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The mere habit of learning to love is the thing and a teachableness of disposition in a young lady is a great blessing

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
Mere
Habit
Learning
Young
Great
Thing
Disposition
Love
Lady
Blessing

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