Vathek: An Arabian Tale. With Notes, Critical and ExplanatoryR. Bentley, 1836 - 396 pages |
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... leave him to himself , " said he to the Genii , who are always ready to receive his commands : " let us see to what lengths his folly and impiety will carry him : if he run into excess , we shall know how to chastise him . sist him ...
... leave him to himself , " said he to the Genii , who are always ready to receive his commands : " let us see to what lengths his folly and impiety will carry him : if he run into excess , we shall know how to chastise him . sist him ...
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... leaving Vathek to himself , had him put to bed ; and , seating herself by him , endeavoured by her conversation to appease and compose him . Nor could any one have attempted it with better success ; for the caliph not only loved her as ...
... leaving Vathek to himself , had him put to bed ; and , seating herself by him , endeavoured by her conversation to appease and compose him . Nor could any one have attempted it with better success ; for the caliph not only loved her as ...
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... leaving them empty , rolled onwards to the plain of Catoul , and entered the valley at the foot of the mountain of the four fountains . As a continual fall of water had excavated an immense gulf in the valley , whose opposite side was ...
... leaving them empty , rolled onwards to the plain of Catoul , and entered the valley at the foot of the mountain of the four fountains . As a continual fall of water had excavated an immense gulf in the valley , whose opposite side was ...
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... leave the valley . He commanded his tents to be pitched there , and stationed himself on the very edge of the precipice , in spite of the representations of Carathis and Morakana- bad , who pointed out the hazard of its brink giving way ...
... leave the valley . He commanded his tents to be pitched there , and stationed himself on the very edge of the precipice , in spite of the representations of Carathis and Morakana- bad , who pointed out the hazard of its brink giving way ...
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... leave it , we may be able to make a powerful resistance . Bababalouk , supposing us to be still in the palace , will guard its avenues , for his own sake ; and we shall soon find , without the counsels of that blubberer Morakanabad ...
... leave it , we may be able to make a powerful resistance . Bababalouk , supposing us to be still in the palace , will guard its avenues , for his own sake ; and we shall soon find , without the counsels of that blubberer Morakanabad ...
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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