Frankenstein: Or, The Modern PrometheusLackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, 1818 - Horror tales, English |
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... horror of the recent events . Elizabeth was sad and despond- ing ; she no longer took delight in her or- dinary occupations ; all pleasure seemed to her sacrilege toward the dead ; eter- nal woe and tears she then thought was the just ...
... horror of the recent events . Elizabeth was sad and despond- ing ; she no longer took delight in her or- dinary occupations ; all pleasure seemed to her sacrilege toward the dead ; eter- nal woe and tears she then thought was the just ...
Page 15
... horror and despair . At eight in the evening I arrived at Chamounix . My father and Elizabeth were very much fatigued ; Ernest , who accompanied us , was delighted , and in high spirits : the only circumstance that detracted from his ...
... horror and despair . At eight in the evening I arrived at Chamounix . My father and Elizabeth were very much fatigued ; Ernest , who accompanied us , was delighted , and in high spirits : the only circumstance that detracted from his ...
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... horror , resol- ving to wait his approach , and then close with him in mortal combat . He approached ; his countenance bespoke bitter anguish , combined with disdain , and malignity , while its unearthly ug- liness rendered it almost ...
... horror , resol- ving to wait his approach , and then close with him in mortal combat . He approached ; his countenance bespoke bitter anguish , combined with disdain , and malignity , while its unearthly ug- liness rendered it almost ...
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... horror and indignation were uncon- trollable , when he heard the decision of the court . He made , at that moment , a solemn vow to deliver him , and then looked around for the means . After many fruitless attempts to gain admit- tance ...
... horror and indignation were uncon- trollable , when he heard the decision of the court . He made , at that moment , a solemn vow to deliver him , and then looked around for the means . After many fruitless attempts to gain admit- tance ...
Page 106
... horrors , and rendered mine in- effaceable . I sickened as I read . Hate- ful day when I received life ! ' 1 ex- claimed in agony . • Cursed creator ! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in dis- gust ? God ...
... horrors , and rendered mine in- effaceable . I sickened as I read . Hate- ful day when I received life ! ' 1 ex- claimed in agony . • Cursed creator ! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in dis- gust ? God ...
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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