Frankenstein, Or, The Modern PrometheusJames Pott, 1910 - 353 pages |
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... idea ? " It is true that I am very averse to bringing myself forward in print ; but as my account will only appear as an appendage to a former produc- tion , and as it will be confined to such topics as have connection with my ...
... idea ? " It is true that I am very averse to bringing myself forward in print ; but as my account will only appear as an appendage to a former produc- tion , and as it will be confined to such topics as have connection with my ...
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... idea that I could produce anything worthy of notice , but that he might himself judge how far I pos- sessed the ... ideas in communication with his far more cultivated mind , was all of literary employment that en- gaged my attention ...
... idea that I could produce anything worthy of notice , but that he might himself judge how far I pos- sessed the ... ideas in communication with his far more cultivated mind , was all of literary employment that en- gaged my attention ...
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... ideas and sentiments in the radiance of brilliant imagery , and in the music of the most melodious verse that adorns our ... idea about a skull - headed lady , who was so punished for peeping through a keyhole what to see I forget ...
... ideas and sentiments in the radiance of brilliant imagery , and in the music of the most melodious verse that adorns our ... idea about a skull - headed lady , who was so punished for peeping through a keyhole what to see I forget ...
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... are continu- ally reminded of the story of Columbus and his egg . Invention consists in the capacity of seizing on the capabilities of a subject , and in the power of molding and fashioning ideas suggested to it 14 Preface .
... are continu- ally reminded of the story of Columbus and his egg . Invention consists in the capacity of seizing on the capabilities of a subject , and in the power of molding and fashioning ideas suggested to it 14 Preface .
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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. the power of molding and fashioning ideas suggested to it . Many and long were the conversations be- tween Lord Byron and Shelley , to which I was a devout but nearly silent listener . During one of these ...
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. the power of molding and fashioning ideas suggested to it . Many and long were the conversations be- tween Lord Byron and Shelley , to which I was a devout but nearly silent listener . During one of these ...
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