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From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
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From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower of enjoyment.
Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind!
The thief doth fear each bush an officer.
Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind!
The thief doth fear each bush an officer.
In a good house all is quickly ready.
In a good house all is quickly ready.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.
Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.
