There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

The Critic

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Topic

Envy

Speaker

Sir Fretful Plagiary

Author

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Source

The Critic

Medium

Play

Genre

Satire (play) Satire

Language

English

Time

1779 1770s 18th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Ireland Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Sheridan, Richard Brinsley. The Critic. 1779, Drury Lane Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 1.

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Adam Smith
Source
The Wealth of Nations
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1776 1770s 18th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations. Vol. 2, London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell 1776, bk. 4, ch. 2.

Current Citation

Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, edited by Edwin Cannan. The Modern Library, 2000, bk. 4, ch. 2.