Frankenstein, Or, the Modern Prometheus. [By M. W. Shelley.], Volume 1Lackington, Hughes, Harding, 1818 |
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... tion of feeling . I desire the company of a man who could sympathize with me ; whose eyes would reply to mine . You may deem me romantic , my dear sister , but I bitterly feel the want of a friend . I have no one near me , gentle yet ...
... tion of feeling . I desire the company of a man who could sympathize with me ; whose eyes would reply to mine . You may deem me romantic , my dear sister , but I bitterly feel the want of a friend . I have no one near me , gentle yet ...
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... tion ; and he asked a multitude of ques- tions concerning the route which the dæmon , as he called him , had pursued . Soon after , when he was alone with me , he said , " I have , doubtless , excited your curiosity , as well as that of ...
... tion ; and he asked a multitude of ques- tions concerning the route which the dæmon , as he called him , had pursued . Soon after , when he was alone with me , he said , " I have , doubtless , excited your curiosity , as well as that of ...
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... tion , and could not bear to live in po- verty and oblivion in the same country where he had formerly been distin- guished for his rank and magnificence . Having paid his debts , therefore , in the most honourable manner , he retreated ...
... tion , and could not bear to live in po- verty and oblivion in the same country where he had formerly been distin- guished for his rank and magnificence . Having paid his debts , therefore , in the most honourable manner , he retreated ...
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... tion , that we were urged to application , Elizabeth was not incited to apply her- self to drawing , that her companions might not outstrip her ; but through the desire of pleasing her aunt , by the representation of some favourite ...
... tion , that we were urged to application , Elizabeth was not incited to apply her- self to drawing , that her companions might not outstrip her ; but through the desire of pleasing her aunt , by the representation of some favourite ...
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... tion . But by some fatality I did not feel inclined to 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 ...
... tion . But by some fatality I did not feel inclined to 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 ...
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