Frankenstein: Or, The Modern PrometheusLackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, 1818 - Horror tales, English |
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... countenance bespoke bitter anguish , combined with disdain , and malignity , while its unearthly ug- liness rendered it almost too horrible for human eyes . But I scarcely ob- served this ; anger and hatred had at first deprived me of ...
... countenance bespoke bitter anguish , combined with disdain , and malignity , while its unearthly ug- liness rendered it almost too horrible for human eyes . But I scarcely ob- served this ; anger and hatred had at first deprived me of ...
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... countenance expressed a deeper de- spondence . Uttering a few sounds with an air of melancholy , he took the pail from her head , and bore it to the cot- tage himself . She followed , and they disappeared . Presently I saw the young 藏 ...
... countenance expressed a deeper de- spondence . Uttering a few sounds with an air of melancholy , he took the pail from her head , and bore it to the cot- tage himself . She followed , and they disappeared . Presently I saw the young 藏 ...
Page 48
... countenance of the aged cottager , won my reverence ; while the gentle manners of the girl enticed my love . He played a sweet mournful air , which I perceived drew tears from the eyes of his amiable com- panion , of which the old man ...
... countenance of the aged cottager , won my reverence ; while the gentle manners of the girl enticed my love . He played a sweet mournful air , which I perceived drew tears from the eyes of his amiable com- panion , of which the old man ...
Page 50
... countenance beaming with benevolence and love : the young- er was slight and graceful in his figure , and his features were moulded with the finest symmetry ; yet his eyes and atti- tude expressed the utmost sadness and despondency ...
... countenance beaming with benevolence and love : the young- er was slight and graceful in his figure , and his features were moulded with the finest symmetry ; yet his eyes and atti- tude expressed the utmost sadness and despondency ...
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... countenances of the hearers . This was indeed a godlike science , and I ardently desired to become acquainted with it . But I was baffled in every at- tempt I made for this purpose . Their pronunciation was quick ; and the words they ...
... countenances of the hearers . This was indeed a godlike science , and I ardently desired to become acquainted with it . But I was baffled in every at- tempt I made for this purpose . Their pronunciation was quick ; and the words they ...
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abhor Agatha agony amiable appeared Arabian arranging the cottage bare trees beautiful became beheld bestowed Chamounix cheerful cold companion Constantinople conversation cottage countenance creature Cursed dæmon dark delight despair destroy discovered earth endeavoured eyes father fear feelings Felix felt fire Frankenstein friends Geneva gentle girl glaciers guitar hands happy hatred heard heart horror hovel human hunger invisible hand Italy kind knew language learned Leghorn light listen live looked mind miserable monster Mont Blanc morning mountains murder night nished nity pain panion Paradise Lost Paris passed path perceived pleasure Plutarch's Lives protectors quickly quitted rage rain reflected remain resolved rest revenge Safie scene seized sensations smiles snow sometimes sorrow sounds strange stranger sublime sunk sweet tage tears ther thought thrush tion took trees ture Turk Turkey uttered virtue voice wind wonder wood words wretch young youth