Frankenstein, Or, the Modern Prometheus. [By M. W. Shelley.], Volume 1Lackington, Hughes, Harding, 1818 |
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... science was chiefly founded . I was required to exchange chimeras of boundless gran- deur for realities of little worth . Such were my reflections during the first two or three days spent almost in solitude . THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 71.
... science was chiefly founded . I was required to exchange chimeras of boundless gran- deur for realities of little worth . Such were my reflections during the first two or three days spent almost in solitude . THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 71.
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... little ; they know that metals cannot be trans- muted , and that the elixir of life is a chimera . But these philosophers , whose hands seem only made to dabble VOL . I. E in dirt , and their eyes to pour over the THE MODERN PROMETHEUS .
... little ; they know that metals cannot be trans- muted , and that the elixir of life is a chimera . But these philosophers , whose hands seem only made to dabble VOL . I. E in dirt , and their eyes to pour over the THE MODERN PROMETHEUS .
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