All 4 Uses of
peril
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- And yet you rescued me from a strange and perilous situation; you have benevolently restored me to life.†
p. 28.1 *perilous = dangerous
- My beloved Sister, I write to you, encompassed by peril and ignorant whether I am ever doomed to see again dear England and the dearer friends that inhabit it.†
p. 215.6peril = danger
- And now, behold, with the first imagination of danger, or, if you will, the first mighty and terrific trial of your courage, you shrink away and are content to be handed down as men who had not strength enough to endure cold and peril; and so, poor souls, they were chilly and returned to their warm firesides.†
p. 217.8
- We were in the most imminent peril, but as we could only remain passive, my chief attention was occupied by my unfortunate guest whose illness increased in such a degree that he was entirely confined to his bed.†
p. 218.8