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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
Short Story Writer
Writer
Steventon
Hampshire
Went
Relief
Alone
Reflection
Hours
Delight
Recollections
Might
Whenever
Recollection
Without
Gave
Unpleasant
Must
Walk
Reserved
Way
Walks
Indulge
Greatest
Solitary

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