VACANCY. The city cast Her people out upon her, and Antony, Enthroned in the market-place, did sit alone, Whistling to the air ;
which, but for vacancy, Had gone to gaze on Cleopatra too, And made a gap in nature. A. C. ii. 2.
Valour. (See also Courage). He's truly valiant, that can wisely suffer The worst that man can breathe ; and make his wrongs His
outsides ; wear them, like his raiment, carelessly ; And ne'er prefer his injuries to his heart, To bring it into danger. T. A. iii. 5.
Here, there, and every where, he leaves and takes ; Dexterity so obeying appetite, That what he will, he does ; and does so much, That proof is call'd impossibility. T.C. v. 5.
Engaging and redeeming of himself, With such a careless force, and forceless care, . As if that luck, in very spite of cunning, Bade him
win all. T. C. v. 5.
It is held, That valour is the chiefest virtue, and Most dignifies the haver : if it be, The man I speak of cannot in the world Be singly counterpois'd. C. ii. 2.
His valour shown upon our crests to-day, Hath taught us how to cherish such high deeds, Even in the bosom of our adversaries.
H. IV. pt. I. v. 5.
0, this boy Lends mettle to us all ! H. IV. pt. I. v. 4.
Methought he bore him in the thickest troop, As doth a lion in a herd of neat : . Or as a bear encompass'd round with dogs, Who, having pinch'd a few, and made them cry, The rest stand all aloof and bark at him. H. VI. pt. III. ii. 1.
When valour preys on reason, It eats the sword it fights with. A. G. iii. 11.
In a false quarrel their is no true valour. M. A. v. 1.
I told you, Sir, they were red hot with drinking ; So full of valour, that they smote the air For breathing in their faces ; beat the ground For kissing of their feet. T. iv. 1.
Plague on't ; an I thought he had been valiant, and so cunning in fence, I'd have seen him damned ere I'd have challenged him.
T.N. ii. 4.
What valour were it, when a cur doth grin, For one to thrust his hand between his teeth, When he might spurn him with his foot away ?
H. VI. pt. III. i. 4.
The Douglas, and the Hotspur, both together, Are confident against the world in arms. H. IV. pt. I. v. 1.
Disdaining fortune, with his brandish'd steel, Which smok'd with bloody execution, Like valour's minion Carv'd out his passage, till he fac'd the slave. M. i. 1.
The better part of valour is discretion ; in the which better part I have saved my life. H. IV. pt. I. v. 4.
Why, thou knowest I'm as valiant as Hercules : but beware instinct ; the lion will not touch the true prince. Instinct is a great matter ; I was a coward on instinct. I shall think the better of myself and thee during my life ; I, for a valiant lion, and thou, for a true prince.
H. IV. pt. I. ii. 4.
VALUATION. Their fortunes both are weigh'd : In your lord's scale is nothing but himself, And some few vanities that make him light. R. II. iii. 4.
VALUE. What is aught, but as 'tis valued ? T. C. ii. 2.
But value dwells not in particular will; It holds his estimate and dignity As well wherein 'tis precious of itself As in the prizer : 'tis mad idolatry, To make the service greater than the god ; And the will dotes, that is attributive To what infectiously itself affects, Without
some image of the affected merit. T. C. ii. 2.
VANITY. We are such stuff As dreams are made of, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep. T. iv. 1.
To worship shadows and adore false shapes. T. G. iv. 2.
Light vanity, insatiate cormorant, Consuming means, soon preys upon itself. R. II. ii. 1.
By the strength of their illusion Shall draw him on to his confusion. M. iii. 5.
Shine out, fair sun, till I have bought a glass, That I may see my shadow as I pass. R. III. i. 2.
VENERATION. There is an old poor man, Who after me hath many a weary step Limp'd in pure love ; till he be first suffic'd,
Oppress'd with two great evils, age and hunger, I will not touch a bit. A. Y. ii. 7.
Let but the commons hear this testament, (Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read,) And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's
wounds, And dip their napkins in his sacred blood Yea, beg a hair of him for memory, And, dying, mention it within their wills,
Bequeathing it, as a rich legacy, Unto their issue. J. C. iii. 2.
VENETIAN Women. I know our country disposition well ; In Venice they do let heaven see the pranks They dare not show their
husbands ; their best conscience Is — not to leave undone, but keep unknown. 0. iii. 3.
VENGEANCE. Are there no stones in heaven But what serve for the thunder ? 0. v. 2.
Arise, black vengeance, from thy hollow cell ! Yield up, O love, thy crown and hearted throne, To tyrannous hate ! swell, bosom, with thy fraught, For 'tis of aspics' tongues ! 0. iii. 3.
VERACITY. If Jupiter Should from yond' cloud speak divine things And say, 'tis true, I'd not believe them more Than thee, all noble Marcius. C. iv. 5.
VERBOSITY (See also Words). He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his agrument. L.L. v. 1.
Words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart. T.C.v.3.
Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing, more than any man in all Venice : His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff; you shall seek all day ere you find them, and when you have found them, they are not worth the search.
M. V. i. 1.
VERILY. Verily ! You put me off with limber vows : But I, Though you would seek to unsphere the stars with oaths, Should yet say,
Sir, no going. Verily, You shall not go ; a lady's verily is As potent as a lord's. W.T. i. 2.
VETERAN. He did look far Into the service of the time, and was Discipled of the bravest ; he lasted long ; But on us both did haggish
age steal on, And wore us out of act. A. W. i. 2.
VICE, Prevalent. All sects, all ages, smack of this vice. M. M. ii. 2
Yes, in good sooth, the vice is of a great kindred ; it is well allied. M. M. iii. 2.
VICISSITUDE. Yet better thus, and known to be contemn'd, Than still contemn'd and flatter' d. To be worst, The lowest, and most dejected thing of fortune, Stands still in esperance, lives not in fear : The lamentable change is from the best ; The worst returns to
laughter. Welcome then, Thou unsubstantial air, that I embrace ! The wretch, that thou hast blown unto the worst, Owes nothing to thy blasts. K. L. iv. 1.
World, world, world ! But that thy strange mutations make us hate thee, Life would not yield to age. K. L. iv. 1.
VICTORY. To whom God will, there be the victory. H. VI. pt. III. ii. 5.
A victory is twice itself, when the achiever brings home full numbers. M. A. i. 1.
Thus far our fortune keeps an upward course, And we are grac'd with wreaths of victory. H. VI. pt. III. v. 3.
0, such a day, So fought, so follow'd, and so fairly won, Come not, till now, to dignify the times, Since Caesar's fortunes.
H. IV. pt. II. i. 1.
Mine enemies are all knit up In their distractions. T. iii. 3.
VILLAIN (See also Knave, Rogue). Slave, soulless villain, dog ! O rarely base ! A. C. v. 2.
When rich villains have need of poor ones, poor ones may make what price they will. M. A. iii. 3.
He hath out-villained villany so far, that the rarity redeems him. A. W. iv. 3.
I like not fair terms, and a villain's mind. M. V. i. 3.
In this, though I cannot be said to be a flattering honest man, it must not be denied that I am a plain-dealing villain. M. A. i. 3.
VIRAGO. I would not marry her, though she were endowed with all that Adam had left him before he transgressed : she would have
made Hercules have turned spit ; yea, and have cleft his club to make the fire too. * * I would to God some scholar would conjure her ; for, certainly, while she is here, a man may live as quiet in hell, as in a sanctuary. M. A. ii. 1.
VIRGINITY. Bless our poor virginity from underminers and blowers up. Is there no military policy, how virgins might blow up men ?
A. W. i. 1.
VIRTUE. Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful. M. M. iii. 1.
But virtue, as it never will be mov'd, Though lewdness court it in a shape of heaven ; So lust, though to a radiant angel link'd, Will sate itself in a celestial bed, And prey on garbage. H. i. 5.
Never could the strumpet, With all her double vigour, art, and nature, Once stir my temper ; but this virtuous maid Subdues me quite :
Ever, till now, When men were fond, I smil'd, and wonder'd how. M. M. ii. 2.
Assume a virtue, if you have it not. That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat Of habit's devil, is angel yet in this ; That to the use of actions fair and good He likewise gives a frock, or livery, That aptly is put on. H. iii. 4.
Virtue is of so little regard in these costermonger times, that true valour is turned bear-herd. H. IV. pt. II. i. 2.
And Ability. I held it ever, Virtue and cunning were endowments greater Than nobleness and riches : careless heirs May the two latter darken and expend ; But immortality attends the former, Making a man a god. P. P. iii. 2.
Rewarded. Virtue preserved from fell destruction's blast, Led on by heaven, and crown' d with joy at last. P.P.v. Ep.
VITUPERATION (See also Abuse). What man of good temper could endure this tempest of exclamation ? H. IV. pt. II. ii. 1.
The bitter clamour of two eager tongues. R. II. i. 1.
VOCATION. Why, Hal, 'tis my vocation, Hal; 'tis no sin for a man to labour in his vocation. H. IV. pt. I. i. 2.
VOICE. The shepherd knows not thunder from a tabor, More than I know the sound of Marcius' tongue, From every meaner man's.
C. i. 6.
Melodious. Who starves the ears she feeds, and makes them hungry, The more she gives them speech. P. P. v. 1.
VOWS (See also Lovers' Vows, Oaths). Riotous madness, To be entangled with those mouth-made vows Which break themselves in swearing. A.C. i. 3.
The gods are deaf to hot and peevish vows They are polluted offerings, more abhor'd Than spotted livers in the sacrifice.
T. C. v. 3.
Men's vows are women's traitors ! All good seeming, By thy revolt, O husband, shall be thought Put on for villany ; not born, wher't grows ; But worn, a bait for ladies. Cym. iii. 4.
It is the purpose that makes strong the vow ; But vows to every purpose must not hold. T. C. v. 3.
Unheedful vows may needfully be broken. T. G. ii. 6.
Connubial, Falsified (See also Incontinence). Such an act, That blurs the grace and blush of modesty ; Calls virtue, hypocrite ; takes off the rose From the fair forehead of an innocent love, And sets a blister there ; makes marriage vows As false as dicers' oaths.
H. iii. 4.
which, but for vacancy, Had gone to gaze on Cleopatra too, And made a gap in nature. A. C. ii. 2.
Valour. (See also Courage). He's truly valiant, that can wisely suffer The worst that man can breathe ; and make his wrongs His
outsides ; wear them, like his raiment, carelessly ; And ne'er prefer his injuries to his heart, To bring it into danger. T. A. iii. 5.
Here, there, and every where, he leaves and takes ; Dexterity so obeying appetite, That what he will, he does ; and does so much, That proof is call'd impossibility. T.C. v. 5.
Engaging and redeeming of himself, With such a careless force, and forceless care, . As if that luck, in very spite of cunning, Bade him
win all. T. C. v. 5.
It is held, That valour is the chiefest virtue, and Most dignifies the haver : if it be, The man I speak of cannot in the world Be singly counterpois'd. C. ii. 2.
His valour shown upon our crests to-day, Hath taught us how to cherish such high deeds, Even in the bosom of our adversaries.
H. IV. pt. I. v. 5.
0, this boy Lends mettle to us all ! H. IV. pt. I. v. 4.
Methought he bore him in the thickest troop, As doth a lion in a herd of neat : . Or as a bear encompass'd round with dogs, Who, having pinch'd a few, and made them cry, The rest stand all aloof and bark at him. H. VI. pt. III. ii. 1.
When valour preys on reason, It eats the sword it fights with. A. G. iii. 11.
In a false quarrel their is no true valour. M. A. v. 1.
I told you, Sir, they were red hot with drinking ; So full of valour, that they smote the air For breathing in their faces ; beat the ground For kissing of their feet. T. iv. 1.
Plague on't ; an I thought he had been valiant, and so cunning in fence, I'd have seen him damned ere I'd have challenged him.
T.N. ii. 4.
What valour were it, when a cur doth grin, For one to thrust his hand between his teeth, When he might spurn him with his foot away ?
H. VI. pt. III. i. 4.
The Douglas, and the Hotspur, both together, Are confident against the world in arms. H. IV. pt. I. v. 1.
Disdaining fortune, with his brandish'd steel, Which smok'd with bloody execution, Like valour's minion Carv'd out his passage, till he fac'd the slave. M. i. 1.
The better part of valour is discretion ; in the which better part I have saved my life. H. IV. pt. I. v. 4.
Why, thou knowest I'm as valiant as Hercules : but beware instinct ; the lion will not touch the true prince. Instinct is a great matter ; I was a coward on instinct. I shall think the better of myself and thee during my life ; I, for a valiant lion, and thou, for a true prince.
H. IV. pt. I. ii. 4.
VALUATION. Their fortunes both are weigh'd : In your lord's scale is nothing but himself, And some few vanities that make him light. R. II. iii. 4.
VALUE. What is aught, but as 'tis valued ? T. C. ii. 2.
But value dwells not in particular will; It holds his estimate and dignity As well wherein 'tis precious of itself As in the prizer : 'tis mad idolatry, To make the service greater than the god ; And the will dotes, that is attributive To what infectiously itself affects, Without
some image of the affected merit. T. C. ii. 2.
VANITY. We are such stuff As dreams are made of, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep. T. iv. 1.
To worship shadows and adore false shapes. T. G. iv. 2.
Light vanity, insatiate cormorant, Consuming means, soon preys upon itself. R. II. ii. 1.
By the strength of their illusion Shall draw him on to his confusion. M. iii. 5.
Shine out, fair sun, till I have bought a glass, That I may see my shadow as I pass. R. III. i. 2.
VENERATION. There is an old poor man, Who after me hath many a weary step Limp'd in pure love ; till he be first suffic'd,
Oppress'd with two great evils, age and hunger, I will not touch a bit. A. Y. ii. 7.
Let but the commons hear this testament, (Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read,) And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's
wounds, And dip their napkins in his sacred blood Yea, beg a hair of him for memory, And, dying, mention it within their wills,
Bequeathing it, as a rich legacy, Unto their issue. J. C. iii. 2.
VENETIAN Women. I know our country disposition well ; In Venice they do let heaven see the pranks They dare not show their
husbands ; their best conscience Is — not to leave undone, but keep unknown. 0. iii. 3.
VENGEANCE. Are there no stones in heaven But what serve for the thunder ? 0. v. 2.
Arise, black vengeance, from thy hollow cell ! Yield up, O love, thy crown and hearted throne, To tyrannous hate ! swell, bosom, with thy fraught, For 'tis of aspics' tongues ! 0. iii. 3.
VERACITY. If Jupiter Should from yond' cloud speak divine things And say, 'tis true, I'd not believe them more Than thee, all noble Marcius. C. iv. 5.
VERBOSITY (See also Words). He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his agrument. L.L. v. 1.
Words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart. T.C.v.3.
Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing, more than any man in all Venice : His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff; you shall seek all day ere you find them, and when you have found them, they are not worth the search.
M. V. i. 1.
VERILY. Verily ! You put me off with limber vows : But I, Though you would seek to unsphere the stars with oaths, Should yet say,
Sir, no going. Verily, You shall not go ; a lady's verily is As potent as a lord's. W.T. i. 2.
VETERAN. He did look far Into the service of the time, and was Discipled of the bravest ; he lasted long ; But on us both did haggish
age steal on, And wore us out of act. A. W. i. 2.
VICE, Prevalent. All sects, all ages, smack of this vice. M. M. ii. 2
Yes, in good sooth, the vice is of a great kindred ; it is well allied. M. M. iii. 2.
VICISSITUDE. Yet better thus, and known to be contemn'd, Than still contemn'd and flatter' d. To be worst, The lowest, and most dejected thing of fortune, Stands still in esperance, lives not in fear : The lamentable change is from the best ; The worst returns to
laughter. Welcome then, Thou unsubstantial air, that I embrace ! The wretch, that thou hast blown unto the worst, Owes nothing to thy blasts. K. L. iv. 1.
World, world, world ! But that thy strange mutations make us hate thee, Life would not yield to age. K. L. iv. 1.
VICTORY. To whom God will, there be the victory. H. VI. pt. III. ii. 5.
A victory is twice itself, when the achiever brings home full numbers. M. A. i. 1.
Thus far our fortune keeps an upward course, And we are grac'd with wreaths of victory. H. VI. pt. III. v. 3.
0, such a day, So fought, so follow'd, and so fairly won, Come not, till now, to dignify the times, Since Caesar's fortunes.
H. IV. pt. II. i. 1.
Mine enemies are all knit up In their distractions. T. iii. 3.
VILLAIN (See also Knave, Rogue). Slave, soulless villain, dog ! O rarely base ! A. C. v. 2.
When rich villains have need of poor ones, poor ones may make what price they will. M. A. iii. 3.
He hath out-villained villany so far, that the rarity redeems him. A. W. iv. 3.
I like not fair terms, and a villain's mind. M. V. i. 3.
In this, though I cannot be said to be a flattering honest man, it must not be denied that I am a plain-dealing villain. M. A. i. 3.
VIRAGO. I would not marry her, though she were endowed with all that Adam had left him before he transgressed : she would have
made Hercules have turned spit ; yea, and have cleft his club to make the fire too. * * I would to God some scholar would conjure her ; for, certainly, while she is here, a man may live as quiet in hell, as in a sanctuary. M. A. ii. 1.
VIRGINITY. Bless our poor virginity from underminers and blowers up. Is there no military policy, how virgins might blow up men ?
A. W. i. 1.
VIRTUE. Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful. M. M. iii. 1.
But virtue, as it never will be mov'd, Though lewdness court it in a shape of heaven ; So lust, though to a radiant angel link'd, Will sate itself in a celestial bed, And prey on garbage. H. i. 5.
Never could the strumpet, With all her double vigour, art, and nature, Once stir my temper ; but this virtuous maid Subdues me quite :
Ever, till now, When men were fond, I smil'd, and wonder'd how. M. M. ii. 2.
Assume a virtue, if you have it not. That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat Of habit's devil, is angel yet in this ; That to the use of actions fair and good He likewise gives a frock, or livery, That aptly is put on. H. iii. 4.
Virtue is of so little regard in these costermonger times, that true valour is turned bear-herd. H. IV. pt. II. i. 2.
And Ability. I held it ever, Virtue and cunning were endowments greater Than nobleness and riches : careless heirs May the two latter darken and expend ; But immortality attends the former, Making a man a god. P. P. iii. 2.
Rewarded. Virtue preserved from fell destruction's blast, Led on by heaven, and crown' d with joy at last. P.P.v. Ep.
VITUPERATION (See also Abuse). What man of good temper could endure this tempest of exclamation ? H. IV. pt. II. ii. 1.
The bitter clamour of two eager tongues. R. II. i. 1.
VOCATION. Why, Hal, 'tis my vocation, Hal; 'tis no sin for a man to labour in his vocation. H. IV. pt. I. i. 2.
VOICE. The shepherd knows not thunder from a tabor, More than I know the sound of Marcius' tongue, From every meaner man's.
C. i. 6.
Melodious. Who starves the ears she feeds, and makes them hungry, The more she gives them speech. P. P. v. 1.
VOWS (See also Lovers' Vows, Oaths). Riotous madness, To be entangled with those mouth-made vows Which break themselves in swearing. A.C. i. 3.
The gods are deaf to hot and peevish vows They are polluted offerings, more abhor'd Than spotted livers in the sacrifice.
T. C. v. 3.
Men's vows are women's traitors ! All good seeming, By thy revolt, O husband, shall be thought Put on for villany ; not born, wher't grows ; But worn, a bait for ladies. Cym. iii. 4.
It is the purpose that makes strong the vow ; But vows to every purpose must not hold. T. C. v. 3.
Unheedful vows may needfully be broken. T. G. ii. 6.
Connubial, Falsified (See also Incontinence). Such an act, That blurs the grace and blush of modesty ; Calls virtue, hypocrite ; takes off the rose From the fair forehead of an innocent love, And sets a blister there ; makes marriage vows As false as dicers' oaths.
H. iii. 4.