St Anthony tempted the devils quite as much as they tempted him; for his peculiar sanctity was a greater temptation to tempt him than they could stand. Strictly speaking, it was the devils who were the more to be pitied, for they were led up by St Anthony to be tempted and fell, whereas St Anthony did not fall.
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“Je n'aime pas à résister à la tentation.”
Vathek
Thèmes
tentationWilliam Thomas Beckford 3
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