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It is the misfortune of poetry, to be seldom safely enjoyed by those who enjoy it completely.

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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Misfortune
Misfortunes
Seldom
Enjoyed
Completely
Poetry

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