Frankenstein: Or, The Modern PrometheusLackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, 1818 - Horror tales, English |
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Page 15
... rain it seemed to promise for the next day . We retired early to our apartments , but not to sleep ; at least I did not . I remained many hours at the window , watching the pallid lightning that play- ed above Mont Blanc , and listening ...
... rain it seemed to promise for the next day . We retired early to our apartments , but not to sleep ; at least I did not . I remained many hours at the window , watching the pallid lightning that play- ed above Mont Blanc , and listening ...
Page 17
... rain poured down in torrents , and thick mists hid the summits of the moun- tains . I rose early , but felt unusually melancholy . The rain depressed me ; my old feelings recurred , and I was miserable . I knew how disappointed my ...
... rain poured down in torrents , and thick mists hid the summits of the moun- tains . I rose early , but felt unusually melancholy . The rain depressed me ; my old feelings recurred , and I was miserable . I knew how disappointed my ...
Page 18
... rain , moisture , and cold , I resolved to go alone to the summit of Montanvert . I remembered the effect that the view of the tremendous and ever - moving glacier had produced upon ny mind when I first saw it . It had then filled me ...
... rain , moisture , and cold , I resolved to go alone to the summit of Montanvert . I remembered the effect that the view of the tremendous and ever - moving glacier had produced upon ny mind when I first saw it . It had then filled me ...
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... rain poured from the dark sky , and added to the melancholy impression I received from the objects around me . Alas ! why does man boast of sensibilities su- perior to those apparent in the brute ; it only renders them more necessary ...
... rain poured from the dark sky , and added to the melancholy impression I received from the objects around me . Alas ! why does man boast of sensibilities su- perior to those apparent in the brute ; it only renders them more necessary ...
Page 31
... rain again began to descend : we entered the hut , the fiend with an air of exultation , I with a heavy heart , and depressed spi- rits . But I consented to listen ; and , seating myself by the fire which my odious companion had lighted ...
... rain again began to descend : we entered the hut , the fiend with an air of exultation , I with a heavy heart , and depressed spi- rits . But I consented to listen ; and , seating myself by the fire which my odious companion had lighted ...
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