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At first sight, his address is certainly not striking and his person can hardly be called handsome, till the expression of his eyes, which are uncommonly good, and the general sweetness of his countenance, is perceived.

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
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Certainly
Perceived
First
General
Handsome
Good
Expression
Sweetness
Called
Address
Eyes
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Hardly
Uncommonly
Persons
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Countenance
Person
Sight
Striking

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