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Search phrase: envious

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As You Like ItAYL I.i.134envious emulator of every man's good parts, a secret andenuious emulator of euery mans good parts, a secret &
As You Like ItAYL I.ii.229My father's rough and envious dispositionMy Fathers rough and enuious disposition
As You Like ItAYL II.i.4More free from peril than the envious court?More free from perill then the enuious Court?
HamletHam IV.vii.173Clambering to hang, an envious sliver broke,Clambring to hang; an enuious sliuer broke,
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.26From envious malice of thy swelling heart.From enuious mallice of thy swelling heart.
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.196So will this base and envious discord breed.So will this base and enuious discord breed.
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.iv.33The envious barking of your saucy tongueThe enuious barking of your sawcie Tongue,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.i.90This fellow here with envious carping tongueThis Fellow heere with enuious carping tongue,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iv.12With envious looks, laughing at thy shame,With enuious Lookes laughing at thy shame,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iv.35And when I start, the envious people laughAnd when I start, the enuious people laugh,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.157The envious load that lies upon his heart;The enuious Load that lyes vpon his heart:
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.ii.157To make an envious mountain on my back,To make an enuious Mountaine on my Back,
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.vi.25Whose envious gulf did swallow up his life.Whose enuious Gulfe did swallow vp his life:
Henry VIIIH8 II.i.45.1Was a deep envious one.Was a deepe enuious one,
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.243Follow your envious courses, men of malice;Follow your enuious courses, men of Malice;
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.446To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not.To silence enuious Tongues. Be iust, and feare not;
Julius CaesarJC II.i.178Our purpose necessary, and not envious;Our purpose Necessary, and not Enuious.
Julius CaesarJC III.ii.176See what a rent the envious Casca made;See what a rent the enuious Caska made:
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.285And not a poison-sucking envious spider,And not a poison sucking enuious spider,
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.100Berowne is like an envious sneaping frostBerowne is like an enuious sneaping Frost,
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.137and he shall appear to the envious a scholar, aand hee shall appeare to the enuious, a Scholler, a
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.282But none can drive him from the envious pleaBut none can driue him from the enuious plea
Richard IIR2 II.i.62Whose rocky shore beats back the envious siegeWhose rocky shore beates backe the enuious siedge
Richard IIR2 III.iii.65When he perceives the envious clouds are bentWhen he perceiues the enuious Clouds are bent
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.26The envious slanders of her false accusers;The enuious slanders of her false Accusers:
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.37To yield the ghost; but still the envious floodTo yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.151As is the bud bit with an envious wormAs is the bud bit with an enuious worme,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.ii.4Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,Arise faire Sun and kill the enuious Moone,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.ii.7Be not her maid, since she is envious.Be not her Maid since she is enuious,
Romeo and JulietRJ III.i.168An envious thrust from Tybalt hit the lifeAn enuious thrust from Tybalt, hit the life
Romeo and JulietRJ III.ii.40.1Can heaven be so envious?Can heauen be so enuious?
Romeo and JulietRJ III.v.7No nightingale. Look, love, what envious streaksNo Nightingale: looke Loue what enuious streakes
The Taming of the ShrewTS induction.2.64Like envious floods o'errun her lovely face,Like enuious flouds ore-run her louely face,
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.96Expecting ever when some envious surgeExpecting euer when some enuious surge,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.133Of his superior, grows to an envious feverOf his Superiour, growes to an enuious Feauer
Troilus and CressidaTC III.iii.174To envious and calumniating time.To enuious and calumniating time:
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.319That are so envious to me! Prithee kill me.That are so envious to me; pre'thee kill me.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iv.61Came music's origin – what envious flint,Came Musickes origen) what envious Flint,

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Venus and AdonisVen.705 Each envious briar his weary legs doth scratch, Ech enuious brier, his wearie legs do scratch,

Glossary

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emulousenvious, filled with rivalry, greedy for praise
enviousmalicious, spiteful, vindictive, full of enmity
sickenvious, resentful, malicious

Thesaurus

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enviousemulous
envioussick

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Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...iscovers not more discover (v ) 2--6 envious (adj ) malicious spiteful vindictive ...
...rs' agreement] so will this base and envious discord breed mm iii ii 137 [disguised ...
...cio of the duke] he shall appear to the envious a scholar r2 iii iii 65 [bolingbroke to...
...ing richard as the sun] he perceives the envious clouds are bent / to dim his glory tnk ...
...aoler] devils take ' em / that are so envious to me envy (n ) fain (adv ) [usually ...

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