USE. 'Never mind the use; do it,' ii. 92.
V.
VACUITY. 'I find little but dismal vacuity, neither business nor pleasure,' iii. 380, n. 3; 'Madam, I do not like to come down to vacuity,' ii. 410.
VERSE. 'Verse sweetens toil' (Gifford), v. 117.
VERSES. 'They are the forcible verses of a man of a strong mind, but not accustomed to write verse,' iv. 24.
VEX. 'He delighted to vex them, no doubt; but he had more delight in
seeing how well he could vex them,' ii. 334;
'Sir, he hoped it would vex somebody,' iv. 9;
'Public affairs vex no man,' iv. 220.
VICE. 'Thy body is all vice, and thy mind all virtue,' i. 250; 'Madam, you are here not for the love of virtue but the fear of vice,' ii. 435.
VIRTUE. 'I think there is some reason for questioning whether virtue cannot stand its ground as long as life,' iv. 374, n. 5.
Vitam. 'Vitam continet una dies,' i, 84.
VIVACITY. 'There is a courtly vivacity about the fellow,' ii. 465; 'Depend upon it, Sir, vivacity is much an art, and depends greatly on habit,' ii. 462.