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Pain, subst. 1) an afflicting sensation of the body, smart, ache, throe, torture: Ven. 1034. Wiv. V, 5, 90. Err. III, 1, 65. LLL IV, 3, 172. As III, 2, 340. R2 II, 1, 8. H6B III, 1, 377. III, 3, 4. R3 I, 4, 21. Tit. II, 3, 285. Rom. I, 2, 47. Lr. V, 3, 185. Oth. III, 3, 284. III, 4, 148. V, 2, 88. Ant. V, 2, 255. Per. V, 1, 193. Used of the throes of childbirth: H6C I, 1, 221. V, 6, 49. R3 IV, 4, 303. Tit. IV, 2, 47. of the tortures of hell: John IV, 3, 138. R2 III, 1, 34.
2) any heavy suffering: “this momentary joy breeds months of p.” Lucr. 690. “thrall to living death and p. perpetual,” Lucr. 690 “perplexed in greater p.” Lucr. 690 “so should I have co-partners in my p.” Lucr. 690 Lucr. 690 “looking with pretty ruth upon my p.” Sonn. 132, 4. 139, 14. 140, 4. 141, 14. Pilgr. 219. Err. II, 1, 36. LLL I, 1, 73. IV, 3, 122. Mids. I, 1, 250. H6C III, 3, 128. R3 I, 3, 168. H8 IV, 2, 8. Hml. V, 2, 359. Lr. III, 6, 115. Cymb. IV, 2, 290.
3) punishment; preceded by on: “accountant to the law upon that p.” Meas. II, 4, 86. “on p. of losing her tongue,” LLL I, 1, 124. “on p. to be found false,” R2 I, 3, 106. R2 I, 3, 106 “on p. of their perpetual displeasure,” Lr. III, 3, 4. “on p. of punishment,” Ant. I, 1, 39. “on p. of death,” R2 I, 3, 42. H4B V, 5, 67. H6A I, 3, 79. IV, 1, 47. R3 I, 3, 167. “on the p. of death,” H6B III, 2, 288. “upon p. of life,” R2 I, 3, 140. R2 I, 3, 140 “on p. of torture,” Rom. I, 1, 93. Preceded by in: “no man should disturb your rest in p. of your dislike or p. of death,” H6B III, 2, 257.
4) work, toil, effort: “since thou dost give me --s,” Tp. I, 2, 242 (work or task to perform). “to refresh the mind of man after his studies or his usual p.” Shr. III, 1, 12. “which I with more than with a common p. 'gainst all the world will rightfully maintain,” H4B IV, 5, 224. “my --s are quite forgot,” R3 I, 3, 117. “he is franked up for his --s,” R3 I, 3, 117 “your country's fat shall pay your --s the hire,” V, 3, 258. “so conversant with p.” Per. III, 2, 25. “your knowledge, personal p.” Per. III, 2, 25
5) labour or trouble undergone for a certain purpose: “p. pays the income of each precious thing,” Lucr. 334. “the p. be mine, but thine shall be the praise,” Sonn. 38, 14. “in spite of physic, painting, p. and cost,” Pilgr. 180. “with p. purchased,” LLL I, 1, 73. “conned with cruel p.” Mids. V, 80. H6A V, 3, 138. R3 IV, 4, 303. Troil. III, 3, 30. IV, 1, 57. Mcb. II, 3, 55. Lr. III, 1, 53. Cymb. III, 3, 50. “to take p.” Merch. II, 2, 194. “hath ta'en much p.” H8 III, 2, 72. “take the p., but cannot pluck the pelf,” Pilgr. 192.
Pains (always used as a sing.: Gent. II, 1, 118. Ado II, 3, 270. Shr. IV, 3, 43. Tim. V, 1, 92. Ant. IV, 6, 15) in the same sense: Gent. II, 1, 118. Wiv. III, 4, 104. Meas. II, 1, 279. V, 246. Ado II, 3, 258. V, 1, 323. V, 1, 323 V, 4, 18. Merch. II, 6, 33. IV, 1, 412. Shr. IV, 3, 43. All's I, 1, 240. R2 IV, 150. H6B I, 4, 47. Rom. II, 4, 194. Oth. I, 1, 184. IV, 2, 93. Ant. IV, 6, 15 etc. “to take --s:” Tp. I, 2, 354. IV, 189. Ado II, 3, 259. Ado II, 3, 259 Ado II, 3, 259 Mids. I, 2, 112. Merch. IV, 1, 7. V, 182. Tw. I, 5, 186. John I, 219. Troil. III, 2, 207. Tim. III, 5, 26. V, 1, 92 etc. “you have taken the --s to set it together,” Gent. I, 1, 123. Err. V, 393. John I, 78. V, 4, 15.
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