Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary

As; == in the quality of*; “as a spy,” Tp. I, 2, 455. “as my gift,” IV, 1, 13. “as one relying on your lordship's will,” Gentl. I, 3, 61. “whom she esteemeth as his friend,” III, 2, 37. “I will encounter darkness as a bride,” Meas. III, 1, 84. “I speak not like a dotard nor a fool, as under privilege of age to brag,” Ado V, 1, 60. “if I affect it more than as your honour,” H4B IV, 5, 146. “as loath to depose the child,” R3 III, 7, 208. “we shall acquaint him with it, as needful in our loves,” Hml. I, 1, 173, etc. etc.
Sometimes == like: “true grief is fond and testy as a child,” Lucr. 1094. “these means, as frets upon an instrument, shall tune our heart-strings,” Lucr. 1094 “when I perceive that men as plants increase,” Sonn. 15, 5. “my bosom as a bed shall lodge thee,” Gentl. I, 2, 114. “no marvel though Demetrius do as a monster fly my presence,” Mids. II, 2, 97. “and sits as one new risen from a dream,” Shr. IV, 1, 189. “which ever as ravenous fishes do a vessel follow,” H8 I, 2, 79. “and hither make as great ambassadors from foreign princes,” I, 4, 55. “he sits in his state as a thing made for Alexander,” Cor. V, 4, 22. “your face is as a book where men may read” Mcb. I, 5, 63. Caes. I, 2, 128. “the violence of action hath made you reek as a sacrifice,” Cymb. I, 2, 3.
Serving to denote conformity: “as thou say'st,” Tp. I, 2, 62. Tp. I, 2, 62 Tp. I, 2, 62 Tp. I, 2, 62 II, 1, 61. 288, etc. etc. “as 'tis,” I, 2, 310. “as in a dream,” I, 2, 486. “all's hush'd as midnight,” IV, 207. “I know him as myself,” Gentl. II, 4, 62. “if he had been as you, and you as he,” Meas. II, 2, 64. “mad as a buck,” Err. III, 1, 72. “here shall he see gross fools as he,” As II, 5, 58. “dear almost as his life,” All's IV, 4, 6. “humble as the ripest mulberry,” Cor. III, 2, 79. “the humble as the proudest sail,” Sonn. 80, 6. Caes. II, 2, 29. “to have them recompensed as thought on,” Wint. IV, 4, 531. Frequently before if: “as if it had lungs,” Tp. II, 1, 47. Err. IV, 3, 2. Lr. V, 3, 17 etc.
“Coward as thou art,” R3 I, 4, 286 == that thou art. “unmerciful lady as you are,” Lr. III, 7, 33. cf. Tp. I, 2, 346. Gentl. III, 1, 7. LLL V, 2, 280. H6B I, 3, 86. III, 2, 59. “As you like this, give me the lie another time,” Tp. III, 2, 85 (== according as, if). “as you look to have my pardon, trim it,” V, 292. “as thou lovest thy life, make speed from hence,” Gentl. III, 1, 169. “I conjure thee, as thou believest there is another comfort than this world, that thou . . . .,” Meas. V, 48. “as you love strokes, so jest with me again,” Err. II, 2, 8. “so befall my soul, as this is false,” V, 209. “as the winds give benefit, let me hear from you,” Hml. I, 3, 2.
Hence used in asseverations and obsecrations: “as I am a man,” Tp. I, 2, 456. IV, 1, 23. Gentl. II, 7, 57. III, 1, 255. Wiv. II, 2, 264. IV, 2, 151. Err. I, 2, 77. Ado IV, 1, 77. V, 1, 85. LLL I, 1, 236. Mids. V, 438. As II, 7, 14. All's IV, 3, 154. V, 3, 113. R2 III, 3, 119. H5 II, 1, 69. R3 IV, 4, 397. H8 III, 2, 221. Lr. IV, 7, 69.
And == in as far as, in as much as: “as I am man, my state is desperate for my master's love; as I am woman, . . .” Tw. II, 2, 37. “as thou art but man, I dare; but as thou art prince, I fear thee,” H4A III, 3, 165. “you do repent, as that the sin hath brought you to this shame,” Meas. II, 3, 31.
In a temporal sense == when: “as mine eyes opened, I saw their weapons drawn,” Tp. II, 1, 319. Gentl. V, 2, 38. “I pray you, jest, sir, as you sit at dinner,” Err. I, 2, 62. “peruse this as thou goest,” Merch. II, 4, 39. “you fly them as you swear them lordship,” All's V, 3, 156. “as I was banished, I was banished Hereford,” R2 II, 3, 113. “dogs bark at me as I halt by them,” R3 I, 1, 23. “his lady deceased as he was born,” Cymb. I, 1, 40. “as I slept, methought,” V, 5, 426.
== to wit: “a quest of thoughts, . . . . as thus: mine eye's due is thy outward part,” Sonn. 46, 13. “as thus: Alexander died, . . .” Hml. V, 1, 231. “mad mischances and much misery, as burning fevers, agues pale and faint . . . .,” Ven. 739. “tired with all these, as, to behold desert a beggar born,” Sonn. 66, 2. “they say, this town is full of cozenage, as nimble jugglers, dark-working sorcerers,” Err. I, 2, 98. “told me what privy marks I had about me, as the mark of my shoulder . . . .,” III, 2, 147. “but there are other strict observances, as not to see a woman . . .,” LLL I, 1, 37. “the seasons' difference, as the icy fang of the winter's wind,” As II, 1, 6. “but when the parties were met themselves, one of them thought but of an If, as 'if you said so, then I said so,” V, 4, 106. and of other motions, as promising her “marriage,” All's V, 3, 264. “it is stopped with other flattering sounds, as praises of his state,” R2 II, 1, 18. “two Cliffords, as the father and the son,” H6C V, 7, 7. “she had all the royal makings of a queen, as holy oil . . . .,” H8 IV, 1, 88. “together with the terror of the place, as in a vault . . .,” Rom. IV, 3, 39. “for some vicious mole of nature in them, as in their birth . . . .,” Hml. I, 4, 25.
Correlatively as . . . as, so . . . as, such . . . as, the same . . . as == in the same degree, of the same quality of which . . .: “not so much perdition as an hair,” Tp. I, 2, 30. “so much as makes it light,” Merch. IV, 1, 328. “such senses as we have,” Tp. I, 2, 413. Gentl. IV, 1, 58. Meas. II, 2, 122. “as leaky as an unstanched wench,” Tp. I, 1, 50. 2, 281. 2, 281 2, 281 2, 281 II, 1, 68. II, 1, 68 2, 63. III, 3, 62. V, 145. V, 145 V, 145 “recking as little what betideth me, as much I wish all good befortune you,” Gentl. IV, 3, 40, etc. etc. “to whom as great a charge as little honour he meant to lay upon,” H8 I, 1, 77. “as well at London bridge as at the Tower,” H6A III, 1, 23. “as well my undertakings as your counsels,” Troil. II, 2, 131. “as low as to thy foot doth Cassius fall,” Caes. III, 1, 56 (v. far, deep etc.). “as truly as he moves,” Cymb. III, 4, 154. Singular expression: “you that choose not by the view, chance as fair and choose as true,” Merch. III, 2, 133 (i. e. your chance is as fair as your choice is true).
As . . . as joining even two adjectives correlatively: “as heavy to me as odious,” Tp. III, 1, 5. “as holy as severe,” Meas. III, 2, 276. “my as fair as noble ladies,” Cor. II, 1, 107. Merch. II, 7, 70. Shr. II, 132. All's IV, 4, 33. Tw. III, 4, 277. Wint. II, 3, 37. R2 V, 3, 20. Troil. IV, 4, 71. Hml. II, 2, 465. Cymb. I, 6, 144. III, 4, 121. Per. II, 5, 66. “not so short as sweet,” R2 V, 3, 117.
As . . . as == though, however: “as like him as she is,” Ado I, 1, 116 (== however she may be like him). “as young as I am, I have observed these three swashers,” H5 III, 2, 29. “as cold a night as 'tis,” IV, 1, 119. Ironically: “as honest as I am,” Oth. II, 1, 203.
The correlative sometimes wanting: “this is a strange thing as e'er I looked on,” Tp. V, 289. “a strange one as ever I looked on,” Cor. IV, 5, 21. “an eye of doubt as bid me tell . . .,” John IV, 2, 234. “that's worthily as any ear can hear,” Cor. IV, 1, 54. II, 1, 48. Lr. V, 3, 123. Lr. V, 3, 123 Per. III, 2, 62.
A demonstrative pronoun serving as correlative: “those as sleep and think not on their sins,” Wiv. V, 5, 57. “I could not answer in that course of honour as she had made the overture,” All's V, 3, 99. “do me this courteous office as to know of the knight . . .,” Tw. III, 4, 278. “that kind of fruit as maids call medlars,” Rom. II, 1, 36. “these hard conditions as this time is like to lay upon us,” Caes. I, 2, 174. “I return those duties back as are right fit,” Lr. I, 1, 99. “those arts they have as I could put into them,” Cymb. V, 5, 338.
As == in the same degree, correlativeness being understood, not expressed: “of as little memory,” Tp. II, 1, 233. a thousand times as much, Gentl. II. 1, 121. “three times as much more,” LLL III, 48. “twice as much,” IV, 3, 132. “he's as good at any thing,” As V, 4, 110. Tp. II, 1, 266. V, 23. V, 23 Gentl. I, 1, 62. III, 1, 142. IV, 2, 2 etc. etc. The indef. art. wanting: “as good deed,” H4A II, 1, 32 (Ff. as good a deed).
One as wanting: “that's as much to say,” Err. IV, 3, 54 (== as much as to say, cf. Gentl. III, 1, 308 etc.) I have trusted thee with all the nearest things to my heart, as well my chamber-councils (== as well as) Wint. I, 2, 236. “which he took fast as 'twas ministered,” Cymb. I, 1, 45. “will continue fast to your affection, still close as sure,” I, 6, 139.
After so and such, as sometimes for that: “which the conceited painter drew so proud, as heaven, it seem'd, to kiss the turrets bow'd,” Lucr. 1372. “such signs of rage they bear as it seem'd they would debate with angry swords,” Lucr. 1372 Sonn. 14, 11. 36, 14. 78, 3. 96, 14. Phoen. 25. Gentl. II, 4, 137. LLL II, 174. Mids. III, 2, 359. Shr. Ind. 2, 12. Shr. I, 1, 33. III, 2, 111. IV, 3, 114. All's V, 1, 6. Tw. I, 5, 2. John III, 1, 296. H4A IV, 1, 4. H6A III, 1, 16. V, 1, 43. V, 4, 115. 5, 42. H6B IV, 9, 47. R3 III, 4, 40 (Ff. that). III, 7, 161 (Ff. that). Troil. III, 2, 104. Tit. II, 3, 103. Hml. II, 1, 95 (Ff. that). Oth. I, 1, 73. Ant. V, 2, 20. Even when the subordinate clause has the same subject: “the one so like the other as could not be distinguished,” Err. I, 1, 53. “which harm within itself so heinous is as it makes harmful all,” John III, 1, 41. “I feel such sharp dissension in my breast as I am sick,” H6A V, 5, 86. “such a prince he was as he stood by . . .,” H6B II, 4, 45. “hast given unto the house of York such head as thou shalt reign but by their sufferance,” H6C I, 1, 234.
As == so that, the correlative adverb wanting: “we will play our part, as he shall think . . .,” Shr. Ind. 1, 70. “and for myself mine own worth do define, as I all other in all worths surmount,” Sonn. 62, 8. “the fixure of her eye has motion in't, as we are mock'd with art,” Wint. V, 3, 68.
As == as if, sometimes with inversion of the subject: “as had she studied to misuse me so,” Shr. II, 160. “as were our England his,” R2 I, 4, 35. “as were a war in expectation,” H5 II, 4, 20. “as had he been incorpsed,” Hml. IV, 7, 88. More frequently with the regular construction: “as they were mad, unto the wood they hie them,” Ven. 323. Ven. 323 Ven. 323 Compl. 23. Mids. II, 1, 160. III, 2, 258. Shr. I, 2, 157. V, 1, 17. Wint. I, 2, 369. Wint. I, 2, 369 IV, 1, 17. 4, 185. V, 2, 16. 3, 32. H4B IV, 4, 123. H6B I, 1, 103. H6B I, 1, 103 H6C III, 3, 169. R3 III, 5, 63. H8 I, 1, 10. III, 1, 7. Troil. III, 3, 167. IV, 5, 238. Rom. II, 5, 16. Caes. III, 1, 98. V, 1, 86. Mcb. II, 2, 28. V, 5, 13. Hml. II, 1, 91. IV, 5, 103. Lr. III, 4, 15. V, 3, 201. Ant. I, 2, 103. IV, 1, 1. Cymb. IV, 2, 50. V, 5, 423. V, 5, 423. “Like as there were husbandry in war,” Troil. I, 2, 7. “like as it would speak,” Hml. I, 2, 217. As it were == in a manner: “as 'twere encouraging the Greeks to fight,” Lucr. 1402. Gentl. IV, 4, 14. Wiv. I, 1, 215. 4, 30. III, 5, 75. Meas. I, 3, 44. II, 1, 94. III, 1, 33. Err. V, 244. LLL IV, 1, 145. 2, 14. 2, 14 V, 1, 15. V, 1, 15 Merch. I, 1, 11. All's II, 3, 180. Wint. I, 1, 33. IV, 4, 174. H4B V, 5, 21. H6B II, 3, 87. R3 I, 4, 31. III, 1, 77. III, 1, 77 4, 91. 5, 93. H8 III, 2, 189. Troil. I, 3, 150. Cor. IV, 4, 15. Caes. II, 1, 283. Tim. I, 1, 10. Hml. I, 2, 10. II, 1, 13. Per. I, 3, 17.
In the same manner before single parts of a sentence: as fearful of him (== as if fearful), Ven. 630. “as pitying me,” Sonn. 132, 1. “as stooping to relieve him,” Tp. II, 1, 121. “as by consent,” Tp. II, 1, 121 “as by a thunderstroke,” Tp. II, 1, 121 cf. Ven. 968. Ven. 968 Lucr. 437. Lucr. 437 Shr. Ind. 2, 31. H4B II, 1, 141. IV, 5, 158. Troil. I, 1, 35. III, 3, 12. Rom. III, 3, 39. Mcb. II, 4, 5. “I speak not as in absolute fear of you,” Mcb. IV, 3, 38. Caes. III, 2, 183.
Superfluous: as for == for, concerning: “as for you, say what you can,” Meas. II, 4, 169. R2 I, 1, 142. H6B I, 3, 40. H6B I, 3, 40 H6B I, 3, 40 IV, 1, 139. 2, 136. H6C I, 3, 4. III, 3, 208. R3 I, 3, 313. H8 V, 1, 33. Tit. III, 1, 198 (cf. for).
As yet == yet (v. yet). Similarly joined to other expressions of time: “one Lucio as then the messenger,” Meas. V, 74. “as at that time it was the first,” Tp. I, 2, 70. “feels not what he owes, but by reflection, as when his virtues shining upon others heat them,” Troil. III, 3, 100. “that he should hither come as this dire night,” Rom. V, 3, 247. “as this very day was Cassius born,” Caes. V, 1, 72.
As touching == touching: “as touching the hit it,” LLL IV, 1, 123. H5 I, 1, 79. R3 V, 3, 271. Costard even says: “the contempts thereof are as touching me,” LLL I, 1, 191. cf. “as concerning some entertainment,” LLL V, 1, 125. “if you faint, as fearing to do so,” R2 II, 1, 297. “if you suppose as fearing you it shook,” H4A III, 1, 23. “as hating thee, are rising up in arms,” H6B IV, 1, 93. “pale they look with fear, as witnessing the truth on our side,” H6A II, 4, 63. “I told the pursuivant, as too triumphing,” R3 III, 4, 91 (Qq as 'twere triumphing). “if he be now returned, as checking at his voyage,” Hml. IV, 7, 63. “but he, as loving his own pride and purposes, evades them,” Oth. I, 1, 12. “our countrymen are gone and fled, as well assured Richard is dead,” R2 II, 4, 17. “I do remain as neuter,” II, 3, 159. “I am as like to call thee so again,” Merch. I, 3, 131. “the tenderness of her nature became as a prey to her grief,” All's IV, 3, 61. “made the days and nights as one,” V, 1, 3.
Redundant before how: “our recountments . . . as how I came into that desert place,” As IV, 3, 142. The case is different in Hml. IV, 7, 59: if it be so -- as how should it be so? how otherwise? The king was going to say: as it will prove to be, but altered his expression. cf. “if ever, as that ever may be near,” As III, 5, 28. “when in your motion you are hot and dry, as make your bouts more violent to that end,” Hml. IV, 7, 159.
As treated as a substantive: “and many such-like Ases of great charge,” Hml. V, 2, 43.*
Concerning like as, when as, where as, while as v. like, when, where, while.