Vathek: An Arabian Tale. With Notes, Critical and ExplanatoryR. Bentley, 1836 - 396 pages |
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... strangers ; but , from this instant , he redoubled his atten- tion , and ordered it to be announced , by sound of ... stranger produced ; most of his curiosities , which were not less admirable for their workmanship than splendour ...
... strangers ; but , from this instant , he redoubled his atten- tion , and ordered it to be announced , by sound of ... stranger produced ; most of his curiosities , which were not less admirable for their workmanship than splendour ...
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... stranger obeyed , took little , and remained silent . Vathek , imagining that the merchant's taciturnity was occasioned by the awe which his presence inspired , en- couraged him to advance , and asked him , with an air of condescension ...
... stranger obeyed , took little , and remained silent . Vathek , imagining that the merchant's taciturnity was occasioned by the awe which his presence inspired , en- couraged him to advance , and asked him , with an air of condescension ...
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... stranger was surrounded , pinioned , and bound with strong fetters , and hurried away to the prison of the great tower , which was encompassed by seven empalements of iron bars , and armed with spikes in every direction , longer and ...
... stranger was surrounded , pinioned , and bound with strong fetters , and hurried away to the prison of the great tower , which was encompassed by seven empalements of iron bars , and armed with spikes in every direction , longer and ...
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... stranger . " The subjects of the caliph , like their sovereign , being great admirers of women and apricots from Kirmith , felt their mouths water at these promises , but were totally un- able to gratify their hankering ; for no one ...
... stranger . " The subjects of the caliph , like their sovereign , being great admirers of women and apricots from Kirmith , felt their mouths water at these promises , but were totally un- able to gratify their hankering ; for no one ...
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... stranger , whom they accused as the enchanter , to be every where sought for , with the strictest diligence . At the distance of a few miles from Samarah stood a high mountain , whose sides were swarded with wild thyme and basil , and ...
... stranger , whom they accused as the enchanter , to be every where sought for , with the strictest diligence . At the distance of a few miles from Samarah stood a high mountain , whose sides were swarded with wild thyme and basil , and ...
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