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Synonyms: bootless; conceited; egotistic; egotistical; fruitless; futile; self-conceited; sleeveless; swollen; swollen-headed; vain

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  1.  Vain Fortune / Moore, George (George Augustus), 1852-1933
    The Project Gutenberg eBook, Vain Fortune, by George Moore This eBook is for the use of anyone ... .gutenberg.net Title: Vain Fortune Author: George Moore Release Date: February 26, 2004 [eBook #11303] Language  details...
  2.  On The Morning Of Christs Nativity / Milton, John
    not girt with Tapers holy shine, The Libyc Hammon shrinks his horn, In vain the Tyrian Maids ... , His burning Idol all of blackest hue, In vain with Cymbals ring, They call the grisly king, In dismall  details...
  3.  The Old Bachelor: a Comedy / Congreve, William, 1670-1729
    , Which though still like, much fairer you express. Some vainly striving honour to obtain, Leave to their heirs ... than he could have slept in't. VAIN. Bellmour, good-morrow. Why, truth on't is, these early sallies are not usual to me  details...
  4.  Panthea / Wilde, Oscar
    the chestnut blossom, or the gleam Of all our endless sins, our vain endeavour Enough for thee ... , we starve and feed On vain repentance- O we are born too late! What balm for us in bruised poppy  details...
  5.  Children's Classics in Dramatic Form Book Two / Stevenson, Augusta
    -story, The Two Millers._ THE VAIN JACKDAW _Suggested by AEsop's The Vain Jackdaw._ THE LITTLE JACKAL ... -MORNING, TEACHER. HERE IS LAZY KATE" THE PROUD RING-FINGER THE TWO MILLERS THE VAIN JACKDAW THE LITTLE JACKAL  details...
  6.  Why Did I Laugh To-Night? No Voice Will Tell / Keats, John
    , To question Heaven and Hell and Heart in vain. Why did I laugh? I know this Being's lease ...  details...
  7.  To Mr. Cyriack Skinner Upon His Blindness / Milton, John
    to side. This thought might lead me through the world's vain mask Content though blind ...  details...
  8.  On The Lord Gen. Fairfax At The Seige Of Colchester / Milton, John
    , And Public Faith cleard from the shamefull brand Of Public Fraud. In vain doth Valour bleed ...  details...
  9.  On Time / Milton, John
    , Which is no more then what is false and vain, And meerly mortal dross; So little is our loss, So little is thy gain ...  details...
  10.  Gettysburg Address / Lincoln, Abraham
    that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom ...  details...

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