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Pcrcy Shelley consistendy prcferred morc learncd, polysyllabic terms, as the following lists indicate:

Percy Shelley s revision possess

desire, purpose

derive their origin froni

station

period

endured

confidence

rema i n

neither of us possessed the slightest pre-eminence over the orher will not bc tempted to set myselt in opposition to thee

what manner to commence the inte rs ks\

Mary Shelley s manuscript

havc wish cause place timc felt hopc stay

we were all equal do not wish to hatc you what to say

m too-ticki

Percy, calm the fuck dov;n (x) watchthelightfade

mary Shelley: hey. you wanna go grab a burger king? me, percy Shelley: Good morning, are you perchance tempted to acquire a Meaty Sandwich Royal?

r kittykittymo

The onginal “me, an intellectual’’ meme

P tyrantisterror

If you’ve ever tried to read Frankenstein and thought, “Wow, this is a bloated, turgid piece of shit,” you probably read the edition that Percy Shelley revised rather than Mary Shelley’s original text.