 58. 59. Rom. I, 1, 131.
Warily, cautiously: LLLV, 2, 93. H5III, 7,61.
Warlike, l)havingthequalitiesof a good soldier,
or becoming a good soldier: Wiv. II, 2, 237. All's II,
1, 1. Wint. V, 1, 157. John V, 1, 71. V, 2, 176. R2
III, 3, 109. H4A IV, 4, 30. H5 Prol. 5. I, 2, 104.
H6A II, 2, 35. II, 5, 70. Ill, 2, 118 (w. and martial).
IV, 3, 22. 36. IV, 6, 13. V, 2, 3. H6B I, 1, 125. H6C
I, 1, 5. II, 1, 19. 123. R3 I, 2, 160. I, 3, 175. V, 3,
302. Troil. Prol. 13. IV, 5, 175. Tit. II, 1, 61. Ill,
I, 256. IV, 4, 69. Mcb. Ill, 6, 31. Hml. I, 1, 47. I, 2,
9. Lr. V, 3, 142. 0th. II, 1, 27. 43. II, 3, 59. Cymb.
Ill, 1, 53. Ill, 3, 41. 90.
2) pertaining to war, military: the w. band, Lucr.
255 (= the band of warriors), the w. god, Pilgr. 147
(= the god of war), unfold to us some w. resistance.
All's I, 1, 128. in w. march, John II, 242. if thou
receive me for thy w. mate, H6A I, 2, 92 {= thy mate
in war), w. enterprise, II, 1, 44. what w. voice, H8 I,
4, 50. the w. service he has done. Cor. Ill, 3, 49. in
a most w. preparation, IV, 3, 17. ten thousand w. men,
Mcb. IV, 3, 134 (= warriors), very w. appointment,
Hml. IV, 6, 15. w. noise, V, 2, 360. volley, 363. stands
not in such w. brace, 0th. I, 3, 24. knows a w. charge.
Ant. IV, 4, 19. I
3) pertaining or belonging to a warrior: I break
my w. word, H6A IV, 3, 31 (= soldier's word), with
thy w. sword, IV, 6, 8. before my body I throw my w.
shield, Mcb. V, 8, 33.
Warm, aclj. having heat in a moderate degree:
the sun shines w. Ven. 193. your cake is w. Err. ill,
1,71. w. distilled waters, Shr. Ind. 1, 48. will put thy
shirt on lo. Tim. IV, 3, 223. thou out of heaven's be-
nediction comest to the w. sun, Lr. II, 2, 169 (proverbial,
= to quit a better thing for a worse). Oftenest used
of the temperature of animal life: Sonn, 2, 14. Tp.
II, 2, 35. Meas. Ill, 1, 120. Err. IV, 4, 34. Mcrch. I,
I, 83. Shr. V, 2, 151. Wint, III, 3, 76. V, 3, 35. 66.
109. John III, 4, 132. V, 2, 59. H6C V, 1, 55. R3
V, 2, 9. Troil. IV, 5, 118. Tit. II, 4, 22. Ill, 1, 20.
V, 3, 153. Rom. II, 6, 12. V, 3, 167. 175. 197. Lr.
II, 4, 271. Ant. Ill, 1, 6. a furred gown to keep him
w. Meas, III, 2, 9. if he have wit enough to keep him-
self w. Ado I, 1, 69. am I not wise? Yes; keep yoil, w.
Shr. II. 268. well summered and w. kept, H5-V, 2, 335.
Lr. II, 4, 273. Ill, 4, 179, 0th. Ill, 3, 78. Per. II, 1, 84.
In a moral sense, = 1) ardent, passionate : the w.
approach of sweet desire, Ven. 386. the w. effects
which she in him finds missing, 605. cf. Wint. Ill, 3,
76. 2) at ease, having or giving an agreeable sensation:
such a commodity of w. slaves, H4A IV, 2, 19. he's
not yet througli w. ; force him with praises, Troil. II, 3,
232. he has it now, and by his looks methinks 'tis w.
at's heart, Cor. II, 3, 160.
Warm, vb. 1) ti', to heat in a moderate degree
(always applied to an influence operating on animal
life): Merch, III, 1, 65. Shr. Ind. I, 32. IV, 1, 5. 10.
R2 I, 3, 145. Ill, 2, 131. H4B IV, 3, 111. 115. H6B
III, 1, 343. Cor. I, 5, 18. Proverbial: go to thy cold
bedandw. thee, Shr. Ind. 1, 10. Lr. Ill, 4, 48 (allusion
to a passage in Kyd's Spanish Tragedy).
Metaphorically, = a) to excite to love, to inflame :
that fire which many legions of true hearts had — ed,
Sonn. 154, 6. Compl. 191. 292. Cymb. II, 5, 12.
b) to fire, to animate: it — ed thy fatlier's heart with
proud desire of bold-faced victory, H6A IV, 6, 11.
c) to do good, to delight: it — s the very sickness in
my heart, Hml. IV, 7, 56, it would w. his spirits, to
hear from me you had left Antony, Ant, III, 13, 69.
the very middle of my heart is — ed by the rest, Cyinb.
I, 6, 28.
2) intr. to become animated: from her working
all his visage — ed, "Hml. II, 2, 580 (Qq wanned).
War-man, warrior: LLL V, 2, 666 (Armado's
speech).
War-marked, bearing the marks or traces of
war, approved, veteran: your army, which doth most
consist of 10. footmen. Ant. Ill, 7, 45.
Warming-pan, a pan used to warm a bed : H5
II, 1, 88.
Warmth, gentle heat (used only of the natural
temperature of a living animal body) : Rom. IV, 1,98.
Tim. 11, 2, 226. Lr. IV, 6, 272. Ant. V, 2, 294. Per.
III, 2, 93. Metaphorically, = ardor, fervor: what w.
is there in your affection, Merch. I, 2, 36.
Warn, 1) to give notice of approaching danger ;
to caution against danger or evil practices: be — ed
by me, H5 111, 7, 60. say you are well — ed, H6A II,
4, 103. Z —ed ye, H8 III, 1, 109. God w. us = God
guard us, God forbid : for lovers lacking — God w.
us! — matter, the cleanliest shift is to kiss, As IV, 1,
77; cf. Mids. V, 326 (0. Edd. God warndus, M. Edd.
God warrant us). With from: the devil that I w. thee
from, R3 I, 3, 298. to w. false traitors from the like
attempts, III, 5, 49.
— ing, substantively: Meas. Ill, 2, 36 (give; cf.
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V. 205). Mcrch. II, 7, 8. All's II, 1, 22 (—ings). HGB
IV, 6, 12 (Imth a fair —ing). Tim. Ill, 1, 28 (take).
Caes. I, 3, 70. II, 2, 80 (—ings).
2) to give notice, to inform previously: his grace
not heing —ed thereof before, R3 III, 7, 86.
— ing, substantively : you shall hear the surly sullen
hell give — ing to the world that I am fled, Sonn. 71,
3. al so slender — ing you are like to have a slender
pittance, Shr. IV, 4, 60. somewhat too sudden, sirs, the
— ing is, H6A V, 2, 14. to be on foot at an hour's — ing,
Cor. IV, 3, 50. the bog gives — ing something doth ap-
proach, Rom. V, 3, 18. I come to observe; J give thee
—ing on't, Tim. I, 2, 33.
3) to summon : who is it that hath — ed us to the
walls? John II, 201. the Dauphin's drum, a — ing bell,
H6A IV, 2, 39. sent to w. them to his royal presence,
R3 I, 3, 39. this sight of death is as a bell, thai — s
my old age to a sepulchre, Rom. V, 3, 207. they mean
to w. us at Philippi here, Caes. V, 1, 5.
— ing, substantively: when walls are so wilful to
hear without — ing, Mids. V, 211. which as a beacon
gives — ing to all the rest ...to arm, H4B IV, 3, 117.
at his (the cock's) — ing ... the erring spirit hies to
his confine, Hml. I, 1, 152.
Warning, see Warn.
Warp, vb. 1) iutr. a) to change (as timber) from
the straight direction and become crooked: one of
you will prove a shrunk panel and like green timber w.,
w. As III, 3, 90.
l^artic. — ed (like crooked, q. v.) = 1) perverse,
unnatural: such a — ed slip of wilderness ne'er issued
from his blood, Meas. Ill, 1, 142. 2) malignant: here's
another, whose — ed looks proclaim what store her heart
is made on, Lv. HI, 6, 56.
b) to turn from a proper course, to deviate : there
is our commission, from which we would not have you
w. Meas. I, 1, 15.
c) to change for the worse: my favour here begins
to w. Wint. I, 2, 365.
2) trans, to make crooked, to turn out of shape,
to distort: his scornful perspective ... which — ed the
line of every other favour, All's V, 3, 49. Applied to
the different effects produced by the winter wind on
water (which is the emblem of falseness ; cf. Water) :
though thou the waters warp, thy sting is not so sharp
as friend remembered not, As II, 7, 187 (probably =
change in general, by freezing as well as by ruffling
them).
Warrant, subst. that which gives credit or autho-
rity; 1) assurance given, surety, pledge: the w. I have
of your honourable disposition ... makes it assured of
acceptance. Lucr. Ded. 2. which . . . each putter-out
. . . will bring us good w. of, Tp. Ill, 3, 49. his worth
is w. for his welcome, Gent. II, 4, 102. if you be one
(a woman), as you are well expressed by all external
— ■;, Meas. II, 4, 137. the w. is for yourself, V, 83.
did but convey unto our fearful minds a doubtful w. of
immediate death. Err. I, 1, 69. wonder not till further
w. Ado III, 2, 115. cracking the strong w. of an oath,
Ii2 IV, 235. which to prove fruit, hope gives not so much
w. H4B I, 3, 40. upon thy princely w, I descend, H6A
V, 3, 143. nothing spake in w. from himself, R3 III,
7, 33. I give thee w. of thy place, 0th. Ill, 3, 20. loith
w. of her virginity, Per. IV, 2, 63. upon a w. = in
reliance on sth.: upon this w. shall you have access,
Gent. Ill, 2, 60. / do know you, and dare upon the w.
of my note commend a dear thing to you, Lr. Ill, 1,18.
this gentleman vouching, and upon w. of bloody affirm-
ation, his to be more fair, Cymb. I, 4, 63.
2) any thing that authorizes or justifies an act;
authorization: authority for sin, w. for blame, Lucr.
620. folly, in wisdom hatched, hath wisdom's w. ...
and wit's own grace to grace a learned fool, LLL V,
2, 71. what I shall incur to pass it, having no w. Wint.
II, 2, 58. under whose (God's) w. I impeach thy wrong,
John II, 116. there's law and w.for my curse. III, 1,
184. I hope your w. will bear out the deed, IV, 1, 6.
to take their humours for a w. to break within the bloody
house of life, IV, 2, 209. to give us w. from the hand
of heaven, V, 2, 66. / do know the scope and w. limited
unto my tongue, 123. follow your envious courses; you
have Christian w. for 'em, H8 III, 2, 244. do not cry
havoc, where you should but hunt with modest w. Cor.
HI, 1, 276. a pattern, precedent and lively w. for me to
perform the like, Tit. V, 3, 44.
Especially ■= an instniment giving power to seize
or execute an offender: Meas. I, 4, 74. IV, 2, 66. 160.
167. IV, 3, 44. V, 102. 464. John IV, 2, 70. R3 I,
3, 342. I, 4,, 112. 114. 118 I, 1, 216.
3) legality, right, allowance : may we, with the u\
of womanhood, . . . pursue him with any further revenge?
Wiv. IV, 2, 220. there's w. in that theft, Mcb. II, 3,
151. it is a fetch ofw. Hml. II, 1, 38 (= an allowed
stratagem. Qq a fetch of wit), arts inhibited and out
of w. 0th. I, 2, 79. your bride goes to that with shame
which is her way to go with w. Per. IV, 2, 139. cf.
Wint. II, 2, 58.
4) voucher, attestation : in any bill, w., quittance,
or obligation, Wiv. I, 1, 10.
Warrant, vb. 1) to assure, to be surety; absol. ;
I w. or I'll w., a frequent form of asseveration: she
will become thy bed, I w. Tp. HI, 2, 112. I'll w. we'll
unkennel the fox, Wiv. Ill, 3, 174. II, 1, 76. 111,3,4.
IV, 2, 235. IV, 5, 101. Meas. I, 2, 176. Err. HI, 2,
99. Ado III, 2, 66. Ill, 4, 10. Merch. IV, 2, 14. As
HI, 2, 407. Wint. II, 3, 71. John IV, 1, 31. R2 III,
2, 127. H6B V, 1, 122. Cor. I, 3, 71. 0th. IV, 2, 168
(Qq Iw. you) etc. I dare w. H6A HI, 1, 74.
With an accus. of the person to whom an assu-
rance or surety is given: could all my travels w. me
they live, Err. I, 1, 140. a foolish hanging of thy nether
lip that doth w. me, H4A II, 4, 447. said no more but
what my thoughts did w. me was likely, Per. V, 1, 135.
/ w. thee, I w. you, I'll w. you, phrases of asseve-
ration: Tp. II, 1, 187. IV, 1, 54. Gent. II, 1, 170. V,
4, 166. Wiv. I, 1, 308. I, 4, 12. II, 2, 51. 66. 68. 72.
HI, 1, 70. HI, 3, 40. Ill, 5, 49. Meas. I, 2, 33. V, 82.
Err. IV, 4, 10. Ado II, 1, 378. HI, 1, 14. V, 1, 199.
H6A I, 4, 21. H6B IV, 3, 19. R3 I, 4, 155 etc.
The person or thing for which assurance or surety
is given, as object: I'll w. him for drowning, Tp. I,
1, 49. an assurance that my remembrance — s, I, 2, 46.
I'll not w. that, Meas. II, 4, 59. which with experi-
mental seal doth w. the tenour of my book. Ado IV, 1,
168. by other — ed testimony. All's II, 5, 5. my faint-
ing words do w. death, H6A l\, 5, 95. his wealth doth
w. a liberal dower, V, 5, 46. Hence, in asseverations,
with the accus. of the person with respect to whom
something is said : / w. him, Petruchio is Kated, Shr.
HI, 2, 247. ay, is't, I w. him, Tw. HI, 4, 160. that he
knew, I w. him, Wint. IV, 3, 117. she shall have
whipping-cheer, Iw. h^, H4B V, 4, 6. to the pot, Iw,
w
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him. Cor, I, 4, 47. a noble fellow, I w. him, V, 2, 115.
fast, I V). her, she! Rom. IV, 5, 1. and I'll w. her,
full of game, 0th. II, 3, J9. Double accus. : w. me
welcome to my Proteus, Gent. II, 7, 71. I'll w. him
heart-whole, As IV, 1, 49. / u). him consul, Gov. II, 1,
238. cf. sitk true nobility — s these words in princely
courtesy. Tit. I, 272 (= as spoken in courtesy).
Two different accusatives : the first (death) / w.
thee, H6B V, 1, 195. I'll w. you all your lands, H6C
III, 2, 21. I'll w. him thai, Cor. II, 1, 142.
Inf. following: discover thine infirmity, that — eth
by law to be thy privilege, IIGA V, 4, 61.
2) to authorize, to justify, to allow: if I know
more of any man alive than that which maiden modesty
doth w. Ado IV, 1, 181. put me to't, Iw.you, All's
II, 2, oO. how far / have proceeded ...is — ed by a
commission from the consistory, H8 II, 4, 91. — ed =
just: the chance of goodness be like our — ed quarrel,
Mcb. IV, 3, 137.
Hence = to avow, to acknowledge, to make good,
to defend : that in their country did thim that disgrace,
we fear to w. in our native place, Troil. II, 2, 96.
3) to secure (against danger or loss): by the vow
of mine order I w. you, Meas. IV, 2, 180. I'll give
thee, ere I leave thee, so much money, to w. thee, as I
am 'rested for, Err. IV, 4, 3.
4) Used in a peculiar manner by Audrey in As
111,3, 5: your features! Lord w. us! your features!
Probably she means to say: Lord warnus (cf. Warn);
nevertheless this expression of a woman who is un-
acquainted with such words as features, has seduced
JI. Edd. to change God warnd us in Mids. V, 326 to
God warrant us.
Warrautcd, adj. concerning a warrant or surety:
the very stream of his life .. . must upon a w. need give
him a better proclamation, Meas. Ill, 2, 151 (= if a
warrant is needed), of. Well-warranted.
IVarrantise, 1) surety, pledge: in the very refuse
of thy deeds there is such strength and w. of skill that
in my mind thy worst all best exceeds, Sonn. 160, 7.
break up the gates, I'll be your w. H6A I, 3, 13.
2) authorization, allowance: her obsequies have
been as far enlarged as we have w. Hml. V, 1, 250
(lection of Fl ; the rest warranty).
Warranty, authorization, allowance, permission :
from your love I have a w. to unburden all my plots
and purposes, Merch. I, 1, 132. her obsequies have
been as far enlarged as we have w. Hml. V, 1, 250
(Fl warrantise) . never loved Cassio but with such general
w. of heaven as I might love, 0th. V, 2, 60.
Warren, a piece of ground appropriated to the
keeping of beasts and fowls, especially of rabbits: as
melancholy as a lodge in a w. Ado II, 1, 222.
Warrener, the keeper of a warren : he hath fought
toith a w. Wiv. I, 4, 28.
Warrior, a soldier: Sonn. 25, 9. Err. V, 367.
Mids. II, 1, 71 {your w. love, i. e. the Amazon Hip-
polyta). H4A1II, 2, 113. IV, 4, 26. V, 4, 23. H5 HI,
5, 31. IV, 3, 10. 109. H6A II, 3, 82. Ill, 3, 22. IV,
7, 55. H6C 1, 4, 14. 66. II, 1, 209. IV, 8, 64. V, 4,
51. Troil. Ill, 1, 162. IV, 5, 200. Cor. I, 6, 32. II, 1,
206. V, 3, 62. Tit. I, 25. IV, 2, ISO. V, 1, 1. Caes.
II, 2, 19. Ant. IV, 8, 24. Othello calls Desdemona,
who has accompanied him on his expedition, his fair
10., Oth. II, 1, 184; and she, with evident allusion to
this address, calls herself an unhandsome w. Ill, 4,
Sclimiiit, the EnylUli of Sii.nUcsi emo.
151. It has been alleged that English imitators of
French sonneteers frequently gave their mistresses
the appellation of warriors (guerrieres); but those
passages from Othello do not prove that Shakespeare
was among them.
Wart, a hard extuberance on the skin: Wiv. I,
4, 157. 162. 171. Err. Ill, 2, 148. H4B III, 2, 152.
Troil. I, 2, 155. Hml. V, 1, 306.
Name in H4B III, 2, 147. 150. 174. 279. 291. 295.
War-thout;Iits, thoughts of war: Ado I, 1, 303.
War-wearied, fatigued with fighting: drops bloody
sweat from his w. limbs, I-I6A IV, 4, 18.
Wartvick, name of an English town: H6C V, 1,
13. Earl of W; baronial title of several persons cele-
brated in English history, particularly of the renowned
king-maker: H4B HI, 1, 1. IV, 5, 48. 232. V, 2, 20.
I-I5 IV, 3, 54. IV, 7, 178. 183. IV, 8, 21. V, 2, 85.
H6A II, 4, 10. 120. HI, 1, 152. V, 4, 111. H6B I, 1,
70. 86-. 115. 205. 210 etc. H6C I, 1, 28. 47. 52 etc.
R3 I, 1, 153. I, 3, 135. I, 4, 49. II, 1, 110. IV, 1, 86.
Warwickshire, name of an English county: H4A
IV, 2, 56. H6B HI, 2, 201. H6C IV, 8, 9.
War-worn, worn with war: w. coats, H5 IV
Chor. 26.
Wdky, cautious, carefully watching : I have ta' en
a due and w. note, Meas. IV, 1, 38. it behoves men to
be w. Wint. IV, 4, 257. H6A II, 5, 97. HI, 2, 3. Pom.
Ill, 5, 40. Caes. II, 1, 15. Hml. I, 3, 43. V, 2, 290
(bear a w. eye, = be attentive). Oth. II, 3, 58. HI, 3,
420. With of: be of thyself so w. Sonn. 22, 9 (= take
cautious care of thyself).
Wash, subst. 1) flood (the sea as rising and over-
flowing the land?): Neptune's salt w. and Tellus'
orbed ground, Hml. Ill, 2, 166. Plur. — es (== the land
overflowed by the tide?): these Lincoln — es have de-
voured them, John V, 6, 41. in the — es ... devoured
by the unexpected flood, V, 7, 63.
2) the feed of hogs gathered from washed dishes:
swills your warm blood like w. R3 V, 2, 9.
Wash, vb. 1) to cleanse by ablution ; absol. : she
can w. and scour, Gent. HI, 1, 313. Wiv. I, 4, 101.
With an object: Tp. II, 2, 187. Gent. HI, 1, 315.
Wiv. IV, 5, 99. LLL IV, 3, 273. As IV, 1, 103 {to w.
him, refl.). Wint. IV, 4, 377. H4B 11, 1, 99. H6B IV,
2, 51 (she —es bucks). Cor. I, 9, 47. I, 10, 27. Tit.
V, 1, 96. Cymb. V, 5, 485. to w. one's face: Ado HI,
2, 56. H4B H, 1, 162. Cor. II, 3, 66. Per. IV, 4, 28.
to w. one's hands: Shr. Ind. 2, 78. John III, 1, 234.
R2 IV, 239. H4A II, 4, 116. Tit. II, 3, 45. II, 4, 6.
7. Mcb. V, 1, 33. 68. With a second accus. denoting
an effect: to ;c. her clean again, Ado IV, 1, 143. As
HI, 2, 443. Hml. HI, 3, 46.
Metaphorically, := to purify : that what you speak
is in your conscience — ed as pure as sin with baptism,
H5 I, 2, 31. With o/, = to purify from: I would I
could w. myself of the buck, Wiv. Ill, o, 167 (punning
on buck-washing), how fain would I w. my hands of
this murder, R3 I, 4, 279.
2) to perform the act of ablution on one's own
person, to wash one's self: he will have need of — ing,
Wiv. Ill, 3, 194. come, Kate, andw. Shr. IV, 1, 157.
Cor. 1,9, 68. Caes. HI, 1, 111.
3) to wet, to moisten : the moon, the governess of
floods, — es all the air, that rheumatic diseases da
abound, Mids. II, 1, 104. she looks as clear as morning
roses newly — ed with dew, Shr. II, 174 they ne'er
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come but I look to be — ed, Per. II, 1, 29. Particularly
applied to tearo : sometimes falls an orient drop beside
... tow. the foul face of the sluttish ground^ Ven. 983.
he, a marble to her tears, is — ed with them, but relents
not, Meas. Ill, 1, 239. there are no faces truer than
those that are so —ed, Ado I, 1, 27. speaking of her
foulness, — ed it with tears, IV, 1, 156. my eyes are
oftener —ed than hers, Mids. II, 2, 93. R2 V, ], 10.
H4B IV, 5, 84. 87. R3 IV, 4, 389. Rom. II, 3, 70.
Ill, 2, 130. Lr. I, 1, 271. Ant. V, 1, 28. to w. one's
brain = to drink copiously: Ant. II, 7, 105 (cf. Ale-
washed).
4) to overflow, to dash against: lie drowning the
— ing often tides, Tp. I, 1, 61. that vast shore — ed
with the farthest sea, Rom. II, 2, 83. these surges which
w. both heaven and hell, Per. Ill, 1, 2.
5) to remove by ablution: my blood .shall wash the
slander of mine ill, Lucr. 1207. thi/ tears loould w.
this cold congealed blood that glues my lips and will
not let me speak, H6C V, 2, 37. With away: their
colours .should be — ed away, LLL IV, 3, 271. R2 IV,
207. 242. H4A HI, 2, 137. H6A III, 3, 57. H6B III,
2, 342. H6C I, 4, 158. With off: R2 III, 2, 55. V,
6, 50. H6C III, 1, 17. Rom. II, 3, 76. Tim. III. 6,
102. With from: R3 IV, 1, 68. Mcb. II, 2,«7. 60.
Ant. IV, 8, 10. With from off: R2 111, 1, 5. With
out of: H5 IV, 7, 111 (Fluellen's speech).
iWetaphorically, = to efface, to erase : may this
be —ed in Lethe and forgotten? H4B V, 2, 72. With
off: I will w. off gross acquaintance, Tw. II, 5, 175.
the double gilt of this opportunity you let time w. off,
III, 2, 27. With out of: 1 do w. his name out of my
blood. All's 111, 2, 70. w. every mote out of his con-
science, H5 IV, 1, 189.
6) to overwhelm and cari-y off as with water: was
— ed to death with fulsome wine, R3 V, 3, 132. w. me
in steep-down gulfs of liquid fire, 0th. V, 2, 280. With
from, forth of, off: to be — ed off the next tide, H5 IV,
1, 101. a shower ... that — ed his father's fortunes
forth of France, H6C II, 2, 157. the tide will w. you
^ffi ^1 4, 31. wilt thou IV. him from his grave with
tears? Rom. Ill, 5, 71. the sia — ed me from shore to
shore. Per. II, 1, 6. and f rem the ladder-tackle — es
off a canvas-climber, IV, 1, 61.
Washer, a laundress: Wiv. 1, 2, 5 (Evans' speech).
VVashford: Earl of W., one of Talbot's titles:
H6A IV, 7, 63.
Wasp, the insect Vespa: Lucr. 839. Gent. I, 2,
106. Shr. II, 214. Wint. I, 2, 329. IV, 4, 814. H8
III, 2, 55. Tit. II, 3, 132. Emblem of petulant snap-
pishness : come, come,you w. ; i' faith,you are too angry,
Shr. II, 210.
Waspish, irritable, snappish, petulant: the stern
brow and w. action which she did use, As IV, 3, 9. if
I be w., best beware my sting, Shr. II, 211. I'lluseyou
for my mirth, when you are w. Caes. IV, 3, 50.
Waspish-headed, irritable: her w. son has broke
his arrows, Tp. IV, 99.
Wasp-stnng, stung by a wasp, highly irritated :
H4A I, 3, 236 (Ff wasp-tongued).
Wasp-iongued, waspish, snappish, petulant: what
aw. and impatient fool art thou to break into this woman's
mood, H4A 1, 3, 236 (Ql wasp-stung, later Qq wasp-
tongue).
Wassail, a drinking-bout, carousing, quaffing:
ot wakes and — «, L];,L V, 2, 318, a w. candle, H4B
I, 2, 179 (a large candle lighted up at a feast), his
two chamberlains will 1 with wine and id. so convince,
Mcb. I, 7, 64. takes his roifse, keeps w. Hml. I, 4, 9.
leave thy lascivious — i. Ant, I, 4,56 (O.Edd, vassailes,
some M. Edd. vassals).
Waste, subst. 1) useless expense, consumption,
loss: beauty's w. hath in the world an end, Sonn. 9,
II. with old woes new wail my dear time's w. 30, 4.
which (the crown) w. of idle hours hath quite thrown
down, R2 III, 4, 66.
Particularly^ dissipation,squandering, profusion :
makest w. in niggarding, Sonn. 1, 12. more short than
w. or ruining, 125, 4. the expense of spirit in a w. of
shame is lust in action, 129, 1 (w. of shame = shame-
ful waste). / am now about no w.; I am about thrift,
Wiv. I, 3, 47 (the same pun on waist in H4B I, 2,
160). if you had made w. of all I have, Merch. I, 1,
157. Tw. HI, 1, 141. H4B I, 2, 160. Rom. I, 1, 224
(make). II, 3, 71. Tim. II, 1, 4. Lr. II, 1, 102.
2) destruction, devastation: that make such w. in
brief mortality, H5 I, 2, 28. alt fell feats enlinked to
w. and desolation. III, 3, 18.
Abstr. pro concr.; = that which is destroyed: that
thou among the — s of time must go, Sonn. 12, 10. and
yet, incaged in so small a verge, the w. is no whit lesser
than thy land, R2 II, 1, 103. a naked subject to the
weeping clouds and w.for churlish winter's tyranny,
H4B I, 3, 62.
3) corruption (?): he will never in the way ofw.
attempt us again, Wii. IV, 2, 226 (never again try to
seduce us), cf. Sonn. 129, 1.
4) total consumption in general : the night grows
to w. 0th. IV, 2, 250 (= is nearly past), they have
earned the w. Ant. IV, 1, 16 (have well deserved to
enjoy it without restraint).
5) Synonymous to vast (q. v.) = boundless space:
and buckle in a w. most fathomless with spans and
inches, Troil. II, 2, 30 (M. Edd. waist), in the dead
w. and middle of the night, Hml. I, 2, 198 (lection of
F2. 3. 4; Q2. .3. iwast; most M. Edd. with Qs. 6 and the
spurious Ql vast).
Waste, adj. 1) unoccupied, void : what thy memory
cannot contain commit to these w. blanks, Sonn. 77, 10.
2) worthless,fit onlyfor vile uses: having w. ground
enough, Meas. II, 2, 170.
Waste, vb. 1) trans, a) to expend unnecessarily,
to squander, to dissipate : but wherefore w. I time to
counsel thee, Gent. I, 1, 51. Merch. Ill, 4, 54. Tw. II,
5, 85. R2 V, 5, 49. H8 V, 1, 5. Hml. II, 2, 89. Cymb.
IV, 4, 20 (upon). Per. II, 3, 93. you but w. your words,
Meas. II, 2, 72. Mids. Ill, 2, 168. help to w. his bor-
rowed purse, Merch. II, 5, 50. youth, the sooner it is
— d, the sooner it wears, IMA II, 4, 443. we w. our
lights in vain, Rom. I, 4, 46. — s the lamps of night in
revel. Ant. I, 4, 4. With an accus. of the effect: 1
have — ed myself out of my means, 0th. IV, 2, 187.
b) to destroy ; to ruin ; to desolate ; to wear away :
beauty within itself should not be — d, Ven. IZO. favour,
savour, hue and qualities . . . are on the sudden — d,
thawed and done, 749. w. huge stones with little water-
drops, Lucr. 959. faster than time —s life, Sonn. 100,
13. he hath —d it (my beauty) Err. II, 1, 90. I —d
time, and now doth time w. me, R2 V, 5, 49. action
. , . may w. the memory of the former days, H4B IV,
5, 216 (= efface it), my lungs are — d so, 217 (ex-
hausted), hast — d our country, H6A II, 3, 41. the
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towns defaced by — ing ruin of the cruel foe, III, 3, 46.
u-ould he were — d, marrow, bones and all, H6C III,
2, 125. the fire that mounts the liquor till 't run o'er,
in seeming to augment it — s it, H8 I, 1, 145. the — d
building. Tit. V, 1, 23. which being took, should ...by
inches w. you, Cymb. V, 5, 52. thus time we w. and
longest leagues make short, Per. IV, 4,1 (== annihilate).
c) to consume, to spend : a summer s day . . . being
—d in such time-beguiling sport, Ven. 24. this night
I'll w. in sorrow, 583. Tp. V, 302. in the chronicle of
— d time, Sonn. 106, 1 (^ past), to w. thyself upon
thy virtues, they on thee; Meas. I, 1, 31 (to bestow all
thy powers on perfectioning thyself), a merrier hour
was never — d there, Mids. II, 1,57. now the — d brands
do glow, V, 382. companions that do converse and u\
the time together, Merch. Ill, 4, 12. As II, 4, 95. we
will nothing w. till you return, II, 7, 134 (eat), wars
have not — d it (money) R2 II, 1, 252. hath his quick
wit - d in giving reckonings, H4B I, 2, 193. the king
hath— d all his rods on late offenders, IV, 1,215. March
is — d fourteen days, Caes. II, 1, 59. so shall he w. his
means, weary his soldiers, IV, 3, 200. till now some
nine moons — rf, 0th. 1, 3, 84 (^past). I life would wish,
and that I might w. it for you. Per. Prol. 16.
2) intr. to dwindle, to wear away, to decay -.poor
— ing monuments of lasting moans, Lucr. 798. how thy
•precious minutes w. Sonn. 77, 2. my — ing lamps (i. e.
the eyes) Eit. V, 315. let Benedick ... consume away
in sighs, w. inwardly, Ado III, 1, 78. like lamps whose
— ing oil is spent, H6A II, 5, 8.
Wasteful, 1) lavish, profuse: to add another hue
tinto the rainbow ... is w. and ridiculous excess, John
IV, 2, 16. hath seized the w. king, R2 III, 4, 55. I
have retired me to a w. cock, Tim. II, 2, 171.
2) ruinous, destructive, consumptive: where w.
time debateth with decay, Sonn. 15, 11. when w. war
shall statues overturn, 55, 5. lean and w. learning. As
III, 2, 341. w. vengeance, H5 I, 2, 283. the wild and
w. ocean. III, 1, 14. for ruin's w. entrance, Mcb. II,
3, 120.
Wat, atermamongsportsmenforahare: Ven. 697.
Watch, subst. 1) the state of being awake, for-
bearance of sleep: fell into a sadness, then into a fast,
thence to a w. Hml. II, 2, 148. to lie in w. there and
to think on him, Cymb. Ill, 4, 43. cf. Rom. II, 3, 35.
H5 IV, 1, 300.
2) vigilance, attention, close observation: I shot
his fellow ... with more advised w. Merch. I, 1, 142.
with catlike w., when that the sleeping man should stir.
As IV, 3, 116. what w. the king keeps to maintain the
peace, H5 IV, 1, 300. at all these wards 1 lie, at a
thousand —es, Troil. I, 2, 289. 290. care keeps his w.
in every old man's eye, Rom. II, 3, 35. near approaches
the subject of our w. Mcb. Ill, 3, 8. follow her close,
give her good w. Hml. IV, 5, 74.
Particularly guard kept for military purposes: had
your w. been good, this sudden mischief never could
have fatten, H6A II, 1, 58. use careful w. R3 V, 3,
54. as I did stand my w. upon the hill, Mcb. V, 5, 33.
the rivals of my w. Hml. I, 1, 13. 71. 106. 168. on
their w. I, 2, 197. kept the w. 208. hold you the w. to-
night, 225. 0th. II, 3, 159. Ant. IV, 3, 7 (have care-
ful w.).
3) one or more persons set for a guard; watch-
man or watchmen, sentinel, guard: Ado HI, 3, 6. 24.
30. 36. 40. 87. HI, 5, 33. 49. IV, 2, 36 39. V, 1, 316.
R2 V, 3, 9. H4A II, 4, 530. H5 IV Chor. 7. 30. H6A
II, 1, 61. Ill, 2, 7. 35. Rom. V, 3, 71. 158. 279. 285.
Caes. II, 2, 16. Hml. I, 1, 66. 110. 0th. V, 1, 37. to
set the w. Rom. Ill, 3, 148. 167. 0th. II, 3, 125. set
some w. over your son, Hml. V, 1, 319.
4) the place where a guard is kept: we must to the
w. 0th. II, 3, 12. 340. brave me upon the w. V, 2, 326
(but in all these passages it may as well signify the
office of a guard).
5) a period of the night (originally perhaps the
time from one relief of sentinels to another), or the
time of night as forming part of the day : at this odd-
even and dull w. o'the night, 0th. I, 1, 124. snores out
the w. of night, H4B IV, 5, 28.
6) any thing by which the progress of time is per-
ceived and measured ; a) a candle marked out into
sections, each of which was a 'certain portion of time
in burning: give me a w. R3 V, 3, 63.
b) any thing regularly repeated within a certain
period: (Time), base w. of woes, Lucr. 928 (divided
and marked only by woes), withered murder, alarumed
by his sentinel, the wolf, whose howl's his w. Mcb. II,
1, 54 (similar, in this respect, to the crowing of the
cock).
c) the marks of the minutes on a dial-plate: my
thoughts are minutes, and with sighs they jar their ^es
on unto mine eyes, the outward w. R2 V, 5, 52. cf.
the verb in Hml. I, 1, 27, and watchful in John IV,
1,46.
a) a time-piece, a clock as well as one carried in
the pocket: my heart doth charge the w. Pilgr. 194.
he's winding up the w. of his wit; by and by it will
strike, Tp. II, 1, 12. never going a right, being a w.
LLL HI, 194 (v. 192 a German clock), wind up my
w. Tw. II, 5, 66. since when, my w. hath told me, toivard
my grave I have travelled but two hours, V, 165. mine
eyes, the outward w. R2 V, 5, 52.
Watch, vb. 1) intr. a) to be awake, not to sleep :
my sick heart commands mine eyes to w. Ven. 584. they
that w. see time how slow it creeps, Lucr. 1575. for
thee w. Iwhilst thou dost wake elsewhere, Sonn. 61, 13.
hoio can love's eye be true that is so vexed with — ing
and with tears, 148, 10. to w. like one that fears rob-
bing, Gent. II, 1, 25. it hath been the longest night
that e'er I — ed, IV, 2, 141. though it cost me ten nights'
— ings. Ado II, 1, 388. to sigh for her! to w.for her!
LLL HI, 202. she shall w. all night, Shr. IV, 1, 208.
w. to-night, pray to-morrow, H4A II, 4, 306. Rom.
IV, 4, 8. 9. Mcb. V, 1, 12. Hml. HI, 2, 284. Lr. II, 2,
162. 0th. 11, 3, 135. HI, 3, 285. Cymb. 11, 4, 68. cf.
All-watched.
^ to be up for purposes of business or attendance :
that I might sit all night and w. with you, John IV, 1,
30. for sleeping England long time have 1 — ed; — ing '
breeds leanness, R2 H, 1, 77. 78. H4A II, 3, 50. H4B
IV, 5, 20. 53. H6B HI, 1, 110. IV, 7, 90. H6C V, 7,
17. Cor. II, 3, 134. Mcb. V, 1, 1. Cymb. V, 5, 53.
b) to be on the look-out, to be vigilant: I'll go
w. Wiv. I, 4, 7. I must wait, andw. withal, Shr. HI,
1, 62. IV, 2, 59. John IV, 1, 5. H6A I, 4, 16. 18. II,
1, 7. H6B I, 1, 249. Troil. 1, 2, 295. Tit. HI, 1, 5.
Lr. II, 1, 22.
c) to keep guard, to act as sentinel: Ado HI, 3,
98. Shr. V, 2, 150. R3 V, 3, 76. Hml. I, 2, 213. 242.
Lr. IV, 7, 35. 0th. II, 1, 219. 271. II, 3, 56.
d) to look with expectation, to wait: when you
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shall please to play the thieves for wives, I'll w. as long
for you then, Merch, II, 6, 24.
2) trans, a) to keep from sleep (a term of falconry) :
to w. her, as we w. these kites that . . . will not be
ohedieni, Shr. IV, ], 198. you must he —ed ere you
be made lame, Troil. HI, 2, 45. I'll w. him tame, 0th.
III, 3, 23.
b) to have in the eye, to observe closely for any
purpose: Sonn. 57, 6. Tp. II, ], 198 (= guard). Wiv.
IV, 2, 53. LLL HI, 195. Mids. II, 1, 177. Merch. 1,
1, 150. V, 230. Shr. Ill, 1, 50. Ill, 2, 141. 146. All's
V, 3, 11. H6A I, 1, 161. fl6B I, 1, 174. H6C II, 1,
12. R3 IV, 4, 4. Troil. II, 3, 13S. Cor. V, 1, 56. Rom.
I, 5, 52. IV, 1, lie. Hml. I, 1, 27 (or intr.?). 0th.
IV, 2, 241. I'll w. you from such — ing now, Rom. IV,
4, 12 (hinder you by my vigiliince); cf. I'll m. you
for that, . . . I can iv. you for telling how I took the blow,
Troil. I, 2, 291. 293.
c) to take in the fact by lying in wait for; to sur-
prise and baffle: I think we have — ed you now, Wiv.
V, 5, 107. I think ire — ed you at an inch, H6B I, 4,
45. methinks you — ed her well, 58.
d) to look for, to wait for: thus long have we stood
to w. the fearful bending of thy knee, R2 III, 3, 73. ten
is the hour that was appointed me to n\ the coming of
my punished duchess, H6B II, 4, 7. we will stand and
w. your pleasure, Caes. IV, 3, 249.
Watch-case, a sentry-box; leavest the kingly
couch a w. or a common 'larum-bell, I-I4B III, 1, 17,
Watch-dog, a dog kept for guarding the house:
Tp. I, 2, 383.
Watcher, one who is awake: love hath chased
sleep from my enthralled eyes and made them. — 5 of
mine own heart's sorrow, Gent. II, 4, 135 (of = by,
from, in consequence of; see Of). Mcb. II, 2, 71.
Watchful, 1) lacking sleep: with twenty w.,
weary, tedious nights, Gent. I, 1, 31. keepest the j^orts
of slumber open wide to many a w. night, H4B IV, 5,
25. what w. cares do interpose themselves betwixt your
eyes and night? Caes. II, 1, 98.
2) vigilant, careful: R3 III, 7, 77. V, 3, 115. 224.
Troil. 111,3, 196. w. fires = watch-fires: H5IV Chor.
23. In a bad sense, = spying: in despite of brooded
w. day, John III, 3, 52. fled the snares of w. tyranny,
Mcb. V, 8,67.
3) Applied to minutes , = marking a portion or
time within an hour (cf. the subst. Watch 6, c): and
like the w. minutes to the hour, still and anon cheered
up the heavy time, John IV, 1, 46 (to the hour = till
the hour is full. cf. Hour),
Watching, subst. wakefulness: Ado II, 1, 388.
cf. Watch, vb.
Watchman, 1) one who is awake: mine own true
' love that doth my rest defeat, to play the w. ever for
thy sake, Sonn. 61, 2 (quibbling).
2) one careful and vigilant; the special watchmen
of our English weal, H6A III, 1, 66. I shall the effect
of this good lesson keep , as w. to my heart , Hml. I,
3, 46.
3) a guard; a sentinel: Ado III, 3, 42. Ant. IV,
3, 17.
Watch-word, parole, countersign; Lucr. 370,
Wiv. V, 4, 3. H4B III, 2, 231.
Water, subst. 1) the principal fluid (considered
as a substance): Ven. 94. 654. Lucr. 592. Sonn. 109,
8. 151, 14. Compl. 287, 291. Tp. I, 1, 62. 1, 2, 334.
111,2,2. Gent. 11,4, 171. 111,2,8. Wiv. II, 3, 89. Ill,
5, 23. Err. I, 2, 35. 11,2, 128. Ill, 2, 107. R2 III, 3,
56. 58. Tim. IV, 3, 425. Ant. IV, 14, U etc, etc. with
w. and bran, Mcas. IV, 3, 159. with bran and w. LLL
1, 1,303. /)-es/i w. Tp.,1, 2,160. sa/( a). II, 1, 64. Tw.
11,1,32. holt/w. Tit. 1,323 (consecrated by the priest).
Lr. Ill, 2, lb. IV, 3, 32. Cymb. V, 5, 269. warm dis-
tilled —s, Shr. Ind. 1, 48. sweet w. Tit. 11,4,6. Rom.
V, 3, 14. w. that doth eat in steel, Lucr. 755. Earth
and w. heavy, air and Hre light elements: Sonn. 44,
11 (cf. 45, 1-7). H5 111,7,23. Emblem of falseness:
false ...as wind, as — s, Wint. I, 2, 132. fall away
like w. from ye, H8 II, 1, 130. as false as air, as w.,
wind, or sandy earth, Troil. HI, 2, 199. smoke and
lukewarnw. is' your perfection, Tim. HI, 6, 99. she was
false as w. 0th. V, 2, 134. cf. Asll, 7,187. Proverbial
expressions: would run through fire and w.for such a
kind heart, Wiv. HI, 4, 107. as profitless as w. in a
sieve, AdoV, 1,5. fire, fire; cast on no water, Shr. IV,
I, 21 (allusion to a popular catch: Scotland burneth,
Scotland burnetii ; fire, fire, fire, fire; cast on some
more water), their virtues we write in w. 118 IV, 2,46.
more w. glideth by the mill than wots the miller of,
Tit. II, 1,85.
2) a collection of water, a lake, a river, a sea: like
the moon in w. seen by night, Ven, 492. he trod the w.
Tp. H, 1, 115. I am standing w. 221 (the sea between
the ebb and the flood) ; cf. 'tis with him in standing
IV., between boy and man, Tw. I, 5, 168. throwing him
into the w. Wiv, HI, 3, 194, the w. swells a man. III,
5, 16. his throwing into the w. IV, 1, 5. never gazed
the moon upon the w. Wint. IV, 4, 17;i. H6A I, 2,133.
U6B 111, 1,53. Mcb. 1,3,79 etc, by w. = at sea: Ant.
II, 6, 89, 94, Plur. — s; jmt the wild — s in this roar,
Tp. I, 2, 2, this music crept by me upon the — s, 391,
the still-closing — s, 111,3,64. the roaring — s, Merch,
1,1, 34, I, 3,25, V, 97. As 11,7,187. Wint. IV, 4, 578.
R3 I, 4, 22, II, 3, 44, Cor, HI, 1, 249, Ant, I, 2, 153.
Cymb. HI, 1, 20. Per. II, 1, 63 etc. Proverbial: thou
reyuestest but moonshine in the w. LLL V, 2, 208 (i, e.
a nothing), now will I raise the — s , Merch, II, 2, 52
(play a great scene), I am for all — s, Tw, IV, 2, 68
(fit for any thing), smooth runs the w. where the brook
is deep, H6B HI, 1,53.
3) Used of other fluids; a) of tears: weeping w.
Compl, 304. a devil would have shed w. out of fire,
Wint. HI, 2, 194. there will be a world of w. shed,
II4A HI, 1, 94. here's w. to quench it, Cor. V, 2, 78.
Rom. 11,3,71. 0th. IV, 2, 104. Ant. 1, 3, 64 etc. Plur.
— s: I still pour in the — s of my love, All's 1, 3, 209.
command these fretting — s from your eyes, Meas. IV,
3, 151. John IV, 3, 107. V, 2, 56. H5 IV, 6, 29 etc.
cf. Ven. 94. Compl. 287. 291. Tw. II, 1, 33. Wint. V,
2,91. Lr. IV, 3, 32.
b) rain: whilst on the earth I rain my — «, R2 HI,
3, 60. ly sudden floods and fall of —s, R3 1V,4,512.
c) urine; the w. in an urinal, Gent. H, 1, 41. carry
his w. to the wise woman, Tw. Ill, 4, 114. what says
the doctor to my w.1 H4BI,2,2. 3. if thou couldst cast
the w. of my land, Mcb. V,3,61. to make w. = to dis-
charge urine: Gent. IV, 4, 41. Meas. HI, 2, 117. Tw.
1, 3, 139.
4) the lustre of a diamond: here is a to. Tim. 1, 1,
18, the diamonds of a most praised w. Per. 111,2, 102.
Water, vb. 1) trans, a) to irrigate, to wet: w. her
chamber with eye-offending brine, Tw. 1, 1,29. he — ed
w
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his new plants 'irith dews of fiaUtiry, Cor.VjG, 23. the
tears live in an dnion that should w. this sorrow, Ant.
I, 2, 177.
b) to supply with water for drink: I might w. an
ass at it, Troil. Ill, 3, 314. his steeds to w. at those
syrings, C'ymb. II, 3, 23.
2) intr. a) to shed tears: your kindred hath made
my eyes w. Mids. Ill, 1, 200. V, 69. if thine eyes can
w for his death, H6C I, 4, 82. 7nine eyes began to w.
Caes. Ill, 1,285.
b) to gather saliva (as a symptom of appetite):
a Spaniard's mouth so — ed, Per. IV, 2, 108.
c) to drink: when you breathe in your — ing , they
cry hem and hid you play it off, II4A II, 4, 17.
^Vaier- colours, colours mixed with water (not
with oil): never yet did insurrection want such w. to
impaint his cause, H4A V, 1, 80.
Water-drops, drops of water: Lucr. 959. R2 IV,
262. Troil. Ill, 2, 193. Used of tears: Lr. II, 4, 280;
cf R2 IV, 202.
IVater-flowing, flowing like water, copious: my
mercy dried their w. tears, H6C IV, 8, 43.
Waterfly, an insect living on the water (Phry-
ganea?): Ant. V, 2, 59. Emblem of emptiness and
vanity : how the poor world is pestered with such • — es,
Troil. V, 1, 38. dost know this «..? Hml. V, 2, 84.
Walerford; Earl of W., one of Talbot's titles:
neA IV, 7, 63.
Waier-gall, a rainbow: roundabout her tear-
distained eye blue circles streamed, like rainbows in the
shy: these — s in her dim element foretell new storms
to those already spent, Lucr. 1588.
Waterish, 1) abounding with water: w. Bur-
gundy, Lr. I, 1, 261. 2) thin, having no alimentary
substance: such nice and w. diet, 0th. Ill, 3, 15.
Water-iicwt, a lizard living in water : the wall-
^ newt and the water, Lr. Ill, 4, 136 (the word newt be-
longing to water as well as to wall).
Water -pot, a vessel used to sprinkle water on
plants : Lr. IV, 6, 200.
Water-rat, a rat living in water: Mereh. 1, 3, 23.
Water-rug, a kind of poodle: Mob. Ill, 1, 94.
Water-side, the margin of a river: H8 11,1, 95.
Water - spaniel , a sort of spaniel taking the
water: she hath more qualities than a w. Gent. Ill,
1,271.
Water -standing, perpetually filled with tears:
many an orphan's w. eye, H6C V, 6, 40.
Water-thieves, pirates: Mcrch. 1,3,24. cf. Ant.
II, 6, 97.
Waterton, name in R2 II, 1, 284.
Water- walled, fenced by the sea: John II, 27.
Water-worii, painting executed in water-colour:
the German hunting in w. H4B II, 1, 158.
Watery , 1 ) consisting of water : of that black
blood a ID. rigol goes, Lucr. 1745. corrupted blood
some w. token shows, 1748. Epithet of the sea: Sonn.
64, 7. Err. II, 1, 21. Merch. II, 7, 44. Tw. V, 241. R2
II, 1, 63. Per. II, 1, 10. 64. when Phoebe doth behold
her silver visage in the w. glass, Mids. 1, 1, 210.
2) filled with water: this gross w. pumpion, Wiv.
III, 3, 43, Applied to eyes filled with tears: Compl.
28i; LLL V, 2, 206. Shr. Ind. 1, 128. Tit. Ill, 1, 269.
cf. this pale swan in her w. nest, Lucr. 1611. Merch.
Ill, 2, 47.
3) moist; used of the rainbow: Tp, IV, 71. of the
moon: Mids. II, 1,162. 111,1,203. Wint. I, 2, 1. R3
II, 2, 69. Rom. I, 4, 62.
4) watering, vehemently desiring: v>hen that the
w. palate tastes indeed love's thrice repured nectar,
Troil. Ill, 2, 22.
Wave, subst. a swell of water raised above the
level, a billow: Ven. 819. Lucr. 1438. Sonn. 60, 1.
Tp. I, 2,205. 379. II, 1,118. Tw. I, 2, 16. 111,4,419.
V, 236. Wint. IV, 4, 141. H6C I, 4, 21. II, 6, 36. V, 4,
24. 36. Tit. Ill, 1, 95. Caes. I, 2, 114. Mcb. IV, 1, 53.
Per. II Prol. 34. IV, 1, 60. Figuratively, a throng of
people borne along together: Cymb. V, 3, 48.
In the poetical style, = water: tike a dive-dapper
peering through a w. Ven. 86. spread o'er the silver
— .5 thy golden hairs, Err. Ill, 2, 48. In Armado's
language even in prose: by the salt w. of the Mediter-
raneum, LLL V, 1, 61.
Wave, vb. 1) trans, a) to move loosely one way
and the other; absol.: let him w. thus (viz his sword)
Cor. I, 6, 74. still — ing (his handkerchief) Cymb. I,
3, 12. With an object: thus — ing it (his hat) in scorn,
Cor. 11, 3, 175. —ing thy head. III, 2, 77. Hml. 11, 1,
93. — d his handkerchief, Cymb. I, 3, 6. Used of wea-
pons, = to brandish: Troil. V, 5, 9. Caes. Ill, 1, 109.
Cymb. IV, 2, 150.
b) to beckon: it — s you to a more removed ground,
Hml. 1, 4, 61. 68. 78 (Ff always wafts).
2) intr. a) to play loosely in the wind: Ven. 306.
Shr. Ind. 2, 55. Particularly used of ensigns: H6A I,
6, 1. H6C II, 2, 173. Cor. Ill, 1, 8. Cymb. V, 5, 480.
b' to be uncertain, to fluctuate, to waver: he —d
indifferently 'twixt doing them neither good nor harm.
Cor. II, 2, 19,
WaTed, indented, having on the margin a suc-
cession of arched and undulatory segments: horns
whelked and lo. like the enridged sea, Lr. IV, 6, 71.
Waver, to be unsettled in opinion, to fluctuate,
to be fickle: Compl. 97. Merch. IV, 1, 130. Tw. II, 4,
35. R2 II, 2, 129. H4B Ind. 19. H6A1V, 1, 138.
Waverer, one inconstant and fickle: Rom. II,
3, 89.
WaTB-worn, worn and undermined by the waves :
Tp. II, 1, 120.
Waw, in pow w., an exclamation of contempt:
Cor. II, 1, 157 (M. 'EM. pow wow).
Wawl , to cry in distress : the first time that we
smell the air, we w. and cry, Lr. IV, 6,184 (Qq wail).
cf. Catterwauling.
Wax, subst. 1) the substance which bees form into
cells for the reception of their honey: All's I, 2, 65.
H4B IV, 5, 77. H6B IV, 2, 89. Quibbling in H4B I, 2,
180. Emblem of softness : Ven. 565. Pilgr. 88. H6C
II, 1, 171. Ill, 2, 51. Tit. Ill, 1, 45. Rom. Ill, 3, 126.
Hml. HI, 4, 84. Used as a cement to attach papers to
something: set this up with w. upon old Brutus' statue,
Caes. 1, 3, 145. to make impressions of things : w. ..
wherein is stamped the semblance of a devil, Lucr.
1245. as a form in w. by him imprinted, Mids. 1, 1,49.
I cannot read: the character I'll take with w. Tim. V,
3, 6. to make figures of: which bleeds away, even as
a form of w. resolveth from his figure 'gainst the fire,
John V, 4, 24. he's a man of w. Rom. 1, 3, 76 (as pretty
as if he had been modelled in wax), thy noble shape
is but a form of w. digressing from the valour of a man,
111,3, 126. In the following passage there is probably
an allusion to the ancient practice of writing on tablets
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coated with wax : my free drift . . . moves in a wide sea
of ID. Tim. I, 1, 47.
2) sealing-wax: LLL IV, 1,59. Tw. II, 5, 103. H6B
IV, 2, 89. Lr. IV, 6, 264. Cymb. Ill, 2, 35. Quibbling
in LLL V, 2, 10.
3) For the sake of punning, := growth: a wassail
candle, all tallow: if 1 did say of w., my growth would
approve the truth, H4B I, 2, 180.
Wax, vb. (impf. waxed: Gent. Ill, 1, 228. Err. I,
1, 92. Cor. II, 2, 103. partic. waxed: Tim. Ill, 4, 11.
waxen: Lucr. 1C63. H6BII1,2,76) to grow; 1) to in-
crease : that (to seal on his name) was the way to make
his godhead w. LLLV, 2, 10. he — ed like a sea, Cor.
II, 2, 103. marks the — ing tide. Tit. Ill, 1, 95. as this
temple — es, Hml. I, 3, 12.
2) to become: the colt that's backed and burdened
being young loseth his pride and never — eth strong,
Ven. 420. lips new — en pale, Lucr. 1663. as if but
now they — ed pah for woe, Gent. 111,1,228. the seas
—edcalm, Err. 1, 1,92. old Ida w. H5 V, 1,89. a full
eye will w. holloio, V, 2, 170. 247. H6A II, 5, 9. H6B
III, 2, 76. IV, 10, 22. Tit. Ill, 1, 223. Rom. I, 5, 128.
Tim. Ill, 4, 11. Hml. I, 4, 87. Ill, 1, 101.
Waxen, adj. made of wax: a w. torch, Lucr. 178.
image, Gent. II, 4, 201. tapers, Wiv. IV, 4, 60. their
(bumblebees') w. thighs, Mids. Ill, 1, 172 (used as
tapers by the fairies).
Figuratively, = soft, and hence a) penetrable : that
it may enter Mowbray' s w. coat, R2 1, 3, 75. b) easily
effaced : not worshipped with a w. epitaph, H5 1, 2, 233.
c) very impressible: men have marble, women w. minds,
Lucr. 1240. how easy is it ... in women's w. hearts to
set their forms, Tw. II, 2, 31.
Waxen, vb. to grow, to increase: andw. in their
.mirth and neeze and swear a merrier hour was never
wasted there, Mids. II, 1, 56.
Wax-red, red as sealing wax: set thy seal manual
on my w. lips, Ven. 516.
Way , 1) a place of passage ; a path , a road , a
street, or anything made for passengers: some dark
deep desert, seated from the w. Lucr. 1144. the — s
are dangerous to pass, Gent. IV, 3, 24. Wiv. Ill, 1, 3.
6. 9. LIJ. V, 2, 926 (foul). Mids. II, 2, 36. Merch. II,
2, 35. V, 264 (fair).- As II, 7, 52'. Shr. IV, 1, 2 (foul).
Wint. IV, 3, 132 (the footpath w.). R2 II, 3, 4. Ill, 3,
166. H4A II, 1, 93 (foul). H4B I, 1, 39. II, 2, 184.
Mcb. II, 3, 21. Hml. II, 2, 277 (beaten w.). Lr. IV, 1,
45. 57 etc.
2) passage; any place passed or to be passed
through (whether intended for it or not) as well as
the act of passing: indenting with the w. Ven. 704.
having lost the fair discovery of her w. 828. it is you
that have chalked forth the w. which brought us hither,
Tp. V, 203. Gent. II, 4, 94. II, 7, 8. Wiv. II, 2, 175.
Ill, 3, 175. Meas. II, 4, 19. IV, 1, 37. 41. Err. IV, 3,
92 (shut the doors against his w.). Mids. Ill, 2, 417.
Shr. HI, 2, 237. R2 1, 3, 206. 207. R3 III, 1, 3. Ant.
11,6, 8M (show us the w.) etc. Metaphorically : perdition
shall attend you and your — s, Tp. Ill, 3, 79. prevent
the —s to wail, R2 III, 2, 179. in the tedious — s of
art, 1I4A 111, 1,48. trod the —s of glory, H8 111, 2,436.
he's walked the w. of nature, H4B V, 2, 4 (= he has
died). I knew there was hut one w. H5 II, 3, 16 (i. e.
lie must die), 'tis the next w. to turn tailor, H4A III,
1, 264. is the next w. to draw new mischief on, 0th.
I, 3, 205 etc.
To bring on the w. = to accompany in setting out
on a journey or walk : that we may bring you something
on the w. Meas. I, 1, 62. we will bring you on your w.
LLL V, 2, 883. Wint. IV, 3,122. R2 I, 3, 304. I, 4, 2.
0th. Ill, 4, 198.
Come your w., and oftener come your — s, = come :
come your w., sir, Meas. Ill, 2, 12. come your — s, sir,
84. As I, 2, 221. II, 3, 66. All's II, 1, 96. 97. Tw. II,
5, 1. Troil. Ill, 2, 47. Hml. 1, 3, 135. Lr. II, 2, 42. Per.
IV, 2, 44. 158. IV, 6, 134. come on your — s, in the
same sense: Tp. II, 2, 85 (Stephano's speech).
To give w. = a) to make room for passing, to
make or suffer to pass : to the brightest beams distracted
clouds give w. All's V, 3, 36. open your gates and give
the victors w. John II, 324. give w., dull clouds, to my
quick curses, R3 I, 3, 196. / will give you lo. for these
your letters, Hml. IV, 6, 32 (Qq make you w.). Hence
=: to make room to , to step back before another :
give them w. till he take leave, and presently after him,
Tw. Ill, 4, 217. so must thy grave give w. to what's
seen now, Wint. V, 1, 98. our country mannirs give
our betters w. John I, 156. if you give w. or hedge
aside, Troil. Ill, 3, 157. 1 will fear to catch it and
give w. Tim. IV, 3,358. give w. there, and go on! Cor.
II, 1, 210 (cf. w. alone: a w. there, a w.for Caesar,
Ant. V, 2, 336). lesser enmities may give w. to greater.
Ant. II, 1,43. small to greater matters must give w. II,
2, 11. b) to yield, not to resist, to let do: 'tis a good
dulness, and give it w. Tp. I, 2, 186. / have given w.
unto this course of fortune. Ado IV, 1, 158. give even
10. unto my rough affairs, H4B 11. 3, 2. I gave bold w.
to my authority, V, 2, 82. now is it manhood ... to give
the eneiny w. H6B V, 2, 76. they shall no more prevail
than we give w. to, H8 V, 1, 144. it must omit real
necessities and give w. the while to unstable slightness,
Cor. Ill, 1, 147. we gave w. unto your clusters, IV, 6,
122. gave him w. in all his own desires, V, 6, 32. se-
curity gives w. to conspiracy, Caes.11,3,8. must I give
IV. and room to your rash choler? IV, 3, 39. the cursed
thoughts that nature gives w. to in repose, Mcb. II, 1,9.
for mine- own good all causes must give w. Ill, 4, 136.
'tis best to give him lo. Lr. 11, 4, 301. that nature thus
gives w. to loyalty. III, 5, 4. all the power of his wits
have given w. to his impatience. 111, 6, 5. in each thing
give him w., cross him in nothing. Ant. 1, 3,9. you must
give w. Cymb. I, 1, 168. c) to enter into another's
thoughts or wishes, to favour, to humour : though now
the time gives lo. to us, H8 III, 2, 16. if he slay me, he
does fair justice ; if he give me w., I'll do his country
service. Cor. IV, 4, 25. if the peevish baggage would
but give w. to customers , Per. IV, 6, 20. give him w.
V, 1, 232 (do as if you also heard the music which
he pretends to hear).
Go thy 2v. , go your w. , and oftener go thy — s, go
your — s, == go: go your — s and ask ..., Wiv. 1, 2, 1.
go your — s and play, 1 V, 1 , 8 1 . go your w. to her and
say this to her, As IV, 3, 70. go thy — s, let the horses
be well looked to. All's IV, 6, 61. go thy — s, old Jack,
die when thou wilt, H4A II, 4, 141. go thy — s to a
nunnery, Hml. Ill, 1, 132. go thy — s, good mariner.
Per. Ill, 1,81. Implying reproach : go thy w., thou shall
not from this grove, Mids. II, 1, 146. now, go thy w.
III, 2, 428. go your — s, go your — s, As IV, 1, 186.
go thy — s, 1 begin to be aweary of thee, AU'sIV, 5, 59.
go thy — s, go, give that changing piece to him. Tit. I,
309. And, on the other hand, used in a tone of ex-
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hoitation or appliiuse: sayest thou so, old Jack? go
thy — s, Wiv. II, 2, 144. Petruchio, go thy — i, the
field is won, Shr. IV, 5, 23. well, go thy — s, old lad,
for thou shult ha't, V, 2, 181. well, go thy w.; if Sir
Toby mould leave drinlcing , thou wert as witty a piece
of Ei-e's flesh as any, Tw. 1, 5, 29. go thy —s, Kate,
HS tl, 4, 133. go thy w.. Hector, there's a brave man,
Troil. I, 2, 216. 256. go thy — s, wench, serve God,
Rom. U, 3, 45. cf. Per. IV, 6, 71.
To have w. or to have one's w. = to have free
scope; let me have w. to find this practice out, Meas. V,
238. let him have his w. All's 111,6,2. he'll lade it dry
to have his w. H6C III, 2, 139.
To hold one's w. = to keep one's course, to go
on: lei determined things to destiny hold unbewailed
their w. Ant 111, 6, 85.
To keip one's w. = to go on, not to stop: Wiv.
Ill, 2, 1. Ado I, 1, 144. m II, 4, 128.
To lead the w, = to go at the head, to set the
example of going: Tp. II, 2, 177. 192. Wiv. 1,1, 318.
Shr. IV, .1-, 69. Tw. IV, 3, 34. H6B II, 4, 110. H6C V,
1, 112. 118 V, 0, 73. Troil. Ill, 3, 54. 0th. II, 3, 207.
lead's the w. Per. V, 3, 84.
There lies your w. = go if you please; you had
better go: the door is open, sir: there lies your w. Shr.
Ill, 2, 212. will you hoist sail, sir? here lies your w.
Tw. I, 5, 216. there lies your w., due west. III, 1, 145.
cf. here lies our w. = let us go, Troil. IV, 1, 79.
To make w. = a) to give place, to make room:
mahe w., unruly woman, R2 V, 2, 110. make w. there
for the princess, H8 V, 4, 91. Cor. II, 2, 40. Tit. 1, 64.
89. Ant. V, 2, 110. b) to form and prepare a passage:
when the w. was made and paved with gold, H8I, 1, 187.
c) to open a path through obstacles: through the in-
strument my pate made iv. Shr. 11,155. my sword shall
make w. for me, H6B IV, 8,62. make cruel w. through
ranks of Greekish youth, Troil. IV, 5, 184. / will mahe
you w.for these letters, Hml.IV, 6,32 (Si give you lo.).
/ have made my w. through more impediments, 0th. V,
2, 263. d) to go, to pass: I make w. from hence to save
my life, Shr. I, 1, 239. making their w. with those of
nobler bulk, Troil. 1,3,36. follow where the game makes
w. Tit. II, 2, 24. make a clear w. to the gods, Tim. Ill,
4,77 (die with a good conscience), e) to advance suc-
cessfully : follow me and murk what to. I make, Wint.
V, 1, 233. the force of his own merit makes his w. H8
1, 1. 64. thou dost make thy w. to noble fortunes, Lr.
V, 3, 29.
To take a w. or one's w. = to set out, to go : when
I took my w. Sonn. 48, 1. that presently you take your
w. for home. All's II, 5, 69. take the instant w. Troil.
Ill, 3, 153. take your own w. Cymb. I, 5, 31.
By the w. = a) while going along, on the route :
an intent that perished by the w. Meas. V, 458. by the
w. we met my wife, Err. V, 235. which accidentally, or
by the w. of progression , hath miscarried, LLL IV, 2,
144 (Holofernes' speech), by the w. let us recount our
dreams, Mids. IV, 1, 204. Merch. Ill, 2, 231. As III,
2, 452. Wint. IV, 4, 255. R3 II, 2, 148. IV, 5, 15.
Troil. IV, 4, 114. b) by the by: I can tell you that by
the «).,Wiv..I, 4, 150. IV, 2, 115. Cymb. Ill, 2, 61. /
hear it by the w. Mcb. Ill, 4, 130 (i. e. occasionally
and indirectly), c) with of, = for the purpose of: we
come not by the w. of accusation, H8 III, 1, 54.
In the w. '^ where one passes : he strikes whate'er
is in his w. Ven. 623. the bushes in the w. 871. 879.
lie tumbling in,my barefoot w. Tp. II, 2, 11. Gent. I, 2,
39. Err.IV,2,61. Merch. V,294. H4AV,3,60. Noting
hinderance and obstruction: thank God, and the good
wine in thy master's w. I-I6B II, 3, 99.
On the w. = in going or travelling along: H4A
IV, 2, 39. V, 1, 36. H4B 1, 1, 30. K3 111, 1, 4. 21. 160.
IV, 1, 51. Hml. II, 2, 330. Ill, 1, 17. Lr. IV, 2, 2. 14.
you should have been well on your w, to York, H4B II,
1, 73. every rub is smoothed on our w. H5 II, 2, 188.
let's on our w. in silent sort, H6C IV, 2, 28. light thee
on thy w. to 2Iaidua, Rom. Ill, 5, 15. she is two months
on her w. LLL V, 2, 679 (i. e. with child. Costard's
speech).
Out of the w. = a) making room , so as to be no
hinderance : out of our w., I say, Tp. 1, 1, 29. to draw
the Moor out of the w. 0th. Ill, 1,40. nor send you out
o'thew. 1^,2,1. b)astray; quite beside the mark : /earf
me out of my w. Tp. II, 2, 7. we are much out o' the iv.
LLL IV, 3, 76. it is clean out of the w. Qth. 1, 3, 366.
c) gone, lost: is't lost? is' t gone? speak, is it out o'the
way? 0th. Ill, 4, 80.
3) direction, side: he turns his lips another w. Ven.
90. which w. shall she turn? 263. this w. she runs, 905.
a thousand spleens bear her a thousand — s, 907. my
consent goes not that w. Wiv. Ill, 2, 79. J am that w.
going to temptation, where prayers cross, Meas. II, 2,
158. which w. looks he? Ado I, 3, 55. you that w., we
this w. LLL V, 2, 941. that w. goes the game, Mids.
Ill, 2, 289 (= now I see your drift), fairies, be gone,
and be all — s away, IV, 1, 46 (0. Edd. always), [shot
his fellow the selfsame w. Merch. 1, 1, 142. this ic. the
coverlet, another w. the sheets, Shr. IV, 1, 205. I come
one w. of the Flantagenets, John V, 6, 11 (i. e. by the
father's side), turn not thy scorns this w. H6A II, 4,
77. turn thy edged sword another w. Ill, 3, 52. now
sways it this w. . .- now sways it that w. H6C II, 5, 5.
7. plucked all gaze his w. Cor. 1,3,8. nothing, neither
w. Hml. V,2,312 (on neither side), to avert your liking
a more worthier w. Lr. I, 1, 214. though he be painted
one w. like a Gorgon, the other w. 's a Mars, Ant. II,
5, 116. stands upon the swell . . . and neither w. inclines,
111,2,50. apes ... would chatter this w. Cymb. 1, 6,40.
This w. often ^ here, hither: this w. comes he
with it presently, Gent. Ill, 1, 42. come a Utile nearer
this —s, Wiv. II, 2, 47. 50 (Mrs Quickly's speech).
yonder he is coming this w. Ill, 1, 27. 33. Err. V, 120.
Tw. I, 6, 324. Wint. IV, 4, 20. H6B I, 3, 2. H6C, IV,
5, 10. Tim. I, 2, 137. Mcb. IV, 1, 45.
Metaphorically, = tendency, character, kind : men
of his w. should be most liberal, H8 I, 3, 61. the w. of
our prof ession is against it. III, 1, \bl. you're a gentle-
man of mine own w. V, 1, 28.
And = respect, point of view: you are gone both
— s, Merch. Ill, 5, 20. their residence, both in reputa-
tion and profit, was better both — s, Hml. II, 2, 345.
one w. I like this well, ... another w. the news is not so
tart, Lr. IV, 2, 83. 86. any to. = in any respect, at all :
if the wind blow any w. from shore, Err. Ill, 2, 153.
if I can cross him any w. Ado I, 3, 70. uncertain of
the issue any w. H4A I, 1, 61. if that the king have
any w. your good deserts forgot, IV, 3, 46. will not any
w. dishonour me, H6A V, 3, 102. nor to betray you
any w. to sorrow, H8 III, 1, 56. every w. = in every
respect: he will every w. be mocked, Wiv. V, 3, 20. /
bless myself every w. Ado I, 3, 71. my fortunes every
w. as fairly ranked, Mids. I, 1, 101. is the young Dau-
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pMn everi/ w. complete , John II, 433. ^yov, wrong me
every w. Caes. IV, 3, 55. no w. = not at all: if the
gentle spirit of moving words can no w. change you,
Gent, V, 4, 56. / think nobly of the soul and no w. ap-
prove this opinion, Tw. IV, 2, 59. you must in no w.
say he is covetous, Cor. I, 1, 43. it comes from them,
to you and no w. from yourselves , 158. that w. ^= in
that respect, in that point: no hope that w. is another
w. so high a hope, Tp. II, 1, 240. he is something pee-
vish that w. Wiv. I, 4, 14. too crabbed that m. Meas.
Ill, 2, 105. he was not inclined that ic. 130. all that
offend that ic. II, 1, 252. / shall lessen God's sending
that w. Ado II, 1, 24. M^nt. IV, 3, 116. H4A II, 4,
401. Cymb. I, 1, 137. I, 4, 101. this w. = in this
point: our breach of duty this w. is business of state,
H8 II, 2, 69.
In w. of ox in the w. of = 1) with respect to, in
point of, concerning, the point in question being:
Hectors opinion is this in w. of truth, Troil. 11,2,189.
one that wouldst be a bawd, in w. of good service, Lr.
il, 2, 21. in the w. of bargain . . . I'll cavil on the ninth
part of a hair, H4A 111, 1, 139. that in the w. of
loyalty ... dare mate a sounder man, H8 III, 2, 272.
what my tongue can do i'the w. of flattery. Cor. Ill, 2,
137. 2) with a view to, for the pm-pose of (the mo-
dern by way of) : a kind of insinuation ... in w. of ex-
plication, LLL IV, 2, 14. they II not show their teeth
in w. of smile, Merch. I, 1, 55. never to speak to lady
...in w. of marriage, II, 1, 42. never to woo a maid
in w. of marriage, II, 9, 13. / will not open my lips so
wide as a bristle may enter in w. of thy excuse, Tw.
I, 5, 3. / do beseech you, as in w. of taste, to give me
now a Utile benefit, Troil. Ill, 3, 13. so 'tis put on me,
and that in w. of caution , Hml. I, 3, 95. to speak a
good word for my master ... in the w. of marriage,
Wiv. I, 4, 89. / defy all angels . . . but in the w. of ho-
nesty, 11, 2, 75 (but of. sub 6). he will never in the w.
of waste attempt us again, IV, 2, 226. in the a-, of ar-
gument, H5 III, 2, 104. as a woman should not do, but
in the w. of honesty, Ant. V, 2, 253.
4) length of space, distance: the w. is but short,
LLL III, 57. {( is not half w. to her heart, Shr. I, 1,
62. which is a great w. growing on the south, Caes. II,
1, 107. half w. down hangs one, Lr. IV, 6, 14. 'tis but
a little w. that 1 can bring you, 0th. Ill, 4, 199. Meta-
phorically: think him a great w. fool. All's I, 1, 112
(= in a high degree), if I cannot recover your niece,
I am afoul w. out, Tw. II, 3, 201.
5) proceeding, course, means: to her will fr ame
all thy — s, Pilgr. 323. my best w. is to creep under
his gaberdine, Tp. II, 2, 39. the best w. is to slander
Valentine, Gent. 111,2, 31. Wiv. I?, 1, 67. have you
any w. then to unfool me again? IV, 2, 120. ad/nit no
other w. to save his life, Meas. II, 4, 88. 'twere the
cheaper w. 105. my w. is now to hie home to his house.
Err. IV, 3, 93. you go not the w. to examine, Ado IV,
2, 35 (the sexton's speech), this was a w. to thrive,
Merch. I, 3, 90. indirect crooked —s, H4B IV, 5, 185.
/ think it is our w., if we will keep in favour with the
king, to be her men, R3 I, 1, 78. those cold — s ... are
very poisonous where the disease is violent. Cor. Ill, 1,
220. I knew it the most general w. Tim. II, 2, 209.
that's the w. 0th. II, 3, 393 ; cf. Meas. V,-280.
6) manner, mode : a thousand — s he seeks to mend
the hurt, Ven. 477. pausing for means to mown some
newer w. Lucr. 1365. wherefore do not you a mightier
w. make war ... upon time, Sonn. 16, 1. pity move my
father to be inclined my v. Tp. I, 2, 447. I will one
w. or other make you amends, Wiv. Ill, 1, 89. after
this downright w. of creation, Meas. Ill, 2, 112. that's
the w. V, 280 (cf. 0th. II, 3, 393). you must wear it
one w. Ado II, 1, 198. use it (your hand) some other
w. IV, 1, 329. it must appear in other — s than words,
Merch. V, 140. and this w. will I take upon me to
icash your liver as clean. As III, 2, 442. V, 1, 63.
All's V, 3, 276 (by none of all these —s). Wint. IV,
4, 33. 151. John 1, 181 (thou wast got in the w. of
honesty; cf. Wiv. II, 2, 75 and Ant. V, 2, 253). H4B
IV, 5, 127. Troil. IV, 5, 71. Cor. V, 6, 58 (after your
w. his tale pronounced). Tit. II, 1, 119. Tim. I, 2, 55
(let it floic this way, = in this manner, i. e. with full
cups). Caes. II, 2, 91. Ill, 1, 192. Lr. IV, 3, 21 (her
smiles and tears were like, a better way; i. e. resem-
bled sunshine and rain, but in a more beautiful man-
ner). Ant. I, 3, 10. V, 2, 359. Cymb. IV, 4, 4 etc.
how and which u\ , pleonastically : how and which ?c.
/ jnay bestow myself, Gent. Ill, 1, 87. how and tohich
IV. you will. All's IV, 3, 157. how or which way to
order these affairs, E2 II, 2, 109. how or which way
should they first break in? H6A II, 1, 71. 73.
Waylay, to lie in wait for, to ambush: I will w.
thee going home, Tw. Ill, 4, 176. = to set an ambush
for : Falstaff . . . shall rob those men that we have al-
ready waylaid, H4A I, 2, 183.
Waywartl, capricious and obstinate: Ven. 344.
Lucr. 1095. Gent. I, 2, 57. Err. IV, 4, 4. Ado II, 1,
65. LLL III, 181. As IV, 1, 162 (the wiser, the— er).
R2 II, 1, 142. R3 I, 3, 29. IV, 4, 168. Rom. IV, 2, 47.
Mcb. Ill, 5, 11. 0th. Ill, 3, 292. Per. IV, 4, 10 fro.
seas). V, 1,90 (w. fortune).
Waywardness, capricious obstinacy: Lr.l, 1,302.
We (obj. case us; often apostrophized: let's assist
iAem, Tp.I, 1,57. 67. 11,1,323. 111,2,157. Gent. I,
2, 88. LLL I, 1, 123. Merch. II, 7, 36. Lr. I, 2, 45 etc.
s^jecrf's Ado V, 3, 32. cram's, make's, Wint. I, 2, 91.
ride's, 94. give's Ant. II, 7, 134. laugh at's. Ant. Ill,
13, 1 14. between's, Wint. I. 2, 18. V, 3, 138. Ant. Ill,
4, 25. from's, Cymb. Ill, 1, 15. to's, LLL II, 25. Wint.
IV, 4, 65. Ant. IV, 9, 6. upon's, Tp. I, 2, 137. II, 2, 60.
Cymb. Ill, 1, 52. with's, Ant. Ill, 1, 36 etc.), personal
pronorm, plural of/; Ven. 125. 126. 585. 586. Lucr.
144. 148. 152. 153 etc. its: Ven. 421.534. Lucr.
151. 1840 etc. We for us: to poor ice thine enmity's
most capital. Cor. V, 3, 103. let no man abide this deed,
but we the doers, Caes. HI, 1,95. making night hideous,
and we fools of nature so horridly to shake our dis-
position, Hml. I, 4, 54. hath more ministers than we
that draw his knives i'the war, Cymb. V, 3, 72. Us for
we: shall' s attend you there? Wint. I, 2, 178. shall's
to the Capitol? Cor. IV, 6, 148. hou- shall's get it? Tim.
IV, 3, 408. ichere shall's lay him? Cymb. IV, 2, 233.
for this from stiller seats we came, our parents and us
twain, V, 4, 70. shall's have a play of this? V, 5, 228.
shall's go hear the vestals sing? Per. IV, 5, 7.
We for /in the royal style: Meas. V, 2. 5. 17.
All's III, 1, 7. R3 IV, 4, 472. Ant. II, 7, 134 etc. /
and ice alternately: / am about to weep,, but thinking
that we are a queen, ...my drops of tears I'll turn
to sparks of fire, H8 II, 4, 71. a charge we bear i'the
war, and as the president of my kingdom wHl appear
there for a man, Ant. Ill, 7, 17. my peace we will be-
gin, Cymb. V, 5, 459. Sometimes used for / by in-
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ferior persons, f. i. All's III, 3, 5; especially in the
phrase let us see = let me see, f. i. Gent. I, 2, 88.
Merch. II, 7, 36. Lr. I, 2, 45. IV, 6, 263.
The subjunctive of the present, followed by we,
expressing an invitation, := let us : then go we near
her, that her ear lose nothing. Ado III, 1, 32 {=■ let
us go). LLL I, 1, 308. trip we after the night's shade,
Mids. IV, 1, 101. do we so, Merch. II, 8, 53. hut go
we in ... and ceremoniously let us prepare some wel-
come, V, 36. and to cut off all strife, here sit we down,
Shr. Ill, 1, 21. let me embrace with old Vincentio, and
wander we to see thy honest son, IV, 5, 69. John II,
659. E2 I, 2, 6. H4B V, 2, 134. H5 I, 1, 95. IV, 8,
lis. V, 2, 398. H6A II, 1, 13. Ill, 2, 102. Ill, 3, 68.
H6B 1, 1, 199. II, 2, 59. 77. II, 4, 106. Ill, 1, 322.
H6C II, 3, 56. II, 6, 31. Ill, 1, 8. Ill, 2, 121. V, 1, 62.
R3 II, 2, 141. Troil. IV, 5, 272. V, 3, 10. Tit. IV, 2,
132. Mob. II, 2, 66. IV, 1, 127. Hml. I, 1, 33. 168.
IV, 5, 106 etc. We omitted : whether we shall meet
again I know not; therefore our everlasting farewell
take, Caes. V, 1, 116.
Us for ourselves, reflectively: we'll rest us, Mids.
11,2,37. we will... disguise us, Merch. II, 4, 2. we
could at once put us in readiness, Shr. I, 1, 43. we,
poising us in her defective scale. All's II, 3, 161.
it is most meet we arm us 'gainst the Joe, H5 II,
4, 15. let's get us from the walls, H6A III, 2, 71. we
will repose us here, H6B II, 1, 200. to secure us by
what we can, V, 2, 76. will cast us down. Tit. V, 3, 132.
we will divest us, Lr. I, 1, 50. we'll there secure us,
Cymb. IV, 4, 8 etc. As dative : shall we go and kill us
venison? AsII, 1,21. ive make us comforts of our losses,
AU'sIV, 3, 77. let's make us medicines of our great
revenge, Mcb.IV, 3, 214 (cf. the dat. comraodi: we
have not spoke us yet of torch-bearers, Merch. II, 4, 5.
she looks us like a thing more made of malice than of
duty, Cymb. Ill, 5, 32).
Weak, 1) having little physical strength (either
by nature , or in consequence of any thing that im-
pairs the natural force) : Ven. 1145. Lucr. 555. 1242
(= soft, pliant, impressible?). 1646. 1647. Pilgr. 163.
LLL I, 1, 276 (the — er vessel; cf. Vessel). Merch.
II, 1, 34. IV, 1, 115. As II, 4, 6. Shr. V, 2, 165. 174.
All's II, 1, 140. 179. 11,3,39. II, 7, 132. 111,4,41.
E2 III, 2, 62. H4B II, 4, 66. 67. 385. H6A II, 3, 23.
Troil. I, 3, 43 ( w. untimbered sides). Caes. 1, 3, 108
(w.- straws). Mcb.IV, 3, 16. Cymb. Ill, 6, 37 etc.
Applied to troops too small in number or not suffi-
ciently prepared: All's IV, 3, 151. R2 II, 3, 154. H4A
IV, 4,19. H5III,6, 164. H6A1, 1,158. 111,2,7. IV, 4,16.
H6C II, 3, 13. IV, 6, 7. cf. AIl'sl,l, 127. JohnV,7,78.
2) powerless in operation, inefficacious: my will
is strong, past reason's w. removing, Lucr. 243. w.
sights (=: eyes) Compl. 214. w. masters though ye be,
Tp. V, 41. means much — er, 146. her w. prayers,
Mids. Ill, 2, 250. a w. bond holds you, 268. w. wind,
John V, 2, 87. H4B IV, 5, 100. Cor. V, 2, 50. so w.
a composition (small beer) H4B li, 2, 10. a w. and
niggardly projection, H5 II, 4, 46. their villany goes
against my w. stomach. III, 2, 56. the to. list of a coun-
try's fashion , V, 2, 295. my ancient incantations are
too w. H6A V, 3, 27. my title's w. H6C I, 1, 134. Ill,
3, 145. my w. oratory , E3 III, 1, 37. a to. and colder
palate, Troil. IV, 4, 7. my w. words , Caes. I, 2, 176.
motives, II, 1, 116 etc.
3) slight, inconsiderable, little: so strong a prop
to support so iv. a burden, Ven. Ded. 2. my love is
strengthened, though morew. in seeming, Sonn. 102, 1.
this w. impress of love, Gent. Ill, 2, 6. this w. and idle
theme, Mids. V, 434. a w. and worthless satisfaction,
H5 III, 6, 141. such things as might offend the —est
spleen, Troil, II, 2, 128. holding a w. supposal of our
worth, Hml. I, 2, 18. mine own w. merits, 0th. Ill, 3,
187. one (life) is too poor, too w. for my revenge, 443.
4) wanting spirit and moral power: to whose (his
soul's temple) w. ruins muster troops of cares, Lucr.
720. in thy w. hive a wandering wasp hath crept, 839.
to be afeard of my deserving were but a w. disabling
of myself, Merch. II, 7, 30. w. fear, H4A IV, 3, 11.
so w. of courage and in judgment, H6C IV, 1, 12. in
this w.jnping time of peace, R3 I, 1, 24. the w. wan-
ton Cupid, Troil. Ill, 3, 222. a w. slave, Rom. 1, 1, 17.
5) feeble of mind , wanting understanding- and
discernment: to be of such a w. and silly mind, Ven.
1016. the w. brain's forgeries, Lucr. 460. this lord of
w. remembrance, Tp. II, 1, 232. made wit with musing
w. Gent. I, 1, 69. my conceit, smothered in errors,
feeble, shallow, w. Err. Ill, 2, 35. their sense thus w.
Mids. Ill, 2, 27. has a most w. pia mater, Tw. I, 5,
123. had our w. spirits ne'er been higher reared, Wint.
1, 2, 72. sick interpreters , once w. ones, H8 I, 2, 82.
conceit in — est bodies (= persons) strongest works,
Hml. Ill, 4, 114 (or in a physical sense?).
Almost = stupid: a very w. monster, Tp. II, 2,
148. her wit values itself so highly that to her all
mutter else seems w. Ado III, 1, 54. fancies too w.for
hoys, Wint. Ill, 2, 182. a to. mind and an able body,
H4B II, 4, 273. that the — er sort may wish good
Marcius home again. Cor. IV, 6, 69. it were very w.
dealing, Rom. U, 4, 180 (the nurse's speech), ^fa^ the
god with his w. function, 0th. 11, 3, 354.
Weak-built, ill founded: w. hopes, Lucr. 130.
Weaken, 1) tr. to enfeeble, to debilitate: Sonn.
23, 4. R2 V, 1, 27. H4B I, 1, 144. Troil. I, 3, 195.
0th. I, 2, 75.
2) intr. to become feeble: his notion — s, his dis-
cernings are lethargied, Lr. I, 4, 248.
Weak-hearted, spiritless: to endure more mi-
series and greater far than my lo. enemies dare offer,
H8 III, 2, 390.
Weak -hinged, supported by a weak hinge, ill
founded: your own w. fancy, Wint. II, 3, 119. cf.
hinge in 0th. Ill, 3, 365.
Weakling, a feeble creature: Lucr. 584. H6C
V, 1, 37.
Weakly, 1) without sufficient strength : w. for-
tressed, Lucr. 23. w. guarded, H6A II, 1, 74. you
are w. made, H8 II, 3, 40.
2) indiscreetly, injudiciously, stupidly: I will not
adventure my discretion so w. Tp. II, 1, 188.
Weak-made, having by nature little strength:
make w. women tenants to their shame, Lucr. 1260.
Weakness, want of strength; 1) in a physical
sense: Ven. 892. Tp. I, 2, 487. Err. II, 2, 177. As
II, 3, 51. Shr. V, 2, 174. John V, 3, 17. H8 IV, 2,
117. Caes. IV, 3, 276 (the w. of mine eyes). Hml. II,
2, 148. 0th. II, 3, 43. Ant. V, 2, 346. 2) in a mili-
tary sense: H5 111, 6, 132. H6A III, 2, 25. Troil. I,
3, 137. Cor. IV, 5, 146. 3) in a moral sense: Sonn.
88, 5. Tp. IV, 159. Meas. II, 4, 123. All's II, 1, 88.
Wint. II, 3j 1. 2. R2 111, 2, 181. H6C V, 4, 38. R3
I, 3, 28. H8 V, 3, 72. Troil. HI, 2, 140.
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Weal, 1) welfare, prosperity, happiness: our w.,
on you depending, counts it your w. to have his tibertij,
Joiin IV, 2, 65. 66. tends to God' s glory and my coun-
try's w. H6A V, 1, 27. touching the w. o'the common,
Cor. I, 1, 155. of him that, his particular to foresee,
smells from the general w. Tim. IV, 3, 160. that spirit
upon whose w. (Ff spirit) depend and rest the lives of
many, Hml. Ill, 3, 14. in the tender of a wholesome
w. Lr. I, 4, 230. w. and woe opposed : Ven. 987.
H6AI1I, 2, 92. Rom. lil, 2,51.
2) commonwealtli , body politic, state (cf. Co7n-
monweal): sit at chiefest stern of public w. H6A I, 1,
177. the special watchmen of our English w. Ill, 1, 66.
the charters that you bear i'the body of the w. Cor. II,
3, 189. a foe to the public w. HI, 1, 176. ere human
statute purged the gentle w. Mob. 111,4, 76 (cf. Appen-
dix, Prolepsis). the medicine of the sickly w. V,.2, 27.
Wcal-balanced, kept in a state of just propor-
tion by reasons of state:/™™ thence, by cold grada-
tion and w. form, we shall proceed with Angela, Meas.
IV, 3, 104 (not eagerly and passionately, as my per-
sonal feelings would prompt me, but with due obser-
vance of all forms, which it would be against the pu-
blic interest not to observe. M. Edd. unnecessarily
and somewhat flatly well-balanced).
Weald, see Wild, subst. 2.
Wcalsiuen, statesmen: two such w. as you are
— I i-annnot call you Lycurguses, Cor. 11, 1, 69.
Wealth, 1) welfare, prosperity: / once did lend
my body for his w. IVlerch. V, 249. this is the imposthume
of much w. and peace, Ilml. IV, 4, 27.
2) riches: Lucr. 17. 142. Sonn. 29, 13. 37, 5.
67, 13. 75, 4. 91, 2. Compl. 270. Gent. 1, 2, 13.
Ill, 1, 362. 376. IV, 1, 11. Wiv. Ill, 2, 78. Ill, 3,
232 (the w. of Windsor Castle). Ill, 4, 6. 13. Err.
I, 1, 40. Ill, 2, 5. 6. V, 8. 49 (lost much w.). Ado 1,
1, 70. LLL 1, 1, 31. IV, 3, 149. Merch. HI, 2, i:,!.
JIl, 5, 62 (the whole w. of thy wit). IV, 1, 269. 365.
370. V, 173 (for the u\ that the world masters). As
1,3, 136 (get our jewels and our ic. together). II, 5,
54. Shr. I, 2, 68. IV, 2, 98. All'.s II, 5, 84. John IV,
1, 131 (for the w. of all the world). H4A II, 4, 280
(were masters of their ir.). IV, 1, 46. I16A V, 5, 46.
II6B IV, 1, 82. IV, 10, 23. H6C IV, 8, 44. H8 111, 2,
284. Tim. IV, 3, 495 (whilst this poor to. lasts). Lr.
1, 1, 211 etc.
Wealthily, richly: I come to wive it w. in Padua;
if w., then happily in Padua, Shr. 1, 2, 75. 76.
Wealthy, rich: Merch. I, 1, 27. I, 3, 58. V, 15.
Shr. IV, 2, 37. IV, 5, 65 (her dowry w.). All's II, 3,
72 (—est). H6B 1, 1, 154. IV, 7, 68. H6C I, 4, 123.
Tim. II, 2, 193. Ill, 3, 3. 0th. I, 2, 68.
Wean, 1) to put from the breast, to ablactate:
take all and w. it; it may pjrove an ox, LLL V, 2, 250.
she was — ed, Rom. I, 3, 24.
2) to avert, to alienate: / the rather w. me from
despair for love of Edviard's offspring in my womb,
Iii;C IV, 4, 17 (0. Edd. wain). I will restore to thee
the people's hearts, and w. them from themselves, Tit.
1,211.
Weapon, an instrument of offence,. particularly
a sword: Lucr. 1432. Tp. 1, 2, 473. II, 1, 320. 322.
Wiv. 1, 4, 125. II, 1, 216. Ill, 1, 30. 31. 73. 76. Ado
V, 2, 22. Mids. IV, 1, 11. Merch. Ill, 1. 64. Shr. Ill,
2, 238. H4B 1, 1, 197. II, 1, 17. II, 4, 222. IV, 3,
123 (skill in the w.). H5 III, 2, 38. H6A I, 3, 78
(any sword, w., or dagger). II, 1, 81. Ill, 1, 79. H6B
1,3,61.11,1,180. 11,3,98. 111,1,347. 111,2,237.
IV, 2, 131. IV, 8, 18. V, 1,140. II6CI, 3, 51. 11,1.
129. V, 6, 26. R3 HI, 1, 122. Troil. V, 7, 5. Cor. HI,
1,185. Tit. II, 1,59. IV, 2, 11. V, 1, 37. Rom. I, 1,
39. Caes. Ill, 1, 109. Mcb. V, 7, 12. Hml. V, 2, 148.
151. Lr. II, 4, 280 (women's — s, water-drops). 0th.
I, 1, 182. V, 2, 252 etc.
Weaponed, provided with a weapon (a sword):
be not afraid, though you do see me w. 0th. V, 2, 266.
Wear, subst. fashion : your good worship will be
my bail. No, indeed, will I not, Pompey; il is not the
IV. Meas. HI, 2, 78. motley's the only w. As II, 7, 34.
the composition that your valour and fear makes in you
is a virtue of a good wing, and I like the w. well, All's
I, 1, 219. any toys for your head of the newest and
finest w. Wint. IV, 4, 327.
Wear, vb. (impf. wore, partic. worn. In Tit. I, 6
Qq ware, Ff wore) 1) trans, a) to carry appendant to
the body; as clothes or ornaments, in a proper and
metaphorical sense: Ven. 163. 415. 1081. 1107. Lucr.
680. 1222. Tp. II, 1, 103. Gent. H, 7, 51. HI, 1, 135.
V, 2, 6. Meas. I, 2, 173. Err. V, 17. Ado I, 1, 200. II,
1, 196. LLL IV, 3, 48. V, 2, 130. Mids. H, 2, 71. Tw.
I, 5, 63. HI, 4, 228. H4A IV, 3, 55 (royally — crown).
H6A II, 4, 72. H6B I, 3, 88 (her worst —ing gown).
149. R3 HI, 2, 95. IV, 2, 5. Troil. V, 2, 93. 95. Tit.
1, 6. Mcb. IV, 1, 88 etc. w. their brave state out of
memory, Sonn. 15, 8 (= be forgotten), they w. them-
selves in the cap of the time. All's II, 1, 54 (not quite
= are worn , but rather = they place themselves in
it , pretend to be the ornaments of society and the
leaders of fashion).
Used of weapons (mostly = to wield, to manage):
Wiv. 1, 3, 84. Merch. HI, 4, 65. Tw. Ill, 4, 276. H6A
I, 3, 78. H6B HI, 2, 197. Caes. I, 3, 89. Hml. 11, 2,
359. Lr. II, 2, 78. 0th. V, 1, 2. Ant. IV, 14, 79 etc.
Figuratively : great tyranny, ... w. thou thy wrongs ;
the title is affeered, Mcb. IV, 3, 33 (handle them like
weapons, perform them fearlessly).
Of parts of the body: the web (i. e. downy beard)
il (the skin) seemed to iv. Compl. 95. if these be true
spies (the eyes) which I w. in my head, Tp. V, 259.
does he not w. a great round beard, Wiv. I, 4, 20. he
should have worn the horns on his head, Mids. V, 244.
w. beards, Merch. Ill, 2, 84. V, 158. — s a precious
jewel in his head. As II, 1, 14. see thee w. thy heart in
a scarf, V, 2, 23. his right cheek is worn bare. All's
IV, 5, 103. where a wasp does lo. his sting, Shr. II,
214. shall not w. a head on his shoulders, II6B IV, 7,
127. R3 HI, 2, 94. Troil. II. 1, 79. HI, 3, 271. Cor.
H, 1, 195. IV, 4, 13. V, 3, 38. Mcb. II, 2, 65. 0th.
HI, 3, 198. Cymb. 1, 1, 13. HI, 1, 14. 111,5, 14 etc.
Hence applied to any external mark or appearance
exhibited: the impression of keen whips I' Id w. as
rubies, Meas. 11, 4, 101. w. the print of it (a yoke)
Ado I, 1, 203. he — s his honour in a box unseen.
All's H, 3, 296. a countenance as clear as friendship
— s at feasts, Wint. I, 2, 344. w. the detested blol of
murderous subornation, H4A I, 3, 162. who — s my
stripes impressed upon him , Cor. V, 6, 108. w. the
brows of grace, Mcb. IV, 3, 23. tKey know not how their
wits to w. Lr. I, 4, 183. he — « the rose of youth upon
A™, Ant. Ill, 13, 20.
b) =- to bear, to carry: w. prayer-books in my
pocket, Merch. II, 2, 201. Especially, in the same
w
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manner as to bear (q. v.) = to have, to own, to har-
bour: bestowed her on her own lamentation, which she
yet —sfor his sake, Meas. Ill, 1, 238. he — s his faith
but as the fashion of his hat. Ado I, 1, 75. let none
presume to w. an undeserved dignity, Merch. II, 9, 40.
I will deeply put the fashion (of sorrow) on and w, it
in my heart, H4B V, 2, 53. to w. our mortal state to
come with her, H8 II, 4, 228 (to spend the rest of our
life with her), ne'er did poor steward w. a truer grief
for his undone lord than mine eyes for you, Tim. IV,
3, 487. who w. our health but sickly in his life, Mcb.
HI, 1, 107. I will w. Mm in my heart's core, Hml.IlI,
2, 77. a slave should w. a sword who — s no honesty,
Lr. II, 2, 79. I wore mjj life to spend upon his haters,
Ant. V, 1, 8. if you could w. a mind dark as your for-
tune is, Cymb. Ill, 4, 146. knighthoods and honours,
borne as Iw. mine, are titles but of scorn, V, 2, 7. the
worth that learned charity aye — s. Per. V, 3, 94.
ProTerbial: win me and w. me, Ado V, 1, 82 (=
he laughs that wins), originally = win me and have
or enjoy me. cf. / earn that I eat, get thai I w. As [II,
2, 78. thou hast me, if thou hast me, at the worst; and
thou shalt w. me, if thou w. me, better and better, H5
V, 2, 250. you may w. her in title yours, Cymb. I, 4,
96. See also Ado II, 1, 342 and Shr. Ill, 2, 120.
c) to use up, to consume, to waste, to destroy by
degrees: often touching will w. gold. Err. II, 1, 112.
a withered hermit, fivescore winters worn, LLL IV, 3,
242. the morning now is something worn, Mids. IV, 1,
187 (wasted, spent), could I repair what she will w.
in me, Shr. Ill, 2, 120. infirmity which waits upon
worn times, Wint. V, 1, 142. much rain — s the marble,
H6C HI, 2, 60. when waterdrops have worn the stones
of Troy, Troll. Ill, 2, 193. sharp misery hath worn
him to the bones, Rom. V, 1, 41 (has made him a. ske-
leton), cf. Outwear, War-worn, Wave-worn.
= to weary, to exhaust: — ing thy hearer in thy
mistress' praise. As II, 4, 38 (later Ff and M. Edd.
wearying), to w. your gentle limbs in my affairs, All's
V, 1, 4. they are worn so, that we shall hardly in our
ages see their banners wave again. Cor. HI, 1, 6.
= to efface from the memory; to forget: our
fancies are . . , sooner lost and worn than women's are,
Tw. II, 4, 36. this few days' wonder will be quickly
worn, H6B II, 4, 69. cf. below w. out.
With a double accusative denoting an effect: this
exceeding posting must w. your spirits low, All's V, 1,
2. whilst some with cunning gild their copper crowns,
ttith truth and plainness I do w. mine bare, Troil. IV,
4, 108. With adverbs and prepositions: well-nigh
worn to pieces with age, Wiv. II, 1, 21. to w. away
this long age of three hours, Mids. V, 33. age. .. wore
us out of act, All's I, 2, 30. time hath worn us into
slovenry, H5 IV, 3, 114. many years ... not wore him
from my remembrance, Cymb. IV, 4, 23. To w. out =
1) to waste or destroy by degrees ; w. out thy youth
with shapeless idleness, Gent. I, 1,8. have worn your
eyes almost out in the service, Meas. I, 2, 113. she may
w. her heart out first, Ado II, 3, 211. the fashion — s
out more apparel than the man, HI, 3, 149. All's 1, 2,
73. H4B V, 1, 89. Cor. HI, 2, 18. Kom. II, 4, 66.
II, 6, 17. Caes. I, 1, 33. Ant. I, 2, 171. IV, 15, 40.
Cymb. II, 3, 48 (0. Edd. w. on't). 2) to spend com-
pletely, to come to the end of: long he questioned with
Lucrece and wore out the night, Lucr. 123. in the eyes
of all posterity that w, this world out to the end of
doom, Sonn. 55, J 2. let not the hours of this ungodly
day w. out the day in peace, John III, 1, 110. you w.
out a good wholesome forenoon in hearing a cause, Cor.
II, 1, 77. — i out his time for nought but provender,
0th. 1, 1, 47. you may not live to w. all your true follow-
ers out. Ant. IV, 14, 133 (to have none left), worn-
out = past, gone: this pattern of the worn-out age,
Liicr. 1350. 3) to efface or lose from the mind, to
forget, to gii-e up: let her w. it out with good couns^sl,
Ado II, 3, 209. if you urge me farther ... Iw. out my
suit, H5 V, 2, 132. their clothes are after such a pa-
gan cut , that sure they've worn out Christendom, H8
I, 3, 15. we'll w. out, in a walled prison, packs and
sects of great ones, Lr. V, 3, 17. that lady is not now
living, or this gentleman's opinion by this worn out,
Cymb. I, 4, 68.
2) intr. 1) to be worn, to be the fashion: like the
brooch and the tooth -pick, which w. not now. All's I,
1, 172.
2) to become fit by wearing (like a garment);
with to: so — s she to him, so sways she level in her
husband's heart, Tw. II, 4, 31.
3) to be wasted: never let their crimson liveries
tc. Ven. 506. though marble w. with raining, Lucr.
SCO. thy glass will show thee how thy beauties w.
Sonn. 77, 1. what rooky heart to water will notw.1
Compl. 291. youth, the more it is wasted the sooner
it — s, H4A II, 4, 443. hoiv goes the world? It — s as
it groics, Tim. 1,1,3. With out: this great world shall
so w. out to nought, Lr. IV, 6, 138.
5) to pass away: time — s, Wiv. V, 1,8. the morn-
ing —s, Shr. HI, 2, 113.
Wearer, 1) one who has something on his body:
the grave — s (of the habits) Wint. HI, 1, 6. were I
the w. of Antonius' beard, Ant. II, 2, 7.
2) owner: that clear honour were purchased by the
merit of the w. Merch. II, 9, 43.
Wearily, like one fatigued: you look w. Tp. Ill,
1, 32.
Weariness, state of being tired, fatigue : Lucr.
121. 845. Tp. HI, 3, 5. H4B II, 2, 3. Cymb. HI, 6, 33.
Wearing, subst. (cf. Wear), dress, clothes: a
swain's w. Wint. IV, 4, 9. my nightly w. 0th. IV, 3, 16.
Wearisome, tiresome: Gent. II, 7, 8. E2 II, 3, 5.
R3 III, 1, 5.
Weary, adj. 1) tired, fatigued: Ven. 495. 629.
559. 705. 914. Lucr. 1642. 1621. Sonn. 7, 9. 27, 1.
Gent. n,-7, 35. Err. I, 2, 7. 15. LLL V, 2, 194. 196.
Mids. Ill, 2, 442. As II, 4, 1. 3. H, 7, 130. Shr. IV,
1, 4. Tw. 111,3, 21. John V, 5, 18. R2 I, 3, 265. II,
3, 16. V, 3, 105. H4An, 3, 87. H4B II, 2, 1. IV, 5,
3. V, 5, 149. H5 V, 1, 89. H6A IV, 6, 27. H6C II,
3, 45. R3 IV, 4, 112 (Qq w. neck, 'Si wearied head).
V, 3, 19. H8 HI, 2, 363. IV, 2, 22. Cor. I, 9, 91. Kom.
V, 3, 118. Lr. II, 2, 177. H, 4, 89. Cymb. HI, 4, 115.
HI, 6, 36. The cause with of: you sunburnt sicklemen,
of August w. Tp. IV, 134. as you are w. of the weight,
R3 I, 2, 31.
2) tired, impatient of the continuance of sth.: I
am longer to live most w. Cor. IV, 5, 101. With, of:
w. of rest, Ven. 853. of the world, 1189. Mids. V, 255
(Ql aiveary). As HI, 2, 302. R2 V, 6, 104. H4B HI,
1, 48. IV, 1, 197. H6A I, 2, 26. R3 V, 3, 329.
3) sick, disgusted in general; a trite-devoted pilgrim
is not IV. to measure kingdoms with his feeble steps,
Gent. H, 7, 9. so w. with disasters, Mcb. Ill, 1, 112.
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put on what w. negligence you please, Lr. I, 3, 12.
wherein we are not destitute for want, hut w. for the
staleness. Per. V, 1, 58. With of: lam w. of this charge,
Tim. 111,4, 25. life being w. of these worldly bars, Caes.
1, 3, 96. he that keeps nor crust nor crum, w. of all, shall
want some, Lr. I, 4, 218.
4) tiresome, causing weariness: ere he arrive his
w. noontide pride, Lucr. 781. the w. time she cannot
entertain, 1361. my w. travel's end, Sonn. 50, 2. w.
night, 61, 2. Gent. I, 1, 31. LLL V, 2, 197. Mids. Ill,
2, 431. V, 381. R2 I, 3, 49. H5 IV Chor. 38. R3 HI,
1, 3. ri8 II, 1, 133. Troil. Ill, 2, 123. Tit. I, 28. Mob.
1, 3, 22. Hml. Ill, 1, 77. not to be w. with you = not
to weary you, not to be tedious: Meas. I, 4, 25.
5) irksome, disgusting: the — est and most loathed
worldhjlife, Meas. Ill, 1, 129. seek the w .beds of people
sick, LLL V, 2, 832. how w., stale, flat ... seem to me
all the uses of this world, Hml. 1,2, 133, Ow. reckoning,
Oth.III,4, 176. cf.HS 11,1,133. Hml. Ill, 1, 77. Hence
the following expression, which has much puzzled the
commentators: doth it (pride) not flow as hugely as the
sea, till thai the w. very means do ehhl As II, 7, 73
(irksome and hateful, as they cannot be dispensed with,
and yet are so soon exhausted. German: bis dass es
mit den leidigen Mitteln selbst zu Ende ist).
Weary, vb. l)to fatigue, to tire: Lucr. 737. 1363.
1570. Tp. Ill, 1, 19. Wint. IV, 4, 343. H4B I, ], 108.
11,4,385. R3IV,1,112 {¥i—edhead, qc^wearyneck).
Caes. IV, 3, 200. cf. Day-wearied, \9ar-wearied.
2) to make impatient of continuance ; and hence
to harass by any thing irksome: Gent. II, 4, 126.
Merch. I, 1, 2. As II, 4, 38 (later Ff wearying, Fl
wearing). Ill, 2, 164. V, 2, 56. Wint. IV, 4, 342. H4B
IV, 5, 94.
Weasand, see Wezand.
Weasel, the animal Mustela vulgaris: Lucr. 307.
Hml. Ill, 2, 396. Sucking eggs: As II, 5, 13. H5 I,
2, 170. Full of spleen and quarrelsome: H4A II, 3,
81. Cymb. 111,4, 162.
Weather, subst. the state of the atmosphere with
respect to any meteorological phenomena: Lucr. 115.
Pilgr. 159. Tp. II, 2, 19. Shr. IV, I, 11. Ho III, 2,
113. coldw. Ven. 402. foul w. Ven. 972. Tp. II, 1,
141. 142. As V, 4, 142. K2 lU, 3, 161. H4A III, 1,
68. Lr. Ill, 1, 1. 2. hot w. H4B III, 2, 101. H6B IV,
10, 10. loudw. Wint. Ill, 3, 11. rough w. As II, 5,
8. this !u. = in this w. Wint. Ill, 3, 65. H6B IV, 10,
10. Emphatically, = storm, tempest: they are louder
than the w. Tp. I, 1, 40. builds in the w. on the out-
ward wall, Merch. II, 9, 29. 'tu-ill endure wind and
w. Tw. I, 5, 256. roaring louder than the sea or w.
Wint. Ill, 3, 104. extremity of w, continuing, V, 2, 129.
vour doion thy w. John IV, 2, 109. left me bare to w.
Cymb. Ill, 3, 64.
Metaphorical use: being of an old father' s mind,
many can brook the w. that love not the wind, LLL IV,
2, 34 (i. e. one must put up with anything. Nathaniel's
s\)eeiih).fairw.afteryou, 1,2, 149 (Jaquenetta's wish).
whose honesty endured all — s, Wint. V, 1, 195. mine
honour keeps the w. of my fate, Troil. V, 3, 26 {= has
the advantage of my fate; = weather-gage, a nautical
term), to make fair w. = to conciliate another by fair
words and a show of friendship: it is i/npossible you
should take true root but by the fair w. that you make
yourself, Ado I, 3, 25. my tongue shall hush again this
storm of war and make fair w. in your blustering land,
John V, 1, 21, I rnust make fair w. yet awhile, H6B
V, 1, 30. cf. the proverb: two women placed together
makes foul w. H8 I, 4, 22.
Weather-beaten, harassed by hard weather: H4A
III, 1,67.
Weather-bitten, worn by the weather: like a
w. conduit, Wint. V, 2, 60 (Fs. 4. weather-beaten).
WeathercocK, a vane: Gent.11,1, 142. Denoting
a fantastical person: where had you this pretty w.?
Wiv. HI, 2, 18. what plume of feathers is he that in-
dited this letter? what vane? what w.f did you ever
hear better? LLL IV, 1, 97.
Weather-fend, to defend from the weather, to
shelter:, the line-grove which — « your cell, Tp. V, 10.
Weave (impf. weaved: Per. IV Prol. 21; partic.
weaved: R2 IV, 229. H4A V, 4, 88. woven: Ven. 266.
Merch. 1, 1, 14. Ill, 2, 121. H8 IV, 1, 80), to form
by texture; absol. (= to practise weaving): Mids.
II, 2, 20. Per. IV, 6, 194. trans.: Ven. 266. Merch.
I, 1, 14. Ill, 2, 121. Tw. II, 4, 46. H6B HI, 1, 340.
Per. IV Prol. 21. Metaphorically: must I ravel out
my —d up folly, R2 IV, 229. ill —d ambition, H4A
V, 4, 88. all were woven so strangely in one piece, H8
IV, 1, 80. this — s itself perforce into my business, Lr.
II, 1, 17. cf. Unweave.
Weaver, one whose occupation is to weave: Wiv.
V, 1, 24 (cf. 1 Samuel XVH, 7). Mids. I, 2, 19. Ill,
I, 23. H6B IV, 2, 30. H8 I, 2, 33. — s supposed to
be good singers and particularly given to singing
psalms (being most of them Calvinists and refugees
from the Netherlands) : a catch that will draw three
souls out of one w. Tw. II, .3, 61. I would I were aw.,
I could sing psalms or any thing, H4A II, 4, 147.
Web, 1) any thing woven, texture: Ven. 991.
Compl. 95 (a downy beard called so). All's IV, 3, 83.
H5 V, 1, 21. R3 I, 3, 243. H8 I, 1, 63. Troil. II, 3,
19. Rom. I, 4, 61. 0th. H, 1, 169. Ill, 4, 69.
2) the pin andw.^a. disorder of the eye, consisting
of a dusky film hindering the sight: all eyes blind
with the pin and w. Wint. I, 2, 291. he gives the w. and
the pin, squints the eye, Lr. Ill, 4, 122.
Wed (impf. wedded: Wint. V, 1, 13. Cymb. V, 5,
341. wed: H8 HI, 1, 141. Hml. HI, 2, 190. partic.
usually wedded; wed in Err. I, 1, 37. Shr. I, 2, 263.
H, 289. Per. II, 5, 92. V, I, 69. cf. unwed) to marry;
1) to join or give in marriage: Err. II, 1, 28. Mids.
IV, 1, 97. Shr. I, 2, 263, Cymb. I, 1, 7. I, 6, 2. Per.
II, 5, 92. V, 1, 69. With to: Err. I, 1, 37. LLL II,
211. Mids. II, 1, 72. Shr. H, 289. H6A V, 3, 137. V,
4,24. H6BIV, 1, 79. Metaphorically: that noble title
your master w. me to, H8 III, 1, 141. thou art — edto
calamity, Rom. HI, 3, 3.
2) to take a husband or a wife, to contract matri-
mony; absol.: Ado II, 1, 76. 79. Ill, 2, 128. As IV,
1, 148. Shr. II, 180. HI, 2, 11. 17. All's II, 3, 98.
Wint. V, 1, 24, R3 IV, 1, 74. Rom. HI, 5, 119. 187.
189. Titn. IV, 3, 38. Lr. 1, 1, 102. trans. = to take
for husband or for wife: Pilgr. 346. Gent. II, 6, 39.
Err. HI, 2, 5. Ado III, 2, 118. LLL V, 2, 447. Mids.
1. 1, 18. 64. 88. As V, 4, 22. 130. Shr. I, 1, 149. I,
2, 92. IV, 2, 51. All's I, 1, 98. HI, 2, 23. Wint. V,
1, 13. Rom, IV, 5, 39. Hml. Ill, 2, 190. 224. IV, 6,
63. Cymb. V, 5, 341. Per, H, 5, 16. V, 3, 3. my —ed
mistress. Cor, IV, 5, 123. Cymb, V, 5, 261. my —ed
lord, Per. Ill, 4, 9. Metaphorically : not to woo honour,
but to w. it, All's II, 1, 15. in wooing sorrow let's be
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brie/, since, — ing it, there is such length in grief, li2
V, 1, 94.
Wedded, adj. naptial: my w. bed, Rom. I, 5, 137
(Qq and M. Edd. wedding bed).
Wedding, marriage; nuptials: Ado II, 2, 46. Ill,
3, 99. As III, 3, 106. V, 2, 15. V, 4, 147. 173. Hml.
I, 2, 178.
Wedding-bed: Rom. 1, 5, 137 (Pi wedded bed).
III, 2, 136.
Wedding-cheer: Slir.IlI, 2, 188. Rom. iV, 5, 87.
Wedding-day: Ado 111, 2, 117. IV, 1, 255. Mids.
I, 2, 7. II, 1, 139. Merch. Ill, 2, 313. Shr. II, 33. 300.
317. Ill, 1, 84. Ill, 2, 99. John III, 1, 300. H8 Prol.
32. Rom. HI, 4, 32. IV, o, 35-
Wedding- dower, maniage-portion : Gent. Ill,
1, 78.
Wedding-garment; Shr. IV, 1, 51.
Wedding-ring: Err. II, 2, 139.
Wedding-sheets: 0th. IV, 2, 105.
Wedding-torch: H6A HI, 2, 26.
Wedge, subst. 1) a mass of metal: — s of gold,
R3 I, 4, 26.
2) a piece of iron or wood driven into timber to
cleave it: Troil. I, 3, 316.
Wedged, 1) cleft as with a wedge: my heart, as
w. with a sigh, would rive in twain, Troil. I, 1, 35. cf.
Unwedgeable.
2) driven in like a wedge: where (in the crowd)
ajinger could not be w. in more, H8 IV, 1, 58. it (your
wit) is strongly w. up in a blockhead, Cor. II, 3, 30.
Wedlock, matrimony: Lucr. 809. Merch. V, 32.
As HI, 3, 82. V, 4, 150. Wint. V, 1, 124. John 1, 1 17.
H6A V, 5, 62. H6C III, 3, 243. H8 II, 4, 40. 0th. V,
2, 142.
Wedlocli-bymn: As V, 4, 143.
Wednesday, the fourth day of the week : En*. I,
2, 55. Merch. 1, 3, 127. Wint. IV, 4, 280. R2 IV, 319.
H4A I, 1, 103. Ill, 2, 173. V, 1, 138. H4B 11,1, 96.
II, 4, 94. Cor. I, 3, 64. Rom. Ill, 4, 17. 19. IV, 1, 90.
0th. HI, 3, 61.
Wee, little, tiny, thin: he hath but a little w.face,
Wiv. I, 4, 22.
Weed, subst. garment: the deed that spots and
stains love's modest snow-white w. Lucr. 196. thy youth's
•proud livery . . . will be a tattered w. Sonn. 2, 4. keep
invention in a noted w. 76, 6 (not to dress it new), w.
wide enough to wrap a fairy in, Mids. II, 1, 256. he
wore the humble w. Cor. II, 3, 229. / will rob Tellus
of her w., to strew thy green with flowers. Per. IV, 1,
14. Plnr. —s: Gent. II, 7, 42. Ado V, 3, 30. LLL
V, 2, 811. Mids. II, 2, 71. Tw. V, 262. 280. Wint.
IV, 4, 1. H6C III, 3, 229. IV, 1, 104. Troil. HI, 3,
239. Cor. II, 3, 161. Tit. I, 70. II, 1, 18. Ill, 1, 43.
V, 3, 196. Rom. V, 1, 39. Hml. IV, 7, 81. Lr. IV, 7,
7. Cymb. V, 1, 23.
Weed, subst. a useless or noxious herb : they bid
thee crop a w., thou pluckest a flower, Ven. 946. no
grass, herb, leaf or w. 1055. the basest w. outbraves
his dignity, Sonn. 94, 12. H5 IV, 1, 11. H8 V, 1, 52.
Hml. I, 5, 32. 0th. IV, 2, 67. Plur. —s: Lucr. 281.
870. Sonn. 69. 12. 94, 14. 124, 4. Tp. IV, 1, 21. R2
111, 4, 38. 50. H4B IV, 4, 54. H6B HI, 1, 31. H6C
II, 6, 21. R3 11, 4, 13 (small herbs have grace, great
—s do grow apace). 15. Ill, 1, 103. Cor. H, 2, 109
(as — s before a vessel under sail; i. e. water-plants).
Kom. II, 3, 8. Mcb. V, 2, 30. Hml. HI, 2, 2US. HI, 4,
151. IV, 7, 173. Lr. IV, 4, 3. 5. Ant. 1, 2, 113. Cymb.
IV, 2, 390. Peculiar passage: the needful bits and curbs
to headstrong — s, Meas. I, 3, 20 (Collier: '■weed is
a term still commonly applied to iin ill-conditioned
horse.' Emendations proposed: steeds or wills).
Weea, vb. 1) to root out, to take away as noxious
herbs; in a proper and a metaphorical sense: Meas.
HI, 2, 2S4. LLL I, 1, 96. R2 II, 3, 167. H6B I, 3,
102. With up: set hyssop and w. up thyme, 0th. 1, 3,
326. With /rom: but saythis w.her love from Valentine,
Gent. Ill, 2, 49. to w. this wormwood from your fruitjul
brain, LLL V, 2, 857. hath — ed from my heart a root
of ancient envy. Cor. IV, 5, 108.
2) to free from noxious plants; metaphorically:
he cannot so precisely w. this land, H4B IV, 1, 205.
With of: w. your belter judgements of all opinion . . .
that X am wise, As II, 7, 45.
Weeder-ont, extirpator: a w. of his proud ad-
versaries, R3 I, 3, 123.
AVeeding, weeds, noxious herbs: he weeds the
corn, but still lets grow the w. LLL I, 1, 96.
Weedy, consisting of weeds: her w. trophies, Hml.
IV, 7, 175.
Weeli, the time from Sunday to Saturday : a space
of seven days: Lucr. 213. Sonn. 116, 11. Tp. II, 1,
184. Wiv. I, 3, 8. IV, 3, 12. Err. Ill, 2, 101. V, 45.
Ado II, 1, 369. LLL I, 1, 39. 303. I, 2, 135. IV, 2,
36. 41. Shr. II, 179. IV, 2, 74. AU's 111, 6, 99. Wint.
1, 2, 39. IV, 4, 433. John 1, 113. HI, 1, 87. H4A II,
2, 101. HI, 3, 18. H6C H, 5, 36. E3 IV, 1, 97. Il-i
IV, 1, 77. Troil. IV, 1, 9. Tit. IV, 3, 82. Rom. IV, 5,
5. Tim. H, 2, 30. 0th. HI, 4, 173. Cymb. Ill, 2, 53.
= week-days, working days : does not divide the Sunday
from the w. Hml. I, 1, 76. Proverbial: at fourscore it
is too late a w. As II, 3, 74. 0 that I knew he were
but in by the v:. LLL V, 2, 61 (an expression taken
from hiring servants ; = if I had him at my command).
Weelily, from week to week, eve;y week: whom
I have w. sworn to marry, H4B I, 2, 270.
Ween, to fancy, to hope (erroneously) : — ing to
redeem and have installed me in the diadem, H6A II,
5, 88. w. you of better luck in perjured witness than
your master? H8 V, 1, 136. cf. Overween.
Weep (impf. and partic. wepi) to shed tears: Ven.
221. 414. 949. 1062. 1090. Compl. 124. Tp. Ill, I,
12. 76. Gent. II, 1, 23. II, 3, 2. 7. 28. 29 (he — s on).
IV, 2, 123. IV, 4, 170. 176. Meas. I, 4, 81. II, 2, 122.
Err. II, 1, 115. II, 2, 206. Ado II, 3, 153. IV, 1, 257.
258. V, 1, 175. V, 2, 82 etc. etc. the — ing philosopher,
Merch. I, 2, 53 (Heraclitus). — ing joys, H6B I, 1,
34. — ing water (i. e. tears) Compl. 304. many a dry
drop seemed a — ing tear, Lucr. 1375. said with — ing
tears. As II, 4, 53. to w. upon the tainted place, Lucr.
1746 (to wet it with tears); cf. John V, 2, 29 and
H8 HI, 2, 399. — ing after this untimely bier, E2 V,
6, 52. Per. IV, 3, 41. his — ing into the needless stream,
As II, 1,46. Used of animals: let the stricken deer go
w. Hml. HI, 2, 282. Tom will make them (dogs) w. and
wail, Lr. HI, 6, 74. Figurative use: purple tears that
his wound wept, Ven. 1054. / have inly wept, Tp. V,
200. my heart — s, H8 III, 2, 335. the dank earth — s
at thy languishment, Lucr. 1130. as the sun had ta'en
his last leave of the — ing morn, Ven. 2. thy sun sets
— ing in the lowly west, R2 II, 4, 21. the — ing clouds,
H4B I, 3, 61. she is the — ing welkin, I the earth, Tit.
Ill, 1, 227. a river . .. upon whose — ing margent she
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\Y
ifus St/, Compl. 39. fi'l/ in llu iiiij Irook, IIuil. IV,
7, 176 (of. Schiller's: dn iriisi hiiujchn^ wo k^'in Taq
uuhr sc/u'im/. dcr Coci/fua durch c/(V ]]'ifs/(ii iri'int-'t).
when our vaidts have ivept with drunken apitth oririnc,
Tim. II, 2, lliS. rociiUiir expression: the blood — .<
from my heart, II-tB I\', 4, 5S (cf. — ing tears above).
The cause cxpiot.sed by a clause: that he doex I
a: Tp. 1, -2, 434. «■. that Itarri/'s dead, TUB V, 'J. 69.
HGA IV, 3, 2S. II6B 111, 2, 121. Per. IV, 2, 129. did
It', thai it foresam. Trail. I, 2, 10. By an inlinitivc:
w. to have that which it fears to lose, Soiin. G4, 14.
looidd have wept to have seen our jiarliiK/, Gent. 11, 3,
12. IV, 4, 150. 180. Wint. V, 2, 49. IIS III, 2, 335.
Cor. II, 1, 194. Tim. I, 2, 113. Ant. Ill, 2, 3. Per.
III, 2, 104.
PrepositionsfoUowing; 1'' at: to w. al icoes, Compl.
307. to w. at what I am glad of, Tp. HI, 1, 74. to w.
atjoi/, Ado 1, 1, 28. II deed whereat valour will w. Coi'.
V, 6, 134. — ing at mi/ woes, Tit. Ill, 1, 100. cf. Liut.
1130 above. ^) for: dost w. for grief of mi/ sustainiii;/,
Lncv. 1272. 'tivill w. for having icearied t/oii, T^. III.
1, 19. — ing for what she saw must eome, Kir. I, 1, 72.
Merch. Ill, 1, 11. As HI, 2, 437. IV, 1, 164. John IV,
;;, lOG. R2 111, 2, 4 (forjoij). V, 1, 87. Ho II, 2, 140!
li;l II, 2, G2. IV, 4, GO. IIS III, I, 150. Tit. Ill, 1, 10.
Rom. Ill, 5, 75. 77. Tor. IV, 1, 80 etc. will w. for her
pardon, Ant. IV, 14, 45 (= will seek to obtain her
pardon by tears). 3) over: w. o'er mi/ father's diath
anew, All's 1, 1, 3. seems to w.over his countri/'s wrongs,
IRA IV, 3, 81. the silly owner of the goods — s over
them, HGB I, 1, 22G.
With an accusative denoting; an effect: wept her-
self blind, Gent. U, 3, 14. I'll w. what's left airay.
Err. II, 1, 115. —iinj his welcomes forth, Wint. IV, 4,
559. will u). my date of life out for his sweet life's loss,
John IV, 3, lOG. w. the fire out, R2 V, 1, 48. your eyes
II'. out at Pandiir's fall, Troil. V, 10, 49. I could lo.
my spirit from mine eyes, Caes. IV, 3, 99. w. our sad
bosoms empty, Meb. IV, 3, 2. he cannot tv. it (his for-
tune) back again. Ant. 11, G, 111. Tears, or in general
that which is shed, as object: purple teai-s that his
wound wept, Ven. 1054. every tear that I do iv. LLL
IV, 3, 33. my heart wept blood, Wint. V, 2, 97. loill
you have them w. our horses' blood? 115 IV, 2, 12. he
will IV. millstones, R3 I, 4, 245. orphans' tears we/it
on 'em (his bones) 118 III, 2, 399. to w. seas, Troil.
HI, 2, 84. w. your tears into the channel, Caos. I, 1,
G3. (cf. where I may w. my fill, HGC II, 5, 113).
Transitively, := to lament with tears: she — .f
Troy's painted woes, Lncr. 1492. w. love's woe, Sonn.
30, 7. — ing my father s wreck, Tp. I, 2, 390. All's V,
3, 64. R2 II, 2, 25. 27. H6A I, 1, 8S. II6B HI, 1, 221.
R3 II, 4, 59. Rom. HI, 5, 78. Lr. IV, 6, 180. Cymb.
I, 4, 20.
Weeper, one who sheds tears, a mourner : to make
the w. laugh, the laugher weep, Compl. 124.
Weepingly, with tears: their kind acceptance iv.
beseeched, Compl. 207.
VVeepiug-rliio, ready to weep: LLL V, 2, 274.
IIGC I, 4, 172.
Woepini^B, lamentations: the incessant w. of my
ii'ife. Err. 1, 1, 71 (later Fi weeping).
Wcet, to know: / bind, on pain of punishment,
the world to w. we stand up peerless, Ant. I, 1, 39.
Weigh, 1) to ascertain the weight of, to examine
by the balance : to w. the flesh, Meroh. IV, 1, 265. will
lake me without — ing, U4B I, 2, 189. they «>. not every
stamp, Cvmb. V, 4, 21. Metaphorically; more nor less
to others paying titan by sel/-ol/'enees — ing, Meas. Ill,
2, 2S0 (in examining his own olVenoi's; jndjjing of
otbei's by himself), he would ha ve — 1'(/ thy brother hy
himself, \, 111. «). thy value with an even hand, Mereli.
II, 7, 25. those that w. iheir /tains in sense. All's I, 1,
240. Alio V, 1, 211. U2 III, 4, 84. II4B IV, 1, 67. 115
II, 4, 137. Troil. II, 2, 2G. IV, 5, 81. Tit. I, 55. Caos.
1, 2, 146. Hml, 1, 2, 13. Lr. I, 1, 6. 0th. HI, 3, 119.
Cymb. 1, 4, 46. I'^r. V, 1, 89. That by which a thing
is counterbalanced, preceded by against or with: in
that scales let there be — < (/ your lady's love against
some other maid, Rom. I, 2, 101. w. our sorrow with
our eaiiij'ort, Tp. II, 1, 8. we cannot iv. our brother
with ourself, Meas. II, 2, I2G. w. oath with oath, anil
you will noihiiig w. Mids. Ill, 2, 131. I w. my friend's
affection with mine own, Tim. I, 2, 222. to. 6il( the crime
with this, HI, 5, 68.
Hence = to consider: to w. how once I suffered in
your •■rime. Sonn. 120,8. the fair soul herself — eil
between loafhness and obedience, at which end o'the
briiiii should bow, Tp. II, 1, 130 (in the dependant
clause ,s7(e omitted; or shoiilil for she ivould). if that
the injuries be justly -ed, Tw. V, 375. not — ing well
the end, Wint. I, 2, 258. you lu. this well. II4B"v, 2,
102. 1!3 III, 1, 4G. 118 II, 4, 197. Caes. II, 1, 108.
Meb. I, 3, 16 I. Ilml. 1, 3, 17. 29. IV, 3, G. IV. 7, 150.
iVnt. II, 6, 32. cf. Unweighed, Univeighing. Willi a
double accus., =: lo estimate, to esteem: her worth
that he does w. too light, All's 111, -I, 32. in eases of
defence 'tis best to w. the enemy more mighty than he
seems, 115 II, 4, 43.
And = to make account of, to care for: eternal
lore in love's fresh ease — s not the dust and injury of
age, Sonn. 108, 10. yon iv. me not/ 0 that's you care
not for me, LLL V, 2, 27. for life I prize it as Iw.
grief, Wint. Ill, 2, 44. / w. it lightly, were it heavier,
I\3 III, 1, 121. my per.ion, which I w. not, 118 V, 1,125.
2) to have weight; in a proper and a figurative
sense (= to be worth); you w. equally, iWeas. IV, 2,
31. your vows to her and me ... will even w, Mida.
III, 2, 133. let every ivord w. heavy of her worth, All's
111,4,31. well ^'iiig sums of gold, IV, 3, 203, while
they nt. so even, John II, 332. hi'r dowry shall w. ei/ual
with a i/iieen, 48G. each — s nor less nor more, Troil.
IV, 1, 66. I love them as they w. Cor. II, 2, 78. how
heavy —s my lord. Ant. IV, 15, 32. Witli an accus.
of the eireot: we shall w. thee lo the beam, All's II, II,
162. ivhose white — s down the airy scale of praise,
Compl. 22G. he — s King Richard down, li2 HI, 4, 89.
thou (sleep) no mare wilt w. my eyelids down, I14B 111,
1, 7 (close thcin by thy heaviness). R3 V, 3, 153. Tim.
V, 1, 154. my J'riends that must w. out my ajflivliuiis,
they that my trust must grow lo, live not here, 118 Ml,
1. 88 ( outweigh; i. e. make amends for).
AVilh against or with, = to have, the same weight
as, to counterbalance: know our own estate, how able
such a work to undergo, to w. against his o/ijiosile, IMB
I, 3, 56. in every thing the purpose must w. with the
folly, IMB II, 2, 'l96 (as the purpose is, such the folly
must be; i. o. a foolish purpose lucpiiies as foolish a
behaviour), what you bestow, in him I'll counterpoise,
and miike him w. with her, Tim. I, 1, 146.
Transitively, =: to be eiiuivaluiit to in weight: hoio
much your chain - s, Err. 1\', 1, 28. I know them, yea,
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and what they w. Ado V, 1, 93. / w, not you, LLL
V, 2, 26 (am not so heavy as you), what four throned
ones could have — ed such a compounded one? H8 I, 1,
] 1. the heads of all thy brother cardinals ... — ed not
a hair of his, HI, 2, 259. alt these are portable, with
other graces — ed, Mcb. IV, 3, 90 (counterbalanced
by graces; with = by).
3) to be heavy, to press hard : her heart — s sadly.
All's III, 5, 70. that perilous stuff which — s upon the
heart, Mcb. V, 3, 45.
4) to raise, to lift (an anchor) : from whence at first
she — ed her anchorage. Tit. I, 73.
Weight, 1) a measure by vfhich the gravity of
things is ascertained : a w. of carrion flesh, Merch.
IV, 1, 41. there was the w, that pulled me down, HS
III, 2,408 (by turning the scale), from whose so many
—s of baseness cannot a dramofworth be drawn, Cymb.
Ill, 5, 88. by w., by the w., and in w. = according to
the quantity measured by the balance, and hence in
just proportion, exactly : make us pay down for our
offence by w. the words of heaven, Meas. I, 2, 125.
purchased by the w. Merch. Ill, 2, 89. which in w. to
re-answer, his pettiness would bow under, 115 III, 6,
136. so much by w. hate I her Diomed, Troil. V, 2, 168.
tfiy madness shall be paid by w. Hml. IV, 5, 156.
= measure in general, degree: thou lovest me not
with the full w. that I love thee, As I, 2, 9. that my
integrity and truth to you might be affronted with the
match andw. of such a winnowed purity in love, Troil.
Ill, 2, 173. how much the quantity, the w. as much as
I do love my father, Cymb. IV, 2, 17 {how = how-
ever).
2)the quantity ascertained by the balance; gravity:
a bell, once set on ringing, with his own w. goes, Lucr.
1494. heavier by the w. of a man. Ado III, 4, 26. Shr.
11,206. All's II, 3, 126. H4B II, 4, 276. Troil. IV, 1,
71. Metaphorically: Icnow by measure the enemies' V).
Troil. I, 3, 203.
3) heaviness, ponderousness : grief boundeth where
it falls, not with the empty hollowness, hut w. E2 I, 2,
59. H4B I, 1, 122. Ant. IV, 15, 34. V, 2, 102.
4) burden, load : the beast that bears me, tired with
my woe, plods dully on, to bear that w. in me, Sonn.
50, 6. burdened with lesser w. Err. I, 1, 109. burdened
with like w, of pain, II, 1, 36. I would bend under any
heavy w. thai he'll enjoin me to. Ado V, 1, 286. what
passion hangs these — s upon my tongue? As I, 2, 2'69.
John III, 1, 297. R2 III, 4, 31. IV, 204. H4A V, 3,
36. H6C IV, 6, 51. V, 1, 36. V, 7, 24. R3 I, 2, 31.
H8 V, 3, 66. Lr. V, 3, 323. Ant. 1, 4, 25. I, 5, 21.
Ill, 1, 36.
5) importance, consequence: quittance of desert
and merit according to the w. and worthiness, H5 II,
2, 35. full of poise and difficult w. 0th. Ill, 3, 82 (Ql
of difficulty), of w. = important, momentous: Ado
III, 3, 91. H5 I, 2, 5. H8 III, 1, 71. of no less w. LLL
II, 7. of more w. Ant. I, 2, 71,
Weightless, having no weight, light: that light
and w. down, H4B IV, 5, 33.
Weighty, 1) heavy, ponderous: it is too iv. for
your grace to wear, E3 III, 1, 120 (Ql heavy). Meta-
phorically, = grievo us, afflictive : how you standminded
in the w. difference between the king and you, HS III,
1, 58. if after two days' shine Athens contain thee, at-
tend our — er judgement, Tim. Ill, 5, 102.
2) important, momentous, forcible: my reasons
are both good and w, Shr. I, 1, 253. a w. cause of
love, IV, 4, 26. that w. charge, H6A II, 1, 62. this w.
business, H6B I, 1, 170. I, 2,' 86. Ill, 1, 289. R3 I,
1, 148. II, 2, 144. Ill, 1, 119. H8 Prol. 2. II, 1, 144.
Ill, 2, 234. V, 1, 18. Mcb. Ill, 1, 126.
Weird (0. Edd. weyard or weyward; later Ff in
Mcb. IV, 1, 136 wizard. Monosyll. in III, 1, 2; dissyll:
II, 1, 20 and IV, 1, 136; dubious in I, 3, 32 & III, 4,
133) subservient to Destiny : the w, sisters, Mcb. I, 3,
32. I, 5, 8. II, 1, 20. Ill, 4, 133. IV, 1, 136. w. women,
III, 1, 2.
WeUe, sound imitative of the voice of a pig: Tit.
IV, 2, 146.
Welcome, adj. (superl. — st, H6A II, 2, 56) re-
ceived with pleasure, grateful, agreeable: Gent. II, 5,
4. Meas. II, 2, 26. LLL I, 1, 315. As 11, 7, 198. MVs
II, 1, 211. H4A I, 1, 66 (w. news).. H6A II, 2, 56.
H6B 11, 3, 14. Tim. I, 2, 134. Mcb. IV, 3, 138 (w. and
unwelcome things) etc. etc. With to before the person
gratified: Gent. II, 4, 113. II, 7, 71. V, 4, 123. Wiv.
II, 2, 157. Err. II, 2, 118. Merch. IV, 2, 4. As IV, 4,
16. R2 III, 1, 31 etc. before the place where one is
received: Gent, II, 5, 6. Tw. II, 3, 106. R3 I, 1, 124.
Per. HI, 1, 30 etc. Used absolutely, in saluting a new
comer: Tp. V, 125. 165. Gent, II, 4, 100. Wiv. V, 5,
33. Mids. II, 1, 247. Cor. II, 1, 198. V, 5, 6. Rom.
HI, 5, 24 etc. etc. With to: LLL II, 90. As II, 7, 105.
II6A I, 2, 47. Gent. II, 5, 1. Merch. V, 139. All's 1,
2, 22. H4B II, 4, 316. H6C II, 2, 1. R3 III, 1, 1 etc.
With into : w. into our territories, H6A V, 3, 146. you're
w. into our kingdom., H8 II, 2, 76. w. hither: Merch, III,
2, 223. As II, 7, 195. Wint. V, 1, 151. R2 III, 3, 122.
Mcb, I, 4, 27. IV,3,,161etc. w. Aome; Merch. V, 113.
Shr. IV, 1, 109. Cor. II, 1, 197. Hml. II, 2, 85.
Used as an expression of readiness to serve another,
= I am at your service : my business is a word or two
with Claudia. And very w. Meas. Ill, 1, 49. you ai'e
w., sir, adieu. Farewell to me, sir, and w. to you, LLL
II, 213. I mean to shift my bush, and then pursue me
as you draw your bow; you are w. all, Shr. V, 2, 48. /
humbly thank your ladyship. Your honour is most w.
0th, IV, 3, 4. thus defied, I thank thee for myself . Thou
art w., Caius, Cymb. Ill, 1,69. Lord Helicane, a word.
With me? and w. Per. H, 4, 22.
Welcome, subst, salutation or kind reception of
a new comer: Meas. Ill, 1, 45. Err. Ill, 1, 23. 25. 26.
Mids. V, 94. 100. Merch. V, 38. Wint. IV, 4, 560. R2
I, 3, 212. H8 III, 2, 401. Troil. Ill, 3, 168 (0. Edd.
the w., M. Edd. w.). Cor. II, 1, 200. IV, 5, 151. Tim.
I, 2,16. Mcb. 111,4,2 etc. With an objective genitive
(i. e. expressing the thing or person received) : makes
summer's w. thrice more wished, Sonn. 56, 14. how thou
lovest us, show in our brother' s w. Wint. 1, 2, 174. repeal
him with the v). of his mother. Cor. V, 5, 5. whose id.
had poisoned mine , Lr. II, 4, 39. With a subjective
genitive: find the w. of a noble foe, Troil. I, 3, 309.
The possessive pronoun objectively: confirm his w.
Gent. II, 4, 101. 102. pray Ood our good cheer may
answer my good will and your goodw. here, Err. HI, 1,
20. Shr. V, 1,13. All's IV, 4, 14. R2 V, 2, 29. Troil.
IV, 5, 276. Tim. I, 2-, 135. Mcb. IV, 1, 132. Lr. II, 4,
236. Ant. II, 6, 47. subjectively: I hold your dainties
cheap and your w. dear. Err. Ill, 1, 21. weeping his
—s forth, Wint. IV, 4, 560. H8 I, 4, 37. Rom. I, 2
37. Mcb, HI, 4, 8. With to: Sonn. 110, 13. LLL II'
93. Wint. IV, 4, 65. H4A IV, 3, 59. H6A IV, 3, 40*
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v>
hither: Gent. II, 4, 102. Err. Ill, 1, 68. John II, 11.
home: E2 V, 2, 29. Cor. V, 6, 51. to bid w.: to thee
and thy company / hid a hearty w. Tp. V, 111. hid
these gentlemen m. Wiv. 1, 1, 201- Err. HI, 1, 68. Atlo
I, 1, 155. Merch. I, 2, 140. Wint. IV, 4, 65. H6A IV,
3, 40. Ant. IV, 14, 136 etc. to yice a p. w. or to gice
w. to a p.: Lucr. 90. Sonn. lio, 13. Err. I, 1, 115.
Merch. V, 133. Shr. Ind. 1, 103. John II, 11. 15. K2
V, 2, 29. H4A IV, 3, 59. HS I, 4, 57. Troil. IV, 5,
59 etc. to have lo.: Gent. II, 5, 11. LLL II, 92. Shr.
II, 97. Cor. V, 6, 51. mitsic, make their w. Tim. I, 2,
135. to make society the siveeter lo. Mcb. Ill, 1, 43.
not paying me a w. Mids. V, 99. our duties did his w.
pay, Mcb. IV, 1, 132 (our duties, i. e. reverence and
homage, were offered him at his visit).
Welcome, vb. to salute or receive with kindness;
and metaphorically, to be pleased with: thy palfrey
— s the warm approach of sweet desire, Ven. 386. well
was he — d by the Homan dame, Lucr. 51. a broiv un-
bent that seemed to w. woe, 1509. she doth ic. daylight
with her ditty, Pilgr. 199. w. him then accordini; to his
worth, Gent. II, 4, 83. Err. IV, 4, 18. 37 (liunu'). Shr.
1,1,47 (to town). 201. 111,1,3. Wint. IV, 4, 57. John
V, 3, 15. V, 4, 12 (home). R2 11, 2, 7. H4B V, 2, 11
(to w. the condition of the time; i. e. to meet it). 115
V Prol. 34. H6B I, 1, 36. R3 HI, 1, 6. 139. IV, 1, 51.
IV, 4, 439. V, 3, 260 (home). Tit. 1, 147 (to Rome).
V, 2, 33 (to this world's light). 43. Caes. II, 1, 131.
Per. IV Trol. 2.
Welcomer, one who receives a new comer: thou
U'oful w. of glory, Kij IV, 1, 90.
Welfare, 1) wellbeing, good health; until her
husband's w. she did hear, Lucr. 263. and sick ofu\,
found a kind of meetness to be diseased, Sonn. 118, 7.
we have been praying for our husbands' w. Merch. V,
114 {0,1 healths).
2) prosperity, happiness: H6B III, 1, 80. H6C IV,
3, 39. Tit. V, 3, 110.
Wclked, see ^Vllelked.
Welkin, the sky : Ven. 921. Lucr. 116. Tp. 1,2,
4. Wiv. 1, 3, 101. LLL I, 1, 221 (the — 's vicegerent,
in Armado's letter). 111,68. IV,2,5. Mids. 111,2, 356.
Shr. Ind. 2, 47. Tw. 11,3, 59. Ill, 1, 65 (out of my w.,
I might say ^element', but the word is overworn). Wint.
1, 2, 136 (look on me with your w. eye, = heavenly;
German : jnit deinem Himmelsauge, i. e. pure and in-
nocent like heaven. According to others, = blue).
JohnV, 2, 172. V, 5, 2. H4B II, 4, 182. E3V, 3,341.
Tit. Ill, 1,212.224.227.
Well, subst. 1) a spring, a fountain: this brand
she quenched in a cool w. by, Sonn. 154, 9. clear — s
spring not, Pilgr. 281. haoe emptied all their fountains
in my w., and mine I pour your ocean allamong, Compl.
2.j5. at Saint Gregory's U'. Gent. IV, 2, 84 (or sub 2?).
make — s and Niobes of the maids and wives, Troil. V,
10, 19 (i. e. dissolved in tears, cf. like Niobe, all tears,
Uml. I, 2, 149).
2) a deep narrow pit of water: Wiv. IV, 2, 62.
John V, 2, 139. R2 IV, 184. Rom. Ill, 1, 99.
Well, adv. and adj. (the line of demai'cation
hardly definable) in a good state, or in a good manner;
in all the variations of sense that the word good is
able to express.
1) = in such a state or of such a quality as one
would wish: not blame your pleasure, be it ill or w.
Sonn. 58, 14. to mar the subject that before was w.
103, 10. what care I who calls me w. or ill? 112. 3.
wi/[l please your worship to come in? No, I thank you,
I am very w. Wiv. 1, 1, 278 (X feel quite comfortable
here), if you think w. to carry this as you may, j\lea^.
111,1,267 (= good), one woman is fair, yet lam u\;
another is loise, yet J am w. Ado II, 3, 28 (it does me
no harm), this is not so w. as I looked for, LLL I, 1,
281. hence, away, nowallis w. Mids. 11,2,25. I have
a device to make all w. Ill, 1, 18. his leg is hut so so,
and yet 'tis w. As 111,5, 119. the meat was w. Shr. IV,
1,172. in what he did profess, w. found, All's II, 1,105
(,cf. Cor. II, 2, 48). say 'tis w. (the statue of Hermione)
Wint. V, 3,20. hasty marriage seldom proveth w. I16C
IV, 1, IS (cf. Prove), his health is w. Tim. Ill, 1, 12.
13. lam not w. in health, Caes. II, 1, 257. each oppo-
site that blajiks the face of joy meet what I would have
10. and it destroy, Hml. Ill, 2, 231. oft toe mar what's
IV. Lr. I, 4, 369. lam sorry for your displeasure, but
all irill sure he u\ 0th. Ill, 1,45. all may be w. enough,
Ant. 111,3,50. all's not w. V, 2,326. cf. above all, the
beginning of the dialogue in All's II, 4. Substantively :
I wish him w. Meas. Ill, 2, 97. Ado V, 1, 333. Merch.
IV, 1, 420. All's I, 1, 193. God send him w. All's 1, 1,
190. what loottld my lord and father? Nothing but w.
to thee, n4B IV, 4, 19. w. be with you, gentlemen, Hml.
11, 2,398. cf. such phrases as hearing w. of your lord-
ship, Tim. Ill, 6,29. / hope w. of to-morrow, Ant. IV,
2, 42.
= in good health: your friends are w. Gent. II, 4,
123. / am glad to see your worships w. Wiv. I, 1, 80.
you look not w. Merch. I, 1, 73. Err. IV, 2, 31. Ado 1,
1, 304. IV, 1, 63. Mids. Ill, 2, 77. Merch. Ill, 2, 238.
IV, 1, 396. Wint. 1, 2, 387. John IV, 3, 104. 139. H4B
I, 1, 138. 139. Ill, 2, 92 (Ff look w., Qq like w.). IV,
4, 116. R3 II, 4, 40. PI8 II, 4, 204. Rom. V, 1, 16.
Tim. I, 1, 1. Caes. II, 2, 53. II, 4, 13. Mcb. Ill, 4, 52.
56. Ant. I, 3, 72. II, 5, 31. 39. II, 7, 35 etc.
Used of the dead, = at rest, free from the cares
of the world, happy: what were more holy than to
rejoice the former queen is w. Wint.V, 1, 30. how doth
the king? Exceeding w., his cares are now all ended,
H4B V, 2, 3. she is w. Rom. V, 1, 17. you love your .
child so ill that you 7-un mad, seeing that she is w. IV,
5, 76. they were w. at peace when I did leave them,
Mcb. IV, 3, 179 (cf. 177). we use to say the dead are
w. Ant. II, 5, 33.
' 2) in a good or satisfactory manner: w. painted
idol, Ven.2l2. a w. proportioned steed, 290. can so
w. defend her, 472. thrive w. 640. foreknowing w. ..
there he could not die, 245. whose taste her lips welt
knew, 543. look iv. to her heart, 580. w. demanded,
Tp. 1, 2, 139. thou hast slept w. 305. thou hast done
w. 494; cf. R2 III, 3, 170 and Cymb. Ill, 3, 54. to
speak w. of his friend, Tp. II, 2, 95. you shall w. be
spared, Meas. II, 2, 14 (easily; cf. Tp. II, 1, 172). fare
ye w. Merch. I, 1, 58; R3 III, 1, 97; Ant. II, 6, 73.
thou speakest it w. Merch. II, 2, 161 (= thou art right;
cf. ill will never said w. H5 III, 7, 123. see Say), w.
paid, IV, 1, 415. shall acquit him w. As I, 1, 134. Ae
is not like to marry me w. Ill, 3, 93. she's not w. married,
Rom. IV, 5, 77. 7ny point . . . will be throughly wrought,
or w. or ill, as this day's battle' s fought, Lr. IV, 7, 98.
(c. said. Ant. II, 5, 46 etc. etc. = conveniently: yet
mayst thou w. be tasted, Ven. 128. 7ns yrief may he
compared w. to one sore sick, 701. as w. as w. might
be, Pilgr. 212. nor none so had, but it may >o. be told,
w
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R3IV,4,459 etc. = happily, fortunately: we prosper
u\ in our return, Tp. II, 1, 73. you are w. o'ertaen,
Merch. IV, 2, 5 (cf. Meet), his father ... is w. to live,
11,2,55 (old Gobbo's speech), youre w. to live, Wint.
III, 3, 125 (the clown's speech), and w. am like to do,
Ant. II, 6, 74 etc.
3) much, greatly: 7 can be w. contented, Ven. 513.
the kiss shall be thine own as w. as mine, 117. ne'er
pleased her babe so w. 974. resembling w. his pale
cheeks, 1169. that liked of her master as w. as w.
might be, Pilgr. 212. a silly answer and fitting w. a
sheep, Gent. I, 1, 81. I pray she may, as w.for the
encouragement of the like ...as for the enjoying of thy
life, Meas. 1, 2, 192. never touch w. welcome to thy hand,
Krr. 11, 2, 118. the lady is very v:. worthy. Ado I, 1,
224. this deed will be w. welcome to Lorenzo, Merch.
IV, 2, 4. / am as w. in my wits as thou art, Tw. IV, 2,
95. all the nearest things to my heart, asw. my chamber-
councils, Wint. 1, 2, 236 etc. etc.
4) Used, in replying, or in beginning a speech, not
only to express satisfaction or acquiescence (f. i. Tp.
11, 1, 139. IV, 1, 50. Mids. Ill, 1, 48), but as a mere
expletive, = wliy: Tp. II, 1, 26. 221. II, 2, 47. Ill,
3, 10. Gent. I, 1, 127. Ill, 1, 283. Meas. I, 2, 88. 11,
2, 58. Merch. IV, 1, 448. R2 III, 3, 170 etc.
Well-accomplished, (not hyphened inO. Edd.)
furnished with good qualities: Gent. IV, 3, 13. LLL
II, 56.
Well-acquainted (not hyphened in 0. Edd.) well
known: Err. IV, 3, 2.
Well -a- day, exclamation expressive of dislike
or grief, = ah, woe, alas: Ow., Mistress Ford! having
an honest man to your husband, to give him such caitse
of suspicion, Wiv. Ill, 3 ,106. / am as well in my wits
as any manin Itlyria. W. that you were, sir, Tw. IV,
2, 116. 0 w., lady, if he be not drawn now, H5II, 1, 38.
Ah, w., he's dead, Rom. Ill, 2, 37. 0 w., that ever I
was born, IV, 5, 15. when, w., we could scarcely help
ourselves. Per. II, 1, 23. Substantively: his daughter's
woe and heavy w. in her unholy service. Per. IV, 4, 49.
Well-advlsed, see Advise and Advised.
Well-a-near, well-a-day, alas: the lady shrieks
and w. does fall in travail with her fear. Per. Ill
Prol. 51.
Well- apparelled (not hyphened in 0. Edd.)
well dressed, adorned: Rom. I, 2, 27.
Well - appointed, see Appoint 3.
Well-armed (not hyphened in 0. Edd.) well
furnished with weapons of offence or defence: in
strong proof of chastity w. Rom. I, 1, 216. where
they boast to have w. friends, Lr. Ill, 7, 20.
Well-balanced, see Weal-balanced.
Well -behaved, becoming, decent: gave such
orderly and w. reproof to all umiomeliness , Wiv.
11, 1, 59.
Well -beloved, greatly beloved: H4A I, 3, 267.
H8 11, 4, 238. Caes. Ill, 2, 180.
Well-beseeming (not hyphened in 0. Edd.) well
becoming: H4A I, 1, 14. Tit. II, 3, 56.
Well-born, of good birth: John 11, 278.
Well-brcatlied, long-breathed, lasting, of good
bottom: on thy v. horse, Ven. 678.
Well-chosen, selected with good judgment: H6G
IV, 1, 7. cf. H8 11, 2, 2.
Well-contented, satisfied, happy; if thou survive
my u>. day, Sonn. 32, 1.
Sclimidt, the English of Shnltespenrc.
Well-dealing, fairin dealing with others, honest:
to merchants, our w. countrymen. Err. I, 1, 7.
Well-defended (not hyphened in 0. Edd.) well
guarded: your w. honour, Meas. V, 407.
Well -derived (not hyphened in 0, Edd.) good
by birth and nature: corrupts a w. nature with his in-
ducement. All's III, 2, 90. cf. Derive.
Well -deserving, full of merit, worthy: Merch.
IV, 1,239. R2 II, 1,194. H4A 111, 1, 138. H8 111,2,98.
Well -desired (not hyphened in 0. Edd.) much
sought and invited: 0th. II, 1, 206.
Well-disposed, well affected, loyal: you lose a
thousand w. hearts, R2 II, 1, 206.
Well-doing, acquitting one's self well: whether
the horse by him became his deed, or he his manage by
the «'. steed, Compl. 112.
Well-educated (not hyphened inO. Edd) having
a good education, well instructed: define, define, w.
infant, LLL I, 2, 99 (Armado's speech).
Well-famed, famous: Troil. IV, 5, 173.
Well-favoured, well-looking, handsome, pretty :
Gent. II, 1, 54. Wiv. II, 2, 285. Ado 111, 3, 15. Tw.
I, 6, 169. Lr. II, 4, 259. Per. IV, 1, 86.
Wcll-foughten, bravely fought: in this glorious
and w. field (= battle) H5 IV, 6, 18.
Well-found, standing the test, tried, approved:
in what he did prof ess, w. All's II, 1, 105. our w. suc-
cesses, Cor. II, 2, 48 (found to be as great as they
were reported), cf. Well-warranted, and Well-seen
sub See.
Well-governed (not hyphened in 0. Edd.) well
mannered: a virtuous and w. youth, Rom. I, 5, 70.
Well - graced (not hyphened in 0. Edd.) being
in favour with others, popular: after a w. actor leaves
the stage, R2 V, 2, 24.
Well-knit, strongly compacted, having a firm
frame : 0 w. Samson ! strong-jointed Samson ! LLL
I, 2, 77 (Armado's speech).
Well-known, fully and generally known: H4B
Ind. 21.
Well-labouring, working hard and successfully :
whose w. sword had three times slain the appearance
of the king, H4B 1, 1, 127.
Well-learned, full of learning, versed in science:
R3 III, 5, 100.
Well-liking, good-conditioned, plump: w. wits
they have; gross, gross; fat, fat, LLL V, 2, 268.
Well-lost (not hyphened in 0. Edd.) lost in a
good cause: my w. life. All's I, 3, 254.
Well-meaning (nothyphened inO.Edd.) having
good intentions, harmless: plain w. soul, R2 II, 1, 128.
Well-meant, sincere, not feigned: his demand
springs not from Edward' sw. honest love, H6C 111,3, 67.
Well-minded, well disposed: H6C IV, 8, 27.
Well-nigh, see Nigh.
Well-ordered, having a good organization or
form of government: there is a law in each w. nation,
Troil. II, 2, 180.
Well-paid, receiving good pay for service: his w.
ranks. Ant. Ill, 1, 32.
Well-painled, 1) skilfully painted: Ven. 212.
Lucr. 1443.
2) artfully feigned: w. passion, 0th. IV, 1, 268.
Well-practised, experienced: I will stoop ...to
your IV. wise directions, H4B V, 2, 121.
Well-proportioned (not hyphened in O. Edd.)
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well shaped, well formed a w. steed, Ven. 290. his
w. heard made rough, H6B III, 2, 175.
Wcll-rclined (not hyphened in O.Edd.) polished
in a high degree, free from any rudeness or impro-
priety: in polished form of w. pen, Sonn. 85, 8.
Well-rcputcd (not hyphened in 0. Edd.) having
a gooil reputation, respectable: such weeds as may
beseem, some w. page, Gent. II, 7, 43.
Well -respected, ruled by reasonable conside-
rations: if w. honour hid me on, I hold as little counsel
with weak fear as you, H4A IV, 3, 10. ,
IVell-sailing, passing swiftly by means of sails:
w. ships. Per. IV, 4, 17.
Well-seeing, quioksighted: Sonn. 148, 14.
Well-seeming, having a good appearance: this
V!. Angela, Meas. Ill, 1, 232. mis-shapen chaos of w.
forms, Rom. I, 1, 185.
Well-seen, see See.
Well-skilled, skilful: Lucr. 1520.
Well-spoken, speaking with grace, eloquent: a
hnight w., neat and fine, Gent. I, 2, 10. these fair w.
days, R3I, 1, 29. Clarence is w. I, 3, 348. of better
spoken in Lr. IV, 6, 10, 2m& fair-spoken.
AVell-took, well taken, well undergone: we thank
yon for your w. labour, Hml. II, 2, 83.
Well-tnned, having a good sound, melodious:
Philomel had ended the w. warble, Lucr. 1080. the
true concord of w. sounds, Sonn. 8, 5. the w. horns.
Tit. II, 3, 18.
Well-warranted, proved to be good, and trusted
on good warrant (cf Well-found): Meas. V, 254.
Wcll-iveigliing, see Weigh.
Well-willcrs, friends: be ruled by your w . Wiv.
1, 1, 72 (Evans' speech).
Well-wished, attended by good wishes, beloved:
a w. king, Meas. II, 4, 27.
Well-won, honestly gained : myw. thrift, Mercb.
I, 3, 51 (Ff. well-worne).
Welsh, pertaining to Wales, or native of Wales :
Wiv. II, 1, 209. Ill, I, 100, V, 3, 13. V, 5, 85. 145
(a W. goat). 172 (W.^flannel). H4A II, 4, 372 (a
W. hook, i. e. a sort of bill hooked at the end). Ill,
1, 247. H5 IV, 7, 112. V, I, 82. the W. = the people
of Wales: H4B I, 3, 79. 83. I am W. (= a Welsh-
man) H5 IV, 7, IIP; cf Wiv. Ill, 1, 100.
Substantively, = the language of Wales: H4A III,
1, 50. 120. 193. 201. 209. 233. 239.
Welshman, a native of Wales: Wiv. II, 2, 317.
R2 II, 4, 5. H4A I, 1, 41. H5 IV, 1, 51. 86. R3 IV,
4, 477. Plur. Welshmen: R2 III, 2, 73. Ill, 3, 2. H5
IV, 7, 102. H6C II, 1, 180. R3 IV, 3, 47.
Welshwomen, women native of Wales : H4A I,
I, 45.
Wen, a fleshy excrescence: / do allow this w.
(i.e. Falstaff) to be as familiar with me as my dog, H4B
11,2, 115.
Wcncli, a female person, a woman; not always
in a bad sense, as at present, but used as a general
familiar expression, in any variation of tone between
tenderness and contempt: know, gentle w., it small
avails my mood, Lucr. 1273. as leaky as an unstanched
w. Tp. I, 1, 51. viell demanded, w. I, 2, 139 (Prospero
to Miranda). 412.479. Temperance was a delicate w .
II, 1, 43. to weep like a young w. that had buried her
grandam, Gent. II, 1, 24. but tell me, w. II, 7, 59. Ill,
1, 312. Meas. II, 2, 124. IV, 3, 180. Err. Ill, 1, 34.
109. IV, 3, 53. 55. 58. LLL I, 1, 265. 285. 290. I,
2, 62. 129. II, 257. Ill, 24. IV, 1, 126. IV, 3, 385. V,
2, 25. 82. 256. 321, 414. 682. Merch. II, 2, 175. Shr.
1, 1, 69. II, 161. 250. Ill, 2, 168. 240. IV, 4, 99. V,
2, 180. All's IV, 3, 123. Tw. I, 3, 45. II, 3, 194. II,
5, 120. 198. Wint. Ill, 3, 62. IV, 4, 318. 335. 618.
n4AI, 2, 11. 46. H4B II, 1, 161. 11,2,152. 11,4,
405. IV, 3, 101. HGA IV, 7, 41. V, 3, 34. R3 I, 1,
155. H8 III, 1, 1. 148. III. 2, 295. IV, 2, 81. 99. 167.
Troil. IV, 2, 95. V, 2, 70. Tit. Ill, 1, 283. Rom. II,
4,4. 14. 42. II, 5, 45. Ill, 3, H.'i Caes. I, 2, 274. Lr.
III, 2, 84. 0th, III, 3, 313. V, 2, 272. Ant. 1, 2, 36.
II, 2, 231. Per. IV Prol. 16.
Wenching, running after wenches, lecherous:
Troil. V, 4, 35.
Wenchless, having no store of wenches: we lost
too much money this mart by being too w. Per. IV, 2, 5.
Wench-like, womanish: do not play in w. words
with that which is so serious, Cymb. IV, 2, 230.
Wend (the impf. went see sub Go), to go: v\
you with this letter, Meas. IV, 3, 1 50. Twice employed
for the sake of the rhyme: hopeless and helpless doth
Aegean n\ Err I, 1, 158. back to Athens shall the lovers
w. Mids. Ill, 2, 372.
West, 1) the region where the sun sets; with the
article: Sonn, 132, 8. H4A I, 3, 195. H4B Ind. 3.
Rom. Ill, 2, 3. Mcb. Ill, 3, 5. 0th. IV, 2, 144. throned
by the w. Mids. II, 1, 158. from the w. John II, 409.
in the w. Ven. 530. Sonn. 73, 6. Err. I, 2, 7. R2 II,
4, 21. R3 IV, 4, 486. Cymb. V, 5, 476. Without the
article: by east, w.., north and south, LLL V, 2, 566.
by east and w. John II, 381. from east, w., north and
south, Wint. 1, 2, 203. from east to w. Troil. II, 3,274.
from south to w. Cymb, V, 5, 471. whether for east or
w. Cor. I, 2, 10. stealing unseen to w. Sonn. 33, 8.
Prepositions omitted : w. of this place. As IV, 3, 79.
there lies your way, due w. Tw. Ill, 1, 145. w. of this
forest, H4B IV, 1, 19. they take their courses east, w.,
north, south, IV, 2, 104. Cor, II, 3, 24. east and w.
Hml. I, 4, 17. Adjectively: the w. end of the wood,
Gent. V, 3, 9. my East and W. Indies, Wiv. I, 3, 79.
the w. corner, LLL I, 1, 249.
2) the countries lying in that region : that utmost
corner of the w., John II, 29. all the wealthy kingdoms
of the w. H6B I, 1, 154. to this part of the w. Cymb.
IV, 2, 340.
3) a westerly wind : a south w. blow on ye, Tp. I,
2, 323. Per. IV, I, 51. I am but mad north north w.
Hml. II, 2, 396.
Westerly, coming from the west: is this wind w.
Per. IV, 1, 51.
Western, being in the west: Gent. V, 1, 1. Meas.
IV, 1, 29. Mid.s. II, 1, 166. IV, 1, 112. As III, 2, 93
(w. Ind). John V, 5, 2. H6C V, 3, 6. R3 IV, 4, 433.
482. Mcb. I, 2, 12.
Westminster, the western part of London; seat
of the royal palace: H4B II, 4, 384. abbot of W. R2
IV, 152. V, 6, 19. The kings crowned in the cathedral :
H6B I, 2, 37. IV, 4, 31. R3 IV, 1, 32.
Westmoreland (0. Edd. Westmerland); Earl of
AV., baronial title of several noblemen intimately allied
to the royal house of England: H4A I, 1, 31. Ill, 3,
170 etc. H4B I, 1, 18. 135 etc. H5 II, 2, 70. IV, 3,
19. 34. H6CI, 1, 61. 88.
Westward, toward the west : Wint. IV, 4, 296. H4A
III, 1, 76. With /ram; Rom. 1,1, 129. Hml. 1, 1,36.
w
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^Vcslward-ho, probably an exclamation often
heard from the watermen on the Thames: Tw. Ill,
], 146.
Wet, adj. consisting of water, or moistened with
water (or tears); and generally opposed to dry: Ven.
83. 966. Wint. V, 3, 81. H4B HI, 1, 27. V, 1, 95.
Lr. IV, 7, 71. Ant. II, 7, 55. Cymb. V, 5, 35. Sub-
stantively: applying w. tow. Compl. 40. messenger of
w. All's 1,3, 157.
Wet, vb. (partic. wet: R31,2, 163.216) to moisten
with water (or tears): Ven. 1179. Lticr. 1228. 1548.
Sonn. 9, 1. Tp. 11, 1, 127. IV, 211 (my —ing = my
becoming wet). As 111, 2, 27. H6B 111, 2, 341. H6C
III, 2, 184. K3 1, 2, 163 (partic. or adj.?). 216. Lr.
IV, 6, 102.
Wether, a ram castrated: Pilgr. 272. Merch. IV,
1, J14. VS^int. IV, 3, 33. cf. Bell-wether.
Wexford, see Wa.shfoj'^.
Wcyard or Wcj ward, see Weird.
Wexand, the windpipe: Tp. Ill, 2, 99.
Whale, the animal Balaena: Wiv. II, 1, 65. All's
IV, 3, 249. H4B IV, 4, 40. Troil. V, 5, 23. Hml. Ill,
2, 398. Per. II, 1, 33. 36. Ill, 1, 63. this is thefdwer
that smiles on every one, to show his teeth as white as
— 's hone, LLL V, 2, 332 {as white as whale's hone
was a proverbial phrase, perhaps from the circum-
stance that 'the ivory of western Europe in the middle
ages was the tooth of the walrus'. Nares. But in our
passage there is perhaps some malice intended).
Wharf, the bank of a river: the fat weed that
roots itself in ease on Lethe w. Hml. I, 5, 33. from the
large a strange invisible perfume hits the sense of the
adjacent — s. Ant. 11,2,218.
What, 1) interr. pron. used to inquire after quality
or kind of things; a) substantively, as subject, or pre-
dicate, or object, in principal or subordinate sentences ;
f. i. what am I that thou shouldst contemn me this? Ven.
205. what is ten hundred touches unto thee? 519. what
is thy body but a swallowing grave? 7,07. what's the
matter? Tp. II, 1, 309. what where these? A living
drollery. III, 3, 20. what's the noise? Ant. IV, 14, 104.
and what not done, that thou hast cause to rue, wherein
I had no stroke of mischief in it? Tit. V, 1, 109. what
seest thou in the ground? Ven. 118. what shall she say?
253. what should I do? 667. 787. 933. w. seest thou
else? Tp. I, 2, 49. '(is i/ou that have the reason. To
do what? Gent. II, 1, 151. what doth our cousin lay
to Mowbray's charge? R2 I, 1, 84 etc. canst not feel
what 'tis to love? Ven. 202. thou hnowest not'what it
is, 615. art ignorant of what thou art, Tp. I, 2, 18. 34.
know not what we mean, Ven. 126. let me remember
thee what thou hast promised-, Tp. I, 2, 243. / know
them, and what they weigh. Ado V, 1, 93 etc. Anglicisms:
what is the time o'theday? Tp. 1, 2, 239. what do you
think the hour? Tim. Ill, 4, 8. what is the night? Mcb.
HI, 4, 126 (= how far is the night advanced?), what
is your name? Tp. Ill, 1, 36. Meas. II, 1, 45. 226. Err.
Ill, 2, 110. Ado IV, 2, 11. LLL II, 209. As I, 2, 233.
Tw. 1, 2, 26. H6B H, 3, 81. IV, 2, 105. R3 IV, 2, 40.
what your name is else I know not. Err. HI, 2, 29. what
do you call your knight's name? Wiv. Ill, 2, 20. what
may I call your name? Shr. II, 67. call me what thou
darest, Gent. II, 3, 63. trow you what he called me?
LLL V, 2, 279. what shall I call thee? As I, 3, 125.
128. Shr. Ind. 2, 110. H4A I, 3, 242. H4B IV, 1. 1.
H6B I, 4, 62. Tit. V, 2, 61. Hml. HI, 2, 246 etc.
b) adjectively: what hare excuses makest thou, Ven.
188. what great danger dwells upon my suit, 206. what
hour is this? 495. lohat bargains may 1 make, 512. 665.
1076. what cheer? Tp. I, 1, 2. what foul play hadwe?
1, 2, 60. what impossible matter will he make easy next?
II, 1, 88. 112. what stuff is this? 254. HI, 3, 18. to
what end are all these words? Shr. I, 2, 250 etc. mark
... with what care he cranks, Ven. 681. say in brief
for what cause thou earnest to Ephesus, Err. I, 1, 31.
Jove knows what man thou mightst have made, f 'ymb.
IV, 2, 207 etc. With the indefinite article, contrary
to modern use; what a strange drowsiness possesses
them? Tp. 11, 1, 199 (M. Edd. possesses them!), what
a coil is there? who are those at the gate? Err. HI, 1,
48. that^it may show me what a face I have, since it h
bankrupt of his majesty, R2 IV, 266. what an unkind
hour is^ guilty of this lamentable chance? Rom. V, 3, 145
(M.. Edd. chance!). Peculiar passage: what is he for
a fool that betroths himself to unquietness? Ado I, 3,
49 (= what fool is he; cf. For). In such phrases as:
what a plague means my niece (Tw. I, 3, 1. H4A II,
2, 39 etc.), a plague is parenthetical.
Used in exclamations; substantively: 0 father
Abram, what these Christians are! Merch. I, 3, 161.
what mortality is! Cymb. lY, 1, 16. Adjectively, with
the ind. article: what a sight it was! Ven. 343. what
a war of looks ! Zba. what a mansion have those rices
got, Sonn. 95, 9. dost thou forget from what a torment
I did free thee? Tp. 1, 2,>-251. II, 1, 24. 180. 267. HI,
2, 71. IV, 222. V, 295. Meas. Ill, 1, 240. Err. V, 269.
H6B II, 1, 5. H6e V, 4, 12 etc. Without the indef.
article (not only before abstracts, as f. i. Gent. I, 2,
15. Meas. HI, 1, 241): what banquet wert thou to the
taste! Ven. 445. what treasure hast thou lost! 1075.
what trouble was lihen to you! Tp. I, 2, 161. thou best
knowest what torment I did find thee in, 287. out of
that 'no hope' what great hope have you! H, 1, 240.
what fool is she! Gent. 1,2,53 (O.Edd. 'fool, M. Edd.
a fool), what fine change is in the music! IV, 2, 68.
I'll tell the world what man thou art, Meas. II, 4, 154.
what case stand I in! Wint. I, 2, 352. what dreadful
noise of waters in mine ears! R3 I, 4, 22. what night
is this! Caes. I, 3, 42. what thing it is that I never did
see man die, Cymb. IV, 4, 35 etc.
Various elliptical use: a) what = for what pur-
pose? why? f. i. what may a heavy groan advantage
thee? Ven. 950. what tell you me of it? H4B I, 2, 129.
what dares the slave come hither? Rom.l, 5, 57. Hence,
as it were by an anticipation of the expected ans^ver,
having the force of a negative: v>hat were thy lips the
worse for onepoor kiss? Ven. 207. what recketh he his
riders angry stir? 283. what cares he now for curb?
286. what canst thou boast of things long since? Ven.
1077. what cares these roarers for the name of king?
Tp. I, 1, 17. lohat should I don this robe and trouble
you? Tit. I, 1, 189. what boots it thee to call thyself
a sun? V, 3, 18. what doth her beauty serve but as a
note where I may read ..., Rom. 1, 1, 241. what should
I stay? Ant. V, 2, 316 etc. Especially before the verb
to need: what needs a second striking? Ven. 260. what
needeth then apologies be made? Lucr. 31. what shall
I need to draw my sword? Cymb. HI, 4, 34. Gent. II,
1, 168. Err. HI, 2, 16. H8 11, 4, 128. Caes. II, 1,
123 etc. Hence
b) what though = the simple though; originally
= what do I care though, no matter though (with
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the subjunctive) : what though the rose have prickles,
yet His plucked, Ven. 574. what though her froivning
brows be bent, her cloudy looks will calm ere night,
Pi]gr. 311. what though care killed a cat, thou hast
mettle enough in thee to kill care. Ado V, 1, 132. what
though he love your ffermia? Lord, what though? yet
Hi-nina still loves you, Mids. II, 2, 109. what though
I he not so in grace as you, ..., this should you pity
rather than despise, III, 2, 232. what though you have
no beauty, . . . must you be therefore proud? As III, 5,
37. what though I be enthralled? he seems a knight,
H6A V, 3, 101. H6B, I, 1, 158. H6C V, 4, 3. H8
HI, 2, 97 etc. lohat though, alone, = no matter, never
mind, 'tis all one: but what though? yet I live like a
poor gentleman horn, Wiv. I, 1, 286. hut what though?
courage! As III, 3, 51. by chance, but not by truth;
what though? John I, 169. H5 II, 1, 9.
Similarly: and what an if his sorrows have so
overwhelmed his wits, shall we be thus afflicted in his
VTcaks? Tit. IV, 4, 9. ham canst thou believe an oath?
What if I do not? ... yet I urge thy oath, Tit. V, 1 , 73.
c) what if ^ what should you say, what would
be the consequence if: what if he had said 'widower
Aeneas' too? Tp. II, 1, 79. what if we do omit this re-
' probate till he were well inclined? Meas. IV, 3, 77.
what if we assayed to steal the clownish fool out of
your father s court? As I, 3, 131. what if her eyes
were there? Rom. II, 2, 18. what if this mixture do
not work at all? what if it be a poison? IV, 3, 21.
24 etc.
d) what of = why do you mention , what follows
from, what is the matter with : there want not many
that do fear in deep of night to ivalk by this Heme's
oak. But what of this? Wiv. IV, 4, 41. have not your
worship a wart above your eye? Yes, marry, have I;
what of that? I, 4, 158. icell. Mistress Ford; what of
her? 11, 2, 55. all this is so, but what of this, my lord?
Ado IV, 1, 73. and lohat of him? did he take interest?
Merch. I, 3, 76. Shr. IV, 4, 77. 84. IV, 2, 66. All's
V, 3, 204. Wint. IV, 4, 403. H6B IV, 2, 143. IV, 7,
53. Troil. I, 2, 14. Cor. V, 4, 3. Tim. I, 1, 83. 112.
Caes. II, 1, 141 {but w. of Cicero? = what do you
think of C. cf. LLL IV, 3, 282). Hml. HI, 2, 311. 0th.
IV, 1, 23. Cymb. V, 5, 150. 317 etc. Similarly: what
with him? he comes not like to his* father s greatness,
Wint. V, 1, 88 (= what is the matter with him?).
Hence what of that = no matter, never mind: Me
night is spent. Why, what of that? Ven. 717. lam
thought as fair as she, but what of that? Demetrius
thinks not so, Mids. I, 1, 228. / cannot instantly raise
up the gross of full three thousand ducats ; what of that?
Tubal... will furnish me, Merch. I, 3, 57. IV, 1,260.
Tw. II, 3, 196. Ill, 4, 23. H4B IV, 3, 43. H6A III,
1, 59. II6C IV, 1, 49. V, 4, 13. 14. 15. Cor. V, 1, 4.
Rom. II, 2, 12. II, 4, 221. Hml. HI, 2, 251 etc.
e) what, alone, superfluously introducing a ques-
tion: what, must our mouths be cold? Tp. I, 1, 56.
what, art thou waking? II, 1, 209. what, are they
broken? Gent. H, 5, 19. what, will you walk with me
about the town. Err. I, 2, 22. what, you wrestle to-
morrow? As I, 1, 126. what, hast thou dined? Shr. IV,
3, 59. what, by a horseman or a footman? Wint. IV,
3, 67. what, shall I find you here? Caes. IV, 1, 10.
say, what, is Horatio there? Hml. I, 1, 19. what, has
this thing appeared again? 21. what, looked he frown-
ingly? I, 2, 231. cf. but what, but what, come thei/ to
visit us? LLL V, 2, 119. what now? how chance thou
art returned so soon? Err. I, 2, 42. what now, Lucilius,
is Cassius near? Caes. IV, 2, 3. what now, my son,
have I not ever said ..., John I, 31.
Similarly as a word of exclamation, expressing
surprise, or exultation, or impatience: what, canst
thou talk? Ven. 427. what, all so soon asleep! Tp. II,
I, 191. what, shall these papers like like telltales here,
Gent. I, 2, 133. what, gone without a word! II, 2, 16.
what, didst thou offer her this from me? IV, 4, 58. how
now, Grumio! what, Grumio! Shr. IV, 1, 111. now,
Cinna; note, Metellus; what, Trebonius! Caes. II, 2,
120. what! I do bring good news, H4B V, 3, 133.
what! we have many goodly days to see, R3 IV, 4, 320.
what, girl! though grey do something mingle with our
younger brown, yet ha' we a hrain. Ant. IV, 8, 19.
what, I say, my foot my tutor? Tp. I, 2, 468. what!
an advocate for an impostor! 476. what, man! Iknow
them! Ado V, 1, 92. ivhat, courage, man ! 132. what,this
gentleman will out-talk us all, Shr. I, 2, 248. John I,
245. H4B IV, 5, 110. H5 V, 2, 166. Cor. IV, 1, 14.
Tit. IV, 2, 97. Tim. IV, 3, 30. Ant. IV, 15, 83 etc.
Employed in calling to persons, particularly when
it is done with some impatience: what, Ariel! Tp. IV,
33. ichat, .John Rugby, Wiv. I, 4, 1. 40. 41. what,
John! what, Robert! HI, 3. 1. 154. what, wife, I say,
IV, 2, 125. Ado III, 3, 102. Merch. II, 5, 3. 4. H4A
II, 1, 4. 24. H4B V, 1, 2. Troil. V, 2, 1. V, 6, 5.
Rom. I, 3, 3. 4. IV, 4, 23. IV, 5, 1. Caes. II, 1, 6. V,
3, 72. Ant. II, 7, 138 (these drums, these trumpets,
flutes, what!). IV, 12, 30. what ho, in the same sense:
Tp. I, 2, 313. Gent. I, 2, 66. Wiv. I, 1, 74. IV, 2, 9.
174. Meas. HI, 1, 44. IV, 1, 50. IV, 2, 20. IV, 3, 25.
Shr.IV, 1,152. Tw. 1,5,318. H4AII,1,52. R3 HI, 2, 1
(Vfmy lord). Rom.1,1,90. IV,4,23. Caes. II, 1, 1 etc.
2) = that which; substantively: what follows more
she murders with a kiss, Ven 54. so offers he to give
what she did crave, 88. controlling what he was con-
trolled with, 270. 299. lorded not only with what my
revenue yielded, Tp. I, 2, 98. will't please you taste of
what is here, HI, 3, 42. I, 2, 369. / do fearfully be-
lieve 'tis done , what we so feared he had a charge to
do, John IV, 1, 75. look, what I speak, my life shall
prove it true, R2 I, 1, 87. with what his valour did en-
rich his wit, his wit set down to make his valour live,
R3 HI, 1, 85 (= that with which), what you have
spoke, it may be so perchance , Mcb. IV, 3, 11. our
story, what we have two nights seen, Hml. 1, 1,33. what-
our contempt doth often hurl from us , we wish it ours
again. Ant. I, 2, 127 etc. Adjectively: paying what
ransom the insulter willeth, Ven. 550. .sei all hearts
i'the state to what tune pleased his ear, Tp. I, 2, 85.
lohat strength I have is mine own, Epil. 2. for what
obscured light the heavens did grant did hut convey unto
our minds a doubtful warrant of immediate degih. Err.
I, 1, 67. 1 made thee miserable what time 1 threw the
people's suffrages on him. Tit. IV, 3, 19 etc. With re-
ference to a preceding substantive: he can afford no
praise to thee hut what in thee doth live, Sonn. 79, 12.
no ill luck stirring hut what lights on my shoulders,
Merch, III, 1, 99. all proofs sleeping else but what
your jealousies awake, Wint. HI, 2, 114. draw no
swords but what are sanctified, H4B IV, 4, 4. what
(counsels) ever have been thought on in this stale. Cor.
I, 2, 3 (a much vexed passage. Later Ff and most
M. Edd. what ever hath etc.).
w
]355
3) = who (but only in the predicate): what is
this maid? Tp. V, 185. what are you, sir? He, sir, a
tapster, Meas. II, 1, 62. what is that Barnardinef IV,
2, 132. what are you? IV, 3, 27. one in the prison...
Ihave reserved alive. What's he? V, 472. Err. HI, 1,
42. Ill, 2, 90. Ado I, 1, 34. II, 1, 137. LLL II, 197.
V, 2, 87. 304. Mids. V, 71. As II, 4, 88. II, 7, 79.
Shr.V, 1, 17. 65. Tw. I. 2, 35. I, 3, 53. I, 5, 124.
Ill, 4, 346. Witit. V, 3, 63. John II, 134. IV, 3, 34.
R2 V, 5, 69. H4B I, 2, 66. H5 III, 7, 115. IV, 3, 18.
n6A V, 3, 45. H6B I, 3, 183. Ill, 1, 107. H6C II,
1, 43. Ill, 3, 44. R3 I, 4, 85. Cor. I, 10, 28. Horn.
I, 5, 114. Mcb. V, 7, 2. Hml. IV, 6, 1. Lr. IV, 6, 48.
V, 3, 125. 0th. I, 1, 94 etc.
4) = whatever and whoever; a) whatever: to hear
up against what should ensue, Tp. I, 2, 158. I beyond
all limit of what else i'ihe world do love, prize, honour
you, III, 1, 72. call you 'em stanzas? What you will.
As II, 5,20 (cf. the title of the comedy: T-welfe
Night, or What you will; i. e. call it whatever you
will), cf. I, 3, 121. / love thee not a jar o'the clock
behind what lady-she her lord, Wint. I, 2, 44. come
what will, H4A I, 2, 162; cf. Hml. IV, 7, 189. and
in conclusion wins the king from her, with promise of
his daughter, and what else, H6C III, 1, 51. to have
his pomp and all what state compounds but only painted,
Tim. IV, 2, 35. what will hap more to-night, safe scape
the king, Lr. ill, 6, 121. whatever it be, what pain it
cost, what danger, Cymb. Ill, 6, 81. be what it is, the
action of my life is like it , V, 4, 149. b) whoever : be
what thou wilt, thou art my prisoner, H6A V, 3, 45.
be what they will, I heartily forgive 'em, H8 II, 1, 65.
that my accusers, he what they will, may stand forth
face to face , V, 3, 47. what in the world he is that
names me traitor, villain-like he lies, Lr. V, 3, 97.
5) = something, in the phrase I tell you what, or
I'll tdl you ivhat = let me tell you (not by way of
communicating news, but of laying some stress on
what one says ) : Ado V, 4, 101. Merch. I,' 1,86. H4A
II, 4, 214. H4B II, 4, 166. H5 III, 6, 86. Rom III,
5, 162. Shr. I, 2, 113. John III, 3, 60. IV, 3, 120.
H4A III, 1, 55. H4B I, 1, 51. V, 4, 9. 20. R3 1, 1,
78. Ill, 1, 89. Troil. V, 2, 21. Cor. IV, 2, 22. Simi-
larly: wot you what, R3 III, 2, 92. this tridc may
chance to scathe you, I know what, Rom. I, 5, 86 (=
depend on it).
6) = somewhat, in some measure, in the phrase
what with, = partly by, partly in consequence of: my
woeful self, . . . what with his art in youth, and youth
in art, threw my affections in his charmed power,
Compl. 145. thus, what with the war, what with the
sweat, what with the gallows and what with proverty,
1 am custom-shrunk, Meas. I, 2, 83. I fear, what loith
the sickness of Norihtimherland, . . . and what with
Owen Glendower's absence thence, ... I fear the power
of Percy is too weak', H4A IV, 4, 14. and such a flood
of greatness fell on you, what with our help, what with
the absent king, what with the injuries of a wanton
time, V, 1, 49. is it not like that I, so early waking,
what with loathsome smells, and shrieks like man-
drakes', .. . shall I not be distraught? Rom. IV, 3, 46.
Without with: a whoreson tisick so troubles me, and
the foolish fortune of this girl, and what one thing,
what another, that I shall leave you one of these days,
Troil. V, 3, 103.
Whate'er (followed by the indicative, though
often followed by be; cf. Be), 1) no matter what ; this
or that or any thing that; substantively: he strikes
w. is in his way, Ven. 623. do w. thou wilt, Sonn. 19,
6. w. thy thoughts be, 93, 11. Gent. V, 4, 151. As II,
7, 109 (iiK you are, i.. e. savage or civil). Shr. I, 2,
155. II, 362. All's IV, 4, 36. V, 1, 37. John IV, 3,
28. R2 V, 5, 38 (Qq be, Ff am). H4A I, 3, 71 (Ff
whatever). H6A I, 1, 37. H6C I, 4, 38. If, 1, 39. HI,
3, 15. Troil. IV, 5, 77 {therefore Achilles: but w.,
know this; i, e. w. your name may be). Tit. II, 3, 195.
V, 2, 71. Rom. V, 3, 26. Mob. IV, 1, 73. 0th. Ill, 3,
89. Ant. II, 7, 74. IV, 4, 29. Cymb. Ill, 6, 80. Per.
HI, 2, 62. IV, 2, 10 etc. Adjectively: w. occasion
keeps him from us now, H6B III, 1, 3.
2) = whoever: I am to get a man, — w. he be,
it skills not much, Shr. Ill, 2, 133 (perhaps = of what
kind soever).
Whatever, no matter what; this or that or any
thing that; all that; substantively: take no repulse,
w. she doth say, Gent. Ill, ), 100. R2 IV, 330. H4A
I, 3, 71 (Qq whate'er). H5 V Chor. 40. Troil. II, 3,
166. Mcb. IV, 3, 31. 0th. HI, 3, 8. Adjectively: w.
fortune slays him, Shr. HI, 2, 23. John IV, 1, 84.
Wliatsoe'er, 1) = whatever: Shr. I, 2, 216. R3
1, 1, 108 (Qq whatsoever). H8 V,3,128. Tit. II, 3, 54.
2) = whoever: rude companion, w. thou be, H6B
IV, 10, 33. to doom the offenders, w. they be, R3 III,
4, 67 (Ei whosoe'ei').
Whatsoever, 1) whatever: till w. star that guides
my moving points on me graciously, Sonn. 26, 9. w. 1
have merited, Wiv. II, 2, 210. upon any complaint w.
Meas. II, 1, 261. IV, 2, 123. Err. V, 305. Ado II, 2,
6. Shr. II, 126. Ho II, 2, 111. R3 I, 1, 108 (Ff wAa(-
soe'er). H8 III, 2, 343. Cor. II, 1, 235 (as if that w.
god who leads him were slily crept into his human pow-
ers). Caes. V, 3, 39. Hml. I, 2, 249 (Q2.3 lohatsom-
ever). cf. Soever.
2) whoever: as any man in lllyria, w. he be, under
the degree of my betters, Tw. I, 3, 124. w. thou art,
thou art but a scurvy fellow, HI, 4, 163 (Sir Andrew's
speeches). Leonatus! u banished rascal; and he's
another, w. he be, Cymb. II, 1, 43 (Cloten's speech).
Whatsome'er, whatever: All's HI, 5, 54. Ant.
II, 6, 102.
Whatsomever, whatever: Hml. I, 2, 249 (lection
of Q2. 3; the rest of 0. Edd. whatsoever).
What-ye-caH't, Thingumbob: good even, good
Master W. As HI, 3, 74.
Wheat, the plant Triticum vulgare, and the fruit
of it: Tp. IV, 61. Mids. I, 1, 186. Merch. I, 1, 116.
H4B V, 1, 16. 17 (redw.). Troil. I, 1, 15. Lr. Ill,
4, 123 (white w.). Ant. II, 6, 37.
Wheaten, made of stalks of wheat: peace should
still her w. garland wear, Hml. V, 2, 41.
Wheel, snbst. any thing circular and turning on
an axis: it (majesty) is a massy w. fixed on the summit
of the highest mount, Hml. Ill, 3, 17. when a great to.
runs down a hill, Li". 11,4, 73. bound upon a w. of fire,
IV, 7, 47. a potter's w. H6A I, 5, 19. she had trans-
formed me to a eurtal dog and made me turn i'the ir.
Err. H, 2, 151 (i. e. to turn the spit). Insti-ument of
torture and execution: Wint. Ill, 2, 177. Cor. HI, 2,
2. One of the frames which support a carriage: H4A
HI, 1, 132. H4B H, 4, 278. H6B II, 4, 13. Tit. V, 2,
47. 54. Caes. I, 1, 39. a carbuncle of Phoebus' w.
Cymb. V, 6, 190. Pars pro toto, = the carriage: at
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the — s of Caesar ? art thou led in triumph ? Meas. Ill,
2, 47. the gentle day, before the —s of Phoebus, Ado
V, 3, 26. y'rom forth day's path and Titan's fiery — s,
Rom. II, 3, 4. Attribute of Fortune, as the emblem
of mutability : Lucr. 952. H5 111, 6, 28. 34. H6C IV,
3, 47. Hml. II, 2, 517. Lr. II, 2, 180. V, 3, 174. Con-
founded, in this quality, with a spinning-wheel: viock
the good housewife Fortune from her w. As I, 2, 34.
Ant. IV, 15, 44 (l?ortune being, probably, supposed to
do the business of the ancient Fareae). Proverbial: then
may I ^et the world on — s, ivhen she can spin for her
living, Gent. Ill, 1, 317 (= then 1 have all the world
in a string and may drive it before me), would it (the
world) were all (drunk), that it might go on — s, Ant.
II, 7, 99.
Not yet satisfactorily explained : how the w. be-
comes it! Hml. IV, 5, 17i! (Malone: allusion to the oc-
cupation of the girl who is supposed to sing the song.
Steevens, without sufficient authority: = burden,
refrain).
AVheel , vb. 1 ) to turn round on an axis : thus
hath the course of justice —ed about, R3 IV, 4, 105
(Flwhirl'd).
2) to fetch a compass; and hence to err about:
I was forced to w. three or four miles about, Cor. I, G;
19. attend me where I w. Troil. V, 7, 2. an extrava-
gant and — ing stranger of here and everywhere, 0th.
], 1, 137.
Wheeled, having wheels, conveyed on wheels:
the w. seat of fortunate Caesar, Ant. IV, 14, 75.
Wheeson, Whitsun: H4BII,1,96 (Ff Whitson).
Wheezing ( Q whissing, Ff om. ) breathing with
difficulty and noise: w. lungs, Troil. V, 1, 24.
Whelk, a protuberance, a pustule, a wheal: his
face is all bubukles, and — s, and knobs, H5 III, 6, 108.
Whelked (0. Edd. welk'd or wealk'd) set with
protuberances, embossed: horns w. and waved like the
enridged sea, Lr. IV, 6, 71.
Whelm, to overwhelm: she is my prize, or ocean
w. them all, Wiv. II, 2, 143 (Pistol's speech).
Whelp, subst. the young of a dog, or of a bear,
or lion: H4A III, 3, 167. H5 I, 2, 109. H6A I, 5, 26.
H6C III, 2, 161. Tit. IV, 1, 96. Ant. Ill, 13, 94. Cymb.
V, 4, 138. V, 5, 435. 443. Used of the children of sa-
vage and ferocious parents : the son that she did litter
here, a freckled w. hag-born, Tp. I, 2,283. how the
young w. of Talbot's, raging-wood, did flesh his puny
sword in Frenchmen's blood, H6A IV, 7, 35. two of thy
■ — s, fell curs of bloody kind, have here bereft my
brother of his life, Tit. II, 3, 281.
W'hclii, vb. to bring forth young : a lioness hath
— ed in the streets, Caes. 11, 2, 17. Trans., thou wast
—ed a dog, Tim. II, 2, 90.
When, 1) interrogatively, = at what time: w.
will thou be the humble suppliant's friend? Lucr. 897.
w, did you lose your daughter"? Tp. V, 152. Gent. Ill,
1, 123. IV, 3, 42. Err. II, 2, 13. 155. LLL 1, 1, 237
etc. etc.
EUiptically used as an exclamation of impatience:
come, thou tortoise! when? Tp. 1, 2, 316. why, when,
I say? . . . off with my boots, you rogues! you villains,
when? Shr. IV, 1, 146. 147. when, Harry, when? obe-
dience bids I should not bid again, R2 I, 1, 162. kneel
down, kneel down ; nay, when? strike now, or else the
iron cools, H6C V, 1, 49. when, Lucius, when? awake,
I saij, Caes. II, 1, 5. when, can you tell? a proverbial
phrase expressing scorn at the demand or menace of
another: Err. Ill, 1, 52. H4A II, 1, 43. cf. As IV,
I, 133.
2) relatively, = at the time that; with a preterit
tense: w. her lips were ready for his pay, lie winks, Ven.
89. it was mine art, w. 1 arrived and heard thee, that
made gape the pine, Tp. I, 2, 292. 332. II, 1, 97. Ill, 2,
151. Ill, 3, 43. Gent. II, 1, 27 etc. With a present, a)
expressing an event of ordinary and natural occur-
rence: he hath it w. he cannot use it, Lucr. 862. to do
me business in the veins o'the earth w. it is baked with
frost, Tp. I, 2, 256. it is foul weather in us all, w.you
are cloudy, II, 1, 142. 195. Ill, 1, 12. 34. LLL 1, 1,
238. V, 2, 926. Merch. I, 1, 85 etc. b) futurity: that
thine may live w. thou thyself art dead, Ven. 172. be
patient. W. the sea is, Tp. I, 1, 17. I, 2, 378. II, 1,
234. 295. Ill, 1, 18. Ill, 2, 1. 9. 73. 105. 155. V, 51.
Gent. I, 1, 10. II, 1, 136. Ado V, 4, 68 etc. With a
future: w. I shall see thee frown on my defects, Soun.
49, 2. run w. you will, the story shall be changed, Mids.
II, 1, 230 (:= w. you will run) etc.
= at which time (the subordinate clause being,
logically, the main proposition); his testy master
goeth about to take him, when, lo, the unbacked breeder
... swiftly doth forsake him, Ven. 320. and comely-
distant sits he by her side, w. he again desires her . . .
her grievance with his hearing to divide , Compl. 66.
the time was once w. thou unurged wouldst vow. Err.
II, 2, 115. marking the embarked traders on the flood,
w. we have laughed to see the sails conceive, Mids. II,
I, 128 etc.
= at the same time that, while, whereas (noting
a contrast): who is but drunken w. she seemed drowned,
Ven. 984. thoit didst smile, ... w. 1 have decked the
sea with drops full salt, Tp. 1 , 2, 1 5 5 . ^om rub the sore,
w.you should bring the plaster, II, I, 139. w. they will
not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar, they will lay
out ten to see a dead Indian, 11, 2, 33. Gent. I, 2, 61.
II, 1, 158. Wiv. V, 5, 12. Meas. V, 11. Err. Ill, 1, 35.
Merch. I, 1, 97 etc.
= the time that, or the fact that, after to know
and see: I have known w. there was no music with him
but the drum and the fife, Ado II, 3, 13. I know when
thou hast stolen away from fairy land, Mids. II, 1, 65.
/ knew w. seven justices could not take up a quarrel.
As V, 4, 103. / have seen w. after execution judgement
hath rep)ented o'er his doom, Meas. II, 2, 11.
= which time; then (relative for demonstrative),
after since and till; I was adopted heir by his consent,
since w. his oath is broke, H6C II, 2, 89. till w., be
cheerful, Tp. V, 250. till w,, go seek thy fortune, Troil.
V, 6, 19.
w. that == when: Sonn. 47, 3. LLL IV, 3, 145. As
II, 7, 75 etc. (cf. That).
Scarcely distinguishable from if: w. a painter
would smpass the life, . . . so did this horse excel, Ven.
289. and for my sake, w. I might charm thee so for
she that was thy Lucrece, now attend me, Lucr. 1681.
'tis the curse in love ... lo. women caiinoi love where
they're beloved, Gent. V, 4, 44. when she is able to
overtake seventeen years old, Wiv. I, 1, 54 (Evans'
speech), what a thing should I have been w. I had been
swelled, III, 6, 17 (or = after). / may say so w. I
please. And w. please you to say so? W. 1 like your
favour. Ado II, ], 95. what madness rules in brainsick
men, w. for so frivolous u cause such factious emula-
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tions shall arise, H6A IV, 1, 112. would 'twere come
to that, ilai-ry, w. thou darest, HGB II, 1, 39.
^Vlieuas, at the time that, when: w. Imetthe
boar ... / railed on thee, Ven. 999. w. thy love hath
LOSt his utmost sum, Sonn. 49, 3. / in deep delight am
chiejlt/ drowned w. himself to singing he betakes, Pilgr.
114. w. thine eye hath chose the dame, ... let reason
rule, 299. w. your husband all in rage to-day came to
my house . . . straight after did I meet him. Err. IV, 4,
\4iO. -many a battle have I won in France, u-. the enemy
hath been ten to one, H6C I, 2, 75. a iro/ul loolcer-on,
w. the noble Duke of York was slain, II, 1, 46. cri<:d
all hail, w. he meant all harm, V, 7, 34. The signifi-
cation of as preponderating, = since, as: words more
street and yet more dangerous than baits to fish or
honey-stalks to sheep, w. the one is wounded with the
bait, the other rotted with delicious feed , Tit. IV, 4, 92
(but cf. when in such sentences :is f.i. Tp. I. 2, 3.50).
Whence, 1) interrog. from what place, from
where, and metaphorically, from wliat som-ce or ori-
gin: w. didst thou steal thy sweet? Sonn. 99, 2. ic.
hast thou this becoming of things ill, loO, 5. w. came
you, Gent, IV, 1, 18, w. comes this restraint, Meas. I,
2, 12S, Wiv, IV, 5, 106. Meas. V, 247. H6A 1, 4, 99
etc. Preceded hj from: more should I question thee ...
from w. thou earnest, how tended on, All'& II, 1, 210.
from W.I Cor. V, 2, 4, By of: nought knowing of w. I
am, Tp, I, 2, 19. of w. are you"? Meas. lU, 2^ 229, of
IC, 1 pray youl Shr, II, 103. to know of him of w. he
is. Per, II, 3, 74. V, 1, 19. to ask of m. you are, Cymb.
V, 5, 16.
2) relat, from which place, from where: the book
of his good acts, w. men have read his fame. Cor. V,
2, 15, Mostly preceded by from: de/jarted back to the
camp, from ic. he shortly after privily withdrew himself,
Lucr. Arg. 14, within the gentle closure of my breast,
from w. at pleasure thou mayst go and part, Sonn. 48,
12, Err, V, 264, LLL IV, 3. 304. As Ul, 2, 291. All's
II, 4, 13, K2 V, 1, 78, H4A 1, 3,151, H6A III, 1, 166,
H6B II, 1, 160. II, 2, 25, H6C V, 3, 11, K3 1, 1,69 etc,
i) from w. = there from where: how do all from
w. you came, Gent, II, 4, 122, let him ivalk from w.
he came. Err, HI, 1, 37.
ic. ox from w. = from there where: come thou
home, Rousiilon, w. honour but of danger wins a scar,
as oft it loses all. All's HI, 2, 124, is relumed from
w. he circumscribed with his sword . . . the enemies of
Rome, Tit.' I, 68 (^^ifrom where"), our poesy is as a
gum which oozes from w. 'tis nourished, Tim. I, 1, 22.
as w. the sun 'gins his reflection shipwrecking storms
and direful thunders break, Mcb, 1, 2, 25,
Whencesoever, from what place soever: E2 II,
3,22,
Whene'er or Whenever, at what time soever:
H4A III, 2, 138; Cor. IV, 7, 26. E3 II, 1, 32; Tit.
IV, 2, 15.
Whensoever, the same: Meas. V, 158, Hml. V,
2, 210.
Whe'r (0. Edd, where or whe'r) contracted from
whether, q, v. : and w. he run or fly they know not
whether, Ven, 304. whether we are mended, or w. better
they, Sonn, 59, 11, Tp. V, HI. Err, IV, 1, 60, John
1, 75, 11, 167, 1166 111, 2, 265. Ill, 3, 10. Caes, I, 1,
66. V, 3, 97,
Where, 1) interrogatively ; a) at or in what place;
f.i. w. am I? Ven. 493. w. did I leave? lid. w. s'
the master? Tp, I, 1, 10, 13, w. was she born? i, 2,
260, b) to what place; f, i. w. is my judgment fled?
Sonn, 148, 3. w. runnest thou so fast? Err. Ill, 2, 71.
w. shall «■. gof Mids, 111, 1, 166.
2) relatively; a) at which place, or at the place at
which: f, i, here come and sit, w. never serpent hisses,
Ven. 17. u\ she ends, she doth aneir begin, 60. love
keeps hi--^ revels w. there are but twain, 123. 154. 176.
234. 426 etc. I know w. you are. As V, 2, 32 (I per-
ceive yom- drift, I know what you hint at; cf. \Vhere-
about). Correlative to so: in a strait so narrow w. one
but goes abreast. Troil. Ill, 3, 155. in no place so un-
sanctified w. such as thou mayst find him. Mcb, IV, 2,
b2 (cf. So), b) to which place; f. i, I must go w. it
Jits not you to know, Wint, IV, 4, 304, he is in heaven
w. thou shah never tome, R3 1, 2, 106,
Uaed after verbs of seeing, when there would be
expected: behold tv. Madam Mitit^ation comes, Meas.
1, 2, 45. lookw. he comes, Wiv.'w, 1, 106. 196, IV,
1, 9, Meas, 1, 1. 25, Mids. Ill, 2, 176, John V, 2,
65, H6B V, 3, 14. H6C 1, 3, 2. Caes. II, 2, 108. look
IV. Beatrice like a lapwing runs, Ado III, 1, 24. look
w. three-farthings </o. John 1, 143. look iv. the sturdy
rebel sits, H6C I, 1, 50. lo w. he comes, H4B IV, 5, 90.
H6C V, 5, 11. H8 I, 1, 113. Hml. I, 1, 126. lo w.
your son is borne, 116 A IV, 7, 17. lo w. George of
Churence sweeps along,, II6C V, 1, 76. lo by thy side
ir. Rape and Murder stands. Tit, V, 2, 45, see w. she
comes, Gent, V, 1, 7. Err. IV. 1, 14. V, 128, LLL V,
2, 337. H6B V, 1, 122, H6C III, 3, 43. IV, 2, 3. V,
I, 58, see you w. Benedick hath hid himself. Ado II,
3, 42, see w. he looks out of the window, Shr. V, 1,
57. see w. he lies, H6A IV, 7, 45. see w. stand his
guard, H6C IV, 3, 23. K3 111, 7, 95 etc.
As the idea of place is very expansive, where is
often used for in which, or in whi'ch case, on which
occasion, and sometimes almost = when: thy beauty
hath ensnared thee to this ni'/ht, w. thou with patience
must my will abide, Lucr, 486, to be in love, w. scoim
is bought with groans, Gent, 1, 1, 29. this is like tlie
mending of highways in summer, w. the ways are fair
enough, Mercli, V, 264, thou art not for the fashion of
these times, w. none will sweat but for promotion. As
II, 3, 60, w. did I leave? At that sad stop, to. rude
hands from windows' tops threw rubbish on Richard's
head, E2 V, 2, 5. in the unshrinking station w. he
fought, Mcb. V, 8, 42. in these cases, w. the aim re-
ports, 0th. I, 3, 6, it (love) shall suspect w. is no cause
of fear, Ven, 1153, 1154. we were awaked; straight-
way at liberty; w. we in all her trim freshly beheld our
royal ship, Tp. V, 236. to. your good word cannot ad-
vantage him, your slander never can endamage him,
Gent. Ill, 2, 42. w. you may temper her by your per-
suasion, 64, when women cannot lovew. they're beloved,
V, 4, 44, it will not lie w. it concerns, 1, 2, 77, great
clerks have purposed to greet me, ... w. I have seen
them shiver and look pale, Mids. V, 95, drew to defend
him, ... w. being apprehended, Tw, V, 89. hare broken
from his liking w. you were tied in duty, Wint. V, 1,
213, they have a king and officers of sorts, w. some
like magistrates correct at home, H5 1, 2, 191. ivhy
sighest thou without breaking? w. he answers again . . . ,
Troil, IV. 4, 19, and suddenly: w. injury of chance
puts back leave-taking, 35, out of her favour, w. I am
in love, Rom, 1, 1, 174, I have heard, w. many ... have
wished that noble Brutus had his eyes, Caes. I, 2, 59.
UbR
w
as liUle IS the wisdom, w. the flight so runs against all
reason, Mcb. IV, 2, 13. she hath my letter for the pur-
pose, IV., if thou fear to strike, ... thou art the pander
to her dishonour, Cymb. Ill, 4, 30.
Hence ^= whereas : fellowship in woe doth -woe
assuage, . .. w. now J have no one to blush with me,
Lucr. 792. and w, I thought the remnant of mine age
should have been cherished hy her child-like duty, I am
now full resolved ...to turn her out, Gent. Ill, 1, 74.
his ignorance were wise, w. now his knowledge must
prove ignorance, LLL II, 103. and w. thou now ex-
actest the penalty . . . thou wilt loose the forfeiture,
Merch. IV, 1, 22. fight and die is death destroying
death, w. fearing dying pays death servile breath, R2
III, 2, 185. so we should, w. now remains a sweet re-
version, HiA IV, 1, 53. w. I was wont to feed you
with my blood, I'll lop a member off and give it you,
H6A V, 3, 14. his wealth doth v:arrant a liberal dower,
w. Reignier sooner will receive than give, V, 5, 47.
H6B III, 2, 394. R3 IV, 4, 141 (Ff w. 't should be
branded, Qq w. should be graven). Cor. I, 1, 104. I,
10, 13. Lr. I, 2, 89. Per. I, 1, 127. II, 3, 43.
:= wherever: who conquers w. he comes in every
jar. Veil. 100. feed w. thou will, on mountain or in
dale, 232. w. I have come, greatclerks have purposed
to greet me, Mids. V, 93. a savour that may strike the
dullest nostril w. I arrive, Wint. I, 2, 422. bear me w.
you will, H6B IV, 7, 64. attend me w. I wheel. Cor.
V, 7, 2. w. he arrives he moves all hearts against us,
Lr. IV, 5, 10.
= whence : every word doth almost tell my name,
showing their birth and w. they did proceed, Sonn. 76,
8. w. have they this mettle? Ho HI, 5, 15. w. have you
this? 'tis false, Ant. II, 1, 18 (= from whom have
you heard this?), of. Wheresoei'er in 0th. IV, 1, 160.
w. that = where: LLL IV, 3, 296. H5 V Chor. 17
(cf. That, conj. 8).
Substantively: thou losest here, a better w. to find,
Lr. I, 1, 264. As for Shr. IV, 3, 151, see Place.
Whereabout, on what purpose : / must not have
you henceforth question me whither I go, nor reason w.
H4A H, 3, 107. Substantively, = purpose: hear not
my steps, which way they walk, for fear thy very stones
prate of my w. Mcb. II, 1, 58.
Wliereagajnst, against which: Cor. IV, 5, 113.
Whereas, 1) at which place, where : he spying
her bounced in, w. he stood, Pilgr. 83. to ride unto
Saint Albans, w. the king and queen do m^an to hawk,
H6B 1, 2, 58. make a conquest of unhappy me, w. no
glory's got to overcome, Per. I, 4, 70.
2) the thing being so that (referring to something
dilferent) : and w. I loas black and swart before, ivilh
those clear rays . . . that beauty am 1 blessed with which
you see, H6A I, 2, 84. H6B IV, 7, 37.
3) while, when on the contrary: H6A II, 5, 76.
V, 5, 64. Per. I, 2, 42.
Whereat, at which: Ven. 589. 748. 823. 829.
878. 979. 1026. 1045. Luor. 178. 264. Mids. V, 147.
H6C I, 1, 4. Cor. V, 6, 134. Tit. II, 3, 219. Tim. Ill,
6, 113. Hml. II, 2, 65. Cymb. V, 5, 181.
Where!))', 1) by what: w. hangs a tale, sir? 0th.
HI, 1, 9.
2) by which: Merch. IV, 1, 377. Shr. II, 275. H4A
V, 1, 67. H4B II, 1, 104. Ill, 2, 86. II6C 1, 1, 250.
H8 I, 1, 186. Cor. I, 1, 144. Tim. I, 2, 88. Mcb. Ill,
1, 99. Per. II, 3, 45.
Where'er, at whatever place : Ven. 622. Tp. II,
2, 55. John IV, 3, 26. R2 I, 3, 308. V, 3, 141. H6C
II, 3, 43.
Wherefore, 1) interr. a) for what reason: Sonn.
67, 1. 138, 9. Tp. I, 2, 138. II, 1, 309. Ill, 1, 76.
Gent. I, 1, 51. IV, 4, 83. V, 2, 27. Err. II, 2, 44. 45
{every why hatha w.; proverbial). 46. 49. Ill, 1, 39.
40. IV, 4. 98. As II, 3, 6. John V, 1, 44. n6A II, 1,
54. H6B I, 1, 115 etc.
b) for what, to be what: w. was I born? if that
my cousin king be king of England, it must be granted
I am duke of Lancaster, R2 II, 3, 122 (for what rank
or dignity).
2) relat. ; a) for which cause: H6A I, 4, 53.
b) for which: peace to this meeting, w. we are met,
H5 V, 2, 1.
Wherein, 1) in what : Meas. V, 507. As II, 7,
83. Ill, 2, 234 (w. went he? = how was he drest?).
All's V, 2, 31. R2 II, 3, 107. H4A II, 4, 501. H4B
IV, 1, 89. H6B III, 1, 103. IV, 7, 103. E3 I, 4, 182.
IV, 4, 93. H8 I, 2, 38 etc.
2) In which: Ven. 731. 1131. 1188. Lucr. 317.
619. 697. 1246. 1526. 1815. Sonn. 24, 3. 86, 4. 88,
7. 91, 6. 117, 2. Tp. I, 2, 464. Gent. II, 2, 10. II,
7, 3. Ill, 1, 60. Wiv. II, 2, 190. Meas. II, 4, 10. Ill,
2, 270. Merch. I, 1, 129. II, 9, 5. IV, 1, 192. V, 243.
As I, 2, 196. 199. II, 7, 139. Ill, 2, 412. Shr. Ind. 1,
92. I, 1, 113. All's I, 2, 7. II, 1, 114. II, 5, 80. IV,
3. 39. Tw. II, 2, 29. II, 3, 169. V, 105. Wint. I, 2,
237. IV, 4, 678. John V, 2, 27. R2 I, 3, 266. II, 2,
132. H4A I, 2, 191. I, 3, 169. 180. IV, 4, 9. H4B II,
3, 22. IV, 4, 69. H5 II, 2, 170. H6A I, 1, 107. II, 2,
13. H6C I, 1, 125. II, 6, 102. R3 III, 1, 180. HI, 5,
27. V, 1, 16. Cor. 11, 3, 48. Rom, I, 4, 42. Caes. IV,
3,4; cf. Hml. IV, 5, 92. 1,1,159. 11,2,150 (Pf. where-
on) etc.
3) in that in which (implying opposition to the
following principal sentence ; almost == though) : w.
it doth impair the seeing sense, it pays the hearing double
recompense, Mids. Ill, 2, 179. w. our entertainment
shall shame us we will be justified in our loves, Wint.
I, 1, 9.
Whcreiuto, into which: 0th. Ill, 3, 137.
WhereoT, 1) of what' w. are you made? Sonn.
53, 1. Merch. I, 1, 4. Lr. I, 4, 312.
2) of which (often preceded by the subst. on which
itdepends): Ven.880. Lucr.Ded.l. Lucr. 681. 1261.
Sonn. 63, 6. Tp. II, 1, 253. V, 38. Gent. I, 1, 153.
III, 1, 36. IV, 2, 13. Wiv. IV, 6, 14. Meas. V, 470.
Ado V, 4, 25. Merch. I, 2, 34. IV, 1, 159. 239. 410.
Shr. I, 2, 276. II, 58. All's I, 3, 195. 235. Tw. V, 372.
Wint. I, 2, 260. Ill, 2, 18. 191. John V, 4, 44. R2
I, 1, 150. I, 2, 11. I, 4, 46. II, 1, 162. IV, 70. H4A
1, 2, 81. Ill, 2, 72. H5 I, 2, 132. II, 2, 179. Ill, 2, 34.
I-I6A I, 1, 117. II, 1, f.4. II, 4, 58. Ill, 4, 5. IV, 1, 87.
H6B HI, 1, 63. 106. 135. H6C II, 6, 54. Ill, 3, 125.
R3 III, 1, 196. Ill, 2, 24. Troil. I, 3, 14. 139. HI, 2,
61. IV, 5, 84. Tim. II, 2, 179. IV, 3, 91. 180. 194
(= by which; cf. 0/). Lr. IV, 6, 273. Cymb. HI, 1,
29 etc.
Whereon, 1) on what: w. do you look? Hml,
III, 4, 124.
2) on which: Ven. 125. 151. 544. 646. 927. Sonn.
15, 4. 73, 11. 148, 5. Compl. 10. Tp. I, 2, 127. Gent.
I, 2, 18. Meas. I, 2, 164. H, 4, 7. Mids. IV, 1, 91.
Merch. I, 1, 4. As I, 3, 59. Wint. I, 1, 2. John IV,
w
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2, 166. R2 1, G, 2S9. H4B I, 1, 62 (F{ when). IV, 2,
38. V, 2, 81. H6A 11, 3, 47. Cor. IV, 6, 86. Rom. V,
3, 179. Tim. IV, 3, 184. Mcb. IV. 1, 138. Hml. II, 2,
72. 150 (Q(j wherein). Ul, 1, 182. IV, 4, 63. IV, 7,
161. Lr. I, 4, 312. 0th. Ill, 3, 84. V, 2, 326. Ant.
Ill, 6, 59. Cvmb. Ill, 3, 100 etc.
Whereont, out of which : and make distinct the
eery breach w. Hector's great spirit flew, Troil. IV,
5, 245.
Whcresoe'er, in what place soever: Lucr. 1014.
Mids. II, 2, 90. As 1, 3, 77, III, 1, 5. All's III, 5, 69.
John 111, 3, 62. H6B HI, 2, 406. H6C II, 6, 41. V, 1,
95. Lr. Ill, 4. 28.
WheresoeTer, the same: Meas. Ill, 2, 96. w.you
had it, 0th. IV, 1, 160 (= whencesoever).
WheresomeTer , the same: H5 11, 3, 7 (Bar-
dolph's speech).
Wheretbrongli, through which: Sonn. 24, 11.
WUereto, 1) to what: w. tends all this? Mids.
III, 2, 256. n: serves mercy, Hml. HI, 3, 46.
2) to which: Sonn. 117, 4. 124, 8. 137, 8. Compl.
212. Meas. V, 542. Tw. I, 2, 20. Wint. IV, 4. 548.
R2 I, 3, 234. I, 4, 49. V, 5, 53. Cor. V, 3, 108. Rom.
I, 2. 21. Caes. 11, 1, 23. HI, 1, 250. Mcb. 1, 7, 62.
Hml. Ill, 3, 95. IV, 2, 6. V, 1, 234. Lr. II, 4, 108. V,
3, 140. 0th. Ill, 3, 231. Cymb. Ill, 5, 47 etc.
Wbereantll, to what: we know w. it doth amount,
LLL V, 2, 493. 501 (Costard's speeches).
Whereunto, to which: Cymb. Ill, 4, 109.111, T. 13.
Wherenpon, on which: Lucr. Arg. 12. Sonn.
20, 6. Phoen. 49. "Wint. IV, 4, 763. V, 2, 5. John
IV, 2, 65. R2 II, 2, 58. H4A IV, 3, 42. H4B 11, 2, 29.
II, 4, 99. IV, 1, 12. H8 II, 4, 201. Troil. Ill, 2, 215.
V, 4, 17. Lr. 1, 1, 14. Cymb. V, 5, 208.
Wherever (cf. Where'er) in or to what place
soever: Sonn. 45, 2. As II, 2, 15. HI, 5, 87. H8 V, 5,
51. Tim. IV, 2, 24. Mcb. I, 5, 50.
Wherewith, 1) with what: LLL 1, 1, 264.
2) with which: Lucr. Arg. 24. Sonn. 60. 6. Pilgr.
408. Gent. 1, 3, 2. John V, 7, 53. R2 IV, 164. H6A
I, 1, 102. 104. H6B IV, 7. 79. H6C HI, 1, 17. Mcb.
I, 6, 17.
Wherewithal, with which, by means of which:
thou ladder to. the mounting Solinghroke ascends my
throne, R2 V, 1, 55. = with what: he may, my lord;
has w. H8 1, 3, 59 (i. e. to be noble. French : il a de
quoi. cf. whilst thou hast wherewith to spend, Pilgr. 408).
Whet, to rub for the purpose of sharpening: Ven.
617. 1113. Merch. IV, 1, 121. H4B IV, 6, 108. R3 I.
3, 244. IV, 4, 227. Metaphorically, = to excite, to
stimnlate, to instigate: I come to w. your gentle thoughts
on his behalf, Tw. HI, 1, 116. w. me to be revenged,
R3 I, 3, 332. the king does w. his anger to him, H8
III, 2, 92. Cassiusjirst didw. me against Caesar, Caes.
II, 1, 61. to w. thy almost blunted purpose, Hml. Ill,
4, 111. With on; Iwill w. on the king, John 111, 4,
181. H6B H, 1, 34. H6C I, 2. 37.
Whether, (often monosyll., f. i. Mids. HI, 1. 156.
HI, 2, 81. Merch. V, 302. H6A IV, 7, 25. Cor. Ill, 1,
- 251. Tit. I, 395. Caes. II, 1, 194. Hml. 11, 2. 17. 0th.
1, 1, 39. Contracted to whe'er, q. v.) which of the two
(in a principal sentence) : w. he run or fly tliey know
not w. Ven. 304. was this a lover or a lecher u-. ? Pilgr.
101. in scorn or friendship, nill 1 construe w. 188. to.
had you rather lead mine eyas, or eye your masters
heels? Wiv. Ill, 2, 3. w. dost thou profess Ihysdf, a
knave or a fool? All's IV, 5, 23. w. hadst thou rather
be a Fauleonbridge ...or the reputed son of Cordelion,
John 1, 134.
Preceding a subordinate clause expressing one part
of a disjunctive question, and followed by or: ic. he
run or fly they know not ir. Ven. 304. controversy
hence a question takes, w. the horse by him became his
deed, or he his manage ..., Compl. 111. Meas. I, 2,
167. Merch. V, 302. H6A V, 5, 79. H6B 1, 3, 110.
R3 111, 7, 141. Troil. IV, 5, 213. Cor. IV, 5, 147 etc.
the second part fonned by or no: Tp. V, 111. Viir.
IV, 5, 33. LLL V. 2, 4S6. Merch. H, 2, 48. HI, 1, 45.
III, 2, 146. As 111, 2. 129. H6C II, 1, 2. R3 III, 1, 23.
Tit. I, 395. Caes. 11. 1, 194 etc.
The correlative clauses preceded by to. .. or w. .-
w. we are mended, or w. better they, or w. revolution
be the same, Sonn. 59, 11. w. it be thefaull and glimpse
of newness, or w. that the public body be a horse ...,
Meas I, 2, 162. 163. to. 'tioas the coldness of the king,
... or w. 'twas report of her success, H6C II, 1, 122.
125. cf. move these eyes? or w. seem they in motion?
Merch. HI, 2, 117. judge if Ihave done amiss, or w.
that such cowards ought to wear this ornament, H6A
IV, 1, 28. if his last purpose hold, or w. since he is
advised ..., Lr. V, 1, 2. Or w. even before the first
clause : or w. doth my mind . . . drink up the monarchs'
plague, this flattery, or w. shall I say ..., Sonn. 114,
1. or w. his fall enraged him, or how 'twas, Cor.
I, 3, 69.
The interrogatory form used, not to ask a question,
but to express that each of two or more alternatives
is irrelevant to the main purpose : his eyes begun to
wink, ... w. it is that she reflects so bright, ...or else
some shame supposed, Lucr. 376. for w. beauty, birth,
or wealth, or wit . . . entitled in their parts do crowned
sit, I make my love engrafted to this store, Sonn. 3 7,
5. w. unripe years did ivant conceit, or he refused to
take her figured proffer, the tender nimbler would not
touch the bait, Pilgr. 51. I'll be your servant, ic. you
will or no, Tp. HI, 1, 86. Gent. 1, 1, 79. Meas. I, 2,
43. Mids. Ill, 1, 156. Ill, 2, 81. Alls II, 1, 11. H6A
IV, 7, 25. H6B 111, 2, 265. R3 HI, 7, 214 etc. see
above: H6C 11. 1, 122. Cor. 1, 3, 69.
By the omission of the correlative clause, tc. passing
into the sense of a simple interrogative particle, ^ if:
examine iv ell your blood, w. .. you can endure the livery
of a nun, Mids. I, 1, 69. toho knows but you ... w. I
am yours, Merch. 11, 6, 31. Meas. II, 1, 14. Merch.
IV, 1, 146. 277. All's IV, 3, 199. Wint. V, 2, 144.
John 111, 1, 26. R2 I, 4, 22. V. 6, 4. H4A III, 2, 4.
H4B II, 4, 281. Cor. Ill, 1, 251. Caes. V, 1, 115. Hml.
II, 2, 17. 0th. I, 1, 39 etc.
w. that^ w. alone (cf. That): Sonn. 144, 9. Meas.
I, 2, 163. As IV, 3, 59. H6A IV, 1, 28.
W lietstoiie, a stone on which any thing is shar-
pened; figuratively, that which excites and stimulates:
As 1, 2. 57. 58. Troil. V, 2, 75. Mcb. IV, 3, 228.
Whew, exclamation imitative of the sound of
whistling: H4A 11, 2, 30.
Whey, the watery part of milk, separated from
the curd: Tit. IV, 2, 178.
Whej-faee, one palefaced; in contempt: Mcb.
V, 3, 17.
^Vhich, rel. pron. referring to a single word or
to a sentence. The single word neuter: Ven. 83. 102
275. 360. 452. 491. 605. 632. 675. 676. 759. 797. 812
1360
W
817. 890. 904. 9S2. 1000. 1031. 1170. 1176. Lucr.
127 etc. ^^t^■. The single word masc. or fern. (i. e. de-
noting a j)eVfeon'l; pa/u vowtirds . . . ic. /umtlt^ss peasants
did so well T: teiiible, Lucr. Vo'di. Priam ... w. blinding
under Pt/n-hus' proud foot /ies , \-i-iO. alt those friends
w. I thought buried, t^unn. 31. 4. 35, 14. 104, 8. 106,
13. 121," 8. IL'4, 14. Cuiupl. 140. L'o4. 311). Tp. 1,
2, 32. 352. 413. Ill, 1, 6. IV, 154. lOU. V, 21. 160.
■\Vi\'. I, 1, 45. Mer.s. I, 4, 0, li, 2, 7l5. 102. V, 305.
Err. V, 361. Ado V, 1,331. LLL V, 2, 124. 519.
Mids. 1, 2, 5. IV, 1, 65. V, 73. 29S. Merch. IV, 1, 91.
V, 115. 211. Wint. 1, 2, 244. 455. 11, 3, 116. Ill, 2,
39. IV, 1, 22. IV, 4, u;7. V, 2, 60. John HI, 1, 33.
IV, 1,4. R2 1, 4, 3S. 11, 1, lOS. Ill, 2, 204. V, 1, 34.
H4Bi, 1, 100. H6AI, 2, 52. II, 5, 93. 110. HGB II,
3, 107. Ill, 1, 372. IV, 2, ISS. IV, 7, 23. H6C 1, 1,
90. II, 1, 102. Ill, 3, S2. IV, 1, 12. K:', 1. 2, 62. 8S.
1,3, 199 (Ff(/io(). I, 4, 46. IV, 1, 70. IV, 4, 134 and
345 (Ff that). 385. Hml. IV, 7, 4 etc. etc. that w. =
he who: Meas. I, 4, 6. LLL V, 2, 519 etc. (cf. r/,ui).
Rel'erring to sentences : jjure shame and aioed re-
sistance made him /ret, w. bred more beauty in his
angry eyes, Ven. 70. he did think to reprehend her, h\
cunning love did a-iilily prereni, 471. as when the wind
... earth' s foundation shakes, lo. with cold terror doth
men's minds confound, 1048. Tp. I, 2, 156. 244. 263.
II, 1, 220. HI, 3, 47. V, 52. 249. Gent. I, 3, 15. Ill,
I, 272. Ill, 2, 64. Err. I, 1, 52. II, 2, 19. LLL I, 2,
175. Mids. V, 64. As III, 2, 188. All's II, 3, 156.
■Wint. I, 2, 392. H5 II, 2, 159. H6B IV, 7, 69. Ant.
II, 2. 7S etc. The relative clause preceding the prin-
cipal sentence (where what would be expected) : there
has been earls, nay, w. is more, pensioners, VVi\-. II, 2,
78. I saw him arrested, saio him carried away, and,
IV. is more, within these three days his head to be chopped
off, Meas. I, 2, 68. and, w. was stranip:, the one so liki
the other, Err. I, 1, 52. 1 am a wise fellow, and, w. is
more, an o(tic<-r. Ado IV, 2, S3. 84. V, 1, 313. and,
lu. is more than all these boasts ran be, 1 am beloved
of Hermia, Mids. I, 1, 103. and, tr. became him like
a prince indeed, he made a blushing cital of himself,
UiA V, 2, 61. and, w. is loorse, she is not so divine,
II6A V, 5, 16. and, w. is wo)'se, all you have done...,
Mcb. Ill, 5, 10.
Joined to a substantive: w. purchase if thou make,
Ven. 515. within iv. riff, Tp. I, 2, 277. 279. II, 1, 256.
V, 4. Err. V, 328. As I, 2, 134 fw' Charles). Wiiit.
I, 2, 318. John I, 1, 119. HI, 1, 40. R2 1, 1, 104.
H6A IV, 1, 98 etc. Peculiia' construction : if by w.
time our secret be undone. Per. I, 1, 117. if in iv. time
e.xpiredhe not return, II, 4, 47. Followed by a personal
pronoun : that we thankful should' be, w. we of taste
and feeling arc, LLL IV, 2,30 (German: die wir
Leute von Geschmack und Zartgefidil sind).
In all these cases sometimes preceded by the def.
article; referring toa neuter: her heart thew.he carries
hence. Ven. 581. the many musets ihroU(/h the w. he
,/ocs, 683. Lucr. 1368. Sonn. 52, 3. Wiv. II, 2, 84.
Ado V, 1, 156. LLL II, 135. Merch. Ill, 4, 34. V, 212.
As I, 1, 15. 11, 7, 41. HI, 2, 409. All's II, 3, 124. V,
1. 16. Tw. V, 316. John 1, 6S. IV, 2, 50. V, 4, 51.
K2 I, 1, 90. H4B Ind. 7. I, 1, 164. H5 IV, 3, 96.
II6A I, 2, 100. II, 2, 14. H6B IV, 1, 99. R3 I, 2, 95.
H8 II, 3, 7. Troil. 1, 3, 60. Cor. II, 3, 12. Rom. 1, 5,
74. Lr. IV, 4, 13. 0th. I, 3, 324 etc. To persons: the
party 'gainst the w. he doth contrive, Merch. IV, 1, 352.
half of the w. dare not shake the snow from off their
cassocks, All's IV, 3, 191. there are other Trojans ...
the w. for sport sake are content to do the profes.<!ion
some grace, U4A II, 1,78. of the w.jivc hundred ivera
but yesterday dubbed knights. H5 IV, 8, 90. To sen-
tences: then I'll brin;/ thee to the present business ...
ivithout the^ w. this storg were most impertinent. Tp. I,
2, 137. / think myself in betti r plight for a lender than
//OH arc, the w. has < mboldeuLd me to this intrusion,
\Viv. II, 2, 173. 284. 11,3, 9S. Meas. IV, 2, 170. Err.
V, 229. Ado I, 1, 247. HI. 2, 58. V, 1, 175. 319. V,
3, 14. LLL I, 1, 41. V, 2, 859. Mids. V. 135. Meioh.
I, 3, 4. All's I, 1, 222. ■Wiiit. H, 1, 128. IV, 4. 572.
R2 I, 1, 172. Ill, 3, 45. H4B II, 4, 274. 115 II, 2, 91.
R3 I, 1, 157. Caes. HI. 1, 295 etc. Joined to a sub-
stantive: for the w. bh .■.sing I am at him upon my knees.
Ado H, 1, 30. to the w. place. As II, 1, 33. in the w.
hope, 11, 7, 119. in the w. better part I have saved my
life, 114A V, 4, 122. for the w. supply, HSProl. 31.
the tv. immediacy may well stand up, Lr. V, 3, 66.
As for its oorrelativeness to such (f. i. Sonn. 26,
5. Meas. IV, 2, 112. Tw. V, 358. Wint. I, 1, 26. IV,
4, 784. Cor. HI, 2, 105), see Such.
The way in which «•. differed from that, though
not always discernible, may be distinctly seen in some
instances: I am all the subjects that you have, w. first
was mine own king, Tp. I, 2, 342. this island's mine
by Sycorax my motlu r, w. thou takest from me, 332. it
is you that have chalked J'orth the way w. brought us
hither, V, 204. I have your own tetter that induced me
to the semblance I put on, with the w. I doubt not but
to do myself much right, Tw. V. 316. cf. Abbott's
Grammar.
Seemingly = what, i. e. that which: more than
mistress of w. comes to me in name of fault, I must not
at all acknowlidgc, Wint. HI, 2, 61 (a passage in
which there is more th.m one difticulty). he says there
are two councils held, and that may be diter mined at
the one w. may make liim and you to rue at tlie other,
R3 III, 2, 14 (perh.aps that not conjimction, but de-
monstr. pronoun).
^Vliicli, interrog. pronoun, by which one among
a dclinite unmber (mostly oue of two), is inquired
for; refei rin,^ tu things : to live or die, te. of the twain
ivcre heifer, Liu-r. 1154. w. end o' the beam should bow,
Tp. II, 1, 131. it', had you rather, that the most just
law now took your brother's life, or ...give up your
body, Meas. II, 4, 52. / have many ill qualifies? W.
is one? Ado II, 1, 107. 1 cannot tell for w. of his virtues
it was, Wint. IV, 3, 94 etc. To persons: w. is worthiest
love? Gent. 1, 2, 6. from ic. lord to lo. lady? LLL IV,
I, 105. Gent. V, 2, 32. Wiv. I, 3, 39. IV, 6, 46. Meas.
II, 1, 180. V, 483. Err. V, 54. 333 369. LLL 1, 1,
182. IV, 1,42. 46. IV, 2, 86. Merch. II, 1, 33. IV, 1,
174. I14B III, 1, 65. Ill, 2, 62. H6A II, 2, 34. H6B
I, 3, 104. R3 I, 3, 160. Troil. 1, 3, 231. Lr. I, 1, 5.
IV, 6, 167 etc. w. of he or Adrian, Tp. II, 1, 28
(Gallicism), a moth will turn the balance, w. Pyramus,
w. Thisbe, is the better, Mids. V, 324 (cf. whether ...
or ivhether). I know not w. is w. (= which is the one,
and which the other) Err. V, 364. Mids. II, 1, 114.
Tim. II, 2, 82. what is the night? Almost at odds with
morning, w. is w. Mcb. Ill, 4, 127. my virtue or my
plague, be it either w. Hml. IV, 7, 13 {= whichsoever).
Sometimes the uiuuber, out of which one is asked
I'o.th, not exactly liniited; but the question always
w
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intended to have one definitively singled out: ivho is
it that sai/$ most? w. can say viore than this rich praise
that you alone are you? Sonn. 84, 1 (tell me who is
the one that can etc.). w. of you will stop the vent of
hearing when loud Humour speaks? H4B Ind. 1. w.
of your friends have J not strove to love? H8 II, 4, 29..
Hence w. way seemingly = what way: w. way shall
she turn? Ven. 253. wildly determining w. way to fly-,
Lucr. 1150. how and w. way I may beslovi myself
Gent. Ill, 1, 87. go all w. way it will, R2 II, 2, 87.
you know not w. way you shall go, Cymb. V, 4, 181.
if 1 discovered not w. way she was gone, V, 5, 277.
WhiU', a puff of wind: with the w. and wind of
his fell sword the unnerved father falls, Hml. II, 2,495.
Whiffler, one who goes before in a pi'ocession,
like a fifer: the deep-mouthed sea, tohich like a mighty
w. fore the king seems to prepare his way, I-I5 V
Chor. 12.
While, subst. (cf. Awhile) a short space of time,
during which something is to happen or be done: Oud
and be blasted in a breathing w. Ven. 1142. that she
her plaints a little w. doth stay, Lucr. 1364. now the
dog all this w. sheds no tear, Gent. II, 3, 34. a pissing
w. IV, 4, 21. I for a w. will leave you, Meas. V, 257.
have you wept all this w. ? Yes, and I loill iveep a iv.
longer. Ado IV, 1, 257. 258. LLL V, 1, 157. Mids.
Ill, 2, 83. As II, 7, 127. IV, 3, 149. Shr. II, 20. V, 1,
8. Wint. I, 2, 108. H4A ], 3, 211. U6A I, 4, 54
(walked about me every minute w.). Ill, IJ, 5. H6B V,
1, 30. 33. H6C IV, 3, 57. V, 4, 29. H8 Epil. 12. Caes.
Ill, 2, 193 etc. etc. the w. = in the meantime: but
Tarqnin's shape came in her mind the to. Lucr. 1536.
but if the W' 1 think on thee, all losses are restored,
Sonn. 30, 13. I'll bear your logs the w. Tp. Ill, 1, 24.
put on the gown the w. Wiv. IV, 2, 85. my master
preaches patience to him, and the w. his man with
scissors nicks him like a fool. Err. V, 174. Ado II, 3,
214. LLL I, 1, 74. As II, 5, 33. Tw. II, 4, 14. II, 5,
65. HI, 4, 219. Wint. IV, 4, 48. R2 II, 1, 211. Cor.
Ill, 1, 147. iVIcb. II, 1, 29. HI, 2, 32. 0th. II, 3, 391.
Ant. II, 7, 116. Cymb. HI, 4, 131 etc. the —s, in the
same sense: play you the — s, Shr. Ill, 1, 22.
Sometimes equivalent to time : where hai'c you been
all this w.? As IV, 1, 39. a great w. ago the world
begun, Tw. V, 414. to see if I can eat grass or pick
a sallet another w. H6B IV, 10, 9 (= another time,
by way of variety. Cade's speech). I have this to. with
leaden thoughts been pressed, 0th. HI, 4, 177. all this
w. = hitherto: who all this w. hath revelled in the
night, R2 HI, 2,48. you home but mistook me all this
w. 174. / do mistake my person all this w. K3 I, 2,
253. shoiD duty, as mistaken all this w. between the
child and parent. Cor. V, 3, 55.
Thus used in exclamations of grief: alas the w.
Merch. II, 1, 31. woe the w. Wint. Ill, 2, 173. H5 IV,
7, 78. Caes. I, 3, 82. bad world the w. John IV, 2,
100. God help the w.! a badworld, I say, IMA II, 4,
146. God help the w.! E3 H, 3, 8. here's a good world
the w. Ill, 6, 10.
While, conj. 1) during the time that: Ven. 564.
Tp. II, 1, 197. 300. HI, 1, 28. HI, 3, 91. Wiv. IV, 6,
22. Err. V, 205 (later Ff whilst). H6C IV, 6, 42 etc.
2) as long as: Ven. 786. Tp. 11, 2, 65. 111,2,120.
IV, 242. Gent. HI, 1, 23. H6B IV, 10, 45. H6C 1, 1,
173. Ill, 3, 106. Cor. I, 1, 18 etc.
3) at the same time that (implying a contrast);
f. i. he wondered that your lordship would suffer him
to spend his youth at home, w. other men of slender re-
putation put forth their sons to seek preferment out
Gent. I, 3, 6. painfully to pore upon a book to seek
the light of truth, w. truth the while doth falsely blind
the eyesight of his look. LLL I, 1, 74. w. as, in the
same sense: still rtt-elling like lords . . .w. as the silly
owner ...weeps, HGB 1, 1, 225. In K2 III, 1, 22 Ql
10., the rest of 0. Edd. whilst.
4) till : let the trumpets sound iv. we return these
dukes what we decre,', 112 1, 3, 122. u-e will keep our-
self till supper-lime alone: w. then, God be with you,
Mi:b. Ill, 1, 44. (cf. whiles in Tw. IV, 3, 29. Euphues'
Golden Legacy, cd. Collier, p. 47 : and stood there w.
the next morning, p. 89: to pass auj ay the night lo. bed-
time, p. 110: nothing can make me forget Phoebe, w.
Montanus forget himself. Greene's I'andosto p. 57 : /
therefore award that thou shall have thine eyes put out,
and continually w. thou dicst, grind in a mill like a
brute beast).
As for w. that, see That.
While. ere, (0. Edd. whileare) erewhile, not
long ago: the catch you taught me but w. Tp. Ill, 2,
127 (Caliban's speech).
Whiles, 1) during the time tliat: Tp- H, 1, 217.
284. 310. JVleas. IV, 3, 84. Ado V, 1, 263. Mids. Ill,
2, 374. As n, 7, 128. V, 4, 5. 143. Tw. HI, 3, 41.
Wint. V, 1, 189. HGA IV, 4, 17. H6B III, 1, 124. 320.
348. H6C II, 3, 26. 113 I, 2, 32. Tit. II, 3, 27. 0th.
U, 3, 359 (Ql while, Qi. 3 whilst) etc.
Coincidence of time implying causality, sometimes
almost ^= when; since; if: lo. against a thorn thou
bearest thy part, . . . I against my heart will fix a sharp
knife, Lucr. 1135. ii>. the eye of man did woo me, that
could do no vengeance to me. As IV, 3, 47. there's
comfort int, w. other men have gates and those gates
opened, as mine, against their will, Wint. 1, 2, 197.
and peace ascend to heaven, w. we, God's wrathful
agent, do correct their proud contempt that beats his
peace to heaven, John II, 87. who but Rumour, who
but only I, make fearful musters and prepared defence,
w. the big year, swoln with some other grief, is thought
with child by the stern tyrant war, and no such matter?
H4B Ind. 13 (Ff whilst), and hold their manhoods
cheap w. any speaks that fought with us upon Saint
Crispin's day, H5 IV, 3, GG. w. they each other cross,
lives, honours, lands and all hurry to loss, H6A IV, 3,
52. w. lions tear and battle for their dens, poor harm-
less lambs abide their enmity, H6C H, 5, 74. the tiger
loill be mild iv. she doth mourn, III, 1, 39. such men as
he are never at heart's ease iv. they behold a greater
than themselves, Caes. I, 2, 209. cf. R3 HI, 7, 123
(Qq whilst).
2) as long as : Ado IV, 1, 221. 224. V, 4, 66. Shr.
HI, 2, 213., John II, 593. Ill, 4, 132. H4B IV, 2, 49.
H6A I, 4, 91. H6B 111, 2, 347. HGC II, 6, 2. HI, 2,
169. V, 1, 55 etc.
3) at the same time that: Tp. I, 2, 343. 11, 1, 225.
JMerch. I, 2, 147. As IV, 3, 54. H6A II, 4, 71. H6C
V, 4, 10 etc.
4) till: he shall conceal it w. you are willing it shall
come to note, Tw. IV, 3, 29 (cf. While 4).
Whilst, 1) duiing the time that: Sonn. 143, 5.
154, 3. Err. I, 1, 83. 131. Mids. V, 383. Merch. IV,
1, 136. John IV, 2, 181. II6A 1, 2, 76. H6B IV, 1,
9. IV, 8, 43. HGC 1, 4, 108. lia I, 2, 3. H8 11, 4, 1.
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Caes.V, 1,43. Ant. IV, 8, 9 etc. Causality implied : nor
dare I chide the world-without-end hour w, /, my so-
vereign, watch the clock Jor you, Sonn. 57, G. so then
I am not lame, poor, nor despised, w. that this shadow
doth such substance give, 37, 10. jnty me then and wish
I were renetced, w. like a willing patient I will drink
potions of eisel. 111, 9. you resign the supreme seat
... to the corruption of a blemished stock, w. in the
mildness of your sleepy thoughts . . . this noble isle doth
want her proper limbs, E3 III, 7, 123 (Ff whiles).
2) as long as : Sonn. 79, 1. Pilgr. 408. Wiv. I, 1,
186. Meas. I, 2, 40. Merch. V, 64. All's 11, 5, 96.
Wint. V, 1, 6. 169. H6A 1, 4, 80. H6B II, 4, 28. IV,
8, 12. H6C I, 1, 197. Lr. 1, 1, 168. Ant. V, 1, 7 etc.
3) at the same time that (denoting a contrast):
Sonn. 25, 3. 61, 13. 80, 10. 119, 6. 128, 7. Meas.
II, 4, 3. Err. II, 1, 88. 11, 2, 207. IV, 4, 66. Mids. V,
380. Shr. V, 2, 151. R2 II, 2, 81. Ill, 1, 22 (Ff Q-2. 3. 4
while). H6A I, 1, 72. 143. H6C V, 5, 20 Troil. II, 2,
212 etc. w. as, in the same sense: w. as fickle Fortune
smiled, thou and I were both beguiled, Pilgr. 401.
4) the w. = a) while: I saw a smith stand ivith his
hammer thus, the w. his iron did on the anvil cool, John
IV, 2, 194. ravens foster forlorn children, the ic. their
own birds famish. Tit. II, 3, 154. if he steed aught the
w. this play is playing, Hml. HI, 2, 93. b) in the
meantime: I'll call Sir Toby the w. Tw. IV, 2, 4. R2
V, 2, 22. Cymb. IV, 2, 254.
As for w. that, see That.
Whine, to make a plaintive noise, to moan in a
lamentable and childish manner: LLL III, 181. As
II, 7, 146. Rom. Ill, 6, 186. Mcb. IV, 1,2 (the hedge-
pig — d). Hml. V, 1, 300. Lr. II, 2, 25. Ant. Ill, 13,
101. With an accus. denoting an effect: he — d and
roared away your victory, Cor. V, 6, 98.
Whip, subst. an instrument of correction con-
sisting of a lash tied to a rod: Meas. II, 4, 101. As
III, 2, 421. H6B 11, 1, 137. Cor. IV, 6, 134. Rom.!,
4, 63. Lr. I, 4, 123. 0th. IV, 2, 142. Metaphorically:
J that have been love's lo. LLL III, 176. his presence
must be the ic. of the other, All's IV, 3, 42. which to
hinder were in your love a w. to me, A^'int. I, 2, 25.
ivert thou the Hector that was the w. of your bragged
progeny. Cor. I, 8, 12 (i. e. whom your progeny used
as a whip to chastise their enemies), the tna-s. your
curb and w. Tim. IV, 3, 446. the — s of heaven, V, 1,
64. the — s .and scorns of time, Hml. Ill, 1, 70.
Whip, vb. to strike with a lash, to punish with a
whip: Gent. IV, 4, 27. 28. Meas. II, 1, 142. 264. 269.
V, 512. 513. 529. Ado II, 1, 227. 228. LLL 1, 2, 125.
V, 2, 686. Mids. Ill, 2, 410. As I, 2, 91. Shr. I, 1,
136. All's II, 2, 52. II, 3, 93. IV, 3, 261. H4A I, 3,
239. H6B II, 1, 148. 158. IV, 2, 62. H6C III, 2, 28.
Cor. IV, 6, 47. 53. 60. Eom. I, 2, 57. Hml. Ill, 2, 15.
Lr. I, 4, 180. 198. 200. 201. 202. Ill, 4, 139. IV, 6,
167. 0th. I, 1, 49. Ant. 11, 5, 65. Ill, 13, 88. 93. 96.
99. 102. 131. 137. 150. IV, 1, 3. Per. II, 1, 94. IV,
2, 91 (marry, w. thee, gosling; cf. marry trap).
The gerund substantively : do you cry ' 0 Lord, sir^
at your ■ — ing. All's II, 2, 55 (i. c. at your being
whipped). Mea^. IV, 2, 14. V, 529. H6B II, 1, 144.
Hml. 11, 2, 556. Per. 11, 1, 93.
With an accus. denoting an effect (= to drive by
lashes): w. him out, Gent. IV, 4, 23. 31. — ed the
offending Adam out of him, H5 I, 1, 29. Meas. II, 1,
270. Ado V, 1, 84. All's IV, 3, 212. Wint, IV, 3, 95.
97. John V, 2, 135. R3 V, 3, 327. Rom. Ill, 2, 3. Lr.
I, 4, 125. 0th. V, 2, 277.
Applied to a top, = to drive and make to turn
with lashes: Wiv. V, 1, 27. LLL IV, 3, 167. V, 1,
69. 72.
Metaphorically, = to lash with sarcasm, to have
a lash at, to put to the blush : they would w. me with
their fine wits, Wiv. IV, 5, 101. now step I forth to
'it. hypocrisy, LLL IV, 3, 151. our virtues would he
proud, if our faults — ed them not, All's IV, 3, 85.
wilt thou w. thine own faults in other men? Tim. V,
1, 40.
Whip, vb. to move suddenly and quickly; intr.
and trans.: I — t me behind the arras, Ado I, 3, 63
(Ff / — t behind the arras), w. to our tents, as roes
run o'er land, LLL V, 2, 309. — s out his rapier, Hml.
IV, 1, 10.
Whipper, one who whips another: As III, 2,424.
Whipping, see Whip vb.
Whipping-cheer, strokes with the whip served
up for dinner: she shall have w. enough, H4B V, 4, 5.
Whipster, one acting suddenly and quickly (?)
or a little boy who sets up and whips his top (?) : /
am not valiant neither, but every puny w. gets my swordj
0th. V, 2, 244.
Whipstock, the handle of a whip: Tw. II, 3, 28.
Per. II, 2, 51.
Whir, to hurry away with a whizzing noise: this
world to me is like a lasting storm, — ing me from my
friends, Per. IV, 1, 21 (Ei hurrying).
Whirl, vb. 1) tr. to turn round rapidly: my
thoughts are — ed like a patterns ivheel, H6A I, 5, 19.
I am giddy; expectation — .s me round, Troil. Ill, 2, 19.
2) intr. a) to be turned in quick rotation : justice
always — s in equal measure, LLL IV, 3, 384 (a me-
ttiphor taken from Fortune's wheel, cf. R3 IV, 4, 105).
four (moons) fixed, and the fifth did w. about the other
four, John W, 2, 183. thus hath the course of justice
— ed about, R3 IV, 4, 105 (Qq wheeled), to calm this
tempest — ing in the court. Tit IV, 2, 160 (i. e. whirl-
wind), these are but wild and — ing words, Hml. I, 6,
133 (= giddy. Ff hurling).
b) to move raj^idly : in their rage, I having hold
of both, they w. asunder and dismember me, John 111,
1, 330. /'// come and be thy waggoner, and w. along
with thee about the globe. Tit. V, 2, 49.
Wliirligig, atop; in the language of the clown,
= rotation : thus the w. of time brings in his revenges,
Tw. V, 385.
AVhirlpool , (Qq ivhirli-pool; Ff whirle pool) an
eddy of water, a vortex : through ford and w. Lr. Ill,
4, 53.
Whirlwind, a furious tempest: my sighs, like
— s, labour hence to heave thee, Lucr. 586. that some
w.' bear unto a raqged rock, Gent. I, 2, 120. as — s
shake fair buds, Shr. V, 2, 140. Tim. IV, 3, 288. Hml.
Ill, 2,"7. Lr. Ill, 4, 60.
Whirring, see Whir.
Whisper, subst. a soft low voice, words spoken
in the ear of another: n5 IV Chor. 7. Per. Ill, 1, 9.
Applied to things communicated in secret and by
stealth: Cor. V, 3, 7. Hml. I, 1, 80. IV, 1, 41. IV,
5, 82.
Wliisper, vb. to speak with a soft and low voice,
so as to be heard only by one ; absol. : — ing con-
spirator, Lucr. 769. to w. and conspire against my
w
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youths Gent. I, 2, 43. with — ing and most guUti/ dili-
gence, Meas. IV, 1, 39. —ing humbleness, Merch. 1,
3, 125. As II, 7, 192. Wint. I, 2, 217. Rom. I, 5, 25
(a —ing tale, i e. a tale told in whispers; — ing ge-
rund). Caes. II, 2, 100. — s in mine ear, Ven. 659.
Per. V, 1, 97. With to: and — s to his pillow, H6B
HI, 2, 375. With with: I'll w. with the general and
hnow his pleasure, All's IV, 3, 329.
=^ to converse in whispers: Juno and Ceres w.
seriouslg, Tp. IV, 125. Mids. Ill, I, 73. V, 135. 161.
Wint. 1, 2, 284. IV, 4, 250. John II, 475. H6C I, 1,
149. 0th. II, 1, 169. IV, 2, 6.
Trans.; 1) the addressed person as object: w.her
ear and tell her, Ado III, 1, 4. the blushes in my cheeks
thus w. me, All's II, 3, 75. your followers 1 loill tc. to
the business, Wint. I, 2, 437. IV, 4, 827. John IV, 2,
189. R3 IV, 4, 192. H8 I, 1, 179. Troil. I, 3, 250.
Mcb. IV, 3, 210. 2) the communication as object: she
— 5 in his ears a heavy tale, Ven. 1125. LLL V, 2,
436. 443. John I, 42. we'll jc. o'er a couplet or two
of most sage saws, Tw. Ill, 4, 412. lean-looked prophets
w. fearful change, R2 II, 4, 11. will «■. music to my
weary spirit, H4B IV, 5, 3. some devil w. curses in
mine ear, Tit. V, 3, 11. the — ed ones (viz news) Lr.
II, 1, 8.
The gerund substantively ; rain sacrifial — ings in
his ear, Tim. I, 1, 81. foul — ings are abroad, Mcb.
V, 1, 79.
Whissing, see Wheezing.
Whist, an interjection commanding silence, =
hush: the wild waves, w.! Tp. I, 2, 379 (cf. The).
Wbislle, subst. a small wind instrument; used
at sea to summon the sailors to their duty: Tp. I, 1,
8. H5 III Chor. 9. Per. Ill, 1, 8. Used by sportsmen:
I have been worth the w. Lr. IV, 2, 29 (Proverb: it is
a poor dog that is not worth the whistling).
Whistle, vb. to make a shrill sound, either with
the mouth or a wind instrument: As II, 7, 163. Rom.
V, 3, 7. Lr. II, 2, 163. Ant. II, 2, 221. Per. IV, 1, 64.
With an object: tunes ... that he heard ike carmen w.
H4B 111, 2, 342. Applied to the sound of winds: Mids.
II, 1, 86. H4A V, 1, 5. To the call of falconers: I'M
w. her off and let her down the icind, 0th. Ill, 3, 262
(Johnson : the falconers always let fly the hawk against
the wind; if she flies with the wind behind her, she
seldom returns. If therefore a hawk was for any reason
to be dismissed, she was let down the wind, and from
that time shifted for herself and preyed at fortime).
to w. off these secrets, Wint. IV, 4, 248 (the clown's
speech, who meant to say whisper, but in his blunder
says more than he intended), this being done, let the
law go w. IV, 4, 715 (i. e. you are beyond its reach.
Proverbial phrase).
Whit, point, jot; used negatively: no w. (= not
in the least, not at all) Sonn. 33, 13. Shr. I, 2, 175.
R2 II, 1, 103. Caes. II, 1, 148. Cymb. Ill, 1, 6. not
a w. Gent. IV, 2, 67. Wiv. I, 1, 27. Mids. Ill, 1, 17.
As III, 2, 46. Shr. II, 244. H4A II, 4, 408. IV, 3, 2.
UO III, 4, 82. Troil. V, 1, 76. Rom. IV, 4, 9. Hml.
V, 2, 230. Cymb. II, 4, 46. ne'er a w. Shr. 1, 1, 240.
ne'er a w. at all, Tit. IV, 2, 53.
White, being of the colour of snow or milk:
Ven. 10. 398. Lucr. 472. Sonn. 130, 3. Gent. II, 3,
22. Wiv. I, 1, 16. 19. IV, 4, 49. IV, 5, 116. V, 5, 41.
74. Meas. Ill, 2, 4 (brown and w. bastard). LLL I,
2, 95. Ill, 169. Merch. II, 4,13. Rom. Ill, 2, 19. Lr.
HI, 4, 123 (w. wheat). Ill, 6, 33 (w. herring). 0th. V,
2, 4 etc. a w. rose the badge of the house of York:
HGA II, 4, 30. 36 etc. H6C I, 2, 33. II, 5, 97. R3
V, 5, 19.
TV. the colour of hair in old age: Sonn. 12, 4.
Merch. I, 2, 9. Wint. IV, 4, 415. H4A II, 4, 393. 514.
Lr. Ill, 7, 37 (so w., and such a traitor). Ant. Ill, II,
13 etc.
Emblem of purity and innocence: my w. stole of
chastity I daffed, Compl. 297. the —st virtue, Meas.
Ill, 2, 198. that dye is on me which makes my — st
part black, H8 I, 1, 209. cf. Lucr. 56. 65. Tp. IV, 55.
= pale: was it not w.? sawest thou not signs of
fear lurk in mine eye? Ven. 643. to turn w. and swoon,
Compl. 308. let the w. death sit on thy cheek for ever,
All's H, 3, 77. Hence emblem of cowardice: livers u'.
as milk, Merch. Ill, 2, 86. left the liver w. and pale,
II4B IV, 3, 113. I shame to wear a heart so w. Mcb.
11, 2, 65. cf. White-livered.
Substantively ; how iv. and red each other did de-
stroy, Ven. 346. teaching the sheets a — r hue than w.
398. 1053. 1168. Lucr". II. 56. 57. 63. 394. Sonn.
12, 4. Compl. 220. Wiv. IV, 4, 72. IV, 6, 35. V, 2,
6. 10, LLL I, 2, 104. II, 197. Mids. HI, 2, 141. 144.
Shr. IV, 5, 30. Tw. I, 5, 257. II, 4, 56 etc. etc. which
is not under w. and black. Ado V, 1, 3 14 (i. e. written
down. Dogberry's speech), 'twas I won the wager,
though you hit the w. Shr. V, 2, 186 (the centre of an
archery butt; alluding to the name of Bianca). spit
w. H4B I, 2, 237 (cf. Spit), the truth of it stands off
as gross as black and w. H5 H, 2, 104. tuj-ns up the
w. o'the eye. Cor. IV, 5, 209. she'll find a w. that shall
her blackness fit, 0th. II, 1, 134 (punning on w. and
wight). Plural: in whose comparison all — s are ink,
Troil. I, 1, 56. — s of eggs, Lr. Ill, 7, 106.
Whlte-beanl, an old man: R2 III, 2, 112.
White-bearded, having a white beard, old: Ado
II, 3, 124. H4A II, 4, 509.
White-faced, having a white face, white : that
pale, that w. shore (of England) John II, 23.
White-Friars, 'in London, was a part situated
to the south of Fleet-street, and east of the Temple'
(Nares): R3 I, 2, 227.
Wliitehall, formerly York-place, the royal palace
in London: H8 IV, 1,97.
White-handed , having white hands : LLL V,
2, 230.
White Hart, a building on the east side of the
Borough of Southwark : hath my sword therefore broke
through London gates, that you should leave me at the
W. in Southwark? H6B IV, 8, 25 (with a quibble:
that you should desert me like cowards).
White-Ilmed, whitewashed, or plastered with
lime: ye iv. walls, Tit. IV, 2, 98 (El white-limb' d, Qq
white-limbde ; Malone white-limn d).
White-livered, cowardly: H5 III, 2, 34. R3 IV,
4, 465. cf. Lily-livered and White.
Wliitely, whitish, pale, of faded beauty: at«. wanton
wiV/i a wefociJrow, LLL 111,198 (Qq and earlier FfwAiV/y,
later Yfwhitely; most M.Edd. wightly).
Wiiiteness, white colour: Ven. 1170. Gent. Ill,
I, 227. Err. Ill, 2, 130. = paleness: the w. in thy
cheek, H4B I, 1, 68. Emblem of purity: Ado IV, 1
163. Wint. I, 2, 327.
White-upturued, writing of M. Edd. in Rom.
II, 2, 29; 0. Edd. without hyphen.
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AVhither (often spelt xoliether in 0. Etld.) 1) to
which place; relatively: Gent. V, 2,47. Evr. V, 155.
All's V, 1, 29. R2 V, I, 85. = to that place to which:
H4AII, 3, 118. HOC II, 5, 139.
2) to what place; interrogatively: Ven. 904. Gent.
1, 3, 24. IV, 1, 16. Wiv. 11, 1, 153. Ill, 2, 9. Ill, 3,
162. 164. Ado II, 1, 193. Mids. II, 1, 1. Merch. II,
4, 16. As I, 2, 59. 1, 3, 92. II, ?,, 29. IV, 1, 168. Shr.,
I, 2, 165. All's III, 5, 35. V, 1, 27. Wint. IV, 4, 305.
II4A II, 3, 107. H6A 1, 1, 97. II, 3, 28. IV, 4, 12.
II6B U, 4, 92. Ill, 2, 367. H6C I, 3, 1. IV, 5, 20. R3
IV, 4, 515. Cor. IV, 1, 34 (monosyll.). Rom. I, 2, 75.
Per. V, 1, 178 etc. w. awatjl = where are you going:
Gent. Ill, 1, 51. LLL IV, 3, 186. Mids. I, 1, 180. Shr.
IV, 5, 38. H6A HI, 2, 104. E3 II, 3, 1. IV, 1, 7. H8
II, 1, 1.
= whithersoever: a fool go with thy soul, w. it
goes, IMA V, 3, 22.
VVhiting-tirae, bleaching-tinie: Wiv. Ill, 3, 140.
Wliitmore, name in H6B IV, 1, 14. 31. 44.
Whitster, bleacher: Wiv. 111,3, 14.
M'hiisuu, pertaining to Pentecost: ]Y. pastorals,
Wint. IV, 4, 134. upon Wednesday in W. week, H4B
II, 1, 96 (Q Wheeson; Mrs. Quickly's speech), a W.
morris-dance, H5 II, 4, 25.
IVhittlc, a small clasp-knife: Tim. V, 1, 183.
AVhl'Azing, hissing: the exhalations w. in the air,
Caes. II, 1, 44. In Lr. Ill, 6, 17 Qq hissing, 'Eihizzing,
some M. Edd. loMzzing.
Who, 1 ) intevr. pron. , always referring to per-
sons, and never adjectively; nom. who, f. i. Ven. 397.
401.415. 416. 888; objective case w/iom, f. i. Tp. I,
1, 20. Gent. II, 1, 153. IV, 4, 118. Anglos, gen. whose,
f. i. whose tongue is music nozv? Ven. 1077. Obj. case
U'/io instead of whom : rcho hath she to spend the night
■withal Out idle sounds? Ven. 847. for who love I so
much? Merch. II, 6, 30. Ado III, 3, 9. LLL IV, 1, 74.
Tw. II, 5, 108. Wint. IV, 4, 636. John V, 6, 32. H5
IV, 7, 154. H6B III, 2, 127. Troil. 11,3, 101. 111,1,
23. Cor. II, 1, 8. Tit. V, 1,71. Mcb.IV,3, 171. Hml.
1, 2, 190 etc. Qq who, Ff whom: Tit. II, 3, 55. Fl and
Qq who, later Ff whom: Tp. I, 2, 80. Gent. HI, 1, 200.
IV. 2, 23. Ado I, 1, 214. V, 1, 232. LLL II, 2. As III,
2, 327. H6A III, 3, 62. H6C III, 2, 112. Troil. IV,
5, 176. Hml. II, 2, 196. Lr. I, 4, 26. V, 3, 248. 0th.
1, 2, 52. IV, 2, 99. Ant. Ill, 6, 23. Cymb. IV, 2, 76.
V, 5, 27.
Who, relat. pron.; Anglos, genitive lohose, f. i.
Ven. 99. 189. 268.487. 543. Tp. 1, 2, 150. 183. II,
1, 116. 257. V, 77. Gent. 11,4, 130. 166. Ill, 1, 227.
111,2,69. 79. IV, 1,27. IV,3,21. IMA I, 1, 38 {heavy
news, ivhose worst was etc.). Objective whom, f. i. Ven.
630. Pilgr. 30. Sonn. 128, 11. Tp. I, 2, 68. 222. Ill,
3, 62. Gent. HI, 1, 14. 82. HI, 2, 37. IV, 3, 17. Err.
1, 1, 45. Mids. V, 181. As II, 4, 52. All's III, 4, 17.
27. John II, 137. H5 HI, 5, 17. H6B 111, 2, 345. Cor.
I, 1,268. who iov whom: Tp. I, 2,231. IV, 1,4. Gent.
IV, 1, 51. Wint. V, 1, 109. H5 V, 2, 260. H6A IV,
3, 35. Troil. I, 3, 186. Tim. V, 1, 220. Mob. Ill, 1,
123. 111,4,42. Lr. IV, 1,47. 0th. II, 3, 15 etc. Qq
ioho, Ff whom: Merch. I, 2, 25. IV, 1, 290. H4B I, 1,
28. Yiioho, Qq whom: R3 I, 3, 327. IV, 3, 4. Fl who,
later Ff u-hom: Err. V, 137. LLL I, 1, 167. As HI,
4,52. Wint.11,2,6. IV,4,510. I-I6B V, 1,63. whom
for who: whom, with Sebastian,... would here have
killed your king, Tp. V, 76 (later Ff and M. Edd,
who), whom, I thank heaven, is an honest woman, Meas.
11, 1,72 (Elbow's speech), than whom no mortal so
magnificent, LLL III, 180. cf. whom theg say is killed
to-night, John IV, 2, 165. whom in constancy you think
stands so safe, Cymb. I, 4, 137.
Never adjectively joined to nouns, and always re-
ferring to nouns, never to sentences. Referring to
persons, f. i. Ven. 33. 100. Tp. I, 2, 17. 68. 100. 222.
Gent. II, 7, 3. HI, 1, 14. 82. HI, 2,37. IV, 3, 17. To
things or animals (cf. as who shoidd say in Shall):
Ven. 87. 306. 630. 857. 891. 956. 984. 1041. 1043.
Lucr. 296. 328. 388. 655. 1119. 1139. 1231. 1740.
1781. 1805. Sonn. 41, 11. 128, 11. 141, 4. 11. 145,
11. Pilgr. 30. Tp. I, 2, 7. II, 1, 127. H, 2, 13. Ill, 3,
62. Gent. IV, 4, 61. Err. I, 2, 37. H, 2, 181. 111,2, 140.
LLL I, 1, 82. II, 244. IV, 2, 4. Mids. V, 181. Merch.
1,3,188.11,7,4. AsII, 4, 62. 111,5,13. IV, 3, 110.
All's III, 4, 17. 27. IV, 2, 36. Wint. IV, 4, 581. John
11, 137. 575. R2 II, 2, 71. H4A I, 3, 40. H4B V, 2,
128. H5 HI, 5, 17. H6A IV, 2, 12. H6B HI, 2, 164.
345. R3 I, 4, 41 (Qqwhich). 45 (Ff /). Troil. 111,3,
120. Cor. I, 1, 268. HI, 2, 119. Rom. I, 1, 119. Caes.
IV, 3, 112. Lr. IV, 3, 16 etc.
Preceded by the article: your mistress from the
whom there's no disjunction to be made, Wint. IV,
4, 539.
= he who : and whom he strikes his cruel tushes
slay, Ven. 624. who by repentance is not satisfied is
nor of heaven nor earth, Gent. V, 4, 79. fixing our
eyes on whom our care was fixed, Err. I, 1, 85. Imay
neither choose ivhom I would nor refuse whom I dislike,
Merch. I, 2, 26. whom we raise we will make fast,
II6B I, 4, 24. is proclamation made that who finds
Edward shall have a high reward? H6C V, 5, 9. we
are going to whom it must he done, Caes. II, 1, 331'.
who was the thane lives yet, Mcb. I, 3, 109. who steals
my purse steals trash, 0th. HI, 3, 157. who tells me
true , though in his tale lie death , / hear him as he
flattered. Ant. I, 2, 102. who seeks and will not take
when once 'tis offered, shall never find it more, H, 7,
89. who does i'the wars more than his captain can be-
comes his captain's capitain. III, 1, 21.
= whoever: would make proselytes of who she but
bid follow, Wint. V, 1, 109. let it be who it is, Caes.
I, 3, 80. make choice of whom your wisest friends you
will, Hml. IV, 6, 204.
Whoa ho ho or Whoa ho hoa, an exclama-
tion to attract attention at a distance; used by Slender
and the old shepherd in Wiv. V, 5, 187 & Wint. HI, 3,
79. cf. Merch. V, 39.
Whoe'er, any one that; whatever person: Sonn.
133, 11. Wiv. II, 2, 103. LLL IV, 1, 4. H4A V, 4,
37. H4B IV, 3, 12. H6A I, 2, 107. I, 3, 7. 0th. I, 3,
65. Unchanged in the accus. : w. I woo, myself would
be his wife, Tw. I, 4, 42. w. you find attach, Rom. V,
3, 173.
Whoever, the same: Lucr. 879. Sonn. 135,1.
Err. V, 339. Shr. Ill, 2, 236. All's III, 2, 116. V, 3,
105. John HI, 1, 335. V, 5, 19. H6C II, 2, 133. R3
II, 2, 146. Cor. HI, 1, 113. Mcb. IV, 1, 47. Unchan-
ged in the accus.: w. the king favours, H8 II, 1, 47.
Whole, 1) uninjured, unhurt, unbroken, sound:
my heart all w. as thine, Ven. 370. are they broken?
No, they are both as w. as a fish, Gent. II, 6, 20; cf.
the same quibble in H6 III, 2, 37 and Troil. HI, 1,
54. let them keep their limbs w. Wiv. HI, 1, 79. 111.
w
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yet all goes well, yet all our joints are w. H4A IV, 1,'
83. men's flesh preserved so j«. H6B III, 1, 301. w.
as the marble, Mcb. Ill, A, 22 (cf. Wint. II, 3, 90). if
you'll patch a quarrel, as matter w. you have not to
make it with, Ant. II, 2, 53. you keep by land the
legions and the horse iv. HI, 7, 72. 75. Ill, 8, 3.
2) restored to sounclness : I would the state of time
had first beenw. ere he by sickness had been visited,
H4B IV, 1, 25. he was thrust in the mouth, ... and 'tis
not w. yet, H6B IV, 7, 11. Caes. II, 1, 327. 328. Ant.
IV, 8, 11. In a moral sense: all is w. All's V, 3, 37.
this might have been . . . made w. John I, 35. H4A II,
I, 81.
3) not only in part, all, complete, entire : Lucr.
Arg. 20. Tp. II, 1, 316. II, 2, 137. Meas. Ill, 1, 235.
Err. Ill, 2, 102. 140. Ado I, 1, 67. II, 1, 254. Ill, 1,
5. Ill, 3, 173. V, 2, 32. LLL I, 2, 1131. Mids. II, 1,
55. Ill, 2, 53. Merch. I, 1, 43. All's IV, 3, 162. Tw.
V, 386. John V, 2, 178. H4B 11, 4, 376. H6A II, 3,
54. H6B 1, 1, 133. II, 1, 164. H8 IV, 2, 154. Eom.
II, 4, 78. 104. Hml. Ill, 2, 291. 0th. IV, 3, 79. Ant.
II, 2, 183 etc. Preceded by all: all my w. device,
Merch. Ill, 4, 81. all the w. army, H6A 1, 1, 126. Ill,
1, 164. H8 I, 1, 12. Eom. IV, 2, 32. 0th. IV, 3, 75
(Ff /or all the w. world, Q(ifor the w. world). Ant.
III, 10, 5. Per. I, 1, 33.
Substantively: they whose w. is swalloioed in con-
fusion, Lucr. 1150. a leg, a head, stood for the w.
1428. he pays the w. Sonn. 134, 14. Arthur's title in
the w. John II, 562. viceroy of the w. H6A V, 3, 143.
Wholesome, 1) sound, healthy: it doth posset
and curd . .. the thin and w. blood, Hml. I, 5, 70. thy
natural magic ... onw. life usurp immediately , III, 2,
271. like a mildewed air, blasting his w. brother, 111,
4,65.
Metaphorically, = a) prosperous: in state as w.
as in state 'tis Jit, Wiv. V, 5, 63. ivhen shah thou see
thy w. days again, Mcb. IV, 3, 105. in the tender of
a w. weal, Lr. I, 4, 230. b) reasonable: an honest me-
thod, as w. as sweet, Hml. II, 2, 465. if it shall please
you to make me a w. answer, HI, 2, 328. / cannot ...
make you a w. answer; my wit's diseased, 333. in w.
wisdom he might not but refuse you, 0th, HI, 1, 49.
2) tending to promote health, salubrious: Meas.
IV, 2, 76 f— sO- Err. V, 104. LLL I, 1,235. As III,
2,58. Shr. IV, 3, 16. Wint. I, 2, 346. R2I1I, 4, 39.
46, H5 I, 1, 61. Cor. 1, 1, 18. Caes. II, 1, 264. Hml.
-I, 1, 162, Cymb. I, 2, 4. Per. IV, 6, 28 (w. iniquity;
ironically).
Metaphorically, := salutary, suitable, profitable:
to wail friends lost is not by much so w. profitable as
to rejoice at friends but newly found, LLL V, 2, 760,
!». counsel, R2 11, 1, 2. H8 I, 1, 113. not w. to those,
I, 2, '45. not w. to our cause , III, 2, 99. rejoeal daily
any w. act. Cor. I, 1, 85. you wear out a goodw.
forenoon in hearing a cause between ..., II, 1,77 (which
might be spent more profitably), speak to 'em ... in
w. manner, II, 3, 66. to such w. end as clears her from
all blame, Lr. II, 4, 146. it seems not meet, nor w. to
my place, 0th. I, 1, 146.
Wholesome -profitable! LLL V, 2, 760, not
hyphened in 0. Edd , see Wholesome.
Wholly, entirely: Wiv. Ill, 2, 63, LLL V, 2, 65.
Troil. HI, 1, 22. IV, 4, 122. Ant. I, 2, 182. Cymb.
11 2 7
Whoobuli, outcry, clamour: had not the old man
come in with a w. against his daughter and the king's
son, Wint. IV, 4, 629.
Whoop, an interjection of a somewhat coarse
nature : he makes the maid to ansvier 'w. , do me no
harm, good man'; puts him off, slights him, with '««.,
do me no harm, good man', Wint. IV, 4, 199. 200. w.,
.Tug. I love thee, Lr. I, 4, 245.
Whoop, vb. see Hoop.
Whore, subst. a prostitute, a strumpet: Tp. II, 1,
166. Wiv. IV, 1,65. Meas, HI, 2, 62, IV, 2, 39, V,
521. H4B II, 4, 157. 280, 111, 2, 338. H5 H, 3, 41
(the w. of Babylon; cf. Revelation XVH). H6A I, 3,
35. Troil, II, 3, 79. ' IV, 1, 66, V, 1, 20 (his mascu-
line w.). V, 2, 114 193. V, 4, 7, 26. V, 7, 22. Tit.
IV, 2, 72. Rom, II, 4, 32. Tim. IV, 3, 42. 61. 83. 133.
134. 139. 141. Mcb. I, 2. 15. Hml, 11, 2, 614, Lr. I,
4,137. 11,4,52. 111,2,90. 111,6,21. IV, 6, 165.
0th, III, 3, 359, IV, 1, 187 etc. Ant. I, 2, 82. Ill, 6,
67. IV, 12, 13. V, 2, 221. Cymb. H, 4, 128.
Whore, vb. 1) to fornicate: Tim. IV, 3, 146. 0th.
V, 1, 116.
2) to debauch: Hml. V, 2, 64.
Whoremaster, one who converses with prosti-
tutes or practises lewdness: Meas. Ill, 2, 37. H4A II,
4, 516. Tim. II, 2, 111. 113. Lr. I, 2, 137.
Whoremasierly, running after whores, leche-
rous: Troil, V, 4, 7.
Whoremonger, the same as whoremaster : Meas.
HI, 2, 37.
Whoreson, 1) bastard: Lr. 1, 1,24.'
2) a term of coarse familiarity, = fellow, when
used as a substantive: the sly — s have got a speeding
trick, 1181,3,39. ivell said; a merry w.,ha! thou shalt
be loggerhead, Rom. IV, 4, 19. Adjectively applied
not only to persons, but to anything, as a term of
reproach or ludicrous dislike , and sometimes (as in
the language of Doll Tearsheet) used even in a tone
of coar.se tenderness: Tp. I, 1, 46. Gent. H, 5, 49.
IV, 4, 47. Err. IV, 4, 24. LLL IV, 3, 204. Shr. IV, 1,
132. 158. 160. H4A H, 2, 88. H, 4, 155. 252. Ill,
3, 177. H4B 1, 2, 16. 40. 43. 123. 128. II, 2, 91. II,
4, 225. 235. 250. 319. 326. HI, 2, 193. Troil. 11, 1,
44, 11, 3, 244. V, 1, 32. V, 3, 101, Hml. V, 1, 189.
193. Lr. I, 4, 89. II, 2, 19. 35. 69. Ant. V, 2, 277.
Cymb, II, 1, 4. 16.
Whorish, addicted to lewdness: Troil, IV, 1,63.
Whoso, whosoever: R2 II, 2, 130. H6A III, 4,
39, Tim. V, 1,212. Per. Prol. 37.
Whosoe'er, whatever person, any body that:
PI6A V, 3, 52. H6C IV, 7, 74. R3 HI, 4, 67 (Qq
whatsoe'er).
Whosoever, the same: R2 V, 3, 83. Troil. I,
2, 208.
Whosomever, = whomsoever: w. you take him
to be, Troil. 11, 1, 70 (the later Ff and M. Edd. who-
soever),
AVhy, adv. wherefore; interrogatively and rela-
tively; f. i. Yen. 96. 120. 138. 169, 373. 951. Lucr.
1224. 1225. Tp. I, 2, 414. II, 1, 200. 308. IH, 3, 94.
IV, 82. Gent. I, 2, 72. II, 3, 38. IV, 2, 27, Wiv. H,
1, 4. Err. I, 1, 30. II, 2, 45 (every why hath a where-
fore). Mids. IH, 2, 43. R3 IV, 4, 19. V, 3, 185. Lr.
Ill, 6, 30 (= for which reason; therefore a comma
after speak). IV, 6, 33 (why I do trifle thus with
his despair, is done to cure it). 0th. HI, 3, 176 {why,
why is this 1 thinkest thou I' Id make a life of jealousy ?
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= wherefore do you tell me this?). Ant. IV, 14, 89
(the thing why thou hast drawn it) etc.
Why so9 = wherefore, for what reason : puppet ?
why so? ay, that way goes the game, Mids. Ill, 2, 289.
I love you better. And why so, my lord? Wint. 11, 1,
7. Cymb. J, 1, 15.
For why = because, for: sorts a sad look to her
lady's, sorrow, for why her face wore sorrow's livery,
Lucr. 1222. / weep for thee and yet no cause I have,
for why thou left'st me nothing in thy will; and yet
thou left'st me more than I did crave, for why I
craved nothing of thee still, Pilgr. 138. 140. sorrow
changed to solace , solace mixed with sorrow , for ivliy
she sighed and bade me come to-morrow, 204. if she
do chide, 'tis not to have you gone, for why the fools
are mad, if left alone, Gent. HI, 1, 99. trembled and
shook, for why he stamped and swore, Shr. HI, 2, 169.
then must my earth with her continual tears become a
deluge ..., for why my bowels cannot hide her woes,
but like a drunkard must I vomit them, Tit. HI, 1, 231.
Peculiar passages: the rites for why I love him are
bereft me, 0th. I, 3, 258 (= why alone. But Qq for
which), send the hearers weeping to their beds, for why
the senseless brands will sympathize . . . and in com-
passion weep the fire out, R2 V, 1, 46 (Qq for why,
the etc. F{ for why? Perhaps why is here the inter-
jection, intimating that something is to be added by
way of amplification; cf. Gent. II, 3, 13).
Why that, see sub That.
Why, intei-j , almost an expletive, merely en-
livening the speech, espiicially when something new
is perceived or comes into the mind: Ven. 246. 717.
1109. Tp. I, 2, 215. 11, 1, 95. II, 1, 261. Ill, 2, 29.
58. 80. 95. Gent. I, 1, 33. 79. I, 3, 4. II, 1, 50. II, 3,
13. Meas. I, 2, 3 etc. etc. Why, so, an expression of
content or of unwilling acquiescence: no news of them?
why, so; and I know not what's spent in the search;
why, thou loss upon loss, Merch. Ill, 1, 95. it shall be
ivhat o'clock I say it is. Why so, this gallant will
command the sun, Shr. IV, 3, 198. your son was gone
before I came. He was? why, so! go all which way it
will, R2 11, 2, 87. why, so! now have I done a good
day's work, E3 II, 1, 1 (Qqso now etc.). unreal mockery,
hence! why, so : being gone, I am a man again, Mcb. Ill,
4, 107. cf. Gent. II, 1, 137, and why, this it is, in 1, 3, 90.
Used a as call or exclamation: why, Jessica, I say!
W/iy, Jessica! Merch.II, 6, 6. why, Davy! Here, sir!
H4B V, 1, 8. why, how now, ho, awake! Tp. II, 1, 308.
V, 285. Gent. V, 4, 86. Meas. I, 2, 128.
Wick , that round which the wax or tallow in a
candle is applied: Hml. IV, 7, 116.
Wicked (superl. — est, Meas. V, 53.) bad, im-
moral: Tp. I, 2, 320. V, 130. Wiv. H, 1, 20. 68. V, 5,
165. Meas. I, 2, 27. H, 1, 174. 183. 187. 193. 199. Ill,
2, 20. Mids. V, 181. As III, 2, 44. V, I, 5. All's I, 3,
37. Ill, 7, 45. Wint. I, 2, 292. V, 3, 91. John II, 193.
111,1,83. IV, 2,71. R2V, 1,66. H4A 1, 2, 106. 11,4,
517. H4B II, 4, 346. 347. 365. 357. HeA V, 4, 16. 42.
H6B II, 1, 174. 186. HI, 1, 52. E3 I, 2, 103. V, 1, 23.
Troil. V, 10, 28 (a w. conscience). Tit. IV, 3, 23. V,
2, 98. V, 3, 145. Rom. HI, 5, 235. Tim. Ill, 3, 33. V,
4, 71. Mcb. 11, 1, 50. IV, 1, 45. Hml. I, 2; 156. I, 4,
42. I, 5, 44. HI, 3, 59 {the w. prise = the prize of
wickedness). HI, 4, 12 (Ff idle). V, 1, 271. Lr. II, 1,
41. H, 4, 259. 260. 0th. V, 2, 181. Cymb. V, 5, 463.
Per. iV, 4. 33. V, 1, 173. V, 3, 95. I
Sometimes = mischievous : as w. dew as e'er my
mother brushed . . . from unwholesome fen, Tp. 1,2,321.
that same w. bastard of Venus, As IV, 1,216. cf. Mids.
II, 2, 98. Troil. IV, 4, 61. Tim. Ill, 2, 49.
Wickedly, sinfully: Lucr. 365.
Wickedness, 1) corruption of manners, immora-
lity: As 10,2,44. H5IV,1,156. H6AH1,1,14. Espe-
cially used of lewdness and incontinence: Wiv. H, 2,
134. Ado 111,2,113. All's I, 3,40. 111,2,89. H5 HI,
3, 22.
Apparently = a state of being mischievous- dis-
guise, I see thou art a w., wherein the pregnant enemy
does much, T\v. II, 2, 28.
2) a bad action: I'll never care what w. I do, Lr.
III, 7, 99. knoa-s he the w.? IV, 2, 92.
Wicker, made of twigs: a w. bottle, 0th. H, 3,
152 (Ff twiggen-bottle).
Wide, adj. 1) very extensive, stretching far: the
w. world, Sonn. 19, 7. 107, 2. 137, 10. Err. II, 1, 21.
Ado IV, V, 292. Merch. I, 1, 167. As I, 3, 134. Troil.
11,2,206. Tit. 1,248. Rom. 111,3, 16. w. as the ocean
is, Sonn. 80, 5. Ado IV, 1, 142. Tim. I, 1, 47. the w.
universe, Sonn. 109, 13. this w. and universal theatre,
Asll,7, 137. the w. vessel of the universe, H5 IV Chor.
3. in the world's w. mouth, 114A\, 3, 1^3. thew. fields,
LLL 11,93. w. Arabia, Merch. 11,7,42. the w. cheeks
o'the air. Cor. V, 3, 151. the forest walks are w. Tit.
II, 1, 114. Caes. I, 2, 155. the w. arch of the ranged
empire. Ant. I, 1, 33.
2) having a great space between the sides, forming
a great opening or gap: small head and nostril w.
Ven. 296. thew. wound, 1052. Rom. HI, 1, 100. gape
at —St, Tp. I, 1, 63. that w. gap, Wint. IV, 1, 7. V, 3,
154. w. havoc (i. e. a breach) made for bloody power
to rush upon your peace, John II, 220. the w. difference
'twixl amorous and villanous, Cymb. V, 5, 194.
3) capacious, holding much: weed w. enough to
ivrap a fairy in, Mids. II, 1, 256. As II, 7, 160. H4B
III, I, 51. with conscience w. as hell, H5 111, 3^ 13. as
this temple ivaxes, the inward service of the mind and
soul grows w. withal, Hml. I, 3, 14. till that a capable
and w. revenge swallow them up, 0th. HI, 3, 459.
4) apparent, open, obvious : without more — r and
more overt test, 0th. 1, 3, 107 (Qq certain, cf. the ad-
verb in Rom. 11, 4, 91).
Wide, adv. 1) to a great extent, far and near:
one body should be filled with all graces w. enlarged,
As III, 2, 151 (spread abroad, distributed through the
whole world), far and w. = for all the world, ap-
parently, plainly: proves thee far andw. a broad goose,
Rom. II, 4, 91 (cf. the adj. in 0th. I, 3, 107).
2) so as to have a great space from one side to the
other, or to form a great opening: the door he opens
w. Lucr. 359. John II, 300. 449. keep my drooping
eyelids open w. Sonn, 27, 7. Tp. II, 1, 214. H4B IV,
5, 24." the graves all gaping w. Mids. V, 387. H4B V,
5, 68. / will not open my lips so w. as . . . , Tw. I, 5, 2.
stretch the nostril w. H5 HI, 1, 15. the villains march
w. betwixt the legs, H4A IV, 2, 43. his arms spread
— )• than a dragon's wings, H6A I, 1, 11. eartli, gape
open w. E3 I, 2, 65. and w. unclasp the tables of their
thoughts, Troil. IV, 5, 60. a thing inseparate divides
more — r than the sky and eartli, V, 2, 149. thus w.
I'll ope my arms, Hml. IV, 5, 145. her clothes spread
w. IV, 7, 176.
3) far from the mark or from the purpose, so as
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to miss the aim, astray: bear thine eyes straight, though
thg. proud heart go w. Sonn. 140, 14. is my lord well,
that he doth speak sow,'? Ado IV, 1 , G3. no such matter ;
you are w. Troll. Ill, 1, 97. Pijrrhus nt Priam drives;
in rage strikes lo. ; hut with the whiff and wind o/ his
fell sword the unnerved father falls, Hml. II, 2, 494.
still, still far w. Lr. IV, 7, 50. With of: I never heard
a man ...so -w. of his own respect, "Wiv. Ill, 1, 58. w.
o'the bowhand, ~LLL IV, 1, 135 (far from the mark).
Wide-cliapiicd, opening the mouth wide: Tp. I,
1, 60.
Wiile-cnlarged, see Enlarge and Wide.
Widen, to throw open : now the gates are ope; . . .
'tis for the followers fortune — s them, not for the fliers.
Cor. I, 4, 44.
IVidc - skirted, having wide borders, extensive:
w. meads, Lr. I, 1, 66.
Wide- stretched, large, extensive: w. honours,
H5 II, 4, 82.
Widow, subst. a woman whose husband is dead:
Lucr. 906. Sonn. 9, 1. 5. 7. Tp. II, 1, 76. 77. 78. 133.
Meas. 11, 1,207. V,175. 178. 179. AdoV,2,82. Merch.
11,2,171. 111,2,312. Shr. IV, 2, :!7. TiO. IV, 5,78. V,
2, 7 etc. John II, 32. 305. Ill, 1, U. 108. R2 I, 2, 43.
il4B 11,1,76. 89. 11,3,57. riG]!V,],188. H6C1II,2,
16.26. V,6,39. R3M,81. 11,2,55. 111,7,185. Tim.
IV, 3, 38. Hml. Ill, 2, 233. Lr. V, 1, 59. Ant. Ill, 3,
30 etc. With of: I-I5 1,2,158. Rom. 1,2,69 (the lady
w. of Vilruvio). With to: H8 111, 2,71. w. to a woful
icrf, R3I,2,249. Adjectively: a i«. awn/, Mids.l, 1, 157.
this w. lady, John II, 548. my ic. comfort. III, 4, 105.
i/our jc. dolour, R31I, 2, 65 (Qq your widow' s dolours').
Widow, vb. 1) to bereave of a husband: — ed
loombs, Sonn. 97, 8. hath — ed and unchilded many a
one. Cor. V, 6, 153.
2) to endow with a widow's right, to jointure: for
his possessions ... we do instate and w. you withal,
Meas. V, 429.
3) to become a widow to, to survive as a wife: let
me be married to three kings in a forenoon and w. them
all, Ant. I, 2, 27.
Widow-comfort, see Widow.
Widow-doloar, see Widow.
Widower, a man whose wife is dead: Tp. II, 1,
79. All'sV,3,70.142. H6CIII,3,227. IV,1,99. Ant.
11,2, 122.
Widowhood, state of being a widow (? cf. Of),
or estate settled on a widow (?): I'll assure her of her
w., he it that she survive me, in all my lands and leases
whatsoever, Shr. II, 125.
Wtdow-niaker, one who bereaves women of their
husbands: John V, 2, 17.
Wield, to use with the hand, to manage: weapons
w. Lucr. 1432. Rom. 1, 1,101. wilt thou the spigot w.7
Wiv. 1,3,24. to w. a sceptre, \i.QCVf,&,lZ. more than
words can w. the matter, Lr. I, 1, 56.
Wieldy, in Unwieldy, q. v.
Wife, (plur. wives; also the Anglos, gen. of the
singular spelt so in O. Edd., f. i. Wiv. II, 1, 242. Ill,
2,35. 111,5,79. IV,2,148. 171. Meas.IV,2,4. Merch.
IV, 1, 451. V, 167. As IV, 1,170. All's I, 3, 43) 1 ) any
woman of mature age that is or might be married:
good morrow, good to. Not so, an' t please your worship.
Good maid then, Wiv. II, 2, 36. she's a civil modest w.
101. never a w. in Windsor leads a better life, 122.
wives may be merry, and yet honest too, IV, 2, 107. how
Sell midt, the English of Shakespeare.
like you Windsor wives? V, 5, 110. the rest aloof are
the Dardanian wives, Merch. Ill, 2, 58. him I love
more ... than e'er I shall love w. Tw.V, 139 (quite —
woman; placed in the rhyme), let wives with child
pray, John 111, 1, 89. as did the wives of .Jewry at
Herod's slaughtermen, H5 III. 3, 40. pales in the flood
with men, with wives and hoys, VChor. 10. his' enforce-
ment of the ciiy wives, R3 111, 7, 8. make wells avd
Niobes of the maids and wives , Troil. V, 10, 1 9. lest
that thy irives with spits and boys with stones in puny
battle slay me. Cor. IV, 4, 5. ai. Alewife, Goodirife,
Housewife, Midwife; and the doubtful passage in Otli.
I, 1, 21.
2) a married woman considered in her relation to
her husband: Tp. 1, 1, 65. II, 1, 4. Ill, 1, S3. IV, 77.
123. V, 210. Gent. lU, 1, 66. 76 (take a w.). Wiv.
I, 1, 201. Ill, 3, 242. IV, 2, 125. Meas. 1, 2, 151.
II, 1, 69. 120. Err. I, 1, 59. I, 2, 88. 11, 1, 56. Ill, 1,
63 etc. etc. with to: R3 I, 2, 10. Lr. I, 1, 69. Cymb.
V, 5, 39. asked her for his v. Per. Prol. 37. I lake
thee for w. As IV, 1, 137. to voo thee for my w. Shr.
II, 195. have to v. As IV, 1, 130. will hare Katharine
to my ?('. Shr. II, 282. 367. took to w. Caes. II, 1, 2;i3.
Hml. 1, 2, 14. take Antony Octavia to his w. Ant. 11,2,
130. what dowry shall I have with her to n\ Shr. 11, 121.
Wifelilic, having the qualities of the female sex,
resembling a woman: thy meekness saint-like, w. go-
vernment, H8 II, 4, 138. more goddess-like than w.
Cymb. HI, 2, 8.
Wight, person, being (fem. as well as masc):
beshrew the witch (viz night)! with venomous — 5 she
stays as tediously as hell, Troil. IV, 2, 12. Used hy
Pistol : 0 base Hungarian w. Wiv. I, 3, 23. / ken the
w. 40. 0 braggart vile and damned furious w. H5 II,
I, 64. In rhyming: Sonn. 106, 2. LLL I, 1, 178. In
the style of popular poetry: she was a w., if ever such
w. were, 0th. II, 1, 159. he was a w. of high renown,
II, 3, 96. so for her many a w. did die. Per. Prol. 39
(Gower's speech).
Wiglitly, writing of some M. Edd. in LLL III,
198. see Whitely.
Wild, 1) not tame, not domestic : Ven. 560. Sonn.
102, 11. Ado III, 1, 35. 112. Merch. V, 71. Shr. II,
279. H4A IV, 1, 103. H8 V, 3, 22. Cor. Ill, 2, 2. lu
the following passages adj. and subst. hyphened by
some Edd. : w. boars. Ant. II, 2, 183. sleeps by day more
than the w. cat, Merch. II, 5, 48. Shr. I, 2, 197. 0th.
11, 1, 111. a w. duck, H4A II, 2, 108. IV, 2, 21. w.
fowl, Mids. Ill, 1, 33. Tw. IV, 2, 55. my taxing like a
w. goose flies. As II, 7, 86. Rom. II, 4, 76. w. geese,
Mids. Ill, 2, 20. H4A II, 4, 152. H4B V, 1, 79. Lr.
II, 4, 46. if thy wits run the w. goose chase , I have
done, Rom. 11,4, 75 (Dyce: a kind of horse-race: two
horses were started together, and whichever rider could
get the lead, the other was obliged to follow him over
whatever ground the foremost jockey chose to go).
2) growing without culture: Mids.ll, 1,249. Wint.
IV, 4, 93. H5 111, 5, 7. Cymb. IV, 2, 390.
3) uncultivated , uninhabited , desert : to trace the
forests w. Mids. II, 1, 25. As V, 4, 165. high w. hills,
R2 II, 3, 4. a little fire in a w. field, Lr. HI, 4, 117.
4)savage, atrocious, sanguinary: Lucr.980. Mids.
II, 1, 228. 229. V, 225. John IV, 3, 48. V, 2, 74. H4A
V,2,ll. H4BIV,5,132. H6BV,2,59. Mcb.11,4,16.
5) turbulent, tempestuous: w. waves, Ven.819. the
w. waters, Tp. I, 2, 2. 379. Gent. 11, 7, 32. Err. II, 1,
87
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W
21. Merch.V,ll. H4BI,1, 154. H5 III, 1, 14. H8 II,
4, 200. Ill, 2, 198. Troil. I, 1, 105. Mcb. IV, 2, 21.
a w. night, Lr. 11,4,311. In a moral sense, = violently
agitated: the times are to. H4B I, 1, 9. H8 V, 1, 15. in
w. hurry, Cor. IV, 6,4. lohile men's minds are w. Hml.
V, 2, 405. in a town of loar, yet iv. 0th. II, 3, 214.
6) iingoverned, licentious -.thew. prince and Poins,
Wiv. Ill, 2, 74. my w. societies. III, 4, 8. Meas. IV, 3,
19. Merch. II. 2, 190. 196. H4A V, 2, 72. H4B V, 2,
123. H5 I, 2,267. Hml. II, 1, 18. 22. Cymb. 1,6, 103.
Sometimes not a term of reproach, = wanton,
frolicsome: youth is w. and age is tame, Pilgr. 164.
our w. faction, Gent. IV, 1, 37. pretty and witty, w.
and yet, too, gentle. Err. HI, 1, 110. to move w. laughter
in the throat of death, LLLV,2, 865. cf. Ado III, 1,35.
Merch. V, 71. H4A IV, 1, 103.
Adverbially: if I chance to talk a little w., forgive
me, H8 I, 4, 26.
7) violent, carried headlong by passion: w. rage,
H5 IV, 7,82. desperate, w. and furious, R31V,4,169.
w. grief, 229. Rom. Ill, 3, 110. Tim. V, 1, 167. 206.
Ant, V, 2, 154.
8) rash, inconsiderate: 'twere most piteous to be m.
Wint. II, 1, 182. a w. dedication of yourselves to un-
pathed waters, IV, 4, 577. this unheedful, desperate,
w. adventure, H6A IV, 4, 7. a w. exposture to each
chance. Cor. IV, 1, 36.
9) bewildered, distracted, mad: w. amusement,
John V, 1, 35. your looks are pale and w. Rom. V, 1,
28. V, 3, 240. it almost turns my dangerous nature w.
Tim. IV, 3, 499 {dangerous perhaps = exposed to
danger. Most M. Edd. mild), w. and whirling words,
Hml. 1, 5, 133.
10) wanting order and regularity, or qniet and
composure in any manner; extravagant, inordinate,
eccentric, fantastic, mad : how like you this w. counsel,
mighty states'? smacks it not something of the policy?
John II, 395. the irregular and w. Glendoioer, H4A I,
I, 40. like a w. Morisco, H6B III, 1, 365. in this w.
action, Troil. I, 3, 340. so w. in their attire, Mcb. I,
3,40. paragons description and w. fame, 0th. II, 1,62.
you w. bedfellow. Ant. I, 2, 51. the lo. disguise, II, 7,
131. I am w. in my beholding, Per. V, 1, 224.
Wild, adv. see Wild, adj. 6.
Wild, subst. 1) wilderness: the vasty — s of wide
Arabia, Merch. II, 7, 41. Metaphorically: a w. of
nothing, save of joy, Merch. HI, 2, 184.
2) = weald : a franklin in the w. of Kent , H4A
II, 1, 60.
Wlld-boar, see Wild, adj. 1.
Wild-cat (wildcat), see Wild, adj. 1.
Wild-ducli, see Wild, adj. 1.
Wilderness, 1) a tract of solitude and savage-
ness, a desert: Lucr. 544. Gent, IV, 1, 63. Merch, III,
1, 128, R2 IV, 74, H4B IV, 5, 137, H6B III, 2, 360.
Tit. Ill, 1, 54. 94 (a w. of sea).
2) wildness: such a warped slip of w. ne'er issued
from his blood, Meas. Ill, 1, 142 (slip ofw. = wild slip).
Wildfire, a composition of inflammable materials:
I>ucr, 1523. H4A III, 3, 45.
AVild-fowl, see Wild, adj. 1.
Wild-goose, see Wild, adj. 1.
Wildly, 1) without cultivation: valour that w.
groiDS in them, Cymb. IV, 2, 180.
2) savagely: prisoners iv. overgrown with hair, H5
V, 2, 43.
3) in a bewildered manner, with perturbation or
distraction, madly: she w. breaketh from their strict
embrace, Ven. 874. w. determining which way to fly,
Lucr. 1150. looking w. Wiv. Ill, 3, 94. R2 V, 3, 25.
Hml. 111,4, 119. how w. then walks my estate in France,
John IV, 2, 128. start not so w. from my affair, Hml.
Ill, 2, 321.
4) inconsiderately, foolishly: I prattle something
too w. Tp. Ill, 1, 58. he demeaned himself rough, rude
and w. Err. V, 88. accident is guilty to what we w. do,
Wint. IV, 4, 550. something w. by us performed, V,
1, 129.
Wild-mare ; to ride the ■«>. = to play at see-saw :
H4B II, 4, 268.
Wildness, 1) disorderly growth in an unculti-
vated state: vineyards, fallows ... grew to w. H5 V,
2, 55.
2) savageness, fierceness: wilder to him than tigers
in their w. Lncr. 980.
3) irregularity of manners, licentiousness: prate
to me of the w. of his youth, H4B 111,2, 328. IV, 5, 163.
H5 I, 1, 26. 64. Caes. II, 1, 189.
4) want of sober judgment: our youths and w. shall
no ivhit appear, Caes. II, 1, 148.
5) disti'action, madness : 1 do wish that your good
beauties be the happy cause of Hamlet's w. Hml. Ill, 1,
40. jmt thyself into a haviour of less fear , ere w. van-
quish my staider senses, Cymb. Ill, 4, 9.
Wiles, deceitful practices, tricks, stratagems: the
w. and guiles that wmnen work, Pilgr. 335. these are
but imaginary w. Err, IV, 3, 10, upon my wit, to defend
my w. Troil, I, 2, 285.
Wilful, 1) willing, pleased, ready: this beauteous
combat, w. and unwilling , Ven. 365. a secure and w.
Actaeon, Wiv. Ill, 2, 44. when walls are so w. to hear
without ivarning, Mids. V, 211. patience perforce with
w. choler meeting, Rom. 1,5, 91 (ready anger, opposed
to enforced and constrained patience).
2) acting with set purpose; or done by design:
from thee going hewentw.slow, Sonn. 51, 13 (hyphened
by M. Edd.). if ever I were w. negligent, Wint. 1, 2, 255
(hyphened by 0. and M. Edd.). to confess the w. abuse,
H4B II, 4, 339. we shall see w. adultery and murder
committed, H5 II, 1, 40. Strange expression: you are
too w. blame, H4A III, 1, 177 (blameable on purpose,
on principle ; indulging your faults, though conscious
that they are faults. M. Edd. wilful-blame).
Hence := voluntarily assumed , affected , not na-
tural : if thou thyself deceivest by w. taste of what thy-
self refuscst, Sonn. 40, 8. and do a w. stillness enter-
tain, withpurpose to be dressedin an opinion of wisdom,
Merch. I, 1, 90.
3) obstinate, stubborn, refractory: the Dauphin is
too w. opposite, John V, 2,124 (hyphened by M.Edd.)
what means this to. silencel R3 III, 7, 28. to w. men
the injuries that they themselves procure must be their
schoolmasters, Lr. II, 4, 305,
4) regardless , reckless , saucy : and in his will his
w. eye he tired, Lucr. 417, I oioe you much, and, like
a w. boy, that which I owe is lost, Merch. I, 1, 146
(i. e, like a reckless boy I confess to you), how will
their grudging stomachs be jn'ovoked to w. disobedience,
and rebel, H6A IV, 1, 142. peace, w. boy, H6C V, 5,
31, the 10. sons of old Andronicus, Tit. IV, 4, 8.
Wiirul-lilame, see Wilful 2.
Wilfullj-, 1) willingly, readily, voluntarily: they
w
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K>. themselves exile from light, IVtids. Ill, 2,386. thatvi.
seeks her own salvation^ Hml. V, 1, 2.
2) on purpose : still thou mistakest, or else committest
thy knaveries w. Mids. Ill, 2, 346 (Ff willinglif). who,
on my soul, hath w. betrayed the souls of those ..., H4A
I, 3, 81.
3) obstinately , stubbornly : why thou against the
church ... so w, dost spurn, John III, 1, 142.
4) saucily : my saucy bark inferior far to his on your
broad main doth w. appear, Sonn. 80, 8.
WilfuI-ncgligent, see Wilful 2.
Wilfulness, 1) intentional and premeditated way
of acting and behaving: hook both my w. and errors
down, Sonn. 117, 9 (my offences committed on pur-
pose as well as my mistakes, cf. forsworn in will and
error, LLL V, 2, 471).
2) inclination, propensity (?): never Hydra-headed
w. so soon did lose his seat, H5 1, 1, 35 (perverse self-
indulgence, which seemed unextirpable like the heads
of the Lernaean Hydra?).
Wilf'ul-opposite (not hyphened in 0. Edd.), see
Wilful 3.
Wiiriil-slow (not hyphened In O. Edd.), see Wil-
ful^.
Will, subst. 1) the faculty of the mind by which
we desire and purpose : so true a fool is love that in
your w., though you do any thing, he thinks no ill, Sonn.
57,13. he wants wit that wants resolved w. to learn his
wit to exchange the bad for better, Gent. II, 6, 12. he is
the bridle of your w. Err. II, I, 13. let your w. attend
on their accords, 25. a sharjj wit matched with too blunt
a w. LLL II, 49. 60. the w. of man is by his reason
swayed, Mids. II, 2, 115. the w. of a living daughter,
Merch. 1, 2, 26. all too late comes counsel to be heard,
where w. doth mutiny with wit's regard, R2 II, 1, 28.
so was his w. in his old feeble body, HGB V, 3, 13.
Troil. I, 3, 122. II, 2, 179. Rom. IV, 1, 72. Caes. II, 2,
71. Hml. I, 3, 95. II, 1, 101. Ill, 1, 80. 0th. I, 3, 324.
2) a particular operation or effect of that faculty :
a) disposition, inclination, bent of mind : what leit sets
down is blotted straight with w. Lucr. 1299 {wit and w.
corresponding to the words conceit and grief in the
line before), our shows are more than w., for still we
prove much in our vows, but little in our love, Tw. II,
4,120. Scotland hath w. to help, but cannot- help, H6C
III, 3, 34. a slave to each incensed w. H8 1, 2, 65. not
friended by his wish, to your high person his w. is most
malignant, 141. value dwells not in particular w. Troil.
II, 2, 53. the w. dotes that is attributive to ..., 58. my
election is led on in the conduct of my w. ; my w. en-
kindled by mine eyes and ears, two traded pilots 'twixt
the dangerous shores of w. and judgment: how may I
avoid, although my w. distaste what it elected, the wife
I chose ? 62 — 66. there is between my w. and all offences
a guard of patience, V, 2, 53. I have no w. to wander
forth of doors, Caes. Ill, 3, 3. one may smell in such a
w. most rank, 0th. Ill, 2, 232. with your w. = as yon
choose, as you think good: then with your w. go on,
Caes. IV, 3, 224.
Good w. = 1) willingness; good intention: my
good w. is to it, and yours it is against, Tp. Ill, 1, 30.
pray God our cheer may answer my good w. Err. Ill, 1,
20. heart and good w. IV, 4, 88. here with all good w.
. . I yield you up my part, Mids. Ill, 2, 164. if toe offend,
it is with our goodw. V, 108. I will do my good w. H4B
III, 2, 167 (= my best), he that has but effected his good
w. hath overta'en mine act. Cor. 1, 9, 18. your good w.
must have that thanks, Y, 1,4:5. Caes.V,5, 51. Ant. II,
5,8. Per.IlI,4,18. 2) favor, benevolence, love; what
dear good w. I bear unto Valentine, Gent. IV, 3, 14. to
remember my good w. IV, 4, 103. can you carry your
good w. to the maid? Wiv. I, 1, 238 (Evans' speech).
/ tell you for good w. IV, 5, 8 1 & 90 (out of friendship.
Evans' and Cains' speeches), if a' could get her good
20. Ado II, 1,18. 224. Shr. 1, 1,86. H5IV,8,73. H6A
IV, 1, 54. H8 HI, 1, 68. Hml. II, 2, 22. Jll w. = en-
mity, hate; cf Ill-will. 3) accord, consent, appro-
bation: I hope I have your good w., father Page, Wiv.
III, 2, 61. Ill, 4, 86. IV, 4, 84. I'll fetch my sister, to
get her good w. Err. Ill, 2, 70. ?ny lo. is your good w.
may stand with ours. Ado V, 4, 2 8 . his goodw. obtained,
II, 1, 311. with his good w. Shr. 1, 1,6. without as/cing
my good w. V, 1, 137. All's 1, 3, 19. 23. II, 4, 15. Lr.
V, 3, 79. by her good tp. ^= of her own accord, volun-
tarily: Ven. 479. of thine own good w. = of thy oivn
accord, R2 IV, 177. on my free w. Ant. Ill, 6, 57. by
my w. = of my own accord, or with my consent:
Ven. 639. Ado III, 3, 67. Tw. Ill, 3, 1. H4B IV, 1,
159. Troil. II, 3, 202.
b) arbitrary disposal, command, authority: bidding
the law make courtesy to their w. Meas. Ii,4, 175. whose
w. stands but mine? H6A 1, 3, 11. we must not rend our
subjects from our laws and stick them in our w. H8 I,
2, 94. every thing includes itself in power , power into
w., w. into appetite, Troil. 1, 3, 120. to curb the w. of
the nobility, Cor. Ill, 1, 39. making your — s the scope
of justice, Tim. V, 4, 4. bid my w. avouch it, Mcb. Ill,
i, 120. their law's their w. Per. I, 1, 103.
e) divine determination : the — s above be done, Tp.
1,1,71. Wint. Ill, 3,7. oppose against their — s, V, 1,
46. the w. of God, H5 I, 2, 289. V, 1, 34. R2 I, 2, 6.
H6B III, 1, 86. Cymb. V, 1, 16. by God's w.! H6A II,
4,82. God's 7(!..' Wiv. Ill, 1,62. H5 1V,3,23.74. IV,
8, 2. H8 II, 3, 12. Rom. Ill, 3, 76. 0th. II, 3, 161 (Ff
fie, fie), od's blessed w. Wiv. 1, 1,273. od's my w. hs
IV, 3, 17.
d) intention, desire: one relying on your lordship's
w. Gent. I, 3, 61. my w. is something sorted with his
wish, 63. how she opposes her against my w. 111,2,26.
my w. is even this, that ... , IV, 2, 93. always obedient
to your grace's w. Meas. 1, 1, 26. is it your will Claudio
shalldie to-morrow? 11,2,7. Err. 111,2, 174. 1V,1,112.
Mids. 1, 1, 87. 118. All's IV, 4, 30. John II, 193. H8
1, 2, 13. Hml. Ill, 3, 39. Ill, 2, 221. Lr. I, 1, 44. 0th.
I. 3, 399. Ant. IV, 6, 2. IV, 9, 14 etc. to do one's w.
Cor. 111,2, 137. Caes. 1V,1,27. V,3,48. to have one's
w. Err. IV, 2, 18. H6C I, 4, 144. IV, 1, 16. 17. H8 II,
I, 167. Cymb. I, 6, 8. what is your w.? = what will
you have, what is your pleasure? Gent. IV, 2, 92. Wiv.
11,2,164. 111,4,58. Meas. II, 2, 26. 11,3,2. 111,1,153.
178. Mids. IV, 1, 23. Tit. V, 2,152. Tim. 1, 2, 123 etc.
your w.? Tw. I, 5, 180. Ant. 1, 2, 7. Ill, 13, 46. 92.
what's your w. with me? Gent. Ill, 1, 3. Shr. Ind. 2,
105. H4A II, 4, 555. Tim. II, 2, 15.
In other cases also = pleasure: on my frailties
why are frailer spies, which in theii s count bad what
I think good? Sonn. 121, 8. to commend his service to
his w. Gent. 1, 3, 42. make their — s their law, V, 4,
14. is she wedded or no? To her w., sir, or so, LLL
II, 212. wit, an't be thy w., put me into good fooling,
Tw. I, 5, 35. / danced attendance on his w. H6B !, 3,
174. direct me, ij'it be your w., where great Aufidius
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lives, Cor. IV,4, 7. he stays uponyour w. Ant. 1, 2, 119.
al w. = at pleasure : a t;e)'^ trick for them to play at
w. Wint. II, 1, 52. Cor. I, 6, 39. Oth. II, 1, 150. at
one'sw. Caes. 11,1, 17. Hml. 1,2,63. Cyrab. 1V,3,13.
e) carnal desire: the sundry dangers of his — 's ob-
taining^ Lucr. 128. 129. 7ni/ w. is strong, past reasons
weak removing, 243. hot-burning w. 247. the locks be-
tween her chamber and his w. 302. in his w. his wilful
eye he tired, 417. where thou with patience must my w,
abide, 486. 487. 495. 614. his taste delicious, in di-
gestion souring, devours his w. 700. he hath studied
her w. and translated her lo. Wiv. I, 3, 54. yielding
up thy body to my w. Meas. 1, 4, 164. never could main-
tain his part but in the force of his w. Ado I, 1, 239
(in the heat of lust, when he put up with what was
offered). All's IV, 3, 19. H5 V, 2, 356. Rom. II, 3, 28.
Hml. 1,5,46. 111,4,88. Lr.IV,6,278. Oth. 111,3,236.
Ant. Ill, 13,3. Cymb. 1,6,47. of., above all, the various
plays on the word in Sonn. 134. 135. 136.
f) a testament: Lucr. 1198. Pilgr. 138. Wiv. Ill,
4, 60. Merch. I, 2, 27. 101. 118. As 1, 1, 2. 71. Tw. I,
5,265. John I, 109. 11,192. R2 III, 2, 148. Troil.V,
10,53. Rom. 1,1,208. Tim. V, 1,30. Caes. Ill, 2, 134.
140. 143. 148. 158. 160. 161. 163. 243. 244. IV, 1, 8.
Ant. Ill, 4, 4. Per. I, 1, 47.
Will, diminutive of William: Sonn. 135. 136.
143, 13. H4B III, 2, 23. H6B II, 3, 75.
Will, vb. I. regular verb; impf. and partic. pass.
willed, partic. pres. willing; 1) to wish, to desire, to
be for: paying what ransom the insulter — eth, Ven.
550. muck — ing to be counted wise, LLL II, 18. whose
will still — s it should none spare ,60. as w. the rest,
so — eth Winchester, H6A III, 1, 162. 7i>hat — s Lord
Talbot pleaseth JBurgundy , III, 2, 130. not — ing any
longer conference, H6Cil,2,171. the mother — s {( so.
Tit. IV, 2, 82. Rom. Ill, 5, 24. the gentleman — ing,
Hml. V, 2, 183. wishes fall out as they're — ed. Per.
V, 2, 16.
Willing, adjectively, = a) desirous, pleased, in-
clined; and hence = forward, ready, prompt (cf.
above: LLL II, 18. H6C II, 2, 171. Hml. V, 2, 183):
with a heart as — ing as bondage e'er of freedom, Tp.
Ill, 1,88 (cf. Of"). I was as — ing to grapple, TSLL II,
218. but one dead that is — ing to be so, As I, 2, 201.
you will not extort from me what I am — -ing to keep in,
Tw-. II, 1, 14. she is very — ing to bid you farewell, II,
3, 108. he shall conceal it whiles you are — ing it shall
come to note, IV, 3, 29 (^ till you desire), could be
— ing to march on to Calais without impeachment , H5
III, 6, 150. if they be still and — ing, I'll undertake
may see away their shilling, H8 Prol. 1 1. — ing to leave
their burthen, IV, 2, 3. they that 7nost are — ing^, Cor. !,
6, 67. I trouble thee too much, but thou art — ing, Caes.
IV, 3, 259. most —ing spirits, Cymb. IV, 2, 338. cf.
Lucr. 1237. Sonn. 6, 6 (the — ing loan, i. e. readily
and gladly given), Wiv. 1,4, 10. Meas. V, 542. As V,
4, 11. Shr. IV, 4, 34. Tw. Ill, 3, 11. R2 I?, 108. 190.
R3 V, 3, 264. H8 III, 1, 49 {the —est sin, i. e. com-
mitted with the greatest eagerness). The adj., where
the adv. would have been expected: wJtat you will
have, I'll give, and — ing too, R2 III, 3, 206 (with
pleasure, gladly). I'll send them all C(s — ing as I live,
H6B V, I, 01. most —ing, madam, H8 IV, 2, 130. the
swallow follows not summer more —ing, Tim. 111,6,32.
b) pleased, contented, gratified: he sh-'iys wi/h ,
— ing sport to the wild ocean, Gent. 11, 7, o'J:. all pride
is — ing pride , LLL II, 36. — ing misery outlives in-
certain pomp, is crowned before, Tim. IV, 3, 242.
c) complying, consenting, voluntary : like a — ing
patient, I will drink potions of eisel, Sonn. Ill, 9. not
without the prince be — ing. Ado III, 3, 86. what — ing
ransom he will give, H5 III, 5, 63. a — ing bondman,
Caes. 1,3,113. we have — ing dames enough, Mcb. IV,
3, 73.
2) to dispose, to determine: what so poor a man
as Hamlet is may do, ... God — ing , shall not lack,
Hml. I, 5, 186.
3) to order, to bid: he — ed me in heedfullest re-
servation to bestow them. All's 1, 3, 230 (= he ordered
by testament? cf. the following passage), at Worcester
must his body be interred, for so he — ed it, John V, 7,
100. God's mother — ed me to leave my base vocation,
H6A 1,2,80. we do no otherwise than we are — ed, 1,
3, 10. who — ed you? 11. would they speak with me?
They — ed me say so, H8 III, 1, 18.
4) to invite, to summon: he — s you . . . that you
divest yourself, H5 II, 4, 77. — ing you overlook this
pedigree, 90. he craves 'a parley, ... — ing you to de-
mand your hostages, Tit. V, 1, 160.
5) to require: it shall be to him then, as our good
— s, a sure destruction , Cor. II, 1, 258. what custom
— s, in all things should we do't, II, 3, 125.
n. irregular verb; 2d pers. pres. wilt, 3d pers.
ivill; impf. would. Often contracted to one syllable
with the preceding pronoun: I'll (0. Edd. usually lie),
thou'lt (0. Edd. sometimes thou't), he'll, she'll, we'll,
you'll, they'll; I'M, he'ld, she'ld, you'ld. Will thou or
wouldst thou contracted to wo't or woo't: H4B II, 1,
63. Hml. V, 1, 298. Ant. IV, 2, 7. IV, 15, 59. would
for wouldst: Wiv. II, 2, 31. H5 V, 2, 174. Tit. Ill, 1,
210 (m wilt).
1) to have a mind, to desire; followed by an in-
finitive expressed or understood: one for interest, if
thou wilt have twain, Ven. 210. feed where thou wilt,
232. I know not love, nor will not know it, 409. 'lis
much to borrow, and I will not owe if, 411. he will
not manage her, 598. if thou needs wilt hunt, 673. he
needs will be absolute Milan, Tp. 1,2,108. / am your
wife, if you will marry me. III, 1, 83. 86. Gent. I, 1,
11. II, 7, 63. As II, 5, 20. All's II, 1, 73. R3 I, 4,
95 etc. etc. cf. woo't above. Impf. would as indicative
(= volui): the lion walked along behind some hedge,
because he would not fear him, Ven. 1094. not to be
templed, would she be immured, Compl. 251. for one-
thing she did they would not take her life, Tp. 1, 2, 267.
you may thank yourself . . . that would not bless our
Europe with your daughter, II, 1, 124. I fear my Julia
would not deign my lines , receiving them from such a
worthless post, Gent. 1, 1, 160. what a fool is she, that
knows I am a maid and would not force the letter lo
my view, 1,2,54. he would not, but by gift of my chaste
body ..., release my brother, Meas. V, 97. tchy I ...
woidd not rather make rash remonstrance of my hidden
poiver, 396. she that would be your wife now ran from
you. Err. IV, 4, 152. heaven would that she these gifts
should have. As III, 2, 161 etc. / will r.ather and /
would rather see sub Rather 4.
Would as subjunctive (vellem); expressing a pre-
sent wish in a conditional form: backward she pushed
him, as she would be thrust, Ven. 41. now she weeps,
and now she fain would speak, 221. she would, he will
not in her arms be bound, 226. for one sweet look thy
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help I would assure thee, 371. he hath won what he
would lose again, Lucr. 688. and now she would the
caged cloister fly, Compl. 249. noio would I give a
thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground,
Tp. 1,1, 69. / would fain die a dry death, 72. / would
have sunk the sea within the earth or ere ..., I, 2, 10.
he would be king on't, II, 1, 156. afoul bombard that
woidd shed his liquor, II, 2, 22. / would not for the
world, V, 173. you'ld be king o'the isle, 287. I rather
would entreat thy company, Gent. 1, 1, 6. love still and
thrive therein, even as I would when I to love begin, 10.
whii-h they would have the profferer construe 'Ay', 1, 2,
56. when willingly I would have had her here, 61. to
plead for that which I would not obtain, IV, 4, 105. I
would have been a breakfast to the beast rather than ...,
V, 4, 34. from which we would not have you warp, Meas.
I, 1, 15. which princes , would they, may not disannul.
En-. I, 1, 145. I would see his own person, LLL I, 1,
185 etc. Followed by an Infinitive of the perfect, to
express an intention not carried into execution: it
cannot be that so much guile, she would have said, can
lurk in such a look, Lncr. 1535 (= she was going to
say), their antique pen would have expressed even such
a beauty as you master now, Sonn. 106, 7 {^^ meant
or intended to express), who . . . would here have killed
your king, Tp. V, 78. you would all this time have proved
there is no time for all things, Err, II, 2, 101. they would
have stolen away, Mids. IV, 1, 161 etc. With the in-
finitive of the present, on the other hand, often quite
^^ will (in the sense uf wish) : your father ivould speak
with you, Gent. II, 4, 116. when would you use it? Ill,
j, 123. there s some great matter ske'ld employ me in,
IV, 3, 3. woidd you speak with me? Wiv. II, 2, 161. we
would, and we would not, IV, 4, 37. if you would know
your wronger, look on me. Ado V, 1, 271. to wed De-
metrius, as he would, Mids. 1, 1, 88. what wouldst thou
have with me? H4A II, 3, 98. if thou would have such
a.one,takeme, ri5V,2,174. would thou kneel with me?
Tit. 111,1, 310 i^iwilt). he would be crowned, Caes. II,
I, 13 etc.
Will and would governing an accusative: that I
will, Tp. V, 294. what I will, I will, Gent. I, 3, 65. /
will none of them, 11,1,133. I'll no pidlet-sperm in my
brewage, Wiv. Ill, 5, 32. we'll none of that, Mids. V, 46.
will you any wife? Shr. !, 1, 56. willyou any thing with
it? All's I, 1, 177. you will my noble grapes, II, 1, 74.
I'll no more drumming , IV, 3, 331. lohat greeting will
you to my Lord Lafeu? 352. she'll none of me, Tw. I,
3, 1 13. 115. I'll no more of you, I, 5, 45. I'll no more
with thee. III, 1, 48. you'll nothing to my lord by me?
148. I'll no gainsaying , Wint. I, 2, 19. what your
highness will, JohnlV, 2, 39. I'll no swaggerers, H4B
II, 4, 81. I will none of you, III, 2,271. she will none,
Rom.III,5, 140. Iwillno reconcilement, Hml.V,2,258.
we'll no defence, Cymb. 111,4, 81 etc. Likewise would,
but only in the sense of vellem (I should wish, I wish) :
what would my potent master? Tp. IV, 34. Gent. I, 2,
66. what would you with her, if that I be she? IV, 4,
115 (what's your business with her?), what would thou
more of man? Wiv. II, 2, 31 (most M. Edd. wouldst).
ivhai would you with her? lY,b,30. 111,4,63. Ado III,
5, 1. what wouldst? LLL I, 1, 183. nothing becomes
him ill that he would well, II, 46. what woidd these
strangers? V, 2, 174. 178. 1'80. is he yet possessed how
much ye woidd? Merch. 1, 3, 66. wouldst thou aught
with me? II, 2, 128. 150. II, 9, 85. As III, 2, 316. Tw.
IV, 1, 44. John 1, 1. IV, 2, 38. H4B IV, 4, 18. H5 IV,
1, 32 (I would no other company). V, 2, 68 (if you
ivould the peace). H6A IV, 2, 5 (and thus he would:
open your city gates). H6B I, 3, 11. II, 3, 21 (sorrow
would solace and mine age would ease). Troil. HI, 3,
17 (what wouldst thou of us?). 57. Hral. Ill, 4, 104.
IV, 4,5. Lr. 1,4, 12. 0th. I, 3, 248. IV, 1, 261. Cymb.
III, 1, 1. V, 5, 108. Per. I, 3, 6 etc.
/«(;omW optatively, followed by a subjunctive: I
would the lightning had burnt up those logs, Tp. Ill, 1,
16. / would I knew his mind, Gent. I, 2, 33. 50. 67.
IV, 2, 64. As I, 2, 243 etc. / would, not so, Tp. Ill, 1,
61 (= I were not a king). / would to heaven I had
your potency, Meas. II, 2, 67. John 111, 4, 48. IV, 1,
23. / would to God my heart were flint, R3 1, 3, 140.
11,1,74. IV, 1.59(Ff 0 womW) etc. I onditei: would
thou wert as I am, Ven. 369. 0 would thou hadsl not,
428. Tp. I, 2, 349. II, 1, 107. Gent. 1, 2, 104. Meas.
Ill, 2, 189. IV, 4, 35. V, 19.0. Err. IV, 4, 69 (where
would you had remained) . LLL IV, 3, 123. Mids. II,
1,59. Merch. Ill, 1, 93. IV.-l, 296. V, 144. All's 1,2,
52. H6B II, 1, 38. H6C I, 1, 216. E3 I, 2, 151 etc.
Might in the optative clause : would I might triumph
so, Pilgr. 236. ivould thou mightst lie drowning, Tp. I,
1, 60. I, 2, 168. Gent. IV, 4, 176. Wiv. 1, 1, 156. IV,
5, 95. E2 V, 3, 4. Troil. I, 1, 117 (if 'would I might'
were 'may'). Rom. Ill, 5, 87.
Would in the optative clause : / would my valiant
master would destroy thee, Tp. Ill, 2, 53. I would my
husband would meet him, Wiv. IV, 2, 86. would that
alone he would detain. Err. II, 1, 107. would he would
change, Mids. V, 355. I would it would make you in-
visible, Tw. 111,1,34. would half my loealth would buy
this for a lie, Cor. IV, 6, 160. Similarly: / wish mine
eyes would ... shut up my thoughts, Tp. II, 1, 192. /
could wish he would modestly examine himself. Ado II,
3,215. entreats thou wouldst vouchsafe to visit her poor
castle, H6A II, 2, 40. the king' s request that I would
visit you, H8 IV, 2, 116. my next petition is that his
noble grace would have some pity ..., 139. wish that
warmer days would come , Cymb. II, 4, 6. Hence the
wish itself expressed \>y would: 0 that our fathers would
applaud our loves 1 Gent. I, 3, 48. 0 that your frowns
would teach my smiles such skill! Mids. I, 1, 195. now
my soul' s palace is become a prison: ah, would she break
from hence! H6C II, 1, 75. 0 that my death would stay
these ruthful deeds! II, 5,95. wouldthe nobility lay aside
their ruth! Cor. 1, 1, 201.
2) to claim, to pretend : then reason will our hearts
should be as good, H4B IV, 1, 157. this is a riddling
merchant for the nonce : he will be here , and yet he is
not here, H6A II, 3, 58 (he pretends to be here ; German :
er will hier sein). art thou king and wilt be forced ? H6C
I, 1, 230 (pretendest, pleadest as an excuse, to have
been forced), her mood will needs be pitied, Hml. IV,
5, 3 (claims pity), that would be scanned. III, 3, 75.
3) Denoting not so much a wish or purpose as
mere readiness or likelihood: wink again, and I will
wink, Ven. 123. I will enchant thine ear, 145. she, by
her good will, will never rise, so he will kiss her still,
480. if you will say so, you shall have a kiss, 536. whose
vulture thought doth pitch the price so high that she will
draw his lips' rich treasure dry, 552. you will fall again
into your idle theme, 769. my heart ... will not let a
false sound enter, 780. if thou wilt deign this favour, . . .
a thousand secrets shalt thou know, 15. if thou wilt
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chide, thy lips shall never open, 48. he hath neither
Latin, French, nor Italian, and you wilt come into the
court and smear that I have a poor pennyworth in the
English, Merch. I, 2, 75 etc. etc. Often almost pe-
riphrastical : gazing upon a late- embarked friend , till
the wild waves will have him seen no more, Ven. 819.
abhorred slave , which any print of goodness wilt not
take, Tp. I, 2, 352. I'll icarrant him for drowning, I,
1, 49. will you grant with me that Ferdinand is drowned?
II, 1, 243. they'll nor pinch nor ..., unless he bid 'em,
11,2,4. if it will please you to show us so muck gentry,
Hnil. II, 2, 21. when we were boys, toho would believe
that there were ..., Tp. Ill, 3,44 (which in the present
would be : I'll believe), as much love in rhyme as would
be crammed up in a sheet of paper, LLL V, 2, 7. cf. the
following passages : who was so firm that this coil woidd
not infect his reason? Tp. I, 2, 208. he wondered that
your lordship loould suffer him to spend his youth at
home , Gent. I, 3, 5. and would you take the better of
her? All's III, 4, 1.
It will not be = all is in vain, it is to no effect:
but all in vain; good queen, it will not be, Ven. 607. /
pray you, leave me. Ho! now you strike like the blind
man: 'twas the boy that stole yourmeat, and you'll beat
the post. If it will not be, I'll leave you. Ado II, 1, 208
(if you will not leave me at my request), it luill not
be: retire into your trenches, H6A I, 5, 33. will it not
be? an expression of impatience: will't not be? will
not a calf's-skin stop that mouth of thine? John HI, 1,
298. madam, madam! ay, let the county take you in
your bed; he'll fright you up, i' faith; will it not be?
what, dressed! Rom. IV, 5, 11.
fVe loill ^ let us : some dark deep desert . . . will
we find out, Lucr. 1146. we'll visit Caliban, Tp. I, 2,
308. we will inherit here, II, 2, 179. the next advan-
tage will we take throughly. III, 3, 14. now loill we
break with him, Gent. I, 3, 44. why, then, we'll make
exchange, II, 2, 6. we'll hear him. Ay, by my heard,
will we, IV, 1, 9. 10. Wiv. Ill, 3, 209. IV, 2, 96. Meas.
IV, 5, 12. Err. V, 128. 422. Ado I, 1, 161. V, 3, 31.
LLL V, 1, 85. V, 2, 127. Mids. II, 2, 37. Ill, 1, 5.
V, 407. Merch. IV, 1, 456. V, 55. Shr. II, 112. V, 2,
69 (shall win the wager which we will propose). I-I4B
I, 1, 186. H6A I, 2, 18. Ill, 2, 12. H6B II, 1, 200.
V, 1, 55. H6C III, 1, 1. IV, 6, 97. E3 IV, 1, 11. Hml.
1, 5, 156. Ant. Ill, 2, 38 etc.
As denoting what may be expected, sometimes
equivalent to may: lam resolved on two points. That
if one break, the other will hold, Tw. I, 5, 26. in fierce
tempest is he coming, that, if requiring fail, he will
compel, H5 II, 4, 101. there is so much thai thou wilt
kill me straight, Caes. V, 4, 13. And in the following
phrases: in my heart lie there what hidden ivoman's
fear there irill, As I, 3, 121. come what will, H4A I,
2, 162. be what thou wilt, H6A V, 3, 45. H8 II, 1, 65.
V, 3, 47. speedhow it will, Cor. V, 1, 61. come Pente-
cost as quickly as it ivill, Rom. I, 5, 38. let shame say
what it will, Hml. IV, 7, 189. what will hap more to-
night, Lr. Ill, 6, 121.
The idea of probability passing into that of nse
and custom: rain added to a river that is rank ivill
force it overflow his bank, Ven, 72. love is a spirit
all compact of fire ... and will aspire, 150. 153. men
will kiss even by their own direction, 216. being ireful,
on the lion he will venture, 628. when they will not give
a doit to relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out ten
to see a dead Indian, Tp.II,2,33. sometimes a thousand
tioangling instruments will hum about mine ears, III, 2,
147. which . . . each putter-out . . . loill bring us good
loarrant of. III, 3, 48. she will often praise her liquor.
Gent. Ill, 1, 350. the man doth fear God, hoivsoever
it seems not in him by some large jests he will make,
Ado II, 3, 206. if a man will make courtesy and say
nothing, he is virtuous, H4B II, 1, 135. groiv like sa-
vages, as soldiers %oill that nothing do but meditate on
blood, H5 V, 2, 59. Gent. II, 1, 11. Ill, 1, 393. Meas.
I, 2, 190. Ado II, 3, 115. As IV, 3, 159. Shr. II, 2.j0.
Tw. 1, 2, 33. H6B III, 1, 14. R3 III, 1, 126 etc. the
tiger would be tame and gently hear him, Ven. 1096.
some would sing, some other ... would bring him mul-
berries, 1102. 1087 — 1092. ichen virtue bragged, beauty
would blush for shame, Lucr. 54. Tp. I, 2, 198. 200.
333. 356. II, 2, 53. Ill, 2, 150. Meas. Ill, 2, 136. Err.
II, 2, 115. Ado III, 1, 61. Mids. II, 1, 132. As 111, 2,
435. All's I, 2, 52. Wint. IV, 4, 58. H8 IV, 1, 78.
Tim. II, 2, 143. Hml. I, 2, 143. II, 2, 381. 0th. 1,3,
146. Ant. I, 5, 33 etc.
4) Used, in the first as well as in the second and
third persons, to form the future tense: there shall not
he one minute in an hour wherein I ivill not kiss my
sweet love' s fiower, Ven. 1188. if you can command
these elements to silence, we will not hand a rope more,
Tp. I, 1, 25. his daughter and I icill be king and queen,
III, 2, 115. I will thrive, Wiv. 1, 3, 21. we will thrive,
lads, we will thrive, 81. perchance I ivill he there as
soon as you, Err. IV, 1, 39. an bud thinking do not
wrest true speaking, I'll offend no body, Ado III, 4,
34. perhaps I will return immediately, Mercfti. II, 5,
52. to-morrow will we be married, As V, 3, 2. / will
sooner have a beard grow in the palm of my hand than
he shall get one on his cheek, H4B I, "2, 23. there's not
a piece of feather in our host; good argument, I hope,
we will not fly, H5 IV, 3, 113. there is no hope that
ever I will stay, if the first hour I shrink, H6A IV, 5,
30. I'll do well yet, Cor. IV, 1, 21. I loill gain nothing
but my shame and the odd hits, Hml. V, 2, 184. per-
chance I will ne'er go home, 0th. V, 2, 197 we will
yet do ivell. Ant. HI, 13, 188. courtesies lokich I will
be ever to pay, Cymb. I, 4, 39. Instances of the 2nd
and ;h-d persons: Ven. 23. 424. 761. 945. 1082. Tp.
I, 2, 288. 289. II, 2, 83. Ill, 2, 31. Gent. I, 1, 37.
Tit. IV, 1, 117 etc. etc. you will, imperatively: you'll
leave your noise anon, H8 V, 4, 1.
■ Would forming the conditional tense in all the
three persons : if I did think I were well awake, I' Id
strive to tell you, Tp. V, 230. I would resort to her by
night, Gent. Ill, 1, 110. I would be loath to turn them
together, Wiv. II, 1, 192. / would turn her loose to
him, 189. ivho I would be sorry should he thus foolishly
lost, Meas. 1, 2, 195. / would he glad to receive some
instruction, IV, 2, 18. / lOould have thought, Ado II,
3, 119. I would be sorry, Tw. Ill, 1, 44. whatwouldst
thou think of me? I would think thee a most princely
liypocritc, H4B II, 2, 56.58. if I ivoiUd stand against
thee, would the reposal of any trust ... in thee make
thy words faithed? Lr. II, 1, 70. cf. Wiv. II, 1, 60. Ado
H, 3, 121. Mids. IV, 1, 16. Shr. Ind. 2, 128. Instances
of the 2nd and 3rd persons in every page. NB. would
seem to have us make denial, All's I, 2, 8. as one would
«ay, Merch.11,2, 134 (=33 who should say, ci. Shall),
as toho would say, Tit. IV, 4, 20.
5) Will and would,in all their significations, joined
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with adverbs and prepositional expressions, to express
motion or change of place, when modern usage would
require will go, would go or the like: her object will
away, Ven. 255. now I will away, 807. now she will
no further, 905. I'll to my book, Tp. Ill, 1, 94. that
... will never out of my bones, V, 283. I'll to the ale-
house, Gent. II, 5, 8. I'll after, III, 1, 394. V, 2, 51.
I'll never to sea again, Wiv. II, 1, 96. will on, II, 2,
176. I loill about it, 327. I will to my honest knight,
HI, 2, 88. I'll in, III, 3, 145. we'll a birding, 24e^I'll
to him, IV, 4, 76. 84. Meas. 1, 1, 68. I, 2, 196. 1, 4,
85. II, 1,246. II, 4, 177. Ill, 1, 276. IV, 3, 66. 124.
V, 360. Err. I, 2, 104. Ill, 1, 114. Ill, 2, 189. V,
108. LLL IV, 2, 173. V, 2, 668. 737. Mids. Ill, 2,
375. IV, 1, 114. V, 194. 410. Merch. 11, 2, 85. IV,.l,
455. IV,2,2. As III, 2,109. 111,3,106. 1V,1,163. 168.
V, 2, 44. V, 4, 190. All's IV, 3, 91. R2 II, 1, 218.
H6A 1, 1, 152. 167. I, 3, 84. II, 1, 33. Ill, 1, 146.
IV, 1, 109. V, 3, 167. H6B I, 1, 142. 171. H6C I, 1,
206. II, 5, 136. IV, 3, 3. V, 1, 110. V, 4, 21. E3 I,
1, 107. 147. I, 4, 97. II, 4, 66. Ill, 1, 138. Cor. II,
3, 157. Rom. Ill, 2, 141. Mcb. HI, 4, 132. 139. 142.
IV, 3, 136. Hml. H, 2, 449. 0th. V, 2, 219. Ant. 11,
6, 134. IV, 14, 51 etc. / would to Valentine, Gent.
IV, 3, 22. we iDould unto the Holy Land, H4B 111, 1,
108. he is very sick and would to bed, H5 II,. 1, 87.
there were wit in this head, an 'twould out, Troil. Ill,
3, 256. rid with' thee. Cor. IV, 1, 57.
VfiVi substantively : / am at war 'twixt will and
will not, Meas. II, 2, 33.
Wilier, in Well-wilier, q. v.
William, Christian name of 1) the poet himself:
Ven. Ded. 9. Lucr. Ded. 8. 2) W. of Hatfield, second
son of Edward HI: H6B II, 2, 12. 33. 3) W. of
Windsor, seventh son of Edward 111: IKB II, 2, 17.
4) W. de la Pole, Earl of Suifolk: H6A II, 4, 80.
H6B i,-l, 44. I, 2, 30. 5) Sir "W. Glansdale: H6A
1, 4, 63. 6) Sir W. Lucy: H6A IV, 4, 10. 12. 7) Sir
W. Stanley: H6C IV, 5, 1. K3 IV, 5, 10. 8) W. Lord
Hastings: R3 III, 1, 162. 181. Ill, 4, 28. 9) Sir W.
Courtney: R3 IV, 4, 502 (Ff Edward). 10) Sir W.
Brandon: R3 V, 3, 22. V, 5, 14. 11) Sir W. Blomer:
H8 I, 2, 190. 12) the young son of Page: Wiv. IV, 1,
17 etc. 13) the son of Justice Silence: H4B III, 2, 11.
14) Justice Shallow's cook: H4B V, 1, 12. 17. 25. 29.
15) W. Visor: H4B V, 1, 42. 16) a young country
fellow in As V, 1, 22. 23. 64.
Willing, see Will vb. I, 1.
Willingly, 1) on purpose: still thou mistakest,
or else commit'st thy knaveries w. Mids. HI, 2, 346
(Qq wilfully').
2) with one's own consent, of one's own accord,
voluntarily : more praise . . . than niggard truth would
IV. impart, Sonn. 72, 8. but most w. humbles himself
to the determination of justice, Meas. Ill, 2, 257. IV,
3, 85. John II, 563. H4A V, 3, 61. H8 HI, 1, 140.
3) readily, gladly, with pleasure : how churlishly
I chid Lucetta hence, when iv. I yiould have had her
here, Gent. I, 2, 61. thou knowest how w. I would
effect the match, III, 2, 22. you embrace your charge
too w. Ado I, 1, 103. proud of employment, w. I go,
LLL II, 35. Meas. V, 481. As II, 4, 95. Shr. HI, 2,
152. Tw. V, 135. Wint. IV, 2, 60. John IV, 2, 45.
H4A I, 3, 111. V, 2, 34. H6B I, 3. 216. II, 3, 33. 35.
IV, 9, 42. H6C I, 1, 201. I, 2, 41. Cor. II, 2, 66. IV,
6, 144. Tit. IV, 1, 28. V, 1, 142. Rom. I, 1, 161.
Tim. HI, 6, 33. Hml. I, 2, 52. 11, 2, 220. Ant. ill, 2,
58. Cymb. I, 6, 193. IV, 2, 167. Per. IV, 2, 128.
Willingness, 1) readiness: I would expend it
with all w. H6B 111, 1, 150. look to have it yielded
with all w. R3 111, 1, 198 {^i kindness).
2) good will: w. rids way, H6C V, 3, 21 (cf. the
proverb: where the will is ready, the feet are light).
Willoughliy ; Lord W., name in R2 II, 2, 54. H,
3, 10. 57.
Willow, the tree Salix: Hml. IV, 7, 167. Em-
blem of unhappy love : Ado II, 1, 194. 225 (w.tree).
Merch. V, 10. Tw. I, 5, 287 (w. cabin). H6C III, 3,
228 and IV, 1, 100 (wear the w. garland). 0th. IV, 3,
28. 42. 44. 46. 49. 50 (a green w. must be my garland).
56. V, 2, 248.
WiUshii-e; Earl of PT. , R2 II, 1, 215. 256. H,
2, 136. Ill, 2, 122. HI, 4, 53. H6C 1, 1, 14.
Wlniiiled, muffled, veiled, hoodwinked: this w.,
whining, purblind, waywardboy (Cupid) LLL III, 181.
Win, (impf. and partic. won; in H4A III, 2, 59
Qq impf. wan, Ff won), 1) to gain by success in com-
petition or contest, to have the better; absol. : who
loses and who — s, Lr. V, 3, 15. they laugh that w.
0th. IV, 1, 126. = to have the better at play: we shall
never w. at that sport, Merch. HI, 2, 219. Rom. HI,
2, 12. Mcb. I, 5, 23. Hml. V, 2, 188. 222. 298. Cymb.
II, 3, 7. 8. = to be conqueror in war: / cannot pray
that thou mayst w. John HI, 331. 335. H4A V, 1, 8.
H4B I, 1, 132. R3 V, 3, 244. Cor. V, 3, 113. Ant.
HI, 4, 18. With of: I have seen . . . the firm soil w. of
the watery main, Sonn. 64, 7. he that — s of all, John
H, 569. H8 V, 1, 58. Cymb. I, 1, 121.
With an object: w. the wager, Shr. V, 2, 69. 116.
186. to w. this easy match, John V, 2, 106. Tit. V, 1,
100. the field is won, Shr. IV, 5, 23. w. the day,3ohn
V, 4, 30. H6A 1, 6, 17. H6C 11, 1, 136. IV, 4, 15.
R3 V, 3, 145. all's done, all's won, H4A V, 3, 16.
thus Iw. thee, V, 4, 38 (cf. Ado V, 1, 82). w. a battle,
H6B V, 3, 30. H6C I, 2, 74. E3 IV, 4, 538. Mcb. 1,
I, 5. a victory. Cor. V, 3, 186. With of: he won it
of me with false dice, Ado II, 1, 289. those proud titles
thou hast won of me, H4A V, 4, 79. H5 II, 1, 98. Ant.
II, 3, 36. Cymb. II, 1, 54. won three fields of Sultan
Solyman, Merch. II, 1, 26.
2) to be successful in any manner : he may w. (i. e.
choose the right casket) Merch. Ill, 2, 47. to cozen
him that would unjustly w. All's IV, 2, 76. men's flesh
preserved so whole do seldom w. H6B 111, 1, 301. how
can man hope to w. hy it (ambition) H8 III, 2, 443.
With upon = to gain on: the rabble ... will in time
w. upon power, Cor.-I, 1, 223.
3) to gain, to obtain, to get: her husband' s fame
won in the fields, Lucr. 107. what w. I, if I gain the
thing I seek, 211. he hathiooniohat he would lose again,
688. tkou in losing me skalt w. much glory, Sonn, 88,
8. to w. a Paradise, Pilgr. 42 and LLL IV, 3, 73.
make us lose the good we oft might w. Meas. I, 4, 78.
LLL I, 1, 86. H, 60. HI, 153. Merch. HI, 2, 244. Shr.
U, 344. All's 111, 2, 96. 124. V, 3, 336. John I, 174
(loell won is still well shot). II, 158. H4A HI, 1, 113.
HI, 2, 59. H5 I, 2. 131. HI, 2, 11. 28. H6B V, 3, 6.
Cor. I, 1, 164. I, 6, 50. II, 1, 231. Mcb. I, 2, 67. IV,
3, 118 (to w. me into his poioer). Ant. II, 4, 9 (you'll
w. two days upon me). Cymb. Ill, 4, 112 (to w. time).
Per. V, 1, 44 (ivould w. some words of him) etc.
= to conquer, to get possession of: w. me and
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toear me, Ado V, 1, 82 (cf. H4A V, 4, 38). 'tis won
as towns with fire, so won, so lost, "LLL 1, 1, 147. this
— s him, liver and all, Tw. il, 5, 106. w. you this city
without stroke, John II, 418. did w. what he did spend,
B2 II, 1, 180. 181. you toon it, wore it, kept it, PI4B
IV, 5, 222. if that you will France w. H6 I, 2, 167.
how the English have the suburbs won, H6A 1, 4, 2.
Henry ... shouldiv. all, JII, 1, 198. myself did w. them
both (Anjou and Maine) HGB I, 1, 119. 210. they
have won the bridge, IV, 5, 3. some nation that won
you without blows, Cor. Ill, 3, 133 etc. With from:
to to. it (the island) from me, Tp. I, 2, 455. which I
will IV. from France, H6B I, 1, 213. Peculiar ex-
pressions: Poictiers and Tours are won away, H6A
IV, 3, 45 (won by the enemy, consequently lost), till
France be won into the Dauphin's hands, H6B 1,3, 173.
4) to gain in a moral sense; to move and prevail
with by persuasion or any kind of influence; absol.:
corruption — s not more than honesty, H8 III, 3, 445.
Transitively: pray heaven she w. him, Meas. 11, 2, 125.
Wint. I, 2, 31. H5 II, 2, 124. H6B III, 1, 28. H6C
III, 1, 34. 35. Mcb. I, 3, 125. With from: she is
corrupted, changed, and won from thee, John III, 1, 55.
— s the king from her, H6C III, 1, 50. from his mother
10. the Duke of York, R3 III, 1, 38. from Antony w.
Cleopatra, Ant. Ill, 13, 27. With to: to w. me soon
to hell, Soun. 144, 5. tvhom I with pain have wooed
and won thereto, H6A V, 3, 138. he will not be won
to aught against him, R3 HI, 1, 166. Ill, 7, 50. 80.
Caes. I, 3, 141. Mob. I, 3, 123. Hml. 1, 5, 45. Per.
11, 4, 49. 52. With an infinitive, = to prevail on:
cannot your grace w. her to fancy him? Gent. Ill, 1,
67. w. her to consent to you, Wiv. II, 2, 245. Err. V,
116. All's V, 3, 119. R2 II, 3, 163. Lr, II, 2, 119 etc.
Especially used of success in love : gentle thou art
and therefore to be won, Sonn. 41, 5. did lo. whom he
loould maim, Compl. 312. you'll hardly lo. her, Gent.
1,1, 141. Ill, 1, 89. 105. Wiv. II, 2, 71. 248. Ado II,
I, 17. LLL IV, 3, 372. V, 2, 858. Mids. I, ], 108.
Merch. I, 2, 113. II, 1, 19. 31. As IV, 1, 189. Shr.
II, 312 (vion me to her love). All's IV, 2, 64. HSA
V, 3, 79. R3 I, 2, 229. Troil. Ill, 2, 119 etc. cf. Gent.
1, 1, 32. 33. LLL III, 8. Mids. I, 1, 17.
Wince or Wiucli (the first form preferred by
M. Edd., the latter better authorized by 0. Edd.; cf.
lance and lanch, and the old lection wrenching for
rinsing in H8 I, 1, 167) to shrink or start from pain:
John IV, 1, 81. Hml. Ill, 2, 253.
Winchester; Henry Beaufort Bishop of W.:
H6AI, 3, 19. 23. II, 4, 118. Ill, 1, 64. 107 etc. V, 1,
28. 39. V,4, 120. H6B I, 1, 56. 139. Gardiner, Bishop
of W.: H8 III, 2, 231. IV, 1, 101. 103. V, 3, 58.
73. 123.
W. goose, cant term for a certain venereal sore,
thought to have originated from the public stews in
Southwark being under the jurisdiction of the Bishop
of Winchester: H6A I, 3, 63. Troil. V, 10, 55.
Wincot (Shr.) or Woncot (H4B), usual cor-
ruptions of Wilmecote, a village near Stratford : Shr.
Ind. 2, 23. II4B V, 1,42.
Winil, subst. 1) a ciirrent of air: Ven. 303. 338.
458. 1046 {the iv. imprisoned in the ground etc.; cf.
H4A III, ], 30). 1083. 1084. 1089. Lucr. 311. Tp. 1,
2, 150. 354. Ill, 3, 63 (may as ivell wound the loud
—s). V, 43. Gent. I, 2, 118. 11,3,59 (if the w. were
down). Meas. Ill, 1. 124 (to be imprisoned in the view-
less — s). Err. IV, 1, 90 (the merry w. blows fair from
land). Ado III, 1, 66 (a vane blown with all — s).
Merch. I, 1, 24 (a w. too great). Shr. II, 135 (little
w.). Tw. 1, 5, 355 ('tioill endure w. and weather).
V, 399 {with hey, ho, thew. and the rain; cf Lr. Ill,
2, 75). Wint. II, 3, 154 (a feather for each iv. that
bloivs; cf. IV, 4, 552). John V, 2, 87 (weak w.). H4A
III, 1, 30 (cf. Ven. 1046). Ill, 3, 102 (is the w in
that door?). H4B IV, 5, 100 (weak w.). V, 3, 89
(what w. bleio you hither?). R3 IV, 1, 53 (0 ill-dis-
persing w. of misery). Tit. IV, 3, 57 (to shoot against
the w.) Mcb. 1, 3, 82 (melted as breath into the to.).
Hml. 11,2, 495 (with thewhiffandw. ly^ his fell sword).
0th. Ill, 3, 262 (let her down the w.; cf. Whistle) etc.
etc. the four —s, Merch. 1, 1, 168. carried with more
speed before the w. Err. I, 1, 110. H6C I, 4, 4. Per.
V Prol. 14. the high w. sings, Ven. 305. Lucr. 335.
H6B II, 1, 3. 55. sits the w. in that corner? Ado II,
3, 102. to know lohere sits Hie w. Merch. I, 1, 18. R2
II, 1, 265. II, 2, 123. Ho II, 3, 13. Hml. I, 3, 56. Lr.
I, 4, 112. cf. my reason sits in the w. against me, Ant.
HI, 10, 37. w. and tide: Err. IV, 1, 46. H6C III, 3,
48. IV, 3, 59. V, 1, 53. Proverbial expressions: 1
hear it sing i'the w. Tp, II, 2, 20. Wiv. Ill, 2, 38; cf.
Tp. Ill, 3, 97. there is something in the w. that toe can-
not get in, Err. Ill, 1, 69. many can brook the weather
that love .not the w. LLL IV, 2, 34 (cf. Weather), ill
blows the w. that profits tiobody, H6C II, 5, 55 ; cf.
H4B V, 3, 90.
Emblem of swiftness: Ven. 303. 681. Sonn. 51,
7. LLL V, 2, 261. Mids. HI, 2, 94. Of liberty: as
free as mountain ' — s, Tp. I, 3, 499. / must have as
large a charter as the w. to blow on tvhom I please,
As II, 7, 48. speak frankly as the to. Troil. I, 3, 253.
he should be as free as is the lo. Cor. 1, 9, 89. Of
wantonness: the wanton w. Mids. II, 1, 129. the strumpet
w. Merch. II, 6, 16. 19. the bawdy iv. that kisses all
it meets, 0th. IV, 2, 78. Of inconstancy and falseness:
Wint. 1, 2, 132. Troil. HI, 2, 199. Rom. 1, 4, 100.
Of ubiquity : her worth, being mounted mi the w., through
all the world bears Rosalind, As HI, 2, 96. 1 have
eyes upon him, and his affairs come to me on the w.
Ant. Ill, 6, 63 (= from every side), slander ... whose
breath rides on the posting ivinds and doth belie all cor-
ners of the world, Cymb. Ill, 4, 38. cf. Mcb. I, 7, 22
and H4B Ind. 4.
Considered as bearing scent: this same coxcomb
that we have i'the lo. All's III, 6, 123 (= of whom
we have taken the scent), allow the w. V, 3, 10 (=;
do not stand between the wind and me) ; cf. H4A I,
3, 45. he knows the game: hoiv true he keeps the w.
H6C HI, 2, 14; cf. ujhy do you go about to recover the
w. of tne, as if you tvould drive tne into a toil, Hml.
III, 2, 363. my son and I will have the w. of you: keep
there, Tit. IV, 3, 133 {^= we will keep a strict eye
upon you, and stand on our guard against you).
2) breath: blow till thou burst thy w. Tp. I, 1, 9
(= till thou be out of breath), if my w. were but long
enough to say my prayers, Wiv. IV, 5, 104. words are
but w. Err. Ill, 1, 76. my w. cooling my broth, Merch.
I, 1, 22. / shall break my -«■. H4A 11, 2, 14. your w.
short, H4B I, 2, 206. obeying with my w. when I do
blow, H6C HI, 1, S6. fetches her w. so short, Troil.
Ill, 2, 33. pursy insolence shall break his w. with fear
and horrid fiight, Tim. V, 4, 12. not to crack the w.
of the poor phrase, Hml. I, 3, 108. cf. Ven. 189.
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Hence = a) words , speech : sorrow ebbs , being
blown with tc. 0/ words, Liacr. 1330. stop in your w.
Err. I, 2, 53. Joul words is but foul w., and foul w.
is but foul breath, Ado V, "2, 52. for his death no w.
of blame shall breathe, Hml. IV, 7, 67. then we bring
forth weeds, when our quick — s lie still; and our ills
told us is as our earing, Ant. I, 2, 1 14 (truth frankly
told is as wholesome to the hearer as fresh air. Most
M. Edd. quick minds), cf. H5 III, 3, 30.
b) sighs: like a stormy day, noio w., now rain,
sighs dry her cheeks, tears make them wet again, Ven.
965. at last it rains (i. c. he weeps), and busy — s
gire o'er (and ceases to sigh) Lucr. 1790. storming
her world with sorrow's w. and rain, Compl, 7. puffing
witKw. and rain (sighs and tears) As III, 5, 50. where
are my tears? rain, to lay this w., or my heart will be
blown up by the root, Troil. IV, 4, 56. the — s thy sighs,
Rom. Ill, 6, 135. tears shall drown the w. Mcb. I, 7, 25
(the word used herein each of its senses), tee cannot call
her — s and water sighs and tears, Ant. 1, 2, 153.
c) a flatus emitted from behind, a fart : a man may
break a word with you, sir, andwordsare but w., ay, and
hreakitin your f ace, sohebreakitnotbehind,^vx. 111,1,75.
Wind, vb. (partic. winded) 1) to blow: that I will
have a recheat — ed in my forehead, Ado I, 1, 243.
2) to nose, to scent: the dam will wake, and if she
w. you once. Tit. IV, 1, 97.
Uiud, vb. (impf. and partic. wound) 1) trans,
a) to turn to this or that direction : to turn and w. a
fiery Pegasus, H4A IV, 1, 109.
b) to turn round a fixed centre, to twist: you haee
wound a goodly clew. All's I, 3, 188. Withu/), 1) used
of ensigns, = to furl or roll together: John V, 2, V3.
V, 5, 7. of a watch, = to put in a state of motion by
turning the spring round its pin: he is — ing up the
watch of his wit, Tp. II, 1, 12. Tw. II, 5, 66. meta-
phorically: the charm's woundup, Mcb. I, 3, 37. the
untuned and jarring senses, 0, w. up of this child-
changed father, Lr. IV, 7, 16. 2) to bring round, to
consummate, to pass: — ing up days loitk toil and
nights with sleep, H5 IV, 1, 296.
c) to entwist, to infold, to encircle: all wound with
adders, Tp. II, 2, 13. / will w. thee in mine arms,
Mids. IV, 1, 45. this hand, fast wound about thy huii;
H6C V, I, 54.
2) intr. a) to change one's direction, to turn : w. away,
be gone, I say. As HI, 3, 104. a creature that I teach to
Ught, to w., to stop, to run directly on, Caes. IV, 1, 32.
b) to have flexures or to move in flexures : a — ing
maze, Lucr. 1151. thin — ing breath, 1407. — ing
nooks, Gent. II, 7, 31. it (the river) shall not w. H4A
III, 1, 104. Metaphorically, = to fetch a compass, to
make an indirect advance : spend but time to w. about
my love with circumstance, Merch. I, 1, 154. seek him
out, w. me into him, Lr. I, 2, 106 (me dat. ethicus).
With an accus. denoting an effect: to w. yourself into
a power tyrannical. Cor. Ill, 3, 64.
Wind-cbangiug, inconstant like the wind : H6C
V, I, 57.
M'indgalls, a disease of horses consisting in en-
largements in the neighbourhood of the fetlock : Shr.
Ill, 2, 53.
Winding-sheet, a sheet in which a corpse is
wrapped: H6C I, 1, 129. II, 5, 114.
Wind-instrument, aninstrument of music played
by the breath: 0th. Ill, 1, 6. 10.
Windlasses, indhuct advances, shifts: with w.
and with assuijs of bias, Hml. II, 1, 65.
Wiudiuiil, a mill set in motion by the wind : H4 A
111, 1, 162. H4B 111, 2, 207,
Wlud-olieying, obeying the wind: the always
w. deep, EiT. I, 1, 64.
Window, an opening in a building for the ad-
mission of light and air, or rather the frame covering
it (cf. Bay-window, Chamber-w., Church-w.): Lucr.
1089. Sonu. 24, 8. Gent. II, 4, 181. IV, 2, 16. Ado
II, 2, 18. Ill, 3, 144. Mids. Ill, 1, 58. All's II, 3, 224
(w. of lattice). IV, 1, 60. R2 III, 1, 24. V, 2, 5 (from
— s' tops). 12. H4B II, 2, 87. H6A III, 1, 84. Troil.
I, 2, 120 Ccompas.-,ed w.). Cor. II, 1, 226. Rom. I, 1,
126 (the golden w. of the east). 145. II, 2. 2. Ill, 5,
41. Caes. I, 1, 44. II, 1, 36. Ill, 2, 264. Cymb. II, 2,
25. V, 4, 81. Per. IV, 6, 117. enter at her w. Gent.
III, 1, 13. MiJs. I, 1, 30. Hml. IV, 5. 50. in at the w.
John I, 171 (a proverbial expression applied to ille-
gitimate children), in at his — s, Caes. 1, 2. 320. talk
with a man out at a w. Ado IV, 1, So. 311. look out
at w. Merch. II, 5, 41 (Ql at a w.). looking out at the
w. Shr. V, 1, 32. 57. it would not out at — s nor at
doors, John V, 7, 29.
Metaphorically applied to wounds: these — s that
let forth thy life, E3 1, 2, 12 (not the usual and natural
passiige; cf. John I, 171 and V, 7, 29). to eyes: thou
th'ough — s of thine age shalt see . . . thy golden time,
Sonn. 3, 11. the w. of my heart, mine eye, LLL V, 2,
S48. cf. Sonn. 24, 8. to eyelids: her two blue — s
faintly she upheaveth, Ven. 482 (cf. Blue), ere I hit
fall the —s of mine eyes, R3 V, 3, 116. thy eyes' — i"
full, Rom, IV, 1, 100. downy — s, close. Ant. V, 2.
319. the enclosed lights, now canopied under these — s,
Cymb. II, 2, 22.
Windon'-bars (O. Edd. window barn) a sort of
embroideryintheformof lattice-work, worn by women
across the naked bosom: those milkpaps that through
the w. bore at men's eyes, Tim. IV, 3, 116.
Windowed, 1) placed in a window: wouldst thou
be w. in great Rome and see thy master thus with pleached
arms^ Ant. IV, 14, 72.
2) full of openings or holes : your looped and w.
raggedness, Lr. Ill, 4, 31-
Wind-pipe, the passage for breath, the trachea :
H5 III, 6, 45. Tim. 1, 2, 52.
Windring, unintelligible lection of O. Edd. in
Tp. IV, 128 : 10. brooks; some M. Edd. winding, others
wandering.
WInd-shaked, driven and agitated by the wind :
the w. surge, 0th. II, I, 13.
Wind-sliakeu , trembling and tottering in the
wind: the rock, the oak not to be w. Cor. V, 2. 117.
AVindsor, place in England: Wiv. 1, 4. 136. II,
1, 66, II, 2, 63. 103. 122. 126. Ill, 1, 6 (old W. way).
Ill, 3, 114. 121.232 (W.C'astle). i\,4,29 (W. forest).
64. V, 5, 1 (W. bell). 14 (a W. stag). %■; . ^0 ( ]V.
Castle). 110 (W. tcives). 174. 223. H4A I, 1, 104.
H4B II, 1, 98. IV, 4, 14. 50. Henry VI born at IP.,
H6A III. 1, 199. William of W., the seventh and last
son of Edward 111: H6B II, 2, 17.
Wind-snirt, swift like the wind: Eoni. II, 5, 8.
Windy, 1) next the wind : it keeps on the w. side
of care. Ado U, 1, 327 (so that care cannot scent and
find it), still you keep o'the w. side o'the law, Tw. Ill,
4, 181.
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2) Applied, metaphorically, to words and sighs as
resemblinf; the wind (cl'. Wind) : with her w. sighs . . .
to fan and blow them dry again she seeks, Ven. 51.
this w. tempest (inarticulate sounds), till it blow up
rain (i. e. tears), held lack his sorrow's tide, Lucr.
1788. give not a lo. night a rainy morrow, Sonn. 90,
7 (a night spent in sighs), zeal, now melted by the w.
breath of soft petitions, John 11, 477. what showers
arise, blown luilh the w. tempest of my heart, upon thy
wounds, H6C II, 5, 86. w. attorneys to their client
woes, R3 IV, i, 127 (^= airy words), w. suspiration
of forced breath, Hml, I, 2, 79.
Wine, the fermented juice of the grape; Tp. II,
1, 146. 153. II, 2, 78. 96. 138. IV, 253. V, 278. Wiv.
1, 1, 195, II, 2, 70. V, 5, 167. Err. V, 215. Ado III,
5, 57. Merch. 1, 1, 81. I, 2, 104 (rhenish w.). Ill, 1,
44 (red w. and rhenish). As HI, 2, 211. HI, 5, 73
(falser than vows made in w.). Epil. 4 (good w. needs
no bush). Shr. Ill, 2, 172. All's II, 3, 106. Tw. li, 3,
14.129 etc. Metaphorically: tliew.oflifeis drawn, and
the mere lees is left this vault to brag of, Mcb. II, 3, 100.
Wing, subst. 1) the limb by which any animal
or imaginary being flies: Ven. 57. 306. Lucr. 507.
949. 1009. Tp. IV, 78. Gent. II, 6, 42. Ado II, 1, 155.
jMids. I, 1, 237. II, 2, 4. HI, 1, 175. HI, 2, 365. Merch,
1, 1, 14 (wowen— s,= sails), Wint. IV, 1,4. I-I4AV,1,
64. 115 HI Chor. 1. IV, 1, 177. HGA I, 1, 11. 75.
H6B H, 4, 54. IV, 1, 5. H6C I, 1, 47. 11, 2, 29. V,
6, 14. 20. 23. K3 IV, 4, 13. V, 2, 23. Troil. Ill, 2, 15.
III, 3, 79. IV, 2, 14. V, 8, 17. Cor. V, 4, 14. Tit. HI,
2, 61. IV, 4, 85. Rom. 1, 4, 17. 60. II, 2, 5, 8. HI,
2, IS, Tim. II, 1, 30. Mcb. IV, 1, 17. Ant. V, 2, 157.
Cymb. HI, 2, 50. HI, 5, 161. V, 4, 118. V, 5, 471
(on 10.). Used to protect the young: H6A V, 3, 57.
H6B I, 3, 41. cf. H8 V, 1, 163 and Hml. Ill, 4, 103.
Metaphorical use : on the lo. of all occasions, Wiv.
II, 2, 209. the tailor that made the — s she flew withal,
Merch, 111, 1, 30. health with youthful — s is flown,
H4B IV, 5, 229. when I had seen this hot love on the
w. Hml, II, 2, 132.
Emblem of swiftness: Gent. II, 7, 11. LLL V, 2,
260. All's 1, 1, 218. II, 1, 96. Ill, 2, 76. H5 I, 2,
307, H6C II, 3, 12. H8 I, 4, 9. Troil. H, 2, 44. Mcb.
1, 4, 17. Hml. I, 5, 29.
Emblem of any thing that carries the mind up-
wards or along; borne by the trustless — *• of false
desire, Lucr. 2. added feathers to the learned' s w. Sonn.
78, 7. with what — s shall his affections fly, H4B IV,
4, 65. knowledge the w. whereioith we fly to heaven,
H6B IV, 7, 79. R3 II, 1, 292. R3 IV, 3, 54. V, 3, 106.
Troil. II, 2, 133. Rom. II, 2, 66. Caes. I, 1, 77. Ant.
HI, 12, 4. Cymb. I, 6, 186.
Pars pro toto, w. = bird : to whose sound chaste
— .V obey, Phoen. 4. every fowl of tyrant w. = of a
cruel species or nature, 10.
2) flight; the actor manner of flying: with what
w. llie slaniel checks at it, Tw. II, 5, 124, hold a w.
fjuih- from the flight of all thy ancestors, I-I4A HI, 2,
30, ivlien they stoop, they stoop with the like w. H5
IV, ], 112. the crow makes w. to the rooky wood, Mob.
HI, 2, 51.
3) one of the two side-bodies of an army: All's
III, 6, 52. n6A IV, 2, 43. Caes. V, 2, 4. Cymb. V, 3,
5. The first and third significations combined: shadow-
ing their right under your — s of war, John II, 14.
Wing, vb. 1) intr. to fly: we, poor unfledged, have
never — edfrom view o'the nest, Cymb. Ill, 3, 28. With
an accus. of space : the crows and choughs that lo. the
midway air, Lr. IV, 6, 13 (cf. neccr swum the Helles-
pont, sub Swim; to reel the streets at noon, sub Heel;
walk the whole world, sub Walk; he irols the air, sub
Trot; gallops the Zodiac, sub Gallop).
2)to transport by flying: willw.me tosomeioithered
bough, Wint. V, 3, 133. Partic. —ed ■— flying: two
Talbots, — ed through the lither sky, H6A IV, 7, 21. /
saw Jove's bird ... — edfrom the spongy south to this
part of the west, Cymb. IV, 2, 348.
Winged, 1) fm'nished with wings: Lucr. 1728,
Sonn. 51, 8. Err. II, 1, 18, Mids, I, 1, 235. As IV,
1, 142. H4A IV, 4, 2. H5 11 Chor. 7. V Chor. 8.
H6B HI, 3, 16. H6C I, 1, 267. R3 II, 1, 88. Troil.
il, 3, 123. Rom. II, 2, 28. Lr. Ill, 7, 66. Cymb. HI,
5, 61. Per. IV Prol. 47.
2) covered by a side body of troops: whose puis-
sance on either side shall be well w. with our chiefest
horse, R3 V, 3, 300.
WingHeld; Lord Cromwell of W., one of Talbot's
baronial titles; H6A IV, 7, 66.
Wingham, place in England : the tanner of W.
H6B IV, 2, 24.
Wing-led, lection of Fl in Cymb. II, 4, 24 : their
discipline, now w. with their courages; later Ff and
M. Edd. mingled.
Wink, subst. 1) the act of closing the eye: whites
you ...to the perpetual w. (i. e. to death) for aye might
put this ancient morsel, Tp. II, 1, 285. to give nam'
enemy a lasting w. Wint. 1,2, 317 (cf.io give a winking,
Hml. II, 2, 137).
2) a significant look: her — s and nods, Hml. IV,
5, 11 (cf. Eye-wink).
3) no more time than is necessary to shut the eye^ ;
a short moment: ambition cannot pierce a to. beyond,
but doubt discovery there, Tp. II, 1, 242. every w. of
an eye some new grace will be born, Wint, V, 2, 110.
I have not slept one w. Cymb. HI, 4, 103.
Wink, vb. 1) to shut the eyes or to have them
shut so as not to see: when her lips were ready for his
pay, he —s and turns his lipjs another iv ay, Ven. 90.
art thou ashamed to kiss? then w. again, and I vill
a\ ; so shall the day seem night, 121. his eyes begun
to w., being blinded with a greater light, Lucr. 375.
she dares not look, yet, — ing, there appears quick-
shifting antics, 458. moody Pluto — 5 while Orpheus
plays, 553. against my heart will fix a sharp knife, to
affright mine eye, who, if it w., shall thereon fall and
die, 1139. when most I iv. (i. e. in sleep) then do mine
eyes best see, Sonn. 43, 1. 56, 6. Tp. II, 1, 216. Gent.
1, 2, 139. V, 2, 14. Wiv. V, 5, 52. Err. HI, 2, 58.
LLL I, 1, 43. John II, 215 (your — ing gates, = shut).
R2 IV, 284. n4B I, 3, 33. HS II, 1, 8. Ill, 7, 153. V,
2, 327. 332. H6B II, 1, 105. Rom. HI, 2, 6. Hml. 11,
2, 137 (if I had given my heart a — ing, i. e. if I had
shut ray eyes on purpose to see nothing. Qq ivorking.
cf. to give a ivink, Wint. I, 2, 317). 0th. IV, 2, 77.
Cymb. II, 3, 25. II, 4, 89. V, 4, 194. 198.
With at or upon = to seem not to see: w. at me
and say thou sawest me not, Tim. HI, 1, 47. the eye
w. at the hand, Mcb. I, 4, 52. upon a homely object
love can iv. Gent, II, 4, 98, Hence to w. at = to con-
nive at: if Utile faults ... shall not be — ed at, H5 II,
2, 55. w. at the Duke of Suffolk's insolence, H6B II,
2, 70. —ing at your discords, Rom. V, 3, 294.
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2) to shut the eyes involuntarily by way of re-
lieving them, and hence to spend no more time than
is necessary to shut them: now here is three studied
ere ye'll thrice w. LLL I, 2, 54. grew a twenty years
removed thing while one would w. Tw. V, 93. I have
not — ed since I saw these sights, Wint. Ill, 3, 106.
3) to give a significant look : and on the — ing of
authority to understand a law, John IV, 2, 211. nor
w., nor nod, nor kneel, nor make a sign. Tit. Ill, 2, 43.
With at or on: w. each at other, Mids. Ill, 2, 240.
yo(( saw my master w. and laugh upon you, Shr, IV, 4,
7(3. / icill w. on her to consent, H5 V, 2, 333.
Winner, one who wins: Shr. V, 2, 187. Wint.
V, 3, 131. Ho 111, 6, 120. H6B III, 1, 184. Hml. IV,
5, 143. Cymb. II, 4, 53. Ill, 5, 15 (= conqueror).
Winnow, 1) to separate, as the chaff from the
grain: distinction,with abroad and powerful fanpuffing
at all, — s the light away, Troil. I, 3, 28. bitter torture
shall w. the truth from falsehood, Cymb. V, 5, 134.
2) to sift, to try: we shall be — ed with so rough
a wind, H4B IV, 1, 194. H8 V, 1, 111. such a —ed
purity in love, Troil. Ill, 2, 174. through the most fond
and — ed opinions, Hml.V, 2, 201 (probably = truisms.
Qq the most prof ane and trennowed opinions').
Winter, the cold season of the year: Lucr. 1255.
Somi. 5, 6. 56, 13. 97, 1. Tp. V, 16. Gent. II, 4, 163.
Meas. II, 1, 136. Err. Ill, 2, 100 (a Poland id.). LLL
V, 2, 901. IVlids. II, 1, 101. 112. Merch. Ill, 1, 66.
As II, 3, 52. II, 5, 8. Shr. IV, 1, 24 (proverb: w. tames
man, woman and beast). Wint. II, 1, 25. HI, 2, 213.
IV, 3, 4. IV, 4, 75. 79. 81. R2 V, 1, 40. H4B I, 3,
62. IV, 4, 34 (as humorous as w.). 92. H5 111, 3, 55.
I-I6B 1, 1, 81. II, 4, 3. H6C V, 2, 15. R3 II, 3, 33.
Tit. Ill, 1, 20. Kom. I, 2, 28. Tim. Ill, 6, 33. IV, 3,
264. Lr. II, 4, 46. Ant. V, 2, 87. Cymb. IV, 2, 259.
IV, 4, 30. Per. IV, 3, 50. Sometimes with the article
in a general sense: yoit are sure together, as the w.
to foul weather. As V, 4, 142. there's no labouring i'the
w. Lr. II, 4, 69. John V, 7, 36. H5 III, 3, 55. Hml.
V, 1, 239. Adjectively: w. meads, Lucr. 1218. w.
weather, Pilgr. 159. iv. time, Wiv. IV, 4, 30. w. wind,
As II, 7, 174. w. cricket, Shr. IV, 3, 110. ic. showers,
Tim. II, 2, 180. The Anglos, gen. in the same sense:
— 's day, Sonn. 13, 11. the — 's wind, As II, 1, 7.
a —'s night, H4B III, 2, 335. H6C V, 5, 25. V, 7,
17. at a — 's fire, Mcb. Ill, 4, 65. the present — 's
state, Cymb. II, 4, 5.
Pars pro toto, = year (as passed in a cheerless
manner): when forty — s shall besiege thy brow, Sonn.
2, 1. Tp. I, 2, 296. Meas. Ill, 1, 76. LLL IV, 3, 242.
Wint. V, 3, 50. R2 I, 3, 211. 214. 260. IV, 258.
Emblem of old age: lust's w. comes ere summer
half be done, Ven. 802. let not — 's ragged hand de-
face in thee thy summer, Sonn. 6, 1. Sonn. 13, 11.
Err. V, 312. cf. As II, 3, 52 and Wint. IV, 4, 79. that
w. lion, who in rage forgets aged contusions, H6B V,
3, 2 (= old lion). I'll take that iv. from your lips,
Troil. IV, 5, 24 (viz Nestor's kiss). Of death: till
death, that w., kill it, H8 III, 2, 179. Of any cheer-
less situation, as misfortune, poverty, destitution : a
nun of — 's sisterhood. As 111, 4, 17 (one devoted to
cold and barren chastity), that w. should cut -off our
spring-time so, H6C II, 3, 47. if we use delay, cold
biting w. mars our hoped-for hay, IV, 8, 61. ttie lo. of
our discontent, E3 I, 1, 1. this goodly summer with
your w. mixed. Tit. V, 2, 172. 'tis deepest ic. in Lord
Timon's purse, Tim. Ill, i, 14. as poor as w. 0th.
III, 3, 173. f/uake in the present —'s stale, Cymb. II,
4, 5. cf. Tim. Ill, 6, 33. IV, 3, 264. Ant. V, 2, 87.
Wintered, pertaining to winter, worn in winter:
w. garments must be lined. As III, 2, 111 (Fs. 4 and
M. Edd. winter garments, unnecessarily; see Appendix).
Winter-ground, vb. to protect from the incle-
mency of the winter-season, like a plant covered with
straw or the like: and furred moss besides, ...tow.
thy corse, Cymb. IV, 2, 229.
Winter!}', cheerless, uncomfortable : ifw. (news),
thou needest but keep that countenance still, Cymb. Ill,
4, 13.
Wipe, subst.a note of infamy, a brand : worse than
a slavish w. or birth-hour's blot, Lucr, 537.
Wipe, vb. 1) to make clean by gentle rubbing:
w. thine eyes, Tp. I, 2, 25. H6C 1, 4, 139. K3 IV, 4,
278 (Qq dry). Lr. V, 3, 23. Cymb. IV, 3, 402. to w.
my shoes, Gent. 11, 1, 86. thy lips are scarce — d
since thou drunkest last, H4A II, 4, 170. Cor. IV, 5,
232. Ut me w. thy face, H4B II, 4, 234. Hml. V, 2,
305. — ing his bloody broiv. Cor. I, 3, 38. 7 will w.
thy cheeks. Tit. Ill, 1, 142, let me w. it (my hand)
first, Lr. IV, 6, 136. w. his beard, 0th. Ill, 3, 439.
"With a double accus. : will he w. his tables clean, H4B
IV, 1, 201. With of: — d our eyes of drops. As II,
7, 122.
2) to take away, to strike off gently : w. the dim
mist frojn thy doting eyne, Lucr. 643. 1213. how may
this stain be — d from me, 1701. LLL IV, 3, 125. As
II, 7, 116. H6B IV, 10, 74. Metaphorically: frommy
succession w. me, father, Wint. IV, 4, 491. — d it
from my mind. H4B I, 1, 211. 115 IV, 1, 139. Mcb.
IV, 3, 116. Ant. II, 2, 81. With away: Lucr. 608.
H6B II, 4, 65. IV, 1, 40. H6C II, 5, 71. Tit, HI. 1,
106, V, 3, 148, Hml, I, 5, 99, With off: John V, 2,
45. R2 II, 1, 294. H6C I, 3, 52. Troil. II, 2, 149.
With out: Wint, IV, 2, 11, H6A II, 4, 117, Cor. V,
3, 146. Tim. V, 4, 17.
Wire, a thread of metal; if hairs be — s, black
— s grow on her head, Sonn, 130, 4. ichipped with w.
Ant. II, 5, 65.
Wiry, pertaining to wire, or consisting of wire:
the w. concord, Sonn. 128, 4 (the w. concord = the
harmony of the strings), ten thousand w. friends, (i. e.
hairs), John HI, 4, 64.
Wis, see 1-iois.
Wisdom, 1) science, knowledge: though the w. of
nature can reason it thus and thus, Lr. I, 2, 113. ichat
can man's w. in the restoring his bereaved sensed IV,
4, 8. cf. Merch. IV, 1, 409.
2) the quality of being wise (often opposed to
folly); applied with great latitude to any degree of
the faculty of discerning and judging what is most
just and proper, from the sapience of the sage to the
sound discretion of policy or common sense: 'tis not
w. thus to second grief against yourself , Ado V, 1, 2.
cold w. wailing on superfluous folly, All's I, 1, 116.
w. cries out in the streets, and no man regards it, HiA
1, 2, 99 (cf. Proverbs 1, 20. 24). Meas. H, 1, 32. II,
4, 78. LLL V, 2, 70. Merch. I, 1, 92. Wint. II, 1, 21
H6B I, 1, 33. H8 V, 5, 25. Rom. HI, 5, 171. Tim.
III, 5, 51. Lr. IV, 2, 38. herein lives w., beauty and
increase, Sonn. 11, 5. much upon this riddle runs the
IV, of the world, Meas. HI, 2, 242, show your w. in
your close patience, IV, 3, 122. pace your w. in that
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good path, 137. pray heaven his ic. he not tainted, TV,
4, 5. 'i/0U7' long experience of her ro. Err. Ill, 1, 89. w.
and blood combating in so tender a hodj, Ado 11, 3,
170. IV, 1, 189. V, 1, 239. LLL IV, 3, 357. V, 2,
742. Mcrch. II, 9, 81. As I, 2, 74. Shr. V, 2, 127.
All's 1, 2, 9. II, 1, 87. Tw. Ill, 1, 47. Wint. IV, 4, 150.
H4A IV, 1, 64. H4B I, 1, 162. H6B III, 1, 195. V,
2, 7;"). H6C IV, 7, 60. K3 I, 4, 99. Ill, 7, 40. H8 1,
3, 29. Cor. I, 1, 219. Hral. I, 2, 15. Lr. I, 4, 102.
184. Anfc. V, 2, 150 etc.
Wise, subst. manner: in howling w. Pilgr. 277.
in no w. = by no means: he is promised to be wived
to /air Marina, hut in no lo. till he had done his sacri-
fice. Per. V, 2, 11 (Gower's speech), cf. Colossus-wise,
Likewise, Otherwise.
Wise, adj. 11 experienced, skilful: take counsel
of some — )■ head, Pilgr. 303. the — st beholder ...
could not say if the importance were joy or sorrow,
Wint. V, 2, 18. in these nice sharp quillets of the law
... I am no — r than a daw, H6A II, 4, 18. (cf. Ado
V, 1, 166, where the words 'the gentleman is w.' Are
expliiined by 'he hath the tongues'), a to. woman = a
woman skilled in hidden art«, as fortune-telling, pal-
mistry etc.: Wiv. IV, 5, 27, 59. Tw. Ill, 4, 114. cf.
the — si aunt, Mids. II, 1, 51.
2) endowed with, or showing, sound judgment;
sage, judicious, sensible, discreet: the spirits of the w.
sit in the clouds and mock us, II4B II, 2, 155. what
the w. powers deny us for our good. Ant.II,l,6. Meas.
Ill, I, 113. V, 475. Mids. Ill, 1, 151. Merch. I,.l, 96.
R2 I, 3, 276. Ill, 2, 178 and H6C V, 4, 1. Ill, 1, 25.
strike the w. dumb and teach the fool to speak, Ven.
1 146. old andyet not w. Lucr. 1550. lest the w. world
should look into your moan, Sonn. 71, 13. be w. as
thou art cruel, 140, 1. Tp. II, 2, 77. V, 294. Gent. 1,
1, 41. II, 4, 15. IV, 2, 41. IV, 3, 13. Wiv. I, 3, 32.
U, 3, 10. 39. 56. IV, 5, 82. Meas. I, 2, 103. II, 1, 57.
180. II, 4, 14. Ill, 2, 145. 146. Err. IV, 3, 76. V, 217.
Ado II, 3, 29. 32. 167. 192. 197. LLL I, 2, 143. II,
18. V, 2, 76. Merch. Ill, 2, 101. As I, 1, 26. Shr. II,
267 (cf. Wit). Wint. I, 2, 262. Troil. IV, 5, 257. Hnil.
I, 2, 6. 0th. II, 3, 193. Cymb. Ill, 4, 121 etc. etc.
a w. gentleman. Ado V, 1, 166, accordig to Dyce, =
wiseacre.
— r, adverbially: thou speakest — r than thou art
ti'are of. As II, 4, 58.
Wisely, adv. (comp. toiselier, Tp. II, 1, 21) with
wisdom, judiciously: Tp. II, 1, 8. 21. Wiv. I, 3, 3.
Meas. I, 2, 135. Ado III, 5, 65. Merch. II, 2, 15. As
I, 2, 93. II, 7, 22. 53. Ill, 2, 129. Tw. I, 5, 33. Ill,
1, 74. Wint. IV, 4, 726. H4A I, 2, 97. H4B IV, 5,
181. Troil. I, 3, 138. Ill, 2, 159. Rom. I, 1, 227. II,
3, 94. II, 4, 132. Ill, 5, 234. Tim. Ill, 5, 31. Caes.
Ill, 3, 12. 17. V, 1, 38. Mcb. Ill, 6, 14. Hml. II, 1, 3.
Ill, 3, 30. 0th. V, 2, 344. Cymb. I, 6, 43.
Wiseman (spelt as one word in 0. Edd. and
accentuated on the first syllable) one not a fool or a
madman: As I, 2, 93. V, I, 35. Tw. I, 5, 95. II, 3,
45. Ill, 1, 73. 75. R2 V, 5, 63. Rom. Ill, 3, 62. Lr.
I, 4, 182. Ill, 2, 13 (Qq wise man), cf. Man.
Wiseness, wisdom : yet have I something in me
dangerous, ivhich let thy w. fear, Hml. V, 1, 286 (Qq
wisdom).
Wish, subst. a desire (optation): Ven. Ded. 7.
Gent. I, 3, 60. Wiv. Ill, 3, 52. Mids. I, 1, 155. Merch.
Ill, 2, 152. 189. As V, 2, 101. H5 III, 2, 16. V, 2,
355. R3 IV, 1, 72. H8 1, 2, 110. Ant. Ill, 13, 18 etc.
to give a p. his ?«. = to fulfil it: to whom I gave their
— es. Ant. IV, 12, 22. to have one's m. = to have
obtained what one desired: Sonn. 37, 14. 135, 1.
Gent. IV, 2, 93. V, 4, 119. LLL IV, 3, 81. 92. H6C
I, 4, 143. Cor. V, 3, 113. Rom. !, 3, 62. Cymb. Ill,
5, 20. have an w. but for it = wish for it: Per. IV,
4, 2. take I your w. = if I accept what you wish me
to: Per. II, 4, 43. even to my w. ■= exactly as I wishe d :
Wiv. IV, 6, 12. Cor. I, 4, 57. upon thy iv. = as thou
just wished'st, very pat: John II, 60. he comes upon
a w. Caes. Ill, 2, 271. at high w. = having all one's
wishes fulfilled: Tim. IV, 3, 245; cf. Tit. II, 1, 125.
Very often used of expressions of a kind interest in
the welfare of others: Meas. Ill, 1, 45. LLL II, 179
(thy own w. loish I thee). Mids. II, 2, 65. Merch. HI,
4, 43. As I, 2, 198. I, 3, 24 (a good w. upon you!).
AU'sI, 1,68 (I desire your holy — e,'!, = your blessing).
R2 1, 3, 94 (take from my mouth the w. of happy gears).
H6A V, 3, 173 etc. = imprecation: blistered be thy
tongue for such a !«. Rom. Ill, 2, 91.
Wish, vb. 1) to have a wish, to desire; absol.:
had time cohered with place and place ivith — ing, Meas.
II, 1, 11. w. chastely and love dearly. All's I, 3, 218.
With /or; the sweets we w. for, Lucr. 867. Ado IV,
I, 118. As V, 2, 52. H4A I, 2, 230. R3 1, 3, 245.
IV, 4, 80. H8 II, 2, 101. HI, 1, 98. Tit. V, 2, 160.
Rom. II, 2, 132. With an inf.: he you oft have — ed
to hear from, Gent. II, 4, 103. Meas. II, 4, 78. Tw.
II, 5, 167. Wint. II, 1, 123. H6B IV, 9, 6. H8 111, 2,
89. Cor. Ill, 1, 153. Tim. IV, 2, 31. Per. II, 1, 118
etc. With a subjunctive following: w. I were renewed,
Sonn. Ill, 8. I w. all good befortune you, Gent. IV,
3,41. Iw. he never find more cause to change a master,
Ant. IV, 5, 15. Iw. my brother make good time with
him, Cymb. IV, 2. 108. Pilgr. 198. Tp. V, 150. Meas.
IV, 1, 10. LLL V, 2, 55. Merch. II, 8, 32. As III, 3,
23. H6A V, 4, 31. Tim. V, 1, 91. Mcb. V, 5, 50. Hnil.
III, 1, 38 etc. With may or might: Ven. Ded. 7. H4B
V, 2, 104. Tit. V, 2, 203. Caes. Ill, 1, 13. 144. Hml.
III, 1, 42. Ven. 447. All's I. 3, 4. Tw. Ill, 1, 156.
H6B 111,2, 109. IV, 10, 85. R3 V, 1, 14. Caes. Ill, 1,
16. With should: I loould w. this youth should say,
Wint. IV, 4, 101. Mcb. I, 5, 26. Cymb. V, I, 1. With
would: Tp. II, 1, 191. Ado II, 3, 215. 0th. II, 3, 36.
IV, 1, 263. Cymb. II, 4, 6.
Transitively; a) with asimple acous. : Iioouldnot
w. any companion, Tp. Ill, 1, 54. we w. your peace,
IV, 163. summer's luelcome thrice more — ed, Sonn.
56, 14. their —ed sight, Pilgr. 202. Gent. II, 4, 82.
Meas. I, 4, 4. Err. I, 1, 91. Ado V, 1, 335. LLL I,
1, 106. Mids. IV, 1, 180. Merch. Ill, 2, 13. Shr. V,
I, 131. All's I, 2, 63. Wint. V, 1, 143. John I, 260.
V, 5, 12. H5 IV, 3, 23. 30. 73. H6A 111, 3, 28. HOB
II, 4, 90. Ill, 1, 308. Ill, 2, 113. H6C III, 2, 140. V,
6, 65. R3 I, 2, 185. H8 IV, 2, 69. Cor. II, 1, 255.
Hml. Ill, 1, 64. Ant. I, 4, 42 etc. b) with an accus.
and inf. without to: in that good path that I would w.
it go, Meas. IV, 3, 138. — ed him on the barren moun-
tains starve, H4A I, 3, 159 (Ff starved), c) with a
double accus.: ■ — ing me like to one more rich in hope,
Sonn. 89, 5. — ed himself the heaven's breath, Pilgr.
234. IV, m£ partaker in thy happiness, Gent. 1, 1, 14.
Wiv. I, 1, 83. Merch. Ill, 2, 153. V, 304. Shr. II, 289.
All's IV, 5, 84. R2 V, 5, 33. H6C IV, 1, 21. 139. R3
IV, 2, 18. Cor. I, 1, 236 etc. d) with an accus. and
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an adverbial or prepositional extivession: what is best,
that best I w. in thee, Sonn. 37, 13 (= that it may
be in thee). ■ — ing me with him, Gent. I, 3, 59. you
can w. none (joy) from me, Merch. Ill, 2, 193 (you
cannot, by your wish, deprive me of any joy), to w.
it bach on you. III, 4, 44. we — ed your lordship here,
K3 III, 5, 67. he could w. himself in Thames, H5 IV,
I, 120. 124. how often have I — ed me thus, Troil.
III, 2, 65. may w. Marcius home, Cor. IV, 6, 69. those
plagues that I can w. upon thee, R3 I, 3, 218; cf. Lr.
II, 4, 171. to w. a p. well = to attend him with kind
wishes: Meas. Ill, 2, 97. Ado V, 1, 333. ,Merch. IV,
1, 420. All's I, 1, 193. 195. Per. V, 1, 16. cf. men in
rage strike those that w. them best, 0th. II, 3, 243,
and see Well-wished, e) with an accns. and dative;
to whom I w. long life, Lucr. Ded. 5. to thy sacred
slate w. I all happiness, R2 V, 6, 6. Cor. II, 2, 157.
more direful hap . . . than I can w. to adders, R3 I, 2,
19. as you w. Christian peace to souls departed, H8
IV, 2, 156. / w. it to you (the good time of day) Tim.
III, 6, 2. Dative without to, when placed between the
verb and accus.: w. you joy, Tp.V, 215. to w. us one,
H5 IV, 3, 77. Ado II, 1, 200. LLL V, 2, 342. 835.
Merch. Ill, 2, 192. Ill, 4, 42. H4B IV, 2, 79. R3 IV,
], 65. H8 V, 1, 76. Cor. I, 3, 123. Ant. V, 2, 281 etc.
thy own wish w. I thee, LLL II, 179. Towards (otto:
a heart that — es t. you honour and plenteous safety,
H8 I, 1, 103. The relation of the dat. and accus.
peculiarly inverted : / could not w. them to a fairer
death, Mcb. V, 8, 49.
2) to desire, to invite, to ask, to bid ; with an inf.
with to: nor (was I) — ed to hold my peace, Meas. V,
79. I will w. thee never more to dance, LLLV,2,400.
— ing me to permit my chaplain ... a choice hour, H8
1,2, 161. when man was — ed to love his enemies, Tim.
IV, 3, 473. this she — icrf me to make known, Cymb.
III, 5, 50. without to: to w. him wrestle loith affection.
Ado III, 1, 42. such thanks I give as one near death
to those that w. him live, All's II, 1, 134. the rest Jw.
thee gather, H6A II, 5, 96. With to before a noun,
= to invite: I will w. him to her father, Shr. I, 1,
113 (invite him to offer his service to her father).
shall 1 ... w. thee to a shrewd ill-favoured wife? ...
thou'rt too much my friend, and I'll not w. thee to her,
1, 2, 60. 64 (shall I invite thee to try thy fortune with
etc. ; shall I treat thee to a shrew ?)
Wisher, one who expresses a wish: Mids. II, 2,
65. Ant. IV, 15, 37.
Wishful, longing : to greet mine own land with
my w. sight, H6C III, 1, 14.
WIshtly, see Wistly.
Wisp, a small bundle : a w. of straw, I-I6C II,
2, 144 (cf. Straw).
Wist, impf. of a verb to wis unknown to Sh, ;
substituted by M. Edd. for wish of O. Edd. in H6A
IV, ], 180. Read: and if, — I wish he did, — but let
that rest; as Johnson proposed.
Wistly, attentively, observingly, with scrutiny:
what a sight it was, w. to view how she came stealing
to the wayivard boy, Ven. 343. she thought he blushed
as knowing Tarquins lust, and blushing with him w.
onhim gazed, Lucr. 1355. the sun looked on the ivorld
with glorious eye, yet not so u\ as this queen on him.
Pilgr. 82. speaking it he w. looked on me, as who should
say '/ would thou wert the man', R2 V, 4, 7 (Ql. 2
w:
Wit, subst. 1) mental faculty, intellectual power
of any kind ; understanding, judgment, imagination
(the proverbial J*;™ — s being defined: common wit,
imagination, fantasy, estimation, memory): my Jive
— s nor my five senses can dissuade one foolish heart
from serving thee, Sonn. 141, 9. four of his Jive — s
went halting off, Ado I, 1, 66. how fell you besides
your five — s? Tw. IV, 2, 93. our judgment sits five
times in that (our good meaning) ere once in our Jive
— s, Rom. I, 4, 47. thou hast more of the wild goose
in one of thy — s than I have in my whole five, II, 4,
77. bless thy five —s, Lr. Ill, 4, 59. Ill, 6, 60. Hence
the frequent use of the plural in speaking of the acti-
vity of the mind : useless barns the harvest of his — s,
Lucr. 859. love inhabits in the finest — s, Gent. I, 1,
44. his — s are not so blunt. Ado III, 5, 11. dainty
bits make rich the ribs, but bankrupt quite the — s, LLL
I, 1, 27. bend thoughts and — s to achieve Jier, Shr. I,
1, 184. with all my — s, my pains and strong en-
deavours, H5 V, 2, 25. did my brother BedJ'ord toil
his — s, I-I6B 1, 1,83. our — s are so diversely coloured.
Cor. II, 3, 21. 23. 28. 29. with witchcraft of his — s,
Hml. I, 5, 43 (M. Edd. unnecessarily wit), a young
maid's —s should be as mortal as an old man's life,
IV, 5, 159. The safety and soundness of the — s con-
stituting the wise or reasonable man, their loss the
fool or madman : being mad before, how doth she now
for — s? Ven. 249. here's a fellow frights English out
of his — s, Wiv. II, 1, 143. I willstare him out of his
— s, II, 2, 291. / am as well in my — s as thou, Tw.
IV, 2, 95. 98. holp madmen to their —s, R2 V, 5, 62.
in his right —s, H5 IV, 7, 49. Tp. Ill, 2, 86. Meas.
V, 33. Err. V, 42. 96. Mids. I, 2, 82. Tw. Ill, 4,
14. H6A V, 3, 195. Cor. IV, 2, 44. 0th. IV, 1,
280 etc. etc.
Used with the same latitude in the singular, so as
to come near, sometimes, to the sense of mind: by
love the young and tender w. is turned to folly, Gent.
I, 1, 47. made w. with musing weak, 69. my to. un-
trained in any kind of art, H6A I, 2, 73 ; cf. Gent. I,
1, 2. with what his valour did enrich his w., his w. set
down to make his valour live, R3 III, 1, 85. the jnoral
of my w. is ^plain and true', Troil. IV, 4, 109. she hath
Dian's w. Rom. I, 1, 215 (= sentiments). Sometimes
= imaginative and inventive faculty : fair fall the w.
that can so well defend her, Ven. 472. danger deviseth
shifts, w. waits on fear, 690. conceit and grief an eager
combat fight : what w. sets down is blotted straight witli
will, Lucr. 1299. each several stone, with ir. ivell
blazoned, smiled or made some moan, Compl. 217. my
admirable dexterity of w. Wiv. IV, 5, 121. thousand
escapes of w. make thee the father of their idle dreams,
Meas. IV, 1, 63. hast thou or ivord or w. or impudence
that yet can do thee office'? V, 368. devise, «■.; write,
pen, LLL I, 2, 191. past the w. of man to say what
dream it was, Mids. IV, 1, 211. the man hath no iv.
that cannot . . . vary deserved praise on my palfrey,
H5 III, 7, 33 etc. At other times = common sense,
understanding, judgment: a folly bought with w., or
else a w. by folly vanquished, Gent. I, 1, 34. he wants
w. that wants resolved will to learn his w. to exchange
the bad for better, II, 6, 12. I have the w. to tliink my
master is a kind of a knave. III, 1, 262. if I had not
had more w. than he, IV, 4, 15. see now how w. may
be made a Jack-a-lent, Wiv. V, 5, 134. few of any w.
in such matters, Meas. II, 1, 282. Wiv. I, 3, 102. Err.
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W
II, 2, 39. 152. Ado I, 2, 17. V, 1, 128. LLL I, 2, 93.
94. John HI, 4, 102. Lr. II, 4, 42 etc. etc.
Not seldom equivalent to wisdom : so then we do
neglect the thing ice have, and all for want ofw., make
something nothing bg neglecting it, Lucr. 153. JBrutiis
... began to clothe his w. in state and pride, 1809. i/
I might teach thee w., better it were, though not to love,
get, love, to tell me so, Sonn. 140, 5. one that hath
taught me more w. than ever I learned before, Wiv. IV,
5, 61. 'tis wisdom to conceal our meaning. Away with
scrupulous W; now arms must rule, H6C IV, 7, 61. cf.
LLL V, 2, 70. 72. Tw. V, 218. Wint. II, 2, 52. R2
U, 1, 28. H6B HI, 1, 232. 0th. II, 1, 130 etc.
Often denoting the faculty of associating ideas in
a new and ingenious, and at the same time natural
and pleasing way, which is at present its principal
signification: Tp. II, 1, 13. IV, 242. Gent. I, 1, 132.
II, 4, 38. Wiv. IV, 5, 102. Meas. II, 2, 127. Err. II,
1, 91. II, 2, 86. 88. Ado I, 1, 64. II, 1, 127. 135.
145. 399. V, 1, 124. LLL I, 2, 100 (mg fathers w.
and my mother's tongue assist me). Mids. Ill, 1, 137.
As I, 2, 48. 56. 95. Tw. I, 5, 35. R3 I, 2, 115. Troil.
II, 1, 94 etc.
Proverbial expressions : more hair than w, Gent.
III, 1, 361. 367. 368. 371. Err. II, 2, 82. 84. w. enough
to keep himself warm. Ado I, 1, 68; cf. Shr. II, 268.
when the age is in, the w. is out, Ado III, 5, 37. w.,
whither wilt? As IV, 1, 168 ; cf. I, 2, 59.
2) a) as a vox media, = a person of any degree
of mental capacity : parasites . . . soothing the humour
of fantastic — s, Ven. 850. — s of no higher breeding,
H4B II, 2, 38. among foaming bottles and ale-washed
— s, H5 III, 6, 83. b) a man of fancy or wit: the — s
of former days to subjects worse have given admiring
praise, Sonn. 59, 13. good — s will be jangling, LLL
II, 225. are these the breed of — s so wondered at? V,
2, 266. better — s have worn plain statute-caps, 281.
the dulness of the fool is the whetstone of the — s. How
now, w., whither wander you'? As I, 2, 59. those — s
that think they have thee (viz wit) do very oft prove
fools, Tw. 1, 5, 36. shallow jesters and rash bavin — s,
■H4A III, 2, 61.
Wit, vb. to know : swift-winged with desire to get
a grave, as —ing I no other comfort have, H6A II, 5,
16. now please you to. the epitaph is for Marina writ.
Per. IV, 4, 31 (Gower's speech), to w. = that is to
say, namely: Morch. II, 9, 90. As V, 1, 57. H5 1, 2,
50. H6C V, 6, 51.
Witch, subst. 1) a woman who practises sorcery :
Tp. I, 2, 258. 263. V, 269. Wiv. IV, 2, 88. 100. 180.
187. 194. 201. IV, 5, 120. 124. Err. 1, 2, 100. Ill,
2, 149. 161. IV, 3, 80. IV, 4, 151. Ado II, 1, 186.
H6A I, 5, 6 (one who could draw a witch's blood
was free from her power). 21. II, 1, 18. Ill, 2, 38.
V, 3, 34. H6B I, 2, 75. 91. II, 1, 172. II, 3, 7. E3
HI, 4, 72. Troil. II, 1, 46 (thou stool for a w.). Mcb.
1, 3, 6. IV, 1, 23 (—es mummy). Hml.I, 1, 163. Lr.
Ill, 4, 129. Ant. IV, 2, 37 (the w. take me, if J meant
it thus).
Term of reproach for an old and ugly woman : a
mankind w. Wint. II, 3, 67. the cripple tardy-gaited
night who like afoul and ugly w. doth limp so tediously
away, H5 tv Chor. 21; Troil. IV, 2, 12. foul lorinkled
w. E3 I, 3, 164. the w. shall die, Ant. IV, 12, 47.
2) a male sorcerer : / eould find in my heart to
stay here still and turn w. Err. IV, 4, 160. out, fool, I
forgive thee for a w. Ant. I, 2, 40 (cf. the proverb:
you'll never be burnt for a witch).
Witch, vb. to bewitch, to enchant: H4A IV, 1,
110. H6B HI, 2, 116. 119. H6CI1I, 2, 150. Tim. V,
1, 158. Hml. HI, 2, 406 (the —ing time of night; cf.
Mcb. II, 1, 51).
Witchcraft, 1) the practices of witches, sorcery :
R3 HI, 4, 63. 74. Mcb. II, 1, 51. 0th. I, 3, 64. 169.
II, 3, 378. Ill, 3, 211. Ant. II, 1, 22. Cymb. IV,
2, 277.
2) enchantment, irresistible influence, charm:
Compl. 288. Tw. V, 79. Wint. IV, 4, 434. John III,
1, 169. H5 V, 2, 301. H8 III, 2, 18. Cor. IV, 7, 2.
Hml. I, 5, 43. IV, 7, 86.
Wit-cracker, one who breaks jests, a joker : Ado
V, 4, 102.
With; denoting a being together ; f. i. the breeder
... swiftly doth forsake him ; w. her the horse, Ven.
322. keep w. thy hounds, 678. let's all sink w. the king,
Tp. I, 1, 67. any thing ... that hath kept w. thy re-
membrance, I, 2, 44. that which good natures could not
abide to be w. 360. wishing me w. him, Gent. I, ", 59.
/ lingered w. you at your shop, Err. Ill, 1, 3. leave him
here w. me, V, 108. to come w. thee, H6C IV, 8, 13.
Peculiar use after verbs of motion or, at least,
implying the idea of motion, to express the effect of
it: nay, rather damn them w. King Cerberus, H4B II,
4, 181 (i. e. so that they may be in hell), mischance
hath trod my title down andw. dishonour laid me on the
ground, H6B HI, 3, 9 (laid me on the ground, where
I lie in the company of dishonour). I have seen the
ambitious ocean swell ...to be exalted w. the threatening
clouds, Caes. I, 3, 8. give him a statue w. his ancestors,
HI, 2, 55 (in that place where the statues of his an-
cestors stand). I'll pluck ye (eyes) out and cast you w.
the waters that you lose, to temper clay, Lr. I, 4, 325
(that you may lie on the ground together with the
tears which you have shed. M. Edd. erroneously: and
cast you, w. the waters etc.) return w. her? II, 4, 214
(= return to be and live with her? quite = return
to her), cf. to lie and sit w. in As I, 2, 213. Meas. V,
246. H6C III, 3, 2 ; and the similar use of at home in
Ant. I, 2, 190: the letters of our friends in Rome pe-
tition us at home (^ to be at home, i. e. to come home).
The same principle applicable to the following pass-
ages : who, being suffered w. the bear's fell paw, hath
clapped his tail between his legs and cried, H6B V, 1,
153 (being suffered to be w., i. c. to combat with etc.).
that the noble Moor should hazard such a place as his
own second w. one of an ingraft infirmity, 0th. II,
3, 145.
Inversely, after verbs of separation (especially to
part) that with which a person or thing has hitherto
been together, indicated by with : let the stinking elder,
grief, untwine his perishing root w. the increasing vine,
Cymb. IV, 2, 60 (= from; so as to be no more twined
with), hoiv did thy master part w. Madam Julia ? Gent.
II, 5, 11. when you parted w. him, R2 1, 4, 10. II, 2,
2. HI, 2, 8. R3 I, 4, 251. hath willingly departed w.
a part, John II, 563.
I'll be w. you = 1) I'll be in your company, I'll
come to you: I'll be w. you anon, H4B V, 3, 28.
Troil. 1, 2, 304. cf. As I, 1, 89. 2) in a menacing tone,
= I'll chastise you, I'll teach you good manners, you
shall pay for this (Latin guos ego!): I will be w. thee
straight, Mids. Ill, 2, 403. what, do you grumble? I'll
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be w. you straight, Shr. IV, 1, 170. Til be ic. you anon,
Tw.lll,4,353. Ishallbe ^v. you presently, goodmaster
puppy, H8 V, 4, 29. cf. I'V. he w. you at your sheep-
shearing too, Wint. IV, 3, 128 (i. e. I'll pick your
pockets there). Cardinal, lam w. you, H6B II, 1, 48.
was I m. you there for the goose? Rom. 11,4, 78 (have
I quit scores with you for your jest about the goose ?).
Denoting identity of place: she looks for night,
and then she longs for morrow, and both she thinks too
long w. her remaining, Lucr. 1572 (=whereshe is), there
was an old woman even now w. me, Wiv. IV, 5, 26 (in
my chamber), some say he is w. the emperor of Russia,
Meas. 111,2,93. her brother's noontide w. the Antipodes,
Mids. Ill, 2, 55. thou shalt not gormandise, as thou hast
done w. me, Merch. II, 5, 4. / entreat you home w. me
to dinner, IV, 1, 401. As III, 3, 43. John IV, 1, 30. V,
4, 40. Tim. Ill, 2, 12. Cymb. Ill, 5, 83 etc. he is not
w. himself, Tit. I, 368 (= he is beside himself. Ff he
is not himself).
The notion of locality applied to abstract ideas:
w. Death she humbly doth insinuate, Ven. 1012. he w.
the Momans was esteemed so, Lucr. 1811. I lie w. her,
and she w. me, Sonn. 138, 13 (I tell her untruths; cf.
0th. IV, 1, 36). will you grant io. me, Tp. I!, 1, 243.
' tis fresh'morning w. me. III, 1, 33. 'tis a custom w. him
i'th' afternoon to sleep, HI, 2, 95. whose credit w. the
judge, Meas. II, 4, 92. I will break w. her. Ado I, 1,
311 (cf. Sreak). not a word w. him but a jest, LLL
II, 216. a place of high respect w. me, Mids. II, 1, 209.
have all persuaded ro ■ him, Merch. Ill, 2, 283. are not
w. me esteemed above tliy life, IV, 1, 285. to flatter w.
his lord, Tw. I, 5, 322; R2 II, 1, 88. he can do all in
all w. her thai hateth thee, H6B II, 4, 52. your dis-
pleasure w. the king, H8 III, 2, 392. it is an accustomed
action w. her, Mcb. V, 1, 32. z.s Caesar w. Antonius
prized so light? Ant. I, I, 56. his taints and honours
waged equal w. him, V, 1, 31. a goodly day not to keep
house w. such whose roof's as low as ours, Cymb. HI,
3, 1. the shipman ... w. whom each minute threatens life
or death, Per. I, 3, 25 etc. cf. the following phrases :
what news w. your mastership? Gent. Ill, 1,280 (what
news have you to tell?); what tidings tv. our cousin
Buckingham? H6B II, 1,165. what's your will w. me?
Gent. Ill, 1, 3. what wouldst thou have w. me? Rom.
III, 1, 79. what would you w. her? Gent. IV, 4, 115.
Wiv. Ill, 4, 64. IV, 5, 30. LLL V, 2, 178. Merch. II,
2, 128. H4A II, 3, 98. what w. me? Wiv. II, 2, 41.
Tit. IV, 2, 54. Tim. 11,2, 15. Til no more w. thee, Tw.
Ill, 1,49.' Thus used to designate the person whom
(or the thing which) an action concerns or with respect
to^hom a quality is exhibited or a state expressed :
to practise his judgment w. the disposition of natures,
Meas. Ill, 1, 165. heaven doth w. us as we w. torches
do, 1, 1, 33. do w. 'em what thou wilt, H6A IV, 7, 94.
breaking faith w. Julia, Gent. IV, 2, 11. you do not
keep promise w. me, Tw. V, 106. keeping thy word ^l•.
the devil, H4A I, 2, 135. the regent hath w. Talbot
broke his word, H6A IV, 6, ,2. in hand w. ail things,
Ven. 912. how the world is changed w. you. Err. II, 2,
154. I am witness w. her that she did, IV, 4, 92. thus
stands it w. me, Meas. I, 2, 149. 'tis better w. me now
than when I met thee last, K3 III, 2, 100. so is it not w.
me as w. that Muse, Sonn. 21,1. Meas. 1,1, 82. 11,2,
82. All's II, 1,152. Tw. 111,4,97. V, 199. Wint. 1,2,
148. R2 II, 1, 72. Cor. I, 6, 33. V, 6, 10. Rom. Ill, 3,
93. Mcb. II, 2, 58. Hml. Ill, 4, 115. 116. IV, 1, 13.
0th. Ill, 4, 33. Cymb. IV, 3, 1. are w. gain so fond,
Lucr. 134. stands at a guard w. envy, Meas. I, 3, 51.
be not angry w. me, Ado III, 1, 94. do not be so bitter
w. me, Mids. HI, 2, 306. in love w. a disdainful youth,
II, 1, 261. bear w. me, LLL V, 2, 417. be opposite w.
a kinsman, surly w. servants, Tw. 11,5, 162. be plainer
w. me, Wint. I, 2, 265. be fire w.fire, John V, 1, 48.
are you so choleric w. Eleanor, H6B I, 2, 52. is so
pleasant w. us, H5 I, 2, 259. an a' be proud w. me,
Troil. 11,3, 215. I would dissemble w. my nature, Cor.
III, 2, 62. I'll be cruel w. the maids, Rom. 1, 1, 27. the
troubled Tiber chafing vj. her shores, Caes. 1, 2, 101. the
world, too saucy w. the gods, I, 3, 12. that I am meek
and gentle w. these butchers, Caes. Ill, 1, 255 etc. Pe-
culiar expression: they're here w. me already, whis-
pering, rounding, 'Sicilia is a so-forth', Wint. 1,2,217
(they go so far with respect to me as to whisper. The
words perhaps accompanied by a corresponding gesture
emblematizing cuckoldom). go to them, w. this bonnet
in thy hand, and thus far having stretched it — here
be w. them — thy knee bussing the stones. Cor. Ill, 2,
74 (do thus in addressing them). 0 ho, are you there
w. me? no eyes in your head? Lr. IV, 6, 148.
Denoting junction and community: the world hath
ending w. thy life, Ven. 12. his smell w. others being
mingled, 691. w. him is beauty slain, 1019. / have
suffered w. those that T saw suffer, Tp. I, 2, 6. exe-
cuting the outward face of royalty w. all prerogative,
105. confederates ... w. the king of Naples, 112. confer
fair Milan w. all the honours on my brother, 127. fresh
loccter . . . that Gonzalo . . . did give us,w. rich garments,
163. / would mine eyes would w. themselves shut up
my thoughts, II, 1, 192. a tongue w. a tang, II, 2, 52.
IV, my nobler reason 'gainst my fury do I take part, V,
26. to marry iv. Nan Page, Wiv. IV, 4, 85. join not w.
grief, R2V, 1, 16. to wail it w. their age, R3 IV, 4, 394
(in V. 392 Qq hi), the kings your ancestors, together w.
the natural bravery of your isle, Cymb. HI, 1,17 etc. etc.
see Confer, Speak etc. and the burden w. heigh ho, the
wind and the rain, Tw. V, 399. Wint. IV, 3, 2. Hence
expressing correspondence, likeness and comparison :
nothing w. his proud sight agrees, Ven. 288. lay this
Anglers even iv. the ground, John II, 399. tvishing his
foot were equal w. his eye, H6C HI, 2, 137. measure
my strangeness w. my unripe years, Ven. 524. weiqh
oath IV. oath, Mids. Ill, 2, 131. compare w. Caesars,
H4B II, 4, ISO etc. Sometimes almost = like: indent-
ing w. the way, Ven. 704. seemed w. him to bleed,
1056. w. others thou shouldst not abhor my state, Sonn.
150, 12. of nature's gifts thou mayst w. lilies boast
and w. the half -blown rose, John HI, 1, 53. as if w.
Circe she would change my shape, H6AV,3,35. Noting
simultaneousness : w. this she seizeth on his sweating
palm, Ven. 25. and w. thai word she spied the hunted
boar, 900. w. every minute you do change a mind,
Cor. 1, 1, 186. to-morrow w. your earliest lei me have
speech w. you, 0th. II, 3, 7. w. your speediest bring us
whatshesays, Ant.V,l,67. cf. Vei>.811.1121. Lucr.
1639. 1709. Tit. V, 1, 37. Caes. HI, 2, 48 etc. cf. the
phrases : come w. a thought, Tp. IV, 164. he would kiss
you twenty w. a breath, H8 1,4,30. After expressions
of contest (as, for a combat, there must needs be two) :
to. herself at strife, Ven. 11. 291. encounter w. the boar,
672. leaden slumber w. life's strength doth fight, Lucr.
124. in rebellion w. himself, Wint. I, 2, 355. his face
still combating w, tears, R2 V, 2, 32 etc.
1382
W
The idea of community lost sight of after pre-
positional and adverbial expressions originating in it:
to the forge m. it, Wiv. IV, 2, 239. to the rack w. him,
Meas. V, 313. to prison w. her, 121. then to cart w.
Rosalind, As III, 2, 114. to Bedlam w. him, H6B V, 1,
131. to pieces ni. me, Cymb. HI, 4, 66. awai/ w. the
rest, Tp. IV, 247. Wiv. IV, 2, 45. Meas. Ill, 2, 217. V,
46. John IV, 2, 156. H6AI, 1,86. downw. the topmast,
Tp. I, 1, 37. Gent. IV, 1, 2. LLL IV, 3, 368. Tim. IV,
3, 157. forward w. your tale, Tp. HI, 2, 91. off w.
Barnardine's head, Meas. V, 2, 222. H4B V, 1, 60.
I-I6B II, 1, 151. out w. it, Gent. Ill, 1, 339. IV, 4, 22.
Tim. IV, 1, 9. up w. your fights, Wiv. II, 2, 142.
Denoting that which accompanies and modifies,
either as an external appearance, or as a quality : the
sun w. purple-coloured face, Ven. 1. w. long dishevelled
hair, HI. w. hair up-staring, Tp.l,^, 213. let him die
w. every joint a wound, Troil. IV, 1, 29. w. this bonnet
in thy hand. Cor. Ill, 2, 73 etc. w. a lazy spright, Ven.
181. he trots w. gentle inajesly, 278. swelleth w. more
rajre, 332. w. disturbed mind, ZiO. w. weary gait, b^d.
w, blindfold fury , 554. he cranks and crosses w. a
thousand doubles, 682. Tp. 1,2, 28.304.346. 111,1,40.
Gent. I, 1, 8. Meas. V, 50 (w. that opinion) etc. etc.
cf. the phrases: that w. his very heart despiseth me,
Gent. IV, 4, 99. my daughter's mother thinks it w. her
soul, R3 IV, 4, 256. w. my soul I love thy daughter,
262 etc.
Hence denoting a means : I'll smother thee w. kisses,
Ven. 18. not cloy thy lips w. loathed satiety, 19. to try
■w. main-course, Tp. I, 1, 38. the bettering of my mind
w. that which ... o'erprized all popular rate, I, 2, 91.
m. colours fairer painted their foul ends, 143. 222. 231.
322. 369. 393. 472. II, 1, 119. 283. II, 2, 5. 13. 128.
Ill, 2, 97. 98. IV, 158. Epil. 10. Gent. 1, 1, 29. 1,2, 94.
103. IV, 2, 6 etc. etc. Peculiar passage: since 1 have
crept in favour w. myself, I will maintain it w. sqme
little cost, R3 I, 2, 269 (i. e., according to Abbott,
since I have gained favour by my person). A person
as means: he did arrest me w. an officer. Err. V, 230.
his hands were ... bloody w. the enemies of his kin, B2
II, 1, 183. send for his master w. a pursuivant, H6B
1, 3, 37. After expressions of providing or furnishing :
one w. treasure laden, Ven. 1022. w. hairy bristles
armed, 625. replete w. too much rage, Sonn. 23, 3.
infused w. a fortitude from heaven, Tp. I, 2, 154. not
honoured w. a human shape, 283. touched w. madness,
Meas. V, 51. her womb then rich w. my young squire,
Mids. 11, 1, 131; H5 I, 2, 163. I'll fill these dogged
Sjiies w. false reports, John IV, 1, 129. to possess me
w. these fears, IV, 2, 203. I did present him w. the
Paris balls, H5 11, 4, 131. blessed lo. beauty, H6A I, 2,
86. arming myself w. patience, Caes. V, 1, 106. how
Thaliard came full bent w. sin. Per. 11 Prol. 23. cf. /
rather will suspect the sun w. cold, Wiv. IV, 4, 7. ac-
quaint her w. the danger of my state, Meas. 1, 2, 184 etc.
The phrases MJ.e/u'H, w. young, s&esu\i Childanil Young.
Before mean* of nourishment = on : to dine and
sup w. water and bran, Meas. IV, 3, 159. you shall fast
a week w. bran and water, LLL 1, 1, 303. feast w. the
best, Shr. V, 2, 8. I live w. bread like you, R2 III, 2,
175. I have supped full w. horrors, Mcb. V, 5, 13. cf.
they are ax sick that surfeit w. too much as they that
starve w. nothing, Merch. I, 2, 6.
Denoting a cause: he burns u\ bashful shame, Ven.
49. swoln w, chafing, 325. a dying coa( revives w.
wind, 338. pale w.fear, Lucr. 183. die w. terror, 231.
forced it to tremble w. her loyal fear, 261. his hand
smoking w. pride, 438. sweating w. guilty fear, 740.
762. 1491. 1543. Sonn. 23, 2 (who w. his fear is put
besides his part). 75, 9. 124, 12. Tp. 1, 2, 212 (afire
jr.mej. 258. IV, 113. 171. 191. Gent. 1, 1,69. Wiv. II,
2, 301. Err. I, 2, 20. Ado I, 1, 250. 253. LLL 11, 239.
Mids. II, 2, 148. Merch. I, 1, 81. II, 1, 38. Tw. Ill, 4,
366 (this comes w. seeking you). R2 11, 2, 12 (7ny in-
ward soul w. nothing trembles: at something it grieves,
more than w. parting from my lord the king) . H4B I V,
5,13. H6AII,5, 15. II, 4,63. ^3 \,i,i2 (awaked ijou
not w. this sore agony? Ff in). IV, 3, 20 (gone w. con-
science and remorse; see Go). Tim. IV, 3, 493 (weep
w. laughing, not w. weeping). Caes. IV, 3, 191 (tv.
meditating that she must die once I have the patience
to endure it now). Mcb. V, 3, 10. Cymb. IV, 3, 2 (a
fever w. the absence of her son) etc. etc. Often en-
croaching on the function of other prepositions, f. i.
overjoyed w. finding a bird's nest. Ado II, 1, 230. w.
that all laughed, LLL V, 2, 107 (M.Edd. unnecessarily
w. that, all etc.). I feel remorse in myself w. his words,
H6B IV, 7, 111. will forget w. the least cause these his
new honours, Cor. II, 1, 245.
Lastly, denoting an external agency, by which an
eifect is produced, and which is usually — and at
present exclusively — expressed by the prepos. by:
her best work is ruined w. thy rigour, Ven. 954. it
(love) shall be waited on w. jealousy, 1137. accom-
panied w. his sons, Lucr. Arg. 4. made glorious by his
manly chivalry, w. bruised arms and wreaths of victory,
Lucr., 110. blinded w. u, greater light, 375. huge fires
abide andw. the windin greater fury fret, 648. eagles
are gazed upon w. every eye, 1015. what wit sets down
is blotted straight w. will, 1299. a woman's face w.
nature' sown hand painted, Sonn. 20, 1. stone besmeared
w. sluttish time, 55, 4. crushed w. time's injurious hand,
63, 2. consumed w. that which it was nourished by, 73,
12. wounded w. a boar, Pilgr. 126. killed w. a thunder-
stroke, Tp. 11,2, 112. though w. their high wrongs lam
struck to the- quick, V, 25. the mean is drowned w. your
unrulybase, Gent. 1,2,96. metamorphosedw.amistress,
II, 1, 32. lust is but a bloody fire kindled w. unchaste
desire, Wiv. V, 5, 100. to be overmastered w. a piece
of valiant dust. Ado II, 1, 64. a vane blown w.all winds,
HI, 1, 66. a better death than die w. mocks, which is as
bad as die w. tickling, 79. had our two noses snapped
off w. two old men, V, 1, 116. brought w. armed men
back to Messina,'V,4:,12S. we shall be dogged w. com-
pany, Mids. 1, 2, 106. pierced through the heart w. your
stern cruelty. III, 2, 59. hit w. Cupid's archery, 103.
fanned w. the eastern wind, 142. wounded w. the claws
of a lion. As V, 2, 26. braved in mine own house w. u
skein of thread, Shr. IV, 3, 111. bedazzled w. the sun,
IV, 5, 46. your son was misled w. a snipt taffeta fellow,
All's IV, 5, 1. / saw him put down w. an ordinary fool,
Tw. I, 5, 91. torn to pieces w. a bear, Wint. V, 2, 68.
we are mocked w. art, V, 3, 68. rounded in the ear w.
that purpose-changer, John II, 567. wars shall kin w.
kin and kind w. kind confound, R2 IV, 141. affrighted
w. their bloody looks, H4A I, 3, 104. was Mahomed
inspired w. a dove, H6A I, 2, 140. if I to-day die not
w. Frenchmen's rage, IV, 6, 34. followed w. a rabble,
H6B 11,4, 32. w. whose sting . . . your uncle ... is bereft
of life. Ill, 2, 207. boarded m. a spirate, IV, 9, 33. w.
robbers so o' ermatched, H6CI,4,64. backed w. France,
w
1383
1V,1,4I. marred w. <raiWs, Caes. Ill, 2, 201. ihatwe
can let our beards be shook w. danger, Hml. IV, 7, 32.
7nust I be unfolded w. one thai I have bred, Ant. V, 2,
171. Veil. 559. Lucr. 173. 560. 1494. Sonn. 5, 7. 27,
1. 122, 2. 128, 3. Tp. I, 2, 256.415. 111,3,6,15. IV,
160. Gent. Ill, 2, 7. IV, 1, 12. Wiv. II, 1, 22. HI, 4, 5.
Meas. Ill, 1, 26. Err. I, 2, 15. II, 1, 34. Ado I, 1, 67.
LLL V, 2, 291. Mids. 11, 1, 129. 167. As II, 7, 50. Ill,
2, 196. Ill, 3, 13. John II, 26. H4A I, 3, 107. H5 111,
1, 14. H6A I, 1, 136. I, 2j 85. II, 5, 4. H6B I, 3, 132.
ill, 1, 223. R3 IV, 4, 239. Cor. V, 6, 12 etc.
Withal or Wilhall, 1) with this, with it: re-
vealed the actor and whole manner of his dealing, and
w. suddenly stabbed herself, Lucr. Arg. 2 1 (with this ;
as soon as she had done this; see With), beating her
bulk that his hand shakes w. Lucr. 467. the boy for
trial needs would touch my breast; 1, sick w., the help
of bath required, Sonn. 1 53, 11. so glad of this as they
J cannot be, who are surprised w. Tp. Ill, 1,93. he will
scarce be pleased w. Gent. 11,7,67. we do instate and
widow you w. Meas. V, 429. Err. HI, 1, 113. 111,2,178.
Ado 1, 2, 23. LLL V, 1, 122. V, 2, 142. Merch. II, 7,
12. Ill, 1, 55. Ill, 2, 211. As I, 1, 139. 1, 2, 29. Shr.
V, 1, 23. John II, 531. H5 I, 2, 216. H6A 1, 1, 154.
II, 1, 51. II, 4, 38. H6C I, 4, 83. 139. HI, 3, 226. Cor.
V, 3, 194. Rom. 1, 1, 119. Mcb. II, 2, 56. Ant. Ill, 6,
59 etc. Peculiar expressions: they fell sick and died;
I could not do w. Merch. 111,4, 72 (= I could not help
it), they take place, when virtue'' s steely bones look bleak
in the cold wind: w.full oft we see cold wisdom waiting
on superfluous folly. All's 1, 1 , 1 1 5 (with this, i . e. from
this, in consequence of this).
2) together with this, at the same time: he struck
so plainly, I too well could feel his blows, and w, so
doubtfully that I could scarce understand them. Err. II,
1,53. I will have you and that fault w. LLL V, 2,876.
let his deservings and my love w. be valued 'gainst your
wife's commandment, Merch. IV, 1, 450. I must have
liberty w. ... to blow on whom I please. As II, 7, 48.
nothing comes amiss, so money comes w. Shr. I, 2, 82.
I must wait, and watch w. Ill, 1, 62. though he be
merry, yet w. he's honest. III, 2, 25. IV, 5, 50. Wint.
II, 1, 153. R2 IV, 18. H4A III, 1, 143. H5 11, 4, 34.
H6A V, 3, 184. R3 1, 1, 103. 1, 3, 133. 332. 347. Ill,
7, 12. Tit. I, 135. Rom. Ill, 1, 159. Mcb. IV, 3, 41.
Hml. I, 3, 14 etc.
3) = with, as placed at the end of the sentence:
who hath she to spend the night w.9 Ven. 847. he has
brave utensils ... which, when he has a house, he'll
deck w. Tp. HI, 2, 106. an honest fellow, as ever ser-
vant shall come in house w. Wiv. 1, 4, 11 (cf. H4A V,
3, 22. H4B V, 3, 70). these banished men that I have
kept w. Gent. V, 4, 152. one that I am not acquainted
w. W^iv. 11, 1, 90. her cause and yours I'll perfect him
w. Meas, IV, 3, 146. such a fellow is not to be talked
w. V, 348. Err. V, 209. 268. Ado 11, 3, 264. IV, 1, 37.
LLL 11, 68. 147. Merch. HI, 1, 30. IV, 1, 412. As HI,
2, 165. 328. 329. 330. 336. 344. 348. Shr. HI, 1, 3.
V, 1, 21. Tw. HI, 4, 255. John HI, 1, 327. H4A 11,
4, 5G6. 115 111, 5, 12. H6A IV, 2, 34. H6C H, 1, 82.
III, 2, 91. 0th. V, 2, 56 etc. Once preceding the verb:
myself and all will I w. endow a child of thine, R3 IV,
4, 249 ('on account of the all at the end of the pre-
vious verse'. Abbott).
Withdraw (impf. withdrew , partic. withdrawn)
1) trans, a) to take aside; to draw or call away: my
Schmidt, the English ot Shakespeare.
brother . . . hath withdrawn her father to break with him
about it. Ado II, 1, 162. advantageous care withdrew
me from the odds of multitude, Troil. V, 4, 23, b) to
take back, to retract: woutdst thou w. it (thy vow)?
Rom. H, 2, 130.
2) refl, to quit a place, to absent one's self: her
eyes, as murdered with the view, like stars ashamed of
day, themselves withdrew, Ven. 1032. from whence
(the camp) he privily withdrew himself, Lucr. Arg.
1 -1 . w. thyself (from the battle-field), thou bleedest too
mui-h, H4A V, 4, 2. I'll w. me and my bloody power,
H6A IV, 2, 8. = to go : whither (the town of Leicester),
if it please you, we may now w. us, R3 V, 5. 11.
Usually = to retire, to step aside: Gent. V, 4, 18.
Wint. 11, 2, IG. R2 V, 3, 28. H6C II, 3, 14. R3 HI,
4, 43. IV, 4, 8. Tit, 1, 43. 0th. IV, 1, 57.
3) intr, to quit a place , to absent one's self: /
know the cause of his — ing, Meas, HI, '_', 140 (= his
travel). = to go: let us w. together, Meas, 1, 1, 82. I,
2, 116. Tit, 1, 368. Lr. 11, 4, 290. Cymb. IV, 3, 32.
v:e will w. into the gallery. Per. II, 2, 58. 1 will w. to
furnish me with some swift means of death, 0th, 111, 3,
476. = to come (imperatively) madam, w., the prince,
the count ... are come to fetch you. Ado 111,4, 100. if
thou say so, Jf. and prove it too, Mids. HI, 2, 255. v.,
my lord, I'll help you to a horse, RI-1 V, 4, 8.
= to retire, to step aside: Ado V, 4, 11. LLL V,
2,308. JohnV, 2, 29. R2 I, 3, 121. H4AIV, 3, 107.
H4B IV, 6, 17. 59. H8 HI, 1, 27. Cor. HI, 1, 22G.
Rom. 1, 5, 93. HI, 1, 54. Hml. Ill, 1, 66. 111,4, 7. V,
2, 16. 0th, IV, 1, 93. to w. with you, Hml. Ill, 2, 360
(a much vexed passage, probably = to speak a word
in private with you).
Wither, 1) intr. to become sapless, to dry, to
fade; used of iilants: Ven. 4i8. 1182. Lucr. 1168.
R2 V, 1, 8. H6B IV, 10, 67. H6C II, 5, 101. R3 II,
2, 42. Rom. I, 2, 10. Hml. IV, 5, 185, Lr. IV, 2, 35.
Oth.V,2,15. Per.lV,4,35. Partic, —ed: Lucr. 1254.
Pilgr. 177. Tp. I, 2, 463. All's 1, 1, 175 {French —ed
pears; cf. H4A HI, 3, 4. H4B 11, 4, 8). Wint. V, 3,
133. R2 II, 1, 134. II, 4, 8. H4B IV, 5, 230. H6A II,
5, 11. H6C 111, 2, 156. R3 11, 2, 41. IV, 4, 394. Tit.
HI, 1, 113. 168. Ant. IV, 15, 64. Cymb. IV, 2, 286.
Per. H, 2, 43. With up: mine arm is like a blasted
sapling — ed up, R3 HI, 4, 71.
Metaphorically ; used of the effect of age in men :
Sonn. 126, 4. Wiv. V, 5, 161. LLL IV, 3, 242. Mids.
II, 1, 50. Shr. II, 239. 406. IV, 6, 43. H4B II, 4, 8.
281. H5 IV, 1, 316. V, 2, 170. H6A II, 4, 110. R3
1,3,216. Troil. 1,3,297. Mcb. 1,3,40. Of any physi-
cal or moral decay: a — ed servingman afresh tapster,
Wiv. 1, 3, 19. such short-lived wits do w. as they grow,
LLL H, 54. I am — ed like an old apple- John, H4A
HI, 3, 4. shall see thee ■ — ed, bloody, pale and dead,
H6A IV, 2, 38. if you contend, a thousand lives must w.
H6C II, 5, 102, 0 —ed truth! Troil. V, 2, 46. —ed
murder, Mcb. II, 1, 52 (gaunt, spectre-like).
Sometimes = to pine away, to I'anguish, to lead
an uncomfortable life : the cedar stoops not to the base
shrub's foot, but low shrubs w. at the cedar's root, Lucr.
G65. earthlier happy is the rose distilled than that which
— ing on the virgin thorn grows, lives and dies in single
blessedness, Mids. I, 1, 77. With an accus, denoting
an effect: a dowager long — ing out a young man's re-
venue, Mids, 1, 1,6 (consuming in a lingering manner).
2) tr. to cause to decay; age cannot w. her, Ant.
88
1384
W
II, 2, 240. let prisons swallow 'em, debts w. 'em to
nothing, Tim. IV, 3, 538.
Withers, the juncture of the shoulder -bones of
a horse at the bottom of the neck : H4A 11,1,8 (wrung
in the u\). Hml, 111, 2, 253 (our w. are unwrung).
Withhold (impf. not found, partic. withheld) to
hold back: Ven. 612. H6B V, 1, 152. R3 III, 1, 30.
IV, 5, 5 (Ff /loWs off). = to hinder, to restrain: H4B
IV, 5, 135. Troil. V, 3, 51. Caes. Ill, 2, 108. Ant. Ill,
6, 79. IV, 14, 69 (the gods w. me!). = not to send,
not to execute: w. revenge, dear God! H6C II, 2, 7.
John IV, 2, 1-25. V, 6, 37. Per. II, 4, 4. = to keep
back instead of granting: Mids. II, 1, 26. As V, 4,
174. Shr. 1,2, 121 f/romj). John 1,18. H6AIV,4,31.
Within, prep. 1) in the inner part or in the limits
of: beauty w. itself should not be wasted, Ven. 130. /
have hemmed thee here w. the circuit of this ivory pale,
230. 235. thy sea w. a puddle's womb is hearsed, Lucr.
657. Tp. 1, 2, 277. V, 60. Gent. II, 1, 40. Meas. Ill,
2, 143. 285. Err. V, 265. Ado II, 1, 99. Mids. II, 1,
138. As II, 3, 17. John IV, 2, 254. H6A II, 4, 3. IV,
1, 140 (that w. ourselves we disagree, =^ that discord
reigns in the midst of us). Mob. V, 2, 24 etc. Tem-
porally, = in the course of, during: w. which space
she died, Tp. 1, 2, 279. did he send you both these letters
at an instant? W. a quarter of an hour, Wiv. IV, 4,
5. — Transposed: 'tis better thee without than he w.
Mcb. 111,4, 14.
Peculiar expressions: some get w. him, take his
sword away. Err. V, 34 (close with him so as to be
able to disarm him. cf. Locrino IV, 2: I ran w. her
and delighted her so with the sport I made etc.). keep
yourself w. yourself, Ant. II, 5, 75 (don't be beside
yourself).
Very often quite equivalent to in: uj. whose face
beauty and virtue strived, Lucr. 52. «>. his thought her
heavenly image sits, 288. iheywhoseguiltw. their bosoms
lie, 1342. against that time do I ensconce me here w.
the knowledge of mine men desert, Sonn. 49, 10. lean
penury w. that pen doth dwell, 84, 5. / would have sunk
the sea w. the earth, Tp.l, 2, 11. mercy then will breathe
w. your lips, Meas. II, 2, 78. the franglding souU w.
her (the ship) 13. I'll . .. sleep w. mine inn, Err. I, 2,
14. Satan, housed w. this man, IV, 4, 57. the fiend is
strong w. him, 110. your love, so rich to. his soul, Mids.
111,2,229. one come not w. another's way, 359. I have
w. my mind a thousand raw tricks, Merch. Ill, 4, 76.
the spirit of mi/ father which I think is w. me. As I, 1,
24. such war of white and red w. her cheeks, Shr. IV,
5, 30. how hollow the fiend speaks w. him, Tw. Ill, 4,
10. to spite a raven's heart w. a dove, V, 134. Wint.
V, 1,149. who died w. the year of our redemption four
hundred twenty six, 115 1, 2, 60. this lies all w. the will
of God, 289. run a tilt at death w. a chair, H6A 111,
2, 51. H6B 111, 1, 199. R3 I, 4, 23. V, 3, 86. Tim.
IV, 3, 117. Caes. II, 1, 280. Per. I, 1, 88 etc.
2) in the reach or compass of: come not w. his
danger by thy will, Ven. 639. bring me w. the level of
your frown, Sonn. 117, 11. though rosy lips to. his
bending sickle's compass come, 116, 10. come not w.
the measure of my wrath, Gent. V, 4, 127. she is not
w. hearing, II, 1, 8. take heed the queen come not w.
his sight, Mids. II, 1, 19. Err. Ill, 1, 87. LLL 11, 51.
67. Mids. I, 1,-50. Merch. I, 1, 137. H6B IV, 7, 28.
Rom. II, 3, 52. Mcb. IV, 3, 234 etc.
Used to denote distance of place or time; a) of
place: w. a mile, Wint. IV, 3, 104. Cor. I, 4, 8 etc.
With of: w. a mile of my court, LLL 1, 1, 120. H5 III,
7, 136. Caes. Ill, 1, 286. Lr. IV, 6, 25 etc. Similarly
denoting distance or difference of measure: your title,
which is w. a very little of nothing. All's II, 4, 27. yet
will he, w. three jtound, lift as much as his brother
Hector, Troil. I, 2, 126 (only three pounds less).
b) of time; 1) with respect to the present: / come
w. an hour of my promise. As IV, 1, 42 (an hour too
late). 2) to the past: w. this hour I was his bondman,
Err. V, 288 (an hour ago), a blind man ... w. this
half-hour hath received his sight, H6B II, 1, 64. R3
III, 6, 8. H8 III, 2, 253. Cor. I, 8, 7. 3) to the future:
broken, dead w. an hour, Pilgr. 174. I'Ufree thee w.
two days, Tp. I, 2, 421. Ill, I, 122. Meas. I, 2, 69.
198. IV, 2, 213. Err. I, 2, 11. Merch. I, 3, 158. As I,
3, 45. H6B III, 1, 327 etc.
Within, adv. in the inner parts, internally: Sonn.
119, 2. 146, 3. 12. Wiv. V, 5, 60. Meas. Ill, 1, 93.
V, 16. Merch. I, 1, 83. I, 2, 105. II, 7, 59. Shr. IV,
1, 51. Wint. IV, 4, 490. Rom. I, 3, 90. Cymb. V, 1,
33 etc.
Especially = 1) in the house: there' s toood enough
w. Tp. 1, 2, 314. we'll drink w. Wiv. I, ], 196. who's
w. there? I, 4, 139. who talks w. there? Err. HI, 1, 38.
71. Meas. IV, 3, 156. LLL III, 117. Merch. II, 6, 25.
R3 III, 7, 61. 0th. I, 1, 84. 2) at home: he sent me
word to stay w. Wiv. Ill, 5, 59. As IV, 3, 83. Shr. V,
1, 19. 20. Tw. Ill, 1, 54. 63. 3) in another part of
the house: / like the new tire w. excellently , Ado III,
4, 13. yonder is heavy news w. All's 111, 2, 35. = in
the next room: go, stand w., let me alone with him,
John IV, 1, 85. I'll drown you in the malmsey-butt w.
R3 I, 4, 277. I'll call upon you straight; abide w.
Mcb. Ill, 1, 140. Hence used in calling on servants
or other persons in the vicinity: what, ho! w., come
iorth, Meas. IV, 1, 50. holla, w.! Shr. II, 109. who is
w. there? R2 V, 2, 74. H6B I, 4, 82. w. there! Fla-
minius! Servilius! Tim. II, 2, 194. who's w.? Caes. II,
2, 3. some wine, w. there! Ant. Ill, 11, 73 etc.
Withold; St. W., supposed to mean St. Vitalis:
5, W. footed thrice the old, Lr. Ill, 4, 125 (0. Edd.
Swithald or Swithold).
Without, 1) adv. a) on the outside, outwardly,
externally: within be fed, w. be rich no more, Sonn.
146, 12. if the devil be within and that temptation w.
Merch. 1, 2, 106. Shr. IV, 1, 52. Troil. Ill, 3, 97. V,
8, 1. Rom. I, 3, 90. Cymb. Ill, 2, 22. V, 1, 33. = to
the outside, out: turned your wit the seamy side w. 0th.
IV, 2, 146. — within and out = within and without,
Wiv. V, 6, 60. cf. without or in, Troil. Ill, 3, 97.
b) out of doors, not in a house or room or other
place : here w. you shall be so received, LLL II, 173.
here stays w. a messenger, Merch. IV, 1, 107. H8 V,
3, 5. Tim. V, 4, 39. Mcb. IV, 1, 135. Hml. IV, 3, 14.
IV, 5, 112. 0th. II, 3, 31.
c) in a state of not having : if best were as it was,
or best w. Compl. 98.
2) prepos. a) out of, on the outside of: w. the bed
her other fair hand was, Lucr. 393. they are all per-
ceived w. ye, Gent. II, 1, 35. Mids. 1, 1, 165. I, 2, 104.
As III, 2, 179. R2 V, 2, 56. Troil. Ill, 3, 82. Rom.
Ill, 3, 17. Mcb. Ill, 1, 47. Cymb. IV, 2, 307. Trans-
posed : it (blood) is better thee w. than he within, Mcb.
111,4, 11.
b) beyond , not in the reach of i and deal in her
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(the moon's) command w. her power, Tj). V, 271 (with-
out being subject to her pernicious influence), w. the
veril of the Athenian law, Micls. IV, 1, 158.
c) except: businesses which none w. thee can suf-
^ciently manage, Wint. IV, 2, 16 (or = wanting thee
and thy help ?).
d) not with ; in the state of not having or not
being with: Ven. 846. 1008. Tp. I, 2, 74. 137. II, 1,
160. 184. II, 2, 177. 111,2, 100. V, 179. Gent. 11, 1,
36. 37. 11, 2, 16. 11, 4, 57. 208. Ill, 1, 116. IV, 1,
29. V, 4, 62. Wiv. 1, 1, 288. Ill, 3, 12. Err. 1, 2, 67.
II, 2, 88. 130 etc. etc.
3) conj., used by Speed, Dromio and Dogberry,
= unless: w.you were sosimple, none else would, Gent.
II, 1, 38. fuch a one as a man may not speak of w. he
say ^Sir-reverence', Err. Ill, 2, 92. he may stay him;
marry, not w. the prince be willing. Ado III, 3, 86.
Without-iloor, outward, external: her w.form,
Wint. II, 1, 69.
Withstand (partis, withstood) to oppose, to re-
sist: R2 I, 1, 173. H6B IV, 5, 4. H6C IV, 1, 146.
Witless (cf. Wit) unwise; unwitty; deranged:
Mcas. 1, 3, 10. Shr. II, 266. Troil. V,,3, 86.
Witness, subst. (plur. — es; but to be w., in the
sen.se of testify, unchanged after plural nouns: Merch.
II, 6, 32. Shr. IV, 2, 24. H6A II, 3, 9. H6B IV, 8, 65.
R3 111, 4, 69. Tit. V, 1, 103. Tim. IV, 3, 486. cf. to
this Iw. call the fools of time, Sonn. 124, 13), 1) tes-
timony, attestation: Ado IV, 2, 82. Merch. 1, 3, 100.
H6A 111, 4, 37 (in w.). H6B 111, 1, 168. H8 V, 1,
137. Cor. V, 3, 204. Tit. II, 3, 116. Mcb. II, 2, 47.
With of subjectively: may we, with the warrant of
womanhood and the w. of a good conscience, pursue
him, Wiv. IV, 2, 220. in foul mouth and in the w. of
his proper ear to call him villain, Meas. V, 310. upon
the w. of these gentlemen, Hnil. 1, 2, 194. Objectively:
it is the w, still of excellency to put a strange face on
his own perfection, Ado II, 3, 48. in w, of my love.
As III, 2, 1; Troil. Ill, 2, 61. H5 IV, 3, 97. H6B 1,
3, 204. 213. Cor. IV, 5, 78. to bear w.: Sonn. 131,
II, Compl, 53. Gent. V, 4, 119. Wiv. 11, 3, 36. Err.
IV, 4, 80. 93. Ado V, 2, 89. H5 IV, 8, 38. 118 II, 1,
59. Ill, 2, 425. to bear a p. w.: Ado 11, 3, 240. H5
V, 2, 385. Ant. IV, 9, 5. to bear w. to something: Tp.
III, 1,' 68. Wint. IV, 4, 395. V, 1, 72.
2) one who, or a thing which, bears testimony :
Sonn. 124, 13. Gent, IV, 2, 110. Wiv. IV, 2, 139.
Meas. V, 167. l93. Err. V, 317. Ado III, 2, 132. LLL
V, 2, 33. Merch. 11, 6, 32, Shr. 11, 322. IV, 4, 95.
All's IV, 2, 24 (take the Highest to w.). Tw. V, 140.
Wint. IV, 4, 288. 401. John 11, 274. R2 11, 1, 130.
H6A II, 3, 9. H6B I, 3, 192. IV, 8, 65. H6C III, 3,
138. H8 11, 1, 17. V, 1, 108. Troil. Ill, 2, 205. Tit.
V, 3, 78. Tim. IV, 3, 486. Caes. V, 1, 74, Mcb, V, 1,
21, 0th, 111, 4, 153. With of, objectively: Shr. 11, 52.
IV, 2, 24. R3 1, 2, 234. Ill, 4, 69. Tit, V, 1, 103.
With to: be w. to it, Wint. IV, 4, 380. your mother
lives a w. to that vow, R3 HI, 7, 180. IV, 4, 5. Ant.
iV, 9, 7. Cymb. II, 3, 156 (call w. to it). I am w.
with her = 1 bear her w. Err. IV, 4, 92.
With a w. := palpably, grossly: here's packing
with a w. Shr. V, 1, 121.
Witness, vb. to bear testimony: Err. 1, 1, 34.
Merch, V, 271, Shr. II, 338. John IV, 2, 218. H6A
IV, 5, 43. H8 111, 2, 269. V, 3, 30. Tit. V, 1, 5. V,
3, 114. J24. Tim. 1, 1, 137 (/ call the gods to w.;
vb.?). Ill, 2, 56. HI, 4, 25. 0th. Ill, 3, 463. Cymb.
II, 2, 35. The subjunctive imperatively or optatively;
heaven w., I have been ..., H8 11, 4, 22, thy conscience,
w. Cymb, HI, 4, 48, with inversion: w. this primrose
bank, Ven. 151. v-k the entertainment that he gave,
1108. w. heaven, Gent, II, 6, 25, w. you that he is
borne about invisible, Err. V, 186, ever w. for him those
tioins of learning, H8 IV, 2, 57. H5 II, 4, 53. IV, 8,
54. H6B II, 4, '86. Ill, 1, 292. H6C V, 7, 32. R3 1,
3, 267. Troil. IV, 1,8. Tit, III, 1,119. V, 2, 22— 25,
V, 3, 63. Caes. V, 1,31. Hml. IV, 4, 47. Lr. V, 3, 77.
With to: I w. to the times that brought them in,
Wint. IV, 1,11, thereto w. may my surname, Cor, IV,
5, 73,
With with: thus far 1 w. with him, that he dined
at home. Err. V, 254. 324, God w. with me ... how
cold it struck my heart, H4B IV, 5, 150, R2 IV, 63.
R3 IV, 4, 60.
With an object, transitively, = to give testimony
to, to attest: that my two ears can w. Err. II, 1, 46.
comes not thai blood as modest evidence to w. simple
virtue. Ado IV, 1, 39. all the story ... more — eth than
fancy's images, Mids. V, 25. mine eye doth his effigies
10. most truly limned and living in your face. As II, 7,
193. shall see thy virtue — ed. III, 2, 8, the strond
whereon the imperious fioodhath left a — ed usurpation ,
H4B 1, 1, 163. (= a witness of its usurpation, the traces
of the ravage caused by it). — ing the truth on our
side, H6A II, 4, 63. w. my obedience, Cymb. Ill, 4,
68. Err. V, 220. All's V, 3,' 200. H4A II, 4, 515,
H6B I, 3, 176, R3 HI, 7, 70, Mcb, IV, 3, 184. 0th.
I, 3, 170, Per. I, 4, 51, II, 5, 66.
Sometimes almost = to prove, to show: to thee
I send this written embassage, to w. duty, not to show
my wit, Sonn, 26, 4, letters . . . whose contents shall
w, to him I am near at home, Meas, IV, 3, 99, the sun
sets iveeping in the loioly west, —ing storms to come,
R2 11, 4, 22. Gent, IV, 4, 74;' LLL IV, 1, 81.
Wit-old, a word coined by Moth in derision of
Armado and in allusion to witiol: LLL V, 1, 66,
Wit-snapper, one hunting after wit: Merch. HI,
5, 55,
Witted, in blunt-witted, H6B 111, 2, 210.
Wittenberg, town in Germany, seat of a univer-
sity: Hml, 1, 2, 113, 119, 164, 168,
Wittily, cunningly, sagaciously, ingeniously:
which cunning love did w. prevent, Ven. 471. as the
old hermit of Prague ... very w. said, Tw. IV, 2, 16.
Wittingly, with knowledge, by design, on pur-
pose: nor w. have I infringed my vow, H6C II, 2, 8.
if I drown myself w. Hml. V, I, 11. 13. cf. Un-
wittingly.
Wittol, a cuckold: Wiv. II, 2, 313.
WittoUy, cuckoldly: the jealous w. knave, Wiv.
11, 2, 283.
Witty, 1) wise, discreet : it is the —est partition
that ever I heard discourse, Mids. V, 168. better a w.
fool than a foolish wit, Tw. I, 5, 39. she'll come straight,
you must be w. now, Troil, 111, 2, 32,
2) cunning, artful: a marvellous v). fellow. Ado
IV, 2, 27. the deep-revolving w. Buckingham, R3 IV,
2,42.
3) possessed of wit, full of pleasant conceits : Err.
HI, 1, 110. LLLV, 1,4. Shr. II, 266. All's II, 4, 32.
Tw. 1, 5, 30. Ill, 2, 46. H4B 1, 2, 11. H6C I, 2, 43
H8 Epil, 6, Tit. IV, 2. 29 0th. II, 1. 132,
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Wive, to marry: hanging and — ing goes by
destiny, Merch. II, 9, 83. to w. and thrive, Shr. I, 2,
56. when I came to w. Tw. V, 406. when my fate
would have me w. 0th. Ill, 4, 64 (Ff — d). that hook
of — ing, fairness, Cymb. V, 5, 167. With a super-
fluous it: to w. it wealthily, Shr. I, 2, 75.
Trans.: I had rather he should shrive me than w.
me, Merch. I, 2, 146. manned, horsed and — d, H4B
I, 2, 61. is your general — d? 0th. II, 1, 60. to be —d
to fair Marina, Per, V, 2, 10.
fViKard, a conjurer; a, soothsayer: Err. IV, 4,
61. H6B I, 4, 18. V, 2, 69. R3 1, 1,"56.
Wo, interj.; wo ha ho! a cry to attract attention :
March. V, 39.
Wodde or Wode, see Wood.
Woe, extreme calamity and grief: Ven.254. 455.
Lucr. 928. Compl. 18. Tp. II, 1, 3. 6. Gent. II, 4,
138. Ill, 1, 219. 228. IV, 4, 149. V, 4, 6. Meas. H, 1,
298. IV, 1, 13. V, 118. Err. I, 1, 2. 28. 109. II, 1, 15.
II, 2, 207. Ado II, 3, 70. V, 1, II. Mids. Ill, 2, 442.
V, 384. Wint. Ill, 2, 210. John III, 4, 55. H6C I, 4,
115 etc. etc. weal and w. Ven. 987. H6A III, 2, 92.
Rom. Ill, 2, 51.
Used as an exclamation of grief or a denunciation
of calamity: w. to that land that's governed by a child/
R3 II, 3, 11 (cf Ecclesiastes X, 16). H4B V, 3, 144.
Caes. Ill, 1, 258. w. upon ye, H8 III. 1, 114. 0th. Ill,
3, 366. a Helen and a w.! Troil. II, 2, 111. cry w.
Wint. Ill, 2, 201. R2 HI, 2, 102. IV, 149. R3 III, 3,
7. Lr. Ill, 2, 33. w. that too late repents, Lr. I, 4, 279.
but w. 'tis so. Ant. IV, 15, 17. lo.! Ven. 833. v). for
England! R3 III, 4, 82. w. to her chance! Tit. IV, 2,
78. 0 w.! Rom. IV, 5, 49. V, 3, 13. w., alas! Mcb.
II, 3, 92. alas, and m. Ant. IV, 14, 107. alack for w.
LLL IV, 1, 15. R2 III, 3, 70.
To after it omitted: w. is me! Compl. 78. H6B
III, 2, 72. Tit. Ill, 1, 240. Hml. Ill, 1, 168. HI, 2,
173. w. me! Meas. I, 4, 26. w, is my heart, Cymb.V,
5, 2. 0 w. the day, Tp. I, 2, 15. w. the while! Wint.
HI, 2, 173. H5 IV, 7, 78. Caes. I, 3, 82.
Hence adjectively: I am w. for it, Tp. V, 139. be
ti'.for me, H6B HI, 2, 73. w. are we, Ant. IV, 14,
133. should make you iv. Sonn. 71, 8.
The exclamation rechanged to a substantive, =
lamentation : this for luhom- ive rendered up this w.
Ado V, 3, 33. let us pay the time but needful w. John
V, 7, 110. whose guiltless drops are every one a w.,
a sore complaint. Ho I, 2, 26.
Woc-begone, overwhelmed with grief: H4B 1,1,7 1 .
Woeful, (superl. —est: R2 IV, 146. H6B III, 2,
409. Tit.IH,I,290) 1) distressed with grief, afflicted :
Lucr. 1125, Sonn. 145, 4. Compl. 143. Meas. II, 2,
27. LLL V, 2, 818. R2 II, 2, 99. V, 1, 42. H6A I,
4, 71. HI, 3, 51. H6B HI, 2, 409. H6C II, 1, 45. II,
5, 124. R3 I, 3, 193. IV, 1, 90. Troil, IV, 4, 58. Tit.
HI, 1, 290. IV, 1, 89, V, 2, 82. V, 3, 50. Rom. Ill, 3,
85 (tti. sympathj = sympathy of woe). Mcb. II, 3, 64.
Per. IV Prol. 3.
2) expressing grief: a w. ditty, Ven. 836. 1126.
As II, 7, 148. H6B III, 2, 342. Per. HI, 2, 88.
3) causing grief, calamitous, afflictive: As II, 7,
138. R2 IV, 146. 321. H6A I, 4, 77. H6C II, 5, 107.
R3 I, 2, 249. H8 II, 1, 167. Rom. IV, 5, 30. 49. Caes.
HI, 2, 204. Lr. V, 3, 202.
Woe-wearied, tired by continual lamentations:
my w. tongue is innle and dumb, Itl) iV, 4, IS.
Wold, writing of most M. Edd. for oWof 0. Edd.
in Lr. HI, 4, 125; see Old.
Wolf, the animal Canis lupus: Ven. 459. 1097.
Luer. 677. 878. Sonn. 96, 9. Err. IV, 2, 36. Mide.
II, 1, 180. V, 379 (behowls the moon). Merch. IV,
1, 73. 134. Tw. HI, 1, 140. Wint. Ill, 3, 67. H4B I,
2, 174 {wake not a sleeping w. = do not revive the
memory of what, fortunately for you, is past and
forgotten). 175. H6A I, 3, 55. I, 5, 30. V, 4, 31.
H6B HI, 1, 78 (ravenous). H6C II, 4, 13. V, 4, 80.
V, 6, 7. R3 IV, 4, 23. H8 I, 1, 159. Troil. I, 3, 121.
HI, 2, 200. Cor. II, 1, 8. IV, 6, 110, Tim. IV, 3, 336.
337 (greedy). Caes. I, 3, 104. Mcb. II, 1, 53. IV, 1,
22. Lr. II, 4, 213. Ill, 1, 13. HI, 4, 96 (greedy). Ill,
6, 20 (trusts in the tameness of a w.). Cymb. Ill, 3,
41 (warlike).
Plur. wolves: Lucr, 165 (owls' and — ves' death-
boding cries). Tp. I, 2, 288, Ado V, 3, 25. As V,2, 119
('tis like the howling of Irish — res against the moon).
Wint.111,3,187. H4BIV,5, 138 C%,i.e.England'.s,oW
inhabitants). H5I1I,7, 162 (eat like— ves). B.6Bni,l,
192.IV,1,3.H6CI, 1,242.1,4,5. Ill C— ves o/7?'ronceJ.
Tim.III,6, 105. IV, 1,2. IV, 3, 189.Lr. Ill, 7,63. 0th. HI,
3, 404 (as .'ialt as — ves in pride).
Wolflsli, see Wolvish.
Wolsey; Cardinal W., Henry VIII 's lord chan-
cellor: H8 I, 1, 173. 179. II, 2, 74. 141. Ill, 2, 436.
IV, 2, 6.
Wolvish (most M. Edd. Wolfish') resembling a
wolf: Merch. IV, 1, 138. Lr. I, 4, 330. Doubtful
passage : why in this woolvish tongue should 1 stand
here? (Fl) Cor. II, 3, 122. Later Ff in this woolvish
gown. M. Edd, looolish gown, woolless toge etc. cf.
Toge.
Wolvish- ravening, greedily devouring like a
wolf: w. lamb, Rom. HI, 2, 76.
Woman, subst. the female of the human race,
grown to adult years (cf. Meas. Ill, 2, 49 & LLL IV,
1, 125): Sonn. 144, 4. Tp. HI, 1, 49. HI, 2, lOS.
Gent. II, 3, 31. II, 7, 40. HI, 1, 91. 105. Wiv. IV, 2,
77. 87. Err. I, 1, 38 etc. etc. Used as an address:
Wiv. 1, 4, 142, II, 1, 43. 44. Ill, 3, 114. IV, 2, 21.
Cor. IV, 1, 12 etc. to play the ~'s part, Gent. IV, 4,
165. act the w. in the scene, (!or. II, 2, 100. the wise
w. Tw! HI, 4, 114 (cf. Wise), to play the w. = to
weep: H8 111^ 2, 431; cf. Hml. IV, 7, 190. a w. of
the world = a married w. As V, 3, 5 (cf. World),
a — 's reason; I think him so, because I think him ,«o,
Gent. I, 2, 23 (cf. wherefore not ajield? Because not
there: this — 's ^answer sorts, Troil. I, 1, 109), a — 's
longing, Wint. IV, 4, 681. Troil. HI, 3, 237. a —'s
war, R2 I, 1, 48. this —'s mood, H4A I, 3, 237. a
—'s fault, III, 1, 245. a —'s tailor, H4B 111, 2, 161.
169. my — 's heart, R3 IV, 1, 79. my — 's breast.^,
Mcb. I, 6, 48. a — 's story, 111,4, 65 etc. In a general
sense without the article: Tw. H, 2, 39. Ill, 2, 40.
Wint. IV, 4, 191. Tim. IV, 3, 501. Mcb. IV, 1, 80.
IV, 3, 126. Lr. HI, 4, 94 etc. Plur. women: Ven. 1008.
Tp. I, 2, 47. II, 1, 155. HI, 1, 43. Gent. Ill, 2, 33.
IV, 1, 72. IV, 4, 95. V, 4, 44. 109. Wiv. I, 1, 3U9.
310 etc. etc.
= wife: the hell of having a false w. Wiv. II, 2.
305. a banished w. from my Harry's bed, H4A II, 3,
42. cf. Cor. V, 3, 130.
= female attendant: All's I, 3, 20. H8 V, 1, 63.
CS. Cymb. II, 2, 1. II, 3, 143. 145. HI, 2, 76. Wint.
w
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II, 1, 124. II, 2, 12. H8 I, 4, 93. IV, 2, 140. Ant.
III, 13, 38. IV, 13, 1. IV, 16, 62. V, 9, 360. Cymb.
I, 5, 74. U, 3, 71 etc.
Woman, vb. : I have felt so many quirks of joy
and gyief\ that the first face of neither, on the start,
can w. me unto't, All's III, 2, 53; i. e. according to
Johnson, make pliant like a woman, or, as Sieevens
expresses it, affect me suddenly and deeply. But as
tlie speaker is herself a woman, and the words unto't
also must have a meaning, it may perhaps be = to
make a servant, to subdue.
Womnned, accompanied by a woman : to have
him see me w. 0th. Ill, 4, 195.
Vfomanhood, the- particular character of woman
in a good sense: Wiv. IV, 2, 220. RiA III, 3, 125.
129. 139. Troil. V, 2, 129. Tit. II, 3, 174. 182.
Woiuaulsh, suitable to a woman in a bad sense,
effeminate: John IV, 1, 36. K3 I, 4, 264. H8 II, 1,
38. Troil. I, 1, 110. Bom.III,3,110. IV, 1,119, Caes.
I, 3, 84.
Womankind (Shr.) or Womenkind (Per.) the
female sex: Shr. IV, 2, 14. Per. IV, 6, 159.
Womanly, 1) pertaining to a woman: asprisoners
to her w. persuasion, Shr. V, 2, 120.
2) suitable to a woman, resembling a woman,
womanish: why do I put up that w. defence, to say I
have done no harm? Mcb. IV, 2, 78. nor the queen of
Ptolemy more w. than he. Ant. I, 4, 7.
Woman-iiost, a female post: John 1, 218.
Woman-queller, one who kills women : thou
art ... o man-queller, and a w. H4B II, 1, 58 (Mrs
Quickly's speech).
Woi^an-tired, hen-pecked : thou art w., unroosted
hy thy dame Partlet here, Wint. II, 3, 74.
Womb, subst. tlie uterus of a female, or what
resembles it (particularly applied to the earth as con-
ceiving and producing things): Sonn. 3, 5. 97, 8.
Tp. I, 2, 120. Meas. I, 4, 43. Mids. II, 1, 131. Tw.
V, 245. Wirt. II, 2, 69. John II, 182. Ill, 1, 44. IV,
3, 128 (the smallest thread that ever spider twisted
from herw ). V, 2, 162. R2 I, 2, 22. II, 1, 51. II, 2,
10 (some unborn sorrow, ripe in fortune's zv.). H4A
I, I, 23. H4B V, 4, 15. H6A IV, 5, 35. V, 4, 63. H6C
III, 2, 153. IV, 4, 18. R3 I, 3, 231. IV, 1, 54. IV, 4,
47. 64. 138. 296. 423. H8 II, 4, 188. Cor. I, 3, 7.
Ill, 3, 114. V, 3, 124. Tit. IV, 2, 124. Rom. II, 3,
10. Tim. IV, 3, 3. 178. 187. Mcb. V, 8, 15. Lr. 1,4,
300.- 0th. I, 3, 377 (there are many events in the w.
of time which will he delivered). Ant. 1, 2, 38. Ill, 13,
163. Cymb. V, 4, 37. Per. I, 1, 107. Ill, I, 34. Applied
to the brain as conceiving thoughts: Sonn. 86, 4.
LLL IV, 2, 71. Metaphorically, any thing hollow that
receives or contains sth. : thy sea within a puddle' sw.
is hearsed, Lucr. 657. a hill whose concave w. re-
worded a plainful story, Compl. 1 . the earth . . . whose
hollow w. resounds, Ven. 268. Lucr. 649. H4A III,
1, 31. Hml. I, 1, 137. yaunt as a grave, whose hollow
10. inherits nought but bones. R2 II, 1, 83. Tit. II, 3,
239. Rom. V, 3, 45. through the foul w. of night, H5
IV Chor. 4. as hasty powder fired doth hurry from the
fatal cannon's iv. Rom. V, 1, 65.
Jocularly applied by Falstaft' to his belly as more
becoming a woman than a man : an i had hut a belly
of any indijferency, I were simply the most active fellow
in Europe: my w., my w., my w. undoes me, H4B IV,
3, 25.
Womb, vb, to enclose, to contain: for all the sun
sees or the close earth — s, Wint, IV, 4, 601.
Womby, hollow, capacious: caves andw.vaul-
tages of France, H5 II, 4, 124.
Womenkind, see Womankind.
Wonvot, see Wincot.
Wonder, subst. 1) a miracle: but (= except) in
them it were a w. Phoen. 32. by what w. you do hit
of mine (name) Err.' Ill, 2, 30. a iv., master! here's a
costard broken in a shin, LLL III, 71. / am to dis-
course— s, Mids. IV, 2,29. Lucentio must get a father,
... and that's a w.; fathers commonly do get their
children, Shr. II, 411. here is a w. V, 2, 106. a thing
impossible to compass — s but by helps of devils, H6A
V, 4, 48. there's some w. in this handkerchief, 0th.
III, 4. 101. John 11, 497. R2 V, 5, 19.
2) matter of surprise: 0 w., how many goodly
creatures are there here! Tp. V. 181. 170. you shall
see —s, Wiv. V, 1, 13. Ado V, 4, 70. LLL I, 2, 144.
Mids. V, 164. As V, 2, 31. Shr. Ill, 2, 193 (make it
no w.). V, 2, 189. ('tis a w.). Wint. V, 2, 26. John
II, 60. H6 1, 1, 53. H6A I, 1, 122. H6B II, 4, 46.
R3 V, 4, 2. H8 V, 5, 56. Troil. Ill, 3, 196. 242. Caes.
II, 2, 34. Lr. IV, 7, 41 ('tis to.) etc.
3) anything exciting admiration, ajirodigy: vouch-
safe, thou 70., to alight thy steed, Ven. 13. w. of time,
1133. this composed w. of your frame, Sonn. 69, 10.
Tp. I, 2, 426. 427. II, 2, 170. Gent. I. 1, 6. Err. Ill,
2, 32, LLL I, 1, 12. IV, 3, 85. H6 III, 7, 43. H6A
IV, 7,48. H8 I, 1, 18. I, 2, 119. V, 5, 41. Rom. Ill,
3, 36. Cymb. IV, 2, 176 etc.
4) surprise, astonishment: torment, trouble, w. and
amazement inhabits here, Tp. V, 104. / am so attired
in w. I know not what to say, Ado IV, 1, 146. As V,
4, 145. All's 11, 3, 7. Tw. IV, 3, 3. Wint. V, 2, 17.
Ho II, 2, 110. II, 4, 135. H6A V, 3, 195. Caes. I, 3,
60. Mcb. Ill, 4, 112. Hml. IV, 6, 89. 0th. II, 1, 185
(it gives me w.) etc. With of: will quench the w. of
her infamy. Ado IV, 1, 241, 1 stood rapt in the w. of
it, Mcb. I, 5, 6. Proverbial: a w. lasts nine days;
of. As III, 2, 185. H6B II, 4, 69, H6C III, 2, 113. 114.
5) admiration: in silent w. of still-gazing eyes,
Lucr. 84. too much w. of his eye, 95. all ignorant that
soul that sees thee without w. Pilgr. 65 & LLL IV, 2,
117. that we with thee may spend our w. too. All's II,
1, 92. how thou tookest it (viz wonder) 93. the mute
w. lurketh in men's ears, H5 I, 1, 49. Tw. II, 1, 29.
Wint. V, 1, 133. V, 3, 22. Mcb. 1, 3, 92.
Wonder, vb. l)to be surprised, to marvel: Ado
III, 2, 115. Mids. V, 129. As I, 1, 164. Shr. IV, 5,
63. With an inf. : -7-s to hear thee speak of Naples,
Tp. I, 2, 432. With a clause: Gent. 1, 3, 4. Err. V,
13. Ado I, 1, 117. I, 3, 11. II, 3, 8. Mereh. Ill, 3, 8.
All's V, 3, 155. H4A IV, 3, 16. R3 111, 2, 26. H8 I,
1, 54. Ill, 2, 374 etc. The clause with an interrog.
pronoun or adverb: Gent. IV, 4, 169. Meas. II, 2,
187. As HI, 2, 184. All's II, 1. 93, Tw. Ill, 4, 165.
Wint. V, 2, 184. H6C IV, 6, 2. Troil. IV, 5, 211 etc.
With at: Lucr. 1845. Wiv. IV, 6, 13. Meas. Ill,
1, 191. Err, IV, 2, 47. Ado HI, 3, 123. Mids. II, 2,
6. V, 128. 135. All's IV, 1, 95. Tw. I, 5, 210.' H4A
III, 2, 29. H6C 1. 4, 131. V, 4, 57. Tit. HI, 1, 135.
Rom. Ill, 5, 119. Cymb. V, 3, 63. 64 etc.
With of: 1 w. of their being here together, Mids.
IV, 1, 136 (Q2 Fi of this being etc.). on't = of it: I
w. on't, Tim. Ill, 4, 10.
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Trans.: — ing each other's chance, Lucr. 1596.
2) to admiie: have eyes to w., hut lack tongues
to praise, Sonn. 106, 14. grown in grace equal with
— ing, Wint. IV, 1, 25. her ivords ... makes me /row
— ing fall to weeping joys, H6B I, 1, 34. With at:
whereat the impartial gazer late did to. Ven. 748. nor
did I w, at the lily's while, Sonn. 98, 9. not — ing at
the present nor the past, 123, 10. are these the breed
of loits so —ed at? LLL V, 2, 266. that he (the sun)
may be more — ed at, H4A I, 2, 225. w. at him, H5
III, 7, 41.
3) / !o. = I should like to know : and w. what
they were, LLL V, 2, 304. / to. if Titania be awaked,
Mids. Ill, 2, 1. / w. if the lion be to speak, V. 153. I
ic. what it bodes, Shr. V, 2, 107. a boy or a child, I
w.? Wint. Ill, 3, 71. I !!'. how the king escaped our
hands, H6C I, 1, 1. 11, 1, 1. he —rs to ichat end you
have assembled such troops, E3 HI, 7, 84.
Wondered, having the power of performing
miracles, wonder-working: so rare a ti\ father, Tp.
IV, 123 (cf. 4).
Wonderrul, surprising, marvellous: Wiv. II, 2,
62. Ill, 1, 39. Ado II, 3, 98 (followed by should).
As III, 2, 201. Shr. IV, 2, 15. Tw. Ill, 4, 290. V, 232.
John 111, 4, 178. H4B V, 1, 72. H5 III, 6, S3. IV, 8,
117. R3 I, 2, 73. 74. Ill, 1, 135. Caes. I, 3, 14. Hml.
1, 5, 118. Ill, 2. 340. Ant. I, 2, 159.
Adverbially: w. froward, Shr. 1, 1, 69. aw. sweet
air, Cymb. II, 3, 19. cf. As III, 2, 201.
WondcrruUy, in a surprising manner: Cymb. I,
4, 21.
Wonder-wounded, struck with surprise: con-
jures the loandering stars and makes them stand like
w. hearers, Hml. V, 1, 280.
Wondringly: your shafts of fortune, though they
hurt you mortally, yet glance full w. on us. Per. Ill, 3,
7. M. Edd. wanderingly. Perhaps woundingly.
Wondrous, wonderful, marvellous, admirable:
635. Lucr. 1528. Sonn. 105, 6. 12. Tp. II, 2. 168.
Merch. I, 1, 163. Shr. II, 50. Ill, 2, 97. John 11,497.
IV, 2, 184. H4B II, 3, 32. HGA I, 2, 64. V, 3, 190
{her ic. jjraise = the praise of her wondrous qualities,
the praise which makes a wonder of her). Cor. II, 1,
152. Tit. II, 3, 112. 286. V, 1, 55. Hml. Ill, 4, 170.
IV, 7, 87.
Adverbially (before adjectives and adverbs) = in
a strange degree: Tp. II, 1, 198. Err. Ill, 2, 94. Mids.
V, 59. Merch. II, 8, 48. All's HI, 6, 121. V, 3, 311.
John III, 2, 1. H4A I, 3, 277 (Ff it will do w. well,
Qq it will do well). Ill, 1, 168. H6A V, 5, 1. H6C II,
1, 33. IV, 8, 17. Cor. I, 1, 91. II, 1, 40. Rom. IV, 2,
46. Hml. I, 6. 164. 0th. I, 3, 161. Per. II, 5, 36.
Ill, 2, 53.
Wondrously, in a strange degree; Tim. I II, 4,71.
Won*, subst. custom: 'tis not his w. to be the
hindmost man, H6B III, 1, 2. the season wherein the
spirit held his lo. to walk, Hml. V, 4, 6.
Wont, vb. (originally impf. of the obsol. icon,
and therefore not inflected in the third person) to be
accustomed: my curtal dog, that w. to have played,
Pilgr. 273. / bear it on my shoulders, as a beggar ir.
her brat. Err. IV, 4, 39. Talbot is taken, Jvhom ire ir.
to fear, H6A 1, 2, 14. how the English u: through
a secret grate ...to overpeer the city, I, 4, 10.
Partic. wont = accustomed, habituated, doing
customarily; used only in the predicate with the vb.
to be; in the present tense only when speaking of
things not liable to change: ten times faster Venus'
pigeons fly to seal love's bonds new-made, than they
are w. to keep obliged faith un/orfeited, Merch. II, 6,
6. greet in silence, as the dead are w. Tit. 1, 00. Im-
perfect : where thou least w. to rest thy weary head,
Lucr. 1621. when I was to. to greet it loith Dig lays,
Sonn. 102, 6. you were w. to be a follower, ^\^iv. III,
2, 2. Gent. II, 1, 27. 78. II, 4, 126. 204. Err. II, 2,
155. Ado II, 3, 19. Ill, 2, 56. LLL 1, 1, 44. Mids.
IV, 1, 59. 76. 77. Merch. II, 5, 8. Ill, 1, 50. Wint.
IV, 4, 359. R2 II, 1, 65. H6A V, 3, 14. H6C I, 4,
77. II, 6, 76. R3 I, 4, 121. Ill, 7, 29 (Ff used). IV,
2, 17. V, 3, 74. Cor. 1, 4, 16. 11, 1, 130. Ill, 2, 8.
IV, 5, 188. Tit. I, 339. Tim. 111,4, 10. Caes. I, 2, 34.
Hml. II, 2, 341. V, 1, 210. Lr. I, 4, 64. 185. 0th. V,
2, 110. Cymb. II, 4, 40. In K2 V, 5, 99 Qq taste of
it , first, as thou art w. to do; Ff, conformably to the
use of the poet, as thou wert w. In 0th. II, 3, 190 Qq
you were w. be civil, Ff w. to be ciril. — With the
adverb often: Mids. I, 1, 215. As II, 2, 9.
Partic. or adj. wonted = Customary; always be-
fore a subst. : whose — ed lily white wilh purple tears
was drenched, Ven. 1053. if thou luilt permit the sun
to climb his — erf height, Lucr. 776. change their — ed
liveries, Mids. II, 1, 113. Ill, 2, 369. II4B V, 5, 104.
H6A III, 1, 32. V, 3, 21. H6C II, 5, 49. H8 IV, 2,
102. Hml. II, 2, 354. Ill, 1, 41. Cymb. V, 5, 462.
Woo, to solicit, to seek to yain (persons) or to
obtain (things); absol. : sing, and let me w. no more.
Ado II, 3, 50. I should w. hard but be your groom,
Cymb. Ill, 6, 70. With for: w. for kavc to do him
qood, Hml. Ill, 4, 155. Trans.: being — ed of time,
Sonn. 70, 6 (of= by), leave me alone lo w. him, As
1, 3, 137. — ing poor craftsmen with the craft ofsmUes,
R2 I, 4, 28. I must w. you to help unarm our Hector,
Troil. Ill, 1, 1G2. he's tetchy to be —ed to w. I, 1, 99.
his occasions might have — ed me first, Tim. Ill, 3,
15. rather iv. those that would mischief me, IV, 3,474.
.so il'd we w. transformed Timon to our city's love, V,
4. IS. hath a hundred times — ed me to steal it, 0th.
HI, 3, 293. our king himself doth w. me oft for my con-
fections, Cymb. I, 5, 14. having — ed a villain to
attempt it, Per. V, 1, 174 nor did with unbashful fore-
head w. the nicuns of tceakmss. As II, 3, 50. your poor
friends tnust w. your company, II, 7, 10. not to w.
honour, but to wed it. All's II, 1, 15. in — ing sorrow
let's be brief, R2 V, 1, 93. you took occasion to be
quickly — ed, H4A V, 1, 56. ic. your own destruction,
H8 V. 1, 141. rpflecting gems, which — erf the slimy
bottom of the deep, R3 1, 4, 32; cf. the wind, who — es
even now the froun bosom of the north, Rom. I, 4, 100.
Usually = to coiu't, to solicit in love; absol..
Yen. 358. "570. Sonn. 41, 7. Gent. IV, 4, 111. Wiv.
II, 2, 244. Ill, 2, 86. HI, 4, 51. Ado II, 3, 51. 53. V,
2, 41. LLL V, 2, 13,5. 884. Mid,>. V, 139. Merch. II,
9, 75. Shr. 1, 1, 148. I, 2, 68. Tw. Ill, 1, 166. H5
V, 2, 125. Troil. I, 1, 99 etc. Trans.: "Ven. 6. 97.
159. 309. Sonn. 142, 10. 144, 8. Pilgr. 144. Gent.
II, 1, 154. V, 4, 57. Wiv. II, 1, 117. II, 3, 92. HI,
4, 14. V, 5, 142. LLL IV, 3, 371. Mids. I, 1, 16. II,
1, 242. II, 2, 130. Shr. 1, I, 149. II, 195. IV, 2, 61.
H6A V. 3, 65. 124. 138. R3 I, 2, 228. Troil. I, 2,
312. 0th. I, 3, 166 (7 should but teach him how to
tell my story, and that would w. her; i. e. woo and
win her) etc. etc.
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Wood, subst. 1) a forest: Ven, 323. 826. Gent.
V, 3, 9. V, 4, 2. Mids. I, 1, 165. 214. 247. I, 2, lOt.
II, 1, 138. 192. 223. II, 2, 35. Ill, 1, 153. Ill, 2, 94.
310. IV, 1, 118 etc. As II, 1, 3. 32. Ill, 3, 50. V, 4,
165. Shr. Ind. 2, 59. R2 III, 1, 23 (my forest —s).
H4A I, 2, 199. H6B IV, 10, 3. H6C III, 2, 174. V,
4, 67. Tit. II, 1, 128. II, 2, 2. IV, 1, 53. Rom. I, 1,
132. Tim. IV, 1, 35. IV, 3, 208. 538. Mcb. HI, 2,
51. IV, 1, 93. V, 2, 5. V, 3, 2. V, 4, 3 and passim in
this play.
2) tbe hard substance of trees: Sonn. 128, 2 (the
key of a piano). Tp. I, 2, 312. 314. II, 2, 16. 75.
165. Wiv. V, 5, 92. LLL V, 3, 248. 249. Shr. Ind.
1,49 (sweelw.). R2 III, 3, 150. H6A V, 3, 90. Tit.
I, 128. Caes. Ill, 2, 147. Hml. IV, 7, 20.
Wood, adj. mad, frantic: frenzies w. Ven. 740.
here am 1, and w. within this loood, Mids. II, 1, 192
(Ql viodde). how the young u-hrlp of Talbot's, raging
if., did flesh his sword, H6.V IV, 7, 35. Conjectured
by M. Edd. in Gent. II, 3, 30 (0. Edd. would), but
not quite convincingly.
Woodbine, bindweed, convolvulus: Ado III, 1,
30. Mids. II, 1, 251. IV, 1, 47.
Wood-bird, a bird living in woods: Mids. IV,
1, 145.
Woodcocli, the bird Scolopax rusticola: Tw.
IV, 2, 64. H6C 1, 4, 61. Hml. I, 3, 115. V, 2, 317.
Emblem of stupidity: Ado V, 1, 158. LLL IV, 3, 82.
Shr. I, 2, 161. All's IV, 1, 100. Tw. II, 5, 92.
Wooden, made of wood: H5 Prol. 13. IV, 4, 77.
HeA I, 1, 10. Lr. 11, 3, 16. II, 4, 10. Per. IV, 6, 183.
this tv. slavery, Tp III, 1, 62 (piling wood at com-
mand), the ir. dialogue and sound 'tici.rt his stretched
footing and the scaffoldage, Troil. I, 3, 155. that's a
«'. thing, H6A V, 3, 89 ('an awkward business, not
likely to succeed'. Steevens).
Woodland, land covered with wood: I am a w.
fellow that always loved a great flre, All's IV, 5, 49.
Wood-leaves, leaves gathered in the wood: with
wild ir. and weeds, Cymb. IV, 2, 390.
Woodman, a huntsman: Lucr. 580. Wiv. V, 5,
30. Cymb. Ill, 6, 28. In a wanton Sense: he's abetter
IV. than thou takest him for, Meas. IV, 3, 170.
Woodnionger, one who deals in wood: H5 V,
1, 69 (FhielleuJs speech).
Woodstock; Thomas of W. Duke of Gloster,
sixth son of Edward in : R2 I, 2, 1 (Ff. Gloster' s).
H6B II, 2, 16.
Wooilvile, name of l)the lieutenant of the Tower
in H6A I, 3, 22. 2) Antony W., brother of Edward
IV's queen Elizabeth: R3 I, 1, 67. II, 1, 68 (omitted
in Qq and most M. Edd.).
Wooer, one who solicits in love: Wiv. 1,4, 173.
Ado II, 1, 365. II, 3, 52. LLL V, 2, 838. Merch. I,
2, 119. 147. Shr. I, 1, 252. I, 2, 244. II, 252. Tw.
I, 3, 17. H6C III, 2, 83. R3 IV. 3, 43. IV, 4, 327.
Tim. IV, 3, 385. 0th. I, 3, 176. Cymb. II, 1, 64.
Woof, the cross thread in weaving: u point as
subtle as Ariachne's (i. c. the spider's^ broken w. Troil.
V, 2, 152.
Wooingly, invitingly: the heaven's briath smells
w. here, Mcb. I, 6, 6.
Wool, tbe soft hair growing on sheep : Wint. IV,
3, 35. Lr. Ill, 4, 109. w. of bat, Mcb. IV, 1, 15.
Woollen, made of wool : a w. bagpipe, Merch.
IV, 1, 56 (the Lowland bagpipe commonly having
the bag or sack covered with woollen cloth of a green
colour. Johnson wooden, Capell wawling, Steevens
swollen, Collier bollen). lo. vassals, Cor. Ill, 2, D
(= coarse).
Substantively, = cloth made of wool: / could
not endure a husband with a beard on his face : I had
rather lie in the w. Ado II, 1, 33 (between the blankets
without sheets ; a beard affecting the skin, in kissing,
as disagreeably).
Woolly, 1) having wool instead of hair: these w.
breeders (i. e. sheep) Merch. I, 3, 84. 2) resembling
wool: my fleece of w. hair, Tit. 11, 3, 34.
Woolsack, a sack of wool: H4A 11, 4, 148.
Woolward, in wool only, without linen, a dress
often enjoined as a penance by the church of Rome:
I have no shirt, I go w . for penance, LLL V, 2, 717.
Woosel, see Ousel.
Woo't, see Will.
Worcester, town in England: John V, 7, 99.
H4A IV, 1, 125. Thomas Percy Earl of W.: R2 II,
2, 58. IJ, 3, 22. H4A I, 1, 96. 1, 3, 15. II, 4, 392 etc.
H4B I, 1, 125.
Word, subst. 1) a single component part of the
language; f. i. the w. 'noddy', Gent. I, 1, 131. blow
not a w. away, 1, 2, 118. mistake the w. Ill, 1, 284.
is so from w. to id. Alls III, 7, 10. speaks four lan-
guages w. for w. without book, Tw. I, 3, 28. Wiv. IV,
I, 68 LLL IV, 3, 4. Mids. II, 2, 106. Merch. Ill, 5,
48. Twill, 1, 17. 66. R3 I, 4, 109. Ill, 1, 83. Tim.
II, 2, 161 etc. Used for the idea expressed by it: for
wisdom's sake, a w. that all men love, or for love's
sake, a lo. that loves all men, LLL IV, 3, 357. life is
as bitter as a twice-told tale vexing the dull ear of n.
drowsy man , and bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet
word's (vize life) taste, that it yields nought but shame
and bitterness, Johnlll, 4, 110(M. Edd. perhaps rightly
■world's).
A single part of speech considered as sufficient
for the communication of thought: but one iv. Tp. II,
1, 296. interrupt the monster one w. further, 111, 2, 77.
one 10., good friend. Lucio, a w. with you, Meas. I, 2,
146. As HI, 2, 237. 239. hear me but one u: H6C I,
1, 170. a w., good sir, Tp. 1, 2, 442. 443. Gent. Ill,
1, 204. IV, 1, 38. Caes. IV, 2, 13. a w. or two, Gent.
I, 3, 52. Wiv. II, 2, 42. in a w. ~ in short: Gent. II,
4, 71. Merch. 1, 1, 35. Ill, 2, 99 etc. with a w., in
the same sense, 114.4 II, 4, 283. at a w. (German:
kur: und gut) : he hath wronged me : indeed he hath ; at
a w. he hath, believe me, Wiv. I, 1 , 109. at a w., hang
no more about me, II, 2. 16. you are Signior Antonio.
At aw., lam not ... You are he, you are he. At a
«'., I am not, Ado II, 1, 118. 125. go with «s. No, at
a w., madam, Cor. I, 3, 122. / am at a w., follow, Wiv.
1, 3, 15 (^I am not of many words; so said, so done).
I have spoke at a w , H4B 111, 2, 319.
2) a watch-word, a parole, a motto : cover is the
w. Merch. HI, 5, 5S. hob nob is his w. Tw. Ill, 4, 263.
the w. of peace is rendered, H4B IV, 2, 87. couple a
gorge, that is the w. Hb II, 1, 76. II, 3, 51. our ancient
w. of courage, fair St. George, R3 V, 3, 349. the jo.
is 'mildly', Cor. Ill, 2, 142. slaying is the w. Caes. V,
5, 4. now to my w. . . . it is 'remember me', Hml. I, 5,
110. antiquity forgot, custom not known , the ratifiers
and props of every w. IV, 5, 105 (of every thing that
is to serve for a watch - word and shibboleth to the
multitude. All the proposed emendations quite un-
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necessary), his w. was still Fie, foh and fum, Lr. II!,
4, 188. ffive the w. IV, 6, 93. death's the w. Ant. I,
2, 130. i/ou were the w. of war, II, 2, 44. his name,
that mayicalii:. of war, HI, 1, 31. hanging in the w.
Cymb. V, 4, 155. V, 5, 422. the w. Lux tua vita mihi.
Per. II, 2, 21. 30. 33 (in v. 27. 38 and 44 motto).
3) speech, language: speak j air — «, Ven. 208.
her — 5 are done, 254. frre vent of — s, 334. ere his
— s begun, 462. foul — s and frowns, 573. I endowed
thji purposes with — s, Tp. I, 2, 358. their — s are
natural breath, V, 156. Gent. I, 2, 105. II, 1, 164. Ill,
1, 91. Mcas. V, -225. 368. Ado I, 1, 169, LLL IV,
I, 19. H6B I, 2, 89. R3 IV, 4, 126. Tvoil. IV, 1, 73.
Hml. Ill, 2, 20. Lr. I, 2. 172 etc. Opposed to deeds:
Tp. V, 71. Gent. II, 2, 18. H6A III, 2, 49. H8 III, 2,
154. Troil. IV, 5, 259. Mcb. 11, 1, 61. Per. II Prol.4.
cf. to fill the world with — s, H6C V, 5, 44. to matter:
H4A II, 4, 479. Troil. V, 3, 108. Rom. II, 6, 30. Lr.
1, 1, 56. Ill, 2. 81- to writing: might not you transport
her purposes b>/ w.f Lr. IV, 5, 20. hi/ w. of mouth, Tw.
U, 3, 141. HI, 4, 209. Caes. Ill, 1, 280. to a musical
tune (= text): Mids. V, 405. Wint. IV, 4, 2f6. 620.
Mcb. I, 3, 88. Cymb. II, 3, 20. IV, 2, 237.
Good w. or good — s = kindn&ss expressed, com-
mendation, praise: where your good lo. cannot advan-
tage him, Gent.111,2,42. to speak a good w. to Mistress
Anne Page for my master, Wiv. I, 4, 88. good — s went
with her name, Meas 111, 1, 220. weeping - ripe for a
goodw. lAAjN, 2,^14.. neither my good w. nor princely
favour, R2 V, 6, 42. neither gave to me good w. nor
look, Troil. Ill, 3, 144. we have ever your goodw. He
that will give good — s to thee will flatter beneath ab-
horring. Cor. I, 1, 170. 171. you gave good — sofa
bay courser, Tim. I, 2, 217. in your bad strokes you
give good — s, Caes. V, 1, 30.
= speech exchanged, conversation: if you spend
10. for w. with me, Gent. II, 4, 41. the friar and you
must have a w. anon, Meas. V, 364. a man may break
a w. with you. Err. Ill, 1, 75. to change a w. LLL V,
2, 238 ; cf. Ado IV, 1, 185. maintain no — 5 with him,
Tw. IV, 2, 107. some — s there grew 'twixt Somerset
and me, H6A II, 5, 46. the generals would have some
— s, Caes. V, 1, 25. to give — s or talk with the Lord
Hamlet, Hml. I, 3, 134. that first we come to — s, Ant.
II, 6, 3 etc. cf. to bandy w. for w. Shr. V, 2, 172.
H6C I, 4, 49.
4) anything said or pronounced : with that w. she
spied the hunted boar, Ven. 900. even at this w. she
hears a merry horn, 1025. the woeful — s she told,
1126. w. of denial in thy labras here, Wiv. I, 1, 166.
would take you at your w. Err. I, 2, 17. Rom. II, 2,
49. Caes. I, 2, 270. / will not eat my w. Ado V, 4,
355, i. e. retract; cf. Ado IV, 1, 280. H4B II, 2, 150.
the hopeless w. of 'never to return', R2 I, 3, 152. upon
the w. Caes. I, 2, 104 etc. = saying: hath planted in
his memory an army of good — s, Merch. Ill, 5, 72.
dun's the mouse, the constable's own w. Rom. I, 4, 40.
= assurance; promise: his w. is more than the
miraculous harp, Tp. II, 1, 86. you have an exchequer
of -s, Gent. II, 4, 44. -16. his —s are bonds, II, 7,
76. his w. might bear my wealth. Err. V, 8. engaged a
prince's w. 162. we arrest your w. LLL II, 160. I'll
not trust your tv. Mids 111, 2, 268. if thou proceed as
high as w. Alls II, 1, 213 etc. on my w. Wiv. IV, 2,
61. 79. Meas. V, 269. o'my w. Rom. I, 1, 1. first, of
my w. Ado V, 4, 123 fo/foron; cf. Of). Tit. IV,
3, 59. I'll he as good as my w. (cf. Good:): Wiv. Ill,
4, 112. Tw. Ill, 4, 357. H4A 111, 3, 164. H4B V, 5,
90. if my gossip Report be an honest woman of her w.
Merch. Ill, 1, 8. they are not men o'lheir — s, Lr. IV,
6, 106. to break one's w. H4B 11, 3, 10. H5 III, 2,
37 {breaks —s; quibbling). H6A IV, 3, 31. IV, 6, 2
(with), his sons shall give their — s for him, H6B V,
1, 137. to Master Brook you yet shall hold your w.
Wiv. V, 5, 258. to keep one's w. Mids. I, 1, 222. Ill,
2, 266 (with). Shr. Ill, 2, 108. John V, 1, 5. H4A 1,
2, 135. H5IV, 1,238. Lr. Ill, 4, 83. he loill not pass
his w. Tw. I, 5, 87. to take him at his w. LLL II, 217.
/ take your princely w. H4B IV, 2, 66 etc. etc.
= communication, information, message: I must
carry her w. quickly, Wiv. Ill, 5, 48. / brought you
w. that..., Err. IV. 3, 37. Merch. I, 2, 138. V, 28.
Tw. IV, 2, 72. Wint. II, 3, 136. H4A V, 1, 109. H4B
II, 4, 20. Ho III, 5, 68. I-I6AI, 4, 19. Cor. 1, 10, 31.
Mcb. IV, 1, 141. Ant. II, 5, 114. 118. Cymb. I, 6, 49.
Achilles shall have w. of this intent, Troil. I, 3, 306.
he sent me w. to stay within, Wiv. Ill, 5, 59. to send
him tc. they'll meet him, IV, 4, 18. I'll send him certain
w. of my success. Meas. I, 4, 89. As V, 4, 74. 76. 78.
Shr. V, 2, 80. John V, 3, 7 (by). H4A I, I, 94. Ill,
2, 164. II6B 111, 2, 243 & H6C II, 1, 206 (by). Tit.
III, 1, 151. Caes. I, 3, 38. Ant. IV, 13, 4 etc.
:=■ order, command: when your — s are done, Err.
I, 1, 27. every soldier kill his prisoner ; give the w.
through, H5 IV, 6, 38. the w. of Caesar might have
stood against the world, Caes III, 2, 123. stand, ho!
give thew., ho! and stand, IV, 2, 2 (i.e. the order
to stand), stand, ho! speak the w. along, 33. Brutus
gave the w. too early, V, 3, 5.
5) the Scripture, or any part of it: the sword and
the UD; do you study them both, master parson'? Wiv.
III, 1,44. make us pay down ... the —s of heaven,
Meas. I, 2, 126. set the w. itself against the w. R2 V,
5, 1 3 (Ef faith . . . faith), turning the w. to sword, H4B
IV, 2, 10.
Word, vb. 1) to pronounce, to s^eaV.: say that
the last I spoke loas 'Antony', and w. it piteously. Ant.
IV, 13. 9. Oppcsed to singing: / cannot sing: I'll
weep and w. it with thee, Cymb. IV, 2, 240.
2) to express, to represent, to lot appear': this matter
of marrying his king's daughter, wherein he must be
weighed rather by her value than his own, — s him, I
doubt not, a great deal from the matter, Cymb. I, 4,
16 (sets him in a light very different from reality).
3) to flatter with words, to cajole: he — s me,
girls, he — s me, that I should not be noble to myself,
Ant. V, 2, 191.
Wordless, without words : her joy with heaved-
up hand she doth express and iv. so greets heaven for
his success, Lucr. 112. *
Work, subst. 1) employment, labour, toil, task
imposed: when body's ic.'s expired, Sonn. 27,4. there's
more w. Tp. 1, 2, 238. V, 6. you do their w. Mids.
II, 1, 41. All's 1, 1, 24. Wint. IV, 4, 687. 702. John
II, 93. R2 III, 1, 44, H4A II, 4, 118. H5 IV, 3, 18.
H8 III, 1, 74 (set at w.). Troil. V, 6, 21. V, 8, 3.
V, 10, 38; Rom. Ill, 5, 178. Caes. 1, 1, 34. Cymb. I,
5,57.
Passing, by imperceptible degrees, into the general
idea of any thing done or to be done by voluntary
activity, sometimes synonymous to deed or doing,
sometimes to business: let's follow it, and after do
w
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mr w. Tp. Ill, 2, 158. no man their (the fairies') — s
must eye, Wiv. V, 5, 52. when the w. of generation
was ... in the act, Merch. I, 3, 83. you would he
prouder of the w. (viz of bearing with patience the
absence of Bassanio) III, 4, 8. / have w. in hand that
you yet know not of, 57. this is not Fortune's w. As I,
2, 54. he that of greatest — s is finisher, All's U, 1,
139. to w.! John II, 37. who by the hand of France
this day hath made much w.for tears in many an English
mother, 303. make w.upon ourselves, iOl. it is a damned
and a bloody w, IV, 3, 57. if that it be the w. of any
hand, 59. 60. knew you of this fair w.f 116. you look
but on the outside of this w. V, 2, 109. toiled with — s
of war, R2 IV, 96. H4A 1, 3, 48. 54. H5 1, 2, 114.
III, 2, 93. 120. IV, 2, 19. IV, 3, 97. H6A I, 3, 83.
H6B 1, 4, 15. 23. R3 I, 4, 158 (Ff shall we fall to w.,
Qq shall we to this gear). II, 1, 1. Ill, 2, 116. Ill, 7,
246 (Qqtask), H8 V, 1, 18. Troil. I, 3, 18. V, 3, 48.
Cor. 1, 1, 56. I, 4, 10. 20. I, 5, 18. I, 8, 9. I, 9, 1.
II, 2, 49. Ill, 1, 261. IV, 6, 88. 95. 100. V, 1, 15. V,
3, 62. Tit. V, 2, 150. Rom. II, 6, 35 (we will make
short w.). V, 3, 261. Caes. I, 3, 129. II, 1, 327. IV,
3, 196. V, 1, 114. Mob. U, 3, ,134. Ill, 1, 135. Ill, 6,
33. Hml. Ill, 2, 251. V, 2, 333 (venom, do thy w.)-
Lr. V, 3, 39. 0th. V, 2, 213. 364. Ant. IV, 7,2 (Caesar
himself has w. ==■ has to do, is in great straits).
IV, 14, 105. V, 2, 328 (ivhat w. is here? = what
business have we here?). Cymb. V, 3, 8. Per. IV, 1,
71. to go to w. with = to proceed with respect to:
I will go darkly to w. with her, Meas. V, 279. I'll go
another way to w. with him, Tw. IV, 1, 36. / went
round to w. Hml. II, 2, 139. Sometimes = agency,
operation: those hours that with gentle w. did frame
the lovely gaze, Sonn. 5, 1. a most miraculous w. in
this good king, Mcb. IV, 3, 147.
3) Any thing made by nature or art: her (nature's)
best w. is ruined with thy rigour, Ven. 954. H5 II, 4,
60. R3 IV, 3, 18. Tim. I, 1,'202. Hml. II, 2, 316.
Ant. I, 2, 160. such sweet observance in this w. (a
painting) was had, Lucr. 1385. Wint. V, 2,107. Tim.
I, 1, 160. V, 1, 40. 116. Cymb. II, 4, 72. a very good
piece of w. (a play) Mids. I, 2, 14. Shr. I, 1, 268.
Wint. "iV, 4, 21. Tim. I, 1, 19. 43. 228. Hml. Ill, 2,
52. some stair w., some trunk w. Wint. Ill, 3, 75.
graves only be men's — s, Tim. V, 1, 225. Especially
used of embroidery: Wint. IV, 4, 212. 0th. HI, 3,
296. HI, 4, 72. 180. 189. IV, 1, 156. 157.
4) fortification: let 'em win the w. H8 V, 4, 61. I
will be walking on the — s, Otli. Ill, 2, 3.
M'ork, vb. (impf. and partic. always wrought;
therefore worked for work in Tim. V, 1, 116 an in-
admissible substitution of M.Edd.) l)to be employed,
to labour, to toil : my nature is subdued to what it — s
in, Sonn. Ill, 7. w. you then, Tp. 1, 1, 45. w. for
bread, Mids. Ill, 2, 10. Tp. Ill, 1, 12. 16. Mids. V,
72. H4A 1, 2, 229. H5 I, 2, 187. H6B IV, 7, 57.
H8 111, 1, 2. Hml. I, 5, 162. II, 1, 40. Oth. II, 1, 116.
III, 3, 383. Cymb. Ill, 6, 32. Per. 11, 1, 69. Applied
to an artist: wrought he not well that painted ill Tim.
I, 1, 200. 201.
Trans., = to produce by exertion and labour (of
nature or art) : now she unweaves the web that she hath
wrought, Ven. 991. Nature, as she wrought ihee, fell
a doting, Sonn. 20, 10. so much of earth and water
wrought, 44, 11. a princess wrought it me (a hand-
kerchief) John IV, 1,43. great business must be wrought
ere noon, Mcb. 111,5,22. so rarely and exactly wrought,
Cymb. II, 4, 75.
2) to be in action or motion: whatme your minister,
for you obeys, — s under you, Compl. 230. no more re-
mains but that to your sufficiency, as your worth is able,
and let them w. Meas. I, 1, 10. to swear by him whom
J protest to love, that I will w. against him. All's IV,
2, 29. neiier did base and rotten polici/ colour her — ing
with such deadly wounds, H4A I, 3, 109. by whose
fell —ing I was first advanced, H4BIV,5,207. many
things, having full reference to one consent, may w.-
contrariously, H5 I, 2, 206. — ing so grossly in a
natural cause, II, 2, 101. not — ing with the eye with-
out the ear, 135. how I will w. to bring this matter to
the wished end, H6A 111, 3, 27. limbs are his instru-
ments, in no less — ing than are swords and hows,
Troil. I, 3, 355. that you w. not in holier shapes, Tim.
IV, 3, 429. our will ... which else should free have
wrought, Mcb. II, 1, 19. the instruments, who wrought
with them. III, 1, 82. in what pjarlicular thought to w.
I know not, Hml. 1, 1,67. briefness and fortune, w.
Lr. 11, 1, 20. the better shall my purpose w. on him,
Oth. 1, 3, 397 (cf. Lucr. 235 sub 3). we w. by wit
and not by witchcraft, II, 3, 378. the sea — s high.
Per. HI, 1, 48 (the sailor's speech), have you a — ing
pulse? V, 1, 155. cf. Lucr. 361. Sonn. 124, 10. Meas.
III, 2, 222. Merch. I, 3, 74. All's III, 7, 3. H8 II, 2,
24. Caes. II, 1, 209 (let me w. = let me do). Hml.
ill, 4, 205 {let it w. = let things take their course).
Lr. I. 4, 231. IV, 7, 1. Ant. II, 2, 94. Cymb. I, 5, 48.
IV, 3, 41 (the heavens still must w.). With an accus.
denoting an effect : to lo. her son into the adoption of
the crown, Cymb. V, 5, 5o.
The gerund often applied to the motions or labours
of the mind: irhate'er thy thoughts or thy heart's — ings
be, Sonn. 93, 11. in the — ing of your oivn affections,
Meas. 1!, 1, 10. we bend to that the — ing of the heart,
LLL IV, 1, 33. his will hath in it a more modest — ing.
As 1, 2, 215. intelligencer between the grace, the sancti-
ties of heaven and our dull — iiiijs, H4B IV, 2, 22
(= affections), till that his passions . . . confound them-
selves ivith — ing, IV, 4, 41. I am sick with — ing of
my thoughts, H6A V, 5, 86. or given my heart a — ing
mute and dumb, Hml. II, 2, 137 (Ff winking), from
her (his soul's) — ing all his visage wann'd, 580.
Similarly with an accus. of the effect: the incessant
care . . . hath wrought the mure so thin, H4B IV, 4, 1 19.
Transitively, = to do, to perform, to act: the
wiles and guiles that women w. Pilgr. 335. that they
may w. alt exercise on thee, Tp. I, 2, 327. thou hast
wrought a deed of slander, R2 V, 6, 34. rather to
wonder at the things you hear than to iv. any, Cymb.
V, 3, 55. The gerund substantively; mock your — ings
in a second body, H4B V, 2, 90 (=: actions, doings).
3) to operate, to produce an effect: so from him-
self impiety hath wrought, that for his prey to pray he
doth begin, Lucr. 341. it — s, Tp. 1, 2, 493. my high
charms w. Ill, 3, 88. Wiv. IV, 2. 185. Meas. Ill, 2,
33. LLL J, 2, 10. All's 1, 3, 190. Shr. HI, 2, 220.
Wint. Ill, 2, 181. H6B II, 1, 7. H8 Prol. 3. HI, 2, 37.
Caes. HI, 2, 265. Hml. Ill, 4, 114. iV, 7, 20 (Ff
would). Oth. Ill, 3, 123. V, 2, 323. Ant. IV, 14, 125.
With on or upon; this desire might have excuse to w.
upon his wife, Lucr. 235 (almost =^ to practise; cf.
Tw. 11, 3, 166 and Oth. 1, 3, 397), now Prosper — s
upon thee, Tp. 11, 2, 84. on that vice in him will my
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revenge find notable cause to w. Tw. IF, 3, 166. does
it w. upon him? II, 6, 213. H5 Prol. 18. II, 2, 112.
H8 II, 2, 58. Tit. Ill, 2, 79. Tim. Ill, 1, 63. Cacs. II,
1, 253. Ural. V, 1, 308. 0th. IV, 1, 286. Used of
meilicameiits and poisons: Tp. Ill, 3, 105. Wiut. I, 2,
320. HJB IV, 4, 47. Rom. IV, 3, 21. 0th. IV, 1, 45.
Per. HI, 2, 10. witli upon: u:itli some mixtures he
wrought upon her, 0th. 1, 3, 106. Gymb. I, 5, 28.
witii with: my physic loill w. with him, Tw. II, 3, 188.
U, 5, 215.
Transitively, = a) to proJuce by operation, to
effect: force must w. my way, Liior. 513. why — est
thou mischief in thy pilgrimage? 060. one silly cross
lorought all my loss, Pilgr. 258. if you can .. ., lo. the
peace of the present, Tp. I, ] , 24. to lo. mine end upon
their senses, V, 53. his friends still ^crought reprieves
for him, Meas. IV, 2, 140. Err. I, 1, 35. Ado II, 2,
54. Merch. Ill, 2, 90. As IV, 3, 53. Shr. V, 1, 127.
John 111, 4, 179. IV, 2, 236. R2 IV, 4. ri6A I, 2, 49.
III, 2, 39. V, 4, 41. 66. 1166 1, 3, 70. II, 1, 186. Ill,
1, 73. V, 1, 70. H6C V, 7, 25. Troil II, 2, 114. V,
3, 201. Tit. I, 264. V, 2, 8. 32. Roin. V, S, 245 (it
wrought on her the form of death). Lr. 11, 1, 8(1. IV,
7,96. Per. Ill, 2, 38. With an infinitive: youwrought
to be a legate, H8 111, 2, 311. that hath beside well
in his pjerson wrought to be set high in place. Cor. 11,
3, 254. that we have wrought so worthy a gentleman
to be her bridegroom, Rom. Ill, 5, 145 (not = in-
duced, prevailed upon, but brought about, effected).
b) to act upon, to operate upon : then begins a
journey in my head, to w. my mind, when bodys work 's
expired, Sonn. 27,4. some passion that — s him strongly,
Tp. IV, 144. V, 17. if I had thought the sight of my
poor image would thus have wrought you, Wiut. V,
3, 58. 10. your thoughts, and therein see a siege, H5
III Chor. 25. have wrought the easy-melting king like
wax, H6C II, 1, 171. my dull brain was wrought with
things forgotten, Mcb. I, 3, 149. not easily jealous,
but being wrought, perplexed in the extreme, 0th. V,
2, 345.
With prepositional expressions denoting the re-
sult and change produced by operation or influence :
will w. us all from princes into pages, H8 11, 2, 47.
what you would w. me to, I have some aim, Caes. I, 2,
163. thy honourable metal may be wrought from that
it is disposed, 313. 1 loill ic. him to an exploit, Hml.
IV, 7, 64. to w. her to your manage, Per. IV, 6, 69.
With out, ■= to make out, to solve : did not I say
he would 10. it out? Tw. II, 5, 139. = to carry as a
prize by endeavour, to gain, to save: if we wrought
out life, 'twas ten to one, FI4B I, 1, 182.
VVorliev, in Half-worker, q. v.
Workiug, see Work vb. 2.
IVorkiiig-ilay, adayon wliichwork is performed,
not a holiday: Ado II, 1, 341. H5 I, 2, 277. IV, 3,
109. Adjectively, = common, ordinary, trivial, vulgar:
hoiv Jull of briers is this w. world, As I, 3, 12. cf.
Worky-day.
^Vorkiug-bouse, a house in which any manu-
facture is carried on: in the quick forge and w. of
thought, H5 V Chor. 23.
Workman, pi. workmen; 1) one who is employed
in any labour: the king's council are no good workmen,
H6B1V, 2, 16 (Bevis' speech), dovillany... like work-
men, Tim. IV, 3, 438.
2) a skilful artificer, an artist: the well-skilled w.
this mild image drey, Lucr. 1520. who's his tailor?
he's a good w. All's II, 5, 21. when workmen strive lo
tlo better than well, John IV, 2, 28. excellent w., thou
canst not paint a man so bad as is thyself, Tim. V, 1,
32. in respect of a fine v., I am but ... « cobbler,
Caes. 1, 1, 10. thou shouldst see a w. in't (the art of
war) Ant. IV, 4, 18. therein I must play the w. Cymb.
IV, 1, 7.
Worknianly, skilfully, with art: so w. the blood
and tears are draivn, Shr. Ind. 2, 62.
Workmanship, skill, mastership: Ven. 291. 734.
Cymb. II, 4, 74.
Worky-day, common, trivial: aw. fortune, Ant.
I, 2, 55. cf. Working-day.
World, 1) the universe; all that has existence
considered as a whole: the w. hath ending with thy
life, Ven. 12. from — 's minority, Lucr. 67. with thy
daring folly burn the w. Gent. Ill, 1, 155. thougji all
the — 's vastidity you had, Meas. Ill, 1, 69. Err. II, 2,
108. Ill, 2, 102. Ado II, 1, 272. Tw. V, 414. R2 II,
1, 109. H5 IV, 3, 58 etc.
Emblem of immensity: weakly fortressed from a
w. of harms, Lucr. 28. what a w. of vile faults . . .,
Wiv. Ill, 4, 32. a w. of torments though I should en-
dure, LLL V, 2, 353. nor doth this wood lack — s of
company, Mids. II, 1, 223. his youthful hose a w. too
wide, As II, 7, 160. with a w. of pretty, fond, adoptions
Christendoms, All's I, 1, 187. aw. of curses, H4A I,
3, 164. a w. of figures, 209. there will be a w. of
tvater shed, III, 1, 94. when « w. of men could not
prevail, H6A 11, 2, 48. yields up his life unto a w. of
odds, IV, 4, 25. a w. of earthly blessings, 1I6B I, 1,
22. called forth from out a w. of men, R3 I, 4, 186.
a w. of care, 111, 7, 223. all that w. of wealth, H8
III, 2, 211. with such a hell of pain and w. of charge,
Troil. IV, 1, 57. a w. of sighs, 0th. I, 3, 159.
The same idea prevalent in the following ex-
pressions : can the lo. buy such a jewel! Ado 1, 1, 183.
I would not for the w. Tp. V, 173. Gent. II, 4, 168.
Ado IV, 1, 292. LLL II, 99. by the w.! LLL IV, 3,
19. V, 1, 107. 111. Shr. II, 161. in the w. = possible,
imaginable; and hence, with negatives, = at all: /
would not wish any companion in the w. but you, Tp.
HI, 1, 55. 72. my son profits nothing in the w. Wiv.
IV, 1, 15. Meas. II, 1, 56. Ado II, 1, 17. Mids. V, 78.
As V, 1, 9. All's 111, 6, 105. Hml. HI, 2, 245. ' 0th.
V, 1, 103 etc. cf. an I had but one penny in the w.
LLL V, 1, 74 (all in all), never suffers matter of the
w. enter his thoughts save such as do r&volve and rumi-
naic /ii'mse^/, Troil. 11,3, 196 (not any at all), offended,
and with you chiefiy i'the w. Ant. II, 2, 33. the least
wind i'the w. will bloio them down, II, 7, 3.
For all the w., in comparisons, = exactly: whose
posy was for all the w. like cutler's poetry upon a knife,
Merch. V, 149. his lackey for all the w. caparisoned
like the horse, Shr. Ill, 2, 66. for all the w. as thou
art to this hour was Richard then, H4A III, 2, 93. he
was for all the w. like a forked radish, H4B III, 2,
334. Evans says : it is that very person for all the lo.
Wiv. I, 1, 50.
/; is a w. to see = it is a treat to see: when the
age is in, the wit is out: God help us! it is a w. to
see, Ado 111, 5, 38 (Dogberry's speech). 0, you are
novices ! 'tis a w. to see how tame ... a meacock wretch
can make the curstest shrew, Shr. II, 313.
2) the whole sphere of any individual existence;
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that which is the all to a particular being; f. i. the
earth: the — 's oomforter {ihnswa) Ven. 529. the sun
... who doth the w. so gloriously behold that cedar-
tops and hills seem burnished gold, 857. how the — 's
poor people are amazed at apparitions, 925. bl-own
round about the pendent w. Meas. Ill, 1, 126. lords of
the wide w. and wild watery seas, Err. II, 1, 21. the
three corners of the w. John V, 7, 116. R2 I, 3, 269.
Ill, 2, 38. Mcb. 11, 1, 49. Hml. IV, 1, 41 etc. Con-
sidered as the scene of human life, almost ;= life:
must sell her joy, her life, her — *s delight, Lucr. 385.
weary of the w. Ven. 1189. to take this poor maid
from the w. Meas. HI, 1, 241. he hath released him
from the w. IV, 3, 119. there is another comfort than
this w. V, 49. 486. we came into the w. like brother
and brother, Err. V, 424. John I, 112. when in the w.
I lived, I was the — 's commander, LLL V, 2, 565.
take me from the w. H6C I, 4, 167. / am. peppered
for this «;. Rom. Ill, 1, 103. the sioeet degrees that
this brief 10. affords, Tim. IV, 3, 253 etc. This present
or earthly sphere of life opposed to another : destiny,
that hath to instrument this lower w. and what is in't,
Tp. Ill, 3, 64. fleet the time carelessly, as they did in
the golden w. As I, 1, 125. win a new — 's crown,
R2 V, 1, 24. this beneath w. Tim. I, 1, 44. let both
the —s suffer, Mcb. Ill, 2, 16. both the —s I give to
negligenee, Hml. IV, 5, 134.
Any part of the earth : a pair of maiden — s un-
conquered, Lucr. 408. this little w. (England) R2 II,
I, 45. for thy w. enjoying but this land, 111. there is
a w. elsewhere. Cor. Ill, 3, 135. Britain is a w. by
itself, Cymb. Ill, 1, 13. these demesnes have been my
w. in, 3, 70. cf. 0 brave new w. that has such people
in't, Tp. V, 183. one of the greatest in the Christian
w. All's IV, 4, 2. where am 7? where' s my lord? what
w. is this? Per. Ill, 2, 106.
The microcosm of man: storming her w. with
sorrow's wind and rain, Compl. 7. in his little lo. of
man, Lr. Ill, 1, 10. And opposed to it, all that is
without: the w.'s mine oyster, which I with sword it-ill
open, Wiv. 11,2, 2. to see the wonders of the w. abroad,
Gent. I, 1, 6. / to the w. am like a drop of water, Err.
1, 2, 35. hath seen the w. LLL V, 1, 114. Shr. I, 2,
58. comest thou from the - — 's great snare uncaught?
Ant. IV, 8, 18.
Oftenest = society, the people among whom one
lives: whose full perfection all the w. amazes, Ven.
634. the lamp that burns by night dries up his oil to
lend the w. his light, 756. the w. will hold thee in dis-
dain, 761. 1075. not mine own fears nor the prophetic
soul of the wide w. dreaming on things to come, Soun.
107, 2. all the w. besides mithinlcs are dead, 112, 14.
Tp. I, 2, 69. Ill, 1, 39. Gent. 1, 1, 68. I, 3, 21. 11, 7,
59. V, 4, 70. Wiv. II, 1, 21. 11, 2, 136. IV, 5, 95.
Meas. I, 2, 120. II,. 2, 53. II, 4, 153. Ill, 2, 3. 234.
Err. I, 1, 34. Ado I, 1, 98. 200. II, 1, 216. Mids. 11,
1, 224. All's I, 3, 36. Troil. Ill, 2, 180 {in the w. to
come = with future generations). Tim, I, 1, 138.
Hml. V, 2, 390. 0th. II, 3, 192. Cymb. U, 4, 26 etc.
etc. Particularly with respect to their manner of living
and thinking: in u better w. than this I shall desire
more love and knowledge of you. As I, 2, 296 (in a
better state of things), as lintend to thrive in this new
w. R2 IV, 78 (in this new state of things), deliver
them like a man of this w. H4B V, 3, 102. upon this
riddle runs the wisdom of the w. Meas. Ill, 2, 243.
the grosser inniiner of these — '.s delights, LLL I, 1, 29.
to shield thee from diseases of the v. Lr. I, 1, 177.
little of llii.i great w. can I speak, Otii. I. 3, 86, the
pleasures of the w. Cymb, IV, 2, 296. cf. Meas. IV,
3, 127. John II, 561. IV, 3, 68. 141. H6B 11, 4, 38.
R3 II, 3, 5. H8 III, 2, 365. Cor. IV, 4, 12, IV, 5, 234.
Mcb. Ill, 1, 109 etc. Hence, with contempt, that which
engrosses the interest of most people: you have too
much respect upon the w. Merch. 1, 1, 74. Fortune
reigns in gifts of the w., not in the lineaments of nature,
As 1, 2, 44.
Peculiar phrases : to go to the w. = to marry: Ado
II, 1,331. All's 1, 3, 20. a woman of the w. = a married
woman: As V, 3, 5.
Let the w. slide, and let the iv. slip, Sly's philo-
sophy in Shr. Ind. 1, 6 and 2, 146 (cf Slide). Simi-
larly in a popular rhyme: so rtins the lo. away, Hml.
III, 2, 285. To set the w. on wheels, Gent. Ill, 1, 317
(cf. Wheel).
How goes the w. = how do you do? Shr. IV, 1,
36. Tim. I, 1, 2. Mcb. II, 4, 21. hoiv goes the w. with
thee? R3 III, 2, 98. cf as this w. goes, Wint. II, 3,
72. bring me word thither hoio the w. goes. Cor, I, 10,
32, ioe make his friends blush that the w. goes well,
IV, 6, 5. hoiv goes the w. that I am thus encountered
with clamorous demands, Tim. II, 2, 36 (= how comes
it, how is it), thou seest the w. how it goes; our ene-
mies have beat us to the pit, Cae. V, 5, 22. the w. may
laugh again, H6B II, 4, 82 (= I may be fortunate
again), then the w. goes hard, H6C II, 6, 77 (= then
he is poorly off).
Similarly: 'twas never merry w. since of two usuries
the merriest teas put down, Meas. HI, 2, 6. Tw. HI,
1, 109. H6B IV, 2, 9. how the w. is changed with you.
Err. II, 2, 154 (= how you are changed), bad w. the
while] John IV, 2. 100. here's a good ic! IV, 3, 116.
E3 in, 6, 10. is the w. as it was? Meas. Ill, 2, 53
(are you the same man as you were?).
Worldlings, as it seems, = people of this our
world, men: poor deer, thou mahest a testament as to.
do, giving thy sum of more to that which had too much,
As 11, 1, 48. deliver them like men of this loorld. A
f outre for the world and w. base; I speak of Africa
and golden joys, H4B V, 3, 103 (Pistol's speech).
Worldly, being of the world, in the world, per-
taining to the world : my duty pricks me on to utter
that which else no w. good should draw from me, Gent.
Ill, 1, 9 {^= no good in the world), the weariest and
most loathed w. life .. . is a paradise to what we fear
of death, Meas. Ill, 1, 129 (= earthly), the breath of
w. men cannot depose the deputy elected by the Lord,
R2 III, 2, 56 (= mortal\ upon thy sight my lo. business
makes a period, H4BIV,6,23] (mylifeends). hastthou
not w. pleasure at command, H6B I, 2, 45 (pleasures
of the w"orld). with his soul fled all my w. solace, HI,
2, 161. in common w. things 'tis called ungrateful, with
dull unwillingness to repay n. debt, R3 11, 2, 91. 0
7nomentary grace of w. men, which we more hunt for
than the grace of God, HI, 4, 98 (Ef mortal), in no
w. suit would he be moved, to dram him from his holy
exercise, 111, 7, 63 (no suit in the world), securej'rom
w. chances and mishaps. Tit. I, 152. we w. men have
miserable, mad, misloking eyes, V, 2, 65. lij'e being
weary of these w. bars (dungeons, irons etc.) never
lacks power to dismiss itself, Caes. 1, 3, 96. thou thy
w. task hast done, Cymb. IV, 2, 260. = pertaining to
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the state or society in which one lives, opposed to
private or personal: neglecting iv. ends (the govern-
ment of the state), all dedicated to closeness and the
bettering of my mind, Tp. I, 2, 89. the worst is w. loss
thou canst unfold, R2 III, 2, 94. of w. matters and
direction, 0th. I, 3, 300.
World-sliarcrs, persons who have divided the
world among them: Ant. II, 7, 76.
Wnrlrt-weavled, weary of lite : Rom. V, 3, 112.
World-witliout-cml, infinite, eternal: nor dare
1 chide the w. hour whilst I irnlch tlic clock for you,
Sonn. 57, 5. a time too short to make a w. bargain in,
LLL V, 2, 799.
n'oi'iii, 1) anv small creeping animal: Lucr.
1248. Mids. 11, 2, 23. Ii6C 11, 2, 17. Mcb. IV, 2,32.
Per. IV, 1, 79. breeding in and destroying buds:
Lucr. 848. Tw. II, 4, 114. Rom. I, I, 157. feeding
on human bodies after death: Sonn. 6, 14. 71, 4.
74, 10. 146, 7. Merch. II, 7, 69. As 111, 2, 67. IV, 1,
108. John 111, 4, 31. R2 111, 2, 145. H4A V, 4, 87.
H4B IV, 5, 117. R3 IV, 4, 386. 118 IV, 2, 126. Rom.
Ill, 1,112. V, 3, 109 (" — s that are till/ chamber-maids).
Hml. IV, 3, 21. 22. 28. 30. V, 1, 97 (noio mij Lady
Worm's). Cyrab. IV, 2, 218. Per. IV, 2, 26. cau.sing
the toothache: Ado 111, 2, 27. pricked from the lazy
fillip r of a maid, Rom. 1, 4, 65. producing silk: Lr.
Ill', 4, i08. 0th. 111. 4, 73.
Emblem of remorse gnawing the mind: if Don
W., his conscience, find no impediment , Ado V, 2,
86. the w. of conscience still begnaw thy soul, R3 I,
.3, 222.
Expression of pity: poor w., thou art infected, Tp.
Ill, 1, 31. the poor w. (the mole) doth die for it. Per,
1, 1, 102. of contempt: vile w., thou wast o'erlooked
even in thy birth, Wiv. V, 5, 87. LLL IV, 3, 154. Shr.
V, 2, 169. cf. Lr. IV, 1, 35.
2) a snake: dost fear the soft and tender fork of
a poor io. Mcas. HI, 1, 17 (tlie tongue being supposed
the instrument with which the serpent did offence).
rould not a w., an adder, do so much^ Mids. Ill, 2, 71.
H6A 111, 1, 72. H6B 111, 2, 263. Tim. IV, 3, 182.
Mcb. Ill, 4, 29. Ant. V, 2, 243. 256. 258. 261. 264.
266. 268. 282. Cymb. Ill, 4, 37. It is in this sense
undoubtedly that Venus calls Death grim-grinning
ghost, earth's w. Ven. 933.
Worm-eaten, gnawed by worms: Ado 111, 3, 145.
As HI, 4, 27. H4B Ind. 35.
Worm-hole, a hole made by the gnawing of a
worm; to fill with — s stately monuments, Lucr. 946.
picked from the — s of long-vanished days, H5 11,4,86.
Worms-meat, food for worms: As 111, 2, 67.
Rom. Ill, 1, 112.
Wormwood, Artemisia absinthium, proverbial
for bitterness: Lucr.'893. LLLV, 2, 857. Rom. 1,3,
26, 30. Hml. Ill, 2, 191.
Wormy, full of worms: damned spirits ... already
to their w. beds are gone, Mids. Ill, 2, 384.
Worn-out, past, gone: this pattern of the w. age
Lucr. 1350.
Worry, to tear, to lacerate, to pull to pieces:
then again — es he his daughter with clipping her,
Wint. V, 2, 68. if we cannot defend our own doors
from the dog, let us he — ed, lib I, 2, 219. II, 2, 83.
R3 IV, 4, 50.
Worse, adj. and adv., the comparative of bad and
ill; adj. : what were thy lips the w. for one poor kiss?
Ven. 207. w. than a slavish wipe, Lucr. 537. to sub-
jects w. Sonn. 59, 14. 84, 10. 1 10, 8. Tp. Ill, 3, 36
77. Gent. V, 4, 51. Wiv. I, 4, 33. Meas. V, 365. Err.
IV, 2, 22. 26. Mids. V, 214. Merch. 1, 2, 94. H6C
V, 6, 58. Rom. V. 1, 80. Tim. IV, 3, 247 etc. w. and
w. Merch. Ill, 2, 250. Shr. V, 2, 93. 0th. 11, 1, 135.
Per. IV, 6, 141. cf. Meas. Ill, 2, 66. Hml. Ill, 2, 261.
Substantively : or a ic. Shr. I, 2, 71, there will a w.
come in his place, Caes. Ill, 2. 116. set in iv. than
gold, Merch. II, 7, 55. gives lint the greater feeling to
the w. R2 I, 3, 301. Gent. II, 1, 169, Troll. Ill', 2,
79. Hml. Ill, 4, 179.
Adv. : lilies that fester smell far ic. than weeds,
Sonn. 94, 14. Tp. I, 2, 59. Wiv.'ll, 1^56. Meirs. V,
341. Err. IV, 2, 20. 32, Mid.s 111, 2, 45. V, 218.
Wint. IV, 1, 30. H6B II, 3, 66. Lr. II, 2, 155 {my
sister may receive it much more w. = may take it more
ill) etc.
= more sick: I am the w., when one says swagger,
I-I4B II, 4, 113. it makes him to. R3 I, 3, 3.
^ in a more bad situation, more ill off: they were
no w. than now they are, Tp. II, 1, 261. to be w. than
loorst of those that lawless and incertain thought imagine
howling, Meas. Ill, 1, 126. tJiou shall not be the ir.for
me, Tw. V, 30. long to know each other w. Tr. IV,
1, 31 (quibbling). / am w. than e'er I was. Lr. IV,
1, 28.'
= less worth: I was w. than nothing, Merch. Ill,
2, 263 (possessed less than nothing), many a many
foot of land the w. John I, 183. thy master is a wise
and valiant Roman; I never thought him w. C'aes. Ill,
1, 139 (= less), he were the w. for that (a cloud in
his face) were he a horse. Ant. Ill, 2, 52.
Likewise as an adverb, =■ less: your treatise makes
me like you w. and w, Ven. 774. the more one sickens
the IV. at ease he is. As 111, 2, 25. //' you please to
like 'no w. than I, Shr. IV, 4, 33. ho'w is it Irss or w.
that it (policy) shall hold companionship in peine with
honour? Cor. Ill, 2, 48. the gods ... love Iher no w,
than thy old father AUciienins does, V, 2, 75 if I like
thee no w. after dinner, Lr. 1, 4, 44.
With notions of evil, on the contrary, - greater;
more; adj.: u\ tliiin Tantalus' is her rinnuy, Ven. 599.
n mischief IV. than civil home-bred strife, 764. they are
20. fools to purchase mocking so, LLL V, 2, 59. Adv.:
he ivould ... torment the poor lady w. Ado II, 3, 163.
hated w. than the i/reatcsf infer/inn. \Vint. I. 2, 423.
that honourable grief which burns w. than tears drown,
II, 1, 112. w. than the sun in Miirck this pniise doth
nourish agues, H4A IV, 1, Ul. ffiir the nport of a
caliver w. than a struck fowl, IV, 2, 21. /'// startle
you w. than the sacring bell, H8 111, 2, 295. ivho is
of Rome w. hated than of you. Cor. I, 2, 13. I do hate
thee IV. than a promise-breaker, I, 8, 2. keep me from
their w. than killing lust. Tit. II, 3, 175. I hate thee
w. Tim. IV, 3, 234.
Worscr, = worse; 1) adj.: Lucr. 249. 294. 453.
Sonn. 144, 4. Tp. IV, 27. Gent. II, 3, 19. Meas. Ill,
2, 7. Mids. 11, 1, 208. Shr. I, 2, 91. H6A V, 3, 36.
R3 I, 3, 102. Rom. II, 3, 29. Ill, 2, 108. Hml. Ill, 4,
157. Lr. IV, 6, 222. IV, 7, 7. Ant. I, 2, 64.
2) adv. : how do you noir, lieutenant? The iv. that
you give me the addition, Oth, IV, 1, 105. = less (cf.
Worse): the w. irelcomi'., Oth. I, 1, 95. = more: /
cannot hate thee ir. than I do, Ant. II, 5, 90.
Worshiii, subst. 1) reverence and homage paid
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to a higher being: Rom. Ill, 2, 25. Tim. V, 1, 55.
With o/, subjectively : the sligJuestw. of his time, H4A'
111,'^, 151. that noble countenance wherein the w. of the
whole world lies. Ant. IV, 14, 86. With the poss. pion.,
objectively : entame my spirits to your w. As HI, 5, 48.
2) honour, dignity : mhomlfrom meaner form have
benched and reared to w. Wint. I, 2, 314. till I have
set a glory to this hand by giving it the w. of revenge,
John IV, 3, 72 (ennobling it by revenge), give me w.
and quietness; I like it better than a dangerous honour,
H6C IV, 3, 16 (otium cum dignitate, or rather dig-
nitatem cum otio). tliatgoodman of w., Anthony Wood-
ville, K3 I, 1, 66. as I belong to w. H8 I, 1, 39. this
double 10., where one part does disdain with cause, the
other insult without all reason. Cor. Ill, 1, 142 (i.e. the
dignity and authority divided between the patricians
and plebeians), and in the most exact regard support
the — s of their name, Lr. I, 4, 288.
3) a title of honour given to persons of respectable
character -.Wiv. I, 1, 80. 271. John I, 190. H4B III,
2, 91. H5 HI, 2, 89. R3 I, 1, 88. Cor. II, 1. 62. 104.
160. HI, 1, 62. Mostly used by inferior jiersons in
addressing their betters: Gent. II, 1, 10. Wiv. I, 4,
157. 171. 11, 3, 10. IV, 5, 56. Meag. II, 1, 185. 191.
HI, 2, 76. Err. I, 2, 85. Ado III, 5, 25. LLL III, 151.
161. Mids. HI, 1, 182. 183. Merch. 1, 3, 61. II, 2,
58. 127. II, 5, 8. As I, 1, 94. 168. Shr. I, 2, 7. HI,
2, 132. IV, 3, 63. H4B I, 2, 57. V, 1, 47. V, 3, 46.
H6B II, 1, 80 etc. Used with irony: Alls I, 3, 33.
Tim. Ill, 4, 61. Caes. I, 2, 273.
tVorship, vb. 1) to adore: Sonn. 149, 11. Tp. V,
297. Gent. II, 4, 144. II, 6, 10. IV, 2, 131. IV, 4,
204. Ado HI, 5, 43. LLL V, 2, 202. Merch. II, 2,
98. As V, 2, 88. John II, 598. Ill, 1, 177. H4A II,
1, 70. H6A I, 2, 145. H6B HI, 2, 80. IV, 2, 81 {w.
me their lord; Cade's speech). Troil. II, 3, 198. HI,
3, 182. Rom. I, 1, 125. Tim. HI, 1, 51.' V, 1, 51.
Cymb. HI, 6, 56.
2) to honour, to dignify: our grave ... not — ed
with a waxen epitaph, H5 I, 2, 233.
Worshipful, 1) claiming respect, honorable: Shr.
V, 1, 56. John I, 205. H4B H, 1, 75. II, 2, 65. E3
HI, 7, 138. Cor. I, 1, 254.
2) full of reverence : his master^ s son, asw.he terms
it, R3 HI, 4, 41 (Ff worshipfully).
Worshipfully, with reverence : his master's son,
as w. he terms it, R3 HI, 4, 41 (Qq worshipful).
Worshipper, adorer: Lucr. 86. Alls I, 3, 212.
H5 IV, 1, 259.
Worst, 1) adj. most bad: Lucr. 324. Gent. V, 4,
72. Wiv. I, 4, 13. Meas. II, 1, 163. LLL I, 1, 283.
HI, 106. 197. Mids. V, 214. As III, 2, 301. Shr. I, 2,
130. IV, 2, 104. R2 IV, 115 (w. in this royal presence
may I speak, i. e. I may be the meanest and most unfit
to speak). H6B I, 3, 88. Rom. H, 4, 131 etc.
= in tlie most evil or afflictive state: when he is
w., he is little better than a beast, Merch. I, 2, 95. to
be w., the lowest and most dejected thing of fortune,
stands still in esperance, Lr. IV, 1, 2. cf. to be worse
than w. of those that lawless and incertain thought
imagine howling, Meas. HI, 1, 126.
Substantively the u\ is but denial and reproving,
Lucr. 242. so shall I taste at first the very w. of for-
tune's might, Sonn. 90, 12. 80, 14. 137, 4. 150, 8.
Mids. 1. i, 63. Merch. I, 2, 96. Shr. I, 2, 14. 35. IV,
4, 60. Alls II, 1, 176 (cf. Extend). \Vi III, 2, 94. 103.
139. H6A IV, 1, 66. 67. H6C IV, 1, 128. Troil. HI,
2, 78. Cymb. II, 3, 159. 160 etc. at the w. = in the
most evil state, or at the greatest disadvantage: thou
hast me, if thou hast me, at the w. 11.') V, 2, 250. things
at the w. will cease or else climb upward to what they
were before, Mcb. IV, 2, 24. I am (it the w. Lr. IV, 1,
27. let him take 't at w. Tim. V, I, 181 (let him in-
terpret my declaration, that I care not, in the wor.st
sense), one's w..= the utmost evil that one can do:
to taste of thy most w Wint. HI, 2, 180. defy us to
our w. II.') Ill, o, 5. give thy u>. of thoughts the w. of
words, 0th. Ill, 3, 132, to do one's w.: Sonn. 19, 13.
92, 1. Cor. V, 2, 112. Mcb. HI, 2, 24. Lr. IV, 6, 140.
0th. V, 2, 159.
2) adv. ~ least or most, according to the sense
of the veib (cf. Worse ) : you may w. of all this table
say so, H8 V, 3, 78 (M. Edd. erroneously: you may,
w. of all this table, say so), the gods do like this iv.
Per. IV, 3, 21. when thou didst hate him w. Caes. IV,
3, 106.
Worsted-stocking, wearing stockings of woollen
yarn: w. knave, Lr. II, 2, 17.
Wort, 1 ) colewort, cabha,ge: paucaverba. Sir John,
goot worts. Goodivoris! good cabbage, Wiv.1, 1,124.
2) new beer unfermented; the sweet infusion of
malt: metheglin, w. and malmsey, LLL V, 2, 233.
Worth, subst. 1) value, price: not valued to the
money's w. LLL 11, 137. twenty times his w. H6B HI,
2, 268. a silly time to make prescription for a king-
dom's w. H6CIII,3,94. not for the w. that hangs upon
our quarrel, Troil. II, 3, 217. I should have lost the v).
of it in gold, Cymb. II, 4, 42. had it been all the w.
of's car, V, 5, 191. a crown's w. (cf. Pennyworth) =
as much as is worth a crown: a crown's w. of good
interpretation, H4B II, 2, 99.
2) that which one is worth; substance, wealth:
to trust the opportunity of night ... with the rich w. of
your virginity, Mids. II, 1, 219. were my w. as is my
conscience firm, you should find better dealing, Tw. HI,
3,17. they are but beggars that can count their w. Rom.
II, 6, 32. he that helps him take all my outward w. Lr.
IV, 4, 10. for the sea's w. 0th. I, 2, 28.
3) valuable quality, worthiness, excellence: not
the w. of my untutored lines, Lucr. Ded. 2. of small w.
held, Sonn. 2, 4. 16, 11. 62, 7. S3. 8. 116, 8. CompL
210. Gent. II, 4, 71. 102. 166. HJ, 1, 65. HI, 2, 55.
Meas. I, 1, 9. V, 244. 502. Ado IV, 1, 28. 220. V,
2, 78. Merch. I, 1, 62. Alls HI, 4, 15. R2 I, 1, 107.
H6A IV, 5, 23. V, 3, 151. R3 IV, 5, 13. Troil. I, 3,
46. II, 2, 151. Cor, HI, 3, 26 (he hath been used ever
to conquer and to have his w. of contradiction, i. e. to
gain high reputation by contradiction. Steevens' in-
terpretation 'his full quota of contr^idiction', though
plausible enough, is not sufficiently borne out by tlie
collocation of the phrase). Cymb. HI, 5, 89. Per. II,
4, 51 etc. ofw. = precious; worthy: stones of w.
Sonn. 52, 7. an office of great w. Gent. I, 2, 44. a
gentleman ofw. Ill, 1, 107. U, 4, 56. H6B III, 2, 410.
Per. II, 1, 142.
4) desert, merit; that which gives worthiness: as
I all other in all — s surmount, Sonn. 62, 7. the w. of
that (the body) is that which it contains, 74, 13. if any
be of w. to undergo such ample grace, Meas. I, 1, 23
(= if any deserve), wilt thou undo the w. thou art un-
paid for, Cymb. V, 5, 307.
Worth, adj. 1) equal in price to: a score of good
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ewes may be w. ten pounds, H4B III, 2, 57. Gent. II,
7, o5. EiT. IV, 3, 84. H-IA HI, .3, 95. Tim. I, 2, 23S.
In a moral sense: prove nothing lu. Ven. 418. w. the
viewing, 1076. Sonn. 72, 14. Compl. 267. Tp. Ill,
1, 38. Gent. II, 5, 58. Meas. I, 2, 61. V, 208. 502.
Merch. II, 6, 33. As III, 2, 217. T\v. I, 2, 57. 59. II,
2, 16. II, 4, 28. Ill, 4, 328. Wint, HI, 1, 14. H5 III,
1, 28. Lr. 1, 4, 321 etc.
2) equalin possession to, possessing: time owes7itore
than he's w. to season. Err. IV, 2, 58. even now ir. this,
and now w. nothing, JMerch. I, 1^ 35. to ennoble those
that scarce, some two days since, ivere w. a noble, lio
I, 3, 82.
3) deserving: are w. the want that you have wanted,
Lr. I, 1, 282. found this trespass w. the shiime, II, 4,
44. wretch more ii\ your vengeance, Cymb. V, 1, 11.
4) valuable : his health was never better w. than
now, H4A IV, 1, 27. the nery train of her ivorst wenfinr/
gown was better w. than all my father^ s lands, 1I6B I,
3, 89. to guard a thing not ours nor w. to us, Troil.
II, 2, 22.
Worthily, 1) in a worthy manner, excellently or
at least suitably : thou and thy fellows your last service
did lu, perform, Tp. V, 35. he hath deserved w. of his
country, Cor. II, 2, 27. IV, 1, 53. Ant. II, 2, 102.
2) deservedly, according to merit; a) in a good
sense: thine own acquisition lu. purchased, Tp. IV, 14.
whom w.you would have now succeed. Tit. 1, 40. Tim.
I, 2, 191. Ant. II, 2, 188. Per. IV, 6, 56.
b) in a bad sense, = justly, on good cause: I had
not now w. termed them merciless, Err. I, 1, 100. if he
appeal the duke on ancient malice, or w. .. on some
known ground of treachery, R2 I, 1, 10. that you are
9c. deposed, IV, 227. wherefore the king most w. hath
caused every soldier to cut his prisoner's throat, H5
IV, 7, 9. how may he wound, and w., my falsehood,
H8 II, 4, 97.
Wortliiuess, l)excellence, dignity, virtue: Sonn.
52, 13. LLL II, 28. 63. 171. Merch. V, 200. Alls I,
1, 10. Ill, 6, 75. H5 II, 2, 35. 69. H6A IV, 1, 99.
Cor. Ill, 1, 278. Caes. I, 2, 57. I, 3, 160. 0th. II, 1,
212. Cymb. IV, 2, 25.
2) the quality of being well deserved or well
founded: the w. of praise distains his worth, if that the
praised himself bring the p}raise forth, Troil. I, 3, 241
(well deserved praise confounds itself, if etc.).
Worlhless, 1) having no value : a w. boat, Sonn.
80, 11. wy w. gifts, Gent IV, 2, 6. this frail and w.
trunk, 115 HI, 6, 163. In a moral sense, = a) mean,
contemptible: some w. slave, Lucr. 515. some w. song,
Sonn. 100, 3. such a w. post, Gent. I, 1, 161. a w.
mistress, II, 4, 113. 115. w. Valentine, III, 2, 10. my
w. self, Merch. II, 9, 18. w. peasants, H6A V, 5, 53.
the daughter of a w. king, H6B IV, 1, 81. b) futile,
vain, idle : as a flattering dream or w. fancy, Shr. Ind.
1, 44. his own person, kneeling at our feet, but a weak
and w. satisfaction, H5 HI, 6, 141. keep off aloof with
iv. emulation, H6AIV,4,21. how I scornhis w. threats,
H6C I, 1, 101. citing my w. praise, Tit. V, 3, 117.
2) unworthy, not deserving: w. of such honour,
Caes.V, 1, 61.
Worthy, adj. 1) valuable; most w. comfort, now
my greatest </rief, Sonn. 48, 6. / have done thee w.
serrice, Tp. I, 2, 247. Alls HI, 5, 51. a walled town
is more — er than a village, As HI, 3, 60. boasts him-
self to have a w. feeding, Wint. IV, 4, 169. no — er
than the dust, Caes. Ill, 1, 116. I'll give my reasons,
>^}ore — er than their voices, Cor. HI, 1, 120.
2) deserving praise, excellent (implying all the
shades of meaning between simple approval and tlie
highest veneration): deserves the travail of a — erpen,
Sonn. 79, 6. of worth and w. estimation, Gent. 11, 4,
56. endued with w. qualities, V,4, 153. we shall employ
thee in a — er place, Meas. V, 537. the lady is very well
w. Ado I, 1, 224. 231. common speech gives him a w.
pass, Alls II, 5, 58. in that arid all your — est affairs,
III, 2, 99. w. policy, H6B III, 1, 235. a w. pioner,
Hml. 1, 5, 163. Shr. IV, 5, 65. H4A II, 4, 505. 'Troil.
II, 3, 134. Cymb. IV, 2, 94. 355 etc. thou w. Lord,
Lucr. 1303. w. Sebastian, Tp. II, 1, 205. IV, 221. to
have a look of such a u\ mistress, Gent. II, 4, 108.
knoic, IV. prince. III, 1, 10. IV, 3, 7. 25. V, 4, 157.
Meas. V, 1. 28. 159. 309. Ado V, 1, 278. Mids. I, 1,
52. Merch. IV, 1, 236. Wint. Ill, 2, 12. H6A IV, 7,
69 (w. Saint Michael). Ant. Ill, 7, 61. Cymb. I, 6,
160. 162 etc.
3) well deserved; in a good as well as in a bad
sense: with many things ofw, memory, Shr. IV, 1, 84.
this superficial tale is but a preface of her iv. praise,
H6A V, 5, 11. he has much w. blame laid upon him.
All's IV, 3, 7. hate turns one or both to w. danger and
deserved death , R2 V, 1, 68. doing w. vengeance on
thyself, R3 I, 2, 87.
4) well founded, legitimate: till you compound
whose right is — est, John II, 281. he hath more w. in-
terest to the state than thou, H4AIII, 2, 98. put not
your w. rage into your tongue, Cor. Ill, 1, 241. hath
given me some w. cause to loish things done undone,
Caes. IV, 2, 8. as iv. cause I have to fear, Otli. Ill,
3, 254.
' 5) deserving; a) absol.; 1) in a good sense: though
twenty thousand —er come to crave her, Wiv. IV, 4,
90. Mids, I, 1, 55. II. 2, 116. Merch. I, 1, 61. Wint.
V, 1, 48. John II, 282. HGB I, 3, 110. 111. 2) in a
bad sense: and with those hands ... subdue my — est
self, Ant. IV, 12, 47.
b) with an inf.; 1) in a good sense: more w, I to
be beloved of thee, Sonn. 150, 14. LLLV, 1, 131.
Tw. II, 5, 170. H6A IV, 1, 42. H6B IV, 7, 50. H8 IV,
2, 92. Ant. HI, 13,^87. V, 1, 6. Cymb. V, 5, 351. 2) in
a bad sense: w. to be whipped, Ado II, 1, 227. w. to
be hanged, Wint. II, 3, 109.
c) with of; 1) in a good sense: w. of thy suieet
respect, Sonn. 26, 12. Gent. V, 4, 141. Merch. I, 2,
133. Alls II, 5, 84. Wint. IV, 4, 384. H6C IV, 6, 32.
H8 V, 3, 154. Tim. I, 1, 233. Caes. II, 1, 303. Per.
IV, 6, 101. 2) in a bad sense: thou art w. of it (in-
dignity) All's II, 3, 231. w. of present death, Cor. Ill,
1,211. Khat you're w. o/ (a repulse) Cymb. I, 4, 126.
d) with an accus.: 1) in a good sense: if aught in
me w. perusal stand against thy sight, Sonn. 38, 6. which
is — est love? Gent. I, 2, 6. w. the owner, and the owner
it, Wiv. V, 5, 64. w. the note, Alls HI, 5, 104. Ill, 6,
13. Wint. IV, 4, 446. V, 1, 176. John II, 517. H6B
HI, 1, 68. 278. H8 I, 4, 79. II, 4, 195. Cor. I, 1, 251.
Tit. I, 250. Caes. I, 2, 181. II, 1, 317. 0th. V, 2, 160.
Cymb. II, 4, 23. 135. 2) in a bad sense: w. blame,
Lucr. 1257. Pilgr. 301. H6C V, 6, 54. w. death, H6B
HI, 1, 242. Cor. Ill, 1, 298. a cause w. my spleen,
Tim. Ill, 5, 113. w. shameful check. Ant IV, 4, 31.
6} suitable, convenient: every exercise w. his youth
and nobleness of birth, Gent. I, 3, 33. w. for an em-
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press' love, II, 4, 76. it is more w. to leap in ourselves
than tarri/ till they push us, Caes. V, 6, 24. w. to be a
rebel, Mcb. I, 2, 10. cf. Tit. I, 250.
Worthy, subst. 1) any thing excellent: to her
whose worth makes other — es nothing, Gent. II, 4, 166.
in her fair cheek where several — es make one dignity,
LLLIV, 3, 236.
2) a hero: he is not quantity enough for that — 's
thumb, LLL V, 1, 138. I know not the degree of the
w. V, 2, 608. 564. w. of arms. Troil. IV, 5, 163 (hero
of war), the Nine — es (among whom Sh. mentions
Joshua, Judas Maccabaeus, Pompey the Great, Her-
cules, Hector, and Alexander the Great): LLL V, 1,
125. 130. 149. 161. V, 2, 486. 505. 537. 541. 588.
703. 730. H4B II, 4, 238.
WortliT, vb. to exalt into a hero : put upon him
such a deal of man, that — ed him, Lr. II, 2, 128.
Wot, vb. (used only in the present tense and the
partic. •:—ing) to know: those that walk and w. not
what they (the stars) are, LLL I, 1, 91. the gods them-
selves, — ing no more than I, are ignorant, Wint. HI,
2, 77. 'tis nameless woe, I w. R2 II, 2, 40. II, 3, 59.
little — s what watch the king keeps, H5 IV, 1, 299.
we w. not what it means, H6A IV, 7, 55. you w. well
my hazards still have been your solace. Cor. IV, 1, 27.
more water glideth by the mill than — s the miller of,
Tit. II, 1, 86. I w. well where he is, Rom. Ill, 2, 139.
— 'st thou whom thou movest? Ant. I, 5. 22. well I w.
Mids. Ill, 2, 422. R2 V, 6, 18. H6A IV, 6, 32. H6C
II, 2, 134. IV, 7, 83. V, 4, 71. Tit. II, 1, 48. Ill, 1,
139. V, 2, 87. w. you what? = let me tell you: w. you
what, my lord? to-day the lords you talk of are be-
headed, R3 HI, 2, 92. w. you what I found? H8 III, 2,
122. and Iw. not what (at the end of enumerations):
R2 II, 1, 250. / w. not by what strong escape, Err. V,
148. Mids IV, 1, 169. the thing you w. of, a phrase
of mean persons endeavouring at decency: Gent. IV,
4, 30. Meas. II, 1, 115. cf. you may come and see the
picture, she says, that you w. of, Wiv. II, 2, 90. a
greater soldier than he you w. one. Cor. IV, 5, 171
(some M. Edd. you w. on). God w, (subjunctive) : God
W; it was defect of spirit, Lucr. 1346. Pilgr. 254.
R3 11, 3, 18 (Ef no, no, good friends, God w.; Qq. no,
good my friend, not so). Hml. II, 2, 435.
Wound, subst. (rhyming to ground, R2 III, 2,
139; the verb to sound. Per. IV. Prol. 23) a hurt
consisting in a breach of the skin and flesh of an ani-
mal body: Ven. 915. 1062. 1054. 1064. Lucr. 1116.
1466. Sonn.34, 8. Pilgr. 129. Mids. II, 2, 101. Merch.
III, 2, 268. IV, 1, 268. John II, 418. V, 2, 14. R2
III, 2; 139. Ill, 3, 44 etc. a green w. H4B II, 1, 106.
H6 V, 1, 44. to give a w. Lucr. 1488. 1722. Sonn.
133, 2. H6A II, 5, 110. Ill, 3, 50. Troil. Ill, 3, 229.
Caes. 11, 1, 300. Cymb. V, 1, 21. to make a w. Lucr.
1201. As III, 6, 20. 30. R2 IV, 279. R3 I, 2, 11. Tim.
Ill, 5, 66. to lend —s, H6A I, 1, 87. to have (= to
receive) u w. H6 IV, 3, 48. (= to have received,
to bear on one's body: Cor. II, 3, 174). to receive
a w. Cor. II, 3, 113. to take a w. H4A I, 3, 97. Cymb.
Ill, 4, 117. to bind up a w. As IV, 3, 151. R3 V,
3, 177.
Figuratively, any hurt or pain : bearing away the
w. that never healeth, Lucr. 731. that deep w. it gives
my friend and me, Sonn. 133, 2. the private w. is
deepest, Gent. V, 4, 71. show me the very w. of this
ill news, John V, 6, 21. the long-grown — s of my in-
temperance, n4AIII, 2, 156. civil — s are stopped,
R3 V, 6, 40. the w. of peace is surety, Troil. II, 2,
14. Especially applied to the pangs of love: Ven.
370. Gent. I, 2, ll'O. Mids. II, 1, 167. As 11, 4, 44.
Ill, 5, 30 etc.
Wound, vb.to hurt by breaking the skinand flesh:
Lucr.1185. Tp.III,3,63. AdolII,l,23. LLLIV,1,27.
28. Mids. V, 301. As III, 2, 264. Ill, 5, 16. V, 2, 25.
John V, 4, 9. V, 7, 1 14. R2 II, 1, 99. H4B I, 1, 14 etc.
Applied to senseless things : the bearing earth with his
hard hoof he — s, Ven. 267. — s the unsisting postern
with these strokes, Meas. IV, 2, 92. rebels w. thee (the
earth) with their horses' hoofs, R2 III, 2, 7. V, 1, 30.
w. the bark, III, 4, 58. the sea which they ear and w.
with keels. Ant. I, 4, 49. with sharp needle w. the
cambric, Per. IV Prol. 23.
In a moral sense: never w. the heart with looks
again, Ven. 1042. Lucr. 466. Sonn. 120, 12. 139, 3.
LLL V, 2, 481. 854. Shr. V, 2, 138. H4A I, 4, 36.
V, 4, 80. H6B III, 2, 51. H8 II, 2, 75. II, 4, 96. thou
wrongest his honour, — est his princely name, Lucr. 599.
831. Ado IV, 1, 243. John I, 66. R2 I, 1, 191. H6B
III, 2, 68. Hml. V, 2, 355. the trusty knight was — ed
with disdain, Pilgr. 221. R2 III, 2, 216. Ant. V, 2,
159. Cymb. V, 5, 202. whose sudden sight hath thralled
my —ed eye, Shr. 1, 1, 225. Gent. I, 2, 113. Rom. II,
3, 50, then we w. our modesty, when of ourselves we
publish them (our deservings) All's I, 3, 5. the mind,
the which he pricks and — s with many legions of strange
fantasies, John V, 7, 17. while covert enmity under th^
smile of safety — s the world, H4B Ind. 10. IV, 4, 196.
R3 V, 5, 39. disorder — s where it should guard, HCB
V, 2, 32. the — ed chance of Antony, Ant. Ill, 10, 36.
the chastity he — ed, Cymb. II,_ 2, 14 etc. Peculiar ex-
pression : how attentiveness — ed his daughter, till, from
one sign of dolour to another, she did, I would fain
say, bleed tears, Wint. V, 2, 94. cf. like wonder-
wounded hearers, Hml. V, 1, 280.
The gerund substantively: Ven. 432. 465. Lr. 1,
4, 322.
Woundless, invulnerable: hit the w. air, Hml.
IV, 1, 44.
Wow, in pow w, , an exclamation of contempt :
Cor. II, 1, 157 (0. Edd. pow waio).
Wrack, (such throughout the spelling in 0. Edd.
of the subst. and vb., never loreck; rhyming to alack:
Per. IV Prol. 12. to back: Ven. 558. Lucr. 841. 965.
Sonn. 126, 5. Mcb. V, 5, 51) subst. 1) destruction,
ruin; loss, decay: honour's'tv. Ven. 558. Lucr. 841.
I could prevent this storm and shun thy w. 960. beauty's
w. 1451. R3 I, 2, 127. nature, sovereign mistress over
w. Sonn. 126, 5. in the w. of maidenhood, All's III, 5,
24. hence grew the general w. and massacre, IIGA I,
1, 135. compassion of my country's w. IV, 1, 56. Mcb.
I, 3, 114. Hume's knavery will be the duchess' w. H6B
1, 2, 105. the commonwealth hath daily run to w. I, 3,
127. found thee a way out of his w., to rise in, H8 III,
2, 438. rejoices in the common w. Tim. V, 1, 195. what
w. discern you in me deserves your pity? Cymb. I, 6,
84. what's thy interest in this sad w. IV, 2, 366 (the
dead body of Cloten). envy, oft the w. of praise, Per.
IV Prol. 12. ^
2) destruction by sea, shipwreck: Ven 454 Tp
I, 2, 26. 390. 414. 488. Gent. I, 1, 166. Err. V, 49
(by w. of sea). 359. Merch. Ill, 1, 110. Tw. V, 273
John III, 1, 92. R2 II, 1, 267. 269 (figuratively).
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• H6C II, 2, 5. V, 4, 23. Mcb. V, 5, 51 (figuratively).
Oth. II, 1, 23. Per. Ill, 2, 51.
3) that which is lost in a shipwreck: u, lu. past
hope he was, Tw. V, 82, rich ...as is the ooze and
hottom of the sea with sunken w. H5 I, 2, 165. me-
thouyht I saw a thousand fearful —s, R3 I, 4, 24.
IVrafik, vb. to ruin, to destroy: each hour's joy
— ed with a week of teen, R3 IV, 1, 97. I feared he
did but trifle and meant to w. thee, Hml. II, 1, 113.
Partic. — ed (ancient orthogr. wravkt) =■ ship-
wrecked: Sonn. 80, 11. Tp. 1, 2, 236. 436. V, 137.
161.*Meas. Ill, 1, 225. Merch. Ill, 1, 3. Wint. V, 2,
75. John V, 3, 11. H5 IV, 1, 100. H6B III, 2, 82.
Mcb. I, 3, 29. Per. II Prol. 32.
AVrackful, destructive: the w. siege of battering
days, Sonn. 65, 6.
, Wrack-threatening, threateningsMp- wreck and
ruin : thy rocky and w. heart, Lucr. 590.
Wrangle, to quarrel, to brawl: for a score of
kingdoms you should w., and I would call it fair play,
Tp. V, 174 (Staunton proposes wrong me), ready to
w. with mine own honesty, Wiv. II, 1, 88. LLL IV, 1,
119. As V, 4, 197. Shr. Ill, 1, 4. Alls 11, 2, 27. Tw.
IV, 3, 14. H6A II, 4, 66. H6C II, 2, 176. R3 1, 3,
158. 11, 4, 55. Caes. IV, 2, 45. Oth. HI, 4, 144. Ant.
I, 1,48. II, 2, 106.
AVrangler, opponent, adversary: he hath made a
match with such a w. that all the courts of France will
be disturbed with chaces, H5 I, 2, 264. the seas and
winds, old — s, took a truce, Troil. II, 2, 75.
Wrap, to involve, to cover with something thrown
or wound round; with in: Lucr, 48. Mids. II, 1, 256.
Shr. Ind I, 38. Alls V, 3, 94. John II, 227. H6C I,
4, 137. II, 1, 161. Tit. IV, 2, 58. weapons —ed about
with lines, 27. With up, = to cover, to hide: the
evil which is here — ed up in countenance, Meas. V,
117. will in concealment w. me up a while, Lr. IV,
3, 54.
Metaphorically: — ed and confounded in a thousand
fears, Lucr. 456 (plunged, overwhelmed), how are
they — ed in with infamies, 636. / am —ed in dismal
thinkings. Alls V, 3, 128. my often rumination — s me
in a most humorous sadness. As IV, 1, 19 (cf. .Enwrap
and Attire vb.). Euphuism: why do we w. the gentle-
man in our more rawer breathi Hml. V, 2, 128 (i. e.
why do we speak of him?).
Wrath, subst. 1) anger: Lucr. 909. 1474. Conipl.
293. Tp. Hi, 3, 79 (s). Gent. HI, 1, 166. V, 4,
81. 127. Alls III, 4, 28. Tw. IV, 2, 137. Wint. II, 3,
139. John II, 210. Ill, 1, 340. HI, 4, 167. IV, 3, 49.
H5 IV, 7, 37 (— s; Fluellen's speech). H6A II, 3, 70.
H6B III, 2, 292. V, 1, 157. V, 2, 55. H6C I, 3, 19.
1, 4, 53. IV, 1, 82. R3 1, 4, 71. II, 1, 106 (Qq rage\
118. V, 3, 110. Cor. I, 4, 27. V, 2, 83. Tit. 1, 419.
II, 3, 143. V, 3, 184. Tim. IV, 3, 339. V, 1, 206. V,
4, 41. Caes. II, 1, 164. Mcb. V, 5, 36. Lr. I, 1, 124.
HI, 7, 26. IV, 1, 24. Oth. II, 3, 298. Ill, 3, 363. Ant.
V, 2, 290 (their after w.). Cymb. 1, 1, 86. 135. HI,
2, 40. V, 5, 308. Per. 1, 1, 17. IV Prol. 44.
2) rage , extreme passion , impetuosity : they are
in the very w. of love and they will together. As V, 2,
,y44. pervert the present w. he hath against himself, Cymb.
II, 4, 151. Applied to impetuosity in combat: Tw. HI,
4, 254. John I, 27. H43 Lid. 30. I, 1, 109. H6C II,
5, 131. R3 I, 3, 268. Troil. I, 2, 11. IV, 5, 105. Cor.
I, 9, 86. 1, 10, 16. Hrel II, 2, 483.
Wrath, adj. angry: Oberon is passing fell and w.
Mids. II, 1, 20 (placed in the rhyme).
Wrathful, 1) angry: John II, 87. H6A IV, 3, 28.
H6BI1I,2,155. IV,2,134. Troil. V, 2,38. Lr.III,2,43.
2) raging, furious, impetuous; grating shock ofw.
iron arms, R2 1, 3, 136. valiant as the w. dove or most
magnanimous mouse, H4B HI, 2, 171. his sparkling
eyes, replete with w.fire, H6A I, 1, 12. barren winter
with his w. nipping cold, H6B II, 4, 3. your w. wea-
pons drawn, HI, 2, 237. heart, be w. still, V, 2, 70.
a wayward son, spiteful andw., who ... loves for his
own ends, Mcb. HI, 5, 12.
Wrathfully, angrily: Caes. 11, 1, 172.
Wrath-kindled, angry: R2 1, 1, 152.
Wreak, subst. resentment, vengeance: if thou
hast a heart ofw. in thee, Cor. IV, 5, 91. take w. on
Home, Tit, IV, 3, 33. shall we be thus afflicted in his
-s? IV, 4, 11.
Wreak, vb. 1) to revenge: be — ed on him, Ven.
1004. to w. our wrongs. Tit. IV, 3, 51. to w. the love
I bore my cousin upon his body that hath slaughtered
him, Rom, III, 5, 102.
2) to reck, to care for; spelt recA; in this signi-
fication by M. Edd. ; see Reck.
Wreakful, resenting, revengeful: working w.
vengeance on thy foes, Tit, V, 2, 32. live in all the
spite ofw. heaven, Tim. IV, 3, 229.
Wreakless, see Reckless.
Wreath, garland : — s of victory, Lucr. 110. H6C
V, 3, 2. R3 I, 1, 5. Caes. V, 3, 82, Per. 11,3, 10. the
w. of radiant flre on flickering Phoebus' front, Lr. II,
2, 113. a w. of chivalry, Per. II, 2, 29.
Wreathe, to twine; to fold: an adder — d up in
fatal folds, Ven. 879. to w. your arms, Gent, II, 1, 19,
LLL IV, 3, 135. about his neck a snake had — d itself,
As IV, 3, 109. each — d in the other's arms, Tit, II,
3, 25. cf. Sorrow-wreathen.
Wreck, subst. and vb., see Wrack.
\ Wrcckful, see Wrackful.
AVreck-threatenlng, see Wrack-threatening.
Wren, the bird Troglodytes parvulus: Mids. Ill,
1, 131. Merch. V, 106. H6B HI, 2, 42. R3 I, 3, 71.
Mcb. IV, 2, 9. Lr. IV, 6, 114. Cymb. IV, 2, 305. Per.
IV, 3, 22. Sir Toby calls Maria the youngest w. of
mine (M. Edd. of nine), Tw. Ill, 2, 70, on account of
her short stature.
Wrench, subst. a violent pull, a sprain : a noble
nature may catch a w. Tim. II, 2, 218.
Wrench, vb. to pull by violence, to wrest: w.
awe from fools, Meas. 11, 4, 14. your manner of ^ing
the true cause the false way, H4B II, 1, 120. w. up
thy power to the highest, Cor. I, 8, 11. the — ing iron,
Rom. V, 3, 22. thence to be — ed with an unlineal hand,
Mcb. Ill, 1, 63. like an engine — ed my frame of nature
from the fixed place, Lr. 1, 4, 290. w. his sword from
him, Oth. V, 2, 288 (Ql wring), w. it open straight,
Per. HI, 2, 53. In H8 I, 1, 167 O. Edd. —ing, M.Edd.
rinsing j cf. lance and lanch, wince and winch.
Wrest, subst. a tuning-key : Antenor is such a w.
in their affairs that their negotiations all must slack,
wanting his manage, Troil. HI, 3, 23.
Wrest, vb, 1) to pull and take with violence:
the imminent decay of — ed pomp, John IV, 3, 154
(struggled for? Perhaps wretched), that doit that e'er
I —ed from the king, H6B HI, 1, 112. / of these
(signs) will w. an alphabet, Tit. Ill, 2, 44,
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2) to turn the wrong way, to misinterpret: an bad
thinking do not v. true speaking, Ado 111, 4. 33. w.
once the law to your authority, Mereli. IV, 1, 215 (to
= according to), have too lavislily — ed his meaning
and authority, H4B IV, 2, 58. fashion, w. or bow your
meaning, Ho I, 2, 14. he'U u\ the sense, H6B 111, 1,
186. cf. Jll-wresiing and 0' erwrested.
Wrestle, to contend wlio shall throw the other
down: As 1, 1, 99. 126. 132. 167. As I, 2, 116. 118.
133 Cwi'MJ. 151. 164. 165. 193. 266.282. 111,2,
244. Troil. IV, 5, 194. Metaphorically: w. with af-
fection. Ado 111, 1, 42. As I, 3, 21. great affections
— ing in thy bosom, John V, 2, 41. I'll w. with you in
1111/ strength of love, Ant. HI, 2, 62.
Wrestler, one who wrestles: As 1, 1, 95. 178.
I, 2, 134. 179. 1, 3, 22. 11, 2, 13 (trisyll.?). 111,2,225.
Wretch, a miserable creature ; a term in which
now pity, now contempt, now abhorrence is predomi-
nant. Expressing pity: Ven. 680. 703. Wint. HI, 3,
49. Ho II, 2, 53. IV, 3, 87. H6B 111, 1, 211. Ill, 3,
20. 22. H6C 1, 3, 12. Ill, 1, 47. R3 II, 2, 6. Troil.
IV, 2, 32. Rom. V, 1, 52. Ilml. II, 2, 168. IV, 7, 183.
Lr. Ill, 4, 28. 34. IV, 1, 8. Cymb. V, 4, 127. Applied
to sick persons: LLL V, 2, 862. Mids. V, 384. H4B
I, 1, 140. to convicts and prisoners: Gent. IV, 2, 133.
Wint. V, 1, 199. H5 I, 2, 243.
Expressing contempt: Lucr. 269. Sonn. 50, 7. 74,
II. 141, 12 (thy proud heart's slave and vassal w. to
be). Meas. Ill, 1, 137. IV, 3, 85. 139. V, 105. Err.
V, 27. 240. Merch. IV, 1, 4. Shr. II, 315. Tw. IV, 1,
51. John HI, 1, 115. R2 111, 4, 80. H5 11,2,178.
IV Chor. 41. IV, 1, 295. IV, 5, 8. H6A II, 3, 44. V,
4,7. H6B III, 2, 307. H6C 1, 1, 231. Cor. I, 9, 48.
HI, 1, 164. Tit. IV, 4, 59. V, 3, 64. Rom. Ill, 5, 161.
Hml. I, 5, 51. Lr. 11, 2, 150. IV, 6, 208. 0th. I, 1,
115. Cymb. II, 3, 118. V, 1, 11. V, 5, 181.
Abhorrence: Wint. IV, 4, 469. H6B IV, 10, 83.
K3 I, 2, 17. IV, 4, 139. V, 5, 5. H8 II, 1, 110. Tit.
V, 2, 181. V, 3, 177. Lr. I, 1, 215. HI, 2, 51. 0th.
IV, 2, 15. V, 2, 296.
Used as a word of tenderness (mixed with pity):
the pretty v>. left crying and said Ay, Rom. 1, 3, 44.
excellent w..' 0th. HI, 3, 90. come, thou intorlal w. Ant.
V, 2, 306.
Wretched (superl. —est, E3 II, 4, 18) 1) mise-
rable, very unhappy: Lucr. 161. 1136. 1501. 1662.
feonn. 91, 13. 14. Meas. IV, 3, 126. Err. II, 1, 34.
IV, 4, 118. Merch. IV, 1, 269. As II, 1, 36. 11, 4, 68.
HI, 5, 37. IV, 3, 107. All's V, 3, 158. E2 I, 2, 27.
H6A I, 1, 48. 1, 4, 70. 97. H6B HI, 2, 72. 73. IV,
9, 49. H6C 11, 5, 76. E3 I, 2, 18. I, 3, 203. II, 1,
93. Ill, 4, 95. 107. IV, 4, 8. V, 3, 159. H8 HI, 1, 106.
Mcb. IV, 3, 141. Hml. HI, 1, 163. Ill, 3, 67. 0th. V,
1,41. Ant. HI, 6, 76 etc.
2) sorry, paltry, contemptible: Sonn. 119, 5. 126,
8. Meas V, 132. 164. LLL IV, 3, 80. H4A IV, 3,
57. H5 III, 7, 142. IV, 1, 285. H6C I, 1, 216. R3
II, 4, 18. Rom. HI, 1, 135. IH, 5, 185. Tim. V, 5,
70. Caes. 1, 2, 117. Mcb. V, 7, 17. Hml. Ill, 4, 31.
3) hateful, abominable: such w. hands (asTar-
quin's) such vi blood should spill (as his own) Lucr.
999. the -<('., bloody and usurping boar, R3 V, 2, 7.
Wretchedness, misery, extreme unhappiness:
Lucr. 900. Mids. V, 85. R2 111, 4, 26. IV, 238. H8
III, 1, 123. IV, 2, 84. Rom. V, 1, 68. Tim. IV, 2, 30.
Lr. 1V,6, 61. Cymb. HI, 4, 61.
Schmidt, the English of Shaltespeare.
Wright, in Shipwright, q. v.
Wring (impf and partic. wrung) 1) to press, to
squeeze : you hurt my hand with — ing, Ven . 42 1 . Merch.
11, 8, 49. 0th. Ill, 3, 421. he — s her nose, Ven. 475.
H6B 111, 2, 34. wrung in the withers, H4A 11, 1, 7
(injured by pressing, cf. XJnwrung). cf wrung with
wrongs more than our backs can bear. Tit. IV, 3, 84.
2) to press by turning and straining, as clothes in
washing: I wash, «-., brew etc. Wiv. I, 4, 101 (O.Edd.
ring), to w. ones hands, a gesture of distress: Gent.
II, 3, 8. HI, 1, 227. H6B I, 1, 226. R3 H, 2, 3 (Qq
w. your hands, Ff weep so oft). Rom. Ill, 2, 36. Hml.
III, 4, 34.
3) to press on, to ply hard: dangers, doubts, — ing
of the conscience, H8 II, 2, 28. let me w. your heart,
Hml. Ill, 4, 35. With to, -—- to force to: it is a hint
that — s mine eyes to't, Tp. I, 2, 135.
4) With /row, = to take with violence, to extort,
to force from: must either punish me ... or w. redress
frotn you, Meas. V, 32. your over -kindness doth w.
tears from me, Ado V, 1, 302. to w. the widow from
her customed right, H6B V, 1, 188 (= to w. the right
from the widow; cf. Appendix), w. the sceptre from
his fist, H6C II, 1, 154. thy sceptre wrung from thee,
HI, 1, 16. which God defend that I should w. from
him, ]il3 HI, 7, 173. to w. from the hard hands of pea-
sants their vile trash, Caes. IV, 3, 73. he hath wrung
from me my slow leave, Hml. I, 2, 58. w. his sword
from him, 0th. V, 2, 288 (Ei wrench).
5) intr. to WTithe in pain , to suffer in a high de-
gree: those that w. under the load of sorrow. Ado V,
I, 28. whose sense no more can feel than his own —^ing,
Ho IV, 1, 253. he — s at some distress, Cvmb. HI,
6, 79.
Wringer (0. Edd. ringer; cf Wiv. I, 4, 101) one
who wrings the water out of clothes: Wiv. I, 2, 5
(Sir Hugh's speech).
Wrinkle, subst. a furrow in the skin of the face:
Ven. 139. Lucr. 562. 1452. Sonn. 3, 12. 63, 4. 77,
5. 93, 8. 100, 10. 108, 11. Merch. I, 1, 80. All's
II, 4, 20. John 11, 505. R2 1, 3, 230. II, 1, 170. IV,
277. H6C V, 2, 19. Troil. 1, 1, 38. Tit. HI, 1, 7. Tim.
IV, 3, 148. Lr. I, 4, 306. Ant. I, 2, 19.
Wrinkle, vb. to give wrinkles to, to make old and
ugly: a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness — s
Apollo's, Troil. 11, 2, 79.
Wrinkled, having wrinkles: Ven. 133. Lucr.
275. Meas. I, 3, 5. Merch. IV, 1, 270. Shr. IV, 5, 43.
Wint. V, 3, 28. John IV, 2, 192. R3 1, 1, 9. I, 3,
164. Troil. H, 2, 104. Tim. IV, 1, 5. Hml. II, 2, 200.
Ant. I, 5, 29. HI, 11, 37.
Wriothesley, family name of the Earl of South-
ampton Ven. and Lucr. Ded.
Wrist, the joint by which the hand is joined to
the arm: John IV, 2, 190. Hml. 11, 1, 87. Cymb. V,
4,9.
Writ, subst. 1) Scripture; holy w. in babes hath
judgment shown. All's II, 1, 141. H6B I, 3, 61. R3 I,
3, 337. 0th. Ill, 3, 324. each man thinks all is w. he
spekencan, Per. H Prol. 12 (= a gospel). Jestingly:
let's see the devil's w. H6B I, 4, 60.
2) a mandate, a precept issued ftom the proper
authority: ere the — s go forth, H6B V, 3, 26 (to
convoke the parlinment). that therefore such a w. (of
a praemunire) be sued against you, H8 HI, 2, 341.
folded the w. up, Hml. V, 2, 51. my w. is on the life
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W
of Lear, Lr. V, 3, 246. tins is the tenour of the em-
perors w. Cymb. IH, 7, 1.
3) any document: litis fatal, w., the complot of this
timeless tragedy, Tit. H, 3, 264.
Doubtful passages : / have neither iv., nor words,
nor worth, Caes. Ill, 2, 225 (later i'f and M. Edd.
lait). for the law of w. and the liberty, these are the
onlymen, Hml.11,2,421 (explained as meaning exact
recitation of what the author had written. In 0. Edd.
the words /or the law of writ and the liberty are joined
to what precedes).
Write, (impf. seldom 7y;TO(e; TitV, 1, 106. Hml.
V, 2, 32. 37. Cymb. IV, 3, 37: usually writ; partic.
seldom wrote: Ant. Ill, 5, 11. Cymb. Ill, 6, 2. 21;
in Lr. I, 2, 93 Qq wrote, Ff writ; usually writ or
written) ; 1) to form characters representing words on
paper or other materials : / writ at random, Gent. II,
1, 117. w. till your inh be dry. III, 2, 75. they can w.
and read. Ado III, 3, 12. LLL 111, 206. Merch. II, 4,
18. Tw. V, 340 {w. from it, i. e. otherwise). H6B
IV, 2, 92 etc. Gerund — ing = handwriting: LLL
IV, 3, 203.
2) to cover with characters representing words:
till she have writ a sheet of paper, Ado II, 3, 138. a
paper written in his hand, V, 4, 86. a sheet of paper
writ o'both sides the leaf, LLL V, 2, 8. a written scroll,
Merch. II, 7, 64. a scroll, and written round about.
Tit. IV, 2, 18.
3) to set down, to foi-m by means of letters (in a
proper and figurative sense): to cipher what is writ
ill learned books, Lucr. 811. a letter writ to your grace,
IIGA IV, 1, 12. Lucr. 102. 1183. 1295. Sonn. 23, 13.
71, 6. hl5, 1. Gent. I, 2, 109. 113. 123. II, 1,93.
110.. 132. HI, 1, 249. Wiv. I, 3, 65. II, 1, 76. V, 5,
73. Meas. IV, 4, 1. Err. IV, 3, bb (it is written). Ado
V, 4, 89. LLL I, 1, 117. 156 (to the laws I w. my
name). IV, 1, 58. Mids. II, 2, 122. A.s V, 2, 84. Tw.
Ill, 4, 43. V, 293. 370. John IV, 1, 37. R2 IV, 275.
H4A I, 3, 263. H5 1, 2, 98 (it is writ). H6B IV, 1,
99. H6C I, 1, 169 (over the chair of state ... w. up
his title). H8 III, 2, 287. Cor. V, 2, 96. Tit. IV, 1,
70. 84. V, 1, 106. Rom. I, 2, 36. 39 (it is written).
43. I, 3, 82. 86. II, 2, 57. IV, 2, 1. V, 3, 82. Caes.
I, 2, 126. Hml. V, 2, 32 (wrote it fair). Lr. I, 2, 93.
Ant. II, 6, 4. Ill, 5, 11 etc. With down: Gent. I, 2,
117. Ill, 1, 357. Ado IV, 2, 13. 17. 33. 73. 78. 90.
John V, 2, 4. Cymb. II, 2, 24 etc. Opposed to speaking
by word of mouth: Sonn. 26, 3. Mids. I, 2, 68. Shr.
Ill, 1, 70. All's III, 2, 98. H6A III, 1, 2. 10. Cor. V,
1, 68. Rom. V, 2, 4.
The gerund — ing substantively = any thing writ-
ten, as a letter, a note, a schedule: I'll rend the — ing,
Merch. II, 7, 64. this is not my — ing, Tw. V, 353. let
me see the —ing, R2 V, 2, 57. 59. V, 3, 49. —ings all
tending to the great opinion, Caes. I, 2, 322. liow calm
and gentle I proceeded in all my — i"gs. Ant. V, 1, 76.
peruse this — iiig. Per. II, 5, 41.
Metaphorical use: let him but copy v;hat in you
is writ, Sonn. 84, 9. in manys looks the fahe heart's
history is writ, 93, 8. the stealth of our most mutual
entertainment with character too gross is writ on .Juliet,
Meas. I, 2, 159. there is written in your broio honesty
and constancy, IV, 2, 162. have wrillen strange de-
features in my face. Err. V, 299. the last tnsie of sweets
... writ in remembrance, R2 11, 1, 14. whose memory
is written on the earth with yet appearing blood, II4B
IV, 1, 81. that I'll w. upon thy burgonet, H6B V, 1,
200. — ing destruction on the enemy's castle, Tit. Ill,
1, 170. raze out the written troubles of the brain, Mcb.
V, 3, 42. that self hand which writ his honour in the
acts it did. Ant. V, 1, 22. the record of injuries ...
written in our flesh, V, 2, 118 etc. With down: that
are written down old with all the characters of age,
H4B I, 2, 202. opinion, who hath writ me down after
my seeming, V, 2, 128. cf. set down in Troil. IV, 5,
61 and Tim. IV, 3, 118.
Compare with the phrase it is written (Err. IV, 3,
55. H5 I, 2, 98. Rom. I, 2, 39) the following ex-
pressions: we did think it lorit down in our duty to let
you know of it, Hml. I, 2, 222. is't writ in your re-
venge that you will dram both friend and foel IV.
5, 141.
4) to make a communication by letter; some love
of yours hath writ to you, Gent. I, 2, 79. Meas. I, 1,
56. Ado II, 3, 150. LLL IV, 2, 138. R2 I, 3, 186.
Caes. Ill, 1, 278 (Caesar did write for him to come to
Rome). 0th. I, 3, 46 etc. := to communicate, to tell
by letter: Gent. I, 3, 56.' Meas. IV, 2, 218. All's IV,
3, 102. 226. Cor. V, 6, 63. Rom. V, 3, 246. Cymb.
Ill, 5, 2. 21. IV, 3, 37 etc.
5) to express, to define in black and white: if I
could w. the beauty of your eyes, Sonn. 17, 5. the hill
that — s them all alike, Mcb. Ill, 1, 101.
6) to compose, to produce as an author; absol.:
Sonn. 116, 14. Wint. V, 1, 99. Ant. Ill, 2, 17. with
of: Sonn. 84, 7. R3 I, 4, 46. with on: the star-gazers,
having writ on death, Ven. 509 (?). Transitiiely:
Gent. II, 1, 97. Wiv. Ill, 2, 69. Ado V, 1, 37 (writ
the style of gods). V, 2, 4. LLL I, 2, 120. IV, 3, 91).
Mids. Ill, 1, 18. 25. IV, 1, 220. V, 365. All's IV, 3,
355. H5 III, 7, 42. H6B IV, 7, 65. Hml. Ill, 2, 274
etc. the ■ — ing = the text: it would neither serve for
the — ing nor the tune, LLL I, 2, 119.
7) to subscribe: he learned but surety-like to w.
for me under that bond, Sonn. 134, 7. / w., good
creature, wheresoe'er she is, her heart weighs sadly,
All's III, 5, 69 (later Ff I right; most M. Edd. ay,
right; some / warrant^, who — s himself armigero,
Wiv. I, 1, 9. (he Turk . . . — s not so tedious a slijle,
H6A IV, 7, 74 (does not use so long a title), this hand
of mine hath writ in thy behalf, H6B IV, 1, 63 (has
underwritten orders tending* to thy good).
Hence = a) to declare: out on thee, seeming ! I
will w. against it, Ado IV, 1, 57. I'll w. against them,
detest them, curse them, Cymb. II, 5, 32. b) to claim
a title, to call one's self: Iw. man. All's II, 3, 208.
as if he had writ man ever since his father was «
bachelor, H4B I, 2, 30. w. happy when tJiou hast done,
Lr, V, 3, 35. cf. my mouth no more were broken than
these boys', and writ as little beard, All's II, 3, 67.
Writer, 1) a clerk: Adolll, 5, 68. H4AIII, 1,143.
2) an author: Sonn. 82, 3. Gent. I, 1, 42. 45. As
V, 1, 47. PI4A II, 4, 455. H5 I, 2, 64. Hml. II, 2, 366.
^Vrithled, wrinkled: this weak and w. shrimp,
H6A II, 3, 23.
IVriting, subst. see Write.
Wreath, see Wroth.
Wrong, subst. l)anythingnotrigbtand becoming,
or done by mistake; error: construe Cassia's smiles
... quite in the w. 0th. IV, 1, 104. a man of comple-
ments, whom right and w. have chose as umpire, LLL
I, 1, 169. pardon lore this w., that sings heaven's praise
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with such an earthly tongue, IV, 2, 121. cf. the quibble:
you will not pocket up w. H4A III, 3, 184 and H5 III,
2, 55.
2) anything unjust : you do him the more w.; 'twas
1, Gent. IV, 4, 29. it cannot be that she hath done thee
w. Err. V, 135. what judgment shall 1 dread, doing no
wJ Merch, IV, 1, 89. to do a great right, do a little
w. 216. All's II, 3, 317, John III, 1, 186. B2 II, 1.
164. 238. H4B IV, 3, 101. H6A III, 2, 78. Troil. II,
2, 187. Caes. Ill, 1, 47 etc. to he in the w. = to be
unjust: we were i'ihe w. tohen we banished him, Cor.
IV, 6, 156. to have w. = to suffer injustice: an you
do not make hint hanged among yoUj the gallows shall
have w. H4B II, 2, 105. w, hath but w. R3 V, 1, 29.
Caesar has had great w. Caes. Ill, 2, 116. to do lo.
sometimes = not to do justice, not to give a person
his due: hath done her beauty w, Lucr. 80 (in under-
praising it), do him not that w. to bear a hard opinion
of his truth, Gent. II, 7, 80. Meas. I, 2, 41. Ill, 2,
137. Ado II, 1, 214. Merch. V, 142. All's V, 3, 189
etc. With a kind of irony : I fear you have done your-
self some w. Tj). I, 2, 443 (you have protended to be
what you are not). Sometimes w. quite =: injustice:
law itself is perfect w. John III, 1, 189. fears attend
the steps of w. IV, 2, 56. toith the very hand of stern
injustice and confused w. V, 2, 23. now breathless
w. shall sit and pant, Tim. V, 4, 10. right and w.
opposed: hooking both right and w.. to the appetite,
Meas. II, 4, 176. to find out right with w. R2 II, 3,
145. Troil. I, 3, 116. II, 2, 171. Tim. IV, 3, 29.
3) any injury : assailed by night with circumstances
strong ... to do her husband w. Lucr. 1261 (by adul-
tery), what w. else may be imagined . . . might be done
to me, 1622. for thy right myself will bear all w. Sonn.
88, 14. / shall receive this villanous w. Wiv. II, 2,
308. shall not do his Julia so much iv. Gent. IV, 4,
142. Err. II, 1, 103. 11,2, 174. Ill, 1, 16. HI, 2, 17.
V, 201. Ado I, 1, 245. LLL II, 164. Mids. II, 2, 129.
Merch. I, 1, 155. II, 2, 141. All's I, 1, 74. II, 3, 96.
Tw. V, 143. 336. Wint. V, 1, 148. John III, 1, 13.
Ill, 3, 41. H6C IV, 1, 102 (she had the w. = she suf-
fered the injury); cf. R3 I, 3, 307 and H8 III, 1, 48.
Tim. HI, 6, 36 etc. With an Anglosaxon genitive or
a possessive pronoun, either subjectively, = an in-
jury done by one : to bear love's w. Sonn. 40, 12. his
grandam's — s, John II, 168. to bear every knave' s w.
H4B II, 1, 41. Hml. HI, 1, 71. with their high — s /
am struck to the quick, Tp. V, 25. 119. Mids. II, 1,
240. ri6C III, 3, 197. Tim. V, 1, 156. Mob. IV, 3,
33 etc. or objectively, = an injury done to one ; my
husband's — s, R2 I, 2, 47. England's private — s, II,
1, 166. H4A I, 3, 149. H6A III, 1, 161. R3 IV, 4,
377. 0th. V, 1, 32. complained her — s to us, Lucr.
1840. 1691. Meas. V, 26. Err. V, 217. Ado V, 3, 5.
Shr, IV, 3, 2. John III, 1, 182. R2 II, 3, 116. 128.
I-I6A I, 3, 59. II, 6, 22. R3 1, 3, 310. V, 3, 144. Tim.
Ill, 5, 32 etc.
= offence, trespass: answering one foul w., lives
not to act another, Meas. II, 2, 103. you are i'the w.
to speak before your time, V, 86. who I believe was
packed in all this w. Ado V, I, 308. forgire me this
enforced If. Merch. V, 240. Wint. IV,' 4, 416. V, I, 9.
John II, 116. R2 IV, 120. R3V, 1, 19.
^=- disgrace, insult: 'tis he that hath done thee w.;
I did but act, he's author of 'thy slander, Ven. 1005.
J will not do you that w. (to go first) AViv. 1, 1, 323.
326. you do yourself mighty w.. Master Ford, 111, 3,
221. received w. by some person. III, 1, 53. stir De-
metrius up with bitter w. Mids. Hi, 2, 361. ma.l:e some
reservation of your — s. All's H, 3, 260. LLL V, 2,
733. Shr. H, 59. Hi, 1, 16. Tw. HI, 4, 241. John
HI, 1, 200. R2 i, 1, 191. H4B 1, 1, 90. H, 3, 39. H5
HI, 2, 55 (quibbling). Hml. 1, 1, 143. Lr. IV, 2, 51.
0th. I, 1, 129 etc,
= mischief, harmj hurt, pain, damage: fiery eyes
blaze forth her w. Ven. 219. the heart hath treble w.
when it is barred the aidance of the tongue, 329. thy
mermaid's voice hath done me double w. 429. despite
thy (time's) w. my love shall ever live, Sonn. 19, 1:1.
to justify the w. that thy unkindness lays upon my hcari,
139, 1. the winds whose pity, sighing back again, did
us but loving w. Tp. I, 2, 151. Meas. H, 1, 280. H, 2,
53. Err. H, 2, 173. V, 19. 146. 398. Ado V, 1, 7.
Mids. II, 2, 11. Ill, 2, 28. As I, 2, 202. All's V, 3,
15. John IV, 1, 118. R2 I, 3, 246. HI, 2, 215. IMA
I, 3, 75. IV, 3, 82. H4B Ind. 40 (comforts fal.-.<;
worse than true — s). 1, ], 161. Ill, 2, 273. V, 1, ,0S
(he shall have no w.). Cor. V, 6, 38. Tim. HI, 4, 53.
Caes. Ill, 1, 170 (the general w. of Rome). 242. Hml.
H, 2, 367. Lr. I, 2, 180. Ant. V, 2, 40. Per. V, 1,
131 etc.
Wrong, adj. ]) not right, not that which was in-
tended or ought to be : / have directed you to w. places,
Wiv. HI, 1, 110. you took'the w. V, 5, 201. to turn the
w. side out: Ado HI, 1, 68. Tw. HI, 1, 14. Lr. IV, 2,
9. 0th. H, 3, 54.
2) false, mistaken, erring: thai my steeled sense
or changes right or w. Sonn. 112,8 {ci. Right, adj. 2).
she's in a w. belief, H6A H, 3, 31. the argument you
held was w. in you, H, 4, 67. by false intelligence or
w. surmise, R3 II, 1, 54. ojnnion, whose w. thought
defiles thee, Lr. Ill, 6, 119. to. imaginations, IV, 6,290.
3) unjust, illegitimate: if his cause be w. H5 IV,
1, 138. he thy title right or w. H6C I, 1, 159. we have
your w. rebuke, 0th. I, 1, 131.
Adverbially: if you choose w. Merch. II, 1, 40.
HI, 2, 2. it must go w. with you and me, John 1, 41.
we go w. Troil. V, 1, 74. how you were w. led. Ant.
Til, 6, 80.
Wrong, vb. 1) to do injustice to : I w. him to
call him poor, Wiv. II, 2, 282. I should w. it (your
desert) to lock it in the wards of covert bosom, Meas.
V, 9. you gave me none; you w. me much to say so.
Err. IV, 1, 66. 67. if they speak but truth of her, these
hands shall tear her; if they w. her honour, the proudest
of them shall ivell hear of it. Ado IV, 1, 193. 262.
Meas. V, 119. Mei:ch. I, 3, 171. HI, 2, 127. Shr. 11,
46. Tw. IV, 2, 32. V, 310. H4B II, 4, 353. H6C III,
2, 75. H8 HI, 1, 81. 166. Rom. 1, 5, 99. IV, 1, 32.
Caes. HI, 2, 156. IV, 2, 38. 39. IV, 3, 55. Ant. 1, 4,
40. Cymb. I, 6, 145 etc.
2) to do harm, to injure in any manner: how
Tarquin — ed me, Lucr. 819. to w. the wronger till
he render right, 943. the — ed Duke of Milan, Tp. V,
107. to w. my friend, I shall be much forsworn, Gent.
II, 6, 3. IV, 2, 112. IV, 4, 146. Wiv. I, 1, 106. 108.
110. 11, 1, 133. Meas. H, 3, 24. 25. Ill, 1, 206. 260.
V, 21. 406. Err. V, 330. Ado V, 1, 52. 53. LLL 11,
156. Mids. Ill, 2, 308. Merch. HI, 1, 69. 71. 73. Slir.
II, 27. All's IV, 4, 1 (almost = to deceive). Wint.
111, 3, 62. H6A II, 5, 109. H6C 111, 2, 74. K3 IV, 4,
121. Rom. IV, 1, 32. Lr, 1, 3, 3. 0th. H, 3, 224. Ant.
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HI, 6, 65. Per. I, 2, 112. II, 4, 25. 26 etc. Peculiar
expression : w. not that wrong with a more contempt,
Err. H, 2, 174 (= make it not worse, cf. what ruins
are in me ... by him not ruined'? 11, 1, 96. the want
that you have luanted, Lr. I, 1, 282. love, which, left
unshown, is often left unloved. Ant. Ill, 6, 62).
= to give offence, to affront: you iv. me, sir, thus
still to haunt my house, Wiv. Ill, 4, 73. 80. till that
time 1 do receive your offered love Wee love and will
not w. it, Hml. V, 2, 263. 244. 246. you w. this pre-
sence ; therefore speak no more, Ant. II, 2, 111. Caes.
IV, 3, 1.
= to disgrace : thou — est his honour, woundest
his princely ' name, Lucr. 599. be contented; you w.
yourself too much, Wiv. HI, 3, 178. IV, 2, 161. is any
woman — ed by this lewd fellow'? Meas. V, 516. 531.
Slir. II, 1. H6A II, 1, 16. IV, 7, 60. B3 IV, 4, 211.
H8 III, 1, 168. Tit. I, 8. Caes. IV, 3, 6 etc.
Wronger, one who wrongs or injures: Lucr. 943.
Ado V, 1, 271. 0th. Ill, 3, 168. Cymb. II, 4, 54.
Wrongful, unfair, unjust: 1 despise thee for thy
w. suit, Gent. IV, 2, 102. inw. quarrel you have slain
your son. Tit. I, 293.
Wrongfnily, unjustly: Sonn. 66, 7. Meas. V,
140. Ado IV, 2, 51. R2 I, 2, 39. II, 1, 201. H6B
II, 3, 107. Tit. IV, 4, 55. 76 (Lucius' punishment
was 'w.).
Wrong-incensed (not hyphened in O. Edd.) per-
versely exasperated: R3 II, 1, 51.
Wrongly, unjustly: and yet wouldsi w.uiin, Mch.
I, 5, 23.
Wroth (0. Edd. wroath) ruth, misery, sorrow:
I'll keep my oath, patiently to bear my w. Merch. II,
9, 78.
Wry, vb, to go obliquely, to swerve: murder wives
much better than themselves for —ing but a little, Cymb.
V, 1, 5.
Wrj-necked, having a crooked and distorted
neck: the vile squealing of the w. fife, Merch. II,
5, 30.
Wye, river in Wales: H4A III, 1, 65. H5 IV, 7,
29. Ill (all the water in W.).
Xantliippe (Fl Zentippe, later Ff Zantippe) the wife of Socrates, proverbial for a scold; Shr. I, 2, 71.
Yard, 1) a measure of three feet: Slir. IV, 3, 109.
113. HJ:A II, 4, 273 (tailor's y.). Rom. I, 2, 40.
Hml. Ill, 4, 208. Lr. IV, 6, 89 (a clothier's y.). two
—s, Wiv. I, 3, 44. 46. eight —s, H4A II, 2, 26. H4B
I, 2, 50. four y. H5 III, 2, 66 (Fluellen's speech).
loves her by the foot. He may not by the y. LLL V, 2,
676 (with an indecent quibble).
2) a piece of timber by which a sail is extended:
Tp. I, 2, 200.
Yarc, adj. and adv. ready, active, brisk, nimble:
cheerly, my hearts, y., y. Tp. I, 1, 7. down with the
top-mast ! y., lower, lower! 37. our ship . .. is tight and
y. and brtively rigged, V, 224. if you have occasion to
use me for your oion turn, you shall find me y. Meas.
IV, 2, 61. dismount thy tuck, be y. in thy preparation,
Tw. Ill, 4, 244. their ships are y., yours heavy. Ant.
Ill, 7, 39. a haltered neck which does the hangman
thank for being y. about him^ III, 13, 131. y., y., good
Iras, quick, V, 2, 286.
Yarely, readily, actively, briskly : fall to it y.
Tp. I, 1, 4. those flower-soft hands, that y. frame the
office, Ant. II, 2, 216.
Yarn, woollen thread: the toeb of our life is of
a mingled y. All's IV, 3, 84. alt the y. she spun. Cor.
I, 3, 93.
Yaughan, name in Hml. V, 1, 68.
Yaw, to move on unsteadily (as a ship), to steer
out of the line of the course: to divide him inv^n-
torially would dizzy the arithmclic of memory, and yet
but y. neither, in respect of his quick sail, Hml. V, 2,
120 (lection of Q2; the other Qq raw, Ff om. As
for hut neither = nevertheless, see Neither. It must
be considered that the whole speech of Hamlet is in-
tentionally affected, and calculated to puzzle his in-
terlocutor).
Yawu, to open wide: graves, y. and yield your
dead. Ado V, 3, 19. Caes. II, 2, 18. the gashes, that
bloodily did y. upon his face, H5 IV, 6, 14. when
churchyards y . Hml. 111,2,407. Applied to the mouth,
= to gape; 1) with greediness: now will I dam up
this thy — ing mouth, H6B IV, 1, 73. 2) with drowsi-
ness: the lazy — ing drone, H5 I, 2, 204. the shard-
borrie beetle with his drowsy hums hath rung night's
— ing peal, Mcb. Ill, 2, 43. 3) with surprise and
bewilderment: to y., be still and wonder, when one but
of my ordinance stood up. Cor. Ill, 2, 11. they y. at
it and botch the words up fit to their own thoughts, Hml.
IV, 5, 9 (Ff aim'), that the affrighted globe should y.
at alteration, 0th. V, 2, 101.
Yclad, clad : her words y. with wisdom's majesty,
H6B 1, 1, 33.
Ycleped or Ycliped , called (used by Armado
and Holofernes): LLL I, 1, 242. V, 2, 602.
Ye, pers. pron. of the 2nd person plur. ; not dif-
fering from ^o« ; nominative: Tp. V, 33. 41. Gent.
I, 2, 49. II, 4, 54. Wiv. Ill, 4, 29. Meas. IV, 3, 173.
Mids. Ill, 2, 243. Merch. I, 1, 58. 103. II, 2, 212
(Ff and later Qq you). Tw. II, 1, 40. John V, 2, 91.
H4A II, 2, 33. H6A II, 2, 35. Ill, 1, 70. 117. Ill, 2,
41. IV, 1, S. V, 3, 2. 3. H6B I, 1, 137. 1, 3, 141. II,
1, 132, III, 1, 4. H6C V, 4, 71. 75. R3 I, 1, 74 (Ff
you). IV, 2, 85. Caes. I, 3, 91. Mcb. I, 3, 54 etc.
Objective: Sonn. 42, 5. Ill, 13. Tp. V, 170. Gent.
I, 2, 28. II, 1, 104. V, 4, 58. LLL IV, 2, 10. V, 1,
101. Merch. Ill, 5. 3 (Ff and later Qq you). As II, 7,
135. V, 1, 16. Shr. I, 1, 90. H4A II, 2, 55. H6B I,
1, 141. IV, 6, 11. IV, 7, 126. H6C V, 5, 27. 35. R3
1, 2, 101 (Qq^^ea). Caes. Ill, 1, 157. Ant. II, 6, 78.
Cymb. II, 2, 10 etc. After prepositions: Tp. I, 2, 323.
Gent. II, 1, 35. IV, 1, 3. Wint. IV, 4, 663. H4B IV,
2, 75. H8 I, 4, 50. HI, 1, 102 etc. ye will contracted
ti) ye' II: LLL I, 2, 64 (Q2 Ff you'll), ye are con-
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tracted to y'are in 0. Edd. : All's III, 2, 94. Ill, 7,
14. IV, 3, 160. Wint. IV, 4, 108. Tim.-I, 1, 203 etc.
In Per. II, 1, 60 ¥iy'may see, Qq may see.
Tea, particle of affirmation, = yea: Sonn. 40, 1.
Tp. Ill, 2, 68. Meas, II, 2, 8. II, 4, 38. Err. IV, 2, 3.
Mids. IV, 1, 201. R3 I, 1, 52. IV, 4, 526 etc. Sub-
stantively; receives the scroll without or yea or no,
Lucr. 1340. by yea and no, Wiv. I, 1, 88. the very
yea and the no is, I, 4, 98. by yea and no, IV, 2, 202.
H4B II, 2, 142. by the yea and no of general igno-
rance, Cor. HI, 1, 145. by yea and nay, LLLl, 1, 54.
H4B HI, 2, 10 (Qq by yea and no), in russet yeas and
honest hersey noes, LLL V, 2, 413.
Often used = nay, to reprove, or notice, or am-
plify what has gone laefore: yea, though I die, the
scandalwill survive, IjVLCr.204:. yea, the illiterate ... will
quote my trespass, 810. make his bold waves tremble,
yea, his dread trident shake, Tp. 1, 2, 206. incensed
the seas and shores, yea, all the creatures, HI, 3, 74.
the great globe itself, yea, all which it inherit, IV, 154.
the slate . . . yea, my gravity, Meas. H, 4, 9. yea, dost
thou jeer and flout me? Err. II, 2, 22. one that com-
posed your beauties, yea, one to whom you are but as a
form in wax, Mids. 1, 1, 48. yea, art thou there? Ill,
2, 411. / tender it, ... yep,, twice the sum, March. IV,
I, 210. yea, say you so? Wint. IV, 4, 588. yea, brother
Richard, are you offended too? H6C IV, 1, 19. yea,
areyou so brief? Ro 1, 4, 88 (Ff what), yea, so familiar !
Troil. V, 2, 8. yea,,Troilus ! 0, well fought! V, 6, 12.
yea, is it come to this? Lr, I, 4, 326. yea, mistress,
areyou so peremptory? Per. II, 5, 73 etc.
Yead, diminutive of i'rfioarrf or rather Yedward:
Wiv. I, 1, 160.
Yea-forsooth: a rascally y. knave, H4B I, 2, 41
(one saying to anything yea and forsooth, which latter
was not a phrase of genteel company).
Yean, see .Ean.
Year, the time in which the earth completes a
revolution: Ven. 508. Tp. I, 2, 250. Meas. IV, 2, 25
(compound with him by the y.); cf. Shr. II, 371. 374.
Err. IV, 1, 21. Merch. II, 5, 26. H6C 11, 5,28 etc. etc.
Plnr. —s: Tp. 1, 2, 41. 279. Meas. II, 1, 277. IV, 2,
135. Err. V, 309. H6A II, 3, 40. IV, 3, 37 (this seven
—s). H6B II, 1, 2 (these seven — s' day). H6C II,
5, 29. 38 etc. etc. Often unchanged in the plural,
particularly in the language of low persons; Sonn.
II, 8. Tp. I, 2, 53. Meas. II, 1, 252. 254. 274. Ado
III, 3, 134 (this seven y.; Ff —s). LLL V, 2, 11
and 894 (lection of Ql). Merch. II, 5, 27. A.s HI, 2,
335. V, 2, 66. Shr. Ind. 2, 115. All's I, 1, 159. H4A
II, 4, 343 (this seven y.; ^i—s). H4B III, 2, 224
(Ff — s). H6A I, 3, 91. Cor. V, 4, 17. Eom. I, 3, 2.
Hml. V, 1, 183. Lr. HI, 4, 145 etc,
— s equivalent to age: my unripe — s, Ven. 524.
his tender — s, 1091. thy beauty and thy — s, Sonn.
41, 3. Gent. II, 4, 69. Meas. IV, 3, 76. Err. 1, 1, 126
(at eighteen — s = at the age of etc.). HI, 1, 90. As
IV, 3, 86. Shr. 11, 362 (struck in —s); cf. R3 1, 1,
92. H6A H, 5, 107. HI, 1, 71. IV, 1, 149. V, 1, 21
etc. etc. thou heapest a — s' age on me, Cymb. I, 1,
133 (an age advanced in years, old age. M. Edd. a
— 's age, which would not matter much), of — s =
of age: a king of — s, H6B II, 3, 28. till my infant
fortune comes to — s, R2 II, 3, 66 (^ becomes of age).
in —s = old: H4A II, 4, 500. Rom. HI, 6, 46. smiles
his cheek in — s, LLL V, 2, 465 (= smiles his cheek
old, i. e. makes it seem old by its continual wrinkles).
Sometimes = time: await for wretched — s, H6A 1,
1, 48. Hector shall not have his wit this y. Tr. 1, 2,
92 (it will take some time).
Yearly, adj. annual: the y. course thai brings
this day about, John III, 1, 81. five hundred poor I
have in y. pay, H5 IV, 1, 315.
Ycarl)-, adv. annually, every year: my beauty as
the spring doth y. grow, Ven. 141. Ado V, 3, 23. H5
IV, 3, 45. Cymb. HI, 1, 9.
Yearn (0. Edd. usually em or earn) 1) tr. to grieve,
to vex; she laments for it, that it would y. your heart
to see it, Wiv. HI, 5, 45. K2 V, 5, 76. it — s me not
when men my garments wear, Ho IV, 3, 26.
2) intr. to grieve, to mourn; my manly heart doth
y. H5 II, 3, a. Falslaff he is dead, and we must y.
therefore, 6. that every like is not the same , the heart
of Brutus — s to think upon, Caes. II, 2, 129.
Yeast, see Yest.
Yedward, familiar corruption oi Edward: H4A
I, 2, 149.
Yell, subst. aloud and alarming cry: to stop the
loud pursuers (hounds) in their y. Ven. 688. with
like timorous accent and dire y. as when ... the fire
is spied, 0th. I, 1, 75. = scream of distress and
agony ; nor — s of mothers, maids, nor babes, Tim.
IV, 3, 124.
Yell, vb. to cry out; to howl: the dogs did y.
LLL IV, 2, 60. as if it felt with Scotland and — ed out
like syllable of dolour, Mcb IV, 3, 7.
Yellnn', having the colour of gold or of withered
leaves: y. autumn, Sonn. 104, 5. sands, Tp. 1, 2, 376.
Mids. 11,1, 126. hair, Gent. IV, 4, 194. beard, Wiv.
1, 4, 23. cuckoo-buds, LLL V, 2, 906. gold, Mids. HI,
2, 393. Tim. IV, 3, 26. 33. these y. cowslip cheeks,
Mids. V, 339 (Thisbe's speech), stockings, Tw. H, 5,
166. ISO. 185. 218. Ill, 4, 28. 52. V, 346. cheek,
H4B 1, 2, 204 (sign of old age), y. chapless skulls,
Rom. IV, 1, 83. this y. lachimo, Cymb. II, 5, 14. The
colour of grief; with a green and y. melanvholy, Tw.
II, 4, 116. Of age and decay: fallen into the sear, the
y. leaf, Mcb. V, 3, 23; cf. Sonn. 73, 2.
Substantively; your perfect y. Mids. 1, 2, 98.
'mongst all colours no y. in it, Wint. II, 3, 107 .(as the
coloui of jealousy), a long motley coat guarded with
y. H8 Prol. 16. the — s, blues, the purple violets. Per.
IV, 1, 15 (yellow flowers),
Yelloived, grown yellow: my papers y. with their
age, Sonn. 17, 9.
Yellowing, lection of Qq in Tit. II, 3, 20: let
us sit down and mafk their y, noise; 'Et yelping, some
M. Edd. yelling.
Yellowness, jealousy, in the language of Nym:
I will possess him with y. Wiv. 1, 3, 111.
Yellows, jaundice in horses: Shr. Ill, 2, 54.
Yelping, partic. and gerund; barking without
courage; the timorous y. of the hounds appals her senses,
Ven. 881. a y. kennel of French curs. H6A IV, 2, 47.
In Tit. II, 3, 20 Ff let us sit down and mark their y.
noise; Qq yellowing.
Yeoman, 1) one not advanced to the rank of a
gentleman: we grace the y. by conversing with him,
H6A H, 4, 81. spring crestless yeomen from so deep
a root? 85. till thou be restored, thou art a y. 95. a
gentleman or a y. Lr. Ill, 6, 11. 13. 14.
8) a freeholder, a farmer: not so wealthy as an
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Eih/lisli I/. IldCI,-!, 1-3, good householders, — 'ssons,
II4A IV, u', 16.
3) appellation giveniu courtesy to common soldieis :
7/ou, good ycoiiicn, whose limbs trcrc made in Kihjland,
H5 III, 1, '25. Jhihl. (jendemen of Emjland! Jitjht, bold
yeomm ' K3 V, 3, 338.
4) ;i geutleraaa servant : the lady of the Strachi/
married the tj. of the wardrobe, Tw. 11, 5, 45. now it
did me — 's service, Hml. V, i?, 36.
= a kind of nnder-bailitT: where's i/our y.i is't a
luity I/. .' will a' stand to't.> H-1B11,1,4 (Mitf. Quickly's
speech').
Ycrk, to jerk, to thrust with a sudden and quick
motion : their wounded steeds --.y- out their armed heels
at Ihrir dead masters, H5 IV, 7, 83. to have — ed him
here under the ribs, 0th. 1, 2, 6.
Yes, the word of affirmation opposed to no: Ven.
939. Tp. 1, 2, -JSJ, 437. V, 174. Gent. II, 1, 12S. II,
3, 18. Wiv. II, 2, 108. Meas. 1, 4, 3. II, •_', 49. II, 3.
25. Ill, 1, 64. 87. 100. 108. Err. II, 2, 76. IV, 2, 56.
Merch. 1, 3, 34. Alls II, 5, 90 (rhyming to kiss) etc. etc.
Peculiarly used in replying to a negative proposition :
it nrrtr i/ct did hurt to lay doiun likelihoods and forms
of hope. Yes, if this present quality of war, indad the
instant action, a cause on foot, lives so in hope, I-I4B
I, 3, 36 (i. e. yes, it did hurt in such a case as ours,
when that which is to be done immediately, depends
on uncertain hopes. A passage unnecessarily corrected
by M. Edd.). cf. my quarrel -was not altogether slight.
Faith, i/es, to be put to the arhitremcnt of swords, Cynib.
1, 4, 52. Used as a word of enforcement: / say, take
heed; yes, heartily beseech you, H8 I, 2, 176.
Yfs<, spume or foam of water: Wint. Ill, 3, 94.
YeslciMlay, 1) on tlie day before to-day: Wiv.
IV, 2, 152. V, 1, 14. Merch. II, 8, 27. As II, 5, 49.
Ill, 4, 38. Tw. I, 3, 15. John III, 4, 80. H5 II, 3, 40.
Ill, 7, 51. IV, 8, 91. V, 1, 9. 36. Troil. I, 1, 46. I, 2,
34. 185. Ill, 3, 19. Cor. IV, 5, 211. Caes. I, 3, 26.
HI, 2, 123. Mcb. Ill, 1, 74. Hml. II, 1, 56. 0th. Ill,
3, 333. IV, 1, 52. Ant. V, 3, 251.
2) substantively, = the day before to-day: call
back y., bid time return, R2 III, 2, 69. all our — .••■,
Mcb. V, 0, 22.
Yestci'Kiglit, last night: Meas. V, 134. Ado IV,
I, 84. 184. I-I4A I, 1, 32. 36. II, 1, 59. R3 III, 6, 6.
Troil. I, 1, 32. Tit. IV, 2, 153. Rom. V, 3, 251. Caes.
II, 1, 238. Hml. I, 2, 189.
Ycsly, foamy, frothy: they, waves, Mcb. IV, 1,
53. a kind of y. collection, Hml. V, 2, 199 (light, fri-
volous, unsolid).
Yei, 1) now, by this time: tchat if my house be
troubled with a rat and I be pleased to give ten thou-
sand ducats to have it haned? lohat, are you ansivcrrd
ycl> Merch. IV, 1, 46 (i. e. after my alleging this in-
stance), whose party do the townsmen yet admit'^ John
11,361 (after we have measured our strengths in fight).
how yet resolves the governor of the toion? 115 III, 3,
1. knniv you me yet? Cor. IV, 3, 5 (after what I have
said to put you in mind), prepare thy brow to frown:
kiiowcf.!. thou inc. yet? IV, 5, 69. have you done yet?
Ant. Ill, 13, 153. whence are you'? A poor Egyptian
ycU the queen my mistress ... desires instruction, Ant.
V, 1, .32 (i. e. my queen, who is now no more than
a poor Egyptian. M. Edd. a poor Egyptian yet. The
queen etc.).
2) already: not one of them that yet looks on me,
or would know me, Tp. V, 83. no more yet of this, for
'lis not ... befitting this fust meeting, 162. she's come
to know, if yet her brother's pardnn be cumc hither,
Meas. IV, 3, 112. hath yet the deputy sent my brother's
pardon? 118. hast thou yet latched the Athenian's eyes
...as I did bid thee do? Mids. Ill, 2, 36. is he come
home yet? IV, 2, 2. is he yet possessed how tnuch ye
would? Merch. I, 3, 65. is my master yet returned?
V, 34. did you yet ever see Saptista's daughter? Shr.
I, 2, 252. es he toon yet? VVint. I, 2, 86. luwe you in-
quired yet ivho picked my pocket? H4A ill. 3, 61. ho
word to your master that I ant yet come to town, II4B
II, 2, 177. heard he the good news yet? IV, 5, 11. is
thai letter ... yet sent aivay? IIS IV, 2, 128. is Caesar
yet gone to the Capitol? Caes. II, 4, 24. 'yet to be known
shortens my made inleni, Lv. IV, 7, 9.
As yet, in the same sense: hast thou as yet con-
ferred trith Margery Jourdain? II6B I, 2, 74. / toill
not trouble yoit as yet, AsII,7,172 (Latin; uonjam). as
hardly icillhe endure your sight as y< I, Wint. IV, 4, 481.
3) still, to this time, now as formerly: et>/i!c/i yet
are green, Sonn. 104, 8. grew a seel/iiiig bath, which
yet men prove .. . a sovereign cure, 1 53, 7. all's hushed
like midnight yet, Tp. IV, 207. you do yet taste some
subtihies o'the isle, V, 123. will they yet look after thee?
Wiv. II, 2, 146. yet there want not many that do fear
...to walk by this Heme's oak, IV, 4, 39. bestowed
her on her own lamentation , ivhich she yet wears for
his sake, Meas. HI, 1, 238. this maid hath yet in her
the conlinuancc of her first affection, 248. yet I have,
a trick of the old rage, LLL V, 2, 416. are you yet
living? Ado I, 1, 120. yet it lives there unchecked that
Antonio hath a ship wrecked, Morch. Ill, 1, 2. she »'<is
the fairest creature in the ivorld, ami yet she is inferior
to none, Shr. Ind. 2, 69. / am yet so near the manners
of my mother, Tw. II, 1, 41. they will talk of mad
Sliiilliiw yet, II4B 111, 2, 16. with yel appearing blood,
IV, 1, 82. her mother liveth yet, lUlA V, 4, 12. for yet
is hope of life and victory, 116C 11, 3, 55. some dregs
of en>i^i ienco are yet within me, R3 I, 4, 125. live you
yel? Cur. II, 1, 197. thou art mighty yet, Caes. V, 3,
114. yet here, Laertes? Hml. I, 3, 55. or that I do not
f/et, and ever did, and ever ivill... love him dearly,
btli. IV, 2, 156. I see her yet, Cyjnb. II, 4, 101. we
wept after her hearse, and yetive mourn, i*er, IV, 3,42.
As yel, in the same sense: J might as yet have been
a spreading fewer, Compl. 75.
4) hitherto: like a red morn thai ever yet betokened'
wreck to the seaman. Von. 453. her yet unstained bed,
Lucr. 366. bend the dukedom yet unbowed, Tp. I, 2,
115. thou dost me yet but little hurt, II, 2, 82. there
are yet missing some few odd lads, V, 254. 'tis but her
picture I hare yet bchelil. Gent. II, 4, 209. a rashness
that I ever yet have sliuinietl, III, 1,30. 1 keep but three
men ami a boy yet, till my mother he dead, A\lv. I, I,
285. any madness that I ever yet beheld, i\, 2, 27. you
are yet unsworn, Meas. I, 4, 9. your yet ungalled esti-
mnlion. Err. Ill, 1, 102. in time I may bcliei'c , yet I
mistrust, Shr. Ill, 1, .'il etc.
^l.* yel, in the same sense: that's not foe weeks old
as yet , JjLL IV, 2, 36. as yet I cannot truly say how
1 came here, Mids. IV, 1, 162. things as yet not come
to life, H4B HI, 1, 84. as yet I do not (know) 1\3 I,
1, 53. have not spoke as yel, Cor. I, 4, 4. although as
yet the face of it be coveruJ, Lr. HI, 1, 20. unrecon-
ciled as yet to heaven, Otli. V, 2, 27.
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Not yet: Tp. I, 2, 36. 244. Meas. 1, 1, 81. LLL
V, 2, 212 etc. Sometimes yet placed before not: news
that you yet dreamt not of, Ado I, 2, 4. yet I have not
seen so likely an ambassador of love, Merch. 11,9,91.
the time was that 2 hated thee , and yet it is not that I
bear thee love, As 111, 5, 93. his powers are yet not
ready, 115 111, 3, 46. full sick, and yet not well, H8 11,
4, 204. my work hath yet not warmed me. Cor. 1, 5, 18.
stained as meadows, yet not dry, Tit. ill, 1, 125. my
ears have yet not drunk a hundred words, Rom. 11, 2,
58 (the surreptitious Ql and M. Edd. not yet), we yet
not know, Ant. 11, 1, 49. yet they are not joined, IV,
12, 1. Lyet not understand the case myself, Cymb. 11,
3, 80. It is the same with never yet and yet never:
never woman yet could rule them, Ven. 1007. duty
never yet did want his meed, Gent. 11, 4, 112. for yet
his honour never heard a play, Shr. Ind. 1, 96. the
nature of our quarrelyet never brooked parle, 1, 1, 116.
5) before or till some future time: he'll he hanged
yet, Tp. !, 1, 61. I'll to my hook, for yet in supper-
time must I perform much business, HI, 1, 95. the time
is yet to come, Meas. 11, 1, 175. me may effect this
business yet ere day, Mids. Ill, 2, 395. you, Diana,
under my poor instructions yet must suffer some thing
in my behalf. Alls IV, 4, 27. yet, I pray you, 30. if
1 like thee no worse after dinner, I will not part from
■ thee yet, Lr. I, 4, 45 (not so soon), you shall be yet
far fairer than you are. Ant. 1, 2, 16.
6) still; before comparatives; yet more quarrelling
with occasion , Merch. Ill, 5, 61. Similarly yet again
= once more: yet again, ivhat do you herei Tp. I, 1,
41. peace yet again, Caes. I, 2, 14. let our iviues yet
once again ... appoint u. meeting, Wiv. IV, 4, 14. yet
once again proclaim it publicly, Err. V, 130. whom,
yet once more, I hold my most malicious foe, H8 II, 4,
82. nor yet = nor even: Helen, the mother of great
Constantine , nor yet Saint Philip's daughters are like
thee, H6A I, 2, 143.
7) after all; as matters stand; though the case be
such : that (my mind) . . . still pxire doth in her poisoned
closet yet endure, Lucr. 1669. 7 killed a man whose
death I much repent , but yet I slew him manfully in
fight, Gent. IV, 1, 28. what's yet in this that hears the
name of life i Meas. Ill, 1, 38. hast thou or ivord or
wit or impudence, that yet can do thee office'? V, 369.
yet have I left a daughter, Lr. 1, 4, 276. 327. there's
nothing in her yet. Ant. Ill, 3, 27.
Sometimes = at least; though nothing else : if not
divine, yet let her be a principality, Gent. II, 4, 152.
if your heart be so obdurate, vouchsafe me yet your
picture for my love, IV, 2, 121. the duke yet would
have dark deeds darkly answered, Meas. Ill, 2, 187.
Sfveet Isabel, do yet but kneel by me; holdup your hands,
say nothing, V, 442. since you could not be my son-iU'
law, be yet my nephew. Ado V, 1, 297. but tell me yet,
dost thou not know my voice? Err. V, 300. lie further
off yet, Midi?. II, 2, 44. hear me yet, Merch. Ill, 3, 3.
8) nevertheless, still : I'll smother thee with kisses;
and yet not cloy thy lips with loathed satiety, Ven. 19.
ivho conquers ivhere he comes . . . , yet hath he been my
captice, 101. this is my spite, that, thou being dead,
the day should yet be light, 1134. I shall miss thee, hut
yet thou shah have freedom, Tp. V, 96. Ven. 112.
116. 1'28. 148. 406. 438. 442. 574. 576. 610. 778.
867. 986. 1070. Tp. II, 1, 26. 156. 206. 215. II, 2,
4. Ill, 2, 23. Gent. I, 1, 26. 133. II, 1, 123—126.
IV, 2, 61. IV, 4, 111. Wiv. II, 2, 138. Ill, 4, 19. V,
b, 258. Meas. II, 1,4. Ill, 1, 92. Err. IV, 2, 10 etc. etc.
10) = the adversative particle but: Ven. 94. 544.
548. 911. 981. 998. Tp. I, 1, 20. II, 1, 38. II, 2, 55.
III, 3, 31 etc. After a negation: I sold not Maine, I
lost not Normandy, yet, to recover them, would lose my
life, H6B IV, 7, 71.
Seemingly = though (cf. the German trotzdem =
obgleich) : for my soul, yet I know not why, hales nothing
more than he. As 1, 1, 171. I cannot speak to her, yet
she urged conference, I, 2, 270.
Ye-ui, the tree Taxus bacoata (planted in church-
yards, and therefore emblem of death): my shroud of
ichite, stuck all with y. T\v. II, 4, 66. bows of double-
fatal y. R2 III, 2, 117. loould bind me here unto the
body of a dismal y. Tit. II, 3, 107. slips ofy. slivered
in theiuoon's eclipse, Mcb. IV, 1, 27. In Rom. V, 3,
3 and 137 the spurious Ql and M. Edd. yew-tre^s, the
authentic 0. Edd. young trees.
Yield, 1) trans, a) to produce, to give in return
for labour or as profit: for fear it y. me still so bad
a harvest, Ven. Ded. 6. ivhat my revenue — ed, Tp. I,
2, 98. the bees that y. it (honey) Gent. I, 2, 107. Wiv.
IV, 4, 33. Mids. V, 435. As II, 3, 64. II, 6, 6. Ill, 2,
1-23. Wint. IV, 3, 34. IV, 4, 702. V, 1, 55. John 111,
4, HI. R2 111, 2, 18. H4B IV, 5, 80. H5 IV, 3, 125.
Tim. HI, 6,* 68. Hml. IV, 4, 21. Cymb. IV, 2, 180.
Per. IV, 1, 4.
= to bear, to bring forth: a birth ichich throes
thee much to y. Tp. II, 1, 231. that such a crafty devil
as is his mother should y. the world this ass, Cymb. II,
I, 58. she was — ed there. Per. V, 3, 48.
b) to afford, to offer, to give: the portal ... which
to his speech did honey passage y. Ven. 452. each un-
loilling portal — « him way , Lucr. 309. to their hope
they such odd action y . 1433. the earth cany, me hut a
common grave, Sonn. 81, 7. the pleasures, that hill and
valleys ■ .. y. Pilgr. 366. tvho never — 5 us kind answer,
Tp. I, 2, 309. y. me a direct answer, Meas. IV, 2, 7. our
soul cannot but y. you forth to public thanks, V, 7 (=
y. public thanks to you), as much (love) as may be
— edto a man, Ado III, 1, 48. ere further leisure y.
them farther means, R2 1, 4, 40. the means that heaven
—s must be embraced. III, 2, 29. thy own hand — s thy
death's instrument, V, 5, 107. 0 earth, y. us that king
again, H4B I, 3, 106. he'll y. the crow a pudding, H5
II, 1, 91. didst y. consent to disinherit him, H6C II, 2,
24. IV, 6, 36. 46. if France can y. relief. III, 3, 20.
all kindness that your estate requires and mine can y.
150. Burgundy will y. him help, IV, 6, 90. more pain
... than death can y. me here, R3 I, 3, 169. look to
have it — ed with all loillingness, HI, 1, 198. its thou
canst y. a melancholy seat, IV, 4, 32. day, y. me'not
thy light, 401. if they looidd y. us but the superfluity.
Cor. I, 1, 17. to y. your voices, II, 3, 1S4. HI, 1, 34.
earth, y. me roots, Tim. IV, 3, 23. 185. they hotvh the
words up fit to their own thoughts; ivhich, as her winks
and nods and gestures y. them, indeed would make one
think ..., Hral. IV, 6, 11. that self exhibition which
your own coffers y. Cymb. I, 6, 123. who did promise
to y.me often tidings, IV, 3, 39. wherein my death might
y. her any profit. Per. IV, 1, 81. this city ivill y. many
scholars, IV, 6, 198.
c) to grant, to allow, to admit: the noblemen — ed
CoUatinus the victory, Lucr. Arg. 11. were not his re-
quests so far from reason's —ing, your fair self should
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make a —ing ... in mi/ breast, LLL 11, 151. 152. Ii/.
all this, Wint. IV, 4, 421. shall y. the other in the
right opinion, H6A 11, 4, 42. nor will he knoio his
purse or y. me this, to show him what a beggar his
heart is, Tim. 1, 2, 200. t/our lacing motion to the
common body, to y. what passes here. Cor. 11, 2, 58.
d) to delivei-, to exhibit: the reasons of our slate
I cannot y. All's HI, 1, 10. / can y. you none (reason)
without words, Tw. Ill, 1, 27. 111,2, 4. but well and
free, if thou so y. him, there is gold. Ant. 11, 5, 28.
e) to emit; to give up: graves, yawn and y. your
dead. Ado V, 3, 19. y. the ghost (= die) H6A 1, 1,
67. E3 I, 4, 37. ere thou y. thy breath, H6A IV, 7,
24. E3 V, 3, 172. With up: graves — ed up their
dead, Caes. II, 2, 18.
f) to deliver, to render, to give up, to surrender:
I'll y. him thee asleep, Tp. Ill, 2, 68. if I would y.
him my virginity, Meas. Ill, 1, 98. y. thee to my hand,
John 11, 156. H4A V, 3, 10. H4B IV, 3, 19. here he
is, and here I y. him, 49. we y. our toivn and Hoes to
thy soft mercy, H5 111, 3, 48. I'll y. myself to prison,
H6B IV, 9, 42. / must y. my body to the earth, H6C
V, 2, 9. the sheep doth y. his fleece and next his throat
unto the butcher's knife, V, 6, 8. they had so vilely
—edthe town. Cor. Ill, 1, 11. y. thee, coward, Meb.
V, 8, 23. mine honour was not — ed,but conqueredmerely,
Ant. Ill, 13, 61. it shall safe be kept and truly — ed
you, Cymb. I, 6, 210. y. thee, thief, IV, 2, 75. V, 3,
77. therefore briefly y. her, Per. Ill, 1, 53, With a
double accus. : to y. myself his wife who wins me by
that means, Merch. II, 1, 18. the man entire upon the
next encounter — s him ours, Caes. 1, 3, 156. With up:
y. them up where I myself must render, Compl. 221.
the laio of Athens —s you up ... to death, Mids. I, 1,
119. he'ldy.themup (twenty heads) Meas. II, 4, 181.
hath — ed up his body to the grave, R2 V, 6, 21. your
northern castles are — ed up. 111, 2, 201. is Rouen
— ed up'! H6A 1, 1, 65. — s up his life unto a world
of odds, IV, 4, 25. y. me up the keys, H6C IV, 7, 37.
that reason which denies the — ing of her up, Troil. U,
2, 25. so she will y. us up, Ant. Ill, 13, 16. ly. thee
up my life, V, 1, 12. y. up their deer to the stand o'the
stealer, Cymb. II, 3, 74.
= to resign (of. above: Meas. Ill, 1, 98. H6C
V, 2, 9. V, 6, 8. R2 V, 6, 21. H6A IV, 4, 25): till
each to razed oblivion y. his part of thee, Sonn. 122,
7. shall I now give o'er the — ed set? John V, 2, 107
(almost = lost, or at least given up for lost). — ed
upon compromise that which his ancestors achieved,
R2 II, 1, 253, who . .. his sceptre — s to the possession
of thy royal hand, IV, 109, I'll make him y. the croicn,
H6B I, 1, 268. H6C II, 2, 101. Milo his addition y.
to sinewy Ajax, Troil. II, 3, 258. With up: ere I Id
y. my body up to shame, Meas. II, 4, 103. 164. Err.
IV, 4, 58, LLL 11, 160. Mids. 1, 1, 80. 91. Ill, 2, 165,
John IV, 2, 157. H6C II, 5, 59 (almost = to lose to).
Ill, 3, 16, Tit. 1, 191. 0th. Ill, 3. 448.
g) to give a reward, to bless: the gods y. you for
it. Ant. IV, 2, 33 (cf, Godild).
2) intr. a) to give place: y. day to night, H6A 1,
1, 1. let York be regent, I will y.' to him, H6B 1, 3,
109. I yield to thee, or to the meanest groom, II, 1, 184,
b) to give way; to succumb: soldiers, when their
captains once doth y., they basely fly, Ven. 893 Her-
cules himself must y. to odds, He'C II, 1,53. so true
men y., with robbers so o'erniatched, 1, 4, 64. — ing to
another (wind) when it blows. 111, 1, 87. thus — s the
cedar to the axe's edge, V, 2, 11. why do I y. to that
suggestion, Mcb, I, 3, 134. / bear a charmed life,
which must not y. to one of woman born, V, 8, 12. a
substance that must y. to you, Per. II, 1, 3.
c) to give way, not to oppose or to discontinue
opposition: Ven. 547. Lucr. 339, 626. 1036. Compl,
149. Pilgr. 319. Ado V, 4, 95. Merch. IV, 1, 425.
All's 111, 7, 36. R2 111, 3, 58. H4A V, 1, 110, H4B
II, 1, 126, H5 V, 2, 301. H6A III, 1, 112. 118. V,
3,99. V, 5, 77. Cor. V, 3, 17 ( I have —ed too ; some
M, Edd. unnecessarily —ed to). Tit. I, 449. With
to: Ven. 566. Err. IV, 4, 84. LLL II, 168.. Merch.
III, 3, 15. H6A III, 1, 134. H6B V, 1, 40. R3 111, 7,
207. Troil. V, 3, 76. Tit, V, 2, 140. Caes. II, 2, 106.
d) to submit: hearty... y. to my hand, Lucr. 1210.
to your power I'lly. Err. Ill, 2, 40. must y. to such
inevitable shame as to offend, being himself offended,
Merch. IV, 1, 57. so she —s to me, Shr, II, 137. all
Kent hath — ed, John V, 1, 30. I must not y. to any
rites of love, H6A I, 2, 113. made me almost y. upon
my knees. III, 3, 80. y. or die, H6B IV, 2, 135. all
his powers do y. IV, 9, 10, what he will, I humbly y.
unto, H6C 111, 1, 101. toy. to his conditions. Cor. V,
I, 69. making a treaty where there was a — ing, V, 6,
69. all places y. to him, IV, 7, 28. life would not y.
to age, Lr. IV, 1, 12. to wisdom he's a fool that will
not y. Per. II, 4, 54.
= to surrender: R2 III, 3, 20, H4A V, 3, 11 (Ff
to y.; Qq a yielder). H4B IV, 3. 13. 44. H5 III, 3, 42.
IV, 2. 37. IV, 4, 1. V, 2, 327. Cor. Ill, 1, 215. Caes.
V, 4, 12. Mcb, V, 8, 27. Lr. II, 1, 33. Ant, III, 10,
36. V, 1, 1. Cymb, I, 4, 116 (go back eeen to the
— ing). IV, 2, 100. With.«o; y. to my love, Lucr. 668.
the coward ... doth y. to those two armies, 75. I'll
force thee y. to my desire, Gent. V, 4, 59. Meas. V,
101. H6B IV, 8, 12. H6C I, 4, 30. Ant. IV, 12, 11.
Cymb. IV, 2, 80.
e) to compIy,to assent: inclined to accessary — ings,
Lucr, 1658. how well this — ing rescues thee from
shame, LLL 1, 1,1 18. I would not y. to be your house's
guest, V, 2, 354, if you y. not to your father's choice,
Mids. I, 1, 69. I see a — ing in the looks of France,
John 11, 474. before I would have — ed to this league,
H6B I, 1, 127. that is more than I will y. unto, H6C
III, 2, 96, will not y. to our eomplots, R3 111, 1, 192.
— ed to bear the golden yoke of sovereignty, III, 7, 146.
not impute this — ing to light love, Rom, II, 2, 105.
therefore must his choice be circumscribed unto the voice
and — ing of that body whereof he is the head, Hml.
I, 3, 23. icilly. to see his daughter, Lr, IV, 3, 43. when
life itself — s to the theft, IV, 6, 44, he'll never y. to
that, nor must not then be — ed to in this. Ant, 111, 6,
37. 38. you shall not say I y. being silent, Cymb. II,
3, 99.
Yielder, 1) one who allows or suffers: briers
and thorns at their apparel snatch; some sleeves, some
hats, from — s all things catch, Mids. HI, 2, 30, 2) one
who surrenders: / was not born a y. H4A V, 3, 11
(Ff to yield). 3) a y. up, = one who gives up : some
guard these traitors to the block of death, treason's true
bed and y. up of breath, H-iB IV, 2, 123 (y. up of
breath, as it were, adjectively added to bed, the sense
being: treason's true bed, as it is a dying bed, a
death-bed).
yielding, subst. see Yield.
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Yoke , subst. 1) the cuiTated piece of timber
placed on the necks of draught oxen: Ado I, 1, 263.
Mids. II, 1, 93. Emblem of servitude and slavery:
Luer. 409. Ado I, I, 203. Mids. I, 1, 81. R2 II, 1,
291. H4B IV, 4, 10. H6A 1, 1, 164. R3 V, 2, 2. Tit.
1, 69. 111. IV, 1, 109. Caes. I, 2, 61. 1, 3, 84. Mob.
IV, 3, 39. Cymb. Ill, 1, 52. Ill, 5, 5. of sufferance in
general: can I bear this shameful ij. H6B II, 4, 37.
yield not thy neck to fortune's y. H6C III, 3, 17. to
bear the golden y. of sovereignty', E3 III, 7, 146. now
thy proud neck bears half my htrthenedy. IV, 4. 111.
and shake the y. of inauspicious stars from this world-
wearied flesh, Bom. V, 3, 111. / shall with aged
patience bear your y. Per. II, 4, 48. of connection and
unity: whose souls do bear an equa2 y. of love, Merch.
III, 4, 13.
2) a pair, a couple: a y. of his discarded men,
Wiv. II, 1, 181. how a good y. 'of bullocks'? H4B III,
2, 42.
Doubtful passage: do not these fair — s become the
forest better than the town? Wiv. V, 5, 111 (the horns
worn by FalstalF called so on account of their shape ?
Later Ft oaks).
Yoke, vb. (cf. Unyoke) 1) trans, to put under a
yoke : Ven. 1190. Metaphorically, = a) to bring into
bondage, to subdue: Gent. I, 1, 40. H6A II, 3, 64.
Troil. II, 1, 116. Tit. I, 30. b) to couple, to join:
unless thou y. thy liking to my will, Lucr. 1633. may
my name be — d with his that did betray the Best, Wint.
I, 2, 419. ever may your highness y. together .,. my
doing well with my well saying, H8 III. 2, 150. you are
— d with a lamb, Caes. IV, 3, 110. eve7-y bearded
fellow that's but — d may draw with you, 0th. IV, 1,
67 (= married), if it be sin to say so, 1 y. rae in my
good brother's fault, Cymb. IV, 2, 19. nobly he — s a
smiling with a sigh, 51.
2) intr. to join, to be' coupled : on his neck her
— ing arms she throws, Ven. 592. to sunder them that
y. so well together, H6C IV, 1, 23. we'll y. together,
IV, 6, 49. nor y. with him for tribune, Cor. Ill, 1, 57.
Yoke-devils, two devils coupled together: H5
II, 2, 106.
Yoke-fellow, companion: — s tn arms, H5 II, 3,
56. by his bloody side, y. to his honour-owing wounds,
the noble Earl of Suffolk also lies, IV, 6, 9. thou, his
y. of equity, Lr. Ill, 6, 39.
Yon, 1) demonstr. pron.,used in pointing at some-
thing: Mids. Ill, 2, 188. Merch. Ill, 2, 240. 246.
John II, 472. Ill, 3, 60. H4A V, I, 2. H5 IV, 2, 16.
39. IV, 7, 60. R3 1, 2, 261. Rom. Ill, 5, 19. Caes.
II, 1, 103. Hml. I, 1, 167. Ant. Ill, 10, 10. Per. Prol.
40. I, 1, 21. 37. II, 3, 37. 54. Qq yon, 'Plyond: R2
11, 3, 53. Ill, 3, 26. 135. Ill, 4, 29. Troil. IV. 5, 220.
Lr. IV, 6, 18. 12p. 155.
2) adv. there: y. methinks he stands, R2 III, 3, 91
(Ff yond, methinks, he is).
Yond, 1) demonstr. pron., used in pointing to a
person or thing at a distance (not always within view) :
Tp. 11, ■>, 20. 21. 24. Gent. IV, 4, 71. Wiv. Ill, 4, 87.
As II, 4, 64. Tw. I, 0. 147. II, 4, 83. Ill, 2, 73. Wint.
11, 1, 31. H6A 11, 1, 33. Troil. V, 3, 99. Cor. Ill, 1,
50. IV, 5. 109. V, 4, 1. Rom. 1, 5, 130. Ill, 5. 4. 12.
V, 3, 3. Tim. 1, 2, 29. IV, 3, 465. Caes. I, 9, 194. V,
3, 18. Hml. 1, 1, 36. 0th. Ill, 3, 460. Ant. Ill, 9, 1.
IV, 12, 1. Cymb. Ill, 3, 10. IV, 2, 492. -^i yond, Qq
yon: B2 11, 3, 53. HI, 3, 26. 136. Ill, 4, 29. Troil.
IV, 5, 220. Lr. IV. 6, 18. 120 155. In Meas. IV, 3,
93 0 'E.AA.y.gent,'!!,,.,,, M. Edd. the under generation.
2) adv. there: siiy ii-hni thou serxl y. Tp. I, 2, 409.
y. 's that same knave, AWi 111, 5, 85. y., methinks, he
is, R2 III, 3, 91 (Qq ijon metliinlx he stnnrh) is vol
y.Diomed, Troil. IV, 0,12 (Fi young), hy all. Dinna's
iraitii)(/-u-r,iiii:ii y. V, 2, 91. what torch is y. Eom. V,
•■',, 125. Otli. I, 2, 28 (Qqyonder).
Yonder, = yon or yond; 1) pron.: Mea5. I, 2,
87. LLL IV. 1, 9. Mids. Ill, 2, 61. Merch. V. 142.
R2 1, 3, 7. 26. Hd IV. 7, 123. H6A I, 4, 11. HI, 2,
23. E3 1, 3, 289. Troil. IV, 5, 211. 219. V. 6. 23.
Rom. I, 5, 44. 51. II, 2, 2. 107. Ill, 5, .S. IV, 1, 78.
Caes. I, 2, 104. V, 3, IB. Hml. Ill, 2, 393 (Fithat).
IV, 5, 64.
2) adv.: Gent. V. 4, 125. Wiv. II, 1. 163. Ill, 1,
27. 52. IV, 2, 22. V, 5, 194. Meas. I, 2, 60. Err. II,
2, 111. IV, 4, 42. V. 9. Ado I, 3, 44. V, 2. 98. Midi.
HI, 2, 176. 380. V, 188. Merch. II, 2, 183. As 1, I,
28. 1, 2, 137. 156. 160. Shr. V, 1, 113. All's 111, 2,
35. IV, 5, 99. Tn. II, 5, 20. 111,4. 310. H4B II. 1,
41. H5 IV, 1. 88. 91. H6C li. 2, 2. V, 4, 67. 80.
Troil. I, 2, 229. 231. 246. 247. IV, 5, 64. 191. V, 1,
74. V, 5, 23. Cor. I, 4, 1. I, 6, 21. Tit. IV, 4, 41.
Tim. 111,2, 27. IV, 3, 356. Caes. V, 3, 92. 0th. I, 2,
28 (Ff yond). V, 2, 106. Ant. II, 2, 14. IV, 12, 11.
Per. II, 3, 23.
Yore; o/y. ^ times ago; what. beauty was of y.
Sonn. 68, 14.
Yorick, name of a jester, lamented bv Hamlet:
Hnd. V, 1, 198. 203.
York, English town: E2 V. 5, 73. H4A V, 5,
36. H4B IV, 3, 80. H6C I, 4, 179 (on Y.gales). 180.
II, 1, 65. II, 2, 1. IV, 7, 8. H8 IV, 2, 13 etc. arch-
bishop of Y. H4A I, 3, 269. 'Ill, 2, 119. H4B I. 1,
189. H6C IV, 3, 53. IV, 4. U (bishop of Y.) etc.
Cardinal of Y. (Wolsey): H8 I, 1, 51. II, 2. 106.
III, 1,62.
Edmund Langley Duke of Y., son of Edward 111:
R2 I, 2, 62. 67 etc. H4A 1, 3, 245. H6A II, 5, 85.
H6B II. 2, 15 etc. His title inherited by his descen-
dants: H6A1I, 4, 119. II, 5, 41. Ill, 1, 165. 171 etc.
His son Edward Duke of York slain in the battle of
Agincourt: H5 IV, 3, 131. IV, 6, 3. IV. 8, 108. His
grandson Richard Duke of Y. claiming the crown
and kindling the war of the Roses: H6A III, 4, 30.
H6B I, 1, 165. H6C 1, 4, 180 etc. etc. The second son
of Edward IV bearing the title: R3 111, 1, 101 etc.
York -place, a palace in London, afterwards
called Whitehall: H8 IV, 1, 94. 95.
Yorkshire, English countv: H4B IV, 4, 99. R3
IV, 4, 521.
You, pers. pron. of the 2nd pers. plur., the usual
address to one as well as to several persons (its dif-
ference from thou sub Thou); nom. as well as objective
case (as for the ancient orthography y'are for the
modern you're, see Ye): Ven. 382. 421. 771. 774.
1082. 1084. Tp. 1, 1, 14. 41 etc. etc. With an ad-
jective: for the prize of all too precious you, Sonn.
86,2. Reflexively: rest you, T.p. Ill, 1, IS. hie you
home, Gent. IV, 2, 94. bethink you of some conveyance,
Wiv. Ill, 3. 135. hold you ever to our special drift,
Meas. IV, 5, 4. Ado V. 1, 92. get you to heaven,, II. 1,
47. that you should here repent you, Mids. V, 115.
prepare you, Merch. II. J. 23. H6C V, 4, 60. Caes. V,
1, 12. put you in your best array, As V, 2, 79. undress
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you, Shr. Ind. 2, 119. content ye, I, 1, 90. keep you
warm, II, 268. betake you to your guard, Tw. Ill, 4,
253. to your own bents dispose you, Wint. I, 2, 179.
dismantle you, IV, 4, 666. arm you, John IV, 2, 249.
bear you well, R2 V, 2, 50. you towards York shall
bend you, H4A V, 5, 36. furnish you fairly, Troil.
HI, 3, 33. fit you to the custom. Cor. !1, 2, 146 etc. etc.
Superfluous; 1) as dativus etliicus: I'll do you
your master what good I can, Wiv. 1, 4, 97. I will
find you twenty lascivious turtles, II, 1, 82. will not
miss you morning nor evening prayer, II, 2, 102. what
offence hath this man made you'? Meas. Ill, 2, 15. she
will sit you, Ado II, 3, 116. I will roar you as gently,
Mids. I, 2, 84 (Ff om.). John lays you plots, John
III, 4, 146. a' shall charge you and discharge you with
the motion of a pewterer's hammer, H4B III, 2, 280.
they will learn you by rote where services are done, H5
III, 6, 74. he will weep you, Troil. 1, 2, 188. he will
last you some eight year, Htnl. V, 1, 183 etc. 2) after
the imperative (not only when stress is laid on it, as
in Tp. I, 1, 45. Jleas. I, 4, 8. II, 2, 13 etc.): take
you this, Gent. II, 2, 6. fear not you, IV, 2, 82. V, 2,
45. Wiv, HI, 3, 39. Meas. II, 1, 222. Evr. I, 2, 92.
Ado 11,2, 22. 25. Ill, 1, 31. V, 1, 295. Merch. I, 3,
69. Tw. 1, 6, 92. Wint. IV, 3, 126. IV, 4, 52. H6B
), 4, 6. 13. Tim. Ill, 2, 11. Ant, 11, 2, 24 etc. ct soft
■you: Ado V, I, 207. Hml. Ill, 1, 88. 0th. V, 2, 338.
3) before and after a vocative: you madcap, Gent.
II, 5, 8. you hag you, Wiv. IV, 2, 188. you minion
you. Err. IV, 4, 63. you puppet you, Mids. HI, 2, 288.
you Juggler you, H4B II, 4, 141. you candle-mine
you, 326. mistress minion you, Rom. HI, 5, 152 (cf.
Thou) etc.
Used indefinitely, = one, they: in these times
you stand on distance, Wiv. II, 1, 233.
¥oiing, being in the first part of life, not old:
Von. 187. 260. 419. 837. 1152. Lucr. 1769. Sonn.
19, 4. 138, 5. Tp. H, 2, 176. HI, 3, 92. IV, 1, 40.
Gent. I, 1, 22. 47. II, 1, 24. HI, 2, 65. IV, 2, 26. AViv.
I, 1, 40. 77. Meas. II, 3, 13. IV, 3, 4. Err. I, 1, 125.
Ado V, 1, 119. Merch. 1, 2, 90. As I, 1, 57 (you are
too y. in this). 59. Shr. Ind. 2, 147 (we shall ne'er
be —er). II, 237. All's III, 1, 17. Tw. Ill, 2, 70.
John 1,71 ( — er born). H4A I, 3, 7 (soft as y. doton).
H6B II, 2, 52. H6C I, 2, 1. IV, 1, 118. R3 I, 1, 153.
Lr. I, 1, 41 etc. etc. his years but y. Gent. 11, 4, 69.
H6A II, 5, 107. V, 1, 21. thy y. days, LLL I, 2, 15.
Tit. IV, 3, 91. such a y. one, Shr. II, 236. John II,
521. H8 V, 3, 180. Per. IV, 2, 144, Metaphorically:
is the day soy.'? Rom, I. 1, 166. in your — er enter-
prise, H4A V, 1, 71 (when it was in the beginning).
thus Eleanor's pride dies in her — est days, H6B II,
3, 46 (in the very beginning), lowliness is y. ambitions
ladder, Caes. II, 1, 22. this is yet but y. H8 HI, 2, 47
(just happened), ice are yet but y. in deed, Mcb, HI,
4, 144 (inexperienced, raw).
Substantively: the — er rises when the old doth fall,
Lr. 111,3,26. how like a — er and a prodigal the scarfed
bark puts from her native bay, Merch. II, 6, 14 (a
younger son; cf. S. Luke XV, 12. M. Edd. younker).
— fr than she are happy mothers made, Horn. I, 2, 12.
I, 3, 69. he did in the bosom reign of y., of old, Compl.
128. he wooes ... both y. and old, "VViv. II, 1, 118.
Mids. 1, 1, 138. R2 HI, 2, 119. V, 2, 13. Cor. HI, 1,
228. I'er. IV, 1, 42. = offspring; ajiplied to men: he
UaVesittobemaiteredhyhisy. Lucr, 863, to animals:
As I, 2, 100. H6C II, 2, 14. 26. 32. II, 5, 35 {have
been with y. = pregnant). V, 6, 17. Lr. I, 4, 236. y.
one in the same sense: she feels her y. one kick. All's
V, 3, 303. her harmless y. one, H6B HI, 1, 216. Tit.
11,3, 142. Mcb. IV, 2, 11.
Young-cyeil, having the fresh look of youth : y.
cherubins, Merch. V, 62. cf, Wiv. Ill, 2, 68.
Youngling, a stripling, a novice, a greenhorn;
she told the y. how god Mars did try her, I'ilgr. 145.
y., thou canst not love so dear as I, Shr. II, 339. y ,
learn thou to make some meaner choice; Lavinia is
thine elder brother' s hope, Tit. II, 1, 73. I tell you, — s,
IV, 2, 93.
Youngly, early in life: that fresh blood which y.
thou bestowest, Sonn. 11, 3. how y. he began to serve
his country. Cor. II, 3, 244.
Youug-inan, see ilan.
Youngster, a yonth, a lad: for Adon's sake, a
y. proud and wild, Pilgr. 120.
Younker, a stripling : will you make a y. of me ?
H4AHI,3,92 (i.e. a novice), trimmed like a y. prancing
to his love, H6C II, 1, 24. In Merch. II, 6, 14 M. Edd.
unnecessarily?/., O.T&ii. younger ; see Young.
Your, poss. pron., = belonging or pertaining to
you: Ven. Ded. 1. 3. 6. 7. 9. Ven. 381. 423. 425.
770. 774. 776. 789. 809 etc, good y. graces, H8 III,
1, 78. 0th. I, 3, 52. good y. highness. Ant. II, 5, 106
(see Good), your increasing in love Leonatus, Cymb.
HI, 2, 47 (subscription under a letter).
Used indefinitely, not with reference to the person
addressed, but to what is known and common: in
these times you stand on distance, your passes, slocca-
does, Wiv. II, 1, 233. ever your fresh whore and your
powdered bawd, Jleas, III, 2, 62. your beggar of fifty,
133. IV, 2, 39. every true man's apparel fits your thief,
46. 47., 49. 50. your hangman is a more penitent trade
than your bawd, 53. / will discharge it in either your
straw-colour beard, your orange-tawny beard etc. Mids.
1,2,95. there is not a more fearful wild-fowl than your
lion, HI, 1, 33. / could munch your good dry oats, IV,
1, 36. your chestnut v;as ever the only colour. As HI,
I 4, 12. all your writers do consent that ipse is he, V, 1,
47. as your pearl in your foul oyster, V, 4, 63, 107.
i ijour marriage comes by destiny, your cuckoo sings by
''kind. All's I, 3, 66. II, 2, 23. 32. II, 3, 31. IV, 5,
107. Tw. V, 23. Wint. IV, 3, 135. John I, 189. IMA
: II, 1, 22. 23, 11, 4, 82, H4B I, 2, 187. Ho HI, 2, 27.
' Cor. II, 1, 222. V, 2, 81 (/ have been blown out of
your gates with sighs; unnecessarily corrected by some
M. Edd,). V, 4, 12. Rom. 1, 2, 52. Hml. Ill, 2, 131.
IV, 3, 22. 24, 25. V, 1, 188. 0th. II, 3, 79. 82. 84.
86. Ant. II, 7, 29 etc.
Yours, absol. poss. pron. ^ that or those be-
longing or pertaining to you ; 1) with reference to
a preceding noun: my good will is to it, and yours it
is against, Tp. III. 1, 31. his brother and yours, V,
12, Gent. II, I, 2. 89. II, 4, 124. IV, 2, 92. V, 4, 172.
Wiv. II, 2, 170. Meas, IV, 3, 109, 145. V, 502. Merch.
IV, 1, 96. Alls 1, 3, 13. R3 IV, 1,-89 etc.
2) without reference, ^ your property: you are
no longer yours than you yourself here live, Sonn. 13,
2. u'liat's mine is yours and ivhat is yours is inine.
Mens. V, 543, All's IV, 4, 29. 118' HI, 2, 199. Ant.
HI, 4, 28. yours, yuurs, a courteous phrase in parting,
Hml. V, ,1, 190. Peculiar expression: we are yours
in the ijurden, Wint, I, 2, 178 {= we are at your
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service) ; of. / have wounds to show you, which shall
be yours in private, Cor. II, 3, 83.
= the persons belonging to you, your friends or
relations: dolh turn his hate on you or yours, R3 II,
1, 33. 132. as welt I tender you and all of yours, II,
4, 7'J. beggared yours for ever, Mob. HI, 1, 91. mine
trill now be yours, and should we shift estates, yours
would be mine. Ant. V, 2, 151.
3) with reference to a following noun, from which
it is tcparatecl: in yours and my discharge, Tp. II, 1,
'2&4. cf in theirs and in the commons' ears. Cor. V, 6, 4.
4) of yours ^= of you: were some child of yours
alive, Sonn. 17, 13. gentle breath of yours my sails
must Jill, Tp.Epil. 11. some love of yours, Gent. I, 2,
79. IV, 4, 62. Err. 1, 2, 82. Cor. V, 3, 68. Hml, 111,
1, 93 etc. And even: advance of yours that phrase-
less hand, Compl. 225. the nameless friend of yours,
Gent. II, 1, 111. that merry sconce of yours. Err. I, 2,
79. she hath that ring of yours. All's V, 3, 209. that
fialieriny tongue of yours. As IV, 1, 189. H4A HI, 3,
53. H6A IV, 6, 43. Caes. IV, 2, 40 etc.
Yourself (written in two words in O.Edd. ; hence
in R3 II, 1, 18: your self is not exempt in this; Qq
are; see Self), plur. yourselves; 1) your own person
or persons: 0 that you were yourself! Sonn. 13, 1.
then you were yourself again after yourself s decease,
7. till the Judgment that yourself arise, 55, 13. how
answer you for yourselves? Ado IV, 2, 25. Tp. Ill, 1,
57. Gent. II, 1, 148. 154. II, 4, 37. IV, 3, 7. AViv. 1,
1, 320. Meas. IV, 1, 24. Err. ill, 2, 175 LLL V, 1,
133 etc. Ado V, 4, 11. LLL V, 2, 430. Mids. I, 1.
126. Ill, 1, 31. R2 1, 3, 181. H6A IV, 1, 131. V, 4,
118. IICB IV, 7, 122. Tit. II, 1, 124 etc.
2) in your own person: no longer than you your-
self here live, Sonn. 13, 2. 83, 6. Wiv. II, 2, 195.
H6B I, 1, 85 etc. carry your letters yourself', Gent. 1,
],154.Meas.V,30. Err.lII,l,96. LLLV,2,224 etc.
3) refl. pron.: make yourself ready, Tp. 1, 1, 27.
spread yourselves, Mids. I, 2, 17. Tp. 1, 2, 443. HI,
1, 20. Meas. II, 4, 91. Ill, 1, 169. As V, 4, 144. H6A
IV, 1, 115. V, 4, 91. H6B IV, 2, 193. IV, 9, 19 etc.
Emphatically: you may thank yourself , Tp. II, 1, 123.
love not yourselves: away, rob one another, Tim. IV,
3, 447.
Youth, 1) early age, the part of life between
childhood and manhood: Vcn. 393. 1120. Lucr. 222.
Sonn. 37, 2. Pilgr. 157—165. Gent. 1, 1, 8. I, 2, 43.
I, 3, 5. 16. 33. HI, 1, 34. IV, 1, 45. Wiv. II, 3, 60.
HI, 2, 68. Meas. 1, 2, 187. I, 3, 6. 10. H, 3, 11. HI,
1, 32. 91. IV, 4, 32. Mids. I, 1, 35. Hml.'HI, 4, 84
etc. etc. plur. —s: Caes. II, 1, 148. Per. IV, 2, 35.
= freshness, novelty: the y. of my new interest
here, Merch. HI, 2, 224.'
2) a young man: Sonn. 138, 3. Gent. II, 5, 3. II,
7,47. IV, 2, 58. IV, 4, 69. 178. Wiv. IV, 2, 122 (,7y.
in a basket, probably a proverbial phrase). Err. V,
418. Ado II, 1, 39. LLL II, 56. Mids. II, 1, 261. HI,
2, 112. Merch. HI, 4, 69. IV, 1, 141. IV, 2, 11; cf.
Cymb. V, 5, 118. All's I, 2, 19. plur. — s: H8 V, 4,
63. Troil. IV, 4, 78. Mcb. V, 2, 10.
3) young people: Lucr. 1389. Gent. I, 1, 2. IV,
4, 165. Meas. II, 1, 243. LLL V, 1, 87. Mids. I, 1,
12. H4A II, 2, 89. H4B II, 3, 22. H5 11 Chor. 1. H6B
IV, 7, 36. R3 IV, 4, 392 etc. etc.
Youthrnl, 1) young: Lucr. 1432. Sonn. 15, 7.
Gent. 1, 3, 26. Ill, 1, 41. 107. Err. V, 52. Merch. V,
72. All's II, 3, 58. Johnlll, 4, 125. R2 I, 3, 83. H4A
IV, 1, 103. H4B 1, 2, 163. IV, 2, 103. IV, 5, 229.
H6A V, 3, 99. V, 5, 104. H6C V, 5, 11. Troil. I, 3,
230. II, 2, 113. Rom. il, 5, 12. Ill, 5, 182. IV, 2, 25.
Applied to time: his y. morn, Sonn. 63, 4. y. April,
Tit. Ill, 1, 18. the y. season of the year, Caes. II, 1,
108.
2) having the manners of vouth: andy. still! Wiv.
HI, 1, 46.
3) pertaining to youth: ijuickened with y. spleen,
HBA IV, 6, 13.
4) =: of or in youth (cf. Appendix) : I attended
a y. suit, Compl. 79 (the suit of a youth), my y.
travel, Gent. IV, 1 , 34 (my travels made in my youth).
thy y. wages, As II, 3, 67 (received and saved in thy
youth), his y. hose, II, 7, 160 (worn in his youth).
whose y. spirit, in me regenerate, doth ... lift me up,
R2 I, 3, 70 (as it was in his youth).
Yravisli, to ravish, to delight: Per. Ill Prol. 35
(Gower's speech).
Yslake, to slake, to abate, to silence: now sleep
— d hath the rout, Per. HI Prol. 1 (Gower's speech).
z.
Zantippe, see JCanthippe.
Zany, a subordinate buffoon whose office was
to make awkward attempts at mimicking the tricks of
the professional clown: some please-man, some slight
z. LLL V, 2, 463. I take these wise men, that crow so
at these set kind of fools, no better than the fools — es,
Tw. I, 5, 96.
Zeal, intense and eager interest or endeavour,
ardor: faith so infringed, which such z. did swear,
LLL IV, 3, 146. ivhat z., what fury hath inspired thee
now? 229. where ;'. strives to content, and the contenl.i
dies in the'z. of that which it presents, V, 2, 518. 619
{that which = him who). John 11, 244. 477 (cf. Gent.
Ill, 2, 6—9). 565. Ill, 4, 160. H4A V, 4, 95. H4B V,
6, 14. H6 II, 2, 31. R3 HI, 7, 208. H8 111, 1, 63. HI,
2, 456. Tim. I, 2, 89 (—s). Applied to matters of
religion: Wint. V, 1, 107. H4B II, 4, 357. R3 HI,
7, 103. H8 11, 2, 25. Troil. IV, 4, 28. Tim. Ill, 3, 33.
Synonymous to earnestness: to have defended it with '
any terms of z. Merch. V, 205. let not my cold words
here accuse my z. R2 I, 1, 47. ours (jjrayers, full) of
true z. and deep integrity, V, 3, 108. with tears of in-
nocency and terms of z. H4A IV, 3, 63.
Followed by of: under the counterfeited z. of God,
H4B IV, 2, 27. Usually by to: my z. to Valentine is
cold, Gent. II, 4, 203. intend a kind of z. both to the
prince and Claudia, Ado II, 2, 36. 'twill make them
cool in z. unto your grace, H6B III, 1, 177. John V
2, 10. H6C V, I, 78. R3 U, 1, 40 (Ff love). Tit. 1,
419. Tim. IV, 3, 623.
Zealous, fervent, eager, earnest: with such a z.
laughter, so profound, LLL V, 2, 116. upon thy cheek
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lay I this z. kiss, John II, 19. Implying the idea of
religious piety: intend a z. pilgrimage to thee, Sonn.
27, 6. whilst I from far his name with z. fervour sano-
tify, All's III, 4, 11. if z. love should go in search of
virtue, John II, 428. so sweet is z. contemplation, R3
HI, 7, 94.
Zecliiu, see Chequin.
Zed, name of the letter Z: thou whoreson zed!
thou unnecessary letter! Lr. II, 2, 69.
Zenelophon, Arraado's blimder for Penelophon:
LLL IV, 1, 67.
Zenith, the highest point in the visible celestial
hemisphere; metaphorically, = the highest point of
one's fortune ; my z. doth depend upon a most auspicious
star, Tp. I, 2, 181.
Zentippe, see Xanthippe.
Zephyr, a soft and gentle wind: as gentle as — «
blo'.oing below the violet, Cymb. IV, 2, 172.
Zodiac, the twelve signs through which the sun
passes: nineteen —s have gone round, Meas. I, 2, 172
(= years), the sun ... gallops the ^. in his glistering
coach, Tit. II, 1, 7.
Zone, the sphere, the orbit in which the sun
moves: let them throw millions of acres on us, till our
ground, singeing his pate against the burning z , make
Ossa like a wart, Hml. V, 1, 305.
Zounds, an oath contracted from God's wounds
(cf. Swounds): John Jl, 466. Evidently thought in-
decent, and therefore either omitted or changed in
Ff: H4A I, 2, 112. 1, 3, 131 {Vi yes). II, 1, 87. II,
2, 68. II, 3, 23 (Yiby this hand). II, 4, 159. 261 (Ff
no). IV, 1, 17. V, 4, 123. 156. R3 I, 4, 128 (Ff come).
149. Ill, 7, 219. V, 3, 208. Tit. IV, 2, 72 {¥i out).
Rom. Ill, 1, 52 (Ff come). 104 (Ff what). 0th. I,
1, 86. 108. II, 3, 150. 163. IV, 1, 36. V, 2, 219 (Ff
come). •
APPENDIX.
I. Grammatical Observations.
1. Cliangcalile accent of dissyllabic ailjec-
tives and particl|iles. In the article Complete a
difference of sense is made between complete and com-
plete. There may some be indeed, but it would not be
sufficiently proved by the Shakespearian instances, as
it constantly coincides there with a difference of place.
The form complete always precedes a noun accented
on the first syllable, compUte is always in the predicate.
Believe not thai the dribbling dart of love
Can pierce a cdriplete bosom. Meas. I, 3, 3.
A maid of grace and cduipleie majesty.^ LLL I,
I, 137.
Than all the complete armour that thou wearest.
R3 IV, 4, 189.
it H6A I, 2, 83! Troil. Ill, 3, 181. IV, 1, 27. Hml.
1,4,52.
On the other hand :
He is complete in feature and in mind. Gent. II,
4, 73.
Is the young Dauphin every way complete. John
II, 433.
How many make the hour (dissyll.) full complete.
H6C II, 5, 26.
cf H8 III, 2, 49. Tim. IV, 3, 244.
One verse only seems to make an exception:
Than ever they were fair. This man so complete.
H8 I, 2, 118.
But in consideration of the many metrical irregula-
rities caused by a full stop in the middle of a verse,
there can no serious difficulty be found in this seeming
anomaly.
A similar mistake has been committed in thearticle
Humane. It is true that the spelling of 0. Edd. is in-
variably humane, never human; but it is not evident
that Shakespeare invariably accented the first syllable.
The passage in Wint. Ill, 2, 166 may possibly be
scanned thus :
Not do I ing it \ and being (monosyll.) | done; he, \
most humane;
but the much more natural scansion would be:
Not deing (monosjW.) | it and \ being (monosyll.)
ddne; | he, m6st \ humane.
The fact is that this is the only passage in which
the word is placed after the noun; everywhere else it
precedes a substantive.
By holyhumane law andcommontroth. Lucr. 571.
Upon the lute doth ravish humane sense. Pilgr. 108.
I have used thee,
Filth as thou art, with humane care, and lodged
thee. Tp. I, 2, 34C.
Lie further off , in hUmane modesty. Mids.11,2,57.
But touched with humane gentleness and love.
Merch. IV, 1, 25.
cf. the rest of the passages cited sub Humane.
And thus it may be stated as a general rule, that
dissyllabic oxytonical adjectivesandparticiples become
paroxytonical before nouns accented on the first syll-
able. A few instances will suffice.
Adverse and adverse:
Though time seem so adverse and means unfit,
All's V, 1, 26.
Of thy adverse pernicious enemy, R2 I, 3, 82.
Thy adverse party is thy advocate. Sonn. 35, 10.
He speak against me on the ddverse side. Meas.
IV, 6, 6.
To admit no traffic to our ddverse towns. Err.
1, 1, 15.
cf. Tw. V. 87. John II, 57. IV, 2, 172. H6AI, 1, 54.
R3 IV, 4, 190. V, 3, 13.
Benign, only once found in Shakespeare:
A better prince and benign lord. Per. 11 Prol. 3.
Confined and confined:
Therefore my verse to constancy confined, Sonn.
106, 7.
A god in love^ to whom I am confined. 110, 12.
whose honour cannot
Be measured or confined. Tp. V, 122.
Supposed as forfeit to a cdnfined doom. Sonn.
107, 4.
Tbe same word, trisyllabic, retains its natural accent
before a subst. :
Looks fearfully in the confined deep. Lr. IV, 1,77.
Contrived and contrived:
Have you conspired, have you with these contrived.
Mids. Ill, 2, 196.
By whom this great assembly is contrived. H5
V, 2, 6.
To do no cdntrived murder. 0th. 1, 2, 3.
Corrupt and corrupt:
If eyes corrupt by over-partiallooks. Sonn. 137, 5.
Corrupt, corrupt, and tainted in desire. Wiv. V,
5, 94.
at what ease
Might cdrrupt minds procure knaves as corrUpt
To swear against you? H8 V, 1, 133.
Despised and despised:
So then lam not lame, poor, nor despised. Sonn.
37, 9.
Of our despised nobility, our issues. H8 III,
2, 291.
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Is yond despised and ruinous man my lord? Tim.
IV, 3, 465.
The pangs of despised love^ the law^s delay. Hml.
III, 1, 72.
Trisyllabic :
And ostentation of despised arms. R2 11, 3, 95.
Despised substance of divinest shoio. Rom. Ill,
2, 77.
Dispersed and dispersed:
And not the puddle in thy sea dispersed. Lucr.
658.
To gather our soldiers scattered and dispersed.
H6A 11, 1, 76.
^My daughter' and ''my wife' with clamours filled
The dispersed air, Lucr. 1805.
Distinct and distinct:
Tivo distincts, division none. Phoen. 27.
And make distinct the very breach. Troil. IV,
5, 245.
To offend and judge are distinct offices. Merch.
II, 9, 61.
With distinct breath and cdnsigned kisses to them.
Troil. IV, 4, 47.
Distract and distract:
The fellow is distract, and so am I. Err. IV, 3, 42.
To see thy noble uncle thus distract. Tit. IV, 3, 26.
Their distract parcels in combined sums. Compl.
231.
Ex^ct and ^xact:
0 royal knavery! an exact commdnd, Hml. V,
2, 19.
And in the most exact regard support. Lr. 1,4,287.
To set the exact wealth of all our states. H4A
IV, 1, 46.
/ have with gxact view perused thee, Hector.
Troil. IV, 5, 232.
Exhaled and exhaled:
Let their exhaled uniohdlesome breath make sick
The life of purity, the sUpreme fair. Lucr. 779.
And be no more an exhaled meteor. H4A V, 1, 19.
Exiled and Exiled:
Both you and I; for Romeo is exiled. Rem. HI,
2, 133.
To be exiled, and thrown etc. Cymb. V, 4, 59.
1 sue for exiled majesty's repeal. Lucr. 640.
As calling home our exiled friends abroad. Mcb.
V, 8, 66.
Expired and expired:
To work my mind, when body's work's expired.
Sonn. 27, 4.
Your time's expired. Per. I, 1, 89.
An expireddate,cancelledere wellbegun. Lucr.26.
Express and express:
To the contrary 1 have express commandment.
Meas. II, 2, 8.
From him I have express commandment. H6A 1,
3, 20.
Letme have your express opinions. H6AI,4,64.
As bid me tell my tale in express words. John
IV, 2, 234.
Extreme and Extreme:
Savage, extreme, rude, cruel, not to trust.
Had, having, and in quest to have, extreme. Sonn.
129, 4. 10.
And extreme J'ear can neither fight nor fly. Lucr.
230.
But qualify the fires (dissyll.) extreme rage.
Gent. II, 7, 22.
The extreme parts of time extremely forms etc.
LLL V, 2, 750.
Forldrn and fCrlorn;
And whom she finds forldrn she doth lament.
Lucr. 1500.
To some forldrn and naked hermitage, LLL V,
2, 805.
And from the fdrlornworld his visage hide. Sonn.
33, 7.
Poor fdrlorn Proteus, passionate Proteus. Gent.
1, 2, 124.
Insane, undoubtedly an oxytonon, accented on
the first syllable in the only passage in which it occurs :
Or have we eaten on the insane root. Mcb. 1,3, 84.
Likewise invised:
Whereto his invised properties did tend. Compl.
212.
Misplaced and misplaced:
And gilded honour shamefully misplaced. Sonn.
66, 5.
Ere I will see the crown so foul mispldced. R3
HI, 2, 44.
The misplaced John should entertain an hour.
John III, 4, 133.
Misprised:
You spend your passion on a misprised mood.
Mids. HI, 2, 74.
Obscure and obscure:
Round rising hillocks, brakes obscure and rough.
Ven. 237.
Obscure and lowly swain, H6B IV, 1, 50.
To rib her cerecloth in the dbscure grave, Merch.
11, 7, 51.
His means of death, his dbscure funeral. Hml.
IV, 5, 213.
Profane and prdfane:
Lest I, too much profdne, should do it lorong,
Sonn. 89,' 11.
In their so sacred patlis he dares to tread
In shape profdne. Wiv. IV, 4, 60.
Which our profdne hours here have stricken
down, R2 V, 1, 25 (no exception, as hours
is in the thesis; lection of Qq: which our
(dissyll.) prdfane hours here have thrown
down).
What prdfane wretch art thou? 0th. 1, 1, 115.
Apantler, not so eminent. Prdfane fellow ! Cymb.
II, 3, 129.
Profound and prdfound:
In so profound abysm I throw all care. Sonn.
112, 9.
Vilely compiled, profound simplicity. LLL V,
2, 52.
And prdfound Solomon to tune a jig, LLL IV,
3, 168.
IViere's matter in these sighs , these prdfound
heaves, Hml. IV, 1, 1.
In Wint. IV, 4, 501 profound sea, because sea is in
the thesis.
Remiss and remiss:
He means, my lord, that we are too remiss. R2
III, 2, 33.
The prince must thinkme tardy and remiss. Troil.
IV, 4, 143.
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That thus we die, while remiss traitors sleep
H6A IV, H, 29.
Secure and secure:
Whilst thou liest warm at home, secure and safe
Slir. V, 2, 151.
Open the door, sectire, fool-hardy king. R2 V
3, 43.
Upon my secure hour thy uncle stole. Hml. I
,0,61.
To lip a wanton in a sioure couch, 0th. IV, 1, 72.
Severe and severe:
Which knows no pity, hut is still severe. Ven.
1000. 1155.
With eyes severe and heard of formal cut. As
II, 7, 155.
0 just but severe law! Meas. II, 2, 41.
/( shall be with such strict and s€vere covenants
H6A V, 4, 114.
Sincere and silneere:
His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate. Gent.
II, 7, 76.
Supposed sincere and holy in his thoughts. H4B
I, 1, 202.
Fromsincere motions,by intelligence, H8 1,1, 153.
Sir, in good sooth, in sincere ve7'ity. Lr. li, 2,
111.
Supreme and stipreine:
Neither supreme; how soon confusion etc. Cor.
III, 1, 110.
The life of purity, the supreme fair, Lucr. 780.
Sutaswe, under heaven (monosyll.), are sUpreme
head. John III, 1, 155.
Terrene:
alack, our terrene moon
Is now eclipsed. Ant. Ill, 13, 153.
But no other class of adjectives and participles
offers so many and so striking proofs for this law of
prosody as those with the prefix un.
When, lo, the Unbacked breeder, full of fear.
Ven. 320.
At which, like ilnbacked colts, they pricked their
ears. Tp.IV, 176.
0 unhid spite ! is sportful Edward come ? H6C
V, 1, 18.
My Unblown flowers, newtappearing sweets. E3
IV, 4, 10.
Some Unborn sorrov^, ripe in fortune's womb. R2
II, 2, 10.
Of broached mischief to the unborn times. H4A
V, 1, 21.
This precious hook of love, this unbound lover.
Eom. I, 3, 87.
And now have toiled their unbreathed memories.
Mids. V, 74.
No unchaste action or dishonoured step. Lr. I,
1, 231.
Have unchecked theft, Tim. IV, 3, 447.
And fairy-like to pinch the unclean knight. Wiv.
iv, 4, 57.
What uncouth ill event. Lucr. 1598.
To unpathed waters, undreamed shores. Wint.
IV, 4, 578.
For where is she so fair whose uneared womb
Disdains etc. Sonn. 3, 5.
How shall your houseless heads and unfed sides
etc. Lr. III. 4, 30.
Schmidt, the ;L^Ut,4iall uf Sliakeaijeui'et
0 unfelt sore! crest -wounding private scar!
Lucr. 828.
The rule may seern sufficiently established by these
instances. The reader will find it throughout observed.
But it must always be remembered, that the folloiving
syllable must he in the arsis, and that participles,
when used as trisyllabic (as f. i. unfeigned in HGC'lll,
3, 51 and 202), are out of question.
2. Adjectives substantively. Mr. Abbott in his
Gmmmar p. 20 treats of the case when adjecli^es
supply the place of substantives denoting a quality,
as pale for paleness, bad for badness etc., but does not
touch upon the use no less contrary to modern gram-
mar of adjectives placed by themselves with reference
to single persons. At present //«- good signifies either
that which is good, or all good people, but in Shake-
speare's time it could also mean a single good man or
woman, fie that did betray the Best (i.e. the Ki.'-
deemer) Wint. 1, 2, 419. Then the bold and coward,
the wise and fool, the artist and unread, the hard aJid
soft, seem all affined and kin, Troil. I, 3, 23. ^\'llat
the declined is he shall as soo7i read in the eyes of others
as feel in his own fall, HI, 3, 76, '2Vs not enough to
help the feeble up, but to support him after, Tim. I, 1,
107. Edmund the base shall top the legitimate, Lr. 1,
2, 19. The younger rises when the old doth fall, Hi, 3,
26. The good in conversation is still at Tarsus, Per. II
Prol. 9. There was, consequently, no occasion to
question the correctness of the passage ; And added
feathers to the learned's wing, Sonn, 78, 7.
It is the same with the indefinite article, at least
before comparatives: Whiles they behold a greater than
themselves , Caes. I, 2, 209. I fear there u-ill a laorse
come in his place. III, 2, 116. They strike a meaner
than myself. Ant. II, 5, 83.
Oftenest the vocative is used thus (cf. the articles
Fair, Gentle, Good, Sweet) : Graceless, unit thou deny
thy parentage? H6AV,4, 14. Most mighty for thy place
and sway, and thou most reverend for thy stretched-out
life, Troil. I, 3, 60. Let it please both, thou great, and
wise, to hear Ulysses speak, 69. What hast thou done,
unnatural and unkind? Tit. V, 3, 48. How now, my
headstrong ! where have you been gadding? Rom, IV,
2, 16. Noble and young, when thy first griefs were but
a mere conceit, we sent to thee, Tim. V, 4, 13. Shaking
the bloody fingers of thy foes , most noble . in the pre-
sence of thy corse, Caes, III, 1, 199. Infirm of purpose!
give me the daggers, Mcb.II,2, 52. Come, high or low;
thyself and office deftly show, IV, 1, 67. High and
mighty , you shall know I am set naked on your king-
dom, Hml. IV, 7, 43. We}l, my legitimate, Lr. I, 2, 19.
Thou perjured. III, 2, 54. Reverend and gracious, 0th.
I, 3, 33. Cold in blood, to say as I said then, Ant. I,
5, 74.
, The plural without the article: He did in the ge-
neral bosom reign of young, of old, Compl. 128. Meaner
than myself have had like fortune, H6CIV, ], 71. Mid-
age and wrinkled old, Troil. II, 2, 104 (Q elders, some
M. Edd. eld). Worthier than himself here tend the sa-
vage strangeness he puts on, II, 3, 134. Help him, young
and old, Cor. Ill, 1, 228.
3. Adjectives dolug the offtce of the first
part of compound nouns. As the English adjective
has no inflexion, it was formerly apt to form a looser
connexion with its substantive than in other lan-
guages, and, instead of expressing a quality or degree
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pertaining to the latter, to be employed to limit the
extent and sphere of it. Thus a bloody fire in Wiv. V,
5, 99 is not a fire that has the quality, or increases
to the degree, of being bloody, but, as it were, a blood-
fire, a fire in the blood. A thirsty evil in Meas. I, 2,
134, a hungry prey iaHQh I, 2, 28, is an evil thirsted
for, a prey hungered for. Lovers' absent hours in 0th.
Ill, 4,174 = absence hours, hours of absence or sepa-
ration. A fruitful prognostication in Ant. I, 2, 53 =
a prognostication of fruitfiilness. Their sterile curse
in Caea. I, 2, 9 ^ curse of sterility.
These instances will sufficiently explain the fol-
lowing passages , some of which have caused much
unnecessary doubt and perplexity. Old woes, not in-
fant sorrows, bear them mild, Lucr. 1096 {= woes of
old people). This fair child of mine shall sum my count
and make my old excuse, Sonn. 2, 11 (the excuse of
my being old. Hazlitt my whole excuse]). With mirth
and laughter let old wrinkles come, Merch. I, 1, 80
(the wrinkles of age). Who in rage forgets aged con-
tusions and all brush of time, H6B V, .3, 3 (the con-
tusions of age). When old time shall lead him to his
end, H8 H, 1, 93. The aged wrinkles in my cheeks.
Tit. HI, 1, 7. Too early I attended a youthful suit,
Compl. 79 (the suit of a youth), my youthful travel
therein made me happy, Gent. IV, 1, 34 (travels made
in youth). Ere loe have thy youthful wages spent. As
II, 3, 67 (wages earned and saved in thy youth). His
youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide for his
shrunk shank, II, 7, 160 (worn in liis youth). Blushing
red no guilty instance gave, Lucr. 1511 (no sign of
guilt). Thus can my love excuse the slow offence of my
dull bearer, Sonn. 51,1 (the offence of slowness).
'Gainst death and all - oblivious enmity shall you pace
forth, 55, 9 (the enmity of entire oblivion). I see brass
eternal slave to mortal rage, 64, 4 (the rage of mor-
tality, i. c. of death, cf. Hml. Ill, 1, 67). You to your
beauteous blessings add a rurse, 84, 13 (the blessings
of your beauty). What a happy title do I find, happy
to have thy love, happy to die, 92, 11 (a title to be
called happy). This time removed was summer's time,
97, 5 (this time of being removed). Bearing the
vanlonburden of the prime,! (the burden brought forth
by the wantonness of the spring). Worse essays proved
thee my best of love, 110, 8 (trials made of worse
lovers). The humble salve which wounded bosoms Jits,
120, 12 (the salve of humility, i. e. of kindness). The
just pleasure lost which is so deemed by others' seeing,
121, 3 (the pleasure of being just). Beauty slandered
with a bastard shame, 127, 4 (shame, disgrace of
bastardy). The wiry concord that mine ear confounds,
128, 4 (the concord of wire-strings). To this false
plague are they now transferred, 137, 14 (plague of
being false), doth point out thee as his triumphant prize,
151, 10 (as the prize of his victory). He did in the
general bosom reign, Compl. 127 (in the hearts of all
people). Which may her suffering ecstasy assuage,
69 (the ecstasy of her suffering). This deceit loses the
name of craft, of disobedience, or unduteous title, Wiv.
V, 5, 240 (the title or name of undutifulness). They
can be meek that have no other cause. Err. II, 1, 33
(no cause to be otherwise). Which with experimental
seal doth warrant the tenour of my book, AdoIV, 1, 168
(the seal of experience). Preceptial medicine to rage, V,
] , 24 (the medicine of precepts ; precepts as a medicine).
All hid, an old infant play, LLL IV, 3, 78 (a play of
children). My virgin patent, Mids. I, 1, 80 (the patent
of my virginity). Thy fair virtue. III, 1, 143 (the virtue
or force of thy beauty). Fish not with this melancholy
bait for this fool gudgeon, Merch^ I, 1, 101 (this bait
of melancholy). The virgin tribute paid by howling
Troy, III, 2, 56 (virgins offered as a tribute). Op-
pressed with two weak evils, age and hunger. As II,
7, 132 (evils of weakness). When we should submit
ourselves to an unknown fear. Alls II, 3, 6 (fear of
something unknown). Some great and trusty business,
HI, 6, 16 (a business of trust, requiring trust). Put
myself into my mortal preparation, 81 (preparation for
death). You need but plead your honourable privilege,
IV, 5, 95 (the privilege of your rank as a lord, being
addressed with the title 'your honour'). Natural re-
bellion done in the blaze of youth, V, 3, 6 (rebellion of
nature). Leap all civil bounds, Tw. I, 4, 21 (bounds
of civility or good manners). The quality of the time
and quarrel might well have given tis bloody argument,
III, 3, 32 (a subject or cause of shedding blood).
Nothing of that wonderful promise, to read him by his
form. 111, 4, 290 (promise of something wonderful
and extraordinary). He thai hears makes fearful action,
John IV, 2, 191 (the ge.stnre of fear). Ere my tongue
shall wound my honour with such feeble wrong, R2 I,
1, 191 (a wrong caused by feebleness). A partial
slander sought I to avoid, 1, 3, 241 (reproach of par-
tiality). To take advantage of the absent tirne, II, 3,
79 (the time of the king's absence). Mock not my
senseless conjuration, 111,2, 23 (conjuration of a'sense-
less thing, viz the earth). Judged by subject and in-
ferior breath, IV, 128 (the voice of subjects and in-
feriors). Thou takest thy last living leave, V, 1, 39 (the
last in life). Hast lost thy princely privilege with vile
participation, H4A HI, 2, 87 (community and inter-
course with vile and base companions). We come
within our aveful banks again, II4B IV, 1, 176 (the
banks, i. e. limits or restraints, of awe and submission).
This law and female bar, H5 I, 2, 42 (exclusion of
women from succession). Crammed with distressful
bread, IV, 1, 287 (the bread of poverty). Solicit Henry
with her wondrous praise, H6A V, 3, 190 (the praise
of her wonderful qualities). The envious load that lies
upon his heart , H6B III, 1, 157 (the load of envy).
These hands are free ffom guiltless blood-shedding, IV,
7, 108 (from .shedding the blood of guiltless persons).
A drunken slaughter, R3 II, 1, 122 (committed in
drunkenness). Our fatherless distress was left -un-
moaned, II, 2, 64 (our misfortune of losing our father).
/ wish no other speaker of my living actions, IIS IV, 2,
70 (the actions of my life). An envious fever, Troil. I,
3, 133. Such a precious loss, IV, 4, 10 (loss of a pre-
cious thing).! May give you thankful sacrifice. Cor. I,
6, 9; cf. Ant. I, 2, 167. Against the hospitable canon.
Cor. I, 10, 26 (the law of hospitality). Plead my suc-
cessive title with your swords. Tit. I, 4 (my title to
succession). Heart-sick groans, Rom. Ill, S, 12. Arti-
ficial strife lives in these touches, Tim. I, 1, 37 (emu-
lation of art). The monstrousness of man when he looks
out in an ungrateful shape. III, 2, 80 (in the shape of
ingratitude). A prodigal course is like the sun's, III, 4,
12. Filled the time with all licentious measure, V, 4, 4.
With such familiar instances, Caes. IV, 2, 16 (signs
of familiarity). This eternal blazon must not be to ears
of flesh iind blood, Hml. I, 5, 21 (publication of eternal
things). When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
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III, 1, 67 (coil or turmoil of mortal life). The'wiclced
prize itself buys out the lair ^ III, 3, 59 (the prize of
.wickedness). Gave you such a masterly report, IV, 7,
97 (such a report of mastership). Mark the high noises,
Lv. Ill, 6, 118 (the rumours among the great ones).
In thy just proof , 120 (in the proof of thy justness
•and honesty). The main descry stands on the hourly
thought, IV, 6, 218 (the discovery of the main army
is expected every hour). To pluck the common bosom
on his side, V, 3, 49 (cf. above: Compl. 127). Confine
yourself but in a patient list, 0th. IV, 1, 76. Se comes
too short of that great properly which still should go
with Antony, Ant. 1, 1, 58 (that quality of greatness).
A Roman thought has struck him, I, 2, 87 (a thought
of Rome). With brazen din blast you the city's ears,
IV, 8, 36 (din of brass instruments). Give me the pe-
nitent instrument to pick that bolt, Cymb. V, 4, 10.
Testy wrath could never be her mild companion , Per.
I, 1. 18 (the companion of her mildness).
Hence it comes that sometimes the relation of the
adjective and its noun seems inverted and confounded :
murderous shame = shameful murder, Sonn. 9, 14;
a separable spite = a spiteful separation, 36, 6; swift
extremity = extreme swiftness. 51, 6; shady stealth
= stealing shadow, 77, 7 ; living torment = painfuh
life, Gent. Ill, 1, 170; a credent bulk == a weighty
credit, Meas. IV, 4, 29 ; a good outward happiness ==
a happy, pleasing exterior, Ado II, 3, 190; virtuous
property = peculiar virtue, Mids. Ill, 2, 367; brief
and plain conveniency = convenient briefness and
plainness, Merch. IV, 1, 82; aged honour = honour-
able age, Alls I, 3, 216 ; valiant approof ^= approved
valour, II, 5, 3; estimable wonder = admiring esti-
mation, Tw. II, 1, 28; the bloodiest shame = most
shameful bloodshed, John IV, 3, VI \ fiery indignation
= indignant fire, IV, 1, 63 ; silken dalliance = dal-
lying silks, H5 II Chor. 2. Ingrateful injury = in-
jurious, wicked ingratitude, Cor. II, 2, 35; paly ashes
= ashy paleness, Rom. IV, 1, 100 ; excellent differences
= different excellent qualities, Hml. V, 2, 112; expert
allowance = allowed, acknowledged expertness, 0th.
II, 1, 49; in negligent danger = dangerous negligence,
Ant. Ill, 6, 81.
One class of adjectives, derived from nouns by
means of the suffix ed, deserve particular attention,
as they have often been mistaken for participles and
misinterpreted accordingly. Even so sagacious a gram-
marian as Mr. Abbott speaks 'of an indefinite and
apparently not passive use of passive participles.'
That there are a great many words in ed, which are
no participles, f. i. aged, wicked, wretched etc., there
can be no doubt. Therefore we must take heed of
supposing all words in ed, which, from the existence
of homonymous verbs, might possibly be participles,
always to be so indeed. Thus when we read in Compl.
146: my woeful self threw my affections in his charmed
power, it would be quite preposterous to say that the
passive participle charmed is used here in an active
sense, for charming, but charmed is an adjective de-
rived from the substantive charm, or from the com-
mon root of the substantive and verb , and meaning
'furnished, supplied, endowed with a charm.' Near
as this may come to the sense of charming, no con-
fusion of different verbal functions has taken place.
In the same or a similar manner the following ex-
pressions must be explained: All. the whole army stood
agazedon him, H6A I, 1, 126 (furnished with gazes,
i. e. gazing). Be simple- answered, for we know the
truth, Lr. Ill, 7, 43 (furnished with a simple answer.
Qq simple answerer'). Your favour is well appeared
by your tongue. Cor. IV, 3, 9 (your countenance has
the due appearance, is well discernible, may well be
recognized, by thehelp of your voice. Hanmer affeered,
Warburton appealed, Jackson appjarelled etc.). Be-
guiled with outward honesty, hut yet defiled with inward
vice, Lucr. 1544 (guilefully furnished, dressed in out-
ward honesty). And gave him what becomed love 1
might, Rom, IV, 2, 26 (furnished with that which be-
comes; becoming). How have I been behaved, Oth. IV,
2, 108 (having a behaviour). She concludes the picture
was belied, Lucr. 1633 (full of lies, disfigured by lies).
With fair blessed beams, Mids. Ill, 2, 392 (beneficial).
Such force and blessed power, IV, 1, 79. /( is twice
blessed; it blesses him that gives and him that takes,
Merch. IV, 1, 186. the blest infusions that dwell in
vegetives. Per. Ill, 2, 35. The answer is as ready as
a borrowed cap, H4B II, 2, 125 (perhaps a salutation
or obeisance mp.de for the purpose of borrowing mo-
ney. But we would not insist on the correctness of
the passage. M. Edd. borrower' s). ^Divide me like a
bribed buck, Wiv. V, 5, 27 (given as a bribe. M. Edd.
bribe-bucTc. The poet maybe chose to write bribed for
the sake of euphony). In despite of brooded watchful
day, John III, 3, 52 (having a brood to guard, sitting
on brood. Vo^ebroad-eyed, Mitford iroacZ and. Collier
the broad. Anon, broody). Now thy proud neck bears
half my burthened yoke, R3 IV, 4, 111 (= burdenous,
heavy). The caged cloister, Compl. 249 (like a cage
or prison). To be commanded under Cominius, Cor. 1,
1 , 266 (having a command). Careful hours with time's
deformed hand have written strange defeatures in my
face. Err. V, 298 (not an ugly hand, as it is explained
by some, but a hand that causes deformity, spoils
beauty). And the delighted spirit to bathe in fiery floods,
Meas. Ill, 1, 121 (the spirit whose nature it is to be
full of delight, to enjoy its existence. Variously cor-
rected or rather corrupted by M. Edd. The best com-
mentary on Shakespeare's expression has been written
by the Emperor Hadrianus in the verses: Animula
vagula, blandula, Hospes comesque corporis, Quaenunc
abihis in loca Pallidula, rigida, nudula. Nee ut soles
dabis jocos). Revenge the jeering and disdained con-
tempt of this proud king, H4A I, 3, 183 (full of dis-
dain). When I did speak of some distressed stroke,
Oth. I, 3, 157 (full of distress. Ff distressful). Some
enchanted trifle to abuse me, Tp. V, 112 (cf. above:
charmed). Enforced hate, instead of love's coy touch,
shall rudely tear thee, Lucr. 668 (hate armed with
force). The fated sky gives us free sco^e. Alls I, 1,
232 (heaven which makes or ordains the fate of man).
In these feared hopes , Cymb. II, 4, 6 (hopes mingled
with fear,if not hopes for which I am in fear). Furred
moss, IV, 2, 228 (fur like). Ornament is but the guiled
shore to a most dangerous sea, Merch. Ill, 2, 97 (full
of guile). The imprisoned absence of your liberty, Sonn.
58, 6 (= prison-like), 0 knowledge ill inhabited, As
III, 3, 10 (having a bad habitation). No, misconceived!
H6A V, 4, 49 (having a wrong conception). Ofpen-
sived and subdued desires the tender, Compl. 219 (:^
pensive, melancholy). Till each to razed oblivion yield
his part of thee, Sonn. 122, 7 (oblivion whose office
it is to raze and obliterate all). The ravined salt-sea
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shark, Meb. IV, 1, 24 (^= rayenous). Wash away thy
country s stained spots , H6A III, 3, 57 (spots which
are stains, and to the dishonour of thy country). A
prince should not be so loosely studied as to remember
so locale a composition, H4B II, 2, 10 (studious, in-
clined). Two traded pilots 'ticixf the dangerous shores,
Troil. II, 2, 64 (professional). I'll strive with troubled
noise, to take a nap, R3 V, 3, 104 (I'll try in spite of
the noise caused avoviud me by the troubles of war.
Qq with troubled thoughts). Playing patient sports in
unconstrained gyves , Compl. 242 (imposing no con-
straint). Hardy and undoubted champions, HGC V, 7,
6 (fearless). An unpitied whipping, Meas. IV, 2, 13
(pitiless). Make unprofited return, Tw. 1,4, 22 (profit-
less). With the whiff and wind of his fell sword the
unnerved father falls, Hml. II, 2, 496 (strengthless).
Wintered garments should be lined, As III, 2, 111 (M.
Edd. winter-garments, cf. above: bribed buch). So rare
a wondered father, Tp. IV, 123 (endowed with the
faculty of performing miracles).
Now these adjectives in ed, too, are employed for
the kind of hypallage treated of above: As for the
rest appealed, R2 1, 1, 142 (the rest of tlie accusation).
His banished years, I, 3, 210 (the years of his banish-
ment). Forfeit to a confined doom, Sonn, 107, 4 (to the
fate of a limited existence, to death). At our more
considered time we'll read, Hml. II, 2, SI (a time fitter
for consideration). The dedicated words which writers
use of their fair subject, Sonn. 82, 3 (words of dedi-
cation). Bring them irith imagined speed unto the
tranect, Merch. HI, 4, 52 (with the speed of imagi-
nation, of thought). Thus with imagined iving our
siuift scene flies, H5 III Chor. 1 (with the wing of ima-
gination). To make you understand this in a manifested
effect, Meas. IV, 2, 169 (so as to effect it to be mani-
fest, in efi^ected manifestation). It teas married chas-
tity, Phoen. 61 (chastity in marriage). Unpleasing to
a married ear, LLL V, -J, 912 (to the ear of a married
nran). / can interpret all her martyred signs, Tit. HI,
2, 36 (the signs of her martyrdom). Woidd from my
forehead wipe a perjured note, LLL IV, 3, 125 (note
of perjury). Ere she with blood had stained her stained
excuse, Lucr. 1316 (the excuse of her stain, of her
defilement). T^or falls under the bloio of thralled dis-
content, Sonn. 124, 7 (discontent of thralls). To give
our hearts united ceremony , Wiv. H', 6, 51 (the cere-
mony of union, i.e. of marriage). The valued file
distinguishes the swift, the slow, the subtle, Mcb. Ill, 1,
95 (the catalogue of the different prices). The very
stream of his life . . . ?nust upon a ivarranted yxeed give
him a better proclamation, Meas. Ill, 2, 151 (upon
need of a warrant; when a warrant is needed). Wi-
dowed wombs, Sonn. 97, 8 (wombs of widows). My
grave is like to be my wedded bed, Rom. I, 5, 137 (my
bed of marriage. Qq wedding).
Much rarer is the use of the participial form in
en in a similar adjectival and seemingly active sense:
Fair-spoken and well-spoken = eloquent, R3 I, 3,
348. H8IV, 2, 52. The nomination of the party written
to the person written unto, LLL IV, 2, 138 (M. Edd.
the nomination of the person writing). lam allforgotten,
= forgetful. Ant. I, 3, 91. Surly borne = having a
Mirly bearing, Troil. 11, 3, 249.
•t. Advei'hs for ailjectiTcs, or, in other words,
the adverb not exiiressing a manner or degree, but a
Btafe and condition; So shall these slaves be king, and
thou their slave, thou nobly base, they basely dignified,
Lucr. 660 ( thou , though being of noble birth , shalt
be base etc.). Those hours ... will play the tyrants ...
and that unfair which fairly doth excel, Sonn. 5,4
(fairly = by being fair or beautiful). That fresh blood
which youngly thou hestowest thou mayst call thine, 1 1 ,
3 (== when young). The-hesi news is that ve have
safely found our king and company , Tp. V, 221 (in a
safe state; safe). Where we in all her trim freshly be-
held our royal, good and gallant ship, 236 (in a fresh
state; fresh, unimpaired, as if she were new). Puts
the drowsy and neglected act freshly on me, Meas. I, 2,
175. In Belmont is a lady richly left, Merch. 1, 1, 161
^= i-ich). Those that she makes honest she makes very
ill-favouredly, As I, 2, 41 (ugly). In what he did pro-
fess, well found, All's II, 1, 105 (found good). When
you have our roses, you barely leave our thorns to prick
ourselves, IV, 2, 19 (in a bare state; bare). Commend
it strangely to some place where chance may nurse or
end it, Wint. II, 3, 182 (in the situation of a stranger:
so as not to be known there). 0, thus she stood, even
with such life of majesty , warm life, as now it coldly
.stands, V, 3, 36. if like an ill venture it come unluckily
home, H4B V, 5, 128. You may stroke him as gently
'as a. puppy greyhound , II, 4, 106 (i. e. it will be as
harmless to stroke him, he will be as gentle as a
puppy). If a son that is by his father sent about mer-
chandise do sinfully miscarry upon the sea, H5 IV, 1,
155 (in the state of sinfulness). It lies as coldly in
him as fire in a flint, Troil. HI, 3, 257. 0 noble fellow,
who sensibly outdares his senseless sword. Cor. I, 4,
53 (though having sense and feeling). How youngly
he began to serve his country, II, 3, 243. You shall
hear from me still, and never of me aught but what is
like me formerly, IV, 1, 53 (in my former condition;
as I was formerly). He is your brother, lords, sensibly
fed of that self blood that first gave life to you, Tit. IV,
2, 122 (as a sensible being). Lucius' banishment was
wrongfully, IV, 4, 76. Things unluckily charge my
fantasy, Caes. HI, 3, 2 (M. Edd. unlucky). Why stands
Miiubeth thus nmazedly? Mcb. IV, 1, 126. The air
nimbly and sweetly recommends itself unto our gentle
senses, I, 6, 2 (= by being nimble and sweet). 7he
funeral baked meats did coldly furnish forth themarriage
tables, Hml. I, 2, 181 (in the state of having become
cold). Hetook my father grossly,fullof bread, 111,3,80.
It will stuff his suspicion more fully, Lr. HI, 5, 22.
5. The gerund in a passive sense. Such
expressions as thatin Hamlet: the whilst this play is
playing , are in use to this day. The table is serving,
the house is building, for being served, being built, or
rather for in serving, in building (a-huilding), are very
common phrases. But with Shakespeare the gerundmay
have a passive sense even when it is not in the predi-
cate. The unbacked breeder , full of fear , jealous of
catching, swiftly doth forsake him, Ven. 321 (fearing
to be caught), to watch like one that fears robbing,
Gent. II, 1, 26 (being robbed). Excuse his throwing
into the water, Wiv. Ill, 3, 206 and IV, 1, 5 (his having
been thrown). That's more to me than my wetting, Tp.
IV, 211. Not a sore, till now made sore with shooting,
LLL IV, 2, 59. This very instant disaster of his setting
in the stocks. All's IV, 3, 127. more straining on for
plucking back , "Wint. IV, 4, 476. our love durst not
come near your sigh for fear of swallowing, H4A V,
1, 64. If you mean to save yourself from whipping,
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H6B H, 1, 144; cf. Hml. II, 2, 556 and Per. II, 1, 93.
I will take order for her keeping close^ R31V, 2, 53.
Women are angels, wooing, Troil. I, 2, 312. How
'scaped I killing when 1 crossed you thus? Caes. IV, 3,
150. And 'scape detecting, Hml. Ill, 2, 94. Or else
shall he suffer not thinking on, with the hobby-horse,
142. An instrument of this your calling back, 0th. IV,
2,45.
These instances will explain the following which
have much puzzled the commentators : Let his unre-
calling crime have time to wail the abusing of his time,
Lucr. 993 (a crime for which there is no recalling,
which cannot be made undone). By deed -achieving
honour newly named, Cor. II, 1, 190 (an honour the
achieving or obtaining of which lies in deeds). From
his all-obeying breath I hear the doom of Egypt, Ant.
Ill, 13, 77 (a voice attended by a general obeying or
obedience). In LLL V, 2, 366: my lady in courtesy
gives undeserving praise , which has been interpreted
in a similar manner, undeserving may be a dative go-
verned by gives.
6. Sufflxes and prefixes omitted. Very often,
when two or more adverbs are placed together, the ad-
verbial termination ly is only appended to the last:
Feataiidaffectedlyenswathed,Com-plAS. Most strange,
but yet most truly, will I speak, Meas. V, 37. Looked
he sad or merrily? Err. IV, 2, 4 and H4A V, 3, 12.
He demeaned himself rough , rude and wildly. Err. V,
88. Sixt and lastly. Ado V, 1, 221. I'll serve thee true
and faithfully, LLL V, 2, 841. Most Jocund, apt and
a-illingly, Tw. V, 135. Fair and evenly, H4A HI, 1,
103. Plain and bluntly, H6A IV, 1, 51. Secure and
sweetly, H6C II, 5, 50. Look fresh and merrily, Caes.
II, 1,224. What safe and nicely I might well delay,
'Lr. V, 3, 144. Cold and sickly he vented them , Ant.
III, 4, 7. How honourable and how kindly ive determine
for her, V, 1, 58.
Sometimes the suffix is appended to the first and
omitted in the last adverb : She will speak most bitterly
and strange, Meas. V, 36. Sprightfully and bold , R2
1, 3, 3. Patiently and yielding, H5V, 2, 300. His grace
looks cheerfully and smooth, R3 III, 4, 50. Most danger-
ously you have with him prevailed, if not most mortal to
him. Cor. V, 3, 188. Why do you speak so startingly
and rash? 0th. Ill, 4, 79.
It is the same with inflections: I fast and prayed
for their intelligence, Cymb. IV, 2, 347. Earth and
sea's rich gems, Sonn. 21, 6. Nor child nor woman's
face. Cor. V, 3, 130. Nor near nor farther off, R21II,
2, 64. A weak and colder palate, Troil. IV, 4, 7. The
humble as the proudest sail, Sonn. 80, 6. The generous
and gravest citizens, Meas. IV, 6, 13. To make me blest
or coursedst among men, Merch. II, 1, 49. Without or
grudge or grumblings, Tp. I, 2, 249. Half sleep, half
waking, Mids. IV, 1, 152. It would not, therefore, be
safe to infer the existence of a substantive vail from
the passage in Troil. V, 8, 7 : with the vail and darking
of the sun.
Prefixes thus omitted are of rarer occurrence:
That need to be revived and breathed in me , H4B IV,
1, 114. 'Tween asleep andioake, Lr. 1, 2, 15. Perhaps
also in belee'd and calmed, 0th. Ij 1, 30.
But in two or more compound words, which have
one part in common, this is more frequently appended
to one only : How much in having , or without or in,
Troil. HI, 3, 97 (= without or within). Search Wind-
sor Castle, elves, irilhin and out, Wiv. V, 5, 60. The
Athenians both within andout that wall, Tim. IV, 1,38.
3Iy East and West Indies, Wiv. I, 3, 79. Come cut
andlongtail, 111,4,47. Furred ivith fox and lambskins,
Meas. II 1,2, 9. Cannot my body or blood-sacrifice entreat
you, H6AV, 3, 20. In Buckingham, Northampton and
■in Leicestershire, H6C IV, 8, 14. The wall-newt and
the water, Lr. Ill, 4, 135. Bobtail tike or trundletail,
III, 6, 73. A closet lock and key, 0th. IV, 2, 22. Shrill-
tongued or low, Ant. Ill, 3, 1 .5 . Treble-sinewed, hearted,
breathed, 111,13, 178. As poisonous-tongued as handed,
Cymb. HI, 2, 5. The following expression is very
curious: like bride and groom = like bride and bride-
groom, 0th. II, 3, 180.
7. SScugina and Syllepsis, i. e. a word joined
to two other or more words, but having a natural
reference only to one.
a) Zeugma of the verb : Or in the ocean drenched
or in the fire, Ven. 494. Blushing red no guilty in-
stance gave , nor ashy pale the fear that false hearts
have, 1511. Nor Mars his sword nor war's quick fire
shall burn the living record of your memory, Sonn. 55,
7. I had rather hear them scold than fight, Wiv. II, 1,
239 (= than see them fight). She hath directed how
I shall take her from her father's house, what gold and
Jewels she is furnished with, what page's suit she hath
in readiness, Merch. 11, 4, 30 (= and has commu-
nicated what gold and jewels etc.). You may as well
forbid the mountain pines to wag their high tops and
to make no noise, IV, 1, 75 (= and command them to
make no noise). To see him shine so brisk and smell
so sweet, H4A I, 3, 54.
b) Zeugma of the noun: She was not, sure. Most
sure she was. Why, my negation hath no taste of mad-
ness. Nor mine, my lord: Cressid was here but now,
Troil. V, 2, 128 {= nor my affirmation). Your hearts
loill throb and weep to hear him speak, Tit. V, 3, 95.
A sister I bequeath you, whom no brother did ever love
so dearly. Ant. II, 2, 152 (:= whom I love as never
brother loved his). She would, he will not in her arms
be bound, Ven. 226 (= she would be bound in his arms,
but not he in hers).
c) Syllepsis of the auxiliary verb : Ambition cannot
pierce a wink beyond, but doubt discovery there, Tp.ll,
1, 242 (= but must doubt). You must be so too, if
heed me, 220 (= if you will heed me). My master
and his man are both broke loose, beaten the maids a-row,
and bound the doctor. Err. V, 169 (= have beaten).
My loyalty, which ever has and ever shall be growing,
H8 111, 2, 178 (= has been\ Which I am not worthy
yet to wear: I shall assuredly, IV. 2, 92 (= I shall be).
That means not, hath not, or is not to love, Troil. I,
3, 288. Home art gone and ia'en thy wages, Cymb.
IV, 2, 261. Inversely: Many have and others must sit
there, R2 V, 5, 27. (= many have sat).
d) Syllepsis of the preposition: From whence at
pleasure thou mayst come and part, Sonn. 48, 12 (where
thou mayst come and from whence thou mayst part).
I will follow, more to cross that love than hate for
Silvia, Gent. V, 2, 55 (= than out of hate). I think
and pray to several subjects, Meas. II, 4, 1 (= I think
of and pray to ). That more for praise than purpose
meant to kill, LLL IV, 1, 29 (= than' on purpose).
Love and languish for his sake, Mids. II, 2, 29 (=love
him and etc.). Secure and confident from foreign pur-
poses, John 11, 27. Send fair play orders and make
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compromise to arms invasive, V, 1, 67. He cannot
temperately transport his honours from where he should
begin and end, Cor. 11, 1, 240 (= from where he
should begin to where he should end). ITe hath given
up himself to the contemplation, mark and denotement
of her parts and graces, 0th. 11, 3, 323 (M. Edd. un-
necessarily denotement for devotement). But first of
all, how we may steal from hence, and for the gap that
we shall make in time, from our hence- going and our
return, to excuse, Cymb. Ill, 2, 65 (= from our hence-
going to our return).
8. Prolepsis or auticliiatlon, that is, an effect
to be produced represented as already produced, by
the insertion of an epithet: My tongue-tied Muse in
manners holds her still, Sonn. 85, 1 (= my Muse holds
her still and is tongue-tied). To chase the ignorant
fumes that mantle their clearer reason, Tp. V, 68 (their
reason which by the chasing of the fumes becomes
clearer). The approaching tide will shortly fill the rea-
sonable shore that now lies foul and muddy, 81 (fill the
shore and make it reasonable again. But reasonable
shore may be = shore of reason). Such short-lived
wits do wither as they grow, LLL II, 54 (wither, and
are short-lived in consequence). Weed your better
judgments of all opinion that is rank in them, As 11, 7,
44 (weed your judgments and make them betterl.
What is infirm from your sound parts shall fly. Alls
11, 1, 170 (what is infirm shall fly from your parts,
which will become sound thereby) . To break within
the bloody house of life , John IV, 2, 210 (to break
within the house of life, viz the body, and make it
bloody, shed its blood). The crown, which waste of
idle hours hath quite thrown down, R2 111, 4, 66 (the
waste of hours, which are made idle by this waste.
Qq waste and idle hours). The strand whereon the im-
perious flood hath left a witnessed usurpation, H4B
i, 1, 62 (a usurpation which may be witnessed in
consequence). Here shall they make their ransom on
the sand, or with their blood stain this discoloured
shore, H6B IV, 1, 11 (which thus will become dis-
coloured). Flaky darkness breaks within the east, B3
V, 3, 86 (breaks and becomes flaky). I'ld make a
quarry with thousands of these quartered slaves , Cor.
I, 1, 203. take our friendly senators by the hands, IV,
5, 138 (take them by the hand and show thus that
you consider them as friends). Hang his poison in the
sick air, Tim. IV, 3, 109. It almost turns my dangerous
rfature wild, 499 (makes it wild and thus dangerous.
M. Edd. mild for wild). Now breathless wrong shall
sit and pant in your great chairs of ease, V, 4,,10. The
air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself unto our gentle
senses, Mcb. I, 6, 3 (senses made gentle by its touch
and influence. Becket gentle unto our sense; War-
burton general sense). Ere human statute purged the
gentle weal. 111, 4, 76 (the body politic, which became
gentle by law. Theobald general, Seymour ungentle
for gentle). The glow-ivorm shows the matin to be near
and 'gins to pale his uneffectualfire, Hml. 1, 5, 90 (the
fire which becomes uneffectual, loses its brightness).
IVie expectancy and rose of the fair state. 111, 1, 160
(the state which was to be adorned by him). His
silence will sit drooping, V, 1, 311 (he will sit droop-
ing and be silent). I will piece her opulent throne
loith kingdoms, Ant. 1, 5, 45. 'tis well for thee that ...
thy freer thoughts may not fly forth of Egypt, 12. Grow,
patience! and let the stinking elder, giief untwine his
perishing root icith the increasing vine , Cymb. IV, 2,
60 (let grief untwine it« root from patience, in con-
sequence of which grief will perish and patience in-
crease).
9. Double negative. To join two negatives
properly called so (as nor not, nor never etc.) and even
three {nor never none, Tw. Ill, 1, 171), where one
would not only have been sufficient, but more logical,
was so general a custom with all the writers of Shake-
speare's time, that it could not escape the notice of
grammarians (cf. negative prefixes before words of a
negative sense: disannul =^ annul, dissever =■ sever;
thus perhaps inexecrable = execrable in Merch. IV,
I, 128). Less frequent, but no less remarkable wa5
the duplication of negative words of another kind.
Mr. Abbott adduces two instances of the verb to deny:
first he denied you had in him no right. Err. IV, 2, 7;
you may deny that you were not the cause, R3 1, 3, 90.
Add to these the following passages, some of which
have sorely tried the sagacity of critics: To mend the
hurt which his unkindness marred, Ven. 478 {marred
for made). Let his lack of years be no impediment to
let him lack a reverend estimation, Merch. IV, 1, 162
(= either: no motive to let him lack; or: no impedi-
ment to let him have). It is most expedient for the
wise, if Don Worm, his conscience, find no impediment
to the contrary, to be the trumpet of his own virtues,
Ado V, 2, 87. / ne'er heard yet that any of these bolder
vices wanted less impudence to gainsay what they did
than to perform it first, Wint. HI, 2, 56 (wanted less
= had less). Who cannot want the thought how mon-
strous it was for Malcolm and for Donalbain to kill
their gracious father'? Mcb. Ill, 6, 8 (Hanmer you.
cannot want; Jennens who cannot have; Jackson who
care not, want; Keightley we cannot want). Patience
herself, what goddess e'er she be, doth lesser blench at
sufferance than I do. Troll. 1, 1, 28 (= does less bear
up against sufferance, or does more recoil at it).
Tullus Aufidius, is he within your walls'? No, nor a
man that fears you less than he , that's lesser than a
Utile, Cor. 1, 4, 14 (Keightley but a man; Johnson but
fears you less; Capell that fears you more). You less
know how to value her, than she to scant her duty, Lr.
II, 4, 142 ( = you are apter to depreciate her than
she to scant her duty. Qq slack her duty. Hanmer
scan her duty). Taking a beggar without less quality,
Cymb. 1, 4, 23 (Rowe without more quality; Jackson
ivith doughtiless quality; Gran t White lyiM /ess quality;
Lloyd without other quality). Lesser had been the
thwartings of your dispositions , if you had not showed
them how ye were disposed ere they lacked power to
cross you. Cor. Ill, 2, 23 (= as long as they lacked
power; ere they gained power). The cease of majesty
dies not alone, Hml. Ill, 3, 15 (= majesty when cea-
sing dies not alone); cf. this crack of your love shall
grow stronger than it ivas before, 0th. II, 3, 330 (^=
this love now cracked); and; the broken rancour of
your high-swoln hearts , but lately splintered, knit and
joined together, must gently be preserved, R3 II, 2, 117.
Such irregularities may be easily accounted for.
The idea of negation was so strong in the poet's mind,
that he expressed it in more than one place, unmind-
ful of his canon that 'your four negatives make your
two affirmatives.' Had he taken the pains of revising
and preparing his plays for the press, he would per-
haps have corrected all the quoted passages. But he
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did not write them to be read and dwelt on by
the eye, but to be heard by a sympathetic audience.
And much that would blemish the language of
a logician, may well become a dramatic poet or an
orator.
Similar perplexity has been caused by some other
passages , in which a negative seems to be wanting,
as being borne in mind, though not expressed : He
that hath learned no wit hy'naiure nor art may complain
of good breeding or comes of a very dull kindred^ As
111, 2, 31 (i. e. he may complain of good breeding as
a thing not bestowed on him. Hanmer bad breeding;
Warhurton gross breeding). All out of work and cold
for action, H5 I, 2, 114 (cold in as much as action
did not warm them; not heated by fighting. Some
M. Edd. All out of work for want of action). Who
almost dead for breath, had scarcely more than would
make up his message, Mcb. I, 5, 37. I was at point to
sink for food, Cymb. lU, 6, 17. cf. leisure in R3 V, 3,
97, and see Leisure.
10. Ambiguity caused l>y using a word in
two different senses. We do not mean to speak
of intentional plays on words, in which the comical
parts of the dramas abound, but of involuntary ob-
scurities caused by the confusion of different significa-
tions of the same word. Fast used in the senses swiftly
and firmly at the same time: Give my love fame faster
than time wastes life, Sonn. 100, 13 (a fame whose,
stability is greater, deserves a more emphatic predi-
cate, than the swiftness of time). Ten times faster
Venus' pigeons fly to seal love's bonds neiv-made, than
they are wont to keep obliged faith unforfeited, Mevch.
11, 6, 5 (their swiftness in sealing bonds is greater
than their firm constancy in keeping them). O'er and
o'er divides him 'tw/xt his unkindness and his kindness;
the one he chides to hell and bids the other grow faster
than thought or time, Wint. IV, 4, 565 (take a firmer
root than thought or time, which are proverbially
fast, that is swift). Sound = healthy, and shrill, clear-
sounding: so sound as things that are hollow, Meas. 1,
2, 56. he hath a heart as sound as a bell. Ado HI, 2,
13. lieavy = melancholy and sleepy: though woe be
heavy, yet it seldom sUeps, Lucr. 1674. State =
condition in general, and high rank, pomp, power:
When I have seen such interchange of state, and state
itself confounded to decay, Sonn. 64, 9. Error = of-
fence and wrong opinion : So are those errors that in
thee are seen to truths translated and for true things
deemed, Sonn. 96, 7. Arms = the upper limbs of the
human body, and weapons: And dare avouch her
beauty and her worth in other arms than hers, Troil.
I, 3, 271. Reason = right and reasoning: Love hath
reason , reason none , if what parts can so remain,
Phoen. 47. Figure = shape, and a character denoting
a number : Yet doth beauty, like a dial-hand, steal from
his figure, Sonn. 104, 10. Spring = vernal season
and source : Ffere stands the spring whom you have
stained with mud, this goodly summer with your winter
mixed. Tit. V, 2, 171. Kind = sort and benevolent:
He says they can do nothing in this kind. The kinder
we to give them thanks for nothing, Mids; V, 88. Open
= not shut (liberal) and not confined : A hand open
as day, H4B IV, 4, 32. Fruitful — fertile and bounti-
ful: A hand as fruitful as the land that feeds us, H8
1, 3, 56; <:f. 0th. II, 3, 347. More = in a higher de-
gree, and greater: Excusing thy sins more than thy
sins are, Soun. 35, 8. To fear = to dread, and to be
concerned about : If any fear lesser his person than
an ill report, Cor. I, 6, 69. To keep = to retain, and
to cause to be: To keep her still and men in awe. Per.
Prol. 36 (to retain her and to keep men in awe, i. u.
to deter suitors). To undo = to ruin and to untie: to
bind me or undo me. Ado V, 4, 20. For = on account
of and to the advantage of: Tkis by day my limbs, by
night my mind, for thee and for myself no quiet find,
Sonn. 27, 14. Late = after the expected time, and
lately: I did give that life which she too early and too
late hath spilled, Lucr. 1801 (=too lately; and never-
theless opposed to too early). 0 boy, thy father gave
thee life too soon, and hath bereft thee of thy life too
late, H6C II, 5, 92 (a much controverted passage.
In fact, there is no real antithesis between soon and
lute, for both words are employed in another sense
than that in which they form contraries : thy father
gave thee life too readily, too rashly, and bereft thee
of it too lately. A similar antithesis, not in sense, but
in words, see R3 I, 2, 120: thou art the cause and
most accurst <\tlevt. Cause and effect being standing
contraries, the poet opposed them to each other also
in a sense in which they are rather synonyms : author
or contriver, and executor).
Particular notice must be taken of the custom of
Shakespeare of abstracting nouns from preceding
verbs, and inversely: They that have power to hurt and
will do none, Sonn. 94, 1 (^ will do no hurt). If
thou dost love fair Hero, cherish it, Ado 1, 1, 310
(cherish the love). You are loved, sir; they that lea.st
lend it you shall lack you first, All's I, 2, 68 (= they
that least lend you love, i.e. love you). The king
loves you; beware you lose it not, HS III, ], 172. As
much as child e'er loved, or father found, Lr. I, 1, 60
(found love). Yet longest, but in a fainter kind: 0,
not like me, for mine's beyond beyond, Cymb. Ill, 2, 56
(my longing is beyond extremity). The codpiece that
will house before the head has any, Lr. Ill, 2, 27 (any
house). And bid me, when my fate would have me
wive, to give it her, Oth.III,4, 64 (to give it my wife).
For doing I am past, as I will by thee. All's II, 3, 246
(as I will pass by thee). Love loving not itself none
other can, R2 V, 3, 88 (can love none else). I'hat bill
ichich was like, and had indeed against us passed, H5
1,1,3 (was like, or likely, to pass). You were as flow-
ers, now withered: even so these herblets shall, Cymb.
IV, 2, 286.
Sometimes one noun is implied by another : Who
are the late commissioners? I one, my lord: your high-
ness bade me ask for it to-day, H5 II, 2, 61 (ask for
the commission). Of ashy semblance, meagre, pale and
bloodless, being all descended to the labouring heart,
H6B III, 2, 162 (the blood being all descended). No
lesser of her honour confident than I did truly find her,
Cymb. V, 5, 187 (than I found her truly honest or
honourable).
11. The Alistract for the Concrete. The kind
of metonymy called Abstractum pro Concreto is com-
mon to all languages and scarcely to be numbered
among the peculiarities of poetical license, but no
poet has been nearly so bold in it as Shakespeare.
Adversity = loathsome fellow : well said, adver-
sity, Troil. V, 1, 14.
Admiration = admirable, wonderful person : bring
in the admiration, Alls II, 1, 91.
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Affliction = afflicted, grieved woman: 0 fair
affliction, peace '. John III, 4, 36.
Age = old man : age , thou hast lost thy labour,
Wint. IV, 4, 787. pity not honoured age for his grey
heard, Tim. IV, 3, 111. cf. let me embrace thine age,
Tp. V, 121.
Ambition ^= that which is coveted by the am-
bitious : / am still possessed of those effects for which
I did the murder , my crown, mine own ambition, and
my queen, Hml. HI, 3, 65.
Ancientry == old people: wronging the ancientry,
stealing, fighting, AVint. Ill, 3, 63.
Baseness = base fellow, or base thing: thou un-
confinable baseness, AViv. II, 3, 21. fly, damned base-
ness, to him that worships thee, Tim. Ill, 1, 50.
Blasphemy = blasphemer: now, blasphemy, that
swearest grace o'erboard, not an oath on shore? Tp.
V, 218.
Charm = charmer : when I am revenged upon my
charm, Ant. IV, 12, 16.
Cha'stity = chaste woman; ere he wakened the
chastity he wounded, Cymb. II, 2, 14.
Clearness = something clear: in the fountain shall
we gaze so long till the fresh taste be taken from that
clearness and made «. brine-pit loith our bitter tears,
Tit. HI, 1, 128.
Conduct = that which conducts : extinguishing his
conduct (a light) Lucr. 313. there is in this business
more than nature was ever conduct of, Tp. V, 244.
Counsel = counsellors : this land was famously
enriched with politic grave counsel, R3 II, 3, 20.
Cruelty = cruel person :farewell,fair cruelty, Tw. I,
5, 307. get thee to yond same sovereign cruelty , II,
4, 83.
Damnation = sinner : ancient damnation ! 0 most
wiclced fiend! '&om. Ill, 5, 235.
Decay = one decayed and fallen: what comfort
to this great decay may come shall be applied, Lr.V,3,297.
Diligence^ diligent SiuA officious servant: bravely,
my diligence! Tp. V, 241.
Divorce = that which divorces: hateful divorce of
love, — ihtis chides she Death, Ven. 932. 0 thou sweet
king-killer and dear divorce 'twixt natural son and sire,
Tim. IV, 3, 382.
Empire = emperor: a maid too virtuous for the
contempt of empire, All's III, 2, 34.
Enchantment = enchanter : and you , enchantment,
worthy enough a herdsman, Wint. IV, 4, 445.
Encounter = encounterer, adversary: encounters
mounted are against your peace, LLL V, 2, 82.
End = that which makes an end: this apoplexy
will certain be his end, H4B IV, 4, 130. either of you
to be the other's end, R3 II, 1, 15.
Estimation = something esteemed or valued:
beggar the estimation which you prized richer than sea
and land, Troil. II, 2, 91. your ring may be stolen too:
so your brace ofunprizable estimations, Cymb. I, 4, 99.
Excellence = something excellent; and she a fair
divided excellence, John II, 439.
Exchange = something given in exchange ; there's
my exchange, Lr. V, 3, 97 (a glove).
Fancy = a woman in love ; a reverend man to-
wards this afflicted fancy fastly drew, Pilgr. 61.
Fear = a dreaded object: imagining some fear,
Mids. V, 21. we will fetters put upon this fear, Hml.
Ill, 3, 25.
Feasts = feasters : feasts are too proud to give
thanks to the gods, Tim. I, 2, 62.
Filth = that which, or one who, is filthy and de-
based :^ZMs savour but themselves, Lr. IV, 2, 39. filth,
thou liest, 0th. V, 2, 231.
Gall = a rancorous person: out, gall! Troil. V,
1, 40.
Oaze = an object gazed on: the lovely gaze lohere
every eye doth dwell, Sonn. 5, 2. to be the show and
gaze of the time, Mcb. V, 8, 24.
Grace = a graceful person : lascivious grace,inwhom
all ill well shows, kill me with spites, Sonn. 40, 13,
Humour = one humorous : all the unsettled hu-
mours of the land, rash, inconsiderate, fiery voluntaries,
John 11,66. Romeo! humours! madman! Rom. II, 1,7.
Ignorance = an ignorant or stupid person: I had
rather be a tick in a sheep than such a valiant ignorance,
Troil. Ill, 3, 316. fools as gross as ignorance made
drunk, 0th. Ill, 3, 405. >
Information = informer; to whip your information.
Cor. IV, 6, 53.
Iniquity = one iniquitous: wholesome iniquity,
have you that a man may deal icithal? I'cr. IV, 6, 28.
Illusion = phantom; stay, illusion ! Hml. 1, 1, 127.
Joy = that which, or he who, causes delight;
yea, joy, our chains and our jewels, H4B 11, 4, 52.
Judgment = judge, one able to judge; he's one
of the soundest judgments in Troy, Troil. I, 2, 208.
Liberty == libertine: disguised cheaters, prating
mountebanks, and many such-lilce liberties of sin, Err.
1, 2, 102.
Life = living man : whilst I see lives, the gashes
do better upon them, Mcb. V, 8, 2.
Loveliness = lovely person ; unthrifty loveliness,
why dost thou spend upon thyself thy beauty's legacy ?
Sonn. 4, 1.
Malice = one malignant: shruggest thou, malice?
Tp. I, 2, 367.
Mettle = a man of mettle: he was quick mettle,
when we went to school, Caes. I, 2, 300.
Motive = author: nor are they living who were
the motives that you first went out, Tim. V, i, 27.
Perfection = something perfect: divine perfection
of a woman, R3 1, 2, 75.
■ Passion = one passionate, filled with the passion
of love; madman! passion, lover! Rom. II, 1, 7.
Perfume = a perfumed woman : hug their diseased
perfumes, Tim. IV, 3, 207.
Pestilence = one infected with pestilence : a most
arch heretic, a pestilence that does infect the land, H8
V, 1, 45.
Poverty "= poor people: you houseless poverty,
Lr. Ill, 4, 26.
Prudence = wiseacre: hold your tongue, good p.,
smatter with your gossips, Rom. Ill, 5", 172.
QwarreZ perhaps ==quarreller: if that quarrel, for-
tune, divorce it {grea,tness' from the bearer, H8 11, 3,14.
Report = reporter : / have my learning from some
true reports that drew their swords with you, Ant. II,
2, 47.
Rudeness = rude fellow: Mars his idiot, do, rude-
ness, do, camel, Troil. II, 1, 58.
jSickness = one sick: like a sickness did I loathe
this food, Mids IV, 1, 178 (M. Edd. like in sicbiessy.
Silence = one silent; my gracious silence, hail!
Cor. II, 1, 192.
I. Grammatical Observations.
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Sin =^ sinner : cardinal sins and hollow hearts
I /ear ye, H8 III, 1, 104. tkou scarlet sin, III, 2,
255.
Solidity = solid mass : yea, this solidity and com-
pound mass , with tristful visage , as against the doom,
is thought-sick at the act, Hml. Ill, 4, 49.
Sore = a person afflicted with a sore : she whom
the spital-house and ulcerous sores would cast the gorge
at, Tim. IV, 3, 39.
Spendation = a speculator, i. e. spy: servants,
which are to France the spies and speculations intelligent
of our slate, Lr. Ill, 1, 24.
Speed = speeder, assistant : Saint Nicholas he thy
speed, Gent. Ill, 1, 301. Hercules be thy speed, As 1,
2, 222.
Tenderness = one yet of tender age: go, tender-
ness of years, LLL III, 4.
Untruth = one faithless : 0 false Cressid! let all
untruths stand by thy stained name , and they'll seem
glorious, Troil. V, 2, 179.
Valour = one valiant, a brave: and at this sport
Sir Valour dies, Troil. I, 3, 176.
Virtue = a virtuous person : grant that , my poor
virtue , H4B II, 4, 51. holy men I thought ye, two re-
verend cardinal virtues, H8 III, 1, 103.
Wrong = wronger: to rouse his wrongs and chase
them to the bay, E2 II, 3, 128. now breathless wrong
shall sit and pant in your great chairs of ease , Tim.
V, 4, 10.
12. The Concrete for the Abstract, or rather
a tiling or person designated instead of the prominent
quality inherent in them: Our people begin to throw
Pompey the Great and all his dignities upon his son.
Ant. 1, 3, 195 (all the glorious and endearing ideas
associated with the name of Pompey). His complexion
is perfect gallows, Tp. I, 1, 32 (he has a hanging look).
To take the indisposed and sickly fit for the sound man,
Lr. II, 4, 113 (for that which is natural to him in a
good state of health). He echoes me, as if there were
some monster in his thought, 0th. Ill, 3, 107 ( =
monstrosity). He preached pure maid, Compl. 315
(virginity and innocence). He speaks nothing but
madman, Tw. I, 5, 115. I speak to thee plain soldier,
H5 V, 2, 156. To speak parrot, 0th. II, 3, 281.
Much fool may youfind in you. Alls II, 4, 36. Leave
those remnants of fool and feather that they got in
France, H8 I, 3, 25. This is not altogether fool,
Lr. I, 4, 165. They will not let me have all fool to
myself, 169.
13. The whole for a part. We do not mean to
speak of the figure called totum pro parte in rhetoric
(f. i. head for ear), but of a peculiarity which would
perhaps have received a denomination of its own, if
it had been known to ancient rhetoricians. Shakespeare
very frequently nses the name of a person or thing
itself for a single particular quality or point of view
to be considered, in a manner which has seduced great
part of his editors into needless conjectures and emen-
dations. How with this rage shall beauty hold a plea,
whose action is no stronger than a flower? Sonn. 65,
4 (= no stronger than the action of a flowerl. Her
lays were tuned like the lark, Pilgr. 198 (= the lays
of the lark). He makes a July's day short asDecember,
Wint. 1, 2, 169 (as a December's day). Iniquity's throat
cut like a calf, H6B IV, 2, 29. And be her sense but
as a monument thus in a chapel lying, Cymb. II, 2, 32
(as the sense of a monumental statue, i. e. insensible).
Holy seems the quarrel upon your grace's part , black
and fearful on ihe,opposer, Alls HI, 1, 6 (Hanmer
opposar's). Whose veins bound richer blood than Lady
Blanch? John II, 431. Her dowry shall weigh equal
with a queen, 486 (= that of a queen). Thou canst
not, cardinal, devise a name so slight, unirorlhy and
ridiculous, to charge me to an answer, as the pope. III,
1, 151 (Keightley the pope's). Mine hair be fixed on
end as one distract, H6B III, 2, 318 (= as that of
one distract). Sleep give as soft attachment to thy senses
as infants emptyof all thought, Troil. IV, 2, 6 (= as
to those of infants). Tltcy call him Troilus, and on him
erect a second liope as fairly built as Hector, IV, 5,
109 (= as that on Hector). Prosperity be thy page,
thy friend no less than those she placelh highest. Cor.
I, 5, 25 (= than the friend of those). Iknow the sound
of Marcius' tongue from every meaner man , I, 6, 27.
His ascent is not by such easy degrees as those who,
having been supple and courteous to the people, bonneted
into their estimation, II, 2, 29. My throat of war be
turned into a pipe small as an eunuch. III, 2, 114,
Your master's confidence was above mine, Tim. Ill, 4,
31 (= that of mine). An eye like Mars, a station like
the herald Mercury, Hml, 111, 4, 57, With a sigh like
Tom o' Bedlam, Lr, I, 2, 148, His life, with thine, and
all that offer to defend him, stand in assured loss, III,
.6, 101 {— the lives of all). Thcct the noble Moor should
hazard such a place as his own second with one of an
ingraft infirmity, 0th. 11, 3, 144. His goodly eyes, that
o'er the files and musters of the war have glowed like
plated Mars, Ant. I, 1, 4" (^ like those of plated
Mars). Where's Fulvia's process? Caesar's I would
say? both? I, 1, 28 (= the process of both) ; cf, high
in name and power, higher than both in blood and life,
I, 2, 197, His soldiership is twice the other ticain, II,
1, 35, These instances will suffice to place a much
controverted passage in its proper light; And mercy
then will breathe within your lips, like man new made,
Meas, II, 2, 78, i. e. as within the lips of man new
made, redeemed and regenerated by the grace of
Heaven.
14. Transposition of words. To invert the re-
lation of notions by transferring an epithet from the
agent to the object or means of acting, and, in ge-
neral, to apply to one part of a sentence what strictly
belongs to another, is a liberty taken by all poets,
and to trace it through every line in Shakespeare
would be a task of infinite and perhaps unprofitable
labour. But it would be interesting to compare to
what lengths different poets have gone, and for Shake-
speare especially, whose text has been subject to so
much controversy, such a comparison might be a
matter of some practical consequence. Here it must
suffice to call the attention of others to the question
and to show its nature by some single instances (cf.
what has been said of the adjectival use of adverbs
sub 4).
Transposition of epithets from the subject or pre-
dicate to the object: Which happies those thatpaythe
willing loan, Sonn. 6, 6 (= that willing, or willingly,
pay the loan). Wlml irilling ransom he icill give. Ho
III, 5, 63. The thri ' hire I saved under your father.
As II, 3, 39 (= the hire which I, being thrifty, or
thriftily, saved). Held a late court at Dunstable, H8
IV, 1, 27 (= lately held a court).
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II. Pi'oviuciaUsms.
Epithets of governing and governed substantives
confounded : In me thou seesi the tioilight of such day
as after sunset fadeth in the iccsl, Sonn.73, 6 (=such
a twilight of the day as etc.). Give notice to such men
of sort and suit as are to meet Mm, Meas. IV, 4, 19
(= to men of such sort). T/ie manner of my pity-
wantiny pain, Sonn. 140, 4 (= the pity -wanting
manner of my pain). My only son knows not my feeble
key of untuned cares. Err. V, 310 (my untuned key of
enfeebling cares). The world's large tongue , LLL V,
2, 862 (= the large world's tongue). With the divine
forfeit of his soul upon oath, All's 111, 6, 33 (== with
the forfeit of his divine soul). To fill the mouth of deep
defiance up, H4A ill, 2, 116 (= the deep mouth of
defiance). Dear men of estimation and command in
arms, IV, 4, 31 (= men of dear estimation). Ere the
glass finish the process of his sandy hour, H6A IV, 2,
36 (= ere the sand-glass finish its hour). Thai Imay
give the local wound a name, Troil. iV, 5, 244 (^ give
the wound a local name). The whole ear of Denmark
is rankly abused, Hml. 1, 5, 36 (the ear of all
Denmark is abused). Course of direct session, 0th.
1, 2, 86 (= direct course of session). Similarly:
the hope to have the present benefit ivhich I jiossess,
R2 II, 3, 14 {= the benefit which I possess at
present).
The manner of logical dependence changed (subst.
for adj., and adj. for subst.): Time feeds on the rarities,
of nature's iruthj Sonn. 60, 1 1 (= the rarities of true
nature). Drove the grossness of the foppery into a re-
ceived belief , Wiv. V, 5, 131 (= the gross foppery).
The folded meaning of your words' deceit. Err. HI, 2,
36 (= of your deceitful words). Inversely: Unless
this general evil they maintain, Sonn. 121, 13 (= this
generality of evil). When he most burned in heart-
wished luxury, Compl.314(=:in the desire of luxury).
Our absence to supply , Meas. I, J , 19 ( = us in our
absence^ Provided that my banishment repealed and
lands restored again be freely granted, R2 111, 3,
40 (= the repeal of my banishment and the re-
storation of my lands). What with our help, what
with the absent king, H4A V, 1, 49 (== the absence
of the king). The strand irhereon the imperious
flood hath left a witnessed usurpation , H413 1, 1 ,
63 (a witness, traces, of usurpation, cf. above:
Prolepsis).
The whole relation of ideas inverted: You 've
passed a hell of time, Sonn. 120, 6 (^ a time of hell).
Mine eye my heart the picture's sight would bar, my
heart mine eye the freedom of thai right, 46, 4 (the
right of that freedom). The basest weed outbraves his
dignity, 94, 12 (= outvalues its bravery). More to
know did never meddle ivith my thoughts, Tp. ', 2, 22
(= my thoughts never meddled with, cared for,
knowing more). Our soul cannot but yield you forth
to public thanks, Meas.V, 7 (= but yield public thanks
to you). Impose me to what penance your inrention
can lay upon my sin. Ado V, 1, 282 (= impose to me
what penance etc.). You to your former honour I be-
queath, As V, 4, 192 (= I bequeath your former
honour to you). That malignant cause wherein the
honour of my dear father's gift stands chief in power,
All's 11, 1, 114 (= wherein the power ... stands chief
in honour). Till we assign you to your days of trial,
R2 V, 106 (= assign your days of trial to you). This
is the latest glory of thy praise that I, thy enemy, due
thee withal, H6A IV, 2, 33 (the last praise of thy gloryl.
To wring the widow from her' customed right, I16B V,
1, 188 (== to wring her customed right from the
widow. Compare stripped her from his -benediction,
Lr. IV, 3, 45, with: all the temporal lands would they
strip from us, H5 I, 1, 11). To entailhim andhis heirs
unto the croivn, I-I6C I, 1, 235. Limit each leader to
his several charge, R3 V, 3, 26. To see you ia' en from
liberty, H8 I, 1, 205. We must not rend our subjects
from our laws, and stick them in our will, I, 2, 93. /
would not wish them to a fairer death, Mub. V, 8, 49.
Every thing is sealed and done that else leans on the
affair, Hml. IV, 3, 59. Me will resign . . . you to your
rights, Lr. V, 3, 300. Be ever known to patience. Ant.
Ill, 6, 98.
A liberty so extended will easily explain how it
came that put fear to valour meant the same as put
valour to fear, piit to him all the learnings the same
as put all the learnings to him (cf. Put), and that in
some cases (f. i. in the verb become) what wa.s origi-
nally a poetical licence , in time grew so familiar as
to modify and change the signification of words.
11. Provincialisms.
In general it can be said that Shakespeare abstains
from the use of provincial dialects as characteristic
of his dramatical persons. He has, indeed, introduced
people of all sorts speaking English very imperfectly,
among whom his Welshmen are conspicuous in their
substituting the literae tenues for the mediae, and the
medi;ie for the tenues, omitting or confounding the
aspiratae, and exchanging the sibilants one for another,
but these must be called corruptions of the English
language, not provincialisms. It is only on one oc-
casion that he seems to imitate the peculiar speech of
a certain district, Lr. IV, 6, 239 — 251. Concerning
the particular county there referred to English scholars
have been of different opinion. Steevens pleads for
Somersetshire, in the dialect of which rustics were
commonly introduced by ancient writers; Collier in-
clines to decide in favour of the north. But in trying
to settle the question, it must not be forgotten, that
it is not a real peasant from a particular locality,
with whom we have to'do, but the disguised Edgar,
who strives to conceal his true character by affected
rusticity. His words- are, in the spelling of Fl, as
follows;
Chill (^ I will) not let go Zir (Qq sir), without
III. Words and sentences taken from foreign languages.
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vurther (Qqonl.) 'casion (Qqcagion). Good Gentleman,
goe your gatey and let poore volke passe : and chud (^
if I should) ha' (Qq have) bin zwaggerd{Q,qzwaggar'd)
out of mxj life, 'twould (Qq it wold or it would) not ha'
bin :o (Q'l so) long as 'tis (Qq om. as 'tis) by a vortnight
{Q2/ortmghl) . Nay, come not neere tU old man; keepe out,
che nor'ye .= I warn you. Qq chevoreye^, or ice (= I
shall. Qq He) try wlillhcr (Qq whethci) i/our Costard
(Qi coster) or my Ballow (Qq batj be the harder; chill
(=^ I will. QV! ite) be plaine with you. C/dll jiicke your
teeth Zir (Q2 siV,. : come, no matter vor (Qq for) your
foynes.
m. Words and sentences taken from foreign languages.
1. Greek. Misanthropos : Tim. IV, 3, 53. Tkrenos
(= funeral song) as superscription in Pilgr. 53, whereas
threne in v. 49. Action, lection of Fl in Ant. Ill, 7,
52 ; later Ff and M. Edd. Actium.
a. Latin, a) Single words :
Accommodo: Accommodated! it comes of Accom-
mado, H4B III, 2, 78 (Shallow's speech).
Accusative (in the accusative case): accusativo,
hung, hang, hog, Wiv. IV, 1, 49.
Adsum (= I am here) : H6B I, 4, 26.
Aer (= air), see Mollis.
Alias (^ otherwise, having also the name of):
Alls IV, 5, 44. Cor. II, 1, 48.
Armigero for armiger (Slender's speech ; = esquire)
Wiv. I, 1, 10. 11.
Ave, a reverential salutation: Meas. I, 1, 71. cf.
Ave~Mary.
Benedicite , used as an ecclesiastical salutation;
in parting: Meas. II, 3, 39. in meeting: Kom. II,
3, 31.
Caelo (0. Edd. celo), abl. of caelum (sky): like a
jewel in the ear of caelo, the sky, LLL IV, 2, 6 (Holo-
fernes' speech).
Candidatus (= candidate for an office): be can-
didatus then. Tit. 1, 185.
Canis {=■ dog) : Cerberus, that three-headed canis,
LLL V, 2, 593 (Holofemes' poetry).
Caret (= is wanting) : but for the elegancy, facility,
and golden cadence of poesy, caret, LLL IV, 2, 127.
Caveto (= take heed, be'cautious) : therefore Ca-
veto be thy counsellor, H5 II, 3, 55 (Pistol's speech).
Circum e!Vco(round abont),conjectured byM. Edd.
in LLL V, 1, 72; 0. Edd.: I will whip about your in-
famy unum cita.
Coram (in presence of), taken for a title by Slender:
Wiv. I, 1, 6.
Cubiculo, ablative of cubiculum (apartment): at
the cubiculo, Tw. Ill, 2, 56 (Sir Toby's speech).
Custalorum, corrupted from Gustos Rotulorum
(keeper of records): Wiv. I, 1, 7.
Dives, the rich man of the parable: H6AI1I, 3, 36.
Ergo (consequently, therefore), used by the pe-
dant Holofemes and inferior persons: Err. IV, 3, 57.
LLL V, 3, 597. Merch. II, 2, 63. Shr. IV, 3, 129.
All's I, 3, 53. Misapplied by Launcelot: Merch. II,
2, 59. Corrupted to argo: H6B IV, 2, 31. to argal:
Hml. V, 1, 13 sq.
Facere (to make) : facere, as it were, replication,
LLL IV, 2, 15 (Holofemes' speech).
Fatuus, see Ignis.
Gallia, ancient name of Gaul and AA'ales; see the
art. Gallia.
Genitiio (in the genitive case): Wiv. IV, 1, 45.
Hie haec hoc, demonstr. pron., AViv. IV, 1, 43.
Gen. hujus, 45. Accus. hunc hanc hoc, 49. Gen. plm-.
horum harum horum, 63.
Biems (winter): LLL V, 2, 901.
Homo (man): H4A II, 1, 104.
Hysterica passio (hysterics): Lr. II, 4, 57.
Ignis faiuus (will o'the wisp): H4A 111,3,45.
Imitari (to imitate): LLL IV, 2, 129.
Imprimis (as signifying 'in the first place, firstly') :
imprimis, she can fetch and carry, Gent. Ill, 1, 274.
302. imprimis, we came down a foul hill, Shr. IV, I,
68. imprimis, u, loose-bodied gown, IV, 3, 135. im-
primis, it is agreed, item, Ii6B i, 1, 43.
Ipse (one's self) : all your writers do consent that
ipse i? he : now, you are not ipse, for I am he. As V,
1, 48 (Touchstone's speech).
Itexn (likewise; again, in enumerations): Gent.
Ill, 1, 277. 304 sq. LLL I, 1, 119. 130. Tw. I, 5,
265. H4A II, 4. 585. H6B I. 1, 50. 57. H8 III, 2, 320.
Substantively: though the catalogue of his endowments
had been tabled by his side and I to peruse him by items,
Cymb. I, 4, 7.
Lapis (stone): Wiv. IV, 1, 32.
Leo-natus, etymologized in Cymb. V, 5, 445.
Major, see Ursa.
Manus (hand): LLL V, 2, 595.
Mehercle (in faith): LLL IV, 2, 80.
Minime (by no means): LLL III, 61.
Mollis aer (soft air) : Cymb. V, 5, 447.-
Mons (mountain): LLL V, 1, 89.
Miilier (woman): Cymb. V, 5, 448.
Nominaiivo, in the nominative case : Wiv. IV, 1,
42. 44.
Ostentare (to show): LLL IV, 2, 16.
Passio, see Hysterica passio.
Pauca (few, i. e. words): Wiv. I, 1,. 134. H5 II,
1, 83. pauca verba: Wiv. I, 1, 123. LLL IV, 2, 171.
Perge (continue, go on): LLL VI, 2, 54.
Pia mater (= the brain): LLL IV, 2, 71. Tw. I,
5, 123. Troil. II, 1, 77.
Praemunire, see the resp. article.
Primo (firstly) : Tw. V, 39.
Pueritia (boyhood): LLL V. 1, 52.
Puldier (beautiful): Wiv. IV, 1, 28.
Quare (wherefore) : LLL V, I, 36.
Quasi (as it were): LLL IV, 2, 86.
Qui quae quod, relat. pron.: Wiv. IV, 1, 79.
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III. Words and sentences taken from foreign languages.
Quis (who): LLL V, 1, 55.
Quondam: this quondam rfay = the other day : LLL
V, 1, 7.
Quoniam- (because) : LLL V, 2, 696.
Hatotorum^ corrupted from rotutorum, Wiv. I, 1,
8 J see Cusialorum.
Sanyiiis (blood) : LLL IV, 2, 3.
Sectmdo (secondly): Tw. V, 39.
Sine (without), Ileitzberg's conjecture in LLL V,
1, 22: to speak doiit, sine b, taken he should say doubt
(0. and M. Edd. to speak dout,Jine, when etc.).
Singulariter (in the singular number): Wiv. IV,
1, 4-2.
Solus (alone): H5 II, 1, 48. 49. 50. 51. 54.
Sfuprum (rape, violation): Tit. IV, 1, 78.
Terra (earth): LLL IV, 2, 7.
r<Ttio (thirdly): Tw. V, 39.
Triplex (triple time): the triplex is a good tripping
niensure, Tw. V, 41.
Unguem (the nail), in the phrase ad unguem (accu-
rately, nicely; used as signifying at the fingers' ends):
LLL V, 1, 84.
Ursa major (the Greater Bear): Lr. I, 2, 141.
Ver (the spring): LLL V, 2, 901.
Verba, see Pauca.
Verbatim (verbally, orally, by word of mouth):
ihi}^k not, although in writing I preferred the manner
of tht/ vile outrageous crimes, that therefore I have
forged^ or am not able verbatim to rehearse the method
of 11,1/ pen, H6A III, 1, 13.
Videlicet (viz, that is to say) : Wiv. I, 1, 140. LLL
IV, 1, 70. As IV, 1, 97. Hml. II, 1, 61. Once used in
the classical sense, =: one may behold; as you see:
and thus she means, videlicet, Mids. V, 330.
Vocativo, in the vocative case : Wiv. IV, 1, 54.
Vacatur (is called): neighbour vacatur nebour, LLL
V, ], 25 (Holofernes' speech).
1 'ox (voice) : Tw, V, 304 (cf the resp. art.).
b) Phrases and sentences or verses quoted from
divers authors:
Vilia miretur vuh/us, mihi flainis Apollo Pocula
Ciislaliri plena tninisiret aqua; the motto of Ven. (let
the vulgar admire vulgar things; to rae bright-haired
Apollo shall minister full cups from the Castalian
spring. Ovid, Amores, I, 15, 35).
Fausle, precor gelida quando pecus omne sub umbra
Ruminat, LLL IV, 2, 95 (I pray thee, Faustus, while
all our cattle are ruminating in the cool shade. From
the Eclogues of Baptista Spagnolus Mantuanus).
Ttedime ie captum quam queas minima, Shr. I, 1,
167 (redeem thyself from captivity as cheaply as
possible. Terence, Eunuch. I, 1, 30: Quid agasf
nisi ut te redimas captum quam queas Minima. The
Shakespearian form of the verse is from Lilly's
grammar).
Hie ibat Simois, hie est Sigeia tellus; hie steterat
Priami regia celsa senis, Shr. Ill, 1, 28 (here the river
Siraois ^vas running ; here is the Sigeian country ; here
stood the high palace of old Priam. Ovid's Heroid.
1, 33).
Tn terram Salicam mulieres ne suucedant. Ho I, 2,
38 ('No woman shall succeed in Salique land'. Taken
from Holinshed). Praeclnrissimusfilius noster Henricus,
JIlx Angliae, et Heres Franciae, V, 2, 369.
Ajo te, Aeacida, Romanes vineere posse, H6B I,
4, 65 (the ambiguous oracle which Pyrrhus received
atDelphi before his war against the Romans; meaning
as well: I say that thou mayst conquer the Romans,
as: I say that the Romans may conquer thee. Ennius
in Cicero, de divinatione II, 56).
Tantaene animis roehxlihus irael H6B II, 1, 24
(is such resentment foCind in celestial minds? Virg.
Aen. I, 16).
Medice, te ipsum, H6B II, 1, 53 ('physician, heal
thyself; from the Vulgata; S. Luke IV, 23).
Gelidus timor occupat artus, H6B IV, 1, 117 (cold
fear runs through the limbs; in Virg. Aen. Vll, 446;
subitus tremor occupat artus).
Di faciant laudis summa sit isia tuae, H6C I, 3,
48 (the Gods grant that this be the pinnacle of thy
glory. Ovid's Heroid. II, 66).
Per Stgga, per Manes vehor. Tit. II, 1,135 (lam
borne through the Styx, through the kingdom of the
dead. From what author?).
Magni dominator poli, tarn lentus audis scelera ?
tarn lentus vides? Tit. IV, 1, 82 (great ruler of the
skies, doest thou so tardily hear and see crimes com-
mitted? Seneca, Hippol. II, 671).
Integer vitae scelerisque purus Non eget Mauri
jaculis nee arcu, Tit. IV, 2, 20 (a man of spotless life
and untainted with crime does not want the darts and
bow of the Moor. Horace, Carm. I, 22).
Terras Astraea reliquit. Tit. IV, 3, 4 (Astraea left
the earth. Ovid's Metam. I, 150).
Ira furor brevis est, Tim. 1, 2, 28 (anger is a short
madness. Horace, Epist. 1, 2, 62).
Bonum quo antiquius eo melius, Per. Prol. 9 (the
good is the better for age). Lux tua vita mihi. Per.
II, 2, 21 (thy light is my life). Me potnpae provexit
apex, 30 (Wilkins: the desire of renown drew me to
this enterprise). Quodme alii, me extinguil ,'i'.\ (Wilkins:
thatwhich gives me life, gives me death). Sic spectanda
fides, 38 (Wilkins: so faith is to be looked into). In
hac spe vivo, 44 (Wilkins: in that hope I live). All
these sentences and devices are not foimd in Gower.
c) Popular and proverbial phrases:
Respice finem, Err. IV, 4, 43 (think of the end;
the last words of the well-known verse : tpiiitquid agis,
pritdenter agas, et re.spice finem; sometimes changed
to respice funem, 'beware the rope's end' ; tliink of the
halter).
Cucullus nonfacit monachum, Meas. V, 263. Tw.
1, 5, 62 (translated in H8 III, 1, 23: ^all hoods make
not monks'),
Veni vidi viei, LLL IV, 1, 68 (the celebrated in-
scription on Caesar's trophies; translated by Don
Armado: I came, saw and overcame).
Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum, Shr. IV, 4,
93 ; cf. cum privilegio, H8 I, 3, 34 (with exclusive
copy-right).
Hie jacet, All's III, 6, 66 (here lies; the usual
commencement of epitaphs).
Diluculo surgere, viz saluberrimum est, Tw. II, 3,
2 ('early to rise, makes a man healthy').
Tremor cordis, Wint. I, 2, 110 (throbbing of the
heart).
Ecce signum, H4A II, 4, 187 (behold the token).
Memento mori, H4A III, 3, 35 (a remembrance of
death).
Semper idem, for absque hoc nihil est, H4B V, 6,
30 (sentences corrupted and nonsensically quoted by
Pistol).
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Non nobis, and Te Deum, H5 IV, 8, 128; of. H8
IV, 1, 92 (the first words of Latin hymns).
Quid for Quo (not Quid pro quo, as it is unfor-
tunately misprinted in the Lexicon) in the sense of tit
for tat: 116 A V, 3, 109.
Inviiis nubibus, H6B IV, 1, 99 (in despite of the
clouds).
Incapiie, HGB IV, 7, 131 (holding of the king).
Sancla majeslas, H6B V, 1, 5 (sacred majesty).
Viva voce, H8 V, 4, 67 (in the sense of speaking,
appearing in person).
In limbo Patrum, H8 V, 4, 07, i. e. in confinement.
Originally the place where the i)atriarchs of the Old
Testament are waiting for resurrection).
Per se, Troil. I, 2, 15 (by one's self. cf. Nares'
Glossary, p. 1).
Suum cuique, Tit. I, 280 (to every man his due).
Sit. fas aut ne/as, Tit. II, 1, 133 (with right or
with wrong).
Etlu,Brute, Oaes. Ill, 1,77 (Caesar's last words).
Se offendendo, the gravedigger's blunder for se
defendendo, in self-defence, Hml. V, 1, 9.
d) Latin apparently composed by the poet him-
self:
Hand credo, LLL IV, 2, 11 (I do not believe).
Jn via, Hn way, of explication', 14.
Bis cocius, ^Lioice sod\ 23.
Omne bene, 33 (all well).
Vir sapit qui pauca loquitur, 82 (the man is wise
that speaks little).
Lege, domine, 108 (read, sir).
Satis quod sufficit, V, 1, 1 (sufficiency is enough).
Novi Iwminem tanquam te, 10 (I know the man as
well as you).
Anne intelligis, domine^ 28 (do you understand,
sir?).
Laus dec, bone, intelligo. Bone for bene; Priscian
a little scratched, V, 1, 30. 31 (Theobald's emendation
for: Laus deo, bene intelliqo. Borne boon for boon pre-
scian; a little scrhtcht, Nathaniel employs bone as the
vocative of bonus, but Holofernes thinks it to be a
mistake for bene).
Videsne quis venit? Video et gaudeo, 33. 34 (do
3'ou see who comes? I see and am glad).
Bonos dies, the clown's blunder for bonus dies,
good day: Tw. IV, 2, 14.
Bona terra, mala gens, HGB IV, 7, 61 (a good
Kind, a bad people).
Tanta est erga te mentis integritas, regina serenis-
sima, H8 III, 1, 40 (such is the integrity of mind
towards you, most illustrious queen).
Ego et rex meus, HI, 2, 314 (I and my king).
Ad manes fratrum, Tit. 1, 98 (to the departed souls
of the brothers).
Ad Jovem , ad Apollinem , ad Mariem,
Tit. IV, 3, 53 (to Jove, to Apollo, to Mars).
Hie et ubigue, Hml. I, 5, 156 (here and every-
where).
S. Spanish. Bilbo = blade (so called from the
town of Bilboa): Wiv. I, 1, 165. Ill, 5, 112.
Labras, Pistol's blunder for labios (lips): Wiv.
I, 1, 166.
CavaleiroM\& Cavaleire,instea(lo{OabaUero: Wiv.
II, 1, 201. 221.
Palabras = senseless prattle, nonsense: Ado III,
5, 18.
Don Adriano de Armado : LLL 1, 1, 280. IV, 1, 89.
Fortuna delaguar, LLL V, 2, 533 (M. Edd. de la
guerra, which does not sufficiently suit with the con-
text. Ferhaps fortuna del agua, fortune or chance of
the water, with allusion lo the old saying, that swim-
ming must be tried in the water ; or fortuna de la
guarda. Fortune of guard, i.e. guarding Fortune).
Paucas pallabris, Sly's blunder ior pocas palabras,
few words, Shr. Ind. 1, 5.
' Castiliano vulgo, Spanish of Sir Toby's own making,
good enough to impose on Maria and Sir Andrew, and
very unneces.^arily changed to Castiliano volto by some
M. Edd.: Tw. 1,3,4a.
Figo, the fig, and the female pudenda ; hence a
term of opprobrious contempt, accompanied by an
obscene gesture (see Fig): H5 III, 6, 60. Fico in Wiv.
I, 3, 33 is Italian.
Malhecho (O.Edd. mallico or malicho) = mischief:
Hml. Ill, 2, 146.
Diablo = devil: 0th. II, 3, 160.
Pue per doleera hee per forsa. Per. II, 2, 27 ; cor-
rected by M. Edd. to Pin par dulzura que por fuerza ;
but piu is no Spanish word. Perhaps the author of
Pericles confounded Spanish and Italian, and the sen-
tence ought to be written Pitt per dolcezza die per
forza (more by lenity than by force. Hertzberg's con-
jecture).
4, Italian. Via ('an adverb of encouragement'.
Florio): Wiv. II, 2, 159. LLL V, 1, 156. V, 2, 112.
Merch. II, 2, 11. H5 IV, 2, 4. HGC II, 1, 182.
Coragio: Tp. V, 258. All's II, 5, 97.
Capriccio (O.Edd. caprichio): All's II, 3, 310.
Ben venuto (0. Edd. Oien venuto or been venuto or
bien vonuto) : LLL IV, 2, 164. Shr. 1, 2, 282.
Basta (enough): Shr. 1, 1, 203.
Fico (a fig: Spanish ^90): Wiv. I, 3,. 33.
Bonaroba, cf. the resp. article.
Capocchia (0. Edd. chipochia), 'the feminine form
of capocchio, which signifies a fool; coaxingly applied
by Pandarus to Cressida' (Nares) : Troil. IV, 2, 33.
Mercatante; 0. Edd. marcantani, q. v.
Mi per donate (Ff me pardonato, Q mi p)ardinalo') :
Shr. I, 1, 25.
Con iuito il cuore ben trovato (0. Edd. contutti le
core bene trobatto): Shr. I, 2, 24.
Alia nostra casa ben venuto, molto honorato signer
mio Petruchio (O. Edd. alia nostra casa bene venuto
multo honorata signior Petruchio) : Shr. I, 2, 25.
Venetia, Venetia, chignon ii vede non ti pretia, or :
Venegia, Venegia, chinontevede, non tepregia (O.Edd.
VeTnchie, Vencha, que non te vnde, que non te perreche ;
or perroche; later Ff piaech. Restituted by M, Edd,
from Florio's Second Frutes) LLL IV, 2, 99.
Pistol's motto: Si fortune me tormente, sperato me
contente, H4B II, 4, 195; or: si fortuna me tormento,
spera me contento, V, 6, 102, is a medley of French
and Italian, changed to pure Italian by some M. Edd.,
to pure French by others.
5. French, in the writing of the first Folio.
Wiv. 1, 4, 47: unboyteene vert (M. Edd. un boitier
vert). 53: maifoy, il fait fort chando, Je man voi a
le Court la grand affaires (M. Edd. mafoi, il fait fort
chaud. Je m'en vais a la cour — la grande affaire).
57: Ouy mette le au mon pocket, de-peech quickly (JM.
Edd, aui; mette le au mon pocket: depeche, quickly).
65: que ay ie oublie (M, Edd. qu'ai-jeoublii;. 70: 0
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III. Words and sentences taken from foreign languages.
(liable, diahle. 71: La-roone (M. Edd. larron). Ill, 1,
93: Diahk! 120: sot, V, 5, 73: Hony .Soil Qui Mal-
y-Pence- 218: oon garsoon (M. Edd, un garcon). oon
vesant (im paysan).
LLL III, 71 etc.: Lenuoy (M. Edd. I'envoy). IV, 3,
383: alone, alone (M.EtW.ailons. ' allonx!) cf. V, 1, 1.09.
As I, 2, 104: Boon-iour Monsieur le Beu (M.Edd.
hon jour. Monsieur le Beau).
Air.s II, 3, 50: mor du vinager (M. Edd. mort. du
rinaigre). Ill, 5, 37: <S. laques la grand (M. Edd.
,Saint Jaques le Orand).
Tw. I, 3, 95 : pur-quoy (M. Edd. pourquoi). Ill, 1,
78 : 7>{eu I'ow guard Monsieur. Et vouz ousie vostre
serviture (M. Edd. dieu vous garde, monsieur. Et vous
aussi; voire sernieur).
John V, 2, 104: Vive le Roy.
R2 V, 3, 119: Pardon nemoy (rhyming to destroy).
H4A II, 3, 74: Esperance.
H4B II, 4, 195: si fortune me tormente, sperato
me contente; Pistol's French, italianated by most M.
Edd. cf. V, 5, lO'J: si for tuna me tormento, spera me
contento.
H5 II, 1, 75: couple a gorge (Pistol'-s .speech). Ill,
4 : Alice, tu as esie en Anghterre, et iu bien parlas le
Language (M. Edd, Alice, tu as e'lg en Angleterre, et
tu paries bien le langage). En peu Madame (un pen,
Madame). le te prie m'ensigtiiez, il faut que ie apprend
a parlen : Comient uppelle i-ous le main en Anglois? (je
te prie, m'enseignez; il faut que j'apprenne a parler.
Comment appelez-vous la main en Anglai.s?). Le main
il et appelle de Hand (la mains' elle est appel^e de
hand). E le doyls^ (et les doigts?). Le doyts, mafoy
Je oublie, e doyt mays, ie me souemeray le doyts ie pense
qu'ils ont appelle de fingres, ou de fingres (les doigts ?
ma foi, j'ai oiTblie' les doigts, mais je me souviendrai.
Les doigts? Je pense qu'ils sont appel^s de fingres;
oui, de Hngres). Le main de Hand, le doyts le Fingres,
ie pense que ie siiis le bon escholier. Fay gaynie diux
mots d' Anglois vistement, coment a^ipelle vous le angles'?
(la main de hand, les doigts de fingres. Je pense que
je suis le bon ^colier; j'aigagne deux mots d'Anglais
vitement. Comment appelez-vous les ongles?). Le
ongles, les appellorts de Nayles (les ongles? nous les
appelons de nails). De Nayles escoute: dites moy, si
ie parle bien: de Hand, de Fingres, e de Nayles (de
nails, feoutez etc.). C'est bien diet Madame, il effort
bon Anglois. Dites moy V Anglois pour le bras. De
Arme, Madame. .E c?e eoMC?ec (et le coude) ? D' Elbow.
D'Elbow: Je men fay le repiticio de touts les niols que
vous maves, apprins des a present (je m'en fais la re-
petition de tons les mots que vous m'avez appris des
il present). II et irop difficile Madame, comme Ie pense.
Excuse moy Alice escoute, d'Hand, de Fingre, de Nayles,
d'Arma, de Bilbow. D'Elbow, Madame. 0 Seigneur
Dieu, ie men oublie d' Elbow, coment appelle vous le
col. De Nick , Madame. De Nick , e le menlon. De
Chin. De Sin: le col de Nick, le menton de Sin. Oui.
Sauf vostre honneur en verite vous pronouncies les mots
ausi droict, que le Natifs d' Angleterre. Je ne doute
point d' apprendre par de grace de Dieu , et en peu de
temps. N'ave vos y desia oublie ce que ie vous a en-
siynie? (n'avez-vous pas d6}k oublie ce que je vous ai
enseigne?), Nome ie recitera a vous promptement,
d'Hand, de Fivgre, de Maylees. De Nayles, Madame.
De Nayles, de Anite, de Ilbow. Sans rostrc Jioneus
d' Elbow. Ainsi de ie d' Elbow; de Nick, et de Sin:
coment appelle vous les pied et de roha. Le foot Ma-
dame, el. le Count. Le Foot, et le Count : 0 Seignieur
Dieu, il sont le mots de son mauvais corruptible grosse
et impudique, et non pour le Dames de Honeur d'user.
Ie ne voudray pronouncer ce mots devant le Seigneurs
de France, pour toute le monde, fo le foot et le Count,
neant moys, le recitera un autrefoys ma lecon ensembe,
d'Hand, de Fingre, de Nayles, d'Arme, d'Flbow, de
Nick, de Sin, de Foot, le Count. Exi-i'HenI, Madame.
C'est asses pour une foyes, alons nous n diner.
Ho III, 5, 5: 0 Dieu vivant. 11; Mort da ma vie.
15; Dieu de Battailes. Ill, 7, 13: eh'ha (M. Edd. fa.'
ha!). 14; le Cheval volante. 15: dies les narines de
feu ( M. Edd. qui a les etc.^. 68 : le chien est retourne
a son proper vomissement est la leuye lavee au bourbier
(M.Edd. le chien est retourn^a son propre vomissement,
et la Iniie lav^e au bourbier). IV, 1, 35: che vous la!
(M.Edd. qui va la?). 49; Harry le Roy. IV, 2, 2:
Monte Cheval: ... Verlot Lacquay (M. Edd. montez
a cheval, ... valet! laquais!). 4: les ewes et lerre (M.
Edd, les eaux et la terre). 5 : Rien puis le air et feu
(M. Edd. rien puis? I'air et le feu). 6; Cein, Cousin
Orleans (M. Edd. del! cousin Origans). IV, 4, 2 : Ie
pense que vous estes le Gentilhome de bon qualitee. 6;
0 Seigneur Dieu. 12: 0 prennes miserccordie aye pitez
de moi (0, prenez mis^ricorde! ayez piti^ de moi).
17 : Est il impossible d' eschapper le force de ton bras.
22 : 0 perdonne moy. 26 : Escoute comment estes vous
appelle ? Mounsieur le Fer. 35 : Que dit il Mounsieurf
II me commande a vous dire que vous faite vous pjresi,
car ce soldat icy est disposee tout asture de couppes
vostre gorge {est dispone tout a cette heure de couper
votre gorge). 42: 0 Ie iwus supplie pour I' amour de
Dieu: ma pardonner , Ie suis le Gentilhome de bon
maison , garde ma vie , et Ie vous donneray deux cent
escus. 52: Petit Moii::ieur que dit il? Encore qu'il et
contra son lurement, de pardonner aucune prisonner :
neant-mons pour les escues que vous layt a promets, il
est content a vous donnes le liberie le franchisement.
57 ; Sur mes genoux se vous donnes milles remercious,
et Ie me estime heurex que Ie intombe, entre les main,
d'un Chevalier Ie peuse le plus brave valiant et tres
distinie signieur d' Angleterre (Sur mes genoux je vous
donne mille remerciments, et je m'estime heureux que
je suis tomb^ entre les mains d'un chevalier, je pense,
le plus brave, vaillant, et trfes distingufi seigneur
d'Angleterre). 70 : Saaue (suivez) le grand Capitaine.
H5 IV, 5, 1 : 0 Diable. 0 sigueur le iour etperdia,
toute etperdie. Mor Dieu ma vie. b: 0 meschante Fortune.
H5 V, 2, 108: pardonne moy. 112; que dit il que
Ie suis semblable a les Anges? Guy verayment, sauf
vostre Grace, ainsi dit il. 118; 0 bon Dieu, les lan-
gues des hommes sont plein de iromperies. 135: sauf
vostre honeur. 191: Ie quand .lur le possession de
Fraunce, et quand vous aves le possession de moi,
... done vostre est Fraunce, ei vous estes mienne. 199:
Sauf vostre honeur, le Francois ques vous parleis,
il et melieus que l' Anglois le quel Ie parle. 230; la
plus belle Katherine du monde mon ireschfir et devin
deesse. 267; de Roy mon pere.27Z:Laissemon Seigneur,
laisse, laisse, may foy: Ie ne veus point que vous ab-
baisse vostre grandeus, en baisant le main d'une nostre
Seigneur indignie set ciieur excuse moy. Ie vous supphe
mon Ires-puissant Seigneur. 279: Les Dames et Da-
moisels jjour esfrc baisee derant leur nopcese il net
pas le costume de Fraunce. 192: ouy verayment. 367;
IV. List of the worils fonning the latter part in compositions.
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Noatre irescher jilz Henry l^toy d'Angleterre Heretere
de Fraunce.
HGA'IU, 2, 13: Che la. Peasauns la pouvre yens
de Fraunce (M, Edd. Qfti est la? Paysans, pauvres
gens de France),
H6BI, 1, 123: Mart Dieu. V, 2, 28: La Jin Cor-
rone les eumenes (M.Edd. la fin couronne les oeuvres).
Rom. II, 4, 46: bon iour.
0. Irish. In H5 IV, 4, 4 Pistol echoes the speech
of his French prisoner with the words: Qualtitie ealmie
custure me, in whichMalone and Boswell have thought
to recognize the burden of an Irish song: Ca/en 0
custure me, i. e. little girl of my heart, for ever and
ever.
1. Dutch: Luslique (some M. Edd. lustig), as the
Dutchman says. Alls II, o, 4(j.
IV. List of the words fonning the latter part in compositions.
Abhor: All-abhorred.
Ability: disability.
Able: disable; unable.
About: hereabout; thereabout; whereabout. Here-
abouts; thereabouts.
Absent: present-absent.
Absolve r: sin-absolver.
Abuse: self-abuse.
Accessible: inaccessible.
Accommodate: unaccommodated.
Accompany: unaccompanied.
Accomplish: well-accomplished.
Accustomed: old-accustomed; unaccustomed.
Ace: ames-ace; deuce-ace.
Ache! bone-ache; heart-ache; tooth-ache; «n-
aching."
Achieve: deed-achieving; half-achieved.
Acorn: full-acorned.
Acquaint: unacquainted; well-acquainted.
Act: coact; enact; unacted.
Active: coactive; unactive.
Actor: enactor.
Acture: enacture.
Add: new-added.
Addition: sur-addition.
Admire: all-admiring.
Admission: self-admission.
Adopt: new-adopted.
Advantage: disadvantage.
Adventure: misadventure; misadventured ; per-
adventure.
Advise: fore-advised; unadvised; well-advised.
Affair: house-affairs; love-aft'airs; self-affairs; state-
affairs.
Affect: self-affected.
Affright: self-affrighted.
After: hereafter; thereafter.
Against: whereagainst.
Age: nonage.
Aged: gentle-aged.
Agree: disagree.
Agreeable: unagreeable.
A'idible: inaidible.
Ale: bottle-ale; holy-ales.
All: be-all; end-all; withal.
Allow: disallow.
Alone: let-alone.
Already: fat- already.
Ambulate: preambulate.
Amel: enamel.
Amour: enamoured.
Anchor: holding-anchor.
Anele: unaneled.
Angel: she-angel.
Angle: quadrangle.
Angry: ever-angry.
Animate: disanimate.
Annex; ill-annexed.
Annul: disannul.
Anoint: true-anointed.
Answer: not answering; quick-answered; reanswer;
simple-answered ; unanswered.
Ape: dog-ape; Jackanapes.
Apparel: mean-apparelled; new-apparelled; well-
apparelled.
Apparent: heir-apparent.
Appear: new-appearing.
Appearance: not-ajji'diiance.
Appease: nniippea^eil.
Apply: misapply; self-a[ipUed.
Appoint: disappointed; well-appointed
Approach: here-approach.
Approve: unapproved.
Apt: unapt.
Aptness: unaptness.
Arm: disarmed; short-armed; unarm; well-armed,
Arse: open-arse.
As: whenas; whereas.
Ask: unasked.
Asperate: exasperate.
Aspire: sky-aspiring.
Assail: unassailed.
Assailable: unassailable.
Assumption: self-assumption.
At: thereat; whereat.
Atlas: demi-Atlas.
Attaint: imattainted,
Attempt: unattempted.
Attend: sad-attending; unattended.
Audible: inaudible.
Auspicious: inauspicious; unauspicious.
Authorize: unauthorized.
Avoid: unavoided. ,
Aware: unaware and unawares.
Away: castaway; runaway.
Awe: overawe. '
Axe: battle-axe; curtle-axe; pick-axe; pole-axe.
Babe: cradle-babe.
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Baby: aglet-baby.
Back: bow -back; bunch -backed; crook-back:
horseback; lumchbacked ; unbacked. Goer-back;
keeper-back.
Backward: goer-backward.
Badge; office-badge.
Bag: cloak-bag; honey-bag; money-bag.
Baily: bum-baily.
Bait: bear-baiting. Fine-baited.
Bake: unbaked.
Balance: weal-balanced.
Ball: emballing; eye-ball; foot-ball; pitch-ball;
snow-ball; tennis-ball.
Balm: embalm.
Band: unhanded.
Bane: ratsbane.
Bank: mountebank; sea-bank.
Baptize: new-baptized.
Bar: buttery-bar; window-bar. Debar; imbar; strong-
barred ; ten-times-barred-up ; unbar.
Barb: unbarbed.
Bare: threadbare.
Bark: embark; disembark.
Barrel: beer-barrel.
Base: abase; debase. Strong-based.
Bash: abashed.
Bashful: unbashful.
Basket: alms-basket; buck-basket.
Bate: breed-bate; debate; debatement. Abate;
abatement; journey-bated; rebate; unbated.
Batter: unbattered.
Battle: embattle; high-battled.
B a w d : parcel-bawd.
Bay: embay.
Be: albeit; howbeit.
Beam: daughter-beamed; eye-beam; moonbeam;
sunbeam; sunbeamed.
Bear: bugbear; forest-bear; she-bear. Bull-bearing;
forbear; just-borne; now-borhe ; o'erbear; over-
bear; shard-borne; stiff-borne; underbear.
Beard: greybeard; lackbeard; scarce-bearded; white-
bearded.
Bearer: ape-bearer; cup-bearer; purse-bearer;
thunder-bearer; torch-bearer.
Beast: horn-beast.
Beat: bold-beating; dry-beat; ne'er-yet-beaten; new-
beateh; o'erbeat; storm-beaten; weather-beaten.
Become: king-becoming; misbecome; unbecoming.
Bed: abed; bride-bed; childbed; day-bed; death-
bed; down-bed; feather-bed; field-bed; lily-bed;
love-bed; marriage-bed; slug-a-bed; standing-
bed; truckle-bed; trundle-bed; wedding-bed.
Bedabble: dew-bedabbled.
Bee: honey-bee; bumblebee.
Beof: bull beeves ; ox-beef .
Beer: double-beer.
Befit: unbefitting.
Before: new-before.
Beg: fool-begged.
Beget: first-begotten; misbegot; misbegotten; new-
begot; true-begotten; unbegot; unbegotten.
Beggar: she-beggar.
Begone: woe-begone.
Beguile:' time-beguiling.
Behave: misbehaved; well-behaved.
Behold: sad-beholding.
Believe: hard-believing; misbelieving; soon-believ-
ing; unbelieved.
Believer: misbeliever. .
Bell: alarum-bell; harebell; market-bell; passing-
Belly:' big-bellied; gorbellied; great-bellied; swag-
bellied. , , J
Beloved: dear-beloved; new-beloved; well-belovea.
Bemoan: fore-bemoaned.
Bench: church-bench ; disbench.
Bent: new-bent; unbend; unbent.
Berry: bilberry; blackberry; dewberry; Dogberry;
gooseberry; mulberry; strawberry.
Beseem: ill-beseeming; well-beseemmg.
Besiege: strong-besieged.
Be spot: blood-bespotted.
Betray: fore-betrayed; late-betrayed.
Betroth: fair-betrothed; true-betrothed.
Better: time-bettering.
Between: broker-between; go-between; goer-be-
tween.
Bewail: unbewailed.
Bewaste: time-bewasted.
Bid: forbid; outbid; unbid; unbidden.
Bide: abide.
Bill: tavern-bill.
Bind: brow-bound; earth-bound; gold-bound; un-
bind; unbound.
Bird: cuckoo-bird; lady-bird; night-bird; summer-
bird; wood-bird.
Bishop: archbishop.
Bit: unbitted.
Bite: backbite; canker-bit; fly-bitten; sheep-biter;
sheep-biting ; weather-bitten.
Black: coal-black; hell-black.
Blade: shoulderblade.
Blank: pointblank.
Blast: star-blasting.
Blaze: emblaze.
Bleed: new-bleeding.
Bless: cursed-blest; special-blest; thrice-blest; un-
blcss; unblest.
Blessing: marriage-blessing.
Blind: high-gravel-blind ; hoodman-blind ; purblind ;
sand-blind.
Block: stumbling-block.
Blood: half-blooded ; heart-blood ; hot-blooded ; life-
blood; 'sblood; sober-blooded.
Bloody: mibloodied.
Bloom: canker-bloom.
Blossom: canker-blossom; peas-blossom.
Blow: fly-blowing; fly-blown; half-blown; high-
blown ; o'erblow ; overblown ; unblowed, unblown.
Boar: wild-boar.
Board: aboard; council-board; cupboard; o'er-
board, overboard; shipboard; shovel-board.
Bo at: long-boat.
Bode: abode; abodement; death-boding; fairest-
boding; false-boding; iU-boding.
Body: embody; loose-bodied; nobody, somebody;
tender-bodied; unbodied.
Bold: overbold; sudden-bold.
Bold en: embolden.
Bolt: bird-bolt; dread-bolted; thunderbolt; unbolt;
unbolted.
Boltered: blood-boltered.
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Bond: strong-bonded.
B 0 n e: barebone ; bareboned ; big-boned ; burly-boned ;
jaw-bone; Pickbone; raw-boned; shoulder-bone.
Bonnet: unbonneted.
B 0 ok: absey-book;copy-book;horn-book;love-book;
muster-book; note-book; prayerbook; table-book.
Bookish: unbookish.
B orn; base-born; bawd-born; eldest-born; first-born;
fool-born; forest-born; hag-born; hedge-born;
hell-born; high-born; latter -born; low-born;
mean-born; new-born; now-born; self-born; still-
born; true-born; twin-born; unborn; well-born.
Borough; headborough; third-borough.
Borrow: easy-borrowed.
Bosom: unbosom.
Boss: embossed.
Bottle: blue-bottle; twiggen-bottle ; wicker-bottle.
Bottom: sandy-bottomed.
Bound: embounded ; unbounded. Eebound.
Bounty: self-bounty.
'Bout: about.
'Bove: above.
Bow: cross-bow ; rainbow ; saddle-bow ; stone-bow ;
unbowed.
Bowel: embowel.
Bowl: standing-bowl.
Box: pepperbox; pouneetbox; tinderbox.
Boy: bow-boy; footboy; schoolboy; seaboy; ship-
boy; tomboy.
Brace: unbraced.
Brag: outbrag.
Braid: unbraided. Upbraid.
Brain: clay-brained ; deep-brained ; dull-brained ; fat-
brained; hare-brained; lackbrain; mad-brain;
mad-brained ; Ticklebrain.
Branch: disbranch; top-branch.
Brand: firebrand.
Brave: air-bravirtg'; outbrave.
Brawler: night-brawler.
Breach: before - breach ; faith - breach ; promise-
breach.
Bread: ginger-bread; pepper-gingerbread.
Breadth: hair-breadth.
Break: date-broken; heart-break; heart-breaking;
oath-breaking; outbreak; rib-breaking ; unbroke.
Breaker: horseback-breaker ; law-breaker ; promise-
breaker.
Breast: abreast ; marble-breasted ; redbreast ; Robin-
redbreast.
Breath and breathe: lust-breathed; mortal-brea-
thing ; outbreathed ; rebreathe ; self-breath ; treble-
breathed; unbreathed; well-breathed.
Breech: Patch-breech; unbreeched.
Breed: bate-breeding ; heaven-bred ; home-bred ; ill-
breeding; mad-bred; soldier-breeder; still-breed-
ing; true-bred; unbred.
Bridge: drawbridge; London-bridge.
Bridle: unbridle; unbridled.
Bright: silver-bright ; sun-bright.
Broach: abroach.
Broad: abroad.
Broider: embroider.
Broker: love-broker.
Brook: fresh-brook; ice-brook. Abrook.
Broth: barley-broth; hell-broth; snow-broth.
Brother: twin-brother.
Schmidt, the English of Sliiila'.speiiie.
Brow: baby -brow; beetle - brows ; black -browed;
eyebrow.
Bruise: unbruised.
Buckle: unbuckle.
Buckler: swinge-buckler ; sword-and-buokler.
Bud: cuckoo-bud; hawthorn-bud; Mary-bud.
Build: all-building; new-built; rich-built; unbuild;
weak-built.
Bulk: overbulk.
Bullet: cannon-bullet.
Burden: disburden; unburden.
Burly: hurlyburly.
Burn: bright-burning; ever-burning; furnace-burn-
ing; heart-burned; heart-burning; hot-burning;
new-burned; outburn; sun-biu'ning ; sun-burnt;
un burnt.
Burse: disburse.
Bury: unburied.
Bush: hawthorn-bush; thorn-bush.
Buss: ear-bussing.
Butt; malmsey-butt. Abut.
Butter: salt-butter.
Buttock: pin-buttock; quatch-buttock.
Button: crystal-button; unbutton; unbuttoned.
Buy; dear-bought; overbuy.
By: aby. Hereby; stander-by; thereby; whereby.
Cage: incaged.
Cake; oatcake; Shortcake; wafer-cake.
Calf: bull-calf; moon-calf.
Call: miscall; recall; what-ye-call-it.
Camp: encamp.
Can: half-can.
Candle: rnsh-candle.
Candy: discandy; sugar-candy.
Cannon: demi-cannon.
Canopy: overcanopied.
Cantation: incantation ; recantation.
Cap; blue-cap; cloud-capped; corner-cap; half-cap;
madcap; night-cap; off-cap: sea-cap; statute-cap.
Capable: incapable; uncapabie.
Cape; uncape.
Card: discard.
Cardinal: count-cardinal; king-cardinal.
Careful; overcareful.
Carnal: incarnal.
Carnardine: incarnardine.
Carnation: incarnation (incarnate).
C arrack: land-carrack.
Carrier: ring-carrier.
Carry; miscarry.
Case: bow-case; candle-case; disease; lute-case;
uncase; watch-case.
Cast: forecast; o'ercast; outcast; overcast; rough-
cast; upcast.
Caster: counter-caster.
Cat: gib-cat; musk-cat; polecat; wildcat.
Catch: coney-catch; uncaught. Tallow-catch.
Catcher: gull-catcher; rat-catcher.
Cause: because; love-cause.
Cave: concave; encave.
Cease: surcease.
Cern: concern.
Certain: incertain ; uncertain.
Certainly; uncertainly.
Certainty: incertainty; uncertainty.
Cess: incessant.
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Chafe: angry-chafing; enchafe.
Chain: enchain; interchain; unchain.
Chamber: bedchamber; dining -chamber- Star-
chamber.
Chance: bechance; mischance; perchance.
Change: all-changing-word ; child-changed ; coun-
torchangfi; exchange; interchange: ne'er-chan-
ging; sea-change; shallow -changing; unchan-
ging; wind-changing.
Changer: purpose-changer.
Chant: enchant.
Chap: wide-chapped.
Charge: discharge; double-charge; full-charged;
o'ercharge; overcharge; uncharge; uncharged.
Charitable: incharitable; uncharitably.
Charity: self-charity.
Charm: uncharmed.
Chary; unchary.
Chase: enchase.
Chaste: stubborn-chaste; unchaste.
Check: countercheck; half-checked; unchecked.
Cheek: half-cheek; rose-cheeked.
C h e e r : wedding-cheer; whipping-cheer. All-cheering.
Cheerful: uncheerful.
Chick: March-chick.
Child: birth-child; grandchild; maid-child; man-
child; unchild.
Chipper: bread-chipper.
Choose: well-chosen.
Christen: new-christened.
Christian: even-Christian.
Cipher: decipher.
Circle: encircle; semicircle; semicircled.
Cite: accite; excite; fore-recited; incite; recite.
Civil:' incivil; uncivil.
Civility: incivility.
Clad: yclad.
Claim: disclaim; exclaim; proclaim; reclaim; un-
claimed.
Clangor: trumpet-clangor.
Clap: shoulder-clapper; thunder-clap.
Clasp: unclasp.
Claw: clapper-claw.
Clean etc.: unclean; vmcleanliness ; uncleanly; un-
cleanness.
Cleave: oak-cleaving.
Clepe: ycleped.
Climber: canvas-climber.
Clip: inclip; pole-clipt.
Clog: enclog; unclog.
Close: disclose; enclose; fast-closed; still-closing.
Cloth: bearing-cloth ; cerecloth ; footcloth ; sackcloth .
Clothes: bedclothes; cradle-clotheB.
Cloud: enclouded.
Clout: dishclout; swaddling-clouts.
Cloy: never-cloying; o'ercloyed.
Clue: undue.
Coal: sea-coal.
Coat: grey-coated ; leather-coats ; party-coated ; petti-
coat; silken-coated; skin-coat; turncoat.
Cock: bawcock; meacock; peacock; Pelicock (?);
turkey-cock; weathercock; woodcock.
Cod: peascod.
Coffin: custard-coffin.
Cognizance: recognizance.
Coin: cleanly-coined; uncoined.
Cold: a-cold; key-cold; scarce-cold ;' sour-cold.
Collect: recollect.
Colour: amber-coloured; Cain-coloured; discolour;
divers-coloured ; ebon-coloured ; flame-coloured ;
freestone-coloured; high-coloured; many-colour-
ed; party-coloured; peach-coloured; purple-co-
loured; raven- coloured; ruby -coloured; sable-
coloured; straw-colour; water-colour; whey-co-
loured.
Colt: uncolted.
Comb: coxcomb; honey-comb.
Come: forthcoming ; income ; new-come ; noncome ;
o'ercome; overcome; thick-coming; welcome.
Comeliness: uncomeliness.
Comfit: discomfit: recomfiture; kissing-comfits.
Comfort: discomfort ; recomforture ; widow-comfort.
Comfortable: discomfortable; uncomfortable.
Commend: discommend; recommend.
Commit: new-committed.
Communicate: excommunicate ; excommunication.
Company: accompany.
Comparable: incomparable.
Comparison: self-comparison.
Compass: encompass.
Compassionate; uncompassionate.
Compense: recompense.
Complain: sweet-complaining.
Complexion: swart-complexioned.
Complice: accomplice.
Complish; accomplish; accomplishment.
Compose: ill-composed.
Compound; foolish-compounded.
Comprehensible: incomprehensible.
Comprehensive: uncomprehensive.
Compt: accompt.
Conceal: sin-concealing.
Conceit: liberal-conceited; odd-conceited.
Conceive: first-conceived ; misconceived ; new-con-
ceived; quick-conceiving; sin-conceiving.
Conciliation: reconciliation.
Conclude: vile-concluded.
Condition: best-conditioned.
Conduct: safe-conduct.
Conduit; pissing-conduit.
Con finable: unconfinable.
Confirm: soul-confirming; true-confirmed; uncon-
firmed.
Conquer: half-conquered; never-conquered; un-
conquered.
Conscience: soft-conscienced.
Consider: unconsidered.
Considerate: inconsiderate.
Consolate: disconsolate.
Constancy: inconstancy.
Constant: inconstant ; marble-constant ; unconstant.
Constrain: unconstrained.
Construction: misconstruction.
Construe: misconstrue,
Consume: blood-consuming; sap-consuming.
Contemn: uncontemned.
Contemplative: deep-contemplative.
Contempt: court-contempt.
Contend: skill-contending.
Content: discontent; malcontent.
Contented: discontented; well-contented.
Continency: incontinency.
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Continent: incontinent.
Continue: discontinue; long-continued.
Contract: precontract; sub-contracted.
Control: uncontrolled.
Convenience: inconvenience.
Convenient: inconvenient.
Cool: overcool.
Corn: peppercorn.
Corner: black-cornered; park-corner; Pie-corner.
Corporal: incorporal.
Corporate: incorporate.
Corpse: incorpsed.
Correct: incorrect; uncorrected.
Cote: dovecote; sheepcote.
Council: chamber-council.
Count: account; o'ereount; recount; uncounted.
Viscount.
Counter: encounter, encounterer; hunt-counter;
span-counter.
Counterfeit: death-counterfeiting.
Couple: uncouple.
Courage: encourage.
Courier: vaunt-courier.
Course; discourse; main-course; recourse.
Court: tennis-court.
Courteous: uncourteous.
Courtesy: discourtesy; kill-courtesy.
Cousin: cater-cousins.
Cover: discover; o'ercover; re-cover ; self-covered ;
uncover ; uncovered.
Cracker: wit-cracker.
Craft: handicraft; witchcraft.
Crafty: outcrafty.
Cram: news-crammed; promise-crammed.
C rants: Rosencrantz.
Craze: care-crazed.
Create: miscreate; new-create; part-created; pro-
creant; procreation; recreate; recreation.
Creature: serving-creature.
Credible: incredible.
Credit: discredit.
Credulous: incredulous; over-credulous.
Creep: false-creeping.
Crest: undercrest.
Crier: town-crier.
Crimson: encrimsoned.
Crook: knee-crooking; low-crooked.
Crop: uncropped.
Cross: across; Charing-cross ; high-cross; market-
cross; star-crossed; uncrossed.
Crow: night-crow; o'ercrow; scarecrow.
Crown: new-crowned; thrice-crowned ; uncrown.
Cruel: holy-cruel.
Cry: hue and cry; outcry.
Cuckold: uncuckolded.
Cumber: encimiber.
Cup: sneak-cup.
Cupboard: court-cupboard.
Cur: village-cur.
Curable: incurable; uncurable.
Curb: uncurbed.
Curbable: uncurbable.
Cure: past-cure; recure.
Curer: body-curer; soul-curer.
Curl: uncurl.
Current: uncurrent.
Curse: accursed; uncurse.
Customed: accustomed.
Cut: new-cut-off.
Cutter: stone-cutter.
Dabble: bedabble ; dew-bedabbled.
Dainty: super-dainty.
Damage: endamage.
Dame: beldame; stepdame.
Damn: condemn; double -damned; drug-damned;
land-damn.
Dance: morris-dance.
Danger: endanger; self-danger.
Dangerous: honourable-dangerous.
D are: outdare; overdaring.
Dart: death-darting; endart; thunder-darter.
Dash: bedash.
Date: new-dated; treble-dated.
Daub: bedaub.
Daughter: baby-daughter; god-daughter.
Daunt: never-daunted; undaunted.
Day: all-souls' -day; ascension-day; Ash- Wednes-
day; birthday; chair-days; dog-days; doomsday;
fasting-day; Friday; good-Friday; heyday; high-
day; holiday; hoyday; judgment-day; law-day;
love-day; market-day; marriage-day; May-day;
midday; Monday; noonday; nowadays; playing-
day; Saturday; schoolday; sealing-day; Shrove-
Tuesday; summer-day; Sunday; Thursday; trial-
day; Tuesday; wedding-day; Wednesday; well-
a-day; working-day; worky-day; yesterday.
Dazzle: bedazzle.
Deacon: archdeacon.
Dead: living-dead; pale-dead.
Deadly: imminent-deadly.
Deaf: undeaf.
D e a f e n : ear-deafening.
Deal: double-dealing; plain-dealing; well-dealing.
Dealer: double-dealer ; plain-dealer.
Dear: endear; heart-dear; precious-dear.
Death: 'sdeath.
Debt: after-debt; indebted.
Decease: late-deceased; predecease.
Deck: bedeck ; undeck.
Decline: low-declined.
Deed: alms-deed; good-deed; indeed; misdeed; un-
deeded.
Deem: misdeem.
Deep: breast-deep; knee-deep; pottle-deep.
Defend: well-defended.
Deign: disdain.
Delicate: moving-delicate.
Deliver: ditch-delivered ; new-delivered ; re-deliver.
Delve: earth-delving.
Demean: misdemean.
Demeanour: misdemeanour.
Den: digyouden; godgigoden; goodden.
Dent: indent.
Dependance: by-dependance.
Derive: false-derived ; true-derived ; well-derived.
Descend: condescend.
Descry: undescried.
Deserve: undeserved; undeserving; well-deserving.
Deserver: undeserver.
Desire: well-desired.
Desperate: shameless-desperate.
Destinate: predestinate.
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Determine: undetermined.
Devil: dcmi-devil; yoke-devil.
Devise: new-devised; point-devise.
Devote: true-devoted .
Devour: love-devouring.
Dew: bedew; field-dew; honey-dew; mildew.
Diction; benediction; jurisdiction ; malediction.
Die: never-dying; tender-dying.
Diet: lust-dieted.
Differency: indifferency.
Different: indifferent; indifferently.
Digest: indigest.
Dignity: indignity.
Dim: bedim.
Dinner: after-dinner.
Dint: undinted.
Direct, directly, direction: indirect etc.
Discernible: undiscernible.
Discordant:, still-discordant.
Discourse: love-discourse.
Discoursive: dumb-discoursive.
Discover: undiscovered.
Discreet, discretion: indiscreet etc.
Disgrace: all-disgraced.
Dish: clackdish; fruit-dish; tundish.
Dishonour: undishonoured.
Disperse: ill-dispersing.
Dispose: ill-disposed; indisposed; true-disposing;
undisposed; well-disposed.
Disposition: indisposition.
Dissoluble: indissoluble.
Distain: tear-distained :
Distant: comely-distant.
Distinguish: indistinguished; undistinguished.
Distinguishable: indistinguishable ; undistinguish-
able.
Distinct: indistinct.
Disturb: late-disturbed.
Ditch: castle-ditch; Moorditch.
Dividable: individable; undividable.
Divide: undivided.
Divine: death-divining; ill-divining; true-divining.
Divorce: deep-divorcing.
Divulge: undivulged.
Do: ado; fordo; harm-doing; ill-doing; o'erdo;
outdo; overdone; self- doing; undo; undoing;
undone; well-doing.
Dock: bur-dock.
Dog: ban-dog; ditch-dog; jack-dog; night-dog;
puppy-dog; watch-dog.
Dolour: widow-dolour.
Dominant, dominate: predominance, predomi-
nant, predominate.
Doom: foredoomed.
Door: adoor, adoors; back-door; behind-door-work;
chamber -door; garden -door; hold -door; in-a-
door; without-door.
Dote: a-doting.
Double: redouble ; thrice-double.
Doublet: belly-doublet.
Doubt: misdoubt; redoubt; undoubted.
Doubtful: undoubtful.
Dove: turtle-dove.
Dower: wedding-dower.
Down: adown; Keepdown; plucker-down; puller-
down; steep-down.
Dowry: marriage-dowry.
Dragon: flap-dragon.
Drake: firedrake.
Draw: air-drawn; bias-drawing; choice-drawn;
cub-drawn; deep-drawing; dove - drawn ; right-
drawn; self-drawing; vile-drawing; withdraw.
Drawer: tooth-drawer.
Dread: all-dreaded; misdread.
Dream: dismal - dreaming ; John - a - dreams ; un-
dreamed.
Drench: bedrench; deep- drenched; horse- drench;
indrenched.
Dress: address; redress; undress; undressed.
Drink: alms-drink; blood-drinking; by-drinkings;
swine-drunk.
Drive: thrice-driven.
Drop: dewdrop; dew -dropping; eyedrop; honey-
drop; tempest-dropping; waterdrop.
Dropper: eavesdropper.
Drown: undrowned.
Drum: kettle-drum.
Dry: oil-dried.
Dubitate: indubitate.
Duck: ivild-duck.
Due: indue.
Dull: pale-dull.
Dung: cow-dung.
Durance: endurance; indurance.
Dure: endure; ever-during; long-during.
Dust: o'erdusted.
Duteous, dutiful: undiiteous etc.
Dwarf: giant-dwarf.
Dwell: outdwell.
Dye: new-dyed; o'erdyed.
Ear: crop-ear; flap-eared; prick-eared; shag-eared.
Uneared.
Earn: unearned.
Earnest: over-earnest.
Earthly: unearthly.
Ease: disease; heart-easing; heart's-ease.
Easiness: uneasiness.
East: north-east; north-north-east.
Easy: uneasy.
Eat: all-eating; marrow-eating; mouse-eaten; o'er-
eaten; worm-eaten.
Eater: garlic-eater; pork-eater.
Eath: uneath.
Eaves: house-eaves.
Eclipse: cloud-eclipsed.
Edge: disedge; keen-edged.
Edify: re-edify.
Educate: uneducated; well-educated.
Effectual: uneffectual.
Egg: finch-egg; pigeon-egg.
Ele: anele.
Elect: unelected.
Embark: disembark; late-embarked.
Embrace; rash-embraced.
Embroider: rich-embroidered.
Eminence: preeminence.
Employ: pre-employ.
End; all-ending; an-end; butt-end; finger-end; fore-
end; lag-end; never-ending; noble-ending ; world-
without-end.
Endear: self-endeared.
Enemy: arch-enemy.
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Enforce: reinforce.
Engender: high-engendered.
Engraff: long-engraffed.
Enkindle; new-enkindled.
Enlarge: wide-enlarged.
Enquiry: after-enquiry.
Enter: man-entered.
Equal: coequal; unequal.
Equality: inequality.
Ere: while-ere.
Erect: ill-erected.
Errant: knight-errant; she-knight-errant.
Esteem: best-esteemed; ever-esteemed.
Estimable: inestimable.
Eve: ember-eaves ; Lammas-eve.
Even: odd-even; nneveiS.
Ever: however, soever, whatever etc.
Evil: beauteous-evil.
Evitable: inevitable.
Examine: unexamined.
Example: self-example.
Execrable: inexecrable.
Execute: thought-executing; unexecuted.
Exorable: inexorable.
Expect; unexpected.
Expel: sun-expelling. ,
Experienced; long-experienced; unexperienced.
Experient; unexperitnt.
Explicable: inexplicable.
Explication: self-explication.
Expressive: unexpressive.
Eye: after-eye; blue-eyed; dark-eyed; dizzy-eyed;
dull-eyed ; evil-eyed ; fire-eyed ; green-eyed ; grey-
eyed; hollow-eyed; o'ereye; onion-eyed; open-
eyed; overeye; sad-eyed; sour-eyed; thick-eyed;
wall-eyed; young-eyed.
Face: barefaced; blackfaced; bloody-faced; bold-
faced; boneface; brazen -face; brazen-faced;
cream-faced; deface; defacer; fair-faced; false-
faced; foul-faced; glass-faced; good-faced; half-
face; half-faced; illrfaced; lean-faced; old-faced;
outface ; pale-faced ; paper-faced ; red-faced ; sad-
faced ; shame-faced ; smooth-faced ; sour-faced ;
sweet-faced ; tallow-face ; thin-faced ; whey-face ;
white-faced.
Fair: thrice-fair; unfair.
Fairy: meadow-fairies.
Faithful: unfaithful.
Fall: befall; chap-fallen ;crest-fallen; downfall ; down-
fallen ; fast-falling ; folly-fallen ; footfall ; new-fal-
len; pit-fall; sick-fallen; tear-falling; trade-fallen.
Fallible: infallible; infallibly; unfallible.
False: proper- false ; secret-false.
Fame: defame ; thrice-faraed ; unfamed ; well-famed.
Famous: infamous.
Fane: profane.
Fangled: new-fangled.
Far: afar; overfar.
Fare: throughfare; welfare; sea-farer; sea-faring.
Farm: fee-farm.
Farthing: three-farthings.
Fashionable: unfashionable.
Fast; handfast; holdfast; steadfast. Breakfast; tub-
fast.
Fasten: unfasten.
Fatal: double-fatal.
Father; forefather; godfather; grandfather; great-
grandfather; uncle-father; unfathered.
Fault: default; find-fault.
Favour; hard-favoured ; ill-favoured ; well-favoured .
Fawn; spaniel-fawning.
Fear; afeard; begger-fear; not-fearing; soul-fearing.
Feast: marriage-feast; sheep-shearing-feast.
Feat: love-feat.
Feather: dove-feathered; down-feather.
Feature: defeature.
Fee: imfee'd.
Feeble: enfeeble.
Feed: bacon-fed; bean-fed; full-fed; o'erfed; unfed.
Feel; tender-feeling; unfeeling; unfelt.
Feign; unfeigned.
Fellow: bedfellow ; coach-fellow ; Goodfellow ; pew-
fcllow; play -fellow; schoolfellow; unfellowed;
vow-fellow ; yoke-fellow.
Fence: unfenced.
Fend: defend; forefend; weather-fend.
Feoff: enfeoff.
Fet: deep-^et; far-fet.
Fetter; enfetter.
Field: a-fleld; corn-field; summer-field.
Fight: sea-fight; unfonght; well-foughten.
Figure: disfigure; prefigure; refigure; self-figured;
transfigure.
File: muster-file. Defile.
Filial : unfilial.
Fill: fulfil; mouth-filling; unfilled; upfill.
Fin; tawny-finned.
Find; feast-finding ; new-foimd; well-found.
Finder: hare-finder.
Fine: define. Refined.
Finger: five-finger-tied; forefinger.
Finical: superfinical.
Finish; unfinished.
Finite; infinite.
Fire; afire; bonfire; cannon-fire; ever-fired; hell-fire;
new-fired; trial-fire; wildfire.
Firm: affli-m; confirm; infirm; unfirm.
Fish; dogfish; fresh-fish; land-fish; stockfish.
Fit; befit; unfit. Ague-fit.
Fitness; unfitness.
Fix; confixed ; ever-fixed ; infix ; prefix ; strong-fixed ;
transfix; true-fixed; unfix.
Flame: inflame.
Flash; lightning-flash.
Flaw: honour-flawed.
Fledged: unfledged.
Float: afloat.
Flourish: o'erfiourish.
Flo w; full-flowing ; o'erflow ; overflow; water-flowing.
Flower; crow-flower; cuckoo-flower; deflower.
Flux: superflux.
Fly: outfly; overfly. Butterfly; carrion-fly; flesh-fly;
night-fly; summerfly; waterfly.
Foal: filly-foal.
Foe: night- foe.
Fog; south-fog.
Fold; bi-fold; fifty-fold; five-fold; manifold; nine-
fold ;seven-fold; tenfold; thousand-fold ; threefold;
twofold. Blindfold; infold; infoldings; unfold.
Pinfold.
Folk: gentle-folks; market-folks.
Fond: overfond; peevish-fond.
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Fool: unfool.
Foolish: childish-foolish.
Foot: afoot; barefoot; dryfoot; fiery-footed; fleet-
foot; forefoot; free-footed ; hasty-footed ;high-foot;
mountain-foot; nimble-footed ;'sfoot;swift-footed;
three-foot; tiger-footed; underfoot.
For: hoped-for; longed-for; sued-for; unlooked-for;
unpaid-for; therefore; wherefore.
Force: enforce; perforce; reinforce; unforced.
Fore: afore; aforehand; aforesaid; before; tofore.
Foreigner: mountain-foreigner.
Forfeit: unforfeited.
Form: deform; inform; new-form; perform; plat-
form ; preformed ; reform ; transform.
Formal: informal.
Formation: information; reformation; transform-
ation.
Forsooth: yea- forsooth.
Forth: bringing-forth ; henceforth; so-forth.
Fortify: unfortified.
Fortunate: infortunate; unfortunate.
Fortune: befortune; full-fortuned; misfortune.
Forward: henceforward.
Fountain: valley-fountain.
Fowl: bat-fowling ; wild-fowl.
Fox: dog-fox; kid-fox; she-fox.
Frame: strong-framed.
Franchise: enfranchise.
Fraught: full-fraught; o'erfraught.
Fray: afraid ; affray.
Free: enfree; fancy-free; shot- free.
Freedom: enfreedom.
Frequent: unfrequented.
Fresh: afresh; fertile-fresh; refresh.
Friar: Blackfriars; Whitefriars.
Friday: good-friday.
Friend: back-friend ; mouth-friend ; trencher-friend .
Befriend; unfriended.
Friendly: unfriendly.
Fright: affright.
Frog: leap-frog.
From: falling-from.
Front: affront; afront; broad-fronted; confront.
Frown: outfrown.
Fruit: first-fruits.
Fruitful: unfruitful.
Full : belly-fiil; bookful ; brimful ; handful; mouthful ;
pailful; topful.
Baleful, awful, barful, bashful, beautiful, blame-
ful, boastful, bountiful, careful, changeful, chargeful,
cheerful, crimeful, dareful, deathful, delightful, de-
spiteful, direful, disdainful, disgraceful, distasteful,
distressful, distrustful, doleful, doubtful, dreadful, duti-
ful, easeful, eventful, faithful, faultful, fearful, fitful,
forceful, forgetful, fraudful, fretful, frightful, fruitful,
gleeful, graceful, grateful, guileful, harmful, hateful,
healthful, heedful, helpful, hopeful, increaseful, in-
grateful, ireful, joyful, lawful, lustful, manfully, merci-
ful, mightful, mindful, mirthful, mistful, mistrustful,
mournful, needful, offenceful, over-careful, overfull,
painful, peaceful, pitiful, plaintful, plentiful, powerful,
praiseful, preyful, regardfully, remorseful, reproach-
ful, restful, revengeful, rightful , ruthful , scathful,
scornful, shameful, sinful, skilful, slothful, sorrowful,
spiteful, spleenful, sportful, sprightful, successful,
tearful, thankful, thoughtful, tristful, trustful, un-
bashful, unoheerful, undoubtful, undutiful, unfaithful,
unfruitful, ungrateful, unheedful, unhelpful, unhope-
ful, unhurtful, unlawful, unmerciful, unmindful, un-
pitifully, unrightful, unskilful, unthankful, useful,
vailful, vengeful, wailful, wasteful, watchful, wilful,
wishful, woeful, wonderful, worshipful, wrackful,
wrathful, wreakful, wrongful, youthful.
Fume : perfume.
Function: defunction.
Furnish: disfurnish; unfurnish.
Gage: engage; ingaged; mortgage.
Gain: ungained.
Gait: heavy-gaited ; slow-gaited ; tardy-gaited.
Gall: o'ergalled; spur-galled; ungalled. Watergall;
windgall.
Gallant: top-gallant.
Gaol: engaol.
Gape: earnest-gaping.
Garden: Paris-garden; Temple-garden.
Garment: wedding-garment.
Garnet: pomgarnet.
Garter: caddis-garter; cross-gartered; cross-garter-
ing; ungartered.
Gate: abbey-gate; city -gate; Counter-gate; court-
gate; floodgate; hell-gate; Newgate; Northgate;
palace-gate; park-gate; six-gated.
Othergates; runagate.
Gather: altogether ; together.
Gawd: nicely-gawded.
Gay: nosegay.
Gaze: agazed; glass-gazing; steadfast-gazing; still-
gazing.
Gazer: star-gazer.
Gender: engender.
General: captain-general.
Generate: regenerate.
Genitive: primogenitive.
Geniture: ungenitured.
Gentle: ever-gentle; thrice-gentle; ungentle.
Gentleness: ungentleness. '
Gentlewoman: waiting-gentlewoman.
Gently: ungently.
German: cousin-german. Cozen-German.
Get: beget: forget; ill-got; ungot; ungotten.
Gift: nothing-gift.
Gig: whirligig.
Gild: engikl ; parcel-gilt.
Gill: flirt-gill.
Gi]n: begin.
Gird and girt: ungird; engirt.
Give: forgive; gain-giving; health-giving; honour-
giving; misgive; thanksgiving.
Giver: direction-giver;, lie-giver.
Glance: o'erglance, overglance.
Glass: burning-glass; eye-glass: hour-glass; look-
ing-glass.
Glorious: inglorious; self-glorious.
Glory: vain-glory.
Glut: englut.
Gnaw: barc-gnawn; begnaw.
Go: ago; agone; begone; by-gone; forego; hence-
going; o'ergo; outgo; overgo; undergo.
Goat: mountain-goat.
Goblin: hobgoblin.
God: demigod; love-god.
Godly: ungodly.
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Goer; foregoers.
Gold: marigold.
Good: agood; curious-good; first-good.
Goose: wild-goose.
Gore: ungored.
Gorge: disgorge; full-gorged; overggrgc; shrill-
gorged.
Gorgeous: thrice-gorgeous.
Govern: hell-governed; misgoverned; misgovern-
ing; ungoverned; well-governed.
Government: misgovernment.
Gown: night-gown; sea-gown.
Grace: disgrace; herb-grace; well-graced.
Graceful: disgraceful.
Gracious: disgracious; self- gracious; thrice-gr,!-
cious; ungracious.
Graff and graft: engraffed; engraft; ingraft; long-
engraffed; long-engrafted; misgraffed.
Grain: purple-in-grain.
Granate: pomegranate.
Grandfather and grandsire: great-gr.
Grass: bottom-grass; knot-grass; short- grassed;
spear-grass.
Grateful: ingrateful; ungrateful.
Gratitude: ingratitude.
Gratulate: congratulate.
Grave: engrave.
Gravely: ungravely.
Great: o'ergreat.
Gree: agree; congree.
Greedy: overgreedy.
Green: deep-green; grass-green; o'ergreen.
Greet: congreet; regreet.
Grief; aggrieved; fee-grief; heart-grief.
Grime: begrime.
Grin: grim-grinning.
Grind: sharp-ground.
Gripe: guts-griping.
Groat: shove-groat.
Groom: bridegroom.
Gross: engross.
Ground: aground; underground; winter-ground.
Grove: broom-grove; line-grove.
Grow: fast-growing; great-grown; high-grown:
long-grown; moss-grown; o'ergrow; outgrow;
overgrown; rough -grown; rude -growing; thick-
grown; ungrown.
Growth: o'ergrowth.
G uar d: enguard; safeguard; unguarded; velvet-guards.
Guerdon: reguerdon.
Guide: misguide; unguided.
Guile: beguile.
Guise: disguise; disguiser.
Gunner: master-gunner.
Guts: calves-guts; fat-guts.
Gyve: down-gyved.
Habit: dishabit; inhabit; inhabitant.
Habitable: inhabitable.
Hack: imhacked.
Hackney: common-hackneyed.
Hail: all-hail.
Hair: horse-hair; shag-haired; unhair.
,Hale: exhale; new-haled.
Hall: Guildhall; Katehall; Temple-hall; Whitehall.
Hallow: AU-hallond-eve; AU-hallowmas; All-
hallown; unhallowed.
Halt, spring-halt.
Hand: beforehand; bow-hand; court-hand; deadly-
handed; dinl-hand; doughty-handed; even-handed;
forehand; hand-in-hand; hard-handed; large-
handed; right-hand; sleeve-hand; two-hand;
underhand; unhand; white-hauiled.
Handle: overhandled; unhandled.
Handsome: unhandsome.
Hang: bed-hangings; chamber -hanging; heavy-
hanging; o'erhang; unhanged.
Hang m a n : underhangman.
Hap: mishap; perhaps.
Happiness: unhappiness.
Happy: overhappy; unhappied; unhappily; unhappy.
Hard: rocky-hard; stone-hard; stubborn-hard.
Harden: heart-hardening; unhardened.
Hardiness: fool-hardiness.
Hardy: daring-hardy; fool-hardy.
Harm: life-harming; self-harming; unharmed.
Harmless: ever-harmless.
Harness: heavenly-harnessed.
Hart: White-hart.
Haste: post-haste ; post-post-haste.
Hasty: o'erhasty.
Hatch: new-hatched ; unhatched.
Hate: hell-hated ; rival-hating.
Haunt: temple-haunting.
Have: b ehave ; m ore-having.
Haviour: behaviour.
Haven: Milford-haven.
Head: ass -head; bare-headed; beetle -headed; be-
head; blockhead; cittern - head ; deaths -head;
fool's -head; forehead; heavy-headed; hoary-
headed; hogshead; Hydra-headed; idle-headed;
ill-headed; jolt-head; loggerhead; loggerheaded ;
mad-headed; many -headed; overhead; oxhead;
pupjjy- headed; rowel -head; rug -headed; sleek-
headed; three -headed; two-headed; waspish-
headed.
Heal: new-healed.
Hear: mishear; never-heard-of; o'erhear; overhear;
unheard.
Hearse: inhearse. Rehearse.
Heart: cruel - hearted ; dishearten; dog-hearted;
empty - hearted ; faint-hearted; false-heart; false-
hearted; flint hearted; free-hearted; full-hearted
gentle - hearted ; hard-hearted; hollow-hearted
honest -hearted; kind-hearted; marble - hearted
pale-hearted; pitiful-hearted; proud-hearted; sad-
hearted; shallow - hearted ; soft-hearted; stony-
hearted ; sweetheart ; tender-hearted ; treble-heart-
ed; true-hearted; truer -hearted; unheart; weak-
hearted.
Heave: upbeave. ^
Heaviness: heart-heaviness.
Heavy: honey -heavy.
Heedful: vmheedful.
Heedy: unheedy.
Heel: lighter-heeled.
Heft: tender-hefted.
Heir: co-heir.
Helpful: unhelpful.
Hemp: crack-hemp.
Hen: double-henned; guinea-hen.
Hence: si thence.
Herb: nose-herb.
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Herd: bearherd; neat-herd; shepherd; shepherdess;
swine-herd.
Heretic: arch-heretic.
Herod: out-herod.
Herring: pickle-herring.
Hest: behest.
Hew: rough-hew.
Hide: all-hiding; long-hid; unhidden.
High; Olympus-high.
Hill: dunghill; molehill; Towerhill.
Hilt: basket-hilt; sword-hilts.
Him: have-at-him.
Hind: behind.
Hinge: weak-hinged.
Hip: red-hipped.
Hive: beehive.
Hoard: uphoard.
Hog: hang-hog; hedgehog.
Hold: ahold; behold; easy -held; household; over-
hold; uphold; withhold.
Holder: candle-holder; house-holder.
Hole: auger-hole; bench-hole; bung-hole; buttun-
hole; dog-hole; keyhole; kiln-hole; loop-hole;
sight-hole; starting-hole; worm-hole.
Holy: devilish-holy; unholy.
Home: harvest-home.
Honest: dishonest; underhonest.
Honestly: dishonestly.
Honesty: dishonesty.
Honour: all-honoured; dishonour; mouth- honour;
time-honoured.
Honourable: dishonourable.
Hoof: round-hoofed.
Hook: nuthook; sheep-hook.
Hoop: cock-a-hoop; inljoop; three-hooped.
Hope: unhoped.
Hopeful: unhopeful.
Hopper: grasshopper.
Horn: dishorn ; ink-horn ; shoeing-horn.
Horse; fill-horse; forehorse; hobbyhorse; malt-
horse; packhorse; post-horse; stalking-horse; un-
horse.
Hose: boot-hose.
Hospitable: inhospitable; unhospitable.
Hot: full-hot; red-hot.
Hound: bloodhound; greyhound ; hell-hound.
Hour: after-hour; birth-hour; half-hour; marriage-
hour; sleeping-hour; three-hours.
House: alehouse; almshouse; Asher-hoiise; bawdy-
house; brew-house; brothel-house; charge-house;
charnel-house ; council-hose; dove-house ;dwelling-
house; farm-house; father-house; garden-house;
hot-house; jewel-house; leaping-housc; Lime-
house; manor-house; parliament-house; pent-
house; play-house; prison-house; senate-house;
slaughter-house; spital -house; store-house;
summer-house; taphouse; tiring-house; treasure-
house; unhoused; working-house.
Housel: unhouseled.
Howl: behowl; loud-howling.
Hue; heaven-hued; mustachio-purple-hued.
Humane: inhumane.
Hungry: a-hungry; an-hungry.
Hunt: bloody-hunting; mouse-hunt.
Hurt: all-hurting.
Hutch: bolting-hutch.
Hymn: wedlock-hymn.
Idleness: love-in-idlenes.
Imperial: crown-imperial.
Imprison; long-imprisoned.
Improve: unimproved.
In: coming-in; herein; therein; wherein; within.
Incense: fell-incensed; wrong-incensed.
Inch; four-inched; three-inch.
Inflame: heart-inflaming.
Inhabitable: iminhabitable.
Inherit: disinherit; one-trunk-inheriting.
Inspire: new-inspired.
Instrument; wind-instrument.
Intelligent: unintelligent.
Interpret; misinterpret.
Into: whereinto.
Iron; andiron; plough-iron; toasting-iron.
It: albeit; howbeit; what-ye-call-it.
Iterate: reiterate.
Jack; flap-jack ; minute-jack.
Jealous; loving-jealous.
Jest: outjest.
Jewel: rich-jewelled.
John: apple- J ohn ; poor- John.
Join: adjoin; cojoin; conjoin; disjoin; enjoin; in-
terjoin.
Joindure: rejoindure.
Joint: disjoint ;injoint; 8hort-jointed;strong-jointed;
unjointed.
Jointly; conjointly.
Joy; enjoy; overjoy; o'erjoyed. Mavriage-joys.
J oyer: enjoyer.
Judge; adjudge; high-judging.
Judicatec prejudicate.
Juice: love-juice; precious-juiced.
Junction: disjunction; injunction.
Junior: senior-junior.
Juror: grand-juror.
Juryman: grand-juryman.
Just and j u s 1 1 y ; unjust, unjustly.
Justice; chief-justice; guest-justice ; injustice; un-
justice.
Keep; cave-keeping; counsel-keeping; hard-a-keep-
ing; homekeeping; housekeeping; promise-keep-
ing; swine-keeping; unkept.
Keeper; cave-keeper; counsel-keeper; crow-keeper;
doorkeeper ;house-keeper; innkeeper; tennis-court-
keeper.
Kennel; unkennel.
Kercher and kerchief: handkercher etc.
Kidney: fat-kidneyed.
Kill; comfort-killing; dead-killing; new-killed; self-
killed; soul-killing.
Killer; chikl-killer: king-killer.
Kiln: lime-kiln.
Kind: gentle-kind; overkind; unkind. Mankind
womankind.
Kindle: enkindle; fiery-kindled; love -kindling;
wrath-kindled.
Kindly: unkindly.
Kindness: overkindness; imkindness.
Kine: milch-kine.
King: unking.
Kinglike; imkinglike.
Kinsman: great-kinsman.
Kir tie: half-kirtle.
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Kiss: cloud-lsissing ; common-kissing; ear-liissing;
heaven-kissing; unkiss; unkissed.
Kitchen: privy-kitchen.
Kite: hell-kite.
Knee: crook-kneed.
Knife: paring-knife ; penknife.
Knight: she-knight-errant; trencher-knight.
Kni t: strong-knit; unknit; well-knit.
Knot: curious-knotted ; virgin-knot.
Know: acknown ; foreknow ; unknowing ; well-known.
Knowledge- acknowledge ; foreknowledge.
Labour: o'erlaboured; well-labouring.
Labourer: joint-labourer.
Lace: interlace ; unlace. Necklace ; tawdry-lace.
Lack: love-lacking; mercy-lacking.
Lackey: Starve-Iackey.
Lamb: she-lamb.
Lament: dire-lamenting ; new-lamenting.
Land: Cumberland ; England ; fairy-land ; foot-land-
raker; headland; Iceland; inland; Ireland ; island ;
Lapland ; Netherlands ; Northumberland ; Scotland ;
stubble-land ; woodland.
Lane: Datchet-Une ; long-lane.
Lapse: relapse.
Lard: enlard.
Large: enlarge-
Last: everlasting.
Late: alate.
Lattice: red-lattice.
Law: brother-in-law; daughter-in-law; father-in-
law; outlaw; outlawry; son-in-law.
Lawful: unlawful.
Lay: allay;. delay; inlay; low-laid; unlaid; way-lay.
Layer: bricklayer.
Lead: mislead; wing-led.
Leader: misleader; ringleader.
Leaf: fig-leaves; myrtle-leaf; title-leaf; wood-leaves.
League: co-leagued.
Lean: lank-lean.
Leap: o'erleap.
Learned: unlearned ; well-learned.
Leather: dog's-leather; overleather.
Leave: rich-left.
Leaven: o'erleaven.
Leaver: master-leaver.
Lee: belee.
Leech: horse-leech.
Leg: long-legged ; near-legged ; short-legged ; three-
leggtd; two-legged.
Legitimate: illegitimate.
Lent: Jack-a-lent.
Less: ne'ertheless; unless.
Lesson: unlessoned.
Letter: love-letter ; unlettered.
Levy: rash-levied.
License: all-licensed; unlicensed.
Lick: unlicked ; foot-licker.
Lid: cofferlid; eyelid.
Lie: chamber-lie. Rely. Belie.
Lief: alderliefest.
Lift: uplift.
Light: bonfire-light; daylight; Forthlight; moon-
light; new-lighted; starlight; taper-light; torch-
light; twilight. Alight.
Lighten: enlighten.
Like: dislike; mislike. Well-liking.
Alike ; angel-like ; Basilisco-liko ; bear-like ; beast-
like; belike; brother-like; calf-like; cat-like; child-
like; Chorus-like; Christian-like; church-like; clerk-
like; court-like ; coward-like ; death-like; doctor-like;
dragon-like; drone-like; fairy-like; fiend-like; fish-
like ; gentleman-like ; giant-like ; glutton-like ; goddess-
like; godlike; gossiji-like ; guilty-like; Indian-like;
infant-like; jewel-like; Juno-like; justice-like; lazar-
like; man-like; merchant-like; mermaid-like; mist-
like ; monster-like ; Nestor-like ; nurse-like ; penthouse-
like; pertaunt-like ; picture-like; priest-like; prince-
like; prologue-like; prophet-like; pupil-like; rascal-
like ; rebel-like ; riddle-like ; saint-like ;sea-like; serpent-
like; slave-like ; soldier-like; spider-like; siiuire-like
star-like; stickler-like; suchlike; sun-like; surety-like
swan-like; thunder-like; tinder-like; unking-like
unlike ; villain-like ; virgin-like ; vizard-like; wand-like
warlike; wench-like; wife-like.
Likely: unlikely.
Liken: disliken.
Limb: good-limbed.
Lime: birdlime; white-limed.
Limit: unlimited.
Limn: dislimn.
Line: bowline; fathom-line; love-line.
Lineal: unlineal.
Linen: lack-linen.
Link: enlink; unlink.
Lip: hare-lip; oxlip; rose-lipped ; thick-lipped; thick-
lips.
Literate: illiterate.
Live: alive; ever-living; long-lived; long-living;
mortal-living ; outlive ; overlive ; relive ; short-lived ;
imlived.
Liver: lily-livered; milk-livered; pigeon -livered;
white-livered.
Load: unload.
Loaf: cobloaf.
Lock: belocked; double-lock; picklock; unlock; up-
locked; wedlock. Elf-lock: fetlock.
Lodge: dislodge; new-lodged.
Loft: henloft; aloft.
Logic: chop-logic.
Lone: alone; high-lone.
Long: along: flatlong; furlong; headlong; livelong;
overlong; prolong. Belong. Nice-longing.
Loof: aloof.
Look: grim-looked; lean-looked; o'erlook; outlook;
overlook; red-looked; sharp-looking; unlocked;
unlooked-for.
Loose; unloose.
Lord: landlord.
Lorn: forlorn; lass-lorn.
Lose: fast-lost; new-lost; well-lost.
Loss: after-loss.
Lot: allot.
Loud: aloud.
Love: beloved; beloving; brother-love; dear-loved;
lack-love; light-o'Iove; after-love; self-love; true-
love; unloved; unloving.
Low: below.
Loyal, loyalty: disloyal, disloyalty.
Luce: flower-de-luce.
Lucky: unlucky.
Lug: head-lugged.
Luminate, lumine: illuminate, illumine.
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Lure: allure.
Lurk: fell-lurking.
Lust: never-Iust-wearied.
Lustre: lack-lustre; outlustre.
Lustrous: inlustrous.
Lusty: overlusty.
Maculate: immaculate.
Mad: bemad ; cuckold-mad ; frantic-mad ; horn-mad ;
raging-mad.
Maid: beggar-maid; bondmaid; chamber-maid;
hand-maid; kitchen-maid; market-maid; mer-
maid; milkmaid; schoolmaid; sea-maid; servant-
maid.
Main: amain.
Make: grave-making; mouth -made; new-made; un-
made; unmake; weak-made.
Maker: ballad - maker ; card -maker; coach-maker;
comfit -maker; cuckold -maker; gallows - maker ;
gibbet-maker; grave-maker; horn-maker; jig-
maker; noise -maker; peace-maker; rope-maker;
sailmaker; shoemaker; widow-maker.
Malkin: greymalkin; kitchen-malkin.
Man: alderman ; almsman ; apron-man ; arts - man ;
beadsman; beggar -man; bellman; blindman;
bondman ; bookman ; carman ; chapman ; church-
man; clergyman; countryman; craftsman ; dead-
man; deathsman; drayman; Dutchman; English-
man; ferryman; fisherman; foeman; footman;
freeman; Frenchman; gentleman; goodman;
grand -juryman; great- kinsman; handicraftman;
hangman; harvest-man; headsman; henchman;
herdsman; hoodman; horseman ; huntsman; Irish-
man; journeyman; Kentishmau; kinsman; land-
men; liegeman; |log-man; madman ; marketmen ;
markman; Merriman; nobleman; plea«eman;
ploughman; roundman; seaman; seedsman; ser-
vingman; shearman; shipman; sickleman; silk-
man; singing-man; slaughterman; songman;
spokesman; statesman; swordman; threeman;
townsman; tradesman; trencher-man; true-man;
underhangman ; warman; watchman; wealsman;
Welshman; wiseman; woman; woodman; work-
man; yeoman.
Manly: unmanly.
Manned: full-manned; unmanned.
Manner: truest-mannered; unmannered.
Mannerly: unmannerly.
Mantle: dismantle.
Manual: seal-manual.
Mar: merchant-marring.
Mare: night-mare ; wild-mare.
Marge: sea-marge.
Mark: death-marked; elvish- marked; remarkable;
remarked; sea-mark; war-marked.
Marry: new-married; unmarried.
Mart: co-mart.
Mary: ave-Maries.
Mask: dismask; immask; unmask.
Mass: Christmas; Hallowmas; Martlemas; Michael-
mas.
Mast: mainmast; topmast.
Master: burgomaster; o'ermaster; overmaster; post-
master; schoolmaster; thundermaster ; unmaster-
ed; whoremaster.
M asterly: whoremasterly.
Match: o'ermatched; overmatch; unmatched.
Match able: unmatchable.
Mate: bedmate; bookmate; comate; copesmate;
skainsmate.
Material: immaterial.
Matter: state-matter.
Maze: amaze.
Me: pardonmees.
Mead: Datchet-mcad.
Meal: fishmeal. Inch-meal, limb-meal. Pealmeal.
Mean: double-meaning; true-meant; well-meaning;
well-meant.
Measurable: immeasurable.
Measure: overmeasure.
Meat: baked-meats; roast-meat; spoon-meat;
sweetmeats; worms-meat.
Meddle: comeddle.
Mediate: immediate.
Meditate, meditation: premeditate, premedi-
tation.
Meet: bemeet; unmeet.
Meeting: after-meeting.
Mell: pell-mell.
Mellow: unmellowed.
Melt: easy-melting.
Member: dismember.
Mend: amend; amends; bellows-mender.
Merciful; unmerciful.
Mercury she-Mercury.
Mercy: God-a-mercy; gramercy.
Merge: submerge.
Merit: demerit; unmeriting.
Meritable: unmeritable.
Merry; overm erry .
Mesh; enmesh.
Mete: bemete.
Mettle: lion-mettled; muddy-mettled; self-mettle.
Mew: emmew.
Mid, midst: amid, amidst.
Mighty: almighty.
Migrate: transmigrate.
Mill; city-mill; paper-mill; windmill.
Mind; bloody-minded; high-minded; motley-mind-
ed; noble-minded; noblest-minded ;jwoud-minded;
tender-minded; unminded; well-minded.
Mindful; unmindful.
Mine; candle-mine; countermine; undermine.
Miner: underminer.
Mingle; intermingle; unmingled.
Minister: administer; fellow-minister.
Ministration: administration.
Mirable: admirable.
Mire: pismire; quagmire.
Miss: amiss.
Mistress; country-mistress; master-mistress.
Misuse: self-misused.
Mitigable, mitigate: unmitigable etc.
Mix: commix; intermix; unmixed.
Moan: bemoan; fore-bemoaned; unmoaned.
Mock; arch-mock; bemock.
Moderate: immoderate.
Modest: immodest.
Moil: bemoil.
Moment: immomeut.
M 0 n d a y ; black-Monday.
Money; press-money.
Mong; among.
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Monger: ballad -monger; barber-monger; carpet-
monger; costormonger ; fancy-monger; fashion-
monger; fishmonger; fleshmonger; love-monger;
newsmonger; whoremonger; woodmonger.
M 0 n g i n g : fashion-monging.
Monster: bemonster; bully-monster; man-monster;
sea-monster; servant-monster.
Month: twelvemonth.
Moon: half-moon.
Moor; blackamoor.
More: evermore; furthermore.
Morn: May-morn.
Morrow: good-morrow; to-morrow.
Mortal, mortality: immortal etc.
Most: almost; foremost; highmost; hindmost; in-
most; upmost; utmost; uttermost.
Mother: aunt-mother; grandmother; stepmother.
Motion: promotion; remoti on.
Mould: self-mould.
Mount: amount; dismount; o'ermount; overmount;
surmount.
Mountain: cat o'mountain.
Mouse: dormouse; rearmice.
Mouth: deep-mouthed ; flap-mouthed ; foul-mouthed ;
honey-mouthed; humble - mouthed ; narrow-
mouthed; stretch-mouthed; venom-mouthed.
Move: best-moving; cold-moving; heaven-moving;
mirth-moving; remove; unmoved; unmoving.
Much: insomuch; overmuch.
Munerate: remunerate
Mure: circummured ; immure.
Musical: unmusical.
Musket: eyas-musket.
Mutation: transmutation.
Mutual: commutual.
Muzzle: unmuzzle ; unmuzzled.
Nail: door-nail; hobnail.
Name: forenamed; nickname; overnarac; surname;
surnamed.
Natural: supernatural; unnatural; unnaturally.
Naturalness: unnaturalness.
Nature: demi-natured ; disnatured; honestnatured ;
sourest-natured.
Nay: denay.
Near: well-a-near.
Necessary: unnecessary.'
Neck: break-neck; strong-necked; wry-necked.
Neglect: self-neglecting.
Negligent: wilful-negligent.
Neighbourly: unneighbourly.
Nerve: unnerved.
Net: benet.
New: anew ; firenew ; fresh-new ; renew.
News: love-news ; raumble-news.
Newt: wall-newt; water-newt.
Nigh: well-nigh.
Night: a-night; fortnight; good-night; midnight;
o'ernight; outnight; overnight; se'nnight, seven-
night; to-night; yesternight.
Noble: ennoble ; ignoble ; thrice-noble ; unnoblo.
Nobly: ignobly.
Nominate: prenominate.
Nook: three-nooked.
Noon: afternoon; forenoon.
North: south-north.
Nose: hook-nosed; malmsey-nose; red-nose.
Note: denote; denotement; unnoted.
Noun: pronoun.
No urishmen t: after-nourishment.
Novation: innovation.
Noyance: annoyance.
Numb : benumb.
Number: short-numbered; unnumbered.
Numerable: innumerable.
Nurse: foster-nurse.
Nurture: ill-nurtured.
Nut: chesnut; hazelnut; pignut; walnut.
Nymph: sea-nymph.
Oath: book-oath.
Obedience, obedient: disobedience etc.
Obey: all-obeying; disobey; wind-obeying.
Oblation: night-oblation.
Oblivious: all-oblivious.
Obstinate: senseless-obstinate.
Occupy: preoccupy.
Oculate: inoculate.
Odour: court-odour.
0 f : hereof; never-heard-of; untalked-of ; unthought-
of ; thereof; whereof.
Off: ciitter-off; fallen-off; falling-ofif; far-off; new-
cut-off; taking-off.
Offence: self-offence.
0 f fend : eye-offending ; heart-offending.
Offer: proffer.
Office: o'eroffice.
Old: wit-old ; wrinkled-old.
On: coming-on; ill-thought-on; looker-on; putter-
on; unlookod-on; unthought-on ; upon; thereon;
whereon.
One: such-a-one.
Open: new-opened.
Opposite: wilful-opposite.
Oppress: black-oppressing; heat-oppressed.
Oration: peroration.
Orb: disorbed.
Order: disorder; disordered; misordered; well-
ordered.
Orderly: disorderly.
Ordinance: preordinance.
Ordinary, ordinarily: extraordinary etc.
Ordinate: inordinate; unordinate.
Other: another.
Out: finder-out; giving-out; putter-out; stretched-
out; throughout; thrower-out; weeder-out; wliere-
out; without; worn-out.
Outrun: sight-outrunning.
Over: moreover.
Owe: honour-owing; unowed.
Owl: night-owl; screech-owl.
Ox: draught-oxen.
Pace: apace; cinquepace or sink-a-pace; giddy-
paced; lazy-picing; snail-paced.
Pack: unpack..
Page: title-page.
Pain: hell-pains.
Painful: feeling-painful.
I'aint: bepaint; impaint; nose-painting; wcU-
painted.
Pair: impair.
Pale: cold-pale ; maid-pale. Impale.
Pan: brain-pan; Potpan; warming-pan.
Pannel: impanneled.
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Pap: milkpap.
Paradise: demi-paradise.
Paragon: unparagoned.
Parallel: unparalleled.
Paramour: outparamour.
Pardonable: unpardonable.
Pare: cheese-paring.
Park: dispark.
Part: apart; counterpart; half-part; impart; o'er-
parted; tripartite.
Depart; departure; long-parted; peace-parted;
timely-parted.
Partial: impartial; overpartial; unpartial.
Particular: door-particulars.
Partner: copartner.
Pass: overpass ; repass ; surpass ; trespass.
Passion, passionate: compassion etc.
Past: by-past; forepast; o'erpast.
Paste: impasted.
Pasture: repasture.
Pate: baldpate, baldpated; crooked-pated; curled-
pate; knotty -pated; not-pated; periwig -pated;
russet-pated; smooth -p;ite.
Path: by-path; footpath; unpathed.
Patience, patient: impatience etc.
Patron: enpatron.
Pave: unpaved.
Pawn: impawn.
Pay: appay; new-pay; o'erpay, overpay; repay; un-
paid, unpaid-for, unpay; well-paid.
Payment: nonpayment.
Peace: appease; make-peace.
Peaceable: unpeaceable.
Peach: appeach : impeach.
Pear: appear.
Peel: unpeeled.
Peep: bo-peep; by-peep; underpeep.
Peer: compeer; fellow-peer.
Highest -peering; o'erpeer; outpeer; overpeer;
still-peering.
Peg: unpeg.
Pen: goose-pen.
Pence: eleven-pence ; mill-sixpence ; sixpence ; two-
pence; threepence.
Penetrable: impenetrable.
Penny: eight-penny; half-penny; sixpenny; true-
penny.
People: unpeople ; unpeopled.
Perceive: unperceived.
Perch: o'erperch.
Perfect: imperfect; unperfect.
Perfection: imperfection.
Perfectness: unperfectness.
Perform: love-performing.
Performance: nonperformance.
Peril: apperil.
Perse verant: imperseverant.
Pert: malapert.
Pertain: appertain.
Pertinency; impertinency.
Pertinent: appertinent ; impertinent.
Pervert: new-pervert.
Pick: bare -picked; toothpick, toothpicker; un-
picked.
Picture: o'erpicture.
Pie: maggot-pie.
Piece: a-pieee; birding-piece; chimney-piece; cod-
piece; headpiece; master-piece; mortar-piece;
murdering-piece.
Pied: proud-pied.
Pierce: eai'-piercing; enpierced; side-piercing.
Piety: impiety.
Pig: boar-pig; tithe-pig.
Pigeon: cock-pigeon.
P i g h t : straight-pight.
Pike: morris-pike.
Pile: Threepile ; threepiled.
Pin: pushpin; unpin.
Pinch: belly-pinched.
Pine: repine.
Pinion: nimble-pinioned.
Pink: unpinked.
Pint: half-pint.
Pious: impious.
Pipe: bagpipe; clyster-pipe; horn-pipe; organ-pipe;
windpipe.
Piper: bagpiper.
Piss: horse-piss.
Pit: cherry-pit; cockpit; sawpit.
Pitch: high-pitched.
Piteous: dispiteous.
Pitifully: unpitifully.
Pity: to-be-pitied; unpitied.
Placable: implacable.
Place: baiting -place; birth-place; burying-place;
displace; dwelling-place; high-placed; judgment-
place; lurking-place; market-place; meeting-
place; misplace; show-place; sporting - place;
sticking-place; York-place.
Plague: implagued.
Plain, plaint: complain, complaint.
Plant: displant; new-planted; replant; sky-planted;
supplant.
Plate: breastplate.
Plausive: unplausive.
Play: fair-play ; false-play.
Pleach: eveti-pleached;impleached; thick-pleached.
Plead: pity -pleading.
Pleasant: unpleasant.
Please: displease; time-pleaser; unpleased; unplea-
sing.
Pleasure: displeasure ; marriage-pleasure.
PI en is h: replenish.
Plight: troth-plight.
Plot: grass-plot. Complot; fatal-plotted.
Pluck: plume-plucked.
Plume: lofty-plumed;
Plus: overplus; surplus.
Ply: apply; imply; reply.
Point: appoint; counterpoint; fiery-pointed; sharp-
pointed.
Poise: counterpoise.
Poison: empoison ; life-poisoning.
Pole: May-pole. Clodpole.
Policy: unpolicied."
Polish: unpolished.
Pollute: unpolluted.
Pond: fishpond.
Pool: whirlpool.
Poor: kingly-poor.
Port: Cinque-ports. Import; support; transport.
Porter: devil-porter. Tale-porter.
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Portion: proportion.
Pose: compose; dispose; expose; impose; interpose;
propose; repose; suppose; transpose.
Position: disposition; exposition; imposition; pro-
position ; supposition.
Possess: dispossess; repossess; unpossessed; un-
possessing.
Possibility: impossibility.
Possible: impossible; unpossible.
Post: hovel-post; Soundpost. O'erpost ; woman-post.
Postulate: expostulate.
Posture: exposture.
Pot: chamber-pot; pint -pot; pottle -pot; toss-pot;
water-pot.
Potency: impotence.
Potent: impotent; multipotent; omnipotent.
Pouch: Spanish-pouch.
Pound: impound. Hundred -pound.
Powder: gunpowder.
Power: o'erpower.
Practise: death-practised ; unpractised ; well-prac-
tised.
Praise: all-praised; dispraise; superpraise; under-
praise.
Prate: love-prate.
Fray: bepray; outpray.
Pregnable: impregnable.
Pregnant: unpregnant.
Premeditate: deep-premeditated; unpremeditated.
Prepare: unprepared.
Present: represent.
Preserve: ever -preserved; life -preserving; nice-
preserved.
Press: depress; express; impress; o'erpress; oppress;
suppress; unpressed.
Presser: bed-presser.
Pression: impression; oppression.
Pressure: expressure; impressure.
Prevail: unprevailing.
Prevent: unprevented.
Prick: uppricked.
Price: market-price. Disprize ; misprize ; o'erprize;
outprize ; underprize ; unprized.
Priest: hedge-priest.
Print: imprint.
Prison: imprison.
Prizable: unprizable-
Probable: improbable.
Probate: reprobate.
Probation: approbation; reprobation.
Profit: unprofited.
Profitable: unprofitable; wholesome-profitable.
Promise: break-promise.
Proof: ague-proof; approof; high -proof; pistol-
proof; plot-proof; reproof.
Prop: underprop.
Proper: appropriation; improper; improper.
Properly: unproperly.
Property: disproperty.
Proportion: disproportion; disproportioned; past-
proportion; unproportioned; well-proportioned.
Protectorship: lord-protectorship.
Proud: high -proud; misproud; overproud; top-
proud.
Prove: approve; disprove; improve; reprove.
Provide: sharp-provided; unpvovide; unprovided.
Provident; improvident; unprovident.
Provoke: unprovoked.
Prune: unpriined.
Pry: narrow-prying.
Publish: unpublished.
Pudding: hodge-pudding.
Pudency: impudency.
Puff: lazy -puffing.
Puissant: thrice-puissant.
Punish: stock-punished.
Puppet: demi-puppet.
Purchase: dear-purchased; repurchase.
Pure: impure; repured.
Purge: unpurged.
Purity: impurity.
Purple: mustachio-purple-hued.
Purpose: unpurposed.
Purse: cutpurse ; dispurse ; piokpurse.
Purtenance: appurtenance.
Quake: earthquake.
Qualify: constant-qualified.
Quality: unqualitied.
Qualm: stomach-qualmed.
Quantity: disquantity.
Quean: cotquean.
Queen: mother-queen; unqueen.
Queller: boy-queller; man-queller; womau-queller.
Quench: never-quenching.
Quest: request. Bequest.
Question: unquestioned.
Questionable: unquestionable.
Quicken: requicken.
Quiet: disquiet; unquiet.
Quietly: disquietlv; unquietly.
Quietness: unquietness.
Quill: goose-quill; sharp-quilled.
Quit: acquit; requit; requite.
Quittance: acquittance.
Quote; misquote.
Rag: tag-rag.
Rage; enrage.
Raise; avaise ; quick -raised ; unraised.
Rake; unraked; foot-land-raker.
Ramsey: Peg-a-Ramsey.
Rank: enrank; fore-rank.
Rapier; dancing-rapier.
Rapt; enrapt.
Rash: heady-rash.
Rat: land-rat; water-rat.
Rate; low-rated ; o'errate.
Rattle; berattle.
Raven: night-raven.
Ravening: wolvish-ravening.
Ravish: yravish.
Raze: down-razed.
Reach; high-reaching; o'erreach, overreach.
Read; o'erread, overread; unread.
Ready: already; unready.
Real: unreal.
Reap: new-reaped.
Rear: high-reared; uprear.
Reasonable: unreasonable.
Reave: bereave.
Recall: unrecalling.
Recite; fore-recited,
Reckon iug; tavern-reckoning.
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Reclaim: unreclaimed.
Reconcile: irreconciled ; unreconciled.
Reconciliable: unreconciliable.
Recount: unrecounted.
Recoverable: irrecoverable.
Recure: unrecuring.
Red: fiery-red; overred; ripe-red; wax-red.
Redbreast: Robin-redbreast.
Reek: foul-reeking.
Refined: well-refined.
Regard: best-regarded; unregarded.
Regardance: nonregardance.
Register: unregistered.
Regular, regulous: irregular etc.
Rein: surreined.
Relent: unrelenting.
Religious: irreligious.
Relish: disrelish.
Remain: here-remain.
Removable: irremovable; unremovable.
Render: life-rendering; surrender.
Renowned: thrice-renowned.
Repair: new-repair.
Reparable: irreparable.
Repent:, high-repented.
Replete: full-replete.
Report: misreport.
Reprievable: unreprievable.
Reprove: self-reproving.
Repured: thrice-repured.
Repute: thrice-reputed ; well-reputed.
Resist; unresisted.
Resolve: high-resolved; unresolved.
Resolute: irresolute.
Resound: harsh-resounding ; ill-resounding.
Respect: unrespected; well-respected.
Respective: unrespective.
Responsive: corresponsive.
Rest: never-resting; night-rest; unrest.
Restore: unrestored.
Restrain: unrestrained.
Return: back-return; home-return.
Revenge: unrevenged.
Reverend: unreverend.
Reverse: unreversed.
Revocable: irrevocable.
Revolve: deep-revolving.
Reward: unrewarded.
Rhyme: berhyme ; love-rhyme.
Rib: bare-ribbed ; strong-ribbed ; thick-ribbed.
Rich: enrich ; poor-rich.
Rid: bedrid.
Ride: outride; override.
Ridge: enridged.
Right: aright; bedright; birthright; downright;
forthright; outright; upright.
Righteous: unrighteous.
Rightful: unrightful.
Rightness: uprightness.
Ring: agate-ring; enring; horn-ring; joint-ring;
seal-ring; thumb-ring; wedding-ring.
Rip: unrip.
Ripe: sinking-ripe; unripe; weeping-ripe.
Ripen: overripened.
Rise: arise; new-risen; sunrise; sunrising; uprise;
uprising.
Rival: corival; unrivalled.
Road: inroad.
Roar: outroar ; uproar.
Roast: ill-roasted; overroasted.
Robe: disrobe; enrobe; fire-robed; riding-robe;
wardrobe.
Rod: riding-rod.
Roll: enrolled; unroll.
Rood: Holyrood.
Roof: unroof.
Rook: bully-rook.
Room: bedroom; by-room; elbow-room; sea-room.
Roost: unroosted.
Root: enrooted ; ill-rooted ; shallow-rooted ; unroot.
Rope: wain-rope. Down-roping.
Rose: muskrose; primrose; red-rose.
Rotten: dirt-rotten.
Rough: boisterous-rough; unrough.
Round: enround.
Rouse: arouse ; uprouse.
Row: a-row; cross-row.
Royal: face-royal ; tent-royal.
Rude: giant-rude.
Rug: water-rug.
Rule: hard-ruled; night-rule; o'errule; overrule.
Ruly: unruly.
Run: ever-running; forerun; o'errun; outrun; over-
run; sight-outrunning.
Runner: forerunner.
Sack: woolsack. Sherris-sack. Late-sacked ; ransack.
Sacrifice: blood-sacrifice.
Sad: heavy-sad; new-sad; sober-sad.
Saddle: pack-saddle.
Safe: unsafe; vouchsafe.
Sail: top-sail; well-sailing.
Sainted: outward-sainted.
Salt: sea-salt; unsalted.
Salute: resalute; unsaluted.
Same: selfsame.
Sand: quicksand.
Sanctify: unsanctified.
Sane: insane.
Satia'te: insatiate; unsatiate.
Satisfy: unsatisfied.
Sauce: jack-sauce.
Save: past-saving.
Savour: sweet-savoured.
Savoury: unsavoury.
Saw: handsaw.
Say: assay. Foresaid; foresay; gainsay; hearsay;
soothsay; soothsayer; unsay.
Scaleable: unscaleable.
Scan: unscanned.
Scar: unscarred.
Scent: rank-scented.
Sceptre: bloody-sceptred.
Schedule: enschedule.
Scholar: fellow-scholar.
School: dancing-school; grammar-school; taming-
school; unschooled.
Schoolmaster: fellow-schoolmaster.
Science: prescience.
Scissars: unscissared.
Scold: outscold.
Sc once: insconce.
Scorch: unscorched.
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Score: fivescore; fourscore; ninescore; sixscore:
threescore ; twelvescore.
Scorn: outscorn.
Scour: unscoured.
Scratch: unscratched.
Screen; bescreen.
Scribe: circumscribe; describe; inscribe; prescribe;
subscribe.
Scroll: inscroUed.
Scrutable: inscrutable.
Sculp: iusculp ; insculpture.
Scutch: overscutched.
Sea: salt-sea; south-sea.
Seal: counterseal; unseal; unsealed.
Seam: enseamed; unseam.
Sear: ensear.
Search: bitter - searching; deep - searched; un-
searched.
Season: sweet-seasoned; unseasoned.
Seasonable: unseasonable.
Seat: dark-seated; disseat.
Second: unseconded.
Secret: unsecret.
Seduce: saint-seducing; unseduced.
See: all-seeing; foresee; oversee; unseeing; unseen;
well-seeing.
Seed: fern-seed; hag-seed; hemp-seed; honeyseed;
mustard-seed; nettle-seed.
Seek: beseech; beseek; unsought.
Seem: beseem; ill-beseeming; ill-seeming; summer-
seeming ; unseeming ; well-seeming.
Seemly: unseemly.
Seer: all-seer.
Seethe: twice-sod.
Self: herself, himself, itself etc.
Sell: outsell.
Seller: fosset-seller.
Seminared: unseminared.
Send: resend.
Sensible: insensible.
Separable: inseparable ; unseparable.
Separate: inseparate.
Sequence: consequence.
Sequent: consequent ; subsequent.
Servant: fellow-servant; joint-servant.
Server: process-server.
Service: land-service; sick-service.
Serviceable: superserviceable ; unserviceable.
Set: beset; firm-set; inset; o'erset; onset; overset;
sad-set; sunset; unset.
Setter: clock-setter.
Settle: unsettle.
Sever: dissever; unsevered.
Sex: unsex.
Shade: o'ershade, overshade.
Shaft: buttshaft; love-shaft.
Shake: all-shaking; a-shaking; head-shake; love-
shaked ; unshaked, unshaken ; windshaked, wind-
shaken.
Shame: ashamed.
Shape: ill-shaped; misshaped, misshapen; trans-
shape; unshape; unshaped, unshapen.
Sharer: world-sharer.
Shear: sheep-shearing; unshorn.
Sheathe: ill-sheathed; missheathed; unsheathe.
Shed: blooilslied ; new -shed.
Sheet: Tearsheet; wedding-sheets; winding-sheet.
Shell: eggshell; inshelled; muscle-shell; nutshell;
walnut-shell.
Shelter: enshelter.
Sliield: enshield.
Shift: quick -shifting.
Shine: bright -shining; fair-shining; moonshine;
o'ershine; outshining; overshine; sunshine.
Ship: inshipped.
Shire: Carnarvonshire; Devonshire; Dorsetshire;
Glostershire ; Herefordshire ; Leicestershire ; North-
amptonshire; Oxfordshire; Staffordshire; War-
wickshire; Wiltshire; Yorkshire.
Shoe: horseshoe; slipshod.
Shoot: grief-shot ; nook-shotten ; o'ershoot ; shoulder-
shotten; upshoot.
Shore: ashore.
Shot: cannonshot; upshot.
Shout: unshout.
Shovel: fire-shovel.
Show: dumbshow; foreshow; seld-shown;unshown;
urchin-show.
Shower: o'ershower.
Shrew: beshrew.
Shriek: night-shriek; shrill-shrieking.
Shrine: enshrine.
Shrink; custom-shrunk ; unshrinking.
Shrub: unshrubbed.
Shun: all-shunned; unshunned.
Shunnable: unshunnable.
Shut: cockshut.
Sick: brain-sick; crafty-sick; fancy-sick; heart-sick;
lion-sick; love-sick; sea-sick; thought-sick.
Sickness: falling-sickness; greensickness.
Side: aside; backside; beside; both-sides; broadside;
Cheapside; inside; outside; seaside; shipside; up-
side; waterside.
Siege: besiege.
Sift: unsifted.
Sight: eagle-sighted; eyesight; foresight; high-
sighted; oversight; thick-sighted.
Sightly: unsightly.
Sign: assign; consign; ensign.
Silk: sleave-silk.
Silver: quicksilver.
Simple: fee-simple.
Sinew: ensinewed; treble-sinewed; unsinewed.
Sinuate: insinuate.
Sire: butcher-sire; grandsire; great-grandsire.
Sis ting: unsisting.
Sixpence: mill-sixpence.
Size: great-sized. O'ersized.
Skilful: unskilful.
Skill: well-skilled.
Skin: calves -skin; eel-skin; elf-skin; lamb-skin;
sheepskin; sow-skin; thick-skin.
S k i n k e r : underskinker.
Skip: o'erskip.
Skirt: foreskirt; wide-skirted.
Sky: enskyed.
Slake: yslake.
Slaughter: manslaughter ; self-slaughter.
Slave: bond-slave ; jack-slave.
Sleep: asleep; gentle-sleeping; outsleep.
Sleeve: down-sleeves; side-sleeves.
Slip: o'erslip, overslip; unslipping.
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Slow: fly-slow; foreslow; sly-slow; snail-slow; soft-
slow; wilful-slow.
Slubber: beslubber.
Smear: besmear.
Smell: sweet-smelling; tender-smelling.
Smirch: besmirched; unsmirched.
Smith: goldsmith.
Smock: lady-smock.
Snapper: wit-snapper.
Snare: ensnare.
Snout: urchin-snouted.
Snow: mountain-snow; o'ersnowed.
Snuff: scent-snuffing.
So: also; howsoever; insomuch; whoso.
Soar: high-soaring.
Sober: perpetual-sober.
Sociable: insociable.
Soft: flower-soft.
Soil: unsoiled.
Soldier: fellow-soldier.
Sole: single-soled.
Solicit: unsolicited.
Solve: absolve; dissolve; resolve.
Son: godson; whoreson.
Song: love-song; plain-song; prick-song.
Soon: eftsoons.
Sooth: forsooth.
Sop: milksop; Sugarsop.
Sore: deep-sore : eye-sore ; heart-sore ; plague-
sore.
Sorrow: heart-sorrow ; heart-sorrowing ; sea-sorrow.
Sort: besort; consort; resort; unsorted.
Sot: besotted.
Soul: All-souls-day.
Sound: unsound. Unsounded. Harsh-sounding; ill-
resounding: resound; shrill-sounding.
Sovereignty: self-sovereignty.
Spaniel: water-spaniel.
Spare: none-sparing
Sparrow: hedge-sparrow.
Speak: bespeak; better-spoken; fair-spoken; false-
speaking; forspeak; foul-spoken; misspeak; out-
speak; respeak; unspeak; unspeaking; unspoke;
unspoken; well-spoken.
Speakable: unspeakable.
Spear: boar-spear.
Speed: soon-speeding.
Spend: expend ; forespend.
Sperm: pullet-sperm.
Sperse: aspersion; disperse.
Sphere: unsphere.
Spial, spy: espial; espy.
Spice: bespice.
Spin: home-spun.
Spire; aspire; conspire; expire; inspire; suspire.
Spirit: barren-spirited; frosty -spirited; ill-spirited;
low-spirited ; pleasant-spirited.
Spite: despite.
Spoil: despoil.
Spoke: waggon-spoke.
Sponge: disponge.
Sport: disport; outsport; table-spoi't.
Spot: bespot; cinque-spottedj pinch-spotted; toad-
spotted; unspotted.
Spouse: espouse.
Spread: broad-spreading; o'erspread, overspread.
Spright: softly-sprighted.
Spring: gallant-springing; love-spring; mountain-
spring; new-sprung; offspring; upspring.
Spur: coldspur; copper-spur; forespurrer; Hotspur.
Spy: espy.
Square: unsquared.
Squint: asquint.
Squire: esquire; mountain-squire.
Stable: unstable.
Stablish: establish.
Stack: hay-stack.
S ta f f : broomstaff; cowl-staff; long-staff; torch-staff;
walking-staff.
Staid: unstaid.
Stain: bestain; blood-stained; distain; lust-stained;
neighbour-stained; overstain; tear-stained; un-
stained.
Stair: downstairs; upstairs.
Stake: swoopstake.
Stalk: honey-stalk.
Stall: forestall; head-stall; Install.
Stanch: unstanched.
Stand: still-stand. Deadly-standing; notwithstand-
ing; outstand; understand; understanding; water-
standing; withstand.
Star: ill-starred; lodestar.
Stare: mortal-staring; o'erstare; outstare; up-
staring.
Start: upstart.
Starve: hunger-starved ; hungry-starved.
State: estate; instate; unstate.
Statue: state-statue.
Stay: outstay.
Stead: bested; instead.
Steadfast: unsteadfast.
Steal: thief-stolen.
Stealer: horse-stealer.
Steep: ensteep ; insteep.
Stem: restem.
Step: footstep; o'erstep.
Steward- high-steward.
Stick: candlestick; canstick ; fiddlestick; poking-
stick.
Still: bestill; distill. Stone-still.
Sting: wasp-stung.
Stink: o'erstink.
Stir: bestir; spirit-stirring.
Stitch: side-stitches.
Stock: flouting -stock; laughing-stock; linstock;
pointing-stock; whipstock. Nether-stocks.
Stocking: puke-stocking ; worsted-stocking.
Stomach: high-stomached.
Stone: agate-stone; brimstone; cherry-stone; corner-
stone; grave-stone; grindstone; gun-stone; hail-
stone; London-stone; millstone; thunder-stone;
touchstone; whetstone.
Stool: closestool; footstool; jointstool; toadstool.
Stoop: unstooping.
Stop: spell-stopped.
Store: new-store. Clear-stores.
Storm: sea-storm.
Stow: bestow.
Strain: constrain; distrain; resti"ain.
Strange: estrange.
Strangle: birth-strangled.
Straw: rye-straw.
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Stray': astray. •
Street: Fish-street.
Stress: distress.
Stretch: outstretch; wide-stretched.
Stride: bestride.
Strike: heart-striiclc; neiv-struclc; outstrilie.
Strew: bestrew; o'erstrawed.
String: base -string; bow-string; eye -string;
hamstring; lieart - strings; lule - string'; un-
stringed.
Strip: outstrip.
StroJie: thunder-stroke.
Strong: headstrong.
Stroy: destroy.
Student: fellow-student.
Stuff: household-stuff; unstuffed.
S ub due : oft-subdued ; self-subdued.
Subjugate: assubjugate.
Substantial: insubstantial; self - substantial; un-
substantial.
Subtle: supersubtle.
Suck: blood-sucking; fen-sucked.
Sucker: blood-sucker; rabbit-sucker.
Sue: 'ensue ; pursue ; pursuer.
Sufficience; insufficience, insufficiency.
Suggest; sweet-suggesting.
Suit: love-suit; nonsuit; pursuit; uasuiting. Riding-
suit; sober-suited; three-suited.
Suitable: unsuitable.
Sully: unsullied.
Summer: midsummer.
Sun: unsunned.
Sunder: asunder.
Sup: half-supped.
Supper: after-supper.
Supportable: insupportable.
Suppose: presupposed.
Suppressive: insuppressive.
Supreme: co-supreme.
Sure: assure; cocksure; unsure; unsured.
Surfeit: never-surfeited.
Surmise: presurraise.
Surprise: fear-surprised.
Survey: resurvey.
Suspect: unsuspected.
Swain: boatswain.
Swallow: sea-swallowed.
Sward: greensward.
Swarm: upswarm.
Swathe: enswathed.
Sway: o'ersway; oversway; unswayed.
Sway able: unswayable.
Swear: deep-sworn; forswear; outswear ; overswear ;
unswear; unsworn.
Sweep: unswept.
Sweeper: chimney-sweeper.
Sweet: deep-sweet; fiattering-sweet; h-oney-sweet ;
silver-sweet; true-sweet.
S w e e t e it:" outsweeten.
Swell: big-swoln ; high-swoln ; hollow-swelling ; o'er-
swell ; outswell; proud-swelling; summer-swelling;
surfeit-swelled.
Swerver: bed-swerver.
Swift! momentary-swift; wind-swift.
Sword: backsword; half-sword; victor-sword.
Tackle: ladder-tackle.
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
Tail: bobtail; horse-tail;, long-tail; red-tailed;
trundle-tail; wagtail. Entail.
Taint: attaint; travel-tainted; untainted.
Take: betake; ill-ta'en; leave-taking; mistake; new-
ta'en ; o'ertake, overtake : partake, partaker ; purse-
taking; surfeit -taking; undertake, undertaker,
undertaking; well-took.
Tale: carry-tale; half-tale; tell-tale.
Talk: out-talk; table-talk; untalked-of.
Tame: en tame.
Tangle: entangle; untangle.
Taper: night-taper.
Tart: apple-tart.
Task: attask.
Taste: distaste- untasted.
Tattle: tittle-tattle.
Tawny: orange-tawny.
Teach: untaught.
Teacher: parrot-teacher.
Tear: plough-torn.
Tedious: overtedious.
Teem: beteem; o'erteemed.
Tell: all-telling; foretel; fortune-tell; new-told; re-
tell; true-telling; twice-told; untold.
Teller: fortune-teller.
Temn: contemn, contempt.
Temper: best-tempered; distemper; ill-tempered,
mistempered ; strong-tempered ; im tempering.
Temperance: distemperance; intemperance.
Temperate: intemperate.
Temperature: distemperature ; intemperature.
Temporal: extemporal.
Tempt: attempt.
Ten: thirteen, fourteen etc.
Tend: attend; contend; extend; intend.
Tendance: attendance.
Tender: ram-tender. Untender. Untendered.
Tenible: intenible.
Tent: untent. Untented.
Tenuate: extenuate.
Term: mistermed.
Termination: determination.
Test: attest.
Testate: intestate.
Text: Mar-text.
Thankful, thankfulness: unthankful etc.
Thanks: pickthanks.
Thee: prithee.
Thick: heavy-thick; inch-thick.
Thief: land-thief; water-thief.
Thing: anything; all-thing; something; nothing.
Think: bethink ; forethink ; ill-thought-on ; methinks,
methought; misthink; unthink; unthouglit.
Thirsty: bloodthirsty.
Thistle: holy-thistle.
Thorn: hawthorn.
Though: although.
Thought: love - thought; war - thoughts ; holy-
thoughted; sick-thoughted.
Thrall: enthrall.
Thread: packthread; unthread.
Threaten: wrack-threatening.
Thrift: spendthrift; unthrift.
Thrifty: unthrifty.
Throat: cut-throat.
Throne: enthroned.
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Through: wherethrough.
Throw: o'erthrow, overthrow.
Thump: bethiunp.
Thwart: athwart.
Tice: entice.
Tide: betide; Lammas-tide; noontide; Shrovetide.
Tie: five-finger-tied; shoe-tie; tongue-tied; untie;
untied.
Till: unt'tl; uptill.
Timber: clean- timbered; hardest -timbered; un-
timbered.
Time: after-times; bed-time; beforetime; betime;
betimes; dinner-time; holiday-time ;leaping-time;
lifetime; meantime; milking -time; oftentimes,
ofttimes; pastime; ring -time; rut-time; striving-
time; sometime, sometimes; spring-time; supper-
time; whiting-time; winter-time.
Timeless: all-too-timeless.
Timely: untimely.
Tirable: untirable.
Tire: attire; ship-tire. Woman-tired. Untired.
Tissue: intertissued.
Title: entitle; untitled.
To: hereto; hitherto; unto; thereto; whereto.
Toe: pettitoe ; tiptoe.
Tofore: heretofore.
Together: altogether.
Token: betoken; death-token; love-token.
Tolerable: intolerable.
Tomb: entomb.
Tongue: close -tongued; honey -tongued; lewd-
tongued; long-tongued; maiden - tongued ; out-
tongue; poisonous-tongued ; shrill-tongued ; ti'um-
pet-tongued; wasp-tongued.
Tooth; sharp-toothed.
Top: cedar-top; chimney-top; main-top; momitain-
top; o'ertop, overtop; parish-top.
Torch: wedding-torch.
Tos.s: betcss; sea-tost; tempest-tost.
Touch: ne'er-touched; untouched.
Toward: untoward, untowardly.
Town: Free-town; market-town; peasant-town.
Trade: hold-door-trade; nntraded.
Train: untrained.
Trance: entranced.
Transform: new-transformed.
Trap: entrap; mousetrap.
Tread: down -trod, down -trodden; earth-treading;
mistreadings ; untread; untrod, untrodden.
Treasure: entreasured; intreasured; untreasured.
Treat: entreat.
Tree: axle-tree; bay-tree; box-tree; crab-tree; elder-
tree; fruit-tree; olive-tree; palm-tree; plum-tree;
willow-tree; yew-tree.
Trench: entrench; intrenched.
Trenchant: intrenchant.
Tribune: fellow-tribune.
Tribute: attribute; distribute.
Trick: backtrick; rope-trick; tumbling-trick.
Trim: betrim; Uew-trimmed; untrimnied.
Trip: night-tripping; o'ertrip. Traytrip.
Troth: betroth; new-trothed.
Trouble: untroubled.
True: honest-true; untrue.
Trull: kitchen-trull.
Trunk: one-trunk-inheriting.
Truss: unti'ussing. •
Trust: distrust; mistrust; self-trust.
Truth: untruth.
Try: unti'ied.
Tuck: standing-tuck. Untucked.
Tuesdav: Slii'ove-Tuesday.
Tumble: betumble.
Tune: care-tuned; ill-tuned; new-tuned; sad-tuned;
vuitune ; untuned; well-tuned.
Tuneable: untuneable.
Turn: o'erturn, overturn; return; triple-turned: up-
turned; white-upturned.
Tutor: untutored.
Twain: atwain.
Tween: between.
Twenty: sweet-and-twenty.
Twig: hazel-twig; lime-twig.
Twine: untwine.
Twist: entwist.
Twixt: betwixt.
tin able: self-unable.
Uncle: great-uncle.
Under: stand-under.
Unfold: new-unfolding.
Unhappy: fortunate- unhappy .
Unite: disunite; reunite.
Until: whereuntil.
Unto: thereunto ; whereunto.
U n t r i m m e d : new-untrimmed.
Up: blower-up; bringing-up; hunts-up; layer-up;
made-up; sealed-up; setter-up; snapper-up; start-
up; steep-up; surrender-up; ten-times-barred-up;
tied-up.
Upon: hereupon; thereupon; whereupon.
U p w a r d : climber-upward.
Ure: inure.
Urge: unurged.
Urn: inurned.
Use: abuse, abuser; ill-used; misuse; unused.
Usual: unusual.
Utter: ill-uttering.
Vade: evade; invade.
'Valiant: ever-valiant; thrice-valiant; tire-valiant.
Value: dearest-valued; disvalue; o'ervalue; under-
value; unvalued.
Vanish: long-vanished.
Vanquish: unvanquished.
Vantage: advantage; double-vantage.
Varnish: new-vamished; unvarnLshed.
Vassal: waiting-vassal.
Vault: pretty-vaulting.
Veil: overveil; imveil.
Vein; blue-veined; liver-vein.
Venerable: unvenerable.
Venge; avenge; revenge.
Venom: envenom; outvenom.
Venture, venturous: adventure etc.
Verb: no-verb ; proverb ; proverbed ,
Verberate: reverberate (reverb).
Verdict: party-verdict.
Vest: invest.
Vestal: kitchen-vestal.
Vex: earth-vexing; soul-vexed; still-vexed; unvexed.
Vice: high-viced.
Victorious: thrice-victorious.
Vie: outvie.
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View: interview; overview; review.
Vile: revile.
Villain: arch-villain ; outvillain.
Vincible: invincible.
Viol: base-viol.
Violable: inviolable; unviolable.
Violate: unviolated.
Violator: virgin-violator.
Virtuous; seeming-virtuous; unvirtuous.
Visage: grim - visagecl ; humble - visagetl ; pale-
visaged; tripe-visaged.
Visible: invisible.
Visit: revisit; unvisited.
Voice: low-voiced; outvoice; shrill-voiced; silver-
voiced.
Void: avoid; devoid.
Vouch; avouch; disvouch; fovevouch.
Vow: avow; bed-vow; break-vow; Deep-vow;
niarri age-vow.
Vulnerable; invulnerable.
Wail: bewail.
Wait: await.
Wake: awake; night-waking; still-waking.
Walk; late- walking ; night-walking; o'erwalk.
Wall: abbey-wall ; castle-wall ; outwall; sea-walled;
water-walled.
Wander, wanderer; night-wandering, night-
wanderer.
Wane: beauty-waning.
Want: pity-wanting.
War: closet-war; man-of-war.
Wa r d : award. Bearward ; f oreward; rearward ; vaward.
Afterward, afterwards; awkward; backward; bed-
ward ; downward, downwards ; eastward ; forward ;
froward; goer-backward; henceforward; hither-
ward, hi therwards; homeward, homewards ; inward;
nay ward ; northward ; onward ; outward ; Parisward ;
parkward ; Pittieward ; southward ; thitherward ;
toward; upward; wayward; westward; wool ward.
Ware: beware; unwares; unwarily.
Warm: lukewarm.
Warn: forewarn.
Warp: moldwarp.
Warrant: well-warranted.
Wash: ale-washed; buck-wathing; unwashed.
Waste; bewaste.
Waster: candle-waster.
Watch: all-watched; night-watch; o'erwatched,
overwatched; unwatched.
Water; holy-water; mock-water; pomewater ; rain-
water; rose-water; salt-water; sea- water.
Wave: salt-waved.
W a w 1 ; catterwauling.
Wax: ear-wax. New- waxen.
Way: alway, always; away; church-way; crossway;
halfway; highway; horse-way; midway; pathway;
roadway; runaway; straightway.
Weaken: fever-weakened.
Weal, wealth; commonweal, commonwealth.
Wear: o'erworn; outwear; overworn; war-worn;
wave-worn.
Weary: aweary; day-wearied; dog-weary; for-
wearied; life -weary; lust-wearied; ne'er-lust-
wearied; unwearied; war-wearied; woe-wearied;
world-wearied.
Weather: overweather.
Weave: ill-weaved; unweave.
Web: cobweb.
Wed: unwed.
Wedgeable: unwedgeable.
Wednesday: Ash-Wednesday.
Weed: furrow-weeds ; imweeded.
Ween: o'erween, overween.
Weep: beweep; unwept.
Weigh: o'erweigh; outweigh; overweigh; un-
weighed; unweighing; well-weighing.
Welcome: unwelcome.
Well: ill- well.
Wench: flax-wench; kitchen-wench; oyster-wench.
West: north-north-west; sonth-west.
Wet: bewet.
Wether; bellwether.
What: somewhat.
Wheel; chariot- wheel ; enwheel ; mill-wheel ; waggon-
wheel.
Whelm: o'erwhelm, overwhelm.
Whelp: b earwhelp .
Where; anywhere; elsewhere; everywhere; nowhere;
otherwhere ; somewhere.
While: awhile; breathing-while; erewhile; mean-
while; otherwhiles.
Whip; unwhipped.
Whistle: sheep- whistling.
White: lily-white; milk-white; silver-white ; snow-
white.
Whither: somewhither.
Whole: heart-whole.
Wholesome: unwholesome.
Whore: bewhore.
Wide: thrice-wider.
Widow; maiden-widowed.
Wieldy: unwieldy.
Wife: ale-wife; goodwife; housewife; loose-wived;
midwife; orange-wife.
Wig: periwig.
Will: good-will; ill-will; nill; self-will; self-willed;
unwilling; well-wilier.
Willingness: unwillingness.
Win: feast-won ; well-won.
Wind; long - winded ; shortwinded ; southwind ;
whirlwind. — Unwind.
Window: bay-window; chamber-window; church-
window.
Wine: pipe-wine.
Wing: clip-winged; eagle-winged; fleet- winged;
full-winged; lapwing; light-winged; sea-wing;
slow- winged; strong-winged swift- winged.
Wink: eyewink ; hoodwink.
Wipe: unwiped.
Wise: unwise. Burdenwise; Colossus-wise; guest-
wise; likewise; otherwise.
Wisely: unwisely.
Wish: heart-wished;unwish; unwished; well-wished.
Wit: beef-witted; blunt-witted; fat-witted; hasty-
witted ; high-witted : iron-witted ; lean-witted ;
mother-wit; quick-witted; sodden-witted; subtle-
witted; unwit; want-wit.
Witch: bewitch.
With: forthwith ; therewith ; wherewith.
Withal: therewithal; wherewithal.
Wither: never-withering.
Withstand; notwithstanding.
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Witness: unwitnessed.
Wittingly: unwittingly.
Witty: foolish-witty.
Wolf: bitch-wolf; demi-wolf; she- wolf.
Woman: beggar-woman; butter- woman; city-
woman; country-woman; day-woman; distaff-
woman; Englishwoman; Frenchwoman; gentle-
woman; herb-woman; kinswoman; madwoman;
tithe-woman; waiting-woman; AVelshwoman.
Womb: enwombed; round-Avombed.
AVont: unwonted.
Woo: new-woo; unwooed.
Wood: greenwood; Ringwood; wormwood. Eaging-
wood.
W o r d : all-changing-word ; ayword; by-word ; court-
word; nayword; reword; watch-word.
Work: a-work ; bed-work ; behind-door-work ; dark-
working; firework; handiwork; high-wrought;
needle-work; night-work; outwork; sale-work;
stair-work; underwork; water-work.
W 0 r k e r : half- worker.
World: all-the-world ; half- world.
AVorm: blindworm; gloAV-worm; malt-worm.
Worse: thrice-worse.
AVorsh ip per : idiut-worshi]jper.
AVorth: halfpenny-worth; outworth; pennyworth;
three-farthing- worth.
Worthiness: unworthiness.
AA'orthy: all-worthy; death- worthy ; note-worthy;
praiseworthy; thrice- worthy; unworthy.
AVound: back-wounding; crest-wounding; deep-
wounded; gogs-wounds; love-wounded; 'swounds:
wonder-wounded ; Zounds.
Wrap: enwrap.
AV r a t h : after- wrath.
AA' r e a t h e : sorrow- wreathen.
AVreck: shipwreck.
AA'resf : ill-wresting; o'erwrested.
AA'right: shipwright.
Wring: un wrung.
AA'rite: handwriting; underwrite.
AA'rong: self- wrong.
AA^ry: awry.
A'ard: churchyard; half-yard; mete-yard; tilt-yard;
vineyard.
A' ear: good-year; half-year; new-year.
Yield: easy-j-ielding; unyielding.
Yoke: unyoke; unyoked.
Y'ond: beyond.
A'oung; valiant-young.
Additions and Corrections.
Page.
10: Add to the passages quoted in Account, vb. 1:
Cynib. I, 6, 80.
16: Compare with H6C 111, 2, 191 (sub Add 2):
tt'Ao loheii he lived, his breath and leaulij set
gloss on the rose, smell to the violet, Ven. 936.
17: Add to the article Adonis: but see Pliny XIX,
19, 1.
23: In the article After, adv., add; = behind, back:
he that made us irith such large discourse,
looking be/ore and after, Hml. \V, 4, 37.
24: In Again 3 (.= in return) add: prick me Bull-
calf till he roar again, H4B 111, 2, 187. '0
heart, heavy heart, why sighest thou without
breaking?' where he ansioers again, 'Because
thou canst not ease thy smart by friendship
nor by speaking', Troil. IV, 4, 19.
29: Alike, adv.; add: H8 II, 2, .i4.
30 (All 2 a) : Add to the passages Sonn. 74, 2 etc. :
without all terms of pity. All's II, 3, 173.
31 (All-building): For Meas. I, 4. 94 r. Meas. II,
4, 94.
34 (Also): Add Ho IV, 1, SO.
34 {Alter 1): Add H8 IV, 2, 114.
39 (Angel 3): With the phrase an ungtl spake, in
John, compare : at last 1 spied an ancient
angel coming down the hill, unit serve the tarn,
Shr. IV, 2, 61 (i. e. an old man coming a
propos).
40 (Anoint): Add true-anointed in H6C 111, 3, 29.
42 (Answer 4, = to satisfy) : Add : answer me to-
morrow, or ... I'll prove a tyrant to him,
Meas. 11, 4, 167.
68 (Aspiek) Yov -poisonous serpent r. veno-
mous snake.
63 (Attaint, vb. 1) : For LLL V, 2, 529 r. V, 2, 829.
Sub 2 add : but cf. Taint, vb. 1 .
64 (Attest, snbst.) : Add Ff test.
67 (Avail, vb. 2): For followed by of r. fol-
lowed by out of, and how out of this can
she avail.
S4 sub 9 read: which have been considered
by the ignorant as so many mistakes.
84 sub II, 2 r. Peculiarities.
99 (Behold): Add to the passage from Per. at the
end of the article: 'Sad-beholding, Lucr. 1590.
125 (Body 4): Add Meas. V, 210 (this is the body
that took away the match from Isabel).
Schmidt, the English of Shakespeare.
133 (Bound, adj. 2) : concerning the passage in Caes.
IV, 3, 221 the Rev. Fleay has communicated
to the author that bound is a technical naval
term, = delayed.
135: Bow-hand, undoubtedly the left hand.
140 (Break 5) : break their talk in Wiv. Ill, 4, 22 is
evidently = begin speaking and make thera
converse with each other.
145 (Briber) lesiii; that which wins.
161 (Buckle, vb.) read in the last passage of the
second section : / will not bandy with thee,
157 (in the section = unless, ifnot) add: we'll
touse you joint by joint, but we will know his
purpo.se, Meas. V, 314. I'll plead for you my-
self, but you shall have him, Shr. 11, 15.
167 (Cankered, last line) read: your c. hate.
168 (Cannon, 3rd line) insert Hq II, 4, 124 for the
interpretation of PI6C V, 2, 44.
189 (Charge vb. 3, 1. 1) for hearth r. heart.
198 (Chop, subst.) read at the end: cf. Chaps.
198 (Chord) at the end, for fiber read fibre.
200 r. Cicatrice for Cilatrice.
211 (Cockatrice, I. 1) read imaginary.
224 (Company, I. 9) add: Rom. Ill, 5, 179.
228 (Gompt) add to the passage Tim. II, 1, 36: O.
Edd. come.
233 (Co)i/5nc, vb. 2) read: to b ound, to limi t.
247 (Core, 1) for Cor. V, 8, 1 r. Troil. V, 8, 1.
247 (Cormorant, 1. 3 from foot) for his c. war, i.
this etc.
253, 2nd col., 1. 3 from foot: diligent for deligent.
256 (Cow, subst.) add: milch-kine see sub Milch.
263 (Cross, vb. 8) add: cf. Uncrossed.
267: according to Mr. Fleay Cuckoo-flower is =
cuckoo-pint or circkoo-smock.
268 (Curb, vb. 1): In the passage from R2 read re-
verence for reference.
274 (Dam,Yh.,l. 6) read: the following simile.
278 (Date, subst., 1. 2) for truths's r. truth's.
278 (Daub) at the end of the article read: I cannot
d. it further, Lr. IV, 1, 54.
279, 1st col., 1. 12 from foot, the passage from Gent.
II, 2, 9 to be placed sub a.
282, 1st col., 1. 20, for Byron r. Biron.
293 (Demon 1) read: thy d., that thy spirit.
295, 1st col. 1. 14 r. must for most. Add to c y : H8
V, 3, 161.
93
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Additions and Corrections.
Page.
509
303
307
344
351
355
355
360,
372
381
387,
389,
391
{Hand subst. 3) add: LLL I, 1, 20.
(Dew) add: Ant. Ill, 12, 9.
{Diminutive, last 1.) read Comparative,
(Dyer) for Sonn. Ill, 7 r. Ill, 7.
{Effect 2, 1. 4) for comfound r. confound.
(2nd col. sub Or else fi): Add to the quoted
paiisages: but you are wise, or else you love
not, for to he wise and love exceeds mans
might, Troil. Ill, 2, 163, i. e. you are wise or
— whicb is the same — you love not;
(Elsinore) for resdiencer. residence.
1st col. 1. 4 from foot, for matter r. matters.
End, subst. 7, read Gent. IV, 4, 67.
(Error): place Sonn. 117, 9 under 1 instead
of 3.
374, 1. 2, add to the quotation from Rom. II, 1, 38 :
only in the surreptitious Qi.
{Excrement 2, 1. 5) for beards r. beard.
1st col. 1. 15, for laste r. haste.
add to the article Eaeinerious : cf. Dexteriously,
Illustrious, Robustious.
{Faint, adj. 1) : Concerning the faint primrose-
beds in Mids. the Rev. Fleay observes: A
faint smell is one tending to induce faint-
ness ; faint is often used of flowers, absolutely
, in this sense.
400, at the end of the article Far add : travel you
far on, or are you at the farthest? Shr. IV,
2,73.
{Figure, vb. 1. 1) for mask r. mark.
{Findi) add: cf. well-found in Cor. U, 2, 48.
1st col., 1. 2 from foot, for deisre r. desire.
{Fit adj. 4) add Hml. V, 2, 229.
(Foolishly) place a comma between unwisely
and absurdly.
{Foot 2) add : mountain-foot in Gent. V, 2, 46.
{For, 10) add : / can watch you for telling how
I took the blow, Troil. I, 2, 293, = that you
may not tell.
{For conj. 4) add: though bride and bridegroom
wants for to supply the places at the table,
you know there wants no junkets at the feast,
Shr. Ill, 2, 249.
first col., 1. 10 from foot, for ist read it.
462, the last quotation in Function 1 must be : Cymb.
V, 5, 258.
486 {Goose, 1.4) for Rom. Ill, 4, 75 r. Rom. II, 4, 75.
416
418
422,
422
434
434
437
438
458,
Page.
527 {Heat vb., = to run over) add to the passage
from Wint. 1, 2, 96: Perhaps Aen(.
534 (jETeri 1. 2) for steem r. stem.
535 {Here 1): as for the expressions in Wint. I, 2,
217 and Cor. Ill, 2, 74, see With.
536 (Hest). With H4A II, 3, 65 compare Haml. I,
1, 148 : and then it started like a guilty thing
upon a fearful summons.
552 {Hoop subst.) for cock at hoop r. cock a hoop.
555 {Host, subst.) add: thine host, Wiv. IV, 5, 19.
558 (flbt«5)add: I'll prove him, speed how it will.
Cor. V, 1, 61.
559 {Howl vb. 1) add: H6B IV, 1, 3.
566 {Idiot 1. 8) for Mar's r. Mars'.
582 {Index 1. 5) for dumbs r. dumb.
591 (Instinctively) add: later Ff distinctioely.
' 598 {Ireland, 1. 3) for Bristain r. Britain.
599 {Issue, vb. b) for got r. get.
600, 1. col., 1. 2 from foot, add: it is the prettiest
villain, Troil. Ill, 2, 34.
605 {.Join, 1. 8) read: Per. Ill Prol. 18.
616 (Kine) !iAA: ct Milch.
638 {Leave vb. 4) add: he takes and leaves, Corapl.
.305.
641 {Lend 3, 1. 10 from foot) read: I. favourable
ears.
699, 1st col. 1. 31 f. tu r. to.
753 (Mustachio) add to whiskers: i. e. as
whisker is defined by Johnson, viz hair
on the upper lip.
790, 1st col. 1. 7 from foot: for occuring r. oc-
curring.
840 {Pass subst. 7, 1. 4) for Hml. IV, 2, 61 r. Hml.
V, 2, 61.
877 (Pocky) for small-pox r. syphilis.
903 (Praife^e, subst. 3, 1. 1) iox farthers x. farther.
{Privy 2, 1. 2) for maiden's r. maidens'.
1072 {Sleep, 1. 2 from foot) for there dresses r. the
redresses.
1091 (Soul-curer) for physican r. physician.
1104 {Sport, 2nd section, 1. 1) for on r. or.
1111, 1st col. 1. 9 read: Cymb. V, 4, 24.
1158 {Suppress 1. 1) for keepiu r. keep in.
1175, 2nd col. 1. 14 from foot : for swouds r. swounds'.
1227 {Tide subst. 2 1. 2) for world r. would.
1230, 1st col., 1. 32, for clook r. clock.
1259, art. Triumphant, 1. 3, f. wilt r. with.
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