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Reflection must be reserved for solitary hours whenever she was alone, she gave way to it as the greatest relief and not a day went by without a solitary walk, in which she might indulge in all the delight of unpleasant recollections.
Jane Austen
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Jane Austen
Age: 101 †
Born: 1775
Born: December 16
Died: 1877
Died: July 24
Novelist
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Reflection
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Delight
Recollections
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Whenever
Recollection
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Unpleasant
Must
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Reserved
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Greatest
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Relief
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