Both Uses of
hapless
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- Thus spoke my prophetic soul, as, torn by remorse, horror, and despair, I beheld those I loved spend vain sorrow upon the graves of William and Justine, the first hapless victims to my unhallowed arts.†
p. 90.9
- I heard of the discovery of the American hemisphere and wept with Safie over the hapless fate of its original inhabitants.†
p. 122.4 *
Definition:
unlucky or unfortunate -- often making others feel pity