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title: "2 William Thomas Beckford Quotes"
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# William Thomas Beckford

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William Thomas Beckford was a British writer and politician. He was reputed at one stage to be England's richest commoner. Beckford was the son of William Beckford and Maria Hamilton, the daughter of George Hamilton. He served as a Member of Parliament for Wells in 1784–1790 and Hindon in 1790–1795

##  Quotes by William Thomas Beckford

> [I fear I shall never be...good for anything in this world, but composing airs, building towers, forming gardens, collecting old Japan, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-thomas-beckford/i-fear-i-shall-never-be-good-for-anything-in-this-world-but-composing/)

[William Thomas Beckford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-thomas-beckford/)

[Air](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/air/)

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> [ \[Vathek\] has, in parts, been called, but to some judgments, never is, dull: it is certainly in parts, grotesque, extravagant and even… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-thomas-beckford/vathek-has-in-parts-been-called-but-to-some-judgments-never-is-dull/)

[William Thomas Beckford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-thomas-beckford/)

[Atrocities](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atrocities/)

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