Frankenstein, Or, The Modern PrometheusJames Pott, 1910 - 353 pages |
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... eye , my childhood's companion and friend ; but my dreams were all my own ; I accounted for them to nobody ; they were my refuge when annoyed , my dear- est pleasure when free . I lived principally in the country as a girl , and passed ...
... eye , my childhood's companion and friend ; but my dreams were all my own ; I accounted for them to nobody ; they were my refuge when annoyed , my dear- est pleasure when free . I lived principally in the country as a girl , and passed ...
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... imagination , unbidden , possessed and guided me , gifting the successive images that arose in my mind with a vividness far beyond the usual bound of reverie . I saw- with shut eyes , but acute mental vision — I Preface . 15.
... imagination , unbidden , possessed and guided me , gifting the successive images that arose in my mind with a vividness far beyond the usual bound of reverie . I saw- with shut eyes , but acute mental vision — I Preface . 15.
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... eyes : behold the horrid thing stands at his bedside , opening his curtains , and look- ing on him with yellow , watery , but specula- tive eyes . I opened mine in terror . The idea so pos- sessed my mind , that a thrill of fear ran ...
... eyes : behold the horrid thing stands at his bedside , opening his curtains , and look- ing on him with yellow , watery , but specula- tive eyes . I opened mine in terror . The idea so pos- sessed my mind , that a thrill of fear ran ...
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... eye . This expedition has been the favorite dream of my early years . I have read with ardor the accounts of the various voyages which have been made in the prospect of arriving at the North Pacific Ocean through the seas which surround ...
... eye . This expedition has been the favorite dream of my early years . I have read with ardor the accounts of the various voyages which have been made in the prospect of arriving at the North Pacific Ocean through the seas which surround ...
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... communication of feeling . I desire the company of a man who could sym- pathize with me ; whose eyes would reply to mine . You may deem me romantic , my dear sister , but I bitterly feel the want of a 25 LETTER II. ...
... communication of feeling . I desire the company of a man who could sym- pathize with me ; whose eyes would reply to mine . You may deem me romantic , my dear sister , but I bitterly feel the want of a 25 LETTER II. ...
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