"He consoled himself, however, for this intruding and unwelcome perception of his littleness, with the thought of being great in the eyes of others; and flattered himself that the light of his mind would extend beyond the reach of his sight, and extort from the stars the decrees of his destiny."
An Arabian Tale, From an Unpublished Manuscript [Vathek]
2 entries in ESTC (1786, 1791).<br>
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First published anonymously as <u>An Arabian Tale, from an Unpublished Manuscript: with Notes Critical and Explanatory</u> (London: J. Johnson,  1786). &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T62055">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=ECCO&userGroupName=viva_uva&tabID=T001&docId=CW3310960212&type=multipage&contentSet=ECCOArticles&version=1.0&docLevel=FASCIMILE">Link to ECCO</a>&gt;<br>
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Text from William Beckford, <u>Vathek: Translated from the original French</u>, 3rd edition (London: Printed for W. Clarke 1816).