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" His figure was pleasing and majestic; but when he was angry one of his eyes became so terrible that no person could bear to behold it, and the wretch upon whom it was fixed instantly fell backward, and sometimes expired. "
The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Страница 449
1787
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The Monthly review. New and improved ser, Том 76

1787 - 668 страници
...overftep nature and probability, but even to pafs beyond the verge of polTibility, and fuppofe things, which cannot be for a moment conceived. For example,...was angry, became fo terrible, that no perfon could be.ir to behold it, and the wretch, upon whom it was fixed, inftantly fell backwards, and fometimes...

Erminia: A Poem

William Gill Thompson - 1821 - 62 страници
...pleasing and majestic figure, " but when he was angry, one of his eyes became so ter' rible that no person could bear to behold it; and the wretch upon whom it was fixed, instantly fell backward and sometimes r^ pired. ' " See " VATHEK," a tale of great beauty, force, and...

Vathek, by W. Beckford. [Tr. by S. Henley. Followed by] The castle of ...

William Beckford - 1834 - 414 страници
...was pleasing and majestic : but when he was angry, one of his eyes became so terrible, that no person could bear to behold it; and the wretch upon whom it was fixed, instantly fell backward, and sometimes expired. For fear, however, of depopulating his dominions, and...

Italy: With Sketches of Spain and Portugal, Том 2

William Beckford - 1834 - 648 страници
...was pleasing and majestic : but when he was angry, one of his eyes became so terrible, that no person could bear to behold it ; and the wretch upon whom it was fixed, instantly fell backward, and sometimes expired. For fear, however, of depopulating his dominions, and...

Vathek: An Arabian Tale. With Notes, Critical and Explanatory

William Beckford - 1836 - 416 страници
...was pleasing and majestic: hut when he was angry, one of his eyes became so terrible, that no person could bear to behold it; and the wretch upon whom it was fixed, instantly fell backward, and sometimes expired. For fear, however, of depopulating his dominions, am'...

Vathek: An Arabian Tale ; with a Memoir of the Author and Notes Critical and ...

William Beckford - 1854 - 216 страници
...was pleasing and majestic : but when he was angry, one of his eyes became so terrible, that no person could bear to behold it; and the wretch upon whom it was fixed, instantly fell backward, and sometimes expired. For fear, however, of depopulating his dominions, and...

The History of the Caliph Vathek ... Printed Verbatim from First Edition ...

William Beckford - 1868 - 228 страници
...was pleasing and majestic; but when he was angry one of his eyes became so terrible, that no person could bear to behold it, and the wretch upon whom it was fixed instantly fell backward, and sometimes expired. For fear, however, of depopulating his dominions and...

Vathek: An Arabian Tale

William Beckford - 1868 - 220 страници
...pleasing and majestic ; but when he was angry, one of his eyes 2 became so terrible that no person could bear to behold it ; and the wretch upon whom it was fixed instantly fell backward, and sometimes expired. For fear, however, of 1 This title amongst the Mahometans...

Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and ..., Том 2

Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876 - 870 страници
...was pleasing and majestic ; but when he was angry, one of his eyes became so terrible that no person H instantly fell backward, and sometimes expired. For fear, however, of depopulating his dominions, and...

Great Authors of All Ages: Being Selections from the Prose Works of Eminent ...

Samuel Austin Allibone - 1879 - 582 страници
...was pleasing and majestic; but when he wns angry one of his eyes became so terrible that no person could bear to behold it; and the wretch upon whom it was fixed instantly fell backward, and sometimes expired. Fur fear, however, of depopulating bis dominion*, and...




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