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I have never yet found that the advice of a Sister could prevent a young Man's being in love if he chose it.

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
Sister
Advice
Found
Young
Never
Men
Love
Chose
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