virtue (n.) Old form(s): vertue
essence, heart, soul
MND IV.i.168[Demetrius to Theseus] all the faith, the virtue of my heart ... / Is only Helena
Tem I.ii.27[Prospero to Miranda] the wrack ... touched / The very virtue of compassion in thee
Tim III.v.8[Alcibiades to Senators] For pity is the virtue of the law
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