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Envy
See also Jealousy. Amneris envious of Aida. [Ital. Opera: Verdi, Aida, Westerman, 325] envious of their sister’s beauty. [Folklore: Barnhart, 246] symbol of envy; “the green-eyed monster.” [Color Symbolism: Jobes, 357; Br. Lit.: Othello] Othello’s ensign who, from malevolence and envy, persuades Othello that Desdemona has been unfaithful. [Br. Lit.: Othello] resented him for Jacob’s love and gift. [O.T.: Genesis 37:4]
envy of Onegin leads to his death in a duel. [Russ. Opera: Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin, Westerman, 395–397] envious of Amina; tries unsuccessful stratagems. [Ital. Opera: Bellini, The Sleepwalker, Westerman, 128–130] envious of her beauty, queen orders Snow White’s death. [Ger. Fairy Tale: Grimm, 184] Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | For a few hours she tasted of happiness so rare and exquisite that she wondered if the angels in heaven did not envy her. Now the one was full of avarice, and the other eaten up with envy. Instead of their being "joined in affection" and free from all apprehension of different "interests," envy and jealousy would soon extinguish confidence and affection, and the partial interests of each confederacy, instead of the general interests of all America, would be the only objects of their policy and pursuits. |
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