At first sight, his address is certainly not striking; and his person …

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At first sight, his address is certainly not striking; and his person can hardly be called handsome, till the expression of his eyes, which are uncommonly good, and the general sweetness of his countenance, is perceived. ✨ Jane Austen (1811). Sense and Sensibility:: A Novel. In Three Volumes, p.43
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At first sight, his address is certainly not striking; and his person can hardly be called handsome, till the expression of his eyes, which are uncommonly good, and the general sweetness of his countenance, is perceived. ✨ Jane Austen (1811). Sense and Sensibility:: A Novel. In Three Volumes, p.43

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