The Only Use of
ephemeral
in
Frankenstein
- It was during an access of this kind that I suddenly left my home, and bending my steps towards the near Alpine valleys, sought in the magnificence, the eternity of such scenes, to forget myself and my ephemeral, because human, sorrows.
Chpt 9ephemeral = lasting only for a short time
Definition:
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(ephemeral) existing only for a short time