A fish might more easily live on the apex of a rock than a man accustomed to crime live a life of virtue. (“The Story of — William Beckford, The Episodes of Vathek
A fish might more easily live on the apex of a rock than a man accustomed to crime live a life of virtue. (“The Story of — William Beckford, The Episodes of Vathek
A fish might more easily live on the apex of a rock than a man accustomed to crime live a life of virtue. (“The Story of — William Beckford, The Episodes of Vathek
A fish might more easily live on the apex of a rock than a man accustomed to crime live a life of virtue. (“The Story of — William Beckford, The Episodes of Vathek
A fish might more easily live on the apex of a rock than a man accustomed to crime live a life of virtue. (“The Story of — William Beckford, The Episodes of Vathek
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A fish might more easily live on the apex of a rock than a man accustomed to crime live a life of virtue. (“The Story of Prince Barkiarokh”)

— William Beckford, The Episodes of Vathek
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