κρέσσων γὰρ οἰκτιρμοῦ φθόνος → it is better to be envied than pitied | to be envied is a nobler fate than to be pitied (Pindar, Pythian 1.85)
(Of bricks), etc.: P. and V. ὀπτός.
burnt up: V. φλογιστός, ἔμπυρος.
be burnt to ashes: see under ashes.
