Read full poem →there were four Francis Beaumonts of this family, all living in
1615, and of these, three were poets, viz. the master of the
Charter-house, the dramatic writer, and one who was a Jesuit
Dictionary Entry
Videlicet: namely, to wit, that is to say, specifically, as an illustration.
Origin
Origin details are still being enriched for this entry.
Common Phrases
Poetry examples for “viz”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →“ been at great expence in order to represent it publicly
“ at Christmas.” About twelve years afterwards, viz,
in 13C)0, the parish-clerks of Condon are said to have
Read full poem →in another place he says — “ But the principal man
“ in this profession (of poetry) at the same time (viz.
“ Edward VI.) was Maister Edward Ferrvs, a man
Read full poem →(viz. unhorsing them and that you owe him your duty
Read full poem →Erymotoey divides words into nine classes, parts of
speech, viz:— Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Verbs,
Adverbs, Prepositions, Participles, Conjunctions and
Read full poem →original; nor is it complicated. I can express it in fifteen words,
by quoting The Eternal Question And Immortal Answer of burlesk, viz.
“Would you hit a woman with a child?--No, I’d hit her with a brick.”
Read full poem →Of the copies collated for this edition, three are in the Bodleian,
viz.:--
Read full poem →[8] In the whole of Books I-III there is only one feminine ending, viz.
in II. ix. 47. In Books IV-VI such endings abound.
Read full poem →tangible evidence of this statement, we are simply referred to the
following passages in that poem, viz. the mention of 'Tityus (588); of
Fortune the debonaire (623); Fortune the monster (627); Fortune's
Read full poem →find that he almost invariably employs, in such a position, such light
syllables as these; viz. _-e_ before a consonant, and _-ed_, _-el_, _-en_,
_-er_, _-es_, often before a vowel. This is a matter which requires a good
