And I that he by secret charmes hathe sought To make spoyle of myne honor, but in vayne Doe I complayne where theres no profyttinge.
All this worlds glory seemeth vayne to me, And all their showes but shadowes, saving she.
Vayne man, quoth I, that hast but little priefe* In deep discovery of the mynds disease; Is not the hart of all the body chiefe, And rules the members as it selfe doth please?
That hee which dilygently weyed the Gouernement of this Worlde, shall perceiue no other Felycitye therein then a vayne and foolysh apparence of goodnesse.
And herewithall hee began to ioyne many trifling and vayne words, whych dalyinge Suters by heate of Lusty bloude bee wont to shoote forth, to declare theym selues not to be Speachlesse, or Tongue tied.
But beware touche there nothynge to a vayne vse or nycete of the worlde.
Also of ony mouynge to wrath or to vayne heuynes or vayne gladnes.
Beware also of vayne glory / lyftynge vp your vysage & voyce on hyghe as wymen done in the worlde.
We have now the stooppe of vayne trustes ande the stey of vayne expectations; lett us alle pray for hys preservatione.
So then eyther we shall augment the historie of a lie or els that which is holden at this daye of the true Crosse, is but a vayne and triflyng opinion.
There were no tears shed except some of joy, which trickled over the somewhat pale cheeks of Mrs. M'Vayne herself when she noted how manly her boys had grown.
It must not be supposed for a single moment that although the boys M'Vayne liked fun and adventure in their own wild land, just as you or I or any other boys do, reader, their education was neglected.
Both the young fellows M'Vayne were below at present, and the vessel was battened down.
So that very day it was all arranged, and Laird M'Vayne had a letter to that effect.
Pretty little Flora M'Vayne was half afraid of the London boy at first.
Mrs. M'Vayne kept up as well as she could, and so did the boys.
Not only the boys but M'Vayne himself were heroic.
Laird M'Vayne himself came to the porch to meet his children.
Chief M'Vayne was much averse at first to his sons becoming mere boys before the mast, but Duncan and Conal were determined, and so he came round at last and gave his consent.
And yonder, waiting anxiously on the quay, was Laird M'Vayne himself.
By thys tale ye perceyue howe nycely the vayne braggynge of the frenche man was deryded.
Therfore the beste is, that euery man liue well, as a good Christen man shulde, and care nat for the vayne wordes and ianglynge of the people.
Alas oft goddes goodes and cristis herytage Of suche folys is wastyd and spent in vayne In great folyes mundaynes and outrage Where it decreed, and ordeyned is certayne.
Of people vnthryfty is alway to despyse And diffame other whiche ar but innocent Wherfore let suche as ar discrete and wyse Nought set by them that lesyngys doth deuyse Nor theyr vayne foly: for he that doth certayne Is but, a fole.
Of inprofytable and vayne prayers vowes and peticyons.
And so thou sekest reward of folkes smale wordes, and of vayne praysinges.
In vayne travayle men to cacche any stedship, but-if ye, lady, 40 first the locke unshet.
For vayne honour, or for the worldes good, They that whylom the stronge werres made, 100 Wher be they now?
Plato also, that diuine Philosopher, hath many Godly medicines agaynst the poyson of vayne pleasure, in many places, but specially in his Epistles to Dionisius the tyrant of Plat.
Gyges seyng that by no meanes, hee could auoyde the vayne requeste of the king, was readie at the tyme appoynted.
Of all follies wherewith vayne men be affected, the follie of immoderate loue is moste to bee detested.
But I wil tell thee, this thy determination is but vayne and frustrate: for I haue intangled thee in suche nettes, as thou canst not escape: but by one meane or other thou shalt be forced to pay mee.
Morouer howevayne this ther excuse is / that sayinge dothe sufficyentlie declare / in which the lorde pronounceth.
Then sayd the accuser, I repent that euer such a poore man as you should put these noble Lordes to so great encumbrance thys day by your vayne speakyng.
Oh, Miss Ida, there's Lord and Lady Bannerdale and Lady Vayne and two of the young ladies in the drawing-room.
He saw at once that he had mistaken his subject; he took De Vayne for a man whose goodness and humility would make him pliant to all designs.
De Vayne joined them in the court, and was quite startled to see Julian looking so ill.
It was on about the fourth evening that De Vayne awoke to complete consciousness.
So Bruce managed, without any apparent manoeuvring, to see more of De Vayne at various men's rooms, and he generally made a point of sitting next to him when he could.
De Vayne took the proffered seat, and Bruce immediately seated himself at his left hand.
Surely that must be De Vayne himself," says Suton running forward.
Lord De Vayne played well on the piano, and knowing Julian's passion for music, was rewarded for his unselfish efforts by complete success in rousing his attention.
Yet he hardly liked to suggest that Kennedy should give a wine-party, and ask De Vayne and himself; so that he was rather puzzled.
At length a slight sound awoke him, and he saw De Vayne standing by him.
The others carried De Vayne to his bedroom as quickly as they could, and anxiously awaited the doctor's arrival.
The livid face, with the dry foam upon the lips, filled them with alarm, but they had not any conception what to do, and fancied that De Vayne was in a fit.
I leave thys mortall lyfe: Farewell, vayne worlde, and alle that's deare, Mye sonnes and lovynge wyfe!
Nowe, nowe, wylle Harolde or oppressionne falle, Ne moe the Englyshmenne yn vayne for hele[144] shal calle.
Birtha, ynvayne thou wouldste mee recreand doe; I moste, I wylle, fyghte for mie countries wele, And leave thee for ytt.
And there they do require the bishop of Rome to send none of his clarkes to execute such prouinciall causes, lest els say they, mought be brought in the vayne pride of the world into the Churche of Christe.
Wherevpon whyle this eternall worde of God be our rocke and anker to sticke vnto, we will haue pacience with all the vayne inuentions of men, who labour so highly to magnifie their tongues, to exalt them selues aboue al that is God.
Once they were inside, Vayne closed and dogged the hatch, and started to open the inside pressure door.
Vayne quickly ran his hands down the sides of his boots.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "vayne" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
