Expectation, the act of looking forward to sth.: Ven. Ded. Oth. II, 1, 41 Ado I, 1, 16. II, 3, 220. Alls II, 1, 145. John IV, 2, 7. H4A II, 3, 20 (full of e. == hopeful, promising). III, 2, 36. H4B I, 3, 23. H4B I, 3, 23 IV, 5, 104. V, 2, 126. H5 II Chor. H5 II Chor. II, 4, 20. III, 3, 44. III, 3, 44. III, 2, 19. Tim. V, 1, 25. Caes. I, 1, 46. Mcb. II, 3, 5. III, 3, 10. Oth. II, 1, 287. IV, 2, 191 (Qq e., Ff --s). Ant. III, 6, 47. Cymb. III, 5, 28. “you stand in coldest e.” H4B V, 2, 31. “our preparation stands in e. of them,” Lr. IV, 4, 23.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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