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Quotation by Sarah Fielding
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Sarah Fielding (83)Additional Sources
Anna Boleyn, in "The History of Anna Boleyn" (1743)an unnamed man, in The Cry: A New Dramatic Fable (1754)Camilla, in The Adventures of David Simple 1744Camilla, in The Adventures of David Simple (1744)Cylinda, in The Cry: A New Dramatic Fable (1754)Related Subjects
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Would mankind be but contented without the continual use of that little but significant pronoun "mine" or "my own," with what luxurious delight might they revel in the property of others!... But if envy makes me sicken at the sight of everything that is excellent out of my own possession, then will the sweetest food be sharp as vinegar, and every beauty will in my depraved eyes appear as deformity.
Sarah Fielding (1710–1768), British novelist, and Jane Collier. The Cry: A New Dramatic Fable, prologue to part 3 (1754).
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