Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary

Quick, adj. 1) living, alive: “I had rather be set q. i' the earth and bowled to death with turnips,” Wiv. III, 4, 90. “one that's dead is q.” All's V, 3, 304. “not to be buried, but q. and in mine arms,” Wint. IV, 4, 132. “the mercy that was q. in us . . . by your own counsel is suppressed and killed,” H5 II, 2, 79. “O earth, gape open wide and eat him q.” R3 I, 2, 65. “thou'rt q., but yet I'll bury thee,” Tim. IV, 3, 44. “'tis for the dead, not for the q.” Hml. V, 1, 137. Hml. V, 1, 137 Hml. V, 1, 137 cf. the quibbles in LLL V, 2, 687 and R3 IV, 4, 361. to the q. == to the living flesh, so as to cause a keen sensation: “with their high wrongs I am struck to the q.” Tp. V, 25. Err. II, 2, 132. Tit. IV, 2, 28. IV, 4, 36. cf. “I'll tent him to the q.” Hml. II, 2, 626. “but to the q. of the ulcer: Hamlet comes back,” IV, 7, 124.
2) lively, sprightly, nimble: “mine eyes are gray and bright and q. in turning,” Ven. 140. “now q. desire hath caught the yielding prey,” Ven. 140 “in youth q. bearing and dexterity,” Lucr. 1389. “my verse, so far from variation or q. change,” Sonn. 76, 2. “you have a q. wit,” Gent. I, 1, 132. “dumb jewels . . . more than q. words do move a woman's mind,” III, 1, 91. “his q. wit,” Ado II, 1, 399. V, 2, 11. “is there no q. recreation granted?” LLL I, 1, 162. “therefore apt, because q.” I, 2, 25. I, 2, 25 “a q. venue of wit,” V, 1, 62. “q. Biron hath plighted faith to me,” V, 2, 283. “I long to see q. Cupid's post,” Merch. II, 9, 100. “sudden and q. in quarrel,” As II, 7, 151. “if the q. fire of youth light not your mind,” All's IV, 2, 5. “O spirit of love, how q. and fresh art thou,” Tw. I, 1, 9. “thy assailant is q., skilful and deadly,” III, 4, 245. “his q. wit,” H4B I, 2, 193. “apprehensive, q., forgetive,” IV, 3, 107. “shall our q. blood, spirited with wine, seem frosty?” H5 III, 5, 21. “cheer his grace with q. and merry words,” R3 I, 3, 5. “give way, dull clouds, to my q. curses,” R3 I, 3, 5 “bold, q., ingenious,” III, 1, 155. “a woman of q. sense,” Troil. IV, 5, 54. “an eagle hath not so green, so q., so fair an eye,” Rom. III, 5, 222. “that q. spirit that is in Antony,” Caes. I, 2, 29. “he was q. mettle when he went to school,” Caes. I, 2, 29 “his q. hunting,” Oth. II, 1, 313. “the q. comedians will stage us,” Ant. V, 2, 216.
3) fresh: “where the q. freshes are,” Tp. III, 2, 75. “when our q. winds lie still,” Ant. I, 2, 114 (some M. Edd. q. minds). “the air is q. there, and it pierces and sharpens the stomach,” Per. IV, 1, 28.
4) sensitive, perceptive in a high degree: “you have a q. ear,” Gent. IV, 2, 63. “night . . . the ear more q. of apprehension makes,” Mids. III, 2, 178. “to have an open ear, a q. eye,” Wint. IV, 4, 685. “q. is mine ear to hear of good towards him,” R2 II, 1, 234. “my eye's too q., my heart o'erweens too much,” H6C III, 2, 144. “have a q. eye to see,” Oth. I, 3, 293 (Ff and later Qq if the a hast eyes to see). “the gods are q. of ear,” Per. IV, 1, 70 (hear also a short prayer).
5) swift, speedy: Ven. 38. Sonn. 45, 5. 55, 7. 113, 7. Tp. I, 2, 366. IV, 39. Meas. I, 1, 54. IV, 2, 113. LLL I, 2, 30. II, 31. Mids. III, 2, 342. Shr. IV, 2, 11. All's V, 3, 40. H4A II, 4, 286. H5 V Chor. H5 V Chor. V, 1, 91. H6A V, 3, 8. H6B III, 1, 288. R3 IV, 4, 283. H8 I, 2, 66. Cor. I, 4, 10. Rom. V, 3, 120. Tim. I, 1, 91. Hml. III, 1, 176. V, 1, 139. V, 2, 120. Lr. III, 6, 104. IV, 7, 35. Oth. II, 1, 80. Ant. I, 2, 203. III, 1, 19. == rash: “you must not be so q.” LLL II, 118. “your reasons are too shallow and too q.” R3 IV, 4, 361.
6) pregnant, with child; in the language of Costard: “she's q.; the child brags in her belly already,” LLL V, 2, 682. “Jaquenetta that is q. by him,” LLL V, 2, 682