All 4 Uses of
transitory
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- A human being in perfection ought always to preserve a calm and peaceful mind and never to allow passion or a transitory desire to disturb his tranquillity.†
p. 56.7
- Company was irksome to me; when alone, I could fill my mind with the sights of heaven and earth; the voice of Henry soothed me, and I could thus cheat myself into a transitory peace.†
p. 163.6
- It was eight o'clock when we landed; we walked for a short time on the shore, enjoying the transitory light, and then retired to the inn and contemplated the lovely scene of waters, woods, and mountains, obscured in darkness, yet still displaying their black outlines.†
p. 198.1
- These feelings are transitory; each day of expectation delayed fills them with fear, and I almost dread a mutiny caused by this despair.†
p. 216.4 *
Definition:
lasting a short time