The British Essayists With Prefaces Historical And Biographical volume 12
The British Essayists With Prefaces Historical And Biographical volume 12
Alexander Chalmers
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It is a certain sign of an ill heart to be inclined to defamation. They who are harmless and innocent can have no gratification that way ; but it ever arises from a neglect of what is laudable in a man's self, and an impatience of seeing it in another. Else why should virtue provoke ? Why should beauty displease in such a degree, that a man given to scandal never lets the mention of either pass by him, without offering something to the diminution of it? A lady the other day at a visit, being at...tacked somewhat rudely by one whose own character has been very rudely treated, answered a great deal of heat and intemperance very calmly, ' Good madam, spare me, who am none of your match; I speak ill of nobody, and it is a new thing to me to be spoken ill of. ' Litde minds think fame consists in the num- ber of votes they have on their side among the mul- titude, whereas it is really the inseparable follower of good and worthy actions. Fame is as natural a follower of merit, as a shadow is. Of a body.
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