Frankenstein Or the Modern Prometheus, Volumes 1-2Whittaker, 1823 |
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Page 12
... perceived the necessity of becoming acquainted with more languages than that of my native country . Now I am twenty - eight , and am in reality more illiterate than many school - boys of fifteen . It is true that I have thought more ...
... perceived the necessity of becoming acquainted with more languages than that of my native country . Now I am twenty - eight , and am in reality more illiterate than many school - boys of fifteen . It is true that I have thought more ...
Page 22
... perceived a low carriage , fixed on a sledge and drawn by dogs , pass on towards the north , at the distance of half a mile : a being which had the shape of a man , but apparently of gi- gantic stature , sat in the sledge , and guided ...
... perceived a low carriage , fixed on a sledge and drawn by dogs , pass on towards the north , at the distance of half a mile : a being which had the shape of a man , but apparently of gi- gantic stature , sat in the sledge , and guided ...
Page 35
... perceive , Captain Walton , that I have suffered great and unparalleled misfortunes . I had deter- mined , once , that the memory of these evils should die with me ; but you have . won me to alter my determination . You seek for ...
... perceive , Captain Walton , that I have suffered great and unparalleled misfortunes . I had deter- mined , once , that the memory of these evils should die with me ; but you have . won me to alter my determination . You seek for ...
Page 37
... perceive how irrevocably it is de- termined . " He then told me , that he would com- mence his narrative the next day when I should be at leisure . This promise drew from me the warmest thanks . I have resolved every night , when I am ...
... perceive how irrevocably it is de- termined . " He then told me , that he would com- mence his narrative the next day when I should be at leisure . This promise drew from me the warmest thanks . I have resolved every night , when I am ...
Page 86
... perceive why I am re- served upon that subject . I will not lead you on , unguarded and ardent as I then was , to your destruction and in- fallible misery . Learn from me , if not by my precepts , at least by my example , how dangerous ...
... perceive why I am re- served upon that subject . I will not lead you on , unguarded and ardent as I then was , to your destruction and in- fallible misery . Learn from me , if not by my precepts , at least by my example , how dangerous ...
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