Consequences of greed

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I wear the chain I forged in life.

Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol

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Topic

Consequences of greed Actions have consequences Hell

Speaker

Jacob Marley

Author

Charles Dickens

Source

A Christmas Carol

Medium

Novella

Language

English

Time

1843 1840s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843, stave 1.

Current Citation

Dickens, Charles. "A Christmas Carol." A Christmas Carol and Other Writings, edited by Michael Slater. Penguin, 2003, stave 1.

Methinks God has punish'd the Avaritious as he often punishes sinners, in their own way, in the very sin itself: the thirst of gain was their crime, that thirst continued became their punishment and ruin.

Alexander Pope

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Topic

Consequences of greed Greed

Author

Alexander Pope

Source

Letters of Alexander Pope

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1720 1720s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Original Citation

Pope, Alexander. Letter to the Bishop of Rochester. 23 Sept. 1720.

Current Citation

Pope, Alexander. "To Atterbury, Sept. 23, 1720." Alexander Pope: Selected Letters, edited by Howard Erksine-Hill. Oxford University Press, 2000, no. 61.