Ambitious, desirous of superiority, of honor and power: Lucr. 150. LLL V, 1, 12. Merch. II, 7, 44. III, 2, 152. As IV, 1, 13. All's III, 4, 5. John I, 32. R2 I, 3, 130. H6A I, 3, 29. II, 4, 114. III, 1, 29. H6B I, 2, 18. 3, 112. II, 1, 182. IV, 1, 84. V, 1, 132. H6C II, 2, 19. III, 3, 27. V, 5, 17. Caes. I, 3, 7. Hml. II, 2, 264 etc. Placed after its subst.: “love a.,” John II, 430. Followed by for: “I am a. for a motley coat,” As II, 7, 43. “you are a. for poor knaves' caps,” Cor. II, 1, 76.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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