Vathek: An Arabian Tale. With Notes, Critical and ExplanatoryR. Bentley, 1836 - 396 pages |
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... caused every surrounding scene to reverberate their songs , which were continually varied in the most delightful succession . The palace named The Delight of the Eyes , or The Sup- port of Memory , was one entire enchantment . Rarities ...
... caused every surrounding scene to reverberate their songs , which were continually varied in the most delightful succession . The palace named The Delight of the Eyes , or The Sup- port of Memory , was one entire enchantment . Rarities ...
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... caused by en- chantment , they turned over together , leaf by leaf , all the books of magic that might point out a remedy ; and caused the horrible stranger , whom they accused as the enchanter , to be every where sought for , with the ...
... caused by en- chantment , they turned over together , leaf by leaf , all the books of magic that might point out a remedy ; and caused the horrible stranger , whom they accused as the enchanter , to be every where sought for , with the ...
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... caused him so much affliction . Inflamed with anger at the sight , he exclaimed , - " Accursed Gia- our ! what comest thou hither to do ? —is it not enough to have transformed a prince , remarkable for his agility , into a water budget ...
... caused him so much affliction . Inflamed with anger at the sight , he exclaimed , - " Accursed Gia- our ! what comest thou hither to do ? —is it not enough to have transformed a prince , remarkable for his agility , into a water budget ...
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... caused the palaces of the senses to be again set open ; and , as he found himself na- turally prompted to visit that of taste in preference to the rest , immediately ordered a splendid entertainment , to which his great officers and ...
... caused the palaces of the senses to be again set open ; and , as he found himself na- turally prompted to visit that of taste in preference to the rest , immediately ordered a splendid entertainment , to which his great officers and ...
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... cause ; but no sooner did they catch a glimpse of the ball , than , feeling themselves unable to refrain , they broke from the clutches of their eunuchs , who , to stop their flight , pinched them till they bled ; but in vain : whilst ...
... cause ; but no sooner did they catch a glimpse of the ball , than , feeling themselves unable to refrain , they broke from the clutches of their eunuchs , who , to stop their flight , pinched them till they bled ; but in vain : whilst ...
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Abellino Alfonso amongst Andreas answered appearance Arabian Arabian Nights arms attendants Bababalouk banditti beautiful behold Bianca bosom Bravo caliph Camilla Carathis castle Castle of Otranto chamber Cinthia commanded Contarino cried Manfred D'Herbelot dagger daughter death discovered doge Doge of Venice doge's door dost doubt dreadful emir eunuchs eyes Fakreddin Falieri father Flodoardo Frederic friar Giaour gondolier Gonzaga Gulchenrouz hand hath hear heard heart Heaven Hippolita hither holy honour Horace Walpole Isabella Jerome Koran Lady Isabella Lomellino look lord Mahomet Manfred's marquis Matilda Matteo melancholy Memmo Morakanabad mother murder never night Nouronihar Otranto palace Parozzi passion pre-adamite prince princess replied retired Rosabella sabres Samarah seemed silence Simurgh Soliman soon soul stranger tears tell terror thee Theodore thing thou art thou hast thought tower tremble Vathek Venetian Venice vizir voice Walpole whilst wish words young youth