After, adv. 1) behind, following, in pursuit: “and a. bite me,” Tp. II, 2, 10. “and a. do our work,” III, 2, 158. “to post a.” Gent. II, 3, 37. “I must a.” II, 4, 176. “I'll a.” III, 1, 394. V, 2, 51. “follows a.” Wint. IV, 1, 28. H4A I, 3, 126. H6C II, 5, 136. Troil. V, 1, 105. Hml. I, 4, 89. IV, 4, 37 etc. “a., a.!” R2 V, 2, 111. R3 III, 5, 72. Hml. IV, 2, 33.
2) in or at a later time: Lucr. 1522. Wiv. III, 3, 246. Meas. II, 2, 102. V, 168. V, 168 Ado I, 1, 328. I, 2, 220. R2 III, 1, 44. H6A III, 4, 45 etc. “ever a.” Tp. I, 2, 184. never a. Ven. Ded. Tp. I, 2, 184 shortly a. Lucr. Arg. Tp. I, 2, 184 “a great time a.” Tp. III, 3, 105. “straight a.” Err. IV, 4, 143 etc.
3) behind: “looking before and a.” Hml. IV, 4, 37.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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