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Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus Quotes

I feel my heart glow with an enthusiasm which elevates me to heaven, for nothing contributes so much to tranquillize the mind as a steady purpose - a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye. - Mary Shelley (Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus Quotes)

I feel my heart glow with an enthusiasm which elevates me to heaven, for nothing contributes so much to tranquillize the mind as a steady purpose – a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.

Source:(ed. 1831), Letter 1, page 4
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Mary Shelley (Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus Quotes)
  • Book: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
  • Writer: Mary Shelley
  • Genre: Fiction, Horror
  • Published: 1818
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