All 7 Uses of
indulge
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- But these are not thoughts befitting me; I will endeavour to resign myself cheerfully to death and will indulge a hope of meeting you in another world.†
p. 45.0indulge = enjoy to excess
- I threw myself into the chaise that was to convey me away and indulged in the most melancholy reflections.†
p. 46.5 *indulged = enjoyed to excess
- Now, dear Victor, I dare say you wish to be indulged in a little gossip concerning the good people of Geneva.†
p. 68.2
- Then again the kindly influence ceased to act—I found myself fettered again to grief and indulging in all the misery of reflection.†
p. 98.6indulging = enjoying to excess
- But I now indulge in dreams of bliss that cannot be realized.†
p. 148.4indulge = enjoy to excess
- Vegetables and bread, when they indulged in such luxuries, and even fresh water, was to be procured from the mainland, which was about five miles distant.†
p. 168.5indulged = enjoyed to excess
- The agonies of remorse poison the luxury there is otherwise sometimes found in indulging the excess of grief.†
p. 194.7indulging = enjoying to excess
Definition:
to give into a desire or enjoy something -- especially in excess of what is thought good--such as a desire to eat too much cake, or be too lazy
or:
to allow or help someone to get their way or enjoy something -- especially something that (probably because of excess) is not considered to be good or proper
or:
to allow or help someone to get their way or enjoy something -- especially something that (probably because of excess) is not considered to be good or proper