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Success in crime always invites to worse deeds.
Success in crime always invites to worse deeds.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
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.
An undying hatred, and a wound never to be healed.
An undying hatred, and a wound never to be healed.
The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.
The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked read more
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
