The affection of young ladies is of as rapid growth as Jack's beanstal…

William Makepeace Thackeray
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The affection of young ladies is of as rapid growth as Jack's beanstalk, and reaches up to the sky in a night. ✨ William Makepeace Thackeray (2016). Vanity Fair (Diversion Classics), p.47, Diversion Books
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The affection of young ladies is of as rapid growth as Jack's beanstalk, and reaches up to the sky in a night. ✨ William Makepeace Thackeray (2016). Vanity Fair (Diversion Classics), p.47, Diversion Books

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