"The resentment which, instead of being expressed, is nursed in secret, and continually aggravated by the imagination, will, in time, become the ruling passion; and then, how horrible must be his case, whose kind and pleasurable affections are all swallowed up by the tormenting as well as detestable sentiments of hatred and revenge?"
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;