Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary

Sense, (sometimes not inflected in the plural: Sonn. 112, 10. Mcb. V, 1, 29. Oth. IV, 3, 95). 1) one of the five organs by which external objects are perceived: “say that the s. of feeling were bereft me,” Ven. 439. “my adder's s. to critic and to flatterer stopped are,” Sonn. 112, 10. “my five wits nor my five --s can dissuade one foolish heart from serving thee,” 141, 9. Tp. I, 2, 412. Wiv. I, 1, 181. LLL I, 1, 64. II, 240. II, 240 III, 2. V, 2, 259. V, 2, 259 Mids. III, 2, 179. IV, 1, 87. Merch. III, 1, 62. All's I, 3, 114. Wint. II, 1, 151. IV, 4, 621. IV, 4, 621 John IV, 1, 94. R2 III, 2, 13. H5 IV, 1, 308 “(take from them now the s. of reckoning).” H6A V, 3, 71. Troil. I, 3, 252. Cor. II, 2, 120. Tim. I, 2, 129. Mcb. II, 1, 44. Hml. III, 4, 80. Lr. III, 4, 13. IV, 6, 5. Oth. IV, 2, 69. Oth. IV, 2, 69 IV, 3, 95. Ant. II, 2, 217. Cymb. III, 2, 60. spirit of s. == the most delicate faculty of perception: “to whose soft seizure the cygnet's down is harsh and spirit of s. hard as the palm of ploughman,” Troil. I, 1, 58. “nor doth the eye itself, that most pure spirit of s., behold itself,” III, 3, 106.
2) perception by those organs: “above the s. of s.” LLL V, 2, 259 (above the perception of the eye). “the s. of death is most in apprehension,” Meas. III, 1, 78. “this healthful hand, whose banished s. thou hast repealed,” All's II, 3, 54. “though my soul disputes well with my s., that this may be some error,” Tw. IV, 3, 9. “all his --s have but human conditions,” H5 IV, 1, 108. “every fool, whose s. no more can feel but his own wringing,” H5 IV, 1, 108 “dost thou think I have no s., thou strikest me thus,” Troil. II, 1, 23. “they must take it in s. that feel it,” Rom. I, 1, 32. “her eyes are open; but their s. are shut,” Mcb. V, 1, 29 (M. Edd. is shut). “s., sure, you have, else could you not have motion, but sure, that s. is apoplexed, for madness would not err, nor s. to ecstasy was ne'er so thralled,” Hml. III, 4, 71. “burn out the s. and virtue of mine eye,” IV, 5, 155. “the hand of little employment hath the daintier s.” V, 1, 78. “all other joys which the most precious square of s. possesses,” Lr. I, 1, 76. “a father's curse pierce every s. about thee,” I, 4, 323. “not deficient, blind, or lame of s.” Oth. I, 3, 63. there is more s. in that (a wound) “than in reputation,” II, 3, 268. “I have rubbed this young quat almost to the s.” V, 1, 11 (== to the quick). “that s. of pain,” III, 4, 147. “remain thou here, while s. can keep it on,” Cymb. I, 1, 118. “be her s. but as a monument,” II, 2, 32. “it smells most sweetly in my s.” Per. III, 2, 60.
3) perception by the mind, apprehension, feeling: “impossible be strange attempts to those that weigh their pains in s.” All's I, 1, 240 (in thought). “now to all s. 'tis gross you love my son,” I, 3, 178. “which of them both is dearest to me, I have no skill in s. to make distinction,” III, 4, 39. “lacked the s. to know her estimation home,” V, 3, 3. “that monster custom, who all s. doth eat,” Hml. III, 4, 161. “if 'tis not gross in s. that thou hast practised on her with foul charms,” Oth. I, 2, 72. “in my s. 'tis happiness to die,” V, 2, 290 (in my state of feeling). With of: “to suck in the s. of fear,” Troil. II, 2, 12. “hath s. of its own fail,” Tim. V, 1, 151. “if my love thou holdest at aught, as my great power thereof may give thee s.” Hml. IV, 3, 61. “do not believe that, from the s. of all civility, I thus would trifle with your reverence,” Oth. I, 1, 132. “having s. of beauty,” II, 1, 71. “have you forgot all s. of place and duty,” II, 3, 166. “what s. had I of her stolen hours of lust?” III, 3, 338. “hast such noble s. of thy friend's wrong,” V, 1, 32.
4) sensuality: “one who never feels the wanton stings and motions of the s.” Meas. I, 4, 59. “modesty may more betray our s. than woman's lightness,” II, 2, 169. “if he be none of mine, my sanctity will to my s. bend no licentious ear, but curb it spite of seeing,” Per. V, 3, 30.
5) understanding, power of sound reasoning: “she speaks this in the infirmity of s.” Meas. V, 47. “men . . . indued with intellectual s. and souls,” Err. II, 1, 22. “establish him in his true s. again,” IV, 4, 51. “things hid and barred from common s.” LLL I, 1, 57. “their s. thus weak lost with their fears thus strong,” Mids. III, 2, 27. “I spake unto this crown as having s.” H4B IV, 5, 158. “a woman of quick s.” Troil. IV, 5, 54. “as common as any the most vulgar thing to s.” Hml. I, 2, 99. “restoring his bereaved s.” Lr. IV, 4, 9. “the safer s. will ne'er accommodate his master thus,” IV, 6, 81. “I'll refer me to all things of s.” Oth. I, 2, 64. “a speaking such as s. cannot untie,” Cymb. V, 4, 149. Lr. I, 1, 76?
6) rational meaning, reason: “to thy sensual fault I bring in s.” Sonn. 35, 9. “'gainst rule, 'gainst s., 'gainst shame,” Compl. 271. “were there s. in his idolatry, my substance would be statue in thy stead,” Gent. IV, 4, 205. “he speaks s.” Wiv. II, 1, 129. “she speaks, and 'tis such s.” Meas. II, 2, 142. “her madness hath the oddest frame of s.” V, 61. “as there is s. in truth,” V, 61 “against all s. you do importune her,” V, 61 “when help past s. we deem,” All's II, 1, 127. “what impossibility would slay in common s., s. saves another way,” All's II, 1, 127 “the time disordered doth in common s. crowd us and crush us to this monstrous form, to hold our safety up,” H4B IV, 2, 33. “let --s rule, the word is Pitch and Pay,” H5 II, 3, 51 (Pistol's speech). “our project's life this shape of s. assumes,” Troil. I, 3, 385. “I see no s. for't, but his occasions might have wooed me first,” Tim. III, 3, 14. “proof and bulwark against s.” Hml. III, 4, 38. “in despite of s. and secrecy,” Hml. III, 4, 38
7) meaning, import, signification: “and with good thoughts makes dispensation, urging the worser s. for vantage still,” Lucr. 249 (i. e. always interpreting them in a bad sense; giving them a bad turn). “he in the worst s. construes their denial,” Lucr. 249 “'It cannot be' she in that s. forsook,” Lucr. 249 “an act, under whose heavy s. your brother's life falls into forfeit,” Meas. I, 4, 65. II, 1, 229. II, 4, 74. Ado V, 2, 56. Mids. II, 2, 45. Shr. I, 1, 220. V, 2, 18. Tw. I, 5, 285. H6B III, 1, 186. H6C III, 2, 60. Rom. I, 1, 31. III, 1, 62. Mcb. V, 8, 20. Hml. IV, 5, 7. Oth. I, 3, 12. Oth. I, 3, 12 Ant. IV, 2, 39. Cymb. V, 5, 431.
Hence in all s. == in every respect: “you should in all s. be much bound to him,” Merch. V, 136. in no s. == in no respect, in no manner: “it blots thy beauty . . . and in no s. is meet or amiable,” Shr. V, 2, 141. cf. “the grief is fine, full, perfect, that I taste, and violen-teth in a s. as strong as that which causes it,” Troil. IV, 4, 4 (Ff and no less in a s. as strong).
8) mental power, faculty of thinking and feeling, spirit, mind: “none else to me, nor I to none alive, that my steeled s. or changes right or wrong,” Sonn. 112, 8. “O, that our night of woe might have remembered my deepest s. how hard true sorrow hits,” 120, 10. “ravish human s.” Pilgr. 108. “the morning rise doth cite each moving s.” Pilgr. 108 “you cram these words into mine ears against the stomach of my s.” Tp. II, 1, 107. “my s. breeds with it,” Meas. II, 2, 142. “your s. pursues not mine,” II, 4, 74 (you do not understand my meaning). “his riotous youth, with dangerous s., might in the times to come have ta'en revenge,” IV, 4, 32. “let fancy still my s. in Lethe steep,” Tw. IV, 1, 66. “surprised my s.” Wint. III, 1, 10. “it enchants my s.” Troil. III, 2, 21. “how stiff is my vile s., that I stand up and have ingenious feeling of my huge sorrows,” Lr. IV, 6, 286. “have you a soul or s.” Oth. III, 3, 374. “steeped our s. in soft and delicate Lethe,” Ant. II, 7, 113. “stupify and dull the s. awhile,” Cymb. I, 5, 37. “men's o'erlaboured s. repairs itself by rest,” II, 2, 11. “you are a fair viol, and your s. the strings,” Per. I, 1, 81.
Plur. --s: “the timorous yelping of the hounds appals her --s and her spirit confounds,” Ven. 882. “cheering up her --s all dismayed,” Ven. 882 “their --s I'll restore, and they shall be themselves,” Tp. V, 31. “to work mine end upon their --s,” Tp. V, 31 “their rising --s begin to chase the ignorant fumes,” Tp. V, 31 “howsoe'er you have been justled from your --s,” Tp. V, 31 “call all your --s to you,” Wiv. III, 3, 126. “younger spirits, whose apprehensive --s all but new things disdain,” All's I, 2, 60. “yet have I the benefit of my --s as well as your ladyship,” Tw. V, 314. “your --s, unintelligent of our insufficience,” Wint. I, 1, 15. “if not, my --s, better pleased with madness, do bid it welcome,” IV, 4, 495. “no settled --s of the world can match the pleasure of that madness,” V, 3, 72. “steep my --s in forgetfulness,” H4B III, 1, 8. (sleep) “give as soft attachment to thy --s as infants empty of all thought,” Troil. IV, 2, 5. “being tasted, slays all --s with the heart,” Rom. II, 3, 26. “awake your --s, that you may the better judge,” Caes. III, 2, 17. “the air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself unto our gentle --s,” Mcb. I, 6, 3. “who then shall blame his pestered --s to recoil,” V, 2, 23. “my --s would have cooled to hear a night-shriek,” V, 5, 10. “this rest might yet have balmed thy broken --s,” Lr. III, 6, 105. “the untuned and jarring --s, O, wind up of this child-changed father,” IV, 7, 16. “put thyself into a haviour of less fear, ere wildness vanquish my staider --s,” Cymb. III, 4, 10. “found it murderous to the --s,” IV, 2, 328. “and make my --s credit thy relation,” Per. V, 1, 124.