That is what I like; that is what a young man ought to be. Whatever be…

Jane Austen
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That is what I like; that is what a young man ought to be. Whatever be his pursuits, his eagerness in them should know no moderation, and leave him no sense of fatigue. ✨ Jane Austen (2013). Jane Austen Collection: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, Emma, Persuasion, Northanger Abbey, Lady Susan, Love and Friendship and Other Austin Works, p.414, Lulu Press, Inc
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