Therein, 1) in it or in them; in this; a) referring to nouns: and therein (in a just show) “so ensconced his secret evil,” Lucr. 1515. to gaze t. (in my breast) “on thee,” Sonn. 24, 12. Mids. V, 67. R2 I, 3, 181. II, 1, 81. III, 3, 168. IV, 276. H5 III Chor. H5 III Chor. H6A III, 2, 127. V, 4, 140. Troil. I, 2, 124. Hml. II, 2, 80 etc.
b) referring to sentences, == in this, in this point, in this respect: “I prattle something too wildly and my father's precepts I t. do forget,” Tp. III, 1, 59. “since thou lovest, love still and thrive t.” Gent. I, 1, 9. IV, 1, 34. Meas. II, 1, 100. Ado V, 1, 33. Merch. III, 2, 90. As II, 7, 71. All's II, 3, 72. Tw. V, 269. Wint. I, 2, 247. IV, 2, 22. IV, 4, 447. IV, 4, 447 H6C IV, 6, 57. R3 I, 3, 96. III, 4, 18. H8 III, 2, 143. Tim. III, 1, 21. Caes. I, 3, 91. Caes. I, 3, 91 Ant. III, 2, 35 etc.
2) by this (cf. In): “and t. heartens up his servile powers,” Lucr. 295. “so doest thou too, and t. dignified,” Sonn. 101, 4. “who hast by waning grown, and t. showest thy lovers withering as thy sweet self growest,” 126, 3. “since t. she doth shun a thousand cursed hours,” Wiv. V, 5, 241. “and t. do account myself well paid,” Merch. IV, 1, 417. “but t. suits his folly to the mettle of my speech,” As II, 7, 81. “t. thou wrongest thy children,” H6C III, 2, 74. “he is my son, yea, and t. my shame,” R3 II, 2, 29. “t. thou hast undone,” Tit. IV, 2, 77. “comforting t., that when old robes are worn out, there are members to make new,” Ant. I, 2, 170.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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