Frankenstein: Or, The Modern PrometheusLackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, 1818 - Horror tales, English |
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Page 32
... learned to distinguish between the operations of my various senses . By degrees , I remember , a stronger light pressed upon my nerves , so that I was obliged to shut my eyes . Darkness then came over me , and troubled me ; but hardly ...
... learned to distinguish between the operations of my various senses . By degrees , I remember , a stronger light pressed upon my nerves , so that I was obliged to shut my eyes . Darkness then came over me , and troubled me ; but hardly ...
Page 59
... learned and applied the words fire , milk , bread , and wood . I learned also the names of the cottagers themselves . The youth and his com- panion had each of them several names , but the old man had only one , which was father . The ...
... learned and applied the words fire , milk , bread , and wood . I learned also the names of the cottagers themselves . The youth and his com- panion had each of them several names , but the old man had only one , which was father . The ...
Page 73
... learned about twenty words at the first lesson , most of them indeed were those which I had before understood , but I profited by the others . " As night came on , Agatha and the VOL . II . E Arabian retired early . When they se ...
... learned about twenty words at the first lesson , most of them indeed were those which I had before understood , but I profited by the others . " As night came on , Agatha and the VOL . II . E Arabian retired early . When they se ...
Page 76
... and conversed in broken accents , whilst I comprehended and could imitate al- most every word that was spoken . While I improved in speech , I also learned the science of letters , as it was taught 76 FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,
... and conversed in broken accents , whilst I comprehended and could imitate al- most every word that was spoken . While I improved in speech , I also learned the science of letters , as it was taught 76 FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,
Page 77
... mental ac- tivity of the Grecians ; of the wars and wonderful virtue of the early Romans- of their subsequent degeneration - of the decline of that E 3 THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 77 learned the science of letters, as it was ...
... mental ac- tivity of the Grecians ; of the wars and wonderful virtue of the early Romans- of their subsequent degeneration - of the decline of that E 3 THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 77 learned the science of letters, as it was ...
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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