esperance hope, 1 HENRY IV., ii. 3. 68; v. 2. 97; TROILUS AND CRESSIDA, v. 2.
119; KING LEAR, iv. 1.
4. In the first and second of the passages above referred to, esperance (as French) is the motto of the Percy family (So,
in the concluding stanza of the Legend of Henry Percy Earl of Northumberland, Hotspur's
father, in A Mirrour for Magistrates, etc., the Earl
mentions“esperance my
word” [that is, my motto], p. 307, ed.
1610).
A General Glossary to Shakespeare's Works. Alexander Dyce. Boston. Dana Estes and Company. 1904.
This text was converted to electronic form by professional data entry and has been proofread to a high level of accuracy.
hide
Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
