A single woman, of good fortune, is always respectable, and may be as …

Jane Austen
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A single woman, of good fortune, is always respectable, and may be as sensible and pleasant as any body else. ✨ Jane Austen (2013). The Jane Austen Library: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion, Emma, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Lady Susan, Watsons, Sanditon, p.1149, Lulu Press, Inc
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