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1  All crime is vulgar, just as all vulgarity is crime.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 19
2  If I ever did a crime, I would come and confess it to you.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 4
3  Nobody ever commits a crime without doing something stupid.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 14
4  It was the imagination that made each crime bear its misshapen brood.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 18
5  A few wild weeks of happiness cut short by a hideous, treacherous crime.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 3
6  People like you--the wilful sunbeams of life--don't commit crimes, Dorian.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 4
7  "You have been on the brink of committing a terrible crime, my man," he said, looking at him sternly.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 16