I, a miserable wretch, haunted by a curse that shut up ever… - Mary Wollstonecraft

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I, a miserable wretch, haunted by a curse that shut up every avenue to enjoyment.

Mary Wollstonecraft

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About Mary Wollstonecraft

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist. She was born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin, and married Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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Pen Names: Mr. Cresswick

Alternative Names: Mary Godwin • Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin

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I spoke of my desire of finding a friend, of my thirst for a more intimate sympathy with a fellow mind than had ever fallen to my lot, and expressed my conviction that a man could boast of little happiness who did not enjoy this blessing.

Cursed, cursed creator! Why did I live? Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed?

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I, a miserable wretch, haunted by a curse that shut up every avenue to enjoyment. - Mary Wollstonecraft

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