How to each sence thou so didst vertue fit, That all grew vertuous to be thought t' have wit.
Now comes the sage Matron Experience, saying that she hath learnt a secret from a prudent Doctor that's worth its weight in Gold, nor can the vertue thereof be too much commended.
I saw not the triall hereof, but it was reported unto me of a truth; by the vertue thereof we supposed it to be the Sea Unicorne.
This stone is that which in auncient time was called Batrachites, and they attribute unto it a vertue besides the former, namely, for the breaking of the stone in the bladder, and against the Falling sicknes.
And that these two should consort together, the Ancients did signify, when they made this one Word, Virtus, to imply both the Strength of Body, and Vertue of the Mind.
All the later Physitians do attribute the vertue of the Unicorn's horne to the Rhinocereos horn.
And as to purpose likewise it shall fall To presse the vertue that it may not rise, As dronkennesse good-felowship to call.
What sinne you do, to saue a brothers life, Nature dispenses with the deede so farre, That it becomes a vertue Isa.
I know yourvertue hath a licence in't, Which seemes a little fouler then it is, To plucke on others Ang.
Vertue is bold, and goodnes neuer fearefull: Haue you not heard speake of Mariana the sister of Fredericke the great Souldier, who miscarried at Sea?
No might, nor greatnesse in mortality Can censure scape: Back-wounding calumnie The whitest vertue strikes.
I say a gentleman both ofvertue and of lignage, with whose sacrifice God was much pleased.
Mirth recreates our spirites and voydeth pensiuenesse, Mirth increaseth amitie, not hindring our wealth, Mirth is to be vsed both of more and lesse, Being mixed with vertue in decent comlynesse.
Nor send more vertue in a countrie mayd, I tell the Bohan it doth make me merrie, To thinke the deeds the king meanes to performe.
Madam tis vertue in your grace to plead, But we that see his vaine vntoward course, Cannot but flie the fire before it burne, 1040 And shun the Court before we see his fall.
As much salute as may become my sex, And hee in vertue can vouchsafe to thinke, I yeeld him for the courteous Countesse sake.
Since fool-haste is not greatest speed, I would thou shouldest learne to know How to make vertue of a need, Since that necessitie hath no law.
Such (belike) was the vertue of his curse, that it gave to brute beasts, a discretion and knowledge of the persons, that were in danger of it.
Whereunto is added the tyme that Herbes, Floures and Seedes should bee gathered to bee kept the whole yeare, wyth the vertue of the Herbes when they are stylled.
A Compendious Herbal, discovering the Physical Vertue of all Herbs in this Kingdom, and what Planet rules each Herb, and how to gather them in their Planetary Hours.
Fyve yeares he may be kept in his vertue; by the Roses he hath vertue of comfortinge and by the hony he hath vertu of clensinge.
The vertue of this herbe is thus, if it be rosted in the ashes in red docke leaves or in red wort leaves it fretteth awai dead flesh of a wounde.
A vertue whereby to euery thynge is gyuen that that to it be- longeth.
Iustice is a morall vertue / wherby men be the werkers of rightfull thynges (that is to saye) whereby they bothe loue & also do suche thynges as be iust.
Also many other notable examples of vertue were in hym in that age / specially that he edified the vniuersitie of Paris.
Now surely I shall reach the Clouds, For none besides such Vertue shrouds: Having scal'd this with holy Strains, Nought higher but the Heaven remains!
She also brighter seem'd, than she had been, Vertue darts forth a Lightning 'bove the Skin.
You that her excel In every Vertue, may in Prudence well Suspend your Care; knowing what power befriends Your Hopes, and what on Vertue still attends.
Her Vertue yet her Beauties so out-shon, As Beauty did the Garments she put on!
Togeather with such other small parcells of lands as they or any of them are personally possessed of or intressed in, by vertue of any former titles or grante whatsoever.
Farewell, my Lord, securely I espy Vertue with Valour, couched in thine eye: Order the triall Marshall, and begin Mar.
So shall my Vertue be his Vices bawd, And he shall spend mine Honour, with his Shame; As thriftlesse Sonnes, their scraping Fathers Gold.
Sidenote 59: woman can no haue vertue in equalitie with man.
An idol I call that, which hath the forme and apparance, but lacketh the vertue and strength, which the name and proportion do resemble and promise.
The maide, like Paradice, vndrest, vntil'd, Beares crops of natiue vertue in her breast.
O why did Fame my heart to loue betray, By telling my Deares vertue and perfection?
Euen with this Bodkin you may lie unharmed, Your beauty is with vertue so well armed.
But my firme loue could this assault well beare, Which vertue had, not beauty for his ground.
Within my soule, O heavenly vertue rest, Untill my soule with heaven it selfe bee blest.
Or to the Iewell which this vertue had, That men were mad till they might it obtaine, But when they had it, they were twise as mad, Till they were dipossest of it againe.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "vertue" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
