To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in …

Jane Austen
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To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in turn, is but a state of half enjoyment. ✨ Jane Austen (1833). Northanger abbey [followed by] Persuasion, p.438
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To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in turn, is but a state of half enjoyment. ✨ Jane Austen (1833). Northanger abbey [followed by] Persuasion, p.438

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