Frankenstein: Or, The Modern PrometheusLackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, 1818 - Horror tales, English |
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... virtue . I had begun life with benevolent in- tentions , and thirsted for the moment when I should put them in practice , and make myself useful to my fellow- beings . Now all was blasted : instead of that serenity of conscience , which ...
... virtue . I had begun life with benevolent in- tentions , and thirsted for the moment when I should put them in practice , and make myself useful to my fellow- beings . Now all was blasted : instead of that serenity of conscience , which ...
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... sight which you abhor . Still thou canst listen to me , and grant me thy compassion . By the virtues that L once possessed , I demand this from you . Hear € 3 THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 29 then, if you can, and if you will...
... sight which you abhor . Still thou canst listen to me , and grant me thy compassion . By the virtues that L once possessed , I demand this from you . Hear € 3 THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 29 then, if you can, and if you will...
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... genius and 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 ...
... genius and 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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... virtue and good feelings , and loved the gentle manners and amiable qualities of my cottagers ; but I was shut out from in- tercourse with them , except through means which I obtained by stealth , when I was unseen and unknown , and ...
... virtue and good feelings , and loved the gentle manners and amiable qualities of my cottagers ; but I was shut out from in- tercourse with them , except through means which I obtained by stealth , when I was unseen and unknown , and ...
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... virtue , refinement of intellect , or taste , accompanied by a moderate fortune , could afford . " The father of Safie had been the cause of their ruin . He was a Turkish merchant , and had inhabited Paris for many years , when , for ...
... virtue , refinement of intellect , or taste , accompanied by a moderate fortune , could afford . " The father of Safie had been the cause of their ruin . He was a Turkish merchant , and had inhabited Paris for many years , when , for ...
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