Both Uses of
fetter
in
Frankenstein
- He looks upon study as an odious fetter; his time is spent in the open air, climbing the hills or rowing on the lake.†
Chpt 6 *
- Then again the kindly influence ceased to act—I found myself fettered again to grief and indulging in all the misery of reflection.†
Chpt 9
Definition:
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(fetter) to restrain or hinder
or more archaically:
a shackle for the ankles