vainness

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O the vainness, and the frailties, and the foolishness of men!

From The Book of Mormon by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

But this was a position the vainness of which I couldn't join: it was no part of my disposition to combat, or even regret, the inevitable.

From San Crist?bal de la Habana by Hergesheimer, Joseph

His was a curious temperament, and this sentimentality, born of vainness and idle hours, by no means expressed it all.

From Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch by Haggard, Henry Rider

Shakespeare says:— 'I hate ingratitude more in a man Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness, Or any taint of vice whose strong corruption Inhabits our frail blood.'

From The Hero of the Humber or the History of the Late Mr. John Ellerthorpe by Woodcock, Henry

He forbids it, Being free from vainness and self-glorious pride; Giving full trophy, signal, and ostent Quite from himself to God.

From King Henry V by Shakespeare, William