#WilliamBeckford est né le 29 septembre 1760. Il y a 265 ans aujourd'hui.

William Beckford English politician, writer and art collector William Beckford was BOTD in 1760. Born in London to a wealthy mercantile family, he inherited a vast fortune at the age of 10, including a Palladian ma…

English politician, writer, art collector and notorious homosexual William Beckford was BOTD in 1760. #williambeckford #bornonthisday #supergays

Le poème cité dans notre précédent post est partiellement reproduit sur la tombe de #WilliamBeckford à #Bath.

"Esprit que rien n'arrête - rayon sacré !
Source de vie et de lumière ! - Puissance éternelle !
Qu'un frêle rayon, issu du sein radieux de Ton essence,
Traverse le ciel brouillé des apparences
Et se pose sur moi, à l'heure de ma mort."

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POÈME DE WILLIAM BECKFORD (1760-1844)

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#WilliamBeckford Very hard work.

Something useful #ElonMusk could do with all that money - instead of making pathetic, wet-nappy comments about #JessPhillips - he could rebuild #FonthillAbbey in #Wiltshire, only this time give it proper foundations. #WilliamBeckford #JamesWyatt #Vathek

#WilliamBeckford so rich he was taught #keyboards by #Mozart

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For some reason, GoogleBooks has properly assigned Vol. I of #ModernNovelWriting to #WilliamBeckford, but Vol. II to pseud. Harriet Marlow.

"...the burning glances of the meridian sun." #WilliamBeckford #gothic #parody #wayoverthetop

Word of the day, courtesy of #WilliamBeckford: "obumbrate."

"...the fair evanescent stranger." #gothic #williambeckford #parody #goodheavens