The world was to me a secret which I desired to divine. Curiosity, earnest research to learn the hidden laws of nature, gladness akin to rapture, as … - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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The world was to me a secret which I desired to divine. Curiosity, earnest research to learn the hidden laws of nature, gladness akin to rapture, as they were unfolded to me, are among the earliest sensations I can remember.

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About Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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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أرى الهناء في كل مكان ، وأجدني وحدي المحروم منه بلا أمل في نيله . لقد كنتُ خَيّراً وطيبا ، ولكن التعاسة جعلت مني شيطانا . أسعدني وأنا أعود فاضلاً مرة أخرى

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