Frankenstein: Or, The Modern PrometheusLackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, 1818 - Horror tales, English |
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... wish that she might be come your wife . Nay , you may have met with another whom you may love ; and , considering yourself as bound in honour to your cousin , this struggle may occasion the poignant misery which you appear to feel 4 ...
... wish that she might be come your wife . Nay , you may have met with another whom you may love ; and , considering yourself as bound in honour to your cousin , this struggle may occasion the poignant misery which you appear to feel 4 ...
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... wish to dissipate .. Tell me , therefore , whether you object , to an immediate solemnization of the marriage . We have been unfortunate , and recent events have drawn us from that every - day tranquillity befitting my years and ...
... wish to dissipate .. Tell me , therefore , whether you object , to an immediate solemnization of the marriage . We have been unfortunate , and recent events have drawn us from that every - day tranquillity befitting my years and ...
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... wish to dictate happiness to you , or that a delay on your part would cause me any se- rious uneasiness . Interpret my words with candour , and answer me , I con- jure you , with confidence and since- rity . " I listened to my father in ...
... wish to dictate happiness to you , or that a delay on your part would cause me any se- rious uneasiness . Interpret my words with candour , and answer me , I con- jure you , with confidence and since- rity . " I listened to my father in ...
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... wish to visit England ; but , concealing the true rea- sons of this request , I clothed my de- sires under the guise of wishing to travel and see the world before I sat down for life within the walls of my native town . I urged my ...
... wish to visit England ; but , concealing the true rea- sons of this request , I clothed my de- sires under the guise of wishing to travel and see the world before I sat down for life within the walls of my native town . I urged my ...
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... wish that such should prove the fact stole across me . I desired that I might pass my life on that barren rock , wearily it is true , but uninterrupted by any sudden shock of misery . If I re- turned , it was to be sacrificed , or to ...
... wish that such should prove the fact stole across me . I desired that I might pass my life on that barren rock , wearily it is true , but uninterrupted by any sudden shock of misery . If I re- turned , it was to be sacrificed , or to ...
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