Frankenstein, Or, the Modern Prometheus. [By M. W. Shelley.], Volume 1Lackington, Hughes, Harding, 1818 |
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... commenced , partly as a source of amusement , and partly as an expedient for ex- ercising any untried resources of mind . Other motives were min- gled with these , as the work pro- ceeded . I am by no means indif- ferent to PREFACE . ix.
... commenced , partly as a source of amusement , and partly as an expedient for ex- ercising any untried resources of mind . Other motives were min- gled with these , as the work pro- ceeded . I am by no means indif- ferent to PREFACE . ix.
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... commence- ment of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings . I arrived here yesterday ; and my first task is to assure my dear sister of my welfare , and increasing confidence in the success of my undertaking . I ...
... commence- ment of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings . I arrived here yesterday ; and my first task is to assure my dear sister of my welfare , and increasing confidence in the success of my undertaking . I ...
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... of danger or death , and to induce me to commence this laborious voyage with the joy a child feels when he embarks I 4 in a little boat , with his holiday mates B 2 THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 3 and in beauty every region hitherto dis- ...
... of danger or death , and to induce me to commence this laborious voyage with the joy a child feels when he embarks I 4 in a little boat , with his holiday mates B 2 THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 3 and in beauty every region hitherto dis- ...
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... commenced by inuring my body to hardship . I accompanied the whale- fishers on several expeditions to the North Sea ; I voluntarily endured cold , famine , thirst , and want of sleep ; I often worked harder than the common sailors ...
... commenced by inuring my body to hardship . I accompanied the whale- fishers on several expeditions to the North Sea ; I voluntarily endured cold , famine , thirst , and want of sleep ; I often worked harder than the common sailors ...
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... commence the study of any modern system ; and this disincli- nation was influenced by the following circumstance . My father expressed a wish that I should attend a course of lectures upon natural philosophy , to which I cheer- fully ...
... commence the study of any modern system ; and this disincli- nation was influenced by the following circumstance . My father expressed a wish that I should attend a course of lectures upon natural philosophy , to which I cheer- fully ...
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