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" The frequency of envy makes it so familiar, that it escapes our notice ; nor do we often reflect upon its turpitude or malignity, till we happen to feel its influence. When he that has given no provocation to malice, but by attempting to excel, finds... "
The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers - Page 120
by British essayists - 1802
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The Magazine of Magazines: Compiled from Original Pieces, with ..., Volume 12

1756 - 596 pages
...familiar, that it efqapes our notice : nor do we often reflect iipon its turpitude or malignity, rill we happen to feel its influence. When he, that has...provocation to malice, but by attempting to excel in lorne ufeful art, finds himfelf purfued by multitudes, whom he never law, with ail the implacability...
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The British Magazine, Or, Monthly Repository for Gentlemen & Ladies

724 pages
...frequency of envy makes it fo familiar, that it efcapes our (notice ; nor do we often refleft upon its turpitude or malignity, till we happen to feel its...provocation to malice, but by attempting to excel in fome ufeful art, finds himfelf pur. fued by multitudes whom he never faw with implacability of perfonal...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 1

1785 - 596 pages
...elcapes our notice; nor do we often refleft upon it's turpitude or malignity, till we happen to feel it's influence. When he that has given no provocation to malice, but by attempting to excel, finds himfclf puifued by multitudes whom he never faw, with all the implacability of pcrfonal refentment;...
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The Rambler

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 416 pages
...frequency of envy makes it fo familiar, that . it efcapes our notice ; nor do we often reflect upon its turpitude or malignity, till we happen to feel its...provocation to malice, but by attempting to excel, finds himfelf .purfyed by multitudes,. whom he never faw, with all the implacability of perfonal refentment...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Rambler

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 422 pages
...efcapes our notice; nor do we often reflect upon its turpitude or malignity, till we happen to feel it$ influence. When he that has given no provocation to malice, but by attempting to excel, finds himfelf purfucd by multitudes whom he never faw, witi 252 THE RAMBLER. N*i8j. all the implacability...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The rambler

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...frequency of envy makes it fo familiar, that it efcapes our notice ; nor do we often reflect upon its turpitude or malignity, till we happen to feel its...provocation to malice, but by attempting to excel, finds himfelf purfued by multitudes whom he never faw, with all the implacability of perfonal refentment;...
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The Rambler

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 pages
...efcapes our notice; nor do we often reflect upon it's turpitude or malignity, till we happen to feellt'g influence. When he that has given no provocation to malice, but by attempting to excel, finds himfelf purfued by multitudes whom he never faw, with all the implacability of perfoual refentment;...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose ..., Volume 2

1797 - 522 pages
...frequency of envy makes it fo familiar, that it efcapes our notice; nor do we often reflect upon its turpitude or malignity, till we happen to feel its...provocation to malice, but by attempting to excel in fome ufeful art, finds himfelf purfucd by multitudes whom he never law with implacability of perfonal...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...frequency of envy makes it fo familiar, that it efcapes our notice; nor do \ve often reflect upon its turpitude or malignity, till we happen to feel its...provocation to malice, but by attempting to excel in fome ufeful art, finds himfclf purfued by multitudes whom he never faw with implacability of pcrfonal...
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The Methodist Magazine: For the Year ... ; Being a Continuation ..., Volume 41

John Wesley, George Story - 1818 - 934 pages
...provocation to malice, by attempting to excel in some useful art, finds himself pursued i>y multitudes with implacability of personal resentment; when he perceives clamour and malice let loose upon him as a public enemv, and incited by every VOL.XLI. MAY, 1818. stratagem of defamation— he is ready to aik...
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