Along, adv. 1) at one's length: “so soon was she a. as he was down,” Ven. 43. “as he lay a. under an oak,” As II, 1, 30. “stretched a.” III, 2, 253. “lay thee all a.” Rom. V, 3, 3. “that now on Pompey's basis lies a.” Caes. III, 1, 115. “when he lies a.” Cor. V, 6, 57.
2) onward, on; to go, pass, march etc. “along:” Ven. 1093. Gentl. II, 7, 39. V, 4, 162. V, 4, 162 LLL II, 245. As II, 1, 53. R2 V, 2, 21. H6A IV, 3, 5. H6C V, 1, 76. H8 V, 2, 11 etc. let's along == let us go there, Cor. I, 1, 283. Wint. V, 2, 121. “speak the word a.” Caes. IV, 2, 33. go a. by him == call at his house, Caes. II, 1, 218. cf. IV, 3, 207 (v. by). I'll go a. by your prescription (proceed according to your p.) H8 I, 1, 150.
3) together, with one; to go, come etc. “a. with one:” Gentl. II, 4, 88. Gentl. II, 4, 88 IV, 3, 39. Wiv. II, 2, 139. IV, 6, 47. V, 1, 25. Meas. IV, 1, 46. 3, 174. Err. V, 236. LLL V, 2, 5. Merch. III, 2, 233. As I, 3, 107. Shr. IV, 5, 51. H4A V, 4, 131. H6B III, 2, 300. H6C II, 5, 134 etc. “along with us to watch,” Hml. I, 1, 26. Separated from with: “with him is Gratiano gone a.,” Merch. II, 8, 2. “else had she with her father ranged a.” As I, 3, 70. Tropically: “your better wisdoms which have freely gone with this affair a.” Hml. I, 2, 16. Without with: go a. == come with me, Err. IV, 4, 42. Mids. I, 1, 123. Merch. III, 2, 310. All's III, 2, 98 (to bear a. == to take with one). H6C II, 1, 115. III, 2, 123. IV, 5, 25. R3 III, 1, 136. H8 I, 3, 64. Cor. V, 2, 96. II, 3, 157. Rom. I, 1, 201. Caes. IV, 3, 225. Hml. III, 3, 4. Ant. V, 1, 69. Ven. 1093 etc. Without a verb: “a. with me!” Gentl. III, 1, 256. Tit. II, 3, 246.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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