envier
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of envier
Example Sentences
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But yesterday, in gladness, one dwelling held us both; We saw the enviers napping, all heedless of their prey.
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Quoth the envier, 'I have journeyed hither on purpose to tell thee a piece of good news.
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So she sang the following verses to a lively air: By him whose hand possesses the reins of my affair, On passion's score, I swear it, my enviers I'll dare.
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"O Afrit," rejoined I, "it would best become thee to pardon me, even as the envied pardoned the envier."
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