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Page iv
... Eblis . " As might be expected , the aim of the fortune - favoured author of " Vathek " appears to have been to realize through his surroundings the dreams and fictions of his fancy ; yet he does not seem to have brought himself in ...
... Eblis . " As might be expected , the aim of the fortune - favoured author of " Vathek " appears to have been to realize through his surroundings the dreams and fictions of his fancy ; yet he does not seem to have brought himself in ...
Page viii
... Eblis of Vathek . Truly that is the crowning scene , and in its prosaic grandeur will bear reading even after the astounding and sublime gloom of Milton and Dante , from the latter of whom the image of the hearts for ever devoured by ...
... Eblis of Vathek . Truly that is the crowning scene , and in its prosaic grandeur will bear reading even after the astounding and sublime gloom of Milton and Dante , from the latter of whom the image of the hearts for ever devoured by ...
Page 99
... Eblis himself , at length consoled her chagrin . But Fate had ordained it otherwise . In the evening , as Carathis was conversing with Dilara , who , through her contrivance , had become of the party , and whose taste resembled her own ...
... Eblis himself , at length consoled her chagrin . But Fate had ordained it otherwise . In the evening , as Carathis was conversing with Dilara , who , through her contrivance , had become of the party , and whose taste resembled her own ...
Page 105
... Eblis and his accursed Dives hold their infernal empire ; and , seduced by a malignant phantom , thou art proceeding to surrender thyself to them ! This moment is the last of grace allowed thee ; abandon thy atrocious purpose ; return ...
... Eblis and his accursed Dives hold their infernal empire ; and , seduced by a malignant phantom , thou art proceeding to surrender thyself to them ! This moment is the last of grace allowed thee ; abandon thy atrocious purpose ; return ...
Page 108
... EBLIS permitteth that the portal of his palace shall be opened , and the subterranean fire will receive thee into the number of its adorers . " He scarcely had read these words before the moun- tain against which the terrace was reared ...
... EBLIS permitteth that the portal of his palace shall be opened , and the subterranean fire will receive thee into the number of its adorers . " He scarcely had read these words before the moun- tain against which the terrace was reared ...
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