"Eblis" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... journey that when night fell almost every one of his attendants had deserted him. But Vathek, in his obduracy, went on, and at length arrived at the mountain which contains the vast ruins of Istakar and the entrance to the realm of Eblis. ...
— The World's Greatest Books, Vol. I • Various
... some moments. The vision which he had just described struck my imagination not a little, for this was long before Vathek and the 'Hall of Eblis' had delighted the world; and the description which he gave had, as I received it, all the attractions of novelty beside the impressiveness which always belongs to the narration of an EYE-WITNESS, whether in the body or in the spirit, of the scenes which he describes. ...
— The Purcell Papers - Volume I. (of III.) • Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu |
