Frankenstein: Or, The Modern PrometheusLackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, 1818 - Horror tales, English |
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Page 74
... Safie . ' He sat up much longer , con- versing with his father ; and , by the fre quent repetition of her name , I conjec- tured that their lovely guest was the subject of their conversation . I ar- dently desired to understand them ...
... Safie . ' He sat up much longer , con- versing with his father ; and , by the fre quent repetition of her name , I conjec- tured that their lovely guest was the subject of their conversation . I ar- dently desired to understand them ...
Page 75
... Safie , and by which he appeared to wish to express that she bestowed on him the greatest delight by her music . The days now passed as peaceably as before , with the sole alteration , that joy had taken place of sadness in the coun ...
... Safie , and by which he appeared to wish to express that she bestowed on him the greatest delight by her music . The days now passed as peaceably as before , with the sole alteration , that joy had taken place of sadness in the coun ...
Page 77
... Safie was Volney's Ruins of Empires . I should not have understood the pur- port of this book , had not Felix , in read- ing it , given very minute explanations . He had chosen this work , he said , be- cause the declamatory style was ...
... Safie was Volney's Ruins of Empires . I should not have understood the pur- port of this book , had not Felix , in read- ing it , given very minute explanations . He had chosen this work , he said , be- cause the declamatory style was ...
Page 78
... Safie over the hapless fate of its original inhabitants . " These wonderful narrations inspired me with strange feelings . Was man , in- deed , at once so powerful , so virtuous , and magnificent , yet so vicious and base ? He appeared ...
... Safie over the hapless fate of its original inhabitants . " These wonderful narrations inspired me with strange feelings . Was man , in- deed , at once so powerful , so virtuous , and magnificent , yet so vicious and base ? He appeared ...
Page 85
... Safie had been the cause of their ruin . He was a Turkish merchant , and had inhabited Paris for many years , when , for some reason which I could not learn , he became obnoxious to the government . He was seized and cast into prison ...
... Safie had been the cause of their ruin . He was a Turkish merchant , and had inhabited Paris for many years , when , for some reason which I could not learn , he became obnoxious to the government . He was seized and cast into prison ...
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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