Frankenstein Or the Modern Prometheus, Volumes 1-2Whittaker, 1823 |
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... felt , as a child , on learning that my father's dying injunction had forbidden 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 my ...
... felt , as a child , on learning that my father's dying injunction had forbidden 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 my ...
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... felt a little proud , when my captain offered me the second dignity in the vessel , and entreated me to remain with the greatest earnestness ; so valuable did he consider my services . And now , dear Margaret , do I not deserve to ...
... felt a little proud , when my captain offered me the second dignity in the vessel , and entreated me to remain with the greatest earnestness ; so valuable 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 sympathise with me , and direct me by his counsel . I said , I did not belong to that class of men who are offended by advice . am self - educated , and perhaps I hardly rely sufficiently upon my own ...
... felt of finding a friend who might sympathise with me , and direct me by his counsel . I said , I did not belong to that class of men who are offended by advice . am self - educated , and perhaps I hardly rely sufficiently upon my own ...
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... felt the greatest eager- ness to hear the promised narrative , 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 answer . " I thank you , " he ...
... felt the greatest eager- ness to hear the promised narrative , 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 answer . " 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 ne- cessity ; and the smile that plays upon the lips , although 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 ne- cessity ; and the smile that plays upon the lips , although it may be deemed a sacrilege , is not banished . My mother was dead , but we ...
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