Frankenstein Or the Modern Prometheus, Volumes 1-2Whittaker, 1823 |
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... months are requisite ; or by ascertaining the secret of the magnet , which , if at all possible , can only be effected by an undertaking such as mine . These reflections have dispelled the agitation with which I began my letter , and I ...
... months are requisite ; or by ascertaining the secret of the magnet , which , if at all possible , can only be effected by an undertaking such as mine . These reflections have dispelled the agitation with which I began my letter , and I ...
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... month of June ; and when shall I return ? Ah , dear sister , how can I answer this ques- tion ? If I succeed , many , many months , perhaps years , will pass before you and I may meet . If I fail , you will see me again soon , or never ...
... month of June ; and when shall I return ? Ah , dear sister , how can I answer this ques- tion ? If I succeed , many , many months , perhaps years , will pass before you and I may meet . If I fail , you will see me again soon , or never ...
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... months before my father 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 ...
... months before my father 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 ...
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... months he lay on a bed of sickness , in- capable of any exertion . His daughter attended him with the greatest tenderness ; but she saw with despair that their little fund was rapidly decreasing , and that there was no other prospect of ...
... months he lay on a bed of sickness , in- capable of any exertion . His daughter attended him with the greatest tenderness ; but she saw with despair that their little fund was rapidly decreasing , and that there was no other prospect of ...
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... month her father died in her arms , leaving her an orphan and a beggar . This last blow overcame her ; and she knelt by Beau- fort's coffin , weeping bitterly , when my father entered the chamber . He came like a protecting spirit to ...
... month her father died in her arms , leaving her an orphan and a beggar . This last blow overcame her ; and she knelt by Beau- fort's coffin , weeping bitterly , when my father entered the chamber . He came like a protecting spirit to ...
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