“I am not over-fond of resisting temptation.”
Je n'aime pas à résister à la tentation.
Source: Vathek, P. 140; translation p. 83.
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Je n'aime pas à résister à la tentation.
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William Beckford 7
English novelist 1760–1844Related quotes
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"What?"
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— En quel genre? Ça se guérit, les idées.
- Comment?
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Part II.
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