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“I thought of the promise of virtues which he had displayed on the opening of his existence and the subsequent blight of all kindly feeling by the loathing and scorn which his protectors had manifested towards him.
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From Chapter 17 of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. This is fictional dialogue or narration; its meaning depends on the surrounding scene, not on treating it as the author’s personal advice.
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Source: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus , Chapter 17
Edition: Project Gutenberg English text, ebook 84
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