She knew that when she played she was giving pleasure only to herself;…

Jane Austen
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She knew that when she played she was giving pleasure only to herself; but this was no new sensation ✨ Jane Austen (2013). Persuasion In Modern English, p.178, BookCaps Study Guides
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She knew that when she played she was giving pleasure only to herself; but this was no new sensation ✨ Jane Austen (2013). Persuasion In Modern English, p.178, BookCaps Study Guides

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