Hers, poss. pron. of the third pers. fem. sing., used absol. with reference to a subst. going before: h. (viz eyes) “shone like the moon,” Ven. 491. Gent. IV, 2, 117. Mids II, 2, 93 etc. Demonstratively: Lr. II, 2, 97. Without reference to a subst.: “I am h.” Tp. V, 196. Lr. V, 1, 13. “herself and h.” Tit. IV, 2, 171. “heavens both on her and h. have laid most heavy hand,” Cymb. V, 5, 464. of h. == of her: “this pride of h.” Gent. III, 1, 72. “this face of mine were full as lovely as is this of h.” IV, 4, 191. “where never scandal slept, save this of h.” Ado V, 1, 71. “these haughty words of h.” H6A III, 3, 78. “what a peevish course is this of h.” R3 III, 1, 32. “nor shall ever see that face of h. again,” Lr. I, 1, 267. “that honour of h.” Cymb. I, 4, 142. Before the subst., but separated from it: “and win this ring by h. and mine adultery,” Cymb. V, 5, 186.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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