William Beckford (1760–1844) novelista inglés
Citas por obras, Vathek with The Episodes of Vathek <br class="br">Original: «It is time, therefore, that you should apply for aid to such helpful Spirits. But will you have the strength of mind, the courage to endure the approach of Beings so different from mankind? I know that their coming produces certain inevitable effects, as internal tremors, the revulsion of the blood from its ordinary course; but I also know that these terrors, these revulsions, painful as they undoubtedly are, must appear as nothing compared with the mortal pain of separation from an object loved greatly and exclusively». <br class="br">Fuente: Página 327. https://books.google.es/books?id=a08j7jDP7McC&pg=PA163&dq=It+is+a+great+evil+to+look+upon+mankind+with+too+clear+vision.+You+seem+to+be+living+among+wild+beasts,+and+you+become+a+wild+beast+yourself&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwic7PeYhtrgAhXixoUKHW_LAlYQ6AEIKzAA#v=onepage&q=It%20is%20time%2C%20therefore%2C%20that%20you%20should%20apply%20for%20aid%20to%20such%20helpful%20Spirits.%20But%20will%20you%20have%20the%20strength%20of%20mind%2C%20the%20courage%20to%20endure%20the%20approach%20of%20Beings%20so%20different%20from%20mankind%3F&f=false