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Example sentences for "jealousy"

Lexicographically close words:
jealous; jealoused; jealousie; jealousies; jealously; jeans; jearim; ject; jeddak; jeddaks
  1. The familiarities she bestowed on me I could not have supported the idea of her granting to another; I loved her with a brother's affection only, but experienced all the jealousy of a lover.

  2. Nevertheless, he experienced a sort of jealousy against Martinon, and an unaccountable ill-will against her.

  3. But the jealousy of a night had shivered into dust a prudence which never of right belonged to a very ardent and generous nature: that jealousy was soothed, allayed; but how fierce, how stunning was the blow that succeeded it!

  4. The music and the morris-dance have gone from England; and instead of providing, as formerly, for the amusement of the grinded labourer, our legislators now regard with the most watchful jealousy his most distant approach to festivity.

  5. Often, in the glittering crowd that she attracted around her, her ear, sharpened by the jealousy and pride of her nature, caught words that dashed the cup of pleasure and of vanity with shame and anger.

  6. An attack which was the result of an ever-green jealousy in regard to the little Jesuit's superior knowledge.

  7. And then suddenly a fierce pang of jealousy shot through her as she thought of the look she had caught unawares on Paul's face.

  8. And he behaved after the manner of jealousy and of the heart that thinks itself insulted.

  9. But if God’s answer to His people’s prayer be in the past, so must His jealousy and pity.

  10. God has vindicated His love to the jealousy of those who thought that it was theirs alone.

  11. My wrath—yea, with the fire of My jealousy shall the whole earth be consumed.

  12. But the jealousy already alluded to aggravated these feelings to a rigour no Christian can ever share.

  13. It is this subtle story of Israel’s jealousy of Jehovah, and Jehovah’s gentle treatment of it, which we follow in the last chapter of the book.

  14. She'll have a chance to get over her jealousy now," said Miss Jones.

  15. May Jealousy be hanged, for she is so inquisitive that she would like to know everything.

  16. She was too deeply mortified by her jealousy to be under the government of prudence; and when she had said so much, she wished it more than half unsaid, but it was too late.

  17. Love is strong as death, and jealousy is cruel as the grave,' I muttered, half to myself, but she overheard me.

  18. Bossuet might have felt some jealousy at the rapid elevation of the archbishop of Cambray: but we need not have recourse to this; the rigour of orthodoxy in a temper like his will account for all.

  19. This book was published at Venice in 1612; at a time when the ambition of Spain was regarded with jealousy by patriotic Italians, who thought that pacific republic their bulwark and their glory.

  20. In many respects he displays a jealousy of Galileo, and an unwillingness to acknowledge his discoveries, which puts himself often in the wrong.

  21. The Pietra del Paragone by the same author is an odd, and rather awkward mixture of reality and fiction, all levelled at the court of Spain, and designed to keep alive a jealousy of its ambition.

  22. In confirmation of her remark, she gave me an account of the loss of the young prince her husband, occasioned by the jealousy of her two sisters.

  23. And since we have honestly come by it, let us make a profitable use of it, without making any great show and exciting the envy and jealousy of our neighbors.

  24. This act of mine excited against the mother and her child the hatred and jealousy of my wife.

  25. The courtly Earl of Leicester was there, who, with whatever outward show of satisfaction at his nephew's promotion, was never free from a latent jealousy which he was careful to hide.

  26. Nay, Philip, what hardship is there in being the favourite of the Queen, save for the jealousy it may breed.

  27. But no man living excites less jealousy than Sir Philip; jealousy and scorn and mistrust die in his presence.

  28. She always delighted to display her dancing powers before her admiring courtiers, exciting, as she believed, the jealousy of the ladies, who could not have the same opportunity of showing their graceful movements in the 'Brawl.

  29. The disaster of Cannae was ascribed to the jealousy of Juno because a beautiful boy was introduced into the temple of Jupiter.

  30. Emigrants from England, Ireland, and Scotland, have not been behind any in the love of this country; so there is but little occasion for the jealousy which appears to be entertained for the preservation of the Government.

  31. I do not think this doctrine of jealousy is natural to us.

  32. The gentleman from Georgia has justly stated the jealousy of the Southern States.

  33. A great deal has been now said respecting the jealousy entertained of the advantages given by this preference to some States; a great deal was also said before the committee adopted the measure.

  34. He had not, for his own part, that species of jealousy of them which the gentleman last up had.

  35. She had seen the look with which Asad had been considering that lovely slave, and not only jealousy but positive fear awoke in her.

  36. Asad from amazement had passed quickly to admiration and a sort of contrition, into which presently there crept a poisonous tinge of jealousy to see Sakr-el-Bahr prevail where he himself alone must utterly have failed.

  37. This jealousy spread all-pervadingly, like an oil stain.

  38. Twixt Fenzileh and himself there had long been a feud begotten of the jealousy which each inspired in the other where Asad was concerned.

  39. Great jealousy is shown among the men as to their visitors and many word wars ensue after the visitors leave.

  40. They always put their packs on a limber or small wagon while route marching, which fact greatly arouses the Jealousy of Tommy.

  41. He despatched instructions to the Viceroy of Mexico, to send a squadron for that purpose, with directions not to stop at the Moluccas, in order to avoid creating jealousy among the Portuguese.

  42. Her jealousy is aroused, and she vows vengeance on her rival.

  43. Be sure it is, that jealousy proceeds of fervent love.

  44. That fault is proper but to them whom jealousy makes blind.

  45. The servants of Don Vicente carried away his body, and Roque returned to his comrades, and so ended the love of Claudia Jeronima; but what wonder, when it was the insuperable and cruel might of jealousy that wove the web of her sad story?

  46. It may be a noble aspiration, but you must prepare yourself to fight jealousy and her daughter, calumny; if those two monsters do not succeed in destroying you, the victory must be yours.

  47. For the moment I felt quite jealous of the king, but, from my thorough knowledge of my own inconstancy, I felt sure that my jealousy would cease when my love had been rewarded, and I was aware that Louis XV.

  48. I have always been jealous of my mistresses; but when a rival promises to marry them and give them a good establishment, jealousy gives way to a more generous feeling.

  49. I was jealous, in fact; but the jealousy was of the mind, not the heart.

  50. Manon Baletti, however, grieved me sorely by her jealousy and her well-founded reproaches.

  51. Castries, and everybody was surprised that the general had asked me himself to the ball, as his jealousy was known, while the lady was supposed only to suffer his attentions through a feeling of vanity.

  52. As to the society of the monks, the discord, envy, and all the bickerings inseparable from such a mode of life, I thought I had nothing to pass in that way, since I had no ambitions which could rouse the jealousy of the other monks.

  53. If you like Veronique, my darling, do not fear any jealousy from me; I should be wrong to entertain such a feeling in my present position.

  54. She had not the slightest shadow of jealousy in her soul, and M.

  55. I hoped in this way to scatter any jealousy that might be hovering in his brain, by the slight importance I attached to a meeting with his wife.

  56. When one loves and has not as yet gained possession, jealousy is inevitable; the heart must fear lest that which it longs for so be carried away by another.

  57. I was not sorry, for jealousy leads to anger, and anger goes a long way.

  58. Jealousy excludes men from all intimacies and familiarities with each other.

  59. Man, like a weak sovereign, being unable to support himself against the wiles and intrigues of his subjects, must play one faction against another, and become absolute by the mutual jealousy of the females.


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