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She hoped to be wise and reasonable in time but alas! Alas! She must confess to herself that she was not wise yet.

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
Hoped
Confess
Alas
Reasonable
Wise
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Time

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