Frankenstein Or the Modern Prometheus, Volumes 1-2Whittaker, 1823 |
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Page 31
... destroyed by misery without feeling the most poignant grief ? He is so gentle , yet so wise ; his mind is so culti- vated ; and when he speaks , although his words are culled with the choicest art , yet they flow with rapidity and un ...
... destroyed by misery without feeling the most poignant grief ? He is so gentle , yet so wise ; his mind is so culti- vated ; and when he speaks , although his words are culled with the choicest art , yet they flow with rapidity and un ...
Page 57
... destroyed . The catastrophe of this tree excited my extreme astonishment ; and I eagerly inquired of my father the nature and origin of thunder and lightning . He re- plied , " Electricity ; " describing at the same time the various ...
... destroyed . The catastrophe of this tree excited my extreme astonishment ; and I eagerly inquired of my father the nature and origin of thunder and lightning . He re- plied , " Electricity ; " describing at the same time the various ...
Page 94
... destroy your taste for those simple pleasures in which no alloy can possibly mix , then that study is cer- tainly ... destroyed . But I forget that I am moralizing in the most interesting part of my tale ; and your looks remind me to ...
... destroy your taste for those simple pleasures in which no alloy can possibly mix , then that study is cer- tainly ... destroyed . But I forget that I am moralizing in the most interesting part of my tale ; and your looks remind me to ...
Page 147
... tree for support . The figure passed me quickly , and I lost it in the gloom . Nothing in human shape could have destroyed that fair child . He was H 2 THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 147 angel! this is thy funeral, this thy ...
... tree for support . The figure passed me quickly , and I lost it in the gloom . Nothing in human shape could have destroyed that fair child . He was H 2 THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 147 angel! this is thy funeral, this thy ...
Page 148
Mary Shelley. shape could have destroyed that fair child . He was the murderer ! I could not doubt it . The mere presence of the idea was an irresistible proof of the fact . I thought of pursuing the devil ; but it would have been in ...
Mary Shelley. shape could have destroyed that fair child . He was the murderer ! I could not doubt it . The mere presence of the idea was an irresistible proof of the fact . I thought of pursuing the devil ; but it would have been in ...
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affection Agatha agony Albertus Magnus anguish appeared arrived beautiful became beheld beloved bestowed calm Clerval Cologny companion consola consolation Cornelius Agrippa cottage countenance cousin creature dæmon dared dark daugh dear Victor death delight desire despair destroyed discovered dreadful dream earth Elizabeth endeavoured endured entered eyes father favourite fear feelings Felix felt Frankenstein Geneva gentle grief happy heard heart heavens hope horror human Ingolstadt innocent journey Jura Justine kind Kirwin Krempe labours Leghorn light live looked manner marriage MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT SHELLEY mind miserable misfortunes MODERN PROMETHEUS monster Mont Blanc months morning mountains murder natural philosophy ness never night Paracelsus passed peace perceived pleasure rage reflect remained resolved revenge Rhine Safie scene sensations smiles sometimes soon sorrow spirits strange suffered sunk Switzerland tale tears thought tion torture tranquillity vengeance voice wept wind wish wonder wood words wretch