Dictionary Entry

envy

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈɛnvi/Used In Literature ↓

Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).

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Poetry examples for “envy”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

Now to your grave shall friend and stranger
With ruth and some with envy come:
Undishonoured, clear of danger,

There are, 'tis true, who tell another tale,
That virtuous ladies envy while they rail;
Such rage without, betrays the fire within;

Thus Churchill's race shall other hearts surprise,
And other beauties envy Worsley's eyes;
Each pleasing Blount shall endless smiles bestow,

Sloth unfolds her arms and wakes,
Listening Envy drops her snakes;
Intestine war no more our passions wage,

1 I know the thing that's most uncommon;
(Envy be silent, and attend!)
I know a reasonable woman,

Here Rage enchained reluctant raves, and there
Pale Envy dumb, and sick'ning with despair;
Prone to the earth she bends her loathing eye,

Slander beside her, like a magpie, chatters,
With Envy (spitting cat!), dread foe to peace;
Like a cursed cur, Malice before her clatters,

Gods! shall the ravisher display your hair,
While the fops envy, and the ladies stare?
Honour forbid! at whose unrivall'd shrine

How flame the glories of Belinda's hair,
Made by thy muse the envy of the fair!
Less shone the tresses Egypt's princess wore,

Envy wears the mask of Love, and, laughing sober
fact to scorn,