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Jane Austen

(1775—1818)

English author

Those who do not complain are never pitied.

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(1775-1818) English author A woman, especially if she has the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can. www.english-slang.com

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(1775-1818) English author, in a letter dated December 24 1798 You deserve a longer letter than this; but it is my unhappy fate seldom to treat people so well as […] www.english-slang.com

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