Date: w. 1782, 1786, 1816
"Vathek, too much cast down to express the indignation excited by such a discourse, ordered the afrit to remove Carathis from his presence, and continued immersed in thoughts which his companions durst not disturb."
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Date: w. 1782, 1786, 1816
"Instantaneously, the haughty forehead of the intrepid princess became corrugated with agony: she uttered a tremendous yell; and fixed, no more to be withdrawn, her right hand upon her heart, which was become a receptacle of eternal fire."
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Date: w. 1782, 1786, 1816
"Their hearts immediately took fire, and they, at once, lost the most precious gift of heaven:--Hope."
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