The history of the caliph Vathek, by W. Beckford [tr. by S. Henley]. Also, Rasselas, prince of Abyssinia, by S. Johnson1883 |
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... Nature's finest moulds ; and he fixes it in language which can scarcely be praised beyond its deserts - simple , massive , nervous , ap- parently little laboured , yet revealing , in its effect , the perfection of art . Some immortal ...
... Nature's finest moulds ; and he fixes it in language which can scarcely be praised beyond its deserts - simple , massive , nervous , ap- parently little laboured , yet revealing , in its effect , the perfection of art . Some immortal ...
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... nature : travelling had little to do with the work but to call forth feeling ; in proof , it was written fifty years ago , yet , though the road has since been travelled by others to utter weariness , it is as fresh and delightful as if ...
... nature : travelling had little to do with the work but to call forth feeling ; in proof , it was written fifty years ago , yet , though the road has since been travelled by others to utter weariness , it is as fresh and delightful as if ...
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... nature and infinitely delight the heart of Vathek , who imagined himself going in triumph to sit upon the throne of Soliman . The people were not less satisfied than himself , all assisted to accelerate the moment which should rescue ...
... nature and infinitely delight the heart of Vathek , who imagined himself going in triumph to sit upon the throne of Soliman . The people were not less satisfied than himself , all assisted to accelerate the moment which should rescue ...
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... nature , and knew that the worse game should be played with the best face , immedi- ately made a signal for all to retire ; and no sooner did he perceive beneath the sofa the little one's feet than he drew him forth without ceremony ...
... nature , and knew that the worse game should be played with the best face , immedi- ately made a signal for all to retire ; and no sooner did he perceive beneath the sofa the little one's feet than he drew him forth without ceremony ...
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... to preserve the verdure of this beautiful enclosure in its natural freshness , the white eunuchs went con- tinually round it with their red water vessels . The waving of fans was heard near the imperial pavilion , 114 THE HISTORY OF.
... to preserve the verdure of this beautiful enclosure in its natural freshness , the white eunuchs went con- tinually round it with their red water vessels . The waving of fans was heard near the imperial pavilion , 114 THE HISTORY OF.
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Términos y frases comunes
Abdest Abyssinia Æneid Afrit Alboufaki amongst amuse answered appeared Arab Arabian Nights Bababalouk beautiful Beckford began Cairo Caliph camels Carathis CHAPTER commanded cried curiosity dark delight Dives dwarfs earth Eblis Emir endeavoured enjoy enter eunuchs evil eyes Fakreddin fancy favourite fire flowers Genii Gian Giaour Gulchenrouz hand happy happy valley harem hast hath heard heart Herbelot hope imagination Imlac Inatulla Koran labour ladies less light looked Mahomet Mahometans ment mind Morakanabad mountains nature negresses Nekayah never Nouronihar observed palace passed Pekuah Persian pleasure poet possessed present prince princess Prophet pyramid Rasselas reason replied repose resolved rest retired rock sabres Samarah Santons Simurgh Soliman solitude soon soul stranger suffered supposed Sutlememe terror thee thou thought thousand tion tower travelled valley Vathek vizier voice weary whilst WILLIAM BECKFORD women wonder
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Página 208 - Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
Página 248 - I have been told that respiration is difficult upon lofty mountains ; yet from these precipices, though so high as to produce great tenuity of air, it is very easy to fall ; therefore I suspect, that from any height where life can be supported, there may be danger of too quick descent.
Página 399 - The prince desired a little kingdom, in which he might administer justice in his own person, and see all the parts of the government with his own eyes. But he could never fix the limits of his dominion, and was always adding to the number of his subjects. Imlac and the astronomer were contented to be driven along the stream of life, without directing their course to any particular port.
Página 203 - I'll read you matter deep and dangerous ; As full of peril and adventurous spirit, As to o'er-walk a current, roaring loud, On the unsteadfast footing of a spear.
Página 326 - Every hour, answered the princess, confirms my prejudice in favour of the position so often uttered by the mouth of Imlac, ' That nature sets her gifts on the right hand and on the left.' Those conditions, which flatter hope and attract desire, are so constituted, that as we approach one, we recede from another. There are goods so opposed that we cannot seize both, but, by too much prudence, may pass between them at too great a distance to reach either. This is often the fate of long consideration;...
Página 261 - ... the province of poetry is to describe Nature and Passion, which are always the same, the first writers took possession of the most striking objects for description, and the most probable occurrences for fiction, and left nothing to those that followed them, but transcription of the same events, and new combinations of the same images.
Página 154 - Not that Nepenthes, which the wife of Thone, In Egypt, gave to Jove-born Helena, Is of such power to stir up joy as this, To life so friendly, or so cool to thirst.
Página 265 - Enough ! thou hast convinced me that no human being can ever be a poet. Proceed with thy narration." " To be a poet," said Imlac, "is indeed very difficult.
Página 228 - The place which the wisdom or policy of antiquity had destined for the residence of the Abyssinian princes was a spacious valley in the kingdom of Amhara, surrounded on every side by mountains, of which the summits overhang the middle part.
Página 290 - He then communicated the various precepts given from time to time for the conquest of passion, and displayed the happiness of those who had obtained the important victory, after which man is no longer the slave of fear, nor the fool of hope ; is no more emaciated by envy, inflamed by anger...