speed sb. (1 cf. Oth. II. i. 77 “anticipates our thoughts A se'nnight's speed” )
1.
“had the speed of,”
outstripped Mac. I. v. 36.
2.
fortune, ‘hap’
Shr. II. i. 139
“happy be thy ,”
Wint. III. ii. 146
“fear Of the queen's
,”
Cym. III. v. 167.
3.
in expressions
invoking the assistance of a patron or protector
Gent. III. i. 304
“Saint Nicholas be thy
,”
AYL. I. ii. 226
“Hercules be thy ,”
Rom. V. iii. 121;
similarly
1H4 III. i. 189
“good manners be your
speed.”
