All 23 Uses of
mortal
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- "Why, you see, Edmond," replied the owner, who appeared more comforted at every moment, "we are all mortal, and the old must make way for the young.†
Chpt 1-2
- Any other person would, perhaps, have been overcome by such an intoxicating draught of praise; but he feared to make for himself a mortal enemy of the police minister, although he saw that Dandre was irrevocably lost.†
Chpt 11-12
- I am seized with a terrible, perhaps mortal illness; I can feel that the paroxysm is fast approaching.†
Chpt 17-18
- The lion bit the hand thus favored, and at the end of twenty-four hours, the bite was mortal.†
Chpt 17-18
- At this moment of mortal anguish the cold sweat came forth upon his brow, a pang stronger than death clutched at his heart-strings.†
Chpt 29-30
- "But," replied Franz, "this ambrosia, no doubt, in passing through mortal hands has lost its heavenly appellation and assumed a human name; in vulgar phrase, what may you term this composition, for which, to tell the truth, I do not feel any particular desire?"†
Chpt 31-32
- There is a third, and the most terrible—that is my condition as a mortal being.†
Chpt 47-48
- Well, the poison brings on a cough, the cough an inflammation of the lungs, or some other complaint catalogued in the book of science, which, however, by no means precludes it from being decidedly mortal; and if it were not, would be sure to become so, thanks to the remedies applied by foolish doctors, who are generally bad chemists, and which will act in favor of or against the malady, as you please; and then there is a human being killed according to all the rules of art and skill,…†
Chpt 51-52
- You are right, in some degree; when I wish to listen to sounds more exquisitely attuned to melody than mortal ear ever yet listened to, I go to sleep.†
Chpt 53-54
- "What would you have?" said Monte Cristo; "we are all mortal.†
Chpt 55-56
- By the help of his eyes, which are still full of life, and, as you perceive, possess the power of inflicting mortal injury.†
Chpt 59-60
- This harsh letter, coming as it did from a man generally so polite and respectful, struck a mortal blow at the pride of Villefort.†
Chpt 77-78
- If she had committed two crimes, I would say, 'Here, M. de Villefort, is a poison that the prisoner is not acquainted with,—one that has no known antidote, quick as thought, rapid as lightning, mortal as the thunderbolt; give her that poison, recommending her soul to God, and save your honor and your life, for it is yours she aims at; and I can picture her approaching your pillow with her hypocritical smiles and her sweet exhortations.†
Chpt 79-80
- Your wounds are so far mortal that, without the three drops I gave you, you would now be dead.†
Chpt 83-84
- Because nothing can save you; your wounds are mortal.†
Chpt 83-84 *
- Suppose that the Supreme Being, after having created the world and fertilized chaos, had paused in the work to spare an angel the tears that might one day flow for mortal sins from her immortal eyes; suppose that when everything was in readiness and the moment had come for God to look upon his work and see that it was good—suppose he had snuffed out the sun and tossed the world back into eternal night—then—even then, Mercedes, you could not imagine what I lose in sacrificing my life at…†
Chpt 89-90
- A man who holds a sword in his hand, and sees a mortal enemy within reach of that sword, and does not fight, is a coward!†
Chpt 91-92
- "Oh," said Morrel, "I know not, indeed, if I may reveal this secret to mortal ears, but fatality impels me, necessity constrains me, count"—Morrel hesitated.†
Chpt 93-94
- M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Pere-la-Chaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.†
Chpt 105-106
- It might have been thought that he hoped the beverage would be mortal, and that he sought for death to deliver him from a duty which he would rather die than fulfil.†
Chpt 107-108
- Oh, heavens—you are, then, some secret, implacable, and mortal enemy!†
Chpt 111-112
- Clear sky, swift-flitting boats, and brilliant sunshine disappeared; the heavens were hung with black, and the gigantic structure of the Chateau d'If seemed like the phantom of a mortal enemy.†
Chpt 113-114
- You, count, who are more than mortal, will, I am sure, lead me to death by a pleasant path, will you not?†
Chpt 117
Definition:
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(mortal as in: mortal body) human (especially merely human); or subject to death