A man does not recover from such devotion of the heart to such a woman…

Jane Austen
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A man does not recover from such devotion of the heart to such a woman! He ought not; he does not. ✨ Jane Austen (2013). Persuasion In Modern English, p.335, BookCaps Study Guides
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A man does not recover from such devotion of the heart to such a woman! He ought not; he does not. ✨ Jane Austen (2013). Persuasion In Modern English, p.335, BookCaps Study Guides

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