Frankenstein, Or, the Modern Prometheus. [By M. W. Shelley.], Volume 1Lackington, Hughes, Harding, 1818 |
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... tranquillize the mind as a steady pur- pose , a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye . This expedition has been the favourite dream of my --- 1 early years . I have read with ardour the accounts FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,
... tranquillize the mind as a steady pur- pose , a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye . This expedition has been the favourite dream of my --- 1 early years . I have read with ardour the accounts FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,
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... favourite , and almost the only amusement here ) , because he cannot endure to spill blood . He is , ' moreover , heroically generous . Some years ago he loved a young Russian lady , of moderate fortune ; and having amassed a ...
... favourite , and almost the only amusement here ) , because he cannot endure to spill blood . He is , ' moreover , heroically generous . Some years ago he loved a young Russian lady , of moderate fortune ; and having amassed a ...
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... favourite animal ; and I never saw so much grace both of person and mind . united to so little pretension . Every one adored Elizabeth . servants had any request to make , it was always through her intercession . We were strangers to ...
... favourite animal ; and I never saw so much grace both of person and mind . united to so little pretension . Every one adored Elizabeth . servants had any request to make , it was always through her intercession . We were strangers to ...
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... favourite study consisted in books of chivalry and ro- mance ; and when very young , I can remember , that we used to act plays composed by him out of these favourite . books , the principal characters of which were Orlando , Robin Hood ...
... favourite study consisted in books of chivalry and ro- mance ; and when very young , I can remember , that we used to act plays composed by him out of these favourite . books , the principal characters of which were Orlando , Robin Hood ...
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... favourite scene done by her own hand . We learned Latin and English , that we might read the writings in those languages ; and so far from study being made odious to us through punishment , we loved appli- cation , and our amusements ...
... favourite scene done by her own hand . We learned Latin and English , that we might read the writings in those languages ; and so far from study being made odious to us through punishment , we loved appli- cation , and our amusements ...
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