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John Bartlett (1820–1905).  Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.  1919.
 
Sir John Harrington. (1561–1612)
 
 
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    Treason doth never prosper: what ’s the reason?
Why, if it prosper, none dare call it treason. 1
          Epigrams, Book iv. Ep. 5.
 
Note 1.
Prosperum ac felix scelus
Virtus vocatur
(Successful and fortunate crime is called virtue).
Seneca: Herc. Furens, ii. 250. [back]
 

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