Social Commentaries
Envy.
From Divinity and Morality in Robes of Poetry ([1660?])
Social Commentaries
WHere Envy and seditious strife doth lurk,
Confusion is, and every evill work.
The wiseome that descendeth from Above
Is fill'd with Peace, with Purity, and Love:
Envy, Strife, Malice, though they serve your wish,
Are earthly, sensuall, and devilish.
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Jordan, Thomas. “Envy.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/jordan/55/.
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Jordan, Thomas. “Envy.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/jordan/55/.
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