Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary

Like, adj. (Comp. “--r:” Sonn. 16, 8. LLL V, 2, 846. John II, 126. Superl. “--st:” LLL IV, 2, 88. Merch. IV, 1, 196) 1) equal: “his case was l.” Err. I, 1, 128. Lr. IV, 3, 21. followed by a noun; with to: “wishing me l. to one more rich in hope,” Sonn. 29, 5. without to: “you l. none, none you, for constant heart,” Sonn. 53, 14. “be thou still l. thyself,” H6C III, 3, 15. “with honours l. himself,” Cor. II, 2, 52. IV, 1, 53. “he will be found l. Brutus,” Caes. V, 4, 25 etc. Peculiar expression: “her face nothing l. so clean kept,” Err. III, 2, 105 (i. e. nothing equals the cleanness with which her face is kept. Dromio's speech). Oftenest joined to a noun; with the def. article, == the same: “when they in thee the l. offences prove,” Lucr. 613. “the l. loss,” Tp. V, 143. “give the l. notice to Valentinus,” Meas. IV, 5, 7. “to express the l. kindness,” Shr. II, 77. “I take the l. unfeigned oath,” IV, 2, 32. “all men have the l. oaths,” All's IV, 2, 71. “on the l. occasion,” Wint. I, 1, 2. “with the l. bold, just and impartial spirit,” H4B V, 2, 116. “they stoop with the l. wing,” H5 IV, 1, 112. “with hope to find the l. event in love,” H6A V, 5, 105. “have the l. success,” H6C I, 2, 76. “upon the l. devotion as yourselves,” R3 IV, 1, 9 etc. With the indef. art. (== the same): “there must be needs a l. proportion of lineaments, of manners and of spirit,” Merch. III, 4, 14. “should a l. language use to all degrees,” Wint. II, 1, 85. “nothing is at a l. goodness still,” Hml. IV, 7, 117. Without article: “aim at l. delight,” Ven. 400. “when with l. semblance it is sympathized,” Lucr. 1113. “such baseness had never l. executor,” Tp. III, 1, 13. “l. exhibition thou shalt have from me,” Gent. I, 3, 69. “with l. haste,” Meas. V, 420. “burdened with l. weight of pain,” Err. II, 1, 36. “to see l. right bereft,” Err. II, 1, 36 Wint. III, 3, 21. V, 3, 130. H4A III, 1, 109. H6A V, 4, 158. H6C III, 3, 10. IV, 1, 71. V, 4, 47. R3 I, 3, 201. IV, 4, 304. Troil. I, 3, 319. Cor. I, 1, 104. Tit. V, 3, 200. Tim. I, 1, 170. I, 2, 139. Mcb. IV, 3, 8. Oth. II, 1, 16. Cymb. V, 4, 75 etc. The noun in the plur.: “use l. loving charms,” Pilgr. 150. “l. offices of pity,” Wint. II, 3, 189. this matched with other (tidings) “l.” H4A I, 1, 49 (Qq did). “laden with l. frailties,” Ant. V, 2, 123. Followed by as: in “l. conditions as our argument,” Ant. V, 2, 123. By to: “I must take l. seat unto my fortune,” H6B III, 3, 10. “make him of l. spirit to himself,” V, 4, 47.
2) similar, resembling: “much --r than your painted counterfeit,” Sonn. 16, 8. “these two so l.” Err. V, 357. “we are almost as l. as eggs,” Wint. I, 2, 130. “these hands are not more l.” Hml. I, 2, 212. “her smiles and tears were l. a better way,” Lr. IV, 3, 21 (i. e. her smiles and tears were similar, viz to sunshine and rain, but in a superior manner, still more beautiful). With to: “shadows l. to thee,” Sonn. 61, 4. “l. to the Garter's compass,” Wiv. V, 5, 70. “more l. to Claudio,” Meas. IV, 3, 80. “his actions show much l. to madness,” IV, 4, 4. “as l. almost to Claudio as himself,” V, 494. Ado V, 4, 51. LLL IV, 2, 88. Mids. I, 1, 9. III, 2, 209. As II, 4, 28. Shr. IV, 2, 105. John I, 83. II, 126. III, 4, 14. H4A III, 2, 100. H4B I, 1, 60. H6A II, 2, 30. II, 5, 11. H6B III, 2, 176. IV, 9, 32. Tit. IV, 2, 154 etc. Without to: “'tis l. a dream,” Tp. I, 2, 45. “with hair, l. reeds, not hair,” Tp. I, 2, 45 “make thyself l. a nymph,” Tp. I, 2, 45 “if he were that which now he is l., that's dead,” II, 1, 282. Gent. III, 1, 124. V, 4, 26. Meas. V, 495. Err. I, 1, 52. Ado I, 1, 113. Ado I, 1, 113 LLL II, 256. V, 2, 846. Merch. III, 1, 70. IV, 1, 196. All's I, 1, 92. II, 1, 99. Tw. I, 5, 138. Wint. I, 2, 129. H5 V, 2, 110. R3 III, 5, 92. Cor. V, 3, 180. Hml. I, 1, 43. 44 etc. With the article: “of all mad matches never was the l.” Shr. III, 2, 244 (one resembling, coming near to this). “to warn false traitors from the l. attempts,” R3 III, 5, 49. such l. or such-l. == such, of that kind, more of that kind: “others, they think, delight in such l. circumstance, with such l. sport,” Ven. 844. “with such l. flattering,” Pilgr. 413. “with such l. valour,” Tp. III, 3, 59. “for such l. petty crimes as these,” Gent. IV, 1, 52. Err. I, 2, 102. R3 I, 1, 60. Troil. I, 2, 277 (Ff and so forth). Tim. III, 2, 23. Hml. V, 2, 43.
3) having a certain air, a look indicative of sth.: “in as l. a figure,” Cymb. III, 3, 96 (corresponding to, and expressive of, his thoughts). “by their show you shall know all that you are l. to know,” Mids. V, 117 (all that you know, to judge by appearances). “he is not l. to marry me well,” As III, 3, 93 (he does not look as if he would marry me well). “possessed with the glanders and l. to mose in the chine,” Shr. III, 2, 51. “'tis l. you'll prove a jolly surly groom,” Shr. III, 2, 51 “lusty and l. to live,” Wint. II, 2, 27. “'tis l. to be loud weather,” III, 3, 11. “thou art l. enough to fight against me,” H4A III, 2, 124. “'tis l., my lord, you will not keep your hour,” H6B II, 1, 181. “'tis l. you would not feast him like a friend,” III, 2, 184. “'tis l. the commons, rude unpolished hinds, could send such message,” III, 2, 184 “you are l. to do such business,” Cor. III, 1, 48. “more l. to run the country base,” Cymb. V, 3, 19.
4) likely, probable: “O that it were as l. as it is true!” Meas. V, 104. “which we, on l. conditions, will have counter-sealed,” Cor. V, 3, 205 (such as you may hope to obtain). 'tis l. == it is probable; followed by a clause: “is't l. that lead contains her?” Merch. II, 7, 49. “then 'tis l. I should forget myself,” John III, 4, 49. “'tis l. that they will know us,” H4A I, 2, 195. II, 4, 396. H4B I, 3, 81. R3 III, 2, 122. Oth. V, 2, 92 etc. “'tis great l.” H6B III, 1, 379. “is it not very l.” Rom. IV, 3, 36. Rom. IV, 3, 36 Hml. I, 2, 237. Personal use, with an inf. following: “you are l. to lose your hair,” Tp. IV, 237. “we are l. to prove a goodly commodity,” Ado III, 3, 190. “here is l. to be a good presence of worthies,” LLL V, 2, 536. “nor none is l. to have,” As I, 2, 19. IV, 1, 69. Shr. IV, 4, 61. All's II, 1, 62. V, 1, 30. Tw. I, 3, 135. I, 4, 2. Wint. V, 1, 49. H4A V, 4, 39. H6A III, 2, 106. H6B IV, 7, 18. R3 IV, 2, 52. Troil. II, 3, 130 etc.
5) on the point, about, going, ready: “I was l. to be apprehended for the witch of Brainford,” Wiv. IV, 5, 119. “who is thus l. to be cozened with the semblance of a maid,” Ado II, 2, 39. “in that thou art l. to be my kinsman, live unbruised,” V, 4, 112. “I am as l. to call thee so again,” Merch. I, 3, 131.