Question

What though I kill'd her husband and her father?
The readiest way to make the wench amends
Is to become her husband and her father:
The which will I; not all so much for love
As for another secret close intent,
By marrying her which I must reach unto.
But yet I run before my horse to market:
Clarence still breathes; Edward still lives and reigns:
When they are gone, then must I count my gains.

What is the meaning of the phrase "I run before my horse to market"?

to be extremely busy
to make devious plans
to be in denial
to be very impatient
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Answer 1

The phrase as used in the statement above means to be very impatient.
The horse is a transport animal that once can use to go anywhere including market, when someone now runs before his horse to market, leaving the horse behind, that means the person is been very impatient.