Mercury (n.)
messenger of the Roman gods; also, god of commerce
1H4 IV.i.106[Vernon to all, of Prince Hal mounting his horse] Rise from the ground like feathered Mercury
AC IV.xv.35[Cleopatra to Antony] Had I great Juno's power, / The strong-winged Mercury should fetch thee up / And set thee by Jove's side
Ham III.iv.59[Hamlet to Queen, of his father's picture] A station like the herald Mercury
KJ IV.ii.174[King John to Bastard] Be Mercury, set feathers to thy heels
LLL V.ii.919[Armado to all] The words of Mercury are harsh after the songs of Apollo
R3 II.i.90[Richard to King Edward, of Clarence] But he, poor man, by your first order died / And that a winged Mercury did bear
R3 IV.iii.55[King Richard to Ratcliffe] fiery expedition be my wing, / Jove's Mercury, and herald for a king!
TC II.ii.45[Troilus to Helenus] fly like chidden Mercury from Jove
TC II.iii.11[Thersites alone] Mercury, lose all the serpentine craft of thy caduceus
Tit IV.i.65[Marcus to all] Apollo, Pallas, Jove or Mercury / Inspire me
Tit IV.iii.56[Titus distributing arrows] Here, 'To Mercury'
Tit IV.iv.14[Saturninus to all, of the messages] See here's 'To Jove', and this 'To Mercury'
TN I.v.92[Feste to Olivia] Now Mercury endue thee with leasing
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