I am not over-fond of resisting temptation.

William Beckford

Vathek

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Topic

Temptation

Speaker

Vathek

Author

William Beckford

Source

Vathek

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1786 1780s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

Occupation

Novelist Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Beckford, William [published anonymously]. An Arabian Tale, From an Unpublished Manuscript, translated by Samuel Henley. London: J. Johnson, 1786.

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Beckford, William. Vathek, translated by Samuel Henley. Oxford University Press, 2013.

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The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men,
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Robert Burns
Source
To A Mouse, On Turning Her Up In Her Nest With the Plough.
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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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