"But though this inevitable alloy of weakness may frequently be  found in the best characters, yet how can that be the source of triumph and exaltation to any, which, if properly weighed, must be the deepest motive of humiliation to all?"
Miscellaneous Observations on Genius, Taste, Good Sense, &c. [from Essays on Various Subjects]
11 entries in ESTC (1777, 1778, 1785, 1786, 1787, 1791, 1792, 1796).<br>
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<u>Essays on Various Subjects: Principally Designed for Young Ladies.</u> (London: Printed for J. Wilkie; and T. Cadell, 1777). &lt;<a href="http://name.umdl.umich.edu/004802373.0001.000">Link to ECCO-TCP</a>&gt;