Day after day, week after week, passed away on my return to Geneva; and I could not collect the courage to recommence my work. I feared the vengeance of the disappointed fiend, yet I was unable to ove
Day after day, week after week, passed away on my return to Geneva; and I could not collect the courage to recommence my work. I feared the vengeance of the disappointed fiend, yet I was unable to ove
My present situation was one in which all voluntary thought was swallowed up and lost. I was hurried away by fury; reve…
It was eight o’clock when we landed; we walked for a short time on the shore, enjoying the transitory light, and then r…
The voyage came to an end. We landed, and proceeded to Paris. I soon found that I had overtaxed my strength and that I …
I was soon introduced into the presence of the magistrate, an old benevolent man with calm and mild manners. He looked …
I sat one evening in my laboratory; the sun had set, and the moon was just rising from the sea; I had not sufficient li…
London was our present point of rest; we determined to remain several months in this wonderful and celebrated city. Cle…
The being finished speaking and fixed his looks upon me in the expectation of a reply. But I was bewildered, perplexed,…
“Cursed, cursed creator! Why did I live? Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you ha…
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