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The jealous man's disease is of so malignant a nature, that it converts all it takes into its own nourishment.

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Joseph Addison
Age: 47 †
Born: 1672
Born: May 1
Died: 1719
Died: June 17
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Milston
Wiltshire
Joseph Addisson
Right Hon. Joseph Addison
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Jealousy
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Disease
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Malignant
Jealously
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