Seldom, adv. rarely, not often: Lucr. 87. Lucr. 87 Lucr. 87 Sonn. 52, 6. Tp. II, 1, 195. Wiv. II, 2, 105. LLL II, 228. All's II, 1, 100. III, 6, 64. IV, 5, 88. Wint. IV, 2, 43. V, 1, 20. R2 II, 1, 7. H4A I, 2, 230. III, 2, 46. III, 2, 46 H6B III, 1, 268. H6B III, 1, 268 H6C III, 1, 65. IV, 1, 18. R3 II, 3, 4 “(s. comes the better).” III, 1, 11. Tim. I, 2, 228. II, 2, 149. II, 2, 149 V, 1, 148. Caes. I, 2, 205. Ant. V, 2, 248. Per. II Prol. 28. s. when == rarely: “s. when the steeled gaoler is the friend of men,” Meas. IV, 2, 89. “'tis s. when the bee doth leave her comb in the dead carrion,” H4B IV, 4, 79. s. but == usually: “to weep that you live as ye do makes pity in your lovers: s. but that pity begets you a good opinion, and that opinion a mere profit,” Per. IV, 2, 130.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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