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The Works of Samuel Johnson, in Sixteen
The Works of Samuel Johnson, in Sixteen

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.
It is impossible to mention a name which any advantageous distinction has made eminent, but some latent animosity will burst out.
The wealthy trader, however he may abstract himself from publick affairs, will never want those who hint, with Shylock, that ships are but boards.
The beauty, adorned only with the unambitious graces of innocence and modesty, provokes, whenever she appears, a thousand murmurs of detraction.
The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, in Sixteen

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Works of Samuel Johnson, in Sixteen is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.
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It is impossible to mention a name which any advantageous distinction has made eminent, but some latent animosity will burst out.
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The wealthy trader, however he may abstract himself from publick affairs, will never want those who hint, with Shylock, that ships are but boards.
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The beauty, adorned only with the unambitious graces of innocence and modesty, provokes, whenever she appears, a thousand murmurs of detraction.
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The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

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a

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From this reading It is impossible to mention a name which any advantageous distinction has made eminent, but some latent animosity will burst out.

abstract

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From this reading The wealthy trader, however he may abstract himself from publick affairs, will never want those who hint, with Shylock, that ships are but boards.

acrimony

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

adorned

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From this reading The beauty, adorned only with the unambitious graces of innocence and modesty, provokes, whenever she appears, a thousand murmurs of detraction.

advantageous

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affairs

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From this reading The wealthy trader, however he may abstract himself from publick affairs, will never want those who hint, with Shylock, that ships are but boards.

all

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

almost

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

always

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

and

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

animosity

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From this reading It is impossible to mention a name which any advantageous distinction has made eminent, but some latent animosity will burst out.

another

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

any

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From this reading It is impossible to mention a name which any advantageous distinction has made eminent, but some latent animosity will burst out.

appears

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From this reading The beauty, adorned only with the unambitious graces of innocence and modesty, provokes, whenever she appears, a thousand murmurs of detraction.

applauses

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

are

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

at

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

attempts

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

be

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

beauty

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From this reading The beauty, adorned only with the unambitious graces of innocence and modesty, provokes, whenever she appears, a thousand murmurs of detraction.

boards

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From this reading The wealthy trader, however he may abstract himself from publick affairs, will never want those who hint, with Shylock, that ships are but boards.

burst

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but

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From this reading It is impossible to mention a name which any advantageous distinction has made eminent, but some latent animosity will burst out.

by

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

can

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

criticks

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

detraction

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From this reading The beauty, adorned only with the unambitious graces of innocence and modesty, provokes, whenever she appears, a thousand murmurs of detraction.

discoverable

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

distinction

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From this reading It is impossible to mention a name which any advantageous distinction has made eminent, but some latent animosity will burst out.

dreaded

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

effects

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

eminent

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From this reading It is impossible to mention a name which any advantageous distinction has made eminent, but some latent animosity will burst out.

endeavours

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

enjoys

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

entertain

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

Envy

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

even

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

every

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

excited

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

for

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

from

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From this reading The wealthy trader, however he may abstract himself from publick affairs, will never want those who hint, with Shylock, that ships are but boards.

genius

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

graces

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From this reading The beauty, adorned only with the unambitious graces of innocence and modesty, provokes, whenever she appears, a thousand murmurs of detraction.

has

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From this reading It is impossible to mention a name which any advantageous distinction has made eminent, but some latent animosity will burst out.

he

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From this reading The wealthy trader, however he may abstract himself from publick affairs, will never want those who hint, with Shylock, that ships are but boards.

hearing

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

himself

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From this reading The wealthy trader, however he may abstract himself from publick affairs, will never want those who hint, with Shylock, that ships are but boards.

hint

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From this reading The wealthy trader, however he may abstract himself from publick affairs, will never want those who hint, with Shylock, that ships are but boards.

however

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From this reading The wealthy trader, however he may abstract himself from publick affairs, will never want those who hint, with Shylock, that ships are but boards.

impossible

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From this reading It is impossible to mention a name which any advantageous distinction has made eminent, but some latent animosity will burst out.

in

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

innocence

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From this reading The beauty, adorned only with the unambitious graces of innocence and modesty, provokes, whenever she appears, a thousand murmurs of detraction.

innumerable

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

instruct

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

irritation

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

is

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

It

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From this reading It is impossible to mention a name which any advantageous distinction has made eminent, but some latent animosity will burst out.

its

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

latent

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From this reading It is impossible to mention a name which any advantageous distinction has made eminent, but some latent animosity will burst out.

lie

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

made

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From this reading It is impossible to mention a name which any advantageous distinction has made eminent, but some latent animosity will burst out.

may

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From this reading The wealthy trader, however he may abstract himself from publick affairs, will never want those who hint, with Shylock, that ships are but boards.

mention

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From this reading It is impossible to mention a name which any advantageous distinction has made eminent, but some latent animosity will burst out.

merely

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

modesty

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From this reading The beauty, adorned only with the unambitious graces of innocence and modesty, provokes, whenever she appears, a thousand murmurs of detraction.

murmurs

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From this reading The beauty, adorned only with the unambitious graces of innocence and modesty, provokes, whenever she appears, a thousand murmurs of detraction.

name

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From this reading It is impossible to mention a name which any advantageous distinction has made eminent, but some latent animosity will burst out.

never

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

of

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

only

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

or

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

others

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

out

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From this reading It is impossible to mention a name which any advantageous distinction has made eminent, but some latent animosity will burst out.

pain

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

passion

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

persecution

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

place

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

pleased

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

practicable

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

provokes

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From this reading The beauty, adorned only with the unambitious graces of innocence and modesty, provokes, whenever she appears, a thousand murmurs of detraction.

publick

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From this reading The wealthy trader, however he may abstract himself from publick affairs, will never want those who hint, with Shylock, that ships are but boards.

quiet

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

seeing

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

she

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From this reading The beauty, adorned only with the unambitious graces of innocence and modesty, provokes, whenever she appears, a thousand murmurs of detraction.

ships

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From this reading The wealthy trader, however he may abstract himself from publick affairs, will never want those who hint, with Shylock, that ships are but boards.

Shylock

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From this reading The wealthy trader, however he may abstract himself from publick affairs, will never want those who hint, with Shylock, that ships are but boards.

some

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From this reading It is impossible to mention a name which any advantageous distinction has made eminent, but some latent animosity will burst out.

suffers

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

that

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From this reading The wealthy trader, however he may abstract himself from publick affairs, will never want those who hint, with Shylock, that ships are but boards.

the

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

therefore

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

those

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From this reading The wealthy trader, however he may abstract himself from publick affairs, will never want those who hint, with Shylock, that ships are but boards.

thousand

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From this reading The beauty, adorned only with the unambitious graces of innocence and modesty, provokes, whenever she appears, a thousand murmurs of detraction.

times

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

to

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

trader

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From this reading The wealthy trader, however he may abstract himself from publick affairs, will never want those who hint, with Shylock, that ships are but boards.

unambitious

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From this reading The beauty, adorned only with the unambitious graces of innocence and modesty, provokes, whenever she appears, a thousand murmurs of detraction.

vice

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

want

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

wealthy

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From this reading The wealthy trader, however he may abstract himself from publick affairs, will never want those who hint, with Shylock, that ships are but boards.

when

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

whenever

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From this reading The beauty, adorned only with the unambitious graces of innocence and modesty, provokes, whenever she appears, a thousand murmurs of detraction.

where

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

which

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From this reading Envy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times, and in every place; the only passion which can never lie quiet for want of irritation: its effects therefore are every where discoverable, and its attempts always to be dreaded.

who

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From this reading The wealthy trader, however he may abstract himself from publick affairs, will never want those who hint, with Shylock, that ships are but boards.

whose

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

will

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From this reading It is impossible to mention a name which any advantageous distinction has made eminent, but some latent animosity will burst out.

with

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From this reading The wealthy trader, however he may abstract himself from publick affairs, will never want those who hint, with Shylock, that ships are but boards.

yet

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From this reading The genius, even when he endeavours only to entertain or instruct, yet suffers persecution from innumerable criticks, whose acrimony is excited merely by the pain of seeing others pleased, and of hearing applauses which another enjoys.

Chapter 8 of The Works of Samuel Johnson, in Sixteen by Samuel Johnson holds 90 sentences, grouped into 18 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 8 of The Works of Samuel Johnson, in Sixteen contain?

Chapter 8 holds 90 sentences of The Works of Samuel Johnson, in Sixteen, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.

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