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“Men the most infamous are fond of fame, And those who fear not guilt yet start at shame.”
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- Source:
- The Author. Line 233.
- Type:
- Book
- Confidence:
- 0.85
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- 8832d62f9abab1e3404c50a9e2c3fbf7772e86bb2e2a83e83ff6fcec79cc7d46
public domain
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
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