. A natural system of elocution and oratory : founded on an analysis of human constitution, considered in its three-fold nature--mental, physiological and expressional. ovokes this deluge most unnatural,O God, which this blood madest, revenge his death. Envy.—This is one of the malignant passions. Itis complex, the elements being the propensity of de-structiveness acting in sympathy with offended self-esteem, a love of approbation or some other woundedsentiment. Our pride, for example, leads us to mag-nify our abilities and when somebody steps ahead ofus into a position which we had desired we
. A natural system of elocution and oratory : founded on an analysis of human constitution, considered in its three-fold nature--mental, physiological and expressional. ovokes this deluge most unnatural,O God, which this blood madest, revenge his death. Envy.—This is one of the malignant passions. Itis complex, the elements being the propensity of de-structiveness acting in sympathy with offended self-esteem, a love of approbation or some other woundedsentiment. Our pride, for example, leads us to mag-nify our abilities and when somebody steps ahead ofus into a position which we had desired we envy thatperson. There our self-esteem is evidently wounded,and destructiveness is ready to supply an element ofhatred for the person who has thwarted our also in our eager desire for the good opinion orfavors of others there may spring up causes of some other person steps in and becomes more of afavorite than ourselves with the person we love, envywill arise in our minds. We wish that we had themanners, talent, natural ability which our sup-planter possesses. This brooding over his superiorgraces and our inferior endowments kindles in our. 160 ELOCUTION AND ORATORY. hearts a strong dislike for him, his manners, and hisaccomplishments which may become a feeling of in-tense hatred. We are then inclined to disparagethose very graces which have won him success, andtake every opportunity to misrepresent his actions orspeak slightingly of his accomplishments. Envy is a mean, skulking, despicablefeeling and nourishes mostpowerfully in secret. It hidesits head under a mask offriendship. Hypocrisy is thetwin sister of envy and ren-ders her effectual aid. An en-\k. vious rival always assumes aSf^r ,/A> ^ double face ; he flatters with Envious. the tongue but wounds with his hands. He pretends to speak for your interest,but so words his thoughts that a double meaning isconveyed. An envious man is the meanest, most dangerousenemy one can have. While by his half-p
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