An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations · Adam Smith
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_Value_, the term defined, 12. _Vedius Pollio_, his cruelty to his slaves checked by the Roman emperor Augustus, which could not have been done under the republican form of government, 241. _Venice_, origin of the silk manufacture in that city, 166. Traded in East India goods before the sea track round the Cape of Good Hope was discovered, 228, 229. Nature of the land-tax in that republic, 349. _Venison_, the price of, in Britain, does not compensate the expense of a deer park, 94. _Vicesima hereditatum_ among the ancient Romans, the nature of, explained, 363. _Villages_, how first formed, 156. _Villenage_, probable cause of the wearing out of that tenure in Europe, 160, 161. _Vineyard_, the most profitable part of agriculture, both among the ancients and moderns, 65. Great advantages derived from peculiarities of soil in, ib. _Universities_, the emoluments of the teachers in, how far calculated to promote their diligence, 319. The professors at Oxford have mostly given up teaching, ib. Those in France subject to incompetent jurisdictions, ib. The privileges of graduates improperly obtained, 320. Abuse of lectureships, ib. The discipline of, seldom calculated for the benefit of the students, ib. Are in England more corrupted than the public schools, 321. Original foundation of, ib. How Latin became an essential article in academical education, ib. How the study of the Greek language was introduced, ib., 322. The three great branches of the Greek philosophy, ib. Are now divided into five branches, ib. The monkish course of education in, 323. Have not been very ready to adopt improvements, ib. Are not well calculated to prepare men for the world, 324. How filled with good professors or drained of them, 340. Where the worst and best professors are generally to be met with, ib., 341.--See _Colleges_ and _Teachers_.
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