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What does the underlined sentence mean? Does it mean "I hope no Englishman is ever silly enough to envy a foreigner just for his/her skill or ability"?
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red apple What does the underlined sentence mean? Does it mean "I hope no Englishman is ever silly uncultured enough to envy a foreigner anyone just for his/her skill or ability"?
- red apple What does the underlined sentence mean?
- Does it mean "I hope no Englishman is ever silly uncultured enough to envy a foreigner anyone just for his/her skill or ability"?
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red appleWhat does the underlined sentence mean? Does it mean "I hope no Englishman isever sillyuncultured enough to envya foreigneranyone just for his/her skill or ability"?
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Illiberal here carries the sense of ungenerous and unfair.
Envy here carries the sense of begrudge.
The writer's point is that he hopes that most Englishmen would be decent and fair-minded enough not to resent anyone, whether another Englishman or a foreigner, receiving what they have rightfully earned.
Envy here carries the sense of begrudge.
The writer's point is that he hopes that most Englishmen would be decent and fair-minded enough not to resent anyone, whether another Englishman or a foreigner, receiving what they have rightfully earned.
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