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I cannot think of any character below the flatterer, except he who envies him

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Richard Steele
Age: 57 †
Born: 1672
Born: March 12
Died: 1729
Died: September 1
Journalist
Playwright
Politician
Writer
Dublin city
Sir Richard Steele
Think
Thinking
Envies
Flatterer
Flattery
Envy
Except
Cannot
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