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There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

Jane Austen

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Jane Austen
Age: 101 †
Born: 1775
Born: December 16
Died: 1877
Died: July 24
Novelist
Short Story Writer
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Steventon
Hampshire
Jane
Tenderness
Charm
Healing
Inspiring
Equal
Heart
Girly

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