Frankenstein Or the Modern Prometheus, Volumes 1-2Whittaker, 1823 |
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Page 2
... become more fervent and vivid . I try in vain to be persuaded that the pole is the seat of frost and de- solation ; it ever presents itself to my imagination as the region of beauty and delight . There , Margaret , the sun is for ever ...
... become more fervent and vivid . I try in vain to be persuaded that the pole is the seat of frost and de- solation ; it ever presents itself to my imagination as the region of beauty and delight . There , Margaret , the sun is for ever ...
Page 12
... becoming acquainted with more languages than that of my native country . Now I am twenty - eight , and am in reality more illiterate than many school - boys of fifteen . It is true that I have thought more , and that my day dreams are ...
... becoming acquainted with more languages than that of my native country . Now I am twenty - eight , and am in reality more illiterate than many school - boys of fifteen . It is true that I have thought more , and that my day dreams are ...
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... become a student at the university of Ingolstadt . I had hitherto attended the schools of Geneva ; but my father thought it necessary , for the comple- tion of my education , that I should be made acquainted with other customs than ...
... become a student at the university of Ingolstadt . I had hitherto attended the schools of Geneva ; but my father thought it necessary , for the comple- tion of my education , that I should be made acquainted with other customs than ...
Page 66
... become a partner with him in business , in compliance with his favourite theory , that learning was su- perfluous in the commerce of ordinary life . Henry had a refined mind ; he had no desire to be idle , and was well pleased to become ...
... become a partner with him in business , in compliance with his favourite theory , that learning was su- perfluous in the commerce of ordinary life . Henry had a refined mind ; he had no desire to be idle , and was well pleased to become ...
Page 76
... become really a man of science , and not merely a petty experi- mentalist , I should advise you to apply to every branch of natural philosophy , including mathematics . " He then took me into his laboratory , and explained to me the ...
... become really a man of science , and not merely a petty experi- mentalist , I should advise you to apply to every branch of natural philosophy , including mathematics . " He then took me into his laboratory , and explained to me the ...
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