Do you mark my words; I have learned the language of despair: I have it all by heart, for I am Despair; and a strange being am I, joyous, triumphant Despair….
Frankenstein
From 'Mathilda' or 'The Last Man', a paradoxical personification of despair.
1819 (Mathilda), 1826 (The Last Man)
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"When falsehood can look so like the truth, who can assure themselves of certain happiness?"
Philosophical"Anguish and despair had penetrated into the core of my heart; I bore a hell within me, which nothing could extinguish."
Shocking"I must love and be loved. I must feel that my dear and chosen friends are happier through me."
Philosophical"Man," I cried, "how ignorant art thou in thy pride of wisdom!"
Philosophical"The fallen angel becomes a malignant devil."
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