Frankenstein Or the Modern Prometheus, Volumes 1-2Whittaker, 1823 |
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Page 15
... idea beyond the rope and the shroud . • But do not suppose that , because I complain a little , or because I can con- ceive a consolation for my toils which I may never know , that I am wavering in my resolutions . Those are as fixed as ...
... idea beyond the rope and the shroud . • But do not suppose that , because I complain a little , or because I can con- ceive a consolation for my toils which I may never know , that I am wavering in my resolutions . Those are as fixed as ...
Page 53
... ideas would never have re- ceived the fatal impulse that led to my ruin . But the cursory glance my father had taken of my volume by no means assured me that he was acquainted with its contents ; and I continued to read with the ...
... ideas would never have re- ceived the fatal impulse that led to my ruin . But the cursory glance my father had taken of my volume by no means assured me that he was acquainted with its contents ; and I continued to read with the ...
Page 58
... of potassium and boron , of sulphates and oxyds , terms to which I could affix no idea ; and I became disgusted with the science of natural philosophy , although I still read n コー 2 . I Lon er . ore . 58 FRANKENSTEIN ; OK ,
... of potassium and boron , of sulphates and oxyds , terms to which I could affix no idea ; and I became disgusted with the science of natural philosophy , although I still read n コー 2 . I Lon er . ore . 58 FRANKENSTEIN ; OK ,
Page 79
... idea of pedantry . It was , perhaps , the amiable character of this man that inclined me more to that branch of natural philosophy which he professed , than an intrinsic love for the science itself . But this state of mind had place ...
... idea of pedantry . It was , perhaps , the amiable character of this man that inclined me more to that branch of natural philosophy which he professed , than an intrinsic love for the science itself . But this state of mind had place ...
Page 116
... idea of his being educated as an advocate , that through his interest he might be- come a judge . But , besides that he is not at all fitted for such an occupation , it is certainly more creditable to cultivate the earth for the ...
... idea of his being educated as an advocate , that through his interest he might be- come a judge . But , besides that he is not at all fitted for such an occupation , it is certainly more creditable to cultivate the earth for the ...
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