Frankenstein: Or, The Modern PrometheusLackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, 1818 - Horror tales, English |
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... fear . Justine died ; she rested ; and I was alive . The blood flowed freely in my veins , but a weight of despair and remorse pressed on my heart , which VOL . II . B nothing could remove . Sleep fled from my eyes ; FRANKENSTEIN; ...
... fear . Justine died ; she rested ; and I was alive . The blood flowed freely in my veins , but a weight of despair and remorse pressed on my heart , which VOL . II . B nothing could remove . Sleep fled from my eyes ; FRANKENSTEIN; ...
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... fear , lest the monster whom I had created should perpetrate some new wicked- ness . I had an obscure feeling that all was not over , and that he would still commit some signal crime , which by its enormity should almost efface the ...
... fear , lest the monster whom I had created should perpetrate some new wicked- ness . I had an obscure feeling that all was not over , and that he would still commit some signal crime , which by its enormity should almost efface the ...
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... fear the fierce vengeance of my arm wreaked on your miserable head ? Begone , vile insect ! or rather stay , that I may tram- ple you to dust ! and , oh , that I could , with the extinction of your miserable existence , restore those ...
... fear the fierce vengeance of my arm wreaked on your miserable head ? Begone , vile insect ! or rather stay , that I may tram- ple you to dust ! and , oh , that I could , with the extinction of your miserable existence , restore those ...
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... fear , are a dwell- ing to me , and the only one which man does not grudge . These bleak skies I hail , for they are kinder to me than your fellow - beings . If the mul- titude of mankind knew of my exist ence , they would do as you do ...
... fear , are a dwell- ing to me , and the only one which man does not grudge . These bleak skies I hail , for they are kinder to me than your fellow - beings . If the mul- titude of mankind knew of my exist ence , they would do as you do ...
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... fear lest my fire should be extinguished . I covered it carefully with dry wood and leaves , and placed wet branches upon it ; and then , spreading my cloak , I lay on the ground , and sunk into sleep . " It was morning when I awoke ...
... fear lest my fire should be extinguished . I covered it carefully with dry wood and leaves , and placed wet branches upon it ; and then , spreading my cloak , I lay on the ground , and sunk into sleep . " It was morning when I awoke ...
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Frankenstein: or `The Modern Prometheus': The 1818 Text Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Limited preview - 2018 |
Frankenstein: or `The Modern Prometheus': The 1818 Text Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Limited preview - 2018 |
Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus: The 1818 Text Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Limited preview - 2018 |
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