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Alexander Pope on Jealousy

1688–1744 England

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Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow proves the substance true.

Envy, to which th' ignoble mind's a slave,
Is emulation in the learn'd or brave.

Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Alexander Pope (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.