You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did; and I ardently hope that the… — Mary Shelley
You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did; and I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you, as mine has been.
Frankenstein · 1818
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Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein: The 1818 Text. Penguin Classics, 2018, letter 4.
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Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. London: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, 1818, letter 4.