"By accustoming yourself thus to conquer and disappoint your anger, you will, by degrees, find it grow weak and manageable, so as to leave your reason at liberty."
Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady
At least 32 entries in ESTC (1773, 1774, 1775, 1777, 1778, 1783, 1786, 1787, 1790, 1793, 1797, 1800).<br> 
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See Hester Chapone, <u>Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady</u>, 2 vols. (London: Printed by H. Hughs for J. Walter, 1773). &lt;<a href="http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/infomark.do?&contentSet=ECCOArticles&type=multipage&tabID=T001&prodId=ECCO&docId=CW114742139&source=gale&userGroupName=viva_uva&version=1.0&docLevel=FASCIMILE">Link to ECCO</a>&gt; &lt;<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=_a1bAAAAQAAJ">Vol. 1 in Google Books</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35890/35890-h/35890-h.htm">Project Gutenberg Edition</a>&gt;