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I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.
I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.
A hoarseness caused by swallowing gold and silver.
A hoarseness caused by swallowing gold and silver.
I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become read more
I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become a subject of inquiry, and of criminal inquiry too.
Every crime destroys more Edens than our own.
Every crime destroys more Edens than our own.
Alas! the small discredit of a bribe
Scarce hurts the lawyer, but undoes the scribe.
Alas! the small discredit of a bribe
Scarce hurts the lawyer, but undoes the scribe.
It is grievous to be caught.
[Lat., Deprendi miserum est.]
It is grievous to be caught.
[Lat., Deprendi miserum est.]
Whenever man commits a crime heaven finds a witness.
Whenever man commits a crime heaven finds a witness.
Heaven takes care that no man secures happiness by crime.
[It., Oh! ben provvide il cielo,
Ch' read more
Heaven takes care that no man secures happiness by crime.
[It., Oh! ben provvide il cielo,
Ch' uom per delitto mai lieto non sia.]
