Frankenstein Or the Modern Prometheus, Volumes 1-2Whittaker, 1823 |
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Page 4
... discovery up his native river . But , supposing all these conjectures to be false , you cannot contest the inestimable benefit which I shall confer on all mankind to the last generation , by discovering a passage near the pole to those ...
... discovery up his native river . But , supposing all these conjectures to be false , you cannot contest the inestimable benefit which I shall confer on all mankind to the last generation , by discovering a passage near the pole to those ...
Page 5
... discovery composed the whole of our good uncle Thomas's library . My education was neglected , yet I was passionately fond of reading . These volumes were my study day and night , and my familiarity with them in- creased that regret ...
... discovery composed the whole of our good uncle Thomas's library . My education was neglected , yet I was passionately fond of reading . These volumes were my study day and night , and my familiarity with them in- creased that regret ...
Page 41
... discovered his abode . Overjoyed at this discovery , he hastened to the house , which was situated in a mean street , near the Reuss . But when he entered , misery and despair alone welcomed him . Beaufort had saved but a very small sum ...
... discovered his abode . Overjoyed at this discovery , he hastened to the house , which was situated in a mean street , near the Reuss . But when he entered , misery and despair alone welcomed him . Beaufort had saved but a very small sum ...
Page 55
... discovery , if I could banish disease from the human frame , and render man invulnerable to any but a violent death ! Nor were these my only visions . The raising of ghosts or devils was a promise liberally accorded by my favourite au ...
... discovery , if I could banish disease from the human frame , and render man invulnerable to any but a violent death ! Nor were these my only visions . The raising of ghosts or devils was a promise liberally accorded by my favourite au ...
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... discovery and wonder . A mind of moderate ca- pacity , which closely pursues one study , must infallibly arrive at great profi- ciency in that study ; and I , who con tinually sought the attainment of one object of pursuit , 80 ...
... discovery and wonder . A mind of moderate ca- pacity , which closely pursues one study , must infallibly arrive at great profi- ciency in that study ; and I , who con tinually sought the attainment of one object of pursuit , 80 ...
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