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orm. They, hardened more by what might most reclaim, Grieving to see his glory . . . took envy. Milton.

of great achievements or accomplishments; fame; celebrity; -- always in a good sense. Nor envy we Thy great renown, nor grudge thy victory. Dryden.

To continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys on the spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to murmur. But Lachesis thereat gan to repine. Spenser. What if the head, the eye, or ear repined To serve mere engines to the ruling mind Pope.

throw down. Shak. Some ambitious men seem as screens to princes in matters of danger and envy. Bacon.

Shadow. [Poetic.] Envy will merit, as its shade, pursue. Pope.

Proud or ostentatious display; parade; pomp. I envy none their pageantry and show. Young.

Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick. Envy works in a sly and imperceptible manner. I. Watts.

; the tumults of war will subside; the fever has subsided. "In cases of danger, pride and envy naturally subside." C. Middleton.

sed upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess; as, the surmisses of jealousy or of envy. [We] double honor gain From his surmise proved false. Milton. No man ought to be charged with principles he actually disowns, unless his practicies contradict his profession; not upon small surmises. Swift.…

y; commiseration; compassion. I value myself upon sympathy, I hate and despise myself for envy. Kames.

ility; tractableness. The beauty and towardliness of these children moved her brethren to envy. Sir W. Raleigh.

ractice; customary employment; usage; custom; manner; habit. Let later age that noble use envy. Spenser. How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable, Seem to me all the uses of this world! Shak.

he mass; in large quantities; without distinction or discrimination. Some, from vanity or envy, despise a valuable book, and throw contempt upon it by wholesale. I. Watts.