Both Uses of
ravish
in
Frankenstein
- Felix seemed ravished with delight when he saw her, every trait of sorrow vanished from his face, and it instantly expressed a degree of ecstatic joy, of which I could hardly have believed it capable; his eyes sparkled, as his cheek flushed with pleasure; and at that moment I thought him as beautiful as the stranger.†
Chpt 13
- Your hours will pass in dread and misery, and soon the bolt will fall which must ravish from you your happiness forever.†
Chpt 20 *
Definition:
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(ravish as in: afraid they would ravish her) to rape, overwhelm or plunder