Frankenstein, Or, the Modern Prometheus. [By M. W. Shelley.], Volume 1Lackington, Hughes, Harding, 1818 |
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... felt , as a child , on learning that my father's dying injunction had for- bidden my uncle to allow me to embark in a sea - faring life . " These visions faded when I perused , for the first time , those poets whose effusions entranced ...
... felt , as a child , on learning that my father's dying injunction had for- bidden my uncle to allow me to embark in a sea - faring life . " These visions faded when I perused , for the first time , those poets whose effusions entranced ...
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... felt a little proud , when my cap- tain offered me the second dignity in the vessel , and entreated me to remain with the greatest earnestness ; so valu- able did he consider my services . And now , dear Margaret , do I not deserve to ...
... felt a little proud , when my cap- tain offered me the second dignity in the vessel , and entreated me to remain with the greatest earnestness ; so valu- able did he consider my services . And now , dear Margaret , do I not deserve to ...
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... felt of finding a friend who might sympathize with me , and direct me by his counsel . I said , I did not belong to that class of men who are offended by advice . " I am self - educated , and perhaps I hardly rely sufficiently upon my ...
... felt of finding a friend who might sympathize with me , and direct me by his counsel . I said , I did not belong to that class of men who are offended by advice . " I am self - educated , and perhaps I hardly rely sufficiently upon my ...
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... felt the greatest eagerness to hear the promised narra- tive , partly from curiosity , and partly from a strong desire to ameliorate his fate , if it were in my power . I expressed these feelings in my an- swer . 66 " I thank you , " he ...
... felt the greatest eagerness to hear the promised narra- tive , partly from curiosity , and partly from a strong desire to ameliorate his fate , if it were in my power . I expressed these feelings in my an- swer . 66 " I thank you , " he ...
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... felt , and must feel ? The time at length arrives , when grief is rather an indulgence than a necessity ; and the smile that plays upon the lips , al- though it may be deemed a sacrilege , is not banished . My mother was dead , but we ...
... felt , and must feel ? The time at length arrives , when grief is rather an indulgence than a necessity ; and the smile that plays upon the lips , al- though it may be deemed a sacrilege , is not banished . My mother was dead , but we ...
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Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Mary Shelley Limited preview - 1993 |
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