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East, 1) the quarter where the sun rises: Sonn. 132, 6. Pilgr. 193. Ado V, 3, 27. LLL IV, 3, 223. Mids. III, 2, 432. R2 III, 2, 50. III, 3, 64. H4A I, 3, 195. III, 1, 222. R3 V, 3, 279. Rom. I, 1, 126. Rom. I, 1, 126 II, 2, 3. Caes. II, 1, 101. Caes. II, 1, 101 Oth. IV, 2, 144. “in the E.:” John V, 4, 32. Tit. V, 2, 56. Rom. III, 5, 8. within the e. (in the same sense): Rom. V, 3, 86. to the e. == eastward: Cymb. IV, 2, 255. -- Used without the article, when joined with other names of the same kind: “from e., west, north and south,” Wint. I, 2, 203. “from e. to west,” Troil. II, 3, 274. “for e. or west,” Cor. I, 2, 10. “from e. to occident,” Cymb. IV, 2, 372. by e. == in or to the east: “by e., north, west and south I spread my conquering might,” LLL V, 2, 566. “by e. and west let France and England mount their cannon,” John II, 381. “England, from Trent and Severn hitherto, by south and e. is to my part assigned,” H4A III, 1, 75. cf. Armado's letter in LLL I, 1, 248. Without a preposition, == a) eastward: “they take their courses e., west, north, south,” H4B IV, 2, 104. Cor. II, 3, 24. b) in the east: “this heavy-headed revel e. and west makes us traduced,” Hml. I, 4, 17. -- Used adjectively: “my E. and West Indies,” Wiv. I, 3, 79. As III, 2, 93. “on the e. side of the grove,” H6B II, 1, 43.
2) the countries lying to the east of Europe: Mcb. IV, 3, 37. Ant. I, 5, 46. II, 3, 40. II, 6, 51.
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