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Page 123
... wonder and delight . " The book from which Felix instructed Safie was Volney's Ruins of Empires . I should not have understood the purport of this book , had not Felix , in reading it , given very minute explanations . He had chosen ...
... wonder and delight . " The book from which Felix instructed Safie was Volney's Ruins of Empires . I should not have understood the purport of this book , had not Felix , in reading it , given very minute explanations . He had chosen ...
Page 151
... wonder that such thoughts transported me with rage ? I only wonder that at that moment , instead of venting my sensations in exclamations and agony , I did not rush among mankind and perish in the attempt to destroy them . 66 While I ...
... wonder that such thoughts transported me with rage ? I only wonder that at that moment , instead of venting my sensations in exclamations and agony , I did not rush among mankind and perish in the attempt to destroy them . 66 While I ...
Page 237
... wonder ; and , again turning towards the lifeless form of his creator , he seemed to forget my presence , and every feature and gesture seemed instigated by the wildest rage of some uncon- trollable passion . " That is also my victim ...
... wonder ; and , again turning towards the lifeless form of his creator , he seemed to forget my presence , and every feature and gesture seemed instigated by the wildest rage of some uncon- trollable passion . " That is also my victim ...
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A. D. Lindsay affection Agatha agony anguish appeared arrived beautiful became beheld beloved bestow Clerval companion consolation cottage countenance creature dæmon dared dark dear death delight desire despair destroyed discovered dream Edited Elizabeth endeavoured endured entered Ernest Rhys Essays eyes father fear feelings Felix felt Frankenstein G. A. Aitken G. D. H. Cole Geneva gentle George Saintsbury Gerald Bullett grief happiness heard heart heavens Henry hope horror human idea imagination Ingolstadt innocent Intro Introduction by Prof Irish R.M. John Warrington journey Justine kind labours lake letter live looked Mary Shelley mind miserable misfortunes monster mountains murderer natural philosophy nature never night Nikolay Andreyev passed passion peace perceived pleasure POEMS possessed reflect remained Safie scene sensations smiles sometimes soon sorrow soul spirit story strange suffered tale tears thought tion Translated Victor voice vols wind wonder wood words wretched