279. Will you see?

Wilt thou see? (1 H. IV. ii. 3.)

Will you see the players well bestowed? (Ham. ii. 2.)

See it be returned. (Tw. G. Ver. i. 2.)

See that at any hand,

And see thou read no other lectures to her. (Tam. Sh. i. 1.)

་

This is Othello's ancient, as I take it. (Ib. v. 1.)

283. All this while.

Now the dog all this while sheds not a tear.

284. Of grace.

(Tw. G. Ver. ii. 3.)

(? French 'de grace.')

By God's grace. (Rich II. i. 3; 2 Hen. VI. i. 1, rep.; Rich. III.

ii. 3; Hen. V. i. 2.)

By Heaven's grace. (Ib. i. 3.)

By the grace of grace. (Macb. v. 7.)

For goodness' sake, consider what you do. (IIen. VIII. iii. 1.)

285. As is . . .

O he's as tedious

As is a tired horse. (1 Hen. IV. iii. 1, and ib. iii. 1, 220.)

286. Let it not displease you.

Let it not displease thee. (T. Shrew, i. 1.)

You are not displeased with this? (Tit. And. i. 2.)

287. You put me in mynd.

Let me put in your mind. (R. III. i. 3, twice; iv. 2.)

Heaven put it in thy mind. (2 Hen. IV. iv. 4.)

The bells of St. Bennet may put you in mind. (Tw. N. v. 1.)

Will you put me in mind? (Cor. v. 5.)

Bear you it mind. (Per. iv. 4, Gower.)

288. I object.

It is well objected. . . . This blot that they object against.

Perhaps thou wilt object my holy oath. (3 Hen. VI. v. 2.)
Him that did object. (Rich. III. ii. 4.)

He doth object I am too young. (Mer. Wiv. iii. 4.)

I dare your worst objections. (Hen. VIII. iii. 2.) &c.

289. I demand.

He doth demand. (L. L. L. ii. 1.)

Speak, demand; we'll answer. (Macb. iv. 1.)
I do demand of thee. (John, iii. 1, rep.)
The suit which you demand is gone. (Ib. iv. 2.)
Why may not I demand? (Ib. v.)

(A frequent form.)

290. I distinguish, &c.

Can you distinguish of a man? (R. III. ii. 1.)

Since I could distinguish a benefit and an injury. (Oth. i. 3.) (Twelve times.)

291. A matter not in question.

This is not the question: the question is, &c. (Mer. Wiv. i. 1.)

Our haste leaves unquestioned matters of needful value.

The phrase is to the matter. (Ib. v. i.)
This encompassment and drift of question.
No question. . . . Past question.
The matter. Speak, I pray you.

Out of our question we wipe him.

(M. M. i. 1.)

(Ham. ii. 1.)

(Tw. N. i. 3.) (Cor. i. 1.)

(Ant. Cl. ii. 2.)

('What's the matter?' 'No matter,' 'Come to the matter,'

occur about 250 times in the plays. with 'What's the matter,' frequent.

1384.)

292. Few woordes need.

Few words suffice. (A. W. i. 1.)

How now,' in combination

Compare Nos. 313 and

Is it sad, and few words? ... Go to, no more words.

(M. M. iii. 2.)

Pauca verba, Sir John (rep.). (Mer. Wiv. i. 1.)

Therefore paucas pallabris. (Tam. Sh. i. [ind.] and Hen. V. ii. 1.) What needs more words? (Ant. Cl. ii. 7.) &c.

293. You have.

I cannot tell what you have done; I have. (Ib. ii. 2.)

You conclude, then, that I am a sheep?

I do. (Tw. G. Ver. i. 1.)

And have you (done it)?

I have. (Tw. G. Ver. ii. 1.)

(And John, i. 1, 8; Jul. Cæs. ii. 2, 92; Ham. ii. 2, 183.)

294. Well.

Well, well.

Well, well? (Tr. Cr. i. 2.)

Well, go to, very well. (Oth. iv. 2.)

(Tw. G. Ver. i. 1, 139; i. 2, 132; i. 3, 65; Mer. W. i. 2, 6; i. 3, 65, 66, 74; ii 1-40, 82, 113, 146, 150; Cor. i. 1, 41.)

Well, sir. (Tw. N. Kins. ii. 3, 69, and iii. 1, 17.)

(The peculiarity of the use of this word consists in the fact that Shakespeare uses it both as continuing a conversation and as concluding it; other authors, previous and contemporary, in the first manner only.)

(Love at first sight. As Y. L. iii. 5, 81; Tr. Cr. v. 2, 9; Temp. i. 2, 242)

300. That agayne.

That strain again, it had a dying fall. (Tw. N. i. 1.)

Little again, nothing but low and little.

301. More or less.

(M. N. D. iii. 2.) &c.

More or less. (Tit. And. iv. 2, and Lear, i. 1.)

302. I find that strange.

I find it strange. (Squire's Conspiracy, 1589.)

If it be so. (As Y. L. iii. 5, 67, and Macb. iii. 1, 63, iv. 3, 101.) I find the people strangely fantasied. (John, iv. 2.)

This is most strange. (Temp. iv. 1.)

I should not think it strange. (M. M. iv. 6.)

'Tis strange. (H. V. iii. 2.)

That, methinks, is strange.
This, methinks, is strange.
Tis strange, 'tis very strange.

(Jul. Cæs. iv. 3.)
(C'or. i. 1, and ii. 1.)

(AW's W. ii. 3, and Oth. i. 1.)

(About thirty times in the plays.)